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Illustra-105th floor

:: looking down at Haleigh and Zach, Alison showed no reaction as Zach tried to pull away and Haleigh insisted they "keep going" for a bit longer. It seemed they enjoyed performing as much as they assumed Alison enjoyed WATCHING :D ::

:: as Zach left the room, and Haleigh poured herself a drink Alison continued to "sit" in mid air high above in the corner::

Hemlock...if you have it.

:: knowing that Haleigh would probably not have the mystical elixir on hand, Alison listened as the woman immediately became defensive.::

are you finished?

:: she waited for a moment before continuing.::

First of all, Haleigh, you need to get a grip. Secondly, Morgan ASKED me to keep an eye on you in particular. Your behavior seemed erratic and she was CONERNED about you. She even went so far as to have me check to see if you were POSSESSED.

:: deapanning in her own unique way:: The jury is still out on that.

:: getting serious ...not that there was much difference in her tone :D ::

I'm a SEER. Whether you like it or not..I'll ALWAYS know what you or anyone ELSE in this building HAS done or WILL do.

I am not here to reprimand you. Why waste the time? You come into the "understanding" that you need when the time is right...even though it may not seem timely to OTHERS and you've PRIDED yourself on being willfull and stubborn...the "understanding" that your behavior has been out of order will come.


:: beckoning with her fingers, a rushing chiming sound is heard as a glass from the bar rushes up to the ceiling to be caught by Alison's hand. the glass fills with the mysterious blue/black elixir known as hemlock.::

Morgan, Delilah, Nicolas and Alycia have enjoyed what was left of the evening and I see no need to dampen their spirits with what has happened so far. The man you met this evening brings a seed of great trouble for US. Outside of wanting to assassinate Alycia and UNDO EVERYTHING that she and Sharon have done for us, he wants to EXPOSE Morgan , myself and Dr. Victoria as witches....you, Nicolas and Delilah for being mutants and he believes that one of US murdered Ava and Persephone has taken her identity. He believes that WE are agents of Mystech...and that Alycia is the face of a mystech stronghold. Stavros sent him to kill Alycia and HE saw Alycia kill Stavros.

:: continuing on::

I zeroed in on him a couple hours ago. he was staying at the PARTHENON. His intermediate computer savvy allowed him to tap into the Parthenon security systems and he was gathering MORE information on us when I arrived. I confronted him....and checked him....forcing him out of the Parthenon and cancelling his reservation.


:: a scrying pool shimmers into view before Haleigh, allowing her to see the battle between Guardian and Marverick from the beginning when she burst into the room and attacked him; to him using his powers against her and finally when she teleblinked him from his forcefield and hurled him out of the parthenon and across town.::

He is a mutant himself with the power to psionicially manipulate "light energy"...or "hard light". allowing him the ability to turn himself or other objects inivisible/visible and to create invisible constructs for a variety of effects. he can also create forcefields.


I took all of his belongings and brought them here where i've been studying them. even if i destroyed his files..he has back-ups. His desire to kill Alycia goes BEYOND a mere contract...he believes that WE are the evil of MysTech and that if he kills her, he will somehow be tipping the scales of justice. he is functioning under MUCH MISINFORMATION.

If Alycia dies...the government will ABANDON all efforts made by Sharon Kelly...and REVISIT the legislation for the "Mutant/Meta Human CONTROL ACT"....sentinels, psychic hounds, army eyes....all sorts of measures will be used to find, capture and ..."deal with" the "mutant menace". his actions...like YOURS earlier...place us in a grey area...one that my precognition tells me could go in one of SEVERAL directions....all of which have varying degrees of tragedy for US.


He is a FOOL Haleigh. you should have KILLED HIM when you had the chance.

:: Alison's tone was cold and harsh::

But i saw you....and I must admit, that your conduct at Koi has prooven to me that you are not the raving security risk Morgan believes you to be. You PROOVED that wouldnt sell out Alycia even when the offer was most appealing.

So no...i DIDNT come here to reprimand you. I came here to let you know that if push came to shove...in this instance, i would vouch for you BUT I can't repair the damage YOU have caused to your relationships with Morgan, Alycia and Delilah.


my priority is to protect Alycia. I WILL NOT show mercy to Ethan the next time I see him and once the others become aware of him, he will not survive much longer.
 
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105th Floor: Davidoff Residence

Alison requested a hemlock... which was probably the ONE drink Haleigh was a little fuzzy on how to make... but she shrugged and pulled out a glass and set it on the bartop for her, as the woman asked if she was finished ranting.

"You know... I don't stock that one... but here's a glass... You seem to be able to conjure it yourself. And yes.... if you're not going to make me repeat myself, I'm finished."

Haleigh giggled as Alison told her she needed to get a grip... and she thought about exactly the kind of grip she wanted... and looked up at Alison, amused at the idea of being 'looked at' under the assumption of being possessed.

"Oh? Am I?"

Alison: "The jury is still out on that."

The tone in the seer's voice was enough to make Haleigh chuckle softly. Fortunately for them BOTH... Alison realized trying to chew Haleigh out was a waste of time and not the best way to get through to her and, as a result... Haleigh didn't tune her out right away. On the topic of Morgan and the rest enjoying the rest of the evening:

"Well," she said, flatly and dripping with sarcasm... "I'm glad they could enjoy themselves.... though I can't imagine ANYONE having a pleasant time with STICKS crammed that far up their asses."

Haleigh swilled and sipped her wine as Alison briefed her on the intentions, abilities, and previous actions of Ethan Cruise. Haleigh didn't see it necessary to mention that she'd seen Mystech's profile on the man... as either Alison would already KNOW that or didn't need to, in Haleigh's opinion. Alison told Haleigh she should have killed the man when she had the chance... something that caused Haleigh's eyes to gleam with wicked humor.

"Hmph... I'm sorry... I didn't think plundering about town and murdering someone would look GOOD towards the psychological evaluation you're conducting on me right now."

She delivered, with the same tone as before, and then, coming out from behind the bar and sitting on a barstool after turning it to face the floating seer, she became more serious. Alison goes on to attest that Haleigh ISNT the risk Morgan thought and that she would back Haleigh up if it ever came to that... and lets Haleigh know how she intends to deal with Ethan. Haleigh relaxes a bit and is candid with Alison, dropping the sarcasm and bitterness for a moment to speak openly with someone who is clearly treating her the way she prefers.

"Alison...I appreciate that... but frankly, I don't care to repair ANY kind of relationship with Alycia... for my own personal reasons..... that I can't ask anyone else to understand. It's unfortunate that Morgan feels the way she does but the only thing I can do about that is move forward and try to fix it... and that will happen between the two of us. Delilah and I were never anything like close and I imagine she just thinks I need medication of some sort...and Nicolas has never trusted me and probably never will.... can't really blame him, can i? As far as dealing with Ethan goes... I know what he wants to do... I tried to dispel him but... he seems to have a pretty strong drive to see this finished.... I told him we weren't Mystech but I'm not sure that really sunk. I don't know that we should KILL him... I mean... after all... we ARE fighting for the same cause... but he's obviously misinformed-- to his own detriment.... he thinks we're playing for the other team. Of course... we have to defend ourselves if that becomes necessary... but I think if we can convince him that we aren't the enemy... he could become a strong ally. MY priority is to protect you, Morgan, Delilah, Nicolas and myself... so I think you know which side of the court that puts me on when he comes... IF he heeds my advice... I can't promise you I won't help him in the future... but you already know that, don't you?"
 
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exiting from the 105th floor

:: Alison noted Haleigh's responses to the topic of Alycia, Morgan and the others. Clearly there was some bittnerness and confliction there but as cold as it may have seemed, that was not what Alison was here to address. She didnt respond at those moments. But at Haleigh's mention of him possibly being an ALLY to the team? that definately provoked a reaction from the seer::

Ethan is a joke, from start to finish. I see NOTHING to be gained from having HIM alligned with us. UNLIKE Alycia, he cannot be trusted with our secret. He's a rogue without a cause. A man who cant decide whether or not he should TRY to complete his contract for the sake of justice or REVENGE...revenge for something that isnt even THERE! His motives are far from pure or just.

:: Haleigh was honest with Alison, even if her position didnt meet with the Seer's approval.::

It is unfortunate that your professional relationship with Alycia has fractured. As for the others, it is your responsibility to deal with that. It doesnt take a Seer to know that things will only improve or WORSEN based on YOUR actions...as you caused the rifts. You may not be close to Delilah or Nicolas NOW...but do you see the future?

:: alison left it at that.::



I realize that you may have some common ground with Ethan given his background in black ops however, remember who has been there for you...like her or not you CAN'T deny what Alycia has done for us...or that she is cared for by more than one member of this group. Even if YOU don't want him killed....that is what will happen if he comes anywhere NEAR her.

Ethan CLEARLY stated to me that unless i had "backed down", some files and information would appear before the President and other key members of the whitehouse to specifically expose us all!

the man is an opportunist. something YOU can identify with. be carefull that the help you give him doesnt wind up hurting YOU or those who you wish to protect. I hope that in your time of uncertainty that you are not duped by him.

:: it was a sincere warning from the seer, for as she said earlier...haleigh's recent actions were pushing the Six into a grey area and if she did the wrong thing with Ethan, it could cause problems for them all.

even now, Persephone has gone to the Parthenon where HE has returned....and is fraternizing with her.

:: a look of irritation came over Alison's face.::

it would appear that my warning to HIM not to set foot in the parthenon wasnt SEVERE enough.

:: without another word, Alison BLINKS out of sight. its pretty obvious where she's going.::
 
105th Floor: Davidoff Residence

"I can warrant that he needs redirection, alison.... but I can't write him off just yet.... and you shouldn't either.... after all... my motives weren't always pure OR just... and... if I recall... neither were yours."

She pointed out, and listened as Alison told her it was up to her to fix the relationships she damaged. Alison asked her if she saw the future... and Haleigh gave a soft, sheepish smile.

"No.... Alison.... I leave that to you."

She listened as Alison went on to warn her... and knew the seer did it out of concern, and so... took it in stride. She nodded, taking a deep breath.

"Well... my earlier lapse in self-control aside... I generally think things through. You KNOW I wouldn't purposely do something to hurt us."

She said quietly. Alison made her final comments on Ethan and left to deal with him, and Haleigh sat back and considered things for a moment...

Hmm... if I weren't banished from the team right now... I might be compelled to accompany her and offer assistance... [snickers] Thanks Morg!

She thinks, as she makes her way to join Zach in the shower.
 
From Illustra to the Parthenon

<< from Illustra to the Parthenon, things were FAR from over this evening.>>

<< so while Ava enjoyed a drink and unexpected casual conversation with a man she THOUGHT was harmless. She was about to get a rude awakening and HE was about to be raked across the coals. Meanwhile, an alert would be sounding off for those of the Six ABLE to answer it. there was about to be trouble at the Parthenon >>


<< Ava and Ethan were in the bar when suddenly all mortal personnell and patrons froze.>>
 
The Parthenon

:: Guardian blinked into view in her battle costume::

Don't say another word to him Persephone. He's the ENEMY!

:: Guardian gestures ala' Prue. a rushing chiming sound is heard as she TK's Ethan from his seat and across the room...back first into one of the large marble pillars.::

HE is the elusive presence i sensed in Illustra's office park when Stavros fell to his death. His name is Ethan Cruise...a contract killer who once worked for MysTech before going ROGUE and HE was hired by Stavros to murder Alycia. He wants to expose us....ALL OF US to various government officials for being witches, mutants and/or metahumans. He wants to implicate YOU in the disappearence or "Death" of Ava. How IRONIC that HE is a mutant himself.


I caught him here staying at the Parthenon hours earlier...using this place as his "base of operations" He's been spying on us and i threw him out of the building, ACROSS TOWN as a matter of fact...all of us and the only reason he's here is try to gain access to Illustra now. He just propositioned HALEIGH before arriving HERE!

The other's are on their way now....I told YOU that if i saw you here again..I'd DESTROY YOU.


:: Alison points to a set of sharp knives on several tables ...and wields them with deadly precision. a rushing chiming sound is heard as she TK's them at Ethan with high speed ...one aiming for his forehead, two aiming for his eyes and the other aiming for his private parts.::


:: with such a DIRECT and frontal assault as this, Alison EXPECTS that he wil counter it...two possible scenarios come to her mind. She will escalate as the fight goes on.::
 
As Nicolas sat relaxed listening to the Roots while he "watched" over Alycia, there was a suddden alarm sounding. There was a disturbance at the Parthenon!
Nicolas rose quickly and gestured, his body now being clad in black slacks with a blood-red dress shirt. In his right hand was his trusty battle axe. He was ready for action, at least until he thought of a better costume.:vamp:
He unlocked Alycia' s wing and entered. As he walked to her room, he triggered epinephrine release in her body to help clear her head and naturally triggered her mind to awaken. He sent a thought to her as he prepared to enter.

"Alycia, there is trouble. Get dressed quickly and I will take you to Morgan for further instructions."

Nicolas waited to give her a moment of modesty as she dressed. After assuring hiimself via TK that she was decent enough, he entered and reached out, grabbing Alycia around the waist and teleporting the two of them to Morgan's suite.
 
The Parthenon Bar

The somewhat delightful and manipulated conversational exchange between Ava and Ethan was cut short as Alison figured out where he was. This was getting a little ridiculous. All he wanted to do was kill this stupid lawyer and these people were treating it like life and death. Apparantely Alycia was a hot commodity of Mystech His body was flung into the air as he project his force field, manipulating the density of the forcefield to be that of a sponge and as he hit the marble pillar, the forcefield absorbed the impact and he slid down the pillar, fading from view.

"Miss Marble, nice seeing you again, lovey. Though you are looking quite TIRED. I hear cucumber gets out those dark circles..."

Now that he was invisible he took the initiative to try and circumvent the qualities that alluded Alison to where he was last time. His body lifted in the air by an invisible source that was in the form of a disc, as he was now floating in the air using his power to manipulate hard light. There were no footprints, no shadow, no nothing. Before he had faded out, Alison had sent a bevvy of sharp knives in his direction. Leaning his weight onto the right he began to soar through the air behind the bar as he went back into Ava and Alison's direction. He extended his hand as a large warhammer composed of his energy appeared as he went aiming directly in the face of Ava Cassadine, hoping to take out one before the others came, his voice seemed to be coming from everywhere.
 
Parthenon

:: Lifting her Bloody Mary to her mouth, she was prepared to take a sip when suddenly all noise and movement stopped within the bar. Alison immediately appeared alerting Persephone that Ethan was out to expose the six and kill Alycia. Still sitting as casually as before Alison arrived, Persephone finally took a sip of her drink, as she watched Ethan go flying off the barstool and toward a marble pillar. ::

"This is becoming redundent."

:: While Alison sent some knives flying toward Ethan, Persephone slid off her barstool, taking one more sip of her delicious drink. Placing the glass back down on the bar, the goddess enhanced hearing allowed her to hear the warhammer cutting through the air at an excellerated speed in front of her. Ducking down just as the hammer was about to hit her, Persephone turned to see it crush into another pillar parrellel to the one Ethan had been tossed into earlier. Standing up casually...::

"So, this "contract killer" knows all about us?"

:: Walking next to Alison, Persephone was obviously 'tipsy', which in turn, made the goddess very laid back and calm. Like she had just had a wonderful day at the spa. Still completely in control of herself and her action, Persephone just wasn't as aggressive as she normally would have been in this situation. ::

"Well, he's either stupid or suicidal....or has a very large pair of brassy balls. But since he's a gay Englishman...i'll go with stupid and suicidal."

:: Snapping her fingers, a tornado of winds encased Persephone's body. As the tornado disappeared, Persephone now stood next to Alison in her battle attire as well. ::
 
Illustra-107th floor to the Parthenon

<< Morgan groaned as a soft red alert light went off on a small panel in her chamber of dreams. it was an intruder alert at the Parthenon! She now owned the luxury 5 star hotel and had every reason to protect her property.>>

<< as she struggled out of bed...feeling rather dizzy and awkward, the doorbell sounded off at her large front double doors. reaching the doors, it was Nicolas and Alycia.>>

you must..have heard it as well.

<< she said softly as she rubbed her head.>>

Alycia, you can stay here...and go back to sleep. I'll place a warding spell on my penthouse and around the 107th floor. NO ONE will be able to penetrate the spell unless I am with them.

<< Since Alycia knew the way to Morgan's guest rooms, the lawyer nodded, and touched Morgan shoulder, before silently making her way across the walkway and down the hallway to the guest rooms.>>

Something's happening at the Parthenon. The staff were instructed by Alison to summon help if the problem were of a "super human" nature.

we better get there.


<< pressing a button on her wall.>>

Delilah, this is Morgan. we have some sort of situation at the Parthenon. I'll be "picking you up" on our way there.


<< with that, Morgan was now wearing her "inferno" costume. she lifted her hand and a chime sounds off as a stepping disc opens beneeath herself and Nicolas. in the twinkling of her eye. They are teleported away. Morgan stops to pick up Delilah along the teleport jump before passing through Limbo and arriving at the Parthenon hotel>>

My magickal detection picks up a strong signature....Alison. She's in the lounge/bar area.

<< Morgan leads the way>>

Guardian...Persephone, What's going on here?


<< The sorceress was now fully awakened. she treated this like her earlier days of modeling when no matter how hard you partied the night before, you had BETTER be getting up on time the next day.>>

Where is our foe?
 
The Parthenon

:: Guardian was not above exchanging insults, especially with hoity toity parfait englishmen who looked like they were in desperate need of a tan.::

If I'm tired of ANYTHING....its having to chase after lilly livered fairies such as you. tell me Ethan...since you're so gay and all, is it true you can guess the flavor of a popsicle just by sitting on it?


:: the man went invisible again.::

you're power can't protect you from ME you pathetic eel. I'm a SEER.

:: He was trying to compensate for his defeat last time. no longer on the floor and using the acoustics of the bar to try to confuse them as to where he was. turning to Persephone, who was clearly not the way she should be thanks to alcohol. the woman had the nerve to take ANOTHER DRINK even as the danger was revealed.::

Persephone, Stop dawdling and MOVE! this is exactly why Morgan should have relieved you of duty.

:: Guardian lifts her hands....and creates her own forcefield...composed of her telekinetic power. She "saw" the most probable sequence of events leading to Persephone being struck down by a hammer...but if he stupidly directed the hammer toward HER, Guardian's forcefield would deflect it. but because of Persephone's carelessness, it appeared that she wouldnt reach the safey of Guardian's forcefield in time. Persephone managed to DUCK and avoid being clobbered as Morgan and the others arrived.::


Spellbinder, our foe is Ethan Cruise, a rogue mystech operative who was hired by Stavros to kill Alycia. He wants to kill her and reveal OUR identities to anyone who would be interested. He's spying on us since MALICE had been menacing us.


:: as the team tactician, Guardian briefed Spellbinder, Rampage, and MorningStar::

He is a mutant with the power to psionically manipulate "hard light"...to achieve the effects of invisibility and various invisible constructs.

his invisible constructs...his POWER is PSIONIC based...that means , among other things that it is only as strong as his own strength of will....or for as long as he is conscious.

His power only applies to SIGHT. just because we can't SEE him doesnt mean we cant deal with him...
 
Morgan opened the door for Alycia and Nicolas. He saw that the alcohol had an effect on her, but he could already see her becoming more lucid, more calculating. He released Alycia to her and redied to be sent to the Parthenon.
Upon arrival, he looked around and saw that everyone was frozen except Guardian and Persephone, but there were signs of a struggle. So he "looked" this time with his TK, noticing a cloaked individual who was apparently hovering above the ground for stealth's sake. As he watched the figure a moment, assessing him, Guardiam gave him the lowdown of his abilities, emphasizing that they were psionic in nature. For this gentlemen, that would be too bad. His previous run-ins with Malice had encouraged him to work to hone the precision of his telepathic powers. Where he had been a sledgehammer, she had been a surgeon. The one positive she had left him in her twisted life was an appreciation for his psionic gift and how it could be properly used.

"As long as he is conscious, eh? Let's fix that..."


Rampage reached into Ethan's mind, subjugating his will and forcing him to de-cloak and fall to the floor, immobilized. He walked a bit closer to the mutant, speaking to him telepathically.

Never mind your powers. You will find them pretty useless. Now idiot, in the time you have left, who sent you? Was it Mystech?
 
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[ Delilah opened her eyes and stretched from the position she'd fallen asleep in on the couch as Morgan's voice echoed through her apartment. She'd have to ask Morgan to do that when she had to be up early in the morning - she'd make a fabulous alarm clock. Not long after Morgan, Nicolas and Alycia appeared via stepping disc and "picked her up" on the way to the Parthenon. What was this "situation"? What was going on?

They made their way to the bar and found Alison and Ava there. Guardian seemed to have things relatively under control and briefed them on who this wannabe was in front of them. ]

"Light, huh? That's my specialty."

[ Before she could act, Nicolas subdued this Ethan. Contract killer? I don't think so. ]

"Now what do we do with him?"
 
The Parthenon Bar

Ethan felt himself decloak as he fell to the floor, slightly slower than usual. He wasn't depowered so much as he felt the need not to use his powers, like he was all of a sudden calm Ethan felt as if he couldn't move. Alison had found him out and learned the core of his power. Psionic ability. His power was as strong as his strength of will and as he was conscious. He was strongly resisting Nicholas as his years with Mystech had tought him to put up walls, to compartmentalize things he did not want to feel and it was waring on Nicholas. Both of the men were putting up a fight with each other, Ethan for his own mind back and Nicholas to keep control.

"Oh bloody hell you underwear model! Mystech IS good. Using a telepath to make me think that none of you are from Mystech. I will admit, the Six of you are good. You know how to keep your cover, but I have killed many people before you and I will continue to kill after you. All I want is the damn lawyer, people protecting the Cassadine family hired me to kill her, you baboon! Now get OUT of my mind! I was manipulated TOO Many times! GET OUT!!!"

In a painful blast, Nicholas was receiving all the memories from Ethan's past, how he was lied to about Mystech being British Intelligence, how he was tricked into killing American Patriots, the death of his lover, EVERYTHING. It hit Nicholas hard not just mentally but emotionally, Ethan had been through alot and just watching these memories in his head were hard to take. Ethan was struggle to have Nicholas release the hold on him as he screamed out.

"I WONT have Mystech control me again! I won't die at there HANDS! I have too much left to do, I have to take them down! I promised him! I promised him!"

Ethan was an emotional wreck all of a sudden. His mind was extremely sensitive, and nobody expected him to react at Nicholas like he did. It was a rather surprising turn of events.
 
The Parthenon

Niclas was surprised at the mental strength of this one. But he had not trained since childhood simply to be beaten by simple mindtricks. In addition, he was also able to comparmentalize, redirecting the psychic backlash from Ethan, using it to restrain him further. It was during this mental dance that he discovered an important fact just as Ethan had blabbed it to the team. He knew of Drew and his loss at the hands of Mystech, of how he had been duped and was being duped even now. So he tried to give him a chance, albeit a slim one.

"You FOOL!! If I were ACTUALLY a member of Mystech, if any of us were, you would be dead as there is nothing that you can accomplish that we would not have already done in time for dinner. Ethan Cruise, listen to me. I know about Drew and about your promise to him and what Mystech has taken from you. But I will not allow the blindness of your crusade to allow you to destroy a woman who has put YET another nail in Mystech's coffin. Do you not READ the newspapers? Stavros Cassadine is in league with Mystech and that is one of many things for which he would have been convicted had he not been broken out by your stuppid ass and delivered to his death!!"

The floor reached up and grabbed Ethan, holding him fast as Nicolas solidified his mental control.

"I sympathize with your loss, I have also lost loved ones at the hands of Mystech, and I say to you, WALK AWAY. Your are on the wrng team this time. So walk away. Otherwise, I will turn your ass into a babbling pile of potted meat."

Nicolas walked up to the mutant and stared at him intently. He was willing to kill him if need be, but he hoped he would listen to what had been said.
 
the Parthenon

<< Morgan listened as Guardian spoke, shaking her head with annoyance.>>

how many MORE "spin offs" of Mystech are we going to have to deal with? Bring that invisible idiot out into the open so we can deal with him!

<< Watching closely as Rampage used his psychic powers to force Ethan to decloak. Morgan was UNDERWHELMED by his physical appearence. Whoever heard of a metro sexual contract killer?>>

THIS is the threat? this is the person who is after Alycia and wants to expose US!? a flunkie from MysTech who thinks WE work for Mystech? what a moron. Why didnt you just BLOW HIM UP, Alison?

<< Ethan showed surprising amount of resistance as he tried to break free of Rampage's hold. Spellbinder, who was still smarting from the beginning stages of a hang over, folded her arms. Ethan was trying to turn the psychic feedback against a bonafied TELEPATH? this person clearly had more moxy than brains and if he was a castoff flunkie of MysTech it was clear to HER that he was not worth the time of day.>>

we don't have time for emotional revelations. if HE is the one who threatens our lives and security then there's only one thing to do. KILL HIM!

<< Spellbinder pointed at Ethan as she said this.....a jagged glowing halo of energy formed around her pointed hand.>>

what's the matter with you people? << glaring at Persephone and Guardian.>> the two of you should've just destroyed him.

just hold him steady while i split him in two with an eldritch bolt!
 
The Parthenon Bar

Ethan struggled at Nicholas' words. He hadn't actually heard anyone say Drew's name since he had been murdered at the hands of Mystech and now there were all these people in front of him especially the annoying blonde Morgan Victoria saying how they should just kill him. From inside his pocket he quickly pressed a cell phone number that went right to Haleigh Davidoff's personal line, once she picked up she would be able to hear everything. She may have been stand offish at their first meeting but he knew that out of all of these people, SHE seemed to be the most compassionate. He retorted.

"I can't believe it, and while I may be subdued, I still have my wits. Go ahead and kill me Morgan, put another DEATH at your hands, show everyone you are the REAL Queen Bee, flex your power and your ego, right Morgan. I could tell on PAPER how ruthless you are, I have killed alot of people in my time, but your father and your sister? That is something not even the most evil of people would do. Seems like everyone you encounter dies by your hand at one point or another, so just do it, show how much you've CHANGED! And Jesus Christ, I can smell the liquor on your breath from HERE. So! Go ahead and kill me you Gin Soaked HARPIE!"

It may have been a dumb move and it may have gotten him killed, but in all honesty, it was NOT in Ethan's mindset to listen to people he didn't know OR trust. He could understand her rage and that Alycia Barnett was a good friend of hers and he WAS trying to kill her. Understandable, but he couldn't help his mouth, and he didn't know the extent of Morgan's power, so he was in no position to bow down to her will. He paused and continued.

"But! You kill me, every document I have recovered on all of you WILL be released, even the things Alycia Barnett covered UP for you! I have pictures, videos, if I die, who CARES if I was a mutant? It will be ALL of you paying! Every document, every shred of evidence, every tiny thing I have is at the hands of every major publishing house in the world and if they don't hear back from me they are instructed to release the information in three days. You don't know where and with whom, but the Information WILL get out! All of you will be revealed for what you have desperately tried to hide! So again Morgan, PLEASE kill me. I beg of you..."

He cocked his head and cracked a huge smile at her, which would most surely insite a rage in her like no other, and that was what Ethan was hoping for, to give him the chance for the information to be released, she would probably do it too, unless Alison stopped her. He was showing his completely ruthless and almost death seeking attitude. If it wasn't apparant he had nothing to live for and took the job of contract killing as a way to dull the pain, he was killing for the thrill of death.
 
105th Floor: Davidoff Residence to Parthenon

Haleigh hadn't bothered answering the alarm... she just shut it off as she and Zach went about finishing what they'd started. If Morgan wanted her relieved of her duties... then so be it... besides that... Haleigh had every confidence that they could handle whatever was going on and if they couldn't.... someone would call her personally.

A little while later, as haleigh was retying her silk robe out on the balcony off her bedroom and Zach toweling off in the bathroom, Haleigh's phone began to ring. She came back into the bedroom, reaching her hand out. The phone floated towards her and opened, and Haleigh continued to brush her blond hair as she answered:

"Davidoff."
>>....
"Hello?"
>>Go ahead and kill me, Morgan, put another death at your hands...

It was Ethan. Haleigh had hoped Alison and the gang would just scare him off... send him packing... but that was not the case.... and Haleigh knew she had little time, and she threw her robe off as her battle tech appeared on her body, and she disappeared.

She reappeared in the Parthenon bar, after using GPS to locate his cell phone. She took note immediately of who all was here and what damage had already been done. Her voice was dark and calm and she put a hand on the fallen Ethan's shoulder as she stood behind him, looking up at Morgan. He didnt need to say anymore... she hoped he would let her do that talking.

"ENOUGH... There's been ENOUGH killing tonight. This man has been misled... he has much to learn... but so do WE if we think DEATH will solve all our problems. We are GUARDIANS.... NOT executioners. If we lose ourselves to the darkness we fight there will be NO ONE LEFT to protect the innocent from Mystech... or whoever else takes its place. If our first inclination is to take life then we are NO BETTER than Mystech."
 
The Parthenon

<< Morgan smirked, her face enshrouded in shadow with only her eyes being revealed and they were now glowing. Ethan's attempts at sounding politically just fell on deaf ears.>>

Oh THAT's rich.

<< she said in an icy voice.>>

a man who has made a LIVING KILLING INNOCENTS FOR MYSTECH is trying to preach to ME!?

Honey let me tell you something, your threats mean NOTHING. WE have the power. YOU DONT! We can do WHATEVER it takes to ensure that your evil plans FAIL!

It is WE who have stood in the gap against Mystech for over a year now..despite our personal problems and struggles. Despite the losses and near losses that we've risked. You know NOTHING about doing "the right thing". You came HERE with the intent on killing a woman who has done NOTHING BUT HELP mutants...it was through HER efforts that the man who hired YOU was taken down and HE built his empire on the blood of innocents but youre so STUPID you just went with whomever offered you the biggest check.

You're nothing more than a high end whore...who performs for the highest paid amount.

I don't CARE what you think of ME you Mystech Flunkie. I've LONG since come to the conclusion that I am tainted. I accept the darkness in my soul. It's one of the things that makes me SORCERESS SUPREME on this planet!you have NO IDEA just how deep it runs. But you'll find out when i destroy you and send your broken body to LIMBO to face things you could never possibly have comprehended before. BETTER men than you have tried and FAILED to blackmail me.

SAY GOODBYE!

<< a chime sounded off as Morgan was about to fire upon him when suddenly HALEIGH appeared.>>

Haleigh!? what are YOU doing here?

<< Haleigh spoke firmly and called for an end to the killing for the night.>>

You've got alot of nerve coming here talking to me like this..after YOUR behavior several hours ago and how....almost EXPECTED was this? that you would defend THIS pathetic wretch...a man who has served Mystech and is now attempting to kill Alycia? Why dont you just RECONSTRUCT MASTER MOLD and send HIM after her?


<< Morgan renewed her resolve as she raised her hand at him again>>

GET OUT OF THE WAY HALEIGH! I don't want to hurt you on account of HIM!
 
the Parthenon

:: Guardian spoke up.::

This creep needs to die. All this strife...from the moment Stavros attacked Alycia until NOW is because of Ethan. I confronted him several hours ago and he REEKED of avarice and greed. All he wanted was the bounty for Alycia's head..and to see US exposed for who and what we were. He cared nothing about the lives he was endangering and now we're supposed to care about adding "another death" to our tally?

Haleigh, doesnt it bother you at ALL that he plays on what he perceives to be the sympathy or empathy you've shown him? he's USING YOU in whatever he can. JUST AS I WARNED YOU.

:: turning to the others.::

He summoned Haleigh to a "meeting" earlier this evening....at a japanese bar called Koi where he propositioned her. Asking...in more than one way for her help...her COMPLICITY in the killing of Alycia so that it would appear like some random accident. He tried to stir up the problems we've had as a team in the past...to turn her against us.

He suggested that killing Alycia would be JUSTICE and would serve as a lesson in humility for more than one member of the Six.

I saw the entire exchange unfold. He tried several methods of "selling" his idea but Haleigh remained.....steadfast in at least preserving our security and refusing to indulge him in his request and letting him know that if he persisted in trying to come for Alycia, that he would regret it. although she seemed to be subtlely intrigued by the thought of Alycia's death.

:: looking at Ethan with disgust::

The man is a lair, a manipulator and a hypocrate. He makes his living killing innocents and the moment he is checked, and faces his own death now suddenly he wants to try to pass himself off as a martyr?

I SHOULD have blown him up when i first checked him.

As far as i'm concerned, he should die. It shouldnt even be a CHOICE between him and Alycia. SHE is our friend, SHE has been there for us THIS idiot wants to destroy our harmony.

WHY are you defending him Haleigh? why are you making yourself look bad for HIS sake? He's NOT worth it.

:: as Morgan demanded that Haleigh move, Alison backed her.::

Step aside, right now.
 
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