The Watchful Monarch
Deathmatch
Part XVII: High Price to Pay
Seattle, Washington
Late Evening, Clear Skies, 8/23/2020
Inspecting the 147-year old design of the likely more recently made revolver in his hand, gawking at the expert and delicate craftsmanship of the firearm, Brewer notes "
An American gun? Weird." before slipping the gun he found in America in his jacket. He climbs into the front seat, allowing Mycroft to do some things real quick. He calls out for a mercenary, shouting "
Hm... hey, Cobra? You alright? I don't want you to die on me." Popping out of the van, thanks to the medical aid of his fellow Rwandans, Cobra appears to be alive, at the least. Bandages are covering his whole body, [Perception: 10] but he's walking as normal. Mycroft nods and and says "
Now then... I believe getting more help may be of use." before holding out his hand. Cobra nods and also brings out his own smartphone, before passing it to Mycroft as the van drives off without him. He pulls up Ebay and begins looking for a specific item. [7+2 (Detective Work)] An Arrow, with a specific beetle design that appears ornate and quite exquisite. There is only one available, the item description reading "Found this beauty in a bombed out house in Morioh, in Japan. I don't know how much it's worth, appraisers don't know where it could've come from, so I'm setting a bid." Indeed, there is a bidding going on which, with Mycroft's bottomless pockets, he wins effortlessly, boosting the price to around A$2,500. He selects express delivery by drone, and simply waits a tick. He then does the same thing, this time firing up the TOR engine and using a wiki link to access a Deep Web. [8+2] He finds a private, impossible to find webpage through his detective skills. A hitman, specializing in sniper rifles, by the name of "Peacekeeper" [3+2] though his detective work uncovers that his first name is Joel. He hires the hitman on a "Doctor John Smith, a singer named Frances Taylor, and anyone they may be with at the time," and gives the locations and descriptions in a private message, untraceable by the government. He attempts to phone the higher superiors of the military, but natural, cellphones off during combat procedures. Finally, he calls a local police outfit and files down a bounty with a large price tag. With that done, Brewer just begins driving around as Mycroft throws the phone back.
Undeterred by the slight delay, the Doctors immediately put a plan into action. Chasing down both the van and the life signatures on a terminal, they pop the doors open and get Romana and Romana to begin firing on the van's wheels. [5 v 5] Romana II, armed with the Ithaca, blasts at the back wheel, most likely to cause at least a spin out. But the van swerves just in time. Meanwhile, the pistol wielding Romana III fires as well [8 v 9] but simply misses. Frances and Lorrilard also aid them. [3 v 6][10 v 1] Frances whiffs a shot with the Enfield, but Lorillard hits
dead on. With the speed the van has been going, even losing the one wheel causes a massive spin-out. [Damage: 9+2 (Accurate Destruction)] The van spins out of control before landing into a building right in the front. The van makes several flips before finally coming down upside down. There is a fire in the hood, but not even a moan of pain. Continuing on to the smart car, the four fire another four shots. [7 v 2][4 v 2][3 v 9][9 v 2] Three of the wheels are popped immediately, to only a stop as the van, well, stops.
Suddenly, out of the parking area comes Cobra, who is pointing his Makarov PM right into the open doors of the TARDIS. [3 v 6] Unfortunately, his aim is still shaky due to the effects of painkillers and it flies to the side. The Doctors close the doors before he can fire again, and all seems well, save for some sort of ominous note. [8+2 (Surprise) v 1] And that's when the Fifth Doctor is shot in the back from behind. Everyone whips their heads around to see one of the officers being brought down to the ground and detained, the corrupt officer screaming "YOU HEARD THE MAN ON THE PHONE! ALL THAT MONEY! I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, EVERY BOY FROM THE PRECINCT IS DROPPING
HIS HELP FOR THAT CASH!" as he is handcuffed. Frances, Lorillard, the Romanas, and even the Doctor's past incarnation look back to see the Fifth Doctor glowing gold. He is
Regenerating.As a sniper clambors over the rooftops of Seattle, a drone comes by the stopped smart car, dangling the Stand Arrow in wires. "
Here you go, sir." it responds as Mycroft grabs it with his remaining arm. He then passes a wad of money to the drone, which flies off. Behind him, the military is getting close, walking by the van with dead bodies inside as they come closer to the immobile smart car.
BSN:
I love it when I name a Part something for one reason and it ends up paying off for the whole turn. 
Anyway, yes, a little later then I wanted. I'm sorry! Been a busy few days. Also, yes, Regeneration is back. My fellow Doctor Who fans: how you feelin' about Jodie Whittaker thus far?
Name: Mycroft Holmes
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Nationality: English
Status:
Minor cuts and bruises, Missing Left Arm, Gut Stabhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actors_who_have_played_Mycroft_Holmes: +2 Acting, +2 Detective Work, +Ability: Sherlock Scan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Kiss: +2 Romance and Seduction, +Accuracy: Language (Filipino)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Packer: +A$5.50 Billion, +Ability: Charismatic and Wealthy
http://life-is-strange.wikia.com/wiki/Arcadia_Bay_Gazette: +2 Journalism, +Pen
http://life-is-strange.wikia.com/wiki/Photography: +2 Photography, +Camera, +Film, +Ability: To Capture a Single Moment...
http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Myrtenaster: +Myrtenaster
http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Remy_LeBeau_(Earth-616): +Ability: Molecular Accelaration
Assets: A$5.50 Billion (Amount Left: Still Hella Rich), Pen, Polaroid Camera, x3 Rolls of Film, Markers, Duct Tape, Myrtenaster (Multi-Action Dust Rapier. Six Dust Vials in Reserve), Stand Arrow
Abilities: Sherlock Scan: Can do amazing detective work without wasting an action, such as finding things or people.
Charismatic and Wealthy: Rolls to bribe NPCs always succeed and rolling is used to determine whether or not a PC accepts a bribe
To Capture a Single Moment...: Can create a localized stasis field, freezing everything inside a small area, for a whole turn after taking a picture of it.
Molecular Accelaration: Can "charge" an item with kinetic energy to explosive results
Allies: Cobra (Makarov PM (Short Reload Semi-Auto Pistol, 8/8. Two Magazines in reserve), Cobra's Fang (Poisoned Knife), Myrtenaster,
Massive Shotgun Wounds (Status: Recovering)), "Peacekeeper" Joel Hart (PSG-1)
Name: Frances Beatrice Taylor
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Nationality: Canadian
Status:
Amputated Left Ear, Bruised Left Cheekhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Beatrice_Taylor: +2 Writing (Poetry and Plays)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Jensen: +2 Shooting, +Lee-Enfield Rifle (Short Reload (Partial)/Medium Reload (Full) Rifle, 10/10 Rounds. Two Spare Clip-Fed Magazines)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Tiviaev: +Ally: Robert Tiviaev
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorillard_S._Spencer: +Ally: Lorillard S. Spencer
http://blazblue.wikia.com/wiki/Unlimited_character: +Ability: Unlimited
http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/Diavolo: +Stand: King Crimson & Epitaph
Assets: Lee-Enfield Rifle (Short Reload (Partial)/Medium Reload (Full) Rifle, 7/10 Rounds. Two Spare Clip-Fed Magazines)
Abilities: Unlimited: Gets an extra +1 to Attacks and Defense during a 1 v 1 situation
Allies: Lorillard S. Spencer (+2 Tactics, +M1911 (Short Reload Semi-Auto Pistol, 3/7 Rounds. Two spare Magazines)
Stand: King Crimson & Epitaph: Using Epitaph, which uses up all actions in the turn, Frances can see how fate unfolds over the next ten seconds. Then, on the next turn, she can use King Crimson to skip time, making all attacks against her miss. Cannot be used excessively or consecutively, and she is vulnerable while using Epitaph. In addition, King Crimson can be used to fight, with a +2 to Strength simply due to immense physical power.
Name: The Doctor (
Regenerating into Sixth Incarnation)
Species: Gallifreyan
Gender: Male
Nationality: Gallifrey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horns_of_Nimon: +Sonic Screwdriver, +2 Cleverness, +Ally: Romana, +Ally: K9, +TARDIS, +Ability: Gallifreyan Biology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Records: +2 Recording, +Phonograph Player
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalida_Popal: +Ability: The Repetition in Kicking Things
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Daleks%27_Master_Plan_(TV_story): +Not-An-Ability, Technically: The Master Plan of the Daleks
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Cherub_(The_Smugglers): +Knife, +2 Sailing
https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Bella_Twins: +Allies: Nikki and Brie Bella
Assets: Sonic Screwdriver, TARDIS, Phonograph Player, Knife, Ithaca 37 (Short-Medium Reload Pump Action Shotgun, 1/5. Ten Shells in Reserve), Desert Eagle (Short Reload Semi-Auto Pistol, 3/7. Two Spare Magazines)
Abilities: Gallifreyan Biology: The Doctor has two working hearts, a powerful brain (+2 Intelligence and +2 Planning), and can Regenerate upon a fatal wound. He must be killed during Regeneration (which takes one full turn, though the Doctor can delay when he ends up Regenerating on successful Checks to get to safety) to be killed off. Otherwise, he fully heals, transforming into the next incarnation of the Doctor in the process.
The Repetition in Kicking Things: So many soccer and football players in these games. The Doctor can call upon their powers for a violent +4 kick to anything in sight, launching it at the cost of breaking his leg into
pieces.Allies: Romana III (Ability: Gallifreyan Biology)
The Fourth Doctor
Romana II
K9
Twelve Cops (All Armed with M1911s (Short Reload Semi-Auto Pistol, 5/7. Two Magazines in reserve))
Brie Bella
Nikki Bella
Misc: The Master Plan of the Daleks: If and once the Doctor is killed off, a trio of Daleks will emerge from somewhere, and become NPCs hostile to all players.
Name: Rudy Brewer
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Status:
Smittenhttp://maxpayne.wikia.com/wiki/Brewer: +Benelli M4 Super 90 (Medium Reload Pump-Action Shotgun, 8/8. 16 Spare Shells), +Suicide Bomb, +Ability: Afraid of the Fire
http://maxpayne.wikia.com/wiki/Jackhammer: +Pancor Jackhammer (Short Reload Automatic Shotgun, 12/12. Two Spare Drum Magazines)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Gordon_Ellis: +2 Education
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Classical_Archaeology,_Cambridge: +2 Archeology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliana_Porter: +2 Contemporary Art
http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Cloud_Kingdom: +Ability: Head in the Clouds
Assets: Benelli M4 Super 90 (Medium Reload Pump-Action Shotgun, 8/8. 8 Spare Shells), Suicide Bomb, Pancor Jackhammer (Short Reload Automatic Shotgun, 12/12. Two Spare Drum Magazines (One with Five Shells)), A$100, Sports Car, Colt SAA (6/6, 2 Rounds in Reserve)
Abilities: Afraid of the Fire: Upon death, Brewer's suicide vest automatically detonates, though Brewer can detonate it on his own, obviously.
Head in the Clouds: Brewer can turn into an intangible cloud-human hybrid for as long as he doesn't attack. Doing this will also basically Summon a party full of people nearby.
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