Issue 29: Fish and Foulmouth

[doc]

(IN THE AIR)

Blink creates a portal that sucks up the would-be rioters, as she's rocked back by impact with the water. A few moments later, Songbird opened the hatch. "Alright, everyone off! We're evacuating!"

Wonder Man hits the water and it's enough to jar his teeth. He loses his grip on the plane and was at risk of being pulled under, when a pair of hands grabbed him.

Stingray pulled him to surface. "...when this is all over, think I can ask you to record a message for the family? Wife's a huge fan."

(ON THE BEACH)

Apocalyspe laughed off Gabby's shot. "Thrice you have struck and thrice you have failed. Have you learned nothing, mutant? I am more than mere flesh and blood - I am Change itself - as unalterable as the changing of day! " His arms changed into giant hammers. "I admire your tenacity, if not the intelligence that drives it."

Orka took a step between Apocalyse and Gabby. A single swing of Apocalyse's right hand sent him face first into the sand. "As for this one?" The hammer became a giant claw, grabbing Orka by the head. "This one could have lead the charge to purge the weak of decadent, dying Atlantis to spur a new rebirth, but instead, his death will only be the fir-"

His words were cut off by rapid fire that punched several holes in him.

"Blah blah. While you were monologuing, and ignoring my fellow Canadian," Deadpool winked at Wolverine. "I went and used my teleport belt-"

"He has a teleport belt?" Hawkeye had stood up, another arrow nocked.

"-that's totally a thing I have, Bourne Legacy. So I used my teleport belt to get myself this handy-dandy automatic rifle with teflon-coated, armor piercing rounds to get past that silly AR problem. And I got a spare one for my new sidekick here." He tossed a rifle to Gabby. "We're friends now."

Atlas took advantage of Deadpool's distraction to pull Orka away. "I think this guy's seen enough for one day."

Hawkeye nodded. "Good work. Alright Avengers, surround the bad guy...and let's go with Deadpool's plan here - everyone who can shoot from distance, and give openings for our heavy hitters to wear him down."

Namor bellowed. "The Prince of Atlantis does not take orders from mere circus performers!" as he slammed into Apocalypse.

Hawkeye sighed.

[Mierin]

Gabby is touched when Orka steps in between her and Apocalypse and thinks 'Awww, see? This is what happens when you're nice to others! They let bad guys pummel on them to protect you!' I outta get that guy a fruit basket!'

When DP rejoins the group and tosses the gun to her, she cheers, clearly pleased by the gift and the proclamation that they are friends now. Letting the rocket launcher fall to the ground with a thud, Gabby catches the rifle. Pointing it at Apocalypse, Gabby yells at Namor in warning, "Hey, Ablantis! Do you WANT to get shot? If not, maybe you should listen to the circus monkey here!" Gabby gets ready to fire as she adds, "If you do want to get shot, then," Gabby adopts a terrible Al Pacino accent, "Say hello to my little friend!"

'You... you just had to say that, didn't you?'

'Yes, yes, I did. No regrets!'

strike: M1LP10H_1d20+2
damage, if hit: not sure 1d20+2

[dakota]

"Are you kidding me?" Tabitha spun as Namor snubbed her without so much as acknowledging her. She watched as Deadpool and Gabby riddled Apocalypse with machine guns and could only shake her head, "Like father, like daughter."

When Namor again intervened, she looked at Hawkeye, "You say the word, and I'll mince some sushi. That jerk needs his ass handed to him.After Apocalypse of course, once the motormouths run out of ammo."

[kurff]

"Let's go, people, this place is not safe and you can't get Avengers autographs here." she smiles checking herself for injuries and then adds, "We can order pizza and subs too..." the mutant adds as she was looking over and safely getting people loose to go through the portal or to the back hatch as needed.

[Paladin]

Simon smiles at Stingray. "Absolutely. Always have time for a fan." With that, taps his rocket belt to blast him up and out of the water and back toward the beach.

That was a close call - Thank god everyone got off the plane!

Simon will land in the sand, off to the side and out of DP and Gabby's line of fire, ready to jump in fist-first when Hawkeye gives the command.

[yendorj]

"...I stopped trying to make sense of those two long ago. Though, I'm all for letting Namor have a few rounds with Apocalypse after that circus monkey crack."

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(ON THE PLANE)

With the plane evacuated, Songbird created a solid pink platform for Blink. "Let's get back to the beach - they probably need our help."

(ON THE BEACH)

Stingray landed alongside Wonder Man on the beach, next to Atlas, Orka, Hawkeye and Tabitha.

Hawkeye shrugged at Tabitha. "What? Nah - Fish-breath didn't say anything I haven't heard a dozen times, including from my wife-"
"I still can't believe you were ever married." Stingray shook his head.
"Care to tell us what this is all about?" Hawkeye asked.
"So, I guess Apocalypse was impersonating Attuma to try and drum up civil war in Atlantis - "find who is the strongest", etc."
"And I didn't want any part in any kind of undersea disaster war." Orka injected.
"You have a conscience?"
"No real money in it."
Hawkeye rolled his eyes. "Of course not."
Stingray finished. "Namor has had Attuma in a cell in his dungeon for the last couple months. I got involved because I wanted to ask Namor about some research I was conducting in the Antarctic, and when I saw Tiger Shark was involved - look, when I can, I try to get through to my brother-in-law to see if he can still be saved."
Hawkeye nodded. "I can relate. Alright, let's get deal with Apocalypse then." He shot an arrow.

Apocalypse battered aside Namor's strike and Hawkeye's arrow by turning his hands into giant shields. This left him wide open as Deadpool and Gabby gunned him down. He sat on the ground as the bullet wounds slowly began to close, his face a mask of disappointment.

"I AM NOT MALEVOLENT!" He bellowed. "I MERELY AM! I BRING A MESSAGE, AN ETERNAL TRUTH!"


"Men wearing blue lipstick is totally goth?"

"CHANGE CAN ONLY BE BROUGHT THROUGH STRENGTH AND CHAOS!" He levitates back to his feet. "BUT I CANNOT DO THIS ALONE. FOR I NEED MY HORSEMEN-"


"Horse-PEOPLE. Just because you are 3000 years old, doesn't mean you can't be progressive."

Deadpool doubled over as tumors burst from his costume.

"YOU SHALL BE PESTILENCE."

"Way to typecast the cancer survivor, Ash-hole."

Apocalypse turned to Namor, who was on his hands and knees - sea shells and scales were sprouting from his skin as he howled. "AND YOU SHALL BE WAR!"

Tabitha could feel her body hollowing out as she shifted into her metal form against her will. "YOU SHALL BE FAMINE."

Finally Apocalypse locked eyes with Logan. "And you, once again, will be the Horseman of DEATH"

(Tabitha and Wolverine - I need you to roll vs. mind control as well as a save vs. toxins to fight the mutations)

"Well, this is pretty bad." Hawkeye shook his head as he drew another arrow. "Atlas-"

Atlas grabbed Wolverine and Tabitha. "Get them away from the the big guy."

Hawkeye smirked. "Wonder Man - hold back Namor. Gabby? see if you can help Deadpool."

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[Paladin]

Simon only nods at Hawkeye's order. After seeing what Apocalypse has done to Namor and the others, he fully recognized this as serious business.

Simon takes to the air, using his belt-mounted jets to fly a wide semicircle around Namor, before coming at him from over the water. Hopefully, Wonder Man will grab him and drag him farther away from shore.

"Sorry, Namor.  If the bad guy controls you, can't have you near the water."


Initiative MUzHNiaB1d20+4
Grab 1d20+41d20+4·1d20+4

[dakota]

Save vs mind control puhXC5co1d20

Save vs toxin 1d20+1


Tabitha didn’t know what was wrong as her entire body suddenly seemed to ache. Not that it hurt, but more like hunger pains that spread throughout her entire body. She did not even realize she had transformed to her metallic form.

As Eric grabbed her, then tried to grab Logan but he escaped, Tabitha held out a hand for Altas to free her, a look at her arm stopped her. She was not very big to begin with, but her arm was positively spindly. “Atlas let me go, whatever is wrong could be contagious!”

Trying to free herself, she struggled until
She grabbed Eric with both hands. Suddenly she felt the gnawing hunger begin to subside as her hands seemed to grow warm. Unable to contain her needs, Tabitha continued to drain him to satisfy herself.1d20·1d20+1

[yendorj]

M1a9MVfe1d20+12 Mind Control

1d20+8 Toxins

Pushes Atlas hand aside. "Get the kid out of here. I'm fine, and about to go to war. Bub, enough folks messed with my body and mind, it's old hat. Now, lemme show you something about pissed Canadians."

Leaps at Apocalypse, claws first.

1d20+7 Strike

4d6+10 Left

4d6+10 Right

1d20+12·1d20+8·1d20+7·4d6+10·4d6+10

[kurff]

She teleports off the plane to the beach to see how this is so far. With Apocalypse, she was expecting the worst. He usually meant trouble. Spotting the field she was getting an idea of the combatants.

[Mierin]

Gabby blinks at Apocalypse and looks around at what is going on around her. "Look, I'll be honest" she says to Deadpool, "I have NO idea what the GM expects me to do here. It's not like I can kill you. It's not like you can kill me. I guess I can shoot you and slow you down a little, but that" Looking over at Hawkeye, she yells at him, "Hey, Merida from Brave, how exactly can I help Pool-boy over here? By shooting him?"

[doc]

Wonder Man's rocket belt was still waterlogged, the carefully balanced gyroscopes failing him and leaving him wide open as his flying tackle missed. A very angry Namor swatted him.


AW8mwn0I1d20+6 (Strike)
2d4 (x10+65 = 125/2 = 62 damage to Wonder Man if hit)

Atlas winced and Tabitha could feel herself siphoning off the big man's life force...but he refused to let go.

"Sorry, ain't giving up that easy, and neither should you! Fight it!" He was 50 feet tall, but Tabitha could hear his voice starting to drain.

3d6 (additional Hit points to Tabitha)

"My suit's damaged...Orka and I will pull back." Stingray lead Orka back to the shore, where Tiger Shark still floated limp in the water.

Having been subjected to Apocalypse's transformations and conditioning before, this time Logan could repel it with ease, as he felt a true Bezerker Rage come on. Wolverine's claws bit into Apocalypse, as he tried to stretch away but failed. He was still rallying; he was hurt.

(GM Note: Logan will now be operating under the effects of Frenzy)

"Well, kid, I don't know about you, but I can totally see you switching sides and fighting for Apocalypse! Think about it, all the murder you can want, consequence free! In fact, let me give you a demonstration!" Deadpool pulled out one of his katanas and took a swing at Gabby.

His blade was blocked.

Hawkeye was holding Deadpool's other sword.

"Wait, how in the @$$ did you get my own sword off of me?"

"I'm a carny."

"OK, sounds legit." Deadpool took another swing, but this time the Avenging Archer not only parried the thrust, but managed to cut off one of the tumorous growths springing from Deadpool's left temple.

"What the hell? Since when do you know how to use a sword?"

"First dude who trained me to fight was called the Swordsman. You do the math." Hawkeye grinned and cast a glance to Gabby. "OK, new plan. I take care of Deadpool, you take the rocket launcher and shoot Namor before he kills Wonder Man...or shoot Apocalypse. Either works."

Hawkeye saw Blink appear. "Just in time - we've got multiple baddies - well, brain-washed minions-"

"I resent that remark! Now stand still so I can make you a cool one-armed archer! Don't you want to learn how to draw an arrow with your teeth?"

Hawkeye sidestepped Deadpool's lunge. "Look, I can't do this all day. Blink, you're the expert on 'Pocy, give me some options. Non-lethal please!"

1d20+6·2d4·3d6

[kurff]

Per: XMsNRkAD1d20
JiC: 1d20
JiC: 1d100

Hawkeye saw Blink appear. "Just in time - we've got multiple baddies - well, brain-washed minions-"

"I resent that remark! Now stand still so I can make you a cool one-armed archer! Don't you want to learn how to draw an arrow with your teeth?"

Hawkeye sidestepped Deadpool's lunge. "Look, I can't do this all day. Blink, you're the expert on 'Pocy, give me some options. Non-lethal please!"

"Depower and/or contain. the kill would work better though he can survive a lot of injuries and has come back from the dead before." answers Blink drew two of the 8 remaining pins, "As for depowering disrupt him on the molecular level. He gains the bulk of his power on that level. I do have one idea though. If we can fill his atomic structure with sand or other material to block or slow his energy charge it should make take him down. Bury him in a hole in the sand and fill it with sand should work. I can 'phase' the sand he's standing on sand he falls in..and let the sand form in and around him." and she adds with a more sinister grin, "then send him to Challenger deep if you want me to..Archers choice.." she said last with a grin.

"Any plan with a good chance will need to be directed at his power..not him. unless you go lethal. Non-Lethal..bury him in the sand he probably won't suffocate since he was underwater and won't need air. gills or superior air capacity should keep him alive long enough for any attempt to capture him." the mutant finishes looking for a place to bury the Demi-mutant.

The plan did have a lot of risk. A hole in the sand or some soft material that could not be easily moved. If this Apocalypse had access to teleport he might have time to escape before she or another could fuse his body with sand. There was no guarantee that the sand would even slow his shapeshifting..still, a buried villain was less dangerous. If was in the water he had to have gills or no need to breathe aside from speaking reasons.

Dodge: 1d20+6
Parry: 1d20+6(with out weapon)
Parry: 1d20+9(with weapon)
1d20·1d20·1d100·1d20+6·1d20+6·1d20+9

[dakota]

"You big dummy, you can't win." Tabitha mocked as she felt the energy coursing through her, energizing her. It was a cross between the feeling you get with the first bite of your favorite meal, and a rush. Either way, she craved more. "If you don't put me down, I'll drain you until you wither and die, or you can save yourself a world of hurt and let me go. Remember, I went toe to toe with Hulk and Juggernaut. Pretty sure your size just makes your butt an easier target to kick.Save yourself a world of hurt and release me."