Sorry. Spent the weekend trying to get ready for a family member's wedding at the end of the month, and was getting reminded at every turn why I hate all of the drama involved with them...
Ah, family. Can't live with them. Not allowed to kill them. ;)
"No, it way prove valuable at a later date. Limit your access to the temple's security wards to observation and recording. Allow classified access only to myself, Alaina, and Bouncer."
The image on it's chest screen changes to a mass of data streaming upward.
"Limiting access, granting specified clearance to entities: Sunny Godhead, Alaina, Bouncer... process complete." The screen goes blank and retreats back into the metallic dragon's chest.
He shakes his head in disbelief. "Excellent. Now, I'm going to bring your A.I. logrhythms up to 80% capacity. Tell me of any sensations or even inconsistencies you are experiencing. I want to see your subroutines and file programs. To get ant bugs out of your systems. I have several questions I wish to ask of you in the future."
Picking up what appears to be a spare tool, he continues. "Say hello to Alaina, I think you're going to be working together very soon."
So tempting to have him saw "Hello to Alaina."
The dragon turns toward Alaina and nods. "Hello Alaina. I am Cyber Dragonborn."
It turns back to Sunny G, and begins to run system scans. When the scans are complete, Cyber reports only one inconsistency "It seems I have inadvertently gained acces to the Temple's security wards." Several images flash on the screen that appears on it's chest, ranging from the day of his arrival to Sky talking to JH at the bar to the incident between Alain, Serafina, and Rio. "I can delete the program if you wish it."
Sunny G again muses, "I hope the cyberdragon came with an instruction manual..."
Because sometimes AI just isn't enough...
A thin manual slides from the chest of the metallic dragon. Further examination reveals that the manual holds much more information than it's size would make it appear.
He looks at the Cyberdragon. "Add him to your files of guest and visitors. Oroth Sunschild will have a home here in the Sanctum for the time being. Will you require a suite of the upper floors?"
The dragon scans Oroth's hands and eyes, then adds a picture of Oroth to the file to complete it. There is a slight humming sound, and the file is saved.
"Interesting," he says as he looks at the hologrpahic image. "Something has evaded the wards and made a home in the upper towers of the Sanctum."
He looks at the cyberdragon. "Can you make a detailed holomap of our location and the location of this anomaly while ploting the quickest route?"
The dragon seems to be thinking, its head titled to one side. Within a few moments, a small object projector raises up from between its eyes. Looking toward a nearby wall, a map flickers into existance, with a 'You are here' marker showing their current position and a black line showing the way to an X in one of the towers. The dragon lifts a claw and taps the map, which changes to show the way as if they were going right now, then taps the map again to restore it to normal.
Meanwhile, the cyber dragon begins to explore the Sanctum, searching for any who should not be there. It discovers the strange sun-like essence high in the towers. Scanning the essence, the metallic dragon can not find any information on it in its database.
It goes to show Suuny G a hologram to see if he knows what it is.
"Hey Boss, that was a close one," replies the Lord of All Insects graciously. "Does this mean I have to clean up after it."
"Hey, we want,
"...to know,"
"...where Earl,"
"...disappeared." speaks the twin Dromites, each completeing a part of the dialouge.
Ignoring the antics of the Yugoloth's, Sunny G turns his attention towards the metalic dragon. "Where is the thrid dromite?"
At first the dragon does not respond. Then it looks at the other dromites and realizes why everyone is staring at it. Rearing up on it's hind legs, a compartment on it's stomach area opens, revealing a paralyzed dromite. A hyperdermic emerges from the compartment and jabs the dromite, who stops being paralyzed and slumps to the ground, asleep and unharmed(except for recent two needle marks).
"Stand your ground, all of you," he says. "Hold your weapons ready, but don't strike until I give the command."
He proceeds towards the metallic dragon and says, "You were left for me as a gift were you not?"
In answer to SGH's question, the metallic dragon bobs it's head. The smaller dragons fly back to their capsule and the cannons sink back into it's body.
Sunny G remembers a gift given to him a while ago. And there are three metal dragons.
Looking at the battle axe and then in the direction it came from, the dragon spots SGH and moves down the pillar towards him.
Using his god-like abilities of mnemonic recall, Sunny G recollects a mental picture of his gift. If material, you summons it into his hands. If it is knowledge, he accesses the it in order to utilize it against this metallic creature.
Oh, its knowledge
Spoiler:
Db3's Narrator wrote:
[ooc]Two small objects float slowly through the Temple. One lands near the alter with a note saying: "For SGH, a draconic gift. Another Temple guard, treat it well Signed Db3."[ooc]
The scythe of Saeroth connects with the smaller dragon, cleaving it in two. But the small wyrm does not fall, instead it forms tow dragons, each only half the size of the original. A large streak appear when the shot slams into the metal dragon's hide, bouncing off to blow a big chunk out of a pillar. A fourth capsule appears, this time a metallic crab scuttles out, pincers ready to do battle with Sytt. The dragon itself whips it's tail at Sytt while using claws that looked shorter a moment ago to slash at Saeroth.
The scythe repels it, the electricity flying off into the wall.
"These babies repel life, pal! Now eat this!"
He speaks a word, and the scythe starts twitching--inside the dragon. It's trying to start spinning around, creating a huge hole if it succeeds.
Again, the dragons says nothing. While it tries to wrench the scythe out of it's side, three capsules appear on it's back. Out of one flies a much smaller dragon, which flies straight at Saeroth. The others open up to reveal small futuristic looking cannons, which open fire on Saeroth, experly aiming around the smaller drake. Each shot illuminates a large area, the speed of the shots fired making a strobe-like pattern.
"You little...that takes ages to fix! Damn you, son of a b%@#$!!!"
He speaks a word, and his scythe turns ethereal. He leaps at the dragon. If it hits, it has teh same effect as it would have last time, sucking out its life essence.
Now if Cyber only had life force...
With a quick snapping motion, the dragon flicks it's tail to strike the scythe, wanting to remove this annoyance. It head then lunges foward, mouth gaping, and tries to gulp down Saeroth.
Saeroth hesitates, as the dragon's tail flies through the scythe.
"You have no life force. That's interesting. How's this, then?"
He strikes with his scythe again, and as it hits it suddenly solidifies inside the dragon, completely embedded. It begins slowly ebbing away at the creature's strength.
The dragon shows no pain, says nothing. Saeroth feels a massive amount of electricity surge through the scythe.
"You little...that takes ages to fix! Damn you, son of a b%@#$!!!"
He speaks a word, and his scythe turns ethereal. He leaps at the dragon. If it hits, it has teh same effect as it would have last time, sucking out its life essence.
Now if Cyber only had life force...
With a quick snapping motion, the dragon flicks it's tail to strike the scythe, wanting to remove this annoyance. It head then lunges foward, mouth gaping, and tries to gulp down Saeroth.
Saeroth looks up from his scythe.
"Finally!"
He vanishes, and appears above the dragon and brings his scythe down. Only part of it goes in, but the dragon still feels a small bit of his life force draining away.
It shows no reaction when the ferryman appears above it and slices at it and the scythe leaves a large scratch. It's tail whips around spears the boat, punchinng a huge hole in the boat's rigging, possible knocking the ferryman to the ground.
The dragon turns to locate the source of the new sound, almost seeing Devlyn, who manages to duck behind a pillar just in time. The metallic dragon realizes it should keep watch on both of the group below and moves to a more convenient pillar, not realizing Devlyn is silently following it.
Invoking Hide in Plain Sight + successful Use Magic Device to use a wand of pass without trace on himself + Spider Climb from his Cowl of Arachnida to go up the backside of the column + Move Silently = Friendly Neighborhood Dalesman in 'Stealthy Wallcrawler Mode' :)
My Dalesman-senses are tingling! ;p
The metalliac dragon hears only the fainsest of scuffling, but believes it is only the new comers below it.
Tapping the vast arsenal of weapons that is the insect kingdom, the Lord of All Insects grins. His senses magify to an astonishing degree, including scent and taste. His chitinous exterior thickens to that of a giant tick and turns crimson red. He motions the dromites to stand clear.
From high above the metal dragon watches, head titled to one side as the Lord changes in form.
While no sign of what grabbed the missing dromite can be found, deep scratches in the floor can be discovered 100 yards away.
The two remaining dromites continue to survey the area. One touchs the floor and the interior of the Sanctum is alight brightly. The Lord of All Insects jumps back into spacial view. He motions a triangle shape gesture with his fingers to the dromites. The dromites nod and follow him approximately 100 yards.
Sensory link - visual, audio, and tactile and short-term memory enhancement
High above them, shrouded in darkness, a metal dragon moves silently from pillar to pillar. Padding and powerful suction cups on it's claws allow this to be possible. It begins to follow the dromites and Lord of All Insects...
Right now only Suuny could see it, and only if he thinks to look up. LoAI might hear it though, what with his increased senses.
The dromites begin to chitter amongst themselves. At first, it wasn't the nolise of scrapping metal, it was the vibration it produced that alerted them to potential danger. Silent as the grave, their eyes flash in union and a message is sent to someone else in the Sanctum. The other two prepare a make-shift defense.
Precognition
"Defend yourselves," utters the Lord of All Insects, his eyes flash brigthly.
As the dromites begin to make their defense, one turns away to grab something needed. When it(he/she?) turns back, the other dromite is gone.
This evening? Anyway, not all parts of the battle need to be taken care of during the night. And Shadow pelt can always attack when the battle is over, hoping to catch Devlyn off guard(but not while he is somewhere doing something 'private'. ;p
From deep within the Sanctum's most secure.. er, sanctum, a dragon unfurls with the sound of metal sliding on metal. Slowly this metallic dragon moves toward the Sanctum's main area.
"Come on, I thought I heard a noise, like scrappng metal. LEt's check it out."
With three other dromites, the Lord of All Insect proceed cautiously to the source of the noise.
As LoAI leads his dromites through the Sanctum, he begins to hear the echo of something sharp and metallic clicking against the tiled floor.
I'll be ready tomorrow evening. Not that it'll take me that long to think of something. It's just that will be the next time I'll be online. Good night.
From deep within the Sanctum's most secure.. er, sanctum, a dragon unfurls with the sound of metal sliding on metal. Slowly this metallic dragon moves toward the Sanctum's main area.
Points to the Weather control matrix. Shuts down oxygen filtration systems. Increasing Co2 production by 1500% Shutting down radiation filters in the planetary shielding
We would be willing to allow you a breeze now
Or we can also supply nice oxygen tanks
*Shimmers into view,permanently reverses the weather machine current function, disappears*
The animated shield is a fine item, but is usually used only by pcs who already use two-handed weapons. The dancing weapon never made much sense to me, though I see someone having is for flavor.