8753/The Cargo Truck

The Cargo Truck
Date of Scene:	12 August 2019
Location:	Mid-Island, Staten Island
Synopsis:	Three heroes converege on a cargo truck carrying stolen artwork.
Cast of Characters:	Hammerhead, Kid, Rave, Blurr

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Hammerhead has posed:
Mid-Island has been known for it's mob activity for a long time. During it's history, three well- known mob connected murders have happened here over the years. While, the activity might have diminished slightly over the years, organized crime still happned in this neighborhood. In a back-alley near a old shipping warehose there was activity going on thato ne would call suspicious. There were five men in pin-stripped suits, the signature look of Hammerhead's crew, overseeing the loading of a cargo truck parked near the receiving area of the warehouse. The packages they were lading onto the truck were large, and obviously heavy due to how the men lifitg them were grunting and wheezing as they lifted them. The head gangster, a tall, musular man with a moustache tapped his foot impatiently and said," Hurry up and load the boxes, the client dosen't 'ave all day!"

Kid has posed:
Well well, someway, somehow, Kid keeps finding himself tangling with Hammerhead and his croonies. Perhaps it had to do with Hammerhead aggressive style of organized crime? Whatever the reason, Kids already got a lead so to speak.
    In a neighborhood where organize crime was common enough, it was easy to pick up stray thoughts of potential criminal activity. His primary prey when it came to hunting. At the moment Kid was on on a rooftop overlooking the current operations. He knew Hammerhead men came packed with more heat than a wild fire. Least what it felt like. So for now he stayed above, and in the shadows watching, trying to gage how many he was dealing with...and how dangerous.

Rave has posed:
The last time that Rave had tangled with the Mob? She'd stumbled across the Punisher going to work on them. It had been a...shocking display to watch such violence. Thankfully a little talking with a new mentor in the form of the Flash and the blue-haired speedster is back in the game. With the rumors of smugglers, mobsters and gang activity? She was on the case.

Rushing through the streets in a glowing blur, the girl weaves through the streets and up the side of a wall. With that neon glow tracing her form? She wasn't particularly stealthy as she came to perch atop the edge of the truck, giving a little whistle and leaning down towards the hurried gangsters. "What'cha doing?"

Blurr has posed:
    As Kid is doing his telepathic scans, he might pick up on something familiar. Well, familiarly weird. Like the mind of a certain machine he met...encountered? Recently. As it would happen, he's perched on top of a Toyota dealership, and inside one of the darkened showrooms is something that doesn't actually belong there, and if anyone looked, and but -really- looked too, into the windows, they'd probably spot a vehicle that looks more like a concept than something actually on the market. Well hey at least it has a license plate, right?

    Yep, Blurr was inside. That speedy human has his attention though. He'd never seen a Terran like -that- before. She reminded him of himself...and he liked that. Suddenly, that teen-aged looking avatar he saw before appears near Kid, watching the confrontation below.

Hammerhead has posed:
The gangsters look up in surprise when Rave appears on top of the truck. One of the gangsters in shock drops the crate he was carrying, which fell on the group with a huge shattering noise from the inside. The mustachoed gangster looked in shock at the box before turning to Rave in anger. His face then turns to one of shock as he suddenly pulls out a sawed-off shotgun from his jacket as he says," Hey! You are one of the bastards that caused our racket in Bushwick to get raided. Da boss said to keep an eye out fer ya jerks!" The shot-gun weilding man then fires his gun at Rave and is followed by the four other men outside outside.

Kid has posed:
Five on one hardly seemed fair. Kid certainly sense the incognito cybertronian. And even saw his avatar due to him being nearby. He sends him a message o O ("Well speedy, up to lend her a hand, or you all show?") he broadcast to him half jokingly.
    When the shotguns fly it time to jump in. Kid goes over the edge of the building, and down the fire-escape...well the sides of it, since it was the quickest way down for a rilla of his size. He already has made himself dissappear...and goes barreling towards the men who had thier backs turned, intent on tackling them right into their poor old van.

Rave has posed:
A blink of those faintly glowing eyes, Rave places a finger to her lips. "Was that me?" she questions, it actually seemed playful teasing, but she -did- recall it after a moment. Huh. When the shotgun comes her way? She actually gives a sigh as the world slows and the heavy 'shot' of the shotgun fly through the air towards her, then she's moving to stand and stepping out of the path.

Of course, in 'real' time there's simply a flash and Rave is a little to the right and un-shot.

Her hand lifts, begining to glow with an energy bolt intending to throw it at the shotgun man..when he's suddenly tackled by a newcommer. Huh. Alright then.

The bolt is sent hurtling to the next man over instead.

Blurr has posed:
    "You sure you want me to get involved?" The avatar says, folding its arms and arching a brow at Kid. "She seems to have it pretty well handled, if she really can move that fast any time."

    For the time being, he just watches the fight go down, rather impressed by Rave's movements, and wondering if she was unique or if there were other Terrans like her.

Hammerhead has posed:
The man with the shotgun is tackled by Kid as another man is hit by what appeared to be a laser coming from Rave. As the htree other gangsters continue shooting at Rave and the invisible newcomer. Two scrawner, thinner gangster leave the warehouse carrying two crates full of the mysterious cargo, Upon seeing the chaos before them. The two men gently set the crates down and one of them pulls out a spare set of car keys and, along with his buddy sneak into the truck while everyone is busy.
    
     Suddenly, the truck starts up and starts to drive away. One of the three shooting gangsters starts to run after the truck and manages to hop into the cargo holding area and close the door with a slam.

Kid has posed:
Kid is psychic, but not super hearing, he barely caught what Blurr said as he had dissappeared down to help. And the shot guns were not helping. Shotguns which were dodging, he was moving around in a big circle away from wherever the others were pointing.
    But this movement did allow him to notice the truck getting away. This time he sends out a general broadcast o O ("Yea, lunch is escaping in a truck. Either of you two sonic boomers think you can catch it?") before he jumps forward both fists togeather...and comes down towards on of the crazed shooters, intent on knocking him out cold before dodging out of the way in a random direction, still holding his invisbility.

Rave has posed:
Whoa! Was that someone talking in her mind? That was a new thing. She'd have to question that later! Right now, she's pooling another 'hardlight' burst in her hands when the mention of the truck moving catches her...ears? There's a frown, a moment to huck the energy bolt towards another mobster before she zips towards one of the discarded crates, intending to try and peek inside it. "Gimmie a sec!"

How hard would it -really- be to catch the truck? Surely she could take a look at what they'd been trying to steal first, right?

Blurr has posed:
    Suddenly, through all the alien language Kid may be hearing in there, something clearly comprehensible comes through. << Uh, sure I could, what are we chasing, exactly? Also, how are you transmitting that, aren't you a fleshy? >> He's not entirely sure what Kid meant by 'lunch'.

    Still, a chance for some kind of race of chase? Blurr isn't one to turn that down! He suddenly smashes through the glass windows of the showroom, ready to pursue. Although...scrap. He can't quite go as fast as he can, that is, without knocking buildings down and killing/injuring natives.

Hammerhead has posed:
The goon Kid jits goes flying into a wall and immediatey goes unconcious. Meanwhile, after hitting the final mobster in the area with a laser, Rave manges to open the box and sees what appears to be a painitng. Apprenty Hammerhead has been planning on selling stolent artwork to someone in the city. Meanwhile, the driver of the truck sees Blurr coming and oulls on the horn twice. Suddenly, the cargo bed door opens and the man inside of it pulls out a tommy gun and starts to shoot at Blurr

Kid has posed:
Kid grabs the man he knocked out, and is typical, drains his brain, which was likely very uncomfortable for the man....but least he won't be waking up anytime soon. Though Kid does finally appear in his 'teenage mutant' illusion. o O ("Fleshy? Great, am I dealing with Mr. Roboto Space Burrito Incognito?") cause who else would be asking that except a robot from out of this world. Yes he was still broadcasting to both Rave and Bluur o O ("uhh...welp, Imma go steal a car less one of you two bozos wanna pick me up") he begins to look for said car, dragging the goons with him. He wasn't going to let them go THAT easily.

Rave has posed:
Brain-draining unwitnessed thanks to her peeking at the art, Rave hadn't actually gotten a good look at Kid and what he was doing. But the sudden bursting of Blurr from the dealership after the van had her just sort of...staring. Was that a sudden supercar after the van? And she thought the helicoptor-arrival last time had been a bit much!

Back towards the Kid and his broadcasting she just sort of stares at him for a second. "I uh...I'm not big on piggy-backs...also who are you?"

Right. Truck.

"Hold that thought," the speedster speaks, then she's suddenly racing away in a blurring neon glow after the vehicle.

Blurr has posed:
    << What's 'burrito'? >> Blurr asks. << Why won't you answer my questions? I don't even know what the slag we're chasing after! Ugh, fine. >> What appears to be a blue and white sports car of unknown make and model speeds down the street after the truck. Though he did pause a moment, giving Kid the opportunity to jump onto him if he wanted.

    The gunshots ping-ping and pew-pew on the Autobot's outer armor, denting and scratching here and there, but don't seem to penetrate too far. Suddenly, the teenager avatar appears standing next to the gunmen in the back. "Hey, can anyone tell me what you guys are stealing?" he asks, as if he's like a tourist or something.

Hammerhead has posed:
The gun man notices the blue blurr coming towards the truck and is about to start shooting at Rave when all the sudden, a teenager appears in the cargo bed. Not answerwing his question, the man turns his tommy gun at the avatar and starts to shoot at him.

Kid has posed:
Kid tosses the other two goons into Blurr, and than jumps in himself. O O ("Find. I am telepathic, this means I can intercept, read and 'broadcast' through the astral field. Think of it like radio signals, but for minds. No not all fleshy can do it, only some of us can. A burrito is a kind of food filled with meat and beans. Now drive man DRIVE!!!") feeling he has successfully answered the question. o O ("Also were chasing after THAT") he sends Blurr a telepathic picture of the specific van, not wanting to explain van to a car. H ewas kind of glad he was safe in said car

Rave has posed:
     This had to be the weirdest 'discussion' that Rave had heard in her own mind...actually it was the -first- she'd ever heard in her head that wasn't her own. Strange.

Still, there was more important things to deal with. That sudden erruption of gunfire from the cab had her eyes widening before she takes a breath and rushes forward.

For her, for a moment, the world is standing still as she runs -up- the pursuit car she had no idea was a Cybertronian and vaults -onto- the truck itself. Running across the top of the vehicle, she leans down and climbs to the door before trying to yank it open. The burst of speed alone was probably enough to rock the vehicle a little.

Blurr has posed:
    << Huh, interesting. Wait, why would you call me meatbag food? I am so not meatbag food! >> Then he gets that image. Oh for Trion's sake. << Primus smelt it all I KNOW we're chasing after THAT, I meant what the slag do they have that you want or that you don't want them to have?? >>

    Meanwhile, the avatar gets shot in the chest. A bullet-sized hole appears, and there is a strange white glow as what look like pixels fly in every direction. But the hole seems to quickly repair itself. "Uh, -rude-. I was just asking you a question." the teen says even as his chest repairs itself.

    And then, panels on the sides of the blue sports car in pursuit seem to shift as twin blasters emerge from inside and fire at the truck's tires.

Hammerhead has posed:
The two people driving the truck feel it rock a bit before settling back down. The giins think nothing of it intil suddenly the car opens by itself. The second it does, the passenger iimediatley pulls out a pstol and starts to shoot into the open door. Meanwhile, one of the tires is hit by the car, which starts rocking again. The tommu-gun weilding gangster mages to catch his footing and grits his teeth in anger and starts to shoot the car again.

Kid has posed:
Kid gets a wide grin o O ("Well it was an expression, a weird terran one. Otherwise, well, I mean, I eat minds...and you do have a mind. So you could be food. But no worries, I ain't after yours. As for your other question - no clue. I just know there criminals and criminals mean free food for this guy.") yup, that was his entire motivation. Speaking of which....it was time to think at the speed of light!
    Which wasn't easy. Kid been around this place a few times, and so his concentrates on new illusions. Obstacles, walls appearing, trees moving, streets where they shouldn't be. It was alot to do, and at this speed much MUCH harder. So plenty of mistakes to be had, but hopefully it will confuse the driver enough to slow down, or if he is lucky, crash on a real obstacle.

Rave has posed:
There's a gun coming her way, Rave goes to fire a bolt and...there's some teenager in the cab. Crap. She'd take the time to ponder the precision shot she'd need to do, but that blaster bolt hitting the tires had her eyes widening and she simply leaps backwards and clear -off- the vehicle. The truck was about to go wild, moreso with the whole illusions, but even so she manages to extend a palm towards the vehicle's front and hurls a bolt of sizzling laser towards the front. This one was different, not a solid 'bolt' of concussive force, but burning bolt of laser energy that seers (hopefully) through the engine block. This truck was going to be in a bad way.

Of course, when Rave's form hits the road and she tumbles at high-speed, even she has limited time to try and slow her impact. The tumbling impact tears at her running pants and marks up her skin before she comes to a stop sprawled on the ground and props herself up. She needed a moment...and a light source. Ow.

Blurr has posed:
    << What, you eat processors? >> Blurr seems disgusted by the idea. << But doesn't this planet have some kind of criminal justice system? Shouldn't they answer to that? >> More bullets glance off of his paint. Ugh, he'll have to get a new coating soon thanks to this.

    He keeps shooting at the tires, but his aim isn't the greatest. Look, he's no Perceptor, okay? He's supposed to be able to just shoot at everything at once in an instant and hope to hit something and ideally more than one something. Anyway, this is taking too long for his liking...

    Abruptly, paneling again starts to slide and shift again, only this time it's not just on the sides. It's everywhere, all around. It almost looks like the car is -falling apart- while driving, but actually it's more like rearranging itself. Anyway, by the end of it, Blurr jumps up and somersaults over the truck, landing on his feet in front of it. A hand goes down toward the hood, aiming to bring it to hard and fast halt.

Hammerhead has posed:
A combination of the open car door, the bolt from Rave, the hallucinations and finally, Blurr sudden handslam causes the truck to stop with an abrupt hault. The driver hits his head on the steering wheel knocking himself out on the spot while the shooter flies out of the car and faceplants on the ground. The paasenger, whose head is bleeding from a gash on his head, manages to get out of the car and attempts to flee.

Kid has posed:
And kids eyes are wide o O ("By those shining lights! This is awesoooooome!") his 'voice' sounded like an excited childs. Kid LOVED machines. Of course, now it was a bit cramped. But thankfully Kids facionation with machines outdoes his fear of small spaces, not like this guy wants to keep him trapped...though he was begining to sweat. o O ("You have SO got to show me how you work! Also no, I do not eat processors...I eat 'data'") he corrects o O ("Not all of it, just enough to keep full. Also, theres a fleshy escaping to your left. As for the justice system....eh. Hey, I get a meal, the justice system gets a crook with less hassel. Win win")

Rave has posed:
Right now, Rave was pulling herself to her feet with a groan...but the sight of the car turning itself into...well, a giant robot, had her blinking and touching her hand to her head. She didn't -think- she'd hit it in the fall. Still frowning, the girl takes a few deep breaths and extends her hands outwards. Nearby? Streetlamps and store-lights alike flicker and distort their rays for a moment as the light condenses and flows through the air into her form. In moments, Rave was standing there with her wounds healed...although her outfit was still showing the tears and dirt of her tumble. It wasn't quite so lucky as the metahuman girl.

     Nope, still a robot there. Huh. She'd have to ask about th- Oh, runner! There's a sudden flash of light and the girl was standing simply in front of the man, clicking her tongue. "Really? Really? How far did you think you were going to get?"

Blurr has posed:
    Oh, right the fleshies were still inside of him. Ew. Suddenly, something in the compartment flips up and catapults Kid, and the two unconscious goons out onto the street below rather unceremoniously. Blurr smirks down at Kid. "Pal I just gave you a -live- demonstration." he says in response to the Terran's insistance that he show him how his body worked. "If that's not enough then I don't know how else I can help ya."

    He watches as the human criminal starts running away, but Rave races after him and catches up easily enough, as he'd thought.

Hammerhead has posed:
The man lets out a gasp of horror when Rave appears in front of him. He tries to pull out his pistol, onlt to find that it was gone. He then puts his ahnds up and says to Rave,"Alright, i give!"

Kid has posed:
o O ("Schematics would be nice") is Kid response as he grins up at Blurr, he didn't even mind being dumped out. He looks over at the man who has given up o O ("And that my cue") he in a surprisingly quiet manner, walks up to the man from behind. Time for this crook to go night night. Kid would attempt to quickly grab the man by the head and like the others, drain him. Which does have the benfit of knocking someone out if he drains enough.

Rave has posed:
A blink, a tilt of her head, the man drops at her feet and Kid is just standing there behind him. "How the heck did you...?" she begins before shaking her head. "It's like that 'nerve-pinch' thing." A pause, her gaze goes towards Blurr and his goon-catapulting ways before she reaches into her pocket for her phone.

She'd be getting a picture of -that-!

Of course, plans for selfies with cybertronians are thwarted by the device not quite having survived her tumble as well as she did. Dang it.

Blurr has posed:
    "Sorry, no can do. Those are back on Cybertron, and a loooong time ago, like before your civilization even -existed- long time ago." Blurr tells Kid. "Oh, and besides, it's against the Accords." Whatever Accords he's talking about, but he doesn't explain that part.

    And then Rave is taking out some kind of recording device. "Nope!Nopenoneofthat!" he exclaims, his words running together much like many speedsters talk. In fact, he kind of looks basically like a mechanical speedster.

    Anyway, the phone won't behave. Whether it's from the fall or something else isn't too clear. But he's suddenly back to the car and driving off before someone can take another picture.