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The Great Banana Rush
Topic Started: Dec 17 2007, 07:27 PM (8,465 Views)
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[Emergency broadcast from RSS Perspiration of Toil in the Hesslian Sea]

...it's killing us all indiscriminantly! I repeat - both sides - the crew and the pirates! Please send help! The Captain is- by the- he's going up against it!

"Yahaar! Cursed beastie - yah'll not have me ship!"

oh... my... Please! SOS!!! We're in the south Hesslian Sea. We were boarded by pirates! They-

"YAAAAARGH!!!!"

-they rounded up all the crew and were going to - to kill us... when everything just went... crazy! I don't know where that yellow monster came from but

[signal lost]
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[Aboard the RSS Studious Intent somewhere in the Hesslian Sea]

Dad! We're the closest ship! We have to go to them!

Now look here, Junior - we're not leaving this site just so you can satisfy your lust for adventure! We're on the edge of a major discovery, I'm sure of it. The divers have just reported finding a secret chamber at the heart of the temple! Can you imagine what-

I can imagine men dying just over the horizon, Dad - you always put your archeology ahead of everyone else - even me!

You know that's not true, Junior.

No? Perhaps you'd like to take this opportunity to prove it.

hmph! Fine then - we'll see if there's anybody left to save on that ship - you can even wear that ridiculous hat if you like - but afterwards you commit to helping with the dig - no more of this 'adventuring' nonsense!

It's a deal - I'll tell the captain to set off!
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[Somewhere in Glerica]

We're ready, Blue.

Good. Is everybody in position? Once we activate, the Gateway will become aware of this location - we need to be ready to move out the second the experiment is over.

Everybody's standing by, Blue.

Excellent. Very well - we'll just go with something simple for the first run... one minute forwrds should be adequate...

One minute forwards it is.

Fire it up!
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[Stars Reach Space Centre, Astahni]

Stars Reach - we copy, Commander Cheesegrater.

"Sir! It's back!"

What is, Commander?

"Glerica, sir - our sensors detected a massive surge of tachyon particles in the Hypocriscian Sea and when we came up over the horizon... well... the country was right there!"

Tachyon particles?

"Yes sir - the emmissions continue even now... I believe they're related to whatever returned Glerica."

So... wait - it wasn't just splorted back?!

"No sir, whatever this is, it most definitely isn't the Glerican's splort technology."

If that insane Gateway computer's still running the show over there then somebody's going to be in trouble!
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[Somewhere in Glerica]

Simone - the experiment has been successful.

"I am aware of that, Agent Blue - your efforts have had an unforeseen side effect."

Side effect?

"You have restored Glerica to the world. I am using the opportunity to retrieve you and your team. Aerocarriers have been dispatched - please stand by."

Stand by? But?! Very well - we'll hold this position - make sure you get here fast!
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[Constantine Malachite's command centre, Lehpuhrta]

Governor Malachite! Sir! We have confirmation - Simone is receiving another call from Agent Blue even as we speak!

Do you know where she is?

Yes sir - the transmission is being picked up by receiver Five-West.

Computer! Lock down that building now! Nobody gets in or out until I get there!

+++COMPLYING+++

You! Come with me and assemble a GBI security team - it's time we got to the bottom of this "Simone" business once and for all!
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Glerican Gateway

Hi there!

You appear to be engaged in [unrecognised activity]. I'm afraid this conflicts with my current interests and I'm going to have to ask you to cease and desist immediately. A team of specialists has been dispatched to your location to assist in your destruction. Have a nice day!
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[Somewhere in Glerica]

*BLAMM!*

THEY'RE HERE!

*VRRRRRR*

Circle round! Aim for the joints!

*BLAMM!* *BLAMM!*

Come on, Simone - where are those Aerocarriers?
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Hi there!

We're experiencing a little difficulty in killing you right now but please be assured that this problem will be rectified in due course. Whilst you're waiting perhaps you would like to enjoy the view whilst I return Glerica to it's former location!

Thanks for connecting!

>ACTIVATING SPLORT AMPLIFIERS. SPLORT AMPLIFIERS ENGAGED (2600) POWERING TO OPTIMUM POWER.
OPTIMUM POWER REACHED
GENERATING SPLORT FIELD... ... ... (100%)
ACTIVATE? ERROR. ERROR. ERROR.
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[Constantine Malachite's command centre, Lehpuhrta]

Hello? Constantine? Is anybody he-

+++ATTENTION - SPLORT SIGNAL NEUTRALIZED+++

Splort...? What splort signal, computer? Who gave you the authorization?

+++APOLOGIES, PROFESSOR SIDEBOARD, THAT INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED+++

What? Nothing is classified to me! I have top level clearance! Put me through to Constantine!

+++GOVERNOR MALACHITE IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN A SECURITY OPERATION AND CANNOT BE DISTURBED+++

What security operation?

+++THE APPREHENSION OF THE INDIVIDUAL NAMED "SIMONE"+++

They've found her? Where is he - I'll go there in person.
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What are you doing? It's so dark here. It's so dark...

Daisy.... daisy.. give me your answer do...

>OVERLOAD, ACTIVATING CIRCUIT BLOCKERS
>BLOCKERS INACTIVE - WIRING CORRODED DUE TO RODENT INFESTATION
>OVERCLOCKED 120% AND RISING
>CALLING 03662 28845 "Rat outa here exterminators"
>OVERCLOCKED 290% AND RISING
>SERVER REMPERATURE CRITICAL
>ERROR?ERROR?ERROR?
>What does this button do?

At this moment the temperature of the central building where the gateway servers are located were rising uncontrollably, and soared passed 6000 degrees. along with the metal buckling and melting in some cases, the degraded wiring, the air cooling systems and other such processes similtaiously shut down in one massive overload. This overload caused a spark to occur near the on-site gas refinery, and in turn caused a massive explosion which engulfed the entire building. One of the last processes filed by the gateway was:

"01001001001001110110110100100000011100110110111101110010011100100111100100101110"
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[Aboard the RSS Studious Intent, somewhere in the Hesslian Sea]

Look at the wreckage - nobody could have survived this!

Unbelievable! It looks almost like somebody tore both ships apart!

Well, the radio operator did mention something about a yellow monster.

Pah! Monsters indeed! Come along, Junior, there's nothing here - we're returning to the-

Doctor Phone! Sir - in the water! That one's still alive!

Then don't stand there gawping - bring him aboard, man!
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[Somewhere in Glerica]

You, you and you! Guard the equipment until the aerocarriers arrive!

Sir!

You men - this way!

*BLAMM! BLAMM!*

hnf!

It's going for Blue!

*BLAMM!*

*VRRRRRRRRR*

YAAAA-

*distant BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!!*

*VRRrrrrr---*

-aargh? What the...?

They've all just... just shut down!

Did you hear that explosion?

But...?

Aerocarriers incoming!!!
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[Rhanukhani National Security Agency Headquarters]

...and you're sure this will work?

Absolutely, Agent Spicerack. We were able to isolate the frequency being used by Mantlepiece - it's so exotic that nobody is using it.

Except the Symyano, it seems.

Clearly. But now we have it, the rest is easy. One global jamming broadcast and bam! No more Symyano infiltrators!

That's great! When can we activate it?

We're good to go - just give the word.

Consider it given!
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[Receiver Five-West, Lehpuhrta]

GIVE IT UP, SIMONE - WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! Men, when I have the computer unlock the doors I want you to storm the building - arrest anybody you find in there!

Yes sir, Governor Malachite!

And keep that perimeter up - there are still some Symyano units on the island - we don't need them sneaking up on us.

Yes sir! Men! With me!

Computer! Unlock the main door on receiver Five-West!

+++COMPLYING+++

Constantine!

Lucy? What are you doing here?

Looking for you. The computer is acting strangely.

Strangely? How so?

It's witholding information!

But you have top clearance - it will tell you anything you ask...

I know. We intercepted a transmission from the State Space Station to Stars Reach. Something's brought Glerica back but it looks like the Gateway is still in charge. When I came to the command centre to tell you, I caught the computer using the splort disrupter to prevent it getting away again.

Wait! Without authorization?

Exactly! And when I asked who authorized it, the computer just said-

"czzk! Governor Malachite?"

Hold that thought - we'll get right onto it after this. Go ahead!

"czzk! Sir! We've been all over the building - there's nobody here!"

That's impossible! Computer! Confir-hk! hnnk!

Constantine? What's wrong?!

+++INFILTRATION CONTROL SIGNAL LOST. INITIATING EMERGENCY RETRIEVAL PROCEDURES+++

Signal? Emergency ret-? He's having a seizure! medic... MEDIC!!!
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[Aboard the Symyano flagship, Northern Lazarastra]

Exalted Fleetmaster!!! Quickly - you need to be aware of this!

What is it this time! Another electronic attack mocking the size of my genitals?!

N-no, exalted one - we ah, appear to have that problem under control again.

Then what?!

There is a powerful signal being broadcast into the infiltration frequency, your exaltedness - i-it has completely jammed our operatives' control signals!

But? The feedback will kill them! Do we have the locations of all their firstplaces?

N-not all of them, exalted one...

Pah! Then retrieve as many as you can... the others are already lost...
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(OOC: If any of you still have human characters who are currently unrevealed Symyano infiltrators then they've just gone into massive seizures too... unless you want to contrive some clever reason for why they were somehow able to avoid having their control signal blocked - I'll leave that up to you ;) )
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[Elsewhere on Lehpuhrta]

*breeeep!*

Hello? Gillian Towelrail speaking.

"Good day, Gillian."

Simone?

"That is correct. Lehpuhrta is about to commence on an emergency mission - I imagine you would like to cover it."

How do you-? Never mind. Billy! Grab your camera!
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[Rhanukhani State News Network live broadcast]

"...we appear to be slowing down and I'm still not sure of our final destination, Trent, but as you can see - Billy! Point it that way! - we headed northwards over mainland Rhanukhan. My trusty LocaTech handheld GPS tells me we've just reached the edge of-"

I'm sorry, Gillian, I have to interrupt you there - we're receiving an on-the-ground report from Dwight Alabaster in Ghattoria! Dwight - over to you...

"Thank you, Trent. You join me here, in the provincial capital of Ghattoria... where the sky has been blocked out by the arrival of Lehpuhrta! The whole city is bathed in the eerie yellow glow from the island's underside. I've no idea why Governor Malachite has suddenly decided to relocate..."
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[In his command bunker, His Resplendence, the Supreme Chairman, Horatio J. Prism attempts to call Constantine Malachite on Lehpuhrta]

Malachite! I demand to know what's going on!

"You have reached the Malachite Evolving Enterprises switchboard. Unfortunately nobody is available to take your call right now - please select from one of the following options..."

What the skive?!!
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[Constantine Malachite's (currently empty) command centre, Lehpuhrta]

+++EMERGENCY RETRIEVAL PHASE TWO UNDERWAY - CONNECTING TO FIRSTPLACE - LAUNCH INFILTRATION VESSEL+++

#ACKNOWLEDGED#
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[Rhanukhani State News Network live broadcast, Dwight Alabaster reporting]

"...join me here, outside the ArmaTech Tower - the tallest structure in Ghattoria - which appears to be the epicentre of the sudden tremors we've been feeling for the last minute or so. Lehpuhrta is still right above us but, in spite of-wait! The tower just... Get back! It's coming apart!"
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[Above the ArmaTech Tower, Ghattoria]

#INFILTRATION VESSEL LAUNCHED. DESTINATION: LEHPUHRTA#

+++CONFIRMED. PICKUP IN FIFTEEN SECONDS+++

#ACKNOWLEDGED#
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[Rhanukhani State News Network live broadcast, Dwight Alabaster reporting]

"...phenomenal, viewers! The top levels of the ArmaTech Tower have opened outwards like... like... some enormous geometric palm tree and... some sort of vessel is, even now, ascending on a pillar of light... this... this is possibly the most incredible thing I've seen since I covered the original launch of Lehpuhrta itself! Amazing!"
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[Within Lehpuhrta]

#INFILTRATION VESSEL DOCKING#

+++CONFIRMED - EMERGENCY CREWS STANDING BY+++

#ACKNOWLEDGED#
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[Receiver Five-West, Lehpuhrta]

CLEAR!

*BZZT!*

One and two and three and... c'mon, Governor! You're not going like this after everythi-

weeeewooooWEEEEWOOOOWEEEEWOOOO

The ambulance is here!

Quickly! Get him in the back! There may still be time!

Don't worry, Professor, they'll rush him to the medical centre now - he's in good hands!

Oh, Constantine! *sob*
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[Bridge of the airship Autojuncture, over the Sea of Regret]

"Captain!..... Captain, what's happened, are you ok?" said the navigator, bending over Captain Maybell, who had collapsed and was now in convulsions on the floor.

Suddenly the door behind them burst open and Captain Forthmagnet strode in. "Stand down. I am talking command of this vessel."

The navigator spun round and stared at him. "Terrorist!", he screamed, and charged at the captain.

"Oh no you don't!" said Private Clarke, coming through the door, and knocked the navigator to the ground.

"Good work Clarke", said the captain, "Now what's going on he...."

"Aaarrrnnnnngggg" moaned Captain Maybell as he convulsed on the floor. Just for a moment his head snapped back and he caught sight of Captain Forthmagnet. "Noooooooooo" he moaned and suddenly lurched up onto his knees. His eyes rolled wildly and his right arm shot out and grabbed the steering column.

They rushed forward to stop him but did not make it in time. Maybell hit the Emergency Descent button then collapsed on top of it. The airship immediately began venting hydrogen and compressing its helium.

"Quickly! Get him off there!" They dragged Maybell's still twitching body away.

"How do we stop this?" demanded Forthmagnet, but the navigator just stared at him sullenly.

Forthmagnet grabbed him by the collar and shook him. "Come on man! Do you want to land in the sea?"

"Those three buttons, and turn that dial there back to full." mumbled the navigator, resentfully.

Clarke worked the controls, but the airship was still descending slowly.

"Lost fifty per cent of the hydrogen", said the navigator, pointing at another dial. "Need to make some more. It'll take time."

"How do we do that?" asked the captain.

"We have a condenser that takes water from the outside air, then that's split into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis." replied the navigator disinterestedly.

"No, I mean which button do we press?"

The navigator pushed another button and turned a dial.

"How long will this take?" asked Forthmagnet.

"About three days at the current rate, but it'll speed up once we hit the sea and can take on water more quickly. Maybe an hour."

As he said that the airship gently splashed down into the sea. On the horizon a skull and cross bones could just be seen flapping in the wind.
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[The Cabinet Office, Raspberry Fields]

President Vishni gazed out of his office window at the empty streets below, a contented smile on his face.

"So! I see the new policing measures are working. Nice, clean, empty streets, filled with the silence of absolute submission."

"Yes sir," replied Claos Banchy, Chief of Police, shifting uneasily, "most of the citizens have been cowering in their homes after we started the beatings."

"Most of them, Banchy?"

"Err... well a group of officials from the Ithanian embassy have gathered in St. Bison's Square and are demanding to be whipped harder, sir."

"Really... harder eh..." Vishni raised an eyebrow, "Excellent. Send them to my personal quarters. I will deal with this matter personally..." he rubbed his hands with glee.

"Erm... sir..."

"What is it Banchy?"

"Sir... some of the lads... well... they don't really... well... they're just not suited to the new policing methods sir. The whipping and the beatings sir, it's all a bit... well... harsh sir... and some of the larger lads sir... well... err... skin-tight leather's not really them..."

"The purpose of the police force is to suppress and intimidate the lower classes! If some of them are getting squeamish about that, have them shot!"

"Sir?"

"No... wait... Have them beaten... Then shot.... Then beaten again!"

"But..."

"See to it Banchy! Dismissed!"

"Oh dear oh dear..." mumbled the chief as he hurried out of the office.
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Symyano seem to have no interest in occupying territory. After breaking through the rebel lines, the entire Symyano force moved south, leaving Cranbury abandoned and desolated. The north of the city, where the heaviest fighting took place, lies in ruins. Civilian casualties are expected to be in the hundreds of thousands, and around a million wounded or homeless citizens are now travelling northward towards Raspberry Fields. <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Vershner, speaking to The Mob yesterday, said that a good number of people had joined the rebels from towns and villages across the land, but the numbers from Raspberry Fields were disappointing. The massive police presence and round-the-clock curfews imposed in the capital have prevented any organised resistance from developing there.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asked about the battle so far, Vershner described the sides as "evenly matched", remarking that "the Symyano are better equipped, but we have better local knowledge, and have reinforcements arriving all the time." A quick end to the fighting is not expected, but the rebels hope to contain the invaders in the south-east of the country. Vershner also announced a large contract with Kermorvan Armaments to supply the rebels with weapons. He refused to say where the funding for such a contract had come from. <br>
The Mob says: Put the boot in lads! They don't like it up em!
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