RocketLord Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 GM Somewhere in Egypt Early August, 2021 Things happened, as they tended to do. A contact at Danger International had informed Veronica Danger about an ancient stone tablet that might be connected to her amulet. She had gone to Egypt, she had found the tablet, one thing had led to another... and now she was riding a bike through the desert, pursued by a group of cars and bikes. She wasn't really sure who was pursuing her, but their leader seemed to be an angry little man with short black hair and a pencil moustache. He was seated in a jeep that leapt across a dune behind Veronica, sweating profusely while he yelled something about somebody just shooting the damn brat.
Thevshi Posted August 3, 2021 Posted August 3, 2021 Veronica Danger The mid-day sun beating down on the Egyptian desert did not bother Veronica at all as she reeved the engine of the motorbike she was riding and zipped down the backside of a large sand dune. After a quick glance back over her shoulder to confirm that her pursuers were still following she focused back on the barren landscape ahead of her. The teenage Danger briefly reflected on how she had ended up in this particular predicament. She had graduated from Claremont Academy at the end of spring along with the other members of the Class of 2021. Set to start at The Sorbonne (her mother's alma mater) at the start of the fall, Veronica had set off to spend as much of the summer traveling to various Danger International projects around the world as she could. The first year or two at university would have her mainly tied to the campus in Paris for classes, so the young woman wanted to spend as much time traveling as she could before once again being somewhat tied down for a while. When the information had reached Veronica about an ancient stone tablet possibly tied to her amulet, she had immediately set off to investigate the lead. It had been a bit of a trek to track the tablet down to its resting place in the desert, and there had been a few challenges in that ancient tomb, but the teenage Danger had navigated those challenges and gotten ahold of the tablet (which was now safely stowed away in her pocket dimension). But then this unknown group had shown up, apparently in pursuit of the tablet as well. While this little chase brought back fond memories of participating the Dakar Rally earlier in the year, Veronica knew she needed to ditch whomever this was and get somewhere where she could take some time to teleport away. Maneuvering across a rocky flat, she accelerated and began weaving to make herself a harder target. As she did so, Veronica reached back with her left hand, which had begun glowing with golden mystical energy and glanced back at one of the jeeps pursuing her. A bolt of golden mystical energy shot from her hand toward the jeep, but passed well in front of it, blasting up chunks of rock as it hit the ground a good distance away from her target. Veronica scowled slightly at her poorly timed shot as her left hand gripped the handlebar again and she continued to swerve as she speed across the desert….
RocketLord Posted August 4, 2021 Author Posted August 4, 2021 GM "You cannot be serious!? Look at her! She's just some brat, shooooot her!" The leader yelled out as he pointed towards Veronica again, then cursed loudly as the magic blast shot out into the sand. "Magic? That was magic!?" His lips curled into a sinister smile, while his jeep leapt over the dune, the driver struggling to keep up with Veronica as she put more and more distance between them. Shots from rifle and machine guns kicked up sand around her, but few getting close enough to hit, followed by the sound of a few bullets hitting the back of her bike.
Thevshi Posted August 4, 2021 Posted August 4, 2021 Veronica Danger Veronica frowned slightly as a few stray bullets stuck the back of her motorbike, the shots coming far too close for comfort. Hoping to avoid any other such close calls, the teenager began making more erratic maneuvers to make herself a more difficult target. Unfortunately, focusing more on that meant she was not as focused on trying to continue to outrun her pursuit. Hoping to par down the odds a bit, Veronica again turned back as her left hand glowed with magical energy. Another golden bust of mystical energy streaked out at one of the pursuing jeeps. However, once again the blast went wide of the mark and passed harmlessly overhead of the pursing vehicle.
RocketLord Posted August 9, 2021 Author Posted August 9, 2021 GM The shots hit the bike, another wild burst of golden magic caused the lead jeep to swerve wildly to avoid. As Veronica swerved and dodged, she started to put more distance between herself and the pursuers, but she couldn't help but notice a wet trail that was starting to form in the sand behind her. Looking down, she would notice one of the bullets had hit the gas tank on the bike, which was now leaking from the hole.
Thevshi Posted August 10, 2021 Posted August 10, 2021 Veronica Danger Veronica frowned slightly at the sight of the gas leaking from the back of the bike. Running out of gas out in the desert was not really a concern for her, she was just worried about running out of gas in the middle of the chase. Not much she could do about it now but try to get a bit more distance and give herself a chance to stop and teleport away. Veering the bike down into a wadi, the teenage Danger slowed down a little to try to conserve on the gas a bit, while still weaving wildly to avoid further hits from the gunfire. As she made a left hand turn along the wadi's path, Veronica reached out once more with her left hand to send another blast of golden mystical energy at her pursuers. This time, the blast struck one of the jeep’s head on, bringing a slight smile to the teen's face as she gripped the handlebars with both hands once more and continued trying to make herself a harder target.
RocketLord Posted August 10, 2021 Author Posted August 10, 2021 GM The magic blast hit the lead jeep right in the front, golden magic cascading off it and sparkling around them. "Yes! It was magic!" The man sounded positively giddy. "Get her! Go, go!" While part of Veronica's pursuers followed her into the wadi, others drove on the edges, speeding ahead to try and cut her off... But of course, both Veronica and her pursuers were given pause as a bright flash suddenly lit up the air in front of Veronica.
RocketLord Posted August 10, 2021 Author Posted August 10, 2021 Space Ranger III In a brilliant flash of blinding light, an orb of energy appeared in the middle of the desert, right in front of Veronica Danger. In a flash, the orb dispersed, revealing what seemed to be a man clad in a blue, black and white uniform. He wore a white helmet, the yellow faceplate obscured his features, letting her just barely see that he had a mouth, eyes and nose under it. He dropped from a few feet above the ground, quickly landing on the ground and kneeling, before looking up at the chaos that was going on around him. Behind his helmet, J'onn smiled. Why did he always end up in the middle of something like this when he was sent to the Earth?
Thevshi Posted August 11, 2021 Posted August 11, 2021 Veronica Danger After turning away momentarily from the blinding flash of light in front of her, Veronica glanced back forward to see the figure that appeared out of the light. The teenage Danger had no way of knowing whether or not this person was working with those chasing her or had some other agenda. Turning sharply to the right, the teen increased the throttle to get an extra burst of speed as she turned toward the rim of the wadi and ran the motorbike up the curved edge, leaping into the air for a moment before landing back up on the edge and turning back to the left to continue away from her pursuers. As she did she continued swerving to avoid the continuing gunfire and also turned back once again to send another mystical blast at the lead jeep. But thrown off by the possible new complication, Veronica's aim was off again and the blast impacted harmlessly on the desert floor.
RocketLord Posted August 13, 2021 Author Posted August 13, 2021 GM While Veronica simply steered around the Space Ranger, a few of the bikes came to a complete stop, while the rest either tried to run him over or just continued the chase. The man in the lead jeep looked back as they drove past, before turning to the driver. "That was weird, wasn't it?" He shook his head, before pointing at Veronica. "Never mind that guy, get her!" The other drivers continued to shoot at Veronica, while the man just stared as she jumped out of the wadi. "We can do that too, can't we?" The driver just shook his head, turning ahead to move around and find another way out of the wadi, while the rest of the group continued their pursuit.
RocketLord Posted August 13, 2021 Author Posted August 13, 2021 Space Ranger III "Hey!" Dust kicked into J'onn's face from the girl on the bike racing past him. Then a few more, a few bikes stopped and yelled at him before continuing their pursuit. "What the frack?" So, he got here in the middle of something. Wherever here was. Sand everywhere, people driving on... whatever those things were... and shooting and chasing that girl that first raced past him. Of course, J'onn had absolutely no way of knowing what was going on, buuut... somebody all on their own, with everyone else shooting at her? Yeah. His jetpack kicked into action with a roar, sending him flying up towards the sky. He spiralled towards the lead while he reached for his Ray Guns. "Freezy Ray." J'onn still loved the voice activation. He took aim and fired a light blue beam towards one of the four wheeled vehicles. It was quickly encased in a block of ice once hit, while he moved to catch up with the girl.
Thevshi Posted August 13, 2021 Posted August 13, 2021 Veronica Danger Veronica glanced at the instruments in front of her, noting that the bike’' fuel tank was just about dry. That was a complication that she did not really need now, but then a glance behind her reveled that at least the newcomer was not working with the thugs chasing her, as he used some sort of ray gun to freeze one of the jeeps in ice. Trying to use what little fuel she had left the teenage Danger opened the throttle once more and tried to put a bit more distance between her and the rest before the tank went drive. As she went, Veronica turned back and sent a blast of mystical energy at one of the men riding a motorcycle.
RocketLord Posted August 18, 2021 Author Posted August 18, 2021 GM "Maybe try to take out the flying guy too..." The leader of the group looked back at the jeep trapped in ice and the flying Space Ranger, before being distracted by the sound of an explosion. The golden energy hit one of the bikes head on. The entire fron of the bike exploded, sending the rider flying over it and into the sand, tumbling around and ultimately curling up. The leader of the group blinked and cursed, before pointing back and forth between Veronica and Space Ranger. The men on the bikes and in the jeeps started to fire, bullets flying all around the two.
RocketLord Posted August 18, 2021 Author Posted August 18, 2021 Space Ranger III J'onn dove through the air, chasing rapidly after the group. He was grinning behind the visor, his hands down by his sides as he set into a wild swing, almost dancing through the bullets that flew all around him. Slug throwers, then? He figured Earth was more advanced than that. Lasers or something. Plasma weapons, at least. Not just slugs. "Way too easy." Didn't really need to know what was going on. These were the bad guys. He took another shot, but the bike swerved at the last second and dodged his Freeze Ray.
Thevshi Posted August 18, 2021 Posted August 18, 2021 Veronica Danger Seeing the bike's gas gauge hitting the redline, Veronica knew there was not much left to do but ditch the bike and prepare to fight off this group that had been chasing her. At least now she appeared to have an ally, even if only temporarily. Turning away from the wadi to help delay the pursuit of any of the vehicles still inside or on other side, the teenage Danger jumped over a small sand dune and speed away as fast as she could before she heard the motor sputter slightly. At that she began to break and skid the bike to a halt and leapt off, letting it fall to the ground. Bringing up her right hand in front of her another burst of golden energy shot out at the bike that was closest to her.
RocketLord Posted August 20, 2021 Author Posted August 20, 2021 GM Another bike practically exploded under the rider, tumbling around as Veronica's magic blast blew it up. The rider was sent tumbling into the wadi, rolling around while Veronica managed to get behind a sand dune, out of sight of her pursuers. Three of the remaining pursuers turned their attention towards the Space Ranger, a salvo ricocheting off his faint force field, while the leader of the group shouted at them to ignore the flying man and to get the girl instead.
RocketLord Posted August 20, 2021 Author Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) Space Ranger III A hail of slugs hit J'onn's shield, flying harmlessly away. Alright, good to know that he could take those hits in case they came for him, but it wasn't something he was going to try again if he could help it. "Laser Ray." He aimed at the rider that had just shot at him and pulled the trigger several times. Red rays shot out from the barrel of his weapon, travelling in a chaotic, zig-zagging patterns and dancing around the bike before all converging all at once, causing another explosion. Adjusting the throttle on his jetpack, J'onn sent himself flying above the rest of the tomb raiders, coming down and landing next to the woman, already turning to face the pursuers with his ray guns raised. "English? French? Lor?" Edited August 20, 2021 by RocketLord
Thevshi Posted August 21, 2021 Posted August 21, 2021 Veronica Danger Veronica watched as the man came rocketing towards her with his jetpack, coming down to land near her before turning back towards the oncoming jeeps and motorcycles that remained. Grinning slightly the teenage Danger responded to his question. "French-American actually." She replied with her trace of a French accent. "I'm Veronica Danger, thanks for the help." Looking back out at the dust and approaching enemies, Veronica raised both her hands which glowed with golden mystical energy. Suddenly, a large transparent dome of similar golden mystical energy formed around her and the ray gun wielding young man. "It's set so you can fire out if you want." She stared as she kept focused on the approaching enemies through the glowing energy field.
RocketLord Posted August 24, 2021 Author Posted August 24, 2021 GM The jeeps and last motorcycle came to a halt, surrounding the golden transparent dome that Veronica had thrown up as best as they could with their reduced forces. The lead cursed again and shouted, pointing at the dome. "Shoot it! Just... I'm done! Completely done! Just get rid of them and we'll find the tablet after!" The rest of the tomb raiders looked at each other briefly, then raised their weapons and started to fire wildly at the dome.
RocketLord Posted August 24, 2021 Author Posted August 24, 2021 Space Ranger III "Ah, English! Good, good, gives me a chance to practice!" J'onn had a bit of an accent, like someone not entirely used to talking in English, but he was perfectly understandable at least. "Got it." A force field that let him shoot at the enemies while keeping them safe? Now that was useful! "Proton Ray." He raised both his Ray Guns towards the nearest jeep and fired. Chaotic yellow beams streaked with black crackle shot out from both weapons, twisting and turning towards the jeep, leaving scorch marks across it. Then, with a pull to the side, J'onn sent the jeep flying to the side, spinning around in mid-air before crashing into the other jeep, toppling both of them and spilling the tomb raiders into the sand. J'onn reached up to the side of his head, lowering his helmet to reveal his very human face. "J'onn Shepard, Space Ranger. Good to meet you, Veronica Danger."
Thevshi Posted August 24, 2021 Posted August 24, 2021 Veronica Danger The incoming attacks impacted on the dome that Veronica had put up, the mystical energy rippling from the impacts. As the gunfire subsided, the dome was still in place and apparently unaffected by the assault. “Nice to meet you J’onn Shepard, Space Ranger.” Veronica replied with a smile. Looking back out at the remaining tomb raiders still outside the tome, Veronica focused on the leader. “Is this what you are looking for?” She yelled out as one hand reached up and traced a circle in the air as golden mystical energy sparked into existence creating a small opening in space. Reaching in the teenage Danger pulled out the tablet out of the pocket dimension and held it out in front of her. “You seem pretty confident that you will be able to get this, though things do not really seem to be going you way so far.”
RocketLord Posted August 26, 2021 Author Posted August 26, 2021 GM The leader of the group shrieked as he saw the two jeeps being thrown at each other, then motioned with his hand for the last motorcycle driver to stop shooting. "You have no idea what that even is, do you?" he shouted back at Veronica. "You... you're just some brat! I have been looking for that tablet for years! Do you have any idea what it means to me?" He was obviously flustered, digging around for something in the jeep, before pulling it up. It was an old, worn sheet of paper. It looked like it was held together by tape. "L-look! It's just one piece! You only have that one piece! It won't do you any good on it's own, so please, just hand it over. Hand it over, we'll work together, come now?"
RocketLord Posted August 26, 2021 Author Posted August 26, 2021 Space Ranger III J'onn stopped firing, even if it was just for a moment. He held both ray guns ready, while he looked back and forth between Veronica and the man. "You're not falling for this, right?" She seemed pretty cool. Not the kind to fall for something like that. "I can take him out. One shot." He paused and grinned, motioning to his jetpack. "Or you grab me, and we fly off."
Thevshi Posted August 27, 2021 Posted August 27, 2021 Veronica Danger "First off, calling me a brat is not a good start in trying to get me to work with you." Veronica called back to the leader of the men that had been chasing after her. "But starting off by shooting at me rather than trying to talk was even worse. You have not given me any reason to trust you. I think I'll take my chances." As she finished, she put the tablet back into the hole in the air beside her and waved one hand as the golden mystical energy that formed the hole closed once more, sealing the tablet back away in the pocket dimension. The teenage Danger then stepped up toward J'onn as he suggested flying off and wrapped one arm around him as the other waived at the golden mystical dome. The mystical energy reformed into a longer, higher wall between them and the gunmen, giving them an opening to fly out. "Let's go!"
RocketLord Posted August 29, 2021 Author Posted August 29, 2021 GM "SHOOT THEM!" The man with the moustache shouted as Veronica reformed the dome into the long tunnel, then watched helplessly as the duo took off, the bullets ricocheting off the wall without doing much to harm her. As they disappeared into the sky, he cursed loudly, smacking the driver and starting to berate him, before breathing out heavily, sitting back in his seat and running his hands down over his temples. "Alright. Alright. Fine." He leaned forward, reached into the glove department and pulled out a rolled up piece of paper. "We'll just get the next one." The unfolded paper showed a map of the world, with several points marked with crosses.
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