***********AT ATTENTION*************
<Jrnystar> @@
<Cryz> @@
<Eve> @@
<Hazard> @@
**********SIM BRIEF***********
<Dragon> A FEW MINUTES AGO, SINISTER RELEASED X-FACTOR, AFTER OFFERING AID TO THEM, AND GENETICALLY ALTERING EACH ONE OF THEM TO ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN DISGUISED FOR AS LONG AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE AFTER THEM. HE ALSO REVEALED A PLAN TO HELP X-FACTOR ALLAY SUSPICIONS AGAINST MUTANT ACTIVITY, AND REGAIN THEIR FORMER STANDING AS FBI AGENTS. WHEN THEY BROKE FREE OF THE CYLINDERS EARLIER, THEY FREED A BOY WHO APPEARS TO BE 14 OR 15 YEARS OLD, WHO DISAPPEARED, THEN SHOWED UP AGAIN ON THE JET.
***********PRELUDE************
SCENE> A SECRET INSTALLATION LOCATED HIGH IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES, HIDDEN MOSTLY UNDER SNOW. FROM ABOVE, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, JUST A FEW BROKEN DOWN BUILDINGS THAT WERE ONCE DESTROYED BY SMALL MISSILES. BURIED BENEATH THE GROUND, HOWEVER, BUILT FROM THE RUBBLE OF THE PREVIOUS SITE, IS A NEW COMPLEX.
<Dragon> ACTION> AROUND THE COMPLEX, A TROOP OF SAVIOR CYBORGS HAVE MOVED INTO POSITION, AND WITH A SIGNAL, THEY MOVE IN, BLASTING DOWN THROUGH THE SNOW TO REVEAL ACCESS HATCHES TO THE SUBTERRAINEAN PART. IN MOMENTS, THEY DISAPPEAR INTO THE COMPLEX, AND THE HATCHES CLOSE BEHIND THEM.
*************END PRELUDE*************
************SIM START**************
SCENE>THE TEAM IS ABOARD THE JET, FLYING WEST, AWAY FROM SINISTER'S HIDEOUT. THE GANGLY BLOND KID IS SPRAWLED IN A SEAT IN A BACK, DEAD ASLEEP
<Jrnystar> ::fidgets with his glowing colored hair:: this feels so weird...
<Hazard> ::sits back with his feet up, bending the fingers on one hand back... back... still back:: This'll certainly make a nice ice-breaker.
<Jrnystar> ::looks down at his glowing hand:: this is certainly weird..
<Jrnystar> ::lets loose a burst of stars to make sure they still work::
<Dragon> ::head on her arms:: Great, well... we definitely don't have to worry about anyone recognizing us, that's for sure...
<Cryz> ::looks in a mirror at his eyes:: Cooool...
<Jrnystar> yeah but, this ruins my chace of ever getting a date.. ::frowns::
<Dragon> It's temporary... ((I hope))
<Jrnystar> uh.. see.. we're talking about sinister.. i seriously hope that if he flakes on us, we're able to find a way to return to our previous gentic state
<Dragon> We've got to find out more about that team that's replacing us.... ::rubs her eyes::
<Hazard> ::puts one hand on his chin and the other on the back of his head, then starts twisting:: Better be temporary.. ::lets his head go after twisting it totally around a few times, letting it spin back into place:: Ohh.. ::groans;: or i'm gonna need an exorcist..
<Dragon> ...::eyes Hazard then goes back to staring at a console::
<Jrnystar> ::rolls his eyes at haz::
<Dragon> Dog> ::sprawled on the floor, snoring faintly::
<Jrnystar> so ms. leader.. how exactly are we gonna be finding out about this team.. it's not like we can just walk into the HQ?
<Dragon> Sophia... replay the news broadcast that showed the replacement team
<Cryz> ::eyes Haz:: So... all of you can grow and become bigger? The women must love that
<Jrnystar> ::starts to say something and closes his mouth::
<Dragon> ACTION> SOPHIA CALLS UP THE NEWSBROADCAST THAT HIGHLIGHTED SEVERAL OF THE MEMBERS, NAMELY SPYDER, THE METALLIC DOG, AND A CYBORG-LOOKING MAN
<Jrnystar> ::can't resist any more holding his comment:: it's not the size the matters.. it's how you um.. perform..
<Dragon> ::shoots a look back toward Jrny and Haz and Cryz, then goes back to playing through the broadcast::
<Jrnystar> ::wounded look::
<Dragon> ::frowns to herself, then calls up some files on one of the consoles:: Something about that guy's armor… Sophia, compare designs of the cyborg shown in the transmission Sinister showed us with… with… Do you have records of X-Factor's missions when Wolverine was leader, Sophia?
<Hazard> ::glances at the broadcast:: Damn.. shoulda stayed at Sinister's longer and tested that theory out on Jennifer. ::goes back to tying his fingers into knots::
<Jrnystar> i could try accessing the FBI files..
<Dragon> Sophia> Somewhere, yeah... Lemme check ::splitsecond pause::
<Tempest`> ::rubs his arms feeling slightly sore::
<Dragon> Compare designs of the mech drones encountered at the Weapon X site with the cyborg on the new government team.
<Cryz> ::blank look, glances over at Drags::
<Dragon> ::pushes her hair back out of her eyes:: It happened a long time ago..
<Dragon> ACTION> SOPHIA BRINGS UP IMAGES FROM THE NEWS PROGRAM ON THE MONITORS IN THE JET, ZOOMING IN ON THE CYBORG MEMBER, AND SHOWING A BLURRY VIDEO OF A MECH DRONE GETTING BLOWN UP BY SEVERAL COSTUMED MEMBERS WHO PROBABLY AREN'T FAMILIAR TO THE CURRENT LINE-UP. THE ARMOR DESIGN LOOKS STRIKINGLY SIMILAR.
<Cryz> What happened?
<Jrnystar> you think that the cyborg could've been created by Weapon X
<Hazard> ...in a galaxy far far away..
<Dragon> ::glances at Jrny:: Exactly...
<Dragon> I don't know what their motivation would be... but it seems like it could be their style
<Dragon> I know the location of the old Weapon X base… there's a small chance we could find some clue to the current location. SHIELD was supposed to have destroyed the base completely… but maybe they slipped up.
<Tempest`> ::tries to search back in his memory banks:: ((Where was that base located...))
<Jrnystar> well.. i know that some of the Weapon X files are being held in the FBI's research facility. they were trying to use them for some project
<Dragon> ::calls up a set of coordinates, and the jet angles slightly, heading for the new destination::
<Cryz> SHIELD? ::glances around worriedly:: We're not going to SHIELD, are we? I'd sorta... be taken into custody by them.
<Jrnystar> no you wouldn't..
<Jrnystar> ::holds out a small mirror
<Jrnystar> ::
<Dragon> I can't believe I handed over an entire stack of papers to SHIELD... ::sighs:: And no, we aren't going to SHIELD
<Tempest`> ::shakes his head and walks back towards the team::
**********INTERLUDE**********
SCENE> SAVIOR CYBORGS HAVE INFILTRATED WEAPON X'S BASE AND ARE METHODICALLY WREAKING HAVOK. THE ONLY THING THAT IS STANDING AGAINST THEIR PATH OF DESTRUCTION IS A SUBJECT KNOWN ONLY AS 'EVE'.
<Hazard> Savior1> ::walks forward, a thin beam from his right eye slicing through the wall to his side, destroying the lining computer systems::
<Eve> ::stands still and stares up at them, not blinking at all::
<Eve> I suggest stopping. Now.
<Eve> ::extends her metallic claws from her fingers:: Or be destroyed
<Eve> ::waits for their next move::
<Hazard> Savior1> ::doesn't respond, but turns his head to the other side, the beam following and slicing towards her::
<Eve> ::extends her wings and flies straight up into the air and fires a photon blast at Savior1:: Very well
<Eve> ::while in mid-air, tries to reform a cannon blaster on her left shoulder:: Target aquired, going for kill.
<Hazard> Savior2,3,4> ::raises their arm blasters, firing off rapid bursts of energy at her and the ceiling above her, caving in down on her::
<Hazard> Savior1> ::stumbles back, but keeps his footing, his chestplate damaged from the blast::
<Eve> ::small smile almost appears on her face as she dives straight down::
<Eve> ::tries to put on the air brakes and rocket back up at the other Saviors and uses a few quick swipe from her clawed hands at them::
<Hazard> Savior2> ::falls to the floor as the side of his neck and shoulder are clawed through::
<Hazard> Savior1> ::fires his optic beam at one of Eve's wings, clipping it and sending her crashing::
<Eve> ::eyes widen as she tries to quickly roll back to her feet at impact and unleash a couple more energy blasts at Savior1's head::
<Eve> no time to repair damage to wing unit...
<Eve> must improvise
<Hazard> Savior1> ::loses his head, walking in a circle while headless before falling over::
<Hazard> Savior3,4> ::fire their eyebeams at the wall behind her, causing the rubble to fall down at her::
<Eve> ::quickly grabs what's left of Savior1 and tries to transform what's left of it into a makeshift jetpack with her technopath powers::
<Eve> no time
<Eve> ::picks up Savior1 over her head and tries to use it as a shield against the debris::
<Eve> ::concentrates and tries to see if she can overload the Savior1 unit in her hands::
<Hazard> Savior3,4> ::raises their arm blasters again, firing off bursts at Eve::
<Dragon> ACTION> SAVIOR 1 OVERLOADS, STARTING TO SPARK
<Eve> ::throws what's left of Savior1 at the other two Saviors::
<Dragon> ACTION> BOTH SAVIORS EXPLODE, RAINING BITS OF DEBRIS TO THE GROUND
**********END INTERLUDE************
**********SIM RESUME*********
SCENE> X-FACTOR'S JET LANDS AT THE SNOWY SITE OF THE FORMER WEAPON X BASE. THE PLACE APPEARS DESOLATE, LIKE NOTHING HAS TOUCHED IT SINCE SHIELD'S MISSILES.
<Dragon> ::opens the hatch and shivers at the blast of frigid air::
<Tempest`> ::scratches his forehead:: Hmmm... Doesnt look like anything is wrong..
<Cryz> ::shifts to crystal and the new form for him, letting his costume form over his head::
<Dragon> ACTION> TEMPEST SEES A HOLLOW IN THE SNOW THAT APPEARS FRESHLY DISTURBED
<Cryz> ::stands then moves and hops out of the jet, not affected by the cold::
<Tempest`> Hmmm, Whats that?
<Tempest`> ::points towards the hollow's general direction::
<Tempest`> Can i go check it out Boss?
<Dragon> ::standing on one foot, then the other, trying to pull enough warmth from the engine to stay warm:: Yeah... sure... I'll just... be right along..
<Hazard> ::jumps out as well, slushing through the snow towards the area Tempest directed::
<Dragon> ACTION> AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLLOW LIES THE HEAVILY DAMAGED REMAINS OF A SAVIOR CYBORG
<Tempest`> ::floats towards the Hollow and begins examining it::
<Tempest`> Woah...
<Hazard> ::blinks, walking over to the remains, looking down at them:: Well this guy is pretty damned familiar.
<Dragon> ::gets a bubble of heat around herself, and follows the others, finally::
<Cryz> ::looks down:: What is that?
<Tempest`> ::lowers himself to the ground to stop the release of electricity from his body::
<Hazard> Savior cyborg, one of the few things made in the U.S.A. rather than Taiwan. ::looks around::
<Dragon> ::peers down at the savior cyborg:: Ohh... interesting, so they've been here...
<Dragon> What's that beneath it? ::points::
<Tempest`> Uhm, ::tries to move it::
<Dragon> ACTION> BENEATH THE REMAINS OF THE CYBORG IS AN ACCESS HATCH
<Hazard> ::gives the cyborg a swift kick out of the way::
<Tempest`> Hmm... Well, shal we go in?
<Dragon> ::makes her way down the side of the hollow in the snow, to the hatch at the bottom::
<Cryz> ::reaches down and pulls hard, trying to pull open the hatch::
<Dragon> ACTION> THE HATCH CREAKS OPEN, AND MUCH WARMER AIR RUSHES OUT FROM INSIDE
<Cryz> ::drops down through the hatch once it's open::
<Eve> ::charges her hands up and walks towards X-Factor:: Halt right now!
<Jrnystar> ::follows the rest of the team::
<Eve> ::stalls for a second when she sees them:: You're... not mechanical..?
<Dragon> ::enters, then stops dead when Eve appears:: Who are you? ::raises a tk shield::
<Tempest`> ::floats up and down drops down through the hole::
<Cryz> ::would quirk an eyebrow if he had an eyebrow visible:: No, last time we checked we weren't...
<Eve> I am Eve, and you are intruding
<Jrnystar> well. haz has a metal brain.. what's left of it..
<Tempest`> ::drops to the floor crouching down after a rough landing and prepares himself for battle:: Who are you?
<Eve> I suggest dropping your guard
<Dragon> So Weapon X started up again... ::watches Eve warily::
<Eve> Weapon.. X..
<Jrnystar> oh geeze.. another Weapon X..
<Dragon> ::glances at the others::
<Jrnystar> ::frowns::
<Tempest`> ::puts his finger up and emits a small spark of electricity from it::
<Dragon> You know something about it?
<Eve> I.. I'm Eve... I... ::growls and starts blasting at X-Factor::
<Tempest`> ::puts up a shield of Electricity::
<Cryz> ::blinks, moving to stand in front of the team::
<Jrnystar> Whoa! ::attempts to dodge the blast and tries to psi blast Eve::
<Eve> Ahhh!!! ::charges at them::
<Dragon> ::puts more energy into her tk shield:: Whoa, cut it out... didn't come here to pick any fights!
<Cryz> ::lowers his shoulder, rounding it so the spikes disappear::
<Eve> You're... the enemy... must destroy all enemies.. ::tries to transmode more cannons on her armor to fire at them with::
*********EPILOGUE**********
SCENE> SINISTER ENTERS THE ROOM WHERE X-FACTOR AWOKE IN THE CYLINDERS, LOOKING ANGERED. JENNIFER HURRIES AFTER HIM.
<Dragon> Jennifer> I didn't know! I only saw Vertigo and Riptide! ::panicky look:: I'm sorry, sir!
<Dragon> Sinister> Are you blind, woman? Can you count?? The boy is loose. X-Factor must have taken him… Do you realize how dangerous that boy is, half-finished? He hasn't been programmed with his memories, or had any kind of control mechanisms implanted yet. And with his genetic predispositioning… he's a loose cannon.
*********END EPILOGUE*********
************END SIM************