DCW IRL Round 6: Jupiter

[tengaku squared 291]

(@Kley: Not explosive, particle warheads. They haven't been developed yet in real life, I estimate they won't be developed for a while; they are a bit far ahead in the future. It works by emitting high-energy beams to disrupt the target's atomic structure. In a way, they are more powerful than nuclear warheads, and I would assume they have a similar lingering exposure like nuclear.)

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

Vivi stared at the person at the door. She thought she saw him somewhere before.

He bowed to Vivi before saying, "Jackson sir asks to pass a message for all ability users to gather in the main meeting room as long as they're conscious."

After delivering the message, he bowed again with respect and said with a smile, "That's all for the message. I sincerely hope you get well soon."

Vivi again gave the guy silent treatment. After the guy left, Vivi got herself out of bed and plugged out the power charger from her bird. "Charging complete! Charging complete!" the little bird chirped and landed on Vivi's head. Vivi searched around for her jacket but it does not seem to be anywhere in the room. Perhaps they sent it for repair seeing how tattered the cloth is or they may have thrown it away. Looking around, she plucked the white curtain off the window and wrapped it around herself like a cloak and left the room.

[Misaki-chan 164]

Misaki entered the room. She was one of the first one there, with only Jackson present. "Where's Tasha?" she asked. 

 

The Nubinelle leader responded, "Out getting Sparrow."

 

"What did she do now?"
 

"Nothing, but we need her to fight."

 

The conversation fell into an uncomfortable quiet. She hated it. She completely, utterly hated it. Stupid silence. I hate it. In all the quiet, her mind wandered back to the meeting that had been held only an hour earlier. You know, he never did tell us why he was so worried. "So," she said, deciding to repeat her thoughts aloud (and also to keep the room from being so damn quiet), "you never did tell us at the meeting why you were so worried."

 

Jackson avoided answering, "It's better if I were to tell everyone when they get here."

 

She frowned. "Can't you just say?" she asked. 

 

He repeated, "I will tell everyone when they get here! So just wait."

 

Misaki would have asked again, but his tone warned her not to. It was a don't push it sort of tone, the type of tone the leader didn't normally have. So she didn't. They fell back into that uncomfortable silence, with only the sounds of the tapping of impatient feet echoing in the room. Soon, other ability users entered the room and the silence was filled with small talk. Once everyone was present, Jackson stood from his seat and said, "We have a situation on our hands, one that could threaten our cause. We MUST stop it from progressing any father than it has! So here's the plan..." 

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

It didn't take long before Vivi reached the main meeting room. She pushed the door open and entered. There were already a few people in the room. Everyone stared cautiously at Vivi and had weird expressions when she entered. Either they were surprised to see a child wandering into their important meeting for ability users or they were puzzled by her sense of fashion.

"Oh Vivi you're here as well?" Jackson pondered for a moment to figure out who it was under the 'cloak'. Vivi threw him an irritated look and replied, "Am I not supposed to be here?"

"No no no... That's not what I meant..." Jackson waved his hands in amusement. "I heard you had it bad during a recent battle and still havent regained consciousness, so I figured... Well anyways its good you've recovered. Take a seat."

"Humph." Vivi looked away and walked away from the seats and instead leaned on a wall at the corner of the room. Jackson shrugged and asked "You sure you don't want to sit? It's gonna be long." Vivi again, threw him the unsatisfied look and sat on the floor instead.

Despite her attitude towards Jackson, Vivi actually pretty admired Jackson and his capabilities, leadership and his ambition. She probably was just embarrassed to admit that. Another possible reason is, she is at her rebellious age and without a parent, she probably directed all of it to Jackson without realizing it herself.

Not before long, most of the important people gathered and Jackson decided to start the meeting.

[Maltavite 61]

Petya entered a van with Greyfield and he told him, "You sure if the missile safe?" Greyfield nodded, he loading his Desert Eagle, "Of coruse! And, let's kick these fools" they are moving to somewhere to engage them

[tengaku squared 291]

Petya entered a van with Greyfield and he told him, "You sure if the missile safe?" Greyfield nodded, he loading his Desert Eagle, "Of coruse! And, let's kick these fools" they are moving to Nubinelle's HQ

 

(Stop heading to the Nubinelle HQ. First of all, it's hidden. Second of all, wouldn't you rather defend the missiles instead of attack the enemy? I'm retconning this action.)

[Rukia Kurosaki 357]

Ash was only a few minutes from the base when she spotted a familiar figure on the opposite side of the street. She glanced to each side, then jogged across the street, gripping the glove that held her photograph tightly. She tailed the person for a few minutes, trying to remember through motion who this could be. The cloak made it difficult, but after a couple of minutes  she stopped as she noticed who it was that she was following.

 

((Not sure who Ash is following xD It can be anyone who's not busy with his part of the plot, just needed some character interaction, and didn't feel like inserting myself into the meeting that's pretty much done~))

[Maltavite 61]

"Wait! Wait! We should guard the Silo from these f***ers." One of his soldier cried out. Both Petya and Greyfield sighed and he told his men, "Alright, ready the defenses."

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

When it seems like most of the people has reached, Jackson decided to start the meeting.

"Looks like most of them are here. Anyone saw Sparrow?" he asked.

"Don't see her around. It seems like she isn't in her ward." someone answered.

"Well then, we can't wait too long. Someone tell her the contents of the meeting later. Let's start." Jackson stood up and spoke, "There is some emergency matters I need to discuss with all of you. I believe Vivi knows about this as well." he turned to look at Vivi. "I believe many of you Have heard the rumour that there is a kind of machine invented that inhibits the power of the ability users... I want to hear your comments about this."

The room started to fill with lots of murmurring, but no one made any comment. Jackson then turned towards Vivi and asked, "I'd like to hear from you Vivi."

Vivi frowned and then folded her arms before replying. "... You should already know about the details from the 8th battalion already... What do you wish to hear from me?"

"Well, I'd like to know what are your views on this?" he replied.

Vivi paused, thought for a moment and replied. "It's really a very troublesome device.... However... There is something which I found out from this."

Everyone turned silent and all waited for Vivi to respond. Vivi thought for a while and then said, "Find the technician."

Jackson raised an eyebrow.

"Technician?" someone asked. "What has the technician got to do with the incident?"

"Hold it." Jackson stopped everyone from trying to interrupt. He looked at the guy sitting beside him, "Get all the technicians in rebellion here now."

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[Maltavite 61]

Petya running to his outpost, deploying his PKP and he look at the north of the base with his binoculars. He didn't see any rebel.

[Rukia Kurosaki 357]

Ash cursed under her breath as she realized she was tailing Petya. "Damned Forceless..." She tucked the photograph further into her glove and charged up her power, watching him. The bastard was on recon, and getting too close to the base for comfort. She lookec down at the bandages that were serving as her shirt. I can handle it She had to engage him and draw him away so he couldn't leak the location to Greyfield. "Looks like I've found a lost forceless wandering in my way..." Ash's power was ready to go, and she swung her left palm at Petya, aiming to jolt him with Reaper's Touch. Remembering their last fight, she closed her eyes as she attacked, refusing to make eye contact.

[tengaku squared 291]

"You're late." Cyrus, in the guise of Petya, grabbed Ash's wrist. "I thought this shape would aid my scouting, but I suppose not." He turned around and undoing his disguise, said, "Greetings. I am Cyrus. Oh, you don't need to introduce yourself, I already know you, Sparrow."

"I believed you would be at the meeting. There's still time for you to perform your role. Head back to the meeting. Your friend, Tasha, should be here soon. I bid you well." Cyrus ran around a corner and disappeared.

"HEY! Sparrow! Where the hell are you?" Tasha's voice rang.

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

"Now what?" Jackson turned to ask Vivi once the technicians were gathered.

Vivi scanned the group of them carefully. "Ah."
Everyone waited for Vivi to comment.

"Shortie.." Vivi pointed to the shortest one amongst the technicians.
"... HEY! Whaddya mean by SHORTie you... you shortie!" the annoyed guy tried to fight back but was held down by his fellow mates. "You-you're even shorter than me!"

"Humph. If I were taller than you, it would be terrible for you." Vivi shrugged nonchalantly.

"WHAT!?" The hysterical guy flailed around on the ground trying to get his mates off him.

"Alright. That's enough. Vivi, you have something to tell us?" one sentence from Jackson cut the drama and all turned their attention back to the topic.

"Hey shortie." Vivi ignored the screams of the guy and continued asking. "Remember the cube you gave me? Are there any more of that?"

The guy suddenly simmered down. "Cube?" the rest of the technicians turned to him in curiosity.

"Yes. You can't remember?"

The guy stared blankly into the air.

"... Remember the incident where I happened to witness what you did to the new nano-"
"Nooooo stop! Stop! Stop! I remember now I remember!" the guy stopped Vivi frantically as he looked around guiltily. "Wha-what about it?"

"Oh." Vivi thought for a moment. "That thing may be able to counter the new technology of the AF. Can you create more of that?"

"...Huh? You used it? So you know what it does already?" the guy suddenly looked a lot more excited. "How was it? Isn't it cool? It was a coincidence that I discovered the material for it, but the creation was totally my idea! I'm a total genius! Hahahaa!"

Everyone in the room was puzzled by all the indigestable content.

"Explain what this means Vivi." Jackson asked.

"... Well, when the machine was in place, I wasn't able to unleash any of my power at all." Vivi folded her arms and paused. "I am not very sure, but the cube somehow used my power in my place.., or something..." Vivi struggled to find the correct words to describe.

"In your place?" Jackson asked.

"Argh! Explain it properly you blockhead! It's such an awesome invention!" The short technician yelled in displeasure. "I'll do the explanation!"

He coughed and cleared his throat. "Eer-hemmm... Well, this 'cube' is actually made from a very rare material in Nubinelle called the power crystal. It has the ability to resonate with the energy within an ability user. However, it is so rare and only accumulate in small amounts so there is basically no use for it."
He then paused for a moment before giving a smug grin, "But, as genius as I am, I've found a way to use it!"

"And how did our genius use it?" Jackson asked and the guy's grin widened.

"Ah. Well, heh, I've combined the crystal with another crystal called the void crystal. I'm sure you've heard of it. It totally cannot resonate with any energy at all."

"how does that work?" Some one in the room asked.

"Well, this is a wonderful question! I actually shaped the power crystal in such a way that it refracts the energy so that it will stay in the crystal and the void crystal will act like a vacuum that will store the ene-"

"HEY WE CANT UNDERSTAND THAT! JUST EXPLAIN WHAT IT DOES!" Someone yelled and some others boo-ed.

"You-you people just can't understand the awesomeness of what I created just by knowing why it does!" more booing and complaints.

"Fine fine fine!" the technician surrenderef to the pressure. "To put it simply, the cube is an energy store, which can be released on impact. It's something like an energy battery which stores the ability of a user."

"I see. That would be useful. Any limitations?" Jackson continued asking.

"Well... It does have a size limit, so unless you can get large amounts of it, it can only store so little energy, Also, if too much energy is stored in there, it would result in too high resonance and break the crystal, which is why I had to include a trigger in the cube to force automatic extraction. The cube will trigger the right amount of energy do that the energy will not exceed the capacity of the crystal. "

"I see. I guess that's why I could transfer my ability onto the laser gun even though I couldn't expend energy." vivi commented.

"That's right." the technician nodded, to which, Jackson asked. "If I am able to get the materials, would you be able to mass produce? I need this urgently,"

"If... We have the materials, we can make one cube within a day..." he replied, a little lack of confidence.

"Right. Tasha, kindly prepare and import all necessary materials, I'm leaving this up to you, but try not to inform William about it." Jackson ordered. "Oh yes, try and find Sparrow too." Immediately, Tasha ushered the technicians out of the room .

"Now let's continue with what we found out about the generator." Jackson continued to speak after the technicians left. "We have analyzed the samples brought back by Vivi and we have found out the true identity of the generator. I want all of you to listen to this." Jackson took out a recorder and clicked on play.


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>__< (Okay, the beginning is just for amusement. :V)

[akane 0]

"Thank you everyone for coming."

Brent's voice sliced through the noises in the conference room. He had gathered all the ability users for who knew what reasons. He continued, "First, I would like to introduce Rose, our newest member."

The girl grinned as she spoke, though Sayuri didn't pay much attention. Her thoughts were to busy wondering what had happened out on the field today that would have caused that emergency meeting to happen. She was brought out of her thoughts as the Battalion's leader spoke once the new member had finished her introduction. "Next order of business: What happened today out on the field."

Chatter filled the room, questions similar to those in her head being voiced by others. "As you most likely do not know," he said, "a strange machine called an Inhibitor has been made. Its purpose is to nullify abilities and cause us to be unable to use them. Unfortunately for us, it works and is in the hands of the enemy."

A collective gasp filled the air as anxious words were exchanged. "What are we going to do sir!?" shouted out a concerned member.

"We will work towards finding out more about this machine and try to find a way to counteract its effects. But for now, I shall request that members of the 8th Battalion learn to not depend as much on their ability when in battle until we find a way. Also, be careful. With this machine, the Armed Forces has a big advantage over us. But we will prevail!"

"Yeah!" shouted the members of the room.

"I hope you will all work hard to help our nation. Meeting adjourned."

[Rukia Kurosaki 357]

Ash froze. "Wha... not that guy?" She frowned at Cyrus as he spoke, then turned and ran off toward Tasha's voice. "'Ey, sorry I'm so late. I had, uh... got distracted. it's nothing..." She entered headquarters with Tasha, so deep in thought that she said nothing. When they reached the meeting, Vivi and some short guy had just finished explaining something... or maybe arguing. Ash took the opportunity as Jackson was pressing a button to interject, "Uh, 'ey guys?" Her tone was puzzled and she appeared uncharacteristically distracted. "Who 'er T an' Cyrus?"

[tengaku squared 291]

Jackson froze. "I never heard of Cyrus but...did you say T? You met T?!" He stopped, then took a breath to calm himself down. "For those of you who may not know, T is the leader of the Intelligence Services. The I.S themselves are a weapon-making organization, or so they say. The Intelligence Services themselves are no joke; one of their soldiers can take out a dozen of us. And T is their leader, and is, from my knowledge, the strongest ability user in the entire world."

 

"I thought it was interesting that the Armed Forces used these Inhibitors. T himself has a similar ability: he can negate the ability of any other ability user; and they both cause a similar blue shockwave. It's likely that the Intelligence Services is somehow assisting the Armed Forces."

 

A slow clapping came from the room, from Ash, her normal eyes glowing blue. When she spoke, her voice sounded distorted. "Impressive, Jackson. You've figured out so much already. Yes, I, T, have lent these Inhibitors to the Armed Forces. And not only that, I have also given them a batch of particle missiles that will surely cause enormous destruction."

 

Whether it was from Ash's sudden interruption or the news, the people all recoiled in shock. Jackson frowned. "T, is it?" Ash, or T, smiled. "Yes, yes. I do apologize for using Ash, but I do not feel it necessary to engage face-to-face conversation with you. On the topic of the missiles, they are in the hands of the Armed Forces, and they are aimed at all major locations, including the two bases and major cities. I believe they will take a week to prime?" T stopped, then continued. "The similarity between the Inhibitors and my own power is not a coincidence; regretfully you can't counter both the same way. Your cube will not be able to counter my power, though it is a fantastic invention. With that, Jackson, rebels, I wish you a good week." Ash suddenly collapsed.

[Rukia Kurosaki 357]

 Ash frowned at Jackson's shocked face, listening as he explained who T was.

 

"I thought it was interesting that the Armed Forces used these Inhibitors. T himself has a similar ability: he can negate the ability of any other ability user; and they both cause a similar blue shockwave. It's likely that the Intelligence Services is somehow assisting the Armed Forces."

 

She froze, as though in a dream, one of those in which you can neither move nor scream. Darkness covered her sight as clapping filled her ears. It was her own, as was the voice that followed, and yet it was separate from her. "Impressive, Jackson. You've figured out so much already. Yes, I, T, have lent these Inhibitors to the Armed Forces. And not only that, I have also given them a batch of particle missiles that will surely cause enormous destruction."

 

Whether it was from Ash's sudden interruption or the news, the people all recoiled in shock. Jackson frowned. "T, is it?" She felt a smile play on her lips, though not bidden by her will, and she listened as again she spoke without moving her own body.  "Yes, yes. I do apologize for using Ash, but I do not feel it necessary to engage face-to-face conversation with you. On the topic of the missiles, they are in the hands of the Armed Forces, and they are aimed at all major locations, including the two bases and major cities. I believe they will take a week to prime?" There was a pause, and Ash fought to regain control of herself. But the voice emanating from her continued. "The similarity between the Inhibitors and my own power is not a coincidence; regretfully you can't counter both the same way. Your cube will not be able to counter my power, though it is a fantastic invention. With that, Jackson, rebels, I wish you a good week." You've been most helpful, Sparrow. Sleep now, and rest.

 

As the voice faded, T's presence disappeared, and bright light cut though the darkness. The sounds of the earth dulled to nothing in her ears, and the last thing she felt before nothingness encompassed her was her legs giving out.

[Maltavite 61]

"Oh, shit... where the f*** is Nubinelle!" Petya shouted as he didn't spot any Nubinelle rebels

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

Everyone was stunned by the sudden appearance of T. The warning and news he brought along didn't make it any better. They were at a loss for what to do. Jackson sighed and then spoke. "Right. This was one of the issues I was about to bring up earlier. Listen." he pulled out the recorder again and pushed the button.

There seemed to be nothing coming out from the recorder. Then, Jackson took out another item. "It was one of the items that Vivi and Sparrow took back." Jackson explained, then placed the recorder next to the item. Suddenly, they could hear a soft melody being played. Then, slowly, it started to increase in volume and became louder, and louder, and within a matter of seconds, the volume increased til everyone was covering their ears in pain. Before it caused any serious damage, Jackson turned off the recorder.

"As all of you have witnessed, this is something like an amplifier. T probably used this to amplify the ability. From the cube explanation, we can also understand that T probably has a similar way to store his energy and extract it. Then he amplified it using this and increased the range of effect greatly." Jackson paused for a moment before commenting. "I'm afraid their technology is far too advanced for us to create another device to counter. For now, try not to rely too much on our abilities."

"There's something I don't understand..." someone in the room commented. "Why did T come down specifically to warn us about all these? "

"Well, for an organization that produces weapons and arms, in which scenario will they get the most benefit?"

"In a war... Ah! Don't tell me?"

"That could be one possibility. If a war starts, both sides will be needing weapons to counter the weapons of the enemy."

"I see! So that's it! They want to use this despicable means to-"

"However, if that was the case, it was weird that they made no proposal for us to work together nor introduce themselves as a weapons dealer. I have heard that T was an eccentric man and probably no one can figure out just what is in his mind." Jackson shrugged. "For now, I'll have the researchers work with the technicians to see if they can come up with anything useful. I want all of you to start training on your combat skills from now. I will call upon another meeting when we have any news, so make sure you're always available. Also inform your families to make preparations for war (if you have any). End of meeting."

[Maltavite 61]

Petya then walking arround the base, he noticed if the Armed Forces was sheer enough to repel the Nubinelle's attack. "Hey, ready the 'thing'. We'll use it against them" he then returning to base.

[Sakila 88]

She was supposed to be at the Battalion HQ, talking about what happened today. But she knew for a fact that the Rebels would garner more info and sneaked out. Sakila passed into an alley, immediately activating Hidden Dragon. She emerged cloaked and ran the rest of the way to the Nubinelle Rebellion headquarters.

It was outside the HQ that she witnessed the small interaction between a man who'd apparently disguised himself as Petya and Sparrow. She wasn't sure if anyone had noticed her. The masquerader may have. She made a note of it. His name was Cyrus.

She waited until Tasha retrieved Sparrow and followed closely behind, still invisible. She headed into the main meeting room, hiding in the back. She was a bit paranoid. Even though no one could see her, she still felt exposed.

Sakila was shocked to see the while ordeal with T. Soon, she just couldn't hold it in anymore. She followed the next person out of the room and walked outside, heading toward the Battalion HQ. Pulling out her phone, Sakila tapped in a number she knew by heart but never saved. The number of her last known remaining relative.

"Sakila, remember to behave while we're gone, okay?"

"Okay, Mom!"

"And we promise to take you to your favorite dig site when we come back."

"Really?! Thanks, Dad!"

"We're sorry we have to miss your birthday, sweetie...."

That cold winter day was the last time she'd seen her parents. After that day, her whole world fell apart.

"I need you to understand something, Sakila. My sister...your mother, I don't think she's coming back. Or your father."

"Why? Why not?"

"There are some bad people who took them away."

"But why?! Mommy and Daddy didn't do anything wrong! They just liked to find out more about the past."

"I... I know. I have no idea what they would want with archaeologists. It's beyond me. Really... What are they planning?" The last part he spoke to himself.

"Can't you... Can't you bring them back?! Aren't you very strong?! Mommy always said her brother was very strong!"

"I can, maybe... But not alone. I need your help, Sakila. Can you help me?"

"Yes! I'll do anything!"

"Then, in order to find you parents, you must join the 8th Battalion. They are the rebellion group that will shine light on the way."

"Alright! I'll do it! From now on, I'm an 8th!"

"Hello, uncle? Yeah, so about what happened today... Do you know who T and Cyrus are?"

"T...he's a weapons dealer.... He works with the Armed Forces. Or does he?"

"That's what I'd like to know."

"Then, could you keep me updated?"

"Definitely—"

"Anything about your parents?"

"...No. But I'm not losing hope yet. I joined the Battalion for a reason. The truth behind my parents is out there somewhere. And one day, I'll find it. With the Battalion's help."

"Then, good luck."

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

The meeting wasn't as boring as expected. At the end of the meeting, Vivi left the meeting room and headed for the workshop where the technicians are. She needed their help with something. She wasn't very clear about the route but in the end she still made it there. The technicians recognized her immediately.

"Hey chibi, what do you need from us now?" the short guy from earlier asked.

"I need your help with something."

"Humph." the guy rolled his eyes. "I don't see why I have to. There's nothing in it for me and im not obliged to help you. But~ if you beg me I'll consider..." the technician shrugged and turned away smugly.

"I see..." Vivi nodded and turned to leave.

"... HEy youre leaving just like this!? At least explain what you came here for!"

"..." Vivi paused to shrug then continued on her way out.

--- (Late afternoon)---

"... Hide your presence if you don't want to be found out... Nobody's gonna go unnoticed if he keeps glancing in like that." commented Vivi on her bed. "And what are you doing in a girl's room at this time of the day?"

"Humph, I-I'm just here to ask abou-about your opinion on the cube." the short guy came out of hiding and entered the room.

"Well too bad for you, it's useless now and Jackson would probably not use it."

"What!? Why!? It's awesome!"
"The enemy found out about it already. They will easily find a way with it."
"..."
"Humph... Fancy an old man like you sulking... Disgraceful."
"... Who are you calling old man? I haven't even passed 21 yet.."
"By the way... I need your help."
"Important?"
"No."
"..."
"..."
"By the way, where's the cube..?"
"Dumped somewhere during the fight."
"... Thanks a lot."
"No prob."
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Edited to fit storyline. :V

[Rukia Kurosaki 357]

((So... can I wake up 'er what? xD Meetings over, pay no attention ta the rebel on the floor~))

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

((So... can I wake up 'er what? xD Meetings over, pay no attention ta the rebel on the floor~))

(Can assume someone had moved you somewhere comfortable, and you wake up in the middle of the meeting. :V)

[Maltavite 61]

(Oh, man. Can we start the war? Or we must wait Moho first)