>[Sorry for the delay in my reply. I was overwhelmed with getting mine >& >my churches web page finished. That sounds neat - could you give me the URLs? Tell me if I can make links there - I would like to visit anyway. >Thank you for your patience.] No problem. Thank you for YOUR patience. :-). >Cheetax will charge as fast as she can. She will hit right at the rib >cage. >And will do a "squeeze and lift" move to shove/throw Mr. X in to the >tree >that is on fire. Cheetax will continue with the run/charge/throw and >jump >over Mr. X to get behind him [the other side of the tree] to try cause >him >to lose sight of her. Then she will change form to the Full cheetah >and >run [as the cheetah] full speed to the trees over in 8,20. This is >really >an attempt to really confuse Mr X and maybe gain the upper hand again. It certainly worked in confusing ME! OK, so you want to move, grab, squeeze, throw, and then jump? It's a bit much to do all at once, but it doesn't sound like it would have the effect you wanted if X got a chance to act in between. In general, an attack must be the last thing in a phase, except you can grab and throw as one attack, or you can move-by (passing strike) or move-through, which can involve movement after the hit, but which aren't grabs. I'll interpret all that as a move-by, since 1) it seems more important to you to keep moving after than the hit than to actually grab and throw, and 2) a move-through, though more effective, has a good chance of making you unconscious from the collision damage. You can look up all these maneuvers in the Combat section. If you disagree, as always interrupt. ========= [ Phase 6: ] "Yesss. Your petty insssultsss mean nothing to me," the man called X hisses, "but you've convinsssed me, I can't ignore you completely. Is thisss one your leader? In any cassse, here, lose your 'head'!" He levels his blaster at the Tiger's Son with the "Tiger Head" medallion. >Grrrrr! *(if I dive to take the shot for hector then I will be down and >these three will not be able to take this guy. Oh I hope he has armor, >we have to take down this guy now!)* Cheetax growls, and prepares herself for her spring. The martial artist springs away even as the weapon is aimed, obviously ready, but the shooter's reflexes are serpentine fast, and no one can dodge a blaster bolt in flight. [ OCV 7, DCV 10 (including Martial Dodge), 3d6 Roll 8, hits. 8d6 damage: 6 BODY, 27 STUN. 2d6 roll 3: 3" Knockback. 3d6 from the KB 5 BODY, 14 STUN. ] The green fire only hits the young man in the arm, but catching him during his dodge, that is enough to pick him off the ground and throw him back into a tree. He is limp as he flies through the air. He strikes his head on a tree limb, falls, and lies still. Embers momentarily dance in the dead branches around him. "NO!" the "Tiger's right paw" girl screams, and dashes to him, ignoring Mr. X nearby. "Oh, yessss," her foe hisses softly, amused as she runs immediately past him, through his line of fire. "Girl, you have GOT to keep your sense of priorities!" says the third Tiger's Son, as he runs to take her place. "THIS - for example - is the enemy. You DON'T just leave him behind!" [ 3d6 Roll 17, miss. ] He strikes, but X steps aside from his blow even easier than from the girl's. "You're no sssuperior replacccement!" the green-armored man hisses. The chauffeur plods on beside all this, and reaches where Virgil is lying on the ground. The boy in the tree quiets down enough to start trying to inch his way along the branch towards the tree trunk. The thin branch quivers, threatining to throw him off, and he screams, and clings on tightly, not having made any progress. "EEEAAAAAGH! HELP!" [ Climbing 8-, roll 12. ] [ Phase 8: ] Cheetax charges for MR X. *(I am tired of this man. He may kill someone and I cannot allow that. I must finish him. )* [ OCV 8, no surprise (X didn't completely forget about you) -2 for the move-by, DCV 7, needs 10-. Roll 8, hits. STR damage would be 9.5d6, this is halved to 5d6, + velocity/5 = +16"/5 = +3d6, total 8d6. Roll 35 STUN, 10 BODY. 2d6 Roll 6 - 4" Knockback. 4d6 damage from the Knockback: 5 BODY, 19 STUN. 1d6+1 K energy damage from the burning tree: 4 BODY, 12 STUN. DEX roll to keep hold of blaster: 7, succeeds. ] "Curssesss! I ssshould have finissshed you when I had the chanccce!" X screams, and tries to step out of the way again. But this time the enraged Cheetax is too fast, and strikes him solidly, flinging him into the burning tree he himself set on fire. He lands in a shower of sparks, and temporarily lies still. The Felinoid continues her high speed run, until she reaches the cover of a tree, to shield her from her enemies for what she wants to do next. [ Phase 9:] [ 1d6+1K fire damage: 5 BODY, 15 STUN. ] The green armored man shakes his head and groggily rises to his feet, the tree burning all around him not seeming to hinder him. Clutching the blaster, he looks around, trying to take stock of the situation. Doctor D. has reached the place where Foulmouth's unconscious body is lying. "Mouth, my man, we've changed the plan. While the gettin's good, we're leavin this 'hood," he mutters under his breath, not really expecting a response. He grunts slightly, and flings his friend's body over his shoulders in a fireman's carry. "Ooo-eee. I hate to be impolite, but you really are not light. If you'd lose some weight, it would be really great..." He staggers towards the park gate near the long black car. The Tiger's Daughter ministers to her wounded friend. "This was such a stupid idea," she mutters as she works. "We should have known someone would get hurt! We're not heroes..." The still-standing Tiger's Son instead concerns himself with the green-armored man. "So. The Cheetah comes, the Cheetah goes. and we're left to mop up." He takes a few running steps towards the burning tree. "Wow, that's hot! Still, this is the one chance I'm gonna get to really nail this freak, while he's still groggy... Hoo-kay! Better think again!" He dances aside as X's form bursts from the burning tree. "Don't worry, worm - for now. I won't make the missstake of letting you dissstract me again, from the more ssserious threat," the villain hisses, and looks around for Cheetax. [ Phase 10 ] Cheetax speeds around the tree, and as soon as she is out of sight of everyone she knows about, she undergoes a marvelous physical transformation. In seconds, she is no longer a Felinoid-humanoid but a complete wild cheetah. The animal pants slightly, and rests. 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