Raptra

The Defiance Project

Alexanda had gotten up from the table after her soup while the conversation had still been on the topic of the food with Light and Wayne stuffing their faces. She thought she might have figured out the reason for the organization's focus on catering - it clearly made some of the recruits they needed stay at the place, and it kept them happy. Returning with some beef stew and some potato purée as well as sliced buttered vegetables on the sides, she noticed a new arrival who had not been with them during the tour. She gave young blonde woman a light smile and a nod as she sat back down, assuming that she was another recruit with superhuman abilities.

She was pleasantly surprise at Wu's gesture of bringing over a pot of tea and laying out the cups. "Oh, that is very thoughtful of you. Thank you."

While she poured herself some tea, she began to notice the silence which had fallen among her new acquaintances broken only by the occasional audible chewing of food or chiming of cutlery. She was used to the blaring of the television during her usual dinners with Daniel. Even her reticent little brother talked to her sometimes. Deciding to start some sort of conversation, she brought up one of the more common topics used to break the ice.

"So, uh... I'm in the metal sculpting business. What do the rest of you do?"

@Gunther @RumikoOhara @Archmage MC @PKRaptor

Hidden In The Forest (Closed)

Hearing Gianna's words and seeing the faces of the two boys who were already there, Vera felt slightly better about the situation. To be able to indulge the closest people she had at school was inexplicably satisfying. At least they were happy, right? In addition, it was an opportunity for her to try something new. Being content was one thing, she had everything a teen could ever ask for. Some might actually envy her, but with friends like that, she could have even more. Was that not why she chose to go to her current school although her family could afford the fees of the best private institutions in the country? This trip could even be something for her to show off to the rich kids she had grown up with. She would get copies of the photographs taken from Gianna after the whole thing.

The four did not have to wait too long before the two older members of the group arrived in their own vehicles. Vera was in no hurry to get one of her own, and was probably the least intrigued by them out of the group. Her parents would buy her a car without hesitation, even two if she simply asked. As for a motorcycle, however, she was not too sure if they would deem it appropriate for the stature of their family. Then again, neither was camping, was it?

Vera let out a chuckle at the way Duncan phrased his offer. "Charity? Believe me darling, I'd pay, but that'd be an insult to you now, wouldn't it? Really though, I do appreciate the offer, but I think I have this. Perhaps you might want to get settled yourself?"

Jokes aside, it did take Vera awhile to ditch the 'everyone wants my money' attitude when she first entered high school. She had to learn that not everybody did favors for people just so they could get something in return. A lot of them would do things for others simply because they cared. Thankfully, the people who were the friends she had made were patient enough with her when she initially did not get it.

She then flinched a little when Samuel's dog came up to sniff her, obviously uncomfortable, though she tried not to show it. "Oh, uh... so this little guy's here too, I see..."

Samuel was clearly enthusiastic about the trip, beginning identify whatever needed to be done as well as what else was available for them to do for fun in the area. His camping expertise was definitely there, though, he did not sound too confident as he proposed the activities to the group. Did those gunshots in the distance which interrupted him scare him that much? Samuel could be just adorable at times.

Vera gave him a smile in hopes of easing his mind. "Fishing sounds like a nice, relaxing way to start this off, love. I don't know how much of a help I'll be with the setup, but I'll do my best."

@Dusty @MissCapnCrunch @CaptainSully @Vertigo @Sockofpancakes

Defenders of Cinix (A fun crossover) [Accepting]

@Burning Kitty Whoever's behind the whole villain recruitment most definitely wants to overthrow the mayor and take over the city. That's a cool suggestion you've got there.

You peeps are awesome, responses will come in a day or two.

Defenders of Cinix (A fun crossover) [Accepting]

@Burning Kitty So far they're meant to be, but whatever made them as such has been yet to be explored.

@FalkiThomas It's up to you if you'd like to, and I'm looking forward to seeing how Zack reacts to Rex ;)

[Remake][Accepting] Fairytalia Academy

Well, you're up then :) @Blueflame

[Remake][Accepting] Fairytalia Academy

@Blueflame So, we gonna interact? If not I'll just wait till this moves along.

Defenders of Cinix (A fun crossover) [Accepting]

@eemmtt Accepted :)

The identity of the party distributing the villain emblems is still a mystery, but the villains get teleported over to the city in the same way, just not within the base like the heroes.

The Defiance Project

Will catch up this weekend.

Defenders of Cinix (A fun crossover) [Accepting]

Rex Salazar

"Alright, everything seems to be normal," declared Dr. Rebecca Holiday, as the stretcher Rex was on slid out of the tubular body scanner.

"Thanks Doc!" Rex chirped as he sat up.

The boy's attention then turned to a rolling storage table right next to him, or rather, what was on it. It seemed to be some sort of emblem he had never seen before. Out of curiosity, he picked it up to examine it. His powers told him that it was actually a piece of technology, but that was it. There was no other information he could get out of it, which he found strange.

"Uh, Doc? Where did you get this?"

Holiday raised an eyebrow at the peculiar item. "That's odd, I've never noticed it there. Here, let me take a look-"

"No, wait!" Rex interjected as he turned it over, suddenly realizing that it was telling him more. There was something he could press on the back, and the object was compelling him to do so. "It's kind of speaking to me. I'll push it right here and-"

"Rex, don't! We don't know what will-" Holiday was cut off when the teen suddenly vanished. "Rex?! Oh no, not again..."

Lena Farrell

The young Seijin girl sat cross legged in the middle of the Vector's lighthouse on the pirate block of Puerto Angel, using the peace and quiet of her surroundings to train her powers. With her eyes shut, she worked on assembling a three-dimensional puzzle in midair. All was going well, until Lena sensed that she was holding on to a piece that did not quite fit. Perplexed, she opened her eyes to find a little badge she did not recognize hovering right in front of her.

She cautiously reached out to grab it, looking around for the Vector in hopes that she could ask him about it. However, the man seemed to have stepped out. She turned back to the strange emblem and decided to examine it further. While flipping it around, she pushed her finger into a part of it by accident and was no longer where she had been seated.

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(Main Ops Room: Lena)

"Vector? Mom? Mahad? Anyone?"

Both agents turned to each other with puzzled looks, clearly hearing the voice of a young girl outside the room. J immediately got up and opened the door to find the source of the voice, who just happened to be passing by the entrance to the room. R's eyes widened as he looked past J to see Lena.

"No way! It's that sunlight kid I left a badge for."

J glanced over at the chambers where the individuals they had left emblems for were supposed to appear, before cocking her head at R in confusion. "Okay... so why is she out here?

"She isn't supposed to be. Wouldn't that mean..."His expression turned to one of dread as he swiftly swung back around to face the monitors, urgently jabbing at the keyboard. "Oh no, no no no no..."

Panic then flooded through J as well. "Don't tell me... It glitched out?!"

A map of the base appeared on one of the screens, with an indicator right at the entrance to the main ops room showing the location of the emblem that belonged to Lena. A couple more of them then appeared at different parts of the map, specifying the positions of other emblems.

"Crap! They're popping up all over the place!"

"We've got to go, R, now!"

All the while, Lena stayed silent, attempting to assess the situation. She first considered that the whole thing might have been a plan of the Sphere, but as it played out, she was starting to get a feeling that it was something completely different. The two were probably not even Seijins. She was just about to ask where exactly she was and what was going on when R started to speak to her, and rather frantically at that.

"Just stay put and don't touch anything, alright kid? We know you must be so confused, but we'll be back to explain everything soon."

With that, the agents grabbed their devices and darted out the door.

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(Corridors: Rex and Zack) @FalkiThomas

Rex bolted up from his sprawled position, finding himself in a place similar to the Providence headquarters, but he could tell he was no longer at Providence. Unless, this was the Providence of another time. Panic struck the teenage boy as he considered the possibility, remembering the past incident with that EVO named Breach that had left him waking up in some desert six months into the future. Taking a deep breath to calm his nerves, he recalled what he had done the previous time. However, his attempt to use his ear-link communicator was unavailing, and he received no response. Rex let out a loud groan in frustration, before noticing someone further down the hallway.

He called out to the black-haired man with the sword. ""Uh, hey amigo. Would you mind telling me the date today?"

As strange of a question as that was, Rex felt that when in time he was took priority over his current location.

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(R&D Lab: Cloud and Link) @Burning Kitty

A shriek of terror escaped from a bespectacled woman in a lab coat with red feathered-bob hair - the lone staff member in the room, when a blond man materialized in the lab without warning. All she did after was to scrambled into a corner and cower there in fear that he might be dangerous, considering the hostile individuals who had been appearing all over Cinix.

J sped along the corridors, eyes fixed on her handheld locator indicating the presence of an emblem in the R&D area. She hurriedly pulled out her communicator and sped dialed the lab.

"Dr. Scarlet, is everything.. alright?..." She then trailed off when she saw an indication of an emblem that seemed to be right above her appear on her locator. "Wait, what the- Argh!"

A significant weight came crashing down on her, and her handheld devices went flying as she hit the floor.

"Ugh, freaking perfect..." she grumbled as she shook her head to recover from the shock. Turning to look up, she saw that it had been a familiar green-clad elf girl who had landed on top her, and smiled sheepishly. "Oh uh, hi there. You probably didn't expect to be here, but I'll explain if you'll get off of me, right after I deal with a little situation."

J jerked her head towards the area further down the corridor, referring to the situation at the lab, whatever it currently was.

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(Lounge: He-Man, She-Ra and Raven) @Lightning @Burning Kitty

"Alright, everybody calm down!" R called out as he barged into the room to find a group a new recruits terrified at the sudden appearance of a viking-like man and woman while they had been resting.

He took a deep breath, and then turned to the newcomers with a nervous chuckle. "Hello, so um... you're probably wondering what's going on here. If you'll just come with me-"

R was interrupted when a portal opened up on the ceiling of the lounge and the blue-cloaked girl he had left an emblem for fell right through. She was agitated, perhaps even afraid at first when she put a hand on one of the new recruits while demanding to know how she got there.

"Uh, Miss? Ju- Just relax, alright? I'll... Eh?" R's anxiousness turned to confusion when the girl started to laugh, mentioning something about some... demon? not being able to reach the place. A strange atmosphere filled the room, positive, but strange, with the strobing of the lounge's lights and dark energy present making it even more so.

"Okay, that's it. All of you, out!" He barked to the group of recruits, who immediately complied.

He then cautiously approached the teen on the floor. "So, yeah... you're right, he uh... doesn't..."

R glanced around the room, finding himself in a situation he never would have thought he would be in. Taking another look at the two knight-looking individuals and then turning back to the teenage girl he was trying to figure out, he could only wish that it was all just a dream. What exactly was he supposed to tell them? The organization seriously did not think this through, not at all.

Hidden In The Forest (Closed)

Gonna wait a bit before posting again, just in case Vera, Gianna or Atlas wanna Duncan up on that bag carrying offer (or tell him to buzz off, etc.).

@Vertigo

Will think up a response :)