Match (son_of_discord) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-06-15 19:40:00

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inactive - anastasia summers, inactive - cassidy summers, inactive - match, inactive - rose logan, plot-"the hunt", team - x-force

No More Running
Joey wasn't sure what had just happened. One moment, he was kicking Bigmouth's face in, the next minute, the whole world started shaking, and people were screaming. Buildings fell over and then he was ducking behind a car, trying to keep from getting splattered by falling debris. When the shaking stopped, Joey managed to push himself out of mass of debris and garbage, and stood up to look for his teammates.

Fargo, Georgia was a land of chaos.

The few buildings that hadn't fallen over were still crumbling, and there were people lying on the ground before him. Others civilians walked about, clutching at extremities (some missing) or trying to stop the blood flow of other people's wounds. Joey could feel something warm and wet on the side of his own face, but he tried not to think about that. If he did, it would only slow him down.

"Wild Child! Shatter! Ice Princess! Ruby! Kitten! Someone say somethin'!" Joey called out, hoping that this mission hadn't succeeded at what Krakoa had narrowly failed at.

"YOU DID THIS! YOU MUTANT FREAKS BLEW UP OUR TOWN!" a woman screams, pointing at Joey.

"You gotta be kiddin' me..." he says, calling a flame to his hand.

He did not need this right now.

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sound_and_fury
2010-06-16 11:58 pm UTC (link)

Cassidy's eyes finally open, and he stares at the demolition around him, the city in all directions damaged, nearly destroyed.

He didn't even have to ask if he'd been the one to do this; he simply knew. He didn't see George anywhere and hoped that maybe, just maybe, the man was dead. It would be enough for Cassidy if that small bit of luck was given him.

But when he saw a diamond hand sticking up through the rubble, he realized that he might have just killed someone else who'd never done him wrong.

"Tina?" he calls out, picking his way across the rubble. "Tina...?"

No...please god, no. Not again... he pleaded silently.

"Tina! It's me! Say something, please." he begs her, as he tries to lift pieces of rubble off of her. He gets several out of the way in frantic desperation, but when it comes to the girder, the young man can't lift it.

"HELP!" he screams. Then he thinks better of it. That's what led to this.

He needs to find Tina's friends, before it's too late.

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	whosperfectnow 2010-06-17 12:08 am UTC (link)
	The scream of help drew Tina's awareness to the surface of her mind and she blinked her eyes open. There was a lot of rubble on top of her, but she could see Cassidy semi-clearly. She could also feel the massive pain running through her side down towards her opposite hip and could taste the metallic sting of blood. "If this is the afterlife I'm pissed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sound_and_fury
2010-06-17 12:43 am UTC (link)

Cassidy hears Tina's grumbling and is relieved that she's still alive. Who knows who else is in Tina's position or worse because of him?

"Tina! Um, I'm right here. No, you aren't dead, though that's probably not really any sort of consolation right now. Just...relax and sit tight. I'm going to try to get you out of there." Cassidy says.

Now, to find a way to get her out of there.

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whosperfectnow
2010-06-17 12:50 am UTC (link)

"I...I don't know that that is a particularly good idea."

She ran her non-diamond hand along her side and found the chunk of metal, slick with blood and a few torn bits of her flesh. This was not good and she knew it. That she couldn't feel most of her non-diamond side from about hip down was also not good.

"I'm impaled on a chunk of metal."

It dawned on her that she could well die right there.

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sound_and_fury
2010-06-17 01:00 am UTC (link)

Impaled. That meant internal injuries. He remembered enough of that from his studies to know that internal bleeding was a bad, bad sign.

"Tina, just stay calm. I'm going to get you out of there and then we'll get you some help. You said you brought friends, right? What are their names? If their...still out there, I can find them." he says.

If I didn't already kill them.

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whosperfectnow
2010-06-17 01:09 am UTC (link)

Right now Tina was having a hard time thinking in terms of code names.

"Joey. Rose. Anastasia. Melinda. Chris. I don't know where they are, though." Here was to hoping teamwork really functioned like it was supposed to and they'd come to...help? Perform last rites? She didn't know. She instead closed her eyes for a moment and tried to breathe, something she was struggling a bit with.

"Are you going to leave?" Her voice tinted with fear, she looked back up at him.

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sound_and_fury
2010-06-17 01:21 am UTC (link)

Joey. Rose. Anastasia. Melinda. Chris.

Cassidy committed those names to memory and tried to think of how to get them over here. He could try a signal of some kind...but if didn't work, they'd be in trouble.

He figured that going to look for them where he last saw George and the others was best, but when he heard Tina's voice and the fear of him leaving her, that idea went out the window.

"No. I won't leave. I'll...figure something out. Just wait here." Cassidy says. This was a Sporting Goods store, right?

There had to be some flares and a flare gun around here somewhere.

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	whosperfectnow 2010-06-17 01:25 am UTC (link)
	"I just don't want to die alone. Stupid, I know. Just...I think it'll be easier on someone if they knew I wasn't alone." She closed her eyes again. It was strange to be in such an excruciating amount of pain in parts of her body and to feel nothing in others. She could hear him rummaging. It really seemed so far away. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-17 01:27 am UTC (link)
	"Hey! You are not going to die. Tina!" he says, stopping his search and trying to create a little more racket to keep her awake. He couldn't let her fall asleep. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-06-17 01:30 am UTC (link)
	"It's okay if I do. Honest. I can't tell you the number of times I've tried doing this myself." Tina tried to laugh but it only jostled the metal bar, which hurt and caused her to taste more blood. "Okay maybe not with a metal bar. What are you looking for?" She forced her eyes open, but they were so heavy... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-17 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"I'm looking for a way to get us some help." he says, his eyes scanning the area, and finding something close to what he's looking for. He finds a shotgun and a box of shells. "Tina, stay awake. I'm going to try to get some attention for us." he says, loading the gun faster than any sixteen year-old should be able to. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-06-17 01:56 am UTC (link)
	"Trying...I'm so tired Cassidy. And cold. I thought Georgia was warm in the summer..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-17 02:07 am UTC (link)
	Crap. She's going into shock. Cassidy aims the shotgun in a non-populated direction and fires three times, before reloading. The sound of the report filters directly back toward him, and he knows he can't do this long very long before something bad happens. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-06-17 02:10 am UTC (link)
	"My sister's dad would take us swimming when I was little. I couldn't swim like they could, but he'd always take me, too. And the water would sometimes be so cold but he'd always pick me up and dry me off and make sure I got warm." Her eyes were closed again and her words were softer. "I wished he was my dad..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wild_rose
2010-06-17 02:12 am UTC (link)

Rose jerked at the sound of the gunshots.

"Hrd smthng," she tried. Dammit. Tongue was always one of the last things to grow back after damage like this. Her healing factor was very, very good, but it also prioritized.

She looked a bit less like a completely charred corpse now. Patches of shiny pink skin showed through, and tufts of black hair poked through her scalp.

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	son_of_discord 2010-06-17 02:18 am UTC (link)
	"You heard somethin', Rose? Where?" he asks. Joey hears the gunshot shortly after. "That sounds like gunfire. Or maybe a rifle. Locals must be gettin' antsy." Joey says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-17 02:20 am UTC (link)
	"Someone loved you enough to take you in. My parents sold me to someone who made me do...things. Watch things that no one should ever have to." Cassidy says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-06-17 02:20 am UTC (link)
	"My step-father sold me as a whore after hurting me himself. No one loves me. 'cept Justin. Tell him I love him? So tired, Cassidy..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-17 02:25 am UTC (link)
	"You get to tell him yourself as soon as we get out of here. Just keep talkin' to me, Tina. Justin would want you to come home in one piece. Is he with your friends?" Cassidy asks, offering a smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-06-17 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"No. He's at home. He doesn't even know where I am. He just thinks I had to go to work..." Crying is against Tina's personal rules but she can't help it here. The tears start, a strange sound with the breathing issues she's already having. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-06-17 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Rose nodded, pointing the in the direction the gunfire came from. Her nasal passages had cleared some by now. "Tnuh." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-06-17 02:45 am UTC (link)
	"Tina? You think she's out there with the gunshots...?" Joeys asks. Rose's nose didn't lie. If Tina was out there, then she was out there. He just hoped they weren't too late to get to her. "Okay, since I can't smell which direction they're in...I'm gonna need you to help me out, Rose. Can you walk?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-17 02:47 am UTC (link)
	"Tina...it's okay. Don't cry. We'll make sure Justin knows you're okay as soon as we can. Okay?" he asks. "Just stay calm for me. Justin would want you to stay calm. He loves you the same way you love him, you know that?" Cassidy says. Right now, he's trying anything he can to keep Tina's spirits up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-06-17 02:50 am UTC (link)
	"I...I..." Opening her eyes was no longer even an option. She'd lost so much blood and she was just so cold, so tired. Her breathing was starting to get more shallow, but she was still talking. "I want my Mom." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-17 02:57 am UTC (link)
	At least you know who she is. Cassidy fires off a few more rounds, hoping that someone is coming. He'll even take the guys that were going to beat him up when all this started, if it means help for Tina. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)