Mark Clearwater (handofnabu) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-29 22:53:00

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Mistaken Identity
It happens to Mark every night. He just doesn't know it yet. He falls into a trance after he is done reading a chapter of a room. He gets up and walks to the shelf at the far side of his study and picks up the Helmet of Nabu.

Then he was no longer Mark Clearwater he was Dr Fate. He had a task to go attend to. He had felt the disturbance earlier this week but hadn't had time to take care of it.

Within minutes he was flying over a city in Louisiana that might be familiar to a certain family. Dr Fate make his rounds over the city finding magical traces all over the place. He puzzles over it as he hovers over a local restaurant several dozen feet in the air. While he is Doctor Fate he is still limited in some ways because his mind has not accepted this path yet so figuring out exactly what is going on is going to take some work for him.

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	handofnabu 2010-03-30 04:23 am UTC (link)
	The man would irritate Mark just a little. Not Fate though. That is how different they are right now. "No. But we are close. I am detecting a pattern. Almost like a hunting pattern," Doctor Fate offers. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	warriorwilled 2010-03-31 12:43 am UTC (link)
	"All right. Let's find these jokers, open up a can of whoop-ass, then hit the bar. I could use a cold one. You could use about ten." Rex jibes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2010-03-31 12:59 am UTC (link)
	"Hmmph! The current bearer might agree with you but I do not." They're not one person yet. He flies towards the Cathedral and stops above a tree and begins to scan the area. He can feel the magic coming off of the building. It is a strange magic but it starts to come together. "Something was here once. You know this city better than I. What is missing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

warriorwilled
2010-03-31 01:28 am UTC (link)

"It's the St. Roch Cathedral, man. You've never seen this place? Seriously, they said the gargoyles were carved back in---" Rex's words die on his tongue.

The gargoyles that he flies by almost nightly are gone. Those things are never just gone. He even named them all.

"The gargoyles. You can't be serious. Someone animated gargoyles to kill people and I'm getting blamed for it?" he says, rolling his eyes under the helm.

"When we find the Wizard of Odd, you hold off the gargoyles so I can kick his magical ass." Rex growls.

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handofnabu
2010-03-31 01:38 am UTC (link)

"I never really took a long look. Nor have any of the oth.... No. I can see what you mean," Doctor Fate tilts his head. Then shakes it with an air that indicates he is not impressed.

"Gargoyles are protectors. They are just taking it further than ones with their full intellect and will power would. These are acting as nothing more than mindless beats. We will put a stop to this," Fate declares with the kind of certainty that is born from confidence.

He begins to cast another spell to give him an idea of where the original caster is and who he is. He wants to understand why this was done.

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	warriorwilled 2010-03-31 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"Your damn right we will. Even if we have to turn every gargoyle in this city into rock." Warhawk says. He follows Fate to the location of where the caster is, keeping his eyes open in case they're expected. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2010-03-31 02:09 am UTC (link)
	Doctor Fate flies down in an arc, He plans to be on his feet on the ground to approach the caster. He will have his answers. "We seek answers," he calls out loudly to draw the caster out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	warriorwilled 2010-03-31 02:26 am UTC (link)
	Rex lands as well, mace at the ready and keep his eyes open for the first sign of trouble. "Come out and face us now, and don't try anything funny. Otherwise, it's going to get real unpleasant for you." he says aloud. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2010-03-31 02:52 am UTC (link)
	Instead of the person responsible for attacking the Gargoyles charge down from the roof tops and the sky. They attack Rex and Doctor Fate. They seem to be protecting someone who is in the middle of the court yard sitting on a bench. Whoever it is. They're balling their eyes out. Does this seem like the kind of person who did something with the intent to do harm? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2010-03-31 02:55 am UTC (link)
	Doctor Fate begins to fire off spells. Three of the Gargoyles get teleported away from where they are. Others have bolts of burning light sent at them. He is focused on making sure that Rex does not get attacked. "Go! Speak to that person. Try to get them to call this off." Maybe they'll see reason. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

warriorwilled
2010-03-31 03:01 am UTC (link)

Rex smashes a Gargoyle that started to get too close, looking at Fate as if he's grown a second head.

"Do I look like Winston Churchill to you?" he says.

Then grunts and flies off toward the person in the courtyard on the bench. He tries to look as non-threatening as possible, though that's hard, given that he looks like an angel of war or something.

"Hey, look. You're hurting a lot people with these gargoyles and it's wrong. You need to do the right thing and call them off." Warhawk says.

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	dc_misc 2010-03-31 03:14 am UTC (link)
	The Gargoyles are focusing on Doctor Fate right now. Fire and getting sent away is not in fact fun. The woman sniffles. "But.... But they need to pay. Someone needs to. It isn't fair!" She gives Rex a sad but still angry look. "They killed them! The police won't do anything? What am I supposed to do? Let their deaths mean nothing? I can't.... I can't do that!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2010-03-31 03:16 am UTC (link)
	Doctor Fate continues to keep the Gargoyles distracted. He doesn't really want to destroy them. But he has to make sure they keep coming his way at the same time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	warriorwilled 2010-03-31 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"Okay...let's start at the beginning. Who killed who and what does that have to do with the gargoyles? The more you tell me, the more we might be able to help you." Warhawk says. He tries not to look back at Fate to see how he's doing. "I need you trust me just a little on this and call off the Gargoyles." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2010-03-31 03:35 am UTC (link)
	She sniffles. "My husband and daughter were murdered. The police can't find any leads. It was a mugging.... so I.... I decided that everyone had to stop." She pulls out a small amulet. "I can sop this." She drops it to the ground and smashes it with her heel. The Gargoyles disappear. They will be back where they belong. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2010-03-31 03:38 am UTC (link)
	Doctor Fate approaches once the gargoyles are gone. He approaches Rex and the woman. He is watching her carefully then produces a handkerchief from his uniform and offers it to her. He may be cold acting but that does not mean he is without compassion for others who are in pain. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

warriorwilled
2010-03-31 04:48 am UTC (link)

Wow. Rex is floored. How could he have missed helping this woman?

"I'm sorry, ma'am, for your loss. I know what it's like to lose a family member. Is there anything more you can tell us that might help.

I'll look into this personally, if you can just make the gargoyles stop attacking. They just need to go back where they came from, and we'll do everything we can to find out who did this to you." he says.

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dc_misc
2010-03-31 04:55 am UTC (link)

"The men. The men who killed them were part of one of the gangs I think." Because no matter how hard people try there will always be gangs. "I was told it looked like that my family died because of some kind of gang hazing thing."

She sniffs again while she works to undo the spell. "It was my daughter's sixteenth birthday. I was supposed to meet them but I was running late... It was just outside that new place? Magnolia's. Rita wanted to try it out. I just miss them so much."

She looks very tired and worn out.

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handofnabu
2010-03-31 04:58 am UTC (link)

"We will find them, madam," Doctor Fate says slowly. "There are methods we can use that the police can't. These men will be brought to justice and balance will be restored."

It is always about balance. Deaths must always have consequences for the people that cause them and it will keep this woman from using magic to exact justice again.

"Their fates are sealed. You do not have to worry."

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	warriorwilled 2010-03-31 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Rex nods in agreement. "What he said, ma'am. Now, you need to hand over that amulet to my friend here, so that he can make sure no one else is hurt by accident and has to go through what you've gone through." he says, reaching out to touch her hand very gently with his own gloved one. "We'll find the animals that did this, and they'll pay." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2010-03-31 05:09 am UTC (link)
	The amulet gets turned over to Doctor Fate. "I.... I think I'm going to go now," the grief stricken woman tells them before she wobbles in the direction of her car. She seems calmer though. The knowledge her family's death will be avenged is a cold comfort to her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

handofnabu
2010-03-31 05:12 am UTC (link)

Doctor Fate watches her go. Then he uses the amulet to turn the gargoyles back into statues and sends them back to where they should be.

"If the current bearer of the Helmet was aware of this... I think he would feel quite sad for that woman. No one deserves that kind of pain," Doctor Fate says softly. "Now let us finish this business. I only need to go to where they were killed."

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warriorwilled
2010-03-31 05:31 am UTC (link)

"All right. You got some fancy spell that's gonna show us where the bad guys are? Because I haven't made anyone bleed tonight, and murderers are just the kind of people that deserve a fate like that." he says.

"By the way...that whole attacking me thing from earlier? We're cool. And...I might have jumped to the wrong conclusion in trying to cave your skull in." Rex says. He's not good with apologies, that much is obvious.

"So yeah, let's fly." he says, lifting away into the night.

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handofnabu
2010-03-31 05:41 am UTC (link)

"It is all right. I too apologize for assuming you were the one who was doing the killing. I assumed too much without enough information. It had been too long since the world has had a Doctor Fate. The world has changed," he says simply.

"And yes. If you would lead the way? We need to be at that restaurant," Fate requests as he rises up in the air to follow his 'partner'.

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	warriorwilled 2010-03-31 05:46 am UTC (link)
	Rex leads them to the restaurant by the most direct route and they perch on a rooftop across the street from the place. "There it is. Go ahead and work your mojo. I'll keep an eye out for gang-bangers...wait. That car down the block, the Chevy Impala. Rollin' 60's favor those cars." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)