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Enchantra was way ahead of Malice in the illusions department. With her eyes closed she focused on the underground tunnels of the citadle, warping the walls and corridors around Haleigh and Nicolas. Even with Black Widow's night vision, the walls seem to fade into the darkness ahead of them while closing in behind them. Keeping her focus on the task at hand, Helena did open her eyes just in time to see Malice fly against the wall, but her concentration did not waver.

"Why are you flying around when we have work to do?"

A semi serious joke on Helena's behalf...obviously she wasn't threatened by Haleigh or Nicolas at the moment, so it was only natural for her to poke fun at Diana. Gesturing to the white queen.

"Come on."
 
Turning just in time to see Mike disappear, Blackout's midnight eyes narrowed into an icy glare. Nicolas and Haleigh were way over confident at this point, which would ultimately be their downfall. Already, Nicolas began to attack Malice, sending her flying against the wall with his TK. Heading to one of the control pannels on the wall, she pressed a combination of buttons releasing the bio hazards within the warped tunnels that Black Widow and Rampage were in.

"The bio hazards have been released."

:: Malice had recovered and sent her own attack Rampages way. He was jumping the gun, much like the way she used to operate. It was a flaw that was quickly corrected after nearly loosing her life during the battle with Alison. ::

:: Helena motioned for the white queen to leave with her while Alexis crossed her arms and leaned against the metal medical bed. ::

"By all means, you two have a blast. I'll just be waiting here..."

:: With a roll of the eye, Alexis looked over to the monitors to see how Nicolas and Haleigh were handling their new guests. ::
 
collision course

<< If Nicolas had been a member of Mystech's Inner Circle, he most likely would have been the White or Black King...but everyone knows the QUEEN is the most powerfull player on the board. Malice cuts him off from the very core of his power, his omega level telekinesis, and checks him definatively. He has other powers, and weapons, but nothing can change the fact that Malice has one upped him AGAIN.>>

<< following her recovery from his brutal agression, she was ABOUT to inflict damage upon Haleigh with a well placed psycho blast but the Red Queen summoned her elsewhere, leaving Blackout to unleash scores of bio hazards, including zombies and other unusual creatures (some of which were once humans) into the halls and out into the hangar bay area of the citadle.>>

<< Rampage and Black Widow were greeted by 1rst generation zombies (easier to handle than the ones from mainstream's arklay mansion), along with large, virulent insectoids, and large reptillian creatures....they attacked in waves and formations.>>

<< meanwhile, Mike who was newly released but hardly HEALED, was struggling to not only get himself together, but to find Shadow Weaver before its too late. >>

<< in all the initial commotion, the sisterhood and blackout failed to notice something. Malice's impact into the wall was RIGHT where the control panel for Sharon Kelly's stasis tube was. with it being damaged, Sharon was now coming out of stasis and once she was fully conscious...what happened before, would happen AGAIN. If Nicolas and Haleigh were smart...they'd make SURE to watch out for Sharon this time and ENSURE that she helped THEM this time.>>

<< things were coming to a climax, and fast.>>
 
A few preliminary blows were traded, and then the biohazards were released.... but it was mostly fodder... mere trifles, and Haleigh blasted and stomped and dismissed creatures left and right. Mystech always wanted to fall back on their science experiment... they always seemed to forget.... with the exception of the Silver Swan, HALEIGH was their most DANGEROUS 'biohazard' to date.... everything ELSE was obsolete.

Haleigh grabbed Nicolas by the crook of the arm and drug him along.... she was headed for the secret passage that her and Cameron had taken their first night here... but something was wrong.... suddenly.... she couldn't get her bearings... everything seemed to repeat... the tunnels... the corridors... they were all the same.

"Someone's messing with us.... it must be that garage sale buzzard, Helena...."

[over the intercom]"What's the matter, ladies? Afraid to FACE US? It's okay... I understand.... the LAST time you had to scamper away with your tails tucked between your legs like the cowardly bitches you ARE...."

Haleigh baited. She slowed, pulling out a fully automatic carbine handgun, showering the approaching biohazards with bullets to keep them at bay... as she searched the facility for Alexis.... infected with the TO virus, the former teammate was like a beacon in the fog.... and it was only a matter of time before Haleigh overcame this illusion by going towards the 'beacon'. Haleigh ran into a dead end and stuck a small disc explosive to the wall, blowing her way through.

[over the intercom]"Tick tock.... tick tock.... it's only a matter of time before I FIND you Alexis..... and when I do.... I'm going to make you PAY for what you did to me."
 
the biosystems lab

:: Malice was not showing just how JARRING Nicolas' blow to her was. The boy OBVIOUSLY had studied diamond forms since his last encountered her in mainstream. He seemed FOCUSE on trying to take advantage of the "one flaw" rule that every diamond has. but he failed to realize that was where her DEFLECTION power kicked in. Malice could deflect almost ANYTHING thrown at her with her unique "force field", it was a CHARM that had be given her by the one witch that had made a name for herself in Mystech before being killed by her children, Kelly King aka Witchfire, the mother of Alison, Cameron and Erika.::

:: her deflection had allowed her to turn ALISON'S telekinetic bomb blast back upon her, among other things. but Nicolas attacked her through the psi path..the one thing the deflection field COULDNT account for. it left Malice with a headache of her own, and while her psi powers nullified the PAIN, the jarring effect rattled her even in her diamond form down to her core. she quietly SEETHED with rage, ploting with VIVID detail the way she would destroy that man...body mind AND soul.::

:: Helena beckoned Malice to follow her...and so, with the white queen having effectively CHECKED Nicolas for the time being, she followed along.::

what is so important that we need to leave the lab, Helena?

:: Malice questioned with a cold slant.::

:: meanwhile, Haleigh's voice rang out over the loud speakers again. Malice thought about attacking Haleigh with a psi shock...but she REthought the descision realizing that SHE would be just as foolish to exert herself when they werent even in her presence. her normally focused, cool exterior/interior was now conflicted...she didnt know WHICH ONE she wanted to destroy more for they BOTH had earned her dear hatred!::

Alexis better not fall for her palor tricks. the further into the citadle they come, the HARDER it will be for them to escape...the easier it will be for US to take them down at our leisure.
 
deeper in

<< Black Widow bulled her way through bio hazards and she was right, outside of the Silver Swan, she was THE most dangerous "bio hazard" of them all. but really, as they had to know, this was one of many attempts to wear away at her's and Rampage's reserves. they were only TWO against the sisterhood, blackout and a host of other obstacles between them.>>

<< as they finally realized that the Red Queen had been turning them every which way BUT the right way, they found themselves of the "testing rooms" where bio hazards were poked and prodded to determine if they were suitable to continue or to be discarded to the "Dead factory".>>

<< the room SEALED SHUT, with no discernable way out as spikes began to manifest on the fall walls around the the two while the floor below began to push UP and the ceiling began to push DOWN and the ceiling was now SPARKLING with an electrical current.>>

elsewhere in the bio systems lab

<< the doctor was now held captive on a surgical table. just beginning to stir, she found herself being surveyed by "less than human" looking medical personal in tattered scrubs with blood stains, weilding monstrous medical tools including a syringe filled with the G virus.>>

<< Mike was just a few steps away from that operating room with little time to spare.>>


and back in the bio systems lab:

<< Sharon Kelly was AWAKE and AWARE...her vital stats began to spike to the elevated levels that were now NORMAL for her given her constitution as the Silver Swan and with one mighty thrust...she BUSTS LOOSE from her stasis tube, giving Blackout something ELSE to "watch" beside Nicolas and Haleigh.>>
 
free at last

[ black and white fuzz....then fog....then CLARITY shimmers into view! back again...back where she was BEFORE, the BIO SYSTEMS LAB!]

[ she immediately began to stir and struggle within the liquid of the stasis tube, until she felt her body and mind synching up and her POWER. with a cry of defiance and a mighty heave, she BUSTS out of the stasis tube. the explosive crash, followed by the alarm of the ruptured tube and the liquid flowing across the floor heralds her sudden freedom. she lands on the floor in a 3 point position like a football player....her adamantium bodice, boots and other accents gleaming as her silver eyes sparkle with a predatory glare at Blackout.]

YOU did this to me! I'll crack your bones...ONE BY ONE!

[ and she had the power to do it. without the others around it was just Blackout and the Silver Swan to battle it out.]

[ she RUSHES Blackout, dashing across the length of the main lab in a flash of gleaming silver light as she tackles the metal human, slamming her into the control panel itself. and CONTINUING to bull her way, intending to send Blackout slaming into the oncoming WALL!]
 
Mike held his face, applying pressure to stanch the bleeding as he staggered off to one side. The exoskeleton was helping, but he had lost his share of blood and was having a time of it. Luckily the stealth tech worked as he managed to escape been detected initially by the WILDpack. They were definitely on the lookout, and that meant he had to act fast.

Mike worked his way to the med room where Karen was being held. It was extremely well-guarded as they knew he was going to try to rescue her. He straightened a bit as adrenaline took over, and took aim.

As the "medic" held up the syringe with G virus in it to inspect it for injection...his hand was blown away, leaving a stump as the thing screamed bloody murder. As the guards turned to see what was the matter, two of their heads exploded as they were blown apart by Mike's silenced high-caliber rounds. The other guards poured out to confront the danger as he entered the ventilation shaft, leaving behind a grenade for their troubles...

The other "medic" looked around fearfully as he heard the soldiers shoot wildly and the grenade send another gorup of them to their doom. It was too bad for him the a small crack in the vent made when the carnage erupted outside would signal his own doom as Mike blew his head apart, dropping to the floor quickly as the man fell.

Mike quickly released Karen and injected her with one of the epinephrine pens that Nicolas insisted he carry. As he injected her, he lifted her, shaking her.

Karen!! It's Mike!! Get up and fight before its too late!Don't do it for me, do it for yourself, who you truly are!! Do it for Sharon!! Do it for Morgan!! Look out!


A new set of Wildpack soldiers rushed in, using deadly force. Mike turned and shielded a now mostly alert Karen with his body, holding her as he was hit several times in the arms, lower abdomen, and one through the right side of his chest, collapsing his lung in what could very well be a fatal injury.

Mike rolled Karen and himself over the table, using its metal surface as a shield. As the soldiers cautiously moved forward, he turned to Karen, placing a hand on her face.

Knew you c-couldn't be evil. Believed in... *cough* you the whole ti..

Mike slumped over to one side.
 
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Walking out of the lab, Helena ignored Haleigh's voice via intercom as she and Malice walked down the hall. The white queen questioned why they left the lab area which amused Helena. For someone with such high opinions of her powers, she certainly was oblivious about the most obvious things.

"Lets just say things are about to get ugly in there."

During Mike's disappearence and Haleigh's blatent attempts to get a rise out of the group of woman, Helena had noticed Silver Swan's stasis tube control pannel had been damaged when Malice was thrown into it. Sharon was important to the sisterhood, but fighting her now would only distract them from Haleigh and Nicolas, giving the duo the upper hand.

"Sharon Kelly's stasis tube has been damaged and she's bound to wake up sooner than later. Our focus cannot be derailed by trying to contain her while Nicolas and Haleigh are on the loose. Alexis can handle her."
 
:: Alexis' midnight eyes we so focused on watching Haleigh and Nicolas on the monitors that she didn't even notice Sharon had woken up in the stasis tube. With her hip leaning against the medical table and her back turned to the tube, Alexis smirked with amusement watching the two turn around like lost little puppies. Suddenly Alexis jumped, being startled by the crash and splash of liquid as Silver Swan escaped from the stasis tube. With wide eyes, the woman was posed like a bull as she started forward intending to slam into her. As Sharon made contact, Alexis' body turned into her energy form, causing Silver Swan to rush THROUGH her and crash into the opposing wall. Turning around, Alexis' body faded back to her solid form. ::

"I think i'll have some roasted DUCK tonight."

:: Alexis gestured out sending a fury of energy 'bullets' at Silver Swan that resembled when a machine gun was shot. Sharon DID have her protective body armor....BUT her ENTIRE body wasn't shielded from the meta human's attack. ::
 
Nicolas winced as the white queen played her next card: cutting off his mental abilities entirely. he had though she would not be able to do it a second time as his mental defense was much stronger than when they last battled in mainstream. But Malice had shown herself to be both ruthless and nearly endlessly powerful as she took away a part of his abilities. But she did not take away what he could do physically and he actually smiled a bit as he made his skin more dense and took out his axe. His axe gleamed a bit more than usual, almost as if it was trying to tell him something. But with Malice's attack and the pain it gave him, it was too hard to think very much right now. So he focused on carnage, tearing through the monster sent against them along with Haleigh. Indeed, they were a good team, and their opponents were no match.

He did not even realize that Enchantrah was herding them to and fro until Haleigh actually took his arm and led him to where they should go, focusing her powers on Blackout. That STILL led them to a trap, when the room sealed and spiked formed on the far wall while the ceiling and floor began to advance towards one another, with the ceiling electrifying. Nicolas looked at Haleigh as he tried to think of WHAT to do. His first though became action was he began to tear into the floor, slowly but surely breaking open the floor below them as he slammed the hammer end of his axe into the area below their trap...
 
the biosystems lab

<< the sorceress was blissfully unaware, TOO calm in the face of violent and brutal infection from the G virus, but that was due largely to the blow from Malice's diamond form. The doctor only groaned slightly under the glaring white light while laying on the surgical table.>>

<< Mike burst into the room, pumped from adrenalin and like a modern day prince rescuing the maid in distress, he valiantly dispatches the WILDpack "medics" and clears a path to Shadow Weaver, saving her from being infected. Seeing that she's out of sorts, he quickly injects her with epinephrine. this causes her to stir to alertness...her her sapphire blue eyes flutter and focus, widening as Mike FALLS onto her after being fatally stabbed.>>

GODDESS!

<< he's much bigger and heavier than her and his sudden collapse onto her does not FEEL very good at all. more monsters closing in with freakishly exagerrated "surgical tools"....there's little time for her to process. she's got to ACT.>>

<< moments later, from the doorway of the exam room into the hall, a massive golden feed back and thunderous explosion is heralded by the rushing "harp" sound that is her power signature. body parts of the monsters fly every which way, leaving Karen now kneeling on the floor with Mike in her arms, his head on her lap. she gently rubs his head and then touches his chest, igniting a soft spell of healing that courses through his body and a sparkling trail of golden energy flows from the top of his head down to his feet. he breathes anew, having been spared from actual death and healed of all injuries and pain. she holds him for a bit longer before realizing he's about to wake up and SEE her being so nurturing to him. she carefully but HURRIDLY stands up and urges him to do the same, clearing her throat.>>

well...i have repaid you for saving my life, stranger...

<< pausing for a moment as she looked rather pensive.>>

and perhaps, for confirming something I knew all along...and finally, TRULY following my heart.

<< she proceeds to hurry past Mike, deliberately not wanting to look at him as her cape flows by him.>>

your friends must be here, which is why the alarms are going off...and now, I have to find Sharon...and help her. Together we can escape this place.

<< much like how Karen held him at bay in the beginning of their courting in MAINSTREAM, Shadow Weaver was not very keen on being warm or affectionate with anyone openly...ESPECIALLY a man.>>
 
Mike was slipping away. Slipping away and he had no control over what was happening as he fell into death. Then...

he could feel again. Feel a VERY familiar body hold him as he lay there, eyes closed. And he felt better than ever physically. Just as he was about to open his eyes, Shadow Weaver stood up quickly, trying to hide her recent tenderness from Mike. She dared not look at him as he smirked at her, knowing that this woman was now back where she belonged, and VERY similar to HIS Karen. She even acted towards him the same way that Karen did that first night. As she hurried past he caught her arm gently but firmly and spoke to her.

Thank you, Good Doctor (using his playful tag that he had adopted for her in private).

Mike threw a smoke bomb at the doorway to the room they stood in and expertly picked off the cameras that he had already located around the room in four quick shots. He then lifted Karen's chin lightly but quickly and kissed her softly on the mouth. Her eyes widened quickly, just as in the first time they kissed, but as she allowed her eyes to close, enjoying his overture, he enabled his stealth mode and stepped away. She heard his voice as he re-entered the fray.

Look my counterpart up when we get out of this. I am certain that he will be QUITE interested to make your acquaintance, Good Doctor.


Mike slowly walked out of the room. Back to business.
 
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the biosystems lab

[ Silver Swan charges like a high powered, high speed locomotive, intending to SLAM into...THROUGH Blackout, but despite her blurring speed the metahuman evades the mutate strategically, making SURE the mutate goes crashing THROUGH the mainframe and into the steel wall.]

[ that kind of impact would have injured most, but Silver Swan was on the high end of the "invulnerable" , she could take/sustain QUITE a bit of damage including this high speed impact.]

[ from the twisted steel rubble, the silver swan bursts forward, to see Blackout taunting her with a "roast duck" comment.]

it'll take BETTER than YOU!...you ELECTRIC EEL SLUT!

[ Blackout attacks her with a volley energy "bullets" some of them peppered her on her adamantium bodice, but some others it her in her exposed cleavage area...again, she could take a good deal of punishment but the painfull stinging and burning caused her of these electrical bursts caused her to stagger and warranted her to do something and so, she manifests her adamanitum wings, which spread out quickly and fold in front, effectly b locking all the rest of the oncoming bullets as they shield her entire body.]


[ after the barrage ends, Sharon takes to the air with perfect form and thrust. heft a slab of twisted metal from the wall.]

KISS THIS, BITCH!

[ as in mainstream, Sharon seems much more vicious and vulgar as she integrates the Silver Swan persona into herself. making her more combative.]

[ She HURLS the slab down at Blackout, a pneumatic piledriver couldnt compete with the force and POWER behind this large bulk of metal as it hurls down, smashing through the air as the Silver Swan intends to PULP Blackout.]
 
:: Silver Swan recovered quickly from Blackout's attack, retaliating by throwing a huge piece of metal at the metahuman. Quickly waving her arm, locking onto the energy signature of the metal, Alexis simaltaniously ducked as she intended to throw the piece of metal away from her. The metal veared off to the right, but not before slicing her forearm creating a deep and large gash. Hissing in as she dropped to one knee, the metal slab flew into the wall of monitors destorying the techonology. ::

:: Blackout didn't have time to baby her arm otherwise Sharon would take full advantage of her fall. Quickly gesturing out toward Sharon with her good hand a web of electric energy shot from her palm and grew in size as it slammed into Silver Swan trapping her against the wall. [think Charmed's crystal cage, but web fashion] Any movement or attempts to escape on Sharon's part would immediately send painful pulses of electricity throughout her body; and with her metal bodice on her body, it would be twice as powerful. ::
 
elsewhere in the lab

::it may have seemed strange to Helena, that Diana wasnt as "quick on the draw" about things as she normally was, especially for an erudite telepath, but the fact of the matter was that Diana was suffering from the effects of Nicolas' brutal attack on her. it had been a WHILE since anyone had been smart enough , resourcefull or powerfull enough to reach her like THAT and the blow actually HURT her even in her diamond form. it took her MORE than a few minutes to stablize even with using her psi powers to block the obviously pain and minimize the disorientation.::


:: as the Red Queen's observations prooved true, the White Queenn nodded slowly.::

Mike has escaped and Sharon is loose. not exactly the way it was supposed to go, but no matter. Haleigh and Nicolas will be hard pressed to win Sharon over to "their side". her heart BRIMS with bitterness toward them for "letting us capture her again". She wants to destroy Alexis more than anything and if Alexis isnt carefull, she JUST might do it.

:: noting that Blackout in this timeline was more strategic, Malice couldnt help but ...appreciate her involvement in this timeline, it only further served HER outlook toward destroying her true enemies. still, HER doppleganger in this timeline was more "inclusive" of others...and not nearly as sociopathic and self serving. it was a feeling that tripped mainstream malice up more than a little bit from time to time while she was here.::

....that cursed mentat...he's more creative than i thought. he actually managed to by pass my defenses with his last attack.

:: no longer in her diamond form, Diana rubbed her temples a bit as her psi powers continued to nullify the lingering pain.::

the intruders are in med lab 6...they're ONE level above us!

:: malice had a telepathic fix on them mostly via HALEIGH but Nicolas STILL stood out to her on the astral plane despite registering as a very well "armoured" presence now.::

which means.....

:: Nicolas' move would have them CRASHING through the floor where they were and THROUGH the ceiling ABOVE the red and white queen!::

we'd better take our positions. and hold nothing back! i want these two DEAD ....BEYOND dead!


:: Helena and Diana take their positions across the room, knowing that it will be BETTER to lead off their attack TOGETHER rather than seperated. between their two power sets, they could easily strike from distance and use SPACE as both defense AND offense.::
 
She wants to destroy Alexis more than anything and if Alexis isnt carefull, she JUST might do it.
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"I'm still banking that they blast each other into oblivion..."

Helena stated as they continued forward. If Alexis did in fact get killed in her battle with Sharon, that would mean the former senetor would be likely to attack them as well. BUT, as Malice stated, she didn't trust Nicolas or Haleigh either...so it could be a slight advantage for the sisterhood as well.

Malice stopped, prompting Helena to stop as well. Nicolas and Haleigh were a floor above them, and according to the white queen, were about to make their presents known shortly. Malice took her position and Enchantra followed suit.

[snapping her fingers, a WILDpack soldier appeared seamingly out of nowhere] "Gather your men, company is arriving..."
 
critical mass

in one area of the biosystems lab inside the citadle

<< the White and Red Queen prepared for the final showdown. In Malice's mind the ONLY acceptable "outcome" was the total annihilation of Black Widow and Rampage. the truth is that encountering them was NEVER apart of the ORIGINAL plan of THIS timeline's Malice. It, like mainstream Malice's subtle but brutal take over of her doppleganger's body, was totally unexpected. Mike , Nicolas and Haleigh already KNEW that Malice was merely using the people of this timeline to her own gain but whatever she did, she did it well...and she just MIGHT succeed in getting her revenge this time.>>

<< Malice communicated the lead off to Enchantra, to greet Haleigh with a real as life image/illusion of of IMAGIOMG, the dark, inhuman mage that brutalized her in mainstream timeline within the Citadle while Nicolas would be greeted by a demonic and insane MORGAN from the INFERNO, costume and all. Malice would back enchantra's play with her EMPATHY based powers as well as her psi powers, making the ruse all but airtight. the WILDpack soldiers were stationed around the room, armed for battle and the room itself was fortified with white noise generators AND a "laser trap" which Malice would use when the time was right.>>

a floor above

<< as Rampage's axe seemed to glow and gleam...as if to try to WARN him of something, the weapon became an expression of his resolve as he too sliced and diced his way through obstacles both human, bio hazard and technological. as he and Black Widow became trapped in the room...both mutants quickly used their powers to address as many of the specialized threats as they could before Rampage tore through the FLOOR below, causing them to fall through. even without his TK at the moment he was still a class 100 strength mutant and the enchanted axe had more than enough power of its own, driven by all that muscle. the mutants freed themselves and tumbled DOWN a level into the next offshoot observation lab which was now PITCH BLACK. Enchantra used her powers to remove ALL perception of space and dimension of the room while Malice completely blocked Enchantra's mental signature from Nicolas' scans. it would be like a PROLONGED moment of a person trying to adjust to sudden, immobilizing darkness, even for Haleigh with her mechanical vision which couldnt always compensate for Enchantra's reality warping ability.>>

<< it was deadly silent in the room but Nicolas and Haleigh would hear the faint sounds of battle not too far away from Sharon and Alexis. it confirmed that Sharon WAS alive and free. They would also have a moment to note that Mike was still alive. He hadnt died and that his vitals were now strong again. They DIDNT immediately know that Shadow Weaver was responsible for it.>>

<< even as they were about to face the queens in round two...this pitch blackness actually gave them a much needed, if not deceptive respite....but soon that moment passed as Malice began to use her empathy to manipulate and ELEVATE the anxiety levels in Haleigh and Nicolas, raising feelings of UNCERTAINY.>>

and back in the bio systems lab

<< the battle between Silver Swan and Blackout would take an unexpected and crucial turn very soon, as Shadow Weaver was closing in on the battle herself. though NOT to do what one might think. Arsenal, having just left the "good doctor" was in stealth mode, but even back in his prime he KNEW he would be no match for Malice and Enchantra he faced a choice of either helping Sharon against Blackout and once again crossing paths with Shadow Weaver or risking his life in facing the two Queens in what would be one hell of a grudge match.>>
 
Haleigh and Nicolas found themselves trapped.... but the cage was no match for Nic's brute strength, and soon they were falling through to the floor beneath them.... into complete darkness. Nicolas would see Haleigh's glowing red eyes.... but for once.... Haleigh couldn't see ANYTHING.... the darkness seemed to envelope them and stretch into eternity.... Haleigh got slowly to her feet, feeling around for Nicolas.

"Nic? Where are you? [finding him with her hand] there you are.... sorry. [pausing] I can hear Sharon.... and that two-bit tramp Alexis. Mike is alive as well... and not far. His vitals are strong... I guess they didn't have time to torture him TOO badly....[looking out into the darkness] Did we fall into a black hole experiment or something? I don't like this.... I don't like this at all. [trying to convince herself more than him] It must be another illusion or something... God DAMN those cowards.... WHY won't they just FACE us?"

Haleigh manifested a pair of high-output flashlights, capable of temporarily BLINDING a person if they looked directly into them. She handed one to Nicolas as she turned hers on a passed the light over the surroundings....
 
Nicolas' efforts brought fruit as they fell below the trap, landing in a room below that was dark. WAYYYY too dark. He looked around to no avail and felt a hand touch his hip. It was Haleigh, who was reaching out to him and apologized quickly for touching him. She manifested two searchlights and handed him one as he noticed a great dread come over him. He was recognizing the telltale signs of Malice-induced panic and, although he was no longer in charge of his powers, he did have knowledge of what was happening. As his axe glowed insistently, nearly more than the searchlights, he whispered to Haleigh.

Stay calm, stay focused, this is simply another of their parlor tricks...

Unfortunately, It was NICOLAS who was lacking focus. For in his grasp was a key to evening the playing field...
 
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