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[Moonstone Spider]

Torque pulls his respirator up over his nose and mouth and puts the security helmet onto his head. He then angles his Riot Shield to cover the front.
Torque (Via Radio to all): "I know this is probably a waste of effort speaking to certain people here, but are we going to actually try to communicate with whatever's coming before we shoot it?"

[BGMFH]

James is on the radio instantly, "Only if it talks first. If it or they or whatever open fire, I'm firing back."

[kevyn668]

Over the comm: "What the frag was that!?"

[A Rodent of Unus...]

Cosmo remains crouched in his little nook, not so much out of fear, but out of the sanity induced by a moment of clarity. His attention is mostly focused on the sensor array of his skyboard while doing his best to assense the situation both inside and outside.

[Moonstone Spider]

Torque: "I haven't seen what it is yet, but something was big enough to throw a large shadow over the Pyramid, at least what I could see of it. Unless it's Godzilla coming to visit it must be some sort of vehicle."
Torque glances at Cosmo.
Torque: "You might want to get behind me. The Riot Shield's big enough to cover us both."

[A Rodent of Unus...]

While only moderately wondering why Torque is looking at a blank spot on the other side of the entryway, Cosmo's voice filters through the commlink in response with a curt, "I'm cool, man." Anyone bothering to monitor the signal and triangulate its origin will only find it coming from the skyboard at the top of the pyramid.

[Tziluthi]

After finding suitable cover, Os deftly takes off his pack and pulls out his combat helmet along with the mouthpiece for his respirator. Putting them on and throwing his hat into an easily accessible pocket, he shoulders the bag and resumes his firing position.

[Leowulf]

Ghost Dragon continues to maintain his spell and takes cover near the far corner of the room against the wall. He tries to get as flat as he can against the wall to be as invisible as possible in case someone from whatever vehicle seems to have landed is able to sense light beyond the visible spectrum. His gun is still drawn and ready.

[kevyn668]

Over the comm: "James. Chase. You know I'm with ya on the security detail but I think Torque may have a point. We're not here as conquerers. If there are beings inbound, someone should try to talk to 'em. They might be the folks that imprisoned the demon-dragon king. I nominate you. Second?"

[A Rodent of Unus...]

There's absolute silence from Cosmo, though his opinion on the matter had been made clear enough in the past.

[Shadow]

A loud high pitched noise drops down from the ceiling followed by a beam of white light. The beam lines up squarely with the carved circles the team discovered earlier on floor. The beam of light wavers as the ground erupts and six circular rings rise up. The beam pulses and flares out. When the light is gone, three towering men stand shoulder to shoulder.

Each is adorned in chain mail armor from head to shoulders. They each have a tattoo on their forehead, though the middle one looks like his is engraved in gold. The two on the outside are carrying large wooden staves, while the last one appears unarmed.

The light fades and leaves them standing their.

"Jaffa, kree!" The gold tattooed one barks. The other two approach the pond.

[crechebaby]

Ran turns to face the newcomers, slipping easily into a half crouching stance, blade at ready. Her eyes flicker over the three men, immediately recognizing them as a possible threat, but not a certain one.

Dammit. I wish they'd wear signs. Something nice and simple, like "Bad Guy" or "Shoot me first".

And then she waits for aggression from any of the three men, or a single word from James.

[BGMFH]

James holds his position for the second, holding his action.

Over the radiolink comes, "Anyone understand that? Sounds like a command, Goldy is the leader."

[A Rodent of Unus...]

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[Moonstone Spider]

Torque quietly begins to swap out lingasoft chips on his chipjack, hoping to find a match.

[Shadow]

The two who approach the pool suddenly stop. "Jaffa, kal'kek no mar," the one with the gold tatoo barked out. The other two immediately go into a crouch, bringing their staves up and pointing them outward into the darkness. The leader unclips something from his arm, and holds it in his hand like a pistol.

[kevyn668]

Chase drops to one knee and draws a beed on the "pistol" wielding intruder.

[Moonstone Spider]

Torque: "I have no linguasofts that work here. Okay. Um, Hi! I don't suppose either of you guys speak English?"

[Shadow]

The two Jaffa in front take a step back at, a stunned expression crosses their face as they hear the voice from the darkness. They both point their staves in what they hope is the direction they heard. The ends of the staves split open and ignite with orange energy. A piercing blast lights up the entire temple as they open fire. The third Jaffa, who never moved, taps a large jewel on his wrist. Immediately a beam of light encircles him.

[Leowulf]

Ghost Dragon takes aim at the head of the Jaffa closest to him, hoping they don't notice the little red dot. He spends a few seconds making sure he is aiming at the base of the skull for a one-shot kill, since the Jaffa appears to be humanoid.

While doing so, subvocally, he says over the radio, "These guys are obviously hostile. Possibly guardians of this temple. Opening the door and the ward must have triggered some kind of alarm. That is probably why they are here. If we cannot communicate with them, we have to kill them. I have the head of one of them in my sights. Any better ideas?"

[A Rodent of Unus...]

"My vote's to stay quiet and hope they go away."

[kevyn668]

"Bit late for that. Light 'em up!!"

Chase focuses on the crimson targeting reticle hovering over the gold insignia on the lead alien's head. He strokes the trigger of the HK, the weapon bucks slightly in his hands and coughs out three rounds that speed toward his target.

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[A Rodent of Unus...]

"We're screwed, man... we're totally screwed..."

Tucking into a ball, Cosmo grabs his ankles and burries his head between his head. "You're just a rock, dude... you're just a rock... silent, still, part of the terrain... just a rock..."

[Shadow]

The white light surrounding the Jaffa pulses and the six rings erupt from the ground. The bullets from Chase's gun ricochet off the rings as the Jaffa dematerializes and vanishes.

Ran bursts out of hiding, materializing almost from the shadows. Her blade slices through the air and connects with the first Jaffa's neck, cutting cleanly through it and severing it. She lands on the other side from him in a crouch ready to attack.

[Tziluthi]

Os lines up the remaining alien with his Alpha, placing the crosshairs visible only to Os on the alien's legs.

"We take this one alive," he says over the radio.