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Tweak says, "GET THAT PEN OUT OF YOUR MOUTH"

Jacques Raphael Versailles (ghostofthedales) wrote in new_worlds,
@ 2011-11-10 01:37:00

Who: X-24, LOCKED to X-23
What: A strike against a clone facility
Where: Upstate New York
When: November 9th, 2011
Rating: High
Status: LOCKED, Incomplete

Jacques had been training intensely and had all seven of his silver vials of pure spirit essence distilled to its fullest potency. He had also added monofilament wire and flashbang grenades to his arsenal. He had adopted his finished Revenant suit but decided to bear his cross and become X-24. Neither Ghost nor Revenant were used in six months and despite being told it didn't have to be this way he now bore an embroidery with "XXIV" on it in golden threads. He wore all black with golden trim and the helmet that was like an elegant yet functional fencers helmet with a blue bulletproof glass visor that completely concealed his face. He carried a pair of silver 454 Cassull handguns a menacing thirteen inches long and firing blessed silver bullets almost the size of a crayon.

The swordsman had his twin swords ready and sheathed as he checked his gear. After that he went to find his best friend, Laura Kinney. He sat in her favorite tree and waited for her knowing his scent was easy to find.

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lilsoldiergirl
2011-11-15 03:11 am UTC (link)

Laura saw the chopper swerve around and only had time to cover the tackled clone's head and chest when the sound of the automatic guns went off. She could smell the discharge and heard the pak-pak of the bullets, but none hit her or around her. She looked up in confused surprise at the back of the Fallen before he launched himself at the helicopter. It didn't take long for him to rip the chopper apart and take it down.

She cautiously got back up, looking around and scenting the air as she crouched next to the one still lying on the ground. The other had gotten away but this one tried to slink away. "You will cease," she commanded him, wishing she knew the arrest code they had been trained with. "You will stop your attack on the target."

When the Fallen swooped at her, she coiled defensively, ready for the upcoming attack and eying it as it inched closer to her. When it didn't attack, pointing up north, she had to consider. "Niagara Falls is where the source of all trouble of this is."

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ghostofthedales
2011-11-15 05:49 am UTC (link)

"Démissionner." The Fallen spoke in French the command word for stand down with a quiet almost whisper voice. The clones stood down as the command word was spoken, the same word Jacques adhered to when under anothers command.

The creature said "They come." The sound of helicopters and dogs could be heard. It looked at her saying "Orders..." It retracted its claws and waited for Laura to advise a course of action.

Its mask began to crack. The Fallen didn't have long to fight, five minutes at the most before it was gone and Jacques was back to himself.

"I... Break soon. He will be... tired..." As dogs came the Fallen roared at them as one attacked him only to be backhanded dead on the ground. As soldies closed on them the creature said "Redemption... Run... I... stall... You... live...He will be angry... if you cease..." By cease it meant die. It would stall for her to escape and it caused black rain that was sizzling on the ground.

The soldiers that were caught in the rain were taking damage from the Black Rain and the Fallen turned to leave with Laura. Halfway back to the mansion the Fallen fell apart like ceramic, leaving Jacques behind still alive and uninjured but winded. He was able to move wasn't anywhere near as drained as one would think. He channeled enough energy to mend his costume back to how it was before he'd fallen. His helmet however was going to need to be rebuilt.

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lilsoldiergirl
2011-11-16 04:03 am UTC (link)

"We don't have time then," she declared and motioned for him, it, to follow her back. It would have been nice to send it out to level the playing field but it was starting to fall apart. Laura approached the hulking and lanky thing cautiously, not crazy about getting within reach of the claws.

She didn't like the way the others were flanking the two, she couldn't do much without guns or out of reach. "I can't run, not far. Jacques will be defenseless once you retreat." She did continue to fall back, taking out the soldiers crying out in pain from the rain. Apparently the charm did protect her from this magic stuff.

The Fallen collapsed and left Jacques stumbling forward. Laura ran forward and put him in a fireman's carry, scooping up the mostly whole mask as she stood up. "You and your fussiness on clothes," she grunted, turning heel and making it for the fence.

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ghostofthedales
2011-11-16 06:28 am UTC (link)

As he fell into her arms he said "I'm just stubborn, I suppose." He relaxed into her hold and noticed Laura picking up the mask fragments.

When she touched the pieces the mask whispered "Take care of him. If he dies that's a big problem to me. He talked me into yielded, but his special techniques were what I demanded in return for my promise to leave you alone. So take care of him, all his powers will be mine... eventually."

Jacques asked Laura "What did I miss? Looks like you did a number on them." He honestly thought Laura thrashed everyone like Bruce Lee or something crazy epic like that.

It was somewhat windy and leaves were blowing from the trees. Jacques saw distant lightning flashes and could hear the rumbles of thunder and he just relaxed into her arms and said "It's a beautiful night. Nights like this are what I missed most about home. It looks like its going to blow over. But either way its a good thing I'm stubborn about not being basically naked. It's slightly chilly. I'm sure Creed is freezing in his terribly tacky polyester and fur." Jacques drew a picture that when they had stopped of Sabertooth with a mullet and Elton John glasses. He handed it to her and chuckled. He'd drawn a handlebar mustache and said "This is why I'm thankful I missed the 1980s."

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lilsoldiergirl
2011-11-17 02:23 am UTC (link)

"That was known long before this stint." Laura blinked, then eyed her hand and the contents. Now there was broken masks talking to her, after demons, balls of light and the power of the universe inhabiting her, why not a broken piece of porcelain talking?

She shook her head and kept going. "None of this was me. The Fallen came out and did all of this, black rain too to take out the soldiers out of reach. Four clones, a squad and a helicopter, more but they retreated."

There was a loud huff under his body. Now was not the time to be waxing poetic about the sky and the landscape like some warrior-poet from the old legends. Though truthfully, Laura could look at the same thing and not see any of what artistic people described. She looked over at the picture and shook her head, Creed was the last thing she wanted to be thinking of right now. "Do you have your healing vial on you?"

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ghostofthedales
2011-11-17 03:13 am UTC (link)

Jacques didn't look surprised by the Fallen's intervention. "I see. Than it is a good thing you brought the Requiem." As, he had somewhat zoned out after he snapped out of it he said "Yes I still have it. Are you hurt?" The wounds he'd taken were already healing, thankfully the Fallen had taken the brunt of it.

"I'm still disoriented so I'll need you to pour out the vials contents in order to make use of it. Can you set me down please?" With the fatigue setting in, Jacques would require himself kneeling with a claw holding himself up in order to cast his spell. Once in that position he started glowing a light blue, same as last time he channeled a healing spell for them. Winds started whistling through the trees and the air around the swordsman suddenly became unseasonably warm as he prepared the spell. When he heard the chiming of a tiny silver bell he was ready to cast the spell.

"Renew thy strength and take up thy blade, O worn and weary soul. While Waltz Three, Evanescent Light." The healing art he'd used a few months ago was an area spell. This one was much stronger, but could only heal three people at the maximum. It was enough to heal him and Laura if she'd taken damage. The excess energy that hadn't healed anyone was wasted and could not be stored or saved for later. This spell had stabilized a dying man and saved that mans life. Once someone was right at deaths door, Jacques could not save them and he could not bring back the dead.

As he waited for his body to finish healing he said "Would you prefer me not to be clothed?" He teased innocently as he was trying to make her feel better, to lighten her mood. Even after he'd been cloned and with all the crazy shit raining down, Laura always made him feel better and put his mind and heart at ease. Jacques always felt he'd be alright when she was near.

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lilsoldiergirl
2011-11-17 08:56 pm UTC (link)

"He's going to eat you. Is eating away at you."

Laura put him back down and then steered him from stumbling and falling over while he fumbled through to healing himself. She felt something roll over her skin and relied on her training to stand still and not cringe or react to its presence. She hadn't been hurt at all and even so her own regeneration would have fixed herself just fine.

She lifted an eyebrow and looked at him dryly as he teased, deadpan being Laura's strongest expression. "I doubt it. It's November and there's a hard frost at night." She crouched, back braced against a nearby tree and waited. There wasn't much noise around them, meaning the troops didn't follow and she watched patiently. "What next?"

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ghostofthedales
2011-11-17 11:24 pm UTC (link)

"I know. I've kept it at bay for a little over three hundred years. I don't know what to do about it." He sat down and checked his ammunition and finished healing.

"I was alright. I thought you were injured." He heard no hurried footsteps but he didn't let his guard down. "Good. It's too cold for either of us to not have clothes."

"If I was sure I wouldn't get stabbed again, I'd say let's hit them again. That's the last thing I'd expect us to do and with you carrying me off I doubt they'd expect both of us to come back for round two." He saw his helmet in the distance and said "Oh, that's where it went." He phase stepped and put his helmet back on and then returned to Laura as quickly as he left.

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lilsoldiergirl
2011-11-19 10:27 pm UTC (link)

She scowled at the information. So there was a malignant sentience growing in a vessel of great power and it was getting stronger. Great. "You collapsed from the transition, you were not 'alright'," she pointed out and tipped her chin up faintly. "They won't come near, now that they've seen what you become, there's hesitance. And fear."

"We should head for the Facility center, cut the problem off at the source." She watched him flitter about to collect his outfit. Another reason being over-dressed was a hindrance. "Only if you know you are capable of the journey and task. I can't be carrying you around everywhere." She lifted her eyebrow pointedly at her meaning.

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ghostofthedales
2011-11-20 09:45 pm UTC (link)

Jacques for once in his life didn't know what to do and that uncertainty beneath the surface scared his more than he would admit.

"I just had the wind knocked out of me. I promise that's all it was." He knew he was fickle but he also didn't want to leave evidence that they'd been there. "I apologize if I frightened you Laura." was all he said as he readied for the trip.

"I won't be a burden. The weak have no place in combat. If I am not strong enough than I am useless, a weapon with no purpose is of no value and should be discarded." He stood there for a moment before saying "Let's just get this over with." He'd follow her as he wasn't his usual razor sharp self. He would collect his thoughts on the way to hit the facility again.

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