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darkred|Darkbat|::he leans against the wall in the living room. He's in full costume and loaded for bare::

periwinkle|Squeeze|::is in her bikini, cape, and thigh high boots and gloves, waiting to go::

npc|Lauren|:: she's experimenting with some 'costume' though really she just has on a T shirt with an open midriff and cargo pants.:: Korgon...wasn't that bad.

green|Vineyard|

tan|Ascendant|:: laces his costume on the old fashioned way for a change:: No he wasn't...

npc|Lauren|:: sighs and nods, biting her lip::

darkred|Darkbat|He had his own agenda, but we'll try to fid out what happened.

green|Vineyard|::emerges from the air vents and coalesces next to Emil::

green|Vineyard|::brushes off invisible dust from her costume::

npc|Lauren|That...isn't to bad Jo

periwinkle|Squeeze|::nods::

npc|Paige|:: grabs her costume from her room, checking to make sure those kids don't try and take another peek::

tan|Ascendant|:: smiles a little at Jo:: Glad you're here.

narrator|Narrator|::a second Jo stalks through the door to stand on the other side of Emil::

npc|Lauren|~~I if they try bothering you Paige we'll have to go after them again.~~

darkred|Darkbat|Lets try to hurry this up, the more time we spend here, the less we can spend searching for answers.

npc|Jo A|Me too. Sort of.

npc|Jo B|::glares at Jo A::

tan|Ascendant|Don't get too edgy Davey. :: looks at both Jo's :: Could you two at least try to get along while we're up there. We'll figure out a way to get this back to normal

npc|Jo B|I'll do my best.

darkred|Darkbat|Indeed

npc|Lauren|::looks to the Jo's:: Maybe...you can work something out?

npc|Jo A|I wish.

npc|Jo B|Let's get moving.

periwinkle|Squeeze|:: Shrugs:: that's a start

npc|Paige|They haven't been, but you know adolescent boys.

darkred|Darkbat|Stay calm, don't get too worked up.

npc|Lauren|::nods and sighs, she walks over to Paige:: Yes I do, I'm...actually surprised they haven't gone after me too.

periwinkle|Squeeze|:: stretches hers body and gives a nod that she is ready:: So which of us is doing the teleporting?

darkred|Darkbat|That is up to you two ::looks between Emil and ReyLana::

tan|Ascendant|Easier on the body if you're doing it, Lana.

tan|Ascendant|Well everybody else's body.

periwinkle|Squeeze|No kidding Sherlock ::to DB as she nods at Emil::

darkred|Darkbat|:: simply waits for them to figure it out, with their rather limited intelligence::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Alright time to go ::teleports them one by one to there destination::

narrator|Narrator|::much of the Blue Area has been altered with neo-Viking architecture; people are milling about except near the door of a particularly large building::

darkred|Darkbat|::Glances around the area, evaluating it to see anything else that sticks out::

tan|Ascendant|I just hope Reed has something for us

periwinkle|Squeeze|::looks up at the building::

npc|Lauren|::Glances around, she looks to the people. Then she looks over to the others:: So do I...

narrator|Narrator|::a small spacecraft, presumably Reed's, is settled in a landing area a few yards away::

npc|Paige|:: looks around the Blue Area :: Wow. This is amazing.

npc|Lauren|:: miles and nods:: Yeah...i've never been here either...:: smiles to Paige and pats her arm::

darkred|Darkbat|::walks towards the large building:: Come on.

narrator|Narrator|::the building has much the appearance of a great open hall, with no actual door, though several can be seen to private chambers inside::

green|Vineyard|::both Jo's shrug and head into the huge entrance hall::

darkred|Darkbat|::He walks towards the main entrance of the building, and walks with a purpose but with his usual Stealth::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Any sign of Reed Lauren?

periwinkle|Squeeze|::looks around while she walks::

npc|Lauren|::looks around and is actually a bit wowed by being on the moon:: I wonder how they keep air in here.

tan|Ascendant|:: looks around and floats a little off of the ground as he travels::

npc|Jo A|Maybe Reed knows. It's some kind of Kree technology, or so I've heard.

npc|Lauren|:: sniffs she looks around, for Reed:: I'm sure he's here...

darkred|Darkbat|We'll find him soon enough

npc|Paige|Yeah, ah think ah read something about that.

npc|Reed|::a hand appears from one of the interior doors, gesturing::

npc|Lauren|It's still incredible...::Glances to Paige:: What did you find out? :: smiles::

darkred|Darkbat|Reed

darkred|Darkbat|::He follows the hand upon sighting it::

tan|Ascendant|:: follows the gesturing hand:: Well, there he is.

green|Vineyard|::the Jo's stroll rather idly toward the door the hand came from::

tan|Ascendant|Come on

periwinkle|Squeeze|Wouldn't he have greeted us in a more formal manner then by just showing his hand?

darkred|Darkbat|::He walks swiftly towards the door and hallway the hand came from. He wants to discuss the situation with Reed.::

npc|Jo B|Not if he's concentrating on something.

npc|Paige|Just that the Kree built it and the Inhumans...:: pauses for a brief moment:: live here.

periwinkle|Squeeze|:: shrugs and follows::

npc|Lauren|::looks around the hallway, still very curious. She looks back to Paige:: I should probably read that too...it's just incredible.

narrator|Narrator|::inside, Reed is peering at some instruments focused on the body of Korgon, which is reclining on a large bed::

darkred|Darkbat|::glances around the room once, then walks over to Reed:: Any luck?

npc|Paige|::A little awestuck:: It's a beautiful city.

tan|Ascendant|:: lands next to Reed:: What you got?

npc|Reed|:: puts a finger to his lips, then twirls a dial on his instruments:: There...that privacy shield should keep us from being overheard.

npc|Jo A|Overheard by who?

periwinkle|Squeeze|::blinks then listens to what Reed has to say::

npc|Lauren|::Nods in agreement, her own wonder shows on her face.:: I'm glad we all came...I wonder...it's amazing.

darkred|Darkbat|::nods::

tan|Ascendant|Probably whomever killed Korgon I'd think ::looks to Reed for verification::

npc|Reed|Korgon appears to have been killed by an energy blast. The signature, though I've never seen it in quite this form, is very familiar.

darkred|Darkbat|What's it's closet match.

tan|Ascendant|Really?

periwinkle|Squeeze|What type of energy?

npc|Reed|I doubt you want the technical terms, and it doesn't have any local name. But it's a match for Watcher technology.

npc|Paige|:: looks at Korgon, thinking to self :: That's so sad.

periwinkle|Squeeze|Great, more confusing stuff

npc|Jo A|::jumps::

darkred|Darkbat|I suspected it could have something to do with the Celestials.

tan|Ascendant|Watchers? Them again.

npc|Jo B|You think Uatu did it?

npc|Lauren|::nods sadly and sighs:: He was actually a nice man...

npc|Lauren|Reed...how could...he have done this to Korgon?

npc|Reed|I haven't detected any other Watchers entering the solar system. :: scowls::

npc|Paige|Yeah, once he wasn't trying to raid NY

darkred|Darkbat|That doesn't match his MO. He usually keeps his distance and has others do his dirty work ::rubs his chin::

npc|Reed|I don't know. Uatu keeps a lot of secrets, but he's always been extremely passive.

npc|Lauren|:: smiles a little:: Yeah, and trying to hurt us.

darkred|Darkbat|Indeed, it seems to much of a connection to the Celestials...to easy to find.

tan|Ascendant|Who do you know that could modify the technology in the manner you see before you?

darkred|Darkbat|It makes me wonder...

npc|Reed|Other than myself and Victor...no one.

periwinkle|Squeeze|Couldn't that mad guy that we went to see do that?

tan|Ascendant|The Thinker?

npc|Lauren|::nods:: He seems to know alot..

periwinkle|Squeeze|That's the one

npc|Reed|Conceivably, the Thinker could do it. But I doubt it.

tan|Ascendant|Any clue as to why this was done?

darkred|Darkbat|His powers are obviously the reason, but the question is who felt threatened by them.

periwinkle|Squeeze|The person that he looked up to?

npc|Reed|::considers:: The only reason I can imagine Uatu doing this was if he had to cover up something that would affect us. And the only reason he would do it himself would be if allowing anyone else to know would create an even greater risk.

npc|Lauren|::nods she glances around and her nose quivers as she sniffs around and tries to use her own enhanced senses:: ~~Paige, lets try to see if we can sense anything...out of the ordinary.~~

npc|Paige|Right. Would Doom be threatened by him?

npc|Jo A|You're sure no one else might have done it?

darkred|Darkbat|::nods, he considers the subject::

npc|Paige|~~Sure~~

npc|Reed|At the moment, Victor doesn't seem particularly threatened by anyone. Not even me. ::he sounds a little nervous at that::

npc|Lauren|I'm not sure why doom would feel threatened...:: he starts sniffing and using her enhanced senses to see if she can pick anything up:: ~~Thank you Paige, love.~~

darkred|Darkbat|True

darkred|Darkbat|But, we have to consider as many possiblities as we can.

npc|Reed|I don't know anyone on Earth who can modify Watcher technology. Possibly it could have been done by another alien.

darkred|Darkbat|Who else holds a grudge against him?

darkred|Darkbat|Korgon, must have had other enemies.

npc|Reed|So far as I know, until he attacked New York only the Fantastic Four and his own people even knew he existed.

npc|Reed|And they worship him as a god.

tan|Ascendant|Where's the wall where he wrote his message?

periwinkle|Squeeze|someone must have been jealous of that

npc|Reed|::gestures:: This way. ::he leads them out of the room and up a small staircase::

periwinkle|Squeeze|::follows Reed::

npc|Paige|::follows::

npc|Lauren|::Follows Reed, trying to use her powers to detect anything out of the ordinary::

darkred|Darkbat|::He proceeds after Richards.::

darkred|Darkbat|Did you have any references to Korgon in the FF Data base?

narrator|Narrator|::Reed leads the New Guard into a small room full of instrumentation, including something like a telescope pointed through a skylight::

npc|Reed|No.

npc|Lauren|::her lips part as she looks around the room awestruck for a moment.::

darkred|Darkbat|Impressive.

periwinkle|Squeeze|Cool, so what's in the telescope's view at the moment?

npc|Reed|At the moment, nothing.

npc|Paige|Wow :: looks around, before husking into Vampire form to help enhance her senses::

npc|Reed|:: points to a scrawl of blood on the wall near the telescope::

tan|Ascendant|Does it look like it's been tampered with.

darkred|Darkbat|Has anything been touched?

tan|Ascendant|Maybe we can narrow down where it was aimed at during the time of death.

npc|Reed|No, to both questions. And I've already done that.

darkred|Darkbat|::looks around the room carefully using his powers of observation, and detective skills. As he tries to get a feel for the scene::

periwinkle|Squeeze|::walks over to the telescope and peeks at the view::

npc|Paige|:: starts to sniff the area::

npc|Lauren|:: lowly starts looking around using her enhanced senses to see if anything stands out, sniffing:: ~~I'm glad you came.~~

darkred|Darkbat|Hmmm

narrator|Narrator|::the killing was evidently quite bloodless; Korgon must have been desperate enough to injure himself to write the message::

npc|Paige|~~me too~~

darkred|Darkbat|:: slowly walks around the room as he tries to examine every facade. He notes the scrawled message on the wall.::

npc|Reed|:: scrolls the data files on the computer back to the time of Korgon's death; the screen shows the telescope pointed at Earth::

tan|Ascendant|He inflicted his own wound, to write this. ::looks at the message::

periwinkle|Squeeze|but why?

periwinkle|Squeeze|Did what he see drove him mad?

npc|Reed|The energy blast seems to have worked directly on his cellular structure. As for driving him mad...it could be possible.

darkred|Darkbat|It could be any number of things.

periwinkle|Squeeze|Such a great detective ::rolls her eyes as she moves the telescope around::

npc|Paige|::roams around the room trying to get a sense of anything::

npc|Reed|I apologize...detective work isn't exactly my field of study.

tan|Ascendant|He's Asgardian isn't he?

periwinkle|Squeeze|No not you

darkred|Darkbat|::He ignores Lana, and focuses on the scene, examining the area. He looks for any signs of a forced entry:: Did the telescope record exactly what he was looking at?

npc|Reed|No. Korgon is human.

npc|Lauren|:: paces around the room as well. Searching for anything at all::

green|Vineyard|::both Jos are busy studying the equipment::

periwinkle|Squeeze|::moves away from the telescope and walks over to the signature, looking above the sign, perhaps there's a loose brick or some clue or...nothing at all::

tan|Ascendant|Wasn't he blind? I mean he doesn't see things the same way we do correct?

narrator|Narrator|::it could easily be a locked room mystery; there's no sign of entry at all, as though only Korgon were in the room::

darkred|Darkbat|He has a second sight remember

npc|Reed|Yes. He was blinded by the radiation of an unknown celestial body, possibly a meteor, which caused his mutation.

darkred|Darkbat|He's blind in the physical sense but not the metaphysical sense.

periwinkle|Squeeze|::tries to examine if it looked like Korgon was trying to write more::

npc|Paige|So why would use a telescope?

npc|Reed|I studied him when I first met him years ago, first to attempt to cure his illness and then, when he requested it, his mutation as well. I believe there may be some actual physical energy behind his unusual vision.

npc|Lauren|Maybe he was using it to magnify his powers? ::looks to Paige and Reed::

tan|Ascendant|Physical energy?

darkred|Darkbat|Ummm

darkred|Darkbat|Do we have an exact time of death?

narrator|Narrator|::the scrawl trails off at the end; he might have been trying to write more...perhaps::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Hmmm there's a chance Korgon didn't finish what he was trying to write

tan|Ascendant|:: seems to repeat the mantra in his head, "I looked up" ::

npc|Reed|Yes...apparently some kind of radiation. He died at 9::57 PM, Tuesday.

periwinkle|Squeeze|Maybe he meant to say I looked upon something

periwinkle|Squeeze|which didn't quite mean him using sight

npc|Reed|It could be. That would mean the telescope was superfluous.

darkred|Darkbat|Hmm can you triangulate the exact part of earth he was looking at with the time and the telescopes location?

darkred|Darkbat|In that time

npc|Reed|::considers:: Let me check the settings.

npc|Lauren|::looks over to the blood covered wall, she sniffs, and looks to see if maybe he trace more on the wall but the blood clotted and wouldn�t come out::

darkred|Darkbat|Paige, Lauren, anything?

narrator|Narrator|::it doesn't appear that way::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Also let's take into consideration how he looked up, if he was lying on his back he could have looked up, which meant he was looking at a wall

npc|Lauren|:: sighs:: No, I�m not very helpful.

npc|Paige|:: walks over to where the blood trail starts ::

periwinkle|Squeeze|:: shrugs:: Or maybe I'm just being a ditz :: shrugs again::

npc|Reed|Interesting. Very odd.

darkred|Darkbat|We can consider it.

darkred|Darkbat|::looks back to Reed, and walks over next to him::

tan|Ascendant|What would that be?

periwinkle|Squeeze|::fakes a valley girl giggle::

npc|Jo A|What would be so important about a wall that he would hurt himself to warn us?

npc|Lauren|::mutters 'looked up...I looked up'::

npc|Reed|The instruments were focused _inside_ Earth, near the core.

periwinkle|Squeeze|:: sighs rubbing a hand through her hair:: I don't know, maybe he didn't maybe I was just being a airhead ::walks around the room::

tan|Ascendant|Near the Core.

npc|Lauren|The earth is...up from here. But why would he be looking at the core?

npc|Paige|Lana, you are not being an airhead.

darkred|Darkbat|::Tries to remember if there is anyone or anything that's reputed to live near the core::

npc|Lauren|Yeah, were just trying to figure out what�s going on...your helping a lot.

periwinkle|Squeeze|:: sighs and rubs her arms, not feeling that way. She walks over near the telescope::

npc|Reed|I'm not sure Korgon's vision even affects nonliving objects. I don't know what he could have seen near the core. To the best of my understanding, he should have looked right through the earth without seeing anything except the organisms on the surface.

npc|Paige|:: stops at the beginning of the blood trail::

narrator|Narrator|:: Paige is standing near the telescope::

darkred|Darkbat|Unless, there was an organism underneath the surface

tan|Ascendant|He only sees things that are alive?

npc|Paige|Dr. Richards how far down does Mole Man and his subterreans dwell?

npc|Reed|I'm not completely certain. He never described seeing anything else, and the energies his vision uses only seem to interact with living organisms.

tan|Ascendant|Did it ignore inorganic objects?

npc|Lauren|::walks over Paige, she bites her lip:: That�s brilliant...if Mole man lives under the surface, maybe something lives near the core?

npc|Reed|Fairly close to the crust. Even the Lava Men never reached close to the mantle, let alone the core.

npc|Reed|So far as I can tell.

npc|Lauren|What are you thinking?

darkred|Darkbat|Well it's possible something is down there.

darkred|Darkbat|But if it is it's doubtful we'd find it.

periwinkle|Squeeze|::just listening, twirling part of her hair with a fingertip::

npc|Paige|He had to be looking at something or someone down there.

npc|Uatu|::is suddenly standing over the skylight::

tan|Ascendant|The Celestial body seems too high in the crust for it to be him.

npc|Lauren|::gasps, as she spots Uatu::

periwinkle|Squeeze|::looks over at Lauren then up and sees Uatu::

darkred|Darkbat|We'll have to...:: pauses, he turns hearing the gasp::

green|Vineyard|::both Jo's stare up at Uatu, frowning::

npc|Paige|What is it sweety? ::turns to see Uatu, then gasps::

tan|Ascendant|::turns to look at Uatu:: You

npc|Uatu|:: seems to be mulling over something::

npc|Lauren|Him, honey...::glares a little at Uatu:: What are you doing here?

darkred|Darkbat|Yes?

npc|Uatu|I am here to confess.

darkred|Darkbat|Go on ::waits, crossing his arms::

tan|Ascendant|::looks at him warily::

npc|Uatu|Reed, I have spoken to you before of humanity's destiny.

npc|Paige|:: steps a little closer to Lauren::

npc|Reed|Yes. Primarily to tell me that it is "great". I don't recall that you've ever given me any details.

periwinkle|Squeeze|::looks over at Reed then back up at Uatu::

npc|Lauren|Did you kill Korgon? :: she tenses slightly, but tries not to jump to conclusions::

tan|Ascendant|:: still waiting for his confession::

npc|Uatu|Were I to give you details about the future, there would be a danger that you or someone would alter it. Korgon learned something about that destiny that humanity was not ready to know.

npc|Uatu|I can tell you this:: a power is about to emerge from your world that will dominate the galaxy. This is humanity's destiny. The long galactic wars will soon come to an end.

periwinkle|Squeeze|But who will truimph? Good or Evil?

npc|Paige|And we're getting close right? To learning this unknown destiny?

npc|Uatu|Rather than allow Harek Korgon to derail this destiny by his discovery, I was forced to kill him.

darkred|Darkbat|You work for the Celestials Uatu. Your motives twisted.

npc|Uatu|::looks at Squeeze:: That is for you to determine. I do not judge.

npc|Lauren|You...monster, he didn't do anything to you. ::glares at him.::

tan|Ascendant|::looks at him:: This power...it isn't us, it is. It's what's Korgon saw.

periwinkle|Squeeze|::frowns, this war is beginning to be too much::

npc|Uatu|Richards has already explained to you that Korgon saw nothing that is not alive. What Korgon saw was you--was humanity.

npc|Jo A|::looks over at Squeeze::

npc|Paige|::looks at Uatu:: What will you do to us then?

npc|Lauren|::Tenses moving a little closer to Paige, keeping her eyes on Uatu::

tan|Ascendant|:: tilts his head at Uatu, disbelief clear in his tone:: Right

npc|Uatu|I believe I can trust Richards to remain silent. It would be preferable to remove him also, but he is a needed agent in protecting the planet. Richards, do I have your trust?

darkred|Darkbat|He's seen us before Uatu.

npc|Reed|I preferred it when you called me "Reed". I...will not attempt to reveal what Korgon saw, if you truly believe it is critical to our destiny.

darkred|Darkbat|::is not convinced but he listens.::

npc|Uatu|Very well...Reed. However, I have known these others only a short time. I regret that I cannot trust them to maintain such critical secrets. Such would be interference.

npc|Uatu|I believe the best way to minimize my involvement is simply to remove them from this reality.

tan|Ascendant|::looks at Reed:: You can't believe him!! :: points to Uatu:: He's been the Celestial lackey for centuries now. Everything he's done has probably been... ::looks back at Uatu::

tan|Ascendant|::briefly pausing:: For the benefit of the Celestials.

npc|Reed|::gives Emil a level look::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Remove from this reality?

npc|Lauren|You can't do that! :: she tenses more::

darkred|Darkbat|Try it

periwinkle|Squeeze|Then what would become of us?

npc|Paige|::tries to link up with the rest of the team::

darkred|Darkbat|You underestimate us.

npc|Reed|As I said, I have no intention of revealing anything Uatu truly believes would damage humanity. ::meets Emil's eye::

npc|Lauren|::Tries to help Paige link the team:: ~~Paige, maybe you can get away...~~

npc|Uatu|::raises a hand::

darkred|Darkbat|You understand Uatu isn't pure. He has worked for the Celestials.

npc|Reed|:: ighs:: I understand, Darkbat. ::moves slightly away from the New Guard::

tan|Ascendant|Don't give me that you don't know us Uatu. You're a Watcher. It's your damn job to know us. ::looks at Reed:: Fine we won't say anything

tan|Ascendant|~~Paige, link us with Reed~~

npc|Paige|~~Ah'm on it~~

darkred|Darkbat|

narrator|Narrator|::there is a brilliant flash of light, blinding...the New Guard feel as if they are careening through a tunnel to nowhere::

npc|Lauren|::Links up the rest of the group to back Paige up::

tan|Ascendant|Gre...

tan|Ascendant|::gets a extreme feeling of vertigo::

narrator|Narrator|::for the briefest of moments Paige seems to touch Reed's mind, and then he is gone::

npc|Paige|No. Dang it. ::looks around:: What's going on?

tan|Ascendant|::looks around:: Looks like Uatu sent us away.

narrator|Narrator|::the New Guard finds themselves in a rubble strewn cityscape near the edge of a dome descending to the ground::

npc|Lauren|I don't know...::looks around blinking:: Oh crap...:: he moves next to Paige:: Are you all right?

periwinkle|Squeeze|::looks around:: What is this?

darkred|Darkbat|::Tries to see if there still on the moon::

npc|Jo-A|::gasps::

npc|Jo-B|:: seems to have fallen from the vertigo::

tan|Ascendant|Ah'm ok. But Ah don't know where we are.

narrator|Narrator|::the Earth is not visible in the sky, but an arch like a pale yellow rainbow is::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Whoa check that out :: points to the arch::

tan|Ascendant|Where in the hell are we?

periwinkle|Squeeze|We definitely aren't in Kansas anymore

npc|Jo-A|Don't look at me. ::baffled::

darkred|Darkbat|::looks around the area, for any writings::

npc|Jo-B|::gets slowly to her feet::

periwinkle|Squeeze|but :: shrugs:: perhaps we can find out heading for the dome

tan|Ascendant|Yeah, we need to find a way back.

npc|Lauren|::rubs Paige's arm and nods, then sniffs around, and tries to get her bearings:: Your right, but we don't even know if were on earth..

darkred|Darkbat|It's our best shot, but lets see if we can find anything in these ruins

npc|Paige|:: extends her thoughts to find other people or beings::

narrator|Narrator|::the clear dome comes down to a concrete floor not a yard away:: ::beyond it is only darkness and stars::

npc|Lauren|::Tries to use her telepathy to scan the area::

narrator|Narrator|::a huddle of frightened people is hiding in a half-ruined building nearby::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Ok maybe not going that way

darkred|Darkbat|::Examine the area for any writings, or tools ect::

darkred|Darkbat|::He glances around carefully::

periwinkle|Squeeze|::notices the frightened people::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Hey what happened here?

npc|Paige|I got some scared people picked up on my TP.

npc|Lauren|So do I...

npc|Lauren|::tries to walk over towards the people that she felt::

darkred|Darkbat|Emil, lets be careful, expect anything.

tan|Ascendant|::looks off:: I see them

tan|Ascendant|What are they frightened of?

darkred|Darkbat|::moves off towards the people, cautiously:: Unknown, but lets stay alert.

npc|Lauren|::runs over to the people, thinking maybe she can figure out whats wrong.::

narrator|Narrator|::many signs lie strewn about as if fallen from the former buildings; one of them reads "Metropolis Theater"::

npc|Paige|Ah dunno, let me check? :: searches for a specific shared image that would frighten them::

darkred|Darkbat|:: picks up the sign. He looks over it, then hands it to Emil::

narrator|Narrator|::the people seem to be afraid of...earthquakes? not exactly; something is odd::

npc|Lauren|:: pauses long enough for Paige to check.::

npc|Paige|It seems like an earthquake.

periwinkle|Squeeze|Why are they in a building if they are afraid of earthquakes?

npc|Lauren|Hmmm ::Tries to also scan the people looking for anything more...:: maybe we should ask them?

periwinkle|Squeeze|At least the sign is in English, good maybe they speak it too

npc|Jo-A|:: peers at the darkness outside the dome:: I'm not sure it'd be any safer outside.

darkred|Darkbat|Agreed, until we find anything to the contrary, lets assume were on the moon and it's vacuum outside.

narrator|Narrator|::Lauren and Paige get the distinct impression that they and the people they're scanning are not on Earth at all::

narrator|Narrator|:: rather on the moon--they're in some kind of orbital colony::

npc|Lauren|It feels like were not on the moon or earth...an orbital colony? ::Looks to Paige for confirmation::

darkred|Darkbat|Our best bet is to talk to them.

tan|Ascendant|Yeah, Lana. At least, there is that. ::looks around lets go help.

periwinkle|Squeeze|::nods::

npc|Paige|You're right, It is an orbital colony, but how?

periwinkle|Squeeze|How? Watcher, that's how

npc|Jo-B|It must be unstable.

npc|Lauren|The watch is supposed to pe powerful...

darkred|Darkbat|That would explain the 'earthquakes'

darkred|Darkbat|::walks towards the huddled people::

darkred|Darkbat|If that�s so there should be a docking ring, and computers

tan|Ascendant|How can it be orbital and have earthquakes? ::walks over to the people::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Maybe something else or someone is causing it

darkred|Darkbat|Or an error in the software, we'll have to find out.

narrator|Narrator|::the dirty, disheveled people peer up at the newcomers:: Who are you? Where did you come from? Are you part of the Legion?

npc|Paige|:: cans to see how bad these quakes are::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Legion?

tan|Ascendant|Legion? No, we're kind of lost actually

npc|Lauren|::Tries to scan telepathically to see if there is anyone else close by:: ~~I'll see if I can find anyone else.~~

periwinkle|Squeeze|We come from Earth, ever heard of it?

narrator|Narrator|::it seems to Paige that the colony is coming apart::

darkred|Darkbat|::in his costume:: Were here to help. Give us a run down on the situation

narrator|Narrator|::the people look confused:: We all came from Earth. It's gone now.

npc|Paige|Oh my god. :: direct links the information to the team::

periwinkle|Squeeze|::gasps::

npc|Lauren|::Gasps, her eyes going wide:: We need to get out of here.

darkred|Darkbat|It's gone? How?

narrator|Narrator|::these people seem to be alone::

tan|Ascendant|How many of you are there?

tan|Ascendant|What's the closest stable land mass or transportation?

npc|Lauren|I can't sense anyone else...

darkred|Darkbat|We need to get out of here.

narrator|Narrator|::an elderly man steps forward:: There were fifty million people on New Earth, once. Since the Infinite Man appeared, many have died.

darkred|Darkbat|Infinite Man?

tan|Ascendant|The Infinite Man? Who is that?

darkred|Darkbat|Is there any way off this place?

npc|Old Man|Regretfully, there is no "out of here". I will explain, if you will promise to help us.

periwinkle|Squeeze|::frowns::

npc|Lauren|We promise.

tan|Ascendant|Of course we will.

periwinkle|Squeeze|How can we help?

npc|Lauren|~~I think, these people are all that�s left...~~

npc|Old Man|Two years ago, when it was learned that Earth was going to explode, an ancient plan was activated to launch many of its cities into orbit and link them together.

npc|Old Man|Many of the cities did not survive the process, since the mechanisms were centuries old.

tan|Ascendant|::looks at the old man:: Two years?

darkred|Darkbat|What year is it?

tan|Ascendant|What year is this?

periwinkle|Squeeze|These city launchers were centuries old?

darkred|Darkbat|Curious

periwinkle|Squeeze|::'POP' rest in peace last brain cell, it was 22::

npc|Lauren|:: sniffs around, using her enhanced senses to see if she can pick anything else up::

npc|Paige|We have to fix this somehow

npc|Lauren|::nods:: There has to be something we can do...

npc|Old Man|It's 3001, I believe.

periwinkle|Squeeze|Wow we got ported a thousand years later

tan|Ascendant|::chill goes down his spine::

npc|Old Man|New Earth was intended to be composed of over two hundred cities, but there are only ninety-five. That, and the loss of Earth, made the city structure unstable. It's gradually breaking apart.

npc|Old Man|Our greatest heroes, the Legion, transported a new planet, the dead Earth of an alternate universe, here, but it too is unstable. Soon, we fear that it will explode and all of us will die.

tan|Ascendant|Does anybody know why the New Earth is exploding?

npc|Old Man|:: shakes his head:: The Legion might know.

periwinkle|Squeeze|And where is this legion?

npc|Lauren|::is very stunned:: Are they here?

npc|Paige|::trying to wrap her head around a replacement Earth::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Follow that yellow path :: points over to that arch?::

npc|Old Man|We have no idea where they have gone. There may be other people in other cities they have gone to aid.

npc|Young Woman|You really _aren't_ from here. That used to be the moon.

tan|Ascendant|Do you need help getting over to another city?

periwinkle|Squeeze|The moon?

periwinkle|Squeeze|::looks up over at it::

npc|Lauren|~~This feels unreal ~~ ::looks to Paige still trying to adjust to it then to the old man:: Used to be?

npc|Old Man|I fear they may be in as bad a shape as this one. Besides, we are as far from the Infinite Man as we can be, here.

periwinkle|Squeeze|:: sighs, humanity has suffered so much::

darkred|Darkbat|Who is the Infinite Man?

tan|Ascendant|That Arch is the moon?

npc|Old Man|It was. It was destroyed some time ago. As for the Infinite Man, all I know is that he was one of the Legion's enemies once. He wears a...costume...clothing...covered in stars.

periwinkle|Squeeze|Tacky costume

npc|Paige|Why does he try to hurt you?

npc|Old Man|My name is Harrison Kent. I was mayor of Metropolis...once.

npc|Old Man|I don't think he means to harm us. He seems unconscious, but around him time flows strangely.

npc|Old Man|It's making the strain on New Earth worse.

npc|Lauren|::Frowns:: Maybe we can find somewhere else for him.

tan|Ascendant|::extends his hand to shake it:: Nice to meet you Mr. Kent.

darkred|Darkbat|::grunts and nods to Mr. Kent:: We need to find the Legion, we can take you with us.

npc|Old Man|I hope that you can help us. Perhaps you can find the Legion for us.

tan|Ascendant|Sounds kind of like that guy we fought that tried to kill Spider-Man.

darkred|Darkbat|Indeed

npc|Jo-A|:: peaks up for the first time in a while:: Drom?

periwinkle|Squeeze|Is there anything we need to look out when searching for this Legion in other cities?

tan|Ascendant|Yeah him.

npc|Paige|What do they look like. How many of them are there?

npc|Old Man|Other than the Infinite Man, there are many dangerous parts of New Earth. Falling rubble, looters, and the like.

npc|Lauren|:: nods too:: Were not from here so we don't know...

darkred|Darkbat|We can handle looters

tan|Ascendant|And falling rubble I'd think.

npc|Old Man|They wear costumes not unlike yours, and there are...over twenty of them.

periwinkle|Squeeze|yeah, a thousand years ago, perhaps they changed

tan|Ascendant|::nods:: We should be careful.

npc|Old Man|The most experienced of them, sadly, vanished less than a year ago.

npc|Lauren|When we find them, we'll make sure we tell them about you and get them to come and help...

tan|Ascendant|Mr. Kent. Is this truly the safest place for you to be?

tan|Ascendant|Vanished?

npc|Lauren|Was that when...Infinite man showed up?

npc|Old Man|The safest we know of. Yes...they claimed they were going to save us, but they disappeared and have not returned.

npc|Paige|When was the last time you've seen them, sir?

periwinkle|Squeeze|So what are some of there abilities that you are aware of?

npc|Old Man|Nine months ago, they announced that they were seeking an answer to the changes and disappearances that were affecting many people. They went to confront a being called the Time Trapper. But he, and they, disappeared and only they did not reappear.

npc|Old Man|A few days later, the Infinite Man appeared.

tan|Ascendant|::looks off into the horizon:: But this Time Trapper did reappear?

npc|Old Man|No...the other people reappeared, but the few Legionnaires and the Trapper did not.

darkred|Darkbat|Hmmm

npc|Paige|This is so unbelievable.

npc|Lauren|Even more than everything else..

npc|Old Man|Their powers were many and diverse. All of them had rings that allowed them to fly. Some of them could project fire, or lightning. Others could change shape, or project illusions...

npc|Jo-B|It's the thirty-first century...I didn't expect to believe it.

npc|Lauren|::whispers to Paige:: Were going to have to stay alert. were open to the sun and, we're gonna get hungry.

darkred|Darkbat|I've seen the future

npc|Paige|Maybe we should get going

darkred|Darkbat|This is yet another, ::looks to Lana:: What�s is your teleportation range?

npc|Lauren|::nods:: We might not have a lot of time.

periwinkle|Squeeze|::looks at DB:: 200,000 miles

darkred|Darkbat|Hopefully that should be enough to get us to the 'League'

tan|Ascendant|Legion, I think it is.

darkred|Darkbat|::nods::

darkred|Darkbat|True

npc|Jo-A|He said "Legion".

npc|Lauren|::nods::

periwinkle|Squeeze|:: puts a hand to her head and shakes her head::

npc|Old Man|Are you leaving us? ::worriedly::

tan|Ascendant|Maybe we should just travel normally, We don't know where we're going

periwinkle|Squeeze|Perhaps walking is better ::nods:: yes what Emil said

tan|Ascendant|We need to find this Legion of yours.

npc|Old Man|Could you not take us with you?)

npc|Lauren|::nods:: We should be fine as long as we don't go out in the sun. ::looks to Paige::

npc|Lauren|I think so...

darkred|Darkbat|That shouldn't be a problem.

npc|Paige|Ah think we could ::looks to Emil::

tan|Ascendant|::nods:: That'll be fine. I think a few guides could be helpful.

npc|Old Man|:: speaks hurriedly to the people::

npc|Paige|::counts the people as they come out::

narrator|Narrator|::there seem to be about a hundred of them::

npc|Lauren|::Tries to see how many of the people are hurt::

periwinkle|Squeeze|Wow that's a lot of people following us

darkred|Darkbat|We'll need you to stay in a large group. We don't need anyone getting separated.

narrator|Narrator|::most of the people have at least bruises; about two dozen have broken arms and such::

tan|Ascendant|Are there any medical supplies left in the city?

npc|Old Man|Not here.

darkred|Darkbat|I have some

darkred|Darkbat|I can treat a few of the most seriously injured

periwinkle|Squeeze|Are all the cities going to be as damaged as this one?

npc|Paige|Does anyone need to be carried?

npc|Old Man|Nadeira broke her leg last week falling through the street.

npc|Lauren|Paige and I are a lot stronger than we look.

npc|Old Man|Possibly not.

periwinkle|Squeeze|Yeah I can help carry too, in my own weird way

npc|Old Man|None of us have left Metropolis in some time.

tan|Ascendant|Is that the name of this city? Metropolis?

npc|Old Man|Yes.

darkred|Darkbat|All right, lets get those that need carrying carried.

tan|Ascendant|So where are we heading to next?

npc|Lauren|We wouldn't mind...::looks around at the ruins again and then at the dome::

npc|Paige|::goes to help carry Nadeira::

npc|Lauren|::helps Paige with Naderia:: Is there anyone else that needs to be carried?

npc|Old Man|I don't believe so.

darkred|Darkbat|::hands out the meager medical supplies he does have, basic first aid::

tan|Ascendant|If anybody confronts us you stand back and let us handle it ok.

narrator|Narrator|:: several people begin splinting broken bones in a makeshift fashion::

npc|Old Man|Understood.

periwinkle|Squeeze|So where's the path to the next city?

tan|Ascendant|And what's the next city we head to and how far is it?

npc|Old Man|We should go to the east. There will be a tunnel to Melbourne about three miles from here.

tan|Ascendant|Austrailia?

npc|Lauren|::Whispers:: Paige, when you get hungry, tell me please? :: miles trying to cheer everyone up.::

npc|Old Man|Yes...as I said, many of the cities were lost. Melbourne is currently the closest link.

darkred|Darkbat|Then lets make contact.

tan|Ascendant|::nods::

darkred|Darkbat|::moves towards the head of the group::

npc|Paige|::whispering back:: ok

periwinkle|Squeeze|:: laces her gloved hands on her hips::

npc|Lauren|:: squeezes her arm, whispering:: Thanks

tan|Ascendant|If everybody is ready we can make our way out.

darkred|Darkbat|We are

darkred|Darkbat|On the way if you find any canteen's pick them up we'll need them.

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