Now Approaching the Savage Land.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:57 pm

The Blackbird streaked over the outer reaches of Antarctica, approaching the hidden Savage Land.

Will was trying to keep himself busy, looking over charts and maps, as they drew ever closer to the Black Air base.

((If you're going, get in here!))

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:59 pm

Steph was doing much the same, reviewing the mission briefing and maps on a tablet from her seat.

by **Kevin Gravis** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:11 pm

Kevin restlessly looked out a side window as he tried to see forward enough to see something that isn't white.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:32 pm

Sara is sitting as far away from any windows as possible, trying to mentally prepare herself for what to expect.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:38 pm

Meanwhile Kay is sitting inside one of the baggage compartments quietly unwrapping a MRE bar. A flashlight is crammed between two bags to keep it from rolling around. Looking over at Brigid she shoots her a slight grin.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:45 pm

On the horizon, the white, frozen wasteland abruptly gave away to a jungle setting, surrounded by volcanoes.

"I'll give them this--if you wanted to hide somewhere, this is high on the list.

I suddenly feel woefully unprepared."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:34 pm

"We've done our homework. Just stick to the plan until something explodes, and then improvise like we always do," she smiled reassuringly.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:52 pm

Brigid winces to Kay, thumbing towards the cockpit and pointing towards her nose.

by **Kay Haddock** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:07 pm

Kay shakes her head and fumbles around in the darkness for a second over where the opening of the compartment is. When she leans back into the light she shows Brigid a smudge of some kind of oil or lubricant on her finger. She brings it up to her nose and makes a disgusted face.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:52 pm

The plane, flying low under radar, set down in a clearing.

From above, it looked like just a weird bump in the landscape--a large rock of some description, perhaps--but from ground level, it was clear it was a cleverly disguised man-made installation of some sort.

"Alright. We have no idea what kind of security they have around here, so be careful."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:57 pm

"As long as it's slice-able, there shouldn't be a problem for my mad swashbuckling skills."

by **Narrator** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:24 pm

As they crept up through the underbrush, there didn't seem to be any armed guards or anything of that nature--but there DID seem to be a variety of the Savage Land's "native life" leading up to the doorway--nothing sentient, just some prehistoric carnivores of various descriptions. Nothing "dinosaur"y, so thank heavens for small favors. More dog-like things--Daphoenus and the like.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:26 pm

"This is so bizarre... A paleontologist would have field-day or two here." Sara says, swinging her scanner around to look for signs of more dangerous creatures.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:30 pm

Stephanie shifted into her hybrid form as she walked off the plane and she sniffed the air deeply. There were so many strange scents it was almost overwhelming.

She paused briefly at the bottom of the stairs, sniffing again.

No...it couldn't be. I would have noticed them before she thought to herself, for a second catching whiff of the stowaways.

by **Narrator** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:00 pm

The exotic smells would certainly prevent Steph from catching any whiff of any security or things like that. It's quite possible, also, that Black Air might not HAVE any external security in such a remote place.

Sara's scanner found plenty of dangerous carnivores in the area. Probably not a great spot to be hanging around.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:29 pm

Brigid huddled down in the cargo compartment, tense and trying to hold deathly still.

by **Cecil Langdon** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:52 pm

Cecil walked down out of the plane and looked around in awe. He hadn't known what to expect, but he wasn't expecting this.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:16 pm

"No sign of security that I can smell but...the amount of unusual smells here's distracting to say the least," she growled.

by **Sara Stanton** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:22 pm

"Well there's plenty of things out in the jungle, so we should hurry up before they smell us."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:24 pm

"This. Is. So. Awesome," Kevin says, though not too loud.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:33 pm

"Agreed," she said ears twitching as she listened for anything heading their way.

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:35 pm

It was...

Well, it wasn't quiet, but nothing seemed to be approaching them directly.

"Alright, let's get over there, break in."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:38 pm

Steph nodded, using hand signals to point the team down the way with the fewest inquisitive carnivores near it.

by **Narrator** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:50 pm

There was, in fact, a front door, if that's the way they chose to go in. There were no obvious cameras or other security devices present.

by **Sara Stanton** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 2:26 pm

"This seems almost too easy..."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 3:14 pm

"Just because we don't SEE anything doesn't mean it isn't THERE...but maybe they've abandoned this one, as well?"

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 4:34 pm

"The last abandoned base I went into was filled with dead bodies and tentacled beasts out of a Lovecraft story, so either way we should stay just as cautious."

by **Sara Stanton** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:35 pm

"I'm almost hoping it's not abandoned..." she says as she shifts into stone. "Does anybody see another way in or do we break down the front door?"

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:25 pm

There MUST be another way in and out--if not for people, then just to let air into the building, a window, SOMETHING.

The problem was, these entrances weren't designed for most of them to be able to get IN, and a cursory glance would not reveal an easy way for Kevin, Cecil or Steph to slip in though, say, an exhaust vent.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:05 pm

"I don't like the direct approach, but I'm not seeing many other options...I could lose the uniform and shift more to sneak around the whole perimeter more...inconspicuously."

by **Kevin Gravis** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:18 am

"Well I do have lightsabers. But carving a way in is definitely not inconspicuous."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 1:12 pm

"Well, unless you have a better idea," Will said, gesturing at the door.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:37 am

"Do you want me to scout the entire perimeter?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:06 pm

"I'll be honest, I'm getting nervous just standing here. Make it quick."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:38 pm

Steph shifted down into a full wolf form and began a quick circuit of the building, keeping an eye out for both predators in her path as well as any other possible entrances or guards.

by **Narrator** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:04 pm

There were a couple vents, too small to really be accessed, but no VISIBLE cameras or other security devices.

At this point, they almost HAD to be hidden in some fashion.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:06 pm

She came back and shifted to her hybrid form. "Nothing. Guess we're stuck with the front door," she growled.

"Not a single visible camera either."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:12 pm

"Then take us in," he nodded to Kevin.

by **Kevin Gravis** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:17 pm

Kevin nodded and called up an energy blade. Wait, no... an energy chainsaw. He grinned and went to work.

by **Narrator** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:39 pm

The door was solid steel, but Kevin's energy was solid...erm...energy. So with a little bit of focus and concentration, he'd be able to cut right through.

Compared to the LAST facility these guys had checked out, this was much, much nicer. Cleaner for one, and never underestimate the value of cleanliness. The floor was marble, with some marble pillars for effect. In the corner on their right-hand side were some very nice couches--real leather, too, or so it appeared from this angle.

Directly in front of them was a small desk--essentially a security console, one would assume, or general reception area. Behind the desk was a big sign with a logo and everything on it--the black sun symbol. On either side of THAT were stairs leading down a half-level, into the rest of the bottom of the facility.

On the far left was a door marked "stairs"--presumably, there were stairs behind that. On the far RIGHT was a door labelled "security".

Right in FRONT of them, behind the desk, was a man dressed in suit and tie. On the desk was an insanely large machine gun.

Firing out of the machine gun were bullets, and a lot of them.

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