An exotic sports car drives silently aside from the sound of the rubber on pavement up the driveway of the several times rebuilt school. It stopped to a halt, the truck popping and the driverside door swung open, out stepped James, wearing a blazer and dress shirt with jeans and sunglasses. His biotic arms clenches and rotates at the wrist working out a kinkas he walks around to the passenger side and opens the door for his lovely wife and continuing to pull their luggage out of the trunk. he stopped to stare at the school and sigh, it was good to be back, he missed Sam.
Weston walked up the driveway carrying a few bags with his vixen at his side, carrying only her purse, Weston's car had stopped working a mile back so they had to walk.
Originally posted by starryknight
Zero shrugged her shoulders almost like she didn't care, "Do you want to press our luck and see what's going on or go home?" she asked.
Originally posted by Lt_Champion"forget about it " he said smiled and walked with her to her room " so... fill me in what happened and all that" he said brightly arm around her his temp still low so was kinda cold ot ehr touch
Rock doesnt respond to Greg and only nods faintly in response to the wave she puts her arms around Lucian "I'm sorry I didnt respond to you right away... I ... thought you were another hallucination..."
Rock's room is similar to how he remembers it, different room itself but the guitar she has always had is by her bed in its stand where it belongs. She sits on her bed with her arm around him pulling him to sit on it with her she then leans on him "I spent most of the time in an asylum... powerless... crazy and beaten......" her eyes actually seem to soften with depression and pain " They decided i didn't want to get better and threw me out onto the streets....... "she goes from depressed to suddenly sounding mad "its that **** donny's doing I remember him constantly egging on the thoughts that drove me insane...."
She sighs calming down a bit "i was alone on the streets, I thought I had killed Lance in the mirror realms.... I was without friends, family, h*** I didn't even have a place to stay.." she sighs once more "from my insanity I had a lot of hallucinations... mostly of you and Lance.... I started to ignore them, so I tried ignoring the one that approached me while I was playing my guitar. I was playing a sad song, for myself, to help ease my pain.... It just made me numb from it.... anyway this hallucination... well yelled at me hit me so hard i fell over, and left a mark.... Hallucinations cant do that.... I was so happy to have him back..... He was the real lance..."
She smiles faintly "he took me to a place to eat then midway through the whatever you want to call it... I knew it happened, I felt it.... You died... I just... knew... Lance wouldn't let me go kill whoever killed you.... but he did take me back to the school...... " she smiles then her voice takes a more bored tone "we went on some kind of mission didn't really pay attention to it at all.... "Her voice grows a bit excited" but after wards... Lucian.... Lance did the closest thing he could to adopting me..." her eyes take on a whole new light to them, she is truly excited about it. her smile remains as her voice returns to normal " I got into a fight with Lance's son, Started to believe i was second to him.... Lance got to disprove that, prove we were both like his kids, say he is sorry and all that mushy cr*p. But Even with all that, i wasn't very happy.... My chest still hurt.... I felt part of me was missing, You saw my reaction yourself..... the biggest event since you died was you coming back.... I still love you.... your still my one and only..... The only one I have given everything I have to.... Lucian I cant loose you again... I love you too much" tears run down her face as she hugs Lucian, hiding her face in his chest "D**nit I didn't want to f*****' cry" she says shaking.
Avani wanted to tell him hell no, whoever was doing that sounded really strong and they should leave who or whatever that was alone, but instead she nodded her head and followed Hit closely behind.
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Zero nods and turns toward the school starting in a full sprint, she then turned a corner now that she was was far away from Vincent. Zero went through her jean pockets and found the folded paper that she found at the warehouse that had a shipping address on it. The hybrid pulled out her phone and typed in the address and found a map, it was supposed to be a toy factory outside town but why would a address to a toy factory be in a place like that she wondered. She quickly memorized the map and put the paper and her phone back into her pocket and speed her way to the "toy factory".
Hitosu flew a little bit lower to the forest area and closer to the destruction he then saw it was Pintar and at the rate he was going he was getting closer to the school "I've got to do something but what hmmmmm think" Hitosu thought of a plan to get some back up but that would require him to distract Pintar "Avani listen this situation seems likely to get out of hand that guy there is a very dangerous he has no remorse and will likely try to kill both of us" Hitosu went on his communication device which was in his sleeve "Sensei come in we have a situation Come in"
Pintar conitinued mowing down trees and the ground a mirror hovered next to him "ah so the stage has been set" Pintar formed mirror dust which turned into clones "I can't move from this spot since the brat can sense me in one spot so Kick the crap out of them" 7 clones went after Hitosu and Avani.
~Since Simon is SF's mentor, I'm assuming Hitosu is contacting him~
Simon was in the cafe pondering how he would get all of the teachers together for a much needed outing. He knew a few would be up for it like Tori, Jordan and maybe Ben and Katt. But what was he gonna do about the others? Janet would probably try to rip both Lance and Bonnie in two and Blayze and Tech more than likely wouldn't want to leave their labs, the nerds.
He then thought of Daniel and smiled. He couldn't wait to spend more time with him but his communicator want off and that effectively stopped that train of thought. "What's up, Hitosu?"
Hitosu answered back on the communicator "Simon Pintar is heading for the school we are near the forest area near the mountain at his rate he will reach the school I need some back up he is mowing through terrain quickly"
Two of Pintar's clones formed behind Avani by Mirror dust and grabbed they covered her mouth to make sure she could not scream
Pintar made it to the mountain and started shredding through it the mountains base started to crack bit by bit
"Dont stand there on ceremony, James! Lets go find Sam! I havent seen her in over a month." She took her bags from his hand. "Can you believe its been so long?" Harkin looked up at the school. Oh the memories. There were so many teachers within the walls she had once fought, and fought beside to protect the children. And her daughter... Would Sam be upset with them for being gone so long? How much has her daughter grown? She couldnt wait. Harkin took her husbands hand and pulled him along towards the school. A familiar face stood there waiting for them. "Hello Andrew." She gave him a warm smile.
Vixen walked along beside Weston. He was nice enough to carry her bag for her. That was sweet of him. She didnt mind walking. It was better then riding around in the rust bucket that was Westons car.
James blinked at his wife, having no idea what on ceremony meant, but he picked up the bags and followed his wife's pull along towards the school,"oh i'm sure the bag full of souvenirs and presents will help," he told her with a playful nudge as they reached the top, James stopped and removed his sunglasses and slid them in the pocket inside his blazer. "ah, hello andrew, i think there might be something in the bag for you too,"
Weston collapsed at the steps, he couldnt carry all those bags any longer, he panted and groaned
"hey guys," Andrew replied, grinning. "A present, James? You shouldn't have!" He walked up and placed a hand on each of their shoulders. He didn't even flinch when he touched Harkin. As far as he cared, their enmity had ended a long time ago. "Come, now! Come, now! How was your trip?"
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Vincent raced along the streets, keeping pace with the police as they moved as one towards what looked like a fire. But if it was just a simple fire, why so many police, and no fire brigades? The answer became clear soon enough.
The police, Vicent alongside them, entered an open city area. At first, Vincent was confused, but then he remembered that there was a park in this part of the city. The park, it seemed, had been burned to the ground. There was very little evidence of there being a park in the first place. The entire area was now ash and dust. The first thing that caught Vincent's attention, though, was the giant ring of fire at the very middle of the park. The police swarmed around its edges, but were unable to move any closer.
Vincent leaped up and saw what was inside the ring. He swore. Elementals - At least five of them, were moving around the inside. He landed on the ground and jumped again to get a second look. They were building a pyre of sorts using a tree they had neglected to burn down, as well as various logs and sticks of other equally untouched trees. Tied to the tree were several humans. Vincent landed again and rushed foward to the nearest police officer.
"You, again!" the man spat. It was the same man from before. "Where's the cat girl?"
"I sent her home," Vincent replied, knowing full well that Zero probably had not done as he had asked. "What's the situation?"
The cop hesitated, but seeing the look on Vincent's face, he grudgingly relented. "Damn 'Mentals took a group of civilians hostage, and want to burn them at the stake, literally!"
"Types?"
"According to witnesses and the first officers on the scene, we're looking at a brick, two fires, an ice and some other element we haven't figured out yet."
Vincent nodded, and snapped his fingers. Golden markers dropped around them, forming a semicircle that faced the fire. "I want you guys to form a semicircle where I've dropped those markers. I'm going to draw them out here, and we'll have them surrounded."
"Are you outta your mind!" The cop shouted. "This is crazy!"
"Yea, probably," Vincent replied nonchalantly. he flicked his hand upwards, and another golden insect flew out from under his sleeve. It hovered above the flaming circle, and Vincent could see everything in detail. The lead Elemental, a fire type with a large muscly body and tattoos all over, was standing on top of the wood pile, making a speech for his fellow Elementals, who were cheering and clapping. Vincent summoned a pair of hands, and took careful aim at the leader. "Get ready!" he called out to the police, who had obediently formed up behind him. He checked his aim one more time, and fired.
James was a little surprised by the warm welcome he was receiving, he was more usually treated with a little more distance but he didn't mind the change at all, it was good to be back.
"well i said might, some of the shopping was kind of a haze," he told andrew with a joking tone, though it was kind of true. "long, I'm afraid i can't go into too much detail, the wive hates when i discuss the intimate stuff," he told andrew as they walked on inside, which is about how long he could wait to ask,
"now, how has Sam been since we left?"
ugh fml, hit post by accident, please wait for me to finish
Originally posted by Hitosu Moriko"Pintar," Simon asked as he shadow hopped to the mission room instantly. "Computer, pinpoint location of Hitosu via com-link."
Hitosu answered back on the communicator "Simon Pintar is heading for the school we are near the forest area near the mountain at his rate he will reach the school I need some back up he is mowing through terrain quickly"
A large water screen rippled in front of Simon and a longitude latitude cross mark zoomed across the screen, landing on the Mt. Darwin mountain peak and formed a blinking target. "I have your location, Hit. Are you sure it's Pintar?" He raced to the locker room to put on his uniform.
"Im sure that's him I can see him right now sensei listen so far the only ones here are me and Avani listen send anyone you can but don't send Rock he's the one who caused her to go insane"
Five of the clones surround Hitosu initiating an attack
Hitosu was shocked and didn't know they were coming since they are not living organism they produced no aura Hitosu started to go a slight blue "Im tired playing these games with me I've had enough Hitosu dashed in on the clones and started smashing them the clones shattered into glass Three of them remained unscathed and started pulling out weapons One a mirror sword the other two Mirror chains
The two clones who got Avani took her to the real Pintar who was still destroying the mountain base Pintar noticed them and stopped for a few minutes "Ah so are lovely guest has arrived" Pintar ran his fingers through Avani's hair and cupped her chin " I have to make sure all My half-brother's friends don't interfere in our business"
"Fine, Hit but do not engage until backup arrives. I repeat, do not-" he was cut off by the grunts and shouts of fighting and sounds of shattering glass. "Dammit," he shouted as he raced back to the mission room. He got on the Strike Force line and announced, "Attention all available Strike Force members. Hitosu is currently engaged in battle with Pintar on the Mt. Darwin mountains. He has a fellow student with him. Avani. I'm on my way there. I'm also uploading the coordinates to each of your cellphones. Whoever can be there, get there!" And with that, Simon ended the communique and made his way to the hangar bay and took one of the single seat jets and raced to the two students.
Originally posted by The Big O
"Fine, Hit but do not engage until backup arrives. I repeat, do not-" he was cut off by the grunts and shouts of fighting and sounds of shattering glass. "Dammit," he shouted as he raced back to the mission room. He got on the Strike Force line and announced, "Attention all available Strike Force members. Hitosu is currently engaged in battle with Pintar on the Mt. Darwin mountains. He has a fellow student with him. Avani. I'm on my way there. I'm also uploading the coordinates to each of your cellphones. Whoever can be there, get there!" And with that, Simon ended the communique and made his way to the hangar bay and took one of the single seat jets and raced to the two students.
"Pintar's doing the whole big bully brother thing to Hit again," Simon replied. "Only this time, Hitosu wasn't alone. He was out with a student named Avani on Mt. Darwin when they were apparently attacked, I'm assuming. All Hitosu was able to tell me was that his brother was heading towards the school before he got cut off from me. I alerted all available SF members and uploaded coordinates to them. I didn't want to wait considering Hitosu's is by himself with a student."
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Caleb and Uriah were having a blast with Naomi and Clara at the party when both their phones went off with the standard Strike Force alarm. They didn't hear the alarm over the music at the party but fortunately, both boys had their phones on vibrate. Seeing the message, both excused themselves and made their way to the mission room. DJ was already there in his suit.
He said that he already had the jet prepped and that he couldn't reach Rock or Sam. "What the heck are they doing where they don't hear their phones," Uriah huffed as the three raced to the jet.
"Guess they'll have to sit this one out," Caleb replied.
"Simon's almost there," DJ informed the two. "It'll take us about 15-20 minutes to get to Mt. Darwin in the jet. Until then, I guess we just relax."
As they boarded the hi-tech aircraft, both Caleb and Uriah went to change into the generic uniforms that every transport vehicle held for the team in case anyone didn't have time to change into their own personal suit. They were black and white like SF's uniforms but they were full body suits with a simple black belt with a SF insignia for the buckle and wrist length white gloves and shin length boots to compliment the black suit with a single white stripe running lengthwise down either side of the uniform.
When he was dressed, Uriah took a seat and groaned. "Man, I hate wearing these things. Makes me feel like a ballerina."
"You feel like a girl," DJ asked from the cockpit. His head titled slightly to the side out of confusion.
"No," Caleb chuckled. "He just means that these suits are super tight." He pulled the suit out of his crotch and sat down with an upturned look on his face.
"Oh. I get it," DJ nodded. He turned back to the controls and everything went quiet.
It was Uriah who broke the silence. "Anybody else thinking about how this is our first mission without Leon to lead us?" The three heroes looked at each other and were quiet for the remainder of the ride.
Avani let out a scream when she was grabbed by the clone and struggled in its grasps but it was no use. She was then handed over to Pintar where her screams were muffled by the mirror lord's hand, she felt as the creep ran his hands through her hair and it caused her to panic more.
Sam heard her Strike Force communicator and heard Simons voice. She felt rage flair up inside her when she heard Pintar's name and when Simon said Avani was also there she almost lost it. Sam kept her rager in check as best she could put her body was covered in a roaring shadow aura that's pressure was felt by everyone around. Sam quickly took her phone out and got the coordinates and entered them in her in a search and found a picture of the mountain. "Sorry," was all she could say before poofing out of the now loud room. Sam appeared a few yard away from Pintar and Avani, seeing her room mate and close friend in Pintar's arms caused emotions to swell up even more, fear and anger mostly. "Let her go now," Sam said souding deadly as her shadow slowly begin to take over the area.