nextgen_parent (nextgen_parent) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-10-08 05:13:00

Entry tags:

akilah munroe, andrew summers, angelo bennet, giovanna bennet, inactive - julian gallo, plot-"a game of thrones"

Trouble in Genosha
Paris and Carmella had gotten to bed late, after some extra time and work and much interest and speculation on the whole Latverian Thing. But going to bed late normally never prevented them from getting up early.

This morning, it didn't happen. The sun was starting to climb high by the time Carmella groggily stirred, barely able to open her eyes.

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	not_adorable 2010-10-09 03:46 am UTC (link)
	Angelo takes a breath, then nods sharply, fetching his mother a washcloth as well. "Yes ma'am. What action should I take when I reach them?" His fists tighten, and he just about wills his knees not to shake. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-10-09 03:58 am UTC (link)
	"Tell them that Magneto and your Father are missing, and that we are under attack, mostly under control at the moment, but nevertheless, as soon as you are recovered, you bring them both home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

not_adorable
2010-10-09 04:15 am UTC (link)

"Yes ma'am." Angelo nods again, trying to see that she's as comfortable as reasonably possible before taking a few steps back.

"I won't let you and Father down." He says crisply, half a heartbeat before his eyes dilate wide, and he simply vanishes.

***

His landing outside Giovanna's door isn't exactly worthy of Olympic gold, but he doesn't break or sprain anything. The perils of intercontinental teleportation without any change in orientation. There's sweat across his brow, but he collects himself as quickly as he can manage.

He knocks three times. "Giovanna."

He knocks three times again. "Giovanna."

He knocks another three times. "SISTER."

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	burnwithlight 2010-10-09 04:23 am UTC (link)
	It took Gio all of ten seconds from the first of the nine knocks to open the door. "Ma foi, Angelo, what on Earth are you doing here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2010-10-09 04:24 am UTC (link)
	He bows his head with a forced smile to greet her, then steps inside abruptly, shutting the door behind him, looking around. "Is Andrew here? There's an emergency situation in Genosha." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2010-10-09 04:41 am UTC (link)
	"What's the emergency?" She asks firmly, evenly. She can't let herself exacerbate Angelo's...Being Fifteen, depending on the circumstances. "Do Mother and Father know you're here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

not_adorable
2010-10-09 04:45 am UTC (link)

"Mother is the one who dispatched me. Father does not know I'm here by virtue of the fact that both he and Magneto are missing. Mother reported to me that we're under attack, but that the situation is 'mostly' under control."

He finally lets out the breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding.

"I need some water and some time before I can make another relocation for the three of us."

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	burnwithlight 2010-10-09 05:29 am UTC (link)
	Giovanna's face goes blank for a minute as she process that, and she'll silently get him a cup of water and hand it to him. "Just a minute, Angelo." She vanishes directly into Andrew's room. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2010-10-09 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	Andrew is asleep amidst a mass of books and papers, head resting on his work desk. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2010-10-09 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	Giovanna set her hands on his shoulders. "Andrew, wake up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2010-10-09 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	Andrew wakes with a start. "Wha... oh... what's going on?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2010-10-09 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Emergency at home," she begins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2010-10-09 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Latveria is attacking?" he guesses. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2010-10-09 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	She nods. "That's the least of it, in a way. Your grandfather is missing. And my father -- I suppose it basically made sense to go for both. No one wants to deal with Father left to his own devices." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	assaultnbattery 2010-10-09 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	Andrew blinks a couple times, trying to process this while half-awake. Once his head clears a little, he jots down three phone numbers and grabs for a couple pieces of paper. "I'm guessing we have transportation, or at least coming soon. I need to ask a huge favor of you, but you're not going to like it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2010-10-09 06:39 pm UTC (link)
	"My baby brother's here. He'll need an hour. What do I have to do?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

assaultnbattery
2010-10-09 06:49 pm UTC (link)

An hour. Damn, that's not much time. "I'm going to need to go home. The people will listen to me more quickly than anyone else. I'm going to do some initial calls here, meanwhile, try and get through to someone in Genosha. Tell them defensive measures only, get squads spaced along the borders of the island, a blaster of some sort in each group, and have them keep in contact. Beyond defensive fire, no one goes past our borders til I get there. If there's any questions or hot heads, put me through. After I leave, you're going to need to go the U.N. Talk to no one except France or Northern European nations. No media, no one else, regardless what they demand. If anyone tries to push you around, keep your head and inform them you're waiting for a meeting with the ambassadors of the nations I give you, nothing else. When you get through to them, let them know that Genosha came under attack this morning. We are defending our borders but taking no further measures until we have international sanction to do so. Let them know that if France, Norway or Finland is willing to join us, we are prepared to offer defensive military support or humanitarian aid to Wakanda or Symkaria, but only if I can talk to Silver Sable or T'Challa directly first. I want to talk to them myself, and see if I can determine if they've been kidnapped as well before the attacks happened, which would explain the disjointed responses. Do everything only in concert with France, Sweden, Norway or Finland so we have official backing. I'll send your brother back for you as soon as there's a response. Do you understand?"

Yeah, he knows she's not going to like this at all.

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burnwithlight
2010-10-09 07:19 pm UTC (link)

She almost interrupts him in the very first sentence that it's 'We,' not 'I'. But she manages to refrain, and hear him out, carefully committing everything he says to memory past a sea of reactions against the very concept of his going home without her.

He was going to be dealing with all this without her -- in a potential war zone -- for as long as it took a bunch of humans, even 'nice ones,' to talk to her?

But if Andrew thought something was necessary, she wasn't going to tell him no. Stupid trusting each other implicitly.

She just frowned for a few moments. Then, after a deep breath. "I understand, Andrew." A pause, and then, meeting his eyes intently, the green light already starting to flicker over the blue in agitation, she growls. "You had better not get hurt. When you get home, stay near my mother or something as much as you can, okay?"

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assaultnbattery
2010-10-09 07:29 pm UTC (link)

He stands, crossing to her and kissing her firmly.
"I will stay well guarded, love." he responds in French. "I knew you wouldn't like it, but someone needs to deal with the U.N. or Russia will use this response as an excuse to attack Genosha. We need U.N. backing every step, or there will be Russian military taking it upon themselves to 'supervise' the situation. I can't be in both places, and the Genoshan military will respond most quickly to me. I promise, as soon as one of our loose allies has taken up our cause diplomatically, I'll send your brother back for you."

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burnwithlight
2010-10-09 07:53 pm UTC (link)

She kisses him thoroughly, then listens and nods. The national-sovereignty-at-risk thing is a good explanation, she can't deny it.
"You had better," she says softly at the end, then nods again and walks back into her room to get on the other phone.

To Angelo, she says "You had better be resting and hydrating," as she gets in touch with Mother or the Summers or Aunt Joanna or Ms. Hunter or whomever she can to talk about keeping the defenses to their own shores.

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	not_adorable 2010-10-10 04:08 am UTC (link)
	Angelo, for his part, nods, having been sitting practically at attention, drinking slowly. If he weren't forcing himself to sit still he'd have been trying to help with any (unneeded) straightening up. Which would have been rude, on top of being unnecessary. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

burnwithlight
2010-10-10 04:28 am UTC (link)

Giovanna's room is, indeed, quite clean as it is. And she's chattering on the phone with people trying to make sure Andrew's suggestions for the immediacy get through. With the occasional remark that she's not arguing that it isn't right to retaliate further, but that's not the plan, so stick to it. Once that's all clear, she finally gets off the phone.
"You're just taking Andrew back, first," she tells Angelo. "I have things to do."

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	not_adorable 2010-10-10 04:31 am UTC (link)
	Angelo may or may not have been smirking slightly at those stressed points from Giovanna, making several trips to and from the kitchen sink to refill his glass. He curls up his face in disapproval, then shakes it off and hugs her. "All will be well. Andrew will be safe with me; and I have never known you to fail." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2010-10-10 05:20 am UTC (link)
	A gruff noise at which she tries to smile as well. And ruffles his hair before double checking a few more things. Soon. "Nearly an hour. You feeling up to it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

not_adorable
2010-10-10 10:46 pm UTC (link)

Angelo makes a face, as if flexing some unseen muscle testingly. "Another ten minutes, for safety's sake."

He mumbles in Italian. "Today is enough of a nightmare without risking Andrew and myself being forced to swim the final mile to Hammer Bay."

He clears his throat and takes his sister's hands. "I know you don't want to leave his side, let alone deal with the diplomats, but I promise I'll keep him safe."

And soon, he is ready, clearing his throat politely again.

"Andrew? Sir? I'm ready to depart."