[Center] [img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/200425/12aedc10afb0415009c007e9d88847c2.png[/img] [Sub].:⋮Return of the Queen⋮:.[/Sub] [hider=Penny Stat block] (21) | (20) | (21) | (8) | (4) (Metal & Lightning & Gravity) | (Regen & Copy Cat) (Bile) | (Tooth and Claw) | (Evolution) | (Enhanced Uniform) | (Immortality) (Monstrous Metamorph) | (Legacy) | (Enhanced Weapon) | (Dual Weapon) | (Gifted) (ShineSpark) | (Perfect life) | (ManaFont) (Vow:Hope) | (Excommunication) (Redirected magic) | (Second spec) | (Transport) (Broken reincarnation) | (Non-standard limbs) | (Debt) [/hider] [/center] [Right] [color=00aeef] [-System Status- [External damage: 12%, primary damage located on outer extremities. [Internal damage: 4% and holding [Regen protocols: Halted. External damage posing no loss of combat functionally or efficiency. Internal damage posing no risk to core function. Mana restoration current priority. [Mana capacity: 67% and rising. [Gauss system: 23 seconds until ready. Loadout: Short range, Full Spectrum [Weapon configuration: Assault Pattern-1. [CQC armaments- Primary: Harpoon and Grinder Load Outs Deployed. Secondary: 1&3 Set into Claw Position, 2&4 Set into Lance Position. [Near field defensive barriers: Online, 2-3 offensive spread patter initiated. [Long range Las-casters: Deployed, targeting systems twin-linked. [E-G Core: Online. Maintaining T.R., no loss to mana recovery. Stored E-G discharges remaining: 3 Time until full stock recharged: 45 Seconds. [Hover systems: Online [Blue mage systems - CC: Primed for acquisition. Evo: secondary and tertiary mutations bleeding off. Base line stability in 12 seconds. [S.A systems- G.G. Nanites: 100% capacity Auto-deflect subroutines: Offline A.W. Shot: Ready [Snoopy: Third Eye Overwatch Protocol in effect. [Response level: Phase Three: Fiend Calibration: Version 1. [Humanity.Exe: Suspended [E.o.D: Fully Online [/color] [/Right] - It was quiet in the room where Penny was. The only noise the soft tapping of keys as Penny tapped away at the console in front of her. It had taken longer than she had wanted to reach this point. The Monsters outside had proven to be a greater hindrance than expected. Perhaps they were bolstered by their superior numbers, or they had lost their fear of death having to linger under the shadow of a Horror. Regardless, while they had hindered Penny they were not sufficient enough to stop her. So now she was within the ruined HQ of this dimensions Beacon. It much like the rest of the city was in terrible shape, but there were some parts of it mostly untouched. The Spark based defenses maintaining some of the more important systems up and running, and bringing them back online at Penny’s approach. Thus here she was, standing in front of the Teleporter relay cracking her way past the firewalls that were still in place around Beacon’s network so she could access the command prompts for it. It was her quickest way home. One that was vital important for her to get running swiftly. For she was well aware of what was happening back at the Sanctuary. Her blood red eyes never blinked as she pushed though the computer system at speeds no human could ever match. The blood slowly drying across her chassis didn’t bother her as she worked. Not even the deathly quiet of this dead realm bothered her. All that mattered at the moment was getting home. Which wouldn’t be long now. One more minuet to finish cracking the systems, thirty seconds to warm up the one functioning teleporter, less then one to input the coordinates and then five more for the sequence to fire. That didn’t mean that each and every one of those seconds wasn’t filled with hurt and anger for what was happening at the Sanctuary. Nor did it remove the feeling that each second was far, far too long. [hr] The Sanctuary was in chaos. At the main floor, girls ran around in barely contained panic. The front door had been savaged, both by claw and caustic sludge. And while Dina had cleansed the sludge earlier there were still plenty of people who had fallen victim to it still in need of assistance. Monica could be seen calling out orders and doing everything she could to maintain the tenuous cohesion that was the main floor. She was near to open tears and obviously stressed at the disaster that was still affecting the Sanctuary. As bad as this were up above it was infinitely worse down below. The cramped tunnels hindered those trying to destroyed the invading Monster, who at this point easily filled the tunnels with its bulk. Trapping any unlucky enough to be in their rooms it yet, still able to easily lash out at those who were attacking it with its long tendrils. Ashlyn along with a few others had joined up with Shane but they were being pushed back. The Mint’s machinations foiling any attempts at a coordinated defense. Which was proving to be exceptionally bad as Ashlyn’s barriers continued to feed the Monster, yet her Mental mutations not allowing her to stop blocking its attacks with those very same barriers. It wouldn’t be long until it forced its way up to the second floor. Where most of the Sanctuary’s housing was. And from there it wouldn’t be far to the main floor. To those who hadn’t fled, because they couldn’t. Or perhaps worse. Where Beacon might be able to catch wind of it. It was dire and seemingly hopeless. But then something shifted. Something about the atmosphere of the Sanctuary became charged, as if the building was waking up. Some of those on the top floor would stop in what they were doing to glance around uncertainly, while those below were too busy fighting to fully notice it. Then the first spark would be seen at the top of the passage between the second and third floors. A bright sharp spark of white. It would flicker into existence suddenly, once twice and then explode outwards with a harsh crack. And in the wake of those sparks stood the Queen of Penrose. Still covered in the blood of those that had tried to stop her from returning and what minor wounds they had been able to inflict on her. She stood ready for war, and one look at her face showed she was out for blood. Her right arm no longer held a hand, instead it had a tricone bit where her fist would sit and all along her arm the teeth of a chainsaw stood out. In addition, the edges of the drill bit and the teeth of the sawblade were sheathed in a crimson energy field. Her left arm was much the same though rather then a drill bit her left had was replaced by an elongated spike and her arm was wrapped in a length of chain. The spike was also shrouded by the same crimson field further lengthening its point. Across her body her holographic armor was on full display, all of it glowing that same baleful red. Her extra limbs were splayed out around her read to strike out. Not that many people would be able to fully notice these changes. As not even a full second after she touched down, she would burst into motion. The electrical hum of her hover jests the only warning of her approach as she blitzed at the Monster that threatened the Sanctuary. And shortly after everyone would be notified of her return as the roar of her Gauss cannon loudly signaled her return as it shot gunned a spray of devastation point blank at the slug like abomination. The Presence of the Mint operatives in the Shadows was not unnoticed by Penny. But they were secondary targets at the moment. And Penny would extract her pound of flesh from them soon. [hr] [sub][@BrokenPromise], [@twave], [@Ariamis], [@AtomicNut], [@Flamelord][/sub]