9168/Competition

Competition
Date of Scene:	12 September 2019
Location:	A pirate asteroid just outside Nova space.
Synopsis:	The Guardians, Gigas, and Tyran'tar all rush in to a pirate base that has had a bounty placed on it. Star-Lord and Gigas lay waste to it with Tyran'tars help. Mostly Star-Lord.
Cast of Characters:	Star-Lord, Tyran'tar, Gigas

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Star-Lord has posed:
It's just outside the borders of the Nova Empire, because of course it is. What pirate group in their right mind would operate within the jurisdiction of the Nova Corps? Nonetheless, it meant that the Novans officially couldn't deal with it themselves; instead, the asteroid base that's their known base had has an 'anonymous' bounty placed on it.

That went over as well as could be expected, with the mercenaries of the Underverse suddenly rushing to claim it. One such group is the Guardians of the Galaxy, whom were in the region already, and have had a head start dealing with a known cruiser from the group that was away at the time.

That ship was just coming out of warp, having been commandeered by the Guardians, and is set on a collision course with their hangar.

Star-Lord intends on ramming the ship right down their throats as a delivery system.

Tyran'tar has posed:
    Tyran'tar needed to get away from tamaran for a while. So he volunteered to raid a base on the outskirts of the nova empire. No matter, Tyran'tar comes out of warp with his own ship and he begins to walk to the hatch doors. His military uniform changing to the green lantern uniform. He flies out and begins to head to the base. When he sees the ship about to crash into the hanger. He flies back to avoid the explosion from that.

Gigas has posed:
    A random floating asteroid, part of the smaller cluster of ones around the larger base, serves as a good enough hiding space as any for an unassuming freighter ship-turned homebase for the blue bruiser known only as Gigas. Like many other mercenaries in the region, he'd heard of the bounty placed on this particular location and so came to check it out though his motivations are less centered around looking for work and more around trying to find something to entertain himself from the state of ennui he occasionally finds himself in.

Once he arrived, he set his ship to doing some scans of the base and then..promptly dozed off boredly. So yeah, he's not always that great at his chosen profession! It is only the proximity alarms sounding that wake him up, just in time to see the co-opted Guardians ship go roaring past to head on a crash course for the hangar.

"Oooh! I was here first!"

Star-Lord has posed:
Gigas is summarily ignored, and there's a series of explosions from the hangar as the cruiser sized ship rams right into it. Bodies start flying out from the event as the barrier generators fail from the sheer force of the impact, and soon, the lights in that section of the base go out.

Soon, lights and flashes can be seen coming from inside the hangar area around the superstructure of the cruiser.

Gigas has posed:
The vaccum of space greets Gigas as he steps out of his ship onto the asteroid surface and looks down onto the chaos unfolding at the base below him. An instant later and he's leapt - pushing off of the rocky surface of the space rock and hurtling across the void towards the besieged pirate base. The force of his jump is enough to cause earthquakes under normal conditions so here it serves as considerable propulsion that's only magnified when he's caught in the artifical gravity field of the base and yanked downward like a falling meteor with both fists stretched out infront of him.

A loud *TWOOOM* would resound within the structure as he impacts and comes crashing through it into the section just ahead of the hangar area. His arrival causing additinoal exposive decompression until the bases fields are able to wink on and compensate - assuming they are in working order.

Tyran'tar has posed:
    Tyran'tar raises a hand and puts a force field around Gigas and himself to give them breathable air. He didnt know if gigas needed it but he cant handle the vacuum of space alone. "So where to now?" He asks curiously.

Star-Lord has posed:
From the position of Gigas and Tyran'tar, power seems to be going out all over the base, with emergency bulkheads slamming shut all over the place. It's a standard procedure in a base losing all force shield integrity in the exposed bits; like the hangar.

So far in the area Gigas and Tyran'tar are, it's fairly quiet, except for the alarms. Most likely a good portion of the pirates have gone to the hangar to reinforce their fellows. Easy enough for the two to follow the hallways there, if they so chose.

Gigas has posed:
"Hmm." rumbles Gigas as he turns to look at Tyran'tar. He frowns deeply and then intones, "We are not partners. Has this not happened before once? Hmm.. Maybe we shoudl become partners..but do not get in my way.." He then grins, his expression becoming almost disturbingly cheerful as he turns and walks away from the Lantern. If the bubble moves with him or not, Gigas intends to stride right through it and continue on his way towards the hangar where the bulk of the action seems to be taking place. "You seem to like jumping into the middle of bounty hunts. I thought you were a lantern and that they weren't interested ins uch things?"

As the noise of the chaos increass, Gigas raises an eyebrow and muses, "Hmm..this sounds like a fierce fight! I hope you are ready!"

Tyran'tar has posed:
    "Oh I am just lucky." Tyran'tar says as he walks along with the massive being, moving the bubble with them. "I am just here to make sure no one gets away. Nova corps are practically useless this far out." He says as he sees the doors to the hanger. He gestures to Gigas. "I am not blaster proof, so after you?" He asks the being of strength.

Star-Lord has posed:
The way to the hangar is empty. Quiet. No one seems to know Gigas or Tyran'tar are there.

That all changes when they round a corner, and the telltale sounds of lasers and plasma being exchanged in crossfire are evident, along with screams and shouts. Primarily of pain.

Some of this stops as Gigas walks around the corner. Varies races of varied clothing stop firing into the hangar, even as those inside are still fighting... and they all simultaneously start firing plasma and lasers at Gigas and Tyran'tar down the corridor. Both weapons are capable of instant incineration of humanoid races. So they hurt. A lot.

Gigas has posed:
"Hmph." rumbles Gigas, sounding annoyed as he hears Tyran'tar, "That is just an excuse to stick your nose in other peoples business, hmmm?"

He then rounds the corner into the chaos of the battle and slowly his grin spreads once more, "It is like a party!"

His grin quickly fades as he's unloaded upon. Now Gigas can take a punch to the jaw from a Kryptonian or a Daxamite and just grin and not be moved from where he stands but he doesn't do uite as well against concentrated energy fire. Thus when the blasts start roaring into him like the surface of a star, he grimaces and is forced to raise both of his immense forarms to shield any vital areas while holding his ground against the attack as his skin smoulders and smokes.

He's very noticably -not- inceinerated though it akes him a second to get his bearings. "Hrmph! Maybe you do something -partner-??" He grunts at Tyran'tar

Tyran'tar has posed:
    "Only because you asked." Tyran'tar says as his forcefield protects him from laser fire. He forms a forcefield around Gigas, modulating the energy field to allow the laser and plasma fire not do any damage. He then forms a construct plasma rifle and begins to open fire with green energy bursts. "I assume Star-lord is here somewhere?" He asks as he forms a telepathic link between himself and Gigas so they could communicate with thought instead of words.

Star-Lord has posed:
The Lantern shield lasts a good while... but under that concentrated barrage, Tyran'Tar will quickly realize his shield is going to collapse within moments... or it would have, until he willed that plasma rifle into existence and opened fire.

"We got incoming from this side!" One of the pirates shouts. Another shout comes from inside the hangar, "Get to the pods! We have the Guardians in here!"

Gigas and Tyran'Tar are suddenly left without any enemies as everyone in that firing line begins to run into the hangar.

Tyran'tar has posed:
    Tyran'tar flies after gigas. He makes the rifle vanish and forces his shields and gigas' energy shields to recharge. He focuses all of his will on being on the defensive and letting the blue hulk be his offense. He flies quickly and looks around to make sure no one sneaks around them.

Tyran'tar has posed:
    "Who else makes a flashy display with as much firepower as possible." Tyran'tar says as he appears in the room and remodulates the forcefield so it takes the strain off his willpower. He then looks around and lets Gigas smash anyone who comes for him. "So any plans for the ones that are escaping?" He asks curiously.

Star-Lord has posed:
In the hangar is absolute chaos. There's water, fire, and earthen materials /everywhere/ and a few dozen dead bodies around the remnants of the cruiser. Star-Lord himself can be seen flying above on his Jet Boots as yet another stream of fire is loosed, incinerating one of the treating pirates.

Those Gigas is running towards don't stand a chance, and he easily crushes a pair of pirates in the rear with feet and punching. With Tyran'tar shielding him from the few enemy weapons, the pirates are in full retreat to the escape pods.

Those they have survived, anyway.

Gigas has posed:
"ALright..now...---er--HEY!!"

Gigas has a reputation to protect and a need to use overwhelming, unstoppable force and being forced on the defensive and then forced to get help from another to get some breathing room just aint good for his ego. And Gigas has a big ego.

It's even further bruised when they just..up and run away and Gigas looks on dumbfounded as he was just about to go shoulder charging into the group of them.

"Hey! Come back!"

Thundering the ground violently, he sets off into a charge, racing after them furiously, "I need to punch something!"

He quickly fins himself in the hangar. As the pirates fall back into retreat he turns, wheeling to face Star-Lord and then pointing a massive arm at him, "Hey! I remember you.. You are ..Star Lord! The Daxamite's friend.." He gives him a thumbs up and another grin before swinging that same qarm around and absently slamming another pirate into, and embedding them into, a nearby wall. "So that was -you- who crashed in here...."

Tyran'tar has posed:
    "Who else makes a flashy display with as much firepower as possible." Tyran'tar says as he appears in the room and remodulates the forcefield so it takes the strain off his willpower. He then looks around and lets Gigas smash anyone who comes for him. "So any plans for the ones that are escaping?" He asks curiously.

Star-Lord has posed:
When the pirates are gone from the hangar or simply pasted, Star-Lord stops in mid-air, before he simply... drops to the ground, fires off one more Jet-Boot burst for retro-rockets, and then drops to the ground in front of Gigas.

The Terran-Hybrid looks him over, and he smirks that cock smirk he's known for, "Long time no see, Gigas. Got bored and decided to shatter a pirate base?"

With only a glance, Star-Lord brings up one of his element guns and aims an earthen spike at the head of one of the retreating pirates, instantly piercing his skull and killing him, "We were in the neighborhood. Thought we'd say hi." Peter quips.

Tyran gets a glance from Star-Lord, "This your sector, Lantern?" Star-Lord asks.

Tyran'tar has posed:
    "Nope, just looking for some excitement." Tyran'tar says as he watches the two of them. "Any pirates I capture, I make sure to give you both the bounty." He says as he scans the area to make sure none were hiding and he looks out the hanger bay to try and 'grab' pods that have launched.

Gigas has posed:
"You are rather merciless!" Gigas looks on in surprise at the messy demise of that last pirate and blinks a few times. He's got no room to talk though, considering the trail of crushed bodies he's left behind.

"Hmmm..as to your answer..yes! I had heard that this headquarters was in demand..so I thought to come take it!" He waves a massive hand to Tyran'tar, "Am not interested in the pirates themselves. They are..hrm..what is the word..vermin. They will re locate and start all over again. No point, really. They aren't worth that much..are they?"

Star-Lord has posed:
"A bounty is a bounty. I call it job security." Star-Lord cheerfully replies, "I'm merciful when it matters. For a bunch of a-holes just causing plenty of suffering in their vicinity? My heart bleeds." Star-Lord quips, before looks around, his helmet activating thermal vision, "They're going for the pods. We can just keep them in the area." Peter informs the two, before he looks to Gigas, "Let's say... a 70 30 split?" Star-lord inquires.

Tyran'tar has posed:
    "as I said my share can go between the both of you. If the nova corps gives you any flak about collecting bounties outside their space, then come to oa. I will see to it the lanterns pay you what your owed." He says his ring chirps. "I will go capture the ones in outer space. Let you two clean up." He says as he glows and begins to fly off.

Gigas has posed:
"Hmm.."

Gigas takes a moment to do the math, or at least attempts to. He counts out this and that on his fingers and then rumbles, "Well now..that is very generous of you. Very well! You must be doing well in your work then 79 for me and 30 for you... that is most kind. And here I thought there was going to be a debate about it all!"

He shrugs to Tyran'tar while placing both hands on his hips. "That is agreeable!"

Star-Lord has posed:
"... or we can just go 50 50 and pretend you did some of the work, sure." Star-Lord mutters, before he turns to look at the ruined cruiser. "If you two want to clean up in here, I need to go and make sure the pods are jammed with the Milano." Star-Lord informs the two, before he launches from where he is and turns around.

"See you later, Gigas." Star-Lord gives a salute with one of his element guns, before he's flying back out into space, towards the cruiser hangar.