«We Could be Heroes»

[RiverStorm]

Misty looks up tears clouding her eyes, her vision wavers from side to side, but somehow she notices some movement in Firestiens pocket. She squints at him, her vision clearing what does he have in there? Is it the damned thing that literally melted Gages wings?

Misty's feels something build up in her, not madness, not sorrow, not fear.
Something different
Her eyes narrow to slits and she slowly peels back her lips baring her fangs, she pins her ears back flat against her skull.
She slowly rises up
Wings sprout from her shoulders and her former transformation begins...
This is the final battle, we need to end this. Before anyone else innocent gets hurt
She looks back at Gage, No more will get hurt
She slowly picks up her sword and disappears, then reappears behind Firestien.
She stares Jayne right in the eyes, raising her sword to Firestiens wrist. Ice fog pours out of her left hand in fury, spreading all across the battlefield....

Jayne wasn't sure why he hesitated to fire, but he did. The wolf girl dashed over her light wings and sword reappearing he stared at her stunned for a split second. Then pulled the trigger. Shooting Firestein in the face. He fell to the floor, dead. (I'll edit if you want me to Fanci) (by this point Thomas should have taken the crystal from Jayne but RS isn't here.)

THAT ESCALATED FAST)

Blood spattered the wall behind the old man, and a wet noise bubbled up from what used to be his throat. The body stood there for a moment, like the soul had not quite left yet.
Then it plopped to its knees.
Then to the floor.

The remote, still clutched in his hand, beeped. Then it beeped again. Now it was getting faster.

The soldier twitched. "What's happening?" Came a voice, robotic and undoubtedly terrified.

Thomas stared, shocked. He`s dead? Just like that? That was well... unexpected.

The beep grew faster still, till the light atop the remote was a solid red.
The soldier screamed, and he clasped his hands over his face and keeled over.

Thomas glanced around. "What is that beeping?! What is happening to them?!"

Light shot through his hands and into the concrete at his feet. He staggered around still holding his hands to his face despite the holes burned into them.

Then the screaming stopped, the lasers died, and slowly, carefully, he rose to his full height. The veins in his neck and temple stood out, and his pupils dilated, pulsating red.

"What- what, just happened?" River asked, suddenly feeling- for once in her life- small and scared.

His neck clicked around until Jayne was locked in his vision. Tears poured down his face, mixed with a tinge of crimson.
For a moment, his eyes flickered brown, "Run, you fools." He whispered.

Thomas`s eyes began to glow again, the blue light/fire engulfing his hands.

The other soldiers backed away as a spark jumped from a square bulge beneath the nape of his neck. Eyes brightened to red again, and he folded his arms in, as if somehow trying to restrain himself.
Then came a growl. An electric sound, pulsating from his throat until it crescendoed into a roar that consumed the man's entire face with rage.

"Abort mission! Get out! Get out!" Shouted a soldier, abandoning his weapon in a cold sweat.

"What is happening?!" River whispered.
~~~
Thomas raised his hand, getting ready to shoot the light. "Guys, run! I`ll help Misty and Rex!"

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Jayne clenched his teeth, how was he going to get out of this one? He wasn't sure what the blue glowing stuff was or what it would do if it touched him. He wasn't sure Thomas knew. He glanced over at Crow again, He looked just as angry as the kid in front of him. Who was the greater threat? Should he try to bluff his way out of this? What ever he did it had to be fast.

"You know he was right." Jayne blurted out. "I do owe him something." He stared hard at Thomas. Would he remember what he was talking about? Maybe Crow would....

@RoostersAreAwesome @RiverStorm @Fanci Feathers Marans
(yeah I'm tagging you, I need you all here to keep going. )

Gabriel smiled: the first outward emotion he had showed this whole time. I'll help you. Just tell me the number the pod, and I'll give you the code. Telepathy should reach to the other side of this field.

Sammy nodded, then ran to the nearest pod, reading the number and projecting it to Gabriel with her thoughts. It's 17. Any idea how many there are in total?

( (; )



(Jayne feels he owes Gage his life since he kept Rex from killing him.)

Firestein bristled, wielding another Terra Cotta pot. "Why aren't you attacking?" He screamed at his soldiers. He almost fell over when Jayne leapt in front of him, and felt something rise in his throat at Thomas's growl.
Then something happened.
It was as if the feeling of the whole room had changed. Clang, clang, clang came the methodical dropping of masks. The men watched him, not in the way they had before. The fear gone from their eyes now.
He was losing control.
"W-what are you doing?" He said over Jayne's shoulder.
The one that Gage had knocked down squared his shoulders, glanced briefly at Gage's body, then held the old man's gaze with stoic intensity.
"Get them!" Firestein screeched.
As his words echoed off the walls, no one moved.

Jayne hadn't expected everyone to freeze up. he was sure they would have defended Firestein to the end regardless of what he had done. A small smile bent the corner of his mouth, he was surprised at his own reaction. "Thomas! Take this." he said boldly and opened his hand revealing the blue crystal he had taken from the cave. "help Gage." he turned to face Firestein.

Jayne drew his gun and pointed it in Firesteins face.

He took the thing out of his pocket an mashed the button.

The soldier who had stepped forward grew rigid, and a barely audible electric squeal bounced off the walls.

"Now..." Firestein said, furrowing his brow, "Get them."

Misty looks up tears clouding her eyes, her vision wavers from side to side, but somehow she notices some movement in Firestiens pocket. She squints at him, her vision clearing what does he have in there? Is it the damned thing that literally melted Gages wings?

Misty's feels something build up in her, not madness, not sorrow, not fear.
Something different
Her eyes narrow to slits and she slowly peels back her lips baring her fangs, she pins her ears back flat against her skull.
She slowly rises up
Wings sprout from her shoulders and her former transformation begins...
This is the final battle, we need to end this. Before anyone else innocent gets hurt
She looks back at Gage, No more will get hurt
She slowly picks up her sword and disappears, then reappears behind Firestien.
She stares Jayne right in the eyes, raising her sword to Firestiens wrist. Ice fog pours out of her left hand in fury, spreading all across the battlefield....

Jayne wasn't sure why he hesitated to fire, but he did. The wolf girl dashed over her light wings and sword reappearing he stared at her stunned for a split second. Then pulled the trigger. Shooting Firestein in the face. He fell to the floor, dead. (I'll edit if you want me to Fanci) (by this point Thomas should have taken the crystal from Jayne but RS isn't here.)

Crow blinked, utterly stunned. Did he just... shoot Firestein?!

Blood spattered the wall behind the old man, and a wet noise bubbled up from what used to be his throat. The body stood there for a moment, like the soul had not quite left yet.
Then it plopped to its knees.
Then to the floor.

The remote, still clutched in his hand, beeped. Then it beeped again. Now it was getting faster.

The soldier twitched. "What's happening?" Came a voice, robotic and undoubtedly terrified.

The beep grew faster still, till the light atop the remote was a solid red.
The soldier screamed, and he clasped his hands over his face and keeled over.

Rex watched Jayne kill Firestein. "What is that?" He asked when the beeping started.

His neck clicked around until Jayne was locked in his vision. Tears poured down his face, mixed with a tinge of crimson.
For a moment, his eyes flickered brown, "Run, you fools." He whispered.

Misty's eyes widen, but she stays firmly in place
She readies herself, extending her wings and preparing her sword. "Guys" she says behind her back "run"

Realization quickly sunk in. This guy was some how being forced to fight them. Jayne grabbed Crow @RoostersAreAwesome who was standing dumbfounded in the doorway and dragged him across the room to the rest of the group. Jayne figured Misty would be able to take care of herself.

Crow let himself be dragged over to the others, shooting a glance behind him at the... thing. "Jayne... you-you just shot Firestein." he stuttered, still shocked at Jayne's sudden change of heart. "In the head. With a gun."

The other soldiers backed away as a spark jumped from a square bulge beneath the nape of his neck. Eyes brightened to red again, and he folded his arms in, as if somehow trying to restrain himself.
Then came a growl. An electric sound, pulsating from his throat until it crescendoed into a roar that consumed the man's entire face with rage.

"Abort mission! Get out! Get out!" Shouted a soldier, abandoning his weapon in a cold sweat.

 

[Rose Quartz]

meanwhile else where... Tayn led Janet to the Pizza shop where she had left Leona. The guard under threat of shooting stayed behind at the police station.

 

[MissNutmeg]

Zen started. What on earth was that loud noise?!

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Lazer shot from his eyes, piercing the dome panels until daylight shone through. Then he leapt, one moment on the floor before them, the next he had his fingers dug into the ceiling. "Exterminate." Came a hollow voice.

 

[MissNutmeg]

Zen watched as they carried Gage away. He ran to catch up guarding their back with a gun.

"I got you guys covered, keep going."

 

[RiverStorm]

Lazer shot from his eyes, piercing the dome panels until daylight shone through. Then he leapt, one moment on the floor before them, the next he had his fingers dug into the ceiling. "Exterminate." Came a hollow voice.

Thomas winced, but stood strong.
~~~
River stood slowly, glancing around, would she stay with Misty, Rex, and Thomas, or would she run? Run, She spat in her head. I hate that word.

 

[Rose Quartz]

Sammy nodded, then ran to the nearest pod, reading the number and projecting it to Gabriel with her thoughts. It's 17. Any idea how many there are in total?

Crow blinked, utterly stunned. Did he just... shoot Firestein?!


Crow let himself be dragged over to the others, shooting a glance behind him at the... thing. "Jayne... you-you just shot Firestein." he stuttered, still shocked at Jayne's sudden change of heart. "In the head. With a gun."

Jayne had a crooked smile on his face. He wasn't sure how exactly he felt having betrayed his boss, but Crows reaction was some how amusing.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Sammy nodded, then ran to the nearest pod, reading the number and projecting it to Gabriel with her thoughts. It's 17. Any idea how many there are in total?













Crow blinked, utterly stunned. Did he just... shoot Firestein?!











Crow let himself be dragged over to the others, shooting a glance behind him at the... thing. "Jayne... you-you just shot Firestein." he stuttered, still shocked at Jayne's sudden change of heart. "In the head. With a gun."

Gabriel sent a mental shrug. Two thousand? Three? But once you get someone out, they can help fee others. He said, then sent the code.

 

[RiverStorm]

Zen watched as they carried Gage away. He ran to catch up guarding their back with a gun.

"I got you guys covered, keep going."

"No, Zen."
River`s voice croaked, a grin crept over her face. "I`ll cover for you." She touch his shoulder. "You make sure they stay safe though, you hear?" Her hand snapped to her side, and she pulled her gun.
She was ready to fight that monster.