Loki's Rule ~ An Literate Avenger's Roleplay

cat • 3 January 2013 at 11:19 PM

@asi @skylark Sorry, this is godmodding a bit ;-; And I'm doing this a teensy bit before West grabs Shaula, but that part will get there soon x3

Shaula hissed in anger. "Thanks for nothing!" she snarled at Loki. Her hair frizzy hair seemed to rise up as her gaze became intense. In a heartbeat, all of her body blazed up into flames as she wrecked havoc. The chair quickly lit up into scarlet fire as flames licked Shaula's sides. She glared at Loki and West. "How do you like me now?" she growled.

Her fire stopped and her cool gaze replaced her look of anger as she started to step out the room, but she felt herself being lifted up by her collar. Her eyes flashed an intense green as she snarled at West, and her body burst up into flames. Speaking with great difficulty, she growled at the words; "I may not be able to hurt you too much, but I'll give you some burns you won't forget!"

She was heaved outside where she hissed in anger. She strutted outside, seething with fury. In her blinded rage, she Lit up some fire balls and hurled them at the guards.

dada_dragon • 4 January 2013 at 12:02 AM

Kita could feel a boiling rage. It hit her like a brick just as she was wiping a smudge off of the statue of Loki's cheek. It threw her off balance and she fell from the ladder onto her rump.

She wasn't sure how she knew how others were feeling. From what she understood, it wasn't normal, so she kept it to herself. Abnormalities were a death sentence here.

She picked herself up off of the now sopping wet floor. She would need to clean up the floor before Loki saw it. He wasn't likely to be in a good mood after all that, and she couldn't risk having Loki's anger turned on her...

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asi • 4 January 2013 at 3:40 AM

West watched with disinterest as Shaula's flames licked around her arm, caressing her skin with its burning hot touch but doing no harm. If bullets merely grazed her, what would flames do to someone like West?
Still, the heat was a little uncomfortable. She dropped the flaming girl as soon as they left the room. "I admire your fiery spirit, human, but know that to anger Loki is to anger me," she spoke softly, her sapphire eyes hidden by shadow. "If you are truly loyal to Loki and wish to return to his side, then think carefully on how you address him, for I shall not tolerate a repetition of what just transpired."
She twisted a lock of hair pink hair around a finger thoughtfully, and tried a slight smile in a very half-hearted attempt to be friendly. She really had no reason to be so to a human, but there couldn't be any harm in it either. Besides, if they got rid of this girl, they'd have to find a replacement, and even Loki would have trouble replacing the whole human race if all proved unsuitable. That would definitely take time out of West's schedule, and she wanted to start redecorating as soon as possible if she was going to live here.
She held out a hand to the girl, offering to help her up. "Chose wisely, Earth-girl." If she accepted West's help, she could get Loki to let Shaula off this time. If she didn't...


"Yeah, I do, but..."
Ray took Ice's other side so that Amy- that was her name, right?- wouldn't have to take the weight of both girls.
"Oh, this?" he held up his armored hand in response to tigergirl's unspoken question and laughed a little bashfully. "Uh, it's just, uh, something I made..." his voice grew quieter as he spoke. "Here, I'll show you!" he suggested brightly, as he was nearest to the wall, and gave it a small hit with the gauntlet.
There was a loud crashing-cracking sound, and a ridiculous crater-like impression. He pulled his hand out (it was a fair way in...) and flexed it, watching the shiny scales shift on the surface. "Yeah..."

cat • 4 January 2013 at 11:14 AM

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Shaula pondered for a bit, gazing at West. Her eyes darkened for a bit and she looked away, vainly flipping her hair. She bit her lip for a moment and felt the sharp tang of blood. She clenched her fists together at her side.

She lifted up her palm to accept West's help. Her forest green eyes weren't cold, they seemed to be... Almost regretful? She gave a loud huff, and nodded. "I suppose... You're right." she grumbled, as if she had difficulty coughing out her defeat. She stood up and began fumbling with something in the pocket of her cargo pants. Shaula pulled put a large bright red ruby, about the size of her own palm.

"A peace offering... For you." she spoke. "I can't see what use you would have for it, but it's the best I can offer." she paused for a second, waiting for a response. "Thank... you." she choked.

She glanced at West for a second, only to turn away. "You'll have to forgive me... I let my anger take control of me." she mumbled. "I'll try... to control my emotions in front of Loki." she stuttered.

dada_dragon • 4 January 2013 at 12:15 PM

Aykay was impressed, but she was sure her tiger face wasn't showing it. He had made the device? That was interesting. And it was powerful, which explained how he managed to come out of that fight virtually unscathed.

She figured she hadn't given Margot an update in a while and Frost and Pyra being injured changed a lot. But she wouldn't be able to handle the both of them as her human self.

She pawed at the transmitter, hoping that Frost or Ray would catch on. While her tiger form was stronger, it was useless for communication.

The tiger half of her seemed agitated, which confused Aykay until she realized how filthy and matted her fur had gotten from the blood... She had to repress an intense desire to groom herself. She had long ago discovered that many of the tiger's tendencies were useful, but she still found its grooming habits repulsive...

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leafpelt • 4 January 2013 at 2:07 PM

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With both Ray and Aykay balancing her, Frost managed to sort of walk, limp, stumble, her way along. Ray's presentation of his invention had surprised her, but she tried not to show it. It was easier, since she could keep her face pained. Truthfully, everything was numbing up, which could either mean that she was going to get better, or she was poisoned.

When she noticed Aykay pawing at the transmittor, she paused, stopped leaning on Ray and Aykay, and nearly crashed to the floor. She barely regained her balance, and black and red was swiriling around her again. When it cleared up, she gingerly put weight on both of her feet and reached for the transmittor. Her fingers stopped for a moment.

"Umm..Aykay? What should I exactly say?" She felt like an idiot.

dada_dragon • 4 January 2013 at 8:09 PM

Aykay rolled her eyes, which was quite a feat as a tiger. When would these people realize that the tiger mouth could not make words.

She shook her massive head in the direction of Frost and then Pyra, indicating their injuries. Margot should know about that. She raised a paw towards the felled roof and the machines under it. She should also know about that.

She turned her head so that Frost could grab the transmitter off her ear.

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leafpelt • 4 January 2013 at 8:27 PM

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Frost felt like an idiot. Aykay had rolled her eyes at her. She grimaced at the thought of people calling her idiot, stupid, and other insults. Then she gently reached for the transmitter, focusing on nothing else. That had helped her clear up her mind.

As she opened her mouth, ready to talk into it, she heard Sylvia's voice. She froze, while signaling for them to be quiet.

"...regret you would feel for defying my father?" Frost heard that much, then turned off the transmittor. Silent for a moment, then asked, "So...what now?"

asi • 5 January 2013 at 3:30 AM

West had thought the girl much more prideful than she proved herself, not only accepting West's help but actually thanking her....
Her own lapis lazuli eyes sparkled with appreciation. This Earthgirl had the sense to know when to stop and even placate... West really knew the value of those traits, after all, she had lived with Asgardians, and you couldn't find a more stupid pig-headed race in all the nine realms. Though humans, being made downtrodden slaves and all, would naturally be less so...
"Oh!" she gasped lightly, seeing the precious stone. Turning it over slowly in her hands, she sighed, "It's beautiful..."
She loved it instantly. West wasn't one who liked gold or silver particularly, but sparkly, pretty gems like this were something else entirely. Nothing could ever make her forget how the girl had insulted Loki, as he was the most important thing in her entire world (not romantically), but this was more than enough for her to forgive it.
She would not thank the girl, as it had been in penance, but in return West gave a dazzling smile, something so rare and far departed from her usual, carefully cold and detached expression that it easily stunned and melted those lucky enough to see it.
This girl had earned her friendship and she would not regret it.
"Good then," she said simply. "I suggest you return to your quarters. Whatever business you have with Loki will now be managed through me. We shall talk in the morning, for I have only today arrived and still have much to speak of with Loki this night." she explained. She didn't doubt Loki would not mind her managing business affairs, for whom did he trust if not her, and she was accustomed to doing such duties as that. Not to mention what had just taken place; much better that West, whose temper was practically non-existent, deal with these things.

silver_winged • 5 January 2013 at 4:00 PM

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Stark repressed a tortured sigh. Loki had certainly passed on his obsession with colorful speeches. If he had to listen to any more of those, he might have grabbed the gun right out her hand and did the job himself.

However, as she shifted her arm, he could hear a little tinkling noise coming from up against her. It sounded like a pocketful of coins, or even a set of keys.

Seeing as Sylvia was still focused on the Minor Marauders, he let his eyes wander down her side. At her waist was a silvery set of keys on a ring, loosely attached to her belt. Those could be useful. He just had to keep her distracted.

"If there's anything I regret, it's that your father couldn't have kept a couple human chefs alive," he muttered. "The food here is quite possibly the worst I've ever had, and I spent six months in an Afghani cave."-c

spiral • 5 January 2013 at 4:00 PM

Margot kept her eyes trained on Sylvia's gun. Sylvia fired and it was all over. Taking a deep breath, Margot ran through her options. Her first instinct was to bluff, but that hadn't worked too well the first time.

What they needed to do was get Sylvia out of that cell. If Margot could just get close enough, she could shock the demigod unconscious and have a fifteen minute head start with Stark. However, it wasn't going to be easy. What did she have to bait Sylvia with?

Stark's reply very nearly brought a smile to her face. Some of her fears were fading away--Tony Stark hadn't given up hope yet. He was still alive and kicking. He just needed a little help.

Suddenly, Margot's eyes lit up, but she forced her mouth to remain in a steely line. Slowly, deliberately, she pulled the camcorder out of her satchel. The Stark Industries logo was clearly visible on its side.

Stark flinched once, visibly. "Where did you get that?" he demanded. She ignored him.

"I know you think Tony Stark is your biggest priority at the moment," Margot began slowly, "but in reality, he's a non-threat. You've already got him here, imprisoned, interrogated. There's nothing more you can do with him but dangle him over humanity's head. Now, the other Avengers, on the other hand . . . " She tossed the camcorder once, catching it again. It was clearly made of metal; she just hoped it was conductive. "Let's just say there are a few that you still don't have under your thumb. And what if we knew where to find them?" She held the device a little too far out from her body, just asking for it to be snatched away.

dada_dragon • 5 January 2013 at 8:35 PM

Aykay looked up at Frost warily. If Margot was facing off against Sylvia, she was in danger, although the last thing Aykay wanted to do was go near Sylvia. Unless Ray and maybe Aizel came? They were strong.

What they really needed was Aaron... he could heal Frost and Pyra maybe? Although it would wear him right out, as he had already demonstrated.

She looked up at Ray and made a low growling noise. She hoped he had some ideas, because she sure didn't...

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leafpelt • 5 January 2013 at 9:03 PM

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Frost closed her eyes, thinking. She turned on the transmitter, trying to listen more to the conversation. Something about Margot making threats, or rather, bluffs, and Stark still having a sarcastic comment in him. Eyes still closed, she had a wry smirk on her face. It could be passed as a smile, but that depended on each person.

Shutting it off again, Frost opened her eyes. Adrenaline pushed inside of her, making her previous bouts of sickness and pain start to fade. That chubby dude. Aaron, was it? She could practically see her thoughts shooting past her. He was still up there. Maybe if he could come down...That thought trailed off as she remembered that Sylvia was there. "[yeep]," she muttered. Didn't that demigod have something better to do? Frost's thoughts drifted to Margot. She could probably handle it herself, and if they all went up there it'll only make it worse. Still...

"I hate these decisions," she muttered, really peeved off. In a slightly louder voice, she said, "So...anyone else got a plan?We could go down first before doing anything else..." she trailed off as she was lost in thought.

asi • 5 January 2013 at 9:31 PM

So now Margot was in some kind of danger, huh? Ray couldn't help but huff and roll his eyes. He hoped she regretted now her choice to take Ariana- hey, wasn't that a girl's name? Ray stopped and pondered that for a few moments. Strange, he was sure that kid had been a fat black boy- Ray'd been calling him Wonderboy, after all, hadn't he?-so why did he have a girl's name, and how the frappuccino had Ray never noticed that before?
.... Anyway, every way you looked at it, it seemed like a bad decision now. They were all the way down here needing a healer, and Margot was all the way up there and in trouble.
Smugness at being right aside... He considered the problem carefully, his serious side taking over.
"I think that Amy, Ice and..." he stared at Pyra blankly. "... Her, should get out of here as quickly as possible, and find a safe place to wait for everyone else. More Chitauri could come here at any moment and you're too tired to deal with another swarm like before," Ray's tone showed that this was not open for discussion. Ice was obviously at her limit and Tigergirl-Amy had an unconcious girl strapped to her back, who no one else could carry. "Izzy and I can go up and get Margot and Ariana," he finished slowly, then added, "and Stark."
Ray looked at everyone. "Where is Izzy, by the way?"

cat • 5 January 2013 at 9:44 PM

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Shaula glanced to the side as a small bit of red flushed through her cheeks. Her eyes no longer had the same look of coldness, anger, or even regret. They sparkled with appreciation.

"I'm glad you like it." she uttered, feeling West's radiant smile contagious. She allowed herself to smile - just for a second and though it was not nearly as outstanding, it was something. This wasn't a smirk or a sneer either, it was a real, genuine smile of happiness.

Shaula suddenly realized that her smile was the first real smile that she had in ages. 'Maybe... Maybe I should smile more. I guess I might be... a little bit scary.' Shaula thought, grinning inside. She turned around to start walking away, but stopped for a second and turned to face West again. "Thank you... for everything. You are right, I was extremely out of place to address our master Loki like that - I promise it won't happen again." she turned around, not waiting for West's answer, and stepped out the door.

"I'll see you tomorrow, for when I address Loki again." she called. She turned around and disappeared from the horizon.

leafpelt • 5 January 2013 at 9:47 PM

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Frost's eyes gleamed dangerously, but in an even voice she said, "Aizel is down there. Why? I don't know. " Then, contemptuously, she added, "It's Aykay, Pyra, and Frost, thank you very much."

After pausing for a moment, she realized what Ray just said. "And it's Aaron. I think. Last time I checked, he was still a boy, even though he has an attitude of a sissy." At that point, Frost's voice was rising, maybe a little angrily. Now that she had a break and stopped moving so much, her attitude had come popping back in. She hated being left out, especially when she had a vendetta against--Loki's empire in general.

She stood up, and this time, she put her hand to the wall for support, and started to head down. It was still dizzying, and she stumbled sometimes, but the inferno of rage inside her fueled her. She turned back for a moment, waiting for the others, while coolly saying with a touch of impatience, "Time's doesn't stop, so let's go. "

frost • 5 January 2013 at 10:05 PM

Name: Zoe Alison (Alison is the middle name.)

Gender:Female

Age: 16

Powers/Armor/Suit: She knows a little bit about herbs. She's not good at fighting.

Side(Loki's or Avengers): Avengers

Personality: She has a very refined and proper personality some of the time. However, she is known by her friends for making(or trying to make) matches, adding an awkwardness to everything. In other words, she's an innocently looking matchmaker. She has a tendency to blurt out stuff, especially secrets. During those times, she's not very....refined. She can also be put as this...The opposite of Frost. She's obsessed with fashion, Frost will kill fashion-lovers. She talks about everything, Frost screams at her for not shutting up, etc.

Appearance: Ashy blonde wispy hair. She has holly green eyes, and is fairly tall.

History: She's a neighbor with Frost. In fact, she knows Frost too well. (That's why she loves to blurt out stuff about their childhood...to everyone.) They're best friends.

Other(?): She's dating Jake. They balance each other out. She also has a tendency to kick him when he's trying to stop her from doing something.She also has a slight English accent.



Name: Jake Harry (Again, middle name.)

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Powers/Armor/Suit(?): He's known for expermenting with a lot of interesting materials. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. He's learned a bit of chemistry.

Side(Loki's or Avengers): Avengers

Personality: Unlike Zoe, Jake is much more quiet. He's friendly, kind, and very brilliant at stopping Zoe from what she does best-matchmaking. He knows as much information as Zoe, but he doesn't blurt it out. Again, he's quiet.
Appearance: Jet black hair with chocolate-hazel eyes. Taller than both Frost and Zoe.

History: He's Frost's other best friend, and he manages to make peace between the two after arguments.

Other(?): He's dating Zoe, and he usually has to cover Zoe's mouth from blurting out something new.

dada_dragon • 5 January 2013 at 10:22 PM

Aykay growled and nipped at Ray's hand. She sat down and leaned back so that Pyra was leaning against her back and Frost could still hold onto her shoulder and transformed back.

"As much as I hate it, we should get Aizel and bring everyone upstairs. You and Aizel can assist Margot and Aaron can help Frost and Pyra if he can. We aren't going to find anyplace safe to hide them or whatever. So as much as I am not keen on the idea, it's our best option..."

At least it was Pyra and Frost's best option. If Pyra wasn't tied to her back, she would've been all for hightailing it out of there...

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leafpelt • 5 January 2013 at 10:44 PM

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Frost turned, and let go of Aykay's shoulder for a moment. Her eyes were bright with anticipation. "Hang on," she said. " I vote that, and that's that." Then she added more forcefully, " Unless you can teleport Aaron down, this would be the fastest,". Adrenaline rushed inside her, her anger fading away.

"Any questions? Comments? Concerns? If not, let's go." She turned to head down, and to Aykay, she said, " I think I can start walking the rest of the way as long as I keep a hand on the wall. Thanks though. " It was true, since every moment from before was fading away, like it was a dream. Obviously, it was still aching, and the bleeding didn't exactly stop, but ignoring and pushing everything forward was much better than the alternative of moaning, groaning, and being weak.

Then she paused. "I'm forgetting something, aren't I?" she asked nobody in general wryly. Already she was trying to contain herself by putting her emotionless mask on.

asi • 5 January 2013 at 10:58 PM

Thankfully thanks to Frost, he did not need to argue with Tigergirl.
"Okay, okay, I've got it!" Ray assured the former when corrected about names, then muttered under his breath to help himself remember; "Aizel, Aykay, Aaron, Pyre and Freezer." (DO think Dragonball). If Freezer had forgotten something, he didn't know what.
He then went down the stairs to find Aizel and hopefully an elevator.

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West watched her go for a few moments, then returned to her usual stoic expression and re-entered Loki's throne room. This time, after taking a seat- this time crouching oddly on the chair instead of sitting, she didn't mill around but got straight to the point. "They think you dead and Thor lost or the same. Odin searched long but has since lost hope and sunk into depression, rarely leaving his room. His wife now handles all affairs. They were still refusing appoint a heir when I left," she examined her claws as she reported the recent happenings in Asgard disinterestedly.

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leafpelt • 5 January 2013 at 11:09 PM

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Frost's ears practically perked up when she heard Ray repeating the names. " Pyra. Frost." she snarled. She flipped out her bow and pointed it back, her other hand still against the wall. "And if you don't get it right, I'm going with Aykay's plan." she threatened. With a bored expression, she kept heading down, maybe a little slowly. As much as she hated THIS plan, it had the logic.

dada_dragon • 5 January 2013 at 11:49 PM

Aykay stood up, holding Pyra in a sort of piggyback. If Frost was going to walk mostly on her own, she could handle it. She would be useless in a fight with Pyra tied to her back regardless, so she might as well be able to talk.

Just before she followed the others back downstairs, she reached down and grabbed the crushed Mark 1 helmet, looping the loose end of the rope binding her to Pyra around the eyehole.

"At least we now know where the machine master is." She said. "But we should hurry. We need to find Aizel and an elevator or something..."

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leafpelt • 6 January 2013 at 12:47 AM

Jake was mentally tired. And bruised physically. Zoe had managed to blurt out their names to a group of escapees. Then she managed to "communicate" to what seemed like promising couples. The only reaction was them running away even faster and him shutting Zoe up. Her screaming and kicking did not help either. It just helped a bunch of chitauri find them. He sighed as they walked along in the streets, exhausted from fighting, or in other words, throwing one of his interesting concoctions. He stated the good things.

"Ok Zoe. We know that Stark Tower has people. A couple of girls and about one or two boys, right?" He sometimes missed his other best friend, Alexis, because she was better at this than Zoe. As much as he loved and spoiled his girlfriend, he needed an organizer. "Maybe we should check it out."

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Zoe sighed exasperatedly. "Seriously. Relax. I'm just having a little fun." She hated this empire. It gave her no freedom on clothing. She stopped and hugged Jake, wrapping her arms around him affectionately. "Do you want me to be all sulky and mean?" she teased. She sighed. Even though it had been 9 years since her entire neighborhood had been destroyed, and she was seven at the time, she still could remember that day too well. Jake had helped her out, and even though that they weren't exactly healthy, they were pretty happy. It was simple, true, but they were together.

"Why not?" she finally answered, unwrapping her arms. Then she added with a smile, "Hang on, let's rest and eat first," dragging him into a darker alley, making him sit down, and unzipping her backpack.

bunnyshadow • 6 January 2013 at 3:51 AM

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Sylvia grinned at the mortal as she stretched out her arm, moving the device closer to her. "Now... Why would I need that information?" she asked. "If you're looking to give it away, as simple as that, why not give my father a visit?" She seemed to be contemplating the idea in her head, and laughed a loud after a few seconds of quiet thought. Sylvia seemed to have been ignoring Stark and his comments completely, when she decided to look at the man's face. His eyes were lingering around her waist, where her belt was. "What are you looking at?" she asked irritably, aiming a swift kick at the man. "Stop speaking out of turn, and just lie there looking sorry for yourself while I deal with these disgusting slugs."

Sylvia diverted her gaze from Stark to Margot, her eyes narrowed, her lips pressed togather in irritation at both Stark, the women, and the human race in general. "I am growing tired of trading words. I wish for this conversation to end." The demi-god tossed the chitauri gun over her shoulder. But before she let go of it, her finger hooked on a piece of the weapon, pulling off a small sliver of metal from the gun. The metal, now clenched in her hand, was dropped into her pocket when no one was looking. At least now, if they somehow manage to get that weapon, she could laugh over them trying to figure out why it wouldn't work. An ghost of an smile crossed her face as the gun bounced off the wall with a sharp click and landed on the ground with a few loud clatters.

"Alright, my dear mortal. Because you seem to not be interested in that device, and I am not interested in it either, I'll do us both a favor by destroying it." A sphere of green fire appeared in the palm of her hand, and she closed her fingers around it. The edges of the flame still flickered from under her grip, before Sylvia let the flame fly at the device. It was an win-win situation, as the humans wpuld say. Either the device blows up, or the flame sets the humans on fire.

jupiter_hollow • 8 January 2013 at 6:31 PM

@onyx Come back soon, okay? ;-;

A scurry of shuffling footsteps wrenched Aizel's concentrated thoughts off the young woman. As much as the raven head was interested in this unusual prisoner, inattention wasn't an option at this point. Handling the Chitauri device gingerly, she pointed it's (presumably) dangerous end to the set of stairs leading up and waited to locate her still invisible target.
Naturally, she expected a horde of chitauri.
No such luck.
When a head with disheveled black hair poked from the corner, she flicked the weapon away with a sigh. A harsh quipp was already on the way, but before she'd had the chance to scold Ray properly, Aykay and two blood-drenched girls emerged from upstairs as well. The shifter herself, along with Sunray sported a good amount of bruises and cuts as well, but Pyra and Frost were nearly unrecognisable with wounds.
Previously having been furious at the small group for going ahead without her, Aizel now found a gnawing feeling eating at her stomach, as if she'd eaten something rotten. She recognized that sensation as guilt. No logical reason for feeling this way crossed her - maybe her twisted (nearly non-existent) morals were acting up, at the worst time possible, as always.
Her attention, previously settled on the stranger, now centered around Pyra and Frost. The hot-handed was secured on Aykay's back and she seemed to be doing a good job carrying her around. The latter, however, looked ready to drop. Both bled profusely.
Her mind swiveled with questions she wanted badly to ask, yet all of them seemed relatively harsh. Yes, she was automatically sure it all had been their fault and wasn't afraid to point it out, despite she herself being involved as well.
Though at the moment, the matter of scolding wasn't really appropriate. She concenrated on helping Aykay.
"Help me set her down." she called out to Ray in an ordering manner.
Firm hands gripped the thick strings strapping Pyra to her ride and loosened them carefully, pulling each off until the girl was completely free of her binds.

dada_dragon • 9 January 2013 at 1:12 AM

Aykay retrieved the ties that had held Pyra to her back. She grabbed the crushed Mark 1 mask and held it tightly in her hands.

"We took down the machine nest on the next level." She told Aizel, glad to have a human mouth after all that miming. "The metal man is between the second and third levels and the machine master herself is on one of the upper levels with Aaron and Margot."

She traced the distorted eyeholes of the mask absent-mindedly with her fingers. It appeared that there were no more machines on this level, but she was still on-edge after her recent battle...

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leafpelt • 11 January 2013 at 3:01 AM

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Frost kept a hand against the wall she kept standing. She tried to focus on something else, say, the new person, as she tried not to puke. "As you can see," she said sarcastically, her face blank as she tried to keep a steady voice. "We left with one Vampire, one tiger-girl, one fire-lighter, and one plain old me. Now we have one Bloody Pyra, One Ray, One Aykay, and bloody plain old me. Vampy's missing, so I hope that he died, because that's the easy option." She looked at Aizel, eyes cool."Aaron and Margot may need help, and there may be one package of Tony Stark..." She trailed off as nausea hit her again.

She was bored(and exhausted again). Trying to keep her face from showing pain, she started to talk again. "And that's it. You guys can try going up, but we don't know what's up there." She stood up, her hand grasping the wall. Her knuckles were white.

dada_dragon • 11 January 2013 at 11:51 AM

"I think that at this point..." Aykay added, hesitating before continuing. "To help Frost and Pyra at this point, we need Aaron or a miracle... There isn't much that we can do, unless someone here has a superpower I don't know about or medical training..."

She looked down at the mask again. Right now, Margot and Aaron were faced with the machine master, Loki's own daughter. Aykay knew exactly how powerful she was, and they could very well use some backup.

"Unfortunately, our priority has to be getting up there and helping Margot and Aaron and maybe if we're lucky, perhaps we can even get Stark out of there too."

Lucky? As far as she was concerned, they didn't need Stark. He'd done enough damage already. But the others seemed dead-set on getting him out.

"So unless there's a doctor around here, we may have to leave Frost and Pyra behind." Those last words sounded cruel, but she was sure everyone was thinking it...

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asi • 11 January 2013 at 12:54 PM

"What the hell are you talking about? Weren't you listening?" Ray fixed Aykay with a hard stare. "We are not leaving anyone behind, NO-ONE'S being left behind- well, technically you're going ahead and leaving, and we'll be behind, but, that's not the point!" he sighed and explained it again. "You are going to take Frost and Pyra somewhere safe so they can't get anymore hurt. We," he gestures to himself and Aizel, "will go up and fetch Margot, Stark and..." he struggled for a moment, then managed, "Aaron. Then we'll meet you there and Aaron can heal everyone. Sound like a plan?"
He didn't want to argue this anymore. The thought of leaving someone behind behind was absolutely unacceptable. Though it was kind of nice to hear that Vampy might be dead. Ray doubted he was a spy or anything, because they'd already had one of those with... That girl. That situation continued to haunt him; a gun stand-off where he didn't have a gun. Yet he was too scared to take one.
Ray remembered the girl with pink hair who had interrupted and even got shot for Angel. He wondered vaguely where they were now.

dada_dragon • 11 January 2013 at 1:20 PM

"There is nowhere safe!" she yelled suddenly. "It won't be long before this level isn't safe anymore. I know this place more than I would like to. Loki has control over the whole of the planet and he faced worse threats than a handful of kids with superpowers."

She clenched her fists and addressed her real worry. She didn't want to admit it, but she had to tell the truth.

"I won't survive a second on my own." she admitted, trying to calm down. "Never mind having to help along Frost and Pyra. I'm not as strong as you guys. I'm scared to death here. I've already been captured here and I never want that to happen again."

She transformed into her tiger form, taking relief in the expressionless face. She wandered off to the far end of the room, leaving the Mark 1 mask behind. Let them decide what to do.

She was beginning to feel like her old self again, and she wasn't sure how she felt about that. It was so much easier when she could just be a tiger in the forest, ignoring what was going on in the outside world. But how long would it have been before they'd have found her?

Exhausted, she stretched and lied down on a cell floor. The others would call her when they came to a decision.

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