We jump back in time with an early look at the league working together for the first time.
The year is 1919. The place and little spec of a town in Nevada where the League's convoy of trucks and personnel has stopped for refueling, provisions and most of all directions.
The convoy of 20+ vehicles hauling people and planes and special equipment have traveled to this small town from Tesla's Colorado Springs lab. Tired and road weary, they stop in Indian Springs to refuel and get a lay of the land. The group of laborers, scientists and students slowly disperses through the town. Making a B-line for the local Saloon the party spies a dust covered wanderer sitting alone at a table. Tex saddles up next to him and starts up a conversation. The wanderers hands are rough and worn. A fighters hands. The dust covered man's skin is dark brown from his time in the sun. He eventually succumbs to Tex's everyday politeness and charm and says his name is Jean Cortez.
Solomon heads for the Saloons bar and orders a bottle of whiskey from Eustace the saloon owner. Eustace is a bit of a hick and the sound of a gun cocking is heard when Solomon says he is working for the government. Despite this rough start the groups able to win him over and order some food and drink. Eustace runs off to get his sister(?) to help manage the food and drinks and men. Sissy is easily charmed by Solomon's charms. "Ever seen the inside of a plane?" She giggles and the two run off together. Solomon and her spend the night in the plane, then the truck and maybe a few other places. The town locals (men) are sad to see that Sissy isn't available for their Wednesday night special: Prime Rib and Sissy.
After talking about how exactly to get to the Death Valley testing area the party agrees to hire Jean Cortez to guide them to it from Indian Springs. The next morning they head off early and make good time. Many League members notice an ominous dark cloud moving quickly and moving towards them, but still a ways off. They decide to redouble their efforts to make good time so they arent stuck on the road during a storm.
After some rechecking of maps and roads they eventually arrive at the testing area and start to unload planes, vehicles and testing equipment. The dark cloud has stayed with them and seems to be only a short time away, moving quickly. It strikes Melida and others as being strange but they can't quite decide why and prepare for a winter shower.
The Dark cloud takes a strange turn and seems to be bearing down on the group dropping quickly in altitude. Rope ladders begin to drop out of the cloud. Leaguers can barely make out what appear to be men hanging on to them. Tesla studies them for a moment with a pair of binoculars and declares that its the Edison Electrician Guild. The party goes into high alert!
Jean and Solomon jump into Solomon's plane and quickly take to the skies, buzzing two of the rope ladders. EE guilders are buffeted by the high winds created by the plane and a few fall to their death. Jean takes aim as Solomon jams the plane into a controlled stop and turn. Jean hits an EEG in the neck and peels him from the rope ladder.
The rest of the group take cover behind vehicles and draw weapons, while Bernhard jumps in the Half Track and preps the cannon. The cloud and rope ladders near the ground and Bernhard fires the canon roughly in the center mass of the cloud and blows the cloud away momentarily, revealing a DIRIGIBLE! The canon blows through the balloon section of the dirigible and it quickly begins to drop in altitude spilling the men hanging from ropes onto the ground.
More soon....
The year is 1919. The place and little spec of a town in Nevada where the League's convoy of trucks and personnel has stopped for refueling, provisions and most of all directions.
The convoy of 20+ vehicles hauling people and planes and special equipment have traveled to this small town from Tesla's Colorado Springs lab. Tired and road weary, they stop in Indian Springs to refuel and get a lay of the land. The group of laborers, scientists and students slowly disperses through the town. Making a B-line for the local Saloon the party spies a dust covered wanderer sitting alone at a table. Tex saddles up next to him and starts up a conversation. The wanderers hands are rough and worn. A fighters hands. The dust covered man's skin is dark brown from his time in the sun. He eventually succumbs to Tex's everyday politeness and charm and says his name is Jean Cortez.
Solomon heads for the Saloons bar and orders a bottle of whiskey from Eustace the saloon owner. Eustace is a bit of a hick and the sound of a gun cocking is heard when Solomon says he is working for the government. Despite this rough start the groups able to win him over and order some food and drink. Eustace runs off to get his sister(?) to help manage the food and drinks and men. Sissy is easily charmed by Solomon's charms. "Ever seen the inside of a plane?" She giggles and the two run off together. Solomon and her spend the night in the plane, then the truck and maybe a few other places. The town locals (men) are sad to see that Sissy isn't available for their Wednesday night special: Prime Rib and Sissy.
After talking about how exactly to get to the Death Valley testing area the party agrees to hire Jean Cortez to guide them to it from Indian Springs. The next morning they head off early and make good time. Many League members notice an ominous dark cloud moving quickly and moving towards them, but still a ways off. They decide to redouble their efforts to make good time so they arent stuck on the road during a storm.
After some rechecking of maps and roads they eventually arrive at the testing area and start to unload planes, vehicles and testing equipment. The dark cloud has stayed with them and seems to be only a short time away, moving quickly. It strikes Melida and others as being strange but they can't quite decide why and prepare for a winter shower.
The Dark cloud takes a strange turn and seems to be bearing down on the group dropping quickly in altitude. Rope ladders begin to drop out of the cloud. Leaguers can barely make out what appear to be men hanging on to them. Tesla studies them for a moment with a pair of binoculars and declares that its the Edison Electrician Guild. The party goes into high alert!
Jean and Solomon jump into Solomon's plane and quickly take to the skies, buzzing two of the rope ladders. EE guilders are buffeted by the high winds created by the plane and a few fall to their death. Jean takes aim as Solomon jams the plane into a controlled stop and turn. Jean hits an EEG in the neck and peels him from the rope ladder.
The rest of the group take cover behind vehicles and draw weapons, while Bernhard jumps in the Half Track and preps the cannon. The cloud and rope ladders near the ground and Bernhard fires the canon roughly in the center mass of the cloud and blows the cloud away momentarily, revealing a DIRIGIBLE! The canon blows through the balloon section of the dirigible and it quickly begins to drop in altitude spilling the men hanging from ropes onto the ground.
More soon....
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