perenawska (perenawska) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-12-19 21:14:00

Entry tags:

nicholas salem, perenawska, plot-"we are the champions"

Gathering clues
Irina had always known her apartment in Moscow was small, but now with two people in it, it felt cramped instead of cozy. Not that she minded having Nicholas here. He was nice company, despite knowing there was a demon inside of him. That part was just a little weird, but weird seemed to be the ongoing theme lately.

She never expected someone to come out of a portal when she opened one, but Nicholas/Ghost Rider had and now they were trying to figure out what exactly was going on and how to battle a demon and a god. She had used all of her resources with the Winter Guard to find out as much as she could about Mephisto and Pluto.

Little was found except the traditional Greek myths and a few mentions relating to the Avengers. What exactly were Pluto and Mephisto up to? How could Nicholas and she stop them whatever their plans were?

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vicious_cycle
2009-12-20 08:10 am UTC (link)

Nicholas, thankfully, has some tricks and resources of his own, he just needed the transport, money, and a way to know how much time had passed, plus have someone to keep an eye on him when he communed with Zarathos from time to time to try and coax information out of the demon. That was never any fun - especially as he didn't exactly enjoy being cooped up in a mortal that didn't let him out to play much.

He returns from one of said sessions looking like a different sort of hell than usual. "Ugh, don't suppose you have coffee brewing, and picked up more smokes? I've got a headache with hell written all over it. But I think I found some of what we're looking for."

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	perenawska 2009-12-20 08:16 am UTC (link)
	"There's fresh coffee in the pot and some cigarettes near the coffee pot," Irina replied as she shut down the laptop. "Did you learn anything?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

vicious_cycle
2009-12-20 08:35 am UTC (link)

"You are my Russian goddess in blue jeans." he replies, lighting a cigarette with hellfire and warming the coffee just a touch the same way, downing two cups and finishing a smoke before answering any questions.
"Yes, apparently there's been a number of dark magic rituals going on while I was gone. Things the demon would normally be buzzing about. Something called the Darkhold. Pluto has an agent, a powerful mortal sorceror, with part of the magical artifact. They have massive plans in the works, and something to do with dopplegangers."

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	perenawska 2009-12-20 08:38 am UTC (link)
	Irina laughed. "Are you trying to get somewhere with that flattery?" she teased. The laughter faded when she thought about the rest of what he said. "Very serious. Could cause many problems if it is not stopped. How do we find these doppelgangers?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

vicious_cycle
2009-12-20 08:42 am UTC (link)

"Hey, long as flattery keeps me in smokes, coffee, and a damn fine chef, I'm about as close to heaven as I'm likely to get any time soon. As for the dopplegangers, we don't. I mean, I can check and see if a person has a soul or not, but it takes close inspection, and something tells me a lot of people on the street might get a titch uncomfy with a punk kid staring into their souls, let alone a demon biker. So our options are limited... buuuut, gods and demons do have a rule or two they have to stick to."

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	perenawska 2009-12-20 08:47 am UTC (link)
	"You are right. People would take strong objections to that." She tilted her head at the last bit. "Seeing how I'm unfamiliar with gods and demons, what are these rules? Can we use them to our advantage?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

vicious_cycle
2009-12-20 08:52 am UTC (link)

"Well, yes and no. First, I'm safe. You can't possess the possessed or something, and the Rider is a hard act to duplicate. Otherwise, Pluto made a deal a long time ago, mostly around Hercules. He has no power over souls that have been to his realm and escaped, which isn't supposed to be possible. Likewise, their direct bloodlines should be safe. So if we can find Hercules, we know he's the real deal. Likewise, anyone else who has been to Hades and left alive and in one piece should be ok. Or failing that, their kids."

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	perenawska 2009-12-20 08:55 am UTC (link)
	"So that leaves the question, who has been to Hades and back besides Hercules? We either find them, or their kids and hope the kids are powered." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-20 08:57 am UTC (link)
	"Thankfully, this one Zarathos knows, since he was there. The Champions... Hercules, Black Widow - the redheaded one, I think, Angel, Iceman, Darkstar and Ghost Rider. Except Blaze has no kids that I know of." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-20 09:00 am UTC (link)
	"We do not need a Blaze kid if you cannot be possessed. I am the child of Darkstar and the Black Widow has four children. It would not be hard to contact her. The others, Hercules, Iceman and Angel would be more difficult to find." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-20 09:01 am UTC (link)
	"Not hard to... oh, right, you have connections. Ok, so its your show now. What do we do next?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-20 09:03 am UTC (link)
	"Gather what information we can on Hercules, Iceman and Angel. Where they are or if they have children. Then we go find them all and contact the Widow or her children." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-20 09:04 am UTC (link)
	"Fair enough, except when it comes to that world of things, you're way more connected than I am. And I doubt most of 'em would be happy to see my alter ego coming. Can you access your files on them or something to give us a head start?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-20 09:08 am UTC (link)
	"I can access the Winter Guard's files. If we cannot find them, the Widow will know." Natalia Romanova was a world class spy and she had many ties in the superhero community. "It should not be difficult or take much time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-20 09:11 am UTC (link)
	"Outstanding. Then I'm going to go try and sleep off this migraine before it gets worse. Head feels like its on fire. And I sleep naked, by the way, so no peeking unless you're gonna show me yours." he adds with a wink, pushing up from the table. "Let me know when you got something or food is made I guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-20 09:13 am UTC (link)
	Irina blinked and then laughed. "Sleep well. I will wake you when I have something." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-20 09:14 am UTC (link)
	"Sounds good, catch you in a bit." he mumbles, before heading into his room to crash. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-20 09:15 am UTC (link)
	Irina turned the computer on and got back to work. (Reply to this)(Parent)

perenawska
2009-12-20 09:30 am UTC (link)

Getting information out of any Russian government organization was harder than finding a Russian who didn't drink. Thankfully Irina had connections other than the Winter Guard. Her father had left her with access to his files and she managed to find some information in them.

Worthington, Angel, was the easiest to find. He was in the public eye a good majority of the time. Hercules wasn't hard to find either. The other one, Iceman, had proved to be the hardest to find information on. Robert Drake was an accountant who spent the majority of the year in Brazil in his wife's birthplace. In the middle of the Amazon no less.

All of them had kids who were a lot more accessible and who all seemed to inherit powers, save for the Widow's children.

She went into Nicholas' room a few hours later and gently shook his shoulder. There was no peeking what so ever, okay, maybe there was one little peek under the covers.

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	vicious_cycle 2009-12-20 09:34 am UTC (link)
	He opens his eyes at the peek, one brow raising. "I knew you couldn't resist." he replies, once the truth of his words is confirmed. He doesn't seem to object though. "So what've you got, other than insatiable curiosity?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-20 09:36 am UTC (link)
	Getting caught in the act was a little embarrassing. Heat touched her cheeks. "I found them and they all have children," she said as she stepped back from the bed. "Three are in New York and one is in Los Angeles." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

vicious_cycle
2009-12-20 09:39 am UTC (link)

He's always been a light sleeper. Came with the rough childhood and all. "If that's the color you turn at getting caught with your fingers in the cookie jar, I can't wait to see what shade you turn when I tell you to strip. You were told the conditions, after all." He's obviously having more fun with this than she is, but his mind is at least partly still on business.
"Great, so at least we have it narrowed down to the two biggest cities in America. Can we find them, or get anywhere near them?"

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	perenawska 2009-12-20 09:42 am UTC (link)
	"Nyet," she said with a small laugh. "You will have to catch me when I have no clothes on. There is no challenge otherwise." "It should not be hard to find them," she said. "The superhero community is not that large." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-20 09:44 am UTC (link)
	He laughs. "So its a challenge, eh?" he replies, amusedly, sliding up to sit in bed. "Ok, so that's something, anyway. We just figure out where they'll be and... teleport in, I suppose? Though I'm sure Avengers' mansion has lots of security for that sort of thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-20 09:47 am UTC (link)
	"Da, a challenge," she said with a grin. "I supposed we could arrange a meeting with the Widow," she said. It would have to be done very carefully since this wasn't official Winter Guard business. If she got caught her butt would be in serious trouble. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-20 09:49 am UTC (link)
	"Alright, if you can arrange that, then that works. Or even if you can find out where they're likely to be when not at the mansion or wherever. We have the advantage of being able to get just about everywhere, thanks to your powers, but I suggest we be careful about this. Their kind of circles would be the first Pluto would be trying to get doubles into." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-20 09:58 am UTC (link)
	Irina nodded. "Pack your bag. We are leaving in ten minutes." It should be long enough to pack a bag, send an email and make a hotel reservation. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2009-12-20 09:59 am UTC (link)
	He reaches for his clothes. "Like I have so much to pack. Go get your things, I'll be ready by the time you are. And by the way, challenge accepted." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	perenawska 2009-12-20 10:00 am UTC (link)
	Irina laughed and went to pack and do those two other things. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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