Cold rock party

[Jill Monroe]

<< seeing that Guardian appeared unwilling to reveal the details of where she had been or why Cameron was no longer with her, Morgan lifted her hands. a crash of thunder and in the twinkling of the sorceress' eye...the group was taken from limbo to the TOP OF THE WORLD ...the mysterious, mostly uncharted regions of the arctic circle>>

<< the unforgiving winds raged and whistled...as the snow of the wintery expanse swirled in the air. they had arrived at the proper coordinates as provided by Alycia and verified by the scrying glass....but just as Alycia had warned...there was NOTHING in plain sight.>>

<< Morgan was used to unforgiving cold. in one of her harrowing campaings in Limbo long before she had joined Valiant..she endured an unnatural blizzard sent against her by Belasco when he tried to destroy her and Ororo. this landscape was unlike ANYTHING the group had experienced before. the air, the skies all of it, totally new. the team would now have to stay sharp they were in a whole new arena>>

<< talking loudly above the winds....>>

well this is it! where are we supposed to GO NOW!?

<< Looking over to Haleigh as the winds caused her hair to blow forward....it almost looked as though she were standing in the midst of a wind machine, doing some kind of photo shoot..but this was far from a fashion endeavor.>>


<< far from the group....beyond anyone's sight, save Alison's "precognition".....the first waves of trouble for the group began to stir and surge forward...>>

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: The moment the group appeared in the blizzard conditions, Alexis was immediately overtaken by the blistering cold. The meta human was not one for the cold..in fact she hated the cold with a passion. Clenching her teeth together in order to prevent them from chattering, she wrapped her arms around herself attempting to keep warm against the raging winds and drifting snow. ::

:: Her long brunette locks whipped around in the wind, almost completely covering her face. Managing to lift her hand to brush her hair away, the wind wouldn't rest and continued to cloud her sight with chocolate tresses. Looking to Morgan then to Haleigh, they all needed to get the hell out of here. ::

"I...we..."

:: Her entire body was trembling as her body temperate continued to drop. ::

"We need to get inside!! NOW!"

:: She screamed so the others could hear her over the howling winds. ::

[Jill Monroe]

We CANT just "get inside"....there's no obvious entrance....there's NOTHING here. the building itself is cloaked!

<< noticing Alexis shivering....Morgan realized the team probably SHOULD have suited up different......lifting her hands a bit...a chime is heard as swirling shards of energy flow around Alexis.....with a flashe of violet light, Alexis is now wearing a chinchilla fur coat...waist length and tailored to fit her body along with leather gloves that would insulate and warm her hands. >>

Does anybody ELSE need protection from the cold??

Haleigh and Alison have to get us where we need to go..and FAST. im guess there's a REASON that nothing LIVES around here.

[Harbinger]

::Guardian quickly changed her hair style, now wearing the sleek and stylish bun that was her trade mark. her costume was state of the art. beside being skin tight and revealing a tight, feminine physique, it was insulated against temperature extremes...and so, she did not need any protection.::


STAND FAST!

:: pointing ahead, something seemed to be moving....::


an...ARMY of ice men...headed our way....a NEVER ENDING ARMY!

:: true enough....from far ahead....from out of the snow itself rose men of ice...men over 6 ft tall and all possesed of adonis like physique. running forward in unison like a hive of bees about to defend their territory. running forward like a relentless wave....the ice-men stampeded toward the group::


stay together....because HERE THEY COME!

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: The coat helped a bit, and Alexis was very thankful to Morgan for giving it to her. Zippering it up, she heard Alison's warning and turned in the direction in which she was pointing. Seeing the ice men come charging toward the group, they seemed to be picking up speed....Putting her leather gloves on, Alexis gripped her hands into fists. ::

:: Extending her right hand out, she opened it, palm facing the snow covered ground. Soon, the ground around them began to shake violently and within seconds a "wave" of snow rose 4 feet into the air and began travel at great speeds right for the ice men. The shockwave slammed into the men at freight train speeds, continuing throughout the army like a bowling ball knocking over pins. Once the shockwave met the center of the army, Alexis lifted her arm up and the shockwave suddenly exploded with a huge BANG destroying a lump some of the ice men, and causing others to fly in different directions. ::

[Bane]

As they appeared in the Artic, Adrian looked around with fascination. His intangible state, fading him in and out like the wind, exempted him from the freezing temperatures and other inconvenient weather hazards. The silence was magnificent and, save for the voices of his team mates, he found this place to be utterly idyllic.

While the rest of the team adjustd their style of dress accordingly, Adrian stayed comfortable in his oriental green kimono, which contained mysterious properties. Looking on at the army of ice men that soon began approaching, Adrian's calm gaze assessed the situation with various possible strategims, and then suddenly, he was gone.

Not a moment later, Adrian appeared towards the "back" of the oncoming army, though quite a few icemen were still advancing from his rear. He whipped his arms out, his long sleeves gracefully moving through the air, and a burst of fire arose from the edges. He began spinning, using his incredible super-speed, and the fire encircled him. Perpetuated by the wind, it grew and grew until an immense firestorm arose from Adrian and, following the movement of the wind, advanced upon the army of icemen north of him. As the center of this storm, he continued moving forward and spinning at the same time, using bountless amounts of energy to facilitate this monster of fire. Many icemen soon met their demise, as the incredible heat melted them into water, which, when mixed with snow, would melt that as well, so that less ice men could be reformed from the ground.

[Jill Monroe]

<< Morgan watched with intent as Alison pointed. there was nothing there at FIRST..but true enough, as Guardian had stated..they began to appear far back on the horizon...coming like a fluent wave...non stop and unrelenting>>

how many of them ARE THERE!?

<< as Shockwave and Bane sprung into action...striking long range even before the ice men got terribly close....Morgan turned around to look at the BACK of their group......they were coming from behind as well>>

BEHIND US!!

<< Spellbinder thrust her hand forward....a stepping disc opens horizontal...at ground level...growing larger in size....and the ice men run...falling into it , row after row....its a very effective barrier/evacuation for now....but clearly there is more to come>>

[Harbinger]

:: Guardian rolled her eyes::

Bane you unmitigated FOOL! the Army of ice men is NEVER ENDING...youve just PUT YORUSELF INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER WAVE! Bane will survive ....:: she said it with a tone of almost regret:: Meanhile Everyone...stay together....and pick a side to cover...we've got to keep our space free...we can repell them before they get on top of us!

::true enough, from BEHIND Bane, another running army of ice men began to appeare....mere feet from him...the first few rows were not INSTANTLY upon him.....and the preceeding batch that he had dispatched...had now was now being regenerated.....::

:: Guardian began to thrust her hands forward ala' Piper Halliwell, blowing up small groups of the Ice Men as they got closer and closer. her control over temporal fields was one thing...but the power over MOLECULAR ACCELERATION would proove most effective in obliterating these creatures back to back.::

Morgan... youve got to take to the air. Take MorningStar with you...FIND THE GENERATOR that is manufacturing the Ice men. Leave Shockwave, Bane and Black Widow here with me...The Generator is a LARGE moving machine...that uses ionic energy to generate the "ice men" from the snow.
You have to GET INSIDE the moving factory and shut it down. but beware...A.I.M soldiers are operating it..and are heavily armed.

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: Alexis heard everything that was going on from Alison yelling at Bane to her instructions to Morgan and Delilah. But the meta human didn't bother to stop her frontal attacks; she kept firing everything she had against these ice men. ::

"I'll cover the front!"

:: She yelled over the explosions and howling winds. And with that, she thrust her hands into the air, her eyes turning a stark white. Lightning began to flicker in the sky above the army indicating she was building energy before her attack, and soon bolts of lightning came CRASHING down into the ice men. The concessive force alone from the lightning bolt either destroyed the ice men instantly or sent them flying in different directions. ::

:: The continuous loud crashes of bolts sounded like army cannons and TNT explosions from a war. The sight alone was spectacular; bolt after bolt hit the ground, not only illuminating the area in a white and blue light show, but shaking the ground around them. It felt like small tremors from an aftermath of a huge earthquake. Alexis continued this attack against the army as lightning bolts shot from the sky like a machine gun spewing bullets. ::

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh appeared with the rest via stepping disc. She felt the chill of the wind and systematically raised her already 100+ degree body temp. She was now so hot that as snow hit her skin, it turned to steam. Her track style tech suit immediately adjusted itself to its surroundings, excercising the new feature of cameleon concealment. Instead of the black stripes on white she had before, The suit gave itself small digitized patterns of white, varying shades of gray, and hints of black. She pulled on a matching parka and flipped up the hood. It was a bizarre transformation... because when she stopped moving, she faded back into the background... even The Six, who were standing around her, would have trouble seeing her unless they could see into the hood, which was only every few seconds when she looked up from the handheld she was studying. She looked around, seemingly unaffected by the cold as the vapor raised from her body continuously.

"This way!"

She shouted over the sounds of battle. She wasnt worried about the Icemen, instead she plowed through a wave. They tried to grab her but began to melt away as soon as they touched her. The snow crunched beneath her boots, and she listened closely to the sound... there was steady clomping... but she was following the GPS, walking on, pushing through the icemen, occaisonally elbowing or punching a persistant iceman away.

Under her feet the snow slightly gave until she hit frozen turf... but soon she stopped, as she recognized metallic echoing of her footfall. "I found it!" She said, kicking and scraping the snow away, revealing a bulk head type door in the ground. She began to rotate the turnstyle, unlocking the door. It wasn't the main entrance.. Haleigh was too smart for that. This was a 'side' entrance of sorts....

[Bane]

If it had been anyone else, Alison's words would have gone unheeded, lost as they were amongst the howling winds. Given Adrian's enhanced senses and astonishing concentration, he made out her instructions. Continuing to spin and demolish, he could only sigh in exasperation. Yes, he could handle himself. These men of the elements posed hardly a challenge to him; his energy and determination was just as bountless.

He continued spinning, but his feet soon lifted off of the ground. He rose higher and higher, the column of fire surrounding him feeding off the oxygen and only growing in size. His plan would be transparent to Alison: he intended to cut them off, for below him, the fire now plumetted to the ground and began melting the ice, creating an ever-growing gap between the two armies. Adrian whipped his arms down, awakening the ambient spiritual energies present in this desolate land to lace with the fire, facilitating a barrage of force that steadily ripped through the Artic foundation. Soon enough, a huge gap yawned below him, ceasing the movements of these men and even inviting the reckless to fall to their deaths. Adrian relentlessly plowed downward with the fire and energy, the resiliant ice falling and falling until he had successfully created a huge 20 foot crevice, splitting them off from the endless armies of ice men.

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: Putting her hand up to shield her face from the blistering cold winds and drifting snow, she heard Haleigh request that everyone should follow her. Alexis wasn't stupid and wasn't about to let the one person who knew their way around this Hive like the back of their hand get away. Lowering her hand, the bolts of lightning soon subsided, and Alexis was now following Haleigh through the army of ice men. They were exploding left and right once they made contact with Haleigh's increase of body temperature, so Alexis didn't have to do much of anything other then stay close behind the blonde. ::

:: Soon they entered Adrian's little crevice that he created, which incidently was right around where the entrance to the hive was located at. Looking over her shoulder at the human tornado once known as Adrian, she began to shout over he chaos. ::

"You coming Sparky? Or do you want to play with your new friends?"

:: Even through a shout Adrian could pick up on Alexis sarcasim. It never ceased to amaze people that even in situations such as this the brunette would find some way to liven it up with a smart comment or remark. Turning back to Haleigh, she stepped forward. ::

"Let's go! I can't feel my ass!"

[MorningStar]

[ MorningStar nodded at Guardian. Lifting herself off the ground, she went high enough to avoid the ice men's attacks, giving her a bird's eye view of the situation. There were so many...

She scanned the horizon, looking for the generator. Then she saw it - she pointed for Morgan. ]

"There!"

[Jill Monroe]

<<Morgan turned to hear MorningStar spotting the generator...which never would have been known had Alison not alerted them to its existence.>>

Let's BREAK one of their toys shall we??

<< flying high on one side, while Morningstar covered the other side. the two women unleashed MASSIVE BLASTS...eldritch bolts and laser bolts....the sounds of power pierced the winds and the bolts batterd and destroyed the generator with EXPLOSIVE results....causing the ionic energy that was charging the snow and creating the Ice men to finally stop. the remaining ice men began to lose their speed and fall to the ground, crumbling allowing the rest of the group to make their way with Black Widow toward the entrance.>>

<< With Morgan and Delilah Returning to the group via stepping disc. Black Widow now found and an entrance INTO A.I.M's hive.....a side entrance no less...which was better for them all the way round. they were now inside...in a corridor that was rather narrow....with fiber optics that seemed to accent the smooth metalic surface...a blue glow was all around them>>

okay. so now we are inside. once we get into open area....everybody get into position so that we can cover all sides. Haleigh and Alexis to the front. Delilah and Bane to the back while Alison stays in the middle so that she can use her force fields to cover all of us and ill take to the air. no grand standing...we stay together as much as possible...and we move as one.

<< Morgan motioned for Haleigh to lead them forward...she had memorized the lay out and most likely had memorized Alycia's information as well>>

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: Nodding Alexis squeezed past the others and made her way into the front with Haleigh. Looking down the long corridor, she began to walk careful, trying to prevent her heals from clicking too loudly. Looking to Haleigh, a small smirk appeared on her lips. ::

"Who knew we'd end up as human shields one day."

:: A small chuckle could be heard as Alexis looked forward once again. Just trying to lighten up the mood I suppse, because Alexis did volenteer to be in the front. Either way, it was time to be more serious, she had no idea what was around the next corner. ::

[MorningStar]

[ Falling into place next to Bane, MorningStar kept watch, eyes sweeping the perimeter from the front of her to the sides and back. She was at the ready, prepared to raise her own defensive shields if necessary, but trying to control her powers now to keep from being discovered. Who knew what precautions this place had against mutants.

Delilah resisted the urge to congratulate Alexis on the additional fuel for her martyr complex...and just kept moving. She glanced over at Bane - wondering what exactly he would do if the attack came from his direction. ]

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh dropped quietly into the corridor, her boots canceling noise before it was heard. her suit immediately began changing color again, now dark digitized gunmetal and steel colors. the suit even seemed to reflect the blue light in the same way the surrounding did. Haleigh turned to the group and waited for them all to assemble before adressing them. SB spoke, and haleigh nodded before adding on. A surveillance camera ended its cycle and began back towards them. Haleigh looked up at it and it stopped, still turned away from them.

"The systems here are very advanced... I can feel them pinging our presence right now and I'm sending them empty readings. Ive also tampered with the heat sensing systems and the weight sensitive flooring already. In this manner, and by manipulating the camera cycles, I can conceal our presence and allow us to sneak up on them in stealth... once we engage, however... itll be pointless to even try. The best way to do this is infiltrate, destroy, retreat. The longer we are here, the longer we fight, the worse it will become for us. The AI for the security systems is nearly comparable to MINE... and I KNOW they have countermeasures that even I dont know the specs of. Bottom line: lets dont linger... and dont draw any attention to us... if we strike at the last possible second... we'll improve our odds. No stupid shit, no showing out. If we pass guards or soldiers that dont see us... theres no need to engage them.... If we HAVE to interact with any staff.... lets discuss it first. Now... come this way."

She rounded a corner, Alexis by her side. At Alexis comment, she smirked, and in a quieted tone, she mumered back: "Somehow... I'm not that surprised." She was being playful though, not angry like she normally would be... and she had no problem keeping the mood light. She led the group through the maze of tunnels steadily, tapping into the systems radar to keep an eye out and avoid Fortress employees. "Down we go...." she said quietly to them as she led them into a stairwell. It was warm and stuffy in the stairwell and smelled of mold, and as they descended they could tell this was a maintenance stairwell as it wasnt as kept up as the corridor's they'd been through.

[Bane]

He felt them all wander towards a location, and correctly surmised that the generator, or the source of these ice men, had been found. As left and right the warriors fell into piles of snow, Adrian swiftly came out from the tornado and, without his movements or the added "firepower" of fire and spirit energy, it just as quickly died down. Within a second he had teleported to rejoin the group, positioned as he was next to Delilah. Looking towards her, Adrian grinned reassuringly. Indeed, as they continued on, lectured by Haleigh, he radiated the picture-perfect calm that such a dangerous mission necessitates. His eerie green eyes swung over to assess the area they approached.

Despite the state-of-the-art technology that had been blanketed by Haleigh's clever maneuverings, Bane continued on in a perpetual state between this world and another, making his movements infinitely hard to trace. That, coupled with the fact he was gliding off the ground, gave him extra leverage stealth-wise.

[Jill Monroe]

<< Morgan was now flying at a slow pace over the group..hovering when they stopped to listen to Haleigh's instructions. things were quiet for now...and coming in through a tributary passage of the structure was a sound move...but things wouldnt remain this way for now. even as they moved without incident....deep within "NERVOUS"......the "mother brain" began to stir....sounds of energy and data could be heard as head shots of each member of The Six flashed on a screen...listing their code name and a brieft description of powers they each possesed>>

<< Nervous was a technological gem....the precision of the tech and equipment there made it a most "beautiful" structure for those into that sort of thing. with the most advanced weaponry, defense and survielance systems on the planet...this fortress was more than capable of defending itself against the most powerful super beings on the planet.>>

<< deep within its protected systems...NERVOUS began to activate the appropriate "defensive measures" to counter The Six....they would soon be put to the test...in the worst way>>

<<< meanwhile..back on the stairwell>>

<< in an icy voice>>: there is a constant humming of power in the air...the amount of energy that this place uses must be ENORMOUS. Alycia did say that A.I.M has the technological might to fight against any threat human or super powered on the planet. This is a side of MysTech unlike ANY we've seen before!

[Harbinger]

::descending the stairs, Guardian seemed rather quiet. there was a reason for it::

:: she was "looking" ahead....deep within.::

We're going to have to go OUT into the open eventually. Black Widow can determine where the best point of entry is but there is no "back door" to NERVOUS.

Once we ARE engaged....the possibility of a forced seperation among the team is glaringly apparent.

:: as they made their way further down....the feeling of impending dread could be felt by them ALL....as much information as they had ...they were not prepared for the raw, unrelenting offensive front that was going to be directed their way once they reached the platform out in the "warehouse" area.::

[Jessica Hamby]

"Right well... we're nearing the warehouse area... lets all close in together... keep tight formation... and be on your ready."

Haleigh raised her hands, an automatic rifle appearing in her grip. Her posture fell into a creeping stance, allowing her to move forward in a pose ready to fire and simultaneously shrinking her size to made herself harder to hit. She rounded the corner and fired immediately, anticipating the guards standing watch. the gun made next to near NO noise, a small 'flit-flit' 'flit-flit' as she doubletapped both guards and cleared the area. She moved forward, sweeping her gaze around to make sure no one else was there. She stopped by the sliding door and turned back to them.

"Well.... here we are... the point of no return. Shall we storm the Fort?"

She prompted, a polite way of making sure everyone was ready for what they were about to undertake.

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: Rounding the corner with Haleigh, she continued to slowly and carefully walk as Hales took care of the two guards with her rifle. She was on full alert as she swept her eyes around the surrounding area. Finally coming to the door, Lex stopped and turned back to the group then to Haleigh. With a nod, Alexis wiggled her finger tips very casually as sparks of electricity emitted from them. The hive had so much energy, she hardly had to "work" to call her powers. It came so naturally and so fluently, it was amazing. She felt empowered here, more so then any other place she'd ever been too. ::

"Lets go."

[MorningStar]

[ MorningStar followed the others to the warehouse entrance, still watching their back. Haleigh's training showed through in her dispatching of the guards, though Delilah wondered what had become of her 'don't engage the guards without discussing it first' plan. Nevertheless... ]

"Ready as we're going to be."

[Jill Monroe]

<< Spellbinder hovered above the group....the expanse of the warehouse was ENORMOUS...with levels reaching up and down seemingly infinite. sounds of power and cutting edge technology were in the air.>>

excellent. Black Widow has gotten us this far.....but now


<< before she could finish.....POWERFUL, UNFORGIVING blaring spotlights focused on the group>>

<<the voice seemed almost comical..like the host to a terrifying ride at an amusement park>>

Spellbinder, Guardian, Shockwave, MorningStar and most especially Black Widow........welcome all of you to Advanced Idea Mechanics....the technical arm of MysTech. Strap in and prepare to experience all the technology has to offer....as we OBLITERATE YOU!


<<would anyone notice that BANE had not been mentioned? was it possible that he hadnt even been noticed by the scans? defenses began to power up......leading off with a barrage of laser and repulsor blasts.......being released in rapid succession and in groups.>>


<< Spellbinder's eyes widened.>>

stay together! do not them divide us!

<< discs of high velocity began hurling toward Spellbinder herself.....spinning so fast...they made the air cry as they sliced towards the witch>>

<<Spellbinder gritted her teeth....and charged forward....extending her fists....and firing two eldritch bolts....blasting the two on coming discs....while three more launched forward....she climbed high and began evasive maneuvers. the laser barrage continued to bombard the rest of the group...leaving them to defend and avoid injury>>

[Bane]

Bane hovered behind them, unimpressed by the lights and the voices and, most of all, the first defense measures taken against them. He, at least, had noticed the fact his name had not been mentioned, though currently he was unsure if it was a trick or not.

Regardless, he kept his defenses up, continuing to shift in and out of this world bu,t now, throwing his hands out. True to his purpose of protection, a transluscent bubble burst forth around the group, etheral energy sizzling with power as the projected energy blasts were soon effortlessly bounced back. As a property of the energy Adrian manipulated, the environment had grown noticeably colder.

[Harbinger]

:: Guardian put her gloved hand to her temple...as she closed her eyes for a brief moment:



this is only the beginning.....


::sounds of metal shifting could be heard....the grated platform they were now standing on....began to LOWER down...an open and unprotected elevator......cannons ...began to appear and fire energy draining ion blasts....draining the power of Bane's field..and causing it to fluctuate.

"Army Eyes"....floating devices that lock on the genetic signature of their target and pack enough explosive power to destroy high rise apartments...began to fly in formation......and circle around.....SLAMMING into the field and causing it to weaken even further....until finally it flickered OUT of existence. at that moment.....

"Nano Sentinels" humanoid sized sentinels with cutting edge technology allowing them to adapt to almost any combat situation began flying up into view via rocket propulsion...and landing in groups on the platform....marching forward...some began to fire ballistic blasts. while another group approached the group preparing to assault them::



:: Guardian gestured...and deflected the first wave of blasts from the nano sentinels....redirecting them back at their creators....the nano sentinels were staggered..but not destroyed...and continued to advance::

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: As the sentinels's appeared Alexis raised her hand sending a web of electricity exploded from her palm and expanded onto the first row of sentinels. Waving her hand ala Prue, the web lifted the sentinels's and sent them flying into the opposing wall, shattering them. Lifting her other hand, she sent plasma bolts shooting at the sentinels's at machine gun speeds. As the plasma hit the sentinels's bodies it expanded into their circuitry immediately frying their systems and draining their energy. ::

"Technology has always been my strong suite."

:: Alexis said as she sent a wave of energy bellowing at more of the oncoming sentinels. ::

[Jill Monroe]

<< the energy discs kept after Spellbinder. tightly matching her maneuvers. until finally...she swooped down...toward a line of nano sentinels and flew straight for them at an intersecteng pattern. at the last moment before she would have collided, Spellbinder TELEPORTS via stepping disc.>>

<<the air splitting energy discs are unable to cope and crash into the nano sentinels, slicing their heads clean off down the whole row. the headless bodies fall down as sparks and energy erupt from their exposed necks>>

<< landing down with the group, Spellbinder began a fire fight with one of the more agressive sentinels.....matching his flame blasts with her own mystic flame bolts.>>

these are far faster....and far more agressive than the traditional Mark V sentinels we faced months ago. and they just keep coming!

<< meanwhile...another group of nano sentinels began to retaliate against Shockwave...RETURNING her blasts back at her...only now the blasts were magnetic in nature...TEARING through her body and PULLING the electricity out of her with such force...>>

Guardian...keep us moving....so that Black Widow can get us where we need to go! we cant get trapped in any one place!

[MorningStar]

[ MorningStar raised her hands, and spreading her fingers, began to draw on the light of the room and focus it. She held up her left hand, palm out, and a light display - somewhat like a strobe light - circled around the bodies of the sentinels.

With the other hand, she began firing photon blasts at the cannons. ]

"Agreed. We can't let them pin us down..."

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: Seeing her attacks begin to come back at full force, Alexis quickly began "pitch" energy balls at the attacks so they were to crash into the blasts and prevent them from hitting her. But the NS sent the blasts back so fast she couldn't keep up and one blast hit her chest full force. Like a mini shockwave, it expanded within her body and began to rip her electric energy out of the meta human like someone was literally ripping her limbs off. Screaming, Lex dropped to the ground holding her now smoking body in great pain. ::

[MorningStar]

[ MorningStar's attention was ripped away from the cannons as she saw Shockwave fall. Quickly she focused her light energy into a forcefield, hoping to provide Alexis with some protection until they could get to her. ]

[Jill Monroe]

<< Spellbinder finally over powered her foe...and saw MorningStar covering Shockwave...defending with her laser shields>>

these sentinels are no joke!

<< teleporting via disc...Spellbinder began to use the upper limits of her super strength as she beat down that group of Sentinels that was advancing on MorningStar and Shockwave. She BROKE UP their attack on the two women as she raised up off the ground slightly....took their heads and SLAMMED THEM TOGETHER..causing them to explode>>

Delilah!! use your photon...take those mounted cannons!!

<< she was referring to the cannons that were hammering at Guardian and Black Widow. Guardian was easily defending with her force fields...but the cannons were relentless in their barrage>>

<< Meanwhile Spellbinder brawled with the nano sentinels who were only a few feet taller than her....she ripped them apart...pulling arms off....and smacking others in the face with the severed arms..but she was getting her hits as well....getting clocked across the jaw by a quick moving Sentinel who rushed her>>

UGH!!

<< falling to the ground and shaken by punch to the jaw....Spellbinder shook her head for a moment...having to get her bearings before the Sentinel , who was now standing over her...was about to SMASH HER head in with his raised fist! thrusting her left hand out toward the sentinel...she unleassed a wide beamed eldritch bolt at POINT BLANK range and reduced his head to melted slag as it flew off from the body>>

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: Coughing Alexis' body was in shock (no pun intended) by the massive electrical surges created by the reversal of power. Placing her knee on the ground, she managed to get to her feet looking at the relentless sentinels. Stepping past the forcefield provided by Morningstar, she was greatful that Delilah acted so quickly to help her, but she wasn't about to sit back and have those transformer wannabes get the best of her. Lifting her hand, palm facing the sentinel's, a massive swarm of tiny energy balls began to fly out of her hand. Hundreds of thousands surrounding them. The sentinel's were distracted by the swarm, stopping them for only a few seconds from attacking. And within those few seconds, Alexis closed her hand and the energy balls stopped in mid flight......Suddenly a huge ray of light appeared in the center of the sentinel's and like an exploding star, the light went horizontal sending a massive shockwave through the entire bunch of sentinel's, each energyball connecting with the next, feeding off one another. ::

:: The shockwave was so massive, as it passed through The Six, those who weren't prepared would be clearly knocked down and/or even knocked unconcious. As for the sentinel's, a huge chuck of the oncoming army was now nothing more then scrap metal on the floor. ::

[Bane]

Bane raised an eyebrow as his forcefield was attacked and eventually disengaged. Left and right his teammates battled the sentinels, while he stood by, almost invisible save for the occasional blast that went through his tangible body. Adrian now flew up into the air at lightning fast speeds, observing the recent wreackage caused by Alexis' shockwave. Tossing a fleeting glance down towards the rest of the group, he could only hope the rest had survived Alexis' deadly area attack. As for him, well.

The best defense may be the best offense.

The rest of his movements were a blur. Of course, as expected, the cosmic force within him allowed rapid and masterful control of his tangibility, super speed and, drawing on the emerald green energy that surrounded him, an added boost of super strength. He tore through sentinels like paper, breaking robotic leg, smashing mechanical chest, and destroying circuitry. Spinning and wreaking, his robe hissing with the output of the deadly synergized pyroelectric energy, reducing these metal soldiers to rubble. The cannons that Spellbinder had urged the destruction of had long been taken care of; the dust of their remaining visages scattered across the area of war, scenting the air with a metallic smell.

Pretty soon, Adrian had once more edged his way into the middle of oncoming sentinels and other robotic weapons. His energy seemed boundless, and to onlookers, the emerald blur that was Adrian had a mechanic efficiency akin to the sentinels that were now being slaughtered. With each demise of sentinel, Adrian's power only seemed to increase. However, it was only a matter of time until the technological genius of this fortress sensed the alarming anomly and dealt with it accordingly. His almost foolhardy vigilance may soon spell his doom.

[MorningStar]

[ MorningStar closed her right fist, the forcefield dissipating. She then turned to the cannon, extending her fingers as photon blasts began firing from her hand, still keeping up the light show around the sentinels. As Bane did his work, she turned her full attention to sending blasts at the sentinels. ]

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh turned a couple of circles, taking in the room. She knew what this room looked like in the prints... but something was different. Their path was.... not blocked... but MISSING. She slipped through the group, putting her hands to the wall where the passage should be. She could hear the battle unfolding around her.... but she gave it no heed, placing her ear to the metal and knocking softly, listening for an echo. It had to be here somewhere... the only straight path to Nervous... it couldnt have been filled in... Haleigh's face brightened, as she heard what shed been looking for. She pulled out a small metal disc and stuck it to the wall. A sentinel grabbed her by the shoulder and spun her around. Haleigh smiled and flipped the hood up on her parka just before the disc detonated. The sentinel was enveloped in shrapnel and fire, the explosion taking over the immediate area and blasting the sentinel to pieces of charred metal. Haleigh as protected by her suit and she was the only of the Six that was within the blast path... the rest would just feel the heat and shudder of the explosion.

Haleigh tipped her head back to drop her hood and lunged forward to grab a sentinel that was preparing an attack on Alison. She pulled of her left glove with her teeth and made skin contact with the robot, and it jerked as if it was seizuring before falling to the ground. Haleigh had mastered the ability to emit an EMP without collapsing herself... and a visible blue 'shockwave' of sorts rippled out fom around her, knocking ALL the currently active sentinel minis offline and suddenly silencing everything. The Lights flickered before the generators kicked on and suddenly Haleigh's voice was the only thing to be heard.

"Quit screwing around.... This is the way."

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: Hearing Haleigh's words, Alexis quickly dodged a few more sentinel's before meeting up with the blonde. The quicker they got out of this never ending battle, but better. ::

[MorningStar]

[ MorningStar slowly backed towards the two, still firing blasts out of her hands as she went. Reaching them, she knelt and continued to cover them. ]

[Harbinger]

:: Guardian lifted her hands....the sound of metal shifting and locks disengaging could be heard..as the platform they were on began to lift a bit and move forward.... at the same time....a forcefield appeared on either side of the group......and cascaded with the platform...easily blocking all the projectiles and weapons firing at them. it gave them a brief respite as they were able to dispatch the sentinels that were now face to face with them::

im moving us toward the door...the forcefield will protect us from the wave of lasers and because its powered by my mind...the army eyes will not be able to drain it as long as i am conscious. the door way ahead..will lead us into a large room....once inside we will be locked in BUT we will be a third of the way toward Nervous!


:: everyone in the group was able to power down for a moment...and collect themselves::

Black Widow, see if you cant "look ahead" in your own way and lock onto the defense systems in this "danger room". perhaps we can buy ourselves some time and conserve our energy for the final run of Nervous!


:: the platform moved along slowly..a soft whirring sound could be heard...as laser blasts, metal spiked balls, explosions, army eyes and rolling repulsor cannons continued to pound RELENTLESSly at the force field::

[Jill Monroe]

<< using a leg of a nano sentinel that she had viciously ripped off , Spellbinder bashes the last sentinel on her case in the head so hard it spins around as sparks fly out of its collar and neck area....and its head explodes before falling to the ground>>

<< throwing the leg down...it clangs against the metallic platform.>>

<< shaking her head....Morgan sighs with exasperation>>

goddess...those things are RELENTLESS. but they arent nearly as durable as the marvk V sentinels. << looking down at herself...she notices parts of her costume are ripped and she has visible bruising. Guardian has brought the team some time as Haleigh points to the next step and Guardian uses her power to get them there>>

well.....not bad for the first round eh? who needs healing??

<<looking around at the group>>

better do it now while we have this breather. there's no telling what they will do to us once we make our final pass for NERVOUS.

<< stretching a bit..Morgan groaned with an achey feeling..but she knew others might be in need of assistance and healing. it would be a few minutes before they reached the door way...Guardian's telekinetic power were helping them to cross the warehouse without having to leave the safety of the platform. Having restored the wounds of those that she could and everyone getting a breather...they were now at the doorway...one by one each member jumps off the platform and into the dark room that is clearly large and spacious. as Bane finally brings up the rear....they turn for one last look at the chaotic warehouse. the door way slams shut and seals from the outside. leaving them all in the room..which is deadly silent and cold. no visible objects can be seen. no other door ways or windows.>>

<< speaking, morgan finds her voice echoing against the vibranium steel walls>>

Guardian....Black Widow....whats next?

<< high above....very high above... a small red light was blinking...very softly as soon as all the stats of the group had been confirmed by NERVOUS....the gauntlent would begin>>

[Pam De Beaufort]

"Yeah I need a bit of a boost."

:: Alexis was still in pain from the reflective attack the sentinel's did to her. Her stomach was burned, but not as bad as it would of been if she hadn't had her protective suite on. Either way, burned or not, it wouldn't of stopped the meta human. But if this was only the beginning....the start of what was to come, she wanted to be at the top of her game. Walking over to Morgan, she dropped her hand from her stomach exposing the large gash like wound. ::

[MorningStar]

[ MorningStar took a deep breath as Guardian's shield took effect and protected them. She ran a hand through her hair as she looked around at the others. Seeing Alexis' wound, she was a bit surprised. ]

Alexis: "Jesus - are you allright?!"

[ She turned her attention to where they were being taken, then looked around the small dark room, preparing for what was to come. ]

[Jill Monroe]

<< Morgan made a start of surprise at the site of Alexis wound...as she quickly raised her hand and waved it in a circular motion, a sparkling trail of magick follows behind the hand as she directs it forward. the magick flows around Alexis' wound as a cooling sensation is felt and the magicks restore her wound and heal her within and without>>

there. you might feel a little tender there for a moment but youll be......

<< a blaring sonic attack floods the room.....Morgan throws her head back with shock and pain as she covers her ears......and as the large room illuminates....they found themsleves in a large seemingly featureless metalloid cube chamber.....the sonic attack has a greater effect on Morgan and Alison than the others. while Morningstar is actually at a GREAT ADVANTAGE...gaining a continuous source of energy to transduce into LIGHT that she can release at her will in whatever form>>


<< at that moment....from out of the fading darkness....four large carboniaum tentacles charge forth...radiating with a jagged blue electric like energy...they surge forth...intending to grab and ensnare Morgan and Alison and render them unconscious with a PAINFULL burst of electrical shocks as well as constricting their breathing>>

<< large drones come into view, locking onto Alexis, Haleigh and Delilah...and began to form an attack pattern as they swoop down and began to fire cluster bombs at the women..the bombs have enouch concussive power to destroy battle tanks...>>

[MorningStar]

"Bad idea, boys."

[ MorningStar's arms thrust out in front of her, the sonic noise being rapidly transduced into light - lasers pinpointing the cluster bombs as they came. She called to Alexis. ]

"What can you do about those tentacles?"

[Pam De Beaufort]

"Yeah, i'm fine."

:: Alexis said in responds to Delilah's concern for her. As Morgan healed her wound, she nodded to her giving her a silent thanks. But before the team could even become situated, these huge tentacles came out of no where and grabed a hold of both Morgan and Alison, knocking them unconcious. ::

"I can drain most of it's energy...but I need to make contact with the tentacles."

:: Alexis yelled to Delilah over the commotion. The electrical shocks and energy radiating from the tentacles wouldn't harm Alexis as much as it would a normal mutant or human. Granted it stung a bit, maybe even hurt like hell, but Alexis' body was so used to high amounts of energy, her tolerance level was high. ::

:: Suddenly an energy disk appeared under the muta human's feet, lifting her into the air. Riding it like a surf board, she zoomed over to the closest tentacle who happened to be carrying Alison. Jumping forward, she lept off of her energy disk and grabed ahold of the moving tentacle. Wincing a bit with pain, her body began to drain the energy, soon weakening the large tentacle. It's brilliant blue ora began to dim, indicating her attack was working. ::

[Jacob Black]

:: Cameron awoke on the center of the floor where he had began the ceremony to catalyze his own abilities. He hardly remembered anything that had been on. He remembered Alison and Erika talking and then he just remembered waking up. Standing up he looked around and called for his sister to figure out what was going on ::

"Erika? Alison? Where are you guys?"

:: Erika appeared before him and he felt instantly comforted. He took a look around and where his comfort once was, he now felt panic. He was scared. Had the Six left without him? Were they trying to face Nervous and AIM without him. He couldn't let them do this alone. They needed the power of the Six, which meant in order for them to be successful he had to be there. ::

"Erika. I need to go. I have to get to the Six. They need my help. I just have a bad feeling. I need to get to them! Send me to them!"

[Erika King]

< Erika saw Cameron's panic and she understood the feeling. She didn't think he would pass out during the process, but she discerned that him sealing off his telepathic abilities probably left him alot more vulnerable to things of this nature. It had weakened him. Alison was right, this ceremony came at a dire time for his own safety as well as the safety of the Six. She nodded to him. >

"Cameron.. I will have to do a Scrying Spell but I believe I can orb you to Alison, she is our best chance since we share a blood bond. Hold Tight..."

< She motioned Cameron to the center of the Pentagram as a rushing stream could now be heard in the background as Erika's signature silver eyes glimmered. Erika began to chant. >

"Wandering Spirits, Hear My Plea. We come to you on bended knee. Send him to his next of kin, the one we know as Alison!"

< The bright lights and white orbs that usually appeared when Erika worked her magick where now replaced by dark blue and purple orbs, a sign that her own power was changing. As Cameron faded to aid the Six, she sent him a whisper of a thought. >

"Cameron, don't worry about working your power. The new aspect will just come to you, let your power flow naturally.."

[Jacob Black]

:: Cameron found himself coming to the middle of a very dangerous and sticky situation. He saw these four mechanical looking tentacles shooting and blasting Delilah, Haleigh and Alexis with Alison and Morgan knocked out. He was right next to his sister. They had to get rid of these tentacles if he wanted to make sure Morgan and Alison were okay. He shouted over to the group. ::

"Alexis, Haleigh, Delilah! I'm here!"

:: He didn't want to distract the group but he didn't want them to attack him either. They weren't sure what AIM was capable of and he wouldn't put it past them that they would be able to clone him or something messed up like that. Cameron found himself in a taxing situation. How was he going to help the group? All he had was his telekinesis. He wished he had a huge axe or machete or something to attack it with, although he was pretty sure that the metal would widthstand his attack. Looking over at his left arm, it began to glow a bright electric blue and extended past the tips of his fingers and formed an extremely large battle axe. This must have been the aspect of his power that Erika was talking about. Things were different now. This put him back in the game. ::

"Well, this was unexpected.. Come to papa..."

:: Cameron ran forward dodging the cluster bombs and sending a few back at the tentacles with his telekinesis as they exploded on the tentacles. As he caught up to the tentacles, he brought the Axe way over his head and brought it down on one of the tentacles with full force striking it with as much as strength as he had, hoping he could at least penetrate it. ::

[Jill Monroe]

<< that taunting, comical voice boomed over the audio system...catching everyone by surprise as painfull strobe lights flooded the room...and the dimensions seemed to swirl and blur and remove any sense of proportion>>


Well now, you've made to the threshold of NERVOUS. But how do you expect to progress without your precious precog and your super strong sorceress? Here you are...and here you will STAY until you are DEAD. Thank you for visiting, let us make sure your last stop is a most memorable!

<< a pile driver composed of ADAMANTIUM and outfitted with spinning spikes began to barrell down upon the group. with an unconscious Alison and Morgan...the group now has two liabilities as well as having to fend off defenses. the pile driver pushes down with a force beyond 10 tons and the metal is IMPERVIOUS to destruction via almost any form of power possesed by anyone in the group. >>

<< from EITHER SIDE....large mechanical arms (metal composition undertermined) extend forth...with large mirror like discs front faced...they began to emit heat/energy draining beams of blue light that would immobilize the group with a numbing sharp drop in temperature....>>

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: Dropping to the ground after her attack, Alexis stopped, squinting her eyes to try to shield her sensitive irises from the strobe lights. The Mr. Movie phone like voice echoed around the room as he spoke to them like they were visitors in some museum....ugh, remind her to burn his vocal cords to a crisp once this is over. ::

"Oh shit..."

:: Alexis said with much worry. She saw the massive metal pile driver swinging straight for them. And if that wasn't enough, more tentacles emerged from the wall. Quickly, Alexis took control, they needed to act fast otherwise they would all be dead. But soon, Alexis' body temperature began to drop rapidly making her immediately shake. God damn cold....note to self, take a long vacation to Africa. ::

"Haleigh! Quick! Can you counter act the temperature effect?!"

:: She shouted over the commotion. Even though she felt like her body was about to turn into a popsicle, Alexis had more will power and strength then to allow herself to fall like this. Plus, the fact a massive pile driver was swinging toward them kinda kept her on her toes. And with that, Alexis rose her hand into the air...she didn't know if this would work, but she did know that she couldn't just stand around and freeze to death then get shattered. ::

:: Blinding blue lights began to flash around each tentacle that appeared out of the wall. The tentacles immediately straightened in a very robotic manor horizontally. The blue lights began to fog around each tentacle, and looking as if they were melting in every direction, Alexis glamoured the large metal tentacles into a solid wall in front of the group. Floor to ceiling....the metal composition was unknown, it could be the exact same metals as the pile driver, or it could be something less strong. Either way, it was a shot at least. ::

"Someone reenforce the wall! Quick!"

[MorningStar]

[ As the temperature began to drop, MorningStar worked quickly to counteract it. She felt the soundwaves still pounding through the room come into her body as she sought to harness them. She brought her palms together and focused the light energy out through her fingertips, creating a raging bonfire in the center of the room, heating it.

Hearing Alexis' call, she thrust her arms out in front of her, projecting a forcefield against the wall Shockwave had created. ]

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh lead the group forward carefully... the defense systems in effect were getting more intricate the closer they got and were finding new ways to go over, around and under Haleigh's powers of technological manipulation. As the next battle erupts around her, Haleigh smirks. Alexis takes care of the cluster bombs, and though Morgan and Alison have indeed been incapacitated, Haleigh still feels on top of the situation. As the piledriver comes down upon them, Haleigh chuckles.

She looks up, the smirk still very evident. Alexis calls for the wall to be reinforced. Haleigh nods, and the pile driver begins to disentigrate into a swirl of metal filaments, and then disperses against the wall and solidifies once more. Haleigh hadn't DESTROYED the adamantium, she had just taken command of its properties and displaced them to change the FORM of the metal. She'd simply MOVED it to where she wanted it.

"You're gonna have to do MUCH better than that." She leered to the defense systems.

[Harbinger]

::Guardian began to stir....groaning as her eyes fluttered::

::slowly sitting up::

ugh....::struggling to her feet::

::Coughing::

This...is as far as we go.......we have to wait out the gauntlet....until the floor begans to lower and descend. NERVOUS is BELOW ground....but most people who get this far are usually killed at this point!


::the room began to jar and shake violently ....as the floor seemed to shift....and large circular saws emerged upward from the lines in the carbonium steel floor.....the began to move across the floor the way a shark's dorsal fin skims and splits the water....randomly changing their course. as the floor accomodated them where ever they went. the saws spinned so fast they made a wailing sound::

::at the same time...another round of lasers..these appearing BLUE in hue began to hammer at the team...splitting them up from one another...making it impossible to stay in one place.::

::Guardian began to manifest a forcefield to deflect the blasts coming at her. one of the saws was fast approaching her. without showing any sign of fear. she BLINKED from that spot and reappeared in another position. allowing the saw to head for the wall..but the saw stopped just short of the wall and came back again....more began to rise up from the floor now as well. seeing Morgan was still down, she reached out...TELEBLINKING Morgan by herside and surrounding her in a forcefield::

the lasers are meant to throw us off balance and herd us apart......hoping to cause us to stumble into a saw head on.

:: thrusting her hands out like Piper, Guardian began to blow up the wall blasters one after the other...allowing the others to recover::

beware! the saws will leave the floor and began to FLY ...and they are composed of a liquid metal..they can ADAPT!

::at that moment...three of the saws did lift up from the floor..and began to fly through the air like disks...spinning so fast...and changing their shapes as they began to dive at MorningStar, Black Widow and Prophet...transforming to now include claw shapped spikes on their circumference::

[Jacob Black]

:: The entire gauntlet just seemed to shift. It was one thing after another. He felt bad that he hadn't been here the entire time. He was glad that Guardian was now awake and was able to protect Morgan. His attention was soon diverted to the flying saw that came at him with great speed and seeming accuracy. Sealing himself in a Telekinetic Forcefield, the saw flew after him and penetrated the globe around his body. He was shocked to see that the saw was actually getting through to him. He didn't have time to waste. ::

"Jesus Christ.. These things are strong!"

:: Grabbing hold of the saw with his mind, Cameron squinted his eyes as the saw was blasted back with a great force and into a wall where it sliced right through and kept going. He was okay for now. A few seconds later he heard the loud buzzing noise once again and the saw was coming straight for him as if it had backtracked and had targeted him for termination. Ducking at the last second he managed only to get nicked in the air as a slice of his skin fell to the floor. The pain was intense but he had to keep on his toes if he was going to get out of here alive. A crackling blue energy began to surround both of his arms as it spread down towards his hand and extended into extremely large looking claws ala Wolverine as the saw came spinning back. ::

"Let's see what we can do here..."

:: Cross his arms together in an X pattern the saw met his telekinetic claws as sparks began to fly through the air as Cameron began a struggle for dominance with the saw, stifling backwards as he continued to fight off the saw. Turning around he began to force the saw into a thick metal beam. As the saw met the beam it began to slow in speed and embed itself deep into the beam before stopping completely, stuck in the large metal beam. ::

[Jill Monroe]

<< darkness gives way to painfull noise, fury and light. Morgan finally stirs. the painfull jolt of electricity and the contrstricting of her chest cavity had caused her to black out, just as Alison did. Morgan had exerted herself quite a bit physically this evening....battling with the nano sentinels tooth and nail and relying only on her super strength, her flight and stepping discs. this was a real work out for the sorceress. now as her vision adjusted, she got her bearings and saw she was laying behind Guardian who was intently trying to direct the Six, destroy the wall blasters while the rest of the team defended against the deadly saws>>

<< Haleigh, Alexis, Delilah and Bane had done a fantastic job holding their ground inside the gauntlet to this point. Haleigh refusing to back down and the rest of the group becoming more creative and proactive with their strikes>>


<< As Morgan rose to her feet....she saw what was happening around the large room...it was similar to the "danger room" that had been used by Valiant, only it was far larger and high reaching..and far more deadly and there was now now way out.>>

<< She noticed that PROPHET had returned...and seemed to be manifesting stronger telekinetic power. this must have been what Alison had planned for him all along while in Limbo>>


<< as he battled with the powerfull, vicious saw, Morgan lifted off the ground and took off in the air....Alison covered her as she flew toward Prophet and the saw....and swooping down...she made a pass at the saw...unleashing a powerfull TIGHT vortex of wind that blasted the saw off its corse and sent it carreening into path of a laser blast.... it was blasted by the laser and sent sprawling again the opposite way into a wall smashing and exploding quickly>>

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: After the pile driver was taken care of, Alexis happened to look to her left and see that Cameron had finally arrived. ::

"About time you showed up, babe."

:: With a smirk, she gave him a playful wink showing that she was only poking fun at him. But their moment of calmness ended as the platform that they were standing on began to shift. Keeping her balance, the next of the attacks started. Saws began to pop up out of the ground. Holding her hands palm up, she began to hover on a energy disk, avoiding the saws. But of course, nothing was ever easy for the six. The saws began to emerge from the ground and fly. ::

"Whoa."

:: Raising her hand, energy bolts began to shoot from her palm hitting a saw that was heading straight for her. The saw exploded into sparks, but she wasn't even given enough time to savor her win. Another saw came shooting straight for her at great speeds. Quickly turning her head, she waved her arm in a more defensive movement, and suddenly, the saw exploded into feather. Looking somewhat shocked, she couldn't help but smile at the sight. ::

"Hmm..who wants chicken tonight?"

[Jacob Black]

:: As Morgan dispatched the Saw that was right in front of him, he looked over to her with a look of thank as he smirked at her, but kept a safe distance. ::

"Thanks, Morgan.."

:: Turning to Alexis he laughed out loud. ::

"I was taking after you, always arriving fashionably late!"

:: More Saws came crashing at Cameron as he took telekinetic hold of two before ramming them into each other, the impact causing a loud explosion. Looking at the feather that appeared next to Alexis he looked over at her confused. ::

"I'll take Extra Crispy! Looks like I am not the only one whose new little power is hard to control."

[Harbinger]

::Guardan stood square shouldered as she extended her gloved hand....a look of grim determination on her face. a saw came flying for her....and Guardian reached out with her power over time and space.....slowing the saw's charge and at the same time true freezing it to the point that it became frozen/frosted over and fall to the ground...but before it shattered...she seized hold of it telekinetically. she was the strongest in her family....having demonstrated BRUTAL and creative use with her power in years past...she now exerterd controll over the saw ....which was glowing a sparkling blue hue...with a gesture of her hand (like prue) she sent the saw flying outward....to to destroy the last remaining saws. sliciing through them and freezing them on contact......as the last of them fell, Guardian kept this particular saw in her command...as it now hovered vertically behind her.::


i'm going to need this....very soon.


:: as the spirits of the group seem to lift.....an eerie sound was hard....as the walls the floor and the ceiling began to glow with a strange fiber optic sparkle....and a sound of energy in a slow but noticeable crescendo could be heard::


the walls....the ceiling!! they are CLOSING IN ON US!!!

:: the walls and the ceiling...unbreakable and compososed of vibranium/adamantium were now closing in just as Guardian had warned a split second before.....::


Morgan you handle the ceiling as best you can. you four :: pointing at the others:: help me try to STOP THE WALLS!!


:: facing one of the walls....she extends her hands in a stop gesture....a bell toll is heard as she begans to FIGHT wall with her telekinetic AND temporal freezing power....the wall began to shimmer and glow....it seems to be RESISTING Guardian, matching her effort and escalating its own. impossible as that seemed....but it was a true testiment to A.I.M's technology response...and if the one wall was giving HER this much resistance.....the others surely had their work cut out for them::

[Jill Monroe]

<< as Guardian dispatched the last of the saws ....and the rest of the group seemed to be feeling a little more revived, Guardian's warning about the walls and the ceiling began to glow with that fiberoptic sparkle before they began to close in slowly, steadily and without waver. her eyes widened>

there's no way to GET OUT! these walls are indestructible!

<< she heard Guardian's direction...and being that she could fly, Spellbinder was the most logical choice to deal with the ceiling. as she flew upward....she generated a VIOLET up draft of wind...which fought against the ceiling, and she herself met the ceiling at the center.....pushing up against it with ALL her physical might....shift x class super strength, allowing her to lift/press 50 tons...she met the wall with her strength and her winds...but the wall met her back with irresistable force itself...attempting to become an immovable object!>>

UGGHHHH!!! this sucker's THICK!

<< she gritted her teeth as she continued to struggle with all her might>>

<< the sound of the energy cresendo continued...slowly but steadily, almost as if this was the point of no return. what happened in the next few minutes would determine if the group would survive to finally reach NERVOUS>>

[Jacob Black]

:: Cameron watched as the walls began to close down in on them and casually commented on a very dangerous situation. ::

"Jesus! I feel like i'm in the Temple of Doom!"

:: Looking towards Morgan who seemed to be taking the brunt of the wall he lashed out at her with his mind as she soon found his signature electric blue crackling energy around her. He was augmenting her strength with his own Telekinesis which would drastically further her already super strength. Looking around the room he cast his hands out as he manifested his telekinesis in the form of hundreds straight and thick beams that cast themselves across the room and helped to stop the pressing walls around them. ::

"We have to put as much force as possible on these walls or we're fucked!"

:: He continued to allow his telekinetic beams help support the work of Morgan and Alison. The amount of beams he was able to put out allowed him to express much more of a physical asset. He was able to express strength that the Six had never seen him do before. ::

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: Not being able to do much of anything about the wall situation, Alexis decided to help the group in another way. Lifting both her hands in the air as if she was holding a sphere, a ball of white energy began to form in between the palms of her hands, glowing brighter as it strengthened. Finally, the ball exploded in the air and sent out an explosion of white light, engulfing everyone in the room. Alexis had just given everyone an energy boost, literally. Their bodies would feel a cool and tingly sensation, and within seconds, they would feel like they were Rocky running up those steps in Philadelphia. More rejuvenated and stronger in mind, body, and magic. ::

[MorningStar]

[ MorningStar, faced with this dire situation, didn't know exactly how she could help. She saw Morgan's efforts - she had to do something. Following Spellbinder, she rose up towards the ceiling, focusing her forcefield into wide beams pushing against it. ]

[Jill Monroe]

<< Spellbinder struggled...gritting her teeth.......out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Guardian struggling as well....>>

its....impossible....to stop....

<< she felt her extreme effort being BOLSTERE by Prophet's telekinesis....and at the same time MorningStar used her own forcefield to push up against the ceiling while Prophet manifested beams of force horizontal to back up Alison>>

<< the force being exerted the walls and the ceiling seemed to increase exponentially.....causing PHYSICAL pain to Cameron as he attempted to maintained his telekinetic constructs, Alison continued to strain...her eyes glowing solid white as she lashed out with MORE temporal distortion power, and Morgan's muscles were beginning to ACHE. MorningStar was forced to draw on MORE power herself to maintain her forcefield's strength. just as the group seemed to be buckling Alexis unleashed a globe of energy to BOOST everyone...and just in time....the walls and ceiling seemed to be WINNING the battle. as the energy cresendo reached its peek, all seemed to be lost when the FLOOR dropped out from under the group causing them all to FREE FALL down a large dark shaft for what seemed to be EVER....their scene began to BLUR as the fiberoptics in the dark shaft around them passed by with such speed...>>

[Harbinger]

::It was supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE for anything to fight against Guardian's telekinetic power as well as her temporal powers...but the walls and technology seemed to be designed to resist even her POWER. she began to BUCKLE as she exerted her self at levels she didnt even imagine herself reaching. her eyes glowing solid white....she saw her hands shaking....as she herself began to BLUR in time. Alexis' energy boost came at just the right time....just as Alison began to scream with exasperation...the FLOOR dropped out from beneath them....and they were immediately pulled into a free fall. ::


::Guardian welcomed the loss of control as she exhaled and closed her eyes....for her this was like a respite. she regained herself slowly calming her heart rate and she was able to regain her composure just in time to CUSHION everyone's fall with her telekinetic power...so no one would break any bones upon landing::

::they were now in an area that was filled with a lulling hum of power, electricity and energy....mainframe computers, large crystaline tubes with flowing , sparkling energy rushing through them...and fiberoptics in the floor....with everything forming a network leading to a large sphere in the center of the room...they were now in NERVOUS::

::cough cough....:: we ..survived the gauntlet. We are now in Nervous, which ironically is the LEAST protected area....since NO ONE before us has had the power to survive A.I.M's technology!

::the group had a few moments to gather themselves and rise to their feet...they were surrounded by cutting edge technology...one of the greatest information super highway "stops" in the world...::