From Town Hall to Tartarus, Sunday Evening

[ismyhairout]

The people in charge now knew where the kidnapped people were being kept. A party had gathered and they were on their way to the depths of the Underworld to bring their people back, no matter what stood in their way.

[OOC: For the raiding/rescue party and later in the OCD for the victims too. Please only join in if you specifically signed up for

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Welcome to Tartarus! Population: You

[ismyhairout]

Thankfully, the hole between worlds avoided the River Styx, leaving the team to follow the staircase to a forked path. One way clearly led to Hades Throne Room. The other path was unclear, but it led further down under the river to where their people were being kept.

A round board was the centerpiece of Hades' Throne Room and the surface of it was a map of Fandom with chess-like pieces in various strategic places. It was a cross between chess and battleship. There were two exits - the one they came through and another that led further into Tartarus and also to the catacombs. Andrew was unconscious near the throne, slumped in a heap from exhaustion and the draining effects of trying to widen the hole between Tartarus and Fandom.



Hades was waiting for them, standing from his throne. He had more power here and looked larger than life, bigger and darker and more menacing. "Geez, guys, I wish you'd let me know you were coming. I could've gotten the maid in to spruce the place up. But hey, what's done is done. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I would guess, based on how predictable you've all been in the past, that you're here for the missing people. So hey, I've got a little time in my schedule, let's do this thing. Then, when I'm done with you, whoever's left after my amigos on the surface are done can keep coming down here group by group until you're all dead and floating around like the slimy souls up on the surface." He sighed in content. "I do love it when things go according to plan. It gives me warm fuzzies." His expression darkened as he straightened, making himself even taller until he towered over them. "Bring it."

[OOC: Please don't touch Andrew until he pings in. Those still around who want to get to the catacombs can sneak off through the other exit and get a head start. The thread below these sub-threads is for you and those who join you once they're done with Hades. Those who are having one-on-one fights, please check your sub-threads below!

To facilitate the one-on-one fights, when a person approaches Hades, he'll fling up a forcefield to keep everyone else at bay. Part of the whole 'watch your friends suffer while I play with them' charm that comes hand-in-hand with Hades.]

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[ismyhairout]

If you have any.

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[mouthy_merc]

"Oh, it's been broughten!"

A beat.

"...I need to stop watching MTV movies."

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[screwyoumarvel]

"I don't know, I thought that was pretty good," Steve muttered. "For you."

Of course, he'd never seen the source material.

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[crazypilotman]

Murdock glared at Hades. "You're crazy, dude. And I think I know a thing or two about crazies." Personal experience and all.

"And you should really get a better maid." Taunting a god? Surely not dangerous at all, right?

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[wannabehunter]

"You know, I cannot believe that any version of my mom ever had a kid with you."

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[sixstandingby]

Gavin thought it might be funny if, while Hades was doing his posturing, his hair went out by some strange force of nature.

That'd be funny.

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[solo_sword]

While trying to fight a god and getting her ass kicked was certainly appealing, really, Jaina was more worried about getting to the people he'd taken. While Hades was busy speeching, she was reaching out with the Force, trying to get a sense of people. One in particular she knew she could reach.

It wasn't that Jaina wasn't suitably impressed by the time he'd finished talking, but she had enough faith that this would work that she was almost smiling at him.

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[raspberryturk]

Reno scoffed.

"Those ain't warm fuzzies, dumbass. Your head's on fire."

He felt this needed to be pointed out.

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[southernbender]

Katara's hands were on her hips - and very near her waterskins - as she glared at him. "There's not going to be any warm fuzzies here. We want our friends back."

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[pyroliz]

Liz tried as hard as she could to not feel nervous about this.

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[armybrat_lois]

Lois had never seen someone bent on world domination be so...game show host-y before. It was kind of weird.

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[light_a_spark]

Roy was definitely not going to start believing in any gods. Not even the ones standing in front of him and he merely rolled his eyes at the speech, just wanting to get this all over with.

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[walks_two_paths]

"I can't believe that you could do something this stupid."

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[demons_death]

John sneered. Yeah like that was going to happen. But much as he wanted to kick Hades' ass, his most important priority right now was rescuing the boys and the others. So while some of the others focused on Hades, John focused on getting to the door leading further into the catacombs unnoticed.

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[time_flyer_5]

"Good to know the bad guys don't take forever making huge speeches about their evil plans in just my world," Jen muttered.

Then took in the increasing size of Hades.

". . . yeah, I wouldn't even bitch about having to pilot giant robotic furniture right about now."