More Meteor Showers Bring Even Stranger Powers. (O/A)

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

JewJewBeans

"I'll call in a few favors and find out as much as I can." She nodded with a frown. "I'll go through the sub district and see how far his influences goes." She sighed softly. "I'll do what I can, you take care of what you need to here, and I can take care of the rest."

Gidget smiles slightly and nods. "Thanks Justine, I really appreciate it. Now onto the the big topic of the night, your eyes. I took the liberty of pulling up your drivers license from the DPS database and matched the iris' to the color in your photo. They look indistinguishable from real eyes, and even contract and dilate according to light. You can adjust how sensitive they are by thinking about it since they are linked into your visual neural pathways. Give it a try."  

[DeviantLuLu]

JewJewBeans

Lillith smiled as she grabbed her bag. "Only if you let me pay for dinner." She laughed softly as she stood and started to head for the door. "Oh, I forgot the reason I even called you." She smiled as she turned to Erin. "I'm going to take a wild guess that you already saw our article in the magizen this afternoon, huh?"

"Well yeah!, that was the whole reason i went out... " she sighed " now i think i shouldn't have." she shook her head and looked back up at Lilith "How did we do anyway with the store?" Erin asked as they continued to walk down road.  

[PixelMuse]

Kerana

Kerana seemed relieved to see Trinity. Her tail went from an agitated sharp motion to a more soft and swaying happier motion. "I'm fine thanks to you. Just need to get away from Theonis"

Deora_Alvarez

Deora was about to give Kerana her opinion on Theonis's coaching abilities, but Trinity showed up before she could. She wanted to keep walking, but when Kerana stopped to talk to Trinity, she realized she had no idea where to go. Not knowing what else to do, she crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, waiting as the two talked.

Trinity wasn't pleased to hear this from Kerana about Theonis. She knew that Kerana would be the type that would be more welcoming especially to new metas. Seeing that Kerana got riled up at the thought of him at the moment she decided to change the subject. Her eyes saw Deora with her arms folded, "Hi Deora. How are you? How are you adjusting to things?"  

[JewJewBeans]

DeviantLuLu

"Well yeah!, that was the whole reason i went out... " she sighed " now i think i shouldn't have." she shook her head and looked back up at Lilith "How did we do anyway with the store?" Erin asked as they continued to walk down road.

"Amazing." She laughed softly. Knowing that good news like this was bound to cheer the girl up. "I'm so tired from actually being on my feet all day sometimes I think my legs are going to fall off." She chuckled as she started down the stairs.  

[JewJewBeans]

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Gidget smiles slightly and nods. "Thanks Justine, I really appreciate it. Now onto the the big topic of the night, your eyes. I took the liberty of pulling up your drivers license from the DPS database and matched the iris' to the color in your photo. They look indistinguishable from real eyes, and even contract and dilate according to light. You can adjust how sensitive they are by thinking about it since they are linked into your visual neural pathways. Give it a try."

"And it gets better still." She smiled somewhat, with a small laughed and then sighed. "Yes, well, I'll get used to them the more I use them right? Let me just grab my coat and I'll get started on finding this guy for you." She gave a serious nod.  

[Tatsoi]

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Charles Ray watches as the girls hole themselves up in the bathroom. He takes off his blazer and makes his way toward his office. He loosens his tie as he speaks aloud, "Loki: Recall satellite imagery of the central sub district approximately one hour ago. Playback in thermal. "

His office lights up as a large display screen is revealed behind a wall of awards and accolades from various industries and peace keeping organizations. The screen pulls up an overhead view of the requested area. He is not shocked to see a familiar thermal sight. A cold figure in the shape of a robo-woman with fire coming from it's feet. Agatha Morris. The question is, what was she doing there.

The video displays her speaking with someone inside, that someone disappearing, her walking around the church, and then the church going up in flames. Now the question Ray is asking himself is who was that man, and what did he do to elicit that reaction out of the normally level heading machine girl.

He rubs his chin curiously as he ponders. As much of a longshot as it is, there is a chance the man she spoke to is the one that has been unsettling him for so long. If so then he may not have an enemy after all, but a potential ally.

He pours himself a glass of scotch as he waits for the girls to finish cleaning up, perplexed as to why Jezebel took the notebook into the bathroom with them instead of allowing him to retrieve clean clothes for them.

After a few minutes of chatter inside, Jezebel nodded to Kali, who responded and turned to watch Lia as Jeze opened the door, "Forgot to give him our sizes, be right back." She said softly as she left her sisters behind.

She glanced around the main room once more and turned towards Ray's office. Her tracking sense leading her straight to him. She knocked on the door and waited half a beat before she opened it and waltzed. "You know... I have yet to see where you benefit from this transaction..." She walked over to his desk and setting the notebook down, the information he request written neatly.  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

JewJewBeans

"And it gets better still." She smiled somewhat, with a small laughed and then sighed. "Yes, well, I'll get used to them the more I use them right? Let me just grab my coat and I'll get started on finding this guy for you." She gave a serious nod.

Gidget steps into the room and watches Justine move around. She has to hand it to herself. There was a moment where she actually thought that the implants wouldn't work. But then again, Shane did have a hand in it. Between the two of them they gave the blind sight.

She mulls on Shane for a moment, wondering what he and Annie are up to. The thought doesn't last long though as she says, "I have to say, you've adjusted to them fairly quickly. I was expecting you to have some difficulty at first."  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Tatsoi

After a few minutes of chatter inside, Jezebel nodded to Kali, who responded and turned to watch Lia as Jeze opened the door, "Forgot to give him our sizes, be right back." She said softly as she left her sisters behind.

She glanced around the main room once more and turned towards Ray's office. Her tracking sense leading her straight to him. She knocked on the door and waited half a beat before she opened it and waltzed. "You know... I have yet to see where you benefit from this transaction..." She walked over to his desk and setting the notebook down, the information he request written neatly.

Ray sits in his chair behind the desk and takes a sip of his drink. He sets the drink down on a wooden cork coaster and takes the notebook. He quickly snaps a picture of it with his phone and forwards it to one of his assistants.

He looks over to Jeze and says, "Well the most obvious answer would be to get into good graces with your parents. After all they are worthwhile colleagues to have, and having them owe me a favor could be greatly beneficial to me later down the line."

"However, what I want isn't quite so obvious. I think we have something mutual to gain my dear Jezebel. Namely, having a certain battle armor inhabiting ghost off of our backs."  

[mc2]

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Annie nodded biting her lip. The idea of Shane splitting himself worried her, especially considering that it could take on its own personality. She had a bad feeling that regardless of how cautious they were they would end up going in fighting- it was unavoidable in her view.

"I say you don't split untill you get a reading of whether the doctor has contacted Daedalus when we haven't been watching," said Annie. "It would be pointless to split if they already know that we are coming."

She took the intercom and handed it to Shane, "Here you can talk Berchant into stopping the truck and letting you up front."

Shane takes the mic from Annie and presses the talk button on the side of it. "Berchant, pull over. I'm coming up front for the remainder of the trip."

Dr. Berchant rolled his blue eyes in the front seat and thought of a dozen curse words. What happen to the two of them wanting alone time? Surely they didn't have that much time together after not seeing each other for a long time. But then again, it was most likely because they did not trust him- and for good reason, he had already sent a text to Daedalus warning them about the coming of Shane and Annabella.

He sighed pulling over the truck and telling himself to remain calm. He answered the intercom, "I'm pulling over now. Are you two already done with your 'alone' time?" The truck slowed and stopped. "Come on up, then, it isn't like the back door to the truck is locked."  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

mc2

Dr. Berchant rolled his blue eyes in the front seat and thought of a dozen curse words. What happen to the two of them wanting alone time? Surely they didn't have that much time together after not seeing each other for a long time. But then again, it was most likely because they did not trust him- and for good reason, he had already sent a text to Daedalus warning them about the coming of Shane and Annabella.

He sighed pulling over the truck and telling himself to remain calm. He answered the intercom, "I'm pulling over now. Are you two already done with your 'alone' time?" The truck slowed and stopped. "Come on up, then, it isn't like the back door to the truck is locked."

Shane stands and tenderly kisses Annie on the forehead before changing his shape into that of Berchant's late assistant. "I'll see you there."

He quickly exits the back and shuts the door. He makes his way to the passenger side and opens the door. After getting in and buckling his safety belt he looks at Dr. Berchant and asks plainly, "So what do they have waiting for us when we get there?"  

[mc2]

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mc2

Dr. Berchant rolled his blue eyes in the front seat and thought of a dozen curse words. What happen to the two of them wanting alone time? Surely they didn't have that much time together after not seeing each other for a long time. But then again, it was most likely because they did not trust him- and for good reason, he had already sent a text to Daedalus warning them about the coming of Shane and Annabella.

He sighed pulling over the truck and telling himself to remain calm. He answered the intercom, "I'm pulling over now. Are you two already done with your 'alone' time?" The truck slowed and stopped. "Come on up, then, it isn't like the back door to the truck is locked."

Shane stands and tenderly kisses Annie on the forehead before changing his shape into that of Berchant's late assistant. "I'll see you there."

He quickly exits the back and shuts the door. He makes his way to the passenger side and opens the door. After getting in and buckling his safety belt he looks at Dr. Berchant and asks plainly, "So what do they have waiting for us when we get there?"

Dr. Berchant raised a brow and said shrugging, "I have no clue. It all depends on whether they have caught on that this whole capture of Annabella is a ruse and whether they have caught on that you are here." He acted as if he didn't already tell Daedalus about Shane and Annie and hoped that Shane didn't see through his pleading ignorance.

"If they think it is just Annabella and she is moving on her own, they'll bring out Christian as ransom to get her to behave," Dr. Berchant replied, off handed. "Christian isn't nearly as indestructible as his mother."  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

mc2

Dr. Berchant raised a brow and said shrugging, "I have no clue. It all depends on whether they have caught on that this whole capture of Annabella is a ruse and whether they have caught on that you are here." He acted as if he didn't already tell Daedalus about Shane and Annie and hoped that Shane didn't see through his pleading ignorance.

"If they think it is just Annabella and she is moving on her own, they'll bring out Christian as ransom to get her to behave," Dr. Berchant replied, off handed. "Christian isn't nearly as indestructible as his mother."

Shane starts to chuckle, then his chuckle evolves into full on laughter. He settles down and wipes a tear from his eye. "I'm sorry, it's just that I can see how hard you are trying to keep the fact that you are lying hidden from me."

"Annie and I figured you've contacted Daedalus, probably when you "stopped for gas." I mean honestly, what sort of militarized organization allows a transport vehicle to go below half full?"

"So seriously though, this is your last chance to tell me the truth before I lose my patience and decide to conduct an experiment of my own. What do they have in store for Annie and I?"  

[mc2]

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Dr. Berchant raised a brow and said shrugging, "I have no clue. It all depends on whether they have caught on that this whole capture of Annabella is a ruse and whether they have caught on that you are here." He acted as if he didn't already tell Daedalus about Shane and Annie and hoped that Shane didn't see through his pleading ignorance.

"If they think it is just Annabella and she is moving on her own, they'll bring out Christian as ransom to get her to behave," Dr. Berchant replied, off handed. "Christian isn't nearly as indestructible as his mother."

Shane starts to chuckle, then his chuckle evolves into full on laughter. He settles down and wipes a tear from his eye. "I'm sorry, it's just that I can see how hard you are trying to keep the fact that you are lying hidden from me."

"Annie and I figured you've contacted Daedalus, probably when you "stopped for gas." I mean honestly, what sort of militarized organization allows a transport vehicle to go below half full?"

"So seriously though, this is your last chance to tell me the truth before I lose my patience and decide to conduct an experiment of my own. What do they have in store for Annie and I?"

Dr. Berchant sighed, "The typical for you... they may have secured some of the gas that Valhalla used to capture you in the first place, but I am not sure about that. However, they're going to bring Christian up and it will be quite simple, Christian will be tortured until Annabella willingly agrees to join Daedalus again. The longer you prolong the attack the more Christian will get hurt. The kid has had a spoiled existence so far, but Annabella is very well ruining that."

"Christian is our trump card, by harming him we win," Dr. Berchant said smiling. "You said yourself you don't need limbs to live. Well, Christian doesn't need a lot to use his powers and for our experiments. So, the question is how much can Annabella watch her son suffer before she caves?"  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

mc2

Dr. Berchant sighed, "The typical for you... they may have secured some of the gas that Valhalla used to capture you in the first place, but I am not sure about that. However, they're going to bring Christian up and it will be quite simple, Christian will be tortured until Annabella willingly agrees to join Daedalus again. The longer you prolong the attack the more Christian will get hurt. The kid has had a spoiled existence so far, but Annabella is very well ruining that."

"Christian is our trump card, by harming him we win," Dr. Berchant said smiling. "You said yourself you don't need limbs to live. Well, Christian doesn't need a lot to use his powers and for our experiments. So, the question is how much can Annabella watch her son suffer before she caves?"

Shane glares over at Berchant, his gaze becoming dark again. "Whatever they have of the machine's gas probably wont be as effective, and they'd be stupid to use it around humans. The only reason it was able to use it against me is because A: it doesn't have to breathe, and B: it was contained in the same prison I was in. If they try to use it they will be in for a big surprise."

He ponders for a moment and sighs. "I must apologize Dr., but it seems I'm going to have to conduct my experiment regardless of your co-operation. I can't risk Christian's safety."

Shane swiftly reaches out for Berchant's right hand and grasps it tightly. He releases microscopic fragments of his biomass from his hand. He lets go almost as quickly as he grabbed on, but the deed is done. The fragments take shape and start to burrow into the Dr.'s flesh like miniscule nightmarish moles.  

[mc2]

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mc2

Dr. Berchant sighed, "The typical for you... they may have secured some of the gas that Valhalla used to capture you in the first place, but I am not sure about that. However, they're going to bring Christian up and it will be quite simple, Christian will be tortured until Annabella willingly agrees to join Daedalus again. The longer you prolong the attack the more Christian will get hurt. The kid has had a spoiled existence so far, but Annabella is very well ruining that."

"Christian is our trump card, by harming him we win," Dr. Berchant said smiling. "You said yourself you don't need limbs to live. Well, Christian doesn't need a lot to use his powers and for our experiments. So, the question is how much can Annabella watch her son suffer before she caves?"

Shane glares over at Berchant, his gaze becoming dark again. "Whatever they have of the machine's gas probably wont be as effective, and they'd be stupid to use it around humans. The only reason it was able to use it against me is because A: it doesn't have to breathe, and B: it was contained in the same prison I was in. If they try to use it they will be in for a big surprise."

He ponders for a moment and sighs. "I must apologize Dr., but it seems I'm going to have to conduct my experiment regardless of your co-operation. I can't risk Christian's safety."

Shane swiftly reaches out for Berchant's right hand and grasps it tightly. He releases microscopic fragments of his biomass from his hand. He lets go almost as quickly as he grabbed on, but the deed is done. The fragments take shape and start to burrow into the Dr.'s flesh like miniscule nightmarish moles.

Dr. Berchant's eyes grew wide and he screamed out in pain. The truck swearved stopping at the burm of the road as Dr. Berchant pleaded, "Stop! No! I've betrayed my colleagues and this is how you repay me?! Are you willing to risk the life of Annabella's son for an experiment to see if you can consume me and take the device on safely to yourself?"

Meanwhile, Annie was in the back of the truck curled up on the seats trying to sleep when the truck swerved. Her eyes widened as it dawned on her already what was happening: Shane was consuming Berchant. She swore under her breath and swore to herself if anything went wrong and her son was placed in danger she would be the one to take down Shane herself.