Violence all around

[Black Widow]

Haleigh stared back at Riley, the corners of her mouth pulling up into a smirk as he tried his best to recover. It was clear that he'd sorely OVER estimated his position here..... but he wasn't going to let Haleigh win so easily, and he shot back a weak defense.

"Oh Rick..... I must have REALLY struck a nerve if you're falling back on the patented 'well you're a slut!' bit."

She replied, with a self-satisfied smile..... but as Rick made the comment about Haleigh trying to be like people who loathe and despise her..... Haleigh's expression turned to a scathing glare. As Riley suggested she would've been BETTER off with Mystech:

"Well, apparently NOT, Rick. Everyone ELSE in MYSTECH'S service is DEAD.... we've made SURE of that.... and guess WHAT, asshole? YOU'RE NEXT!"

She promised, as both Morgan and Alycia powered up and fired at Rick. Nicolas called for Haleigh to help with Sharon.... and in other times, Haleigh WOULD have.... but she couldn't tear her eyes away from watching Riley get obliterated.... but then he wasn't.... a null field ABSORBED their attacks! Haleigh responded to Nicolas quickly.

I'd love to help honey, but it'll have to wait until the REST of us are safe from imminent death... I'm sorry....

She thought, without missing a beat as she manifested and raised a Colt M4 carbine assault rifle Riley boasted as Haleigh took aim.

"Absorb THIS, you rogue."

She said quietly, and opened fully automatic fire on him. The recoil of the weapon continuously shuddered her shoulder, but her aim stayed true-- until the energy wave hit her.... she got half of a 30 round magazine directly headed for Riley before she seized and compulsed, emptying the rest of the armor piercing rounds haphazardly all round Riley and into the ceiling as she blackout and fell to the floor, landing spread eagle with the smoking gun still in her viselike grip.

 

[Spellbinder]

black out

<< as Morgan's shadow enshrouded face was briefly illuminated by the light from her own magick, a look of bitterness could be seen on her face as she believed this was IT for Rick. the eldritch blast and now a repulsor blast....surely he would die a painfull, humiliating death. He seemed almost TOO relaxed about this whole thing. not NEARLY as blood thirsty as he was the LAST time they had encountered him in the Cell.>>

<< and as Prophet shouted out to Morgan and Alycia she shot a glare at him. her blonde hair whipping with the turn.>>

WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE CANT DO THAT!?

<< she bellowed...but before she could get an answer...her blast and Alycia's attack were disiplaced along a seemingly invisible black energy grid ....before coming back together...>>

what in....??

<< she looked rather SHOCKED as he Rick stood their unfazed. Turning again as Haleigh joined the fray, Black Widow manifested a powerfull fire arm and open fired as well...maybe BULLETS would succeed where magick failed? she could only hope....pondernig what to do next to ENSURE he didnt survive this....Morgan suddenly felt herself being gripped by a violating , muscle spasm...as her eyes felt like they would explode and her body began to seize......she would have screamed...but she couldnt...her eyes rolling in the back of her head as her head was turned up toward the ceiling.. she saw several stray bullets hitting the ceiling as well....but suddenly it wasnt something she was terribly worried about. >>>

<< it felt like every cell in her body was being set ablaze as the energy from her blast, Alycia's repulsor blast and Cameron's psychic energy were now being turned BACK and sent sweeping across the room in a new way....encompassing the team and their allies.>>

WHERE.......!?

<< she gritted her teeth as she began to cry out.....before falling back and to the floor, unconscious...>>

 

[Artemis]

Illustra- war room

:: Alycia wanted Rick Riley DEAD. She'd already PLANNED the "final report" for the two people SHE had to answer to on Capitol Hill and it would basically read that "Riley died resisting arrest." it would look good, sound good and all parties would be happy.::

:: but like any OTHER villain from MysTech...HE was prepared...he didnt CARE that people wanted him DEAD. he was determined to have HIS way no matter what. She wanted to PULL HIS FACE OFF and she hoped that between Morgan's blast and her own fire arm...his face would MELT.::

:: but even as she attempted to do her worst...a weird black field seemed to warp/absorb the energy of both attacks.::

WHY DIDNT IT WORK!?

:: she shrieked as Cameron admonished them that they COULDNT attack. Morgan bellowed at him as though he'd lost his mind and Alycia herself wondered what the hell it was all about...but before she could anything else, Black Widow reminded them all that SHE wasnt lacking in power herself, as she manifested a hell of a weapon and open fired.::

:: Alycia lifted her repulsor blaster, ready to try again as well...but she found herself gripped by PAIN...as her body shivered and convulsed and she gritted her teeth, half grunting with pain as it felt like her lungs would explode. she she couldnt do ANYTHING...couldnt THINK..couldnt BREATH...the energy feed back was making her feel like she was in a static shock magnified 100 fold.::

:: finally...with a pitifull exhale....Alycia crumbles to the ground...unconscious, her own firearm still firmly in hand.::

 

[Persephone]

:: The room was filled with noise and chaos. Both Morgan and Alycia unleashed attacks against Rick Riley, as did Cameron. Ava continued to do CPR on Silver Swan, but looked up for a split second, seeing the attacks get absorbed in some sort of energy barrier. Haleigh tried a different method, unloading rounds of bullets directly at Rick, but as that happened, the energy barrier came charging toward the group, carrying the attacks they sent at Riley. With wide eyes, Ava instinctively ducked her head down toward Sharon, covering it with one arm. The wave hit her, learching her body into spasms. With her eyes shut tightly, she screamed in pain before collapsing on top of Sharon's torso, limp and motionless. ::

 

[Rampage]

Trapped!!!

Nicolas was working feverishly to settle Sharon's systems, making his best educated guesses as to how to proceed, especially with Haleigh focused on ending this standoff. As Mike and then Cameron warned of a trap from Riley, Nicolas turned just in time to see the field engulf him. He gritted his teeth, his cells trying to reject what was being done to him. He even managed to stand, walking towards Riley with his hand outstretched. But the raw power of Morgan's blast COMBINED with the repulsor and the focus of Cameron's mental probe was too much. His body shut itself down, his pain converted to the relative bliss of unconsciousness. Nicolas fell face first at Rick Riley's feet.

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As for Mike, he was even less fortunate than the others. As Haleigh emptied half the magazine into the field, the bullets were also repulsed. As a sniper of no small skill, Mike saw exactly where they were headed and acted accordingly.

Reaching out quickly, he snapped the energy shield onto Karen's arm and energized it as they were both hit with a hail of bullets. Karen was completely unscathed. Mike however was not as fortunate, taking bullets in the leg, shoulder and to the right lower abdomen. He groaned in pain as he held Karen's arm (and the shield) up, then his hand went limp, falling away before the rest of the group went under...