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The Marauders (2018)

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Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

Valencium? Did she seriously just say her name was Valencium? Way to cap off your big damned hero moment with a title that sounded like an over the counter boner pill, Maddy grumbled to herself. Still, lame name or not, it wasn't going to distract her from what she had to do now.

Trying to show some level of confidence, Maddy jogged out of the building to a chorus of surprised voices and camera flashes from the onlookers, which intensified as she was followed out by a groggy Sergeant Shredd in handcuffs.

"Hey, it's the new hero!" one reported cried out, reaching over the police line with microphone in hand. "What's your name and powers ma'am?!?" Maddy blinked, not entirely paying attention to the press as she was surveying where the loud noises were coming from.

"I...er...I'm..."

Before Maddy's second attempt at a name, there was a tremendous bang just one street over as a wrecked police car suddenly sailed from a side street with an almighty crash.

"I'm busy, talk to you in a sec!" Maddy said quickly before running over to the barricade the police were forming with their vehicles between the civilians and the oncoming threat. Massive footfalls shook the earth and filled the air, only to be drowned out by a screeching electric guitar solo worthy of Eddie Van Halen erupting from the street the police had their guns trained on, as around the corner emerged...

"Oh good lord, that is tacky."

While that was probably the least helpful descriptor of the oversized mech that emerged onto the street, it certainly wasn't an inaccurate one. The giant bipedal robot, visibly armed to the teeth and built for hard combat, had been vandalized and overdecorated to an absurd level, painted almost entirely in a discordant mess of flames, American flags, and skulls where there weren't chrome spikes and plating bolted onto the heavy armored surface, many of which protected the speakers mounted in the chest and connected to a sound system blasting classic rock at full volume. Even the head had been decorated with a fake metal Mohawk and a chrome-plated jaw to complete the look.

"Where the fuck did they get that thing?!?" one of the police officers shouted.

"Ask them after we kill it, take that thing down!"

Gunfire raked the great machine, but it did little more then superficial damage as it stepped forward, raising an arm to point at a nearby cluster of policemen. The officers quickly dived out of the way as a torrent of flame erupted from the metal hand, incinerating one of the police cars instantly.

Suffice it to say, Maddy was a bit floored. This thing was above all things, big. Really big. She had gotten up to one, maybe two stories tall on her own, but this thing looked almost twice as large as that, probably even more. Maddy steeled herself, trying to draw upon whatever was inside her that allowed her to change size, almost begging herself for her powers to work. This wasn't going to be and easy fight, but it wasn't going to be one she backed down from.

"Hey! You with the crappy paint job!" The mecha's flames cut off as it turned to glance at Maddy striding towards it, almost regarding her with curiosity. "Yeah, talking to you!" Maddy shouted at the thing, barely hearing herself over the intensely loud rock music. "Shut down the robot and come quietly, or I'll have to take care of you myself!"

The robot paused, shifting slightly on its feet as the gunfire from the police tapered off. Maddy stared up at it with bated breath, for a second believing that maybe she had gotten through to whoever was piloting it. Looking back at the police officers, she shot them a thumbs-up to indicate she could handle this. Crunching metal suddenly pierced the still air, and Maddy snapped her gaze back up as the robot lifted a car off the ground, swinging it overhead to bring it right down on Maddy.

Panic mixed with instinct in a millisecond as Maddy drew on every bit of concentration she had, and in that one moment, it just clicked. Just like when she discovered the formula or the perfect mix of chemicals in a puzzling experiment, she discovered what it was that made this power click. Maddy couldn't hope to describe it, but as she consciously felt the sensation of her body growing for the first time, she knew she could control it.

Maddy quickly re-attuned her senses to the real world after this experience as the robot brought the car down on the outstretched arm of the now massive Madeline, whose sudden change had elicited shocked gasps and a flurry of camera flashes from far below. Twisting the car out of the arm of the mecha, Madeline mused over how strange it was to hold the vehicle in just one hand as she gingerly set it down. If she thought things were odd and alien when she was small, it really was nothing compared to what it was like at this size. As Maddy took thundering steps towards the mecha, she even noted with amusement that the terrifying robot was only a few inches taller then she was now.

"Last chance," Maddy warned the mecha, poking it in the chest and idly wondering what her voice would sound like to the normal sized people below. "Power that thing down or you'll have to tangle with me."

There was a pause where the mecha seemed to think about its course of action in the face of a far more threatening enemy. Maddy couldn't help but crack a smile as the robot's pilot stewed in its own thoughts, only for the robot to rear back and slam its chrome plated fist into her chest. Maddy stumbled backwards from the blow, crushing the hood of a vehicle underfoot by accident and throwing up dust as she impacted into a nearby building. A pang of worry hung around in the back of her head, but when Maddy realized that a blow powerful enough to smash cars felt like a normal punch at this size, she couldn't help but be amused as weapons emerged from the mecha's arms as it prepared for combat, blasting its rock music louder then ever. Feeling more confident then she had in a long time, Maddy raised her fists into a fighting stance and charged.

The Marauders (2018)

And on top of all that surprise power outage lol.

In any case, finally posted!

The Marauders (2018)

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Commander Aamra Tulez

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Whatever Aamra was expecting from the scrawny stowaway, it certainly wasn't that.

The sensation along the back of her head had hit her like a jolt of electricity, stumbling the normally stoic officer and forcing the air from her lungs with a sharp hiss. Her trained hand was the only thing stopping her from immediately drawing her weapon in self defense, a forgivable if unnecessary action given the circumstances. It was definitely a threatening move, but Aamra recognized a tinge of something else in what had to be a psychic outburst. Even she didn't have enough experience to discern exactly what compiled this explosion of thought, so to say, but she recognized the fear and worry in that outburst easily enough. Perhaps a different approach was needed.

"I advise you to cease your telepathy at once," the crystalline doctor announced as she arrived. "The last thing this crew needs is a headache while we need clear heads to defeat the Rats. Trust me, they will not be as compassionate as we are."

"Yes, the doctor does have a point," Aamra continued, crouching down in front of the stowaway to be a less imposing figure. "Despite appearances, none of us outside of the loathsome rats wish you any harm." Aamra briefly considered if the statement was truthful in light of the lunatic with the grenade launcher but ignored it for now. "If you will stay near us, we'll protect you until the enemy is dealt with until we can sort out your particular situation. Is that acceptable?"

The Marauders (2018)

Super sorry for delays, got hit by family stuff and sickness in rapid succession and it's been a crazy week in general. Gonna finish up and post tomorrow morning so we can get moving again.

The Marauders (2018)

While Crim travels I'm pleased to announce I am not!

I shall try to post tonight ^^

The Marauders (2018)

@Esailia Sorry about that, things got crazy before my vacation and I couldnt get anything written. I cant write again til I get back so if you want to do something crazy for me to react to, go ahead and do it :p

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG Season 2- New Horizons (Closed)

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And Hound goes the Dynamite

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“...and ten blocks after that turn, the base should be around there,” the guard said timidly to the two heroes, wracking his brain to reproduce directions to the Hound base of operations.

”Where exactly ‘around here’?” Voyager questioned further, rubbing her chin thoughtfully.

“I dunno, they don’t let mooks like me near the place, but I know it’s there,” the guard said desperately. “Honest.”

”If there’s a base just under the pavement I’ll be able to spot it, it’ll be hard to house all those hotrods you guys have without leaving yourself a back door open, but hey I can find you again should we get the wrong directions.” The guard opened his mouth to protest his innocence, but was cut off when the superhero Icon rocketed into the sky, followed by Iron Knight calling out for everyone to invade the satellite. Upon hearing this, the color rapidly drained from the Hound soldier’s face, leaving him pale as a skeleton.

“Oh...shit…”

”What is wrong?” Voyager asked, hoping the answer she had in her head was wrong.

“The Finger of God,” the soldier said with a deadpan expression. “....fuck….they must be firing it right at you guys.” It was now Voyager’s turn to have the color drained from her face as she turned, wordlessly, to Hound Dog.

”It’s always something. Why can things never be the Mustang of doom, or hair gel of destruction. But you misunderstand, they’re not just firing it at us, they’re firing it at you too. So if your hard on for meta hating has subsided, I think now is the time to spill everything you know so we can better take your base before they shoot it off.”

“W-well, if they’re firing the freaking laser at us, they’re probably bugging out. You’ll be able to see them a mile away!” the guard said desperately, almost begging for the two heroes to believe him.

And that leaves us with one thing left to do.” Placing his hand on top of the goon’s head he gave him a simple shock, just enough to disrupt his consciousness.

”So...that big laser thing,” Voyager said, staring up at the sky in the direction Icon flew off in. A half-hearted Psi-Barrier charged around her hand at the thought of what the Finger of God was about to do.

Drawing a rough map of where the hound base should be Hound Dog chimed in. ”Doubt your psi barriers will stop it. Doubtful anyone could once it gets going. All I know is that there is a wicked powerful engine up there powering it and Icon might need more heavy hitters up there. You and Martel must have done some testing right? Seen the limits of what your barriers can do.”

Voyager shuffled nervously. ”Well...we did some tests in a vacuum chamber. I can keep space out no problem, but...that is a long way up...and I never tried it with...actual space...” A little bit of the lustre went out of her eyes at the thought of the monumental task before her

”If you could breathe in a vacuum you’ll be fine. But yeah that’s quite the distance. I could if these suits ran off electricity give it an overcharge or maybe shoot it out like a railgun whichever works. That would give you a nice bit of lift but I can’t go up there. Sure you can keep air in and space out, but that won’t be easy if you’re dragging me along.” Taking a look again at the rough map scribbled on napkin Hound Dog sighed. ”This is where the road splits for us, Icon will need the help if we can’t stop this on the ground; me I’ll get everyone else who isn’t going and breach that base of theirs. If you need a boost up there I can help. Just come back down in one piece Voyager. So you can boldly go again.”

”...where no one has gone before?” Voyager said eagerly, a bit of her brightness coming back.

”That’s it. Looking better. Remember we’re saving the world, not everyone gets to do that. Go up there and show them what a honorable warrior can do.”

"jaj vIghaj!" Voyager called out, rising into the air with renewed spirit. ”Then this honorable warrior will meet you after the fight for a delicious burger!”

”We’ll get burgers that are out of this world.”

Then with one last salute, Voyager flew off into the sky, trailing after Icon on her way, getting higher and higher in the sky as she made her way to the Finger of God.

”Space...” she said to herself excitedly. ”The final frontier…”

As Voyager took off, Hound Dog was a bit disappointed. So what am I doing with this mech suit. I could pilot it maybe. But man. It won’t be as fun.” Taking his fists he charged them and sent a bolt powerful enough to overload it’s systems. When in doubt blow it up. Righty-O then time to rally the heroes.”

The Marauders (2018)

I'm leaving for a week on Tuesday and may not have PC access, so I'll try to get a lil post out to tide us over on the Aamra front.

@Esailia Don't want you to wait for me to post to go next, mostly ^^

No More Heroes: Supervillain RP

idk if it is or not, I didn't see this was necro'd when I posted.