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Post by Smeagollum on Oct 5, 2008 2:52:21 GMT -5
Melody's breath stilled at Jack's proposal. Jumping up out of her seat, she ran over to where she saw Krystal disappear off to. There she knelt down in a bush as she saw two men dressed in lab suits, that were a little more on the astronaut side, pick Krystal up and carry her away. "No," she whispered to herself, and lifted the walkie talkie out of the back pocket of one of the men, hitting him over the head with it.
Dropping Krystal, the man felt the back of his head and turned around to see his walkie talkie laying on the ground. Another group of three men came walking up, dressed identical to the two original men. They all chatted for a moment before re-picking Krystal up and walking away with her. The three that were left over made a little base and spoke of plans in how to pursue the rest of their task.
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Post by Lady Elenriel on Oct 5, 2008 3:14:24 GMT -5
Calista glanced at Ben. "What should we do?" she asked him. Darius studied Dan's wound, knowing that it would still need to heal. He glanced over at Ben and Calista, wondering how long they could hold Austin, wondering if they were even making the right choice. He then turned to Jack. "Prove to us that Krystal is well," he told him.
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Post by Lady Elenriel on Oct 5, 2008 3:33:17 GMT -5
Calista did not know what to do either. She could not risk Krystal. She could hear Shawn's warning to watch the girl echo through her mind, and apparently she could not do even that. If the girl was hurt-or killed-it would be her fault. She slowly began to release more of her grip on Austin. It did not seem to be worth the risk.
Darius gritted his teeth. "Then have her brought to us," he told Jack.
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Post by Lady Elenriel on Oct 5, 2008 14:57:09 GMT -5
Calista's blood froze as she heard the scream. Unable to wait any longer she released Austin and flew off in the direction of the Krystal's cry. "Krystal!" she cried.
"Calista! Wait!" Darius called after her, though he knew she would not heed him. Dan seemed fine in his sister's care and he decided to let the others deal with Jack. With that he started to go after Calista.
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Post by Smeagollum on Oct 6, 2008 0:59:03 GMT -5
Austin looked around in shock for a moment before he picked himself off of the ground. He did not fully know what had hit him, and his mind could only wrap around his mobility, once again.
The men carrying Krystal met each others' eyes one more and read the same thought from the other. At the sound of Krystal screaming, one of the men reached his arm out and covered Krystal's mouth, muffling the noise. He looked up at the nearest, unoccupied man and signaled him to come close. The man ran up and took a piece of fabric from his side, and he wrapped it around Krystal's mouth before the two men finally threw Krystal in the back of their van.
Melody sat from a few yards away and watched the scene unfold. She was consumed with fear, and frozen. Hearing the trampling of feet nearby, Melody quickly jolted her head to the side to see Calista and Darious dashing in her direction. "Wait!" she shouted, jumping up and exposing her position. "Don't come... uh..." A man came from behind Melody and covered her mouth, picking her up and slamming her down into the dirt before putting a collar around her neck, a piece of fabric in her mouth, and carrying her to the van.
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Post by Lady Elenriel on Oct 6, 2008 1:07:56 GMT -5
Calista gasped in shock, realizing at once that Jack had lied to them. These did not seem to be his men, but workers from a different organization. Reacting at once, Calista sent a spark of energy at the legs of the man holding Melody, hoping to trip him. Meanwhile, Darius quickly began to drain the man's energy.
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Post by Smeagollum on Oct 6, 2008 1:27:04 GMT -5
"Okay," Austin said, jumping to his feet and running over to Jack. Austin transported the gun and stood to his feet, aiming the gun at the rope on the side of the tree.
Another band of Skylar's men had wondered around the yard, picking up all of the scavengers: Melody, Storm, and Krystal. In the midst of all of these people being transported, two of the men walked in back of Tess. One of the men grabbed Tess's mouth and dragged her away from her brother. The other man walked behind the other man, repeating the action with capturing Dan.
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Post by Lady Elenriel on Oct 6, 2008 1:35:04 GMT -5
Calista cursed under her breath. This was not working. It seemed another man had Melody now and she could only guess that Krystal was in the van. With that she and Darius flew in the area, trying to get a better position for an attack, without hurting any of their friends. From her position in the sky, Calista shot the tires of the vans with a thin beam of energy, hoping that would delay their transport. Darius then targeted a couple of the men and began to drain their energy as well.
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Post by Smeagollum on Oct 6, 2008 1:52:59 GMT -5
Austin calmly put the gun down and looked around for some utensil to use. Seeing the man fall to the ground in pain, Austin smiled and took the knife from the man's leg and quickly celebrated his victory before cutting Jack free.
One man continued to drag Tess off to the van while he watched his partner fall to the ground. He quickly joined a group of fellows, and each of them came to the quick conclusion that they would have to gather up what they could and leave. They tossed Tess inside of the van, alongside Krystal, Melody, Storm, and Andrew (who had been found by the men while wandering around the yard) and the group began to file towards the van right carrying the weak of their crew.
Boom. Boom. The tires of the van were blown out, and attentiveness was drawn from each of the eyes. Turning around towards Darius and Calista, two men took out their guns and began to shoot bullets at both of the Xmen.
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Post by Lady Elenriel on Oct 6, 2008 2:18:31 GMT -5
Calista shot a wave of energy at some of the men while Darius shot a dark beam at some of the others.
"Wonderful for you to show up." Calista remarked to Shawn as she turned to face him, knowing he was right. "Don't remind me about it," she added with a sigh. She knew she had failed in watching the girl. If only I had kept Krystal with us-none of this would have happened. Caught off guard, Calista gave a sharp cry of pain as a bullet tore through her shoulder. She sank to her knees as she dug the bullet from the wound, crying out again in sheer agony. "Calista!" Darius exclaimed as he quickly moved in front of her, deflecting the bullets with a dark energy shield, his eyes darkening in fury. I should have protected her, he thought to himself, guilt filling him again. More than anything he wanted to help her, but they were still under fire. Feeling weak, Calista drew in a ragged breath as she fell back against the bark of the tree. They had to find someway of helping the others. She did not not want to see any one else taken away-or hurt.
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Post by Smeagollum on Oct 6, 2008 16:42:54 GMT -5
(Elen.. would you like Calista to be captured or not?)
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Post by Lady Elenriel on Oct 6, 2008 21:58:40 GMT -5
(Hmmm. I'll let Calista get captured. Oh, and you are going to have to fill me in on those collar things-from what I gather they block the use of their powers?)
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Post by Smeagollum on Oct 6, 2008 23:12:11 GMT -5
(Yes. The collars block the powers and send a shock through a person's body every time they try to use their powers.)
One of the men opened the back doors of the van and threw Tess in, quickly closing the doors after the act. Turning around, he could see his fellow workers run to change the tires of van while others were fending out the Xmen from their group. The leader, standing about five feet away, directed the man to him. Orders that he obeyed in a moment. Having orders whispered in his ear, the man grabbed the nearest weapon and ran into the woods, scurrying around the forest and coming up behind Darius and Calista.
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Post by Lady Elenriel on Oct 6, 2008 23:39:11 GMT -5
Darius knelt beside Calista as Shawn covered them, draining himself quickly to at least heal some of her wound. “Forget about me,” she told him softly. “I’ll be fine. Go help Shawn. He can’t hold them off forever.” “Calista, your wound is still serious,” he told her. “Yes, I’ve stopped the bleeding, but without proper treatment-” Calista gently put her fingers to his lips to silence him. “If you don’t help Shawn soon, we may all be dead. Don’t worry. I’ll be alright.” she told him weakly as she gave him a reassuring smile. Darius studied her, still loathed to leave her side. “Go.” she told him. “Stay behind us,” he told her then as he gently caressed her cheek. Calista smiled and nodded. “Go.” she said again. With that Darius flew up to Shawn and shot another beam of dark energy at some of the men, before draining others. “I’ve healed some of her wound, but she’s still weak,” he told him. “We need to get her out of here and soon.” he added as he shot down some more of their attackers.
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Post by Smeagollum on Oct 6, 2008 23:54:29 GMT -5
Waiting behind a tree, the man watched as Darius flew off to help his friend. Once the coast was clear, he came out from behind the tree and covered Calista's mouth, muffling any scream she might have brought. Placing a collar around her neck with her other hand, the man soon was able to pick the injured girl up and carry her back through the woods towards the van.
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