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Feb 26, 2009 20:20:10 GMT -5
Post by polaris on Feb 26, 2009 20:20:10 GMT -5
Lorna spoke calmly as she replied, "Not all humans are bad. Granted there are fewer good ones out there. They do exist. But now is not the time for debate. Right now, we need to figure out how those things keep finding us... and how to stop them."
She looked over at Andy, placing a hand on his arm. "What do you suggest we do right now? You seem to know alot more about things than I do."
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Feb 26, 2009 20:28:28 GMT -5
Post by andy on Feb 26, 2009 20:28:28 GMT -5
Andy shook his head, "Where I'm from it gets to be that bad, But mostly because of apocalypse. He starts the war, forces the humans hand. that's what I'm here to prevent. But I have heard the camps might already exist. a couple of the ones alive in my time claimed to have been held in one before Rook broke them out. It's horrible that future. We're fighting a war on two fronts, Apocalypse on one side, and humanity on the other. I guess he's seen a glimpse of what Primus, Or Sorry Bastion is planning to acomplish some twenty years from now." His head fell, he wasn't happy about the news he had heard. Archer had told him about the place in New Mexico when he was in Nevada with him, But then it seemed more distant, Now it was definitely there. waiting to take in fresh captives all for the purpose of educating the Master molds. "Bastion is behind all of it, He's manipulating the politicians to give him carte blanche in his methods of dealing with us. He's the evil that we have to deal with, it's not the humans, it's one man. the damn Heinrich Himmler of the anti mutant establishment. "
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Feb 26, 2009 20:32:47 GMT -5
Post by polaris on Feb 26, 2009 20:32:47 GMT -5
"Then we have to find a way to stop him!" Her fists balling in anger.. all of the metal in the room beginning to shake and rise as her anger grew. Who the hell did this Bastion character think he was? What gave him the right to treat anyone this way? She needed to calm herself down before she really exploded, but at the moment, calm was the last thing her mind wanted to be.
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Feb 26, 2009 20:39:50 GMT -5
Post by rook on Feb 26, 2009 20:39:50 GMT -5
"Bastion Over sees the prisons, He tours regularly with a scientist named Trask. he shook his head. He keeps talking about a grand plan to make the country more secure for humanity. He's a devil in mans skin. And humans follow him like a pied piper. He dangles promises of security and justice, and delivers souless killing machines. He hates us, and he's convinced the world that he's right. " He now levitates in the air, looking at Lorna and Andy, his eyes nolonger cold, but a smoldering rage at the thought of Bastion filling them. "They won't let us be until we make them realize that fighting us would be a loosing battle. They care for nothing but themselves, and hate anything they can't understand or duplicate. "
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Feb 26, 2009 20:42:38 GMT -5
Post by polaris on Feb 26, 2009 20:42:38 GMT -5
"Bastion seems to be the main problem then." Lorna calmed down slightly as she shook her head in disbelief. "Well, hell's bells!" She sighed heavily and leaned against the wall with that look of anger still on her face as she looked up to where Archer was floating above them. "The future certainly doesn't look very bright for all of us, unless we can do something to stop it from happening."
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Feb 26, 2009 20:47:33 GMT -5
Post by andy on Feb 26, 2009 20:47:33 GMT -5
"Add to the complexity the fact that killing Bastion would just make him a martyr, and pave the way for the next maniac to do worse. Believe me I've thought about that long and hard. We need to defeat his plan, Cause him to fail in the public eye or nothing will change. Bastion has too much power to simply be disposed of. He has tghe president's ear some how, and his agenda is moving forward quickly. every time a mutant attack makes the news we play into his plan. We have to deal with him carefully or he'll get more powerful, and beable to justify more drastic measures against us. "
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Feb 26, 2009 20:52:50 GMT -5
Post by polaris on Feb 26, 2009 20:52:50 GMT -5
"You do have a valid point there, Andy" She sighed and nodded reluctantly, "So how do we go about thwarting his plan and setting things right?" "Do you really think the majority will listen, even amongst our own kind? We're at war amongst ourselves you said, and you're absolutely right. There's the Brotherhood, who all they want is to prove their superiority over the human race. Then there's the X-Men, who want peace and equality. To be recognised, but not collared into a category and having to be placed on some list that shows them as mutants. To not walk down the street with people pointing at them, hiding in fear. Then there's the smaller group who aren't on either side, and who knows what their motivations are!" She shook as she spoke, her breathing rapid as she looked at the two of them.
"So how on earth do we go about ruining a man who seems to have deep pockets and nefarious plans?"
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Feb 26, 2009 20:59:16 GMT -5
Post by andy on Feb 26, 2009 20:59:16 GMT -5
"We have to hit him where it hurts, his production facilities. In 2035 Rook destroyed 2 of the master molds, they weren't rebuilt by 2037 when I came back. If we can get the brotherhood to take out the mastermolds in this era, I doubt Bastion would be able to recover. Like wise Trask would be a target, since he's responsible for the manufacturing of the sentinals. Between those two goals we could shut Bastion down with simple political opposition, and an account of what has really happened to a superior court. If we can coordinate our selves for our own preservation we might stand a chance, but then again that's asking a lot since Magneto's group is likely to be suspicious of any hands extended to them."
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Feb 26, 2009 21:03:22 GMT -5
Post by polaris on Feb 26, 2009 21:03:22 GMT -5
"Yeah," She sighed again, "Asking them for help is like extracting teeth from an angry alligator!" Lorna began to pace around the room, little things she passed seeming to strain as they began to lift into the air. "But we have to do something and soon. Before this Bastion can raise his own type of army and practically wipe us off the map!"
Lorna looked back up to where Archer was hovering. "First off... are you feeling better?" "Second.... I'm sure that I don't have to ask if you're in on this."
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Feb 26, 2009 21:09:13 GMT -5
Post by rook on Feb 26, 2009 21:09:13 GMT -5
"No I'm in. I'll need some help there, But I know where one of the master molds is kept. Silverado New Mexico, WHere the held me for twenty years. I know the facility there well too. I broke out of it after all. " His eyes looked serious, assessing the other two. If you want I'll talk to my friend. He's with the Brother hood, and I think he'd want these things shut down too. He hovered from one side of the room to the other, contemplating the situation, The keen mind looking at the problem like an unseen chess board. He knew where one queen was but there where 2 others out there, and they where more likely the problem that they where facing. He sifted through Memories of the scientistsa conversations, Where had they discussed major projects, Norfolk Virginia, and The Island Prison. That had to be where the other two where being kept.
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Feb 26, 2009 21:11:22 GMT -5
Post by polaris on Feb 26, 2009 21:11:22 GMT -5
"Alright then," She nodded "Perhaps we can get some help if your friend is willing to listen. And if he is willing, then maybe... just MAYBE others will as well."
Lorna slid down the wall and sat there with her head in her hands.
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Feb 26, 2009 21:17:16 GMT -5
Post by andy on Feb 26, 2009 21:17:16 GMT -5
Andy Nodded, "The one in New Mexico we found, Mainly research and development though, the one in Norfolk we also got to. THe one here is pretty much in a fortress though, Lots of guards and lots of sentinals. We'll have our work cut out for us even now. the mastermolds know us, their main function is adapting new forms of sentinals to better deal with us. learning our powers. The only way to stop these battles from being progressivly more difficult is to hit all three of them at the same time. then the others can't prepare for our attack." He noded, Knowing that the plan would be difficult to execute in the extreme, but if it worked it would at the verry least set Bastion and trask back years.
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Feb 26, 2009 21:22:22 GMT -5
Post by polaris on Feb 26, 2009 21:22:22 GMT -5
"So basically, you are both saying that we need to hit all three places at once and make sure they cannot rebuild them." Lorna looked up at them and sighed. "As for the help thing... yeah.... my father is going to have a field day when he sees me again." She laughed nervously as she sat there. Thoughts flooding her mind of her father, who always seemed larger than life to her. So many things running through her mind at this point. Memories, and yes... deep down a bit of fear at what they would eventually have to face if they were to keep all mutant kind from being destroyed.
"In for a penny, in for a pound I always say." She gave them both a brave look and stood, wobbling a bit as she got a bit lightheaded.
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Feb 26, 2009 21:28:24 GMT -5
Post by rook on Feb 26, 2009 21:28:24 GMT -5
He looked at Lorna, His eyes actually developing a warm look as he spoke, "I'll watch you when you see your father, I haven't met a mutant yet that scares me, and I doubt he could be any more powerful than I am. " He shook his head, Even if they cooperated, they'd need outside help, THe brother hood seemed disorganized, too much so to successfully coordinate a three pronged attack across the nation. They'd need someone to actually plan this, A military strategist who had done operations like this in the past. Otherwise One of these Mastermolds would undoubtedly survive and continue until the others could be rebuilt. He looked up at Lorna, "We all have to die someday, I think I'd rather die on my feet than locked in a cage. "
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Feb 26, 2009 21:32:57 GMT -5
Post by polaris on Feb 26, 2009 21:32:57 GMT -5
"Thanks." She shook her head softly, "But I think my father would be more than even you could handle, Archer." Lorna looked over at Andy with a chuckle. "Ask Andy here. He knows the deal there." Lorna stretched and sighed, rubbing her back. "But right now, I could use a bit of nurishment and if not sleep... at least a little rest. Just to collect my thoughts and regain some energy. I've been running from the Sentinels for about 3 days now with very little stopping inbetween. That's why at first, when I entered that place, I thought they'd found me again."
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