Judge Dredd - Journey Across the Cursed Earth

My first Judge Dredd thread wasn’t too successful though I like to thank the players who participated.

Anyway, I did enjoy playing the character and what to try a scaled down storyline starring the characters used in the last one.

The story so far…

It is the year 2123 where vast city-states such as Mega-City One exist to cope with the large populations. However, in such cities, crime runs rampant and only a special enforcement force called the Judges can keep it in check. Empowered to dispense instant justice, they ride the streets on their Lawmasters. Most feared and respected of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the law.

Crime boss Mortimer Humes tries, unsuccessfully, to take over Mega-City One using clones but is stopped by Dredd. He only manages to escape with his life. Unfortunately his colleague, Selina, is not so fortunate and is apprehended in neighbouring metropolis, Mega-City Two.

Dredd, has gone with a team consisting of Psi-Judge Kenritsu, Judge Hardsteen and rookie Judge Samson to pick her up and take her into custody.

However, a violent radiation storm which prohibits flying strikes and they can only get back by driving through the Cursed Earth, a vast stretch of irradiated desert filled with muties, aliens, dinosaurs, vampires and other horrors. Chances are they will not survive but Dredd is determined to get back to their city by any means possible.

Now in the MKV Landraider 3000 lent to them courtesy of Mega-City Two, they have just left their sister city with their prisoner and are on the way back.

Unknown to Dredd, however, Humes has been given explicit instructions to stop them or else. Along with him is his lackey, Weaselly.

Dredd also has a secret ally, the vigilante Inez, who is equally determined to get Dredd home...

(OOC: Anyone can play. I need baddies: mutants, aliens, monsters, etc... Anything your imagination devises. Just PM if you are interested and want help. Otherwise, just join in.)

Some keywords…

Lawgiver: Judge’s firearm. Can shoot six different types of shells. General purpose, rubber ricochet, incendiary, armour piercing, grenade and high explosive. Additional note: If attempted to be used by an unauthorised person, it simply self-destructs, taking the person's hand with it.

Lawmaster: Judge’s computer controlled 4000cc bike. Apart from a big bike, has a cannon which is far more powerful than a modern day tank.

Grud: Mega-City term for God.

Drokk: A swear word.

Creep: A term a Judge use to describe a criminal or anyone he/she doesn’t like.

Perp: A term a Judge use to describe a criminal.

Lawbreaker: A term a Judge use to describe a criminal.

Psi-Division: Consisting of Psi-Judges who have various types of psychic powers.

Chief Judge: Leader of the Judges and ruler of the city.

The Grand Hall of Justice: Main headquarters of the Judges.

Iso-Blocks: Prisons.

Note: The characters are based on the 2000 AD comic strip rather than the movie. However, if the film is the only point of reference, then by all means use it.

Zcorr - From Outer Space

In the middle of the night, the ship, now wrecked, lays half submerged on a remote beach, the heat from its hull causing the sea water to evaporate as it strikes.

For long minutes, it just lays there with nothing to disturb it, apart from the sea.

Then, very slowly at first, a part of its side starts to move, to turn, speeding up with each rotation until finally a large part of the hull literally falls off, creating more steam as it plunges into the water.

For a time, silence descends again, apart from the crashing of the waves on the rocks and the ship itself until finally, there is more movement as a green claw grabs the side of the opening. A moment later, a large figure pulls itself out through the open and jumps to the ground.

Hanging over its shoulder is another much smaller figure, unconscious.

Moving away from the wrecked ship, the figure looks up at the moon, its light illuminating its body completely.

Even in the moonlight, it is quickly apparent that what stands there is no man. Standing at seven feet, its body is very similar to a musclebound man with powerful looking arms and legs. However, its head resembles more a tortoise's than a man and its skin is dark green and with a texture of elephant hide. But its main distinguishing feature is what is between its legs. Not wearing any clothing of any type, its genitalia is fully displayed. Like a man, it has two testicles (albeit very large). However, unlike a man its penis, which is about a foot long and is almost the width of a man's wrist, writhers around like a snake with a mouth opening and closing on the large helmet.

The body it's holding, however, is all too human. Tired of its weight, the alien tosses Commander Inci Ismael's naked form to the ground.

Again Zcorr, the last surviving Tordan, looks up at the sky and swears that it will make the hu-mans pay for what they have done to its masters and its planet...

(OCC: See Jett Starr - Hero from Space for the full story how Zcorr's planet got destroyed.)

Dredd

Dredd stands outside the Landraider, looking at the darkening sky.

"The storm's approaching fast. We'd better get going!" he says.

Turning to Austin, a senior Mega-City Two Judge.

"Tell your Chief Judge that we appreciate the loan of the Landraider."

"No problem, Dredd." Austin eyes the storm wearily. "Though I don't advise you going. That storm looks pretty mean."

Dredd turns his gaze back to it.

"Yeah! But I got to get the perp home. No idea how long this storm will go on. Could be months. Too long."

Austin shakes her head. "It's up to you." she sighs.

Flipping on his helmet mike, he instructs Hardsteen to start the engines.

"Let's roll!" he says as he climbs into the cabin.

Austin stands there watching as the Landraider starts off her journey.

Towards Mega-City One...

Zcorr

Movement catches its eye and the alien looks down in time to see the earthwoman, now conscious, reaching for its snake tool.

It catches it by surprise, especially since the Link between is presently dormant. Zcorr is not forcing the woman to do anything.

It quickly pulls away.

"Hssss! No! Now is not the time. We must find shelter. Follow."
It finds the weight difference between this planet and Mars quite unsettling though it has been bred to adapt to any planetary environment.

However, with the naked earthwoman in tow, it quickly climbs up a deep slope until it finds itself walking on green vegetation which seems to go on to the horizon. Only to be broken up with large brown vegetation with green tops and what looks a like some sort of structure.

"Hsss! What is that?" it asks the female, pointing to the structure.
The earthwoman glances over to where it has pointed.

"It's a barn. It's where people leave their livestock."

Hsss! Food!" its says, realising it is hungry.

It looks at the earthwoman, its snake tool starting to swell.

Food isn't the only thing it is hungry for.

It re-establishes the Link, sending her sexual impulses. The woman moans as she becomes aroused.

"Hsss! Follow!" it barks as it starts off towards the barn. On reaching the barn, it gets the earthwoman to open it.

To it's disappointment, it is empty. Angry, it turns on the woman.

"Hsss! You told me there would be food. You lied! Hsss!"

Enraged, it raises a claw to strike her...

Mortimer Humes

Safely hidden from the sensors of Mega-City Two, Mortimer Humes watches the Landraider starts off its trek across the Cursed Earth desert.

"At last! They are going." he says, turning to Weaselly.

"Follow them! We must make plans on how we are going to rescue Selina."

"Yes, Sir." says Weaselly, as he moves to the front of their vehicle...

Weaselly

He easilly guided the vechicle to follow the Landraider without being close enough for detection. The rodentish man was dressed more casually than usual, able to abandon the uncomfortable formalwear for something more needed in this rugged terrian.

He gave a small yawn. Mr. Humes. He snorted. Too bad he was geneticially forced to obey the man. It seemed pointless to be going after the one man who never seemed to die in the one place where they had the greatest chance too.

In fact, it was down right stupid. He gave a sigh. So many things were stupid these days. One day, Mr. Humes would overstep himself. Weaselly grinned to himself. And then he would be free.

"So, what's the plan boss? You wanna get a giant slingshot and a boulder in place?" He could almost imagine doing that, too...

Humes

Humes catches Weaselly's barely disguised sarcasm and is not amused.

He is also surprised.

Being one of their first clones, Weaselly has been conditioned, no, programmed to obey his commands without question. Certainly without sarcastic comments.

Hmmmm! He will have to talk with the programmer after all this is over.

"I suggest you watch your tone." he warns, glancing over at the Dredd clone standing to attention.

"For the moment, we do nothing. With hope, this accursed desert will do our job for us."

For the umpteenth time, he gets the computer to check all hatches to ensure that they are all secured...

Weaselly

"Yes Mr. Humes. It's just this desert. I feel so uncomfortable..."

Inside, he was squirming. He'd never talked to him that way before. He hated Humes, hell, he despised the man, but he was loyal to an extent that sickened him. He didn't like the way the man caused him to shrink down. He'd like nothing better than to....well, his day would come.

"Perhaps I've lost faith that we could ever defeat Dredd. Mr. Humes, I doubt if the desert, or anything else could kill him, but us....?"

Humes

"He is not Superman, Weaselly. " Humes replies, raising an eyebrow at him.

"He is only a man as this damn place will prove when it kills him."

Moving into the back of the large vehicle, Humes press his hand against a scanner and a large door slides open.

Waiting on the other side are a bevy of naked women eager to please him.

"Disturb me if there are any developments. Such as Dredd being killed." he says as he steps inside, the door closing shut behind him.

Leaving Weaselly and the Dredd clone...

Charlene

ooc Sorry that it took me so long but here is my Character from Zorr reposted to the correct thread

Name: Charlene
Hair:Brown
Eyes: Dark Grey

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I had just come in to the barn from my secret enterance in the back of the barn when I noticed that the front door of the barn was opening I also smelt some strange odor it reminded me of someone using sme kind of mind control!

I heard an enraged voice "Hsss! You told me that there would be food here you lied! Hsss" I saw what ever or who ever it was raise a hand that had claws to strike the Woman!

From the darkened corner were I am standing I say if you want to live I suggest that you very slowly lower your hand Alien because there is food here

Weaselly

"Such as Dredd being killed...." he mocked.

He sneered. Of course, Mr. Humes could go off and fuck himself into a stupor, but Weaselly was expected to work 24/7. He shook his head, and looked at the Dredd clone.

"Tell me I'm not alone. I mean, you can't like him, can you?"




OOC: No one else in this thread?

Inez

As I am standing and looking out of Mega-City One at the gathering Storms on the Horizone.

"This is just the kind of Weather that Humes needs to set a trap for Judge Dredd!"

Knowing him he will try to out run the radiation storm foolish very foolish his body is not designed for this kind of a storm!

Zcorr

"If you want to live I suggest that you very slowly lower your hand, alien, because there is food here!"

Zcorr freezes as it hears the voice.

Turning around slowly, its tail swishing behind it, it looks for where the voice has come from.

"Hssss! Who are you?"...

Dredd Clone

(ooc: Just you, me and THEBRAT so far. Am trying to get some others. If you know of anyone...)

The Dredd clone just stands there.

"Button it, creep!"...

Dredd

The Landraider makes it way across the Cursed Earth towards Mega-City One. Inside, Dredd sits in the command chair.

"Samson! Status of storm!" he snaps.

The young rookie Judge nods nervously as she look at the scanners.

"It's 30 miles away and closing, Sir. Time estimated for reaching us at its present velocity is approximately 15 minutes."

"Drokk!" curses the Judge. "I was hoping we would make more headway before it strikes! Faster, Hardsteen!"...

Weaselly

He sighed. It made sense. Why not? The Dredd clone didn't have a brain in its head. Of course, it didn't need one to imitate Dredd. No one really looked beyond his personality. Weaselly, of course, couldn't beleive the Judge was stupid, so therefore was forced to conclude that he had to be intelligent.

Then, a thought struck him. He grinned. Oh, Humes, you poor fool. He may be able to control Weaselly and make him do whatever his inane mind wanted, but he couldn't guarantee that he'd do it well.

Grinning to himself, Weaselly slowly increased the speed of the vechicle he and Mr. Humes were in. Slowly, they began to enter the range where their presence would be made known to the Judge.

"Yes. Yes, this is the way. Look over here. Do you see, do you see?"

Oh, he would be free. No matter what, he would be free.

Charlene

"Hssss! Who are you?"...

I could be the salvation of you on this Planet or your Worst Nightmare"I am a Hybrid of a Human & a Dragon" you may call me Charlene!

"Know would you prefer your food alive or dead?" I myself prefer my food alive when I eat it I know that the Woman prefers her food dead and well cooked!

Dredd Clone

The Dredd clone detects that the vehicle is slowly gaining speed. He eyes Weaselly suspiously.

"What are you up to? Why are you speeding up? Mister Humes gave no such order." he growls as he moves over to where Weaselly is sitting...

Zcorr

"Now would you prefer your food alive or dead? I myself prefer my food alive when I eat it I know that the Woman prefers her food dead and well cooked!"

But it doesn't hear what the strange human is saying.

"Hssss! A human-dragon hybrid? But nothing like that livesss on Earth? Dragonsss are a myth. They do not exist!"

But its senses concurs with what the hybrid is saying. The smell isn't quite human and now that it can see her, the skin tone is wrong.

"Hsss! I do not underssstand! I know that I landed on Earth! But where am I? Answer me!!!"...

Weaselly

The rodent-like man turned, looking at the clone. Oh, for crying out loud. "That may be so, but he also didn't order me not to speed up. He ordered my to follow Dredd, but not at what distance or speed. If we don't move faster, we'll lose Dredd in the strom, and Mr. Humes wouldn't want that. It's called independent thought. If I only did what he said I wouldn't breath, and would die. You have to think about the greater system of orders."

He nodded. What he was saying was all true. "If you follow one order, it might, in the long term, affect one of Humes's bigger, more important orders. You have to judge things. I'd think you'd know something about judgement, you're a Judge's clone, after all."

He continued the slight acceleration. Only a little more. Come on, Dredd. Spot it. There was no way he was going to continue living this way, like the Dredd clone, a slave. He couldn't stand it. Just a little more....

Charlene

"Hsss! I do not underssstand! I know that I landed on Earth! But where am I? Answer me!!!"...

"You did land on Earth!"


You are also right there are no Dragons on Earth but they do exist on other Planets as I found out!

"At One time in my past I was an explorer of other Planets!" On One of These Planets I found a Baby Dragon that was almost dead I nursed it back to health and brought my friend back home with me.

For doing this they Condeemed me by withdrawing The Dragons DNA before they killed it and then combining it with my own Human DNA as a form of punishment!

Dredd

"Sir!"

It is Samson.

"What is it?" snaps Dredd.

"Sensor is picking up something coming this way."

Dredd gets up and goes over to where Samson is sitting.

"A vehicle?" he enquires.

"Yes, Sir. A large one." replies the rookie.

"A survivor from a Hell Trek*?"

(occ: Hell Treks are similar to the old wagon trains where people go off into the Cursed Earth to forge a new life for themselves.)

"I doubt it, Sir. Configuration's all wrong."

Drokk! Who could it be? Best hunch is that it's someone after Selina.

"Right! Hardsteen! Come to a halt! Samson! Try to communicate with them. Kenritsu! Activate the droids."

Dredd stands there as his team spring into action...