ng_independent (ng_independent) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-21 17:37:00

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akilah munroe, griffen o'niell, halbjorn, iason, inactive - charlie rogers, inactive - james romanov rogers, inactive - lyta braddock-worthington, inactive - rose logan, inactive - swashbuckler, inactive - valeria richards, inactive - zachary cheney-guthrie, misha loganovich, plot-"man! i feel like a woman!", svalin, team - avengers, vincent vernard

You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman
They had arrived at Earth and had orbited for awhile before Empress had selected her targets. It had taken some time. She didn't want just ANYONE. They had to be among the best. She WOULD win the gladiatorial games this time. NOTHING would stop her. Not even a small thing like gender.

Empress didn't care if it was cheating. The only thing that mattered was winning and she would win this time.

The teleporters were activated and the selected targets were beamed directly to the lab. There they underwent a little transformation and were given attitude readjustments and then put into a holding cell.

The men would wake up in the holding cell to find a few changes.

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	Re: Battle of Champions mishaloganovich 2010-03-29 04:35 am UTC (link)
	"That's it?" Misha's voice was loud and belligerent. "All this, and nothing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Battle of Champions next_avenger 2010-03-29 04:43 am UTC (link)
	"Huh. That was weird, but if it works." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Battle of Champions ng_independent 2010-03-29 05:24 am UTC (link)
	The Empress' jaw dropped at the exchange. This couldn't be happening! Her champion could not lose! "What IS the meaning of THIS?" she demanded. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Battle of Champions

cosmic_son
2010-03-29 05:33 am UTC (link)

She's had time to think, and time to recharge a little since the fight with Vincent helped open her eyes. Only thing is, blocked off here, there's only been one source of cosmic energy to tap, albeit subtly. Still, she thinks, if she had to, she might be able to force this to get interesting. She doubts it'll be necessary.

"Your new champion has lost to the one you gave up. And you reneged on our bet. I believe its time to pay up."

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	Re: Battle of Champions ng_independent 2010-03-29 05:41 am UTC (link)
	The Empress was seething. This could not have happened! Not to her. Her champion could not have lose. What had happened? How could that blond tramp win like that? Still. A bet was a bet and she would honor it. "Fine! They ARE free to GO!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Battle of Champions

cosmic_son
2010-03-29 05:49 am UTC (link)

She considers. Left alone, the Empress will just be back with a new plan. She needs to figure out some way to make her dwell on this one for a while. And an idea hits.

"Well, the odds were two to one, and you did renege on the former bet. In most cosmic circles, that would mean you would need to pay a forfeit for running away without paying before. Given the current states of wardrobes... changes made to the participants... time and trouble... I do have a suggestion..."

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	Re: Battle of Champions ng_independent 2010-03-29 05:52 am UTC (link)
	"What do you have in mind?" she asked as her eyes narrowed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Battle of Champions

cosmic_son
2010-03-29 05:57 am UTC (link)

"As we've already seen, the suits designed for the ring are completely unsuitable for daily wear, and none of these new champions you've created have any kind of wardrobe. So we're going to need you and your crew's space suits and additional outfits to make due til then. There might be some things in there the girls you troubled before can find of value enough to be worth the trouble. Meanwhile, you can make due with the combat-outfits. And, of course, you're going to have to leave this system and not return."
She pauses.
"If you think these terms are unfair, I can ask for your ship instead... either that, or call on, say, the Grandmaster, or Uatu, or the Prime Eternal to serve as a mediator on your scale... but you'd rather avoid that, wouldn't you? I'm sure none of them would appreciate hearing that you ran away from your end of a wager. Let alone the rest of this."

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	Re: Battle of Champions ng_independent 2010-03-29 06:01 am UTC (link)
	Empress considered the terms. "Very well. They will be given clothes to return to Earth. I will leave this system and not come back." Of course she didn't specify for how long she wouldn't be back. She could wait for awhile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Battle of Champions

cosmic_son
2010-03-29 06:04 am UTC (link)

"No, Empress... specifically, your clothes." She reminds her. She catches the tone, and she knows her foe better this time. And she's well aware she's not going to be able to keep her away forever. But make her limp away without her dignity, and it might be a bit longer before she lives it down in front of her crew.

"Pay up, or I contact mediation. You and your crew may, of course, make use of the changing facilities your prisoners were put in before, for privacy and access to an alternate wardrobe, but I expect payment in full this time."

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	Re: Battle of Champions ng_independent 2010-03-29 06:06 am UTC (link)
	"Fine," she said. "I'll even give my dress to you." The Empress wouldn't be embarrassed in the least to wear any of the outfits. She had worn less in public in the past. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Battle of Champions cosmic_son 2010-03-29 06:08 am UTC (link)
	Iason nods. She's pretty sure some of the crew will feel less generous about the trade-off. Regardless, it'll be a reminder for a while. "We'll be leaving as soon as payment is loaded onto the new arrivals' transport." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Battle of Champions ng_independent 2010-03-29 06:09 am UTC (link)
	"The items will be delivered to the ship they arrived in. Now go and wait there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Battle of Champions cosmic_son 2010-03-29 06:11 am UTC (link)
	Iason nods, turning to the others. "We should get ready to go. Unless anyone wants to remain with her crew?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Battle of Champions swashbuckler 2010-03-29 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	Steve was finding it easier to think clearly, which made it easier to want to crawl into a hole and hide. And possibly never come out. "I seem to have missed the "turn us back" part of that list of demands..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Battle of Champions cosmic_son 2010-03-29 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Even if she could, given what we've just cost her, I don't think anyone wants her messing further with their genetic codes. She could implant all manner of things. There are other ways." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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