Sometimes they come back!

[Seer]

and so

<< there was something different about what was shaping up before the Six following the events at LAX. Just as the humans at the airport were more prepared , more battle ready and left LESS to the Six to handle, NOW the six found themselves actually relaxing following their first major "outing" since returning to mainstream society. This was a new roster, and with it came new dynamics...some good, others not so good.>>

<< As Sharon was not one for eating often, Cameron and Sharon enjoyed their first "date" at Cafe Aroma, a trendy coffee house on Melrose Ave. Sharon's agreeing to go out with Cameron was not AS MUCH about spiting Haleigh as she originally planned. She appreciated Cameron's words in his appartment and HE was wise enough to be real with her. Where this would go, was anybody's guess but it was most likely that both Sharon and Cameron would benefit from this while Haleigh would not.>>

<< in the building, Haleigh was more than suggesting that Alycia might be involved with Terra Save and that she and Delilah should visit the woman at the Roosevelt.Delilah was wise to think on this carefully. Alycia didnt OWE the Six anything anymore. Though they may have been disappointed in her not contacting them when she returned, it was still her choice, just as it would be her choice whether or not to discuss anything with them. They KNEW Alycia was different...'weird' but they didnt know how deep the change ran or WHY. Haleigh and Delilah's fact finding visit might reveal more than they bargained for. Despite Alycia and Haleigh having repaired their relationship prior to her departure, there was no guarantee on how she felt NOW. Delilah felt it would be best if SHE were the one to do the majority of the talking to Alycia...and that they would not just enter Alycia's hotel without being allowed in. This wasnt what it was before, things were different and Delilah understood that better than most.>>

<< In the courtyard, Nicolas and Ava were trying something "new" in being civil with one another. Onyx arrived and was treated to delicious food by Nicolas. However would he explain himself to a jealous Tinkerbell? At the moment, Ava was the LEAST affected by the tensions between several members of the team while Nicolas found himself on the outs with someone he'd known since he was a toddler. Changes were all around, but they'd ALL find that soon, remnants of the past would creep up again, repackaged for the times in which they were now in.>>

<< while there was still "downtime" Delilah and Haleigh decided to go and visit Alycia now. They'd return soon and so Ava and Nicolas were left to enjoy the rest of their evening. For Nicolas, it was the first time in a while that he'd been able to be at MP without the glare many disapproving eyes focused on him. Morgan and Blaze were away and Morgan had even left her kitten in his care as a gesture of trust and friendship. Hopefully he'd proove to be more effective on the team than he had been in a while. For Ava, this marked her return to active duty. Of course there were moments she thought of returning to Aerie, but she was settled now, more centered and ready for action and with Morgan and Blaze away, she definately helped make up for the loss of firepower. Her cool demeanor would be an assett in the tests and trials to come.>>




<<

 

[Artemis]

The Roosevelt

:: The Roosevelt, a place that never truly slept. It was a posh establishment where the rich, powerfull and well connected came to hobknob, make deals, have affairs and even rest.::

:: On one of the higher, private floors, Alycia rested in her suite. How long she'd be there was known only to her and she had plans to leave the Roosevelt, leave L.A. even, tomorrow. She had work to do and her sudden, unexpected, UNWANTED reunion with the Six was not going to stop her.::

:: having touched base with Sharon, Alycia felt better. She'd gotten the feelings she had about the Six [stirred up by seeing them] out and Sharon more than understood. She slept more peacefully knowing that her own interests and endeavors would not be swallowed up by the Six. She owed them nothing and was not interested in surrendering her identity or risking her life on THEIR behalf. Not when THEY got to walk away time and again the the casualities of those who risked their lives for them got to rot in the ground.::

:: She didnt know yet that Delilah and Haleigh were on their way to see them. But she'd find out that no matter how far she went or what she experienced, her past would always be a factor in her present...maybe even her future.::

:: for now, in the posh, secluded suite, she rested in the master bedroom, her suite was dark throughout, with only the sound of a grandfather clock ticking in the spacious living room.::

 

[Black Widow]

Delilah: And how are you feeling about that? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's none of my business.

Delilah saved Haleigh the trouble of finding words that didn't make her sound like a jealous ex. It was weird, but Delilah was probably the ONE person that DIDN'T have a stake in how Haleigh felt about Cameron. Nicolas, Zach, and even Ava --though Haleigh knew she only wanted the best-- all had something to say about the situation. Delilah, as usual, could be impartial. But there were more important things to work out than the mess of Haleigh's feelings about Cameron right now, so Haleigh smiled gently, letting Delilah move on.

Delilah:Haleigh - it's not your SOLE responsibility. You have to stop acting like you're always letting everyone down.

Haleigh listened, staring blankly across the room. It FELT like she was letting them down.

Delilah: And as for Sharon - I don't think it's you provoking her. I think it's all of us, or possibly something else entirely.

"Are. You. SERIOUS?? I mean, I kind of agree… I don't think I've done anything wrong, but then to be honest, I WOULDN'T think that. But it's definitely ME. All I have to do is walk by… or LOOK at her and it just SETS HER OFF. All her aggression towards OTHER people stem from them taking MY side, or at least not taking HERS. The ONLY reason she's tolerating Cameron is because he's saying the things she wants to hear. ANYONE who confronts her with the truth gets BRUTALIZED."

Delilah: Again, Sharon can't be playing her little Amazon club games with us like this - this is important. If she's keeping information from us... Alycia is acting WEIRD. I know when she left Aerie she had gone through a trauma, but still. She never called us to say she was back - what's up with that?

"You're surprised? Delilah, she LEFT. We got stranded on Aerie and she had the chance to leave and go off to live a fairytale ending on Themyscria. And I got pissed because I knew THEN that she was abandoning us for good. Now she's back, and you can bet your ass she's been back for a WHILE. Of COURSE she didn't call us. She doesn't want anything to do with us. She's ANNOYED that we KNOW about her."

Delilah: She's clearly not that interested in talking to us…

[scoffing] "Clearly."

Delilah: but if you think she might be connected to Terra Save, maybe we should pay her a visit of out own?

Haleigh considers that for a moment, glancing over towards the window. Nicolas, Ava, and Onyx were starting to enjoy themselves. Haleigh nodded.

"I think so. Just us though… she was overwhelmed by all the attention at LAX. We'll stand a better chance without the whole group. Hopefully we can appeal to her sense of professional courtesy. If she has it anymore."

Haleigh provides the details of Alycia's location and Delilah provides the transportation. Alycia is staying on a more private floor and there's no one around. Haleigh double checks just to be sure as they come to a casual stop at Alycia's door.

"This is her. She's alone. You do the talking. I have a history of pissing her off too."

She says with a slightly amused smile as she knocks lightly on the door.

 

[Prophet]

Cafe Aroma

They arrived at Cafe Aroma in just a few minutes. One of the benefits of living in this town was that you could get to some type of food in less than five minutes. Really ANY type of food. He opened the door for her as the two entered, securing a table in the back corner, private enough for the two not to be noticed. They were after all, supposedly dead. A waiter came to take their order. The cafe had a wide variety of italian pastry and other delicacies as well fresco style foods with various salads and other things of the like, and amazing smelling coffee. He looked over the menu.

"I'll have a nice cup of your darkest roast coffee and... surprise me with a pastry of some sort. They all smell delicious."

He waited as Sharon ordered. Cameron was a little NERVOUS. He hadn't been on a date in years, and was that it? Was Cameron really on a DATE with Sharon Kelly, the once SENATOR of New York? The entire experience seemed to be surreal. He smirked at her.

"You know what blows my mind, and excuse me before hand before being a little morbid. Both of us.. we're supposed to be.. well..not alive. In fact, we're buried in the same cemetery in New York City, and yet here we are in Los Angeles. Alive and well...for the most part. The Powers that Be must not be done with us just yet. I don't know how you feel about it, but I feel pretty damn lucky..."

Well.. there was some word vomit if Cameron ever heard it. To be honest, he had no real clue as to what to say to Sharon. Sure he knew how to be polite and cordial, but they were from opposite sides of the tracks. Sharon was a sophisticated and regal woman, intelligent and strong, and Cameron, well Cameron was a corporate powerhouse and social playboy who had the social graces of a hog at supper, comparatively. But he guessed this is what getting a second chance at life was all about. He could really be whoever he wanted. True to himself. He wondered if Sharon felt the same way, and he hoped this "date" didn't end in disaster.

 

[Artemis]

the Roosevelt

:: more than a few moments passed. Alycia's hearing was sharper than it had been before her arrival on mystech but she took her SWEET time making her way from the master bedroom of the suite, down the small staircase to the main floor and through various areas before finally reaching the door.::

:: she saw who was out there...and she "heard" thunder RUMBLE in her mind. it was her own annoyance.::

curses!

Yes?

:: she said with a noticeably strained tone of voice. she wanted to see what they'd say about WHY they had come to her place...at this time of night. WHAT could they possibly want!? other than to ANNOY her and try to drag her back into a life she didnt want to be apart of?::

Delilah: Alycia, It's Delilah and Haleigh. We're sorry to bother you. But we need to speak to you. It's urgent.

:: Alycia stood, hesitantly touching the doorknob of one of the doors.::

Dammit! what could POSSIBLY be so FUCKING URGENT that you had to come here at this time of night...like some kind of STALKER

:: still, it wasnt like Alycia was defenseless. She could fight Delilah or even Michael to a standstill in physical combat now and her feminum braceletes could block/repell nearly anything, including a laser blast or a high calibre bullet! but that wasnt the point. She wanted to be ALONE!::

:: she started to turn them away, but Delilah's tone was even and genuine. The two of them had worked so well together in New York when Alycia was the ADA and Delilah was a cop and Haleigh...THEY had found themselves over a tremendous chasm...and prooved they were a far better team than they were enemies. If they came by themselves, they must have realized that she didnt want to see EVERYONE at once and THAT much she could appreciate.::

:: she slowly opens the doors, exhaling with annoyance. She reveals herself at the door wearing traditional amazonian robe and her bracelets. its a regal look, one that Delilah and Haleigh had never seen on Alycia before.::

Come in...

:: she says grudgingly as she stands to the side and gestures. they arrive in the suite, feeling the cool air and noting the darkness. Alycia lights a candle, rather than turning on a light.::

Follow me.

:: she leads them to the same area where she and Sharon had sat and talked.::

Can i offer you some tea?

:: she gestured for them to sit down and she sat on the other side of the large coffee table across from them. there was a fair distance between them. Alycia wanted it that way.::

Surely you must be parched...traveling all this way in the middle of the NIGHT.

:: what did they want? they wanted SOMETHING and she KNEW deep down what it was...and why should she be surprised? they wouldnt care enough to see about HER would they? her mind churned...at one point her thoughts were clear and at another her emotions began to flare up, much like they did when she revealed her feelings to Sharon.::

 

[Silver Swan]

Cafe Aroma

[ Sharon had placed her order, and sat across from Cameron. She couldnt help but hear other things around her, heart beats, sounds of consumption, whispered conversations...it added a whole new layer of depth to any given experience for her and most times she was terribly unimpressed. maybe she should start eavesdropping on HALEIGH more often, that woman probably gossiped about her and everyone ELSE in her apartment and after all, SHE had surveilance on everyone so turnabout would be fair play ]

"You know what blows my mind, and excuse me before hand before being a little morbid. Both of us.. we're supposed to be.. well..not alive. In fact, we're buried in the same cemetery in New York City, and yet here we are in Los Angeles. Alive and well...for the most part. The Powers that Be must not be done with us just yet. I don't know how you feel about it, but I feel pretty damn lucky..."

I think about it...sometimes. But just when I begin to revel in being what I am now, someone [namely haleigh] manages to do their best to try to make it to be a bad thing. or i do it to myself...when i think about Robert and Kyle. They're dead, and I'm alive AGAIN. YOU might have benefited from some...divine intervention, but even a demon like Barbas seemed to realize that my return was nothing more than a mad, obscene act of science and technology.

[ looking out of the window, she notes her own refracted image ]

Still, I fought, i won my freedom from Riley & Mystech and after the Arklay and Themyscria...I seem to finally have a chance to LIVE again.

[Cameron's rather "mary tyler moore"-esque view on a 2nd chance at life seemed a bit trite to Sharon but she couldnt blame him. he was right...no matter how they came to be here...they WERE and that's really all that mattered.]

Still....I...Alycia and I BOTH, we were lucky...VERY lucky. How many OTHERS involved with the Six have died and NOT come back? it seems that only if your in the..."inner circle" or RELATED to someone in the inner circle...does that happen to you. I dont know how Alycia and I managed to get past it.


[ Cameron's attitude was a stark contrast to what she CLEARLY remembered of the young, rather SLIMEY playboy business man she had encountered over 2 years ago at the Parthenon. She liked what she saw NOW much better.]

 

[Prophet]

Cafe Aroma

He listened to Sharon's words and he really did understand what she was saying, he just felt she was looking at it in the wrong way.

"Still....I...Alycia and I BOTH, we were lucky...VERY lucky. How many OTHERS involved with the Six have died and NOT come back? it seems that only if your in the..."inner circle" or RELATED to someone in the inner circle...does that happen to you. I dont know how Alycia and I managed to get past it."

Cameron furrowed his brow.

"I don't think you can look at it that way though, Sharon. I mean how many others get to live completely normal and fufilling lives? Lives that you and I can probably never have? I was born into this, "this" being a war. It's not a fair war, and there are always casualties.. but I mean, that's what we DO. You've got to weigh the costs. The lives that were lost were in an effort to save the lives of millions, the world. I mean it's not always the fate of the world, but I guess if I were human, I would much rather die fighting for what was just, trying to make a difference, trying to help, than to sit back and let heart disease or obesity kick in..."

He nodded to the waiter as his coffee came and he took a sip.

"I'm not trying to take away from what's happened to you OR Alycia or even Will for that matter, or say that it's right... I'm just saying that while members of the Six might get second or even third chances at life again, what are we returning to? Not our wives, our children, our 401K's. We return to this battle. This same endless battle that got us killed in the first place. Nobody else can do this.. except us. With what we know, what we've seen, it's like destiny."

[taking another sip]

"Maybe i'm getting a little too "spiritual" for the moment, and if so I apologize. I've done alot of reading in my absence, changed alot of things about myself, trying a new way. Sometimes I forget where or who i'm with."

[chuckling]

"But I guess, enough about the battle for good and evil. How did your visit with Alycia go?"

 

[Silver Swan]

Cafe Aroma

"I don't think you can look at it that way though, Sharon.

Oh CAN'T I? I WAS Human, Cameron...I DID DIE fighting for what i believed in, or hadnt you heard the story of MASTER MOLD and what happened to me that night?

FLASH

<< Spellbinder SNAPS awake...seeing Sharon struggling to try to fry her...>>

Spellbinder: Sharon!? what are you doing??

<<Spellbinder sits up...and immediately bends back the coils with her super strength....>>

Spellbinder: what are you doing out here....I came to help....and...

<< Spellbinder herself was still groggy from the impact though her eldritch blast took the BRUNT of it...she just didnt have her bearings quite yet...as she tried to get totally free of the wreckage.>>

<< the shadow loomed over them and the sky was completely obscured by Master Mold>>

Spellbinder: MASTER MOLD..thats why I'm here....Master Mold was about to attack!

Master Mold: >> two targets identified. Kelly, Sharon...human. Spellbinder, non mutant super powered. Both classified as extreme threat. final solution...termination...


Spellbinder: Sharon...get the hell out of here.....do you hear me?? I'll draw his fire... RUN FOR IT!!


<< Master Mold had locked on to both targets>>

Master Mold: >>Target, Kelly, Sharon is attempting to escape...Target, Spellbinder is holding position. use of lethal force is authorized...activating repulsor blast


Sharon: Morgan.....I....

<< a look of extreme fear comes over sharon as Morgan screams at her to RUN FOR HER LIFE. she heeds Morgan's command and attempts to flee. Master mold unleashes two MASSIVE BROAD BEAMED BLASTS from his eyes..the beams expand as the crash down and OBLITERATE the limo and the GROUND beneath it...the expanding shockwave from the blast as well as the blast radius field SLAMS into Sharon and she SCREAMS as she is blown forward and slammed down by blast....most of her clothing is burned off.>>

<< the limo is now a pile of melted slag inside a HUGE crater.....MORGAN is laying at the edge of the crater. her pentagram of protection having saved her....AGAIN...but now..she had NO strength. she couldnt get up...couldnt walk...and was trembling...barely conscious.>>


<< sharon was only steps from Alycia Barnett laying face down...blood from her mouth and nose...not moving...a car alarm was going off near by as small fires raged all around them.>>

Morgan: uhhhhh....i...failed......

Master Mold:>>Target, Spellbinder still functions. Energy levels and vital signs are extremely low. will not be able to survive another attack. locking on target with Destructor Beam....in 5, 4, 3, 2.......


Morgan: ...i think I'm .....done.


Master Mold: >> 1.......

FLASH

I've BEEN "the human who died fighting for what she believed in" I WAS the WIFE who watched her Husband be sealed in a mansion from HELL. I was the MOTHER who tried to protect her child only to have him RIPPED from my arms by a telepathic goon and her guards!

[in a sarcastic voice]: and as if all of THAT wasnt enough...the very entity i dedicated my life as a senator to fighting against RESURRECTED ME and turned me INTO what I am today! No longer a human...a MUTATE.

"I'm not trying to take away from what's happened to you OR Alycia or even Will for that matter, or say that it's right... I'm just saying that while members of the Six might get second or even third chances at life again, what are we returning to? Not our wives, our children, our 401K's. We return to this battle. This same endless battle that got us killed in the first place. Nobody else can do this.. except us. With what we know, what we've seen, it's like destiny."

But WHY is it MY battle at this point? i would have been FINE with dying the night Master Mold attacked. My legacy would have remained in tact and as far as I knew THEN, I would have been reunited with my husband AND my son in death.

[ she exhales as she sits back]

I dont even know why i came back to them after i left Themyscria. I don't know what I was thinking. It seems to ME that they don't need me. When I was a SENATOR fighting for THEIR ...YOUR rights...it was all great. But NOW, as the Silver Swan? it seems that more than a few of them can't get past HOW I came to be this way...

Flash

[ as Haleigh and Zach attempt to hurry out of the Cathedral, the bells of the church toll as a figure emerges from the shadows of the alter.]

you're not going ANYWHERE you murdering SLUT!

[ the bell tolls once more, as SHARON KELLY steps forward.]


(ignore the hair in this pic, just note the outfit)

surprised to see me, Haleigh? I know I am. But the people who made this possible..they thought THEY had control? well they were wrong TOO!

[referring to the men she butchered in The Cell.]

[ standing tall, and looking beautifull, the vengefull Sharon glares at Haleigh with her now SILVER eyes, these eyes convey such HATRED and CHAOS. her gleaming, silver armour is the last thing Haleigh could have ever imagined Sharon to wear and her now longer blonde hair has silver streaks in it.]

you have a date...with the angel of DEATH! and her name is the SILVER SWAN!

[birds everywhere high above began to futter and screech and the Aston Martin outside was now COVERED with birds....there was no visible means of escape]

do you like what i've done with the place? i heard you were getting married here....and i figured since this is where YOU made me end up after Master Mold, that i would RETURN the favor! I thought i would add my own decorative touch...and illustrate what happens to people when they deal with YOU!

FLASH

[Sharon frowns as the images and memories of her violent, INSANE return to the world replay]

I guess involuntary breakdowns or in my case...a technological, drug induced mental reprogramming that are utterly BEYOND your control is only allowed if your Haleigh, Morgan or even Nicolas.

"Maybe i'm getting a little too "spiritual" for the moment, and if so I apologize. I've done alot of reading in my absence, changed alot of things about myself, trying a new way. Sometimes I forget where or who i'm with."

[chuckling]

[Sharon was unamused.]

Look, Cameron. We may be in the same arena, but we came there through two TOTALLY different entrances. I can't pretend to know what youve been through...but i know enough to know those things had a LASTING IMPACT on you. But no one seems to understand that about ME. I thought the Amazons had prepared me for this....returning back to these people that I believed I care about. It just FEELS like I'm expendable to them. Like I'm only good for the damage I can do in battle...but thats it.

[ exhaling]

There are times that the person who I was...feels a million miles away. I look in the mirror...and I dont know who is in the reflection. The Amazons helped me to develop my physical skills and refine other aspects of my PHYSICAL and MENTAL being...their technology even ALTERED the effects of Mystech's adamantinum experiment on me.

[ at her mental command, some silver adamantium flows over her skin, which looks like its normal complection and all.]

so that i'm not stuck in "armoured form" all the time. but i still feel like i'm missing something.

[ she looks at Cameron.]

looking at you...seeing how annoying OPTIMISTIC you are...it makes me wonder IS their a possibility for me with this team? Well one things for certain, this little date of ours has definately been an unexpected but not unpleasant development.

"But I guess, enough about the battle for good and evil. How did your visit with Alycia go?"

Alycia is at the Roosevelt...she's resting. She's had a rough day as we obviously know. I'll see her again soon. She DOESNT want to see anyone from the Six right now.

[ woefully unaware that Haleigh and Delilah had just now paid her a visit.]

 

[MorningStar]

"Are. You. SERIOUS?? I mean, I kind of agree… I don't think I've done anything wrong, but then to be honest, I WOULDN'T think that. But it's definitely ME. All I have to do is walk by… or LOOK at her and it just SETS HER OFF. All her aggression towards OTHER people stem from them taking MY side, or at least not taking HERS. The ONLY reason she's tolerating Cameron is because he's saying the things she wants to hear. ANYONE who confronts her with the truth gets BRUTALIZED."

“I’m not saying you don’t set her off. But there’s something bigger going on with Sharon than just not liking you. I mean, the rest of us seem to deal with that just fine.”

Delilah winked to show Haleigh that she was only joking. For some strange reason, she was beginning to feel at ease with the hybrid – something which had never happened between them before.

"You're surprised? Delilah, she LEFT. We got stranded on Aerie and she had the chance to leave and go off to live a fairytale ending on Themyscria. And I got pissed because I knew THEN that she was abandoning us for good. Now she's back, and you can bet your ass she's been back for a WHILE. Of COURSE she didn't call us. She doesn't want anything to do with us. She's ANNOYED that we KNOW about her."

Delilah shook her head.

“Now, Haleigh, that’s not fair. Alycia had the right to make her own choice. She was never meant for this fight…but somehow it seems she has chosen to come back into it now. And without our protection, which disturbs me the most. As you know I’ve been vocal in the past about humans being around us – as a liability and with the potential to get seriously hurt as Alycia has. If she’s out there playing superwoman, we may not be able to bring her back the next time.”

Haleigh agreed that they should visit Alycia that night. Delilah opened a wormhole that left them standing in the hallway outside Alycia’s door.

With a deep breath and a nod to Haleigh, Delilah knocked.

“Alycia, It's Delilah and Haleigh. We're sorry to bother you. But we need to speak to you. It's urgent.”

Alycia stoically let them in and led them by candlelight to a sitting area.

“Can I offer you some tea? Surely you must be parched...traveling all this way in the middle of the NIGHT.”

Delilah looked at her watch. It was eight o’clock. She decided not to say anything about it. But it DID seem like Alicia was taking notes from Sharon…
“No, thank you, Alycia. Thank you for seeing us.”

She glanced at Haleigh, and saw that she was going to let Alycia’s tone go as well. Good.

“It’s really good to see you. I only wish it could have been sooner – and under better circumstances. How have you been?”

She didn’t know the best way to ask Alycia if she was allright. She HOPED Sharon had been able to breach the subject, but she gave it a try anyway, not wanting to be overly pushy with the subject. If Alycia wanted to open up about whatever was bothering her, though, she would give her the chance.

“But the truth is, Alycia, we need your help. Do you know anything about Terra Save that might help us? Any contacts there by chance? Angel told us they were our best next step, and maybe we can help them. No one wants what happened today to happen again.”

 

[Artemis]

“No, thank you, Alycia. Thank you for seeing us.”

She glanced at Haleigh, and saw that she was going to let Alycia’s tone go as well. Good.

“It’s really good to see you. I only wish it could have been sooner – and under better circumstances. How have you been?”

You didnt come all the way here to ask me that. Well YOU might have, but Haleigh didn't.

:: she said matter of factly as she waited for their real reason for being here.::

“But the truth is, Alycia, we need your help. Do you know anything about Terra Save that might help us? Any contacts there by chance? Angel told us they were our best next step, and maybe we can help them. No one wants what happened today to happen again.”

:: Alycia sat back. Clearly unmoved as her glare remain fixed on her two visitors. She didnt reply for a few moments ::

Let me guess. Haleigh thinks I'm a member of Terra Save, being the suspicious person that she is, and YOU were elected to do the talking because you are less likely to piss me off than she is?

The ONLY reason you're here is about what happened at LAX and Terra Save. You're not remotely interested in me OR how I feel at this particular moment but because of "the past"...I'm EXPECTED to cooperate with you. Is that it?

:: continuing to sit calmly::

 

[Black Widow]

Delilah: I'm not saying you don't set her off. But there's something bigger going on with Sharon than just not liking you. I mean, the rest of us seem to deal with that just fine.

[with amusement] "Aww, I love you TOO, Delilah."

If Haleigh didn't know any better, She'd have thought Alycia fell down on the way to the door or something. She SURE was taking for fucking ever to get out of bed. Haleigh leaned against the threshold, toying with the idea of setting off the fire alarm for Alycia's room… but Delilah distracted her with a reply.

Delilah: Now, Haleigh, that’s not fair. Alycia had the right to make her own choice. She was never meant for this fight…but somehow it seems she has chosen to come back into it now.

"How can you say that, after everything she accomplished? I know she's only human, but her dominance in a court of law, her abilities to grease the legal wheels… she did as much for our cause as a single human COULD."

Delilah:
As you know I’ve been vocal in the past about humans being around us – as a liability and with the potential to get seriously hurt as Alycia has.

"Well, I agree she should never have been allowed 'in the field' with us. She's not 'built' for it. But Alycia's a grown ass woman, and EVERYTHING she did, she did with OPEN EYES. Her and Sharon BOTH. They KNEW what they were up against in Mystech, they knew what was at stake, they KNEW their lives would be at risk if they openly opposed Mystech and they CHOSE to act. So pardon me if I don't understand why they're crying about it now-- good grief, what the FUCK is taking her so long?"

Delilah: Alycia, it's Delilah and Haleigh. We're sorry to bother you--

[under her breath] "Hmmph. I'm not."

Delilah: --but we need to speak to you. It's urgent.

The door FINALLY opened.

Oh… that's not happiness to see us.

Haleigh thought with amusement as Alycia remarked upon the hour. Alycia lead them to the sitting room, and as Haleigh walked alongside Delilah, she caught Delilah checking her watch out of the corner of her eye. Yeah, it wasn't that late at all. She glanced over at Delilah, mouthing 'jet lag?' as a possible answer to Alycia's sudden onset of granny bedtime syndrome.

Delilah: No, thank you, Alycia. Thank you for seeing us. It's really good to see you. I only wish it could have been sooner - and under better circumstances. How have you been?

Alycia: You didn't come all the way here to ask me that. Well YOU might have, but Haleigh didn't.

[with the faintest of smiles] "Just because it's not the only reason we came, doesn't mean we don't want to know."

She replied slyly. Delilah got down to business and presented the request in the kindest, most polite way possible. Alycia was NOT impressed.

Alycia: Let me guess. Haleigh thinks I'm a member of Terra Save, being the suspicious person that she is, and YOU were elected to do the talking because you are less likely to piss me off than she is?

[her smile growing ever so slightly] "Well am I mistaken on either count?"

Alycia: The ONLY reason you're here is about what happened at LAX and Terra Save. You're not remotely interested in me OR how I feel at this particular moment but because of 'the past'…I'm EXPECTED to cooperate with you. Is that it?

Okay, enough was enough. Now she was just being absolutely RIDICULOUSLY DIFFICULT, and with NO provocation. Haleigh interjected, but made sure she kept her voice down and her tone level.

"Well that's simply NOT TRUE. Delilah tried to welcome you back TWICE at LAX, and you withdrew, and she asked you how you were 20 seconds ago, and you rebuffed her. You can't keep US at arm's length and then scold us for trying to be courteous and professional in return. AND ALSO… you haven't ONCE asked EITHER of us how WE'VE been, or how WE felt, or what WE'VE BEEN THROUGH since you left. So how can you sit there and try to made US feel bad, when YOU only care about how this is affecting YOU?? We want to HELP you. We want to HELP Terra Save. Why won't you LET us?"

 

[Artemis]

Roosevelt

"Well that's simply NOT TRUE. Delilah tried to welcome you back TWICE at LAX, and you withdrew, and she asked you how you were 20 seconds ago, and you rebuffed her. You can't keep US at arm's length and then scold us for trying to be courteous and professional in return. AND ALSO… you haven't ONCE asked EITHER of us how WE'VE been, or how WE felt, or what WE'VE BEEN THROUGH since you left. So how can you sit there and try to made US feel bad, when YOU only care about how this is affecting YOU?? We want to HELP you. We want to HELP Terra Save. Why won't you LET us?"

:: of all the scenarios Alycia had allowed herself to imagine about her eventual...the inevitable "reunion" with the Six. She didnt quite imagine a scene like THIS. She had hoped that her mission in L.A. and the NEXT phase of it would go down WITHOUT her being discovered by the Six. She STILL couldnt get over that....or what happened at LAX. THAT was not expected even by Terra Save's most INFORMED members.::

Haleigh, you always were posessed of little patience...OR consideration for other people's feelings.

:: she said coldly. the reason she seemed agitated about the "lateness" of the hour was because unknown to them, she was leaving later in the night to prepare for her next urgent task involving her mission. but THAT would have to wait for the moment.::


It's OBVIOUS how you two and the rest of them are...ALIVE and well...and back in mainstream society! Probably courtesy of a spell from Morgan, Alison...maybe Ororo? However it came about, you're HERE ...in L.A. among the general populace so it's OBVIOUS that your exile on Aerie is over. I gather you're doing JUST FINE.

::sighing::

Let me explain something to you both.

I don't WANT to deal with you on this. I don't even want to TALK to you. I told Sharon that...

:: she stands up...and walks toward the balcony. they were trying their best. but Alycia's mind and heart were ABLAZE with emotion right now. since they were here, she might as well tell them how she felt.::

The last time I saw you...ANY of you...I was nearly catatonic...I didnt know where i was...I was faced with the possibility of living on an island in the middle of no where! my life...all that i'd worked for was GONE, blown apart by BISHOP & The Tri Sentinel!

:: she turned back toward the...with tears streaming down her face.::

But not before i DIED in Arklay mansion...at the hands of those....

Flash

Zombies! groaning! growling! moaning! reaching for her...grabbing her! PULLING HER OUT as she is BITTEN ON HER NECK.

Flash

I can't look at you...WITHOUT remembering THAT.

YOU...:: Delilah:: your boyfriend...hellbent on destroying ALL of our lives...even MINE! The same man that I hired to RESCUE Sharon and her family 15 years earlier turned out to be the man who would RUIN my life!

and YOU...::Haleigh:: so EASY is it for you to galavant across the land, facing whatever dangers may come, LAUGHING with that INSANE devil may care attitude that you have. You ALWAYS manage to come out on top. But Me? I had to DIE and then see my entire life and all i worked for DESTROYED. What was I going to do with you after that?

What could I have done? Stayed on that Island half dead in my mind while one of you took care of me like i was a WARD?

:: pacing back and forth slowly.::

I feel like i made a mistake...a HUGE mistake! I let my zeal to bring down Mystech cloud my judgement and forget the FACT that HUMANS dont fare well in your company and so...my choices lead me to DEATH and now I know how Sharon feels. Dying and then coming back with ALL the memories of what lead to my death...and then the Tri Sentinel... I did not want that.

The Amazons gave me a chance to start again and I took it.

and NOW here i am...faced with a past I'd rather NOT remember!

you all have walked away from SO many disasters. people DIE and you live. This isnt New York...I'm not the ADA...i'm not a federal agent. This is PERSONAL for me now more than EVER before.

:: she takes time to compose herself. She slowly moves behind her portion of the sectional, standing behind it and resting her hands on the back of it.::

I AM a member of Terra Save. I found them shortly after I returned from Themyscria. Terra Save is a global network of people...HUMANS mostly. Widows, orphans, employees of mystech strong holds that survived the nightmares caused by that organization...they have joined forces using their memories, knowledge, talents and resources to inform, educate, protect and RESCUE people from bio terror events.

We're doing a DAMN good job as well...which would explain why YOU werent brought into this until now. Its OBVIOUS you've been here for a while yourselves. LAX was something ...we didnt anticipate. NONE of our contacts had any prior knowledge of this bio terror incident that took place.

But OF COURSE the government ...won't OFFICIALLY acknowledge us. Its just like Angel said.

We're not terrorists. We dont break any "laws". We're doing what those who were oppressed by Mystech could NOT. We're going to STOP WilPharma before it succeeds where Mystech failed.

:: she says it with strong conviction.::

 

[MorningStar]

"Well that's simply NOT TRUE. Delilah tried to welcome you back TWICE at LAX, and you withdrew, and she asked you how you were 20 seconds ago, and you rebuffed her. You can't keep US at arm's length and then scold us for trying to be courteous and professional in return. AND ALSO… you haven't ONCE asked EITHER of us how WE'VE been, or how WE felt, or what WE'VE BEEN THROUGH since you left. So how can you sit there and try to made US feel bad, when YOU only care about how this is affecting YOU?? We want to HELP you. We want to HELP Terra Save. Why won't you LET us?"

“Haleigh…”

Delilah, gave her a disapproving look and put a hand gently on her arm.

It's OBVIOUS how you two and the rest of them are...ALIVE and well...and back in mainstream society! Probably courtesy of a spell from Morgan, Alison...maybe Ororo? However it came about, you're HERE ...in L.A. among the general populace so it's OBVIOUS that your exile on Aerie is over. I gather you're doing JUST FINE.

Delilah was hurt.

“I thought we were friends.”

It came out as barely a whisper as Alycia continued.

I don't WANT to deal with you on this. I don't even want to TALK to you. I told Sharon that...

Fucking Sharon…

“Sharon didn’t bother to pass that on.”

The last time I saw you...ANY of you...I was nearly catatonic...I didnt know where i was...I was faced with the possibility of living on an island in the middle of no where! my life...all that i'd worked for was GONE, blown apart by BISHOP & The Tri Sentinel!

:: she turned back toward the...with tears streaming down her face.::

“Oh, Alycia…”

Delilah moved to hug her friend, to comfort her. She could feel the pain Alycia was in.

You all have walked away from SO many disasters. people DIE and you live.

“Alycia.”

Delilah paused, gathering her words carefully.

“I agree with you, and I understand. Terrible things have happened to you – things you shouldn’t have had to deal with. You had no business being put in the danger you were. I am sorry for that, more than you could know.”

She motioned at Haleigh.

“The Six know my feelings on the subject. We have to be more careful, to protect human lives. The people who never asked for any of this, to have these horrible things happen to them. I feel the guilt over those innocents who die because of us every single day.”

She moved closer to Alycia.

“But you have to know that we NEVER would have thought you were a burden on us…if you had chosen to stay on Aerie. You are our friend, our ally – you have saved us so many times. You’ve saved MY life more than once. It would have been a privilege to have you with us.”

She paused, and gave a sad half-smile.

“And it hurts us that you don’t want to know us any longer.”

Alycia went on to speak about Terra Save.

“Sounds like an amazing group of people.”

She turned her back on the others and took a few steps, arms crossed and hugging herself, looking off into the distance.

“What do you want us to do, Alycia? Do you really want us to sit by and do nothing and wait until another plane crashes to do anything about WilPharma?”

She turned back around to face Alycia, her face soft, pleading.

“What can we do?”

 

[Black Widow]

Alycia: Haleigh, you always were possessed of little patience… OR consideration for other people's feelings.

Haleigh shook her head, looking away in frustration. Alycia always was blind to changes in other people. She could only see the past. Delilah tried to steady Haleigh gently, but the more Haleigh heard, the worse things sounded.

Alycia: It's OBVIOUS how you two and the rest of them are...ALIVE and well...and back in mainstream society! Probably courtesy of a spell from Morgan, Alison...maybe Ororo? However it came about, you're HERE ...in L.A. among the general populace so it's OBVIOUS that your exile on Aerie is over. I gather you're doing JUST FINE.

"Appearances can be deceiving."

She said simply, and Alycia told them point blank that she didn't want to even talk to them. Haleigh had been suspecting that but it still felt like a slap in the face. Alycia took a trip down memory lane, dragging Haleigh and Delilah along for the ride. She only wanted to remember the bad parts.

Alycia: You all have walked away from SO many disasters. People DIE and you live.

Delilah: I agree with you, and I understand. Terrible things have happened to you - things you shouldn't have had to deal with. You had no business being put in the danger you were. I am sorry for that, more than you could know. The Six know my feelings on the subject. We have to be more careful, to protect human lives. The people who never asked for anything of this, to have these horrible things happen to them. I feel the guilt over those innocents who die because of us every single day."

"I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M HEARING THIS. What about the people who LIVE because of us?? We fight, we bleed, we GRIEVE to PROTECT human lives. How many times have I DIED? How many friends have we buried, and how many more funerals will we see? Mark my words, I will lose my SOUL to this cause-- so don't you two talk about this like WE should feel BAD for surviving this long, or like ANY OF US should feel GUILTY for not being able to prevent EVERY DROP of blood from being spilt. We can't save EVERY ONE OF THEM. Sometimes we can't even save EACH OTHER."

Haleigh fell silent. She was getting too worked up about this, but she didn't understand their line of reasoning. They were completely ignoring very important circumstances and outcomes. Delilah had always felt like they should have done MORE, but this was just taking it too far. Haleigh had spent enough of her life being a villain to know that what they were doing NOW was something to be proud of. She wouldn't accept such a negative spin on things, it wasn't healthy to dwell on the flaws in their success.

Alycia starting talking Terra Save, confirming that she was a member. Haleigh went back to letting Delilah do the talking. Part of her wanted to scream that they were trying to HELP, and the other part wanted to say 'fuck it, we've helped enough, let THEM handle it if they want to so badly'. She knew neither response would get them anywhere, so she sat back and gazed steadily at the two women talking.

 

[Artemis]

the roosevelt

:: Alycia bowed her head for a moment. Delilah appealed to her in a way she hadnt planned. She'd ALWAYS worked well Delilah in the past. And Haleigh, the woman was objectionable at times, but when the chips were down...she was there. Still, Alycia DID feel like Haleigh had the better end of the stick than she did most of the time. ::

We were friends, Delilah. Its just that...now...I have the chance to reassert myself again, establish my IDENTITY. I can't look back on my past without feeling a tremendous sense of loss, loss of control and FEAR.

The Amazons helped me to FACE my memories and accept them...I couldnt become what I am NOW through their physical and mental training until I at least understood the events that lead me to Themyscria. They told me that ALL of the Amazons were women who had died in battle, a heroic act of an act of courage /defiance. They said I had more in common with them than I knew. and through them, i developed my physical skills, and was able to find mental clarity but UNLIKE them...I was not "reborn" in that special pool...so I still have the memories of my former life.

:: Delilah had always maintained that HUMANS should be involved in their dealings. in the past, Alycia never felt intimidated by her super powered allies because of their abilities but she also never imagined she'd DIE in battle with them.::

::Haleigh spoke her mind::

"I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M HEARING THIS. What about the people who LIVE because of us?? We fight, we bleed, we GRIEVE to PROTECT human lives.

Yes and I suppose Sharon and I are PRIME examples of that...RIGHT?

How many times have I DIED? How many friends have we buried, and how many more funerals will we see? Mark my words, I will lose my SOUL to this cause-- so don't you two talk about this like WE should feel BAD for surviving this long, or like ANY OF US should feel GUILTY for not being able to prevent EVERY DROP of blood from being spilt. We can't save EVERY ONE OF THEM. Sometimes we can't even save EACH OTHER."

:: Haleigh was as steadfast as always, dedicated like a soldier. Alycia didnt HATE her at all, but she DIDNT like how easily Haleigh could speak of multiple deaths. It might have been easy for HER but it wasnt for Alycia.::

look how EASILY Haleigh recounts her "deaths"...that's what I'm talking about. MOST people will not be able to say that. Sharon and I were VERY LUCKY..i suppose. But if we had stayed DEAD..then it wouldnt matter would it? Neither of us asked to come back but here we are.

We've lived lives that most humans dont even imagine and here we are now.

Mind you, my view of the united states government is even MORE DIM than what you think i feel about The Six. I devoted my life to them after I gained that position only for them to turn around and try to CANCEL me after they branded me a "traitor to national security". I'll never forget...OR forgive that.

:: and little did Haleigh and Delilah know THAT was the underlying DRIVE behind Alycia's NEXT step in her "mission"::

I just dont want to be SWALLOWED UP by the Six again. I want my own identity. I want my own life again. With Terra Save, I can help others...my own way! I'm not bound by government directives...and I'm not with the Six. we're prooving that HUMANS CAN PROTECT EACH OTHER without reflexively waiting to be rescued by a super powered being.

“What do you want us to do, Alycia? Do you really want us to sit by and do nothing and wait until another plane crashes to do anything about WilPharma?”

She turned back around to face Alycia, her face soft, pleading.

“What can we do?”

:: Alycia hesitated for a moment. If she gave TOO much, they might get in her way. But her own secret lingering ties to them...and the teachings of the amazons weighed on her and she knew it would be unfair...and possibly wreckless NOT to at least offer something. Even though Terra Save was a global network, the Six could deal with REALLY disastrous situations. such as giant sentinels, or creatures like KYLE KELLY.::

What happened at LAX was not expected. The T & G Virus are "out there"....you...WE...didnt succeed in destroying the last traces of it in the Arklay Mansion like we originally thought. Terra Save KNOWS that WilPharma has been conducting obscene experiments in their "mission" to find a cure for the viruses but our intelligence has confirm that WilPharma was NOT directly involved in the bio terror incident today. that means there's someone else out there...someone who is not seeming alligned with WilPharma that is releasing the viruses at their whim. OUR efforts are focused on WilPharma, we're trying to STOP them from picking up where Mystech left off but because the government wont ACKNOWLEDGE US while WilPharma has people like Senator Davis backing THEM...our efforts, while steady are not gaining the support we need in the U.S. We're having MUCH better success overseas.

:: balling her fist.::

These bio terror events are designed to LOOK like WILPharma is behind them, but we're finding out more and more that they arent necessarily so. So we don't know who it is...or where they are. While there have been other smaller scale incident in other countries across the globe, most of those countries were already war torn and so the news just glosses over them ignoring the true atrocities being committed and the aftermath.

This is the FIRST bio terror event on U.S. soil since....since the Arklay incident and the fall out with the Tri Sentinel.

I have a meeting with some people later this evening. We're hoping that our spies have gathered more intell. That's why I'm resting now. If I have ANY concrete information to give you...I'll contact you. But for now, please go. I have much to do and little time to prepare for it.

:: she leads them through the suite back to the double doors and opens one of the doors. As Delilah and Haleigh depart...::

I won't sit on information that could help you save lives.

and...thank you both...for caring enough to listen.

:: she quietly closes the door and turns , leaning back against the door as she exhales slowly.::

FINALLY!

:: she wasnt deceiving them but she had her OWN agenda now.::

 

[MorningStar]

I just don’t want to be SWALLOWED UP by the Six again. I want my own identity. I want my own life again.

Delilah could certainly understand that. She had often felt she had nothing in her life OTHER than the Six, and was still trying to carve something out for herself outside of the group. And she had certainly wanted to go somewhere far away and start a new life without her powers…

These bio terror events are designed to LOOK like WILPharma is behind them, but we're finding out more and more that they arent necessarily so. So we don't know who it is...or where they are. While there have been other smaller scale incident in other countries across the globe, most of those countries were already war torn and so the news just glosses over them ignoring the true atrocities being committed and the aftermath.

She couldn’t help but wonder if Terra Save could be the ones behind this. Some high profile “accidents” could certainly help draw a spotlight to WilPharma’s activities. But she wasn’t about to say that to Alycia, especially now that she was beginning to open up to them. Alycia would assume they suspected her, which was not the case.

If I have ANY concrete information to give you...I'll contact you. But for now, please go. I have much to do and little time to prepare for it.

Delilah followed Alycia to her door before turning to her and speaking sincerely.

“Thank you, Alycia. And I do understand. We’ll give you the space you need, but we’re here if you need us – for anything.”

I won't sit on information that could help you save lives.

Delilah stepped through the doorway.

“That’s all we can ask. Good night – and be safe, Alycia.”

 

[Prophet]

Cafe Aroma

He listened to Sharon speak her story, his mind filled with the mental images of her death, or Morgan trying her hardest to save her. There were things he wanted to tell her, points he wanted to make, but felt this wasn't the right moment. This was a time for a "date", not a debate about the battle of good and evil, and right or wrong. He was glad the heated discussion cooled down for the moment.

looking at you...seeing how annoying OPTIMISTIC you are...it makes me wonder IS their a possibility for me with this team? Well one things for certain, this little date of ours has definately been an unexpected but not unpleasant development.

Cameron chuckled.

"Sharon, there is nobody that belongs on this team more than you. Things will die down, grudges will be dropped, it's all going to work out. It's funny though, who would have ever thought in a million years that you and I would be having coffee in Los Angeles?"

Alycia is at the Roosevelt...she's resting. She's had a rough day as we obviously know. I'll see her again soon. She DOESNT want to see anyone from the Six right now.

Shit. Vision Time.

Delilah. Haleigh. Alycia. The Roosevelt.

"Well, that could be a problem, because Delilah and Haleigh were there just now. I just saw it.. but don't worry. It didn't go perfectly, but there was no blood shed."

He took another sip from his coffee.

"But enough about the Six. Let's talk about Sharon Kelly. So.. what exactly is it about me you find irrestible?"

Cameron winked at her, hoping she didn't want to go home and try and beat the shit out of Haleigh again.

 

[Seer]

and so...

<< Haleigh and Delilah returned to Melrose Place. Their meeting with Alycia wasnt perfect but it hadnt ended badly. Alycia's return was just one of many echos of the past coming back to the forefront but forever changed. She did not come running back to the Six with open arms. In fact she held them off...only talking with Haleigh and Delilah because they came to her and would not have easily been turned away. But the women now understood that Alycia was no longer the woman they knew. She wanted her space. She wanted her own life and she was not willing to share it with the Six. Like it or not, that is how she felt and she had plenty of reasons to feel that way.>>

<< they came away with little more than they had before, but Alycia promised a professional courtesy to share information with them. they couldnt ask for anymore but that was enough.>>

<< meanwhile, Cameron continued to try to charm Sharon giving a whole new meaning to the old expression of "charming the bird from the tree." to his credit, he certainly meant well, but he had yet to learn that Sharon was not easily pacified and upon hearing that Haleigh and Delilah had called on Alycia....Sharon was absolutely LIVID. Still, she managed to restrain herself from tearing the cafe down.>>

<< they returned to Melrose Place just shortly after Delilah and Haleigh. Cameron tries his best to convince Sharon not to beat down Haleigh's door and drag her out into the courtyard to confront her about visiting Alycia. Instead, she'd confront Delilah in a slightly more civil manner and if Cameron wanted to "supervise" he was more than welcomed. >>

<< Ava and Onyx had returned to Ava's apartment and Nicolas to his but with his window opened, he'd be able to hear the upcoming exchange.>>


<< Despite the tensions among the Six, So many aspects of the emerging situation pointed to things, places and people of the past. the more things change...the more things stayed the same.>>

 

[Silver Swan]

MP apt. 1

... Yes Cameron, I know EXACTLY what I'm doing.

[ Banging on Delilah's door.]

How dare she intrude upon Alycia!

[ the mutate said with irritation.]


It's not like they went there to see about HER. They've been wanting to "question" her ever since we discovered her at LAX!

[ She stood there waiting for Delilah to open the door. If need be, she'd FORCE her way in. One way or the other, she was going to find out just WHY they bothered Alycia when she specifically said she didnt want to be bothered with them.]

[ Cameron hoped he could keep Sharon from going ballistic. The fact that he informed her that the encounter ended peacefully with Alycia in no distress is what kept Sharon from smashing Delilah and Haleigh's heads together at this very moment. Still, Sharon and Alycia had ALWAYS looked out for each other, been protective of each other. That would never change as long as one or both were alive.]

 

[Prophet]

MP Courtyard

"Idiot..."

He thought to himself as they pulled back into the apartment complex. Cameron shot a mental note to Delilah. This wouldn't bode well with her after they had just promised to have each other's back the other day, but he hoped this wouldn't ruin their chances at a friendship. He forewarned Delilah.

"Sharon is on her way to your place. She's pissed. She knows you visited Alycia.. I had a flash at dinner and kind of blurted it out. Sorry.. sorry sorry sorry.

BANG! BANG!

Sharon began banging on the door. Cameron interjected for a moment.
"Sharon. You said you were going to do this civilly..."

Sharon: It's not like they went there to see about HER. They've been wanting to "question" her ever since we discovered her at LAX!
With good reason, he thought to himself. She was acting so strange. She was obviously hiding something from them. The last they knew she was in Themyscria with the Amazons and then boom she's in LAX with a Senator and Claudia Zacchara. Something didn't act up.

"You don't want them to think you a monster, don't act with rage. Perception is reality. Take it down for a moment. Breathe for a second..."

He put his hand on her shoulder. Cameron was a little nervous. He was on the fence about Alycia himself, but he didn't want yet another battle to brew at Melrose Place. Plus the fact that he was the reason for this encounter that was occuring now, really made him uncomfortable. He wasn't try to order her around, he was just trying to get her to center herself for a moment and hopefully change the outcome of this exchange. He also took a moment to alert Haleigh.

"Hey.. I know we're not on the best of terms right now.. but I was at dinner with Sharon, I saw you guys with Alycia, I told her.. she might be on a warpath... i'm just letting you know in case things get wo--"

Cameron was stopped by a sudden influx from Haleigh's mind. He knew her mind so intimately, so closely that when he mentally focused on Haleigh, he could almost "see" her anatomy, could tell her vitals, if something was wrong with her heart rate, and things of the like. He attributed it to the fact that they were so close, closer than probably anybody, so close that he would actually see the virus she had, appearing as a black haze over her body. Somehow, seeing the virus triggering something in his mind, and he was taken back for a moment to the events at LAX for a moment.

He saw through her eyes, thought her thoughts. The little girl. She was afraid she would hurt the girl, afraid she would attack and kill. She felt like a predator, like he was a cheetah and the little girl was a gazelle. It was connected to some kind of sickness, but he couldn't discern if it was the Techno Organic Virus or something else altogether as he was no doctor.
Cameron was then taken to later on, when Nicolas asked for their clothes, she was thankful for him keeping her secret. Thankful for his discretion. Nicolas was helping her with something.

All of this happen within a few moments, not noticable to Sharon or anyone else that laid eyes on him, but he was suddenly less concerned with Sharon and Delilah. Something was wrong with Haleigh. Very wrong. He continued.

"get worse.. sorry.. uhm. I.. I need to talk to you later tonight if possible... not at Melrose Place? That park off Wilshire.. the one where that swan attacked me?"

Cameron snapped back into the current situation, awaiting Delilah's appearance.