*sigh* Always with the technical problems. Sorry about that. >_<
Part one part two. Woot.
> "Don't just stand there!" he ordered,
>
>>rushing the lone reaver again. "Fight!"
>
> Err, no. a fighting retreat would be better so they don't end up
surrounded.
They already ARE surrounded. But now they've got a reaver in the center
of their formation, too.
>> The reaver staggered away from him before his sword pierced the
>>already softened carapace,
>
> The way you have the first part of this makes it sound as though the
reaver
> darted out of range. You might want to rephrase that.
True. Done.
> its
GAH. >_<
>>about him. So fast were the motions, that for a moment it seemed that
>>his tiger-skin mantle became a solid sphere of reddish-yellow, striped
>>with black.
>
> So he's fast too, eh?
Well, with a tiger-spear. It's actually a not-too-subtle reference to the
attacks that the tiger-men in Giant Robo used.
>> A shorter boy, of a similar build to Lime himself, strode to his
>>side, hefting a matching tiger-spear. The blades of the spear were
>>curved oddly, like a pitchfork missing its central tine, but if they
>>allowed the Musk to repel the reavers, Yosho wouldn't complain. He
>>rolled to his feet, and joined the rough ring of defenders.
>
> Ah, Musk reenforcements I see. Now they stand a chance.
Right.
> Oops. Mr. Ego made a mistake.
Funny, that....
>>the sword defensively in response. Her action was unneeded, as
>
> not sure if you need that comma
Will have to consider it, then.
>>behind him. Calling her chain to her, Minako flung it between the two
>>massive warriors, t
>
> I don't know as I'd refer to Yosho as 'massive', or are you talking about
> the Musk?
The Musk.
>> Yosho alit on the back of the monster, and drove his sword into its
>>back, while
>
> uncertain about that comma as well.
That one can go, yes.
>>down with enough force to nearly cleave one of the two men in twain.
>>Another slash severed the rope that Ryu had thrown, leaving the injured
>>boy
>
> Oh, if was nearly bisected, I'd say he's more than wounded.
Not Ryu, one of the Musk. Hm. Does that need to be clarified?
>>seemed to shrug, then stepped through the frozen remains of its armor,
>>its companion a step behind as it advanced on Eric angrily.
>
> So they've created a second set of armor, eh?
Yakumo said they had something.
>>fire lanced through Ray's beam. Ray wasn't certain what caused it, but
>>when both beams were focused on the same point, they greedily ate
>>through the reavers carapace, leaving it to melt and slide off.
>
> Well, that should work on a handful before the learn to defend
against it.
If they've got the time.
>> Apparently realizing that they were failing the reavers
>
> failing, the
Whoops.
>>"What now?" she asked, afraid, as more of the reavers flew from the
>>earth, streaking upwards.
>
> Yeah. This is bad. Maybe someone in orbit will notice and blast them
We can hope.
>> "You've got to take my limiter off," Ranma insisted, thrusting the
>>bracelet towards Washuu insistently. "There are reavers coming here!"
>
> Hmm. They know how to teleport, or fly?
Ami explains it in a bit.
> Ohh. Another cliff hanger to end it on. Good timing on that. It
appears teh
> reavers are becoming more dangerous by the minute.
I asked, and Mutsumi told me I should put one there. :p
> D.B. Sommer
Thanks for the C&C, and sorry about that clipping with the first part of,
er, part one. >_<
DB Sommer wrote:
And moving on:
"Then we'll take it with us," Kintaro offered. "The station's
modular, so we can disengage your tree's section, and then grapple it
with Mihoshi's ship -- but we're really going to have to hurry!"
Heh. Cute. He has an out for her already
He read about the station before they got aboard. ;)
"Ami-chan? We need you to fire the Halcyon array at the orbital
platform -- the reavers have found a way to get up there, and it's
swarming with them," the scientist explained.
Can take out a lot that way, so long as the platform has a minimum of
people.
Right.
"They have a way to attract one another at incredible velocity while
phasing through everything that's not alive," Ami surmised. "I used the
Ethos array's tracking equipment to monitor it."
So someone made a homing beacon to draw them on, eh?
Not a beacon, per se, it's just the tree.
"I-- Yes." Dropping her voice to a whisper, though Mihoshi wasn't in
hearing range, Shiname pleaded, "If you can rescue her, I'll sleep with
you,
Heh. How was it she knew that was what he was getting at?
Because it wouldn't be Oe, otherwise? ;)
practiced ease. His other hand gripped the throttle, and carefully
increased it, lining up the grasping claws, and activating some of the
external monitors to align the ship correctly with the pod.
Piece of cake for him.
When there's a chance to score, yes. :p
"Cadet, shielding is down to less than thirty percent. We have eight
seconds before the dome above us is obliterated. It was a pleasure
working with you," Yukinojo noted sadly.
Mihoshi: What about me?
Yukinojo: Don't make me go there.
Hah!
"It's not going very well," Makoto said quietly. "I'm sorry."
"Aw, we'll pull through,"
Terry Bogard: Just like I did.
Genma and Soun: Exactly right!
"Just a scratch," Ryu said. "The reaver... didn't get me."
Ryu: But, could... you remove your knee... from my groin.
HAH!
Ran-oh-ki rolled over, reorienting on Earth, and began to accelerate
towards it, as Washuu made a thoughtful noise. "I'm checking that now,"
she said, frowning. "We weren't in an ideal spot to gather data on the
subject, but it looks like that got about fifteen of them from the
platform, and another ten from the battlegrounds below -- the rest used
phase-shifting to slide out of the way."
My. They are fast.
Escape velocity is pretty fast, too. If they can achieve that....
"Something doesn't feel right," he muttered.
They're multiplying. They need to evac before it's too late.
Damn skippy.
"Washuu," Ranma warned, drawing near. "Herb wants to go pick up a
friend of his,
Heh. Ranma has a way of making things sound a lot easier than they are.
Ranma: He's just some guy this mountian--
Washuu: Does he blow up the mountain?
Ranma: I-- what? No, he just lives there. Anyway, there's this mountain--
Washuu: Does it get blown up?
Ranma: ...
While Ranma was distracted upon arrival, Tsunami found herself
unable to ignore the healers, hard at work. Two young girls, though
admittedly, one
Not sure about that comma either.
Will drop.
"He'll live?" the brunette asked, pleading. "He won't die?"
Tsunami: Well, he will someday. Just not from the wounds he received today.
Heh!
"Ranma-san is my boyfriend," Hotaru proclaimed, turning her
attention back to Tsunami. "Who are you?"
Tsunami smiled pleasently. "Your death if you ever touch Ranma again."
HAH!
"Um," Hotaru mumbled, staring at her feet. "Ranma-san, you don't
have to be my boyfriend if you don't want to be."
How generous of her. :)
Of course. ;)
Nominally, Herb would have been there, but claimed he had some
business to attend to. Cologne wasn't about to press the issue, since it
wasn't likely too important. "Sun Tzu," Norris allowed, nodding. "If you
can choose the time and place of the battle, the advantage is yours."
Doesn't mean it'll be enough to win.
Nope....
"So they won't attack us at all?" Norris asked, furrowing his brow.
He did say seriously. Nothing about it being 'not at all'
Of course.
"That's not a good idea," another of the elders complained.
"Jusenkyou is dangerous for a reason."
"It's not hopeless," Cologne countered. "If we use waterproof soap,
Yeah, but how much will they have on hand.
Cologne: Enough for all of the Amazons. That's enough, right?
"No chance at all, then?" Norris asked, unfolding his arm and
rubbing at his chin thoughtfully. "Well, the only cause worth fighting
is a lost cause.
Cologne: HArdly. That's the rationale of losers to convince them losing
doesn't matter.
Heh!
"What was that about?" Norris asked in his accented Japanese,
frowning curiously. "Bad news?"
It can only be more bad new. There is no worse news than the reavers.
True....
Both of the moon-cats stared at her, surprised, then exchanged a
confused glance, before eyeing her with worry. "How can it be gone?"
It ran out of time. :)
A demented man with a scar over one eye was carrying around a hairless
mooncat and said he needed it for his own purposes....
"The Halcyon array is too old to stand being fired," Ami said,
shaking her head. "I can try using the Ethos array." She tapped a few
keys, and frowned. "Yes, Washuu-sensei said that the Ethos array was
designed to work on things like the reavers. I will take care of them
for you." She offered the man a hopeful smile. "I don't suppose that you
know of, um, someone named Tatsuki Kohito?"
She seems awfully attached to him all of a sudden
Well, he called her an angel and then she tried to kill him. :p She wants
to make sure that she doesn't kill an innocent.
Kiima blinked, and bowed her head again. "As you wish," she replied
quietly.
Heh. He has no idea of what's awaiting him. Should be fun to see him learn,
though.
Nice build up to the end. Down to 48 hours or so and all will be decided in
that amount of time.
Yep. Two more chapters to go.... One for me to revise and post. I miss it
already! ;_;
D.B. Sommer
Thank you _very_ much for taking the time to C&C this, Mr. Sommer. :P I
need to get back in the C&Cing groove again, myself... today isn't a bad
day to start. ;)
The Refuge cuts into what I can offer the FFML, but I'll try my best.