perenawska (perenawska) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-12-29 17:17:00

Entry tags:

antaeus, argo, inactive - lyta braddock-worthington, lady devil, nicholas salem, perenawska, plot-"we are the champions"

Coming Together
The cold winter wind blew through the streets of New York and over rooftops. The cold and the wind was a sharp contrast to the warm Southern California weather she and Argo just stepped out of. She immediately spotted Nicholas.

"Are you okay?" she asked Argo. "Sometimes people do not react well to teleporting."

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	son_of_hercules 2009-12-30 01:30 am UTC (link)
	"Thou mayst call me whatever thou doth desire, o' beautiful maiden," Argo said, putting on one of his charming smiles. "For as long and whenever thou wouldst desire. Though mine name be Argo." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2009-12-30 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Lyta touched down on the roof top, shivering just a little. She hated flying in the cold weather. "I'm here," she said, "Now...what the hell is going on? The letter was very...vague." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2009-12-30 02:37 am UTC (link)
	"Hi, Lyta. We're about to find out. Wish I'd known you'd got one, would've put 'with Lyta' on my 'gone into town' note." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-30 02:39 am UTC (link)
	"Each of you were asked to meet here for one reason. You are children of the former members of the Champions. Argo, son of Hercules. Eliza, daughter of the Black Widow. Cornelius, son of Iceman. Lyta, daughter of Angel. I am the daughter of Darkstar. Nicholas here is the new Ghost Rider and will explain the threat that looms over all of us and the world." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

vicious_cycle
2009-12-30 02:41 am UTC (link)

"I'm sorry for that, I truly am." he adds to Lyta. "But I think you'll understand when I fill in the blanks. First, I'm Nicholas Salem, aka Ghost Rider, aka Hell's chosen bounty hunter." He rings his hand with hellfire, a small demonstration without fully transforming.

"Except I turned down Mephisto's job offer, and for my trouble, got banished to a hell dimension. I just got back. The demon in my head knows a bit of why they felt they needed a new Rider though... Pluto and Mephisto blew a big score, and they're bitter. But one of Pluto's worshippers got handed a powerful mystical artifact, and they decided to make themselves feel better, they'd use it to try and take a whole lot of souls. The artifact lets them create exact duplicates of /anyone/ except for those who have been to Pluto's realm and escaped... or their direct descendants."

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	ladydevil 2009-12-30 02:46 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, then that means you called on us because you know we're safe then. Am I right," Eliza asks while letting one eye brow go up. She finds that this is hard to believe except for the fact she knows exactly what their lives are like because of their parents. At least she knows for a fact Mom, Anya, James, and Misha are safe. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2009-12-30 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Lyta folded her arms over her chest. "Fair enough." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

vicious_cycle
2009-12-30 02:52 am UTC (link)

"You're safe, and we knew where you were going to be. Gee-Arr doesn't always have the best of reps. The Rider can tell the dupes apart from the real thing - they don't have souls, but the moment I change, Mephisto will be able to track us too, so we're on a tight schedule. Zarathos knows they've already created some duplicates, at least a few villains, possibly heroes, and some high powered politicians... so about half that party was a risk. We also called on all of you because, as children of the Champions, you're somewhat resistant to Pluto's enchantments."

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	son_of_hercules 2009-12-30 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Argo laughed, loud and boastfully. "A chance to confound mine great-uncle? You need not even ask." He looked from Eliza to Lyta to Irina. "And in such beautiful company? 'tis exactly the kind of adventure I hath been seeking." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2009-12-30 03:01 am UTC (link)
	Corey looks thoughtful. Pluto is Serious Business, not to mention Mephisto. "So what happens now?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-30 03:08 am UTC (link)
	"Now, all of you have one chance to go home and back out. This is serious business. Eternal damnation kind of serious. I've got a head start on that, so I'm in. Anyone who is still standing here when the offer to get out expires goes hunting with us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2009-12-30 03:31 am UTC (link)
	"I don't back down," Lyta said, "Risking eternal damnation and death are part of being in this business. I'm in." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2009-12-30 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"Whenever people be in need, the Second Lion of Olympus shall not falter," Argo declared. "You shalt have mine aid." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2009-12-30 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"I'm in. I wouldn't be my parents daughter if I backed away from doing what's right," Eliza says with a nod. She may never accept the title of princess but she can accept the one of Lady Devil. She'll fight like one to protect the world. "You in Corey?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-30 03:58 am UTC (link)
	"My position in the matter goes without saying," Irina said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2009-12-30 04:01 am UTC (link)
	Corey waited slightly longer at the question than, apparently, everyone else. "While I'm not ashamed to admit a certain degree of concern for my soul, I'm in." Can't go around leaving other people to go to Tartarus unnecessarily. Beat. "So where are we going first?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

vicious_cycle
2009-12-30 04:03 am UTC (link)

Nick lifts a hand. Somewhere below there's a terrible roar and a flash of fire, and a demon bike comes screaming up the wall towards its master.

His eyes catch fire next. "Now..." he states in his own voice, before the fires begin consuming all but his skull.

He swings one leg over the bike. When he continues, his voice is all gravel and spite. "We hunt. Try and keep up."

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	perenawska 2009-12-30 04:10 am UTC (link)
	"Perhaps we should start with the superhero teams?" Irina suggested. "Make sure none of them are duplicated." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2009-12-30 04:26 am UTC (link)
	"Mine Defenders comrades didst not seem changed," Argo volunteered, "but perhaps I know them not well enough to tell." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-30 04:36 am UTC (link)
	"That's the point. No one would be able to tell. The duplicates are perfect in every way, except they have no soul. I can track them, or the nearest one, but Mephisto can sense me too, so sooner or later, we'll meet resistance." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladydevil 2009-12-30 05:18 am UTC (link)
	"He's right. I say we start with the teams that are the quickest to get to from here. And we play it careful. The duplicates could be heavy power houses that could seriously injure some of us," Eliza says with a very thoughtful look crossing her face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-30 05:31 am UTC (link)
	"Possible. Ultimately, we need to track down Pluto's priest here on Earth. Get the artifact, we undo the spell, we destroy the duplicates. To do that, we need something to go on though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-31 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"We may want to clear the heroes first, then see where we go from there. Maybe do some digging into politicians and see if we find any sudden change in behavior." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-31 01:48 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, but we need to be careful. Heroes keep touch with each other, one wrong move, and word gets out what we're up to. I'm not exactly subtle." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2009-12-31 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"The duplicates, would their minds be similar to that of their of their real counterparts?" Lyta asked, cupping her chin in her hand. If she could use her telepathy.... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)