Sending out an SOS

[redjacketthief]

Who: Farmland Defenders and YOU.
What: Tourists are causing problems.
When: August 29, Morning.
Where: The Farm.
Summary: The farm has been raided by the Kin'corians--Aid is needed STAT.
Rating: KC for those troublesome Kin'corians!


[Intentional Audio Message:]

Attention Luceti.

Assistance is needed immediately at the farms to the northwest of the village. We have hostiles and--

[The oddly cool, clipped tone that the message was given suddenly breaks off into a heated bark.] Putain de merde!

[There's a rustle of pages and the sound of bodies colliding, followed more swearing in French.

The feed cuts out.

Hurry, Luceti.]

Comments

[neversurrender]

[He's not altogether sure what Obi-Wan is talking about, but he'll take his word for it.

When the troll and orcs charge Steve takes position and puts his shield out in front of him, bracing for impact.]

This won't be good.

[averybadfeeling]

[Obi-Wan doesn't have time to agree before the troll reaches him, swinging what appears to be an enormous uprooted tree at Obi-Wan. He leaps aside, striking out with his saber as he rolls away from the massive log, paring away a portion of the trunk before rolling to his feet.

Only to meet the onrushing orcs.]

"I would prefer a minimum of casualties, Rogers."

[neversurrender]

That's fine, sir I was just-[He drops to one knee in front of a charing orc, causing him to slid right over his shielded shoulder.]-thinking the same thing!

[Steve pulls his shield off his forearm and sends it flying towards another group of orcs gaining ground towards them.]

[averybadfeeling]

[Obi-Wan watches the shield move for a moment- its effectiveness as a weapon is rather astonishing- before turning his attention to the troll again. He manages to dodge another swing of the trunk, but this time, rather than leap away from it, he slices it rather neatly in half and leaps atop the troll's hand, then jumping again toward its shoulder.

It hadn't worked terribly well against the Hulk, but perhaps the second time was the charm.]

[neversurrender]

[Steve has his hands full with the handful of orcs surrounding them, but he manages to keep Obi-Wan and the troll in his peripherals just in case things take a turn for the worst.

Although he had to admit, while watching the movies Luke had loaned him, he hadn't thought much of the lightsabers and their weapon prowess. But seeing one now, in action, is actually quite impressive.]

[averybadfeeling]

[Unfortunately, it didn't feel terribly impressive. As weakened as he was by the power-cap, he could scarcely channel the Force into his muscles for more than a few moments at a time. His reactions were sluggish, his responses criminally slow. It was like the tranquilizers on the beach all over again.

A quickly spared glance at Steve showed that he was doing a good job of keeping the orcs at bay, and so Obi-Wan made his way to the troll's neck, dodging the clumsy attempts to swat at him or grab him, and he focuses his energy, his power, into his muscles, bracing himself for a single strike, right at the troll's neck, a strike meant to disable it and hopefully render it unconscious.

And then the troll lands a blow, sending him flying toward the field.]

[neversurrender]

[It happens so fast, below one blow and the next Obi-Wan goes from handling the troll to being airborn. Steve takes down the last of the orcs between him and his fallen ally. And then he's rushing across the field to Obi-Wan.

Kneeling down besides him, Steve touches his shoulder.]

Are you alright?

[averybadfeeling]

[Funny, that had happened with the Hulk, too. He blamed the power cap, frankly. Also those stars and streaks of color swimming in front of his eyes. They were distracting him, surely.

He sits up and blinks away the stars and the streaks, only to be confronted by... stars and streaks.

Oh. Rogers. Yes.]

"I am well enough- ah, behind you."

[Watch out, Steve. The troll is coming over to finish what he started.]

[neversurrender]

[Luckily the troll isn't very equipped in making stealthy approaches, so Steve hears him coming before he can attack. Still kneeling, he quickly turns and launches his shield at the trolls head.]

Didn't know what you wanted to do with the shield, so I left it.

[averybadfeeling]

[Obi-Wan, for his part, rolls to his feet, though he stumbles a bit.

Blast it, he's used to having the Force for this.

He catches his balance fairly quickly, and runs at the troll, reigniting his lightsaber and throwing it. It neatly slices through one shoulder of the armor, causing it to hang from the troll's body loosely. Obi-Wan, for his part, rolls beneath the troll's legs to catch the saber, now behind the massive creature.

Flanking the beast and removing the armor made for better odds, Obi-Wan thought.]

[neversurrender]

[Steve rushes forward to scoop up his shield from where it ricocheted off the troll's head.

He falls back, giving Obi-Wan the space he needs before readying his shield to be launched towards the troll's now weakened side. It hits the loosely hanging bit of armor and knocks it the rest of the way off.]

[averybadfeeling]

[When the armor comes off, Obi-Wan strikes, slashing out with his lightsaber- not to permanently injure, just to temporarily disable the troll's arms with two quick slashes to the shoulders. He follows it up with a single, focused blow to the back of the head, leaving the troll dizzied and disoriented, before leaping back to the ground.

... His hand hurt, but ah, well.]

[neversurrender]

[While the troll is disoriented Steve throws his shield again, right at its head, knocking it to the ground. He approaches carefully to retrieve his shield and when the troll doesn't so much as twitch, he taps it with his foot.]

I think he's down for the count.

[averybadfeeling]

"I should think."

[Obi-Wan casts a glance around them, then deactivates and sheathes his lightsaber.]

"My thanks for the assistance- and for the minimal injuries."

[neversurrender]

It's no problem. Besides...[He pats his shield.] About the only real injury this could cause is a nasty concussion. I try not to kill when I can avoid it.

[averybadfeeling]

"That is a most fascinating device, I must say. Either it has remarkable balance and accuracy for its shape, or you are extraordinarily skilled."

[He flashes a grin.]

"Or possibly both."

[neversurrender]

I'd like to think it's both. But this shield is pretty amazing on its own. It's practically indestructible. [And took a hit from a god's hammer without so much as a crack.]

[averybadfeeling]

"It is interesting, to be certain. And somewhat admirable, I might add. A nonlethal shield as your primary weapon, it is a mindset I can identify with rather well."