13104/The Reckoning.. A monster approaches!

The Reckoning.. A monster approaches!
Date of Scene:	23 April 2021
Location:	The Bronze, Sunnydale
Synopsis:	Deadpool makes new friends in his standard way. It works out well for everyone except the fruit bar.
Cast of Characters:	Willow Rosenberg, Deadpool, Phantasm (Drago)

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Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Friday night. Just before 9 pm. People trickling in to dance the night away.

Willow came early to check the place out. Probably because she was wearing a new (to her) outfit. All black. Cut above the knees, and was tight. A crop top. Even her hair was teased. Right now she is sitting at a booth, drinking a long island iced tea, scoping the crowds.

Deadpool has posed:
A lady waits outside looking over her shoulder constantantly. She wears a large trenchcoat over herself so what she is wearing is kind of hidden, but on her head is a ring on cystals the largest one over her forhead. She is a bit old to enter such an establishment, but she wasn't her for the company. After a moment of pleeding with the people at the door they take pitty for the woman, and let her inside though warn her to be quick though one gives her a smile letting her know they weren't going to come after her.

When she enters she immeditly looks around, her look is scared, obviously this lady is trouble, or at least is in it as she is looking for someone. It wouldn't take long for Willow to realize it is actually her the stranger is looking for. As she goes to the bar and describes a younger image of Willow. Obviously it wasn't somene she had met, but maybe an older image, though the Bartender seems to be stalling for now. He does glance up in your general direction to see exactly what to do here, as this woman even to them did not look like the normal people inside of the bar itself.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick is neither a high school or college aged young adult. But due to the side effect of the Phantasm, well. He can easily pass for one. He's not really here for partying. The stage act involved tonight turns out to be from the Shaw Studios talent list and in an effort to maintain the quality of the list. Sometimes, spotchecks are needed. Being that the studio owner is a friend of his and he has some friends in town. Well, looks like Nick's taking this one.

The task doesn't involve Nick having to be way up front. Instead he has opted for one of the less noticable booths. Before him, a very dark colored beer. As the musicians reach a midpoint between songs, Nick glances around absently. Head tilting at the odd figure at the bar and then looking to where the bartender seems to be looking.

Do clubs have a coven night?

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Willow sips on her straw, which is part of the genius of the drink, according to her. Now, she doesn't know Nick there, but she is fascinated by the woman, especially as Willow had a thrill up her spine that the lady was looking for her. Of course, she really shouldn't have waved to the lady..

"Do I know you?" She invites the lady to sit. Probably another boo-boo on her part.

Deadpool has posed:
As the lady gets closer you realize how much this person must of been on the run for at least three maybe four days. The eyes a little sunk in, a bit of a smell though one of those smell was blood though not fresh. The lady looks over at you and quickly asks, "Are you the one... Willow. I have heard you can fight things... monsters." she looks around again a bit paranoid like mainly at the door to make sure no-one is coming. She takes a breath, "I have unleashed death.. I can not stop him. It.. it was a mistake, I did not mean to." the tears well up.

"He was being a jerk.. I just wanted to put him to sleep make him act like a fool for a few minutes." she looks up at Willow. "What have I done... He won't stop.. We have shot him, stabbed him, blew him up." she leans forward a bit, and whispers, "We even got desperate enough to cut off his head... He cought it, and put it back on." and leans back with fear in her eyes. "We lost everyone... to this.... thing." she looks at the door again, and adds quietly. "Soon it will be here, there is no-one else left.. He will get me... We have no name for him so we called him piscina de muerte

She falls in silence now her story spilled out as quick as she could she looks at Willow for an answer something to help her.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Being that Nick is observing from another booth, it doesn't necessarily mean that he can hear what is being described. But being that Willow seemed to welcome the company, that's a good thing right? Although, he has had to run interference before in situations like that.

Any chance Thomas has another relative who dresses like that?

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Oh.." Sure, she would have this outfit on tonight.. "Would you like a drink?" Because Willow needs to think, and think fast. Of course she will help her, but the question is will she have time to bring to Scobies in, or did she mean *right now*. In which she had better leave her drink aside. "Exactly, in what order did you attack this.. thing?"

Deadpool has posed:
The woman ooks at Willow, "Drink... what? Oh yes... yes of course." she nods worried not even thinking on the same page of relaxing right now. She thinks about the question, "He was being a jerk, so I though I would put his mind asleep... make him one of the clowns for a while." she says remembering then shakes her head, "What I awoke... He stopped talking and came after us. Like a beast but none of us were very skilled to stop him." she looks up at Willow. "I had to wipe his mind. Everyone fought him off for as long as they could so I had time to cast the spell. Locked his memories away so he would forget everything." she shakes her head again. "Then he poped up again at a bar I was in.. He had me again, but he was." her brow furrows as she adds. "KIdnapped.."

She looks to go on, but outside there is a noise.. It is very quick as it ends the person watching the door is flipped through it landing with an 'umph' inside. Before the door can close a gloved hand grabs it, and pushes it open revealing a man dressed in all red, and black. Covered head to toe in his outfit, he is also well armed with guns in various places around his body, and two large blades on his back. He doesn't stand at the door-way long before he raises his hand in the air.

In his hand is an automatic weapon, as he shoots up, and out so no-one is in immedite danger, as he yells loudly, "This isn't a robbery! Everyone out I am here for the witch!". As he yells he starts walking in not looking at anyone but moving towards the back. With his other hand he is already tossing one small canister backwards to the back as people are now starting to get the point to run. The canister would just release a gas that would make normal people choke, and he is grabbing another one.

This whole time the lady is just falling back into her seat.... "He's here... He's Here,"

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick's head turns quickly, looking over towards the bouncer landing on the floor inside. The song the band had started playing cuts off only a few notes after that moment when there's a scream coming from the crowd. WHICH is not elped by the man shooting to the ceiling. Fortunately the building is surprisingly up to code leading to the mass exodus AWAY from the pool of death. Nick is not amongst the crew as he instead uses the chaos to vanish.

Literally.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Willow was just going to ask a question when everything went to pot. "Does he mean you?" She whispers. "Or me?"

Deadpool has posed:
The lady looks at her with a bit of a surprise.. "I think... I think he means me." falling back into silence. The man with the gun tosses, another gas into the crowd moving them along as he moves to the bar himself though he is keeping an eye on those running to make sure his prey doesn't try to sneak by. Grabbing a bottle he tosses it, and sighs grabbing another one, "What the heck is this stuff." he grumbles to himself. He is mainly happy to let the room empty out a bit before moving forward just waiting.

He does yell into the air again, "I'm coming to get you Barbara" in some voice before laughing to himself, and putting the gun away on his leg to enjoy the chaos a bit of the moment. Soon he would get his memories back, and this chase would be over. He had gotten lucky finding the lady again, but now he knew who she was he could follow her to the ends of the earth it was just a matter of time. So he waited calmly for the place to empty.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Using his unseen stature, Nick quietly walks over, shaking his head as he takes in the armed intruder. Oh geez that's a lot of weapons. This is going to be hard.

He listens to the narrative being given and looks to the one that was speaking to Willow. Alright. She's likely his target but Willow's standing right there.. she could easily get hurt in the crossfire. Hmm.

He steps away from Deadpool to walk over towards the women. Well. He can't stop the guy from getting access to A weapon. But maybe- He steps behind Willow, bringing his lips to the side of her head to whisper.

"it's nick."

Between the two women, an unseen hand rests on the shoulder of each woman, extending his ability into them.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
It's Nick?! Good he can watch the girl.. woman.. witch.. whatever.

Quickly Willow stood up, and put herself between the woman and the "Pool of Death", who she started to cast a spell on to hold him down to the spot that he was in. Including his arms. At least, it should work.

Deadpool has posed:
As Wade laughs at the running people tossing a couple more of those canisters out he hops up and moves towards Willow then is stopped. Held in place he looks at her being the one spoke to... He sighs a bit, pushing against the magic for moment thinking. "What... who are you talking to lady." he sighs a bit looking around. "Look I will give you this one chance. Let me go, I only want that lady over there. She took something from me." He struggles a bit more, "And I will take it back. You can not stop me I will find her... And she will give them back." he looks at Willow in the eyes with no doubt on his mind.

She has him bound, and though he struggling a little bit there is no fear in his eyes, no he has stopped fighting. He looks at the woman with a serious glare that shows at least in his mind that he is giving you the chance to surrender now as he only has eyes for one person. The anger is real, as he turns to give Willow the look where is looking past her to what must be done.. "Don't make me do this. Your not going to like where this is going to go. This is justice."

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Oh good. Willow has this guy handled. That'll make things a bit easier. "Give what back?" Nick's voice states from behind the quiet woman seemingly named Barbara.

He turns to the quiet one. "Oh, if it looks like he's about to hit you with something. Close your eyes." He murmurs in instruction, "...That will help you."

Well, they're not the WORST instructions one could give.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
What?

He didn't hurt anybody.. yet. Just threatened the woman.

Willow kept him in place, but asked, "What is he talking about? Why has he fixated on you?" The woman, of course. Then something makes Willow ask the man, "You don't mean your memories, do you?" Because *that* should be easy to fix. She thinks.

Deadpool has posed:
The woman in stuck in the corner.. "I can't I won't give them back... He will turn into that thing!" she says in a wierdly decisive voice. Wade smiles, "You can't lady I am sorry.. Already been to someone bout that only she can take it off whatever she did.. Bunch of mumbo jumbo." he then stops struggling the smile slowly dropping to a frown. "But let me tell you something intresting.. I have been around a lot of people with powers I could not understand," he cracks his neck back and forth. "I know there is one thing that might make her stop.." there is a light tinking noise from beside him as a different canister drops. "Good luck." and he starts laughing through what comes next.

As the canister drops, Nick was half right.. It was made to be bright, but the one thing they had been immune to the gas in the room was a bit different. The gas was made to ignite very quickly to get bright, and hot super fast then die out just as fast. Sure maybe some papers might get ignited, but the blow back cuts out all major fires so the place itself would never catch fire from it. Now while this may not feel great, it does not really hurt one more then a bad sun-burn, as it is ment to be one major distraction. He is hoping if Willow isn't concentrating on his bindings, then maybe that lady would let lose her curse.

Either way if he gets free he is running towards her to point a gun to the side of her head and tell her to undo it. Either way his clothes might be a steaming some parts burnt off being so close to the ignition point. The skin now showing is horrible, scarred, and just cancer filled mess though it doesn't seem to be healing past that point.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
As the sudden brightness fills the room. The unseen form still holding on to the shoulders of the women to extend Nick's ability, is perplexed a little. Without the sense of touch there's no bad sensations stemming from it, nor does the skin or clothes react to the light.

There's a pause before Deadpool's clothing smoking offers that little bit of insight to what it was supposed to do. OH.
Oh. So that's what it does."

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Demons and other things tried similar. They didn't work then either. But what Willow knew was someone was *not* giving the whole truth, and she suspected it was the woman. "Tell us the truth! Or I swear I'm going to walk away, and let him do his worst to you." To prove her point she let him go for a few steps.

Deadpool has posed:
Deadpool struggles a bit more, and sighs as that didn't work. He was going to need to escilate, but he didn't want to. He is pushing constantly as hard as he can against the magic the whole time even when you release him for a couple steps he takes a couple large steps. The woman seeing the fire, and everything looks just paniced.. "He.. he changed into something.. So I wiped his memories. It was the only way to stop him." this only seems to anger him as he uses one of the free motion times to get a hand to his other wrist prepairing something. He looks at her fiercly, "You have no idea what you have done.. She is angry with you now as you made me forget her face. You think I am the one you need to worry about." and he grins a bit still pushing though.

The lady doesn't seem to understand, "I said if he becomes part of a team he will get them back... Okay that is how you do it.. now please save me from him." and curls up in the corner just completly surrendering to the situation. All she repats is the same thing, on how to remove it and saying it is the only way... only way! Deadpool looks at Willow, "That is BS she lies now just so you will save her. Give... me back.. My Memories, or I will blow up this whole place until something does work." he stares at her, "I have been non-leathal up to this point. I don't like to kill kids." though Willow isn't a 'kid' she is to him."

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"...That's it?" Nick's voice asks, tone very much conveying irritation, "No specifics on the team, just become part of a team? For how long?"

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"I can't let you go, you realize that? Not unless you promise to leave her alone." After all, the woman was curled up in a corner, practically wetting herself (at least that the impression she gave off). Willow begged with him. "Can't we try the other way? Please?"

She put the please just in case. Hey, she's been dealing with Hellequin lately. And he tried to kill her, yet she believed he was ultimately sorta good? Well, not bad. This guy was sorta like that.

Deadpool has posed:
Deadpool looks at Willow for a long hard minute before he says ".... Damn it..." with a sigh. He stops pushing against the wall... "Damn it Damn it... I have to join a team." he pauses when Nick asks his question, and the lady just shrugs, "I don't know it was vague.. I think until you mean it.." and shrugs again. Deadpool looks exasperated at Willow.. "Comon.. what does that mean." he wold hold a hand out infront of him if he could at this point. But he shakes his head and says with a resigned.. "Hi.. My name is Wade.. I have lost my memories.. Please stop trying to kidnap me." and if the wall drops he just falls to a sitting position resigned to his fate.

He doesn't have any weapons out anymore nor seem to be trying for them he says in a low voice.. "She is already dead.. It isn't me who will do it but she angered Skeleton lady, and I know what happends to people who do that." he looks at the lady with an apologetic look. "I am sorry I just wanted to get the cure before she got you. Nothing I can do about it now there are just somethings people shouldn't do... If it makes ya feel any better I would swap positions with you in a heartbeat." he grins a bit as he truely means that. He shakes his head, "You win.. I won't hurt her or chase her.. I got my answer... You happy now?"

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"Until you-" Nick pauses, "That is the STUPIDIST condition for breaking a spell I've heard." It's like that guy who starts up a presentation demanding the audience say 'Good Morning' a second time because the first time was not energetic enough. Geez.

There's a drawn out sigh, "Okay. Wade. Seems you need to find a team that does something you have an interest in doing to hedge your bets of actually wanting to be part of that team."

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"There. It wasn't so bad, was it?" Willow breaks her warding spell. "I don't know what kind of spell it is. Maybe we'll have to find another answer. But I think hunting down this woman is not the answer. I think she's a patsy. Perhaps some of the answers will be right in front of you when you least expect them. I'll help if you need it?"

Deadpool has posed:
Deadpool stands slooped, and looks around a bit. "Look if you need me." he flicks a card to ya with a phone number on it.. "Call me.. I know you my think me weak as how you stopped me, but believe me.. I can kill almost anyhing." and he grins a bit at that. He turns to move back the way he came and stops, "Look I owe ya one for... well this." he glances around, "So team or not.. I owe ya one at least." and then walks over to the bar and knocks down the last bottle that made it with a happier chuckle as it was just bugging him. "Okay now.. I owe ya one.."

He gives a wave over his head as he leads to the door.. "You got a week lady at best.. When the lady calls everyone has to listen." and unless he is stopped he is going to leave as easly as he came not really considering anything else around him as this was just a normal day for him... He has had a lot of bad days.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick glances between the other three. Well, things seem somewhat resolved. "Alright, so we're good here?" He asks Willow. Upon her giving confirmation that they are, Nick releases the non-Willowy witch from his touch, which allows her to become tangible again.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"Everything is ok with me.. oh.. so *that's* what happened. Neat!" Willow doesn't explain. "You, Wade?"