Following Raal's warning, Sho will follow his lead by readying an action to reaching out with the Force to catch and redirect an incoming grenade.
Urirawa chuckles at the idea of flash bangs against Stormtroopers in armour.
Urirawa just checks that his helmet systems are functioning correctly to compensate for sudden glares of light or sound.
The helmet had three-phase sonic filtration, Visual adaption including low-light amplification, and MFTAS or Multi-Frequency Target Acquisition system.
Another touch of a button and the system started to gear up to slightly over pressure the exterior surrounding pressure. Even though the suit was environmentally sealed, the over pressure would help keep out any poisonous substances the Vigo's men might try to pump into Urirawa's air supply or coat his armour.
Urirawa measured the distance in both directions with his head sensors and realized he could charge in either direction if needed.
The first of the security teams begins moving up the east corridor, the noise of their boots giving them away as they make their advance. The second team moves in simultaneously in the west corridor, preparing for a pincer attack. As the first mercenary on each side passes into the corridor, Krassus opens fire and scorches him. The mercenary pushes himself back against the corner and launches the first of the grenades, throwing it right behind Sho Larn. The Kel Dor Kensae grabs it with the Force and throws it directly back at him. The mercenaries shout in confusion in the east corridor as the grenade returns and explodes in a loud and bright explosion. The mercenary next to the first staggers next to him and shoots off a few rounds at the Imperials. The shots are incredibly wild, but it doesn't take much effort to hit when you're spraying several blaster bolts per second. Raal and Urirawa come under fire, a few shots scorching them. With them covering the east side, the other pair moves up and takes position to provide more firepower.
Nearly simultaneously, the west team comes up with similar tactics. When the first mercenary throws the stun grenade, Raal likewise catches it and flings it back with the Force. In almost a near-repeat of the scene from the other corridor, the staggered mercenary sticks to the battle plan and fires on the area near Krassus. With the poorly-aimed shots from the stunned mercenary covering their advance, the others move into position on the north side of the corridor intersection. The teams are well-positioned to open up salvos of pinning blaster fire on the Imperials.
HP 31/43
Init 28
Krassus feels the brief shock as the blasts hit his armor. He breathes in quickly and as he breathes out, he fires at Merc 1-2.
Autofire!
Damage:
Raal moves to the other side of the corridor, pulling his heavy blaster in the walk. Aiming he squeeses of a shot but hits only the wall.
One of the mercenaries in the east corridor shouts out, "Open fire!" The four mercenaries begin rotating sets of blaster fire, hoping to pin the Imperials down. Their blasts are regular but poorly aimed, simply attempting to wear them down with brute force.
Each the Imperials but Krassus is peppered with shots. Urirawa barely dodges a bolt that would surely be fatal, taking it on his armor instead. The group needs cover or to slim down their opponents.
Sho's shields take the brunt of the first blast full on, weakening from the excess, reducing their effectiveness and power. The second shot, coming in milliseconds later, absorb all they can and they fade into nothingness.
Urirawa realizes that he'll be needing to draw a new suit of storm trooper armour after this mission. He again feels the wrath of heavy fire on his armour.
The taste of blood in his mouth and the fear of his friends being over whelmed as they take fire from both directions sends him into a rage.
Fresh energy flows into his sinews as he forgets his pain and suffering.
He focuses on one goal and that is to reach his target.
It is a battle to a punch line. Can he get there before the trooper fires?
He stretches all his power into the moment and delivers a hammering spear with the point of the Ryyk blade. The strength of the enraged wookiee spears the blade up through the crushed ribs and through the man's heart.
As Urirawa tears one of the guards in half, the others maintain their focus on pinning the others down. Focusing on the Kensae, one throws a another grenade that bursts with noise and kinetic energy. Following on its heels, his partner continues to blast away with little regard for accuracy. The remaining mercenary, standing next to Urirawa, raises his rifle to his shoulder and fires at the raging Wookiee. The blast hits him, turning another part of armor into useless slag but protecting him from the worst of it.
Sho is peppered by the bolts and blasts from the security forces. His Force defenses were depleted moments ago by the barrage of attacks directed at him and he is rocked by the damage inflicted.
Sho yells in pain!
Sho pulls from his reserve and takes a second to catch his breath.
He knows he can't just stand here but he must act. The quickest way would be a grenade or the thermal detonator. He quickly decides which.
Sho then moves to the nearest doorway and takes cover.
Sho reaches out with the Force. Unlike his usual applications of brute Force and overwhelming power, this requires a delicate touch. Sho tries to shape the Force like a hand and reaches out, both mentally and physically. His four tapered fingers reach out and then close into a fist. His mind "feels" the pin on the security troopers belt and pulls. The troopers follow the pin as it floats gently into the corridor. They exchange a glance and scream, "Oh, sh@@t!, as they realize what the pin belongs to.
A fraction of a second later, there is a blossoming explosion of heat and shrapnel. The blast tosses the two surprised agents like dolls against the bulkhead, both crumpled into a lifeless mass.
Call smiles at the grouping of mercs around the corridors. Clearly their superior officers didn't bang the idea of avoiding clumping into their heads nearly enough during basic. Oh well, their loss of limb.
Action: Trigger the explosives.
Second Action: Laugh like a jackal.
The explosion is overwhelmingly loud, almost seeming as if the whole building will come down on their heads. With the smoke clearing, both corridors are a tangle of twisted metal and body parts. Alarms ring out throughout the skyhook as automatic chemical sprayers attempt to sputter their contents on in the ruined area. Of the eight members of two teams, only three remains alive, with two clinging to life. They appear poised to scramble away and regroup.
Surprised by the barage of fire Raal barely manages to dodge the worst of it, chucking a stun grenade down the corridor , he hugs the wall, hoping to make himself as small a target as he can.
Urirawa fresh from spearing the first merc to get in his way, rips his father's Ryyk blade from the man's dying body and brings it down upon the next merc as Urirawa continues forward.
Urirawa still feels sting of the Mercs blaster fired point blank at his storm trooper armour.
The merc feels nothing at all as the Ryyk blade hits just below woman's chin. Her head cocks sideways as she drops instantly with her spinal chord fractured from the strength of the impact.
Urirawa continues to heave as his lungs painfully take in air but his one thought is that Call has beat him again and put down four opponents to his mere two.
With the two teams dead or incapacitated and the main corridor blocked with detonite, the Imperial team has a bit of time to check the data stream and make a plan. The program has deactivated the defenses on Jolo Gandaar's office on the top floor, as well as identified the location of the biotoxin eight levels above their current position. The defense teams are scattered, trying to find a way around the shattered corridors.
Urirawa transfers the control to his mobile computer, allowing them to move and work with the computer system at the same time.
Call rises to his feet, keeping his rifle trained on the corridors. "I love me the explosives!"
His armor and clothing still smoking from the scorching delivered by the security teams Raal detatches himself from the wall. "Medic. I need a medic." he says barely staying on his feet.
His armor and clothing still smoking from the scorching delivered by the security teams Raal detatches himself from the wall. "Medic. I need a medic." he says barely staying on his feet.
"Aye sir, on it!"
Treat Injury: plus FP 2/6
His burns relieved a bit by Call's treatment Raal breaths a bit easyer . "Let's head for the elevator. We need to keep moving before they figure out a way past the debris. Search the troopers for grenades or security passes first."
Raal follows his own orders and heads to the troopers he took out with the stun grenade, taking any obvious grenades or security passes of them.
Urirawa flips the lid of his portable computer to have a vid screen on the outside. He then sets the system to relay on a secure channel to his helmet optics the information displayed on the video screen.
'ttyk u ghhyk'
'Cheiftan [Vigo] or plague jars [canisters of biological poison]?'
His armor and clothing still smoking from the scorching delivered by the security teams Raal detatches himself from the wall. "Medic. I need a medic." he says barely staying on his feet."Aye sir, on it!"
Treat Injury: 1d20+7 plus FP 2/6 1d6
Sho looks to Raal being healed. "I could use some ministrations as well Trooper Call."
"Yes sir! Perhaps I should train in the medical arts as well when our mission is completed?"
Treat Injury: plus FP 3/6
The computer readout is on display inside Urirawa's helmet, showing him an overlay of the building's blueprint. The teams are re-routing around the blocked corridor, leaving the Imperials a small window to head up to the lift without further resistance. If they are to make it, they need to move quickly and without hesitation.
Urirawa makes his choice.
'ghhyk'
Urirawa selects the bio-toxin vault that is eight levels up and sets the system to guide him and the group to their first destination.
Urirawa makes his choice.
'ghhyk'
Urirawa selects the bio-toxin vault that is eight levels up and sets the system to guide him and the group to their first destination.
Sho accepts the slapped patch of medicine and stimulants. He winces in pain but is thankful.
"They will regroup and in stronger numbers. If we are to move, let's move now! Trooper Urirawa, lead us since you know where we are going. Trooper Call, keep us protected."
Sho then falls into step behind the wookiee.
Making steady progress, the Imperials advance to the lift. Urirawa's readout alerts him that the research labs have been evacuated and automated defense systems activated. The image of the automated defense appears before him: a FLTCH-Series Battle Droid, a large bipedal droid equipped with a massive rocket launcher and enormous grappling claws. Uriawa's helmet also displays the current readout of the secure lab area. The blueprint readout shows the droid directly between them and their target.
'yyu ggh frttrrkii viiyyk uuRu ji'
'Fruit Pods [grenades] from the door or do we rush into battle? I don't want to get in the way of Call's Mighty Bow [heavy blaster] by rushing forward.'
"That could work." Raal hesitates. "I have an Ion Grenade wich could take out some of it's systems. Although I'm certain it will take more to put it down."
Looking at the layout of the room, Sho suggests a mix between Trooper Urirawa's plans.
"That droid looks positively lethal. I suggest we rush in and fan out, taking cover where we can. This will allow us to flank it and spread our fields of fire. Any chance you can pull up the specs on that droid? Does it have shields or armor? What weapons is it using?"
Call pats his rifle lovingly. "Sirs, I've got a brand new grenade launcher waiting to be used. I'm also loaded for ion grenades. A couple to soften up the big clanker ought to work."
Call pats his rifle lovingly. "Sirs, I've got a brand new grenade launcher waiting to be used. I'm also loaded for ion grenades. A couple to soften up the big clanker ought to work."
"Perfect. Suggestions on a plan then, other than open the door and shoot? I suggest we split two left and two right so we are not bunched together."
Urirawa types some keys on his portable computer and checks his standard Imperial Reference Library. He looks in Ackbar's Guide to War Droids.
'uuRu iy httyuk'
'Call, could I have a fruit pod [grenade] to throw?'
Call pulls out an ion grenade and a frag grenade and hands them to Urirawa.
Urirawa pulls up the droid specs without much difficulty. The FLTCH-Series are commonly used by mercenaries and criminal syndicates, frequently as an intimidation tool. Capable of laying down both heavy fire and powerful grenades, it is extremely dangerous. It has little by way of defenses other than its natural size and strength, as well as quadanium battle armor, but it is equipped with an anti-ionization device that can reboot it after an ion attack. Its preferred tactics involve laying down a missile barrage and moving in with its blaster rifle, then grabbing its foes and rending them to pieces.
"Do we have enough grenades for two barages? If we see it go out and back in, can we barrage it again? I only have the one grenade myself."
Clambering into the lift, the readout display informs the Imperials that the mercenary guards are having difficulty getting to their position, stymied by the hacking program's efforts. The powerful magnetic lift takes them up the eight levels before slowing to a halt. The lift doors are ready to open at Urirawa's command.
Patching into the surveillance cameras, the squad can see the FLTCH-Series war droid about 15 meters from the entrance, its guns trained motionlessly on the door. In its active state, the droid cannot be ordered to stand down remotely as a failsafe measure.
Clambering into the lift, the readout display informs the Imperials that the mercenary guards are having difficulty getting to their position, stymied by the hacking program's efforts. The powerful magnetic lift takes them up the eight levels before slowing to a halt. The lift doors are ready to open at Urirawa's command.
Patching into the surveillance cameras, the squad can see the FLTCH-Series war droid about 15 meters from the entrance, its guns trained motionlessly on the door. In its active state, the droid cannot be ordered to stand down remotely as a failsafe measure.
Sho readies by calming his mind and breathing out slowly.
His plan is to intercept any missile from the droid as it is fired and directing it at the floor directly under the droid's feet. The blast should serve to damage the droid and possibly cause it to crash downn through the floor.
Call will move apart from the others by at least 15 feet, and ready an ion grenade to fire on the droid as soon as the target is viable.
Initiative:
Ion Grenade!
Damage:
Urirawa's action will be to toss the ion grenade as a standard action and move.
Initiative:
Toss Grenade:
Ion Grenade Damage:
Urirawa notes the location of the droid in his computer and composes and image in his mind of where he will need to toss the grenade to get it on target.
Urirawa then sets the computer to do a count down to open the door on a ten second count down to give him time to get the grenade ready and the computer stored.
When the count down gets to five he holds up his left paw and starts to curl digits so everyone is ready to react as a unit when the count down gets to zero and the doors open.
Raal primes the ion grenade, ready to toss it as soon as the doors open. ,
initiative
As the doors open, the droid launches a rocket at them. Sho Larn catches it with the Force and flings it back, its detonation blossoming only a few meters from the droid. As the others flood from the lift, the flashes and electric snap of ion grenades flood the room. While they are not direct hits, they are sufficient to overpower its damaged circuitry. The droid falls to the floor, deactivated.
Sho joins the others in the room with the now defunct droid.
Like all officers, Sho begins barking orders.
"Trooper Krassus, defensive position. Guard all other entrance positions."
"Trooper Urirawa - Can you secure the turbolift? Where to next?"
"Lt. Raal - can you make sure that droid doesn't get back up?
Once the questions are asked and the orders are given, Sho will reach out with the Force, attempting to sense the presence of anything nearby.
With the droid laying motionless and inactive on the floor, the research lab is open in front of the Imperial squad. Dozens of clear tubes hold specimens in greenish liquids. Close examination of the specimens shows them to be mutated animals in various states of what appears to be devolution. Large spikes and cruel barbs adorn the creatures, their bodies thrashing somewhat involuntarily. A central command console is the only other thing in the room.
Urirawa uses the computer to access the labs logs and inventory to locate the bio-toxin that they were sent to find.
If it is inside of a locked safe or vault then Urirawa will start to use his Security Kit to break the security.