[OPEN POST] SNEAKY X-MEN TEAM

[forgingthings.livejournal.com]

Characters: Bobby, Kitty, Julian, anyone feasible.
Setting: Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Awesometown.
Content: EPIC.
Status: OPEN AND READY.


Feel free to comment to existing threads, make new ones, and generally create awesomeness.

IMPORTANT NOTE: REFER HERE before jumping in.

SECOND IMPORTANT NOTE: It's been nearly a day since John has disappeared, along with Logan. There are whispers and rumors floating around school that John has left for the Brotherhood again and Logan has followed to skewer him. Some people say they ran away together to fall in love and join the circus though. Keep it in mind!

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[golden-elixir.livejournal.com]

[While Havok is distracted by the boils, Josh is able to further manipulate his body to shut down some of his brain functions. Havok drops to the ground, and Josh is uncertain of how much damage he did or even how long he'd be out. He wasn't concentrating too much on making his physiology manipulations precise.

Now freed up, he runs back to Laura and tries the same maneuver once again. Probably not the smartest idea, but the bat's wood, so he gives it a shot -- Josh whips the bat back towards Polaris and grabs Laura's wrists, trying as best he can to pull her claws out.]

Hang in there.

[trainedweapon.livejournal.com]

[Laura has rolled onto her back by the time Josh has arrived at her side, coughing up blood. Josh's hands on her wrists are a warm comfort; so are his words and reassuring face hovering above her. She thinks it is... special, how much he seems to care about everything, even her.]

I am fine.

[She rasps the words out, wincing as she detracts her claws, free of Polaris' control, her wounds closing quickly. She wheezes and coughs as she rolls over to kneel, blood still in her lungs.]

Our mission. Havok.

[golden-elixir.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. [Those are the words Josh says out loud, but he doesn't move for another few seconds, instead keeping his hands on her wrists. Laura's healing factor is incredible, and soon she'll be up again, but Josh gives her a little boost of his own -- together, their combined healing forces make Laura's recovery almost instantaneous. Josh even does what he can to replenish her blood supply.]

Back to business.

[Josh gets up, faces their attackers, and looks at his bat out of the corner of his eye. Too far away to retrieve after the last throw. Here goes nothing.]

[trainedweapon.livejournal.com]

[Laura does not question the prolonged contact, takes it for well-intentioned help, and only understands it when she feels the warmth of Josh's powers - she has never felt it before, never required to. It is more than a simple healing touch - it is rejuvenating, infusing her with strength.

She turns her head just so to look at him in slight wonder at it, pushes herself to her feet, claws erupting from her knuckles.]

I will take his fire, feign attack. You will debilitate him.

[golden-elixir.livejournal.com]

[Josh eyes the approaching Havok, who has now managed to wake up and get back up on his feet. Damn, Josh thinks to himself, really should've held on to him a second longer. Havok hasn't been out for long.

Now, Josh gets ready to face him again, and is liking his chances of squaring off with Havok better than Polaris, who could fly.

Josh meets Laura's eye contact, breaks away from her, and goes around. Laura will meet Havok head-on and engage him. Josh will attack from the side or behind and use his destructive touch. It's a move they've practiced before.]

[trainedweapon.livejournal.com]

[Havok is dazed and disoriented; Laura approaches fast and purposefully, zigzagging just enough to be a target. His lip curls up in annoyance; he doesn't look for Josh right away, instead raises his hand and lets out a violent pulse.

Laura dodges it just barely, rolls out of the way although it skims and sear her side. She's off the cool grass in an instinct letting out a guttural growl; at the last moment Havok lets out a pulse from his chest, throwing Laura back; she lands on her back several yards away.]

[golden-elixir.livejournal.com]

[In the ruckus, Josh comes in from an angle and violently tackles Havok -- a move he learned from high school football. With yells from both of them, they roll along the ground for a moment til Josh gets a good hold of Havok and begins to use his body-manipulating powers. Josh's hands don't grow black they way they do when taking life, but remain gold as he uses his powers to change Havok's physiology exactly the way Josh wants it to. Josh then lets go, and the bigger mutant's screams die down until he is silent.]

He's not dead.

[Josh says this to reassure both himself and Laura.]

I've shut down a lot of his body functions, but he's alive. Out for a lot longer than before, though.

i figure they can help rogue whenever she needs the distraction!

[trainedweapon.livejournal.com]

Good. [Laura walks up to Josh's side, claws still out. Her skin is healing as she does it, ugly burns reapidly smoothing into unmarred, dirty skin. She looks to Josh.]

We are not finished.

[She looks pointedly to Polaris and Rogue, back to Josh.]

She will sense me attacking from behind.

Yes, for sure!

[golden-elixir.livejournal.com]

[Josh nods and braces himself for another similar attack.]

Then you'll have to take her head on as my distraction. But Laura --

[Josh bites back his worry; they're in battle and don't have time for doubts. Josh does worry though -- anybody who can twist metal is bad news for Laura. So instead, he decides to go with:]

I'll be as fast as I can.


(OOC: PS! I want to tag into the Mystique business, but I wasn't sure if you guys had a plan already?? Let me know!)

OOC

[trainedweapon.livejournal.com]

Go ahead and tag whatever! :D We're just playing by ear right now mostly, although I'm totally looking for an ~endgame here with John using the nullifying gun on Mystique, and somehow saving the real Kitty when she shows up. It's all subject to how this plays out I guess though. But go ahead! Get Kevie involved!

p.s. Tegan's on right now and working on the next tag, just so you know!

[newbrohood.livejournal.com]

[Polaris isn't too busy with Rogue to overlook the incapacitation of her lover and she turns on Josh and Laura with hate and rage burning in her eyes. Laura freezes dead in the air once more, but Lorna's eyes are focused don Josh and filled with vengeance.]

Not fast enough.

[Her hand flies open, a thrusting gesture sends Laura, claws extended, directly at Josh. Lorna grins, satisfied with how deeply the adamantium claws have sunk into Josh's gold flesh, but wants some distance to properly deal with Rogue. She flings them, joined by Laura's claws, as far as she possibly can.]