The roof of a small business explored in a fiery conflagration. The only section spared destruction is the fragment Diego is standing on at the edge of the roof. This, along with the Ascendant, are thrown up into the air at ballistic speeds. Diego doesn't just collide with the helicopter, he smashed through it! He must have hit a fuel line because as he begins his downward fall, the helicopter explodes overhead raining metal shrapnel on the rooftops and street below. Diego himself lands without grace, making a muffled
Wump! as his form compresses and structural damage sends pain racing through him.
On the sidewalks people are screaming. Cars honk and steer wildly to avoid panicking pedestrians and the shower of helicopter parts alike.
In the distance Iona, Duncan, and John see a fireball erupt in the sky, accompanied by a resounding
BOOM!. Iona, at least, knows that this was the helicopter that had been pursuing her. What had actually happened, she has no idea. Behind the airborne android John blasts away at the windshields of civilian cars. This leaves a tide of chaos in their wake as vehicles steer jerkily to avoid being shot at and others crash into all manner of targets. From other vehicles, to buildings, and even pedestrians. It is horrible. But it does create the distraction Iona needs.
In the flurry of violent activity Iona peels off the road and ducks into a a construction site where a skyscrapre is undergoing major restoration work. One of the waypoints in the route back to the HQ. She flies into the building and, on her way out the back, Iona notices a familiar face leaning up against the front of a black van. A older man with a short flattop, no sideburns, and a thick mustache. His hair salt and pepper. His skin sun kissed and leathery. It was Sergeant Hendrick Kreppler. Your chief of security at the base. In one hand he held a paper cut with a beverage that steamed in the chilly night air.
OOC wrote:Diego disables the helicopter.
Iona is able to evade the two Chase Vehicles.
Given that Diego destroyed the helicopter, John caused massive chaos in the streets, and Iona rolled really well on her opposed check, I am giving you an out: Tilly, expecting the worst, sent someone to intercept you on your trip home.