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<< and so the battle begins, the three women coming together fast to fight against a creature who could take them at their measure and find them wanting!>>

<< Spellbinder's crescent kick halts the creature in mid stride as Persephone bombards him with a fierce sand storm and Harbinger blasts him with the focused power through her Time Staff. an attack like this would have left most other foes dead or near dead b ut not so with Kyle.>>

<< his immense figure seemed to only SWAY slightly in fierce sand storm, he seemed to hesitate and flail a bit, his tentacales waving and flowing wildly. the blast from Harbinger caused him to stagger back but he did not fall...instead he crouched down...and prepared to BUST LOOSE from the storm but as Spellbinder's confusion spell took affect, he seemed to be poised but unsure what to do...he began to rage with disorientation, screaming with animal fury as he could not function in the magickally induced, immobilizing darkness.>>

<< this gave the women time to take their positions....quickly seperating to points across the massive arena. with the sand storm dissipating, the echo of the fury was all that was left outside of the creature's screams. Spellbinder was now high in the air, Persephone and Harbinger far out of any reasonable reach.>>

<< the prelims were over, time for the first round to begin.>>

<< back in the lab>>

<< the trio, with the newly arrived Silver Swan could not leave yet, they STILL had a job to do...find the original G Virus and erradicate it! time was NOT on their side. Alycia's life was at stake and Sharon was now transfixed by what she saw on the monitor.>>

<< Nicolas and Haleigh had a NEW problem as well....they heard a slithering, creeping sound...from the walls, the floor the large, zombie leeches that had only been seen by Bishop hours ago and Morgan not too long ago began to slither into view, flowing in a pattern on the floor...toward the very spot where James Marcus had died. these leeches were more than merely "zombiefied" organisms, they were functioning under the power of a collective INTELLIGENCE, a fact that Nicolas would detect as a telepath, as the leeches continued to converge they began to come together, in a columnar form, growing in height and continuing to flow in a column pattern until they began to glow and merge, MORPHING into...James Marcus himself no longer the hideous creature he was when he died...but instead a taller, darker, more demonic humanoid version of his original self.>>


flashback= the night Malice and the new "inner circle" betrayed and murdered James Marcus

<< Malice, Helena, Dr. Victory and Dr. Chandler take their leave of the mansion, escaping through an underground express jet as the virus is released throughout the now SEALED mansion. people screaming, dying everywhere... and Dr. Marcus, the twisted, mutated creature that he had just become, now laying on the floor in the burning lab, was now half dead, unable to adjust to the virus he had just injected into HIMSELF in an attempt to fight against Malice.>>

<< what ALison's vision DIDNT SHOW was the immediate aftermath...as the man DIED....his body lay, and from the wall vents, through the door, on the floor, the LEECHES that had escaped form another lab below were now flowing through and around the mansion, some had even ESCAPED out into the forest, these infected leaches came into the lab and began to converge upon the body, BONDING with it and absorbing the dna, the final flicker of James Marcus' life glow and taking him ON....>>

PRESENT:

<< the leeches had assimilated him and could now form a version of James Marcus, essentially giving him a new, unexpected lease on life....he was the FIRST "hybrid"...long before Haleigh or Sharon. and there he stood BEFORE THEM...looking dark, evil...CRAZED>>

James Marcus: so many years...I have traveled along the ground...through the water, the sewers...unsure how i came to be what i am...but the more time passed, slowly my memories came back TOGETHER and i REMEMBERED who i was...what was DONE to me. This is MY domain...this is MY WORLD...and NO ONE will stop me from having MY REVENGE! I dont know who you are....or why you're here...but since I can't cut out Diana's heart...I'll just have to take YOURS!

<< looking at the dying Alycia.>>

SHE will be the FIRST!

<< his arm extends and STRETCHES, charging for Alycia, intending to FATALLY infect her with the virus and transform her into a zombie at once. He was insane, and had no problem will killing ANYONE he laid eyes on. and there was no telling WHAT powers he now possessed as this "Creature" he now was.>>

<< one thing was clear, HE stood in the way of them completing THEIR TASK.>>
 
As Nicolas prepared to find the trio, he first remembered that they had to find the virus' source and eradicate it. That would be a definite requirement in order to end this. As he looked for the specimens to destroy, leeches began to oze together in a particular spot. As they moved, he could "hear" them coalescing into a united conscious. IMPOSSIBLE!! It.. was James Marcus!! He swore revenge on Malice, and decided that they would do instead, reaching first for Alycia.

Nicolas swung Alycia behind him onto a table and sliced the beast's hand open with his axe.

"Diana" is in hell. I will be sure to arrange a meeting.

Nicolas looked quickly around and all of the silver stars that littered the laboratory from Sharon's onslaught shuddered, levitated, then flew towards what was James Marcus with malicious intent...
 
in the lab

[ Sharon was FINALLY torn away from the screen as she heard the demonic voice...but still a familiar voice, she spun around to see JAMES MARCUS...ALIVE....but like HER...DIFFERENT than before.]

[ He spoke of "Diana"...the woman in white but that didnt matter to HER at the moment. this was the man who ordered her son TAKEN!]

[ as Rampage stopped him from reaching Alycia, his hand REGENERATES and the spinning stars they slice THROUGH him but globs of a gelatinous substance are all that fall...his BODY is unlike anything they could have expected now.]

[ it wouldnt stop Sharon though, not from confronting this man, no matter WHAT state he was in.]

WHAT have you done to MY SON!

[ she grabbed for him, swining with a punch that would even give Rampage more than a little pain to deal with but her punch lands and plows THROGH him as he solidifies around her hand.]

James Marcus[/b[: WOMAN.... you... << he realizes who she IS>> SHARON KELLY? your the mother of the mutant who was my first experiment with exposing the g virus to MUTANT genetic material! you SURVIVED that night even when your husband did not! and <<his mind, now flowing as fast as the wind, processing the changes she has undergone>> have OBVIOUSLY been changed as I have. not infected with a virus, but changed at a fundamental level, avian in nature

[Sharon pulls away from him...but her silver armoured fist is caught within his form.]


James Marcus: with YOUR life glow...i will be able to sustain this form INDEFINATELY. I will take you as i took your son!

Silver Swan: LET GO OF ME!! you'll PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID TO ME AND MY SON!! MY FAMILY!

[ in that frightening moment as he transforms into a glowing green gelatinus form, intending on enveloping Sharon, she transforms into the white wind funnel, spinning so fast, that winds begin to generate around the room...she FORCES his form to break apart and splatter everywhere. but even as this happens he begins to reform in another area of the room.]

I....I DONT HAVE TIME for this....MY SON IS THERE...I HAVE TO GO TO HIM!

[ She shrieks with indignation.]
 
As Nicolas slices James with the stars, he sees that globs of gelatinous mass are liberated, then RE-INTEGRATE back into his form. He was a type of Hydra, almost, regenerating as fast as he was harmed. He struggled with Sharon as he spoke of absorbing her (?!) and she won, splattering him around the room, but he began to reform quickly in another corner.

Not so fast, James. Have a little UV.

Nicolas shot the globs that were working their way to him with the UV rifle, hitting as many as he could. He only got some of it, but he fried what he got at full power, watching to see the result. He also attempted to confuse the parts of this consciousness that were still separate form the reforming mass, compelling them to sense their parent mass in a different corner...
 
critical moments

<< "James Marcus" attempts to reform but the form is only partial as it begins to flow, flux and even "bubble"...a ghostly scream is heard as Rampage bombards it with full powered Ultra Violet rays and the spreading leeches begin to tavel in an erratic pattern around the room, plagued by the telepathic interferance from Rampage.>>


<< the eerie squeaking of the leeches is not pleasant to the ear and among all this chaos, Rampage and Black Widow discover that Sharon is GONE making their job HARDER. Sharon's unpredictable behavior was now pointing in one direction...she was going to find her way to her son, no matter what the cost.>>

<< in the lab however, the leeches began to release a destructive ACID on the walls, the ceiling, whatever surface they were on...causing exposed electrical panels to spark, flare and explode. the semi formed "James Marcus" was now a transitional blob...not dead...but not really "alive"...it was struggling and more dangerous than EVER. the ultra violet radition had dealt a crippling blow but "it" was not quite finished yet...as the blob swept forward like an ocean WAVE...rising up high and cresting at the ceiling...now coming straight for Nicolas and Alycia....and entending to cascade over them like a raging wall of water and consume them BOTH.>>

<< the other leeches who were secreting acid began dying off, exploding. but the acid revealed in one area of the wall another hidden control panel, with a key pad...a high tech containment unit! something couldve been kept and concealed in there....the original virus perhaps??>>

<< they had to get to it...but HOW?>>

in the arena below

<< the monster was quite disoriented by the spell was beginning to lose its hold and the monster rose up....now more angry than EVER and ready to break the bodies of the three women who it laid eyes on. but as it looked slowly around...NO ONE could be seen!>>

<< spellbinder had cast a cloaking spell, while Harbinger had warped temporal fields all around the arena at specific points. the women were hidden for the moment but once they took action, they would be revealed. the first one up would be Spellbinder, in accordance with Harbinger and Persephone's plan.>>
 
Delilah had awoken, startled from sleep by the noise in the street below. She rose, wandering sleepily through the dark apartment. She was alone. Maybe Connor had gone out for supplies. He had promised to leave Sharon alone, after all. But as the minutes had passed, it became clear he wasn’t coming back. She hoped she was wrong, but she had to be sure. Using her powers over light, she opened a wormhole to the Mansion. Coming out the other side, she found herself in the library.

Delilah knew that Sharon had to be here already, and that the others would have followed her. If Connor was here, if she found Sharon, she’d find him. She began to search, listening for any clues with her sensitive hearing, eventually following in the others’ footsteps, finding her way to the secret passage and to the room that had been Kyle’s

Meanwhile…

Connor had made his way to the Arklay mountains while Delilah slept. Catching a Force Works operative unawares, he rendered the man unconscious and switched clothes. Now able to pass through their lines, he once again made his way back into the mansion.
 
the test arena

<< Spellbinder breathed in deeply.>>

okay....here i gooooo


<< a chime sounds off as she runs forward and yells.>>

KYLE!

<< her voice echoes and reverberates throughout the massive arena.>>

OVER HERE!

<< she stands with her hands on her hips.>>

you want me?? COME AND GET ME!

<< she calls out...her heart beating so rapidly she's sure that EVERYONE can hear it as loudly as she can.>>

<< as the creature slowly turns and makes one step, Spellbinder GASPS at how much ground her covers as h e's almost INSTANTLY upon her!>>

<< in the twinkling of her eye, she summons a stepping disc and TELEPORTS, moving with the speed of thought and AVOIDING his massive blow as he rocks the Arena.>>

<< the disc opens in another area.>>

TOO SLOW! TRY AGAIN!

<< a massive, long ARM comes hurling down like a pile driver. again she dodges via disc, TELEPORTING again.>>

you're not doing very well are you?

<< she taunts...wondering if she's lost her mind playing this deadly game of cat and mouse as Kyle roars loudly and takes another fast, far reaching step, this time intending to slam Spellbinder head on.>>

<< this was TOO CLOSE, she fell back as a disc snatched her mere SECONDS before his hands connected on on her head...but the shockwave rattled her even as the disc closed and as it reopened again....a visibly STUNNED Spellbinder slumped out from the disc, falling ot the sand...barely conscious and struggling for air.>>

<< she had succeeded in frustrating the creature but not without being caught in the backlash of his massive force.>>
 
the test arena

:: Harbinger stood, poised and ever alert. the cloaking spell hid them well but it was only temporary. she watched as the dust settled. Kyle had taken some POWERFULL attacks from them, and h e was only SLIGHTLY moved by it. were they on a suicide mission? ::

:: as the large arena seemed somewhat peacefull again...the creature continued to breathe heavily as it slowly surveyed the area...looking right at Alison but not truly SEEING her.::

:: she remained quiet, her cobalt blue eyes staring at the creature and getting a truly uninterrupted view of the monstrosity...::

shadows and shards...what kind of brutality this child endured...to become THIS creature...if SHARON can't release him from his pain...then we MUST free him. its the only humane thing to DO!

:: she remained still as Spellbinder appeared and engaged the creature in cat and mouse. evading him, teasing, taunting and frustrating him using her discs to teleport around the arena and lead him on a chase but he grew more angry and that seemed to UP his power. he finally attempted to CRUSH her head between his hands and while she narrowly escaped via disc..the SHOCKWAVE of the move STUNNED her and left her unable to function for the moment as she fell through a disc. ::

here he comes!

:: Harbinger stepped forward, losing the cloak from the spell as she extended her hand.::

SPELLBINDER

:: Spellbinder is surrounded by dark glowing orbs and TELEBLINKED from where she lays over to and behind Alison a few feet back, near the wall...out of immediate danger.::

she'll recover...she's just stunned...she needs time to readjust.

:: the arena trembles as the creature comes for Alison::

don't TRIP!

:: she gestures ala' Prue. a rushing, chiming sound is heard as she TK's several large bones from a long dead beast, slamming them into the legs and feet of Kyle. not enough to STOP him but meant to knock him off his stride and it WORKED...he stumbles just enough that he falls into the area of one of her TEMPORAL TRAPS....and he's now caught in the temporal equivalent of "quick sand"...his every move SLOWED down so much...that its almost OKAY ot look at him for more than a second without fear of being crushed.::

:: even his roar is now in slow motion...::

he's caught in the temporal field...

:: but it was clear to see his image begin to blur...he was trying to fight through and he had the sheer size, the mass, the TENACITY to quite possibly pull it off, like he did the LAST TIME he fought through her temporal stasis attack in the mansion.::

Persephone!! your turn!
 
:: Hidden by Spellbinder's cloak, Persephone stayed motionless, allowing both Morgan and Alison to do their work. Her time would come soon enough... ::

"Morgan!"

:: Yelling, Ava watched as Morgan laid motionless on the ground. Alison quickly teleblinked her by them before taking her turn to attack Kyle. Kneeling down, Ava placed her hand on Morgan's cheek, a cool refreshing breeze swept along her body, allowing her to breathe more easily. Looking up to see Kyle fall into a temperal field, Alison shouted over the choas, indicating it was now her move. ::

:: Standing from Morgan's side Ava ran forward as Alison fell back to care for Spells. The winds began to howl and moan throughout the vast arena, picking up in speed. Persephone's long brown hair flowed behind her like melted chocolate in the air. Looking with BLACK eyes, she focused onto Kyle, her arms down by her thighs, palms facing him. A thunderous roar was heard as the ground began to rumble beneath them...causing the ENTIRE MANSION to shake in a fierce earthquake. Narrowing her eyes, Persephone SLAMMED her foot into the sand covered ground, and with a massive CRASH, a huge crack formed under her heal, traveling quickly in Kyle's direction. ::

"Lets take a trip to MY domain."

:: The crack traveled under Kyle, passing behind him and into the wall, literally cracking that in half as well. Motioning with her hands, the crack began to BREAK APART, causing the entire arena and house to shake even more violently. Heat instantly rose from the depths of hell as chunks of concrete and sand fell into the firey pits below. The crack was growing in size under Kyle's feet slowly [due to Alison's temperal field], but soon, he would fall to his death. ::
 
Nicolas faced the dying James Marcus as he struggled to reconstitute. The leeches were burning away the walls and ceiling, so in defense of the still-unconscious Alycia, Nicolas inverted the table she lay upon, making it into a makeshift cocoon to protect her while he fought what was left.

At least Sharon made it out...though that MAY be a bad thing...

He noticed a secret compartment on the wall but unfortunately had his own problems. James was trying to swamp himself and Alycia, Blob-style. He motioned to the compartment and yelled to Haleigh.

Get that open! I've got this overgrown PIMPLE!

As the mound of flesh approached, Nicolas stepped forward and held out his hand. For james to try this here was foolish and Nicolas smiled as EVERY piece of polycarbonate in the room--two way plexiglass, containers, disposable pipettes, hazardous waste and sharps buckets, and hepa hood shielding--came together to form a barrier between the beast and the group with only one hole in it, into which Nicolas placed the end of his axe and activated the UV weapon. This cocoon was perfect for this weapon as polycarbonate is famous for one thing...UV absorption and reflection. No one else in the room save for what was left of James Marcus received this treatment. In order to facilitate maximum bombardment, the axe end flared, pulling open the barrel of the rifle.

Give "Diana" my regards, you diseased son-of-a-BITCH!!!
 
MorningStar pushed on, coming to a spiral staircase. She raised her personal illumination a bit more to give her a better view of where she was going in the inky blackness. She felt such a sense of sadness from this place – the poor child Kyle, forced to live here and suffer such pain.

She started down the stairs. The stench wafting upwards from below was overpowering. Reaching the bottom, she saw blood everywhere and the dead bodies (and body parts) of the zombiefied monkeys. Even considering their infected status, Delilah hated to see the animal dead and mutilated like they were. She wondered who had made such short work of them: the Six, Kyle, Connor…or something else?

She could hear the storm raging outside. Normally it would be comforting to be inside during such a storm – but in this case, she thought she would have felt safer outside.

She reached the bottom, and down here the lights were miraculously on. It was so cold down here – she must be very far below ground. And then she saw them: bodies. Charred remains and ash were everywhere. There had been an enormous fire in this room. The only exit was a heavy door. Upon examination, it was sealed tight. She stepped back, raised a hand, and traced the door with a laser beam. It fell backwards into the next area with a loud thud.

Cautiously she stepped through the doorway. She paused to get her bearings. She knelt and saw the outline of a trap door in the floor. Lowering herself down into the shaft, she used her laser power once again to cut handholds in the walls, allowing herself to half slide, half climb downward. After a long and tiring process, she reached the bottom, and found herself undetected in the arena where Ava, Morgan and Alison battled Kyle.
 
As Bishop finally managed to gain access to the mansion, soaked to the skin, he removed the Force Works jacket he was wearing. Sharon and the other mutants had definitely been here – the signs of battle were everywhere as he made his way through the mansion. Connor chose a different route than Delilah – venturing into the kitchen through the remnants of the doors, and seeing the opening to the passageway which (unbeknownst to him) Nicolas had so nicely taken care of for him. He removed a flare from his vest and used it to light his way through the passageway.
 
Alycia finally got the door open.... but when Haleigh turned to exit, she found she'd have rather been stuck there with the door shut.... a hoard of zombies snatched Alycia, enveloping her completely and Nicolas went quickly after her. Haleigh blasted away whatever was most convenient, and as Nic cut a warpath, she made sure those left in the wake were properly disposed of..... but it was an uphill battle... and between just the two of them, it was quite a task to just keep the zombies OFF them... there was no offense. Haleigh had to resort to hand-hand combat most of the time, she could secure NO distance between her and the advancing hoard, and once or twice she was bitten or nicked. Sharon made a much appreciated appearance, and things started looking up. The opposition was defeated with the Silver Swan's help, and Sharon and Nicolas could fully attend to Alycia's wounds. Haleigh, meanwhile, tossed the lab, looking for the G-virus itself. She tore open cabinets, dumped the contents of drawers and scattered workspaces, like a professional burglar searching for valuables.

There was a rather repulsive squelching noise.... and Haleigh was annoyed with the inconvenience of large leeches slithering about. She fired off shotgun rounds at any that got in her way, blowing them to goopy, slimy smithereens without so much as slowing down. Nicolas was right.... they needed to get Alycia to a healer... but NOT without the G-virus... they HAD to find it, and Haleigh prayed Alycia would understand. Alycia's life hung precariously in the balance.... but they couldn't expect to succeed if they left without what they CAME for.

The Leeches communed together and solidified into none other than James Marcus.... and Haleigh paused in her searched to look at the mad scientist, who was ranting about something or other. Haleigh still couldn't get over the fact that he'd just been a bunch of leeches.

"Dude.... that's just gross. If I were you.... I wouldn't tell people about your little.... condition. It's definitely NOT attractive."

He made that Declaration.... the one They always make. Where they rant and rave and promise to kill the member of the Six. Neither Haleigh, nor Nicolas was impressed or deterred by Marcus' declaration. In fact, Haleigh was so UNimpressed by it that she went back to searching the lab as if the crazed lunatic had never appeared or spoken at all. Nicolas and Sharon could take care of that.... Haleigh's attention found a hidden keypad... its cover eaten away by leech acid.... the integrity of the unlocking mechanism deteriorating under the exposure to the acid. Haleigh pulled the keypad forcefully out of the wall and ripped it from it's wiring, tossing it aside carelessly and focusing on the thirty or so colored wires that were now exposed. She began to touch the wires together in a trial and error method, trying to find the pair that, when connected, would unlock the compartment. Nicolas shouted something at her... it sounded dangerously like a command.... and Haleigh was trying to do this in a speedy manner but there was so MANY combinations of wires to try.

"Nicolas, so HELP me, if you don't WATCH YOUR TONE with me-- do I LOOK like an electrician? I'm WORKING on it!"

Finally, the red and brown wires proved to be the right combination, and the compartment opened... revealing a medical freezer containing a set of vials... half were labeled 'G-Virus'. Half were labeled 'Anti-virus: To be administered within 3 minutes of exposure'. Haleigh pulled one tube of the anti-virus out for safe keeping.... then combined the rest of the vials together.... creating a foamy black liquid and eradicating the source of the G-virus. She half wished she could keep one tube of G-virus.... but she knew it wasn't prudent to do so.
 
the 11th hour

<< Bishop benefited from the fact that so much "leg work" in killing creatures had been done for him, but there were still many possible directions to go. he wisely chose to go the route he was exploring the FIRST time, finding a set of stairs that lead down below ground but from different entry point with less danger and uncertainty. the sounds of the storm were less audible but there were eerie sound inside , both from creatures that were lurking, zombies that were roaming and the sounds of commotion and battle in various areas.>>

<< the mansion SHOOK horribly to its foundation...causing much disturbance from the top through the bottom levels, courtey of Persephone's strike against Kyle. everyone including Bishop and MorningStar would notice that and it would not serve well for the building which was in decline but had withstood reasonably well through the past two decades.>>

<< Bishop was now below ground, passing through a "boiler room" like expanse. zombies could be seen on various levels but most were not a direct threat to him. some mutated spiders and giant wasps did however threaten him directly as he moved along.>>

in the test arena

<< Delilah had successfully navigated her way from the mansion to the secret underground test arena, taking in the deep descent and evidence of battle along the way. whatever doubt she may have had about the team, it was clear that THEY WERE all that stood between the safety of the "outside" and the horror that lay within the mansion. they were risking their lives...there was nothing selfish about it.>>

<< she lands in the arena, immediately feeling the increased wind and hearing the sounds of battle. she catches sight of Harbinger, caring for a fallen Spellbinder as Persephone stands against the monstrous Kyle, using her power over the elements and the underworld to open a pit to HELL beneath him. the arena shakes horribly , making it hard to keep balance as Kyle, trapped in one of Harbinger's temporal warp fields tries to bust free of its hold. his sheer size and determination are REMARKABLE, clearly he is invulnerable to most anything thrown at him....including some magickal attacks.>>

<< MorningStar knows that at this point she cannot distract or draw attention to herself both for her safety and theirs. she's far enough back that she remains unnoticed at the moment and she must remain there.>>

meanwhile back in the lab

<< even as the battle climaxes, the time for finding any possible remnants of the virus grows terribly short. Black Widow does all she can, racing against the clock KNOWING that they have to get Alycia to one of the witches before its too late. Silver Swan has already left the lab and now Rampage is all that stands between himself, Alycia and Haleigh and certain infection or CONSUMPTION by the mysterious amalgam of James Marcus and the zombie leeches.>>

<< Haleigh finds the hidden vials of the G virus and the first anti-virus for it, the samples that Marcus himself had hidden mere moments before Malice's attack so many moons ago in a unit that was beyond her detection! Haleigh goes about the task of erradicating the FINAL physical traces of the virus. it should have been a momentus occasion, it would have been a blow to the EYE of Mystech if the entity was still cohesive enough to see it but the moment was lost in the chaos around her as Rampage attempted to expunge "James Marcus". the room was going MAD from telekinetic manipulation and the house itself was quaking so hard...it felt as if it would come down around them at any moment. they had to get out of that lab.>>

<< "James Marcus" was trapped on the other side of the errected wall and bombarded with a laser beam intense blast of ultra violet light...the radiation burned and seared through the physical form and the warped screaming could be heard. this was the END...the FINAL end even for HIM after all this time but one should always remember that an enemy is most dangerous...at the time of defeat and death.>>

<< the bombardment climaxed and the form of james marcus explodes...but NOT before one remaining leech...slides along the wall and melts into the crack of that wall...and inside...it finds and MELTS the safe guard on the control panel initiating the AUTO DESTRUCT sequence of the mansion! there's no stopping it...as "James Marcus" explodes in a SPRAY of virus infected slime and is then burned up by the UV. the lab is now on FIRE and the mansion is on a time table to destruction. Haleigh and Nicolas must take Alycia and escape...but WHERE? the others are far below ground...the only way out is the elevator which the two mutants and their injured companion now rush into. the elevator STREAKS DOWN with the howling in the shaft all around them. slamming down , they find themselves looking down another dark, dank tunnel, leading to the test arena, where t hey can already hear the sounds of battle.>>

<< the six is finally coming back together, the G virus has been DESTROYED but it may be too little...too late for some among them.>>

inside the test arena

<< the fires of hell seemed to leap up from the growing chasm beneath Kyle as the earth trembled. the behemoth resisted with all his might...but finally...after what seemed an eterntity due to his being trapped in a temporal field....he looses his footing and stumbles back, falling back first into the chasm. he roars with surprise indignation as the depths of hell seem to claim him...his beastly scream holds in the air even as the ground closes up behind him...but after a few moments...it SEEMS that Kyle is gone....no casualties to the trio, but they are about to learn that the mansion is about to explode, Delilah AND Bishop are in the building and Alycia is near death....noticeably, SHARON has not arrived yet EITHER.>>
 
the test arena

<< the cooling breeze generated by Persephonehelped her to calm from the shock and disorientation. Harbinger held her as she struggled to reacclimate.>>

Harbinger: it's okay....you were stunned by the force of his blow against you but you were still too fast for him to actually CONNECT.

<< Morgan blinked a few times as she groaned.>>

it feels like i got knocked down by a TIDAL WAVE!

<< as she slowly sat up, she saw Persephone now facing down Kyle...opening up the earth itself to unleash the depths of hell against him...but would even THAT be enough? to watch the giant monster struggle in the temporal field, angered by Morgan's early "diversion"...it made her flinch everytime one of the tentacles even LOOKED like it would reach them but after moments of uncertainty AND the increase in temperature around the area from the hell pit that was opened, Kyle FELL IN and the ground quickly sealed behind him.>>

we've...we've DONE IT!

<< she said as she finally stood up with Alison's help. the roar of the creature still in the air as they ran over to Ava.>>

i cant believe it....we've stopped him...are you okay, Ava??

<< she turned with a start as she heard foot falls. it was Rampage and Black Widow....but where was ALYCIA?>>

Nicolas...Haleigh?? where's Alycia!?

<< they turned to meet up with their arriving comrades and Morgan saw Alylcia being carried in by the inverted metal table...looking close to death.>>

goddess!! ALYCIA!! what HAPPENED?

<< she rushed up to the pod that Alycia was in.>>
 
the arena

:: Harbinger stood with Morgan::

don't exert yourself too fast yet though. that shockwave would have rendered a normal human DEAF and WORSE. your magick protected you from the worse effects but you're still not at full strength yet!

:: Persephone succeeded in sending Kyle to hell, LITERALLY. their plan had worked! they rushed up to Persephone as the ground closed up and the monster's screams continued to hang in the air.::

....we did it..

:: she was not at all PROUD of having to kill him...but for the safety of themselves, and countless others "outside", not to mention his own freedom from that horrific existence...it had to be done. but still, Harbinger's end vision had not CHANGED and THAT bothered her...something was wrong.::

:: she turned as the others arrived. clearly they found an easier way, but not without consequence....Alycia was badly hurt...dying.::

oh no.....

:: Morgan ran to Alycia's side but Alison was afraid it might be too late.::

She's ...

:: she silenced herself on THAT and turned to Morgan.::

you can do a pentagram of healing, ignite a spell while i apply a potion directly to her wound.

::but there was something else...their time in the mansion...it was literrally running out but they couldnt move Alycia via stepping disc while she was like this.::

:: harbinger turned to see MorningStar.::

so you decided to join us? after we risked OUR lives?

:: she said coldly.::

did you come to watch Alycia die and see us get a lesson in humility?

your boyfriend is here too.
 
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MorningStar for now remained cloaked in shadows. Her heart leapt into her throat as she saw Spellbinder, injured. Delilah had to trust that Alison would care for her - she could not interfere at this moment.

The desire to rush out there and help Persephone dispatch Kyle was almost overpowering, but she held her ground. For now, she had to watch. After all, like she had said, she wasn't part of the team anymore.

Nicolas, Haleigh and an injured Alycia joined the fray - but where was Sharon? And there had been no sign of Connor. Nerves made knots of her stomach - were they somewhere even now, fighting each other unbeknownst to those standing in the arena? She could only hope and pray she was wrong.

And then Harbinger finally noticed her standing there, and the look she gave was so icy the cold room seemed like Tahiti by comparison.

So Connor was here...unless Alison was just assuming. But that seemed too far outside the realm of possibility. Why would he come here, if it wasn't to go after Sharon? He had lied to her. Looked her right in the eye and lied.

She was silent for a moment as Alison stared her down, not sure really what to say, what road to take. She could fire back an insult, but right now, what would that achieve?

She moved past the others and knelt by Alycia.

"What can I do to help?"

She began tearing strips of cloth from her jacket to use as a bandages. Alycia should never have been here. She was only human, after all. And they couldn't protect her. And now she was probably going to die. Alycia would have been better off if she'd never met the Six.
 
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<< Spellbinder heaved slowly as she looked over Alycia. Alison BEGAN to say what she feared...but Morgan held up her hand and Alison stopped.>>

my magick...it cant stop the virus. I tried with Blaze...i tried with Haleigh...and BOTH TIMES..it FAILED!

<< she didnt look up as Alison called Delilah out and indicated that Bishop was in the mansion too. Alison took the opportunity to insult Delilah, she spoke the way many people probably felt but at this moment...it didnt matter to Morgan. She was getting SICK with worry that she would FAIL again..just like she did with Sharon. she put her hand over her face as she tried to collect her emotions in. it was pointless to berate Delilah about getting there NOW....deep down, Morgan respected Delilah for at least following her heart of hearts and showing up..better late than NEVER.>>

it doesnt matter anymore...

<< hearing Delilah ask what she can do to help>>

you're here....better late than never...we've no time to point fingers now.


<< Morgan looked closely at the wound, noticing burn marks....the UV treatment! Nicolas must have administered as much as he could to fight the virus!>>

you gave her the treatment?? how long after infection?


<< asks Nicolas to lay alycia down on the ground.>>

we've got to at least TRY!

<< she asks Nicolas to lay Alycia down on the sand and for everyone except Alison to move back.>>

stay with her in the center of the pentagram, Alison, use your potion directly on her wound and use your telekinetic power to fix whatever PHYSICAL problems you can. Haleigh, i need her vital signs monitored... and Nicolas....please...reach out to her on the astral plane...HELP HER fight to stay alive if thats what she wants to do!
 
Bishop came to a stairway and followed them down, figuring that whatever the Six were really after would be in the deepest recesses of the facility. As far from the house itself as he could get would probably be where he'd find them. He thought about the boy, and it pained him. He felt in his heart that he should have been able to save him all those years ago, though he knew in his head that it hadn't been possible at the time, not without most likely losing Sharon, Alycia and himself in the process. Now, of course, it would have been worth it. But what's that they say about hind sight being 20-20?

He was certainly more sheltered from the storm outside so deep underground, but other things lurked in the dark - things he'd rather not deal with if he didn't have to. Of course, he didn't always get his way in such things. He entered what looked like the boiler room, and the creepy crawlies he was hearing became visible.

Gruesome science-experiment-gone-wrong spiders crawled towards him. He took out their "heads" or whatever spiders had with his sidearm, easily enough. The giant wasps were more of a problem - cagey little suckers. And they were out for blood. He realized he couldn't tear the things wings off with his bear hands for very long without being stung, bitten or worse. He pulled out some incendiary grenades, waited for a few of the wasps to come at him together, and threw. There was a sort of satisfaction watching them burst into flame.

Amid the phosphorous smoke and flame, Connor managed to avoid the rest of the creatures and slip out of the room without being followed. He eventually wandered through a door, quickly crouching as he realized he was not alone. He had emerged onto a viewing area which overlooked the arena. It looked like Alycia had very nearly been taken care of for him. And he now had a prime stakeout spot for his destruction of Sharon Kelly. If only she would join the party.
 
They rushed Alycia down to meet with the rest of the team.... and Haleigh grimmaced when she saw Delilah was there.... but said nothing. Morgan and Alison came quickly to Alycia's side and soon everyone was working together to help the federal agent who had given so much to help them in the past. Delilah asked what she could do to help. Haleigh scoffed.

"You can get OUT of the way." She said coldly, as she knelt by Alycia and monitored her vitals. They were dangerously low. Morgan and Alison were going to try their best magick.... but Haleigh was afraid that magick alone would not save Alycia. "Morgan.... I think I can help, with the virus. It's not the same as mine... but... I have to try."

She pulled off a glove and put her hand to Alycia's forehead.... trying to sense the virus.... trying to remove or kill it.... trying to do anything.
 
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