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Grace watched calmly as the Bullet managed to sock the Shocker in the face, sending him flying into the elevator. Grace was rather surprised by this feat of heroism from Chad. His personality suggested that he was anything [i]but[/i] heroic, but he had shown that he was quick to act. The Shocker had started to crawl out of the elevator again, but Tom quickly hurtled him back in and promptly flew after him. A few bumps and clonks later, Tom flew out of the elevator, which promptly dinged and began its descent. Grace took Tom's hand, giving it a squeeze. [color=DarkOrchid]"He probably won't come back for more. He's just been humiliated and frankly torn apart. If I know him, he's toast,"[/color] Grace said dismissively.

[color=DarkOrchid]"Rumi should hopefully be back soon..."[/color] Grace indicated, and just like that, he had returned, striding through the portal with a couple others in tow. Jamie, looking just as childlike as ever, Joseph, and some other entity that seemed like some sort of pink creature. Grace would've folded her arms had she not been holding Tom's hand. She recognized the pink entity vaguely, and it was not from work functions. [color=DarkOrchid]"I don't want to work with [i]criminals,[/i]"[/color] Grace said coarsely, sounding like a child that didn't want to go to school. [color=DarkOrchid]"If we do, we're hardly any better than Seraph is, right?"[/color] Though she said that, Grace didn't press the topic any further. The day had been far too long and hectic for Grace to subscribe to any sort of moral philosophy, anyway. 

[color=DarkOrchid]"Alright, fine, she can stay,"[/color] Grace relented after pondering the issue for a moment. [color=DarkOrchid]"No funny business, though! Anyway, glad all of you guys are still in one piece...from what I've found out, Seraph should be hiding out at an island called Elmore Island out in Kingsdale. I was hoping to be able to access Powers' files and find a floorplan or something of the entire facility so we can work out a better plan than just 'run in and fight.' Rumi, if you could do that, that would be incredible. I never really got the hang of hacking, anyway. I much prefer [i]real[/i] science,"[/color] Grace chided. [color=DarkOrchid]"Anyway, the rest of us should probably prepare the Mini-Jets or something. Though I don't have the floor plans, I'm pretty sure that, from what I've read, the ground floor is guarded against amphibious invasions, so we'll have to go by air. Let's get a move on, before some other group of people can come and interrupt-"[/color]

Grace was then interrupted by a smoke grenade, which sent a dense cloud of smoke through the entire hallway. Grace coughed and covered her face from the smoke, which settled to reveal a myriad of laser sights, all aimed at the group of heroes in the hallway. At the other end of the hallway was an unpleasant sight- a whole squad of Division X troops, armored-up, and wielding rifles that were aimed directly at the gang. Every person in the hallway had at least one dot on them (Grace had 3 because of her easy ability to escape, and Jamie had more than 5 because she was Jamie). The group was all tactically positioned at the bend of the hallway, some crouching, some prone, some standing, some at cover behind the wall. Grace pursed her lips, trembling in a combination of fear and anger. [color=DarkOrchid]"jenjang ... jenjang ... igeon silh-eo ... wae jiog-e ... jenjang!"[/color] she muttered in angered (and very profane) Korean, standing perfectly still as the men aimed directly at her and the rest of the group. From behind the platoon of soldiers emerged another silhouette, and Grace heard the sounds of metal on metal resonate throughout the hallway. She instantly knew who it was, or so she thought. [color=DarkOrchid]"Mr. Impressive..."[/color] she whispered in a hushed tone.

Fortunately, she was wrong. Emerging from the other end of the hallway was a woman that Grace was not very familiar with. She was taller and much more imposing than Grace was, and she was wearing a leather jacket that made her look fairly cool. She had straw-blonde hair tied back in a ponytail and brilliant blue eyes, and Grace noticed a few dark lines on her face that she attributed to being some sort of weird scar. The woman walked up to the Division X member, waving her hand downwards, and the Division X members lowered their weapons and stepped back. It was then that Grace noticed her hand was not the same flesh tone as the rest of her skin, instead being a steel gray, like metal. The dots connected in her head. [color=DarkOrchid]"Oh..."[/color] she said under her breath as the woman walked forwards, her face etching into a smile. 

[color=CadetBlue]"Sorry about that, guys, Division X is just...cautious to a fault,"[/color] the young woman explained as she approached the group, her smile friendly and certainly human enough. [color=CadetBlue]"Jamie! I haven't talked to you in what feels like [i]years...[/i]"[/color] Cora said, giving the blonde girl a hug and patting her on the back warmly, each thump hitting Jamie's back like a sledgehammer. [color=CadetBlue]"Glad to see you're OK,"[/color] she said, before turning to Tom and smiling at him as well. [color=CadetBlue]"Same to you, Tom! Looks like you've gotten taller..."[/color] she noted as she promptly enveloped Tom in an iron hug as well. [color=CadetBlue]"Rest of you guys, I'm Ether. I work for Division X...it'll be nice to get to meet all of you! I always tell Powers that I don't spend nearly enough time with the lot of you, but I'm always busy doing overseas work, so that's a bummer...anyway, Christina sent out a call to meet up here, so that's where we're at. Most of Division X is scattered around the city, though; Seraph is trying to wipe them out too, prioritizing people that are close to Powers...he's alive, by the way,"[/color] Cora added quickly. [color=CadetBlue]"He's perfectly fine! Well, not perfectly, but at least he doesn't need to get anything [i]replaced,[/i]"[/color] she said, her tone having a noticeable amount of derision in the last part. 

She quickly bounced back, though, putting on a chipper smile. [color=CadetBlue]"Anyway, we're here to help and work out a plan! Division X brought a bunch of stuff for you guys anyway...Jamie, we brought your suit here, if you want to change into it or something...we also have some nice pistols if you any of you want them, in a pinch, and if you want you can try on a Moonbelt!"[/color] Cora held up a steel belt with blue highlights. [color=CadetBlue]"The belt is supposed to make you as light as you would be on the moon...it's supposed to be Division X only, but the belt doesn't really work on me, it hardly gets me off the ground, so if any of you want it, feel free to try it on!"[/color] She tossed the belt over to Joseph's direction. [color=CadetBlue]"We have just about everything that you would need, so just ask one of the guys! It's like a Target sale."[/color] She grinned as she walked over to Tom, putting her heavy metal arm around his shoulder in a friendly way. [color=CadetBlue]"By the way, we [i]might[/i] have to send you to jail after this is all over for kidnapping Starbright. Just for, you know, show. A quick in-and-out. There was this video with you in it and you know all his fans want blood...we won't keep you in Coldwater that long, though, maybe just a month or two..."[/color] 

She released him from her iron grip, looking at him with a steely expression, before her face burst into a wide grin a few moments later as she broke character. [color=CadetBlue]"Joking! Hah, you should've seen the look on your face, priceless..."[/color] She chuckled quietly to herself, before addressing the group again. [color=CadetBlue]"Meet me upstairs in a few. We're going to use the Minijets to get there...including you, Tom, if they have turrets and they catch you with a shell, you might end up like me, and Lord knows you don't want that. It's still dangerous either way, but the Minijets are our best bet at getting there quickly and safely. Also, we upgraded a few to have missiles, which is awesome. Who doesn't like missiles?"[/color]

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