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The two children exchanged glances, then quickly pressed themselves up against the wall next to the count. When the door open, three monsterous-looking creatures with tendrils sprang through the door. One slim and very agile looking creature with reddish-colored skin. One green-colored creatures that was covered in claws and spikes. And finally a third black-colored monster that was positively hulking compared to the other two.

Not expecting the man to be out of sight, the three monsters had burst through the doors and stopped in the middle of the room. Not finding anyone other than Allure, they looked about the room.

The inque child stared at the creatures with wide eyes, then took off quickly behind the Count to slip out of the door.

The newer child calmly watched them leave, then skipped after them at her own pace. She STILL didn't seem to have very much urgency about her... but with what powers she knew she had control of, she didn't feel she had much to be afraid of just yet.

There was a long silent pause as the child began looking back and forth down the hallway to try and gain her bearings. Then, the lights in the hallway dimmed a bit, and a red light scattered throughout the hall lit up. As it began flashing, an alarm began buzzing casually over the loudspeakers. The little girl's eyes widened and she stumbled backwards.

Now... they were in trouble. It wasn't JUST going to be those symbiote things looking for them.

Grabbing the Count's sleeve, the child took off down the hallway. The second Rosie watched them a moment, then shrugged and began walking after them. The group went down the hall and around corners until they came upon another very large, very locked-looking door. Metal, bolted shut, and a large keypad and scanner located next to it.
"The chemical rooms are all in there..." the child replied.

The little girl grinned as she approached the hero and her inky double. "I could." she replied offhandedly. "But then that would make me an accomplice, and I'd get in trouble too." she said. She stopped just in front of the Count and grinned up at him. Something about the grin was a little too.... mischievous than it should have been given the seriousness of the situation. "I'd get a slap on the wrist or tossed into the fire along with her if they happen to catch me. If I just follow you around, I shouldn't get in trouble. It's not like I can stop you with my powers or anything. So... what's in it for me?"

The child pursed her lips in though for a moment. "Well, I suppose most girls my age would ask for a pony. A magic pony. A magic pony that sings." she replied, her tone serious. "But... seeing as that's probably well beyond your ability... I'm sure I could ask for one here and they'd just create one in whatever lab room they would need to." she said.

Then she began walking forward. THROUGH the count's lower half, and continuing on through the large metal door. Once she vanished through the other side of the metal doors, she gently poked her head back through. The rest of her body phasing through it. "Luckily for you, I am FAR from most girls my age." she said, looking up at the Count with a grin. "Money...jewelry... toys. Lots of toys. Pretty dresses. Something exciting to do... that sort of thing. Think you could offer me anything like that before whatever mind-controlled experiments and super heroes finally make it to this hall? There's a LOT of those kinds of things down here unfortunately..."

The little Rosie 2.0 thought for a moment, then gently shrugged her shoulders. "Guess it's better than nothing." she replied. She could always try and pay attention to where they went on the security cameras this lab was able to hack into... see just where this guy and her little double showed up. It was the same kind of tech that the other spy girl used... better part was they had the rest of the equipment to expand on. They could spy a LOT farther out than the one girl could. Perks of being able to recreate the technology she supposed.

Didn't matter to her though. She had the powers of that Shadow Cat girl. If she phased through technology it would break. Badly.

As clattering began to echo down the hallway, the little Rosie 2.0 pulled herself back onto the other side of the door. The little inque Rosie grew nervous and tried to place herself between the Count and the door.

The young girl shivered a bit as the clattering of footsteps grew louder, along with a hard metallic crunching sound. She wasn't sure exactly what was causing the sound, but there was only one person she could think of that could possibly make such a sound. She wasn't sure how well the man's arrows would work against him. Or... how easily they'd get the door open once the man came around the corner.

The control box next to the Count began buzzing and sparking. It broke with an angry hiss as the lights flickered and died. The girl looked to the control panel, then to the door in a brief panic. The control was now busted, but the door didn't open.

Hissing grew louder. A moment later, another one of those "symbiote" creatures came around the corner. It spotted the duo, hissed, and sprang down the hallway towards them. Another creature soon appeared around the corner, and followed after it's friend.

The metallic crunching continued.

"Hey..." a small voice called from behind the Count. The Rosie 2.0 had poked her head back through the door again. "I kinda, sorta broke it. Any objections to going through the door like me? I think I could do it. Never really tried. You might get stuck in the middle of the door."

He didn't have to tell either of the girls twice. The inque powered girl dove for her double, who pulled her through the metal door to escape whatever else was going to follow after the symbiotes.

The first arrow hit the first creature square in the shoulder. That knocked him off balance, and gave the Count a few more seconds to prepare another arrow. As the second symbiote shot past the first, the liquid nitrogen began to fall over both of them. Finding the sudden inability to move certain parts of their bodies, the creatures turned their full attention to whatever was causing their new handicap.

The metalic thumping grew louder, and the cause soon came around the corner of the hallway. A man wearing a metallic green suit now stood in the center of the hallway. The 'helmet' of the suit was rounded off and seemed to be limited to movement thanks to the large tail that ran all the way up the spine and over the head. Large red lenses served as the only way for whoever was inside the suit to see. The gloves of the suit had three claws, and as bulky as the suit looked, the man moved with surprising agility. The metallic 'banging' came from the long, green, scorpion-like tail on the back of the suit that seemed to move on it's own.

One of the "Alternate Reality" Scorpions that the laboratory had found wandering the combined world. The clone of Spider Man that had been subjected to alternate experiments by his creators. Giving him the scorpion abilities, and a severe case of paranoia.

All the Underground Exhibit had to do was... calm him down with a few select drugs, and he was all theirs.

The armored man knelt down, his long bladed tail snapping at the air around him angrily. He paused momentarily, sizing up his opponent, then sprang forward. Leaping onto the wall, then the ceiling, then lunging towards the Count.



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