A Chopper above the North Sea

by **Narrator** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:41 pm

One of the X-Team's stealth choppers was flying steadily above the North Sea, headed for the coordinates Maddrox had found in the secret message, hopefully, to where Will was kept.

by **Madrox Saavedra** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:49 pm

Madrox stared at the sea ahead, scanning anything and everything.

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:57 pm

Sara is sitting in one of the seats furthest away from any window, nervously tapping her foot for a multitude of reasons.

by **Stan Bowen** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:46 pm

"How are things looking?" Stan's voice crackled over the com link.

by **Narrator** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:50 pm

Cold and desolate could describe it, until in the distance, an old sea fort appeared on the horizon.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:53 pm

Stephanie took a break from pouring over a mission dossier on a tablet and stared out the window at the base they were rapidly approaching.

by **Madrox Saavedra** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:56 pm

"The location is in sight," Madrox replied as he kept scanning.

by **Elena Rousseau** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:58 pm

Elena leaned back in her seat and at Madrox's pronouncement, tugged at her gloves for the fifteenth time.

by **Narrator** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:04 pm

The platform seemed rather abandoned, at the moment at least. Was this the right place after all?

"Talos!" the pilot shouted. "Should we land?"

by **Madrox Saavedra** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:12 pm

"These are the coordinates," he said, nodding as he got up and went to the door. "I'll take flight and cover you."

At that, the android opened the helicopter door and jumped out before engaging his thrusters.

by **Narrator** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:23 pm

The copter set down ontop of the platform. Still, no sign of a welcoming party or anything of that nature. Were they too late?

There was a door -- locked, of course -- into the interior of the structure.

by **Madrox Saavedra** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:29 pm

"I don't like this..." Madrox frowned as he touched down.

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:32 pm

Sara jumps out of the chopper as soon as it lands, shifting mid-jump.

"Think they already left?" she says, trying not to sound too worried.

by **Elena Rousseau** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:33 pm

"You were expecting obvious guards patrolling? Causes problems with keeping it a secret facility," Elena conjectured, jumping out. Her kinetic armor shimmered into existence and she started the mental countdown of how long she could keep it up.

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:35 pm

"I'm not sure what I expected."

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:35 pm

Stephanie sniffed the air tentatively, for any sign of will...or explosives.

by **Narrator** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:36 pm

No explosives this time, for once.

It was quiet, with only the hum of what sounded like a generator, and the lapping of waves on the edge of the concrete structure.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:43 pm

"Well...for what it's worth I don't smell any explosives. There's a generator running too." She said, cracking her neck and growling as she shifted into her hybrid firm

by **Sara Stanton** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:44 pm

"Alright." she says and then takes a couple of running steps up to the door, picking up speed before throwing herself into the locked door with her shoulder.

by **Narrator** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:03 pm

*bwong-wong-wong-wong*

The door didn't..didn't really budge. It seemed it was a HELL of a lot sturdier than the old rusted thing looked.

by **Madrox Saavedra** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:50 am

"Get clear," Madrox said, aiming his laser hand as he calibrated it to a high heat. Once his shot was clear, he would fire a sustained beam to melt it off its hinges.

by **Narrator** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 1:57 pm

That was working....slower than Maddie would have thought, based on the power of his laser and, y'know, normal strength of metal doors.

But, more importantly, it was working, and, eventually, the door would be weakened enough to break through.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:12 pm

Sara waits for Maddie to finish blasting, then tries to slam herself into the door again.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:13 pm

"Safe to say anyone inside knows we're here," Steph growled. "Stay alert."

by **Narrator** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:43 pm

That was enough to knock the door off it's hinges, which fell down and rattled below.

...Far below. Like, below the waterline, below.

Also far below the waterline, a siren blared, and a light flashed red.

by **Madrox Saavedra** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:59 pm

Madrox moved forward and peered in carefully, scanning.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:05 pm

"Bloody hell..." Sara mumbles, taking a step back for a moment to avoid looking down, taking a deep breath.

by **Narrator** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:59 pm

Madrox's scans were positive -- there was somebody...or someTHING down there.

by **Madrox Saavedra** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:08 pm

He cycled through different vision modes, zooming for a better look.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:29 pm

Stephanie sniffed, seeing if he could catch anything.

by **Narrator** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:50 pm

Whatever it was was behind a bend at the bottom of the shaft that seemed to be impervious to Madrox's scans.

Stephanie could pick up something foul and unnatural smelling wafting up from the chamber below.

by **Elena Rousseau** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:08 pm

Elena let her armor drop, giving herself time to cool off. "We're not going to learn anything standing around up here."

by **Narrator** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:11 pm

And, as if to punctuate that statement, a long...tendril? It came by so fast...shot up from the tube, wrapped it's way around Elena's ankle, and dragged her down.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:14 pm

"The fuck!" she shouts, trying in vain to grab Elena before she disappears into the shaft.

by **Stephanie Kaltiera** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:16 pm

Stephanie snarled in alarm at the terrible stench, and leaped onto the thing below its grip on Elena, digging her claws in for grip and slashing with her free hand.

by **Narrator** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:17 pm

Sara would just be able to catch Elena's hands keeping her from tumbling in headfirst.

The force pulling her down was increasing, though.

by **Elena Rousseau** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:19 pm

Elena screamed briefly before instinct took over. She unloaded, attempting to blast the tendril right below where it had grabbed her.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:21 pm

Elena was able to blast a hole in the tendril, sending it recoiling down the shaft.

An unearthly growl echoed back up.

by **Narrator** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:21 pm

Elena was able to blast a hole in the tendril, sending it recoiling down the shaft.

An unearthly growl echoed back up.

by **Sara Stanton** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:25 pm

"Great... It's not just a vertical shaft, it has a monster at the bottom too..." she mumbles, trying to figure out a way to scale the shaft in a way that'd leave them capable of defending themselves.

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