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Post by Skidar on Aug 30, 2014 6:21:37 GMT
Rapid looked like Gabriel had just asked him to shoot a kitten with an AK47. "What?? No. Nononono." Rapid tugged his hand back. "I'm sorry but, your brother probably had way more control than me I don't trust myself at all, and..." he stammered. He knew he was trying to help, but he was too afraid to listen. He stood up quickly. "We should... we should go map out where you guys said we could get the milk from." he mumbled.
Emery heard footsteps down the hall and frowned, he picked up the fire estinguisher off the wall with his mind and hucked it towards the footsteps but by the sound of it he missed.
"So cloossse" Medusa's voice hissed off the walls and Emery gritted his teeth. "Enough!" he made fists and brought them upwards, dust, coins, debris, all lifted off the floor as he gravity had been turned off in the hallway. He heard Medusa hiss in frustration and a clang of metal on a ceilling light. She was right above him. He smirked and slammed his fists downward in a arc, slamming the assassin to the ground right beside him, he whirled and struck out with a kick and she cuahgt his leg. He jumped up and kicked her with his other foot. A slice in the air had him yelp in pain, she must have been wearing her metalic claw-nails to the fight and nicked his side. He was about the slam her up into the ceilling again when a burst of flame shot down the hall and passed between them, for one horrible moment her bloody looking eye holes bored into his own and then the light passed and Emery fell, paralyzed to the floor. He tried his hardest to summon himself upright but it was no use, he couldn't even turn his head, only his eyes could flicker up into the darkness once more, he heard three more flame bursts and suddenly Molly, dripping in magma raced down the hallway, lobbing molten handfuls of herself at the invader. Medusa had nowhere to search for eyes in the brilliant light of the flaming humanoid and had to use all her skills to dodge her fire. "Backup!" Medusa snarled into her wrist.
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Post by raine on Aug 30, 2014 6:29:59 GMT
Gabriel let a frown settle on his face for only a brief moment before he simply sighed and nodded, "Yeah. Ok." He reached down and gave Ren a light shake to wake the younger guy.
Ren yawned slowly before untangling himself from Gabriel's leg. "What's going on, Gabe?" His voice was muffled with sleep and he fought back another yawn.
"We're going to take Rapid to where we get the milk." He answered before taking Ren's rumpled hoodie and handing it back to him. Standing up he stretched and popped his back and neck. Though he was disappointed Rapid wouldn't squeeze his arm, he tried to tell himself that it would just take a little more time and he'd have to be patient.
Piper's blood ran cool and she motioned for the kids to stay back as she took up Molly's previous spot by the door. She tried to see down the corridor and with Molly's flames she could make out shapes and forms. The air around her grew colder before she threw an icicle spear towards the figure she was sure was Medusa.
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Post by Skidar on Aug 30, 2014 6:35:57 GMT
Medusa perked, hearing the hiss and grabbed the spear out of the air, spinning and throwing it at Molly's molten heart, but Emery had regained some control and flicked his fingers up, freezing the spear in mid air two feet from Molly, who breathed fire like an angry dragon and melted it into a sizzling puddle. Molly cartwheeled over Emery like a flaming Ferris wheel and managed to get the hem of Medusa's silky pants on fire. The Rebel screeched and ripped the flaming cloth with her metal clawed hands, holding it up to her scarred up eye holes she bored he gaze towards the three. Emery slammed his eyes shut and struggled to his feet, he summoned them all off the ground several inches, the viens standing out on his arms slightly from lifting three wriggling people plus himself.
Molly called to Piper "Boulder her!" she sent several soft ball sized globs past Piper to freeze and hurl at the creature
Rapid led the way into the room, the families were sittingin their little groups, eating or talking quietly. "We're going to go fetch some milk." he told Rosie.
"Be careful." Rosie sighed. "I think there's Commandos in the area... they're getting desperate to catch Rebels, and they can't tell citizens from anarchists anymore."
Rapid nodded and headed towards the door, picking up the bag from before and stuff it into his pocket.
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Post by raine on Aug 30, 2014 6:39:46 GMT
Piper did as Molly said, grabbing each of the balls out of the air before rapidly freezing them and throwing them at Medusa. She made sure to look anywhere but the woman's eyes. If she felt victim to paralysis right now, it'd be over.
Gabriel looked expectantly to Rapid, "When you're ready to go we'll take you."
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Post by Skidar on Aug 30, 2014 6:46:23 GMT
Rapid nodded and cracked the door, it was raining lightly but at least it wasn't pitch black like before, though it would make sneaking around more difficult. "Lead the way." he stepped back to let them through, tapping open the door with his finger.
Medusa took a rock to the shin and one to the shoulder and toppled hard to the floor. Emery slammed his foot down and glared at her, forcing her to stay down, gritting his teeth to prevent himself from slipping up.
Molly rushed over just as Medusa locked eyes with Emery, who had squinted to see what Molly was doing. Emery fell hard, Medusa drew a clear-looking dagger and threw it at Molly but then the whole hallway exploded with lightning, Medusa screeched and writhed in the air before falling down, she scuttled hurried into the shadows and dissappeared around the corner.
An older man hurried down the hall. "She's breached the tunnels!" he yelled into his wrist.
"Ranger Pike, stand down, this is not your assigned coordinates." a voice called through his communicator.
"The hell with assigned coordinates! There's rebels in the safehouse! Send some more damn commandos already!" he ran around the corner to chase the crazed Rebel.
Emery twitched on the ground, still stunned with a possible broken wrist from falling on it twice.
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Post by raine on Aug 30, 2014 6:58:25 GMT
Gabriel followed quietly before heading towards the direction in which they came from yesterday. When they got close to where Gabe had tried to steal from Rapid he turned down an alley and moved at a quick pace, looking back only briefly to see that Ren and Rapid followed him. There was a partially covered door across the street with a padlock hanging on it. Gabe withdrew the key from his pocket before quickly opening the door and ushering the two inside. He didn't come here often because he knew a handful of Reboots that hung out around these parts. The inside was a plain storage room filled with refrigerators, inside each one there were some milk cartons. "Ren and I never really cared for milk so we've only taken from here once or twice."
Piper was wary of the newcomer, but thankful at the same time. She had an ice ball ready to throw at Medusa before the monster rounded the corner. She bent down next to Emery, holding a hand to help him up. She looked to Molly, "We should probably follow that guy." She was concerned for the kids, but wanted to go after Medusa as well.
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Post by Skidar on Aug 30, 2014 7:29:22 GMT
Emery winced and got to his feet with Piper's help, rubbing his bruised wrist. "Someone's gotta watch the kids, she could be luring us off, I say let Moly and Mr. Sparky handle it." he snorted. He tried to shake himself free of the numbing feeling in his limbs. "We stay with the kids." he straightened up an looked down the hall, listening the the booms and zaps of electricity further and further away. After a while, Molly, in her normal form, came back, fuming slightly (literally and figuratively). The Commando following her looked livid.
"She escaped." Alan Pike growled into his wrist receiver. "Were you planning on sending backup this century?" he barked at the voice on the other hand.
"The council was putting together a response unit--"
"These children are the council body's whole world and now I'm starting to think you gathered them here as bait to lure in Rebels! You like gambling with the lives of children!" Alan spat, sparks of electricity crackled off his shoulders.
"We are doing everything we can." the voice droned.
"You're a liar." Alan grunted, saying a few more choice words before shutting the wrist reciever off and looking at the three guards. "How did she get in?" he asked, frowning.
"How did she get out?" Emery frowned. "She was injured, how'd she get away?"
"Powerful band of Technopaths must have rigged something to get her in here." Alan huffed. "Kids ok?"
"I think so." Molly frowned. "Why'd they send a Ranger for back up?"
"They didn't, our signals got crossed and after no one responded to your emergency call I came as fast as I could, I think the rebel's technopath's have their finger on the radio waves now, they truly want us in the dark." he glanced around. "We should stay on high alert the next 24 hours. Just in case she comes back."
"Where's our commander?" Emery asked.
"She didn't respond when I radioed I was going under to help you lot, but the signal might be being purposely jammed. So who knows."
"Great..." Emery muttered.
"Perfect." Rapid sighed in relief. "Lets only take a few gallons, without power we can't keep it cold for long, but there's a cellar and an old fashioned ice box we can store some in in the basement." he pulled out the bag and walked around the fridges. "I don't understand why a place like this isn't guarded." he glanced back at the others.
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Post by raine on Sept 1, 2014 3:20:04 GMT
Piper sighed. The situation seemed to be getting worse and worse. "Alright, our main priority has to be keeping the children safe. It's apparent that they know where our safe house is and how to get in. That means this location has been compromised and we should move out as soon as possible." She headed toward the kitchen where the kids were before stopping and turning back to address everyone in the hall, "Though I would normally say we should wait for orders. We need to get the children prepped for moving out. It is no longer safe for them here and they are our top priority."
"Who ever said it wasn't guarded?" The voice came from everywhere at once. It was gravelly and deep- most definitely a man. The lights were all on, but there was no one in sight.
Gabriel looked around, his head twisting from side to side violently, to catch a glimpse of the speaker. Out of nowhere a shrill noise cut through the air like warm butter, attacking his eardrums. He doubled over in pain, clutching his hands over his ears to stop the onslaught of noise. The ringing was terrifying and physically hurt. A little bit of blood dropped from his left ear and he struggled to stand upright. A massive hand clasped down on the back of his neck and shirt, pulling him upward.
"Well looky here, it's Gabey! You sure are a long way from home." A man appeared, seemingly out of thin air. His skin was a dark brown and his hair inky coils around his face. It was the eyes that struck into the soul of Gabe. The teal eyes were just so familiar...
"Y-you?!" He hadn't seen this man since his past life. The one he'd left behind for the freedom and filth of the streets. He had to be seeing ghosts, there is no way this man could've been here. "H-how did you appear out of thin air? You control sound waves!"
The man's calm and casual smirk remained on his face, "I'm not alone." From behind him appeared two females. Both were young. One was a giddy-looking red head. The other a stone-faced blonde.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 1, 2014 3:30:47 GMT
Rapid stood up quickly, wincing from the rain and turned around seeing the guards appear from thin air. He frowned seeing the larger one holding Gabe. He frowned angrily. "Alright, you caught us." he growled softly. "W were stealing, we'll go now, there's no need for violence." he stepped forward, narrowing his eyes further. His tone was non threatening but his posture was highly suggestible that this stranger better let go of Dane or he would do something about that.
Emery rubbed his wrist and nodded, he hurried down the hall and opened the door, seeing the kids huddled in the back behind Leon, who was currently glowing in the dark. "Come here kids, its alright, she's gone, but we gotta start packing." he beckoned them over.
Alan pulled out a tin of gun from his pocket and pulled out a fresh piece of winter mint, he offered the tin to Piper and Molly but Molly frowned and shook her head.
"I don't like that the signal's not working. Something's screwy going on."
"Well don't look at me, I was chasing a Rebel border gang on the south side of the city and I got a glitchy message saying the safe house was under attack, I waited and there was no response to I radioed the chief of the quadrant and got nothing, so I blitzed over to see what was happening. I'm as in the dark as you." he frowned. "Though I'm gonna throttle that whelp on the receiver just now for that bull he was spewing." he snapped the tin shut and pocketed it inside his brown leather coat.
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Post by raine on Sept 1, 2014 3:42:24 GMT
The dark man's gaze turned to Rapid, "Sorry to burst your bubble kid, but we're not Commandos." Eyes narrowed. "Girls. Subdue them."
"We have names you know." the blonde replied before disappearing into thin air.
"Yes, sir!" the ginger saluted before turning her gaze to Ren who swallowed nervously. She smiled a big grin before also vanishing.
Gabriel looked at the man in shock, "You're a Reboot, now?! B-but Sayid..."
The man named Sayid just shrugged his shoulders, "Time's change and people change, kid. Don't worry, I won't kill you. You'll be more use to me alive... for now."
Piper moved to join Emery and started ushering the kids to their rooms, grabbing a few by the hand and taking them as a group. "Meet back here in 5 minutes." She nodded to the others before leading some kids down the hallway.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 1, 2014 3:48:09 GMT
Rapid's eyes widened slightly and he took hold of Ren's jacket, yanking him behind him and ripped the door off a freezer, handing it to him to hold like a sheild. "Hold this." he mumbled and advanced towards the speaker Sayid. "Back off!" he growled shoving him away from Gabe with enough force to flip a car.
Emery watched them go and slipped back to his room to grab his own this, slinging them into a backpack. Clothes, badge and report folders and his jacket. He slipped back into the hall to the others. "Where's the new place Piper? Don't we need Commander permission to move?"
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Post by raine on Sept 1, 2014 3:59:32 GMT
Piper ran a hand through her hair in frustration, "I know of a place- above ground. Only a few miles from here. It looks like an old warehouse, but it's secure." Her eyes narrowed. She was angry at the higher-ups, whether from the influence of the newcomer or the thought of what might've happened had he not arrived. "We do. But we don't have time to sit around like ducks while the higher ups get their shit straightened out." Steel eyes and a steel voice. "Don't worry about your positions. If they throw a fit, I'll take the blame for it."
Sayid did not move. Nothing happened at Rapid's apparent shove. Instead his smile grew wider and more mocking. "Having trouble there, bud?" The area around them distorted to reveal that Rapid hadn't left his position at all. It was an illusion. Sayid still had Gabe and the red-head stood in front of Rapid with a smile of triumph.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 1, 2014 4:07:02 GMT
Rapid blinked in surprise and stepped back in confusion. What was happening? He knew these were Rebels, he didn't know what powers they had but three on three wasn't good if he couldn't even get near them! He looked behind him to make sure Ren was ok and saw a button on the wall. An alarm, if would alert the Commandos if he could push it... he turned and headed towards it to press it.
Emery snorted in annoyance. "What if they're up on the surface just waiting for us to come out?" Emery frowned. "This whole thing stinks, we need to get ahold of the Commander!"
Alan frowned. "Unless someone wants to go above ground and get to the capital building and bang on their door I don't think that's an option."
"Why not?" Emery frowned. "Why not send one of us up there to get a straight answer before we risk everyone's lives on this move?"
"Cause sending one commando out there is suicide." Alan frowned.
"You're a single Commando and you seem fine, ish." Emery pointed out in annoyance.
"I'm a Ranger." Alan huffed. "I'm supposed to work alone, you could barely hold Medusa off with the three of you."
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Post by raine on Sept 1, 2014 4:19:28 GMT
A force rammed itself into Rapid's abdomen, pushing him back only a bit, but enough to keep him away from the button. The other girl appeared. Her face was devoid of any emotion, just watching his movements calculatingly.
Ren transformed his arm into a gun. If he could shoot Sayid, the ringleader, this would all be over, right? He didn't have time to think it over, instead he just shot. There was a moment before a cry of anguish dominated the air. It wasn't Sayid's. It was Gabriels. "No!" He fumed.
The red-head simply watched with barely contained joy.
Piper rubbed her temples. "It is true. Outside could be an ambush, but we need to get out. There is no use bickering among ourselves. I'll go outside. I doubt Medusa came alone so I might end up fighting a Reboot. Just stay here. If I'm not back soon, well... best of luck to you." She'd go. She didn't doubt there would be trouble ahead, though what kind... she did not know.
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Post by Skidar on Sept 1, 2014 4:28:07 GMT
"You're not going up there alone, there's four of us, we should stick with the buddy system. I'll watch the kids. Take Ranger Sparky with you." Molly said firmly.
"Ranger Sparky's name is Ranger Pike." Alan growled.
"Whatever!" Emery threw his hands up causing his hair to float. "Look, Pipes and I will check up the topside. We'll call if we need you but we need to clear the area. We'll only be up thre as long as it takes to clear the place. If we don't come back, seal the place and send the distress alarm direct to the council.
Rapid gasped and looked up seeing the woman in front of them. Despite them being rebels, he didn't want to hurt them. The gun shot went off and he heard Gabe cry out. He flinched and put his hands over his ears. He couldn't think with all this going on! He gritted his teeth and grabbed the door from Ren and tried to swat the girl aside like a pingpong paddle. He kept trying to think of something else, if the commandos came he'd get arrested, or killed if they saw him as a threat... but he didn't have a choice. "Ren! Button!" he shouted.
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sometime after ten, hope you'll be up! also.... WILL PROFILE thatisall 
