Into the Night

[Spellbinder]

*following the events in "The Light That Failed"

http://www.screen-gems.net/showthread.php?t=653

<< Standing up....the winds seemed to whip into a frenzy, just as they did in the "dream" when she was stabbed. But that was MORE than a dream. Morgan had just CROSSED OVER and was now...EVIL>>

<<with a wicked smirk on her face...Morgan TELEPORTS via stepping disc.. from miles out at sea....directly to the ATTIC of Erika's house...BOOMING into view as the disc opens and catches everyone off guard. Spellbinder steps forward....her new look both cosmetic and costume....were obvious to the others....and it was clear, as the temperature in the room began to HEAT UP...that something was terribly wrong now.>>

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<<BEFORE Alison could Answer, THERE stood Morgan....the apparent changes were obvious....Morgan looked upon Haleigh , Alexis and Erika with a predatory stare....but also a demonic smirk.>>

<< in an icy voice>>: I'm here now.....can we get this over with? I've got places to go, and PEOPLE TO KILL

<<Looking dead at Haleigh..it was obvious she was deadly serious, and if anyone attempted to try anything , she'd KILL them where they stood. Her reckless abandon was crystal clear now. She would have NO restraint, one way or the other. This would HELP in the battle against Kelly, for Morgan would have no qualms about rendering HER limb from limb.>>

 

[Persephone]

:: Alexis began to stir.....moving her head, she fluttered her eyes open, noticing she was out cold on the hardwood floors. A bit confused, the meta human slowly pushed her body off the cold ground as the events prior to her being knocked out began to resurface in her mind. "Oooh..." Moaned Alexis as she slowly began to stand...looking to Haleigh, she shook her head. ::

"Sorry about that, Red....Fucking Kelly."

:: Alexis muttered. That damn witch...what the hell was her problem! Grunting, Alexis began to hear voices upstairs in the attic...where she WAS heading before Kelly manipulated her. Deciding it would be easier to bypass the next possibly attack from the bitch, Alexis waved her hand as BOTH herself and Haleigh's bodies transformed into pure energy in the form of lightning, and traveled through the housing's circuitry until they appeared in the attic along side of Alison, Erika, and Blaze. Shifting her eyes around what LOOKED like an attic, there was defiantly a massive battle up here...probably Alison and Kelly. Listening to Alison explain what had happened, Alexis' eye brows raised...great. Cameron was gone and so was the book. Sighing..suddenly the somber mood was killed by the new...and "improved" (figuratively speaking) Spellbinder. Studying the blonde, there was a definite change in the way the woman looked and held herself. Her icy violet eyes were darker..what seemed to be a shade of plumb. An evil sneer tugged on the sorceress' lips...what the hell had happened? Hearing what Spellbinder had said, Alexis eyes went wide with a bit of shock and confusion. Slowly glancing from the blonde to Haleigh, it was apparent she meant Red....either that or she would enjoy killing Red if she had the opportunity to. Pressing her lips together, Alexis stayed quiet. Honestly, call her a coward...but she would much rather prefer Alison to deal with the new Spellbinder then say something wrong and end up a scorch mark on the wall. This was the first time Alexis would actually hold her tongue in a situation...and for very good reason. ::

 

[Harbinger]

::Guardian quickly turned her back on Erika and folded her arms...walking toward a window and looking out at the night sky and the stormy ocean::


BAH! I dont CARE about Cameron, Erika. Since the night i SAVED him from the hordes of MysTech at that Bar he was ambushed at..he's been NOTHING but an ungreatful, disrespectful WRETCH to me and Morgan. I don't need him..neither does she.

::turning sideways and turning her head to look over at Erika....with a look of pure contempt on her face as she shifted her body stance::

ALL OF THIS that we have endured is because of HIM. HE let her into Illustra, he convinced half the team that she was no "threat" or "risk"....he assured them that his "telepathy" had checked her out. Any MORON knows that you cant scan a mystic with PSI powers because most mystics have a PSI SCREEN. If they had just GIVEN her to Morgan, Delilah and Myself when we confronted them, NONE of this would have happend.

:: she turned and was now fully facing Erika from a cross the room as she gestured with annoyance::

I fought her Erika. She's fast thinking, I'll give her that much, but look how long it took her to FINALLY show herself. She's been using cloak and dagger tactics this entire time. She had to throw off Morgan right in the beginning or she NEVER wouldve survived to this point, she used her maternal bloodline with ME to side step my foresight just long enough to accomplish her immediate goals...and now she has Cameron...the WEAKEST of her children...AND of the Six. It's NOT worth the lives of these people ::gesturing at Alexis, Haleigh and Delilah:: to rescue HIM. Let's just KILL HER and be done with it!

:: Before she could continue....Morgan BLASTED into view. She was changed....."younger" looking. The longer hair, the more intense purple eyes, it was uncanny. But she was now far more evil, erotic, dark, and wicked.....she carried herself with a reckless abandon that was surprising even to Alison. She heard Morgan speak in that icy tone...and knew IMMEDIATELY that she was no longer the woman they knew.::

Morgan

::Alison's voice was calm, steady and she was concentrating on Morgan as she spoke::

we need your help. Before ANYTHING ELSE....we need you to help us with the task at hand. Kelly King. Are you up for it?

 

[Spellbinder]

a new look...and a savage instinct

<<Spellbinder's head snapped sharply as she glared at Alison.>>

I KNOW what we are here for Guardian dear. Don't worry. I wont splatter the floor with Black Widow's blood until AFTER we rid the world of the pestilence that is Kelly King. That little SPRITE doesnt know what mystical might IS. I'll give her a true taste....when i RAM IT DOWN HER THROAT


<< Spellbinder proudly strutted across the room to the center. a dark aura radiated from her....it looked as though the shadow she cast on the floor was looming long and large with the shape of writing tentacles all around her.....>>

WHY are we out here? we have our own Book of Shadows back at Illustra....and a scrying glass. Kelly CANT hide my mystic lens. We find her, I teleport us to her, we break her in half...and thats the end of it. If Cameron is stupid enough to try anything, I'll BARBECUE HIM.

<<it was hard NOT to notice Spellbinder's shocking, flesh bearing costume....it was dark, erotic and chaotic...it suited her new presentation...but it was a bit much...even for her, a woman who often flaunted her body with figure flattering outfits and the highest of hemlines>>

 

[Pathfinder]

< Erika watched as Spellbinder appeared before the group in a manner that almost screamed out that she was no longer the normal tempermental woman but slightly darker and more demonic. Erika could pick it up with her Magickal Senses. She had always been able to sense evil and while she sensed darkness around Morgan before but now it was just evil. It was the same feeling that she got when she was around her mother and she knew that Alison could sense it as well. Morgan was acting much like Kelly had been in their fight a few moments earlier. She didn't like any of this. Something had to be done to divert the situation for a fleeting moment. Especially now that Morgan had seemingly given into Darkness. >

"Well Morgan. Nice of you to return. You seem.. refreshed..." <turns to Alison>

"Alison! This has got to stop. You blame your brother for things that everyone is very much at fault for. She slipped past of all of our fingers. I won't remind you that is was only I who found the signals from Tinkerbell and followed my own instincts while the REST of you were too involved with your own melodramas to even realize what was going on. This happened because Kelly banked on the frail structure of this team, not because of our BROTHER, Alison."

< She was sure that Morgan would have something to say but it was Erika's true belief that although Morgan had succumbed to evil she would not attack the one person who radiated of light. Spellbinder may have been demonic but she was no fool. Erika continued. >

"When will you all stop denying your birth rites?! You were destined to become the Six. This isn't some cosmic mistake. You are at your strongest when you are together. Proof of that is the Citadle. Alison, Haleigh and Cameron worked FLAWLESSLY together and even Cameron HELPED Morgan escape her crystaline form. Without each and every one of you there that night, you all would have died. That was the prophecy. That is why they wanted to stop Alison and Cameron from ever growing up. Mystech is running scared. You have the upper hand and if break up, they will claim each and every one of you... Demonic or not..."

< As Morgan stepped to the forefront she noticed that her shadows resembled somewhat of the composure of a shadow demon with the swirling and the tentacles. She had indeed succumbed to evil. It pained Erika because she really thought in her heart of hearts that she would be able to ward it off for awhile. However at this moment, she was going too far. >

"Morgan. We are here because when you all were at Illustra you almost blew up the entire building due to the lack of self control that is within this group. Although it may not seem so.. this place is a Safe Haven. I have the upper hand here. Black Magick against Black Magick may be a formidable battle but in my experience it is always white magick that prevails. That is something that none of you standing here know about. Without my knowledge and us sticking together, we are doomed as I am sure Alison will tell you herself. That would explain why she is still here. She knows how it will go down..."

 

[Spellbinder]

<< Spellbinder looked at Erika....and walked up to her...right up to her....and looked down at her. The contours of Morgan's face were accented by shadow..making her look haunting and evil as she glared at Erika>>

Listen here, woman. YOU do not run THIS show << she said this as the slapped her own chest...as she was referring to herself>>. YOU are the one who does not comprehend the POWER in this room. It is YOU who do not understand ANYTHING! and in regards to "white magick"..you've been PREACHING since you arrived in your cloud of orbs. GIVE IT UP!

Just FIND your mother so we can erradicate her!

<<thunder rumbled in the air...as the temperature seemed to climb gradually. Spellbinder tossed her hair and immediately pushed past Erika and strode out of the room, her long cape with its shredded, frayed edges seemed to flow with the shadows as she tromped out of the room in her high heeled boots.>>

 

[Harbinger]

::Guardian put her hand to her forhead and her face contorted with what seemed to be stress as she closed her eyes tightly. Morgan basically drew a line to Erika...and Guardian hoped for ERIKA'S sake that she wouldnt cross it. Home court advantage or not, Spellbinder was the magickal equivalent of an atom bomb and whether she detonated NOW or LATER ON back in NYC as Guardian had foreseen would depend on the actions of the people in this attic::

Erika....do you have to try to take everyone to task about "white magick"? and why would you even attempt to dress HER down ::gesturing at the spot where Morgan was:: DO YOU WANT US ALL TO GET KILLED TONIGHT!?

::Guardian walked over to the center of the room herself::

We are in between a rock and hard place now. Kelly King is out there and Spellbinder is in here. WE have an advantage, Erika..and you need to realize that this trite, cliched notion of "Good always over coming evil" ISNT Gospel! If that were the case, then MysTech would not be as globally dominant as it is now. We have to get down and dirty with this hag and make sure she knows that WE mean business.

SHE cannot overcome the power of THIS

::she brings forth the Siege Perilous::

We can break her, humiliate her and ensure she's totally expunged from the cosmos with this gem. You need to stop lamenting things that didnt go the way you wanted...and START being proactive. You keep harping about "home court advantage"....so START USING IT. We dont have the Scrying Glass which would be the perfect method of finding Kelly, and where she is right now, I can't "see" with my precognition, BUT the bloodline that allows her to sometimes evade my powers as a Seer can be used to trace HER as well. it works BOTH WAYS..thats obvious logic.

::she pointed to the floor a few paces over::

one of my lightning strikes grazed her arm. we need to check for blood or skin cells left behind, any hair ...anything. as you saw in my scrying pool, the battle between us was fierce and we dealt some blows to each other. For once Erika...BEAT Kelly to the punch and FIND HER so that we can go rescue your Brother and take her at HER measure.


::Alison was weary of Erika's rose colored view of everything. Sometimes you had to take your enemy at his/her measure in order to stop them. Even ORORO knew that. For all the advantages that Erika claimed to have, she had been so easily ensnared by Kelly's magick in her own house at this first pass....and now they had the chance to be PROACTIVE. Alison waited..standing on her stilletto heels with her arms folded and her shoulders squared::



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[Foxfire]

** While Erika and Alison discussed the pro's and con's of saving Cameron, her own mind drifted to her sister. All this talk of family appealed to Foxfire, who remembered the predatory look in Morgan's eyes outside of Erika's place. She secretly hoped her sister fought the temptation, not just for her sake but for everyone. However, it was at this time that Spellbinder blasted into the scene! **

** Raising her arm across her face to protect herself at the howling thrashing winds. Her hair twisting around violently until they calmed at the presence of Morgan. Blaze gasped at Spellbinder's new costume, it was savage, unholy, and powerful all in one. She pondered about jesting on it but the look and seriousness of Morgan clued Blaze to forget about it. She nodded to Morgan respectfully. In a strange psychotic way, Blaze admired her sister's new formal status of this situation. Even Alexis seemed to close her mouth at the sight of Morgan. Blaze brightly smiled, she couldn't believe this. **

"Good evening Morgan."

** Came the reply from Blaze who could sense the chilling blood thirsty aura from Morgan, including seeing it. As Erika spoke on the usage of "white magick", Blaze rolled her eyes. This woman was annoying her, even to Blaze! She was very peachy, very anti - violence. Foxy was thankful to have Morgan, no matter what her alignment. The truth was, they needed her! After all, it was Alison who battled Kelly while Erika's was helpless in her own house. It was a comical situation, but Blaze noticed her sister's more refreshed appearance, her shadow intertwining as she walked, her costume, and her EYES. **

"Welcome back."

** Blaze did the unthinkable once she received Morgan's attention! She gracefully got on one of her knees before the second, bowing to Spellbinder. It was a form of respect to her, Blaze wanted Morgan to know she supported her sister, even if she was evil. Getting to her feet, she was oddly quiet. She couldn't comment on the contrasts between white and dark magick, it wasn't her power. Foxfire wanted to survive tonight and for the rest of her life. She wasn't foolish like the others in the room. Blaze didn't bother to glance at Haleigh, who Morgan fiercely glared at her comrade. She was done with intervening on the battles between all of them. It was either save her own ass or work with them. If her teammates couldn't work together, then it was their own pig headed self. **

"Cameron has been a major downfall to this team! I'm growing SICK of everyone coddling him like an infant! If he would have just shut up and let WOMEN take control, it wouldn't be such a fucked up mess as it is now. I know most of us are to blame, including myself for allowing Kelly to fool me. But IF we do bring Cameron back, will he change? I'm growing irritated with his alpha male attitude towards us and I won't have it! I stand with Guardian on this matter, what good does he bring to us but chaos! He is the weakest link."

** Blaze had enough on the matter and even Erika was pissing her off. She was fighting Cameron's battles for him, it was disgusting. **

"We have to play not like the Six, but a different perspective as Alison commented and Morgan. We can't have...a conscious. And if I have to do that, then I will!"

 

[Black Widow]

Alexis fell to the floor, knocked out.... Hales rarely used nonlethal force... in fact... she hadnt used it for 5 years... not since she started CI. Oh sure... she'd ordered nonlethal force on quite a few operations... but she herself used lethal ammunition... so for her to use it now... was extremely out of character. She sat up, waiting a few seconds before climbing to her feet, then dragging Alexis out of the middle of the hall. Haleigh could hear Alison and Kelly going at it... but she couldnt leave Alexis there in the hall, nor could she take Alexis into the fight... so she waited. Blaze came towards them, and Haleigh leaned against the wall, her arms folded across her chest. She looked down at Shockwave and then back up at Blaze as she spoke quietly.

"Kelly King is what happened here.... Alexis freaked out and started attacking me.... she called me Adam. I knew something was askew... so i tranq'ed her."

Haleigh watched Blaze leave, then knelt down at Shockwave's side to help her up. She didnt seem upset that her teammate had just tried to kill her... and she asked herself why... but couldnt explain. Something was shifting in her... but she didnt know what or why... and no matter HOW she tried to keep focused... she couldnt ignore the terrible uneasy feeling that seemed to amplify... even as she heard the cootion upstairs quiet. Something ELSE was wrong... she could feel it.

"Don't apologize... it happens to the best of us. Alexis.... your father is DEAD... he WILL stay that way."

Alexis took them to the attic, which looked like the warzone Haleigh knew it had been. She didnt bother asking Alison if she was okay... Haleigh knew the woman kept coming back like the plague and now would be no different. haleigh stood just a little taller once Morgan arrived... and she locked eyes and didnt let go. Christ, this woman was like Herpes... evertime Haleigh thought she thing might be coming back under control, there was a Morgan outbreak. She knew Morgan was threatening her... she simply didnt care.... Her face twisted into a slow, disturbingly happy grin.

"Yes.... welcome back."

She said politely... it didnt seem forced or sarcastic.... and she was quiet for a few seconds as Guardian, Morgan, and Blaze spoke in turn. Haleigh simply ignored Morgan's speak of splattering her blood. I see she is still dreaming. She thought, as she listened to Morgan. Blaze talked next... and Haleigh's browed furrowed with displeasure. It was bad enough for Alison and Morgan to have it out for Cameron... they didnt need Blaze's encouragement. Haleigh stepped forward, not happy with the way this was going. She addressed Alison first, her eyes bearing down on the woman... and then she looked at each of them in turn... It was easy to see Hlaeigh was used to addressing a group and giving direction.

"NO.... You're WRONG, Alison. Who are you to determine what MY life is worth... and if it is worth risking to save a TEAMMATE? That is MY CALL. [her gaze moving now] I Don't much CARE if any one of you think Cameorn weak or worthless... those are your respective opinions... to which you are each entitled. [Looking at Blaze]You can KEEP your conscience.... HOWEVER... I will NOT throw him to the wolves. His is a PART of this 'Six' and I will NOT desert a teammate. If it were ANY of you.... I would do the same.... If it were ME.... I would EXPECT the same. If we CANNOT protect each other then we are WORTHLESS as a team. Forgive him his trespass and his flaws for a minute... forget that you dont like him... that is our brother, our comrade, our business partner out there. Without him we are only five. WE will not leave him to his deranged mother."

 

[Persephone]

:: Watching the events unfold, Alexis couldn't believe what she was seeing. Blaze...level-headed Blaze, was speaking about Cameron like he was a skid mark on a pair of brand new tighty whiteys. What the hell was going on with this group? One minute they're supportive of the members, the next they want to fillet them like a fish. The Six was too damn wishy washy, and it was pissing Alexis off. Rolling her eyes at Blaze's comment and the fact that she subjected herself to BOWING to Morgan, this was ridicules already. ::

"Right...let me get out my Nancy Drew decoder ring and shine that right up, Blaze."

:: Shaking her head, a look of disgust was on the face of the blonde. She didn't even consider The Six a team! They didn't act like one, they didn't support each other like one, they didn't do SHIT together. They bow down to a bully blonde bitch who went to the "darkside" and follow her every command JUST in-case she decides to decapitate them...or hang them upside down on a cross. Well fuck that. Alexis was sick of Erika's "holier then thou" attitude about the situation, she was tired of the constant bickering about who's in the King family and who isn't. And most of all, she was SICK AND TIRED of Morgan's bullshit act. Frankly, Alexis just wanted to get this night over with so she didn't have to deal or see this people again. She had her own problems and her own business to attend to, and the faster they killed that Psychopathic beanpole, Kelly, the better. But Alexis' thoughts of anger and annoyence towards the group soon subsided when Haleigh went on a rampage. Shit...well, anyone up for Fillet de Hales tonight? Pulling Haleigh's arm gently, away from Alison, she knew either Alison was going to blow up...Blaze was going to add onto Alison's rant, OR Morgan was going to step in. Hopefully, for Haleigh's safty, option number three won't play out. ::

"Haleigh...common."

:: Gently escorting her further away from Alison, she stood with the defiant redhead a bit isolated from the group. She did make a promise to her, and she intended to keep it....awaiting for the others to verbally or PHYSICALLY attack Hales, Alexis shifted her eyes from one person to another...studying them carefully and readying herself for an attack. ::

 

[Foxfire]

the truth hurts...literally

"Speak for yourself Haleigh!!"

** Blaze cut her off suddenly. Her words were direct and more forceful then her tranquil nature. Haleigh's infatuation with Cameron bothered Blaze, she found it ridiculous. The reason was love hindered a person's performance, she knew it well. Plus she was beginning to detest the group for the "we love Cameron" rally. **

"Everyone here knows you have an alliance with King But what they FAIL to see is your in love with him! Look at the way you second guess Cameron on the women he dates. Its not just one, but its ALL of them. You're intimate feelings for him cloud your better judgment, even for you. Not only are they affecting your performance as a person but a member of this team! You've grown attached to him, more then you would like to admit. Deny it ALL you want Haleigh, but I sense your falling in love with him. Did you forget I can sense emotions, especially yours. You would happily jump off the bridge for the guy. And that's fine if you wanna die. But I don't and he brings us chaos! You're so whipped by his charm and good looks its DISGUSTING! I thought you would learn how to separate these feelings but you fail. And for this, I won't help you..."

** Blaze returned to her previous stance, any emotional clues to her face had disappeared. Instead it was replaced with a look of pure concentration. She spoke her peace or better blew up at it. A major flaw of Blaze, she would keep her feelings hidden until she no longer could control it. But hey, the truth is a bitch even for Haleigh. Blaze just openly tore down her comrade's facade, revealing her vulnerable feelings for Cameron. A subject that needed to be addressed. **


EDIT!!

"Shut your hole Alexis. We also know you spread just as easily for butter with ANY man. And do you want to know WHY?! I'll tell you, its because DADDY didn't supply the love and affection you so richly needed. So you went to other men and a LOT of them! Don't get smart with me or I'll make sure you'll regret it!"

** She quickly glared at the blonde before clenching her fists. Blaze was beginning to lose her control over her temper once more. She was seeing what Morgan warned her about. **

 

[Harbinger]

::Guardian snapped back at Black Widow, her voice definately reflecting her vehement disapproval::

I dont think you realize the scope of the situation, Black Widow. When this caper is over...if you thought that CAMERON was going to be in need of "rescue".....THAT will PALE in comparison to what is going to happen to the BOTH of you when we return to NYC. That isnt meant to be a threat...that is meant to try to clue you IN that YOUR OWN LIFE is in extreme danger and i can provide you with a VISUAL if you like.

We are wasting PRECIOUS time. Erika, was ensnared in her own house by Kelly, and so ONCE AGAIN I had to stand against Kelly. I was glad to do it, and i would to it again but in CAMERON'S case...I'll make an exception. He has prooved more than once that he would see ME, MORGAN, ALEXIS and even BLAZE suffer in the worst way if he had it his way. If YOU want to waste time rescuing him, be my guest, but i believe that Foxfire, Spellbinder, MorningStar and myself can see what the PRIORITY is.

::turning to Erika::

and i dont want to hear another word about "what we dont know or see...and how powerful Kelly is". We MORE than make up the odds with Spellbinder along with myself AND YOU, plus two energy manipulators and a fire elemental.

We need to GET RID OF Kelly and get back to Illustra so that we can contact ORORO before we and all of NYC are consumed by the coming Inferno!

You people talk about me putting myself before everyone? well right now im trying to tell you that there's something coming that will make ALL OF THIS here look like a day at the beach. We need to stop meandering and start STOMPING.

 

[Black Widow]

Hales let Alexis pull her to the side, but then gently pulled her arm from alexis' grasp, shaking her head, then turning to face the group again and standing her ground.

"No. I'm putting my foot down right now.... they've been taking Cameron through the gears all night. It's NOT his fault his mother has returned... and she duped us ALL in the beginning. Cameron helped to save ALL our lives in the Citadle... and now it is time to reciprocate. Its not too much to ask we treat him as the human being he is. I'm a lot of terrible things... but I'm not nor ever will i be a TRAITOR...."

Hales looked at Blaze... she could hardly believe her ears... and as soon as she did... she narrowed her eyes, which were flashing with anger. Of all the people to turn on her... Blaze had to jump on the wagon. She toyed with the idea of punching Blaze right in the face for what she was saying... but figured it wasnt the best idea.

"I DONT want to FIGHT with you Ace. You're wrongly accusing me because you're manufacturing my feelings FOR me... AND you're getting jealous about these SUPPOSED feelings... its wearing on my patience... but Alison isnt lying... time is in short supply."

It was easy enough to flat out deny Blaze verbally... but her words sparked a train of thought that only got worse.... what if what she was saying was TRUE? Hales pushed it away, reasoning that she would know if it were... but deep down... she wasnt so sure. She flat out IGNORED Alison and her warning... though she heard it... she paid no heed. She hadn't the patience or self control to continue to interact with that woman... Cameron's very SISTER... the fact that Alison refused to act like a sister SHOULD infuriated and disgusted Haleigh...who was growing weary of the 'Cameron Hate Club' and its members.

 

[Harbinger]

"Treat him like a human being?"

::Guardian guffawed at the idiocy of such a statement::

you mean the way he treated myself, Morgan or even Alexis? Truly your devotion to this man betrays something MORE than mere "friendship" but that would go against everything thing you would have us believe about now wouldnt it Black Widow?

YOU ARE a Traitor....from the moment you crossed path's with Morgan, you used the information you had on Blaze as a means to manipulate Morgan to try to further your own organization. You never cared about the safety of Blaze, OR the city. Later on, you conspired with Cameron to ambush/confront Morgan when she failed to show up from the press junket because she was helping ME in Limbo. YOU NEVER have cared about this team...your every word and move is a fasade, masking your true intent and feeling. But i wont expose you for the fraud you are now...Ill let the person who is MEANT to do that enjoy it for HERSELF.

::That LAST statement by Guardian was shockingly cryptic....WHO was she talking about? She knew something was up and that Haleigh would soon be EXPOSED on all fronts....but all of this was still YET to come::

just like a lamb before the slaughter, Black Widow your foolish pride will light your path to a painfull...if not fatal fall.

Don't be angry with me ....though it is the only comfort you have in the face of such painfull truth. It is not MY fault that you have placed yourself in the path of destruction.

::Alison shook her head::

Blaze, I need you and Delilah shortly. Meet me outside of the house. the air in here has grown stale with rampant stupidity.

::Guardian trompted out of the room on her heels...and down the stairs to find Morgan outside::


::she saw further ahead than the others...she knew what all was coming. it didnt MATTER to her that she didnt "act like a sister" to cameron. HE certainly wouldnt have cared about HER if it had been reversed. Haleigh had no right to speak on that matter.....for she had not been there all those years ago when Alison stood in the gap for Cameron and Erika. BUT EITHER WAY.. none of it mattered to her. She just wanted to get rid of what she considered to be an "embarrasing nuisance" [Kelly King and Cameron King] and concentrate on other looming disasters on the horizon. She was ignoring the toll this was taking on her secretly.....relying on her "marble" heard heart to pull her through once more::

 

[Foxfire]

** Blaze laughed at Haleigh's comments, boy was she ever delusional or what? Shaking her head, Blaze folded her arms across her chest tightly. She saw the spark of anger in Haleigh's eyes and she even could sense the rise in agitation. Cocking her head to the side, Blaze pushed her lips together striking back a lethal comment. **


"Jealous of what Haleigh? Jealous that I'm a walking and talking robot who has more testosterone then most of the males in this country? Jealous that I hide behind walls because I refuse to let anyone in? Jealous that your becoming the second weakest member of the team? Well, if you insist senorita, sure, sign me up!"


** She spoke quickly yet clearly. Blaze was going to fire that statement back and if sweet Suzy Erika intervened, she would pay dearly as well. **

"Honestly Black Widow, your codename isn't fitting you right now. Face it, your a silly, love sick puppet for Prophet. And he's even pulled Alexis into his web of discord. You two are too easily manipulated and for good reason, look at the life you both lived. I wanna live, I've said it already but what I DON'T like is this victim of Cupid's arrow you have become."

** Pausing to glance over to Guardian, she nodded at the Seer. Looking up at Morningstar, "guess that's our cue." She spun to the side, quickly following Guardian out. She knew this reprieve would be good, temper's were flaring for all of them. Plus she could hear the importance from it. **

"Alison."

** Walking up to Guardian, Blaze was more relaxed. Her tone with Alison was respectful and well manered, unlike her more brutal form with Haleigh. **

"What's up?"

 

[Harbinger]

Away from the others....confiding among friends

::Guardian seemed rather pensive....shifting her weight from one high heel to the other...normally she was unmoved, unfettered by anything around her. a trademark of her stone cold exterior.::


::her voice was lower now as she spoke. there was a surprising HINT of "HUMAN" in her voice::

listen, the both of you. I have come to the conlusion that the integrity of this time has been permanently and irreversibly damaged. cleary MORGAN wasnt the source of the schism....but CAMERON. Notice how Haleigh has pledged an almost cult like allegiance to him. Alexis is a scared little girl playing at being a woman and more than once has been Cameron's prey, but SHE doesnt even see it. Its a pattern of behavior for her......and finally, their validation comes from Erika. SHE is his sister...i suppose logically she should be his advocate. But she's not facing reality.

::Alison exhales and closes her eyes as she looks up::

the fact of the matter is...this is all bothering me to no end. Morgan is too far gone to be of any help to in this matter..EXCEPT of course when it comes to fighting Kelly. She'll be more than up for that.

::confident that no one else was near except Delilah and Blaze....while Morgan was nearby...wrapped up in her own wicked gloating...Alison allowed a look of true concern to come across her face::

Look....from a tactical stand point, I just do not see us pulling through this with those three up in the attic. I think we need to contact Ororo..we need someone whose got wisdom and POWER, as well as someone who doesnt have a "pollyanna" approach to everything.

Normally, my precognition allows me to plan things perfectly, but to be honest......THIS SITUATION IS ONE I WOULD RATHER NOT BE APART OF!

::alison exclaimed with a sudden flash of exasperation::

I got away from this family for a REASON.....I wanted a life where i DIDNT have to protect two siblings for ever. I wanted a LIFE FREE to pursue my pleasure and my passion! SO WHAT if it seems selfish to those self righteous negatarts in that house...it was MY LIFE! i spent my childhood being a "foster mother" to them because their own mother was a raving lunatic...and now....decades later..im suppose to welcome them back with open arms!?

::Guardian was clearly distressed and now expressing it to the only two people on this team whom she respected and trusted.::

 

[Black Widow]

Haleigh rolled her pale blue eyes. The insufferable know-it-all just DIDNT know when to quit, did she? Alison was so adamant about shoving her visions down everyones throat... but Hales had already proved that she could CHANGE things... after all... Alison had been so SURE she and cameron would meet their demise in the Citadle.... but theyd defied that.... so Haleigh hardly gave this one any attention.

"[irritated and absemtmindedly]Stop talking to me. I've KNOWN since day one that I'd have to EVENTUALLY pay my penance for what ive done... that is the cosmic balance... and when that day comes... I'll DEAL with it. That is correct... and unlike YOU... I do not try to blame OTHERS for my actions OR for something that results."

Haleigh turned to Blaze.... she was taken aback... for Blaze's words burned, because Haleigh had befriended Blaze, and at the very least, respected her. Her anger seethed, coursing through her like a fire in her veins...she pulled away from Alexis and walked over to Blaze... she felt wronged... and she felt a fool for all the times she'd stuck her neck out for Blaze's sake. She wanted more than ever to hit Blaze.... and just ONE good one, and she could knock Blaze of her pivot and to the floor. Once more, with waning constraint, she refrained. She stopped just inches from Blaze with a heavy sigh, her soft, breathtaking blue eyes stormy with anger and a hint of pained sadness that had never been there before. Her voice, however, was firm and did not betray her.

"I do NOT want to fight with you, Fielding. I DO want to remind you though.... when it was YOUR ass on the line, and Cameron wanted to cut his losses and leave YOU to your fate... I alone stood for you... and I alone came for you. I will now do Cameron the same courtesy... and that makes me a BETTER 'team'mate than the three of you combined."

Haleigh let Balze brush past her to go off with Alison.... she brought her hands up to her face, rubbing her eyes and temples and then running them through her hair. She turned back to Erika with another heavy sigh.

"I can see my time with this 'team' is coming to a voilent end... but that must be dealt with when the time arrives. For now.... is there anything you can advise me or give me to help me break your mother's hold on Cameron?"

 

[Persephone]

:: Alexis couldn't believe what Blaze had said to her. She didn't do a damn thing to the girl and she starts lashing out, bringing her past into it. Her ice blue eyes glared over into Blaze's. The rage and fury wasn't hard to miss. How DARE Blaze stand there and pass judgment on Alexis when SHE does the same exact thing to WOMAN. She fuck's em' and leaves em'. She even explained how she hates relationships and enjoys the sexual fun in one night stands. What a fucking hypocrite. Alexis wasn't about to let Blaze walk away after what she had said to her. Passing Haleigh, Alexis stormed out of the attic, heading downstairs. Seeing Blaze afar, she sped up her walking until finally, Alexis grabbed Blaze's arm, yanking her to a halt. ::

"How dare you, Blaze. I've been nothing but supportive of this so called "team" up until this very moment. And then you lash out on me?! You bring people's pasts into to the present and THROW it in their faces. DO YOU want to know why YOU do that?! Because you try you hardest to live up to your sister! You try to be like her! You do everything in your power to stay in her good graces, even if it means turning on your friends! You will NEVER be Morgan, Blaze! You won't even end up being HALF of what she is. You can keep on playing your little game, pretending you're all powerful and tough. An "individual". But you know, deep down inside, you're just a leach sucking off of her glory. Trying to be what you can't be. You want to play rough and dirty, Blaze? Then let's fucking play! Don't you DARE bring up my past and throw it in my face again. You have NO room to talk. YOU have no right!"

:: No one had ever seen a side of Alexis quite like this. She didn't tolerate her past being thrown in her face when she couldn't do a damn thing to change it. Blaze has stepped over her boundary and she would be damned to keep her mouth shut just because Blaze "threatened" her. Scared little girl my ass. She was done, through with this entire fucked up situation. Letting go of Blaze's arm, Alexis shook her head, not only speaking to Blaze, but to Alison as well. ::

"You don't find me an asset to the "team"? Fine. I don't have to be here. I didn't sign shit saying that I HAD to be apart of The Six. I supported this team because I believed in what it stood for. Helping bring MysTech down and ridding others of it's sadism. But after being LASHED at, having the fact that I slept with Cameron ONE time be thrown in my face, saying that i'm unsuitable to be here because I had a laps in judgment, only furthers my proof on how closed minded and insecure you all are. I'm done with it all. I'm done with all of you."

:: Glowing a dark shade of cobalt, Alexis' body turned into nothing more then energy, until finally, a crash of lightning struck where she stood and she disappeared. Alexis wasn't joking around. These people had only been in her life a little over 6 months, and she wasn't about to throw her life away and risk being killed by Kelly for ungrateful brats like Blaze, Alison, and Morgan. Alexis allowed them to see a side of her that she had not shown anyone. A softer side, a more caring side, and what happens? They throw it in her facing calling her a baby girl wanting and pretending to be a woman. They couldn't be more wrong. Alexis was a strong and intelligent woman, they all knew it, and they refused to accept it. Either way, she wasn't about to let them step all over her like an insignificant ant....Alexis was done with The Six. ::



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:: Reappearing in her apartment in NYC, the blonde stormed into her room startling awake her Great Dane, Athena. Walking into her walk-in closet, she grabbed her suite case and threw it on the bed. ::

"We're leaving this fucking place and the residents living among us!"

:: Athena jumped off the bed a bit taken aback by how her master was acting. Sitting down on the ground, she looked up at Alexis...her ears pushed back showing she knew something was wrong. Alexis didn't even pay attention to her dog. She just continued walking in and out of her closet, throwing her clothing into the large suite case. She was getting the hell out of there tonight and leaving this shitty chapter of her life behind. ::

 

[Foxfire]

"I agree with you Alison....it took me longer to realize this. I believe Cameron is out for himself, especially earlier when he planned to abandon me for his own safe purposes. And unlike the others on this wretched team, I do not forgive easily, nor is my trust gained back! I've watched my sister save his sorry ass dozens of times. Yet he has the nerve to be a pompous ass with her, even seducing Haleigh and Alexis with his charms. Although he could be controlling them telepathically. Haleigh I'm afraid I cannot help her....as much as it pains me, she's blinded by the light. I keep thinking about Morgan rather then Cameron, blood is thicker than water. And I know YOU are thinking of Morgan too Alison, she's like your sister too. I say the three of us find Kelly with the help of Morgan and the other goons can attempt to rescue Cameron. I'm sick of bending backwards for that arrogant, selfish guppy!"

** Sighing heavily, Blaze caught a glimpse of Alison's more compassionate nature. A fact she knew all along. Despite her "marble" heart, Blaze could sense the warmth that radiated from Guardian. Unlike the other's, Foxfire wasn't mislead so easily. Drawing her sage green eyes to the ground, she pondered the idea of contacting Ororo. It definitely sounded like a great idea. **

"That's a great idea Alison, we could use her guidance and wisdom in times of danger and darkness. We all could use her, she's a good source of strength for us along with pure motivation."

** Biting down on her lower lip, a habit Blaze tended to do occasionally. She whole heartedly listened to Alison's own concerns with her explanation for leaving the King family behind. She placed herself in Alison's shoes for a moment, and she probably would have done the same. **

"Don't be regretful Alison, you did the right thing for your own happiness. The other's can point fingers and argue to the brink of dawn. You just couldn't stop living for them, its not who you are....who you've become. You shouldn't have to protect any of them, they are fully grown adults now. This isn't the past, and your not there mother. The both of them are so quick to be aggressive or hostile when they fail to see the bigger picture, Kelly. Cameron always has to be correct and Erika should win the Noble Peace Prize for world peace. Both are irritating in their own way. If they would stop smelling the "roses" then we would make progress. Erika is knowledgeable but her repetitious patterns of explaining how white magick is greater makes me wanna hurl. I'm sure she is powerful but when we're dealing with a manic such as Kelly, there can be no other way than force and brutal tactics. She was even out powered on her own turf. Don't worry about them Alison, they haven't done anything for you except preach or lash out in rude obnoxious comments. Myself, Morgan, and Delilah are grateful for your insight and knowledge. Let us return to Illustra to search our resources, including Ororo. I seem to think more clearly away from those three."


EDITING -- Again, LOL! Sorry


** Blaze was roughly jerked to the side by an unknown source. Turning her daggers onto the sudden intrusion to her arm, it was Alexis! Blaze listened to the energy manipulator, without even bothering to cut her off. She pressed the right button on Shockwave. **

"I wanna be just like Morgan? Honey, get a clue first! We're SISTER'S of course we have similar traits both common and uncommon. I respect Morgan but I don't always agree with her. We've had our share of confrontations in the past and now in the present. But if we're discussing Morgan, let's look at YOU! You're a walking and talking spin - off of an Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place. Who tosses the catty comments, the high cost fashion wardrobes? That's you! And I am my own self, I'm not snotty or fake unlike other members of this team. I couldn't give a shit about fashion, call me the Fashion victim. And why? Because I have greater concerns then checking the label on some piece of clothing."

** Listening to Alexis further, Blaze kept her composure solidly. But she did watch Alexis confirm her desires to leave. **

"That's right Alexis, LEAVE! Its what your good at when you can't hack it. Something scares or intimates you, you throw in your last word, and then leave! You're so easily to read its PATHETIC! Incredibly insecure and now a coward. I give Haleigh for at least staying put, maybe you should learn from her example. But wait....your good at running away from your past and now your present. Just remember Alexis, I'm still here, more than what I can say about you my dear."
** Blaze was roughly jerked to the side by an unknown source. Turning her daggers onto the sudden intrusion to her arm, it was Alexis! Blaze listened to the energy manipulator, without even bothering to cut her off. She pressed the right button on Shockwave. **

"I wanna be just like Morgan? Honey, get a clue first! We're SISTER'S of course we have similar traits both common and uncommon. I respect Morgan but I don't always agree with her. We've had our share of confrontations in the past and now in the present. But if we're discussing Morgan, let's look at YOU! You're a walking and talking spin -- off of an Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place. Who tosses the catty comments, the high cost fashion wardrobes? That's you! And I am my own self, I'm not snotty or fake unlike other members of this team. I couldn't give a shit about fashion, call me the Fashion victim. And why? Because I have greater concerns then checking the label on some piece of clothing."

** Listening to Alexis further, Blaze kept her composure solidly. But she did watch Alexis confirm her desires to leave. **

"That's right Alexis, LEAVE! Its what your good at when you can't hack it. Something scares or intimates you, you throw in your last word, and then leave! You're so easily to read its PATHETIC! Incredibly insecure and now a coward. I give Haleigh for at least staying put, maybe you should learn from her example. But wait....your good at running away from your past and now your present. Just remember Alexis, I'm still here, more than what I can say about you my dear. Oh and while your away, drink up some, hell drink your whole life away. Because that's all your ever going to be a raging alcoholic, a NOTHING."

 

[Spellbinder]

<<Spellbinder was actually distracted momentarily Shockwave's outburst....seeing her gripping Blaze's arm, she took aim at Shockwave, about to unleash a massive eldritch bolt....but just as quickly as she stormed into view to apparently retort whatever Blaze had said to her, she was gone before Morgan could fire upon her>>


<< spellbinder drew close to Blaze, Alison and Delilah>>

<<in an icy voice>>: Blaze, to hell with that runaway flashbulb. You did the right think calling her out. she's a waste of space. THEY ALL ARE!


<< she put her hand on Blaze's shoulder.>>

Don't let anybody here tell you what to do our how to be. You just...follow your heart...like you've always done. Don't worry....we'll be done with this meaningless nonsense soon enough...

<<Spellbinder seemed to be comforting her sister...but at the same time, she was looking ahead to what she had instore for her most hated enemies. but for now, she was just enjoying her new found sense of freedom, her rush of dark urges and power...she was NOTHING like Kelly....she said it herself before...."in limbo she was special, POWERFUL" ..and now..the fools on EARTH would learn that....that HARD way>>

<<sigh>> Erika will probably come down here...and try getting hard with us. Just let the stupid child say what she wants. We'll use her to get to Kelly...and then we'll KILL THEM ALL!


<< Spellbinder's ultimate goal in any scenario now was the wanton murder and destruction of anyone she deemed unworthy to exist in the same air as her. It didnt mean that Blaze, Alison and Delilah were on the ame page as Morgan in that regard. Never the less. Morgan was clearly ready to lay waste to anyone...INCLUDING someone that would attempt to harm her sister>>