private False Haven (Superhuman RP)

[Sekel 693]

@@Alex Kennedy, @@RunsWithSquirlz

"That answers that question. Back to the original question. You wanted recruits right? I'll be glad to help as well then." Nico sàid to Koenig. Tora's enthusiasm seemed to be contagious as he was getting excited about the prospect of being a hero as well. He smiled at Koenig and wondered if he would be able to actually help , instead of hinder the city.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Pripyat Pony,@,

 

The self-proclaimed hero shook his head sadly. "One day I fear that Fiercemind will indeed leave the island in an attempt to conquer other places. They believe psychic metas are a superior race to the rest of humanity. For now, they're too small, so they settle for establishing power here. Mark Payne basically owns this island, and his interest is primarily in keeping it that way. As for us, it's all we can do to try and maintain some semblance of peace and order here. To that end, we're always looking for new recruits. You wouldn't be interested, would you?"

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Alex Kennedy, Louise shrugged. "I might," she said. "There's nothing to do here, and I get bored easily. Plus, I like to fight."

 

Louise happened to agree with the idea that metas were superior to normal humans, but decided not to mention this. In any case, joining this group would help relieve the boredom.

[RunsWithSquirlz 274]

"They are despicable then. To think themselves higher than others, putting innocent lives on the line to do so." Rikku spat. She crossed her arms "What do you mean psychic metas?"

 

Tora waited for Nico to finish up so they could head over to the Highlander guy.

[The Dark Lord 332]

@@Alex Kennedy,@@Pripyat Pony,

 

Zen heard Louise agree to be a part of this, but he wasn't so quick to jump at something like this. "Well I really wanna steer clear of this whole thing for now." He then turned to Louise, "Are you sure that this is what you wanna do? I get that you like fights but this could really end badly for you." He asked, worried for her.

[Sekel 693]

@@Alex Kennedy, @@RunsWithSquirlz

We've gotta talk to this Al guy huh? Okay then. Thanks for the talk." Nico said and waved. He turned to Tora and grinned. "You want to head down there right? Let's go then!" Nico said excitedly and ran back to the stairwell access. After getting there, he then set a decent pace again to get down to ground level as quickly as possible.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@, Louise smiled at Zen. "If I want to, I can leave the group at any time," she replied. "I just want to try this out for a while. The alternative is that I sit around and die of boredom. And just maybe something good might come of it." Like being able to leave the island, Louise thought to herself.

[RunsWithSquirlz 274]

When he got to ground level and out into the street, Tora plopped down on his shoulder in the form of a mouse.

 

A tiny little voice whispered in his ear "Do you think this is a good idea? How domwe know that they aren't lying to us and theyre the bad guys?"

 

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[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Dji,@@RunsWithSquirlz,

 

Koenig nodded. "That's good news, then. I have to admit, half of you joining is more than I expected. Now, let's head back down, shall we?" He led them back down the stairs to the ground below and brought them to Highlander and the rest of the group. "Al, these guys are in."

 

As it happened, a certain strawberry-blonde haired man from early was there, and while he didn't say anything, he directed a friendly smile in their direction. Highlander, for his part, maintained the same borderline goofy grin.

 

@@Pripyat Pony,@, @@RunsWithSquirlz, @@Dji,  

 

"Even more recruits! Outstanding! Oh, and to answer this beautiful woman's question, psychic metas are those with psychic abilities. Which is probably a rather worthless explanation. To Fiercemind, at least, psychic means powers that originate from the mind and are controlled mentally to interact either with the outside world, or with the minds of others. Beyond that, details on what he and his cult believe are unclear. Anyway, on to business! Any of you who wish to join, follow me to our base of operations!"

[Sekel 693]

@@RunsWithSquirlz

"Exactly. We don't know but they seem genuine. And if worst comes to worst, we could always fight our way out." Nico whispered back to Tora and listened to the very excited speech of Al. "He seems enthusiastic, doesn't he? Guess we better follow him." Nico whispered to Tora and followed Al. What Tora said raised a lot of questions in Nico's mind but he didn't dare voice them as he felt like he would be the one under scrutiny, instead of the other way around.

[Hive King 2,001]

Detru let out a groan and rerouted oxygen to her heart. That venomous little bastard that had got her was powerful alright. The only reason she wasn't dead was because of the lack of blood she had after the brawl. She healed fast, not superhumanly, but given a few days, she should be back in perfect shape. 

[The Dark Lord 332]

@@Pripyat Pony, @@Alex Kennedy,

 

Zen sighed, "I guess there's no convincing you huh." He said. He then turned back towards Highlander. "Okay, I changed my mind. I'm in." Although Zen really didn't want to do it, he couldn't just let Louise do something dangerous alone. What kind of friend would he be then. "Lead the way Highlander."   

[Drago Ryder 641]

Gale sighed as she woke up and noticed that the sun was rising. She also noticed that Shadow was still asleep and decided to head to the institute without him. After taking a shower, preparing her hair, and simply putting on new clothes, she flew out the window and soon landed in front of the research institute. "I guess it's now or never." With that. the teen walked inside.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@,@@RunsWithSquirlz, @@Pripyat Pony, @, @@Dji,  

 

Highlander headed off down the street, with the rest of his group following behind him. Among them were two familiar faces- Luke Giles and Nicholas Jackson. Victor followed along with them, still rather confused about the whole thing. He led them down several blocks, blocks, before eventually they arrived at the aforementioned base of operations, Ransen Apartments, which, as Highlander had mentioned on the way there, was pretty much the only apartment building in the city not owned by Payne Enterprises. He led them inside and down into a sublevel, where he unlocked the door to the massive living area that served as their primary headquarters. As the door opened, an automated music queue went off:

 

Here we are, born to be kings,

We're the princes of the universe

 

Koenig cringed. This whole thing was ridiculous. Still, it was certainly impressive. Before them was probably the biggest and most expensive living room they'd ever see. Despite being mostly underground, there were windows near the ceiling angled to let in sunlight. One wall was covered with a variety of screens, some for entertainment and others for observing the city. At the far side of the room was a set of double doors that appeared to lead to some sort of training area. In one corner of the room was a high-end kitchen area and well stocked pantry. Most of the rest was couches, billiards tables, and, for some reason, a collection of swords that seemed to have been crammed into a corner in the back. After pausing for what he probably thought was dramatic effect, Highlander spoke up. "Heroes, I'd like to welcome you to the Union Lounge. It also happens to be my home. As members of the Union, you're all welcome here any time." He entered the room and motioned for them to follow. "Now, before we progress any further, I'd like you all to swear an oath to protect the city and it's people. Any of you not willing to do so, I must ask you to leave now."

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Alex Kennedy, Louise looked around the room. She didn't show that she was impressed. The swords puzzled her a bit; what would be the point of them? When the question of the oath came up, Louise shrugged. "I'm already protecting someone," she said. "The girl who's letting me and Zen stay in her house. So why not?"

[Sekel 693]

@@Alex Kennedy

Nico looked around the room and his eyes widened as he took it all in. He especially liked the look of the monitors but he's not sure if he should look at them yet. "An oath? Okay, I'll take an oath." Nico said, shrugging softly, in case he dislodged Tora.

@@RunsWithSquirlz

"You'd better switch back if you want to look at the room more clearly.' Nico whispered to her as he felt that she was still on his shoulder.

[The Dark Lord 332]

@@Alex Kennedy,

 

Zen looked around the room in awe. He kind of expected these hero guys to be operating out of some shack somewhere,life wasn't a comic book after all. 'Someone around here must be loaded.' he thought to himself. Zen then heard Highlander mention an oath, "Yeah yeah, sure. I'll take the oath. Boy, you guys must get some decent funding huh?"

[Drago Ryder 641]

Gale looked around for a seclnd, before heading to a receptionist. "Hi. I'm here to volunteer for testing the meta power boost. I meant to come in yesterday, but I got a little nervous." The teen then smiled meekly, before waiting for a response.

 

(@Alex Kennedy: Not sure if you want me to control this or let you have some input.)

[RunsWithSquirlz 274]

Tora had skittered down his arm and turned human "Oath...? Really?"

 

Rikku had too many questions but she would save them for another time, Highlander would be overwhelmed at the moment. "Bon, I will take this oath. What is it?"

 

(Filli killi filled filler sorry)

[Shadow Dancer 111]

I woke up it was morning, one routine later and I was ready to go to the station, from what I remembered was a few miles away, and I would have to buy a car at some point. So with that in mind I made my way to my first day of work, what I did not know was that I would get a case on the first day.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Pripyat Pony,@@RunsWithSquirlz, @, @@Dji,

 

Highlander nodded. "Yes, really. This is a lot of awfully nice stuff to be giving you without at least getting your word. Do each of you hereby swear to use your powers as necessary to protect the city and it's people, to preserve peace and order, and to help anyone in need, regardless of your feelings towards them?"

 

Koenig smirked at Zen's question about their funding. "We don't all live like this. But we have certain allies in the city who are pretty wealthy. You'll meet them in due time."

[Sekel 693]

@@Alex Kennedy

Nico looked at Highlander with a serious expression. "I swear mate." Nico said in a thick Australian accent. "I swear to use my powers as necessary to protect the city, preserve peace, order and to help anyone in need." Nico repeated the oath and wondered if he made the right decision in doing so.

[The Dark Lord 332]

@@Alex Kennedy,

 

Zen accepted that answer for now. He didn't want to take everything in all at once, even though things seem pretty simple at the moment. Those psychic guys want control over everything because they believe it's their right, The corporation wants to keep their power, putting them at odds with the psychics, and these heroes essentially ran damage control. 'That's actually kind of depressing now that I think about it.' he thought to himself. He then heard highlander say the oath, but didn't quite catch most of it since he was pretty deep in thought. "Um, yeah, I swear to...uh, all of the above." He said a bit embarrassed.

[Drago Ryder 641]

The receptionist nodded and simply told Gale to wait. After a few minutes, a doctor came in and looked at Gale. "You must be the new test sub... I mean tester. My name is Doctor Zalost" He said, pausing slightly to correct his mistake. "Anyway, come along now. We don't have a lot of time to waist."

 

Gale nodded slightly and followed the doctor down a long hallway and entered a room that contained nothing but a examination table with leather straps on the side. The room itself was a simple 16 by 16 by 16 meter cube that smelled of detergent, vinegar, and chalk.

 

"Just lay yourself on the table and I'll get the solution ready." The doctor said, as Gale did as he said. He then walked out of the room for a few seconds before coming in with the power enhancer. "Now this may have some... side effects, so I'll have to strap you down so you don't hurt yourself." The doctor didn't give Gale time to react and quickly used his telekinesis to wrap the leather around her legs and arms. "As I said before, my dear, I'm terribly sorry for what may happen as your body adjusts." Zalost then used his telekinesis to tighen the straps around the girl's forehead, chest, arms, and legs. He then inserted the hypodermic needle into Gale's left arm and injected the solution.

 

When it entered her body, Gale couldn't feel anything. After a few seconds, however, a pain that is similar to having molten tungsten being poured into her soon coursed through her body. Electricity shot out of her hands as it was absorbed from every source of electricity within a three mile radius, some lights even shattering. Her body convulsed as she screamed in pain. Her hair stood straight and her skin glowed pure white. Sparks rained down from the ceiling and the leather bands began to smoke. Above the building, a small lightning storm could be seen beginning to form.

 

Zalost, by this point, had exited into a hidden room and watched as the girl writhed in pain. "Lord help that child." He muttered under his breath, feeling guilty at causing such pain to a innocent being.

 

(Zalost will not be seen after this post. I can also edit it if neccesary.)

[RunsWithSquirlz 274]

Tora watched Nico wearily as he took the oath. She wasn't really one to pick sides but if it meant helping to protect her new friend, she would. Tora slowly repeated the oath herself.

 

Rikku found this all a bit silly. The building was too rich for her tastes and she found herself wondering how much charity went back to the people. Butnif she could become as rich as Victor or Highlander, she would be able to help develop the slums and help families in need.

 

She took the oath as well.