Asper Sarnoff Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 "Our radar signature is low as single ships. They most likely won't see us at all if we spread out. If we gang together, our signature will be to big to miss." Wolf answered as he started to put the shuttle down to the ground in the midst of the cliff field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kursed Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Krystal set the cloud runner down a few feet from the shuttle she opened the cockpit and jumped out reaching out with her mind to see if she could sense anyone. "I don't think anyone living would still be here wolf."Krystal muttered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Julius Quasar Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Panther reached into his coat pocket, and offered Freya a candy bar."Care for some chocolate, dear?" he asked her quietly.He held her securely, but gently, despite the fact they were safely buckled into their harnesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime 1-1 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Leon circled the landing zone after the other two touched down, covering them until they could dismount and conceal the ships. "Wolf, get so cover quick," he hissed. "you're sitting ducks down there." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kursed Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 "I don't sense any life nearbye Wolf we're alone... for now."Krystal noted withdrawling her mind now only abele to pick up brain patterns from a few feet instead of a larger distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asper Sarnoff Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 "Ease down Leon. Our scanners didn't pick up any heat signatures when we descended, and Krystal doesn't sense anything." Wolf said as he started to drag a large camuflage net out of the shuttle and cover the ship with it. It took a couple of minutes, but he managed to get it completely covered. From a distance, it would blend in as just another rock. He then started to strap on the gear he had taken with him, the navigation armband, with the motion detector. His blaster, the bayonet and a assault rifle. "Ready to move out?" He asked the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Julius Quasar Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 "Ready!" Panther replied, gripping his rifle, after unbuckling his safety harness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kursed Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 "Ditto."Krystal said taking her staff into her hand she cautiously scanned the Horizon for any sign of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asper Sarnoff Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 "Good." Wolf growled as they got in formation. He took a quick look at his armband, it was close to midnight. Hopefully they wouldn't need more than one and a half hour if his calculations had been correct."Follow me." He said as he started to walk in the direction of the labaratory entrance, holding his rifle ready to fire. Both Krystal and their sensors had told them this are should be safe, but one didn't live as long as Wolf had done without taking precautions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kursed Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 Krystal waited for Panther and Freya to follow wolf before follign th group taking the rear like wolf had told her to during the briefing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime 1-1 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Leon soon joined Wolf at the front of the pack, keeping his rifle at the ready and all his senses alert. He didn't trust sensors and telepathy as much as he trusted his own sight. He glanced at Freya for a moment.what are we, babysitters? he thought. Is this mission of such importance that we couldn't have postponed it to return Freya to Sargasso? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Julius Quasar Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Panther stayed close to Freya, keeping one eye on her at all times, and shifting the focus of his other eye from himself, to his teammates, to his surroundings, and repeat...He wasn't going to let this kid get killed. Normally, he would've groused about how he was a mercenary, not a nanny, much like he was sure Leon was doing silently right now, but he wanted to stay on Wolf's good side for a little while longer....at least until he was done with this mission...he'd try to earn some money, and be able to power up his Black Rose ship again, and leave Star Wolf behind, since he was kicked out anyways. He vowed not to make the same stupid mistakes Pigma and Andrew had done, although the Aparoids were dead, Pigma and Andrew were defeated, by Star Fox, and by their own arrogance....Once Panther would be on his own, he knew he couldn't afford any major screw ups, he had no team to fall back on to help him...Andrew's goons were too busy fighting the CDF and Star Fox to help him, and Pigma...the guy had NO friends left...that's probably why the Aparoids got him, controlled him into stealing the core memory, and got him to mess with Star Fox. Andrew's goons were wiped out by the CDF and Star Fox, and as Star Fox had him cornered, all on his own, they and that Aparoid handed him his ass."After this I'll be on my own....but I can't screw up like they did....I won't! I am Panther Caroso, and all those who see my rose meet death!" he thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kursed Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 "No Leon Panthers the baby sitter."KRystal said with a smirk deciding to 'peek' into the lizards thoughts for a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asper Sarnoff Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 "It's bad manners not to be able to stay out of other peoples minds." Wolf growled over his shoulder at Krystal.He didn't need them to bicker among each other, not now. With Panthers loyality only being out of fear, the team could potentially collapse entirely when they least needed it.The group marched along for a couple of minutes. Soon, the countless rocks and cliffs surrounding them started to thin out, leaving an open plain in front of them. This was why he had opted for going in at night. In the light of day, one could see, and be seen from far away in open areas like this.As they got out of the cover of the rocks, the wind started to hit them with increasing force. It whirled up red sand from the ground, like in a weak imitation of a sandstorm. It did reduce the view tough.After another minute or so, Wolf started to see a massive wall appear out of the storm in front of them. It was a natural cliff, probably over 300 feet tall, and half a mile in width. But even its size could hide the endless labyrinth below it. This was just the entrance.As they got close, a huge gate could be seen in the wall. Mame out of iron, which now long ago been covered with rust, over 30 feets wide and 60 feet tall. Made so that even the huge dumper trucks and other vehicles Venom had used could drive straight inn and park in the gargantuan room inside, to be loaded or unloaded.They keept going untill they were standing right in front of the gate. "Looks like we have a small roadblock." Wolf said sarcasticaly as he looked upwards it. The door itself was probably a couple of feet thick. Wouldn't be easy getting in. The massive hinges tough, was placed on the outside, and looked like they could be blown out of their place in the mountain with a well placed charge, making a lot of noise unfortunatly. The gap between the two doors was also so large that the massive bolt holding them locked could clearl be seen. Another option to consider, if they could move the heavy, rusty doors afterwards that was.He turned to Leon, which among his many, deadly talents also knew a thing or two about explosives. "Got any ideas Leon?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Julius Quasar Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 "No Leon Panthers the baby sitter."KRystal said with a smirk deciding to 'peek' into the lizards thoughts for a second. Panther frowned at Krystal's words, and then he farted in Krystal's general direction. He still kept an eye on Freya. "Are you feeling all right, hon'?" he asked her softly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime 1-1 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Leon thought for a moment."Half a kilo on each hinge, simultaneous detonation. That would definitely clear the door, but also announce our arrival. A full kilo on the bolt, split in two with staggered detonation, would make less noise, but we'd have to pry the doors apart."He thought for another moment, then grinned. He kneeled down to the sand and ran his fingers through it.He stood back up."Here's what we do. The atmosphere here is so corrosive, these untreated gates won't stand up to heat and pressure. We'll mix in sand to the explosive to act as a moderator, slowing the explosion down and heating it up. Rather then blow the whole gate down, we'll make four cracks..." he touched the gate at a few already cracked points, outlining roughly a 5' by 5' square. "Here... here... here and here. We'll stagger the detonation for the primary charges, then put smaller charges in the cracks they make, detonate simultaneously and we'll have a door. It'll be small, but a much more silent entrance." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kursed Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Krystal had ignored panther she was studying the door. "You positive we can't just pick the lock?" She asked wolf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Julius Quasar Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 "Hmmmm, if we had some anti freeze, and a funnel, we could use it to melt the lock away..." said Panther.He then said "Perhaps we could trick the guards into opening the gate, we could then jump them, take them down, and continue..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kursed Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 "Panther is your brain corroded there are no guards..At least none that are that stupid."Krystal sighed facepawing her forehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Julius Quasar Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 "Panther is your brain corroded there are no guards..At least none that are that stupid."Krystal sighed facepawing her forehead "Those were merely suggestions, you blueberry." Panther replied snidely towards Krystal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asper Sarnoff Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 "Nice thinking Leon." Wolf grumbled before he turned to Krystal. "Did you expect the gate to Andross's deepest secrets have a whopping great keyhole in it? The bolt itself probably weights a ton, and the electric motor that opens it can only be controlled from the inside. Not that it would make any difference. The things is rusted stuck now."He walked close up to the door and excamined the cracks Leon had pointed out. "I'll say that is our best bet. Rig it up would yah?"Luckily for Panther, Wolf didn't catch his remark about the guards. Freya did however. She showed Panther gently in the side with her elbow. "Didn't you pay attention during the briefing silly? This place has been deserted and forgotten since the Lylat wars. "And I'm feeling just fine, thanks!" She said, sending him a warm smile. This was really exciting for her. To go on adventures with her dad, Panther and Leon, and even her new friend Krystal, it was like a dream come true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime 1-1 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Leon had already began mashing up a handful of sand with a 250-gram wad of plastic explosive. After the lump was sufficiently mixed, he slapped it, with considerable force, onto the gate over one of the cracks.Everybody else winced, expecting the thoroughly handled explosive to blow, but it just stuck to the wall with a plop, like a lump of plasticine from Pandora's Box.Leon noticed their silence, then their collective breath of relief."Oh, come on," he said dryly, "You all know this stuff is inert unless properly detonated." He continued mixing up the next fistfull, and soon had all four cracks covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Julius Quasar Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Luckily for Panther, Wolf didn't catch his remark about the guards. Freya did however. She showed Panther gently in the side with her elbow. "Didn't you pay attention during the briefing silly? This place has been deserted and forgotten since the Lylat wars. "And I'm feeling just fine, thanks!" She said, sending him a warm smile. This was really exciting for her. To go on adventures with her dad, Panther and Leon, and even her new friend Krystal, it was like a dream come true. "You never know, dear, Andross did have a lot of troops left behind, after the Lylat Wars. Besides, who's to say there's not some form of sentry bots that might be patrolling the gates, or the lab?" Panther asked Freya.Leon had already began mashing up a handful of sand with a 250-gram wad of plastic explosive. After the lump was sufficiently mixed, he slapped it, with considerable force, onto the gate over one of the cracks.Everybody else winced, expecting the thoroughly handled explosive to blow, but it just stuck to the wall with a plop, like a lump of plasticine from Pandora's Box.Leon noticed their silence, then their collective breath of relief."Oh, come on," he said dryly, "You all know this stuff is inert unless properly detonated." He continued mixing up the next fistfull, and soon had all four cracks covered.Panther then turned to Leon, and said "Well done, Lizard boy...well done indeed!"Panther stayed by Freya protectively, but made sure not to encroach on her personal space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kursed Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 "Not all explosives are so... Durable."Krystal noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Julius Quasar Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 "Not all explosives are so... Durable."Krystal noted. "Mmmm, but it's a good thing Leon's are..." Panther commented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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