Hard Drive causes the city to go haywire when he interrupts all means of communications and electricity. Steven Fenton, Ling Xiao and later Robi Darling are dispatched to find him. They make their way to the power plant and confront Hard Drive who doesn’t give up easily!
<Steven_Fenton> 4RPG ON!
<HardDrive> ::the day is warm, not hot, but just warm. it about 11am in the day because lets face it, that’s when it will disrupt the most business with people rushing to finish for lunch::
<Ling_Xiao> ::is having her lunch herself, at some hole in the wall diner someplace that makes great tuna melts and fresh mad suntea::
<Steven_Fenton> ::Will bust on up in that said hole in the wall! XD going over ot the counter to order himself a bit of lunch::
<Ling_Xiao> ::fresh made^ suntea that is lol::
<Ling_Xiao> ::is probably a place some Enforcers go as it’s close to HQ::
<Steven_Fenton> ::will note her over there. tosses her a grin and gets his own sammich and heads over there:: This seat taken?
<Ling_Xiao> ::smiles:: No it isn’t, Seargent. ::have you come to charm me? It will not work as usual! XD::
<Steven_Fenton> ::oh yes it will! you wait and see!:: Great! it is now. ::Sits down:: You look very lovely today.
<HardDrive> ((brb!))
<Steven_Fenton> ((okies!))
<Ling_Xiao> Thank you, Seargent. I see you’re in good spirits as always. ::takes bite of sammich::
<Steven_Fenton> Of course. Why wouldn’t I be in lovely company? ::eats up!::
<HardDrive> ::as the clocks flip to 11am on the dot, every phone in the city hungs up, cuts out and just stop working as do the Enforcers radios, which although are on a different transmitter have to use the MegaKat Communication company for the relay ((Can you tell I’m SOOOOOOOOOO making this up?))::
<Ling_Xiao> ::sips her tea then chuckles:: Uh huh. ::shakes head;: So did you ever have that date with Celina or whatever her name was you were flirting with from the new line of rookies? ::smirks a little::
<Steven_Fenton> Hmm? Oh yeah. Well…said something about her husband wouldn’t approve of her relationship iwth me. Mind you this was AFTER I had her at the finest restaraunts in town.
<Ling_Xiao> ::making up is fine! lol if it good for plottyness. notes her radio goes quiet but it often does:: <customers>::however blink as their cell calls are dropped:: What’s wrong with the phone? Ugh I’m so switching companies. Who are you with? Megakat Telecommunications. Ah figures. ::blahblah mutter mutter::
<Ling_Xiao> ::laughs:: She got several free meals from you huh?
<HardDrive> ::A few seconds later every phone in the city starts ringing off the hook and every enforcer radio hear the call:: Calling All Cars! Calling All Cars!… ::chuckling:: I always wanted ta say that
<Ling_Xiao> ::blinks and takes up her radio from her hip clip.:: What the?
<Steven_Fenton> Pretty much. ::Frowns at his radio, turning it up more so he and Xiao can hear it:: Whats going on?
<Ling_Xiao> <customers> Hello? ::answering phones and all, even diner owner::
<Steven_Fenton> ::tries to radio into HQ:: HQ, this is Sgt. Fenton. Do you copy?
<HardDrive> ::everyone hears the same message, it’s so loud his voice rings through out the city:: Hello friends… you old buddy Hard Drive here, to spead the message “It’s good to talk” Oh and that unless the city tranfers $10 billion dollars into my Swiss back account, you can say goodbye and talk to ya later to your phone lines… they’ll be buzy… until I’m happy with my bank balance
<Ling_Xiao> ::ears perk, listening and frowns:: Ten BILLION? He’s gotta be nuts!
* Riley_Sinclair has joined #mbi_sk
<Steven_Fenton> ((Mels! ::Glomps::))
* Steven_Fenton sets mode: +o Riley_Sinclair
<Riley_Sinclair> ((lol heeyyss! ::sorry slow distracted XD:: how are you lovelies? <3))
<Ling_Xiao> ((Hey Robi!))
<Steven_Fenton> ::quirks an eyebrow:: he does realize we can rebuild phone lines…right? though granted it would take more than the 10 billion to do so
<HardDrive> ::Laughs:: I heard that… Enforcer… I think once the bodys start to rake up from the lack of 911 calls, you’ll see it’s a fair price…. ::mutters:: Unlike my last phone bill… 1 day late and they CUT ME OFF!!!
<HardDrive> ((Hiya))
<Ling_Xiao> ::blinks at that and frowns. turns her radio off and stands:: We need to try and find where he’s at.
<HardDrive> ::on the other radio:: I can still hear you you know?
<Steven_Fenton> ::Frowns and nods.:: and we can hear you. better get off our lines or you’ll regret it. ::motions to Xiao for them to go outside. will use signals instead!::
<Ling_Xiao> ::mrrs, motions for Fenton to turn off his radio as they go outside lol::
<Steven_Fenton> ::nods and follows, turning his radio off:: Any suggestions, Detective?
<HardDrive> ::is currently in a shack away from the main building at the phone company… figures you will search that first::
<HardDrive> ::trying to hear all that is going on in the city… no doubt other criminal would figure out soon that the enforcers can’t be called or radio for help::
<Ling_Xiao> ::whispers to him, making sure no phone users are nearby:: My first guess would be the phonecompany but he may be from another source. Let’s see if HQ is able to trace him. We’ll have to go there ourselves, no using radios or phones.
<Steven_Fenton> ::nods:: then there is where we go. ::whispering too! gets in his cruiser and heads that way!::
<Ling_Xiao> ::gets in her car and follows him!::
<HardDrive> ::merely kicks up his heels and listens to kats call for the hospital, the enforcers and the fire deptment and laughs::
* Riley_Sinclair is now known as Nairobi_Darling
<Nairobi_Darling> ::thank you CK for idea…willll be at Enforcer HQ, sorting out some transfer papers doo beee doooo – twiddles fingers for the moment::
<Steven_Fenton> ::NP! arrives at the enforcer HQ! Parks outside and heads in to go find a way to track HD::
<Ling_Xiao> ::parks as well and rushes in! after!:: <Enforcer HQ>:;alive with chaos as officers of every rank are trying to bypass Hard Drive’s control and being unsuccessful::
<HardDrive> ::not worried, has a hole in the ground near by for an easy escape… ears twitch as the criminals are going nuts… starts to sing country songs down the phone lines::
<Steven_Fenton> ::hurries down the hall to his office and sits down, going to his computer and starts trying to do a trace from there::
<Nairobi_Darling> ::that would explain why I ain’t getting served at reception, hummmss to self (glomps someone – i mean) goes up to the desk again:: um not to rush you but I’ve been waiting here a couple of hours now….::is trying tp pry at whats going on::
<HardDrive> ::starts to ring anyone that has put the phones down making the phonelines to busy for a decent trace:: Fools… don’t think I can’t feel a tracer?
<Steven_Fenton> ::mrrs:: He’s blocking my tracer.
<Ling_Xiao> ((::dying Hard Drive, he’s cruel singing contry songs!::))
<HardDrive> Besides… I’m getting to unlease my inner radio DJ star… ness ::cackles::
<HardDrive> <Muddy> ::growling:: That ain’t how ya sing “No time for Light” you savage!
<Ling_Xiao> Getting anything? <Enforcer> We’re in the middle of a crisis here! Hard Drive’s taken over the phone lines!
<Steven_Fenton> ((:;diiies muddy!::))
<Ling_Xiao> ((::dies yey Muddy cameo XD::))
<Ling_Xiao> <Enforcer>::to Robz that is he says::
<Steven_Fenton> no. nothing. He’s got me blocked out completely.
<Nairobi_Darling> ::leans on the reception desk:: anything i can do to help? ::hardrive is my favourite villian…eeehh – well Robi’s not the muns XD::
<Ling_Xiao> Then our only choice is to go to the phone company. C’mon.
<HardDrive> “Oh give me a home, where the enforcers ain’t ‘ome and all the SWAT kats are lame! I take down phone lines, and give the city some fines, then all that money I’ll claim!”
<Nairobi_Darling> ((::snorks::))
<Steven_Fenton> ::nods and gets up:: yes, before he kills my ears….::going with Xiao!::
<Ling_Xiao> ::happens to hurry by where Robi is at! goes past her a bit to the Enforcer she’s talking to:: Hey, tell the commander Fenton and I are going down to the phone company. <Enforcer> Er… sure thing, Detective. Why don’t you take this transfer off my paws, she’s a nuisciance. ::XD meaning Robi::
<Nairobi_Darling> ::makes a face:: i heard that.
<Steven_Fenton> ::mrrs;: she better hurry. I don’t wait for transfers. ::headding out the door!::
<Nairobi_Darling> ::meeps – and follows Fenton and Xiao:: sorry, um Nairobi Darling…sir-m’am ::ma’m sir…um::
<HardDrive> … I’ve yet to see a single cent go into my account Megakat… maybe you need to learn more than riots can teach you… ::sends an ear spliting sound through everyphone in the city::
<Steven_Fenton> ::Gets in his cruiser. cringes at that noice and grabs his cell up and turns it off quickly:: Crud!
<Ling_Xiao> ::gets in with Fenton in passenger’s side:: It’s alright, officer Darling. I’m Detective Xiao, this is Sergeant Fenton.
<Nairobi_Darling> ::slides into the back seat of Fenton’s car and holds her ears but nods at Ling:: <whoa talk about first day…Harddrive and a Sergeant…shoudl I worry that this is gonna be more action than the bureau? I mean I haven’t even signed on yet…or off>
<Nairobi_Darling> right, thanks.
<Steven_Fenton> ::peels out when they are there! nods a polite hello to Robi then heads for the phone company:: we should stick together I suppose when we get there. Apart we could be vunerable. ::is more worried the girls can’t handle themselves. XD::
<HardDrive> ::turns up the volume of the sound:: I’m waiting Mayor! Transfer the money and Quick!!!!
<Nairobi_Darling> ::men XD::
<Steven_Fenton> ::parks outside the building and gets out! drawing his gun as he does so!::
<HardDrive> ((XDD yesmen… what abot them?))
<Steven_Fenton> ((::snorks::))
<Nairobi_Darling> ((::dying:: i like to watch them walk?))
<Nairobi_Darling> ::nods again:: ok ::slides out of the car when they stop, and gun out! gulps:: just point me in the right direction
<HardDrive> ::glances out his shack… and smirks:: Not a good parking job there enforcer
<Ling_Xiao> Right since our communications are down. ::please. I can handle you, tough guy. -g-::
<Ling_Xiao> ::winces at the volume raising. hurries inside with them::
<Ling_Xiao> ((LOL! <Mark> You related to the Santos by any chance, Hard Drive?))
<Steven_Fenton> ((::diies!::))
<Steven_Fenton> ::heads inside, going through the building very methodically looking for HD! though won’t find him there!::
<Nairobi_Darling> ((::thuds::))
<HardDrive> ((::dies a death!)::)
<Nairobi_Darling> ::follows, and covering them cause will say she’s in the back baby::
<Ling_Xiao> ::frowning as they aren’t finding him there, employees haven’t seen him and can’t trace the source of interruption themselves. only know that there was a bit of a phone surge fromsomewhere nearby mebbe? if that okay with HDmun?::
<HardDrive> … ::looks at the phone lines and decides to give the enforcers another high pitched sound:: Oooooooooo you are getting warmer Officers… just in that bathroom there ::laughs:: But remember, it’s the mens so you ladies can’t go in ::sure you can::
<Ling_Xiao> ::will go in anyway. narrows eyes, ugh getting a headache from that feedback noise XD motions to Fenton like “we check it out or look elsewhere?” how she motions that I don’t know XD::
<Steven_Fenton> ::wincing. shakes his head no. knows better than to go into a trap! points to go to the girls room!::
<Steven_Fenton> ::and no is not being a pervert, has an idear::
<Nairobi_Darling> ::yelps alittle at the noise and blinks at Fenton about going into the girl’s room when HD said boys? well follows his orders and heads for the girlly room’s door::
<Ling_Xiao> ::UH HUH xd::
<Ling_Xiao> ::ack caps lock lol::
<Steven_Fenton> ((::DIIES!::))
<Ling_Xiao> ::nods and leads the way!::
<Nairobi_Darling> ((::rolling::))
<Steven_Fenton> ::yes will let them go in first to make sure no womenz in there. when clear, goes in and heads for a vent cover. opens it up quickly with a claw and crawls in slightly, peeking in to the boys bathroom to see if anyone is in there::
<HardDrive> ::quickly zaps himself into the bulbs of the boy’s bathroom:: Officer? ::blinks and looks round the room:: Where are yoooooooou?
<HardDrive> ::face is visible in the bulb::
<Nairobi_Darling> ::softly:: he’s clever
<Steven_Fenton> ::Takes careful aim through the cracks in the vent. then will try to shoot out the point where the light goes into the socket in hopes of knocking him out of the lines::
<Nairobi_Darling> ::about Fenton XD::
<Ling_Xiao> ::watches him, blinks as she hears HD through vent::
<HardDrive> ::blinks and collapes on to the floor as the bulb he was in shatters onto the floor!:: ARGH!!! ::rubs his head, tiding his hair:: God Damn it
<Nairobi_Darling> ::blinks and idea! runs out of the girl’s room to go through the boys room down since Fenton’s got the HD covered from the vent like…I’ll do the other side:: …::wants to say ‘freeze dirt bag’ but doesn’t XD::
<Steven_Fenton> ::raises gun up a tad more and tries to shoot out a sprinkler to soak him so he can’t zap back into any powerlines::
<HardDrive> ::picks himself up and can guess what’s next so dives towards the door the young one just came through, transforming to energy in mid roll
<Nairobi_Darling> ::i’m young? oh yah lol – and will also walk forwards and try to fire at HD::
<HardDrive> ::… is hit by Nairobi’s bullet! falls backwards and stares up at the ceiling…. eyes wide as he see that Steven’s bullet had hit the sprinkers and shorted out his coat already:: … Cheese it… ::yells out in pain as it hit him in the leg::!!!!!!!
<Ling_Xiao> Darling! ::calls after her as she goes XD ugh hurries in after::
<Steven_Fenton> ::gets down from the vent and runs around to get into the boys room!::
<HardDrive> ::trys to lunge at Darling::I’ll make you suffer!
<Nairobi_Darling> ::omg face! looks back at Ling:: I got him…::going into the bathroom more and keeping gun on HD:: stay where you are! ::lol gun trembling in he rhands::
<Nairobi_Darling> wuh! ::belated me typing, and may get lunged upon::
<HardDrive> ::after the lunging trys to grab her gun!::
<Ling_Xiao> ::blocks boys door save for letting Fenton in XD::
<Steven_Fenton> ::will hurry in and help Ling block the door! aiming his gun at HD:: hold it right there, Hard Drive!
<HardDrive> ::curses under his breath and drops Darlings gun… puts his hands up in the air:: You still gotta fix the phone lines, fools… which I think you’ll find I’m the only one in this stinking city smart enough to do
<Ling_Xiao> Is that so? Well I guess we’ll have to convince you to do so. Stand up. Now.
<Nairobi_Darling> ::backs up against the wall – i’m so gonna quit all law enforcement sooon XD breathing heavily and picks up her gun again…backs away::
<Steven_Fenton> you alright, Darling?
<HardDrive> ::smirks:: Well since you officer junior here shot me in the leg!… I can’t really stand up
<Nairobi_Darling> <nuuh> ::nods:: yah – yah I’m fine. ::mouths sorry about shooting HD::
<Ling_Xiao> ::goes over to help HD up:: Try something and you’ll end up wishing that the gunshot to your leg was your only injury today. ::strict tone::
<Steven_Fenton> ::nods to Robi then focuses back on HD! gun still aimed at him:: yeah and you try somethign with her, you won’t even think again.
<HardDrive> ::winces as he’s forced up:: Owowow! Watch it will you!… and I ain’t helping you fix those phones till the money’s in my account!
<Ling_Xiao> You’re not getting a cent. Take us to your control room where you did all of this.
<HardDrive> ::razzes her::
<Steven_Fenton> Now! ::cocks his gun!::
<Nairobi_Darling> I’d listen to them ::smiles sweetly:: I’m not the only one trigger happy today sparky.
<Ling_Xiao> ((<HD> Not unless hottie here takes me out onna date. <Ling> Okay. <Fenton> What?! You’ll date him and not me? <Ling> He’s got control of the city. ::shrugs:: <Fenton>::plots his own take over city scheme::))
<HardDrive> ::frowns at him:: Fine… but only if this hottie here ::looks at Ling:: is willing to visit my cell
<Steven_Fenton> ((::DIIIIES!::))
<Ling_Xiao> ((::dead, beats Nee XD::))
<Ling_Xiao> ::erk:: Me or Darling?
<Ling_Xiao> ::cause no one calls her a hottie lol so confused::
<HardDrive> ((>3 you were the one who gave me the idea XDD))
<Nairobi_Darling> ((::dyyyiinng::))
<Nairobi_Darling> ::querks an eyebrow:: i’m seeing someone
<Steven_Fenton> ::sighs:: <Don’t say stuff like that. just tell him you will!> They will. I’ll personally make sure either one of them do.
<HardDrive> ::looks at darling and grins:: Hey I can deal with you two together ::chuckles:: Just so long as I get a little lip action here and now ::laughs::
<Ling_Xiao> ::glare at Fenton lol then to Hard Drive. huffs:: I’ll give you some lip action… AFTER you show us where your control room is.
<Nairobi_Darling> …what she said <OMG!> ::blushing::
<Steven_Fenton> ::hey! just wants to get him to turn over control then get him behind bars. you ladies are free to beat the crud out of him as far as he’s concerned from that point.
<Steven_Fenton> ::
<Ling_Xiao> ((LOL!!))
<HardDrive> ((LOL!!!))
<Nairobi_Darling> ((::snorks:: brillant! XD))
<HardDrive> No way sweet cheeks, I can’t risk helping you out then being left with nothing
<Steven_Fenton> ::mrrs:: You’re gonna be left without life if you don’t MOVE IT! ::fires a warning shot at his feet! is very careful to not hit Ling of course::
<Ling_Xiao> ::is at a position to where Fenton has a nice clear shot of HD::
<Ling_Xiao> ::ain’t doopid XD::
<HardDrive> ::mutters under his breat and starts limping towards the exit with Ling helping him most probably::
<Nairobi_Darling> ::will walk behind Ling and HD, gun steadied on HD::
<Steven_Fenton> ::follows along pretty close, keeping gun aimed. is walking backwards too, so he can face HD as they go.::
<Ling_Xiao> ::yep helping him out, going where he tells her to::
<HardDrive> ::grunting as it starts to get harder and harder to walk with a shot in the leg:: take the next left and take the emergncy stairs down ta the gound outside
<Ling_Xiao> Fine. ::helps him down the stairs and after some time, reaches the shack? mun gonna have to head on out in a few::
<Steven_Fenton> ::shua! helped HD down the stairs some too and into the shack:: Alright. give back control of the system to the phone company.
<HardDrive> ::sure sure… winces as he’s set down shack:: First the lip servives then I’ll … ::eyes his montor “Money Transfer in progress”… he beams::
<Ling_Xiao> ::looks to where he does:: What the? Who authorized that?! ::glaring at the screen::
<Steven_Fenton> ::mrrs. goes over and shoves HD’s chair out of the way. Starts trying to override the transfer. isn’t a comp technition but was trained in some things to help his job::
<Nairobi_Darling> …it just keeps getting better and better ::sighs::
<HardDrive> ::chuckling:: Guess ya mayor couldn’t wait… oh that’s right you can’t radio in ::pauses when Fenton does that:: Mawwww… spoilsport… so which one of you will be first before I give ya city back it’s sanity
<Steven_Fenton> ::Stands up, gun aimed at HD’s head now, glaring;: neither. You. Give power back. NOW!
<Steven_Fenton> ::is not happy at all. lol!::
<HardDrive> … ::wimpers and merely presses “Esc” on his comp… was bluffing::… there… happy now?!
<Steven_Fenton> Do you see me smiling. Cuff him, Xiao.
<Ling_Xiao> Yes, extremely. :: pulls out cuffs lol tries to cuff him::