|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:07 pm
The world has begun to decay, and the human mind has gone with it. Seeking solutions to their problems, scientists began to test babies for compatibility with their experiments. Many were worthless, thankfully for their parents, and returned to their homes without their mothers and fathers knowing the difference. But sometimes a child was taken from the hospital after their birth, and their parents told they hadn't survived. Never even known their child had been taken for a sinister plan, the parents wept and grieved... and moved on.
There was no one to care about the fate of these children who had genetics that were stronger, or brighter, or stranger than others.
The child who showed a deeper resistance to cold.
The child who's pheromones where stronger than any expectation.
The child who's capacity for imagination far outreached any seen before.
The child who's brain's image processors moved at a quicker pace than standard.
If they'd grown up normal, they would've been extraordinary, but left within the confines of standard human growth. Taken from birth and injected with serum after serum, they were instead mutated, twisted from their original genetic design, into something... supernatural. They were no longer the humans they had been born as. Instead, they were the playthings of eager scientists, captured and shoved onto a secret base.
As young children, before their powers emerged, they'd been allowed to play together. Once they began to hit maturity, they were sealed away from each other, left alone and within their own minds.
Three years ago, when the youngest of them had reached the age of 15, his powers reached an emotional peak, allowing him to escape. Desperate to find the friends he'd played with, he'd began to search the base, but was unable to get them out with the level his powers were at. Swearing a vow to return when he was strong enough, he fled.
Now, the time has come for him to return, and for the world to quake with fear at what they had done, allowed to be done, to four innocent children.
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:24 pm
((Intro for readers, and our own recollections:  Eyes: http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn223/lpmr420/Eyes/Fire_and_Ice_by_Snigglefritz.jpg (link for anti page stretching) Name: Nieve
Codename: Ice Nomad
Power: Controls Ice
Past: Child who showed a deeper resistance to cold
User: Beleiveimgothnprttyalil (Bele) Name: Jarlan
Codename: Sleepy Controller
Power: Can make people do as he wishes
Past: The child who's pheromones where stronger than any expectation.
User: Beleiveimgothnprttyalil (Bele)  Name: Wyanet (Wylie)
Codename: Mad Hattress
Power: Controls Illusions
Past: The child who's capacity for imagination far outreached any seen before.
User: 12345678girl (Numbers) Name: Iniko
Codename: Time Slinger
Power: Can slow down time directly around him at will.
Past: The child who's brain's image processors moved at a quicker pace than standard.
User: 12345678girl (Numbers)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:52 pm
Wylie lay on a concrete floor, staring at a ceiling, a creepily happy smile on her face. Her eyes seemed distant, the brown depths staring off into space. Her guard, just within the door, stared at her in confusion and worry. To him, there was nothing around her. Just a girl dressed in the odd clothing she demanded. She'd nearly tortured the last guard to insanity until they had been sewn and delivered, so his anxiety was understandable. Her twenty-one years of age did not show as she giggled at the ceiling, plainly seeing something he did not, which was no surprise. The illusionist was often lost in her imagination. Though the room had a technicological field that prevented her from projecting the images on others, there had been nothing they could do about the images she showed herself. In his opinion, spending so many years in her own mind had loosened her grip on reality.
The pillows at her head were made of the finest silk, and the nighttime sky swirled above her as she stared at the stars. Beneath her was a quilt woven with images of her childhood, pictures of four children playing together, in threads of red, blue, gray, and purple. The fireflies jumped around, as giant mushrooms grew from the ground. "They're running late, but soon they'll come to my picnic. Then I'll serve them the finest tea!" Laughing to herself, she sat up and glanced around, wondering where her friends were. "I wonder if Iniko has gotten the cake. He always picks the best flavors." Running her fingers over the quilt, she smiled fondly. "Jarlan overslept again, I'm sure." She picked up the tea kettle from the small fire to her left, safe from her blanket. "Nieve will take her tea iced, as always. It hurts her when the tea is too hot."
The guard stared at the girl as she spoke to herself, grabbed air and pretended to pour liquid into something. Shivering at how real it all seemed to her, he glanced out the window of the door, hoping his relief would come so he could get out of here.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:10 pm
Nieve stood in her confinement, bewildered. Her breath showed, being that she created her room to a frozen castle, ice hanging off of her chains. She didn't cry often, being that the tears froze right away, but she feel felt the sadness and the loneliness. She was left standing, as that was how she was currently restrained. She sung softly, her voice soft and delicate, about her hopeful escape. Her hair fell down to just under her bottom and it had retained a light blue, almost white color. All she saw was black thanks to the blinding mask she wore. She had aquired it when she tried to freeze the last guard to death. Now she couldn't see, and it had made her less accurate when trying to freeze the guards.
Jarlan lay on his bed, stomach down and clutched his pillow. He was tall and lanky, so his feet hung over the bed. He looked lazily at the door, and the guard could swear the boy was looking at him. It wasn't possible though, it was through a heavy door, with a small window. Jarlan stood up and walked slowly over to the window and knocked on it. The guards voice popped up over the intercom. "Can I help you?" Jarlan yawned and nodded. He pointed to his mouth and spoke. "Hungry. Mind if you . . . y'know get me food?" His syllables were enunciated as he talked slowly. It was just a habit he had gotten into.
|
|
|
|
|
|
beleiveimgothnprttyalil Crew
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:34 pm
The compound had been fashioned to look like an abandoned orphanage, not that any of those trapped inside knew that. Fitting, Iniko mused with a smirk and mischivous eyes. That they would take us here and hide it with this. If children were heard laughing or crying, no one would wonder. He stood behind some trees, far enough away that no guards could see him, though it wouldn't've mattered if they did. It took me three years, but I'm back. He gritted his teeth, his red eyes now showing only anger and unbridled rage coloring his face. And they will not hold you any longer, my friends. Straightening, Iniko pulled out his guns. They were high class, regretfully stolen, as he didn't have the credentials to buy them through legal channels... like an identity. Lifting his chin, his eyes shone bright for a moment, the only indication of what was to happen. Running at a sprint, Iniko shot out precise and unnoticed bullets, crippling the guards. He rushed into the compound, his bullets finding their way into the electronic keypads that locked the doors, and rushing through them as they unlocked. His hair swished in front of his face as he headed for the closest friend, even as a slowed down alarm rang in his ears. The air around him steadily got colder.
In the middle of a happy laugh at the antics of the fireflies, Wylie's ilusion shattered with the loud blaring of an alarm. She was sitting in a small concrete room, with a metal framed bed a few feet to her right, and a small nightstand in front of her. Blinking, she processed the change, and turned very cold, very sane eyes to her captor. He was glancing out the window, his gun gripped tightly in his hand, plainly sure that the giggling girl was no threat. Wondering what the alarm could be, Wylie suddenly smiled and got quietly to her feet. Cheshire! He's back! She had to get to Jarlan, Iniko wouldn't be able to trick the guards into entering the right key to get his door open. Moving closer, Wylie sensed something. The field is down. Perfect. Raising her hand to the guard, she smirked.
The guard turned to his left to check on the girl, and saw her on her bed, glancing back at the door, he noticed it was opening, and his commander was in front of him. "Good, she's sleeping." He walked over until he stood to the guards left, checking on the girl. "Give me your gun, boy, and take this cartrage to the control system. It'll override the alarm. It was triggered by a stray animal." "O-Of course sir!" He took the cartridge and handed his superior his gun, presumably to watch the girl. Turning, the noticed the door had closed behind his superior, and opened it, taking a step out and- BAM!
Wylie smirked as the man fell forward, a shot ripping through his back, erupted from the gun she held gripped in her hands. It wasn't anywhere vital, she wasn't completely cruel, but it would be painful. Some blood splattered back and hit her cheek. Stepping over his body, she shook her head at the book clutched in his hand. It's title read "Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass" Sliding it from his grip, she tucked it away in her jacket. "You'll be alright once the others come to check on the unauthorized opening of the door. Sorry, bunny, but I'm keeping your gun." Turning, she ran down the hallway to the right, her tophat staying securely on her head with pins.
Iniko reached the entrance to the castle-esqe room where Nieve would be held. The guards had multiplied there, and he kept time slowed, shooting them all and shoving them aside as he got to the door, tearing off the gloves of one and using them to open the frosted door. No sense getting frostbite. Opening it, and dismissing the time slowing, Iniko shot the already weakened by ice chains, prepared to catch Nieve if she couldn't stand. "Hey, hot stuff," He said, using his teasing nickname from when they'd been fifteen. "Hope I'm not too late for our date." He unwrapped her eyes, made sure she could stand, and pulled out his guns again. "C'mon, we have to get Wylie and Jarlan."
Hearing the gunshots down a separate hallway, Wylie ran even faster, quickly approaching the heavily fortified room where Jarlan was held. Skidding to a stop before the guards noticed her, she waved her hand, convincing them that the room was empty and they needed to open the door and figure out how he got out. Her sanity wavered for a moment as she used the illusionism, and a demented grin colored her face, but as soon as the clank of the door sounded, Wylie snapped out of it and shot the legs of the guards before they could come to, careful to avoid shooting into the room. Running forward, she peeked inside. "Dormouse? Time to go to the picnic, sleepy-head."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:43 pm
Nieve hard the gun shots and her singing stopped. She lifted her head in the direction and waited. The door opened and she fell slightly in the arms of someone. She had began to fight them until she heard the voice and her face lit up. "Iniko! You aren't late. Early, I would say." She kissed his cheek softly in thanks, and nodded. "Let's go!" She ran down the hall, freezing the guards who turned their guns to her. She was mad, and she wasn't hiding it anymore. She froze parts of the floor and slid across it, turning to see Wylie. "Wylie!" She ran and hugged her friend, her body naturally colder than the other's.
Jarlan nodded. He walked out to see his old friends. "Hey If it isn't the sweethearts." He said slowly, saying the nickname he gave Iniko and Evie. He looked at some remaining guards, and smiled sadistically when he saw they weren't wearing headgear. "You are being bit by snakes, poisonous and the venom is burning through your veins." His hair had shimmered silver and that's how the guards acted. "Let's get out of here before we get more company."
|
|
|
|
|
|
beleiveimgothnprttyalil Crew
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:08 pm
Iniko gave a cocky grin at her comment. "Early? How's that?" He ignored the slight blush at the cool touch of her lips to his cheek. Nonetheless, he turned and started running with her, slowing time down to keep up with her. To others, it appeared like his ability was super speed. It wasn't completely wrong, his muscle reactions had been sped up to match his vision. When he heard her shout about Wylie, he turned and jumped, returning time to normal. "Oh, I shoulda figured you would get out on your own, Wylie. And here I was so looking forward to being everyones hero."
Wylie whipped out her gun at first when she heard her name, until she noticed who was heading towards her, and hugged back. "Queenie!" She hugged her, excited, and noticing Iniko behind her, grinned. "I knew you were the cause of all this, Cheshire! You came to have tea with us, right?" Her sanity, in her joy, wavered, and for a moment she believed she was in her made-up world. Then Jarlan's voice broke her out of it, and she glanced over at him. "Daw, Dormouse, making them think stuff is happening is my thing. You're only supposed to control them." His statement about company had her nodding and removing her arms from Nieve, turning towards the nearest exit. "I think the exit is that way." She'd been inside the imagination of the guards, and thus knew the layout of this whole place. Guards didn't have much imagination besides wondering what was around the next corner, anyhow.
Nodding, Iniko rushed off, leading the way. "Great to see you guys again, sorry I took so long." A statement that felt almost weird rolling off the time-controllers tongue.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 5:08 pm
Nieve walked at a quick pace, despite her heeled boots and stopped abruptly as she saw a guard she had frozen earlier. A sadistic smile came upon her face and she kicked the frozen man. He shattered and she walked back into the group's pace as if nothing had happened. That's what he gets. She caught up to Iniko and grabbed his hand swinging it. "It's good to see you again." She whispered it softly, and smiled. "I thought you'd forgotten about me." She glanced at the exit, it was really close and her smile grew a bit. She would be able to feel the sun again.
Jarlan chuckled. "I couldn't help myself, you were in my presence. I had to be impressive, my dear Hattress." He said it following along her Alice in Wonderland nicknames. He walked barefoot, not really owning shoes and his eyes fell on them. "Good to see you again Iniko." His eyes fell on Wylie and he smiled. "It seems like the sweethearts are re-united again, wouldn't you say Wylie?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
beleiveimgothnprttyalil Crew
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:20 pm
"You had to, did you?" Wylie smirked and shook her head at him, her top hat swinging through the air. She was amused by the fact that he kept up her nicknames, he having been to only other one to enjoy the book. "They are at that." Though kept apart more and more frequently since they hit puberty, the few times they had been allowed to interact, Iniko and Nieve had definitely been drawn together. Wylie noticed that Nieve had stopped, and slowed to glance back at her, but as she watched the man shatter, she was distracted by the sparkle of light hitting ice shards, and in her minds eye it wasn't the body of a guard who might've had a family shattering- it was a small waterfall of jewels. Quickly enough, however, Nieve had caught up, and Wyllie kept running, the jewels- and guard- forgotten. As the oldest, and the first one brought to the compound, Wylie felt oddly responsible for the others, and very protective. She ran behind the rest of them, determined to make sure they all got out safely before she did.
Iniko laughed at Jarlan. "You sure? I bring with me a path of much danger, and I can't promise there will be many pillows along the way." He glanced down at Jarlans feet. "Or shoes. You sure you don't want to steel a pair from a guard or something?" Glancing over his shoulder as Nieve caught his hand, Iniko grinned brightly, his under-eye tattoo stretched out in his joy. "It's great to see you again, hot stuff. I could never forget about you and those ice blue eyes of yours." He whispered it back, before glancing at their friends. "Of course, I could never forget about any of you..." His dreams had been haunted with nightmares of them while he was away, demanding to know why he hadnt come sooner, or finding them dead, or moved. He was amazed they hadn't been moved to another facility. I guess they didn't have any others designed to hold them.. Us. He burst through the door, able to breath again. Being back in there had left him unnerved. Not halting his pace, however, he continued to run, his feet trampling the dead grass as he ran and ran. "I've gotten us a ride out of here, if we can only reach it." He was heading for the river, though there weren't any boats in sight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:58 pm
Nieve blinked as he complimented her eyes. Her pale face colored instantly, a flush adorning her cheeks. "I'm glad you didn't." When they got outside, she took her hand back and took in a deep breath. She slowed down and took in many deep breaths, feeling the warmth of outside burn in her lungs. "So this is what outside feels like." She ran ahead, smiling, to catch back up to Iniko. She then saw the river and panicked. "If I touch the water I'll freeze it and drown.." Her voice was shaky, and she gripped onto his hand again, and squeezed it tightly.
Jarlan nodded. "I did." He then spoke back to Iniko. "I'm sure. We can handle it. Shoes?" He glanced at a guard and took his shoes slipping them on effortlessly. "Let's focus on getting out of here. Then a nap sounds nice." His stunt earlier had left him a bit drained, and he could hear the sound of boots following behind them. His control must have worn off. "Hey Eve!"
Nieve nodded. "Already on it!" She through her hand back and ice crystals shot themselves into the people chasing them. They fell to the floor and Evie smiled once more. She looked back at the river and hugged on the boy who had saved her, tighter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
beleiveimgothnprttyalil Crew
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 7:07 pm
Iniko gave a chuckle. "Me too." He watched her, reminded of his own reaction when he'd gone outside for a moment. The air felt thicker, but so much livlier, that he'd rejoiced and slowed down time just to watch individual leaves fall from the trees. Then two months later he'd watched frost cover the ground and was reminded of those he'd left behind- specifically Nieve. At her comment about the water, he gave a loud laugh. "You know me better than that Nieve, we're riding out of here in style. I've made a few friends you know." He lifted his gun and squinted into the trees, before shooting something just out of sight. A loud BANG went off, even louder than the gun, and suddenly the sounds of a plane filled their ears, coming to rest on the river just as they reached it. Picking up Nieve effortlessly do to her small frame, Iniko threw her over the water into the arms of a strange burly man, who had opened the door. Then he climbed in himself, and reached out a hand to Jarlan and Wylie.
When Wylie saw Jarlan stop to take a guards shoes, she stopped to glance behind them, distorting the views of the guards so that they didn't see anything- all the better to surprise them when Nieve shoved ice into them. Turning and running behind the rest, she watched as first Nieve disappeared into the plane, and then Iniko. She pushed Jarlan into the plane, whirling around as more guards appeared. Before they could notice the planes exact location, Wylie waved her hands- making it so that all they saw or heard was river. However, hiding something so large weakened her, and she staggered as she climbed in to the plane, falling into the water.
"s**t!" Iniko used one of the words he'd learned on the outside when he saw Wylie slip, even as he'd reached for her. Glancing up at the guards, he prepared to push past Jarlan to grab her. I'm saving ALL of you, damnit.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 7:22 pm
Nieve chuckled. "Of course. How could I forget? You always liked style." She squeaked and blushed as Iniko picked her up, and muffled her scream in shock as she was thrown across the river. When the burly man caught her, she thanked him and stood to the side, holding her hand out to help the others on. Her gasp caught Jarlan's attention.
Jarlan saw what was about to happen, and he saw Iniko reach for her. Jarlan was quicker, and held onto Iniko's outstretched hand and fell slightly, grabbing Wylie's arm and pulled her up. "You aren't allowed to fall, unless it's for me of course." He pulled her up onto the plane and climbed up with Iniko's help. He hugged Wylie close, while he got her to the corner of the plane and spoke softly. "I know I should be the one sleeping, but rest. You need it. I'll even be the pillow."
Nieve smiled as she saw the two and sat down. She was entertaining herself by making small ice hearts and tossing them into the air for them to shatter. She then tossed one towards Iniko. "Catch."
|
|
|
|
|
|
beleiveimgothnprttyalil Crew
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 7:36 pm
Iniko gave a grin, tilting his head. "Everyone, this is Jameson. Kirk Jameson, but apparently Kirk isn't the right kind of name for the captain of a plane." He said as he motioned to the burly friend and rolled his eyes. "This kind pilot/lumberjack took me in. Now then, take us away!" Jameson nodded, and began to lift the plane into the air as Iniko shut the door. Turning, he caught the ice thing simply out of reflex, slowing down time and everything. Staring down at it, he watched it melt in his hand. "Oops."
Just as her feet splashed the water, a firm grip was on her hand. Glancing up, her tired eyes saw Jarlan, and she smiled a bit at his corny line as he pulled her in. "I'll keep that in mind." She was surprised when he hugged her close, as they hadn't shown each other such affection before. It had been three years since any of them left their rooms, placed in total lockdown since Iniko got away. At his comment about resting, she shook her head. "Sweet, but I'm afraid I'm not a fan of sleep. Go ahead and nap though." She stood up, smiling. "I'm going to talk to Iniko. Figure what the plan is."
Overing hearing Wylie, Irigo sat down, buckled up, and turned towards Wylie, motioning for them all to do the same. "Jameson's a lumberjack, like i said, and he's got a nice, private piece of land in the mountains where we're heading. After we get settled, we'll come up with a plan." His eyes saddened. "I've done some research while I was training. I haven't figured out how they found us, but I do know we're not common knowledge in the world. We're the first one's they've mutated, I figured out that much, and so far the only ones they were able to, but if time goes on long enough with no one knowing about us, they'll find more. We can't let them take away more children's lives like they took ours." He glanced away. "So what we need to do is figure out a way to inform the world of what they're doing, without pitting the world against us, or getting other scientists poking and prodding us. But don't worry about that for now. First order of business is for you guys to rest. You don't have to worry anymore. You're free." He gave an affectionate, and proud, smile.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:02 pm
Nieve chuckled as he caught it and watched it melt. "It's alright." She followed Iniko's example and buckled into a seat, blinking at sitting. She hadn't sat in days, and her legs were now trembling from the exertion they just went under.
Jarlan looked slightly disappointed and buckled into a far away seat. He laid his head back, closed his eyes and soon he drifted off into sleep. He was on a hill, green grass everywhere. There were wildflowers everywhere, along with dandelions and wishies. He laid on the grass, on his back and looked up at the clouds that moved slow across the bright blue sky. He was snoring softly, and seemed peaceful. He seemed to relax in his sleep, almost in an instant. The clouds made shapes that he couldn't name because he didn't know how to describe many of them. He just knew he liked the way the looked, almost as much as he liked feeling the grass across his skin.
Nieve envied how fast Jarlan could fall asleep but she kept her eyes on Iniko. She continued to make little ice sculptures and felt her blush at Iniko's smiled. That's when she began to sing softly once more, finishing her song from earlier.
"And he came for me
Like he said he would,
He saved us three.
He smiled down and said
we were finally free."
|
|
|
|
|
|
beleiveimgothnprttyalil Crew
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:10 pm
Iniko frowned when he watched her legs tremble, and glanced up at her, his eyes promising she would never have to go through that again. When Jarlans snores drifted over to him, he laughed again, and very joyous sort, whose moods could swing back and forth. Then his ears heard her song, and his head whipped around as he blushed. "Oh jeez, Nieve, what're you singing about me for?"
Wylie shook her head at how quickly Jarlan had slept, envious of him that he could sleep at all. It was a good two hours later before, her head against the side of the plane and her gaze drifting out the window, staring at the sky, that for the first time in two weeks, Wylie drifted asleep. The wildflowers were the first thing she saw, opening her eyes and laying deep in the grass. Sitting up and glancing around, Wylie realized she had done it again, and while she knew it wasn't right, it was an incredible invasion of privacy, she couldn't help but stay. It was so peaceful here, and the clouds were so puffy and white. It wasn't anything at all like her own dreams. Glancing around, she spotted him, high up on a hill. Pushing to her feet, she strode over to him. For some reason, the one thing she couldn't control while she was in his dream was what she wore. Instead of her hatters garb, she was in a simple white halter summer dress, every time. Walking up the hill, her feet bare and the grass crisp against her skin, she smiled earnestly at Jarlan. "Hi. Been a while since we met here, huh?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
