Light it up like a fire in the night sky

[thespaceopera]

[As promised, Zhade calls you. He calls on the secret network, and only briefly; he's surrounded by sparks and static as his fingers fly across the keyboard, though none of this is seen. It's an urgent audio message.]

I found them! Whatever you did-- it woke them up enough that I could find them. I'm breaking through as we speak. Once I get a lock on, we have a limited-- [BZZZZTTTTT-crackPOP] -- ignore that-- a limited amount of time. The Marsiva's defenses are about to come down. Distract Atroma, fire at will, and I'll bring them home safe.

You hear me?

Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven --

[There's the sound of a transporter firing up, and more furious typing and beeping from the consoles.]

Six! Five! Four! Three, two, ONE!

[And just like that, the invisible shields around the Marsiva fail. There's a frantic pause as Zhade checks to make sure everything's as it should be.]

Interceptors retrieved safely. Now light her up! You have just a few minutes, so go, go, go!

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(( ooc: This post is to serve as a "mingle" of sorts for any damage dealt to the Marsiva, any attempted investigations of the downed security, or any other coordination! Feel free to tag each other, play out any crew interactions related to the attack, or try to come up with your own plans! You ICly only have a few minutes, but OOCly the post will remain open. Hit 'em with your best shot, Fleet!! ))

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[rebuildyourruins]

[Thor hardly needs an invitation. The merest suggestion that he'll be able to do serious damage to the Marsiva has him running down the hall of the Blue Fish and into the airlock, Stormbreaker in hand. He lets the force of space's vacuum send him hurtling out of the ship, still wearing nothing but his usual jeans and shirt. A quick snap of lightning is all it takes for it to be replaced with his full armour and cape though, before he spins the axe up and brings himself to a halt somewhere close to the Marsiva's tail.

Lightning coils and twists around him, building brighter and brighter until he unleashes it all with a scream of fury. An absolute barrage of lightning bolts slam into the Marsiva's hull, rippling outwards from where they strike. He doesn't stop there; loading up Stormbreaker with electricity, Thor flings the hammer towards the ship as well, feeling a savage burst of satisfaction when it actually hits its mark. The hammer jolts and returns to Thor's outstretched hand, before he wheels around and shoots off around the Marsiva to start attacking it again in another location.

From a distance Thor looks like a bright spark speeding around the hulking ship, flaring with immense arcs of lightning every time he stops that smash into the exposed hull. It's not what you'd usually associate with a cosmic storm... but right now that's exactly what Thor's bringing to bear on their captor's ship. The full weight of an angry weather god's power.]

[ text ]

[dothelokimotion]

Try hitting it gently.

[ text ]

[rebuildyourruins]

[Some time later:]

no

it didn't deserve gentle

[dothelokimotion]

Well, has your approach worked so far?

[rebuildyourruins]

yes because i left real damage this time

[dothelokimotion]

Let us hope it lasts.

[ the timing is convenient, but it makes sense. too much energy is kept to keeping them there, locking them in dreams. ]

[rebuildyourruins]

[Thor hadn't bothered thinking long about the convenience of it all, or the provenance of the information. He's waited long enough on something like this.]

if it doesn't I'll go hit it again

[dothelokimotion]

[ whoa. ]

Thor. Be careful.

[rebuildyourruins]

it's fine

[After a few moments:]

i'm not out there anymore

[dothelokimotion]

Did it help?

[rebuildyourruins]

we won't know that until the atroma respond

[dothelokimotion]

True.

But I meant you as well.

[rebuildyourruins]

i just got to blast their ship multiple times

it was well worth it

[dothelokimotion]

[ well. it's good to know some things never change. ]

Did you notice anything else?

[rebuildyourruins]

i'll tell you later

[dothelokimotion]

We could use the office.

[rebuildyourruins]

sure. i'll be there in a couple of hours.

[woodcarving]

[Magnus has been preparing for this exact sort of thing for a few weeks now. As soon as he can tell they're going to have a chance, he dons one of the spacesuits on the Vanquish and grabs his weapon. It's not as shiny as a bolt axe but it's for chopping down really big trees, and Magnus is a pretty big dude.

He leans out of the open launch bay and waves energetically at Thor zapping by, and then he points at the Marsiva and makes an exaggerated hefting motion. Then he lifts his axe and gives a thumbs up.

THROW HIM, BUDDY.]

[rebuildyourruins]

[Magnus is incredibly lucky Thor actually caught sight of his frantic waving. He was going full pelt towards the Marsiva but swings the axe back to halt himself, turning to squint in Magnus's direction. Then follows the exaggerated charades he's doing--

Aha.

There isn't much warning before Thor spins the axe up in his hand again and comes hurtling towards the open launch bay. Thor's boots slam into the floor next to Magnus and he's grabbing him by the upper arm, something fierce and delighted in his expression.]

If that's your wish, I'll gladly make it true!

[Before Magnus has a chance to think that maybe it should be impossible to hear Thor talking in the dead of space, Thor's pointed his Stormbreaker towards the Marsiva again and they go rocketing out of the ship at incredible speed.]

[woodcarving]

[Magnus grins from ear to ear visible beneath the helmet. He's about to go on the ride of his life, even compared to the hundred trips on the Starblaster. This. Will. Be. Amazing. He braces himself and then he's tossed so effortlessly he might not have weighed anything at all. Thor sure is a god, that's a thing, damn. Loki was right. Also, breathing in space? Jealous.

More importantly, Magnus is cannonballing through the void of space right towards the Marsiva. His voice is clear across the communicators:]

HELLLLLL YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! THANKS BUDDY!!!

[Thanks to Thor's given momentum, he's able to land one massive attack against the unguarded Marsiva. Magnus isn't just any normal dude, he's a ridiculously strong dude even without the aid of enchanted objects. There's no sound in space but the shockwave can be seen and felt before it's absorbed by the rest of the ship's mass.

This is the part where he ought to turn around and try to find a way back onto his ship, but no. He's going to keep hacking away at this hull until the barrier comes back on, and then he'll get someone to beam him back aboard.

Battle makes his blood sing in a way that only people like Thor understand.]