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As she sat there, too weary even to get up and drive home, she felt the air stir around her. She inclined her head upwards slowly, squinting in the sunlight. There stood Haleigh, offering her a hand up.

Black Widow said:
"I kind of skipped breakfast…. Would you like to go grab something? Or, we don't have to eat. Drinks or something…"
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Delilah thought about it for a quick second, then grabbed Haleigh's hand and pulled herself up with a grunt.

"I know a bar down the street that serves and excellent liquid brunch."
 
:: Sighs ::

"Alright, i'll text you later."

:: Like usual, Cameron had a knack for being MIA when anything interesting happened. :p As he made his way back into the warehouse to see Haleigh go off on Sharon and dissappear from sight leaving the "Black Widow Bot" in her place. In his mind he saw she was with Delilah, which to him was a hell of a lot better than her being with Zach ;) ::

:: And suddenly, Nicolas exploded on Sharon. He rubbed his temples with his hand. This was getting ridiculously out of hand, everyone was being childish, though now at least he was reassured that if anyone wanted to question HIS outbursts ever again, they would be ignorant hipocrates. ::

Nicolas: You will cease this display and participate fully OR you will leave on your own OR you will take a one-way trip THROUGH LIMBO back to your apartment!

"Sharon! NO!"

:: Shit. Cameron saw the attack in his mind seconds before Sharon unleashed her rage upon Nicolas, unleashing a Sonic Scream that shook the very foundation of the warehouse, causing Cameron to stumble to find his footing. Nicolas was down for the count as Sharon flew through the roof, with biting words for Nicolas as she departed. Cameron ran over to Nicolas. ::

"Jesus Christ, King. What the hell were you thinking?"

:: Looking around Cameron felt a void in the pit of his stomach. A void that could have only been filled by Alison and Morgan. They had no team healer anymore, the wounds they had would have to be dealt with in a practical and medical fashion. ::

"This place has gotta have some kind of something we can use to help him?"
 
Delilah appeared to be weighing the options. It was an unfamiliar idea, them going anywhere together as a social outing. Even Haleigh felt a slight hesitation about it. But they didn't hate each other… and if they were going to be friends-- and Haleigh WANTED to be friends with Delilah-- then they'd have to start somewhere. Haleigh ignored the nagging fact that the LAST time they went anywhere alone together, it was to meet Bishop, just moments before Delilah had left them for him. That seemed like eons ago. So much had happened. Haleigh understood why Delilah had made the choices she had, and she was okay with the outcome of that situation. It was all water under the bridge.

Delilah: I know a bar down the street that serves an excellent liquid brunch.

"Awesome. You drive, I'll ride shotgun, if you don't object--"

Haleigh stopped, feeling the ground tremble as if there were an earthquake, and then cringed as the sound of ripping metal filled the air. She looked up to see Sharon propel from a newly created hole in her roof, as if fired from a canon. Haleigh, with a barely there frown, mentally mended the aluminum roof and the interior ceiling of the Danger Room.

"I guess she decided not to stay after all. Why am I not surprised? [shrugging] OH well."

Haleigh moves to the passenger side of Delilah's car, starting to get in when she gets a mental request.

Nicolas: Haleigh..I need medical attention.

"Well, shit. [turning back towards the warehouse quickly] Apparently my roof wasn't the ONLY thing Sharon tried to destroy."

She makes it back to the Danger Room as Cameron is attempting to tend to Nicolas. It smells STRONGLY of blood as soon as Haleigh opens the door. To her utter surprise, Haleigh's mouth WATERS. She stops dead in her tracks, as if there were an invisible barrier in the doorway. She clamps her hand over her mouth with a look of shameful horror. The dream flashes in her mind but she beats it back.

Cameron: This place has gotta have some kind of something we can use to help him?

Haleigh pulls herself together and forces herself over the threshold, rushing to Nicolas' aid. She nudges Cameron gently aside, shaking her head as she takes in the damage.

"He can heal himself…. He just needs a bit of a boost for this one."

She responds, manifesting three epinephrine autoinjectors, which looked like magic markers but housed spring-loaded needles with premeasured doses of the drug. She used all three at once, sticking them in his neck and waiting a few seconds for them to fully deploy. Usually only one was needed for the average human… but Nicolas was not your average anything. ;) Haleigh looked around to make sure everyone ELSE was okay, and spotted her doppelganger, beheaded. The body just stood there, unmoving, the head was off to the side on the floor.

[sighing heavily]"Good GRIEF, Sharon."
 
Nicolas was down, but thankfully not dead. It was no sooner than the epinephrine his his system that he sat up staright, eyes wide, and started breathing. At forst he didn;t even remember what happened, his brain was so scrambled by Sharon's power up close.

He looked around for a moment, then he remembered. Haleigh would feel his sense of betrayal, his anger and deep hurt. he shook his head and then looked at Haleigh who was eyeing him. His impression of her mind was...weird. Off somehow. But he got one impression that he had NO idea of how to take. He finally spoke as he stood.

Haleigh. I..apologize for not helping. I thought I could. Maybe I cannot EVER. I will go now. Thank you for your help.

He started to walk out, and then stopped. The memory of what had just occurred was starting to hit him like a ton of bricks. His voice began to drop as he turned away from them all.

I will not need my car today. I need to go somewhere...to clear my head.

He teleported his keys into Haleigh's grasp and then disappeared.
 
""..."

Ava was stretching peacefully. Limbering up. Getting ready to train. Then World War 3 happened....or was it 4? Maybe 5? With this fucking group it was hard to keep track. Delilah spoke up against Sharon, saying a lot of what EVERYONE was thinking. Sharon blew up on her. Haleigh backed Delilah up. Sharon blew up at her. Delilah leaves....Haleigh leaves...and NICOLAS of all people went agianst Sharon as well. Which--surprise surprise--Sharon retaliated by blowing up at him as well. Then she proceeded to just blow a hole into the Danger Room. So there Ava stood, alone in the newly renovated Danger Room.

"Riiight. Computer, run simulation Delta 2236. I didn't drag my ass out of bed for nothing."

The danger room's lights dimmed [except for the giant hole in the ceiling that let in natural sunlight] and the simulation began. It was actually a simulation that Ava put together while she was on Arie. She never actually got to test it out, so better late than never. The empty room soon changed into the streets of New York....except everything looked like a battle zone. Cars were smashed and flipped over. Fires roared in abandoned buildings that were barely standing. Stores were empty. Streets were cracked. The sky was an eerie orange and black. It was New York....but it was New York in the alternate universe she and Alison were captured in.

Ava's amethyst eyes took in her surroundings. The entire simulation was from memory....and seeing it now, in front of it, it felt like she was back in that place.

Soilder: "YOU! STOP!"

Turning around, she saw about 4 soilders grouped together across the street, taking aim at Ava. Thunder crashed above [literally outside in LA] as a giant lightning bolt came charging through the open hole in the danger room and struck all 4 soilders, annihilating them instantly.

"Computer, continue to part 3 of simulation. Safety's off."

The scene remained the same, but this time scorpion-like robots appeared in the scene with the ability to fire laser and photon blasts out of their tail and claws. More soilders appeared, along with psychic hounds and a full blown sentinal. All memories of her time in the alternate universe, and the extent of what COULD have happened in this timeline had the six not managed to put their differences aside and work together 2 years earlier.

Sentinal "Target aquired. Mutant. Ava Cassadine. Code Name: Persephone. Orders: Detain.

"Not this time."
 
Standing by the front door, Claudia leaned her body against the frame watching as some guards took her luggage out to the awaiting limo. Dressed casually in dark jeans, a black tank top, charcole colored vest, and black knee high stiletto heeled boots, the brunette held her iPhone up to her ear awaiting Clara to answer.

"Come on Clare-bear...I gotta go"

Some urgent buisness popped up with one of the local casinos Clara owned. Normally her sister would have sent Johnny to handle it, or one of their lieutenants, but apparently it was too big of a problem for her not to go personally.

Reaching her voicemail.

"Hey Clare. I know you said for me to wait until you got home before I headed to the airport, but it's [looking down at her watch] a little over an hour before my flight takes off and I really need to head out. Give me a call when you get this. If I don't hear from you soon, I call you as soon as I arrive in Milan. Love you honey. Ciao."

Guard: "The cars packed and ready to go Ms. Zacchara."

Nodding, Claudia tucked her iPhone into the back pocket of her jeans and lowered her large framed Chanel sunglasses while exiting her house. Climbing into the limo, finally, she was off to LAX.
 
LAX - uncertainty

<< Unfortunately for Haleigh, no one could tell her what was obvious. She was experiencing what OTHERS had experienced dealing with HER. The fact was, that Sharon had been changed, and the changes were far more than cosmetic. That Haleigh and Delilah were so unwilling to give further thought and understanding to that would be to THEIR detrement. Zach was really inconsequential, to SHARON at least. She DIDNT care about him, not anymore. But unlike the others, she was unwilling to deal with Haleigh in anything less than SAVAGE fashion for her continuing to judge her. Cameron DID have a problem with Zach. He also felt that he could reach Sharon in a way most of the others couldnt. He REMEMBERED what happened with Morgan before the Inferno as well as Alison. and despite his own slight reversion to "type" lately, he carried those memories. He wouldnt be like the others, even Nicolas, who snapped all too quickly on a woman who regarded him as a son and paid the consequences. Without a healer among them, and with no one apparently able to deal with Sharon as soundly as they thought they could, the faced a big issue on their hands.>>

<< After squaring off with most of them, Sharon herself had left the warehouse, violently, feeling more hurt and betrayed by Nicolas than she already felt alienated by the biggest hypocrate among them, Haleigh. Where she went was anyone's guess, what she might DO was even worse to think about. The day moves on.>>


<< zooming away we now find ourselves at LAX

<< Claudia arrives to the sprawling mega airport. a short time later, she is inside the terminal waiting. She wouldnt have to wait for LONG for things to get interesting. as she makes her way into the terminal, she encounters a THRONG of people and reporters. She finally sees that there's some kind of demonstration going on. >>

<< at the same time media coverage of the stand off outside the same terminal between "WilPharma Corporation", the latest company to seem like the successor to "Mystech" and a global group dedicated to opposing ANY entity like Mystech known as "Terra Save" is being reported on. footage of members of Terra Save protesting loudly can be seen. People holding signs of protest some that SAY: "WilPharma Corporation= Mystech" others that have pictures of real people who became zombiefied and say "this is what happens with corporations run unchecked" and others are wearing bloody ZOMBIE masks, and others STILL shouting out and pumping their fists. the news reports that the a senator from NEW YORK, the same senator that replaced SHARON KELLY following her murder at the hands of Master Mold, is arriving to engage in TALKS with Wil Pharma and help push LEGISLATION to allow for Wil Pharma to test a "vaccine" that is supposed to combat the effects of the T Virus. Its a shocking, infuriating turn of events. and for the Six, it indicates how MUCH has changed sine they went into hiding on Aerie. >>

<< the reports come across to Haleigh immediately and despite the absence of Sharon, she has no choice but to bring those that are available together to look over the developing situation. if there IS a successor to Mystech, the SIX need to know about it.>>


in the skies

<< a large jet flies on its path scheduled to make landing at LAX. inside the cabin in all sections, all seems well. but a man, professional looking [a doctor actually] sits in his window seat, looking very pale and distressed. a look that no one on the plane knows to recognize or fear. the man scribles a note...and hands it to a flight attendent, as he coughs furiously and trembles. He waves the attendant off as she asks if she can get him some water. and as she walks away nervously, she unfolds the note and it reads...>>

DANGER! EMERGENCY! YOU NEED TO LAND THE PLANE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

<< the flight attendant looks up, very distressed for a moment, before crumbling the note and composing herself and rushing off to find her superior and show her the note.>>

back at LAX

<< Claudia has made herself inside and after a time, seats herself with whatever comforts she needs while waiting. the chaos outside can be heard even louder now as the Senator arrives in a limo. Senator Ron Davis. Anti Mutant, PRO corporate "capitalism". He is met with jeers and boos and cries of murderer among other things. Claudia knows what its like to be the least popular person in the room, but LIKE Claudia, the senator doesnt seem to care.>>

meanwhile...someone ELSE arrives.

<< from another area of the terminal, a woman arrives, with one rolling bag. >>
 
return

:: from amongst the bustle of the airport activity, a woman emerges. with one rolling bag. Former corporate lawyer, former District Attorney for the state of New York, and most recently, the former "Special Assistant to the National Security Advisor of the President of the United States & Chair Woman of the Commission on Superhuman Activities" . She was all these things, but she always felt "Only Human" among her closest friends and allies. But then she DIED. Bitten by a Zombie as she stood by her dearest friends against Mystech, the same company that killed her father. She was revived by Morgan, Alison, Haleigh and NIcolas and soon thereafter became a federal fugitive as she was exposed for hiding the Six's secret for so long. She escaped death at the hands at the mega TRI SENTINEL, only to find that she had no life worth living. Not as she saw it. Her heart and mind were BROKEN and so, as a GIFT and a way to tip the scales, the goddesses Athena and Hecate offered Alycia AND Sharon the opportunity to be reborn as Amazons. Demeter tempered that offer when the Six OBJECTED to Alycia and Sharon simply being reborn as Amazons with NO memory of their former lives, which meant NO connection to THEM.::

:: Athena adjusted the offer and instead allowed Alycia and Sharon to go to Themyscira to receive therapy, to be healed and trained. to develope their physical and mental skills to the point that they would be able to fight like never before but also face LIFE and reality again.::

:: they both THRIVED and Sharon returned to her family, while Alycia remained behind. She soon returned to "patriarch's world" as well, but NOT to the Six. She asked Athena to MASK her presence from them. She felt like she needed to establish herself again. As she had several times before and so, for several months she cemented herself as a LEADER in the global network/advocacy group, "TERRA SAVE" which specialized in rescuing/protecting victims from bio terror events like what happened in Arklay Mansion. now in the best physical shape of her life, looking younger and refreshed, the woman was armed with a gift from the amazons, the FEMINUM BRACELETS. Feminum was a metal completely unknown to mortal earth science. Nicolas and Haleigh had experienced it during the encounters with Athena and of course Persephone knew of it. but with these bracelets, Alycia was essentially bullet proof, able to block/deflect ALL bullets from small to large firearms as well as energy projections or other objects thrown at her. it was an INVALUABLE measure of protection.::

:: she did not have her trademark golden desert eagles at this time, but her physical prowess was now 2nd to none. her strength, agility, reflexes and fighting ability (as trained by the amazons who were an immortal warrior woman race) were enough to make her more than able to face Mike or even some mutants/metahumans who were not posessed of strength/invulnerability.::


:: Haleigh had once quipped that Alycia had run off with the Amazons to become "Wonder Woman". She was sort of correct in many ways.::

:: and now, Alycia was 'Home' again...back in the united states for the first time in MONTHS.::

:: she was here on business. sent to confront Senator Ron Davis personally on live televsion. he was so cocky and arrogant that he decided to "acknowledge the pest that is Terra Save". he'd regret underestimating them. Alycia was ready to put him on the spot. her time as a lawyer corporate and district attorney would be valuable in this situation.::

:: as she arrived, standing among those walking this way and that, she had no idea she'd be reunited with someone. the LAST person she'd EVER want to see again.
 
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About an hour had passed since Claudia arrived at LAX; only a half hour before her plane was allowed to board. Sitting by the terminal, she kept her eyes glued to the television watching the demonstration and protesting happening right outside the airport. When she arrived, it seemed like every major press outlet was awaiting the New York senetors arrival; it was chaotic.

Lady: I can't believe that man is supporting the WilPharma Corporation....he's corrupt I tell you. Corrupt.

Claudia glanced over at the woman, who was speaking to her husband. Everyone was up in arms about the whole situation. Claudia really didn't care. Unless it effected her directly, she had more important things to worry about. Standing from her seat, she had about enough of listening to the same gossip over and over again, and decided to go grab a cup of coffee. Slinging her blood red Prada purse onto her shoulder, Claudia began to walk to the Starbucks two terminals down. Despite the spectical that was happening outside, INSIDE of LAX was still as jammed packed as ever. Weaving her way by some old people who were walking far too slow for Claudia's taste, suddenly her shoulder slammed into someone, knocking her off balance.

"Hey! Watch where the hell you're going."

Turning to the person, Claudia's eyes widdened with shock seeing it was Alycia Barnett of all people.

"YOU...."

Claudia's shocked expression melted into that of absolute contempt. She HATED Alycia. HATED her. More than she hated Sharon....which was a pretty damn impressive feat. Alycia had a heated passed with Trevor Lansing that dated back to Claudia's childhood. She tried--like Sharon--to destory the Zacchara family, but ultimately failed. But that wasn't the reason why Claudia hated Alycia. No.....Alycia KNEW exactly what Trevor was doing to Claudia as a child. She WALKED IN on it. But she did nothing. Which resulted in many more years of sexual abuse there after. Alycia was a spineless, heartless, hypocritical BITCH who deserved to DIE.

"I will KILL you BITCH!"

Starting for Alycia, Claudia kicked the small suitcase that Alycia dropped from their run in out of the way, ready to start a WWE smack down in the middle of LAX.
 
LAX- terminal

:: So many things were on her mind. Not the least of which were the fact that she knew she was closer to her former family, the Six [thanks to articles about Morgan and Affinity Models] but that even if she wanted to [which secretly she did] to contact them, now was not the time. TIME was of the essence. She was here to confront Senator Ron Davis about WilPharma and what they were doing, what they were REALLY DOING. In some ways, this whole mission was similar to the one she had as DA when facing off against Mystech or some "general" of mystech like Rick Riley.::

:: still, even as she took a moment to pause in the terminal she was suddenly jarred back to focus when confronted by none other than...::

Claudia said:
"I will KILL you BITCH!"
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::gasp!::

CLAUDIA ZACCHARA!?

:: Alycia's hazel eyes widened with true disbelief but her training and reflexes as an AMAZON kicked in. as Claudia kicked the suitcase away from Alycia, ALYCIA grabs her outstretched arm and halts her advance.::


Claudia! I dont know what you're doing here, or how you found me. But I'm NOT the woman you knew years ago. I have no dealings with you OR your repulsive family anymore. I have business to attend to now that is FAR MORE IMPORTANT so i SUGGEST you stand down, or i will HURT YOU.

:: Alycia spoke with a cold, matter of fact tone, even as she looked upon her nemesis from the past. There was MORE than mere conflict here. there was deep rooted HATRED, and Alycia, though QUITE capable of defending herself against Claudia's physical assault, felt more than a little pause. They'd not seen each other in YEARS. How could this BE!? of ALL the people to encounter, and at THIS time in her life after FINALLY having it BACK?::
 
LAX- confrontations

<< of all the unlikely confrontations, Claudia Zacchara and Alycia Barnett was by far the most unexpected. Their past connection was rooted in bitterness and pain. But as bad as THAT secret was, the details of it would have to wait.>>

<< even as they squared off, the chaos from outside spilled INSIDE.>>

<< Senator Ron Davis and two guards came in, followed by a persistant reporter and her camera man. The Senator, looking smug as he seemed to shrug off the outraged protestors outside, spotted Alycia he zeroed in on her and immediately bumped Claudia Zacchara out of the way.>>

Senator Davis: Move aside young woman, I have an appointment with this...TROUBLE MAKER here!

<< gesturing to Alycia Barnett.>>

<< the reporter and camera were now positioned to get the perfect view of the upcoming exchange between Alycia and Senator Ron Davis.>>

Senator Davis: Miss. Barnett! YOU are the designated representative for TERRA SAVE is that right? What does a pretty little thing like you know about bio terrorism?! Oh wait....you were the one running around with those mutants, werent you?

<< Alycia Barnett, who had lost her grip on Claudia as they were both jostled by the sudden influx of people, now stood, visibly annoyed at the presence of the camera and reporter. this was not how it was supposed to be!>>
 
Lax

:: as Alycia continued to lock eyes with Claudia, almost FEELING the hatred that Claudia was radiating from inside herself, an unexpected diversion came in the form of Senator Ron Davis himself, flanked by his two guards and a followed by a reporter and her camera man.::

:: the senator bumps Claudia out of the way and condescends Alycia.::

Alycia: My credentials with Terra Save have been reviewed and checked by your office, my record speaks for itself. If you want to attempt to address the controversy that YOU seem to be aiding, then you'll have to deal with ME.

:: she stood, composed and with her game face on, drawing on her experience as a DA to handle being in front of an unwanted camera.::

Senator Davis: Yes yes...let's give Terra Save the air time they desperately crave.

Alycia: Senator Davis, this is NOT about Terra Save. This is about WilPharma, what they are doing and how YOU are legitimizing their actions. Surely you are aware of the reports of bio terror incidents in several countries over seas? in each case, the victims were either directly exposed to WilPharma experimentation or used their supposedly benign products. This company has been largely endorsed...FUNDED by YOU and you have been shown...

:: holding up solid documentation::

to have coldly dismissed the very REAL tragedy of these victims, even suggesting that they somehow got what they deserved?

now do you STILL want to dismiss me?
 
Lax

<< Alycia looked deadly serious as she glared at the cocky senator.>>

Senator: YOUNG LADY, pretty as you are, I didnt come here to be ambushed by falsehoods and nonense...

<< as he and Alycia continued to lock horns with Claudia having a ring side seat, everyone in the immediate situation turned to see a young man in jeans and a jacket, stumbling toward them and moaning...he LOOKED like a zombie!>>

<< zooming around to the back the man, we see that its actually a MASK he's wearing. but no one present IMMEDIATELY recognizes that.>>

<< back from the normal view, the man...or possibly zombie staggers toward the confused senator before a hand reaches out. the wrist of that hand is adorned with a feminum bracelet. It's Alycia.>>

Alycia: This is TOO MUCH!

<< a young, misguided fledgling TERRA SAVE member who thought he'd make a statement, was now standing there UNMASKED. he looked at Alycia who shook her head with disapproval. He then backed up and attempted to run off before crashing into a LARGE, broad shouldered police officer who grabbed him by his collar.>>

Officer: Not so fast, boy. << he looks at Alycia.>> Miss Barnett? Is he WITH YOU?

Alycia: He is here with many OTHER PROTESTORS from Terra Save!

Officer: I'm afraid you'll both have to come with me.

<< He reaches for Alycia's arm but she quickly evades him.>>

Alycia: Don't TOUCH me! I am SUPPOSED to be here. The meeting with the Senator was arranged between the Senator's office and myself!

<< the officer looked irritated but if he tried to get rough with Alycia, he'd be humiliated. Alycia had the speed, skill and strength to put HIM on the floor despite his being taller, bigger and (supposedly) stronger than her.>>

<< as another confrontation seemed to be brewing, the Senator announced that he was heading to the V.I.P. lounge.>>

<< and then...>>

<< another man, walking slowly, awkwardly and SILENTLY with his head tilted to the side. he made no sounds, and moved slow but steady. as the officer smirked and went to go "unmask" him, he found that pulling on the man's hair had no effect. he tugged harder and still nothing. the officer yelled at the man, who slowly turned to look at him. his sunken in, nearly solid white eyes were creepy. a look Alycia had seen before. >>

<< the man, who seemed to be moving so slow at first, suddenly came FULL SPEED forward as he was INSTANTLY upon the officer, bitting the hell out of his neck as onlookers screamed and gasped. the officer was down as the ZOMBIE advanced toward the senator. his body guards stepped forward ordering the man to halt before shooting him down. two shots to the heart.>>

<< one of them went to check on the police officer, while the other stood over the zombie.>>
 
disaster at LAX

::Alycia watched with growing concern as the 2nd man appeared but she didnt say anything. and then, her worst fear....[more than any present would know] was CONFIRMED.::

:: the senator's body guards THOUGHT they dispatched the zombie but Alycia knew better. one went over to the officer and the other to the zombie.::

NO! RUN!

:: she began to run toward them. they both looked over at her, as did others.::

GET AWAY! HURRY!

:: she held her hand up, as the feminum wrist bracelet gleamed, but it was too late.::

:: the officer REANIMATD, and growled as he GRABBED the special agent and chomped on him with bloody gory effect while the other zombie sprang to life and attacked the OTHER agent.::

:: at that moment, several onlookers were assailed by other zombies in the terminal. in the chaos, Alycia saw a little girl who had just lost her mother at the hands of a zombie. Alycia ran to the girl and gathered her up and away from the monster as she cried for her mother but held TIGHTLY to Alycia.::

:: Alycia had all but forgotten about Claudia who was here seeing the same thing SHE was seeing. But she felt something tugging on her high heeled boot, her pant leg and gasped as she looked down. it was the SENATOR.::

::he had blood spatters over his suit and looked white as a sheet, pale with fear.::

Senator Ron Davis: Miss Barnett....Alycia? HELP ME! Don't LEAVE ME HERE!

:: he'd been knocked down, and was apparently hurt. his cocky demeanor now GONE. he had no protection and was obviously SCARED.::

:: Alycia looked at him, and stood there, holding the little girl who was still crying but had buried her face into Alycia's shoulder. alarms were now sounding off as chaos and carnage unfolded in front of her.::

No....goddess NO!

:: she said softly.::

This...is what I'm trying to prevent....its what i ....died from...

:: she couldnt HELP but remember...::

FLASH

<< ARKLAY MANSION - the mission was to help Sharon deal with her son Kyle who was discovered to be ALIVE by Alycia and Haleigh. HALEIGH. one of the SIX! She, Haleigh and Nicolas were trapped in a crawl space. as Haleigh and Nicolas held back the wall of spikes Alycia feverishly worked to get the hatch open!>>

Alycia: Yes...I've got it! Now to....OH MY GOD!!!

<< she was greeted by a hoard of bloody, hungry zombies, who pulled her out...and she was BITTEN on her neck, FACE...she SCREAMED as she lost in the zombies, even as Nicolas cried out for her and leapt in to rescue her. THAT was the moment of her DEATH!>>

<< Nicolas' quick thinking SAVED her though, administering a treatment that checked the virus from bonding to her cells long enough for Morgan, Alison and Haleigh to intervene using magick and haleigh's own empathy with the virus along with Nicolas acting as a beacon for Alycia to come BACK to this life....this life.....>>

<< this life...>>
FLASH

:: she shook her head as she heard the senator imploring her for help once again. looking at him, and then around her.::
 
emergency!

<< Alycia and Claudia were now at GROUND ZERO of what was apparently a bio terror event! For Alycia it was a chilling revisit of a nightmare that she SURVIVED before, something Claudia did not directly know about BUT given her time in "Arklay mansion" courtesy of Barbas, she was more connected to this than Alycia might have realized.>>

<< the terminal was now a chaotic, bloody NIGHTMARE!>>

<< as the sirens went off, Alycia and Claudia were now the only ones standing, with the senator fallen between them. and Alycia looked around them, they BOTH felt the rumbling of the terminal. turning to the high glass windows behind them, they see an AIRPLANE coming...STRAIGHT FOR THEM!>>


BACK at MELROSE PLACE

<< there was NO sign of Sharon at the moment. it didnt appear that she had been back to her apartment since she left the warehouse in anger. where she was, was still a big question and one that NEEDED to be answered. Like it or not, she as a BIG part of the raw power on the team now and despite what some might have thought , she WAS "family". still, Haleigh had become aware of reports of the confrontation between Terra Save and WilPharma which were culminating at LAX. What she did NOT know was that ALYCIA was there.>>

<< and now, a SHOCKING live broadcast was coming across all major networks and radio stations. ANYONE of the six would be aware of this now the same woman who had followed Senator Ron Davis into the terminal, intending on getting the exclusive first confrontation between himself and Alycia, was now on the front lines of what was apparently a bio terror nightmare.>>

Female reporter: coming to you LIVE from LAX terminal where what can only be described is a NIGHTMARE unfolds! humans ATTACKING one another, but something worse! it appears that some of them were ZOMBIES and now they are crawling in the airport even as we broadcast this LIVE!


<< and they can see the chaos, people running, screaming, zombies bitting. as the reporter talks, her camera man's hand can be seen POINTING behind her as a zombie is closing in on her. she stops, breaking form to ask him WHAT his problem is...and then its too late, she is attacked and BITTEN live on the air, before the camera is dropped and the signal is lost.>>
 
nightmare at LAX

[ back at the airport, as Alycia screams that the plane is coming for them, it closes it FASTER than it looks like it should, teetering from one side to the other! Whatever's happening INSIDE the plane she can only guess but it CAN'T be good and NOW? It's TOO LATE to do ANYTHING but...]

INCOMING!

TAKE COVER!



[ she drops down to the floor, covering the child with her own body as the plane crashes, SLAMS into the terminal with tremdnous glass shatter, structure rocking impact! the sound is unlike ANYTHING and the shockwave is truly stunning. the power begins to fluxuate and as the plan FINALLY comes to a halt and the doors open, Alycia looks up, coughing as smoke and debris fill the air. ]

ohhh....

...great...hera....


[Alycia looks down to check on the little girl. she's okay...just badly shaken.]

[ she sees Claudia and the senator nearby. She's going to need Claudia's help to get the little girl, the senator and themselves into a safe place together. like it or not, BOTH women need each other at this moment.]

[ and if EITHER needed a reason why...they were about to get it.]

the jet...

[ the SAME one that the doctor had been in on the sky earlier. it lay there, more than HALF inside the terminal. the doors of the jet open and soon...a body falls out. there's gurgling and moaning..before another one comes lumbering to the door and falls out. then another...and another. each hitting the ground with a horrible THUD before slowly getting itself up...and looking toward Alycia, Claudia, the little girl and the senator who are among the precious few left alive at the moment.]

...everyone on the plane is...is a ZOMBIE!?


[ Alycia said with a haunted tone as more bodies came falling out.]

come...on, Claudia. Help the senator. We have to get out of here.

[ Seeing Claudia's facial expression, Alycia narrowed her hazel eyes and snapped at her.]

DAMMIT this is no time for your petty games! this is an EMERGENCY. if you want to LIVE then HELP ME HELP YOU!

[ the two women despised each other, but it apparently meant MORE to Claudia than it did to Alycia. there was a story there...a deep, DARK one. but NOW was not the time for it. NOW was the time for them to put SURVIVAL first.]

[ meanwhile the United States Marine Corps. and local law enforcement were locking down the terminal from the outside for miles around as they tried to get an idea of just how bad it was. casualties were already massive as was property damage. that a bio terror event could happen to THIS degree on american soil in a POST Master Mold/Arklay time??? there was more here than it seemed but NOW they had to try to control the situation and rescue those who were still somewhere inside...ALIVE.]


[Alycia didnt know it, but she was about to have an unexpected family reunion.]
 
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Outbreak at LAX! This was exactly the thing they might've trained for this morning. It looked like they were going to get their exercise after all. Haleigh watched the live news broadcast with disdainful chagrin. It was not her fault this was happening, but on some level, as she watched the TO virus spread from host to host within the terminal… she felt inextricably linked to it.

Via text to Ava, Cameron, Delilah, and Nicolas: Emergency meeting in my apartment! Get here ASAP, please.

Haleigh called the group together, after having all gone their separate ways after this morning's disastrous training session. She didn't have Sharon's number, and she didn't particularly WANT to rein Sharon back in, but with the current development, she recognized that they would need all the help they could get. Maybe Nicolas or Cameron would be able to reach Sharon, once they got here.

Haleigh monitored ALL news coverage of the event. Her mind was already set on going to LAX --she HAD to do SOMETHING, ANYTHING-- but she needed to consult [and recruit] the others. The reporter inside the terminal fell victim to the virus. Haleigh switched to outside sources. The Marines were initiating a containment effort. Someone from the CDC was chatting it up on CNN, comfortably removed from the situation and able to talk about it calmly. Another local news network, who were stationed outside the terminal, had unconfirmed reports of a plane out of control on final approach to the airport and then…. It was everywhere. A plane had crashed into the affected terminal, creating an even BIGGER problem.
 
Alycia: I dont know what you're doing here, or how you found me. But I'm NOT the woman you knew years ago.

“Save it you heartless BITCH. I don’t give a damn if you’ve become the next Mother Teresa! I will make you PAY for what you did to me!”

Alycia: I have no dealings with you OR your repulsive family anymore. I have business to attend to now that is FAR MORE IMPORTANT so i SUGGEST you stand down, or i will HURT YOU.

“HA!.....You have NO idea who the hell you’re dealing with lady. I will make you suffer in ways you can’t even imagine until you BEG for the mercy I will NEVER give you.”

Alycia had her hand tightly wrapped around Claudia’s wrist as the brunette continued to advance forward. With her skill in martial arts–and her recall ability–Alycia would find it extremely difficult to out maneuver Claudia, even with her Amazon training. However, before she had the chance to escalate their fight into an all out brawl, Senator Davis appeared, pushing Claudia out of the way.

Senator Davis: Move aside young woman, I have an appointment with this...TROUBLE MAKER here!

With her eyes narrowed into deadly daggers, normally Claudia would have pitched a bitch fit at the senator, telling him to fuck off and wait in line to have at it with Alycia. BUT, he was a senator...a senator who knew of the Zacchara dealings in New York. Claudia was reckless, but she wasn’t stupid. There was no way in hell should would make a scene in a crowded airport-- with rolling cameras no less– directed at Davis. Instead, she stood behind the camera man, watching as Senator Davis grilled Alycia, and vise versa. The snake [Alycia] hadn’t been defanged, that was for certain; she was still the same venomous lawyer she had always been. The confrontation continued, escalating into Alycia almost being drug away by a police officer....until....

“Whoa!”

Stumbling back as a man came rushing toward the police officer that was holding Alycia, and BIT him like a rabid dog. The man moved toward the senator now, but his guards shot him. This was all too familiar....this was like the dream she had experienced with the six. With BARBAS. In the mansion that her, Clara, and Johnny had to fight their way out of. The man....he was a ZOMBIE.

The police officer reanimated, bit the guard, then HE reanimated! These things were multiplying by the second. The guard that had been bitten charged for Claudia. Swiftly, she ducked under his outstretched arms, grabbing his wrist as she moved behind him. Reaching for his gun [which was holstered by his hip], Claudia removed it and shot two rounds point blank in the back of the zombie guards head. Letting him fall to the ground, Claudia turned around and shot the other reanimated guard that was headed for her right between the eyes with precision and skill. She’d even give Haleigh a run for her money with her marksman ship ;) Kneeling down by the other dead guard, Claudia grabbed his gun and tucked it into her pants at the small of her back. She didn’t want to expose her powers, at least not until the situation got way out of control....which seemed to be right now. The entire airport began to tremble causing Claudia to look up at the windows.

[with wide eyes] “Oh...my...God...”

A 747 was headed STRAIGHT for LAX....straight for THEM!

Alycia: TAKE COVER!!

Dropping to the flood, Claudia covered her hands over her head just as the plane crashed. The explosion was LOUD; the entire building shook with it’s impact. Claudia looked up slightly dazed...her ears ringing from the massive explosion. Everything seemed to be moving in a slow motioned blur around her. She could see people screaming, but heard nothing.

Slowly, the sound began to come back; she could hear Alycia’s voice.

Alycia: come...on, Claudia. Help the senator. We have to get out of here.

Looking over at Alycia who was holding a little girl, Claudia looked down at the senator laying helplessly on the ground.

“If you want to play hero, go ahead! I’m getting the hell out of here WITHOUT dragging an extra 200 pounds with me.”

Alycia: DAMMIT this is no time for your petty games! this is an EMERGENCY. if you want to LIVE then HELP ME HELP YOU!

Rolling her eyes, Claudia grunted out in frustration. Grabbing the senator by the arm, she struggled to lift him to his feet, but succeeded in helping him stand; his body leaning against hers for support.

“Here.”

Handing Alycia one of the guns Claudia had taken from the guard.

“It only has 4 rounds, so make them count.....and don’t use them on ME, okay?”

Taking out the gun that she holstered in the back of her pants, it had 6 rounds, giving Claudia and Alycia only 10 rounds total to take out approaching zombies. Despite her absolutely hatred for Alycia, they needed to get the hell out of LAX....and unfortunatley, they were in it together.

“Lets go.”
 
Lax

<< Alycia held on to the little girl who was in shock as Claudia handed her a firearm. It was a standard issue weapon. not nearly as powerfull or impressive as her own golden "babies" that had become her trademark but she still had yet to reclaim them so this would have to do.>>

Look around us...

<< with bodies still falling out of the 747 and now more than a small army of zombies facing them and wandering around the terminal.>>

There's no way for us to get out of here. We have to get undercover and ....

<< hating to think of who she might have to call.>>

call for help.

<< even Claudia wouldnt last against a terminal full of zombies, she barely survived her time in the dreamscape of arklay mansion and Alycia, who was far more combat capable than she had ever been before, was a trus SURVIVOR of Arklay and KNEW the nightmare of bio terrorism which was a new term corned in the wake of Mystech and Mastermold.>>

the V.I.P. lounge. its our safest bet.

<< and so, leading the way, the four survivors quickly move. thankfully many more zombies were continued in the office pools with the doors closed and they didnt know how to OPEN the doors. and soon, the four made it down the dark narrow hall into the V.I.P. lounge which was secluded. Once inside, they shut the doors behind them and rebarricaded them. Inside the lounge they were joined by a young, sharp flight attendant, a surviving terminal passenger and a man who knew Alycia well. Her former FIRST OFFICER from FORCE WORKS! Not only had he survived and escaped (courtesy of Morgan) but somehow he had regained his standing in the government and was now a U.S. Marshall!>>

<< when they saw each other, it was such a shocking, but WELCOMED reunion.>>

Alycia['b]: Will! ....I ...what are you....

Will: Alycia! you're ALIVE! the rumours are true!

<< as they hugged, they quickly noted the subtle but definate changes in each other. He was far more buff and hardened, She was toned, obviously battle ready, and those gleaming bracelets on her wrists.>>

Senator: Hey...love birds! I'm a united states senator! you HAVE to protect me!

Alycia: This is YOUR fault, Davis. If you hadnt continued to FUND and BACK WilPharma, pushing for INCREASED deregulation of theire activities on united states soil and overseas...these BIO TERROR events that are CLEARLY linked to their products would not be HAPPENING!

Senator: You seem AWFULLY angry, Miss Barnett. All work and no play making you even more of a bitch than you were during your days as the D.A. with your friend Sharon Kelly, better known as the mutate terrorist SILVER SWAN?

Will: CUT IT OUT, Davis. You're in NO position to throw stones. And in case you didnt know? Alycia is the best qualified person to address the problem we're facing. she SURVIVED Arklay Mansion as well as Master Mold, incidents that were caused by MYSTECH which SHARON KELLY fought valiantly to take down. Too bad the same cant be said for you, so either you SHUT UP or your leg isnt going to be the ONLY thing "injured" in the next few seconds.


<< the flight attendant was now caring for the young girl who did not want to be far from Alycia.>>

Flight Attendant: Alycia? there's a communication system here. it still works. maybe we can call for help from the outside?

Alycia: That's what we must do. There's no way we can go back the way we came. the terminal is filled with those things..and the plane that just crashed was ALSO filled with zombies.

<< Alycia counted everyone in the room. 7 all together. A small enough group, easily rescued but they had to stay alive long enough to BE rescued. the lounge was large and well fortified with food, medical supplies and other necessities to keep them safe for now, but the terminal was a disaster. the military and law enforcement were outside and Alycia KNEW it wouldnt be long before th ey attempted to "Sterilize" the area. >>

Everybody just stay in here. we're safe for now. don't make any loud noises either. I'll call for help.

<< and with that, Alycia goes to the communication counsel and began to initial contact with the rescue forces assembling outside. Her mind was ABLAZE...first Claudia, then the senator, then her ultimate personal nightmare revisited and now this!? on top of all that a little girl now ORPHANED was depending on Alycia to get her out of her. Her own feelings about Claudia about everything..even her own fear would HAVE to be placed on the back burner long enough for them all to get out of here.>>

<< and so, with a look of earnest concentration, she began to open a channel to the USMC outside and establish communication.>>
 
Emergency meeting in my apartment! Get here ASAP, please.
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Nicolas "heard" it rather than saw it and then spoke to the mutate.

Already here, Haleigh.

Nicolas emerged from the astral plane, where he'd been thinking about the impression he got from Haleigh earlier. He had not been eavesdropping, Haleigh would have "known" in any case; he simply was in the general area of MP and so decided to emerge when she called him. He'd already had an impression of panic at the airport and of unusual patterns he remembered; of zombies, almost no brain activity, dead THINGS only spurred on to hunt living things.

If you like I can recon ahead...see what is worth saving if anything. Or if we are simply mopping up.

He was no in his duster, carrying his axe. He regarded her a long time after he spoke, tilting his head as he tried to make sense of her.
 
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