Taking a deep breath and briefly closing her eyes, Sue placed her mental image of herself floating gently in an ocean of happy thoughts and memories, walled off by powerful psychic barriers she had spent years practicing and teaching to others, behind which she set out a vast array of psychic traps, tricking anyone who made it past the barriers into their own minds or loosing themselves for hours in needless trivia.
Once all this was done, in but a second of real time Sue smiled, No, Im taking him to see whoever is in charge personally, and if you dont want me to teleport him away Id ask you kindly to stop he little girls from trying to mess with my mind
George smiled, though it didnt show in his eyes. It was a gesture only, one that he followed with one from his hand. The empathic assault stopped, with a shrug and an uncle like wink George said
It was worth a try
He addressed the little girls.
Have someone tell the President we are on our way
With an extravagant bow and a sweep of one hand he gestured towards the city.
Please follow me, mlady
I really hate that guy Jack griped.
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..below the strangely lit vaulted ceiling , the endless murmur of the Deadmens dreams was drowned out by the small cracked voice weaving its magic
Jack be nimble , Jack be quick , Jack we see you, beware our stick .. sang , badly , the figure as it leaned over the pit of fine ashes
A long stick , fresh cut from one of Galaxy cities parks Hickory trees , sort to draw a likeness in the ashes .. a face seen for only one night , the face of a bad joker , a mock reader of newspapers , a face of a person calling themself Jack Wolf
oh bad boy Jack we see you here , where ever you walk ,we seek you there ..Jack be nimble , Jack be quick , Jack behold the flame , the candle stick
continued the figure ..lighting a candle set into the ash pit
Around the pit magic gathered , great chunks of power , funnelled into the spell ..magic that brightened the candle flame to eye melting pitch for just one instance , and then was gone .. the spell was cast ..
The travel to the elevator took maybe an hour, an hour of walking through the Summer city a place where everyone seemed happy. The aura projected by the little girls, suppressed the desires and emotions of the people, lulling them into a blissful state of lazy contentment.
While the aura wasnt directed at them, it did wash over them several times, Jack seemingly immune to it, continuing his glum muttering.
The elevator rumbled as it went down to the governments floor, after being led across well kept lawns and into a building of glass and steel, they were led into a wide room, the room was filled with Jacks and Jills their eyes intent on the visitors.
Behind a desk sat a woman, grandmotherly with her hair back in a bun, she smiled at Sue.
Well now, youve done us a great favour in capturing the wolf. She said
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Sue kept her focus inwards, holding not only the ambient psychic fields of the girls, which if this many focused on her it would be a challenge to remain unaffected, but also her own feelings of anger and disgust at the situation. Child psychics, born and raised to tamper with peoples minds, not even understanding the horrors they were committing on the deepest levels, but that would change soon, very soon.
As she finally arrived in the presidents office she tried her best to remain impassive, but a slight scowl refused to move from her face.
Im sure I did, She began to reply, keeping her voice steady, But I think before you pat anyone on the back you should listen to what we have to say, because we have something very important we want to tell them, dont we Jack?
Sue finished turning towards her captive who was nudged forward to present their plan, or at least what they wanted the Oceana authorities to think their plan was
Jack let a smile paint his face once more becoming the son of the big bad wolf, the man with veins filled with ice water.
As my dear captor said, something important. It all ends, you release my sister today, the control, the children it all stops.
His smile was wicked, the grin of a wolf among lambs.
How she helps you, I dont really care. Hell she can take my sisters place and become mother to countless little abominations... if thats the only way.
Jack wolf turned, he gave Sue the look of an absolute *******, as his hand cuffs turned to water, and rubbing his wrists he made a small gesture.
Anything to add hun? he asked Sue
The presidents face was red with outrage, the children began to shift positions, like a pack of dogs surrounding their prey.
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Moving slightly back and bringing her arms up into a defensive position, not that she would ever get into a physical fight it just made her feel better, Sue sighed.
Do we have to be so melodramatic about this Jack? Remember to play nice, no ones threatening anyone here, lets just wait for the nice president to respond shall we?
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The trick area of wall toppled over, the water now free to run its course, drained through the hole in the wall with a wet, gurgle-y rush, after maybe a minute, possibly two, the room had drained, the floor merely splashy and wet, rather than a literal pool of water.
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Just as I'd hoped. The bricks fell away and the little swimming pool's drained out. Now I can have a good look about here...
Oh my.
I've found what appears to be a tunnel here. An artificial one at a guess. I can't tell where it leads, though. I'll investigate further, though at this point I'm getting a real bad feeling about this and I'm honestly not looking forward to heading down there alone.
*beep!*
*beep!*
Okay, I've given this all of one minute of second thoughts. Requesting some backup from Flo- I mean, Sky Stormer ASAP. I'll leave a beacon in the basement so he can find this tunnel quickly and keep another one active on me so he can catch up.
Right... let's hope my fears end up completely unfounded. Wish me luck.
And hurry up, Stormer.
*beep!*
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Max: "Me too."
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The president’s glare was filled with hate when she looked at Jack, he merely smiled back at her. The look she gave Sue however was filled with pity, the look one would give a child that had soiled itself.|
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“Do we have to be so melodramatic about this Jack? Remember to play nice, no ones threatening anyone here, lets just wait for the nice president to respond shall we?”
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“I should have you executed for this deception” she tapped her fingers on the desk several times
“Speak, if your offer is good enough, you might just yet earn your forgiveness” she said in a voice like the grave
Jack wolf rolled his eyes.
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The tunnel carries onward for quite some distance, well over a mile, after some distance the floor is dry, but not dusty, obviously the tunnel has been used recently.|
Originally Posted by Crazy_Dragon
*beep!*
Okay, I've given this all of one minute of second thoughts. Requesting some backup from Flo- I mean, Sky Stormer ASAP. I'll leave a beacon in the basement so he can find this tunnel quickly and keep another one active on me so he can catch up. Right... let's hope my fears end up completely unfounded. Wish me luck. And hurry up, Stormer. *beep!* [/I] |
Eventually, the tunnel ended with an open door, beyond the door there is a decent sized room, the room is dotted with bunk beds, and each has two footlockers at the base of the beds. Another door is opposite the tunnel, it is currently closed.
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As Jack so aptly put it, the way youre doing things now just wont work, so heres what I propose to you, from what Ive been able to piece together of your history you need all this psychic bumping because of some major psychic damage right? Let me try and fix this, then you dont need all these children doing all this! Then Jacks sister can go free, then you can go back to being a normal society free of all this and you can finally move on
Sue paused, an honest expression on her face, indeed she practically radiated sincerity and was telling the truth.
Isnt that a good thing? To finally stop all this?
The president raised an eyebrow.
"How altruistic of you." she smiled softly
"How generous" she rose to her feet
Slamming her hands down on the table she shouted
"How bloody arrogant!!"
The air in the offices was growing colder, colder and moister at the same time, like a bizarre monsoon in the Artic.
"You, you have the gall, the gumption to waltz in here and claim you'll wave your magic wand and make everything better." there was spittle on her lips
"Our society was built by ordinary men and women, and we won't let you change it on a whim" she nodded at the children who began to advance on the pair.
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At this point the floor beneath Jack tuned to water, and then into ice ,and the floor below that as he began to drop downwards, plugging the holes he creates with a thick lair of ice...
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The tunnel carries onward for quite some distance, well over a mile, after some distance the floor is dry, but not dusty, obviously the tunnel has been used recently.
Eventually, the tunnel ended with an open door, beyond the door there is a decent sized room, the room is dotted with bunk beds, and each has two footlockers at the base of the beds. Another door is opposite the tunnel, it is currently closed. |
After... goodness only knows how long... where's Florian, already? I've finally reached -something- at the end of this blasted tunnel. Looks like whatever it is, it's open.
Huh. Looks like army barracks in here. If barracks were normally built underground. Frankly, it's generally file-able under "How the hell did this even get here without noticing?", which I'm sure holds a snappy acronym in there. Somewhere. I'd best take a few snaps about the place to give a better idea of what I mean.
*beep!*
*beep!*
There we go... now I'm going to take the liberty of peeking inside some of these footlockers. Hopefully, it should shed some light on what's going on here.
*beep!*
Sam: "My mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas."
Max: "Me too."
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Im offering to try and help undo changes that were forcibly made to you all, why would that be a bad thing? Or do you like getting your mind tweaked all the time?
Well Jacks gone, how typical Sue thought to herself so hard to help people sometimes
Now, we still dont need to fight here, I just want to help no need for anyone to attack anyone here She said as she relaxed her defensive posture, trying to make herself look as harmless as possible.
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*beep!* There we go... now I'm going to take the liberty of peeking inside some of these footlockers. Hopefully, it should shed some light on what's going on here. *beep!* |
Inside the first locker lay neatly folded women's clothing, the type popular with the "indy" crowd of teenagers, a purse with a high school library card, the name on it is "Jeanne M. Jackson", a quick search for the name on databases will reveal that's she's sixteen and reported as a run away.
The next foot locker is full of discarded, stinking clothes, soiled with food, and other substances, it appears to be unisex in nature, apart from a tattered pink bobble hat.
As the third locker is opened however the door opens, and a man in a cheap white suit walks in, he's wearing sunglasses even though he's indoors and the artificial lights glint off of his bald head.
He gives an obvious almost comedic double take as he spot's mash up.
"Hey, what's youse doing here? This is private property!"
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Inside the first locker lay neatly folded women's clothing, the type popular with the "indy" crowd of teenagers, a purse with a high school library card, the name on it is "Jeanne M. Jackson", a quick search for the name on databases will reveal that's she's sixteen and reported as a run away.
The next foot locker is full of discarded, stinking clothes, soiled with food, and other substances, it appears to be unisex in nature, apart from a tattered pink bobble hat. As the third locker is opened however the door opens, and a man in a cheap white suit walks in, he's wearing sunglasses even though he's indoors and the artificial lights glint off of his bald head. He gives an obvious almost comedic double take as he spot's mash up. "Hey, what's youse doing here? This is private property!" |
Let's see... looks like a bunch of girl's clothes... hmm, hang on. There a purse here... there's a card in it... Jeanne M. Jackson?
Blast it, I can't get a signal down here! Wait, what if I?
*beep!*
*beep!*
Yes! It worked! Sometimes I amaze myself, but anyway. Hmm, if local databases are even remotely reliable... this stuff belongs to a 16-year-old girl who's currently flagged as missing. Question is, how did she end up here, and... why? Just what on earth is going down here?
...Oh, hell! That just reeks! The next footlocker's contents are in far worse condition, like whoever owns them was hauled out of the sewer network or something! Ugh! *slam!* Sorry, that's as far as I go with that one, before I need to find a toilet to make out with. Ugh. Aside from the stench, all I could see that was worth of note was a pink hat. Florian's going to have to lend me his battlesuit if anyone expects me to investigate that one further.
Onto the next one, let's see... what the? Dammit!
Upon being spotted, Masha looked at the man somewhat cautiously, peering at him over her own glasses as she slowly backed away toward the door she originally entered, ready to make a run for it.
"I would think," she yelled over to the man, taking slow steps back away from him, "That you would do well to explain what this place is, and what its precise purpose is!"
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Max: "Me too."
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“Now, we still don’t need to fight here, I just want to help no need for anyone to attack anyone here” She said as she relaxed her defensive posture, trying to make herself look as harmless as possible.
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"Oh not all of use were changed, a few of us" she smiled "A precious few were immune, the untouched, the clean. We who were destined to rule."
"But the girls tell me, that you could be useful, tell me, have you ever dreamed of being the head of a family?" the president waved her hand down.
Whips of water sprung through the air, toward Sue, seeking to ensnare and capture her.
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Below one entire floor of the city below, Jack leant against the wall and panted, he was exhausted, a trembling hand reached into his pocket. He pulled out a white paper bag, lined inside with foil, from it he took a little blue square marked on one side with a white line, rising like a heart rate monitors tick.
Placing it in his mouth he chewed on it, grinding the casing to dust and filling his mouth with an odd flavoured gel, gulping it down he immediately felt refreshed, raising his hands he began to bore through the floor again, grinding the re-enforced concrete into water.
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"I would think," she yelled over to the man, taking slow steps back away from him, "That you would do well to explain what this place is, and what its precise purpose is!" |
The bald headed man pushed forward with his right hand, a show of force, rattling the beds towards Mashup, closing his hand the beds behind Mashup trembled towards her, scrapping and dragging across the floor.
"You better surrender doll, you're trespassing on family property!" he shouted, as the beds began to levitate in a sinister manner..
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Sue let the whips coil around her arms and legs, sighing softly to herself, Ah, I get it, youre fine with the way things are because it gives you justification to rule gotcha
She looked down at her rather constrained self, Well it looks like you got me, could I have a brief chat with a Jill about what Ill be teaching my future kids then?
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The president nodded and one of the little girls moved forwards, she didn't look any older than five or six, and the smile she gave Sue was cheerful and bright as a button. Her mind was odd, she lacked a sense of self, just a single point, a single point of many, rotating around a bright point that blazed like a small sun, while her thoughts were active and filled with a desire to be helpful, the centre point seemed to be lost deep in sleep.|
Originally Posted by Omega_Chief
She looked down at her rather constrained self, Well it looks like you got me, could I have a brief chat with a Jill about what Ill be teaching my future kids then?
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"Are you going to be the new big Jill?" she asked in a sing song voice.
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Masha glanced around in a slightly panicked manner, before returning her attention back to the man ahead of her. She was in deep if her partner didn't get here fast.|
Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
The bald headed man pushed forward with his right hand, a show of force, rattling the beds towards Mashup, closing his hand the beds behind Mashup trembled towards her, scrapping and dragging across the floor.
"You better surrender doll, you're trespassing on family property!" he shouted, as the beds began to levitate in a sinister manner.. |
At this point, her only option seemed to put up a fight.
A damned good one.
"I'm sorry," Masha calmly announced to the man, smirking as she peered over her glasses, her voice distorting into a sound not unlike that of a robot as the nanomachines in her body got to work on her vocal chords. "But where I work, surrender is not an..."
"...OOOOOPTIOOOOOOOON!!"
((Gogo Gadget Sonic Blast to the face!))
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Max: "Me too."
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Sue smiled down at the adorable little girl, Maybe, but can you let me into your head sweetie? We can talk and learn about each other so much quicker that way, meaning we can get on with this without delay, and you can see if Im being honest or not too!
And all the while, Sue readied her own mental network, a veritable army of psychics standing by to teleport in should something go wrong, and the sweet little voice of a girl who could very easily pass as a sister to the one speaking to her was brought to the front, and Sue braced herself, it was almost showtime.
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The man managed to hurl a few of the bunk beds towards Mashup, before he was propelled backwards by the sonic wave, he hits the wall and slumps, sunglasses falling crooked to show his eyes rolling back, before he topples forwards falling to the floor face first.
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"I'm sorry," Masha calmly announced to the man, smirking as she peered over her glasses, her voice distorting into a sound not unlike that of a robot as the nanomachines in her body got to work on her vocal chords. "But where I work, surrender is not an..."
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Masha didn't quite get to witness the fall of her opponent before one of the beds struck her and everything went black. When she finally came to, she found the face of a rather bemused German with an eyepatch looking down at her.|
Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
The man managed to hurl a few of the bunk beds towards Mashup, before he was propelled backwards by the sonic wave, he hits the wall and slumps, sunglasses falling crooked to show his eyes rolling back, before he topples forwards falling to the floor face first.
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"You're..." Masha groaned. "You're late, Florian."
"And you're in pretty crappy shape." the Stiletto agent known as Sky Stormer responded, with a hint of concern in his voice. "Just lay still and let the booster I just injected work its magic, alright?"
"But..."
"No buts, Masha! You almost got yourself killed just now."
Masha let out a frustrated sigh as Florian hopped to his feet to haul one last set of beds pinning the Russian's feet down. Once that was out of the way, his next order of business... was to check on the white-suited goon across the room. Was he still alive or what?
"Florian!" Masha tried to yell, unable to see him from her current position. "How long was I... ow."
"I don't know." Florian answered, stepping over the toppled beds to reach the floored man. "I was about three minutes from the door when I started to pick up your vitals, then everything flatlined. You decked this guy?"
"Yeah... why do you... ugh... why do you ask?"
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Max: "Me too."
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Oh are you sure you wont just hand him over? George asked, with a small hang gesture.
The three little girls stared at Sue...
Empathic feelings washed over the area, handing Jack over, that would be a good idea, a great idea, the best idea ever, itd make Sue happy.
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