From The Inside: The Tunnels of Wyndemere

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Haleigh and Cameron covered good ground in their run through the southeast tunnel... Haleigh leading the way steadfastly and without hesistation and Cameron following the sound of her footsteps. But as the thumping began.... Haleigh slowed... they were coming upon a bend in the passage and the noise was getting louder.... Cameron asked her if she heard the continuous noise, and Haleigh slowed to a complete stop, turning on him and staring at him with an amused face. He couldn't see her smirk through the dark... but he could definitely hear the withering sarcasm in her voice.

"Exactly HOW deaf would I have to be to NOT hear that thundering?"

Cameron could tell Haleigh had stopped and turn to look at him, because he could see her green eyes shining like a cat's at night.... she could see through electronic 'night vision' of sorts... so she didnt need a light to guide her... but as Cameron asked her to manipulate the elements, she remembered that he COULDN'T see... and she wondered why he hadn't said anything while they were tearing through to dark like marathon runners.

"Manipulate the elements? Not really... I can manipulate metal and machines..." nevertheless, she clicked on a bright ultralight flashlight and tossed it to him. "Best I can do." He could see her now, and she seemed expressionless as she turned towards the bend in the tunnel, her shotgun appearing in her hands as she lifted to aim, preparing herself for what might be waiting around the corner. She began towards the corner, but Cameron started yelling at someone who wasn't there, and Haleigh swiveled around, lunging at him, clamping her hand down over his mouth and impelling him up against the cave wall, pressing against him to hole him there and listening.


It was too late... the thumping had stopped....She closed her other hand over the flashlight she'd given him and clicked it off, to help them hide in the dark. "Shit." She whispered in his ear, not moving except to glance back over her shoulder. After a few seconds of silence, she finally let go of his mouth, whispering to him, asking for silence and slow movement, as she turned around again and aimed her firearm at the corner of where the passage turned. She took hold of his wrist so he would know she was moving forward, dragging him along behind her as she slowly and silently inched her way around the corner, hoping she could get a look at whatever it was and duck back before it saw them.
 
:: As Haleigh's head poked stealthily around the corner, VAROOK, a large, 7 foot man/wolf (think Sabertooth), stood there, waiting. His Siberian Husky-like blue eyes shined in the dark as his massively huge hand grabbed Haleigh's throat, instantly throwing her into the side cave wall like a rag doll. Varook roared much like a werewolf as he began to trudge over to Haleigh's location, not even worrying about Cameron. Picking up the dropped shot gun, without struggle, bent it into a "U" shape before throwing it to the side. This MysTech creation was impressive; fearless and brutal. As Haleigh was composing herself from the massive hit against the cave wall, Varook bent down and wrapped his huge hand around her throat, squeezing it like it was a paper cup. Lifting her off the ground, her large 6 inch canines shined as he growled lowly. ::
 
:: Cameron grabbed the flashlight and thanked Haleigh. They were working just as well as the night in the Citadle together. Suddenly Haleigh pulled him to the side, turned off his flashlight and put her hands over his mouth to stop him. What was going on? ::

:: Prophet soon found out as Haleigh was THRUST into the cave wall as he turned his flashlight back on to reveal a man and wolf combination, who obviously had a pension for shedding some blood. ::

"Oh lord, it looks like an angry Ex of Adrian Lockhart!"

:: He had to try and enfuse some witty sarcasm to the mix, as Cameron and Haleigh always did in these kinds of situations, when he grabbed her again and began to choke her, Prophet sprung into action as electric blue energies began to crackle and fizzle around him as he lashed out with his mind, hitting Varook with great telekinetic force, knocking Haleigh free from his grasp and the mighty beast a good distance away from them. He picked Haleigh up. ::

"Well, let's go get him.. you would think Mystech would learn that we ALWAYS manage to survive these things..."
 
Clara Oswald
Clara Oswald
Petty, party of one! :p
:: Indeed Prophet's attack was able to save Haleigh, but Varook was unharmed. Merely stumbling back from his telekenetic attack, Varook growled at Cameron whom was helping up Haleigh. Lundging forward, Varook slammed his huge claws into Cameron's side, lifting him over his head, and throwing him away from Haleigh and down the tunnel. Varook was a massive beast, and his strength was phenomenal. Without missing a beat, Varook slashed his claws across Haleigh's torso, howling with fury. ::
 
meanwhile

Shockwave said:
:: Morgan, Alison, and Adrian continued to trek further and further into the winding tunnels, until finally, they reached what looked like another entry into a cave. Much like the one they were previously in. The cave was dark, only lit mildly by Spellbinder's mystic orb. From what they could see of the large area, there were numerous bolders of different sizes, small holes here and there, and an exit about 30 feet infront of them. Other then that, it was pretty much bare... ::
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<< making their way into another entry area...ALREADY having gone below ground....Morgan stood in the center as her mystic orb rose up above her and the group and began to sparkle and glow brighter....illuminating the area...>>

<< as she spoke..her voice reverberated from the rocky walls>>:
another level deeper it appeares...its like were in a chinese treasure box. nothing here but bolders and the rocky walls and ceiling above...and in the distance another passage..the ONLY passage.

we need to move fast...i dont need to be a precog to know that the deeper we go...the more likely we are to have "company".

Guardian....do you sense anything immediate or immenent?

<< she turned back to make sure both Guardian and Bane were there...seeing them right behind her...she turned back around and slowly surveyed the room>>
 
:: All was quiet as the three stood in the empty cavern. The mystic orb rose high into the air, revealing rattling was heard, like a maraca. The noise began to escalate, soon, multiplying. Bane, Alison, and Morgan had entered a snake pit. The little ""boulders" scattered throughout the cavern were in fact snakes, bred to be like chamaeleons to their surroundings, in order to strike and kill any predator that came their way. The snakes soon began to unravel all around Bane, Guardian, and Spellbinder. They were surrounding them, prepared to strike at any movement. The rattling was so intense and so loud, it was impossible to hear anything else. As the snakes inched closer, they seemed to grow more fierce, one actual striking near Alison as more ofa scare tactic. It's two inch fangs, dripping with venom that sizzled once hitting the dirt surface....but what they would think were simple snakes, were anything but. ::
 
the OTHER path

:: Guardian emerged into the new "entry/vesibule like" cavern along side Spellbinder and took the time to look around as well ....she heard a faint dripping of water that echoed in the air. She noticed the fact there was no activity and it seemed barren..save for the jagged rocks and boulders and the "exit" a few paces ahead....::

::she looked on with analytical sterness as Spellbinder spoke::

STAND FAST!!

:: she held Spellbinder's arms::

we are NOT ALONE...there are...SNAKES in this cavern!!

:: after she sounded her alarm...the horrid sound of hissing and rattling could be heard....as the snakes showed their true form...it was truly a sickening sound. she turned as she glared at Bane::

get over here...and stand your ground!!

:: Guardian immediately looked down..as one of the snakes struck out at Guardian's boot....::

:: her eyes glowed...as the temporal field around all three of them was warped to HER will...and now provided a temporal barrier...if any snake breached the barrier..they would be slowed down to an INFANTESSIMAL rate of movement::

allright....everybody...just STAND STILL!...
 
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the Southwest Passage: Haleigh Davidoff

Haleigh turned the corner, her gun trained along her line of sight... She saw the eyes... looking RIGHT at her, and even as she tried to sink back behind the cover of the corner, she knew it had seen them... She saw the beast move, fluidly snatching her up by the throat, causing her to gasp and wheeze, dropping her weapon in the struggle to break free, and that she manage... but not by force. the thing had thrown her... and no sooner was she relieved to breathe than she was hitting the wall with such force that she BOUNCED off it and crumpled to the floor.

Haleigh's white 'track suit' was the lastest tech suit design from CI... and like the Z9 that the whole team had worn during the Citadle caper, the Z10 protected her body from impacts and falls... even if it looked like mere cloth.... and the suit, as was already evident and would become more so, had quite a few MORE upgrades than just sheer comfort. Haleigh recovered from the toss more quickly than could be expected... but not quite quickly enough, as Varook 'helped' her up by taking her by the throat once more... Haleigh gritted her teeth, kicking Varook vehemently in the ribs to try to injure him enough to drop her.... Cam stepped in, knocking Varook away and helped Haleigh to her feet and she rubbed her neck. "Thanks... I can tell he likes it a little rougher than I." she joked, staring at her gun, which lay on the ground in disrepair. She glared at Varook..... "Thats a 900 dollar firearm, you forest critter mutant!"

The beast came at them... but this time Hales was ready... she had pulled the knife from it sheath on her ankle, and as it tried for Cameron, Haleigh showed him hard enough to send him several feet away and slammed the blade down into Varook's hand and ripped it back out, her green eyes gleaming as she ducked when it swiped at her. With machine-like precision and speed, she moved CLOSER to the beast, ducking under its arms. It was big and bulky... and Haleigh was small in comparision and much more agile, and she had no problem jamming the long knife into the beast's side as she escaped its grasp by ducking between it's legs. Haleigh dove for Cameron, dragging him away quickly.... she counted down in whispers, and once she hit one, she flattened herself to the floor over Cameron... the Knife handle exploded with enough violent displacement to put a man-sized hole in an armored truck, and the heat and fire from the explosion boomed around them, followed shortly thereafter by the thunderous sound of instantaneous combustion.
 
:: Roaring, Varook swipped at Haleigh, whom ducked under his arm. Missing her, he turned, but not quickly enough to be stabbed in the back. Arching it, he howled, lifting his head to the cavern ceiling, showing the discomfort. As Haleigh and Cameron dove for cover, Varook reached his large hand around to where the knife was poking out of his back, and ripped it out. Holding it in his hand, he looked down at it, seeing a small red blinking light.... ::

BOOM!!!

:: The cavern and the surrounding tunnels shook violently as the massive explosion flooded the immediate area. Rocks of different sizes came crashing down around Cameron and Haleigh, some undoubtably hitting them. Dust arose everywhere, clouding their vision, but from what they could see, the tunnel was completely caved in, preventing them from continuing down the pathway. Although Varook was destroyed, with Haleigh's explosion, only made their trek down the southwest tunnel even more difficult. ::
 
:: It all happened so fast. One minute they were being pummeled by Varook and then the next, Cameron found himself completely submerged under rock and debris. He coughed as he opened his eyes and try to move. The rocks wouldn't budge. He lashed out several times with Telekinetic Force until he was able to maneuver his way out of the rocks. He looked around. It was almost complete darkness now. He called out for Haleigh. ::

"Hales!?! Are you okay? Where are you?"

:: He began to try and lift all the rocks up with his mind, but it was pretty heavy and he could only lift about a quarter of the total landslide. ::
 
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<< Spellbinder was stepping forward when she felt Guardian's grasp and sharp warning....her icy violet eyes wided as they darted from one area to the other...hearing the terrifying sound of rattling and hissing...her heart rate began to increase...as she swallowed deeply>>

<< GASP!!>> ...that sound........oh no...NOT HERE!

<< Spellbinder quickly covered her mouth as she looked on with increasing alarm...SNAKES...of a variety of sizes...and of GREAT numbers were unfolding all around them>>

NO...oh my god!!! NO!!!!

<< she gritted her teeth as she looked all over the ground...and the visible strain of fear washed over her face>>

Guardian.......snakes....snakes ALL AROUND US!

we....we're SURROUNDED!

<< thunder RUMBLED even through out this underground network of caves as spellbinder's hightened level of emotional distress began to spike....this was her fear...her WORST fear>>

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!!

<< she clenched her fists...and crossed her arms over her chest in an X pattern....her breathing was more rapid...and her voice was more agitated.>>
 
Adrian's black-brown eyes flashed as the sound of hissing acclaimed their hearing, a stark contrast to the eerie silence which had earlier permeated their surroundings. While Alison and Morgan cringed and drew together -- infact, creating a temporal barrier, Adrian stood calmly as one slithering lizard moved towards him. He knelt and picked up the creature, feeling oddly at ease.

Though having had a natural inclination to reptiles, these vicious snakes would make even the most tempered of snake-lovers flee, yet Adrian would do no such thing. Logic surrendered to Adrian's irrational impulse.

The snake twisted voraciously, his venomous fangs extended, and quickly bit into Adrian's forearm. Adrian flinched once; a vein in his throat swelled slightly, and the snake continued biting at him, leaving two small marks in a sporatic trail across his flesh.

Adrian felt the abrupt delirium that accompanied the absorption and replication of venom in his veins. The bites became less vicious, less decisive, and soon the snake ceased its attack. It coiled gently around his hand. Adrian stared at it, perplexed, while the small incisions quickly healed themselves.

Looking out now at the surrounding snakes, they all seem to have stopped their attacks, their attention riveted on Adrian. He stroked the silken flesh of his snake and walked forward. The snakes around the immediate area moved to make way, but continued in their passive behavior, with their forked tongues flicking out into the air around him.

He turned to Alison and Morgan, for once at a loss of words, but aware of a very real serenity.
 
:: The snakes indeed stopped their attacks, all eyes seemingly looking toward Adrian...but what Adrian's cocky misleading mind didn't comprehend was that they weren't stopping because of him....they were stopping because of her. Exiting from the large archway(the exit), a HUGE brown snake appeared (think Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets). The snake slithered out with great speed, flipping it's tail toward Bane which slammed into him. Bane went souring into the air. Hissing with anger, the baby snakes quickly slithered away, leaving only it's mother. Sitting upright, the snake barely touched the 30 foot tall ceiling. It's fork tongue extending down, sniffing out Alison and Morgan, then to Bane. Opening it's large mouth, 10 foot fangs emerged from it's mouth as it hissed viciously. True Bane's unique ability to control toxins made him almost immune to these reptiles, but the bite force alone, along with its 6 inch in diameter fangs, would ultimately kill a person if this mama snake attacked. ::

:: Lunging forward, the snake set it's eye's on Bane first and foremost. It's speed was remarkable. For a huge creature, it still had the speed and agility of a normal size snake. Snapping it's head forward, she slammed her fangs down to Bane's body. ::
 
<< Morgan turns...and sees the giant snake....and her heart nearly STOPS as she falls back behind Alison....shaking>>

WE CANT GET OUT!! THE SNAKE IS GOING TO KILL US!

<< Morgan's eyes well up with tears as she cries out with fear>>

DEMONS!!! ATTEND YOUR MISTRESS!! SLAY THIS CREATURE!

<< fear and PANIC trigger a survivalist response...as a chime sounds off followed by a blast of thunder...a LARGE veritcally oriented stepping disc opens...with rays of black light and violent winds bursting from it...as a HORDE of demons..large TECHNO ORGANIC demon come swarming forth....the creatures wicked laugh DEAFENS the hiss of the snake as they are INSTANTLY upon her...beating, clawing, slashing, biting, and with wound they inflict...they infect the snake with the techno organic virus and immediately drain its life glow as they began to tear its body apart. As the largest of the demons SLAMES a large metal lance through the snakes head and impales it the other demons devour the snake, physically and whatever "soul" it had..is LOST. the demons then began to turn and lay waste upon the baby snacks..devouring them as easily as a human would eat a grape....the scene is like something out of the wild amazon forrest as the demonic feeding frenzy carries out>>

<< Morgan's eyes glow as her hair flows upward>>

foolish Helena...did you think you could provoke ME...the MISTRESS OF LIMBO and not have me take you at your measure!?
 
::Guardian's face betrays a look of disbelief as she sees the enormous snake appear. although she is not PHOBIC of snakes like Morgan...she isnt thrilled to be in such closed quaters with one such as this....her face tightens with disgust...even as Bane seemingly DEFTLY handled the baby snakes...the "mother" was a whole other matter::

BANE!

:: before she could warn him, the Snake was instantly upon him...::

:: thrusting her gloved hand out, Guardian wasted no time::

Adrian Lockhart!

::with an eerie warping sound...Bane was enveloped in a globe of black mystic energy as he was TELEBLINKED from the Snake's jaws just as it was about to LOCK DOWN on him. Guardian turned and pointed her hand...Bane reappeared BEHIND her..as she stood her ground ready to defend herself and Bane from the snake...but as Morgan lost herself in her fear and panic....she unleashed DEMONS OF LIMBO upon the snake....the demons decimate the snake...rendering it with brutal efficiency and force as they infect it with the techno organic virus and devour its life glow::

and that...is why you never...EVER try to corner Morgan with her worst fear...she will do WHATEVER it takes..to kill!

:: keeping her guard up as the demons finished of the snake...she noticed Morgan raging out at Helena...wherever the woman was hiding....Guardian hoped that Morgan would be able to calm down and recall her demons once this was over::
 
The surrealistic situation ended abruptly; Adrian soared through the air and slammed into a wall of the cave. As the enormous snake encroached upon him, his black eyes flashed maliciously. Though slightly winded and delirious at the after-effects of the toxins, his calculating nature showed through in this moment of peril.

Ready to melt the impudent snake, Adrian suddenly found himself teleported to a location behind Alison. He bit back a hiss, half-angered, half-surprised as hordes of demons surrounded the immediate area and teared at the mother snake. He squinted and stepped back, observing the powerful glow of the virus radiating from these creatures, akin to the energy around Haleigh.

Dizzy and light-headed, Adrian stepped back and steadied himself against a wall. Beads of perspiration gleamed on his forehead. He felt parched and alarmed. Adrian had never been attacked by a snake, though many venoms in his arsenal were of similar chemical composition. He now scolded himself for his initial stupidity, and could only hope that the consequences would not be dire.
 
:: Roaring, the mother snake thrashed her tail from side to side, knocking demons away left and right. Biting down on some, crushing others as she slithered to try and keep them from swarming. But as more and more came, the more the mother snake couldn't keep up. They were like killer ants. They engulf you until you can't fight back. Swinging her head from side to side, a horrible screetching noise was heard as the TO virus began to take over her body. Loosing strength, her head collapsed to the ground, making the entire cave shake. The demons continued to eat her...not taking any mercy. And soon, the giant snake and the majority of her babies were dead. ::

:: So far, both teams had defeated Helena's traps. The snake pit was obviously aimed toward Morgan, and Varook was an obvious oaf that was sent to try and stall Haleigh and Cameron's trek. Though Varook failed, the tunnel had completely caved in, severing their pathway to where they believed Alexis was behing held. And as for Morgan, Alison, and Bane...they were triumphant. However Helena was unaware...Still working on her servalance equipment, she still couldn't see where the team was in her tunnels and how reliable her traps were. But as for right now, both teams were safe.. ::
 
<< Morgan watches with an almost INSANE glee as the snake is taken down...it crashes down and rocks the cave..but Morgan remains unmoved...as she stands tall....her smile gleaming>>

good, my pets. now take that thing back to limbo and feast to your hearts content!

<< as she waves her hand and a large horizontal stepping disc encompasses the rejoicing demons...and the dead, ravaged snake, a BLAST of thunder heralds the closing of the disc and with the faint echoing rumbles of thunder in the air, followed by chimes>>

<< it was silent...and calm for the moment..as Morgan returned to a calmer state herself>>

it cant hurt me..........anymore!

<< she stood with her fist clenched. it was OBVIOUS that the snakes had shaken Morgan to her core...and for her to lash out with her demons the way she did it was clear that while she may be fighting for "self control" now..she was MORE THAN WILLING to unleash her magicks and the depths of her own dimension's HELL upon her would be tormentor>>

<< looking over....>>

are you two okay?

<< she moved toward Bane>> i can use my magick.....to heal you.
 
Prophet said:
:: It all happened so fast. One minute they were being pummeled by Varook and then the next, Cameron found himself completely submerged under rock and debris. He coughed as he opened his eyes and try to move. The rocks wouldn't budge. He lashed out several times with Telekinetic Force until he was able to maneuver his way out of the rocks. He looked around. It was almost complete darkness now. He called out for Haleigh. ::

"Hales!?! Are you okay? Where are you?"

:: He began to try and lift all the rocks up with his mind, but it was pretty heavy and he could only lift about a quarter of the total landslide. ::
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A rustling could be heard, as Haleigh pushed a boulder off her chest and sat up, brushing debri from her body. Cameron could hear her swearing and grumbling about how difficult it is to keep white clothes white. It was amazing how well they banded together. They were a great team, and no matter what was thrown at them... they always made a spectacular show of scraping by. It didnt matter that they'd just argued pretty nastily not long ago. Their fight was pushed to the back burner, as they were both focused on living through this and getting to Alexis... nothing else mattered.

"I'm over here. I'm fine. Are you hurt?"

Suddenly, he could see, as the room flooded with light, Haleigh now handing him another flashlight. She looked up at the barricade and whistled. "Hmm.... ain't that some BULLshit? Should have thought that one through a little further..." Haleigh looked behind her. Varook, or at least, what was left of him, was splattered on the tunnel wall. "Eww..." She looked at Cameron and then back at the rock barricade. "He's having a bad day. Lets see... Cameron... how about JUST moving the ones at the top? All we need is an opening big enough to get through... it'll be too much work to move them all."
 
:: Guardian looked around...as she and Spellbinder were both facing Bane::

i think that was the last of THAT problem. But i feel it would be prudent for us to contact Prophet...and Black Widow ::the last name said with more than a hint of disdain:: if we have been attacked, then they have as well. I havent even "looked" in on them and i know that.

I dont see any immediate success in going through that exit up ahead of us.

:: Guardian waited while Morgan was about to heal bane of his injuries::

Looks like your charm wore off...even with the reptiles Bane. better get a new presentation before the next time your faced with an angry female...of ANY species.
 
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