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Epic M&M: Issue 5 (IC)
- Thread starter Calinon
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Calinon said:
To be honest I am unsure, this virus is a lot more dangerous then even Thunder had guessed. I do have access to a mutant force here and the SAA has always co-operated with EPIC so we can pull those to forces in if they get by us. Also we can still track the containers and they will not be easily transported out of the country.
What it comes down to is that we can't allow them to get by, countless lives are at stake. Hopefully Neutron can destroy the virus.
Agamon
Adventurer
Calinon said:
"Hmmm, couldn't have been your sell-out CEO by chance? That dude deserves whatever it is he's got coming," Sanjay says, sounding miffed and getting anxious at all the talking instead of the doing. He pauses, adding, "If Affifi's people made that, what stopping them from making more?"
He nods at Michelle's assessment. "And if they do get away with it, we'd better alert the authorities, there's no way we can stop them if they've already got it and are trying to leave the country. If they do, we'll have to try and find out where they're taking it,"
"But the longer we blab about it, the longer they have to get in there and get it."
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Calinon
First Post
Lancheng, China
I can walk. Thank you, Kevin. Thank you too, X, but I'll match your experience with what I've been through with the Jackal," he says with a little anger in his voice, though it's not directed at you. "We're alive. Just stop laying blame. It doesn't help."
Jackal hurries by both X12 and Kevin, going after Raisa, but stopping at Dara. "Thank you, for everything you went through to help me Dara. I understand what it is like to have someone control you." He strokes her hair and she stands up and wipes her mouth, giving him a very slight and fleeting smile.
"Raisa, wait!" he calls hurrying after her. "You didn't get anyone killed. And you saved me. Thank you," he says with relief. "I'm finally free of him." He tries to give you a hug, but with just a blanket he doesn't have much luck and just shrugs with an embarassed smile, something very amazing for someone who has gone through what he has.
Dara wipes her mouth and looks down at Raisa. I don't blame you, she says to Raisa mentally, in a very voice that seems still very scared. Then she adds, speaking very softly, "I know who he was. He told me. His name... his name is Prophet." Tears start falling from her eyes, though her voice stays very level. "He's pure evil," she whispers, looking ahead with haunted eyes. "He wanted what happened to happen. He told me that if we wanted to live, we had to kill the Jackal and by doing that we'd set him free. He used us, and I'm afraid of what is going to happen."
Brazilia, SAA
SAP Corporate HQ
"I'll have my security forces work with the military to increase security on the borders. I'm guessing they'll try to transport it by sea or air; an overland, or underland route, would likely attract attention at some point," Ms. Vaile says.
"Alright, since time is of the essence, and Sanjay is anxious for he and I to get started, I'll have Mr. Santala be your liason. He's the young gentleman that greeted you at the airport, and who informed me of your arrival. Whatever information you need to help you, he will provide. I'll send him here shortly with instructions. Let's go, Sanjay."
Sanjay and Ms. Vaile leave, and very shortly after Pavo comes in with his aide. He seems a little less confident now, being thrust into a position he's not used to.
"Ms. Vaile suggests that we move as quickly as possible. It will take about six hours in your Van to reach the facility, or we can go by company hovership and have your vehicle brought to us. Mr. Rameirez," he says, adjusting his collar and appearing very uncomfortable. "Mr. Rameirez admitted to delivering a small sample of Anaconda to Mr. Afifi under interrogation. He also said," he says, then pauses. "Excuse me a second," he says, getting a glass of water. "He said that the theft is expected in the next week, but doesn't have a fixed time. And he has accomplices in security at the facility. That's the important things security got from him," he says.
"I already downloaded schematics of the facility itself for you and we're arranging for quarters for all of you there in case this watch lasts longer than a day. Is there anything else you want to know about? And should we pull those security officers from duty or leave them there so we don't tip off these mercenaries?"
Sanjay
Ms. Vaile leads you up farther in the building to her private offices and lab. The lab is unlike anything you've ever seen, and looks like something out of a science fiction movie, rather than real equipment. Ms. Vaile removes a jacket she had been wearing over her dress, revealing a thin silk top. She throws a lab coat over it, but leaves it undone, which is, in the short time you've been in the lab, already distracting you.
The lab is huge, and striking you as very odd, there are no other lab workers present. It's just you and Ms. Vaile, though a pair of security stand outside the room. You realize she is talking to you and you are staring.
"Sanjay, is there something wrong?" she asks. She's holding a vial with a clear liquid in her hand.
I can walk. Thank you, Kevin. Thank you too, X, but I'll match your experience with what I've been through with the Jackal," he says with a little anger in his voice, though it's not directed at you. "We're alive. Just stop laying blame. It doesn't help."
Jackal hurries by both X12 and Kevin, going after Raisa, but stopping at Dara. "Thank you, for everything you went through to help me Dara. I understand what it is like to have someone control you." He strokes her hair and she stands up and wipes her mouth, giving him a very slight and fleeting smile.
"Raisa, wait!" he calls hurrying after her. "You didn't get anyone killed. And you saved me. Thank you," he says with relief. "I'm finally free of him." He tries to give you a hug, but with just a blanket he doesn't have much luck and just shrugs with an embarassed smile, something very amazing for someone who has gone through what he has.
Dara wipes her mouth and looks down at Raisa. I don't blame you, she says to Raisa mentally, in a very voice that seems still very scared. Then she adds, speaking very softly, "I know who he was. He told me. His name... his name is Prophet." Tears start falling from her eyes, though her voice stays very level. "He's pure evil," she whispers, looking ahead with haunted eyes. "He wanted what happened to happen. He told me that if we wanted to live, we had to kill the Jackal and by doing that we'd set him free. He used us, and I'm afraid of what is going to happen."
Brazilia, SAA
SAP Corporate HQ
"I'll have my security forces work with the military to increase security on the borders. I'm guessing they'll try to transport it by sea or air; an overland, or underland route, would likely attract attention at some point," Ms. Vaile says.
"Alright, since time is of the essence, and Sanjay is anxious for he and I to get started, I'll have Mr. Santala be your liason. He's the young gentleman that greeted you at the airport, and who informed me of your arrival. Whatever information you need to help you, he will provide. I'll send him here shortly with instructions. Let's go, Sanjay."
Sanjay and Ms. Vaile leave, and very shortly after Pavo comes in with his aide. He seems a little less confident now, being thrust into a position he's not used to.
"Ms. Vaile suggests that we move as quickly as possible. It will take about six hours in your Van to reach the facility, or we can go by company hovership and have your vehicle brought to us. Mr. Rameirez," he says, adjusting his collar and appearing very uncomfortable. "Mr. Rameirez admitted to delivering a small sample of Anaconda to Mr. Afifi under interrogation. He also said," he says, then pauses. "Excuse me a second," he says, getting a glass of water. "He said that the theft is expected in the next week, but doesn't have a fixed time. And he has accomplices in security at the facility. That's the important things security got from him," he says.
"I already downloaded schematics of the facility itself for you and we're arranging for quarters for all of you there in case this watch lasts longer than a day. Is there anything else you want to know about? And should we pull those security officers from duty or leave them there so we don't tip off these mercenaries?"
Sanjay
Ms. Vaile leads you up farther in the building to her private offices and lab. The lab is unlike anything you've ever seen, and looks like something out of a science fiction movie, rather than real equipment. Ms. Vaile removes a jacket she had been wearing over her dress, revealing a thin silk top. She throws a lab coat over it, but leaves it undone, which is, in the short time you've been in the lab, already distracting you.
The lab is huge, and striking you as very odd, there are no other lab workers present. It's just you and Ms. Vaile, though a pair of security stand outside the room. You realize she is talking to you and you are staring.
"Sanjay, is there something wrong?" she asks. She's holding a vial with a clear liquid in her hand.
Calinon
First Post
INTERLUDE
Mega-City of New York
Bush Memorial Hospital
A rush of pain filled the Jackal as the sword severed his spine. So close to ultimate freedom, so close to being able to walk in his own form across the land, free of the influence of anyone and it was ruined!
I'll have my revenge on all of them, especially that bitch, Raisa! he swore into the ether as he zoomed in on his next host. It took a very long time to reach the body, and as he closed the distance he felt the frailty his attack had left it in. He laughed at how easy to control this mortal would be. With a burst, he slammed his consciousness into the unsuspecting host, sealing its mind away in behind a wall of rage, anger and hatred. He pushed his powers into the body, regenerating it rapidly, his strength flowing into it and rejuvinating it. For hours he worked, insinuating himself into its every muscle and nerve. The sensors hooked up to it started showing the strengthening. He heard someone rush into the room! It was time for the great act to begin. He flashed his eyes open and sat up.
"Oh my god! She's awake!" a female nurse exclaimed, shouting out the door behind her as she rushed forward to the bed side. "Call Dr. Johnson! Jun Po is awake!"
Mega-City of New York
Bush Memorial Hospital
A rush of pain filled the Jackal as the sword severed his spine. So close to ultimate freedom, so close to being able to walk in his own form across the land, free of the influence of anyone and it was ruined!
I'll have my revenge on all of them, especially that bitch, Raisa! he swore into the ether as he zoomed in on his next host. It took a very long time to reach the body, and as he closed the distance he felt the frailty his attack had left it in. He laughed at how easy to control this mortal would be. With a burst, he slammed his consciousness into the unsuspecting host, sealing its mind away in behind a wall of rage, anger and hatred. He pushed his powers into the body, regenerating it rapidly, his strength flowing into it and rejuvinating it. For hours he worked, insinuating himself into its every muscle and nerve. The sensors hooked up to it started showing the strengthening. He heard someone rush into the room! It was time for the great act to begin. He flashed his eyes open and sat up.
"Oh my god! She's awake!" a female nurse exclaimed, shouting out the door behind her as she rushed forward to the bed side. "Call Dr. Johnson! Jun Po is awake!"
Mordane76
First Post
X12 nods absently as Michael passes, a distracted look on his face. He snaps back to attention after a few moments. "We need to find Master Wen, now. Father said something about others that were connected to Dara, Raisa, and I being disconnected when we first dropped into the hall -- disconnected could mean anything from unconscious to torn into shreds," he mutters to himself, and starts running towards the hospital.
Deva
First Post
Raisa gives Michael a half-hearted smile and leans against the wall, her arms crossed over her chest. "He is right though," she says with a soft sigh. "I am just the muscle, I do not think. Because if I think, I get scared. And if I get scared, I can not move, and what use am I then."
She looks up the stairs and at Dara, feeling a little relieved that the girl isn't angry with her for what happened. Her eyes widen as Dara speaks about who it was. "Prophet? Bosta! I read about him on Aris back in New York. I thought it was weird that no one knew anything about him or if he even existed. I guess we can vouch him as existing now."
She shudders, remember how he took her mutant powers from her. She pushes away from the wall and looks around the building. "It is over for now, and I do not know about the rest of you, but I would like to get out of here now. I seriously need a shower before this smell becomes permanent."
She looks up the stairs and at Dara, feeling a little relieved that the girl isn't angry with her for what happened. Her eyes widen as Dara speaks about who it was. "Prophet? Bosta! I read about him on Aris back in New York. I thought it was weird that no one knew anything about him or if he even existed. I guess we can vouch him as existing now."
She shudders, remember how he took her mutant powers from her. She pushes away from the wall and looks around the building. "It is over for now, and I do not know about the rest of you, but I would like to get out of here now. I seriously need a shower before this smell becomes permanent."
Agamon
Adventurer
Normally, the lab would have the science geek in Sanjay enthralled, but he hardly notices it at all. "Wow. So that's what an angel must look like..." he thinks.
"Huh? Uh, just mentally, uh, debating...theological...um, nothing. No, absolutely nothing is wrong," he says nervously. "So, what's that?" he asks pointing at the liquid.
"Think unsexy thoughts, think unsexy thoughts," he thinks over and over as an image of Vince dancing in a bikini comes to mind.
Calinon said:
"Huh? Uh, just mentally, uh, debating...theological...um, nothing. No, absolutely nothing is wrong," he says nervously. "So, what's that?" he asks pointing at the liquid.
"Think unsexy thoughts, think unsexy thoughts," he thinks over and over as an image of Vince dancing in a bikini comes to mind.
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Calinon
First Post
Brazilia, SAA
SAP Corporate HQ
"What do you mean, no rights?" Anna says. "What's he mean, no rights?" she asks Pavo.
"He uh... he was um... interrogated," Pavo says, looking a tad pale. "Until he gave the information we wanted to us. Our security is rather efficient," he says, swallowing. "Mr. Rameirez is being handed over to the um... to city authorities." he says.
Sanjay
"Its chemical name is too damn long," she says with a laugh. "But basically, it's an alcohol based compound with the consistency of water, but the ability to hold unstable molecules within its latice, preventing them from spreading or dispersing, melting, boiling, or freezing. The liquid itself is permanently in a liquid state, even to the point of absolute zero. I am rather proud of my work in creating it," she says with a smile.
"Sanjay," she says, her smile looking apologetic. "I am sorry that I am making you uncomfortable. I cannot control my power like other mutants. If there was something I could do to make you feel more at ease, I would, but you must try to concentrate on the task at hand. Now, first, lets see if you can destroy this vial of the alcohol. Don't try to turn it to something else, or to vapor, just see if you can disintegrate it. Try to leave me some fingers," she says with a perfect smile.
Lancheng, China
X12 makes it about three steps past the building when he runs bodily into Xi. The two go down in a tumble. Behind Xi are Li and Master Wen, appearing none the worse for wear.
All of you also notice the sun is setting deep in the horizon.
Master Wen says something in Chinese, and Dara responds at length. Master Wen nods. "We have looked for you many hours. Dara say you have difficult time, meet evil man. Say you drive Jackal away?" he says, stepping up to Michael. Master Wen takes hold of his arm and seems to meditate briefly. Michael glows a moment. "You still have powers," he says. "You control them now?"
Michael looks a bit embarassed, then shifts form into a lanky hybrid, rather like Monica's only wolfish. "Yup, I am in control at last," he says in his own voice with just a hint of a growl. His wolfish form is completely different from that of the Jackal's. He then shifts again into a large jackal, shaking the blanket off. Master Wen seems quite pleased.
"You all do what I not able to! Very impressed! Now, you all look tired and filthy. Go have bath, we make supper, then you tell about what happened."
Jackal runs around the group a bit, seeming quite happy enough to be in this form for now. Probably because he doesn't need to hold the blanket.
SAP Corporate HQ
"What do you mean, no rights?" Anna says. "What's he mean, no rights?" she asks Pavo.
"He uh... he was um... interrogated," Pavo says, looking a tad pale. "Until he gave the information we wanted to us. Our security is rather efficient," he says, swallowing. "Mr. Rameirez is being handed over to the um... to city authorities." he says.
Sanjay
"Its chemical name is too damn long," she says with a laugh. "But basically, it's an alcohol based compound with the consistency of water, but the ability to hold unstable molecules within its latice, preventing them from spreading or dispersing, melting, boiling, or freezing. The liquid itself is permanently in a liquid state, even to the point of absolute zero. I am rather proud of my work in creating it," she says with a smile.
"Sanjay," she says, her smile looking apologetic. "I am sorry that I am making you uncomfortable. I cannot control my power like other mutants. If there was something I could do to make you feel more at ease, I would, but you must try to concentrate on the task at hand. Now, first, lets see if you can destroy this vial of the alcohol. Don't try to turn it to something else, or to vapor, just see if you can disintegrate it. Try to leave me some fingers," she says with a perfect smile.
Lancheng, China
X12 makes it about three steps past the building when he runs bodily into Xi. The two go down in a tumble. Behind Xi are Li and Master Wen, appearing none the worse for wear.
All of you also notice the sun is setting deep in the horizon.
Master Wen says something in Chinese, and Dara responds at length. Master Wen nods. "We have looked for you many hours. Dara say you have difficult time, meet evil man. Say you drive Jackal away?" he says, stepping up to Michael. Master Wen takes hold of his arm and seems to meditate briefly. Michael glows a moment. "You still have powers," he says. "You control them now?"
Michael looks a bit embarassed, then shifts form into a lanky hybrid, rather like Monica's only wolfish. "Yup, I am in control at last," he says in his own voice with just a hint of a growl. His wolfish form is completely different from that of the Jackal's. He then shifts again into a large jackal, shaking the blanket off. Master Wen seems quite pleased.
"You all do what I not able to! Very impressed! Now, you all look tired and filthy. Go have bath, we make supper, then you tell about what happened."
Jackal runs around the group a bit, seeming quite happy enough to be in this form for now. Probably because he doesn't need to hold the blanket.
