Junk Wars

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Junk Wars

Post by Kastrenzo » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:20 am

Ibrox
Western Badlands
Imperiya/Ordo Border zone

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A convoy of ramshackle trucks hauling parts is being driven by scavengers across the badlands region of Ibrox

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Lead Vehicle: Vehicle 2, there's a truck up ahead. Im pulling over!
Vehicle 2: Lead, that trap is so obvious, do NOT stop!
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After some arguing over the radio, the vehicles stop and the scavengers disembark to investigate

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Scavenger: This is a nice truck. Must have run out of fuel
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A guy in red pops around the corner and blasts them

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Scavenger: AMBUSH!!! EEERGH
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The lighter vehicle tries to push through the blockage

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The driver throws it in reverse as more attackers swarm

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KERBOOM

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Having defeated the scavengers, the Red clad militia inspect their loot

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The commotion attracts locals, Wildmen lurk in the woods behind the unsuspecting attackers

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Krazny: WILDMEN!!!!
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Another painted savage bolts through the trucks and hacks a guy down with a sword

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A panicked mage fires a bolt and misses his target

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Instead hitting the truck and causing a trash-avalanche, killing the wildman

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Krazny Mage: All clear!
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BLAM
Suddenly, one of the scavengers, thought dead, shoots the mage with one of his fallen comrade's guns.

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In the commotion, she manages to kill the others , but gets injured herself.


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A Scav truck from another crew rolls up

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The Wildman runs away

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Blue Helmet: Hey wait! we aint gonna hurt ya!
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The Scavs loot the weapons

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Rip: Well well, what do we have here. Wildmen ruin your little ambush, Krazny shit?
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Rip: Damn, they killed a lot of you bastards didnt they
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Mara: What? this is my truck!, The guys in red ambushed us! I'm not with them!
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Blue: Guess we'll figure out who's who later. into the truck you go!
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The Scavengers seize the working vehicle and bring her back to their camp. Poorly constructed buildings, machinery and equipment are littered all over the area. In true scavenger fashion, these people survive off whatever junk they can find

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They pull into the heavily guarded compound

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The supply truck is backed into a rudimentary garage where they start looting the parts out of the trailer

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Mara is let out of the truck, and after considering her story, the other Scavengers decide to let her go, on the condition that she do some work for them
Rip: Alright. You're no Red. You can go, but we're taking the truck

Mara: Wait, How am I supposed to get out of here then? my vehicle is toast, I need that truck!

Rip: Hmmm. I've got an idea. get in the truck come with me.
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Rip: This stretch is our territory, and to control it, we need vehicles. If not this one, then we're going to need another.
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Rip: So we're going to a Mechanic, guy's name is Frank. he works with us. He makes vehicles and we arm them.
You'll help him make some rigs and after your part is done, you can go.
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The truck pulls up to the scrapyard
Rip: And don't think about taking off with this truck, we fitted it with a tracker and an explosive, try to take off without fulfilling your side of the deal, and we'll blow you sky high
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Frank the Mechanic comes out to greet them.
Rip: Frank, you know how you said you needed help? Well this is Mara, she's gonna help you make a rig or two.. do a good job
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Frank brings out a bike for Rip to take back to his compound

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Rip takes off...
Rip: Remember what I told you!
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Re: Junk Wars

Post by Kastrenzo » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:21 am

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Frank: So you know what I do?
Mara: You build vehicles... and Rip turns them into War machines?
Frank: Pretty much.. But I also scavenge, they get anything weapon related, and they let me keep everything else.

Get the truck, and we unload your scrap first..
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They dump all the various crap out of the truck

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Frank piles the junk in his scrapyard

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After working for some time, they set out looking for more scraps, Heading for Mara's wreck

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They make several trips, taking the most valuable and useful stuff first, and coming back for the extras later. Always on the lookout for Rival Scavenger bands, or these hostile "Reds" Gang that have appeared in the region

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Back at the scrapyard, the two work on making a usable vehicle frame out of the scraps of Mara's old vehicle

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Once the frame is usable, they take it to Rip's crew.

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The frame is delivered, Rip's Crew pay them in the form of some leftover useful parts, and they go back to work

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Mara notices in the back of their work area, Rip's crew is hoarding weapons, and that Frank's garage never seems to have heavy weapons in it.

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Frank: We'll be back with another tommorow!
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On their way back, they come across another scav convoy

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Occupants of the vehicle immediately attack, its more of the Reds!

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They give chase

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Mara: Shit!, don't you have any f**ing weapons here?!
Frank: Hold on!
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Frank: Shit!
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Leading this group of Militia is a suspiciously well equipped soldier.

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Frank: Found them!, catch!
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URGH!

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Rip's truck rushes to the rescue

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The Commando looking guy gestures and several of his crew pile onto the lighter vehicle and take off

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One gets left behind

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AAAIIIEEEE

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Rip: F**king Krazny assholes! looks like they left behind some pretty awesome loot! What is that?
Scav: Looks like parts of an Imperial fighter boss!
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Mara: Yeah we ran across them on the way back, and they chased us.
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Rip: There was more?
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A bunch of banging and crashing can be heard coming from the scrap pile
Mara: Yeah there was like 3 or 4 others. One of them looked like a professional soldier. They bolted when you guys were coming
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Rip: Well, whatever the case, We'll take this off your hands, and we'll consider the debt settled. Come back with the truck and we'll take off the tracker. and you can be on your way.
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Frank approaches from the back
Rip: Everything OK Frank?
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He acknowledges

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Mara: I wonder where this came from, it looks like the internals of a fighter, but just the valuable stuff
Scav: I see turbines, and computers, but what's with the big body housing?
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Mara: That would be the engine..
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Rip's crew takes control of the truck, and Mara goes to say her goodbyes to Frank
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Re: Junk Wars

Post by Kastrenzo » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:29 am

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Frank is cleaning up some of his parts after the car crashed into the compound

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Mara: So you don't get any of that good loot huh? stuff from the trailer?

Frank: I wouldn't worry about it... I got.. Something else
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Mara is about to leave, but the notices something shining. and She realizes Frank was hiding something when she came in, Chrome Crystals.
Dude.. what do they Mine at Rip's compound?... have you been.. stealing from Rip?
Frank: I can take care of myself.
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After arguing with him and getting nowhere. Annoyed, Mara takes the truck and leaves. Leaving him to his business and returning the truck to Rip to have the traps removed

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((Still not done, still have 30 or so pictures to post. maybe more. But it's 1:30 and im not gonna frig up my sleep schedule for this. Do it tommorow))
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Re: Junk Wars

Post by Kastrenzo » Sun May 02, 2021 6:25 pm

shit. i never finished this.

Maybe one of these nights when the puppy is sleeping ill find time
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