[h2][center]Dr. Gabriel Cole//[color=teal]ICARUS[/color][/center][/h2]

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Satisfied that Krimson-with-a-K had been sufficiently contained, Gabriel turned to the car, taking a leaf from Maverick's book as he wrenched the door off of the town-car's trunk, revealing the crate within. He breathed a massive sigh of relief. [i][color=teal]All of this chaos over something like this- whatever's in here better be worth it to whomever I saved it for.[/color][/i] He levitated the crate out of the trunk, then grabbed it out of the air, settling it on his shoulder. It was somewhat awkward, given the thing's size, but it would do- he could fly faster this way. He turned, sparing a glance toward the girl he'd contained, still somehow trying to batter away at the walls of her cage, despite being very, very unconscious. It made his stomach churn a little.

[b]"hemokinetic abilities appear to possess advanced autonomous functions, as you noted before. we'd do well to keep an eye on this one in the future."[/b]

[color=teal][i]No need to tell me twice. Log her information in the database- have AEGIS keep tabs on her. If we get even a whiff of her phase signature, I want to know about it.[/i][/color]

[b]"are we not taking her with us?"[/b]

[color=teal][i]Too much trouble- despite that jolt I gave her, she'd still probably hack me to pieces if I tried to carry her off. Besides, the authorities can probably handle her. You called them, right?[/i][/color]

[b]"as soon as she lost consciousness. lhpd will be here to collect her and her cohorts within minutes. on this topic, what were you planning on doing with maverick? i doubt even lost haven's police force has a way to restrain her."[/b]

[color=teal][i]Yeah, I was afraid of that. We'll keep her at the Tartarus sub-station for now, until we can find someone else to contain her properly.[/i][/color]

[b]"acknowledged. i don't suppose i have to warn you that she may not take kindly to being kidnapped."[/b]

[color=teal][i]I prefer to call it, "a citizen's arrest."[/i][/color]

[b]"i still doubt she'll see it like that, but acknowledged. she may need time to recover from the beating you've given her, anyway.[/b]

[color=teal][i]In my defense, I did give her ample opportunities to surrender.[/i][/color] He linked back up to his beta forks in the LEGION drones, pleased to see that the fight was at least going... somewhat well.

[color=teal][i]Priority objective achieved. Commence secondary objective of detain Meta/Maverick.[/i][/color] A mental command later, and the cores of the Hex-Feathers detached from the CONTAIN units embedded in the street and floated back into his possession. Even without the cores, the containment field would probably be able to sustain itself until the police arrived, and the units themselves would harmlessly self-destruct afterward- no fussing required. And with that, he began traveling in the direction of the Forge with his cargo, while his other selves finished the job with Maverick.

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Despite not actually breathing, all three of the LEGION drones breathed an internal sigh of relief as Maverick finally threw in the towel. Not that it would have done her much good to continue- even her wonder metal form was starting to feel the strain under his abuse, and moreover, her phase signature was fluctuating wildly- she probably wouldn't be able to maintain these shenanigans for much longer.

Still, just leaving her here was a risk Gabriel wasn't willing to take- the police weren't likely to be capable of detaining her, what with her many varied abilities. Which meant she was going to have to come with him until such a time as he found a proper authority to turn her over to.

He was quiet for a few moments as he looked at the scared young meta. [color=teal][i]This is going to be unpleasant. For both of us, I'd wager.[/i]

[b]"You're absolutely right, Maverick. I wouldn't kill a teenage girl. In fact, I'd be hard-pressed to kill anyone."

"But at the same time..."[/b][/color] said one of the drones, as a flurry of sparks and pixels behind Maverick heralded the arrival of a fourth drone, which then grabbed the back of her head suddenly, [b][color=teal]"I can't just let you leave, either."

"Forgive me,"[/color][/b] said the newly-arrived drone, as a pulse of green electricity surged from his arm in an attempt to incapacitate the girl.