staturity (staturity) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-09-20 11:42:00

Entry tags:

awesome andrea, kristoff vernard, npc - kang, npc - scotty lang, npc - stature, plot-"point of no return", team - fantastic four, vincent vernard

No means no
Another morning, another day school day for Scotty.

The battle (and oh, that word was so accurate for it) to get her son out of bed was over. He was dressed, fed, and all she needed to do was drive him to school. He was still tired but usually by the time the drive was over he was alert and excited to be learning.

Today was just like any other day. Or so Cassie thought.

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	nextgen_baddie 2009-09-20 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	There was no sound, no flash of light to warn her of his presence, only a hand on her shoulder. "Cassie," Never underestimate how creepy it is when Kang smiles. "It has been a long time." He touched her cheek. "I missed you." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-09-20 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	Cassie moved Scotty behind her. "Get inside now." She jerked back away from Kang. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-09-20 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	"No Scott, stay. We have a lot of catching up to do." When Cassie tried to move away he grabbed her arm and pulled her closer, into a kiss. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-09-20 06:21 pm UTC (link)
	"No-" Before Cassie could say more Kang kissed her. She tried to break free but he had a tight hold on her and he was... She had forgotten how it felt to have his lips on hers. Several moments passed before she realized that she was kissing back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-09-20 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	Kristoff was working on more new security updates and routinely called up the screens monitoring just outside the building. And then he saw. And a screwdriver bent a little in his armored grip as his digestive and circulatory systems turned to ice. It took him a moment to pull himself together enough to hurry downstairs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-09-21 12:35 am UTC (link)
	Get away, Cassie. Get away. He's going to take Scotty, GET AWAY. Cassie shoved Kang off of her. "Don't ever do that. You are not Nate, not even close. You're a monster." Damn it Scotty, move inside. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-09-21 01:04 am UTC (link)
	"A monster?" Her shove merely activates his forcefield. "No, Cassie. We have much to talk about...." He gestures. "Come along... and bring Scott." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-09-21 01:10 am UTC (link)
	Kristoff manages the presence of mind, before making to the ground floor, to press the communication button. "Vincent. Andrea. Kang is outside." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2009-09-21 01:15 am UTC (link)
	Hearing the alert, Vincent was in his uniform, complete with a utility kit for Kristoff's armor and Andrea's body, in a heartbeat, teleporting outside the building. Energy crackled around each of his hands already. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2009-09-21 01:17 am UTC (link)
	In took Andrea only moments to change into her uniform and head outside as well, moments which she hoped would not cost the others anything. Rocky armor spread its way up her arms. "Stand down now, Kang, or it shall become the Time of Clobbering." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_misc 2009-09-21 01:33 am UTC (link)
	Scotty stood frozen. He didn't want to leave Mom; he wasn't even sure he could. He didn't know what was going to happen. And while this man didn't look anything like the photograph, he knew from what Mom had told him recently and from the proprietary way the man reaching for him, that this was his... his... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-09-21 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"Keep Your Filthy Hands Off My Son," Kristoff snarled as he came through the door, headed straight for Kang with each gauntlet charged. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-09-21 01:51 am UTC (link)
	Kang pauses, trusting in his shield to protect him from any attacks. "Cassie... I said now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-09-21 01:58 am UTC (link)
	Cassie just stared at Kang. She knew that she should punch him, or at least step away, but for some reason she wanted to go with him. She wanted to go with him so badly and that terrified her. Finally, her legs moved. In small, slow steps she moved backwards. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2009-09-21 02:10 am UTC (link)
	"You will not put one hand on my nephew OR Cassandra, you miserably sad little fraction of a man." Vincent hissed as he started weaving symbols in the air, building up something visibly nasty as dust started to rise around him. He needed either a few moments or a clean shot. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

discardedheir
2009-09-21 02:17 am UTC (link)

Kristoff doesn't slow down, and his gauntlets are currently calibrated and charged on a rotating set of frequencies specifically intended in the hopes of giving Kang the slightest bit of forcefield trouble.

To the miniscule extent that he bothered to think about it at all, Kristoff assumed his armor could take the effect of striding flickering-hands-first into Kang.

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	awesome_andrea 2009-09-21 02:20 am UTC (link)
	Andrea, fortunately, required no such prep time. She was close enough that several quick steps brought her within punching range of Kang without much delay. She coordinated well with Kristoff's movements, putting herself to one side of Kang while he attacked the front, delivering a rocky punch Mister Grimm would have been proud of. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-09-21 02:30 am UTC (link)
	Between the two strikes, Kang is knocked sliding a few feet, and he looks back at the two who have assaulted him. "Cassie... destroy those two Doom-pretenders," he tells her. "I'll handle the android." A large hand-canon begins to form in his right hand, as he begins to take aim at Andrea... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-09-21 02:37 am UTC (link)
	"Scotty, inside, now." Cassie pushed her son closer to the entrance. If he didn't move soon she'd have to carry him. She didn't blame him, it was nearly impossible for her to move too. Cassie turned to address Kang. "I don't take orders from you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2009-09-21 02:56 am UTC (link)
	"You'll handle NOTHING!" Vincent roared as his spell flared to life, clapping his hands together as red lightning shot across the ground, before leaping up to strike at Kang's weapon. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-09-21 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Kristoff's trying to parse why Kang thinks Cassandra would follow instructions. "What did you try to do to her, you cur?" he hisses. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-09-21 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"I didn't try," he scoffs. "It's already accomplished." He fires at Andrea. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2009-09-21 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	The crackling under the ground made it clear that the energy shield did indeed protect Kang from underneath as well. Vincent shielded himself and then teleported in the way of the blast, feeling his outstretched arms rattle at the impact, but his shield spell seemed to be holding. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2009-09-22 12:05 am UTC (link)
	Andrea had braced herself for the impact, ready to stand her ground against the blast and let her Thing-enhanced durability take the brunt of it, when Vincent came between her and the energy. "Vincent!" she screamed, instantly at his side, even if he was holding. She switched powers, directing a battering ram of invisible force at Kang. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	staturity 2009-09-22 12:19 am UTC (link)
	Cassie was distracted from replying to Kang by Vincent's stunt. "VINCENT you MORON!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

discardedheir
2009-09-22 04:02 am UTC (link)

It's not that Kristoff isn't concerned about his brother, or doesn't have a few choice words about relying on a personal shielding spell holding through a teleport spell -- Cassandra's summary will do -- but his eyes pretty much stay locked on Kang.
And he's still standing at the opposite side of him from Andrea's attack. With the armor still alternating force frequencies, he braces himself to attack again.
"You have accomplished nothing. Cassandra, get Scotty inside."

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nextgen_baddie
2009-09-22 04:53 am UTC (link)

Kang moves quickly, avoiding the ram of force from the android; he's already taken several powerful blows, and he doesn't want to overload the shields. In truth, he feels the need to let these fools understand how much he's already succeeded.

"Hardly. Cassandra already possesses nanites in her very blood, injected by the Growing Man."

...if only the nanites would start working correctly. Perhaps activating them requires some warm-up time?

"Cassie, my love, I'm not going to tell you again. Kill Vincent."

He fires the canon again, this time at Kristoff.

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	staturity 2009-09-22 06:03 am UTC (link)
	Time moved too fast to be sure exactly what happened. Maybe Kang's aim was off. Maybe Cassie inadvertently put herself in the way when she reached to grab Kristoff. What was sure was that somehow, the shot hit Cassie in the stomach and knocked her onto the ground. She let out a strangled scream of pain. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-09-22 06:35 am UTC (link)
	Kristoff's mind is racing on the subject of nanites and how they'd best be circumvented from causing further harm when it happens. "CASSANDRA!" Kristoff cried, immediately crouching at her side. No. No, this cannot be how he loses her. No. He tries to look over the injury. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2009-09-22 06:39 am UTC (link)
	Vincent's outcry is almost in stereo with his brother's, as he bites into the back of his wrist, smearing the blood into a rune on his other palm. Light flares from it as otherworldly verbal components fly past his lips, before bolts of energy fly forth, striking the same point on the forcefield time and again, determined to break through. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_misc 2009-09-22 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	"MOM!" Scotty did the exact opposite of what he was told to do and ran to his mother. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

staturity
2009-09-22 09:50 pm UTC (link)

It was hard to tell more about the wound other than that it was bleeding profusely.

Cassie grabbed Kristoff's hand, in the midst of all the pain she gripped it harder than she meant.

She thought back to the alternate world they'd been to not too long ago. Kang killed her. Kang killed her and Kristoff became a broken man and Scotty...

"Scotty." With her free hand she reached for Scotty's. Cassie forced herself to ignore the pain, at least for a moment. "It's O.K."

She was not going to die.

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	awesome_andrea 2009-09-23 02:04 am UTC (link)
	Andrea quickly placed a protective force screen between Cassie, Kristoff, Scotty and Kang. With Vincent hammering away, she waited for an opening to strike. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2009-09-23 04:07 am UTC (link)
	Kang stares in shock. "...Cassie...?" he asks, moving to step by her side. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

discardedheir
2009-09-23 04:30 am UTC (link)

Andrea's forcefield allows Kristoff to focus on putting careful pressure on the wound as quickly and efficiently as possible without having to worry about sharing his space with Kang.

"It's going to be all right, Scotty," he softly echoes what Cassie's saying, admittedly contrasting oddly with his expression. "She's not going anywhere, and neither are you. We're going to take care of her."

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staturity
2009-09-23 04:47 am UTC (link)

Cassie grit her teeth. It really, really hurt and she just wanted to curl up into a ball and cry but if she was going to die, and she was going to fight like hell not to, but if she was? She needed to make sure Scotty was safe.

"Nate." It was hard to talk when she was losing strength with each moment. "I'm sorry you turned into... this. I'm sorry but- you are not Scotty's father. You haven't been since you became Kang and if- if I don't-" Deep breaths, you can do this Cassie. You need to do this. "You never will be his father, not to him, not after this. Kristoff's his..." She summoned what little strength she had for the last few words. "If I ever meant anything to you you will stay away from my son."

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	nextgen_baddie 2009-09-23 05:08 am UTC (link)
	He stares in shock for another moment. Then his body glows, and he's gone without a word. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2009-09-23 05:28 am UTC (link)
	Vincent moves forward quickly, cobbling together a basic healing spell to at least stop the bleeding until they can get her to more intensive care. "Cassandra... that was magnificent." He manages a haggard smile. "I'd try not to get shot in the process if there's a next time however." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-09-23 05:48 am UTC (link)
	"Andrea, get the Fantasticar down here. It'll be faster than calling an ambulance." And he definitely didn't want to risk the shock of teleportation on her system. "Scotty, we're going to take her to the hospital." The bleeding stopped, Kristoff was free to take her hand in both of his. "There is too much to say, my love, and there will be time for it later." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

staturity
2009-09-23 06:00 am UTC (link)

"I don't know what Kang did to me but I'm sorry if I've done anything." She looked back over everything she'd done lately, and even if everything made sense to her she was realizing that the others, when they'd been shocked at her behavior, maybe they were right. What if she had done something wrong?

...And dear God, if she'd really said Nate's name that one night...

"I love you."

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awesome_andrea
2009-09-23 11:35 pm UTC (link)

Andrea felt her processor skip a beat. Cassandra, Vincent, and Kristoff were the constants of her life. The thought of losing any of them...

Rather than go inside, she took the direct route, busting into flames and heading toward the roof. Linked to the Baxter Building's systems as she was, the car would already begin warming up by the time she arrived to pilot it down.

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discardedheir
2009-09-24 12:41 am UTC (link)

"Think nothing of it," he says gently before efficiently but very, very carefully carrying her aboard, nodding looking away only to nod acknowledgingly to Andrea. And he can't help but add softly, "You are incredible, Cassandra" Whatever had been done to her -- and oh, that was going to be dealt with -- she had been better than it.

"And I you," he answers quietly. "Absolutely."

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	staturity 2009-09-24 02:40 am UTC (link)
	"Look after Scotty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	discardedheir 2009-09-24 07:35 am UTC (link)
	"Of course." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	awesome_andrea 2009-09-24 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	It was not long at all before Andrea returned, at the helm of the Fantasticar. She had already arranged the pods into their emergency transport configuration. "I have already called ahead to let medical services know we are coming." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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