The lizard tried to dodge, but took the spine in the side as it cried out once more. That's when they started coming out of the sewer, quickly. Three, no, five, no seven, no ten of them. All spitting at anything in the room.
Mystic held his hand up and turned his head, stopping most of the goo, but the specks that hit his face stung. Additionally, not looking at your opponents makes it hard to attack them.
Regardless, Mystic was the team leader, and he had to keep a level head and provide leadership during a trying and dangerous event. "Ahhhhh! Make them stop!"
Given a few seconds to absorb the wisdom of the words he'd uttered, Mystic revised his order. "Put the lid back on that sewer!" He lanced out with a streak of fire, striking one and killing it, just as Sting's barb did, but the others began making a different noise now.
As the flood of things started to come through, Rough Justice covered his face with his arm, and rushed into the mass of them. Making contact with the first of them. That became his club. Swing it at any thing moving, narrowly missing sting. "Sorry pal," tossing it liks a hammer throw into the group. Bought them a half second to regroup.
Mystics advice seemed prudent. Sean thrust his hands into the floor, throught ths cement. With a loud groan and sound of cracking rock, he ripped up a slad of concrete floor 2 meter by a meter. With the strain of effort "one door as orderes.' Using it as a sheild he moves it into position. Blocking the whole so no creature can get through. Claws and there goo came through the gaps. "Bracing" RJ called for pointing at a shelf. His hands scraped and bleeding a small amount from the quick decostruction work, hell the slab in place waiting.
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Through now partially fogged compound eyes Sting saw what RJ wanted and grabbed the shelving and started bracing it against the makeshift wall.
What the hell was that thing?
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Mystic spoke in short sentences as he rapidly wiped off the splatter of goo and ran over to a nearby sink to wash it off of his arms. "Those things. I haven't the foggiest. We need to warn someone."
"Who the Ghost Busters? Gah that stuf is starting to sting, and I would never have thought anything could smell worse then the Vahz." After getting the slab barricaded in places he heads to the deep sink as well.
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Sting cursed as he also tried to wash the remaining goop off. "#*%& my vision is going to be borked until my that heals!" Several rows of facets along both eyes were cloudy - like someone had taken fine grain sandpaper to a pair of glasses.
"Thank my freaking lucky stars for compound eyes I guess."
He turned to Mystic. "So who the heck do we tell about this crazyness, and who is going to believe us? Afterall, we are the 'police' around here."
Then he turned to RJ. "Nice trick with the floor there - quick thinking." He grinned, but also noted the damage that lifting the floor had done to his hands.
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He turned to Mystic. "So who the heck do we tell about this crazyness, and who is going to believe us? Afterall, we are the 'police' around here."
Mystic turned to poison Sting with a shocked look. "Well, I suppose that's an excellent point you've made just then. Right. Well, consider us informed. And now we should tell the rest of the team, so they don't end up like us." Mystic activated the communicator. "Attention all Two Six personnel, be on the lookout for lizards that spit stingy goop at your face and eyes. They may be in the sewer system."
The mage looked uncomforatbly toward the slab being used as an impromptu blocking mechanism. "Right. Terrible shame that we couldn't stop the Vahz from ripping up that section of basement flooring. Still, I think we can pretty safely say that the Vahz won't be bothering these fine folks for a while."
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"This place is under my, our protection. The 2 6 precinct is back in full Super Force. If you get my meaning." The last being said with a poke in the chest that sent the skull on his butt a second time. "NOW Wher is Marrow hiding."
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Newton continued leaning on the wall, watching Abrahms and Elisa subdue their two skulls. The third struggled to his feet, and Newton non-chalantly sent him to the ceiling again. He heard the civilians upstairs running around, and was pretty sure he heard someone calling the police probably the Two-Six. He wondered who was at the duty station.
As Abrahms threatened Scotty the Skull, Newton realized that he was missing other sounds. The sound of the digging Clockwork had stopped. They heard us, he whispered, and then a little louder. They heard us.
Green painted cinderblocks exploded into the room, and Newton jumped into the secret passage the Skulls had just dug back out in order to dodge the concrete pieces. As he peeked back in, a large Clockwork Prince strode through the hole. Behind him were a considerable numbers of cogs and sprockets. As the big metal creation moved forward, it raised its hands, and created two more smaller robots which leapt at humans and felinoid still in the basement.
In the rush of events, Coolant had only had a moment to react. RJ seemed to have the barricade firmly in place, so he decided to play cleanup. One of the lizards had made direct contact with his face shield, but all it succeeded in doing was melting some of the ice around him. Instead of going back down the hole, the lizard headed for the splintered door. Coolant gave pursuit and slammed into the beast as it ran up the stairs. The goo burned his icy shell, and he felt the energy leaving him to regenerate the melted areas.
Once he had the lizard effectively pinned, he raised his fist and slammed the lizards head with a crunch. With the creature subdued or dead he couldnt tell which he joined his teammates back in the basement only a little worse for the encounter.
Hey, Mystic, he said while stepping over a zombie. Look what I found, can we keep it?
Elisa gave the Skull in front of her a slight shove, followed by a swift kick to the back. The Skull prefromed a gracefull Superman face plant right into one of the advancing minions.
In a fluid motion, she unslung the Rikti Rifle from her shoulder and and started to fall back to the hole the Skulls had dug.
"Pull them into this tunnel, if anything we can surprise those Terrans," She jerked her head back towards where the skulls had come from, "Anyways, I don't have heavy munitions gear, we're gonna have to string them out."
"Keep it? Of course! I should think we'd like to study it. Of course, it wouldn't do to go walking about with it, may cause a bit of a panic." Mystic looked around the room. "In fact."
The mage held his hands out and closed his eyes. A warm breeze blew through the basement, drying everyone off who was wet. Then the bodies erupted into flame, that circled around them tightly, as if kept close by airflow. Not even much smoke escaped.
In a second, the bodies were gone, and a strange blue light flowed into Mystic from the corpses. "Well, I feel better now. Shall we be off to home with our specimen?"
Sting angled his head so that he could see a little better through unclouded facets on his eyes.
"Ugly suckers aren't they? Wonder if the other gang has seen any of them?"
Sting made his way up and out of the autoparts store. On his way out he grabbed an air freshener and hung it in the mouth of Coolant's specimen. "Maybe that will get that funk off the thing."
As he stepped outside he could see the employees still huddled together accross the street.
"It was nothing, really. Just, um...a few rats. Might want to have someone in here to reseal your basement wall though - I think they might have dug a small hole through to the sewer." Sting grinned as he leapt away.
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"Right behind you boss." He followed Sting up the stairs. "It cant hurt, but i doubt it will help much. See you all at the station." In a blink there was only a black blurr heading around the corner. Sean was happy this had been his hood all his life. So he knew all of the short cuts and alleyways. With his speed and area knowledge. He was standing on the frontsteps, as Sting came bouncing in. Holding the door for his new compatriot. "after you good sir," Chuckling he followed Sting in.
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"Good thinking Elisa. Control there numbers, as long they dont bother the people upstairs." As his fist glowed we swung a flurry of blows at the first Cog to approach. It staggered off in a daze. "AAAHHHHH.. " as an arc of electricity connects Abrahms to the huge clockwork.
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"Attention all Two Six personnel, be on the lookout for lizards that spit stingy goop at your face and eyes. They may be in the sewer system."
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"Gads I hate that." Hitting his transmit key. "Some help at the beauty shop. I am worried about spill over to the innocents upstairs."
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Coolant was moving much slower than usual with the twitching bundle of lizard over his shoulder. Just as a precaution, he grabbed some metal bars on his way in and bent them to secure the creatures jaws and legs. When he finally arrived at the precinct, he began looking for any place he could place the beast where its spit wouldn't ruin the floor. He finally settled on throwing in the bathroom on the second floor.
Already, I recommend you guys use the downstairs bath for a while, he said calmly. I'm not sure if that thing is dead or not. Should we make sure it's not going to be a problem or do we want to study it alive?
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"Some help at the beauty shop. I am worried about spill over to the innocents upstairs."
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Sting heard the call for back-up soon after he arrived at the 26th. Hey RJ, Coolant, you guys hear that? Sounds like there is more butt to kick! He shouted as he headed out the front door.
He keyed his transmitter. On my way, ETA
oh I dont know a minute or two! Save some bad guys for me!
Sting managed to land badly twice and run into a fire escape while trying to get to the salon his vision was still not cleared up very well.
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Sting heard the call for back-up soon after he arrived at the 26th. Hey RJ, Coolant, you guys hear that? Sounds like there is more butt to kick! He shouted as he headed out the front door.
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"I'll be right behind you" Rough Justice shouted at the bouncing Bug man. "But first I need to replace those lenses in my mask." He mummbled to him self. Running a super speeds is great, but unless he has the clear lenses in his eyes water something fierce. Luckily they also held the goop from his eyes long enough to get it washed off. Then he was off like a shot.
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"Gads I hate that." Hitting his transmit key. "Some help at the beauty shop. I am worried about spill over to the innocents upstairs."
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Dont worry about anyone getting up the stairs, Abrahms, Newton said as he stepped back into the basement. With a quick motion, he through the wooden staircase past the soldier and into the Assembler Prince. The large robot flew back into his minions.
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On my way, ETA
oh I dont know a minute or two! Save some bad guys for me!
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Newton keyed the com. Only if you hurry. And when you guys get to the basement, watch that first step. Its a lulu!
Not the greatest solution Ive ever had, but it was the best I could do with such short notice. Newton yelled at Abrahms as one of the Skulls swung a bat at his head. It connected with Newtons helmet, but still it hurt. He lashed out with the gravity again, striking the Skull hard and driving the bat-toting goon back against the cinderblock wall. The Skull crumpled to the floor.
Sting got to the salon, and with his usual grace and tact, marched inside, announcing; "OK, where are the criminals?"
There were sounds of thumps and bumps in the basement, but that is what the comlaint had indicated in the first place. The stylists and customers were still going on with relatively normal business. That is until a tall bug-man marched into the building!
A couple ladies screamed, others cowered behind whatever cover they could find. One lady, her hair still in curlers ran screaming out the front door.
The owner of the shop, from her hiding place behind the front counter, pointed to a back door, then pointed down.
"Gotcha, thanks babe!"
Sting moved into the back room and started down the stairs.
I wonder what Newton meant by 'the first step is a lulu'? Sting wondered for a moment - until he noticed there was no staircase and he was falling toward the floor. He landed with a rather unceremonious 'thud'.
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Sting moved into the back room and started down the stairs.
I wonder what Newton meant by 'the first step is a lulu'? Sting wondered for a moment - until he noticed there was no staircase and he was falling toward the floor. He landed with a rather unceremonious 'thud'.
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Dont say I didnt warn you! Newton said as he shoved more skulls back out of the basement. I think Elisa and I have the Skulls contained! How do you feel about clockwork?
Sting got to his feet. Clocks? I hate those damn toys! Where are they? He tilted his head, trying to see the area a little more clearly.
At that moment the remains of the staircase that Newton had so cleverly used to hold back the clocks was blown apart and the clocks started back toward them.
Ok then, Ill take that as the answer! Sting shouted as he tore into the metallic menaces.
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Mystic put his hand on Coolant's shoulder and looked at Rough Justice. "You secure the specimen, Sting and I will look after the others."
Sting had already left, speaking briefly with the gathering crowd. Mystic quickly returned to Coolant, "I would suggest keeping the you-know-what under wraps."
Mystic took to the air and followed Sting as best he could. Following behind his wake in the beauty salon, "terribly sorry for the intrusion, my apologies, so sorry, lovely hair madame."
Then the mage flew down the steps to the bottom. "Where's Sting?" The 'thud' made him look down. "Oh my."
At Newton's suggestion, Mystic began frying Clockworks, making them soft and pliable for Sting to more easily break apart or stab into.
Abrahms saw Stings arrival. He saw Sting quickly get back to his feet. He was ok so back to bussiness. Glowing fists, pounding into the metal bodies. As he saw a flyer burst into flame, he knew backup defineately was here. "Thanks for the quick response, I hate risking peoples lives. The Clock Prince throws a cage of bright static and arcing bolts of electricty around the green clad fighter. There is a brillaint flash of light from the center of the cage as it collapses, leaving nothing but empty space.
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"Ok big blue, what do you want me to do? Stand guard here at the door, while you see to the , er, um prisoner?" He stood straight fist on his hips, looking around the area. Then stepped over and changed the board, to read correctly.
Elisa, Newton's Apple, Abrahms, Sting and Mystic. At the beauty salon. Coolant and himself in house, coolant on cooler duty. The last added with a quiet snicker.
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The creature then stuck a long, purple tongue out of its mouth, tested the air, and spit a glob of green goo at Stings eyes.
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Had Sting not been so cocky and overconfident he might have dodged or at least avoided the worst of the goo. As it was, it hit him square in the face.
Aaaarrgghh! Sting screamed as the stuff burned his eyes. A normal, mammalian set of eyes would probably have been destroyed by that much of the green goop, but the hard cover of his compound eyes protected him from the bulk of the damage.
You ugly son-of-a-gecko! Using just his motion sensing antennae to target, Sting launched a small group of spines at the offending creature.
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