First_Son (first_son) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-01-28 19:31:00

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Jon Kent, Warlord of Mars
It was supposed to be a bit of downtime for some of the JLA'ers and family. While deep sea diving, Jon had found an underwater cave... which led to the chamber with all the runes. It was just a curiosity, but he'd spent enough time in space... he knew he'd seen some things like them. He'd only made out a few words with super speed inference and cryptography though before there was a flash of light - and he finds himself in the midst of some sort of pitched airship battle.

The ground below looks an awful lot like the island - except where there was sandy beaches and forest, now there's a rock island with crystal formations surrounded by a massive sea of red dust.

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	khym_jonzz 2013-01-29 01:40 am UTC (link)
	It would seem K'hym too had found the same cave, for a second flash of light deposited her near Jon. "By H’ronmeer! What is going on?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

first_son
2013-01-29 01:47 am UTC (link)

Hearing another voice, Jon turns. "Hey the..." he pauses, hearing blasts between the ships getting far too close - just in time to see a ray of light coming right at them.

There's a flash of blue, and he darts into the way - taking the shot, but being slammed back into the red sands, going skidding along, making a furrow as he goes.

"Ok, those things pack a punch."

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	khym_jonzz 2013-01-29 02:04 am UTC (link)
	K'hym transformed into her uniform, rushing to Jon's side. "Are you okay?" she asked. "This place... it looks somewhat like Mars." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"Fine, watch out for those blasts though." he replies, standing and dusting himself off. "No Mars I remember had those..." he points upward, where people seem to be peering over the edge of the ship, starting to aim personal weapons. "And... they seem to have taken notice of us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-01-30 12:39 am UTC (link)
	K'hym nodded. "Do we fight or flee?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-30 12:41 am UTC (link)
	"We don't know what either side represents here, if there are any good guys... but I'd hate to leave anyone vulnerable til we know what's going on. I say we disable the ships and try not to hurt anyone until we can figure out what's causing the fighting." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-01-30 12:54 am UTC (link)
	"Good idea," she said, starting to lift into the air. "How about I go right, you go left?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-30 12:57 am UTC (link)
	"Good plan." he agrees, taking off and heading for the ship on the left, dodging shots as he picks up speed, heading for the apparent engines. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-01-30 01:25 am UTC (link)
	K'hym reduced her density, letting the shots pass right through her instead. She poured on the speed toward the engine. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-30 02:57 am UTC (link)
	Jon smashes into, and then through the ship, sending it tilting forward as he takes out the primary thrust. Circling around, he gets under the ship, having to strain a bit, but still lowering the disabled craft to the sand with people thrown about, but no one critically injured. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-01-30 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	K'hym passed through the hull, turning solid just in time to pull something essential looking from the engine. She passed through it again, only turning solid long enough to help bring the other airship down. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-30 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	Just as the ships come crashing down, slowed by the two aliens, there's a new assault - this time by some sort of multi-armed bug monsters, swarming out from some of the surrounding rocks, and heading for the crews of the two ships, not seeming to much like either one. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-01-30 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, you have got to be kidding me..." K'hym said. She fired a warning shot of Martian Vision in their direction. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2013-01-31 12:03 am UTC (link)

When neither her martian vision nor his heat beams slow the mad charge, and some of the human looking people start arming themselves, Jon looks to K'hym.

"I know you're still working on your telepathy. If you can focus on one person, can you try and find out what's going on here, while I slow this down?" he asks.

Asking right before his own effort to put a stop to this. With a deep breath, he exhales at the ground, whipping up a sandstorm towards the oncoming rush, and blowing the first ranks back at the others directly.

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	khym_jonzz 2013-01-31 12:14 am UTC (link)
	"But I..." K'hym began as he took off. "I... cannot use my telepathy..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 12:18 am UTC (link)
	Jon would ask - but its clearly a difficult topic for her. So he nods, and rolls with it. Because he is who he is. "Alright, invisibility or shapeshifting then. We don't speak the language, but maybe if you scout around, you can still get some kind of idea who the aggressor is here, while I keep the armies apart?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-01-31 12:44 am UTC (link)
	K'hym nodded, fading from sight. "That I can do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 12:49 am UTC (link)
	Jon can keep the sandstorm up a good while, increasing wind speeds enough to send whole ranks tumbling back through the red sands. Its not a permanent solution, but forces everyone into cover while K'hym investigates. Now the question is, where does she want to start? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-01-31 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Start with the ones who were on the airship first, K'hym decided, falling back into the ranks of the firing soldiers. There had to be some reason for this. People did not just fight without cause... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2013-01-31 01:55 am UTC (link)

On the closer look, one of the ships is definitely smaller and more lightly armed. And took the worst of the battle.

Hidden in a secured bay, a cadre of nervous guards are standing watch over an equally nervous looking young woman who is dressed... well, like a 20's Pulp Princess. Her ornate tiara might have more material than the rest of her outfit together... but she manages to look both regal and worried at the same time - so yeah, probably a princess.

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	khym_jonzz 2013-01-31 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	That was the ship K'hym chose to investigate, passing through the walls of the ship with ease, remaining invisible while she did. Something... very strange was going on here. The language being used... she could almost understand it. It sounded a little like old Martian, some form of her own tongue used ages ago. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-01 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Indeed it does sound a lot like very, very old Martian. Piecing things together bit by bit, it sounds like this ship was trying to deliver the princess to some sort of other city when it was attacked. Apparently she's some sort of last hope or other. And the bugs are just an added worry - they apparently don't like any of the humans at all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-01 01:30 am UTC (link)
	Well, they've certainly made a mess of things, haven't they? K'hym passed back through the ship, becoming visible only when she was in the air. "Jon!" she cried out. "We must protect them!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-02-01 02:12 am UTC (link)
	He nods to indicate he heard her, but can't stop focus on the sandstorm that's keeping the armies apart without things getting chaotic again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_jonzz 2013-02-02 01:19 am UTC (link)
	K'hym dove into the fray, aiming for a group of the green warriors. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)