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Post by Draven / Kane on Jul 19, 2005 0:59:50 GMT -5
Draven looks down at the ground. "You loved me, didn't you?" He asks, looking up at her.
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Post by Hydroa / Deja Vu on Jul 19, 2005 1:02:02 GMT -5
::Hayley meets his eyes for a second, then looks away. She stands up, and walks off into the woods.::
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Post by Draven / Kane on Jul 19, 2005 1:04:15 GMT -5
Eric shakes his head and sighs. He stands up and brushes the dirt from his pants. He goes back to where he laid his bag, picks it up, and walks towards the long street that runs alongside the mansion.
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whitewolf
N3bi3
"Let me help you. Im not evil. Please trust me" Faith Collins aka WhiteWolf
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Post by whitewolf on Jul 22, 2005 4:23:02 GMT -5
Faith sighs and walks into the forest her wings drooped. Her eyes scanned the ground in search of anyone who would talk to her. She clicked her neck and continued along the path for people to speak to.
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Imogene
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Ilandere Bade
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Post by Imogene on Jul 22, 2005 14:31:15 GMT -5
"Hey, Faith. How are you holding up?" Ilandere smiled at the other girl, shaking leaves out of her hair as she slid down out of a tree. She had her own thoughts about what had happened--fears for her safety--but really, she could probably get off with a new appearance if anything needed changed. She didn't want to run again. Not yet.
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whitewolf
N3bi3
"Let me help you. Im not evil. Please trust me" Faith Collins aka WhiteWolf
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Post by whitewolf on Jul 22, 2005 23:40:11 GMT -5
"Alright. What about you?" Faith asked her wings raised
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Imogene
N3bi3
Ilandere Bade
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Post by Imogene on Jul 27, 2005 9:41:19 GMT -5
"A little scared," Ilandere admitted with a shrug. "I've spent a long time running, though, and I don't really want to do it again."
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Post by Tricity~Wire on Aug 13, 2005 12:53:48 GMT -5
*the cab pulls up in front of the mansion and tricity climbs out of the cab. at first she thought she might have been in the wrong place or she was dreaming, but then she saw a piece of the sign from the front gates which read "school for the gifted and talented". tricitys knees nearly gave out and she leaned back against the cab for support. the cab driver got out of the car and walked over to her.* cabbie: "is this where you wanted to go lady??" this...this was my home... cabbie: "you used to live here?" yea...but, its gone. no one is here... *tricity felt lightheaded and started to collapse, but the driver grabbed her arms to keep her standing.* cabbie: "lady, i think you need to go to a hospital." NO! i need to find...my family. cabbie: "dont worry about the fare..." OH! im sorry..wait, maybe... cabbie: "no...do you want to go somewhere else?" there is no where else... *the driver got back in the cab and drove away from the once towering mansion. tricity stepped over the rubble which smelled like fire or an explosion.* it looks like a damn warzone. *she started to cry, thinking that many didnt survive whatever happened. suddenly, static started crackling in her head from a radio signal. tricity listened closely as this meant someone was nearby. after dismissing the pain it was giving her, she realized it was a radio station that was playing music. tricity walked into the forest, hoping the might have took shelter there. the signal was getting stronger and with a 10 minute walk she found the campgrounds in which everyone was staying. there were many who did survive which relieved tricity so much she fell to her knees and started to sob quietly. a voice cried out.* MS. TIPPER!! *tricity looked up and saw janie running toward her, nearly tripping on some branches because she was going so fast. she jumped on top of tricity, making them fall backward. other students emerged from their tents and came over to see what the commotion was about. the students were surprised and happy to see tricity, as they passed around hugs. all the kids began talking at once, trying to explain what happened. after whistling to get their attention, tricity asked to speak to an adult.*
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Post by Tricity~Wire on Aug 21, 2005 14:27:47 GMT -5
*they pulled her further into the camp, noticing that they seemed to create a whole other home here on the grounds using the tents and camping gear they kept in the secret caves around the mansion just in case of an emergency or if they ever REALLY felt like camping out. tricity noticed they set her tent up as she read her name on the front of the zipper doorway which made her happy they didnt give up on her being alive. she told the kids she wanted to get to her tent for a moment, so they let her go and returned doing their normal routines. when she went inside, tricity noticed there were a few sets of new clothing laid out for her, indicating they had went shopping. she couldnt believe everything in the mansion was destroyed. when she left the tent, she hoped to see red, or torpor, and maybe even...orion. she wondered if he even knew what happened and where he was like always. tricity wouldnt even mind seeing kaos and began to worry about orions wolf. when she finished changing into a black tank top and some jean shorts, tricity emerged from the tent and tried to find an adult of figure out what had happened.*
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Post by Tricity~Wire on Aug 22, 2005 12:28:58 GMT -5
*tricity found two professors and the doc prof near the middle of the camp. they explained to her what had happened in the mansion, their escape, and following emergency plans to stay on the grounds. when they were through, tricity took the doc prof to the side to speak with him.* docprof: "im so glad youre alright." yes, im fine. well, actually i dont know. when i was...kidnapped...i couldnt use my powers. i had a small green gem on the back of my neck and i think it was controlling how and when i used my powers. i think the red gem that my old employer took back from me had the power to control mutants. maybe its a stretch, but...i know i couldnt use my powers when i needed to. docprof: "well, i have a little station set up in the back of the campsite. let me take a look at you over there." *tricity agreed and they walked to the back of the site. she laid on the bed, the doc examining her and then doing his pschic remembering bit. he placed his one hand on her head, the other above her stomach, and the golden glow and warmth began. the flashes of what happened ran through his mind.* docprof: "that gem...i think youre right. it was inhibiting the use of your power. youre lucky you were able to get out, child. im afraid things will get worse for mutants..." *tricity bowed her head in sadness at the thought of more destruction. then she looked up again.* doc, where are draven, delphi, hydroa, and everyone else?? docprof: "they have been gone for some time now. each having their own business to take care of...i dont know specifics on them though." thanks... *tricity went back to her tent to rest for a while.*
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Post by Tricity~Wire on Sept 16, 2005 13:50:28 GMT -5
*the next day tricity began planning what to do about the mansion with xavier. he and tricity met up together to discuss the new plans about rebuilding the school. he didnt give her specifics, but she had the feeling like he had already carried out the plans of rebuilding and that it would only take a matter of a few days to get everything done. she didnt like that the professor was being so vague, but she trusted him like no other person. later that night, she went back to her tent and spent some time with the children.*
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Post by Tricity~Wire on Sept 16, 2005 13:51:44 GMT -5
(Orion: To all of you who read this. I havent been able to log back onto my original name for quite a while so I made a new one, but Its still the Original Orion just so you know.)
Orion's Camaro chugged back into its usual parking place. As he shut off the rumbling engine and gathered his things he was lost in thougt. He had been trying to find her old boss for quite some time now but noone semed to know anything about it. At first he just figured the guy had become so powerful in the underground crime rings that people wouldnt talk even if in mortal peril. Then as time progressed he was still running into dead ends. Some of the citys highest ranking crime kings had never even heard of the guy...supposedly. Absent mindedly doing his usual things about the Cave such as hanging his keys on their peg, starting a fire with a little chaos and his zippo. Worrying about the kids in their tents and how to rebuild the mansion. He flipped open his little cell phone and punched in her number.
Remembering the last time he couldnt get a hold of her right away he started to make his way to the front entrance to the cave. Then she actually picked up her phone. They exchanged greetings and "I miss yous", and "I love yous". She asked what the hell hed been up to lately. He explained as best he could omitting certain grimace scenes so as not to frighten her too much. When he was done she scolded him for not bringing her along and for watering things down for her. Orion chuckled when he heard this, she knew him all too well. He apologized but knew in his mind that he would probably do it again anyway at some point in the future. He told her what hed learned and that her boss had apparently, save for a couple people here and there remembering him from back in the day, dropped off the face of the earth. She mentioned exactly what Orion had already thought of and followed through on.
"Yea I thought of that too, Babe. I did some 'asking around' and none of the big bosses know anything about him, most of then never even heard of the guy, much less done business with him." She asked about supernatural things and witch craft. He told her that he didnt think of that and that he would look into that as soon as possible but first he wnted to see her and spend some time with her, maybe go out to dinner and a movie or something along those lines.
"I know you dont get out much, hun what with all the kids and the mansion being torn apart and these headaches and whatnot, but I think you need a little vacation every now and then. Hows about a real fancy dinner tonight eh? What do you think?"
After a little hmming and haaing she finally said yes. "Great I'll pick you up at eight o'clock then."
They said their I love yous again and then hung up. Orion then scrambled to call and make reservations for that night. All but one of the fancy restaurants in the area were full up. He almost had to threaten the guy to get a table guaranteed for them. Orion learned exactly what these fancy shmancy guys needed as persuasion. Money. "That figures." Orion mumbled to himself, but then thought of the time he'd be spending with Tricity and it made him smile. He made one more phone call to someone very powerful. Professor Xavier agreed with Orion that Tricity could use a night out. After giving Orion assurance that her night would be free for her to enjoy Orion thanked the Professor and asked if there was anything he could do for the professor aside from rebuild the mansion for him which he was already calling on a few friends to do just that as a favor owed. The professor thought a moment then asked Orion if he could bring him some of that restuarants famous blueberry cheesecake. Orion laughed and promised and then deal was done. They hung up and Orion began to prepare for the oncoming night out on the town.
He bathed thoroughly and sauntered to his closet chamber. He spent the next fifteen minutes trying to locate the tuxedo he had. "I know I put it in here somewhere." he mumbled as his huge hands rumaged through the closet. "AAh! here it is." He exclaimed as he got it out of the closet. "Jeesz I hope it still fits." he mused as he began to try on different parts of it. He barely fit into it. The shirt bulged around his chest, shoulders, and arms. Knowing he would'nt rip it if he took it easy, he flexed a little and moved around in it. Then he tried the pants. His waist had actually gotten smaller, but his legs hadn't so his pant legs almost looked tight around the thigh area. "Jeesz if my pant legs are this tight I wonder how tight the back end will be." me murmered, as he backed up to his mirror. Then he burst out laughing as he realized how very like a woman he just sounded.
'Oh good.' he though its not bad at all. Knowing the tuxedo fit him now, he went to the stream and shaved and groomed himself a bit. He wanted to look nice. His usual Mountain Man, gruff look would'nt get him anywhere at a place like this. Now clean shaven and groomed meticulously he adjorned to his personal chambers and began to dress for the evening. Once done, he grabbed a very small bottle of special cologne he had stashed away for just such an occasion. He spritzed a few on his chest, arms and dabbed his face with it a bit. Putting it back where it belonged he walked into the main chamber and gave Archon the 'I'll be back late tonight, keep an eye on the place.' type command. Archon sat down abruptly and just looked at Orion quizzically. "I know you wanna come with, but this place wouldnt know what to do with you even if we did ask. Archon made no response. "Oh I get it, you never seen me like this before have you?"
Archon woofed. "Yea well dont go around tellin everyone, ok? I got a reputation to uphold you know. And so do you." He chuckled as he gave Archon one last pat on the head and moved off to the vehicle chamber. He grabbed the keys to the truck off the peg, then stopped, and looked at them then at the truck and remembered that a massive machine, truck, type thing wouldnt get him much respect where he was going. He turned and put them back on the pegs. Then set about deciding wether he should take the black Viper, or His old Charger. He decided that the Charger wouldnt give off the right vibe he wanted tonight anyway.
The Viper cheeped at him as he walked to it. Then it sizzled almost and the second alarm system deactivated. He got in turned the key and the big V-10 started with a roar. Backing it out of the cave Orion checked the moons position, and figured it to be just before eightish. Smiling to himself he guided the car along the road to the closest spot that the road came to the tents. Parking it, he walked up to the tented area walked through them and started toward Tricity's. Several of the kids who werent in their tents or were on their way, stopped and gawked, briefly until he got close. One of the little girls came up to him and said
"Are you Tricities date?" Chuckling, Orion knelt down to her. His massive frame only offset by the smile on his face. "Now, where did you hear that, sweetheart?" he asked as he scooped her up and put her on his shoulder and carried her toward the young girls tent. "Tricity told us!" she said with a giggle. "Do you want me to have her come say good night to you before we leave?" She nodded and smiled as she hugged Orions neck as they neared her tent. He hugged her back and told her he'd be back with Tricity. Then he went to Tricitys tent.
Halfway there a couple of the other teachers from the mansion came around the corner and abruptly stopped in their tracks. They stared for a moment then recognized him and said their HIs and byes. Wondering why it was so hard for everyone to see him in this outfit he knocked on her tent flap. He looked to his right and noticed a couple more teachers taking a second glance at him. He hadn't noticed she had unzipped the flap, so when he heard her call his name he looked and his jaw dropped. There she stood in that beautiful dress with her hair perfect, her face just radiating. Even in a tent she still looked so beautiful. Then she spoke.
"Is everything ok, Ri?.....Ri?" "What?! oh yea." he said snapping back to reality. "I dont know what everyone's deal is though, everyone's staring at me again, like the first day I walked through the mansion." He said motioning toward some people at the other tents.
"Babe, theyve always seen you as the barbarian type that fights first then asks questions afterward." "I hadnt thought of it like that before." he mumbled. "Besides we both look a little out of place dressed up like this coming in and out of tents." "Yea, good point, anyway, ready to go?" he said with a smile. "Absolutly." She replied. "We've got one stop to make before we get there though." he said with a grin. "What are you planning now?" she asked as he led her the wrong way from the road. "Someone wants a goodnight kiss from you." Knowing he wasn't talking about himself she wondered who it was until they stopped at the young girls tent.
"I kinda met up with her on the way to your room. She was the only one bold enough to stop me and ask a question." chuckled Orion. Tricity went in and Orion leaned on tree outside, and watched her say goodnight to Janie. She retucked Janie into bed and they both said goodnight to her and Orion closed the flap and they went to the car. "Oh, no, please tell me your gonna be a good boy tonight driving?" "Of course, hun." he said as he hit one switch and a small hum began then it stopped and the big loud rumble of the engine dropped down to a low hum. Then he replaced the safetys on all the switches in the car. "Aaand were off." he said as they took off out of the road and headed toward the city.
Thirty minutes later they rolled into to parking lot of the restaurant. "Oh my god, Ri. This place is one of the nicest in the whole city. Ive read about it in magazines and heard about it on TV. How did you get us in here?" Partially bewildered as to how he was able to get the seats so easily if it was indeed that nice a restaurant he said with a smile to cover up for it. "I cant tell you." He was happy his luck was working well tonight though.
Orion got out of the car at the front door and a valet showed up. Orion paused at the sight of him for a moment then decided hed just give some simple instructions. Out of her hearing he told the boy, "Dont touch any of the switches with red safety covers and be very careful its an extremly powerful car, and if its damaged I will be looking for you. Other than that take it for a quick ride if you want." Orion handed him the key and smiled to the kid. The kid grinned back but nervously. He got in and accidentally chirped the tires trying to move smoothly away.
Orion grinned and Tricity asked what he was grinning about. "Nothin, hun." he said as they went inside. They were shown to their tables after several glances from the waiter at Orion. The waiter asked for their drink orders and when told a bottle of chilled wine he asked what year. This had Orion stumped. "How about an '43 Zinfandel if you've got it please." Tricity asked him. The waiter bowed and turned to go. Orion looked at her obviously impressed. "How do you know so much about wine?" he inquired. "Your not the only one with tricks up your sleeve." She teased him. The waiter brought back the glasses and the wine poured some and left the bottle in ice for them. Then he took their orders and disaperared. They chatted while they waited and shortly the waiter arrived with their food perfectly done. They enjoyed the meal and the wine and the dessert as the waiter came over to ask if there was anything else he could do for them Orion asked about the Professor's cheesecake.
"I have a friend who hasn't been able to come and dine here in many years, and this used to be his favorite place to eat. I was wondering if you could do me a big favor." The waiter leaned forward and Orion whispered about the cheesecake and then as an after thought added another bottle of wine to it. The waiter nodded and then when Orion told him who it was for his face broke into a smile and he whisked away to pack everything up. Tricity looked at him suspiciously. "Dont worry this is for Xavier." he said quietly. "Its a personal favor." then he winked.
Tricity giggled and smiled at him. Moments later the waiter came over to Orion and told him that the valet would have everything for him. On the way out the door Orion payed the bill with the money he had left from the street race he had done a while back and she linked her arm in his and they made their way toward the valet. The boy handed him the keys with a huge smile and informed Orion that the cake and wine were safely secure in the cargo net in the trunk. Very pleased with him Orion tipped him well and slapped the boy on the back a little too hard by accident but they both grinned none the less. Orion got in the car and took note that the kid had indeed taken a quick little spin.As they drove home they chatted about everything from the restaurant and the waiter and how until Orion had whispered in his ear about Xavier he had been cold and a little stuck up, to how little Janie wanted to see them before they left. And how the mansion had been totalled. Piloting the car back to the side of the road again Orion walked Tricity to her tent, kissed her goodnight, smiled and watched her zip the flap.
He walked down to Xaviers tent and they chatted for a few minutes and Orion told him of his plan to have a favor be repaid by helping to fix the mansion. Xavier said he would much appreciate it. Orion offered to have some of them stay with him again, but Xavier declined saying it would only impede Orions investigation to have little kids running around the Cave. Also that it was good for them to learn to live without the nice things of life, just in case one day something horrible should happen. They spoke of the future and of the past for a bit then Orion said his farewell and went back to the car and drove back to the Cave.
As he pulled into the Cave, Archon trotted around the corner to greet him. Orion petted Archon for a few moments then hung his keys on the wall and stoked the fire then got out of the tuxedo and into a pair of jeans and tried some more to piece together what had happened to the mansion and why and who.. Soon he began to doze off. He added a couple logs to the fire and went and climbed into bed, happy with the night but worried about all that happened when he was gone in search of Tricities old boss.
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