nextgen_misc (nextgen_misc) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-24 22:03:00

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antaeus, david roberts, inactive - arron wyatt, inactive - chris pym, inactive - dream catcher, inactive - ellie rasputin, inactive - gabriel, inactive - shatter, plot-"welcome to the jungle", rachel summers, team - x-men, tsunami

Run Through The Jungle
The citizens of Nova Roma were responsible residents of the Amazon Rainforest. They didn't waste resources, they used every part of everything, they worked with the land instead of clearing it and they recycled everything they could. They had learned these methods thousands of years ago from the local tribes not long after establishing their settlement.

Citizens from the colony would venture out into the jungle on a daily basis to gather the herbs, plants, fruit and other items they needed. Wood was gathered from the forest floor instead of chopping down trees whenever it was possible.

Today the citizens that ventured out did not return.

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	dream_catcher 2010-03-31 01:44 am UTC (link)
	Lucas steps forward. "My name is Lucas Moonstar, I've been speaking with the jungle... so I know you mean well by it, but holding those people prisoner won't help anyone." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-03-31 01:45 am UTC (link)
	"Well," Rachel said quietly, "so much for the element of surprise..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2010-03-31 01:46 am UTC (link)
	Corey plants his feet very squarely on the ground, getting a feel for the terrain, ready to draw on it. "And my name is Cornelius Antonius Drake, and I happen to think you've got no damned business messing with my fellow-citizens." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_gabriel 2010-03-31 01:47 am UTC (link)
	Gabriel circles them from above, using his enhanced senses to keep track of what is going on. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	aaronwyatt 2010-03-31 01:50 am UTC (link)
	Both hands charged and ready to attack, “Just let these people go.” (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_rogues 2010-03-31 02:02 am UTC (link)
	"These people are hurting the forest!" he yelled down. "I'm not letting them go!" Nearby trees started moving toward the X-Men. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dream_catcher 2010-03-31 03:01 am UTC (link)
	Lucas focuses, calling upon all the help he can from the other spirits of the jungle to help him here, a thin fog beginning to roll in to try and complicate the guy's ability to direct his trees. "They respect the forest like few others. I respect what you're trying to do, but your methods are flawed. Please, don't do this. I don't want to hurt you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_rogues 2010-03-31 12:22 pm UTC (link)
	"My methods aren't flawed! The jungle will defend itself!" The trees moved closer to the group. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-03-31 01:06 pm UTC (link)
	The Phoenix emblem stayed in place, as Rachel started charging up TK power. She brought up her hands, ready to defend the group. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallestbear 2010-03-31 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	David doesn't say anything. He just shifts into a defensive stance to protect his front. It looks like this was gonna turn violent no matter what they said to this guy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	aaronwyatt 2010-03-31 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	Aaron now has both of his hands charged up and ready to attack if and probably when it comes to that. As far as he can tell there does not seem to be any way to reason with this guy. (Reply to this)(Parent)

pym_kitten
2010-03-31 07:16 pm UTC (link)

This is going to be a little tight, but she can't argue the visual presence it's about to have.

Chris transforms to her maximum, towering over her friends, hoping to be a bulwark against the encroaching trees at the very least.

"Let these people go."

It's not said with much anger, but there is the fact that it's being said by an unnaturally gigantic tiger with bone spurs coming out of it's joints.

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	nextgen_rogues 2010-03-31 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	"Attack!" Plant King yelled. The trees closed in and the branches moved to swipe at the gathered people. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dream_catcher
2010-03-31 11:51 pm UTC (link)

Lucas trusts the others here. He sits down in their midst and closes his eyes, trying to fight this on a deeper level, reaching out to the trees and the jungle, trying to settle the local spirits, calling to the Earth Mother to root the trees once more and reject violence. He's not sure how the guy's powers work, but there's little he can do to fight it physically, so he does what he can to weaken Plant King's hold on his subjects.

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	aaronwyatt 2010-04-01 12:18 am UTC (link)
	Aaron set up an electrical shield around him and anyone one else who needed it. With his powers a direct attack could do more harm than help especially if it caused a fire so for now he was on the defensive. He also made sure that the shield would let through any teammate who needed to go through it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2010-04-01 12:27 am UTC (link)
	Rachel unleashed a TK burst at the nearest plants, pushing back while trying not to do too much harm if she could avoid it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2010-04-01 12:53 am UTC (link)
	Cait grabbed some water out of the air and formed it into a whip. She was ready if something happened. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2010-04-01 01:53 am UTC (link)
	Corey couldn't believe it. This...this idiot was using the trees - - his trees against his people. HE doesn't want to get the ground moving too much if he doesn't have to...the root systems are being disrupted enough as it is. So he starts bringing together all the nearby rocks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallestbear 2010-04-01 01:55 am UTC (link)
	"What the hell," David barks as he ducks under a branch. Then he yelps as he has to jump out of the way of vines and roots as the floor of the jungle comes to life. His mom will never believe him if he tells her about this. But he keeps his mind focused on dodging around. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_gabriel 2010-04-01 02:02 am UTC (link)
	Being in the sky, Gabriel isn't the target of any of the attacks. He's probably also the only X-Man who has gone unnoticed. But he also can't see everything clearly with the shifting trees, so he relies on his enhanced hearing to guide him beyond the fighting and closer to the Plant Palace. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_rogues 2010-04-01 02:21 am UTC (link)
	The trees pressed the attack. Vines came down out of the branches and tried to wrap around the X-Men. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	aaronwyatt 2010-04-01 02:58 am UTC (link)
	Aaron’s shield was doing a good job of stopping the plants, though he couldn’t move to help out the others. He was starting to worry about how long he could keep up this shield though under the attack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dream_catcher
2010-04-01 06:32 am UTC (link)

He's not accomplishing anything with this, and the trees keep coming. They have a choice, either end up destroying a good part of the jungle, or retreating... unless he finds a third path.

In his meditation, Lucas calls upon the fog, trying to create a thick blanket to cover him, as he rises, and runs out into the jungle, trying to use his cover to get to where he might be able to get to the Plant King himself before anyone had to do too much damage.

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	marvel_girl 2010-04-01 11:44 am UTC (link)
	Rachel's TK powers were doing a good job of holding back the plants, but all she was doing was playing defense. She really didn't want to harm any of the plants... but she was afraid she might have to. "Can't keep holding back like this guys," she said. "We need to start hitting back..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	little_gabriel 2010-04-01 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	Gabriel carefully landed at the plant palace and entered to see the mass of hostages. He raised a finger to his mouth to tell them to remain quiet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)