Frostbite
Paragons
Lorelai Kavanagh
Can you handle the cold?
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Post by Frostbite on May 3, 2008 12:28:11 GMT -5
At the mention of Limbo and how it was said both Nightcrawler and Wolverine were there, Lorelai now forgot about the tactics to rid the wall of the green rock stuff. At that, she stepped away from the rock and looked at Cyclops and Rogue as Limbo was explained. Demons lived there, and though the thought made her wonder how things might be there, but she still wanted to help them get out, now that they had pretty much found out that they were actually alive, which was an amazing and almost uncanny relief. Once they were found, they could come back, and things would be alright again, though common sense told her it probably wouldn't be that simple and easy.
"Yeah! We so should - things will be back to normal if we can get them back," she said, agreeing with Ian, though now knowing it was filled with only demons made her wonder how much it would take. Only, she'd do it, her mind now even more set on helping out; when her mind was set on something, she'd stick to it and do what she had to to get it or do it, whatever 'it' was.
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Post by Rogue on May 3, 2008 13:06:04 GMT -5
Seeing Scott's reaction to her information was not a surprise to Rogue. They had both been in LIMBO in the past, and it was never a pleasant memory. As he described it to the students, Rogue stood by, seeing if anything needed to be added to the description. As always however, Scott was able to explain things clearly and nothing else needed to be said. "Yes we should get you kids back home," she agreed with the headmaster.
Looking to Aleksey, Ian and Lorelai, she noticed their eagerness. The wanted to help, obviously since they commented on the subject. But seeing them so young and attempting to do something so dangerous, made her mother-like qualities want to appear. "Well let's head back and see," she said firmly but still warmly. Allowing them to go wasn't a great idea. They had just battled the Brotherhood and they needed to adjust to that, especially Aideen. Hearing Ian mention her, made Rogue remember her Paragons student. Working with her would be interesting and possibly a challenge; for she didn't want the girl to go deeper into her psychosis.
Rogue looked back to Scott after he asked his question. "Kitty said she was sure. A student by the name of D'mnchyld informed her of Kurt and Logan's where abouts. Her power enabled her to discover this. We need to get back to Emma and see what must be done." Again she agreed with Scott and looked back to the students, waiting for them to start walking back to the Xavier mansion.
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Post by Cyclops on May 3, 2008 21:26:32 GMT -5
"Alright Frostbite, you're with me on the Sky-Cycle, Rogue you take Diesel, Guardian you stay close by. We'll keep a tight formation and head back home." Cyclops said as he zipped up his leather jacket and turned to walk back and start up the Sky-Cycle.
"No messing around we go straight back. Let's mount up Frostbite." he said over his shoulder. "We'll head in through the hangar and meet up with BEAST in the Genetic-Lab. He's working on this problem too and should know what we know, by now though I bet he's figured it out on his own."
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Diesel
Acolytes
Ian Larks
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Post by Diesel on May 3, 2008 22:20:38 GMT -5
Ian's shoulder's slouched and he looked slightly disappointed, but not less determined. He wanted to find out how to get there and to get them back. Though it would be better to go back and get more people and some more answers. And Spitfire had to be told! Maybe it would be best to go back then.
With a sigh, Ian grabbed Lorelai's hand and gave her a bit of a smile. "Be careful Pipsqueak. Don't fall off the bike," he teased and squeezed her hand affectionately. He looked over at Rogue and Guardian critically. "Just don't drop me please."
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Frostbite
Paragons
Lorelai Kavanagh
Can you handle the cold?
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Post by Frostbite on May 3, 2008 22:39:17 GMT -5
As arrangements were made for how they were going back to the school, Lorelai nodded as she was told to get on the sky cycle. Looking to Ian as he took her hand, she returned the bit of a smile, and rolled her eyes at his words, "I will, and I promise not to fall off," she said with the slightest smirk. "Don't weigh too much," she teased back as she returned the squeeze, and then let go slowly as she turned to go to the Sky-Cycle.
She got on behind Cyclops and wrapped her arms around his middle so she wouldn't fall off, sighing a little in reflection of all that happened.
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Post by Rogue on May 3, 2008 23:03:50 GMT -5
Rogue inhaled slightly as Scott asked her to carry Ian. She was strong enough, however there was that certain doubt in the back of her head. She kept her strong appearance as usual, however was concentrating on keeping her strength in tact. She shook her head at Ian's plead and put her hands on her hips. "Don't under estimate me," she smirked to him. She then looked to Aleksey and said "Do keep close Aleksey."
She went behind Ian and placed her arms around his waste. "You ready darlin'?" she asked in her thick drawl. With that, she levitated Ian and herself into the air. Her strength was enough for now, even Ian did weigh a ton.
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Guardian
dead/inactive
Aleksey Nevski
There are worse things than burns
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Post by Guardian on May 4, 2008 1:04:59 GMT -5
Aleksey nodded to the Headmaster once he told paired everyone up. He saw Lorelai and Ian squeeze each other with compassion and approach their carriers. Aleksey chuckled at Ian's plea, "Don't worry Ian, if Rogue drops ya, ill catch ya" he said. He was confident who could do that. He looked at Rogue, "Don't worry Rogue, I'll be flying right under you in case anything happens" he told her. "Why wouldn't I keep close anyway?" he asked, "Is there something I should know about?"
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Post by Cyclops on May 4, 2008 16:32:35 GMT -5
"All set then?" Cyclops called out, less a question than a point to ready everyone for his next command. "Let's move out!" he issued as he lifted the Sky-Cycle into the air with a twist of the throttle.
Heading back up the cliff he spun the Sky-Cycle around in a slow 360' turn to allow a final look back at the crater. Turning his head to speak loudly over the sound of the turbine he said to Frostbite "What were you about to suggest? It looked like you had some itch of an idea in your head that you were dying to say aloud so we could all help you scratch it, so give, what was it?"
Reaching the apex of elevation needed to clear the cliff he allowed the Sky-Cycle to hover a brief moment to look down on the crater in the bottom of the canyon below. It was the size of a half dollar from up here and gleaming in the sun it cast off an eerie green glint that taunted him. 'It just had to be LIMBO, why couldn't it have been Asgard, or any number of other places? Limbo....' Scott pursed his lips knowing it would be insanity to go and get his comrades, but knowing too that they would do it for him.
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Frostbite
Paragons
Lorelai Kavanagh
Can you handle the cold?
Posts: 563
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Post by Frostbite on May 4, 2008 17:11:58 GMT -5
Lorelai winced slightly as the Sky-Cycle started up, blasting loudly in her ears as it rumbled beneath her and her headmaster. She clamped her hands tightly together as she held onto Cyclops as they were lifted up of the ground and up the cliff. The 360 turn let her glance at it a last time; it really was a most peculiar and disturbing thing to see. She looked at Cyclops when he turned his head to glance at her, and partially heard his loud yell over the noise. "Um," she said in a normal voice that got drowned out, then tried to remember what she had been thinking. When she answered this time, she yelled loudly too, "Oh, I was figuring out a way I could've made the rock stuff brittle so it could be broken easily if we were actually going to do it."
When they reached the highest they would go, she couldn't help but look down below her to see how far up they were. They were high up enough that the green rock stuff was almost nothing more than a weird little greeny sparkle in the sunlight. Limbo...that was where Nightcrawler and Wolverine were..they had to be saved, and though she again remembered how it was described, she still wanted to help and get them back. While in thought, she squinted down to see how much further below Ian and Rogue were, as well as Guardian; they didn't look too far behind.
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Diesel
Acolytes
Ian Larks
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Post by Diesel on May 4, 2008 17:39:49 GMT -5
Ian held Rogue's arms in place securely as he was lifted up. "Alright uh, Rogue. If it happens that you do drop me, can it be on grass? Or like in water? Or if possible in like a giant tub of pudding?" he said as he looked around at the deep canyon. Ian was a bit nervous, but he would survive either way. He just didn't want to deal with another recovery process or a headache.
Ian looked up to see Cyclops and Lorelai on the sky-cycle. Good, she was safe with him and he didn't have to worry about her too much. Guardian was below them, and Ian had to think that he was in his own little world and was extremely confused about the situation they were facing and exactly what an impact all of this had on everyone. Ian shook his head and with the determined gleam never leaving his eyes as he looked ahead, waiting to get back to the mansion to get this over with.
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Post by Rogue on May 4, 2008 17:47:49 GMT -5
Holding Ian tightly, Rogue was satisfied that her powers weren't kicking in or out. Thankfully she was getting stronger and able to support Ian and herself during flight. Seeing Guardian below her, Rogue answered his question. "Course not darlin', A just wanted to tease Ian here a bit. You know, just in case Ah feel like playing catch." She smirked to the dragon boy and then looked ahead towards the mansion.
Ian's comment made her chuckle. "Ah don't worry darlin' Ah'm stronger than Ah look." With that, Rogue boosted her speed slightly, not wanting to drain her energy too quickly. Overdoing it wasn't wise when she just started to recuperate.
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Post by Cyclops on May 4, 2008 18:40:17 GMT -5
Soaring over the blood fed forest, Cyclops looked down to see the trail the two brave junior-class men had followed. The dark of the recently uncovered blood looked black from this altitude and he was glad that Ember hadn't been out with them. His mind flipped through the scenes of the night before and he had wanted so badly to help the girl as he knew what he was doing was un-wrapping the very fabric of her mind.
In retrospect, he had to be honest with himself and accept the fact that he didn't know it would hurt her so badly, but it was Scott's nature to heap piles of blame and the worries of the world on his own shoulders. So he couldn't allow himself the luxury of disregarding the young Paragon's condition and accepting full responsibility for it. 'Who else was to blame, not Ember, not Emma, not even Sabertooth. I did that to her! I ruined that poor fragile child' he thought, chastising himself.
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Guardian
dead/inactive
Aleksey Nevski
There are worse things than burns
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Post by Guardian on May 4, 2008 21:09:25 GMT -5
Guardian stood there and looked up at everyone taking off into the air. He took a deep breath, sprout his massive wings, pushed hard off of the ground, and soared into the air. He made a spiral in the air and followed after Cyclops and Rogue. He flew close by both of them. He couldn't wait to see Ms. Frost. He desperately needed help, and before anything else happened as well. They reached the cliff, he started looking at all the damaged forest land down below. He started thinking about Aqua, he wondered if she was alright after the scene in the kitchen. After all, she also lost it for a minute back then. Guardian started regretting leaving her there on her own, but he knew she'd be fine since she wasn't the one who blew off the kitchen wall, and the kitchen sink. For a slight moment, Guardian felt scared to go back, but he knew he had to.
Guardian overheard what Rogue told Ian about playing catch. He chuckled a bit and continued flying toward the mansion. Flying back to his home.
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Frostbite
Paragons
Lorelai Kavanagh
Can you handle the cold?
Posts: 563
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Post by Frostbite on May 6, 2008 16:09:23 GMT -5
Lorelai looked around the landscape as the Sky-Cycle flew overhead the way she and Ian had come. She couldn't help but blink as she saw how far they had come, and how much blood that had been brought back to the surface because of her. The earlier discoveries and realizations flashed through her head again, and she let out a shudder that blended in with the vibrations of the Sky-Cycle.
Glancing at Cyclops, she saw that he too was looking over the bloody path of destruction that she had came from, and she saw that he was thinking. About what, she didn't know, and she didn't think it appropriate to ask, though whatever it was was making him think hard. For now, she just stayed silent in the loud noise that was the Sky-Cycle as it continued flying over the messed up forest.
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Diesel
Acolytes
Ian Larks
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Post by Diesel on May 9, 2008 0:08:54 GMT -5
Though he did trust Rogue to not drop him and all, Ian couldn't help but feel a bit nervous. They had gone over the cliffs alright and the woods didn't look too bad. So for now Ian was good, everyone was alright and Lorelai was safe with Cyclops. While flying over the woods, Ian's eyes traced the path he took and clearly spotted in the daylight the area they first stumbled upon and made their most gruesome discovery of the day. He couldn't see it too clearly at this angle, but recognized the big gap in the trees. He couldn't help but wonder if Cyclops himself went out there himself. Probably not since he would have been looking at them differently when he saw how pissed they were.
Ian sighed and looked around. They weren't too far from the school, and that he knew is where things would start. They had to let Spitfire know though that everything was alright. It had to be alright. There was nothing to do at this point but wait. "Are we there yet?" Ian called out wanting to get there faster.
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