Generation Legacy: Issue #6

[KaintheSeeker]

"It actually looks quite nice doesn't it?" Cassie says calmly as she walks around the holo to examine the outfit from all angles, the look of intense curiousity on her face as she does so. Though knowing Cassie, you all can't be sure that she's just as likely to be judging it's fitness for her acrobatic movements as trying to imagine it on her own body and dancing.

 

[Aust Meliamne]

John, both yesterday and today..

John recalls that Sarah was placed in the infirmary to recover from her injuries. It is a simple matter to find her, and by the time he arrives he finds Dr. McTaggert already administering to the poor girl who is laying on a bed, her eyes open, and she is speaking weakly. She stays conscious long enough to say hello before passing out into a deep sleep. But John can feel her mental presence, and it gains strength through the night. Also present are Kiyana and James, but they do not stay long, giving John and Sarah their time, although the poor girl is out like a light.

The following day she wakes up around mid afternoon, and although her condition seems to be stable, Dr. McTaggert wishes to not announce she has fully recovered and wants to run tests on her to see if any long term damage has occurred. One thing that John notices, is that her mind feels much more powerful, even when she sleeps, he can feel her thoughts.

Multitude of images, images of her family, her time at the school, a wash of images of Chaos, the young boy responsible for her condition, a broken landscape of corpses and skeletons and war, two purple glowing angels, an image of her kissing Jimmy, an image of her kissing John, and flashing images of everything in between…

As John sits by her bedside, on the following day while the rest of the team is out investigating Mark’s attacker she suddenly sits up. Sarah looks at John, “Where am I?” she says aloud, brushing her red hair back from her face, she looks startled like she just rose from a dream.

"Sarah?!! You're awake," John says excitedly. "We're in the medical wing of the Legacy school. You've been here for a while now. Ever since that Chaos guy showed up at the mall a few days ago. What happened? You've been in a coma or something until now. But I heard your voice in my mind. And now I hear it all the time. It's like your powers have grown."

John looks around for a quickly, then calls out, "Dr. McTaggert! Come quick. Sarah's awake and talking."

He turns back to Sarah and smiles at her, "I was worried about you. How do you feel?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"Sarah?!! You're awake," John says excitedly. "We're in the medical wing of the Legacy school. You've been here for a while now. Ever since that Chaos guy showed up at the mall a few days ago. What happened? You've been in a coma or something until now. But I heard your voice in my mind. And now I hear it all the time. It's like your powers have grown."

John looks around for a quickly, then calls out, "Dr. McTaggert! Come quick. Sarah's awake and talking."

He turns back to Sarah and smiles at her, "I was worried about you. How do you feel?"

Sarah looks at John, “John? A few days? Oh my head, it hurts, its like I can feel everything at once. I feel fine though, never better,” she finishes as she pulls her knees towards her and wraps her legs around them.

Dr. McTaggert enters, “Yes lady she is awake now, isn’t she. Her vitals,” she checks some screens,” look stable, very healthy actually. Considering everything that happened…”

“I did not mean to make you all worry, I don’t really understand everything that happened. It was a blur, so bizarre, so otherworldly. But I know that Chaos, he was trying to help, in his own way, he really seems to be on our side. But his methods kind of suck,” her face beams with a smile, and she leans over and gives John a hug.

Dr. McTaggert smiles and shakes her head, “You look fine lass I will leave you be, call me if you need me,” as she exits.

“I feel fine really, never better, I feel like I can feel everyone at once, it can be overwhelming. Whatever Chaos did, I think it changed something in me with my powers; it’s strange. But I feel alive, so very alive,” she notices the locket Jimmy gave John, and pauses for a moment, before sniffing back a tear.

“What a jerk,” she says trying to hold back her tears…

 

[Aust Meliamne]

Sarah looks at John, “John? A few days? Oh my head, it hurts, its like I can feel everything at once. I feel fine though, never better,” she finishes as she pulls her knees towards her and wraps her legs around them.

Dr. McTaggert enters, “Yes lady she is awake now, isn’t she. Her vitals,” she checks some screens,” look stable, very healthy actually. Considering everything that happened…”

“I did not mean to make you all worry, I don’t really understand everything that happened. It was a blur, so bizarre, so otherworldly. But I know that Chaos, he was trying to help, in his own way, he really seems to be on our side. But his methods kind of suck,” her face beams with a smile, and she leans over and gives John a hug.

Dr. McTaggert smiles and shakes her head, “You look fine lass I will leave you be, call me if you need me,” as she exits.

“I feel fine really, never better, I feel like I can feel everyone at once, it can be overwhelming. Whatever Chaos did, I think it changed something in me with my powers; it’s strange. But I feel alive, so very alive,” she notices the locket Jimmy gave John, and pauses for a moment, before sniffing back a tear.

“What a jerk,” she says trying to hold back her tears…

John looks quickly at the locket, then back to Sarah and frowns. "Damnit," he mutters to himself under his breath. "Sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. Jimmy said he wasn't fitting in here. He left a day or two ago. I think he said something about going to Spain or something. Becomming a mercenary. Something like that. He wanted me to give it to you."

 

[Tokiwong]

John looks quickly at the locket, then back to Sarah and frowns. "Damnit," he mutters to himself under his breath. "Sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. Jimmy said he wasn't fitting in here. He left a day or two ago. I think he said something about going to Spain or something. Becomming a mercenary. Something like that. He wanted me to give it to you."

Sarah glanced to John, “Thank you John, you’re a good friend, better then I deserve. But I appreciate it,” she gestured for John to stop, “Keep it, John I don’t want it back. If anything I would like for you to hold it, your friendship is very dear to me, and I just get the feeling you were always there.”

She floats above the bed, in a cross-legged pose, smiling, “I do feel much better though. Although I feel like I missed so much,” her voice cheery, despite the pain she still feels, “too bad everything is going to end up very badly,” she says in matter of fact tone. She cocks her head focusing on John, “I mean, well it’s hard to explain, but things are going terribly wrong in the universe right now. Don’t ask me how I know, I just do. Our universe is perhaps pivotal to the existence of all the others, well in the end; we all exist because other exists. Chaos showed me things about this world, other worlds, and why it is important. But I don’t like the means; we can avert so much suffering, by stopping the Overlord or destroying Ryan. I don’t know why, but he seems pivotal to it all. Cassie too, though purely accidental, her appearance was the start of it all, perhaps she will be the end of it all too?”

Sarah looks confused, “Don’t ask me what all that means, it confuses me, as much as I am sure you are confused.”

 

[Samnell]

SARAH replies to Ryan, "I am capable of searching for any information you desire, Ryan. If it is for official purposes I can access the INTERPOL and UN files for information as well. Full disclosure could take several hours, is that suffecient?"

"It's official," Mark says after a moment of consideration. "Why don't you drop the stuff on my terminal and we'll look at it there. Because the UN probably wouldn't like it if SARAH read official records out loud in a public place.

Star replies to Ryan, "I actually had a theory on the identity of the hacker, well I just think it was Tommy really. He makes regular use of secure transmissions all the time, to his company, business partners and the like. Just not sure why he would contact Kelly," she shrugs, the gesture is quite natural.

Mark shrugs, "We can always ask Kelly about it later or something."

 

[Tokiwong]

"It's official," Mark says after a moment of consideration. "Why don't you drop the stuff on my terminal and we'll look at it there. Because the UN probably wouldn't like it if SARAH read official records out loud in a public place.

”Of course Mark, I will have the information prepared for you, in approximately three hours, fourteen minutes and eleven seconds,” SARAH replies.

Mark shrugs, "We can always ask Kelly about it later or something."

Star nods, “Of course we can, so what are you going to do now until the information is ready? Anything else we can do, in the meanwhile?” she asks.

Jimmy clears his throat, as he steps around a vehicle, “So you guys totally satisfied that I didn’t have anything to do with Mark’s near death experience? But more importantly when are we going to get to bash some heads for messing with our crew. Oh yeah, Ryan, you owe me some answers too.” Jimmy winks to Anika, “Don’t run off with your girl neither, it’s kind of important.”

 

[Hammerhead]

"Good idea Mark."I certainly don't relish another conversation with a spoiled brat who can't control her powers and endangers everyone in a several mile radius, who doesn't think Pantheon are terrorists. Better for Mark to handle that.

"Sure Jimmy, I'll do my best to give you some answers." Ryan sighs, running his hand through his hair. "And just for the record, we never considered you a suspect. The police thought I was a bigger one than you." Anika isn't really 'my girl' either, but she can handle that one.

"I don't know much, and Anika and Cassandra both have some information that I don't really have."

 

[Tokiwong]

"Sure Jimmy, I'll do my best to give you some answers." Ryan sighs, running his hand through his hair. "And just for the record, we never considered you a suspect. The police thought I was a bigger one than you." Anika isn't really 'my girl' either, but she can handle that one.

"I don't know much, and Anika and Cassandra both have some information that I don't really have."

Jimmy nods, “Yeah whatever, so what is up, just what the hell is going on, I mean with you Ryan, with the team, and hell just about anything else you can tell me that you think is important. I mean we got some serious stuff going on, and I for one don’t want to miss out on the action.”

 

[Tokiwong]

Interlude

Highrise, Downtown Barcelona, Spain 1900 Local Time...

The image replayed on the screen several times. Startling images of sexual deviancy, burning a cherished yet potentially career breaking image on the scene. The man looked up from the image, his round corpulent face grim, “How did you get this?” he replied in a sharp staccato like voice.

The thin man sitting across from him just smiled, “That is not important but the ramifications of a well to do, United Nations liaison for the Justice Elite. I mean how old is he, fifteen, fourteen, foreign. This could cause a stir for you and your organization, not to mention your wife and kids.”

The man’s face turned red with rage, “You bastard!”

“Now, now Mr. Gutierrez, please settle down. If you do as instructed then this information can be destroyed, and you can continue whatever it is, that makes you happy. Your vote is crucial, and my employer would like for Kelly Mitchell to be added to the team. It is win-win, and besides you now have a vested interest in this matter,” the thin man replied.

Mr. Gutierrez scowled, “And what does she get out of it hmm?”

“I would not worry about her,” he stood, “I assume you will make the right decision this evening. I understand your close ties to Mr. McCallister, and I commend them. But don’t let your loyalty force you into the wrong decision. These icky little situations have a way of getting out of hand. Images get leaked, and careers, lives just end, and a culmination of a life’s work can come to a screeching halt.”

Mr. Gutierrez did not reply as the thin man left the room. As he stepped outside, into the elevator, he opened his personal communication device (PCD), and accessed an encrypted line. A boy’s voice answered, “Talk to me Mr. Smith.”

“I have just finished securing all the votes needed, sir. Mr. Gutierrez will follow along, I can assure you of that. Is there anything else you require, sir?” Mr. Smith replied, as he glanced to his watch and straightened his tie.

“Yes, have something nice delivered to Miss Mitchell on the morrow. Make it memorable and keep me informed of the details,” the boy replied.

Mr. Smith replied “Sir if it is not too bold, why are you going to such-”

“Pure and simple, Mr. Smith. I am a boy and she is a beautiful woman, and an elite. She has qualities I can exploit, and I have ways of keeping her under my thumb, it’s a perfect relationship. Besides if you saw what she was wearing when I called her earlier…” his voice trailed for a moment, “I want her.”

“Understood sir,” Mr. Smith replied, “I will take care of all the arrangements.”