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Post by Skidar on Sept 17, 2014 2:05:51 GMT
Rapid flinched and waited for the pain, the blood when he hit the tile, breaking it. He looked down at his shredded shirt but there was no blood. He ripped it his half himself but to his shock there wasn't any blood at all, just five white lines, like scratch marks on shale. His skin had hardened into plate-like armor. He glared at Will. "NOW you're in trouble." he growled, eyes glowing brighter as his skin enveloped the white lines. He stood up and punched the creature in the slathering jaws, against in the chest, over and over. He'd never known he had this ability, he wasn't sure how long the armored skin would last but he could feel the bites from earlier healing on his neck and arms from Wilder, he just had to get this monster-Will subdued long enough to get Gabe and run away, and he was outraged now. He grabbed Will by the arm and threw him into the fridge, denting it into a double over position. He stood, panting in the doorway, waiting to see if he could make a bolt for Gabe, or if this fight wasn't over.
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Post by raine on Sept 17, 2014 2:44:15 GMT
Will stood up, and his clawed hands trembled and itched to shred Rapid. Frustration grew inside of him and he stalked around Rapid in a circle like a predator. With his animal side in control, his mind worked like that of an animal. He eyed the fallen man but felt nothing. It was easy to see the armored man was protecting the injured one and with their scents all over each other his mind screamed, "mate." This would be the attack to throw the strong one off of his game. Letting out a mighty roar, he raced to the man he forgot was his own flesh and blood with the intent of slaughtering him.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 17, 2014 2:50:04 GMT
Rapid gasped and grabbed the stop-sign spear and threw it as hard as he could at Will's rump before lunging after him, just in case he missed his target.
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Post by raine on Sept 17, 2014 2:55:04 GMT
The spear was only a few inches off its intended target and scraped across his upper thigh. He let out a low cry in agony, but continued onward to attack Gabriel.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 17, 2014 3:04:02 GMT
Rapid dove and barrelled into Will, rolling him out the broken front door down the cement stoop into the street. He raised a fist to smash his face in when the ground beside him was zapped with lightning.
"ENOUGH!" Alan landed hard on the ground, hands sparking with unweaponized volts. "What's going on!"
"I CAN'T stop fighting him he's gonna kill Gabriel!" Rapid rolled with the beast, pinned down but holding him at arms length with fistfuls of hair and shirt to keep him from slipping away. Alan dashed around them but couldn't get a clear shot.
"Help Gabe!" Rapid shouted, Alan looked up the steps and hurried up through the broken door, he flinched seeing Gabe and knelt beside him. "Gabe? Gabriel??" he asked, toughing his shoulder, he was in bad shape, he wasn't sure he could survive...
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Post by raine on Sept 17, 2014 3:09:28 GMT
Will struggled with Rapid, trying his hardest to move the man off of him.
Gabe's body was slowly regenerating. It wasn't visible to the human eye that changes were occurring, but they were. His heartbeat was barely there and his breathing seemed nonexistent. If anymore damage was inflicted on him there was no doubt he would die.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 17, 2014 3:19:32 GMT
Alan frowned, he dared not tough Gabriel, who knew what that would do, he cursed his communicator, with systems down he couldn't get ahold of the commando emergency care, or Lilah, who would be able to fly the kid out of harm's way. He stayed beside him though, Rapid would have to be on his own.
Rapid winced and reached to the side, grabbing a long segment of cement window ledge and smashing Will upside the head with it. He winced and heaved it again, ready to smash his head like an egg if one hit hadn't been enough.
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Post by raine on Sept 17, 2014 3:29:45 GMT
Will faltered. He wasn't invincible and the hit left his disoriented in pain. Through the pain his partial transformation seemed to recede, leaving a panting and tattered Will behind, confusion evident on his face.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 17, 2014 3:46:12 GMT
Rapid blinked in surprise seeing the feral beast fade, then frowned and socked Will hard enough in the face to knock out a bear. He stood up and shook himself free of dust, he felt his skin losing the tight feeling, the tough, armor-like thickness was fading. He turned and bolted up the steps, practically shoved Alan out of the way. "Gabe!" he begged, tears welling in his eyes. "Gabe no... nonono..."
"He needs a doctor." Alan said obviously. "Try not to move him, I'll go get some help." he hurried outside and sprang into the air. Rapid barely heard him, he wasn't waiting around for Will to wake up though. His hands shook as they hovered over Gabe's body. He couldn't bear the thought of hurting him, but he had to get him out of her. As painstakingly gingerly as possible, he pushed his hand under his head to support it upright, he reached up with the other hand and ripped down a set of curtains. In a few minutes, he'd wrapped Gabriel in the large curtains like a baby and, biting his lip so hard he tasted blood, he scooped him up and held him close to his chest. He stepped out the front door, suppressed the urge to kick Will's head in concave style, and hurried down the street as smoothly as he could. "I've got you." he murmured shakily to Gabe. "I've got you..."
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Post by raine on Sept 17, 2014 5:29:21 GMT
Piper ran through the streets of the city, her breathing shallow and her wounds aching. "Molly!? Molly!?" Her cries echoed throughout the abandoned alleyways and broken stores, but there was no answer. Yet, she had to remind herself. There was no answer yet. She couldn't lose faith. Emery and the kids were counting on her.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 17, 2014 5:38:11 GMT
It was nearly dawn by the time Rapid got across the city and felt safe enough. He had gone inside an abandoned brownstone and broke into the upstairs apartment. He looked around and saw that the place was pretty ransacked, but he saw there was a bed. He set gabe down like he was made of glass and hurried around the house looking for supplies. He found pillows, blankets, sheets, all sorts of the things in the neighboring apartments. He came back, fixed up the bed and set Gabe down under the blankets, propping up his head. He sighed out shakily and unzipped Gabe's jacket, he had no scissors so her simply tore open his shirt and winced seeing how black and green his twisted torso looked. He glanced at his face, was he even alive?? He swallowed hard and inched closer, he was terrified of hurting him further, but he hovered his ear over his chest and rested it like a feather against his skin. His eyes welled with tears. 'Thank God..." he whispered. He sat back up and wrapped him up carefully in the covers. He tried to think what his mother did when he was sick... gratned this was different, Gabe wasn't sick, he was brutally injured. He rested the back of his hand against his forehead. Feverish. That black bruise might be internal bleeding. He felt sick himself... He covered hims up to his chin and hurried picked through the pile of goods he'd salvaged, looking for fever reducers. He sighed, nothing, but he did have a case of water, a gold mine. Maybe a little water would help. He uncapped a bottle and eased over to Gabe and helped lift up his head, resting it gingerly against his lips. "Please... please try and swallow some of this." he murmured.
Alan heard Piper and lit down behind her. "Piper?"
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Post by raine on Sept 23, 2014 2:11:56 GMT
The response wasn't immediate, but Gabe slowly responded to the bottle at his lips and he sucked at it vigorously. The water came down too fast through it eased his sore throat. He rolled onto his side with his head facing off the bed and promptly coughed up blood onto the floor. Heavy, bloody, body-shaking coughs erupted from him and his eyes watered in response. He eventually quieted, though it felt like hours, and laid still. Blood dribbled down his chin, but he made no move to wipe it. Everything hurt. His body, his mind, but nothing more than the dull and broken thud of his heart.
Piper quickly turned around. Her eyes were icy pools of fiery determination. "Alan! Oh, thank God. I need your help. It's Emery.... and the children. We were taken prisoner by the rebels. I escaped, but Em and the kids didn't. We need a rescue party immediately and backup, obviously." She spoke a mile a minute, her hands flying around in vivid gestures.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 23, 2014 2:25:17 GMT
Rapid gasped and helped him steady over the edge of the bed. He winced and helped him settle down. He grabbed some towels off the ground and help clean his face off. He breathed shakily as he helped him rest. "Gabe?" his voice was weak. He gripped the blankets on the side of the bed. "Gabe are you healing?? What can I do to help?" he asked quietly.
Alan blinked in alarm. "Is that what 'alive' meant?" he saw she still looked like a bloody mess. "Look, I've got to get some medical attention over a few blocks away fast, That Reed kid got smashed up by someone with super strength, he needs help. I'll drop you off at the Commando refuge to talk to Molly and the officers, and then I've got to get back to him. We'll get them out." he reached out a hand. "It'll be faster if I fly us both."
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Post by raine on Sept 23, 2014 2:31:33 GMT
"Take it out." he rasped. "Take the tracker... out. I cannot have it inside of me. Please." He only just held back his tears. This had to happen.
Piper's eyes widened at the news of 'that Reed kid' getting messed up. She knew the Reeds from when she was younger and their families were still friends, she just couldn't imagine Willam ever being bested by someone. It seemed ridiculous; nevertheless, she pushed that thought to the back of her mind and took Alan's hand.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 23, 2014 2:40:08 GMT
Alan held her close and took flight, sending rippled of static through the air. He squinted against the breeze and then lit back down on the outer walls of the guard houses. "Here." he took a black key card from his pocket. "It gets you access to the speaker phone to get inside. I've got to go, its been hours and Lilah and I need to find that kid." he ran and jumped off the roof, taking flight again.
"Take... take it out??" Rapid glanced at his neck. "What if I kil... what if I hurt you more?" he looked at the supplies, he'd found some kitchen knives.. but hacking around Gabe's neck seemed so dangerous!
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sometime after ten, hope you'll be up! also.... WILL PROFILE thatisall 
