8358/A Simple Carjacking

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A Simple Carjacking
Date of Scene: 17 July 2019
Location: Hell's Kitchen, NYC
Synopsis: Doug and Tim are investigating a carjacking. Hammerhead's goons think they've found themselves a very nice car. Blurr accepts the compliment but objects to being dismantled.
Cast of Characters: Hammerhead, Red Robin, Blurr, Cypher




Hammerhead has posed:
Nighttime in Hell's Kitchen was one of the worst places to be out in NYC, for civilians at least. For criminals however, it was prime time to be out and comitting crimes, when vigilanties wern't out at least. Two of these criminals were walking down a side=alley towards a bar on the other side called "The Drunken Irishmen." As the two men walked, they were playfully shoving each other and joking around. These men worked for Hammerhead, as evidenced by their Untouchables inspired clothing. As they stepped out of the alley, one of them suddenly stopped the other by pressing his hand on his chest. The other man was about to question why He did that when he suddenly saw what his friend was staring at, a brand new spanking car. The man grinned and said to his friend,
    , "Hey Aaron, ain't that the car that Big Hank is looking fer?"
     The other man just nodded and grinned. Enzo then said," Let's grab it before someone comes back. The two men then procedded to rush towards the car.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake has actually been doing a few rounds here in New York as Red Robin. The fact that his computers brought nothing up on that speeder has him curious. He figures a few nights here are good for streatching his legs, specially when he is in town for business as Tim during the day.

Blurr has posed:
    It would seem that Tim wasn't the only one who couldn't figure that speeder out. The chase earlier had been on the news, and the local authorities couldn't figure it out either. As it would happen, Red Robin would spot the mysterious vehicle again, apparently parked on the side of the road in front of the bar The Drunken Irishman. It appears to be empty, and two men who are definitely up to no good are heading toward it...

Hammerhead has posed:
As Aaron and his buddy approached the car, the first thing to hit them was confusion. This car had no manufacturer's logo on it. In fact, it had no identifiers on it at all. Aarons's buddy noticed this and said to his friend,
     "Yo Bob, this thing has no logo, no plates, no nothin on here. It looks it just came right out of da factory. Ya sure Hank would want this car."
     Bob hust turned to Aaron and said while shrugging," Hey, Hank just said he wanted a sports car. This is close enough. Besides, it's a nice lookin car, i am sure some guy overseas would want it.

Hammerhead has posed:
Aaron just nodded ant his friend and started to look around, trying to find a way into the car. First, by checking if it was locked.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake will end up looking down from a rooftop. HE spots the two goons, and looks like they maybe going to try to steal the car. He hmms and pulls out his grapple securing it for a quick trip down.

Blurr has posed:
    Perhaps surprisingly, the doors are just unlocked. Now what kind of person leaves the doors to a car like that unlocked, at night, in this part of Manhattan? If they get inside, they will find that there is one emblem on the steering wheel, however it doesn't look familiar to them at all. It looks like a small red face, with parallel lines on it.

Hammerhead has posed:
Bob and Aaron cackled triumphently as the car door open. What kind of idiot leaves a car door unlocked in Hell's Kitchen, espeically at this time of night. As the two men climbed in the car from both the passanger side and the driver's side, Aaro, who was about to drive it, noticed the odd logo and said to Bob,
     "Yo Bob. You recognize this logo?"
     Bob looked at the logo and shrugged, an obvious no. Aaron alos shrugged and began to search for a way to start the car.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake will drop down behind the two, doing the whole dark siloutte, and says in a deep voice "I don't think that car belongs to you fellows." He will look them over and says "You look much more the caddy type, than the prototype guys." He brings his hand up, and his staff springs forth, ready for them to pull guns.

Hammerhead has posed:
The two men looked at Red Robin startled when they heard his voice. What the hell was Batman's sidekick foing in Hell's Kitchen. Suddennly, Bob climbed out of the car and, while using the door as a shield, started to shoot at Red Ronin while Aaron francticially treid to find a way to start the car.

Cypher has posed:
The guy with Robin is not nearly so graceful. He comes down off the fire escape. "Hey!" He says, "Live fire, live fire!" He gets down behind a dumpster, for cover.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake will dodge to the side, throwing a batarang at the man's gun hand. He will roll in to head in closer to slam into the car door to hopefully knock the guy off his feet.

Blurr has posed:
    There doesn't appear to be any push button start, or key ignition, or anything. Which is certainly very odd. But, if Aaron were to try your standard hotwiring method, the engine does come to life. The dashboard lights up as one might expect, but none of it is comprehensible--it all appears to be some kind of unrecognizable language.

Hammerhead has posed:
Aaron suddenly had the idea to hotwire the car. As Aaron struggled to hotwire the car, Bob screamed in pain as he gripped his gun hand. This scream was cut off by the car door hitting him, knocking him out instantly. Suddenly, the car started up and Aaron started to drive away, trying to hit Red Robin in the process, ignoring or not noticing the strange language the car was displaying.

Cypher has posed:
"Hey, wait, I understood some of that--" The masked kid stuck behind the dumpster says, as he watches the car peel out. "Though I guess 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaa' is the same in any language?" He looks around, and then grabs a heavy metal trashcan from next to the dumpster, raises it over his head, and lobs it at the man who's shooting. "Ufffff!"

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake will dive out of the way as the car starts to head towards him. He will throw some puddy pellets trying to get in front of the car, and catch it's tires to incapcipate the car.

Hammerhead has posed:
Aaron was unfortunatley not paying attention and ended up hitting the putty. The sudden stop made him hit his head on the steering wheel, causing it to bleed. The man let out a series of swears as he pressed hhard on the gas, trying to break free.

Blurr has posed:
    The car handles like no car either of them had ever seen or driven. In fact, being at the steering wheel almost feels like being part of the vehicle! It's incredible, really. The adhesive causes it to jerk a bit, giving Tim the opportunity to jump onto the back and potentially break in through a window, but as soon as Aaron floors the gas, the thing takes off like a speeding bullet.

    As it accelerates toward the speed of sound itself, a blond haired teen, the same one Tim had seen earlier, is suddenly in the backseat. Had he been hiding in here the whole time? It certainly seemed that way. "Excuse me sir, but what exactly do you think you're doing?" he asks.

Cypher has posed:
    Doug's voice crackles over Tim's radio. "That... is not a car." He radios. "Well, I mean it is, but it isn't." he has his pocket computer out, and he's running through data on it as he talks, from where he's hiding behind his dumpster. "That thing's giving off signals in alien languages I've never seen before... Just give me a few seconds and I'll translate them."

Hammerhead has posed:
"Whoah!"
     Aaron let out a exclamation of surpise when the car shot free like a speeding bullet. As the car got faster, Aaron started laughing like a made man. He couldn't believe it, he managed to escape Batman's sidekick and was now driving what he could only describe as the fastest car ever. Suddenly, he was startled to hear yet another voice behond him. Looking at the rear-view mirror, he saw a blonde teen sitting in the backseat. Aaron, ignoring his pained and bleeding head,said to the boy
     I don't know how the fuck you got in ere kid. But, this car is going to a shop. Once I stop, you better get out or you will be sleepin with da fishes, capiche!?"

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks over, and says "Ok, well what do you think we should do. He heads to a bit of a high vantage point for a moment

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks over to the car, and will head back over to Doug, and will look at him "So, what did it mean? Did you understand it all?"

Blurr has posed:
    "A shop? But I don't need any repairs." The teen argues, though he doesn't sound concerned at all, which is also strange because a typical kid would be terrified of a criminal, right? Especially if he were trapped in a car with one. "I don't mind fish, though." Seriously?

    As for Doug and Tim, following Aaron and his newly stolen ride to the thug's destination wouldn't be too hard.

Cypher has posed:
    Then Doug pauses, and frowns. "Robin. If he takes that car in, he and everyone around him are in serious danger. I just realized what it is. It's a member of a race of extremely sophisticated, *extremely* dangerous alien robots. The Sentinels were *reverse-engineered* from them. We ran into their... warlord, I guess you'd call him. And I think that this robot is trying to send out a signal on a specific frequency asking for help. It's calling out to something called 'The First and the Greatest'."

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake will look to the other man and hmms . He preses a button and his car comes driving around the corner on its own. He motions for the other to have a seat in the passanger seat so they can play follow the leader

Cypher has posed:
Doug climbs into the seat. "Though... the one we encountered liked presenting his name in Latin, so if we did that for this one it'd be..." He furrows his brow, "...Primus Optimus?" He frowns, "No, the word usage is a little off..."

Hammerhead has posed:
"Kid, were you dropped on your fuckin head or something as a baby?"
     This was all Aaron could say to this seemingly stupid teenager who was currently riding with him through the streets of Hell's Kitchen to Big Hank's Hot Rod's, a local chop shop ran by Big Hank, a street ganger who made a deal with Hammerhead. After a few more moments of driving, saw Hank's in the distance and, began to break. He then turned and said to the teen," Once I stop in this garage, you will get out! Understand!"

Blurr has posed:
    Hot Rod's? Blurr actually had to chuckle inwardly at this name, because it definitely reminded him of someone he knows. Or at least, the Neocybex translation of it did.

    The teen smirks at Aaron's demands, as he scans the shop they are approaching. Well that was useful! He figured maybe these guys might be in possession of something he could use, and they're obviously criminals, so it's totally fine to steal from them. "Okay." he says cheerfully, as if nothing at all is wrong.

    And he will do so, as soon as they come to a stop. Or at least appaer to.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake 's brow raises and says "So, you have encountered these before, and they are sentinels, that look like cars. I think I missed something along the way Cypher.

Cypher has posed:
"No," Doug says, pulling his mask down, "Sentinels were reverse-engineered from one of them, that Bolivar Trask found deactivated. These things are to Sentinels what my computer rig at home is to a Commodore 64. The one the X-Men found was called 'Megatron' and while talking to him I deduced he was some sort of warlord, and that they were in the middle of some kind of civil war, with an outcome *far* from decided. They're ALMOST as sophisticated physically as the Technarchy, based on what I observed of Megatron physically. Rapid modular alteration, powerful *weapons*, possibly even extradimensional storage of unused components--"

"...And based on what we just saw, they can take the form of vehicles that are indistinguishable from the real thing. Robots in disguise, Tim."

Hammerhead has posed:
Aaron smirked to himself as he approached Big Hank's. He could not believe his luck, not only did he manage to avoid two superheroes, but he managed to snag a car that would fetch him quite a lot of money from Hank. Hammerhead is sure to give him a promotion after this. A shame about Bob though, but Aaron could always visit him in prison. Once he pulled into the garage itself, he was greeted by a fat African-American man wearing a tank-top. Big Hank was a member of the Powderkegs, a gang of car thiefs operating in Hell's Kitchen. He was accompanied by five men, three gang members and two mechanics. As Aaron climbed out, he looked to the backseat and found that the boy was gone. Aaron immeidatley walked up to Hank and said to him,
     This car is amazing. Not only does it go as a fast as lightning, but it is virtyually ownerless, so you can do whatever the hell you want to it and no one will mess it.'
     Big Hank just grunted, obviously not believing him and said," Ya know the drill. My boys inspect the car and see if it's really worth selling on the blackmarket. If not, i will just strip it down and sell the parts." He then snaped his fingers and the two mechanics went over to the car to inspect it.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks over to Doug, and says "Ok, well if this thing has mega weapons, and is intelligent and such, I don't think these fellows need to get their hands on it. When we go in, you head to the car, and see if you can get it out of the place. I will handle the thugs. Once we get the car away from them, before they hurt someone or themselves, we will figure out what to do with it.

Blurr has posed:
    The teen is indeed gone. And as a matter of fact there is no trace of him anywhere at all. It was as if he had never been there in the first place.

    The car would seem to the mechanics to be just a sports car, albeit a very fancy one with an engine fit for street racing. Had to be a custom rig or prototype of some kind, like maybe something Tony Stark would have come up with for himself to drive around for show.

    And Aaron is right, it doesn't even have plates, or any distinguishing markings at all, other than the strange face emblem on the steering wheel inside. No items lying around inside either, not even vehicle registration, or sunglasses or something. It doesn't even appear to have an ignition or push button start, either.

Cypher has posed:
"And how're we going to do that?" Doug asks. "It's a chop shop full of guys with guns." He asks, "And uh, I'm kind of a rookie at the whole vigilante thing. So I'm sure there's a technique for doing this in the rulebook... so what is it?" He asks, genuinely puzzled.

Hammerhead has posed:
The Mechanics walked back up to Big Hank and told them their findings. Hank gripped his chin in thought for a minute and said to Aaron,"Seems like you got yourself some jind of sports car. Something similar was on the list. But, people prefer named branmds. I can pay you and Hammerhead for bringing me it. But, I am scrapping it for parts." One of the mechanics then climbed into the car and drove it into the stripping area, where it placed on a jack. Once the mechanic left the car, another one started to apporach it with a an angle saw, hetting ready to start the stripping process.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake pulls out two batarangs handing them to Doug, and says "These will put out clouds of smoke, you use it to hide. I will come in from one side making a hell of a racket, and then you come in. I will throw a few of those, you throw your two, and use them to cover your getting too the car. All the guns should be pointed at me, you should not have to worry about anything more than log wrenches and knifes. New at this don't you guys do stuff like this?'

Cypher has posed:
Doug gives Tim a look. "Yeah, we used to do stuff like this all the time, then I got *shot and killed* and I was dead for two years. I'm not against gambling for my life, it's just not an experience I care to repeat!" He's mostly just nervous about this, really...

Blurr has posed:
    Nothing really happens as they drive the car to the stripping area. But, when the mechanic started trying to cut at it with the saw, he finds that instead of cutting through the metal, the saw just groans and grinds, sending paint shavings flying but nothing more than that. However, he won't have much time to wonder about this, because suddenly there is a strange mechanical sound the likes of which they've never heard before, and the car starts to...rearrange itself? If you could call it that. At first it looks like it's falling apart, but then--no, it's more like unfolding. -Standing up.- Yes, the closest thing these guys have ever seen to this is probably a Sentinel.

    Blurr picks up the man who was trying to cut him open and dangles him in the air. "Thanks for having me over, fleshy. But, I'm gonna have to draw the line at trying to cut me open. Don't worry though, I'll still help myself to the food." Then he throws him against a wall and starts toward the fuel cannisters.

Hammerhead has posed:
The mechanic lets out a lound, grunting noise as he gets thrown into the wall. He lies motionless on the ground, obviously unconcious. Everyone else in the shop rushed towards the area where the noise was coming from, only to gawk at the giant robot heading towards the fuel. Aaron, who at this time was paid for the car, turned towards the exit, making a run for it. The rest of the crew immediatley pulls out their various guns and starts to fire at the robot

Hammerhead has posed:
Hank also turns turns the exit and attempts to flee with Aaron

Blurr has posed:
    While the saw hadn't really done anything except ruin Blurr's perfect paintjob (which he is fairly pissed about), the guns actually sort of hurt. "Oh, that wasn't smart!" he remarks. Weapons emerge from arm compartments, and he fires downward at them, but does his best not to hit any of the fuel barrels. Speaking of the fuel, he grabs as many of those as he can fit in his subspace and shifts back into that car before smashing straight through as many walls as necessary to get back out to the street.