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The Black Reaper
LOCATION: NYC, Central Park.

The Black Reaper smirked under his mask. He dodged under the mantle thrown at him and lunged forward with his right hand. He sped upwards and grabbed Myth's face with his exposed hand. He didn't activate any powers because he was having fun. He let go quickly, as if only smaking Myth's forehead, and jumped backwards, following the spear away from Myth. The Black Reaper had absorbed the Myth's power and added it to his arsenal. Of course he would need time for his body to analyze it before he used it. He pulled a knife with his right hand and held onto the wire in his left, keeping Physik trapped.

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Physik watched as the Black Reaper used the many abilities. Electrical shocks, and Warp's force field ability!? Who the hell is this guy!? he thought to himself. He watched the battle with quick eyes, taking in every detail. Why had the Black Reaper grabbed Myth's face but not done anything? Was he toying with him? Did his powers have a cool down time? Too many variables!

CURRENT POWERS
Molecular Manipulation
Amp
Shadow Walker
Warp
Myth -Unavailable-

Cassie was still spaced out and pale faced when she heard Felicia call out her name. Before Cassie could take action Felicia had already pounced on Blink. Meanwhile, Blink stumbled back as Felicia pounced onto her. She panicked reaching a hand out and teleported, taking Felicia with her and picking Cassie up in the jump. Nanoseconds later Blink crashed into the floor of the room where Shadow Walker and Warp were currently. Cassie found herself a few feet from Blink and Felicia and she glanced around and saw Warp with his back to them as he was watching out the window. "Alex?" Cassie said a bit surprised.

Warp turned and glanced first to Cassie and then to Blink and Felicia, "Dammit, how hard is it to follow my orders?" He placed the mirrored contacts in his eyes using his power before he took a deep breath contemplating his next move.

Blink sighed with relief as Shadow Walker had gotten Felicia off her and taken care of the girl for her. "Thanks," she said with a sigh of relief.

Cassie meanwhile narrowed her eyes at the three and tried to consider her situation. She glanced down and realized she still had the dart she had taken from Blink in her hand. Under her breath she muttered for the earplug, "Good news, I found Warp. Bad news I also found the teleporter and the shadow user. Oh and-" She paused as she realized the communication device had disintegrated in one of Warp's force-field bubbles.

Cassie raised a brow at Warp who was standing arms crossed looking annoyed. He had set the sniper rifle against the window frame. "I wouldn't suppose you had a knack for robotics?" Warp remarked dryly to Shadow Walker. And then he glanced back to Cassie and said, "I have already had a really bad day today. And, I would like to think it is mostly your fault. You stand no chance in Hell against me. And then add in my colleagues. Shame almost... However, feel free to try and pull something."

He reached out a hand and the dart that had been in Cassie's hand reappeared in his. He twirled the dart in his fingertips and addressed Shadow Walker, "Can you take her to the plane? There's a cell in the back you can lock her. I'll have Blink help me finish things up here and we can bring along the fox I suppose. It isn't like we can reasonably do anything else with her but relocate her to appropriate accommodations in Genosha."

"Oh and this should be a lot easier to deal with than our previous situation today. After all, her power is purely vision based," added Warp with a smile. "Please don't let this one get away."

"Wait," Cassie said as Shadow Walker took hold of her and she began, "Alex, you idiot, what are you-" In her head she panicked as she sunk into the darkness, though she didn't struggle for practicality. When she was dropped into the cell, a plain metal cage without any door in or out, she was shaking. Teleporting with the other teleporter was bad enough-teleporting using darkness as a medium was even less pleasant. She hadn't been particularly fond of the dark since the night she had been attacked in a parking lot. By the time she recovered the shadow traveler had already disappeared and Cassie stood and kicked the single permanent bench in the cell.

She was pretty sure that at least "Good news, I found Warp. Bad news I also found-" had been transmitted before the communication device had been destroyed. What bothered her is that she wasn't sure exactly his plan. He said something about robotics? Were they planning something with the Sentinel? But to destroy the Sentinel you wouldn't necessarily need a knack for robotics, right?

"God," Cassie muttered sitting down, "I'm never going to hear the end of this..."




Meanwhile, Warp sighed, picking up the rifle it disintegrated in his hands and he said, "Blink can you get me to the top of the Sentinel?"

"Uh, sure, but weren't you going to take care of the MRD head first?" Blink asked.

Warp smiled, "I changed my mind. While, I really wouldn't mind taking him down, I have more important things on my mind. I'm going to bring some bad publicity to the MRD, even with homo-sapiens. I'm going to change a bit of the programing of that Sentinel, so that it targets any living thing. Homo-superior and homo-sapien."

"A massacre?" Blink hissed.

"I'm confident that it will be brought down by someone, the X-men or MRD, eventually," Warp answered. "Besides it is common knowledge they will chase homo-superiors into crowded areas for publicity for their cause. This is no different. Besides, I'm not asking you to do it."

Blink sighed, "Fine."

As the Reverend William Stryker stepped down Graydon Creed stepped in. "Thank you Reverend. Let's have one more round of applause for the Reverend." he started clapping and everyone else followed. As the crowd cheered the screen raised up behind him slowly.

"Mutants, homo-superiors whatever side they're on it doesn't matter. The bottom line is they aren't here to help us. They are here to destroy humanity." just as he finished the last sentence the screen completed raising up. "Whether they are part of Brotherhood..." pictures of Magneto and Warp. "...or the X-Men." The slide changes to the next one with Cyclops and Myth. "... or any other group." The slide switches to the four head shots. "The bottom line is simple, they only wish to help their own kind. If we continue to leave them be with there extensive power it is only a matter of time they turn their power on us." Slides changed showing the four of them in action portrayed as destructive. Magneto was in the air raising crushed cars. Warp's photo was him obviously disintegrating a human being with his forcefield. Cyclops had his laser beams emitting from his eyes and Myth had Escalibur in hand.
"Can we continue to let these mutants roam free and do as they please?"
The crowd responeded "NOOOOO!"
"Can we continue to sit by as they kill our loved ones with their power?"
The crowd responeded "NOOOOO!"

"Mutants like these are our enemies. I represent a group that has taken action. We've aided the MRD in locating mutants and their supporters. Recent members are the Smithe family who are hear to talk about their daughter that was lost to a mutant attack." At that point Catherine's Smithe's photo was on the screen.




Shadow Walker raised her eyebrows as she saw her image on the screen. "What!?" she checked her reflection. The image looked exactly how she looked with the wig on she stood up and backed away. "Why would my image be part of this presentation?" She wondered what to do next. At one point she told Warp she didn't want to know about her past but she had no idea that it would come back to haunt her so soon. She couldn't wait much longer. She wanted to find out if her past life had anything to do with the MRD. "Stay put!" she said to Cassie as she dropped in her shadow. She must find out.

Shadow Walker emaerged behind a tree. She places the hood of her green hoodie over her head then gazed upon the image on the screen, her face. She hoped to wait to find out what was this all about when Warp interupted the show.Wait?! What?! What happened to assassinating the head of the MRD?!. She watched as Warp and Blink appeared at the top of the Sentinal activating it. Then the screams and fear spread all over. She wanted to stay and find out why she was projected up there as she was pushed aside. Sheep... she thought to herself. It seemed funny to her that she did not fear the Sentinal stepping on her. All she nearly had to do was drop into her shadow at the right time. Yet with all they mayhem about it was highly likely that Warp and Blink were back on the jet. She suddenly noticed her phone. Well it was nice that they at least called, she kind of wish they'd told her the change in plans. In the middle of the first ring she dropped in her shadow and emerged at the back of the plane.

"Warp what's going on?" she noticed Cassie and didn't want to divulge the details of what the original plan was. She took off her hood, "Change of plans all of the sudden? Why? Do you know why a photo of me was on the screen?" She was a little annoyed Warp had interrupt the opportunity to find something out about her past, whether she wanted to know or not. Regardless her image seemed to be out there and the girl had no idea why. She was a little worried that she may have something to do with the MRD.

"Answer me!" She dropped the black wig on the floor letting loose her purple hair and revealing her pointy ears. Behind her mirrored glasses her eyes were glowing. It really felt like they were hiding something from her. Realizing her tone, "I'm sorry Warp... I'm scared. Scared that the whole world knows who I was and I don't… I thought if anything I thought I was nobody." She rubbed tears from her eyes. She felt so confused.

Shadow Walker took note that Warp was preparing to take off. Quickly she read as much as she could things started to fill in. She needed to take a seat, try to sort things out and buckled in.

She remembered her graduation day. "The article was partially right. Though I wouldn't call it an attack, it was more self defense if anything... The Clarendale High School Graduation Ceremony, it was running smoothly until they reached my name, Catherine Smithe. The whole school seemed to think I was a total snob because I was a Smithe. I was isolated even before I found out I was a mu-homosuperior." She was glad she caught herself that time. "They seem to find out one way or another that I was a homosuperior, some called me demon, some called me freak. Just about everyone did not want me to cross the stage no matter how well I did. I swear they all went to a grocery store before the ceremony. My hair was covered in egg, lettuce and tomato. Then a brawl broke out. It really wasn't a fair fight. Especially since I didn't know how. I had reflexes that helped me dodge but then held me down and beat me up. 'Stop!' I screamed then 'Shut up!' Then there was silence and confusion…. I didn't know my power well enough for mother kept forbidding me to use it. They wanted to keep it a secret since they found out, which the media did well enough I guess. I used to think it was for my own safety. It all became clear later. Apparently I did silence everyone using the darkness of their mouths to seal them shut. I ran home in the middle of the confusion. Only to find a note on the door saying, basically that I was disowned. I was knocked out from behind… and you know the rest…". Everything seemed a little clearer now but this only strengthened her resolve to stick with the Brotherhood.