OPERATION SEXY MARIO: CONCLUSION

[initiates]

Date & Time: Sept 19th
Location: The UE Holding Compound, and surrounding area.
Characters: Anyone being rescued, doing the rescuing, or doing the distracting.
Summary: There have been some slackers freeloading off the UE for the past couple weeks or so, so let's go drag them home.
Warnings: Likely violence! Let a mod know if we should update this.

Those meant for distraction and those meant for rescue alike are both loaded onto the same stolen highspeed train. It's a great distance to cover, but the train manages in just under two hours, and deposits both groups three miles from the Holding Compound — a desolate and cold area, with rocky, uneven ground, small but jagged hills well-scattered and covered in scraggly trees — and there they part ways.

The diversion is sent away north, to draw United Earth attention and aggression upward, further into the continent, while the rescue team takes a much slower and quieter route to approach the Compound from the south, closest to Exsilium. The rescue team's orders are to wait a full half hour, to be sure that all forces who can be drawn out of the Compound to meet the sudden onslaught from the north will have already left.

The diversion team won't have an easy job of it. The soldiers are heavily armed, and trained to fight to the death before they surrender. They're grouped in organized squadrons, about 20 in each, and seem to outnumber Transports by three to one. Scattered throughout these soldiers are the Masked, the UE's special forces. These soldiers strike with a deadly precision, enhanced speed and strength, and highly advanced weaponry. Also, oddly enough, they seem to have a few smaller members among them, standing about 4 feet tall, and wielding strange powers… Those familiar with the powers of their kidnapped friends may see distinct similarities.

The Compound itself, when the rescue team makes their way in, will be very quiet. All prisoners had been forced into locked rooms (together or separately — whatever was most convenient) before the soldiers had left to face the encroaching threat. There are still personnel left to man the base, of course, and a few of them are armed soldiers — but for the most part it's scientists and researchers. Careful, though. Even scientists and researchers are perfectly capable of sounding the alarm to bring back the armed threats.

Once everyone is out of the Compound, the train will begin running a return trip. It will be kept as long as possible, while the distraction teams sneak back from the battlefield in small groups, but it can't wait forever. Those on the battlefield for the longest, the hardest hitters or the most dedicated fighters, might just have to find another way home. So… any Transports with relocation abilities feel like lending a hand?

Comments

[yourdistraction]

Merrill just shakes her head in confusion at Charles' question, because she has no idea. It's not like anything she's seen, and doubtful even Elissa could help with it. This is like no lock in Thedas, except perhaps...something in the Deep Roads? But she'll stand and move aside so that he can have a look at it, trying to move instead onto her tip-toes so that she can try to see inside. She is so short...

"Fenris! Yes, it's me! I mean, us! Charles, and Warden Cousland, too." Is that a proper address? She doesn't know, especially to do with the Grey Wardens, but well it hardly matters right now. "Are you hurt? What is it like in there? We're trying to get you out."

[ladyspitfire]

Elissa stands off to the side, holding up the rear guard. Her strength and stamina will be her best bet to put to good use, especially when they have far to go if it means getting Fenris out safely. With Merrill's magic gone, there's only so much power that they can draw on for the moment. Even Fenris' abilities must be hampered.

She steps forward to examine the lock, frowning. "I've seen something like this before. It probably needs one of those cards to read off of." Blaine has shown her something similar. But she doesn't know where to get one. Except... "One of the people in lab coats may have one. Or one of the guards. If nothing else, there may even be one around here specifically for his." She turns to Charles. "Does your world have locks like these?"

[ninjamanager]

"It does," Charles nods, already doubling back to check a guard's body. "Cover me. I think I can get us a key. We'll have you out soon enough, Fenris."

[wolfuncaged]

There's a gruff response on the other side of the door, as if they were expecting any other kind. Fenris is glad for them to show, of course, but he's impatient to get out. To do some damage.

"Try not to get killed in the process."

[yourdistraction]

Merrill just looks to Elissa, expecting her to know how best to cover Charles in this situation. She's the rogue! Merrill is not the best from a distance right now, anyway, and she thinks she should have brought a bow and arrow. She's no ranger, but she can use one semi-decently.

"I'll stay here!" She is too scared something could happen if she leaves now, like Fenris will disappear or the door will magically move somewhere else. Maybe this isn't the Fade, but the looks of it are so surreal it might as well be.

Besides, Charles shouldn't be long, right? How far back was that body now?


[ ooc; I DID NOT GET THIS NOTIF I'M SO SORRY. If you guys want to branch off just until they get the key that's fine with me, or we can timeskip, idc. ]

[ladyspitfire]

And she does follow him as she can, giving a nod to Merrill. "If you need us, yell. We'll come running back." But she knows she can hold her own, magic or no, and that'll have to be enough. Poor Fenris will need to stay where he is for just a little while longer.

Elissa trots off after Charles, content to watch his back and keep him safe for the time being. Hopefully they can be quiet enough that only one or two will need to be taken care of.