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

Entry tags:

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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	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)

	wild_rose 2010-06-17 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Rose nodded. "M fn," she tried to say. Her legs were pretty steady under her, even if the rest of her looked like hell. She started moving. "Ths wy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-06-17 03:02 am UTC (link)
	Joey nods and follows her, trying not to focus on the fact that she looked like hell. He was just glad none of that damage was permanent. He was also glad he couldn't burn, otherwise, he could have been just as unlucky as Rose. "When we get there, I'll take point." he tells her. He's not letting anything else happen to her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-06-17 03:07 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry..." Tina whispered. "That I couldn't help you more..." The her diamond form started fade. Her fingertips started turning flesh-colored, albeit a sickly gray. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-06-17 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	Rose moved with increased urgency. She could pull through just about anything, Annie was practically invulnerable, but God only knew how well the others had survived. Melinda'd probably just put the pieces back together, but Chris and Tina? Harder to say... "Thss wha..." she tried to say. As she moved, she left patches of blackened skin behind. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-06-18 12:42 am UTC (link)
	Joey follows Rose, hoping they aren't too late to help Tina. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-18 01:04 am UTC (link)
	"Tina! Tina, stay awake! Please!" Cassidy yells. "Come on, please don't die!" he please. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-06-18 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Her eyes blinked open again and she looked at him but it was obvious she was unable to focus. Her gaze seemed to be far away, somewhere into the distance. "Cold..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-06-18 01:16 am UTC (link)
	Rose rounded the corner of a demolished building, her eyes--startling white in the middle of a crispy black face--narrowing as they focused on Tina. "Tnuh!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-06-18 01:21 am UTC (link)
	Joey moves up right behind Rose, seeing the wreckage of the store, and the kid with the shotgun. Then he sees Tina in the wreckage. Of course, Joey adds two and two together to get twenty-two. "Drop the gun kid, or I'm gonna drop you." Joey says, calling a flame to his hand. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-18 01:28 am UTC (link)
	"My friend needs help, and I don't have time for a fight. Either help me, or get out of the way. But I'm not letting either of you hurt us." Cassidy says quietly. He levels the gun on the two newcomers and hopes they're more afraid of being shot than they are eager to fight. Although, the burned chick looks as crazy as Bob always did. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-06-18 01:31 am UTC (link)
	"Cassidy?" She tried opening her eyes again. "I heard Joey..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-06-18 01:44 am UTC (link)
	Rose looked between Joey and Tina and whoever this other guy was. Her fists clenched, ready to spring her claws. She was no mind reader, but her senses made her pretty good at reading others. She reached out and pushed Joey's arm down. "Hld ut..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-18 01:53 am UTC (link)
	Rose would certainly recognize Cassidy's scent from Sinister's base, if she were of a mind to think of such things. Meanwhile, Cassidy was trying to keep an eye on the newcomers, in the direction the gun was pointed, while listening to Tina. "You heard Joey? Where?" Cassidy asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-06-18 01:57 am UTC (link)
	Joey lowers his arm at Rose's direction, but this kid is pissing him off. But when he hears Cassidy say his name, he blinks. "Hey, I'm Joey! Is that Tina? Look, man, if that's our friend, you need to let us help her. Lower the gun and back off, man. We just want to take our friend home." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whosperfectnow 2010-06-18 02:20 am UTC (link)
	"The irritated one..." Tina attempted a smile. "Joey...Cassidy's okay. He's not gonna hurt you...he's my friend..." She coughed, a wet, sick sound. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-06-18 02:28 am UTC (link)
	They absolutely had to get Tina out of here. Rose knew the signs here. "Gttuh gt hr atta hr," she muttered. She was still healing, it was pretty much a visible process. Clear patches were even starting to appear on her face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sound_and_fury 2010-06-18 02:31 am UTC (link)
	"Oh crap. That's Joey?" Cassidy asks, looking at Joey. "I'm sorry!" he says, tossing the weapon away. "She's trapped under a beam here, and she said her side hurts really bad." "I can't lift this beam by myself." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

son_of_discord
2010-06-18 02:33 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, that's Joey. Look, relax and help me move the beam. Then we're gonna get Tina out from under there.

Rose, keep a look out and make sure none of the locals decide we look like good people to shoot, or attack with pitchforks and torches, please?" Joey asks.

He then realizes he probably should have said anything about torches, or fire, considering recent events. He'd just not saying anything further about them.

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	whosperfectnow 2010-06-18 02:38 am UTC (link)
	Tina stopped responding. She was breathing--it was labored enough that one could hear it--but no longer speaking. Her eyes were closed, though she kept fighting them awake. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)