Roval Arms

[Terrador Bellator]

Terra dashed after the sand cat into the smoke. Giichi seemed to be going after the gunman, so he wasn't to be worried about at the moment. He approched the one to Bruce's left side and punished his stomach with a barrage of quick punches; the spikes on his knuckles would cause major damage. He then crouched slightly, then twisted his body halfway and delivered a fatal uppercut to the other on his backside. Only one was not taken care of and the Geomancer hoped one of his two allies had done so.

[Giichi Twinkieland]

[Sorry Echo, three day absence rule. Oh, and what's happening in this post may seem random, but I have it planned into the plotline. There's actually four thugs, by the way.]

Giichi was about to reach the gunman, but then something very, very unexpected happened. A trapdoor opened directly beneath the gunman's feet, causing him to fall yelling into the sudden black hole. A second later, a loud splash could be heard. The cat almost went in too, as Giichi just barely stopped himself in time to keep from falling in. He waved his arms around, just balancing on the suddenly appearing edge, before he stumbled backwards.

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In the meantime, Terra's blows cleanly knocked the mobster sailing backwards into a stack of boxes. The one he went into crunched under the impact, before some more collapsed on top of him.

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Meanwhile, Bruce had taken advantage of the opportunity to drop all of his gear. That is, except for his shovel. Now he was moving towards where he'd seen the last two mobsters, and took a swing through the smoke. He was rewarded with a loud clang, as one of the mobsters grunted. A clicking sound indicated he'd dropped his gun. Grinning, Bruce started to get back up for another swing, but then he'd hear a second click behind him.

The last remaining mobster grinned as he held him at gunpoint, before turning to call out through the smoke.

"All right all right now! I don't know if you're Brucie's friends or what, but if you don't stop he gets it!"

[Terrador Bellator]

The sound of the gun clicking alerted him. He quickly lifted his arms into the air. Never before had he had a gun pointed at him and he didn't exactly enjoy it. He sighed deeply before speaking.

"We are but mere aquaintences, however, Bruce seems like an honest individual and I cannot allow harm to him." He stated. If the gunman let his attention slip away from the echidna for a second, he would be taken down in an instant.

[Echo]

Am was running now having heard the commotion up ahead.

" something's going on up ahead! I might be about to make contact " Am said

"Careful Am, by the book" Sarah replied

"Always!"

Am ground to a halt as he reached the door to the stairwell that lead down below. It was more than clear now that the sounds of struggle were coming from the stairwell.

"Contact momentarily" Am said slowly opening the door. He was leaned against the wall next to the door to provide cover should shooting start. As he pulled the door open smoke poured out into the hallway.

" We got smoke in the stairwell leading below, smells like Cordite. "

"copy "

"I'm moving in, " Am said slipping into the smoky stairwell and began descending. His eyes and throat burned from the smothering grip of the smoke lingering in the air. He couldn't see more than a few feet in front of him. He heard voices down below him somewhere but it was hard to see exactly where with the smoke obscuring everything from view. He crept silently through the thick soup until suddenly it seemed he was right on top of them. He stopped mid-stride as the alien raced for a solution in his head.

"All right all right now! I don't know if you're Brucie's friends or what, but if you don't stop he gets it!" someone said that was apparently standing within ten feet of him.

"We are but mere acquaintances, however, Bruce seems like an honest individual and I cannot allow harm to him." another voice, somewhat farther away, said.

Am suddenly realized what he'd marched into, an alien confrontation of sorts. Am swallowed hard as he contemplated what to do.

"now now, lets all play nice here" Am said calmly through the smoke.

[Giichi Twinkieland]

By this time, the smoke was starting to dissipate, so everyone would be able to see each other a little better. Giichi was about to get up from where he'd fallen and get back in the fight, when he heard the click of the pistol and the gunman's threat.

As the smoke faded, he vaguely saw Bruce's and the remaining mobster's silhouette. The cat was about to call out a reply, when the entrance door to the basement suddenly burst open.

Again, all he could see was a silhouette, so he had no idea who this newcomer could be. What he dreaded most was that it might be a cop. If it was a gangster late for the party, he wouldn't have said that, and this guy sounded way too calm and relaxed to be just any random stranger.

Meekly, Giichi slowly edged his way backwards into a corner.

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Terra got exactly what he wanted, as the gunman turned to face the newcomer at the doorway in the smoke.

"Who the hell are you?! You don't sound like one of our guys!"

Now his attention was off the echidna.

[Terrador Bellator]

(BTW, small name change on my character. It is now Terrador)

Wiothout any hesitation, Terrador pointed his palms at the ground beneath the gunman. As his arms ascended, a pillar of stone formed on each side of him. These rose and seemed to envelop half of his arms, removing any and all mobility. To add to this, he lowered his arms which in turn lowered the pillars, forcing the gunman to his knees.

"That should do it." he smirked. His attention was then quickly brought to the newcomer. Whether he was a threat or not was unknown. The Geomancer braced himself for any danger.

[Echo]

Am was a bit taken back by the dramatic display of magic.

"well, it seems you guys know how to use magic"

He lowered his eyes to the gunman his face twisted into a disgusted expression.

"ya know where I come from, they shoot wastes of organs like you out of the airlock."

He smiled and turned his head mockingly although never turning his eyes away from the gunman.

"Personally I wish little man over there had waited another moment. I'd have given you something to cry about."

He looked at the three Mobians cautiously a moment. He noticed that Mobians were very short compared to the species he was impersonating. He thought up something to say really quick to dissipate the tension in the air.

"Thanks little man, really saved my bacon there" He said pointing a grateful finger to Terrador. "I appreciate it."

Although Am displayed a cool exterior he was positively seething with excitement within. His first alien encounter. This was the moment he'd been waiting for since he was training at the academy. Making contact with an alien race completely unspoiled by extraterrestrial influences with no knowledge of the previous owners of the planet. It would be very difficult to contain himself had it not been for the immense amount of training he had received over the years. He knew just how to handle himself in this situation.

"Sorry to barge in like this. Just heard a commotion down here and decided to see if I could lend a hand. Everyone okay? Anyone need any medical attention?"

He slowly descended the stairs to the floor of the room being sure not to seem threatening.

"we could notify an amberlamps if need be" he said struggling with the alien term ambulance.

[Giichi Twinkieland]

[I can change your username if you want, Terrador. Let me know.]

Giichi chewed his lip in the back of the room. This was getting very complicated, with how the cast of characters here seemed to be expanding more, and more, and more. He'd been hoping to quietly slip in, find some treasure, and then take off. And what had that guy just said? Ambu...lance? He certainly didn't want paramedics in here. That'd bring in the cops too.

So he shrugged off Am's suggestion, saying "Nah...he's scum. Let him find his own way out of that."

"You don't let me out of here, and I'm going to sue!" the gunman threatened, as he tried to feel his way out of the pillars. In the process though he dropped his gun and it clattered on the floor.

Bruce smirked at that. "Then what? We'll just tell the judge about what you and the other guys tried to do to me."

That seemed to shut the gunman up, as he stayed trapped in the pillars.

For the moment, Giichi didn't know what else to do, so he decided to question the newcomer. "So who are you? Do you live here too?"

[Terrador Bellator]

(Yeah, if you don't mind)

"Not a problem." He replied to Am. The Geomancer dropped his gaurd enough to not seem threatining. He the decided to sit back and watch the breif confrontation. He was the only one who can really free the trapped gunman, but he agreed with Giichi. As yhe sand cat asked his question, his emerald eyes darted to the newcomer and awaited his answer.

[Echo]

Am walked carefully down the steps past the gunman to the floor of the basement.


"haha no, afraid I'm an out of towner. I'm only in town for couple hours then I have to split back home"


Am looked back at the gunman a moment and smiled before turning back.


"ya know, that was pretty cool. Magic I presume. Sorry to be nosy it's just not often I encounter a fellow magical person. I didn't think there were many left here but I guess that's what I get for assuming things"

Am laughed softly, he had relaxed back to a casual poster trying to seem as non threatening as possible.

"So, what's the story with you guys?" he asked leaning back against the stone wall behind him.