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xp_catseyeSharon and Liam visit the Central Park, unaware that while they were watching the zoo animals someone else was watching them.
( Just under the wire. )
( Just under the wire. )
Jul. 13th, 2024
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xp_catseyeSomewhere in the Adirondacks, a fading star plans for reignition.
( Our castle was established by my ancestor, Augustus Bloodstone, based on his knowledge of the arcane and the hunt. He stood athwart the darkness and- athwart? Is that the correct term? Yes. Yes. Athwart the darkness and through years of struggle and pools of blood carved out our legacy. And now, I do this from a former car lot in upstate New York. )
Elsewhere, as friends begin to notice something is amiss, Liam and Sharon awake in unfamiliar surroundings yet extremely familiar circumstances.
( I hate this! )
( Our castle was established by my ancestor, Augustus Bloodstone, based on his knowledge of the arcane and the hunt. He stood athwart the darkness and- athwart? Is that the correct term? Yes. Yes. Athwart the darkness and through years of struggle and pools of blood carved out our legacy. And now, I do this from a former car lot in upstate New York. )
Elsewhere, as friends begin to notice something is amiss, Liam and Sharon awake in unfamiliar surroundings yet extremely familiar circumstances.
( I hate this! )
xp_catseyeAfter tracking the signal from Sharon's collar the X-Men arrive on scene, and they're not in a patient mood.
( In the interests of time, let's assume we've already asked you a question and you've told us you don't know anything so we can get right to the torture. Seem fair? )
Nightcrawler and Spectrum, acting as reconnaissance, encounter the first wave of resistance and get a hint that all is not as it appears to be.
( Is this what you call sport? )
Dust and Phoenix act to evacuate the kidnapped mutants.
( Now you get to enjoy being helpless for a while. )
Bevatron and Dazzler infiltrate the command center, where they formulate a hypothesis while indulging in a little light terrorism.
( Hey, boys. Wanna see a magic trick? )
Mayhem and Echo take on a duo of their own.
( HELLO. YOU STOLE MY CAT. )
Cyclops and Wildchild meet the master of the hunt.
( Whatever he's on, I don't think I want any of it. )
Unaware help has arrived, Liam and Sharon are released into the hunt.
Warning: Graphic violence
( We run. )
( In the interests of time, let's assume we've already asked you a question and you've told us you don't know anything so we can get right to the torture. Seem fair? )
Nightcrawler and Spectrum, acting as reconnaissance, encounter the first wave of resistance and get a hint that all is not as it appears to be.
( Is this what you call sport? )
Dust and Phoenix act to evacuate the kidnapped mutants.
( Now you get to enjoy being helpless for a while. )
Bevatron and Dazzler infiltrate the command center, where they formulate a hypothesis while indulging in a little light terrorism.
( Hey, boys. Wanna see a magic trick? )
Mayhem and Echo take on a duo of their own.
( HELLO. YOU STOLE MY CAT. )
Cyclops and Wildchild meet the master of the hunt.
( Whatever he's on, I don't think I want any of it. )
Unaware help has arrived, Liam and Sharon are released into the hunt.
Warning: Graphic violence
( We run. )