Etoile Gabrielle LeBeau (aceofhearts) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-01-14 21:47:00

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Survival
Etoile's world has been thrown into a loop, the days she had suddenly appeared at the front gate of Xavier's. She was sent here, not only to escape from being caught, but to gain more help from Xavier. Also, she wanted to lead a decent semi-normal life as a young mutant. University, building friendships, possibly love? Mainly, she wanted to be a part of the X-Men team. Both her parents were part of them for years, she felt the need to follow along.

However, she knew her main purpose for coming to Xavier's, was to locate her missing family. She needed to establish a connection with Xavier and hopefully her fellow teammates would be able to help her (eventually). Right now, this is her doing her own intel on the information given to her by Xavier.

Etoile informed Xavier about her sudden leave from the mansion for awhile. She couldn't sit back and let her parents disappearance be placed on the back burner any longer. She felt confident enough to go out on her own in search for them. Her first stop? New Orleans.

Etoile didn't realize she would be facing some minor problems upon arriving in New Orleans, her father's past which equaled out to be a heap of danger. Etoile is suddenly faced with being attacked by the Thieves' and Assassins Guild after her...right now Etoile is trying to stay alive and survive her hellish visit to New Orleans. Etoile new about them, but to what extent? Not a lot, her father disliked talking about his past and did his best to keep his children out of it. Might have been the wrong idea currently, what he did was what any father would have done. Right now she is on the run...wounded and trying to escape on foot is not a smart idea. God, she could use some help right about now...

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vicious_cycle
2013-01-15 05:04 am UTC (link)

Nick's not the Rider, but he knows something big is going down. There's a presence out on the streets, and Zarathos is howling for their blood.
But thankfully, he has enough presence of mind to notice quite how many are out there. He needs information before he lets the Rider play.
And, huh... these guys, whoever they are, are chasing someone. Bet she'd know what's going on.

Nick, no slouch as a rider when he's not the Ghost Rider, kicks his bike into high gear, pulling up by her, turning to a stop in front of the woman.

"Get on!"

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aceofhearts
2013-01-15 12:38 pm UTC (link)

Etoile figured it would be an easy time for her. Check out some of the places Xavier gave her, questions a couple of people, and leave with ease. Apparently others had something else in store for her. How did they know she would be there? No time for questions right now!

Etoile felt pain in her one arm...she used too much of her kinetic power, plus one of the got her pretty good on said arm. Etoile came to a halt when some random person appeared before her on a motorcycle. She wasn't going to question this, right now she could use whatever help she can get.

Etoile quickly moved over to the guy and climbed on to the back of the bike. She held onto him tightly, figured they'd be going for one hell of an escape ride.

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	vicious_cycle 2013-01-15 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	They're almost on them by the time she's on. A handful of shots ring around them. It all just draws a grin from Nick. "Hope you got a good grip. This is gonna get interesting, gorgeous." he shouts back, before kicking the bike into gear and peeling off towards the street. Are those sparks coming from the wheels? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

aceofhearts
2013-01-15 05:40 pm UTC (link)

Something is telling her coming to New Orleans proved to be the wrong idea...at least alone. She glanced over her shoulder to see how close they were getting to them, those shots were starting to get closer and closer.

"Huh? I don't want this to get interesting!" she yells back at him. Did he just call her gorgeous? Etoile wraps her arms around the middle of his stomach more tightly.

She couldn't help but notice the sudden change in the speed of the bike and are those sparks? Who the hell is he?

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vicious_cycle
2013-01-15 07:28 pm UTC (link)

Ok, they have cars, they have numbers, and they seem to have people called in to try and cut them off.

Time for a surprise.

Nick doesn't change entirely. The shock of that might lose him a passenger, and, of course, the Rider is more likely to go after his quarry than try and escape these guys. But he lets the bike start to transform, his own body getting leaner in her grip, while the pentagrams on his hands catch fire.
The wheels on the bike also ignite, and the growl of the engine turns to more of an unearthly howl - as the bike starts driving straight up a wall.

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aceofhearts
2013-01-15 07:52 pm UTC (link)

This wasn't doing them any good. At this point they'll get caught or worse. Etoile knew she had suffer some more with using her kinetic energy to bring down their numbers.

Before she could even do anything, something starts happening to him and his bike!

Etoile's eyes widen...who is he? A mutant like her? No, he's something else."Sweet mother of--" she yells out and soon is silenced when she, this stranger and bike start moving straight up a wall. Etoile hangs on tighter, closing her eyes for the time being.

If she isn't going to die by those guys chasing her, she'll die in the hands of this guy!

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vicious_cycle
2013-01-15 08:08 pm UTC (link)

The howl of the bike is too much to talk over, much, anyway. He's pretty sure she doesn't need to be told to hang on - her grip is plenty tight.

He fights the urge to turn around and take the fight to them. He can feel their sins from here, calling for vengeance... but not until he knows more. Not until he can do the hunting, rather than being so badly outnumbered.

His eyes grow more hollow, and the pentagrams on his hands flare up brighter as he tears across a rooftop. The bike jumps across to another roof, turning on a dime and leaping to another, taking the literal, if not figurative high road.

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aceofhearts
2013-01-15 09:21 pm UTC (link)

This is turning into something else completely. Etoile is really regretting her choice in ever leaving New York.

Desperately she wanted to see if they were still tailing them, honestly she doubted they would be. He just drove his bike up a damn wall!

Gathering up strength she finally opened her eyes...they were driving across rooftop to rooftop. REALLY WHO IS THIS GUY?!?!?!. She glances back quickly to see if they were keeping up, it appears they lost them for now.

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vicious_cycle
2013-01-15 09:29 pm UTC (link)

The Rider's bike can go a whole lot faster than any normal mostorcycle. Once get gets some momentum going, the city goes by below them in a blur.

He doesn't stop until they're well outside the city, though he lets the flames die down, pushing the Rider back in his mind. Aside from her lack of a helmet, they don't look all that out of place pulling into a little dive bar he knows several miles beyond city limits.

"Alright, you can breathe again. Let's get you bandaged up, and find out who those guys were. We can grab a drink while we're at it."

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aceofhearts
2013-01-15 10:05 pm UTC (link)

Etoile had no clue where they were going at this point. Everything was going by so fast. Stop herself from getting sick, she just closed her eyes and kept on holding on.

Etoile jumped when he spoke up. Slowly opening her eyes, she noticed they came to a stop."THANK GOD!" she yells out. She throws herself off the bike and into the ground."Sweet loving ground...I live to see another day!!" She may look stupid right now, nobody knows what she's been through on that bike.

Etoile is now resting on her knees, she glances up and over to Nick."First things first...who are you? What...that...how.." She pointed at his bike and then him.

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vicious_cycle
2013-01-15 10:08 pm UTC (link)

He's tempted, oh so tempted to make some remark regarding her being on her knees there and all - but... that probably won't get him the answers he wants. So he just offers her a hand instead.

"Nick. I'm with the Champions. You know, the local super heroes? That was just the start of what that bike can do. Like saving your ass. I do need some more information, and you look like you could use a drink or three."

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aceofhearts
2013-01-15 10:15 pm UTC (link)

Etoile looked at his hand offered, then back to him. She gingerly takes a hold of it as she is helped up to her feet. She totally forgot about her wounds, especially her arm which had a pretty nasty gash on it.

"Right...Nick. From the Champions. Etoile. I'm with the X-Men. Global super heroes...I guess. Thanks, for helping me out...probably would have been dead back there if it weren't for you." She sways a bit."I'll give you information later..."

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	vicious_cycle 2013-01-15 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	"I know who the X-Men are. My predecessor worked with Wolverine several times." Memories he shares via Zarathos. "Let's start by taking a look at that arm. Not a doctor or anything, but can at least clean it up and bandage it for you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	aceofhearts 2013-01-16 02:57 am UTC (link)
	"Really? That's pretty interesting.." She says, nodding her head a bit. She blinked and looked at her wounded arm."Oh, right, that sounds like a good idea. Doesn't matter to me, as long as you can help me out again, I'd appreciate it." She offered him a faint smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2013-01-16 03:16 am UTC (link)
	He gets out his favorite medicine, which looks suspiciously like very strong whiskey, pouring some over the wound - with a slightly mournful expression for loss of whiskey - before it can draw too much objection. Then he tears his shirt up enough to bandage the disinfected wound. "Yeah, a guy I know really doesn't like those people, so we can help each other." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

aceofhearts
2013-01-16 03:34 am UTC (link)

Etoile watched him closely. Is he going to use whiskey on her wound? Blinking a little, she continued watching and flinched when she felt the alcohol being poured over her wound to disinfect it.

He did warn her he was no doctor. Soon he'd use piece of his own shirt to wrap it around her wound, to keep it from bleeding or getting further infection in it."Thanks...again." She moves her arm a little, checking the bandage itself."Good job." She praised him for his good efforts.

"Really? Well, I won't refuse help right now. Especially if they have that many in numbers. I know of them, had to deal with them in the past...not to a full extent. My father has deeper ties with them apparently."

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	vicious_cycle 2013-01-16 03:43 am UTC (link)
	"Good, smart. Hopefully you won't refuse food and a drink either while you tell me about them. And what it is you're looking for." he adds, offering her the whiskey bottle. "For the pain and trouble. Feel free." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

aceofhearts
2013-01-16 12:44 pm UTC (link)

"Nope! No refusal from me." she says with a bit of over excitement. The girl could eat, when it came to free food she enjoyed it even more.

Etoile takes a hold of the whiskey bottle."You have a wound as well?" she said in a questioning tone of voice. She wasn't sure what why he gave her the bottle.

"For the..?" Etoile blinks. Looking at him, then the bottle."Oh..you want me to drink it? Uhhh...I'm not a drinker." she says, handing the bottle back to him.

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vicious_cycle
2013-01-16 04:04 pm UTC (link)

He looks at her for a moment like she's nuts, then just smiles and shakes his head. "Don't know what you're missing, that's good whiskey." he replies. He takes a quick drink himself, then replaces the bottle in his pack. No first aid kit, but he carries whiskey... yeah.

"Alright, anyway... inside. And stay close to me, unless you like being pinched. Rough crowd." he explains simply.

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aceofhearts
2013-01-16 04:56 pm UTC (link)

Etoile shrugs her shoulders a bit. This girl has never had time to do anything wild in her life. Her missions are as wild as it gets for her. It didn't bother her if she was missing out."Thanks for the offer, though." she replies. Giving him a brief thumbs up.

"Pinched? Uh, not so much." she admits honestly. Etoile would do as constructed by following him closely into the bar.

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	vicious_cycle 2013-01-16 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Pinched, groped, all that. You'll just have to ignore the whistles and comments. They'll keep their hands off - they know me here. And if I don't get to grope you, they don't either." he teases, starting to get an idea how sheltered this one is. That said, he heads in, and true to his word, there's a few greetings, and a number of others who give him his space. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

aceofhearts
2013-01-17 12:13 pm UTC (link)

She listened as he explained on how she may get treated upon entering the bar. Those kind of things she still needs to get use to. Etoile paused and looked at him, just as soon as he mentioned himself. Would he really? Is he that type of person, what type of person is that anyways?

She shakes her head to push the thoughts aside. As mentioned, they did give her some interesting greetings. Her brows knit together, not sure if she likes it or not. One even got the chance to pinch her on her butt. Etoile jumped, almost jumping onto Nick."Sorry..." she said.

"...What, uh, um, lovely place this is." she was lying evidently. Quickly she moves to the nearest table to sit down."I feel like it's hunting season and I'm the animal their about to hunt for.." she whispers to him.

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	vicious_cycle 2013-01-17 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	"You're a pretty girl, with a nice ass, in a biker bar. Its going to happen. But no one who doesn't look the part will bother us here, so we can talk, we have a ton of backup if any trouble starts, the beer isn't too watered down, and the food is cheap - and pretty good, just don't order the salad. Stick with burgers or steaks. This one's on me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

aceofhearts
2013-01-17 11:31 pm UTC (link)

Etoile was about to blush at the pretty girl part, it was put on hold when he mentioned how nice her ass is. Her eyes shift left to right...she could guess he was checking her out?

"I'm not a drinker..but for arguments sake, I'll try some of the beer. Burger and fries would be good...would you laugh if I asked for a chocolate milkshake here?" She asked, blinking a bit and waiting for him to laugh at her.

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	vicious_cycle 2013-01-18 02:55 am UTC (link)
	He makes no secret about checking her out, but at least he's mostly looking at her face when talking to her, so its something, right? "No, but I can tell you, they don't have milkshakes here. They have coke... usually as in 'Jack and...' but they'll get you that if you want it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)