Kristoff Vernard, aka Kristoff Von Doom (discardedheir) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-06-09 11:19:00

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awesome andrea, kristoff vernard, npc - stature, plot-"family affair", team - fantastic four, vincent vernard

Family Affairs, Cont.
Kristoff woke, very sore, head pounding. He was out of his armor, his hands restrained and locked behind his back. He hadn't ascertained what kind of lock yet, because he was busy noticing the other compartments. Separating everyone via transparent plastic was fairly...classic. He spotted Vincent first, apparently well; Kristoff was actually grateful just to see him even under the circumstances, with all he'd started to fear...
Cassandra, too, though she didn't seem to have regained consciousness, seemed essentially unharmed.
There wasn't a fourth compartment. Instead, outside any of the plastic confines, standing next to his own armor, was Andrea's body. And set beside Cassie was Andrea's head.

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	awesome_andrea 2009-06-11 07:00 am UTC (link)
	"Your plan will not succeeded, regardless of what it is," Andrea declared. "Your Empire is on the brink of collapsing in upon itself. Any success you gain would be but a Pyrrhic victory." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-06-11 07:22 am UTC (link)
	"To be frank, I want every scrap of data that has helped this accursed planet survive the threats it has faced." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-06-12 03:09 am UTC (link)
	"You know you could have just asked." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-06-12 05:33 am UTC (link)
	"As if we could trust information we simply requested. You would never have volunteered sufficient detail about your operations." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-06-12 06:41 am UTC (link)
	"Never hurts to ask. So why the sudden need?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-06-12 07:06 am UTC (link)
	"You do not need to understand our current security issues, human, to provide the various access codes to your Negative Zone and Microverse systems and other equipment. Of course, we will also be obtaining a great deal of information directly from the other young lady without her having to answer questions at all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2009-06-12 07:11 am UTC (link)

And at that, Vincent is practically snarling, pressing his palms against the force field bubble entrapping him.

"You harm one circuit of her being any further and so help me I'll be conducting tests of your regenerative abilities that would make Deadpool cringe in revulsion!" He glares.

"Also? I've slept with your women. They swore loyalty to Earth afterwards and live among peacefully now."

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	nextgen_baddie 2009-06-12 07:38 am UTC (link)
	The Skrull just looked at Vincent with vague contempt. "We can continue this conversation later. There is still some final preparations to deal with." And he stepped out of the room. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

discardedheir
2009-06-12 08:13 am UTC (link)

"Vincent, there are a few things I feel obligated to discuss with you, but this is hardly the time for that, either," Kristoff said, but said it all with a distracted look. When the Skrull had been gone for exactly half a minute, Kristoff's eyes went again to his armor.
"Andrea. Very shortly we are going to need your help. And, in an indirect way, Mrs. Richards's," he says quietly and strangely calmly.
Then, suddenly, he starts speaking distinctly but very quickly. "Remote-Access-Initiate-Electronic-Overload-Signal-on-Following-Frequencies-" He rattled off his three best guesses based on all his reading of Dr. Richards's files on firsthand experience with Skrull restraint-and-suppression technology. "Confirmation-Code:-Mirela."

And with a few not-very-pleasant-to-the-ear sounds filling the air for a moment, the electronic components of the restraints disengage, neutralizing both the power suppressors and primary locking mechanisms.

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	staturity 2009-06-12 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Ah!" Cassie sighed as the restraints clicked and she wrested her hands free. She crawled forward to Andrea but didn't pick her up. At least not yet. She wanted to preserve Andrea's dignity for as long as possible. "What's the plan?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

awesome_andrea
2009-06-13 02:02 am UTC (link)

"I will be happy to assist in any way that I am able, Kristoff," Andrea said, choosing, for the moment, to defer thoughts on just why Vincent had been so protective of her (as well as a reaction she did not quite understand to the mention of the Skrull women). "Once I am reattached to my body. My systems should have had sufficient time to reboot from the electromagnetic pulse."

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quitethecharmer
2009-06-13 02:32 am UTC (link)

Vincent felt the magic suppression vanish like a weight falling from his shoulders. He teleported to Andrea's side, crouching next to her and examining the break where her head had been forcibly disconnected. "I'll handle this..."

He picked up her head, looking at her in concern. "Andrea, run the diagnostic recursive string Denker-439 while I make the manual connections. Let me know if any irregularities register. Cassandra, hold on." He teleported himself, and his one and a half passengers, outside the cell.

Thankfully, the large majority of cables had been ripped from their ports, rather than severed. The synth-flesh would require repairs back at the Baxter Building, but it was a superficial concern. He set Andrea's head back down near the rest of her body, peering closely and making gestures with his fingers. The connections were too fine to be made by hand, and he had no tools. A minor matter manipulating spell would have to do.

Slowly, as if tugged by invisible strings, the wires began reconnecting.

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	awesome_andrea 2009-06-13 02:37 am UTC (link)
	Andrea's eyes closed as she ran the program requested. "No irregularities detected. Beginning systems syncing process. Power levels at 89%... All systems appear to be within acceptable tolerances." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

discardedheir
2009-06-13 02:48 am UTC (link)

"Forcefields up as soon as you can, Andrea. I'm sure our host is returning right now." Kristoff is not happy over a spell like that's being used in this fashion, but there's no time for arguing with Vincent about it.
He looks to Cassie. "If you could figure out what in the controls can disengage the barriers?" And then, still to Cassie, his expression more anxious. "As to how to deal with him when he does, I am open to suggestions, but we cannot give him time to think."

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staturity
2009-06-13 05:39 am UTC (link)

"I have an idea." Cassie said, all ready working on the control panel. "If you're up to it, Andrea, use your invisibility powers on one of us, I can shrink out of sight. When our friend comes back he'll be confused, if he walks in then we can get behind him. He'll be surrounded. If he realizes it's a trap we can still go after him. We'd have the advantage of surprise."

Yes, maybe a sneak attack wasn't the most honorable thing to do but he'd come after them and used their own fears against them. It wasn't any worse than that.

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	quitethecharmer 2009-06-13 06:17 am UTC (link)
	Vincent made the last of the connections, then wiped his brow. "Andrea, are you functional?" He looked up to Cassandra. "Let Kristoff go invisible. I have my own illusions and more to weave once the slug returns." His expression was dark, and he was holding Andrea's hand tightly. "Let him see me, for all the good it will do him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

awesome_andrea
2009-06-13 06:35 am UTC (link)

"My functionality is currently at 93% and rising," Andrea reported, flexing her fingers experimentally. She extended them for a moment, then drew them back in. Her hands became invisible, then visible again. They briefly burst into flame, then returned to normal. Finally, her lower arms became orange rock, before again returning to normal.

"All power templates operating within acceptable parameters. I should be able to affect your plan without difficulty."

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	discardedheir 2009-06-13 07:06 am UTC (link)
	Once Cassandra had the walls down, Kristoff quickly made his way over to her -- and to his armor, which he started to put on. "Thank you. That sounds like a good idea," he tells her. "Vincent, he has illustrated he prefers our being agitated. Please remember that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-06-13 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	Situation's like this was why she asked to have her clothes made out of unstable molecules. "Just don't step on me." Cassie smirked as her body shrank. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2009-06-14 12:37 am UTC (link)
	"Thank-you for the repairs, Vincent," Andrea said, before turning her attention to Kristoff. "Casting invisibility now," she declared, pointing to direct the energies needed to render him invisible. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-06-14 04:17 am UTC (link)
	"Never." Kristoff actually smiles just a little as he looks at Cassandra, then nods appreciatively to Andrea. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-06-15 01:29 am UTC (link)
	T'g'rt headed back to the room as the security systems reported a problem and arrived to find mostly empty. "What," he said, hands crackling with electricity, "Is going on?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2009-06-15 01:58 am UTC (link)
	Vincent was the only one still visible, sitting comfortably on the floor inside his cell, one fist closed, examining it closely. "You miscalculated." He shut his eyes and opened his fist, as lights of every color and spectrum imaginable flooded the room. His teammates would be prepared for it. He was willing to bet the Skrull wouldn't be. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2009-06-15 04:21 am UTC (link)
	Andrea was well prepared for the flash, able to look away (closing invisible eyelids tended not to work) in time. For the moment, keeping herself and Kristoff invisible was no strain at all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-06-15 04:51 am UTC (link)
	Kristoff has nearly twenty years of experience learning to move carefully enough for the armor not to make too much noise, and while the distraction is occuring, he does so, positioning to an angle behind and to the left of the Skrull. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)