Critical Mass

[Oracle]

<< True to her brutal and efficient reputation, Malice succeeds in capturing the last three members of The Six, having tripped their hearts and minds with not only her own formidable telepathic and empathic powers but with the help of Blackout, the newest and most promising recruit not only to MysTech but for candidacy to the Hellfire Club's inner circle.>>


<< the scene shifts....from Illustra to the abandonned medica office building in a rough and dark part of the lower east side>>

<< you may recall that Alexis Quatermaine was once Shockwave, a powerfull member of the Six. But after a year of battles, tragedy , loss and pain...the meta human seemingly fullfilled the destiny charted for her by Adam Chandler and Helena Quatermaine and now works for the vergy agency that blighted her life and her family's life for so long. and now, she's back where she begian her fight with MysTech...back at the Medical Office building that served as a front for the underground passage to the now abandonned and sealed off Citadle.>>

<< Now, as Blackout, Alexis has not only shed her alliance to the team that helped her through thick and thin, but she has also facilitated their capture. Now firmly under the power of Malice, there is no telling what cruelty the White Queen has instore for the remainder of The Six....but even the White queen cannot anticipate just how truly CHAOTIC this night will turn out for ALL involved!>>



<< MorningStar and Black Widow are now powerless, courtesy of the power neutralizers they wear around their necks that inhibit their mutations from working. Guardian is kept gassed and unconscious, under the power of the noxious fumes of the Black Lotus flower. All three women have no idea that they are back in the place where they first began their ongoing fight against MysTech...things have changed SO MUCH since then....but now as each one slowly begins to stir...they will find themselves in dark, seemingly featureless areas...>>

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh awakens to darkness and searing head pain... Her heartpace quickens... the last time she woke up like this was in Mystech's hands. She already knows something is terribly wrong... for she can only make out SHAPES in the darkness and normally her enhanced nightvision is very acute. She rubs her eyes and reopens them, to no avail. Her memory comes back in patches. The battle.... Morgan.... Blackout... extreme light... and then nothing. Her throat tightens... she could do nothing against Blackout's attack... didnt react fast enough... and now here they all were. Haleigh was never one to pity herself for the grave situation she was in... but Guilt was something that weighed on her heavily. She swallowed... groaned... and rolled over, willing herself to sit up. She did her best to assess conditions... but in such darkness... and without her powers... there wasn't much to be done.

Okay... My powers are on the fritz... maybe the blast? I have no idea where I am... I can hardly see... what the fuck is this? She thinks to herself, as she finds the power neutralizer around her neck with her fingers. She is careful not to put stress on it... for worry of the unknown. I have some kind of collar on... bomb? maybe its some kind of magnetic ring... that would suppress my powers... but it would also make me feel sick... damn.... it could be equipped with lasers... blades... who knows what else. Its actually a clever idea... if you want to contain someone. She thinks to herself, her thoughts wandering. The idea that this could be the end of her life never seems to occur to her... at least, not in the magnitude it would to others. Focus, Haleigh. Am I Alone? Her voice is raspy as she calls out for her comrades.

"Guardian? Morningstar?" She says, just above a whisper. She instinctively doesn't call for Morgan.... still feeling rather uneasy about her fallen teammate's reappearance.


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Meanwhile, across town:

Illustra's Security office is abuzz. Haleigh rarely EVER falls unconscious and their 'Black Widow' monitoring systems are in a frenzy. The Head of Security looks to the GPS tracking display, types in Black Widow's GPS chip number and presses the 'ident' key. A red dot signifying Haleigh's location lights up like the fourth of july on the display. The seasoned Clandestine Officer immediately reaches for the PA microphone and flips the 'MASTER RESIDENCE' switch. His voice emanates from an overhead speaker in Morgan's penthouse.

HoS:"Commander Armani, Foxfire. Director Davidoff has been knocked unconscious and transported across town. The skirmish out in the plaza is over-- and all three women who went down to head the battle are missing. Guardian and Morningstar are presumed to be with Black Widow at Mystech's abandoned Medical Facilities.... the place that was shutdown last year after Black Widow and the rest of the Six infiltrated and destroyed it. Our health sensors were knocked offline... there's no way to tell what kind of condition she's in now."

[Foxfire]

Staring off into the blank life of the city, Blaze's mind began to wonder to her teammates. She was equally eager to battle but there was a calm to her deadly storm, almost like Fox could sense she was needed for a higher purpose. Her fingertips running along the windowsill with her green eyes admiring the cities beauty.

She was so lost in the beautiful sight that the intercom speaker startled her. Flinching backwards due to the appearance Malice made earlier. Her eyes searching for the speaker in Morgan's penthouse. She sighed, settling herself down but that worry would escalate due to the booming voice that communicated with her.

Cocking her head to the side, she registered the urgency in the commander's tone for his director. Even Blaze felt fear clutch her heart due to the unknown circumstance of her teammates. Were they okay? Blaze had to be hopeful but she also needed Dr. Victoria's assistance on this.

Turning on her heels, she moved firmly through Morgan's penthouse, in search of the doctor. Hopefully help would be on its way with Dr. Victoria and Foxfire in toe.

[Shadow Weaver]

<< Dr. Victoria came into the large observatory area of her daughter Morgan's penthouse, just as as Clandestine Inc. contacted Foxfire. The doctor had a grim, serious look on her face as she adjusted her "Flying Suit". standing tall and elegant, she was clearly the mother of Morgan Victoria..the similar looks , their disdainfull facial expressions and mannerisms...it would all remind Foxfire of her fallen sister>>


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<<in an icy voice>>

It is what i feard would happen. We must go to their aid, Blaze. But before we do, I must insure the safety of Zach and Alycia. Once I locate the others with the Scrying Glass, i will use the stepping disc Morgan bound to her area of consecration to send Zach and Alycia to Limbo to the safety, to the safety of Ororo's garden. Clandestine Inc can protect Illustra while we try to rescue the others.

<< Morgan's familiar Tinkerbell seemed a bit nervous and agitated...as she sat perched on the arm of the large, plush leather sectional. she raised her paw a bit...seemingly trying to get the Doctor or Blaze's attention.>>

[Tinkerbell]

::Tinkerbell, a sleek and elegant seal pointe Siamese, was Morgan's beloved cat and an enchanted familiar as well. She had helped Morgan and the Six in her own special way time and again, living up to the reputation of a familar always watching out for her witch.::

::even now that Morgan was gone, Tinkerbell was safe within Illustra.. No doubt any member of the Six would care for her but she found special comfort from Delilah and Dr. Victoria.::

::the pretty feline hurridly jumped up on the leather sectional and trotted down to the end closest to where Karen and Blaze were. she sat perched on the arm , watching with a curious glint in her clear blue eyes as Dr. Victoria and Foxfire began preparations for a rescue effort.::

::she bobbed her head a bit, as her tail swished around and as Karen began to speak of sending Zach and Alycia to limbo and preparing to find the location of the others on the scrying glass, Tinker began to mew and meow loudly almost to interrupt and get the attention. she mewed again..and lifted one of her front paws a bit, waiting for them to acknowledge her::

[Shadow Weaver]

<< As Karen began laying out plans, she turned her attention to the large, mysterious mystic lens that is the Scrying Glass, one of her daughter's most versatile and usefull talismans.>>

<< Karen focused her own magick as she slowly moved her hands and weaved a spell of "sight" infront of the lens. the scrying glass began to slowly sparkle and pulsate a glowing blue hue...a soft hum was heard in the air. >>

eyes of the past, present and future....through all time and space, show me where Guardian, MorningStar and Black Widow will be!

<< the spell began to activate as a soft harp like sound was heard in the air...but before the exact location and coordinates of the fallen members of the six were located, Karen's attention was caught by the mewing of Tinkerbell. The enchanted feline seemed INTENT on getting attention, and as Karen turned, she saw Tink lifting her front paw>>

Tink? what's the matter baby?

<< Karen looked back at the mystic lens which was now beginning to show swirling images that would soon focus to reveal where they needed to go. She then went over to Tinkerbell and began to gently stroke the cat's head. speaking in a soft, reassuring voice>>

what's the matter kitty? something bothering you?

[Foxfire]

Before Blaze had the opportunity to look for Doctor Victoria, she had awoken from her small nap. And it seemed she also overheard the Agent speaking on the intercom. Karen's icy voice cut through Blaze like butter, in a way reminding her of Morgan not only by her wintery exterior but her physical looks as well.

Following the witch into Morgan's bedroom she looked closely into the Scrying Glass. Her heart skipped a beat, hopeful the glass could locate her friends. Her keen hearing noticed the desperate cry in Tinkerbell's delicate body. Her eyes dashing onto the adorable feline as the Doctor began to inquire what had been upsetting Tink.

"She knows..." She trailed off, Blaze knew Tinkerbell was more than a typical cat, she was Morgan's familiar. Stepping closely to the right of Karen, "what is it Tink?" She asked sweetly to the kitty, moving her fingertips to scratch the fur underneath Tink's chin.

"I think she's got a better idea." She smirked over her shoulder at the Doctor.

[Tinkerbell]

::Tinkerbell mewed a bit as Karen came near to see what was the matter. raising her head to meet Karen's hand as the doctor gently stroked her fur. Tinker responded by purring a bit and standing up on all fours.::

::finally now that she had the doctor's attention, Tinkerbell looked up and her beautifull blue eyes began to glow. a soft , pillowy image bubble began to form. the image bubble waved and sparkled as an image of the battleground outside of Illustra, and the FALSE "Morgan" appeared with a large X crossing her out. THEN as the Scrying Glass chimed to signal a lock on the location of the surviving members of The Six, Tinkerbell's image bubble shifted to show an image of the Super Soldier. the massive creature that walks slowly with an unforgiving rhythm. his evil glowing red eyes almost seem to be looking THROUGH the Doctor even from the image bubble::

::after both images appeared...the bubble "popped" softly. putting an end to that.::

[Shockwave]

"Well, look who decided to join the party."

:: Alexis' voice echoed in the room; from which direction was Haleigh's guess. Noting Morningstar had yet to wake, a cold laugh could soon be heard. ::

"It appears you're all alone Haleigh...as you were back when MysTech first captured your...feisty ass. Oh, don't bother calling out sweetness...Delilah dear is still unconscious and Alison? Well...Alison's a bit, incapacitated at the moment."

:: Another sadistic laugh could be heard, along with the sound of heals clicking against the hard flooring. The noise echoed loudly, but the direction was unclear. ::

"This could all be an illusion Haleigh, I’m guessing you realize that by now? This could very well be all in your head, while the real Blackout is at Illustra...murdering your fiance. I do believe with your powers gone, that means Illustra's security system is on the fritz."

:: The clicking of heals stopped, and all was quiet. ::

"Which means it's my playground. But then again...I could be here as well. There's no way to know for certain...no way to know if this is an illusion...no way to know if you're precious Zach is alive....Quite the predicament, isn't it Black Widow?"

:: Alexis' voice soon faded into the darkness that surrounded Black Widow; leaving her to ponder what exactly Blackout and Malice were up to. Were they watching the remaining four members of the six? Were they at Illustra attacking Karen, Alycia, Zach, and Blaze? It wasn't known for certain....but soon, all would be revealed. ::

[Malice]

:: Malice, who was now fully active and walking around, rather than using her powers on a multi front initiative, turned on her heel and looked around the dimely lit, abandonned office pool that she and Blackout were now in.::

This place, represents a world of hurt and uncertainty not only for Haleigh but for Alison. Delilah was not involved with The Six during their first caper but we will make sure that she is included in tonight's "festivities".

I don't expect that you would remember the entire lay out of this facility but because most of the power used for this facility has long been diverted elsewhere, including the recently destroyed "Cell" containment facility across town, and because this facility is "sealed" as far as the record goes...we are going to make sure that there is a "haunting", "ghostly" effect for our guests.

as it stands...the emotional remnants of your [the six] last battle here are STILL easily discernable. many painfull revelations were made. Alison tried to kill Cameron and Haleigh; Haleigh endured such torture and was infected with the techno organic virus here. this is also where Blaze had been held captive prior to that. Morgan destroyed her father and damned him to Limbo along with your father. there is no more fitting a place to reveal the raw emotions and mental anguish of these women than here.

:: looking over at one of the few working monitors that hovered above and slowly turned to follow Malice where ever she went, the White Queen pointed::

Guardian is the least of our worry. As long as she is kept gassed and unconscious from the fumes of the Black Lotus flower, she will not be able to use her powers to facilitate an escape. We shall start with Haleigh....You must glamor into IMAGIOMG. While we confront her with that, I will probe MorningStar's memories and pull from there the image of a nemesis from her past...and then we will focus our attention on her.

The goal here is to bombared them with such much negative emotional and mental stimuli that they either shut down or fragment in their psyches..either way its the ULTIMATE breaking of their spirits before we destroy their BODIES!

If Doctor Karen Victoria and that runaway firefly Foxfire should try to come here....we have something in store for THEM as well.

::Alexis would know that Malice was referring to the Super Soldier. The same creature who brutalized Alycia and Sharon several months ago and who also nearly killed Spellbinder and Guardian in NERVOUS. The consciousness and protocalls of the Super Soldier had been grafted into the matrix of MASTER MOLD which was what made HIM so relentless...and the outcome of that battle was still fresh on Alexis' mind.::

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh started, her hand instinctively at her waist, reaching for a sidearm... but she had been stripped of her weapons AND her powers... and so she was left to stare out into the darkness, trying to discern alexis' shape as the metamorph continued to talk. Alexis attempts to plant seeds of terror.... telling Haleigh that she is alone... that Alison is 'incapacitated'.... that Illustra's security is down... that Zach could be dead... Haleigh shook her head, more out of sheer stubborness than blind faith.

Haleigh is no stranger to psychological torment... and she knows it when she sees it. Alexis' voice fades away, and Haleigh mentally counters EVERYTHING Alexis said with logical reasoning, for it is the ONLY thing she has left... and she won't let Alexis take that away with a few suggestive words.

NO....No. Mystech has had me ALONE before... and I've survived... this is NO different. Alison will be FINE... Delilah will wake up. Illustra's security is standalone.... THEY know what happened to us AND where we are... my security team is TRAINED for an event such as this... they will know what to do. Karen will come for us... and Zach and the others will ESCAPE.... Zach.... Zach is ALIVE. If he.... weren't... I'd know it.............I'd know.

[Foxfire]

Blaze watched with intrigue as a bubble formed around the two women. Leaning in to get a better view. An audible gasp escaped Blaze with her brilliant hunter eyes going wide in shock. Her left hand covering her mouth, which had fallen agape. Her eyes falling down the fake "Morgan," almost surveying if it was real or some sort of hologram. A red tint lite up around "Morgan," symbolizing this was just a ploy. Her eyes narrowed at the image, "Malice...she's using the appearance of Morgan to destroy us." She scoffed with disgust for the White Queen. "I'm really beginning to detest this woman."

But, for some reason Blaze stared at the large X that lay in front of "Morgan." Looking down to gather herself, Blaze knew this rescue mission wouldn't be easy. She knew the mind manipulations Malice was capable of, which would rise to new levels after the death of her two loyal subjects.

Blaze's eyes slide back up at the chime that sounded. It meant one thing, her teammates were still alive. Sighing with relief, she kept herself calm. "Thank God." She whispered under her breath. Blaze was close with all women on the team, they were all like second sisters to the mutant. Her eyes moved onto Karen, curious to see her reaction to all of this information.

Reaching out she ran her thumb gently around the tip of Tink's ear, massaging the skin there. "Nice job, Tinkerbell." She frowned at the sight of the Super Soldier, Blaze never had the opportunity to encounter such a being. But from the horror stories each of the women told, Blaze felt a pang of worry sliver through her.

Shuddering at the sight of the pulsating glowing red eyes that peered right through Karen's soul. "The Super Soldier, I presume?" She asked Karen, already knowing the answer to that.

[Shadow Weaver]

<< Karen watched intently as the enchanted familiar provided clues to what happened and a glimpse of what they would be facing. She breathed out slowly, composing herself as she saw the image of the FALSE Morgan. and then the Super Soldier>>

<< as the as image bubble popped away softly, Karen looked over at Foxfire as the young mutant asked about the Super Soldier>>

Yes, that is in fact the super soldier. one of mystech's most SUCCESSFULL bio hazards to date. he used to be human....he used to be involved with Haleigh. after his capture, Malice tore his mind apart with her psi powers. MysTech's mage, Imagiomg destroyed his soul and left the body functioning to allow them to transform him into the monster he is now. He is the personification of INDESTRUCTIBLE and has taken more punishment than most any biological based organism on the planet is capable of withstanding.

<< she looks out of the floor-to-ceiling window and pauses>>

We face GRAVE danger Blaze, but we cannot leave our friends...our FAMILY to die by Malice's hand. I was not able to protect my baby Morgan, I will NOT sit idly by and let this woman brutalize the rest of them!

<< Karen's fist was clenched...her head bowed as her face shook with bitterness>>

Summon Alycia and Zach. I must send them to Ororo's garden for their safety in case.....WE do not succeed. I will instruct Haleigh's security team to protect Illustra for as long as they can in the event of another attack here. Once Alycia and Zach, along with the familiars are safely away, we will depart.


:: Karen nodded and left Blaze to her task while she attended to hers::

[MorningStar]

[ Delilah's eyes fluttered open. She was lying somewhere cold and dark. She slowly moved into a sitting position, and was met with cries of pain from most fo the muscle groups in her body. ]

"Morgan?"

[ She felt groggy - what had happened? And why was it so dark? She held out her hand and willed a sphere of light to appear in her hand.

Nothing happened.

She tried again and then again, but still nothing. Something was definitely going on here. She touched her neck, finding the strange metal object encircling it. She tried to remove it but to no avail. She stood and began to try and feel her way to a door... ]

[Foxfire]

After the small introduction of the Super Soldier, Blaze remained quiet. Her deep - penetrating eyes dulled due to the lower lighting in the room. Her eyes conveying the real emotions she felt. She understood the situation was grim but like Karen, Blaze was a fighter. The mutant would travel to hell and back for her teammates, they would do the same for her.

Reaching a warm hand on Karen's shoulder to console her anger. Blaze understood anger due to her own manipulation over fire. Anger and raged coursed through her veins, but Haleigh's lingering words tracing their way back into her mind. Haleigh was one of the most logical women she knew, her advice always sound. "We'll get through this Karen, we'll come out on top." She spoke softly and calmly, Blaze had faith.

Offering the doctor a firm squeeze on the shoulder, not enough to harm or hurt her. Just enough to offer moral support and confidence before their rescue attempt.

"I'll get Alycia and Zack and the cats. We'll meet back here in about fifteen minutes or so."

She knew it wouldn't take long to gather their allies lodging within Morgan / Delilah's penthouse. Tinkerbell and her other siblings were usually lounging around. After a quick nod to Karen, Blaze walked off to find the others.

"Alycia? Zack?" She called gently, trying not to startle them. Both were probably still shaken from Malice's attack. Her eyes scanning throughout the penthouse, but the aroma of Alycia's shower gel and Zack's cologne made it simple to track them.

She moved into the guest bedroom to find Alycia. Blaze stood by the door, her eyes locking onto the lawyer's. "How are you feeling?" She asked, moving along to the Queen size bed to sit. Blaze sat at the edge of the bed, beside Alycia, who still had been recuperating. "You and Zack must take Morgan's....Delilah's familiars to a safe location. Karen will transport you to Ororo's garden in Limbo...its safe there. Karen and I must rescue Alison, Delilah, and Haleigh from the dark clutches of Malice and Black Widow." She paused, allowing Alycia to take this new information all in.

The hard wood floor creaked revealing Zack's location in the room. He was now standing beside the door frame where Blaze previously stood. Turning her head to meet his eyes, "Zack....I know your not going to like this but you have to leave here. You know the protocol here. Stay with Alycia....not that she needs protection...but for the sake of everyone." She grinned sheepishly. "Haleigh would slaughter me if anything happened to you.....she's in love. This is where she's at her most vulnerable...she's going to need all the strength she can get." Snapping out of her daydream, Blaze looked from Zack to Alycia. "We have a lock on the location of the team. Zack, you and Alycia with the cats are traveling to Limbo. Karen's already working on the mode of transportation. Ororo's garden is one of the safest places I know, I'm sure Ororo will be expecting you."

Standing up from the bed, both Alycia and Zack could see and sense the seriousness of the situation here. "Gather any items you might need for the trip, although I doubt you'll need them. Ororo is excellent at accommodating her guests. Once the coast is clear, we'll contact you. Please....do not return back until one of us has contacted you."

Moving beside Zack, Blaze glanced back at Alycia, "are you both ready?" The jingle of a collar broke the silence. Blaze's grinned widely at the sight of Madonna, "hey princess." She scooped down to pick up the cat. Blaze's slender arms securely wrapping around the adorable kitty. Leaning in Blaze planted a kiss on Madonna's head. "Your going on a trip too Maddy. We just need to get your feisty sister." She looked up with a blush, yes, Blaze had a habit of talking with a baby accent to the cats. The cats were looked after as nieces to Blaze. "What are you two staring at?" She perked a brow, scratching under Madonna's chin.

[Alycia Barnett]

::recent former District attourney Alycia Barnett had an indication of just how grim things had gotten, but still weary from Malice's vicious attack, the spark in Alycia's eyes...the radiance and intimidating presence she once radiated were now muted. She was still healing from the psychic assault and forever greatfull to Karen for saving her life. Foxfire came to her guest room and informed her that it was time to go.::

Allright, I'm ready.

::casually dressed from head to toe in Donna Karan, the slim and sexy attourney walked quietly from her room with Blaze, down the hall and out into the main area of the penthouse. She had a small carry on bag packed with a few things. It just wasnt her nature to travel without certain necessities including her cellphone, blackberry and 9 mm glock, a picture of Sharon Kelly was in her billfold. she held it in her hand and lost herself in a brief thought. ::

::thinking:: Limbo....... how many ordinary humans can ever boast on the fact that they've been in the company of super powered mutants, meta humans and witches. been chased by monsters, captured by depraved military generals and watched giant robots terrorize a city?

::looking at pictures around the area...she saw Morgan, Alison, Delilah, celebrity friends some she knew personally, others she had only met once.. and of course, a picture of Sharon Kelly ..::

::looking across the room to the area of consecration, she saw the Scrying Glass...and the stepping disc nearby. Alycia had traveled through a disc before...but she had been unconscious and didnt remember the experience of "the first time"::



Now i'm going to another dimension to be with a woman who has a cross time counterpart in THIS reality as well? Hell..how many NORMAL humans would even know what i'm talking about? Ah well, a life without adventure is not a life worth living. with all that ive done for and TO people... with all that ive seen and KNOW....this is just a chance for me to LIVE to tell about it. Sharon, i miss you.....I don't know why ...but i just dont FEEL like i did before. Karen says its because of Malice's attack...but part of me just feels so NUMB now.


:: her mind snapped to attention again as Blaze spoke with last minute preparations for the escape::

Thank you for keeping me safe, I'ts not my nature to depend on others, but with things having gone the way they have, I don't see how I could have survived without The Six. But now....I wish you and Karen the VERY BEST of luck. Be carefull out there....come back to us. ALL of you.

::in a surprise moment of warmth, Alycia bent down slightly to hug the young mutant. the two had never had a CLOSE friendship but there was always a friendliness...a sense of trust and respect.::

[Shadow Weaver]

<< Karen smiled warmly as Zach and Alycia arrived, along with Tinkerbell and the kitten. >>

As you both know, Malice and her army have captured Delilah, Alison and Haleigh. Blaze and I are all that stand between them and Malice destroying them. We MUST go to their aid. I've brought you here because for your safety, I must send you to a place where no one from MysTech can harm you. Clandestine Inc will watch over Illustra in our absence and you two will be in the safety of our ally Ororo and her mystical garden. Do not be afraid, Ororo is a trusted friend...a member of our family and she will keep you safe. if something happens, and Blaze and I are not successfull...if we DONT come back....then you two will be able to live your lives free from fear of retaliation by Mystech....especially you Alycia, who have been through so much already.

Remember us...may the goddess grant our powers be sufficient enough to save our family from the clutches of this woman and the vast terrible powers she represents.

Alycia Barnett: Karen, please...be carefull. I want you all to come back safe and sound.

Karen: we both want that, Alycia. You just make sure that you continue to rest. you've been through enough...the both of you.

<< the two women hug and Karen looks over to Zach>>

I know this isnt easy for you...being sent away like this, but it is for the best. Ororo will make sure that you acclimate to the envrionment to which you are traveling. keep your eyes, heart and mind open. You will know Haleigh is allright soon enough.

<< Karen takes Zach's hand and squeezes it gently as she nods with encouragement>>

take the cats in your arms, and step into the stepping disc there. it will take you to Ororo in the blink of an eye.

<< Karen gently directs them over to the disc....giving each of the cats a kiss goodbye...she bids one last farewell to Zachary and Alycia Barnett as they reluctantly step into the disc...which encompasses them and in the twinkling of an eye....they are GONE...teleported to Limbo..to the safety of Ororo's garden. Leaving the Doctor and the mutant alone in Illustra on the top floor>>

<< turning over to look at Blaze.>>

well, this is it. let's go.

<< Karen stands next to Foxfire and takes her cape, sweeping it around them both as they disappear in a flash of golden light and a rushing harp sound. leaving Illustra and traveling across town to the abandonned medical facility>>

[Oracle]

<< through the night air, faster than the breeze, as quickly as the stars in the sky sparkle. The Doctor and the mutant whisk from illustra to the abandonned medica facility. with the Scrying glass having pinpointed the location of the captive members of The Six, Karen is able to BYPASS the "front" of the building, the lobby, the triage, the eerie hallway and the morgue. arriving instead in the same dark secret access tunnel that the Six had first traveled through the night the Citadle went into melt down. the same tunnel in which Guardian had unleashed the ANT LIONS against Prophet and Black Widow.>>

<< The Doctor and Foxfire appeared at the mouth of the tunnel opening into the dock/hangar bay area....which was now eeriely silent. Foxfire would not remember this area as she had been captive in the Bio Systems Lab when the Six came to rescue her.>>

Meanwhile

<< as help arrives in the form of Dr. Victoria and Foxfire. Black Widow is struggling with the seeds of fear planted by Blackout and MorningStar has just awakened. Not willing to just sit there, Delilah attempts to feel her way about for a door. She instead finds herself bumping into a body, none other than Guardian, who is harshly bound and tied up, with a haunting black lotus flower around her neck that constantly bathes her in a noxious fume that keeps her gassed and unconscious. the women have a small comfort in knowing they are together but they are still at a disadvantage, with know indication of where Malice and Blackout are...or what is coming next. Still, Black Widow and MorningStar at least have the benefit of not being tied up, unlike Guardian.>>

<< they have yet to realize that Dr. Victoria and Foxfire have already gained access to the Citadle...but Dr. Victoria and Foxfire have YET themselves to realize that THEY will be greeted as well.>>

[Malice]

:: Malice folds her arms::

Blackout, it would appear that our guests are getting restless. why dont you check in on them...as only YOU can.

Meanwhile...

::turning to a flickering monitor::

I have some business of my own to attend to.

:: Malice had detected the arrival of Foxfire, but Dr. Victoria's mind was completely closed. it didnt matter, she knew they would come...and she had JUST the thing to keep THEM busy while she and Black out continued with their own course of action.::

::Leaving the office pool, Malice's high heeled boots clicked and echoed along the now dulled metallic floors. where exactly she was going was anyone's guess, but the glint in her sapphire blue eyes suggested she was moving with a purpose.::

[Jessica Hamby]

Zach appeared in the doorway, folding his arms across his chest and leaning against the doorjamb. He was now dressed (http://www.ryanreynolds.tv/gallery/albums/movies/blade_trinity/production_stills/blade017.jpg), as he had previously been wrapped in only a towel. ;) As he followed Alycia and Blaze into the commons, his deep voice reverberated through the flat. He seemed accepting of what he had to do, though it was clear he wanted to go after Haleigh...

"It's okay.... I heard the announcement. Haleigh wanted us to get out if anything went wrong... so Alycia and I will go... I know it'll give Hales peace of mind, if nothing else. The Head of Security is waiting to hear from me... with Haleigh MIA I'm the ranking officer... I'll tell them to hold down Illustra... if you ladies want, I can also have a team dispatched WITH you. You two shouldn't go in there alone... I'm not saying you cant defend yourselves... but you're going in blind." He handed Blaze a holstered Walther P22, Haleigh's favorite handgun. "Here... give this to Haleigh, from me... it has special rounds, newly developed. She'll like it... and I have a feeling that if she's TRAPPED, wherever she is, she's unarmed." He paused, resting his free hand on Blaze's shoulder. "Blaze... I want to thank you for everything you did for me. It meant a lot to Haleigh... and a LOT to me too. I... don't know how to thank you enough. You saved me... and now you have to go save Haleigh... we're gonna have to buy you dinner or something." He suggests with a playful wink, as Karen speaks. He nods appreciatively as Alycia takes tinkerbell, and he cradles the kitten in his own arms.

"Thank you as well, Karen... and I SECOND Alycia, be VERY careful... and bring them ALL back."

[Shockwave]

"My pleasure."

:: Smiling, Blackout left Malice in the office pool and headed down to where Morningstar, Black Widow, and Guardian were being held captive. Arriving at the room, WILDPack soldiers were stationed outside the doors, as well as a sealed control room in which they were monitoring the three woman. Walking into the control room, monitors covered a single wall showing different camera angles of the room that the three woman were being held in. Another wall was a two way, magick enforced mirror that allowed Blackout to get a nice view of the ladies. With a smile, Alexis craned her neck from side to side and flexed her fingers out, ready to reek havoc. ::

"This should be fun....Keep a close monitor on what's going on."

:: Exiting the control room, Blackout made her way over to the guarded doors and waved her hands along the coded keypad. Blinking red then instantly turning green, the air locked door unlocked allowing Alexis to push it open. The bright lights of the hallway instantly lit a section of the room up; revealing Morningstar and Guardian. Shifting her eyes to the right, Alexis caught sight of Black Widow as well. ::

"Ladies..."

:: Stepping forward, the two WILDPack soldiers stepped behind Alexis, guns at a ready, now blocking the opened doorway. ::

"I hope you're finding your stay accommodating."

:: Smiling, Alexis waved her hand casually in Morningstar's direction making her body slam against the wall closest to her, violently. Immediately snake-like energy tether's emerged from the wall around Delilah, wrapping tightly against her body and keeping her upright and bound. ::

"I'll deal with you later, princess."

:: Turning to Black Widow Alexis slowly side stepped, grinning with pleasure. ::

"I have a little score to settle with Haleigh, dear, first."

:: Squinting her eyes, the collar around Haleigh's neck suddenly began to erupt with energy, pulsing electricity throughout the woman's body. ::

"You know, Zach begged me not to hurt you..."

:: Speaking casually as Blackout crossed her arms along her chest. ::

"Something about...take me instead of her."

:: Laughing, Alexis shook her head, looking to Black Widow. Squinting her eyes again, the electricity pulses stopped. ::

"Who said chivalry was dead, hmm? I mean...for a man to put his life on the line for the woman he loves....It's so, sweet. So heart warming. It just, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside--Kind of like you!"

:: The electricity began to pulse throughout Black Widow's body again, this time, the amplitude was higher. ::

"If it makes you feel any better, he died quickly!"

:: Elevating her voice over the loud buzzing and humming of the pulses. ::

"Although my version of quickly and your version of quickly might be different...huh..."

:: Shrugging her shoulders, Alexis uncrossed her arms and waved her hand, stopping the electrical pulses once again. ::

"Well, you'll be with him soon. Don't worry."

[Foxfire]

Finishing her preparations to depart, Blaze was suddenly taken back by Alycia's gentle embrace. Her eyes going wide with shock but quickly adapted to wrap her hands around the woman. She felt the warmth radiating from Alycia, which to Blaze was uncharacteristic of the lawyer, but never the less, a nice show of affection. Running her hands up and down Alycia's back to soothe any worries she had.

Stepping back she faked a smile, "we'll bring them back." Her tone seemed more confident, similar to how Haleigh had earlier at her suite. Internally, Blaze was a bowl of jello, she knew the exact perimeters of where they were headed. It wasn't exactly the most fond memory for the mutant. Nibbling on her bottom lip, she forced herself to focus on the task at hand.

Zack's suave voice broke through to her. Locking eyes with his, she saw the way his eyes lit up the way he mentioned Haleigh. Her palm moved to caress his smooth - tanned cheek, "your sweet, Zack, I can see why Hales fell for you." She looked down as her hand was moved to the gun. Her eyes scanning over the brand and type, knowing it was Haleigh's favorite set. Both Blaze and Haleigh adored guns, but the mutant had relied more on her powers than physical weapons.

"I'll be sure to give this to her." She confirmed, looking up at Zack who towered over her petite height. She understood it was a symbol or even an inkling for Haleigh. It would prove he was still alive, for who knew what Malice and Blackout were putting in their heads. Her thumb brushing off the safety with a click.

Placing the gun in the back of her pants with the butt of the handle sticking out, making it easier for her to grab if needed. Brushing her silky chocolate locks back, Blaze stepped back from Alycia and Zack, waving a good - bye to them. "I'll keep that favor in mind, Zack. But no need to thank me."

Blaze didn't even get the second to blink her eyes as herself and Karen were transported to MysTech. Adjusting to the new environment here, she didn't recognize the tunnel they entered through. Her mind attempting to recall the exact mapping of the underground facility, but found it unnaturally blurry.

She remained side - by side Karen, which in a way reminded her of Morgan. Blaze felt the reflection of Morgan inside Karen, after all she did bring Morgan into the world. Neither woman knew they had been detected by Malice, who by now would be preparing to attack them in some form or another.

[Jessica Hamby]

After Alexis leaves, Haleigh begins to explore her surroundings, feeling along the floors. She gives her self a mental picture of the room they are in, and she finds her teammates. Delilah is waking, but Alison is under some kind of tranquilizing flower and tied tightly. Knelt beside the precog, Haleigh mumbles an apology to an unconscious Guardian, as she fumbles in the dark with her binds, and though her eyes have adjusted to the dim lighting, she has little luck.

"Delilah... Morgan's NOT here. i'm pretty certain at this point that she was a ploy by Malice and Blackout to lure us all together and make us easier to attack. It worked. This flower around her neck... it's sedating her continuously. I think i've heard of it before. Black something... I can't really access the file I had on useful plants... my powers seem to be... malfunctioning. Suppressed, maybe. but AT LEAST she's here.... where we can protect her. Your powers--"

Haleigh begins to ask, but stops as the door opens and Alexis returns.... Hales stands to face her captor, and though her eyes are adjusting to the new light, she wears a look of defiance on her face.

"You treacherous SNAKE, I'll--"

But she stops, as the collar around her neck jolts her with electricity. She reaches up for the collar, as the searing pain of electrocution brings her to her knees, her face now contorted, not in pain, but in anger... the pulses stop, and Haleigh gasps, shutting her eyes tightly and regaining her bearings quickly. Shock torture is no new concept to her, and though it never gets less painful, she DOES get better at recovering quickly.

"I make you warm and fuzzy? I'm sorry Alexis... you're just not my type."

Alexis shocks her again, more intensely this time, mercilessly trying to taunt Haleigh and provoke her. Haleigh falls forward, cradling her head in her hands and resting her elbows on the floor, now at Alexis' feet. It stops again, and Haleigh coughs violently... even from her lowered position on the floor she seems to emanate strength... and though her voice is hoarse, the electricity previously forced into her body appears to sparkle in her eyes.

"You're a liar... and a damn fool for thinking you could make me believe that. I know that... with your FIVE divorces, love isn't exactly something you'd know much about... REAL love creates a bond like NO other... He's alive... I can FEEL it in my very SOUL and NOTHING that you say will convince me otherwise."

Haleigh appears to be quite subdued by the electric shock... she has moved very little except to raise her head... it looks as though Alexis has MORE than the upper hand... but haleigh is running on pure adrenaline and unadulterated hate... and THAT can do miracles. Haleigh drags in a ragged breath, shutting her eyes tightly, as if in pain. Though the second pulse of electricity was elevated, so now is her determination, and as the ONLY of her small group with freedom of movement, she knows that she MUST do whatever she can.

With speed that completely contradicts her previous sluggish movement, Haleigh lunges forward and grabs Alexis by the wrist, and before she can react, yanks her arm down and BITES her forearm, clamping down as hard as she can on BONE, easily breaking the skin. At this point, haleigh knows she is momentarily protected from being electrocuted... because IF Alexis tried it, her bodily reaction would be to shut her jaw, and the added electrical impulses could cause her to bite RIGHT THROUGH Alexis' bone... but Haleigh lets go after a second or two, though she still holds Alexis' wrist in her grip, which, even without superstrength, is still like a VISE. Haleigh's voice is a triumphant SNARL now, though she doesn't doubt MOST painful retaliation is coming.

"You SEE, my dear strobelight... you may have found a way to negate my POWERS... but one thing you CANT take away is something YOUR FATHER gave to me a year ago... the TO VIRUS. And now... its in YOUR BLOOD. I hope you enjoy it... it WAS, afterall, NOT a FLUKE that it didnt destroy me... as I found out later, the FIRST time Mystech captured me was when they were in the INFANCY of TO virus development... they drew blood from ME and used it in developing the virus, and testing to see what kind of effect it would have at the cellular level. In the process, they created a virus ENGINEERED for my EXACT genetic match. When they tried injectng it into ANYTHING else... they were met with ATROCITY... monstrous failure. I COULD draw the virus back out again... but HONESTLY... I can't WAIT to see it RAVAGE you.... and it WILL be slow... and it WILL be painful."

[Shockwave]

:: Screaming out, Alexis fell back, feeling Haleigh's teeth chomp into her like a raging pitbull. Finally feeling Haleigh's teeth leave her arm, Alexis slammed her free fist into Haleigh's throat, while pulling her arm away from Haleigh's grip. ::

"YOU!"

:: Lifting her hand up, Haleigh's body slammed into the wall behind her, arms and legs spread out and forcefully pinned down via her energy signal. ::

"RABID!"

:: Storming up to the woman, Alexis slammed the back of her hand into Haleigh's jaw, whipping the woman's head to the side. ::

"BITCH!"

:: Slamming the same closed fist into the other side of Haleigh's jaw, Black Widow's head went whipping to the other side just as quickly and just as forcefully. With her good arm, Alexis grabbed Haleigh's throat, forcing her to look forward. ::

"I'll RIP your throat out!"

:: Alexis' nails glamoured into that of glass, allowing her to dig into Haleigh's soft skin around her throat with ease. Blood began to spill down Alexis' hands like a waterfall, as she growled out in fury. ::

"You THINK I’m not prepared for your attacks?! You THINK I don't know what runs through your BLOOD?! My FATHER created that virus! My FATHER pumped that virus throughout your pathetic body! If you think for ONE SECOND that you scare me with your pathetic threats and your carnal instincts, YOU'RE PAINFULLY MISTAKEN!"

:: Slicing her nails down the one side of Haleigh's neck, Alexis ripped a clear chunk of the woman's skin off; from the adams apple to behind the ear. Tossing it to the floor with the flick of her wrist, the slab of skin splattered across the vinyl with a disgusting splat that would make even the strongest stomach ill. ::

"You want blood? Huh?"

:: Pinning her hand against Haleigh's throat again, a strange sensation began to wash over Black Widow. She began to feel ill to her stomach, her sight began to falter. Dizziness and disorientation soon overcame the woman as Alexis began to suck Haleigh's life energy from her. ::

"My Queen....My Queen!"

:: Turning toward the WILDPack guard her was addressing her, Alexis growled out in rage. ::

"WHAT?!"

"The White Queen specifically said not to kill them....with all do respect."

:: Dammit! Calming down, Alexis turned back to Haleigh, feeling she had very little energy left within her body. Add that to the loss of blood, and the woman was as good as dead soon. Removing her hand reluctantly, Blackout grabbed Haleigh's chin, and held her head upright. The blood from Haleigh's throat smeared across her cheeks, staining the woman's porcelain skin. ::

"I will peal the skin off every inch of your body......"

:: Narrowing her eyes, her voice was soft and cold. Only to be heard between herself and Haleigh. ::

"..until you beg for mercy."

:: Letting Haleigh's face go, Alexis made her way toward the two WILDPack guards and waved her good hand, letting Haleigh and Delilah drop to the floor. ::

"Shoot Delilah, and make it count...I'm done with them."

:: Brushing past the guards, Alexis gritted her teeth feeling Haleigh's bite begin to throb in pain. As Alexis disappeared from sight, the one WILDPack guard took aim at Delilah and shot two darts into the woman's neck and chest. The darts releasing a powerful chemical agent reminiscent to that of a Black Mamba....except with a MysTech twist. As the poisons leaked within Morningstar's body, her muscles began to feel as if they were on fire making it hard, if not impossible, for her to move. Her heart would palpitate and her breathing would become extremely thready and shallow. Limbs numbed and swelled making it all the more uncomfortable. Soon, black liquid filmed over Morningstar's eyes (think the black oil from X-Files) and leaked out her nose and ears. The chemical was not lethal, but more of a treacherous way to make sure Morningstar stayed immobile. ::

--

:: Making her way back into the office pool, Alexis slammed the door behind her, shouting out in fury. ::

"Son of a bitch!"

:: Ripping the black leather arm off her suit revealing the nasty bite that Haleigh gave her, Alexis winced with discomfort, now walking over to a first aid kit that hung on the wall. Pulling it down, she opened the kit and rummaged through out, pulling out some antiseptic as well as gauze. After a few minutes of cleaning and dressing the wound, Alexis sat down in the empty pool office, closing her eyes in pain. The burning from the alcohol was hardly bearable; let alone the wound itself...taking in deep breaths, Alexis waited for Malice to return. ::

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh smirked obnoxiously, even as she was practically OWNED by Alexis' reciprocation, slammed against the wall, backhanded and straight up decked in the side of the mouth. And yet, every time she was hit she whipped back to face her attacker, that grating, devil-may-care simper on her lips. Blood dripped from the corner of her mouth, and still she seemed entertained. Alexis grabbed her by the throat and threatened. Haleigh seemed unimpressed with her anger.

"Do. Your. WORST."

She dared, with unwavering spirit. Alexis showed unsurpassed cruelty, and sliced a portion of Haleigh's skin clean off her neck. Haleigh's eyes widened and her breathing quickened... but made no sound. Haleigh's TO body was hardened to pain... and the adrenaline was a BIG help to reduce what would have made a NORMAL being PASS out from unbearable intensity to a sting as though she had scraped it. Oh, it burned like HELL... but Haleigh pursed her lips, gritting her teeth as the blood ran down her chest beneath her suit. Alexis grabbed her again, and Hales felt weak in the knees and lightheaded her eyes softly closed, her breathing became labored, but just before she fell to complete unconsciousness, Blackout was interrupted. Haleigh's head fell slack, her face pale and her eyes still closed. Alexis lifts her chin back up, as darkness is closing in on Haleigh, who now sees through blurry, tunneled vision. Alexis spoke, threatening again, and it was the ONLY thing Hales could hear. Haleigh manages to keep her eyes half open. Her voice is ragged and very quiet as well... but even with the most weakened breath she has, there is STILL fight left. Her speech patterns are drawn out, her cadence very slow, very deliberate.

"I will never.... EVER... beg you... for mercy. ..... But you.... should be... more concerned about... what YOU will beg for.... while every inch.... of YOUR SKIN... rots and FALLS off... as my virus.... like ACID... destroys every FIBER... of your being."

Haleigh promises, breathlessly. Alexis leaves the room, and Haleigh falls to the floor, barely able to move. She reaches a hand up to cover her bleeding neck, thankful that it is only a flesh wound, however profusely it is bleeding. Haleigh groans, as the WildPack shoot Delilah, but lays, almost lifelessly, in a heap where Alexis left her. She is too drained to try to help Delilah, though her protective nature wants to. She closes her eyes, trying to meditate, fighting for consciousness, stifling the bleeding with her fingers, nearly all the life gone from her. If anyone was ever going to come to her rescue... now would DEFINITELY be the time.

[Shadow Weaver]

<< so quiet was it in the dock area, that Karen could almost hear her own heart beating loudly. she moved cautiously, taking stock of the surroundings.>>

there was a battle here, how long ago i cannot be sure, but look at the scorch marks....those bones...remains of creatures. and over there


<< pointing to the loading area>>

probably where cargo and exports were loaded/unloaded. MysTech certain prepares for everything. let's move on.

<< leading the way to the door way that morgan had forced open so long ago, Karen and Foxfire were now officially inside the nucleus of the Citadle....making their way down the "Horror Hall" to the office pool. there was a feeling of dread and stagnation>>>


you watch yourself. I am immune to Malice's telepathic attacks, but you are not.

<< Karen spoke firmly>>

we cannot afford to be seperated...

[Malice]

:: Malice laughed softly....but it was unnoticed above the soft hum of faint power running through the citadle right now. this haunting facility that held so many TERRIBLE MEMORIES for Foxfire::

Karen: we cannot afford to get seperated......

:: her words echoed in Blaze's mind as the hallway seemed to LENGTHEN and WARP..::


Karen cannot protect you. Morgan is dead...OR IS SHE?....your friends are dead...you're all alone Blaze.


:: Blaze was distracted by flashes, impressions of her time imprisoned in the Bio Systems Lab. flashes of being painfully experimented on...prodded, abused, and taunted.::

Things always lead back here, don't they Blaze? this is your real home, this is who you ARE...PROPERTY OF MYSTECH! you're nothing more than a glamorous BIO HAZARD.


:: Malice stopped her subtle telepathic manipulation long enough for Blaze to realize that Karen was now GONE...no where in sight....she had been distracted long enough just so that she would lose track of Karen.::

You're allll alone Blaze. How will you find you're friends...before YOU are found FIRST?

:: Malice herself smirks with delight...hidden in the shadows nearby as her the index and middle finger of her hand touch her forehead and a glowing white halo forms around her head::

[The Shape]

:: a large container ...filled with what looks like BLOOD begins to bubble and stir....as a large, hulking figure emerges slowly. his glowing red eyes are the only thing with any remote expression. The SUPER SOLDIER, MysTech's ultimate in Bio Hazard experimentation rises from his own genetic pool.::

:: stepping out ...this massive "man" creature walks with a slow, steady pace. his foot falls echo on the metallic floors as he drags along a large, double edged AXE. it all makes for a terrifying rhythmic symphony in a way..the sound of death roaming through the halls as he makes his way up toward the floor with the office pool. one thing on his mind. MURDER::

:: Doctor Victoria's pretty head would make an excellent trophy for him. the ultimate kill since her daughter is no longer here.::

[Shadow Weaver]

<< As Dr. Victoria moves cautiously down through the halls...she feels an impending sense of dread but does not let that show>>

Zach was right, we should have brought a small troupe with us. I'd feel much better having their support, especially when we try to escape with the rest of The Six.....

<< no response from Blaze...>>

Foxfire?

<< she turns around ...Blaze is not there>>

oh no....BLAZE??

<< Karen's elegant voice echoes through the halls...>>

how could she have disappeared so QUICKLY!

<< stopping for a moment....Karen thinks, trying not to give in to the urge to lose hope>>

I can't fall apart now. The best thing for me to do is to find and free the other girls. they are probably hurt and in need of medical attention. then TOGETHER we can find Blaze. she's been here before, I am certain she will able to fend for herself.

<< quickening her pace as she looks around....she finally rounds a corner and finds several soldiers guarding a doorway>>

That must be the place. three WILDpack...but they look far more "prepared" than when i last saw them with Helena. Ill have to take them down hard and fast.


<< Karen breathes in before stepping out boldly to reveal herself. her flying suit giving her a regal, yet mysterious presentation as the cape flows a bit behind her>>

HEY! remember me?


WILDpack: OPEN FIRE!

<<they begin to fire lasers and plasma blasts...but as they do, Doctor Victoria sweeps her cape around herself and disappears in a spiral of gold light. the flurry of blasts combined with the light makes it seem like she was HIT. but after a few seconds, she reappears along side them a few feet back>>

you were always fun to pick off...just like knocking down a b unch of bowling pins!

<< Karen gestures in front of her chest and a large , sparkly golden orb forms and grows to the size of a basket ball.as the WILDpack charge for her, she stakes aim, striking a pose before hurling the orb at the group like a person would bowl a ball at the bowling alley. the golden orb slams into them and detonates on impact releasing a sparkling flash of light and concussive impact that bowls the soldiers over HARD, slaming one down to the floor head first, another face first into the wall tne the other hits the ceiling before they all fall down to the floor with a thud.>>

<< wiping her hands>>

well, that was fun.

<< a few moments later, the sliding doors to the prison BURST OPEN, blown off their hinges in a furry of golden light as Karen stands at the door posed from firiing a mystic force bolt>>

Haleigh, Delilah, Alison!?

[Malice]

:: after Malice had successfully tricked and lured Foxfire, away from Karen by telepathic suggestions and illusion, she activated the second part of her plan..as "Karen" came around a corner and bellowed at Foxfire::

"Karen": Blaze Fielding! stop straggling along behind. i told you we need to stick together, now come along!

::Karen's tone was sharp as she scolded Blaze.::


We have to go to the Bio Systems lab...the bottom floor of the citadle. that is where the others are.

::"Karen" hurridly leads Blaze along. AWAY from where everyone else is...and further , deeper down into the dark, forboding Citadle, MEANWHILE, Malice HERSELF returns to the office pool to find an injured Alexis::

Malice: ::looking rather incredulous:: what happened here?

:: she waited for Alexis to reply with an explanation. KNOWING that she was now infected with the techno organic virus and that she had maimed Haleigh and left Delilah for dead, but choosing not to let on ::

[The Shape]

Silence fills the corridor where Dr. Karen Victoria disposed of the WILDpack guard’s only moments before, the echoing explosion of her mystic bolt slowly dying away and leaving her ALONE in the dark hallway, with the lumbering SUPER SOLIDER rounding the corner and finally coming into view, his glowing red eyes gleaming fiercely in the shadows, and his large, double edged axe groaning against the floor as he dragged it along beside him. For a moment he simply stood tall behind the icy sorceress, his form seeming to coagulate with the darkness surrounding them both before he began his steady pace yet again, speeding up his strides and clearing the small space between them in a matter of seconds.

…and thus began the Super Soldiers extermination of one of the last, remaining obstacles that stood in Malice’s way.

Raising a threatening open palm as he swung his arm towards his prey immediately as he could get a grip, the Super Soldier WRAPPED his arm around Dr. Victoria and clamped his massive forearm down around her neck, violently squeezing her windpipe and lifting her off the ground as if she were a mere rag doll, crushing her against his chest in a one handed headlock and aiming to crush the life out of her before she even had a chance to retaliate.

His eyes continued to glow among his expressionless face, as he escalated his attack and preceded to wrap his other arm around her stomach, mimicking his vice like grip around her lower body and arching his back in attempt to push even more air out of her, as well as break a few ribs due to his tremendous strength.

It was obvious that Dr. Victoria’s rescue of the remaining women of The Six would NOT be easy, and with the Super Soldier now thrown into her path, she would soon have to figure out a way to save HERSELF, and get out of the Citadel alive, or choose to perish with the rest of her so called family, instead.

[Shadow Weaver]

<< Karen found the three women, two were badly hurt...barely alive. Alison was physically intact but poisoned into unconsciousness under the power of the black lotus flower. the site of what had been done to these women...is shocked the doctor as she put her hand over her mouth>>

oh my god!

<< rushing in to help them>>

dont worry....ill get you out of here....we've got to find to Blaze...i think Malice has.....ACKKGGHHHHHH


<< Karen Gasped before she felt herself YANKED back and up into the air...the painfull grip that was making her feel like her EYES would pop out of her head, coupled with the sudden loss of the ability to take a decent breath...WHO WAS DOING THIS TO HER>>

<< she found herself face to face with the super solder! her opal blue eyes widened with fear and panic as she struggled but to no avail. she was no where near as strong as he was as her body began to twitch and quickly fatigue from being strangled>>


<< closing her eyes and still trying to do SOMETHING...Karen began to feel herself slipping out of consciousness as he was BEAR HUGGING HER at the same time of strangling her.>>

<< a flurry of golden light heralds the moment of her FINALLY escaping his grip. teleporting herself out of his grip...but because she was so weak, so stunned, she fell to the floor near by as she reappeared....coughing and gasping. unable to sit up yet.>>

I....want...to sleep......must...do SOMETHING....must


<< a golden globe appears in the air above the three fallen women, a swirling, sparkling mist begins to eminante from it....the mist is a restoration/healing spell that begins to counteract ALL that has been done to them physically. negating the effects of the poison in MorningStar; repairing the body of Black Widow and negating the power of the Black Lotus around Guardian's neck. all women would slowly feel a cooling, soothing sensation as their pain goes away and their bodies begin to repair courtesy of the healing magick. the women would STILL have to figure out a way to free themselves from their bindings and/or power neutralizers as the doctor could not free them from those, but at least they had their health and vigor back. >>


<< Karen...shaking and still weak...slowly sits up....she sees the glowing orb has MOMENTARILY captured the attention of the Super solider but even HE cannot effect the globe's magick. SHE struggles.....getting up and with her hand leaning against the wall for support...she rubs her neck>>


<< COUGH..COUGH!>> you....want me you monster?

<< standing...still shaking but determined to do what she can as she stares into the eyes of virtually indestructible creature>>

then COME AND GET ME!

<< she rushes forward, her smaller size allows her to dodge and slip RIGHT past him as she runs into the hallway... KNOWING that he will come for her, but leading him away from the three women. its now about her fighting for her life.>>

[The Shape]

The Super Soldiers relentless assault seemed never ending, and he merely tightened his grip and pushed HARDER as he felt his opponents body weaken, and muscles edge near the point of exhaustion from trying to push air out of her lungs, however, just as Dr. Victoria seemed to slip deeper and deeper into his arms, a brilliant storm of golden orbs surrounded her, and then he was holding nothing but air.

Dazed for a moment, the Super Soldiers blood red eyes locked onto his target yet again as she teleported away from him, still trying to recover from his first onslaught. Hoping to kick her while she was down, the Super Soldier rushed towards the fallen sorceress, and raising his axe high over his head just as she initiated the healing spell on her trapped comrades, he prepared to strike. But then, at the last possible second, more golden lights filled the room, illuminating Malice’s prisoners, and slowly healing them from The Black and White Queen’s torture.

His eyes were now focused on the magick that Dr. Victoria had woven through the air, and yet he still knew his mission was to eliminate HER, the Super Soldier worried, nor thought about anything else. Returning to the situation at hand, those burning red eyes bore down upon Dr. Victoria, but just as he was about to destroy her, the meddlesome Witch slipped right under his arm, and sprinted down the hallway.

Quickly forgetting about the recovering women in the holding chamber, the Super Soldiers massive form turned and followed his prey down the hallway, his steady pace quickening until his footfalls thundered through the citadel, small cracks exploding on the floor beneath him as he ran. The doctor may have been quick, but she didn’t have the long stride he did, and soon she was a mere arms length away, and he was still gaining momentum.

Towering over her as they both ran down the halls, the Super Soldier raised his axe over his head, still dripping with the liquid from the container he had risen out of, and swung it hard down towards the Witch, aiming to shred the taunting cape that billowed behind her as she ran. At the same time, however, the Super Soldier thrust his free hand out towards Karen, grabbing at her long, golden locks and YANKING her backwards by her hair, most likely pulling out a large fistful of strands in the process.

Throughout the chase his eyes never left her small, lithe form as she dodged in and out of corners and ran down through the long hallways. She would be one of the most impressive trophies in his collection, and he would stop at NOTHING to get what he wanted…her head.

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh lay trembling in a small pool of her own blood, a cold sweat over her face, neck and chest. Her face was pale and in stark contrast to the smeared crimson blood on her skin. Delilah is immobilized nearby and Guardian[the luckiest of the three] is still sleeping. They are a sad looking group at the moment that Karen blasts through the door.

Haleigh, as drained and pained as she is, shifts her head to glimpse the person standing in the door. The silhouette of Karen and the sound of her voice is a much more welcome presence than Haleigh had been preparing to meet. Haleigh's voice is a hoarse whisper but she seems to acquire a [wounded] second wind. She manages to lift her head, opening her eyes all the way.

"Doctor...." she calls. Her eyes widen as the MASSIVE form of the SS casts a menacing shadow over Karen, and Haleigh does her best to lift a hand to point as the SS reaches for Karen. "DOCTOR!" She exclaims, gasping for air. She watches in terror as he brutalizes Karen, unable to move to help her out of his grip, incredulously staring at the SS. I... I KILLED HIM! Haleigh breathes a sigh of relief as Karen teleports to momentary safety, and as Karen's magick washes over her, Haleigh begins to breathe more deeply. She lets go of her neck, as a soothing sensation washes over her entire body, and she begins to feel energized. She sits up, as Karen leads the SS out into the hall. She knows the thing to do now is get this thing off her neck... Karen said Blaze was missing.... they had to FIND her!

Haleigh reaches up to the collar, squeezing her fingers between it and her skin. They had to put it ON somehow.... so it must come apart. She feels around for a release button of some sort, and then, in haste, grips it tightly and pulls with all her might. Without her superstrength, tearing this device apart is most difficult. Haleigh looks over to her teammates, who are stirring. She smiles... Guardian isnt WEARING a collar. Haleigh pulls her hands free of the collar and begins to softly shake Alison.

"Alison! Wake up! Come on, Alison, rise and shine. Nap's over. we gotta GO!"

[Foxfire]

Shadows warped and intertwined as the raw stench of death greeted Doctor Victoria and Blaze. The scent of dried blood, like that of a dead rotting corpse caused the mutant to cringe her nose with disgust. Small droplets of water spilled onto the murky flooring of the Bay area, probably due to an old leaky pipe. Karen's voice danced off each of the walls, giving a rather haunting tone to the situation at hand.

Her footsteps were quick but graceful, careful not to disrupt any WildPack members or experiments. Peering over her shoulder, Blaze felt an uneasy feeling that began to probe into her mind. The small hair follicles on her arms and the nap of her neck became erect.

She could hear her own steady breath, but the deadly silence was enough to put anyone on edge. Blaze nodded to Karen's firm warning about Malice, she knew she would be vulnerable to the White Queen's manipulations. A dreadful feeling to know Malice could easily reveal all of Blaze's skeletons and target her with them.

Shaking her head, her chocolate locks bouncing with every step she took. The back of her heel clicking against the stone pavement, collecting small fragments of moisture.

We cannot afford to get separated......

Blaze frowned stopping in her descend. Karen's words echoing in her mind again, could there be an echo in this room? Possibly. Walls began to poke and prod through their original shape. Blaze's green eyes going wide with horror as she jumped backward. A bright glowing flame levitated in her hand, manipulating the fire under her solid control. Her eyes scanning from wall to wall. It resembled something out of the movie, 'Nightmare on Elm Street' as the walls lengthened around her. Shutting her eyes tightly, Blaze attempted to rid herself of the illusion.

"This isn't happening!"

She tried to confirm to herself but as she opened her eyes the walls curved and curled clockwise in unnatural shapes. A voice impeding itself into her mind, her conscious? Blaze couldn't be sure. She felt fear clutch her heart, making her panic. Beads of sweat trailing down her forehead.

Karen cannot protect you. Morgan is dead...OR IS SHE?....your friends are dead...you're all alone Blaze.

The voice amplified in her mind, calling out to her. The feminine voice taunting and teasing the mutant. The dark walls threatening to swallow around Blaze, and at the moment Blaze felt trapped and claustrophobic. Her hands raking up to her skull, her fingertips curling around loose locks. Tugging on her hair, her heart beat slammed inside her chest.

"NO! Morgan....is DEAD! I SAW it....I saw her...expression. My friends are NOT dead....they are survivors!"

She spat with venom, beginning to anger at her self doubts. Flashbacks of needles injecting into her arms, blood samples taken, doctors hurdled around her in hordes. "No...." She gasped with fright at the flashbacks. Her fears and worst nightmares slowly becoming unfolded and revealed. Her fingertips pulling on her hair as she stepped back.

"STOP!!!!" She yelled, but the roar of her voice only bellowed around herself. Was she going insane? Was the mission too much for the beauty? Opening her eyes, Blaze's eyes glowed an emerald tint. Fear radiating in and around the irises and pupils. Her body beginning to perspire more. Her need for Karen was more severe, panicking as she looked around for Karen. Spinning around she breathed heavy much more labored. Her hands cold and icy due to the horror she was exposed to.

"Karen?! Dr. Victoria!!"

She called out hurriedly. How had she managed to become separated? Blaze did the only option she knew, run! She sprinted off quickly, not realizing she was running into complete nothingness. Her brow moist with sweat and her skin clammy. "I must get out of here!" She tried to calm herself down.

You're allll alone Blaze. How will you find you're friends...before YOU are found FIRST?

The chilling voice froze her mind and chilled her to the bone. "I'll FIND them!" She defied with a shaky voice. Her voice now meek and above a whisper. She struggled with her own internal conflict. The voice continuing to harass and torment Blaze. Throwing out her palms, fire pelting from her hands. Frenzied furies of fire slammed into the uneven walls around her, exploding on contact. A deadly display of bullets sprayed into the walls as the fire was swallowed whole through darkness. The illuminating night extinguished in less than a second. Any light Blaze had made was terminated, leaving her in utter pitch dark.

Her own heavy breathing could be heard, but even that made Blaze skittish. Whipping around, she felt lost. She had to locate her friends and Dr. Victoria. Which way to go?

Blaze Fielding! stop straggling along behind. i told you we need to stick together, now come along!

Looking up, Blaze saw Doctor Victoria standing there. Her comments quick to scold her, "I'm...sorry...I don't know what happened." The mutant was so emotional she hadn't realized this was another illusion.

We have to go to the Bio Systems lab...the bottom floor of the citadle. that is where the others are.

Blaze gulped with dread, the word Citadle opening old wounds that once were healed. She hurried after the Doctor. Her boots clanking along the walls, which by now had stabilized. Had she been imagining that? Blaze couldn't trust herself or her instincts, she was beginning to become lost.

[Shockwave]

:: Glancing up to Malice as she entered the room, Alexis simply rolled her eyes letting out a huff. ::

"Oh, don't act like you don't know."

:: Pushing herself up off the chair, Alexis was beginning to feel the effects of the TO virus that Haleigh had infected her with. Gritting her teeth in pain, her wounded arm felt like it was on fire, but she kept a straight face. Looking to Malice again, it's like the woman had a perverse pleasure in hearing what actually happened, even though she had a minds eye over everything in this compound. ::

"I attacked Haleigh, she blind sided me, bit me, and now I’m infected with my father's wonderful virus. But, I did leave her bleeding and dying, along with that twit Delilah who I shot up with enough Black Oil Venom to knock out two elephants.."

:: Walking over to the first aid kit, Alexis began to unwrap the gauze that was tightly packed around her arm. Revealing a line of teeth marks, blood had already dried along the wound as fresh blood continued to poor out. The skin around the wound was beginning to discolor; turning a pale grey/blue color as her veins began to become more visible. Redressing the wound with clean gauze, Alexis glamoured her battle suits torn sleeve back to the way it was, covering the gauze covered wound. Looking to Malice, Alexis lowered her brows...she could tell something was going down. ::

“What’s going on now?”

[Shadow Weaver]

<< as the doctor ran for her life, she successfully diverted the super soldier away from the recovering Six. but now she faced a most difficult task, to evade the super soldier and not lose her life!>>

<< a task easier said than done as the massive shape gains on her. his speed is surprising when compared to his massive size. a mighty swing of his axe slices at her cape..... she feels the rush of the blade behind her and her eyes widen with panic as she feels herself being boosted by adrenaline. >>

he's ....right behind me! i've but i cant look back..not even for a second before he....OWWWW!!!

<< she feels her head lurch back...as the super soldier grabes her golden blonde locks and forcefully YANKS her, tearing out a handfull of hair. the violent jarring of this attackcauses the doctor to stumble on her own flying suit to fall forward to the ground.>>

UGH

<< face down, Karen doesnt move for a moment...knowing that he's behind her....the heavy breathing, the hulking presence, the glowing red eyes-- this was FEAR personified and the Doctor, a woman who spent her days HELPING OTHERS remain rational and work through mental neuroses, now found herself GRIPPED by such fear that she trembled, her heart RAC>>

I can't let him get me! I must REMEMBER what i am capable of and DEFEND MYSELF!!


<< slowly getting up to her knees. the doctor gripped her chest and began to try to calm herself down and regulate her breathing. she searched her own mind and thought of the b est course of action....and then it came to her>>

I need more room to fight. the dock/hangar is just the place. Now i just have to give myself TIME to get there....and i know the very thing!


<< without getting all the way up or turning around even, Karen reasserted herself as she spoke with a clear, icy tone>>

Winds of Chaos, blow and thunder
sweep this MONSTER from my sight.
Rend his forces now asunder with your elemental might!

<<a rushing harp sound is heard as the doctor summons the element of wind. a rushing, swirling torrent of white sparkling winds RIP through the Horror Hall slamming into the Super Soldier with gale force, UNRELENTING as the winds succeed in actually lifting him up and HURLING HIM back down the hall FAR FROM the doctor...the winds succeed in seperating his axe from him as well as they continue to sweep him away almost as if they reflect the contempt the doctor has for him.>>

<< Karen looks relieved as she gets up and turns to look, her hair blowing in the wind as she waves goodbye.>>

now to get into open area!

<< Karen struggled up>>

ugh.....<<sigh>> I'm not as young as i used to be. No WONDER i never joined a "team"....this kind of physical punishment is just NOT my cup of tea!

<< running along quickly, Karen manages to restore her vigor along the way... dashing down the halls, not thinking about anything but clearing the constrictive maze. after moments that seem like HOURS....she flashes past the office pool the OTHER SIDE of it...not even realizing that Malice and Blackout are inside as she makes it out onto the dock. >>

<< laughing and exclaiming at the same time, the doctor is relieved to finally be in an open area, knowing that she'll now have a fighting chance to at least keep the Super Soldier at BAY when he finally reaches her. She knows he will find her...she FELT it in her soul...he was out to get HER and nothing would stop him!>>

<< she ran and hid behind a massive piece of machinery.....trying to remain calm, she could still hear her heart beat and her breathing..it felt like she was the loudest thing in the massive hangar area. she silently cast a cloaking spell and was now hidden from sight and any cameras that were in the area>>

all i can do is wait. Now that i've bought them some time, i hope the girls are okay...i hope they can find Blaze.

[Harbinger]

::black, silence. all around. nothing but an overwhelming BLACK dream scape. every breath drives her deeper and deeper into darkness and complete oblivion. the air is thick, filled with something subtle and EVIL.::

:: she lays where she was thrown when first brought here. Unaware of ANYTHING unable to sense anything. She was rendered completely unconscious and KEPT gassed. She did not see the torture visited upon Haleigh. She did not see Delilah being poisoned and left for dead. She did not witness the evil glee that Blackout took in torturing her former team mates::

::in an odd twist, Alison was the luckiest of the three. The Black Lotus did such an excellent job of keeping her unconscious and unable to use her powers that she was deemed the least threatening of the three and generally overlooked by Blackout and the WILDpack.::

:: she did not hear Karen dispose of the WILDpack, nor did she see the moment when the doctor burst through the doors. When the Super Soldier arrived and attacked the doctor, Alison missed that too. It was the first time that she had EVER been this "out of the action" since joining The Six. But the Doctor was able to survive his first attack and release a healing orb that finally NEGATED the effects of the Black Lotus. finally the poison gas that flowed through her and around her began to fade and dissipate.::

:: as the doctor lead the Super Soldier away from the group of women, Haleigh was the first to begin to revive and recovery. immediately trying to form a plan of action. Haleigh came close to Alison and began to shake her gently::

Black Widow: "Alison! Wake up! Come on, Alison, rise and shine. Nap's over. we gotta GO!"

:: the words began to penetrate the dark dream scape she floating in. the words were at first jumbled, random echoes....faint in the distance. but they began to swirl and come together to form a sentence. becoming clearer, louder...leading Alison BACK....back to...CONSCIOUSNESS!


:: her cobalt blue eyes SNAP open....then blink a few times as the look on her face goes from that of disorientation to that of detatched awarness...::


::in a soft, cold voice::

i feel AWFULL. Like i've been breathing in toxic fumes...what's happened?? where are we?? Where's Morgan?

:: Guardian was sluggish, the effects of the Black Lotus were largely negated..but she still felt a bit sluggish and off balance.::

[Malice]

:: Malice folded her arms and looked upon Blackout with cold, disapproving opal blue eyes::

Don't take that tone with me. I am not the one who rested on her laurels in the presence of one of the most dangerous women on the PLANET. Even without their powers, they posses a tenacity that cant be broken so easily. I TOLD YOU to glamor into IMAGIOMG to deal with her! There is nothing i can do to stop the virus within you, save negating the pain with my PSI powers.


:: turning with annoyance, she walks across to a circular control console, a monitor that floats above it flickers with images of The Super Soldier::

the super soldier has the doctor on the run. not even SHE can stop him with her magickal powers. Foxfire has been seperated from the doctor and lured down to the bio systems lab. the place where SHE was tortured and infected with the Techno Organic virus while in captivity. How fitting that she will meet her END there as well.


::Standing up and looking at Blackout.::

You still have time. If you are going to die at the hands of the T.O. virus, what better way to go than to destroy the people who caused you to GET IT? you still have time to do what you've wanted to do all along. I'm going to deal with Foxfire. The members of the Six will NOT get out of here...not ALIVE at least.

:: Malice leaves the office pool and makes her way down Horror Hall. she feels a slight breeze...remants from Karen's spell and wonders why there would be wind in the hall. not dwelling on it, she moves on, walking with confidence and a look elegant disdain as her high heeled boots echo along on the metallic floors. By the team she reaches the Bio Systems Lab....she has already pin pointed where Foxfire is. so foolishly led by the ILLUSION of "Karen" that she is now in the very control room where she was brutalized a year ago...::

:: as the ILLUSION of "Karen" disappears as mysteriously at it first appeared::


::the echo of Karen's voice sounds warped, evil, unforgiving as it reverberates::

Karen: stupid child. did you think i would REALLY help you? did you think i would not pass up the opportunity to DESTROY YOU? This is where you BELONG...right here with the rest of the bio hazards. You're GOING TO DIE!


<< "Karen's" voice begins to shift...the tone changes, becoming a bit lower in octive and dripping with mocking, twisted evil>>

Malice: and i'm going to KILL YOU myself!

you're friends are finished. The doctor found them, but the SUPER SOLDIER FOUND HER!

::lifting her hands, glaring "flood lights" blare around the control room ::

and now that I have you here, I'm going toshow you just how FUN it can be to BREAK a person's spirit as WELL as their body!

::Malice gestures and as a glowing white halo forms around her head, she unleashes a PSYCHO BLAST against Foxfire. the blast of focused telepathic energy hits Foxfire's mind like a high speed freight train..smashing through any psychic "defenses" she thought she had and striking her at the core of her mind::

[Jessica Hamby]

"you HAVE been breathing toxic fumes. Alison.... Morgan's gone...." Haleigh refrains from saying anything reminescent of 'i told you so', as she went through the door to a fallen wildpack member, taking a set of keys from the body... after EVERYTHING she'd been through tonight... she didnt CARE about being right, which was a true feat for Haleigh.... she just wanted to get out of here alive... but FIRST... she wanted to find Blaze... and THEN... she wanted to find Alexis...........

"I recognize the hall out there... we're in the citadel. They brought us back to the place we first constituted the Six..." Haleigh explains, as she tried different keys to the restraints around Alison's wrists. "I suppose they thought it would have equal symmetry... a meaningful place to slaughter us. Blaze has been separated from Karen... I imagine Malice is playing on what happened to her so long ago.... It's what I would do...."

Haleigh rests back on her knees, rubbing her neck. The wound was gone but the memory [and the blood] was still there. She could feel the ring that negated her powers still there as well.

"Alison... this thing is suppressing my powers, I think... its near impossible for me to break it. Could you.... true freeze it or something? The cold won't hurt me.... and that would make this shatter when i pulled on it."

[Shockwave]

:: Rolling her eyes, Alexis flexed her hand, feeling the muscles around her wound tighten and contract. Sharp pains flew through her arm, giving the woman even more adrenaline...Alexis was beyond ready to kill her teammates...in fact, this order alone was exactly what she had been waiting for since the moment her alliance with Malice started. ::

:: Leaving the room along side of Malice, as the white queen turned left heading down the Horror Hall, Alexis turned right, heading back to the compound in which Haleigh, Delilah, and Alison were being held. Snapping her fingers, WILDPack soldiers immediately appeared behind Alexis in a military formation, prepared to attack. ::

"We are to kill the remaining members of the six. Do it FAST and QUICK."

:: Blackout's voice announced as she continued to walk with a purpose down the hall. Finally reaching the compound, the door was already open....Karen had been there. "Dammit.." Pointing to the door, five WILDPack soldiers quickly rushed forward and into the room, machine guns held at a ready. ::

"Rise and shine ladies!"

:: Suddenly the WILDPack began to shoot energy laced bullets directly at the three woman, specifically designed for Alexis to manipulate when necessary. ::

[Foxfire]

Following closely behind the doctor, Blaze nibbled on her bottom lip nervously as they entered their destination. Her stomach churned inside her frail body, making her feel ill. Inhaling the stagnant and stale air, Blaze felt the dust particles polluting her lungs. Dried stains of blood lined the metallic floors here. Needles, examining tables, monitors all were disheveled around the large room.

Shutting her eyes tightly, Blaze felt her chest tighten. She tried to grasp her surroundings without it bothering her. But, that was nearly impossible as the flashbacks came back to ruthlessly flood her memory banks. It was a most traumatic experience for Blaze, probably second place to her rape. Her fingertips curling into a tight balled fist, exposing her white knuckles. Her head snapped to the side as she felt more memories betraying her.

Opening her eyes which filled with tears but she choked them back. Sniffling to breath easier, she swallowed down the developing lump in her throat. "I've overcome these....these....memories." She tried to encourage herself, but being in the exact room where she had been brutalized by her father and Adam was carving a nice wound through her heart and her mind.

Blaze's eyes looked over at Karen, who had given her the "silent treatment" throughout their brisk walk. What had Blaze done to exasperate her? Was the Doctor having second thoughts about their truce? Had she been lying the whole time now? No! Blaze saw the real emotion in Karen's eyes...the hug she offered the mutant back on the yacht.

Suddenly, the illusion of Karen disappearing, only adding to Blaze's fears. She stepped back only to collide with a stone flat medical table. Her body falling backwards onto it as she cried out in fear. Climbing off the table as she shoved the medical tools rolling into the wall. A loud clank was heard before the steel instruments collided with the metallic flooring.

"This...this...was a TRAP! And I fell right in!" She hissed with contempt, her anger beginning to elevate once more.

stupid child. did you think i would REALLY help you? did you think i would not pass up the opportunity to DESTROY YOU? This is where you BELONG...right here with the rest of the bio hazards. You're GOING TO DIE!

Gasping at this new revelation, Blaze covered her mouth to hide the wide gap exposed. Her eyes blurry as she shook her head. An overhead ceiling fan circulating fragments of air, blowing around the odor of sweat, blood, and Blaze's own deodorant. Her bangs tenderly flowing in the wind. The voice that called out to her was beyond anything Blaze ever heard, it reminded her of the Exorcist. Goosebumps developing across her bronzed skin.

"Your NOT real! Your an illusion....that's ALL you can do! Play with people's minds!" She yelled out to the empty room. Her voice shaking as was her body at the possibility her friends could be dead. But, she had hope....she remembered the gun Zack had given her.

Noting a small camera in the corner, Blaze snatched the gun. Her hand shaking badly as she leaked a few tears. "You knew this place HAUNTED me!" Wrapping her right hand under the butt of the gun to steady herself. Aiming for the center of the camera, Blaze squeezed off a few rounds. Her body jerking from the force of velocity. The metallic bullets zooming straight into the camera. The loud gunshots echoing off the walls, even leaking to other rooms. The small camera exploded and fizzed with smoke filing out. The smell of charred mechanical wiring wavering through the room, a nice contrast to the scent of death.

Lowering her gun to the floor, she looked around for Malice. Not that a gun could stop her, but at least she couldn't physically watch her prisoner. Placing the gun on the metallic table next to her. More dried blood stained the blue cloths the doctors had used to clean their medical tools.

and i'm going to KILL YOU myself!

Blaze snarled under her throat, "TAKE a number, sister!" She yelled out into the room, knowing the White Queen could hear her.

you're friends are finished. The doctor found them, but the SUPER SOLDIER FOUND HER!

"You arrogant BITCH! If Karen found the others that means they will AIDE her in battling the Super Soldier!" She spat back with hatred for Malice, she yearned to break her slender neck.

"WHERE ARE YOU??!!!" She yelled out, her eyes glowing a smokey crimson tint. Malice was pushing Blaze from her breaking point. She walked around the room, tossing tools off shelves, knocking medical beds over. Seeing the exam table she had been placed on, Blaze roared with rage.

"ARGHHHHH!!! SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!"

Blasting her arms forward Blaze's hands fired molten lava blast after another. The dark lava substance splattering onto the bed, igniting it into a blazing inferno. The small ounce of sheets and other fabric catching fire, as were the restraints.

Tears flying down her cheeks as she turned and blasted more medical supplies. The small circular fan above spreading the fire ever so slowly. Lunging onto one of medical tasks she grabbed a handful of old notes. Her fingers ripping and tearing the paper with a pfft sound. The fires crackled and sparked the silence inside the room.

"I'm gonna BURN your shit down WITH you! You think you can bring this firefly down, you BRING it!"

She challenged with huffs of anger. Her beady red eyes dilated around the pupil. Tossing the shredded paper work into the air. Which fell like snow around Blaze in slow motion.

As Blaze challenged Malice, blinding flood lights shinned around her. Her hands moving to mask the intense lighting. Her glowing eyes squinted from the agonizing - blinding pain. Looking down she saw black spots, like staring up at the sun for a second or two. Her eyes sensitive due to her keen senses. Running a smooth hand over her head, which was beginning to fall into a migraine headache.

Opening her palms she blindly shot spheres of fire around, trying to knock out the lighting. The spheres missing the lighting, and instead hitting into one of the medical shelves were. Shards of glass cracking from the intense heat, wood seething with fire.

and now that I have you here, I'm going toshow you just how FUN it can be to BREAK a person's spirit as WELL as their body!

"Your really starting to piss me off, Diana."

She cringed at the intense lighting, firing another blast. This one colliding with one of the lights. Exploding the glass, and knocking out the bulb. Opening her eyes, she still felt the awful pain from the other remaining lights.

Opening her palm up, she prepared to destroy the lights but before she could, Malice struck! The White Queen unleashing a psycho blast against the mutant. Screaming in agony, Blaze held her head in pain.

"ARGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! !"

The scream was enough to turn anyone's blood cold and stop them in their tracks. It revealed pain, agony, and anger. Blaze couldn't take it as she fell backwards. Her body impacting with a sickening thud against the concrete floor. Fires blazed around the area as Blaze curled into a fetal position. Blood flushing from her nose, mouth, and ears. Her skin coloration turning to an almost gray tint. It felt as though someone were squeezing her skull in.

Her heart nearly palpating against her chest as she spasmed with shock. Her body not knowing how to repel this. Her healing factor trying to heal any physical wounds but with Malice manipulating her mind, it was powerful. The blood falling onto her leather uniform and the concrete she lay upon. All Blaze could do was lay, she had no defense against this ruthless woman. She could only pray for a quick death, but somehow she knew that luxury wouldn't be hers. Malice would toy with her like a cat right before it kills its prey.

[Harbinger]

::Guardian sat up...and stretched, acclimating back to the land of the aware as she looked around and saw that clearly there had been commotion here.::

They want us dead.....and they've very nearly succeeded.

:: standing up as she stretches and continues to become more and more fluid in her movements, Guardian looks at the power neutralizing collars that Black Widow and MorningStar are wearing. Hearing Black Widow's request, she nodded.::

If those collars are removed by force, they will explode. TRUE FREEZING them is the best option, to render their inner systems useless!

:: extending her hand, a warping sound is heard as the collar around Haleigh's neck is encased in ice. the collar ceases to function as it as now frozen on through and through..suspended in time as well as space. it INSTANTLY falls out of synch with the rest of time that passes in the room and is now brittle and pointless.::

:: just as she does this, she turns to the door.:

BlackOut, and more WILDpack!

:: the troops storm the opening and begin fire, but Guardian is ready for them as she thrusts her hands forward and errects a indestructible FORCEFIELD between them. the bullets bounce off the telekinetic shield and return BACK at the WILDpack, hitting them instead::

Black Widow, HURRY! Free MorningStar!

::the battle with Blackout would be deadly. for Alexis had nothing to lose, the women would have to fight her together, and this time, there would be NO holding back on EITHER end.::

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh smiles as the ring falls off... a BLOOD hunger can be seen in her eyes.... she moves on to help Morningstar out of her collar... by simply disabling the detonator and PULLING it apart with super strength. Man oh man.... its GOOD to have my powers back. Just WAIT till that bitch blackout messes with me. And then.... her wish comes true. :D

"Oh NO she doesn't!"

Blackout is on the approach... and Haleigh has been waiting. She disentigrates. She hacks into and integrates herself into the systems that run abandonned citadle. The PA systems suddenly sounds a screech of audio interference, as if a microphone was brought to close to the speaker. And then, after a beat of silence, the sound of a record player 'scratching up' is followed by a BLARING playback of the beginning if Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train".

PA System:"ALL ABOARD! HAHAHAHA...." Thunders Ozzy's creepy laugh.

The lights in the building begin to flicker ominously in TUNE with the music. Haleigh, in the cover of the strobe light effect, first targets the WildPack members behind Alexis in formation. She hangs upside down from a vent in the hall, grabbing one unsuspecting Wildpack member and snapping his neck. His nearest teammate turns at the sound and and frantically calls a warning. Haleigh sends a straight jab at him with her left fist... punches STRAIGHT THROUGH his face, ending his cry. Both men drop to the ground, just as the others pivot to react. The men, standing at opposite ends of the hall, face Black Widow, who is between them, and open fire on her with automatic rifles.... Haleigh slips back up into the ventilation, and the bullets whiz by, striking the men instead. Men on one end are hit by high aimed bullets in the head, and drop instantly. The ones on the other end are pelted in the abdomens and legs, and crumple.... most are near death. The sole surviving Wildpack member pulls himself forward, grabbing Alexis' ankles and pleading. 33 seconds have elapsed, and suddenly the lights go off completely and silence falls. The last man's eyes bulge and his head falls forward. Protruding from the back of his head is a large knife, buried up to the hilt.

"Not so FAST you shortcircuiting chandelier!"

Haleigh is nowhere to be seen. Even in the dim light, it can been seen... the hall is a massacre of blood and bodies. Haleigh isnt done yet, though. Now, after allowing a split second to take in the disaster, the opening guitar riffs of Guns N' Roses' 'Welcome to the Jungle' thunder through the sounds system. The lights resume a sequence in concert with the music. The effects serves to disorient ALexis, and maybe even frighten her. Haleigh reappears, her hands on her hips, a few feet away in front of Alexis and between her and Alison, just behind the shield that have been created. In time with the music, she exclaims:

"I WANNA WATCH YOU BLEED!"

Haleigh points an ominous finger... and courtesy of the TO virus, Alexis's blood begins to SEEP through every pore of her body, as a bright eyed Haleigh beckons the her virus on.

[Shockwave]

:: Not expecting Alison to be conscious, Alexis was taken aback watching as the woman created a force field shielding the three woman from the WILDPack bullets. Watching as the bullets bounced off the FF and headed straight back to them, Alexis stood with her arms crossed, the bullets hitting everyone BUT her, courtesy of their energy laced signature. Simultaneous thuds could be heard as the WILDPack dropped like flies. But as more dropped, more arrived. Haleigh killed four, instantly, now setting her sights on Alexis. ::

:: Gasping in, what felt like sweat began to pour from every inch of her body...looking down at her hands, Alexis then saw it. Blood, everywhere. Eyes widening, she looked reminiscent of Carrie, now looking up to Haleigh with the out most sinister glare. Alexis' body immediately began to glow white, the strobe lights helping to mask where she truly was. As the speed of thought, Alexis in her energy form, jumped INTO Haleigh's body, electrocuting her from the inside out violently. The electrocution suddenly stopped, and Haleigh's body went HURLING into the wall behind her. Pinned against the wall, Haleigh AGAIN went HURLING forward slamming into the wall parallel from the one she previously hit. Controlling Haleigh's energy signature while inside her body, Alexis then dove out, doing a front roll to her feet. Backing up slightly, Alexis had all three woman in sight. ::

"If I’m dying, I’m bringing you all down with me!"

:: The metal door that was open to the Horror Hall immediately shut. Even though they were very capable of leaving, via Guardian's blinking and Morningstar's portholes, the act was merely for added effect. As the strobe lights continued to blink with fury and VAST's "Here" pounded through the sound system in the citadel, the inside of the compound looked like something out of Resident Evil...blood everywhere, loud blaring music....and four woman ready to fight to the death. ::

[MorningStar]

[ Delilah watched powerless and bound by Blackout's energy tethers as Alexis confronted Haleigh. As their former ally left the room, the tethers dissipated and her now poisoned body fell to the ground in a heap. Her body now as if on fire, the chemical agent preventing her from moving to help either her friends or herself.

She could see nothing - all was the searing pain, deeper and deeper into it until...

At last Haleigh broke the collar from her neck. And sudenly they were bombarded by the sounds from the PA...and the strobe lights pelted them in time to the music...

Delilah's body began to shake and pulse. There was a rush as the light and sound energy was sucked into her, surrounding her in a whirlwind of power. As the music reached a crescendo, her body rose into the air, her feet setting onto the ground gracefully. Her eyes, still black, narrowed. ]

"In your dreams, you twisted, whining, insignificant whore."

[ MorningStar's fists were thrust out in front of her. With all of the ammunition available to her, massive streams of photon blasts shot from her clenched fists, aimed directly at Blackout... ]

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh smiles with malevolent spite as Alexis bleeds...it seems, the taste of revenge is pleasing. Her glee is interrupted, however, as Alexis changes form and electrocutes her fromthe inside out... Haleigh's body seizes and begins to convulse... and then it stops, and she coughs SMOKE, stumbling forward. Haleigh is quite TIRED of being shocked tonight... and in defense, sets off a powerful ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE.... killing every electrical feed in the immediate vicinity, and FORCING Alexis' energy form OUT of her body as she goes flying backward. She hits the wall so hard the metal DENTS and slumps to the floor... down for a moment herself because of the INTERNAL detonation of the EMP.

Thankfully, Delilah has recovered and picks up the slack, allowing Haleigh second to regain her bearings and get back to her feet. There is a flash of light, as Morningstar unleashes photon blasts... and Haleigh turns her back to Alexis and reaches out into the distance, her eyes closed, focusing on SOMETHING that she knows is still down here... after a moment she turns around.... and the music on the PA comes to a screeching silence. Haleigh smiles, her eyes GLOWING an unnerving green color. Her own voice sounds over the PA system... foreboding and unforgiving.

"SAVE the dimestore music for your FUNERAL, BLACK LICORICE.... and spare us your Enron energy show.... I'd like to reintroduce you to some old friends of mine... you'll remember them... you abandonned Cameron and I to be slaughtered by them so long ago... it's fitting that YOU will face them NOW... so you can understand WHY i've always distrusted you... RIGHT BEFORE I KILL YOU!"

Hells Bells by AC/DC begin to play... and with every toll of a bell... the whole HALL shakes... for coming up behind Haleigh are reinforcements of the most MONSTROUS kind... a pair of mutilated ANT LIONS from their last visit are making a zombie like approach... Haleigh has RAISED the ones her and cameron killed from the dead it seems... but not really. They look quite different... though the spider form is intact, Haleigh has PLATED them in steel to create puppets.... and though one is headless and the other is missing half of its face... they still invoke great terror, and bear down on Alexis with arachnidlike movements. They are the size of military TANKS... suspended on eight legs a story or so above the ground... they crawl towards Alexis and her wildpack, the one without a head stopping protectively over the three women of the Six, the other crawling up the side of the wall to pass and then JUMPS to the floor, crushing EIGHT more wildpack as it lands atop them.... right behind Alexis, who is now sandwiched. Haleigh stands behind Alison and Delilah, under the shadow of the steel beast... Her arms raised out in front of her, her fingers dancing, the master puppet....

The Ant Lion over Black Widow is equipped with some sort of CANNON on the underbelly.... and at Haleigh's command, it begins projectile firing SULPHURIC ACID at Blackout.... driving her back towards the other beast.... which lowers its body down to the ground, CRUSHING the Wildpack completely and taking up the WHOLE hall floor... its clicks its metal razor pinchers.... WAITING for Alexis...

[Harbinger]

:: Guardian dropped her force field as Black Widow and MorningStar recovered, just in time to retaliate against Blackout. She knew there was a grudge match going on and while she had been the most in favor of destroying Alexis earlier on, NOW her mind was on other things, namely SAVING Foxfire from Malice and getting to Karen before the Super Soldier killed her::

:: she watched as the battled was joined with such ferocity. Black Widow and MorningStar ATTACKING the Black Queen wich such savage , PERSONAL contempt::

I must go!

:: Guardian's cobalt blue eyes glow as she BLINKS from that spot down to the hall on the BOTTOM floor of the citadle, the deepest point below ground leading to the Bio systems lab. the sounds of battle, the heat from lava and the screams of pain filled the air.::


:: she didnt rush in, instead she walked slowly, and carefully down that narrow hall leading to the Lab. She'd been here before. The night she , Spellbinder and Shockwave made their way down here to rescue the others from the clutches of Imagiomg and the evil doctors. She REMEMBERED how she "foresaw" even THEN the betrayal that Shockwave would bring. During the battle, Shockwave "switched sides" practically delivering Prophet into Imagiomg's hand.::

she was always a fraud, from the moment i rescued her the night the citadle went into melt down. we should have left her TO DIE with her father. and now, here we are again at the place where the "Nightmare began".

:: flashes of light and explosions of shattering glass could be heard as the scream of Foxfire reverberated through the hall.::

Foxfire....

:: Guardian closed her eyes....a moment later her cobalt blue eyes opened in the air inside the control room. the disembodied eyes floated silently, hidden in a shadowed corner as she "watched" what was happening. Malice was truly the embodiment of cruelty as she attacked the young mutant.::

[Malice]

:: Malice stood in the control room, smirking as Foxfire had caused severe damage to the flood lights creating a strobbing effect as the as the glass bulbs shattered. TRANSFORMING into her DIAMOND form, the telepath strode through the flames surrounding Foxfire. The Psycho blast was a one shot attack but the White Queen had made SURE to make it as STRONG as possible.::

Blaze Fielding, whatever made you think you would EVER escape this place? Your sister and her meddling friends may have brought you a reprieve but you were never free. You were doomed from the moment you were first brought here.

:: finally reaching the inner circle of the flame, Malice is standing directly over Foxfire::

Look at you now. on the floor in a heap. So far gone are your days as the daring, risk taking spy you once were. remember those days? BEFORE you were lost in the shadow of your sister?

:: Malice opened her hand, a white halo forms around it as she compells Blaze to REMEMBER::

Remember your days on Valiant? when you were ALMOST convincing as a heroine? But oh how you failed miserably when Black came calling. He brutalized your sister and treated YOU like a dog treats a toy. But despite EVERYTHING that happens...you just KEEP COMING BACK!

:: Malice's face is enshrouded in shadow as she smiles wickedly..her white teeth and eyes glow ...the flames around her provide an unintentional HELLISH visual effect behind her::

Speaking of "constantly coming back".....Perhaps MysTech didnt really want you for your "Omega class healing factor" to test it against the T.O. virus. I think it was more a case of them wanting to see the actual HUMAN personification of a COCK ROACH!

But even a ROACH can be CRUSHED. The fun is in FINDING THE WAYS!

:: Malice touches her index and middle fingers to her forehead in a "salute" pose...as a "powering up sound" is heard. a sparkling white flash forms at the point where her fingers touch her forehead and as she lowers her hand, a large, glowing, SPARK emitting "javeline" manifests and is now gripped by her.::

Say hello to Morgan for me, will you?

:: some of the destroyed lighting fixtures from high above come crashing down...slamming against the metal floor and creating a noisy crash against the din of the roaring flames. Malice takes AIM and as about to strike Blaze with her PSI javeline....and with it, DESTROY her mind's cohesion and leave her nothing more than a mindless vegetable.::

[Shockwave]

:: Morningstar's blast was massive, and a very powerful attack. Being slammed against the opposing wall, if it were Shockwave, she would have most likely perished by such an attack. But as Blackout, her powers had grown, expanded. Being able to absorb some of the energy produced from Morningstar's attack, although still painful, and almost incapacitating, once over, Alexis body slumped to the ground in a heap. Gritting her teeth in pain, she closed her eyes tightly before lifting her head to Delilah and Haleigh. Her eyes shot open, now completely blackened. ::

:: But before Blackout could unleash an attack, the floor began to rumble. Pushing herself up off the ground, the door flew open revealing the newly zombified Ant Lions....Even as Blackout, her fear over spiders made her stomach sink. WILDPack soldiers began to shoot at the beasts frantically, but to no avail. The Ant Lions simply crushed them; one shielding Delilah and Haleigh, while the other jumped from the wall to Alexis, now positioned behind her. Turning to the Ant Lion behind her, it clicked it's pinchers waiting....Turning back around, before she could react, a cannon from the under belly of the other beast unleashed a massive attack of sulfuric acid. Quickly allowing her body to dissipate into the floor before the vast amount of acid hit Alexis, unfortunately, a bit was able to spritz across her face and neck before her body had fully disappeared. ::

:: Moments later, Alexis's body soon began to rise from the floor until it was settled on the vinyl, this time in a heap, not moving. Uneven panting could be heard from Alexis as her now BLONDE hair shielded her face. ::

"...What..."

:: Alexis' voice soft and full of confusion and fear. Lifting her head to both Haleigh and Delilah, Alexis' once blackened eyes were now as blue as the ocean, and filled with tears. This was no longer Blackout...but SHOCKWAVE. The acid unleashed from Haleigh's attack hit the choker in which was controlling Shockwave and turning her into her darker version, Blackout. The choker malfunctioned revealing the true reason as to why Alexis had become a traitor..why she had become Blackout. ::

:: Not even a few seconds later, a blinding white light exploded out of Alexis; the woman's screams filling the room. As the light died down, Shockwave was no more, and there stood Blackout; hair as dark as her blackened eyes. The side of her face and neck had small burn marks from the splattered acid...but the choker completely in tact and now working perfectly. Thrusting both her arms out to her sides, two energy whips appeared out of thin air, wrapping around the front two legs of the Ant Lion behind her. Pulling back, the legs faltered. Quickly spinning to the side while the Lion Ant regained it's bearings, Alexis waved both her arms out in front of her, creating a massive energy web which completely enveloped the Ant Lion. The mechanical spider began to shriek as Alexis's energy web literally began to crush it to the floor, breaking it's legs and rendering it immobile. ::

:: Once the shrieking had stopped, the room was quiet. Looking to Haleigh and Delilah, Alexis waved her fingers tauntingly to the woman before slipping out the opened door. ::

[Foxfire]

Curled up in a tight ball, Blaze didn't dare move for the pain was overbearing. But she KNEW Malice was feeding from this paralyzation. She had to move....she had to ignore the pain, if that was even remotely possible. Memory after memory attacking her consciousness, disrupting her nerve endings, and impairing her keen senses. Blaze was a fighter though, which Malice underestimated. She was the underdog when push came to shove.

As much as she felt agony she pushed herself. Her head pulsating and throbbing and her once beautiful face bestowed with blood and deep bruises. Her blue / purple veins bulging inside her skin. Gasping for air, she shook once more, but the mutant didn't fear death. If she was going to die, she would attempt to take the White Queen with her.

Blaze Fielding, whatever made you think you would EVER escape this place? Your sister and her meddling friends may have brought you a reprieve but you were never free. You were doomed from the moment you were first brought here.

The Queen's voice chilling and utterly inhumane, but for some reason this provided a sense of motivation to the mutant. Her muscles tired and sore beyond means but she pushed herself up. Flicking the blood from her nose and mouth, splashing the metallic flooring with her blood. Her triceps flexed to reveal the muscular mass she had acquired from her vigorous days in the military. Her own dogtags dangling from her uniform.


Pushing up her arms in a "push - up" manner, Blaze glared at the woman. Spitting out ounces of blood that still swished around inside her mouth. Blinking her long lashes she got to her feet with an unsteady balance.

"Everyone has a SKELETON in their closet....but...I'm not going out WITHOUT fight!"

She watched as the White Queen shredded into her "diamond form." She writhed in agony but she needed to get a chunk from Malice, event the smallest portion would be glorifying.

Look at you now. on the floor in a heap. So far gone are your days as the daring, risk taking spy you once were. remember those days? BEFORE you were lost in the shadow of your sister?

And LOOK at yourself...nothing but a trollop from the street corner. The only reason ANY man was remotely interested was because of your money. Money that helped with the lypo and the totax treatments. We all know how hideous you are....if anything your the MONSTER you treaterious harlot! And maybe the bleach seemed through your skull, but I'm Morgan's SISTER! Of course we have our similarities!"

She fired two fire bolts to the diamond form, attempting to shatter its impenetrable core. Her eyes rolling in the back of her skull. It was a miracle Blaze was standing, maybe it was her will to live.

Remember your days on Valiant? when you were ALMOST convincing as a heroine? But oh how you failed miserably when Black came calling. He brutalized your sister and treated YOU like a dog treats a toy. But despite EVERYTHING that happens...you just KEEP COMING BACK!

Blaze was tiring of the mental and verbal assaults Malice directed toward her. Stumbling toward her diamond form she threw her fist toward it with an agonizing pain at the bone in her knuckle shattering. "You HIDE behind this....you COWARD!" She called her out.

Speaking of "constantly coming back".....Perhaps MysTech didnt really want you for your "Omega class healing factor" to test it against the T.O. virus. I think it was mor
e a case of them wanting to see the actual HUMAN personification of a COCK ROACH!

Malice's venomous marks only added wood to the fire. She was provoking the mutant but this helped to motivate her. Her eyes leaking trails of blood, a horrible sight for anyone to behold. Picking up Zack's gun she attempted to fire a few rounds off at the diamond. She knew a telepath's greatest fault was their concentration, but how could she perform such a task. Blaze could barely stand as it was, she needed help. The scent of Alison gave her a small inkling of the Seer's presence.

But even a ROACH can be CRUSHED. The fun is in FINDING THE WAYS! Say hello to Morgan for me, will you?

"Even if you kill me the OTHERS will seek vengeance and you'll be begging for your death!" She yelled over to her, her eyes glowing more crimson the more Malice taunted her. Blaze was losing control and it would show.

An intense flaming Phoenix erupted from her as she collapsed to one knee. The flaming Phoenix roared with a bird like cry. It swung down to attack Malice in her diamond form as Blaze would attack her with the last remaining energy she possessed. Her eyes lengthening as she called upon one of her elevated powers. Locking onto all of the heat sources into the room, Blaze prepared to distract the telepath. The blazing Phoenix obviously could not be manipulated via telepathy for it was not human. Its large feathers outstretched as it swung and dove down with its talon like claws to carve and cut into Malice.

Blaze could only smirk with the mirroring pain identified in her eyes. She looked horrible with her chocolate locks frizzy and unstable. Raising her hands into the air she called upon the SUN's mighty rays....her most powerful asset. Clenching her jaw, Blaze's athletic legs shook as she still suffered the pain from Malice. A side window to the left of her intensified as brilliant rays of light smashed through the windows. The glass rushing toward Malice as the sun's rays targetted Malice. The sun's rays were the most humid temperature ever, capable of burning an airplane or human corpse in a second. The rays SLAMMING into the diamond form of Malice as Blaze collapsed onto the other knee. Her breathing labored for the power was overwhelming her.

The soaring Phoenix sung down again, hoping to harm the White Queen. Its cries of pain bellowing out enough to cause a normal human deafness. Blaze's eyes flashed more relentlessly as she saw the weapon of choice. Pointing her index finger to the Phoenix, it swung down to steal the weapon. Blaze's body continued its descend as body organs slowed and her mind dulling.

Shaking her head, she laughed. "That the BEST you got!" She spat blood in Malice's direction. "It must BURN you up to know I'm the DAUGHTER of Christopher as was Morgan....your lurid affair didn't offer you anything but a good lay! Your nothing but a powerless wench..if anything YOUR the cockroach....let's see if we can CRACK your shell!"

Blaze's bravery was remarkable but Malice's assaults were taking its toll the more she struggled. She was close to death with her heart slowing down and her breathing lessening. Her hand touching her chest, but her eyes rolling back inside her head as she collapsed backwards in a heap.

[Malice]

:: Malice scoffs at Foxfire. even as the mutant's violent, fire power manifested itself in a blazing display of emotion and defense, Malice's DEFLECTION field repelled all physical attacks sent against her.::

It is USELESS ..i know your plans the moment you formulate them. Your mind is so RIPE for my manipulation, you who are a SLAVE to your emotions. You stand out like a BEACON to even the lowest level telepath on the astral plane!

:: laughing as the fiery phoenix clawed and attacked at Malice, the fire constructs moves were repelled. neven as the very AIR in the space that they were in began to ripple as the temperature rose and the walls and metal foor began to glow from the heat, Malice stood fast, her diamond form allowing her to withstand far more than any NORMAL body could. she laughed as the Mutant fell to her knees, exhausting herself with this display of power::

you cannot hurt me in this form, child. my diamond form is INDESTRUCTIBLE, even against a mutant as powerfull as yourself. But I can hurt YOU! for all that you've done, you've only prolonged the suffering i shall visit upon you.

DIE, you pathetic WENCH!

:: Raising her hand, Malice is about to hurl her javeline at Foxfire...intending to destroy her to her core.::

[Harbinger]

::Guardian herself finally appeared in the monstrous control room of the bio systems lab. using her own powers to counteract the drastic temperature changes and keep the immediate area around herself unchanged. she was not "surprised" by Malice's delight in torturing Foxfire...in fact, in a perverse sort of way, she RESPECTED Malice for being true to form. Guardian felt that she had perhaps became SOFT after Morgan's death, allowing herself and the team to be captured and while others were glad for the change in Alison, she herself began to wonder if was as truly effective as she had once been.::

:: seeing the spectular attempt by Foxfire to defend herself, Alison knew the mutant had no hope against the omega class telepath and as the moment of Foxfire's end appeared near, Guardian stepped forward out of the shadows::

Foxfire does not fight alone, Malice.

:: She knew that Malice's deflection field would turn any TK attack back on her, just as it would any molecular verse blast. She simply held out her gloved hand.::

Foxfire


::Foxfire was surrounded by swirling orbs of black glowing light...and with a soft rushing sound, she was TELEBLINKED from the eye of the firestorm over to Guardian's side.::

Perhaps you forgot, there IS more MALICE in MY SOUL than you realized.

:: thrusting her hands up in the air ala' Piper Halliwell, and BLASTS the large portion of the ceiling that dips low...its covered in carbonium steel and conceals all sorts of wiring and circuirty and as Guardian destroyes the molecular cohesion of it...that large chunk of carbonium steel comes crashing down HARD upon the spot where Malice stands. the sound of metal tearing, wires exploding and the IMPACT of the crash ROCKS the bio systems lab, causing some of the incubation containers nearby to shake and rupture.::

::Malice appeared to have been CRUSHED underneath the fallen chunk of ceiling and without bother to acknowledge her any further, Guardian looks to the badly hurt Foxfire::

I doubt that is the end of Malice...she's too powerfull to be eliminated so easily, but its enough of a respite to get YOU out of here. you have to get up. we have to get back up stairs to help the others....Karen, is still fighting the super soldier. Haleigh and Delilah are fighting Blackout...this is THE END.

:: Guardian helps Foxfire to stand....and helps her out of the control room of the bio systems lab where an alarm is now sounding off, the place is in UTTER CHAOS, much like the night when Foxfire caused the core reactor of the citadle to go into melt down.::

:: the two women escape the EXPLOSION that follows and blasts through the doorway and down the hall as Guardian blinks them up from the lowest floor to the top floor of the citadle...the power in the building was already intermintent and now its being strained even further::

[Foxfire]

Exhausted, hurt, and alone Foxfire prayed for one of her friends to save her. This one instant caused the mutant to continue fighting against all odds, even though she had nothing left. Blood poured from her mouth, ears, and nose almost drowning the mutant in her own blood. Malice's ruthless nature proved to be unrelenting against Fox.

Shivering due to the extent of the attack, Blaze felt her life being drained from her...the process slow and deliberate. Her eyes threatening to close but Blaze kept them open. Her hand reaching out in hopes of grabbing the ankle of Malice. But that was useless for Malice had been encased in her diamond form. Blaze was beginning to lose hope, no matter what she threw at the woman, it was deflected.

Foxfire does not fight alone, Malice.

Blaze's eyes stunned with surprise at Alison's voice. She felt hope leaking into her core. If anyone could tackle Malice it was Guardian. Her cold hands moved to swipe the blood from her eyes. The red liquid stinging and temporarily blinding her. Blinking her eyes she saw Malice's shocked expression.

Foxfire

Hearing Alison's hurried cry she felt the air currents around her shift and change. Ebony rays surrounding Blaze as the familar rushing sound drifting into her mind. Her environment had changed, now beside Guardian's boots. She slowly looked up, Blaze looked like death. She felt like she was in the movie, 'Scanners'.

Guardian exposed her power and strong will against Malice. The whole room around the three women shook as the ceiling came crashing down on top of Malice. Had that been enough? Blaze highly doubted it, but it would provide a small reprieve.

you have to get up. we have to get back up stairs to help the others....Karen, is still fighting the super soldier. Haleigh and Delilah are fighting Blackout...this is THE END.

Guardian's strong - willed words giving the mutant a form of moral support. With the help of Guardian, Foxfire stood. Any form of pain she suffered had terminated. But the lingering affects of pain still throbbed inside her mind.

"Thanks."

She leaned some of her weight on Alison as they departed the Bio Systems lab. The annoying alarms just adding to her horrid feeling. The blood staining her face, battle attire, and her chocolate locks. Blaze looked like death but it was obvious she had struggled.

Her breathing still laboring but she settled down. Her knees weak but she pushed herself. She felt completely zapped out, but knowing her friends were still alive supplied a small boost of energy.

[Harbinger]

::Guardian helps Foxfire along, finally sitting her down in a small "communication" room just off the holding cell::

It's a good thing i always have at least one healing potion with me. I cant repair the damage done to your mind by Malice, but Karen can. This potion will restore your physical body. you put yourself through ALOT down there against Malice and you need a moment to regain yourself.

::she hands Blaze the potion as her eyes glow...she looks ahead in the future, the nearest and most probable time thread::

The battle is going to escalate. Malice is far from finished and will bring a new sense of viciousness to this fight. Right now, Haleigh and Delilah think Alexis is off balance, but this is only the BEGINNING. Alexis has been infected with the Techno Organic virus, this will cause her powers to CLIMAX , and she will become more dangerous than EVER, she will not stop in her efforts to drag us ALL down with her. The desire for revenge on Alexis by Haleigh is MATCH by the Alexis' desire to DESTROY HER and anyone else involved here.

Karen is fighting for her life against the Super Soldier in the hangar/dock area, she's using her wisdom and her magick to evade him but She will not be able to hold him off for long.

[Foxfire]

Following behind Guardian, Foxfire was utterly exhausted and light headed. She needed a small reprieve to gather her bearings both mentally and physically. The two brunette's slide off to a small alcove leading to the Communication Room. This room was practically squeaky clean with the odor of a cleaning solution still floating through the air. Old monitors, printers, dusty file folders, etc. were scattered throughout the room.

Walking over to one of the swivel leather chairs, Blaze sat down. She was clearly winded, her tanned complexion turning. Never in all her life had she experienced something that awful. Blaze had been through a lot but that was atrocious, she wouldn't wish that on anyone...well maybe that traitorous harlot, Black out.

It's a good thing i always have at least one healing potion with me. I cant repair the damage done to your mind by Malice, but Karen can. This potion will restore your physical body. you put yourself through A LOT down there against Malice and you need a moment to regain yourself.

Reaching out for the green tinted potion, Fox immediately removed the top. The contents of the power swallowed right away. She squirmed at the taste, a bit bitter but anything was better than what Malice put her through.

The battle is going to escalate. Malice is far from finished and will bring a new sense of viciousness to this fight. Right now, Haleigh and Delilah think Alexis is off balance, but this is only the BEGINNING. Alexis has been infected with the Techno Organic virus, this will cause her powers to CLIMAX , and she will become more dangerous than EVER, she will not stop in her efforts to drag us ALL down with her. The desire for revenge on Alexis by Haleigh is MATCH by the Alexis' desire to DESTROY HER and anyone else involved here.

Karen is fighting for her life against the Super Soldier in the hangar/dock area, she's using her wisdom and her magick to evade him but She will not be able to hold him off for long.

The potion's ingredients took their course through Blaze's body. But also her healing factor would assist as well. Her eyes revealing a small light spark to them the more time passed.

"How exactly did Alexis contact the TO Virus?" Obviously, she had been out of the loop of things. She could only prepared herself for the fight of her life. Three powerful villains ahead, one of them probably unconscious. "At least the others are okay...Malice tried to bait me....playing mind games." She shut her eyes, the dull ache vanishing but the memory still burned in her mind.
"Malice lives up to her name, but I fear we have not heard the last from the White Queen."

[Harbinger]

:: the sounds of battle RAGED, the blaring sounds over the speaker system, laser blasts, and other chaotic accents all made for a very uncomfortable situation. even as Guardian hid Foxfire in the communication room to give time to recover, the seer reached out to see what lay ahead for the team, she didnt want to lose anyone this time and she wanted to make SURE that the evil that threatened them was NEUTRALIZED::

:: she tood by the door, and tossed her blue/black hair back as her cobalt eyes continued to glow. she had an "upfront" view of the battle, as well as the dock, knowing the Super Soldier was on the hunt for the doctor.::

:: she heard Foxfire's question but didnt turn back to look at her as she continued to faced the door in an attentive pose.::


While we were in the holding cell, Blackout had taken to torturing Haleigh. Haleigh and Delilah were tethered to power neutralizing collars that inhibited their mutations but because I'm not a mutant and my powers are magickal, I was gassed, under the power of the Black Lotus...the most effective way to neutralize someone who can teleport or "move" but i can see all events...PAST AND PRESENT...and so i can see the moment in which Haleigh leaped up in a moment of defiance, and BIT DOWN upon Alexis' arm...so deeply did she bit that she guaraunteed infection by the T.O. virus.

:: pausing for a moment::

How ironic, that Alexis herself while torturing Haleigh was infected with the virus that HER father helped create. She didnt expect it, no one did. Now that she knows she will die...she has nothing to lose and she will do WHATEVER she can to take us all down with her.

the city will become her conduit as she attempts to bring us all under one...sweeping, ...BLACKOUT....the power that keeps this city going...will become its NIGHTMARE.

:: the chaos outside this small room was unnerving, but Guardian's tone remained cold and analytical, she didnt move, nor did she look back at Blaze. she stood tall in her sleek, body contouring, one shouldered body suit::

:: The alarms from the bio systems lab were beginning to sound off on more floors leading up to the main floor.....the power systems were taxed beyond the red zone and random electrical fires were beginning to erupt.::

[Foxfire]

Taking all of the information in, Blaze pondered what the outcome of the Six would be. Based on Guardian’s stone cold facial expression she guessed the team would make it out okay. She found it ironic that Alexis would die at the hands of the TO Virus, a very appropriate death for her. As the more Blackout made her presence known, the more Blaze detested the dark haired beauty. What had she been thinking? Shaking it off, her thoughts roamed to Delilah and Haleigh, even moving to Zack.


Looking over to Guardian who seemed battle savvy, Blaze stood up. Her legs more steady as she walked up beside Alison. "I guess you already know Zack and Alycia were transported to Limbo with the cats." She paused for a second, watching Alison in silence. The Seer had an unnerving strength to her, one that the mutant envied.

"I’m ready to go." Her tone revealing a bit of confidence to it. Foxfire was feeling better and it showed. But her recovery mentally would require Dr. Victoria. Her green eyes looking upward at the ceiling, listening to the ragging alarms sound throughout the corridors. "The fires I can wield...but I think the place should be burned down. I don’t want to return here twice...although third time is the charm." Motioning for Guardian to go ahead, Blaze awaited from the other woman.

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh narrowed her eyes as blackout became what appeared to be her old self.... "Its a PLOY." she said to Morningstar, as bright light over took her. Haleigh wasn't 'falling' for it.... her desire to eradicate Blackout had by now reached EPIC proportions... and it shut off her other emotions. Haleigh watched with displeasure as one Ant Lion was disabled... And she prepared for a second go round, changing the weapon on the beast above her to fire a containment substance... but Alexis was quick and before the cannon was ready, she retreated through an opening. Haleigh seemed unconcerned with giving chase. Her voice, instead, came over the PA system, thundering throughout the ENTIRE compound, for everyone to hear.

"Oh, you can run, but you CAN'T escape, little lightbulb. I can SENSE the progress of the virus in you... it has metastasized to EVERY cell in your body... and it is about to ATTACK and eat away at your bodily tissue. Ah.... wait for it.... right.... about.... NOW!"

Haleigh knew what would happen, almost by pure instinct.... the infected victim would experience periodic waves of full body tremors accompanied by intense internal burning sensations... would feel tired and drained and would have difficulty in focusing thought patterns....

[Oracle]

<< Black Widow may have thought herself and MorningStar to have the upper hand, but she would soon be reminded that things are NEVER that easy when battling MysTech.>>

<< there was the brief and tragic moment at which ALEXIS' TRUE self reasserted dominance...as the chocker adorned around her neck temporarily malfunctioned from the acid fired by the mechanical "ant lions". But that brief moment of sanity was totally lost on Black Widow and MorningStar as they continued to battle the woman who had betrayed their team and visited much harm and pain upon them. there was no turning back.>>

<< Guardian and Foxfire had returned to Horror Hall and were now in the communications room just off the site of the battle, Guardian saw a grim outcome for this battle...not that anyone might actually DIE but just the scope of damage, the fact that they may NOT be able to contain Blackout, much less destroy her...at least not before SHE destroyed the city.>>

<< the Techno Organic virus, when introduced to a super powered mutant or meta human will cause their powers to spike and manifest at PEAK potential levels. Making the victim dangerously powerfull and unpredictable, something Black Widow had not anticipated and something she would NOT be able to control in Black out.>>

<< even now, the already DANGEROUSLY taxed power systems in the Citadle began to fluxuate and cycle randomly...the sound systems warped, the flickering lighting began to strobe and there was a rolling "blackout" moving through all the floors of the underground citadle as Blackout was now unconsciously pulling in ALL of the power that was left in the damaged Citadle. with each floor that blacked out...ALL power was drained and all systems, whatever were left functioning from before and no matter how minimal were now completelly shut down. any bio hazards that had survived the initial melt down from a year ago were now dead as the incubation tubes lost the power that kept them cycling>>

<< and just as the battle began to reach a new CRITICAL level, Black Widow and MorningStar would be joined by Guardian and Foxfire but Blackout would ALSO have someone joining HER side...someone with MORE than enough power to even the odds. >>

<< The Citadle itself, as far below ground as it was...was now beginning to rumble , alarms were sounding off on different levels as electrical fires errupted from floor and wall panels>>

[Malice]

I can SENSE the progress of the virus in you... it has metastasized to EVERY cell in your body... and it is about to ATTACK and eat away at your bodily tissue. Ah.... wait for it.... right.... about.... NOW!"




:: Malice emerged ...seemingly out of NO WHERE and was easily among the taller women in the battle as she looked upon Haleigh and Delilah with her sparkling sapphire blue eyes like the prey that they WERE in her eyes. It was no BIG surprise that she had survived Guardian's attack down below in the Bio Systems Lab. She remained polished and looking as fresh as she did when she STARTED::

oh is that so, Black Widow? tell me, does it feel something like THIS?

:: a white halo forming around her head, as well as her out stretched hand signals the first telepathic attack as she violate's Haleigh's mind to its core and brings forth the deep seeded fear that SHE would eventually be consumed by the virus....her MIND reacted as though the body were experiencing the FINAL stages of the virus IF she hadnt had the immunity, it felt as if she were about to be rendered inert! and since the mind can manifest changes in the body....Haleigh's body began to actually BELIEVE it was being ravaged by the virus and react accordingly::

::and through the midst of this psychic attack, Malice snaps her fingers on her other hand to signal another troupe of WILDpack soldiers to storm the battle::

Cover this area, and bring down MorningStar, Guardian and Foxfire. Give Blackout time to recover while we force them back!

::Malice's voice was dripping with confidence AND contempt, as the WILDpack soldiers, heavily armed and armoured up stormed the battle and began to pepper the other three women with plasma blasts from their cannons::

[The Shape]

The Super Soldier curled his massive fist around the tuft of blonde hair he had ripped out of Karen’s skull as she fell to the ground, temporarily winded, and stunned from the force of his pull. It was as if he could almost FEEL the doctor’s heart thundering against her chest, for as she struggled to get up, his eyes flashed malevolently, and his muscles tightened. He was so close to destroying her. However, as he moved forward towards her, he felt another force moving against him.

Winds whipped through Horror Hall at Karen’s command, and as he swung his hand towards her as she finally stood, he found them lifting his gigantic form elsewhere. Slamming his fists into the ground beneath him, and planting his feet to try and resist the whirlwind the Witch had summoned, he looked up yet again from his now crouched position, and saw Karen wave. She was scared, that much was obvious, but even when gripped by terror, she still stood tall against her enemies.

It seemed as if he was going to have to work a bit harder to win the battle. But even as the winds shifted and finally succeeded in hurling him through the air and down the opposite hall, with his axe long forgotten in the unnatural current, he knew that her confidence, and unwillingness to give in, would just make her blood THAT much sweeter when he finally had it on his hands.

Slamming in the opposite end of the hall, the Super Soldier’s body nearly tumbled through the wall as he collided with it, cracks and small tremors shaking the walls and leaving a large, caved in indent of his form as the winds slowed, and finally dropped him to the ground. His eyes had never left Karen, until she had finally disappeared from sight, despite the spell she had conjured. And now he knew exactly where she was going.

Shaking his arms and shrugging off the remainder of the debris the winds had broke off from the hall, the Super Soldier lifted his fist up to his shadowed face, and finally uncurled it to reveal the strands of hair he had held onto throughout his tumult, a reminder of Karen’s scent.

So with her scent in his nose, and hunger in his blood red eyes, the lumbering creature continued to stalk his prey. His steady pace echoing through the now silent hall, until the sound systems warped, courtesy of Black Widow, as they began their battle with Blackout further down the hall he was leaving. His pace slowly picked up, and soon he was racing down the halls, following Karen’s scent as the Citadel continued to feel the affects of all of the Six’s battles.

Sound systems blared and screeched, lights flickered and sparked, all creating an even more terrifying vision of the Super Soldier as he finally crashed through the entrance into the hanger area. He was bathed in an array of thickening shadows and electric blue shimmers as the lights continued to flicker. Within the hanger everything was silent, and yet the Super Soldier KNEW Karen was there. Although her cloaking spell had hid her well, even against his super-human senses.

Nevertheless, the silence within the hanger finally shattered as the Super Soldier began randomly tearing at machinery and wiring. His fists uncurling and gripping anonymous bars and levers and ripping them out of the ground, slashing and pulverizing everything he could get his hands on. Alarms screeched and illuminated the hanger in a red hue, dancing off crimson lights flashing warnings as he ripped through the Hanger. He WOULD find her, even if he had to tear down the entire Citadel to get his hands on her.

[Shadow Weaver]

<< Karen had continued to hide...hearing the distance sounds of chaos and violence that seemed to stop just short of the hangar/dock. she remained quiet, finally setting her breathing and surprisingly REFLECTING on other things like her daughter, Morgan, her ex husband Christopher....and finally seeing a glimpse (even if it was sort of dated) of what MysTech's inner workings were like. that entity was so insidious, so far reaching....she knew that other lives besides hers had been blighted by MysTech.>>

<< suddenly she gasped and jumped with a start as the Super Soldier CRASHED into the hangar/dock. his heavy breathing, massive presence...and unrelenting, emotionless EVIL now flooded the immense and spacious area and even though the SPACE around him would dwarf him, him REMAINED "massive" in Karen's mind>>

he's here

<< Peering from the space between the two massive freight crates she hid behind, she could see the giant creature....Karen covered her mouth with her hand as she felt the uncertainty and FEAR rising up within herself.>>

What am i going to do now!?



<< She looked up to the HIGH reaching ceiling of the hangar.....industrial fans...covered with dust and cobwebs hung high on the ceiling and there was a upper level that formed a perimeter around the higher end of the hangar/dock. Karen spotted the STAIRS leading to it!>>

there!!! if i can just reach the stairs, while i'm cloaked by my magicks. I can keep him at bay with my spells!

<< as the super soldier ripped up hydraulic pumps and hurled away massive freight crates as if they were nothing, Karen couldnt bELIEVE the raw physical power he possesed...and that he was once...a MAN!>>

he'll find me...one way or the other, i cant hide in this spot forever...i've got to make a RUN for it!

<< breathing in deeply as she stood up, the doctor, still cloaked, DASHED for the stairs. She knew that he would most likely sense or perhaps hear her foot falls , no matter how faint they were...but she went anyway and made her way up, ever the woman of grace, she slightly hiked up the hem of her flying suit as any lady would so as not to trip while running. FINALLY making her way to the second level that overlooked the hangar/dock, Karen now what she hoped was a comfortable vantage point.>>

it's now , or NEVER


<< raising her hands...a rushing windy sound is heard as she de cloaks and shouts down from the upper level>>

I'm HERE you monster! and i WONT admit defeat until the last breath is crushed from my breast!

By Atheia and Percese
Open skies and do your worst!


<<the rushing harp sound played a chaotic melody as swirling shards of golden energy flowed around Karen's uplifted hands....thunder began to rumble faintly in the air...growing louder and stronger in its intensity before black, billowing cumulonimbus clouds burst into the air all around the super soldier...and fierce jagged bolts of lightning along with pelting rains and hail began to slam and bombard the super soldier relentlessly. the cloud burst grew in intensity until the sounds of mother nature unleashed completely drowned out whatever was happening within the citadle>>

[The Shape]

Amongst the screeching sound of metal being twisted, turned, and crunched under the Super Soldiers limitless strength and physical brawn, he sensed, more than heard Karen leave her hiding place, and make for the higher ground. Pausing in his assault on the hanger machinery, the Super Soldier’s gaze seemed to rip right through Karen’s cloaking spell as he locked onto the sound of her footfalls, and the small clouds of dust they kicked up as they crashed down on the ground. He dropped a large metal fan that most likely had powered some sort of machine before he had eviscerated it, and LEAPED towards the sound of his prey’s footsteps just as she jumped onto the stairs leading up to the higher level of the hanger.

He came down upon nothingness as Karen narrowly escaped his clutches yet again, infuriating the dark beast even more. The sound of her feet against the metal staircase rang within his ears, even with the rest of the Citadel’s chaos whirling outside the hanger. And he angrily ripped out a large portion of the staircase just as Karen ascended the last step and made herself visible, tearing through the metal like nothing more than tin foil.

“I'm HERE you monster! and i WONT admit defeat until the last breath is crushed from my breast!”

Karen’s voice was lost to the Super Soldier as he prepared to attempt to leap onto the higher deck of the hanger, but just as he bent his knees and tightened his muscles; the familiar chimes sounding off one of her spells rang loud and clear through the air, echoing through the large open space that the hanger offered. Soon thunder accompanied the harp, until her Magick reached an unnatural crescendo and BLASTED the Super Soldier with a powerful mixture of rain, lightning, ice, and cloud.

The clouds whisked around him until nothing but the unnerving glow of his red eyes were visible, until they too, were masked by the storm clouds rolling in around him. Raising a hand and swatting around his face, as if attacked by a swarm of flies or mosquito’s, the Super Soldier attempted to wave away the lighting bolts as they jolted into him, shocking his body and electrocuting muscles.

Yet he did not fall, and slowly bent down and reached for the fan he had dropped earlier, clenching his fingers around one of the blades so forcefully that it drew blood, a factor the Super Soldier didn’t seem to be worried about. Pulling the remainder of the fan close to his body, his body shook with spasms as the storm raged around him, sealing him away from Karen’s eyes due to the thickness of the clouds.

Cringing, the Super Soldier heaved the fan to his chest, nearly dropping it as the lightning bolts ran through the metal and intensified the conductivity of the electrical currents. Although he tightened his grip around it instead, before spinning, and speedily HURLING the fan away from him, and STRAIGHT towards where he saw Karen stand moments before the clouds drew in around him.

The clouds fortunately provided enough cover to allow him to pull off the move without being seen, even though he sustained much physical damage from the lightning and the hail that still beat down upon him. Pain was nothing new to the Super Soldier, and it seemed to only push him further towards his goal. For as the fan burst through the clouds unexpectedly and spun directly towards Karen and the section of the upper deck she stood on, he pushed forward.

A massive bulk of black storm clouds littered with the flashes of lightning and the horrendous booms of thunder that shook the hanger, until the Super Soldier was ALMOST visible through the inky blackness. A mighty silhouette whose flashing pupils occasionally became visible, illuminated by the bursts of lightning the growing culmination of the clouds provided.

It was clear that although Karen’s spell was strong, the Super Soldier was a mere MOMENTS away from breaking through its grip, and then the Witch would have a lot more than flying machinery to worry about.

[Shadow Weaver]

<< shaken by his immense speed and power, as she narrowly escapes his next reach for her, the doctor scrambled up the last step as he RIPPED away most of the metal stair case she had ran up. she wouldnt be getting down the same way she came up, thats for sure>>

<<as she ignites Hecate's storm spell...Karen unintentionally allowed a sort of smile to creep across her elegant face as her hair and the remnants of her cape began to blow back in the gusting winds. the roar of the thunder storm almost comforted her but as the rolling, swirling, billowing black clouds flowed around the Super Soldier, he gradually became obscure from her view>>

<< craning her neck a bit...and brushing her hair back from her face as it whipped in the violent winds...the doctor struggled to keep an eye on him, amazed that he had remained UPRIGHT in the face of the storm to begin with>>

it's not stopping him!....but WHERE IS HE!?!

<< thunder crashes back to back and lightning flares from the black clouds herald the arrival of the MONSTROUS, fast spinning fan blade that is now flying UP AT HER with alarming accuracy in iin its path. ..the blades cut through the air and make a frightening whizzing/whipping sound>>

GODDESS!!! NO!!!!

<< Karen back pedals against the wall and and covers her head with her hands as she immediately crouches as far down as she can.>>

UGH!!


<< the immense fan blade SLAMS into the thick wall above her..and would have DECAPITATED HER...even dodging it, she still fills the FORCE of it as she is unbalanced by the shock and startle of the giant blade shooting out of the storm at her>>

<< The storm spell runs it course and the cloud burst begins to disipate and the doctor, still crouched down with her head down and her hands up covering her head, slowly dares to look up...seeing the fan blade wedged into the thick stoned wall...still shaking...and still faintly glowing>>

<< her breathing slows as her wide opal blue eyes taken in the sight of what would have been her violent and quick death>>

he...he resisted the power of the storm.....

<< she looks down and sees him standing there, unmoved, and not severely damaged, glaring at her with those red , evil eyes. slowly standing up, she shakes herself loose and shimmers in a golden swirl of orbs and reappears down on the ground of the dock...several feet away from him. Squaring her shoulders and preparing to try a different tactic. >>


since you wanted me to lose MY head.....allow ME to return the favor!


<< immediately raising her hands and assuming an offensive posture, the rushing harp sound is heard as five LARGER orbs swirl into view around the doctor...spinning fast as the transform into mystic daggers. the Doctor glares at the Super Soldier, trying to focus on FIGHTING HIM rather than FEARING HIM as she throws her hands forward and the five sparkling mystic daggers composed of powerfull mystical energy rush forward, charging madly for the creature. they pack enough concussive power to punch holes through stone and marble, dent carbonium steel and to SLICE THROUGH most solid substances. one charges for his neck, one for each of his arms, another for his heart (or the area where his heart should be) and the final one...for his PRIVATE PARTS area>>

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh shrunk back, a stumbling, unbalanced retreat, as Malice's attack took full force. She tried to fend off the attack, mentally, her logical, computer like mind telling her that part of Malice's power was to create ILLUSIONS, however real they seemed... but her BODY began to react... and it was hard to disbelieve after that. Haleigh began to shiver.... and her body felt as though there was FIRE in her veins... and her muscles grew tight.

The Ant Lion above her, still stanced for defense, fired at the oncoming Wildpack... pelting SEVERAL with the acid and allowing Haleigh's teammates a few seconds to prepare for the onslaught... but as the virus 'attacked' Haleigh... her aim with the sulfuric cannon soured... and it began to miss, creating pools of acid far beyond Malice and the WildPack but at LEAST bathed the floor in front of it... forming a thick barrier of toxic acid to hold the wildpack at bay before Haleigh finally lost the focus needed to control the metallic beast and it stopped firing altogether.

[The Shape]

Already recovering from the storm Karen had summoned, which dissipated almost as quickly as it had appeared, the Super Soldier watched as she dodged the spinning fan blade, which now protruded from the wall behind her, still singing quietly with vibration. Stepping forward, he watched as Karen teleported from her high perch, an unexpected change of tactic as she reappeared on the ground level of the hanger, only a mere few long strides away, squaring her shoulders and actually attempting to face him head on. It was impressive, but tremendously stupid.

Quickly leaping into action just as the spinning orbs transformed into dazzling mystic daggers, the Super Soldier used his incredibly strong legs to DIVE away from the fast moving daggers, narrowly missing their magickal blades and sliding to a halt to the left of where he previously stood, bent down in a three point position, much like a football player. Although he didn’t stay immobile for long, for just as the mystic daggers whizzed past, they connected with a massive amount of rubble and remnants of machinery that had previously been ravaged by both the Super Soldier and the storm. Creating an explosion of Magick and fire as the daggers obliterated what was left of the machines engines.

Shaken by the growing explosion behind him, the Super Soldier used the concussive force of the blast to barrel directly into Karen moments before he would’ve been swept into its clutches, leaping from his position and allowing the force of the blast to propel him faster than ever before. However, he hadn’t anticipated the daggers colliding with the machines, and flames leapt across his back in what looked like a demented cape of fire and smoke, searing his skin just as he neared Karen, and hoped to force her to the ground.

Aiming to escalate the damage he had done to her abdomen when he had first grabbed her in Horror Hall, the Super Soldier reached out and moved to SNATCH Karen up by her stomach in his humongous grip, forcefully pulling her along into the middle of the hanger area where he landed after the bulk of the explosion ended. Squeezing her as he did so and hoping to at least break a rib or two during their scuffle.

[Shadow Weaver]

<< Karen hoped the mystic daggers would slice or even DECAPITATE her foe, but alas, he prooved to be fast on his feet and far from an oaf. >>

<< the daggers charge past him and destroy machinery behind him, causing a violent ballistic explosion that shoots flames, smoke and magickal backlash outward the super soldier himself lunges for Karen. The doctor's opal blue eyes widen with disbelief as he is instantly upon her and takes her forefully....grabbing her in his grip as he carries her in his jump>>


OH!!!

<< Karen screams as she is snatched up. For a moment its almost like being on a roller coaster as he jumps with "hulk" like width and precision. the impact JARS the doctor as she shuts her eyes..her face contorting with pain as they slammed to the ground.>>

<< as the super soldier began to squeeze her in his grip...the doctor cried out with pain as her head fell back and she shut her eyes again...gritting her teeth. she felt a spasm in her chest area...her RIBS...>>

I ...can't take much more of this. The others....I hope they..

<< for a moment, the doctor felt like giving up, LETTING GO and just embracing the comfort of oblivion but again, she thought of MORGAN and how she regretted not having been there to protect her at the hour of her death. Karen had suffered much through the years but she also SURVIVED and FOUGHT BACK. she taught her DAUGHTER to do the same and she would not fall back on that now.>>

<< finally reaching a sense of "calm"..she realized that she had to fight until she COULDNT fight anymore!>>

...i never thought..i could hurt this much. his grip...like a VISE....no relenting ...no give....but i've still got a few tricks up my sleeve!!

<< the doctor went limp. she seemed to stop breathing. giving the appearence that she had blacked out or was dead! but suddenly she escapes his grip again in a swirl of golden orbs. appearing now a few feet away to the Super Soldier's LEFT>>

Hey, tall dark and REPUPLSIVE!

<< Karen shouted...ignoring the sharp pains in her chest and stomach area...knowing she would have to heal herself soon and that she couldnt keep up this pace much longer. she needed to deal with the super soldier DEFINITAVELY.>>

[Shockwave]

:: A massive rumble began to wave through the entire citidel--like a freight train were moment away from crashing into the facility. The ground tremored, the loud noise masked all other sounds. Finally, the seeminly endless 'earth quake' came to a hault.....seconds slipped by, all was silent... ::

:: Out of no where, a massive EXPLOSION errupted between Haleigh and the WILDPack; a shockwave of energy shooting upward like nothing the six had ever seen before. The explosion itself, along with the shockwave, BLASTED Haleigh, Deiliah, and the Ant Lion backwards, hurling them through the air like they were apart of the debris of dirt, concrete, and metal. Even the first few rows of WILDPack soilders were sent blasting backward; some instantly dying in the explosion. ::

:: Walking forward, Blackout appeared from behind Malice; face ashened with grey/blue colored veins that hid below her skin. The TO virus was taking effect on Alexis. Her powers had increased drastically; tripled to that of her previous state. With pitch black eyes, Alexis watched as the debris settled around the now destoryed compound... ::

"Boo."

[Malice]

:: Satisfied that she had forced Black widow back with her telepathic attack, the White Queen moved in, about to take out MorningStar and Foxfire but at the last moment, Malice stood fast, as the rumbling came to a climax, she smirked with wicked glee, KNOWING what was happening. The T.O. virus was actually moving through Alexis system FASTER than expected and the first side effect was a major power boost. a few WILDpack who were at her side, attempted to move forward to accost the fallen Black Widow but Malice motioned for them to stand back::

hold it right there boys, this could get quite wild now.

::she winked::

:: as Blackout LASHED OUT at the surviving members of The Six, Malice didnt show any surprise reaction, her PSI powers picked up on the chaos, the anger and the determination that Alexis had in her mind and her heart to KILL THEM.::


::but alas, the Citadle, once one of MysTech's most fortified and powerfull fortresses, and deep below ground was now at the point of critical mass. power systesm were failing and fires were raging throughout many floors. the bio systems lab was now filled with the flowing liquid from the incubation tubes that once housed bio hazards and control panels all over the place were exploding shattering. the computer systems didnt have enough power to even attempt to initiate damage control but floors BELOW horror hall were beginning to seal off::

the time has come for us to move. Blackout has taxed this place beyond its capability, a sign that her power has increased 3xfold AT LEAST.

::knowing that Blackout was too preoccupied with The Six to notice what she was saying, and that the din of the chaos around them would further mask her tone, Malice leaned into the commanding officer of the WILDpack that was present::

If we are going to make the most of her before she succumbs to the virus, we must move above ground. she can place the city under a blackout , draining all of its power and causing all casualties around the city and she can use that same power to DESTROY Guardian and Titania. They are all that is left! When it is over, the the city, state and federal officials attempt to recover what will become the latest "ground zero" in an already battered and fatigued city they will find Blackout, completely drained and depleted..they will make an example of her before destroying her.

::looking back over at the situation::

a pity, she could have had the life she always wanted with the Hellfire Club, but she had to act foolishly and seal her own fate. That will not stop me from making sure she remains usefull to ME until the last possible moment.

Prepare the remainder of the WILDpack and ready our escape craft. We will make ourselves scarce, departing over seas I will make sure that there is no evidence of OUR presence here as well.

:: turning back , Malice and the WILDpack looked upon the fallen members of the Six::

well, it would appear that you have underestimated your "little light bulb", Blackout. too bad you forgot that you do not tempt a lioness in her den.

But why stop here? when we can destroy the city that has so ungreatfully attempted to dismantle US?

[Shadow Weaver]

<< the doctor held up her hands, being carefull to take shallowed breaths so as not to aggrevate the pain in her chest area....feeling so tired, and so achey, she knew that this battle was at its climax and it was time for her to do ALL that she could to destroy this creature...or die trying.>>

Power of shadow, take shape!
look like a vicious dark star!
seek out, this wretched creature
and DESTROY HIM in all ways!


<< save the soft sounds of battle from horror hall inthe distance, the dark hangar remained silent for a moment...as thunder began to rumble and crack. a ray of black light beamed down between Karen and the Super Soldier....it glowed ominously as the shape of the Demon Storm, began to form...this MASSIVE , muscular, horned demon with wings, glowing white eyes and fangs roard into view, surrounded by the wide black ray of light. The area around the demon began to warp and bend the light...highlighting its EXTREME height (easily dwarfing the super soldier) as the winds began to howl and blow.. Karen's hair and the remainder of her cape began to blow back in the wind as she stretched her arms forward>>

power of shadow....DESTROY HIM!!

<< her voice echoed and seemed to roll like thunder as she directed the Demon Storm to attack the Super Soldier. This spell summons a most ancient evil. a demon that will consume its foe on ALL levels (mental, physical and spiritual) leaving NO trace...and as the power of the spell began to close in on the super soldier..the very GROUND that the magick traved across began to crack and cave in...>>


<< Karen's face betrays an expression of almost blank focus..her opal blue eyes fastened on her foe ...as she begins to act as a puppet master, manipulating the GIGANTIC demon storm with her slow, carefull gestures.>>

<< the demon reaches across the dock toward the Super Soldier and with that, he is SWEPT UP in a powerfull violent vortex of wind, being PULLED towards the demon. as this happens, the Super soldier is assaulted on ALL levels of his being. his "shape" begins to warp as his body is taxed beyond all levels of endurance he has demonstrated so far>>


<< Karen remains standing, as the winds flow back ..she looks for all the area like some bird of prey. the mad symphony of power plays wildly throughout the area and the dark light show is haunting as the demon ROARS with the winds. it is the most POWERFULL attempt that has been made so far to destroy a creature that has prooven INDESTRUCTIBLE....and even now, as the doctor does her best to rend him assunder with this dark and deadly spell, it is beginning to cause unforseen problems in the evironment around them as the ceiling high above begins to tremble violently and the area encompassed by the black beam of light is now imploded, sending MASSIVE debris crashing down all around the doctor and causing the pressure of the entire hangar to SHIFT. She may destroy him, but she HERSELF may not LIVE to tell about it. >>

[Oracle]

<<with the pitched battle between Doctor Victoria and the Super Soldier along with Malice, Blackout, THe WILDPack and the surviving members of the six; the citadle was strained beyond the point of no return. its structure had been completely compromised and was rupturing all over the place, the tremors were rocking it even this far below ground as Blackout took all the remaining energy/electrical power of the building into herself.>>

<< Malice, true to form, seemed only focused on how to use an increasingly unstable situation to her advantage and she concluded that if Blackout was going to die from the techno organic virus, then she would make SURE that Blackout took as much of the Six and NYC with her as she could. The White Queen would ALWAYS protect her own personal interest first and foremost. Just as she had said before, MysTech was on its way out and with so many of its secret cells having been raided, much of it state side assets on the east coast had been frozen by the SEC and public opinion was very low--now was the time to strike the final blow....even if it came at the cost of Blackout's life>>

<< as the WILDpack commanding officer prepared the escape craft for Malice and a few soldiers, Malice activated the transporter divice using her own private power source...suddenly transporting herself and everyone within the citadle UP ABOVE GROUND back outside the abandonned medical facility. the city itself was ALREADY feeling the effects of Blackout as tremors rocked, and buildings fluxtuated in and out power. traffic accidents, fires and other mishaps were happening everywhere and now, The surviving Six, Malice, Blackout and the WILDpack were ALL above ground...their battle out in the open for all to see. Foxfire and MorningStar were down for the count. Titania and Guardian were the only ones from the Six left standing and Karen....was missing, as was the Super soldier.>>

<< Blackout would force the city to its knees as her wave of destrcution rolled through the city>>

[Harbinger]

::Guardian felt her self being molecularly displaced. a trasnsporter beam. Malice had taken them ALL above ground. not only to show the world what was happening but to ensure that Blackout's rampage would claim as many lives as posisble.::

:: she rematerialized, a bit disoriented, as she hadnt expected the sudden move, but quickly regained herself as she immediately took in the area around her. two of her team mates were down and it was all left to herself and Black Widow::

It is happening! just as i foresaw and told Foxfire. The Techno Organic virus it has reacted to Alexis' physiology in a way previously not seen. her power has progressed, TRIPPLED. She will bring the city to its knees and use the power that once sustained it to try to DESTROY US!

::already, the sounds of confusion and chaos could be heard around them. all one had to do was look up at the buildings around them to see they were gripped in the throws of a power flux. a "blackout" was beginnging to take hold and would roll through the city until ALL of the energy was being channeled and controlled by Alexis.::

MorningStar and Foxfire are down. the best thing we can do for them is to keep them clear.

:: Guardian points and the two women are surrounded by a force dome that is unbreakable and will keep them protected from all physical harm and projectiles.::

We must stop Malice and eliminate Blackout, no matter WHAT the cost!

:: she took a battle stance, ready to fight to the death::

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh staggered to her feet as they were transported above ground. Guardian's voice seemed to give her a second wind. She grabbed Alison's shoulder to stabilize herself, finally finding focus again.

"Alison.... I think... I'm dying.... but I'm taking that two bit BITCH with me.... you distract Malice... i'll DESTROY Blackout.... and hey... stay alive for me."

Haleigh seemed to have accepted her own fate, and allowed her anger about it to fuel her HATE for Alexis. She disappeared... and a second later, a sewer manhole cover right behind Alexis POPPED out of the ground. Haleigh could be seen coming out of the ground, and she grabbed Alexis' ankle with iron grip, searing THROUGH her leather outfit and SCORCHING her skin, as she heat up Alexis' core body temperature and ESCALATED the course of the TO virus....

"An Eye for an Eye, my old friend...."

She whispered, and took a deep breath, as she began to DRAIN Alexis' of her life glow.... FEEDING off her tripled power and growing stronger herself.

[Malice]

:: Malice watched with extreme agitation as Black Widow launched herself at Blackout::

that FOOL! she will not be ALIVE to use the "energy" she is draining from Alexis....all she is doing is HASTENING their destruction. She's been a thorn in my side LONG ENOUGH! Her death wish is as strong as it ever was.

::touching her index and middle finger to the center of her forehead in a "salute" pose, a faint sound of energy is heard as a sparkling white star manifests at the point her fingers touch her forehead. a sparkling, glowing white javeline forms and is now gripped in Malice's hand. the javeline is composed of focused telepathic energy and posseses enough concussive power to smash through a battle tank::

:: Malice takes aim::

AND i am to make SURE her wish is GRANTED!

::with splendid form, the White Queen hurls the Javeline...which charges forward with a steady thundering roar. should it collide with Black Widow it will not only knock her away with the force of being hit by a high speed train, it will will OBLITERATE her mind and leave her nothing more than a vegetable..with barely a hint of brain activity.::

:: Malice, realizing that the backlash from her attack would most likely cause a SPIKE in Alexis' power out put, decided that this caper was a loss, Alexis had strayed from the path and sealed her fate...a fate that Malice would NOT SHARE. The White Queen would cut her losses and withdraw for she could always resurface and begin anew.::

Alexis may die tonight, but at least she will have destroyed our most hated enemies as well. It's a shame, she went through life being nothing more than a glorified catspaw.

:: and with that, Malice and her last remaining WILDpack guards slipped away to the escape craft and departed largely unnoticed::

[Harbinger]

:: Guardian looked over as Black Widow stood up::

Haleigh, you have to SNAP out of it. That was a PSYCHIC attack by Malice, she's an omega class telepath....but your NOT really dying, she just forced you to BELIEVE the virus had progressed to its end stage within you!

:: Haleigh communicated her hasty plan to take out Blackout with her while asking Guardian to distract Malice. Guardian foresaw her ultimate course of action::

Haleigh, you CANNOT hope to contain the power of Blackout as she is now! the virus has interacted with Alexis' physiology in a way unanticipated. What you're proposing is SUICIDE!

:: before Alison could finish, Black Widow proceeded to attack Blackout. the reaction between those two would produce a feedback that would be felt for blocks ::

CURSE IT! she never listens!

::Alison belowed with frustration as she saw WILDpack soldiers hurridly leaving the scene::

no doubt an escape plan crafted by Malice. she will protect herself and her interest before anything else, even if it means losing Blackout and abandonning MysTech

::as Malice prepared to fire upon Black Widow, Guardian took a steps closer and was ready to intervene.::

not while I am here Malice!

:: gesturing a'la Prue Halliwell, a rushing, chiming sound is heard as Guardian TK's the javeline away from Black Widow at the last possible moment and sends it right back at Malice but the White Queen herself was GONE from that spot where she last was. She had..ESCAPED and left Alexis behind!?::

Black Widow!! PULL BACK BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!

::Guardian shouted above the din of mayhem...hoping the woman would listen to her before she had to take action to save Haleigh.::

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh looks up as Malice takes aim, and then YANKS Alexis down to use as a shield against the javeline... but at the last moment, Alison tks it away and calls for Haleigh to retreat.... Haleigh slaps a small metallic disc on the ground next to alexis.... its no bigger than a quarter... yet it is an ATOMIC BOMB that contains enough explosive charge to INCINERATE everything in a 10 yard radius. Haleigh looks back up at Malice and gives her a mock salute... before disappearing once more.

Now at Alison's side, Haleigh appears a little frustrated, as She pulls Guardian back, out of the blast range. she registered what Alison had said about Malice's psychic attack... and that Blackout was now too powerful to contain.

"Thanks... but you know WHAT? you're the precog... so why dont you tell ME what will work."

[Foxfire]

After turning to the main corridor of the Horror Hall, Foxfire could see the raw agony in Black Widow’s green eyes as Malice viciously attacked her mentally, perverting any thoughts she had. Clenching her fist at the sight of Malice, just the physical sight of the blonde made her blood run cold. She yearned to attack but Malice would deflect any of her attacks. Her eyes noticing the abrute appeareance of Blackout. The mutant easily noticing the new alterations within the Metamorph.

Before she could even react, a backlash of surging energy came barreling her way and the others. The lights above them flickering before darkness welcomed them. However, the velocity of Blackout’s shockwave sent Fox crashing backwards. Her suit sliding against the stained floors that leaked with water, blood, and electricity. Dust and other debris raining down all around Foxfire and Morningstar. The ceiling beams above her loosened and snapped. One of the beams came crashing down on top of Blaze’s skull, impacting with a smash. The beams bending and dented as Blaze collapsed in a heap. Wood, steel, and plastic lying all around her. Blood seeped through the gash in her skull, leaking onto the floor. It appeared Foxfire had been taken out of the game to the common eye.

Her keen hearing still able to identify some of the surrounding noise around her including the blaring of alarms, Black Widow and Guardian’s voices, and Malice’s. The last sentence registering into her mind.

a pity, she could have had the life she always wanted with the Hellfire Club, but she had to act foolishly and seal her own fate. That will not stop me from making sure she remains useful to ME until the last possible moment.

It was as she thought, Malice was simply using Alexis and nothing more. Blood dried, flesh closed, and any muscles repaired. Blaze was healing due to her Omega Healing factor. Around this time the molecular beam transported the whole team to the surface of the city.
The aching throb in her head only became elevated due to the change in scenery. Guardian’s wintery voice sounding through the fire alarms, the car screeches of accidents, and other disastrous affairs.

MorningStar and Foxfire are down. the best thing we can do for them is to keep them clear.


Blaze refused to abandon her teammates just for a small head wound. One that was almost completely healed. Her eyes opening to focus on her surroundings. Blinking anyway any blurry shadows, she saw pandemonium. Guardian had been right all along.

The air currents warped to form an invisible dome that would protect both herself and Morningstar. Her breathing increased the more she struggled to get up. Sitting up with a groan, she saw the ultimate horror that Blackout had bestowed upon the city. Exactly, how many times was this beautiful - serene city going to be attacked. It seemed like every other day or so.

Getting to her feet, Blaze ran a gloved hand over the dome, it felt like she was trapped inside glass. Her hands caressing a cool smooth surface, but she couldn’t identify the length of the dome. She knew it was Guardian’s doing to protect herself and Morningstar.

Turning around to crouch down by Morningstar, brushing a few locks from her closed eyes. "D..can you hear me." She tried not to move the blonde much, Blaze was attempting to locate where her injuries were. But Guardian’s voice rang through the air, cutting through it to call out to Black Widow.

Looking around the dome, Blaze wasn’t entirely sure if this would work but it was worth a shot. Centering her chai at just one level of concentration she was able to flame out of the dome. Rushing up to Black Widow, Foxfire yanked her so forcefully it would most likely stun her breathing. It wasn’t to harm her, but to pull her back from the clutches of Malice.

As she did, her gloved hands roaming to Haleigh’s cheeks. "LISTEN to Guardian, she knows what your talking about. And unless you plan on standing Zack up on the wedding, I suggest you KEEP your cool." Opening Black Widow’s hands, Blaze placed the signature handguns in her palms. "Zack wanted you to have these...he and Alycia are safe." She hoped this new bit of information would calm her teammates rage, enough for the team to regroup.

[Shockwave]

:: Sending an electrical surge from her body into Haleigh, Alexis felt the woman loose her grip, now casually taking a step forward. ::

"Foolish...you've only made me stronger, Haleigh. I will destroy you, Alison, AND this city if it's the last thing I do."

:: The entire city began to fluctuate. From across the river, bystanders could only watch as New York City began to slowly dim into complete darkness....the entire city in a blackout. All energy drained and now stored within Alexis' petite frame. Screams and chaos were all that could be heard in the distance. People looting stores; trying to grab as much merchandise and food as possible believing it was a terrorist attack. While others less fortunate were suck in the subway systems and elevators in absolute darkness, praying for a way out. Air conditioners were down, the heat rising moment by moment, causing people to become irritated and irrational. Cars and other motor equipment were completely dead, making these irritated and irrational people have to move by foot, which only heightened the stressful and dangerous situation. ::

:: Suddenly, explosions could be heard in the distance, along with the screams of innocent people. Shockwaves from the city's own energy exploded out of the ground, creating massive craters in the pavements. The large concrete and dirt debris began to rain everywhere, slamming into cars, stores, and even people. The explosions continued in a rhythmic pace, spreading throughout New York City in various locations. Fires began to break out; Alexis only amplifying them until buildings were in a raging inferno. Windows from the Empire State Building, and other large sky scrapes, could be seen exploding outward as mini energy shockwaves ripped through the buildings, floor by floor, causing irreparable damage. Mass chaos erupted.... ::

“Do your WORST ladies.... I can die knowing that even ALISON can’t repair the damage that’s been done to this city. To the world’s economy!.....Wallstreet is GONE! Businesses are being looted by frantic people believing this is the end of the world. They’re killing each other...everyone’s in mass hysteria. As the minutes pass it gets worse and worse. And it’s not going to get any better....New York will be in the stone age for YEARS as the government attempts to restore the power that I have taken.”

:: A faint black ora began to pulsate around Alexis’ body. ::

“The perfect assault.....stealing the one source these insignificant people take for granted.....and letting THEM finish the job for me....”

:: Thrusting her hands out in front of her, black tentacles began to fly out from Alexis' ora, instantly wrapping around Foxfire, Black Widow, and Guardian, instantly binding them in a tight vise. ::

"Now it's your turn.."

:: The tentacles instantly began to pulse tighter and tighter around the woman's bodies, the constriction cutting off their breathing. The black tentacles sucking their OWN energy like a leach and feeding it to Alexis. ::

[Harbinger]

::Guardian slowly exhaled as Black Widow escaped Blackout's initial retaliation, leaving the small sized detonator near the now out of control meta human, back b y her side, Haleigh demands Alison to explain what WILL work. Alison looks at Haleigh and Foxfire. before TRUE FREEZING the detonator left by Haleigh. rendering it inert::

the moment that i knew is now at hand. the both of you have done all you can. and now, I'm telling you BOTH to STAY BACK.

:: Blackout taunted the women, even as people were screaming, panicking, dying all around them. Alison teleblinks Haleigh and Blaze INSIDE the force dome ....which is unbreakable and will protect them from what happens next::

So sure are you that you've "WON" Alexis? but at what cost to YOU? you're not even REMOTELY human anymore. You are a techno organic infected meta human you're nothing more than a BIO HAZARD to Malice.

:: she points to the spot where malice WAS. but there was no sign of the white queen. holding out her hand and BLOCKING the tentacles with a circular shield ::

you did not follow her plan, and she's ABANDONNED YOU. the White Queen only ever TRULY looks out for HERSELF...and now she's left YOU to do THIS. You were a PAWN Alexis, and you've BEEN a pawn for more than one member of MysTech's inner circle since you were BORN. The time has come for me to END your true misery....


:: as lightning crashed in the sky and explosions thundered all around....the city was now gripped by a "black out". Guardian now stood between Blackout herself and the remaining members of The Six. this was it...the point of critical mass....and the point of no return.::

Goodbye Alexis, my the goddess have mercy on your soul.

::Guardian's tone was so cold and unforgiving, as her cobalt blue eyes fixed upon the now insanely powerfull metahuman.::

[Shockwave]

:: Growling as Guardian saved both Haleigh and Foxfire from her attack, Alexis' blackened eyes glared intensely at Alison. Malice was gone; retreated leaving Alexis to deal with the six. An act she knew would happen one of these days. Malice was as cold and unforgiving as Helena, if not more, so the meta human was not blind to the fact she would turn on her eventually. Regardless, it was now down to herself and Guardian. The ultimate battle....the ultimate demise of either herself, or the both of them. ::

:: Listening to Alison's cold words, Alexis gritted her teeth, now flexing her hands out to her side. ::

"May you roit in HELL!"

:: Thrusting her hands out, palms facing Guardian, a massive beam of black energy shot toward the precog. The beam was as black as the night's sky, filled with every ounce of energy she drained out of the city....enough energy destory the entire Eastern Coast of the United States. ::

[Harbinger]

:: Guardian squared off....and prepared for this final, DEADLY AWESOME attack from Blackout, as the metahuman unleashed ALL the power she had drained....the power of the city, the state and MORE...massive, glowing black hued beams projecting from her outstretched hands...and charging madly for Guardian.::


::she did not reply, she simply thrust her hands out and forward......as a haunting bell tolls followed by thunder and she releases her power. ALL of her mystical knowledge, her telekinetic power...ALL OF HER...she calls on it without hesitation or restraint as her eyes now begin to glow SOLID BLUE and her blue/black hair blows in the wind.::

:: her blast beams collide with Blackout's to create a POWERFULL collision, the shockwave from the blast desetroys nearby cars and store fronts..the sound of power, magick, lightning, energy feedback are heard in the air like a relentless tornado......as the two women stand LOCKED in a standoff.::

:: the power pours through Guardian as she stands fast....and posed. Alexis is the same, their energies TEARING AT EACH OTHER...each struggling to overcome the other.::

:: glass from buildings all around shatter, the ground shakes....and from within the force dome, Haleigh and Blaze can see this is the point of no return for Alison::

[Shockwave]

:: The moment the massive beam of cobalt blue mystic magick slammed into Alexis' black beam of energy, a huge roar was heard, as well as a shockwave of mixed powers, blasting outward into the city. Alexis' hair blew violently behind her, as did Guardian's. Both woman stood strong, tall, and not willing to let down anytime soon. ::

:: The noise around them from the feed of magick and energy was blaring and barely tolerable, but Blackout did not falter. Lowering her chin very slightly, Alexis' blackened eyes stayed focus and determined...The once beautiful meta human looked like something out of a horror movie. Her paled skin was lined with blue/grey veins, courtesy of the TO virus that ran throughout her body. Her black locks whipped across her face and shoulders giving her a "demonic"-like look as the blaring white lightning that was crashing throughout the skys above further illuminated her eerie appearance. ::

:: What seemed to be like an even fight soon took an unexpected turn. Stepping forward, Blackout began to PUSH Guardian BACK, her black beam of energy seemingly starting to overtake Guardian's blue mystic beam.::

[Harbinger]

:: Guardian does not show any outward signs of physical strain. she channels ALL of her powers in unison. the will of her black heart propells her onward. the standoff begins to climax as Blackout begins to slowly, subtlely push Guardian BACK. Guardian can feel her stilletto heeled boots scraping on the cement...but her TELEKINESIS keeps her anchored as she grits her teeth...she reasserts herself..and thrusts her hands out FURTHER....a warping tolling bell sound is heard as she rienforces her attack...the cobalt blue mystic bolt fights back against Blackout's glowing black energy bolt....and the feedback between them is spectacular to behold::


:: The seer's blue black hair blew back in the violent winds as she grits her teeth in contempt and STEPS FORWARD, pushing Blackout BACK this time.::

:: Guardian is FLOODED with images of the "future"...an energy based holocaust, the remainder of The Six being obliterated, NYC being destroyed, WIPED OUT, the nation reeling in horror and a RENEWED wave of persecuation against mutants and meta humans...Blackout represents a path that Alison would DIE to prevent from happening and at this moment..she realizes that BOTH of them may lose their lives, but even if she stops Alexis...the destruction to the city WILL happen....people were already dead, MORE would die....the city was doomed either way. Alexis was RIGHT...Alison COULDNT save the city...or the east coast even...she couldnt stop the over all DAMAGE..even if she killed Alexis....she would fail again, just as she failed when Morgan died and before THAT when Inferno besieged NYC. she remembered her sister, her brother and how she failed THEM as well. The realization ofIt all began to overwhelm the Seer. WHO WOULD SAVE THEM? who would keep them from being overtaken by the grim future that was on the verge of happening!? ::

ORORO!!!!

:: Alison's voice cried out in a shrill town over the power struggle, the shattering FORCE between the women was climaxing....making the VERY AIR ripple and wave. Black Widow and Foxfire could FEEL the force...even through Guardian's force field...which ITSELF was beginning to fluxuate. underground pipelines were exploding upward, manhole covers were flying through the air, light poles were falling, buildings were now CRUMBLING. ALL HELL WAS BREAKING LOOSE and STILL, the two women blasted at each other.::

[Oracle]

<< after a year of standing by one another's side, it all came crashing down and now, on the complete opposite side, the most unimaginable scenario. The city is forced to its knees and being DESTROYED by the woman known as Alexis Quatermaine. As BLACKOUT she now stands, attempting to destroy her former allies with Alison Marble, aka Guardian standing in her way.>>

<< it is a scene out of hell and everything around them is paying the price for the escalating power they are using to try to destroy each other. BOTH women look surprisingly BEAUTIFULL, like two female titans looked in a never ending struggle>>


<< thunder crashes, energy pulsates and a bell tolls one last time before a radiating ballistic BACKLASH explodes from the point of collision between the two power signatures...the ballistic backlash is glowing, sparkling mixed with the blackness of Alexis and the ice cold blueness of Alison...and as its defeaning thunder errupts all around....the SCREAMS of Alexis and Alison can be heard as BOTH women are slammed by the backlash and hurled back and UP in the air almost in slow motion! both women's bodies are blasted upward in opposite direction and lost a wave of white light followed the black lash that incinerated anything not protected....including humans that were lurking about.>>

<< Guardian and Blackout are blown away....as the backlash consumes EVERYTHING in its path...and now charges for the force dome that was protecting Haleigh and Blaze. Everything and EVERYONE around them was DESTROYED >>

<< Haleigh saw Spellbinder fall, and now Alison as well.......and it appeared that she would be JOINING THEM.....this was...THE END>>

[Pam De Beaufort]

:: The backlash of both Guardian and Blackout's attack sent BOTH woman hurling backwards, feet away from their previous position. Only the echoing of their screams could be heard as everything fell silent...New York City was destroyed. The entire East Cost was in a blackout. Everything that the Six had fought against; MysTech, Helena, Kelly, The Shape, Black, Malice....everyone and anyone who ever wanted to destroy the six and the WORLD, came down to their ex team mate. Alexis Quartermaine did the outmost irreparable damage that they had ever come across thus far since becoming a team. It was ironic...it was cinematic. It was UNTHINKABLE. ::

:: Laying yards away in a heap, Alexis was covered completely in rubble; although she was different.....No one could see the meta human under the splintered planks, dirt, rocks, and metal, but Alexis was back to her true state....she was SHOCKWAVE. The choker imbedded with Helena's essence; the very choker that Malice used to control and manipulate the meta human, was laying next to her, broken in pieces. Only a circular scar remained where the beautiful choker once sat. ::

:: The battle was fierce....something that would go down in the history books. But whether Alexis had survived and would get to live another day as her TRUE self was yet to be determined....From the looks of it, neither Alexis OR Alison had survived. ::

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh eyed Guardian increduously as she was asked to stay back....

"AND DO NOTHING?! You CANT ask that of me.... I--"

But Alison's mind was made up... and Haleigh and Blaze were teleblinked into a protective dome... and could only watch as Alison squared off with the rogue Blackout... Haleigh watched, as their powers met in a shuddering fashion... creating unbearable thundering of growing power and both women were fighting with everything they had.... Haleigh started forward, as Blackout seemed to gain control, fearing the worst.... that she had inadvertantly made Blackout TOO powerful in an attempt to condemn her to death with the TO Virus... and that yet ANOTHER of her teammates would take the fall for HER mistake.... as it had been so far... Blaze had been killed already for Haleigh's provoking of Spellbinder... Morgan had died because Haleigh'd declared the Master Mold gone... and now it appeared... Alison was to share their fate as well.... Is no one safe from me???

"ALISON..... NO!!!!"

Haleigh cried, as Alison fought back, this time giving all she had left, making a last stand that proved to BREAK the struggle by creating an INTENSE explosion that blew both women away from each other.... Alexis and Alison both screamed... and for Haleigh.... things seemed to move unnaturally slow... as she watched yet another teammate felled by the cause which united them all. Haleigh herself was frozen at that moment, stunned to the core... as the backlash CHARGED for them both.... but she was so shocked that she could do nothing... luckily for both her AND Foxfire... the DOME Guardian had protected them with took the brunt of the backlash... and while it shattered and both survivors were knocked from their feet... but unscathed.

The muted blast is enough to shake Haleigh from her trance, and as she looks up.... she can see where Alison has fallen a good distance away. At the sight of her co-leader, laying lifeless among the debri, Haleigh cracks... she doesnt register the state of the city... the danger STILL around her.... the crushing reality of what is left for her and Foxfire to clean up... the only thing she can see... is Alison.

"No.... no...."

she mutters, as she scrambles to her feet and dashes to Alison's side, leaving a battered Alexis ignored somewhere among the rubble. She slows as she approaches Guardian.... she feels sick... and doubles over to throw up... but only coughs and sputters.... she finally reaches Alison....kneels.... and starts to reach for her.... before stopping and covering her mouth with the hands, stifling a sob.

"No.... no it cant be... not you... not you too...."

She stutters, as she gathers the precog in her arms, wiping the dirt from her face. She hugs a limp and lifeless Alison tightly, as she begins to tremor with grief. "Oh no.... God no.... what have I done..... WHAT HAVE I DONE??? Please... I didn't mean.... oh god... I would have done it... I would have died INSTEAD.... why.... WHY??"

She asks, as the tears begin to fall... and she greives not quietly, and in private, like before... but LOUDLY, and openly for someone she has grown to care so much for in the last year... someone she had FINALLY let IN.... and ultimately... yet another she had let DOWN...

"I'm so sorry.... I'm so sorry... It's all my fault.... it always has been..."

[Harbinger]

:: there was nothing. the din of chaos had finally and thankfully blasted itself away, with only the haunting memory and the sounds of sirens and car alarms in the distance along with small fires raging in the now blacked out city::

:: Alison Marble lay on the ground...face up and everything but her torso was covered under debris and rubble. her wintery face marred with dirt and dust. one arm and gloved hand could be seen the other was obscured by the rubble. she did not move. did not respond as Haleigh finally came to her side. She was not aware of anything at this moment for her life as she knew it had ended the moment the backlash slammed her and Blackout fullforce.::

::Who "watches" the Seer in the hour of her death?::


:: the city is destroyed, the reprocussions of this have yet to be fathomed, the Six are now down to TWO.::

[Foxfire]

the moment that i knew is now at hand. the both of you have done all you can. and now, I'm telling you BOTH to STAY BACK.

Blaze's green eyes going wide, she was able to protect but Haleigh had cleverly beat her to the chase. But, before either woman could object Alison transported them BACK inside the protective barrier where Morningstar lay. "DAMN IT ALISON!" She yelled with frustration, knowing the Seer was probably the most headstrong woman she ever met. Her fists tightening to attempt to smash through the barrier, but found it useless. "Alison, NO!" She yelled out in anger. The raw sight of skyscrapers, cars, traffic lights all being obliterated by the chaos of the battle.

Shutting her eyes tightly, Blaze was reminded of September 11, a tragedy that would haunt anyone especially New Yorkers. Shaking it off, she saw the brilliant displays of color and tenacity from both alignments battle. Her eyes following the trails of beams displayed by both women. Haleigh's horrid cries chill her to the core.

"ALISON..... NO!!!!"

Walking up to behind Black Widow, Foxfire immediately envelopes her in a hug. Her arms crossed over Haleigh's chest to protect her failing arms. "Haleigh. HALEIGH!!" Yelled Foxfire, trying to restrain the other woman. Blaze had to be strong now, her co - leaders were crumbling, leaving Blaze in a position to be the back bone. Her arms tightening around Black Widow. Blaze's chin rested on Haleigh's, realizing it was just the three of them inside the protective barrier. Fox choked back tears to helplessly WATCH civilians killed, how could they prevent such a tragedy.

Holding Haleigh close, Blaze quietly watched on through the safety of the barrier. Her eyes moving to and fro from Blackout to Guardian. Who would survive? Who would not? Blaze felt uneasy about this but....Guardian didn't actually inform her of anyone dying. She kept up hope as the battle climaxed. Both women giving it their all, and in a way Blaze admired the sheer determination of Blackout.

The battle came to a raging halt with both contenders thrown backwards. A gasp was heard but Fox realized it was her own. Her eyes filling with tears not only from the mass destruction of the city but the thought of Guardian being dead. Her eyes studying both women as they were propelled into the air in slow motion.

Tightening her grip on Haleigh, Blaze could sense her friend's agony and her own guilt surfacing. Tears running down her cheeks as she held onto Black Widow for dear life. The backlash came viciously toward the group. Blaze's mouth falling a gap but she sprung to action. Releasing Haleigh she outstretched both hands as a wicked display of fire came sprouting through her palms. The flames surrounding the dome to protect them even FURTHER. Stepping to face Haleigh, Blaze pulled her toward her tightly. Her hands moving around her friend's waist and one above her head to protect her. "Don't look." She whispered to Haleigh.

Shutting her emerald eyes, Blaze waited for the backlash to come barreling into their direction. Gritting her teeth, "we'll make it through this Hales!" She yelled over the howling winds that flooded their direction. The backlash slammed into both the fire wall and Guardian's dome. A loud explosion was all Blaze heard before each of the women were thrown backwards. Blaze's grip like that of a bear around Haleigh, trying to protect her teammate. All three women were forced backwards as the dome fluctuated, taking the brunt of the force.

Landing in a pile of dirt, staining her leather uniform, Blaze gasped for air. Her body had been winded from the assault. But she also managed to protect Haleigh even further. Laying sprawled out on her back, Haleigh climbed off only to behold the awful sight. Her words echoing through the air.

"No.... no...."

Black Widow's boots stomping across the pavement and dirt, leaving behind a trail for Fox to follow. Laying on her side, she coughed up some dirt and dust. Getting to her feet, her muscles tired and sore. Looking around for Morningstar, Blaze rushed over to her. Scooping her up easily in her arms, the mutant stood up.

She followed behind Haleigh who was cradling Alison in her arms. Blaze stopped in mid walk, the scent of Alexis nearby. Turning her head in the direction, Blaze walked over to the location of Shockwave. She was piled under all the debris except for her upper torso, the scar from the choker adorning her neck. Standing over her, Blaze seemed emotionless until her eyes glowed a dark crimson shade. Pulling down Morningstar on the ground gently, Foxfire raised both arms. She wanted to be SURE the deadly villain was dead. But for some reason Blaze saw the angelic look of Alexis. Gritting her teeth, her hands fell to her waist.

"Damn....it didn't have to be this way." She whispered, turning to scoop up Delilah in her arms. Walking toward Haleigh who was blaming herself for Alison's demise, Blaze placed Delilah down. Crouching down she ran a hand over Haleigh's shoulder, "give me some room Hales." She spoke gently, her voice soft spoken and sincere. Blaze was becoming used to the threats of death, but she managed to hide the true emotion she felt. She was scared out of her mind.

Removing her gloves she placed both hands on Alison's high - cheekbones. For Haleigh it would be like seeing double for the mutant Frost had done the same thing. Blaze didn't bother to speak of the location of Alexis, instead she focused on Guardian. Looking up at Haleigh, "Hales....sweetie....you need to calm down...for me." Her green eyes pleading with her teammate. "Check on Delilah for me?" She asked calmly. Looking down at Alison, she stared at the Seer. You fought bravely but its not your destination to die Alison Marble. You will wake your ass up! This team needs you....and I know you can hear me....someway....somehow. Come back to us." Foxfire's hands began to glow a bright orange tint as her eyes morphed to that fiery yellow tint. All she could do was wait, wait to see if Alison came too or if all hope was lost. For Blaze it would result in losing another "sister" but she hoped the Seer would pull through.

When she saw no sign from Guardian, Blaze removed her hands. Placing them instead over her face, registering the fact, Guardian was gone! Their beloved Seer and amazing friend followed in the footsteps of Spellbinder.

Bowing her head, long chocolate locks fell across her dirt -striken face. Her body took another heavy blow, the death of a friend, teammate, and "sister."

[Jessica Hamby]

Haleigh cradled Alison in her arms as Blaze tried to heal her... her eyes bloodshot and tear filled... she began to unbury Alison, pushing the rocks and debri away from her body. As per Blaze's request, Haleigh checked Delilah's stats... she was alive... but only just.

"Her pulse is weak... she's comatose.... Blaze...." Haleigh said gently.... "Blaze... There's nothing you can do Blaze... its too late. we have to get OUT of here.... Where's Karen?"

In the flurry of the battle Karen had been separated from the group and everyone had been too distracted to think about ANYTHING not right in front of them.... but as the dust settled.... Haleigh seemed to have cried herself out and gotten her bearings... she looked around.... and knew they needed to leave... they couldn't go back to illustra... the WHOLE CITY was under a blackout and they wouldn't be safe.... but where could they go?

And then she remembered... they DID have one ally left.... one who could get them to a safe place.... the same one Alison had called out for moments before her death... the same one whose name Haleigh called now... hoping beyond reason that she was Listening.

"Ororo... ORORO!"

[Ororo]

:: through the city's painfull silence, the air was thick with smoke, debris and heat from fires and explosions. through the darkness of the blacked out city, a soft breeze began to blow..the breeze was cool and subtle....swirling into a column with dead leaves flowing around it and as a haunting whistle of the wind sounded in the air, Ororo appeared.::

:: standing tall and elegant, the immortal sorceress' long flowing white hair flowed in the fading winds and her elegant white "goddess" dress and blue rube flowed slightly as well. the elemental goddess looked around and saw the unbelievable devistation before finally settling her eyes down upon Haleigh, Foxfire and a fallen Alison and Delilah. Alexis was nearby ..also fallen.::

Ororo: Haleigh, Blaze.......

gather your wounded and your dead. you must depart this place while you still can.

:: as the young women did as they were told, Ororo lifted her hands and all of them, including Alexis were surrounded by a flowing mist. enveloped in a swirl of sparkling green orbs as they were teleported away, leaving no trace...even as emergency vehicals, the national guard and other military forces were now pouring out into the devastated city.::

::they were returning to the one place where they might be truly safe...Limbo. Specifically Ororo's mystical garden.::

[Oracle]

<< and as the last sparkling green orb flickers away, military forces STORM "Ground Zero" where reports of metahumans, mutants, witches and MysTech agens had been indicated. The game had completely changed. MysTech was finished as an unchecked entity but so too were The Six. the actions of Shockwave and Malice had all but COMPLETELY reversed the work that Sharon Kelly and Spellbinder gave their lives for. >>

<< The Six had been devastated, possibly beyond repair, by one of their own. a series of events had taken place that would have FAR reaching reprocussions on the surviving members of the team that had only just began to come together as TRUE UNIT in recent months. Spellbinder- Dead; Guardian- Dead; Prophet- missing; Shockwave- Dead; Sharon Kelly- Dead. >>

<< what would happen now? who would stand in the gap against the vast and terrible powers that theatened this world full of an unsuspecting populace???>>

<< I must watch and see, like the rest of you!>>