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Post by AoA Blink on Mar 12, 2014 18:45:26 GMT -5
Blink and the small group of Cybercide soldiers were the first to exit the portal. The place where they exited looked like something out of a steampunk convention. Everything seemed to be running on clockwork mechanisms, but they were unlike anything the team might have seen in the past.
"Where are we?" Blink asked as Erinyes finally exited the portal.
"Londinium," Erinyes said in a whisper as she saw some of the Emperor's Red Guard in the distance. "We need to get out of here fast. If those guys see us, we are as good as dead."
Blink saw an alleyway and motioned for the team to follow her into it. It was smelly and dark, but it would allow them to get their bearings before they ran into any of the military types down the road. It had a few rats gnawing on rotting food, and some liquor bottles were strewn on the ground. "OK, everyone stay close for now."
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Post by Major Domo on Mar 13, 2014 14:57:50 GMT -5
Major Domo stepped out of the portal with caution. Although he was used to portals thanks to Spiral's ability to create them, he had to remain cautious. He was worried about the anti-android people. What would they do to him? End his life or torture him slowly and painfully? Perhaps both! He proceeded to shudder for a second.
The android's eyes settled on Blink as she gestured for everyone to follow her. His expression was one of disgust when he saw rats. *I am able to withstand the sight of Mojo, but mere rodents cause me to feel queasy!* he thought. Major Domo saw Blink and frowned. ''You don't have to tell me twice,'' he muttered. His frown remained. ''Perhaps Spiral should be with us. She'll be able to defeat the guards with ridiculous ease. Then again, she is also the type to turn against us for any reason.''
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Post by Erinyes on Mar 15, 2014 18:55:08 GMT -5
Erinyes looked at the rats and remembered all too well how many lived in or around The Tank. With so many of them so close, she bet they were not as far from The Tank as many might have thought. "If you see any military types in red, stay away from them. They are the Emperor's Red Guard, and they are all crazy. We may need to stay here until it gets dark just to avoid them. And we have to watch out for slavers. They would not think twice to pick up any of us and sell us."
As she tried to figure out exactly where they were, Erinyes moved to the tip of the alleyway and had to jump back as two people, one a young man with blonde hair and the other a tall redheaded woman, ran into it and nearly into her. Hiro and Deion ran up to her side to fend off the newcomers if needed.
"Who are you?" Erinyes asked as she moved back toward Major Domo. Then she saw the mark on the arm of the woman's catsuit. "You're a bounty hunter? Oh crap!"
"Oh geez," Britt grumbled as she ripped the band off her arm. "Former bounty hunter. Name's Britt. This is my nephew, Paul," she added as something on her belt started to beep. "OK, who of you is from The Tank? Your chip is malfunctioning."
"Chip?" Erinyes said as she looked back at Major Domo. "I didn't know I had a chip inside me!"
"And an android, too?" Britt muttered as she looked right at Major Domo. "I take it you aren't from around here, Mister Android? No restraining mechanisms on you. Lovely. A free range android."
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Post by Major Domo on Mar 16, 2014 12:59:19 GMT -5
Major Domo nodded after Erinyes informed him about military types. He gasped and stepped back as soon as two unfamiliar people appeared. *Are they slavers?* he thought before Britt answered his mental question. His eyes were wide the minute Britt said he was a free range android. ''I'm not free range, but how do you know about me?'' he wanted to know. He had to be on his guard. |
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Post by Britt on Mar 17, 2014 17:50:49 GMT -5
"This little scanner told me you were an android," Britt replied as she looked at Major Domo. "The scanner allows me to see what anyone--or anything--is. I have no idea who any of you are. Wait...mutants?" she asked as her scanner went insane with a wild set of tones and beeps. "Ronan got rid of all of you. Sleeper cell?"
"Sleeper cell? You think we're a bunch of terrorists?" Bethany asked as she stayed close to Major Domo.
"Well, you aren't in the database, and I don't recognize any of you from wanted posters," Britt grumbled as she turned her scanner off. "So, you just wandered in here to do some shopping? Or are you like Paul here? Are you from another world?"
"As if we'd tell you," Erinyes said as she got into a defensive stance with her arms crossed.
"Fine. But you better get out of here. My boyfri...OK, my ex-boyfriend now...will be coming with his bounty hunter pals to haul my ass in. You do not want to be around rogue MacFeorais family members."
"Wait. What?" Blink asked as she tried to get her Tallus to behave.
"This world is, I mean was ruled by Ronan the Everlasting. He's dead now. Got killed by his son-in-law Vlad Tepes. And before you ask, I'm Ronan's bastard daughter. And Paul here...I'll let him explain."
Britt looked at Major Domo and kept staring at him. "Android with no master and no restraining mechanism. What do you do anyway? You look like a diplomat."
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Post by Major Domo on Mar 18, 2014 10:06:00 GMT -5
''Scanner?'' Major Domo muttered. His eyes were wide with worry as soon as Bethany got into a defensive stance. ''Don't anger the lady, Bethany,'' he said. Britt's stare caused him to step back in discomfort. ''I was previously a slave of Mojo. My task was to reveal ratings for television programs. In Mojo's world, the one with the highest ratings ruled all.'' He tried to answer her question without revealing the mission.
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Post by Paul Rogers on Mar 24, 2014 17:53:02 GMT -5
Paul looked at the guys with the guns and the one with the katana and wanted to bolt, but he had no clue where he was and would likely end up hurt or in serious trouble if he went off on his own.
"Look, everybody, let's all take a step back before we end up in a jail cell or worse," Paul said as she looked at Bethany and smiled. "You remind me of my sister Becca. And I mean that in the very best of terms. She was my rock after my folks died. I'm Paul Rogers. I was adopted by the Steve Rogers and Kari MacFeorais of my world. I had two sisters. Rebecca and Sarah. And an older brother Galen."
"Galen?" TJ asked as she stood near Blink. "We have one of him back home. All laser sword and big brown cloak. Looks like a Jedi."
"Jedi?" Paul asked in reply and then waved TJ off before she answered. "We called them Askani. Came from the Gaelic phrase for strangers in a strange land."
"OK, guys the chit chat has been nice, but we need to avoid the Red Guard," Erinyes said as she heard a loud howling in the distance. "Carnyx. Battle horns, Major Domo."
"I am so going to regret this," Britt muttered as she looked back at Major Domo. "Television ratings? That is what you do?" she asked as she pulled a bunch of disks from her pocket and tossed them on the ground. "These will mask us for now," she added as the disks started to hum and formed a shield around the group.
"Thank you," Paul said as she looked at Major Domo. "Mojo, huh? I've heard of him, but I never crossed paths with him. May not even be the same Mojo. So, why are you all here, Major Domo? And can I help?"
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Post by Major Domo on Mar 25, 2014 8:10:45 GMT -5
Major Domo shrugged after Paul revealed his relatives. He had no idea who they were. He heard a howling before his eyes widened again. *That doesn't sound good* he thought. Major Domo turned to Britt again. His head titled as soon as he saw a bunch of disks.
''Yes. Mojo and his race of Spineless Ones depend on television ratings for absolute power.'' Major Domo began to face Paul. One eyebrow was raised in curiosity. ''How did you hear about Mojo? What was meant when you said the same Mojo?'' The android glanced at Erinyes and bit his lip.
Although Paul seemed friendly, he wasn't sure if it was a good idea to blab about plans. Suppose Paul turned out to be with the enemy? Even though there was a shield, he had no idea if it prevented others from hearing his potential words. Major Domo was sheepish for a moment. He faced Erinyes as though to ask if it was OK to reveal the reason why they were in another world. Maybe Paul would know where her brothers were located. |
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Post by Erinyes on Mar 29, 2014 18:48:52 GMT -5
Erinyes wanted to scream, but she knew that would be the very worst thing to do. She looked at the shield generators and started to calm down a bit. Somehow she could almost sense Major Domo's worry about revealing too much to these two new arrivals, and she knew in her heart her friend was likely right. But she also knew that some level of trust needed to be formed to get to where her brothers might be.
Erinyes looked back at Major Domo and smiled. "It's going to be OK. Thank you for watching out for me," she added as she put her hand on the android's arm and then turned back to Britt and Paul. "Look, you don't have to worry about anyone but me from this group," Erinyes said as she slowly moved her right hand over her left arm and revealed a tattoo that, up until now, no one had known about. It would mean little to anyone who had not grown up in this world. It looked like a string of numbers and some odd Celtic symbols. "Yes, I used a glamour. I'm ashamed of this tattoo, but at least you know I'm not lying. I was sold off, and now I've come back to get my brothers and leave this evil place."
"Oh shit," Britt replied as she saw the tattoo. "You aren't your average Tankie. Lady, people like you don't just walk away from The Tank."
"No, I was sold off so Ronan, may he be rotting in hell right now, could acquire something. The buyer wanted a top level mage. Then he was attacked and killed once we were out of this place, and I wound up being traded off to Mojo for his television network. Once I was able to leave his dimension, I decided to come back and get my brothers. Do either of you know Joshua or Jericho Kincaid?"
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Post by Major Domo on Mar 31, 2014 7:03:01 GMT -5
Major Domo smiled after Erinyes thanked him for watching out for her. It was she who freed him from life as Mojo's slave when they escaped from Mojoworld. It was she who treated him like he was equal and not mere chattel. He didn't seem bothered as soon as her hand touched his arm. Major Domo's eyes widened at the sudden sight of her tattoo. He tilted his head in curiosity.
*I don't recall Erinyes informing me about a tattoo. Do slaves such as her all have the same tattoo?* Major Domo thought with wide eyes. He heard what she said about her life and Mojo. He was aware of how much he had in common with her. |
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Post by Britt on Apr 26, 2014 17:46:17 GMT -5
Britt got very, very antsy upon seeing that freaking tattoo on the girl's arm. That was a bad sign, and anyone caught helping her would likely be up the creek without the boat or the paddle. Then again, Britt was likely dead meat walking already.
"I can't scan that thing, but I can tell from the number string who your daddy is, and I want no damned part of him!" Britt yelped as she grabbed Erinyes' arm and looked more closely at the tattoo.
"Don't grab her like that!" Paris Summers said as Deion and Duke started to move their weapons in Britt's direction.
"Stop already," Britt replied as she let go of Erinyes' arm. "Do you even know who your father is? Kincaid has to be your mother's last name."
"No, I don't, because anyone who was born in the Tank had a test tube for a father!" Erinyes replied as she looked away from Britt and back toward Major Domo. "Our mothers were bred like livestock, Major Domo. My brothers and I likely have different fathers."
"For their sakes, I hope so," Britt muttered. "I think I know who your father is, but I don't want to drop that bomb on you unless I know for sure. Only way to do that is the imperial database. Can your android there hack computers?"
"Please, use his name, and ask him politely," Erinyes said as she glared at Britt.
"OK, Major Domo, can you hack computers, or should I find another to get the information you all need?" Britt asked as she sighed a bit. This was taking too long, and Gar and Carlos would likely be dropping in soon if they did not get moving.
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Post by Major Domo on May 2, 2014 10:43:38 GMT -5
Major Domo's eyes widened in confusion. ''Father?'' he muttered under his breath. He frowned as soon as his companion's arm was grabbed. One eyebrow went up after Erinyes revealed how mothers were treated. ''Not even Mojo called me ''android.'' Well, he did call me a toaster. Ah yes, and a slave,'' he said. Frowning again, he shook his head.
Major Domo shrugged after Britt's question about hacking computers. ''To answer your question, I don't know. I never hacked computers. I suppose I could try to hack one.''
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Post by Erinyes on Jun 9, 2014 18:18:41 GMT -5
"We will find another way, Major Domo," Erinyes said as she put her hand on her friend's arm. "I am not putting Major Domo in harm's way if I can avoid it. I am putting no one here in harm's way for that matter!"
"Look, princess, you being here puts everyone in harm's way!" Britt howled as she seemingly tried to keep from hitting someone. "You should never have come."
"If it were your siblings, would you let them rot?" Erinyes said as she stared at the redhead in disgust. "I would hope not."
"I don't have any sib...well, the king killed them all except one," Britt muttered as she looked around once more. "We are leaving before someone gets the really stupid idea to wander off into the public areas and start asking about your brothers. Follow me."
Erinyes looked at Major Domo and shook her head. "I won't let her hurt you. I promise."
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Post by Major Domo on Jun 13, 2014 7:59:27 GMT -5
Erinyes touching Major Domo's arm didn't seem to bother him. Whenever Mojo touched him in the past, it was due to the creature's rage. Mojo's hand around his throat or seizing his cloak and dropping him. Erinyes was different with her hands for she never used them to cause others to suffer.
Major Domo frowned after Britt's comments. ''I know what it's like to be a slave. That's why I'm helping Erinyes with finding her siblings.'' He turned to Erinyes. ''Thank you. I will also try my best to protect you.'' |
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Post by Britt on Jun 16, 2014 18:31:51 GMT -5
Britt rolled her eyes and she moved to the front of the group. Paul punched her in the arm and looked at her disapprovingly. "What?"
"Be nice to these folks," the young hero said under his breath. "All of them. You have no idea what is going through their minds. That lady is probably terrified for her brothers. I know I miss my sister Sarah."
"Listen, pup," Britt said through gritted teeth, "I could just as easily teleport you all out of here in a heartbeat onto some deserted hunk of land or into another dimensional void. Now, if you don't mind...."
Britt had led the group down the alleyway to manhole cover. She pried it open and motioned for the others to jump inside. "No comments about rats, you hear me? You would rather deal with them than the Red Guard."
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Post by Erinyes on Jun 16, 2014 18:41:49 GMT -5
Erinyes looked at Major Domo and tried not to think about the rats that might be down in the sewer. She moved to the front of the group just behind Britt and started to go down a ladder into the sewer. It smelled terrible and was very cold. "Major Domo, be careful. I'll keep watch in case the water is too high in spots. I can levitate you if that happens. How does water affect you? I don't want you getting short circuited."
As she looked around the tunnel, Erinyes wrinkled her nose a bit. The smell was truly terrible, and she wanted to gag because it was so overpowering. "I wonder if this leads to the Tank, Major Domo? There was an underground water system, and this might take us right inside."
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Post by Major Domo on Jun 17, 2014 6:03:36 GMT -5
Major Domo glowered after Britt revealed her ability to teleport them to other places. He turned to Erinyes. ''Spiral would get along with Britt. They both have sharp tongues and can teleport others!'' he muttered. The android tilted his head after Britt mentioned rats. He shrugged. ''I don't even know what rats are.''
Major Domo's eyes widened a bit. ''Water?'' His mouth was tight with worry. ''I am quite vulnerable to water. Are you able to levitate me for the entire walk in the sewer, Erinyes?'' Major Domo observed her wrinkling her nose. He seemed thoughtful for a second.
''You can try to imagine your brothers during our sewer journey. That way, you don't have to be uncomfortable in the sewer.'' Major Domo began to shrug again. ''It could lead to the Tank. '' |
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Post by Arsenal on Jun 18, 2014 18:07:46 GMT -5
Paris looked back as Major Domo and Erinyes chatted. This place reminded her way too much of the world she had fled before she wound up with the X-Men. Her world was some freakish nightmare palace where mutants were all but ground to dust by baseline humans.
"Hey, I think I can help you two," Paris said as she pulled something from her ruck sack. "This is a..." she started to say before Britt snatched the item from her hands. "Hey! Give that back!"
"Your tech will get us detected," Britt snarled as Paris, Erinyes and Paul glared at her.
"And so will her using her powers for long stretches!" Paris snapped. "Fine. We do this old school."
"What are you doing?" Erinyes asked as Paris looked around for some sort of wheeled cart to have Major Domo sit in.
"Trying to find our friend here a ride," Paris said with a smile. "You are going to exhaust yourself if you have to use your TK to carry him, and none of us are strong enough to carry him the distance."
"I'll lift you for a bit, Major Domo, until we can figure out something to have you ride in," Erinyes said as she started to levitate him.
"OK, wait. Make psionic stepping stones," Paris said as she looked at the ground. "That way Major Domo stays dry, and you aren't worn out before we get to your brothers."
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Post by Erinyes on Jun 18, 2014 18:13:39 GMT -5
"Now I understand," Erinyes said with a smile as she looked at Major Domo. "I'll make little patches of solid energy you can step on. Sort of like a pathway. That way you can stay dry."
"Deion and I can watch for any overhead leaks," Duke said as he and Roadblock moved forward. He made a hand gesture to Paris, and the female Cybercide member nodded.
"Good, they have a signal," Erinyes replied as she made a pathway for her friend. "Major Domo, I will think about my brothers, and I can't wait for you to meet them. I can't wait to get them out of this place. And I will be thrilled when our tour guide can go on her merry way," she said as she pointed toward Britt. "She does remind me of Spiral."
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Post by Major Domo on Jun 19, 2014 6:23:33 GMT -5
Major Domo frowned again. ''I apologize for inconveniencing everyone,'' he said sincerely. He turned to Paris as Britt took something. His eyes were wide for a moment until he looked sheepish. ''Oh! I never considered you becoming exhausted after using your power for a long time. Sorry about that,'' he said to Erinyes.
The android didn't seem to mind being lifted by Erinyes at that sudden second. He tilted his head after psionic stepping stones were mentioned. He saw the pathway until he nodded. Major Domo smiled at his friend's Britt being like Spiral comment. *Hopefully Britt isn't too familiar with Spiral. I would like to remain on Britt's good side or what little good side she has!* he thought. |
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Post by Erinyes on Jul 20, 2014 18:59:31 GMT -5
"I'm glad this is working," Erinyes said with a smile as she watched Major Domo step carefully on the psionic energy stones. "Someone said Sue Storm can do this, but I had never thought to do anything like this at all." As Erinyes kept moving, she looked along the walls and saw signs she had not seen in years. There were also boxes and other debris that had been tossed here during one battle or another.
"This...is..." Erinyes started to say and stopped when she saw a door marked in some ancient writing. "Britt, is this the way to..."
"I know. Abaddon's lab," the redhead muttered. "I hate that freak as much as you do. And before you ask, I am not saying why."
"Abaddon is the man who headed the emperor's science team," Erinyes said quietly to Major Domo. "Or more correctly, he headed up the torture chamber. Is he dead now?" she asked Britt, but the redhead's only reply was a violent shaking of her head, her hair making a fiery spectacle of itself before Britt doused the sparking.
"Yes, I have some pyrokinetic power," Britt replied, "and Abaddon is...was building father a new army."
"As long as we don't run into that army, right, Major Domo?" Erinyes replied as they kept moving down the tunnel.
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Post by Major Domo on Jul 21, 2014 9:55:00 GMT -5
Major Domo was careful with every step. He turned to Erinyes and shrugged. ''I have no idea who Sue Storm is,'' he said. His eyes widened after Abaddon was mentioned. Although Major Domo didn't know about Abaddon, the latter didn't seem like someone he wished to cross paths with. He frowned at Erinyes. ''I don't want to run into ANY army!'' he said.
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Post by Erinyes on Jul 21, 2014 18:36:03 GMT -5
"Yes. No army would be a very good thing," Erinyes replied to Major Domo. As she turned to look over at Britt again, the witch heard noises coming from the end of the tunnel. There were bursts of gunfire, and shots started to bounce off the walls around them. "No no no!" Erinyes screamed as she put a protective bubble around Major Domo and moved him to the side of the tunnel before seeing Britt run off after the Cybercide advance team.
"Major Domo, I have no idea what is going on up there, but I want to keep you safe. I'm going to cloak you. You can see what's going on, but no one else besides our group can see you."
Erinyes moved back to the center of the tunnel and started to send hellfire blasts after whoever or whatever was attacking the team. "Bounty hunters? No!" Erinyes screamed as a bolt of plasma energy hit her square in the chest and sent her flying into the wall. With Erinyes down, the Japanese tengu Hiro Harada moved to where Major Domo was concealed, fending off the bounty hunters' scouts as best he could with his katana.
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Post by Joshua Kincaid on Jul 21, 2014 18:47:17 GMT -5
OOC: No one knows who this is yet since Erinyes is out cold.
IC:
A volley of explosive-tipped arrows flew through the air and went off in and around where the X-Men's team was fighting off the bounty hunters. A couple of the arrows took down members of the X-Men team, and others were falling from the gunfire from the rest of the bounty hunter squad.
"We have a traitor in this lot!" the archer shouted as he grabbed Britt by the hair and yanked her backward. "We take the bunch of them back to the labs. Once Abaddon has his pick, then we'll take the muties to the the camps!"
"Get your hands off me, you sick freak!" Britt yelled before the archer slammed her head into the wall, knocking her out cold.
"I need a magic block, now! Make that two!" the archer shouted to one of his companions. He slapped the collar onto Britt's neck, and his companion did the same to the girl with the close cropped hair. "And what do we have here?"
As Erinyes' magic stopped working, all of her spells ended as well. The archer grinned as he saw the person that had been hidden slowly materialize. "Who the hell are you, Mr. Fancy Pants?" he asked the now not-so-hidden Major Domo.
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Post by Major Domo on Jul 22, 2014 7:06:28 GMT -5
Major Domo gasped after he heard bursts of gunfire. His eyes were large as he stepped back. He looked down before he almost stepped off the disc. Major Domo viewed the sudden protective bubble around him. ''Thank you, Erinyes!'' he exclaimed at a fast pace. He nodded after Erinyes said she was going to cloak him.
''You should have a protective bubble around yourself and everyone else, Erinyes!'' Major Domo exclaimed. He began to gasp again after a bolt of plasma energy struck Erinyes and sent her into a wall. His eyes increased in size another time at the sight of his injured companion.
The shocked android saw multiple adversaries and weapons. ''Britt!'' he gasped after one archer slammed her head into a wall. He was confused when a collar was placed around Britt's neck. Major Domo viewed Erinyes and hoped she was still alive. He could not bear the thought of viewing her corpse. *Erinyes, my friend* he thought with a distressed look on his face. His lower lip trembled.
Major Domo began to gasp another time after he was seen. He trembled at the sight of the archer. He was too terrified to reply.
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