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Rose Logan ([info]wild_rose) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-08-08 16:04:00


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Entry tags:inactive - anastasia summers, inactive - chris frost, inactive - chris pym, inactive - match, inactive - rose logan, plot-"providence of mutantdom", team - x-force

'Cause I Speak of the Pompatus of Love
Rose begged off anything after dinner with Brad, saying she had an early class in the morning.  A complete lie, but he bought it hook, line, and sinker.  They needed to mobilize as quickly as possible, and the lab would be mostly deserted in just a few hours.   Brad might possibly still be there, but she was more than prepared to deal with that.

It did not take long for the team to assemble, staging just outside the lab complex and just out of range of security cameras and the like.  Their stealth uniforms--which had been carefully and completely hidden away in their luggage--were the go to clothes of the day.  The black and gray suits would provide a measure of stealth and electronic misdirection.  Each contained a small mask, with various vision settings, though Rose's mask mimicked the lines of her usual pointy eared one.

"Okay," she said.  "We all know we need to shut this down.  That means smashing or confiscating any samples, destroying the computers, and otherwise makin' as a big a mess as possible.  And if there's anybody there...  we take them down as quickly as we can without killin' 'em.  We'll clean up anything we have to after we slow them back to the stone age."

She looked to Tina.  "Your move, chief."



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[info]notyetqueen
2010-08-20 03:20 am UTC (link)
Anastasia didn't say anything, standing back, letting Tina do the talking.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-08-20 03:24 am UTC (link)
Something still didn't feel right to Rose, but she pushed past it, out of her concern for Tina and, worse, her fears as to what had happened to Joey.

Please, God, let him be okay...

"You put out the biggest bait in the world, and ya can't figger it out?" she growled.

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[info]nextgen_adult
2010-08-20 03:57 am UTC (link)
Strange. The pink-haired girl he vaguely recalled from one of the few times he'd checked in on Xaiver's, but it was the red-skinned girl and the short, pointy masked one who seemed the most familiar, for reasons Nathan could not place.

"I'd say this all looks rather suspicious," he said. He had his own thoughts, of course, but he preferred to push and test when possible.

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[info]whosperfectnow
2010-08-20 04:16 am UTC (link)
"Your people were playing God. A group came here intending to steal the god chemicals to stage a mutant uprising. Everything went sideways and now there are no chemicals and the thieves are gone meanwhile I've got bloody people and I've been bathed in more potential health hazards than most people who live near nuclear contamination sites would get in a lifetime. I'd say we stopped global war, in a roundabout way."

Her voice was getting weirder. She could feel the chair she was holding onto vibrating when she spoke. Shit shit shit what the hell is wrong with me?

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[info]pym_kitten
2010-08-20 04:29 am UTC (link)
"Suspicious? THAT'S all you can sum this up as? Okay old man. Here's what we know, and where you can come in on the explanations." Chris marches right up to him, drawing herself up, having become aware of her hunched state.

"You've got the x-gene, tailored and active, practically ready to start doling out over the counter, and you've got the 'cure' for the same, ready to roll out as well. PEOPLE. WERE. CONCERNED."

This whole mission has been an internal nightmare for her, and she just found an outlet.

Well, that and the fat chick she'd turned into an anti-extremist missile.

"You can round up your little scientists and mix of mutant and human well-wishers and build yourself your own damn country and sing kumbayah around a particle accelerator for all we care, but you practically gift-wrapped the fuse to kick off genetic world war! Didn't it ever occur to you,-- YOU! The guy from THE FUTURE. --that JUST MAYBE you should have gone over this with Reed Richards or Hank Pym or Henry McCoy or ANYBODY more entrenched in however many years of superhuman security?

You should be snapping in half at your metal waist with how fast you should be bending over to kiss our collective asses for stopping the others!"

She feels a muscle tense, and realizes she's sporting fangs, even while otherwise human. She huffs sharply and snaps her mouth shut.

Okay... not good. Something is waaaay off.

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[info]notyetqueen
2010-08-20 04:33 am UTC (link)
Anastasia put a shoulder on Chris' shoulder, psyhcially tell her to CALM DOWN.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-08-20 04:44 am UTC (link)
Rose visibly winced when Tina spoke. Something... something was hurting her hearing something fierce.

"You folks can argue all you like," she snarled. "Right now, I need ta find... ... our teammate."

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-08-21 12:31 am UTC (link)
Joey stumbles down the hallway, his face much more pale due to blood loss and exhaustion. He's still soaking wet as well, leading to his utter misery as he makes his way down the hall.

Rose will smell the blood as he gets closer, but Joey collapses to the floor again before he can walk up behind Cable, who probably already knew he was coming.

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[info]nextgen_adult
2010-08-21 01:38 am UTC (link)
"You're going to want to tend to your friend," Cable said, who had cushioned Joey's fall somewhat with his telekinesis. "I've got a med-team on the way to help patch him up."

He fixed Tina and Chris with his hardest look. "I would lose the attitude if I were you, ladies. I've got a considerable amount of leeway with how I can deal with you."

"But you're right," he said, after letting that sink in. "Though I'm not as ignorant as you might think. The fact of the matter is, my agreement with the scientists here allows them pretty much free reign with their research. My veto power is surprisingly small.

It's why I allowed your group to continue to operate from the moment I became aware of you. Oh, your thoughts are safe enough... but I knew who sent you and why you were here. It was a useful way to kill the project while maintaining my own neutrality. I hadn't anticipated the other team... for which I am grateful that you stopped them."

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[info]whosperfectnow
2010-08-21 02:02 am UTC (link)
Tina opened her mouth and started to respond, but the first sound from her lips caused the walls to start cracking. Visibly panicked, she shut her mouth and only nodded. Something was wrong with her. She was convinced now. And terrified. It was time to get the hell out.

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[info]son_of_discord
2010-08-21 03:07 am UTC (link)
Joey falls into the cushion as the med-team arrives, trying to keep himself conscious. He needs to know Rose is okay, even if he can't see her.

"Wild Child? Ruby? Ice Princess? Anyone there?" he asks weakly.

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[info]pym_kitten
2010-08-21 03:17 am UTC (link)
Chris gently shrugs off Anastasia's hand, and doesn't reply to Cable. She wills her fangs to retract as she hears (and noticeably hears what isn't said) Joey. She gives Cable a wide berth as she moves towards her teammate.

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[info]notyetqueen
2010-08-22 02:10 am UTC (link)
Anastasia didn't say anything, but gave Cable a small nod. For letting them get out of their with their asses intact.

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[info]whosperfectnow
2010-08-22 02:30 am UTC (link)
Rose, get Joey. Then we're going to go to our extraction point and get the hell out of here.

It was the last thing Tina got out before she suddenly and completely turned diamond, lethally-sharp spikes of the gem protruding from her shoulders, spine, and down her arms as if she was about to have to plow her way out of something.

The look on her face was briefly horrified, but it was quickly becoming par for the course and as soon as Rose got Joey, she'd start the way out.

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[info]wild_rose
2010-08-22 02:39 am UTC (link)
Tina's scream had nearly knocked Rose out, hammering her super-hearing into frequencies usually reserved for dogs. She managed to stay upright only through an act of will. It took all that focus and concern over Joey to keep her from being berserk at Nate.

Rose hefted Joey in her arms easily. "Don't worry, Bub... It's gonna... it's gonna be okay."

And they were gone.

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