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Post by thagema on Dec 21, 2006 12:08:48 GMT -5
"Ow, hey," Craig whimpers as William puts the arm lock on him.
Finding no avenue to escape, Craig struggles futilely. The thought of stepping through the simmering portal is unnerving and what awaits on the other side is just downright scary.
"I have rights, ya know," Craig screams. "This is kidnapping, just like Vance was going to do. Just because your feds, which I doubt, doesn't give you the right to arrest me without telling me the charges. This is bull..." His voice is cut off as he's escorted forcefully through the portal.
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Post by dakota on Dec 21, 2006 12:20:27 GMT -5
With everyone crowded into the beachhouse's living room, Janie soon appeared and through herself in Dimitri's arms. She handed Isamu a folded piece of paper. " I found this. I think it's for you." It read :
Janie looked at Alice and smirked. " Jason called for you. Three times." She glanced at Will. " Ty checked in too. who are our guests?"
" Good question." Kerry said under his breath.
Avi looked at Will. " What about Wraith's threat? He said he left a present for you at the club."
Kristian pulled Sierra close to him protectively. " Does one of you want to tell us why we've been brought here?" His eyes shifted to Craig," He's the one that caused the trouble, not us."
Avi pulled his wallet after Craig's outburst and held up an ID card with his picture. Next to it was his information and identified him as a field agent for the National Security Control Agency. " Sorry, but this is for real. You've heard of homeland security? We're the meta branch. Now calm down before you get yourself a nice vacation on Gramercy Island. that goes for all three of you." He glanced at Kerry. " Lock us down for the time being." Kerry nodded and tapped something on the security panel. The simultaneous chink of all the locks echoed through the house.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Dec 21, 2006 12:45:43 GMT -5
William looked at Avery with little concern. "Wraith set up a kidnapping of the Domicelli girl to blackmail the father into siding with Madam and the coup." He says casually, as he lets Craig go. Taking the jacket, he hands it to Kerry. "Scan it, make sure there's no beeping suprises." Turning to the others, he says "Wraith, being the madman he is, more than likely decided to take advantage of thwe situation to pin it on us, leaving us to fight those mutant bruisers. Sorry about the bouncer, Avery, by the way. In any event, Janet, Kerry, stay on police frequencies, listen for fire bombs. Wraith may have intended to bomb the building while the kidnapping took place."
He turns to Craig, describing Wraith he says, "Did you see a man matching this description with your friend? Alice, Isamu, see to these two." He says, motioning to Sierra and Krisitian. "Get their story, why they were there." Turning back to Craig, he says "Well?"
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Post by thagema on Dec 21, 2006 12:52:43 GMT -5
After the two comments from Kristian and Avi, Craig took a deep breath to calm himself.
"Alright, I admit I started the fight, but I couldn't let Vance get away with kidnapping that girl. I was a part of it, but in the end I just couldn't go through with it. I am willing to testify against Vance and the other two, wherever they went, in exchange for immunity."
Good job, idiot! You just aren't cut out to be a hero or a criminal. Trying to do right, you get arrested. At least as criminal, you never got caught. Of course, you never pulled of a crime either. So where does that leave you?
His thoughts were really running rampant now. The sad part was he truly believed them this time. Craig was really feeling like a man without a niche. And those kinds of men usually end up dead by their own hands.
Has it gotten so bad? Is that really my only choice?
A dark depression threatened to engulf him completely. The word 'failure' kept coming into his mind. The small hope he saw in this all was redemption for aiding in the capture of Vance. But, that was a very small hope considering where he was now standing.
Just where was he standing anyway? The trip through the portal had him disoriented, but for all he knew he was thousands of miles from Miami. Hell, it could a different dimension, if one believed in such things. At this point in time, anything seemed possible. It was time to wait, watch, listen, and maybe, just maybe, he would walk out of here.
Brought out of his thoughts by the man's question, Craig thinks for a moment.
"It doesn't sound like anyone I've ran into recently. And he isn't a friend of mine. It was purely a business relationship, but in the end I didn't want anything to do with this business," Craig replied.
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Post by Dome on Dec 21, 2006 13:08:13 GMT -5
Isamu still looking at the note is unsure of what to do. He turns to William and the others before doing anything else. "can some please try and reach Tyler? I need to speak with him as soon as possible."
He then turns towards the two William pointed to. "Do not worry, none of us mean you any harm. You were just in the place that was wrong at the time that something was happening. We must know what you know about what happened tonight." He motions them towards the dining area where they can sit around the table and explain their side of things.
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Post by shiivster on Dec 21, 2006 14:30:13 GMT -5
*the face pales and now the shaking continues. the tear filled eyes look at Kristien and then murmurs one word 'sorry ....' *as her mind starts to backtrack to hide in a happier memory, turning to the only friend that didn't care if she was different or not.
*its obvious that she's gone for the moment as she sags in Kristien's hold. and then starts moving where directed, like one thats in a drugged stupor. thoughts of a happier times with 'Bubba' now flood her mind. her defense against all the strangeness thats been happening to her. then she just seems to cling to Kristien now and then ina quiet voice 'she's safe ... helped her stay safe .. she wont turn up dead ... ' *then gives a shuddering sigh and the eyes glaze over, as her mind is now in full retreat. leaving only memories of the tiger that was her closest friend while growing up. to any that touch her now, they get a quiet and semi stunned hiss from a spitting kitten
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Post by Mierin on Dec 21, 2006 19:01:59 GMT -5
Alice smile at Jane and replies "I should call him back before he breaks out of the hospital and steals a car to drive over her to make sure I'm all right." To the others, she says "Excuse me" and goes into the kitchen and calls Jason at the hospital.
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Post by dakota on Dec 22, 2006 17:50:03 GMT -5
Kristian shrugged, holding Sierra up, " Sorry mon, but I never saw dis guy you're looking for. I was just trying to help Sierra unwind a bit wit a night out." He tensed his arms to keep her on her feet as she sagged before leading her to the table and setting her in a chair and supporting her. He looked at Trevor. " I know you. you were at the hospital this afternoon when that big guy let himself in."
Trevor nodded, pulling out his cell phone. " Yeah, we were there when Ragnarok showed up. Why were you there?" He dialled and handed it off to Isamu.
" I was just leaving, mon. My rig had just done a transfer." Kristian explained. " I'm a paramedic."
On the other end of the line, Tyler answered on the third ring. " Hey Trev, everything's a go. what's up?"
" I'll go with you." Dimitri told Janie and the pair headed towards the stairwell, hand in hand. Kerry shook his head as he took Avi's holster rig and headed towards the weapons locker while Avi shook his head at Craig while going through Vance's pockets. " You've got a poor taste in picking your employers then." He looked at Will, " I've been tossed around by bigger guys. It's clean, except this." He held up a small packet of greenish crystals, which looked similar to the ones Craig had seen in the bottom of Terri's glass. Avi thumbed at the three new arrivals," What do we do with these three? "
Trevor cut in with a smirk," could always recruit them. They've already got a better win/loss record than us."
after being messed around by the switchboard operator, a nurse finally answered Jason's phone abruptly. " Hello?" in the background, Jas was definitely wound up about something, his tone downright hateful as he shouted at another nurse.
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Post by Mierin on Dec 22, 2006 18:04:53 GMT -5
Stunned for a second Alice stammer.. "H..hello, is this Jason Dexter's room?" When the nurse confirms that it is, she asks "What is going on? May I speak with Jason please?"
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Post by Dome on Dec 22, 2006 19:39:28 GMT -5
Isamu looks at Kristian, and says, "Excuse me a moment."
He walks a few steps away and says, "Tyler, this is Isamu. Ashley has left while we were out. She left a note saying not to follow her, and you would know where she went. What should we do?"
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Post by shiivster on Dec 22, 2006 22:38:53 GMT -5
*Sierra has now settled in the chair .. eyes unfocused and then moves to look at Kristien and murmers quietly ' i'm sorry .... i ... i .. ' *then gives a sieries of shuddering sighs and exhales once. 'i didn't mean to fight. just ... didn't .. want to ... see her ... dead ... kidnapped girls ... get killed ... ' *then the tear filled eyes look at the other people in the room, and then lowers the look to stare at the table top
*her mind is on a teetering balance. it wants to hide in the past, but knows its not real. reaching up with her hand to wipe at the tears now, and then stares at her hands inside the gloves and then seems to become more aware of her clothing. then makes an effort to put her over shirt into the correct place so that it covers the strange coloring. that finally done, crosses the arms in front of her, and starts to rock slightly. her nerves nearly totally shot now, but fights now to fight the shakes by rocking.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Dec 24, 2006 8:19:03 GMT -5
"I'm sure you didn't." William says to Craig. "But you started into it, so you'ld know where he started. Thought, I doubt you know the maniac your... associate was working for. You may have heard about a coup in the last few days?"
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Post by thagema on Dec 25, 2006 2:40:15 GMT -5
"No, I haven't. I don't know anything except that we were going to kidnap this girl who was the daughter of some rich guy I've never heard of before. Beyond that, there's nothing else to tell. I changed my mind and maybe was a little forceful, but I wasn't going to let Vance get away get kidnapping her. By the way, is she OK? In all the excitement, I never saw what happened to her," Craig replied to William.
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Dec 27, 2006 11:17:41 GMT -5
"She's delivering her father's debt to us for her rescue, as we speak." WIlliam says. "Alright. Take some time and write down the events since you met up with Vance, what the plan was, who his compatriots are, and Vance's known abilities. I'm going to see to the other two."
"Trevor, we did win." William says. "The power base for the coup was weak, or Wraith wouldn't have been so careless. We've further disprupted that power base by having the law rescue Terry from the people attempting to extort her father." William grins. "Sometimes, things workout in the larger picture. Plus, Nilo owes me. Big. And I will call it in."
"Dmitri." William calls upstairs. "When you're done saying hello, I'll need your help to recover the cars." Then heads into the kitchen.
"OK." He says, at the doorway. "What's the story?"
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Post by shiivster on Dec 27, 2006 13:13:14 GMT -5
[considering that alice is in the kitchen and sierra and kristien are in the dining room, will assume that the two are rather close then .. ;D ]
*the eyes are still somewhat blank, but the voice seems to have an effect on the body of Sierra. the shaking stops as does the rocking. so far this is the reaction of something deeper, as in her head, she's listening to the voice of her father when he basically cleared his throat before giving orders ... then before anything else happens, her eyes blink a couple of times and looks about.
' .... Kristien ... ?' *the quiet voice is barely above a whisper just now, as the eyes search the area in front of her, trying to make sense of where she is now, without letting on that she's scared half to death now. ' ... where are we? ... i .. oh right .. the club .. ' *then as the head falls foreward in defeat and as she yeilds to the tears that well up now, and with a louder voice is heard to say '... i'm sorry ... so sorry i tried to help. i just hurt people when i try to help out' *then one hand wipes at the tears and is pleased a little that her hands are still covered, and gives a faint smile*
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