Posted by Gamemaster Robert Archer (GM) in Main Sim - Elsewhere - First Contact?
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As their alien allies and Mwezi and the others lead the charge out into the arena they quickly were engaging four of the large toothy beasts. Their brutish alien allies were breaking into pairs to strike in practiced formation at the legs of the creatures as they reared up trying to stomp them in places. Meanwhile two purple/pink other kinds of aliens with humanoid forms were gliding from wall from wall when being chased by two more of the large beasts. The two purple/pink aliens seemed to be in fright while gliding from spot to spot trying to find a means to escape clearly while the two other alien beasts tried to eat them.

Chris shook his head and put his head down. Silently he whispered. “F#@k!” Then looked up as everyone ran into the cave. He was now alone, outside, on the ground and without any weapons. He kept scanning the area to try to keep from being ambushed while he crawled to a better vantage and cover location.

Captain Chris Taggart CO

Blaze found him and pulled him to cover as he got an arrow ready to fly. All the training he went through as a kid came back to his parents excellent marksman and he never forget the skills he learned from them. His eyes and arrow he pulled the arrow back and let it fly into the darkness where he saw the movement.

Dr. Alexander Blaze (Engineer)

As Blaze pulled the CO to cover of some of the fallen rubble stone around the arena his first shot nicked the flank of one of the rearing beasts.

=/\= Final test has begun, Alpha and Beta groups have joined Charlie group, evaluating combative results. =/\= The alien computer voice said.

GM CockRoach

Taiya instinctively ducked in next to the Captain as she surveyed the battlefield. “Any ideas sir?” She asked, quickly checking him over.

Keali (XO)

Chris nodded while thanking Blaze for the help. It was at that moment that he finally understood his grandma’s weird saying. “As useless as tits on a Bore.” Was what she said to consent on how stupid or useless something was. That was him right now but he wasn’t totally useless. He still had his brain.

Looking at the Commander. “Yes Taiya I do. That computer voice said that Alpha, which is us and Beta, which is the lizard people, have met up with group Charlie. That must mean those Alien purple and pink flying things are the other group”

So I’m guessing, just guessing that these are not just mindless livestock but an alien race we’ve never seen, just primitive or primal in nature, or had the things they used for intelligence taken away from them like my cybernetics were. Is there a way that you can calm down those beasts so we all can stop fighting? It appears they are here against their will as well. I mean we joined up with the lizard People and are getting along. I think whomever is controlling this just wants to have research and don’t care about the lives lost or broken. We need to get in touch with those flying beasts! Can you do it Taiya?”

Captain Chris Taggart CO

Kane finally started coming to from the knock on his head earlier, and heard the last exchange between the Captain and the XO. “We figure out how they are watching us yet, Skipper?” he asked, slowly sitting up and rubbing his head.

Kane, Tac / Med

Chris looked shocked. “Oh thank the Universe! You’re back! No we have not. This seems to be a way for them to conduct research. They reply over a loud speaker about what we do so they can see us. And we can’t even find the speakers. I’m glad you’re up. “

Captain Chris Taggart CO

Like all good plans the effort to remain in a wedge formation soon was broken by the simple brute force of the large alien animals barreling around the arena. Crashing into the left side near a group of their alien allies three got tossed aside like rag dolls though not without a forth of the aliens impaling another stone spear into the beasts chest. These aliens seemed to recognize these animals beasts from earlier too and knew where to strike for lethal blows. With the large leathery beast dropping with blood cascading from its wound in a burst it fell to the ground dead. Meanwhile the three thrown alien allies landed in a heap in one corner dazed but unharmed so far.

Across the Arena where where Chris, Kane and Keali were the rock they were hiding behind suddenly had a new visitor on it. Gliding down exhausted looking and on the edge of passing out from minor wounds and the chase by the animal beasts they had endured one of the purple-pink aliens landed. Their semi-bird like head turned in their direction revealing bird like feathers across their skin, the only lacking feature was a mouth! Instead there was a sudden confusing burst of ....something…almost telepathic but nothing made sense! Another feeling of.....something…passed through the three by the alien again almost again feeling like some attempt at telepathic communication but it was failing and nothing made sense, clearly if it was their form of telepathy was just too alien for anyone to make sense of at present.

Across the way elsewhere, near where the leader of their alien allies was, William, Scott, and Reid were present, they had their hands full warding off two of the large alien beasts who were currently attempting to use their larger weight to pin down this group. As a result all four were currently rolling about on the ground needing to look for an opening and/or distraction to get to their feet again.

The last group splintered off from the original plan, made up of Blaze, Mwezi, and O’dell were not far from the CO’s group with the remaining two alien allies making some headway in some strides to battle down the largest of the alien beasts which was trying to gore with its tusks the attacking threat.

GM CockRoach

William fought in a way completely unlike himself, as if he’d trained to use an ax and was comfortable with the tool. In reality neither the Scientist nor the Romantic were at the helm, the aptly named Mr. Bee was in charge and a fight with opponents larger and stronger than him were his favorite pastime. He laughed maniacally as the larger creature pinned the group down “Poke an eye, see if it needs to”

CSO