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Leon Vance (leon_vance) wrote in omega_reality,
@ 2013-06-05 14:00:00

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*complete, 2013 06, character: alexis castle, character: april kepner, character: brian kinney, character: brian o'conner, character: bud hammond, character: claudia donovan, character: derek morgan, character: derek reese, character: dominic vail, character: douglas hammond, character: elaine barrish hammond, character: eliot spencer, character: emily prentiss, character: g callen, character: helena wells, character: john connor, character: margaret barrish, character: marty deeks, character: matt casey, character: maura isles, character: mike weston, character: nell jones, character: oliver queen, character: robert callen, character: sam hanna, character: savannah monroe, character: sean hanna, character: tamira johnson, character: thomas hammond, character: tim riggins, character: tommy merlyn, character: travis marks, character: troy bolton, dead: leon vance, dead: mike renko, dead: nathan ford, dead: sheldon cooper

RP: Crossing over
Who: Everyone
Where: Omega, Dinoland
When: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Summary: They are forced to cross over as Omega crumples around them

The dimensional rifts had been increased in number with alarming frequency . He knew that the deadline was growing closer even though they hadn't dealt with all of the issues concerning the machine. Battery life was still a problem and so was calibrating the dimension. He knew how to reach where Callen and the rest were, but after that, it would be a problem. They didn't seem to have a choice.

They had run out of time.

They were in the middle of their morning run, when Leon felt it. Hundreds, thousands of dimensional shifts opening all across the planet, leading to so many places at once, assaulting his mind like a tank running over wood barracks.

"John." He called out, or maybe screamed the name. Nothing was making sense anymore. "Get the machine ready. We're leaving now. Everyone, fifteen minutes and we ship out. Leave nothing behind." There was no time to talk or explain. People needed to be in their assigned cars and trucks, hopefully with everything they needed. He doubted that anything left here would matter anyway. He couldn't imagine this lasting much longer.

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derek__morgan
2013-06-03 07:08 pm UTC (link)

It was still early in the morning. It wasn't that they lazied in bed, especially since there was no bed and he didn't think that Callen slept like a person, but there was no reason to rush through the day now that it was light for a good fifteen hours and very little to do besides their necessities.

This was the most relaxing since they had arrived in Omega.

The sudden sound of engines, plural, had them on high alert immediately. Derek looked at the others. "Cars," he said, because really it was enough.

"And trucks," Sam said. "Different noise." Then he said what he never would have said before coming here. "Morgan, do your thing and see if you can figure out what's going on."

"When did we put him in charge?" he asked Callen with a grin. "But let's follow your order anyway." He was using his power more and more, able to touch the mind of the other three easily when out hunting for food. Not knowing what he was going to find, he was more careful, but out of the darkness of the astral plane, there were some minds that were familiar. It was very easy to pull both Deeks and Dom into it.

The grin wasn't any less obvious in this plane. "Did you come for a visit?"

Dom groaned. "I hate when you do this, even if it is a lot more silent than a radio."

"More silent? You've made a ruckus. Try not to unless you want to be eaten. Now, how many people? How many cars? Anyway you can move without turning your cars on?"

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deeks_marty
2013-06-03 07:28 pm UTC (link)

"Man, are you a sight for sore eyes." Marty had been expecting Robert's sudden appearance, not Morgan pulling him into the astral plane. But, this made things a lot easier. "We've got everyone and their kids...and dogs. A fully loaded caravan of about thirty-one adults, seven kids, seven dogs, a tanker, three trucks, four vans, five cars and a hell of a mess in our wake. We already figured out the being eaten part...we lost Sheldon...and the being quiet part was just explained over the radio. But, if you want to try pushing the tanker in neutral, be my guest. We were just about to send John and Alexis up to do a little aerial recon, but if you've got a better suggestion, I'm all ears."

Marty glanced at Dom, but the man was family and without Sheldon, it was up to him and John to figure out the next step home. "Vance died in transit. The rest don't know and I'd rather not disseminate it until we're camped. You know the lay of the land. Tell me where to put us and I'll get us there."

And then they could figure out how this was going to work without Vance and with the people Marty wanted to hand the reins over to only knowing about half their people. Then there were the losses and family changes to explain. They'd crossed over, but it was going to be one very long day. "Oh, and you and Emily are godparents again. There's some good news to offset the rest."

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derek__morgan
2013-06-03 07:36 pm UTC (link)

"Oh man, congratulations." Probably not what Callen would have focused on, but it should be mentioned first before the details of settling in would make it impossible to think of anything but survival.

"All right, from the noise, we're a few miles North West. The only reason we heard it is because we're higher up and animals don't sound like that. The camp area is clear of vegetation and we have fires going most of the day. If he goes up, he will see signs of civilization. If he can rely the direction to Robert, he can teleport some of those cars and trucks. Limit the noise. Worse comes to worse, we'll take the people first and worry about the vehicles later." Of course by later he meant long enough to bring the people to safety. "Camping is going to require major work to clean up a bigger area. Plants attracts animals and animals mean that we're snacks. so get ready to work."

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deeks_marty
2013-06-03 09:14 pm UTC (link)

"Thanks." Despite the situation, Marty couldn't help grinning to think of Jamie.

But, that was short-lived. Duty called.

"We'll put them on a private channel. The two of them are capable of being quiet enough. I'll have Robert bring over John and Brian's car first. It's got both Vance and the machine. And once Robert doesn't need John to navigate, John and Brian can start getting you guys up to speed on what I'm bringing to your doorstep, as well as put names to the new faces for you. I'll stay with Robert until the last run to make sure everyone gets here and then we'll fill in any holes John and Brian can't."

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derek__morgan
2013-06-03 09:24 pm UTC (link)

Derek was wondering why they needed private channels. He just needed to concentrate, touching the different minds, before pulling John, Alexis and Robert into the astral plane.

What he didn't hear was Savannah reaching for the radio as Deeks lost consciousness. "We've made contact. Everyone hold on, and if you see anything strange happening, don't panic," she told everyone.

It was the one reason why Alexis wasn't freaking out when they found themselves talking in this darkness. "Derek, good to see you, but warn a person next time."

Derek chuckled. "Or maybe we just have to train more now. Just to give you the recap. Alexis and John, go up. We're a few miles North West. It's a pocket of nothing at the edge of the forest by the mountain. Get the coordinates, get them to Robert, Robert will teleport things here. Robert, if you can bring John's car first, we'd appreciate it." They would explain later. "Unless there are questions, let's do this."

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deeks_marty
2013-06-03 10:07 pm UTC (link)

"You heard the man."

When Derek dropped them out of the astral -- and it was weird that it literally took that little space of time for him to be Derek, again, instead of Morgan in Marty's head -- Marty took a second or two to reorientate himself to both body and surroundings. He didn't need to ask if Robert was teleporting Alexis over to John's car so they could take to the air. He knew there wasn't any need to waste further air time confirming that plan. Not with Robert, John, and Alexis. Some others he wouldn't be too sure about.

"Derek says congratulations on the baby," he told Savannah as he reached to take the walkie.

"Alright everyone. Here's the plan. John and Alexis are going to get us coordinates based on directions from Morgan. They'll relay those to Robert, who'll start teleporting everyone there. We're going to try to take what cars we can. But, we may have to leave some behind. So, make sure your packs are close. We're going in this order: The Director's van, the supply trucks, the tanker, those cars with kids, Dr. Isles' car, Nell's car, Queen's car, Claudia's car. Any questions, now's the time. When we start moving I want absolute radio silence unless it's what I'd call an emergency."

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elaine_hammond
2013-06-03 10:39 pm UTC (link)

Elaine and Bud had their own rules. It was why they had never mentioned Bud's power. They used it for their own purposes, mostly going places they wanted to go. They had even taken Mother with them, knowing that even if she disagreed with their choices, she wouldn't betray them, or at least Elaine. Mother never had a problem with sticking it to Bud.

Now, it sounded like staying quiet worked in their disadvantage. She wasn't even going to point out the fact that their kids would come before them. She just looked at Bud and took the walkie talkie.

"Actually, Mr. Deeks, if the Colonel would be so kind to bring my husband to our destination, Bud can open a portal that would allow us to move without straining the Colonel," she said pleasantly, because she was not going to feeling guilty about not sharing. There was need to know and they didn't' need to know. "Someone like Troy could push the vehicles trough the portal and we would move without making any noise. I believe that would work in our favor and we won't have to leave behind any vehicles." Especially not theirs.

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bud_hammond
2013-06-04 01:13 am UTC (link)

Bud smiled at Elaine's suggestion. All other things being equal he would've preferred to keep his power a secret, but those other things weren't equal. And the assholes in charge were planning on having them be moved anything but first. So as far as Bud was concerned they were going to be among the first one way or the other. He looked his face over in the vehicle's mirror because he was sure someone would be taking a swing at him for not revealing his power earlier.

"You made the right call, Sugar," he said with a smile and kissed her on the cheek. "You're the only one for me." He said with a wink as he got out of the vehicle.

"Ready when you are, Colonel." Bud said, because it wasn't a matter open to debate for him. He puffed on the cigar while surveying the area through his sunglasses. No A/C. No indoor plumbing. No exquisite alcohol. This place was going to suck.

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elaine_hammond
2013-06-04 02:53 am UTC (link)

"Put that cigar out and get back in the car. You don't want to become snack for whatever it's here," she said, shaking her head, pretty angry until he got back inside.

She relaxed a little when he was safe. "Are you trying to get yourself killed? I thought we'd leave the rush decisions to our kids and I made the same call you were about to make, and we both know it." They might not have the country as their stage, but they hadn't stopped reading each other's minds when it came to planning.

"Oh and if you happen to open a portal right on top of this car, I won't be upset. We both know that you're control isn't perfect yet ad it would make up for giving me a heart attack by stepping outside. Don't do that again." Meaning that Elaine had the utter confidence that Bud would be able to do it, but she felt no qualms. Deeks wanted to leave them as dino bait while he brought to safety everyone else. They couldn't trust him to keep him alive. Maybe Bud could send him somewhere far away, but they'd worry about that later. "We'll just have to wait until they get that location, until then, there isn't much to do. Just wait.

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deeks_marty
2013-06-04 10:39 am UTC (link)

Marty bit back a few choice words for Madame Would-be President and her husband, but didn't bother with a reprimand just then. Instead, he did something he rarely liked doing and silently slipped inside their heads. He needed to know, quickly, if this was the better option it sounded like and if Hammond was capable of doing what they suggested without stranding half the team. He might have chuckled at some of the surface thoughts he found along the way if he hadn't been supremely irritated at the selfish self-importance. No wonder their sons had issues.

"Detective," he corrected mildly over the general channel, once he had enough information. "Alright ladies and gentlemen, as Barrish has so kindly offered her husband's hitherto unknown services, same plan, different powers. When John and Alexis have the location, they'll relay it to Robert who'll take Hammond over. Hammond will open a portal. Troy, Nell, and April, you three will combine your powers to move the vehicles through. Tanker and supplies first, then those cars with kids, Dr. Isles' car and then the rest. Troy, April, and Nell, you three need to tell me if it's better for you to work from this side of the portal or the far side. We'll arrange people in cars to facilitate things however you need to get the job done safely and quickly."

Switching channels, he put a private word through to Robert. "When John gets you the location, do me a favor and take the Director's car over before Hammond. I want that machine and Vance safely through to where G and the others can keep an eye on things without certain politicians' shenanigans risking everyone's chances of getting out of here later."

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r_callen
2013-06-04 02:20 pm UTC (link)

"I'd rather do it from this side since I can visualize it better, but people will have to move those cars away from the portal once they get there, so maybe have Nell go with the first trasport, leave everyone else where they are," Troy said

Robert waited until he heard Troy over the walkie talkie. "I'll grab Nell before getting Vance's car, and then I'll get Hammond. Now let me get John and Alexis. Out." Time to do some work.

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