Epic M&M: Issue 5 (IC)

[Mimic]

<ooc: You get busy for a couple of days and you get left behind, back tracking a bit>

"With everyone gone again, you'll have to handle all the preparation for tomorrow. Get Cosmo and prep the jet still in the hanger. Get in touch with the SAP in the morning and confirm your appointment and don't be late. And," he says, noting the rose you still are holding. "He's not your friend. If you can't get that into your head, hand over the lead to Johan or Straightjacket. And remember," he says in a somewhat softer tone. "Your mission could take you a few days, so pack accordingly. This is the address to Sanchez' home in Brazilia if you need to use it. Just call ahead to Romario. And Be careful." He hands you a small plastic card. "If you get in over your heads and need back-up, use this to contact Loco. He leads SAP's Elite Mutant Forces and he owes me. Good luck," he says.

Michelle listens to Thunder, blushing a bit when he talks to her about the rose and who it came from.
"I know who he is and what he does. Don't worry, I'll try to make sure that my personal feelings don't interfere with what has to be done." she tells him adding mentally. "No matter how much I want it to." She pauses for a moment and then adds "I'll do my best Thunder, good luck against Anarchy."

Michelle will stand there and watch as the jet takes off deep in thought, she smells the flower once more before letting it drop to the ground. "I hate being the leader." she mutters as she stares at the flower on the ground.

Johan walks up to Michelle.
"What did Thunder want of you?"

Michelle doesn't notice as Johan walks up and barely registers that she heard him ask a question after a few moments she looks up (she looks very tired) and responds.

"Not much, just some last minute instructions about our mission tomorrow." She pauses for another moment before continuing, "you'll be second in command... I am going to need your help if we run into Anithos and his gang while we are there. I don't know if I will be able trust my judgement with him. He has an effect on people but it effects women more, so watch any of us who come into contact with him, Tara in particular. I would appreciate it if you didn't say anything to anyone about this, unless you absolutely have to." She levitates a few inches off the ground and starts to go towards the dorm rooms pausing before she gets very far. "A couple of other things, we will be there for a couple of days so pack accordingly and if you see Cosmo or Straightjacket tell them I am looking for them."

She will fly back to the cafeteria, to finish her food. If Cosmo is still there she will tell him to go prep the remaining jet and make sure its ready to go first thing in the morning. Once that is done she will turn and address Sanjay and friends.
"I expect everyone to be on time tomorrow as well as everyone getting a full nights sleep." She says eyeing Sanjay and Monica. "We could be gone for a couple of days so make sure to pack everything you will need. Where did Straightjacket go? I need to talk to him."

 

[buzzard]

"Damn Vince, You sure changed a bit. I guess we'd better get you to the Hospital, though I'm not exactly sure what they'll be able to do about this. " Exclaims John as he sees the new Vincent.

He will then bustle him off to the Hospital in the van. "Loki, call back to base and let them know we found Vince and are taking him to the hospital."

buzzard

 

[Dalamar]

"Affirmative.
Johan looks after Michelle as she leaves.

A moment passes before he moves to the workshop to see if Anna is still there. If she's not there, he'll ask ARIS for directions. Once he finds her:
"Anna, our next assignment might take more than one day. Would you help me in checking that the jet we're taking has the necessary equipment to maintain both of ours armor."

 

[Mordane76]

"Hold up a second, Kevin... do you feel that? No heat... no smoke... just light," X12 says.

"Something is not right here," X12 thinks into the link. "No heat, no smoke -- just light. Keep the villagers away if you've sent any. If Master Wen could please come and assist in this investigation as quickly as possible, I would greatly appreciate it."

"Back me up, Kevin -- I'll go in first. You're in better condition than I am, and if someone needs to run and get help, you'll be better equipped to make the trip." With that, X12 starts towards the door to the room in question.

 

[Deva]

"That is an insult to the peopel here and poor way to describe yourself," Master Wen scolds. "How often do you think they have witnessed someone perform such feats as you can, yet you insult those who have already suffered? This is a major spectacle for the village, but minor in comparison to the crowds you will often face being in EPIC. You better get used to such attention. Now," he says in his normally calm voice. "See if you can get that tank in place. We will speak again of Jackal later."

"Michael," Raisa says, a little more harshly than she intended. "His name is Michael, not Jackal."

She walks over to the tank, very aware of the eyes following her and watching her every move. She use to like being the center of attention, but since her little growth spurt she's not overly fond of being stared at. And what was up with Master Wen? It amazed her how she could make her feel like the dirt on his sandles when she made a simple observation. He wasn't the one being stared at, his status as a freak being confirmed by the townfolk. No, it was her.

Her frown deepens into a scowl of concentration as she attempts to lift the tanks and place it on the new stand.

 

[Elementor]

"Damn Vince, You sure changed a bit. I guess we'd better get you to the Hospital, though I'm not exactly sure what they'll be able to do about this. " Exclaims John as he sees the new Vincent.

He will then bustle him off to the Hospital in the van. "Loki, call back to base and let them know we found Vince and are taking him to the hospital."

"Thats just it, I dont even know if this is done yet. Hopefully Doc can can tell me if I am done changing. Not only that but growing 10 inches and adding who knows how much body mass in this short of time is PAINFUL!!!" Vince exclaims a little harsher than he really meant too.

"Sorry, I just hurt and am very confused as to what is happening to me."

 

[Velmont]

Kevin takes the arm of X before he enters.

"No. I doubt there is anything dangerous, but just in case. If there something bad happen, you'll know better than me what to do. And anyway, no one will care what will happen to me! Wait here, I'll call you."

Kevin steps inside, looking back an instant to be sure X won't follow him.

 

[Agamon]

Sanjay shakes his head as he takes a tray of food to a table and begins to eat. "Yeah, well, some of us don't need a jet to fly. I have better things to do than learn to crash a multi-million dollar piece of machinery, with lives at stake, no less, but thanks. You have fun though. Maybe I'll fly along side and make a giant pillow for you to land on when we get there."

When Michelle enters and turns to talk to his table, he looks over at Monica and back at Michelle in a look of mock disbelief. "Aw, now why would you have to tell me to get some sleep tonight, I'm tired. Besides, sleep is, like, my third favorite thing, what else would I be doing," he says, trying to supress a grin. "Anyway, you're letting this leader thing get to your pretty little head, Michelle. Don't you worry about it, everything is cool."

 

[Calinon]

Mega-City of New York
Near the Hospital
Straightjacket, Loki, Vincent
M-Tac lets you leave without a problem, satisfied that Vince is, well... Vince. Quickly driving to the hospital, you enter the emergency room. It's packed. For about ten seconds. As soon as Vince steps in, those able to flee, do so in panic. A catholic priest strides forward, presenting his cross before him at Vincent.

"Back, spawn of Satan! I banish you from this place!" he shouts as people flee or cower. Naturally, Vincent isn't affected in the least, at least physically.

EPIC Institute
Sanjay, Michelle
"Hey, whatever. Wear yourself out flying there yourself. I'll be cruising the jetstream, so wear your parka and bring your oxygen tanks, sport," he smirks at Sanjay.

When Michelle comes in and tells him to prepare the jet, he shrugs. "Sure, whenever you're ready to help me do it. It's not a one person job you know."

"Awww, poor Cosmo can't fuel a plane by himself," Monica taunts.

Cosmo stands up. "Oh, I could do it by myself, but it's dangerous. You know," he says, lunging forward making Monica jump back reflexively. "Like me," he smirks. "And if you're looking for Straightjacket, he's off searching for Vince or his exploded body parts, whatever they find first," he says, sitting back down.

Johan
"I don't think we'll be able to take much for repairs. I mean, what would we take? If anything big happens to the armor, we have to come back to repair it anyway," Anna says. "We can't take the whole scrap yard, and most of the equipment isn't really moveable. I'm sure the jet has stuff for basic repairs, like if a sensor goes out or something, but if something happens like what that Stryke woman did to my armor, we can't carry enough equipment to fix that."

Lancheng, China
Raisa
It takes much longer than you'd thought it would to maneuver the tank into place and get it secured, but some 45 minutes later, it's done, much to the joy of the dock workers and townsfolk watching, who applaud and cheer. Xi, Li, Dara and Master Wen are all there when you finally finish and the workers have everything stabilized. People pretty much mob you, thanking you for saving the town a lot of money. Finally, the crowd starts to disperse.

"Well done, Raisa," Master Wen says.

"I have never seen anyone able to do that," Li says. "How much can you lift?"

Just about then, you hear X12 mentally talk about what he and Kevin have found. Moments later, Dara screams, clutching her face. You realize that the mental link has been broken, at least partially. Xi and Li stagger and pass out at the suddeness of the break. You can't hear Dara, but feel that there's a purposeful wall that is around your mind. Dara sinks to her knees, blood welling up around her hands and through her fingers, sobbing.

Master Wen reacts nearly immediately, bringing a black energy field up around Dara. It crackles briefly, then surges backwards into Master Wen. Without a word, he too collapses, unconscious.

X12, Kevin
As soon as the door is opened wider, it's like a vacuum was started and with a heavy jerk, the two of you are sucked into the room. You are tossed about like you are in a tempest for what seems like long minute before you are slammed to the floor, face down. As you regain your senses, you find yourself in somewhere know isn't where you thought. You're lying on a white marble floor. The walls are black wood of some type and the room is nearly completely devoid of furnishings save for one item. Across the room, some fifty or sixty feet away is a blazing hearth that is casting flickering shadows across the room and in front of it sits a high backed chair.

"Ah, there you are," comes a voice, frighteningly familiar to X12. "I've been waiting here for you for days," the voice says with wry humor. "And you've brought a friend. Curious." A man stands, dressed in black with a deep cloak. His entire body seems wreathed in shadows. He is about six feet tall and you suspect he is gaunt. Twin fiery eyes blaze from the shadows cloaking his face. He regards you both curiously. It slowly begins to dawn on X12 who it is.

"Ah, the other Kevin York. I'd wondered where you had gotten off to. And ... others?" "Someone is linked to you. A telepath and others? Someone is trying to sever the link." The flames dance wildly for a moment in the hearth. "Someone was not successful," the man says, and you sense his evil smile. "Just two linked to you now. Perhaps they should join us as well. Would you like that... Directive 12?"

 

[Mule]

"Back, spawn of Satan! I banish you from this place!"

A large (illusionary) bat will fly into the room and up to the priest. With a dramatic puff of smoke, it will turn into a vampire. OOC: A very comical vampire, think count chocula. In a terrible transilvanian accent, "I vant to suck your blood, mwahahaa."

"Geez, where'd this weirdo come from?" Loki whispers to Vince, gesturing at the priest.