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**************AT ATTENTION****************
<Takillya> @@
<Gambit> @@
<Hazard> @@
<Bishop> @@
<Torrent> @@
<Dante> @@
**********SIM BRIEF***********
<Dragon> X-FACTOR HAS JUST GOTTEN WORD FROM FROST(WHO IS STILL AT BASE) THAT THE SHIELD AGENTS ARE AFTER THEM. THE SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE BROTHERHOOD NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION BADLY, AND DETONATE IS CATATONIC, BUT GLOWING OMINOUSLY.
<Dragon> Just so ya know, the prelude is going to be before the SHIELD agents arrived at base...
**********PRELUDE***********
<Dragon> SCENE> OUTSIDE X-FACTOR’S BASE, THE PERIMETER ALARMS HAVE JUST GONE OFF FROM UNKNOWN MUTANT SIGNATURES ENTERING THE GROUNDS.
<Torrent> ::keeps walking towards the base, ignoring the alarm, looking for a way in::
<Bishop> ::walks up to the door::Hmmm, not good as I use to be
<Bishop> ::starts toe exmaine the door::
<Dragon> Frost> ::opens the door, looking warily around:: Have you seen any SHIELD agents nearby?
<Torrent> ::walks toward a door and tries to open it::
<Bishop> No, Frost
<Bishop> I came as you asked.
<Dragon> Frost> ::motions him inside:: Who's that? ::gestures at Torrent::
<Bishop> ::turns to face torrent::I don't know, he was following me to here, I thought he was with you.
<Torrent> ::looks over at Bishop and Frost::Uh....hello. ::walks over to them::
<Dragon> Frost> ::eyes glow slightly with psi-energy as she eyes Torrent:: What do you want here?
<Bishop> ::gets ready to attack torrent::
<Torrent> ::nervously speaks::Are you guys, the uh....X-Factor. Those mutants that work for the government?
<Bishop> Identify yourself
<Dragon> Frost> ::nods slowly:: I'm a member of X-Factor, at least... who are you?
<Torrent> Well, for now you can call me Torrent. I was wondering if I could....join?
<Bishop> ::eyes Torrent::((no weapons))
<Dragon> ACTION> THE NOISE OF AN APPROACHING GROUP OF VEHICLES CAN BE HEARD
<Bishop> ((he could be a mutant))
<Torrent> ::turns towards the vehicles::
<Bishop> ::turns to Frost::Shield
<Bishop> Call the others
<Dragon> Frost> ::looks from Torrent to the road, then steps out of the way:: Get in, and make yourself useful. SHIELD wants our asses in the fire, and we've got to delay them long enough for the others.
<Bishop> ::walks into the base::
<Torrent> ::walks into the base::Thanx.
<Dragon> Frost> ::pauses long enough to psionically implant knowledge of security systems into Bishop's mind, then closes the door::
*************END PRELUDE**************
**********SIM START***********
<Dragon> SCENE> THE JET IS POWERING UP TO FLY FROM THE WRECKED SITE WHERE SYKE DESTROYED THE BROTHERHOOD. DETONATE HAS BEGUN TO RADIATE HEAT AND LIGHT AT AN ALARMING LEVEL. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THE JET HAVE PICKED UP AN APPROACHING GROUP OF SHIELD HOVERCARS.
<Takillya> I'll take care of the SHIELD bozos.
<Takillya> Drags, should i be nice or let him save theirselves?
<Gambit> ::looks at Detonate:: He don' look so good, maybe he gon' blow?
<Dragon> ::glances back at the injured and dead Brotherhood members:: Crap... we've got to get them to medical attention, and we need to get back to base... and Detonate is definitely looking rocky
<Takillya> we could trhow him at them.
<Takillya> :)
<Dragon> ::wheels to face Tak:: You are talking about a living being.
<Takillya> yeah i am but one wiht not too many morals.
<Takillya> I remember how nicely he and his buds treated me and Soap.
<Dante> ::walks around with the rest of you looking around..::
<Takillya> so what should I do about SHIELD?
<Dragon> ::mutters something under her breath and begins telekinetically scraping Crude's remains into a container:: C'mon, get the injured ones into the jet, and.. Tak, try to hold off SHIELD
<Takillya> ::emits a force wave to knock a hovercar into another one::
<Takillya> ::emits another force wave to knock out one hovercar's hover mechanism::
<Dragon> SHIELD Agent> X-Factor, you are under arrest! Hand over the prisoners Mystique and Kerr, and your sentences may be lessened!
<Takillya> ::calls out:: Ok, we're getting them right now!
<Dragon> ACTION> THE INJURED AND DEAD BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS ARE SECURED IN THE JET, WHICH IS READY TO TAKE OFF
<Takillya> ::emits a final force wave to throw up a lot of dirt into the field of vision of the hovercars:
<Takillya> ::hops into the jet:: let's go.
<Dragon> ::motions everyone inside:: Tak, get in here, quick... take the weapons controls... and no killing
<Takillya> I'll do my best.
<Dragon> ::crosses her fingers and hits the VTOL controls, hoping the backdrafts throw the hovercars away::
<Takillya> ::strap into the seat in front of the weapson controls::
<Crude> ::reforms his head, poking it out of the container and looking around the jet:: Oy... scooped into a bucket. Not too humiliating..
<Dante> ::sits in his seat and looks at the SHIELD people with a sigh.:: What's the diagnoses on the Brotherhood?
<Takillya> ::aims guns at the sides of bottoms of the hovercars and prepares to fire upon chase::
<Dragon> Not sure... can you check on Detonate? We... might not be able to stabilize his condition...
<Crude> ::looks over at Dante:: One's in a bucket and... ::gazes focuses on Detonate:: and ones about to make a very loud noise
<Dragon> ::blinks:: Who said that? ::turns around and sees Crude:: What the hell??
<Crude> Wuh oh.. ::sits back into his container, gurgling voice saying to Drags:: Det's gonna blow any second...
<Dante> ::has turned to do as Drags asked then pauses:: Umm not sure...Thought maybe you'd know him.
<Dragon> ::closes her eyes, then flips the switch for the cargo door:: He's... as good as dead, anyways.
<Dragon> ::voice shaking slightly:: Dante, get the one that's glowing out of the jet before he explodes and takes us all with him
<Crude> ::gurgles in his bucket:: time's runnin' out...
<Takillya> I told you...
<Dragon> ::tries to hold the jet steady, while the door is open::
<Dante> ::nods and braces himself so he can get to the back and push Det out the door quickly::
<Dragon> ACTION> NO SOONER IS DETONATE FALLING FROM THE JET THAN HE SIMPLY VAPORIZES FROM THE LEVELS OF ENERGY HE HAD ABSORBED, ROCKING THE JET'S FLIGHT WITH AN EXPLOSION
<Dragon> ACTION> THE HOVERCARS ARE SWEPT BACKWARDS BY THE TURBULENCE, AND QUICKLY FALL BEHIND
<Takillya> ::tries to hold himslef steady::
<Crude> Ahhh! ::slooshes around in his container:: Steady! Don't spill me!
<Dragon> ::closes the doors quickly::
<Dante> ::grabs a handhold as the plane shakes under him::
<Takillya> ::aims the guns at the closest hovercar and fires at its left side to knock it off balance::
<Dragon> ::sets the jet to top speed, heading back to base, and tries to raise someone at base on the com:: +baseCOM+ Frost? Frost, you there?
<Takillya> Drags, that's nota good idea.
<Takillya> if SHIELD has taken the base back, they'll hear this.
<Torrent> +com+Um hello?
<Bishop> ::walks to torrent::waht you got
<Dragon> ::glances over:: SHIELD can't have taken it back... there's security lockouts Forge snuck into the programming
<Dragon> +baseCOM+ Wha... who are you? ::eyes narrow::
<Torrent> +com+Frost is busy at the moment. This is Torrent. Do you need something?
<Bishop> +com+it's me Bishop
<Bishop> +com+and Torrent
<Dante> ::Hmms:: Seems to be the day for strange voices.
<Torrent> ::whispers to Bish::Who is this?
<Dragon> +baseCOM+ Bishop? Who's this Torrent guy? Well, nevermind that... make sure the hangar is ready to open for us... we're coming in
<Crude> ::reforms his head out from the container again, groaning::
<Bishop> It's Dragon, she is the leader of X-Factor
<Bishop> ok
<Bishop> +com+ok dragon
<Torrent> Oh, well I guess that is who I need to talk to then.
<Bishop> ::walks to the computer and starts to push buttons::
<Bishop> Torrent not now
<Torrent> I know that. I meant when she gets here.
<Bishop> ::starts to put in the commands to open the hanger doors::
<Dragon> ACTION> SOON, THE JET SLOWS, THEN DROPS INTO THE HANGAR TUNNEL, ENTERING THE HANGAR JUST AS THE DOORS FINISH OPENING
<Bishop> Torrent Come with me
<Takillya> ::gets up from the weapons controls::
<Bishop> ::heads towards the hanger::
<Takillya> ::grabs' Crude's container::
<Torrent> ::follows Bishop::
<Dante> ::heads for the door::
<Takillya> come on, Crude.
<Crude> Please return you seats and traytables to.. gah! ::slooshes around more when pick up:: Don't spill.. don't spill..
<Bishop> ::walks out of the door with Torrent beside him waiting for the door to the jet open::
<Dragon> ::quickly shuts down the engines and gets out of the jet:: Now, Crude, you talk... thought you were dead, for one thing. ((where the heck is the nearest security cell?))
<Dragon> ::pauses and tk lifts the surviving Brotherhood ppl out of the jet, setting them on nearby emergency medical hovercarts::
<Bishop> ::walks to Dragon::Dragon are you ok
<Crude> I was a puddle actually.. there's a difference.. I just got stunned by that... whoever that was.
<Bishop> ::notices the dead bodys::
<Dragon> NO ::coughs:: I mean, no, I'm really not... we lost Hazard... Syke apparently got there first
<Dante> ::steps out of the BB and waits for the others.::
<Takillya> whoever he was, I'd like to shake his hand.
<Dragon> ::grits her teeth:: onemorewordandi'llstrangleyoumyself,Takillya
<Torrent> Uh...who is Hazard?
<Bishop> Hmmmm, who are they::points to the dead bodys::
<Crude> Wow.. said that all in one word... ::looks around the hangar::
<Dragon> Brotherhood... ::glances at Torrent:: And Hazard... was leader of X-Factor
<Bishop> Torrent he is a member of X-Factor
<Takillya> ::rushes around holding Crude loosely::
<Torrent> Oh ok....::watches everyone feeling useless::
<Bishop> Torrent get ready to take the hovercart to the med center
<Bishop> with the dead bodys
<Dante> Are we going to Med-Lab with bucket-o-brotherhood.
<Dragon> Tak, set down the bucket. ::stalks over and takes it:: Now you, what the hell is going on? One minute you're trying to kill us, the next, you're behaving like the local comedy troupe.
<Bishop> ::looks at dante::you are correct
<Crude> Whooo.. ::tries to keep himself in the container::
<Dragon> Kerr> ::apparently in shock, tries to sit up from her hovercart::
<Torrent> Uh Bishop where is that?
<Dragon> Bishop, get Mystique in a security cell before she wakes up, and hurry
<Crude> ::sinks back into the container, his face forming on the surface, looking up at Drags:: Well... let's just say I'm having a new perspective on life from in here.
<Takillya> I hope you enjoy it.
<Bishop> yes dragon.::picks up Mystique in his arms and starts to carry her::Follow me Torrent
<Dragon> ::thoroughly unamused look:: I'm going to pour you down the drain if you don't start explaining.
<Takillya> it'll probably be the last perspective.
<Torrent> ::follows Bishop::
<Bishop> ::picks Mystique up::Follow me Torrent::walks to the security center::
<Crude> ::form a hand out from the bucket, jerking a thumb towards Kerr:: Blame her.
<Takillya> Talk, Crude, or...::takes out a matchbook and lightsone::
<Takillya> we'll see if you are true to your name.
<Dragon> ::glares at Tak:: Do you want that up your nose?
<Crude> ::snickers:: Quiet you wannabe Rambo.
<Takillya> ::emits a force wave to jolt the canister:: ::smiles;:
<Dragon> ::forms a small flame on the back of one hand:: I don't need matches. What did Kerr do?
<Bishop> ::stops by the hallway between the Med and Securtey::Torrent the med-lab is down there, I have to go put Mystique in a cell::heads down the hallway::
<Crude> ::grins, slooshes around:: She does what she does. The whole "Look into my eyes" deal. ::glances at the fire:: I'm not flammable, FYI
<Torrent> ::takes the hovercraft where Bish told him to::
<Dragon> Ahh. ::sighs:: On account of not having the faintest idea what else to do, I'll believe that story. For now. And there's about 12 of us to one of you, so don't get any bright ideas.
<Takillya> ah, pooh...you're not flammabl, but you can be hurt...I saw that.
<Bishop> ::pushed the button to opent he cell, and then drops her in it::
<Bishop> ::pushes the button again and locks the door::
<Crude> And so can you. ::snickers lightly:: I saw a lot of that.
<Bishop> ::Watches as the door closes and gives the lock signal::
<Bishop> +com+Dragon, Mystique is in the cell
<Dragon> So... ::looks at Crude again:: Can you tell us where Syke took Haz?
<Dante`> ::simply follows behind.::
<Takillya> ::smiles:: only thing is I was a helpless captive and got beaten, you fought back and got worse damage.
<Torrent> ::comes back from the medlab::Well I did what Bishop told me to do.
<Torrent> ((Now what....)) ::looks at the comottion::
<Bishop> ::starts to walk back the hanger::
Meltdown is now known as Axis
<Dragon> ::glances at Tak:: According to a few memories I picked up, you're the one who beat the crap out of Soap while he was unconscious.
<Crude> Ha ha... ::looks back at Drags:: Syke?
<Dragon> The one who left you in a puddle and nearly ripped Hiss's wings off.
<Takillya> I hit him a few times to try and see if they'd free me.
<Takillya> not as bad as what the Brotherhood did to us.
<Crude> Ohh... Sorry, we weren't formally introduce. He just took him away from use. That's all I know.
<Dragon> You hit your teammate to save your own hide? That's so... thoughtful.
<Takillya> yep.
<Crude> ::looks around:: Soo... you know I'm telling the truth. You are a telepath and all.
<Takillya> could we use the computer to pinpoint Haz's mutant signature?
<Bishop> ::Waks into the hanger room, and then notices Torrent::Torrent did you put the bodys in the med-lab?
<Dragon> ::blinks:: ((i must be... more stressed than I thought...)) ::nods and scans Crude's mind::
<Torrent> ::turns to Bish::Yes...when am I going to get to speak with uh....DragonLady or whatever her name is?
<Bishop> Soon, not right now
<Bishop> ::walks out of the hanger and heads to the control room::
<Bishop> I will be in the control room
<Crude> ::waits, humming a tune quietly:: Telling the truth?
<Dragon> Yeah yeah yeah... ::dark look::
<Dragon> ::looks around:: SHIELD should be arriving any moment now... again
<Crude> SHIELD? And here I thought I was with the good guys now..
<Takillya> then shouldn't we get back in the jet?
<Takillya> we could find somewhere a lot safer.
<Dragon> Noo.. ::shakes her head:: We get in the jet, SHIELD has far more airpower than we do, and will blow us out of the sky if they have to.
<Dragon> Tak, why don't you keep an eye on Mystique's cell? The rest of us can go deal with SHIELD when they show up
<Takillya> well, then, do we just sit here and wait for them to arrest us?
<Crude> Am I included in that? ::grins::
<Takillya> ok.
<Takillya> ::runs off to Mys' cell::
<Dragon> This place has more security systems than the Pentagon... well... sorta.. ::shrugs:: not that i've seen much of the Pentagon..
<Crude> Likely story... ::looks around:: What do I do?
<Torrent> ::walks over to Drags::Uh Miss, can I speak to you?
<Dragon> ::heads upstairs to the main security control room, nodding to Torrent:: Come along... you too, Crude... by the way, don't you have another name we can use?
<Torrent> ::follows Dragon::
<Crude> ::slooshes along in the bucket:: What? Don't like Crude? Most people say it's fitting
<Dragon> ::rolls her eyes::
<Dragon> And how long before you're gonna be able to get around on your own? I'm getting sick of hauling your bucket around.
<Crude> Hm? About ten minutes ago. ::grins and winks::
<Dragon> ::exasperated sigh, upends the bucket on the floor:: You'd better not stain.
<Crude> ::splats on the ground, soon rising up in a humanoid form:: Could have warned me you were gonna to that
<Torrent> ::watches Crude suspiciously::
<Dragon> ::glances at the com-center:: Great... priority call coming in from SHIELD. Who else thinks we should let them sit on the line for awhile?
<Crude> Put 'em on hold with really bad elevator music.
<Dragon> ::grins slightly:: Hmm... i recall some really atrocious hold music I heard once... gonna have to program that into the system some time.. Ok, Torrent, is it?
<Torrent> Uh yes ma'am. ::looks at Drags::
<Dragon> Where ya from, what's your name, are you hiding any bombs, etc?
<Crude> ::looks over at Torrent:: Awww... he's so polite.
<Dragon> ::sits down on the conference table::
<Torrent> Um, Florida, John Spatter, no, and I would like to join.
<Torrent> ::gives a evil look at Crude::
<Dragon> Who told you about us? ::arches an eyebrow:: Some government program?
<Torrent> Actually, another mutant.
<Dragon> Who was it?
<Torrent> They didn't give me a name.
<Dragon> ::nods slowly:: Okaaay...
<Crude> Got a resume? We don't just take anyone y'know. ::walks over to the computer, pretending to be all important and stuff::
<Torrent> I don't think you have a part in it Slime-boy.
<Dragon> ::suspicious look:: Stay off the computers. Just because you're telling the truth, doesn't mean I trust you.
<Crude> Awww... I feel so loved. ::steps back from the console, grinning::
<Dragon> ::glances over at the still-blinking comsignal from SHIELD and smirks::
************END SIM**************