Randall had been the first and only one to notice, but otherwise, no one seemed to care. And he was right; a few people had gone missing. Namely, a hero and a shady assassin he had met earlier.
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Five minutes earlier
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Night skipped behind Randall as he was about to continue down the hallway. Her unusual peppiness kept her a little
Distracted
Though, it was not like she cared. She was at the back of the group, And without any of her team staring at her, she decided to have a momentary contest to see how fast she could spin.
The extra five pounds, as Jenny put it, what making Night dizzy a bit more quickly, and she began giggling from making herself stumble around the empty area.
Lady Grey was eyeing her nervously from the portal room door at that point. After all, Grey had been the one to issue Night and her team fresh orders to help stop a reformation of the Rikti Portal to their home world. And from the brief moments she had met Night, she was never like THIS.
It was somewhat scary, seeing a young 21 year old girl dancing like a five year old at Christmas time. Actually, it scared her a lot. Was she drunk?
Hikaru stepped up from behind, just as Night had stopped and tried to regain her balance. He reached out a hand, and tapped her on the shoulder.
She was suddenly so startled; she literally super jumped to the ceiling of the Rikti Warehouse. Aye-EEE-! She screamed, her yell cut short when she covered her mouth; which, when she hit the ceiling, was replaced with the covering of her head.
Ooooowww
She said to herself after landing on her butt.
Shouldnt you act more of your age
? The assassin asked in his low, emotionless voice.
Yeah, I guess I should
She giggled while picking herself up from the floor. It was silent, as Night looked over the dark figure for a moment. After almost five seconds, she shrugged, reached out her hand and giggled.
Hi! Im Night! Whats your na-
She suddenly dropped silent as Hikaru turned toward the room of the portal.
Oh
Kay
She said to herself while shrugging.
Follow me. Hikaru looked over his shoulder and commanded, just as Night was about to turn to pursue the others. She slightly shrugged and did as she was told, following the assassin to wherever his destination may lie.
The room was slightly breezy as oxygen was exchanged through both sides of the portal, making the room a bit cold. Night followed Hikaru to the east wall, behind a couple of alien boxes. Night continued to eye everything around the room, but this time, it was somewhat of an act.
She remained cautious of her surroundings, making sure the assassin was not leading her in to a trap. Something gave her a bad feeling about this man, and not just because her mother used to tell her to stay away from strangers and clown looking women with unusually evil looking masks. Something
Something was off.
The man turned around, looking sternly at Night. Night instantly became serious. She returned the glance, carefully waiting for anything.
Why did I have to follow you? Night asked silently, keeping her eyes fixed on the possibly opponent. She was finally beginning to sound normal.
Testing... He replied.
Hmm? She responded, giving a puzzled glance.
I need you to keep an eye on the kid
I believe his name is Jake.
What for
?
Hikaru did not respond.
Im sorry, but I cannot do what you suggest if I do not know why...
Hikaru continued staring off in to space, listening
He could hear the sound of battle
He could hear the firing of lasers, the thumping as people hit the alien made walls. And as such, he still did not respond.
Ex-
Excuse me, are you even listening? Night asked, a bit louder then probably should have been.
Hikaru returned his attention the young heroin.
Danger...
What? She asked puzzled.
Be careful.
And what is that supposed to mean? But before she could finish, Hikaru had vanished. She hadnt even blinked and he vanished. While she wasnt sure where he went, all she did know, was he could move very quickly. All she could see was a slight haze just as he left. And she wondered
Just how fast was he moving?
[ QUOTE ]
Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Chertak roared, his translator breaking off in a loud crackle
[/ QUOTE ]
She grabbed her head as if she had just heard the most awful sound in her life
Which, it kind of was.
She had just been a rouge transmission of Chertaks battle cry. Her black tiara, with a picture of a yellow falcon on the front housed a transmitter chip implanted directed in to her brain. While it wasnt as technologically advanced as most of those gadget themed heroes or villains had, it was enough to also act as a natural pair of IR goggles, useful for finding hidden foes.
[ QUOTE ]
*Static*
cant beat
*Static*
-ysical mean
[/ QUOTE ]
Someones communicator was sending rouge signals. She couldnt quite pinpoint them, but she could tell something nearby was happening. The room she was in was obviously alright. Where could these people be?
[ QUOTE ]
*Static*
-opefully short the thi-
-urry!
[/ QUOTE ]
Now Nights head was hurting
This was one of the difficulties of relying on some companys invention.
[ QUOTE ]
*Static* We have radios, remember?
[/ QUOTE ]
Thats better
It sounded like a young girl. And she sounded familiar.
[ QUOTE ]
*Static* Ride em, cowgirl,
[/ QUOTE ]
Then again, maybe not
[ QUOTE ]
*Static*
Help me punch through this thing, willya?
*Static*
And hurry, willya? *Minor static* I would like to have it down before its friends get here.
[/ QUOTE ]
Sounds of gunfire could be heard in the background, which is what worried her. After that, everything seemed peaceful again.
She jumped out from behind the set of Rikti boxes and supplies. That recent encounter made her want to ask the Lady Grey what had happened. She began making her way over before suddenly having to grab her head in minor pain.
[ QUOTE ]
Cover! *Static*
[/ QUOTE ]
It had begun again. This time, the feed was a bit less clunked up, and the weapons fire in the background was much louder and clearer.
[ QUOTE ]
Willie Petes!
[/ QUOTE ]
What the
Night thought. She could have sworn that was an old TV show, or something. She also noticed the gunfire was going hand and hand with muffled fire nearby.
Night glanced instantly to Lady Grey, just as she had begun ordering others to send in Bravo team and the HVASs. By now, Night was insanely confused.
Dark Watcher jumped in to the scene, instantly ordering the soldiers to attach some sort of device to the HVASs.
[ QUOTE ]
"
-o, armored guy..." *Static* "Argh... *Static*
-orgot your name... Still! Let's put thi-
*Static*
-tween a rock and a hard place!"
[/ QUOTE ]
That was Randell! Delta was in trouble?
[ QUOTE ]
*Static*
-y pleasu-
[/ QUOTE ]
The voice could be heard faintly in the distance. What the heck was going on?
Night turned just in time to see Dark Watcher punch the Lady Grey in the gut. She was so surprised just by looking at it, she couldnt respond.
Suddenly, the HVASs instantly dissolved before her eyes. What jolted her back in to reality was seeing Nemesis. Night just seeing the man put her on edge. She jumped in to the shadows, gathering the darkness around her, and disappearing in to the obsidian.
The world before her became negative black/white. The only color in the world was an unusual multicolored glow of organic beings within the room. And that Nemesis wasnt one of them.
[ QUOTE ]
-eed a little breathing roo-
*Static*
-ervation: Accurate. However: Further
*Minor static*
Observatio-
*Static*
[/ QUOTE ]
It was silent for a moment
The static continued to loop.
[ QUOTE ]
-againg self. Outcome: Destructi-
*Static*
-ear crippling.
[/ QUOTE ]
The only other sounds she could hear was more static, and the echoing sound of an explosion in between the static and muffled in the distance.
Fighting had already begun in front her. A new hero began firing at the Fake Nemesis, along with an arcane skeletal figure right beside him, beginning to glow in blue runes. It seemed Randall was alright, as he had just entered the room. Also, Jake and Penny had their robots open fire on the Nemesis.
But what had just happened? What is with the evil Dark Watcher? And who was that man Night was just talking to? More importantly, was he coming back to help?
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OOC: Im back! My new job has had me away for the week. In fact, the job pretty much requires me to sleep at my desk. (Not kidding.) In other words, you may only see me post on the weekends.
For those of you who met me in game
I miss yall.
