>>17468187
Have the White Mages cast ReRaise on themselves and the telepath team. They'll be Ebon Night's first target.
Then on everybody else as they have MP available.

>yfw whiteblue contrast is trex skull

awww yissss

rolled 72, 26, 94, 43, 8, 73, 71, 90, 87, 91 = 655

>>17468187
Right.
Do we have the Lance of Longinus on a KI silencer, the Aglaphotis, and our other gear ready?
Are either the Relentless or the Indefatigable able to approach and provide cap-grade reality emissions?
Turrets, dispensers, etc. set up?
Char suitably VERY FAR AWAY from pillar?
Orbital support ready in case Shoggoths try kicking down the door?

Right. Let's start the party.
Go.
I offer a prayer to the Dice Gods. Dice Gods, shield us from fumbles, and grant us rolls above 50.

>>17468273
The Dice Gods are pleased. Proceed.

>>17468203
We can't keep casting Reraise quite that much, but agree with getting it on the Telepaths and White Mages, and letting them rest a bit to recover before the fight, which is fairly soon at current estimates.

>>17468273
The Dice gods have heeded my prayer and given us their blessing.
Now all that is left to do is wait.

>>17468187

This sounds like a time for an inspiring speech.

But me am terrible at making big word-things. Maybe we should just do a second go-over of our assets then begin?

>>17468187
Make sure that the pure Aglaophotis sample is with Cheryl, and that the Lance of Longinus has been assigned to a KI Silencer.
Also, give one of the Toxiguns to Spike, and the other to Douglas. They won't be great, but they might help.

>>17468273
Char is with the mech team, covering the surface.

Status of turrets and shield generators?

>>17468305
Actually, that's a good point. Have Spike and Data join the inner ring, they are immune to fear effects along with Cheryl and Doug thanks to earlier adventure.

>>17468303
'This is going to go really, really, well, or really, really, badly.'

'Did you mean to broadcast that to the ground team, sir?'

'Oh, son of a-'

>meanwhile, on the ground

'well, THAT'S encouraging.'

>>17468357
Data status: In orbit.
Well, everyone's here. Let's roll.

>>17468305
>>17468357
These.

>>17468299
This too.

>>17468303
Agreed, Darius should be the one to give the speech.
He's good at those.

>>17468357

It would also be good to have a source of Treknobabble close to the psychics in case they need to pull off some serious bullshit.

>>17468379
>Give speech
>roll badly
>Darius channels Boreale

BATTLE BROTHAS

>>17468377
Not really, we pretty much said 'SEND ALL THE PEOPLE!'.
Only one's left up here are the ships' crews, the Command Staff, and the scientists.
Even the Farseers and TIEs are down there.

I'd just like you to know, good luck, and we're all counting on you.

>>17468397
SPEESE MAREENS! WE ARE HEER TODAY TO DEFEET THE XENO SCUM!

>>17468397
"Believe in me who believe in you, courage is the key to victory, true courage makes 1% into 100%, etc etc, hard work and guts, in brightest day, in blackest night, erm.... superstitious and cowardly lot...With liberty and justice for all! ~kira~♥♥♥"

>>17468429
"NO COPYRIGHT LAW IN THE UNIVERSE SHALL STOP US FROM OVERCOMING EVIL!"

>>17468421
Aye, this one is for all the marbles.

Warm up the proton pack Egon.

There's only one thing that needs to be said:
"Try not to die."

>>17468421
what about the protagonists?

Somebody suggested in the planning thread casting reraise on them, so we could use them in this fight without worries over them dying.

>>17468442
Egon? I still think he should stay in orbit.

Cheryl takes a deep breath and steps forward, placing a hand on the crystal pillar. She closes her eyes and focuses, the air around both pillar and Cheryl becoming wavy, like heat rising from pavement. Energy readings begin to skyrocket all around the cavern chamber as several gauges and instruments on the probe droids and scanning teams break. The ground begins to shake and all around the pillar chamber, everything fades to black.

Then, on the bridge of the Oncoming Storm, several monitors explode. Gouts of shrapnel and sparks erupt from crew stations as slowly all light fades there as well. Even the star and moon light from the portholes and bridge windows fade to nothing. Then all sound is lost. Shortly after that, you realize you are no longer standing on solid matter, but floating.

>>17468429
I am actually trying not to fall to the floor laughing at that.
As good a speech as any. Good natured humor is also a likely counter force to Ebon Night.

>>17468468
We're elsewhere.
Welp, that can't be good.

Largely decided to keep them up, as we've seen things Raise can't fix down here.

>>17468379
>>17468421


>Open your heart, it's gonna be alright!

>>We can make it if we all stick together/We won't give up, not ever/And everything's going to be alright/We all bring out the best things in each other/Together we are stronger than anyone else could be on their own

>>17468429
Boss music status: Go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMhTL5bZrs
>>17468468
Time, transpace guard?
Is it really that time again? It seems as though you only just arrived.

>>17468468
Oh dear. Looks like we all get to fight in trippy floaty space?

Command team!
Band together, think hard on our allies, see if we can bring ourselves together!

>>17468513
>>17468495
Let's do this thing.

>>17468495
>>17468468

Time for some final battle music!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEzXFuYN89k

>>17468468

Now I see what I gotta do!
Open your heart, it's gonna be alright!

I don't know what it can be but you drive me crazy
All your cunning tricks make me sick, you won't have it your own way!

>>17468539
>>17468513

Here we go.

Also, try to get a line into the other staff of the Starships. See if we can contact the science teams, etc.

>>17468513
Looks like keeping Guts and co. on the ship isn't going to keep them out of the fight after all.

>>17468576
Apparently.
Welp, time to bring the noise.

>>17468468

>>17468397
>>17468379
>>17468301

Grandmother said this...People become stronger through adventures.

Grandmother said this...A bond is a deep connection that can never be broken. Even if apart, heart and heart are still connected.

>>17468630
forgot picture

Sanity is for the weak! Lets do this!

"Did you really think I would let you direct your puppets from safety in the embrace of the heavens?" a deep, resonant voice asks as twin pinpricks of ruby light break through the darkness. "Did you think I would let you escape the consequences for defiance? Allow you to watch the finale of our play, the climax of our song, from your sanctum in the stars?"

A soft blue glow begins to pierce the gloom as well. Slowly, the pillar of the world begins to appear, and as it sheds light, the pillar chamber with all its fortifications and troops is revealed. Your feet touch ground just as the ring of psychics are revealed around you.

"No..." the voice echoes, the illumination rapidly beginning to grow towards the gloom-shielded lights. A massive claw slams down into the lit area, with scales of mirrored obsidian. "If I must make an appearance here... if that damnable girl draws out my true form, so must you. And there will be an end between us."

The light grows strong enough to unmask the being in the shadows as the twin lights emerge to reveal themselves the glowing red eyes of a gigantic draconic form, a massive ebon dragon.

See pic.

Meanwhile I have this sequence running though my head:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_tFxgxr2YQ

Alright people, let's mosey.

>>17468692
It's time for knife-throwing pilot and Crowe to make their entrance!

>>17468692
Use CAPTAIN'S LASER on DRAGON.
Move to COVER.
Talk to DARIUS and STAR-LORD. Select "Inspiring speech"

>>17468692

Turn on your respective final boss theme guys.

Shit just got real.

>>17468692
Well, shit.

FIRE EVERYTHING.

'Quiet you, if I wanted to see a black dragon, I'd watch that dreamworks movie again.'

Also: tell Guts and Persona kids (also ghost pally) to prepare to repel boarders.

>>17468724
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqEEcpD1ORI
Roger that.

>>17468692
"Fuck off."
Give him the finger, fire sidearms if any, cue the attack.

>>17468724
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpaJulksCik

If I know any way to kill a dragon, it's with brute, and unrelenting force.

DESTROY IT!

rolled 8 = 8

My armor is contempt. My shield is disgust. My sword is hatred. In the Dice God's name, let none survive.

>>17468724
**roger!**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxlGaOYujtA

>>17468692
"It doesn't matter. We're Meta. We'll keep coming, and coming, under filth like is erased from the Forest."

He's taken a physical form, he can be killed.
Abjurers, cast Circle against Evil on yourselves, then on everyone with a melee weapon.

>>17468692

Mood-ruining quip:

Guys.

IT'S TIME TO SLAY THE DRAGON!


Alternatively:

FUS RO DAH!

>>17468736
wait...we're not on the ship, are we?

damnit, how'd I miss that?

Are Guts and Persona kids still up there? If yes, tell them to stay put.

That won't keep them away, but it might cause them to show up and save thee day at a dramatically-appropriate .

Also: continue CHILDISH TAUNTS. If Ebon Night is focused on us, than Cheryl can do her thing unmolested.

We do have a way of avoiding death by eldritch abomination already set up, for us, right?

>>17468724
As you wish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTHypbLlkE

Anyone else having 'cannot find record' problems posting?!?

>>17468692
>a massive ebon dragon.
>Black arrow
>Given to Fingalfion, who we deployed
>Instantly slayed a dragon
Fire.

>>17468815
Save it until we're sure it can hit though.

>>17468815

Seconding this.

Along with FIRE EVERYTHING!!!

>>17468692
To be honest, I was expecting tentacles.

>>17468850

It's a pleasant surprise, actually. Always nice to see variations on the theme.

For a given variety of 'nice'.

>>17468692
>kyuubeyduringeclipse.jpg

>>17468815
That's obviously the finisher.

>>17468720
>>17468736
>>17468759
Seconded.

>>17468850

Yeah. But the dragon's a classic, you know? The whole thing WAS named Dungeons and DRAGONS. We've been through tons of dungeons, it wouldn't be a proper romp if there wasn't a dragon in there somewhere. And no, Smaug's lair does not count. He was not there and was long dead at that point. But I'd better, stop, I'm rambling again.

TRANSPACE GUARD! ANNIHILATE HIM!

>>17468892
>>17468815

Alrighty, let's save the Arrow for when we have a clear shot or when he's immobile.

>>17468724
Just picture the Flash Gordon Theme.
Then replace "Flash AAAAHH!"
With "Transpace Guaaaaaaaard!"

'DIE MONSTER! YOU DON'T BELONG IN THIS WORLD!'

...

did we already use that line?

>>17468918
It'll be Arrow and Spear for the heavy hit, I'd wager.

Guys, we should unleash our most powerful weapon we have here.

Bureaucratic arguing about who we should get for future requisitions.

>>17468926
Quite a few times in Castlevania, actually.

>>17468947

OF COURSE! EVERYONE FEARS THE DREADED...BUREAUCRACY!

rolled 49 = 49

"It's just a big lizard! A... really... really... really big lizard. A... hey..." Spike murmurs as he readies his phaser rifle. "...did anyone else notice the chamber's about fifty times bigger now?"

"Fire!" Darius shouts, slashing the air with his sword as the Knights Inductor open up.

"Toast 'em!" Starlord roars, doing the same with his men. The SCP and UNIT troopers roar a battle cry and open fire.

"Reduce him to his component particles, neutralizing his threat for all time," Egon states, pushing his glasses up on his nose as he clicks on his proton pack. The Prawns look at each other, shrug, and then fire their ARC guns at the massive being.

>>17468947
That would be a full broadside from our battleships.

Second on the list would be the VX-SPIGOT.

>>17468964
I throw a rock at him for good measure!

>>17468964
'that tickles.'

PREPARE FOR RETURN FIRE, AND THAT WELL BE LITERAL!

>>17468926
"It was not by my hand that I am once again given flesh. I was brought here by Humans who wish to pay ME tribute."
Shut up asshole, you broke out of Ravenloft on your own.
"Perhaps the same could be said of all religions."
That doesn't even make sense you assgobbler.
"What is a man? A miserable pile of Secrets! But enough talk, have at thee!"
Everyone, kill this retard.

>>17468964
What about Cheryl and the telepath team? Are they here as well? Can they debuff Ebon Night using the World Pillar?

Also, perhaps now might be a good time to have the KI Silencer with the Lance of Longinus come in from the size and cut through Ebon Night's defensive fields.

>>17468964
And we yell "Ebon Night. I fucked your mother!"

>>17468964
Prawns use the TK fields to pull his heads APART! That or use the TK fields to pull out his eyes!

>>17468964

Toss in additional THAT GUY criticisms about Ravenloft 2e for MASSIVE DAMAGE.

>>17468964

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Npgd6_Hpk

>>17469012
Prawns, use the TK field to pull out his tongue!

>>17468992
Cheryl is probably going to use the pillar to strike down the Ebon Night.

>Guys, we should unleash our most powerful weapon we have here.
>Bureaucratic arguing about who we should get for future requisitions.
"Hey, Ebon Night. If you could have pulled ONE additional group of people, and have them fighting at your side right now, who would it have been, and why?"

>>17469030

Also, if you had an elf slave, WHAT DO?

More appropriate boss music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjl5gpRl5lQ

Engaging: Muse - Knights of Cydonia

Come ride with me,
Through the veins of history,
I'll show you how god
falls asleep on the job.

And how can we win,
When fools can be kings,
Don't waste your time,
Or time will waste you,

Ahh Ahh Ahh
Ahh Ahh Ahh
Ahh Ahh Ahh
Ahh Ahh Ahh

(repeat, alto)

No one's gonna take me alive,
The time has come to make things right,
You and I must fight for our rights,
You and I must fight to survive..

>>17468964
Fartmongling Aspergerburglar, Go eat a burning ocean of fuck.
Stabby weapons stab.
Shooty weapons shoot.
Buffing casters cast buffs.
Psychics either fuck with the Ebon Night's mind and body, or help Cheryl rain Reality down on this asshole.

I expect to see Ringil, the Voiceless spear, the Lance of Longinus, Anguriel, the Dai-Katana, the Black Arrow, and Aglaphotis needles in this fucker.

Oh, Lyla? I believe this is your cue to cast Holy.

rolled 50 = 50

>>17468964
“Arrogant fools..." the Ebon Night murmurs as ARC guns trace along his scales, exploding lines in the massive hide of the creature. " Femto was part of the God-Hand who had the power to reshape reality with the dreams and nightmares of every mortal in their world."

Bolter shells erupt uselessly against those obsidian plates, making cracks and dents, but failing to pierce the impossibly dense hide.

"Nyx and the Idea of Evil were powers beyond god-hood," the Night booms as he reaches out and with an almost casual motion smashes a trio of UNIT troopers to bloody smears against the stone ground, their powered armor splintering and breaking apart with audible cracks. Glistening white fangs between which oozes some crimson venom show in a grotesque smile. "Did you really think I would let you dance and play in my garden if I thought you had the slightest chance of truly harming me? Did you think eating the apple of knowledge here would provide you with some secret that would slay me?"

The dragon lets out a booming laugh that hurts your ears as panther assault cannon and phaser fire uselessly spatter against it.

"Foolish, pathetic motes of light, all you send against me are bags of flesh led by a child-god. Against me? I, the Ebon Night, the Worm of Ways, the Twister-Between-Worlds, the Black Wyrm?" the dragon roars, almost seeming offended. "I have more names than you have soldiers. I have sowed the seeds of nightmare in more worlds than atoms in your pitiable bodies. I am part of you, part of that thing that drives you, part of the invisible world beyond that even you with all your vaunted secret lore are ignorant of...”

A volley of mass rifle fire begins to eat away at the scales of the Dark Power's hindsection as the Sandmen and Delta Greens complete their flanking maneuver and open fire. The Ebon Night flicks his tail and scatters them, the stealth of the Greens proving useless as three are smashed to bits.

>>17468964

White Mages and Medic, prep for mass healing!

We really need those FFT bards, and give them electric guitars.
Maybe D&D bards too.
Construct the ultimate bard band to buff us and blow the minds of the enemy.
Pick of Destiny sold separately.

>>17469096

YEAH, WELL FUCK YOU!

>>17469096
We're gonna have quite the Soldier Replacement Bill, aren't we?
>Did you really think I would let you dance and play in my garden if I thought you had the slightest chance of truly harming me?
Don't make us ram you with the Defiant.

Actually, how big is this motherfucker? Could he be hit with an ion cannon from orbit or a salvo of artillery and missiles?

>>17469096

Oh my. It appears that for all your talk, you are still subject to the rules of reality here.

Keep firing!

Do you other guys think we should give Cheryl the command to interface with the World Pillar?

>>17469147

I think we're in JRPG battle mode. Nothing can affect the field of battle from the outside.

>>17469096
>>17469166

Available troops, concentrate fires on the gaps created by the mass rifle fire!

>>17469096
Com'on Cheryl and crew.. now would be a great time to shove a sock down his throat..

"Even 'gods' can die, or worse."

Continue to cover for the psi-team.

"And they can make mistakes.. very sloppy work you've been doing around here, playing with other people's toys. Your arrogace exceeds your abilities, Ebon."

>>17469096
Isn't that always the way of it though? Some ancient spirit of evil, older and more powerful than anyone can imagine, beaten by a ragtag band of plucky nobodies?
Probably a law of the cosmos.

>>17469147
No one is up there to give those commands. Did you not read where the entire command crew was teleported down to the World Pillar?

>>17469166
She's already in the World Pillar.
Any moment now, maximum bolts of Fuck You are going to come screaming out of the darkness at us.

rolled 6 = 6

PRIME HE GRENADE
TOUCH DOWN

>>17469147
>>17469185
>>17469166
Guys, if you didn't already know it. He's going to be immune to almost everything until Cheryl and crew can fuck his shit up.
We're just the distractions while that gears up, try not to get us killed.

>>17469106
You need to put them in valkyries with Sound Boosters too.

>>17469210
Good job, Rookie! Take one for the team!

>>17469218

We can't very well be distractions if we can't make loud noises with tons of weapons, can we?

At any rate, have the White Mages and Medic patch up whoever they can.

Prawns, pull out his eyes and tongue with the TK fields!
>>17469096

We need White Mages to cast Protect against Ebon's physical attacks.

Troops, fire and try to avoid being destroyed, we need to keep his eyes off the ball until Cheryl and the psi-types can shove it down his throat.

>>17469218

Yeah, we don't want to blow our load right now, just try and survive until we can drop his defenses.

rolled 36 = 36

The Prawns switch over to their TK fields and begin to attempt to pull out one of the monster's eyes as Lyla calls down a pillar of light on the Dark Power.

"He's weak," Cheryl's voice reverberates in your mind, the Farseers aiding her in creating a psychic link among you and your troops. "Even now, he hasn't recovered from the energy expended in escaping Ravenloft, or in creating this... place. I... we're using this pillar to manipulate reality here. It'll be tough... but for a short time, physical weapons can harm him. I don't think I can keep it up for more than a few minutes though... Hurt him as much as you can! I don't think I can trap him again, and most of our weapons will be useless once he wriggles free..."

>>17469190
>>17469186
>>17469096
The dragon is easily a hundred feet long.

"How very... unfortunately true," the Ebon Night admits as he breathes in. "But not always."

A cone of pure darkness blasts from the Ebon Night's jaws, washing over the BLU team as the psychotic mercs attack again and again only to find their weapons ineffective. When the energy recedes, all that remains of them are their weapons.

"Melee fighters, sweep around to the other side and attack!" Darius calls out, beginning to move. "We should be safe from any friendly fire positioned thus!"

"Come on sirs, can't have you out here in harm's way," a UNIT soldier says, two of his fellows stopping to help him point you towards the other end of the cave. "We'll get you to some better cover. With your permission, of course."

>>17469268
>>17469099
These! Our guns are useless here.
Have the Arrow and the Spear ready to go, but wait until there is an opening.

Have the White Mages heal who they can, then have them start casting Protect and Haste spells on the heroes. Medic should spot heal the regular people as best he can.

Everyone else fight should defensively. Be as annoying and grating on Ebon Night's nerves as possible, but keep your well-being in mind.

>>17469295

Take up a better position ourselves, we're no use to our troops dead.

Now FIRE EVERYTHING (THAT IS A PHYSICAL ATTACK)

Why are we shooting?
We always knew that would be fucking useless, we just sent down troops to keep things from killing our Psychic Dream Team.

>>17469295
>physical weapons can harm him

BLACK ARROW AND SPEAR ARE GO

>>17469295
>We'll get you to some better cover. With your permission, of course.
Not when someone left a perfectly good Medi-gun lying around. Who's injured?

>but for a short time, physical weapons can harm him.
Well then. Fire everything. I expect to see Ringil, the Voiceless spear, the Lance of Longinus, Anguriel, the Dai-Katana, the Black Arrow, and Aglaphotis needles in this fucker.

yfw this is OP's punishment for us dragging this out three threads longer than he meant it to.

>>17469192
We can't even communicate with the shipboard AI?

>>17469356
god damnit.

>>17469295
Deep breath incoming, move to the sides. Watch out for the Whelps

rolled 92, 68 = 160

>>17469295
Surely I can hit a room-sized target from here!

>>17469389
ROOOOOOKIIIIIEEEEEEEE

I don't whether to hug you or brutalise you.

>>17469295
"Don't worry about us, worry about the mission."

rolled 5 = 5

The Ebon Night laughs maniacally as his tail thunders against the cavern wall again, and again, and again, the room shaking as stones and stalactites begin to fall from the ceiling, causing injuries for the entire assault force. Cheryl for a moment is knocked back from the pillar, but a fast Farseer grabs her with telekinesis and repositions her before the psychic web can be disrupted.

>>17469352
One of the command crew picks up the Medic's medigun and begins liberally applying healing to the troops hurt by the rockfall.

>>17469268
The White Mages begin casting Protect on everyone as the storm of weapons fire continues to pour on the Ebon Night, the vast majority of it plinking useless off his scales. Only the mass rifles seem to succeed in piercing the monster's heavy hide, but the holes they create are small and the amount of dragon to kill is big.

The prawns fail to rip out the Power's eyes, their TK pull is simply too weak against whatever force is keeping the dragon together. The melee fighters have managed to maneuver themselves into position and are poised to strike.

>>17469419
>>17469389

>>17469389
>>17469419
YOU'VE DOOMED US ALL, ROOKIE!

LOOK T THOSE ROLLS! LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE WROUGHT!

rolled 90 = 90

>>17469419
Reroll pls

>>17469419

If any of the psions can spare a moment, prep a Wall of Ectoplasm to attempt to mitigate any damaging attacks.

>>17469419
Damnit, we ain't going out like that!
I throw another damn rock at him and charge at him from the side opposite the real melee guys!
I'm not sure what losing a member of the crew will do, but we can't have him wiping those forces!

>>17469462
...

I HATE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW.

WE NEEDED THAT ROLL!

>drinking sanize

yeah, I'm drinking alright captcha.

>>17469295
Hyaku Shiki's Mega Bazooka Launcher, FIRE!

100 feet = 27-30 meters

Alright then. The Prawns should use their TK fields to slow down Ebon Night's blows, and to deflect any falling rocks.

Brasta, switch to Clutch Sniper and start firing.

OP, be straight with me.

On a scale of 1-10, how fucked are we right now?

>>17469419
Welp, time to pour one out for the brave members of the TG Command Crew.

>>17469463
The Psions are too busy communing with the pillar and Cheryl to take other actions.

>>17469419
The Ebon Night's eyes flash.

"Points of light... Pure intentions..." he growls. "Disgusting. Imperfections in a sea of black. Your holy magics have no place here. Allow me to drink your pain."

Suddenly all of the White Mages gasp and let out agonizing screams as their bodies unravel into nothing, their skin flayed off, then their musculature, then their bones. Only Lyla and Elaine survive as Re-raise brings both of them back breathing, but their eyes are haunted both from the immense pain and the vision of their friends' gruesome deaths.

"And you... since you want to be a healer of the sick..." the Ebon Night growls as the Command Crew member with the Medigun is scooped up with telekinesis. Shards of black crystal form from the air and lance into him, nailing him to the wall of the cave in a certain pose. "...be crucified, and watch your future die."

None of your mechs are in the chamber currently, though the size alterations make it possibly for it to hold them now.

(cont.)

We had a good run.
47 threads is a decent amount I'd say.

rolled 5 = 5

>>17469586
Let's ask the dice

>>17469597
Right, get the Mechs in here.

Also: Fffuuu.

>>17469597

Oh god this had better turn around soon or the entire crew is going to wipe.

>>17469608
meh somwhere in the middle

>>17469597

Let's get those mechs in here, then.

>>17469597

To the UNIT operative: "Soldier, your sidearm."

We're the fucking boss of this operation. Time to get our hands dirty.

>>17469597
Dear god..
Just insert a bunch of curses here, I can't type them all and I have no image macro for this.
All of the white mages, just ripped out of existence..

>>17469620
GET THE MECHS IN HERE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi3ng8U-iLw

Hyaku Shiki: Mega Bazooka Launcher
Brasta: Bayonet Spiker, then ACP Faiz.

VF-25s: ALL THE MISSILES. Use pinpoint barrier to shield troops from physical blows.

>>17469597
"You can kill us, but we'll keep coming, and coming, and coming, until you and your kind of filth go back to where you belong! You dare to pollute the Meta with your presence!"

"All Command Crew, it's time to show this Canon upstart what it means to fight against MetaHumanity."

Have all Command Crew pick up weapons and fight. We're Meta, we're expendable. There's a whole world of us that can be drawn from.
Someone get Medic's medigun and get to healing again.

rolled 28 = 28

Don't worry! I'll take good care of the Soldier's Rocket Launcher! Now which end do I point at the enemy?

>>17469597

Yeah, X-Com rookie? We're going to pummel the fucking SHIT out of you when we get to hell.

'Do you really think we'll stop fighting, ebon Night? Your domain is pain. Pain is something that can be overcome. And when it is, we are all the Stronger! If you think we're going to lie down and die, you are SORELY mistaken! We are the Transpace Guard! And YOU DO NOT BELONG HERE!

...Obviously there's only one thing to do now.
Char, interface with the Reality Pillar.

>>17469662

Timberwolves: Apply weaponry liberally. Try to snipe eyes with lasers.

>>17469597
I spite his efforts, I stop throwing rocks and grab that medigun and apply it to the other Crewman while trying to pull the shards loose.

>>17469597

Hey! A spare medigun. I always wanted one of these.

Time to heal up a storm!

The VF-25 pilot mech suits come with an assault rifle apiece. Get them to toss those out so we can get more firepower in on this shit.

BFG time for Char or interface with the World Pillar?

Fuck it, I'm going to pilot his mech and bring him to the pillar.

Char, we're switching places! Get to the Pillar!

>>17469705

Don't be silly. We don't have MS training.

Now PICK UP THAT ROCK AND CHUCK IT.

>>17469705
The Hyaku Shiki arrives at the cavern, with it's huge gun in tow. One of the command crew climbs in and switches places at the seat.

>>now then, let's see where I left my Simchamber stat sheet for Valkyrie pilot class....

>>17469705
>Char, we're switching places! Get to the Pillar!
Do you realize how bad of a fucking stupid idea this is?
Just shut up, grab a grenade, and charge Ebon Night. You'll be doing us a favor, and at least it might do some good.

>>17469698
>>17469696

My mistake. You already got the medigun.

I'll throw this spare aluminum bat, then. Bonkai!

rolled 71 = 71

Somewhere, up in space, A.N.O.N. is facepalming.

>>17469705
>>17469685
No Char you silly person.

Grab the Soldier's weapon and tell him pic related.
Fire.

Hopefully the Spear and Arrow can find their mark while he gives me his counter-argument.

rolled 61 = 61

>>17469586
Oh, I don't know... is one eternal damnation or salvation?

>>17469597
The Ebon Night utters a screeching call that seems to devolve into a conglomeration of a million screaming voices as all throughout the battlefield, everyone drops to the knees and clutches at their heads.

Nightmarish visions overwhelm your senses.

Grotesque monsters devour your families.

Horrible blobs of darkness fuse with and transform terrified people into terrible, half-formed creatures.

Parents are flayed alive, their still dripping skeletons used as hosts for dark spirits that turn on their children.

You feel something moving around inside of you, something alive, and hungry. The tearing pain grows as you rip open your shirt to see the dark flush of internal bleeding in your stomach...

Planets are consumed as rifts to hell itself open up and spew infernal fire and their own demonic spawn to overtake and play with the hapless inhabitants.

Your skin turns into a layer of maggots, burrowing into your flesh.

Those twin glowing eyes... you've seen them before. They were under your bed as a child. They were in the shadows of the closet. They were watching from the end of the alley you feared to go down when you walked in the city. Even as you grew up, you always knew they were watching you. They never left. They hid. Until now.

Vision after vision hammers you, and your training allows you to retain just enough conscious thought to realize that these visions were probably affecting everyone. The battlefield warps and twists, you cannot see beyond the visions, you cannot tell what is, and what is not.

"It's not real..." Cheryl whispers, her presence in your mind. In a softer voice, she adds, almost surprised. "None of it is."

You know, having the Persona kids and Guts swoop in might be helpful, except all the good rolls hadn't been taken up by certain people who will remain nameless.

>>17469792
"Then it is about time to write Ebon Night out of this story, isn't it?"

>>17469792
Get up, grab a weapon, and fire it at Ebon Night's form.
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. I will face my fear.
"I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain."

rolled 66 = 66

>>17469792
>Vision after vision hammers you, and your training allows you to retain just enough conscious thought to realize that these visions were probably affecting everyone. The battlefield warps and twists, you cannot see beyond the visions, you cannot tell what is, and what is not.
I look where-ever it's scariest and shoot there. I instruct others to do the same.
Do I, um, need to roll for myself?

rolled 33 = 33

>>17469792
Your vision suddenly clears at Cheryl's mental touch, the visions wiped away as you see the vast majority of the battlefield still twitching and writhing, caught in the grip of their own torturous visions. Only Douglas, the psychic team, and Spike remain standing currently. The psychic being shielded by Cheryl, and Douglas and Spike immune to the visions by virtue of the Silent Hill trials.

>>17469768
facepalming at another anon TAKING THE GOOD ROLLS GODDAMN.

>>17469792
No, it's not. The boogeyman doesn't exist. There's nothing there in the dark that isn't there when the lights are on. Once we realise it's not real, it has no hold on us!

rolled 83 = 83

>>17469799

MAKE IT SO.

"COME ON COME ON COME ON...."

The targeting starts to settle on the huge dragon....

>>17469868
What about Mr. Data? He should be here, and he should also be immune.

Look around, find the KI Silencer with the Lance of Longinus.
Run over to it, heft it, and launch it at Ebon Night.

>>17469878

Come on! Fire that cannon!

Looks like he's getting lucky with that gold mech.

>>17469886

ME Renegade style: "You talk too much."

>>17469868
By none of this is real, Cherl, did you mean that a gigantic dragon -isn't- decimating our forces, or just the nightmarish visions part.
Or are you getting all existential and talking about the nature of reality? Because now is NOT a good time for that.

>>17469868
You forgot the KI silencers. They should be immune to his bullshit, and stabbing him with a Lance of Longinus right now.
You know, I always wondered what it would be like to be a hero. Pardon me while I pick up this "Voiceless Spear" and stab Mr. Dragon with it.

Come on Char, help Cheryl! Get up damn it!

>>17469878
>rolled 83
>won't do jack shit
What is wrong with you?
Is this your first time playing?

>>17469631
Please see >>17469419
aka "rocks fall"

We can do this!

None of this is real. If we're not afraid of it, it has power over us!

rolled 61 = 61

>>17469878
MEGA BAZOOKA LAUNCHER... FIRE!

>>17469922
>If we're not afraid of it, it has power over us!
I know what you meant, but this is still a spectacular failure.

Yeah this is a clusterfuck.
What happened to Adam?

>>17469878
>>17469865
>yourdoinitrong.jpg

OK, they used up two really good rolls, but it's not the end! Not while one of still stands! Ebon Night will not prevail!

>>17469922

We've all been subject to the internet since its inception. We have nothing to fear from this thing.

Perhaps we can help *will* it out of existence, since we're effectively meta-universe beings. Or lend our will to Cheryl to help her.

And where are those 'mechs?!?! Mucho support del fuego would be good here timberwolves, quiaff?

>>17469929
STOP WASTING OUR ROLLS ON YOUR GODDAMN SUE BULLSHIT.

I really hope ANON is working on a way to help us from the outside...

>>17469929
God damn it who let the S.U.E. on our staff.

rolled 5 = 5

>>17469845
"It is," Cheryl agrees. "I can't... I'm trying to get more help, but it's difficult... Hold on..."

>>17469868
>>17469858
Some of the Command Crew scramble for arms even now.

>>17469634
Surprisingly, the UNIT operative, one eye open and with shaking hands, reaches for his pistol and slaps it into your palm. "Give... Give 'im hell, sah... I'll... be along... momentarily..."

>>17469886
>>17469902
Looking at the Silencers, you see them emerging from a stupor as well, though it looks to be of a different nature than the hell you just went through. Data too, is present, though the Lance is in the hands of a waking Silencer.

"Brave..." the Ebon Night commends. "You have some stern stuff in you. I applaud that. Nonetheless..."

The massive dragon scoops up a handful of SCP troops and begins dropping them in his mouth and chewing, one by one, apparently savoring both the taste and the discomfort the act gives your forces.

Lets stop being stupid, and start focusing.
Namely, focus on getting out of the way and letting the very well trained soldiers and heroes we hired do their job.

>>17469977
>5
FUUUUUUUU

>>17469977

Ffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.....

>>17469977
I believe I'll second the Fffuuu.

>>17469977
I'll step from the darkness to offer my opinions.

>>17469977
Have the Brasta and the VF-25's hurry in.

>>17469977
Bugger it.
Shove Adam in the Pillar.

>>17469977
>5

>>17470039
SHOVE ADAM IN THE PILLAR

There is nothing that will save us here.
GG.

>>17469977
"Silencer! Launch the Lance at Ebon Night!"

"Douglas, Spike, shoot those SCP troopers out Ebon Night's hands! Kill them if you have to! As long as their brain survives we can build them a new body!"

"Mr. Data! Get the AI's on those Prawn Suits online! Get them to pull the SCP troopers out! Tear their heads off if you have to! We'll nanny-bag them later!"

...Gentlemen, it's been an honor.
We -really- should have gotten the advanced communications equipment.

>entity of pain and fear from beyond reality
>our weapons are useless
>we cannot comprehend the true nature of its attacks
>no hope remains

The is the part where we pray for the Player to intervene, right?

Only one thing left to do, tell Ebon Night everything about the Orz that the Orz don't want people talking about.

>>17470051

Then the next episode starts off with the new executor and pelleon going to investigate what happened in this sub-sector.

>>17470045
>>17470039
You that doing that is likely to cause an Impact, right?

>>17469977
pic related, it's our current situation at the moment

>>17470071
All my why when we let in these bads and BRs take the reins of this quest.

>>17470061
We are the player.
I'd say that now's the time for a Persona User to gain the World Arcana though.

>>17470061

It's looking like it.

rolled 29, 45, 65 = 139

>>17469977
Don't worry! I'm sure to resist mind control, aim my Standard Issue X-com Rifle at the beast, and do at least 20 damage to him!

rolled 55 = 55

>>17470045
>>17470039
Confirm?

>>17470047
Douglas and Spike make a valiant attempt, but fail to rescue the SCP troopers as Data runs for the Prawn suits.

>>17469977
Cheryl grunts with exertion and a shimmering column of light appears in the cavern. When it recedes, the Brasta, Hyaku Shiki, six VFs, and Mad Cats stand where it was.

"No time for snacks? Pity," the Ebon Night says, hastily finishing his gory meal before turning to face your war machines. Immediately lasers, missiles, autocannon, and particle beams launch at the massive monster, but space warps around him and each of the attacks miss, consumed by a perfect defense. The Ebon Night retaliates with another cone of darkness that melts away two of the VFs to oblivion despite their agility.

One of the Silencers shakes off his stupor, grasps the lance firmly and hurls it at the massive dragon...

>>17470047
Pulling the bodies away using the TK fields, or at least ripping off the heads. Bloody, but it should still allow them to be reconstructed.

>>17469929
>61
>next roll that actually counts is a 5
seriously, I hope Ebon Night eats you next.

Which is how I know he won't. The most I can hope for is that the some stops you from rolling dice on your DUPA SPESHUL AWSHUM 'I get up and shoot him with my MEGA BAZOOKA' stuff that is not actually helping us. Honestly you're acting like a SUE, trying to get the story to revolve around you.

>>17469977
'If you think that killing us is going to break our spirit, you are mistaken. We gladly give our lives in the name of duty'.

>>17470070
Yeah. And?
At this point, getting Ebon Night caught in it would count as a win.

>>17470095
...Lets see how the lance plays out first.

>>17470095
>Confirm?
Nothin' left to lose here. Do it.

>>17470095
>but space warps around him and each of the attacks miss, consumed by a perfect defense
<sarcasm>Well, bringing the mechs down was such a success, wasn't it?</sarcasm>

>>17470103
We don't know if it would actually hurt him.
It would result in the destruction of this Canon and who knows how much collateral damage to the surrounding sector.

>>17470095

VFs and Char to do what they do best, fly circles around that thing and shoot it dead.

Mad cats pilots: work together and concentrate your fire on specific points. We don't need multiple holes through that armour plating. Blast one and the melt whatever is inside down!

>>17470095
Have ALL our TIE Defenders come in, even as slow/hoveringesque turrets.

>>17470095

>55

>YEAH THAT JUST MADE HIM ANGRY GUYS, TRY AGAIN

seems to be the way this is going.

But you know what? WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT ANYWAY. WE HAVE NEVER YIELDED TO DESPAIR, AND WE'RE NOT STARTING NOW! WE WILL BURY HIM WITH OUR DEAD IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES!

Although, if that turns out to be the voiceless spear, I'll still take the win if it shuts that smug asshole up. He's already lost. He just doesn't know it.

>>17470095
>Confirm?
Deny.
We need to see if the Lance has an effect.

>>17470132
Fly? Inside of an underground chamber?
Even if it's large enough to accommodate mechs now, that doesn't mean it's now large enough to allow aerial manuevering.

rolled 36 = 36

>>17470069
Funny you say that, because that is EXACTLY the plan if you ever wipe. Before you got Pell and the Executor it was going to be Yellowman and his scouts. Oh well, spoilers.

The Lance twists in mid-air to form an immensely long, perfectly straight spear that plunges through the Ebon Night's left wing and pins him to the cave wall. A horrid shriek of pain assaults your ears as the weapon hits home.

"Yes! Great!" Cheryl mentally says. "It didn't hurt him as badly as it could have, but that lance-thing is helping me keep him pinned! You've got a little more time now, and I think I can... yeah, I can get some help! Do you want more VFs or Guts and the kids?"

>>17470095
>confirm?

no. that's the Samson option.

>>17470095

Shout encouragements and inspirational shit like a commisar. Start plinking away with that sidearm.

It's the act that we're not helpless. We can still do this and get the hell out.

>>17470164
...Damnit, the Canon must be preserved at all costs. Send in the VFs.

>>17470164
BLACK ARROW, HE'S PINNED!

>>17470164
GUTS AND THE KIDS!

Have the Brasta pin Ebon on the other side with the Bunker Breaker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi3ng8U-iLw

>>17470164

We may not have enough room in this cavern(?) for more mech-sized things.

Guts and the kids already faced down one horror. I think we've also reached the point where we're quickly running out of options. Should we call them down here?

>>17470164
>36

FUUUUUU-

wait. I think I found the source of the antiluck that's been plaguing us...

>>17470164
Damn, bring in the VF's. I don't like it, but we can't afford to lose Guts or the kids now that we know when in their storylines they're from.

And where's Gondegal? Isn't he having any effect?

Have Finalon fire the Black Arrow!

Send in Guts and the kids!

>>17470164

Guts and the Kids.

Yuu is a mass healer with Titantia now.

>>17470164
I want:
A Capital Grade Reality Emitter.
Now are we going to FIRE EVERYTHING!!111 or not?

>>17470200
then what the fuck is that source?

>>17470209
Let's do it

>>17469878
>>17469865
>>17469462
Grrr.

>>17470164

>called it

Yea. Too genre savvy for my own good. Tends to ruin enjoyment.

>>17470164
VFs.
Itano, GOOO!

If we DO get guts and the kids, their orders are to do what they can while keeping themselves alive. Not that I really expect them to take orders, but I can hope.

I vote for mechs and no kids.

rolled 20 = 20

>>17470164
Fuck, how do I use this gun again?

>>17470203
>>17470179
Wait...wasn't the tarot reading that too much caution would be detrimental? I think it's time to go all-in. I mean, considering that we have an Impact as one of our options here, somebody's canon is getting fucked if we don't stop this guy.

But if we betray our principles and act on fear, might that make him stronger? and any casualties make our victory hollow?

fuck, this is a tough call.

>>17470164
'Ah yes...the cry of one who has inflicted pain, but rarely if ever experienced it themselves. HOW DOES IT FEEL?''

>>17470297
Our caution is the fear he's feeding off.

SEND IN GUTS AND THE KIDS.

rolled 81 = 81

>>17470164
The Ebon Night reaches one massive clawed hand over and rips the Lance out of the wall, freeing himself as he tosses the weapon aside.

"Trinkets!!! You think to wound me with trinkets!!!" he roars. Spike and Douglas manage to get close enough to fire with their Toxiguns, but the Aglaophotis-A seems to do little but irritate the beast. "...and squirt guns?! You really ARE children!"

A whip of a gigantic tail sends Spike and Douglas sailing through the air to crash against hard rocks. Spike slips from consciousness with a groan, but Douglas holds on, barely.

"Not letting you get to Cheryl..." he murmurs as he seems to slip in and out of consciousness. "Not... letting..." his eyes roll back in his head.

Gondegal's translucent form shines over Darius and Star-Lord. He appears to be accelerating their recovery from the nightmare effect.

Another pillar of light brings down the rest of the VFs, who begin to open fire while spreading out. The Ebon Night's form ripples for a moment as he pounces on one like a feral beast, tearing the mech apart with apparently little effort before swallowing the pilot whole.

>>17470164
"Even if we are to only continually scratch and knick it, it SHALL. FALL.
The ants, the bees, the death by a thousand cuts!
WE WILL WEAR YOU DOWN!"

>>17470290
keep this up, rookie, and you just might redeem yourself.

I'm going to say guts and the kids.

See if you can get Fin fang foom up and plugging him with the black arrow. Failing that, Spike's going to have to figure out how to use a bow right quick.

>>17470322
Time for a MACROSS MISSILE MASSACRE!

How did the ONE choice of sending in the planes overrule sending in Guts and the kids?!

>>17470322
"Hah! The fool!
"Silencer! Get the Lance, and try again! You saw how well it it penetrates his defenses; aim for the heart this time!"

rolled 27, 26, 18, 5, 7, 75, 42, 48 = 248

>>17470334

>>17470322

GRAB THE LANCE AND THROW IT AGAIN!

Send in Guts and the kids!

>>17470322
>rolled 81 = 81

MFW

>>17470322
'Trinkets that wound you! If you bleed, than you can can fall, and we shall make it so!'

>>17470322
Finalon, fire the Black Arrow when the dragon gets pinned down again!

>>17470322
VFs, raise barriers and shield the troops!

>Douglas holds on, barely
Barely.. isn't he supposed to be getting a Bear God?

Douglas, call out for Philemon, you need backup.
Godspeed my friend.

VFs, give that fucker all you got!

Me, go recover that Spear!

We will show that fucker how we do things downtown.

>>17470386
No! Have the VFs raise up their barriers to protect the troops!

>>17470350

...

outstanding, rookies.
now let's smite this fucker.

anyone think Doug's persona might be manifesting soon?

>>17470339
Can you not fucking read?
VF's:
>>17470278
>>17470277
>>17470203
>>17470179

f5ing like a motherfucker.

>>17470322

Looks like Finalon's aim is true!

Maybe those timberwolves got some TACs too!

>>17470350
damn rookies! turns out you are not complete pieces of shit after all!

>>17470386
>>17470364
>>17470336
>>17470329
THESE.

Let's fucking rock.

>>17470322
Silencer grabs up the Lance and launches it again.
Finalon shoots Ebon Night with the Black Arrow once he's pinned.
VF's use their Barriers to try to protect the infantry and keep the dragon at bay.

rolled 98 = 98

>>17470322
"Activating... VX SPIGOT!" Crowe warns as the ring-like machines fly around the Brasta and fall into formation. A second later a devastating blast of energy flies from the powerful machine to the Ebon Night, searing off even some of its supernatural scales and causing it to roar in pain once more.

With a howl of triumph, Darius and Star-Lord finally conquer the visions and stand, resuming their charge towards the Ebon Night. Gondegal floats towards Finalon now and begins to guide the elf out of his personal hell.

Douglas gives out a feral roar as a giant bear with prismatic fur and glowing claws materializes out from him. The great beast immediately leaps towards the Ebon Night, seeking out a patch of flesh bare of scales thanks to mass rifles, and messily ripping into it. The bear himself is lost to sight, so great is the shower of gore his attacks produce.

rolled 28 = 28

>>17470395
>>17470429
u mad?

rolled 27, 41 = 68

>>17470395
>>17470429
>>17470458
'cause bro
I think u mad

Pretty much listening to this on loop.

You and I must fight for what's right.
The time has come to make things right.

Ebon Night, you are fucked.

>>17470489
whoops..
http://youtu.be/O7GipY5A7Ic

>>17470454

"Lets do this! All units, OPEN FIRE!"

Be like a boss and add the sidearm fire to the hail.

>>17470454
>98
>mfw
That Silencer needs to double-time it to get the Lance of Longinus again, and use it to pin Ebon Night.

Have VP-99 bring Adam and the Shard closer to the World Pillar; Cheryl needs more power!

>>17470454

>98
So, any last words, Ebon Night?
Fuck, he's going rip out the guys that got swallowed like Red Riding Hood's gramma.

>>17470454

OKKU!

>>17470452
Fire all missiles, then FULL POWER TO THE BARRIERS!

If that Medgun is still within reach, I'd like to grab it and start dousing Spike with it.

>>17470454
And then our attack was Bear.

RIP AND TEAR.

Spear him again, Spear him hard.

Finalon, wake the fuck up, you've got black arrow to fire!

VFs continue firing, avoid the section with the bear, the dragon is big enough.

I THROW A ROCK AT EBON NIGHT OUT OF SPITE!

>>17470509
I somehow doubt that will be necessary.

Hether's Bu- DOUG's persona just tore the fucker up from the inside out, I think.

shit, what if we'd rolled a 1?
>ebon night burps
>your tears are delicious

>>17470539

>Medgun

is the ubercharge ready?

Use it, ubercharge a KI or something. Have then take the S2 organ and charge into Ebon Night's mouth before STABBING IT, setting off an Angel sized explosion.

Would this be enough dakka?

>>17470454
As an aside, anybody recognise that bear?

Ubercharge only works on BLU.

Has BLU respawned yet?

>>17470581
Yes, it's Okku from Neverwinter Nights 2, Mask of the Betrayer.

>>17470576

If the Medgun doesn't have any risky side-effects for overcharging non-Medic surgery modified people, then that may be a good idea.

Speaking of Medguns, I hope BLU has respawned by now. If their spawn timing is right, they may have avoided the dark fear wave aura thing that Ebon Night just did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKcuPnkG-mM

Song and pic related.

Drag him down, tear the beast down, bring him down and tear him apart.

>Ebon Night growls as the Command Crew member with the Medigun is scooped up with telekinesis. Shards of black crystal form from the air and lance into him, nailing him to the wall of the cave in a certain pose. "...be crucified, and watch your future die."
No, you.
Also, Ow. My arms.

>>17470454
>>17470606
SOMEONE, GRAB THE MEDIGUN!

guys, we rolled a 98

that bear, a probably maxed out persona, has literally torn Ebon Night a new asshole.

I think we're gonna be alright.

'Doug, you're doing it! You're not just saving Cheryl, you're saving the world!'

>>17470620

I'm tryin'!

But I somehow can only perform one action per round! It's almost as if I can only move as fast as the narrative does!

WE'VE WAITING TOO LONG FOR THIS

TIME TO BRING THIS FUCKER DOWN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzoy26Wj8I0

>>17470606
In theory I scooped it up to heal you while trying to work the things loose, before we got Fear'd.

rolled 89 = 89

>>17470454
Finalon draws in a shaky breath and stands with Gondegal's urging, the spirit setting his jaw and vanishing into a formless light that wraps around the Black Arrow as the elf draws it forth and notches it to his bow. He pulls back the string and concentrates, his elf eyes searching for a vulnerable spot... and finding the ever widening circle of mutilated flesh, bare of scales, caused by Douglas' persona. Aiming at the bear patch, Finalon whispers.

"Black Arrow, you will not fail me, and I vow to always recover you. You came from the bottom of a lake, and before, the bottom of a mountain. If ever you truly took the life of a great wyrm... go now, and speed well!"

The arrow flies and vanishes within the bulk of the ebon dragon, even its more perfect defense failing against the legendary item. The Night howls in pain as it thrashes from side to side.

"He's weakening!" Cheryl shouts. "We're almost there! Keep it up!"
>>17470576
>>17470585
Something is keeping BLU from respawning, and you cannot activate Ubercharge without an advanced knowledge of the Medigun.

But you can, and do, keeping healing people with it.

>>17470623
>>17470454

Doug, if we get out of this in one piece, I'm never calling you a bum ever again.

>>17470454
Time to fire the Black Arrow?

rolled 22, 12, 100 = 134

>>17470458
>>17470482
>>17470350

>>17470640
>89
>"Black Arrow, you will not fail me, and I vow to always recover you. You came from the bottom of a lake, and before, the bottom of a mountain. If ever you truly took the life of a great wyrm... go now, and speed well!"
>mfw
Where's that Silencer with the Lance? We need him to take part in the charge along with Darius and Star-Lord!

>>17470640
>89
'This is the end, Ebon Night! You threw your power against us, and still we prevailed! What say you to that?'

>>17470640

BLU's equipment is still lying around!

Someone grab Engie's wrench and BEAT THE RESWPAWN POINT.

>>17470640

Hey. Lyla. Elaine.

If you don't do the most awesomest, biggest, double column of Holy to Ebon Night right now, we're cutting your pay in half.

We are SO serious right now. We're not kidding about this.

>>17470676
Woops

>>17470676
...Damnit. Still, I'd say the net gain of your work is positive I suppose.

>>17470640
ASSHOLE RIPPING- CONTINUE!

Charge the fucker with the Spear I grabbed here, >>17470386
-can't wait for the Silencer at this rate. I'm joining the Bear.

>>17470676
>rolled 22, 12, 100
I..what?
You saved us from 2 low rolls but took from us a critical success?
I don't know how I should feel about this.

>>17470640

Darius! Starlord!

Ebon Night is HUGE EVIL. That means he has HUGE GUTS.

SMITE AND CLEAVE.

Time to end this nightmare, and it only took like... over half our forces I'd say.

>>17470640

LOOK FOR A SECOND SWITCH NEAR MEDIGUN HANDLE! THAT'S THE UBERCHARGE! IT'S NEXT TO THAT BIG METER!

Someone check the respawner!

>>17470682
Looks like a crewman is charging with it if the Silencer doesn't get up again.

rolled 73 = 73

>>17470640
Just a question. Suppose, in theory, all this shaking of the cave were to loosen the black crystal nailing down my right hand, someone were to heal me enough that my hand works, and I were to throw the black crystal at Mr. Ebon Turd while screaming "No you".
What would happen?

>>17470696
Don't worry, kid. It all worked out in the end, I think. You did good.

rolled 7 = 7

>>17470733
You'd need to have someone rip it out from your hand, the cave shaking ain't gonna cut it.

>>17470640
Still reeling from the arrow strike, the Ebon Night cannot react as Darius and Star-Lord leap onto the nightmare-king's hide and begin stabbing through the scales, their legendary First Age blades carving through the monster's hide with ease. Not only immensely powerful and magical, the blades bear with them a history of heroics and legend, and the memory of these myths carve into the metaphysical portion of the Night even as the blades cut his flesh. The Silencer that threw the lance grabs the Voiceless Spear off of a comatose Knight Inductor and begins to advance with it even as Finalon readies the Nameless Blade and prepares to do the same.

>>17470695
"Do WHAT with my pay?!" Lyla shouts, her most dire nightmare about to come to life snapping her out of the visions. She smacks Elaine across the face. "Come on, Elaine! That sick scaled sonofabitch killed Mark and Leo. We have to make him pay! You- oh, right. Heavenly wind, carry us to the fountain of power! Esuna!"

>>17470730
Watch 'Meet the Medic', it will explain uber to you.

>>17470640
"WHERE'S THAT LANCE?"

>>17470764
Jesus Fuck it's like Shadow of the Colossus all over again.
With the climbing and the STABBING and the prompt falling of, oy oy oy.

>>17470764

Oh no nonononononononono.

>>17470764
>7
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

rolled 96, 27 = 123

Woops.

>>17470791
Think of it this way, this is probably the second-most damage Ebon Night has ever been dealt, the first of course being those gods what wrecked Ravenloft.

>>17470733
well, it seems it makes him even stronger, well done!

>don't fucking roll dice for no reason in future

>>17470817
'Woops' is right jackass.

>>17470764

If there's anything I can do to absorb this bad roll in its entirety, I give myself willingly!

Hyearrrrrgh!

>>17470764
>>17470733
>dumb fuck rolls 73
>MetaOP rolls critical failure next turn
You dumb shit.
Fuck you.

>>17470764
>7
>video of the end of FF7 I've been watching just hit the One Winged Angel theme.
Fuck, he's changing to his final form!

Maybe one of us should just sidle up to the World Pillar with Adam and get Ebon Night's attention.
See if he's elated or terrified of merging Adam with it.

>7

Dammit, we need Yuu and Titania in here. Theres gonna hurting everywhere.

rolled 90 = 90

>>17470764
"ENOUGH!" the Ebon Night roars, ripping off Darius and Star-Lord from his hide and throwing them across the room. The impact kills Star-Lord instantly, but Re-Raise activates and puts him back on his feet. Darius does not die, but even a space marine cannot walk away from such a blow unscathed, and several of his enhanced bones are broken.

Finalon and the Silencer halt their advance, scattering as the mechs open fire. The Ebon Night runs around in an odd pattern, not quite dodging the weapons fire as his body sustains a few hits... it takes a moment for you to realize that he is deliberately moving to where TG troops are still caught in nightmares, and allowing the explosions from the mecha munitions to kill them. He is killing your soldiers with your own weapons.

>>17470846
>7
>FF7
Creepy and Metameta.
Ebon Night is reaching into our players' minds.

I think it was the command crew being brought directly into this battle that caused a lot of our problems.

Mainly people trying to RP themselves and WASTING A SHITLOAD OF GOOD ROLLS. You know who you are.

All those dead are because you listened to your inner Sues.

But recriminations are for another time. We keep hitting it, again, and again, until it finally falls!

rolled 56, 53, 7, 67, 60, 36, 75, 13, 63, 4, 6, 93 = 533

FEAR NOT.
I SHALL ABSORB:
ALL OF THE BAD ROLLS.
ALL OF THEM.

>>17470876
"All mechs cease fire! CEASE FIRE! Defensive actions only!"

"Whoever's got that medigun, get over to Darius and Star-Lord now!"

Are any of the other Silencers awake? Get them scrambling to find the Lance of Longinus, we're going to need it.

>>17470876

Turning your back to not one, but TWO timberwolves? And GOD knows how many VFs plus the Hyaku Shiki? And all of them have an ABSURD amount of missiles? AND YOUR REAR ARMOR JUST GOT STRIPPED OFF BY A BEAR AND A LEGENDARY PALADIN ARROW?

'MECHS! YOU JUST GOT YOUR CHANCE FOR A SHITTON OF CRITICALS! TAKE THE SHOT! FIRE EVERY MISSILE AND MACHINEGUN YOU HAVE AT EBON NIGHT!

>>17470876
Clever.
But if he was really clever he would have run while he still had a chance.
Time to end this nightmare.

>>17470906
Woops, shouldn't have absorbed that last one again.

>>17470876
VFs, stop the firing, RAISE BARRIERS!

>>17470876

Prawn units! Use your fields to throw our guys out of the way. You don't have to be gentle, just get them out alive!

Melee troops, go for its legs, stop it from advancing futher!

>>17470910
>>17470876

Alternatively, Lyla + Elaine, do the Double Holy Flare whateveryoucallit to Ebon Night's MASSIVE WEAK SPOT exposed by the Bear!

STUPID PUBBIES! STOP TELLING THE MECHS TO KEEP FIRING!

>>17470917
Prawns are still caught in their inner nightmares, and Data is still working on getting the AI's of the suits to override pilot control.

>>17470930

Alright. Let's just settle for the double holy then.

>>17470876
TG. Rise up and destroy him.
Reach forth, our loyal soldiers and strike down the beast that would turn brother against brother!

He wants to walk over to our troop, then I call forth for them to fight free of his influence and strike him from underneath! Finalon, Silencer, with me! And silencer, take this Spear of Longinus instead. Charge!!

>>17470876
Do you think putting our own people into the line of fire will spare you? They give their lives for the cause! Perhaps to cause us pain of lost comrades? But that pain is tempered by the inevitability of your defeat.

Spite, then. So be it.'

>>17470910
SHUT UP! We need to NOT team-kill!

Bear: Rip and Tear.

>>17470910
So you missed the part where Ebon Night retains enough mobility to not only dodge all such weaponry already launched at him, but also is kiting the mechs so that their weapons fire kills our own guys?

Is English not your native language?

>>17470897
>bringing the command crew was a bad idea
YEP. Pic related.
>people trying to RP themselves
>wasting good rolls
Like hell recriminations are for another times. Jesus Christ on a Land-Raider, people. You people (who know who you are) are the reason why Flawed Canons shatter so many good worlds. There'll be brig time and possible re-education when we get back.

AND THE REST OF YOU, the theatrical taunts and smack-talk aren't as impressive as you think. ACTION, not WORDS are what change the course of the Chronology Core.

>>17470976
>bringing the command crew was a bad idea
That wasn't our choice though; Ebon Night did it, probably knowing how much chaos it would cause.

But I agree with your recriminations. Some people will not be allowed any leave when we get out of this alive.

>>17470976
This man speaks the truth.

Have we passed autosage?

Because the planning thread is still around, so once we're done here, shall we bump that baby up and get back to BUEREAUCRACY!?

>>17470963
Get out BRs

>>17470963

Sorry. My bad on that one.

I thought the 90 roll would cause our guys to become super-accurate and shred the weakened Ebon Night.

If we're going to be better off with legendary weapon damage (i.e. Voiceless Spear attack and whatnot), we should really add more suggestions in that vein unless the OP gets one of our stupider suggestions (like mine) as our action.

>>17471024
Do not worry! It is only midnight!
There's at least 3 hours of OP left.

rolled 75 = 75

"Bright light, shine down on bloody impurity!" Elaine and Lyla chant in unison. "HOLY!"

Twin columns of light strike Ebon Night in the head, one in either red eye. The god-wyrm howls as it is blinded.

Confused by contradicting orders, some of the mechs keep firing while others stop. More damage rips into the Ebon Night, its defenses temporarily down due to Holy, but at a cost of lives. But some mechs have a better idea.

"Yes... I see. Thank you, Cheryl," Char murmurs as he draws his beam saber. Behind him, the VFs draw their knives, their pinpoint barriers going live. "Men! Form up. I hope you enjoy fencing..."

With that, the Hyaku Shiki and the VFs fall on the Ebon Night, stabbing, hacking, and slashing with their gigantic weapons. Not a one escapes damage. The Ebon Night claws, bites, tail whips, body slams, and grapples each mech that comes into contact with it. But as badly damaged as the warmachines become, the damage to the dragon is getting worse by the moment...

And latched onto him even now is a huge bear, ripping and tearing with his bear hands.

>>17470910
No more missiles!
...

Go to knives and bear him down away from our troops.
Hold him while everyone else hits him.

>>17471045

Gather what active ground personnel available. Begin getting our comatose guys out of the immediate danger zone. Nanny-bag those who were hit but are still savable.

>>17471024

OK, no it isn't. Damn. Oh well. New thread, then.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17456343/
There's the old one if anyone wants to check it out.
>>17471038
Hence why I went for the Bearsona ripping it to pieces.

rolled 13 = 13

>>17471045
Hm. Are Bear hands likely to heal a target, or harm a target? Better roll my Bear Lore to find out.

Also we're autosaging.

>>17471045
...And Char saves the day?

>>17471068
>>17471045
Knifemind.
And one is OP!
Muaha

>>17471045
where's v-99 in all this? if it survives, it has to be a hero by now.

and dear god, how many more rolls are we going to have to make?

>>17471045
>but at a cost of lives
You know those people killed due to mech-based weapons won't be salvageable, because their brains are damaged.
>>17471038
Your ignorance has cost us lives that we can't Raise or repair.

Have any regular troops that are there and up, get themselves and their comrades out of the giant melee fighting.

Have those Silencers been able to find the Lance of Longinus yet?

And someone make sure to get that medigun over to Darius and begin healing him.

>>17471104
VP-99 is with Adam and the shard. It's ready to merge Adam and the shard back into the World Pillar on our order.

>>17471045

Mr. Data, try to rouse any other conscious personnel and get those troops still affected by the horror effect back to the other end of the cave where the rest of the command staff is holding out. If you still have spare time, get that medigun from that command personnel and see to Darius. After that, start tending to the wounded.

>>17471045
>>17471068
Damn, it only I posted sooner we might not have fired any before knifing.

>>17471045
Has Data been able to get the AI on the Prawn Suits to override Pilot controls so that he can order them to scoop up personnel out of the danger zone?

rolled 19 = 19

>>17471045
The Voiceless Spear sails through the chaos to embed itself deeply into the Ebon Night's flesh. It lets out a chilling howl that slowly dies in volume until it screams in silence. Lashing out in retaliation, it blasts the assembled mechs away from it with a powerful blast of telekinesis. Two of the VFs are badly damaged enough that they go critical and are destroyed though their pilots eject safely.

Data finally gets the autosystems on the prawn suits to work, and the power suits stand up and begin to strafe the dragon with ARC gun fire even as their occupants are still beset by nightmares. Then Data directs the suits to use their TK fields to pick up and remote control the dropped blades from the destroyed VFs. These weapons draw lines of blood in the dragon's sides.

Cheryl, the Farseers, the Psi-Vets, Tosh, and the Psions suddenly each raise their right hand. Streams of energy begin to surge forth from them into the crystal, which in turn streams into Char's beam saber, temporarily empowering the fellow telepath's weapon as he uses his thrusters to dart in for one final attack. The beam saber glows molten silver as it is imbued with the combined psionic power of everyone manipulating the pillar, and slashes open the Ebon Night's belly. The dragon gives a silent scream as its form begins to dissolve into smoke.

"He's getting away!" Cheryl shouts, her eyes opening. "VP, give me Adam! NOW!"

>>17471179
>19

FUCK YOU, DICE.

>>17471179
Char: "Lol you want me to put Adam in this dragon? Okay."

>>17471179
"VP-99, don't fail us now!"
Alright, NOW I can get behind merging Adam back into the World Pillar.

And you would think that a big red and black two-pronged trident would be easier to find than this.

>>17471179
welp, there goes Impact.

We were so close, too!

Chalk up another someone who's going to come back and fuck us in the ass.

>>17471187
Seconding the motion.
We shall mate with the digital polyhedron representations.
Because, seriously, fuck them.

>>17471179

Hes not getting away!

Data, use the prawns TK field to keep him here. Immolise that shit!

>>17471207
pretty sure that means jack and shit at this point, captain. he's gone intangible.

Damnit Cheryl, you better not be gearing up for some kind of Heroic Sacrifice.
That is against company policy.

>>17471179
We can do this, it might be slow and difficult, but we are wearing him down! White Mages, hit that smoke with Holy! We are not letting him get away!

>>17471259
Actually, even if Ebon Night went intangible, the Elder Thing's research suggested that the Lance of Longinus would still have an effect.
Also, I want to make sure that it's found, otherwise we might lose it when this place begins to collapse, which I think Ebon Night will try to do.

>>17471276

That's right! Holy affected Wesker even when he was in smoke form.

Another dose of holy might affect him enough to disrupt his concentration or somehting.

Damnit, these dice have us on fucking emotional roller coaster. It is starting to wear at me.

>>17471179
Somebody, go find that damn lance!

wait, is he still putting energy into terrorising our guys?

maybe we can try and trap him somehow? like a communal effort!

Ebon Night doesn't seem to me like the kind of guy who values pragmatism over getting his kicks in. We can turn that to our advantage!

Everyone, it's not real! The fear isn't real!

VP-99 floats over and hands the shard over to Cheryl, who takes it in hand, looking at it with a face torn by emotion. One of the X-COM vets puts a power suited hand over hers. It is joined by a farseer, then Tosh, then a psion, then another farseer and vet. Cheryl blinks, sets her jaw, and nods, pushing the shard into the pillar.

It clicks into place like a puzzle piece and the Ebon Night utters a silent scream before finally the Voiceless Spear's enchantment fails and his voice bellows from his throat once more.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!" the Ebon Night demands as the pillar's light grows blinding and wings of pure energy begin to unfurl from it. "You can't... You'll destroy the world just to slay me?!"

The pillar shatters into countless pieces as the blue light turns white and washes over everything in sight. Your own vision gives out and you float blind once more, but this time in a sea of light instead of dark.

>>17471179
So, actions:
Data gets the Prawn suits to use their TK Fields to try to contain Ebon Night.
Lyla and Elaine hit Ebon Night with a double holy.
Silencers still look for the Lance of Longinus.
VP-99 gets Adam to Cheryl and the World Pillar.

>>17471322
.....aw fuck.
Refuse Instrumentality!

>>17471322

>>17471308
doesn't help that some people decided to roll for completely spurious crap. and those guys are presumably going to get reamed out for it.

OK, so we're A trying to find the lance
B using holy
C attempting some kind of feedback loop against him?
maybe D BEARSONA, too

>>17471179

Data, do you see the lance anywhere? Hand it to someone who can throw it!

>>17471322
Anything to save the world.. though hopefully it won't come to that, even that would be better than living in darkness that would spread to other worlds.

>>17471322

So we know the innermost thoughts of our crew and they know what shit flies about in our minds?

This might be a bad thing.

>>17471322
Second impact. Fuck.

Well, lets get ready for Pelleon.

>>17471322
IT BEGINS

>>17471322
Please insert TG Quest Disc 2.

>>17471322
Obviously.
Haven't you been paying attention?

...Hey Philemon, I don't know if you can hear me but I'm still holding you to your promise, of sending Guts and those kids back where they belong.

OK, FIND THAT LANCE NOW

I want physics ready to swat back impact

Can we raise the fleet? If yes, do it

We can still fix this,

>>17471357
>>17471357

I guess we should do as the man says.

Motioning to insert the 2nd disc.

>>17471357

WHAT

>>17471357

>takes out disc 1 and puts in disc 2

>>17471357
Oh. Second thread coming up soon.

>>17471322
DATA, FIND THE LANCE!

>>17471357
So, is this Disk 2 as in FFVII continuing, or as in, "Fuck, prologue's over, new character"

>>17471357
>>17471357
Alright.
...
Second disk inserted, clicking 'continue'.

>>17471322

REJECT INSTRUMENTALITY.

Every SRW has managed to reject instrumentality. We can too.

>>17471357
well, goodbye Team 1, nice knowing you.

And it was an honour serving with you.

Quick question:was there any way we could have won that? At all? I mean, what the fuck. At least we killed Ebon Night.

But
>>17469462
>>17469865
>>17469878
>>17469929
You guys...what were you fucking thinking? I'm doomed to being tang with this glory hound assholes forever? Fuck that, I hope you're happy.