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Soldier Mission - Favor for Fury
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Topic Started: Jun 21 2013, 03:32 AM (2,029 Views)
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Post #1
Jun 21 2013, 03:32 AM
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Having made it to Harmack, Tepo had dragged Rune to his personal ship, saving transportation costs down to Talira. The voyage took 2 days, but upon arriving Talira, a commotion erupted down in the distance. Tepo advises to ignore it and proceed out of town and over the mountain ridge that'll take 4 hours to cross into the Field of Junk. Should Rune intervene in local affairs or move on?
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Post #2
Jun 21 2013, 03:33 AM
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"Tepo, are we in a hurry?" Rune pondered while looking at the source of the noise afar. "I'm still new to this world, so I wanted to know more about it. If there's no life at stake I would like to see what's happening."
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Post #3
Jun 21 2013, 03:34 AM
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"Well, call me paranoid, but I do miss the booze back at the Guild, heheee..." Tepo tried joking with Rune.
Tepo figured that if the Sol Republicans did hijack the operation, then POWs would be possible. Not like Logomian officials would've mentioned 'oh by the way, one of your guys is taken hostage, don't worry we got you covered~". But come to think of it if the other group did show up...well, hell, why rush?
"Ok, fine, let's go see what's going on."
As Rune and Tepo made their way to the crowd, the chatter became clearer to understand.
"Give me back my daughter!" Cried a mother in distress.
Getting through the crowd, it became obvious that this was a slave trade affair. Several slaves of various skin tones wore ragged clothing, chained in stainless steel cuffs.
"I'm sure you're mistaking her for someone else, lady. Now beat it!" The host rebuked as he ordered a couple of his men to push her off to the side.
"Mia! Mia...!"
"Ahem...so where was I, this young beauty as you can see has a great figure. She's good for cleaning, cooking, washing, baby sitting, and all that other nurse stuff."
"And in the bedroom," one of the members in the crowd commented, gaining some laughter, much to some other peoples' dismay, let alone the young woman's being auctioned off.
"Starting price is 3,000 Leafs! Do I hear 3,000? 3,500? 3,750?"
The bidding had begun.
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Post #4
Jun 21 2013, 03:34 AM
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Slave trade was a common sight for Rune. They did that too in his homeworld. Besides, Reina had told him that Sol Republican allowed it. Still, looks like these traders 'find' their stuff illegally. For now, he'll need confirmation whether it's true of not, and fast, before that girl got sold.
"Tepo, try to prolong the auction. bid some and try making a price fight with other bidders. You should stand as close as possible to the girl, Mia. I'll see if those slaves are legal or not. Use this if you have got my signal. Call me with the C.O.M.M.O.N if time's running out or anything happen." Rune gave Tepo two smoke grenades and a google.
Without waiting Tepo's response Rune ran to the mother. He slipped through the henchmen and whispered to the woman, "Be calm milady, if you're calm enough I might help you on this."
The mother seems shocked awhile. Rune used the chance to drag her off to the nearest alley. The crowds are gathered in the commotion so the alley was almost empty from people. "Now, do you have any proof if she's your daughter? And how can they capture her? Please be fast madam, we don't have the leisure."
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Post #5
Jun 21 2013, 03:35 AM
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"Huh, hey, Rune, wait!" Tepo tried to reason with the guy, but for heroic vain. "Brother, this is gonna be a long long day."
Sighing, Tepo makes his way to the front of the crowd, as close as he can to Mia.
"5,000 Leafs!" Tepo bids.
"5,001 Leafs!" One of the patrons in a business suit countered.
Oh, oh, that sonnava of a jerk! Tepo got serious.
"5,002!" Tepo counter bids.
"5,200!"
Tepo's eyes were shocked as he thought the guy was going to be a stingy jerk. And what happens if Rune doesn't come back in time and he HAS to pay the money...Oh brother.
"5,300!" Tepo countered again.
He can only go up to 8,000 Leafs otherwise he's out of the race. Tepo messages Rune.
"Yo man, I dunno if you've been in an auction before, but it's gonna last a couple more minutes before the rich pig over hear is gonna beat me out, if you know what I mean. Whatever your signal is, do it fast! Luckily, the guy is somewhat stingy and his pride is forcing the....("5,700 Leafs!")...bidding to slow down a tad."
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"She was out in the mountain ridge collecting herbs to sell when they kidnapped her. Well, she has a mole on the left side of her butt cheek, but those men took any proof I had that she's my daughter! Can you really get her back, Sir...?"
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Post #6
Jun 21 2013, 03:36 AM
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"Goddamn our lack of proof and time." Rune curses. "Tepo, check the left side of her cheek. Tell me if there's a mole there." He gave the instructions to Tepo. "Miss, all you could do now is believe in us. Now, please tell me your name then go to your house. Take only important things to move out. You got around ten... no, eight minutes to do it. Then go meet me at the south gate near the entrance to the mountain ridges. If I don't meet you there, I can't guarantee both of your safety. Mark my words, I have no obligation to save you and your daughter. If anything happens to be a lie..." Rune stared at her with a frightening face.
He dashes out of the alley and downloaded a map of Talira from the Ethranet. Rune ran for the nearest empty field and checked his surrounding. As there was almost no one there. He calmly walk to the middle of it and planted a C4 behind a rock. The explosion would not harm anybody nor damaged any building. As he moved away from the place, Rune waited for the confirmation from Tepo.
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Post #7
Jun 21 2013, 03:36 AM
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"Butt cheek? Are you Frick'in kiddin' me?" Tepo looked away for a moment upon hearing that over COMMON.
Looking back at Mia, he could only feel sorry for her. Hell for both of them for Rune's crazy idea of an identity check.
"6,000 Leafs? Going once, going twice...," came the auctioneer host.
"6,001 Leafs!" Came Tepo as he walked up to Mia, much to her and the host's surprise. "I want to inspect something first."
"I-Inspect!? What are you doing? Get away from her!"
Mia looked helpless and scared.
"Relax, your mother said the only way to verify that you two are related is that she claims you have a mole on your left butt cheek. I just need to confirm..." One of the guards tried to put a hand on Tepo, only to have his Mechagear's raw power out match the guard and tossed him a couple meters on the ground..."that claim."
Consenting, Mia pleaded not to see anymore than that, in a true Moe-y fashion, turning her back to him. She wished she would've done it if it wasn't for the cuffs. Tepo confirms....and yep, it's a real girl's butt. It has a mole as the mother claimed.
The other guard aimed a gun at Tepo.
"Um, Rune, where's that signal?" Holding his arms up in the air...with the smoke grenade hidden in the palm of his hand.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Emilia, sir. I'll run back and meet you there. Bless you!" As Emilia said when Rune dashed out of the alley.
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Post #8
Jun 21 2013, 03:37 AM
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Rune chuckled a bit at the sight he's seeing through his scope. "Man, I didn't think you'll pull out a stunt like that one... But you did have a nice view as a payment, don't you think? Now then, would you care take a few steps back?" Rune said through his transmitter. Right now he's in the top of a nearby building. It's not the best place to snipe, but it's the best place considering their time. Besides, the dark-colored roof conceal his presence quite well. He just got back there from planting the C4. Climbing to the second floor wasn't so hard for a soldier like him.
Tepo did what he asked him. After his second step back, Rune detonated the C4. A loud sound could be heard from the distance, luring any attention to it. Rune threw a smoke bomb to the crowds before shooting the cuff of a male slave. With this close as a range, he would never missed. As Rune had hoped, the slave used the chance to break free. With precision and speed, Rune quickly shoot some other slaves' cuff before finally shot Mia's. This way, no one would suspect that the whole thing was just only for Mia's sake. "Go south." He instructed through the C.O.M.M.O.N.
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Post #9
Jun 21 2013, 03:38 AM
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"Payment? Man, I'd like to go for the gold," Tepo joked crudely.
The guard walked up to him and smacked him over the head for such comment. Oh the misunderstanding ensued. As Rune tossed the smoke bomb, all hell broke loose, as the spectators fled in droves and the guards trying to chase down the escaping slaves that ran first.
Tepo activated from the torso of his suit to restructure a visor with heat detection. He wished he had an oxygen mask for all this smoke, but he managed to grab hold of Mia and led her away from the crowd, going south-bound.
"What'd you got in mind, Rune?" Checking his back, he didn't notice any pursuers so far, but that doesn't mean he's out of the woods yet.
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Post #10
Jun 21 2013, 03:39 AM
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"I'm thinking about not giving our names to them. Don't want to cause misunderstanding or problem with the Sol Republicans," Rune calmly told Tepo what he's thinking while disassembling his sniper into parts before storing it in his bracelet. He jumped off the roof from the side to an alley. Fusing himself with the panicking crowds, Rune slowly made his way to Tepo. He took off his cape and cover Mia with it. The slave searching party will now have a hard time seeing Mia. Rune proceed to lead the way, he took out his scope part of his sniper and used it to scout around. He's looking for any searchers and Emilia.
"Hey Mia, what's the name of your mother? Please tell us how she looked and how you got caught as a slave. Don't want to turn you into another slave trader, do we?" Rune asked Mia while they're running. He needed confirmation from both sides before believing them. It's hard to believe that Emilia and Mia were scheming something, yet his battlefield experiences had made him to be very cautious about things. You can't blame him, one wrong decision in the battlefield could cost you more than your life.
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Post #11
Jun 21 2013, 03:40 AM
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As the three met up in the panicked crowd, they followed Rune's lead.
"Matilda, but she died when I was young to a band of beastmen in Grotto Village. Emilia has been like a mother to me since then," Mai pleaded to Rune. "I was just out of town gathering to pay off Emilia's medicine when the slavers kidnapped me. They didn't honor the deadline!"
Mia fumed as she kept following Rune and Tepo.
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Post #12
Jun 21 2013, 03:40 AM
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"I know nothing about your problem Miss, all I need to know is that you're kidnapped which is most likely illegal here. Nevertheless, feel free to talk until we see Emilia." Rune answered without much interest. The mountain ridge wasn't that far, soon enough they had arrived in their destination. Rune searched around for any sign of Emilia.
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Post #13
Jun 21 2013, 03:41 AM
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"Mai!"
Emilia huffed and puffed, but she made it with a large bag over her back.
"Mother!" Mai went and hugged Emilia hard before letting ago.
Tepo looked away, as the sappy stuff isn't particularly his thing.
"Check all the town entrances! They couldn't have gone far!" One of the slave traders yelled from afar.
Not much time to chat, only to Emilia's idea of Grotto Village that overlooks the Field of Junk to seek shelter.
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Post #14
Jun 21 2013, 03:41 AM
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"Run, talk later. Lead the way. Escort until safe." Rune talked in short sentences, time is in the essence. Rune reassembled his sniper and guard the rear. Every few second his sharp perception would be concentrated towards the town entrance. By the time the slave would notice them, Rune would have fired his rifle. Hell, he won't kill them, a warning shot or one to their legs will suffice in hindering them.
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Post #15
Jun 21 2013, 03:42 AM
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"Roger," was all Tepo said as Mai and Emilia led him out of the port and towards the mountain ridge.
As one of the bodyguards approached, Rune could hear a larger sized machine not too far behind the guard. The bodyguard spots Rune.
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Post #16
Jun 21 2013, 03:42 AM
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Rune fired his rifle without hesitation, targeting the man's knee. Though he knew it'll be more convenient to kill the man instead, Rune felt they didn't deserve a kill for now. "They're not soldier...", he thought. It's true they're slave traders, but wasn't slave trading permitted here? The only reason Rune helped Mia was because the illegal way they got her. These thoughts only come for an instant for a second after he fired his sniper rifle.
At this range, they won't be able to see his face clearly. They might catch his body silhouette, yes. But not face nor his equipment, except they have a powerful scope as his. Rune checked the big vehicle with his scope before running to the mountain ridges.
OOC: please tell me more about the distance between Rune and The machine, Rune and the party, Rune and the mountain ridges. Also, please elaborate the surrounding conditions and near the ridges entrance. Thanks.
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Post #17
Jun 21 2013, 03:43 AM
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The guard's knee was indeed expertly shot, landing on the ground, gritting his teeth hard. Unable to see who it was exactly, a couple more guards arrived only to drag the wounded one away. The thumping of the large mechanical machine stopped momentarily before resuming once the guards got out of its way. It's capsular body and stubbed chain-gun arms could start to be seen by Rune if he looked back.
If he were to check the map on his COMMON, Rune's currently 0.4 km to the mountain ridge trails. He's behind Tepo and the women by 0.1 km, while the large machine is just outside of long range in targeting Rune. If Rune were to zoom in on the map, the closest ridge entrance is a narrow trail with the two ridges acting as walls. Although the town's entrance has a bridge crossing a medium sized river, while from town to the ridge, its an up slope hill with few trees, as part of it is in use in growing crops alongside the hill.
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Post #18
Jun 21 2013, 03:44 AM
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Rune spent the remnants of air in his lungs to hide behind the nearest tree. All the runs in short delays had clearly taken the toll on his body. He never had much stamina to use - a reason why he chose to be a sniper in the first place. He took some deep breaths while preparing his next moves. Tepo, Mia and Emilia is safe. All he needed to do is stop the machine's advance. His rifle won't work against that machine, so he stored it back in his bracelet.
Had regained some of his energy, Rune took some steps from the tree before tossing a grenade to the side of it. Then he ran, ran as fast as he could to the mountain ridges. Behind him, the grenade exploded, destroying the base of the tree. If things went as he planned, the tree would fall to the road - buying him the time he desperately needed. As a precautionary measure, he threw another grenade to another tree he had just passed. The only thing that will stop the machine from catching up lies ahead at the entrance of the mountain ridges: a landslide produced from a bundle of grenades.
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Post #19
Jun 21 2013, 03:44 AM
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The machine made it out of town, having crossed the bridge and was forced to take a detour around the fallen trees. Still, it pressed on towards the mountain ridge.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- I seriously thought you would've destroyed the bridge to end the chase right then and there, lol. You really must want to take a hood ornament off of it as a trophy, lol. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Post #20
Jun 21 2013, 03:45 AM
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Arrived at the ridge's gap, Rune didn't waste any time to took out his grenades. With two grenades in each hand, he pulled the pin using his mouth. Then he counted. One... Two... Three... four... Rune was 'cooking off' his grenades. He needed his grenades to blow mid-air, right close to the valley to create a landslide. From the couple of grenades he threw just before, he knew the approximate time until the fuse burn out and the grenade explodes. With three second left before detonating, Rune threw all of his grenades to the ridge's walls. Then he ran. As fast as he could manage so he won't be caught in the landslide.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would love to do that if I didn't think Rune has already mid-way though the road :>_<;: Oh well, won't be much of a difference anyway.
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