Star Hair saw the red marker and went oh shit, she made sure 13 wouldn't get hurt, she yelled," Get us out of here, oh shit some are heading back, we must......"

 That is when 6 opened fired on her and they hit her hard.

(OOC: 14:12, Today: Star Hair rolled 11 using 1d20+10 with rolls of 1.  Toughness. Yup a Nat 1 on a toughness save ouch.)

13 in attempt to stop some of them opens a surprise portal to try to send one out of range at least for the moment.

"Star Hair are you OK?" She says prepared to dive and portal them to safety if needed and portal back to keep them distracted by herself.

(OOC -
17:45, Today: Thirteen rolled 23 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 15.  Surprise portal (not sure if I need to roll).)

A six blasts hit Star hair with Machine like accuracy. A mini energy burst occurs where her aura reacts to the damage, causing her to shoot backwards and smash through another building. Even as 13 deals with one foe, sending it away-she can see Star Hair quickly effected by gravity. Her hair limp around her as she begins to fall...

OOC-Failed by 4 levels! Star Hair takes -3 injuries and is incapacitated. Starting next round, she will regenerate 1 injury. When all injuries are gone, she will next regen her incapacitated condition. Of course, that assumes she does not crash to the street, get shot some more, or attacked by the infected...but 13 still can act next round to insure that does not happen.

Maybe.

Muahahaha!
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Unable to encompass all of the tendrils as his signal erupts, blasting down the hallway as a column of distorted reality that left the light trembling in it's wake, Schism had to rely on his lingering corona of the same energies for defense.  As the surviving mechanical arms were caught by the field he shifted his hands, framing both assailants between spread palms before unleashing another wave of psionic force.  "One thing after another..."  The psychic muttered, blinking to clear a few spots from his vision as his heart pounded from lingering adrenaline.  Turning to look back for the first time since the tendrils emerged, Schism studies the newly unveiled vault for any way out, knowing they would soon be facing down the rest of Kel's army.

OOC: Another Signal Coherence to catch the last two tendrils which are hopefully right next to Schism and easy to fit into a 5' diameter cylinder. 

In reply to Schism (msg # 159):

The powerful blast of psionic physical force shreds both tendrils easily. However, even more come out of the walls. The all flex their metal clamps, clearly planning on using them on both heroes.

"Got it! I got it!" Blue Crossfire says, and the vault door massive lock begins to spin. "Oh crap!" He suddenly says, and a tendril with a clamp comes out of the wall behind him and wraps around his torso...

OOC-As Star Hair is out of commission for a few round, Sky Pirates now have the top initiative spot.

The Robots fire a few Blasts 13's way, as Star Hair is still in a downward arc towards the pavement. However with her blinking defensive teleport none of the blasts even come close to hitting her.

OOC-PCs are up! 13, you are the only one to keep Star Hair from hitting the pavement.

13 Teleports down to Star hair and grabs her before then using turnabout to teleport down to the ground halting her downward velocity using the power of teleportation and moving to a place she believes she will be safe.

Perception for safest place to teleport too - 25


(OOC - Using hero point to avoid the fatigue from extra effort to pull off this stunt.


14:56, Today: Thirteen rolled 25 using 1d20+11 with rolls of 14.  Perception.)
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Falling back another couple steps as even more tendrils began to emerge from the walls, Schism couldn't spare much attention for the newly unlocked vault.  Crossfire's predicament forced him to shift his focus, signal fluxing as his fingers twisted, searching for the frequency that would align things just right. Thrusting one hand toward the tendril wrapping around the archer, he let the power catalyze, ripping at reality even as it left the rest free to move.  "We need to go!"

OOC:  Switching to a more precise power and using it to blast just the tendril on Crossfire.  Signal Collapse (Damage 8; T-DC 23): Increased Range (Perception) +2/r, Penetrating VIII +8f; 32PP

In reply to Schism (msg # 164):

Refocusing his power on the arm around Blue Crossfire, Schism shatters the metal limb into a 1000 bits. Both heroes heard someone talking over the speakers.

"You are not getting out of here alive, Max! You are all your freak friends are gonna die here!" Kel's venomous voice was heard to say.
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"Quick! Get inside the vault! Its the one place without those robot limbs!" Blue Crossfire said, clearly planning to lock himself inside.

13 dodges each and every blast heading her way as she grabs Star Hair's limp body and limper hair out of midair. One portal later, both of them are on a nearby rooftop, all downward velocity ended thanks to quick teleporting.

However, with 13's keen senses she can see about half the robots still hunting her and Star Hair...

OOC-Star Hair needs two more round of regen, or one medicine roll to wake up.

All players are up!

 Star Hair lays on the roof unconscious, 13 could see Star Hair's wounds heal before her eyes.

OOC-All other members of team Starmind can post!

Flicking his fingers to dispel a lingering shimmer of psionic resonance, Schism nodded sharply to acknowledge the plan and started backpedaling.  He wasn't sure how the hell they'd make it out once trapped inside a reinforced vault, but Crossfire knew the tower better than he did.  Marshalling his signal for one of his farther reaching blasts, Schism waited until they were both through the vault door before unleashing it down the hall, aiming for the newest crop of tendrils.

OOC: Signal Coherence (Damage 8; T-DC 23): Area (60ft Line) +2/r, Penetrating VIII +8f

13 hoping that Starhair is safe decides to keep the things distracted and away from her.  As such she teleports to a wall sticking to it and launches a disc at one of the robots that are looking before continuing the teleporting.

Strike - 21

20:51, Today: Thirteen rolled 21 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 13.  Frisbee damage throw.

In reply to Schism (msg # 170):

Schism once again blasts a section of tendrils before Blue Crossfire closes the massive vault door. Soon it is dark, and the other hero's mini wrist computer is the only source of light in the very dark room. "Hang on...hang on..." He says, trying to find some way out of the room-which feels like its already running out of air.

Seeing through the gloom of the poorly lighted room, Schism can see stacks of supplies in large crates. He also seems the heavily reinforced walls, made of some sort of metal he cannot recognize. "Ummm...this might take a while. Is it possible for us to get a teleport out of here before we suffocate?" He asked as he kept typing furiously.
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A sky pirate is sheared in half by 13's gate, but the others are heading her way. Still blasting, but this time doing so as separate units rather than focusing their blasts. Even with her reflexive portals and agility, one of the blast barley manages to clip 13's shoulder before she can transport away...

OOC-Toughness save vs DC 21.

Star Hair will wake up next round!

All players are up!

Clenching both hands into fists to cut off the last blast of psionic dissonance, Schism stuck near the door as his companion started quietly freaking out.  'Might have been better to ask that before we were sealed in....' The psion mused, the rather unkind edge to the notion pushed in part by an inkling of primal dread as the lizard-hind-brain bit of him reacted to the notion of being trapped in the dark.  "...I don't know.  I can try to reach them."  He managed after a beat, or more honestly two.  One to push the mindless panic back down into the depths and another to put the right ideas together.  "Might be able to weaken the wall too if you know the shortest path."  Matthias added, doing his best to focus on being constructive as the still air continued to leak away from them.  Reaching out to press one hand against the wall, Matthias amped his field up while focusing a bit of his attention on the endless background hum of his signal. Immersing himself in the intricacies of pitch and frequency, he began the process of hunting for the distortions that marked each time it encountered another mind.

OOC: Switching to Signal Attenuation (Weaken [Toughness] 5; P-DC 15):  Affects Objects [Only Objects] +0/r,
Alternate Resistance (Parry) +0/r, Distracting -1/r, Increased Duration [Continuous] +3/r, Linked [Amelioration Field] +0/r, Precise +1f, Reaction [Touch Field] +3/r, Subtle +1f
To let it start eating at the wall, while swapping the other array to Neural Field (Senses 5): Accurate 2r, Acute 1r, Detect (Minds) 2r, Quirk (Psychic Ringing) -1f, Penetrates Concealment +4r, Sustained +0
To see if he can get a lock on Thirteen.

 Star Hair is still laying on the roof, her wounds look fully healed as she starts to show signs of life, she will be up soon and probably very upset.

The hit hurt but 13 decided to push through it using all her will.  She continues to do what she was doing.

Toughness - Hero point used - 21
Frisbee throw for more hittage - 22


20:36, Today: Thirteen rolled 22 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 14.  Strike with frisbee.

20:35, Today: Thirteen rolled 21 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 13.  Hero point used as have to keep Star hair safe.

In reply to Schism (msg # 174):

Whatever the vault was made out of, it was not normal metal. As a result, trying to disintegrate it on a molecular level was far more difficult. The vault remains intact.
That being said, it was not telepathic proof. Schism locates 13's mind outside the tower, as is her want, moving about very quickly.

In reply to Thirteen (msg # 176):

Even as the portal trashes one Sky pirate, the others lock onto 13's movements. Worse, they seem to be learning her teleport pattern. Shooting a wide spread of blasts even as she vanishes and reappears for most of them...two of them end up nicking her.

OOC-Make two toughness saves against DC 21!

Star Hair lays on the roof, dreaming of the world before. Then she feels the wind in her hair, and the sun beaming down its boundless energy. Her eyes blink, and her shoulder feels unhurt and fresh. She is awake, and hears the firing of energy weapons all around the roof she is on.

OOC-Star Hair, and then all the other players, may now post!

 Star Hair opens her eyes and quickly takes a look around and tries to figure out her course of action. Stair Hair looks for 13 and where the bad guys are and what attacks the bad guys are in range of.

(OOC: 17:24, Today: Star Hair rolled 18 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 11.  Perception.)