ng_marauders (ng_marauders) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-01-15 00:52:00

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Attack on Xavier's
Penny stepped out of the cab and didn't look back to see if Winterkill and Breakneck were getting out. They would follow, of that she had no doubt. They had a mission to do. Penny smiled. They'd have fun doing it too.

Penny smiled more as she practically bounced up to the gate. Makeup covered the bruise she had because of that bastard breaking her nose. Anger bubbled up, but she pushed it back. She couldn't afford to let real emotions get the best of her. She had to play a part right now.

Smiling into the security camera, Penny pressed the buzzer.

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ng_marauders
2010-01-15 11:39 pm UTC (link)

Freshly powered up, Mikhaila checks the systems to make sure everything will stay down and out. As soon as she has confirmation that Dreamer is in place, she moves out into the darkened mansion. She's used to low-light work and she's studied the maps time and again.

She passes up a few opportunities to try and take out students. Her employer was /very/ clear on her job. She doesn't understand why, but she heads directly towards Caitlyn Drake's room.

Time to get to work.

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	_tsunami_ 2010-01-16 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	Cait wasn't in her room, but was in the bathroom instead. She was washing her hands when the lights went out. "What's going on?" she asked over comms. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_marauders 2010-01-16 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	With everything out, the coms are dead. Winterkill hears the voice though, and heads for the door, preparing an ambush outside the bathroom. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2010-01-17 02:38 am UTC (link)
	An uneasy feeling settled over Cait when no one responded. Of course. The comms would be out, but where were the telepaths? The Professor should have been trying to reassure the students, especially the younger ones. Putting her hands out in from of her, she carefully made her way to the door. She opened it a crack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_marauders 2010-01-17 02:58 am UTC (link)
	By now, the sounds of conflict can be heard at least distantly in parts of the school. Mikhaila bides her time, staying behind the door as she was trained, waiting for a reaction from Cait, not in any rush. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

_tsunami_
2010-01-17 12:58 pm UTC (link)

Cait heard the sounds of fighting and knew this couldn't be good. It didn't sound anything like the occasional scuffle the students got into, or one of the infamous Drake battles. It meant that something really bad was going on.

Cait let the door shut and fumbled her way over to the sink. She turned the water on and formed a few tentacles around her.

She made her way back to the door and this time stepped through it.

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ng_marauders
2010-01-17 11:24 pm UTC (link)

She hears the sound of running water and curses inwardly. She's going to have to move fast.
When the door opens, she pounces, trying to get her hands near Cait's face. If she can take the heat out there, while it won't be immediately lethal, its more likely to be disorienting and cause problems focusing.
Regardless, once she's made contact, she ducks back down the hall, trying to get cover and let Cait make the next move rather than risking everything all at once.
Cait has the more versatile power, no question, but Mikhaila has a world of experience in these type of operations on her.

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	_tsunami_ 2010-01-18 12:10 am UTC (link)
	Cait stepped out of the bathroom and the world went cold. She shivered and felt the heat getting sucked out of her. Her concentration broke and the water fell to the floor. Cait staggered and leaned against the wall. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_marauders 2010-01-18 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Mikhaila touches the water, freezing it where it lies on the floor. Cait may still be able to command it, but she should need to convert it to make a weapon of it properly. Then she lunges at Cait again, trying to get a hand on her stomach where she can draw some of the body heat directly from her core. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2010-01-18 12:51 am UTC (link)
	Cait leaned against the wall for support and heard the crackling as the water turned to ice. Instinctively she pulled the ice up protectively around her. If only she could see. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_marauders 2010-01-18 02:59 am UTC (link)
	She wants to play that game? Winterkill will play on her terms. When the shield is up, and with it, Cait's mobility is limited, Winterkill begins drawing all the heat out of her surroundings, trying to freeze Cait in her self-made shell, the air itself quickly turning painful to breathe. Its not nearly as efficient as draining Cait herself, but it may serve. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

_tsunami_
2010-01-18 04:06 am UTC (link)

So cold, Cait thought as the air around her and her insides grew colder.

Think girl, she thought. You control water, including the temperature.

Growling, Cait warmed the water inside of her and in the air around her. That would only give her a few moments. She had to do something now. Gathering her willpower, she pushed the ice shield out and sent ice spikes flying in all directions.

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ng_marauders
2010-01-18 06:02 am UTC (link)

That breaks Mikhaila's concentration, and forces her to go dodging out of the way, with a scrape across a shoulder. She manages to stay silent however. She knows Cait only has so much water to work with, and can only maintain a finite number of effects at a time. Trying to draw more of her reserves off, she picks up one of the icicles Cait used against her, and flings it down the hall to try and get her to either attack, or at least respond in that direction.

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	_tsunami_ 2010-01-18 06:22 am UTC (link)
	Cait knew it was ice that had been thrown. She could sense it and wasn't going to fall for that trick. There was one problem. She was down on the amount of water she had on hand. Gathering the last of the ice, she shot it out in shards and made a dash for the bathroom door. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ng_marauders
2010-01-18 06:25 am UTC (link)

Mikhaila dives after her, trying to grab at an ankle and twist. Though she prefers her powers, and certainly does her best to steal all the heat she can, she's also not at all bad in hand to hand, and happy to physically cripple an opponent and try to keep Cait from getting to more water while she can.
The ice shards force her to duck low, and still leave some gashes down her back, but as long as she can steal some of Cait's body heat, those will heal fast enough.

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	_tsunami_ 2010-01-18 06:27 am UTC (link)
	Cait reached the door as the bitch grabbed her ankles. The door opened inward and Cait fell to the floor. She could feel her ankle starting to freeze and she tried to use her powers to counter it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_marauders 2010-01-18 06:29 am UTC (link)
	Mikhaila figured she'd do that - which is fine. She's ok playing back and forth with that, even if it'd be nice to just be able to put her out and have done with it. But while Cait needs to concentrate to use her powers, Winterkill can use her's automatically - which leaves her enough focus to twist the ankle as viciously as she can, trying to snap it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2010-01-18 06:31 am UTC (link)
	Cait screamed in pain as her ankle was twisted. She had to get this woman off of her. Instinctively she reached out with her powers as much as she could and could hear the pipes in the bathroom starting to give way. She kicked with her other foot, hoping to make some contact. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ng_marauders
2010-01-18 06:35 am UTC (link)

Winterkill rolls with the kick. It hurts, but pain she can handle. She also knows Cait is distracted, and like most of the X-Men, all their intelligence suggested she'll hold back.
She twists the other way just as viciously, continuing to vampire heat out of Caitlin's leg, forcing her to choose where her concentration will be focused, on the water from the pipes, or on not starting to lose toes to frostbite.

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	_tsunami_ 2010-01-18 06:40 am UTC (link)
	Cait made her decision. She pulled at the pipes and they eventually gave way. Water started spraying all over the bathroom. Cait yelled as she grabbed water and formed a large column. It was semi-solid as it went speeding toward the woman holding her ankle. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ng_marauders
2010-01-18 06:43 am UTC (link)

Mikhaila cursed as she saw the water coming her way. She's forced to let go of Cait's leg, doing as much damage as she can in the process.
As it is, her dodge is almost too late, and the side of her face is bloodied by the impact from the column as she barely rolls with the worst of it.
No matter, it'll heal.

Trying to not give Cait a moment's respite, she dives right back at her, raking with her nails towards Cait's face, leaving streaks of glittery ice-lined blood should she hit anywhere near her mark.

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	_tsunami_ 2010-01-18 06:45 am UTC (link)
	"BITCH!" Cait yelled and tried to push the woman off of her, but nails scratched her face. Cait screamed from the pain and desperately grabbed the column of water. Instead of hitting her with it again, Cait wrapped a bubble of it around the woman's head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ng_marauders
2010-01-18 06:47 am UTC (link)

Maikhaila leads the Marauders for a reason. The bubble forms, she freezes it and shatters it before she can start to suffocate.
"Two can play that game, whore." she spits, cracked ice lining her neck and shoulders, bleeding where the shards dug in. She shoves Cait towards her own column, trying to get Cait's head inside and thus underwater before Mikhaila freezes the water column, slightly healing herself as she sucks the heat out of the water.

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	_tsunami_ 2010-01-18 06:50 am UTC (link)
	Cait managed to split the column into two tentacles before her head was put in it. She used the tentacles to repeatedly lash at at the woman on top of her. She could feel the heat being sucked out of her body and she hoped she could hold on long enough. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ng_marauders
2010-01-18 06:53 am UTC (link)

With having to watch out for the tentacles, Mikhaila can't manage a consistent drain. She needs to do something, and fast or she's not going to be able to manage to keep avoiding the attacks, even as skilled as she is.

She takes a glancing blow from a tentacle which almost knocks her down in the process, but manages to close ranks again, reaching for the hand Cait is trying to guide the water with.

She tries to grab for the fingers of the hand, going for the small targets, trying to quick grab, freeze and twist and see if Cait can manage to keep her focus up with that.

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