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

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

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"You might not have to worry about your own demise, but I am worried about my own," Annie said. "I can't even go liquid right now without possibly endangering my health. And if I am protecting or carrying someone I most definitely cannot use my liquid form."

"My greatest defenses and offenses are down right now, or might as well be," Annie told Shane. "I have a right to be worried."

Sighing as the elevator slowed to a stop she added, "If you want Gidget to be exposed to as little stimuli as possible you better knock her out. This fight to escape is going to be a Hell of a lot of stimuli."

"I would if it was safe for her. She just came out of stasis. She needs to stay awake for at least a few hours to allow her bodily functions to right themselves. Right now she is a blank slate. A newborn in a woman's body. At most she will be able to manage basic motor functions like walking due to that not being tied to memory."

The elevator dings as it reaches it's destination. Shane places Gidget on her feet. The confused woman looks up at Shane, reaching out to him and grunting. He hears the firefight going on outside and looks over to Annie. "The others have managed to destroy one of the choppers. There are still two more out there. It should be over quickly. Stay in here, and you should be safe."  

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"I would if it was safe for her. She just came out of stasis. She needs to stay awake for at least a few hours to allow her bodily functions to right themselves. Right now she is a blank slate. A newborn in a woman's body. At most she will be able to manage basic motor functions like walking due to that not being tied to memory."

The elevator dings as it reaches it's destination. Shane places Gidget on her feet. The confused woman looks up at Shane, reaching out to him and grunting. He hears the firefight going on outside and looks over to Annie. "The others have managed to destroy one of the choppers. There are still two more out there. It should be over quickly. Stay in here, and you should be safe."

Annie nodded taking orders. Not getting involved was the smart thing to do considering Annie's limited amount of energy she could expend using her power and someone had to protect Gidget. "Come here," Annie said to Gidget reaching out and taking her hand. "Don't worry. I'll take care of you. He'll be back."

Stepping forward she placed her hands over Gidget's ears. "Be careful," she told Shane returning her attention to Gidget.  

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Annie nodded taking orders. Not getting involved was the smart thing to do considering Annie's limited amount of energy she could expend using her power and someone had to protect Gidget. "Come here," Annie said to Gidget reaching out and taking her hand. "Don't worry. I'll take care of you. He'll be back."

Stepping forward she placed her hands over Gidget's ears. "Be careful," she told Shane returning her attention to Gidget.

Gidget jumps a little at Annie's touch, but soon calms again. She laughs when Annie's hands go over her ears. With a big smile turns around and puts her hands over Annie's ears too.

Shane smiles sadly at the sight. His right arm slithers and shifts into it's harpoon form. "I'll be back."

He turns and faces the doors just as they open. He launches himself out and sprints across the rooftop. One chopper nips at his heals while the other circles around for a strafing run. Shane hurls his right arm at the strafing chopper and latches onto the tail of it. His left hand shifts to it's talon state as his shoulder tightens to pull himself up to the chopper.

The pilot puts the chopper into a spin in an attempt to shake Shane off. He didn't expect his wing man to open fire. The high velocity rounds rip through the spinning aircraft and light it ablaze. It turns into a smoking heap as it spins downward.

Shane waits for one more rotation before repeating a trick he had done earlier that day with Theonis. He pushes himself off of the falling chopper and bursts himself forward with his biomass. He slams into the remaining chopper from the front hard enough to make it lurch forward and pull a spiderweb crack in the glass. He pilot looks up in terror as Shane's talons pierce through the glass and rip him from his chair.

Shane had consumed enough pilots over the years. He doesn't need this one. He lifts the man by his neck and raises him up to the rotors. Blood, bone, flesh, brains, and hair spray out like a grotesque mister. He throws the pilot's remains down to the streets below and forces himself through the hole in the glass. He takes his seat and recalls the necessary memories to pilot this particular model of assault copter.

He lands the chopper down on the roof and turns down the lift, allowing for safe passage to bird. He hopes the lack of aggressive sounds will be enough of a clue for Annie.  

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Shane had consumed enough pilots over the years. He doesn't need this one. He lifts the man by his neck and raises him up to the rotors. Blood, bone, flesh, brains, and hair spray out like a grotesque mister. He throws the pilot's remains down to the streets below and forces himself through the hole in the glass. He takes his seat and recalls the necessary memories to pilot this particular model of assault copter.

He lands the chopper down on the roof and turns down the lift, allowing for safe passage to bird. He hopes the lack of aggressive sounds will be enough of a clue for Annie.

Annie winced at the noise of bullets and then the following noises. What mess was Shane causing now? Upon hearing the silence she let her hands slide off Gidget's ears and stuck out her head from around the corner. Seeing the splattered blood she winced feeling a bit weak from the idea that one of the first memories of this Gidget was going to be this carnage. Her eyes grew misty from the thought of the whole situation. Wiping her eyes she turned to Gidget and took her hand. "Come on, this is our que."

Pulling Gidget she ran towards the helicopter praying that no surprises were in store for them. This was the most dangerous part of the whole situation most likely. Annie's power was mostly sapped and Gidget was completely defenseless. If bullets came, even if Annie could save herself, she wouldn't be able to save Gidget.

Shaking her head she ran faster, Shane wouldn't let anything happen to his sister or Annie for that matter. She had to have faith. Without faith what else was there?

Reaching the helicopter, she began to help Gidget inside, still looking over her shoulder. Things were too easy, it would be so easy for things to fail now when they were so close...  

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Reaching the helicopter, she began to help Gidget inside, still looking over her shoulder. Things were too easy, it would be so easy for things to fail now when they were so close...

Gidget follows Annie obediently. The sounds coming from the helicopter hurt her head. She covers her ears and whimpers, squeezing her eyes tight.

Shane waits for Annie and Gidget to situate themselves within the confines of the rear compartment. Shane re-engages the lift and soon they are floating away from the Daedalus building.

He begins to consider why this escape has been relatively easy compared to the havoc inside. It dawns on him, and he curses loudly. The chopper is equipped with a tracker.

Shane's mind begins to process everything, trying to come up with a plan. Some things needed to be confirmed, though.

He turns his head back and calls to Annie, "Annie, I need you up here for just a moment."  

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Shane's mind begins to process everything, trying to come up with a plan. Some things needed to be confirmed, though.

He turns his head back and calls to Annie, "Annie, I need you up here for just a moment."

Annie straps Gidget in the rear compartment and then straps herself in until she hears Shane call for her. Unbuckling the seat belt she gets up and navigates herself to the front of the helicopter and slides into the co-pilot's seat. "Yes?" Annie asks. "What is it?"  

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Annie straps Gidget in the rear compartment and then straps herself in until she hears Shane call for her. Unbuckling the seat belt she gets up and navigates herself to the front of the helicopter and slides into the co-pilot's seat. "Yes?" Annie asks. "What is it?"

"This helicopter is being tracked. We're going to have to ditch it somewhere to throw them off our track. Where did Berchant take your son?"  

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"This helicopter is being tracked. We're going to have to ditch it somewhere to throw them off our track. Where did Berchant take your son?"

Annie sighed hearing that the helicopter was being tracked. Things were too easy, weren't they? "He's at Berchant's parents house. Or at least that is where Berchant claimed they would be. That's about thirty minutes out of Bismark. I have never been there but I remember the address Berchant gave me."

"Shouldn't we deal with the problem of Gidget first though? It'll be hard enough protecting one person, but two... her and my son," Annie shook her head, unsure of herself and Shane's plans.  

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Annie sighed hearing that the helicopter was being tracked. Things were too easy, weren't they? "He's at Berchant's parents house. Or at least that is where Berchant claimed they would be. That's about thirty minutes out of Bismark. I have never been there but I remember the address Berchant gave me."

"Shouldn't we deal with the problem of Gidget first though? It'll be hard enough protecting one person, but two... her and my son," Annie shook her head, unsure of herself and Shane's plans.

Shane goes silent as he considers Annie's suggestion. The more stimuli Gidget receives the harder it will be to reintegrate her mind from the confines of the machine. But...

"The longer your son is with Berchant the more likely he will be able to conjure up some scheme." He turns his head back and looks at his sister from the corner of his eye. She is rocking back and forth nervously, bothered by the altitude and the noise.

Shane looks back to Annie and says, "She'll be alright, and so will you and your son."  

[Deora_Alvarez]

(Aw, you should have stopped by, my city is just a few miles north of GA.))

Deora sighed and hung her head, disappointed that she hadn't been able to do much at all. She forced herself to look on the bright side, though. She'd been practicing on glasses and bowls, and now she was trying to move an entire pool. Of course there was going to be some difficulty. She listened to Kerana's input, and thought about it. She had a good point; while it was easy to move water around a vessel, making it actually rise up and act like no water should was the hard part. "How am I supposed to do that?" She asked, half to Kerana, half to herself. Almost as soon as the words left her mouth, she had an idea.

With determination set in her eyes again, she got back into her stance. She focused intently on the water, again feeling it's weight against her hands. Slowly she started to move the water, not towards Kerana, but to the sides, as though she were trying to part it. Waves started to form behind Kerana, moving away from each other, then flowing back. Each time the waves met, the water was forced up a little more. Finally Deora decided to try to actually make the water rise, and sent the waves crashing together again. As they met, she raised her hands, managing to make a wavering column of water rise up, almost as tall as the fox girl. It only lasted a few seconds, though, before crashing back into the pool. Deora sighed again, dropping her hands to her sides. "This is a lot harder than I thought it would be."  

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Shane goes silent as he considers Annie's suggestion. The more stimuli Gidget receives the harder it will be to reintegrate her mind from the confines of the machine. But...

"The longer your son is with Berchant the more likely he will be able to conjure up some scheme." He turns his head back and looks at his sister from the corner of his eye. She is rocking back and forth nervously, bothered by the altitude and the noise.

Shane looks back to Annie and says, "She'll be alright, and so will you and your son."

"That may be true about Berchant, but isn't Gidget your first priority?" Annie asked. "I don't want to be the reason your plans fail." She glanced away from him and considered the options she had. She could always take care of getting Christian herself and Shane could go directly to Valhalla to take care of the matter with Gidget. But then again Gidget would most likely not willingly participate in Shane's plan on returning her soul to her original body.

"Gidget isn't going to willingly let you return her to her body," Annie spoke up, "You know that right? Not after everything you've sacrificed to get to the stage you are at in your plans. And I could almost guarantee you that she won't just let us waltz into Valhalla- and if she doesn't stop us Trinity will, especially after the fact I attacked Theonis. We've won a few battles- getting my son out of Daedalus and getting Gidget's body back, but we are so far from winning the war. Our luck can hold out only so long, Shane."  

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"Gidget isn't going to willingly let you return her to her body," Annie spoke up, "You know that right? Not after everything you've sacrificed to get to the stage you are at in your plans. And I could almost guarantee you that she won't just let us waltz into Valhalla- and if she doesn't stop us Trinity will, especially after the fact I attacked Theonis. We've won a few battles- getting my son out of Daedalus and getting Gidget's body back, but we are so far from winning the war. Our luck can hold out only so long, Shane."

Shane's mind begins to grow dark. Annie is right. Gidget is his first priority. Why shouldn't he take her and force the machine to give up her soul? He will need to do it fast before...

"We may not have to go to Valhalla. Do you remember the medical examiner from Valhalla when you first went there thirteen years ago? He's one of the people directly responsible for making me into this thing. I was soft then, and he appealed to my conscience. He told me he had a son before I had the chance to strike him down. So I let him live. Only now am I realizing how much of a mistake that was."

"The machine will most likely be trying to find a way to pacify me again. She knows I've evolved, and may actually seek out the one who created me to try and come up with something new to use against me. She will have had her hands full today trying to rebound from yesterday. It's a gamble...but if I'm right, she will try to meet with him today."

"Odds are Daedalus has gone to great lengths to try and keep him hidden from me. There is a chance Berchant may know something about that."

"Speaking of which, what are you wanting to do about him after we get your son?"  

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"Odds are Daedalus has gone to great lengths to try and keep him hidden from me. There is a chance Berchant may know something about that."

"Speaking of which, what are you wanting to do about him after we get your son?"

Annie bit her lip briefly considering what she wanted done about Berchant. She had dreamed about torturing and killing him for a couple years now. The thought of doing so while she was at Daedalus kept her going but now... "As long as I have my son, he isn't a concern to me, honestly," Annie said. "There has been too much killing already... I am tired of it. Just let him live...."

She sighed sounding defeated, "Letting someone live isn't necessarily a bad idea, Shane, no matter how evil they may be. It isn't our job to judge people and see whether they deserve life or death. Anyhow, concerning my son or proceeding with the plan for Gidget it is up to you on our next course of action."  

[Nova Blancke]

The mind controlled Meta has reached his destination. While as instructed Alexavier grew restless. His hair reflected that restlessness. The colors in it began to shift faster and faster while illuminating brighter. He wanted to see his sister. Normally this would have been so much harder to do but because of all the chaos Alexavier could read the minds of the guards a lot better.

"Yes...that's it. Keep going. Almost..We are almost free."

Then the door slowly opened. Alexavier shivered almost in pleasure. He could feel everything.Every single mind in the area. Their thoughts....so chaotic. He loved it.

"Thank you my love. Here's your reward. Kill yourself" He smiled at the Meta like a pure child. As if he did not know any better.

The Meta did as he was told with a smile. As if it was what he had always wanted to do.

"Thank you!" The Meta happily said and bit his wrists followed his tongue.

Alexavier walked by as if it didn't effect him. It really didn't.

"I'm coming for you sister. Just hold on."

Just then he felt something leave. Something like collection of minds. He had never felt something like that before and it caught his interest but it was moving away fast and was growing weaker. He knew he could not catch it so he went after himself once more.

Alexavier took a deep breath, closed his eyes and expanded his 'mental network'. Connecting to everybody he could find in the tower. There were a lot of minds so it took him a while but soon all of the Meta's were under his control.

"Free them...Free all of our brothers and sisters! Kill everything that gets in your way. EVERYTHING!!!" He shouted to his new minions. It was the fastest way to find his sister. They had put her in a similar cell as his own to prevent any form of mind tempering. In addition they had her floating in the center so she wouldn't be able to destroy anything because if she could then should would have easily broke free.