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|Date of Scene=2019/12/14
|Location=Robert Moses Niagara Dam, Lewiston, New York
|Synopsis=Blob and Juggernaut's partnership comes to blows, and the X-men arrive to save a dam and power plant from being collateral damage.
|Cast of Characters=296,1258,169,56,1157,18
|Cast of NPCs=282
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|Poses=:'''{{#var:296|Kitty Pryde (296)}} has posed:'''<br>The alerts on the communication devices of the various X-men had gone off on the chilly December evening. Professor Xavier's face, voice, or words appeared depending on the device the member of the team had handy.<br><br>"My X-men. I've detected a mutant-related disturbance to the north, at the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant. Fred Dukes escaped from prison recently and is involved, but I've not yet been able to ascertain more than that. Take the Blackbird and investigate the situation, apprehending Dukes and returning him to jail if you are able," Professor Xavier told the team.<br><br>Kitty Pryde sprinted through the school, not bothering with the elevator but phasing down through the floor to get to the X-men base once she was overtop of it. A quick change in the locker room had her X-man uniform on and then she was rushing to the Blackbird along with teammates. <br><br>"We stopped Blob and a pair of other mutants from robbing a bank... what, two months ago? He probably won't be happy to see us since we're responsible for him landing back in jail," Kitty says.<br><br>Lockheed settles down on her shoulder and Kitty waits for everyone to be readied that is coming on the plane, before launching the SR-77 down the long tunnel that lets it take off away from the school. Soon the stealth craft is tearing through the skies, towards the nearby Canadian-US border.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie has heard the call, and grabbed his uniform, and is on his way down to the jet. He is hopping on one foot tugging his boot on. He looks over to the group and says "Who were the other two, and do we know if they broke out or if anyone else did with him. Might give us a heads up on him not being alone.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:169|Kurt Wagner (169)}} has posed:'''<br>Settling into his own jumpseat designed for his tail, Kurt sighs, having teleported into the hangar to help not smoke out the jet, lookin to Kitty as the craft is set in motion.<br><br>"They need to put him somewhere he can't just... burst out of. This frequent? Either their not paying attention, or he's being let out, ja?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:56|Ororo Munroe (56)}} has posed:'''<br> Ororo moves swiftly as well as soon as the call comes out. A signal that she's on the way to the Blackbird, and moving as fast as she can. The weather goddess jobs up the ramp in bare feet, her boots in her left hand and a little knapsack in the other. <br><br> "Seats and seatbelts," Ororo reminds everyone. She steps into the co-pilot seat and helps Kitty with the pre-flight checks before the jet takes off.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1157|Dani Moonstar (1157)}} has posed:'''<br>Dani Moonstar sits down on her seat, and straps in. Her eyes look over the team for a moment, as she struggles to determine why she was coming on this mission. She hears the call, and responds, especially when Ororo calls for seatbelts. Nodding without looking, she hears the "click" as she follows orders.<br><br>"I know, right?" Dani says to Kurt, as she agrees with him 100 percent. Then, Sam, "I am sure it is his normal friends in the Brotherhood. It seems like they run thicker than water." A brief glance at Kitty, and she was good to go.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:296|Kitty Pryde (296)}} has posed:'''<br>Kitty has the airplane heading for Niagara, which is close enough it will be a short trip. She pulls up what news there is on the jailbreak. "No mention of the other two. The Designer and the Shrinker they called themselves. Think Shrinker was just using technology, don't know if he had a mutant power," she says. "And, sounds like Blob was broken out. Says here... the fences were torn down and large holes smashed through the walls all the way to the cell of Dukes, under the cover of some enormous gas cloud that obscured all the cameras, allowing him to escape."<br><br>The jet flies in over the destination at a low altitude for a jet, but still away up in the air. Beneath, the Niagara River flows on. The famed falls are several miles distant. A dam constructed on the river here is home to the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant that supplies electricity to much of the region. As the plane flies in low, the X-men will quickly get an idea who might have smashed through prison thick walls to get Blob out.<br><br>It's Juggernaut.<br><br>Only Juggernaut and Blob seem to be squaring off against each other, nearby to the dam. Juggernaut grabs a pickup truck and hurls it at Blob. Fred Dukes lets out only the smallest cry of pain from the impact, the truck bouncing off his blubber.<br><br>Juggernaut yells, his voice picked up by the Blackbird's surveillance suite, "I should have known breaking you out and partnering with you was a mistake! You're pathetic!"<br><br>Blob grabs hold of a vehicle of his own, this one a small gasoline truck. "I didn't even need your help to get out! I had it handled! But you're botching the whole plan!" He throws it at Juggernaut, who runs at it rather than just letting it hit him. He smashes through, the truck exploding but Juggernaut coming out of the other side of the fireball.<br><br>Kitty looks back at the team. "I'll fly down low to drop everyone off, then go land the plane," she offers. "We have to contain them. Especially with that dam nearby. If they damage it, it could send a flood down river, take out all the tourists at the dam!" She does so, bringing the plane in for a drop off near to the fight.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie will ride beside Dani as he chats with her along the way. He will look to Dani. "Old School ride to the ground?' He will ask her as he stands once he is there offering his back to his team mate.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:169|Kurt Wagner (169)}} has posed:'''<br>"Verdammnt..." Kurt actually swears at the sight of it, expression drawn out... Muttering under his breath he stand and stretches. "I am heading down to scout... when you need a distraction let me know, I'll do what I can, ja?" turning on his comms and then <span style="color:#AF00D7">BAMF</span>! He disappears into smoke.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:56|Ororo Munroe (56)}} has posed:'''<br> Ororo unbuckles her safety harness. "Make your best speed back, Kitty," Ororo advises the woman. She clasps Kitty's forearm with a familiar affection and gets to her feet. Already her eyes are filming over. She opens the rear bay door, the wind tugging at her mohawk'd white hair. <br><br> "Everyone, remember to be careful. Blob is very difficult to injure and Juggernaut is nearly impossible to stop. I will need a few minutes to ready the field," she advises them. "Be careful." <br><br> She steps into the air and takes off in silent flight. Overhead, newly forming stormclouds lurk with ominous intent.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1157|Dani Moonstar (1157)}} has posed:'''<br>Dani watches as Kurt disappears, wrinkles her nose, and says, "Now, how does that help?" Unbuckling her belt, Dani stands, and supports herself against the chair carefully. Listening to the "briefing" she nods. "Thanks Kitty! No way to get down there without some help! Brightwind is home safe and sound, and without him, I don't fly."<br><br>Then, Ororo flies off. Cursing, Dani makes her way to the hatch, and looks down. "Well now, isn't that just perfect. Juggernaut. Blob. Two immovable objects. Perfect. Remind me why I cam along again?" Looking over her shoulder. "Guess I'm coming with you Sam? Old school ride it is! One more for the road?" She offers one of her oldest friends her right hand, and puts it over his shoulder, followed by her left, trust evident in her eyes. "I hate this...."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:296|Kitty Pryde (296)}} has posed:'''<br>Lockheed goes with the rest of the team. Once everyone has departed the Blackbird, the engines whine and there's the heat distortion beneath as the engine output increases to lift the black plane back higher into the sky. It begins moving forward and peels off, heading for the outskirts of the power planet to a parking lot which is empty enough to make for a good parking spot.<br><br>Juggernaut and Blob are facing off across a stretch of road. The main buildings of the power plant are behind Blob, about 40 feet away. Generators are likely below ground inside the dam.<br><br>Behind Juggernaut is the dam. It is a 200 feet drop from the top down to the water. White water roars out of the dam to spill into the river and continue on towards the Falls a few miles distant. There is a road across the top of the dam, and a few small maintenance buildings with entries to the substructure.<br><br>Along the road that is serving as the battle ground, all sorts of vehicles are parked. From the sedans and SUVs of employees, to maintenance and fuel trucks. Burning fuel from the exploded gasoline truck sends a tower of dirty black smoke into the sky.<br><br>Blob turns to look at the Blackbird as the engine's roar is heard. "Oh, the X-men! I owe them something good!" he shouts, smashing a huge palm into a fist. Juggernaut doesn't seem to care though. He charges at Blob, who turns back to just in time to see the attack. The collision is a marvel to see. Blob's fat jiggles like a bowl of jello in an earthquake, while Juggernaut flips forward, up and over Blob to land on his stomach in the road, now closer to the power plant and Blob closer to the dam.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie will drop out of the plan and after a moment or two he kicks in his blast field. He will call to Dani. "You and me on helmet head?" He will ask her. "Ah will keep him busy, and try to knock the helmet off, and you come up from behind and pry it off if Ah don't get it knocked off. Then you put what ever he fears between him and the damn?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:169|Kurt Wagner (169)}} has posed:'''<br><span style="color:#AF00D7">BAMF</span>! Kurt appears, clinging to Duke's back, "Fred! Fred! Calm down! You were doing something illegal ja?" knowing there's little he can do to harm him to knock him out, Wagner taps him on the head with his tail,<br><br>"Come now Fred, come quietly and we'll get ice cream on the way back to where you are supposed to be! I promise!" He does. Everyone deserves forgiveness... and rocky road.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:56|Ororo Munroe (56)}} has posed:'''<br>Ororo calls down a heavy torrent of rain the second the moisture in the air allows her. It's a concentrated deluge as heavy as a hurricane's precipitation, in an area perhaps fifty feet wide. The water sluices over the smoking gas fire and helps squelch the flames and fumes before it can expand any more. <br><br> "Nightcrawler!" Ororo says over their communications equipment. "Can you teleport the two of them away from the buildings?" she inquires. Overhead, far beyond anyone's perception, an icy wind starts to form. Kurt's powers are far from insignificant, but Fred and Cain are... massive, to put it bluntly.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1157|Dani Moonstar (1157)}} has posed:'''<br>"Sounds like a plan Sam." Dani says while gritting her teeth. This was a part she hates. Not flying under her own powers. "Drop me off and I will see what I can do." Dani watches as the ground gets closer, fast. We make a great team Sam...okay...good to go when you are!"<br><br>Dani hangs on tight, and readiers herself for the drop. Watching the battle, things slow down a bit, as her vision comes into focus. A swift, precognitive vision hits her, as she sees that people were going to be hurt if they didn't stop these villains, asap.<br><br>"Dammit...rain..." Dani watches as Ororo lights things up. "I hate the rain..." She spots Kurt as he bamfs onto Blob. "This is going to get messy..." Her right hand twitches, but right now, it was hanging onto Sam for dear life. "Why do we do these things Sam?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:296|Kitty Pryde (296)}} has posed:'''<br>Blob's head is ringing after being hit by Juggernaut. He staggers and turns, seeing Juggernaut face down, but quickly getting back to his feet. "Hah! You fargin' pansy!" Blob yells, though he's swaying just a bit. "I-"<br><br>Kurt's sudden appearance on Fred Dukes' back brings with it that scent of brimstone which makes Blob grimace. "Nightcrawler!" he exclaims, he tries to twist about and reach the blue mutant where he's clinging to Blob's back. "I'll serve you ice cream through a straw after I break your face!" he says, swinging a huge first towards the mutant on his back.<br><br>Juggernaut gets up, the sudden rainstorm drawing his attention. "Storm, you X-men can't just leave well enough alone, can you!?" he yells. He points a huge hand back at Blob. "And them showing up isn't getting you off the hook either!" Juggernaut jogs over to where a few cars are parked. He grabs an SUV on either side of him, and hurls first one, and then the other towards Blob.<br><br>Kitty meanwhile is hoofing it, still a distance away. Lockheed circles overhead, waiting for a moment he can help out advantageously.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie comes in low slowing down just enough for Dani to jump off, and not get hurt as she does it. "Cause it is the right thing to do, that or we are just crazy and enjoy chaos." He will smile over to her, glad for his goggles in the rain. Once Dani is off, he will head straight for the Juggernaut and is prepared not to do much more than get his attention. He does aim for the blow to hit the helmet, expecting to be bounced off at an angle.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:169|Kurt Wagner (169)}} has posed:'''<br><span style="color:#AF00D7">BAMF</span>! &lt;"Copy Storm. I can get one, but it's going to take it out of me... and they'll be hurt. But I can get one of them. Just let me know who?"&gt; It's probably Cain, he's going to have to jump on Cain's face, he just knows it. This is going to be like teleporting the Hulk or something. He's already up on one of the buildings, watching the two mammoths, smoke blowing away from where he was and now is.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:56|Ororo Munroe (56)}} has posed:'''<br>Judgement call time. "Get Fred out of here," Ororo tells Kurt. "I can at least slow Marko down. We can attend Fred later. X-men! The terrain is going to get a little slippery," Ororo warns them. "Moonstar, Cannonball! Keep Juggernaut off balance for me!" <br><br> The rainfall increases rather suddenly. Such is her skill that it lands almost exclusively around Juggernaut. A controlled motion brings icy winds whipping up around him in an attempt to frost Juggernaut over and freeze the ground underfoot into an icy slick.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:18|Psylocke (18)}} has posed:'''<br>Having not been at the mansion when the call went out, Psylocke is able to make it to the location despite that. Took a few jumps to reach her destination but it worked out in the end. Although, of course, she's late to the party.<br><br>Out of a shadow near one of the vehicles, a form begins to rise upward. It is nebulous at first then takes the shape of a human. Then a woman with glowing eyes and a red tattoo flaring over one of them. A moment later, Psylocke manifests. She speaks into the comms. "Ever so sorry for my tardiness. Telepathic communication available if you wish to utilize it." Or they can stick to comms. She's easy either way. "I may be able to take Blob out of the fight if I can get close enough. Not sure if he is resistant to a psiblade. Now as for Juggernaut, without that helmet being removed, he's untouchable by my powers. Unless.." She ponders. "I can get him into a shadow and port him somewhere else."<br><br>She moves around the car she was near. "Gentlemen, there is no need for fighting, I'm certain. Try using you words instead of your fists." She is drawing the attention of the combatants if she can to give her teammates openings.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1157|Dani Moonstar (1157)}} has posed:'''<br>Leaping off Sam's back, Dani smiles. Perfect spot. "Thanks Sam!" Dani salutes, and takes a moment to get her bearings now that she was no longer travelling at 300 kph. Watching as Sam charges ahead, she takes a moment to shake her head, smile, and then get herself ready.<br><br>Maneuvering behind Juggernaut, Dani reaches behind her, to the sheath that she keeps her most potent weapon. Bequeathed to her by Odin himself, her fingers wrap around the handle to Gugnir, the Spear of Odin.<br><br>With a deep breath she draws the spear, at this time keeping it small and ready to spring into action. Hopefully, it wouldn't be needed, as her mutant powers should be able to take care of this. Dani starts to concentrate, but knows that Cain's helmet was problematic. However, Sam's blow did not dislodge the helmet. With a deep breath, she swings Gugnir at the crevices between Marko's head and the helmet...not to kill, but dislodge the helmet!<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:296|Kitty Pryde (296)}} has posed:'''<br>Cannonball slams into Juggernaut, staggering him but the blow fails to remove this helmet as hoped. Perhaps it loosens it though as he pulls it down on his head more tightly. "I'll break you in half, little man!" he screams at Cannonball.<br><br>Blob's hamlike fist misses Kurt as Nightcrawler ports away to the side of the building. The first SUV that Juggernaut threw at him hits Fred in the head and staggers him, but his feet lock to the ground after that and the second car just bounces off, the Jeep Bronco cartwheeling until it comes to a stop on its side.<br><br>Juggernaut hears Psylocke's suggestion to use words instead of fists. "How about if I use a Volvo instead," he says, grabbing a nice yellow classic 1985 Volvo that poor Mike in Accounting has spent a lot of time restoring. Juggernaut's fingers dent the metal as he sends the car spinning like a frisbee as it is thrown at Psylocke.<br><br>"Yeah, who do you think you are telling us what to do!?" Blob yells. He grabs one of the damaged SUV's and hurls it into the air towards Storm!<br><br>Meanwhile the rain is lashing down around Juggernaut, wetting the area, and then the chill winds come sweeping down out of the sky, starting to freeze it over. "Oh that's cold, Storm!" he yells, and is about to grab another car to join the assault on Storm, when Dani's spear hits him in the back at the bottom of the helmet. It starts to pop up and off, though Cain Marko grabs hold of it as it is leaving his head, able to keep from losing it, but for the moment it's removed.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie flys off Juggernaut's helm in an odd angle. As he flies away he goes near a flag pole, and he will grab it as he cuts his power. This is a move Kurt taught him. Momentum swings him around and he is kicking his power back in to head towards Juggy. This lets him come back much quicker than he would normally with a much sharper turn.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:169|Kurt Wagner (169)}} has posed:'''<br>Just breathe. Concentrate, breathe. Like Charles has said. Confidence. Kurt stands sideways on the building hands folded for a moment, lips moving as he draws himself up mentally. <br>&lt;"Copy, Storm."&gt; a quick breath. Another. Once more. Another prayer on his lips, <span style="color:#AF00D7">BAMF</span>! <br><br>Kurt appears on Blob's chest, face to face with Fred. "DEEP BREATH!!" shouted as if trying to warn someone about a bomb going off, hoping he can get Dukes to do just... one thing before he slaps the locator beacon on his belt and;<br><br><span style="color:#AF00D7">BAMF</span>! Fred and Kurt are gone. The sound is like a thunderclap, and the smoke in their wake is like an indigo fog bank rolling down the road. So much mass moved at once, so much air displaced, there is nothing subtle about the teleportation.<br><br>A quarter mile away, in a field he saw nearby, <span style="color:#AF00D7">BAMF</span>! Fred Dukes and Kurt Wagner reappear. Kurt is smoking and Fred's eyes are glazed and his face is a rictus of agony as everything about him hurts, from his skin to his bones.<br><br>When the Man who Cannot Be Hurt starts to tumble, so to does Kurt. Hitting the grass and curling into a fetal position, tail tucked in, a few clicking sounds from his throat making it out onto comms.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:56|Ororo Munroe (56)}} has posed:'''<br> Ororo deftly avoids the car flung up at her. At that distance it's like watching a softball being lobbed to the outfield. She dances sideways in midair and keeps that howling stream of ice and water steady on Cain's location. <br><br> &lt;Psylocke!&gt; The psychic cry is one Betsy would hear quite audibly. &lt;I can keep pressure on Cain. Get to Kurt and get him to safety if he needs help. We'll deal with Blob later, it'll take him a minute to get back to us. Everyone else, keep Cain off-balance. He'll drop eventually!&gt;<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:18|Psylocke (18)}} has posed:'''<br>As the vehicle comes toward her, Psylocke does what any wise person would do. She hits the deck, landing on her toes and hands as the vehicle goes overhead. She leaps back to her feet, frowning. "This is why we continue to be at odds. You refuse to act in a civilized manner."<br><br>She was about to call on Kurt for a teleport to try to reach Blob but instead, Kurt removes him from the field. She frowns and lets her powers reach out, starting close and moving outward in a circle in an attempt to locate the elf, even as Ororo reaches to her telepathically. &lt;On it.&gt; When she finds him, she leaps for the nearest shadow, as though diving into a pool. Her body shifts to a shadow form as she touches it then disappears beneath the surface. A moment later, she is appearing by the Blob (who is large enough to create a nice shadow) and rushing to Kurt's side. "Are you alright?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1157|Dani Moonstar (1157)}} has posed:'''<br>Dani Moonstar shivers. Not just from the rain hitting her, not just from the cold that was seeping through her costume, but from the use of the spear as it strikes Juggernaut's helm. Something was there, a barrier, and she felt it right down to her fingers. A magic feedback that /almost/ makes her drop the spear. "Ouch!" Dani screams, as though her fingers were burned.<br><br>That didn't stop her though, as she brings her full empathic powers to bare, even through the pain. That, she would deal with later. Now, she unleashes agony and fear and pain and death upon Cain Marko, the Juggernaut, under his helm, a plethora of darkness from the mind and spirit of a Valkyrie. A gift, from Psyche.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:296|Kitty Pryde (296)}} has posed:'''<br>The flagpole maneuver works brilliant as Cannonball does a 180 and zooms back at Juggernaut, hitting him with a resounding CRACK! and sending the helmet flying from Juggernaut's hand. The man's face is exposed now, ice building on his eyelashes and on one side of his head where the cold winds are blowing from. "C-C-Christ, w-w-woman!" he curses at Storm, his earlier joke about her being cold not seeming as funny now. His feet slips on the ice as he tries to run and pick up speed, heading towards the dam as if to create something for the X-men to deal with besides himself. The ice is doing a good job of slowing him.<br><br>Dani Moonstar's emotional influence strikes just then. Cain grabs at his head, blubbering. "No, you always loved Charles more," he sobs, and then cringes, stumbling and falling on the ice as he covers himself up as if he were taking blows capable of hurting him. "Father, I'm sorry," he bawls, memories that match the emotions dredged up by what he's feeling.<br><br>Meanwhile, Kurt moves a MASSIVE amount of man through the Brimstone Dimension. Blob sags forward, gagging and wretching. "You... feh... gah... how do you stand it," Blob says. And then he vomits. Three of the Big Blaster Burger value meals from Big Belly Burger, plus four fruit pies and three of the molten chocolate mini-cakes. All gone just like that.<br><br>Blob staggers back to his feet. "Gonna murder you now, Kurt," he says. "Your ma can be mad at me," he says as he takes a step towards Nightcrawler, only to find Psylocke rushing to the blue mutant's aid. "Ok, two for one," he says, still a bit dazed from what he went through. He charges at Psylocke. He's normally freakishly fast and dexterous for his size, but is a bit off from what he breathed in.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:169|Kurt Wagner (169)}} has posed:'''<br>"Ja... ja. Thank you Betsy. It's a lot of mass to move, I'll be fine... Just... drag me to a tree to lean against?" Breath in hard drags, the glow of his eyes dim, Kurt doesn't try to move himself - there are jagged balls of razorblades in all of his joints, his skin is three sizes too tight, and every breath tastes like copper and fire.<br><br>Then Fred is moving again, and Kurt's chest sags as he watches the man. "Betsy... I'm going to need a drink..." getting shakily to his feet... "Shadow move with me... Get yourself up to speed... be ready to hit him hard... you'll know when."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:56|Ororo Munroe (56)}} has posed:'''<br> Ororo keeps the bulk of that rain and wind driving down onto Cain Marko. There's only so much even her exceptional control allows, but the weather goddess does make best effort to spare Sam and Dani from all but the fringes of the blizzard she's calling down on Cain. Water hits him and instantly freezes. It seeps down his collar and into his armor. Joints bind and *crack* as they impede his movement more and more. <br><br> Thirty seconds later, Juggernaut's almost completely entombed in a cocoon of ice two inches thick. &lt;Dani! Sam! Help Betsy deal with Fred-- I will ensure Mr. Marko doesn't rejoin us,&gt;" she instructs the other two mutants on the ground.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie turns again,this time it takes him a bit wider to make his turn, and since it is going to be a wider turn, he will come around and will come back at Jugs from the direction of the dam. As he gets lined up there is a moment he feels bad for the man, but he knows the man has to be stopped. Then Storm calls him off before he can kick in the speed and he will fly over the man without hitting him. He will reach down to catch Dani if she is ready for it, making sure not to go to fast not wanting to hurt her, when he grabs her.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:18|Psylocke (18)}} has posed:'''<br>"Kurt, sit. Rest. I have this well in hand."<br><br>Even as she hears the telepathic link, Psylocke is rising and walking toward where Blob is resting. &lt;You can focus on Juggernaut. He is the more dangerous threat. I have this well in hand. Or mind, perhaps would be a better statement.&gt;<br><br>One moment she is there for Blob's perceptions, then next she is gone. She uses her telepathy to hide herself even as she runs that distance to him. A hand is raised up near his head and she taps into the sum totatality of her psychic powers, the psiblade appearing and trying to simply insert blade into head. It should be enough to knock him out if she manages it.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1157|Dani Moonstar (1157)}} has posed:'''<br>"Ouch." Dani can feel the blizzard that Ororo is pulling down on Marko. Looking up at Storm, Dani frowns, and says, "You are the boss!" While heading towards the Blob, she concentrates on Marko as well, trying to keep him in his fantasy nightmare a little longer. To help Storm deal with him. <br><br>As Sam swoops down, and catches her, Dani looks up at him, and smiles. "Thanks for the assist Sam. Always good to have a friendly face move me where I need to go!" Then, her eyes look at the target. The Blob. "This one should be a lot easier than Juggernaut..." Watching as Psylocke does the psychic dagger, and wincing in pain at the thought of that weapon hitting her. <br> <br>

:'''{{#var:169|Kurt Wagner (169)}} has posed:'''<br>Nodding and laying back, Kurt groans and lays back again, ready to port to safety if he needs, otherwise letting the shadows grow around him, hiding him.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:296|Kitty Pryde (296)}} has posed:'''<br>Cain's lost in the memories of the beatings given to him by his father, allowing Storm time to pile on thicker and thicker amounts of ice. Even when the emotional influence wears off, the cold makes it harder for him to get any part of himself moving to gather momentum, trying to use his strength to shatter the ice but Ororo has had too much time to build it up.<br><br>Meanwhile Blob is just about to tear himself an Asian girl in half, to his thinking, pulling back a huge fist to clobber her with, when Psylocke disappears. The psychic powers assaulting him are ones that Fred J. Dukes has little defense against. He cries out, hands going to both sides of his head, face contorted in pain before he finally succumbs and tips forward. When he hits the ground the earth almost seems to jump a little bit.<br><br>&lt;&lt; I've called SHIELD and let them know we've got Dukes captured again, &gt;&gt; Kitty sends to the team. &lt;&lt; And that there's a bonus prize. They have units enroute, 10 minutes out.&gt;&gt;<br><br>Way off in the distance, a large cargo VTOL with a pair of quinjets flying escort can be seen, tiny dots in the sky for now, but working their way closer.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1258|Samuel Guthrie (1258)}} has posed:'''<br>Samuel Guthrie will land with Dani, as it seems they are not needed in the fight. "Cannoball express aims to please Chief." He will tell Dani. He stands near her, and says "You heard anything from Doug lately? Ah think he has been working too hard again lately, aint seen him much. Ah thought he was over it but worried a bit about him. As Storm calls them back to the blackbird he offers Dani his back again for the trip up.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:169|Kurt Wagner (169)}} has posed:'''<br>At the news from Kitty, Kurt sighs and clicks his comms, &lt;"Tell SHIELD I'll get the paperwork filed after I wake up... I'm..."&gt; the next sounds from him are deep breathing as he slips into exhausted sleep in the grass.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:56|Ororo Munroe (56)}} has posed:'''<br>&lt;Back to the Blackbird then, everyone,&gt;" Ororo declares over the telepathic link. She speaks rather firmly. "&lt;Let's be on our way before the SHIELD assets get here. I'd prefer not to have an awkward conversation with the constabulary about why we were in the area at all. Is anyone injured?&gt;" Concern fills her voice, and Ororo flies over her wards as the team assembles and starts the walk back to the Blackbird.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:18|Psylocke (18)}} has posed:'''<br>"If you trust me, I'll do the telepo--" Psylocke doesn't get to finish the sentence as Kurt passes out. &lt;I'll be bringing in Kurt. I think he has just exhausted himself but he should be checked over.&gt; With that, the shadows open to swallow them, only to have them reappear inside the Blackbird a moment later.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:1157|Dani Moonstar (1157)}} has posed:'''<br>Dani Moonstar lands as Sam lets her go. She moves to stand beside Psylocke, and nods her approval. "Nice work. Remind me not to piss you off." Dani looks over at Cain and Storm, and says, "Or her." Dani slowly puts Gugnir away, and shivers, as though hit again with a premonition. It was like Odin was whispering to her through the spear...so far away.<br><br>With a shake of her head, Dani turns, and smiles at Sam. "Thanks for the lift, Cannonball Express. Always fun flying the friendly skies. Nope, haven't heard anything...why is he okay?" Finally, with a glance at Kurt, Dani adds, "You okay Kurt?" Hearing Kitty and Ororo, Dani says, "Away, away we go."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:296|Kitty Pryde (296)}} has posed:'''<br>Once the team is reassembled in the plane, and Kurt is strapped in and medical treatment started, the black stealth aircraft lifts back into the sky, invisible to the sensors on the incoming SHIELD aircraft.<br><br>The plane accelerates away, flying off well away from the school. They'll loop around a long path before finally coming back, just showing caution as is normally done.<br><br>Down below, Cain Marko shivers in ice, silently vowing revenge in his head. Being captured was one thing, dredging up the old memories was another.<br><br>Frederick J. Dukes? He slumbers, drooling out on the snow. It'll take a pair of SHIELD agents in mandroid armor to lift him into the transport. <br><br>And across the countryside, the people of Southern Canada and Northern New York enjoy their evenings inside of heated homes. They'll hear about a fight in the area on the news, but most will not give much thought to how they could have been affected had there not been heroes on hand to intervene.<br> <br>
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