Real World Fantasty; Story thread

[DarkDyer]

The shadows flowed around Aydin like water. He shaped them smoothly, feeding his addiction to them and supplying Eravius with the sustenance he required. The disguise was shaping nicely around him, forming an immaculate black suit, sunglasses, and a pistol that he holstered.

There came a sudden pounding on his door. "Security, open up!" Aydin looked at the door with frustration. He needed a couple more minutes. Couldn't security leave him alone? This was an empty room, anyway.

"Open up, or we'll open it for you!" the man outside the door yelled, and a moment later the wood splintered as it was kicked.

Oh, that can't be good, Eravius said, and Aydin quickly flicked his hand towards the light switch, solidifying the shadows there and snapping on the lights. Just in time, too, as the door was broken down. A pair of men entered, guns pointing in his direction. Then they halted, hesitant. The man in front of them looked like one of them.

"I've already cleared this area, fools!" Aydin whispered harshly.

"Sorry!" The closest man stuttered, and the two quickly retreated.

Aydin hurried out. His disguise wouldn't last long now that he hadn't been able to sew it together enough. But he could tell that this hotel wasn't the place for him. These FBI-looking agents weren't the celebrity's entourage, that was for sure.

He entered the closest elevator. After a few impatient moments, he reached the ground floor, where a bunch more of the suited guards were herding the Plaza Hotel's occupants.

He made for the door, intent on getting out before the shadows unraveled, but suddenly he saw the French girl from before. Genevieve. She was being detained near the door, and she didn't look happy.

Aydin cursed his stupidity, but he moved quickly in her direction.

[Nefieslab]

But that was a nice stunt you pulled

Alex smirked,
"Som years on the steet'll do tha to ya mam." he said before looking round the edge of the chair quickly before snapping his head back behind the cover. He cursed a little and his fingers twitched with need for a cigarette. He looked to the flower girl again, "Got any ideas how to leave ere darlin?"

[Renos Babe]

"Don't i Know that" Alexx whispered to herself, watching the FBI. She watched as one of the agents left the elevator, he seemed to be heading for the door, but stopped when he caught sight of someone, his direction changed only slightly but it was enough for Alexx to notice.

She turned to the girl next to her and quickly asked,
"You sure there here for the celeb visit?"

[Jessimyre]

Kasia was embarrassed, it seemed her impromptu facial expression was noticed. She certainly hadn't meant to be rude. And then, the other girl's comment. Perhaps she had been on the streets too? Having never been in such a position, Kasia felt immediately sorry for both of them but a little afraid too. She of course heard the girl's question clearly.

"I... I don't know." Kasia admitted quietly, no sound now escaping her notice. Fear had caused her to lower her barriers and painful as it was she was listening and waiting for anything but the FBI agents gave no clue as to their real reason for attending.

"Not even Angelina Jolie uses FBI, so unless we have a Royal from somewhere staying I don't think they're here to scope the place for a guest after all." she answered the other girl.

"Dammit!" she hissed to herself. "I can't hear anything! No clues! It's almost as if..." she cut herself off, her face flushing and a surge of adrenalin rushed through her body. She almost gave herself away! How stupid! She sat, tight and silent now, hoping they hadn't noticed.

Another man had entered the lobby, he'd sounded like one of them; up in the room. But he didn't look right. Nobody else had seemed to notice but as the man strode toward the french girl Kasia realised something just didn't fit about him, something she couldn't quite put her finger on.

Her head snapped around as more footsteps approached. Her senses screamed at her to run but she forced herself to remain still. One of the agents with a scanner was coming, his lips already forming the words that would demand the two girls to submit to a finger-print scan.

[Nefieslab]

Alex took a small intake of breath involentarily as the agent came closer. The agent noticed,
"What was that?" he asked before looking round the back of the chair. Alex froze for a second, almost letting the man cry out, before instinct kicked in. So what if two girls knew his secret? Living was more important.
"No punk,
no punk here,
they don't have punk,
in a place where,
people can hear." he sang in a low voice. The man's eyes glazed over for a second before he turned,
"It was nothing." he turned back to the girls, "Please present your hands for the scanners please."

[Eliana]

((Quotation Marks indicate what Haylee is whispering))

Haylee was beginning to become inpatient, what was all this for? What could be in this Hotel that they were looking for, why did they have to lockdown and secure the building? Was this normal procedure for them?
It seemed almost inevitable, but even though she had no choice, Haylee was going to regret this. And so Haylee braced herself and put her poker-face on.

"'--list of people--'" pain shot through Haylee's head as she peered through the memories of the FBI agent standing closest to her, this part of her talent was so painful she'd take a broken leg anyday, but speaking it aloud also eased the pain a little.
"'--wish the boss could tell us more--'" these snippits weren't helping, perhaps someone else would have something more interesting...

Pain began to break on Haylee's face; she began to gasp, the pain was intolerable; it wouldn't be long before someone would notice. She picked her next target, the guy who seemed to be throwing orders around the room as if christmas were only three weeks away.

"'--list. Alexander Rebind, Alexxandra Leigh, Genevieve le Mort, Jecht Rose, Ely Smith, Aydin Hanah, Kasia Wood, Haylee Gray--'" Haylee's gasps became more pronounced and she could hear footsteps coming her way. This wasn't good, if they asked her name what would she say? That her name was Haylee Gray and then end up shooting everyone? How did they find her? And who were these others they were looking for? Perhaps they also were--

"Hey, are you okay?" One of the agents asked stubbornly.

"Yeah, just a headache. Do you have any medicine?" the agent faltered, uncertain whether he was aloud. I'm sure that they should give you some, they're dedicated to protecting human life...

[Jessimyre]

Kasia was confused. First the agent was asking she and the girl next to her about the punk's gasp and then the guy began to sing softly... something went strange in the agent's expression and Kasia was really confused then because the agent seemed to forget the last thirty seconds.

As this was happening she heard more gasping and looked across the room to where another girl looked like she was in a great deal of pain. She whispered to herself very quietly but Kasia caught every word.

"'--list of people--'"
"'--wish the boss could tell us more--'" "'--list. Alexander Rebind, Alexxandra Leigh, Genevieve le Mort, Jecht Rose, Ely Smith, Aydin Hanah, Kasia Wood, Haylee Gray--'"

The girl said. Kasia gasped. Something weird was going on but there was no time to speculate that. Her name had come up... how did the girl know it? Then she stared hard at the girl as the agent in front of her asked for their fingerprints.

In a milisecond, in the time it took to draw breath it dawned on her. The guy singing forgetfulness into the agent's mind. The lockdown. The girl rattling off a list of names without anyone giving away any verbal information... other people like her. They must be after people will odd talents, strange gifts or powers. They were after her.

"Oh shit!" Kasia said aloud and without thinking. "You're after us!"

The agent stopped, looming menacingly over the two seated girls. "Fingerprints. Now" he said, "Or we will place you under arrest."

Another heady rush of adrenalin surged through Kasia's veins. She gripped the arms of the chair until her knuckles went white and stared up at the man, terror in her eyes. Time seemed to slow down, her heart raced as she braced herself and drew a deep breath...

"Cover your ears." she said to the girl and guy beside and behind her and still staring at the agent she began to scream.

She chose the pitch just right, she could tell by the agents reaction. Clapping his hands to his ears he stumbled to his knees moaning softly in agony. The sound reverbrated through her body, if she kept going she was going to seriously burst some eardrums.

Throughout the rest of the Lobby, other people were also dropping like flies clapping their hands to their ears. Even when she stopped they'd still have a ringing in their ears that would have the same affect of being pressed up against the speakers at a rave all night.

Kasia paused and drew breath again, ready to run.

(just allowing another character time to react to this remember it can't all be too easy... these people are coming in after our characters so will be somewhat prepared to deal with them)

[DarkDyer]

Aydin was moving steadily toward the beautiful French woman when he was bumped by a man in a suit. The man looked at him in shock. The shadow-stuff that made up his disguise was very malleable, and the slightest bump by another person would reveal that this really was a disguise.

"Y-y-you..." The man stammered, and reached for the gun at his waist.

Aydin was startled by the look of recognition on the man's face. Did he know who he was? How in the world would he know?

Dammit, Aydin, do something before he makes a few new holes in your ass! Eravius screamed in his mind.

You do something for once! Why do you always meld with my shadow? Can't you detach and do something? Aydin replied.

Fine! Eravius snapped, and suddenly Aydin felt a dizziness settle over him. The next thing he knew, the suited man was crashing back with great momentum. Aydin watched in horror as the man bowled over a couple more people.

Then a terrible scream slammed into his eardrums. Aydin couldn't react fast enough to stop the splitting headache that ensued, but Eravius, ever-faithful and immune to the sound somehow, stuffed his ears with a solid block of shadow that blocked all sound out.

Don't say I never did anything for you! Now get your woman and let's go! Eravius snapped, and Aydin jolted, ready to race to Genevieve's aid. But there was one other person standing across the lobby. She was beautiful in an exotic way, looking like a model with her long black hair and curvy body. She looked at the carnage of fallen bodies and looked poised to run.

[Detention Veteran]

Genevieve couldn't stop staring at the mass hysteria going through the lobby. Mon Dieu, this is INSANE. Fuck this, I'm running.

She kicked off her high heels so she could go faster and started running, going back to the elevator and pushing the Up button so hard she broke a nail. She glanced behind her - the FBI man was running after her, but he tripped, swearing up a storm. Apparently, he'd twisted his ankle when he fell.

The elevator opened. Genevieve bolted inside and pressed the button for the top floor repeatedly. Just as the door was about to close, the man she had met earlier in the elevator stepped in.

Genevieve curled into a ball in the corner of the elevator, taking deep breaths and trying to remain calm. She looked up. "You said your name was Shadow, right?"

[Nefieslab]

Alex groaned and removed his hands from his ears. Even when he did that he never really was prepaired for it. It was worse when someone else did it. He was the first to be aware of his surrounding again though. Standing up he grabbed ahold of both the flower girl and the member of staff,
"Time ta go girlies, ya won't like them when they wake up!" he explained to them before pulling firmly at them, "Time to go girls! Wakey wakey!"
He let go of their arms, survival instrincts kicking in. He'd taken two steps when a loud noise filled the air. After hearing the shot from the gun he stumbled. He frowned at his ineptitude before he realised that the shot had gone straight through his lower left leg. He roared in pain and turned to look across the lobby. Two men were striding towards them, guns raised and earplugs on strings dangling around their necks, out. He laughed a bit,
"No one told you about me huh?!" he shouted. He pointed directly at the man closest to them,
"BURN MOTHERFUCKER BURN!"
The agent stopped suddenly and screamed in panic. His partner stopped and watched as the man started to trash around, slapping at fires that he could see but weren't really there. He fell to the floor and writhed there for a bit before becoming still. Before the remaining agent could resume his attack Alex had another line in mind,
"Time for some Slayer boys!" he growled to himself as he dug inside himself to affect all of the agents at the same time,
"No longer kill your brother,
just slaughter one another!"
It took a few seconds but soon every Agent had their gun up and aimed at one of their fellows. Alex's eyes flashed and he swore to himself,
"Stop!
It's hammer time!" he sang mournfully. He growled a little as he clamped his hand over his wounded leg, "You fuckers deserve to die but it's not my decision to make..."

[DarkDyer]

Aydin's shadow disguise was faltering, he could tell. The way that girl stared at him, she could tell. Then there was a flurry of motion, and Genevieve whipped off her shoes and began running toward the elevator. The FBI guy that had been holding her against the wall started after her, and without thinking, Aydin tripped him. Then he stripped the cover off of himself, and launched himself into the elevator right behind the French woman.

She immediately sunk to the ground, heaving with each breath. She was panicking, Aydin could tell. Then she looked up at him. "You said your name was Shadow, right?" she said. He nodded.

There was a sudden gunshot, and Genevieve jumped. Then there was a harsh yell, but it faded as the elevator started upwards. Aydin calmly waited as the elevator rose. He didn't know where they were going, but anywhere other than down there was best, he thought. It was too bright for him undisguised. He would be too vulnerable.

Suddenly the elevator slowed and stopped. The doors slid open, and standing outside were 2 of the faux FBI agents. They had guns raised and pointed at his chest. The French girl was just out of sight.

"Aydin Hanah! Stop where you are!" The closest suit yelled at him.

Yeah, right, Eravius said.

[Detention Veteran]

How do they not see me? Genevieve thought, panic rising to critical levels. She fumbled through her bag for the millionth time that day and pulled out a can of pepper spray, aiming for the faces of the two wannabe FBI men.

"Take that, you morceaus des merde!" She leaped out of the elevator, stocking feet sinking into the carpet of the fifth floor hallway. She leaned against the wall, giving one last shudder as she tried to regain her composure. She looked down at her dress and stockings, thinking, One little scuffle and I come out looking like a refugee.

Genevieve sighed, smiling at the man who was slowly walking out of the elevator, and said, "So your name's Aydin Hanah, then."

[DarkDyer]

(You technically didn't spray. lol)

"Yeah," Aydin sighed. His game was up. But more importantly, these suits knew his name as well.

"Genevieve le Mort! Put that weapon down or we will incapacitate you!" the guard said.

While that guard was distracted, Aydin seized a nearby shadow, solidified it into a staff, and swung it at him. It connected solidly with the man's head, and knocked him flat to the ground.

The second guard shot twice, but Aydin reacted instantly, shaping the rod into rock-solid shield that stopped the bullets. But before he could retaliate, a blinding bright light shot directly into his eyes.

"Aah!" He cried out, and at the same time Eravius cried out in pain. The shadows in his hand quickly melted away with the direct exposure to the light. Aydin fell to his knees, hands covering his blinded eyes. Even his skin burned.

The guard continued to aim the flashlight at him, clueless to the French woman still standing nearby with a shocked expression on her face.

[Detention Veteran]

(Damn. I knew I was forgetting something. lulz)

Genevieve, who hadn't realized that the spray mechanism on the pepper spray can had failed to go off, felt like hitting her head repeatedly against the wall.

"Leave him alone, you bastard!" she yelled, wrestling the flashlight out of the guard's hand. The guard slapped her across the face, knocking her to the floor. Genevieve could taste blood in her mouth, but she couldn't feel any pain due to shock. She stood back up, punched him in the stomach, and rammed an elbow into the base of his neck. The guard fell unconscious.

[Jessimyre]

Kasia hardly knew what was going on, there was a few moments pause after she stopped screaming but then a cavalade of action and sound threatened to overwhelm her. She felt herself being towed along by the blue haired punk and then; a gunshot ripped through her senses, the shock of the ultra loud sound throwing her to her knees.

When she looked up again a few moments later, the punk was on the floor nearby, grasping his leg and face creased in agony. He'd been shot. The warm blood seeped into his jeans.

Shutting her abilities down as best she could and ignoring the ringing in her own ears Kasia crawled forward, removing her belt. She pushed his hands off his own leg and began to tighten the belt around his left leg, just below the knee. Her first aid course hadn't been a complete waste of time after all.

She glanced around wildly as she worked, how much time did they have before the painful effects of her scream wore off? Not long enough now with somebody wounded. She caught sight of the other girl in her glance, knowing that her own face looked as wide-eyed and terrified as the other.