Avenger Assembled

The moment Rev touched the strange police car, she gained a series of impressions, even as her metallic fingers passed through its outside to grip a slick, soft underneath, like spectral meat and metal she couldn't quite get a firm grip on: A Bedlam police officer of the old school at work, shaking down merchants for protection money, beating a fleeing suspect with his nightstick. One night the officer stops a passing car but a single shot rings out as he reaches the driverside window. Officer Friendly staggers back to his car, and then - The patrol begins. It has never ended. It will always continue. Up in front of them suddenly there was a tremendous crash; and through her vision Rev was able to see their target, the fleeing vampire lord in his fancy pickup truck, now hurtling into the air! The truck had hit a barrier full-tilt and launched itself into the air, its front end smashed, suddenly rolling quickly, like to smash into the concrete barrier just in front of them. The lake! They had reached Lake Michigan; and were about to crash!

The heroes rumbled together down the neglected road, taking it slow to avoid the potholes and fallen debris that had come first from the volcano and later from near-abandonment. It was hard to tell how Cardenas's remote facility here had stayed in operation if this was what the road to it looked like. On an island this underpopulated, there could hardly be a back way in...could there? But sure enough, operational it was. Just when they thought they were about to get lost in the ashy, half-dead jungle as they headed further up a hillside, they found themselves confronted with a closed wire-metal gate across the road and a sign that read C-TECH on the outside. There were no signs of human habitation; the gate was closed by what looked to be nothing more than a simple padlock. But it was Predator who spotted the electric junction boxes located at intervals along the outside of the gate; proof that this gate was electrified! Somebody didn't want anybody climbing the gate, and as they got close, they both could sense the electric charge running through it. If the jungle wasn't so quiet, with only insect noise and the occasional hardy bird, they'd surely have seen dead animals here. Or worse!

Got it!

Judy was full of questions about Claremont, of which she was a recent alum. "Best school Ah ever went to, even if it was the strangest!" she added with a little laugh. Up close, Carmen could smell that there was something decidedly inhuman about the energy being, who radiated a stereotype of Southern Christian girl' while smelling distinctly of ozone and electricity, the stuff of stars and what passed between them. The plans for the afternoon turned out to be lunch, boxes of hot pizza from a California district. "I'll take care of this little angel," Judy promised the two women, heading straight for the refrigerator to start making Phillip his bottle. "You two just have fun." She made no move to join the two women for their meal, and when her back was turned Ashley gave her a look before saying, "You don't have to do that, honey." "Ah know Ah don't," said Judy cheerily, "And don't think you won't owe me for it later," she added with a smile. She had Phillip nestled in the crook of her arm as if he'd been born to be there, singing softly as she went about her work. With a relaxed smile, Ashley turned to her current mentee and said, "I do have something in mind that isn't this, but you need to eat first; I know how crappy high school food is. Here, I had her get triple meat and, uh, margarita pizza," she added, mispronouncing it slightly.

Okay, @Spacefurryand @Supercape, just checking, capital or science base? I wasn't sure after reading your post.

You know what, Aquaria has giant frog eyes and doesn't need 'em to fight anyway, so I'll just fail that save if that's okay with you, Spacefurry! Sea Devil throbs - and leaps into melee with the creature (Move) She then stabs it with her trident. It's fully grappled so I'll Power Attack for +2. Attack vs Creature: https://orokos.com/roll/994516 If that hits, it's a DC 29 Tou save Attack vs. Creature 2: If it doesn't hit, here's my HP reroll: https://orokos.com/roll/994517 = 21

Aquaria's heart pounded wildly as she felt the terrible pressure against her mind, the linked gaze of shark and Atlantean and Jessie's disappointment bearing down on her. She struck her trident against the ground and her helmet snapped open, revealing a broad, froggy face with wet green skin, huge staring yellow goggle eyes, and teeth - such teeth in a mouth that looked big enough to bite off a man's head. Deep One, invader, savage. When she spoke it wasn't in the voice of the machine she used inside the armor, it was in her own wet tongue, a deep, rumbling throb of a voice that boomed in bass: "I WILL - NEVER - BE CAGED AGAIN!" She struck the ground, again and again, and suddenly the very ground opened up beneath them. The effect was like the irising of a lens but made from the curled tentacles of a gigantic squid, a lens that opened up to reveal a great staring eye that they all plunged towards at alarming speed - Before suddenly they were elsewhere, not too far away; behind a copse of trees so close they could still hear the fight between Luke and the homeless woman as Aquaria slumped against her trident, breathing audibly in a low bass rumble.

"Well, I thought we would-" At this point Phil started crying again; and Ashley squeezed her eyes shut before she swore in Vietnamese. "Okay! Okay, home it is-" They teleported again, this time to the sheltered backyard of Ashley and Fa'Rua (and Philljp's) new house. Carmen had only been here a few times but it was an impressive place, a suburban mansion on the outside but with a backyard big enough to land a spaceship in - or a child to play in, these days. Fa'Rua's spaceship was parked not far away, the personal craft about the size of a large truck, though curved and sleek like a resting bird. Looking stressed, Ashley handed Phillip off to Carmen 'so she could make a call.' Just as before, the baby immediately calmed down when Carmen held him, this time actually closing his eyes and looking cozy. There was another flash of light; a rainbow glow like something from a dream; and they weren't alone. The other woman glowed like an impossible rainbow star, radiant like a goddess from her glowing eyes and long black hair - which, as it faded, resolved itself into one of the most famous metahumans on Earth. Judy Cahill, Daystar, walking solar battery, daughter of a former President, now a leading spokesman for Christian superheroes and advocate for the poor. She was dressed in sweatpants and an oversized T-shirt and looked almost normal as Ashley introduced them. "Carmen, this is Judy, Judy, Carmen. Judy is...part of the family," Ashley said after a moment. Judy smiled at Carmen and shook her hand; her grip warmer than Carmen's feline body temperature. "Nice to meet you. Oh mah goodness!" she said, her eyes lighting up. "There's mah baby boy! Hello there!" She grinned at Phillip and added, "Ah went along on the trip to space with her and Fa'Rua when they got this little miracle. You ever go to space?" she asked.

Sounds good!

that's a DC 15 save for anyone who wants to avoid it. let me know if I should post IC or if you want to roll (or have the PCs roll) for it!

Okay: If it's okay with everyone else, I'm going to have Sea Devil drop the following effect. I think it'll be a fun source of complications for people. Teleport 5 (The Mother's Coils; 100 ft/5 miles, Extras: Accurate [+1], Portal [+2]) {25/28} Let me know if that will get any low-PL bystanders, if so I might do something else. She's going to aim for the bottom of the lake she was just in if she's close enough (since she can only go 100 ft) - if not, she's going to drop them all behind full cover (100 ft away, maybe one of the park buildings) and away from the view of the woman targeting them.

feel free, go right ahead!

Disable Device

Okay, @Spacefurry, does this effect detect as magic?

just checking in to see how everything's going!

Normally I would say do minions on the sheet as the PC, but this one is complicated enough that it deserves its own! (love the pic!) APPROVED

let us know if you're looking for comments here

Good idea, @Supercape! Initiative: 23

@Nerdzulshould go next since I am slooooowed. =D

Their pilot stayed with the plane, explaining with a little shrug that she couldn't leave it abandoned. "And besides, you might need a ride home in a hurry," she added with a smile. That left the heroes to exit together out onto the airstrip, which wasn't the worst thing the two of them had sever seen but certainly wasn't pretty. The volcanic ashfall across much of the island recently had been relatively light here and had long since washed off the tropical forest and the like, but the airport building itself looked to be largely abandoned. There were a few vehicles parked if they wanted to try their hands at hotwiring them, or they had their powers to get them where they needed to go. It was easy to think, at least for a moment, they were all alone on the island despite their pilot, even though of course they knew the island was only partially evacuated. Still, the nearest village was some distance away from the map they'd consulted. Heading towards the capital would give them access to more people but take them off the immediate trail, heading for the Cardenas company site would give them access to where Cardenas had been last seen - but also get them closer to the volcano! Soufrière Hills wasn't actually erupting at the moment - but the pillar of smoke rising from it in the distance was a reminder that it lived still.

Hey, you're the boss, anything from full immunity to "quitcher bellyaching and roll" would be acceptable. =D https://orokos.com/roll/993566 well that was a bad roll. Okay, I'll just take the slowed and be chastened!

"Thanks, Carmen." The last time they'd gotten together, Carmen had ridden around on the back of the Patriot's motorcycle - but not even a superhero could ride around with a newborn on a motorcycle. So instead they cheated a little. "Here, take this, and I'll tag the missus - " She handed Carmen a small metal tag about the size of a cellphone, then took another herself. "Okay, honey we're ready - hold on baby, it's coming!" Then there was a distinct flash of light, and the three of them were elsewhere, standing in an alleyway in what Ashley quickly explained was a nearby part of Freedom City. It was a slightly jarring transition as they landed a few inches above the ground, one which promptly started Phillip to crying again. "Fa'Rua's trying to get the teleporter on her ship to work better in atmosphere, but it's still a little rough. Ssh, ssh, it's okay, baby, it's okay..." She turned to Carmen and said, "Listen, this is a good place - but I can't put on my costume when I have the baby. Are you gonna be all right?" There was, after all, no way for Carmen to take her costume off. "We can go to my house if you'd rather."

does Aquaria's nature as a proud Deep One rather than puny Surface-Man help her out here any? It's a five point feature! =D

Neko stared at Carmen, her eyes going wide. She backed up, turning her body sideways, tail going up. Suddenly she ran to the rear of the corridor, feet pounding past the other two girls, and leaped up into the open window at the end of the hall. Crouching in the sill, she chittered loudly before diving out the window. Outside, she landed on her feet as she always did and ran over to the nearby tree. With an air of dainty elegance, she sat down beneath the branches and started licking the back of her hand before running it against her poofy white hair. Ugh. I think I blew it again! she thought disconsolantly. Quickly, she popped out her phone and began livestreaming. People following Catgirl Reacts got a popup message that quickly turned into Neko, sitting underneath a tree and looking downcast. "Hello, friends. It's my first day of senior year and I am sad." She gave the screen her saddest face, ears flattened on her head, and said "Does anyone have any ideas for how to cheer up...?"