[IC] Masterminds

[Rusalka]

Decision time....and it was the worst of all for Maria. Was she honestly thinking of betraying everyone after making it this far? And just that touch.....that...soft....warmth of the girl's hands caressing her face for just one brief but rather blissful moment that Maria may as well have fallen into...it may have been just enough to sway her....the moment to her of her skin being brushed by that of another girl...quite the cute and undoubtedly charming girl Maria wouldn't deny...as being ever more rapturous than when their lips had met, though it was a rather forced kiss, but still....there was just something about Leela....that puzzled the goth so much to the point of igniting her very flame of insanity yet again. "Why?" She whispered, this whole time having been before Flint...who may or may not have heard everything said so far. "Why are you doing this to me? Do you really think I belong out there...among all those...normal idiots?" But Maria had to wonder.....what was there really for her serving under Marcus? Sure...there was the chaos, the destruction she had come to adore, deeply infatuated with death and discord in her ever-corrupted heart, but.....was there ever anything in return? Any reward besides monetary gain? No.....to Marcus...Maria was a dog....they were all dogs... dogs he could whip, kick and scream at to do his bidding, with only the promise their lives would be spared from his wrath... and still Maria wanted to be here?

[MarshiestMallow]

Leela shrugged "I'll let you in on a secret Maria, no one is normal out there in the world. They're just all really good at hiding it"

She stepped close deliberately, keeping her pale purple eyes on Maria's and said "why?" She shrugged "because it's the right thing to do, I know. Come, let's get out of here...let's be free"

She took one of Maria's hands in both hers, stepped back, tugging lightly , and despite her bruised and bloodied face, her sore body, she smiled brightly "come"

[Rusalka]

"If I do this...." Maria whispered to the white haired girl, shivering a tad as she felt those soft hands now enfold her own. "I'll have Hell to pay in the end....but then again...I guess I was hellbound after all. Hold still." Focusing most of her energy towards a miniscule focal point upon the chains of the cuffs binding Leela, Maria was able to only target a portion of the steel, melting through it with a well focused surge of lightning. "It'll work for now." Silently and ever discreet she spoke to the girl, unbeknownst to Leela...there was a sort of smile forming underneath the other girl's respirator...and not a sinister smirk, a sneer or a psychotic grin....this for once was a more genuine smile. "We'll have to get my key for it later. You should start running now, girl. I'll catch up." Next....she did the unthinkable, turning towards Flint and sending in his direction a fatal shock of lightning before darting off in another direction, running as fast as her feet could carry her before vaulting herself skyward and taking to the roofs. Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! What am I doing?! Contradicting everything in that last move....contradicting everything she had once stood for....but ever so blind did she stand. Just don't think about it Maria! Just fucking run! She would be sure to catch up with Leela later....given that Marcus or Flint...or the others didn't slaughter her first...

[MarshiestMallow]

Leela fled, running down the stairs, pulling her body to its absolute limits, the handcuffs clanking against her wrists, she ran down the street, not knowing where she was going, just running. She looked behind her. "Be safe" She whispered softly, looking forward once more. She ran what seemed like ages, but was in fact twenty minutes. She collapsed in an abandoned building, panting, unable to go any further.

She curled up, and waited for who would find her first. Maria, or the others she had been working with. She was done. She could go no more, her body completely spent, and unwilling to obey her.

She began to sing softly, trying to comfort herself.

---

Marcus, with his ubject, reached his office, seeing, just barely, the attack on Flint from Maria. He cursed, throwing Feyd on the ground, running to his window.

"DAMN YOU MARIA" He bellowed. Swayed by a pretty face. he cursed, but there was nothing he could do. He stormed over to Flint, giving him a kick, 'Get you you pest ridden corpse!"

[Rusalka]

Just run...that's all she could do at this point was just run, running across the cracked tiles of city rooftops, vaulting over the usual obstacles of AC ducts and chain-link fencing and sliding on her knees underneath a precariously hung clothesline as she made her escape from it all....away from Marcus, away from her sham of a past life....a life she had once thought so highly of...only to see that she was just the proverbial "Freak on a Leash" for that bastard. Fuck him then! Fuck them all really! Fuck Marcus and his shitty yuppie suits! Fuck Flint and his disgusting bugs and roaches squirming all over him! Fuck Jamie! That asshole thought he was such a pretty boy, when he was nothing but a cocky bastard! And fuck Veyas! He always thought he was so smart, always a cut above the rest. Well if he was so smart, how come too soon did he not come to this very realization Maria had? But of course....coming to such...not to mention abruptly turning her back upon those few....would cost her dearly her own life...that of course being the life she once eked with those assholes. Who needed them anymore? She didn't really think of much where to run to though, mostly just trying to figure out where Leela may have gone to. Not long after, she realized she had Marcus' tracker still in her back pocket. "C'mon. Tell me where she is." While she ran, Maria held the tracker in her hand, the device instantly beeping and flickering when she came upon...a rather old and burned out building, surrounded by a rusted iron bar fence with tall grasses and weeds growing wild around it.

"Heh...nice place." Still sarcastic as ever, Maria had to give her opinion, but it would do for now. Vaulting over the fence, she stepped inside, her eyes scanning around for the white haired girl....who in a way...she had to thank... "Leela? Hey where you at?"

[C W St J Nobbs]

The jolt of cracking off the ground woke Feyd up. He hurt even more now, if that was even possible. He looked around and became aware of the fact that there was a corpse in the room with them. At least, it smelled like there was a corpse in the room. It also looked the part pretty convincingly. His arms were lashed to his side, but his legs were free. He wasn't even sure he had the energy to move on his own without the extra weight of the chains. He just had to bide his time and wait for a chance to bolt. He felt himself slipping back into unconsciousness.

[MarshiestMallow]

Leela looked up at her name, relaxing slightly at the voice, not that she could have done anything in any case. Still, she didn't know how Maria would act. With a small groan, she pushed herself into a sitting position, brushing back her now dirty white hair, grimacing at the feel of grit, dirt, and probably dried blood in it, and at the chain from the cuff that nearly hit her face.

"I'm here" She called out, her voice echoing off the empty walls of the building, as she went to push herself to stand. She got halfway into a standing position, and then tumbled back to the floor. She moaned, and rolled onto all fours, coughing. "On the floor, towards the back..." She glanced up, searching for Maria.

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Marcus was cursing still, turning back to Feyd. He yanked on the chain, pushing a button on his wall, one wall opening to reveal a cell. He opened the door, and dragged Feyd in there. "Right, you wil stay like a good little boy, and maybe you will get fed"

[KatherinWinter]

As Katherin walked she watched people, but didn't see anything out of the ordinary.Surely there was more then just her and Zombieman. The question was where would they be. The answer wasn't simple how however. If they were like her they could be hiding in plan sight and she would never know it unless they showed their ability. Which unless they lost control or in trouble they never would.

[salamimike]

Flint pulled upto the office and got out of the car , Maria dragging Leela out. A phone call later Maria seemed even more pissed and walked a few steps away from the car and began to talk to Leela, Flint couldn't hear what they where saying. At this moment Flint began to think to himself "Why are we taking her here? What will they do with her? What is Maria talking to the girl about? Why did she just look at me like that? Why is she doing something to the girls handcuffs? Why is she pointing her hand this way?" Whilst in the middle of this last thought Flint suddenly fell to the ground. "Am I dead?" Flint thought until Marcus was kicking his side. "Get up you pest ridden corpse!" He yelled and slowly but surely Flint stood up. Insects began to fill his coat once again as Flint attempted to realise what happened. Then he remembered. "That's son of a ..." He said as he cracked his neck "Ill go get her, send someone else to help though, its two against one and she is like a living version of a bug zapper" Flint began to walk away to a nearby alley, he began to look for someone and soon found a homeless person sleeping on the floor. He smiled "You will do" he muttered as he positioned himself above the man and threw up onto his face. The man instantly waking up and yelling out in pain as the liquid seeped into his eyes, nose and mouth. After the screaming stopped the man slowly stood up, his eyes glazed over as he swayed slightly, Flint began to control him like he controlled the insects, by thinking it. The zombie like figure began to slowly walk around but soon he was walking normally. "Next" Flint said as his new companion followed him to the next victim.

[Aisling]

The wolf was not expecting the man to do anything but let her take a bite of out of him and hit her head against something hard. She stumbled away from the man while shaking her head. She never experienced anything like this before! Why did the man submit to being her meal? No other creature ever did anything but try to get away from her.....

While the young wolf was thinking about how to get a decent meal, she scooted as far away from the man as possible and just growled. She was even more hungry and was a bit more weaker than before. She knew that she had to get some food and soon. If she didn't she would not last very long. Slowly she shook her head again for she was still a bit dizzy not just from hitting her head.

[MarshiestMallow]

"Just sit there, and shut up. You'll be fed when I get you where I need too" Jamie said loudly to the wolf, unsure if she could understand him. He sighed, and just drove, soon reaching Marcus's building. He stopped the car and got out

[Aisling]

Since she was not going to be fed yet, the wolf begin to clean herself, paying particular attention to her wounds that she got. Her worst wound was her head which was pounding. She kept an eye on the man as she groomed herself. When the car stopped, she became a bit wary of the man because the thing around her neck was bothering her and she did not trust this man at all. She growled softly as she watched him.

[MarshiestMallow]

"Come on girl" Jamie said, opening the back door, he waited for the wolf-girl to come out, holding the shadow leash lazily in his left hand. "Do this easy, and I'll make sure you get a nice meal" he said, watching her.

How did the animal thing work? She clearly had the instincts of the wolf,
So what did that mean?

[Aisling]

The wolf hesitated in coming out but she did so slowly and kept her distance from the man. She was not sure of the man yet. But his voice had changed. Did he have a change of heart or is he just leading her on so that he could attack her? Only time would tell but for now she had to do what he wanted or at least until she could find a way to flee!

[MarshiestMallow]

"Good" Jamie said relieved. He ran his free hand through his hair, starting into the building, knowing Noirin would follow. Mainly because of the collar. He stood debating between the stairs or the escalator. Would borin be able to tackle the stairs? Finally with a sigh he pushed the button for the elevator

[Rusalka]

Stumbling in the dark and the dust of the abandoned building, looked like it used to be a school or something by the appearance of more than one room and some with old desks and chairs strewn about, Maria followed the voice and also the beeping of the tracker, noticing with every small step she took towards Leela, she was beginning to feel winded and weary beyond resolve, her legs beginning to wobble shortly with each stride forward, as if she were walking on noodles. The cyber-goth...she must've over-exerted herself, using every last inch of her power to push her along...after such a chaotic and eventful day, twas even present when she tried to form an orb of lightning in her hand....and the damn thing just flickered and burned out...like an old lightbulb. Shit....that ain't good. She muttered to herself. How long had it been since she could recharge herself? Taking out her cellphone, she glanced over the screen for a moment...three bars of battery life left...maybe just enough to keep her going. "This'll do..." She whispered, clutching the phone tight in her hand, focusing everything upon it, until suddenly her hand glowed with a static blue light and she felt a surge going through her arm and back into her body. When she was done....the phone in her hand was dead...nothing left of it but the hardware. Oh well...at least Maria could survive a minute or two...running of course... Finally, she made it to wherever Leela was hiding and collapsed next to the girl, throwing the dead cellphone against the wall with a lethargic and careless manner. "I had to use it....to keep myself going. I think...I exhausted my lightning...which means we're screwed if Marcus decides to send his other attack dogs." Taking a few deep, ragged breaths into the burning heat of her worn out lungs, she slowly moved her head towards Leela, asking her...with oddly a bit of concern to her voice, "You okay?"

[PhoenixEye9]

Veyas found the man in the wreckage either dead or unconcious which he did not know, nor bothered checking. He touched him on the shoulder, and teleported him right in front of Marcus, "Enjoy," and with that Veyas teleported away.

[salamimike]

Flint soon had amassed quite the group, the 3 men and 2 woman all looked very ragtag, some where homeless, others in fancy suits. They seemed pretty normal at a glance. Walking and standing around but they couldn't speak and there face seemed dull and blank, no emotions showing.
"Ah now we need some weapons" Flint remarked making his way to the nearest Gun shop
"Ah America land of the free" Flint joked as he slinked from the shadows of the alleyway, his minions staying behind as he walked towards the shop.
Insects began to buzz around the cameras, covering them and making it impossible to see through as Flint entered the store, a few looks where given to him but no-one inside had time to react before a green mist was unleashed within the store. People began to violently vomit blood and soon the store was clear. Flint quickly grabbed a bag and began filling it with some handguns, rifles and shotguns.
He left and got to the alley then began to move with his group, getting to some abandoned buildings before handing out the weapons and ammunition. Giving each a handgun and keeping the rifles and shotguns within the bag. He then went around to the back and smashed into a van parked there. His zombie slaves in the back, he began to search for the two bitches who had escaped. Having the bag of guns on the passenger seat beside him.

[KatherinWinter]

Katherin decided to do something daring. Something she had never done before. She was going to draw attention to herself. She could wonder around all day without finding the people she was seeking. So instead of wasting time an energy that was, Kstherin decided to go with the direct approach. She was going to show ability and see who reacted. Now she didn't want to attract every once attention, just people like her. So what she did had to be settle enough that most people would write it off if they notice, but it had to be obvious enough that if someone was looking they would know she was different. Katherin decided to start by covering her skin with ice. The sun would reflect of the ice making her look all sparkly.

[Aisling]

Noirin had no choice but to follow when the thing moved with the man. She barely resisted it even. Her head drooped and her tail was between her legs. Soft whimpering came from Noirin as she followed the man into the building. She remembers being in a box before but it was a different colored one. One that had many smaller boxes inside. She meekly followed.