Giant Spiders Oh My

[youhearthebells]

Who: the current Hazmats
Where: sailing to Manahana-lia Island, then on the island
When: August 27 through September 5th
What: sailing as fast as they can to rescue Cynthia, and the rescue thereof. They'll try to save time by jumping through Empieza but...
Warnings: spiders. Violence, talk of death, Gan Ning's mouth
Style: whatever you want, don't mind the setup
Status: closed to Hazmat crew

The minute the scream came though his journal, Gan Ning was moving. There was no time to waste fiddling around, they had to set sail to find Cynthia before it was too late. He tore through any maps and information they had on the ship, looking for anything that suggested spiders. Her clue, the spider-webs, meant that was all he had to go on. Fortunately, other pirates around the docks totally knew which island that was, and aside from impressing on him the "don't go there" part of the legend, told him where to find it.

It did seem odd that no matter where they were, if they set sail for Isla Empieza, they'd make it there in a day or so instead of weeks. Gan Ning relied on that, even though he didn't do more than skim through the harbor before setting a new course for Manahana-lia in the far west of the land. Hopefully weather wouldn't be against them. They had a long way to go and didn't have Wan there to guide the winds in their favor.

Spiders, the other pirates said. There'd be large spiders and his crew would be killed. Nope, Xingba would not let anyone die if he could help it. But that meant they'd have to fight. Roxas needed to heal so he could guard the ship, but everyone else, well...

Let's hope they make it on time.

[ooc: info on the island is here - make and date your own sailing threads but we'll hit the island about the 3rd or 4th and there'll be a fight log for that]

Comments

[youhearthebells]

I'm tryin', I'm tryin'!

[it's pretty stuck there. This spider is the one that created the web that can hold Cynthia up, after all. At least the edge of the blade is turned out against some of the threads, but all the wiggling in the world can't completely rip them free.]

Keep tryin' to barbecue it, buy me some time!

[a couple of strands come loose. At the very least, he should be able to get the sword free enough to shift it to his other hand. It'll take a minute, though.]

[by_heart]

[Lea figures as long as he keeps the chakram lit, he can toss it at the spider's face now and then, but that's not going to be a permanent solution.]

My magic's gonna run out eventually, so no barbecues here! I hope you like your spider lightly seared!

[youhearthebells]

[ah, balls. Well, all the more reason to hurry, then! Gan Ning finally gets enough of the webbing cut to be able to grab the sword with his other hand, which is quite free. Ugh, wielding his sword left-handed, this hurts. But off he goes, keeping low and ready to dodge any more webs. Most of them miss him but one sticks his foot to the floor just as he reaches the target. Nothing for it now, he just jabs River Master straight up into the hairy bulb of the spider's giant abdomen.

It's super-effective! The spider lets out an ear-splitting screech as she rears up, flailing six of her legs in anguish and driving her body even further down onto the sword. It's very gross from where Gan Ning is stuck to the floor, though.]

[by_heart]

Oh, EW!

[He tosses another fireball at the spider's face, which doesn't do much for the screeching, but it at least makes her fall forward a little.]

You okay back there? That was beyond icky!

[youhearthebells]

[no, no he's not. At least the innards aren't poisonous, or so Gan Ning hopes right about now.]

Just...finish it! Kill it before it comes around for more!

[although it looks like the big spider is about to pull a Shelob and go running away to lick her wounds somewhere...]

[by_heart]

Me?!

[What?! He was the distraction guy! Ah, dammit...]

You owe me one!

[He lights both chakrams and throws them. This had better work, because there's not a whole lot left he can do.]

[youhearthebells]

[it certainly looks pretty. The spider manages to squeeze through a tunnel gap, but it's on fire now and gushing goo out its back end, so chances are good that's enough. Nice shot there, Lea.

Gan Ning just sort of flops to a seat, dropping his sword and flicking spider guts off his free hand as best he can.]

Ugh. Can I owe you two? I'm stuck to the ground.

[he'll pick up his sword and use it to free his other arm in a minute, he needs to catch his breath]

[by_heart]

I'd help you out, but you're covered in spider guts and I'm not.

[He plants his hands on his hips and looks around the cavern. It's a giant mess, but at least there don't seem to be any more spiders. Small blessings.]

[youhearthebells]

Gee, thanks a lot. Just for that I should make you climb up there and cut Cynthia down all by yourself.

[as he slowly hacks at the spiderwebbing to free himself without hurting himself.]

She ain't gonna like touchin' the spider guts any more than you do.

[by_heart]

[Lea makes a face at the web, too. He doesn't want to climb up there. Jumping down here to fight the spiders kind of screwed up the proper dramatic rescue angle. He'd have to climb back up there and that wouldn't look cool at all.]

I could still cut her down...have to time it right if I'm supposed to catch her, too, since you're all gooey.

[He paces back and forth beneath the giant web, trying to size it up and figure out the proper angle.]

You might wanna be on standby.

[youhearthebells]

Yeah, yeah, gimme a sec.

[The webbing glueing him to the floor is stubborn and he doesn't want to hack off his shoe. At long last, though, he's able to move again, and reluctantly stows his sword even though he's not sure they're done fighting yet. He needs his hands free if he has to jump in to help catch.]

[by_heart]

[He spins this chakrams a few times, then adjusts his position a few feet to the left.]

Okay, get ready. This is probably gonna be pretty fast.

[He throws the weapons, which luckily cut through the web surrounding Cynthia. They return to his hands and she begins to fall, she's definitely a bit closer than he expected by the time he can banish them. He manages to clumsily grab hold of her, but he's going to need some help.]

[youhearthebells]

[he lunges to assist at the last second, forming a wall to keep Cynthia from flopping out of Lea's arms in the other direction. At least the two of them together are a good safety net.

She's unconscious, but alive. Good.]

Nice. Now we just gotta hope the reinforcements haven't closed the escape behind us. I dunno how much more I got in me, either.

[then again, the other party is still out there hunting. Maybe they're in luck after all.]

Let's get the hell out of here.