The Valiants (Rated 12) - RPG Thread

[Scotty Rave]

With his three team-mates now in the car, Lionman turned on the ignition. As the Phantom purred into life and rolled away down the dark London streets, he spoke to them.
“Okay, that could have gone better,†he said, “but we all know who to blame for that. I want everyone to stay sharp about that American. I have a horrible feeling he’s going to keep getting in the way. Anyway, back to business. Noir said that Diodorus is operating out of The Russian Coat, a casino in Camden Town. Anybody know of it?â€

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Benjamin Noir staggered up the hospital steps, clutching his broken hand. His pudgy, unfit build caused him to lose his breath quickly. By the time he reached the top, he was panting like a dog. As he dragged himself into the reception area, he realised he was the only one there, apart from the woman on duty. Noir made his way to the desk.
“Yes, how can I help you?†she asked. Noir sheepishly raised his mangled hand, and the receptionist raised a handgun with a silencer attached. Noir stepped back, his eyes and mouth wide.
“Mr. Diodorus told us all to kill you if you screwed up, Benny,†she said coldly, “and it looks like you screwed it up big time. Suck lead.â€

Six consecutive ‘BANGS’ followed. Noir slumped to the floor, his head and chest a bloody mess. The receptionist smirked and called for a cleaner. One who was also in with the gang. She then picked up a phone and dialled a certain number.
“Mr. D?†she spoke into it. “This is Deidre S. I’m just calling to let you know…your uncle’s tumour was successfully removed.â€
A low, growling, “Excelleeeeeent,†was heard on the other end, before hanging up.

 

[Henshiner]

Kyle, now in full Combatant mode, quietly followed the car the Valients rode in with his eyes. With a quick glance over to his left, Kyle noticed a fire escape running up one of the neighboring buildings. With a quick jump and some skilled climbing movements, Kyle was soon on the roof of the building, peering over the edge to see their car turn a corner. With the camera safely placed in his jacket, The Combatant begin trailing them from a safe distance...


... or so he thought.


On top of The Black Kat, a blurry figure stood motionless, the light refracting off his Exo-Suit giving him a humanoid chameleon-like appearance. Soon enough, color swayed onto the figure, revealing a skeletal like figure with metallic armor lining the bone decal. The mask covered only the right half of the person's face, a similar skull and metal decal covering it. The other half was covered with an all black visor that reflected the nightsky like a candle. The mysterious person brought his boney arm to the side of his mask, revealing a jagged gauntlet with sickle-like blades attatched, and pressed a circular button that flashed red.

"This is Marrow. The subject, Marks, is not following the intended target. Repeat, subject is following new destination."

A crackle came over the radio and a deep, husky voice answered.

"Copy that, Marrow. The plan has changed. Noir is no longer important. He served his purpose. Our new goal is to continue surveilance and keep the boy occupied."

"This makes no sense."

"What?"

"I don't get why we had to go through all this crap for some kid. We had to give him bogus info then invite Noir to this piece-of-crap-club. NEXT, we had to tip off the Valients about him and make sure that they each got here on time. Now we have to trail him and await further orders. This is a load of bull in my opinion."

"Well, last time I checked, no one gave a f@*k what your opinion was. Look, we do this, and we can go home and catch the race track before it closes. Besides, do YOU want to tell the boss you're too busy to work a job he said was '#1 priority'? You'd be split in half right where you sttod. So, quit your bitchin' and get to trailing. I got money riding on Lucky Feet."

The comline went dead and Marrow swore under his breath. Soon enough, the armor became transparent and the shadowy figure jumped effortlessly from the roof to the next one, the target in clear sight.

 

[Demetrivamp]

Demetri laid in the bed of the clean hotel room he rented for the night, Demetri had already washed up and he laid there and said,

" They know the car is gone who knows if they can track me down or what they did to me while I was in the lab." Demetri started to worry and then calmed down and laughed to himself and said,

" It will be over soon I can just start a life here." Demetri heard a knock at the door and said,

" I didn't order room service." not knowing who it was he left it only as there was no more knocking then the door was kicked open and men with black sunglasses walked in and shot Demetri with a tranquillizer dart in his neck he passed out instantly.

They carried him into a van and drove off. Demetri then woke up to what seemed to look like a hospital bed with two people with sunglasses sitting in front of the bed he was laying, one was a women who had tan skin and the other was a white male the women then said,

" I am Agent Mika and this is Agent Cody we are part of a organization called CI3 we investigate people special abilities like yours." Demetri nodded and said,

" That is why you knew about my eyes." Agent Mika nodded then said,

" You have no need to worry we aren't evil now we would like a few questions from you." Demetri got a smugged look on his face and replied,

" Look if you aren't evil remove the glasses." Agent Cody then said,

" No, because if so then you would escape." Demetri then said,

" Look I am protected when you guys are around what makes me have to worry about escaping so I can get kidnapped by my adopted father Alec." The agents looked at Demetri and said,

" You adopted father Alec Valentine well he is one of the top drug dealers in the world he only adopted you so that he could take his competition out, other big drug dealers." Demetri's face saddened as he to cry and he said,

" He never cared for me I knew it I was a weapon how could I have been so stupid I was his dog for real just on a lease and whenever he needed me I was let go to kill." Demetri started to cry and said,

" I didn't mean to the students I did it for defense, I never knew about the drug dealers." The agents looked at him and said,

" Its ok you are not in trouble for any of it, the stealing of the car and that mans wallet, the killing of gang members with the orders of the police and Alec, but there is one problem about a week ago you went out and killed nine gang members right." Demetri looked as if he was going to die and he said,

" Yes I did all because I hated them not because of Alec, I don't care if I am sent to jail or I have my eyes removed or both just let me live that is all I ask." the Agents laughed and said,

" Its alright we have no more info on that Alec thinks you are dead so he erased all information on you like he said." Demetri stopped crying and calmed down then he looked and the agents removed their glasses and he said,

" What am I going to do tell me I have no life now, and I can put pieces together either that police station was fake and all those people were gang members of Alec or he was paying them to be a fake cop and for them all to help him so all the killings would be legal." The agents were surprised and said,

" Yes that is true Alec was paying off the police the whole time and well it wouldn't matter anyways whenever those missions you did were reported they already had erased the data on them, and well your life we can help you with that."

 

[MagiPink]

“The only thing that I know about The Russian Coat happens to be the leading casino unopposed by competitors in its surrounding area, nor any other branches extended throughout. It is rumored that the competitors have been threatened to either shut down or pay The Russian Coat to be permitted to continue their own establishments. That could explain why most of the commercial air time show quite a deal of The Russian Coat advertisements, then other casinos.†White Dream spoke up, placing the glove back on her hand. “Other than that, I know nothing else.â€

 

[Demetrivamp]

Demetri looked at the agents and finally said," Well I don't know how my life can be put back together." The agents look and said,

" Well we could give you a apartment of your own, and you could go to school in the area you aren't dead you can still help." Demetri nodded and said,

" Ok I guess that is ok." The Agent Mika then said," How did you learn how to drive?" Demetri looked and said,

" Funny question I just learned from watching others." Mika nodded and then said,

" Ok how about this you seem like you can use your powers without trouble." Demtri nodded in his reply Mika continued and said,

" You also seem to be a good fighter." Demetri didn't know what else to do but nod and Mika finally said,

" Would you like to join the Valiants." Demetri got a paused face and said

" Is this a gang." Mika said," No, no its like a group of super heroes who fight crime like you did with the police." Demetri nodded and said,

" As long as I am not working for criminals." Mika nodded and said," All you will need is a outfit and you might have to meet the others." Demetri nodded and said,

" Ok I guess that is simple right." Demetri laughed and the Agents said goodnight as he went back to sleep.

 

[Scotty Rave]

(OOC: Noticing a lack of responses guys. Please don't let this RPG die on me. For goodness sake, don't let it die! We're getting to the good bit of the first arc, and it's only our seventh page! This is proof of good, effective RPing! Let's keep it up!)

Camden Town, even in the middle of the night, was a bustling mixture of cultures from around the world, selling all the international delicacies and charms. The Phantom passed over a bridge as a canal boat floated under them. They saw many wonders on their way to the casino; pubs and hotels, records and musical equipment, goth, punk and grunge accessories, rare comic books and anime, jewellery, the open market, sex toys, pornography, bongs and needles, the underground market…well…everything there was to buy could be found in Camden. Few statements were truer.
“Take it all in,” Lionman said dryly, “take it all in, Valiants.” He said it in mild mirth, his mind mainly focused on the mission. Soon, they came to it, a massive, black, two-piece casino connected by a covered conveyor belt bridge. The words shone out in the middle in neon letters that flashed through a myriad of colours.

The Russian Coat​

“Here we go,” Lionman pulled the Phantom up across the road from the casino and turned to the others. He smirked behind his mask, “Think we should even bother with disguises, or go in guns-a-blazin’?”

 

[Henshiner]

The Combatant jumped from roof to roof, trying to keep up with the Valiants, but staying concealed in the shadows. The trek was simple enough for The Combatant, the Valiants had taken many turns to get to the colorfully named casino. Perfect spot to get the dirt on a group of shady 'heros.' The flashing lights, loud noises, and crowds of people would help keep some weary eyes from peering over to the abandoned church nearby. When they went in, it would be a simple task of getting to the roof and climbing down an airduct, screaming and yelling would signify Lionman's appearance.

Pulling out his camera, The Combatant flipped the screen open and turned it on. The blue screen was replaced with a perfect picture of the busy casino... with the anti-heros showing up. A battle of high-tech versus low-tech, thought The Combatant, should be interesting. Now, I play the waiting game... crap! I forgot to tell my boss that I was taking a vacation! Crap crap crap! (Sigh) I'm so fired.

 

[Tigerhawk21]

(OOC: Sorry about that, getting ready to go out of town next week)

Michael perked up from his partial nap. Transforming twice in one day was going to exhaust him greatly. Shielding his eyes from the flashing sign, Michael looked around at his teammates.

"Lets try and sneak in. I'd personal perfer not to have to harm others until the last possible second." Michael admitted, adding softly "I have enough blood on my claws"

A small sigh escaped as Michael mentally prepared himself for the task ahead.

 

[MagiPink]

(OOC: Sorry about that, getting ready to go out of town next week)

Michael perked up from his partial nap. Transforming twice in one day was going to exhaust him greatly. Shielding his eyes from the flashing sign, Michael looked around at his teammates.

"Lets try and sneak in. I'd personal perfer not to have to harm others until the last possible second." Michael admitted, adding softly "I have enough blood on my claws"

A small sigh escaped as Michael mentally prepared himself for the task ahead.

"That most certainly sounds like the best notion." White Dream agreed, placing an understanding hand upon Michael's shoulder. We should try not to draw attention to ourselves. Despite what's hidden from sight, there are innocent people who come there merely to gamble." White Dream's hand only remained on Michael's shoulder and looked forward.

 

[Tigerhawk21]

Feeling White Dream's hand on his shoulder Michael smiled at the understanding. Turning slightly to look at her, Michael murmured "Thank you".

Glancing once more at the building in front of them, Michael whinced as the neon lights hurt his eyes. Choosing to look the other direction, Michael remembered that Kyle was following them.

As much as he wanted to focus on the young man, Michael knew that the mission came first. Glancing at Lionman, he waited for the decision on what to do.