Zompania Draft - Draftees only, days 1-3.5

[lucetimods]

Who: All Draftees
What: This is your death. Followed by your time-traveling life and desperate bomb hunting.
When: From May 22 to May 20 to early May 23 (days 1-4)
Where: Zompania
Summary: Information post here
Rating: Varies on thread, please mark explicit material.

This post is for the draftee-only portion of the Zompania draft--the day 3 death, time travel to day 1, and then the events until the arrival of the reinforcements. Be sure to use the above info post for any plotting needs you might have. Enjoy!

Please note that there is a specific top-level comment thread for:

• The day 3 arrival of the draftees and the 6 hours that follow until the bomb is dropped
  
• Death--This thread can be treated as REFERENCE ONLY. Responding to it isn't necessary.
  
• Threads prior to departing for Zompania--post resurrection freak outs, arguments over how to proceed, etc.

All other threading, from day 1 until the reinforcements arrive, should be conducted as normal.

Be sure to tag this post appropriately: [canon] character name

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Day 3

[folklorist]

[ Oh good lord Vegeta! Helios sees all that happen and he is not really sure how you're alive still. But that doesn't mean he won't come over with a worried look. There's already some of Nala's power seeping out into Vegeta as Helios looks him over. ] Good lord, are you alright?

[misterbrief]

[He can feel that healing, and lets Helios do it without complaint.]

They've got some kind of...cannon over there. Defending the ships from air attacks... [He finally picks himself up, holding his arm.] How they managed to create something powerful enough to hurt me is baffling! They're going to regret the day they made a fool of me!

[folklorist]

[ Helios' frown deepens as does his fatigue as he heals the extensive wounds Vegeta is sporting. How is this man even still standing after all that? ] It's the third p-party. They're probably used to how we fight. Or I assume that's it. Either w-way... [ He steadies himself as he pulls away from Vegate, eying the skyline filled with airships. ]

We should devise a plan to-to take that cannon out then. I can put a barrier around you but it won't last very l-long when you're that far away from me.

[misterbrief]

[He already feels better from Helios's healing, looking up.]

I won't need it. I just won't let that happen again. [He narrows his eyes, looking at the sky.] They've got their own barriers too, it's unbelievable. Those have got to go first, then we can take out that blasted cannon.

[folklorist]

[ Hm perhaps a distraction could work. Though Vegate sounds mighty confident in himself. Helios is just trying to help out though. ] I-I can us an illusion. Make it so that there's, ah, multiple of you. They won't know where to aim s-so that could work...

[ Or it could go horribly wrong, either or. ] Take out the barriers and then go for the cannons. Lightning spells my short circuit whatever machines they're using to produce those barriers of theirs. If I could just get on the ship itself, I could provide you some more aid.

[misterbrief]

You mean to tell me you're a wizard and you don't even know how to fly? [That's how he heard it, he hopes he's just hearing wrong.]

Don't you have a spell for that too?

[folklorist]

Ah! W-Well it's not that the feat hasn't been achieved before. I-I just haven't really practiced doing such a thing with my own magic. [ He usually just teleports everywhere to be honest. ]

Mm I could teleport myself up there, but it's going to take me a few minutes to draw out the sigil.

[misterbrief]

We don't have a few minutes, those ships are turning around right now! [He points up at the sky.] Can't you speed it up a little bit? I'll only be able to hold them off for so long until we're toast!

[folklorist]

I-I know! Just give me a second to-to work out how to do this. [ Helios' eyes begin to glow as he positions his hands downward. Bursts of air will shoot from his palms as they lift him off the ground. It's only a few inches at first, but Helios will smile as he gets the hang of the mechanism for this spell. ] A-Alright. I think I can manage to get myself up there. If-if the spell fails though...

[ He's gonna fall to his death unless Vegeta or someone catches him. ] It's the best I can do right now in a pinch.

[misterbrief]

Whatever works, I don't care. Come on, let's go. [He lifts off the ground himself, wary of the cannons once more. Now that he knows what's going on, he'll be ready for another attack just in case. He starts to fly towards the offending aircraft, but he's not exactly watching to see if Helios is keeping up with him.]

[folklorist]

[ Helios will try to keep up but it's not going very well. He'll unsteadily make it to the deck of the airship a few moments after Vegeta gets there. There's a bit of sweat on his brow from the sheer panic induced horror of flying up so many feet. He's also wondering how he's going to get down now that he's up here. But his thoughts will cease when a barrage of spears comes at him. He'll use wind and fire magic to ignite the spears and send them back towards the enemy.

Once he's located Vegeta he'll speak to him. ] I-I'll keep them busy! You just take care of that cannon before it goes off.

[misterbrief]

[He turns around, watching Helios in action. He would have never of guessed that he could be a skilled fighter at all, albeit with magic instead of with his fists. But whatever got the job done, as far as he was concerned right now.]

You don't have to tell me twice.

[He runs, towards the cannon, dispatching any cultists that were already in the way. He hopes that Helios won't need any help, as he's counting on him to cover his back.]

[folklorist]

[ Helios will indeed cover Vegeta's back. The man will hear cracks of lightning and the strong rush of wind as he shocks and flings cultists from the ship.

His stamina is draining though, as the attacks slowly recede into something of two to three minute intervals. Helios does look exhausted but he's trying his hardest to give the other man back up. ] H-Hurry! I-I don't know how much long I can hold them for!

[misterbrief]

[He shoots an angered look back at Helios as he mutters to himself.] Blast it...

[He finally reaches the cannon, and without further ado, goes to put his fist through the thing. Only his fist doesn't go through it, it doesn't even get near it. It's met with a crack of electricity, the barrier around it flashing into view as it shocks the Saiyan, throwing him back as he screams in pain. Vegeta skids across the deck of the ship, landing not but a few feet from Helios.]

I...can't! The darn thing...it's being shielded by some kind of magic-!

[folklorist]

[ Helios will take the brief reprieve to rush over to the other man. He'll hover by his side momentarily as the few remaining third party members converge on them. ] A-Are you alright?!