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The Parthenon

Nicolas eyes widened at the revelations he received from Alycia, and he smiled inwardly as she flirted back with him. She was incredible focused, sharp. Even though he could access her mind, it was now the trained mind of a fighter, someone who's incredible will had been further honed. She was as impressive to see inside her mind as she was in that battle suit.

Nicolas walked forward and shook Alycia's hand.

"It appears we owe you a debt of gratitude. The situation seemed so REAL. He really had us going a bit there...Thank you. it appears that we still have much to discuss here, once everyone wakes up. If you don't mind."

Nicolas walks over to Morgan and lifts her head,places it in his lap as he sits down, looking at her as he reads her vitals. He triggers a bit of Epinephrine to get her going and says to her, in his coolest voice...

"Wake up, sleeping beauty."
 
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<< she was dead...AGAIN and this time there was NO window of opportunity! she had a second chance and she'd BLOWN IT and now all her friends were probably being killed too.......>>

<<.........>>

<< the light. its so..SOFT! i hear a... a voice. its...NICOLAS!>>

ohhhhh

<< her eyes began to flutter...and she opened them. her sleepy, icy violet eyes looking up at Nicolas. she felt her head in his lap. she was a bit disorientated....>>

Nicolas?

<< she said softly as she continued to look at him.>>

how dreamy you look.... << her voice was a bit lighter than usual. she was finally being freed from the effects of the nerve gas but her last comment...was it because she was "high" or was she deliberately saying that. a few moments past, as she realized they were in the Parthenon! they were in NEW YORK! but where was her MOTHER! she BOLTED upright..>

MOM!?

<< still disoriented...she frantically looked around for her mother. was she DEAD after all?>>


Alycia: EASY, Morgan!! it's alright!

<< Morgan felt Alycia's touch as the woman gently eased her back down into Nicolas' arms.>>

Alycia!? I ...I don't understand...

Alycia: don't worry Morgan. As many times as YOU have came to MY rescue...it's more than past time that I could do the same for you. You're all going to be fine and your MOTHER is here. She's resting on a floating stretcher now...aside from a moderate concussion, she's VERY MUCH ALIVE!

<< Alycia's voice was so clear, so sweet and reassuring to Morgan. it was the most beautifull sound. SHe looked at Nicolas, with tears in her eyes..>>

Alycia..thank the GODDESS you're HERE!

She's ALIVE Nicolas. My mother is ALIVE...and ...SO AM I!

<< she couldnt help but to release the emotional build up from the NIGHTMARE they'd just experience.>>

We're all alive and Delilah......

<< she said softly as she cried...>>

Delilah saved us!

<< Morgan had not been awake to get Alycia's report of what actually happened in PHYSICAL reality. all she could remember was the NIGHTMARE HELL they'd just been through. Alycia moved on to see to the others, leaving Morgan to be held by Nicolas.>>
 
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Nicolas was still a bit confused as to who was REALLY responsible for their being alive. He was sure that Alycia killed him, but was it after Delilah had severed his power base and Nicolas himself has destroyed his followers' faith? It was hard to say, but he held Morgan and nodded as she spoke. It was of no consequence in the end. He responded to her.

"Everyone will be OK. I will awaken them momentarily, except for Ma, she needs her rest with that Grade 2 concussion. But she should come to within the hour. Alycia really came through for us as well on the physical plane, and she apparently will be our liason with the government. But for right now, I am just happy to have you back. Maybe we can finish that date one day soon, OK?"

Nicolas smiled as he held Morgan, looking at her and keeping her steady. meanwhile, he released epinephrine to all of the rest of the team, but allowed Karen to sleep, giving her only enough to be less groggy once she came to. he stroked Morgan's hair and kissed her tenderly as he waited for her to regain her footing.
 
:: Dark chocolate hair covered most of Persephone's face as she laid motionless on the floor. A muffled cough could be heard from the goddess as she rolled her throbbing head a bit to the side. Silky tresses fell from her face exposing her shut eyes to the bright lights. Closing them even tigher, Ava parted her dry lips allowing a soft moan to escape. The bitterness of the nerve gas still coated her tongue and throat, making nearly impossible for her to swallow. ::

:: Persephone's icy eyes fluttered open to the brightest lights she had ever experienced in her life. Damn...where's a pair of sunglasses when a girl needs them? Blurred vision prevented Ava from seeing who exactly was in the distance, but as she began to roll to her side to push herself up, her vision began to clear. And so did her memory of what just happened. ::

"Karen...Morgan.."

:: Persephone's voice horse and low, she closed her eyes tightly before opening them once again to see Nicolas holding a very alive Morgan. Alison near by unharmed as well. They weren't back at Westin Hills either, but the Parthenon, and Alycia was here as well. Persephone had absolutely no idea what the hell was going on, but it didn't matter at that moment. Everyone was alive and accounted for. ::

:: Closing her eyes out of relief, Ava sighed out feeling her anxiety instantly leave her body. ::

"Thank God..."
 
[ Delilah felt the power surge through her. She fed off the Pontiff's screams until the world erupted in white light, then plunged into darkness.

Delilah awoke gasping for air. She sat up quickly, struggling against the medical personnel who were checking her over. Still fighting. She cried out for Morgan.

After a few moments she came to her senses and realized that she was in the ballroom of the Parthenon. She looked around to see the others around her. Nicolas, Alycia, Ava stood nearby and...Morgan? She was alive! Delilah groggily found her voice. ]

"Morgan? What happened? How-?"

[ She then saw Karen lying on a stretcher. ]

"Karen? Is she-? What is going on here?"
 
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:: laying on her side, Alison felt herself slowly "rising" to consciousness. she had FEELING again! she wasnt doomed to spend the rest of her existence as a modern revisiting of a woman from the bible!::

:: the seer breathed DEEPLY as her body began to stir and she slowly opened her cobalt blue eyes, there was a buzz of activity around her but one thing was clear, they werent in HELL anymore. she soon realized she was in the Parthenon but she didnt make any sudden moves lest it be another cruel illusion of some sort...but then as she slowly rolled over on her back, allowing Alycia's Freedom Force medical personnel to rehydrate her body with an IV, she realized this WAS reality! Alycia had come to help them!::

:: she looked over, and several feet away, the dead body of the pontiff was roped off. the others...they were here too! MORGAN and KAREN were ALIVE! she saw Morgan being held by Nicolas and Karen was recovering on a floating stretcher. the others were laying near by.::

:: Alison sighed with relief as Alycia spoke.::

It was a dream.....MORE than a dream!

:: she moved her gloved fingers as she continued to breathe. her vitals had dropped when she turned into a pillar of salt and so now she had to lay there and let her body be restabilized.::



:: something ELSE was coming back to her as well..her PRECOGNITION! her minds eye ALIVE with all the things that "were" or "could be"...she could see far and wide once again. she felt WHOLE again!::

that's better... :: she said softly::

:: she rested her hand on her forehead. Morgan and Karen were ALIVE! Delilah was okay as was everyone else...the Pontiff was DEAD! this was a most satisfactory outcome. She was confused about just how the pontiff came to meet his end but was sure that Alycia would debrief them all soon enough. Alycia HERSELF looked different...a nice look to be sure,but definately more sleek than before.::
 
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:: Alycia looked over Delilah and Alison and smiled warmly.::

You've all enjoyed a very ...VIVID "nap" courtesy of an old nemesis from YOUR past. but he wont be bothering you or anyone else anymore.

:: she gestured to the dead body of the Pontiff. he looked so old and whithered in reality and there was the obvious gunshot wound to his head. Delilah got a good look at Alycia who was looking more like a sleek femme fatale than a high powered district attourney.::

Alycia Barnett, Special Assistant to the National Security Advisor of the President of the United States and ChairWoman of the Commission on Superhuman Activities. I am also YOUR liason to the federal government now.

:: soldiers offered a helping hand to Delilah and Alison as the Freedom Force agents cleaned up the area, removing the dead bodies and any necessary evidence.::

The Supreme Pontiff was the leader of a radical religious sect...the "Church of Humanity" who were out to purge mutants totally. He had made a try to kidnap Delilah years ago but her father along with federal enforcement officials thwarted him. Dr. Victoria treated you for trauma and the incident was kept concealed.

He had recently been sprung free by his devote cult followers but THEY wont be doing anything anytime soon. my squad has pinpointed their compound and is dealing with them as we speak.



We had tried to call ahead to warn you all that the Pontiff might try to make a swipe at YOU but when we couldnt reach ANY of you...i decided this was as good a time as any to check up on you.

:: Alycia reaffirmed what Delilah had always thought to be true. She had parents...normal, loving parents. and that the Pontiff was just a mad man...::

You were all gassed by a nerve agent and primed for the attacks of the Pontiff. When we arrived he was so wrapped up in what he was doing that it was no problem to kill off his flunkies before dealing with him and severing his hold on you.

The Pontiff HIMSELF was a mutant with an array of psychic and illusion powers ...driven mad by the fact that he was the very thing that he reviled. He was quite a piece of work. But he wont be bothering you or anyone else anymore. I PERSONALLY disposed of him.


All you allright?

:: Alycia's tone was "matter of fact" but as she asked Delilah if she were okay..there was a hint of the woman Delilah had come to know several years ago.::

Dr. Victoria is going to be fine. she just needs her rest. She had quite a nasty bump from being hit over the head by one of the cult members. Everyone else is accounted for and will be fine as well.
 
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The parthenon- by the mother's side

<< allowing herself to be comforted by Nicolas strong yet gentle embrace, Morgan breathed deeply and allowed herself to settle.>>

We're all okay. no casualties, no permanent injuries...no structural damage...and ALYCIA saved us on the physical plane.

<< she looked over to her mother who was laying on the floating stretcher in a quiet corner and she was wearing her flying suit.>>

<< Morgan walked over to her mother and knelt down beside her.>>

Mom...thank the goddess you're alive. I thought I had lost you...

<< she bent down and gently kissed her mother on her forehead and held her hand. Karen slept peacefully and looked very serene.>>

That nerve gas must have hit us hard..i can't even remember COMING here...let alone my mother being here.

<< she looked around and wondered a bit. it all felt so REAL...for it to have been some kind of dream or elaborate illusion suggested the Pontiff knew how to play on the deepest fears of Delilah and make them ALL share them. it was quite a powerfull and sustained attack! She listened as Alycia explained what happened to Alison and Delilah.>>

Delilah...must have gained the courage and the strength she needed to face her fears to save us all...just as Alycia and her team arrived to see about us. It couldnt worked out any better.

<< still, Morgan couldnt help but look down at her chest and touch the area where she "remembered" even FELT the Soul Sword pierce her chest. it was the ultimate violation and betrayal..to have been destroyed by her OWN power! it was a feeling she hoped she'd NEVER have to experience for real. She quietly dwelled on that a bit longer as she continued to kneel by her mother's side and hold her hand.>>
 
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Nicolas held Morgan until he knew she was reafy to stand, then atched as she went to her mother. He turned and walked over to Ava, gently helping her to her feet. He nodded and smiled at her.

"It's the least I could do for our resident goddess."

Nicolas winked, then turned and walked back over to Alycia. He smirked as he approached her again.

"So Director, I suppose we will have a debriefing session and then be released or will you schedule our debriefing for a later time?"

As he spoke to her in front of the group, he telepathically addressed her as to his REAL questions.

Will you have a chance to spend time with us or is this primarily a business visit? How much freedom will your new position afford in terms of being seen with us? And lastly, is there anything I can do to help you? I just got to know you when you left and I would relish the idea of working with you, spending time with you more.
 
Bright Light..... the light of Morningstar's attack, perhaps. no... this light is focused at me.

Someone was shining a flashlight into Haleigh's eyes and checking her vitals. She began to come to... in the background, she could hear a woman's voice. Strangely familiar, this voice. It was addressing the group and telling them the particulars of what happened. Haleigh slowly sat up, pushing a medic away.

"No... no wait. Alycia's here? SHE saved us? No... I think i'm still stuck in my nightmare. Somebody pinch me."

Her tone was decidedly sarcastic... she had already looked around and seen that Karen, Alison, and Morgan were all okay. She busied herself with getting to her feet and looking around at the mess. If she was at all happy at how things had turned out.... she made a point not to show it. she patted Delilah on the back.

"Well Detective... it's good to hear he wasn't your real father... I was beginning to think I was the only one whose biological parents weren't homicidal."
 
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The Parthenon

:: as soldiers and other personnel continued "clean up", Alycia was supervising from the center of the ball room, standing tall in her new , sexy battle suit with her arms folded. as Haleigh made a sarcastic remark, Alycia looked over at her with a casual glance::

....you're WELCOME, Davidoff.

:: Alycia's tone was sharp as she cut the woman off. Alycia, despite her deep seated dislike for Haleigh, wouldnt allow her new position to prevent her from helping those who had helped HER so many times before...even if one among them was at the TOP of her "shit list.::

:: turning to Nicolas as he asked about a debriefing.::

this IS your debriefing. the Pontiff came back for Delilah and WE came for HIM. he's DEAD..and his cult is being gutted as we speak. its one of those things that really requires no further thought.

:: she took a moment to wink at nicolas, hoping he'd understand. she looked over to see Morgan sitting with her Mother and watching over her.::

to nicolas: i'm afraid i dont have much time to spare. i have a meeting in washington soon and i'll have to be moving alone. I...I just wanted to make sure you guys were okay.

:: allowing her THOUGHTS to convey what she couldnt show outwardly as she was now commanding a strike force and obviously had changed in more than one way since her being appointed to this most prominent and powerfull position in the federal government.::

ill send Freedom Force ahead, keeping two guards with me while i take a moment to speak everyone here.

:: the clean up wrapped, and the Freedom Force team exited the Parthenon quickly , making a stealthy exit through the back and into one of their sleek, high tech air craft vehicals. NOW it was just Alycia and two large, well armed and extremely well trained guards. the guards themselves were a fair distance away and Alycia was now alone with the Six and their allies.::


I do have some information that will come as a relief to Ethan.

:: she said with a flat tone as she slammed down a manilla folder on a cocktail table near Haleigh, making SURE that move punctuated the HOSTILITY Alycia felt in her heart toward Haleigh. Alycia could have Haleigh taken into federal costudy right NOW if she wanted...but that was not on the agenda...not TONIGHT.::

The Commission of Super hero activities decided that Ethan Cruise was worthy of a petition to the President himself for a provisional pardon. His assistance and information allowed the government to coordinate efforts with England's federal officials to ROOT OUT many mystech strong holds.

Your ASSASNATION attempt of ME, not to mention your criminal ties to Stavros Cassadine will not be held against you...THIS TIME your record will be SEALED. You've been granted permanent citizenship in America and all warrants for extradition have been dismissed. But understand THIS...if you make ANY agressive moves toward ME, or any other federal official...your hoity toity ass is GRASS and i suggest you not take a page from Ms. Davidoff. She clearly never learned the fine art of making FRIENDS and preferrs ENEMIES.

::Alycia DESPISED Haleigh....it radiated from her like the darkness radiated from Morgan.::

a word of advice Ethan? stay with the Six. they are the ONLY thing that's keeping you from being "OFF'ED" right now.
 
:: Feeling Nicolas help her up, Persephone nodded a thank you. Brushing off her black slacks, Ava turned to Haleigh seeing that she was alright as well. ::

"You're like a cockroach."

:: Poking fun in a way a sister only could, Persephone's voice was even and sarcastic. Giving her a small smirk, Ava then turned her attention to Alycia who began to explain bits and pieces of what had happened. Running her fingers through her tassled tresses, as annoyed as she was that she was knocked out with something as primative as sleeping gas, she was just glad that Alycia had gotten here in time. ::
 
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It is a lesson to show that sometimes dealing with one's own past...enemies or whatever may be included...it can be alot harder than we may think. we went through this TOGETHER for a reason. We're more than merely team mates...we're a FAMILY.


:: she found that strange to come from HER. Her entire family, Kelly King, Erika King and Cameron King were all DEAD. She had loathed and despised most of her family from an early age..deeming them weak, ineffective and petty...but in Karen, Morgan, Delilah and even the rest of the Six, along with Alycia and Ororo she found the comfort and stability...the STRENGTH that comes from knowing you have a "family" to count on...as well as them needing YOU. She felt herself settled once more with nothing hampering her magick or her powers in anyway. she was at least HERSELF.::

:: Alycia spoke on what happened.::

The Pontiff is dead, and his cult destroyed...So Delilah is free of a long standing nemesis. I believe YOUR intervention coincided with HER finally saving us fromthe Pontiff in the dream zone...which is why we were bathed in white light before waking up to the sound of your voice.



it was all a dream. no wonder the "impossible" became painfull reality. he played on Delilah's worst fears and forced us ALL to experience them. it was more of a deep rooted empathic attack than telepathic which is why Morgan's, Karen's and my psi screen didnt protect us. The Nerve gas put us all down HARD and left us totally susceptible.

Your help is much appreciated Alycia. I see you've taken to your new position...

:: noticing the woman's new look and attitude:: quite well.

she would see Haleigh shot DEAD right now...and has access to the technology to render her inert. but her sense of loyalty to those of us she cares for...the gratitude she has for all the Six has done for her in the past...it prevents her from giving in to her hearts desire...at least for NOW.

::Alycia's new position of power in the government was not something to be dismissed for Alison could already see several "future" scenarios where things could go VERY WRONG with the tense,newly formed "communication" status between "government and mutants/witches/meta humans. but for now, just being MINDFULL of things was enough for Alison, who HATED having been the next best thing to "BLIND" in the nightmare dream scape she'd just awakend from::
 
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ooo.... attitude. Haleigh thinks with a smirk. She blows Alycia a kiss.

"Well, I love you too Barnett."

She quips, as she eyes the withered old body of the pontiff being carried past her in a body bag. she focuses on the head area, trying to determine if she only DREAMED that she could have an 'xray' effect on things. She could see his body... and his gunshot wound.... and she couldn't resist commenting.

"I see you got your NSA seat, Barnett... and your aim is decent. But what's the matter, were there no highrise windows nearby for you to heave him out of?"

She chided playfully. Alycia gave them a final debrief, smiling facetiously at the woman as Alycia, instead of politely handing Haleigh the folder, made a distinctly serrated point to slam the folder down on a table. Hmm... she does that a lot. A gesture of anger, perhaps? Haleigh chuckles and claps her hands together.

"Oh come on now... surely you can't still be sore about last time?"

Alycia obviously was... and she wasn't making any attempts to hide it either. Haleigh, on the other hand, seemed to let bygones be bygones, including the original transgression that had set them apart, but as Alycia commented that Ethan's ties to Stavros Cassadine wouldn't be held against him, even after he'd tried to KILL Alycia... Haleigh gave an amused scoff and interjected.

"No-- Ethan... the only one Barnett's deemed suitable to suffer from ever having the misfortune of being linked to Stav is ME."

Alycia went on to warn Ethan against allowing Haleigh to rub off on him. Haleigh leans towards her sister and makes a comment quietly.

"Guess I should take it that she IS still mad?" She says, as Persephone 'welcomes' Haleigh back to th realm of the conscious with a rather repulsive remark. Haleigh scrunches her nose but sees the association. She did have a remarkable survival rate.

"Joke's on you... I really COULD survive a nuclear bomb."
 
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LOL! Haleigh just DOESNT STOP does she?
The Parthenon

::Guardian watched with DISAPPROVING glares of "how can you be so antagonistic right NOW?" at Haleigh as the woman attempted to provoke Alycia. The high rise window crack was TOO MUCH...and the seer held her hand up in a "stop gesture" to get Haleigh's attention::

Haleigh!


::she snapped back into her own "trademark" mode at the mention of Ethan being pardoned AND basically cast off to the Six.::

JUST A MINUTE!

:: she spoke abruptly...::

Alycia, you CAN'T be serious! this...this JERK gets DUMPED into our laps? Do we have a sign for every rogue mutant reject on the run from MysTech!?

:: Alison DESPISED Ethan and it was showing clear now.::

He makes his way into our path by trying to murder YOU and attempting to lord his "knowledge" of US over our heads..he attempted to force us to do HIS bidding lest he OUT us to everyone EVERYWHERE [or so he thought] and we're just supposed to look the other way?

He ...at the very LEAST owes EVERYONE in this room an APOLOGY!
 
The Parthenon

<< Spellbinder sat beside her mother, watching the tense exchange between Alycia and Haleigh. Alycia OBVIOUSLY loathed Haleigh and that could be a PROBLEM for the team later on. the fact of the matter is that NOW Alycia was someone the team might have to answer to in the wake of some major disaster if they were linked to it.>>

<< she continued to hold her mother's hand and while sitting away from the epicenter of the group, she continued to remain calm, listening, though she nodded her head with disapproval as Haleigh antagonized Alycia over and over.>>

Haleigh,

<< Morgan spoke calmly.>>

Leave Alycia be please. I dont think ANYONE in this room can boast on NOT having killed someone at this point. Despite how you feel, she came here to HELP us and that's just what she did! who KNOWS what wouldve happened to our physical bodies and ultimately our astral bodies had she not arrived when she did? We're ALIVE...all of us and no one is seriously hurt...i for one am GLAD that at least ONE of our capers has turned out so WELL all things considered.



<< Morgan too looked rather betrayed when Alycia spoke about Ethan.>>

ALYCIA?

<< she called out just as Alison spoke.>>

I dont want HIM in Illustra!

<< Morgan was about to go on a tyraid herself, but she remembered what HALEIGH had said to her in the dream...about giving him half a chance. he DID come to HELP them find Karen..and what was something he didnt have to do....>>

.....we'll have to talk about this....ALL of us and see...what we can work out.

<< she said with an almost grudge toned voice>>

But at least for now we wont have to worry about the GOVERNMENT breathing down our necks for having him here.
 
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"I think I have and idea until we are more comfortable with Ethan. I have a place not too far from Illustra where he can stay and be close by until we can figure everything out. As far as he goes, he has proven SOMETHING in this caper but he has some bridges to mend, AMONG OTHERS."

Nicolas looks at Haleigh and Alycia.

"This way he can be close but not TOO close until some of us are more...comfortable. It is completely outfitted and I can alter it further to your specs in 36 hours. Is this acceptable to everyone?"

As he speaks, Nicolas "thinks" back to Alycia.

Thanks for being here. We will catch up another time, I am sure. Oh, and thanks for not ordering Haleigh's death. You and I both know that you are even smarter than you are pretty, and we both know that sometimes you have to just let it go. She is trying to push you. Don't let her, OK?
 
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:: Alycia understood Morgan and Alison's objections. She felt BADLY for basically "dumping" ethan on them. standing with her shoulders squared and arms folded, Alycia Barnett glared at Haleigh and shot "arrows" through her with her unwavering stare.::

you never know when to stop..DO YOU? you rabid kitchen appliance! I'll have you disassembled piece by piece and spread across every junkyard over the east coast.

Haleigh, I've been meaning to ask, did the power up you gained from the T.O. virus infection include the inability to SHUT YOUR HOLE? I came here because i have FRIENDS that i CARE ABOUT and as many times as they have been there for me...I intend to be there for THEM whenver they need me.

I don't CARE what you think of me and the fact of the matter is, YOU need to tred LIGHTLY now more then EVER...but wisdom and a sense of TACT have NEVER been one of your strong suits now have they?


:: the venom in Alycia's voice was sharp. she was about to launch into another vicious tyraid against Haleigh when NICOLAS quickly offered a temporary solution to Morgan and Alison's objection of Ethan coming to Illustra.::

:: Alycia rolled her eyes as she took a moment to study each member of the group. some she was very close to, others she had a mainly professional relationship with but she felt her life had been forever enriched by the times and adventures..no matter how deadly...she'd had with this team. she allowed herself to calm down as Nicolas did his best to keep things calm and then spoke to her telepathically::

to nicolas: you don't have to try to calm me by flirting, Nicolas. we both know that Haleigh and I are not fond of each other and it will probably remain that way for a long time. Bottom line....If she stays out of my face, i'll keep the government from dismantling her like the mechanical misfit that she is.

:: Nicolas could feel the contempt in her mind...her SOUL. Haleigh had no idea how much of an ENEMY she had in this room now. But after a few moments....Alycia replied again to Nicolas::

It's hard for me to say what i WANT right now. I never realized how much i'd miss being able to drop by and see Morgan and Alison....having an office here...remember the old times...and Sharon...i miss ALL of this.

that sounds like a sensible solution Nicolas, but that's up to YOUR TEAM. My input is not needed at this point. Ethan is free to move in the US without federal scrutiny now and that's the only thing i had to say.
 
Haleigh slammed the folder down this time, and rounded the table. Alison's, Morgan's, and Nicolas' warnings fell on deaf ears. Haleigh'd only been heckling the former DA... but something in her body language had shown that Alycia'd now gone too far. She closes in on Alycia, and there is now nothing but a few feet between them.

"Oh, is THAT right? THEY have been there for you? Right, because I never dropped everything I was doing to come FIND and save YOU. Because I never put my life on the line and KILLED an old friend and mentor of mine for YOU. Because I never stood in the gap between YOU and Blackout. Yeah.... well you know WHAT, Alycia? I did all that because i CARED about YOU. But you FUCKED all that up, when you TURNED on me about the Cassadines. I was hurt. and then I was mad... and I CARED enough to want you to feel the same STING of betrayal that I did. Because there's NOTHING worse than betrayal. But you know what's funny? I would have never gone through with it... the blackmail... because no matter how MAD I was, no matter how HURT... I had already FORGIVEN you. In my HEART, I knew.... that I COULDN'T do it... and as soon as I left that room I regretted what I'd done. Despite ALL that... I still CARED about YOU. And you wanna know something ELSE? In the face of all of this MESS between us.... THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS..... I'll STILL be there for YOU whenever YOU need ME."

Haleigh glared at Alycia for a few seconds longer, then looked at the floor... and then she looked at the group... and excused herself to go home, walking past Alycia and out of the ballroom.
 
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"Haleigh--"

:: Stepping forward as Haleigh made her way to Alycia, Ava cut herself off with a short sigh. Despite being one of the newer additions to the team, Ava knew Haleigh extremely well, and knew she needed to say these words to Alycia. Morgan, Alycia, and Alison might not be too thrilled with it, but sometimes they were blind to what others felt. Hearing the emotion in Haleigh's voice, Ava's eyes shifted to Alycia to see her reaction. Obviously she was not thrilled. Hearing Haleigh excuse herself, Ava moved forward seeing Alycia on the verge of blowing up. Stopping, Ava put her hand up to halt her from speaking. ::

"Alycia. Just, let this one go."

:: Never too thrilled to be in the same presents as Alycia Barnett, Ava had this overwhelming urge to just slam her fist into the woman's face. I suppose killing ones father would do that to a girl. Moving past the group, Ava followed Haleigh out of the ballroom. ::

"She's a spiteful woman, Haleigh. Never one to let go of a grudge. Never one to allow someone into her heart, even after they proven themselves worthy. Actually, she reminds me of someone I used to know..."

:: That godforsaken bitch, Athena. Oh how Persephone loathed her aunt. One mess up, one moment of imperfection, and Athena would gloat with glee. Even before she killed her mother, Athena was a goddess day version of Mommy Dearest....Persephone never really did see why everyone loved the wretched hag. Nevertheless... ::

"I know you hate when I ask this. But, are you alright?"

:: Ava and Haleigh were very similar. Both never wanting to be coddled. Both hating to feel anything less than perfect. And worse off, letting others see them not at their best. ::
 
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