Liberté, égalité, fraternité (and a hard-boiled egg)

[meat_mooks]

With the Council having laid down the groundwork with the Daligig to gain their trust in the uprising, the crew prepared to put on a show, and the Daligig at their wit's end and impatient with the crew of the Transmigation 9, it was time to act.

The plans were clear. Allenby would be leading some of the crew in what looked like a hotheaded attempt the attack the Daligig and Kessek and oust them off the ship. Those that wanted to stay out of the fighting and take a neutral position of some kind were to make sure they stayed safe or acted their parts as the horrified crew-members that wanted everyone to make peace. And of course, anyone else was going to play a roll in pretending to side with the Council and the Daligig to put their fellow crew members down (without hurting them) making it look like it wasn't a clear-cut issue, so the Council could get the command codes necessary to start the crew's true takeover of the ship.

More observant members of the crew had noticed where the Daligig, Ghyll, and Kessek had been entering and leaving the restricted areas of the ship. The attack was to start at one of those entrances, as the fake rebels tried to storm in and take on the Daligig forces. After that, as the Kessek were drawn into the ship itself to put down the rebellion, it was going to be a free-for-all, a faux civil war of sorts, as flashy and convincing as they could make it without anyone actually dying.

Lights! Cameras! Action, people! It was time to put on a show and hope it was convincing enough for the Daligig to give the crew what they needed to truly be free.

[ooc: Go Go Go!]

Comments

[kaya_waterwave]

"Starfire!" The reaction was instant, and Kaya moved, swiftly avoiding the stun grenades. Her time to fall would be soon, but not just yet. If they apprehended her too quickly, she wouldn't be able to help elsewhere, and she wanted to at least do that.

She took a breath, extending her hand out, and used all the water around them to make a mist thick enough for subterfuge. That would at least give them time to show the Kessek they meant business.

[expendable_mind]

Sorry Star... And yet they didn't have time to skip a beat. Their enemies where watching, and if he hesitated now their cover would be blown. With that in mind, he set off to give these bastards the best show ever.

"Sorry kids, you're a hundred wars too late." Splicer replied as he shadow jumped out of the way and cloaking near the Kessek. "Get around them, are you lot that stupid? Keep running back and they'll keep pressing forward until you're backed into a corner."

With that said, Splicer pushed his mind forward and attempted a directional stun using his psionics. He didn't need to see them, he already could sense all of them, friends and comrades, as clear as day in his mind.

[soulinherfists]

Allenby fought down a grin as Splicer arrived on the scene with a nice one-liner for the Daligigs' benefit. She laughed wildly as Simon grabbed her and whirled her around like a slingshot, then she was flying through the air. Physics weren't her strong suit, but she did a quick mental assessment before she started to let fly with the punches. Her fists moved in a blur-- with the force she put behind them she might not necessarily be breaking armor, but a few Kessek heads would be ringing like bells.

She heard Starfire cry out behind her and hoped desperately that it was from Splicer; half a second later she heard the hiss of water turning into fog. "Nobeeeel SUPERBALL!" Allenby shouted, leaping up and backwards, aiming to land on Lagann itself. Pounding Kessek heads was all well and good, but she didn't want to get another broken bone off of them.

[quixotically]

Throughout the theatrics, Elle maintained her attack, the firing of her shotgun punctuating the scene loudly. She may not be as good at these kinds of dramatics as the others, but at the very least she can focus on aiming at the enemies that slipped and floundered on the ice. It's more of her style to stay silent and focused during combat, anyway.

When the Kessek drew weapons, she aimed to take down those bearing them. But once the mist came and Allenby entered the fray, Elle lowered her gun. The mist worked against her as much as it worked for their group. Even if she could see, there wasn't any way she could've been prepared for the psionic stun pushed out by Splicer. She let out a cry (that was perhaps louder than she normally would have made) and allowed herself to fall back.

[punchedoutdestiny]

"Starfire!" Simon's momentary distraction would prove to work against him here - Allenby lands well enough, but Lagann will sway once Splicer's stunner comes in. A pained yell leaves Simon as the miniature mech topples forward. Inside the cockpit, he clutches his head - it wasn't more than a stun, but given that he'd never dealt with mental attacks, it was more than a little jarring.

[dragonspooker]

"Experience is all well and good," Lina calls out in response to Splicer's comment. "But it's only useful if you've got the spirit to back it up! FIREBAAAAAALL!" A blazing orange sphere flew from Lina's hand, and arced through the air, aimed to land further in among the Kessek. It will at least kick up an explosion on par with the grenades from earlier, whether it hits someone or the floor - or if it's shot out of the air.

Once that was thrown, she moved to stand in front of Elle, giving her a bit of cover, and ready to raise a barrier if needed for the others.

[expendable_mind]

Nice swing Splicer thought, looking over the girl who'd gotten knocked out for a moment before focusing on the 'battle'. That fireball would be a great cover for a bit of extra firepower.

With a mock grunt, spin and loosening of two incendiary grenades, Splicer added an extra surprise kick to the fireball's trajectory.

Hopefully the additional fire would add some damage to the enemy team.

Upon 'recovery' from having to dodge the fireball. Splicer shot a few special blanks into the group. They hurt, and they mimicked the impact of one of his energy blasts, complete with the singing of clothing, but it would simply sting and possibly knockout someone who's not sturdy or trained.

He was aiming to reduce casualties and keep the 'allies' thinking they were ahead and in charge.

[kaya_waterwave]

Oh this was just bad. Not only were the others starting to come down, whoever was helping the Daligig was actually very good at it. She could at least lob a few more attacks on them, but ultimately that would just be pointless if she went and got herself captured. At the very least, she need to make sure that the Daligig would have something to keep busy before she moved on.

She used what water she had left to at least catch the blanks and then made sure she formed and threw back at them a shower of icicle spikes. She didn't have enough water to impale, but it would at least be enough to look real.

Kaya would be moving on a moment later. There was still work to be done.

[meat_mooks]

The Kessek had gotten their act together by this point, thanks in part to Splicer's timely intervention. Nevertheless, the barrage of attacks still coming made tactical retreat the best option. They withdrew into the restricted zone and sealed the doors, but a few stayed to ensure that Splicer wasn't completely without support.

"Your crewmate is right!" one of them shouted, holding up his arm to shield from the icicles. "You cannot win this fight! Surrender!"

[soulinherfists]

"Simon! Ow!" Allenby stumbled and just managed not to fall over completely when Lagann toppled. Lina's and Splicer's fireball and Kaya's waterbending gave her a chance to recover, but she still got a blast from Splicer's blanks. Not enough to put her out, fortunately, but damn it hurt like hell.

"Yeah right! Take out those last three and we'll be in!" Allenby shouted. Actually, she was sure that it would be impossible for them to break through those sealed doors, but charade. "Then we can deal with this turncoat!"

[expendable_mind]

"Turncoat? Ha, sweetheart. There's no right or wrong in war. Only winners and losers. Sad to say though, you ain't on the winning side."

With the kessek buying it, all he had to do was make sure that they didn't hurt his friends and crewmates. For that to happen, he had to be the one dishing out the 'damage', while preventing the kessek any clear shots.

He motioned for the kessek to move back and got in front of them. "You guys make sure you're ready to take em to the brig, I can handle this rabble."

With that said, Splicer set forth to letting lose some more blanks, coupled with precisely placed flash bangs, far enough away that they wouldn't cause any serious damage, but close enough to make it believable.

[punchedoutdestiny]

"Surrender... That word isn't in my vocabulary!" Lagann pushed back up, though a bit shakily. That mind-stuff was just weird.

One hand points toward Splicer, the remaining Kessek, and the door. "And we haven't lost just yet!" A flash of green energy erupts from Lagann's hands and forehead, arming the little robot with a trio of drills.