<@Dreol> [Power Sliders session 9.] <@Dreol> [You have just had your first encounter with Xelion, the dark wanderer. You left with the gem and have since returned to the temple where Link showed you the statue of the legendary hero. Under the statue you found several artifacts from the hero.] <@Dreol> [These have been identified as magic armor, a bow and light arrows, a mirror shield, and the master sword. Incidentally, what wasn't mentioned is that as you all approach the master sword the leather wrist guards on your arm as well as the sword itself seem to glow. Then Link sheathes it. You have now all decided to go to the desert palace as I recall, and the lute informed you that the boat was docked at the town where you found it.] <@Dreol> [Begin] * Micah is shaking his hand out and rubs it a bit. He's still up above, right now muttering to himself. "Fuck, put the fucking gloves on before you fucking punch the fucking cave you shiteating idiot." * Kyler comes back in, an eyebrow raised in concern. "Gonna be all right there, man?" * Lex looks over at the hero. "So, can you sing us back to the port now?" * Micah half glares at Kyler. "Yeah fine!" Let's go get Xelion! * Cassiopeia points a thumb at Henry. "What he said." * Kyler nods. "Sounds like a plan." You look like real hero now! <@Dreol> [Link nods. "Sure. Let's go!" He picks up the lute and plays and you are all transported to the port town!] * Kyler heads toward the port by the seaside. * Micah frowns more and just moves with the smart people. * Cassiopeia gets her bearings as they reappear, then follows after Kyler towards the port. * Lex goes along with everyone else towards the boat. Okay, so what are we doing here? I didn't listen to the talkie so close apparently Next dungeon. Desert. Lotsa sand. <@Dreol> [Link heads quickly towards the dock in his new duds and calls back! "We're going to save the princess!"] Yep! Win the game and stop that Xelion guy from messing everything up! What if we mess everything up? Then we beat ourselves up, and we still win. I don't think any of us know exactly what happens if we mess up, and I don't think we want to find out. * Micah looks very confused by this line of logic but can't seem to form an argument against it. He just stairs at Cassiopeia bewildered. * Cassiopeia grins toothily back at Micah. <@Dreol> [The boat, you will find, is tied up right where you found it the first time. The old fisherman is not there.] * Cassiopeia hops up onto the boat, and checks to make sure everything is in order. * Kyler looks around, then does the same. * Micah slowly gets up on the boat sighing. * Henry gets on the boat and waits for the people who know what they're doing to get on with it. He opens his DS out of force of habit, but it still doesn't work and he puts it back away. * Lex also gets on the boat, and does her best to stay out of the way. * Kyler starts workin' to get the boat ready to go. We have what we need in terms of provisions? <@Dreol> [The boat all looks fine. You have all the food and drink you will need for the trip to the desert and back, certainly. In fact it is ready to set sail when you are.] ...surprisingly, yeah. * Cassiopeia makes her way up to the steering wheel, puts on her captain's hat, and grins. "First Officer Katsuo! We're ready to sail! Kyler, hoist the sails! Cassiopeia, steer us so we don't crash into stuff!" * Kyler laughs good-naturedly. "Aye-aye there, pretty lady in the captain's hat!" And gets to a-hoistin' the sails. * Lex cracks the slightest smile at Cass, then goes back to staying quiet and out of the way. I'm just gonna not fall off the boat, 'kay? * Micah sighs. "I'm just going to lay here and pretend this is a water bed. Wake me when we are some place that doesn't make me want to barf." * Katsuo sets sail! Setting sail is fun! "Yes captain!" * Cassiopeia nods to Henry and Micah. "Good plans!" <@Dreol> [The sailing goes smoothly! You take off from the dock and head into the open ocean. The continent which before you all successfully avoided is your destination this time. You head towards it and Cass manages to see a break in the sharp rocks that litter its shorelines. And with Kyler and Katsuo's help she steers over towards it and lands properly.] * Cassiopeia sings as they approach land, again with great enthusiasm and mediocre skill. "Oh, the year was 1778, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW! / A letter of marque come from the king / to the scummiest vessel I ever seen! o/~" <@Dreol> [You find yourselves at the edge of a massive desert island. Along the sides are sharp black mountains which look almost as if they are made of volcanic glass. On the horizon ahead you see a tall black fortress of a castle which looms ominously.] Goddamn them all! / I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold / We'd fire no guns-shed no tears / Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier / The last of Barrett's Privateers o/~ The Antelope sloop was a sickening sight, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW! / She'd a list to the port and her sails in rags / And the cook in scuppers with the staggers and the jags o/~ * Cassiopeia continues singing, a jaunty song about a ragtag crew in a crappy boat that manages to overtake and defeat an American ship, only to be overcome by more and sunk, leaving the singer a lonely, broken survivor. * Micah is quietly glaring at Cass, a bomb clutched in his hand. He's obviously thinking. Hard. * Kyler leans back on the mast and watches, smirking a little, as they land and she still sings. <@Dreol> [Link hops off the boat and looks up at the castle ahead of you. He draws his sword and begins walking forward.] * Cassiopeia clears her throat. "Okay, show's over, everyone off the boat! Kyler, Katsuo, help me bring in the sails." * Kyler watis until she's done and then comes up behind her, leaning his arm on her shoulder. "Bravo, cap'n. Ready to come along now?" * Kyler grins and does so. * Katsuo looks at the ominous island. He goes to work helping with the sails. "Fresh sea!" You're good at singing, but we've gotta go get Zelda. * Lex disembarks carefully and stands looking up at the castle. Singing sets the proper mood. That and drinking, but we're not good enough yet to save princesses drunk. Yeah, plus some of us are underage. * Kyler gives Cass an amused look at that one. * Kyler then finishes with the sails, grabs his stuff, and gets off the boat. * Lex glances back at Kyler and Cass. "I don't think that matters much here." * Micah groans getting off the boat, onto dry land, and still clutching that bomb. * Cassiopeia finishes tying off the sails, and hops off the boat. "Lex speaks the truth." America so strange. Drinking build character! Unless drink too much, then just make you sick. We don't have any here, though, so it's a moot point. Let's get going. * Katsuo hops off the boat and ready for ADVENTURE. * Henry follows the hero and gets off the boat and draws his sword because irc ate his previous post. * Micah sighs. "I hope we go to one of those stupid bar puzzle games next. We let the bad guy escape already so shouldn't we be... I don't know telling Scotty to beam us up or something?" <@Dreol> [You folks travel through the desert for a number of hours. Although, really it seems like it should be more. The wind and sand are harsh and by the time you've reached the fortress ahead of you it's almost a nice relief to have some protection from the environment. Even if that protection comes with hordes of monsters.] Gotta get to the end * Katsuo keeps his blaster pistol at the ready. <@Dreol> [The gate is, of course, guarded by two guards that look very much like heavily armored boars.] * Cassiopeia gets momentarily excited when she sees anthropomorphic guards, but deflates a bit when she sees they're boars. * Lex pulls out the crossbow. * Micah slips on his gloves. * Cassiopeia pulls her scythe off of her back as the group advances. <@Dreol> [Link looks around. "Should we fight them? Or... try to sneak in?"] * Kyler has his katana buckled on, but isn't reaching for it yet. Is there a way to sneak in? * Kyler looks up at the gate and around. Does a way to sneak in look plausible? I say we throw a bunch of bombs at them. * Lex looks around for potentially sneaky entrances, a little dubiously. Why build a big castle with an obvious sneaky entrance? * Henry looks around for oddly colored rocks or large shrubs. <@Dreol> [There are several walls that could probably be scaled, if you so choose to.] * Katsuo looks up and puts his hand to the wall. He looks for strange apparatuses that may be good for a hookshot to cling too, or a grappling hook to attach. * Micah is looking impatient but is just waiting. <@Dreol> [Henry looks around and spots a large black rock that seems to be against the wall on the left side of the fortress.] * Henry tugs on Link's sleeve and points at the rock. "Think you can lift that?" <@Dreol> [The boar guards do not seem to have noticed you yet.] <@Dreol> [There does appear to be an oddly shaped object at the top of the wall which the hookshot could probably grab onto. Link shrugs at Henry and wanders over to the rock. He bends down and attempts to lift. After several seconds he manages to get the rock above his head and chuck it away. Behind the rock is a cracked wall.] * Henry grins at Micah. "Looks like a place to use a bomb!" * Katsuo points up. "Hookshot grapple point too." * Cassiopeia looks over at Link, impressed. * Micah grins and lights up his lighter. "Move." * Lex watches with her eyes squinched up ever-so-slightly. An option between a loud explosion and an invasion of personal space, hooray. Aww man, that probably means we're gonna have ta use both. * Cassiopeia steps back. * Henry gets out of blast range. * Lex winces a bit at Henry's comment, then looks resigned. Then prudently follows the others backwards. Yes, but which one leads to heart piece and which one leads to dungeon? * Kyler steps out of range as well. * Micah lights the bomb, gently tosses it at the wall and runs back. <@Dreol> [The fuse sizzles some and then after a few seconds it explodes. Pieces of wall go flying in every direction and where the cracked wall was is now a very large hole. Behind that hole can be seen a walled in area of cobblestone. In the center of that area appears to be another large hole which is filled with darkness.] <@Dreol> [This one in the ground, though, not the wall.] * Micah looks very disappointed at the explosion. I hoped it would be bigger. Nah, they only make door sized holes in things. C'mon! * Micah follows Henry. * Lex gestures at Link to lead the way. * Kyler follows, keeping an eye out for guards and such. * Cassiopeia heads along as well. <@Dreol> [Link heads inside and looks down the hole in the center of the floor. It appears to be pretty deep and dark. There also does not appear to be a ladder.] * Katsuo looks around then walks into the hole, keeping an eye on the opening in the wall. * Cassiopeia pulls out a flashlight, and shines it down the hole. * Micah will just follow right now looking around. <@Dreol> [From the flashlight you can see that it is reflecting off of something at the bottom. It seems like it's probably water but you can't tell how deep it is.] * Lex keeps an eye on the investigation of the hole in the ground and keeps her crossbow trained on the hole in the wall. Let's explore this level before we jump, yeah? * Cassiopeia nods at Henry, and puts away the flashlight. "Looks like water, can't tell how deep." You know, many things that look like water aren't. True. Could be seltzer. * Kyler searches around for a piece of rock or something to drop into the hole. Could be a lot of things. Can Mr. Green and Pointy even swim? <@Dreol> [There are lots of pieces of rock, as a wall has just been blown up.] Yup. Remember when he fell down the spiral into that big pool of stuff that looked a lot like water? * Kyler tosses some of the debris down into the hole. * Micah looks ashamed, happily it's dark. "Oh. I've been too bu.." he trials off. "Right, what the fuck are we going to have to do?" Get to the bottom, or maybe the top of the castle, find Zelda and kick Gannon and Xelion's asses. <@Dreol> [There is silence for a little while and then the sound of the rock hitting some water and sinking. It sounds, at least, as if it has some depth to it.] Then we should get to it. Where are we going? ...sounds pretty deep to me. Then maybe that way shouldn't be our first choice. So, over the wall then? Looks like. * Micah shrugs. Link, can you get us up? <@Dreol> [Link nods and retrieves the hook shot. He takes you one by one up to the top of the wall. And when you all arrive there you can see that below you, on the other side, is a large cobblestone courtyard and a set of large double doors. There is also a fairly wide walkway on top of the wall where you are now. This walkway leads around to a door to the side of central tower.] So it's either all the way up or all the way down? * Kyler shakes his head to clear it after being hookshotted up. "Well. I bet there's traps a-plenty in that tower." We're already up here, though. Might as well check out the door. Sounds like a plan to me. * Micah sighs at that more, looking tired of all this. "Sure we can't just beat the shit out of the guards? Maybe teabag them a bit? Then just run a normal CTF for the girl? It would be like a romantic comedy thing. You girls like those right?" No. * Cassiopeia nods, and heads down the walkway towards the door, glancing around for anything interesting or shiny. "Marx Brothers." * Lex follows Cass towards the door. * Kyler snorts good-naturedly. "Well, maybe you'll get lucky and there'll be guards in the tower 'stead of traps." * Kyler then follows the ladies. * Henry gangles along. * Micah sighs and follows mumbling about being girl whipped and not even getting pity titties. <@Dreol> [You all head around the wall to the door on the side of the main tower. The door is, miraculously, unlocked. When it swings open you find yourself, to the surprise of the Zelda experts, on a walkway above a throne room. Below you is what the Zelda fans recognize as Ganon. Behind him is a giant metal door.] * Micah grabs Kyler's sleeve and tugs, pointing to a bomb he's holding out and then down. * Kyler turns, looks down, shrugs and nods. * Lex tries to swap out for an obsidian-tipped bolt as fast as she can. * Kyler then prudently steps back a bit. * Cassiopeia glances at the bomb, and steps aside again. * Micah lights the bomb and then drops it down. * Katsuo stays quiet as he watches, ready to blast some Ganon. * Henry... isn't sure you can hurt Ganon from up here since it shouldn't work that way and is confused. * Micah has never played a Zelda game so doesn't know better and wants to blow something up. <@Dreol> [The bomb lands relatively close to Ganon and explodes! Ganon's gaze shoots straight up to Micah at that and he stands up. Link, at this point, leaps down to the bottom floor. "Give us back the princess!" And Ganon simply laughs a deep hearty laugh.] * Kyler frowns at the non-impact of the bomb and unsheathes his sword. Focusing on Ganon, he narrows his eyes and thrusts the katana forward at him, willing its energy double to hit him. <@Dreol> [The beam goes straight over Ganon's shoulder and he continues to laugh. He then opens his mouth and a ball of energy forms in it and fires at Link. Who raises his shield just in time. The energy hits the mirror shield and repels back at Ganon who is knocked back on his back and appears stunned.] * Lex raises her crossbow as she finishes reloading and fires at Ganon from the platform. <@Dreol> [The bolt from Lex's crossbow hits Ganon but it rebounds off of him. He is still knocked down.] * Katsuo takes aim at Gannon and fires a shot from his blaster pistol! It impacts Ganon solid in the chest, and Katso gets to a more maneuverable position, to keep his options open. <@Dreol> [Ganon stays on the ground.] * Henry runs through the short list of his options. Given that Ganon is down it's time to do damage, only... wait, he does have a way to get his sword from up here to down there. He launches himself off the side of the walkway and falls towards Ganon, sword first. * Henry fiercely attacks ... THE GROUND as he misses completely, fortunately part of the magic training for this tech included how to land it. * Micah dives off the ledge aiming for Ganon with his fist. "DFA! DFA! SUCKER DIE!" <@Dreol> [Ganon doesn't seem to respond very much to the damage. Immediately following that, though, Link rushes forward and swings the Mastersword at Ganon who seems to glow with some sort of magic. Ganon lets out a growl and immediately leaps to his feet, unstunned.] * Cassiopeia yells down at Ganon as she fires off a blast of ice from one hand. "You might want to take some time and reflect on your attack strategy!" <@Dreol> [Ganon just shakes his head at the comment and laughs.] Okay, not my best effort, but gimme time to warm up! * Kyler takes one hand off the katana for a second and flicks it out in Ganon's direction. <@Dreol> [Ganon places his hand out and creates a shield that seems to be made of energy and reflects the photon ray. Meanwhile Ganon fires another beam at Link who, in turn, reflects it back at Ganon. Ganon should have listened to Cass's advice. But Ganon then falls over.] Serves you right! Now your bacon's cooked! Except it means that we might have bigger problems. <@Dreol> [Then suddenly a spiral of darkness appears behind Link and Xelion materializes and takes a slash at Link. The sword connects with Link and he is sent flying across the room, falling limp on the floor in front of the throne. Meanwhile, the master sword goes spiraling through the air and lodges itself in the wall, blinking. Xelion takes off after it.] Get sword! * Lex dives for the sword, eyes wide, yanks it out of the wall, then whirls around and makes a sharp grabbing and twisting gesture in Xelion's direction. A thick rope of white-hot flame wraps around his body. <@Dreol> [Xelion races up the wall and lands just as Lex pulls the sword out and then he steps back and clenches his fist as the flames wrap around his body.] <@Dreol> [The Mastersword begins to glow very brightly, as do all your wrists.] * Henry tries to make sure Xel's not going to be interfering much and tries to fear him again! * Katsuo aims at Xelion and motions, then fires a faint shot at Xelion. The projectile impacts and freezes Xel in place. <@Dreol> [Xelion does not seem to be afraid of Henry. Perhaps because he is too frozen in place to really be scared.] * Micah bolts up to Xelion and uppercuts him in the nads. "I fucking owed you that, you little fucking bitch." <@Dreol> [Xelion would probably have doubled over in pain if it weren't for him being frozen in place.] * Cassiopeia runs at Xelion, and slashes at him with a big, looping slash of her scythe. "For our big bad, you're really not very re-Xelion-t!" * Kyler to-hecks with all this magic stuff and just rushes at Xelion with the katana. <@Dreol> [The sword moves through Xelion's robes. It appears there is definitely some damage done but he hasn't responded just yet. The Lute, by the way, pipes up at this point. "Link's okay! But Ganon is going to wake up soon! You have to hit him with the Master Sword! Hurry!"] <@Dreol> [Xelion and Ganon are both stunned for this turn.] * Lex, in keeping with her plan of keeping the sword away from Xelion, jumps down from the platform towards Ganon. After an instant's hesitation, she brings the sword down as hard as she can into his chest. <@Dreol> [As soon as the Mastersword hits Ganon it glows brightly and floods the room with light. Ganon disappears, as does the rest of the throne room. You are once again whipped through a sort of void before you find yourselves all falling into a demolished city street.] OH SHIIIIIII~ That last one I was proud ooooooooooooof... <@Dreol> [Around you, windows are broken, the crackling of fire burning can be heard in the distance, signs seem to be ripped off of storefronts. There are cars that are crashed into buildings and piled up as they seem to have been in too much of a hurry to leave.] * Kyler saves his breath for the inevitable OOOOMFPH. <@Dreol> [As you look around there is piece of large twisted metal in front of you that used to be a sign. Upon closer look it seems to say... "Racoon City Pharmacy"] * Micah stares at the sign, whimpers a bit. "Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, oh shit. ZOMBIES. UMBRELLA CORP. OH SHIT." * Kyler shakes his head, blinks, wrinkles his brow slightly, then clears it at Micah's exclamations. "...crap. Resident Evil, huh?" ... Katie bar the door, we're in for some zombies. Zombies? <@Dreol> [Session End!]