Chapter Three: Sniper and Counter Sniper

[albatross]

[O.O.C.: Dante is less than 15 meters away when the guy tries to shoot Patriot. There is a short wall right next to the sniper, and a taller wall about 10 meters away from the sniper that he is moving towards.]

[Dome]

Dante leaps using his telekenetic force to propel him 9 meters towards the target(TK leap isp 8) and uses his acrobatic and gymnastic ability to land closer to the target(1d100 = 60% sense of balance 66%) he then reaches out with his mind and connects to the invisibility garment and works it's controls to prevent the wearer from disappearing again (Telemechanic Mental operation ISP 12)

Talking into the mic he says, "Take him if you can, he can't go invisible again."

Dante then ducks down and out of site of the target keeping contact with the garment.

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[dakota]

Trying not to let Dante distract him, Khris smirked as the sniper materialized to shoot at Patriot. " I'm not allowed to do that, neither is anyone else." He grumbled as he dropped his sights to the man's calf, and fired again, this time not bothering to attempt the more passive attempt. The Dragunov reported again and he slowly began to reposition to his left, careful not to give himself away anymore than he had to.

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[shiivster]

*Jeckle blinks and then shrugs slightly* 'guess that wasn't who i thought it was .. ', when she hears the big rifle bark again, further to the right.

*she waits a bit longer and tries to move again and freezes as the hairs on the back of the neck seem to tingle slightly. she stays still in the shadows and wonders who's nearby or who has her in their sights and if they plan on pulling the trigger.

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[albatross]

Shroud's first shot hits the sniper's calf armor solidly, the second pierces the armor, embedding in the man's lower leg.

Before the first round hits the sniper, he grabs Dante's wrist, and while Shroud is shooting him, he breaks Dante's wrist and dislocates his shoulder.

After being shot, he lets go and tries to limp away.

Patriot swinglines back to the roof and brings down the guy with another swingline to his uninjured leg. As the sniper hits the rooftop, Patriot contacts Tiger, "I think we've got him."

The person near Jeckle doesn't move, perhaps its another sniper, perhaps not.

Tiger calls Wind Chill in the car, "Take the first left and drive six blocks, wait for us there."

She jumps off of a much higher rooftop to the one where Patriot has his guns trained on the sniper. She kicks the Ruger rifle aside and stands next to the sniper. He lashes out, trying to trip her and she plants her foot, stoping his foot easily. He next takes a swing at her head and she bashes his arm back so hard he hesitates a moment from the pain.

"Your master taught you well," she says non-chalantly, "now hold still or I'll shoot you." He looks around, his hood and helmet turing to take in the odds. She takes out a belt and ties the snipers arms behind his back. Then she uses another belt to secure his knees together. She strips off his helmet and picks him up like a sack of grain.

"Let's move. Jeckle, I'll need you to scan him when we get to the car. It would be stupid for him to carry a tracker, but I want anything else he has removed."

She turns to find an exit.

[Dome]

Dante screams in angry protest at the assault on his arm. He prepares to draw his psychic sword and counter attack when his target turned attacker gets shot and releases him to try and get away. He watches as Patriot and Tiger round him up. He walks towards the others cradling his injured arm with his good hand. "I'm going to need a few minutes when we get to the car." he says to everyone indicating his arm with a shrug.

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[albatross]

Tiger passes the trussed up sniper to Patriot, who rappels down the building carrying him. Turning to Dante, she says, "What is it?" She had been covering the approaching streets from a different angle during the melee so she didn't see what happened, although her eyes train on Dante's arm. "Did he get you?"

[Dome]

"Yeah feels like a break in my wrist, and dislocated shoulder. I just need some time for regeneration. Shouldn't take to long. I can't believe I let him catch me off guard like that," Dante says with a painful and shamed shake of his head.

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[shiivster]

*unsure if she's a target for a rifle or just an observer that's curious, Jeckle makes her move. using the exo-skeleton leg braces, she launches forward and up and over the side of the building and seems to plummet to the ground below.

*landing with a hiss of hydraulics, she stands up and backs against the wall and looks about before the muzzle is removed from her rifle. as the rest of the weapon is dismantled, she moves towards the others.

*she pauses as Dante speaks about his injury and then ponders about if her help is needed, and then realizes that would have been her brother's job if he were still about. unsure how to help just now, she offers a stick of gum instead with a simple 'helps if you chew. the pain i mean, not the gum ... '

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[albatross]

"All right," Tiger responds to Dante.

When they all reach the car Tiger empties a bag and stuffs it over the sniper's head. She tapes up his calf with duck tape so blood doesn't get everywhere. Then she pushes him into the middle of the back seat.

Keying her cell phone, she says, "Shroud, are you clear yet? Either tail us or I'll give you our coordinates when we reach them." She squeezes into the front middle seat, right next to Wind Chill. Its a good thing she is small, otherwise it would be pretty cozy with Patriot in the front passenger seat. The back seat is much roomier, though Dante and Jeckle will have to sit next to the sniper.

For those who've never sat with six adults in a Cadillac, it really makes them realize how much bigger the thing really is compared to a Toyota. It might not be fun for a ten hour car trip, but there isn't anything uncomfortable at the moment.

Tiger instructs Wind Chill to drive them almost ten miles away, in a shifting, circuitous route. They end up near what looks like an old strip mall converted to office buildings. The place has a huge For Lease sign out front, although some of the nearby buildings have some lights on and show signs of habitation. It certainly isn't run down, and the nearby business district appears to have some truck traffic and workers.

Tiger instructs the team to take the sniper inside and get as much information from him as possible. Patriot carries him in. Tiger climbs to the roof of the building and calls Shroud to give him their location.

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[Dome]

Once the vehicle empties, Dante leans back in the seat. "If you give me a few minutes to sort out my arm, I think I can be very useful in his interrogation."

With that he sits back and falls into a trance. (bio-regeneration isp 6). After several minutes of being in a trance like state his arm and wrist are returned to normal. He then wakes up and heads inside to aid in the interrogation.

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[shiivster]

*on the ride, Jeckle gets to work with various 'toys' .. to de-bug the prisoner. her nimble fingers relieve the gent of them and with a practiced flick of the wrist tosses them out the window and onto a van while at a stop light.

*this happens within the first 4 blocks of driving, so any that might be tracking him, loose track of him nearly immediately.

*at the interrogation sight Jeckle makes one request. 'i want the suit to study. thats all i want from this venture. that is if you don't mind. always interested in studying someone else's work and maybe working on a way to detect it and neut it for the future. thanks'

*she turns the back on them as they take the prisoner inside and chooses to lean against the trunk and give the car a good sweep with her toys. As Shroud shows up, she nods toward the mall and then goes back to the mess of wires once again.

*she continues to play about with it, and finally starts adding small pistons and other metal or plastic bars ... and it finally starts to look like a 6-legged walking robot. not the greatest of items, but for someone just putzing about, its not that bad actually.

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[dakota]

After a lesurely withdrawel from his position to make sure he hadn't been spotted, Khris made his way down to his waiting cycle, annoyed with himself. He flipped on his phone just in time to catch Tiger's call. His only reply was an " Okay" before shooting acrossed the city as fast as he dared, taking a few side paths to deter any pursuit.

He tossed his helmet down aside the bike as a sign he was still annoyed as he arrived. He gave a thumbs up to Jeckle's directions and started towards the converted stripmall. He spotted Tiger on the roof and changed direction and climbed up the side of the building after tucking his sandals in his waistband. He didn't let her speak first. " Yes, I know I screwed up. how bad is Dante hurt because of it?"

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[shiivster]

*more to herself than anyone else .. * 'man .. a really tacky job. no purpose other than to move about in jerky movements. NOT one of my better things, but the fact it works is a good sign'

*she picks it up and then finds a home for the thing that seems to collapse. Jeckle then goes about the parking lot eyes on the ground and then the occasional scan. she pauses to pick up a couple of items and with one bent piece of metal, 'wonder if anyone can use a boomerang? .. it would be easy to convert, just need to make sure the glove catching it was sturdy enough to do that ... '

*she continues with the gathering of bits and pieces, squatting long enough to actually dig out something from the debris to study before setting aside for possiblities and then moves on, forgetting the item in her search for materials.

*she removes her gloves finally and digs out a water bottle and takes a biggulp of the fluid and then hides it away again before putting the glove back on again. she pauses to look atthe mall and wonders aloud to herself ' .. hmm .. wonder if there's any materials in there to check out? .. better wait till they've finished. don't really need to remember things like screams and yelps of pain .. have enough of that from myself' *she shivers once and then heads over to lean against the trunk of the car and pulls out another bag of lucky charms to nibble on until the others finish*

[Mierin]

Miranda heads inside with patriot, ready to help in case the sniper attempts to get away while he is being transported. Once inside, she stays on the sidelines, not really sure what she was supposed to do at this point.
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