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Post by TrueSpirit on Nov 1, 2008 19:32:48 GMT -5
Mato had followed her calmly to the Weapons Room. Looking around in awe at the massive amount of weapons that he was wary to even go near. This is certainly an impressive sight. I imagine that these weapons must cost a fortune, he thought as he watched American Dream's reaction with interest. This place seemed to hold much deeper meaning for her than it did for him.
Mato liked to think of himself as someone who was rather good at reading people and had a good sense of what was going to happen when he was in another's company. When the lovely American Dream reach up to kiss him, he was certainly surprised. Too stunned to move, he felt her lips move over him with such familiarity that it felt like she was used to doing this, and often. I would certainly have remembered kissing a woman like this... Mato thought as he blinked down at her still stunned.
"I'm sure I will understand in time," he said carefully as he recovered from the shock. Mato listened intently as she explained the different uses of the arrows, committing them to memory. "I'll be sure to handle them with care," he said with a bit of a smile. "I give you my word that I'll treat them with care and honor them," he said as he took the carefully and slung the harness across his shoulder. Mato held open the door of the weapons room for her with a slight bow. "I believe we should get going then," he said quietly as he walked back with her to the others.
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Post by American Dream on Nov 1, 2008 19:48:12 GMT -5
She nodded and started for the door. Stopping she took a long moment to look at him. Wanting to kiss him again,and again. Hoping for the outcome of the battle in Limbo to be beautiful. Pleading with destiny for more time, but knowing that this was what she was given, a chance to save the future, as she had saved so many others so selflessly in the past, this time she would save her own own future...well, save the man at least. He would save the future.
"Yes, as always TrueSpirit- you are correct. Time is not on our side. And I trust you to take good care of those weapons, they will take good care of you." She reached a hand up to touch his young face and held it there for a moment before proceeding back to the lab. The sound and excitement inside could be sensed from beyond the door. As they entered they heard BEAST speaking.
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Post by BEAST on Nov 1, 2008 20:21:14 GMT -5
Hank looked at the monitor with furrowed brows. "Well this is indeed interesting. To my knowledge it should be only D'mnchyld's blood that we have a connection too.... It's her blood and her blood alone. I'm sure that there is an explanation," he pondered as he looked at the monitor.
"Unfortunately we have no time to ponder on this. Everyone get your communicators on and let's get in there. Forge, now would be the time to rush things," Hank said as he went to sync all the communicators. "Good Luck everyone and I'll be here ready to offer any help I can." He looked around at the group, particularly at the students. "Bring them back, and come back safely." Those were his final words as Forge got the portal working.
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Post by Forge on Nov 1, 2008 20:40:21 GMT -5
Forge worked double time on the machine to get it open and positioned just the right way. It wasn't that hard to get the hang of it but he had to position them all right on top of the castle wall. "I'm working on it Henry, don't let your fur fall out," he said as he did some last minute programming.
"Ok you guys are right on top of the wall, for those of you who have the protective glasses, you're gonna need them. Not just for protection but when Dazzler here gets going you'll have a real tough time navigating," he said recalling his own experiences with the fair and resplendent singer.
"Good luck everyone, I'll be standing by," Forge called and with a flick of a couple of buttons....
FWAAAOOW
The portal opened up with a bright flash, giving all the team time to get through. "Good luck my friends. Take care of one another," he called.
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Post by BEAST on Nov 2, 2008 15:00:04 GMT -5
Hank would not let on how worried he was about the rescue team. 'You old sentimental fool. Daz can handle herself as well as I can if not better. She'll be alright and Tony and Thor would never let anything happen to her or the rest of them,' he thought as he watched them go through the portal. "Forge the second they are on the other side, go back to Port hole mode and take us overhead more to monitor the action," he said as he flicked some buttons on the monitor. He flicked the communicators on to the members as he watched the action from overhead. "Can everybody hear me? If these work you should all be able to communicate with it to each other. Dazzler, Tony, Ms. Marvel, what are you're statuses? HeartString is anyone badly injured out there? I see Nightcrawler collapsed in a heap," he said to the others over the loud speaker. While he waited for responses, though he could clearly hear background noise, Hank turned to the two girls. "I'm sure you're all tired but I need you both on your feet. I need you two to go down to the kitchens and get bottles of water, cold preferably and boil some tea in a thermos as well. Gather some dry food that they may need when they arrive. The kitchen is on the fourteenth floor last door on the left. Take this," he said and gave them his access pass. "Swipe it on the door and you'll be allowed in. Then come straight back, for you are not done yet." Hank turned away from the girls and his attention went back to the monitor to listen to all the responses.
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Post by Aqua on Nov 2, 2008 15:14:56 GMT -5
Heather waited with eager anticipation for the mission to commence. She wanted her friends and everyone else out of LIMBO as well and as soon as possible. Seeing what hell actually looked like was shocking and seemed too unreal. However in the new world that Heather McCarthy was introduced to just recently, everything that seemed to be fantasy was true.
Good luck, she though to everyone as they walked through the portal. The seen of the battle was not as hard to witness when it first showed for Heather. She was now use to seeing what was occurring, but was still very upset about it. It made her uneasy, making her completely forget about Guardian and why he wasn't even there.
Hearing Dr.McCoy speak to her and Veronika, Heather awoke from her wandering thoughts of all the bad things that were able to happen, and listened to his instructions. She nodded and sighed, glad she was able to help is some way. What better way than to have supplies as soon as everyone got back? Looking to Veronika, Heather nudged her head in a "let's go" gesture after taking the access pass from Dr.McCoy.
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Post by Allure on Nov 2, 2008 16:42:44 GMT -5
Veronika had stood by silently, thinking if there was perhaps a way she can talk Beast into letting her and Heather go out on the town shopping to lift their spirits. There are stores around here that know me and Papa. I'm sure that we can do some shopping. She gave Onyx a smile and Dazzler a genuine one. I do hope they are alright. Onyx is just gorgeous and Dazzler is amazing. I am sure they will be fine. Veronika looked much more worried and concerned than she really was as all the rescue team went through the portal.
She kept up the act as she watched them all take off and Beast try and get in touch with them. She heard the handsome Native American's voice on the speaker and wondered if she'd hear Onyx's voice. Her thoughts were interrupted by Beast's instructions. Now I must act as a servant?! This school is really not all as good as mama and papa said it was.
"Oh of course Doctor, anything we can do to help," she said in a sugary sweet and concerned voice. Veronika grabbed Heather's arm as they walked out of the lab and to the elevator. She sighed and looked over at her new friend. "So tell me Heather, about these people in Limbo. The ones I only saw for a moment. I think it is wise to learn at least a bit about them no?" she asked as the elevator opened up and they stepped it. Veronika pressed the button for the 14th floor and the elevator doors closed.
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Post by Aqua on Nov 2, 2008 17:30:39 GMT -5
Taking Veronika's hand in hers, Heather walked with her friend to the elevator. She did feel a bit better to be out of the room with the teachers. There was a bit of tension and awkwardness that Heather wasn't comfortable with. She scratched her neck and sighed again. She was quite upset about the current situation, but needed to be strong and help without being too emotional.
Hearing Veronika's question, Heather smiled softly and nodded in agreement. "Well," she began. Everyone that she knew in LIMBO was racing through her head. "Aideen, who can create fire from her body she is wonderful. She saved us from the ambush the Brotherhood committed. And Lorelai you know and Ian..." she trailed off mentioning his name. The reasons were obvious and Heather truly didn't want to talk about it anymore. Her memory was shot and all she could think about was getting the food and water bottles for everyone.
She looked to Veronika quickly and then looked away, a bit embarrassed at her reaction to the topic Veronika wanted to discuss.
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Post by Allure on Nov 4, 2008 21:37:42 GMT -5
Veronika smiled actually genuinely and squeezed her arm in comfort. "Heather, do believe that they will be alright. It is eh, inevitable I suppose. I read on the internet often how the Avengers and X-Men were in these impossible situations and they got out with only a few scratches. Of course, some of them sound too impossible to believe but I am sure some of them are true," she said in her best comforting voice. I do feel bad for her, since she cares about that Ian so much. He is rather handsome so I do not blame her.
The door opened and Veronika pulled Heather out of the elevator as they walked to the end of the hallway. "So tell me please, about the others in Limbo? What is this Miss Frost like? And Cyclops? And who are the two teachers trapped? Why is everyone oh so very worried about them? They should be alright with just the portal no? Why don't you think that the Forge man didn't just build a portal and look for them with that?" she asked curiously.
"Come, come now Heather I am trying to get you talking. Dahling you cannot be so depressed. I saw the file your Ian has a healing factor and he looked alright to me. I am sure he will be fine. Now please tell me about all this, I would like to be kept as informed and talk a bit," Veronika said in her light Russian accent. She opened the door to the kitchen and found the light, looking at the chrome silver kitchen in awe. "This is certainly large no?"
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Post by Aqua on Nov 7, 2008 0:14:45 GMT -5
Veronika's words were soothing, and Heather was glad to have a friend with her to help her through her feelings. Fact was, Heather needed to lighten up a lot and try to learn how to control herself. She had a right to be afraid for her friends, however being strong and thinking clearly was what Dr. McCoy needed right now. She made a small smile and nodded.
As the elevator doors opened, she followed the fellow Brooklyn native towards the kitchen. She thought about all the answers to Veronika's questions and finally told the red head of her knowledge. "Well the headmasters I guess are really nice," she said slowly. She remembered the incident in the Danger Room and did still feel stupid about thinking her opinions when Ms. Frost was able to hear her indefinitely. "Cyclops I don't know much about except when I saw him at the meeting in the hangar. He really knows what he is talking about and is good with leadership. The two teachers are Nightcrawler and Wolverine. And naturally everyone is so afraid because they are all friends I guess. But they seem to be pretty decent people. Nightcrawler saved me from getting killed when the mansions was attacked." Her voice grew somber again, for she then remembered how angry she was when he teleported her away from helping Ian. Heather needed to realize that Ian and Lorelai were staying with each other for a while and needed to get over the Acolyte fast. She would eventually of course, however the question was, how soon?
"I don't know anything about what Forge is doing honestly. But I don't understand how they can't just grab everyone and fly out or something," she replied. She smiled again as Veronika encouraged her to speak more and not be so upset. "I'm sorry. I just can't stop thinking about him. It's pathetic I know. And I do wish I could just turn off these feelings but I can't." She sighed and observed the chrome kitchen as the fashion twins walked in. "Yes," she concurred. "It's huge." Heading towards the fridge, Heather began to take out several water bottles.
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Post by BEAST on Nov 9, 2008 14:41:36 GMT -5
"Emma changed into herself, HeartString we need you now! Iron Man bring her to Emma and make it quick. Ironclad, Onyx keep the other demons away from her!" Beast said as a lump formed in his throat at the danger his dearest friend was in. He looked through the Porthole and saw American Dream down with an ax embedded in her back. Elixir lifeless body made him close his eyes in sadness. Ember's limp form near Cyclops did nothing to ease his distress. 'Two dead, one a student. Many injured, the strongest student down, from my vantage I cannot tell if she is alive or not. Cyclops is down as well, another one that could be of great use at the moment. And on top of that, Emma is terribly injured,' he thought as he ran his hand over her face.
Emma was perhaps his closest friend from the entire team. When she first came to join the X-Men, they struck a strong friendship due to the fact that they were both outcasts in a sense. Beast wasn't used to being in the mansion in his new blue and fur covered body and Emma was trying to get the others in the school trust. Hank did, almost right away when he saw how intelligent she was. They would talk for hours and Hank often brought her flowers and other trinkets during the whole affair with Scott and Jean. The first time when Jean shattered her, he was devastated, but determined. He spent days and night pouring over her form and putting every little pice back in place. Jean's psionic energy gave her the jolt Emma needed to come back to them. Hank didn't lose his best friend then, and he wouldn't lose her now.
"Dazzler, Decibel great show! TrueSpirit, Thor, give me the report on Haven. Is she alright?" The annoying and foulmouthed miscreant grew on him in a way, and he would mourn for her if she was lost to them. Forge had a great deal of faith in TrueSpirit, and Hank could only hope that the faith was well placed.
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Post by Allure on Nov 9, 2008 17:11:12 GMT -5
In the Kitchen
Veronika took out bottles of water, finding a couple of plastic bags that they could put them in. "I suppose we could grab some food too," she said as she tossed some wrapped sandwiches and protein bars and whatever she could find in the cabinets. She didn't want to make a trip here twice. "They sound wonderful, of course I know about the X-Men members from the news," she said to Heather as she finished filling the bag. "Could you please help me with these dahling?" she asked as she picked up a good deal of the heavy bags of water and food. "Oh I hope I don't break a nail," she said as she walked out of the kitchen to the elevator with Heather.
"Heather you are not pathetic you are worried. It is not uncommon. But dahling worrying won't help him. I'm sure they will be out of there soon. It has been awhile since they left and I know they will all be back and all will be well," Veronika said with a small genuine smile as they stepped back on the elevator. I do hope that Onyx is going to be alright. He's too hot to be hurt.
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Post by Forge on Nov 9, 2008 18:49:55 GMT -5
Forge and Beast has been watching the events in Limbo with a keen and careful eye. They watched American Dream go down after the amazingly bright light. Though the portal protected Beast and Forge from the effects, Dazzler's brilliant lights still lit up the room. Beast was communicating with all of them as Forge navigated the port for them to get a better look.
TrueSpirit did just as he was trained to by years by the Shaman in their village. Forge knew that they would be proud of him back home. When Iron Man started bringing the others in, Forge when right to work. He activated the portal so they would be able to climb in and out.
First in were Diesel, Frostbite, Haven and TrueSpirit, who flew her in on his crane. Next came Cyclops and Hardlight that Ms. Marvel dropped off, and Shadowkat and TuneUP followed closely. TrueSpirit picked up Cyclops from the ground to move him to safety and then Then Dazzler, HeartString and Decibel came in carrying Emma. "Alright everyone get in and make room. Daz, bring Emma over to that chair over there. You should all have water and food in a bit," Forge commanded as he reprogammed some settings on the machine.
"TrueSpirit, put Cyclops on the chair next to Emma. Diesel go with Beast to the next room for supplies," he ordered as he waited for the others to come through the portal. "Where are the two we sent for water?" he said loudly to no one in particular.
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Post by BEAST on Nov 9, 2008 19:50:10 GMT -5
When the others came in, Hank's attention flew on Emma and Cyclops. "Keep them there. Diesel let's go we need supplies from the med lab," he said and walked out of the room to the medical lab just a couple of doors down. The first thing Beast did was open the fridge were all the emergency blood IV's were. "Now let's see, I know Emma's blood type is in here somewhere...." Hank mumbled. He made it a point to commit the X-Men's blood types to memory. Which was a good thing or it would have taken him forever to find a IV quart pouch of Emma's blood type.
Hank took the pouch and looked for a catheter while he gave Diesel instructions. "Go to the closet right there and grab as many blankets as you can, especially that brown Electric blanket. Also take several of those First Aid kits with you," he added as he found the needle and the catheter. "Then you may have you're reunion, but come let's go!" he said as he burst out the lab with Diesel behind him. He went right to Emma with the supplies, going straight to work to give her the blood she needs.
"Everyone, there are blankets for those who need and water is on the way. Diesel, activate the electric blanket for Ember. She needs it as hot as possible," Hank called as he prepared Emma for the blood transfusion. He used his big furry hand to smooth away her hair from her forehead for a moment, grateful that his dearest friend was alright. "Well Emma, I see you haven't lost that streak of luck you seem to have," he said as he put the needle attached to the IV by the catheter in her vein and taped it down so the blood transfusion could begin. Hank smiled at her in relief, handing the bag over Dazzler. He patted HeartString on the shoulder proudly before he moved on to look at Cyclops.
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Post by Aqua on Nov 9, 2008 21:16:07 GMT -5
BACK IN THE KITCHEN
Heather helped Veronika place the sandwiches, bars and water bottles into the plastic bags. They seem to have everything around here, she thought. Getting back to her duties, she agreed with Veronika; making another trip back would be a pain. And hopefully the things they got were enough for the large group that came back... hopefully. "Yeah sure," she replied as she aided the red head. Once all the food were placed in the bags, Heather sighed and was ready to carry everything back. "Don't worry," she replied with a giggle. "I'll make sure to carry some heavy stuff to. Your nails won't suffer. It actually felt good to laugh for the water manipulator. She was tired of feeling somber and guilty and stupid. She just wanted to feel happy again like before the whole LIMBO thing happened. Heck even when she first got to the school. She just wanted to see her friends again.
Turning off the lights in the kitchen, Heather made sure the light on the card-key mechanism was red- locked. Satisfied, she got into the elevator and waited as it brought them back to the top floor. "Yeah, I hope so," she replied to Veronika's comment about the LIMBO group. She smiled back and then looked to the doors of the elevator once they opened. She could here a commotion from the control room and looked to Veronika quizzically. "What is going on?" she asked in a concerned tone and hastened out of the elevator.
She reached the room and saw them, the LIMBO group. They..... were......... back!! She stood there, bug-eyed, not knowing what to do. She was frozen at the sight of Ms. Frost of all people needing medical attention; at Lorelai and Ian; Mr. Summers and everyone else. She saw the fiercest warriors in danger and all she could do was stand there in shock.
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