Finding your way

[Black Widow]

Haleigh reappeared in her office, the lights dimming on her command. She looked forlorn and concerned, and she sunk into her throne like leather chair with a sigh. Thunder rolled as she massaged her temples, and she rolled her eyes and turned her chair around to look out the window at the storm. Lightning illuminated the room and revealed rain falling in torrents. Hellish storm.... she thought, good thing Zach's already in. She turned back to her desk to check Illustra for her teammates.

"Hmm...."

She murmured aloud to herself, as she noticed everyone was gone, even Alison. She got a bad feeling immediately... as if her intuition was telling her that something had to be wrong for Alison to leave... and she took a deep breath and gave her computer a voice command.

"Playback footage of Alison Marble's last activities before departure."

A window popped up as per her request, and Haleigh watched [and listened] as Alison and Morningstar talked briefly before hurrying off to help bring the rest of the team back. The mention of Malice sent a creeping chill down Haleigh's spine... She looked at the timestamp.... the events didn't happen TOO long ago, as to merit worry.... but an uneasy nausea settled in her stomach. She told herself that she was being paranoid... that Alison was probably on her way back right now, dragging a kicking and screaming Blaze back with her.

Zach:"Haleigh? Ah, I thought I heard your voice."

Haleigh looked up, startled. Zach was standing in the doorway, a soft smile on her face.

Zach:"I got your message. Greece, huh? You went to see her, didn't you?"

Haleigh paused, then nodded.... and began to explain, happy to have a distraction from her worry... about her sister, about Alycia's plans for Stav, about her comrades out of the safe protection of Illustra.... and to finally have someone she could confide in... Zach's opinion was always sound.

"Do you think..... should I tell them?"

 

[Persephone]

:: Seeing Guardian's image disappear and reveal the true Dire Wraith she had killed, Persephone took a step back watching the beast drop to the ground. Before she could even be satisfied with murdering yet another one, a woman's clap caught her attention. ::

:: Looking up, Malice strode forward as confedent as ever, grinning with cockiness. She began to berate everyone and explain that SHE had brought the Dire Wraiths into this timeline. That alone made Persephone want to rip her throat out. Stepping forward ready to attack the woman in white, the goddess stopped realizing that Alison was gone. Looking to Foxfire and Morningstar, she had specifically instructed them to watch Alison's back! Biting her tongue, she wouldn't give Malice the satisfaction of knowing she was pissed at her teammates, not when she was already on her high horse. ::

:: Suddenly more Dire Wraiths appeared behind Malice before she unleashed a massive attack against the group. Grabbing her head in pain, Persephone dropped to her knees feeling as if her brain was oozing from her ears. Gritting her teeth, she couldn't help but cry out in agony. But just as the attack began to get worse, the pain suddenly stopped. Opening her eyes, she saw that the group had switched places with the Dire Wraiths and they were being subjected to Malice's attack. Looking to Rampage, it was obviously his doing. ::

"We need to regroup back at Illustra. You're powers aren't strong enough to take on Malice alone, and without Guardian here we're sitting ducks to her games."

 

[Seer]

<< as the white queen declared that she had achieved her goal AND introduced a new harrassment campaign against the six, she unleashed a powerfull psychic attack. of all those present, Rampage was the only one who had the best chance of defending himself and the team and he did so in a clever move that not only saved their minds, but their lives.>>

<< in a flurry of magick, confusion and choas, the alley was torched by a ballistic explosion but Morningstar's laser force field deflected/vaporized any debris/shrapnel and saved the team from the brunt of the shockwave though they did get jostled by it. overall, the four members of the six held their own well enough all things considered but Persephone was right, they WOULDNT be able to survive for long against Malice AND the Wraiths, who seemed to "keep coming". Though Malice's powerfull attack was now being unleashed against the wraiths, who had been "moved" by Rampage, their own psi screen's protected them from the mental assault leaving them to be fried by the physical lightning itself. Malice halted her attack and realized that only Rampage could have been responsible for this since no other teleporter was present.>>

<< Guardian was gone, captured by Malice and the team was at a disadvantage out in this storm. they needed to get back to Illustra and FAST and figure out their best course of action not only for their sake but for Alison's as well.>>

<< and as the Six prepared to withdraw, so too did Malice and the Dire Wraiths with only her evil laugh in the air blending with the winds.>>

<< The members of the Six were spirited away back to Illustra courtesy of Morningstar's "wormhole" that moved them at the speed of light. they were now inside, drenched from the battle in the rain and Haleigh would notice that Alison was NOT among them.>>


<< this was just beginning.>>