Kid Kinetic issue #1 - Junk food is great!

OOC this is the final writeup I put to you so any changes before we get into things, holler!

Joe wheeled Tim to the outside of the Pizza place and sighed. "This is the FOURTH time we've stopped for food on this 'shopping' trip. We're supposed to be buying clothes, not food!"

"Ham and mushroom. With pineapple!" called Tim as Ryan (Kid Kinetic) entered the fast food place. It was dinnertime, after all. Well, the fourth dinnertime so far this morning at any rate. Sharing pizza with the others was tricky as he always felt on the edge of hunger.

Placing the order he sat down to wait and checked his phone.

"What the...?" spluttered the guy behind the counter. "What is THAT!"

The street was FULL of some kind of strange green fog, or gas... and his 'brothers' were unconscious, like everyone else on the street in sight!

Worse, the 'gas' was creeping in under the gap of the door!

OOC it's a quiet town street on a weekend with a few dozen people about, all down. Cars are parked along the street and it's tricky to see through the thick green gas. He can see Tim and Joe slumped where he'd left them outside the Pizza place and it's tricky to see anything else through the green gas!

With a blur of motion, Ryan dons his super suit! Kid Kinetic then carries each patron and employee out of harm's way and into a back storeroom. He wets some towels and stuffs them in front of the door. "This always seems to work for my older brothers." He then speeds off into the street to investigate the mysterious gas.

In a blur of motion Kid Kinetic appears and gathers the people in the shop, making sure they are comfortable all in the blink of an eye!

OOC Perception check... Int 5 + Roll(2d12)+0: 11,3,+0 Total:14 (19) vs
OV 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 2,10,+0 Total:12 (16)

+3 EV (to 7 Will) vs RV4 = 3 RAPs

At speed Kid Kinetic notices a security camera pointing in the shop to where he'd entered. It wouldn't take much in the way of detective work to figure out the kid in the shop who suddenly vanishes and reappears in a costume is Kid Kinetic! He takes a moment to go into the back office and wipe the tape.

All of this took only 10 seconds or so, 9 of which were waiting for the security machine to sort itself out!

With that fixed and the doors jammed Kid Kinetic moved out into the street... where green gas obscured his vision so much he was fumbling about!

OOC Knockout Gas 8 + Roll(2d12)+0: 3,8,+Total:11 (19) vs
KK Str 5 + Roll(2d12)+0: 6,9,+0 Total:15 (20) GAS FAILED

His super metabolism *should* protect him from this stuff but getting about at any kind of speed would be a problem! He was tough but not invulnerable, and running into a parked car or wall at speed would be... unfortunate. He did hear shouted words but it was impossible to make them out clearly, as if the speakers were using gas masks. The muffled voices called out, and some made "Whoop!" noises as well. It seemed someone was having fun whilst the street was cloaked in green smoke!

If Kid Kinetic cannot see them, he will just have to fight by the sound of them. He grabs a stack pizza pans and begins tossing them like frisbees into the gas cloud at super speed.

Grabbing a bunch of pizza pans Kid Kinetic starts tossing them at random into the green fog...

CLANK! BANG! CRISH, TINKLE!

After the third he's starting to wonder whether it's a good idea. Smashing up public property is supposed to be a bad guy thing after all.

Then an alarm goes off and somewhere a distant siren kicks off as the police get word something is going down. The fog is clearing slightly and he gets a glimpse of a canister like the police use to distribute tear gas. Then he sees a flash of dark clad forms moving into a jewellery store! All of this... chaos... was about money!!!

Whoops! Let's hope they had insurance. KK runs into the jewelry store!

Kid Kinetic rushes into the store at speed and sees half a dozen men helping themselves to choice items!

The bullet proof glass had been shattered and one of the men in black carried what could only be described as a cannon! It was several feet long and looked like a bazooka. All of them had gas masks on and ear defenders. One was keeping watch on the doorway and called out a warning to his comrades as Kid Kinetic turned up!

OOC gas attack on KK

Knockout Gas 8 + Roll(2d12)+0: 4,4,+0 Total:8 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 12,5,+0 Total:25 (33) vs
Str 5 + Roll(2d12)+0: 9,12,+0 Total:21 (26) Success

+4EV (to 12) vs RV 13 (Body incl Systemic Antidote) NO DAMAGE

Kid Kinetic ignored the gas and one of the men shouted "He must be a super! The gas isn't affecting him!"

OOC KK wins initiative, no roll needed.

OOC : I do not know how many goons there are but I would like to attempt a multiattack.

"Sorry, fellas. But I will need to see a receipt!" Kid Kinetic runs from goon to goon relieving them of their gas masks.

OOC there are half a dozen goons in the jewellery store.

Essentially trying a Take Away attack so Martial Artist won't apply (but would if you were punching or kicking).

Dex 9 + Roll(2d12)+0: 5,11,+0 Total:16 (25) vs
Dex 3 + Multi Attack 6 + Take Away 4 + Roll(2d12)+0: 12,8,+0 Total:20 (33)

Attempt FAILED!

"He's fast!" said one

"Get him! use the doohickey!"

"Okay, okay I got it!"

The one with the bazooka aimed in the general direction of the youngster who saw the threat and moved at speed to avoid it (OOC Acrobatics will apply to defence)

OOC Vibe 10 + Roll(2d12)+0: 2,2,+0 Total:4 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 3,5,+0 Total:12 (22) vs
Dex 9 + Acrobatics extra 2 dice + Roll(4d12)+0: 3,10,4,3,+0 Total:6 DOUBLE plus Roll(2d12)+0: 2,12,+0 Total:20 (29)

Vibe Attack MISSED

The front window of the store shattered, scattering glass all over and one of the goons dived for cover.

"NICE SHOOTIN TEX!" yelled one. "Where the heck did you learn ta shoot?"

"Get him!"

Four of the others swung at Kid Kinetic as he passed...

OOC None of these will hit I should think. Acrobatics dice apply.

Attacks:

Dex 3 +
Roll(2d12)+0: 12,7,+0 Total:19 (22)
Roll(2d12)+0: 7,5,+0 Total:12 (15)
Roll(2d12)+0: 5,9,+0 Total:14 (17)
Roll(2d12)+0: 6,12,+0 Total:18 (21)

Kid Kinetic Dex 9 +
Roll(4d12)+0: 4,4,10,9,+0 Total:19 (28) MISSED
Roll(4d12)+0: 2,12,8,5,+0 Total:20 (29) MISSED
Roll(4d12)+0: 11,7,11,3,+0 Total:DOUBLE 22 (31) MISSED
Roll(4d12)+0: 2,10,3,8,+0 Total:18 (27) Missed

"He's too fast!"

"Look out!"

"Watch it he's..."

"How is he moving so... ooof"

Kid Kinetic had maybe been a little too overconfident about taking all of them out in one go but it seemed he was too fast, too agile, for them to lay a hand on! Even that cannon thing that fired high frequency sound wasn't much good against him! Some days it felt to be good to be the fastest kid around!

OOC KK is up...

Better take out that guy with the cannon before someone gets hurt. Kid Kinetic will pull his punch and try to take the goon down.

Kid Kinetic sprinted up to the man with the cannon and remembered to pull his punch to avoid sending the fellow flying!

OOC No mention of Martial Artist used for attack so I will assume you prefer the dice to go on defence (from Acrobatics). One of the (many) house rules that I use is that ANY dice you use for attacking reduce the number of dice you can use for defence, and vice versa. So if you attack first you can use dice from Martial Artist (2 extra dice from your skill) but that reduces the number of extra dice you can apply from Acrobatics for defence by two.

Dex 9 + Roll(2d12)+0: 9,10,+0 Total:19 (28) vs
Dex 3 + Roll(2d12)+0: 5,6,+0 Total:11 (14)

+5EV (to 14) vs RV3 + 2 (pull punch) = 9 RAPs

With a multitude of hammering super fast punches the young hero flattened the fellow with the cannon and sent him sprawling, though not as hard or far as he might have been had he not gone easy on him! (OOC knockback would have been 5APs less weight = 3APs and probably not hurt him but best to be sure...)

The other guys in gas masks all of a sudden seemed somewhat unsure... and as one grabbed what they could from the shattered glass cabinets and ran out of the place into the street! Ha! As if they could outrun Kid Kinetic!

OOC They are sprinting back to their vehicles, somewhere...

Meanwhile, the Knockout Gas tries again on Kid Kinetic...

KO Gas 8 + Roll(2d12)+0: 2,1,+0 Total:3 ATTACK FAILED and the gas is inert/dispersed inside the store. no further attacks here (though outside they will continue)

OOC Yes, he wanted to save the dice for defense.
Kid Kinetic will snatch a mask and the cannon and sprint after the baddies.

Scooping up the Cannon and peeling the mask off the downed guys face he makes an "eeewwwww" sound as he wipes it inside with a sleeve and puts it on his face.

Outside with Vibe Cannon in hand and looking through the fog he notices that the facemask/goggles have a button on the side and... bing! Thermal vision! It would hopeless in the daylight but it's useful in the fog and he can see the firing up of an SUV as the remaining five robbers clamber in and ready weapons. They have shotguns and are ready to use them apparently.

OOC Kid Kinetic can charge up to the SUV, shoot at distance (harder) or follow the vehicle to wherever it's going...

Kid Kinetic will use the thermal vision to follow the SUV. Let's hope it is not too far away. His stomach is rumbling...

The SUV roars off, heading towards the general direction of the freeway. Kid Kinetic is soon (seconds..) out of the Gas cloud and the Thermal Vision is rendered ineffective, whiting out and reducing vision to nought until he slows down to turn it off.

Moments later he speeds up to catch up with the SUV whilst backed up traffic and stranded police vehicles try to get round them.

OOC Follow to the freeway and its eventual destination or try to stop the vehicle somehow?

Kid Kinetic will take of the mask and follow the SUV to its destination.

Slowing down to a virtual jog was dull, but Kid Kinetic kept his distance and stayed as best he could out of sight.

The SUV paused at a few lights, obeyed most of the posted speeds and slipped onto the freeway. Ten minutes later it pulled off and headed into a rural area. Another fifteen minutes and it pulled up at a farm/ranch gate, buzzed in and the gates slid apart for the SUV to roll in. A long driveway led to a series of buildings and outbuildings on the estate. Someone had money.

Kid Kinetic was now at the stage where he could report something to the police but if he entered that place he himself could be 'done' for trespass. Still, these guys had caused mayhem in the town and couldn't be allowed to get away with it, or for the choice items of jewellery they'd managed to snag.

On top of that he was hungry. Stomach growling hungry. He'd come into town for pizza and ... it would be burnt to a crisp by now! He groaned. The thought of food going to waste made him groan.

A quick glance at his hands... he had the shakes. Time to eat. If he went in there and his body started to slow down...

These guys might be able to over power ordinary law and order. Food would have to wait. Kid Kinetic would do a quick reconnaissance and look for another way in.

OOC Irrational Attraction check: Roll(2d12)+0: 7,1,+0 Total:8 PASSED

NOTE that all attraction/reliability numbers are increased by +1 as we are using D12s... I'll get round to altering the character sheets at some point but we were originally using D10s and over time have tried new stuff...

With his stomach growling and hands trembling Kid Kinetic knew he needed food. Instead he sped around the place looking for vantage points.

The farm house was a large two storey place with porch and outbuildings. One of these was a barn, others were stables and garages. All were surrounded by a large fence and fields all about limited places to hide. Typical farm/ranch. If the Kid had binoculars he could have watched from an orchard about half a mile away in relative safety.

There were two vehicles currently parked in front of the main house, the SUV and a dark blue sedan. All five occupants of the SUV had gone into the house and seemed unaware they'd been followed. Chances were they were overconfident or just not that bright! The question of where they'd obtained the 'Vibe Cannon' that Kid Kinetic carried remained, and these men couldn't have made it themselves. Could they? No, they were more likely to be muscle for someone else, someone smarter, behind the scenes.

He needed to get closer to listen in or get some idea of what he was dealing with.

He checked his hands. The shakes were real bad now. Clamping his other hand down on top of the shaking fist he pursed his lips. His friends might be able to help and he would be better off getting food. Perhaps he should... but what if these men left this place?

Just then the 'Vibe Cannon' started to vibrate... slightly at first then getting more urgent...

Kid Kinetic speeds past the parked SUV and deposits the vibrating firearm underneath its chassis. He then takes refuge in the barn and waits.

Moving at speed Kid Kinetic doesn't have to wait too long for what he knows is coming!

BOOM!

The SUV goes up like a bomb had been planted under it, spiralling into the air and tumbling to the floor in a mashed up ruin!

"What the heck?" shouted one of the men as they burst from the farmhouse and looked about with a pistol drawn. He looked spooked and backed off into the house. Kid Kinetic watched from the barn and saw curtains twitch from the various windows as the robbers looked out for signs of attack!

As he watched an waited Kid Kinetic noticed BOTH hands were now trembling, and he was feeling light headed! uh oh!

I guess it couldn't hurt to stop for a third lunch. This is a farm after all. Perhaps something from the garden. Or...Kid Kinetic looked around for some fresh eggs.

Glancing about, Kid Kinetic looked around the barn...

He finds something that he's looking for - a shelf housing a number of chickens all sat peacefully on eggs and he apologises as he lifts them slightly to pull the eggs out. He has half a dozen eggs now. Raw eggs.

Gulp.

OOC I couldn't stomach raw eggs, don't know about you! Our hero will have to make a will check to keep the contents of his stomach down unless he wants to try to cook them somehow!

ooc: Also raw eggs have a slime covering on them if they are still in the nest. UGH!

Hard boiled it is! Kid Kinetic will fill up a bucket of water and begin stirring vigorously.