An Abandoned Warehouse - Later Tuesday Afternoon
Chris was feeling better after Bianca finished stripping his powers. At least physically. And he was resigned to whatever she wanted given that he couldn't fight her. He groaned when he saw his friends approaching. Without his powers, he couldn't protect them and he knew that if they tried to interfere, Bianca would kill them with no compunction.
Bianca
Bianca didn't notice at first, as she was busy creating the portal. "Ready?" she asked Chris, though it really didn't matter if he was or not.
Chris
"Yeah, let's go," Chris said, hoping they would be gone before the others arrived. He didn't want anyone to get hurt.
Summer
"Hey bitch!" Summer cried out as she stormed toward them. "Get away from my boyfriend!"
Bianca
"Tell them to go," Bianca told Chris. "Or you're responsible for what happens to your friends."
Chris
"I'm sorry, Summer," he called. "She took my powers. I have to go with her."
Summer
"No, you don't!" Summer pleaded. "She already hurt you once..."
Ronan
"There's got to be something we can all do to help," Ronan insisted, his hand even now twitching to come up to his shoulder and unsheath his sword. "Besides, we can take whatever she can dish out."
Savannah
Savannah stepped up and after giving Bianca a dirty glare, she looked at Chris.
"Chris, you don't need to do this. Ronan is right and you know that we can take care of ourselves. We can get your powers back." Her hands were twitching at her sides as she tried to keep her emotions in check.
Bianca
Bianca recognized a threat when she saw one. To ward off any attack, she shimmered out, then reappeared behind Summer, using her as a shield against the others as she held an athame to her throat.
"You were saying?" she said.
Summer
Summer was pretty much frozen in place, afraid one small movement would result in her death. It was times like this that she wished she had a supernatural ability.
She was afraid even to speak, so she just gave Chris another pleading look, almost begging him not to go with Bianca through that portal.
Chris
"Bianca, let her go," Chris said, trying not to let his voice bely his absolute terror. "I'll go with you. They won't fight."
His eyes pleaded with Savannah and the others to just let him go.
Ronan
Okay, so, Ronan was used to people making stupid choices like this. Often, he found the best solution was to let them make it, and then come after them, save them, and say, "I told you so."
He forced his hand down to his side again, forced it still, forced himself calm. "It's his choice, guys," he said, "we've got to let him make it." He hoped that someone would listen to reason long enough for them to at least get Summer to safety before they went after Chris and Bianca.
Savannah
Savannah was livid. This person had attacked Chris and now had Summer at knife point. She was shaking with the desire to blast her but...
She couldn't let anything happen to Summer. She swallowed, looking once more at Chris and then at Bianca.
"Let her go," she forced herself to say. "Let Summer go and... we won't stop you if Chris says he's going with you."
Bianca
"Glad to see you're being reasonable," Bianca said. She waved her hand and the portal opened up. "Let's go," she said to Chris.
Chris
Chris walked toward the portal. Just before stepping through, he glanced over his shoulder at his friends and girlfriend.
If he had his powers, he would fight. But he was determined to protect them and he couldn't do that without his powers.
He stepped through the portal, wondering if he would ever see them again.
Summer
On the other side, Summer tearfully wondered if she would ever see Chris again.
[preplayed with phoenix_marked, snarkyprincess, hotceltogoth, and walks_two_paths. Broadcast okay, interaction for the folks left behind welcome in the comments.]
Bianca
Bianca didn't notice at first, as she was busy creating the portal. "Ready?" she asked Chris, though it really didn't matter if he was or not.
Chris
"Yeah, let's go," Chris said, hoping they would be gone before the others arrived. He didn't want anyone to get hurt.
Summer
"Hey bitch!" Summer cried out as she stormed toward them. "Get away from my boyfriend!"
Bianca
"Tell them to go," Bianca told Chris. "Or you're responsible for what happens to your friends."
Chris
"I'm sorry, Summer," he called. "She took my powers. I have to go with her."
Summer
"No, you don't!" Summer pleaded. "She already hurt you once..."
Ronan
"There's got to be something we can all do to help," Ronan insisted, his hand even now twitching to come up to his shoulder and unsheath his sword. "Besides, we can take whatever she can dish out."
Savannah
Savannah stepped up and after giving Bianca a dirty glare, she looked at Chris.
"Chris, you don't need to do this. Ronan is right and you know that we can take care of ourselves. We can get your powers back." Her hands were twitching at her sides as she tried to keep her emotions in check.
Bianca
Bianca recognized a threat when she saw one. To ward off any attack, she shimmered out, then reappeared behind Summer, using her as a shield against the others as she held an athame to her throat.
"You were saying?" she said.
Summer
Summer was pretty much frozen in place, afraid one small movement would result in her death. It was times like this that she wished she had a supernatural ability.
She was afraid even to speak, so she just gave Chris another pleading look, almost begging him not to go with Bianca through that portal.
Chris
"Bianca, let her go," Chris said, trying not to let his voice bely his absolute terror. "I'll go with you. They won't fight."
His eyes pleaded with Savannah and the others to just let him go.
Ronan
Okay, so, Ronan was used to people making stupid choices like this. Often, he found the best solution was to let them make it, and then come after them, save them, and say, "I told you so."
He forced his hand down to his side again, forced it still, forced himself calm. "It's his choice, guys," he said, "we've got to let him make it." He hoped that someone would listen to reason long enough for them to at least get Summer to safety before they went after Chris and Bianca.
Savannah
Savannah was livid. This person had attacked Chris and now had Summer at knife point. She was shaking with the desire to blast her but...
She couldn't let anything happen to Summer. She swallowed, looking once more at Chris and then at Bianca.
"Let her go," she forced herself to say. "Let Summer go and... we won't stop you if Chris says he's going with you."
Bianca
"Glad to see you're being reasonable," Bianca said. She waved her hand and the portal opened up. "Let's go," she said to Chris.
Chris
Chris walked toward the portal. Just before stepping through, he glanced over his shoulder at his friends and girlfriend.
If he had his powers, he would fight. But he was determined to protect them and he couldn't do that without his powers.
He stepped through the portal, wondering if he would ever see them again.
Summer
On the other side, Summer tearfully wondered if she would ever see Chris again.
[preplayed with phoenix_marked, snarkyprincess, hotceltogoth, and walks_two_paths. Broadcast okay, interaction for the folks left behind welcome in the comments.]