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allright, everybody stay still until the spell activates!!


<< Morgan pressed against one of the walls as best she could....and raised her hands..a chiming melody was heard as sparkling , flowing, streams of eldritch energy flowed from one end of the group to the other. Spellbinder had cast her CLOAKING spell to not only hide all of them from the sentinels but also from the ant lions. even though she knew the spell would work, she still held her breath in anticipation as the word came for Guardian to drop her forcefield to let the ravenous ant lions loose against the sentinels>>

<< one thing was certain though...Sharon and Alycia were now SAFELY under the protection of the group...and Morgan would drag Riley to the depths of her own "Hell" in Limbo before he got the chance to hurt them again>>
 
::Guardian hears her cue, as Spellbinder casts her cloaking spell. Guardian's cobalt blue eyes begin to glow as she commands the force field to lower. the agressive, vicious, giant Ant Lions come charging forward with alarming speed, growling as an eerie sound is heard in the wake of the arachnid's march....to the relief of everyone, the giant arachnids storm right past each member of the six...they seem to be in a state of confusion as their prey is no longer within their sights::


Sentinel: warning, bio hazards have been detected. code fax identify: Ant Lions. bio hazards origin- the citadle. threat level: moderate. prepare to use repulsor blasts

:: But even as the lead sentinel commands his troops, the first ant lion barrels into him..knocking him over. soon the sounds of battle are erupting as sentinels fire repulsor blasts, ant lions spray acid and polymer webbing, attacking with their massive, strong legs and rock hard bodies.....its a battle between mutant hunting robots and savage flesh eating monsters...but at least they are attacking each other and NOT the six. their plan had WORKED....and now they could escape out of the rank, horrific dungeon.::

Guardian: now is the time for us to move away from here.
 
<< Spellbinder lifts her hands and with the sound of crashing thunder, the group is teleported via disc in the blink of an eye back up to the main floor...the decimated "factory" area that they had first arrived in....leaving the sounds of chaos and the nightmarish view of human suffering below ground.>>

<< as the disc snapped shut, Morgan went over to Alycia and Sharon who were both very much in need of medical care, struggling to stay standing>>

Sharon, Alycia.... thank the goddess we got to you when we did! let us help you!


<< comforting sharon as she took off her own mini cape and placed it around the woman's shoulders to cover her..noting that her blouse had been torn and ripped off by Rick during his personal assault>>


<< as Alison and Delilah help them women over tables to lay down, Morgan stands between them and lifts her hands again..a pronounced wind chim rings out as halos of white energy form around the hands and rays of light began to shine down on the two women...as they struggled to simply RELAX >>

just rest....you're safe now, and we wont let ANYTHING else happen to you....

<< Morgan was cut off as a body jarring, ear rattling CRASHING explosion was heard in the air all around them...it sounded as if someting had smashed through a wall....but there was nothing yet....Morgan looked around frantically>>

I need you all to cover me in a large circumference...just give me time to finish this spell!!!

<< Morgan's voice was quickly drowned out as the explosive sounds were heard again.....and the floor nearby EXPLODED in an eruption. meanwhile...the sound of a fax machine/computer connection could be heard in the air as blue white energy lines flowed through the pipes high above in the ceilings.....the energy climaxed and blasted down....opening a gateway as Drones, Army Eyes and 4 sentinels marched forward. PIPELINE was obviously HERE but in a transitory form. and now, rising up from the hole in the ground was RICK RILEY...looking rather terrifying as he was possesed with an impossibly spectacular physique and shirtless and brandishing cannon rifles of incredible power but unknown energy projection type..his face was bloody, from when Alycia had smashed the rock in his face...but his hulking figure suggested there had been some genetic augmentation.>>
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Riley: did you REALLY think you'd get away? even WITH the help of a bunch of rat tag witches and mutants?

<< looking over at Haleigh as he licks his lips>>

Ms. Davidoff. You certainly do keep company with beautiful women these days...quite a long way from our days back in the trenches? it's a shame i'm going to have to mount all your pretty little heads on my wall....

but before i bust your skull....why is it that a woman like you would work with a homicidal witch like Morgan Victoria who nearly destroyed the city she claims to protect , a deceitfull, nazi like Alison Marble who left you to DIE in the Citadle and her avaricious brother Cameron King or this drunk alcoholic floozy Alexis Quatermaine whose the stuff every tabloid reporter's dreams are made of and finally... << leering at Morning Star>> THIS nosy, meddling run away flash bulb Delilah Trelevan who turned to a WITCH to help clear her name....didnt realize a team like THIS had room for a goody two shoes COP.

Jasmine Klein...if ALISON MARBLE hadn't done us the FAVOR of killing your father...we surely would have. he was dead weight and...well we see what you turned out to be...just another bleeding heart. Do you think you'll last even a few months before Spellbinder loses control again and murder's you too??

what a colorfull bunch we got here...and all in one place now. MysTech will definately recover MORE than its share for the destruction of Senator Kelly, District Attorney Barnett AND their protectors in The Six...and just think, after all this, nothing's gonna stop us from turning this whack ass government on its ear.

<< the drones circle the room while the army eyes cover the main exits and the sentinels lock on their targets>>

the government, which claims to be a democracy but preys on its own people is about to be fucked over by its most favorite bed partner. too bad none of you will be alive to see it..


<< sounds of weapons of all kinds powering up can be heard...and Rick Riley begins to advance on Haleigh>>

Riley: OBLITERATE THEM!!

<< Riley himself loses his weapons for the moment, as he rushes Haleigh, hoisting her up in the air over his head horizontal before "back breaking" her and throwing her into a pillar>>

<< meanwhile, the large, bulky drones began to pepper the group with rapid fire cluster bombs, the SENTINELS who are the tallest things in the area also began to blast with repulsor beams....the team has to think fast and ACT faster.>>
 
:: Cameron looked at Rick Riley as he made his ignorant ass comments about all of them. He could only roll his eyes. This guy made Cameron look like Mya fucking Angelou. He wondered for a second if he was ever this big of an asshole. He didn't have much time to ponder as the Sentinels came up and started to fire their repulsor blasts. He knew the main objective would be to keep Morgan protected. She was going to get off a spell and if he wasted time on one of the Sentinels he would leave Morgan uncovered. He sprung into action as a sphere of telekinetic energy appeared over Morgan. He called out to her. ::

"Morgan, cast your own shield... I will run damage control over you! Trust me just get that spell off!"

:: As he held the globe over Morgan he began to dodge the blasts himself as he was almost nicked in the arm several times. He decided he would make the best of his other hand as when the blasts fired he deflected many of the blasts over to Rick Riley and back at the other Sentinels hoping to kill them all with "friendly fire" that would be quite an ironic way for Rick to die Cameron thought as he continued to concentrate. He hoped that some of the others would follow through. ::

"Jesus Christ these things are huge.. Looks like Rick is compensating for something, eh ladies?"
 
<< Morgan was shocked by what was happening..it happend SO FAST..Pipeline had once again flooded the room with robots and hostile machines...his power and functionality made him truly a most unique foe among the gallery of villains from MysTech. as round one started, Spellbinder's icy violet eyes followed the movements of young Cameron King, the mutant had come a long way and Morgan no longer felt utterly disgusted by him. in fact, she wasnt sure how to take him now. He was...more selfless than she had ever seen him....and after all she had done to him during the Inferno....coupled with Rick Riley's comments about her being a "homicidal witch"....it made her feel once more that perhaps she was truly a monster only PRETENDING to be human. but the time for self doubt would have to wait.....as the fire fight began.>>

Be carefull......the sentinels, they are DESIGNED to counter MUTANTS specifically!!

<< she concentrates....ignoring the the deadly barrage of repulsor blasts and as a chiming melody plays....a pentagram of protection forms around her, sharon and alycia....the pentagram, composed of silver mystic flames is the manifestation of a mystic shield AND a warding spell......a large cylindrical field of magick now extends from the floor up to the ceiling, surrounding Sharon and Alycia and allowing Spellbinder time to finish restoring their bodies. if Cameron got hurt, he would hopfully realize that he could find protection INSIDE the pentagram simply by stepping inside...anyone from THE SIX could do the same..but any foes would be badly burned, blasted or repelled. the others were now fully engaged by various machines/drones/sentinels while Riley attacked Haleigh himself.>>
 
[ MorningStar unconciously let out a sigh of relief as Morgan transported them away from the sentinels and ant lions. Sharon and Alycia were safe and now under their protection once more. And the rest of them had all come out more or less unscathed. She looked on as Morgan began to heal the wounded women - even now an amazing sight to behold. Then the explosions began...

She instinctively put her body between their attackers and those they were trying to protect. She went on the offensive, not wanting to give MysTech's playthings a chance to get any closer. Throwing her hands out in front of her, MorningStar sprayed the room with photon bullets before focusing on the nearest sentinel. Bringing her hands together in front of her face, then pushing out she sent a beam of blinding light at it, hopefully disorienting it. She quickly began targeting it's joints with photon blasts, managing to detach a giant hand from the huge body, which fell to the ground in a sparking heap of circuitry. ]
 
** Minutes passed by like hours as the Ant Lions flooded the dark and murky room until the Sentinels attacked abrasively. Wow, their plan had succeeded. Spellbinder's ear shattering thunder roared along the thin air currents which startled the young mutant. She at first assessed it was another villain but as she saw Morgan raise her hands she knew the sorceress was summoning some sort of magick. Her blue eyes went wide as the earth sank around her feet and she dropped through as her arms moved to protect her face on instinct. Transported to a room they had been through earlier, Jasmine fell from the stepping disk above roughly. She was clearly not used to all these various transportation modes as she was knocked on her knee caps with a thud. She frowned looking up at the air where she had just traveled from. Weird. Climbing to her feet she dusted off the small traces of dirt that stained her knees. **

** Spellbinder was already beginning her spell when a blast of high pitched air rushed around the team as it shook the walls and the explosion rocked Frost. She sighed, was this Morgan again? No, it was someone else. Spellbinder frantically shouted for the Six to cover her but her words were dimmed by such a powerful sound. But Frost could read lips and she was the second to run and cover the witch beside Prophet. Turning her back to the three other women she stood next to Prophet. She manipulated a large ice dome around Spell, adding to Cameron's shield of protection and Spellbinder's own. She identified who the attacker was Pipeline! His infamous sound entrance was known among many, especially for Jasmine. **

** Keeping her back to the others she noted the appearance of Rick Riley. She did not know him per say but she knew his record, an impressive one at that. But when he addressed each of the Six Jasmine yearned to rip his heart out with such a blood thirsty lust, she could only imagine how Haleigh felt. His comments about her father were tawdry and meretricious. Her eyes burned with hatred and anger at the augmented soldier. How dare he be so arrogant. She was half tempted to fire back a few of her own catty remarks but rejected the idea. No, she was better than to debate what kind of person she was or her father. Yes, her father was a ruthless monster who deserved to perish. But she also did not need to be constantly reminded of who she truly was. Folding her arms over her chest, she turned to Prophet who shared the same disdainful look she had. Clearly this guy was trying to make enemies and many of them. **

** Stepping forward, she sized up both the Sentinel and the drones. Who to assist first, Morningstar or Prophet? The sentinel was probably the bulkiest piece of shit there so she ran over to Morningstar. Jasmine had to find a weakness and most Sentinels were known for projecting and mirroring the same power. A gust of ice flew from her hands as she moved upward as her ice slide was inclined upward to the Sentinels eyes. Dashing around to confuse it while Delilah broke into its inner workings. Getting close but not that close she tossed out one of her ice sais that she threw with acuteness and precision as weapon flew right into the robots beady red eyes. An explosion of circuits echoed as the red light dulled completely. Swishing around on the ice slide, Frost dipped lower and around back to the back of the Sentinels large legs. Creating a hefty ice spear she jammed the weapon into the back of the robot's knee cap. Landing onto the ground again she blasted large patches of ice onto its legs to slow the machine. Jasmine's fists drove fiercely into the leg as she assaulted it with hand to hand combat. Her stamina was uncanny as she rushed forward to initiate an upper cut. Some of the paint and steel were becoming dented from Jasmine's attack. Her eyes glowed a haunting eerie yellow. Riley's words adding to her fire as she jabbed, kicked, and uppercut her fury into the Sentinel. She also kept a watchful eye on Morningstar as well. **

** She backflipped with the lengthy arm came crashing down. Sliding across the floor to puncture the other knee cap while Morningstar kept up her attack. The two worked flawlessly together. **
 
Haleigh was slightly amused at Frost's reaction... she really couldn't help it... so the woman COULD hear, after all.... at least she was finally LISTENING. She smirked a little, ushering Sharon and Alycia into the alcove, blanketing them in shadows and getting them out of the battle path... They stood there for a few seconds, pressed against the wall as the biohazards clashed with the sentinels mere feet from them, and Spellbinder pulled them out with a stepping disk. Haleigh was getting more accustomed to this method of transport, and this time she easily found solid footing on the warehouse floor as they reappeared in space and time. Haleigh helped the two to Morgan's assistance and then took up a covering position with the others... which she held until Riley appeared... her smoldering green eyes narrowed, and her protective instinct kicked in... this man had HURT Sharon and Alycia, and attempted to do so in the worse possible way... and Haleigh wasn't ABOUT to let that fly.

"Oh, Rick... I think, upon closer examination, you'll discover I'm FAR from the GIRL you knew, back in the 'trench' days..." Haleigh gave a mock laugh... and continued, and though her voice was soft, it was commanding, and it seemed to somehow resonate OVER every other sound in the room. "Come now Rick... don't be so naive... you know me well enough to know I would NEVER do ANYTHING without prudence... perhaps you should be asking yourself.... what it IS about these people that would have me believe they are such a sound choice of company?"

What follows can only be explained by admiting that Haleigh commits a BRAZEN gamble by taking her eyes off Riley and looking about the room as the machines around them begin to power up... no sooner does her gaze begin a return to Riley than the commander is upon her, hoisting her into the air and slamming her down over his knee before tossing her into a CEMENT support pillar... which instantly CRUMBLES on contact with her form, further comprimising the integrity of the decrepit warehouse... and yet... UNTHINKABLY.... like a cat, Haleigh falls to her feet and has recovered from the attack almost before she regains footing... and even more surprisingly, she is smiling.

"You know... you always used to underestimate me and I let it slide because it meant I continuously amazed you... but now... its just INSULTING... now even a neanderthal such as yourself can surely realize... if I was so EASILY dispatched... I wouldn't still be ALIVE to fight you today. Now, it seems to me like you're going to have a hard time moving about like that."

Haleigh gestured to his feet... which she had encompassed in steel up to midcalf... anchoring his feet to the ground with heavy density metal AND her mental control over it. Haleigh brushed a bit of rubble from her shoulder and moved towards him slowly and deliberately, a taunting saunter right up to him... he may have been taller than she was... but she showed no sign of feeling smaller.

"I think its rather fitting... don't you? After the stunt you tried to pull, terrorizing defenseless and badly INJURED women... it must be cosmic JUSTICE that you will meet your END at the hands of a woman... with strength and brutality to match your own." Haleigh had been holding eye contact with him and her glare never wavered, as she took his hips in her hands.... and squeezed. Her grip like an iron vise, it was nearly instantly that her fingernails penetrated his skin-- and more deeply than that... she squeezed harder, and just in her FINGERS was enough sheer strength to CRUSH his pelvis. "NOW... KNEEL in submission to your SUPERIOR... and I promise to make your death, while painful, mercifully SWIFT."
 
:: As Cameron surveyed the area he watched Jasmine looking at Morgan. He knew that she would do some type of ice attack to completely protect Morgan but he also knew that if he was in the pentagram with Morgan he would be more adept to helping to her and fighting off the sentinels. So before the ice dome solidified around Morgan, Cameron hastily jumped within the protection. He winked at Spellbinder. ::

"We never have any quality time, Morgan. Now let's get rid of these sentinels..."

:: Turning his attention back to the Sentinels he began to think of weaknesses that these mighty machines just might have. They needed to have some kind of core. They were designed to resist mutant abilities and to adapt to them. To destroy them. Somehow there should be a way to do the same thing back to the Sentinels. He just needed to find their weaknesses. He looked to Morgan. ::

"These things need to have a weakness. Otherwise we need a massive amount of firepower to their cores.. The only question is.. where are their cores?"

:: He took a second to look at Haleigh and Riley just going at it like dogs. Haleigh was in her truest form and weaving a web of bitchcraft that at the moment rivaled that of Morgan Victoria himself. It was all he could do not to just laugh at her words. ::

"Damn.. Kneel to your superior? Has she been borrowing your leather outfits Morgan?"
 
:: Guardian moves with speed and grace....dodging rapid fire and cart wheeling away from carbonium coils unleashed against her by the drones.::


:: as she landed on her feet, two drones swooped in, closing on her. she stood battle ready as they closed in.....and the look on her face suggested "you've just made a big mistake". lashing out and gesturing like Prue Halliwell, a rushing/windy sound is heard as she strikes with her world class telekinetic power and sends the two drones, both the size of SUV trucks, careening helplessly into the chest of a sentinel that is closing in on MorningStar and Frost. the thundering impact of the drones crashing into the sentinel causes the massive robot to stumble and falter backwards. Guardian turns and extends her gloved hand upward with palm facing outward....as a large beam of black light blasts forward and encompases the head of that same sentinel::


Sentinel: DANGER!! this unit under high powered telekinetic attack by Guardian........SQWARRRKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!


:: the sentinels eyes and mouth radiate with the explosion of its inner workings....the head EXPLODES and the body of the sentinel falls to the ground with a shattering thud..shaking the building. a reminder of Guardian's ruthless efficiency::

::MorningStar and Frost had taken out one sentinel, Guardian another. along with two drones....the team was holding their own so far. and with Prophet now inside Morgan's pentagram...everyone seemed to be good for the moment. Haleigh and Riley continued to battle as more drones zeroed in on Guardian.::
 
<< Spellbinder continued to repair the damage done to Sharon and Alycia. they had both been savagely beaten, multiple broken ribs, a broken arm, blackened eyes. damage to their muscle tissue from electro shock and more. the raging battle and shaking structure around her worried her but she knew her pentagram of protection would ward off any overt attempts against her or the women she was healing.>>

<< as Prophet addressed her, she didnt look up...but at her LAST comment about Haleigh borrowing Morgan's leather outfits...Morgan couldnt help but smirk and stifled a bit of her laugh>>

Cameron, sometimes i wonder WHERE your mind is. << she looked over at the young mutant>> you're so far the opposite of Alison but i suppose thats apart of your hidden charm right?

<< she looked at him with a rather playfull/sarcastic look. Alycia and Sharon were starting to look like themselves again...and they both breathed easier. as Morgan finished the healing spell....she smiled and held a hand from both women.>>

breathe easy you two. you've been very brave and youve survived more than most. we've got you now....

<< Morgan's words were put to the test...as a blue/white energy pattern began to crackle. once again that computer initialization sound as heard as PIPELINE began to try to compromise the electro magnetic signature of Morgan's mystical barrier.>>

PIPELINE!

<< she gritted her teeth as she raised her hands up....halos of dark magick formed around them as she was prepared to unleash a massive eldritch bolt to obliterate him..but the attack stopped. it seemed he couldnt breach the barrier because it wasnt composed of an energy he was capable of matching. but just as Morgan and Cameron thought he was gone...the bracelet on Morgan's wrist began to crackle.....it had a com link in it....designed by Haleigh and allowed her to communicate with the team ....and now Pipeline came SURGING through it, knocking Morgan off her feet with the massive feed back. she accidentally discharged her eldritch bolt from the shock and the bolt was now ricocheting INSIDE the barrier...placing prophet , alycia and sharon in mortal danger as Pipeline FINALLY materialized in human form.>>

Pipeline: contact established. Targets Spellbinder, Prophet, Alycia Barnett and Sharon Kelly now aquired.

<< Pipeline was about to lock onto the dna signatures and transform them into streams of data and taking them OUT of the warehouse.>>


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<< meanwhile, Riley and Haleigh were locked in a grudge match and Haleigh had the drop on him...or so it seemed. She continued to crush his pelvic area and try to force him into submission. but he had an almost demented grin on his face...as the veins in his muscles seemed to pulsate. he grabbed hold of HER hands...and began to squeeze HER wrists...with a steady INCREASING amount of pressure. she commanded him to yeild, to kneel and surrender. at first he does growl with pain...and his body trembles ....but he doesnt give in...not yet.>>

Riley: << breathing hard>> you've been hanging around Ms. Victoria too long. You're right about one thing. things have changed..on BOTH sides and no matter how much BETTER you think you've become since you became a hybrid....I GOT BETTER TOO!

<< he roars with an adrenaline rush as he INCREASES in mass and size/strength...busting loose from the metal contrains as he RIPS her hands from their grip and then HEAD BUTTS Haleigh before kicking her square in the chest and sending her flying back>>

did you think i'd face you without some augmentations of my own? thats why i JOINED MysTech. to get the power i shouldve had all those years ago when i couldve saved my BROTHER.

<< Riley's face is enshrouded in shadow>>

Riley: yeah...i hurt Sharon and Alycia. SO WHAT. You cant stop me from doing it again..you could NEVER stop me. and after i break you...I'm going after that nazi, Guardian and that bitch cop MorningStar. Like i said...im busting All you're pretty little heads tonight.

<< the wounds to his legs and pelvic area seem to regenerate before Haleigh's eyes...as he now hefts a boulder sized slab from the cement column, hurling it at Haleigh>>
 
[ After she and Frost defeated the first sentinel, MorningStar turned to seek out the next available target. She saw Guardian single handedly take out the second sentinel. Her jaw dropped as the Sentinel's head exploded. She shook her head. ]

"Where does she keep all that firepower?"

[ She waved to Frost, indicating a third sentinel that was coming for them. ]

"Go for the legs again, try and slow it down!"

[ MorningStar runs at the Sentinel, tucking and rolling to place herself behind it, then flying upwards quickly and alighting on its head. Extending her hands on either side of the head a strobe-light like series of flashes occur in front of the sentinel's face. While it's is distracted, she goes to work on the Sentinel's terminal casing. She absorbs the sound waves from the considerable noise level the Sentinels and friends were making, focusing it into a powerful laser.

As MorningStar was making progress, the Sentinel regained his bearings and began to swat violently at Delilah. As she started to lose her balance, MorningStar caught hold of the metal plating, which tore as she fell. She landed hard on her back on the cold floor. She turned her head to Jasmine. ]

"Can you send some ice into that hole? I have a feeling electronics and water don't mix..."
 
Haleigh, rather than being enraged by his refusal, was thrilled. To have taken him so easily would have been anticlimactic and disappointing. Haleigh allows him, in part curiousity and part awe, to showcase his raw power, and she stands, defiantly, held by her wrists, as Riley towers even HIGHER over her.

"Commandante... i told you once before... it's not the SIZE that matters... its how you USE it.... being BIGGER... or lets go ahead and say it, SMALLER, than average.... doesn't necessarily make you BETTER or worse, respectively... if you want to accomplish something... you must put in WORK."

Shortly thereafter, out of what she assumed was retaliation for tenacity, Haleigh was met with the battering force that had been Riley's forehead. A flash of bright ligh brought splitting PAIN to her own forehead, as she staggered back and felt him kicking her to the floor. She heard him over her, ranting on about his brother, and bizarrely, she identified with his sentiment... if only she had been more powerful... or more knowledgable, perhaps she could have saved Blaze.... Haleigh pushed the guilt away once more as mental clarity resurfaces.... now was NOT the time to be swept away with grief. She rolled left quickly as he throws the concrete down on top of her. Rolling to her feet, she registers that physical restraints will not hold Riley... but he seems to have such faith in his body... how would it be for his body to fail him now?

"Does that make you feel more like a man, Rick? Raping and tormenting defenseless women, who have already been tortured to physical exhaustion the point of which they cannot fight back? The only head that will be busted tonight will be the one fed by your EGO..."

Riley would soon begin to feel it... as if his body was getting heavier... and as if he had been exerting himself for DAYS of hard, full body workout... and then, the excruciating pain of random muscle spasms... as Haleigh increased the iron in his blood to double and triple times the amount that was normally there... in small amounts it was merely an element-- and it was HEALTHLY... but in larger quantities it became utterly poisonous to his muscles and his vital organs.... and as Haleigh increased it more and more, tiny iron filaments would form, and begin to SPLINTER through his blood veins... eventually leading to MASSIVE blood hemmorhaging.... which was, as Haleigh had promised, cripplingly painful... to the BRAIN function hindering level.

"I'm through fucking around with you, Rick..." Haleigh says quietly, powerfully, before adminstering a Class 10 strength, full speed left uppercut to send the man careening to the floor. She knelt beside him, pressing the muzzle of a glock to his forehead. Her voice is a whisper, but she knows, it is ALL the commander can hear. "Ask for lenience, and it may be granted... OR.... try your luck at pridefulness, and it will be SLOW and unbearable."
 
** The battle raged on as combatants from both alignments slugged it out. Black Widow and Rick Riley were practically the clash of the titans or even David and Goliath. Their battle was ruthless and brutal but necessary. Spellbinder was showing her power as a Sorceress with Prophet watching his friend, yes, I said friend. It seemed both were starting to bond, was that possible? Anything was possible with this team. And Morning and Frost skillfully destroyed the bulky oversized Sentinel. Who would have paired these two up or even contemplated their success? Certainty not Jasmine who took a moment to catch her breath as the hulking machine collapsed **

** It was a great achievement to destroy such an icon that sent various mutants into hiding. But that victory was short lived as Morningstar motioned to another one. Its large boots slamming down onto the ground making Frost shake, it sounded like a Tyrannosaurus Rex was being unleashed. She kept her game face running around to the back of its footing. Mindful not to be crushed or stepped on as Delilah suggested she attack its footing. A wise choice indeed. Frost didn't argue, instead she slide around on the cold ground with ease. Her sky blue eyes timing Morningstar's attack precisely. **

Five, four, three, two, one.

** Spraying out her hands, medium sized ice spikes flew into the back of the Sentinels "ankle" which had enough raw power and velocity like bullets. Her thick midnight blue spikes crashed into its footing. The sharp chunks of ice slammed into the Sentinel's leg which managed to cut and sweep through the metal. Switching her powers she backed up a step to turn up the heat. Her eyes morphing into those yellow orbs while firing lava bolts into the back knee section of the Sentinel. Dark red bolts flicked with fire as it began to melt the armor away. Jasmine was ready to strike again when she heard a thunderous clash. Running around to the Sentinel's side right leg, she saw Morningstar holding on for dear life. **

"Morningstar!"

** As the cop fell Frost was quick to create a snowy mat for her, hoping to brace her fall. The blonde fell roughly on the snow mat with Frost running over to her. Crouching down to her she was careful to reach for Delilah's right arm and place it around her neck to help her up. **

"I can do that."

** She moved Morningstar behind the Sentinel for now to recuperate from her rough landing. Nodding to her again she raced off between the Sentinel's legs to obscure its vision mood. The red beam dashed madly to target her and at one point it did as the Sentinel raised its arm and fired a heat seeking missile. The missile crashed into her ice clone exactly when Jasmine leaped out and ushered her water power as it waved toward the hole Morningstar created. Descending down it collided with a splash as the circuits sparked and exploded. The large Sentinel stumbling around. **

** Jasmine wasn't sure if it was enough to take the machine down. Zig Zagging around it Frost climbed onto the Sentinel as electrical currents surged through her body painfully. Pushing herself she reached its shoulders standing up. Adamantium wrist blades protruded from her suit as she furiously swiped those claws into the Sentinels neck but a large hand wrapped tightly around her body tossing her into a wall. Face first Frost collided with the wall as she crumbled down onto the ground. She was oddly still as the Sentinel's head barely hung on. The ice began to melt creating more sparks when the Sentinel rammed into the ground, another Sentinel down. **

** Jasmine began to stir as she attempted to get up she collapsed right back down with a thud. Blood forming around her skull from the concussion. Thick headed, Jasmine rolled onto her side. She felt like she collided with Semi - truck. Gaining her footing Jasmine stumbled back, her equilibrium hindered. Making her way over to Morningstar she fell on her knees. **

"You all right? Didn't get to ask that."
 
:: Sprinting forward with the others, Alexis picked up the pace as they reached their destination. Watching as Haleigh immediately went to Kelly and Alycia, Alexis obeyed Alisons' request to get against the walls. Pressing her back firm against the wall, Alexis looked to Jasmine who too complied with the order. Surprisingly that is....Looking away from Jasmine, she went to turn to Haleigh. But just as she did, the high pitched frequency from her ear piece exploded in her ear causing Alexis to raise her hand in pain and wince. ::

"Jesus Christ, Haleigh..."

:: Grunting, Alexis then stopped hearing the rhythmatic drumming of feet. Gasping in, her eyes shot toward the direction of the sound seeing the giant Ant Lions appear. Gripping her hands into fists of fear, Alexis pressed her back harder against the wall, trying so desperately to make it move. Hearing Jasmine's words of encouragement, Alexis was completely taken aback...shifting her eyes to the mutant, Alexis didn't say a word to her; this action alone a huge step for the meta human. ::

:: Watching as one of the Ant Lions stopped right by where Jasmine and Alexis were, it's eight red eyes began to scan the area; Alexis' stomach turned. Closing her eyes, wishing so desperately that she would disappear, her Aracnaphobia was one of Alexis' biggest weakeness and downfalls. She was utterly petrafied of anything that resembled a spider; and to have it standing a mere foot from her made Alexis' body tense with panic. But in this situation, Alexis was surprisingly calmer than usual..as she opened her eyes, her breathing were nothing more than pants of air. Looking away from the horrid creature, she looked to Alycia, Kelly, and Haleigh to see if they were all okay. ::
 
<< as Guardian, MorningStar , Shockwave and Frost held off and beat back the drones and the sentinels with surprising team work, Spellbinder rose to her feet and shock off the shock of Pipeline's repulsor feedback.....screaming with defances>>

You're NOT taking them!!

<< she gestures...and ignites magick ...a fast paced chime melody sounds off as halos form around her hands. the the pentagram of protection LOWERS and fades out so they are no longer isolated from the others...giving them all a full view of the menace that is Pipeline. at her mental command...a stepping disc whisks Sharon and Alycia AWAY from Pipeline as he attempts to seize them and transform them into binary codes for travel....the disc opens near Guardian>>

Guardian..keep them safe from harm...use your force field...use ANYTHING!


<< with them safely out of the way and knowing that Prophet could protect himself, Spellbinder lashes out at Pipeline with her dark magicks...flooding the area around her with enchantments before DETONATING the energy with ballistic impact....rocking the ground around him and ingniting the air with mystic flames. but even as the impressive explosion fades in a fury of sparkling haze......Pipeline REMAINS standing...his blue/white glowing hued body flows and crackles with energy.>>

MY...my MAGICK! it didnt EFFECT HIM!

<< shocked and ANGERED that her magicks didnt take him down the way they would so easily take others down. Morgan failed to remember that TECHNOLOGY was often the one thing that was an anethma to magick. she attacked again...this time with WIND....as she thrust her hands forward...and howling, whistling , sparkling ribbons of wind charged forth madly and encircled the man.....erupting into a tightly spinning malestrom. the winds began to whip any loose debris near by into a frenzy flying around randomly.....Guardian deflected with her forcefiled and MorningStar could VAPORIZE small oncoming objects with her laser shields while Frost could use ice shields...but the WIND attack had no more effect then the mystical cluster bomb. >>

his energy signature is POWERFULL...but i am sorceress supreme! i can weave a pattern of power sufficient to immobilize him long enough to prevent him from escaping.

<< spreading her arms outward horizontally ....and growing frustrated...Morgan gritted her teeth as she used eldritch magick to weave a pattern of power...casting an ensnaring spell....rays of light formed around her before aiming for Pipeline and shooting at him....wrapping around his body with a "mummifying" effect to keep his form in check from flowing anywhere else....and constricting him.>>

<< looking to Morningstar and Frost....Morgan ignored her dislike of her half sister due to the situation>>

my magicks cant keep him contained for long, we need something that can PERMANENTLY disrupt his form but KEEP him from reforming in any sort of landline or cable system in this building.....OPTIONS people?

<< as the women and Prophet began to come up with a plan to permanantly dispatch pipeline.....Black Widow and Rick Riley are locked in a battle to the death..a brutal battle of words, spirit and body>>
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<< Black Widow had cleverly turned a bad situation around to her favor, using an aspect of her power that was changed/enhanced following her infection from the Techno Organic Virus.>>

<< Riley's body had now become his greatest weakness and and he felt the gun pressed against his head....he inexplicably began to laugh>>

Rileyask for mercy?? just like YOU tried to beg Spellbinder not to kill you? you work side by side with the witch who murdered you, nearly destroyed the entire city and murdered her own sister and yet you think you're BETTER than me today?


<< he spit at Black Widow>>

Riley: take your best shot BITCH and make it count...cause if i get up...your ass is...... << gritting his teeth with pain>> grass! and even if i die....neither you nor your pals are getting out of here or away from this area ALIVE.

<< Haleigh didnt realize that Riley was holding an activation key...that would bring MASTER MOLD online...and at the moment of death....the key would be pressed!>>
 
** That unsettling feeling of nausea invaded Frost's stomach from the concussion. The whole room spun for the wintery mutant as she sat next to Morningstar. Shutting her eyes only seemed to make it worse and that throbbing intense headache rocked and pulsated along her skull. A gloved hand went to her forehead to massage those temples but Spellbinder's harsh and angry words echoed in the distance. Opening those sage green eyes, Jasmine slide them onto Morgan who had transported the Senator and the lawyer to Guardian in the blink of an eye for their protection. Frost felt the stale air change around her as she climbed to her feet slowly. It furiously spun now as objects in the room were yanked and violently sprung to a whipping life. **

** Raising her hands out across her suit Jasmine's hands sparkled with ice. Waving her hands around her body a massive ice dome began to surround herself before the mutant was well hidden in that dome. She was injured and she barely had the capability to stand let alone ward off these objects and debris. Sitting on the ground she sat "Indian Style" knowing her powerful fortress would only hold some objects not all. As the objects collided with her dome it vibrated and shook the inside where Frost was. Several cracks trickled along like what happens to an ice cube. Spellbinder's words could still be heard even over the wind attacked against Pipeline. It hurt to even think let alone stand. The mutant forced herself for ideas as she screamed to Spellbinder over the howling winds. **

"I could freeze the pipes, wires, circuits, etc. I doubt this place is anti -- freeze protected. Black Widow could hack online once her battle with Rick is over she could perhaps create some sort of worm virus cutting off Pipeline's exist while Shockwave could manipulate the electrical outlets around here to lure him out while Morningstar overheats his system with some lighting that includes heat like that of a heat lamp. While all this is happening Guardian can manipulate the temporal field to slow his progress. And then its up to you and Prophet for the final onslaught."
 
Haleigh looked down upon Commander Riley, but her expression was not one of contempt, but of tranquility. She gave a soft smile as he berated her,challenging her about working with Spellbinder, after all that had happened. The gun in her hand disappeared, and she placed an open palm on his bare chest. To him, she knew her hand felt like is was white hot and unbelievably heavy. His skin was clammy and covered in a cold sweat, and she could feel his heartbeating unevenly and slowly, as is chest rose and fell rapidly. She had been kneeling at his side, but now she sat down further, relaxing with her feet folded beneath her.

"Forgiveness is an attribute of the STRONG, Rick. I KNOW I'm better than you today. Why did you go to Mystech? You shouldve come to ME first... I could've helped you... Your brother's death was painful news for me as well... we could've gotten through it, together... and then you wouldn't be lying here beneath me, dying, BECAUSE of me... believe me, this is the last outcome I wanted... but you have become a beast... and euthanization is the only way. Your brother was a GOOD man, strong and JUST.... he fought BRAVELY for a cause he believed in, and while he couldn't say he was thrilled with the current administration he still LOVED his country. He would have NEVER wanted you to avenge his death if it meant you would become a MONSTER, such as you are...."

Haleigh stopped and yanked her head back, closing her eyes as she wiped his blood colored spit from her cheekbone, obviously disgusted by the last ditch disrespect. When she continued, her voice was sharp and steely, with the bitter coldness of detachment, which Haleigh was undoubtedly excellent at.

"No, I don't think I'll do that. Don't you get it Rick? You won't be getting up from this.... your blood is far too toxic and the pain too debilitating for you to make any kind of last stand now... soon your body will erupt in uncontrollable seizure... and right when you are about to fall UNCONSCIOUS from the pain, paralysis will set in... and you will be awake to feel your heart stop beating... and, unable to draw another breath, you will asphyxiate. Then, and ONLY then, the darkness will settle on you and you will be granted a reprieve from this world."

Haleigh had seemingly been oblivious to the battle outside of her and Riley... but she had been paying attention, allowing Morgan and the rest to fight their own battle, while she took care of Riley. She knew they could hold their own and so she kept her focus on Riley and in doing so, was focused enough to deal with him without incurring major injury to herself... but now, as the room seemed to quiet and Morg asked for options, Haleigh turned and whistled for Frost's attention. Jas was standing only a few feet away and was easily the closest of the group, and Haleigh tossed her a small metal disc that resembled a silver hockey puck and had a black button of the top. Haleigh winked and knew Jasmine was intelligent enough to realize what Haleigh wanted her to do with the object.... it was the weapon against Pipeline that Haleigh had earlier described to Prophet... and once she activated it, it would 'clog' the landlines and networks, preventing him from traveling in binary code and thus keeping him from escaping.
 
** Frost had been waiting for Spellbinder when suddenly a whistle blew in the air, causing Jasmine to find the owner. Usually most Special forces agents used that technique to gain attention from other soldiers. Sliding those midnight blue eyes onto Haleigh, their eyes locked for a few seconds. Why was Haleigh seeking her attention? The woman was locked in a brutal battle with Rick and to take her eyes off the psychopath was either brazen or just plan stupid. Either way, Jasmine knew Black Widow had a reason for it. Haleigh's hands contained a silvery disc shape device that could only be described as a hockey puck. It was small and round just like what Hockey players used. The device flew straight at Frost with it whirling speedily towards the brunette. Raising her left hand in mid air Frost caught it as the impact of the device glided roughly into her hands. A painful expression was written on Frost's facial expression. Haleigh obviously didn't know her own strength because she could have sworn that small device came flying at her at 90mph. She'd surely have a round ring inside her glove from impact. **

** She studied the device only to recall Haleigh mentioning it to Prophet when she had secretly watched them at Illustra. With a playful wink from Black Widow, Jasmine's thumb ran over the trigger as she pressed the black button when a small chime rang in the air. The black button had begun to in a way detonate all the hardlines, networking cables, powerlines, and airborne transmitters. All of those were suddenly jammed as Frost's communication system on her ear frizzed with obnoxious static. Pulling the ear piece out, Jasmine nodded back to Black Widow. She slipped the device tightly into the interior pocket of her suit where it was hidden and protected by the wintery mutant. **

"Stage one complete."
 
::as Riley seemed to be succumbing to the deadly effects of Haleighs passive attack. he no longer spoke...his body seemed to be shutting down. it was a progressive death....but with his last ounce of will, and strength, in a move that would surprise Haleigh, Riley DETONANTES a tubular device.....the explosion that follows is one that RADIATES Haleigh with a plasma blast that wouldve INCINERATED a lesser being, but as it stands, she is FLOORED across the way with the force of a pile driver::


::at that moment, as Frost uses the device to ensure that Pipeline cannot escape....Guardian thrusts her glove hands forward and in a combined use of powers she TRUE FREEZES Pipeline in his curent form...crystalizing his molecular structure and encasing him in a solid block of deadly cold ice while at the same time Riley and the explosion are FROZEN in time...the temporal field completely halted by Guardian's powers. the site of it all is oddly artfull...as its something only seen in "movies". the sounds in the air abruptly trail off as the group is left to finally breathe and the wreckage of sentinels, drones and all out battle are all around them.::

Thing were about to reach critical mass!

:: turning back to quickly glance at Sharon and Alycia::

I've checked the explosion for now, but its only going to INCREASE in size and damage once it resumes its course...and worse yet....the countdown to MASTERMOLD becoming SELF AWARE was activated by that tubular device! even with Riley's death....we're STILL no closer to averting the disaster i saw.

:: she waited for the others to recover::

I have a plan on how to irradicate Pipeline...but after that...we have to get OUT OF HERE while we still can!

:: directing MorningStar and Frost to change positions::

Frost, cover Sharon and Alycia. MorningStar, on my cue, ill need you to punch through the ice with your laser, but KEEP FIRING the laser. we're going to raise Pipeline's temperature to the point where HE reaches critical mass and EXPLODES...nullifying any possible reconstitution of his physical body. Morgan will make sure Haleigh isnt injured ....
 
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