[inca1980]

@Everyone:

The woman sits up from her lounging position and then with almost unnatural briskness rises to her feet and stands there looking at the two of you. 

Fine.  If you want to know what is really going on I'll explain.  You have very little choice in this matter.  I fail to see the details of this situation where you have the upper-hand in any way shape or form.   You could take the easy way out of this situation....or you could take the really easy way out of this situation.  Either get on the comm and arrange a meeting with Brick or we kill the both of you. 

[Sichr]

I ain`t selling my mates, bitch.

INI(11) (11d6.hits(5)=3)(I:14)

[Thermo]

Storm issues a mental command to her Watcher Spirit:
"Send a picture of this woman's face to Brick. Tell him that she's after him and to not trust Larry. Bring back a reply if he has one." The little spark flies away in astral space, zooming like a bolt of lighting.

Storm tries to buy some time for the Watcher to get well clear of the area. Pumping her for some information may prove to be helpful, assuming she gets out alive that is. First, she sends an encrypted message to Zach: "Get ready."

She tries to Con the woman into believing she might be swayed with the right information.
"Why should we trust that you'll pay us? What will you do with Brick when you have him?"

Con: Cha(12)+Con(1)+Glamour(3)+Phermone Receptors(2)-Sustaining(3) (15d6.hits(5)=1)

[in case negotiations don't go well...]
Initiative: Int(6)+Rea(2)+Increase Reflexes(2) (10d6.hits(5)=2) Initiative total: 12

[Storm is prepared to use Counterspelling to protect both her and Zach if necessary]

[inca1980]

@Everyone:

Her forearm breaks open into little retractable pieces and reveal the black barrel and targeting system of a cyberarm gun. pops open

[spoiler]
Initiative: Initiative: (11d6.hits(5)=0)
Init. Score: 11

Combat has begun so you guys act first!

[/spoiler]



IP1,CT1: Zach - 14, Storm - 12, Woman - 11.
Edge: Zach-2/2, Storm - 3/3

[Sichr]

Free:
Sylvia: Attack with boom.

Single+Single:
2xBoost Attribute: Magic(7)+Boost(1) Agility Strenght (8d6.hits(5)=1, 8d6.hits(5)=0) (Agi +1, Str+0)

[Thermo]

[edit: Storm is viewing things from non-astral "meat space" and is using low-light vision with her cybereyes]

Storm immediately throws up a veil, vanishing from sight as though blinking out of existence. She pivots into the room, crouching as she does so, trying to get out of the line of fire of the cybered woman they're now facing. Zach stands one heck of a lot better chance than she does in one-on-one combat.


[Complex Action: Cast improved invisibility]
Cast Invisibility(F5): Magic(4)+Spellcasting(6)+Specialization(2)+Power Focus(4)-Sustaining(3) (13d6.hits(5)=3)
Drain(3) Resist: Cha(12)+Wil(9) (21d6.hits(5)=6) no drain

[Free Action: Pivot into room while crouching]


[OOC: Does Storm's "Detect Enemies" spell alert her to anyone else in the area?]

[inca1980]

@Everyone:

As both of you light up the room with brief flashes of mana, Zach from his agility boost and Storm from her Invis spell, you can tell you caught the woman off-guard but she quickly adjusts. 

@Storm:
When you casted the illusion you noticed that the woman's will did not resist as a living person's tends to....more like an object.  In fact, the spell which alerts you to people with ill-intent does not register anyone at all, not even the woman ready to shoot at you.

 Despite the strong invisibility spell you weaved about yourself you can see her mechanical eyes still tracking you.  The spell must be fooling her visual light spectrum channels so she's gotta have some ultra-sound somewhere in her sensor suite....not good.

Her wrist whips around and the small black barrel protruding from her open mechanical arm lights up and the silenced gunfire makes you dive but you're not able to find any effective cover!

[spoiler]

Shoots Storm.  Storm takes a -5 to defense roll.
Long Wide Burst: Agility 8 + Exotic Weapon 5 + Smartlink 2 - Ultrasound 3 = (12d6.hits(5)=3).  8P incoming.  Rounds are -4 AP.

Shoots Zach.  Zach takes a -2 to defense roll. 
Long Wide Burst: Agility 8 + Exotic Weapon 5 + Smartlink 2 - Change target 2 = (13d6.hits(5)=1).  6P incoming.  Same -4 AP.


[/spoiler]

[Thermo]

Storm has no chance to dodge, all she can do is try to shield her face and neck from the barrage of bullets.

Damage Resist(8P): Ballistic(10)-AP(4) (6d6.hits(5)=3) 5P damage, -1P for platelet factories, 4P total

[inca1980]

@Everyone:

As lead flies around the room you see Zach's drone whizzing about.


IP2,CT1: Zach - 14, Storm - 12, Woman - 11.
Edge: Zach-2/2, Storm - 3/3

[Sichr]

Defence roll:
RE(7)+Combat Sense(2) (9d6.hits(5)=0)
Critical glitch. Using edge to negate it
Body(4)+Camo(-AP(4) (8d6.hits(5)=4)
2P

Bitch is fast

Sylwia stop

Zach pulls out his Heckler and from the minimal distance he places his bet on direct fire:

AG(5)+Smg(6)+Smart(2) (13d6.hits(5)=5)

Narrow long burst, 9P + net AP -4
Silenced.

[inca1980]

[spoiler]
Defense: Reaction 6 = (6d6.hits(5)=3)
Base of 5P + 2 net hits vs. 10 Ballistic - 4 AP = 6.  Hardened armor threshold beat. 

Soak: Body 6 + Bal. Armor 10 - AP 4 = (12d6.hits(5)=3).  Base 5P + Net hits 2 + Narrow Burst 5 = 12P so she takes 9P.

Storm's turn!
[/spoiler]

Interrupted mid burst the scantily clad lady takes the full brunt of Zach's well placed burst.  As the rounds hit her torso you see the skin rip open in patches and underneath is only torn metal shielding, circuitry and LED's.  One round even hits her head and exposes parts of a metalic skull underneath some sort of foamy skin-like covering.  She flies back and lands right back on the couch on which she was sitting before and utters in a speaking voice that sounds glitchy all of a sudden:  "Pre--pare to be e---rased."

At the exact same moment you hear a whirring sound coming from outside the window.

[spoiler]OOC: Simple action to observe what's outside the window.  Otherwise you face a -3 penalty to shooting or casting at something you can't really see.[/spoiler]


IP2,CT1: Zach - 14, Storm - 12, Android - 8.
Edge: Zach-1/2, Storm - 3/3
Wounds: Zach{2P}, Storm{4P}, Android{9P}

[Sichr]

Even when behind the wall, Zach had the feeling something moves out there:
Magic(7)+Perception(4) (11d6.hits(5)=2)
[spoiler](Motion sense power, 2 hits = detects movement of smaller than metahuman, bigger than cat/dog in 7 meters range)[/spoiler]

[Thermo]

Storm lashes out at both targets with Flamethrower attacks. Her face is set in a malicious grin as she takes vengeance on the android sitting on the flammable sofa.

[Magic+Spellcasting dice pool is split in order to attack two enemies at once]
Cast F5 Flamethrower (2 Targets) (1: Android): [Magic(4)+Spellcasting(6)]/2+Specialization(2)+Power Focus(4)-Sustaining(4)+Spellslinger(1) (8d6.hits(5)=3)
Cast F5 Flamethrower (2 Targets) (2: Unknown at Window): [Magic(4)+Spellcasting(6)]/2+Specialization(2)+Power Focus(4)-Sustaining(4)+Spellslinger(1)-Visibility(3) (5d6.hits(5)=0) no glitch

[drain is increased from 5 to 6 for each casting in order to attack two enemies at once]
Drain(6) Resist (x2): Cha(12)+Wil(9) (21d6.hits(5)=9, 21d6.hits(5)=8) no drain

[inca1980]

[spoiler]
Android Defense: Reaction 6 - Wound 3 = (3d6.hits(5)=1).  7P incoming against 10 - half AP= 5 means attack hits.  Android Soak: Armor x 2 = (10d6.hits(5)=3).  Takes 4P.  Which destroys her.
[/spoiler]

Storm's two hands outstretched in different directions spit streams of white hot flame which dart across the room.  The first stream hits the window and spreads out lighting the curtains and setting the wooden window frame on fire.  The second stream slams right into the android woman and lights her and the couch up like a christmas tree, sparks flying as metal and plastic melt.  She tries to move and get up, but her gyro-systems are too far gone and she falls right back on the couch which is completely engulfed.  Her voice rings out distorted and barely audible but enough so that you catch her saying "Weee will render your professionnn irrelevant...." right before she goes off-line.

Doesn't look like before too long the whole room will be ablaze.

Suddenly the window shatters open as a roto-drone smashes through guns on full auto!


[spoiler]
Simple Action: crash through window
Simple Action:
Attacks Zach {1,2,3}, Storm {4,5,6} 1d6=1.  So it attacks Zach.
Full Auto Narrow Burst: Pilot 5 + Targeting 5 = (10d6.hits(5)=2).  Damage is 5P + 9DV + 2 hits.  Remember only compare 5P+net hits against armor to see if it's S or P.

It's now the 3rd IP.  Zach and Storm can act.

[/spoiler]

Her guns are aimed directly at Zach!

@Zach:

Your ability to detect minute disturbances in the mana field allow you to feel things moving in the hallway.  It's definitely more than one object about the size of the roto-drone in front of you.

IP3,CT1: Zach - 14, Storm - 12, Rotodrone - 11
Edge: Zach-1/2, Storm - 3/3
Wounds: Zach{2P}, Storm{4P}

[Sichr]

Zach doesn`t wait for being exterminated and he crouches to avoid being hit and to decrease his signature:
Re(7)+CS(2) (9d6.hits(5)=3)

Hallway. Multiple targets.

Zach doesnt feel like shouting. He was glad that Storm chosed the same as he did and he didnt had to fight her, if Johnson tells her to. Instead, it seems they are on the same side. At least for now. Yelling wont help anyone. This has to be done calm and quick.

He fully concentrates on immediate threat:

AG(5)+Smg(6)+Smart(2) (13d6.hits(5)=5)

Narrow long burst, 5P + 4 + net,  AP -4

AG(5)+Smg(6)+Smart(2) (13d6.hits(5)=4)

Narrow short burst, 5P + 2 + net,  AP -4

Ammo: 22/35(c)

Silenced.