Day 7: Screw your courage to the sticking place: Start

[voidtreckermods]

For those who have been on the train a little while they will be expecting this, the beginning of a new month, after certain passengers have strange dreams. Early in the morning of day seven of the month of Egret their SCA's glow the colour of the void and a holographic message appears. Their next mission. Another world to save.

Preperation

Those that go to the dressing room will find flight suits and helmets, one per passenger. Those who are not human shaped will find ones adapted for them, some of them quite odd. The flight suits are tight fitting and light, but once they put them on they will feel quite warm. Each is the colour of the Voidtreckers team and have a black train symbol on the chest, the helmets have clear fronts and coloured backs.

They have an hour or so to prepare for their mission. Time to make sure everyone understands what a space ship is, at least. Hopefully.

Arrival

"We are now approaching System #7212108." Finally it is time. "Warning: Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one." A jolt, a flash of light and suddenly the colours are gone, out of the windows they will see they are in a large hanger.

And outside of the train there are five scaled humanoids with guns pointing directly at the train. Those that try the doors find they do not open.

"What void transport is this?" One of the creatures demands. "We didn't request void help, explain yourselves."

Another speaks. From where they are stood near the engine. "Voidtrecker Express."

Even though the voidtreckers are unfamiliar with these people the surprise is clear in the creatures eyes.

"Stand down." They snap at the others, who lower their weapons and step back.

The commander looks worried. "Give them anything they need." They turn to hurry out of the hanger.

The doors open, allowing the Voidtreckers off the train.

One of the remaining guards steps forwards.

"I am Hitrinto, I apologise, we were not expecting you." They look worried as well. "We have everything under control but if you are here..."

At that moment there is a clatter of noise over the radio.

"There are reports coming in of a second wormhole in the system." A second voice spoke almost immediately. "Shield Station Two has been hit. I repeat Shield Station two is taking heavy fire." A third soon after. "More enemies ships sighted, reports of a second wormhole confirmed."

Hitrinto looked at the Voidtreckers grimly. "Come with me."

If the Voidtreckers indeed follow them they will find an array of ships. Hitrinto quickly explains the basics, two person ships are easier to pilot. The controls can be shared or can be set so one person drives whilst the other concentrates on fighting. They have solo ships but they are difficult to pilot and they will only give them to those who have ship fighting experience.

Another guard hands out blasters and will give quick lessons to anyone who is unsure on how they work. For all that they were surprised they guards seem to accept the presence of the Voidtreckers and work quickly to get them armed and ready for battle. Choose ships, have a quick practice of weapons and get ready to go!

Onward!

Blue team are already where they need to be, they can begin to explore the station, get the lay of the land and figure out a plan of helping guard this place.

Everyone else is off, purple and red are off to the second wormhole, orange to the shield station that needs help! Board your ships and set off to help!

(OOC: Team posts detailing the next part of each mission will go up on the 15th March)

Comments

[so_dark_a_road]

Curufin was laughing, too. "Goodness gracious! No tailor worth his salt would allow a customer to go about unclothed above the waist, not even to accommodate wings! That negligent tailor would be run out of town, or laughed out of it, by the other tailors."

[sell_tickets]

He laughed. "There is that."

[so_dark_a_road]

"Think Aldric would like to make flight suits or space suits for Void Warriors?" Grin.

[sell_tickets]

"If Jaenelle asked it of him, he'd be thrilled. If i asked... he might only laugh for an hour." Grin.

[so_dark_a_road]

"As long as all he does is laugh, okay. Watch he doesn't grab his tailor's shears and fabric, and make you a shirt in an unflattering color!"

[sell_tickets]

He laughed. "I'm not married to him, so unless my wife loves it, I wouldn't have to wear it."

[so_dark_a_road]

"Good thing! And hopefully, your wife wouldn't love that dismal color and require you to wear it." Still chuckling.

[sell_tickets]

"Well, she might depending on her mood, just to put my noise out of joint. You saw how the Coven is."

[so_dark_a_road]

"Indeed, I did see how the Coven is! That was a most interesting Dreamwalk. Oh well, wives are supposed to put their husbands' noses out of joint from time to time. Otherwise, we brain-dead males would slip the leash and get into who knows what kind of terrible trouble! My wife certainly knew that." He was laughing still.

[sell_tickets]

He was laughing as well. "I'm just glad that my sleeping mind at least had the sense not to tell you about the demented sheep while the girls were close enough to dent our skulls."

[so_dark_a_road]

"Demented sheep? Obviously there's a good story here." Yet another grin. "Yes, you obviously saved our poor inferior male skulls a crack or two. Or three or four or five."

[sell_tickets]

"There is. Buy me an ale and I'll tell it so long as you never let on to the Coven you know it."

[so_dark_a_road]

"I'll never tell the Coven I know about the sheep, if I ever see the Coven again. Sure, I'll buy you an ale! As soon as we get back on the train. Then you can take your time telling the story as entertainingly or dramatically as you wish!"

[sell_tickets]

"Sounds like a plan."

Good place to wrap?

[so_dark_a_road]

"Best plan in the world!"

Sure! TY for the thread

[sell_tickets]

"Well one of them, anyway."

YW, and thank you!

[so_dark_a_road]

"True. We make good plans." Grin.

Velcro!

[sell_tickets]

"We do."