Cosmic Bees and Beedog : Part 1 -- A Call to Arms

[beeees]

Who: CLOSED | SHORE LEAVE
Where: SPACE (Space space). Technically.
Summary: Guys & Girls in tight beesuits with no pants have adventures where good guys and bad guys are so much in their set spectrum they might have good and evil headbands.
Warnings: Bees and Wasps,

It so once happened that in a Galaxy far away in the multiverse, the B's did do battle against the Evil Giant Wa'sps. The Wa'sps have been trying to destroy the B's to take their precious planetary honey reserves, but they have always managed to keep them at bay.

Until now.

Their newest leader, evil Wa'sps Queen Galactica, threatens to overtake the Sacred Hive and the entire B'Universe in one fell swoop. the battle has been ongoing for months, with neither side gaining an advantage but now the Wa'sps have reformed ranks and with boosted numbers, attack the central planet and its castle. The palace under siege, the Queen and Princess can only look on from their holodeck as their brave warriors to battle against a foe they cannot win against.

"We do not have much choice," Queen'B replies, sighing, as yet another squadron is complete annihilated. Her soldier teams are scrambling with the charts, her guardians tense around her. They all work to make sure the central hive is safe, but there is precious little time. "I knew that in my lifetime, such a thing would happen. We must call for them, Tiny Princess B'B'. We must contact the warriors that will be able to wield the ancient weapons and defeat the Wasps once and for all."

"Mother!" The Princess' voice is harsh, frightened, as every hit makes part of the hive's metallic layer threaten to shake off completely and fall on them. "Those are nothing but children's tales! Surely there is no giant spaceship that can house heroes strong enough to defeat them."

"There is my daughter. We must place our faith in the Scrolls of Wax. We must contact...the heroes of prophesy!"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrplRjgNEPM
Somewhere in space
Far away in a galaxy
Evil needs to be put to its place

From Holy Warriors of Cavalry
Into these worlds of unknown danger they ride

They're the Cosmic Bees
Heroes in the space seas

Cosmic Bees
Oooooh oh oh
And Beedog!
Galactic Cosmic Bees
Ooooh oh oh and
Beedog!

Shine the armor,
Sound the alarm!
Cosmic Bees and Beedog are here to save the day!

They'll save the day!

Cosmic Bees
Oooooh oh oh
And Beedog!
Galactic Cosmic Bees
Ooooh oh oh and
Beedog!

You would not beelieve your eyes at how unbeelievable they are!

----

At nearly the same time, Stacy's voice urgently calls certain people to the observation deck.

|| Sofia, Dr. Carson Beckett, Kaya, M'gann M'orzz, Jinx, Shas'la T'au Kais, Maridian Gladespring, Jamie Hemeros, please report to the observation deck suited for battle. Sofia, Dr. Carson Beckett, Kaya, M'gann M'orzz, Jinx, Shas'la T'au Kais, Maridian Gladespring, Jamie Hemeros, please report to the observation deck. ||

Once they did, they didn't see much information as usual.

Designation: B' Galaxy
Status: Main Planet: Hone'Ycomb. Terrestrial, B-class.
Non-sentient life: Large density levels of flora both on the central planet and two asteroid belts. Moderate flora and flora on other two planets.
Semi-Sentient Life: Hostile.
Sentient Life: B' who control the galaxy. Wa'asp - Invading force
Water: 50% of the planet's surface.
Climate: Controlled by a series of technological advancement, uses solar energy taken from two suns.
Landscape: Forest and Flower Fields take up most of planet that does not have water.
Air: Type I (breathable)
Sky: Turquoise
Warnings: Extremely tense and hostile situation. Crisis currently in process.
Mission: Investigate source of distress signal picked up on Stacy's sensors.

||| I apologize for not having all of the data, but this call was not only urgent, but specifically called for you. ||

Letting that sink in, she continued, her voice a bit faster than usual. Time seemed to be of the essence.

|| I do not think it as a trap laid out by the distress callers, but the call did warn you there will be creatures called the Wa'Asps waiting before you can get into contact. Once you are all ready, I will send you out. Please be ready to deal with hostile forces. ||

Comments

[Arrival at the Observation Deck]

[beeees]

[seesbosscrotch]

"At last! Activity!" The paladin all but crashed onto the obs deck, fist pumping. "FOR THE SIN'DOREI! FOR AZEROTH!"

[greatergone]

And Kais almost crashed to his bum when he stumbled on the observation deck seeing this display. It took him a couple steps but he kept his balance just barely. Sheesh, other races needed to learn to control themselves.

[antivenger]

M'gann hadn't been planetside except for shore leave before so there was a bit of excitement mixed with her apprehension as she arrived to the Obs Deck, summoned from the Media Library where she had been watching the collection of Tiny Titans episodes.

"Hostile forces waiting huh? Hopefully not TOO hostile..."

[zenithianchosen]

"Regardless how hostile, everyone must be prepared," Sofia replied as she walked in. The zenithian warrior was deck in her usual outfit, the sword hung in the back along with her shield.

"I am admittedly confused as to why they asked for us specifically. How did they know about us?"

[kaya_waterwave]

Kaya, still a little string out after that robot attack, had made sure she was always prepared. The sword, which she normally had at her side, was now on her back, and the ever present waterskin was on her person, the one Billy had gotten her several Christmas's ago.

She was, of course, reading up on the information given, already trying to plot out her choice of fighting style. It would need a little of her BG training, since water was not as abundant, but she was sure she would be able to give aid in a pinch.

"That's a good question," Kaya said, looking up from where she was reading. "Are we becoming famous in other worlds?"

[seesbosscrotch]

"We ought to be!" he said, lifting one armored fist. "I'll take the hits, you guys deal them out!"

[greatergone]

That sounded like a perfectly fine plan to Kais. It was what he normally did, hide behind the meatshields. "I will be sure to follow that plan then."

[antivenger]

"Maybe we are getting a bit of a reputation. Though I can't imagine why I was asked for if they wanted us because of experience. I mean, I've fought crime and supervillians and stuff back at home, but I've never been on a mission from Stacy before."

[After the Commercial Break, the Action Begins!]

[beeees]

After preparing, the group is sent by spaceship to down to the central planet where the call originated. The voyage itself is done in relative quiet, with the tension building at what they would find and how they knew their names in the first place...

True to the Queen's warning, it is a true battlefield out there. The ship manages to maneuver farther away from the central palace, where the evil Wa'sps are swarming and attacking the B's Giant Palace. Pieces fall off as the thirty or so giant creatures slam themselves in there, the much smaller, humanoid-sized bees no match for the monsters five times their size.

And little do they know that this is just a front line committee. These Wa'sps have been sent to test the B's stronghold. With their low resources with so many months at war, the battle is clearly in their favor. Thankfully, they have the element of surprise. Their ship was not spotted nor were they.

[There is no posting order, but let everyone join in as much as possible]

[zenithianchosen]

As they stepped out, Sofia was already preparing her spells, trying to analyze how many creatures were attacking.

"They're quite large," she whispered to the others. "They have giant fangs, stingers and..." lasers flew in the sky. "...magic?" No Sofia. Guns.

Wa'sps with guns.

"I estimate around twenty." She couldn't see all of them, after all. "I am unsure how many are inside the building, but it seems to be holding so doubtful there are any more. Let us make a proper battle plan as quickly as possible before engaging combat."

[seesbosscrotch]

"I'll draw their fire!" Mar proclaimed as he drew his shield from his back.

[badluckbabe]

"Hold on, just like that?" Jinx rose an eyebrow trying to ignore the symbolism of her being drawn back into a place that reminded her of the HIVE academy. "We're gonna try and fight our way through them to the front door?"

Not that she wasn't sure she could fight, but she'd like to avoid risking her life till necessary.

[kaya_waterwave]

"Jinx's right," Kaya said. "We have to play to our strengths. If some of us are better at drawing fire in, they can be the initial attack. But some of us have different strengths: defense, for instance, and magic that is able to penetrate through their defenses. Let's start by scanning them a moment, and decide who's going where."

They'd have to start with a strategy. If it went to hell, they could plan accordingly from there.

[poorlycopingstrategist]

"I don't think they know we're here yet, so let's use that to our advantage while we can. Form up with the stronger fighters facing out and the more vulnerable people inside the group and let's try to get where we're going without engaging them, if at all possible."

[zenithianchosen]

"I will also be in the front." Sofia stated simply. "I may be able to use my dragon form to draw their fire, much like Maridian will be doing." Only not as a dragon. "There must be another entrance. However, there is an additional risk that other creatures might be trying to get in that way as well. If we risk taking a few of us in the back, this will thin out our numbers here, and risk an ambush."

She looked up at the giant Wa'sps again and unsheathed her sword into the ground.

"Engaging the enemy here seems the most logical idea. We can have a frontal attack by our strongest and let the others help with strategy and coordination."

[antivenger]

"Wait, wait, before we do something we can't take back!" M'gann lifted a hand to call the group's attention. "I know we can fight if we have to but can we see if they're susceptible to telepathy first?"

"If I can connect to their minds I might be able to convince them to believe that we're Wa'sps too, or even that we aren't there at all. We could walk right through them if I do it right. Then we won't have risk getting hurt, or waste our energy in case we can't avoid fighting with them later."

She bit her lip. "I've never manipulated a Wa'sp before but it's worth a try."

[Meeting the Queen]

[beeees]

As the group was being led silently towards the giant monarch, they might have noticed a few things that were strange...well along with the fact the bees were their sizes and seemed to share more with a humanoid upright position than a typical insect.

How quiet everyone was. Not only due to the fear from the attack, as soldiers tried to get civilians to stay inside their honeycombs so they'd be in safety, but the fact wherever they passed, they would stop. And stare. And stare until they'd leave, their mouths mostly hanging open as if they were in awe of them. This especially happened with what looked to be the older members of the community more so than the children who were quickly ushered away if they tried to say hi or wave. Not because they were afraid...but out of respect?

They clearly knew something that they didn't.

As they passed the birthing chambers, the same scenario happened, as the bee nurses stopped just enough to bend their heads at them and the guards accompanying them. It was only the sound of the battle outside that got everyone back to working frantically in their posts gain.

Eventually they got to the Queen's chambers where she sat upon a glorious throne. Her back was covered in red and purple silk away from the public's eyes and once in a while, a nurse would pass behind a wall built around it and return with a small basket fulled with pearl white eggs. The amount of respect this queen radiated was almost mind boggling. One could just take a look at her to know why her colony would find to the last B', just for her.

"Greetings," she told them, her voice soft, gentle, caring. Her face, however, was filled with concern. "I am...sorry to have brought you here, great heroes, but we are in need of you. There is much to discuss and so little time."

[seesbosscrotch]

"I am having Silithis flashbacks like you would not believe," Mar said by way of a friendly hello, "though silithids were usually the objects of quests and tasks rather than then givers thereof. What's up?"

Formality before royalty, thy name is not Mar.

[kaya_waterwave]

Kaya wasn't one to harp on someone who simply didn't have the formality to talk to royalty. Heck, she barely did and she knew it. But she did have confidence in the people here and what they could do.

"Then waste no time. Please, tell us what we can do."

[badluckbabe]

Meanwhile Jinx was silently trying to repress the idea that every day dream a lazy student had ever had in the HIVE academy about a giant queen bee being secretly in charge had been brought to life in front of her.

Also taking a subtle head count to ensure they hadn't lost anyone outside. So far so good.

[poorlycopingstrategist]

The constant staring on their way here had been unnerving, regardless of its intent, and Jamie really just sort of wanted to hear what they were supposed to do, get it done and leave. He stood quietly, eyes flicking between the queen, his shipmates and the other occupants of the room, waiting for the monarch to speak.

[atadiscoverer]

Carson has been mainly getting his breath back after the mad sprint for the door, but he's obviously noticed the staring. He finds it mostly unnerving, too.

Like Jaime, he remains silent, looking around the room, slightly awed, before looking back to the monarch.

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE

[beeees]

The queen coughed again and looked at the group, smiling. They represented hope, after all, best she give them a welcome benefiting it.

"My name is Queen B' Daisy Honey the Fourth," she explained. "Heir of the B' Kingdom as my mothers before me. When our kingdom was established in this galaxy, it is said that my ancestors met with an ancient being that told them that one day this kingdom would be close to perishing."

One could easily guess where this was going, at the state of chaos around them.

"The records of its words were kept in the Elder Scrolls of Wax," she explained as a worker arrived with them, being extremely careful as he set them down to their feet. Most of it was written in the language the B's used but the strangest thing was the last words inscribed on each one.

Their names.

"I do not know how they saw or why they knew calling for you at this very time of crisis was important, but the truth is, my kingdom will fall in one day's time, of this continues."

[atadiscoverer]

"Bloody hell..." That's all Carson can really say at the moment as he notices his name on the scroll before him. His tone is pretty shocked. How does something like this happen?

"Does it..." Another pause, as though he's regretting asking this... "Does it say what we're supposed to do? Other than stop you from being destroyed, I mean."