raisetheearth | Echo Incursion 01 - Jurassic Gateway (August 10th, 2016)

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Echo Incursion 01 - Jurassic Gateway (August 10th, 2016)

It's a particularly hot day in the Gateway City zoo. What else could you expect? It's not like it's not to be expected, it is the middle of August, after all. But there's plenty of things to see here at the zoo, and the visitors' center is air conditioned well enough.

Just a normal summer day in a typical summer vacation spot. Right?

Well, that's when things change. Those in the visitor's center would find the building changing around them. There's suddenly a dinosaur skeleton in the middle of the place, with the banner "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" hanging from the ceiling.

That's not all. The animal enclosures are now different. What used to be a pen for the african elephants now has very large, very long necked reptiles in it. A gigantic, meat-eating dinosaur just tromped its way out of the lion habitat it's too much too large for, and unfortunately for the people around it, its vision is based on movement. The monkey house? Well, those are velociraptors breaking out of it. The aviary? Now filled with particular aggressive flying pterosaurs.

These are just some of the creatures making their sudden emergence, and it's not long until they spill out of the zoo and into the city proper. Dinosaurs are now walking the streets of Gateway City.

Yes, indeed. Just a normal summer day.

[OOC: The new event is live! Please see this post for npc information and just what characters will have to deal with.]

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You want some idea of what to expect in our first Echo Incursion? We've prepared a handy dandy write up for what's currently menacing Gateway City! These creatures are based off the dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park series, and thus, look and act like they do.

"Compys": Small, ravenous-little dinosaurs that run in groups. Isolated, they're not much of a threat, but in a swarm they're incredibly dangerous. Don't make them angry.

Pterosaurs: Flying menaces who include Pteranodon and Dimorphodon. Dimorphodon are smaller and more bitey, while Pteranodons are larger and can carry off a grown human being in their claws.

Velociraptors: Pack hunters that are as intelligent as greater apes and as fast as cheetahs. These are some of the most dangerous dinosaurs, and the most violent, coordinating together to take down whatever they see as a threat.

Pachycephalosaurs and Triceratops: Herbivores, but more aggressive than most. Pachys are smaller, but they're aggressive and territorial, plus they like hitting people with their domed heads. Triceratops? Think a rhinoceros that's scared and angry and has three horns on its face, then make it the size of an elephant.

Tyrannosaurus: Did you think we'd leave this one out? The king of all predatory dinosaurs, the T-Rex is a formidable hunter. Unfortunately, her vision is based on movement, which gives people a way of dealing with it... but that only helps so much, because her sense of smell is just as good.

Spinosaurus: As if the T. Rex wasn't bad enough, you have this to worry about. Rivaling the T-Rex in size and power, the Spinosaurus is also more cruel and relentless. Rest assured, if you anger it, it will hunt you down.

Brachiosaurus: Gentle giants, the Brachiosaurs are massive, long-necked herbivores. That means they're not dangerous, right? But they've been driven out of the city by carnivores, and when you're that big and that scared, you don't tend to watch what's underfoot.

That's what you all have to "play with", folks! Mods will be responding with the NPC account, or you can handle your threads yourself. Just say which you prefer somewhere in the post itself. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask here!

Edited 2015-08-10 18:44 (UTC)

It was an otherwise normal day for Edwin Weller. He was getting lunch away from his office, making a show of walking down the street like a normal, everyday person. He even had his cane with him, and was making sure to walk with a pronounced limp. All in all, he wasn't exactly ready for rumors of a blur with red lightning to be circulating through the city.

That's when he noticed something out of the ordinary. Namely, loud roars and screeching in the distance. That was strange enough, only for it to be followed by more normal, everyday screams from people beside him on the street.

That's when Weller noticed the horde of tiny, green lizard creatures swarming people at people's feet, tearing at and climbing up their legs. His own eyes widened and he let out a shout once he realized the animals were biting at his legs.

Weller's mind raced a mile a minute. He couldn't exactly dash away from this in full view of multiple people. And... and what were these things, anyway? They looked like little dinosaurs.

As such, you'd see a middle-aged man, along with several others, screaming as they tried to shake the ravenous little creatures biting and clawing at them before they could do any real damage.

(I'm okay with NPCing these myself, along with anyone who wants to join me. Someone save Weller before he gets his legs chewed off because he's too stubborn to reveal his powers?)

As Mina walks down the street to the movie theater (a girl's got to get her exercise, okay), an unfamiliar scent drifts into her nose. She's still unused to the new sense of scent she's got, but it's full of novel experiences. Sniffing, she tries to figure out what it is. And then she turns around and sees the velociraptors stalking her. She freezes up at first. But then she bolts, the velociraptors hot on her track. Dinosaurs. Why'd it have to be dinosaurs now. This was even worse than the slime!

(Also alright with NPCing the dinosaurs myself.)

Torin is thusfar resisting the urge to summon Bragigas out this way. The giant robot dinosaur might cause a bit more confusion and destruction than either of them would like at the moment, so flying solo it is.

So he'll stop and land nearby one of the Brachiosaurs. "Hello there!" That's it, keep it friendly. His GigaGaburevolver is safely tucked away in the folds of his robe, and Feather Edge is only a call away. "I don't want to hurt you, I just want to talk!"

Why, yes, that is a birdman attempting to engage in peaceful discourse with a dinosaur. Totally normal, nothing to see. Nothing at all to see.

((I'd love mod dino NPCing here, since, well, Torin's trying to talk with it. I'm cool with NPCing anything he fights against, though.))

Edited 2015-08-11 02:06 (UTC)

There's a very odd cry from above cutting through the screaming. "GABURINCHO! GURUMONITE!" Torin swoops down low, firing a barrage of shots at the tiny dinosaurs. The dinosaurs he hits stop, swaying in place with the dizziness Torin just inflicted upon them. "You should all be ashamed of yourselves, attacking people like that..."

And to the fleeing people, he yells, "Go! Get out of here--I'll take care of these!" Granted, having what looks to be another dinosaur-ish thing show up probably isn't the most reassuring thing ever, but beggars can't be choosers when it comes to rescue.

It's a rare day off for Arlene. She brushes hay-colored bangs away from her eyes as she hurries to lick up her rapidly melting ice cream; since she moved to Gateway City following the invasion a year ago, she's managed to develop a routine, and though she still works hard to keep her figure, a mainstay for her is her weekly treat. Even if it's a small thing, it's something to look forward to, one of the few things she has.

This is true even now that she's Numbered, but she's not told her employers yet. Better not to draw attention to it when things are going so strange so suddenly.

As she's passing by the zoo, she hears a noise that no modern animal would make, and shields her eyes as she peers up past the gates at the extended neck of a brachiosaurus.

"Shit!" She exclaims, wide-eyed, oblivious to the glare a middle-aged woman with several children gives her. "Wow, is... is that real?"

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The Brachiosaurus's reply is slow to come, and even in a state of rush and fear, it's quite a slow and methodical animal. It turns its head towards Torin, letting out a bellow:

"HOME! WE ARE NOT HOME! THIS IS NOT WHERE WE BELONG!"

This was not how Alexandra had expected her first trip to Gateway City to go. She had planned on using this as an opportunity to test out her new abilities, not get beaten to the punch by a sudden dinosaur attack. It was annoying but something she could work with, this gave her the opportunity to prove her creations were superior to more than just random people.

Edwin might notice a sudden burst of smoke in the corner of his vision. When it clears there's a bizarre creature that somewhat resembles a running shoe with arms, legs and a strange red diamond shaped design on it's chest. The creature will approach and reach out with it's both it's arms and laces to snatch up some of the people trying to shake off the little dinosaurs, including him. Anyone it grabs onto it will start to violently shake around in an attempt to "help" them get the lizards off them.

A white haired girl in a black outfit follows along behind it looking not very pleased. "No, Nakewameke! Forget the people, attack the lizards!"

Gateway's situation is already a catastrophe in the making. With giant beasts running rampant through the city, people in a panic... but at the very least it seems a portion of the creatures are more-or-less peaceful. Herbivores more interested in staying away from their predators.

Until that behavior abruptly changes.

Without warning, several of the dinosaurs suddenly thrash as if in fury or pain or both, slamming themselves against walls and roaring as loud as their lungs will allow. When the fits pass, the creatures... change. Formerly peaceful plant-eaters suddenly become violent and aggressive and the predators... well, the predators only get worse.

But what could be causing this sudden swing? The only hint might come in the angry red light shining deep in their eyes....

And the cloying scent of dark magic hanging in the air around them, clearly detectable by anybody sensitive to its presence.

[OOC: So, yeah, welcome to Keldek's first move as a bad guy. He's done something to the dinosaurs to transform them into vicious, aggressive attack machines. Affected dinosaurs will attack everyone and everything they see but can be stopped if the enchantment is broken.

Dinos can be NPCed by you, or I'll take the reigns. Just let me know in your reply if you have a preference.]

Edited 2015-08-11 03:38 (UTC)

Winter knows, intellectually, what these creatures are. She's read enough textbooks for that. And yet... she can't really accept it. Dinosaurs. In modern-day America. Roaming the streets. "Seriously!?" is about as much as she can get out, as she initially stares at them.

She doesn't want to shift into form right away; seeing the Precure running around might cause a little more panic than having the extra power would be worth. So for now, she'll take advantage of the boost in speed and strength she has without it to jet around the city and begin rescuing everyone she can find that needs the help. She's not the best of fighters like this, but she's no slouch. Getting hit will be the end of her, but she'll take that risk. There's no time to lose, right?

At some point, a little later on, she realizes they can't keep going on as they are - someone's going to get hurt, and it's probably going to be Lily or herself. That's about the time she lands in the square, and growls as she sees they're still not out of the woods. Without even looking to make sure the girl's behind her, she starts, "Lily... I think we need more firepower. Should we get started?"

Blaise stares, wide-eyed, at the behemoth before him. It's a gargantuan dinosaur, and it doesn't look very friendly. He swallows, feeling his heart go a mile a minute in his throat.

"Sh...shit! What do I do?" His bewilderment seems to override any other emotion he has before the monster moves toward him. He lets out a yelp as he turns and runs as fast as his legs will allow, ducking as many corners as he can find. He's not sure if the big buildings will provide much of a shield, but it's got to be better than nothing.

"You can't be serious! Tell me I'm dreaming!" If he is, this is the most vivid dream he's ever had.

He collapses after turning the next corner, fighting desperately to catch his breath in the alleyway. What is he supposed to do with real live dinosaurs?

"This is like some bad nineties movie..." He frowns as he gulps and reaches into his pocket to retrieve his phone. He pulls up Winter's information and selects her Numbered number. "She said this one was for emergencies right? ...And this is an emergency...!"

He pushes dial and.... the gets an automated operator with an error message. A look of pure terror crosses Blaise's face. He quickly dials the number again and the same thing happens again. Great. It was a fake number girls hand out to people they don't like. Sweat drips down Blaise's face as he feels the ground tremble from the large footsteps nearby. He gets up and bolts down the street, squeezing his phone hard in his sweaty palm. 'This is it. I'm going to die! I didn't even get to figure out what I want to do with my life, or admit my crushes, or tell my parents goodbye! Crap!'

He stumbles and falls to his knees, fighting back tears as much as he knows how. A couple escape. Amidst his teary eyes, he sees something appear on his left wrist. A silver bracelet with a winged red heart. It's kind of cool that it has wings like his shield necklace, the thought briefly grazes his mind. But what follows is much more prominent.

"What... What the fuck is that?"

He shakes his head a little. Seeing the bracelet for some reason urged him to have hope. He picks up his phone again. This time, he dials Winter's personal cell phone and calls it. He lets go of the breath he was holding when he hears it ring.

Edited 2015-08-11 06:59 (UTC)

At some point, while she's chasing down dinosaurs and worrying after everyone she can set her eyes on, Winter realizes she's got a certain loose end she didn't really clean up. A certain person she was going to keep an eye on. After all, she gave him her number, and also her Number, and even told him to call in an emergency. But...

...she doesn't have his number. Oops.

It's at about this time, as she jumps off an electrical box, springs from an awning, and lands on a very low roof to escape a pursuing beast, that her phone rings. For a moment, she doesn't move; it just shocks her. Here she's running for her life, and she has a phone call? But when she pulls out her earpiece, she shakes her head, before clicking the button and starting to walk away from the roof's edge. "Yes, this is Winter," she says by way of greeting; it comes out a little tense, given the flying things she can see not terribly far from here, but it's serviceable.

It's only been a couple minutes since Winter broke down and transformed into Cure Diamond; by now, a Precure's presence can only help calm the panic in Gateway City, rather than make it worse. No, the problem now is that she's attracting a lot of attention. When she subdues one, three more come to take its place, and it seems like half the city's prehistoric population knows that the real fight is here. She's being overwhelmed, but liberal application of Diamond Shower is helping to keep things in her favor, at least for now. She has larger spells in her arsenal, but... no, better not to use that yet.

From her hip, though, she feels a certain stiffness for a second, before a panicked voice calls up to her. "I sense the movement of darkness... but that can't be right! There can't be Selfish in this world, can there?"

Her blood runs cold, and despite herself, Diamond shivers. "Movement of... no." It meant one of two things. Either someone who could make those terrible monsters that preyed on people's insecurities had found a new life in this world, or, well... someone else that could make a similar one had. Maybe one of the enemies of Lily's team, or perhaps... someone new entirely? Maybe it wasn't even related to the Precure.

For now, that's not important. Cure Diamond has a duty, one she won't hesitate to fulfill. "Okay, Raquel. We're going in. It's going to be all right... I won't let anything happen." Her eyes narrow, and she crouches for half a second, before she springs into the sky. "I'll protect everyone...!"

She hasn't figured out what direction it's coming from. If it was above her or on the ground with her. She doesn't have any information at all, but that's never stopped her before.

[If you want to throw something at Winter yourself, go for it♪ Diamond may not be the only Cure, once things get nasty, but we can work something out if need be.]

"Winter! Thank God I got through! I tried that emergency number and it didn't work! I..." He cuts himself off with a yelp as he dodges a small ankle-biter. "What the Hell are these things? I mean, what are they doing here? Winter, there are dinosaurs! And then.... Something... A bracelet? ... Appeared on my wrist out of nowhere! And I'm just.... I don't know what else to do!"

His panic doesn't really allow him to notice how tense Winter sounds. He pants as he bolts down another street. He's not the most out of shape person, but he's not the most in shape, either. His wear is beginning to become evident in his voice.

"Winter, I don't want to drag you into anything... But... I need help right now. I don't want to die today! Tell me what to do! Tell me there's something that will make these monsters go away!"

Really, Lily understands the concept of not trying to frighten the beasts - unfortunately, that's well and truly beyond them by the point Winter asks that question. Because of course she's behind her; where else? Not like she's about to leave her, of all people, hanging in this sort of situation. She's already clutching her transformation device and nods in response.

"Honestly, they're going to panic no matter what we do. I'm ready if you are; I don't fancy trying to actually outrun a raptor when playing normal."

Banter is good. It masks the fact, to probably anyone but Winter, that she's sort of scared out of her mind. This is the first they've seen of something on this scale in so long... what the hell did it all mean?

One can almost hear the mutter before a flicker and a flash appears above Winter as she launches into the air. Glowing cape billowing out behind her, Moonlight's long arm snaps out, hand grabbing for Diamond's. With more momentum she'd have outright plucked her from the sky, but she's damned well going to make sure she doesn't descend right away into a pack of angry, magically imbued dinosaurs.

"Not alone, you're not," she says, trying to keep her tone even, though her eyes likely betray a flash of concern. "You do have a team, dear, and even we're not going to outpunch some dinosaurs, of all things."

There's a 'tsking' sound as Cologne drifts by Diamond's hip. It's not directed at her, so much, as it was at Raquel. "Particularly if the dark feeling coming off them is correct," he adds.

Edwin's eyes widen as... the creatures attacking his feet suddenly stop, and being screeching and hissing up at Torin. He looks up, recognition crossing his face, standing there as the other victims scream and run for it, leaving them alone with the dinosaurs.

"You... you're from the network!" Weller cries, stepping forward. He does not watch his step, and ends up treading over two of the small reptiles. "I-It's me! Dr. Edwin Weller! We spoke the other day...!

The beast lets out a loud bellow as it stomps past, uncaring, through the gates of the zoo itself. Its steps shake the very earth itself, and the noises that come from its massive frame are loud and thunderous. It manages to step over Arlene as it continues on, but it's in a hurry for such a large animal.

But that's not the only thing coming through the gate. What follows is an agitated, dome-headed pachycephalosaur, intent on shadowing its much larger counterpart for protection. And Arlene, the woman, and the children are in its way of doing that.

With a snort, it lowers its skull and charges right at them.

Before Weller can even get a second thought in, here's another bizarre creature... a walking shoe? That's a hell of a shift to wrap one's head around, even fore a speedster.

No, no. He can't tolerate this. When he's certain the creature and the woman "controlling" it aren't looking, he calls on his speed and ducks behind a nearby car. There, Weller pulls something out of his coat: a ski match with which to conceal his face.

That done, he runs into view, in front of the woman, her monster, and the now screeching and terrified dinosaurs, using his speed to modulate his voice.

"What are you doing? What the hell is going on out here?!"

Out of nowhere, a blur with red lightning smacks into one of the raptors chasing Mina, throwing it into one of the others in its pack. Then, the speedster rushes in front of her while the beasts hiss in confusion.

"Are you alright?" the man asks, his voice distorted and his face concealed by a yellow ski mask.

[A - Entry]

While holding close to Winter's position for both obvious and tactical reasons, Lily's still a fairly noticeable figure heading into the zoo. The purple hair coupled with her height does still make her stick out like a sore thumb, after all.

It's pretty easy to see just what they're facing from afar though, at least as far as certain creatures are concerned. Some of which... well, their very presence is assuredly tearing the place asunder. At a point, she catches a glimpse of a T-Rex from a considerable distance away, and stops short of breath.

What comes out of her mouth isn't anything she should be focused on, really. There's civilians to save, and what happened to the animals in there? No, what comes out of her mouth is... well, she sounds rather offended when she blurts out: "Why don't they have feathers?"

...it's a coping mechanism. Bear with her.

[B - Precure]

Late to join his partner, having been... well, absently sight seeing around the city at the time, Cure Moonlight's fairy partner Cologne gives quite an awful shriek. Really, far, far more shrill than you'd ever expect with his generally deeper-than-anticipated voice. This is because as he comes down towards his partner, there's another cry as a raptor leaps out of the bushes right for him as he nears Moonlight.

She catches it, mind you. More specifically, him, as she bounces back and snatches him out of the air, flipping back through it and landing as she skids back along the ground, and the raptor...

Well, it gets a face full of energy before she leaps much further away, attempting to clear a distance while still keeping her allies in sight. "You could be a little more careful," she says.

He just... gulps, audibly.

Jasmine may live half a world away, but waking up early and checking the news had alerted her to the madness that was going on in Gateway City. Oh hell. This was a lot heavier than slime everywhere.

After a bit of business elsewhere, and a bunch of winged reptiles deciding Jasmine's flying was a threat to their being in the skies, Jasmine heard a loud scream. A scream belonging to a voice she recognized, albeit in a form quite different from what she's used to hearing. Fretting, she races towards the sound, just in time to see Moonlight pullling Cologne to safety and then blasting a velociraptor in the face.

"Lily!" she cries, swooping down. "Are you okay? Is Cologne alright?!"

Jasmine may be more than a little concerned for the fairy. Her memories do contain her playing a part in something horrible happening to him,, after all.

[A]

Jasmine woke up in New Zealand and turned on the news to find something literally impossible was going on in Gateway. Dinosaurs. Dinosaursof all things. Completely inaccurate ones too, but that was academic solidarity born from her father's chosen profession.

This was different from the damn santas and grinches and the various other monsters that cropped up over a year ago. It was like something from another time, place, or world had appeared right in front of them.

he can't really hesitate to get involved, and she figures with Lily and Winter here she can't afford to rest on her laurels. So, after checking in with Marina, she transformed and hoofed it to the teleporter. On the other side, she found the nearest window, opened it, and jumped out, taking wing.

That... was not exactly her wisest course of action, because no sooner than she was in the skies, was she set upon by a bunch of pterosaurs, who took issue with her being in the air. At least five of the smaller ones swarmed her, biting and scratching at her and trying to pull her down to the ground.

"Oh for the love of...!" Jasmine screamed as she flew low over the streets, pulling more of them off of her. But no mattter what she did, more of the "flock" set upon her.

[B]

After all of that, and some other things, Jasmine was looking a bit worse for wear. She needed a moment... even with her strength and speed, these creatures were a test of her endurance. Gritting her teeth, and grabbing her shoulder where she'd been bit, she found a nearby wall to set herself against.

"Stupid freaking dinosaurs... never going another Cretaceous Zone movie agaiin..."

And that's when a loud crash got her attention, and she saw a Triceratops smashing through a number of parked cars. Angry, the beast bellowed, before beginning its angry, terrified rampage anew, sure to cause yet more property damage.

Jasmine groaned as she tried to pick herself up. "Today... really... suuuucks..."

Just them, as the two women are conferring, a certain jingle plays.

It's innocuous sounding enough. Kind of cheesy. The sort of tune that someone would play as part of an advertisement or something, perhaps. But where's it coming from?

That answer is supplied by heavy footfalls, followed by the emergence of a beast from behind a building. It's a large predator, bigger than the popular tyrannosaurus, with a long, crocodile-like snout and a large sail on its back. It stalks into the square, looking around almost casually.

Then its gaze falls upon Lily and Winter. And the jingle plays again.

Then the beast roars, and charges forward like a massive, uncoiling snake lunging for its prey.

It looks like there isn't going to be time to discuss the situation in too much detail, as a rumbling bellow. A car comes flipping around the corner, sliding along the street before crashing into a wall as more human screams come from it.

Hot on its heels comes a triceratops, the normally docile beast roaring and stomping its feet hard enough to shake the ground as it shakes its head in uncontrolled anger. A vicious red light shines from its eyes and it charges to overturned car, slamming its bony horn into the car as if trying to smash it open to get to the people within....

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Echo Incursion 01 - Jurassic Gateway (August 10th, 2016)

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