Liliana's Toads : Entry : LOG ENCRIPTION 6190765d302 by Rex | World Anvil

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Sun 6th Feb 2022 05:08

Liliana's Toads : Entry : LOG ENCRIPTION 6190765d302

by Sandcrab Rex Miller

I am in France, holed up in a safe house, drinking instant coffee. For a good croissant and a real French press, I might join the other side. Not really, but that is how I feel. "Thanks for coffee, Rocket." I pretend it's delicious, even though it is not, but he cares enough to offer and it is all that was found in the 'Safe House', so he deserves thanks.
 
As soon as we sneak out of town as our normal selves, Liliana does her 'force wall' trick again Rocket does his 'run like hell fireman's carry' with Liliana and Lyzen on board. I am not fond of being carried, it's a little embarrassing. Maybe that's the little old man talking. I can't remember the last time someone carried me. Even when Destroyers Gatling Gun Droid ripped me to shreds I didn't need carried. Although for Liliana and her mission I would forgo personal vanity if needed, but it's not, so I activate a Nanite Leap opening a wormhole and make the jump to our destination.
 
Rural area, quaint houses, armed agents everywhere, copters and tanks. An underground base, probably the target. No welcome sign for the good guys. Looks like we are just in time. (Thanks again, Rocket.)O0o. I give him thanks through the HUD Link and remind everyone, "No radios, they are not safe with our DarkR Web out of range." To bad the rest of the team are late adopters. But at least 'Lyzen'/Phaser, though weird with her new powers, is doing better. As she explains it, 'The Runefoce' left Runeforce and is now hers. His alien power apparently left him, because it saved us during the Xplore Jet explosion and shifted into her. I guess that means Runeforce lost his powers? We'll see, hopefully he recovers.
 
Liliana, Rocket and Lyzen tackle the bad guy military while I look for a way into the safe house. I figure I'll just tunnel in. I figure wrong. Okay, so I can't penetrate lead with the Nanite Swarm, and now I can't dig through it either! I wish I had time to solve this puzzle, my exobiology science mind wants samples, but no time. Dig to the surface, scramble into the house. The swarm lays out the house inside and out and that shows me the entrance. Locked floor security hatch, digital, encrypted. I work the pad, decrypted it opens and I enter and am faced with a bunch of civilians wielding 9 MM's speaking the Kings English!
 
"Hi." I say, "I am looking for this man." holding up a holograph of Prince Michael. "I am here to get him to safety." They let me know he is here with 40 others! (Thanks Rocket. Where are you when I need you?)O0o. I think knowing he can't hear me through the lead lined walls. Okay change of plans, "Stay here, we'll get you as soon as we clear the military brigade that just rolled into town. I'll be back soon." I exit the bunker and join the fray.
 
Looks like the other three are doing okay, but taking shots. Take down a copter, crash land and roll, get blasted by a tank, ouch, pick the tank up and smash it into another tank. Downhill from here. We clean up, some agents run. No need to chase. Using the bus so conveniently left unharmed, we hustle the Brits off to safety!
 
Just another day, except instant coffee and this combat in Russia, might have cracked a rib, not sure, but I may prefer Black Talons and Destroids? I for surely prefer my cafe at home, but at least Liliana got to save her toads. Good job team.