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NYC- Dean & Deluca

[ Sharon was looking around still, standing in virtually the same spot as before with hardly any expression. she was unaware of the mental exchange between Delilah and Nicolas but since it was obvious she was unimpressed with the boutiques, they suggested somewhere else and she finally turned and responded.]

[in a cold , airy voice]

yes. perhaps that would be better.

[ she remembered that spot well for she, Morgan and Alycia would often enjoy summer lunches there. even as she looked out among the crowd, what was PRESENT didnt matter. she preferred to see images of the past...maybe fond memories would help her feel more connected?]

[ on the went and Nicolas kindly pulled her's and Delilah's chair out. she sat down, still with her brimmed "detective" hat tilted down a bit and her feminine trench coat. a few sparrows fluttered onto a near by railing, they seemed lively as they chirped quite a bit.]

something fresh..made with fruit would be nice...

[she said softly as she looked around slowly, before finally settling her partially shadow enshrouded face back on Delilah.]

I used to come here. I remember.

[ all the sounds of people and fun and activity around her didnt seem to move her very much as she sat very still.]
 
Alycia thankfully agreed to stay together.... and wondered aloud if Sharon and Robert had done the same thing when they were here.

"Well.... there's really no way of knowing, is there? I mean, short of asking Sharon herself.... But if I were to venture a guess... I would say that they came here for a party and were taken by surprise.... where as we came to CRASH the party."

the two women moved through the house slowly, taking in the surroundings, and Haleigh confirmed that finding the journal was a high priority. Alycia identified Lord Spencer in a painting.... and Haleigh gave it a half hearted once over before injecting her opinion.

"I hope he didn't ALWAYS look that constipated."

They were in the dining room now.... it was in the same condition as the rest of the house.... and Haleigh spotted signs of rodent infestation and other pests, as could be expected in an unkempt, dilapidated estate.... there was a gurgling sound in the distance.... and Haleigh picked up scans of several zombies that were not immediately in sight.... Alycia asked if Haleigh was aware of any presences.

"Oh.... YES.... you could say that. Remember that welcoming committee I talked about?"

Zombies came into view.... most were badly decomposed.... and had the odd feature of oversized hands and feet... they looked kind of swollen. Some type of compartment syndrome caused by their mutations? Haleigh didn't have time to properly say.... one had crawled towards her and taken hold of one of her ankles, and try as she might, she couldn't shake it lose. She lifted her free foot and STOMPED its skull, crushing it with a sickening squelch.

"Severe Head Trauma will do the trick."

A zombie lab doctor jumped off the balcony onto the table, and others were poised to follow him, when Haleigh immediately erected a grid of high metal SPIKES along the floor her and Alycia were standing. Any more leaping from above would become skewered and Haleigh and Alycia would have little trouble navigating between the spikes, while the zombies would be slowed by the obstacles. Haleigh used her own gun, suppressor equipped [of course] to help Alycia pick off those who charged in through the swinging doors.

A sound in the distance caught Haleigh's attention. A detonation of some kind? she diagnosed..... had they tripped a sensor....or was it something else? One of the skewered zombies grabbed at Haleigh as she neared.... she instinctively freed herself from his grasp by breaking his arm, and then leveled her handgun between his bloody eyes and pulled the trigger.

"Would this be a bad time to say 'I told you so'?"
 
:: After Alison and Ava's nice chat up in Alison's penthouse, they headed down to the security room to watch the live footage of Haleigh and Alycia's exploration of the Arklay mansion. Grabbing a seat, Ava sat back and crossed her legs. The footage was as clear as a High defininition movie, making them both feel as if they were there in the room with both Haleigh and Alycia. ::

"Beautiful estate, I must admit. [pausing seeing a zombie] Minus the zombies of course."

:: As Haleigh and Alycia made their way through a maze of spikes, zombies continues to try and grab them left and right. It reminded the goddess of an interactive video game. ::

"If Haleigh and Alycia weren't in potential danger, I would actually find this entertaining to watch...[standing up] I'm going to quickly head out to Starbucks for a caffinee jolt, would you like anything while i'm out?"
 
[ Delilah blew into her cup and took a sip of Chai tea. She wanted to patch things over with Sharon, she wanted to get to know her again. ]

"Sharon, is there anything you'd like to do? You said you don't get to go out of the house much..."
 
Illustra- War Room

:: Alison continued to tap on a few controls before finally sitting back herself. Ava commented on the estate.::

Indeed it is...and in its prime, it was one of the most luxurious estates on the coast. The amazing thing is that its remained relatively UNKNOWN for so long. in plain sight, yet never seen. THIS is the birthplace of Mystech...before Malice and Stavros...there was Lord Spencer.

::as Haleigh and Alycia entered one of the dinning halls, shortly after that they were accosted.::

zombies...people who lived in the mansion and worked in the underground lab. they've remained isolated all this time.....something different about those zombies.

:: Ava was heading out to get herself a drink.::

no, im fine thanks.

:: she said a little absentmindedly as her cobalt blue eyes remained focus on the screen. as she watched them, she began to perceive DANGER in the most immediate timeline for MORGAN....and something ELSE::

someone...inside the mansion....ALIVE!!

:: was it Bishop she was "seeing" or Kyle Kelly?::
 
Arklay Mansion- east dining hall to the foyer

:: As Haleigh couldnt resist the urge to say "I told you so" , Alycia slightly rolled her eyes as she quickly looked up and saw as Zombies began LEAPING from above toward them.::

They've never displayed THIS kind of coordination BEFORE!

:: Alycia began to open fire on a few in the air. resisting the impulse to go over bored and making SURE to hit them in the head. Black Widow errected several large metal spikes to IMPALE any others that might come down and to hamper the moves of the ones on ground level.::

:: as the doors bust open and more came in...She and Black Widow took aim and began to fire...but for those who were not immediately hit in the head...they began to LUNGE at the two women.::

:: Alycia gasped with dismay::

they're MORE DURABLE!

:: the women needed to MOVE out of there so they went...a few more zombies were lumbering out in the massive foyer but when they made visual contact with Alycia and Haleigh they began to move with surprising focus as they LUNGED and charged.::

:: as the two women fought off their undead attackers, one got the got the drop on Alycia , rushing her as she blocked his attempts to bite her with her covered fore arms. after a few frightening moments of struggle, Alycia expands and FORCES the zombie off her.::

GET AWAY!

:: she yells as he comes for her AGAIN and she spins, round housing him in the chest with a STRONG kick from her high heeled boot. the zombie staggers a few paces back and she opens fire with both her desert egals...two shots in the heart and two more in the forehead. the zombie doesnt FALL right away which causes her hazel eyes to widen with dismay but after a few scarey seconds...it drops to its knees, falling face down..dead.::

They arent as easy to kill....but their clothing...they must be some of the workers that were never seen or heard from again. were they PURPOSEFULLY turned into zombies or...something else? there must be MORE further in...

::she wondered aloud as she looked around. if the former was true than the federal government could level capital charges against Mystech or ANY of its remaining subsidiaries.::

:: after this initial attack, the women had a moment to calm down and regroup mentally. Alycia looked at the now dead zombie on the floor just steps away from her....it was once again erriely silent. ::

.....what was it that i said to Ororo? a life without adventure is not a life worth living? maybe she should've turned ME into a statue.

well door number one was a bust. shall we try THIS one?

:: she said sarcasticly they were now facing the west...another sset of double doors that were closed.::
 
NYC- Dean & Deluca

[ Sitting there , slightly leaned back with her legs crossed at the knee, a small amount of her armour could be seen. She had her arms folded as well, looking somber and brooding.]

Delilah said:
"Sharon, is there anything you'd like to do? You said you don't get to go out of the house much..."
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.....

[she didnt respond immediately. just sat there with her face partially enshrouded in shadow.]

[instead she kept zoning out...the sensory input from the birds in the area distracting her or drawing her attention elsewhere and Delilah's voice seemed more an echo at first.]

[finally it came into focus and she blinked (after an inhumanly long time). why was delilah talking to her? did she view her as some kind of patient in a convalescent home? or was she sincere? part of the problem with being "new" again in some many ways was that she wasnt SURE of some people anymore....and she had always had a high regard for Delilah in her past life....now...it was awkward.]

.... was it always this noisy....so full of people...with bad spirits?

[she spoke in a cold, airy voice.]
 
chain of events

<< Delilah was sincere in her EFFORT, but her HEART was not as clear in its resolve as it normally was. the mutant who channeled LIGHT was losing her way in a FOG that she did not yet realize was creeping upon her....but OTHERS had begun to notice things here and there.>>

<< still for the moment, she attemptd to reach Sharon and after a few moments....the woman responded, but not quite the way Delillah might have hoped.>>

<< this was NYC and anything could happen....and probably would in today's world.>>

<< as the two women sat....off in the distance, a disturbance was occurring as a woman, a young mother was moving with a stroller and a young child, she seemeds a bit hurried as she tries to keep her little one up with her. all at once, a car screeches to a halt and a man jumps out, screaming, yelling and immediately bearing down on the woman.>>

<< Sharon's head immediately snaps over to that direction and DELILAH herself would recognize the MAN...a COP she knew that was married. Suddenly there he was...man handling this woman, his WIFE as her son began to cry out. With Delilah's hearing she could discern that he was ANGRY with her for LEAVING him , filing for divorce. there was talk of abuse and how it was HER fault...so the rumours were true.>>

<< the next series of events in the next few moments...will be telling.>>
 
The Silver Swan

[Sharon stared with the motionless focus of a bird of prey. other people gawked as well, making comments and pointing but no one did anything as the ugly scene got worse.]

[this man, now berating his wife, promising there'd be hell to pay and now trying to force her in the car. the small boy, crying for his father to stop. the boy.....the little boy. and finally it happens. He UPPERCUTS her in the stomach before slamming her down to the ground.]

[ Sharon slowly stood up and walked away from the table, leaving Delilah to sit there. It was UNKNOWN to sharon that delilah would recognize this man who was probably "off duty" OR that he was a law enforcement officer.]

monster....

[she said softly as she began to walk toward them....cars honking as she goes into the street, seemingly ignoring traffic.]

stop him....

[ at that moment..SPARROWS began to flutter with fury and SWARM....diving and charging at the man from ALL sides...attacking him with their beaks and sheer numbers. it was an unbelievable sight for specatators as they watched in shock. the birds didnt harm the mother and the child but they DID manage to seperate the mother from the man's grip.]

[ Sharon kept walking.]

hurt him....bleed him....

[ the birds continued to attack...the man was now hollering and flailing about, fumbling for his gun. by now the crowd was growing increasingly distressed at this scene.]

take your children...and run away. run as fast as you can...

[Sharon said to the distraught mother as she looked up at the SILVER SWAN]

Woman: but he'll find me...he has FRIENDS in the....

Silver Swan: he will never hurt you again. i PROMISE. now hurry.

[as she POINTS, the woman can see her armour covered hand and she knows that all is not as it seems. she gathers her children and runs....as tha man who is rather large and well built begins to fight off some of the sparrows.]

stronger than he looks...for a human.

[he cusses...finally drawing his gun and aiming at HER. he somehow instinctively associates these birds attacking him with this woman standing here....more of her armour showing through her trench coat. calling her names and telling her he's interfered with law enforcement and that she's going to jail.]

you hurt her. the birds told me....they told me what you did and what you will do. you're a monster of a man.

[she comes close as the sparrows begin to dissipate and fly off...and as he is about to fire she gestures a la' Prue Halliwell and a single spinning star DISARMS him in the blink of an eye. she's now clutching his hand and wrist...squeezing it...CRUSHING it...causing him to strain trying not to scream with pain as she slowly b rings him to his knees.]

i'm not afraid you.

you cant hurt me.

you wont hurt anyone else.

[she speaks with coldness. as she snaps his arm and crushes his wrist before hurling him into the wall of the building nearby she raises her hand....]

The Silver Swan was a mother once too. My little boy...he is gone. But i will protect OTHERS from MONSTERS like YOU!

[ as she spreads her arms, its clear to Delilah and Nicolas that she's about to unleash her malestrom of spinning stars and FILLET him alive.]

[the crowd is gasping! some CHEERING this "wonder woman's stopping this man. OTHERS who KNOW him to be a cop and have been harrassed by him are CHANTING for her to finish him off...and some OTHERS are terrified at who or WHAT this woman actually is? its NYC...so many different attitudes...so many different mind sets...but SHE doesnt care. She'll stop him.]
 
Haleigh and Alycia managed to neutralize the last few stragglers, as they moved into the Foyer. Haleigh reacted predictably.... her aim was consistently perfect and she 'double-tapped' twin bullet holes in the head of every aggressor long before they got within arms reach. Alycia was struggling with the last one... and things were getting hairy, but Haleigh didn't interfere.... Alycia COULD handle herself and Haleigh wanted to let her PROVE it to herself.... maybe it would help suppress Alycia's rampant inferiority complex-- which was pretty much the one major thing that drove Haleigh insane about Alycia. If she could just develop an accurate level of confidence in her own abilities, Alycia could be JUST as potent as anyone else..... and the former DA SEEMED to be getting a grasp on that concept... So Haleigh watched as Alycia fought back and eventually won the struggle.

Alycia said:
They arent as easy to kill....but their clothing...they must be some of the workers that were never seen or heard from again. were they PURPOSEFULLY turned into zombies or...something else? there must be MORE further in...
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"Well...." Haleigh begins, as she pulls on a pair of latex gloves and crouches down by the zombie Alycia had just killed, rolling him over and looking closely at him: "Peter Grant, Nurse Practitioner. [unclipping his ID badge and pocketing it, in case they needed the access card for a secure area later. She opens his lab coat and then rips open his degraded oxford shirt] No visible wounds other than the ones you inflicted. The state of decomposition makes it difficult to determine if he was beaten to death... [tipping his head back to look at the neck] Or if he was strangled.... but there's no obvious trauma to the soft tissue. [prodding the area around the bullet holes in the chest] No blood seepage... that would suggest.... [opens a pocket knife and splits his torso from sternum to belly button] yep. His blood is COMPLETELY congealed.... gelatinous. The decay of internal organs --despite the viral agent that's evidently designed to discourage decomp-- would suggest he's been dead for QUITE some time.... I'm no expert.... [glancing up at Alycia] but I would estimate.... several YEARS. [standing up and pulling off the gloves before tossing them down on the body] Without extensive tests, xrays, and an autopsy, it's difficult to determine the cause of death. However.... a N.P. would have a prominent position. Not the status of a doctor, but if Mystech WERE intentionally turning people into zombies, I don't think they'd use their own highly trained staff. That's what hare-brained hikers are for. Whatever happened to Grant here.... it doesn't fit Mystech's M.O. Grant died and was exposed to an agent that MADE him a zombie... but not directly put on a zombie assembly line. [pause] That's what I speculate, anyways."

Haleigh gave a shrug and a soft smile.... apparently oblivious to the fact that she'd just dissected a decayed corpse. Little fazed her.... it was all just part of the job.

Alycia said:
.....what was it that i said to Ororo? a life without adventure is not a life worth living? maybe she should've turned ME into a statue.
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"Oh.... I don't think so. I'd agree with you. you know what I would be doing if it weren't for our little adventure? Sitting around my desolate apartment, twiddling my thumbs, commiserating my failure in relationships."

Alycia suggested they try another door.... and Haleigh agreed. Why the hell not? It was either the right path to take... or there were more zombies. Haleigh chuckled at the idea.

"I suppose we might as well.... after you."

She said, withdrawing her gun again and raising it in preparation.
 
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[ Delilah could hear the man before she saw him, screaming at the woman with the stroller. When he came into view she was shocked to see that it was a cop she knew - from a different precinct, but she'd run into him on occasion.

Sharon was up and moving, but before Delilah could tell her not to interfere, the man became violent. Her and Sharon's "heart to heart" would have to wait. Delilah got up and followed in Sharon's wake over to the scene, pulling her badge and flashing it to the crowd which had now gathered.

She knew Nicolas was probably not listening to her early admonishment about listening to her thoughts, so she decided to use that to her advantage and yell at him later. ]

Nicolas, we need your help to control these civilians. Sharon's...just get over here, you'll see.

[ Delilah was calling for everybody to stay back, but then the man pulled a gun. She drew her own weapon and trained it on him. ]

"NYPD - PUT THE GUN DOWN."

[ But Sharon took care of that for her - at once majestic and terrifying. She holstered her own weapon and moved to the man where he had fallen.

She looks back at Sharon, holding up a hand. Whether they were still the friends they had been now or not, Delilah knew that Sharon would not be able to live with herself if she killed again. At least, not the Sharon that she knew was in there somewhere. ]

"You've done it, you've saved the woman - and the boy. Let me take him in now. It's over. It's all over."
 
The zombie had been wearing a name badge. He hadn't bothered to look at it. The last thing he wanted to do was start thinking of it as a person. But it made him wonder where these things were coming from? They clearly weren't residents of the mansion itself. How were they getting in? They didn't seem THAT intelligent to be able to do even light B&E work. He moved through a corridor and down a set of back stairs - probably the servants stairway from the looks of it. Maybe there was a breach in the basement, and he decided to head for the cellar.

He made it down into the dingy area beneath the main floor. Everything was caked in dirt and dust, discarded items lay strewn about, fuses lay exposed on the wall.

He noticed a stone staircase that led down further...and at the bottom, a large steel door had been torn half off its hinges. He suspected this was his mysterious zombie entrance.

As he peered down the steps, something large grabbed him from behind. Instinctively, he flipped his assailant, which flew over his head and down the stairs. Bones crunched sickeningly, but the zombie soon righted itself and started back up the steps. Bishop pulled his AK from his shoulder, and blasted the monster in the face.

Connor walked slowly down the stairs, gun still trained on the zombie. He kicked the body with his foot, making sure it wasn't going to start moving again. Satisfied, he stepped over the body and slid through the opening in the door.
 
Delilah was right. Nicolas WAS keeping tabs and he figured she could be all mad and indignant later as he emerged from the crowd. He responded to Delilah's request with a game plan as he gave the woman who was abused a card of a very good women's shelter in a different part of town than she lived in along with a thousand dollars in cash. As he nodded, she took her child and left.

I have Sharon. Just take care of the perp. The crowd, unfortunately, is a matter I can no longer completely handle but I will do my best.

As Nicolas came forward to Sharon, he acted as if he was simply coming to her aid. Meanwhile, he projected an illusion that Sharon was not actually in armor, but in a pretty silver outfit, whatever the witness would find most alluring/sexy/comforting. While he had no ability to simply dismiss the crowd mentally as before, he could definitely suggest a more palatable vision than what they were currently seeing. In addition, cell phones and cameras seemed to be useless now. He spoke to Sharon directly.

Sharon. It is over now. I will take you from here and let the officer do her job. Please don't do something we will all regret. Please. Let me take you HOME.

As Nicolas touched her hand and shoulder, he cocooned her with his power, essentially encasing her in a Null field. She would notice nothing, but the field was designed to sap her stars of their kinetic energy before they could seriously harm anyone. Nicolas had long devised this tactic for this eventuality, but he hoped that she wold not test its efficacy just now...
 
Nyc

[ Sharon glared at the man who alternately writhed with pain but still had time to curse at Sharon, calling her all sorts of names. it was clear this man had little respect for women, the ultimate cliche of a cop gone bad....and his authority meant NOTHING to the Silver Swan.]

monster....I'll show you what fear tastes like.

[Delilah pleaded to Sharon's humanity to let HER arrest him and let the law take its course. It was interesting that the sight of a woman and child in distress snapped Sharon into action...clearly her maternal instinct and feelings over her own son were still VERY strong despite her changes.]


Delilah said:
"You've done it, you've saved the woman - and the boy. Let me take him in now. It's over. It's all over."
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[ Sharon hesitates before unleashing the spinning stars.]

Rampage said:
Sharon. It is over now. I will take you from here and let the officer do her job. Please don't do something we will all regret. Please. Let me take you HOME.
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[one of the reasons why Nicolas had such much pull with Sharon at this point was because some of her maternal instinct was reawakened by HIM. She still saw him a little boy sometimes...even now. memories of him and her interactions with him were calming.]

regret!

[images of the people outside the cathedral...the poor chaplain....her own SON...she felt it...she didnt want to go BACK she wanted to go FORWARD...the humanity in her was getting stronger.]



home...

[ she made it a point to STEP on the hand of the man on the ground with her high heeled boot as she turned and began to walk away, leaving Nicoals and Delilah standing there as she seemed oblivous to the crowd or anything else. a few birds lingered by...some perched ON the fallen man.]
 
and so

<< The Silver Swan strikes again, REMINDING Delilah and Nicolas that while Sharon may be changed, she's far from weak. Her maternal instinct is primal now and to trifle with her means grave peril for the person who tries.>>

<< Nicolas and Delilah will "clean up" and catch up with Sharon as reports of this incident will soon become known to Alison, Ava, Haleigh, Alycia and even Bishop.>>

in the Arklay Forest

<< Morgan , now sitting on a bench on the ground of the cottage, has taken to primping in her ever present estee' lauder compact...but even as she admires and touches up her face, her icy violet eyes widen with SHOCK as she catchs the reflection of something monstrous in her mirror....from the forest BEHIND her...comes something charging...smashing through the brush, and tearing through smaller trees. far worse than a zombie dog or a wasp...its the one thing Morgan WASNT prepared for.>>

the mansion

<< Alycia and Black Widow explore the eastern offshoot of the foyer, finding it to be a mini museum of sorts with decorative "knight" statues, documents and photos encased in glass showing the Spencer family as well as photos of a young MALICE...with her FIRST name included but still no last name...simply "Diana". there were pictures of other wealthy social and political figures from decades past as well , along with swords, daggers and other ornamental weapons mounted on the walls.>>

<< this room was a dead end and so out the went...and this time they had to go up the main staircase in the center of the foyer....they could go to the right or the left once they reached the first landing and ascend another small flight of steps to reache the second floor over looking the foyer and of course several possible choices for hall ways..>>

<< the two women had no EXACT idea that there was another man in the mansion, prowling about and having obtained evidence critical to Alycia. HE was elsewhere in the mansion.>>

<< Alycia and Haleigh made their way down one hall...where there were several doors...and a few decorative accents in the halls. as they rounded the corner, they were greeted by a lone lumbering zombie and as he caught sight of them...he began to grown and growl as he charged quickly for Alycia. She made short work of him as she nailed him through his eye and then his head...around that corner, there was one door...it seemed so isolated...and so, with some trepidation, Alycia prepares to open the door with Haleigh right behind her.>>

elswhere in the Mansion

<< Bishop was getting foolhardy as he ventured down what appeared to be a "secret" stair case...leading him below ground. he was now in a dark cellar..with a tunnel that lead from the cellar further down..."somewhere". would he really WANT to risk going this far in without knowing what lay therein? he would remember Alycia's words of fear as she commissioned him to "rescue" the Kelly family and how he could NOT find Rober or Kyle...that Sharon was babbling about them being lost in a maze....WHERE was this maze? what had become of Robert and Kyle?>>

<< there was a faint sound of water dripping echoing in the air...and the sounds of rushing air as well. it was his choice...venture down further into the unknown or leave now with what he had.>>

<< as he pondered this...a small device on his person began to blip and vibrate. he was getting information regarding a situation in NYC...a blonde woman violently subduing a man...a COP, who had been attacked by BIRDS shortly before. that could only mean one thing...the Silver Swan was out and about.>>

<< Bishop didnt know exactly where Alycia and Haleigh were but even HE would have heard the sounds of gunfire and fighting between the two women and several zombies back in the foyer.>>
 
Arklay Mansion exploration

:: up the stairs, around, and up more stairs. down the hall they prowled. eerie sounds whispered and echoed in the air as they went down the dimly lit hallway.::

:: her high heeled boots were not making much noise due to the carpet....and once again it was only hear own heart that sounded so loud , at least in her own mind.::

so many doors..this could either be a child's dream come true..or an adults worst nightmare.

:: she stopped midway in the hall and drew near to a door, seeing if she could hear any obvious sounds before only SLIGHTLY opening the door to peek in....it was a room, a large room that apparenly belonged to one of the many workers that lived above and worked below ground but it was long abandonned. dust, cobwebs and stale air greeted Alycia. there were no creatures and no surprises....::

maybe most of these rooms in this hall are like this.

:: she said as she closed the door and moved on down...around another corner.....a ZOMBIE...this one also in a long, tattered lab coat.::

::GASP!::

:: stepping back as she took aim, she fired upon it as it began to quicken its pace. again it hesitated to fall completely, dropping to its knees before finally falling face down. as the women checked around them...there was nothing else, save their own reflection in an old dusty mirror.::

okay...

:: around the corner there was now a dead end, save one door...which had a key card slot. an odd contrast to this old gothic design of the mansion.::

must have been added later on...ill have to try that key card.

:: as Haleigh gives it to her, Alycia slides it...a small sound indicates that it works! and the door opens. Haleigh and Alycia step back, taking aim as SEVERAL GIANT WASPS come flying out...striking at them almost as quickly as the door opens. but their own exaggerated size makes them easier to pick off!::

ick...insects..bad enough as they are...and now THESE? mystech must have experimented on EVERYTHING they could get their hands on. the mad criminals!

:: she spoke with contempt...partly because of what happened to her father and partly because this entity had managed to exist and thrive for so long with no punishment thus far even NOW...their decline was due to "fall out" rather than swift legal retribution and to be in this mansion...where apparently it all began....it was surreal for Alycia.::

::inside was a small room...a medical supply room with a small desk , some files and various jars, viles and other containers filled with chemicals, medicines, antidotes and other small medical tools. the wall ahead was not an actual wall...but another door with a KEY pad on the side.::

Haleigh, can you get that door open? i think we're on the right track now...

:: Alycia whispered as she looked at a file on the desk.::

look here...

:: pictures and a chart for KYLE KELLY...::
 
outside in the forest back at the cottage

<< time passed as Morgan was now bored out of her mind. who knew "standing watch" could be so DULL?? still she always enjoyed primping...and so as she primped in her trusty estee lauder compact, she wondered what Alison and Ava...or even Delilah, Nicolas and Sharon were up to? hopefully whatever it was...good OR bad...it wasnt as stagnant as this.>>

<< insects, frogs, and the occasional rustling of leaves filled the air ...the slight breeze made the "forest smell" less dense and Morgan sat on a wooden bench.>>

<<sigh>>> isnt this great? me...sitting here in a forest...PRIMED to be hacked to pieces by Jason.

<< rolling her violet eyes.>>

Alycia and Haleigh must be allright, i havent heard anything..or seen anything....neither Delilah or Nicolas. Maybe we'll make good progress after all...

<< as she was feeling more confident....she felt a shift in the air...suddenly she heard twigs snapping, leaves rushing and something COMING...a large..HISSING sound...>>

<< standing up JUST as she turned, her eyes widened as she GASPED...a SNAKE...but not just any snake...this one...was ENORMOUS....and WIDE...it came charging forth and now raised up....looking DOWN on its beautifull prey.... the snake was ALBINO in color and was unlike ANYTHING Morgan or the six had seen before! it was cleaerly another result of mystech experimentation...one of the many creatures that was once in one of the tanks in the "water" level below ground but had escaped out into the waterfall and lake system...and now lived in the forest. NO WONDER there were no other animals...or PEOPLE about!>>

<< Morgan SCREAMS and chimes sound off in the air....her screams do not go unnoticed.>>
 
Illustra

:: Alison's cobalt blue eyes widen.::

MORGAN!!

:: she hears the mystical chimes ::

AVA!!

:: she stands up...and looks back at the screen. Alycia and Haleigh are FINE...but MORGAN needs HELP! powerfull as she is...a SNAKE is not something she can handle...her PHOBIA wont LET her! and she "sees" Morgan being captured and DEVOURED by the revanous, mutated repitle.>>

:: BLINKING from where she is...she intercepts Persephone.::

come on! we have to hurry! Morgan needs help!

:: she takes Persephone by the hand and BLINKS again....from NYC to Arklay Forest in conneticutt....and as they appear...they only have to RUN a few feet to reach the grounds of the cottage to reach Morgan...and the MONSTER of a snake.::
 
Arklay Forest

<< it was too late....the mutant monster of a snake ROCKETED up from the ground were Morgan stood...pushed high up in the air before the snake lurched forward ...dropping her to the ground and attempting to SWALLOW HER in its massive jaws.>>

<< Morgan was so gripped by PANIC she was about to BLACK OUT.>>

<< the snake was making short work of her in the worst way.>>
 
:: Leaving Alison to watch Alycia and Haleigh's live feed, Ava left Illustra and made her way down to the Starbucks located a few blocks away from the main building. Ordering two coffees, regardless if Alison wanted one or not, Ava felt it would be rude if she didn't atleast bring something back for her, just in case. But this wasn't any normal trip to Starbucks...hell, why would it be for anyone involved in the six? While waiting for her coffee orders to be made, Ava overheard a small portion of a conversation a couple customers were having...something about a woman attacking a police officer. But what really got her attention was the fact that they said the woman had, what looked to be, silver armor. Sharon... ::

:: Quickly exiting the coffee shop, Ava's quick pace picked up into a run, quickly making her way back to Illustra to warn Alison. But as she entered the elevator, Alison suddenly blinked into view. ::

"Alison, Sha--"

come on! we have to hurry! Morgan needs help!

:: Alison grabbed her hand before Ava could respond, blinking them out of Illustra and into the woods where Morgan was located. Spotting Morgan ahead, Ava began to run toward her, finally seeing what the problem was: a monsterous while snake. Morgan was terrified and frozen in fear as the snake prepared to strike at her. ::

"STOP!"

:: Extending her hand out, the snake stopped in mid strike, turning it's attention onto Ava. ::

"Get her out of here.."

:: Looking at the snake, it was a beautiful creature; snow white in color with ruby red eyes. Although a result of MysTech's experimentations, the snake still had it's natural biology in tact, giving Ava the power to control it as she would an untouched snake. Although a bit more difficult because of the changes, Ava kept her eyes focused on the snakes. ::

"Good boy..."

:: The snake began to slither toward Ava, hissing as it traveled. Using it's large tongue, it tasted the air surrounding the goddess getting a better idea of who and where she was. ::

"You're beautiful.....[softly smiling sensing the snakes cockiness] and you know it.."

:: Easing the snake, she spoke to it both verbally and mentally. Finally reaching her, the snake lifted it's head off the ground, coming eye to eye with the goddess. ::

"You're angry at the people who did this to you.....[reaching her hand out, she gently stroked the scales along the side of it's face] I won't hurt you, I promise."

:: The snakes animosity toward people was understandable. It was not only programed as a killing machine, it's hate for the human species contributed to it's attacks and behaviors. Reassuring it that herself and her team wouldn't harm him, Ava looked upon it with kind eyes. Whether she'd like to admit it or not, a lot of Demeter's motherly and kind nature was burried deep with Persephone's soul; most notable surfacing when dealing with animals. ::

"Go on..go home."

:: The snake looked at her for a few moments before finally lowering itself back onto the ground and slithering past her, and out of sight. Watching it disappear, Ava finally turned to see Alison with Morgan. Quickly jogging over to them, she looked down at Morgan with concerned eyes. ::

"How is she?"
 
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