Murder Game XV: Civil War

[Khan of the Mardu]

"N-No! Jon!" Makoto screamed, hopping over a row of computers to check on his condition with Kyoko. Before he could reach them, Sergei fired in Makoto's direction, the bullet slamming into a computer next to Makoto and surprising him to the point of sending him sprawling backward on to the ground.

The action in the Command Center seemed to erupt then, as men and women on both sides went scrambling. Makoto's head whipped around in search for the soldiers on Umbrella's side. Under the dim lighting of the emergency lights in the room, Makoto almost didn't see the man standing near the back wall, wearing black and aiming a sniper rifle at the Coalition group.

His eye gear glowed a faint blue, where Makoto figured he was looking down the sights and aiming at...

"Jude! Get down!"

He called out, hoping to get the doctor's attention. Jude turned to him, seeming to realize what was happening, and did as Makoto said just as a shot rang out. Makoto felt his vision blur as he looked for anyone hurt by the attack, and to his horror found that he had been wrong about the target. For the sniper to have precisely shot Reinhardt in the head to pierce his helmet, he must have been aiming for him in the first place. The heavy man collapsed to the ground with a cry, blood seeping from his helmet.

After a moment of shock, Jude ran to the fallen warrior to check on his condition.

"Don't think you can hide from my sight..." Makoto heard the sniper say as the Coalition leader moved to hide himself behind a row of monitors. He considered stepping out quickly with the hope he could distract the sniper, but found something peculiar bounce into the open space next to him. It took Makoto only a moment to realize it looked like some kind of grenade covered in pins.

Makoto covered his face as it exploded, expecting the worst, but when he registered no pain, he slowly lowered his arms.

"No way... No!"

In front of him, Genji had collapsed, his metallic frame punctured by the many tiny pins from the grenade. Makoto felt as if he was going to be sick. He called to Jude as a heavy ringing began to beat at his ears.

"Nice shot, SPECTRE, but I can get the job done as well," said a female voice.

The source was a woman in a mask that only covered her mouth. Next to her, SPECTRE gave the barest hint of recognition toward her.

"... FOUR EYES..."

Meanwhile, Junko shivered, but not because of the violence.

"Jeez, why are some of these guys looking at me all strange... I'm way too popular for my own good!" She threw her body into a lower position once the fighting started, She wasn't entirely sure what she was doing, but she was happy to be doing something noteworthy for once. She just needed to figure out a place where she could safely set up a portal without hurting the wrong people...

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"Keep your eyes on your target, asshole!"

As the roar of battle reached Spectre and the woman known as Four Eyes, so did a chair seek to reach the sharpshooter's head. Following it was the Strongest Man in Ikebukuro, his face contorted into a furious visage as he attempted to separate the two Umbrella agents and beat down on the gunman with a large iron bar that must have fallen from some of the HQ's structure during the fight with Nemesis.

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[darnerdemons]

At first, miko didn't seem to catch where the sniper and their accomplice were when the first shot rang out,. But with ears tuned in to vibrations from the ground she growled in anger. The utter black of the room wouldn't protect their enemies. She was absolutely furious now, that more had been injured, more censeless lives taken. It was time for some revenge. With a mad dash she targeted the sniper first, within seconds althought not able to see him, knew where he was through the vibrations in the ground speaking back to her. The rumble road's least draining attribute was of immeasurable help within the dark. And given that the sniper probably didn't expect someone to find him so quickly, she launched an attack immediately, latching a hook into the man's open leg skin, while the wheels on her at spun and flayed against the man's torso, ripping any clothes he would be wearing to shreds and then splattering blood and skin the more he didn't realize he was attacked. The Piranha Queen's Frenzy had begun.
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[Gummi Bunnies]

"N-No! Jon!" Makoto screamed, hopping over a row of computers to check on his condition with Kyoko. Before he could reach them, Sergei fired in Makoto's direction, the bullet slamming into a computer next to Makoto and surprising him to the point of sending him sprawling backward on to the ground.

The action in the Command Center seemed to erupt then, as men and women on both sides went scrambling. Makoto's head whipped around in search for the soldiers on Umbrella's side. Under the dim lighting of the emergency lights in the room, Makoto almost didn't see the man standing near the back wall, wearing black and aiming a sniper rifle at the Coalition group.

His eye gear glowed a faint blue, where Makoto figured he was looking down the sights and aiming at...

"Jude! Get down!"

He called out, hoping to get the doctor's attention. Jude turned to him, seeming to realize what was happening, and did as Makoto said just as a shot rang out. Makoto felt his vision blur as he looked for anyone hurt by the attack, and to his horror found that he had been wrong about the target. For the sniper to have precisely shot Reinhardt in the head to pierce his helmet, he must have been aiming for him in the first place. The heavy man collapsed to the ground with a cry, blood seeping from his helmet.

After a moment of shock, Jude ran to the fallen warrior to check on his condition.

"Don't think you can hide from my sight..." Makoto heard the sniper say as the Coalition leader moved to hide himself behind a row of monitors. He considered stepping out quickly with the hope he could distract the sniper, but found something peculiar bounce into the open space next to him. It took Makoto only a moment to realize it looked like some kind of grenade covered in pins.

Makoto covered his face as it exploded, expecting the worst, but when he registered no pain, he slowly lowered his arms.

"No way... No!"

In front of him, Genji had collapsed, his metallic frame punctured by the many tiny pins from the grenade. Makoto felt as if he was going to be sick. He called to Jude as a heavy ringing began to beat at his ears.

"Nice shot, SPECTRE, but I can get the job done as well," said a female voice.

The source was a woman in a mask that only covered her mouth. Next to her, SPECTRE gave the barest hint of recognition toward her.

"... FOUR EYES..."

Meanwhile, Junko shivered, but not because of the violence.

"Jeez, why are some of these guys looking at me all strange... I'm way too popular for my own good!" She threw her body into a lower position once the fighting started, She wasn't entirely sure what she was doing, but she was happy to be doing something noteworthy for once. She just needed to figure out a place where she could safely set up a portal without hurting the wrong people...

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"Well well well... we got ourselves a wonderful friendly crowd here~ Kekekekek..."

With the Esper up and about once more, it was a given that he wouldn't be out for long as he was itching to get into situations like this again. Having Elesis stand by him, Add ripped open another rift for an attack.

"Just stay still~ It won't hurt at all!"

Just as Add said that, he backed away from his opened rift, which soon shot out a beam towards the woman known as Four Eyes.

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[Josh M]

Wanda stood in horror as Reindhart, Jon, and Iroh were struck down. Everything se to fast. The veteran Avenger seemed off her game. Then it happened.

"Genji?!"

Without thinking Wanda rushed to him, Wanda knelt down to Genji, With haste, casted a fury of hex bolts, trying to hit four eyes, and the area around him..

Wynne stood nearby, healing the others, would watch with intent.


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[Jeremi]

"N-No! Jon!" Makoto screamed, hopping over a row of computers to check on his condition with Kyoko. Before he could reach them, Sergei fired in Makoto's direction, the bullet slamming into a computer next to Makoto and surprising him to the point of sending him sprawling backward on to the ground.

The action in the Command Center seemed to erupt then, as men and women on both sides went scrambling. Makoto's head whipped around in search for the soldiers on Umbrella's side. Under the dim lighting of the emergency lights in the room, Makoto almost didn't see the man standing near the back wall, wearing black and aiming a sniper rifle at the Coalition group.

His eye gear glowed a faint blue, where Makoto figured he was looking down the sights and aiming at...

"Jude! Get down!"

He called out, hoping to get the doctor's attention. Jude turned to him, seeming to realize what was happening, and did as Makoto said just as a shot rang out. Makoto felt his vision blur as he looked for anyone hurt by the attack, and to his horror found that he had been wrong about the target. For the sniper to have precisely shot Reinhardt in the head to pierce his helmet, he must have been aiming for him in the first place. The heavy man collapsed to the ground with a cry, blood seeping from his helmet.

After a moment of shock, Jude ran to the fallen warrior to check on his condition.

"Don't think you can hide from my sight..." Makoto heard the sniper say as the Coalition leader moved to hide himself behind a row of monitors. He considered stepping out quickly with the hope he could distract the sniper, but found something peculiar bounce into the open space next to him. It took Makoto only a moment to realize it looked like some kind of grenade covered in pins.

Makoto covered his face as it exploded, expecting the worst, but when he registered no pain, he slowly lowered his arms.

"No way... No!"

In front of him, Genji had collapsed, his metallic frame punctured by the many tiny pins from the grenade. Makoto felt as if he was going to be sick. He called to Jude as a heavy ringing began to beat at his ears.

"Nice shot, SPECTRE, but I can get the job done as well," said a female voice.

The source was a woman in a mask that only covered her mouth. Next to her, SPECTRE gave the barest hint of recognition toward her.

"... FOUR EYES..."

Meanwhile, Junko shivered, but not because of the violence.

"Jeez, why are some of these guys looking at me all strange... I'm way too popular for my own good!" She threw her body into a lower position once the fighting started, She wasn't entirely sure what she was doing, but she was happy to be doing something noteworthy for once. She just needed to figure out a place where she could safely set up a portal without hurting the wrong people...

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"How freighting. Human's decked up in black gear. That's how you know they mean business." Bekka replied before turning her attention towards their attackers. "Are you really stupid enough to think you can take us down with guns and snazzy outfits? Please, if you don't want me to single handily break every bone in your body, you'll lay down your weapons and surrender."

As Bekka spoke to their attackers Lois would make her way towards Makoto and Kyoko to try and keep them safe from any attacks that might come their way.

Zatanna too was getting tired of these people attacking them at every moment. "Rewolf otni nrut nug!" Her wand aimed at SPECTERs gun to turn it into a pretty little flower that would suite him much much better.

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[Yun Lee]

Continued from here.

Byakuya had been idly standing by, looking put off by all this. He had no means of joining the fight earlier, and was not happy about his passive role in all this. It seemed the enemy did not think Byakuya Togami notable enough to place under illusory control.

"Everyone in the Command Center passed out," he said in response to Lucifer's question. "Those of us not with your group... woke up here, generally. From what can be gathered, Umbrella took over the headquarters and kidnapped Ilona all in one, but it seems Ilona has escaped from their base on Silent Earth. No doubt that the traitor in our midst was to blame for such a clean sweep. It would seem the Order is not involved with this, leaving Umbrella woefully understaffed. Once we take the Command Center over, we should be able to easily regain control of the base."

"Shepard already briefed us on a plan," Kieran said, walking in from the hall. Behind him were the MEU members and Ocelot. "Makoto's group made their way to the Security Station. We're to meet them in the lounge with the equipment they got before storming the Command Center. Oh, and--" Kieran grinned and pointed back out into the hall. "The Umbrella guards patrolling the halls have been taken care of. No need to thank us!"

"Ugh..." Doppo grunted simply, rubbing his wrists for a brief moment when he and the others would be freed from their shackles, before moving to rub the back of his head, seemingly in response to Kieran's confident assertion.

"Why do I feel like that's, in actuality, an invitation to thank you guys?"

Regardless, he still gave a nod, presumably a verbal gesture for a silent thanks.

"If our business is done here, Captain-Commander, perhaps it would do us some good to stop flaunting and take our own advice. We shouldn't keep everyone waiting, after all," Ocelot would simply say strictly, deadpan and serious-minded as ever, it seemed.

"I-Indeed. We need to move while we might still have the element of surprise, or so we can only hope," Kyoko would say with a cough, clutching her ribs. Though her injuries weren't life-threatening by any means, the assault by the hands of Nemesis still did a small number on her. The thought had crossed her mind that perhaps she should take a backseat approach and let the others handle it, but she was obligated to see this all the way through. She owed it to herself and everyone.

"Cheery as ever, Mr. Ocelot. But yeah, yeah, I gotcha. I've been itchin' to pay back those goons for a while!" Gwen would exclaim, popping her knuckles a bit, before hopping to her feet eagerly.

"Let's get on the move then."

Kyoko's group soon met Makoto's group in the lounge, where the two groups informed each other of what they witnessed and got equipped with weaponry from the armory.

"Ilona!" Makoto said happily, a smile appearing on his face. "It's so good to see you... I was beyond worried, especially after we found out we weren't at their base." The boy looked to the woman in the pink scarf, who Ilona only knew as Miss. "I guess we have you to thank. Miss Lalonde, the Coalition owes a lot to you."

The woman gave Makoto a confident smile. "No need to thank me, dear. It was nothing at all."

Shepard and Misaka were still out cold, so it was agreed they would be brought back to the Medical Bay before the final assault. Having awoken slightly, Sorey and Mikleo offered to take them there.

"Sorry we couldn't be of more help, but... I'm afraid I can barely stand."

"Yeah... good luck, you guys."

As they were leaving, Junko spoke up. "Hey, so..."

"This is the Coalition, huh? Not quite what I expected... I should probably go with them, right?" Junko gestured to Sorey and Mikleo. "I'd be no help, you know. I'm no Ultimate Warrior here."

"Ah, but..." Makoto crossed his arms, thinking on this. "Those portals you use, maybe we could make use of them? Ultimately, Junko, it's up to you. The last thing I would want is you getting hurt."

Junko shot Kyoko a glance, searching her expression for some semblance of her opinion. "Fuck... I don't know..."

"For that matter, Ilona... maybe it would be best if you stayed behind with the others as well?"

"I can protect her if need be," said Lalonde.

Kyoko, who evidently had been unaware of Junko's presence in the base until now, would let out a mildly surprised gasp upon catching sight of her.

"Enoshima...? From Columbia? How did you even... Well, I suppose that doesn't matter at the moment. At least you seem to be in one piece," Kyoko simply said. It felt a little odd saying something nice like that to someone like Junko, someone who was depicted as an enemy of hers in most other worlds from her respective universe, but she still managed to get the right words out, before the lavender-haired young woman would clear her throat, attempting to reconstruct her cool-headed mien.

"It's... up to you. The choice is yours. But just know that you might be put into danger if you go with us, and ask yourself if you think helping our cause would be worth that risk."

"... In any case, are all of you coming with us to retake the Command Center, that is, those who aren't too wounded to keep on going, are all of you ready for whoever is waiting for us on the other side? I regret that our chances aren't as high as they ought to be with Shiki out of commission for the moment, but as long as we can hope that we can take back the base, there's little that should be able to stop us."

As Kyoko and Makoto led the group into the Command Center, Junko lingered behind. Watching the backs of the others, she eventually shrugged. "... Whatever. I have to beat up on Umbrella for what they did to me anyway." She quickly followed.

The group stepped into the Command Center, which looked relatively unchanged from when they had been gassed inside it. Umbrella men and women in lab coats went running from the room at the sight of the group, carrying files. "They won't get far," Morrigan said, before her and Carissa went after them. Left remaining was the only Umbrella Executive to still be alive after all this time, Sergei Vladimir.

"Comrade Lalonde," said the man in a Russian accent, his gun pointed her way. "I should have known you would turn on us eventually. You never had the stomach for Umbrella. You can kiss finding your daughter goodbye. And Ilona... hmph. We could have done so much with you."

Lalonde stared back at him impassively. "I know one day I will see my daughter again some day, Vladmir, no matter what you say."

The man scoffed. "Very well. If you all want to take your base back, you better make your move. I will not go without a fight."

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"..."

"What."

"You wouldn't dare judge a person by only word of mouth of one incarnation of them found throughout this vast multiverse, would you? Seems quite dogmatic for a UN member to think," Ocelot would reply to Kido in Kyoko's place, passive-aggressively critical as always.

How reliable of him.​

In response to the appearance and threats of Sergei, the man would quickly draw his own revolver, pointing it at the lone Russian and cracking a subtle smirk. "You would rather keep your pride than your life then? Well... Perhaps that's to be expected of a man born under the flag of the hammer and sickle," Ocelot said, before clearing his throat, and continuing, "Not going down without a fight? Even if you tried hard, I doubt you could put one up against the likes of us alone, Umbrella scum."

"Who said he was alone?" An unfamiliar feminine voice would inquire, a somewhat thick French accent in her voice, before--

SHHKT!

--the sickening sound of the act of stabbing was heard.

A gasp would be heard from Jon Snow, a blade sticking out from his chest, before he would be kicked forward towards the rest of the group, the man hitting the ground on his face as a pool of blood began to form, daring to reach the feet of the nearest Coalition members! The perpetrator would turn out to be a woman with an Umbrella outfit, a blue mask, and holding what looked like a machete in her hand, assault rifle in the other.

"Hmph. Too easy," the woman commented dismissively, "Karena LesProux, codenamed LUPO, at your service," she would crudely introduce herself, twirling her knife nonchalantly, before clearing her throat, "HUNK, why don't you come out as well? Don't be shy. And give them a good impression as well."

BANG BANG BANG!

The sound of a burst of machine gun fire would ring out, a few bullets slamming into the form of Iroh, causing the old man to stumble back towards the group as well and collapse, another pool of blood forming as well. Rushing over, Kyoko would kneel down and examine the two of them with a grave position, her first instinct being to examine their condition despite the presence of the enemy.

"They're... They're still alive for now, but barely. We need to fetch Nurse Akiko from the lounge, but I imagine that at least for the time being, that'd be a gesture easier said than done..."

"Indeed. Come now, HUNK. At least take responsibility, mon ami."

...

Appearing from the shadows, the figure known as HUNK, armed with a machine gun as well, would also appear, the only sound being made from him being his breath, louder than they ought to be, likely because of his gas mask.

"Tch... Not bad. I underestimated you," Ocelot simply said, not seeming to be too concerned with the deeply injured allies, in contrast to Kyoko, who...

"Everyone, scramble! There could be more hidden troops trying to get the drop on us! We can't let them keep the element of surprise!"

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"N-No! Jon!" Makoto screamed, hopping over a row of computers to check on his condition with Kyoko. Before he could reach them, Sergei fired in Makoto's direction, the bullet slamming into a computer next to Makoto and surprising him to the point of sending him sprawling backward on to the ground.

The action in the Command Center seemed to erupt then, as men and women on both sides went scrambling. Makoto's head whipped around in search for the soldiers on Umbrella's side. Under the dim lighting of the emergency lights in the room, Makoto almost didn't see the man standing near the back wall, wearing black and aiming a sniper rifle at the Coalition group.

His eye gear glowed a faint blue, where Makoto figured he was looking down the sights and aiming at...

"Jude! Get down!"

He called out, hoping to get the doctor's attention. Jude turned to him, seeming to realize what was happening, and did as Makoto said just as a shot rang out. Makoto felt his vision blur as he looked for anyone hurt by the attack, and to his horror found that he had been wrong about the target. For the sniper to have precisely shot Reinhardt in the head to pierce his helmet, he must have been aiming for him in the first place. The heavy man collapsed to the ground with a cry, blood seeping from his helmet.

After a moment of shock, Jude ran to the fallen warrior to check on his condition.

"Don't think you can hide from my sight..." Makoto heard the sniper say as the Coalition leader moved to hide himself behind a row of monitors. He considered stepping out quickly with the hope he could distract the sniper, but found something peculiar bounce into the open space next to him. It took Makoto only a moment to realize it looked like some kind of grenade covered in pins.

Makoto covered his face as it exploded, expecting the worst, but when he registered no pain, he slowly lowered his arms.

"No way... No!"

In front of him, Genji had collapsed, his metallic frame punctured by the many tiny pins from the grenade. Makoto felt as if he was going to be sick. He called to Jude as a heavy ringing began to beat at his ears.

"Nice shot, SPECTRE, but I can get the job done as well," said a female voice.

The source was a woman in a mask that only covered her mouth. Next to her, SPECTRE gave the barest hint of recognition toward her.

"... FOUR EYES..."

Meanwhile, Junko shivered, but not because of the violence.

"Jeez, why are some of these guys looking at me all strange... I'm way too popular for my own good!" She threw her body into a lower position once the fighting started, She wasn't entirely sure what she was doing, but she was happy to be doing something noteworthy for once. She just needed to figure out a place where she could safely set up a portal without hurting the wrong people...

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"Funny story, full disclosure," Mason said, "The most reliable way for me to activate my powers is through over-clocking my emotions. It's not efficient. It's probably cheating. It brought me here though.

"However, creating a 'world-jump' portal isn't easy. I don't exactly have the aura built up for it right now. I'm at somewhere around a third of my capacity. I need at least three quarters to world-jump. So, unless you're willing to watch and protect my comatose body as my soul rebuilds itself, I suggest we avoid doing anything too... strenuous..."

Mason's voice trailed off as they entered the command center and a battle began. Another profanity escaped his lips under his breath. He pulled out a handgun that he'd aquired during the group-up in the lounge where Makoto's group had graciously provided weapons and armor. Mason could fight on low aura, but he didn't particularly want to.
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Mason started to panic. Chaos and noise built up in the room, making it hard to focus. Standing completely still, yet somehow avoiding gunfire, Mason scouted the room for any sort of purpose. The room was big; the battle was big; Mason felt small and lost.

Ilona was being protected by Lalonde. There wasn't anything he could do to aid the scarfed sniper, especially when low on aura. If anything, staying out of her sights and not dying would help her.

Robin had an automatic bodyguard in the form of Corrin. No need to intrude there.

Cheza had Toboe, and he wasn't precisely sure of where either of them were. He believed that Cheza had picked up a firearm and could defend herself. Toboe kind of had the whole "being a magical wolf" thing to protect him.

The Producers, Zen, Ruby, Zidane and Bibi had all proven to be adept fighters. For once, Mason had no place in a fight. There was no "Berserker", no complex aura move, not much of a way to help without risk. Mason wasn't even in critical condition yet, though if he over-exerted himself he knew that he would be. All the while, the chaos began disguising faces and making Mason lose track of where everyone is. Nobody needed any help, except...

The girl with the pink hair. The Ultimate Despair. She was picked up by Makoto's group, but he had seen her before, somewhere...

Flashback

Yeah, I'm not rewriting the whole puzzle and exchange that happened with Alter Ego, nor am I digging through the thread to find those posts. Maybe I'll edit tomorrow for posterity. The gist is that Mason had seen Junko during an early chapter by helping Alter Ego unlock files. Therefore, he has some idea of who she is.

She appeared to be the center of attention and somebody worth protecting. Mason rushed to her side and threw up an aura barrier in a hemisphere around the two of them to keep Junko safe as she went through her work. Searching for her name, he said, "Ino... Eno... Enosji... Shona... Shiela... Um... Jun... Junko, is it?"




He heard Kido reference the girl he was guarding and knows his guess was right. Confident because he got at least one of her names right, he continues with a series of questions, "What are you making there? Whatever it is, will it help us? Is there anything I can do to help it, besides keep you safe?"
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At first, miko didn't seem to catch where the sniper and their accomplice were when the first shot rang out,. But with ears tuned in to vibrations from the ground she growled in anger. The utter black of the room wouldn't protect their enemies. She was absolutely furious now, that more had been injured, more censeless lives taken. It was time for some revenge. With a mad dash she targeted the sniper first, within seconds althought not able to see him, knew where he was through the vibrations in the ground speaking back to her. The rumble road's least draining attribute was of immeasurable help within the dark. And given that the sniper probably didn't expect someone to find him so quickly, she launched an attack immediately, latching a hook into the man's open leg skin, while the wheels on her at spun and flayed against the man's torso, ripping any clothes he would be wearing to shreds and then splattering blood and skin the more he didn't realize he was attacked. The Piranha Queen's Frenzy had begun.
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Wanda stood in horror as Reindhart, Jon, and Iroh were struck down. Everything se to fast. The veteran Avenger seemed off her game. Then it happened.

"Genji?!"

Without thinking Wanda rushed to him, Wanda knelt down to Genji, With haste, casted a fury of hex bolts, trying to hit four eyes, and the area around him..

Wynne stood nearby, healing the others, would watch with intent.


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Lang watched as Coalition member after Coalition member went down, and did the only thing he really could do in this situation-avoid the gunfire. He was unarmed, others were already at work fighting...he could be better use elsewhere.

And elsewhere happened to be with that girl they just picked up, Junko. Joining her and Mason Lang started looking for something to shield Junko with so she could do...whatever it was she did in peace. "Say, miss portal maker, how much space do you need to do this, exactly?"

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[Minerva]

"..."

"What."

"You wouldn't dare judge a person by only word of mouth of one incarnation of them found throughout this vast multiverse, would you? Seems quite dogmatic for a UN member to think," Ocelot would reply to Kido in Kyoko's place, passive-aggressively critical as always.

How reliable of him.​

In response to the appearance and threats of Sergei, the man would quickly draw his own revolver, pointing it at the lone Russian and cracking a subtle smirk. "You would rather keep your pride than your life then? Well... Perhaps that's to be expected of a man born under the flag of the hammer and sickle," Ocelot said, before clearing his throat, and continuing, "Not going down without a fight? Even if you tried hard, I doubt you could put one up against the likes of us alone, Umbrella scum."

"Who said he was alone?" An unfamiliar feminine voice would inquire, a somewhat thick French accent in her voice, before--

SHHKT!

--the sickening sound of the act of stabbing was heard.

A gasp would be heard from Jon Snow, a blade sticking out from his chest, before he would be kicked forward towards the rest of the group, the man hitting the ground on his face as a pool of blood began to form, daring to reach the feet of the nearest Coalition members! The perpetrator would turn out to be a woman with an Umbrella outfit, a blue mask, and holding what looked like a machete in her hand, assault rifle in the other.

"Hmph. Too easy," the woman commented dismissively, "Karena LesProux, codenamed LUPO, at your service," she would crudely introduce herself, twirling her knife nonchalantly, before clearing her throat, "HUNK, why don't you come out as well? Don't be shy. And give them a good impression as well."

BANG BANG BANG!

The sound of a burst of machine gun fire would ring out, a few bullets slamming into the form of Iroh, causing the old man to stumble back towards the group as well and collapse, another pool of blood forming as well. Rushing over, Kyoko would kneel down and examine the two of them with a grave position, her first instinct being to examine their condition despite the presence of the enemy.

"They're... They're still alive for now, but barely. We need to fetch Nurse Akiko from the lounge, but I imagine that at least for the time being, that'd be a gesture easier said than done..."

"Indeed. Come now, HUNK. At least take responsibility, mon ami."

...

Appearing from the shadows, the figure known as HUNK, armed with a machine gun as well, would also appear, the only sound being made from him being his breath, louder than they ought to be, likely because of his gas mask.

"Tch... Not bad. I underestimated you," Ocelot simply said, not seeming to be too concerned with the deeply injured allies, in contrast to Kyoko, who...

"Everyone, scramble! There could be more hidden troops trying to get the drop on us! We can't let them keep the element of surprise!"

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"Alright, alright, the big picture is understood, mostly," Kido grins. "That's a seperate Junko. Good Junko. This Junko can be trusted... I think."

Kido gulps. There was another factor to Junko that sent chills down his spines.

"She still gives me the creeps though," Kido utters under his breath, "imagine if it really was that Junko."

Kido then turns to Robin and tips his spectacles. "Thank you for the reccomendation Boss."​

"This stopped being fun ever since it began," Kido rushes towards the damaged Reindhart. "I hardly saw you, but I will be sure to avenge your death. HHHNNNNGGGHHHH~"

The last sound was Kido attempting to lift the fallen warrior's hammer. He was stopped by Madoka.

"Allow me," Madoka says, lifting the fallen Reindhart's hammer. "because I will not hold back."

With new weapon in arsenal, Madoka proceeds to scatter about. With Rocket Hammer in arm, she slams down on any potential hidden soldiers that would attempt to ambush her.

"That's either a lot of strength or a lot of adrenaline," Kido sighs. He then spots Makoto and Genji nearby. Picking up Genji's sword, he says, "Makoto, based on his cybernetic physiology, he might have a chance to live. The Medical Bay should be green, so I'll cover you while you take him there! Quick quick!"

Should Makoto doubt him, Kido responds, "basic kendo training is better than no kendo training. I have a few low-tier skills I never really got the chance to use."

He grabs a few Shurikens from Genji's damaged cyborg pockets and shoves them in the face of possible incoming soldiers during this conversation.

"That, on the other hand, wasn't a skill. That was just throwing stuff at people. With a fair deal of luck."

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Robin glanced at the Umbrella soldiers. He put his hand on his own sword. He motioned to Corrin who pulled out a sphere.

"Get all wounded and essential personnel out and to somewhere relatively safe." Robin said, his face in a state between calmness and anger. A state he had developed in combat and one that had helped him throughout his time with the UN. "I'll stay behind with Corrin."

Corrin would transform into a dragon with the orb:

Robin pulled out a tome of fire from his jacket. He would attempt to aim it towards HUNK. He would also attempt to block anyone he could with his own body. "Hold the line." He shouted. "Don't let them get through."

Meanwhile, Corrin in dragon form would charge forward towards any enemies in her way.

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[Bomb]

After the fight with Krauser was over, Ilona stepped forward--worried most about Zidane at the moment due to the injury he had received. She slowly walked over to him, gently laying a hand on his arm. "Sir Zidane, are you--" Before she could finish speaking with her friend, she felt someone place a hand on her shoulder and speak out to her.

"Hey Princess, a word?"

Ilona glanced over her shoulder to see the man who had saved her before, Train, glaring at her with a serious look in his eyes. He didn't look happy, not one bit. With his free hand he would holster his weapon before stepping in front of Zidane so Ilona would have to look at him. "What the hell was that, huh? We went through a lot of trouble to save you. You're pretty important to everyone, but you didn't even try to move when that guy attacked you. You could've died. Don't be so reckless next time."

Ilona frowned after hearing Train's words, lowering her gaze away from his. "I'm... sorry, sir, I just-- I'm tired of the trouble I seem to cause everyone. Perhaps if I were out of the picture then--"

"Don't even go there," Train spat out, tightening the grip he held on her shoulder. "If you think you're causing trouble for everyone now, you'll cause far more trouble for everyone if you die. Trust me on this, nobody wants to see you die. It's not just because of your power either. I know you have some friends around here who would be sad to see you go."

Selecting what what her attention most, Ilona would only reply to part of Train's statement. "So I'm trouble while here, but I'd also be trouble if I were to die. Either way there seems to be no escape, I suppose." The fact that I am a bothersome person is something I accepted long ago when I was a child who frequently caused her parents pain. I've always longed to escape this fate, but it seems as if it's something I'll never be able to part from.

Eyes widening, Train would shake his head. "Whoa, hey, that's not what I was implying at all. You don't cause anyone trouble. You just shouldn't allow yourself to die, all right? A lot of people would be hurt to see you go. That's all I meant."

"Okay," she hesitantly responded, not sounding entirely convinced.

If the only trouble I would cause by dying is that I would make my friends sad, I feel this is a small worry in comparison to the damage I cause while I'm alive.

Pulling her shoulder free from his grasp, Ilona would bow her head to Train before moving to head past him. Train groaned after she left, running a hand through his spiky brown hair.

"Why do girls have to be so difficult to talk to?" the ex-assassin questioned aloud to nobody in particular.

Ilona walked toward the entrance of the Med Bay after Train spoke to her, lingering there as she looked back over her shoulder at the others. They looked okay, for the most part, other than Zidane--who had sustained a minor injury. Still, there was one other thing that bothered her. Where were the others? Unfamiliar with the situation at hand, Ilona hadn't the slightest clue Makoto and Kyoko's groups had split. So, to her, it looked like a big portion of their group was absent. Shiki's lack of presence stood out to her especially since Len was in the room but he wasn't.

I really hope everyone is okay.

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"I'll be ok.... I'll stay here with Bibi... and tend to my cut." Zidane said before Ilona left.

"One more thing. You shouldn't be afraid all the time. You have to move forward first!"

@bleh​

 

[Mu]

"..."

"What."

"You wouldn't dare judge a person by only word of mouth of one incarnation of them found throughout this vast multiverse, would you? Seems quite dogmatic for a UN member to think," Ocelot would reply to Kido in Kyoko's place, passive-aggressively critical as always.

How reliable of him.​

In response to the appearance and threats of Sergei, the man would quickly draw his own revolver, pointing it at the lone Russian and cracking a subtle smirk. "You would rather keep your pride than your life then? Well... Perhaps that's to be expected of a man born under the flag of the hammer and sickle," Ocelot said, before clearing his throat, and continuing, "Not going down without a fight? Even if you tried hard, I doubt you could put one up against the likes of us alone, Umbrella scum."

"Who said he was alone?" An unfamiliar feminine voice would inquire, a somewhat thick French accent in her voice, before--

SHHKT!

--the sickening sound of the act of stabbing was heard.

A gasp would be heard from Jon Snow, a blade sticking out from his chest, before he would be kicked forward towards the rest of the group, the man hitting the ground on his face as a pool of blood began to form, daring to reach the feet of the nearest Coalition members! The perpetrator would turn out to be a woman with an Umbrella outfit, a blue mask, and holding what looked like a machete in her hand, assault rifle in the other.

"Hmph. Too easy," the woman commented dismissively, "Karena LesProux, codenamed LUPO, at your service," she would crudely introduce herself, twirling her knife nonchalantly, before clearing her throat, "HUNK, why don't you come out as well? Don't be shy. And give them a good impression as well."

BANG BANG BANG!

The sound of a burst of machine gun fire would ring out, a few bullets slamming into the form of Iroh, causing the old man to stumble back towards the group as well and collapse, another pool of blood forming as well. Rushing over, Kyoko would kneel down and examine the two of them with a grave position, her first instinct being to examine their condition despite the presence of the enemy.

"They're... They're still alive for now, but barely. We need to fetch Nurse Akiko from the lounge, but I imagine that at least for the time being, that'd be a gesture easier said than done..."

"Indeed. Come now, HUNK. At least take responsibility, mon ami."

...

Appearing from the shadows, the figure known as HUNK, armed with a machine gun as well, would also appear, the only sound being made from him being his breath, louder than they ought to be, likely because of his gas mask.

"Tch... Not bad. I underestimated you," Ocelot simply said, not seeming to be too concerned with the deeply injured allies, in contrast to Kyoko, who...

"Everyone, scramble! There could be more hidden troops trying to get the drop on us! We can't let them keep the element of surprise!"

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"..."

"These Umbrella guys really need better choice in clothing."

Not wanting to get too involved in the chaos, Zen instead ran to the injured, slowly moving them to a safer area that offered even the littlest protection for them. Anyone that had been shot at, the actor tried his best to stop the bleeding, waiting for someone to bring back someone who would be more qualified than him.

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[Kaykay]

Like she had done to Krauser, Remilia wasted no time and went straight for the throat. She could tear someone like this down easily enough with her power after all, right? Flying for the sharpshooter, she thrust her hand forward as she tried to rip out his throat. No better way to decisively end the battle than that, right?

Sakuya froze time and drew her knives. The maid flung one at the woman's forehead, and then strafed around. As if she had an endless supply, she pulled out more and more blades and threw them at the frozen FOUR EYES, surrounding her in a pattern of knives that one could call rain. A carpet bombing using knives with minimal paths of escape.

And time resumed.

@Verite @everyone really​

 

[Midnight Maiden]

So. Winter and Weiss were a bit late to the party, both having stirred somewhat slower than the rest. But at least they were in time for the briefing, if nothing else. Both oblivious to the fact that a few of their ranks laid in a less fortunate state, for the moment.

Blah blah blah shitpost blah blah--

Yeah so the Schnees were helping kick evil ass and all. Winter joined in the assault on Four Eyes, while Weiss narrowed blue eyes, concentrating to form glyphs, aiming to bound off of them and lunge at SPECTRE without gaining any sort of bullet holes.

Yeah.

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[Verite]

"This stopped being fun ever since it began," Kido rushes towards the damaged Reindhart. "I hardly saw you, but I will be sure to avenge your death. HHHNNNNGGGHHHH~"

The last sound was Kido attempting to lift the fallen warrior's hammer. He was stopped by Madoka.

"Allow me," Madoka says, lifting the fallen Reindhart's hammer. "because I will not hold back."

With new weapon in arsenal, Madoka proceeds to scatter about. With Rocket Hammer in arm, she slams down on any potential hidden soldiers that would attempt to ambush her.

"That's either a lot of strength or a lot of adrenaline," Kido sighs. He then spots Makoto and Genji nearby. Picking up Genji's sword, he says, "Makoto, based on his cybernetic physiology, he might have a chance to live. The Medical Bay should be green, so I'll cover you while you take him there! Quick quick!"

Should Makoto doubt him, Kido responds, "basic kendo training is better than no kendo training. I have a few low-tier skills I never really got the chance to use."

He grabs a few Shurikens from Genji's damaged cyborg pockets and shoves them in the face of possible incoming soldiers during this conversation.

"That, on the other hand, wasn't a skill. That was just throwing stuff at people. With a fair deal of luck."

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BANG BANG BANG BANG!

More machine gun fire would be heard in the air as most of the shuriken were shot out of the air, shattering like glass. Another challenger had stepped into the ring, it seemed, as a feminine voice could be heard, clearing her throat behind the Producer siblings.

"How's that for skill over luck then, boy?" The woman would ask, holding a machine gun in one hand and a blade in the other, her voice dripping with something resembling a German accent.

"Good on you to show up when you could, BERTHA, mon amie," LUPO would comment thankfully, giving a nod, before aiming her machine gun at Kido while the blonde woman known as BERTHA would aim hers at Madoka, "Now then, why don't you give these fine specimens a taste of your medicine?"

"I thought you would never ask..." BERTHA practically purred with delight at that thought, before the two of them would begin pulling the trigger upon the Producer siblings!

@Crow​

Robin glanced at the Umbrella soldiers. He put his hand on his own sword. He motioned to Corrin who pulled out a sphere.

"Get all wounded and essential personnel out and to somewhere relatively safe." Robin said, his face in a state between calmness and anger. A state he had developed in combat and one that had helped him throughout his time with the UN. "I'll stay behind with Corrin."

Corrin would transform into a dragon with the orb:

Robin pulled out a tome of fire from his jacket. He would attempt to aim it towards HUNK. He would also attempt to block anyone he could with his own body. "Hold the line." He shouted. "Don't let them get through."

Meanwhile, Corrin in dragon form would charge forward towards any enemies in her way.

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"!"

Taking evasive maneuvers, HUNK would quickly break into a sprint across the room, even going far enough as to jump on and run on the walls for a few seconds, flipping around and so forth, all in an attempt to disrupt Robin's aim. As he did so, he would spray the room with bullets, and as he ran, he'd slowly inch closer and closer to the Secretary-General, his aim centering on him easier and easier the more he got closer to him!

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A Quick Quibble
A Short Collab Between @Mason Moretti and @Klutzy Ninja Kitty​

Mason, massaging his sore shoulder muscles, overheard the exchange between Ilona and Train. As the former walked away he approached the latter. He barked, "What the hell, Train? Is that how you talk to all the ladies? I understand that assassins aren't exactly overstocked in emotions and feelings department, but I'm pretty sure you're making her cry.

"She feels bad enough for the trouble she caused and you're determined to make it worse! So what if she needed saving?" The tone of Mason's voice be and harsher and its pitch cracked as he said, "If I remember correctly, you were almost lost forever in that sugar-cake illusion world and we had to come pull you out of it!"

Mason paused for a moment. He was startled by the callousness that crept into his voice, as well as the content of what he said. He continued, "I'm not exactly sure HOW I know that, but I do. The point is, you can't go around accusing people of your own weaknesses!"

Surprised when Mason would approach and scold him, Train frowned. "Oh don't give me that. You don't have any right to call me out on being emotionless when you have absolutely no proof that's the case. And don't call me an assassin. I quit doing that kind of work and I'll never go back to it."

Scowling, Train added, "The fact she needed saving isn't the problem. It's the fact she just stood there and didn't even try to move that bugged me. She was going to let that guy kill her without doing anything. If someone wouldn't have spoke up, she could've did the same thing again! I don't want to see the girl die, and I don't think anyone else here does either. Shame on me for being the one to speak up and try to knock some sense into her? Oh well, someone had to."

Mason rebutted, "Well, what if, God forbid, she wanted to die?" Afraid Ilona might have heard what he said, he muttered a swear under his breath and continued in a quieter, yet still harsh, voice, "We don't know what she's been through. She could have been in shock, completely unable to move. Or she could have seen something so traumatic that she had no reason to dodge or deflect. Besides that, we were just facing absolute monstrosities. Unless Ilona can stop time, create force fields, or teleport around the battlefield, I don't see how she could avoid it."

His breath and body were shaky as he continued, "A battlefield is a horrific sight, the first time and the hundredth. I don't know about you, but seeing that thing get torn to shreds made me a little sick to my stomach. It was a danger to everyone, and that's why we took it and the crazy Umbrella guy out. We were there to keep them from endangering more people.

"We're supposed to be Ilona's friends. That means we're supposed to be there for her if she's in trouble."

Train was a bit appalled by Mason's words. "What the hell do you mean by all that? Do you mean that you'd support her if she wants to die? I know fully well how bad the multiverse is and all of the evils that exist out there, but that doesn't mean I support someone throwing their life away. If you wanna tie her noose for her, be my guest, but I'll stop you. So long as I'm able, I'll support the innocent being saved. If Ilona died, it would be a waste."

Train glanced back over his shoulder to where Ilona was standing, wondering if she could hear what they were saying. What really was going through her head right now? Did she really want to die? It almost felt as if she did, but the ex-assasin couldn't exactly read her intentions very well. After she had been kidnapped, surely nobody could predict what her exact thoughts were.

"You're right about one thing though, we need to be there for her when she's in trouble. But I feel being there for her means helping her overcome what is bothering her..."

"...so she can live her life to the fullest. That's what my own friends taught me, and if I can overcome my own baggage, I know anyone can."

"I'm not about to let her throw her life away," Mason said, clarifying, "I'm saying if that's the case, then it's our job to make sure that is prolonged and precluded. There's some form of despair gripping her, and we need to help her fight it. Complaining will do nothing.

"I'm willing to defend her from anything: Monsters, villains, darkness, despair, and even herself, so long as I have the power to do so. I know what it's like to overcome that baggage. I think I understand her struggles with her power."

Making a small fist and examining his own aura, he added one final word, "You're a good man, Train, and I'm sure we're both working towards the same goal in the end." He turned away from Train and stepped towards Ilona. For those who were sensitive to it, a small droplet of dark aura was left where he stood talking to Train.

Mason made his way towards the distressed princess of the sun and asked, "Ilona, are you—excuse me, where are my manners—Madame Ilona, are you alright? How are you feeling, physically and emotionally?" With his words, he gave a small bow. When he rose from the bow, however...
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Mason was in the unfortunate situation of being between Ruby and Ilona, directly in Ruby's flight path. Needless to say, upon impact he toppled to the ground.

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#Cheza don't get jealous #because women are flinging themselves at Mason​

Scott watched and was happy that they had found the princess. Now they just had to figure out two things a) Who the heck the spy was in their midst? and b) How were they going to take their base back? He looked over at everyone. " So, what's the plan next? We can't exactly stay here forever," he said.

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"Yeah, I imagine we are," Train replied when Mason said they were working for the same goal. "She's strong," he added. "So I'm sure she'll be fine in the end." He gave Mason a pat on the shoulder before the man walked away, watching him approach Ilona. I'd go over there too, but I don't know Ilona too well. She's better off being around people she knows right now, friends who can comfort her. She's got a lot of friends. I'm sure they'll be able to help her.

Ilona stood in the doorway, lost in thought before Ruby began to head her way. She had indeed been listening to some of what Mason and Train had said, only feeling more uncomfortable knowing she was such a heated topic of discussion. She wrapped her arms around herself, appearing rather tense. Her expression was dark, slightly burdened.

I don't really know what to do right now. I just wish I could... be alone and figure all of this out.

Shaken from her thoughts when she heard Mason speak to her, Ilona would turn to look at him. "Sir Mason, I--"

Unsure how to respond, she was almost grateful Ruby rushed over and accidentally hug tackled Mason in attempt to hug the princess herself. "M-Miss Ruby?! I-It is rather pleasant to see you too, I suppose..."

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For better or for worse, Jennifer was as still as she had been left, undisturbed by all the fighting. Though it still seemed as if she was not going to wake up any time soon, she was relatively physically okay.

As for the woman in the pink scarf, she considered the discussion going on concerning Ilona with some level of sorrow. She frowned at the girl, unsure entirely what to say to her. After all, she had never been good at talking to her own daughter, so talking to another young woman didn't seem to be part of her skill set. Regardless, she said, "I will also do what I can to protect you, Ilona dear, for what it is worth."

@york @Klutzy Ninja Kitty @Mason Moretti @Med Bay​

Continued from here.

Byakuya had been idly standing by, looking put off by all this. He had no means of joining the fight earlier, and was not happy about his passive role in all this. It seemed the enemy did not think Byakuya Togami notable enough to place under illusory control.

"Everyone in the Command Center passed out," he said in response to Lucifer's question. "Those of us not with your group... woke up here, generally. From what can be gathered, Umbrella took over the headquarters and kidnapped Ilona all in one, but it seems Ilona has escaped from their base on Silent Earth. No doubt that the traitor in our midst was to blame for such a clean sweep. It would seem the Order is not involved with this, leaving Umbrella woefully understaffed. Once we take the Command Center over, we should be able to easily regain control of the base."

"Shepard already briefed us on a plan," Kieran said, walking in from the hall. Behind him were the MEU members and Ocelot. "Makoto's group made their way to the Security Station. We're to meet them in the lounge with the equipment they got before storming the Command Center. Oh, and--" Kieran grinned and pointed back out into the hall. "The Umbrella guards patrolling the halls have been taken care of. No need to thank us!"

"Ugh..." Doppo grunted simply, rubbing his wrists for a brief moment when he and the others would be freed from their shackles, before moving to rub the back of his head, seemingly in response to Kieran's confident assertion.

"Why do I feel like that's, in actuality, an invitation to thank you guys?"

Regardless, he still gave a nod, presumably a verbal gesture for a silent thanks.

"If our business is done here, Captain-Commander, perhaps it would do us some good to stop flaunting and take our own advice. We shouldn't keep everyone waiting, after all," Ocelot would simply say strictly, deadpan and serious-minded as ever, it seemed.

"I-Indeed. We need to move while we might still have the element of surprise, or so we can only hope," Kyoko would say with a cough, clutching her ribs. Though her injuries weren't life-threatening by any means, the assault by the hands of Nemesis still did a small number on her. The thought had crossed her mind that perhaps she should take a backseat approach and let the others handle it, but she was obligated to see this all the way through. She owed it to herself and everyone.

"Cheery as ever, Mr. Ocelot. But yeah, yeah, I gotcha. I've been itchin' to pay back those goons for a while!" Gwen would exclaim, popping her knuckles a bit, before hopping to her feet eagerly.

"Let's get on the move then."

Kyoko's group soon met Makoto's group in the lounge, where the two groups informed each other of what they witnessed and got equipped with weaponry from the armory.

"Ilona!" Makoto said happily, a smile appearing on his face. "It's so good to see you... I was beyond worried, especially after we found out we weren't at their base." The boy looked to the woman in the pink scarf, who Ilona only knew as Miss. "I guess we have you to thank. Miss Lalonde, the Coalition owes a lot to you."

The woman gave Makoto a confident smile. "No need to thank me, dear. It was nothing at all."

Shepard and Misaka were still out cold, so it was agreed they would be brought back to the Medical Bay before the final assault. Having awoken slightly, Sorey and Mikleo offered to take them there.

"Sorry we couldn't be of more help, but... I'm afraid I can barely stand."

"Yeah... good luck, you guys."

As they were leaving, Junko spoke up. "Hey, so..."

"This is the Coalition, huh? Not quite what I expected... I should probably go with them, right?" Junko gestured to Sorey and Mikleo. "I'd be no help, you know. I'm no Ultimate Warrior here."

"Ah, but..." Makoto crossed his arms, thinking on this. "Those portals you use, maybe we could make use of them? Ultimately, Junko, it's up to you. The last thing I would want is you getting hurt."

Junko shot Kyoko a glance, searching her expression for some semblance of her opinion. "Fuck... I don't know..."

"For that matter, Ilona... maybe it would be best if you stayed behind with the others as well?"

"I can protect her if need be," said Lalonde.

Kyoko, who evidently had been unaware of Junko's presence in the base until now, would let out a mildly surprised gasp upon catching sight of her.

"Enoshima...? From Columbia? How did you even... Well, I suppose that doesn't matter at the moment. At least you seem to be in one piece," Kyoko simply said. It felt a little odd saying something nice like that to someone like Junko, someone who was depicted as an enemy of hers in most other worlds from her respective universe, but she still managed to get the right words out, before the lavender-haired young woman would clear her throat, attempting to reconstruct her cool-headed mien.

"It's... up to you. The choice is yours. But just know that you might be put into danger if you go with us, and ask yourself if you think helping our cause would be worth that risk."

"... In any case, are all of you coming with us to retake the Command Center, that is, those who aren't too wounded to keep on going, are all of you ready for whoever is waiting for us on the other side? I regret that our chances aren't as high as they ought to be with Shiki out of commission for the moment, but as long as we can hope that we can take back the base, there's little that should be able to stop us."

As Kyoko and Makoto led the group into the Command Center, Junko lingered behind. Watching the backs of the others, she eventually shrugged. "... Whatever. I have to beat up on Umbrella for what they did to me anyway." She quickly followed.

The group stepped into the Command Center, which looked relatively unchanged from when they had been gassed inside it. Umbrella men in lab coats went running from the room at the sight of the group, carrying files. "They won't get far," Morrigan said, before her and Carissa went after them. Left remaining was only Umbrella Administrator to still be alive after all this time, Sergei Vladimir.

"Comrade Lalonde," said the man in a Russian accent, his gun pointed her way. "I should have known you would turn on us eventually. You never had the stomach for Umbrella. You can kiss finding your daughter goodbye."

Lalonde stared back at him impassively. "I know one day I will see my daughter again some day, Vladmir, no matter what you say."

The man scoffed. "Very well. If you all want to take your base back, you better make your move. I will not go without a fight."

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"..."

"What."

"You wouldn't dare judge a person by only word of mouth of one incarnation of them found throughout this vast multiverse, would you? Seems quite dogmatic for a UN member to think," Ocelot would reply to Kido in Kyoko's place, passive-aggressively critical as always.

How reliable of him.​

In response to the appearance and threats of Sergei, the man would quickly draw his own revolver, pointing it at the lone Russian and cracking a subtle smirk. "You would rather keep your pride than your life then? Well... Perhaps that's to be expected of a man born under the flag of the hammer and sickle," Ocelot said, before clearing his throat, and continuing, "Not going down without a fight? Even if you tried hard, I doubt you could put one up against the likes of us alone, Umbrella scum."

"Who said he was alone?" An unfamiliar feminine voice would inquire, a somewhat thick French accent in her voice, before--

SHHKT!

--the sickening sound of the act of stabbing was heard.

A gasp would be heard from Jon Snow, a blade sticking out from his chest, before he would be kicked forward towards the rest of the group, the man hitting the ground on his face as a pool of blood began to form, daring to reach the feet of the nearest Coalition members! The perpetrator would turn out to be a woman with an Umbrella outfit, a blue mask, and holding what looked like a machete in her hand, assault rifle in the other.

"Hmph. Too easy," the woman commented dismissively, "Karena LesProux, codenamed LUPO, at your service," she would crudely introduce herself, twirling her knife nonchalantly, before clearing her throat, "HUNK, why don't you come out as well? Don't be shy. And give them a good impression as well."

BANG BANG BANG!

The sound of a burst of machine gun fire would ring out, a few bullets slamming into the form of Iroh, causing the old man to stumble back towards the group as well and collapse, another pool of blood forming as well. Rushing over, Carissa would kneel down and examine the two of them with a grave position, her first instinct being to examine their condition despite the presence of the enemy.

"They're... They're still alive for now, but barely. We need to fetch that nurse from the lounge, but I imagine that at least for the time being, that'd be a gesture easier said than done..."

"Indeed. Come now, HUNK. At least take responsibility, mon ami."

...

Appearing from the shadows, the figure known as HUNK, armed with a machine gun as well, would also appear, the only sound being made from him being his breath, louder than they ought to be, likely because of his gas mask.

"Tch... Not bad. I underestimated you," Ocelot simply said, not seeming to be too concerned with the deeply injured allies, in contrast to Kyoko, who...

"Everyone, scramble! There could be more hidden troops trying to get the drop on us! We can't let them keep the element of surprise!"

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"N-No! Jon!" Makoto screamed, hopping over a row of computers to check on his condition with Kyoko. Before he could reach them, Sergei fired in Makoto's direction, the bullet slamming into a computer next to Makoto and surprising him to the point of sending him sprawling backward on to the ground.

The action in the Command Center seemed to erupt then, as men and women on both sides went scrambling. Makoto's head whipped around in search for the soldiers on Umbrella's side. Under the dim lighting of the emergency lights in the room, Makoto almost didn't see the man standing near the back wall, wearing black and aiming a sniper rifle at the Coalition group.

His eyes glowed a faint blue, where Makoto figured he was looking down the sights and aiming at...

"Jude! Get down!"

He called out, hoping to get the doctor's attention. Jude turned to him, seeming to realize what was happening, and did as Makoto said, just as a shot rang out. Makoto felt his vision blur as he looked for anyone hurt by the attack, and to his horror found that he had been wrong about the attack. For the sniper to have precisely shot Reinhardt in the head to pierce his helmet, he must have been aiming for him int he first place. The heavy man collapsed to the ground with a cry, blood seeping from his helmet.

After a moment of shock, Jude ran to the fallen warrior to check on his condition.

"Don't think you can hide from my sight..." Makoto heard the man say as he moved to hide himself behind a row of monitors. He considered stepping out quickly with the hope he could distract the sniper, but found something peculiar bounce into the open space next to him. It took Makoto only a moment to realize it looked like some kind of grenade, covered in pins.

Makoto covered his face as it exploded, expecting the worst, but when he registered no pain, he slowly lowered his arms.

"No way... No!"

In front of him, Genji had collapsed, his metallic frame punctured by the many tiny pins from the grenade. Makoto felt as if he was going to be sick. He called to Jude as a heavy ringing began to beat at his ears.

"Nice shot, SPECTRE, but I can get the job done as well," said a female voice.

The source was a woman in a mask that only covered her mouth. Next to her, SPECTRE gave the barest hint of recognition toward her.

"... FOUR EYES..."

Meanwhile, Junko shivered, but not because of the violence.

"Jeez, why are some of these guys looking at me all strange... I'm way too popular for my own good!" She threw her body into a lower position once the fighting started, She wasn't entirely sure what she was doing, but she was happy to be doing something noteworthy for once. She just needed to figure out a place where she could safely set up a portal without hurting the wrong people...

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So. Winter and Weiss were a bit late to the party, both having stirred somewhat slower than the rest. But at least they were in time for the briefing, if nothing else. Both oblivious to the fact that a few of their ranks laid in a less fortunate state, for the moment.

Blah blah blah shitpost blah blah--

Yeah so the Schnees were helping kick evil ass and all. Winter joined in the assault on Four Eyes, while Weiss narrowed blue eyes, concentrating to form glyphs, aiming to bound off of them and lunge at SPECTRE without gaining any sort of bullet holes.

Yeah.

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Ruby Rose


Ruby was super relieved seeing that Jennifer was okay, and with that in mind... She appeared to be more composed, even as she ended up running into Mason as she was trying to tacklehug Ilona.

"Oh! Uh... I uh... ... Sorry!" She squeaked, looking quiiite embarassed to say the least.

Fortunately that embarassment didn't last too long, as she sort of rushed towards Ilona, giving her quite a hug... This was one of the rare moments that Ruby's hugs almost resembled Yang's, even if she might not have the strength to back it up just yet.

...

This moment of calm didn't last very long though, they eventually regrouped, making their way to the command center. They were found with more than their share of foes, but Ruby wasn't about to give up, not when they were this close! As Jon Snow met his unfortunate end at the hands of the blade of the one called LUPO, that fierce look was in Ruby's eyes once more.

The difference being, this time she could think clearly, seeing that Weiss was up now, she carefully timed her strike, waiting for the correct glyph to appear on the ground, and then... She made her move.

With one, swift motion, Ruby leapt onto a glyph on the ground, which propelled her high into the air (at least as high as the room managed to let her go, and with a swift, heavy strike Ruby aimed to bring her scythe down onto LUPO in a quickly accellerating spinning motion.

---

Zwei


In the meantime, Zwei finally woke up, pressing his muzzle against the suitcase Weiss had been holding... And with that, it suddenly transformed, individual pieces attatchign to his body, sorta like a discount ironman suit (dang it Ruby). However, despite the somewhat ripoff(ish) equip process, the suit itself bolstered quite an arsenal.

WIth rockets, HE dust ammunition, and twin machine-guns, Zwei was quick to give the Schnees some covering fire against their opponents as Ruby entered into a battle with LUPO.​

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[Crow]

BANG BANG BANG BANG!

More machine gun fire would be heard in the air as most of the shuriken were shot out of the air, shattering like glass. Another challenger had stepped into the ring, it seemed, as a feminine voice could be heard, clearing her throat behind the Producer siblings.

"How's that for skill over luck then, boy?" The woman would ask, holding a machine gun in one hand and a blade in the other, her voice dripping with something resembling a German accent.

"Good on you to show up when you could, BERTHA, mon amie," LUPO would comment thankfully, giving a nod, before aiming her machine gun at Kido while the blonde woman known as BERTHA would aim hers at Madoka, "Now then, why don't you give these fine specimens a taste of your medicine?"

"I thought you would never ask..." BERTHA practically purred with delight at that thought, before the two of them would begin pulling the trigger upon the Producer siblings!

@Crow​

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"Hey! I have a medical appointment!" Kido pouts, "no time for show and tell, sorry Miss."

"This is all fun and games to you, isn't it?" Madoka glares at the gun users.

"Mason!" Kido exclaims, "ready the shields!"

After that, Madoka would slam the ground with heavy force using the Rocket Hammer, attempting to shatter the Earth and create a tremor strong enough to imbalance BERTHA and LUPUS.

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[Ringmaster]

"!"

Taking evasive maneuvers, HUNK would quickly break into a sprint across the room, even going far enough as to jump on and run on the walls for a few seconds, flipping around and so forth, all in an attempt to disrupt Robin's aim. As he did so, he would spray the room with bullets, and as he ran, he'd slowly inch closer and closer to the Secretary-General, his aim centering on him easier and easier the more he got closer to him!

"Deus Vult."

He had kept to the side for now, watching from the shadows. The strike team was an obvious distraction, their goal the people here. But once the element of surprise was lost, they were reduced to just another enemy to be put down. Nothing different from the Nemesis, or any other foe the Coalition had squared off against in wartime and in the shadows. He had seen enough and had taken their measure.

Now it was time to act and leaping from his observation post, Lucifer leaped from Corrin's back on an intercept course for HUNK as the Umbrella agent was in mid-leap, black keys flashing as he moved them to intercept any spray of bullets his way.

And then when he got close enough, brought together by the laws of physics it meant the agent would be in his range of attack where he was strongest.

And that suited the damphir just fine, as once close enough he slashed out multiple times in an attempt to rip and dismember agent HUNK like a blender on steroids.

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Ruby Rose

Ruby was super relieved seeing that Jennifer was okay, and with that in mind... She appeared to be more composed, even as she ended up running into Mason as she was trying to tacklehug Ilona.

"Oh! Uh... I uh... ... Sorry!" She squeaked, looking quiiite embarassed to say the least.

Fortunately that embarassment didn't last too long, as she sort of rushed towards Ilona, giving her quite a hug... This was one of the rare moments that Ruby's hugs almost resembled Yang's, even if she might not have the strength to back it up just yet.

...

This moment of calm didn't last very long though, they eventually regrouped, making their way to the command center. They were found with more than their share of foes, but Ruby wasn't about to give up, not when they were this close! As Jon Snow met his unfortunate end at the hands of the blade of the one called LUPO, that fierce look was in Ruby's eyes once more.

The difference being, this time she could think clearly, seeing that Weiss was up now, she carefully timed her strike, waiting for the correct glyph to appear on the ground, and then... She made her move.

With one, swift motion, Ruby leapt onto a glyph on the ground, which propelled her high into the air (at least as high as the room managed to let her go, and with a swift, heavy strike Ruby aimed to bring her scythe down onto LUPO in a quickly accellerating spinning motion.
​

"Hey! I have a medical appointment!" Kido pouts, "no time for show and tell, sorry Miss."

"This is all fun and games to you, isn't it?" Madoka glares at the gun users.

"Mason!" Kido exclaims, "ready the shields!"

After that, Madoka would slam the ground with heavy force using the Rocket Hammer, attempting to shatter the Earth and create a tremor strong enough to imbalance BERTHA and LUPUS.

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With superhuman reflexes, LUPO was able to process Ruby's movements and take evasive action, quickly ceasing fire upon the Producers and backflipping out of the way in an effort to dodge the scythe strike. The ill-timed tremor caused by the usage of Reinhardt's Rocket Hammer would have LUPO lose her balance during her acrobatics and fumble. The woman lost her footing for just a moment, causing her to crudely fall on her face with a resounding "Oof!" grunt, though her facemask managed to at least protect her face from much damage.

BERTHA stumbled about, meanwhile, but seemed to retain more balance than LUPO ultimately, if only because she had been stationary. When the tremors would pass, LUPO would remain on the ground, facing up and getting into a prone position, scrambling to grab her dropped rifle and aim it at Kido, deciding to focus on him before exacting revenge on Ruby for that surprise attack. BERTHA, standing beside her comrade, would refocus her aim, relentlessly trying to catch down Kido and get a good shot at him, the two of them speaking to each other.

"Focus on the boy. Children like him can be most troublesome with those kinds of weapons precisely because he does not know how to use them!" LUPO would exclaim, before the two women would open fire upon him!

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"Deus Vult."

He had kept to the side for now, watching from the shadows. The strike team was an obvious distraction, their goal the people here. But once the element of surprise was lost, they were reduced to just another enemy to be put down. Nothing different from the Nemesis, or any other foe the Coalition had squared off against in wartime and in the shadows. He had seen enough and had taken their measure.

Now it was time to act and leaping from his observation post, Lucifer leaped from Corrin's back on an intercept course for HUNK as the Umbrella agent was in mid-leap, black keys flashing as he moved them to intercept any spray of bullets his way.

And then when he got close enough, brought together by the laws of physics it meant the agent would be in his range of attack where he was strongest.

And that suited the damphir just fine, as once close enough he slashed out multiple times in an attempt to rip and dismember agent HUNK like a blender on steroids.

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HUNK, body bound in mid-air as Lucifer would approach him, would make quite the move to try to counter the dhampir's attack, swiftly moving his machine gun as a makeshift shield to protect himself from some of the blades, and while the weapon seemed to be enough to cushion the blow from some of the Black Keys, most would be able to hit their mark on the man's body.

However, it was then that something odd would be observed.

Swinging the blades at his body would have just about the same effect as hitting an average person with the back ends of the blades. In other words, it was as though Lucifer would end up bashing HUNK's body in with blunted weapons, though at the very least, it would be enough to throw him off, his body being knocked off course and sent crashing into the wall, making a decently sized crater in it as he'd then fall onto the ground... only for him to scramble to his feet just a moment later, without much indication of injury!

The sight might have come off as a surprise to those expecting him to be as durable as the average human, but considering his affiliations with Umbrella, an organization so well known for human experimentation, one could easily imagine what kind of enhancements they'd given him, especially after running into beings such as Albert Wesker and Jack Krauser, as well as Nemesis, to a lesser extent.

"..."

With his focus shifting straight from Robin to Lucifer, the glowing red eyes on his mask almost seeming to glare straight into the Executor's being, he would simply stand there for a brief while, as though examining Lucifer, his weapons, predicting his strategies, everything, before planning his next move...

Tossing aside the broken machine gun, the silent soldier would exchange them for two submachine guns that he would unholster, pointing one at Lucifer and the other at Robin, opening fire at his two targets with deadly accuracy! There was no telling what he was planning, being the least flamboyant, for a lack of a better word, of his squadron, but he had made his move!

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[Ringmaster]

HUNK, body bound in mid-air as Lucifer would approach him, would make quite the move to try to counter the dhampir's attack, swiftly moving his machine gun as a makeshift shield to protect himself from some of the blades, and while the weapon seemed to be enough to cushion the blow from some of the Black Keys, most would be able to hit their mark on the man's body.

However, it was then that something odd would be observed.

Swinging the blades at his body would have just about the same effect as hitting an average person with the back ends of the blades. In other words, it was as though Lucifer would end up bashing HUNK's body in with blunted weapons, though at the very least, it would be enough to throw him off, his body being knocked off course and sent crashing into the wall, making a decently sized crater in it as he'd then fall onto the ground... only for him to scramble to his feet just a moment later, without much indication of injury!

The sight might have come off as a surprise to those expecting him to be as durable as the average human, but considering his affiliations with Umbrella, an organization so well known for human experimentation, one could easily imagine what kind of enhancements they'd given him, especially after running into beings such as Albert Wesker and Jack Krauser, as well as Nemesis, to a lesser extent.

"..."​

"....."

I have twenty-eight black keys and three shots in my revolver left. Saint Guillotine is likewise an option, but not the best weapon now. I've taken out his main weapon, but he's a professional. He'll have at least a few more holdout weapons and at least one knife. My greatest advantage here would be close range. If I could get close enough...But there's my problem there.

He glanced to the side at Robin.

The secretary-general. Currently my biggest liability. Have to draw his attention, away from him. If I protect him, then I'll be divided...Easier to pick off. He'll be counting on it. So...I have to do the unexpected.

There was a tenseness to it all suddenly, and in that brief moment...He was out of time.

The time to act was now.
​

Tossing aside the broken machine gun, the silent soldier would exchange them for two submachine guns that he would unholster, pointing one at Lucifer and the other at Robin, opening fire at his two targets with deadly accuracy! There was no telling what he was planning, being the least flamboyant, for a lack of a better word, of his squadron, but he had made his move!

Lucifer charged.

For Robin.

And summoning two black keys, he flung them both with an ease born of long experience, sending them flying for the eyeholes of the mask of HUNK. Whether he'd alter his guns to shoot them down, dodge or blink didn't matter. The intent was to buy time, to distract. At least enough for Lucifer to get Robin out of the way.

It still wasn't enough as a bullet ripped through his thigh, making him grit his teeth in pain.

That was going to be a mess and worse, he had to spend a portion of his blood pool to heal it. But if he succeeded, it meant Robin would be safe behind the closest bit of cover.

And then Lucifer could act once more, snarling as eyes flashed with a feral light and fangs glinted before he charged back into the fray.

@Verite @Minerva

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"Focus on the boy. Children like him can be most troublesome with those kinds of weapons precisely because he does not know how to use them!" LUPO would exclaim, before the two women would open fire upon him!

"RAAAAAAAARGH!"

Descending from above, Saber Alter swung her blade down for LUPO's neck like an executioner passing judgement. With a cold light in her eyes, the False King of Knights entered the battle and took her opportunity.

"FACE JUDGEMENT ALMIGHTY CUR!"

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[LuckycoolHawk9]

Stiles stared at everyone with the swords and guns and he sighed. This was going to be one of those fights. Well, time to do the oldest trick in the book. Draw attention to himself. " Hey, you guys, you can't even hit a broad side of a barn," he yelled to them. He hoped it worked.

I am deader than dead.

Scott tried to grab a guard and inflicted his technique to transfer the pain into them. He was going to try it.

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[Mason Moretti]

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"Mason, you're low on aura, right?" Kido asks. "Keeping safe is the only request I have actually. I'm trying to cover Makoto while he brings the cybernetic man to the Med Bay. Makoto, now's not the time to panic. If he's cybernetic in nature, there's still hope that he's alive. Mason, help me cover. The route should be cleared of enemies, but we can't be certain."

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BANG BANG BANG BANG!

More machine gun fire would be heard in the air as most of the shuriken were shot out of the air, shattering like glass. Another challenger had stepped into the ring, it seemed, as a feminine voice could be heard, clearing her throat behind the Producer siblings.

"How's that for skill over luck then, boy?" The woman would ask, holding a machine gun in one hand and a blade in the other, her voice dripping with something resembling a German accent.

"Good on you to show up when you could, BERTHA, mon amie," LUPO would comment thankfully, giving a nod, before aiming her machine gun at Kido while the blonde woman known as BERTHA would aim hers at Madoka, "Now then, why don't you give these fine specimens a taste of your medicine?"

"I thought you would never ask..." BERTHA practically purred with delight at that thought, before the two of them would begin pulling the trigger upon the Producer siblings!

@Crow​

"!"

Taking evasive maneuvers, HUNK would quickly break into a sprint across the room, even going far enough as to jump on and run on the walls for a few seconds, flipping around and so forth, all in an attempt to disrupt Robin's aim. As he did so, he would spray the room with bullets, and as he ran, he'd slowly inch closer and closer to the Secretary-General, his aim centering on him easier and easier the more he got closer to him!

@Minerva

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"Hey! I have a medical appointment!" Kido pouts, "no time for show and tell, sorry Miss."

"This is all fun and games to you, isn't it?" Madoka glares at the gun users.

"Mason!" Kido exclaims, "ready the shields!"

After that, Madoka would slam the ground with heavy force using the Rocket Hammer, attempting to shatter the Earth and create a tremor strong enough to imbalance BERTHA and LUPUS.

@Verite @Mason Moretti @Minerva @anyoneelse​

With superhuman reflexes, LUPO was able to process Ruby's movements and take evasive action, quickly ceasing fire upon the Producers and backflipping out of the way in an effort to dodge the scythe strike. The ill-timed tremor caused by the usage of Reinhardt's Rocket Hammer would have LUPO lose her balance during her acrobatics and fumble. The woman lost her footing for just a moment, causing her to crudely fall on her face with a resounding "Oof!" grunt, though her facemask managed to at least protect her face from much damage.

BERTHA stumbled about, meanwhile, but seemed to retain more balance than LUPO ultimately, if only because she had been stationary. When the tremors would pass, LUPO would remain on the ground, facing up and getting into a prone position, scrambling to grab her dropped rifle and aim it at Kido, deciding to focus on him before exacting revenge on Ruby for that surprise attack. BERTHA, standing beside her comrade, would refocus her aim, relentlessly trying to catch down Kido and get a good shot at him, the two of them speaking to each other.

"Focus on the boy. Children like him can be most troublesome with those kinds of weapons precisely because he does not know how to use them!" LUPO would exclaim, before the two women would open fire upon him!

@Crow @york​

HUNK, body bound in mid-air as Lucifer would approach him, would make quite the move to try to counter the dhampir's attack, swiftly moving his machine gun as a makeshift shield to protect himself from some of the blades, and while the weapon seemed to be enough to cushion the blow from some of the Black Keys, most would be able to hit their mark on the man's body.

However, it was then that something odd would be observed.

Swinging the blades at his body would have just about the same effect as hitting an average person with the back ends of the blades. In other words, it was as though Lucifer would end up bashing HUNK's body in with blunted weapons, though at the very least, it would be enough to throw him off, his body being knocked off course and sent crashing into the wall, making a decently sized crater in it as he'd then fall onto the ground... only for him to scramble to his feet just a moment later, without much indication of injury!

The sight might have come off as a surprise to those expecting him to be as durable as the average human, but considering his affiliations with Umbrella, an organization so well known for human experimentation, one could easily imagine what kind of enhancements they'd given him, especially after running into beings such as Albert Wesker and Jack Krauser, as well as Nemesis, to a lesser extent.

"..."

With his focus shifting straight from Robin to Lucifer, the glowing red eyes on his mask almost seeming to glare straight into the Executor's being, he would simply stand there for a brief while, as though examining Lucifer, his weapons, predicting his strategies, everything, before planning his next move...

Tossing aside the broken machine gun, the silent soldier would exchange them for two submachine guns that he would unholster, pointing one at Lucifer and the other at Robin, opening fire at his two targets with deadly accuracy! There was no telling what he was planning, being the least flamboyant, for a lack of a better word, of his squadron, but he had made his move!

@Ringmaster @Minerva

@Gummi Bunnies @Nater Taters @Crimson Spartan @Mason Moretti @darnerdemons @Klutzy Ninja Kitty @LuckycoolHawk9 @Yun Lee @Takumi @Hospes @Sen @Everyone​

Mason decided to follow Kido and assist his plan to help Makoto. Junko was being protected by another man with spiky hair and appeared to be fine, so he dropped the barrier that say around her.

He prepared another aura barrier that protected himself, Makoto, Madoka, Kido, and the cybernetic man Kido mentioned. Hopefully, the collection of them could return to the medical bay safely.

Mason's shield was weak, relatively speaking, but he could sustain it long enough to get them there. It would at least be able to take a few bullets.

Aura Inv: Wide Barrier [Mas, Mad, Mak, Kido, Whoever the cyborg is]
Aura Pow: 20%
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@Atomyk @Crow @Mason Moretti @Minerva @Verite @Anybody Else

 

[Atomyk]

"I-I'm not sure..." Makoto found himself inexplicably confused, staring at Kido as if he'd just done something crazy. Perhaps picking up a fallen comrade's weaponry wasn't entirely out of the question, but kendo training or not, Kido was probably the last person Makoto would have given Genji's sword. As a shot rang out above him, knocking debris about, Makoto groaned. "One of the guards blocked the exit with explosives... Besides, it's not just Genji that's injured! I'd need to move the others as well!"

"Let me look at him!" Jude exclaimed, dropping down next to Genji. He looked confused for a moment, but seemed to understand how to remove Genji's face mask. After a moment's examination, he said, "... He's alive. For now. So is Reinhardt." Jude's hands glowed and he held them over Genji's body. "It won't be enough, but I will keep them alive."

Makoto nodded gratefully. "Okay... Jude, let's move the injured to where Zen and Wynne are, and you guys will have to protect them." As the doctor nodded, Makoto began to help him move Genji toward Jon and Iroh. "Reinhardt is too big... someone strong needs to move him!"

@Crow @Josh M @Sen @Mason Moretti @Verite

***

For all his efforts, Scott found himself being hit in the back of the head by a second guard, knocking him to the ground. The guard then turned toward Stiles, aiming a shotgun his way.

"Come on, big guy, I know you're here for us."

The man turned toward Lalonde, who was protecting Ilona for the moment. She had her gun aimed on him, smiling despite the fear she felt. He aimed back at her, and Lalonde knew she could not hold a stand-off with him for very long. "Came all this way, did you? These ladies don't even know your name. That's not polite, dear."

"... BELTWAY," was all the man had to say.

@Klutzy Ninja Kitty @LuckycoolHawk9


***

In response to Bekka's boasting, Sergei shot upon her to get her attention. Though the bullet would be useless for one such as her, she would turn to find something peculiar happening to the man.

Red tendrisl burst forth from the man's arms, wrapping around him as some kind of infection mutated his body. Sergei grinned madly, even as his clothes were ripped apart and his skin was covered in a layer of white tissue. His facial features were covered as the red tendrils turned his arms into one singular appendage that whipped back and forth like a worm.

The long tentacle shot out toward Bekka, surprisingly powerful enough to slam her into the wall of the room.

@Jeremi

***

Junko gave Mason a sidelong glance, though she seemed to give a relieved sigh at the barrier. "Junko Enoshima." She looked around, confident with the barrier around her of taking a moment to gather herself. After a moment, she responded to his question. "Just, uh, watch me, I guess? I'm not used to any of this, but... look, I can create these portals that drop people into other worlds. Don't ask how or why because I don't know, I just can, okay? I'm afraid of using it because I can't control it too well..."

With the debris that was being gathered due to the fighting, Lang would be able to find enough turned over desks to adequately shield Junko for the moment while Mason left.

"It's not really a matter of time! There's just too many innocent people! I need that ugly bastard trapped or something..."

@Mason Moretti @Yun Lee

***

SPECTRE dropped out of sight to avoid the chair, Zatanna's magic, and Weiss' glyphs, mysteriously disappearing from the scene as Shizuo approached them. FOUR EYES wasn't so slippery, forcing her to engage with the man with the iron bar. She understood at the very least that a hit from him would do severe damage, so she jumped back nimbly, just out of reach of the attack. She didn't want to keep on the defensive, so she retaliated by shooting needles at Shizuo between swings, one connecting with his bicep, which would in turn infect him with a serum that slowed down his movements about 50%.

Though she was now out of those particular needles, FOUR EYES felt she could go to-to-toe with the man before her, at least until a beam of energy slammed into her and knocked her into the wall. The woman cried out, just as Wanda's attack followed this up and slammed into her again. Dust and debris enshrouded her, obscuring FOUR EYES as another barrage of needles was shot out toward Add and Wanda.

When SPECTRE reappeared, he stood frozen. He was taken quickly by Miko, who would unfortunately find the man to have been nothing more than a hologram. A shot slammed into the ground next to her, revealing the man to be at the opposite side of the room now, aiming at her. It was clear he possessed some means of cloaking his own body for periods of time.

As the dust settled, it was revealed that FOUR EYES had been skewered with knives at some point. She still lived, barely, her vitals miraculously missed. All the woman could do was give a slight nod, looking as if she knew this was bound to happen. As she closed her eyes, something odd happened. Black mist seeped out from under her clothing, just enough for those looking at her to recognize it as the mist that had knocked them unconscious in the first place.

Somehow, FOUR EYES exploded, spraying those around her with blood and the black mist. The mist expanded and began to permeate the room, cutting the group off from their higher powers.

@The Tactician @darnerdemons @Jeremi @Josh M @Kaykay @Hospes

@Gummi Bunnies @DBZ7 @Nater Taters @Crimson Spartan @Ringmaster @Crow @Mason Moretti @Klutzy Ninja Kitty @Minerva @york @LuckycoolHawk9 @Yun Lee @Verite @Takumi @Sen @Bomb @Everyone​