A step forward

[Firebird]

Parthenon- Ambrosia

The Parthenon. She never got tired of this place it was in her timeline as well, but it never reached THIS level of world class fabulosity.

In the "mainstream" time, Spellbinder and Harbinger had cared for it in Cameron's absence and made sure it remained steady while also enhancing it. Once Morgan sold it back to Cameron, it was as if the imbued it with the growth that he himself had undergone.

This place was a world unto itself. Morgan may have had Limbo as her magickal secret garden, but Blaze felt like even SHE was missing out on being here tonight.

Now that they were here, the fire elemental took a moment explore her posh penthouse.

MmmmMMMM! Not bad at ALL! I'd make out with myself right now!

She thought as she stood in front of a large, 3 way mirror, admiring her tall, feminine form with curves in all the right places, filling out her sexy dress. She runs her hand through her perfectly coiffed aburn hair and does a quick model turn.



She was already perfectly put together for the evening, so no need to linger! the glamorous bird of prey decided she would prowl around a bit before the rendezvous for fun in the night.

Her first stop, Ambrosia. She knew he was down there and she decided it was time to come face to face.

The elevator in the lobby dings as the doos open and out steps Blaze, walking with the confident gate of a sexy woman in red (designed by spectra) , with black high heels and acessories from the "Truth of Dare" line she had unveiled a few days ago.

She stopped for a moment, to look at the large framed picture of herself, Cameron, Morgan, Nicolas, Dominique and Sally. The same one that Haleigh and Dominique had been talking in front of a little while ago. She was there the night this moment was captured and she remembered the bitter sweet feeling of it all.

Morg, I'm finding my way here. YOU need to find your way BACK here.


There were a couple of turning heads and a few whistles as Blaze came into Ambrosia and looked around, before spotting Haleigh and Ava, turning on her high heel and walking right over to them.

"Hello ladies."

Blaze says with a glint in her apple green eyes.


"Nice dress, Ava."

Taking a moment to check out Ava's overall form and legs.

"I heard about the pregnancy rumour. Looks like we've BOTH been number 1 with a bullet in the tabloids lately."

Referring to her own ordeal courtesy of Tempo magazine as well as Ava's.

"Haleigh, nice to see you again. Your return couldn't have come at a more needed time. I actually heard your voice a few days ago from the courtyard at Melrose."

Haleigh couldn't help but notice Firebird's overall appearence and what a far cry she was from Foxfire.

"I'm sure you're aware, Morgan is...absent at the moment. Before everything happened with the Blue Moon...she wondered when you might return."

" But we DO have a new team member that you'll get to meet tonight at my party!""

"There's always room for a quick drink before the main event though."

Taking a seat next to them at the bar and signaling the bartender.

"Barcardi mojito please, extra sugar on the glass. Bring two of them would you?"

Ava knew Blaze was a drinker. She could out drink just about everyone on the Six. Though she hadn't gone head up with mainstream HALEIGH in that challenge yet, she HAD with her own timeline's Haleigh. Those two were usually the last two standing.

 

[Prophet]

Parthenon - VIP Clubhouse

Cameron giggled as Cass spoke. He had to admit there was a little something refreshing about interacting with her. Most of the people in The Six had such a hard edge, and though he was sure, given her history that she had experienced some terrible and horrible times, she still managed to maintain this kind of "child like" preciousness about her. It explained why certain members of the team found her polarizing, but Cameron found it somewhat endearing. He could see why she had earned the nickname "Baby Girl". She may have been around for a long time but she still sometimes had the innocence of a child. It was very intriguing to say the least.

When he spoke of Morgan he could tell that it piqued the interest of the psychic succubus, and when he pressed her to ask perhaps a deeper question, she actually stepped up to the challenge.

"Okay, I'll bite. What did you mean when you said Morgan had to leave or things could've ended up deadly?"

:: She reached for another bean, this time dipping it in the sauce. It was delicious. She looked at Cameron with a soft expression. ::

*gently*: "If you don't want me to know about that, or if it's none of my business, I can ask another question. Like...the tale of two Blazes. I don't understand about THAT at all."

:: She was giving Cameron an out, if the Morgan thing was considered off-limits. ::

"It's no worry, CJ. I think hearing the backstories of the people around you might help you to further understand who we are and how we GOT here..but I don't think that me simply just TELLING you will do the trick..."

All at once the curtains around the patio booth closed upon Cameron's mental command, a sign to the staff in the Clubhouse that he was NOT to be disturbed under ANY circumstances. Usually that was because he was "entertaining" any number of personal guests, but tonight he had something else in mind.

"Maybe SEEING it will help you understand as well. Now, you are going to have to relax your mind for a moment and allow me to connect. Scary I know, but remember that trust thing we've been talking about? Well, time to put up or shut up..."

Cameron grabbed Cassandra's hand and waited for her mind to become to a more relaxed and open state as he began speaking.

"Morgan is part of what is known...as The Dark Trinity. The only way I can compare it seems incredibly sacreligious..but you know 'The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost?' or in witchcraft 'The Mother, The Maiden, The Crone'. She has two counterparts...both of whom live in completely different timelines..as the three of them can't co-exist with each other based on the nature of their power...and because of Limbo, the dimension she controls. It would throw everything out of balance. Now the three of them represent basically the different paths one can take...good & evil, so to speak...One of her counterparts, "Magik"...is the "light"...though we have yet to encounter her...suffice to say that she is probably more like say...Delilah... Her other counterpart is "Darkchilde" a Demon Sorceress who has completely embraced "dark magick". She is ferocious and wild, and she no longer even HOLDS a human form, having shed her humanity in order to become a being of pure magick. She is the darkest of them all..."

"...And then there is "Spellbinder"...she represents the MIDDLE...the GREY area. She is neither inherently good or evil, and often times she finds herself fighting against both sides within her. That's OUR Morgan. With the amount of POWER that she possesses, it can be hard to CONTROL yourself...Which I am sure somebody like you who has the ability to drain people of their life force...can understand..."

"More often than not...Morgan has remained on the lighter side of things...well, at least when compared with her counterpart, Darkchilde...but when she DID let go? When she fully LOST Control and gave into the darkness, due in LARGE part to the relationship that her and *I* had at the time? Well...I feel it better to SHOW you...

All at once in front of Cass she would notice that images began to swirl around her, Cameron using his illusory abilities to create somewhat like a hologram in front of her. She would see the skyline of NYC become jagged and violet with crashing lightning seen in the distance...This was DEFINITELY not the skyline she was enjoying moments earlier.

<< the sword smashed the ground it hit....leaving scorch marks and flickering flame in its wake....as Spellbinder immediately swung the sword side ways...LOPPING OFF one of the heads of the clones/imposters of Prophet>>

You cannot escape me, worm. I shall have your head as my center piece....when i dine on your SOUL


<< the fog began to wane....as an eerie chime played in the air...the skies were now black. it was night time once more...and the red moon hung low. the plateau over looked an enchanted NYC skyline that was ancient looking, stone, demonic....and the lights that once eminated from office windows were now glowing eyes of demonic faces on the building...all smiling in anticipation>>

<< the perimeter of the platform itself now came to life with a glowing , cascading trial of silver mystic flame..that licked inward toward anyone who came too close to its borders...>>

<<Spellbinder wasted no time....now seeing ALL of the "camerons">>

you forget boy...that i have a spell that allows me to SUPERCEED your mental defenses..and control YOUR BODY with magick and YOU cannot stop yourself from obeying my every whim.

<< she held her armoured hand outward....as a dark violet halo formed around it>>

the real cameron will STEP FORWARD and stand still!

<< she seized hold of Cameron just as Belasco had done with Shadowcat when he made her surrender her weapons...before transforming her>>

<<turning slightly...and seeing blaze, Morgan continued to control Cameron and compell him to come forward.>>

STAY BACK child....or you will suffer the consequences!

<< Morgan stumbles forward ....a fair move from Erika indeed...and feeling the restrictive pull of Erika's magickal strike...Morgan grits her teeth...as she inhales...and staggers... Shockwave's neon blue snakes manifest themselves...as Morgan covers her face with her hands......she exhales with extreme agitation>>


<<thunder begins to crash...drowning out Erika's voice...and the winds whistle with an almost SIREN like sound as they began to swirl tightly around the cavern...LOWERING the air pressure around the group...making it harder for them to breathe>>


STOP IT!!! I AM SORCERESS SUPREME!!

<< Lighting BLASTS down....creating an inverted lighting effect around Morgan as she screams and is enshrouded in shadow.....her costume shreds away...as a clanging sound is heard..she is now completely covered in armour...including her face with only a strategic silver opening along the eye area to reveal glowing red eyes. metallic silver horns seamlessly jut out from the headdress of the armour....and she now has a tail.>>

<<shrieking with rage....She BUSTS OUT OF her bindings....now possesed of blinding berserker wrath...and wielding the SOUL SWORD...she rushes forward...and with a mighty swing with both hands...she slashes Erika across her stomach with the flaming white blade of the sword. this blade, which can disrupt ANY spell and MAME any enchanted creature or being ....more often than not resulting in DEATH>>

YOU CANT STOP ME!! ILL KILL YOU!! KILL YOU ALL!!

<< she turns toward alexis....and extends her armoured hand....turning Alexis' lower body to solid stone and cementing her to the ground>>

BURN!

<< a wooshing sound is head as Alexis is enveloped by silver mystic flames from her torso up>>

<< high above the new realm of hell, in the now demonic, gothic empire state building's summit. Spellbinder moves about her business on the plateau of power...silver mystic flames cascade along the perimeter of the plateau.....as a sparkling myst slowly swirls around......the glowing eyes and gleaming grins of demons can be seen in the shadows far back within the covered areas of the plateau.>>


<< as thunder rumbles through the air and within the billowing clouds, Morgan's high heels click along the ancient stone floors>>

all is nearly ready..the stage is set. the alter is primed and facing the north....where the barrier between earth and limbo is at its weakest. dark magick over runs the city and the world of mortals is near its end as demons have taken over this city and begin their march outward!

in an act that will destroy the hearts and souls of any of the six who have survived as well as satisfy my demand for vengeance....i shall bridge the gap with the blood of Cameron King....NOT his present day self...but that of the child...who is filled with innocence. my sleeping spell has kept him locked in a deep slumber, blissfully unaware of the grim fate that awaits him.


<< turning on her heel as she sweeps her cape behind her....Spellbinder points to the shadows behind her and far back>>


bring the child forward......and place him on the alter!! my magicks bind his physical body to my will....preventing any possible movement..even when he is awakended![/i

<<two large, horned, winged demons with impressive physiques quickly come forward....with a very young boy who is slumbering. he is wrapped in a blanket and carried in the arms of one of the demons as they quickly move past their mistress and place him on the alter>>


BLACK should be returning any moment...Alison's TRUE FREEZE rended him totally inert...turning him into a statue. I didnt bother to revive him....why should I when he couldnt even DESTROY that group of interfering insects!!

<< smaller demons giggled and laughed....as Spellbinder ridiculed Black, the alpha demon of Limbo>>

but no matter, they were badly hurt...and Illustra was destroyed, not even Karen and Ororo could stop my plan from carrying ahead.

<< as Morgan manifests her darkhold and a crystaline dagger with unholy inscriptions on the blade, she makes her way toward the alter to begin the incantation. thunder blasts through the air as black lightning begins to flashe and radiate in the skies all around town....a sign that there is increased activity at ground zero of the Inferno>>

The images swirled around Cass as they spoke louder and louder. The HAUNTING imagery of Morgan looking so INCREDIBLY demonic was HARD for ANYBODY to bare and it was definitely tough for Cameron to relive...but it was important for Cass to understand about Spellbinder (so that she too didn't make the same mistakes that HE did). Soon the images EXPLODED with a fury and a SCREAM and faded into to the night as if they were never there.

"That...is what is known to The Six...as 'The Inferno Crisis'...Morgan lost herself in her demonic nature...She MURDERED Haleigh. She EXTRACTED my skeleton from my body...She planned to bring Limbo INTO Earth...using MY BLOOD..well the BLOOD of my younger self...the one who grew up in an orphanage to DO so..."

"You might think...well why Cameron? What did she have against him...but the person I am before you is NOT the person that I was before. Morgan had been beaten down for so long...first by her FATHER who was a Doctor of MysTech..who had revived Blaze and planned to expose her to the TO Virus so long ago in the Citadle where The Six came to BE....and THEN? She was beaten down by ME..The two of us...we had such BAD BLOOD between us...and I was so impestuous...so disgustingly full of myself that I couldn't see that instead of goading her...I should have tried to HELP her...I COULD have helped stop it...and I didn't...."

The curtains of the Patio Booth began to swing to their open position as the fire pit began to soften. The city around them was the beautiful skyline they had been enjoying before, the only difference was that now Cass was aware just how CLOSE it could have been that this entire city...and the WORLD could have scooped up in Morgan's fury.

"So...all I am saying to YOU is that if I can basically catalyze Morgan into destroying the ENTIRE WORLD and WE can get past that and to a point where we not only RESPECT but LOVE each other...then SHE can get over whatever petty problem she might have with you NOW...because in the grand scheme of things...it REALLY doesn't matter..."

Cameron took a sip of his martini...a big sip. He hated reliving those moments and it caused his nerves to go a little shaky.

"Now the TWO Blazes...that's a FAR easier story...The original Blaze was a part of this time...She was a founding member of The Six...she was feisty fun and a little out of control. She was one of the victims of The Inferno. She died there...much like Haleigh..only Blaze didn't get to come back like Haleigh did...but Haleigh...well she is just kind of a badass in that way. We encountered a cross time alternate of Blaze's known as Jasmine Frost...who was kind of the opposite...she was an ice elemental..but Jasmine didn't last long, and eventually tried to jump through the Siege Perilous...much like Firebird tried to do earlier this week...When Jasmine jumped through we got OUR Blaze back...but that was bittersweet because MORGAN was dead at the time...and so was SHARON...which is another story for another time...Hell...*I* was dead at that point too, or so everyone thought....Basically there was a time on the team where we were losing people left and right. But we are the Six...nobody seems to stay dead for very long...During this time, Blaze DIED...and by the time Morgan had come back from death thanks to Ava and Alison...it was too late..."

"You know...I guess this isn't as easy as I thought!" [laughs] "It seems so weird to be talking about it so morosely but this is the kind of life that we live...Anyway. On a crosstime mission, the group ran into FIREBIRD, the Blaze that YOU know. Her life had basically been destroyed by Bishop and The Sentinels..She had lost everybody. So when she ran into OUR Morgan, she didn't want to let go...She wanted to be with her sister again...and So when Morgan cast the Stepping Disc to go home...Firebird JUMPED through it...and HERE she is tonight, alive and in tact..."

Cameron let out a giant sigh.

"You know, I thought this was going to be a fun game, but DAMN it's a lot more complicated and confusing than I thought...No wonder you have no idea what's going on. The good thing is though..soon, you will have your own stories and histories with us and after awhile, it will seem like you've always been here..."

He raised his martini in a celebratory way to her.

"But for NOW? Let's just celebrate the fact that we are all ALIVE and here, because telling those stories made me realize that at least I should be FAR more grateful....CHEERS!"

"All this talking and you've eaten all the food!"

"Well, why don't we finish our drinks and put the final touches on our faces before everybody heads down to Envy...Delilah is here and I do need to go check up on her..."

 

[Titan]

The Parthenon - Elevator to 94th Floor

He let himself into Sally’s room with the special passkey he carried, hung her dress on the butler and set out the shoes, jewelry and other accessories. Making his way back down to the boutique, he saw that Delilah was still there, stranded in a sea of packages.

He pulled a cart from outside the door of the shop and stood on it with one leg, pushing with the other until he was gliding towards her. Stopping, he made a gallant pose.

“Never fear, I have arrived to help you!”

She turned, and he could tell she was checking him out again. He smiled his most charming smile.

“Hello, my future wife.”

She was clearly stunned by his dashing good looks because it took her a moment to recover herself enough to answer.

“Allright, then, get on with it. But don’t expect me to tip you.”

A likely story. Playing it cool, obviously.

He followed with her things as they got into the elevator. She swiped her own key card and pressed the button for the 94th floor. He raised an eyebrow.

“So, you live here, you’re not a tourist…”

He moved to the side of the cart so he was facing her.

“If you’re looking for a househusband, I want to be very clear that I am both willing and able.”

He made sure to look deeply into her eyes.

“Think about it.”

Delilah: “You are so odd.”

He raised his eyebrows.

“Odd like a fox.”

They arrived at the 94th floor, and he pushed the cart out of the elevator, Delilah following. As they walked down the hall she moved up beside him. Result.

Delilah: “So, what about you? How did you end up here, being in the right place to save Sally?”

“Ah, you know, was living in Belfast, professional sport career didn’t pan out as it was supposed to. Ended up coming here on holiday, didn’t want to leave.”

He shrugged.

“Was walking down the street trying to find a pub or something where I could get a job, and I saw these workmen and a sign falling right to where this crazy looking woman was standing. Pushed her out of the way.”

He stopped at her suite number, and took her key to unlock the door before continuing inside with the cart.

“She wanted to give me money or something, but I just wanted a job. I thought I might get the job of one of those workman, cause clearly they were shite…but Sally hired me instead. And here I am. And here you are. Just call the bellman to come get the cart when you’re finished with it.”

He handed her back her key.

“Now, I know you want to ask me to stay here with you, but you’re afraid of seeming too forward, so you don’t have to worry, because I accept. Do you want me to take my shirt off?”

He smiled mischievously, and started to inch his shirt up over his abs.

Delilah: “Andrew – no! Stop that! Get out of here.”

She started hitting him, ushering him towards the door. But he was pretty sure she could hit a LOT harder if she was really angry, so he just kept smiling at her as he backed out of the room.

The door shut behind him. He was pretty sure she was still thinking about him.

 

[Recall]

Parthenon - Starlight Lounge

Vivica was a little surprised as she watched Simon grow visibly uncomfortable at her question about whether or not he was a mutant. In fact it was a little amusing to see him get so riled up and she took a moment to laugh to herself while she sipped her glass of champagne.

Simon: "Jesus Christ...is EVERYBODY in this town a mutant? I thought mutants were supposed to be a downtrodden group of underdogs who's rights my mother has often worked to fight against! Now it seems like they are all rich and priveleged powerhouses with more power and influence than any Hamptons Socialite...."

She placed her glass on the bar counter as she took a compact out of her clutch as well as a tube of lipgloss and did a small touch up before placing it back in it's rightful place. With the paparazzi on high alert tonight, she couldn't take any chances to not look as fabulous as possible, and hopefully make them eat any bad words they may have said about her before. Vivica placed her hand on Simon's knee.

"Well tell me how you really feel, honey! It was just a question. And mutants...just like ANYBODY else in the world come from a VARIETY of circumstances, life choices and status. You just happened to have stumbled upon the creme de la creme!"

Vivica laughed as she watched the bartender refill her flute once more. She decided that if she was going to have to entertain herself tonight, a few glasses of bubbly and delicious champagne couldn't hurt.

Simon: "To answer your question...YES...I am a mutant...and I don't know how long it's gonna take me to get comfortable with saying that outloud...Cameron kind of outed me and forced me under his wing. Said he'd train me if I didn't use my abilities to further his business...."

She cocked an eyebrow for a moment, feeling a little bittersweet.

[dry tone] "Well...it sounds like you're being recruited. You should feel lucky. He's part of a very exclusive club...just beware...sometimes the cost of membership far outweighs the benefits...

She was a little bothered that Cameron had taken Simon under his wing like that. Vivica had seen firsthand the suffering that those in The Six had gone through...what their line of work had cost them, and she just hoped that Simon's affiliation with The Six would be a light one. That he would maintain that absolutely crass yet charming nature he had. Only time would tell for that.

Simon: "I don't really understand how any of it works...suffice to say that the LUCK I have experienced my entire life...well...it really isn't luck at all. My own personal research has concluded that I can affect probability fields, both subconsciously and consciously...which would explain why in my entire childhood i've never had so much as a scrape or a bruise... and probably had a hand in why I am an Olympic level Fencer and Archer..Yeah, that one was a hit to the ego...I'm assuming this means that you too are part of the Special Club?"

Vivica laughed out loud, once again partaking in her champagne as she mindlessly adjusted the beautiful bracelets on her arm.

"Probability Manipulation...that's actually pretty cool! And as for me? I MORE than understand that feeling that maybe you aren't as good on your own without your powers.."

[thinking for a moment]

"I've been saddled with the ability to recall everything that I hear, see, smell, read..things of that nature...it sounds a little odd, but basically you can ask me what happened on any given day of my life and i'll know down to the smallest detail...I can recite every book i've ever read, I always remember where I left my car keys...and recently...thanks to the effort of a new friend, it's evolved in ways I didn't think were possible, but that only make me stronger and more secure in my capability...So don't stress...you ARE as good as you think...It's all synergy. You still put in all that time and practice, and you KNOW your stuff, your powers couldn't have gotten you that...and for ME? I may remember everything, but that caused me to WANT to learn things..to expand my mind...and look at me now? I'm a hot ass woman with a brain like a super computer!"

"AND my relevancy...Human Tape Recorder my Ass..."

"But enough about all that, Simon! We can catch up like this in a little more private of a setting at a later date..and you have to come see my gallery! But for now? Why don't we mozy on down to Envy...I'm sure the booth isn't ready, but I can hear the "thump thump" of the club music, and i'd LOVE for you to buy me a drink and let me show you how girls from MY neighborhood get DOWN! What do ya say?!"

The two spent a few more moments laughing and talking before heading down towards Club Envy to enjoy a little fun one on one time as reconnected friends before everybody else showed up. The night was sure to hold excitement!

 

[Rampage]

Nicolas' phone buzzed and he picked it up.

I missed you too, Nic. I look forward to seeing you again. I'll be attending this party Cameron and you are throwing.... we can catch up then.... if that sounds good.

Nicolas smiled. That would do just fine. Nicolas stood and stretched, then picked up a miniature high-capacity hard drive. He exited, making his way to Club Envy in time to play host.

Entering, he started to the VIP area when he saw a couple at the bar, including one he recognized. Walking up smoothly, he spoke to...

VIVICA! How ARE you?! It has been far FAR too long.

Nicolas pulled her to a stand and took a look at her before giving her a hug and Continental kisses.

You are as BEAUTIFUL as ever. And your artwork is fresh and new on the scene. I have purchased a few pieces but I will be needing more very soon. My buyers will be by.

Nicolas noticed the young man with her and that he was special...in fact his power was VERY interesting to him. He turned and extended a hand...he knew this guy.

Pratt is it? Your father and mine did some business together, still do in fact. What brings you here and now with the lovely Ms. Lennox?

 

[Ruby]

The Parthenon - VIP Clubhouse

"It's no worry, CJ. I think hearing the backstories of the people around you might help you to further understand who we are and how we GOT here..but I don't think that me simply just TELLING you will do the trick..."

:: Cass jumped a bit when the patio booth curtains closed seemingly out of nowhere before realizing it was Cameron’s POWER at work. She settled back and waited for…whatever was to come. Truth be told, Cass had NO idea as to what to expect. ::

"Maybe SEEING it will help you understand as well. Now, you are going to have to relax your mind for a moment and allow me to connect. Scary I know, but remember that trust thing we've been talking about? Well, time to put up or shut up..."

:: Cameron grabbed her hand and held it, waiting until Cass’ mind relaxed completely. Cass was unsure of this part. Being a psionic succubus, she could DRAIN people of their energies for sustenance like humans needed food and water to survive. From the moment that she came into her powers FULLY, and there was this one incident back in Nazi captivity where she SHOULD have gone blind but she didn’t, and including THIS moment, Cass had been in contact with MANY a psionic. Psionics, especially, were the ultimate with her. Human savoured and sought after the perfect steak for a meal? Psionics were like that for Cassandra; especially POWERFUL ones such as Cameron and Nicolas. Over the years Cass had learned how to contain her power and how to control it. So far, she was doing great with it, what with being in close contact with both Nicolas AND Cameron. It was easy to ignore the ‘forbidden fruit’. THIS circumstance, however, she was unsure of… ::

Scary? HA! You have NO idea…

Cameron: “You’re NOT relaxing, CJ.”

:: Cass nodded and allowed SOME of her mind to relax. That must’ve been okay because Cameron continued on. ::

"Morgan is part of what is known...as The Dark Trinity. The only way I can compare it seems incredibly sacreligious..but you know 'The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost?' or in witchcraft 'The Mother, The Maiden, The Crone'. She has two counterparts...both of whom live in completely different timelines..as the three of them can't co-exist with each other based on the nature of their power...and because of Limbo, the dimension she controls. It would throw everything out of balance. Now the three of them represent basically the different paths one can take...good & evil, so to speak...One of her counterparts, "Magik"...is the "light"...though we have yet to encounter her...suffice to say that she is probably more like say...Delilah... Her other counterpart is "Darkchilde" a Demon Sorceress who has completely embraced "dark magick". She is ferocious and wild, and she no longer even HOLDS a human form, having shed her humanity in order to become a being of pure magick. She is the darkest of them all..."

"...And then there is "Spellbinder"...she represents the MIDDLE...the GREY area. She is neither inherently good or evil, and often times she finds herself fighting against both sides within her. That's OUR Morgan. With the amount of POWER that she possesses, it can be hard to CONTROL yourself...Which I am sure somebody like you who has the ability to drain people of their life force...can understand..."

"More often than not...Morgan has remained on the lighter side of things...well, at least when compared with her counterpart, Darkchilde...but when she DID let go? When she fully LOST Control and gave into the darkness, due in LARGE part to the relationship that her and *I* had at the time? Well...I feel it better to SHOW you...

:: Cass suddenly noticed images swirling in front of her: the beautiful skyline of New York turning jagged and VIOLET. Cass could see crashing lightning in the distance as well. She let out a small gasp. ::

<< the sword smashed the ground it hit....leaving scorch marks and flickering flame in its wake....as Spellbinder immediately swung the sword side ways...LOPPING OFF one of the heads of the clones/imposters of Prophet>>

You cannot escape me, worm. I shall have your head as my center piece....when i dine on your SOUL


<< the fog began to wane....as an eerie chime played in the air...the skies were now black. it was night time once more...and the red moon hung low. the plateau over looked an enchanted NYC skyline that was ancient looking, stone, demonic....and the lights that once eminated from office windows were now glowing eyes of demonic faces on the building...all smiling in anticipation>>

<< the perimeter of the platform itself now came to life with a glowing , cascading trial of silver mystic flame..that licked inward toward anyone who came too close to its borders...>>

<<Spellbinder wasted no time....now seeing ALL of the "camerons">>

you forget boy...that i have a spell that allows me to SUPERCEED your mental defenses..and control YOUR BODY with magick and YOU cannot stop yourself from obeying my every whim.

<< she held her armoured hand outward....as a dark violet halo formed around it>>

the real cameron will STEP FORWARD and stand still!

<< she seized hold of Cameron just as Belasco had done with Shadowcat when he made her surrender her weapons...before transforming her>>

<<turning slightly...and seeing blaze, Morgan continued to control Cameron and compell him to come forward.>>

STAY BACK child....or you will suffer the consequences!

<< Morgan stumbles forward ....a fair move from Erika indeed...and feeling the restrictive pull of Erika's magickal strike...Morgan grits her teeth...as she inhales...and staggers... Shockwave's neon blue snakes manifest themselves...as Morgan covers her face with her hands......she exhales with extreme agitation>>


<<thunder begins to crash...drowning out Erika's voice...and the winds whistle with an almost SIREN like sound as they began to swirl tightly around the cavern...LOWERING the air pressure around the group...making it harder for them to breathe>>


STOP IT!!! I AM SORCERESS SUPREME!!

<< Lighting BLASTS down....creating an inverted lighting effect around Morgan as she screams and is enshrouded in shadow.....her costume shreds away...as a clanging sound is heard..she is now completely covered in armour...including her face with only a strategic silver opening along the eye area to reveal glowing red eyes. metallic silver horns seamlessly jut out from the headdress of the armour....and she now has a tail.>>

<<shrieking with rage....She BUSTS OUT OF her bindings....now possesed of blinding berserker wrath...and wielding the SOUL SWORD...she rushes forward...and with a mighty swing with both hands...she slashes Erika across her stomach with the flaming white blade of the sword. this blade, which can disrupt ANY spell and MAME any enchanted creature or being ....more often than not resulting in DEATH>>

YOU CANT STOP ME!! ILL KILL YOU!! KILL YOU ALL!!

<< she turns toward alexis....and extends her armoured hand....turning Alexis' lower body to solid stone and cementing her to the ground>>

BURN!

<< a wooshing sound is head as Alexis is enveloped by silver mystic flames from her torso up>>

<< high above the new realm of hell, in the now demonic, gothic empire state building's summit. Spellbinder moves about her business on the plateau of power...silver mystic flames cascade along the perimeter of the plateau.....as a sparkling myst slowly swirls around......the glowing eyes and gleaming grins of demons can be seen in the shadows far back within the covered areas of the plateau.>>


<< as thunder rumbles through the air and within the billowing clouds, Morgan's high heels click along the ancient stone floors>>

all is nearly ready..the stage is set. the alter is primed and facing the north....where the barrier between earth and limbo is at its weakest. dark magick over runs the city and the world of mortals is near its end as demons have taken over this city and begin their march outward!

in an act that will destroy the hearts and souls of any of the six who have survived as well as satisfy my demand for vengeance....i shall bridge the gap with the blood of Cameron King....NOT his present day self...but that of the child...who is filled with innocence. my sleeping spell has kept him locked in a deep slumber, blissfully unaware of the grim fate that awaits him.


<< turning on her heel as she sweeps her cape behind her....Spellbinder points to the shadows behind her and far back>>


bring the child forward......and place him on the alter!! my magicks bind his physical body to my will....preventing any possible movement..even when he is awakended![/i

<<two large, horned, winged demons with impressive physiques quickly come forward....with a very young boy who is slumbering. he is wrapped in a blanket and carried in the arms of one of the demons as they quickly move past their mistress and place him on the alter>>


BLACK should be returning any moment...Alison's TRUE FREEZE rended him totally inert...turning him into a statue. I didnt bother to revive him....why should I when he couldnt even DESTROY that group of interfering insects!!

<< smaller demons giggled and laughed....as Spellbinder ridiculed Black, the alpha demon of Limbo>>

but no matter, they were badly hurt...and Illustra was destroyed, not even Karen and Ororo could stop my plan from carrying ahead.

<< as Morgan manifests her darkhold and a crystaline dagger with unholy inscriptions on the blade, she makes her way toward the alter to begin the incantation. thunder blasts through the air as black lightning begins to flashe and radiate in the skies all around town....a sign that there is increased activity at ground zero of the Inferno>>

:: As the images continued to swirl, and as they spoke louder and louder, Cass became well aware of the MAGNITUDE of both Morgan’s AND Cameron’s powers. She gasped again as she took in the image of the always beautiful Morgan Victoria…now looking so incredibly DEMONIC. She WANTED to shut her eyes but she knew she would still see the images with her eyes closed. ::

“Aww…”

:: She said softly when she watched the innocent ‘baby’ Cameron prepared to have his blood shed. Cass HATED hearing about crimes against children. Back when she was locked up in the Nazis’ lab, they allowed her and other ‘special’ children to play together. In fact, they highly encouraged it, so as to inflict some serious emotional abuse when their playmates began to leave them one by one... Cass could tell Cameron was having a hard time reliving this, as his hand that was holding her hand started to shake, so she gave his hand a light squeeze. Also, too, being so near to Cameron, and experiencing his POWER, created......a deep-seated CRAVING for his energy within her. She gritted her teeth and mewled softly, trying to contain it. The images finally exploded with fury and a SCREAM until they faded into the night. But Cameron was not done yet. ::

"That...is what is known to The Six...as 'The Inferno Crisis'...Morgan lost herself in her demonic nature...She MURDERED Haleigh. She EXTRACTED my skeleton from my body...She planned to bring Limbo INTO Earth...using MY BLOOD..well the BLOOD of my younger self...the one who grew up in an orphanage to DO so..."

"You might think...well why Cameron? What did she have against him...but the person I am before you is NOT the person that I was before. Morgan had been beaten down for so long...first by her FATHER who was a Doctor of MysTech..who had revived Blaze and planned to expose her to the TO Virus so long ago in the Citadle where The Six came to BE....and THEN? She was beaten down by ME..The two of us...we had such BAD BLOOD between us...and I was so impestuous...so disgustingly full of myself that I couldn't see that instead of goading her...I should have tried to HELP her...I COULD have helped stop it...and I didn't...."

:: The curtains of the booth they were in began to swing to their open position and Cameron let go of her hand. She snatched her hand back as if it was on fire and she shrank back into the booth, staring at Cameron with wide open eyes. She had come THISCLOSE to draining Cameron right there and then! She started breathing heavily, feeling as if she had run ten marathons in a row. She HAD to get away from him. NOW. But Cameron was still going on and on about Morgan. ::

"So...all I am saying to YOU is that if I can basically catalyze Morgan into destroying the ENTIRE WORLD and WE can get past that and to a point where we not only RESPECT but LOVE each other...then SHE can get over whatever petty problem she might have with you NOW...because in the grand scheme of things...it REALLY doesn't matter..."

I’ll say it doesn’t matter! I’m two seconds away from devouring you!

*shakily*: “No…it doesn’t matter at all…”

:: She took a sip of her new martini, her hand shaking a bit as well. But unlike Cameron, it WASN’T from those images. Still, Cameron decided to tell her The Tale of Two Blazes. It was all Cass could do to NOT bang her head on the table and groan. ::

Cameron, you’re KILLING me here, and if you don’t SHUT UP, you’re going to ‘kill’ YOURSELF as well!

"Now the TWO Blazes...that's a FAR easier story...The original Blaze was a part of this time...She was a founding member of The Six...she was feisty fun and a little out of control. She was one of the victims of The Inferno. She died there...much like Haleigh..only Blaze didn't get to come back like Haleigh did...but Haleigh...well she is just kind of a badass in that way. We encountered a cross time alternate of Blaze's known as Jasmine Frost...who was kind of the opposite...she was an ice elemental..but Jasmine didn't last long, and eventually tried to jump through the Siege Perilous...much like Firebird tried to do earlier this week...When Jasmine jumped through we got OUR Blaze back...but that was bittersweet because MORGAN was dead at the time...and so was SHARON...which is another story for another time...Hell...*I* was dead at that point too, or so everyone thought....Basically there was a time on the team where we were losing people left and right. But we are the Six...nobody seems to stay dead for very long...During this time, Blaze DIED...and by the time Morgan had come back from death thanks to Ava and Alison...it was too late..."

"You know...I guess this isn't as easy as I thought!" [laughs] "It seems so weird to be talking about it so morosely but this is the kind of life that we live...Anyway. On a crosstime mission, the group ran into FIREBIRD, the Blaze that YOU know. Her life had basically been destroyed by Bishop and The Sentinels..She had lost everybody. So when she ran into OUR Morgan, she didn't want to let go...She wanted to be with her sister again...and So when Morgan cast the Stepping Disc to go home...Firebird JUMPED through it...and HERE she is tonight, alive and in tact..."

:: Cameron sighed and Cass perked up. Was he finally done TALKING? ::

"You know, I thought this was going to be a fun game, but DAMN it's a lot more complicated and confusing than I thought...No wonder you have no idea what's going on. The good thing is though..soon, you will have your own stories and histories with us and after awhile, it will seem like you've always been here..."

:: No. No he wasn’t done talking. Cass wondered what he would think if she suddenly ran from the table screaming. ::

*frustrated*: ARRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!

:: He lifted his glass. Cass willed herself to not look hopeful. ::

"But for NOW? Let's just celebrate the fact that we are all ALIVE and here, because telling those stories made me realize that at least I should be FAR more grateful....CHEERS!"

:: Cass raised her glass. ::

“CHEERS!”

"All this talking and you've eaten all the food!"

It was better than feasting on YOU, Golden Boy!!

:: Cass just shrugged and looked embarrassed. ::

“Tee hee?”

"Well, why don't we finish our drinks and put the final touches on our faces before everybody heads down to Envy...Delilah is here and I do need to go check up on her..."

AMEN!

:: Cass tried not to look too excited at the prospect of leaving him. ::

“That sounds like an excellent idea. The bellhop…he said something about me having quarters here? Surely he means I only have a room?”

:: It was apparent that though Cass knew there was a Danger Room underground, she didn’t know about ALL of The Six’s BENEFITS here at this fine establishment. She took a big sip of her martini. ::

 

[Black Widow]

Parthenon - Ambrosia

Ava: Well tell him I miss him and I want to see him SOMETIME this century.

(Chuckling) "I will."

No response from Nicolas, which meant he was fine with what she'd suggested, so Haleigh mentally forwarded Ava's sentiment as her sister suggested they head upstairs. She nodded in agreement and reached for her cash, doing the math in her head. Ava's four doubles equaled eight at probably thirteen bucks, plus Haleigh's own cocktails at eighteen, meant their tab was close to 140, plus sales tax at 8.875 percent, plus a decent tip, $50 bucks oughtta do.... but before she could pull out a couple hundreds, someone joined them:

Blaze: Hello Ladies.

"Blaze! It's been a while. (After Blaze mentions having heard Haleigh at Melrose) Yes, I've wrapped up my partnership with SHIELD, for now, and come home. I would have stopped by to see you, but as soon as I got back, something came up and I needed to take care of it right away."

Blaze: I'm sure you're aware, Morgan is...absent at the moment. Before everything happened with the Blue Moon...she wondered when you might return.

"I've returned now. I'm sure once Morgan sorts her thoughts out, she'll be back as well."

Blaze: But we DO have a new team member that you'll get to meet tonight at my party!

"Oh do we? Is he hot?"

She asked playfully as Blaze ordered two drinks and Haleigh told the bartender to just put it on her tab.

 

[MorningStar]

The Parthenon, Elevator to 94th Floor

Please god, just let me get to my room without having to make smalltalk.

“So, you live here, you’re not a tourist…”

Delilah nodded, trying to keep her eyes focused on the elevator doors.

“If you’re looking for a househusband, I want to be very clear that I am both willing and able. Think about it.”

She turned towards him and made a disgusted face.

“You are so odd.”

That did not faze him one single bit.

“Odd like a fox.”

What does that even mean?

Thankfully they arrived at her floor. She did, however, want to check out the story about saving Sally’s life. She couldn’t believe this was the first she was hearing about it, which made it seem even sketchier.

“So, what about you? How did you end up here, being in the right place to save Sally?”

He went on to tell a most unremarkable story, except for the part where he’d strangely managed to be in exactly the right place at the right time to push Sally out of the way. Her spider sense was tingling for sure about that one.

Andrew held a hand out for her key and she handed it over so he could unlock the door and move her things inside. She held out her hand expectantly for the key to be returned to it.

“Now, I know you want to ask me to stay here with you, but you’re afraid of seeming too forward, so you don’t have to worry, because I accept. Do you want me to take my shirt off?”

“Andrew – no! Stop that! Get out of here.”

She smacked his arm and forced him back out of the room like she was shooing a pigeon. He was lucky she was in a good mood today, or he might not have made it out of the room alive. But then Sally would have had to interview new people for his job and it would have been a big hassle…

She pushed him the last few inches out of the doorway and closed the door on him.

With a sigh of relief, she went to start unpacking her new purchases.

After a few moments, she heard knocking.

“I told you I wasn’t giving you any tip! Andrew I swear to god if you aren’t gone by the time I open this door…”

Forcefully yanking the door open, she was startled to see not Andrew standing outside, but a familiar face.

 

[Prophet]

Parthenon - Clubhouse to Six Quarters

Cass hadn't been very talkative or seemingly very interested in what Cameron had to say, as if she was had something else going on. He knew that by his psionic nature that opening himself up to her like that would probably be incredibly tempting for her, yet part of that tempting fate part of Cameron almost WANTED to see what Cass was like when she stalked her next victim. In fact he had a lot of questions for Cass. Like what did she do to stay young and beautiful now. She seemed to not be as aggressive or bloodthirsty as the rest of the group, but in order for her to live she would have to drain something.

:: Cass tried not to look too excited at the prospect of leaving him. ::

“That sounds like an excellent idea. The bellhop…he said something about me having quarters here? Surely he means I only have a room?”

:: It was apparent that though Cass knew there was a Danger Room underground, she didn’t know about ALL of The Six’s BENEFITS here at this fine establishment. She took a big sip of her martini. ::

Cameron laughed.

"Sorry Cass, sometimes you just sound like an orphan who's never had a hot meal! The bellhop was not wrong. On the 94th floor, just under my own estate on the 95th is the penthouses for active members of The Six. They are three bedroom, two bath luxury homes complete with every amenity you could think of. Each penthouse is completely customizable thanks to our in house design team, and equipped with their own in house staff. Right now it's decorated in the standard decor of our diamond suites...I'll take you up there now, on my way to see Delilah! Let's go!"

After Cameron personally thanked the wait staff and the bartender for their services, he and Cass jetted to the private access elevator and zoomed up to the 94th Floor. As the elevator doors dinged open Cameron and Cass stepped out as a rather attractive man walked down the hall on his way to the guest elevator. Cameron eyed him up and down rather thoroughly before shooting a look to Cass.

"Well..seeing as the only people allowed access to these floors are members of The Six and Their allies...I'm thinking that ALREADY somebody has been very, VERY naughty!"

He laughed as he walked down the hall with Cass and before long stood outside her doorway.

"Alright, kiddo! Here she is! Take your time and freshen up...all of your luggage is here and unpacked and feel free to indulge in the welcome basket, lots of champagne and goodies in there! I'll meet you downstairs in just a bit!"

Cameron began to walk away, before turning back and smiling.

"And thanks for the drink! I had a good time!"

Making his way back down to the opposite end of the beautifully decorated and expansive hallway, he rounded the corner just about to KNOCK on Delilah's door when THERE she was in a huff screaming about some kind of tip..Their eyes met instantly as Cameron gave her an incredible cheeky look.

"Oh my GOD! Delilah! You HIRED a GIGOLO?! You NAUGHTY little GIRL!!!!"

Cameron took Delilah into his arms, embracing her in a warm hug before lifting her up in the air and entering her penthouse, spinning her around a few times giving her a good old fashion teasing before dropping her onto the bed as he plopped down next to her.

"I must say...not bad at all...tell me, was he like a grunter...did he check his muscles out in the mirror during? Oh, come on! Tell me...EVERYTHING!!!"

He laughed incredibly hard...so hard that his stomach hurt....

"Sorry, I may be getting my buzz back...Thanks for responding to my TEXT by the way...loser!"

 

[Firebird]

The Parthenon- Ambrosia

"Blaze! It's been a while. (After Blaze mentions having heard Haleigh at Melrose) Yes, I've wrapped up my partnership with SHIELD, for now, and come home.

"That must have been an interesting diversion..."

Blaze said as she took a moment to primp in her compact while waiting for her drinks.

I would have stopped by to see you, but as soon as I got back, something came up and I needed to take care of it right away."

"I heard."

The fire elemental said rather dryly

"That day, I wouldn't have been much good in the way of a gracious host anyway...after being savaged by Nigel Barker from Tempo Magazine at my press conference for Spectra Couture. He did his best to try to get me nailed with a felony for "faking my death"...suggesting I was Blaze Fielding."

The bar tender arrives with her drinks.

"Thank you. Get another one ready for me, will you?"

She immediately polishes off the first mojito in TWO gulps.



"Speaking of 'that thing you had to take care of right away'...I'm glad you were able to get more of the WHOLE STORY after talking to Delilah. She isn't exactly one for giving an....unbiased account of things these days."

She may have come around the corner on her view about Delilah thanks to a heart-to-heart with Cameron. But it was not easy to be understanding of someone who was being an ornery little bitch

"I've returned now.

"Better late than never."

I'm sure once Morgan sorts her thoughts out, she'll be back as well.

"That's what I keep hearing."

::Sigh!::

"I'm sorry. Being bitchy has become a reflex for me...kind of like Morgan."

"I'm glad to see you. I can't look at you and not think of MY Haleigh and how much we came to care for and depend on each other."

"You were...ARE a good counter and sometimes COMPLIMENT to the extremes of Morgan and Alison. You balanced them out in my timeline and I've seen you do it here too."

"I can't help but wonder how things MIGHT have turned out during the Blue Moon if you'd been here. Maybe you could've convinced Morgan and Alison to do something even just a LITTLE bit differently."

"BUT I'm not a precog and please don't misunderstand me, I'm not blaming YOU for how things DID turn out. There's no way you couldve known what was going to happen."

"I AM truly glad your back. The team has been fragile...and hurting. We need all the support and help pulling together we can get."

"Last night, Cameron and Nicolas stopped me from doing something I may not have been to comprehend how much I'd regret in the long run."

::FLASH!::

<< Pacific Palisades, the butte in the ocean>>

"Siege Perilous...please help me...show me a place and time that I might have my heart's wish??"

And soon, the mystic, within its eternal depths, begins to show Blaze Victory ALL the BLAZE VICTORY/FIELDINGS that EVER were! The FIREBIRDS or even FOXFIRES that ARE!

It's beautiful, exciting and overwhelming at the same time. Blaze can't help but to exhale with a shaken laughter.

"There they all are...as impossible as this should be...there they ALL...are!"

"The paths not taken...so many possibilities..."


And then...her apple green eyes WIDEN as she sees the image of herself, with Spellbinder, FROST, Karen Victoria all together during what looks to be a holiday celebration. The Six are there too. Everyone looks so happy, content. SHE HAS HER SISTERS AND HER MOTHER!

"This is what I want..."

She shuts her eyes tightly as a few more tears fall before she screams and lets go of the Siege.

"I WISH TO LEAVE THIS PLACE. I WISH TO START A NEW PATH!"

The Seige Perilous FLOATS in the air, hovering and now shining BRIGHTLY as a haunting bell tolls and the gem expands and GROWS into a LARGE version of itself. The ruby red EYE shmmers and glows before fading away to REVEAL the cosmic gateway into a place OUTSIDE of any mortal concept.

Blaze swallows hard. The moment she wished for was at hand! All she had to do was take one...two steps.

She clenches her fist for a moment, pushing away the last pull of hesitation and takes the first step forward.

"Goodbye, Morg. "


She closes her eyes as the winds from the gateway begin to swirl and pick up speed. She moves to take the second and FINAL step that will bring her THROUGH the gateway portal. ”

NOW!!!

As Blaze steps forward she is pulled back by Nicolas, who has teleported to her and revealed himself.

Blaze! Please. Listen. DON'T DO this. I KNOW that we have failed to help you become grounded here...I know that the current trouble seems incredible but I want you to know...we ALL want you, need you here. You BELONG here. WITH us. THIS is your home.

He was not hurting her, but as the demigod pleaded with her he was holding her here, determined that she not leave.

"I was...kind of out of my mind. Lost in a fog of grief and guilt over my sister, Delilah...fear that we were on the cusp of going through what happened in my timeline, since the fallout between Morgan/Alison/Delilah was what began those events in my timeline. After Nigle Barker tried to OUT me the other day as an imposter/ felon, I thought I should try to ESCAPE here before it was too late and start fresh."

" There's something about loss and tragedy...especially when it comes to US. One of us hurts...it has a way of encompassing all of us. "

"Cameron...and Nic both...have been amazing at helping most of us keep it together...or pull back from the brink. Alycia has been a big help too...especially to Delilah. Ava was there for Alison. In the aftermath of the Blue Moon, everybody has been helping whomever they could within the group as we all struggled to make sense...cope. I guess I didn't SEE it before because I was so lost in my own grief over Morgan's depature [again] but I see it NOW. It's a real testimony to the Six's collective spirit and wish to SURVIVE as a family"

just like Cameron said....

-------------

"Oh do we? Is he hot?"

She asked playfully as Blaze ordered two drinks and Haleigh told the bartender to just put it on her tab.

"Well..."HE" is a SHE."

Blaze said with a soft laugh

"Unless SHE is a drag queen! "

Laughing a bit more loudly as she swallowed more of her second drink and waved over a third.

"That would make "HER" the first psionic succubuss drag queen i've ever seen!"

"But no, she really IS a woman. Really cute, in a porcelain doll kind of way. "

Blaze licks her glossed lips

"Kind of fragile in some ways... but powerful to be sure. Her energy is unique"

"Her name is Cassandra Johnson, b.k.a. Cass. Her code name is Ruby and she's a psionic succubuss. "

"Thanks for covering my tab, Haleigh."

"Reminds me of how my Haleigh and I used to go out for nights of hard drinking. We pretty much drank EVERYONE ELSE in the Six under the table."

"Cameron told me you did that w/ Foxfire sometimes too, but SHE didn't have my power to "burn off" the booze with her metabolism."

 

[Recall]

Parthenon - Club Envy - Main Floor

Vivica and Simon were certainly enjoying themselves on the main floor of the club. She had switched from champagne to something a little more stiff and Simon seemed to be having a good time basically watching her dance. She paid no attention to him though, she was used to sharing the dance floor with cocky white boys who had to fight to keep up with her. The music was absolutely fantastic and she ascertained that Club Envy had definitely earned it's reputation as one of THE hot spots in the city. It's romantic and almost renaissance style decor with modern influences made it look like it could almost be the place for a group of sexy vampires to engage in activities of the night. Strobe lights decorated her body as she danced in rhythm with the beat. Vivica loved dancing and had she not been such an awkward young girl with knock knees and braces, she probably would have tried to take a class or two...still she was MORE than capable of serving it up now. She grabbed Simon's hand as she pulled him onto the floor for a few uncomfortable steps.

"Oh come on, Simon! I'm not your BOSS anymore...and I already told you...NOT interested...but why don't we give any unsuspecting 'bloggers' a show while we are at it? I can't WAIT to see the papers tomorrow... Simon Pratt - Unfaithful Already?!"

The two laughed as Simon nervously tried to keep up with the fast pace Vivica, her ultra chic dark purple cocktail dress seeming to sparkle and shine against the lights on the dancefloor as a light fog began to roll through. Once the two had worked up a small sweat, they returned to the bar to refill their drinks and catch a breather. As they were busy laughing and carrying on Vivica could hear a voice from behind her.

Nicolas: VIVICA! How ARE you?! It has been FAR too long!

She turned around to see Nicolas King! And so it began...where there was one, there was more waiting. Vivica actually had nothing against Nicolas, and in fact he had been very sweet and understanding when Cameron had been presumed dead as was his romantic interest Morgan. Vivica was happy to start the night with a person that she actually liked.

"Nicolas! Oh wow! So good to see you, too!"

They gave each other a European kiss as she placed her hand on his back.

Nicolas: You are as BEAUTIFUL as ever. And your artwork is fresh and new on the scene. I have purchased a few pieces but I will be needing more very soon. My buyers will be by.

She crinkled her nose and smiled at his compliment.

"Aww shucks! You are looking about as solid and sexy as ever. That Morgan must have an incredibly strong BACK! And I am glad you like my gallery! My very first exhibition is coming up next month! I hope to see you there!"

Vivica watched as Nicolas said hello to Simon, and inquired what brought the two of them together.

"He's actually a guest of Cameron's tonight! Small world, but Simon used to work for the very first incarnation of King Enterprises and now he works for the Zenith Group!"

She poked Simon in the side and gave him a smile.

"And SURELY you must have picked up a newspaper or checked your phone in the last twelve hours? When he isn't working for Cameron he's out there trying to get Ava to MARRY him!"

 

[Rampage]

She crinkled her nose and smiled at his compliment.

"Aww shucks! You are looking about as solid and sexy as ever. That Morgan must have an incredibly strong BACK! And I am glad you like my gallery! My very first exhibition is coming up next month! I hope to see you there!"

Nicolas laughed heartily at the thought of Morgan walking gingerly through her Chamber of Dreams. He gave her waist a squeeze as he held his back.

"He's actually a guest of Cameron's tonight! Small world, but Simon used to work for the very first incarnation of King Enterprises and now he works for the Zenith Group!"

She poked Simon in the side and gave him a smile.

"And SURELY you must have picked up a newspaper or checked your phone in the last twelve hours? When he isn't working for Cameron he's out there trying to get Ava to MARRY him!"

Wow!! Good luck there. She is as deadly as she is beautiful. But I sense that you might find a way into that web and back out alive.

Laughing, he answered Vivica about her gallery opening.

Actually, if your people get me the date when your gallery show is, maybe I can cook something up with Sally to maximize the publicity. Either way, I am there. Years of art history and appreciation classes should count for something. And if you plan to look as delicious THEN as NOW...I would not miss it for anything.

Nicolas gives her a playful once-over before nodding to the bartender.He had an account here and the check, just that easy, was paid. The man placed fresh drinks on the counter and asked what Nicolas would have.

Screwdriver, double, heavy on the screw.

He looked back at the pair as he downed his drink, slamming it on the counter.

It is nice to meet you more formally Simon. I would have never pegged you for one of us, but welcome. And what an INTERESTING power. In any case...prepare to have one HELL of a time!! And Vivica...save a FEW dances for me. I am without a date tonight and so my dance card seems to be free. Given your talents, I expect you to be hell on the dance floor.

With a smile and a wink, Nic walked over towards the VIP to make certain everything was PERFECT...this night was important to him and not one thing could be out of place.

 

[Persephone]

Just as they were about to settle their tab, Blaze blew in like wildfire. Giving her a smile, she noted Blaze's dress was damn sexy.

"Hey Blaze, love the dress."

Blaze returned the compliment.

Blaze: "I heard about the pregnancy rumour. Looks like we've BOTH been number 1 with a bullet in the tabloids lately."

Groaning out, Ava rolled her eyes.

"Ugh, I wish people would stop bringing that up. But yes, apparently we're headline worthy as of late."

Knocking back the last bit of her gentleman jack, she took a few sips of the mojito Blaze had ordered for all three of them. Blaze and Haleigh began to talk about Morgan's recent departure and Haleigh's recent return. Then Blaze mentioned their new teammate.

Haleigh: "Oh is he hot?"

Coughing out a laugh.

"If you like little tits and no ass, then yes...she's just your type Hales."

Blaze reiterated that their new team member was not a he, but in fact a she.

Blaze: "Her name is Cassandra Johnson, b.k.a. Cass. Her code name is Ruby and she's a psionic succubuss."

"So basically she sucks you dry and spits you out later. Great addition, huh?"

Ava quipped bitchily, finishing off her mojito. After 3 double whisky's and a mojito, she was definitely starting to feel a little buzz.

"Anyway ladies, as much as I love talking about Cass, I think i'm going to head up to Club Envy where the good alcohol is. And hopefully some gorgeous men. See you up there!"

Smiling at the two as she headed out of Ambrosia, she walked over to the already open elevator and up a few flights to Club Envy. As the doors opened, the sound of loud electronica music could already be heard pumping through the lobby. Exiting the elevator, she crossed the lobby and line of people who were waiting to get inside. The bouncer immediately unlatched the red velvet rope and allowed Ava to pass. Giving the beefy man a smile, she made her way into the beautiful club and looked around. The spotlights danced around the club, hitting Ava and highlighting her daring dress.

Spotting the bar, she immediately headed over. Before she could even ASK for a drink, a gorgeous dark haired man smiled at her and leaned in.

"Can I buy you a drink?"

"Patron, straight up."

Wow, right to the point. I like that about a woman.

Smirking at the man, he asked the bartender for two shots of patron.

"My name is James....what's yours?"

The air caught in Ava's throat hearing his name. He could tell something was suddenly off and furrowed his brow. Seeing the bartender put the two shots of patron down--salt and lime on the rim--Ava immediately grabbed the shot glass and downed it, not bothering with the lime.

"Not interested."

She said flatly, brushing past him and heading deeper into the club toward the other bar. The man was confused, and notably pissed off. Slipping onto one of the stools, Ava crossed her long toned legs and exhaled slowly.

Bartender: "What can I get you ma'am?"

[flatly] "A lobotomy."

The bartender raised a single eyebrow getting the distinct impression she wasn't talking about the drink.

"The drink you idiot."

He lifted both his hands up in a surrender type fashion with an amused smile. Frankly she WASN'T talking about the drink, but she rolled with it anyway. Pinching the bridge of her nose with her slender fingers, she waited impatiently as he finished her drink.

 

[Longshot]

Parthenon - Club Envy - Main Floor

Simon was definitely having a good time with Vivica. He had been a littl nervous about meeting all of Cameron's friends tonight. It was the first piece of the puzzle that Cameron had offered him in exchange for his promotion at The Zenith Group. Vivica helped bridge the gap and while they drank and laugh and recounted good times, Simon forgot all about the evening he was about to endure.

He watched Vivica move like she was straight out of a music video while Simon...well, he watched. He was a blue blood from Connecticut and a snob and a half. He most certainly did NOT dance. But Vivica had a way about her and before long she had coerced him onto the dancefloor. He did his best to try and keep up but he knew that he was no match for her. Thankfully the two decided to take a break and refresh their drinks, Vivica opting for something a little stronger, while Simon went for a classic Ketel One Soda. As they were laughing and carrying on, a man came up and said hello to Vivica. He looked vaguely familiar but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Nicolas: Pratt is it? Your father and mine did some business together, still do in fact. What brings you here and now with the lovely Ms. Lennox.

Simon had to fight the urge to roll his eyes for a moment. It was the snob inside. Everybody he met somehow was connected to his family in some kind of way that it was a knee jerk reaction. However, Nicolas seemed to be genuine in his statements, so Simon pushed it to the side.

"Simon Pratt! Pleasure to meet you, Mr. King...actually now that you mention it, I do remember your father. He was a great man...Gone before his time. Good to finally meet you."

Vivica interjected giving Nicolas a bleak background into his life as well as the recent developments with Ava Cassadine.

Nicolas: "Wow!! Good luck there. She is as deadly as she is beautiful. But I sense that you might find a way into that web and back out alive."

"Like a good piece of music, there's always a buildup...before the BREAKDOWN..."

Nicolas: "It is nice to meet you more formally Simon. I would have never pegged you for one of us, but welcome. And what an INTERESTING power. In any case...prepare to have one HELL of a time!!"

Great. So he's a mutant TOO...Well, Pratt..you were wondering about this world and now you're in it!"

Nicolas went to go check on things for tonight and Vivica returned to the dancefloor. In the distance Simon watched as Ava Cassadine entered the venue without noticing anybody else. Immediately all the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end simply upon seeing her. He shrugged THAT feeling off immediately as he watched for a few moments.

"Goddammit, she's beautiful..."

Simon watched her as a tall dark and handome man approached her and for a moment, she seemed to entertain him. This didn't make Simon jealous in the slightest. When you look as good as Ava Cassadine, there are BOUND to be admirers. Suddenly, the exchange seemed to have gone sour and Ava sat on a barstool, waiting for her drink. Slowly but surely, Simon made his way over to where she was sitting and made himself be known.

"Should you really be drinking in your condition?"

His beautifully bright seafoam green eyes twinkled with mischief as he took a moment to look her up and down completely. He stepped closer into her personal space, and adjusted himself, sensing her irritability.

"Whoah, whoah...I'm only kidding...You look really beautiful tonight, Ava...and that's not a line..You really do..."

Simon motioned for the bartender to refresh his drink once more.

"I had a hunch I would run into you tonight. Cameron invited me here tonight for an event with his friends, as a kind of introduction of sorts. I was gonna say no thanks, but then I thought that tonight would most likely include YOU...so of course I obliged..."

She seemed upset.

"Rough day?"

 

[Persephone]

Simon: "Should you really be drinking in your condition?"

Ava's head lifted immediately and her eyes narrowed within seconds.

Simon: "Whoah, whoah...I'm only kidding...You look really beautiful tonight, Ava...and that's not a line..You really do..."

Exhaling heavily, she had already pictured it in her mind. Running into Simon, flirting with him, then knocking him over the head with a very heavy and expensive bottle of champagne. But for whatever reason, as she looked at him through narrowed eyes, he seemed sincere and....kind? Not to mention damn gorgeous. She was so used to seeing him in tailored suites from the papers that it was intriguing to see him dressed casually. It almost made it difficult to be angry. ALMOST.

"Oh, you mean for an expecting mother? Yes, well I try."

She quipped before looking away from him. The bartender placed her lobotomy down on a small beverage napkin and took Simon's drink order. Picking up her drink, she took a few good sips.

Simon: "I had a hunch I would run into you tonight. Cameron invited me here tonight for an event with his friends, as a kind of introduction of sorts. I was gonna say no thanks, but then I thought that tonight would most likely include YOU...so of course I obliged..."

Shaking her head, she didn't understand WHY he had such a fascination with her? There were 100's of other woman in this club that would drop their panties in a second to be with Simon Pratt. In fact, the blonde woman two seats away was about ready to pounce.

Simon: "Rough day?"

Eyeing the woman, her dark brown eyes watched Ava, hoping she would turn Simon down so she could ease his bruised ego. A small smile tugged on her full lips as she looked into Simon's eyes and ran her fingers across his check and towards his short blonde hair.

"Not anymore..."

She murmured, her face VERY close to his. Side glancing to the blonde woman, she scoffed out and rolled her eyes before finally leaving. Ava took this opportunity to grab Simon by the ear and YANK it HARD.

"YES I'm having a rough day you idiot. It's plastered all over the news papers that i'm pregnant AND engaged!"

Rolling her eyes.

"Do you know how many people have congratulated me on being pregnant? Fucking Martha Stewert emailed me asking to personally design the baby's room for me!"

Saying it allowed just made it sound even more ridiculous than it already way. It actually made Ava LAUGH. Shaking her head, she looked up at Simon, still chuckling.

"I'm sure you're eating all this up."

 

[Longshot]

Parthenon - Club Envy - Main Floor

Ava: Oh, you mean for an expecting mother? Yes, well I try."

Simon laughed out loud at her obstinance.

"I'll add 'taking compliments' to the list of things Ava Cassadine is good at.."

Eyeing the woman, her dark brown eyes watched Ava, hoping she would turn Simon down so she could ease his bruised ego. A small smile tugged on her full lips as she looked into Simon's eyes and ran her fingers across his check and towards his short blonde hair.

"Not anymore..."

She murmured, her face VERY close to his. Side glancing to the blonde woman, she scoffed out and rolled her eyes before finally leaving. Ava took this opportunity to grab Simon by the ear and YANK it HARD.

"YES I'm having a rough day you idiot. It's plastered all over the news papers that i'm pregnant AND engaged!"

Rolling her eyes.

"Do you know how many people have congratulated me on being pregnant? Fucking Martha Stewert emailed me asking to personally design the baby's room for me!"

Saying it allowed just made it sound even more ridiculous than it already way. It actually made Ava LAUGH. Shaking her head, she looked up at Simon, still chuckling.

"I'm sure you're eating all this up."

Simon watched the beautiful blonde eyeing him from the corner. She was not a new face to him but one of the many MANY women Simon had entertained in his life at one point or another and then never called again. Normal women seemed to JUMP at the chance to prove they were worth something MORE than a one night stand. Ava, however played a game that different altogether, and it definitely intrigued Simon.

Just as he was about to speak, Ava got VERY close to Simon and he felt an electric charge as he entered his personal space. That was then quickly counteracted by Ava YANKING him by the ear and yelling at him. And THEN? She LAUGHED...which was, a little bit scary. There MUST have been no cameras around because NOBODY had EVER taken a picture of Ava Cassadine smiliing. Simon stepped back for a moment and smiled.

"Okay...first things first..THAT was a little arousing. I take it you like it rough?"

[stopping for a moment]

"Wow...that was rather crass, wasn't it? Excuse me, but for whatever reason whenever I am around you, most of my classic one liners seem to go out the window...And about all the attention you're getting Ava...ALL of that could have been avoided had you not IMMEDIATELY tried to shoo me away at Ambrosia. You were so obstinate I couldn't HELP but ruffle your feathers a little..."

Simon took a seat down at the barstool next to her, his knees turned into hers, barely touching.

"And on the topic of me eating it all up...as a matter of fact? YES! I do find it all very amusing...if only because it seems the American Public wants to see us canoodling together in various places around the city as much as I do..."

He took his drink to his lips..

"You made that blonde pretty mad...and considering as how you just keep trying your hardest to NOT like me...I think if we were friends, that would mean you just cockblocked me...Now what are we to do about that?"

He winked at her.

"Tell you what Ava, how about for the evening, you let down those reinforced titanium walls and I'll do my best not to be so aggressive...that is...unless you LIKE me being aggressive?"

Simon leaned in incredibly close to Ava as he took a moment to take in her scent.

"Mmm...you smell amazing too..."

 

[Persephone]

Simon: "Okay...first things first..THAT was a little arousing. I take it you like it rough?"

Ava lifted her brows and shrugged her shoulders as she took a sip of her drink, indicating maybe he DID like it rough....or maybe she was just toying with him. He apologized for being crass, but frankly Ava didn't care. It was actually amusing.

Simon: "And about all the attention you're getting Ava...ALL of that could have been avoided had you not IMMEDIATELY tried to shoo me away at Ambrosia. You were so obstinate I couldn't HELP but ruffle your feathers a little..."

"Excuse me, but when most normal men are turned down, they don't get down on one knee and BLACKMAIL the woman they're trying to hit on."

Simon took a seat next to Ava and she turned slightly towards him, noticing how close he was to her. This boy just didn't know when to quit. He was persistent, that was for sure. Maybe Ava was going about this all the wrong way. Maybe this...whatever this was could be fun.

Simon: "You made that blonde pretty mad...and considering as how you just keep trying your hardest to NOT like me...I think if we were friends, that would mean you just cockblocked me...Now what are we to do about that?"

"I don't know....what are we going to do about that?"

Ava placed her hand down on Simon's knee. This time, she wasn't playing around or doing it for show. If he wanted Ava Cassadine, that's exactly what he was going to get. Blame it on the booze? Or maybe the fact that at this point, Ava just didn't care anymore.

Simon: "Tell you what Ava, how about for the evening, you let down those reinforced titanium walls and I'll do my best not to be so aggressive...that is...unless you LIKE me being aggressive?"

"As a matter of fact..."

Leaning forward, Ava's eyes wandered down Simon's chest--his button down shirt exposing his sculpted pecks. He leaned in closer too.

Simon: "Mmm...you smell amazing too..."

A soft, throaty chuckle was heard as her hand slip further up his thigh. The electricity between the two was undeniable. Ava could feel herself flush as the temperature around them seemed to rise

"If you want to play with fire, then lets play."

 

[Ruby]

The Parthenon - VIP Clubhouse / Cass' Penthouse / Club Envy: Main Floor

:: Cameron started laughing at her when she asked about her supposed ‘quarters’. Maybe she did indeed have quarters? She blushed. ::

"Sorry Cass, sometimes you just sound like an orphan who's never had a hot meal! The bellhop was not wrong. On the 94th floor, just under my own estate on the 95th is the penthouses for active members of The Six. They are three bedroom, two bath luxury homes complete with every amenity you could think of. Each penthouse is completely customizable thanks to our in house design team, and equipped with their own in house staff. Right now it's decorated in the standard decor of our diamond suites...I'll take you up there now, on my way to see Delilah! Let's go!"

“Wow…”

:: Cameron and Cass both got up from the table. As Cameron personally thanked the staff for their services, Cass included her own thank yous. Then they went to the ‘private access’ elevator and had a quick ride up to the 94th floor. Cass distanced herself from Cameron during the entire ride, staying on the opposite side. She was still a bit freaked by what could’ve happened! The doors opened and both she and Cameron spotted a seriously good-looking man heading for a different elevator. ::

"Well..seeing as the only people allowed access to these floors are members of The Six and Their allies...I'm thinking that ALREADY somebody has been very, VERY naughty!"

:: Cass snickered. Knowing Delilah’s mood NOW, Cass probably would’ve guessed the dude got shot down. They continued down the hall until Cameron stopped in front of a doorway. ::

"Alright, kiddo! Here she is! Take your time and freshen up...all of your luggage is here and unpacked and feel free to indulge in the welcome basket, lots of champagne and goodies in there! I'll meet you downstairs in just a bit!"

“Okay, see you soon!”

:: Cass was just about to open the door when she heard Cameron. She turned around. ::

“And thanks for the drink! I had a good time!”

“You’re welcome! I had a great time too!”

:: Smiling she opened the door and stepped inside. ::

HOLY SHIT!

:: As she gazed around, a housekeeper came over to her. ::

Housekeeper: “Oh, Miss Johnson! It’s so nice to finally meet you! Welcome to your penthouse. I have been keeping it all nice and clean for you in your absence. Your luggage was brought up earlier and everything is ready for you. I’ve unpacked it all and it’s all in your walk-in closet.”

“Is…is this all MINE?”

Housekeeper: *chuckling*: “Why, yes, dear! It’s all YOURS. On the counter in the kitchen is the phone number for the design team if you wish to make some changes to this place.”

“Wow. Uh, maybe later. This is my first time being here. I think I’ll go take a shower or something.”

Housekeeper: “Are you okay, Miss Johnson? You look a little peaked.”

“I’ll be fine. Just…direct me to the bathroom. No, my room.”

Housekeeper: *points to the left*: “Your room with your master ensuite is just down that hall right there.”

“Thank you so much.”

:: Cass made her way down the hallway and found herself in HER room. ::

“OH. MY. GOSH!”

:: She ran her hand over the plush comforter as she ventured inside, shutting the door behind her. She thought she would take a shower but the bed…it was too inviting. She threw herself on it and snuggled deep into the pillows on top. She felt safe enough to let out a HUGE groan into the pillows, grateful the pillows muffled the sound. ::

DAMN HIM!! Oh, my gosh, and I can’t even be MAD at him because he probably doesn’t even KNOW!!

:: Cass smacked her lips as she thought back to her meeting with Cameron. His energy was enticing; so VERY enticing. Her breathing got heavier. She NEEDED energy tonight; she WANTED energy tonight. It is what she CRAVED. If she couldn’t have Cameron’s energy, and she REFUSED to give into THAT particular craving at ANYTIME, she’d go find some other energy from OTHER people outside of her teammates. Her mouth watered as she thought about consuming energy. She NEEDED some. But she would wait for a bit. She MUST wait and try to contain her craving. She groaned again as she flopped onto her back. ::

I need another drink!

:: She sat up and looked over at the door of her opened walk-in closet. A garment bag was haning in there with a note attached. ::

What?

:: She got up and walked inside, plucking the the note off of it. Her eyes widened. It was from Bryan. ::

Babes!

Sorry to have done this on the sly, but I took the liberty of ordering you ANOTHER dress. You are absolutely GORGEOUS, Cassie, and I am SO proud to call you friend. Knock ‘em dead, tiger! – Bryan

:: She unzipped the garment bag and smiled wickedly. Oh, this dress would do JUST FINE. Maybe she should pay Bryan to be her personal wardrobe consultant. She took it off the hanger and brought it back into her room. She shimmied out the dress she was wearing and then shimmied into the new dress. It fit her like a glove. She grinned and walked back into the closet to get to the bathroom. She rummaged around in her makeup bag and totally redid her makeup. She left her brown-black hair as is, liking the wavy look. She placed her heels back on her feet and she was ready to go. She walked out into the main area of her penthouse. The housekeeper came towards her again. ::

Housekeeper: “You look SMASHING, Miss Johnson! Is there anything I can do while you’re gone?”

“Call down to Envy and make arrangements for my drinks and snacks be billed back here. Would that be okay?”

Housekeeper: “That would be no problem, dear. Enjoy your night.”

:: Cass was just leaving and closing the door. ::

“Oh, I intend to!”

<<a few minutes later…>>

:: Cass was standing in the entrance of the FABULOUS Club Envy. She had noticed she had gotten MORE than a ‘few’ looks of approval from both men AND women as she made her way to the club. She went up to the bar, noticing Ava and a good-looking fella a few seats down. Bryan had texted her earlier asking her to find out if Ava and Simon Pratt truly were engaged and expecting. She snorted and then had texted him back giving him HER opinion that there was no way an innocent baby could ever be within the so-called Ice Queen. ::

Ah, so THAT must be Simon Pratt.

:: She smiled as the bartender appeared in front of her. ::

Bartender: “So what can I get for YOU, Miss Johnson?”

:: Cass smiled, delighted to find the housekeeper did call down and had made arrangements. ::

“I’d like a pina colada to start with. Thanks.”

:: She sighed and looked around, impressed with Envy so far. ::

 

[Longshot]

Parthenon - Club Envy - Main Floor

He could tell Ava was talking, but to be quite honest, the last thing he was focused on was her VOICE. Taking every inch of her in with his eyes before meeting her gaze, he sipped on his cocktail looking rather amused.

Ava: "Excuse me, but when most normal men are turned down, they don't get down on one knee and BLACKMAIL the woman they're trying to hit on."

"Well, Ava. You aren't necessarily the most normal WOMAN....Just saying."

They spoke of the blonde woman and to be honest Simon only spoke about it because he wanted to see Ava's reaction. She obviously noticed the woman too. Was her bold display one of jealousy or was she merely teasing the woman across the room. Ava's response definitely surprised him.

Ava: "I don't know...what are we going to do about that?"

And then, she made contact, placing her hand on his knee which sent a shock of energy through his body. Their eye contact became very intense and unbreakable. He begged her let him in for the night and then pulled the old fashion never fail Simon Pratt 'you smell amazing line.' Much to his SURPRISED, the move seemed to work.

Ava: "If you want to play with fire, then let's play."

With that, Ava slid her hand farther up his leg which caused an almost immediate slight jerking action due to his surprise. The two stared at each other for a moment as Simon cracked a smile and returned the favor to Ava, his hand now resting on her upper thigh, completely cupped to it, his hand dangerously close to her inner thigh. Leaning in until his nose was barely grazing her ear, he spoke.

"Well if fire wants to play with me...I guess I'll play with FIRE..."

And although he knew he probably shouldn't and although he KNEW she would most likely pull back, smack him and throw her drink in his face...managed to land the softest of kisses with his lips on Ava's ear lobe before meeting her face to face again.

"Well...since you are about to be my BOSS, why don't you tell me what comes next...."

The bright and beautiful light displays crashed against their bodies in different hues. They were so intrigued with each other that they didn't even noticed Cassandra Johnson entering the club. He desperately awaited Ava's instructions.

 

[Seer]

Into the night

<< the next arrivals to Club Envy were Alycia Barnett, Karen Victoria and Michael Armstrong. Michael, ever the man of chivalry offered one arm to Karen and the other to Alycia as they had exited the elevator and walked into the club together. He was quite happy to have a bewitching doctor and a powerful amazon on each of his arms and they all were all suitably stylish and glamorous for their evening in their own individual ways.>>

<< Alycia hadn't initially known that everyone was coming out to NYC. She had assumed they were still going to After-Dark, but Cameron advised her of the change in plans AFTER she she and Delilah arrived at the Parthenon. Karen and Michael both assured her that she hadn't made a mistake in bringing Delilah out here because Delilah WANTED to return to NYC for a while...but that didn't mean anyone ELSE couldn't be there. Things would just have to unfold the way they would.>>



<< Haleigh would arrive soon, after she and Blaze finished their talk. Cameron would soon be arriving after speaking to Delilah. and Blaze, the guest of honor herself, would arrive with bodacious Sally Spectra.>>

<< The evening was getting underway, but there was alot more developing than initially anticipating, including Ava, Alycia and Vivica being in the same space and Delilah discovering nearly EVERYONE was in the Parthenon.>>

<< Still, it was a big enough place and no one EXPECTED Delilah to come to Blaze's party. Now with Andrew on her horizon, and the fabulous new wardrobe Sally Spectad had gifted her with, she could certainly have a party of HER OWN.>>

<< The night promised to be anything but predictable.>>