9075/The Man in Black

The Man in Black
Date of Scene:	04 September 2019
Location:	Bushwick (Mutant Town), Brooklyn
Synopsis:	Samuel and Henry McCoy meet Zorro
Cast of Characters:	Zorro, Cannonball, Beast

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Zorro has posed:
Mutant Town was surprisngly quiet this fine morning. The Setinel attack no doubt has scared many of the residents of this community, many more in mourning for the innocent man killed by the tyranical creations. Hector Rodriguez walked down the streets of mutant town towards St. Margaret's. He wasn't a parisoner but was friends with it's prist. As he walked down the street he thought about the disasterous protest and the innocent man who lost his life and only one word flowed through his head,
     "Tyrants!"
     Only a tyrant would build a machine made specifically for hunting another person, no matter how different they were. Once Hector got closer to the church he saw something that made him scowl. In a nearby alleyway he saw a group of men cornering what appeared to be a young man with what appeared to be reptilian features. Hector knew immeidatley what these men were, dammed "Purifiers". They may not be wearing the miltiaristic look they were often associated with, but he could tell from there demenor and from their yelled insults of demon, devil, and other quotes. Hector glared at the men and slipped into a nearby alleyway, intending on switihcing into his alter-ego, Zorro.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie comes along driving a uhaul. The young man is headed towards the Club Evolution but is paying attention to the neighborhood. He passes the alley, and then stops backing up the big truck so he can take a look down the alley to see whats going on.

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy is back in Bushwick. The most recent, and lethal, Sentinel attack will never be enough to keep him from engaging with the people woh live here. An sure, he'll swing by Club Evolution, knowing who runs it, to see how they're doing.

Zorro has posed:
The Purifiers in the alleyway appraoched the young repitilan mutant. For now, they were parisoners of Willaim Stryker who took up the cause, but they hoped to join up in Willaim's ranks, The lead, a man who appeared to be influenced by the Skinhead-Movement glared at the mutant. He then said," You will die here, mutant scum!" The young man then suddenly lashed out at the skin-head, scratching him across the face with his talons.
    
     The skinhead fell to the ground, clutching his face and screaming in pain. The rest of the thugs then rushed the mutant and began to beat him senseless. Suddenly, a deep voice with a Hispanic accent yelled at them," Leave that man alone, or face the blade of Zorro!"
     The thugs tunred around and saw a man dressed all in black staring down at them, pointing what appeared to be a rapier.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie is one of the lucky ones, he can go pretty much any where not having to hide unless someone is doing some a genetic scan or such. As the fight starts Sam throws the door open and his lower half seems to burst into flame as he shoots down the alley to bowl the man aside, and scoop up the mutant, and start heading up to a rooftop with him.

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy wasn't aware of a fight going on, but Sam's actions make it clear. "Hey Sa... uh." So he jogs after Sam, seeing what's going on. Sam saving the victim, Hank looks up to where Zorro is, and then to the attackers. "I have no blade, but I do have claws for anyone who wants a fight."

Zorro has posed:
The goons just glare at Zorro once they see him. One of them, a tall hispanic man wearing a yellw polo shirt pulls out a pocket knife and says to him," What's it to you, Mutant Lover?" Zorro says noting butt pulls out a bull-whip and strikes the man's hand with it. As the man grips his hand in pain, Zorro says to the group," I do not abide tyrrany!" As Samuel barrels past the skin-head and scoops up the mutant, anothero ne of Strykers folllowers pulls out a pistol and starts firing at both McCoy and Zorro. Zorro rolls out of the way and starts to charge the group, Rapier drawn.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will land on the roof with the young man. He stops there to check on him. Hearing the gunfire he makes sure the other is out of gunfire range, and asks "You going to be ok, looks like some folks down below my need my help, if your ok."

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy starts to move as well. Sighing at getting shot at again, he uses his lightning reflexes to close the gap, hammering the shooting arm of the thug witha quick left. The blue mutant's right hand brings his sharp, strong claws to the thug's face, and he grunts "You want to play, son? We can play."

Zorro has posed:
The young man nods at Samuel as the gunman's screams echoed through the alley up to the roof. The gunman feel to the ground, clutching his now clawed face screaming in pain. Meanwhile Zorro charges the thug he bull-whipped and puches him in the face, knocking him out. Another thug, a tall, more muscular man pulls out his pocket knife and charges Zorro, screaming in anger. Zorro dodges each of the man swipes of his knife and eventually stabs at the man shoulder with his rapier. The man screams in pain and falls to the ground, clutching his now bloodied up shoulder. The skin-headed thug gets up and pulls out his pistol and starts shooting at Beast in anger as nother goon starts to shoot at Zorro, who takes cover behind a trash-can.

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy picks up the goon he attacked, and yes, throws him right at the fresh gunman, looking to topple the two and negate the entire threat from both at once.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks down over the rooftop and he knows the blue furry one and knows he can take care of himself, so he jumps off the roof aiming to come in between Zorro and the gunman. He kicks in his field right before he hits the ground so he is hovering in front of the gunman. Bullets hit the glowing field around the young man, and he stares at the gunman "This is when you run."

Zorro has posed:
Beast attack is sucessful as he manages to throw the goon he just disfigured in the skin-head. As the two topple over the final gunman's eyes widen once Samuel makes his threat. He immediatley makes a run for it, only to be struck in the back by a flying trash can lid. As the man fell to the ground, Zorro came up to him and crouched down besides him. He then carves a Z on the man's cheek. As the man grits his teeth in pain and clutches his teeth, Zorro says to him," Run and tell Stryker that this neighborhood is under Zorro's protection!" The man immeidatley nods and takes off. Zorro then turns to the two X-Men and says," I thank you Amigos."

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy dusts his hands, and turns to Zorro. "And thank you. Zorro eh? Are you a local? Or did you just move here. To be honest, this neighborhood is rough, and needs allt he help it can get, masked stranger."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will jet back up to the roof to get the scaled man and bring him back down, making sure he is safe and on his feet again. He looks to him, and says "Glad your ok, and these two were here to help ya as well."

Zorro has posed:
Zorro turns to McCoy and says to him," I am not a local of this neighborhood, Senor McCoy. But, i do not abide tyranny in any form. I am a man of my word, this neighborhood will be under my protection. The reptellian young man walks up to Zorro and says to him," Thamk you. Those men would'v-" Zorro cuts him off with a wave of his hand and says," No need to thank me, now head on home." The young man then runs off.

Beast has posed:
Henry McCoy slaps Sam on the shoulder, nodding to him and the victim, before turning to Zorro still. "Welcome to Bushwick. I'm Hank McCoy. I live in the suburbs, but I'm here often."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head and says "Sam Guthrie." He will offer his hand to the man "Ah run the Club down the street here, was getting a few extra tables for some events planning tonight and saw something going on.. You know I just don't understand this." He motions to where the fight happened.

Zorro has posed:
Zorro tips his hat polietly at the two before turning to Dr.McCoy. He then says to him," I already knew about you from reputation Dr.McCoy. I admire your work for mutant rights." He then turns to Samuel and says to him," Apleasure to meet you Senor Guthrie." Upon hearing Guthrie pondering about the fight, Zorro shrugged and said," Perhaps it is fear." Zorro then hears police sirens. His eyes obviously widen as he says," I must leave now Amigos." He then turns around, his black cape bellowing in the wind and runs off.