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Professor Augustine Sycamore/Sauveterre (AU) ([personal profile] megabond) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-09-22 10:46 pm

The Controlled Invasion [Open]

who: Augustine Sycamore (?) and You!
what: A mysterious criminal (?) made their move
when: September 22 - 23
where: Market area and Riverview University
warnings:

Ever since the news reports about high-tech weapon robberies seemingly conducted by a dragon and three mysterious creatures popping out from TV to social media, some of the residents grew cautious at what these mystery criminals will do next. They were not the only ones as the rest of the research facilities toughen up their securities to prevent another robbery from letting these dangerous weapons fall into the wrong hands.

It has been a few days after the news reports and for some reason, the remaining research facilities remained intact and that there have been no new updates regarding the robbery case. It seemed like everything is back to its peaceful state. That is until this Friday afternoon where masterminds are about to make their move.

I. Attack at the Riverview University

As today's classes were ended, many university students and professors were leaving to go home and rest for another day as many college kids are chatting about their latest thesis while some are asking professors regarding their tests and projects. However, this peaceful afternoon was interrupted when several residents are approaching the university grounds. For some reason, they have a dazed look in their dull eyes and even if you tried to call them out, they will not respond.

Unknown to the students, teachers, and any resident passing by, the dazed residents have a strange-looking earpiece on their ears as they hear one word from it.

"Go."

Before anyone can do anything, a grenade was thrown at them as it quickly explodes the moment it touches the ground. While no one was caught in the blast, the shock from the explosion caused everyone to stop their tracks and stare at the smoke, which the dazed residents began to grab them and drag them into a heavy-armored truck. Not only that, some of the residents pulled out some weapons from their gym bags and began to charge into the university to capture the ones who were still inside.

You have no idea what was happening, but if I were you, you might try to stop the dazed residents and save the hostages. Though if you can able to look behind the tree at the center square, you may see a hooded man hiding there, who is somehow observing the whole event.

II. The Scapegoat's Ambush

Meanwhile, at the market area, residents are going about their daily lives as they buy some groceries and new clothes while shopkeepers sell some of these said items to their eager customers, unaware of what is about to happen. If you're doing some shopping for groceries or anything or you're just passing by, you may notice a hooded man in a black robe holding out a megaphone as a shark/dinosaur dragon hybrid and a black squid-like creature stand by his side. And for some strange reason, there are some dazed residents staring at everyone with their dull eyes as the man then speaks out.

"Attention, all of the residents who are present right now. This is a bit sudden for me to say this, but as of right now, my partner is demanding all of you to come with me for your enlightenment. Joining is mandatory and bowing out is not an option. Anyone who resists... Shall be met by force!"

All of the sudden, the dazed residents draw out ropes, bats, and guns as they started to chase down every shopper and other residents around the market area and drag any defenseless resident to a heavy-armored truck nearby. If you managed to escape the chaos, you may notice the same hooded man somehow incapacitate some of the residents by throwing some small objects with some kind of power while the dragon also joined in to drag the others into the truck. If you have a sharp eye, you may also notice that the squid is somehow chuckling evilly as it watches the chaos unfolds.

In any case, you may have to act fast before they can get away. You may try to stop the dazed residents and the dragon and save the innocent or confront the hooded man. Regardless of your choice, it was the matter of time to save the residents from the mystery man.

[OOC: Welcome to the first part of my player plot! You are welcome to start a top-level on either run away from the dazed residents or save the day in either of the prompts. But as for the second prompt, there will be a starter for those who want to confront the mystery man. This way, I will try to play out the "mystery man" in order to play out the events leading up to the grand reveal of his identity. I will also RP the NPC partner he mentioned.

I also want to announce that I'm delaying Part 2 of the player plot a bit since I wanted to write another log about the aftermath of this event. More info about the changes will be in the OOC post!

EDIT: After a short conversation with Ladybug/Marinette's player, I will put up a starter on encountering the hooded man that will take place before the market area attack very shortly.

Regardless, good luck and have fun RPing!]
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Yoyo Action)

Confronting!(Threadjack ok)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-22 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It was pure luck (which is fitting, given her Miraculous power) that Marinette was in the area when stuff hit the fan. She had been doing some shopping when she overheard the strange cloaked man's demand. In the chaos, Marinette was agile and quick, finding an opening to let her duck out of sight, transforming into Ladybug and swinging into action. All she had to do was follow the screams. She didn't know what was going on, but there wasn't time to ponder that right now. Just as she emerged onto the scene, she caught sight of a dragon..shark..thing grabbing someone to carry them to the truck - well she couldn't have that!

Spinning her yoyo outwards, she whipped her weapon around the sharkdragon's hostage, pulling back to yank them away from it, and darting forward to catch the hostage, urging them to make a run for it while she started drawing the attention of others. Though she was but one person - hopefully others from the Perimeter Guard, or even any good samaritan or superhero would come along soon. She wasn't going to be able to rescue all the hostages by herself. Probably. WELL she could certainly try, but first she glanced towards the man making the demands. ]

Sorry, these people aren't going anywhere if I can help it!

[ She announced. Maybe if she takes the leader(s) down first, that'll free the people from their current dose of crazy. Also was that..squid thing.. laughing? ]
Edited (Because bad header wording :p) 2017-09-22 23:43 (UTC)
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Battle Ready)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-23 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She might be in over her head here. No, she definitely was in over her head here. ]

Age doesn't mean anything when it comes to doing the right thing. [ And the right thing was clearly getting in his way! She kept skirting a glance over to the citizens, second guessing her decision to try and take the leader down. Was this the right decisin? ]

The way I see it, all I have to do is stop you and that'll put an end to whatever you're planning.
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Bring it)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-23 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ HEY she's being super serious about this! Jerks! ]

That's just what I was planning to do. [ Wait dragon wh- whoah! Ladybug caught that quick movement out of the corner of her eye and just BARELY dodged it. Thank GOD she was as dodgy and agile as she was. ]

That's really low - you can't fight your own battles so you make other creatures do it for you, and even have the nerve to involve innocents! [ Well he WAS a bad guy. She swung her yoyo out, turning to try to keep both the the pokemon and the hooded man in her view. She didn't like the idea of turning her back to an enemy one bit. ]

Just what's your game anyway? What do you hope to accomplish? [ Watch out little pokemon, because the special magic yoyo is whipping out towards it too! ]
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Fury)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-23 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... Her and her big mouth. She could have taken one out and then dealt with his master one at a time, but NOOOO she had to taunt them and now she had to deal with BOTH. FAAAAAAAAAAAAN. Tastic. ]

Enlightenment is a pretty vague concept. The fact that you're -forcing- these people against their will doesn't seem very enlightening --!

[ HEY HEY HEY Don't throw rocks at girls! RUDE. Unfortunately it puts her on the defensive, and while she dodges the first couple of stones, it does get her to momentarily drop her guard and she hisses in pain when the dragon's claw slashes across her arm. She immediately retaliates, whipping her yoyo like a ...well, a whip at the pokemon - sorry buddy! ]

de_evilise: (Ladybug - Determination)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-24 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
That's the plan~.

[ HEY, STOP THROWING STUFF. Her left arm was still aching from the nasty slash that the pokemon gave her, but she isn't out by a long shot. She winces as a plate smacks her upside the head, and she shifts her attention from the pokemon to whipping her yoyo in front of her body and spinning it rapidly to create a shield, the plates shattering against her weapon as they came in contact with it.]

Why don't you stop hiding your identity and show your face?

[ Pot, kettle, black. But once the last plate is smashed to pieces she's whipping that yoyo out again, this time to try to wrap around the hooded man to pull him closer so she could try and de-hood him. ]
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Frowning)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-25 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
What th...

[ Her yoyo just.. stopped. How in th-- ohhhh right. He *DID* seem to have some kind of telekinetic power, so it would stand to show he could do that too. Gosh that was annoying.

She DOES see the squid creature, but she can't tell what exactly it's doing, and in a moment she has something else to worry about. She hears the dragon charging towards her and pivots, raising her arm again and taking the hit with a grimace of pain. OW. FRICK OW. AND OW AGAIN. She retaliates, going straight for a sharp punch and kick to get the creature to back off, so she herself and get some space.

This was definitely not working - she needed to change her tactics. ]
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Surprise)

Sorry for the TL;DR :D

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-26 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ WHAT. Ladybug actually cast an alarmed glance towards the masses at the command the hooded man gave. Sh.. She can't fight innocent people! This actually puts her on the defensive, backing off a few steps, taking a hit here and there in the process of trying to disarm the people attacking her. There's just too many coming at her though - she's just one person! But this is what happens when she jumps in without calling for backup - that guy she spoke to a few weeks ago said as much. But, well, that's just the way Marinette was.

She ducked a whip coming in at her and raised her uninjured arm to let it wrap around instead, yanking it out of the attacker's hand. Lowering her other arm - which was getting hard to move from taking the brunt of the attacks - she reached into her pouch - yeep, narrowly dodged a swing from a mace, and as she pulled out her yoyo again, she yelped as a bullet -PWINGED- off of it. Oh thank god that thing can't be broken. ]


Guns too? Are you crazy!? [ Yay, she's a threat! ... wait, that's not a 'yay' situation. She swings her yoyo into the air, the weapon spinning as the magic transformed it. ]

Lucky Charm!!

[ And another dodge, kicking a chair out of someone's hands -- well actually she TRIED to kick it, it kind of breaks instead. Oops. WELL No one needed to sit down on it right? Reaching up a hand as the yoyo drops back down into her hands, transformed into a charm - this time it was a red and black spotted cylinder with a ring. The heck was this..? It almost looked like a grenade, but she know the Miraculous wouldn't send her something like that. Which meant -- she tugged the ring and a thick, red smoke immediately started pouring out. She tossed it in front of her, hiding her from view. Silently she slipped away from the mind-controlled crowd and in the confusion, attempted to loop her yoyo around the hooded man's ankle, darting in the opposite direction to hide behind a tree. Let them think she fled the scene, and when she got a chance she'd trip her trap~! ]
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Smirk)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-26 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hohoho, the timing, she could have been stabbed. Stepping out from behind the tree, she couldn't help but flash a cocky smirk at him. ]

Good, then I'm doing my job right.

[ Her sassing halts abruptly though, when she saw the dragon starting to approach, and then the hooded man raising his arm to tap something. ]

No you don't.. not this time. [ She muttered to herself. Winding her yoyo back to her hand, she whipped it out to either catch his wrist and jerk his arm back so he can't tap on .. whatever he was tapping on, or hitting the device directly to knock it off - either way she was planning on not letting him have his way. ]
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Surprise)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-27 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... she did not expect that to be the person behind the attack. Although maybe she should have, given how he had been acting on the network a few days ago. ]

YOU?

[ She didn't know squids could growl - but that thing was no real squid, it was something else. Maybe a pokemon too? Speaking of pokemon, she glanced over her shoulder quickly to keep an eye on the dragon that had been approaching, and then back to Sycamore. ]

You're coming with me. I expect the Perimeter Guard will have some questions for you.

[ At least, that's the idea. He might have something else up his sleeve. Speaking of, she glanced quickly over towards civilians to see if they were still enthralled - particularly the ones that were attacking her before. ]
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Yoyo Action)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-27 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ladybug was certain that there was more to it than him just suddenly having a really bad day and deciding to turn on the people at large. She, unfortunately, can't get a look at his eyes, but what she DOES see is that accessory glinting on his hand. Come to think of it... he didn't have that when she saw him as Marinette, but she DID see him wearing it when he started challenging people seemingly randomly. She was getting weary though - she might not last longer, but she was going to power through it and deal with the consequences later. If -- no, not if -- Sycamore was possessed by something the same as people who were akumatized were. She had to help him somehow. ]

[ But first she had to deal with the incoming attack - stumbling back against the wall (ow) when the telekinetic force shoved her backwards, she tsk'd to herself as he freed himself from the yoyo - quickly reeling it back to her hand, and not a moment too soon! Those knives being hurled her way - -well Marinette does not want to be perforated thank you very much. Once again the yo-yo spins in front of her, and just as it had for the dragon's blasts, it acts as a shield, the knives impacting with the string and being deflected to land on the ground or simply being knocked away. ]


Come to your senses Professor! You're not supposed to be like this! [ She shouted over to him, pulling herself away from the building. At least she won't hold a grudge over anything. She palmed her yo-yo, for a moment looking worried. She hasn't used Lucky Charm twice in a battle before - she's not sure it'll work but her power IS supposed to work miracles.. and right now that's what she needed. ]

Okay Miraculous - help me out here. One more time, please..! Lucky Charm!

[ Once more she swung her yoyo into the air (wincing sharply at the movement). The yoyo spins one more time, summoning not one item, but two , much to her surprise. The first is a long nylon rope - the other is a small container, both items decorated with red and black spots. Marinette contemplated the two items for a moment, checking the contents of the container with a sniff. Ew. ... wait, lard? ... that might work. She glanced at Sycamore again, and this time broke into swift run, charging straight at him and swinging the rope around her head with one hand like she was about to hogtie an angry steer- swinging it forward to lasso the man. This is partly a distraction though, because with the other hand she's flipped the lid of the container of lard off and aims to shove it onto his hand - the one with the ring. If she manages to lasso him though she's still going to jerk him forward to lard up his hand, grabbing for that ring to yank it off! ]
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Smirk)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-28 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Erg, she was definitely overusing her Miraculous - and her own source of energy at this point. It'd be worth it though. When he dodged the lasso, she couldn't help but smirk in triumph, particularly when she felt the jar of lard smoosh into his hand. She'll be taking that ring thank you! Yoink! She clutched it in her palm, dropping the jar. ]

Professor? [ Ladybug knelt when he collapsed - the way he was sounding those last few moment were promising, but she glanced up sharply at the screech from the squid. ]
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Bring it)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-29 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Unconscious, but at least not dead. She'd have to get him medical attention and- Ladybug glances over her shoulder as someone comes charging up and aims a kick at said club to disarm the man, though just barely. Though her attention is caught by the squids that suddenly approach. Gods, she can't fight another set of beasts, she's exhausted.

About to grab hold of Sycamore and pull him away, her eyes narrow at those Malamar things, moving in front of Sycamore to protect him. Although it looks like they were going after his pokemon as well and.. and that does NOT look like a good thing that's happening right now. She fumbles, reaching for her yoyo, her arm tired, sore and kind of numb. No matter her condition, she had to protect the civilian. ]


I'm afraid you're going to have a lot of problems with that idea. Even if I fall here, there are far more people than me out there that'll put an end to your schemes.

Edited 2017-09-29 16:14 (UTC)
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Surprise)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-29 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, I've heard supervillains say that before, you should probably get some new material. [ Because even as tired, beat down and worn out she is, she STILL has to sass the villain(s). Even in the face of her potential death. Her eyes narrow as the Garchomp starts charging up its laser, grabbing the yoyo and starting to spin it in front of her - though she didn't think it was going to reach the speed it needed to be to properly guard against whatever attack it was. She braced herself for the attack --!

That didn't come. She was just as surprised, caught off guard when Sycamore suddenly got to his feet and wielded those light blades, breaking the pokemon of its trance and surprising the Malamari. ]


Whoah... Professor, you're all right?
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Are you giving me the HAND?)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-09-30 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her, running off while he stayed behind? No no, she might be at her limit but that was a BIG time no. Plus she doesn't trust the 'I'll join you afterward' lines. ]

That's THREE of those things against one, I'm not about to just run off - that's not what I do! [ Though she was standing behind Sycamore, the face she made at being referred to as a damsel in distress was .. pretty damn funny, actually. Too bad he missed it! ]

I can still fight!

[ No you can't, Mari. Even though she starts to bring her hands up, the adrenaline starting to wear off and reminding her of the injuries she took. She could call for help - and just as she was about to reach for her communicator, Sycamore fainted. Crap. CRAP. She also didn't know the Professor could even do all that with his telekinesis - or that he /had/ telekinesis. Just as she was about to grab the Professor and try to pull him to safety, the Garchomp managed to block the attack - thankfully! Though she did let out a surprised yelp when the pokemon grabbed the both of them and they made their escape. Well, at least the people were free - except for that one man being used as their interpreter. Getting down from the Garchomp, Ladybug leaned against the alley wall with a heavy sigh, giving the garchomp a curious look before she checked on Sycamore. ]

I think... he's going to be okay, but he should still have someone check him out. [ Because..injuries. Natch. How smart were these things, she wondered. ]

Can you take him to a hospital? [ Does it even understand 'hospital'? Well if it looked confused still she would guide them both to one - in any case she would likely do that anyway, just to make sure he got there safely. ]
de_evilise: (Ladybug - Determination)

[personal profile] de_evilise 2017-10-01 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well she would definitely be bothered if she knew that. But right now her attention was focused on staying on her feet, watching Garchomp take off. And because she couldn't leave well enough alone, she took to the air and followed from the rooftops, making sure they got to the hospital safely before she swung herself away from the buildings and made her way home.

She was going to sleep FOR A DAY. ]