"It'd be nice if they didn't. Daikitsu f!&@in' knows they will though," Ace grumbles with a sigh.
"We sure have had quite the history with backstabs. Hopefully this time it'll be better. Expect the worst, hope for the best. So let's cover our negotiator, shall we?"
He gives Nik 6 thumbs up with a toothy grin
"Given how likely it seems we got set up to want to take this job, I'm not very hopeful," Xevras growls.
Truth be told, he was wishing to have something else to focus on than the fact that they'd likely just killed some people who were just doing their jobs to steal a ship, especially when it seemed likely that they were about to be double-crossed for the ship.
The ship floats through the atmospheric force field into a dimly lit hanger bay just large enough to accommodate Oliphaunt. A small building occupies the far end of the landing zone with a drow woman leaning casually against the door. After the ship sets down and the crew disembark, the drow tells them that Deminda is just inside, "Get your personal affects and I'll bring you in to see her." The sound of the landing chocks snapping into place reverberates loudly in the small bay.
The woman opens the door to the small building, revealing a well-appointed lounge area with a large table currently set with a fairly posh meal. They must be ready to celebrate a successful heist. Two other drow are in the room, both picking at hors d'oeuvres. They look up and nod in greeting and one shouts in the direction of the north-most door for Deminda.
Xevras gives Nik-a-Nik the slightest of nods, hand resting 'casually' near his axe. He glances around as he enters the room, trying to guess if there's anyone hiding in addition to the visible probably-enemies.
Knowing the layout of his own rig, it was easy to work it upside down as he bring all six his arms behind his back, like any trained military personal when 'at ease', as he activates Skip. Guiding him to be ready to fire his laser at the first sign of combat
"Affirmative. Setting up Skip to attack. Just say who and when" he quickly responds
As casually as he can, Xevras walks up next to one of the drow and while drawing his axe.
Skip opens up with a single shot of its artillery laser, while Robyte gets into cover
Ace is going to try to scamper around, preparing a boost.
Weapons are drawn by the crew before the drow, and SK1P fires a beam that goes wide. "Ha! It is a shame that we must kill you!" one shouts as she draws her rifle and steps back into the corner. She pounds on the door beside her, signaling to Deminda, no doubt.
Another pulls her rifle up as she drops to one knee behind the big table. She points the laser weapon toward Xevras and hits the trigger. The dragonkin proves to be difficult to miss, and her beam sears his arm.
The one the big guy is standing beside sees the dragonkin's axe and pulls free his own whip, stepping back slightly and snapping the lash. He drags across his snout and draws blood.
Skip takes a shot at DE (Green), Robyte hoping the natural ability to pierce armor will help his companion cut through the feeble cover. But the laser seems to have a short as only sparks fly at the attempt
Xevras snarls in pain even as he brings his axe down--straight on his enemy's head.
Ace charges his horrible guitar skills up and fires at green.
Nik-a-Nik's shot seems to come out of nowhere, and takes the drow woman by surprise. More shocking to her is Xevras' axe. How she manages to take the pair of blows and still remain standing is an open question, but bloddied and frustrated she lashes out with the whip again, snapping into Xevras.
The sonic blast from Ace is barely misses, and only succeeds in throwing a plate of olives onto the floor. The purple elf returns fire, striking Ace with a narrow laser beam and singing his fur.
The one who had knocked on the door moves to grab cover behind the table herself and fires at Xevras, but her shot goes wide and simply scorches the door behind the lithe draconic being.
Skip again takes a shot at its previous target, easily melting the table to blast into it
Pen 1
Xevras's growl of pain rises to a roar, that resolves into words. "Did you all THINK," he snarls as he lunges past the falling corpse of his first target towards the next, "That we would just roll over and DIE? That we hadn't NOTICED your boss SET US UP!?"
He swings wildly at the next of the drow even as blood trickles down the inside of his armor from his newest injury.
Ace profanes.
The enforcer with the whip drops from Nik-a-Nik's electrical blast, clearing the way for Xevras to move into the room and dominate the northern end. He tries to bring his weapon down on the drow, but she deflects the blow with her laser rifle. Despite the miss, things are looking up for the dragonkin when Hafi rushes in and channels healing energy into Xevras.
The other goon takes fire from SK1P and Ace. The drone-tank's main weapon burns a nasty hole through her armor and shoulder, but once again Ace is aiming just a little too low and strikes the table and one of the warm food trays and showers the woman with steamed vegetables. That drow fires back at SK1P, scorching the paint on it's well-armored front.
The other drops her rifle and pulls free her taclash, snapping it at Xevras in desperation, grazing him with the whip.
Xevras keeps hacking away at his target, heedless of the lashing.
Ace is wincing in pain, and probably needs to rest after this before any serious damage occurs, and moves as he grumbles about the table.
Skip takes another shot at the enemies they are currently engaged with
But clearly the hit messed up his currently running aim protocol
One of the drow is caught hard in the chest by Xevras' axe. The dragon leaves behind a vicious wound. Hafipaer focuses his mind and telekinetically throws a serving platter from the table into that same drow, bashing her in the head.
The woman lashes out with her whip at Xevras. She strikes true, adding yet another wound to the dragonkin. The other drow takes another shot at Ace. Her careful aim is rewarded when she sears the small Castrovelian with her laser rifle.
Unnoticed, Lord Sinjin's lieutenant, Deminda has slipped out of a hidden door. With a flash she launches a razor-sharp ceramic shuriken that catches Nik-a-Nik unaware in the side of the head.
Ace shreds once more, horribly, put this time actually manages to hit the enforcer.
"Doubt she's just going to sit and wait!" Xevras responds as he keeps hacking at Blue.
Robyte quickly signals an aim adjustment towards Skip and then it takes another shot at the Drow (green) behind the table
Fire Pen 1
Nik drops the most wounded drow with an electrical blast. The other drow woman does not fare any better as the drone's main gun burns a hole through her armor that results in Ace's jarring guitar lick to wreak havoc on her body. Xevras moves in as her head is still spinning and drops the remaining goon with his axe.
Outside, Deminda conjures a deep, magical darkness that gives her plenty of cover to hide and prepare an ambush.
Xevras makes his way back around the table, but he doesn't stick his head out just yet. "Hafi, if she's giving us time to heal I could use some more!" he says as he moves.