Himon (dog_of_rage) wrote,
@ 2010-09-30 22:16:00

Misery Loves Company - Test Scene
Himon sits in his cell as he has every day for the last month, plotting a way out of this predicament. Twice now, he has knocked out the guards and gotten as far as the entrance to the holding pens before his grandfather has caught him. Each time, the Omega Beams hit him from seemingly nowhere and he finds himself back in his cell, considering a new plan of escape.

The cell across from him was empty until yesterday, when they brought the newest prisoner in. Upon seeing her, Himon's face paled in shock. The beating his cousin Hope had taken was vintage Kalibak, which meant that Hope had fought back. He knew she would, because that was the kind of person Hope was. But Hope fought when she /had/ to, rather than for the sake of hurting people.

Kalibak held no such compunctions.

As she stirs, Himon watches her, struggling to maintain impassive. He understands the psychology of putting them in the same area together, but the real question is /why/?

What is Darkseid hoping to obtain?

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smallwonder
2010-10-01 03:14 am UTC (link)

Hope slowly came to in her cell. Her mind was fuzzy at first, and she was a little unsure of where she was, and how she'd gotten to be there. Her head also throbbed with an unbearable pain.

Then it came back to her. Rex taking her out for her birthday. Her blue dress. The birthday card. Getting attacked by Darkseid's minions outside of the restaurant.

Hope snarled, getting to her feet, ignoring the pain shooting throughout her entire body.

"DARKSEID!" She bellowed, "I demand you show yourself to me, you spineless coward!"

Yes, she was fully aware of whom she was threatening. And she didn't care.

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	dog_of_rage 2010-10-01 03:59 am UTC (link)
	"He will not come before he is ready, cousin. Escaping will net you blasts from the Omega Beams. Believe me, I've tried." Himon says, sitting in a meditative posture in the cell across from her. "You look like you were at a diplomatic event before you came here. How is your family, Hope?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

smallwonder
2010-10-01 04:03 am UTC (link)

Hope spun around. She knew that voice, though she had not heard it in a long time. "Himon?!" The look on her face was one of both surprise and utter confusion. "He has you imprisoned here as well? How long have you been here, my cousin?"

"I was out of dinner with my boyfriend for my birthday. My family, is doing fine, though no doubt once Rex informs of my situation, they will become worried." Hope's heart sunk as she thought of her family, of Rex. She hung her head, staring down at her tattered dress.

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dog_of_rage
2010-10-01 04:24 am UTC (link)

"Yes, he does. I was on my way to Almerac to speak with Queen Maxima when my ship was attacked. Parademons, of course, and good old Uncle Kalibak to welcome me. I think he actually restrained himself this time. He only hit me twenty times before I passed out." Himon says blackly.

He looks at the remains of her dress and feels badly that his cousin was taken on her birthday, of all days. Himon sighed. It appeared that nothing was held sacred anymore. He had to find a way to keep her spirits up long enough to figure a way out of here. Perhaps together, they had a chance.

"Did I hear you correctly? Has a /man/ finally claimed the heart of the fiercest female I've known since Barda? Tell me about this...Rex. I know of none of our people by this name." Himon says, his expression one of genuine interest as he leans forward, as much as the bars will let him.

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smallwonder
2010-10-01 04:39 am UTC (link)

"Apparently, dear old Grandfather Darkseid thought that the perfect birthday present for me would be to kidnap me and force me to become the leader of the Female Furies." She snarled. "He is mistaken if he thinks I will comply. I am not easily broken." She was the daughter of the only people to ever feel Apokolips, and a warrior, born and raised by the most fiercest member of the Female Furies.

Hope's eyes lit up a little when she began to talk about Rex. "He is not of our race, cousin," she said. "Though he is a human, Rex is one of the passionate and fiercest people that I know. He is my best friend, and knows me better than I know myself. He loves me for the person that I am, and I love him."

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dog_of_rage
2010-10-01 04:57 am UTC (link)

Himon notices how she brightens when she talks about Rex and wonders to himself what such an emotion feels like. He's never been in love, not the way his mother and father are. Somedays, the only thing he feels is his anger, his rage and his desire to destroy anything in his path.

Such feelings do not draw people closer.

"A mere human? Darkseid certainly won't approve of /that/." Himon says, mock-seriously. "I remember when you said you would never fall in love, because you were a warrior and couldn't afford weakness.

Granted, you were six, but still." he smiles. "Rex sounds like a good man. You will see him again, Hope. Our parents escaped this world, and we will, too. We will."

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	smallwonder 2010-10-01 05:01 am UTC (link)
	Hope narrowed her eyes. "Darkseid as no place to tell me who I can and cannot love," Hope said. "His approval means nothing to me." "I plan to escape, Himon. It'll take more than this cell to hold me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-01 05:12 am UTC (link)
	"What's your plan? If we work together, we may have a chance at this that we wouldn't have alone." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-01 05:21 am UTC (link)
	"Currently? It's just break down the door to this cell and knock down everything in my path, and hopefully get to put down as many as Darkseid's minions in the process." Hope said. "But that is a plan that is more likely to get me back in here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-01 12:24 pm UTC (link)
	"The guards bring food every five or so hours. Stealing a key from them won't be exceptionally difficult, nor will getting out of here. They've reinforced the bars on these cages, though. If we can get out of here, I think I might know a different route out of here. I saw it last time I escaped." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smallwonder 2010-10-01 02:25 pm UTC (link)
	Hope nodded. "So you have tried this before, then?" She wasn't surprised. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-01 03:12 pm UTC (link)
	Himon nods. "Twice this month. Each time I thought I was free, the Omega Beams placed me back here." He rolls his neck and is rewarded with the sound of joints popping. "I think we can escape if we go through the fire pits." he suggests, hating the fact that he's even considering this. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Near the Fire Pits! dc_misc 2010-10-03 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	Less than fifteen minutes after their escape, Hope and Himon can hear the alarm klaxons reporting their escape. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Near the Fire Pits! dog_of_rage 2010-10-03 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Himon swears, quickening his pace across the stones of the barren desert. He turns to look back at the prison for a moment, and can see Parademons and other aircraft taking to the sky. "The entrance to the Fire Pits is just beyond the next ridge, Hope. You go ahead. I will hold them here as long as I can to cover your escape." Himon tells her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Near the Fire Pits! smallwonder 2010-10-04 08:44 pm UTC (link)
	Hope nodded, going forth to the fire pits, her mace out in front of her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Near the Fire Pits! dog_of_rage 2010-10-05 12:47 am UTC (link)
	Himon rushes back the way they came to meet the incoming fighters and slow their advance. Perhaps if Hope can get away from Apokolips, she can contact his father and New Genesis will come to his aid. Raising his mace, Himon charges at the oncoming Parademons and soldiers, readying himself to do battle. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Near the Fire Pits! smallwonder 2010-10-05 01:04 am UTC (link)
	Stealth was never something Hope was good at, but now, she had to rely on it. Hope crept behind the fire pits, her mace out in front of her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Near the Fire Pits! dc_apokolips 2010-10-05 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"Your mouth is beginning to annoy me, Wench. I will close it for you." Kalibak says, hefting his axe and striding forward. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Near the Fire Pits! dc_apokolips 2010-10-05 03:18 am UTC (link)
	"Stand down, Kalibak. Hope remains unspoiled until I say so." Darkseid says, finally turning around to face her. "You do realize that you are not my true target, don't you, Hope? I want to play a game with you. I have kidnapped you and made sure that your lover knows it. Tell me the events that will follow." Darkseid says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Near the Fire Pits! smallwonder 2010-10-05 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Hope's face paled. Of COURSE Darkseid would have made it known she had been kidnapped. And Rex, being Rex, would feel obligated to tell Avia, who would tell their parents, who would... No. Of COURSE her family would come for her. They wouldn't just leave her to rot on Apokolips. "You monster!" Hope flew at Darkseid, her mace raised above her head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Near the Fire Pits! dc_apokolips 2010-10-05 03:55 am UTC (link)
	Now, Kalibak steps in to defend his master and Darkseid does not even flinch as Hope's mace connects with Kalibak's axe. Kalibak matches his strength against hers, holding her back as soon as possible. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Near the Fire Pits! dc_apokolips 2010-10-05 03:57 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, but you haven't finished your musings, have you? Tell me, Hope. Your father will give anything he has to have you back, whole and safe. Even himself. Or, more importantly...the Anti-Life Equation." Darkseid says, smiling at her with malice. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dog_of_rage 2010-10-05 05:27 am UTC (link)
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