dc_misc (dc_misc) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-06-03 21:20:00

Entry tags:

ash curry, cait curry, dinah kord, goldstar, jayhawk, mourning dove, plot - "heart of darkness", team - teen titans

Into the Dark
The security guard led the Titans into what looked like a conference room. When inside, he removed a cigarette and lit it up.

"First off, thanks for coming. Second, you're not going to like how little I can actually tell you. Before you fly off the handle it's because I literally don't know, not because of confidentiality crap."

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	boosted_gold 2012-07-21 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Is the Scarab giving you anything on these uglies? Nothing comes to mind from the historical records." Goldstar calls out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2012-07-21 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	Dinah fired another thermal blast at a couple more. "Nothing. Nothing in his database and nothing he can extrapolate..." "Probably more mad science." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-07-22 09:45 am UTC (link)
	Cait stayed with the same tactic. She formed more ice around the monsters. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-07-29 08:21 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, people," Ruth says, stepping forward and trying to put her hands calmly on one of the people's shoulders. "What's Going On?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2012-07-29 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	The monsters are successfully encased. The scientist gulps once before managing to speak. "Kardiak. It's everywhere, now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-07-29 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Di? What's Kardiak?" Cait asked making sure to keep the ice thick and strong around the mutated people. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2012-07-29 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Means something to do with the heart, I think," Dinah said. "Dunno why they'd be talking about it..." She frowned. "Gonna try and see if I can tap into the local network, find anything in the files..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2012-07-29 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	"You do that. I'll play prison guard here, just in case." Jay replies, keeping an eye on the walls for any signs of escapees or damage. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2012-07-31 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	Riley touches a finger to the side of his visor. "Rip? Hey old man, what do you know about something called 'Kardiak'? .... Yes with two k's, how'd you know? Rip? Helloooo?" He grumbles and then folds his arms. "He's refusing to tell me anything about it, which is never a good sign." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_misc
2012-08-03 04:39 pm UTC (link)

The scientist took a few more hurried breaths before sinking into a chair.

"It..it's a silicon-based lifeform. Two weeks ago a meteorite crashed in Tucson, Arizona. Cadmus sent a team to investigate it. The meteorite was covered with a red substance, sort of like crystallized magma. We studied it, and discovered that it had been feeding on the rock for sustenance, but at the same time, actually improved the mineral quality of its food-source."

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	bwa_ha_ha 2012-08-03 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, really? Did none of you people watch B-movies as a kid? It does not take a rocket scientist to tell you putting something like that in a lab is a bad idea." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-08-07 02:26 pm UTC (link)
	"At least we have a better idea of what we're facing," Cait said. "Let's keep moving. The sooner we deal with this the better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_misc
2012-08-07 05:08 pm UTC (link)

"There's more to it," the scientist added quickly. "We were ordered to see what it's effects would be on modern technology. It had no affect on organic tissue so we believed it was safe. It improved the output of multiple machines. So much so that we exposed it to our latest nanomachines."

The security took a subtle step closer.

"It..crystallized into a heart-like object down in the basement. That's when are director came up with the name, Kardiak, using k's instead of c's as his means of a joke. What we didn't realize until too late was that lifeform's exposure to the nanomachines caused it to evolve into true sentience, but it's goals remain animalistic: To survive and propagate." The scientist shook his head. "And it's learned to use the nanomachines to affect organic matter."

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	rockchalk 2012-08-13 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Ok, so we can handle these things... we need to get down there and shut it down, sentient or not." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-08-16 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	"...are you sure it's really sentient?" Ruth asked, distracted for a moment. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2012-08-16 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	"If it's sentient, we might be able to reason with it," Dinah said. "But even if it is... We need to stop it. One way or the other." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-08-16 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	"No sense in wasting any more time. Let's get going. Everyone stay on alert." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2012-08-18 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Is there any way to try to communicate with it from a distance? Y'know, before we go charging into the techno-horror that might turn us all into so much soylent green?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2012-08-18 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	"The Scarab might be able to figure out a way to talk to it," Dinah said. "If we get close enough for him to see if there's a language in the first place..." She shook her head. "We're burning time. We need to move." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_monsters 2012-08-19 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	"You're right. Here, take my-urk!" The scientist is cut off as the security officers hand had morphed into a sharp weapon. His skin was quickly changing as the nanomachines took hold. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rockchalk 2012-08-21 12:30 am UTC (link)
	Its not long from surprise to reaction. The Hawk side is good for that, at least. Jay takes a swing at the morphing security guard. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-08-22 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	Cait could feel the water in pipes in the wall and she pulled with all of her abilities. Pipes burst and water came spraying out. It swirled around the guard's legs and started to solidify. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_monsters 2012-08-24 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	Jay's blow knocks the guard back, giving him little time to react to Cait. His legs now stuck, he snarled and lashed out impotently in an effort to reach the Titans. Nearby was the scientist's fallen pass to the basement level..where Kardiak awaited them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2012-08-24 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	"EM-Blaster... NOW!" Dinah shouted, her arms morphing into guns. She fired an electromagnetic pulse blast at the guard. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2012-08-28 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	And Ruth kept trying to look around the next corner. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)