I13: Missing Elements

by **Roland Sackville** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 2:11 pm

Sara Stanton wrote:
Roland Sackville wrote:"This is intolerable. Someone must have seen something. Drag them all in and question them!"

"We're trying, okay! No one knows anything and they just seem to have vanished."

"No one can just vanish, Ms. Stanton. You find them, and you find them fast, do you hear me?" he said, whirling around to leave before getting much of an answer.

by **Narrator** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 2:13 pm

Nash Riley wrote:"Hmm..." Nash investigates the hollow corner more closely.

Steph's nose would also lead her over there---and together, the two would find a well-hidden, concealed trap door, buried in the woodwork, cleverly disguised as a knot in the wooden floor.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 2:55 pm

Sara just kind of shrugs helplessly at Roland as he leaves.

by **Haley Crusek** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 3:14 pm

Steph whined and clawed at the trap door before shifting into her hybrid form.

"Over here," she growled, crouched over the door with Nash.

by **Nash Riley** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:19 pm

Nash uses his powers to find how to open the door and make sure there are no booby traps. You know with the fake club setup, locking people inside, knocking them out with gas, that looks like a possibility.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:41 pm

There did not appear to be any booby traps.

"Could they have gotten in that way, too?" Will mused. "That would explain them not showing up on Ryan's satellite imagery..."

by **Nash Riley** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:06 pm

"It is possible, though If they weren't already out before the students came they would have risked someone seeing them coming out of the floor." Nash said as he opened the trap door.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:59 pm

"Hrm. Well,there's only one thing to do with a secret passage, right?"

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:24 pm

Steph pulled the door open gingerly in spite of the reassurance that there were no traps, sniffing carefully to follow the trail and detect anything that was waiting for them.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 12:04 am

"I wonder what this was for, originally," Will commented, walking down the cellar.

by **Nash Riley** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 12:56 am

Nash walks down behind Will, inspecting the cellar as he goes.

by **Narrator** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:15 am

The cellar was an old one--it couldn't exactly have been thrown up overnight or anything.

It was mostly empty, but did lead to what looked like an old, dark, damp passageway, out of which some foul smelling air billowed.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:19 am

Ryan held up his hand, directing a fair glow ahead of them to light the way without dazzling them.

by **Nash Riley** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:36 am

"Looks like they ran pipes and wires down here but they've been long ripped out. Sometimes these things lead to other buildings in the same factory complex, but can't tell for sure just this far in."

by **Narrator** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:00 pm

((apologies for the delay; we're moving right along))

The passageway was brick and motor, definitely of an older construction. There was some debris in the tunnel, but it looks like it had been recently cleaned out somewhat.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:43 pm

"I wish Ashlie'd stayed with us," Ryan muttered. "She could probably grab us old city plans to see where the hell this goes."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:33 pm

"Well, we'll have to do this the old-fashioned way. You'd better stay up front, Ryan, for those of us who can't see in the dark."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:49 pm

Steph remained in hybrid form despite the cramped space, sniffing the air cautiously and looking for any signs of trouble.

by **John Hino** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:54 pm

John's deep voice came through the X-Team comms.

"We found the device and are heading back to campus for a secure data extraction."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:29 pm

"Understood, John--figure out all those 0s and 1s and get back to us ASAP."

by **Narrator** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:39 pm

The corridor continued, but about 500 meters in, shifted from being old brick to being reinforced steel, with a short staircase leading upwards

by **Nash Riley** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:30 pm

Nash tried to determine about how new this steel section is.

by **Narrator** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:23 pm

Somewhere between 50-100 from the construction, so slightly newer than the foundations of the building they left.

by **Nash Riley** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:33 pm

"The tunnel is about as old as the cellar."

Nash went and checked the stairs to see if they were still safe from traps or possibly even age.

by **Narrator** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:43 pm

They seemed to be alright, alright--apparently, whoever went through here did not bother to boobytrap their exit.

by **Nash Riley** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:52 pm

"The stairs are a little rusty but still safe."

Nash slowly headed up the stairs to see where they went.

by **Narrator** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:30 pm

They went to a door!

...presumably, Nash went on to OPEN said door, because yeah.

The room on the other side was filled with giant, old-fashioned, '50s computers, all running and whirring, as well as doors which lead deeper into...wherever this was.

It still seemed to be underground.

by **Nash Riley** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:42 pm

"The Hell?"

Nash went to investigate the computers, partially out of curiosity... okay, mostly out of curiosity.

by **Narrator** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:34 pm

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A thump, and a dull roar came from deeper inside the building

by **Nash Riley** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:00 am

Nash walked over to the ticker tape and reads it.

"Uh, I think they are expecting us."

Who says work and play can't be the same thing sometimes.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:24 am

Steph growled. "I hate this already."

She moved from door to door, sniffing to try and see which way the kids were taken.

by **Narrator** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:52 pm

They seemed to be taken through the far door--through which yet ANOTHER roar could be heard.

It was oddly familiar, yet hard to put a finger on at the moment...

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:17 pm

"....why does that sound so familiar?" she growled, ears twitching

"They went through here."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:53 pm

"Alright, Nash, stay in the pack. Steph, you've got point--Ryan, prepare to blast the shit out of anything on that other side.

Everyone else, stay here in the middle"

(read: anyone else who wants to be there, i.e. Bear or Sara)

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 6:56 pm

Steph cracked her neck and reached for the handle, looking back to make sure everyone was ready before she pulled open the door and stood in the path of anything behind it.

by **Sara Stanton** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 7:00 pm

Sara, shifted to rock but still holding the scanner thinga-majig, gives her a slight nod.

by **Ryan Gabriel** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 8:48 pm

Ryan bristled slightly, but kept at the ready. Slowly, he extended his senses out, trying to feel for any life energy that stood out.

by **Narrator** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 3:09 pm

Oh, there was life. Life and a half.

Opening the door, they were greeted by, what looked for all intents and purposes, a man in a rubber Godzilla suit. He roared--THAT'S what that was--and beat his chest.

Behind him were several other figures, also all apparently wearing rubber suits--I mean, you could practically see the seams.

by **Narrator** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:00 pm

((You pass your initiative!))

Godzilla, for there was no other way to describe him, let out another roar, and fired a blast of energy from his mouth, straight at whoever was still in the doorframe, most notably Steph!

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:43 pm

Sara blinks. This was too surreal to be true.

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