Train to Catch - catchup
By
Amazing_Shnyet,
Posted on: 2006-02-04 11:38 in Multi-Media Fan Creations
Thanks Shny, I really loved the story before, nice to see it again 
. It replicated Coalition and Rangers chat channels quite nicely .
�How do I like my MMOs? I like them the way Paragon Studios used to make them.� - a fitting tribute from kiasa.org
EU, Union mostly.
Good one mate, bit of humor won't hurt nobody 
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fantastic stuff... very us... 
/em nostalgic tear to the eye
We want more! Please...!
Train to Catch
Ok gang, this isnt gunna be an EPIC like Doulos, bringing in new characters etc, its just kinda a day in the life of the Rangers, (just think of it as the start of a Bond film, where nothing big happens, he just kinda shows off for 10 minutes looking ace) so hence not chronologically before or after any of Ds stories (apart obv for being BEFORE his untimely demise). This is just a little taster. Im hoping itll b quite long but I dunno when Ill be posting each part (kinda busy :P)
Enjoy ..
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The base was the normal hustle and bustle of Ranger life. Byte was sat in the corner with Rogue chatting about some freak activity. Genergy was on the Comms as usual checking the satellite feeds and police scanners, barking out orders. Columbo struts past Standoff, the pair just exchange a big high 5 and Columbo heads out the door.
Shnyet had stood in the doorway for a good five minutes admiring the new base hed heard so much about. This was definitely the place; there was red and white everywhere. Some hed met, some were new faces, some had changed costumes, and then there were just some he would never forget. He walked through the base, his bag over both shoulders like any geeky scientist would. He walked up to one of the seated Rangers, he had wild blonde hair, chunky armour and a goatee to match his own, he was a new face, Shnyet coughed gently to get his attention
By chance could you direct me to the whereabouts of Disco King Junior?
PowerSWAT turned, face blank.
Yeah sure pal, Ill get him on the comm, whos asking?
Shnyet, slightly taken aback by the question, just smiled nervously
um, can you just tell him Shnyet is here?
PowerSWAT put a hand to his ear piece and looked at Shnyet
You know I think hes pretty busy, and he may not be pleased to be called in by a Recruit then got on the comm. And calmly said Hey guys, broadcast to DK going out, um Ive got a guy here at the base asking to see you ..yeah yeah .. Sure I told him you were busy . said his name was Sprite or summin what was it? ..oh yeah ..Shnyet
His ear nearly exploded as the noise came down the intercom, all Shnyet could hear was w00ts and he swore he heard JIVE TURKEY as well. Shnyet had missed DKs colourful language. PowerSWAT just looked up at Shnyet.
um .hell be here now
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The Stunner Freak stood barking orders to his minions. Constantly looking over his shoulder for a cape to come swooping in. All he had to do was get this chip and they could be gone but these stupid people were panicking and taking too [censored] long.
Finally, he hissed as the vault opened, he pushed the manager inside
Get the chip or you fry like that one
He pointed to an unconscious man on the floor, badly burned and still smoking. The manager just nodded, terrified and scurried into the vault. He was back in a flash, chip in hand.
Ok boys were out
The Freak turned, and through his arms in the air, motioning towards the door. They left the office workers there, to be bullied by another gang in a week or two.
The freaks at the front of the group laughed to themselves as they walked down the corridor, they pressed the button for the lift. The doors opened
Going down ?
Columbo burst a Slug into one of the freaks chest sending him flying into the opposite lift doors. Standoff and Genergy unleash torrents, taking the other two front minions off their feet.
We got company boss, of the cape kind a freak yelled
Destroy them
The experienced Rangers dived out of the lift sideways as lightning flew into it, sending it plummeting down the shaft. Columbo managed to get a shot off mid roll and take out a freaks leg. He yelled in pain and hit the floor. The numbers were far greater than the Rangers first imagined. There mustve been at least 40-50 in the adjoining room.
Push them back guys, we need a bit of room and cover here
Already on it
Genergy and Standoff stood shoulder to shoulder launching attacks simultaneously. A freak came at them, his large claw like hand gleaming in the budget lighting. The Rangers glanced at each other, nodding. The freak swung his big arm down in a vertical motion, the Rangers split span, Standoff leapt in the air to the side of the Freak at head height, while Genergy rolled to the side, throwing a mine at the freaks feet. The Freak had just enough time to gulp as the mine threw him in the air. Standoff summoned Energy to his fists and smashed him back to the floor mid-flight in total focus.
They were back to their feet and span to cover behind a small wall by the lift entrance. Columbo had already found cover on the opposite side of the room. Bolts of lightning shot between them randomly. Columbo shouted over the noise
Smooth moves guys
Us? What about you, I cant believe you kept your hat on during that combat roll!
The Rangers smiled and chuckled. Then breathed out in unison and put on their serious faces Freak Show-Time
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Doulos, DK and Shnyet sat around the table. The debriefing had taken the good part of an hour. DK had had his usual 9 cups of coffee, Doulos had a beer and Shnyet had his obvious choice of water. Doulos took a sip from his beer,
So that pretty much wraps it up Shny, its been kind of quiet to be honest. The usual thing, Freaks taking hostages, Nemesis inventing new weapons, cats in trees
There were felines in danger from Devouring Earth? Shnyet asked naively
Whatchyu talking bowt Mazin? Jeez man, I tell you, we gotta get back out on the field so we can get back to training your lingo brother, remember where we got to last .?
Shnyet stroked his goatee slowly
I do believe it was lesson 5, Witty comments in Battle
Doulos smiled,
Whatve you already covered?
We had a lengthy lesson on Villain Dissing 101, also Strutting, Thinking before I speak and How to woo dem hos which I still dont fully understand
The formidable trio laughed. The laughter was broken by the comm., Sun Beam was sending out a call to any available Rangers. Frostfire had been spotted in the Hollows entering what was though to of been his stronghold. Frostfire was a wanted criminal and the Rangers werent gunna pass this opportunity up. Shnyet put his finger to his new comm.
Sunny, this is Amazing Shnyet, well take that one
Whos we sir?
Doulos reporting in
Disco King Jr reporting in
There was a pause
All 3 commanders are going ?
Lets just say were tired of sitting behind this desk signing bits of paper
Rangers Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
(This was the end of part one that i posted a while back - now the new stuff)
Disco King Jr, Doulos and Shnyet flashed their Security passes as they walked into the hollows. A few policemen saluted, Doulos gave a coy wave,
theyr .um .just some guys I knew
A single shotgun shell silenced the Commanders as they set to combat stance. A troll thatd been charging the sandbags had been taken down by one of the local cops.
it seems that the Hollows have not differed from previous encounters Shnyet proclaimed
yeah, dis place is still as whack as Jack on smack DK chipped in.
Shnyet and Doulos looked at each other, confused, arms raised to a shrug. Doulos eye-spied Lt. Wincott out of the corner of his eye, not knowing whether to engage him in conversion. He had no doubt that Shnyet and DK wouldve left with him on good terms after their training spell here but Doulos relationship with him was a whole different kettle of fish. He quickly stated,
Come on guys lets head out. Sun Beam said that Frostfire had been seen entering the outpost at approximately 1800 hours. We dont know how long he will remain at that location, I suggest we move out.
There were solemn nods of agreement from the other two Commanders. Doulos knew his stuff, his years in the field and Hollow Hunting had taught him all the back alleys and shortcuts in the book. The Rangers had their history here too; after all, this is where Shnyet had hired the very first Precision Ranger, Doulos himself. The team moved out, quickly and silently ..
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Columbo ran for his hat, releasing a burst to his right, cursing his ambitious cartwheel-slug. But what else could he of done? His white jacket had been scuffed on the combat roll, so the cartwheel was the obvious answer, SURELY.
The Freaks numbers seemed never-ending,
Fire in the hole
Columbo took two more with an M30 Grenade, then span for cover. A Freak hit the floor with a groan as Genergy landed. He spotted two more to his right. Planting his left foot, he launched off it in their direction taking the first with an energy punch to the chest, sending the Freak into a wall, and left crumpled on the floor. The other swang for him, the giant hammer-like arm narrowly missing G as he shifted his weight back onto his right foot, focusing his energy into a wave infront of him, pushing the villain back. He lines up the snipe with a wide stance. 3 seconds later and G is moving swiftly to his next opponent.
Aaaaargh
A yell of pain from Standoff, brings the attention of his fellow Rangers, Columbo looks over to see Standoff battling just fine,
What is it Stand?
Just realised Im missing my soaps for this!!!
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Two Ranger Commanders wait at the designated spot for surveillance. Shnyet lands in behind them silently,
My apologies gentlemen, it seems Ive been away too long, I took a left at the Gulch
Shnyet ..you so crazy
The two old friends shared a grin, Doulos was all business.
An update Shny, weve observed quite an influx in troll activity at the entrance. The guard movements are frequent and thorough. I suggest Codename Gamma Pincer #3 as our best tactical route
The three of them hadnt been on tactical operations together for a long time but they were each highly trained in teamwork and combat. They each nodded silently and parted ways.
DK had his patrol in sight. Codename Gamma Pincer #3 consisted of spreading to the furthest reaches of the surrounding area. Then moving in, taking the patrol guards silently and quickly solo, then re-grouping at the entrance.
He darted towards them from the rear, utilizing his speed would be the key here. He silently tapped the furthest left guard on his left shoulder. As he turned DK dispensed of his partner with a lightning fast punch to the face. The troll turned back to see his colleague on the floor just long enough to feel the fear build up inside him before DK put him out of action aswell. The King of Disco brushed his hands together, adjusted his blinging helmet and moved on.
Doulos left the last patrol where they fell, it was dark, they wouldnt be discovered before Ranger business was complete. He smiled to himself a secret smile, he loved getting the route with the most patrols.
The next patrol only had 2 trolls. He set up a snipe position, the one troll had fallen behind to tie his lace,
Single shot from 300 yards, you never saw it coming
The troll didnt get back up. Doulos kept his crosshair trained on the other. The troll turned and saw his fallen brother, he panicked and span around a few times at first. He reached for his radio. 2 silent pulls of a single trigger later and the radio lay in bits on the floor, slowly being soaked in blood flowing from the trolls right leg.
The troll groaned loudly and cursed. A figure materialised infront of him and put a substantially large knife to his throat. The figures single eye burned with hatred and passion, but was also cold and calculating. Doulos leant forward ever so slowly
Whos the big party for? Someone special in town tonight? Followed around by his little entourage of imps maybe?
Ill see you in hell, Cape the troll rasped as the knife scraped his throat.
Youre damn right Ill be the one in the big chair
Doulos moved his hand with speed and precision, cracking the base of the blade into the trolls temple, knocking him out.
Sweet dreams
Amazing Shnyet hadnt been in combat for a while, and although the rust was there, so was his years of experience and intelligence.
He pressed himself to the wall, hearing the raspy hiss of a troll patrol. Peering out from behind the wall, he could see 4 trolls approaching his location. His scientific mind quickly formulated a plan. Hed learned some new tricks while on the road, and this seemed like the perfect place to try them out.
The trolls walked around the corner, the one stopped, seemingly unable to breathe, his eyes wide open in horror. The others turned to him, unable to shake him from his terror. Then suddenly they could all feel inconceivable fear welling up inside them. Awful sounds from the obscurity circled them, encasing them, swallowing their very minds. Shnyet appeared from the gloom solemnly, watching as his fear techniques overtook them. He didnt wish to see anymore so quickly and silently knocked each of them unconscious with reigning blows of water.
Shnyet arrived at the entrance last, the other 2 Commanders had already set up a defensive perimeter at the door and unspoken signals were issued. They entered the fort of Frostfire.
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The freak bashing trio leant exhausted on a nearby pillar. All around them freaks were being teleported to the Zig. Columbo had given one of them a wedgie just before hed been ported to give the guards at the other end a laugh.
There was only one or two mobs left, one of which was occupied by the freak barking the orders. Worryingly though the yelling had stopped, Standoff broke the silence
I think weve gotta move guys, my contact didnt go into specifics but we DO know were not to let them leave with the contents of that safe
The 3 Rangers broke cover and aimed themselves at where the freaks shouldve been. There was nothing ..just a big hole in the side of the building leading down to the street. The Rangers looked at eachother .then towards Columbos smoking nozzle, Genergy chipped in;
you use an M30 in that last fight mate?
.um .maybe?
oh was that when the freaks landed on eachother in the funny way and Standoff snorted like a pig?
yeah yeah that was it
Quiet you two! My contacts gunna kill me, come on, lets get after them, put out an APB on the Coalition chat and see if u can get us some backup
Will do Snort-off
Oh be quiet for Freaks sake
Shnyet AWAY