Seryu had indeed taken the hand. So the three of the sat there, as if they were a trio of normal teenagers unconcerned with war and the like. There would be missions soon. More hardship and pain. Perhaps even one of then would die. But for now, their was Kyras, Seryu, Yalei, and clouds. And that was what mattered.
EPISODE VI: DESPERATION IN THE VOID [ @Shadhunter @Xaphen when you decide upon an upgrade, let me know and we'll retroactively apply them. And as always, add a BEFORE BRIEFING if you wish ] A FEW DAYS LATER... < @WanderingJester @Xaphen @Xanxas @Shadhunter @Andraina > The StarRunner had stayed above Y'coren, repairs and upgrades on the FRAMEs completed, as was Kelley's secret project. Soon enough, the Ship began moving, jumping into Slip-Space as Captain Onyx announced their new orders over the Intercom. "We are inbound to rendezvous with the 5th fleet, and our orders are to push the lines of battle back. I have trust in each of you, and-" Suddenly multiple explosions rocked the ship, and it fell out of Slip-Space. "Oracle, Report! All stations, check in!" "Captain, it seems the Rebel infiltrator planted bombs at key positions. Shields and engines are down" "Guns offline too! Which is a problem, we have FRAMEs surrounding us. Williams! Get working on a bypass!" Lieutenant Desero Chimed in "Sir! Multiple boarding craft inbound! Fu- Their latching on!" Reported Lieutenant Moren "What!? Damn, they were waiting for us. All crew, prepare to repel boarders! Riders, get to your FRAMEs! Hushion, get down to the shields and get them back up!" Suddenly the ship rocked again as the blasting doors of multiples of boarding craft blew open the Ship, allowing the Troopers inside to enter the Super-Carrier. [So, you all get to decide where you are. Only stipulations are you cannot be in or extreamly near the hangars. @Xanxas feel free to be hanging out with Yalei. I want you all to give me a situation post first (What were you doing before the boarding and how do you react?), don't go anywhere or do very much at this point. IMPORTANT: You are all by yourselves or with NPCs at this time. Therefore, unless you meet with another Player or we get too far, I will be posting responses normally.]
Kyras was looking over the schematics for the PRAETORIAN with Seryu. She had become very clingy recently, and it was honestly concerning him. Regardless, they were currently looking at the new add-ons to their FRAME. They had felt it needed some serious upgrades after the last battle, and they certainly hadn't held back. They were currently lounging in their bed, both in their PJs. They were, after all, the kind of people who wouldn't get up unless they were made to.
< @Xanxas > Soon enough Kyras would hear the announcements, alarms would go off, and He would hear banging on the door. "Kyras! Kyras!" It was Yalei. A boarding craft... Oh, god, they're here!" A muffled voice was heard saying:"Look there! It's one of the Riders! Take her out!" "Careful, watch your equipment, this one's a Technomancer" "Damn mutants. Kill her!" The voices were followed by gunshots, sounds of scuffling and various screams. One of which sounded like Yalei.
Kyras threw himself off the bed and grabbed his self defence pistol. He cursed himself for not storing his armor or at least something with a little kick in his room. He blitzed out the door, a disheveled 6'5 clawed man in his pjs with a pistol making both a hilarious and terrifying sight.
< @Xanxas > Kyras would turn to see Yalei standing in her jumpsuit, her pistol smoking as she stood in front of his door, looking at 3 dead Splinter Boarders... and held a hand over her side, a growing reserve of blood soaking into her clothes. "N-not quite fast enough." She said to herself, and shook her head. "Get dressed... we need to move out. She then limped over to the bodies and grabbed one of their pulse rifles. "Hurry!" She yelled, getting into a defensive position. "More will be coming!"
Kyras did the same, quickly throwing on some cloths after grabbing one of said rifles. He pulled out his door in full to act as cover and kneeled to give himself some support. He then pulled off of of his sleeves and gave Yalei and makeshift bandage. "Whats going on? Any news from the bridge?"
<BEFORE BRIEFING> Enyo laughed, thinking her persistence was worth the effort in taking the date. He slowly got up from the medical bed and nodded his head to the nearby Doctor. He wrapped his arms around the Corporal and moved with her to the mess hall. While it looked like he was just be friendly, he was secretly using her as support to walk. He didn't think she would mind. <Now> With Malai to his side, they both began running to their FRAMEs. As he got to the hanger three enemy soilders appeared. It only took a moment for Enyo to take out his side arm and drop all three of them. The crack of the bullets and the echo of the bang, became music to his ears. This was the career path he had chosen and in his head he was happy that he was still good at it. He let go of the Corporal to enter Star Catcher which was several meters away from her's. "Ill see you outside. Watch yourself!" Enyo called out as he began to traverse up the stairs to his mech. Again, his hands began to shake, a condition he would never get over, but it reminded him that he was still human, and he was scared. War was a evil thing, the ones who enjoy it are psychotic and the ones who don't acknowledge it are naive. His thoughts were interrupted by Beta chiming in. "Welcome back Sergeant. I've received reports that we are being boarded. Are you ready to kill all enemy combatants?" Beta asked in his distorted voice, almost a hint of glee in it. "I'm ready to do my job Beta. If all systems are green, lets move!" Enyo barked as he slipped on the helm to connect to the MainFRAME. A small shock sent down his spine, this time. "Affirmative"
< @Xanxas > "No, I think they've cut off communication." She said, wincing as Kyras applied the bandage. "Thank you. We need to... Ahh!" She ducked behind the cover as another small team appeared, firing their rifles, slugs pinging off the door as Yalei prepared her rifle. "I'm going to try to jam their guns, give me some time!"
"Roger" he barked. Quickly he began laying down suppressive fire, attempting to buy her enough time to do her thing. He would drop the pistol or rifle as one became empty and had the SCARAB reload the empty gun.
