13277/The Mutant Farm: The next level

The Mutant Farm: The next level
Date of Scene:	15 May 2021
Location:	Remote Ontario, Canada
Synopsis:	Scott took things to the 'next level' and called in SHIELD to help clean up this Mutant Farm.
Cast of Characters:	Cyclops, Beast, Winter Soldier, Black Widow (Romanoff), Quake

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Cyclops has posed:
It's rare when Scott Summers reaches out to The Avengers, or SHIELD for the matter, but he sent out an urgent request through the channels to try and locate a friend of his in the system. The Widow. He gave a location and a time to meet, stating that this meeting was of the utmost importance to human and mutant relations.

As he waits alongside Beast, he is in his full uniform of blue and golds, surrounded by rubble. There is numerous 'soldiers' tied up in zipties and some type of rope that will be quite impossible to chew through. There is weapons laid out on the ground and what appears to be a bunker that contained a generator crumbled and destroyed. He takes in a deep breath, arms folding over his chest as he glances over to his best friend.

"Well, let's see how this goes. At least it's a nice day."

His boot scuffs the ground, worrying the dirt around a bit as he glances upwards to the sky in anticipation.

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy folds his arms over his chest, leaning against the vehicle that brought them there. His uniform is mostly dark blue, with a gold X but there isn't much of it. No need to restrict his movement any. Ears cocked to the sky, he nods agreement. "There is that. Bright side, all that shennanigans."

Winter Soldier has posed:
    YeeHAW! Bucky gets to DRIVE... or pilot that is. Really, it's the small things that make him happiest. He was even good and didn't get too crazy with the controls along the way. No, seriously, the man knows what he's doing. The landing site he's chosen isn't too terribly far away, but he also doesn't want to come anywhere close to compromising the scene in any way. "We're here," is all he says as they begin their descent. No jokes, no quips, he's been quiet and subdued the whole trip. This is some sick shit they're walking into.

Black Widow (Romanoff) has posed:
As the Quinjet shifts to vertical, there is that subtle shift of balance in the ship. They begin their descent and Natasha rises out of the jumpseat, moving to the back. As soon as there is the little jostle showing they are on the ground, she pushes the red button to lower the rear ramp.

A glance to the pair of agents with her and she heads for the rendezvous point. It isn't that far, the X-Men present are visible, it will just take a minute for the SHIELD agents to cross to them.

Quake has posed:
Skye was quiet. To get a summon from the X-men was unusual. When Bucky let the quinjet down, she followed Nat to the rendezvous point. "Do you know anything?" She had a feeling she would be using Quake today.

Cyclops has posed:
"There they are in that fancy jet of theirs." Scott says as he glances aside to Hank, leaning over to bump his shoulder against his.

"Ours is still faster, right? We should find out." The field leader may have a case of 'need to be bigger' when it comes to stuff like this. He loves his cars fast, his planes faster. As he makes his way over towards them, he gives a tilt of his chin upwards, extending a hand out to Natasha once the trio of Avengers have made their way to land.

"Good afternoon, Widow. Winter Soldier." He recognizes the pair of them, then turns his head towards Skye. "Quake." He's a code name user when in the field. It's just his style.

"Thank you for coming. This is what remains of a Mutant Farm. They were harvesting mutant children here below ground and had access to nullifying technology. We found out some associates of theirs kidnapped Cain Marko and attempted to kidnap Wade Wilson. We got information from Cain Marko which led us here."

Giving a motion of his hand towards the dozens upon dozens of soldiers that are tied up, he clears his throat. "We were able to recover one child, who will be staying with us. There's dozens of other children that were taking during the skirmish. We were able to find hidden underground tunnels, but we weren't able to locate them. It appears they got the children out pretty quick."

He gives a motion towards Hank. "We have a .. special student who is able to access technology and we nearly got everything on a hard drive. Hank can give it to you." There is a slight clear of his throat.

Winter Soldier has posed:
    There aren't many people that do stoic and stern as well as James Barnes. Typically during a meeting like this, that's who shows up 'stoic and stern' and for the most part, that's who shows up today. But he breaks 'character' once, just long enough to offer a little 'allo' salute and a smile in Hank's direction. SMILE? And his face didn't break? The smile fades at the 'Winter Solider, oh how he's grown to hate that moniker', but he offers a quick little nod of respect along with, "Cyclops."

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy pushes off of the lean he was at, glancing along his shoulder to Scott and arm-checking him good naturedly on the way past to extend a thumbdrive to Natasha. "All of it is there, down to the tiniest nitty gritty detail. He's very thorough," he notes, glancing at Bucky and giving a toothy grin back at the man, but it doesn't last all that long. This was a serious situation, after all. "Frankly, I'm tired of this sort of thing. Exploitation is exploitation is exploitation and it's still human trafficking and /child/ trafficking, even if they're mutants. There really ought to be no differentiation as far as that's concerned."

Black Widow (Romanoff) has posed:
"We appreciate the call," Natasha says as she takes the hand, shaking it then looking around at the area. She listens as he explains, though her gaze is now on the area they occupy, the many people bound. Some looking terrified and other defiant. Lots of interviews in the near future for all of them.

When Hank offers the thumbdrive, Natasha gives a slight smile and glances over to Skye. She knows at the mention of a drive, the woman is probably itching to get her fingers on it. "Thank you. Quake will take that." Not being rude but she might lose an arm if she takes it instead of giving it to Skye!

"Trafficking is trafficking. We'll go through the data. Need to call in a few teams to cover the scene completely. Gather all evidence available." A glance to Scott. "We will likely want to interview the child you have taken as well. Hopefully that won't be a problem."

Quake has posed:
Ah. Maybe not. She still was the top dog at SHIELD when they got information that was in data form. "May I?" But the Beast has the right of this. It was exploitation. Worse: Child exploitation. And from her background she didn't react nicely when she ran up against it.

She smiles as Nat hands her the drive."Thank you!"

Cyclops has posed:
"We are trying our best to improve mutant and human relations and it's becoming harder for the X-Men to ... go out in the field." Cyclops says once the thumb drive is passed over to Skye, giving her a nod of his head. "And some of my people are starting to think that maybe our government doesn't give as much of a shit about us as we think. I trust you, Natasha, much like how I trust Steve. We've worked together in the past and you know that the X-Men will always be there for the Avengers."

There is a deep breath as he glances over to Hank once more, then back towards the three of them. "I need results on this. A hard message sent. I want these bastards. Heads on a pike, or thrown to the Raft. Whatever feels better at the end of the day, I don't care. I have children back home that we tell every single day when they wake up that this school is a safe place and that when they get out into the real world, they'll be prepared. The last few days? I feel like maybe I've been turned into a liar."

There is a curl of one fist upwards before it relaxes at his hip. "Because lately it doesn't feel like there is justice for mutants, when we're being beaten and killed in the streets and the cops won't even come out to our neighborhoods, or bother to create a case file. I need help. I need your help." His voice is strained, a hint of emotion in the stiff back of Scott Summers? Perhaps.

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy gives Cyclops a clap on the shoulder, a squeeze of solidarity and looks to Bucky with a lingering look and back to the women with a faint smile. "It's a tough situation all around and it has been a tense... few weeks. Months. I wouldn't be out of sorts to say years, honestly." His initial job to relinquish data completed, he looks over at the quinjet then. "I can stand in the way of a lot of things and act like a rock in the river, but the water still flows around and heads straight on by downstream. Time to build the hoover dam."

Winter Soldier has posed:
    Being exploited is something Bucky knows a little something about. The thought of /children/ being exploited makes his blood boil and his skin crawl. His left fist curls into a fist and uncurls, reflexive, but his expression hasn't changed... other than maybe another crease in his brow.

Black Widow (Romanoff) has posed:
"Human trafficking is a problem. For mutants and non. It is something that has been around for centuries and will probably be around for centuries more. The best we can do is stop it when we can." For Natasha, this is a crime. Not just a mutant crime. But that is the thing with the X-Men. They are part of that group so it is more personal for them and understandably so.

"And if you have officers that are not doing their jobs, get me that information as well. We have a no-tolerance policy for anything like that. Let me know what neighborhoods and areas."

Quake has posed:
Skye nodded at Scott. "SHIELD isn't the pet of the government, which I'm glad of. But I know what you mean. I changed over when I was older than most people. It was hard, to say the least. Your kids deserve better than that. Hell everyone's kids deserve better than that."

Only Nat would know the entire story. She grew up on the streets. And then some.

"What do you want from us?" If SHIELD wouldn't help, she still could.

Cyclops has posed:
"The problem that we're having, is that they aren't just trafficking these children. They're /creating/ them on these farms. They're brain washing them, they're manipulating their DNA and trying to build super soldiers out of them." Scott says as he gives a furrow of his brows.

"You can come to the school tomorrow and interview the kid, his name is Lucas. Calls himnself Lucky. Doesn't even know what a TV looks like. They grew him here I believe. But he has intimate knowledge and a low level telekinetic powerset. I'll want Jean in the room with you as well. I know you two get along."

He takes in a deep breath, then lets it out slowly. In regards to what do they want out of SHIELD? "I want these people brought down, and I don't want the world to ever hear from them again. I know that's within your ability." He says, glancing back to Bucky, then to Natasha again.

"And you can have these jackasses." He says as he gives a motion to the bodies.

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy occasionally, once in a blue moon that is... has very little to say. THis is one such occasion. 'Nuff said. He nods approval at Scott.

Winter Soldier has posed:
    Bucky snarls, it's not a loud thing but it's definitely audible. Add more creases to his brow and a little bit of nostril flaring when he breathes. Mostly Bucky's okay now, mostly. He still has nightmares, he still has regrets, he still has *issues* but he's mostly okay. Scott's words, however, are hitting him really really close to home; too close to home, way wy too close to home.

Black Widow (Romanoff) has posed:
"We'll deal with them. And we will follow this to the end of the trail, making sure they are taken down from the top. But you have to continue to trust us. It make take time, to build a proper case. But it /will/ happen," Natasha points out.

As much as she might like the idea of just going and wiping these people out, she has to work within the law. To an extent. At least in this type of situation.

"We'll go through the information. Setup the interview. I will let you all talk if you like. I need to make a few calls."

And with that, Natasha moves off to the side as she pulls out her phone to call for some boots on the ground. "I need at least three squads to my GPS location. Evidence collection and..." Her voice fades as she moves further away.

Quake has posed:
"That can be done." Skye nods her head. Yes, most definitely it can be done. *Will* be done. She nods at Nat and heads to the jet.

Cyclops has posed:
Nodding his head firmly, Scott gives a look to Hank. He presses his lips together firmly and reaches out to give his shoulder a squeeze. "Thank you." He says softly to him. For what? For being there at his side. For being his rock. Some things you just can't do without your best friend.

As he makes his way back to the Blackbird, he unzips his jacket to air himself out a bit, cracking his neck to one side. "Let's get drunk." He says to the Cookie Monster. "I need it after this fucking week."