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Horror Hall- Surprise!

Titania said:
I can SENSE the progress of the virus in you... it has metastasized to EVERY cell in your body... and it is about to ATTACK and eat away at your bodily tissue. Ah.... wait for it.... right.... about.... NOW!"
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:: Malice emerged ...seemingly out of NO WHERE and was easily among the taller women in the battle as she looked upon Haleigh and Delilah with her sparkling sapphire blue eyes like the prey that they WERE in her eyes. It was no BIG surprise that she had survived Guardian's attack down below in the Bio Systems Lab. She remained polished and looking as fresh as she did when she STARTED::

oh is that so, Black Widow? tell me, does it feel something like THIS?

:: a white halo forming around her head, as well as her out stretched hand signals the first telepathic attack as she violate's Haleigh's mind to its core and brings forth the deep seeded fear that SHE would eventually be consumed by the virus....her MIND reacted as though the body were experiencing the FINAL stages of the virus IF she hadnt had the immunity, it felt as if she were about to be rendered inert! and since the mind can manifest changes in the body....Haleigh's body began to actually BELIEVE it was being ravaged by the virus and react accordingly::

::and through the midst of this psychic attack, Malice snaps her fingers on her other hand to signal another troupe of WILDpack soldiers to storm the battle::

Cover this area, and bring down MorningStar, Guardian and Foxfire. Give Blackout time to recover while we force them back!

::Malice's voice was dripping with confidence AND contempt, as the WILDpack soldiers, heavily armed and armoured up stormed the battle and began to pepper the other three women with plasma blasts from their cannons::
 
meanwhile....the hangar/dock area

The Super Soldier curled his massive fist around the tuft of blonde hair he had ripped out of Karen’s skull as she fell to the ground, temporarily winded, and stunned from the force of his pull. It was as if he could almost FEEL the doctor’s heart thundering against her chest, for as she struggled to get up, his eyes flashed malevolently, and his muscles tightened. He was so close to destroying her. However, as he moved forward towards her, he felt another force moving against him.

Winds whipped through Horror Hall at Karen’s command, and as he swung his hand towards her as she finally stood, he found them lifting his gigantic form elsewhere. Slamming his fists into the ground beneath him, and planting his feet to try and resist the whirlwind the Witch had summoned, he looked up yet again from his now crouched position, and saw Karen wave. She was scared, that much was obvious, but even when gripped by terror, she still stood tall against her enemies.

It seemed as if he was going to have to work a bit harder to win the battle. But even as the winds shifted and finally succeeded in hurling him through the air and down the opposite hall, with his axe long forgotten in the unnatural current, he knew that her confidence, and unwillingness to give in, would just make her blood THAT much sweeter when he finally had it on his hands.

Slamming in the opposite end of the hall, the Super Soldier’s body nearly tumbled through the wall as he collided with it, cracks and small tremors shaking the walls and leaving a large, caved in indent of his form as the winds slowed, and finally dropped him to the ground. His eyes had never left Karen, until she had finally disappeared from sight, despite the spell she had conjured. And now he knew exactly where she was going.

Shaking his arms and shrugging off the remainder of the debris the winds had broke off from the hall, the Super Soldier lifted his fist up to his shadowed face, and finally uncurled it to reveal the strands of hair he had held onto throughout his tumult, a reminder of Karen’s scent.

So with her scent in his nose, and hunger in his blood red eyes, the lumbering creature continued to stalk his prey. His steady pace echoing through the now silent hall, until the sound systems warped, courtesy of Black Widow, as they began their battle with Blackout further down the hall he was leaving. His pace slowly picked up, and soon he was racing down the halls, following Karen’s scent as the Citadel continued to feel the affects of all of the Six’s battles.

Sound systems blared and screeched, lights flickered and sparked, all creating an even more terrifying vision of the Super Soldier as he finally crashed through the entrance into the hanger area. He was bathed in an array of thickening shadows and electric blue shimmers as the lights continued to flicker. Within the hanger everything was silent, and yet the Super Soldier KNEW Karen was there. Although her cloaking spell had hid her well, even against his super-human senses.

Nevertheless, the silence within the hanger finally shattered as the Super Soldier began randomly tearing at machinery and wiring. His fists uncurling and gripping anonymous bars and levers and ripping them out of the ground, slashing and pulverizing everything he could get his hands on. Alarms screeched and illuminated the hanger in a red hue, dancing off crimson lights flashing warnings as he ripped through the Hanger. He WOULD find her, even if he had to tear down the entire Citadel to get his hands on her.
 
now or never

<< Karen had continued to hide...hearing the distance sounds of chaos and violence that seemed to stop just short of the hangar/dock. she remained quiet, finally setting her breathing and surprisingly REFLECTING on other things like her daughter, Morgan, her ex husband Christopher....and finally seeing a glimpse (even if it was sort of dated) of what MysTech's inner workings were like. that entity was so insidious, so far reaching....she knew that other lives besides hers had been blighted by MysTech.>>

<< suddenly she gasped and jumped with a start as the Super Soldier CRASHED into the hangar/dock. his heavy breathing, massive presence...and unrelenting, emotionless EVIL now flooded the immense and spacious area and even though the SPACE around him would dwarf him, him REMAINED "massive" in Karen's mind>>

he's here

<< Peering from the space between the two massive freight crates she hid behind, she could see the giant creature....Karen covered her mouth with her hand as she felt the uncertainty and FEAR rising up within herself.>>

What am i going to do now!?



<< She looked up to the HIGH reaching ceiling of the hangar.....industrial fans...covered with dust and cobwebs hung high on the ceiling and there was a upper level that formed a perimeter around the higher end of the hangar/dock. Karen spotted the STAIRS leading to it!>>

there!!! if i can just reach the stairs, while i'm cloaked by my magicks. I can keep him at bay with my spells!

<< as the super soldier ripped up hydraulic pumps and hurled away massive freight crates as if they were nothing, Karen couldnt bELIEVE the raw physical power he possesed...and that he was once...a MAN!>>

he'll find me...one way or the other, i cant hide in this spot forever...i've got to make a RUN for it!

<< breathing in deeply as she stood up, the doctor, still cloaked, DASHED for the stairs. She knew that he would most likely sense or perhaps hear her foot falls , no matter how faint they were...but she went anyway and made her way up, ever the woman of grace, she slightly hiked up the hem of her flying suit as any lady would so as not to trip while running. FINALLY making her way to the second level that overlooked the hangar/dock, Karen now what she hoped was a comfortable vantage point.>>

it's now , or NEVER


<< raising her hands...a rushing windy sound is heard as she de cloaks and shouts down from the upper level>>

I'm HERE you monster! and i WONT admit defeat until the last breath is crushed from my breast!

By Atheia and Percese
Open skies and do your worst!


<<the rushing harp sound played a chaotic melody as swirling shards of golden energy flowed around Karen's uplifted hands....thunder began to rumble faintly in the air...growing louder and stronger in its intensity before black, billowing cumulonimbus clouds burst into the air all around the super soldier...and fierce jagged bolts of lightning along with pelting rains and hail began to slam and bombard the super soldier relentlessly. the cloud burst grew in intensity until the sounds of mother nature unleashed completely drowned out whatever was happening within the citadle>>
 
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out on the dock/hangar

Amongst the screeching sound of metal being twisted, turned, and crunched under the Super Soldiers limitless strength and physical brawn, he sensed, more than heard Karen leave her hiding place, and make for the higher ground. Pausing in his assault on the hanger machinery, the Super Soldier’s gaze seemed to rip right through Karen’s cloaking spell as he locked onto the sound of her footfalls, and the small clouds of dust they kicked up as they crashed down on the ground. He dropped a large metal fan that most likely had powered some sort of machine before he had eviscerated it, and LEAPED towards the sound of his prey’s footsteps just as she jumped onto the stairs leading up to the higher level of the hanger.

He came down upon nothingness as Karen narrowly escaped his clutches yet again, infuriating the dark beast even more. The sound of her feet against the metal staircase rang within his ears, even with the rest of the Citadel’s chaos whirling outside the hanger. And he angrily ripped out a large portion of the staircase just as Karen ascended the last step and made herself visible, tearing through the metal like nothing more than tin foil.

“I'm HERE you monster! and i WONT admit defeat until the last breath is crushed from my breast!”

Karen’s voice was lost to the Super Soldier as he prepared to attempt to leap onto the higher deck of the hanger, but just as he bent his knees and tightened his muscles; the familiar chimes sounding off one of her spells rang loud and clear through the air, echoing through the large open space that the hanger offered. Soon thunder accompanied the harp, until her Magick reached an unnatural crescendo and BLASTED the Super Soldier with a powerful mixture of rain, lightning, ice, and cloud.

The clouds whisked around him until nothing but the unnerving glow of his red eyes were visible, until they too, were masked by the storm clouds rolling in around him. Raising a hand and swatting around his face, as if attacked by a swarm of flies or mosquito’s, the Super Soldier attempted to wave away the lighting bolts as they jolted into him, shocking his body and electrocuting muscles.

Yet he did not fall, and slowly bent down and reached for the fan he had dropped earlier, clenching his fingers around one of the blades so forcefully that it drew blood, a factor the Super Soldier didn’t seem to be worried about. Pulling the remainder of the fan close to his body, his body shook with spasms as the storm raged around him, sealing him away from Karen’s eyes due to the thickness of the clouds.

Cringing, the Super Soldier heaved the fan to his chest, nearly dropping it as the lightning bolts ran through the metal and intensified the conductivity of the electrical currents. Although he tightened his grip around it instead, before spinning, and speedily HURLING the fan away from him, and STRAIGHT towards where he saw Karen stand moments before the clouds drew in around him.

The clouds fortunately provided enough cover to allow him to pull off the move without being seen, even though he sustained much physical damage from the lightning and the hail that still beat down upon him. Pain was nothing new to the Super Soldier, and it seemed to only push him further towards his goal. For as the fan burst through the clouds unexpectedly and spun directly towards Karen and the section of the upper deck she stood on, he pushed forward.

A massive bulk of black storm clouds littered with the flashes of lightning and the horrendous booms of thunder that shook the hanger, until the Super Soldier was ALMOST visible through the inky blackness. A mighty silhouette whose flashing pupils occasionally became visible, illuminated by the bursts of lightning the growing culmination of the clouds provided.

It was clear that although Karen’s spell was strong, the Super Soldier was a mere MOMENTS away from breaking through its grip, and then the Witch would have a lot more than flying machinery to worry about.
 
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Citadle: hangar/dock

<< shaken by his immense speed and power, as she narrowly escapes his next reach for her, the doctor scrambled up the last step as he RIPPED away most of the metal stair case she had ran up. she wouldnt be getting down the same way she came up, thats for sure>>

<<as she ignites Hecate's storm spell...Karen unintentionally allowed a sort of smile to creep across her elegant face as her hair and the remnants of her cape began to blow back in the gusting winds. the roar of the thunder storm almost comforted her but as the rolling, swirling, billowing black clouds flowed around the Super Soldier, he gradually became obscure from her view>>

<< craning her neck a bit...and brushing her hair back from her face as it whipped in the violent winds...the doctor struggled to keep an eye on him, amazed that he had remained UPRIGHT in the face of the storm to begin with>>

it's not stopping him!....but WHERE IS HE!?!

<< thunder crashes back to back and lightning flares from the black clouds herald the arrival of the MONSTROUS, fast spinning fan blade that is now flying UP AT HER with alarming accuracy in iin its path. ..the blades cut through the air and make a frightening whizzing/whipping sound>>

GODDESS!!! NO!!!!

<< Karen back pedals against the wall and and covers her head with her hands as she immediately crouches as far down as she can.>>

UGH!!


<< the immense fan blade SLAMS into the thick wall above her..and would have DECAPITATED HER...even dodging it, she still fills the FORCE of it as she is unbalanced by the shock and startle of the giant blade shooting out of the storm at her>>

<< The storm spell runs it course and the cloud burst begins to disipate and the doctor, still crouched down with her head down and her hands up covering her head, slowly dares to look up...seeing the fan blade wedged into the thick stoned wall...still shaking...and still faintly glowing>>

<< her breathing slows as her wide opal blue eyes taken in the sight of what would have been her violent and quick death>>

he...he resisted the power of the storm.....

<< she looks down and sees him standing there, unmoved, and not severely damaged, glaring at her with those red , evil eyes. slowly standing up, she shakes herself loose and shimmers in a golden swirl of orbs and reappears down on the ground of the dock...several feet away from him. Squaring her shoulders and preparing to try a different tactic. >>


since you wanted me to lose MY head.....allow ME to return the favor!


<< immediately raising her hands and assuming an offensive posture, the rushing harp sound is heard as five LARGER orbs swirl into view around the doctor...spinning fast as the transform into mystic daggers. the Doctor glares at the Super Soldier, trying to focus on FIGHTING HIM rather than FEARING HIM as she throws her hands forward and the five sparkling mystic daggers composed of powerfull mystical energy rush forward, charging madly for the creature. they pack enough concussive power to punch holes through stone and marble, dent carbonium steel and to SLICE THROUGH most solid substances. one charges for his neck, one for each of his arms, another for his heart (or the area where his heart should be) and the final one...for his PRIVATE PARTS area>>
 
back in Horror Hall

Haleigh shrunk back, a stumbling, unbalanced retreat, as Malice's attack took full force. She tried to fend off the attack, mentally, her logical, computer like mind telling her that part of Malice's power was to create ILLUSIONS, however real they seemed... but her BODY began to react... and it was hard to disbelieve after that. Haleigh began to shiver.... and her body felt as though there was FIRE in her veins... and her muscles grew tight.

The Ant Lion above her, still stanced for defense, fired at the oncoming Wildpack... pelting SEVERAL with the acid and allowing Haleigh's teammates a few seconds to prepare for the onslaught... but as the virus 'attacked' Haleigh... her aim with the sulfuric cannon soured... and it began to miss, creating pools of acid far beyond Malice and the WildPack but at LEAST bathed the floor in front of it... forming a thick barrier of toxic acid to hold the wildpack at bay before Haleigh finally lost the focus needed to control the metallic beast and it stopped firing altogether.
 
out on the dock

Already recovering from the storm Karen had summoned, which dissipated almost as quickly as it had appeared, the Super Soldier watched as she dodged the spinning fan blade, which now protruded from the wall behind her, still singing quietly with vibration. Stepping forward, he watched as Karen teleported from her high perch, an unexpected change of tactic as she reappeared on the ground level of the hanger, only a mere few long strides away, squaring her shoulders and actually attempting to face him head on. It was impressive, but tremendously stupid.

Quickly leaping into action just as the spinning orbs transformed into dazzling mystic daggers, the Super Soldier used his incredibly strong legs to DIVE away from the fast moving daggers, narrowly missing their magickal blades and sliding to a halt to the left of where he previously stood, bent down in a three point position, much like a football player. Although he didn’t stay immobile for long, for just as the mystic daggers whizzed past, they connected with a massive amount of rubble and remnants of machinery that had previously been ravaged by both the Super Soldier and the storm. Creating an explosion of Magick and fire as the daggers obliterated what was left of the machines engines.

Shaken by the growing explosion behind him, the Super Soldier used the concussive force of the blast to barrel directly into Karen moments before he would’ve been swept into its clutches, leaping from his position and allowing the force of the blast to propel him faster than ever before. However, he hadn’t anticipated the daggers colliding with the machines, and flames leapt across his back in what looked like a demented cape of fire and smoke, searing his skin just as he neared Karen, and hoped to force her to the ground.

Aiming to escalate the damage he had done to her abdomen when he had first grabbed her in Horror Hall, the Super Soldier reached out and moved to SNATCH Karen up by her stomach in his humongous grip, forcefully pulling her along into the middle of the hanger area where he landed after the bulk of the explosion ended. Squeezing her as he did so and hoping to at least break a rib or two during their scuffle.
 
the hangar/dock

<< Karen hoped the mystic daggers would slice or even DECAPITATE her foe, but alas, he prooved to be fast on his feet and far from an oaf. >>

<< the daggers charge past him and destroy machinery behind him, causing a violent ballistic explosion that shoots flames, smoke and magickal backlash outward the super soldier himself lunges for Karen. The doctor's opal blue eyes widen with disbelief as he is instantly upon her and takes her forefully....grabbing her in his grip as he carries her in his jump>>


OH!!!

<< Karen screams as she is snatched up. For a moment its almost like being on a roller coaster as he jumps with "hulk" like width and precision. the impact JARS the doctor as she shuts her eyes..her face contorting with pain as they slammed to the ground.>>

<< as the super soldier began to squeeze her in his grip...the doctor cried out with pain as her head fell back and she shut her eyes again...gritting her teeth. she felt a spasm in her chest area...her RIBS...>>

I ...can't take much more of this. The others....I hope they..

<< for a moment, the doctor felt like giving up, LETTING GO and just embracing the comfort of oblivion but again, she thought of MORGAN and how she regretted not having been there to protect her at the hour of her death. Karen had suffered much through the years but she also SURVIVED and FOUGHT BACK. she taught her DAUGHTER to do the same and she would not fall back on that now.>>

<< finally reaching a sense of "calm"..she realized that she had to fight until she COULDNT fight anymore!>>

...i never thought..i could hurt this much. his grip...like a VISE....no relenting ...no give....but i've still got a few tricks up my sleeve!!

<< the doctor went limp. she seemed to stop breathing. giving the appearence that she had blacked out or was dead! but suddenly she escapes his grip again in a swirl of golden orbs. appearing now a few feet away to the Super Soldier's LEFT>>

Hey, tall dark and REPUPLSIVE!

<< Karen shouted...ignoring the sharp pains in her chest and stomach area...knowing she would have to heal herself soon and that she couldnt keep up this pace much longer. she needed to deal with the super soldier DEFINITAVELY.>>
 
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Horror Hall

:: A massive rumble began to wave through the entire citidel--like a freight train were moment away from crashing into the facility. The ground tremored, the loud noise masked all other sounds. Finally, the seeminly endless 'earth quake' came to a hault.....seconds slipped by, all was silent... ::

:: Out of no where, a massive EXPLOSION errupted between Haleigh and the WILDPack; a shockwave of energy shooting upward like nothing the six had ever seen before. The explosion itself, along with the shockwave, BLASTED Haleigh, Deiliah, and the Ant Lion backwards, hurling them through the air like they were apart of the debris of dirt, concrete, and metal. Even the first few rows of WILDPack soilders were sent blasting backward; some instantly dying in the explosion. ::

:: Walking forward, Blackout appeared from behind Malice; face ashened with grey/blue colored veins that hid below her skin. The TO virus was taking effect on Alexis. Her powers had increased drastically; tripled to that of her previous state. With pitch black eyes, Alexis watched as the debris settled around the now destoryed compound... ::

"Boo."
 
in Horror Hall

:: Satisfied that she had forced Black widow back with her telepathic attack, the White Queen moved in, about to take out MorningStar and Foxfire but at the last moment, Malice stood fast, as the rumbling came to a climax, she smirked with wicked glee, KNOWING what was happening. The T.O. virus was actually moving through Alexis system FASTER than expected and the first side effect was a major power boost. a few WILDpack who were at her side, attempted to move forward to accost the fallen Black Widow but Malice motioned for them to stand back::

hold it right there boys, this could get quite wild now.

::she winked::

:: as Blackout LASHED OUT at the surviving members of The Six, Malice didnt show any surprise reaction, her PSI powers picked up on the chaos, the anger and the determination that Alexis had in her mind and her heart to KILL THEM.::


::but alas, the Citadle, once one of MysTech's most fortified and powerfull fortresses, and deep below ground was now at the point of critical mass. power systesm were failing and fires were raging throughout many floors. the bio systems lab was now filled with the flowing liquid from the incubation tubes that once housed bio hazards and control panels all over the place were exploding shattering. the computer systems didnt have enough power to even attempt to initiate damage control but floors BELOW horror hall were beginning to seal off::

the time has come for us to move. Blackout has taxed this place beyond its capability, a sign that her power has increased 3xfold AT LEAST.

::knowing that Blackout was too preoccupied with The Six to notice what she was saying, and that the din of the chaos around them would further mask her tone, Malice leaned into the commanding officer of the WILDpack that was present::

If we are going to make the most of her before she succumbs to the virus, we must move above ground. she can place the city under a blackout , draining all of its power and causing all casualties around the city and she can use that same power to DESTROY Guardian and Titania. They are all that is left! When it is over, the the city, state and federal officials attempt to recover what will become the latest "ground zero" in an already battered and fatigued city they will find Blackout, completely drained and depleted..they will make an example of her before destroying her.

::looking back over at the situation::

a pity, she could have had the life she always wanted with the Hellfire Club, but she had to act foolishly and seal her own fate. That will not stop me from making sure she remains usefull to ME until the last possible moment.

Prepare the remainder of the WILDpack and ready our escape craft. We will make ourselves scarce, departing over seas I will make sure that there is no evidence of OUR presence here as well.

:: turning back , Malice and the WILDpack looked upon the fallen members of the Six::

well, it would appear that you have underestimated your "little light bulb", Blackout. too bad you forgot that you do not tempt a lioness in her den.

But why stop here? when we can destroy the city that has so ungreatfully attempted to dismantle US?
 
the hangar/dock

<< the doctor held up her hands, being carefull to take shallowed breaths so as not to aggrevate the pain in her chest area....feeling so tired, and so achey, she knew that this battle was at its climax and it was time for her to do ALL that she could to destroy this creature...or die trying.>>

Power of shadow, take shape!
look like a vicious dark star!
seek out, this wretched creature
and DESTROY HIM in all ways!


<< save the soft sounds of battle from horror hall inthe distance, the dark hangar remained silent for a moment...as thunder began to rumble and crack. a ray of black light beamed down between Karen and the Super Soldier....it glowed ominously as the shape of the Demon Storm, began to form...this MASSIVE , muscular, horned demon with wings, glowing white eyes and fangs roard into view, surrounded by the wide black ray of light. The area around the demon began to warp and bend the light...highlighting its EXTREME height (easily dwarfing the super soldier) as the winds began to howl and blow.. Karen's hair and the remainder of her cape began to blow back in the wind as she stretched her arms forward>>

power of shadow....DESTROY HIM!!

<< her voice echoed and seemed to roll like thunder as she directed the Demon Storm to attack the Super Soldier. This spell summons a most ancient evil. a demon that will consume its foe on ALL levels (mental, physical and spiritual) leaving NO trace...and as the power of the spell began to close in on the super soldier..the very GROUND that the magick traved across began to crack and cave in...>>


<< Karen's face betrays an expression of almost blank focus..her opal blue eyes fastened on her foe ...as she begins to act as a puppet master, manipulating the GIGANTIC demon storm with her slow, carefull gestures.>>

<< the demon reaches across the dock toward the Super Soldier and with that, he is SWEPT UP in a powerfull violent vortex of wind, being PULLED towards the demon. as this happens, the Super soldier is assaulted on ALL levels of his being. his "shape" begins to warp as his body is taxed beyond all levels of endurance he has demonstrated so far>>


<< Karen remains standing, as the winds flow back ..she looks for all the area like some bird of prey. the mad symphony of power plays wildly throughout the area and the dark light show is haunting as the demon ROARS with the winds. it is the most POWERFULL attempt that has been made so far to destroy a creature that has prooven INDESTRUCTIBLE....and even now, as the doctor does her best to rend him assunder with this dark and deadly spell, it is beginning to cause unforseen problems in the evironment around them as the ceiling high above begins to tremble violently and the area encompassed by the black beam of light is now imploded, sending MASSIVE debris crashing down all around the doctor and causing the pressure of the entire hangar to SHIFT. She may destroy him, but she HERSELF may not LIVE to tell about it. >>
 
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wave of destruction

<<with the pitched battle between Doctor Victoria and the Super Soldier along with Malice, Blackout, THe WILDPack and the surviving members of the six; the citadle was strained beyond the point of no return. its structure had been completely compromised and was rupturing all over the place, the tremors were rocking it even this far below ground as Blackout took all the remaining energy/electrical power of the building into herself.>>

<< Malice, true to form, seemed only focused on how to use an increasingly unstable situation to her advantage and she concluded that if Blackout was going to die from the techno organic virus, then she would make SURE that Blackout took as much of the Six and NYC with her as she could. The White Queen would ALWAYS protect her own personal interest first and foremost. Just as she had said before, MysTech was on its way out and with so many of its secret cells having been raided, much of it state side assets on the east coast had been frozen by the SEC and public opinion was very low--now was the time to strike the final blow....even if it came at the cost of Blackout's life>>

<< as the WILDpack commanding officer prepared the escape craft for Malice and a few soldiers, Malice activated the transporter divice using her own private power source...suddenly transporting herself and everyone within the citadle UP ABOVE GROUND back outside the abandonned medical facility. the city itself was ALREADY feeling the effects of Blackout as tremors rocked, and buildings fluxtuated in and out power. traffic accidents, fires and other mishaps were happening everywhere and now, The surviving Six, Malice, Blackout and the WILDpack were ALL above ground...their battle out in the open for all to see. Foxfire and MorningStar were down for the count. Titania and Guardian were the only ones from the Six left standing and Karen....was missing, as was the Super soldier.>>

<< Blackout would force the city to its knees as her wave of destrcution rolled through the city>>
 
above ground, the lower east side

::Guardian felt her self being molecularly displaced. a trasnsporter beam. Malice had taken them ALL above ground. not only to show the world what was happening but to ensure that Blackout's rampage would claim as many lives as posisble.::

:: she rematerialized, a bit disoriented, as she hadnt expected the sudden move, but quickly regained herself as she immediately took in the area around her. two of her team mates were down and it was all left to herself and Black Widow::

It is happening! just as i foresaw and told Foxfire. The Techno Organic virus it has reacted to Alexis' physiology in a way previously not seen. her power has progressed, TRIPPLED. She will bring the city to its knees and use the power that once sustained it to try to DESTROY US!

::already, the sounds of confusion and chaos could be heard around them. all one had to do was look up at the buildings around them to see they were gripped in the throws of a power flux. a "blackout" was beginnging to take hold and would roll through the city until ALL of the energy was being channeled and controlled by Alexis.::

MorningStar and Foxfire are down. the best thing we can do for them is to keep them clear.

:: Guardian points and the two women are surrounded by a force dome that is unbreakable and will keep them protected from all physical harm and projectiles.::

We must stop Malice and eliminate Blackout, no matter WHAT the cost!

:: she took a battle stance, ready to fight to the death::
 
above ground

Haleigh staggered to her feet as they were transported above ground. Guardian's voice seemed to give her a second wind. She grabbed Alison's shoulder to stabilize herself, finally finding focus again.

"Alison.... I think... I'm dying.... but I'm taking that two bit BITCH with me.... you distract Malice... i'll DESTROY Blackout.... and hey... stay alive for me."

Haleigh seemed to have accepted her own fate, and allowed her anger about it to fuel her HATE for Alexis. She disappeared... and a second later, a sewer manhole cover right behind Alexis POPPED out of the ground. Haleigh could be seen coming out of the ground, and she grabbed Alexis' ankle with iron grip, searing THROUGH her leather outfit and SCORCHING her skin, as she heat up Alexis' core body temperature and ESCALATED the course of the TO virus....

"An Eye for an Eye, my old friend...."

She whispered, and took a deep breath, as she began to DRAIN Alexis' of her life glow.... FEEDING off her tripled power and growing stronger herself.
 
outside on the street

:: Malice watched with extreme agitation as Black Widow launched herself at Blackout::

that FOOL! she will not be ALIVE to use the "energy" she is draining from Alexis....all she is doing is HASTENING their destruction. She's been a thorn in my side LONG ENOUGH! Her death wish is as strong as it ever was.

::touching her index and middle finger to the center of her forehead in a "salute" pose, a faint sound of energy is heard as a sparkling white star manifests at the point her fingers touch her forehead. a sparkling, glowing white javeline forms and is now gripped in Malice's hand. the javeline is composed of focused telepathic energy and posseses enough concussive power to smash through a battle tank::

:: Malice takes aim::

AND i am to make SURE her wish is GRANTED!

::with splendid form, the White Queen hurls the Javeline...which charges forward with a steady thundering roar. should it collide with Black Widow it will not only knock her away with the force of being hit by a high speed train, it will will OBLITERATE her mind and leave her nothing more than a vegetable..with barely a hint of brain activity.::

:: Malice, realizing that the backlash from her attack would most likely cause a SPIKE in Alexis' power out put, decided that this caper was a loss, Alexis had strayed from the path and sealed her fate...a fate that Malice would NOT SHARE. The White Queen would cut her losses and withdraw for she could always resurface and begin anew.::

Alexis may die tonight, but at least she will have destroyed our most hated enemies as well. It's a shame, she went through life being nothing more than a glorified catspaw.

:: and with that, Malice and her last remaining WILDpack guards slipped away to the escape craft and departed largely unnoticed::
 
above ground, out in the open

:: Guardian looked over as Black Widow stood up::

Haleigh, you have to SNAP out of it. That was a PSYCHIC attack by Malice, she's an omega class telepath....but your NOT really dying, she just forced you to BELIEVE the virus had progressed to its end stage within you!

:: Haleigh communicated her hasty plan to take out Blackout with her while asking Guardian to distract Malice. Guardian foresaw her ultimate course of action::

Haleigh, you CANNOT hope to contain the power of Blackout as she is now! the virus has interacted with Alexis' physiology in a way unanticipated. What you're proposing is SUICIDE!

:: before Alison could finish, Black Widow proceeded to attack Blackout. the reaction between those two would produce a feedback that would be felt for blocks ::

CURSE IT! she never listens!

::Alison belowed with frustration as she saw WILDpack soldiers hurridly leaving the scene::

no doubt an escape plan crafted by Malice. she will protect herself and her interest before anything else, even if it means losing Blackout and abandonning MysTech

::as Malice prepared to fire upon Black Widow, Guardian took a steps closer and was ready to intervene.::

not while I am here Malice!

:: gesturing a'la Prue Halliwell, a rushing, chiming sound is heard as Guardian TK's the javeline away from Black Widow at the last possible moment and sends it right back at Malice but the White Queen herself was GONE from that spot where she last was. She had..ESCAPED and left Alexis behind!?::

Black Widow!! PULL BACK BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!

::Guardian shouted above the din of mayhem...hoping the woman would listen to her before she had to take action to save Haleigh.::
 
Haleigh looks up as Malice takes aim, and then YANKS Alexis down to use as a shield against the javeline... but at the last moment, Alison tks it away and calls for Haleigh to retreat.... Haleigh slaps a small metallic disc on the ground next to alexis.... its no bigger than a quarter... yet it is an ATOMIC BOMB that contains enough explosive charge to INCINERATE everything in a 10 yard radius. Haleigh looks back up at Malice and gives her a mock salute... before disappearing once more.

Now at Alison's side, Haleigh appears a little frustrated, as She pulls Guardian back, out of the blast range. she registered what Alison had said about Malice's psychic attack... and that Blackout was now too powerful to contain.

"Thanks... but you know WHAT? you're the precog... so why dont you tell ME what will work."
 
After turning to the main corridor of the Horror Hall, Foxfire could see the raw agony in Black Widow’s green eyes as Malice viciously attacked her mentally, perverting any thoughts she had. Clenching her fist at the sight of Malice, just the physical sight of the blonde made her blood run cold. She yearned to attack but Malice would deflect any of her attacks. Her eyes noticing the abrute appeareance of Blackout. The mutant easily noticing the new alterations within the Metamorph.

Before she could even react, a backlash of surging energy came barreling her way and the others. The lights above them flickering before darkness welcomed them. However, the velocity of Blackout’s shockwave sent Fox crashing backwards. Her suit sliding against the stained floors that leaked with water, blood, and electricity. Dust and other debris raining down all around Foxfire and Morningstar. The ceiling beams above her loosened and snapped. One of the beams came crashing down on top of Blaze’s skull, impacting with a smash. The beams bending and dented as Blaze collapsed in a heap. Wood, steel, and plastic lying all around her. Blood seeped through the gash in her skull, leaking onto the floor. It appeared Foxfire had been taken out of the game to the common eye.

Her keen hearing still able to identify some of the surrounding noise around her including the blaring of alarms, Black Widow and Guardian’s voices, and Malice’s. The last sentence registering into her mind.

a pity, she could have had the life she always wanted with the Hellfire Club, but she had to act foolishly and seal her own fate. That will not stop me from making sure she remains useful to ME until the last possible moment.

It was as she thought, Malice was simply using Alexis and nothing more. Blood dried, flesh closed, and any muscles repaired. Blaze was healing due to her Omega Healing factor. Around this time the molecular beam transported the whole team to the surface of the city.
The aching throb in her head only became elevated due to the change in scenery. Guardian’s wintery voice sounding through the fire alarms, the car screeches of accidents, and other disastrous affairs.

MorningStar and Foxfire are down. the best thing we can do for them is to keep them clear.


Blaze refused to abandon her teammates just for a small head wound. One that was almost completely healed. Her eyes opening to focus on her surroundings. Blinking anyway any blurry shadows, she saw pandemonium. Guardian had been right all along.

The air currents warped to form an invisible dome that would protect both herself and Morningstar. Her breathing increased the more she struggled to get up. Sitting up with a groan, she saw the ultimate horror that Blackout had bestowed upon the city. Exactly, how many times was this beautiful - serene city going to be attacked. It seemed like every other day or so.

Getting to her feet, Blaze ran a gloved hand over the dome, it felt like she was trapped inside glass. Her hands caressing a cool smooth surface, but she couldn’t identify the length of the dome. She knew it was Guardian’s doing to protect herself and Morningstar.

Turning around to crouch down by Morningstar, brushing a few locks from her closed eyes. "D..can you hear me." She tried not to move the blonde much, Blaze was attempting to locate where her injuries were. But Guardian’s voice rang through the air, cutting through it to call out to Black Widow.

Looking around the dome, Blaze wasn’t entirely sure if this would work but it was worth a shot. Centering her chai at just one level of concentration she was able to flame out of the dome. Rushing up to Black Widow, Foxfire yanked her so forcefully it would most likely stun her breathing. It wasn’t to harm her, but to pull her back from the clutches of Malice.

As she did, her gloved hands roaming to Haleigh’s cheeks. "LISTEN to Guardian, she knows what your talking about. And unless you plan on standing Zack up on the wedding, I suggest you KEEP your cool." Opening Black Widow’s hands, Blaze placed the signature handguns in her palms. "Zack wanted you to have these...he and Alycia are safe." She hoped this new bit of information would calm her teammates rage, enough for the team to regroup.
 
:: Sending an electrical surge from her body into Haleigh, Alexis felt the woman loose her grip, now casually taking a step forward. ::

"Foolish...you've only made me stronger, Haleigh. I will destroy you, Alison, AND this city if it's the last thing I do."

:: The entire city began to fluctuate. From across the river, bystanders could only watch as New York City began to slowly dim into complete darkness....the entire city in a blackout. All energy drained and now stored within Alexis' petite frame. Screams and chaos were all that could be heard in the distance. People looting stores; trying to grab as much merchandise and food as possible believing it was a terrorist attack. While others less fortunate were suck in the subway systems and elevators in absolute darkness, praying for a way out. Air conditioners were down, the heat rising moment by moment, causing people to become irritated and irrational. Cars and other motor equipment were completely dead, making these irritated and irrational people have to move by foot, which only heightened the stressful and dangerous situation. ::

:: Suddenly, explosions could be heard in the distance, along with the screams of innocent people. Shockwaves from the city's own energy exploded out of the ground, creating massive craters in the pavements. The large concrete and dirt debris began to rain everywhere, slamming into cars, stores, and even people. The explosions continued in a rhythmic pace, spreading throughout New York City in various locations. Fires began to break out; Alexis only amplifying them until buildings were in a raging inferno. Windows from the Empire State Building, and other large sky scrapes, could be seen exploding outward as mini energy shockwaves ripped through the buildings, floor by floor, causing irreparable damage. Mass chaos erupted.... ::

“Do your WORST ladies.... I can die knowing that even ALISON can’t repair the damage that’s been done to this city. To the world’s economy!.....Wallstreet is GONE! Businesses are being looted by frantic people believing this is the end of the world. They’re killing each other...everyone’s in mass hysteria. As the minutes pass it gets worse and worse. And it’s not going to get any better....New York will be in the stone age for YEARS as the government attempts to restore the power that I have taken.”

:: A faint black ora began to pulsate around Alexis’ body. ::

“The perfect assault.....stealing the one source these insignificant people take for granted.....and letting THEM finish the job for me....”

:: Thrusting her hands out in front of her, black tentacles began to fly out from Alexis' ora, instantly wrapping around Foxfire, Black Widow, and Guardian, instantly binding them in a tight vise. ::

"Now it's your turn.."

:: The tentacles instantly began to pulse tighter and tighter around the woman's bodies, the constriction cutting off their breathing. The black tentacles sucking their OWN energy like a leach and feeding it to Alexis. ::
 
the city

::Guardian slowly exhaled as Black Widow escaped Blackout's initial retaliation, leaving the small sized detonator near the now out of control meta human, back b y her side, Haleigh demands Alison to explain what WILL work. Alison looks at Haleigh and Foxfire. before TRUE FREEZING the detonator left by Haleigh. rendering it inert::

the moment that i knew is now at hand. the both of you have done all you can. and now, I'm telling you BOTH to STAY BACK.

:: Blackout taunted the women, even as people were screaming, panicking, dying all around them. Alison teleblinks Haleigh and Blaze INSIDE the force dome ....which is unbreakable and will protect them from what happens next::

So sure are you that you've "WON" Alexis? but at what cost to YOU? you're not even REMOTELY human anymore. You are a techno organic infected meta human you're nothing more than a BIO HAZARD to Malice.

:: she points to the spot where malice WAS. but there was no sign of the white queen. holding out her hand and BLOCKING the tentacles with a circular shield ::

you did not follow her plan, and she's ABANDONNED YOU. the White Queen only ever TRULY looks out for HERSELF...and now she's left YOU to do THIS. You were a PAWN Alexis, and you've BEEN a pawn for more than one member of MysTech's inner circle since you were BORN. The time has come for me to END your true misery....


:: as lightning crashed in the sky and explosions thundered all around....the city was now gripped by a "black out". Guardian now stood between Blackout herself and the remaining members of The Six. this was it...the point of critical mass....and the point of no return.::

Goodbye Alexis, my the goddess have mercy on your soul.

::Guardian's tone was so cold and unforgiving, as her cobalt blue eyes fixed upon the now insanely powerfull metahuman.::
 
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