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Suicide Squad: The Graveyard Shift

Thank you everyone for great posts, I updated myself. We officially introduce the first costumed antagonists in the rp but they will not be the last.

If anyone is thinking of making an additional character I encourage it. The initial team is set but any new characters can be introduced in different ways later on in the story.

Suicide Squad: The Graveyard Shift

A ninja raised his sword to decapitate Ambush Bug but his head melted as Luftballon shoved his hand on his face. Luftballon, Javelin, and the remaining Checkmate soldiers formed a circle near Ambush Bug, Kommand'r, and Brie. With automatic weapons and powers they held off the ninjas from overwhelming them and allowing Brie to get her bugs operational. Dozens of corpses littered the ground near them. Deadshot and Plastique fought back to back, blowing away ninjas at long and close range with hot lead, snapping necks or stabbing if they got too close. Plastique punched one ninja and his chest literally exploded from a concussive blast while Deadshot fired one of his wrist pistols into a ninja's head, the bullet piercing two other skulls as all three dropped dead. Cavalier finally managed to get the upper hand of his attackers. He blocked two katanas at once and kicked the third man savagely in the gut. Cavalier ducked down and slashed another ninja's ankle and pivoted to run the last run through his stomach. He withdrew both blades and cut the wounded man across his chest. Cavalier slammed his heel into the first man's neck and snapped it instantly.

Amygdala, Freeze, and Beast swept up what remained of the ninjas. The large metahuman Amygdala trampled men under his feet and swept his tree trunk arms in wide paths, crushing bones with every blow. Freeze's ice attacks wiped out a large number of ninjas, shattered ninjas glimmered in the sand. Beast's precise and skilled attacks slaughtered any who opposed him, their corpses piled high. Within just a few minutes, more than half of the assassins had been wiped out by the Suicide Squad. Deadshot was just allowing himself to smile in satisfaction when suddenly thirteen more shapes flew out of the sand behind the horde of ninjas. His visor locked in on the figures. There were twelve men and one woman. Each of the men had smooth armor etched in the style of an animal, with a bestial helmet covering each man's features. The animals were all from the Chinese Zodiac. The woman wore a simple pure white outfit with a white mask that obscured her more petite frame. The database identified them as the Twelve Brothers in Silk and the White Canary.

Each of them were children of an infamous martial arts assassin known as Huang. Huang had trained his children in his arts, a more violent and deadly counter to heroes who took sidekicks. Huang had wanted twelve sons of the Zodiac to affirm his legacy, one son for every year of the cycle. If there were extra children born in the same year, they fought to the death at the age of twelve. Girls were usually eliminated outright. But for unknown reasons White Canary had been spared. The group were infamous in the criminal underworld for their skill and lethality. Each was a master in martial arts and White Canary was the best of them, she assumed control of the group after killing their father. The thirteen assassins were well known associates of the League of Assassins. This confirmed intel that the League was somehow involved in the war between Queen Bee and Black Adam.

As the remnants of the rank and file ninjas tried to engage the Suicide Squad, the Thirteen Assassins sprang into action. Six of them alone came for Ambush Bug, Kommand'r, Brie, Luftballon, and Javelin. A Checkmate soldier tried to shoot them but a knife embedded itself in his visor as he dropped to the ground. The brother known as Horse jumped at Javelin with a spear, who erected his own spear to hold Horse off. The two traded blows with their spears while Luftballon raised his hands to cook the other brothers. Rat flung a chain that wrapped around his neck and flung him on the ground, knocking him out of the fight temporarily as Checkmate soldiers crouched over him and tried to shoot the brothers who expertly avoided their shots. Rat and Pig both jumped at Ambush Bug from opposite sides. Rat with his chain and Pig with dual daggers. Goat, Dog, and Rooster made for Brie and Kommand'r. Rooster tried to throw several daggers at Kommand'r while Dog jumped at her with a sword. Goat charged at Brie with a blade poised to strike.

A large burly brother named Tiger jumped on Amygdala's face. The meta tried to pry him off but Tiger sunk a dagger deep into one of his eyes. The meta screamed and blindly shoved his fist at Tiger. Tiger jumped off of Amygdala and the meta's own meaty fist knocked him out cold onto the sand. Tiger then turned his attention to Beast, leaping at him with an axe and dagger poised while Monkey tried to attack Beast's rear with a polearm axe. Ox, Snake, Dragon, and Rabbit all dove for Freeze. Snake and Rabbit both had swords and attacked at him from the sides while Ox attempted to close in with a large two handed hammer, and Dragon fired arrows at the meta. Deadshot and Plastique couldn't assist as the remaining rank and file ninjas attacked the two of them at once and swarmed their position, it was all the pair could do to hold him off. That left Cavalier alone with White Canary. The two sword fighters sized each other up across the battlefield, Cavalier with twin longswords and White Canary with her long spear. They charged at each other and traded blows at lightning speed, parrying, blocking, and slashing at a pace that boggled the mind.

The Suicide Squad had been turning the tide until the Children in Silk had appeared, now they were in a draw. It was up to the Squad to turn the tide soon before they were completely overwhelmed.

Suicide Squad: The Graveyard Shift

@VerifyinTr1gIDs Yeah I wanted to get the ball rolling on it and I figured your next sheet would be good enough anyway.

I'll wait for everyone else to post before proceeding.

Suicide Squad: The Graveyard Shift

Ok then I look forward to seeing them.

Suicide Squad: The Graveyard Shift

After a few hours of walking and several miles of empty desert, Plastique checked her computer. It was about four hours until sunrise and they were about halfway to the safehouse. At the pace they were making, they'd be there with plenty of time to spare. Reaching the advance base would mean shelter, food, and new equipment and intel to help them on their objective. Now she just needed to make sure they reached the safe house intact. Deadshot took the lead, zooming in with his visor every so often to make sure they were alone. The desert was clear around them, no life bigger than a lizard for leagues. Part of him itched for some action, a pretty large part. Deadshot only felt really alive when he was close to death. To most, feeling that way would have been troubling, to Floyd Lawton it was just a fact of life. Deadshot checked their surroundings again and found nothing. But there was that familiar feeling. A sinking in his gut that told him that things were about to get messy, and fast. It was very rarely wrong.

Deadshot scanned the desert again looking for any traces of movement or heat. He didn't find anything out of the ordinary. He swept the area around them again and then he saw it. The desert was cold at this hour and there were no heat signs showing anything living beyond the members of the squad. Deadshot looked at Freeze and noted that in thermal vision, the metahuman had an extremely low temperature. But it was still higher than the cold sand. And when he noticed that he then noticed that there were several cold spots that were both too cold to be normal life signs but too warm to be nothing. And there were dozens of them all around them.

Deadshot opened his mouth to shout a warning when suddenly the cold spots flared into warmth and the ground exploded around them. Dozens of black clad figures jumped in the air, wielding melee weapons of every conceivable variety. Deadshot raised his rifle and immediately put a round through one of the ninjas and the man jerked to the ground, his rifle fired in several single shots that sounded like automatic fire. More and more ninjas were knocked out of the air and lay still. But more kept coming on all sides. Plastique raised her shotgun and blew two away at the same time, sending their flaming corpses flying. Cavalier drew a dagger and it flew into a man's throat. His swords came out and he skewered another ninja before four fell on him at the same time, and the swordsman fought them all off with his blades.

Amygdala roared and began charging through the dark clad ninjas while Luftballon stood still and raised his hands. Several of the assassins clutched their heads and screamed as Luftballon's microwave emissions melted their insides. Javelin created an energy spear and threw it, managing to impale three of the assassins before he created another spear and began holding off several attackers with his gleaming staff. One Checkmate soldier cried out as he was run through with a sword but his killer was blown away by another trooper and the survivors began laying down automatic fire. Though they must have killed more than a dozen of them in the first moments of the fight, more and more kept coming. Another Checkmate soldier was riddled with throwing knives and crumpled to the ground. Plastique blew a hole through one man's stomach and the stock of the shotgun against another man's head, hitting him with enough force to snap his neck. Cavalier chopped the head off of one of his attackers but the rest pressed their assault and it was all he could do to keep from getting stabbed or slashed. Deadshot's arm guns fired and several men dropped but the rest managed to close into melee distance.

Lawton dodged a swipe and blew the man's head off at close range. He grabbed the body and blocked the next attack, killing the next man by shooting through his meat shield. The situation was bad. There were outnumbered five to one and surrounded on all sides. It was a classic ambush and some part of his mind wondered how the hell these assassins knew they would be here. But he knew it didn't matter right now, they just needed to survive. Seven ninjas jumped forward at Freeze from all sides with swords raised while five charged Beast at the same time. Four ninjas came at Ambush Bug, three with swords while one hung back to fling a dagger at him. Another dozen came at Kommand'r and the Bug-eyed Bandit all of them with knives and swords ready to kill them.

Suicide Squad: The Graveyard Shift

Sorry it's a bit late but I updated. Just put in a light fight scene to whet everyone's thirst for some blood.

@VerifyinTr1gIDs Can I get an ETA on when you can finish Brie and post?

Suicide Squad: The Graveyard Shift

Nice work, I'll put something up later tonight or tomorrow morning.

Suicide Squad: The Graveyard Shift

Need your posts guys

Suicide Squad: The Graveyard Shift

I started the IC. Just an introduction and the start of the mission, don't want to get ahead of myself and throw everybody into an action scene to start with. A post per week is what I'm hoping for from each of you and you can finish your sheets at earliest convenience, the post is ambiguous enough to allow people to jump in the action without having been there from the very start.

Suicide Squad: The Graveyard Shift

Belle Reve Penitentiary, Louisiana

Floyd Lawton and Hudson Pyle sat in the small private commissary that was exclusive to members of Task Force X. The assassin known as Deadshot and the vigilante known as the Cavalier sat across from each other, looks of concentration fixed on their faces. There were a few other men and women in the room but the two had their own corner. A team of armored guards with assault rifles kept watch over the convicts. Cavalier leaned forward and smirked at Deadshot, "Careful you don't miss, Lawton."

Deadshot, the deadliest sniper alive, gritted his teeth, "I don't miss Pyle." He let out a slow breath and slid the small wood box out from the tower of blocks and carefully placed it on top. Already the tower was a haphazard jumble of blocks, ready to crash at any second. But Deadshot did not make it even wobble. Deadshot leaned back and grinned, satisfied with himself, as Cavalier rubbed his beard. The swordsman reached a finger forward to extract a block when suddenly a hand slammed on the table.

The tower crumbled and crashed instantly as Deadshot's fist tightened to throw a punch and Cavalier pulled a shiv from some unknown spot. Bette Sans Soici, the Checkmate Agent known as Plastique clutched her stomach and laughed and laughed. Deadshot's fist relaxed and he grinned while Cavalier nonchalantly slid his makeshift knife back where it came from. Plastique kept laughing and a tear slid down her eye before she stopped, "My god, the looks on your faces. Two hardened killers, spooked by Jenga!" She began laughing again and Cavalier said, "I was just about to beat him too."

Deadshot snorted, "In your dreams, Pyle." Plastique collected herself again and stood up, "Well Happy Halloween guys but Waller has a job for us." Deadshot looked at her, "I'm a volunteer I choose my missions unlike some people," he said with a side-eye grin at Cavalier who shrugged. Plastique nodded, "That may be true but the boss specifically requested you. Most of our big guns are in play and this is a critical op. She already sent an advance support team. We're gonna be the boots on the ground."

Cavalier asked, "What's the mission?" Plastique replied, "Waller will want to brief herself. But it's international. We're pulling a lot of conscripts for this one. I got the files here." She activated the holographic display on her wrist computer showing several mugshots. Deadshot nodded, "Beast, Mister Freeze, that Alien Queen, we've got a few heavy hitters." Cavalier snorted, "And a lot of wildcards. Amygdala? Ambush Bug? That one is a maniac. This is going to be an interesting op."

Plastique nodded, "Yes but we need a big team for this op. They've pulled all the conscripts into the briefing room. Let's head over there now. Unless you need to put all the little wood pieces back in the box?" Deadshot and Cavalier glanced at each other and walked off after Plastique, leaving the pile of wooden blocks behind.

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The conscripts were congregated in a large briefing room. There were rows of chairs facing a holographic projector. There were around a dozen men and women in the room, dangerous criminals and rogue vigilantes who couldn't be housed anywhere else. They had all been made fully aware of the times of their deal. Time off their sentences and fresh air in exchange for performing black ops missions for the US Government. For most of them this was their first mission for the Suicide Squad, as the Belle Reve Inmates called it, and there was a palpable tension in the air. Armed guards lined the walls of the room, ready for anything. Waller would be arriving soon and the conscripts had a few minutes to converse.

Eventually Amanda Waller strolled into the room followed by Deadshot, Plastique, and Cavalier who were all in uniform with their weapons. Amanda Waller was a stout woman with a stony face, and everyone in the room immediately knew that she was not a woman to be trifled with. Deadshot, Cavalier, and Plastique all took positions at her side as she cleared her throat, "Welcome to the Suicide Squad inmates, I have your first assignment."

She turned on the holographic projector which showed a map of the Middle East, specifically the area around the Quraci desert, "Bialya and Khandaq. Two of the only nations in the world to be run by superhumans. Black Adam and Queen Bee have had an increasing rivalry ever since she conquered Qurac. Now these two rogue nations share a border and tensions are rising. Queen Bee's HIVE and Adam's Onslaught groups have been wreaking havoc in the region. Thousands have died already and both nations have armies massing on the borders. It will only be a matter of time before these two throw the whole region into chaos." She displayed pictures of Black Adam and Queen Bee. Teth-Adam, one of the most powerful beings in the world, glared at the camera while the mind controller Queen Bee smirked at the Suicide Squad.

Waller continued, "The Justice League has already approached the UN for permission to intervene. Superman, Wonder Woman, and several other members of the League are hosting a peace summit in Dubai. Black Adam and Queen Bee are both attending. This is the first time that League has taken an active role in geopolitics. They have a real chance of brokering a peace between the two nations. How long until the League starts running everything after that? That cannot be allowed. So we're going to broker our own peace agreement. Your mission will be to infiltrate the capital city of Khandaq and a major Bialyan military base. You will capture Black Adam's wife, Isis. She has the same powers as him but she spends most of her time in mortal form, Adrianna Tomaz."

A skinny blonde haired meta named Luftballon snorted, "Isis could wipe the floor with all of us combined. If we get caught breaking in, we're screwed." Waller simply replied, "Yes which is why we placed an advance team in preparation for this op. This team includes assets that will assist you in infiltrating the base and neutralizing Isis if she assumes super form. We have little firm intel on the Palace, other than it's well guarded and includes several Onslaught members. The advance team should have more information for you."

"You will link up with the team and capture Isis alive. Any threats you encounter along the way should be dealt with quickly and quietly. Onslaught and HIVE both use super-powered or talented agents. Capturing any of them would be a great boon but they are expendable. After capturing Isis you will then cross the Quraci desert and infiltrate Alpha Hive, where General Harjavti, Queen Bee's lover and military commander, will be. Intel suggests that he brought their teen son along. King Bee is expendable but Prince Bee must be taken alive. After you capture the target you will be extracted and we will take it from there."

Waller stared into each and every one of their eyes, "Plastique is our field leader. If any of you disobey her orders or jeopardize the mission, she has fully authority to detonate the bombs in your heads. If you try to go AWOL you will be killed instantly. If you betray the team you will be killed. If you are captured you will resist interrogation or you will be killed. Am I clear?" she received a bevy of nods in response. Waller continued, "Each of you will be given a commlink and wrist computer that will let you communicate and share data among the Squad. It will also contain information on your objectives and everything we know about Onslaught and HIVE operatives in the area. They are dangerous and well-armed, they are not to be underestimated."

"You will receive your equipment when you board the transport. You'll be inserting at night. You have five days to complete your mission. Plastique, it's your show now." Waller exited the room and Plastique, Deadshot, and Cavalier showed the new Squad members to the VTOL. It was a large craft and fit all of them easily. A small squad of Checkmate operators joined the Squad who were allowed their equipment. After getting in uniform and equipped they boarded the craft. The VTOL pilot pressed a few buttons and the aircraft disappeared into thin air as the Suicide Squad left to the Quraci desert. The Squad had an opportunity to talk among themselves and prepare for the operation.

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After several hours of travel they arrived in the desert in the dark night. It was a new moon and the desert was almost pitch black. The pilot opened the backdoor and exposed the shadowed landscape to the Squad. Deadshot looked at the conscripts and said, "Those of you who can't fly or jump or what ever the hell you need to do, strap on a chute and jump!" Deadshot pulled on a parachute and jumped out of the aircraft, followed by Cavalier. Soon everyone in the Squad followed suit, those who were reluctant to jump prodded on by the Checkmate soldiers who then jumped last.

After a nerve wracking fall the Squad landed on the desert. They set to burying their chutes as the VTOL disappeared from view. The Suicide Squad was on it's own now. Plastique addressed the Squad, "We move fast to the safe house the advance team set up. Only myself and Deadshot know the location, so listen to us if you want to make it out of here alive. Be careful and be quiet. We're in neutral ground but we do not want to attract the attention of HIVE or Onslaught. We need to make it to the safe house before morning. Get in formation and let's move."

The Checkmate soldiers brought up the rear and Deadshot scouted ahead, leading the Squad along as they trekked across the sand. The dunes rose and fell and no other life could be seen for miles around. The wind whistled through the desert and nothing else could be heard. The Squad would have to keep their voices down but it seemed they could talk. It was the calm before the storm Plastique knew, the calm before the mission would inevitably head sideways as missions always did. She just hoped the new conscripts were ready for it.