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 Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:51 pm
"What was that?" Veranke asked, approaching Dani. "Theodore...your little queen here seems quite jumpy."
Teddy swallowed nervously. "We just don't want my mother to be hurt."
Veranke sighed, looking at Teddy with eyes that were full of mock sorrow. "Teddy, she's a traitor. She'd only ruin everything for you, for us...and we can't let her rob you of your future.She needs to die, I hope you understand."
"What?" Teddy panicked, and running forward he pushed Veranke, shoving her back and away - as if that would somehow stop them all and stop everything from happening. Over his shoulder, Veranke gave a small nod, and as Teddy turned to run to his mother, she was vaporized.
One moment, she was there unconscious, and in the next, she was a small pile of glowing dust. There was a pause, and Teddy fell to his knees, bursting into tears.
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:26 pm
"Oh Gawd! NO!" A hand. Her hand shot up covering her mouth. How could they have done that? To her. To HIM! She was his mother! Maybe not biological, but in every other way that counts. She loved him and he loved her... and they just ... She wanted to punch Veranke in the face as hard as she possibly could. But couldn't because Teddy needed her.
"Oh Teddy..." She gasped. She didn't know what to say. In stead she ran up to him and hugged him. What else could she do? What could she say?
Witchblade listened to her silent commands and created a coccon-like wall around them, effectively shutting them out form the rest of the Skrulls. It was all but impenetrable.
She broke the hug and looked him in his saddened eyes her own tearing up, and cupped his face in his hands trying to get him too look away from his mother's remains. "Teddy. I'm so so sorry. Please, Teddy, look at me. I'm so sorry for what they've done to you both." Her voice broke slightly as it broke her heart to say it, even worse she felt his pain. Before in her own childish imagination, she felt death wasn't real. That a magic kiss. or some other fairy tale could bring people back to life. But she learned, very quickly that this was not true. No one came back. They were dead and they stayed that way.
"Teddy... You're mother, not matter what they say, or do. She was and always will be your mother. And she will always live on in your heart." She rubbed his back soothingly
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:57 am
"Huff. Huff. Huff." Dox, his disguise gone, ran through the campus, dodging groups of students and the occasional stray teacher. He didn't have any way now to identify who was skrull and who wasn't. Meanwhile, Mr. Barton and a few other teachers he KNEW were skrulls were blanketing the campus, searching for him without raising a full alert.
He circled around the gym and headed for the book store. Three figures, one small and two hulking large figures seemed to be headed there as well. Dox shied back. Was it...?
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:40 pm
Chris Powell *Chris and Logan popped out of the shooting annex and armored boy snagged Achilles by the arm.* ACHILLES! Carry this and come along. *Chris shoved an oversized and extremely heavy duffel bag into Achilles's arms.* We have a mission, dude. By the way, this is Professor Logan. Now, our mission is to cause a distraction. This distraction will let our infiltration team complete their task. And then the world will be saved. And then we can see Cassie and Wally and Dani and Teddy and eat pizza and dance the night away. Come on. *Chris drug one very confused Greek towards the campus bookstore.* Achilles blinked as the bag was shoved into his arms from out of the blue. He had seen Chris's armored form enough times but the new arrival, a new teacher? Still, if Chris knew him then he could be trusted. Achilles hefted the bag onto his shoulder for an easy carry while his other arm was tightly held by Chris, pulling him along forcibly. He was entirely confused by just about everything Chris had said until he heard a certain word. "Pizza? I would like that. Consider me in! Oh, except for the dancing." Achilles shook his head. "That I refuse to do. I do not wish Jennifer or Karen to be stuffing that 'money' down my pants again."
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:48 pm
*Chris thought about his encounter with a 'conformed' Karen.*
Uh, no worries there, Achilles. What's up, Logan?
*Logan had stopped and was sniffing the air.*
That kid from the future...wait here.
*Logan dropped the bag of guns and disappeared into the darkness. Several moments passed before the scruffy Canadian returned with a green kid with blonde hair.*
I knew it! It's the brainy and rude kid we met when we lost Wally in time! Gah!
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:39 pm
Dox's eyes narrowed.
"Wh-what? Are you-did you-did you just create a time paradox? By just TALKING to me?!"
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:00 pm
Listen, pal, we don't have time for paradrops! We have to get to that bookstore and cause the distraction because Teddy and Dani haven't made contact yet. They must not be able to slip away so we need to get on this right now.
*Logan grabbed his bad and they resumed the walk to the bookstore.*
Achilles...you remember that rude kid from the future, right? He's helping us out. Maybe he'll stuff money in your pants.
*The small group entered the bookstore and stopped. There were several students and teachers inside including Miss Watson who was running register.*
Crap. Can you pick out the Skrulls, Logan?
On it.
*Logan dropped his bag again and began to circulate through the store.*
Why is Lois Lane wearing a fez?
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:43 am
Chris Powell Achilles...you remember that rude kid from the future, right? He's helping us out. Maybe he'll stuff money in your pants. "Is that right?" Achilles smiled down at Dox and promptly had his arm around his shoulder and drew him close. "Well then, I'll just have to keep a close eye on you." After they entered and Logan began his search for... Achilles leaned in to Chris and whispered, "What is a Skrull? Is it a new brand of your ... I-Pads?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:11 am
He didn't quite know what to do or what to say, and instead he sat there in Dani's bubble, feeling pathetic and useless. He hadn't been able to say any of the things he wanted to. The 'I love yous' or the 'I appreciate all you've done for me' or ...the anything. No 'Thanks for keeping me safe, I didn't even know.'
He wanted to explode. He wanted to tear them limb from limb in a fit of rage, but if he did, he'd certainly be killed in the process. So would Dani, and so would everyone else. That included a long list of people he cared about, and a short list of people he only cared about a little, and the oily Greek guy with an elephant. Slowly, he stood up, trying to regain his composure.
For now, he would push this out of his head and grieve later, when he was alone and wasn't being depended on to save the world. "I need some time alone please."
Veranke paused, frowned, and then nodded. Grabbing Dani's hand, he waited until she lowered her shield, then headed off towards the bathroom, along the way he shifted to look like a girl, then slid into the girl's room so that Dani wouldn't have to go into the boy's. Outside, he could hear a couple of Skrulls guarding them, but they hadn't come inside the bathroom itself. Overhead was a grate leading to an air vent.
"Dani, signal the others."
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:54 pm
Dani was shaking. With rage. Or was that fear? She glanced at Teddy. No it wasn't her rage, It was his. She was starting to loose faith. It one blow, the skrulls managed to really shake her. And Teddy. They needed help. As if Teddy could read her mind he told her to give the single.
She nodded to her. Teddy was a she now. She didn't even process how pretty she was. She was numb. There was nothing.
Like an automated machine she pulled out her cellphone, she'd dialed his number hundreds of times. she didn't have to look at the phone, her fingers knew what they were doing. Good thing part of her did.
The message was simple. It was Clear. They needed help.
[ "BLACKHAWK - S.O.S" ]
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:24 pm
*Chris watched Logan make his way through the bookstore. The bookstore used to have a name, The Hero's Hang, but that was when it was still cool. That was before Emma Frost and Bruce Wayne became the principal and vice-principal of Hero High. Frost and Wayne didn't like the name of The Hang or the fact it carried not just school supplies but fun stuff for the kids. Soda, snacks, games, music....you could find all types of neat stuff here.
But Frost and Wayne wanted a no nonsense store that sold educational supplies and nothing else. Overnight, the name of the store disappeared and it became a drab clone of it's former self. The students hated it and avoided going there at all costs.
Today, Mary Jane Watson(she was one of the teachers who ran the register) and Lois Lane(who was wearing a fez for some reason) were chatting at the counter. Chris could hear people deeper in the store but couldn't see who they were. His phone beeped in the bag he carried and Chris pulled it out as Logan returned.*
The two at the counter are human. Four Skrulls in the back of the store. I recognize Murdock, Rand, and Slade. There's a student Skrull with them too. Fuzzzy elf lookin' kid.
Okay. Dani signaled so let's get this underway. Don't worry, Achilles, we have this.
*Logan and Chris withdrew two large assault rifles from their bags and fired into the ceiling. Logan grabbed Lois and Miss Watson and pushed them behind him as Chris yelled towards the back the store.*
YO, SKRULLS! WE CAME HERE TO CHEW GUM AND KICK a**...AND WE'RE ALL OUT OF GUM!
*Chris and Logan opened fire towards the rear of the store and began to do what a lot students had wished they could do...destroy the much hated campus bookstore.*
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*The Skrulls at the back of store dove to the ground.*
I told you that was Logan! The assassination squad must have missed him! And that sounded like the Powell boy with him. Get us out of here, Kurt.
*The Skrull posing as Kurt still thought he was the fuzzy teleporter and he was terrified. Shaking as the three teachers grabbed him, he teleported them outside.*
We must report to Veranke!
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:33 am
Achilles stepped back and frowned. he hated the noise these ... 'guns' made, not to mention the foul odor that seemed to waft from their use.
He said to Chris and Logan, loud enough to be heard, "You mortals always seek to do things the hard way!"
He turned around and studied the interior, or what was starting to be left of it, and found what looked to be the main support beam to the building's construction.
"This should do. I suggest you both get out of this place quickly, Christopher!"
Achilles walked over to the pillar and heaved a double fisted blow into it, shattering it like a cracker!
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:56 am
Dox facepalmed. Logan and Powell's plan to hold the bookstore and take the skrulls inside hostage, which had been crystal clear to him, had apparently not been so clear to the muscleheaded moron they'd gained. Why had they grabbed him anyways? Dox had clearly stated that normal kids were the least likely to attract skrull attention!
"Look out!" He dove into Lois Lane, pushing her out of the door as the building caved in, squishing the skrulls. To the side, Logan carved his way out of the building, protecting Ms. Watson. The force of Achilles bringing the building down had knocked her out, and he gently set the redhead down a safe distance from the destruction.
"Sprock." Dox swore. This was incredibly awkward. The group rushed away from the scene, which was attracting all sorts of attention now and regrouped inside of the boys' locker room in the gym.
Dox realized he still had his hands around Lois's waist. "Er. Sorry." He picked up her fez and handed it to her.
"Uuggghhh." Ms. Watson rubbed her head and sat up. "What...what happ-Mr. Logan?" Mary Jane blinked at the hairy old man. "You're back at school?"
Logan looked at Chris, who looked at Dox. Dox sighed and proceeded to explain to Lois and Mary Jane everything that had happened up to that point....the invasion, the abductions, Teddy's new role as ruler of Earth...everything.
Meanwhile...
Cassie and Wally had been called into the Principal's office. Diana Prince had a serious look on her face. She showed the two of them a monitor from the bookstore.
"Cassie, Wally...you see this obnoxios hairy old man and this skinny little green boy? They are part of an alien invasion force. As you can see, they've already managed to bewitch Chris Powell and Achilles. We can no longer afford to try to make them conform. They must be stopped...permanently."
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:20 pm
He hoped that signaling would help, but he couldn't say he was really sure of this. "I guess...we can go back out there," he said, looking up at Dani through lashes that seemed really long. Did girls have naturally long lashes?
Leaving the stall, he spent a couple of minutes in the mirror to look at himself. He found that he had morphed into a girl that kind of looked like his mother, and his eyes welled up with tears. Quickly, he shifted back to his natural shape and headed out of the bathroom.
The Skrulls were in an uproar, aside from Veranke, who reached out to pull him into a tight embrace that said, I am your mother now.
"We're under attack," she whispered in his ear, "But I will keep you safe."
Teddy shivered, feeling as if he were dead inside now, wanting to push her away, but too fragile to do it. "I'm fine," he said, backing away from her, "I need space." And without saying another word, he took Dani by the hand and left the room. He was going to find the rest of his family - his friends - and protect them because they were all he had left.
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