Satan Claws (Weybrook Roleplay Volume 1)

Overview
The extremely large megalopolis of Weybrook, featuring tons of architects, several parks, and many extraordinarily large skyscrapers, all seems peaceful for the winter holidays. Even the crime rate seemed to drop down a bit around this time... seemed to... later on, there is a villain who decides to cause chaos, murder, and fear around the city, donning a red and black suit and calling himself Satan Claws. Will you help stop this criminal? You you aid him? Will you set out for something you want yourself? The choice is yours.

 Please note that the owner of this roleplay is in the Eastern time zone (UTC-05:00). 

Rules

 * 1) Standard roleplaying ettiquete applies. No godmodding, powerplaying, autohitting, killing characters without permission, etc.
 * 2) This roleplay is mainly for the lower level characters. I'm asking for characters with no powers or powers not to an insane degree. This is to allow more people to join in and have their character more useful in conflicts (I noticed this flaw in the Ether Forest roleplay).
 * 3) Keep it PG-13. Cursing is allowed to a degree. The F-word is more of a rated R word, so use it sparingly or not at all.
 * 4) 3. Please, put some effort into your posts. Novel format if possible.
 * 5) * (Example: "Oh, hello Sonic! How's your day?" Tails asked. "Not bad..." Sonic replied.)
 * 6) On this roleplay, DeathstroketheHedgehog has the final say in any argument.
 * 7) Please keep arguments out of the roleplay, unless it's in context (such as two characters arguing). If you are to argue, do it in the comment section, and be civil about it. No one likes backing off against a person insulting them, which is why arguments persist.
 * 8) Only join if you're online often. No point in joining if you'll be here once a month.
 * 9) Have fun!

Roleplay Members
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 * DeathstroketheHedgehog (Owner)
 * Josh the Hedgehog (Moderator Spot)
 * Saren the Dark Lynx (Moderator Spot)
 * CullenStantonRutherford (Participant)
 * Steryotype (Participant)
 * AndieFennecFox(Participant)

3 Strike System
This is a roleplay discipline system that I have created. You have three chances to roleplay under the rules. Depending on how severe the case is, one may even be given two or three strikes per flaw. Hopefully, you name will not be on this list for strikes. If you are a moderator, you have a "freebie". After any rule breaking, your moderator spot will be removed, and you will be demoted to a participant.

Characters
'''IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO JOIN, JUST BE CREATIVE WITH YOUR ENTRANCES SINCE AIRPORTS ARE CLOSED. YOUR CHARACTER MAY ALSO PLAY AS CITIZENS IN THE ROLEPLAY FOR AN ENTRANCE.'''

Heroes
Those who want to defend Weybrook and their citizens.
 * Szorra the Cat (AKA The Black Cat, Popularly known vigilante of the city)
 * Andie The Fennec Fox (The Fox,A mighty hero!)

Good Neutral
Those who initially came for a different reason, but later on may decide to help.
 * Lavo - Just here to enjoy the holidays.
 * Eve O'la Laha - On Vacation so she can spend time.
 * Jailrush The Hedgehog - Found this island via. boat, and decided it looked like a good town.

Neutral
Those who came to Weybrook for a different reason, and plans to stick with it. (Unless this gets in the way of plot, it is okay for more op characters to be in this category)
 * Moros - He only came to the city because he is really fuckin bored and sitting around in an empty void is not condusive for solving boredom.

Evil Neutral
Those who came to Weybrook for a different reason, and doesn't care if their goal causes destruction.
 * Xavek - He has come under the guise of the CEO of Plastech Industries to negotiate the land rights and other permits needed for him to expand his business operations into the city; among other things yet to be revealed.

Villains
Those who will assist in causing chaos and destruction in Weybrook.
 * Satan Claws (the main antagonist, goal is unknown, but it involves city chaos)

Chapter 1: His Message
Imagine it. Weybrook. A megalopolis, containing several cities and towns all on a small group of islands, accompanying the space of 2,500 square miles. It holds the third largest skyscraper on Mobius, being nearly half a mile tall. It has the grandest of lakes, having one so clear you can see the bottom even though it is 30 feet deep. It holds the fifth largest bridge, and many argue that it is the most elegant looking. It is a place of the future, being run by fusion reactors, encouraging Eco-friendly alternatives to the point where 93% of the cars are electric powered.

Now imagine it as white as the fresh snow all over its grounds, and cheerful for all that matter. Imagine buildings with holiday lights and ads all over them, imagine the suburb areas with their custom designed holiday lights and their massive Christmas trees.

Speaking of Christmas trees, imagine the largest city in the megalopolis, Arden. Imagine the Christmas tree at town square. It stands nearly 75 feet tall, with it's massive platinum colored star on top, and holiday lights blinking on and off, surrounded by dozens of presents. The tree is filled with candy canes as well...

Now imagine on top of the Christmas tree, there was a rope. A rope of the Christmas colors, red, white, green... at the end of the rope, it was in the shape of a noose... with a bloodily murdered hanged corpse in it.

Lavo (closed)
Lavo had her wings very tiny as she was just window shopping, having a extremely fuzzy, white over-sized jacket with a scarf and some black-colored jeans while walking. She was searching for something, well a gift, for some people. Two that she could mail to her parents at home and one she thought she could show to a close friend of hers. Of course, this window shopping had taken her to where the Christmas Tree was, her grayish-blue eyes glance to spot the crime scene, just staring as she paused. "... Just great..." She mutters.

A crowd began gathering around the area to see what had happened. In the process, they began crowding Lavo.

Oooh Lavo was touchy about being crowded, she can't handle being in a crowded place. She try to slip out now, just to get away. To be free!

At one point, someone saw the dead body on the tree, and she screamed, loudly. The scream at first caused worry, and then panic as people began thinking the murderer was still out there. Everyone began yelling and fleeing from Town Square, some people being trampled, and some of those people killed under the feet of civilians.

Lavo's wings were quick to enlarge just to cover her body as she was hit by some of the Civilians, she looks around to see if there were any children now, since everyone was panicking.

There was a young girl yelling for her mom, looking around for her in the dense stampede.

Lavo gasped and dashes over, pulling the young girl close to protect her from the Dense Stampede. "Shh, let's fine your mother." She softly spoke, looking around to get the girl carefully out of the stampede and then find to find the young girl's mother.

"Thank you," The tiny child said.

Lavo nods, picking up the child carefully into her arms. "Come on, just tell me when you see her." Lavo carefully move though, looking for the girl's mother.

The crowd was dense, and for a moment the child said nothing. Then she pointed in the distance.

"There! She's over there!" As she pointed to a person faceplanted in the snow.

Lavo nods, holding the child close as she makes her way quickly to the person, shifting the person so she wasn't faceplanted while also shielding both of them from the people. "Miss? Miss?"

The lady barely opened her eyes, and looked at the fuzzy view of her daughter and someone else before her eyes close once more. The child moved over to her side.

"Mommy," the girl said as she tried to shake her. "Mommy, please wake up."

Lavo pulls the Lady close to her, carrying her while having the girl on her mother. "Keep speaking to your mother, I'll hurry to a nearby hospital. Just try to keep her awake to the best you can." With this, Lavo quicken her pace to find a Hospital, keeping the lady and woman's daughter closed to her as to not lose either of them. ''"Flying might be a better idea... But I don't want to freak them out..." ''She Mentally thought to herself.

The girl began weeping, clinging to her mother. Sirens were heard in the distance as several cop cars made their way to the scene. A news team reported in as well.

Lavo grunts under her breath, her wings flap as she lift herself into a hover to make her travel faster. She was determined to get this girl's mother to a Hospital, and fast.

The mother began coughing, blood seeping out of her mouth... she began convulsing.

Lavo hold the child carefully while keeping her mother from choking on the blood and hurting herself. She didn't have any healing powers, and she didn't know how she could help without making her trip to the hospital faster.

"Miss... please... put me down." The lady said heavily. The child stopped weeping at the sound of her mother's voice.

Lavo landed. "...If you're sure Ma'am..." She gently set the Lady down, yet holding the lady's daughter carefully.

"My... daughter," the lady continued. "She lives in 231 Elm Street... on Paradise Island..." she weakly said. "Take her to her father."

Her eyes widen a little, holding the child in her arms. However, Lavo lower her head a bit. "...Very Well, I'll take your daughter to her Father..."

"Thank you..." she said before closing her eyes, a small smile perched on her lips.

"231 Elm Street..." Lavo stated quietly to herself. "Paradise Island..." She stood up, holding the girl carefully girl before frowning down at the woman... She shakes her head before running ahead. "Paradise Island..." She looks around for directions to Paradise Island.

"Wait, you left mommy!' The child yelled, struggling in Lavo's grip.

Lavo hugs the Child, her grip a bit hard to get out. "I'm sorry..." She said softly, tears slightly appearing. She hated that she had to leave the girl's mother, but Lavo doubt she could do anything for the woman.

While running, she would look up and see all building advertisement screens start flickering and glitching. In fact, everyone would begin seeing it.

Lavo glares a bit, holding the child close as she paused once she sees the Advertisement screens flickering and Glitching. "......"

A picture of an anonymous person came up. With the light source behind him, his face could not be initially identified. He spoke in a distorted voice.

"People of Weybrook," the individual stated, "I'm glad you're enjoying the holidays. I am also glad of the holidays myself. It's the perfect time to paint the city in my image. And I don't want anyone to miss it..."

"Great, Crazy people..." Lavo mutters, holding the girl carefully before She starts moving once more. "I'm sure I'll find directions to where I need to go..."

Lavo may end up running into a citizen staring at the screen. He could possibly know the directions.

She goes up to the Citizen. "Excuse me Sir."

The dog jumped in surprise, then glanced at the TV again before acknowledging her. The anonymous character continued his speech.

"Y-yes, ma'am?" The friendly dog asked.

"Do you know which way to Paradise Island?" Lavo asked with a concern tone in her voice.

"Uh... yes. It's straight that way until the end of the road, then right... but that's further inland, don't you want to escape?"

Lavo holds the child. "I'll be fine." She stated bluntly, "And thank you sir." With that, Lavo follows the directions given to her.

Lavo will be on the way there as cars came from the same direction trying to get to the airport.

Eve O'la Laha (closed)
Eve came out of the airport in Weybrook, humming happily the Christmas tunes as she walks with her stuff. "Vacation!" She giggles happily, glancing around as she wore a nice warm jacket to go with her skirt and leggings and her snow boots. She was ready for the holidays and now she was going to book for the best possibly place to stay as she hums happily.

In the distance, Eve could see the festive lights everywhere, and many people singing Christmas carols and welcoming visitors. The airport was separated from the main island, but there was a bridge to get over to it.

Eve gasps happily, she smiles happily as she walks towards the bridge, she then thinks about it as she looks around.

From the island she was on, she could see the massive airport. Surrounding the airport were several hotels and restaurants, with taxi drivers seemingly everywhere. A few tour buses were collecting some passengers as well. On one side of this island, there was a beautiful park, made there especially for the tourists.

"Oh My! I want to go into the Largest City though." Eve smiles happily. "But there is so much to go to though!"

A white fox had drove up in a taxi, parking beside airport. Seeing Eve there, he waved. "Do you need a ride somewhere?" he asked.

Eve smiles, looking to the white fox. "Can I get a stop to the Largest City?" She smiles brightly as her eyes sparkles.

"A stop to Arden, huh," he thought out loud. "Sure, come on in."

Eve chimes happily. "Yay!" She goes into the back of the Taxi, having her money ready after she belts into the seat. "Arden it is!"

The taxi drove down the Pearl Bridge, called that because of its heavenly white color The mineral is so reflective, street lights are really not necessary to be on the sides. The ocean below was filled with cruise ships.

"So... what brings you here?" The taxi driver innocently asked.

"On Vacation for the Holidays!" Eve cheerful said. "I've been on so many Tours, I need a Break." She giggles greatly.

They've reached the end of the bridge as the taxi driver changed the radio to something more Christmas related. Jingle Bell Rock played.

"Well, we're glad that you've come here for the holidays," he said. "I hope you enjoy your stay here. I bet once you see the wonders of this city, you won't ever leave."

"That's what was said about my home honestly. But I'm a traveling kind of person, and I have some tours after my vacation is over. Quite a busy Lady; But, when I get to vacation again, I'll visit here more often." Eve cheerful said.

We'll see about that... the Fox thought as he pulled into Arden's town square. "Oh my..." he exclaimed seeing the panicked crowed running the streets ahead.

Eve gasped at the sight, before getting her items. "Thank you sir." She gave him a lot of money with a tip before stepping out, she frowns at the sight of this. "This isn't good..."

The taxi driver rolled down the window. "You know, I could drop you off to a safer place... free of charge, of course," he said.

Eve has a small smile, she looks at the Taxi Driver before shaking her head no. "Thank you for the offer sir, but I believe some of these people may need help. It's only kind to try and help some of these people to a safer place."

"Trust me, I know. That Black Cat should be here to take care of the problem... you have a nice day," the driver said before speeding off.

"Black Cat, Huh?" Eve nods, but she smiles as she pulls out her first aid kit from her bags and goes to the crowd to find those not stuck in the panic group.

A few people were unconscious on the street... some weakly crawling out of the way and some deceased. A few cop cars have finally pulled into the scene.

Eve helped the unconscious carefully, getting them to a safer spot while helping those weakly crawling along the way.

Eve would've seen a small shadow quickly zoom over her at this point, going to the direction of the murdered body.

Eve blinks, glancing in that direction, but still helping some of the people out. "What was that..." She questions quietly.

With most of the casualties cleared out of the way, one could see the diverted attention of the cops at the crime scene. From a distance, one can only see a black silhouette, possibly the one that caused the shadow.

Eve looks around a bit before carefully making her way to get a better looking at the Black Silhouette.

A closer inspection shows a person with a cat tail, looking up at the crime using some type of device. One may assume it's some kind of camera. The unknown individual's ears twitched in the direction of Eve, but the person seemed to pay no mind.

Eve smiles a little, walking over a bit as she was interested.

Eve O'la Laha and Szorra (closed)
Szorra scanned the body, finding mutilated body parts and the heart missing. At first, she heard a footstep, so her ear twitched. As she looked in the reflection of her body scanning device, she saw Eve. Szorra ignored her at first, thinking of Eve as a citizen shocked to see her in person. Then she noticed Eve walking towards her.

"You do know you're not supposed to be in a crime scene, citizen." She said.

Eve looks to her. "That doesn't mean I don't want to help. After all the Panic here cause a lot of injured people and even killed." She smiles a little.

Sounds just like me as a child, Szorra thought in her head. She must be a visitor to Weybrook if she isn't surprised to see me. "As much as I'd love the offer of assistance, what can you do?" She said, still not bothering to turn around, focused on the task at hand.

Eve thinks about it. "Well, Beside being able to help people out of the way, and my basic knowledge of First Aid, I guess I can't be much of help. Not many skills for a Singer." She mumbles that last one.

Eve thinks about it. "Well, Beside being able to help people out of the way, and my basic knowledge of First Aid, I guess I can't be much of help. Not many skills for a Singer." She mumbles that last one.

Szorra smiled a little from this. She closed her scanner as she was done with the forensics. "If you really want to help, I need you to..." she stopped herself as she heard the ending of the psychopath's speech.

"If you really don't want to enjoy my gifts of the holidays, you have one hour to exit Weybrook. Uh oh, not enough time for the millions of people on this island? Well... first come first serve." Then the screen went blank.

"That isn't good," Szorra thought out loud, "that's going to cause chaos at the airport." She looked at Eve. "I'm not sure how to help you, or anyone else in time. Do you have any idea?"

"Well, we don't want panic and we sure don't want anymore people killed. Only way I can think of is try to calm the people down, or find out who this murderer is before they can kill anymore people. Both are equally hard to nearly impossible." Eve frowns a bit.

Szorra thought on this. Then she gave her a patch holding ten needles. "These needles help ease pain and gets healing done faster. Save anyone that you can, and escape. I'll go hunt down the murderer, that is my job. I'm not going to give a civilian a dangerous job, my goal is to protect the citizens."

Eve took the Patch. "Well, Alright, but I'll make sure those people can Escape too." She smiles. "And you be careful, okay!" With that, Eve wave before getting her things and going for the airport.

Trust me, you're the one that needs to be careful, she thinks as she grapples up a building, done with her forensics.

Moros (closed)
The night was quiet in the downtown area of Weybrook, until the silence was broken by the sounds of the fabric of reality being torn open to form a portal; the noise originating from one of the back alley streets as a black fox wearing a yellow T-shirt and blue jeans with grey tipped fur on his ears and tail walked out.

Said fox had a bored look on his face as he stepped out of the portal, taking a few moments to stretch before closing it.

A drunk Weybrookian looked over at the fox for a moment, then he dumped out the rest of his alcohol before falling asleep on the ground.

Moros looked at the drunk; before a 'diabolical' scheme came to mind... So, with a sharpie in hand... He literally started doodling crass images and foul words on the passed out drunk's face.

The man shifted a little in his sleep, but was basically knocked out cold an unaware of the doodles.

Satisfied, Moros left the alley; heading towards a nearby shopping district for funsies.

There was a television shown to the outside of the shopping mall, on the news channel currently showing the weather for the night.

Moros yawned. "Booooring..." He grumbled; walking inside the mall.

The first thing Moros would see is the size of the mall. It looked twice as grand as it did from the outside. A security guard would appear in front of Moros.

"Excuse me sir, I will need to check you for any weapons before I may let you enter," he told Moros.

Moros blinked, considering he resembled a child in both mannerisms and appearance to a moderate degree it might be a bit hard for the security guard to frisk him without making it look incriminating.

(I'm assuming he looks like a teen)

"I'm sorry if I may be surprising you. It's just a policy that has to be done in this mall," the guard said. He kept a pleasant smile on his face.

(You'd be correct on that lel.)

"Fiiine." Moros pouted, letting the guard frisk him for weapons; of course he didn't really have anything on him, much less anything that could be considered a weapon.

After being checked, the security guard shifted over to the side, a quiet way of say "You may pass now."

Moros walked inside the mall, well.. More like he ran inside; being really bored and whatnot he was excited to do something..

A part of the mall that sold TVs had a large flatscreen TV on it. Moros would be able to see a crowd looking at the screen, all with worried and shocked looks.

Moros passed it by, more interested in the bakeries than anything else.

The nearest bakery had just gave something to their last customer. The owner was approaching the door, about to lock it the moment he got to the door.

Moros blinked. "Huh, no cinnabuns..?"

The baker looked up at Moros. After a moment, he smiled. "Well, its the holidays," he said, "I guess I have time for one more customer before flying to my family for Christmas." He welcomed Moros into the bakery.

Moros smiled. "I'll have one Cinnabun please~"

"Of course," the baker said, and a minute later he came with the meal." When he was giving the bag to Moros, however, his hand shook, as he looked up at the small TV he had in his bakery for entertainment. On the news, was the death of someone, and the threat of another.

"Ehhh..? What's with the news..? People seem to fretting over someone dying..?"

Once Moros listens to the news more, he will hear that a psychopath has threatened Weybrook, and has ordered everyone to leave within the next hour.

Moros being Moros just laughed, like hell he was going to take orders from a lowly mortal.

The baker, scared out of his mind, bolted for the door, as well as many other people in the mall. This left Moros alone in the bakery.

Moros blinked. "Pity.." He said as he stood up to leave, generating two ethereal blades..

Xavek (closed)
In the holographic disguise of an elderly human business man with a grizzled expression on his face; Xavek had left the airport as well, having taken first class he exited the plane with little interest in sightseeing, he had land rights to 'negotiate' and a company to expand.

The biggest company Xavek would know if he had studied for it was the Topaz Towers, a business that covers two city blocks on its own, and owns several more businesses in the megalopolis.

Xavek did indeed study; if they were in the weapons industry like his company was then he would've taken note accordingly.

The the old company was well known for it's technology inventions, especially being the first company to make the fusion reactor many decades ago.

Xavek couldn't help but scoff at that so called 'accomplishment'. He has been playing god; creating new life forms through extensive genetic tampering.

Current works would show that the company has been working with tachyons, planning on creating transportation, weapons, and other technology that can achieve speeds faster than light.

"Competition... Best I bring in more advanced projects to compete..."

The Topaz Towers were in Cambridge, a few miles away on the main island. If Xavek had no other form of transportation, he could get there by boat of bridge.

He decided to take the bridge; it would be nice to stretch his legs after all.

The bridge he took was Pearl Bridge, which got its name because of its heavenly white color The mineral is so reflective, street lights are really not necessary to be on the sides. The ocean below was filled with cruise ships. The bridge itself was half a mile long.

".... Tch, how plausé.." Xavek muttered, looking at the scenery with the usual disinterest before continuing his travels on the bridge.

The moment he got over the bridge, he could see that the path to Cambridge would be a very traffic heavy place. On his side of the road, there were cars, empty taxis, trucks, and even tour buses stuck at a red light seemingly forever. Cambridge was straight ahead.

"......"

Xavek let out a string of curses, he would have to deal with traffic like... Any other fleshbag..

Eventually, Xavek would realize that most of the cars that were causing traffic problems were heading towards the airport.

"...... Fuck it.." Xavek sighed, he was going to look for an alleyway or somewhere hidden nearby so he could digitize himself and get to his destination faster.

There was an alleyway not too far ahead that Xavek could travel to. It was pretty wide for an alleyway, but nonetheless.

Xavek smirked, sprinting towards the alleyway; when he got into the alleyway and depending on whether anyone else was in the alleyway, he would digitize himself and head towards Cambridge by surfing the World Wide Web.. Literally.

(really? had no idea he could do that. I don't know how to continue this part of the roleplay until you stop surfing)

(it's following the same principle of how he rezzed in structures for the ether forest rp; only applied to himself since he's more machine than flesh.)

Lavo (closed)
Lavo keeps running towards Paradise Island, passing the cars on her way there.

Eventually, the road became empty as all the cars have fled the area. The bridge to Paradise Island was ahead, but the bridge was 2 miles long. The child fell into a light sleep on Lavo.

Lavo narrowed her eyes, running as fast as she could before opening her wings and using them to 'hover', to make her travel across the bridge a bit faster than running speed.

The neighborhood could be seen with the lights off, seemingly empty.

Lavo breathes heavily. "231 Elm Street..." She looks around for Elm Street first.

She would find Elm Street as the closest street, with the first houses to her left being 230, 231, 232...

Lavo gone to 231 on Elm Street, she goes up to the door, knocking on it. "..."

No answer, but the knock does wake up the child.

Lavo knocks louder. "Come on..." She held the child close.

Still no answer. One could assume that the father had possibly left. The child glanced at the surrounding, and attempted to get down since she was home.

"I don't know if he's here..." Lavo said quietly as she looks at the child.

"My daddy works at the airplane house," the child said. "He said he would get me a present from there."

"... I see, The Airport, Can I take you there to see him? you'll be a lot safer by his side than being here..." Lavo kneels down to the child, asking this time as she understands that the child might still be sad about her mother.

The child sniffed, then nodded her head. Then the scent of smoke caught her attention.

Lavo sniffs, looking around as she picks up the child. "?"

A house near the end of the block had black smoke coming out of the windows. For a very brief moment in another window, a silhouette was seem darting across.

Lavo was confuse. "Someone still in a house?" She holds the child close, confuse.

"What should we do?" The child asked.

"... I need to get you to your father at least..." Lavo stated, she just felt uneasy now.

Suddenly, another house burst into flames, the same silhouette seen through a window again. This time, it stopped, as if it had noticed Lavo.

Lavo's eyes narrowed, holding the child close as she glance towards to the way to the Airport, this was a way of her going to move now.

Eventually, the creature came out the window. It was a bird of some sort, and he had flames coming out of one hand, and a bag of a few expensive items in another.

Lavo glances over. "..." She felt tense.

"Who is that?" The child said, looking into the eyes of the pyrokinetic.

With a sinister smile, the bird threw the a flaming fireball at Lavo and the child.

Lavo narrowed her eyes, her wings enlarge and shield her and the child from the Fireball. Of course, Her liquid dripping wings slightly burnt in appearance as she growls. "Someone who wants to hurt us."

The bird was annoyed that the fireball seemed to do no damage. "Do you really think you can stop the Phoenix that easily?" He said before dropping the bag, using two hands this time for charging some fireballs.

"Hmph, If it means protecting this innocent child, I don't see a problem with it." Lavo holds the child really close, her eyes narrowed. "Beside, I must be lucky you can't see them." She unfold one of her wings before having it swings in his direction; being one wing met less aim as Redish-purple liquid appeared from thin air; so it seems, heading towards the Bird.

At the sight of this, the Bird changed his tactic, using his hands as flamethrowers, focused on the liquid, intending on incinerating it.

Lavo reached down with one hand, pulling out a Crossbow. The Liquid did become vapor, but it sure didn't smell well.

Phoenix's sense of smell has been long lost due to breathing in smoke all the time (the one Mobian immune to respiratory cancers), so the smell wouldn't harm him. He looked at the crossbow, seeing if it is flammable or not.

Lavo's crossbow was wood, but the thing he need to keep in mind of these 'invincible' wings she had, and she had the crossbow loaded with a Silver tip bolt.

However, Phoenix being the one track mind he is, resorted to using the flamethrower technique on Lavo.

Lavo still have one wing over herself at the child took the hit of the flamethrower, Lavo's nose was starting to bleed. "..."

Phoenix's stubbornness... and partial stupidity, made him continuing firing for a few more seconds, stopping to see if he had finally burnt Lavo to a crisp.

Lavo's wing flaps out very quickly while flames were slowly faded and she fires the bolt right at the phoenix as she made her whole body to jump backwards.

The expected eventual arrow was dodged in time, by Phoenix literally turning into flame. He then formed himself into a fireball as he charged at Lavo.

Lavo's wings wrapped around herself and the child safely, ready for the Phoenix attack.

Phoenix taunted her as he transformed into normal once hitting the 'force field'. "Stop hiding and fight me!" he bellowed, swinging a punch at one of the wings.

A punch hit one of the wings, yet by touch it was a solid liquid that had the texture of watery blood... Very strange. Lavo growls a bit, dropping her crossbow and pulling out a Dirk.

(a punch hit one of the hits... I think you need to get the rest of your beauty sleep.) Phoenix was intrigued by the substance he had punched, unaware of feeling this, and leaving him vulnerable.

(It's 5 PM though, too early. )

(o3o)

Lavo open his wings as she swings her dirk at the phoenix.

This took Phoenix off guard, and he was wide open for the strike. When it connected, it was met with a scream.

Eve O'la Laha (closed)
She gotten to the Airport, sighing. "Whew, That was a run." She smiles a tiny bit, looking around.

She would see chaos as people desperately attempted to get into a plane. The police force was struggling to get order, and multiple fights broke out.

Eve was seeing this, she inhales before yelling loudly- Thanks to her singing. "Everyone Calm Down! Order of Children and Women first, The father may stay with their family if they wish! We are not Here to murder each other, if we follow basic rules we can get out of here faster!!" She clears her throat a bit as she looks at everyone in the airport.

The people close to her had her attention, but the chaos was too loud for most to hear. Eventually, police had began using fire extinguishers to back people away with sheer cold.

Eve sighs, frowning in thought as she glance around.

The people on Eve's side began moving through the door quickly and safely. One of the nearby police took a note of this, and attempted to wave her over to where he was.

Eve notice the Police, so she walks over to him. "Mm?"

He wrote something on a sheet of paper.

"Do you mind helping out the rest of the crowd here? My voice is sore." He said as he gave Eve a megaphone.

Eve nods, smiling before taking the Megaphone. She inhale before yelling into the MegaPhone. "Everyone Calm Down! Order of Children and Women first, The father may stay with their family if they wish! If we follow basic rules we can get out much faster!"

This did not completely calm down the crowd, but nearly a quarter of the crowd has heard Eve and began following her orders. Several planes could be seen taking off, but there was one problem.

There weren't enough planes made for an evacuation of several cities.

Eve noticed this problem, thinking to herself how could be fix yet she was unsure... She looks to the Police Officer as she had the Megaphone turn off. "Sir, We don't have enough planes to make Evacuation of Several Cities..."

"We know that," another officer said, "the real problem is how the leftover people will react. We've lost control of several cities in less than an hour."

Eve frowns, thinking, but then she pulls out her phone, checking to see if she had a connection first. "Maybe my Father has some spares..." She mumbles to herself.

One thing about Weybrook: their connections were the best of the best.

Eve smiles, pulling up her contacts and calling her father. Eve hums happily.

As her phone connection, the crowd slowly began moving more fluently into the airport, less fights breaking out.

Eve smiles at the sight of the crowd, waiting for her father to pick up- if at all.

Unaware to most people at this moment, 10 minutes remained on the one hour threat.

Eve sighs quietly, holding her phone away as her father didn't answer. "He must be busy..."

Just as traffic was finally getting peaceful, the unknown enemy had once again appeared on screen. "Ladies and Gentlemen.,.. it's pretty obvious you cannot fill an airplane within eight minutes. I'd suggest leaving the airport now, or... hehe... let's just say you'll end up everywhere."

Cue the chaos.

Eve sighs, holding up the megaphone as she turns it on. "Cueing to Leave, Move quickly yet don't get into fights! It'll take a lot longer if you get into fights." She looks to the Police Officers.

The police seemed to have been able to clam down the public for a while, until one cop dropped dead, a quarter size hole was through the side. The next bullet grazed another cop. The assailant then moved her sniper in the position of Eve.

Eve had a sweatdrops, moving over to the Police before looking around.

The chaos that ruptured covered up the assassin's chance to take out Eve. She shifted her sights to other cops and people trying to help with the evacuation, but later on decided against it, since those two deaths alone caused enough panic. The killer walked away with a smirk on her face.

Eve looks around, before pulling up the megaphone and just keep telling people to move quickly out.

The megaphone attempt failed. No one was listening to orders from the few cops that were brave enough to keep talking instead of hiding., much less the orders from Eve.

Eve understood why they were panicky, she inhaled as she felt this was the only way; She was doubtful it would calm anyway, or be much help. Turning on the Megaphone and holding it up high, she started to sing into it, singing a calming melody as best as she could.

The singing definitely through of everyone's panic. Not in a calming way, but more in confusion. As if they all thought, who is singing at a time like this? Nevertheless, everyone began evacuating quickly, but much more calmly.

Eve keeps singing, opening her eyes slightly.

There, she would see a laser coming from a tree, pointed straight at her chest.

Eve however didn't stand still, she then started moving so it was harder for the laser to focus.

A gunshot hole appeared right where Eve once stood.

Eve keeps singing as she was dancing at this point.

Irritated, the figure stood up, now visible. The individual bent down, dropping the sniper, and picking up......

an RPG-7.

Eve however smiles as she did a spin and throws the megaphone towards the visible individual.

(dashes? You mean throw?)

(Signs of me still waking up )

(oh... it's night for me, soo...)

the assailant instantly dropped the rocket launcher to casually grab the megaphone, crushing it with only her hand. As she got ready to bend down and pick up the RPG again, she stopped, then put two fingers to her ear. After a while, there was a nod, and the anonymous person fled the scene. Some static appeared on the televisions again, possibly another message.

Eve smiles as she sings, looking around.

The TV showed the true villain himself. "Attention everyone... time is up. The remainder of the people on this island will now enjoy the happy holidays with me... and no one is going to leave this holiday party," he said as he pulled out a button he was going to press.

Eve narrowed her eyes, making sure everyone has left the airport before thinking of leaving herself.

At the push of the button, the airport blew up, shrapnel and debris flying in the air, and the close proximity of it possibly launching Eve and a few other cops several meters away.

Moros (closed)
Moros happened to exit the mall, using a bit of force by blasting the doors open using void magic; he was not happy with the baker for not getting him his cinnabun.

He would find outside almost as quiet as inside the mall. This side of Weybrook became a ghost town the fastest.

Moros blinked... "People are so stupid.." He sighed; since people have fled. Most likely leaving much of their stuff Moros figured he might as well steal some things to add to his ever growing collection of stuff in the void.

The biggest hotel was right beside the mall. How convenient.

Moros blinked, on one hand; he could just make a large enough tear in the fabric of reality above the hotel and use it to swallow up the hotel. thus giving him an entire hotel but leaving him kinda fucked for a few hours in terms of drainage because of the limitations placed on him whenever he manifests in the material plane.

On the other hand he could just search through the hotel piece by piece... Shit would take a really long time but he wouldn't run the risk of his powers drying up for a few hours...

Moros, being rather impatient and childish when it comes to short term benefit versus long term benefit, chose the first option. Creating a rift large enough to swallow the hotel before bringing it down on said hotel; only closing it when the rift touched the ground floor.

This caught the attention of someone jumping over buildings, but their reliance on the shadows and their suit kept them well hidden in the dark.

Moros yawned. "Mm.. Wonder what else I can do.." He yawned; looking for a bakery.

There was another bakery, a several blocks away. One could pick up the scent from the building.... mainly because it was on fire.

Moros ended up walking towards the bakery, a grin on his face. "Cinnabuns~ Cinnabuns~"

The shadow began walking beside Moros at the top of the buildings.

Moros kept going, hoping to get some cinnabuns as his power recharged itself for later use.

While Moros crossed an alleyway, the shadow landed in it silently, and began approaching Moros from behind.

Moros suddenly stopped; as if waiting for something.... His powers had recharged partially, so he could create defensive barriers and conjure ethereal blade; small scale stuff basically.

The shadow had froze, then very quickly and stealthily moved out of sight.

"... You can come out now, I smell your panic.." Moros suddenly spoke.

Moros and Szorra (closed)
The vigilante remained out of sight, attempting to study her opponent.

Moros yawned. "Seriously... This is starting to bore me.." He grumbled, he seemed to be entirely laid back right now.

Eerily calm, Szorra thought, as he thinks this is nothing more than a game... He must be an opponent that shouldn't be taken lightly. She began to quickly climb up a building wall.

Moros only waited, the longer she waited to make the first move the more his power recharged; so he was fine with waiting.

However, Szorra was a waiting type of person, and unknown of this attribute (unless the recharging was obvious to see). She took note of Moros's appearance. Small, frail, not intimidating at all. ''With all the chaos going on, either he's crazy, or a meta. Being a meta is a more obvious choice, and him being able to steal a building is pretty much as obvious an answer as it can get.''

Moros took a few deep breaths as a disturbing sense of emptiness spread throughout the vicinity, the source being Moros himself.

"Ahhh, this level of power should be sufficient..." Moros muttered, pointing a finger at the building Szorra was standing on and gathering up void magic into a ball.

And I guess I'm about to be proven right... she thought as she studied the magic ball's properties.

It felt like a paradoxical force, something that should not be yet there it is; and the magical output was staggering. Moreso when Moros fired a large beam of void magic from the condensed ball aimed at Szorra's building.

With extreme reaction speeds, she grappled to a window of another building, going over to it at 300 mph. At this window, she fired a grenade of some sort at the feet of Moros.

Moros casually kicked the grenade back before conjuring an ethereal blade. "Come on..!"

"I'd suggest you stand down while you can," Szorra replied.

"Now why would I do that...~" Moros asked. "I'm having too much fun~!!"

"This isn't a game, child," she said to the assumed teen. The grenade eventually blew up, a red cloud of smoke beginning to take over the area.

"Child..? Child..!?" Moros repeated; his voice gaining a darker, more ancient quality to the second time.. "I have seen the rise and fall of countless civilizations since the dawn of time Mortal; and yet you dare presume to lecture me on my fun? Learn your place..!"

As Moros said that, a rift began opening in the sky. "Such arrogance from a mortal.. I will remember it well when I sniff you out like a flickering flame amidst a sea of stars..!"

As Szorra looked up, she thought, I thought I placed Hallucinator in prison two weeks ago... She activated her camouflage suit, blinding her from all of the electromagnetic spectrum, and having her temperature match her environment, prepping her grapple gauntlets.

Moros used his magic to 'create' a safezone for him by erasing the red mist within a six meter radius of where he was standing, yet going no further, instead looking around for what path Szorra might take to reach him.

Szorra studied the attack, crouching over the top of an abandoned car near Moros. ''Okay... that was unexpected... I'll need to find some way to drag him out of there... maybe I should just wait for him to leave his 'hiding spot'.''

​Moros soon got a tad impatient, erasing the remainder of the red fog. "Come on, all you've been doing is playing hide and go seek.. That is not fun at all damn it!"

Szorra picked out another grenade and tossed it. Due to it leaving her grasp, it would've seem as if it appeared from nothing. This was activated on impact with the ground, the sonic boom from the grenade reaching 150 decibels, the level where a normal Mobian would have their eardrums burst. Of course, Szorra doesn't mean to harm to much, so the explosive was thrown about ten feet away from Moros.

Moros saw the grenade a few seconds after it left her grasp, and following logical thought and trajectory, he fired a quick beam of void magic in the direction the grenade was tossed at him from. Seeing as he couldn't see her though; his aim was definitely off to the point where if it hit Szorra wouldn't be in any danger in terms of vital spots, though it would most definitely disable the cloaking feature if it hit.

Of course; his barrier doesn't deflect against sound so he felt the full force of that sonic grenade. "!?!" He clutched his ears, stumbling around with a bit of a snarl.

Szorra rolled out the way, small electrical spots appearing from her suit. The sparks would give her away, so she disabled the cloaking feature temporarily. Planning to take down Moros for questioning, she threw some non-lethal explosive ninja stars towards him.

The stars were held by Moros' barrier for a few seconds before dissipating, he glared at Szorra; now advancing on her with an ethereal blade in hand.

I need to scan what that thing is made of, she thought as she unleashed a smoke grenade in her spot, travelling to another part of a building. She took out a device to scan the barrier of Moros from a distance.

Whatever the barrier was made from, it just wouldn't register on her scanner; like it didn't even exist.

"Yes, run.. Fall; taste entro-....." Moros started sniffing the air.

This is definitely a tough meta. It's like he's a ghost... wait, what is he.... sniffing? She changed the scanner mode to olfactory sensing, and located the sense of smell, which was...

It smelled of cinnabuns; and Moros seemingly just up and walked towards the source of the smell. Completely disregarding Szorra. "Cinnabuns~ o3o"

This completely dropped Szorra's guard as she stared wide-gaped at Moros. ''C-... Cinnabuns? What the hell just happened?'' It was here that she was vulnerable, as if Moros even cared about that at the moment.

''You're... walking into a burning bakery... for cinnabuns?''

Moros entered the bakery for a few minutes, coming back out wih a cinnabun in his mouth. '-u-'

Szorra stared with complete disbelief. "I...uh.." after an awkward silence, she put up her gear, in an attempt to peacefully end the battle and see if she can work something out. Still, she stayed weary of his unpredictability.

Moros kept eating his cinnabun, almost completely ignoring Szorra.

"Uh.... hey..." she awkwardly said. She isn't exactly a social person. Szorra walked up behind Moros, attempting to tap his shoulder to get his attention. Some static appeared on the televisions again, possibly another message.

Moros blinked, tilting his head. '.3.?'

Szorra tiled her head again. Appearing on the screen was none other than the Island's Most Wanted.

"... Someone change the channel to something more fun damnit!" Moros complained.

The TV showed the true villain himself. "Attention everyone... time is up. The remainder of the people on this island will now enjoy the happy holidays with me... and no one is going to leave this holiday party," he said as he pulled out a button he was going to press.

"...Oh no..." Szorra thought out loud.

"Boo!! You suck!!" Moros jeered.

At the push of a button, the TV went out, and a loud explosion was heard in the distance.

Xavek (closed)
Xavek arrived on the island, de-rezzing in a stream of orange data that coalesced into his real appearance; that being an alien bio-droid with no hands.

A few cars were still piled back here, but none to a major level. That can't be passed.

Xavek's frustration grew exponentially, he had no clue why people were panicking and to be frank he really didn't care all that much.. However... This meant he might have easier time getting relevant data on the competitions latest experiments, like blueprints; formulaic theorems and even prototype designs if possible.

When Xavek approaches the building, he would see it locked down. With the technology that locked it down, it is impossible for the average Mobian to get by it.

Keywords being "average" and "Mobian"; Xavek is neither, thus he activated his plasma gauntlets Saber configuration; looking for a window to slice through.

The building was covered in a titanium and tungsten alloy on all windows and doors. The building itself was made out of grey bricks, however.

With the augmented strength granted to him by his extensive cybernetic augmentations, Xavek attempted to punch a large hole in the wall. Well, big enough for him to walk through.

The grey bricks crumpled, and it was revealed that the building skeleton was made of reinforced steel.

Xavek stabbed his plasma saber into the building skeleton, intending to slice a big enough hole for him to enter through quite like a lightsaber.

The steel gave way, and the final obstacle was just a normal wall that can easily be passed in order to get into the building.

For the wall, Xavek just punched it again in an attempt to break it; deactivating his plasma saber and discharging what heat had built up in a cloud of steam. He used the cloud of steam as cover to activate his stealth cloak.

The building was made to be able to see all in the electromagnetic spectrum except for gamma rays, and motion detectors flooded the area. Xavek was lucky enough to stumble onto a blind spot.

Xavek scanned the floor he was currently on; his H.U.D marking the locations of these motion detectors and the cameras that allowed the building to see in the electromagnetic spectrum as his optics cycled between vision settings, looking for tripwires and the like.

He would end up seeing infrared lasers, and the lasers moved along the pathway of the halls, all at different speeds and different times. Every now and then, a laser would without warning reverse in direction, giving off an unpredictable automated search of the building.

In the building he sees glowing yellow markings on the 2nd floor.

"How annoying.." Xavek muttered, moving lasers generally tend to have emitters somewhere that move, thus allowing them to move. Xavek tried to find these lasers and shoot them.

The emitters were left on, but not protected by anything. Seems like a rushed job due to evacuations.

Xavek smirked; firing bolts of plasma at these emitters.

The main lasers were taken care of, but the stationary lasers remained.

Seeing as he couldn't do anything about the stationary lasers; he settled for being extremely cautious when maneuvering around them.

Due to the main security being moving lasers, there wasn't much stationary lasers to get in Xavek's way.

Xavek grinned, having slipped past the stationary lasers; now he needed to find where they keep the central mainframe and access it.

That was on the first floor, in the management room.

He looked for any elevators he could use to get the the First Floor.

Elevators were down due to evacuation protocols. Obvious alternate path is obvious.

Obvious path means stairs.

Xavek sighed. "For a place that brags about being so technologically advanced they haven't even implemented Data Transition Systems..? Wow.." He muttered, then again he never really studied the effects of rapid digitization and rezzing of organic flesh before; seeing as he's more or less a machine, anyways; he took the stairs, albeit cautiously because he didn't want to be caught off guard by any traps.

The stairs were a stairwell, having an empty middle to quickly parkour up or jump down.

Xavek vault over the rails; jumping down the empty middle.

The stairs weren't necessarily protected other than a few cameras, all of which are able to see infrared, thermal, and ultraviolet.

His only option was to shoot the cameras as he descended before they got a chance to detect him, compensating for a substantial lack of accuracy in this situation by firing havily spread out streams of plasma at each camera while he free fell.

Eventually Xavek would reach the floor. No hard work at all.

Of course, his landing might've cracked the floor; but otherwise he was unharmed.

Behind the main desk, Xavek would find the main computer, in a private office.

Xavek smirked, walking towards the main computer with a look of excitement on his face.

Xavek then would realize the computer is locked with a password, facial recognition, eye scanner, fingerprint scanner, and a voice activation protocol...

"Heh.. Such petty encryptions.." Xavek muttered; entering the computer by digitizing himself and transmitting into the security systems.

(basically think of megaman nt warrior; only in this case Xavek is like a virus.)

Sensing the entry of Xavek, the computer activated its malware protection system (cuz why not a fantasy cyber fight?). Electrical beings began forming, with a variety of weaponry.

Xavek just fired bolts of plasma at the electrical beings.

a few of the antiviruses were dissipated, the rest dodging the strike or completely out of the way. Looking up in the cybernetic blue sky, hundreds of arrows fell from the sky.

Xavek grinned, advancing on the remaining antiviruses and tanking through the arrows.

Several antiviruses had formed a cannon, and fired deletion codings at Xavek.

Xavek rolled to the right before the cannon fired; now returning fire with digitized plasma.

Several more antiviruses were struck by this, and dissipated. Suddenly, from above, there was an antivirus, slightly larger than the rest, holding what seems to be a bo-staff.

Xavek just kept firing, now aiming at the larger antivirus with the bo-staff.

This one seemed better than the rest (better software program). It deflected the fire by rapidly spinning its staff before attempting to smash Xavek's head in.

Xavek sidestepped in order to force the program to overextend its reach before attempting to deliver a crushing blow to the side of its head.

In a swift motion, the antivirus moved its bo-staff to block the strike, backing away to a defensive position. Meanwhile, the a group of antiviruses with battleaxes charged at Xavek.

Xavek was getting irritated; his left gauntlet reconfiguring into a plasma mace as he fired a continuous beam of plasma at the battleaxe wielding anti-viruses that charged him.

During this strike, the main anti-virus was seemingly charging an energy blast from an end of the bo staff while Xavek was busy.

Xavek growled, after finishing with the group of axe wielding Anti-Viruses; he turned his attention to the larger one; his right gauntlet reconfiguring itself into a plasma saber as he walked towards the larger one menacingly.

The anti-virus showed no mercy as it valiantly charged towards Xavek with the staff.

Xavek fired his right gauntlet at the anti-virus' legs; moreso as a diversionary tactic to get the program to hop around in an attempt to avoid the shots while moving towards Xavek in a predictable manner.

The Anti flipped into the air, preparing to smash the end of its staff on the top of Xavek's head.

"Predictable.." He muttered, using the plasma mace to knock the end of the bo-staff off course while swinging his right gauntlet into the gut of the anti-virus as it descended; once his gauntlet was firmly planted into the anti-virus' gut Xavek slammed the anti-virus on its back while his right gauntlet reconfigured into a plasma saber, most likely pinning it to the ground as Xavek then attempted to bisect the annoying piece of hardware.

The Anti-virus struggled, then it stopped moving. Suddenly, the body began twitching, and it was began rapidly changing colors, as if something was about to happen.

(you realize that Xavek's plasma saber was already impaling the anti-virus? seeing as he reconfigured the same gauntlet he used to slam it on his back.)

(I misread it, my bad. I'll fix that up. However, if that's the case, then it counts as auto-hitting. Since the anti-virus is a tertiary character [unimportant], I'll let it slide this time.)

(I wouldn't say it's auto-hitting seeing as the action the tertiary character took beforehand led up to Xavek's action; hell if anything I borrowed the concept of one of the specific lightsaber styles. forgot the name but it involved the turning off of the lightsaber during a saberlock and turning it back on when passed the opposing duelist's guard; thus leading to a fatal blow if aimed properly.. I think.)

(Tbh, I stopped watching star wars after the first few original movies [don't kill me]. It's not that it was boring t me, I just... stopped... in short i have no fucking clue what you mean, but whatevs, i'm not mad)

Xavek removed his plasma saber from its gut, taking a few steps back to see what it was going to do.

The anti-virus began emitting a high pitch sound as its body began bloating excessively.

Xavek's eyes widend. "Ahhh fuck!!" He cursed, now trying to rezz himself back in the office to avoid getting caught up in a digital explosion

When he returned to the office, he will see that he finally bypassed the system. The computer was all his.

Jailrush
On the shores of Weybrook, there was a boat heading towards the shore. A hedgehog happened to be asleep in that boat, and when the boat hit shore, he felt a slight bump that waked him up.

".....What the heck? Where am I?" The hedgehog questioned in confusion.

He arrived in a massive megalopolis, all covering several islands. It was oddly quiet except for one island, where he could see some airplanes taking off.

"I wonder what's going on there..." The hedgehog said as he took off to paddle to the oddly strange island.

The closest island near him was Paradise island, an island that has a fire going on. While Jailrush paddles to the airport island, he may see another house on Paradise island burst into flames unnaturally fast.

"Oh boy, what's going on this time?" Jailrush then jumped out of the boat and got his pistol out in hand.

Another explosion would be heard from the distance, revealing itself to be the island he was about to go to initially. What may catch his attention even more is the sound of a male creature screaming in pain nearby.

(What timezone are you in? It's 11 pm for me rn, and it's rare for me to get on this late. I did state a timezone warning earlier.)

(I'm in the Pacific Time Zone. It's 9 PM for me.)

(cool. This should work out if you can start roleplaying later. Respond to the paragraph above now^^)

At this point Jail was a little worried. Until he was in city center, he could see all the chaos that is going on. "Oh boy..."

The surrounding would suddenly get darker, as lights are shot out.

"Oh god, what happened to the power?" Jail worriedly said as the lights shut off.

The click of a gun could be heard behind Jailrush. "Don't be hasty now... give me your money," the voice said.

Jail responded with, "Oh. A robber. so generic." Then he pointed his pistol at the figure. "You did know i was armed right?"

The figure smiled. "It's all about who hits there target first... and my best shots are a shot in the dark."

"Kay then." Jail said with a grin, then he walked to the back of the figure and gave him a kick in the back. (Jail, ya darn did it now.)

The dark creature seems to vanish from sight appearing in a dark side of the street, pointing his gun at Jailrush.

"Okay, then. Will $20 work?" Said Jail as he thought of this at the same time, 'This is going to be the best thing I've pulled off.'

"It's going to cost you a lot more than that." he smirked. "Everything. Including the gun."

Jail was feeling super mischievous, and with complete bravery, he handed the figure a Nerf gun, and $20. He spoke fast. "Ok, i'll be off. Seeya!" He dashed off to the end of the street. (NOW YOU DARN DID IT NOW JAIL)

"...this kid..." The shadowy being shot out a couple of lamp posts in the direction Jail was heading, then teleported right in front of him, with his foot in a position that would elbow his gut if Jail continued running forward a second longer.

"Um, Okay, i give up." Said Jailrush and handed the figure a spare pistol and wallet. Then when he turned and walked to the other side of the street, he murmured, "I just tricked this guy into thinking I gave up everything! I'm a friggin genius!"

... What the hell just happened? the thief pondered for a moment. What a friggin idiot. He shrugged his shoulders and checked the wallet for cash as he headed back in the shadows.

Jailrush was also thinking when he got to the other half of the street, "Great, i just handed this guy my spares. Now what am i going to do on this island?"

The current island was dark, but the next island was lit by a few fires. It was accessible via a bridge.

Jail walked the bridge, getting closer and closer to the fire.

Jailrush would then see a bird on fire, seeing him limp.

"Urm, should i walk here? Well, I'mma risk it for a chocolate biscuit." Jail then dashed closer to the fire. "FOR NARNIA!"

The sound of the yell caught the bird's attention, and he looked over to Jailrush.

Jail caught the motion of the bird in the corner of his eye and stopped to look. "What the heck....."

The bird attempted to stand upright, but nearly collapsed on his injured leg.

Jail made a face of confusion.

If Jailrush had gotten any closer, he would have seen a quickly made bandage around the leg of the phoenix, blood soaked in it.

Jail saw it despite how far it was. "Please don't tell me i'm not dreaming right now..."

With a grim look on his face, the Phoenix rose up, this time not falling. He attempted to look intimidating to Jailrush in an attempt to ward him off, since he wasn't at his prime.

"Ok, what do i know about phoenixes...." Jail pondered. "They can't be killed, so i can't shoot it down, I can't grab it because it's pure fire, the only solution is, RUN!" Jail dashed across the bridge, but once he almost got at the end, he tripped.

Seeing that he was more intimidating than he thought, the Phoenix hovered a small way up, following Jailrush, but at no amazing pace.

Jail looked at the phoenix, and said "Eh, I think I've done everything i wanted to in life."

The Phoenix, feeling confident in himself, floated over to Jailrush, his hand creating a small fireball. "Time to cook a rodent," he gloated.

Jail kipped up and ran across the final part of the bridge on the island.

This allowed him to escape the fireball at the last second as the fire scarred the mark on the ground. Do to Phoenix being in too much pain to move on, he boasted. "Haha, you better run. There's more where that came from!"

Lavo (closed)
She tears the dirk out of the person, leaping away from him as her wings wrap around her and the child once more.

At the same time he yelled, a distance explosion could be heard. Meanwhile, Phoenix covers this wound as he angrily looks at Lavo. "You think you're a hero? Like the Black Cat? I'll turn you into ashes!"

"... No, I'm no hero, but I won't kill innocent lives." Lavo glares, hugging the child close.

Phoenix shakily got up, attempting to concentrate in order to charge his fire.

Lavo keeps glaring, holding the child protectively as her wings shields her and the child.

The flame wasn't as bright as before, but Phoenix still had enough energy to launch a small fireball in Lavo's direction.

Lavo let her wings take another hit, she grunt a bit to herself as she glares at him.

Phoenix is not the brightest of people. He continues throwing fireballs despite the seemingly mute effect.

Lavo holds the child close to her face was shielded, her dirk getting ready as she then starts running towards the Phoenix.

Fearing another strike from the Dirk, Phoenix began quickly walking backwards, but stumbling on his feet and falling backwards. He fearfully launched a plethora of fireballs, most not even in Lavo's direction.

Lavo tenses, her wings shielding herself. Stopping in her tracks as she watches the plethora of fireballs.

Very few was actually a threat to her due to Phoenix being blinded by fear.

"... Fear is very strong." Lavo mutters. "You fear death, just like any normal person."

"SHUT UP!" He yelled. "SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!"

Then the last amount of concentration flew out of Phoenix's mind. Knowing he cannot make a fireball, he instantly got up and began running. I'll kill her, he thought,  I'll burn her AND these islands to the ground.

"...Hmph, running..." She mutters.

"Is... is he gone?" The child said, too scared to open here eyes or to stop clinging on to Lavo.

Lavo put her dirk away, kneeling down. "He's gone, child..."

"I'm scared. I want my daddy now," she said, nearly about to cry again.

"Shh, I'll get you to your father..." Lavo frowns a bit, carrying the child.

It was going to be a long walk to the airport.

Lavo took that chance, walking to the direction of the airport.

Halfway to the airport, it began raining. Since it was around the wintertime, the rain was especially chilly.

Lavo took the cold rain as she shields the child with her wings as she kept walking.

A few blocks away from the bridge to the airport, the child looks up to Lavo. "Can we buy something to eat, please?"

"Um... I'll see if anything is open." Lavo nods. "But, I can't promise we'll find something right away." She pets the child's head before looking around for a place she think will hold food.

This being a massive island, one could glance in any direction and immediately find at least three restaurants. However, most stores were empty due to the one hour evacuation attempt. While the stores weren't officially closed, many were abandoned and left open.

"... I'll pay for what we get..." She goes to the nearest food-related store/restaurant with the child.

The two nearest stores were right beside each other: one being a private cake business, and the other being a gas station.

"Mmm... Maybe the gas station has some snacks, an lest you want to go to the cake place?" She looks at the child.

"Umm... I want a pop-tart!" she said, with a smile on her face for once.

Lavo smiles a tiny bit, nodding. "Let's find you a pop-tart then." She picked to go into the cake place, since pop-tarts are baked goods, or so Lavo had believed.

Entering the bakery, the two would instantly be hit with the powerful smell of the freshly made food. This would mean that the baker had probably left to the airport right after setting down the fresh new dough.

"Huh.." Lavo looks over what foods were there. "They were going to make some more fresh baked goods till all of this happen..."

"POP-TARTS!" the young girl delightfully yelled as she ran to one side of the bakery.

Lavo follows quickly after the young girl. "Be careful..."

It was a little late to say this, as a portion of the bakery roof for some unknown reason suddenly collapsed, falling onto the child.

"Ah!" Lavo didn't pause for a moment, her wings spread open slightly as she dashes forward in hopes to shield the child from the falling roof before it was too late- if it was late however, that didn't stop her from being quick on her feet.

Lavo had prevented half of the ton of debris from falling under the child. The other half has fell on her. In a muffled voice, she could hear her crying.

Lavo grunts a bit, using what strength she had to move the debris before looking to the child to see if she was safe.

Lavo may be surprised. When the child was free, all she had was a small bruise on the top of her head... considering the fact that 1000 pounds of weight was on her head., not to mention the rest of her body. She then tried to get herself out into the safety of Lavo, easily pushing a fifty pound rubble out of the way.

Lavo wasn't completely surprised, but the part that did surprise her was the fact it was a child and not... Something else that could fit with the duration that she had. Lavo gone over to her, checking her over carefully before nodding at overall what she saw. "...Are you okay?" She asked.

"I'm scared," she said clinging to Lavo, the big bruise on her forehead very slowly healing.

Lavo hugs her. "Shh, I'm here... Just stay with me next time instead of wandering off..." She petted her head.

"Okay," the child said scared. She looked up where the ceiling collapsed, and saw some type of steamy liquid eating away the stony top.

Lavo hugs the child, looking up as well. "Someone must have done that on purpose..." She mutters.

Immediately after saying that, another portion of the building collapsed luckily on the other side of the room.

Lavo hold the child close. "..." Her wings shift to shield the child. "This building isn't safe... We'll need to find another place to get you poptarts..."

A lynx jumped into the room. He looked over at the two and smiled. "You know, you are the fourth and fifth people who came back here to raid a store's food," And you call yourself citizens," he said. Droplets of acid fell from the pond, quickly disintegrating the floor.

"To be fair, I was going to pay even though no one was here. This child is hungry. I'm not doing it for myself." Lavo looks to the Lynx.

"Hehe... well since you seem to be paying, how about you give the rest of it to me? I'm not asking twice."

"How greedy." Lavo narrowed her eyes. "How about no, you're not the first I've fought..." She looks to the child. "Cling close and don't watch, okay..." She whispers.

"Oh, I see you've already ran into one of us. Give up while you can, you don't understand, do you? The city's overrun, you can't stay up all night against all of us. Like I said, I wasn't asking twice." He threw a lob of acid in the direction of Lavo.

"Oh, I believe I can." Lavo said with a low and cold tone. One of her wings swings out to slap the lob of acid back to his direction, or another direction.

The acid was splattered over the enemy, but the skin of the lynx made the attempt mute. "I am the Acid Lynx. What was your plan, exactly, to return the attack to me? Rookie mistake," he said as he shot some more acid over Lavo, planning on dropping the roof over her.

"Well, Yes, but not in the matter you think." She dashes right to face to face with him, her dirk drawn out before suddenly a purplish-red aura appear on the dirk as she used her other hand, it was a weak aura of corruption, being something she rarely did.

Unsuspecting of the sudden closeup, the lynx morphed into acid and traveled on the other side of the building, making a hole in the ground in the process.

Lavo narrowed her eyes, holding the child close with one arm as she spread her wings open and started to 'fly', but moreso hover.

The lynx reformed, with two blobs of acid in his hand, ready to throw them.

Lavo shifted her motion, before flying at him with her dirk ready.

Acid Lynx wasted no time as he threw the blobs directly at Lavo.

Lavo slids back and forth out of the way of the blobs as she charges at the Acid Lynx with the dirk while holding the child close and out of the way.

Lynx instantly dived over to the other side of the room, this time forming his hands together, planning on shooting out acid like water out of a hose, when he is distracted by a chair moving in the corner of his eye.

Lavo spins quickly to the Lynx's direction and drives down on the Lynx as she had the dirk shift into position of stabbing into him with the weak corruption aura on the blade still.

Seeing this, but having less time to react, all that Acid Lynx could do was attempt to grab the arms of Lavo to prevent himself from being impaled with the Dirk.

He did grab the arm successfully, but since she was driving on him, her left wing goes to 'slap' him.

Caught off guard, the dirk fell an inch closer to him. The lynx wasn't sure what hit him, but he was more prepared now. He began using his strength try to push the dirk back so he wouldn't be impaled.

Lavo try to push the dirk back towards him with all the strength she has, glaring down at him. One of her wings shift to cover the child as best as she can.

Seeing that the pushing contest could go either way, Acid Lynx began focusing on Lavo's arm, beginning to create acid from his hand.

This made Lavo jump back before the acid could fully touch her skin, she glares. She was clearly holding back something as she thinks about this situation as she kept the child protected.

While Lavo wasn't charging at him, the lynx took the moment to looked back at the moved chair, and that's where he will spot a dark blue ear.

While the Lynx wasn't looking, Lavo quickly shealth her dirk and pulls out her crossbow once more as she had loaded her crossbow with a silver tip bolts before opening her wings and fires at him.

The lynx saw all of this and casually turned into acid as he threw himself at Lavo.

Lavo had fired the silver tip bolt, before her wings goes to shield her and the child at that point, it was a quick shot then cover.

The acid into a donut shape, dodging the arrow and landing on the wings of Lavo. Lynx didn't stop there, he used his titanium knuckles that was custom made with spikes to attempt to beat down Lavo.

Lavo's wings kept shielding over her as he beat on them with his titanium knuckles, her nose started bleeding as she winced a bit in pain. "...I hate to do this..." She mutters before using all of her strength in her wings to push him back, her wings being spread wide open to do so. Yet, now she was shielding the child with her own body. "..."

Lynx went flying back, but he landed safely on the wall before tumble rolling back on his feet. "How about I give you one more chance? Which one will you give up? Money, or life?"

"...Neither." Lavo inhale calmly before exhaling as her wings then both flap downward in a very quick motion as then the reddish-purple droplets fly off the tips of her wings at the Lynx, she had drop her crossbow once more and draw out her dirk once again.

"Enough games then," he replied as he morphed into an acidic liquid again to dodge the droplet assault, then he reformed his body right in front of Lavo, planning a hard ambush kick to the stomach.

Yet the droplet assault was only a way to get him to move as her hand suddenly snake out with the dirk in the thrusting position to hit him as he reformed right in front of her. Her grayish-blue, dull eyes slightly light up a purplish hue as this happen.

Caught off guard, reflexes took over, and the spot where the dirk hit was instantly filled with acid.

As the dirk hit, it was something off, since Lavo didn't yank her dirk back, but in fact shoves it further in as her hand uncontrolly becomes cover with an aura of corruption- it wasn't stable though as she glares at the Lynx with one of her wings able to protect where the child was.

Unlike the Phoenix, Acid Lynx was more tolerant to pain, and he glared at Lavo as he used one of his hands to pull the dirk out, as the other hand used the combination of the titanium knuckles and the super acid against the 'invisible force field'.

Lavo grunted in a bit of pain, though his titanium knuckles and super acid did get inside the wing, it didn't push all the way- With this Lavo spits blood at the Lynx's face before lifting up a foot and slamming it into his stomach to 'sparta' kick him away from her.

The armored plating around his stomach took in most of the blow, allowing him to keep his stance. Even more frustrated with the blood in his face, he began punching harder. "Just DIE already!" he bellowed.

Lavo groans, but then growls. "No..." Her eyes glares as her other wing was still open before she focuses on the Lynx, her wing swings it from his left [Her right] to knock him off balance while she kept her stance. But now she was bleeding more from her nose and slightly from her mouth...

The Lynx fell, but tumbled rolled back up. He examined the damage done to Lavo, then himself. As he assumed he had the upper hand and charged for another close quarters combat, a chair flew from behind Lavo, surprising and stunning the Acid Lynx.

Lavo was forced to fall to one knee, coughing up some blood as she had one eye closed in pain. Her wings slightly gone limp now as she slightly glance up to a surprised and stunned Acid Lynx and then spotted the chair- So, she was naturally confuse and surprised. "Uuh...?"

Lavo, Acid Lynx, and Michael (closed)
Michael charged from behind Lavo, with two glass bottle as he leaped over and attempted to strike the lynx, who grabbed Michael midair and tossed him to the other side of the room.

Lavo groans a bit, before grabbing her crossbow, pulling a bolt out, not silver tip as she focuses corruption energy to the very tip so that it was bruning purple almost, she then loads the crossbow before struggling to aim at the Lynx. "...uu..."

The lynx had got up, slower than before due to being stunned, but still had enough energy to flip over a table to shield him from the bolt. During this, Michael had quickly shrugged off the pain of being thrown, and he slid towards Lavo as he threw the glass bottles in the lynx's direction.

He pulled out a needle and injected it into the neck of Lavo. "Epinephrine," he said, "or in case you don't know, adrenaline. I'll take care of the child so you don't have to hold back. Quickly, we don't have time."

Lavo exhales as she had be injected, her wings spread open before looking at him. "... Very well..." She stands up, dropping her crossbow as it then zip back to her hip, she picked up her dirk as she felt the Adrenaline, she glares at the Acid Lynx. "Figure another dance of death?" Though bleeding from her nose and mouth, she didn't have very many injures- one of her wings did had burn marks, if anyone could even see them.

"I knew I saw your boyfriend lurking out here. Looks like the amount of people I'm sending to hell increased," he replied as he shook off the stun from the chair, ready for Lavo's first move. He eyed Michael attempting to leave the building with the little chipmunk, and he shot a blob of acid in their direction.

However Lavo got right in front of the blob of acid, her wing up to take the hit before her wing comely spread open once more. "It's between you and me, Not you and the stranger." Her eyes shine a bit as she balance out of her stance.

"This is no Olympic sport. There are no rules."

"Oh no no." Her Dirk position for thrusting. "There are rules, you just don't know them." She then dashes right at the Lynx as if to thrust.

Meanwhile, Michael took the child outside.

"Go hide in the car right there, my friend is inside there. I'll help your friend stop that bad lynx, okay?"

The scared child nodded her head before approaching the car, and Michael turned back to the store.

The lynx dodged the dash, moving his hand in such a way to aim for the pressure point on the back of Lavo's neck.

He was interrupted by Michael who he turned his attention to, and punched him with the knuckles, knocking him across the room. He later proceeded to creating an acid ball and through it to the ceiling to collapse it on Michael.

Since Lavo wasn't hit with the pressure point on the back of her neck, she slashes quickly at the Lynx before flipping over him with the help of her wings to bounce the acid ball elsewhere.

The Lynx was wide open, so the slice was effective, putting causing him a decent amount of pain. As a result, however, natural reflexes make him hold the part of his body which is in pain, causing the acid to splatter right beside Michael. While Michael wasn't directly hit, the splashed acid did end up falling for him. His cry was unholy.

Lavo heard the cry, she cursed before looking down at the Lynx. She was now flying as she grabs her crossbow with her other hand and fires a bolt before reloading it as quickly as she cross, her dirk now in her mouth.

The bolt hits, another grunt of pain and anger from the Acid Lynx, another loud shriek from Michael.

Lavo paused as she glances to Michael, as she was still in the air.

She would see Michael twitching away. Now he didn't have the energy to yell, and he simply began whimpering. The skin on one side of his face, on his limbs, and the lower midsection, all peeled away. The exposed flesh was quickly turning into a murky yellow from the interaction with the acid.

Meanwhile, the Lynx attempted to climb out of the store through the ceiling.

Lavo glance at the Lynx, but she growls before flying down to Michael. She had to think quick to get the acid off of Michael at this point, her wings shrink down as she slips a small bag out from under her jacket, hidden quite well, digging though it. "Supplies for acid, supplies for acid..." She mumbles.

Michael weakly looked up at Lavo as the acid continued to burn him. "Alkaline.. products... get something that counters acid."

Lavo in fact pulled a rather strong product that counters acid, not enough to harm the person as well, which was a bit odd. "I know." She mutters, before she quickly starts getting to work on countering the acid on him.

Michael lost consciousness for a moment, waking back up when Lavo was almost done applying the product.

She calmly finishes applying the product, having a first aid kit next to her for other possible reasons. "There..." She mutters, her ears flicked a bit.

While the burning was stop, the damage was already done. Michael had lost most of his limbs, lost one of his eyes and the skin around it, and the bones of his bottom ribs could easily be seen. Without professional aid, it wouldn't be long before Michael died.

Despite all this, he persevered. "Thank you..." he weakly stated.

"Don't completely thank me..." She mutters. "You will need Professional Aid... " She glances away, thinking deeply to herself. "...."

"A friend... called for help... they should arrive at any time now," he coughed, the lower muscles for coughing could be seen moving. "She's outside in a car. It's where you'll find the little girl as well."

Lavo looks at him, no... Normally when help does arrive, the one who needs it the most is already gone by then. "Depends if there isn't some fire being sent at them, or acid, or rockets." She bluntly stated. "And if they do arrive, who knows how long till they get to us." She wasn't one to pretend about the outcome, looking at him. "jeez..." She mutters to herself.

"Yeah... I'm a mess, aren't I?" he chuckled weakly. Seeming to still have a smile on his face even thought he is basically on the brink of death.

"A mess that is near death." Lavo grumbles, she wasn't smiling, nor really expressing any emotion. "Should have just taken the hit instead of shoving it..." She grumbles to herself, glancing to her hand; she was wondering if the corruption in her blood would mess him up big time or keep him alive longer... It wasn't some healing power anyway, normally for just the worse... She kept thinking this over.

A very serious and stern look came upon Michael's face, "Don't blame yourself for this. I'm the one... I'm the one who ran into this mess." He shifted his position, and a tiny droplet of acid from under his back got in contact within him, sizzling his back a bit. He attempted to ignore it, trying to sit his head up. Then he remembered moving is the last thing he wanted to do, so he moved back onto the ground.

"Is... is the car safe?" he asked.

"The Lynx ran through the roof, so I can only say maybe." Lavo stated honestly, looking at him.

"There's a TECH med station in the back seat of the car. Hook me up to it and I can stay alive for longer, possibly long enough for help. The thing is you'll have to move me carefully."

"... Very well..." She had the first aid and product carefully put away before going over to him to carefully pick him up in her arms. It was the only way she could think would work since her wings could mess him up if she try to carry him on her back.

Michael grunted in extreme pain, but before he passed out, he told Lavo to not stop moving.

Lavo finishes picking him up fully, carrying him carefully as she grow her wings to safe hovering size, hovering her way out of the store with him in her arms.

Eve O'la Laha (closed)
Eve coughs as she landed on her side, opening one eye as she carefully sits up.

If she dared look back at the explosion, she would probably be temporarily blinded by the brightness of it. If she looked away, she would see the horrific sight of a burnt arm right beside her.

Eve had looked away, frowning at the sight of the burnt arm. "..."

She would now see some officers shakily getting up, some, turning around covering their eyes to see the damage done...

...then the shrapnel began falling, one of them threatening the life of Eve if she didn't move out of the way.

Eve struggled getting up, getting out of the way as best as she could.

Another officer was there to pull her out of the way safely. He hid her behind a small house for some protection from the shrapnel.

Eve sighs, concern as she looks to the officer. "Tha-Thank you."

"No problem," the fox replied. He seemed a little young to be an officer. On a closer examination, it turns out he isn't a cop. He was...

"My name is Michael," he started off. "You?"

Eve looks to Michael, a bit shocked to see him. "Eve is my name."

"That's a nice name, you don't hear it often," he said as he stood up. He heard the sounds of shrapnel decrease, and decided to walk around the corner of the house to look at the aftermath. His shoulders sulked.

Eve frowns, following him as she felt sorrow inside.

"I was finally going to go to space," he ended up thinking out loud. "To the asteroid headquarters... to see what my dad's life was like... guess I won't get that chance anytime soon if I can't get off of this island." he turned towards Eve.

"I heard you helping the cops bring everyone out of the mayhem. I'd give you something as a congratulations, but I'm pretty sure everything is closed."

Eve looks to him, she smiles a bit. "That's fine, I always just wanted to help. Hopefully I can get touch with my father, and then we'll have another way of getting off this island." She digs for her phone."Hopefully the innocent people are okay..."

A crash was heard in the distance, and Michael looked over. "Well... I don't think you'll get in touch with your father on this island if the cell phone tower is down."

"That's what I feared..." Eve must have not been surprised, that didn't mean she was happy. "Though, if Father and mother did get a word of this somehow, There will be problems." She looks at Michael. "But, that will be a while..."

"Surprised the news didn't get international the hour before the incident. I wonder how Satan Claws had managed that..." he then looked at Eve, thinking she may be confused. "S-sorry. I have a bad habit of naming everything."

"Better to give something a name then to have it go unnamed." Eve nods. "Issue is, I think he has a way to stop it..."

"The only way we can do that is if we... " An idea flew into Michael's head. He pulled out his... some kind of phone, and pressed a button. "Give me a minute. I could possibly get us outside attention and get you in contact with your dad."

Eve smiles. "That would be great."

Eventually, a car pulled up. It seemed like an ordinary car, even below average. The shocking thing is the fact that beneath the shaded window was no driver, meaning that the button activated brought the car here all on its own.

Eve noticed, she smiles. "wow."

Michael smiled at Eve. "You haven't seen the interior yet," he said as he walked to the driver's side and entering. With a button press, the passenger door automatically open. "Sit down. We're not really going anywhere right now."

"Of course." Eve smiles as she goes to the Passenger Door and sits down in the car.

With a few presses of a button, the interior seemed to change to a chrome look. From the outside, this would still seem normal due to even the windows being high level technology. A few holographic keyboards became online. They weren't floating in midair, rather sticking on the dashboard, but still holographic nonetheless.

Michael laid back for a moment, playing with his seat position with Eve completely out of hit mind. Then he looked over to her.

"Well, if all has gone to plan, we should be able to get a connection in this car using its phone," he said, pressing a few buttons and bringing up what looks like a phone dial. "Don't worry, I won't look at your dad's number," he said as he covered his eyes with his hands. He playfully peeped out of his fingers for a moment.

Eve had lean over, pressing the numbers as she enters her father's phone number, that of a King. She smiles sweetly as she finishes. "There we go."

"Alright then... do you want this to be a private chat, or are you fine with it on speaker," he asked.

"Speaker should be fine." Eve smiles sweetly. "No point in hiding anything at this point." She giggles a tiny bit.

"Fine by me." He stretched in his seat after finally getting a comfortable position, closing his eyes, seemingly for a light snooze. The connection would work, surprisingly even better than Weybrook's connection, and Eve's father would eventually be online.

"Father?" Eve called out.

"Ooh! My Sweet little girl, you're alright!" A ruff male voice spoke, though with worry. "Where were you? I had lost connect when you try to contact me."

"It's a bit hard Father, I'm at Weybrook, the airport I had arrived in... Well, is gone now" Eve gave a nervous chuckle.

"Oh dear, that isn't good at all, do you want me to send over Helicopters? Airplanes?"

"Dad, I was hoping you can help get the rest of the people off of Weybrook, but I think Helicopters are the only object now... But, you will have to be careful." Eve stated in concern.

"I understand my daughter, meaning there will be troubles landing and taking off..." The male voice seem to mutter something about how troublesome this would be.

As this talk happened, Michael looked over at Eve. Hearing the voice was familiar to him, and as he looked back at Eve and put two and two together, he facepalmed himself in disbelief that he didn't notice this before.

"Do you think you can work it out? I'm sure they will be a lot safer back at the Kingdom of Laha" Eve smiles sweetly.

HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS?! he thought.

"I will try my sweet girl, Only because you ask for it and that innocent lives are in trouble. I shall also spread this news worldwide in case I am not able to get there." The Male seem to give some orders in the background.

Eve's smile was bright. "Thank you Father! Also let mother know I'm perfectly well!"

"Of course, she would be very relieved hearing you are alive and well." He responded.

I can't believe this is happening to me... Michael began to have nervous sweating in the palms of his hands and his forehead.

"Take care Father!" Eve smiles before hanging up. She looks at Michael. "Sorry you had to find out now of all things." She gives a nervous giggle.

"You're.... you're Eve? As in Eve O'la Laha?"

"Oh dear" Eve gives a cute giggle. "That happens to be me! Worldwide Singer and Number 1 Princess of the Laha Kingdom." She smiles sweetly.

"I..." Michael put his hands on top of his head for about five seconds, slowly inhaled, slowly exhaled.

"I... you... so, why are you in Weybrook?" Here I am, showing off in my above-state-of-the-art car, showing off to a Laha...

"It was meant to be a vacation." Eve looks away, smiling. "I wanted to take the holiday off for christmas, so I picked Weybrook since I've never been here, possibly get some items for my parents or something. But seems chaos happened instead." She gives a nervous smile after that.

"I'd ask for an autograph right now, but I have nothing to write with," he sheepishly said, blushing in the famous princess's presence. "I.. uh... I'll be honest, I've never been left speechless before..."

Eve giggles a bit. "Oh no worries." She smiles sweetly. "Take your time."

"I, uh.... okay." Michael took a moment to let this sink in.

On Christmas Eve, a series of unfortunate events led me to being in my car the Princess Laha.

Once the Dark Blue fox finally took this, he began talking, with nearly the complete confidence as before. "I thought I was just helping a nice person this whole time... now I realize I have to protect a nice princess... I.... well now... I don't really remember what I was going to do..."

Eve giggles a bit. "That is very sweet of you, how about you think over what you were going to say." She smiles.

Michael sat there trembling, but attempting to hide it.

"I'm... I'm going to try to get a connection with TECH militia. They should be here within the hour. In the meantime... I was actually planning on stopping by a snack bar before leaving on a plane, before this all went down. So, uh... wanna grab something to eat?"

Eve nods as she smiles. "Mhm, After all, I had just arrived to Weybrook when all this mess started, so I haven't really eaten anything honestly." Her smile turn to that of a nervous smile.

"Any idea what you want to eat? You are the guest here."

She giggles a tiny bit. "Mmmm, I'm hungry for maybe some sugar cookies or something sweet." She smiles.

"I know a bakery nearby, we could go there," he requested.

"That would be nice." Eve smiles.

"Well then... let's get going." Michael said, happy to get off the conversation on good terms. He started up the car, and shifted it into drive, traveling to the nearest dessert shop in the city.

Eve relaxes, softly humming as she looks around quietly.

After a moment of silence, Michael's extrovert attitude won over. "So, I would tell you happy holidays, but this has proven to be anything but," he said, making a turn that would near them to the dessert store.

Eve smiles. "I know, but I'm happy to help those I could."

"I'll be honest, from what I knew about you, I never made a picture in my head of you being a heroine, Eve."

Eve smiles sweetly. "Well, I don't want people to be hurt."

"Same here. I guess smart minds do think alike." He arrived to the closest dessert shop, then shifted the car in park.

Eve smiles, nodding. "Totally agree." She glances to the dessert shop.

There, she and Michael would see a little chipmunk girl, a wolf, and a lynx.

"Oh," Michael thought out loud, "guess these people had the same idea."

Eve blinks, but she stares longer at the three there. "...Mm..."

Suddenly, the wolf and the lynx began fighting, both showing unnatural abilities. The chipmunk seemed out of place in this situation.

"Is that kid in danger?" Michael asked with worry?

"From the looks of it, the wolf is protecting the child." Eve blinks. "But, one slip up or mistake and the child would be in danger." She frowns.

"... I'm gonna try to help," Michael said as he got out of the car.

"Be careful." Eve said, watching him.

Michael snuck up to the door of the bakery, palm on the handle. He looked back at Eve, and gave her a thumbs up, before turning around and stealthily opening the door to snoop in.

Eve was worried, watching all of this.

Eventually, after a while, Eve would see Michael exit the building with the child. He spoke to the little kid for a moment, then the girl came towards the car as Michael turned back in.

Eve gently open the door for the scared Child, she smiles sweetly. "Hello Little one, come on in, You'll be safe here with me." She spoke softly and sweetly.

There were tears streaming down her face as she ran to Eve, but she didn't start crying. She was a strong child, both mentally and physically.

"I'm scared," she said.

Eve gently took the child into her arms, petting her head. "It's understandable to be scared little one." She smiles sweetly. "It is a very scary time it seems, Tell me little one, what were you and your friend doing?" She questions.

"I..." she seemed to scared to talk. "We were... we were going to eat poptarts," she sniffled.

Eve frowns a little, petting her head as she gently holds the child. "Shh, It's okay... Once this is all over, we can all eat together, how does that sound?" She smiles sweetly at the child.

The girl ignored Eve, not out of being mean, but of worry as she looked out the window for Lavo, who had protected her all this way.

Eve was okay with the girl ignoring her, petting the girl's head as she looks out the window as well.

Moros and Szorra
"Ehhh? Explosions? That means fun times for all~!" Moros clapped.

I need to get to the explosion, but... what about this fox? Szorra thought. After a brief moment, she ran into the burning bakery.

Moros yawned, things were getting interesting for him so he followed Szorra.

She activated the air cleanser in her suit to not be affected by the smoke, and she quickly moved back and forth in the collapsing building, attempting to find more cinnabuns.

If there were more, they were probably all ruined. "Neh, arent we going to go see what the explosion is? Cause i'm boored."

Well, that makes keeping track of him easier, Szorra thought. Hopefully I can get a chance to talk to him about this later.

"Okay then, let's get moving," she said as she fired her grappling launcher at the threshold of the door, reeling her outside quickly.

Moros just opened two rifts, one where he was standing and the other on a rooftop, before entering the one he was standing near and reappearing on the rooftop; he then closed the two rifts.

Szorra was one second behind, noticing this with curiosity. ''What can this fox NOT do? ''"How much range does that have?" She asked.

"Ehhh, it's pretty basic; as for range.. It's short ranged so probably a yard at best." Moros sweatdropped, of course he wasn't going to tell her that he could only pull off a few of those consistently before running dry.

''All the stuff you have done, and it's a yard of range? Something's fishy... focus Szorra! Prioritize.''

"Okay then... hope you can keep up," she said as she grappled to the next building, launching herself high into the air.

Moros sighed. "I knew I should not've burnt through most of my mana.. Now I'm stuck being slow.. QwQ" He grumbled, instead of using magic he settled for basic parkouring across the rooftops, being rather flexible does help with that afterall.

Glancing back at one moment made Szorra realized how Moros was behind, unlike before. She slowed down her traveling pace until Moros caught up.

"You'd think I'd learn to conserve mana so this doesn't happen.." Moros grumbled as he caught up to Szorra.

Since the travel was now less strenuous, Szorra decided to start off a smile chat in order to know more about him.

"So..." she started off as she aimed her launcher at the next building, "Is it too much to ask what your name is?"

"My name is Moros. .3."

"Moros... that's a pretty unique name," she said just before the grapple reeled her to the next building.

Moros just took a leaping run, grabbing onto one of the balcony railings and using that to propel himself onto the rooftop of the next building.

"Bloody hell I hate running.."

Being an introvert, it was pretty obvious Szorra really had no idea how to continue a conversation. She slowed down by walking up the side of the next building, her gravity padding helping her to do this.

Moros followed suit, it was more a lack of social skills that kept him from trying to continue the conversation as well.

Eventually, they would finally make it to the scene, where they would see the airport as if it had took a step in hell.

"Ohhhhhh~"

"Dammit," Szorra thought. With her perfect memory, she realized that she had sent Eve to the airport. With no words to Moros, she immediately dive bombed off the skyscraper.

Moros blinked, shrugging and deciding to follow Szorra to see what had her all worked up.

To land safely, she grappled a lamp post just before hitting the ground. With some acrobatics, she swung and landed safely on top of the lamp post, starting to scan the area for life. She glanced back to see if she moved too fast for Moros.

Surprisingly enough, he seemed to be doing better in keeping up.

Szorra returned to what she was doing. She looked over and saw people over other bodies, seeming to check if they are alive. Biological scanners show a lot less deaths than expected, and this slightly relieved Szorra, but she still wondered if she had led Eve to her death.

She turned towards Moros. "I'm gonna look for someone here... are.. are you coming?"

"Of course I am, you're the only source of entertainment I have here~!"

She leaped off the lamp post, and began a small jog to the scene. "What makes you think I'm entertaining?" she asked.

"A lot of reasons, most of which are seeeecreeets~" He said with a grin.

Under her mask, Szorra rolled her eyes, then stopped her approach when a car came into view. While it is normal for cars to still pass even during this, there were no readings of a person in the car. It was as if it came here on its own.

"Ehhh..?" Moros yawned, he couldn't really tell if there was anything off about the car.

Szorra then saw two figures entering the said car. One got in the driver's seat, proving that the car came on its own. It's likely that Moros would see this and put two and two together as well.

"Spooky magic shit confirmed."

"You should be one to talk," Szorra replied as she glanced back him. "What was that back there?"

"Nothing.." Moros said, he was of course referring to his branch of magic but Szorra might not know.

Annoyed by assuming Moros did not reveal it, Szorra return to her progress of sneaking up on the car, now grappling toward a lamp post above the car. She scanned it, showing two signs of creatures. By the looks of their tails, Szorra assumed she was looking at a fox and a hedgehog.

Moros shrugged, watching Szorra do her work.

With the car suddenly pulling off, Szorra was caught off guard, slipping and falling off the post.

Moros opened two rifts, one on the ground where Szorra would land and another about a few inches above the rooftop Moros was standing on, the intent was for Moros to catch Szorra.

Szorra ended up falling into Moro's arms. She looked at him for a moment, an unknown expression due to her face being shielded, but then she said, "I would've caught myself in time."

"This was faster though." Moros replied before setting Szorra down.

"Well... whatever." She instantly turned her head. "Did you see which way the car went?"

Moros nodded, pointing in the direction that the car dashed off in. "You get the make and model, or the license plate number?"

"Fake license, model looks like a normal car, but it fits the description of no other car," she thought out loud, "Whoever this is, he doesn't seem like a goody-two-shoes."

"Ahhh, meh."

Still... how did he catch me? Szorra thought in her head. She ignored the thought for later purposes, knowing she won't get the information anytime soon. "We need to catch up to them," she said to Moros, opening something on her gauntlet and pressing a button.

"Hmm; what's that button do..?"

"Wait for it..." in the distance, the sound of something loud and revving was approaching closer.

".... Are you the female batman?"

"Who is that?" She asked as her motorcycle came into view.

"....... Nevermind; forget I said anything."

"Umm...okay?" As she got on the motorcycle, she thought about it, then she scooted up a bit. "You wanna get on?"

Moros nodded, hopping on the seat and holding onto her midsection as is normal with motorcycle passengers when there isn't a sidecar.

She pressed a button, and a dark blue force field came up around them.

"It's to protect us from the G-force," she said as the motorcycle turned the corner and accelerated to 200 miles an hour.

"Hoooolyyy shiiiiit!!" Moros yelled when they accelerated to 200 MPH.

"This isn't even half its max speed," Szorra replied as they sped down the road. The motorcycle instantly decelerates at the next intersection, Szorra scanning the area for any clues of where the car has gone.

"Oh dear.." Moros muttered.

As she looked around the area, she sees the car located by a bakery, not to far from there. "That was fast," she said as she deactivated the G-force shield and turned off the motorcycle.

Moros took a few wobbly steps off the bike, before falling over

'@-@'

"... you alright?" Szorra said, lifting him up.

"Y-yeah.."

"Okay then..." Szorra's helmet scanner showed the vehicle holding only the hedgehog. The fox was in the building, with three other individuals inside.

That's odd, Szorra thought to herself, slowing returning to her introvert behavior.

Moros blinked. "What do you see..?"

"Oh, right, forgot you were here. It seems as if the hedgehog I've met before is in that car. The driver is inside, and it shows the group inside... fighting?"

"Huh..?"

"Odd... something I need to stop, however," Szorra said as she snuck up to the building, quickly scaling to the rooftop withing seconds and planning on dropping in below.

Moros blinked. "Weren't we supposed to see what's going on at the airport..?" Moros asked.

"As far as I scanned back there, no a lot of people were in the airport, the few being there being police officers. i'm pretty sure that..." she was distracted by a lynx coming up through the roof. As the lynx looked up and saw her, all he could say was, "For fuck's sake, give me a break!"

Moros reacted quickly, firing a thin beam of void magic aimed at the Lynx's legs.

The lynx instantly let go of the roof, falling into the bakery once more.

Moros walked towards the bakery. '.3.?'

Expecting another attack, though already injured from Lavo, the lynx sprayed a huge amount of acid in Moros's direction while he looked for an alternate escape route.

Moros blinked, activating the barrier in time to shield himself from most of the acid; however some managed to splash on his arms and shirt.

"......." Moros blinked, he wasn't really sure how to react to this situation; sides he figured that Szorra would probably appear and knock the lynx out.

And that's exactly what happened when Szorra dive bombed onto the lynx from the hole in the roof. She looked at Moros's arm. "You don't feel that?" she says.

"I do, and it hurts a lot, i'm just keeping real calm and looking around for water to wash it off.." Moros said, looking for a bottle of fresh water to pour on his arm.

"That won't work, you'll need a base liquid to counter an acid liquid," she said as she pulled out a spray of super alkaline from her utility belt, then gently held Moros's arm as she sprayed the area.

Xavek (closed)
Xavek grinned, attempting to disable all security measures before downloading a map of the entire building.

It would take time due to the current city situation, but all security measures would eventually be taken down. The entire map of the building would be downloaded in quick time due to the building being very high tech with things such as this.

Xavek grinned; marking the labs as a key point of interest on the map he just downloaded.

The labs were shown in between the 30-50th floors, with the main labs in a factory of another island.

"Perfect.." Xavek chuckled, heading for the labs in the building he was currently in; seeing as he had disabled security that would hopefully mean net traffic isn't restricted, if so Xavek could just digitize himself to cut the time it takes to get to the labs in this building.

By doing this he would end up in the dark factory island of the megalopolis... and he would see that it is full of criminals, gathered for some type of meeting.

"Well now; I see that others may have had similar ideas as me.." Xavek mused, a slight grin on his face.

A screen became active in front of the large crowd. It showed a silhouette of a creature due to the lighting being behind the announcer.

"Gentlemen," he started off in a distorted voice. "The islands are open to you. You could rob as much as you want, or for 2 billion dollars... you can bring me the dead body of the Black Cat. She will be forced to be out all for all of Christmas Eve, so she should eventually get tired and you should be able to overcome her.

"As for myself... I will make sure you can accomplish this mission by having two people hang all of the leaders in Weybrook..."

Xavek only smirked, this made things easier; though he might have to defend his claim to the TECH Group's labs and assets.

"By the strike of Dawn, I expect this whole island under control. I want y--" the announcer looked at something off camera, then redirected his attention.

"It appears someone is eavesdropping on us. Eradicate him." then the TV winked out. This was followed by the group to take out a variety of weapons. While not strong on their own, there was nearly a thousand criminals in the area.

"Huh..? Why; I'm surprised you would turn away someone who is very interested in the prospect of looting the city during all the anarchy~" Xavek chuckled; putting on a small show for the sake of drama. "Really now, we do share common interests afterall~"

The leaders of the group came out. One small and lanky. seemed to have some kind of natural bone armor as clothing over her pale pink body with dark red veins visible. Her eyes were yellow and her irises were orange, and she had a long spiky tail.

The other one was about the same, but he was MUCH bigger and bulkier, towering over the crowd.

The little one started talking first. "And you are?"

"Xavek. Now, I'm only here to seize certain.. Assets from the TECH Group or whatever they call themselves~" He introduced with a grin, stepping into a light to reveal himself.

"Hrmph. He don't look so tough," the big alien said, followed by a couple chuckles from behind him.

"And how does this help us out?" the female alien questioned.

"If i'm not mistaken this group happens to be one of the more technologically advanced groups on this miserable dustball correct..? Say; what do you think happens to a city's local economy when one of their biggest assets is suddenly plundered to the point of bankruptcy.. Better yet, what do you think might happen to the state of affairs for the global population should this happen..? Especially if this company has many lucrative trade deals across the globe..?"

Xavek asked, waiting for them to try and connect the dots. "Think long term, I know this may be hard for most of you fleshsacks but i'm sure whoever's in charge has the mental capacity to do so, otherwise they wouldnt be in charge~"

During the rant, the small alien slowly lifted up her finger, unnoticeable to most people. She thought about attempting to control the bloodflow of Xavek.

Xavek only smirked as the small alien would find that she couldn't control the bloodflow in Xavek; mainly because he's mostly machine and the parts that aren't seem to be fed oxygen through something else.

"You'll find that I'm far superior to you flesh bags..." He said with a grin, pointing his gauntlet at the small alien.

"Gore, would you mind escorting this smart ass out?" The little alien said to the larger one.

"I've been waiting for you to say that a long time ago," Gore bellowed as he ambled towards Xavek.

"Hmm.. I can tell I'm not wanted, toodles my dear insignificant sacks of flesh.. I have a company to loot." Xavek said, digitizing himself again in an attempt to get to the labs in the TECH Building he was in earlier.

"What the hell?" Gore said in confusion.

A scout began talking to the small one in her radio. "Blood, we have some sort of electrical signal coming from where he disappeared. It's nothing like I've seen before."

"It appears we have competition," Blood said out loud. She reported in to the scout. "I want an electronic team on him. He said he wants TECH assets, you'll find him there."

Xavek rezzed on the thirtieth floor of the building, assuming security wasn't back up again at least.

Security wasn't there, at least in the form of live individuals due to the evacuation. This being a factory, however, the security was far above that of the skyscrapers.

Xavek grinned. 'Mission Parameters set.. Acquire all data of relevant value; if task is proven to be  impossible; destroy it completely'

With that, his combat protocols engaged and he activated his stealth cloak.

The first thing he would be met with if he scanned the area prior to entering, he would realize there was a major motion sensor field around the factory. Several different sources of it were found in all parts of the factory except for areas where automated factory work was at. If these sensors aren't disabled in some way, the only way Xavek has a chance of entering was through the smoking hot chimney (okay, I read "smoking hot" in a completely different way...)

Xavek was incredibly heat resistance, so he took the chimney entrance.

Xavek would find out as he snuck in that the chimney was hot because of the molten Ardoncal metal, a metal that must be heated at 12,000 degrees Fahrenheit in order to stay a liquid.

Xavek blinked; this was unexpected, nevertheless he pressed on since his body was made to handle plasma; with temperatures up to 40,000 degrees Fahrenheit. He'd receive a few minor burns as a result of climbing through the chimney but nothing life threatening.

He was in the middle of the Ardoncal part of the factory, large containers being moved back and forth through different chambers. It was a very, VERY large room. A small neighborhood block could fit inside.

"..... Damn." Xavek muttered, looking around.

The factory not only had molten metal dripping everywhere, since this is a danger zone, several "super acid" containers were here as well. Between this dangerous pathway, Xavek would see two doors, one on the right, and one on the left.

Xavek blinked, consulting the map he downloaded for more information.

The left door shown the exit from the building, the right going deeper into the rooms of the factory.

Xavek took the door on the right.

The first few feet were clear of danger, but here on out, motion sensors would be highly active, as well as camera and laser systems, but to a wider degree. The motion sensors also sensed the presence of each other, so one being destroyed or damaged would be picked up by another motion sensor, TECH was not an organization meant to have their trades stolen.

"......" Xavek smirked. "A challenge.." He chuckled, swapping the settings on his optics so he could see the lasers before running some recalibrations to his stealth field that would allow him to sneak past the cameras and the motion sensors by essentially deading him to the electromagnetic spectrum; the rest he would have to rely on being cautious in how he moved as well as careful usage of the reflective metal bits of his body.

The first stationary lasers were immediately in front of him, forming a shape of a cell door, basically. Beyond that, several moving lasers moved in spiral formation.

Xavek ended up firing small metal panels made with reflective materials at the first set of lasers to ensure easy passage.

The mobile lasers will have to be overcome with agility, as disrupting the emitters would disrupt the motion sensors as well.

Xavek sighed, he wasn't a ninja but he could move fast enough to bypass the mobile lasers since he already figured out the pattern they would move in.

Considering the moving lasers were the only form of defense left since Xavek's stealth field countered the rest, all Xavek had to do was be careful of where he went from here on out.

Xavek set about trying to bypass the lasers without tripping them; being extra cautious where he stepped since one wrong move would foil his plots.

By now, Xavek would be met with the first pairing of the motion sensor and the emitter. He knows that physically altering either will send a signal to all the other motion sensors that something has moved.

Xavek set about trying to maneuver himself around the motion sensor and emitter pairing without setting anything off.

The main security room wasn't far from here. It wasn't expected for someone to bypass these defenses.

Xavek smiled, entering the room and attempting to gain entry into the security room console in order to change the security protocols to register himself with the highest level clearance allowed.

He would suddenly see a cat there, some kind of ninja cat according to her gear. She had already hacked into the program and was listing herself the highest access.

Without turning her head, she said, "Looks like someone was too slow."

"........." Xavek blinked. "And you are..?"

"Don't worry about that," the cat said as she continued typing away. "Why are you here exactly, since you bypassed the defense. You're not exactly a guard here."

"Most likely the same reason as you; to plunder the assets of this company.." Xavek answered with a shrug.

"Eh... you're halfway correct." She said as she took out a device that began downloading the information without any physical connection.

"...." Xavek's optics glowed as he attempted to place a virtual datamine inside the device in order copy the data stored inside.

The object began vibrating and glowing red. "Uh, uh, uh, no peeking," she said as she crushed the object with her bare hand.

She was slightly irritated by the fact that she had to do that. "A little more than half of the data I need is now on my server. Steal your own data, " she stated as she got off the computer chair, planning on leaving the facility now.

"Unfortunately I can't have you leaving with my prize." Xavek said, pointing his gauntlet at her. "However; I am not an unreasonable business droid.. So I am willing to pay a large sum of money, in gold if need be, for all of the data in this building.."

The cat looked at the gauntlet, and smirked, not even fazed by it. "I left the computer open for you," she said as she once again attempted to leave the room.

Xavek frowned, turning back to the computer and checking the data stored on it for any virtual traps.

There were no virtual traps, but there was a physical one. The beeping sound gave Xavek two seconds to react.

Xavek fired a bolt of plasma at whatever caused the beeping sound. "!!?"

Bad choice. It go boom, the blast radius covering the small room.

Essentially Xavek took a bomb to the face, which tore apart what little organic flesh remained on his body to reveal part of a metallic skeletal structure.

"....." He let out a scream of rage as he slammed his gauntlets down on what's left of the computer; whatever composure he had long evaporating.

The already weakened table collapsed under the smash of the charred room. The only bright side to the situation was that the computer destruction turned off the security, but that was exactly how the sly cat planned to escape.

Xavek would not allow that at all, if he couldn't have the data; then he would destroy this damned factory with everyone in it.

Xavek stormed out of the room, all pretense of stealth gone as he chased after the cat.

In the large factory room, the cat made her presence known from atop a pipe. "You were fun to play with, almost as much fun as playing with The Black Cat. Too bad you aren't as smart as her." She said as she used her claws to climb out through a window.

Xavek wasted no time, firing a bolt of plasma at the cat as she spoke; now seeing that she was climbing out a window as she spoke, the blast would probably hit her back as there wasn't much room to go side to side unless she were to jump backwards.

One of the main reasons why the Black Cat considers Scarlet (the cat alias) the toughest foe is the fact that Scarlet has the ability to see two seconds in the future. Seeing the future attempt, Scarlet dropped off the wall to avoid the blast. The stealthy assassin took out her sniper rifle, then began playing a game of hide and seek against Xavek.

Lavo, Michael, and Eve
"They're back!" The child happily exclaimed, only for the joy to quickly disappear when she takes a second look at Michael.

Eve gasped in shock when she saw the condition that Micheal was in.

Lavo carries Michael to the back seat section of the car, landing carefully as she glances over. Eve seem to note what Lavo was trying to do. "Oh no..."

Michael regained consciousness, uncontrollably twitching. He glanced over at Eve, remembering how he said he would be careful, and felt guilty. He told Lavo how to set him up to the machine.

Lavo nods and set him up with the machine quietly.

Eve frowns, deeply concern for him.

Michael attempted a smile. "Don't worry, Eve... I'm... holding it together," he joked, trying to lighten the mood.

"Michael..." She frowns, which Lavo looks at Eve. She blinks a bit before looking to the girl. "Good... You're safe."

The girl notices dried blood on the nose and mouth of Lavo. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"I'll be fine, something I can easily wash away." She patted the girl's head.

Eve watched this, before looking to Michael.

Michael caught the eye of Eve, and smiled at her for reassurance "How long has it been since you've called your father again?" he asked Eve, "I want to know whether or not it is too late to get in contact with TECH support."

"Well... I can try to call him..." Eve frowns, looking to the phone.

Lavo blinks, lifting an eyebrow. "..." She did stay quiet though.

Michael coughs, but sounds better already. "The phone icon... slide it to the middle of the dashboard, then... the dial will come up."

Eve nods, doing just that to dial up her father's number.

Lavo kept silent, petting the girl on the head looking around quietly.

With a weak voice, Michael spoke up. "TC, voice command, Michael Kendall. Drive us to 425 Airport Boulevard." The car started itself up as it began moving.

Eve left a voice mail since her father didn't answer.

Lavo sighs quietly to herself, thinking.

Michael had ended up going back to unconsciousness.