Brought Down to "Normal?" [Closed]

[meat_mooks]

||Attention, Attention. The following personnel please report to the Observation Deck. Attention, Attention. The following personnel please report to the Observation Deck.

Goliath
Farseer Alastirra
N'tho 'Sraom
Kang
Rainbow Dash
Crematia||

When the summoned gathered, mission information was displayed on the Obs Deck for them to see:


Planet Designation: Hendersus Villae
Status: Terrestrial, H-class
Non-sentient life: Minimal flora, aggressive nonsentient fauna.
Semi-sentient life: No
Sentient life: Yes
Water: 25% of planet's surface
Climate: Primarily volcanic with frequent ash and lightning storms, dry and hot at volcanically active equator, temperate seas to the north and south poles.
Landscape: Variable. Much of the planet's landmasses are constantly being reworked by lava flows.
Air: Normoxic concentration: 31% oxygen, 60% nitrogen, 2% xenon, 4% trace gases, such as hydrogen, krypton, and argon.
Air Pressure: 93.8 kPa (kilopascals) = 13.6 psi (pounds per square inch)
Sky: Pale red, when visible.
Sun: Class G yellow star, distant orbit and dim light.
Warnings: Not suitable for crew incapable of flight, or without superhuman endurance.
Mission: Search and rescue Zarom Ghartha, missing GIA wizard, last seen en-route to investigate severe magical disturbance detected in the area of the planet. Crew is advised that native fauna is likely to be antagonistic, native sentients unfit to assist beyond the offering of information.

Comments

[governorkang]

Oh, this was going to be fun. Kang took a few steps back, shielding himself with one of his wings and mentally going through his spells before remembering that none of them would work anyways.

"Something tells me he's not going to talk to us willingly."

[elementofloyalty]

"Then let's go drag him out of there!"

Rainbow Dash reared back, fully prepared to do a charging blast-dodging skilled-flying swoop at the castle!

[not_the_philistine]

Goliath retreated a little ways from the area of fire, then tucked his wings back tightly and sprinted at full speed towards the moat. At the edge of the river of lava he leaped, clearing the midway point and throwing his wings open to catch just enough air to reach the wall of the fortress. He slammed into the metal of the raised drawbridge, his claws digging deep with a screech as he slid to a stop, then pulled back with one open talon to strike the metal again and again. It weakened and buckled against the pummeling, but not fast enough. Goliath climbed to the top of the drawbridge and began assaulting the crack where the metal and the stone of the tower met, forcing his claws into the seam, straining as he slowly inched the drawbridge away from the wall with sheer force.

[meat_mooks]

Smaller guns began launching hard glass pellets at Rainbow Dash. Similar guns were attempting to turn on Goliath, but his proximity to the fortress itself made hitting him difficult, but not impossible.

"YER KIND AIN'T WELCOME HERE!" the same voice blared over the speakers. "Y'ALL SHOULD TURN BACK WHILE YUH STILL CAN!"

[not_the_philistine]

"Never!"

Goliath roared angrily as a spare piece of shrapnel ripped a slice in his wing, but continued prying the drawbridge away from the side of the castle.

"Not until you return those villagers to the rightful forms which you stole from them!"

Goliath had a reason or two to feel strongly about that. Right now, one of those reasons was just that this person kept shooting at his team, and that was making him angry.

[elementofloyalty]

"Owowowowow!" Those HURT! One or two shattered hard enough to draw blood, though it immediately matted in her fur. She took off at speed to gain altitude, then swooped down on the tower from directly above, where she hoped the firing arcs didn't cover.

[meat_mooks]

Their unseen opponant cackled over the loudspeakers.

"Y'ALL JUS' DON'T KNOW T'GIVE UP WHEN THE GIVIN'S GOOD, DO YA?"

The assault concentrated on Rainbow Dash's swooping form, on Crematia's exposed wing joints.

"IF Y'ALL WEREN'T DAMN DIRTY MONSTERS, I MIGHT EVEN ADMIRE YER GUMPTION!"

[mercyisweakness]

"MONSTERS!"

Crematia roars, angry at the shots fired. Folding her wings tightly against herself, she digs her feet in, her legs coiled.

"These pathetic whelps are those you are not going to fear. It is me."

And with that, she charges - not in the air, but running full tilt on the ground, her massive clawed feet scattering dust and dirt everywhere.

She's mad, folks.

[elementofloyalty]

Dash, meanwhile, had to retreat -- those glass shots were taking a toll on her. "HEY! Who are you calling pathetic?!" she bellowed back down. Focus, Rainbow Dash!