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Omega-I think you'll try defying gravity.Antonio smiled. He was generally a nice guy, every one knew this. Had the circumstances been different, he might have felt bad for the thugs, it was obvious that they had no idea what was going to hit them. But these men really deserved what they had coming. Not only were they trying to threaten his friends, they were also being very rude about it, and that was not right. He was going to have some fun with this.

He tried his very hardest not to laugh as the thugs leader, easily identifiable by his lower intelligence but bigger muscles, referred to Shandra as his baby. Even Antonio, who had come up with countless 'pet names' for the red head over their years of acquaintance, knew better than calling Shandra baby. The only thing that would be worse for the thug was if he called Cissa Babe. Shandra might let the thug live.

The thug reached down to pull out his gun, which was now comfortably hidden in the folds of Antonio's clothing, and instead pulled out a twig. The look on the thugs face was priceless, causing the hispanic mutant to break out in laughter. The 'tough guy' did not seem to realize that his pocket had been picked, and instead blamed Shandra for all of his problems, calling her a very bad name in the process. He was, of course, then thrown into a wall.

He was contemplating what to do with the charging few when he heard a familiar voice bark out, "Hurry up". Antonio's smile deepened, it seemed that their leader was watching them, which meant that this had to be at least a little impressive or he might lose favor.

"Get ready to throw them into a wall." He told Shandra. Cracking his fingers he stepped forward. "So you great leaders gun was a stick, are you guys bigger or smaller." It was a taunt, and one that seemed very effective as on of the thugs roared and picked up pace. Antonio's hand slipped into his pocket, pulling out one of the many items that had found their way there during the groups shopping excursion. Once the thug was in range, Antonio side stepped and grabbed the thug, doing several things simultaneously.

His hand slipped down and dropped the jewelry into the thugs pocket. He usually liked to keep things that fell into his possession, but every once in a while, he got the chance to do something fun with them.

His other arm grabbed the thug, who was now experiencing low gravity for probably the first time, and pulled him off balance. With a sweep of the foot and a gentle push, the man was sent flying towards the same wall as the leader. The only difference was that he was picking up speed due to the heavy gravitational force that existed between him and the wall. The force on impact was enough to knock him out.

Antonio turned to face the remaining four who were still running. They were too close together for him to do the same as he did to their friend, unfortunately they would have the pleasure of meeting Shandra up close and personal. Antonio threw himself on the ground in front of them. Two of the men tripped, but the others manage to jump over him, Either was he had done what he had intended.

Once the thugs feet left the ground, they found themselves flying towards the redhead, picking up speed. He got to his feet, brushing himself off, as he watched them sail towards the red head. If she did repel them, the forces should be enough to knock out the other four, in which case Antonio had a few more goodies to plant.

Omega: Never been drunk... lets not start now.
Before long Varian found his way to the rebellious group. Some seemed off, drunk even. Seeing Alek there only solidified his assumption. He could smell the alcohol too. So he knew that trouble was brewing. He looked over and saw Petra there as well. She was a new Omega. Narcissa and Kerri weren't around, so Varian thought maybe he should linger and keep an eye on her.

"Ah... a private party?" He spoke up to the group. He saw some of the floating trays with various items on them. At first he thought maybe it was another telekinetic mutant, but when all the floating objects seem to be mad of metal, he drew a completely different assumption. Varian was very preceptive that way.

He spotted the rather... "buzzed" Leion and he smiled a bit. "Here" Varian said walking over to him and helping him gain his balance. "Ill get you to where ever your going. Narci would kill me if someone got hurt." He wrapped Leions arm around his shoulder. "Walk... or fly?" He offered a little bluntly, before turning back towards Petra.

"Ah, Petra right? My name's Varian... I too am an Omega." He gave her a slight nod. Even though he had not spoke to much, it was still more than most usually hear from him.

"Mind your manners too Alek." Varian gave Alek a very stern warning. Sure Alek was more of Varians senior... but Varian didn't play games, and Alek was dangerous, a drunk one could be worse.

Omega - Life Stories and Swimming

Carlos Listened with mild interest. A few more inches and the sun would be gone. He didn't like being vulnerable, but he took his shades off to watch the sun set into nothing. He'd never admit it, but twilight was when his eyesight was at it's weakest. The transition from his black and white to full night color vision, was radical. If he had to explain it to someone he'd have to liken it to the Predator taking off it's mask to fight Ahrnold in the first movie. The fire didn't help much with the switch but even then, the fire was faintly dim in comparison, it wasn't obstructive. He looked Evie over, forgetting about the gold rings in his eyes until a brief meeting of his eyes to her told him he was staring. Couldn't be helped. He rarely saw anyone in color these days, having forced his sleeping habits into more "normal" standards. Living an old black and white movie the past few months was depressing. As Evie spoke about him sharing his story and how he seemed to open up he lulled that over.

" oh? interested in my file chica? Could have obviously asked. And I guess when I'm not near her majesty I'm more inclined to voice myself. You make it all too easy V. Your Neutral but involved. Your not going to try and be my mother, or be furious with me because I come up short." He resisted the urge to use Cissa and Bella by name as appropriate. He didn't want to seem or make himself bitter by repeating to himself why he was out here away from everyone. He had no comment for her Nutshell crack and so he listened to her story with mild interest, eyes averted towards her feet so he wasn't making eye contact, still conscious about the alteration they seemed to be stuck with for now.

When she finished he repressed a small laugh. " I wouldn't know then. I was a Paragon. I will say though chica. I'm starting to wish that I was either an Alpha or that you were an Omega right now. More for you Being an Omega. You got that wild streak, and I'm sure you can keep us together till Cissa gets better. I might leave the teams either way. Things keep going the way they are maybe I'll get back to Columbia." . Even though he wasn't directly expressing it his tone carried heavy and sad. He was much more confused now though as to where he actually belonged or fit in as far as teams go. If it was still the old way, he might now prefer to be on a team that wasn't Bella or Cissa ruled. But between the two Bella was less stressful, and far more trusting of his abilities he thought. He broke away from his train of thought as Evie asked him a question and looked up to meet her.

" Sure why not. It's nice and dark, so if we lose the suits no one will see." there was genuine amusement in that thought, and the smirk on his face the obvious tell that he was joking. He stood up and kicked sand onto the fire to put it out, then offered a hand to Evie to help her up so they could get going. He hasn't swam in awhile, and would enjoy exploring those reefs from earlier in the more refined clarity only his dark vision could offer. He was sure Evie could see almost as well as he could in the dark, but he doubted even she had the capacity to see in pitch black with color like it was a high definition movie.

Alpha: Shot in the Dark

His eyes were interesting. She didn't want to stare because she knew he was not comfortable with them. So she glanced back and forth like she normally would. Evie was always watching things.

"Ha, don't flatter yourself too much 'los. I used to read everybody's files. Now, there were some things I skipped over. Everybody deserves their secrets.... but I got a good idea of how people worked, their weaknesses and their strengths... one reason I was able to be the leader I was and part of me feels like I am at a disadvantage now."

Evie took Carlos' hand to stand up. She had been sitting so long that her feet had been falling asleep a bit. Flexing her feet and stretching her ankles helped start the wake up process. His joke was obvious but she also knew that if it were true she wouldn't be surprised. Tilting her head to the side she smirked, "Well, since when have I been afraid to be an exhibitionist in the light?"

She tossed her shorts on a rock and put her sunglasses on top of them donning her black bikini once again. Being the type of mutant she was, Evie noted the exact position she placed them in. Details were important for those "just in case" times. She led him down the beach towards the water. The only thing illuminating it was the moon and stars. It was amazingly beautiful and one of those moments where you really needed to stop and appreciate what you were seeing.

"You might need to be my eyes in the darker parts. I can see better than most, but if there is no light.... I'm blind," She pulled her hair back into a ponytail and felt her toes sink into the wet sand. The water was cold as it wrapped up around her ankles. Mentally taking a moment, she got used to the shock of the cold. Smiling, she looked over at him and knew he was in his element. Putting a hand on his arm, "You're the leader, Carlos. What do you want to see tonight?"

Alpha: Running - At the Bonfire

Sophia ran, her sandaled heels smacking the pavement as she slid…Heart pounding in her chest like the wings of a hummingbird. She heard Christian calling her from not far behind…But she just couldn’t…Talk to him right then. Her gray eyes were slowly filling with tears, her breathing shallow. She truly, honestly didn’t think Narcissa would leave any of the men alive.

It certainly wasn’t the smartest move she’d ever made… Of course, there was no Varian, Christian, Reikon, Jack or Raine to save her from her mistakes. Luckily for once she was spared the consequences of this and stumbled into the brightly lit area where the bonfire was burning brightly. She saw her friends…People she knew, talking, laughing, and her stomach sank. She didn’t know what to do. She didn’t want to bring anyone down…

Her gray eyes hunted surreptitiously for Isabella, only glimpsing her once from the depths of a crowd around the bonfire. Panic was rising, and she didn’t know what to do… If there was something she should do at all. Her head began to ache and she passed by the group that contained a few people she didn’t know—As well as Varian, Alek, Kracken, and Leion. Her blurry eyes couldn’t distinguish the features of the others as she made her way towards the place she felt safest—towards something green.

It was hard to find green things on a beach.

She ended up standing in a grassy knoll that still had sand littering the area, but it was grass, and even that was enough. Under her influence the grass grew thicker, blocking out the sand. She stood under some kind of tree that overlooked the bonfire… It seemed like a willow tree, but it wasn’t, it’s roots were strong and grew out of sand…Not dirt. Not that she saw anyway.

A soft breeze tossed her auburn hair, drying her eyes as she silently tried to figure out exactly what had just happened. She was frightened by what she had left behind… Afraid that there would be a dozen homicides in the morning. Afraid for the men, that had made stupid decisions… Afraid for her friends, for herself, for the consequences that may follow.

She wished that she could be brave like everyone else... But she was fresh out of bravery. Limbo had taken the best she could give and spit it right back at her... Even a few weeks hadn't taken the scent of brimstone and blood out of her nose.

Alpha - NO TEARS AT A PARTY!

Eli laughed as the events unfolded. He honestly didn't expect this many people to come with the group. But hell, he needed more friends, so what was the problem.

He was laughing till he heard Varian speak to Alek. "Hey now, if you're gonna come here, offer help and then follow it up by being rude and negative towards someone. Hell, so far, he's a helluva guy, he offered to chill my drink, for free." He proclaimed, his tone softening at the end into a little laugh. The alcohol was hitting Eli, as his logic was dumbed down a bit.

As they started gettin back to enjoying themselves, yet another person showed up, Jacen. "Pleased to meet ya, I'm Elliott, you can call me Eli (E-lie), I go by Railgun in the field." He finished with a wide grin from ear to ear.

Eli enjoyed the company he was in. They were a fun bunch. Funny, and watched out for each other. Or at least from what he could see. He wondered, if it was maybe the alcohol, but he didn't mind.

As he stood there, a girl (Sophia) went walking by, panic in her expression and a glint of fire reflecting off her eyes, tears. "THIS IS A PARTY! I WILL NOT STAND FOR IT!" He exclaimed a few seconds later as things registered in his mind; then walked off in the direction Sophia did, most likely leaving everyone confused in his momentary absence. Finding her a few moments later in a sand littered grassy knoll.

He walked up silently, until sand crunched beneath his feet, he paused and continued on. 'Don't be obnoxious, she's crying, cheer her up and invite her with us.' He thought to himself and leaned over slightly. "Excuse me miss, I don't know why you're distraught, but if it helps any, me and a couple of others, well, seven others, are headed up to the top of Catalina, you're welcome to join us. It's a crime to be by yourself when everyone's having fun." He finished up, walking his way out of the grove. "Sunrise coming up over the mainland is amazing, if we're still awake by then, even more amazing if there's low lying fog! He exclaimed and ran his way back to the rest of the group.

"Well now, to the top!" He exclaimed, his finger pointed in the air like an explorer on his way to discover uncharted lands. And so, the private party (Petra, Leion,, Varian, Jacen,Hoshi, Alek, and Wilbur)would begin.

Omega: Party Time

She wasn't totally without heart. Petra cared about people very much. She just didn't have time for kiddie games. So seeing one of their fellow X-Men on the beach upset didn't sit well with her either. Nodding in understanding, she watched as Eli ran over to her to give her the invite. This girl she had recognized from around the Institute before it blew up. Walking over to her, Petra put an arm around Sophia and said gently, "Sophia, yes? Come join us. We make you cheer up or.... eh, forget your trouble till morning. What you say? Come?"

Letting go of the girl, she started to follow Eli's lead and head towards the location of their private party. She turned and nodded introducing herself, "I am Petra."

Joining the path the group was one, she had no second thoughts about going. Why be on vacation if you couldn't relax? And what beach was a beach without a group of drunk young adults on it? She carried the tray of drinks with her. There was no way it was going to leave her hand unless Eli ripped it off with his power. No party fouls happening here.

Shandra laid down calmly in the sand for a moment, just staring up at the stars. They were so hard to see in the city...all the pollution, smog and light alike, she missed them. For a moment, she found herself tracing them, as though it were dot to dot, till she realized that she was probably getting sand all in her hair...again.

This time she slowly stood up, trying to get as little of the sand as she could under her clothes. Standing up, Shandra took a deep breath and simply pushed all the sand away from her body. It didn't do the best job ever, since she still had cloths on...but at least it helped. It was still so odd that her hair never moved with her pushes...but that was a thought for later.

The fire was bright, causing her to squint for a moment, compared to the rest of the night. It took a few seconds, but at least her eyes got used to the light setting enough to properly see. Enough to see that people were grouping up at least. Maddy was with Vallon (wasn't she supposed to be tutoring him or something?), Bella and Gideon were together while Sophia was being flocked by two other people (Eli and Petra).

And off in the far corner she saw a fairly big group. (Alek, Hoshi, Wilbur, Varian, Jacen and Leion) Though, of course she didn't exactly know Hoshi or Wilber, she knew well enough that anything with Alek and Varian in the mix was bound to be trouble...

Brushing her hands off on her pants, Shandra walked over. If anything, she'd half way watch out for Jacen and Leion...discourage them if they were about to do anything right up Alek's alley. Especially since the closer she got...the drunker Leion appeared.

"Hey," Shandra greeted, waving at the people she didn't know, as she took up the other side of Leion.

"Any idea why Bella and Kerri both wanted to make sure we were at the party?" Shandra asked quietly, not trying to be rude but trying to separate her two friends from the two that were obviously trouble makers.

Alek and Varian both had lost any form of respect that came from trust from her...she didn't want Jacen or Leion to get hurt because the two of them did something incredibly foolish and got them in trouble. Especially not after the fight she had just gotten out of...she didn't want to see what would happen to a completely drunk Leion if that gang decided to stir up hell.

"You should probably stay out of trouble till we find out why they wanted us to go to a party," Shandra said, her tone patient as she looked at Jacen and Leion.

Her eyes passed over Alek and Varian with a held back cautious contempt, trying not to say anything to them. They definitely weren't her favorite people...if it wasn't for the fact that she didn't want her two friends to get in trouble with them...she wouldn't have even went over towards them. But to be fair, Varian wasn't a completely lost cause...not like Alek at least, it would just take a good deal of actual thinking to get him back to the point where she could "trust" him to actually behave.

Her stance move slightly, as though she was expecting something, but then again she was usually in a casual guarded position. She wasn't a delicate female, that was for sure, despite what her measurements might have said.

"Come on Leion, lets go get some real food into you...you look like you could use it," Almost unsure, Shandra offered Leion her hand. She wasn't big on the whole physical contact side, and he definitely should know that, but...it didn't feel right leaving him.

Though apparently the new arrival (Eli) had it in his head to do go up the mountain anyway...

She wasn't going to let him wonder off drunk...definitely not anywhere near Alek.