Omegafriends, Episode 1: A Devious Deadline

[omegamods]

It was a day like any other... but little did the Omegafriends know, disaster loomed on the horizon!

An Omeganet message cuts through the tranquil morning. On the other end, however, is no Omegafriend - it is none other than their sworn enemy, the genius scientist Dr. Devious!

"Greetings, Omegafools! I come to you bearing an ultimatum so simple that even your primitive brains should be able to comprehend it: If your precious Mayor doesn't surrender Venture City to me, then nothing awaits in the days to come save for doom and destruction! My latest creation has already been activated, and the means of Venture City's demise draws closer with each passing hour!"

"So which would you rather see: Venture City in ruins, or Venture City in control of the brilliant Dr. Devious? The choice is yours, fools!"

With a maniacal cackle, the transmission ends. Shortly afterwards, another one, this time from Protector, leader of the Omegafriends:




"It looks like Dr. Devious is up to her old diabolical tricks again! I don't know what she's planning, but we all need to be extra vigilant until we figure it out. No doubt another one of her crazy inventions is hidden somewhere in Venture City... I just hope we can find it before it's too late."

"Remember, so long as heroes stand together against evil, there is always hope. Protector out!"

[[OOC: Be sure to check out the OOC post for this month's plot!]]

Comments

[bigshoulder_lady]

"Well, figured you would bring tools if we were going to work on some equipment. Though to be honest I looked over all the missing pieces and I think I'm going to need a replacement more than anything. Earth is advanced enough for directional X-Rays correct? We'll need to acquire one of those machines. I can find the part I need from there I think."

Yes, the human has no idea of Earth's tech level.

[forgottendecade]

"I always have my tools on me." Yes, there was a hint of an arrogant smile as he replied, a tilt of his head that just says 'of course'. What kind of technician would he be if he didn't have his tools on hand? They just weren't in the same field as he was.

But at the mentioning of what the Hunter needed, he frowned, tapping his fingers against his bottom lip. That might be a little bit of a challenge if they were to rely on this world's tech.

"They have them, however you are talking about expensive tech that is usually not common on this world. It can be found, but to get the parts you need, you may have to resort to stealing unless you can find some way to pay for the entire system.

Or you know someone who can build something similar."

[bigshoulder_lady]

"Well, I normally take contracts while I'm in the Galactic Federation. So I could doubtlessly find some funds for the method. Though this is for the project of finding Dr. Devious' transmitter. Sure we couldn't motivate someone by the prospect of a good cause and saving the town? Most people don't tend to hold back from that if their life is on the line. I just don't know the area at all. Once we have that, we can work together on fixing the X-Ray circuitry," She said. She paced a little while she talked. She seemed a bit fidgety when not in action.

[forgottendecade]

"Most people are greedy in one form or another. The price might be something that you cannot get within a few days, even if there is one of a significant size here."

Even as he talked, he was scrolling through the pages on his smart phone, having inputted a search and seeing what he could find as a result.

"Luckily, it seems there is one on the university campus. Getting to it might prove difficult unless you know someone that can sneak us in."

[bigshoulder_lady]

"No, but a university seems like a good place to hide a bomb. Many separate buildings, large campus, lots of individual places to search which have many bizarre layouts. We might encourage them with the fact that their university is likely to be a target. I mean, a well educated population is key to progress and growth."

[forgottendecade]

"That might be true, but you need to access the Dean and hope he is not an anti-super," Joji replied, tapped a few more links, bringing up the Dean on his phone and scrolling a little. "I'm sure that is something that needs to be done soon; school office hours are until five, and I cannot see those higher on the chain staying that long."

He wasn't sure what the staff would say. The Hunter... well, was an intimidating person in an outlandish suit and he looked like a slimmed down version of a biker gang hanger-on. The only other gear he could possibly wear to talk to the Dean was his version of a Rider suit and that wouldn't help at all.

[bigshoulder_lady]

She gave a slow nod over to him before rolling her shoulders. That was pretty obvious considering their size. She took a moment before looking over at him. "Well, I'm sure the university is used to dealing with heroes needing to research problems or get scientific research done. It's doubtless as long as we gave them a call first, we could probably talk to them without much issue. I am not well versed on American etiquette, so I think it may be wiser for you to make the call."

While she could go as a civilian, there goes the hero leverage. Plus she's intimidating even without the outlandish suit, being a muscular (Athletic and wiry) woman that is nearly 2 meters tall.

[forgottendecade]

He wasn't either but Joji wasn't about to voice that as being a problem. He at least can talk science enough to pass as some kind of scholarly-like person despite the fact he was wearing steel-plated boots.

Well. Something close to steel-plated that is.

"Then I should give it a try," he said, turning a little as he phones up the university and exaggerates his accent and talks rapidly over a couple people until he gets to someone that knows something. It takes more than a few minutes to do so, unfortunately.

[bigshoulder_lady]

She could talk science like the best of them. Well, more the engineering side of things, but she would definitely look out of place with her speech. "Any luck?" She asked after a few moments. She was searching their website for the meantime for there any ins on this place other than calling key individuals.

[forgottendecade]

He held up a hand, still talking rapidly but having to switch to Japanese for the next person he reached. After another minute he hung up, smiling.

"I found someone willing to let us in exchange for letting them look at a piece of equipment. You won't have to hand any of yours over if you don't want to; I have pieces that can be mocked up easily enough. We will need to be there within the next hour."

[bigshoulder_lady]

"All right, you lead the way. I think it'd be better for the person looking more normal to take the lead."

[forgottendecade]

So the Hunter was probably going to stay inside the suit. Joji shook his head at the thought of leading the suited hero through the university but that was a different problem the Hunter would have to deal with later. Wordlessly, he headed back to his bike.

"Does that suit allow for speed or do you have a way to get to the university?"

[bigshoulder_lady]

"I'll meet you there," She replied. She flew into the air with a hard jump, thrusters on her boots boosting her into the air before curling up into a ball. After that she quickly bounced along in the air towards the destination. It looked odd, but she was moving up as well as forwards rather rapidly.

[forgottendecade]

Oddly reminded of a certain Rider, Joji makes an amused snort and finally gets to his bike. Then he was speeding through the streets, easily maneuvering around such pitfalls as traffic jams and police with all the sense of a Rider and soon was pulling up to the university and parking. He took out of his saddlebags a rather odd looking camera and a visor, shoving them into his messenger bag and waits for Hunter to land.

[bigshoulder_lady]

She landed a few moments after him. Lacking the upgrades, she was slower than she'd like. She did notice his camera and visor, but doesn't mention it as she adjusts into a more professional position. "I'll just look like a body guard. You do the talking."

[forgottendecade]

"I can do that," he replied even though he really wasn't sure that anyone would believe that.

He lead the way, going past the main entrance to the science building where a guy in a lab jacket was pacing in front of the doors. He jumps at their appearance and says something rapidly in Japanese which Joji answers , nodding at Hunter while he talks. A few more exchanges and then they were being led inside to a stairwell, and led downstairs, past a couple doors and then a large room marked with hazardous signs for radiation and x-ray. The man then stops and says something while holding out his hands.

[bigshoulder_lady]

She listened with her translator, though didn't speak. She was just observing the situation before looking at him and his holding out hands. "My suit protects against radiation."

[forgottendecade]

"Good. Do you know what you are looking for?"

Joji fished out the strange camera and handed it over to the professor, who started fiddling with it in an attempt to open it. Joji let him while taking out the visor and replacing his sunglasses with it.

[bigshoulder_lady]

She nods. She headed into the area, moving through the shielded doors. She then moved in before scanning around. She eventually scanned around before working out the part she needed. She got out and smiled to them before bowing. her shielding also ensured that she had no lingering radiation. "I think that would do it," She said. She turned to leave now.

[forgottendecade]

All he really needed was to see the part. As soon as she was out of the machine, he held his right hand out for the piece, the visor's lens flaring and strange writing appearing along with a number of graphs.

"Let me take a look at it and then you can put it back."

Re-creating the piece wouldn't be an issue once he had the blueprint. This planet might be backwards in some of their tech, but he can use the raw materials to make nearly anything he needed once he had an understanding of what he wanted to make.

[bigshoulder_lady]

She had been hoping to just take the dang thing, but she decided to let him scan it. She lets him scan it over for a few moments before walking abck into the dangerous area by herself. She returns back out to them now with a look over at him, hopeful he could recreate the piece she needed. Backwaters she went to normally had some ancient civ or another in it, but earth's secret alien ruins were a lot harder to access than other places she was used to.

[forgottendecade]

While it might be faster, Joji wasn't about to pay for the piece nor was he about to lose a potential ally in the good professor that let them in there in the first place. The specs his visor was drawing were not hard to copy; he had the necessary tools in the shop and he can strip whatever was needed from the local junk yard.

"Two hours," he decided, cracking his right hand. It felt warmer than normal, but then again it did pull some of the energy from the piece while he held it. "I can remake it in two hours. The hardest part will be the irradiated isotope."

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[bigshoulder_lady]

She could understand the logic behind recreating it. She does think that this might be a dangerous solution all told, but should work as long as she did it right. She knew it would be a bit more complicated than given that she was trying to repair it rather than integrating chozo or some other tech directly into the suit. That's what she was used to.

"I'll be where we first met then then unless you need my help. I'll need to take this to my workshop to integrate it correctly," She took a moment to look around before starting to head out.

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[forgottendecade]

"I do not need help. I shall meet you there then."

In truth it would make it easier that he didn't have help. His methods were strange even without the added bonus of his artificial arm, and the last time anyone tried to help, he had ended up being tortured and branded a traitor. So while the Hunter went back to the woods, he went to the garage he worked out of, fired up his tools and started to work. The other mechanics at Dick's left him alone - everyone knew that he had a temper when it came to work - and he quickly rebuilt the pieces. The isotope recreation was solved by simply taking the stored energy from his arm and charging the proper piece.

He then made his way back to the meeting place and waited for the Hunter to appear, this time playing a game of solitaire with his strangely marked cards to pass the time with.

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[bigshoulder_lady]

What Samus did was her own business. Though really that was because she was doing her best to be normal which mostly consisted of not wearing armor and wandering around like a lost puppy. Well, not so much a lost puppy as a lost bear. She did get back pretty quickly on time, not noticing his cards immediately. Though they do come to mind as she comes closer.

"I'll see if I can integrate it now. What's with the cards?" she asked.