System Shock - Fight the Power!

[thesystemshock.livejournal.com]

Gods could be too arrogant. Such was the case of SHODAN, who had turned the Pods into a nightmarish zone where she could freely amuse herself and torture those that had come here.

But arrogance breeds pride which breeds mistakes. Instead of killing everyone off, she had decided to do this more slowly – watch them suffer in a slow agony, and, therefore had not expected them to fight back.

It had been a lucky shot, really, one in a million, But one of the people present that day had accidentally shot a tiny, insignificant object. A tiny little drone, that, once it had been the source of the power damper, had fallen. The tables were turned, and the goddess had been forced to retreat from the pods.

Now she was on a panicked mode, not only because some of the other people on the ship had managed to work their way into her system files, using another AI to send pointless images and sounds to her, distracting her from her task, but they knew how they could defeat her and gain their powers back.

It didn't take long for the message to be sent out, as the word quickly spread. Find the tiny little creatures, and shoot them down. SHODAN couldn't work their shields properly and once they were found, it was only a short matter of time before the powers returned to an area.

It would take time, but, finally, the tide of the battle was turning on the side of the crewmen and women. In vain, she was throwing her all; even more strange robot creatures, attacking in packs, but with hope on their side, they could win this...

[OOC - OKay go for it! NPC players, feel free to NPC as many robots as you like. Players, once your powers return, feel free to make as much scrap metal as you like, no need to have people NPC for you if you just want to write tags of them kicking ass.]

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[thewunderkind]

"We'll just have to do without him," Lash grumbled, which was totally not her way of hiding to show that she was possibly very sad at the idea of Andy being repodded, if Ron's theory was corr---

SINCE WHEN HAD SHE STARTED THINKING RON'S IDEA WERE GOOD?

Whatever, she decided to move her anger towards the robots, and continued to shot.

"The biggest problem is climbing them. We can't use our lassos right now, and I definitely can't climb normally without my CO powers."

[morphitudinous]

"Sharp objects," Billy suggested automatically, his eyes sweeping the hangar for a lay of the battlefield. There are other warriors there, including a familiar face: Punchy, his programming buddy. He should make sure he's all right as they pass. Soon.

"Do we have bits of metal? We can spike our hands and shoes and claw our way up. A grappling hook would be ideal, but I haven't seen rope."

He swung around a bend and shot, picking off one that had been quickly approaching them. Problem: there were more.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Kate smirked at that, "Just let me get a little closer." She knew if she directed the arrows just right, they'd be sturdy enough.

"Follow my lead," she then called before firing a series of arrows upward on one of the robots. Spacing them enough to be a ladder, as long as you moved quickly enough, and didn't linger on the steps. She then jumped to start hoisting herself upward on one of the robots' shoulders.

[bonnypiperlad]

"Aye, I might in my sporran..." Which he can't get open at the moment, thanks to the power dampeners that are also preventing them from morphing. But before he can say that, shots come flying his way, and he ducks behind some storage containers for cover.

While Kate has a good idea, he doesn't even know if he'll be able to get his Zord to work. The others might, but Jamie's lack of familiarity with technology could be a problem without the aid of the power armor. And, as he too spots Punchy, he frowns. Even with the extra weapons they have, he doesn't like the idea of leaving the man out where the robots can get at him.

"One of us should stay down here and provide covering fire," he calls. "I can do it."

[potentialmonkey.livejournal.com]

"Nah. One person trying to keep all those robots down? Not gonna work." Ron said, before grinning to himself. "I have an idea."

And then he took off running towards the robots, screaming his head off.

Power Rangers, meet Ron Stoppable: Human Distraction.

and late tag fail award goes to...

[morphitudinous]

"Good luck," Billy called, leaping into the fray. They really needed to get inside. Higher ground would help.

"Cover each other's backs. Let's try to get Punchy," he plans quickly, charging and rolling behind a stray vehicle. He manages a few shots and knocks one down, then another. Progress.