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Post by beffalumps on Dec 30, 2017 6:30:45 GMT
Kian lifted his head, scowling. He sighed and took Alliser hand and hauled himself up. "Yeah thanks. Bout time you did something." He looked around frowning. "I don't know but they better get their asses in here. I'm not dying here because they chickened out."
Nico stared at Elroy in bewilderment. What was he doing? He took a step forward before a voice sounded in his mind. Stay where you are! He can't see you. He blinked and looked around, his gaze finally falling on Layla who's face was fixed with concentration. Nico swallowed and pressed against the railing.
Nico's body shakes with pain and fear, red slashes snaking all over his body. One of the rebels grabs him and holds a blade to his throat, ready to strike if Elroy made a wrong move.
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Post by noodlerface on Dec 30, 2017 6:38:14 GMT
Alliser shrugged at Kian, accepting the reprimand. He eyed the other Rebels warily. Whatever they were doing, it had sent Elroy away in terror. Illusory powers, perhaps. Not people he'd want facing him, in any case. He narrowed his eyes, watching the scene play out before him. He kept his sand at the ready between his fingers.
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Post by Skidar on Dec 30, 2017 6:58:11 GMT
Elroy busted down his door, literally off the hinges and froze seeing Layla and her partner standing over Nico. "Let him go!" he snarled, blue and white sparks flying around him in all directions as his rage swelled, the cables swarmed around him like angry snakes. "Or I'll cook you where you stand!"
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Post by beffalumps on Jan 4, 2018 22:41:15 GMT
Nico stared, frozen in fear. He pressed himself against the railing. He watched Elroy, cables sparking and swirling around him. Get out of here, found himself thinking. But surprisingly, he wasn't talking to himself, but praying that Elroy would turn and run. Stop it. It's too late to chicken out now.
Layla smirked at Elroy, standing beside Levi who had the knife pressed to Nico's throat. He pressed hard enough to draw a tiny trickle of blood. "Now come on now Elly," she purred. "You don't want to do anything drastic and hurt little Nico here, do you?" She reached over and pinched the blond's cheek tauntingly.
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Post by Skidar on Jan 4, 2018 22:45:26 GMT
Elroy's eyes blazed intense blue, almost white. Sparks of electric charges crackled off his skin, all the computers and applicances in the room levitated off the desks and floors. On the table Elroy's phone exploded from the pressure then suddenly everything collapsed with a great crash and the cables dropped from his shoulder lifelessly. He raised his hands. "Let the kid go." he muttered through gritted teeth. "And I'll do whatever you want."
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Post by noodlerface on Jan 4, 2018 23:01:19 GMT
Johnny surged up the walls of the Academy in a torrent of water, arm looped around Sheila as she rode the wave with him. As he vaulted overhead, he saw the commotion near the Greenhouse and landed them roughly on the grounds nearby. "Elroy!" he yelled, seeing his friend surrounded by Rebels, dropping his defenses. "What're you doing mate, you can't reason with them!"
Alliser groaned seeing their arrival, glancing at Kian. "I suppose we can't let them interfere," he muttered, drawing out his sand knives.
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Post by beffalumps on Jan 4, 2018 23:17:49 GMT
Nico was aching to turn and flee, watching Elroy's powers intensify. But then the sparks settled and Elroy stood there, alone and defenseless. He swallowed and looked over at Layla and Levi who were glaring at him expectantly. Why do I have to be the one to do it? he thought bitterly. He scowled, his hands curling into fists. Sparks began to flicker around his hands, winding viciously up his arms. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Just do it. Flickers of memories bombarded his brain. Elroy and him laughing and joking. The late nights grading papers. The shared meals, the lighthearted pranks, the arguments. Elroy showing him a kindness no one had before. His hands clenched tighter as he fought to push the thoughts away. He had always been on his own and that wasn't going to change. He couldn't trust anyone but himself. His eyes snapped open, and he lifted his arm. Bolts of white lightning shot from his hand, striking Elroy and spreading around him like disjointed vines.
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Post by Skidar on Jan 4, 2018 23:27:30 GMT
Elroy head Johnny and turned his head to warn him to stay back but movement caught the corner of his eye as Nico, another Nico?? emerged and there was a bolt of lightning and pain coursed through him. He was no stranger to being mildly electrocuted, it came with the powers, but this attack unawares caught him off guard. The overall shock sent him rigid then he crumpled to the ground out cold.
Sheila grabbed Johnny's arm and pulled him back from the sight. "Johnny! Its Nico! We gotta go!" she gave Elroy's still form a final desperate glance then pushed her boyfriend out the door. "We can fight lightning slingers with water , Johnny! I've played enough Pokemon over the years to know that! We gotta find help..." she gasped as an armor-sided trunk rammed down the front gates onto the campus and rebels poured out of the hole created by it. The truck door opened and a shock of white hair appear as Alfonse stepped out and cast the area a disapproved glance before casting a Tpath to Nico Is it done?
Angel had a gathering of a hundred or so students as they ran around the back of the academy grounds down towards the beach. "I've contacted the bay guards and they're bringing a boat! Stay together!" he froze seeing a zap of blue and something hurting across the water. He spread his arms to shield the students behind him as a figure shot forward, the water before her solidifying into a bridge of ice. Piper jumped onto the snowy shore with a crunch.
"Boat's not coming boys!" she choked out. "Molly's down, Commandos are scattered and they've taken the bridge!" she panted. "We gotta go on foot."
Angel looked behind him. "Follow Cadet Pettigrew, go!" he urged them before flying back to help the other students.
Piper spotted Kaiser and jumped. "What are you doing here??"
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Post by noodlerface on Jan 4, 2018 23:41:05 GMT
Johnny stood frozen as he watched the scene unfold before him. He couldn't form a coherent thought, agonising betrayal thrumming through his bones. As the convoy arrived, clarity struck. "They're going to take him away!" he yelled, wrestling against Sheila, wild with panic. "We have to help him, the Rebels are after him, not the school!" Lightning powers be damned, he couldn't just walk away when Elroy needed them most.
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Kaiser felt as if he were suffocating. They had lost the Academy, the Commandos were all but wiped out. What chance did they have now? What was going to happen to them? And Angani, god, he'd just left him at some pub. Hearing Piper, he pulled himself from his thoughts, trying to crack a comforting smile. "Saving civilians, you know, the usual," he joked weakly. "Did you come from the city? What does it look like?"
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Post by beffalumps on Jan 5, 2018 0:06:04 GMT
Nico felt all the strength leave his body and his arm fel limply to his side. He stared at Elroy with hollow eyes. A stacticy buzzing noise began to swamp his mind. He could vaguely hear Johnny’s cries of protest and closed his eyes. The pain and grief that threatened to surge up and overtake him was quickly swollowed up by numb emptiness. Alfonse’s voice crakled through the white noise that filled his head. Yeah. He’s down.
“Shit that was awesome!!” Levi blurted out. He punched Nico on the arm playfully as he passed. “Damn, really makes me wish I had a fancy slinger power.” He crouched over Elroy’s limp body and began to bind his arms and legs to be transported.
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Post by Skidar on Jan 5, 2018 0:15:40 GMT
Alfonse smiled and he sent Tpaths to the heads of his raiding parties to trash the school. Fires and explosions started going off and he turned to his leads and gave the signal to set up the explosives for the bridge. This was Alfonse's headquarters now. The Academy which had denied him and the other Lessers for too long. "After we return from our errand into the City turn the bridge to rubble." he instructed the others."
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Sheila saw Alfonse and her blood ran cold. "Johnny that's him! That's the leader! We gotta get these kids out of here!" she flinched as the building behind them's windows blew out in explosions. "Elroy's a big boy! He can handle himself once he wakes up we gotta get these kids out of this massacre!" She saw a Rebel about to swing a bat at a freshmen girl's head and turned, punching the rebel hard enough to snap his jaw. "Go!" she told the girl and turns back to Johnny, pushing her hair out of her eyes. "Come on!"
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Piper was trembling. "Its chaos." he voice cracked. "The Commandos are gone! Or... going! Emery's out, he can hardly lift a pencil let alone a car or a person! Nailah was a Rebel spy! Who knows who we can trust! The city is on fire! All of downtown is on fire! We can't control it and the people are running for their lives." she flinched at another booming explosion. "I can't get ahold of any of my superiors Kaiser! I'm flying blind!" she paused realizing the error of her words. "I'm scared..." she stammered.
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Post by noodlerface on Jan 5, 2018 0:26:55 GMT
Johnny grit his teeth, his heart tearing in two. Sheila was right, he had a duty to these kids. He nodded to her tightly, and began shepherding the remaining scared students towards the door.
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Kaiser's breath faltered at the news. He raised a shaking hand to wipe the hair from his brow. All of downtown on fire...right where he'd left Angani. Noting Piper's terrified pitch, he squeezed his eyes closed, willing his fear to abate. "It's okay," he said, finding his voice. "We're going to get as many people as we can to safety, and we're going to figure this all out." He pulled her into a quick hug, using her for comfort as much as he tried to give it.
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Post by Skidar on Jan 5, 2018 0:39:30 GMT
Piper hugged him tight. "Where do I take them when I get them to the other side? Nailah would know all our safe houses and buildings are coming down on top of us!" Piper looked over her shoulder seeing the nervous students crossing the ice in the dark. She had to lead them. "Where should I take them?"
Sheila helped evacuate the buildings and ran around the back of the SUB, doubled over to catch her breath. She saw the leader walking towards the Greenhouse and furrowed her brow. Johnny wanted to help, but that guy, who knew what powers he had. She couldn't risk it. She circled around to try to find him and a Rebel grabbed her by the hair and dragged her back. "AUGH! JOHNNY!" she cried out.
Alfonse entered the Greenhouse and surveyed the scene. Lots of smashed computers and cables. "Did you have to make such a mess." he growled softly to Levi and Layla. He smiled dangerously at Nico. "Good work kid, you were a worthy investment." he stooped and shook Elroy's shoulder. He was out pretty good. "Hope you didn't fry him too hard, I still need him to fry the rest of the city." he took out his seringe and started filling a few vials of blood. He sucked his finger on the last draw and sat up, Eyes flashing. Wake up. he ordered.
Elroy groaned and woke up, light headed... dizzy. Explosions! NICO. He trired to scramble up right and ended up falling hard on his side what with his hobble hands and feet behind his back. "The hell..." he squinted in confusion and saw boots in front of him. His gaze rose and he glared up at Alfonse. "Who the hell are you!" he coughed.
"I'll answer to Master." Alfonse grinned, flashing a silver canine tooth as his eyes sparkled venomously. "Go ahead and untie him. He won't hurt us."
Alfonse's power. "HEY! What is this!! What are you doing!" he snarled.
"My you're a chatty one." Alfonse uncapped a blood vial. "Guess it takes more of this than I thought." He sipped the blood and his eyes glowed a brighter red. Elroy stopped swearing and lay still, his screams trapped inside his own head as he eyes faintly glowed red from being kept under control.
Alfonse pocketed the vial. "Come on, we need to head to the power plant."
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Post by beffalumps on Jan 5, 2018 0:49:22 GMT
Nico winced as he felt Alfonse come up behind him. At his praise, he forced a smile. “Nothing to it,” he mumbled, hearing the croak in his voice. When Elroy awoke, he staggered backwards, his fist suddenly clenched, ready for Elroy to come at him for revenge. Layla, behind him, touched his shoulder to steady him. Chill, he’s ours now, she sounded in his head. Nico gave a jerky nod and turned away, not wanting to see the hollow look in his eyes while under Alfonse’s control.
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Post by noodlerface on Jan 5, 2018 1:00:45 GMT
Johnny spun as he heard Sheila cry out to him, eyes searching through the throng of students he had begun directing out of the Academy. He locked in on them, fury raging up inside him at the sight of the Rebel manhandling her. "Don't you touch her!" he bellowed, sucking the water up from a nearby cracked fountain. He hurled it at them as he ran forwards, the water shooting forwards and scooping them both into the air in a sphere of water. He had Sheila dropped almost immediately safe and out of harms way, before he smashed the sphere to the ground, knocking the Rebel back stunned and choking on water. Reaching him, he grabbed at the Rebel's jacket and slammed a fist into his jaw. Pain lanced up his arm, and he shook his hand out with a wince as the Rebel collapsed at his feet, groaning. "That actually bloody hurts," he complained. "How did you do that without flinching before? I think I've broken my hand!"
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Kaiser nodded along with Piper, brow scrunched in thought. "No, it can't be any Commando safe houses. And we can't make it far with all of these people." His heart went immediately to the bar. "We need to find someplace quiet we can regroup. The storage units near the docks might give us enough space for all of us, for now."
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sometime after ten, hope you'll be up! also.... WILL PROFILE thatisall 
