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Omega: Danger Room control room: It's different watching the simulation from this side.

Lillian had laughed thanks to the comments from Narcissa, Aren and Dom. She really needed that too. After he little break down what with the smashing of her desk and computer. And her minor confusion over if she absorbed Colossus earlier in the day or if she simply recalled it for need of the ability in the explosion. She really wasn't sure. She mentioned back to Cissa about methods of payment saying. "Your money is good in any form you need. Though cash is preferred." Lillian knew they were all joking never mind the fact that Cissa was certainly good for it as she had quite the large sum of money. Much like Lillian herself had. " Aren you have to of learned by now nothing in this world if free. There is always a cost of some kind. Oh and Dom is welcome if he thinks he could handle it. But I understand guys and their not being comfortable in their sexuality around other men." She couldn't help but add since she heard Dom's statement when he talked about himself in the third person. "It's understandable Dom being scared of having to measure up to the native size shifter. He is a grower after all."

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It wasn't long after the back and forth about the foursome using her room renting it out and such went on did Cissa come back of the comms about a danger room session. Lillian got to her feet and brushed herself off. This might be good for her given her current mood. She had made her way down to the locker room and was stopped by Betsy Braddock better known as Psylocke. It seemed that Emma and some of the other senior xmen felt it best if Lillian didn't join in the DR session this time. They no doubt felt the imbalance in her mind and no doubt given their experience with Rogue wanted to be on the side of caution. It was just a for fun exercise it wasn't a really training session. So Lillian was left with Betsy to watch from the monitoring station in the control room for the danger room.

No doubt Emma or one of the other telepathic instructors of the Academy notified Cissa that they were keeping her out. Over all it wasn't a bad thing to Lillian. Sure she would of loved being in there with her team taking care of things. But it was kinda fun to be able to watch from here. There were camera's all over the danger room. She could easily call up one for any of the others locations. Seriously there was even a camera at the top that gave an interesting point of view of the room.

The exercise was really picking up as she could see. It started quick the AI wasted no time in kicking things off when it was started. A few shots were fired at the Omega's as more questions had been asked. But it seemed to bring people to the situation at hand. People move out some went solo some grouped up. But even separated it seemed they were even able to work together thanks to comms.

You had Paladin hold up in a building with the new girl Ace. Rave joined them not to long in. You had Knoxx who was gaining help from Paladin with cover fire. And Dice going to assist her from her precarious situation. It was really good to see some of the team members working well together. Solaris and Tiny were together clearing out a building. One of the other new girls Digger made a whole in the wall of a building to get herself better cover. Covet was probably the wildest of the new people seeing her use four pistols at once. Domino would love to be able to do that Lillian was sure.

Wow sometimes it was surprising to see how brutal Krakken could be. Sure his work with fire arms was well non existent. But seemed to be doing just fine bashing his opponent with the gun. Sidetrack was certainly doing well seemed to be comfortable. Taking out a few of the simulated opponents even got the sniper with the aid of Paladin. Psyche had moved to the high ground which wasn't a bad idea it was always good to have people at good vantage points in situations like this.

The opposing numbers were catching up to the team. She could see some of them were starting to take hits. But over all none had been eliminated.

Since the overall objective of this simulation was to survive Megan wasn’t terribly worried about racking up kills against their faceless opponents. And since she wasn’t worried she could more or less move around with the idea of keeping out of sight and therefore out of harms way. She had her comm. unit turned down so she could hear the situations that the other Omega’s were facing without the noise drawing attention to herself. At the moment she was hard pressed to find any of the simulated attackers as it would appear that the commotion that the other Omega’s were kicking up had drawn them over to that area. So while she was off on her own Megan began to think. Obviously they needed a place they could regroup and whole up without becoming sitting ducks.

As she mulled over the options she peeked cautiously around a corner leading to a side street. The alleyway was empty and Megan slunk up it keeping close to the wall and using anything she could for cover and when she reached the end she carefully peeked out to check. Looking both ways. Another empty street and oh what she wouldn’t give for a map. She could hear gunfire and it was close so she started slinking up the street and when she came to the main road peeked around the corner and jerked back spotting several of the simulated opponents all over the place. Most appeared to be converging on two buildings probably where the other Omega’s were clustered. Megan frowned and after a few moments decided to try and bait a few to take some of the pressure off. So without really looking she leaned around the corner and took a few shots at some of them hitting on in the back and causing them all to turn and return fire. Megan was already running for that back alley and she could hear a few sets of heavy footsteps coming around that corner indicating that she had indeed caused a few of them to come after her. She needed to either loose them or find a good spot to take them out before she got wasted.

(Sorry...kind of got lost...been a busy week. -_-)

Tsukino was at the red car as Rogue stepped in.She explained the situation they were all dreading as she entered the van with wolverine and ordered them to get going.Tsukino immediately got in the van that was designated for them and prepared herself for awaited her at the mall.

Time skip

Tsukino ran with the others to the mall and tried to stay close with the people she considered her friends.She wondered why everyone had scattered somewhat with various others,but hey whatever got the job done.She had just gotten through the front when she saw a icy hand,and she immediately knew it was Varis.Hopefully he wasnt getting himself into any trouble.She quickly ran through the people,pushing forcefully through them all,before she landed gracefully next to Varis.She looked in front of her to see a big guy and Raine next to her.Now wasnt the time to chicken out."Raine and Varis, I got your backs! Just leave the defense to me!"She said loudly in effort to make herself heard over the crowd of people.She threw her hands upwards and formed a orange triangular shaped barrier in front of her and Raine.She would create a second one for Varis when he needed it,but for right now he was doing the attacking.She prayed this guy was not a mutant or they might end up having some trouble.

((Crappie post, My apologies for this and my Abscence))

Tara nodded as Dimitri said that he was going ahead inside, fearing that one of their teammates had made it inside before the rest of them. It was a legitimate concern - and to be honest, she wanted to make sure he didn't think that they were going to be inseparable at this point. He could take care of himself, just as she could obviously take care of her own. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw him disappear into the building, turning her attention forwards once more to, hearing a voice coming from slightly behind her that she recognized as one of their own - Lexi. The winds whipped themselves around the girl, giving her just as intimidating a presence as Tara's rocks lingering in mid air, ready to strike at a moment's notice. The difference between them was that Lexi didn't want to hurt them out of the goodness of her heart. Tara just didn't want to hurt them because she was told not to - one way or the other, though, these assholes were going to get out of their way and quit acting like 5-year olds throwing rocks on a playground because the teacher had turned the other way.

As some of the people in the area started screaming for them to leave, Tara's brown eyes darted around, a frown settling into her features. Rather than pelt them with rocks until they moved a safe distance away (which would have been ironic considering what she had just stopped), she felt the winds move past her, obviously under her teammate's control. It moved the crowds back a safe distance, in a much nicer way than Tara obviously thought they deserved. Lexi asked if they were the only ones still outside, the rocks lowering to the ground as Tara surveyed the area. Raine was soon joined by Tsukino and Varis, which meant that she was no longer alone. That, at least, was a good thing, and offered them more freedom in terms of what they decided to do next. In her mind, there was really only one option.

"You guys stay out here and make sure that nothing gets too out of control. Tempest and I are going to look for Siren and the others. Try to get these people to go home before the cops show up," she called out to the smaller group of three, seeing that between the three of them, they had a good set of powers to keep people at bay, and maybe encourage them to leave the area and go home. She felt a little bad yelling orders at them, but at the same time, if there were hostiles out here, it was best to make sure they didn't follow them inside and attack them from behind. Not to mention, they could serve as a good lookout incase the cops decided to finally arrive and take care of this mess. If they had a problem with what she asked them to do, they could bring it up with her later.

"Come on," she said simply to Lexi taking off in a run towards the entrance to the mall. Every second they lingered in the parking lot was another second that their teammates were getting further inside, and into who knows what kind of danger. Thankfully, she wore flats, the brunette able to easily push obstacles out of their way with swells of earth and asphalt below so they had a straight shot at the door.

Once they were inside, Tara tried to follow the sounds of their teammates, seeing some people making their way out as they were fighting their way in. It was nice to see that the vast majority of their number had made it inside - a confrontation near the fountain catching her real attention. There was a woman that seemed to have a spider-mutation that was not too happy with whatever was going on. Reggie took a girl from Aurelie, volunteering to get her back to the van safely as Tara joined the group, Lexi hopefully in tow.

If she hadn't worked so hard to get into the mall, she would have offered to help with getting the girl to the van - but as it was, she didn't relish the idea of working her way all the way here just to turn around and work her way all the way back. However, now she was even more thankful that they'd left some outside to help with things exactly like this.

"There'll be a few Alphas outside to help get you guys there. I know Glitter'll be happy to help you - just call for her once you get outside. It's still pretty bad, but they'll be able to protect you," she said to Flintlock, deciding against taking out her comm to inform the others that one of them was coming out. After all, they were only supposed to use it in emergencies, and hopefully this wouldn't qualify as one.

Aʆєxaηdra Ӎaʀiʆèηє Agηèȿ

My hearts longs for the ability to help!

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Alex tilted her head slightly in curiosity. "What power would that be?" She felt happy that she would finally meet their leader. It had felt strange to the girl not to know her leader before her first mission. However, it seemed out of control circumstances made that the case. I hope she is reasonable at least. I don't mind a bossy leader, as long as their orders aren't ridiculous. Her idea of silly orders were ones that wouldn't help anyone but the leader. But, Alex hoped she could trust the X-men not to pick such people to lead the junior teams.

However, her mind became distracted by the girl(Aurelie) in front of them. She, like Reggie, had features Alex could appreciate. Reggie's lied in her hair, while the girl's(Aurelie's) lied in her body. Now if only those two could be combined....She felt a faint blush form on her cheeks as she stopped the thought from continuing. This is no time to think about the physical appearance of your teammates! It didn't help that the woman she assumed to be Bella was quite beautiful. Her looks reminded her of those Spanish girls she met when her and her mother went to Spain a few years ago. They do have exquisite features. I'll give them that much.

Even though her mind happened to be distracted, the French girl had listened to the conversation at hand. She couldn't help but feel a bit upset. How could they abandon her like that? I mean, I know most of my family would do that, but my own mother never left me! So, why can't other mom's love their child for who they are? Her lips moved themselves into a frown, her eyes looking at the ground. However, they didn't stay there long as a new girl(Tara) showed up.

She looked over at her and waved at her slightly. There is no reason why I cannot appear friendly in such a situation. Then, Alex heard Eli's comment and shook her head. "I do not think we can leave so easily. The riot does not look even close to calming down anytime soon." Her head turned to the side, watching as more people tried to flee while others picked fights. The scene tore at her heartstrings, making her almost want to cry. However, Alex knew that would make her seem childish. Thus, she held back the tears and clasped her hands together.

"I am not sure how much help I will be to you all." The statement had been made out of honesty, not out of insecurity like some might have thought. "But, I will do the best I can to help. Whether that be helping you get to the car, Reggie, or staying here and helping Siren and the others." A small smile replaced the frown that previously held unto her face.

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"We will drink our fill of Alpha
Then, of golden sunshine that spills into the mall
Till our brains intertwine with Reggie, Eli, Bella, the girl(Aurelie), other girl(Tara), and the man(Leo)"

In the building that Christian hunkered down in, he couldn’t help but to feel a slight twinge of panic. Guards had seen him rush into said building and they were most definitely going to follow. There wasn’t much, if any, time to set up any sort of defense or to even formulate a plan. The sounds of shattering glass and gunfire told him as much. Crap, he thought as he popped up on a knee and began returning fire.

Simply put, using a bolt-action rifle against a semi-automatic weapon wasn’t the best or brightest idea. But Christian’s aim was comfort in this simulation, and there was nothing more comforting that using a weapon that he’d been using most of his life. Though there was a grave difference between using it to hunt and survive as opposed to stopping waves of advancing troops. To his delight however, these ‘guards’ had all the aiming prowess of the best Stormtroopers; meaning they couldn’t hit the broadside of a Sandcrawler. Most of the fire leveled at him went around him or were fired directly into the stone and masonry surrounding the broken out window. Though there was one that grazed his right arm, taking his damage down a tiny bit further.

“Dammit,” he said, looking at his comm. He was well-under fifty percent health for this game and silently, he thanked whatever deity would hear his prayer that most of the shots he took were only grazing, never a direct hit. That was when he heard a sound from the back of this particular floor. Without thinking, Christian ducked himself as low as he could to the floor, trying to hide as best he could in the shadows and avoid the dull glow of orange streetlights. He saw a lone guardsmen’s silhouette creeping through what he could only think was the kitchen or commissary area of this particular building. Just one… , he thought, knowing he had to keep himself out of sight. He couldn’t afford to be taken out right now; he wasn’t about to be the first one eliminated and have to hear it from the rest of his squad.

Christian watched the guard do a cursory sweep of the room, the flashlight’s beam just barely missing the toe of his boot. When the light went in the other direction, he couldn’t help but to draw his legs up towards his body. He knew he needed to move, and he knew he needed to be silent. That would be easy enough for him. Sliding the rifle’s strap over his shoulder, barrel down towards the ground, Christian dropped to his belly and began crawling slowly on the ground, eyes peeled and watching the direction of the light change from this way and that.

This little game of cat and mouse continued for roughly five minutes until Christian found himself with a rather massive armoire lying on its side. Instantly, he ducked behind it and kept himself low, to avoid being spotted. Still on his belly, he peeked around one of the corners of the overturned furnishing and saw what he could only think was a bar. The perfect cover. Hearing the guard’s footsteps shuffling again throughout the room, the opportunity was there for him to move again. Which he did effortlessly. He adjusted his posture from being on his belly to being on his butt, using the bar overhead as cover and waiting for the right time to strike. That’s all he needed was just one opening. That was when he heard the guard’s footsteps get closer and louder, closer and louder. He saw the light peer over the bar itself, just to his right. Then, nothing as he watched the light sweep up vertically than to the left horizontally. Now was absolutely perfect.

Taking his rifle into his hands, Christian slowly slid the bolt back and pushed it back as quietly as he could. With a cartridge securely in place, he slid himself out from his cover and stood up quickly without a sound. The guard was literally a quarter step from the bar, giving Christian more than enough time to bring his rifle up to sight and stick the barely squarely at the back of the guard’s exposed neck. “Surprise,” he said quietly, “Yer dead.” In that instant, Christian pulled the trigger, dropping the guard. One shot, one kill.

Feeling a bit safer, more secure now, Christian let out a deep sigh and looked around the room. There was still some random gunfire hitting the building, but it wasn’t as much as before. Maybe he had some time to gather his thoughts, or maybe barricade the doorways. He wouldn’t though as he moved to the back of the room, where the guard he’d just taken out came from and noticed the backdoor standing wide open. If there was only one guard that entered that way, it’d be a Helluva lot smarter to use that route than the actual street. Using the barrel of his gun as a lead, he realized he didn’t take any fire whatsoever upon exiting the building. Confident there was no one around, he hit the back alleyway and looked around, noticing more shadows moving through a building to his left, one of the upper levels.

Upon breaching the back entrance into that building, Christian heard the voices coming from upstairs filtering down through a vent. He wasn’t oblivious to the three bodies that lay strewn about the front entry way. Either the three were busting out of the building or… someone else had gotten them? He couldn’t be too safe or too sure until he knew who exactly was upstairs. Extreme caution was used as he crept up the stairwell as quietly as he could, hearing the voices getting louder and louder. Then, peeking over the topmost stair, he looked into the room and could only smirk. Three of his teammates were holed up in here, much to his surprise.

“Don’t shoot, folks,” Christian said, letting his rifle hang lazily off his right shoulder, “It’s only me, Sidetrack.” He stood from his crouched position, hands thrown up in the air to show his teammates, Rave, Ace, and Paladin his hands were weapons free. When his feet actually hit the floor, he walked in a few steps, then let his back hit the closest wall… and he slid down until his butt his the ground.

“Sorry ‘bout getting’ ya shot, Paladin,” Christian said while absently looking at his damage meter again. “Thanks for the assist though. Wouldn’t have been able to get ‘em without it.” His breathing was a bit taxed, but the running around throughout the street coupled with the adrenaline that was slowly ebbing from his veins had tired him out slightly. Even still though, he knew he was going to have to keep pressing on. The simulation wouldn’t be over until there was either one or none left standing.

"How's everyone else holdin' up?," he asked absently, wanting to check in on his other comrades in arms, both Rave and Ace. "And what's the next move or plan of attack?"

Omega, Location: Danger Room
To volunteer, or not to volunteer? s**t why not, I get to hit something right?

The sound of Sidetrack announcing himself as he walked in was a nice sight. The gunman held his rifle on his shoulder, clearly this guy has had some experience around a gun. Regardless of where the experience had come from didn't matter to him, fact is there was another person around to help. It also was a bonus that he appeared to be a good shot, something that Roland was lacking in.

"No worries Sidetrack," he replied to his apology, "s**t happens right? Plus it was a grazing shot. With my armor, that's nearly nothing." That was true enough, Dr. McCoy had determined that his armor had the equivalent ability of Kevlar, granted he could have told him that right off the bat. Roland's past life had some gunfire involved, so learning you were relatively bullet proof was a WONDERFUL thing. Roland took his gun and checked the action, making sure there were all the rounds in the chamber.

"It appears that we're gonna hold out at the moment." he said to him, "I suggested taking some furniture and using that as some kind of barricade at the stairwell, but I'm not sure what to do. I'll leave that kind of a call to you or Rave." He personally liked the idea, but also understood the risks involved. By doing that they could trap themselves in, and no one else could get in either, enemy or friend. If more people came and held up the area, he'd be more than happy to go through with it. However, he was still a bit of a rookie.

Regardless of his rookie status, he knew that communication in a situation like this was important. It was also important to get a visual on the ground below. Looking at his shotgun, he placed it on the ground near a window, "I'm hopefully gonna be back." he said as he continued up the stairs, his feet pounding along the steps as he made his way up to the roof. Opening the door quickly he quickly scanned the outside making sure there were no enemies outside. Ace told him that there weren't any others, but he liked to believe things with his own eyes and ears. The simulated wind blew his hair back as he scanned the landscape with his golden orbs.

Down below he saw Knoxx, Dice, and the new girl moving about, hopefully towards cover. No sign of crazy hair girl, Narcissa nor Aren, likely they were in cover already. Granted he didn't want to know the other new girl as crazy hair girl, but that was all he had at the moment. Looking towards the other buildings, he saw Psyche pinned down by heavy gunfire, several soldiers had poured out of the rooftop entrance. Balling his hands into fists, he took his comm out and spoke into it, "Looks like I'm gonna take a little side trip." he said plainly, as he went over to an abandoned air conditioning unit, and grabbed onto one of the metal panels. With some strain, he managed to rip it off, creating a sheet of metal that was roughly 4 feet wide, and 3 feet high. Crouching down, it would prove to be a useful barricade against the gunfire.

A small smile formed under his mouth guard as he started to run towards her location, his makeshift shield at his side. Fortunately the gaps weren't that wide, a good five or six feet at the most, and his enhanced strength made the jumps easier regardless. However it was as he reached his intended target, he began to let out a bit of yell as he made his last jump. His final jumped ended with him landing off towards the side of the rooftop, very close to the edge of the building. Bullets whizzed by where his head had previously been as he quickly ducked to avoid the newly directed gunfire. With a grunt, he began to charge. Rounds whizzed around him, some even puncturing the shield, one definitely hitting him in the shoulder. That only served to make him angrier, his eyes beginning to burn brightly as he made his way to the first unfortunate sap that got in his way.