nextgen_misc (nextgen_misc) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-12-19 20:00:00

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antaeus, inactive - chris pym, inactive - dream catcher, inactive - lyta braddock-worthington, inactive - moira hrimharisdottir, inactive - molly hayes, plot-"waking up the pride", team - x-men, tsunami

Catfights All Over The Place!
"They sense us, we have no more time to delay." The magus seated himself on the forest floor. Their numbers had gathered, and they were ready to retrieve the chosen one. The others would not let her go without a fight though. They would need to be isolated.

He reached a clawed hand into a deerskin pouch, retrieving a handful of small bones and scattering them across the circle he had seated himself in. He chanted under his breath, calling on not only the primal spirits, but the collective energy of his people. Slitted eyes came into focus, showing a youth of mind that the grayed fur around his face obscured.

"Scatter."

He, and those around the circle, vanished.

~~~

A wave of magical energy came towards the Xavier Institute like a tidal wave, a roar to those who could perceive it. It came through the walls and struck at Chris and those around her. They all vanished from sight, reappearing in various locations. They would each find an opponent waiting for them as well.

The invaders... well, there was no way around it, they looked like Chris. From ears to tail, they were built on the same model as her hybrid form. A mix of colors, ages, and body-types, but they were fighting a bunch of cat-people.

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dream_catcher
2009-12-20 07:07 am UTC (link)

Lucas stays out of the way of the chieftan. He senses that the spell didn't physically hurt Chris, and he certainly could have, so they must want something. Right now, they lack information. Sure, he could draw a spear and turn this into a fight, but he doesn't have the cat's speed or strength, and that wouldn't get him that information.

So instead, he gets out of the way behind cover, sits down crosslegged and goes into medidation. They made one mistake - they put Chris to sleep within his line of sight.

Lucas crosses worlds and enters Chris' dreams. He can't do any magic there or hurt the cat people, but he can keep her subconscious mind calm, he can find out what the cats want with her, and most importantly, he'll be able to trace where they go and follow when he returns to his body.

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nextgen_misc
2009-12-20 07:12 am UTC (link)

The elder leaps down from the roof with only minor difficulty, carrying Chris with care, when his senses tingle. His eyes shift from side to side and his whiskers twitch as he smiles. His eyes lilt upwards into his head, communing with Chris' mind as well. He gives her a soothing undercurrent of spiritual white noise to keep her pacified, while focusing on the new presence.

"I can hear you, little one... for one so young you honor your craft with your skill, but this is not for you and yours." His own thoughts become like a wall of force, pushing at Lucas' presence. Physically, he moves towards the woods at a trudging pace, as if in a trance.

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dream_catcher
2009-12-20 07:20 am UTC (link)

The cat people may know magic, but in the Astral, and in the dream realm, very few can match Lucas' presence. He shifts around the push, almost like a spiritual aikido, allowing pressure to go where it wishes, and just moving elsewhere. Feeling the elder speaking, he responds mentally, just as calmly.

"I don't care about your skill. You are denying another being their free will and mind. No matter your intent or lack of wish to harm her, that makes you kidnappers. You have neither the right, nor any room to speak to me of honor. If there is something you wish of Chris Grant-Pym, come and speak to her and us openly, or accept that you have no honor and no right here." he replies, continuing to trace where they're going.

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nextgen_misc
2009-12-20 07:38 am UTC (link)

The elder is surprised at Lucas' ability, and intrigue washes through him like a child seeing a new toy. It can wait though. He has other priorities. His people and their will must always come first.

"I'm sorry, but I have no time. The chosen one must come with us now, before time takes it's toll upon her. I cannot go against the will of my people. She will be unharmed, as will you and your pack. There will be no bloodshed, only transformation."

He abates in his attempt to drive out Lucas, settling for placing Chris in a deeper sleep, where her dream-state is weaker, and returning his focus to his physical form, moving more quickly for the woods.

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dream_catcher
2009-12-20 07:51 am UTC (link)

Lucas can't stop him from there, but the guy said the magic words. 'will of his people, chosen one, transformation' - no wonder they were following Chris, and trying not to harm her.

Lucas actually reinforces what the chieftan is doing, guiding her subconscious even deeper. Perhaps if even they with their magic have trouble waking her up and dragging her out of her dreams it will buy the X-Men a few more minutes.

He returns to his body and focuses on defending the others from the cat people's magic to help them in their fights so they can regroup, while speaking calmly over the comms,
"They've taken Chris. I can follow them as long as she's asleep, but we need to hurry."

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