Generation Legacy Issue #7 "Innocence Lost" - Part 1

[Agamon]

"Star's right, Kelly," Anika says looking a bit disappointed. "Running away won't solve anything. If you want to be on Legacy, and you really believe that you belong there, then you need to prove to him that you belong there, too. McCallister can be a dick, but eventually he'll come to accept you. If you really want something, sometimes you have to work for it," she adds, trying her best not to sound condecending. "I'm not as good at this as Sami..." she thinks.

 

[Samnell]

He sighed, "I don't agree with the policy myself, but there are those in power both elite and baseline that believe it is needed, to stem a panic, or even worse conflict between the scared masses and the elite minority. But," he leaned on his cane, "in the end, the situation is complicated, perhaps it would be better off that everyone was an elite, but then where does that leave us. There are individuals that I would never want to see that kind of power at their disposal, never want to comprehend what kind of evil they could spread."

"But then there's people like us to stop them," Mark protested quietly. "Just like we have police."

Mr. McCallister finally took a seat, “In the end Mark, I don’t have an easy answer for you. I wish I did, the problem is complex with too many unknowns, ten years and all those elite minds and we still don’t fully understand why it exists, its purpose, or just how we can control it. Perhaps we were never meant to understand the why, perhaps we are the logical next step,” he removed his glasses, “or maybe we are a horrible mistake.”

"Yeah. Ok," Mark said somberly. "I don't like it either." I waste all this time trying not to get doped up and they're doing it to me and everyone else without telling anyone. And I get to keep it secret. This sucks.

"Well, I'll see you at the briefing," Mark got up warily, still not sure what he thought about McCallister. His left hand trembled slightly and made quickly for the door.

Looking back once at McCallister, Mark opened the door and found the crowd waiting for him. He quickly smothered his pensive expression. They'll want to talk and I can't.

"Hi guys."

 

[Tokiwong]

"But then there's people like us to stop them," Mark protested quietly. "Just like we have police."

Mr. McCallister nods, but says nothing letting Mark continue.

"Yeah. Ok," Mark said somberly. "I don't like it either." I waste all this time trying not to get doped up and they're doing it to me and everyone else without telling anyone. And I get to keep it secret. This sucks.

"Well, I'll see you at the briefing," Mark got up warily, still not sure what he thought about McCallister. His left hand trembled slightly and made quickly for the door.

"Mark, I am sorry, I know it is a terrible burden to carry," he finally says before Mark opens the door.

Looking back once at McCallister, Mark opened the door and found the crowd waiting for him. He quickly smothered his pensive expression. They'll want to talk and I can't.

"Hi guys."

Star turns, "Hi Mark, we were just looking for you, Ryan has some news to pass on to you, and uhh, Kelly wanted to talk to you in private..." she says with a smile, "how are you?"

 

[Hammerhead]

Ryan rolls his eyes while Star describes her body composition. "You see, this is what I mean. Not creepy physically, just..." Ryan's statement is interrupted by Kelly's unfolding drama.

"You see, this is what I mean," he says, turning towards Anika and Star. "The slightest setback, and she wants to give up and quit, just because things aren't going her way." If I was like that, I would have already been captured by Overseer, or just sit in a corner crying to myself, afraid to go anywhere. "You know what Kelly? Most of us never came to the Institute to join Legacy. We came so we could learn to control and expand our powers, something you could definitely use. To get on Legacy, most of us have defended ourselves twice from kidnappers and assassins, trapped in a computer program and forced to fight copies of ourselves, and attend several really boring classes. Anika's right." I wonder if she used her contacts to get on the team. Is that why she's so disappointed?

"Hey Mark. What's with the big meeting with Mr. McCallister?" Ryan asks nonchalantly.

 

[Tokiwong]

"You see, this is what I mean," he says, turning towards Anika and Star. "The slightest setback, and she wants to give up and quit, just because things aren't going her way." If I was like that, I would have already been captured by Overseer, or just sit in a corner crying to myself, afraid to go anywhere. "You know what Kelly? Most of us never came to the Institute to join Legacy. We came so we could learn to control and expand our powers, something you could definitely use. To get on Legacy, most of us have defended ourselves twice from kidnappers and assassins, trapped in a computer program and forced to fight copies of ourselves, and attend several really boring classes. Anika's right." I wonder if she used her contacts to get on the team. Is that why she's so disappointed?

Star listens and says nothing, not quite sure what to say to all that. She glances from Anika, to Ryan, and then back to Kelly. She starts to open her mouth but says nothing, looking downward; visibly upset but not saying anything.

 

[Shalimar]

Kelly floats up off the ground, carried by the wind until she straightens out, her boots coming to rest on the ground. Her eyes flash their angry gold as she looks Ryan in the eye. She floats toward Ryan, resting on the air, coming to his eye level. "Ryan, since I got here, no matter what I have done you have had a problem with me. You whine and bitch about me, so what in that brain of yours would make you think that I care even slightly about your opinion. You have made no attempt to get to know me, or to learn anything about me, so don't think you know anything about what I can and cannot do." she says angrily, sparks shooting around her body but not hitting anything.

"Since you know everything about everyone Ryan tell me where I am about to shove this lightning bolt." she says as an orb of electricty consolidates from the sparks.

 

[Agamon]

"You see, this is what I mean," he says, turning towards Anika and Star. "The slightest setback, and she wants to give up and quit, just because things aren't going her way." If I was like that, I would have already been captured by Overseer, or just sit in a corner crying to myself, afraid to go anywhere. "You know what Kelly? Most of us never came to the Institute to join Legacy. We came so we could learn to control and expand our powers, something you could definitely use. To get on Legacy, most of us have defended ourselves twice from kidnappers and assassins, trapped in a computer program and forced to fight copies of ourselves, and attend several really boring classes. Anika's right."

"Well, I wouldn't put it quite..."

Kelly floats up off the ground, carried by the wind until she straightens out, her boots coming to rest on the ground. Her eyes flash their angry gold as she looks Ryan in the eye. She floats toward Ryan, resting on the air, coming to his eye level. "Ryan, since I got here, no matter what I have done you have had a problem with me. You whine and bitch about me, so what in that brain of yours would make you think that I care even slightly about your opinion. You have made no attempt to get to know me, or to learn anything about me, so don't think you know anything about what I can and cannot do." she says angrily, sparks shooting around her body but not hitting anything.

"Since you know everything about everyone Ryan tell me where I am about to shove this lightning bolt." she says as an orb of electricty consolidates from the sparks.

"Whoa, hey, calm down..." Anika says. moving in between the two. She turns to Kelly. "He didn't say anything about what you can or can't do, Kelly. The point is, no one gets on Legacy just because they want to. It's not a right, it's a privilage. Leaving won't prove anything...neither will shooting lighting bolts around..." she says, looking to the orb of electricity.

 

[Aenion]

Karen

Kal shrugs, "Whatever," and gets up to get another few plates of food, "man that was a good start."

Claire whispers to Karen once Kal leaves, "So? How far have you gone with Kal? Oh come on you can tell me," she winks.

Karen's ruby cheeks turn a very deep red, "Uhm ... w-we din't get very far yet, we've only been together for like two days," she says, fidgeting with her hands, why does this always make me so nervous, it's not like we've done anything wrong, "we just kissed, he's a real good kisser," her blush turns an even deeper red.

 

[Shalimar]

Kelly laughs when Anika tells her that being on Legacy is not a right, that its a privilage. The lightning bolt dissipates as she shakes her head. "Your wrong Helping others is not a right, or a privilage Anika, its a duty. One that everyone has, base-line, Elite, or whatever they are." she shakes her head bitterly.

"Exactly how much help was Paragon to those people that night in the Matrix, you remember, the one where he picked a fight in a crowded club and got 43 people dead?" she sighs and starts to float down the hall, leaving with this parting shot, "I hope you guys at least care about helping people, because if the UNJE gave the go ahead on that fight where so many people died, they obviously don't."

She flys down the corridors, picking up speed and leaving a stiff wind behind her on her way out of the building. She lands beside Tommy's Limo that would take her to the private Aerodyne.

 

[Tokiwong]

Kelly laughs when Anika tells her that being on Legacy is not a right, that its a privilage. The lightning bolt dissipates as she shakes her head. "Your wrong Helping others is not a right, or a privilage Anika, its a duty. One that everyone has, base-line, Elite, or whatever they are." she shakes her head bitterly.

"Exactly how much help was Paragon to those people that night in the Matrix, you remember, the one where he picked a fight in a crowded club and got 43 people dead?" she sighs and starts to float down the hall, leaving with this parting shot, "I hope you guys at least care about helping people, because if the UNJE gave the go ahead on that fight where so many people died, they obviously don't."

As Kelly retreats out of view...

"She seems to believe very strongly that the Justice Elite are at fault in that happenstance, why? The loss of life is terrible but my databanks have several incidents of Pantheon inspired violence against baselines, is my data incorrect?" Star replies looking to Anika and Ryan.

Kelly

The limousine is waiting just as Tommy said, and refreshments are inside. It pulls out promptly once she is inside, and drives over to a private airstrip some twenty minutes from the school, where armed guards with the emblem of McKain Industries on their breast stand watch. On the airstrip is an aerodyne, and a red carpet leading up to the sleek black craft with red trim. One striking thing though is that Kelly sees two girls standing at the entrance of the craft, and they both look nearly identical to star except their eyes are clear and white, and they wear stylized armor. They stand motionless, as she approaches, not even acknowledging her presence. As she enters the two girls follow her on, and sit silently in the front cabin, while she is directed to the rear spacious cabin, with more refreshments and luxury amenities.

Inside standing by a bar, dressed in a sharp tuxedo, a Renoir custom, is Tommy, his hair done, and a roguish smile on his face. He turns, “Surprise…” he says handing her a glass of wine, holding one of his own. It’s an odd look, for the genius elite hacker, and one he is obviously trying hard to pull off.

Karen

Claire smiles, "I bet he is," she purrs, "well that is fine, just wondering, I mean you have done it before right, well can you? I mean, not trying to be rude, I just wondered, I mean you are all crystal right?" and then looks to Kal as he gets food, "But I mean if you don't want to answer, I understand."