Generation Legacy (Issue #5)

[Hammerhead]

If I were an assassin, how would I take them out?,Ryan asks himself as he flies towards the boat. They took out Mark when he was relatively isolated. With that many Elites on a ship, a straightforward attack would be suicidal. Assuming Kiyana's a spy, if the stupid thing sunk it would be easy for her to swim away, and drown anyone attempting to make it ashore. I'd use a high powered bomb, personally, that would kill or incapacitate the passengers and send them to a watery grave. And since Yoshi probably made no secrets of what he would buying, and any dummy could figure out they'd probably go sailing tonight...a bomb is a pretty safe bet. Still, I'm not sure it would be particularily in style for the people we're dealing with. They tend to favor face-to-face hits. Best evacuate everyone and get them back to the Institute, whatever the opposition is planning.

"Ahoy!" Ryan shouts, waving at the people on the boat. "You guys need to get back to the Institute, and quickly!" He then flies down to land on the boat, forming a force field around himself in case their was a bomb, and he was very unlucky. Time for the committee to make their decision about whether to listen to me, Ryan thinks acidly. After all, I'm not Legacy, why should they listen to me?

 

[Tokiwong]

Downtown Mudaba Adin

Mr. McCallister nods, “Kelly no one person can claim responsibility for the events of the evening. They did what they did because that is what we do, sometimes we have to make tough decisions and if the JE followed protocol I am sure they did everything in their power to minimize the damage. But from what I saw something got out of hand, there was a hidden player in this, and that is when things went from bad to worse.”

Paragon walked back towards the teens passing the News onto the UNJE PR folks, and shook Mr. McCallister’s hands. Paragon spoke, “Josiah, long time no see, looks like you are doing well though.”

Mr. McCallister replied, “Likewise, Josiah, looks like things got out of hand, here.”

“They nearly did, but Anika and Kelly here helped out immensely. Just wish the rest of the team was here, we could have used your help you know,” he replied with a practiced smile.

“I retired Josiah, and for good reason,” he said flatly. He looked to the destruction, “This is a disaster, but it could have gone worse, and I have to admit these two young women impressed the hell out of me.”

Paragon nodded, “They may be doing my job one day, I could use some retirement time.”

“Maybe but, before we get ahead of ourselves we can’t go around pointing figures at who did what? We don’t know all the details,” he paused looking to Kelly for a moment, “but I am sure the Justice Elite had a good reason for their actions.”

“Mexico City, Bishop was in the locale up until about sixteen hours before the blast, the UN wants him for questioning. We can’t put anything past these extremists, and as far as I am concerned he is guilty until proven innocent. Besides he gives us Brits a bad name,” Paragon replied.

“I see,” he replied, he turned back to Anika and Kelly, “Well it looks like you have everything under control, you two get in the car, I need to check out Mark at the hospital. Evening Josiah,” he turned and walked back to the car.

Paragon nodded, “You too old friend, thanks you two.”

The Lake

Yoshi raised a brow at Ryan, “Dude I know I didn’t invite you to the little party, and your trying to blow our fun?” he takes a drink of his cup, “and why in the hell do we need to go back man, shouldn’t you be hanging with your Nordic priestess?”

Many of the students laugh at his joke, and at Ryan.

Yoshi smirks, “Hell she probably ditched you to go run around with Thor or maybe it was Odin?”

On the opposite side of the lake, Kal grins, “Wow you are pretty cool.” He smirked, “So you know when I stepped through that portal I wouldn’t have thought I would be hanging out with a cool person like you. You are like smart, sexy, and really down to earth, I like that. Say if I was to like to find a way a to get back here and stuff, if I find a way back would you go out on a date with me or something?”

 

[Tokiwong]

Mark

Mark’s eyes open blearily and he is looking up at a bright light. It is brilliant and blinding until his eyes adjust and he sees that he is looking at a ceiling with lights. He tries to move but finds himself not so much restrained as he is hooked up to medical machines, lying on a bed. His body aches all over, and there is a coppery aftertaste in his mouth.

As he glances around the room, he sees Jun Min stand up excitedly, and stops herself from trying to hug him, “Oh my god, Mark your awake! The doctors said that you suffered several violent injuries and internal bleeding, they were lucky to find you when they did. I was so worried, what happened, was there an accident, another attack? Where is Star, I heard she was with you, but they don’t have any records of her even though…. I hope she is all right,” she says tearfully.

She pulls her seat up close, as the doctor begins to list Mark’s injuries which are more extensive then he first thought.

 

[Samnell]

Mark’s eyes open blearily and he is looking up at a bright light. It is brilliant and blinding until his eyes adjust and he sees that he is looking at a ceiling with lights. He tries to move but finds himself not so much restrained as he is hooked up to medical machines, lying on a bed. His body aches all over, and there is a coppery aftertaste in his mouth.

Am I high? Mark blinked slowly. Was I high? Actually being high didn't involve this much pain. That came after.

As he glances around the room, he sees Jun Min stand up excitedly, and stops herself from trying to hug him, “Oh my god, Mark your awake! The doctors said that you suffered several violent injuries and internal bleeding, they were lucky to find you when they did. I was so worried, what happened, was there an accident, another attack? Where is Star, I heard she was with you, but they don’t have any records of her even though…. I hope she is all right,” she says tearfully.

Mark tried to sit up and quickly abandoned the notion. "Star's not here? Told her to get away with Sakura. Someone tell Tommy?"

She pulls her seat up close, as the doctor begins to list Mark’s injuries which are more extensive then he first thought.

Mark listens to the list and trys to gather his thoughts. "You sure I'm alive?" he jokes feebly. "I really want a second opinion. Where the hell's that guy that hit me? He said someone paid him for it."

 

[Tokiwong]

Am I high? Mark blinked slowly. Was I high? Actually being high didn't involve this much pain. That came after.



Mark tried to sit up and quickly abandoned the notion. "Star's not here? Told her to get away with Sakura. Someone tell Tommy?"



Mark listens to the list and trys to gather his thoughts. "You sure I'm alive?" he jokes feebly. "I really want a second opinion. Where the hell's that guy that hit me? He said someone paid him for it."

“Someone paid him to do this to you,” Jun Min replied with a shake of her head. “Who would do this, and why, I thought they were after Ryan, what in the hell is going on,” she sighs.

“If anything I this card may be important,” a woman says as she opens the door, with almond skin, a mixture of light and dark, and soft brown eyes. She wears her hair pulled back in a bun, and has a NY Yankees hat on. She wears a short black jacket, jeans and a red shirt. “Detective Williams, Mudaba Adin PD, I actually had a few questions for Mark, but he looks to be a little under the weather.”

Jun Min nodded, “Hi my name is Miss Kim, I am his instructor at the Institute, maybe right now… wait a second what are you talking, a card?”

Detective Williams passes the card to Jun Min, “Written in English surprisingly enough. It reads, ‘It should have been me…’. I am not quite sure what that means or what it implies, but I figured maybe you could share some light on the subject?”

Jun Min shook her head, “I don’t know,” she looked over the card a few times, “there isn’t anything else?”

“Nope, clean as far as prints go, this is about the only clue we have besides the eye-witness reports of a miss Kozuni Sakura, also know as Sakura Red. She was quite forthcoming, especially when she learned it might lessen any penalties or punishments she may endure for consumption of illegal narcotics. Don’t worry Mark here came up clean,” she spoke calmly, reading notes from her PDA.

Jun Min nodded, “Well what do you need from us?”

“I really just need to talk to Mark but I will understand if you would prefer if I came back later,” she turned to Mark. “I just need to compare the description given by Miss Kozuni with Mark’s description.”

Jun Min looked to Mark.

 

[Agamon]

"Thanks, just doing my job, though, right?" Anika says with a smile. "And don't forget Ryan, he helped too...I hope the guys at the lake are okay." Heading back to the car, she asks Kelly, "What happened to Mark? Do you have any idea?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"Thanks, just doing my job, though, right?" Anika says with a smile. "And don't forget Ryan, he helped too...I hope the guys at the lake are okay." Heading back to the car, she asks Kelly, "What happened to Mark? Do you have any idea?"

Mr. McCallister got behind the wheel, "Oh I know Ryan was a big help, we already talked, he should be getting the students back to the Institute. As far as Mark goes, as best as we could figure he was assaulted by another elite most likely, and nearly beaten to death."

 

[Hammerhead]

The Lake

Yoshi raised a brow at Ryan, “Dude I know I didn’t invite you to the little party, and your trying to blow our fun?” he takes a drink of his cup, “and why in the hell do we need to go back man, shouldn’t you be hanging with your Nordic priestess?”

Many of the students laugh at his joke, and at Ryan.

Yoshi smirks, “Hell she probably ditched you to go run around with Thor or maybe it was Odin?”

Even with a force field surrounding him, one could see Ryan's eyes flare with cosmic energy. "Blow your fun? No, but I was thinking of blowing a hole in your little boat," Ryan states in a flat, icy monotone.

Calm down, Ryan. Just calm down, he tells himself over and over again. Everyone's laughing at me. Maybe this will give them something to laugh about. "Yeah, we were going to go to the Matrix nightclub," Ryan announces loudly, over the laughing. "Too bad it was destroyed tonight when Justice Elite and Pantheon decided to fight there, and over thirty people were killed. It probably would have been a lot more if Anika, Kelly, and I weren't there to help out. Since she's still helping at that warzone, maybe I could go and hang out with Mark and Star. Of course, they're both in the hospital after an assassin nearly killed them." What's so funny now, eh?

"I came back here to warn you of the danger you're in, but now I see that I shouldn't have bothered trying to save your worthless lives." Despite stating this calmly, Ryan was ready to snap. His entire body was shaking slightly in anger, and he felt sick to his stomach.

 

[Tokiwong]

Even with a force field surrounding him, one could see Ryan's eyes flare with cosmic energy. "Blow your fun? No, but I was thinking of blowing a hole in your little boat," Ryan states in a flat, icy monotone.

Calm down, Ryan. Just calm down, he tells himself over and over again. Everyone's laughing at me. Maybe this will give them something to laugh about. "Yeah, we were going to go to the Matrix nightclub," Ryan announces loudly, over the laughing. "Too bad it was destroyed tonight when Justice Elite and Pantheon decided to fight there, and over thirty people were killed. It probably would have been a lot more if Anika, Kelly, and I weren't there to help out. Since she's still helping at that warzone, maybe I could go and hang out with Mark and Star. Of course, they're both in the hospital after an assassin nearly killed them." What's so funny now, eh?

"I came back here to warn you of the danger you're in, but now I see that I shouldn't have bothered trying to save your worthless lives." Despite stating this calmly, Ryan was ready to snap. His entire body was shaking slightly in anger, and he felt sick to his stomach.

Yoshi and the other students blinked, and no one says anything for a moment. Yoshi finally speaks, "Babe bring the boat back to shore, we are going back party is over. Damn Ryan you sure know how to kill a party, but for good reason. Where is Mark?"

The rest of the students murmur and talk amongst themselves, those that can leave under their power do so, while others wait to get back to the vehicles.

 

[Hammerhead]

"I'm good at killing things," Ryan mumbles under his breath.

He then looks up. "He's at Mudaba Adin Metro Hospital, according to the news reports. I was going to go there after everyone gets back to the Institute." I didn't forget what you said Yoshi; don't think this is over. If you think you can humiliate me in front of everyone, and then mock a trusted friend, you're in for a rude awakening. Especially since you seem to be taking advantage of Cassandra as well.

Ryan looks around, searching for Kal. "Hey, where's Kal?," he asks, anxious to leave and go see if Mark's okay.