I'll edit my reply to Espatier's post to reflect that the airjeep has the room tomorrow.

In reply to Espatier's post.

Brom what are the walls of the ally made of and what for the most part is on the other sides? What types of buildings?

Reaching the engine room Fenris stopped to take a quick scan of what he would be facing in getting the engines restarted and got the first good news since he had gotten on the ship. The engine room’s generator was hooked up to a fuel cell. Quickly moving to the huge generator and its fuel cell he flipped its breaker giving it a few minutes to power up.

With the engines slowly starting to turn he did a quick yet thorough assessment of the room to see if anything would need to be done before he continued in his attempt to re-power the ship.

Once he felt he had enough power Fenris quickly hit both the breaker for life support and ship’s power and again as he waited scanned the room for anything still usable if not on this ship then on the Destiny for sure. Slowly but surely the big mechanic went through the steps he knew so well in restarting the big cruiser.

Roger I'll have my post by tommorrow night.

My post is up. Also I talked with Keeper through text and he's still in as of that time a few days ago Tuesday.

“Get up and move over to me. We are leaving here and taking you home to your parents.” Reaching into his pocket, his eyes still on the both of them, his finger caressing the trigger, Casino retrieves the radio.
“They aren’t his parents,” Rya fires back, spittle flying from her lips, the look of a cornered wild animal in her wide eyes. “I’m his mother.”
“Got the kid, second tent, Mendez is here. Fixer, Echo on me, Bloodbank continue over watch. Ghlahn, if this other team is here, they'll make a move within minutes of us moving with him. Stay on your feet, watch your six and ours."
“Please,” Mendez tries again, “don’t take my son.”

Yep he’d been right something was off about this run and this was it, did he care… Nope. Vegas’s situation trumped this mommy/son reunion like a royal flush over a pair of 2’s

“Look you got two choices Mendez, stay here and try getting him out again at another time, or coming with us. We were hired to bring him back, alive, but nothing was said about you. I have a friend in deep shit, his life on the line, so I won’t have any problem tying you up and just leaving you behind. On top of all that there’s a second team out to get Jace back and they might not be as nice as us. So Jace think fast its up to you, come with us peacefully, or I zip tie you and do this the hard way. Your call kid.”

As he waited for an answer he was joined by Fixer and Echo. With them covering him he did as needed to move the package/packages out of the tent.

“Ghlahn, we’re bringing the kid out now any second team movement or anything catching your eye as bad news?”

Waiting for the snipers answer he shook his head in agreement when it came. Moving to Bloodbanks side he indicated for the man to lead the way. Not taking chances on a safe withdrawal the big solo loaded an H.E. grenade into the MPK’s launcher. If they had to fight there way out with the prize in hand, it would not be without a big fucking bang.

“Charlie, you and Blossom are up, we’re going to need transport in 5mins”

On full alert, all human and cyber systems on high alert, the group made there way of of the ally………………..

(Ok depending on what he and mommy decide we will either have them both zipped tied or hands free. If they come along peacefully no zip’s if one of them says no or fights, zips on both it is)

So here's how it all played out. Apologies for taking so long to get this finished. Congrats Olan for first place. 

Olan: 166 (11)
Bannix: 163 (11)
Tann: 162 (10)
Nomad: 150 (6)
Ody: 143 (7)

Sending the others into action, Casino ducks through the canvas entrance just inside the wood structure. The entry is clear with nothing to block his way and as he rounds the corner, the big solo is met by a surprised Rya Mendez who has spun about from the foot of a cot. Past her, just beginning a meal of kibble warmed on a camping burner, is Jace, his innocent face a little grimy and shocked.

“Jace!” Rya makes to spin towards the boy…

“Don’t” With the HK clearly pointed on her face, the laser red dot linking his smart link with the SMG/grenade launcher in his hand clearly seen behind his eyes, Mendez stopped her spin.

Turning to the boy he wasted no time.

“Get up and move over to me, we are leaving here and taking you home to your parents”

Reaching into his pocket, his eyes still on the both of them, finger caressing the trigger, Casino radioed his find.

“Got the kid, second tent, Mendez here also, Fixer, Echo on me, Bloodbank continue cover watch. Ghlahn if this other team is here they'll make a move within minutes of us moving with him, stay on your feet, watch your six and ours" 

Looking at the scene before him as he waited for the rest of the team to join him he knew his gut was right. In no way was this a rich kid kidnapped scenario as Starlight and the clients before her, the big solo assumed, had made it out to be. Kinda sad really, Casino thought to himself, unrequited love, bad parents, running away because he hates school, any number of sob stories could be behind the kid trying to disappear but in the end Casino did not care. He and Vegas had been hired to get this kid back for the client that had hired Starlight and that's what he planned on doing. With Vegas being held, hopefully still alive, and a second team on their ass over this kid no matter the story the boy was going back.

Most, a good 95%, would say that Casino was a coldhearted bastard and they would be right most of the time, though he could be very much the softie. Fuck me, the big solo thought, look at my feelings for Echo and her effect on me. However forcing those thoughts out of his head in this moment that's all he could be, a stone coldhearted bastard. He only hoped he’d have no problem with the rest of the team when and if the kids sob story gripped them. No matter what, who, or even his current team, the boy was headed Starlight’s way..........

A Happy New Years to all and a feeling of contentment that we the Innmates and the Inn have survived another year. Like Eol says lets hope 2020 is a good one for all of us

Your gonna need a bigger boat!!!

Buffalo
Cleveland
Green Bay
Kansas City
Minnesota
New England
Atlanta
New Orleans
Dallas
Denver
Rams
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Houston***
San Francisco

Olan: 155 (11)
Tann: 152 (10)
Bannix: 152 (13)
Nomad: 144 (12)
Ody: 136 (9)

Well Olan looks like you have the win unless I pick crazy lol However looks like a fight for 2nd is in order. Good luck all this last week.

Will add my picks later tonight. 

Have not been able to get on the in 3 days due to that damn interference we always have, Can we not like kill it? I'll have the pick totals from last week up today.

Most likely setting up season 2 though I have yet to watch any episodes. 

Completely awesome! You should try to draw and sale some of this.

Thanks for the head's up Eol did not know it had started streaming. I'll check it out soon.

WEEK 15 TOTALS

Olan: 144 (11)
Tann: 142 (11)
Bannix: 139 (9)
Nomad: 132 (11)
Ody: 128 (9)

PICKS

Houston
Buffalo
San Francisco
Jacksonville
Baltimore
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Miami
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Denver
Los Angeles Chargers
Seattle
Dallas
Kansas City
Green Bay

“Well,” the solo begins in a low tone, “if we go all out into one, we have the possibility of warning the other one if we are wrong on our first choice.” A deep sigh “If we do hit hard and fast, we have to hit both at the same time and hope one of these shacks hold the kid. If he is not here, then we are mostly gonna be f***ed as far as public relations are concerned.”

A pause.

“I can’t help but think we are missing something. This is not where you hold up with a kidnapped boy, a kid with people rich enough money-wise to send TWO teams after him. Maybe he came here willingly?”

Waiting for a response from the rest of the small group, Casino can not help, for the first time, stopping and thinking maybe this was not a kidnapping, but the boy trying to break free? Crazy right? Continuing to scan the two shacks, his hand aches to call Ghlahn for an update on the group’s possible ‘homeless’ problem but he breathes deep instead. Something is out of place, like being dealt a crappy poker hand—lord knows I’ve had too many of those—yet the big solo can feel it in his gut. No matter what he and the group find, they will be causing some bloodshed tonight.

“Are you serious?” Echo turns to look at him with wide eyes, her lower face wrapped in her balaclava.

Grabbing hold of the opportunity, Bloodbank steps forward, “All the more reason why we can’t just go busting down doors. Your instinct is telling you there’s something not right. I say we proceed with caution and assess the situation as we come to it.”

The medtech glances over at the techie for support but is drawn back to Echo when she says, “Fine.”

“Fine?” Colin practically stumbles over the word. “A couple of minutes ago, you were gung-ho and ready to burn down the world.”

The nomad shrugs, “If Casino feels that something’s off, I’m prone to listen.” Turning back to the blonde solo, she looks up at him and asks, “What’s the plan?”

“Both are occupied. From what little I can tell the front one seems the most normal. The back one – I wonder about that gas like sound. Was it gas? For what? Cooking something? Knocking someone out? Setting a trap? Or nothing at all? I don’t know, just a sound. So far I haven’t seen anything tech wise out of the ordinary. I’d love to know if Blossom can pinpoint anything wireless down here. We know there is stuff, but what? And coming from where? As for those buildings – I doubt there is a door in that mess anywhere, but we can’t count it out for that last tent.”

Casino was quiet, lost in thought, his gut telling him something was not right, warring with his need to go balls to the wall and get this done and move to rescue Vegas fast. Yet the clues to this point had led them here, to this one place, to this one moment in time, and with a second team on there ass, it was now or never..

“There’s just to much unknown here to call it off, we know we have watchers, so this could very well be a well laid trap, but we need to get this over with.”

A slight pause

“Fixer you and Echo, together, take the closet hut, Bloodbank watch the ally behind us if you see anything out of place, like anything that looks like members of that second team, don’t think about it, just light them up. You think about the right or wrong of taking them down it could cost all of us our lives, I’m trusting you to keep our exfil route open with or without the kid in hand. I’ll take the far hut and hope we call this right. Everyone keep alert, keep on mission, don’t hesitate if you need to kill but still beware something is not right.”

A last check of his MPK and he radioed Ghlahn.

“Ok we are up and moving, if our ‘homeless’ go active you know what to do”

Radio back into his pocket he quietly moved to the far hut. Seeing everyone in position he gave the signal to commence…...

“Pops, Fox your with me lets get to engineering” Looking to Wyatt as he moved out he gave the Captain an old Browncoat sign of good luck. A wink to Alexis and the three of them were on their way……

Quickly the three of them made their way to the ships engines finally reaching a set of doors labeled ‘Back Up Generators, High Voltage, proceed with Caution’ A quick entrance and into a room full of chaos with wires, control panel parts and ripped pieces of duck tape floating around the room.

What had once been a back-up generator was now a mismatch of missing parts, whoever had did this made Fenris’s stomach turn, for it was clear they had, had no go tsao duh* idea what they were doing. As Fenris started a closer investigation he could not help overhear Pop’s call to Wyatt.

"Wyatt...this ain't going to be easy, someone has torn most of the power unit apart for parts...It'll take a bit to see there is enough left to get something on line. Wolf and I will start but may take a bit."

“I have to agree with Pop’s, Captain, this room is worse then Da-shiong bao doo tze** on a good day. I’ll do what I can fast to get it up and running. but no promises”

"How about you start from the out feed and work back into the generator. I'll see if I can find the parts you need....If we can't get this going we may have see if we can do better in Engineering."

“Ok on it” Turning back to what remained of the generators he went to work using his extreme knowledge of engines and such to find a solution. Within moments he could see that his first thoughts were correct, the batteries were completed drained and cold with the generator completely stripped of wiring. The big mechanic that the control panels had been ripped off using a pry bar, the back of a hammer or some type steel rod. The hydrogen fuel cell that fed the generator was cracked so Fenris knew there was no way to restart the generator. Again the big guy could not help seeing that whoever did this was an amateur and in a big hurry. The only one way to get any power to the ship now was to get the engines started and that could only be done in main engineering.

“Liou koe shway duh biao-tze huh hoe-tze duh bun ur-tze, whoever did this left us nothing to work with. We need as you thought,

Pops, to head to engineering and hope we can start the engines.”

Just then Fenris heard the voices of and then Wyatt in his ear.

"Got a suitcase here. Looks to be sealed off completely by tape. Has a note that reads, 'Save her, please" ......."5 percent battery......."We can't do anything until we've switched that battery. Furthermore, I am not sure entirely what's IN it. It could be anything, something that this .. John Seward... wanted saved could be anything or... anyone."
A moment later Wyatt's voice piped in, "Could really use some power 'bout right now."

“Working on it boss but looks like the engine room is our best hope for power.”

"Ghorram..sounds like you got some sort of life support in a box over there.....well this unit ain't about to charge any battery let alone power up the ship. Time for a plan B. Fox you think you can guide Wolf to the main generator in Engineering? We need to give it up here. If you two head down to the main units...I think we might be able to spear a backup battery out of the shuttle...that might buy you guys the time you need to get things straight."

"Wyatt...I'm going back to the shuttle to see if I pull a battery of two to see we keep that thing you found going a bit longer."

As Fenris and Fox headed for the engine room, Pop’s headed back to the shuttle, and in no time his voice was once more heard.

"Wyatt..on my way back...these power cells should do the trick."…………

Now it was up to the big mechanic to get the engines up and running once more…..

(OOC: Any rolls you need to make Roger, lets hope they are good ones)

New England
Tampa Bay
Green Bay
Houston
Kansas City
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Seattle
Oakland
Cleveland
Minnesota
Los Angles Rams
San Francisco
Buffalo
New Orleans

Ok here is the updated scores from this past week 14  good luck for week 15 

Olan: 133 (7)
Tann: 131 (12)
Bannix: 130 (12)
Nomad: 120 (9)
Ody: 119 (9)

How did I ever miss this thread? 

OIan of the 7 games we picked different, I somehow came away with five points!!!!!!!!!!!!  Hmmm I may have spoken too soon about who will win it all

Baltimore
Atlanta
Cleveland
Green Bay
Minnesota
New Orleans
New York Jets
Tampa Bay
Houston
Los Angeles Chargers
Tennessee
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Seattle
Philadelphia

Ohhhh kkkkk   Well Olan looks like with only 4 weeks left at a score of 126 your more then likely to win my pick'em game this year. The point ratio to catch you is beside the current standings. Will back post my picks for this Sunday here

Olan: 126
Tann: 119  (+7)
Bannix: 118 (+8 )
Nomad: 111 (+15)
Ody: 110 (+16)

“We have two possibilities,” Echo informs Casino quietly. “Someone’s home in both cases.”

Nodding quietly Casino gives the two ‘shacks’ a closer look.

“Well if we go all out into one we have the possibility of warning the other one if we are wrong on our choice” A deep sigh “If we do hit hard and fast we have to hit both at the same time and hope one of these shacks hold the kid. If he is not here then we are mostly gonna be fucked as far as public relations are concerned.” A silent pause. “I can’t help think we are missing something, this is not where you hold up with a kidnapped boy, a kid with people rich enough moneywise to send TWO teams after him. Maybe he came here willingly?”

Waiting for a response from the rest of the small group, Casino could not help for the first time stopping and thinking maybe this was not a kidnapping but the boy trying to break free? Crazy right? Continuing to scan the two shacks his hand ached to call Ghlahn for an update on the groups possible ‘homeless’ problem but he breathed deep instead. Something was out of place, like being dealt a crappy poker hand, lord knows I’ve had too many of those, yet the big solo could feel it in his gut no matter what he and the group would find they would be causing some bloodshed tonight.