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Minerva's mansion- Morgan's guest suite

<< Morgan held her brush in her hand. As Ava entered the room, Morgan had an "ally mcbeal" moment...a wild fantasy sequence flashing through her mind in which she hurled the brush at Ava and smacked her in the mouth with it.>>

and NOW you know how it felt dealing with you these past weeks, you ungreatfull WENCH!

<< Morgan's mind and icy heart churned as Ava entered the room. the wild fantasy sequence ended as abruptly as it began and the Sorceress listened as the Goddess spoke.>>

<< Persephone SURPRISED Spellbinder. She assumed the woman was here to complain about something, or to demand to be released from Minerva's mansion or some other unreasonable request and Morgan was prepared to get up and get in her face like never before. But instead, Persephone finally OPENED up, about her feelings over this whole ordeal AND she apologized, she FINALLY seemed to give Morgan SOME credit, being the cross time alternate of Darkchilde too. >>

<< Morgan listened, and when Ava was finished, Morgan didnt speak or move. She continued to look at Ava in the mirror. Ava was about to leave and Morgan finally spoke.>>

Wait.

<< Morgan slowly turned herself around on the seat she sat upon. and laid the brush down in her lap.>>

Thank you....

I've been where you are. After Blaze's death at the hands of Black, the Inferno, after the Super Soldier in NERVOUS and again..after returning from the Seige Perilous.

I KNOW what its like to be LOST in a storm or a NIGHTMARE where you are overwhelmed and then...even when you are rescued from it, you dont know what to do, HOW TO BE again. We ALL went through that after the Arklay incident, when BISHOP destroyed our lives and we were forced to Aerie.

I wasnt doing very well with the loss of my career.

<< she stood up, and walked over to the bed...lightly brushing over Tinkerbell and the kitten with two fingers from her hand.>>

I was a supermodel FIRST, Ava. I didnt WANT to be a superheroine. I only did it the FIRST time because there was a DISTRESS call...and my mother encouraged me to ANSWER IT. That ended with Blaze's death at the hands of Black, or so i thought, while i was rendered POWERLESS to stop him. I returned to America, battered and broken...my mother and Alison helped me to slowly come back from it. THEN came the night the original SIX were called together, to save Blaze and stop one of Mystech's strongholds from DESTROYING the city.

I didnt WANT to be Spellbinder. But...i had no choice it seems and TIME AND AGAIN, my life has been taken from me and ripped apart. EVERYONE ELSE is allowed to lash out, but I'm supposed to be able to HANDLE IT time and again. Haleigh and Cameron thought they could push and prod me...and then when the INFERNO took place, suddenly they realized that all the warnings that Alison, my mother and even ORORO were giving them were TRUE. I tried to MAKE UP for the Inferno by sacrificing myself to save the city from MASTERMOLD but even then i came up short. SHARON lost her life. You know the rest, you've been here for it. And once we arrived on Aerie, the person who i WANTED to be...i no longer had the option of being, ALL i had left WAS "Spellbinder", who at BEST was in a relationship with a MAN...a MUCH YOUNGER man who doesnt seem to GET IT!

During our caper in ancient greece, your original timeline, we learned so much about you. I KNOW that was hard for you to have your history, your past on full display. at times you came across as a selfish, ungratefull child and you clashed with many of your own team mates...not to mention the olympians, but I could, on MANY levels understand you. Just as ALISON could.

The whole time you've been here...I feel like we havent had the chance to really know each other. I KNOW you don't see me as you did Darkchilde..but i AM part of her, just as she is part of ME. it's because of HER that you're with us...and just like she watched out for you...would...WILL do the same.

Ultimately, Ava. I appreciate you FINALLY leveling with me, because through all of this..I can't believe that you either FORGOT, or DIDNT REALIZE that i CAN understand what that "LOSS OF CONTROL" feels like. I've BEEN THERE and i KNOW how hard it is to come back from it.

I know its hard...and believe me, Ava...just like my mom and i tried to tell you... i had friends such as Delilah that reminded me TIME AND AGAIN that there's NO SHAME in feeling the hurt, ACKNOWLEDGING the pain and the helplessness. Sometimes, thats the ONLY way you can get the best help from those around you that you need. I had to learn that its not a sign of weakness and incompetence and I guess I didnt know how far i'd come in understanding that until I watched you go through what you went through here.

So now, I'm glad you understand too and yes, I accept your apology.
 
Hellfire Club- VIP suite

:: at the Hellfire Club, the BLACKOUT was in full effect. The mansion was filled with wild, uncaring abandon and debauchery , the kind that only the rich, famous, glamorous and truly bold were willing to indulge in a time where the "sexual revolution" was largely considered to be OVER. The Hellfire Club was more than just about power and covert manipulation to world domination...at its core, it was about PLEASURE and EXCESS.::

:: and so it was rather a stark contrast that the four members of the Six were now risking their lives in a building confrontation with the newly constituted sisterhood while the mansion was brimming with pillow talk, sex, the sharing of secrets and so much more.::

:: Enchantra took care to provide a special "venue" for the Six as they attempted to seek out their foes.::

Excellent work, Enchantra. Your power is more refined and far reaching than your mainstream counterpart from this timeline and with the powers represented among the Six's current roster, we must make sure we are ready to match and EXCEED them. If we can render Silver Swan unable or UNWILLING to fight, that will leave them even MORE vulnerable than they are now.

:: Malice sat, with her arms folded. she maintained a serious , grim expression as they watched the Six grapple with the "Arklay" scenario that Enchantra manifested. Enchantra liked to taunt and toy with her victims like a cat with her toy. Malice preferred to violently strike down her foe , making it IMPOSSIBLE for them to recover.::

Isis, your golden scorpion was a painfull overture to Rampage. I assume that you have something in mind for a follow up? It wont be long before they draw their line and make a stand. It is nearly time for us to take them at their measure...face to face.

:: Malice already had it in her mind to telepathically seize Firebird and use her to attack Nicolas or Haleigh. Nicolas could TRY to shield Firebird, but with Dominique preparing to bust his chops, that would be a task easier said than and she remembered the bitterness and resentment Haleigh felt when she telepathically coerced Persephone, MorningStar and FOXFIRE into attacking her in the TERROR DOME all those months ago. if there was one thing Haleigh hated, it was betrayal, or the sense that someone would easily roll over on her....and if there was one thing Malice enjoyed, it was pouring salt on the wounds and weaknesses of her foe.::

Enchantra, let the Arklay envrionment remain in tact. we will fight them in the one place where they barely escaped with their lives. I suspect that Sharon will be not as "quick on the draw" either while she thinks she's still in this place.

Let us prepare to meet and confront them.
 
Hellfire Club

[ Dominique too was watching the Six as they dealt with the initial strikes against them. the rune that Dominique manifested against Nicolas was not as effective as SHE had hoped. During this sequence of events, Dominique had opted to make some changes to her new costume, deciding it was TOO similar to Malice's cosume and simply all black instead of white. She replaced the "hot pants" with a black mini skirt to go with the cosett instead, defining its individual look to her preference just as Enchantra had done her's.]

it's as it was from the moment his abominable birth!

flash

a young woman, frail in body...laying on the floor, her life leaving her body with each faint breath...meanwhile, a newborn baby ...its cries of new life fill the hut. another woman , a midwife kneels over the dying mother...speaking with anguish and grief as the woman who had just given birth passes away.

the mid wife raises a dagger, and cries out, cursing the baby, as she attempts to KILL the newborn with the dagger, the blade was held over fire as she attempted to concecrate it and make it able to kill this "thing of evil". but as she STRIKES the baby with the dagger...it has NO EFFECT. the mark of his FATHER..his TRUE father, flashes on his tiny body as the hot dagger does not succeed in stabbing or even harming him. the young midwife cries out in shock as she attempts it again, but by now other villagers have gathered, entering the hut and seeing the distraught woman. they take hold of her...chanting and calling her to calm down as they drag her away, leaving the dead mother and her newborn infant in the hut. the midwife cries out, condeming the child, calling it the spawn of evil.

that midwife was Dominique....the woman who died in child birth...her sister...and the newborn...was NICOLAS.

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[ Dominique blinks a few times, realizing that she was not going to be able to kill him, not this easily. She'd HAVE to engage him face to face. Malice had been talking but Dominique's recollection of Nicolas' high level of invulnerability to convential weapons and attacks...knowing that it was that way from BIRTH was what was now on her mind.]

The rune scorpion was a test, more than anything else. His body metabolized the bio electric blasts of the scorpion sting. Dealing with him will require a more direct, a more violating attack, but I am prepared to escalate.

[ she stands up.]

I am ready to engage them whenever you all are.

[ she was very much about her business, and ready to take it to Nicolas. Firebird and Black Widow seemed to be putting two and two together about the mystery of the new black queen, at least as far her being behind the takeover of Nicolas' company and her possible origin, b ut that still didnt address what if ANY connection she had to Nicolas. How she seemed to know him without saying she did. She did not care. the others were incidental and if they got in her way, she'd give THEM the same heavy handed response as well.]
 
Nicolas emerged into the room as the zombies and what appeared to be Sharon's husband and son were shredded and then faded. He immediately rushed to Sharon's side, throwing an arm around her as he spoke softly into her ear.

I am so sorry about that, Sharon. It must be Enchantrah, trying to use your family's memory to mentally batter you. But we both know that you are much stronger than that now, and we will make them all pay...TOGETHER.

Nicolas turned and spoke in a booming voice.

Malice, Enchantrah, and the new blood. The time for hiding behind others has ended!! Face us now ir I will tear this dream and your new reality apart around your HEADS!!!

Nicolas pulled his axe and began to slam it into the floor, toss i against the walls with devastating effect, and increasing his attack with each strike using his TK and more of his strength. Not Arklay, not even the Hellfire Club mansion would be able to take much more if something weren't done. Meanwhile, he waited for their response, knowing he would not wait for long and looking for Malice's old tricks. He had tricks of his own up his sleeve...
 
Hellfire Club- "Arklay" warp

[ Sharon felt so BAD. her mind was once more her own, and the amazons had helped her to come to terms with her tragic losses, including the painfull but NECESSARY task of having to kill her horribly mutated child. But being back in "man's world", and having to return to the life she was ultimately meant to lead meant the risk of being confronted with those memories and in the hands of someone like Enchantra, they could be amplified to a painfull, if not mind numbing level.]

[ she prooved that she had the power, but would she remember what she learned on Themyscria?]

[ as Enchantra caused a box of tissues and a taunting note to fall on the floor near the Silver Swan, the mutate CRUSHED the box and the note under her silver high heeled boot.]

CURSE YOU! SPOTTED DOG!

[ She cried out as her sonic powered voice echoed around the massive marble ballroom that was once in "Arklay"]


[ Firebird was the first to reach the distressed Sharon after she liberated herself from the cruel illusion. The young mutant comforted the mutate as best she could...and it were those words, along with her touch...she wasnt afraid of Sharon or repulsed by her. not like Delilah had been. and then Nicolas, who had helped her when she FIRST broke free of Rick Riley's programming. He was there too. Haleigh soon arrived and it was time to call out their would be tormentors. Nicolas was right...it was time to SHOW them.]

I'm ready, Nicolas! I'll bend her over backwards until she SNAPS IN TWO!

[ she was already in her costume, her stylized body armour. she was ready for battle and as she wiped away her tears and stood with the group. She would not be so easily distracted this time. Enchantra may have ASSUMED that Sharon was still the mentally fractured mutate that followed immediately after the initial crazed rampaging Silver Swan, but she was NOT. The amazons reminded her that she was STILL human...only now GIFTED!]
 
while on Aerie

<< Karen smiled a bit as she looked down. Bemused as Mike touched her face and then moved his fingers down to her neck. He had had brought her to a new place in terms of displays of affection and she came to enjoy them, to realize it was not foolish or unsafe to trust him or to receive his touch. She and her daughter BOTH were in therapy of their own just by being with Mike and Nicolas.>>

Mike said:
it is definitely hard to go against your wishes, especially having to face you when you are upset or angry about what I am doing. That, in fact, is the hardest thing because the easy way is simply to make you happy, do exactly as you wish. But I no longer have the luxury of simply being Nic's driver and maybe your boyfriend one day, as I was not so long ago. My role with the team and my inability to walk away from any of you and this situation has left me in a position where I HAVE to be able to stand as my own person in this team, because this is all that I have.
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<< he made a very valid point. his life had changed forever, he went from being merely associated with the team to being firmly entrenched in it. he joined the ranks of Alycia Barnett in being one of the few baseline HUMANS to serve ALONGSIDE the team in times of battle and recon missions. If only SHE were here, that would probablly him him as it would HER...but Alycia needed her time on Themyscria and Karen didnt begrudge her of that.>>

I understand. Its not entirely unlike how Alycia felt. Sadly, at the end of our lives as they were...when we arrived on Aerie, Alycia was ill prepared to grasp this new reality...and she seemed INCONSOLABLE. I felt so bad because like you, she risked her life time and again for ALL of us. So if you need to push yourself and test yourself in order to be better prepared...i won't stand in the way of that.

<< Mike reminded her that he wasnt TOTALLY alone as he spent time in the more mysterious, rough area of Aerie, that she was watching over him, checking on him every so often. He pointed out that he had secured his area, and now he'd come to adopt these young wolves who would soon be domesticated enough to travel las his companions.>>

<< she nodded slowly as she listened. his voice standing out even above the sound of the ocean waves.>>

hmm yes...those wolves.

well...

<< she said in a que sera sera kind of tone.>>

since everyone ELSE on the Six has enough animals among them to comprise a small ZOO...i suppose two wolves won't be much worse.

<< she laughed a bit, thinking about the wide range of animals in their midst, some of them even enchanted.>>

and if they can help keep an eye on you, I'll like them even better.

<< Karen held Mike's hand in her own as they rested on her lap. he reassured her he'd be carefull and giver her less to worry about if she continued to care for him.>>

I'm old enough to be your mother...a young looking, glamorous mother << she HAD to allow herself a little levity at this moment>> ...what some would call a "Jaguar". But in watching you, dealing with you...i am reminded of the tremendous potential for GOOD that lies within some men. You help me as Nicolas has helped my daughter... i suppose SHE would be a "Puma".

<< Karen smiled a bit as she thought about Morgan pouncing on Nicolas.>>

You've more than earned my care and concern...so you needn't worry about it going away. Just don't give me a reason to REGRET this...is all i ask.

<< as Mike commented on his skills and new found physical discipline, he pulled her into a hug...he did seem more physically defined. Karen's much smaller frame was swallowed up by his stature and she hoped he wouldnt wrinkle her blouse :D >>
 
Mike was heartened by Karen's response, and as she seemed to become more at ease with what was happening, he listened to her voice. The refined lilt to it, the timbre, the sensuality inherent in it that made him crazy as he lay at night in the wild thinking of her.

As he held her, he had a wicked thought as his body pressed against hers. Lifting her up, he kissed her mouth, then her neck. With a sensual gleam in his eye, he made a proposal to her.

Doc, we have a little time on our hands left. How about YOU go skinny-dipping with ME in the shallows. I want to see you, out here in the wild, in your "natural' form.

He continued to kiss her neck as he spoke, his time-proven way of getting to her as he was himself swept away by love and passion for the witch. Mike started to walk with Karen in his arms to the water's edge...
 
HF Mansion

As the recent events played out, Blaze kept a watchful eye on Sharon for the time being. Even while Haleigh and Nicolas flanked her to check on the other woman. Offering her a sympathetic smile, Blaze would continue to walk with the others.

While the others formed a few strategies, the brunette seemed deep in thought. Pondering the connection between this Dominique and her apathy for Nicolas. Was she an old-flame? It wouldn’t be the first time Nicolas was with an older woman. But the pieces just didn’t seem to add up there, scratching that right out. A long-lost relative had more impact and seemed to fit.

Nicolas and Sharon would take a stand right then and there, calling out the newly formed Sisterhood. Blaze peered around the area, curious to see if the three powerful ladies took the bait. Although she doubted it, “Nicolas, you do realize we’re on their turf. They will seek us out when they are good and ready, when we least expect it. Judging from what briefs I’ve read it wouldn’t be their style to attack just yet.” Pausing she motioned with Sharon, “They’re very aware that this illusion is distressing Sharon, events I’m not privy to. But it’s a prime example they will separate us with our greater fears.” In many ways Nicolas resembled that of Foxfire with how stubborn and foolish he could be at times. Firebird though was more cautious for everything she dealt with on her realm, the tragic events, and the loss of her teammates.

“There is still the case of Dominique, the fact that we know next to nothing about her makes her even more dangerous. You all might think storming the brigade is the best idea but I sincerely disagree. I hope for your sake...” She turned to eye Haleigh and Nicolas especially, “that this works.” Blaze knew they were walking right into a trap. The further they traveled the more her stomach clenched. Blaze’s team was torn up into two for a reason and now she felt a string of deja-vu envelope her. Part of the team was divided here and the other entourage was in Aerie, who weren’t kept abreast of anything. Yet, the fire elemental was stubborn too and she relied on her senses, her ‘gut feeling”, and her logic.

Blaze’s mind would revert onto her sister, Morgan, Alison, Persephone, and Mike. Powerful members they could surely use or at least inform them of this new enemy. She couldn’t risk another massacre of this team with the lack of communication. Blaze would disregard Haleigh’s instructions. If they were to confront the Sisterhood the others needed to know this.

Shutting her eyes for a second, Blaze’s mind would focus on Morgan. Calling out to her sibling across the universe. Unsure whether or not it would work since they weren’t blood per se. “Morgan. If you can hear me, Malice and Enchantra are alive and they have reconstructed the Hellfire Club. Worse...they have elected a new Black Queen by the name of Dominique Deveraux. There is a connection between Dominique and Nicolas, although he doesn’t recognize her.” Her thoughts lingered as her stubbornness and willful nature would allow Morgan to be kept abreast. She was the real team leader as Haleigh was only a surrogate
 
The time for hiding behind others has ended!! Face us now or I will tear this dream and your new reality apart around your HEADS!!!
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"Well you don't have to be quite so theatrical."

Helena's voice echoed around the six, simulating the effects of someone speaking in a vast mansion or museum. The echoing of heals clicking followed the metamorph's voice as the lights around the six began to dim to darkness.

"Always in a such a rush, the six of you....or shall I say, the FOUR of you. Where are Miss Victoria, Marble, and Cassadine this evening, hmm? Ooh....that's right, they're 'recovering'."

:: A bright round spotlight hit a smirking Helena. The blonde's one hand rested on her hip while the other was lifted up to her temple; her index finger gently tapping it as she looked at Nicolas. Malice fed her information from the one person he WASN'T protecting, AVA. ::

"Cover all your bases boy, otherwise i'll rip the rug right out from under you."

:: And with that, the dimmed lights instantly flashed back on revealing nearly TWO HUNDRED WILDpack soliders surrounding the six. ::

"Once we're finished with you....i'll turn your friends [Ava and Alison] nightmare into a reality. [to the WILDpack] ATTACK!"

:: On command, the WILDpack all began to attack the group. 'Helena'--rather the ILLUSION of Helena--faded from the madness as she opened her eyes looking to Malice and Isis. ::

"Now that we have them distracted, we can get in there and rip them apart. Lets go." :D
 
on Aerie

<< Karen exclaimed a bit as Mike lifted her up. he ALWAYS had a habit of sweeping her up when she least expected it. but as he attempted to soften her a bit more with his hands and kisses....Karen did her best to remain composed.>>

Now Mike, you know how i feel about such things!

<< she said, lightly reprimanding him.>>

There's a private lagoon, further within the island near Haleigh's compound. If i simply MUST satisfy your desire to play "Adam and Eve in the garden of eden" i would prefer SOME sense of privacy. what if my daughter should return to Aerie to go to the rotunda!

<< and with that, Karen reminds him that she is not without her own surprises as she DISAPPEARS from his hold with a chiming sound. her voice lingers in the air.>>

the lagoon, Mike. You know where to find it.

<< and with that, Karen would await Mike and they would enjoy themselves in the private, lush natural splendor of the Island. it was a rare moment of spontinaety for the doctor, but with Mike she found it was easier...even OKAY to allow herself moments like these every so often.>>
 
Minerva's Mansion- her guest suite

<< as Morgan spoke with Ava, she heard chimes in the air and then a voice, it was Firebird, speaking to Morgan via the sisterly bond, similar to the bond she had with her mother which allowed them to communicate mentally DESPITE Morgan's psi screen. Though Firebird was not THIS Morgan's blood, the potential was still there across timelines.>>

....

<< she paused, not used to hearing Blaze, even an alternate inside her head, though they had spoken this way once a few days back after Blaze's arrival in this timeline.>>

Firebird said:
Morgan. If you can hear me, Malice and Enchantra are alive and they have reconstructed the Hellfire Club. Worse...they have elected a new Black Queen by the name of Dominique Deveraux. There is a connection between Dominique and Nicolas, although he doesn’t recognize her.
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Blaze!

<< Morgan kept herself composed. Ava didnt need to know about this. Neither she nor Alison should be rushing into battle just yet. but this would explain why Haleigh hadnt been in touch with them yet. They were encountering MORE than they bargained for! MALICE and ENCHANTRA...ALIVE!? >>

<< Morgan's heart and mind CHURNED with disbelief...but Blaze wouldnt be telling her t his if it wasnt true. and there was a NEW Black Queen. The name didnt ring a bell with Morgan but if Malice and Enchantra had added her to their ranks, she HAD to be powerfull...and the members of the Six were WELL within the Hellfire Club mansion!? They hadnt even TOLD Morgan that was where they were going!>>

<< but what was worse...was that Morgan KNEW that MALICE could perhaps pick up on Blaze's thoughts while not being able to hear Morgan's.>>

Blaze! shut down communication at once! MALICE is an omega level telepath! she can hear your thoughts even though she can't hear mine! Stay with the others and follow Haleigh's lead. She has experience with field command AND Malice. She'll keep you all safe...I'll get a fix on you with my scrying glass and get there as soon as i can! But i dont want Ava and Alison to be made aware of it.....both of them are awake and active now. They are well on the way to a full physical recovery.

<< and with that, Morgan stops communication through their sisterly bond. Her mind races, but she knows that if she rushes Ava away, it will seem odd. She will give ava the time to respond, and then close the discussion. once she reaches the scrying glass, finding the team in NYC will be a SNAP.>>

Dominique Deveraux....with a name like that...she definately is not the "average" woman. A connection to Nicolas and yet he doesnt recognize her? That ALREADY means she has the advantage and if she's with Malice and Enchantra, she most likely is just bloodthirsty enough to use it.

<< They all had PERSONAL enemies. Clearly Dominique could be one of Nicolas' but no one knew anything about her and suddenly here she was?>>

<< Morgan STILL couldnt believe what she heard about MALICE! HOW could that BE!? she DECAPITATED her with the soul sword! SHe REMEMBERED it...and Alison SHATTERED her diamond form in Limbo. HOW did this woman COME BACK! well...it didnt matter. For all the harm she'd done...killing her AGAIN would be MORE than justified. And what about Enchantra? she was supposed to be dead TOO! but if the HELLFIRE CLUB was reconsituted, then there was clearly MORE to this than Morgan had been informed of. Haleigh may have been a good field commander, but she apparently FORGOT to share her plans with the ORIGINAL leader of the team.>>



<< When this was all over, she'd REMIND Haleigh that communication is NOT an "OPTION"...but a REQUIREMENT. Morgan may have been caring for Alison and Ava b ut that didnt mean she wasnt going to be concerned about her alternate sister, her boyfriend [infuriating as he may be at times :D ] or Haleigh...AND she still didnt know SHARON was back either!>>
 
:: As Ava turned to leave she heard Morgan tell her to stop. Inhaling deeply, Ava's eyes closed for a moment before she turned back around to look at Morgan. As dreadful as she had been the past couple of days, Morgan accepted her apology. That alone showed the true growth in Morgan Victoria as a person AND a witch. Ava gave her a faint smile of thanks. ::

"I'm usually extremely level headed, so the past couple of days...it sort of felt like an outter body experience. Logically I knew you were the BEST person to go to for advice and guidence because you've gone through similiar events....but I thought I could handle it on my own--I WANTED to handle it on my own. I guess to proove that i'm not as weak as I thought I had become. [sighing out] Honestly, I don't know. What I do know is I appriciate everything you and your mother have done. And I will....try to be more open to Karen's therepy sessions. [scoffing lightheartedly] There's a joke in there somewhere..."

:: It seemed once Alison finally woke, Ava finally 'woke' as well. Perhaps the fact that Alison was still not conscious made it more difficult for the goddess because the problem hadn't truly been resolved. Regardless, it seemed her realationship with the precog had grown by leaps and bounds....and hopefully hers and Morgan's would too as well. ::

"Well, i'm sure you would like to go catch up with Alison...I'll see you later."

:: And with that, Ava bid Morgan farewell before exiting the sourceress' bedroom. ::
 
Hellfire Club- deadly reunion

:: Malice nodded as Isis stood up and Enchantra lead off the attack.::

Nicolas is so eager to have his head busted, so let's oblige him shall we?

:: Malice decided that it was more fun to keep the Arklay envrionment running, and so as the WILDpack (most of them actually apart of the elaborate illusion) attacked, Malice walked in slowly, surveying the area.::

Isis wants Nicolas for herself. Fine with me. It'll keep him from interfering while i rip Firebird's mind apart...leaving this one as dead as her mainstream counterpart. Enchantra, Haleigh is yours.

You wanted to be here? you wanted to confront us in OUR domain? You're either incredibly brave or unnaturally stupid. I'll go for the latter. Silly fools...didnt your mothers ever teach you that you NEVER tempt a spider at the center of HER web?

:: looking at Haleigh, Baze and Nicolas::

Oh that's right...all your mother's are DEAD.

:: touching her hand to her forehead, energy sounds off as a white halo forms around her head and that hand. she takes aim as the halo of energy sparkles and expands to form a large PSI javeline! with perfect aim and form, Malice hurls it.::

Welcome to OUR timeline, Firebird. Sorry you can't stay LONGER.

::eek:ne of the moves unique to Malice, an omega level telepath, the psi javeline charges madly for the mutant...with a din of roaring thunder. once it hits, it will blast her to the core of her nervous system , frying her brain and shutting her down, leaving her nothing more than a vegetable.::
 
Isis joins the battle

[ the time had come. Dominique didnt imagine that by entertaining the offer of Malice and Enchantra would they lead her that much faster to her goal, of confronting and DESTROYING Nicolas King!]

[ secretly, she was elated. She saw herself, all those years ago. before the power, before the glamor, before the well traveled, worldly experience....she saw herself as the young girl in a modest village, caring for her younger sister...just beginning to dabble in dark arts, but not strong enough to save her sister from being physically violated by a rampaging monster, who appeared in the form of a "man". Unable to preserve her sister's life, DESPITE being a trained midwife, when her sister gave birth to the unholy bastard child...that child was now a young man, living the life of a privilaged, capitalist PIG. he had no idea at what cost his success came...but she aimed to make him PAY UP.]

[ Enchantra aquitted herself well. First shaking up this...Sharon, the Silver Swan, and then drawing the anger of her team mates before confronting them. Malice attacked Firebird and now, the moment she waited for.]

[ Nicolas, a powerfull psychic, was an omega level telekinetic with some telepathic abilities. he was the ONLY line of defense for the members of their team who had no natural mental defense. Take HIM down, and Firebird would have nothing to fall back on. Enchantra was going after Haleigh, so now it was time for her to do her part.]

[ Nicolas was attempting to protect Firebird, when Isis emerged in her new costume which was now altered to have a mini skirt instead of the "hot pants".]

Not so fast, changeling.


[ she blasts Rampage in the back with a sparkling, golden hued mystic force bolt.]

You needed worry about Firebird, when your OWN life is at stake.

[ Dominique spoke with clarity, icy hostility as she stared Nicolas down.]

You are as evil as they come...though you confirm in the flesh, you are not FIT to walk among us. You are as much of a danger to your own "team" as anyone else and before you die, I will expose you for the FRAUD that you ARE!

I am Isis, the power of life and DEATH are in my hands.
 
Blaze didn't agree with Haleigh's decision, but it seemed the fire elemental didn't want to outright say so.... at any rate, Haleigh could see the disagreement in Blaze's expression. She didn't understand.... Haleigh's biggest concern right now was finding Sharon. Being separated was the WORST possible scenario and they needed to get back together before they worried about anything else. With Sharon having JUST disappeared, they didn't have a MOMENT to spare.... the longer they were separated, the harder she'd be to find.... and stopping to send a burst transmission [all the while shielding her communication to keep Malice out of the loop and overriding the Blackout] would waste valuable time. The Nicolas and Blaze had telepathic links and other abilities that would allow them to communicate, but Malice was quite powerful and could easily figure out what they were doing. Haleigh wanted to keep Malice as much in the dark as they could and with her thoughts disguised in binary code, she was capable of at LEAST keeping Malice out of THIS loop. But like she'd told Blaze.... that had to come LATER. Right now they had to find Sharon.

And find her they did... recovering from an illusion of her own. The others went to see if she was okay, Haleigh checked their surrounding and shut the doors behind them to prevent anyone [or anything] from coming in behind them.

"Sharon! Good grief..... you subject me to cardiac arrest. We've got to stay TOGETHER! I know it can be difficult... but try to take your HEART out of the equation. Malice and Enchantrah LOVE to play games."

She said, before breathing a sigh of relief. She considered stopping NOW to take a vote on whether to tell Morgan and the rest, unaware that Blaze had DELIBERATELY gone behind her back and contacted Morgan already, risking the exposure of her thoughts to Malice and who KNOWS what else. But before she could bring it up, Blaze said something offhand about hoping 'this' would work. Haleigh took offense, turning to face Blaze, lowering her assault rifle and placing one hand on her hip.

"You know Blaze, you want me to TRUST you but you don't seem capable of putting your faith in ME."

Haleigh remarked, just before Enchantrah appeared. Enchantrah could always be counted on to be her usual tacky, tawdry self and this appearance was no different. :p What's more, Enchantrah was lazy.... she wanted the WildPack to do her work FOR her, even when she had to KNOW the WP would do little against even ONE of the Six, let alone FOUR of them. Haleigh really didn't know why Malice kept Enchantrah around, except maybe to boost her[Malice's] self-esteem. All that DEFEAT had to be wearing on her.... so she spent time with Enchantrah to help herself feel better. It was as if she was around just to [unknowingly] stroke Malice's ego every now and then. Kind of a cruel joke, really.

Haleigh had NO qualms with bloodbaths.... and she tore into the ranks of the Wildpack like it was some kind of videogame. Small, localized anti-personel mines rocked the ballroom. Wildpack members went lifelessly flying ten at a time, and some scattered.... but Haleigh kept at it, randomizing her pattern to strike at the MOST members with a single blast, herding them back and forth like mindless sheep. Malice appeared and halfheartedly baited them about their mothers. Haleigh only smirked, the gleam in her eye and smartass in her tone indicating she was quite dissociated, clearly by choice. [A sign of psychosis? Karen would have a field day with this!]

"Actually, that's my father who's dead. Aww, has wittle old wady Malice been getting senile watewy? What's the matter, your Alzheimers kicking in?"
 
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Blaze's eyes would remain closed while she was in communication with Morgan. Morgan deserved to know this information and she wasn't about to conceal it. Morgan was an adult and she wasn't the type to worry, not visibly around others. Which is why Blaze took the initiative to warn the blonde. Her eye lids would dash back and forth as she focused her energy, making sure they weren't interrupted. From the common eye it would look as though Blaze was having a premonition.

Blaze! shut down communication at once! MALICE is an omega level telepath! she can hear your thoughts even though she can't hear mine! Stay with the others and follow Haleigh's lead. She has experience with field command AND Malice. She'll keep you all safe...I'll get a fix on you with my scrying glass and get there as soon as i can! But i dont want Ava and Alison to be made aware of it.....both of them are awake and active now. They are well on the way to a full physical recovery.

Haleigh's voice would ring through her head but she didn't comment or even acknowledge it for she was focusing on Morgan's orders. Opening her eyes, Blaze immediately terminated the connection just in time to overhear a feminine voice. Canting her head to the side to see Enchantra standing there with a spotlight shinning down upon her. Was that an illusion or the real Enchantra? Her voice would drip with disdain as she addressed the team, but Blaze wasn't baited as she followed the older woman with her gaze.

Upon the disappearance of Enchantra, a whole army of WILDpack soldiers appeared. A flicker of emerald would seep through Firebird's eye but she wasn't easily fooled. Remaining frozen where she stood, expecting another attack from one of the other leading ladies. Her assumptions and her heighten senses proved near flawless as Malice would make herself known. Attempting to agitate the Six, but once again, Blaze seem unfazed.

It was only after the roar of the psi javelin that Blaze's form would engulf with red-hot flames. Her mind was quick to raise her hands as her entire body was propelled into the air. Raising both of her arms to manipulate the air temperature around the team to raise it to excruciatingly hot. Waving her lithe fingers around as she would manipulate convection currents and thermal updrafts to cause a flaming cycle as it would form a black hole in a way. Sucking up members of the WILDpack like a vacuum as the extreme heat would melt them to slag. In doing so, Firebird was able to lift a good portion of the army Enchantra had summoned. Being melted by the handful in the process.

Firebird's eyes would narrow as Malice would hurl a psi javelin her way as she would immediately bolt like a rocket from her spot to avoid it, missing it for it hadn't been for Nicolas and her own fire power.

Whirling around to hurl a thermal blast towards Malice.

"Malice, if I were you, I would spend a little more time about yourself than worrying about me. Wouldn't wanna burn that pretty face of yours right off. Ashy is the new in!"
 
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Blaze's transmission was easily picked up by Nicolas as she spoke to her sister. This connection was dangerous, and Nicolas made a quick note to speak with them both about it.

"Cover all your bases boy, otherwise i'll rip the rug right out from under you."
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Nicolas shook his head quickly as he realized that Enchantrah was speaking of Ava and Alison. Nicolas used a quick moment to write a message on Morgan mirror in front of her.

Morgan Nicolas. Cast wards protect Ava, Alison OTHERS. Malice...Enchantrah have targeted them as well.

As the Wildpack emerged, Nicolas took no notice of them. They were nothing but fodder, and he had no confidence in their ability to do anything but piss him off. Haleigh dealt with them as Malice made her move, a predictable one. But as Nicolas went to send his axe on a collision course with her psi javelin and "pull" a few WILDpack stragglers in the way, he was hit in the back HARD by an impressive bolt of what he knew had to be magical energy. As he turned around, his back sizzling, quite stung by the blow itself, he saw the Black Queen before him as she spoke. Damn, she was wordier than the other two queens!! But at least she was more easy on the eyes. Nicolas stood tall and chuckled.

What are you going to do, TALK me to death?! Take a break.

Nicolas wrapped the Black queens face and arms with tons of stone, at once cutting off her breath and pinning her arms to the side...
 
Isis vs. Rampage

Be thankfull that I have had the courtesy to introduce myself to you. it is MORE than you deserve, you ungreatfull BASTARD CHILD.

[ the boy has no idea who he's dealing with. his bravado still remains even after his baptism by fire during his time with this "Team".]

[it does not matter. as Dominique finds herself wrapped in stone. it covers her face and her arms and hands..she does not move.]

[ a RUNE forms on Nicolas' CHEST...burning into him, touching him on a level that taps to his primal self as Isis begins the first stages of revealing the marks that she saw on him as a baby. it burns...WHITE HOT. at that moment, he is confronted in his MIND by rapid fire montage of MEMORIES? more like...a retrospective...screaming woman, burning village, horrid monster, cries of protest, violence against a woman. HE couldnt know this first hand, could he? and yet, something about it would seem familiar.]


[ Isis herself transforms an explosive cloud of sand-like silicon particles, instantly freeing herself from the binds. her voice is the last thing he hears.]

I have taken you at your measure...and found you WANTING!

[ now in this explosive sand storm, she is IMPOSSIBLE to register on any psychic level, even for Malice and as the rune burns into his body, Isis herself ATTACKS him all around his physical form, going into his mouth and nostriles and flaying his flesh from within!]


[ the attack is passive and invasive at the same time, MORE than keeping him from b eing able to help Firebird defend against another psychic attack from Malice.]
 
"Didn't your parents ever teach you..."

Haleigh's entire mouth filled with black bullet ants as Helena glamoured her TONGUE into the swarm known for its powerful and potent sting, which is said to be as painful as being shot with a bullet.

"If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at ALL."

From behind, Helena grabbed one of the WILDpack soldiers, pushing him directly at Haleigh and waving her hand. The soldier's body instantly transformed into sulfuric acid, drenching Haleigh to the bone and burning her skin raw.
 
Hellfire Club- round 1

:: Malice raised an eyebrow as Rampage attempted to interfere YET AGAIN. Isis stepped in and drew his attention, but if he tried to use his precious AXE again? She had a surprise instore for him. Meanwhile, Firebird demonstrated far greater control and use of her powers than Foxfire ever had. Malice smirked. The fire elemental evaded the javeline. ::

Oho...the firefly is more competent in battle it seems.

Firebird said:
"Malice, if I were you, I would spend a little more time about yourself than worrying about me. Wouldn't wanna burn that pretty face of yours right off. Ashy is the new in!"
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Better than YOU have tried...and FAILED, little mutant. So pretty, so in control. Confident you can hold your own? maybe even defeat me?

:: she holds her hand out and beckons::

You posess an energy , a "fire" in the heart that had more than dimmed long ago for many members of your rat tag team of losers...but you yourself are not of this world, are you?

:: Firebird would notice herself having a hard time remaining focused::


You come from a war torn timeline...you left on an impulse...leaving behind your friends and family. didnt you CARE how they would feel?

:: Malice begins to tattack Firebird via EMPATHY, bringing down "GUILT" and "SHAME" upon the mutants heart.::

You ABANDONNED THEM. How long before you ABANDON THESE people to go on somewhere ELSE?

:: Malice's eyes glow::

not a very SMART or THOUGHTFULL MOVE is it? oh...and by the way...I HEARD your conversation with MORGAN!

:: NOW "replaying" Blaze's words back in her mind.::

you dont TRUST Haleigh. You dont trust her judgement!

:: a white Halo forms around Firebird's head::

she's endangered them BEFORE you know. She's caused some of them to be hurt...to DIE even.


:: she broadcasts exaggerated images of Morgan's death through the Seige Perilous as well as Sharon's death at the hands of Master Mold.::

Why...i dont know HOW You can even STAND to be in the room with her!

:: flooding her with mistrust and resentment.::

Don't let your own selfish actions be in vain! Why dont you do what feels so RIGHT...and STRIKE HER DOWN, the source of your frustration...your confusion...your ANGER!

PROTECT your sister HERE the way you COULDNT in your own timeline! Show us how CAPABLE YOU ARE!

:: Malice COULD have POSSESSED Firebird and FORCED her to attack Black Widow, but this was more fun, more insidious. She played on the GUILT AND SHAME of Blaze, as well as the MISTRUST and RESENTMENT of HAleigh, and collided them in one ANGER FUELED moment. It FELT like these had always been apart of Blaze, which is what made it WORSE...and the only way for her to ALLEVIATE it was to ATTACK!::

:: Malice'sattack was subtle but it built and built...and somtimes, the EMOTIONS were just as deadly as the MIND. In Blaze's case, even this alternate who was more collected and put together than the original, her heart, her emotional core was a force unto itself...just BEGGING to be CONTROLLED and MANIPULATED to any number of effects ::
 
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