Scene #672: Battle For The Factory

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Kari Wolf	Meanwhile at The Factory- The Union Armed Forces garrison is being attacked by a most unusual combatant; a six-inch tall robot called a shinki, in an unidentified armor configuration. It leaps tall rocks in a single bound, is just fast enough to avoid being hit by the unelite, and just armored well enough to get nicks in the armor plating from the bullets that do hit. It's a shinki! A miniature menace from the Confederate Elite Forces named Kari Wolf! "Aw come on, can't you just surrender and I'll make it look like you put up a fight?" the shinki says, hiding from bullets behind a particularly large rock. And a stray bullet hits a volatile piece of oddball technology, exploding and sending the shinki skidding across the blasted landscape.
Mihk Lihzeh	An unusual sight might show itself at the Factory doorstep. A feline-like woman, dark skin, deep purple hair, wearing a flowing robe and carrying al... is that a BOOK? Well, as it stands, Mihk Lihzeh strides into the battlezone, checking the lay of the land over from behind her spectacles. "Hmm, analysis of local forces indicate a 99% probability of success at this juncture." she notes to noone, opening her book, reciting a few passages from the page before her, before seeming to 'grasp' something and make a throwing jesture. The unelite forces would find themselves choking in a sudden foggy cloud of cloying smoke. A Miasma of sorts. "Flee now, your forces are overmatched."
Regina of Borg	As the battle rages, there is a green shimmering glow in a secluded corner. Then, a pair of grenades roll out of the passage toward the Union troops. When they explode, not only is it with the force of a bomb, but it also showers the area in burning green plasma. Then, the Borg Queen steps around the corner, smirking lightly. "I am Regina of Borg. Resistance...is futile." she says before raising her dual plasma pistols.
Eryl Fairfax	Eryl makes his way through the Factory at a quick pace, helping the nonelites back to their feet and instructing them to clear the area. In his faded suit, he really doesn't look terribly Elite himself. However, he carries himself with confidence, eyes constantly sweeping over the area, his 'Original Face' system scanning for the attackers. And then he spots a woman with feline features emerge from a warp gate and conjuring a poisonous fog on the Union troops. 'Original Face' is unhappy about this seemingly impossible event, but he steps up to confront Mihk. He bows, crossing his right arm over his chest "Uh, excuse me? I am Eryl Fairfax, diplomat for the ReGenesis corporation, and Union ally. Am I correct in assuming you are one of the attackers?"
Fayt Ravus	While not normally the type to seek a fight, Fayt WAS nearby and well... he can't jsut turn his back on things. This would explain why what initally appears to be a giant bird shows up over the Factory. As it comes in for al anding though, it turns out that it's not a bird, but Fayt, flying thanks to teh help of what seems to be a pair of massive plue and gree wings attatched to some sort of harness. As he lands, The wings and harness suddenly disappear in a blue of motion, rapidlly turning themselves back into a scarf around Fayt's neck. He eyes Regina carefully reaching around to pull his staff off of his back. "You're not allowed out here, leave, now."
Kari Wolf	The tiny robot comes jumping out from behind the rock at Eryl, landing in front of the young man with all four limbs hidding the ground. She looks up at Eryl, dusting herself off. "Of course I'm one of the attackers. Who the howl are you?" She says at the Union ally, paws on hips and looking up at the guy with her helmet-obscured face. The shinki sticks out what one can only assume is a tongue and makes a THPPPBBBT sound before taking off between Eryl's legs.
Regina of Borg	Regina laughs lightly at Fayt. "I can go wherever I wish, little man." she says as she brings her pistols to bare on him. "To try and command the Borg is as futile as the many times I have assured my opponents that fighting me is futile." she says. Before she fires. Searing bolts of plasma shoot through the air faster than a bullet toward the little chaos mage as Regina walks toward him rather non-challantly. "You may as well surrender now. If you do, I may even spare you from assimilation."
Eryl Fairfax	Eryl looks down at the little robot as she lands before him, taunts him and runs off. It really does take all types to make a Multiverse, he muses. "Well, I had just introduced myself, but perhaps you missed that part. I am Eryl Fairfax, diplomat of the ReGenesis Corporation and Union ally. I must ask that you two cease the attack and retreat, taking any allies with you." He bows to Mihk and turns to bow to Kari also, a genuine smile on his face. His voice contains no mockery or sarcasm in it. It seems he is utterly serious about this request! "It would be deeply appreciated."
Mihk Lihzeh	Mihk Lihzeh quirks a brow as Eryl comes striding out of her Miasma, seemingly unaffected. "Hmm, recalculating, 76% chance of success, rapdily declining." she murmurs to herself, seeking information from her book once more. Then she is addressed, ears flattening down a bit and tail frizzing out. "I am here assisting my allies." she remarks. "An amicable arrangement could be reached, though I fear my allies may not hold similar thoughts on the matter. If I harm you too badly, I appologize in advance, and offer some succor before your medical teams arrive." She then 'pulls' something from her book again, and makes a flinging motion at Eryl. He might find himself suddenly weakened and feeling ill, as Bio takes hold in his system.
Fayt Ravus	Oh crap. Fayt VERY quickly dives behind a rock as the shots ring out, "Ok, gonna need some help here..." His staff starts to twist about in his hadns as he points it at himself. "Fortune." A small bolt of glowing energy fires form the bolt, striking Fayt in the forehead. Visibly nothing happens. Magically? Fayt's spell tries to alter probability, pushing anything he does ever so slightly towards the best possible outcome. In otherwods? Fayt just made his luck skyrocket. Hopefully it'll help.
Kari Wolf	"Nope! Not going to happen! I need the parts for Master!" says the defiant shinki. Seeing her ally hit the young man with a horrible looking gas attack, Kari decides it must be time for serious business! She braces herself for a moment as the lids to the micro grenade launchers open and fire out a small cloud of the tiny explosives at Eryl's legs. "Time to taste the bitterness of the feet!" That's not how...
Regina of Borg	When Fayt dives out of the way, Regina snickers to herself before pulling a plasma grenade from her belt. She stops walking forward as she tosses the explosive so that it will roll around the cover Fayt is using. "Hiding will not save you." she says before...boom! After plasma showers the area, Regina starts walking forward again. "Come out. Let me assimilate you. You will find new purpose as a Borg drone. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own."
Eryl Fairfax	"Well, that is a terrible shame really. Your concern is appreciated, and the same to you." He begins to clench and unclench his hands when Mihk casts Bio on him! Spontaneously, his body is filled with toxins. His face becomes pale as his internal systems begin to work to destroy them. He slumps slightly, but remains upright, staring at Mihk. She seems to need to 'pull' these effects from her book. If he can take it from her or destroy it... But then he comes under attack by the smaller robot! Tiny explosives plant themselves at his feet! With a less-than-elegant leap to the side, he gets out of the way before they explode! As he lands, he rolls, planting his feet as he raises his arms, pointing his index fingers at Mihk and Kari. His arms are trembling as he does, but suddenly, spinning metal slugs erupt from his index fingertips, speeding towards the two!
Fayt Ravus	"Sorry! But I'm more a magic kinda guy!" Fayt calls back. He dives out of cover, somhow managing to get far enough away to avoid being incinerated right then and there. Must be Fortune's doing. Scrambling to his Feet. Fayt's staff starts to twist about as he takes aim at Regina. "Besides, you REALLY don't want what's in my head. Trust me on this one. Force bolt." A small bolt of kinetic energy fires from the end of Fayt's staff. the results of getting hit by it would be a little like getting punched, from soemthing a lot stonger that scrawny little Fayt.
Mihk Lihzeh	Mihk provides a bow to Eryl, then dons a serious expression. She's observing him, watching his movements. He's slowed down, that's good, but then he fires some kind of metallic object... oh dear that's coming at me fast... Mihk leaps gracelessly to one side, stumbling as the slug slams into her shoulder, making her pirouette on the spot before righting herself. "Intriguing." she remarks, rubbing at the impacted area, before she holds her book out, pages facing Eryl. "Wrath and Ruin." she states simply, launching a blinding white sphere of energy at Eryl.
Regina of Borg	Regina is hit by the bolt, but her sturdy body shrugs off the hit and she continues forward. "Are you one of those 'troubled souls' I have heard about? I would be interested in studying what leads to such things. And having a mage under my command would greatly enhance our understanding of magic." she says, then...she starts to run. And unlike her drones, Regina is pretty fast and agile. She closes the distance rapidly, firing plasma bolts as she goes. And if Fayt knows anything about the Borg, he probably knows that you don't want to get into fisticuffs with one.
Kari Wolf	Blam! The projectile hits Kari hard, putting cracks in her chest armor and the bullet embedding itself in the heavy duty ceramic mesh plate there. Gonna need to take that out later, Kari. The force of impact knocks the little robot tumbling backwards too, causing more damage from hitting rocks and other debris on the ground. "Hooooo... Ow..." Kari picks herself up and leaps at Eryl, aiming for the head. She'll try to latch onto Eryl's head and claw, kick, and gouge the crap out of the guy's noggin with her arms, feet, and tail. "HAVOC!" she yells. Probably saw something Shakespearean earlier today.
Eryl Fairfax	Eryl takes several deep breaths. 33% of the toxins in his system have been cleared so far. He gives a grim smile of satisfaction as both his shots find home despite them. He can do this, sad as it is. The feline woman recovers and counterattacks first, launching a sphere of light towards him. While he doesn't know what it is, it is likely unpleasant, so he begins to evade. But that Bio has made him sluggish, and it grazes his arm. Both layers of sleeves and even a section of his artificial flesh is burned away, revealing the dull gleam of metal beneath. But then, sick combos right in his face! He cries out in surprise as Kari grapples his head and begins striking, doing some impressive damage for such a little robot. Bringing his hand up, he swipes at her with a hard slap, trying to get her off!
Fayt Ravus	"I don't think I'll be joining sor-ACK!" Fayt's cut off as one of the plasma bolts manages to hit him right the leg, leaving a painful burn as the little guy drops to one knee. for someone as squishy as Fayt, a fist fight simply won't do, Fayt once again takes aim with his Staff. "Burning hands." A farly large cone of flame suddenly errupts from Fayt's staff, Fayt qickly sweeps the flames from side to side, laying down some literal covering fire to try and keep the borg queen from getting too close.
Mihk Lihzeh	Mihk doesn't get a repisal thanks to Kari's swift intervention... and so, decides to up the ante somewhat. She opens a new page in her book, and pulls a quill with which she quickly writes something. She then tears the page from the book, and tosses it out onto the ground, where it surges with Earth-aspected Aether and forms a rather substantial looking fox-like being. "I call upon the Topaz. Carbunkle, heed me." The creature seems confused for a moment, before it bounds over to stand guard before the Miqo'te.
Regina of Borg	Regina is caught up in the fire, the flames searing her armor and singing her skin. And she keeps running forward, little more than a grimace given against the burning. "Such a shame. It would be a waste for you to be destroyed rather than assimilated." she says before leaping at Fayt and trying to grab him. If she manages to catch him, she quickly pulls him in and moves a fist toward his face, as if to punch him. But instead, it comes to rest against his neck, and he would feel two pin-pricks as her nano injectors fire into his neck. Then, a terrible burning sensation would start flowing from the injection site, and in its wake numbness would follow as Regina's nanoprobes attempt to hijack Fayt's nervous system and alter his body. Even if the probes don't succeed in actually changing him, the damage they cause is much like being poisoned.
Kari Wolf	Kari flails about trying to do damage to Eryl's head, and is slapped down for her efforts. As she falls, she scrambles for purchase anywhere on Eryl's frame, sharp claws grasping for purchase, the bladed tail lashing out for something to curl around. She might hit some clothing on the way down, but nothing seriously damaging to Eryl. She hits the ground again with a loud OOF!. She rights herself, crouching at the ready for trouble. "Didn't your mom teach you not to slap girls?" She taunts before the hidden laser turrets on her huge shoulder units come whirling out and plastering the intervening air between herself and Eryl with laser bolts. PEW PEW PEW! "You should be ashamed! Hitting girls! Thppbt!"
Eryl Fairfax	"Apparently, my mother died giving birth to me." Eryl says simply. Sometimes, words can have more effect than actions, throwing the opponent off guard. He frowns as she shreds his clothes as she struggles to cling to him. His only suit... no. Do not get mad. His implants suppress the surge of anger and he continues to speak as he raises his foot. "You are hurting people, and refused to stand down when asked. You get what is coming to you, regardless of sex or gender." He risks a glance over at Mihk, blinking as she conjures some kind of creature from her book. And in that moment, Kari blasts him with lasers, more holes being burned in his clothes! His arms and legs reveal more metal, but his torso is burned, still flesh. He winces in pain as he points both his index fingers at Mihk, firing a shot from each at her, as he brings his foot down, hard and fast, on Kari!
Mihk Lihzeh	Mihk frowns again. "Chances of success rapidly declining... new tactics required... Operation Hard Head, go." she murmurs softly to herself... then two metal things coming at her. She can't dodge in time, but thankfully her little pet is there to take the hit, though as it leaps into the path there's a distinct flaw in its plan... the metal slugs slam into the Topaz Carbunkle... which in turn slam the creature into its master, knocking them both backwards. "Revision... Operation Star Slam. Topaz, Alez Oup." she commands, hoisting the creature up, then LAUNCHING it skywards, where it starts to pinwheel as it comes back down, aiming itself at Eryl. Mihk herself holds her book towards the man, and fires off a couple Ruin blasts to distract.
Fayt Ravus	Uh oh. Fayt Starts to scream as he's injected, eyes rolling bakc into his head for a moment as the Nanomachines do thier work. fortunatly, elite status means he won't be going down easy. As he pulls up his staff to aim at Regina. "F.. force wave." A large shockwave fires from Fayt's staff, trying to force Regina to back off. and then things get... weird. As the Nanomachines go to work (or at least try to), there's a sudden, harsh, eletric buzz as strange, multicolored electricty stars to dance around Fayt's head, and it's building up fast. Apparently something's taken offense to all the tampering, it's not doing anything yet, but the message is pretty clear: Knock that off!
Kari Wolf	Kari is crushed under Eryl's metal jackboot heel. Well, the jackboot part might be metaphorical. Crunch! Armor plates bust from the impact, sending little ceramic shards flying all over the place. The shinki grasps for something as she's underfoot. Which happens to be one of the weird things the robots around these parts have built, some shard of some diamondoid material that was left lying around. Kari attempts to shove it into Eryl's ankle joint with those jumped up servos in her arm. "Mmpmpmpmph!"
Eryl Fairfax	Finally, the toxins are purged from Eryl's body, allowing him to focus with a clear head once more. He grunts in satisfaction as Kari is crushed beneath his heel, even grinning a little as his shots launch that creature at its owner. But then said owner responds with... a fastball special? He takes the Carbunkle right to the chest, staggering and being struck by two of the spells! And to make things worse, Kari's stab seems to sever something important as he cries out in pain, staggering further! Grabbing hold of Carbunkle, he throws it with all his might... right at Mihk! Following that, he steps up to Kari... and kicks! Aiming to punt her towards her ally!
Regina of Borg	Regina is knocked back against a wall by the force wave. It takes her a moment to recover, but when she does, she smirks lightly. "My my. What a pretty light show. Are you a man or a machine?" she asks even as she brings her plasma pistols to bare again. She starts circling Fayt as she begins firing. She keeps her distance, not knowing what sort of damage that random energy could do. The nanoprobes are undeterred by the energy surge. They continue trying to take Fayt over.
Kari Wolf	The shinki's armor is dematerialized in a flash of light by the force of the blow and she is sent sailing through the air by the punt. At some point during the air-mailing, there's another flash of light as her other armor materializes around her, revealing the mostly standard Howling armor, confirming Kari's identity to the Union. Again, she skids across the ground, roughed up by the rocks and other things lying around here. She grabs a random /thing/ from the ground and points it at Eryl, pressing a button on it. Out comes a dazzling array of lights and a thumping disco tune. Nope, that's useless, better rely on the old stand-bys then.
Mihk Lihzeh	Mihk wasn't expecting the reprisal, and takes a Carbunkle to the chest for her trouble. She goes down hard, landing on some random piece of machinery laying in the open. She cries out in agony as something gives way in her leg, "Success chances dwindling... Carbunkle, Sic'em. Miss Wolf, we must retreat, this opponent is beyond us."
Fayt Ravus	Fayt lets out another yell as he's shot again, a plasma bolt leaving a terrible burn in his side. Staggering on his fett. Fayt once again taeks aim with his staff. "Cold bolt." this itme, Fayt's staff fires a small bolt of what appears to be blue mist. it's cold, VERY cold, enought to cause ice to form on whateveit touches. Meanwhile, the electricty continues to built up around Fayt's head, it's getting pretty Violent at this point and shows worringly little sign of stopping.
Eryl Fairfax	Eryl kneels down and takes off the shoe on his unwounded leg before standing, staring at his clustered opponents. He raises an eyebrow at the little light show Kari gives him... but then he hears Mihk's suggestion of retreat. "Yes. I highly recommend you do, least I have to... escalate." He then takes Carbunkle to the chest! The poor thing has been less a guardian and more a pinball for this fight! He falls backwards, having been lifting his naked foot when he his struck, landing on his back! One of his arms goes to grab the beast, his foot rising to point at Mihk and Kari... there is a large hole in his sock, exposing his heel. He has no skin around his heel, and the metal plating is starting to open, revealing a wide barrel... "Retreat now if you plan to!"
Kari Wolf	Kari agrees with Mihk on this one! But she /has/ to add insult to injury. She grabs the nearest thing, which seems to be a... grapefruit. Why there is a grapefruit lying out in the open grounds of The Factory, unmolested by the resident tinker bots, is a mystery for the ages. But there it is, being hoisted by a robot who is scarcely larger than it. The shinki jumps, hurling the out of place fruit at Eryl like one lobs a basketball for a net. Mission accomplished, she scampers over to Mihk to catch a ride outta here.
Regina of Borg	Ice. One of the few things that the Borg can't simply adapt to. Regina winces and cries out as ice forms on her body, leaving her shaking from the cold. "Cold...inded..." she manages. Her movements slow as the ice forms, and she growls as she forces her body to move. With her movements slowed, she choses to throw another grenade rather than trying to keep her pistols aimed. "But...it will not save you..." she manages as she tosses the explosive. A few moments later, Fayt is showered with burning plasma again.
Mihk Lihzeh	Mihk gets up, painfully, favouring her right leg as Kari bounds up for a ride out. She mentally commands Carbunkle to just keep going at Eryl to distract him as she escapes, and once she's far enough away, long out of sight past the Warpgate, the creature simply dissolves into Aether, leaving a blank parchment page that similarly dissolves away into dust.
Fayt Ravus	There's a scream as Fayt taeks a shot to the shoulder. The little guy looks quite hte mess right now, but at least he knows what kind of spells to use! "Cold bolt." Fayt fires off another bolt of freezing mist at Regina. Unfortunatly, while this is happening, chaos has apparently... well, Th electricy around Fayt's head goes critical, there's a VERY LOUD electric buzz and a flash of light, sparks shows everwhehere and... Oh wow! Fayt has not been assimilated, Fayt instead HAS assimilated. There's holes all over Fayts clothing, only the edges blend perfectly with his exposed skin, his scarf grows form him back lke extra limbs, his hand has fused into a ball around his staff... and shards of metal embedded in him everywhere. Apparnetly Fayt has at least partially merged with his current belongings. It's not a pretty sight. Stupid chaos.
Eryl Fairfax	Eryl fends off the summoned creature as his opponents fall back. 'Original Face' is not happy with it just turns into a page which dissolved, but at least it's gone... and then he takes a grapefruit right to the nose. It bounces off and rolls aside, drawing Eryl's curious look. Did that little robot just seriously throw fruit at him? Honestly... He gets back to his feet, limping a little on the one Kari stabbed as his 'Original Face' scans the surroundings. There is another fight going on nearby. He begins to make his way over, ducking behind the pillars of materials to get a good look at what is happening.
Regina of Borg	Regina is hit again, but this time her energy shield has adapted somewhat to the chaotic energies. Ice still forms along part of her body, but she continues smirking. "You look terrible when you are angry." she says even as she thaws one of her arms enough to start firing again. More plasma bolts shoot through the air, threatening to burn even more holes in Fayt. "Perhaps you should retreat now, while you are still able." she says.
Eryl Fairfax	Looking over at Regina and Fayt, Eryl frowns. His ally is clearly worse for wear, having undergone severe mutations, while his opponent continues to attack him. He walks over, speaking loudly to get their attention. "Listen to me! I have forced the two other Confederates to retreat! You are outnumbered! Flee, now!" He stares hard at Regina, pointing his index finger at her.
Fayt Ravus	Fayt twitches a bit as his mind stops reeling from the spellsurge. "Guh... what jsut..." and then he gets a good look at himself. "..." carefully, he looks at Regina. "Told you you don't want that. Just leave now. you're allies are gone, and my friend here still has plenty of fight in him." He sounds, about equal parts angry and unnerved right now. probably understandable given what jsut happened.
Regina of Borg	Regina actually seems more intrigued now than she did before. "You are so horribly disfigured, yet you seem to have no trouble staying alive. To hold such power would be a true accomplishment." she says. She looks over toward Eryl, then back at Fayt. "The Borg do not retreat." she says, then pulls another grenade from her belt. This grenade is thrown at Eryl, however. As it flies toward him, Regina keeps firing on Fayt. "Submit to me, little mage, and we will sort out the turmoil within your body and mind. We Borg specialize in bring order to the chaotic."
Eryl Fairfax	Hmm. He's had to deal with types like this before. But before, they usually couldn't back up their talk, not to Eryl at least. This woman clearly can though, as Eryl is launched back by the explosion of the grenade! Landing on his back, he groans and gets back to his feet, his systems informing him that he is pretty badly wounded by now. "As you like then," he says, voice tinged with regret as he points his finger at Regina once more... firing multiple shots from 'One Hand Clapping' right at her!
Fayt Ravus	Fayt screams as moree plasma hits him, fortune seem to be keeping it form hiting anything fatal, but it still hurts a LOT. his new condition not helping things either. It's not long before he's aiming that staf of his again, the things twisting and writing in his grip like it's alive. "HEY! There's nothing to sort out here! i'm not something to fix! Cold bolt!" Fayt fires another bolt of mist. "Split!" ...that very suddenly splits into to. unfortunatly this is met with antoher buzz and more of that weird electircty building up around his head, not alot, and nowhere near as bad as what jsut happened but still. He probably shouldn't be poking at hte crazier stuff right now.
Regina of Borg	Regina is hit by Eryl's first attack, but the second two shots go wide as she spins out of the way. "I am the Borg. Even if you defeat me today, you cannot stop us." she says before Fayt's attack hits. Regina's energy shield flares, but it can't stop that much cold magic. She is frozen in place by the attack and thick ice crystals form on her body. She's barely able to move at all. But still, she won't give up. With her one free hand, she shakily reaches for another set of grenades.
Eryl Fairfax	"GAAAAAH!" Eryl is clearly injured now with that last grenade, the front of his suit almost gone entirely from the blast. His tie is in tatters, his living flesh seared and bleeding. He slides on his back, shredding up the backside of his outfit as well. But he does not stay down. It seems that he and the Borg have something in common! Lifting his arm, he points his exposed elbow at Regina. The metal is exposed, a barrel opening up as a large slug is fired, spinning right at the Borg!
Fayt Ravus	Despite his new condition making everythnig kinda painful, Fayt SOMHOW manages to jump just out of rage of the blast, getting only mildly signed in the process. Fortune must still be working. Qucikly, he aims his staff at Regina. "That's fine, stopping you is all we need right now. Cold bolt." more freezing mist is fired at Regina.
Regina of Borg	The large slug hits the frozen Borg Queen dead on, and in her current state a good portion of her armor along one side shatters before the flesh and machinery beneath is shredded. Then, she is frozen again. She lets out a cry of pain and rage as her emergency protocol activates. A green shimmer surrounds her, then she fades from view along with the glow. "You will not be so lucky next time!" her voice echoes as the glow fades.
Fayt Ravus	With the confederates gone, Fayt wobbles a bit, before simply... THUD Yeah... Fayt might need some help after all of that.
Eryl Fairfax	"Heh... Borg do not retreat huh?" Eryl is typically nicer than this, but he has not had the best day. He is all beat up, and worse? His suit is ruined! Cut him some slack. He looks over at Fayt and staggers over, examining him. "Are you well sir? You seem... well, not in the best shape. I have radioed for help, so just hold on." He sits-well flops-onto the ground next to Fayt and takes a deep breath, waiting for evac.