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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-11-23 06:39 pm

Not with a Bang: Finale

It's been a strange few days, between trying to complete all of the tasks needed to stabilise the solar stations and keep the shield going, keep the pandas and armadillos away and fix robots whilst smashing other robots. That's not even counting the strange events that kept happening.

They might have heard the news from those who had found themselves on a small adventure of their own that there were potentially dangerous saboteurs on the planet and indeed once they were aware there were more signs, things moved, pandas far more frightened than they should have been, robots back in areas that had been cleared.

But no sign of the saboteurs themselves as the days go on. Until the evening of the twelfth day of Imagination, the sixth day of the mission.

Everyone's SCA alerts them to an exclamation mark, the Western Control Station, where red and blue had initially went to initialise shields. Clicking on the exclamation mark will show the message. Danger: Control Station unstable. Attempt stabilisation. Situation critical.

A few seconds later there is another exclamation mark, this time on a solar station about an hours walk to the south. A herd of Violet Pandas are loose in Solar station #13, clear the station and minimise damage.

And a few moments after that there is a third exclamation mark, right where they are in the camp. Robot activity approaching. Any red team members who check will see many red rots approaching their camp.

Control Station

For those that decide to tackle this one it is clear the moment they arrive that things are not as they should be. A tree has fallen, or been felled and though it seems the station is designed to withstand falling trees it makes getting into it difficult.

Every alarm is blaring, and indeed when they get inisde their own alarms on their SCA start to flash amber. It's dangerous in here!

Something they will quickly have learned anyways. It looks like someone pressed every button, flicked every switch. Every guage is showing too high, every warning light is flashing.

It's going to take some very quick fixing before this place overloads and explodes. Hopefully their work on the stations in the last few days has taught them enough that with some very quick and diligent work they should get the situation under control.

Solar Station #13

To the south in one of the solar stations a very different situation is unfolding. Those that arrive here will find pandas... everywhere. Somehow they have gotten into the station itself and are busy chewing on wires, exploring machines they really shouldn't be exploring. Some are trying to climb the solar tower and others are just lying on the monitors, seemingly enjoying the lights.

Luckily it seems less damage can be done to the solar stations than a control station, but still, there are alarms and flashing lights and far too many pandas. It will be some work to clear them all out.

Base Camp

It doesn't take long for the robots to arrive. There are a lot, some seem very patched together, as if someone had gone around scavenging parts and remaking them. Some are large terraforming machines, others the smaller security drones. Some are even the automatons that were used for maintenance, yet here they were being put to another purpose.

As they approach the permitted of the camp they stop and six human figures step forward. All are armed with large rifle type weapons and a tall woman speaks in a loud, clear voice.

"You are trespassing on our land. You will leave this place or you will die."

She casually waves the robots forward, they attack.
its_dad_sanzo: (my thoughts are my own)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-07 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes," unfortunately, the last thing Koumyou wanted to talk about was missing the son he'd never see again.

Even if he wasn't on the train... there was no going back. He'd died, on that world.

"...These pandas are still very cute, though."
longforgottenpromise: (confused)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-12-08 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes." He drops the subject immediately, feeling bad for pushing as far as he did.

"They are very cute, even when they are in places where they should not be."

Like in this station.
its_dad_sanzo: (bird on a stick)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-08 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Koumyou scoops up another panda, and this time holds it up at face-height. "Maybe especially when they're where they shouldn't be! Isn't that right, you cute little monster!"

That's right, he's babytalking the panda. And now, carrying it to the door to set it outside and shoo it away.
longforgottenpromise: (smiles)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-12-09 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Taiki smiled at that, picking up a panda of his own to take outside, shaking his arms a little to try and get it to let go. It didn't want to leave him.

"They are very hard to resist, which is why they can get away with so much."
its_dad_sanzo: Burial-era (questions)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-10 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
"I think that must be the secret to a lot of things," Koumyou agreed, "who knew being cute was such an advantage?"
longforgottenpromise: (confused)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-12-10 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes." He nodded with a small smile.

This panda won't let go. He tries to pry its paws away from him but it clings to him, wrapping its legs around him, he stumbles slightly.

"Go on... You need to be outside... Sorry..."
its_dad_sanzo: Burial-era (just Sanzo-ing around)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-10 08:21 am (UTC)(link)
Here comes Koumyou to help try to gently pry the little bugger off Taiki. "Come on, little monster, you don't really want to hang out with us boring people all day, do you?"

The answer was yes. Obviously. Or at least, it wanted to hang out with Taiki. Not that Koumyou was safe, either, another of the animals starting to climb up his leg.
longforgottenpromise: (listening)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-12-11 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Sorry..." That was to Koumyou as he came to rescue him from the panda. Another panda was climbing Koumyou and another was ambling over to join in the fun.

"I wonder if we just try and get outside... if they will follow us."
its_dad_sanzo: (what?)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-11 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh... do you think that could work?"

Sounds like something worth trying, at least, so Koumyou wades his way out the door, panda passengers and all.
longforgottenpromise: (confused)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-12-12 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's worth a try..." He doesn't have any other plans. He gave Koumyou a nervous smile.

"If we can get them far enough away we can try and contain them and come back for any stragglers."
its_dad_sanzo: (suspicious)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-13 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
"Ohh? Yes, that's a good idea, let's try that!"

Out the door, Koumyou walks very slowly away from the station, glancing behind himself to see if the pandas are following the pair of them. Come on, pandas, don't you want to climb them? He knows you do!
longforgottenpromise: (contemplation)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-12-13 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
He nodded and began moving, it was difficult with the pandas clinging to him. Kirin are light by nature and it didn't give him much leverage when they tugged at him.

But he was determined, walking outside one step at a time.
its_dad_sanzo: (head down)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-15 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
And Koumyou noticed, of course, glancing over. "Do you need help?"
longforgottenpromise: (confused)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-12-15 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Um..." He blushed. "Sorry... Maybe a little..."

There were a lot of pandas.
its_dad_sanzo: (my hand is out)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-15 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
Koumyou doubled back and tried to remove a few of the pandas from the boy, before offering his hand. Leverage!
longforgottenpromise: (confused)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-12-17 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Taiki reached for his hand and allowed himself to be pulled away. Taiki was a lot lighter than he should be, a lot lighter than an ordinary eighteen year old would be and so even with the extra weight of pandas it was easy to pull him forwards.

"Thank you." The couple who had been removed were still following, more interested in the two of them rather than the wires, for now.
its_dad_sanzo: Burial-era (just might be a dick joke)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-18 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
And Koumyou had no trouble helping him along, glancing back once in a while to see how their little trail of pandas was progressing.

Once they were away from the station itself, but still able to see the door, he stopped. "Let's see how many we can get to come over here, hm?"
longforgottenpromise: (thoughtful)

[personal profile] longforgottenpromise 2020-12-26 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay." He nodded and looked around at the pandas. "Perhaps we should split... um I mean, one of us keeps the pandas here and the other goes to get the others."
its_dad_sanzo: (ah ha!)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2020-12-26 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good plan, you stay here then," Koumyou volunteers Taiki for that part, since the pandas are extra interested in him.

And also, because Koumyou can deal with being dragged on by pandas a little better.

And with that, he marches back toward the station. They'll get this cleared out eventually! ...Probably!
Edited (I html real good) 2020-12-26 16:57 (UTC)