Stevie Barton (hot_rod) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-04-03 19:41:00

Entry tags:

inactive - hot rod, inactive - lysi, plot-"player vs player"

Welcome to the Grid
The next thing Stevie knew, she was on a bike. But it wasn't like any one she could remember having been on before. The design and feel of it was entirely different, maybe a little like something her mother or not-the-mama would have come up with if they'd been into designing motorcycles instead of suits of armor.

And everything else, well, it kinda looked like that movie with Jeff Bridges, come to think of it.

"What the heck?"

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	hot_rod 2011-04-04 01:38 am UTC (link)
	Stevie banked herself to the right, swerving and dropping in front of the guy on the ramp, the wall of light snapping into place at the last second. "Waaahoooo!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thunderstruck
2011-04-04 02:04 am UTC (link)

Lysi's nerve holds out longer than the other guy's. He banks out of her path, which, were this pure lightcycles, would just set them back to maneuvering.

Perfectly willing to cheat, Lysi swings her chain about, catching his rear wheel and setting him rolling, and eventually exploding.

Lysi turns about, working on getting back up to Stevie.

"Two down, three left."

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	hot_rod 2011-04-04 02:49 am UTC (link)
	Not too bad so far. Stevie decelerated just a little, to let Lysi catch up. No sense in getting separated. "Nice moves." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thunderstruck
2011-04-04 02:52 am UTC (link)

"Between cycles, hover-things and dragonites, I've been piloting since I was six. I'd hope I'd have a move or two by now... what do you think? These next two are trying to herd us in... how do you want to handle it? They look like they actually know some teamwork." she explained, as she caught up, and pulled alongside.

"And that last one... he's hanging back, assessing us. He's the leader... and a damn good driver."

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	hot_rod 2011-04-04 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	Stevie tried to give this as quick a thought as she could muster. She wasn't a planner. Like her father and like her "brother" she supposed, she was a creature primarily of her impulses. "We do what they don't expect. They want us to run? We turn right back around at them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-04-04 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	"I like the way you think. They're going to try and box us in... set a trap, try and use that ramp there like a jump and go over their trails when they think they have us?" It'd be close, but that's half the fun of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2011-04-04 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Let's do it," Stevie said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-04-04 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Lysi turns about, trying to be the more aggressive one and draw attention, trusting in Stevie to lay the trap and cut off avenues of escape while she heads right at them, hitting the jets for all this cycle is worth, whirling her chain overhead. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2011-04-04 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	Gunning it for all she's worth, Steve laid down a wall in front of all the avenues of escape. The baddies would have no where to go. She spun around, heading for them herself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thunderstruck
2011-04-04 11:54 pm UTC (link)

There's a couple close calls, especially because, as the distraction to Stevie can lay the trap, Lysi can't get too far ahead of Stevie, or she'll give away their plans, and they might cut Stevie off if Lysi hits the ramp too early.

Exercise in trust.

She barely evades them a couple times, skidding to a halt, then gunning it for the ramp, pulling up alongside Stevie as they had for the possible avenue of escape from the box, trying to make sure her trail covers as much ground as possible so they can't be followed.

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	hot_rod 2011-04-05 12:05 am UTC (link)
	"Almost there..." Stevie said. "C'mon..." She frowned. "Where'd the other guy go?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-04-05 12:08 am UTC (link)
	Lysi gestures ahead. "He's setting a trap for us. I'd bet money on it. Don't jump as far as you can, cut engines near the top and hop the ramp, get ready to bank. I'm betting he's been setting something up while we were screwing these two over... and he knows the abilities of these bikes better than we do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2011-04-05 12:34 am UTC (link)
	"Got it," Stevie said. Damn. What was it Mom always said? When you were forced into playing by someone else's rules... don't. Now, how could they do that here... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-04-05 05:17 am UTC (link)
	Whoever this guy was, or whatever he was, he was good. By the time they jumped, he had them almost walled in, and was setting to making it worse. "Not seeing a lot of options... unless we cheat. Any thoughts?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2011-04-05 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm good with cheating," Stevie said. She checked, and found she still had her gauntlets. "Could lay down a little cover fire, and you hit him?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-04-06 06:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Still like the way you think. Alright, lock and load, I'm making a run at him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2011-04-06 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	Keeping one hand on the steering wheel, Stevie brought up her other gauntlet, laying down a flurry of repulsor shots. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thunderstruck
2011-04-06 09:45 pm UTC (link)

Lysi gets as far as he can under the cover, with the other cycle taking evasive action to avoid the shots. When she's close, rather than trying to beat the cheating AI with a better bike, she justs throttles up to full speed, then launches herself off her bike, letting her bike crash into the energy wall as further distraction.

The chain lashes out while she's in mid-air, snagging the back of the enemy light cycle so she can pull herself down and into the seat to try and yank the enemy from the seat and fling him off into the wall.

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	hot_rod 2011-04-06 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	Steve kept pace as best she could, ready to fire some more shots if need be. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-04-06 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	With the struggle, the bike can't avoid the shots, and the bike fractures, sending light bits, the rider and Lysi all flying. Most explode on contact with the ground, save Lysi, who just goes rolling til she comes to a stop, getting up with a grin. "Nice shooting." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2011-04-06 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	Stevie pulled to a stop. "Pretty fancy riding and roping yourself there," she said. She looked around again. "Wish I knew where the heck we were." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-04-06 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Ok, good. This isn't normal. I've heard weird things about Earth. Must have something to do with those aliens." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2011-04-06 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	Stevie filed that away under "things to remember." "Well... about as normal as things get for the Avengers, anyway. But yeah. Probably related." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-04-06 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh... you're an Avenger! Excellent. My dad told me about you guys. Said a few of you were even worth a damn." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2011-04-06 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh yeah? Who's your dad?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)