Rachel Summers

X-Treme Action

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:17:41 GMT

1) The X-Tremists stage an attack on Cape Citadel to steal the nuclear arsenal stored there, claiming that they're doing it in the name of Magneto and mutant supremacy. Very quickly, they defeat the soldiers there and seal the base off with a wall of magnetic force.

2) This very quickly makes the national news, and very quickly reaches the Genoshan embassy. Once they've appropriately calmed Gio down enough to be coherent, they get a hold of the X-Men. Because this is definitely a scenario that requires delicacy and cooperation. And also lots of hitting of things.

3) The X-Men and Genoshans arrive at the missile base and battle with the X-Tremists. They prove capable of stopping the theft of the missiles, but the X-Tremists have teleportation technology and escape.

4) In true super-villainy fashion, Magneta later appears on television to rant about how she will not be silenced, humanity's days are numbered, etc, etc.

5) I'll leave it to Kate/Jeff/Paul/etc to direct the political fallout angle from the Genoshan point of view.

6) And, of course, on the other end of things, the government starts trotting out the old "let's register mutants, sentinels, etc" thing again.

7) Later, Magneta approaches Rikki about joining the winning side...

Here I Go Again

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:41:32 GMT

Once again, I travel to Wisconsin from training. I shall be gone Mon-Tues-Wed, and returning on Thursday (likely to be on sometime late that evening).

I shall have my phone and therefore access to e-mail, but posting shall be limited, if at all.

We have ways of making you talk! (Action, 6)

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:32:11 GMT

Back when the cat-people had first come to kidnap Chris... or a time very much like it

So Chris was gone, taken by the Cat-People. On the other end of things, they'd managed to capture one of them. Unfortunately, that one wasn't particularly interested in talking. And he was particularly interested in Rachel. So she really didn't want to spend any significant amount of time in the same room as him. But Cerebro wasn't finding Chris. And they didn't have a lot of options, since she was the only one on-site with telepathic powers.

"Okay, last chance to talk," she said. "Or we do this the hard way."

Aaaaawkwaaaard (Crack, prompt 9)

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:17:58 GMT

Okay, crap. This was... definitely not good. Rachel was just about as red as her hair.

So she'd been in her room with Starbridge. Nothing... too serious. Just second base. Which was still kinda serious, sure. But still, nothing that would bring about the wrath of the Grand Inquisitors or the powers that be or anything.

And sure, it had been getting a little steamy and hot and heavy. But still, nothing to worry about.

Until she'd lost her telepathic guard and started broadcasting all her thoughts and emotions into the nearest room. Which had been Cait's. Which had been occupied.

So Starbridge had been very politely asked to leave while she dealt with that. And yes, he had offered to stay, but this... she needed to handle on her own.

So she knocked.

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:40:59 GMT

1) As a noted authority on mutants, Professor Xaiver appears before Congress as the early stages of a new Mutant Registration Act are being pushed through. The X-Men are on hand to provide some surreptitious security.

2) In spite of all this security, as the Professor is leaving Congress and trying to make his way past the reporters, a reporter suddenly transforms into an Omega Sentinel and attacks the Professor, critically wounding him. The X-Men stop the Omega Sentinel before any more damage can be done... but even this doesn't look good for them. Worse, they're forced to leave the Professor to normal medical authorities. Even worse, the Omega Sentinel self-destructs, killing himself/herself, though the X-Men prevent further loss of life.

So not a good day to be an X-Man.

3) One saving grace, Starbridge and Rachel are, at least, able to prevent any of the medical staff at the hospital from discovering that the Professor is a mutant, through some on the site telepathic brainwashing. Unfortunately, with high security and a high profile shooting, they're unable to get him out of there.

4) In the meantime, general violence against mutants goes on the increase, as do instances of people becoming Omega Sentinels in response.

4-b) In the middle of some one-off battle with throw-away bad guys, Toni Rhodes is attacked by an Omega Sentinel (other Avengers can also be here). This one actually flees, rather than self-destructs (so as not to draw Avengers attention--in as much as that is possible).

5) The Genoshan embassy comes under attack from the Omega Sentinels, which while they fight valiently, is slowly a losing propostion, until the intervention of the X-Men turns the tide, bringing them to the relative safety of the Institute (which fortunately contains Sentinel baffeling technology).

They also manage to capture an Omega Sentinel. Not alive, sadly, but before it could self destruct.

6) An 'autopsy' of the Omega Sentinel reveals certain unique components that could only have some from a handful of locations, one of which is an abandoned Sentinel base...

7) The X-Men and Genoshans travel to the Sentinel base, battling their way through Sentinels, both of the Omega type and the regular old models. Slowly but surely, they make their way to the heart of the base, where they are confronted by...

8) Bastion. Long thought destroyed, the hybrid Sentinel has slowly been rebuilding himself over the years, looking for ways to destroy the mutant menace. Including seeding a small percentage of the population with the nanites to transform them into Omega Sentinels. And now, he's moments away from being able to globally seed the planet, turning every human into a weapon that can scour the Earth of mutants once and for all.

9) And launching the delivery system? He already did it. The team splits in half, some working to stop the rocket (guarded by Sentinels) and others battling Bastion himself.

10) The team battling Bastion himself is on the ropes, getting badly beaten. The rocket stopping team has more success and... turns the rocket back upon the base. While the other team evacuates, the rocket destroys the Sentinel base and, presumably, Bastion. At the very least, no trace of him is found.

11) What I'd really like to see here is a post-recovery Professor finally coming out as a mutant and the school itself going public... which could lead to all kinds of fun storyarcs and ideas and misadventures down the road.

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:55:48 GMT

Name: Rachel Summers
Codename: Marvel Girl
Group Affiliation: X-Men
Birthday: June 10, 1993
Eyes: Green
Hair: Red
Height: 5 ft 6.5 in
Wt: 118 lbs
Relatives:Scott Summers (father, living), Jean Grey-Summers (mother, living), Christopher Summers (grandfather, living), Alex Summers (uncle, living), Lorna Dane-Summers (aunt, living), Nathan Christopher Summers ("half"-brother, living), Aliya Jenskot (sister-in-law, deceased), Rachel Summers (sister/alternate reality counterpart, living), Nate Grey (alternate universe brother, status unknown), Tyler Dayspring (newphew, deceased), Adam-X (possible uncle, living), Andrew Summers (cousin, living), Beatrice Dayspring (cousin, living)

History: Life eventually settled down to the point where Scott Summers and Jean Grey were able to have a child, a red-haired daughter whom it only seemed natural to name Rachel. She and the Rachel Summers from the Days of the Future Past timeline proved to be genetically similar enough to either be twins or counterparts, though it was uncertain which it was.

Rachel grew up in the X-Mansion surrounded by some of the best family and friends it was possible for a girl to have. When she was five, she "married" Misha, nearly causing her father to have a heart-attack. By the time she was twelve, her mutant powers had begun to manifest. By the time she was sixteen, she had qualified for basic field status with the younger X-Men squadron. Her closest friendships were, naturally enough, with the children of the other founding X-Men. Her relationship with her cousin Andrew is strained, owing to her father's own strained relationship with Alex.

Rachel was one of several Xaiver's students influenced by Nightmare and rescued by Lucas. Her own dream dealt with becoming the Dark Phoenix and destroying not only her friends, but also the entire world. Lucas was able to talk her out of her fears by reminding her that the Phoenix was just as much a force for Life as it was for Death and that she should be proud to be the inheritor of such a legacy. Following this, Rachel's power levels increased, mental blocks she did not even know she possessed tumbling down.

As one of the four "White Knights" chosen by Iason to battle the Horsemen of Apocalypse, Rachel battled Death. During this battle, her injuries and the dire situation worked together to allow her to briefly tap into the Phoenix Force and fall under its influence to defeat the Horseman. Though she has been unable to call upon it again since, what it means in the long run is unknown.

Rachel was later one of several X-Men gathered by Starbridge to protect the Shi'ar throneworld from Galactus. During that time, she fully manifested as the Phoenix, turning back the Devourer of Worlds. The Shi'ar, while grateful not to be dead, were also operating on orders to capture and contain the Phoenix. She very nearly destroyed the planet herself, if not for the psychic intervention of Starbridge and her teammates. Rachel rejected the majority of the Phoenix Force and its influence over her, while still retaining a measure of enhanced power. The Force still holds some sway over her and has been known to manifest in times of great stress.

Most recently, Rachel became the object of the romantic feelings of several of the Xaiver's boys. Following an attempt by Mojo to make a reality show out of it, Rachel has expressed her own feelings for Starbridge, the son of Professor Xavier and Empress Lilandra.

Powers: : Like her mother before her, Rachel's primary mutant ability is telekinesis. She is capable of moving matter with her mind, the exact limits of which are currently untested. She can use her abilities to fly and carry others, as well as act more directly through bolts of telekinietc force and telekinetic force fields. With the power of the Phoenix boosting her abilities, even without accepting the fullest measure of it, Rachel's abilities are significantly enhanced, enabling her to even use molecular telekinesis.

With her telepathy unlocked to greater levels, Rachel is capable of mind to mind communication, reading thoughts, probing minds, and even altering memories or assuming control of another mind.

When she uses her abilities for anything more than low-level effects, a glowing fiery Phoenix emblem appears over her eye.

Plots!

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:56:03 GMT

Excalibur

“The Foe With My Face”

1) When a genetics conference is held in London, Excalibur is on hand to work as security. (possible attendees—Xaiver, Moira, McCoy, etc)

2) In the middle of the keynote speaker (one of the above)’s address, the conference comes under attack by a team looking to kidnap him/her.

3) This team turns out to be a Nazi Excalibur (similar to this: http://marvel.wikia.com/Lightning_Force_%28Earth-597%29 but for our Excal) from a parallel Earth.

4) Excal vs. Nazi Excal in various combinations.

5) Excal wins. W.H.O. takes custody of the Nazi Excalibur. At this point, however, no one knows how they got here.

6) Elsewhere, a mysterious figure reports to his superiors that Phase One of the incursion into this dimension is complete.

Big Hero Six

“Run, Run, Ronin”

1) BH6 responds to a series of emergencies across the country, but each time are shown up by a neat team of heroes, Ronin Force Five (think a Power Rangers/Super Sentai type team). There are even various talks among the people of Japan of them supplanting BH6.

2) While fighting and destroying a giant monster, RF5 are exposed to a chemical that turns them eeeeevil!

3) RF5 begins an attack on Tokyo and battle BH6, beating them soundly (and very nearly blowing Grogg up like a Sentai monster)

4) RF5 assembles its giant, Red Ronin-esque battle robot, Mighty Ronin, causing yet more damage to Tokyo.

5) The gov. outfits BH6 with mecha of their own, to battle RF5 with. Even then, BH6 barely holds their own, until they assemble their mecha (Big Heroes 1-6) into Big Hero.

6) Big Hero battles Mighty Ronin and destroys it, the shock of which cause RF5 to return to normal.

7) Someone cracks a joke, and everyone laughs, except for Grogg, who doesn’t get it.

Mostly X-Men, whole-game fallout

“The Power is Yours!”

1) Following a mysterious eclipse-like event, every non-powered person on the planet over the age of 13 gains super-powers.

2) Room for lots of scenes with various characters dealing with their newfound abilities. At the same time, lots of new “heroes” and “villains” start showing up as people make use of their powers. At the same time, other strange phenomena and creatures keep popping up.

3) Ultimately, the X-Men, after having modified Cerebro, trace this sudden emergence of super-energy to its source: a children’s hospital in upstate New York.

4) Traveling there, they are attacked by many mythical and fictional creatures and people, determined to keep them away.

5) Battling their way through to the hospital, they discover a young girl in a coma and on life support. Lucus and/or Rachel and/or any other psychics try to reach her mind, but are violently repulsed.

6) The manifestations start getting stronger and rapidly more real and intense, while at the same time, reality itself seems to be breaking down. One of the X-Men does the unthinkable… and pulls the plug. The last words they hear in their minds are “I just wanted things to be interesting…”

7) Reality returns to normal, but perhaps a few have kept their powers…?

Fantastic Four

“Mystery of the Forgotten Island!”

1) When an island appears out of nowhere in the South Pacific, literally overnight, the FF are called in to investigate.

2) The island seems to be have been cut adrift from somewhere else. None of the plants and animals are like anything from anywhere on Earth. During a fight with a giant creature, Vincent and Andrea are separated from Kristoff and Val.

3) Kristoff and Val are rescued by the Xari, a race of beautiful, winged humanoids who say that they have been hunted to near extinction by the brutal, ape-ish Krong. They further reveal that their island only exists in the Earth dimension for 24 hours every 100 years.

4) Andrea and Vincent, meanwhile, are found the by the tribal Kong, who speak of their own oppression by the hands of the Xari.

5) Both groups convince the FF-ers to participate in an attack on the other side, over a surprisingly advanced city, allowing the two groups to reunite in the middle of the battle.

6) Escaping from the fight, they argue over who is right here, ultimately deciding that perhaps they shouldn’t be supporting anyone. They discover a passage underneath the city, revealing a massive computer and its history tapes. These reveal that the Krong and Xari were once one people, before nuclear wars mutated them along divergent paths.

7) The FF work to construct a device to reverse the effects of the radiation, using it to turn the two sides back into one people, who make peace.

8) The FF leave just in time for the island to vanish.

Alpha Flight

“People Power”

1) When a mysterious energy surge destroys a city, Alpha and Beta Flights assist with the rescue operation. They find only one survivor, remarkably unharmed, save of his lack of clothes. He has no memory of who he is or why he was there.

2) Shortly after the man is brought back to Department H (who seem unusually interested in him), the building he’s being held in is struck by a total power failure, including back-ups. Somehow super-charged by the electrical energy, the man begins his escape, fleeing on instinct. He battles Beta Flight and beats them soundly, draining them of their super-human energy and power in the process. He then begins a march across the country.

3) Alpha Flight is dispatched to fight him, with Jordon being specifically told to hold himself in reserve. They don’t have any more success than Beta Flight did, finding their own abilities failing them and weakening. Radiations/dangerous energy levels also start to rise from the man.

4) Jordon enters the fight against orders (fear of how his copying powers will interact with the man’s), but his copy-power and the man’s absorbing power start creating a feedback loop with each other, letting Alpha get back on their feet. They battle and this time, hold their own, but no more.

5) During the fight, the man explodes, his body overloading with energy. Alpha Flight barely escapes unscathed, alive, but with more questions than answers.

6) Department H, meanwhile, holds a meeting to express concern over some of the consequences of their plan to empower more Canadians (see Beta Flight’s origin).

Midnight Sons

“The Sun Also Rises”

1) Shelly receives a psychic message from Dracula, a plea for help.

2) Reluctantly, Shelly calls in the others for help with dealing with Drac when they find him.

3) They find Dracula held prisoner in an abandon warehouse, slowing being tortured by a sci-fi piece of machinery. He demands that the free him or that the consequences will be dire!

4) Debating what to do, they’re attacked by other defenses built into the warehouse. Beating those back, they reluctantly free Drac, who reveals that someone has broken his hold over his Chicago coven and usurped it, hunting him all the while.

5) Realizing that it’s better the devil they know, they agree to help Drac get his coven back, extracting a promise from him not to harm or try to take Shelly so long as this threat exists. Drac agrees. Loathe though he is to do so, Dracula agrees to be bait for a trap to flush out whoever is hunting him.

6) Making himself noticed, Drac is attacked and lets himself be taken captive by vampires.

7) Our heroes follow to what looks like an abandoned townhouse, but which is really the laboratory of Doctor Sun (http://marvel.wikia.com/Doctor_Sun_%28Earth-616%29) He wants to claim Dracula’s powers of dominion over vampires for his own, to raise his own army for world domination.

8) The gang and Dracula battle Sun’s soldiers and vampires, they win, but Sun escapes.

9) His dominion restored and the crisis over, Drac tries to claim Shelly, but is driven back by the team.

10) Drac takes his leave, but says he looks forward to facing them again and claiming his bride.

FF, Scotty, Andy, Rose Logan, Spider-Girl, Ghost Rider

“The New Fantastic Four”

1) A series of phone calls from Cassie summons Andy, Nick, and Rose to the Baxter Building, while a Spider-Signal is used to get May’s attention.

2) When the four are gather, “Cassie” explains that the FF have gone missing in the Negative Zone. With the Avengers unavailable, Cassie explains, she thought she could rely on those whose predecessors have aided the FF before/acted as a fill-in-team. Any lack of clarity on her part or evasion is mostly put down to her being worried and upset. They agree to help.

3) They travel to the FF’s last known location… Blastaar’s world. There, they battle their way through his citadel, only to find that the FF were never there in the first place. But boy is Blastaar angry… (Fight with Blastaar).

4) Meanwhile, back at the Baxter Building, Scotty returns home from school but discovers that Cassie is really Annhilus. His powers waning, the Living Death Who Walks knows his last chance of eliminating his rival and biggest threat to his life, Blastaar, lay in duping a group of highly dangerous individuals.

5) With HERBIE’s help, Scotty escapes Annihilus and finds and frees the real FF.

6) The four return in time to help the Four battle Annihilus, who is returned to the Negative Zone.

tweaked plot "The Dating Game"

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:38:08 GMT

The Dating Game

1) Having watched the goings on of Rachel and her “Harem” for some time, Mojo decides it would be the perfect hit to slot into his winter programming, and dispatches the Mojo Force to retrieve them.

2) Mojo Force attacks and captures Rachel, David, Torn Ear, and Starbridge. (there can be some others of the X-teams involved in the fighting/defense here, even minor victories, but the net effect is the capture of those four)

3) Once taken to Mojoworld, the four are placed onto a “Dating Game” type TV show... with surprise guest competitor Sweepzweak. Each round consists of a question asked to each, and whoever Rachel picks for that round’s point is the one who doesn’t have to complete some kind of challenge (maze, monster fight, etc). The winner, of course, gets the girl.

4) In true Mojo-insanity, the last round of the game is worth all the points (and therefore renders all the previous struggles moot), and is a duel to the death between the four men.

5) During the middle of the fight, the three good guys concoct an escape plan (which I will leave to Beth, Kate, and Terry), and hook-up with Rachel (who gets her own escape attempt and fight with Spiral during this time). (I think Jeff may have also mentioned something about Sweepzweak playing honorably here and/or helping the others because he’s playing the hero then…)

6) The four continue to try and fight their way out, when the battle is interrupted by Mojo himself, who declares the show a ratings flop, reality TV a stupid fad, and banishes them back to Earth.

7) Mojo then muses over the newest sensation—animation--and tells Major Domo to prepare for operation Real Life Super-Buddies!

8) Back at the mansion, Rachel makes her choice and picks…

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:57:13 GMT

The high seas. A pirate ship was tossed upon the waves, its crew hard at work at the various tasks that occupied the normal work of seafaring.

The dread pirate Roberts looked upon the captured maiden with a mad gleam in his eye. He was a pirate, true, but there was some kind of strange animal magnetism about him, something which quickened the maiden's pulse and filled her loins with a burning desire.

"And where is your beloved rescuer now?" he asked, stepping in close to her. He put a hand upon her dress, ripping at the bodice. "That was no life for you. I can feel your wild passions."

He pressed his lips to hers and for a moment she did give in to her aching passions and kissed him back, before she forced herself to break away. "I am a respectable woman!" she barked. "I'll not have you sully me so!"

The pirate laughed. "Oh, really? It seems to me you were quiet willing!"

"Unhand her!" the voice came from high in the rigging, and the Imperial Captain Starbridge leaped from on high, landing in front of the pirate Roberts, his shirt open, exposing his muscles, his feathery hair flying free in the wind. "My lady," he called to her, "are you all right?"

Here too, were her passions raised. The Captain was less wild, but still a handsome man, good and kind.

"You aim to rescue her?" the pirate asked. "I think not! Have at you!"

"Have at you, sir!"

The two went at it, blades flying furiously, neither one giving an inch, muscle and sinew glinting with sweat in the hot sun...

And then they both stumbled over the purple cat, which had been lying on the deck, sending all three crashing into the ocean below...

Rachel woke from her dream drenched in sweat, her heart pounding. She pushed herself up, calling upon a small flicker of power for illumination.

"Okay," she said to herself. "No more of Uncle Hank's chili and romance novels before bed..."

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:15:38 GMT

The Dating Game

2) Mojo Force attacks and captures Rachel, David, Torn Ear, and Starbridge. (there can be some others of the X-teams involved in the fighting/defense here)

3) Once taken to Mojoworld, the four are placed onto a “Dating Game” type TV show. Each round consists of a question asked to each, and whoever Rachel picks for that round’s point is the one who doesn’t have to complete some kind of challenge (maze, monster fight, etc)

4) In true Mojo-insanity, the last round of the game is worth all the points (and therefore renders all the previous struggles moot), and is a duel to the death between the three men.

5) During the middle of the fight, the three guys concoct an escape plan (which I will leave to Beth, Kate, and Terry), and hook-up with Rachel (who gets her own escape attempt and fight with Spiral during this time).

6) The four continue to try and fight their way out, when the battle is interrupted by Mojo himself, who declares the show a ratings flop, reality TV a stupid fad, and banishes them back to Earth.

7) Mojo then muses over the newest sensation—animation--and tells Major Domo to prepare for operation Real Life Super-Buddies!