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Post by doc on Oct 6, 2011 14:40:09 GMT -5
Vision stuns the shotgun weilder, and the gun in hand, tosses it to burst the tires. The other three men get out of the car, each of them looking at their weapons, then at the Vision.
"What the hell are you?"
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Post by Nightvision on Oct 6, 2011 15:04:49 GMT -5
"You may consider me a concerned citizen. Drop your weapons, now, and surrender. As you have seen, if you decide to fight, you are more likely to suffer injury than I am."
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Post by doc on Oct 6, 2011 16:05:53 GMT -5
The crooks look at one another and decide to lower their weapons.
You see Aaron going into the store. he exits with beer and several bags of potato chips.
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Post by Nightvision on Oct 7, 2011 14:57:25 GMT -5
Using assorted items of clothing from the robbers (belts, strips of jackets, shirt sleeves etc.), Vision ties them up. When he is confident that they are secure and can not escape or do any more harm, he enters the store to check on the victims inside.
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Post by doc on Oct 7, 2011 22:47:17 GMT -5
Vision finds that the patrons of the station are unharmed, a little rattled and confused, particularly by the "weird guy with the goggles" who paid for items with exact change during the course of the robbery.
When you get back to the car, you find Aaron has finished a large bag of chips. "Are you done playing fleshy hero? Can we go save my sexy robot girlfriend?"
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Post by Nightvision on Oct 8, 2011 5:41:02 GMT -5
Vision contemplates the scenario for a second.
"According to your logic," he says evenly, "Ultron is my father, as well as Jocasta's father. By implication, that makes Jocasta my younger sister."
Vision leans forward, bringing his face close to Machine Man's face.
"I have first-hand experience with the relationship between older brothers and younger sisters. You might recall that my ex-wife has an older brother, Quicksilver. He was very protective of the Scarlet Witch.
"Now. You appear to have two goals in this journey. One is to rescue Jocasta -- my younger sister -- from Ultron. The other appears to be to put me in touch with my emotions and recruit me to your AI crusade.
"You might want to reconsider your logic. Because if you do succeed in making me emotional, do you really think that I, as an older brother, would not have a problem with my younger sister being in a relationship with a deranged alcoholic?"
Vision reaches into the car, takes out the beer, and tosses it into the nearest trashcan. Then he gets into the car.
"You may process it while you drive, if you are capable of performing two functions at once."
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Post by doc on Oct 8, 2011 8:08:40 GMT -5
"Hmm...still too pro-fleshy, but an improvement. " Aaron begins driving again in silence.
Night falls as the drive continues, until the pitch black sky is disturbed by firelight in the distance. when the cadillac gets closer, you can see in the nearby forest a throng of people, many of them holding placards, reading "No More Muties", and "No Evolution - Just Revolution!" and similar anti-Mutant slogans the Vision is all-too familiar with. The crowd is gathered by a makeshift gallows, and you can see terrified teenage girl with green skin and horns in torn jean shorts and an REM T-shirt tied up and being lead up to the platform.
Aaron stops the car as his right arm shifts into an impossible large gattling gun. "Now, these fleshy ones I can shoot, right?"
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Post by Nightvision on Oct 9, 2011 2:12:57 GMT -5
"I am not certain which of your traits is more human," Vision replies. "Your propensity for physical violence, or your appalling lack of creativity." He turns his head and looks at Machine Man. "Even failing to take your emotionalism, substance abuse and other characteristics into account."
With that, Vision lowers his density and sinks through the seat, through the car, completely into the gound.
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Post by doc on Oct 9, 2011 8:19:09 GMT -5
Aaron Stack folds his arms. "I'll show you. Stupid obsolete hardware."
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Post by Nightvision on Oct 10, 2011 14:43:26 GMT -5
Vision 'swims' underground to a place behind the crowd. There, he discards his green top, baring his red torso and bald red head, keeping the cape folded down. Reducing his density to a point where he is practically invisible in the darkness, he swoops to the gallows. Landing on top, he restores his density enough to become visible.
Vision recalls a soundbite from a series of CDs that Captain America likes to listen to, from old-time radio dramas. The soundbite is a laugh, and he does his best to emulate it.
(OOC: just the laugh, without the talk)
Confident that he has the villagers's attention, he rises to a standing position, spreading his arms, holding the cape at the edges. Channeling Wonder Man's hammy acting skills*, he proclaims,
"Well met, my children! You do well the Devil's work this night! Come, give in to your hatred, your fear and your rage! Destroy the Witch, and join us down in Hell, for the rewards your actions shall earn you!"
(OOC: Or lack of same, rather. Which is the point: hammy over-acting.)
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Post by doc on Oct 10, 2011 23:43:14 GMT -5
The crowd is confused and horrified at Vision's appearance, many of them scattering into the night. However, the ones closest to the gallows, clearly the ringleaders of tonight's events, tries to call the crowd back. "Wait! No! Don't you see! He's one of them! Another Mutie!" He's about to raise an M-16 at the Vision when his weapon, along with all the other guns the men are carrying, fly out of their hands towards a figure in a white robe.
Vision immediately recognizes Aaron Stack, despite the white sheet and hideous wig and fake beard he's wearing, due to his distinctive large red eyepieces. He hovers above the crowd, glowing a soft white."No, my fleshy children! Your anger and violence only feeds the hideous and unsexy red one! Only I, your Jesus, can save you with the power of redemption and forgiveness and peace! Peace!"
"You ain't no-" The militiaman's complaint is silenced as with his other hand, Aaron emits a beam of soft white light that strikes him mute.
"SILENCE FLESHY ONE! YOUR GOD IS SPEAKING! Now I will free the lady and thus banish the eeevil unsexy demon." Firing a laser from his index finger, he cuts the bonds of the young mutant girl free. "Run along, fleshy girl, with my love."
"God ain't got no love for muties!"
"Oh, but I do, and your lack of faith means that the devil will now take you and do many horrible things to you."
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Post by Nightvision on Oct 11, 2011 10:08:59 GMT -5
Vision emits a low-level solar beam from his eyes, just enough to give the militiamen a mild case of sunburn.
"Feel the fires of Hell," he intones, still channeling Wonder Man. "Feel them burn you, as a taste of things to come."
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Post by doc on Oct 11, 2011 13:02:48 GMT -5
Aaron replies. "Run, run my children! Your Jesus will save you!" The men scramble, many of them leaving their guns behind.
Once they leave, Aaron begins laughing.
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Post by Nightvision on Oct 12, 2011 8:26:49 GMT -5
Vision retrieves his shirt. Not waiting for Machine Man to finish laughing, he explains:
"Such militias always anticipate violence. They are prepared for it and ready to respond to it in kind. However, their worldview is so limited that they are not ready for the unexpected and bizarre. They are also frequently superstitious. I have been told more than once that my appearance is satanic. This was an opportunity to take advantage of that. When we continue our voyage, I will contact the X-Men and ask them to render assistance to the girl we just rescued."
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Post by doc on Oct 12, 2011 23:49:40 GMT -5
Aaron nods. "Very well. We should go. We can get through Utah if we drive through the night at high speed, and Utah is very boring. Then we will be in Vegas by noon for lunch buffets and heroic rescues!"
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