Post Tenebras Veritas (Planes/Cars RP)

[Titanic X 21]

Spray - Dusty, Shadow

"You..." Spray felt his engine rumbling with fury as he glared at the Peerless with rage in his brown eyes. "We said we'd get the d*** stone! So why go to such lengths?!" he snarled. Now he was really getting a bad feeling. His ailerons were now fully bristled and he stood taller on his landing gear, his elevators pointed upwards. He definitely looked more imposing.

His props twitched a bit. "You let them go! We said we'd get the stone! No need to force us using such extreme measures!"

He discreetly tapped out a signal on his radio for Blade and Radar to pick up. The black plane was certain that this was a bad idea now, but they needed info. And he was sure that whatever was going on was not a good thing.

A reply came back moments later from the large AWACS. He only hoped the two could get to Sid and help find a way out for the two agents.

Radar - Blade

Radar turned to Blade Ranger as the two circled the building. "Blade, I just got a radio signal from Spray. There's something wrong," he said seriously.

[ShadowWolfCelica]

Shadow: Tags Dusty, Doc, Finn and Spray

Shadow scoffed at his mention of magic. "It doesn't exist you mad old coop. We'll get your rock ok? Just leave Propwash and the agents alone" she growled, watching him with a dark expression. However, the mention of him keeping one.... sent shiver down her spine. She gave a worried look to Dusty, her gaze flying back to the Peerless. "That was NOT part of the original deal!" She snapped here, moving away now. "Finn! Doc! Are you ok???" She asked hurriedly, beginning to panic. She didn't know what she'd do without Finn. They'd been together so long... She wouldn't leave him. She scowled and turned to Carew.

"Let them go!!! NOW! Or I WILL take every measure I can to assure heir safety. .. even of it means taking you apart piece by piece!!" She snapped loudly, wanting to shout. "I will PERSONALLY assure you of that!!" She fumed, daring to get about a foot away from him. "Let them go!!!" She snapped again, turning on her radio to Doc and Finn once again.

"I won't leave until you're both ok"


Calypso: Tags Miles
The Mclaren studied his smile, eyed him over as she could almost hear his heart. Or it could have been her own. ... She didn't know. She slipped forward more, becoming lost in the moment now, allowing herself for once to just..... let go.

"I.... was somewhat involved with that accident. But... I. .." she paused here, not wanting to admit to her terrible crime. She shook her hood here, wanting to be rid of the memory now. "We were just having a small..... race was all...." she spoke, looking back to him for a moment. She could feel him ever so close now, the heat from his engine almost burning her it seemed. She saw him move instantly, and moved forward herself, meeting his lips with hers in twist of longing and pretty much desire. She had gone so long not seeing him... her previous emotions were trying to resurface... She pushed into his lips, paying no heed to the cameras or their inhabitants now.... lost in their world.

[ZAFTPrime]

Doc - Tag: Shadow

Doc stopped as Shadow came on his radio, cutting him off from Miles. "Shadow, Finn's trapped behind a grate in the vents. Gas is seeping in and I don't know what Miles is doing, but there has been no response. I need to get to the mainframe, but I can't just leave Finn behind. I haven't been trained for this sort of thing." Doc replied at once. "I don't know what I should be focusing on more. And you can't worry about us. Finn and I will be fine. Just get that rock for him!"

Looking back at the grate, Doc then growled a bit before he drew out one of his knives and began to move towards the grate. If he didn't try to get Finn out, he wouldn't be able to live with himself. The ex-racer moved towards the grate and began to wiggle one of his knives into the slates, hoping to at least open it a bit so Finn could get some sort of reprieve from the gas inside. "Finn, I'll try to get the grate open! Just hang on!" Doc radioed back as he worked at the opening. Good thing he had two knives installed for self defense, he mused grimly as he shoved his small blade into another position to get the grate open.

[Dusty Crophopper]

Dusty - Tags: Shadow, Spray

Carew appeared positively unconcerned at Spray's threatening nature, but when Shadow told him there was no such thing, he frowned at this, and his eyes darkened. Dusty didn't like that, but as Shadow moved to directly threaten Carew now, Dusty tried to stop her, but it was too late. "Shadow... don't...!" was all he could get out before Shadow would've suddenly found herself forced back, as if by a massive wind, and slammed against the wall, though not enough to seriously damage her. "SHADOW!" Dusty called.

"Doesn't exist, does it?" Carew asked icily.

"Leave her alone!" Dusty growled, charging forward until he felt himself stopped dead in his tracks by a mere gaze from Carew.

"Don't... make me harm you, Dusty. That's not my intent. I could've killed you all you the moment you set wheel in my building, but that would've been ridiculously easy... instead I let you all live so you could do this errand for me and get your answers... answers ARE what you want... aren't they? Not to fight me... not to drag this out unnecessarily. But as you wish." He said, hitting a small button on the floor by his wheel. "Your friends... are free... but don't test me again.... it's unwise in your position. You came to me... so I'm giving you a chance to drive out of here. Go... take your group... get the stone... you'll have your answers..." Carew said. "And DON'T make me do that again... I like you all... it's admirable how you seek to band together to figure this out... if only we weren't facing extinction we might ACTUALLY be friends." Carew said, the smile back on his features, and dropping a hint here.

"Shadow!" Dusty declared, being released now and going over to her make sure she was all right. "Are you... OK?" he asked desperately, looking her over and shooting a glare to the Peerless here. He held out his wing to support her if she needed it. He was gonna kill this car if he could help it... no one hurt Shadow and got away with it... no one... but then again... thinking that... might not be good if Carew could read his mind.

Finn - Tags: Doc, Shadow

Finn backed up, trying to give Doc room. He could use his deployable jack, but it wouldn't get leverage at this angle... or would it? Finn tried it anyway, shooting it out and watching as it began to extend and then rotate at a 45 degree angle to try and jack open the grate in conjunction with Doc's knife. Slowly... bit by bit... it began to be pried open. "Yes! Yes!" Finn exclaimed, his voice muffled due to the rebreather. But suddenly, the grate snapped open, and the gas stopped flowing. Finn recoiled, but heard Carew's words as well. "Agent Shadow?" he asked, putting his rebreather away. "Are you all right?" he asked. "We're apparently out!"

"Oh and please don't continue your quest to my mainframe... it's insulting to think I'd actually let you in there." Carew's voice played throughout the vents now, echoing all around the agents. "I request you leave and be on your way to the Green Eye."

Finn swore under his breath. "Well this is by definition what I'd call a SNAFU!" he uttered, shaking his front. He glanced at Doc. "I think we should pull back... regroup and maybe go after this Galac Stone." he said here.

Blade - Tags: Radar

Blade glanced over at Radar here, still in his holding pattern around the building. So far, no sign of Bandit Squadron... yet. "What's goin' on in there?" Blade asked. "Sounds like a total trap but... not!" he exclaimed. He'd been monitoring the frequencies when he could hear them, but sometimes they cut out as he didn't have a great direct link out here. "Hm... think we're in the clear for now though! Still no sign of enemies!" the chopper pointed out, keeping a sharp eye on his surroundings.

Miles - Tags: Calypso

Miles met her lips with his own, pushing against her and completely blocking out the world, but registering she was somehow involved in the accident of the Ferrari she had mentioned. But that was... how exactly was that possible? She was such a nice girl... a race? So did De'Rourke get himself in over his head during this race? But who cared? Sparks were lighting up his engine now, coursing through his body and sending electricity to all reaches, as he simply wasn't able to help himself anymore.

But Doc's loud voice caused his eyes to snap open, and he tore himself away from her all too soon, and snapped his gaze to the cameras. "Eh?" he asked, starting to panic. "Oh! Uh... I think that's... uh... well you're on the route to the mainframe but... what's this about withdrawing?" he asked, trying to catch up with the conversation. "I uh... sorry about that! Was momentarily distracted!" he apologized. "Uh... so what's the plan?" he asked. "I... I thought I saw those black cars that had attacked me yesterday, so I panicked!" he lied. "It was a false alarm though! I'm back!" he explained.

[ZAFTPrime]

Doc - Tag: Finn

Doc could see gas seeping out a bit, but he shoved it aside. The midnight blue racecar saw what looked like a deplorable jack working with his knife, and smirked a bit. It was working...the grate snapped open, nearly severing his knife if he didn't back up in time. It startled him, but he was relieved as well. When he heard Carew's voice all around him, Doc froze. He knew it! That car's voice was the same as the voice he heard on the day he had been attacked!

His blue eyes narrowed as he listened to Finn's words. "Agreed, but this car's voice is the same as the one I heard the day I was attacked. I don't like this, but we have no choice it seems."

As he turned to leave the vent, Doc couldn't help but wonder what this car wanted with the Galac Stone. The Green Eye place didn't sound too friendly...

[ShadowWolfCelica]

Shadow: Dusty, Finn, Spray, Doc

The sudden force that met her knocked the breath from her body, tensing as she hit the wall. She was frozen mostly in shock, her side still against the wall as she tried to regain her breath, feeling an ache throb through her. She stay frozen as Carew talked on, though her eyes fixed on Dusty, praying for him to be ok. She knew Carew was doing something to him, and she wanted to help him, though found she was still paralyzed with shock. He.... he really did have magic. She snarled at him as he talked about how he could have killed them. She knew she wanted to take this car down. She wanted to make him pay! Though as he spoke on, she picked up on the word 'extinction', perking her hood up here, still frowning here.

As Dusty came up to her, she gave him a rather desperate look, accepting his wing for support, pushing herself up on her tires once more. "Yeah I'm.... fine..." She said here, looking from him to Carew. "You said extinction.... what on earth do you mean" She snapped here, leaning on Dusty now to make sure her side recovered. "Dusty.... I'm gonna kill this guy..." She snapped here. She radioed through to Finn and Doc once again. "I'm ok Finn, though you need to get out of there. This guy.... seems like a fruit loop but he's... more capable than we know" Shadow said more quietly here, her eyes still on the peerless.

Calypso: Miles

His sudden break away caused her to snap her eyes open, rolling forward from the pressure she'd been applying, giving him a somewhat forlorn look. She remained silent as she watched him make contact with his friends again, her eyes moving to the screen once again. She frowned a little, silently cursing those friends of his. They had interrupted their moment... How dare they! She didn't care how much in danger they were! Surely they could handle themselves. Some assignment. She huffed a little, looking away now, pretending not to care, or that perhaps she didn't mind. The sparks in her engine died down and her heart rate slowed, the high seemingly over now. It had been so long since she had felt that way..... and now it was gone again.

[Titanic X 21]

Spray - Shadow, Dusty

Spray's eyes went wide as he stared at what Carew had done. What was this guy even capable of?!

Now he was scared. Very scared indeed.

They needed to get out and fast!

He turned and darted over to where Shadow and Dusty were, his mind reeling. Magic...?! But how could that be? And... Wait.

Spray tensed, hearing the word extinction and at once his ailerons twitched, but more visibly this time. That was bad news indeed!

"Guys, I say we go for this stone. Then we'll know what's going on," he said.

Radar - Blade

"Something's happened inside. That's all I know," Radar told Blade. His eyes narrowed as he studied the building. "Just hope they're okay..."

[Dusty Crophopper]

((Sorry for the delay; I went on a road trip this weekend but I'm back now!))

Dusty - Tags: Shadow, Spray, Doc

"Yes I know but... we can't do anything on that just yet until we know more about him." Dusty whispered to her. "I'm with Spray... let's get out of here and get on this Galac Stone... thing." Dusty said, looking between his two comrades. Carew was still smiling at them, but it was melting back into his more polite look he'd given them when they'd first arrived in his office.

He seemed to not register Shadow's question to him at all, ignoring it despite it being presented right to his face. "I'll provide you the coordinates to the Green Eye. I recommend you hurry back and oh... do be careful. I probably don't have to tell you that though... your organization speaks for itself." He said, shrugging his wheels here again.

"Right... let's... let's go..." Dusty said, pushing Shadow towards the door, keeping his eyes on Carew here. He wasn't sure what would happen from here on out, but knew they had to be prepared. His phone pinged as he received a new email, but he would check that later when he had the time. He wondered if it was Carew, sending him the coordinates as promised. All their phones in fact pinged, as Dusty could hear them all go off.

He moved into the elevator with the others, pushing the button for the lobby, and remained silent as the doors closed, watching Carew watch them before they started their descent. When they reached the lobby, Dusty was immensely relieved to see Finn and Doc, who had escaped their ordeal in the ventilation shafts. Dusty sighed gratefully, and gave the two agents a smile. "Am I ever glad to see you!" he exclaimed.

"Yes well... was nearly gassed in there! Carew knew we were coming but... what did you mean Agent Shadow that he's... more capable than we know?" the Faultless asked her curiously, raising a brow. "I mean I kind of figured this would be a trap, but what did you see up there?"

Dusty remained silent, figuring it was best for Shadow to answer that one, but he could confirm her story with his own as he'd definitely felt an invisible force hold him back when he'd moved to confront Carew! In the meantime, he pulled up his email and looked over at Spray. It was entitled "Green Eye." "Say..." he began, speaking towards the FBI plane. "Did you get the same email I got?" he asked, opening it up now to reveal the coordinates. He wasn't sure where it was, but a quick check by the others would see it was in fact located in Thailand, somewhere in the jungles. Finn already knew this, as he'd checked it before he'd exited the vents, but wasn't saying anything on it at the moment.

Blade - Tags: Radar

Blade paused as Dusty radioed in to them. "Guys! Er... air support! Blade! Radar! We're all OK... but I think we've got a new objective now! We'll explain in a bit... you have might've gotten emails about it!"

"Email?" Blade asked, blinking. Not many knew his email but... then again this Carew guy could apparently enter your head so... maybe... and sure enough, there it was. He had received one from Hiram Carew. "Well I'll be d****d." he said, looking over at Radar. "He's right! Glad to know they're all OK though!" he said, radioing as such back to Dusty. "Guess we got... something else to do!" Blade exclaimed, continuing his holding pattern around the complex. "Still..." He trailed off here, something else on his mind as he thought about what they knew of Carew so far.

Miles - Tags: Calypso

Doc hadn't responded to his last statements, so Miles figured perhaps the situation had been resolved. They all seemed to be gathering back at the lobby now, but Miles felt... guilty he'd gotten distracted. That he'd let those down who were counting on him. He was... finally needed and he had failed... he felt a sinking feeling in his tank as he looked over to Calypso here. He noticed the look on her face and now he really felt low... as if he couldn't please anyone today at all.

He reversed a little, giving her a horrified look. He couldn't... please anyone anymore. He was about to drive off... just... drive wherever... even if it meant getting blown up but... his fears weren't quite enough to get the better of him... not quite. "I... Calypso sorry I just... I feel... pulled here... both ways. I want to spend time with you but... there's... there's... look I forgot to mention but... this group I'm fighting against? They were behind the attacks in those cities yesterday! Surely you heard of this! And from what we've been getting... our very survival... our very existence as vehicles may depend on this, OK?" he asked, glancing to the monitors here. "This is... bigger than you and me... I've already twice been the intended victim of an assassination plot! I don't know why but Hiram Carew wants me dead! You may not know him, but he's that big time weapons manufacturer that has that global presence! I don't know why he wants me dead, or what he's trying to do but from what we've found out... this could impact us ALL... all right?" he asked her, trying to get her to look at him so she understood the gravity of the situation.

[ZAFTPrime]

Doc - Tags: Spray, Shadow, Dusty, Finn

"If what Finn went through is any indication, I doubt that I could have gotten to the mainframe on my own." Doc growled before he looked Shadow. "I was wondering that too. It's like you got spooked by something, and didn't know what it was."

Doc then looked over the email as well, and he frowned. The location he didn't know, but from what he could see on the GPS satellite that transmitted his black-box signal back, it appeared to be in Thailand. "Why would he send us to Thailand?" Doc wondered aloud, mostly to himself. As it was, Doc was confused as to why Miles hadn't been guiding them the way he should have been. The ex-racer didn't dwell on it though, as they had more pressing matters to deal with.

Glancing back at Shadow, Doc became a bit concerned. She seemed a bit shaken up by whatever had gone on while he was in the vents, but there was no real damage to her, or so he thought. "Maybe I should do a check to make sure you didn't get hurt." Doc said, hoping she would take him up on his offer.

[ShadowWolfCelica]

Shadow: Dusty, Finn, Doc, Spray

Shadow reluctantly moved with Dusty, noticing she was being ignored. This caused her to grumble a significant amount, but continued to be forced along, hearing her own email ping. She shivered at the thought, her mind still in shock as to what she'd seen. Her head couldn't grasp it. It couldn't. She couldn't. She bit her lip, though breathed out upon seeing the other agents. "Oh man.... you boys gave me a scare!" She said, feigning a smile to throw them off perhaps. Finns question made her pause, a shiver running through her.

"Uh....right.... well he's got.... abilities...." Shadow started, her fear now showing. "His.... He has some kind of.... what he referred to as magic. But it some kind of ability he possesses. He managed to.... freeze Dusty in place and.... throw me across the room. Without touching us!" She said here, her expressions holding no lie. She looked to Doc about his examination, somewhat pausing before she ended up nodding. "That's perhaps a.... better idea" she said here.

Calypso: Miles

Calypso studied him now as he spoke, giving nothing away in her face as she watched the screens. They were all meeting up now. No doubt he would go to see them.... perhaps a good time to depart for her? She gave a worried look to Miles as he explained further, nodding a little. "Yes darling I understand. It's something bigger than us.... something we cannot control...." she spoke, looking away. "Darling im sorry it was a mistake to come here..... I could be on my way, this is bigger than I imagined and im not sure I should be apart of this." She said honestly, backing away. "I'm not what you need if your doing something of this scale. I'm. ... bad for you...." she added, her previous worries attacking her now.