David Roberts (smallestbear) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-09-19 12:55:00

Entry tags:

david roberts, fred mccoy, plot-"organ rescue", rachel summers, starbridge, tsunami, vlad rasputin

Out on the town
David is out on the town. He had no after noon classes and wanted burgers and chili cheese fries. What more could a guy want?

Oh yeah also there was this new waitress who is just really cute. He thinks she's his age so he has been very shyly flirting with her every time he comes here. Honestly he thinks he's terrible with women but he can make her laugh and smile so that's good enough for him.

Now he is on his way back to his car. He is well fed and feeling pretty good. He tosses and catches his car keys in his hand the air changes just a bit though.

He can smell something on the wind. His good mood is shattered and he frowns just a bit. Something is up.

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	nextgen_umen 2012-09-19 04:09 pm UTC (link)
	When he goes down, the masked assailants move to put him in the van. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

under_the_skin
2012-09-19 05:20 pm UTC (link)

Vlad gets out of the car and casually strolls towards the diner. He remembered David mentioning the place and it had certainly sounded good. Chili cheese fries, burgers and cute waitresses? Though he wouldn't flirt with said waitress, he just wanted to see who David had been talking about.

He's part of way there when he sees the masked men and the van. They seem to be taking someone away. If he was a classic superhero this would be the shirt ripping moment just before flying at the bad guys. As it is he just charges over. "Hey!"

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	gildedcage 2012-09-19 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Cars. Cars at a diner. David's car among them. Tension in the air. What in the name of Sharra was this one about? Still, he wasn't going to ignore the vision. And that's why he'd asked his Radiant One to come with him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2012-09-19 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	There were many cars at the Institute, of course, and she could have borrowed one. But flying was faster, if not necessarily very comfortable for Starbridge. So they were zooming there with all due speed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_umen 2012-09-19 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Target acquired," confirmed the man on the roof. He saw Vlad heading for the van. "Kid gloves are off. Neutralize and depart." The U-Men on the street discarded the tranqulizer guns and opened fire on Vlad with live ammunition. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

under_the_skin
2012-09-19 11:24 pm UTC (link)

Gunfire? This was more serious than he thought. He charges forward through the bullets as they rip through his clothes and skin then bounce off. He's midway through the jerky charge, the bullets may not hurt him but their force could still push him back a bit, when he sees that their victim isn't just anyone, it's David.

Oh now it was personal. No kidnapping X-men while he was around. Going to grab the nearest throwable thing, Vlad hefts a very full dumpster over his head and with a shout throws it at the attackers and their van. Though he doesn't aim at the ones near David. Crushing friends under garbage was a big no.

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	nextgen_umen 2012-09-19 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	It's then that a much bigger man gets out of the van. He grips his hands together and swats the dumpster aside with a heavy strike. The other men load David into the van. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2012-09-19 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	Well the new guy might be an issue. He doesn't hesitate, just puts more strength into his legs and picks up speed. When he gets quite close, he pushes off as if boosting himself into flight. Except this is aimed at a much lower angle and he goes speeding towards the bigger opponent like a missile, ready to rip through. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2012-09-19 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	Fortunately, Rachel and Starbridge were arriving, swooping out of the sky. "Don't like the looks of this," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_umen 2012-09-20 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	Vlad crashed into the big man, sending them plowing into a nearby building. The man was disoriented, but tried to counteract with fists flung at Vlad. Meanwhile the van takes off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

under_the_skin
2012-09-20 10:54 pm UTC (link)

The fists do hit. But while it looks like they're doing damage as his skin rips away, there isn't any pain associated with it. Seeing the van take off, Vlad scrambles to his feet, managing to get away from the hits, and grabs his disoriented opponent, hefting him above his head.

Got to aim this well. With a shout of frustration he tries tossing the giant man at the runaway van.

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	marvel_girl 2012-09-20 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	Rachel set herself and Starbridge down. "Vlad! What happened?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_umen 2012-09-21 12:47 am UTC (link)
	Vlad's trajectory was right, in fact the soldier likely would have hit, but suddenly the van tore out with speed uncommon to a vehicle of that type. So instead of hitting the van, the big man flopped onto the street. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

under_the_skin
2012-09-21 01:18 am UTC (link)

Vlad can only stare as the van rips away. That should have hit! Why hadn't it...?

"David's in there!" He points urgently to where the van was and takes off at a run in that direction, towards where the big man had flopped uselessly. Why couldn't that have hit the damn van? "Don't know what happened, I came and they were putting him in the van," he shouts his explanation back to them while on the run.

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	gildedcage 2012-09-21 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Go with Vlad. I'll see to the straggler," Starbridge says, going after the large figure flopped on theground. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2012-09-21 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	They had David? Oh, that wasn't good. She nodded quickly at Starbridge. Be safe! She flew on ahead, past Vlad, firing a TK burst at the fleeing van. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

under_the_skin
2012-09-21 09:03 pm UTC (link)

People seemed to forget that super strength wasn't just upper body strength and that it included all the muscles. Which meant that, since he didn't weigh any more than what was expected of his height and build, Vlad was quite fast.

Just really not fast enough against a van that was going at unusual speeds. So he makes do with tossing whatever he can at the escaping van. But the darn thing is still pulling away.

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	nextgen_umen 2012-09-21 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	Vlad tried, but none of the objects quite reached the van. Strangely even Rachel's telepathic bursts seemed to collide with..something, not hindering the van's movement. It turned around a corner, and suddenly vanished. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gildedcage 2012-09-21 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	When they return, they'll find His Imperial Highness with a claw to the straggler's throat. "He's fairly well-shielded," he tells his beloved casually. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2012-09-21 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Need someone to hold him down?" Normally quite good-natured and smiling, Vlad is looking seriously pissed off now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2012-09-21 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	A little flare of power appeared around Rachel's eye. "If you would?" she told Vlad. She looked to Starbridge. "I think I can push past it, Star... but I'm going to need you to show me the way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_umen 2012-09-21 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	The big man went to move. "You'll get nothing. We will end the so-called gene-war! Humans and mutants will make way for the true evolution of our species!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gildedcage 2012-09-21 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Are you? Excellent. At least we can ascertain David has not been taken by sane people." Starbridge touches Rachel's mind as he nods, helping her focus. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	under_the_skin 2012-09-21 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, not happening," he told the big man as Starbridge's claw on his throat is replaced by Vlad putting him in a chokehold. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marvel_girl 2012-09-21 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	The Phoenix-flare around Rachel's eye grew brighter as she concentrated, grateful for Starbridge's guidance and presence, reminding her she was not a cosmic eater of suns, but a mortal woman. Her telepathic probe struck out, ready to bore deeply into the man's mind. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)