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Nicolas had no time to celebrate downing two of the ant lions as the third rudely slashed his face, giving him his first non-laboratory cut. He was momentarily stunned as he took inventory of the injury, realizing that he would be whole again in minutes, assuming he survived.

Suddenly Nicolas was wrapped in a web-like ring that seemed to ooze...something. Not doing that again, thought Rampage as he teleported out of the trap. However, some of the toxin had contacted his skin on his lower legs and he could feel it trying to work on him as his calves began to spasm. The pain was tremendous but his will spurred him on as he teleported again atop the head of the ant lion that had slashed him. He quickly buried both hands INTO the ant lions head and went to tear its head CLEAN off its shoulders...
 
<< and in that violent act, the ant lion falls to the ground, twitching as its massive, armoured body reacts to its sudden "headless state". a remarkable feat, considering that their armoured bodies are like that of STONE but Rampage posseses class 100 strength, making it FAR MORE EASIER for him to attack them physically.>>


<< the last ant lion seems to be lulled. SOMETHING has caused it to cease all agression as it stands in a "stand by" state. whatever the reason is, Rampage now has the opportunity to move on and get through the rest of the tunnel, out into the hangard/dock area which leads to the actual CITADLE and it is THERE that he will search through the rubble to find the Doctor.>>
 
Rampage rolls aside as the headless ant lion falls and the other seems to shut down.

Good, now back to the important part of this mission.

Moving more quickly by flying through telekinesis, Rampage proceeds adown the large tunnel to the dock area. The area looks like a bomb has gone off. There is debris everywhere and without the ability to pintpoint her through telepathy (due to her apparent psi-shield), the concern is will Nicolas be able to clear rubble off her and rescue her or will he simply be piling on, crushing her as he goes? As an idea pops into his head Rampage concentrates, reaching out with his TELEKINESIS.

He begins to feel through the rubble with his TK, using it to "look" for a less dense object about the size of a human woman. This way he can find the appropriate spot to target his efforts to find Dr. Victoria.
 
Success!

<< as the young mutant moved and searched through massive stone and metal rubble, he was greeted by random sparks and jagged projections of electricity and power from exposed cables and such. he could see along the upper area of the hangar there were scorch marks and other signs of battle>>

<< it was so dark..with only the intermitent flicker of lighting and the sound of water dripping. there was damage and destruction all around and as Nicolas searched for the Doctor, he began to sense the FAINTEST impression of PAIN...a consciousness fluttering dangerously close to the edge of oblivion.>>

<< many feet directly in front of him, across the way and close to the door way leading into "Horror Hall", Doctor Victoria lay on her back behind a large stone slab that had fallen from the ceiling from the area that had been ravaged by her last spell unleashed against the super soldier.>>

<< Once Nicolas found her, he would see just how badly hurt she was. Unable to talk, barely conscious or even ALIVE. He would have to gather her and get her OUT of there as fast as possible for even he could begin to sense the thought patterns of law enforcement and other military officials converging on the medical facility above and soon, they would most likely make their way down here too>>
 
Nicolas desperately searched and "felt" his way through the rubble, hoping to find a sign of the Doctor. In truth, it was almost impossible to believe thta someone could survive such destruction for this long. He was beginning to feel a bit of panic wen he sensed something at the foot of the hallway leading out of the room. It was the slightest ebb of pain, and desperation.

There under a large stone slab Nicolas found Dr. Victoria. He quickly tossed the large slab to one side and looked for vital signs from the mage. She was in desperate shape, no doubt only holding on due to will and the special nature of her own physiology. He would need to get her out of here, and fast.

As he was weighing his options, he noticed many minds getting closer to their position. The troops!!! He realized that they had finally declared it safe enough to enter, and so they were quickly making their way into the building!!! He had to act now.

Nicolas tenderly picked Dr. Victoria up, careful to handle her as gently as possible, and started to teleport when he realized that, in her grave condition, teleporation was very risky. He would have to take a more direct approach.

On the outside of the building, the army had picked an area to penetrate first. Suddenly, a headless ant lion burst through the doors from the inside and stood, confronting the troops.
 
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Surprise

:: Rampage THOUGHT he had all his bases covered as he delayed the approaching troops above ground butsomething else was wrong.::



:: BEFORE Rampage could even LEAVE the outside of the Citadle, which was MILES below ground, He found himself feeling "lost" and "disoriented". It was as if he couldnt figure out HOW to get out of the hangar. EVERYTHING seemed more large, more immense. there was a FEELING of dread sweeping over him as a soft, icy, feminine laugh could be heard through the faintest shifts in the air...the slightest echos of any sound::


:: He had the doctor now sure enough. But getting OUT with her, ALIVE would be quite another task all together::


:: lights GLARED into view all around him, painfully illuminating the area::

Malice: well well, look what we have here! a handsome, and powerfull young mutant STEALING "property"[Doctor Victoria] of MysTech?

didn't your MOTHER ever teach you manners? it's not POLITE to take what doesnt BELONG to you!


:: a woman in white soon appeared, head to toe in Versace. She wore a low cut, front lace up white leather corsett along with white "panty" shorts, white thigh high, high heeled boots and white "opera" length gloves. her white cape rounded out the costume along with a white leather choker with a decent sized blue/white diamond in the center of the choker. the woman, although older than Nicolas, had a body that would put some women HALF her age to shame and she reeked of glamor and evil::

:: her hair, blonde and bone straight, parted down the middle hung just at her shoulders and framed her elegant face as her sapphire blue eyes glared at the mutant::

I don't know just who you think you ar, If you think you're LEAVING here...ALIVE with the doctor, then you're sadly mistaken. Handsome as you are...I'd hate to have to mangle your pretty face, so why dont you put her down, and leave now.


:: Malice had apparently NOT retreated too far from the battle ground and was clearly keeping an eye on things. Here she was now, as beautifull and powerfull as she ever was before.::
 
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As Nicolas confronted by the powerful telepath, he actually took a moment to LOOK at her, and a smile crossed his face.

Damn. I've seen more pretty women in the last hour or two than in a long time. A telepath, and strong, maybe as strong as myself. Definitely cocky, quite revealingly well dressed. She actually had me almost wandering around this place.

Rampage closed his mind to Malice and advanced to face her.

And what EXACTLY are you going to do, try to dull my mind with parlor tricks? SCREW me to death? Your mind nor your beauty will deter me from this place, so step aside or face the consequences.

As he spoke, it seemed that an energy began to fill his side of the room. It was the energy of a young but powerful telekinetic...
 
the center of the spider's web

:: Malice smirked as she stretched and posed a bit::

Oh dear sweet Nicolas.

:: she knew his NAME!?::

This isnt Switzerland, and you aren't a god among men anymore. But your adoptive father, Gustav Magnusson certainly seemed to think you were didnt he? He wanted you to help him "spread goodness" throughout the world.


A pity that he filled your head with ideas that will avail you NOTHING but pain and loss. Although looking at you, I'm sure you would most certainly earn that title, "god among men" in the BEDROOM.

:: Laughing softly, Malice nonchalantly checked over her versace designed costume as she made sure her white opera gloves were on properly and then looked up suddenly while tossing her hair back, locking her disdainfull glare upon Nicolas as she spoke in a low, predatory, icy tone.::



We've had our eye on you for sometime now. We were aware of your power and potential and wanted to use you in our over seas operations. A pity that your father didnt acquiesce to Mystech when we expressed interest in you several years back. We might not have had to ELIMINATE HIM. A "plane crash" was listed as the cause of death if i remember correctly.

:: Malice's word's struck like a freight train. True to form, she just now revealed that she either knew of or was possibly directly involved in the death of Nicolas' beloved father.::

You're in MY yard now, young one and if you think you're going to get out of here, you'll find out soon enough why you do not tempt the spider at the center of her web.

:: she lowered her head a bit as she smirked. Her face seemed to be partiarlly enshrouded in shadow::
 
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As Malice spoke, a gasp escaped Nicolas' lips.

So her group killed my father?!?! I KNEW that there was no way it was an accident!!! And it was because of me...

The news was devastating to the young mutant. If not for his father, he would'nt be where he was today. His father had trained and raised and loved him since the day he had found him. He was filled with grief, guilt, sorrow, but most of all, ANGER. At that moment, Nicolas made a vow. Malice would rue the day she told him this information, the day her group killed his father. As long as she drew breath she would know no peace. She would find out why he was called Rampage.

Rampage looked up at the evil before him, his eyes aglow with power. Dr. Victoria's body lifted from his grasp and came to rest gently on the floor beneath them and behind him.

You are a dead woman.

Suddenly, Rampage brought his hands together in a devastating thunderclap aimed at Malice and flew forward to engage her directly, fury in his tear-filled eyes.
 
Hangar dock outside the Citadle - the battle begins

:: Malice took a battle pose as Rampage unleashed a wave of force toward her. immediately thrusting out her hand as a circular field of deflection manifested in front of her and disperesed the wave of force. the deflection field waved and shimmered as it did its job. the young mutant growled with contempt as he declared she was a "dead woman" ::

and YOU are a FOOL, little boy, if you think YOU can stop me! I have destroyed ARMYS of men and brought men of power to their KNEES. I am the WHITE QUEEN and YOU will FIND OUT WHY! TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT!

:: Smirking as Rampage charged for her, Malice immediately transformed into her indestructible diamond form and met his face dead on with a BACK HAND, sending the mutant flying, sprawling side ways into a pile of mechanical debris near by. the impact of being struck across the jaw by DIAMOND with such force would have broken the neck AND the jaw of any normal man but Malice knew that Rampage would not be so easily killed. This was merely her way of throwing him off course. Rampage was physically stronger than Malice, even in her diamond form, but she was far from being out classed by him. ::
 
Rampage recovered quickly.

Diamond!! Damn this one has quite a few tricks up her sleeve...

Rampage teleported back in front of Malice and punched her once to the stomach, once to the face, then headbutted her across the room.

You have yet to battle one such as me. And remember ...diamond CAN shatter.

Malice was proving to be a formidable opponent. But Rampage had many tricks of his own and was not about to be anyone's whipping boy.
 
the hangar

:: Rampage attacked Malice with his physical strength but even HE would soon discover that striking pure diamond head on would FEEL more unpleasant than it looked.::

:: Malice's body rolled with the blows and she was knocked off her feet, sliding back a few feet. she showed no look of surprise or agitation. her diamond form prevented her from feeling any physical pain::

BETTER MEN than YOU have tried, and FAILED.

:: she laid on the floor, now stretched out in a rather seductive position as if she were doing a photo shoot for a fashion studio.::

You're so driven by your convictions that you lack any kind of personality that is amusing.

:: she smirked as she looked upon him::

you like looking at me Nicolas. Even if you tried to close your mind off from me, I can still probe your EMOTIONS and your BODY cannot help but react to the beauty that is I.

:: as she lay there, her now featureless eyes began to glow solid white. Rampage felt a TUG on his "heart" , his emotional core as Malice tapped directly into his emotional center with her powers of EMPATHY. Not every telepath was an empath and that one difference between Malice and Nicolas. She began to strip away his feelings of restraint. his sense of valour and honor.::

admit it Nicolas. You'd LOVE to have your way with me. You'd even try to have your way with the fallen DOCTOR over there if she wasnt so bruised and battered and unconscious. You've been reeling from the sight of so many pretty women since you got here and for ALL your posturing, you're still nothing more than a hormone driven man. isnt that right?

:: Malice continued to exacerbate that part of Rampage, tapping into his more basic impulse emotions as a man with her empathy powers. this wasnt an attack on his mind or its higher functions..it was something more passive, and subtle. the same way she had gotten to Guardian, a woman who possesed a PSI SCREEN no less. and while Rampage was held in her thrall, Malice slowly got to her feet. ::

so typical. I would have fun corrupting you, little one, while at the same time driving you to distraction with endless titilation. you would love every minute of it!

:: spoken with a hypnotic town, Malice as she DROPPED a hydraulic pump down upon Rampage::
 
Rampage battled inside against his retilian brain, the part of him that Malice could in fact spark. It did not help that she was most certainly coorrect in his physical attraction to her, despite his hatred of her for what she was and represented.

As he sat helplessly, unable to prepare for this type of attack, he felt the weight of the pump press down upon him as it crashed to the floor. As he lay there in no small amount of pain, he quietly thanked Malice for her rash act, as his reptilian brain was no longer concerned with her. For the danger that it found itself in, and the injuries that it was already triggering healing for had instead given that part of him a new directive: FIGHT!!

Rampage threw the pump at Malice, and used the distraction to teleport to her, grab her by her neck, and slam her to the floor.

It's too bad that a woman as beautiful as yourself on the outside is such a haggard CRONE on the inside. You don't have enough CHARACTER to receive the pleasures I can give, which are MANY! Time to take out the trash!

He picked her back up by her neck and threw her through the next few walls of the Citadle.

He quickly went to Dr. Victoria's side. She needed help, and quickly! He had to get her out of here...
 
:: Rampage's physical resiliency was impressive. He nearly rivaled Foxfire with his body's physical constitution. as he recovered from having the massive hydraulic pump dropped on him. He attacked Malice with renewed focus as he threw her to the ground and offered his own witty rebuttal::

:: Malice looked up at him, still showing no outward physical reaction as he THREW HER. Flying forward she relaxed her body and took splendid form before tucking into a tight "ball" formation. in her diamond form she was now more than the equivalent of a high speed wrecking ball as she smashed through a secion of the wall that seperated tha hangar from the first areas of "Horror Hall." SHE was physically unharmed, just now further removed from her prey. but it didnt matter. Rampage would not escape very far before she was upon him AGAIN.::

:: as she slammed through the thick metal wall, a small explosion resulted from the violent impact, followed by smoke and debris. there was no sign of Malice..not yet.::
 
Nicolas' Run

<< Nicolas felt the impending sense of dread again. He HAD to get the doctor and get out of there. Between Malice below ground and the gauntlent above ground, his escape would be anything BUT easy. If he was caught and somehow subdued, it would mean certain death for him and the injured doctor.>>

<< He had threw Malice back, but if he were foolish enough to believe that he could stop her with that, he would deseve whatever befell him. As he returned to Doctor Karen Victoria and picked her up, he had to make his way back through the access tunnel. There was no way to know if the ant lions would be there waiting or if any OTHER monsters were coming, but he had to use what time he had to MOVE while he could.>>

<< once he made his way through the access tunnel he would be back in the Morgue. above ground in the abandonned medical facility.>>
 
<< Doctor Victoria was hardly aware of what was happening. she was in a state of pergatory almost. her mind, her heart, her soul fluttered on the edge of oblivion as everything seemed to have slowed to a halt. Even in her battered and bruised state, there was a faint trace of serenity about her in that black flying suit she wore.>>

<< but soon, she began to stir and the first sensations were those of PAIN!>>

<< her opal blue eyes fluttered as her feminine, petite body began to shake and tremble. she began to cough up blood while in Nicolas' arms. If he was not carefull, he would cause her MORE injury as he attempted to get her out of the citadle and she was too weak, and only semi conscious so she could not aid herself OR him with her magicks>>

<< The doctor was usually the one to help and protect others, but here she was...her very life and survival depending on the help and protection of a man she didnt even know as her team had mistakenly left her behind>>
 
Nicolas lifted the Doctor and hardened his TK around them to shield them as he decided that a direct break would be best. She was not getting any better and he was concerned that he had already taken to long with Malice.

He began to fly as quickly as he could down the access hallway, back the way he came, hoping that by the time Malice could figure out what was going on he would be gone. He knew that she was probably only slightly injured due to her hardened state, but he was hoping that her haughty nature would delay her enough to get him the opening he needed to escape ...
 
Nightmare in the Morgue

:: an alarm began to sound off, as red light lines began glowing along the access tunnel.::


:: as Rampage covered more ground, he sound found himself UP and in the Morgue...but something was different. the sounds of screaming and pain were in the air. lights were strobbing in the morgue as blood sesemed to drop down the tiled walls.::


:: doors on the refrigiration unit opened as metal slabs slid forward. bloody bodies covered by white sheets squeaked and writhed. tub's of what could possibly be described as human blood and "gore" bubbled nearby as well::

:: on the large, main surgical table a team of rather demented looking doctors in blood stained surgical gear could be seen converging on a subject ON the table. his old, weak voice cried out in pain as he called for Nicolas::

Gustav Magnusson : Ni.....Nicolassssssss

:: Malice's THOROUGH illusion was BOLSTERED by her attacking Nicolas' emotions again, playing on his fears and regret about not being able to save his father before..about not knowing what REALLY happened to him. Could he have survived the "crash" and been captured by Mystech to be TORTURED?::

:: the older man's voice was drowned out by the sound of a saw, that was now roaring in the air. the group of evil doctors were weilding instruments of pain and torture and seemingly getting ready to ATTACK Gustav. ::


:: Malice's voice boomed over the audio system::

RUN Nicolas, abandon your father as you did before. Leave him to DIE as you did before. You are not a man, you are a BOY who PLAYS at being a man and what do you think The Six will do to you when they receive word that YOU are the one who MURDERED their precious Doctor
Karen Victoria? You will be THEIR number one enemy!

:: as the horrible, bloody scene played out in front of him, Malice informed him that she would make SURE that he was set up to take the fall if Doctor Victoria died. HE would become the unwitting scape goat at her manipulation::

:: the team of surgeons were about to brutally "experiment" on Gustav now. Malice was striking at Nicolas on all fronts, insulting his honor, challenging him on an emotional and spiritual core::
 
Nicolas blanched at the visions that assailed him. Tears ran down his face as the illusion combined with her manipulation of emotions to disatrous effect. He blasted with his TK at the "doctors" to no effect as the continued to go after his father. He roared with anger and despair as he felt his fath...no wait, he did not feel his father at all, actually.

He stopped and mentally reached out to his "father" only to find...nothing. Nothing at all. The same nothing that he found the day of his death. He searched BILLIONs of minds, tossing them all aside as he hoped against hope that the most willing and open mind, the one of his father who received him with love, who spoke to him every day without moving his mouth, was still there. But it was not be that day, nor was it to be today as he realized that this was just another Malice nightmare!!!

His emotions still shredded by Malice's mental manipulation, Rampage openly wept as he decided that the only way to not be blamed fro Dr. Victoria's death was to succeed in protecting her in a way that he had not with Gustav. He pressed forward, but decided to leave Malice something to remember. He located her and, using his anger and hatred as a source for his telekinesis, IMPLODED the room she was standing in...
 
:: Malice was waiting for him, in PLAIN SIGHT. he used his TK to try to attack the illusion but it failed, he was brutalized by her attacks, not on his mind but on his HEART. and as he attempted to IMPLODE the room upon her, she appeared before him, in her sexy, revealing costume, sitting posed on one of the surgical tables just as he locked on to her "location"


BOO!

:: catching his attention::

did you think i would miss this show? I was here the ENTIRE TIME. I know every inch of this old strong hold of MysTechs and playing Cat & Mouse with you has been most fun, but now its time to take care of you AND the doctor, just like we took care of your father.


:: as the horrifying illusions wore away, there was now only Malice. as she glared at him, there was white halo around her head, her PSI powers were clearly activated.::

your telekinetic powers are USELESS, because i'm TELEPATHICALLY BLOCKING your access TO THEM! As powerfull as you THINK you are, I am even MORE powerfull. Power doesnt make up for knowledge and wisdom, child, and I have been in the game longer than you have been ALIVE. You will NEVER be able to check me.

:: she slipped off the table and stood. knowing that he could possibly dash for the doors leading from the morgue to the main hall and out into the vacant lobby.::


I know you want to kill me more than anything right now, but as i told The Six, I wilL NEVER go away and if you were to live through this evening, you would no doubt be looking for me just as I would be looking for YOU. Here's my "card".

:: standing battle ready, Malice touches her index and middle finger to her forehead in a "salute" pose as a small glowing halo of white energy forms at the point her fingers touch her forehead. a chime sounds off as a javeline of pure white, sparkling energy forms and is now gripped in her hand.::

say hello to your FATHER and HER [Doctor Victoria's] Daughter for me will you?

:: with splendid aim and form, Malice HURLS the javeline at Nicolas and Doctor Victoria. the bolt travels forward with a thundering din as it charges for the mutant and the fallen sorceress. If it hits, it will blast them with the concussive power to destroy a battle tank, not to mention obliterate their minds, leaving them at best in the state of vegetables. .::
 
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