7163/Red Court Rascals

Red Court Rascals
Date of Scene:	07 April 2019
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Snake Eyes and Thomas Raith end up breaking up the same smuggling operation. Some of the smugglers turn out to be more than meets the eye.
Cast of Characters:	Snake Eyes, Thomas Raith

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Snake Eyes has posed:
It's a beautiful night at the port, the stars are shining in the sky and the ships docked are still. All except for one. The Wrangler, a large cargo ship, has a number of people on and around it. Shipping containers have been offloaded and the gangplank that leads between the vessel and the docks has a pair of men handling a wooden crate.

Among those on the ground at the shipping containers are a handful of men with guns standing guard. The folks unloading the contents of the containers into vans are working swiftly, knowing that there's only a limited amount of time to get things done. Interspersed with those guarding and carrying goods are a few... others. These individuals move with an almost inhuman grace as they watch over the proceedings. They almost make the scene surreal.

Not far from the scene a ninja rests on the edge of a rooftop, lying prone with a pair of night vision binoculars in his hands. Snake Eyes is on a mission to disrupt these particular smugglers, his handlers having given him the go ahead to take them down and a team of Action Force troopers on standby in case they're needed.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith isn't using binoculars or night vision. He doesn't need them. He also isn't wearing white, which is unsusual in and of itself for the man. Still he's not supposed to be here. In fact if certain people knew what he was doing then he'd be a dead man. Still the opportunity to stop a shipment of Third Eye and tweak the nose of Madam Bianca in the process seemed just too rich. He draws closer to the containers. Mostly humans. He barely even regards them. The Red COurt vampires though will be fun. Dressed in a maroon sweat suit and with a black ski mask, he pulls out a pair of Kukri knives from his gym bag...drawing even closer to the action. Aware of everything...he thinks.

Snake Eyes has posed:
The newcomer is noted by Snake Eyes. New York is full of masked vigilantes and these criminals up ahead are due for a beating, having acted with impunity for too long already. This surprise guest only pushes up the ninja's time frame. He types away on his secure cell phone, 'Third party present. Moving when they do.' Rising up from his position on the edge of the roof Snake begins to move in closer towards the smugglers, drawing his sword in one hand and readying his personal defense weapon in the other. He prepares to start taking out the guards around the outskirts.

The humans continue moving swiftly and steadily, loading their transports up with the goods they unload. It won't be long before everything is finished here. The powerful, swift few among the smugglers seem prepared for trouble.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith moves with inhuman grace and agility, slipping past the outer sentries without seeming to bother with them. The Kukri knives held at the ready but not striking until he gets within striking distance of one of the people the Ninja had marked as bei ng "surreal." The attack is quick and brutal with the bent blade punching directly into the creatures stomach. Blood pours out.. Too much blood in fact and much too fast flowing for a normal human with a gut wound.

Snake Eyes has posed:
The brutal attack by the stranger is witnessed by the ninja moments before he starts to take down the guards on the perimeter, his sword striking out swiftly and brutally to end the lives of one criminal before moving on to take out another and another. It's bloody but quiet and neatly done.

The being with it's belly sliced open quickly begins to exsanguinate, letting out a keening noise at it collapses to the ground, trying to hold it's gut together and failing. It's noise alerts its mates to the trouble and a pair of them quickly move to descend upon the masked figure with the kukris, their flesh masks beginning to fall away to reveal hideous forms beneath.

As the Red Court vampires attack the human smugglers ready their weapons as well, those not visibly armed moments before producing handguns. One of them levels a weapon at Raith and shouts, "You're dead, asshole!"

Thomas Raith has posed:
~If you ever have the misfortune of staring down the wrong end of a gun, hope that the person on the other end is an evil man...~
Thomas moves with inhuman speed, th kukri comin up and through the wrist of the man pointing the pistol at him. Both immediately falling to the ground.
~...An Evil man will talk, sometimes to brag, sometimes to gloat. SOmetimes to try to explain himself and assuage his own soul.~
Thomas turns his hips as another Red court comes at his quickly. He tries to puncture this one's blood reservoir too, but instead the blade catches on creatures ribs. It's rubbery skin seeming to heal around it. It's weight overbalancing the White prince and sending him down to his back. It's jaws snapping at his throat.
~So Always hope that it is an evil man pointing a gun at you...~
Thomas's hand flails and finds the glock, the human's hand still attached. He shoves the barrel into the beasts mouth and pulls the trigger till the clip runs empty.
~Because a good man will hoot. And never say a word.~

Snake Eyes has posed:
Once there are audible gunshots Snake Eyes' own weapon starts going off. Short, controlled bursts shredding some of the gunmen, sparing the fellow with a freshly severed hand for some reason, as the Action Force trooper ducks, dodges, rolls and dives behind cover to make himself as difficult a target as he possibly can. The ninja's skill with a firearm nearly matches his talent with a blade. One of the monsters notices the sound of suppressed gunfire and turns itself towards Snake with the intent to pounce!

The creature on top of Thomas rears backwards and falls over onto it's side after it's head is pierced by over a dozen hollowpoints. It's a mess, but even that barrage might not be enough to slay the beastly creature! Even worse, there's another one waiting to take it's place in battle with Raith.

Some of the remaining gunmen try to exchange fire with Snake Eyes, finding the ninja to be a hard target. Thanks to Thomas' close proximity to the red court vampires the humans that work for them refrain from shooting in his direction, not wanting to harm their masters.

Thomas Raith has posed:
And that's why Thomas rarely relies on humans if he can avoid it. As the Vampire falls away from him, Raith nips up and retakes his feet, again slashing for the belly of the third vampire. It's only /now/ that he notices the ninja running around shooting and killing other members of the vampire's cadre. He salutes the other man with his blade for a moment, sending blood in a bit of a spray. Then he heads back after the one who still has his blade in his ribs. "If you can hear me," He calls out in a level voice, "The container cannot be allowed to get out. There are about fifty million capsules of Three Eye. Fire is the best option."

Snake Eyes has posed:
Thomas' strike is true and opens up his attacker's abdomen and it's blood sack, causing a spray of the rich, red liquid. The gunmen still breathing have either started to flee or ducked behind cover, pinned down by precise gunfire.

When he's saluted Snake Eyes returns it with his own weapon, holding it up in front of his face before turning to deal with the Red Court vampire leaping at him. The ninja's never quite faced something like this before, but he's a quick learner and noticed the way Raith dealt with previous monsters and follows his lead, slashing towards the belly to try to cut it open.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas shakes his head as the center starts to break. He moves towards the trailer, taking a phosphorus grenade from a hidden pocket as throwing it with MLB speed and percision into the container. A moment later $100s of millions of dollars worth of drugs begin to burn.

Snake Eyes has posed:
The Willy Pete ignites the drugs and starts to take care of the dope. It's a thing of beauty.

The last few gunmen try to get away from the scene, just turning tail and running. There aren't very many of them left now. As they start to get away the sound of suppressed gunfire can be heard. The Action Force backup team has arrived on the scene.

After Snake Eyes dumps the contents of his vampire's stomach on the ground he turns slightly to the side and takes it's head off with a swift slice of his sword, just to be on the safe side. Putting his firearm on safe and letting it hang he pulls a cloth from one of his pouches and wipes his blade clean before sheathing it and giving a wave to the other masked man, following it with a thumbs up.

Thomas Raith has posed:
Thomas Raith grins a bit and returns the salute and then flicks his wrist at the other man. Something small comes spinning, effortlessly thrown with near perfect precision... a business card. The Blue Lady JAzz club, with an address in Midtown Manhatten. As the sounds of emergency vehicles start to sound, the Vampire begins to quickly make his escape as well.