living_mummy (living_mummy) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-06-23 20:04:00

Entry tags:

inactive - gene kalso, inactive - karen lynch, inactive - matt walker, inactive - shelly drumm, plot-"baptism of shadows", team - midnight sons

A Land of Sun and Sand:
Egypt is not all uninhabited desert. Along the Nile, the land is lush. There are large cities, such as Cairo and Alexandria. There is much more to the land than simply yellow sand and pyramids.

This is not one of those places.

The sun is blisteringly hot, pounding down on the sandy earth. Stuck in the middle of nowhere, this pyramid is easy to overlook. It is not especially pursued by archeologists. It is not easily accessible to tourists. It is, in short, an excellent place for someone to hide out. One would practically need the coordinates of the site just to locate it.

Coordinates which are now in the hands of a small group of people investigating an evil cult...

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	blackmagicwoman 2010-06-24 01:42 am UTC (link)
	Shelly had used the coordinates and opened a portal, a portal she was careful to make sure was NOT tied to black magic. Anyone who wanted to travel that way was welcome. Of course, stepping out of a comfortable portal into blazing heat was NOT. "I forgot Egypt is one degree cooler than Hell. Apologies." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	bite_me 2010-06-24 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Well. This was unpleasant. Michelle was not limited to nocturnal activities, though she'd long switched to such since her... well, what she'd used to think of as an allergy had manifested. But she was covered from head to toe, completely blocking any light from reaching her skin. "...Well, this is... the opposite of nice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notquiteright
2010-06-24 04:39 pm UTC (link)

With goggles over his eyes, a bit of sunscreen on his nose, and a supply pack on his back, The Breaker steps out of the portal with the others and looks around. "Dibs on that sand dune," he declares, pointing in a random direction. Apparently just noticing the pyramid, he starts walking towards it.

"Is this the place? Yes, this is the place. Where else would it be? I wonder if there's a Crispy Creme inside..." he trails off, scanning about for the door.

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shadowofadoubt
2010-06-24 09:02 pm UTC (link)

Just as usual, Vinny wore his sunshades, although he had traded out his trench of a sleeveless shirt and his usual standard jeans. He was still dressed in all black though, his usual fare. he wasn't making any other consolations for Egypt - heat or not.

He stepped through the portal and grimaced at the heat before he started to light up a cigarette and took a few steps after Gene, blowing smoke towards the sky. "I'll be glad when we're out of this place." he said sourly. "I think I already got sand in my vagina."

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	this_fire_burns 2010-06-24 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	Matt still wore his black duster, having enchanted it to keep him cool in warm weather, and warm when it was cold. Even with the precaution, however, the heat was still annoying. He looks at Vinny after the man's comment and raises an eyebrow. "Classy." he says simply, looking around. "Let's find who we need to kick the crap out of and blow this taco stand." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2010-06-25 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"Vinny you're not man enough for a vagina. And as for you," she looked at Matt, "we're kicking the crap out of anything. We'll handle it in a much more...effective fashion." She really didn't want to go home with broken limbs. Tan, yes. Broken things, no. "Is there an entrance to this thing that we can easily access?" Probably not but here was to hoping. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notquiteright 2010-06-25 01:03 pm UTC (link)
	Gene looks over his shoulder at Vinny and frowns a moment. "Hey...leave the crazy to the professionals," he says with what could be a pout. He then turns back around and continues scanning the pyramid for entrances with his goggles. "Working on that now," he remarks to Shelly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2010-06-29 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Then work a bit faster. We don't want Michelle becoming a crispy critter." Yes, the heat made Shelly...cranky. "Matt, you have any ideas on how to find the entrances?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bite_me 2010-06-29 04:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, the sooner we get in somewhere the better," Michelle growled. (Reply to this)(Parent)

blackmagicwoman
2010-07-05 03:04 pm UTC (link)

It was taking Gene forever to suss out an acceptable entrance to the pyramid. Michelle was not doing the best in the heat and the sunlight and while Matt seemed perfectly cool in his dorky jacket, Vinny had moved on to helping Gene with the pyramid. Shelly realized that they were going to be here awhile. And that wasn't going to work for Michelle or for herself.

Sighing she started working on an incantation to provide cool and shade for herself and Michelle when suddenly she let out a painful cry and fell onto her knees in the sand.

"We have to get back to Chicago...now..." She panted.

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	bite_me 2010-07-06 12:36 am UTC (link)
	"What's going on?" Michelle asked, breathing a bit heavily. Bundled up as she was against the sun, the heat had begun to bother her. Not to mention she could swear she was starting to smolder. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2010-07-07 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	"This...this is a trap. Something's going down in Chicago. MATT!" She pulled herself back up to standing. "We have to get out of here. NOW." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

this_fire_burns
2010-07-08 01:52 am UTC (link)

Matt didn't like the sound of that one bit.

"All right, ladies and gents. The bus leaves the station in fifteen seconds. We're going to have to take a Way back to Chicago, so be on the lookout for extra-dimensional creatures that might want to eat you.

And don't let them." he says, concentrating his energy into his staff.

The moment it's ready, he traces a circle in the air, and seems to cut into reality itself, tearing open a Way.

"Okay, let's go." he says.

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	blackmagicwoman 2010-07-08 02:05 am UTC (link)
	Suddenly Shelly didn't mind her magic-fueled portals so much anymore. She looked at Michelle and then Matt. "Drop us out in my apartment. There's...something wrong in the neighborhood." She'd wait until Michelle went and then she'd follow suit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bite_me 2010-07-08 02:11 am UTC (link)
	Michelle still had no idea what was going on. She suspected that might happen a lot if she hung around with these people. She stepped through the portal. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	this_fire_burns 2010-07-08 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, give me the cross-streets and I should be able to get us there. I had a little time to explore while I was...working, before I met all of you. My area knowledge is getting better." Matt says. "Is your apartment warded? I don't want to get blown to hell or sliced to ribbons because you forgot to take down your wards." Matt grumbles. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

blackmagicwoman
2010-07-09 02:01 am UTC (link)

"The point of wards is to not take them down, Matt. Not to mention that I've rather got your back in a magical binding sense right now so you'd not get sliced to ribbons." Shelly frowned at him. "But they're down at the moment. Or rather, I haven't exactly had the opportunity to put them up in the first place. I haven't been in my new place that long."

Shelly gave Matt both the cross streets and the exact address and hoped he didn't drop them someplace completely weird.

	fullmoonfever 2010-07-14 03:16 am UTC (link)
	Greg arrived at the proper address after receiving a call from Michelle. She had sounded upset and Greg was concerned. He couldn't explain it, but he felt like he needed to watch out for her. He knocked on the door. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	small_but_tough 2010-07-14 03:23 am UTC (link)
	Lynch showed up at the door not long after Greg moderately armed for the situation. Matt had called her up and gave her a brief overview of what was going on. Whatever was going on she didn’t like it and to be on the safe side she had her silver cross necklace out and not tucked into her shirt like normal. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blackmagicwoman 2010-07-14 03:35 am UTC (link)
	Shelly is busy working with the woman...the bloodless, pale, vampire-bitten up to hell woman who is now naked and draped on her couch. "She's...not waking up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fullmoonfever 2010-07-14 03:55 am UTC (link)
	"I agree. She should be taken to a hospital. But first...." Greg shifted into her werewolf form and very carefully approached the girl. He breathed in deeply through his nose, taking in the scents clinging to the woman's body. Now he'd be able to help find the people responsible for this. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bite_me 2010-07-15 12:05 am UTC (link)
	"That's the same as the one from the van," Michelle said. "...Great." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)