SRNoir2-RHoard01


 * Chapter One:** ALL FUCKED UP


 * Characters:** Milo, Arto, Larcen, Recoil, and Kai

The team was assigned to upload a program directly into the main frame of a secure corporate installation. Nothing out of the ordinary. The installation had excellent security of all kinds. Mr. Johnson introduced the team to a decker he "could trust" named Tien. They were to get Tien to a special machine inside the installation, and he would do the rest. Seeing it as just another mission impossible, the team accepted. Kai devised a plan. The team was to kidnap a guard, find out where he lived, and hold his family hostage if the guard did not help them to get into the facility. The team agreed that this was a good plan, and packed several guns and Larcen and Recoil in the form of gun toting maniacs if things didn't go right. They went to the facility, nabbed a guard, and went back to his house. While Kai and the others were planning and kidnapping, Milo was buying hats. Lots of nice hats. Tien accompanied him, though he laid off on the hat purchasing. Since part of the plan called for an explosion as a diversion, Milo asked his fixer for a Demo Expert runner. The fixer sent him a man named Prince, a newbie runner and a demo pro. Prince helped out, and hung out with Milo while buying hats. At the house, Kai was showing that he meant business by randomly decapiting hostages. He killed an "abomination" named Gino on sight, as well as a kidnapped cab driver. After seeing this, Richard Dine, the kidnapped guard had no problems cooperating. The facts the he was getting a cut (and that Kai was holding a sword to his family) didn't hurt, either. After some breif planning, the run was on. Kai stayed behind with Dine's family to "motivate" the security guard. Dine registered the team as a cleaning crew and snuck them in. Fitting awkardly into the disguises the seven shadowrunners moved into the corporate research facility. They had some initial difficultly with drones and security cameras, but Recoil solved that by taking out the guards watching the cameras. As Larcen cracked open the electronic lock and Tien began the upload, Milo, Arto, Larcen and Recoil ran into some trouble. It was apparently a rival shadowrunning team on a similar mission. The other team was a fair match for our heroes, and a large fight ensued. Larcen and Recoil opened up on two of the intruders, blowing them both away. Tragically, as Larcen fought an unseen mage targeted him with a powerful Manabolt, and ended his life. The battle continued, however. In the end, Milo had decapitated the rival samurai, Recoil had blown two of the others away, and Arto had beaten hell out of an ork physad. But Milo and Arto were caught offguard by a Hellblast spell which blasted them and roasted their skin. Recoil, who had been shot himself, helped them out back to the others. When they arrived, the download was complete. The team was free and clear, and Milo called for rigger evac. All they had to do was go back outside. As soon as they got to the door, ready to leave, a horrible secret was revealed. With a shout of "FREEZE! LONE STAR UNDERCOVER!" Prince revealed himself to be an undercover cop. Unfortunately, he had brought about 20 of his not-so-undercover friends along. Recoil shot Prince, and looked out the door of the installation to see police everywhere. Recoil and Milo began to fire on the cops as best they could. Tien disappeared. Recoil was hit in the chest, and sent down. As Milo and Arto dragged him toward the roof, he was hit by a fatal burst. Cops came pouring into the building as Milo and Arto moved to the roof to await the rigger. Milo tried unsuccesfully to rescusitate Recoil, and moved to on kill some cops with Arto's help. The rigger, named Ace, came and landed skillfully, pulling the team from the fire. Kai was not pleased to hear about all the difficulties, but fortunatly, he wasn't in a head choppin' mood. Since Prince had turned them over to the cops, the three survivors, Milo, Arto, and Kai had to leave the UCAS ASAP. They met with the Johnson, got their pay and plane tickets to Tir na nOg. Kai took the time to make sure that Dine got his share.
 * Summary:** The original team consisted of five runners hired for a deceptively simple mission. Milo, a street detective/warrior with plenty of experience. Arto, a powerful physical adept that was new to the shadows. Larcen, a warrior who was also an expert in electronics. Recoil, the fledgling street samurai, and Kai, an experienced oriental phsyical adept.