Generation Legacy Issue #9 "Innocence Lost" - Part 3

[Agamon]

Anika smiles as Cantrip pulls away, biting her bottom lip. She leans in to kiss him again when Aris makes her presence known. She turns and scowls at her as she speaks.

"Ryan's right, that sure doesn't seem like Aris. One way to find out..." she thinks, closing her eyes and concentrating. "I can do this," she thinks calmly.

Her hand begins to glow, as it often does when she begins a spell, but the faint white-blue glow starts to spread over her entire body until it creates an entire nimbus around her. She opens her eyes, which glow with the same light, though much brighter. Looking at Aris, she tries to pierce her mind to try and find out who she truely is.

EE to cast Telepathy +8 to dig as deep into Aris' mind as possible (HP to counter fatigue).

 

[Tokiwong]

"Ryan's right, that sure doesn't seem like Aris. One way to find out..." she thinks, closing her eyes and concentrating. "I can do this," she thinks calmly.

Her hand begins to glow, as it often does when she begins a spell, but the faint white-blue glow starts to spread over her entire body until it creates an entire nimbus around her. She opens her eyes, which glow with the same light, though much brighter. Looking at Aris, she tries to pierce her mind to try and find out who she truely is.

EE to cast Telepathy +8 to dig as deep into Aris' mind as possible (HP to counter fatigue).

Anika rolls a 27 on her Telepathy check… Hero Point usage noted.

Anika sees Aris’ mind open before like a book; and images of her thoughts assault Anika’s unprepared psyche in a torrent. Waves of anger at the world, but directed at Karen, Anika, are evident in her mind. It is like a storm, a hurricane of anger that threatens to rip through everything in its path.

An image of Ryan’s face hovering over you is evident as a surface memory crests the surface, and the feeling of health returning to your weakening limbs, and a wave of admiration looking at his glowing features.

Anika can see a crimson image at the center of the hurricane, battered about by the anger and pain in her scorned heart and mind. Anika sees Aris staring right at her, “See anything you like?” the alien princess asks with a glare.

Cantrip stands close to Anika, supporting her as she pushes her powers. He regards Aris with a look that hovers on cool defiance and anger; but he keeps his feelings in check as he waits to see what Anika has to say.

 

[Agamon]

Anika steadies herself against Cantrip as she releases her power. She still sees the image of Ryan healing her, and recalls the same image of him she had herself during the battle with Strength.

"Aris, I'm sorry, but Ryan thinks...you're not yourself. He doesn't trust you, let alone feel anything for you, so just leave him alone." She suddenly feels quite awkward standing so near to Cantrip, but still doesn't pull away.

 

[Samnell]

Mark watches the argument spiral out of control without anyone so much as noticing he said anything. Once all the storming out is done, he slumps back in his chair.

"That sucked," he decides. Should probably go after somebody. Which one? Mark looks over at Nightchild. "Do you guys have a pool or something here?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"That sucked," he decides. Should probably go after somebody. Which one? Mark looks over at Nightchild. "Do you guys have a pool or something here?"

Nightchild sighs, “Yeah, there-”

Gadget hops up, “Yeah let me show you,” she takes Mark by the hand, “I mean,” she blushes, “if you don’t mind me showing you the pool? Feel like swimming? I mean course you are, I feel like swimming; swimming I fun, don’t you think?”

Nightchild shakes his head, “Well at least one problem was solved this morning.”

Danger Girl smirks watching Mark and Gadget leave, “Poor girl…”

Anika

Aris looks away from Anika, and says nothing. She closes her eyes and just walks away without saying another word. Cantrip speaks, “Did you see anything in her mind that refute Ryan’s claim?”

 

[Hammerhead]

"Uh..." Well this isn't what I was expecting. Aris was the only one to really recognize me...none of the other Teen Titans said anything. Ryan shrugs. "I'm not Captain Cosmopolitan or whatever, but yeah, I'm the guy who killed Chimera yesterday. And I'm not a vigilante, and it's not murder or anything."

"So...yeah. What now? Do I talk to someone or what?" I've never even been to the police station before. I shouldn't have to do this...well, not if I was back home or anything.

 

[Tokiwong]

"Uh..." Well this isn't what I was expecting. Aris was the only one to really recognize me...none of the other Teen Titans said anything. Ryan shrugs. "I'm not Captain Cosmopolitan or whatever, but yeah, I'm the guy who killed Chimera yesterday. And I'm not a vigilante, and it's not murder or anything."

The police officer blinks, “of course not, I understand, a secret of course, I mean, you did what? You killed Chimera? You, no way, Captain Cosmo never killed anyone unless there was a really good reason to do so. I mean, you… I mean,” He winks, “I understand. Do you think I could get your autograph?”

"So...yeah. What now? Do I talk to someone or what?" I've never even been to the police station before. I shouldn't have to do this...well, not if I was back home or anything.

“You can talk to me,” a man walks forward who looks a lot like Charles from Ryan’s world, “so you are the one that decided to take the law into his own hands? Personally that bastard deserved it, but some people in City Hall have their panties in a bunch about what would happen if very cape decided to execute their enemies… I have to give you props kid, coming in here like this, have a seat,” he gestures.

 

[Hammerhead]

"I'm not Captain Cosmo," Ryan says, shaking his head, before following Charles...err...the police officer.

"I didn't execute the guy or anything and...wait...what did you call me? A cape?" Must be some kind of slang for people like the Teen Titans. "And I didn't take the law into my own hands either. I mean, the guy and his pals had a nerve gas bomb! You guys found that thing, right? I mean, anyway, I didn't want him to set it off, so I hit him. It's not like I was looking for a fight or anything. I just thought...you know...he would have some kind of defenses or something..." Ryan says, trailing off, feeling confused.

 

[Agamon]

Aris looks away from Anika, and says nothing. She closes her eyes and just walks away without saying another word. Cantrip speaks, “Did you see anything in her mind that refute Ryan’s claim?”

Anika waits until Aris is gone before replying. "Well, I'm not sure," she says in a low voice. "I saw an image of of Ryan and the sensation of being healed by him. I assume that's where this infatuation is coming from...or maybe that's what someone wants me to think. Her mind was messy and chaotic, and at the center was a red image. You guys know more about the Red Witch than we do. This sound like her M.O.?"

 

[Tokiwong]

Anika waits until Aris is gone before replying. "Well, I'm not sure," she says in a low voice. "I saw an image of of Ryan and the sensation of being healed by him. I assume that's where this infatuation is coming from...or maybe that's what someone wants me to think. Her mind was messy and chaotic, and at the center was a red image. You guys know more about the Red Witch than we do. This sound like her M.O.?"

Gilden starts walking, and pauses in a secluded balcony, “Maybe, but it could also be residual energy from the Red Witch… if she were truly under her control ten she would try and exact a swift and public revenge… she can be subtle, but she would enjoy trying to destroy us at the earliest opportunity for her defeats.”

“My honest opinion is that Aris is just suffering from the residual effects of the events that brought her home. I don’t think she is under any control, she just tends to be extreme and prone to frequent mood swings,” he places a hand on Anika’s shoulder.

“But she will be okay, she is just troubled… and used to getting her way,” he says with a look over the city, “what is this about you not going home?”

Ryan

“Sounds like you made an assumption kid without having all the facts, and no, we didn’t find any such device on the scene but from the report we got, one of the capes could teleport and reportedly took it far away,” he says cynically, “I assume to protect us.”

The Charles analogue laughs for a moment, “Yeah never heard the term before, capes? How about “Tights”? Or Masks? We got a million of them. So you are saying you took Chimera down because he posed a threat to the rest of the city? Sounds like you were thinking with your gut, I am not going to pass judgment kid, I think if it were me, I would have done the same. But like I said, the political climate is a little shaky; you got a name?”