<div class="floatleft">(http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc446/ffxivghost/WM001.jpg)</div><hr/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>  Name:</strong> Tony Stark<br/>  <strong>Title:</strong> War Machine Armor<br/>  <strong>Affiliation:</strong>  Resistance<br/>  <strong>Location:</strong>   Tokyo, Mori Tower, street level<br/>  <strong>Tags:</strong> Diamondback, Blade<br/></span></span><hr/><br/><strong>Not far from the gathered group…</strong><br/>The young woman stands hidden behind a partially fallen wall near the Mori Tower. She knows the enemy is out there… she doesn’t know how they survived, or even who exactly they are, but she knows they are the enemy.<br/><br/><br/>Any who stand against the righteous might of Apocalypse doesn’t deserve to live, they are the enemy.<br/><br/>Before she was ‘judged’.. she had a name, had a life. But now that name and that life are forgotten, all she knows now is the glory of her future. Of the infinite power unlocked within her slim form. She is not from Japan, she came here as part of a small group of Apocalypse’ soldiers from the U.K. She was told her unique abilities would come in handy. For the enemy is here, and they must be dispatched. To show pity is to show weakness. And she has had enough in her life of weakness. Ex-boyfriends beating her, friends betraying her, her coworkers using her so they could have an easier time. But no more. Now she holds the power, and it’s that power that is going to set her spirit free.<br/><br/>She is clad in a form fitting dark blue outfit from her neck down, her long red hair tied back into a ponytail. Her form is clad in a light exo-suit, nothing fancy or overly advanced. Not in comparison to others, of course. But it helps her to be more lethal against her enemies. She has happened across Diamondback, Blade and War Machine as they gather abruptly at street level. Oh, her luck is getting better and better. She can be the one to end their lives! She can be the one who is rewarded by the mighty Apocalypse! For his glory she will kill them all. They don’t even know she is there… she can kill them all within a few seconds, she knows it. Carefully the young girl leans down from her hidden spot, and she scoops up a baseball sized piece of rubble. Carefully she peaks out from behind her barrier, and as she does her power comes to life. The stone she had picked up turns into a glob of thick green liquid, holding the same shape as it did before. The gel is an acid, and there has been nothing it has not been able to melt through. She’ll take the black and grey robot first, then the angry ugly man with the sword, and leave the weakling woman for last. They’ll never know what hit them…<br/><hr/>Diamondback comments on her outfit, and Tony nods to her slowly. So she’ll be able to make the trip to his safehouse.. he hopes. He stands only a few feet from her… and his sensors suddenly detect movement very close to them. Just as Blade is about to speak, War Machine pivots on his heels, his right hand raising and pointing right at Blade. As he moves, a mini-missile emerges from the top of his gauntlet, ready to fire. But the moment he recognizes Blade, the moment the man speaks, the mini-missile disappears into the gauntlet, and he lowers his hand slowly.   “Blade…”   he says softly, nodding to him. Now of all the people he expected to find here… well Blade certainly wasn’t on that list. Certainly Diamondback wasn’t either.<br/><br/>“He’s right.”    Tony says as he glances around again, knowing they are about to have company.   “So, here’s what we’re gonna do, boys and girls. Jarvis, code ident card.”    He looks down and to his right a little, his right hand reaching for his hip. From a hidden slot there at his hip, a small glass like card emerges. He grasps it and holds it out to Blade, taking a few steps towards him.   “Take this. It’ll lead you to my safehouse, and let you in without being disintegrated by my defenses.”  The card looks and feels like glass (though not nearly as brittle), about the size of a credit card. There’s nothing on it, until Blade touches it. And when he does, a small blue circle glows suddenly on the card. On the edge of that blue circle is a red line. The red line would act like a compass to lead them to his safehouse. Tony takes a step back now, looking between them as he speaks. He motions to Blade first.    “Alucard, you and Ramona Flowers here get to my safehouse. And don’t argue with me, man. We’re an endangered species now. We’re the only hope for the future now. We’re gonna have to stick together. You two ninja your way there… I’ll draw everything away from you. Keep ‘em on me.”<br/><br/>“You two get movin. I’ll hopefully meet you there. Jarvis, 99 Ways. 100 Db.”  He starts to move away from them, not interested in their chatter or arguments or whatever else. His plan seems perfectly logical to him, and as he sees it… right about the only chance they have. The only chance their world now has. The rubble strewn ground under his heavy footfalls crunch with each step as it’s crushed by the weight of his suit. No, no subtly or stealth here. He’s got another suit for that kind of thing, after all. No, Tony knows he needs to keep the masses… as much as possible.. on him. And so as he walks, his suit starts to broadcast a very loud song. This in the hopes he garners more attention, more eyes on him. After all, isn’t that what he’s spent most of his life doing anyways?<br/>Megadeth-99 Ways To Die (Lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw_rbZ5kJU8#ws)<br/><br/>He strides passed a fallen wall, some rubble on his right. And just as he does, a young woman suddenly leaps out, holding some glowing green glob of something. The woman draws her hand back… well… she starts to draw her hand back, and War Machine’s fist is suddenly connected with her face. She barely has time to scream, she doesn’t even realize he moved before she is his… very hard. She drops the ball of acid, and she just falls back with a low thud, kind of shocked at how hard she was hit. It was hard enough to make her… just utterly dizzy, seeing so many pretty stars. She had no idea she could be hit so hard and so fast… She starts to stir, to get herself back up, but her body seems to be working with different directions than her mind is giving her and just not cooperating.<br/><br/>Now his stride picks up a little, and he turns, raising his hands. The automatic weapons mounted under his hands start to fire in rapid succession, spraying the area not so far from where Blade and Diamondback were. He knows he hit a few that were about to emerge from there. The minigun mounted on his shoulder suddenly pivots and roars to life, the target a rather large and rather angry gentleman coming at War Machine, his hands raised to grab the armored man. But after 3 seconds of firing, most of the large man’s upper body is reduced to a fine red mist. The minigun now pivots, seeming to be firing randomly. But it’s following an exact targeting course set up by his firing parameters, targeting anything that isn’t him. Or Blade or Diamondback, of course. His weapons fire constantly as more emerge from the rubble, and most of them are nearly obliterated as he turns his weapons on them. There is no mercy, no holding back. He focuses on one in front of him.. one very fast. Fast enough to outmaneuver his fire. The man gets close as Tony takes a step back, and the man produces a sword suddenly. He swings it at Tony’s shoulder, but the blade just bounces off of War Machine’s armor. His boot jets suddenly ignite, and he shoots up about 20 feet into the sky. He continues to fire, spraying the area indiscriminately. Blade and Diamondback would most likely still be able to hear the ruckus from his canons.. and his very loud music.<br/><br/><em>++Sir, they do not seem as impressed with you as you are. Perhaps a strategic withdraw would be prudent?++</em><br/>“Now just what are you talking about? There can’t be that many left.”  After all, he’s awesome. Who can withstand his punishment? Just as he thinks that particular thought, something explodes against his chestplate. He lets out a sudden surprised  “Ah!”  as his in helmet screens go static a moment, and he drops from his ‘safe’ spot in the sky. With a loud clanging sound he lands on one knee, and once more the small crowd starts to close in. Though by now it’s been thinned out a little. He knows he got one of them.. maybe  a few of the others went after Diamondback and Blade.. which is precisely what he wanted to prevent.<br/><br/><em>++Sir we are being surrounded. Again… that strategy I suggested?++</em>He pushes himself to his feet, now a small distance away from where he started. His arms start to raise, and once more something explodes against his chest.. and then again on his side. He is almost knocked right on his ass, stumbling back. Tony suddenly drops to one knee intentionally, his upper body leaning forward to avoid some kind of… energy whip or something. Something bad, he has no doubt.   “Yep, strategy’s lookin better and better!”   he says as he feels his arms suddenly constrained. He is lifted right up to his feet, letting out a soft grunt of pain as his arms are bent almost backwards. He lets out a soft gasp.. seeing the one holding him is the one he had thought he did the whole ‘fine red mist’ trick too. Weeeeell look who has a great healing ability. The.. man or whatever he is.. his upper body is a dark red color now, but definitely all there. Again. The man calls out as he turns, throwing War Machine like a puppet   “Zelim ga ubti!”   But mid air War Machine’s boot jets ignite, and at first he skids along the ground, until his hand jets activate, pushing him upwards. He grunts loudly as he’s barely carried over the heads of some of the red man’s pals’ heads. And Tony is a little disheartened at the sight. For all the effort and power he’s put forth.. he hasn’t taken down one of them. Well the chick with the glowing goo.. but even she seems to be on her feet. His hand jets cut off a moment as he turns, seeing a few of the enemy pack now leaping up or flying after him.    “Shit! Flares!”    He pivots in the air as small compartments open on either side of his hips. His hand jets ignite and he starts to take off, and from those compartments small brilliantly glowing flares are launched in all directions. Some of his pursuers are so surprised they actually stop or land, while others give chase.<br/><br/>Tony now puts all of his energy into his boosters, and he heads away from Mori Tower.. and from the direction Diamondback and Blade<em>should</em>be heading. He’ll lead his chasers away as best he can.. and then circle around and back to his safehouse. He’ll circle the whole fucking island of Japan if he has to. Which.. he just might.<br/>