The ark: Instance I Pt 2.

Meanwhile, inside Mc Gruffy's, the barman sees Xephos, one of his regulars, get up from a darkened nook in the bar where no one noticed him. He always has that katana drawn, the barman thinks, he's gonna put someone's eye out with that thing. "Hey Xephos, be careful out there, there are some crazy people there" says the bartender to the strange hunched back man while cleaning up the place. "O, and I call`d the municipality guard over with the STR. You know you don't mess with them boys".

Hearing the gunshots, Xephos sheathes his katana and leaves McGruffys bar, spreads his wings and attempts to reach the fight in time.

Then Xephos steps outside to a world of icy cold, noise and flying bullets....


Nosko searches for a manhole cover on the ground (Roll spot check 20+0) Finding one he picks it up and tosses it toward Grexas (Roll Ranged 10+1) "Catch!" he says "use it as a shield" before picking up a rock throwing it at the gunner(Roll Ranged 13+1 Damage 4+3) and diving into the back seat of the buggy.

Zajeyu moves hastily to the buggy and then take aim on one of the remaining Riflemen, (ranged attack roll 3+3). He then proceeds to take cover using the buggy.

Grexas attempts to catch the manhole cover, rolled 17+2=19.
He jumps into the drivers seat of the buggy, he places the manhole cover behind his head hoping for a little more protection. He looks down at the controls hoping he remembers how it all works. "Let's hope I can still do this" Grexas mutters to himself. Grexas turns to Zajeyu and grabs him by the arm, dragging him into the gunners seat. Shouting."Get in man we have no time for heroics anymore. We need to go, NOW! " Grexas turns back to face the gunner in the humvee. He takes aim and fires at the gunner. Rolled 12+2=14 and 3+3=6 for damage


The driver of the buggy opens his eyes. For amoment he thought he was dead for sure when the strange man with a confident smile suddenly had somehow gotten his gun and was about to shoot him. Only a click can be heard and the drivenr then sees Nosko dive for a manhole, throw it at Grexas and run for the Buggy. The driver of the vehicle springs in to life and runs after him, pulling out a 15 inch long hunter's knife with the intent to stab it in the heart of the man who stole his gun. He makes his run (12+4) and manages to grab Nosko in a chokehold as he enters the buggy, he then stabs wildly at him (attack 6+7) without harming him much due to Nosko's speed and reflexes.
In the middle of the street, three riflemen open fire against the companions. Their luck suddenly turning bitter. As the first one prepares to open fire, the door of Mc gruffys opens up and a man with wings comes out in a dash towards the companions in the buggy.
One of the riflemen shifts his aim quickly and fires at the horrible mutant (18+6). The bullet flies true straight at the body of Xephos, creating a fleshwound over his shoulder (3 damage) as he runs.
From the remaining riflemen, one of them realizes his rifle had been taken b one of these suddenly very dangerous men, and he pulls out his machete and runs after the thief (15+4) catching Zajeyu by a leg just as Grexas was pulling him in to the car. The enraged rifleman stabs at Zajeyu's leg, creating a wide gash from knee to ankle, tearing some tissue and tendons (17+4, 5 damage), and holds on to his leg in an attempt to pull him off the vehicle.


The remaining rifleman watches has the driver of the hummer gets obliterated by the strange man that ran to the alley and runs to the hummer's driver seat, pulls out the dead body of his companion and climbs in just as Grexas's bullets finish off the machne gun operator, who falls limp in to the vehicle. He starts the hummer and kicks in the gear.


From the buildings around, echo the sound of high power rifles being fired, and the street is littered with sparks, dust and pulverized concrete from the bullet impacts. The companions duck and shift with unconcsious reactions to the sound of bullets in the streets. The echo prevents them from discerning how many shooters are there.
A sinper bulltet impacts Grexas's letf arm, wounding him (17+ 8, 3 damage), another bullet impacts right next to Nosko's head, in the metal frame of the buggy. All other shots do not find their marks.


From the alley, a scream can be heard, and the head of the rifleman that went after Armande, comes out rolling, detached from its body.


A few blocks away, the sound of the Municipality's guard helicopter can be heard, along with the usual stomp of their mechanical contraptions that make the dust in the streets jump and shake.


The three companions plus the winged man barely have time to register this, for death looms upon them...

Nosko kicks the driver in the face hoping to knock him out of the buggy. "GO!" He yells to Grexas "We have to get out of here! Now!"

Zajeyu attempts to free himself by kicking the rifleman repeatedly. (melee attack rolled 9+5)

Grexas shifts the buggy into gear but he doesn't floor it yet. He decides to help out the winged man who came out of the bar. He pulls the car up in front of the man and grabs him and pulls him in. Rolled 16+2=18 drive check. Once he has the man in the buggy he yells back to the others. "Hold on to something!" Grexas puts the pedal to the metal and floors it away from the bar, heading for the nearby woods, where he has a small shack he built for just such an occasion. rolled 14+2=16 drive check


The buggy starts moving, its powerful engine humming with anticipation. Grexas ‘s handle on the wheel is good, and he manages to take the vehicle between the curb and the Hummer, its engine also starting to roar. Grexas turns the wheel and accelerates as he notices that two of the riflemen are hanging from the vehicle, onge grabbing Zajeyu and one grabbing Nosko with a firm chokehold around his neck. Nosko tries to kick and turn to get rid of the man, but to no avail; Grexas sees murder in the man’s eyes as he raises a hunting knife for a killing blow. Grexas turns away and places his attention ahead, to the sidewalk, where the winged man stands watching the scene with a bullet wound on the shoulder. As he drives past, Grexas puts one arm out to help Xephos get on the vehicle, but the man is stunned from the scene and the bullet that just wounded him, so he just takes a small step ahead and the metal frame of the buggy grazes his hip, sending him flying back to the bar’s front wall (2 damage). The hit is not lethal, but Xephos sits there, on the curb, dazed from the impact. The buggy starts to pick up speed.
Zajeyou’s kick at the thug grabbing him connects square in the head, sending the man rolling on the pavement. The man quickly gets up and starts running to the Hummer, that is starting to move and turn; he opens the door and hops inside, “The cap’n is not gonna like it, that Goldensphere is lost.” He says as he grabs for a new rifle on the back seat. “On the contrary, you know how she gets when she is after prey” responds the driver moving the hummer near the remaining riflemen, who is preparing a final shot on the man who sits limply by the curb in front of the bar, “Leave’im”, says the driver “we need to gain on them muties carrying the sphere”. The rifleman grins and quickly gets on the back door, slams it shut and stands with his head and arms through the roof, manning the .50 cal machine gun. “Go for the tires, and you, get the men off the buildings and on their bikes, we’re going to need them!!” Screams the driver as he floors the accelerator. The hummer starts giving chase, gaining quickly on the buggy. The snipers on the buildings shoot at the companions in the vehicle. The snow in the street flies off with the shots: one bullet grazes Grexas in the wrist (11 + 5 – 4 = 12) hitting the metal front panel, breaking the fuel and speed indicators. Another shot went straight at Nosko’s head and would have surely ended the mutant’s life, but it hits the thug who was about to stab Nosko in the chest just as he rose the hunting knife, sending him rolling dead on the street (19 + 5 – 4. 8 damage) and other two shots resonated on the metal frame of the buggy, then the shots stopped. As they gain speed, they start to listen to the sounds of the incoming guard more close by. Zajeyu shouts at the other three when he sees an enormous steel leg that makes an appearance from around the corner, they glance that way to notice one of the two huge mechas that the local guard uses to patrol the streets of St George. It`s a humanoid form vehicle with four metal limbs each one the size of a human, and a cockpit for torso in which a guardsman can be seen controlling the thing. At the end of the two huge arms, a Gatling gun starts to twirl, preparing its barrage. They hear the distant sound of their airborne machine as well.
St George’s commune law enforcement has just arrived in the scene.