Altered Horizons - Thursday, February 22, 2001, 1:16 PM
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Crator Nexus - Decepticon HQ(#4921Rt)

        This is the location of many Decepticon shuttles, and an extra way for them to get to the skys they rule.
        The space here is spottless, the starships in perfect working order. Amazing that all that water can be supported, and ships can launch in it.
 
Obvious exits:
 <U> leads to Sky over Eastern U.S.
 <E> leads to Elevator - Decepticon HQ.
<Public> Skywarp guesses he'll go off to do the heist and get the tapes himself then.
<Public> Skywarp guesses he'll go off to do the heist and get the tapes himself then.

Skywarp has arrived.

Skywarp heads up into the skies.

Shockwave steps up onto the launch pad with Nyah seated up on his shoulder. He walks over towards the controls, and opens up the launch bay. His optic shimmers as he waits for the doors to finish their cycle.

Skywarp emerges from the elevator and freezes, slaggit, of all the timing...

Nyah Hunt is up there on Shockwave's shoulder. She holds onto what she can of his oddly shaped head. A trace of a small grin rests on her face, and she doesn't see Skywarp come out of the lift.

Skywarp turns right around and heads back INTO the lift... he'll leave later, once Shockwave is gone...

Shockwave looks over his shoulder, and he tersely intones, "I recommend that you locate a more secure way to grasp onto my head modual before we depart."

Nyah Hunt moves herself over to behind that weird noggin, and seats herself down. She grabs hold of some of the wiring at the back of Shock's neck. She then looks over her shoulder to get a glance of a black jet..She sighs, "Ready..And where are we going? If it's Japan why aren't we waiting on Skywarp?"

Skywarp has already ducked into the elevator, he has no intention of going to Japan if Shockwave is going...

Shockwave turns his head around to where Nyah is looking. His optic shimmers, and he tersely intones, "It appears that Skywarp is in the area. His enthusiasim does not appear to be what you said it is. It matters little then. The two of us shall proceed to the city state of Tokyo after I see to tracking Victor Synn down."

Skywarp doesn't like bein' told stuff he does is illogical, that's like an insult comming from Shockwave.
;)

Nyah Hunt moves back a little and nods, "Right..Still wondering why you need me to talk to him." She sighs , "Right, about some of the stupid shit I've been doing lately." She smirks, "Just one thing..Please don't try to vaporize anyone while we're there."

Shockwave walks over to the light, and he bends his knees taking off into the sky to head for where he last spotted Victor.

South-Central States(#3946Rnt)

States Include: Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

        During one time of the year all eyes turn toward this little cozy spot of the world. The streets of New Orleans fill with floats and revellers. This entire area lies adjacent to the United States mightiest waterway, the Mississippi. Ports line the entire area and homeowners buy flood insurance in drove.

Contents:
Modified 1985 Monte Carlo SS
Obvious exits:
 <U>p leads to Sky over Central U.S..
 <U>p leads to Sky over Eastern U.S.
 <E>ast leads to Southeast States.
 <N>orth leads to North-Central States.
 <W>est leads to Southwestern States.

Modified 1985 Monte Carlo SS is parked on a little backwater stretch of Pavement, about a half mile down the road is what looks like one of those old 18th century plantation houses, with a car parked out in front of it. The house itself is clearly rundown and in disrepair, most likely being used as a hideout of some sort.

Shockwave's flying right off the Gulf Coast. He's flying low and causing any of the people who happen to pass him to scatter. He soon comes up along the poor areas of the south itself, passing by old run-down homes. The plantation house isn't too far off.

South-Central States

States Include: Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

        During one time of the year all eyes turn toward this little cozy spot of the world. The streets of New Orleans fill with floats and revellers. This entire area lies adjacent to the United States mightiest waterway, the Mississippi. Ports line the entire area and homeowners buy flood insurance in drove.

Contents:
Shockwave [Robot]
Modified 1985 Monte Carlo SS
Obvious exits:
 <U>p leads to Sky over Central U.S..
 <U>p leads to Sky over Eastern U.S.
 <E>ast leads to Southeast States.
 <N>orth leads to North-Central States.
 <W>est leads to Southwestern States.

Shockwave passes over the old plantation house, and he's not aware that this one is a hideout for the trio Victor is searching for. His sensors do pick up the heat coming from his car, and he moves off in that direction. He accends higher up into the air, and soon comes for a soft landing in the sea of uncut grass.

From in the Monte Carlo, Victor Synn continues watching the house, finally a light flicks on... the first sign of life he's had and he moves to slide out of the window of his car. As he emerges he stands there and a gust of wind billows his coat, he get a grim smirk on his face as he walks to the back of his car, opening the trunk.

Victor Synn has arrived.

Nyah Hunt slides out from behind Shockwave's head, and seats herself down on his shoulder. She peers down into the grass that would swallow her whole. She doesn't know what's down in there, and doesn't want to either. She looks off at where Shockwave's gaze has trailed off to, and keeps herself quiet.

Shockwave starts to walk quietly towards Victor's car. He'll get scolded, but that's easy to shrug off. He stops a few yards off from behind his destination. His frame is shadowed by the overgrown trees that provide with some nice shade.

Victor Synn glances towards the house, shrouded in deep shadow despite the midday light, and reaches into his trunk. It's time for the nasty in him to come out... as his hands emerge it's seen he's holding a 10 gauge sawed off shotgun, he proceeds to load it with 4 slugs, and then slips it into a special deep pocket in his trench coat, closing the trunk again... he's completely unaware of Shockwave as he goes about the business of organizing to kill.

Nyah Hunt's pleased to have the shade. She swats away some bugs that are buzzing around her. She keeps her gaze with Shockwave's. Shuddering again she looks at the shotgun that doesn't seem to be much from her vantage point.

Shockwave slowly starts to follow after Victor keeping to where it would be difficult for anyone inside of the old mannor to spot him. He'll make himself useful that's for sure. His gun-arm quietly comes to life. No he won't kill them..make it more difficult for them to get away from their pending doom..Yes. He activates his infrared sensors to pinpoint the location of the person or persons inside. The ground he's able to cover allows him to come up along a few more of those nice shade trees that tower over the old mannor. He pokes Nyah as a small modified compartment in his right arm slides open. It'll keep her safe from anymore raw radiation if things get rather messy.

There's one man inside the house. As Victor approaches he pauses, frowning he looks around and then shakes his head. No law for miles, and the crocs in this area are hungry buggers, nothing will be left of the body when he's done, nice and clean this one. He reaches into his outside pocket and pulls out what looks like a gas cannister and keeps it at the ready. He continues the trek to the house...

Nyah Hunt takes the offer, and slips inside..comfy compared to the other little place's she's be stuck inside of. She seats herself down, and watches through a nifty little monitor.

Shockwave seals up the nice little compartment that was modified for the young terran's use. He kneels himself down, and he gets the location of the man inside of the house. He glances down at his gun-arm that has fully charged itself. His optic flashes a soft blue as he activates his x-ray sensors to get an even more indepth look at Victor's target.

The man is armed, but his heat signature would also indicate agitation. As Victor approaches the house, close enough to one of the window's he stops in the deep shadows and wipes his forhead in the mugginess, he then primes the gas canister and throws it through the window, the sound of breaking glass almost swallowed up by the remoteness of this area of swamp. He then waits for the man to emerge from the house.

Nyah Hunt ooos as she's getting the same view as Shock is with this monitor. She still wonders why the heck it's Victor she's gotta talk to..

Victor Synn would wonder the same thing, had he known. More the likely it centers around him at least being intelligent about the way he does things... he grins as the man comes stumbling out of the House, in three long strides he overtakes the man and cold cocks him right in the face, while the teargas still has him distracted, the man goes down like a limp sack.

Shockwave's optic shimmers back to it's normal golden color as he waits for the man to run from the house. He doesn't move back at the sound of the gun going off. Seeing he can now make himself visible he steps out from the nice shade of those trees, and begins to walk right in the open towards Victor. His optic flickers, and he tersely intones, "Impressive." His gun-arm is still fully charged, and online. He soon lets it slowly power back down, and lets the burst of blinding light go off behind him. It shouldn't be a bother for the three at least.

Victor Synn turns and snarls, "GET LOST. We had an AGREEMENT. My business. NO HELP." he's angry, he then turns back to the man, kneeling down he reaches inside his coat and pulls out a PPK, he shakes his head and tosses it into the swamp waters not far off, he then picks the guy up and props him against the car, waiting for the stun to wear off.

Nyah Hunt peers out from her little compartment..She murmers, "Going to let me out?"

Shockwave's optic shimmers, and he tersely intones, "You're agreement is still in effect. I came here to request you for your aid." He looks down at the man propped up against the car. He opens the panel up, but he isn't letting who's inside out. He studies the man somemore, "Though due to the circumstances..I would make him suffer berfore terminating his life functions."

Victor Synn says, "He's suffered plenty. He's known I've been watching him for the last several hours, and besides, I'm an assassin, not a masochist." he smacks the guy in the face, "Wakey wakey smithey... the reaper's waiting for you." the man seems to come out of it, straightening and looking right into the angry face of Victor, his hand goes as fast as it can inside his coat to find nothing, "You sonofabitch... you killed Williams already, didn't you... that was you that got him.""

Shockwave's optic shimmers, and he glances at poor Smithy, "For what agony he put your sibbling through..a quick death is too merciful. I am not a masochist either, but I do know when someone must endure something worse than death. I am aware the native wildlife of this area does have an aquired taste for human flesh..allow for him to be eaten alive.."

Victor Synn glares at Shockwave, "There's never a way to know for sure he's dead, I'm not gonna sit around. I've got one more. I'm not leaving this to chance." he turns and looks at the guy, "I'm giving you a 5 second head start... better not waste it." he pushes the guy up the road, who takes off as fast as he can, not bad speed really...

Nyah Hunt pushes herself out from the compartment, and she peers at Shockwave. She blinks her eyes at what's going on. She slides herself out, and onto the ground with an omph..

Shockwave inclines his head to the side, and shrugs, "I was going to recommend bonding his limbs together, or simply rendering them completely useless. I am certain you can watch the man be devoured." His gaze turns to the man who's starting to run, and he tersely intones, "Yet you allow for him to run? Then prehaps I should simply incinerate him so that he does not escape into the high grasses of this area." His gun-arm comes back to life, and he slowly levels it at the fleeing man.

Victor Synn pulls his shotgun, "You do and you might as well kill me to." he raises the shotgun to his shoulder and eyeballs the man, adjusting his aim he pulls the trigger and the tremendous kick of slug leaves the barrel, ripping the mans leg clean off and dropping him to the ground about 30 feet away... the barrel of the gun smokes as he walks over to the man who's now in unbelievable agony.

Nyah Hunt winces at the sound of the gun going off..She nods her head to Shockwave, "Can't blame him for saying that.." She keeps herself on the ground, and she's not going to follow after Victor either.

Shockwave follows after Victor, and he powers his gun-arm back down..He glances down at the man, and he calmly intones, "I see..you are simply playing with him. The shock from the wound is likely to cause his life to end. I am certain that's how you wish for him to perish."

Victor Synn comes to a stop standing over the man, and uses his foot to roll him over, "I woulda shot you in the back, but I wanted to make sure you understood, even with the chance to escape... you were mine before you ever knew I was here." he raises the shotgun slightly and rests it against the side of the mans head, "I'll see you in hell one day." but he doesn't pull the trigger, instead he just slides the gun back into his coat and tosses the bloody leg into the swamp, that'll get the crocs attention, then he pulls out a bottle of some sort, "The first one I did quick... this one is going to die, I'm certain of that, but it's going to be a bit more painful." in a ray of sunlight it's seen that the bottle contains sulfuric acid, he then opens the bottle and pours some of it on the mans face, then down his throat, emptying the bottle into the man who's now very clearly in agony, "I'm not a masochist, but I know what will kill a man." he stands from the crouching position and continues walking to his car... Crocs are already gathering and arguing about the bloody leg.

Nyah Hunt walks herself over towards Victor's car. She rubs her head to remove the sweat from the muggieness. She seats herself back on the ground knowing how sensitive he is about the paint. She glances over at the bloody of the man. She's just a petty thug..not a cold hearted killer.

Shockwave peers down at the man, and nudges him light with the tip of his boot, "Acid..a most useful tool in interrogating organic prisoners. I can see that your supply is replaced."

Victor Synn is a cold hearted killer, not a petty thug. He reaches inside his coat and pulls the shotgun out as he pops the trunk of the car and unloads the three slugs that remain, he puts them into the ammo case in the car and sets the shotgun back into a little niche... there's actually quite an armory of different guns back there, which he then ignores as he closes the trunk down.

Shockwave looks down at what was inside of the trunk, and he glances over towards Victor, "I wish to speak to you about your sister. I felt it was vital that Nyah learn more about her..for her own safty that she constantly puts at risk." He looks over at Nyah, and he tersely intones, "I do know about the vehical you stole. And I do know about what took place in New York with Skywarp the other cycle."

Nyah Hunt frowns, and she pats herself down..bugged..prolly. She looks over at Victor, and then Shockwave abit confised.

Victor Synn turns to Nyah, the bloodrage seems to have drained as he considers her, "Yeah... that's a good point Shockwave. She is alot like my sister, maybe not the whore she was, but there's alot of similarities." he looks at Nyah a long time.

Nyah Hunt blinks her eyes, "A little harsh to consider her a whore.." She glances over at Shockwave, "What's the deal with this anyway? Why the heck do you care so much about this?"

Victor Synn says, "Because if you keep on doing what your doing, you'll end up dead in a hospital from post traumatic stress just like she did." he answers for shockwave, "She was a street thug, thief... slept around alot too. It got her killed, not the sleeping around, the thievery." he indicates the man he just killed, who is now being eaten by Crocs, "He was one of the three that progressively beat and gangraped her over a 5 day period, and ultimately ended up killing her."

Shockwave looks at Victor optic flashing as he's about to speak. He turns his head to look at Nyah, and he calmly intones, "I have given you a chance to improve your very existance. I have made sure that I could do what is possible to assure you are safe, but when I allow you to see to continue on with the life you had before I found you?" He nods his head to Victor..though the concept of rape is still unknown to him, "I treat you well do I not?"

Nyah Hunt looks between Victor and Shockwave, "Still I don't get why Shockwave would care about that? I'm going to end up useless come some point in my life." She looks at Shockwave, and she frowns..he's right..She looks over to Victor, and she frowns, "It's the only life I've known. You grow up in a country that puts it's foot down on you just because of the color of your skin. My parents treated me like crap. I've been raped before..You have no idea how bloody painful it is when your insides were mutiliated due to some cermonial bullshit."

Victor Synn shrugs, "Ask Shockwave why he cares. I think he just wanted me to convey what happened to my sister." he looks at Nyah, "I certainly don't care what you decide to do with your life. I learned at a young age that I was master of my own destiny, if you choose not to and end up going down the crapper. You ain't got noone but yourself to blame. Me, I'm going to be around as long as I want to be."

Shockwave glances between the two again, and he glances over to Nyah, "If you think that I do not care about your existance. You are incorrect. As for why? Allow for yourself to think. I would not allow you perminant residance inside of my own chambers if you were being used simply to infilirate your own race." He looks at Victor, and he nods his head, "Though her cultural background is indeed part of her past life..It is something she cannot change. She can change her destiny, and as one who allows her to use me as that missing paternal figure..I do want to see her destiny change before she does end her life."

Victor Synn says, "It's entirely up to her, Shockwave." he shrugs, "Me... I'm going to continue bein' what I am. I happen to like me just the way I am."

Nyah Hunt bites her lip, and she sighs, "I'm not happy with the crap I've been doing. As for Shock he's just being what a 'father' figure should be..Though I wouldn't of known it after my own childhood. Whatever that was." She looks at Victor, and she hmms, "I guess I need to find out who the hell I really am then.."

Victor Synn nods to Nyah, "You don't wanna die before you figure that out. Your life is meaningless then." he pulls himself in the window of his car, looking at her, "For what it's worth, I'd hate to see it happen to you... what happened to my sister. Your a good kid down deep, you just gotta find what your really about."

Shockwave's optic shimmers, and he nods his head to Victor, "You are correct on both accounts. And much like yourself I do not want to see that happen either." He glances down at Nyah, "Prehaps the term figure should not be considered there is something more between the two of us..If you do need my assistance in your search as to who you truely are I will assist you with it."

Nyah Hunt pushes herself up to her feet, and she nods her head, "Thanks. Guess I still could use a couple of good friends who aren't going to drag me down again. That guy I took Skywarp to meet..I'll have to break my contracts with."

Victor Synn says, "I've got one mark left, and I think I know where he is thanks to tailing this guy."

Shockwave kneels down, and offers Nyah his hand, "I expect you will contact either Archive or myself when you are finished." Of course their next place of business is Japan.

Victor Synn nods, "I will."

Nyah Hunt steps up into the offered hand, and she glances over into Victor's car, "I'll keep myself out of trouble until then. No more rippin people off."

Shockwave plops Nyah down on his shoulder, and he stands himself back up, "Might I inquire as to where you suspect the last one of her 'rapist' to be located at?"

Victor Synn smirks slightly, "We'll see Nyah... we'll see." he presses the button on the dash - it IS a dragracer after all - and the car kicks to life, he looks out of the window towards Shockwave, "San Diego. Holed up with another guy I wouldn't mind killing."

Nyah Hunt slides herself back, and she raises an eye ridge, "Who's this other guy?"

Victor Synn smirks, "Small time conman, he's got a bounty on his head. But he ripped me off once even, he's gonna go big time, he's quality. But I'd like to stop it once and for all."

Shockwave looks over towards the direction of San Diego, and he tersely intones, "His location could change quickly before you reach your destination. Do you wish for me to provide for your transportation needs. I do have some business to deal with in the city state of Tokyo."

Victor Synn says, "Thanks for the offer, but I can track down anyone I want to. If he bolts, I'll catch up with him. With the changes Archive had made to this car I can get to San Diego in no time, just like I got here so fast."

Victor Synn says, "Not a cop car that can keep up with me."

Nyah Hunt's got a feeling she's going back into that comfy little compartment she was in before. She looks at Victor, "Sure about that? You still need to worry about traffic..unless he made other modifications.."

Victor Synn says, "I'm curious Nyah... how many roads do you think there are between here and San Diego...?"

Nyah Hunt smirks, and she says, "I don't want to know..But more than enough."

Victor Synn says, "And how many of them do you think are long stretches of nothing that get maybe 15 cars a week, if that..."

Shockwave's little compartment in his right arm slides open. He's not going about that flight to Japan at the speeds his robot mode moves at. He nods his head slowly, "I was not aware of these changes to your vehical.."

Nyah Hunt's smirk doesn't leave her face, "I don't read up on traffic statistics for the middle of nowhere Nebraska."

Victor Synn says, "Archive did it, it'll help me serve you guys alot better."

Victor Synn looks at Nyah, "Well I do, I read up on alot of things, that's what made me such a good hunter, and it's what makes me such a good assassin. I know how to get around this country a hell of a lot faster then your average joe does."

Nyah Hunt looks over at Shockwave, and she smirks, "Right now I'm just good at well...hacking into some of these computers that are starting to take over. Shock taught me how to do it..I'll have to start getting a bit better with road statistics."

Shockwave glances over at Nyah, and his optic flashes twice, "My personal computer terminal has what you will need to know." His gaze returns back to Victor, "I can see to any other upgrades once you finish your mission."
 

Victor Synn kicks the car into reverse, "Whatever Shock, the car is fine the way it is." he hits the gas and the wheels spin, he does a reverse 180 and then guns the car into drive, spinning his tires as he shoots back up the road."

Victor Synn has left.

Nyah Hunt watches Victor make a run for it. She then makes a careful trek to her little spot, and climbs back inside. She seats herself on the cold hard metal flooring, and says, "Still going to take me over to Japan?"

Shockwave seals up that special little slot, and he takes to the air, "We shall be traveling to Japan yes..As for Skywarp. The two of us shall be having a rather long conversation while enroute. And I would move myself off from there seeing it provides me with storage for my hand while in my alternative mode."