SINISTER FINALE

[astonishing_xmods]

WHO: Those who signed up for the punching dinosaurs Savage Lands mission
WHAT: Time to get a cure
WHERE: Savage Land Nature Preserve
WHEN: October 10th
WARNING(S): Violence, language, etc

The Blackbird was getting quite a bit of use, lately. It left the Institute early, before the sun was properly up—from there, it was a straight line from New York to Antarctica, with no stops between. The paperwork had been cleared, official permission granted for the team to enter an international wildlife reserve. There would be no scandalous headlines of border-crossing house parties this time, thank you very much.

The glasslike surface of the Antarctic Ocean stretched away endlessly beneath the plane, disappearing into a fog-clouded horizon.

They weren’t there quite yet.

But they would be soon.

Comments

[psykick]

[Rinka doesn't let up. If a strike is blocked or deflected, she's already moving on to the next one. She won't be able to keep up this pace forever though; her endurance and strength are unaugmented and her natural athleticism will only take her so far. And she'd already had to take on a dinosaur or two. So in another five minutes, ten tops, she's going to be flagging.]

[bethemonster]

[In spite of his sickly pale, corpse like skin, Sinister was a remarkable physical specimen, having the strength and reaction time to exceed Rinka easily. But the fact was, Kaede was a telekinetic on the level he had only so rarely witnessed, and that certainly forced his attention elsewhere. He almost had to wonder... if she wasn't the second coming of the Phoenix herself.

He was letting his fascination distract him, however, and both women were able to land blows otherwise impossible. Sinister spat, staggering back.]

Enough of this! [Sinister backed his way to a console, slamming his fist down on a large red button. An alarm started sounding as several machines whirred to life, lights blinking and flashing. One such was a large pod that started to open, Sinister rushing for it.]

[long_live_the_queen]

[Being able to actually land hits now had boosted her confidence--perhaps too much. Sinister eeled out of her grasp like a handful of quicksilver. An irritated noise crawled out of her chest, almost a growl.]

Get back here, asshole! We're not done yet!

[Kaede rushed after him, vectors grasping for his shoulders, knees, anywhere they could find purchase.]

[anythingspossible]

The blood crimson glow from Joss' smart phone reflected off her bulging eyes and dropped jaw. The phone had an outline of Renko's body on its screen, with the damaged parts flashing red, and that was all of them.

"Unhook her?" Joss asked responding to Liir's question. "I ain't even sure how she's still alive! She's got the virus and then some. Her fever's off tha charts, her organs are a wreck, and her mind is workin but..."

Joss' mind was turning too fast and too hard to finish her sentence.Just looking at Renko made her feel feverish and sick. Her eyes darted from Renko to the machine, then back to her smart phone, then finally to her own thoughts. She squirmed as she tried to think. She gasped. An idea, though she knew it wasn't great.

"I need a sec to figure out tha machine she's hooked up ta to know how ta unhook her, but Liir yer takin a medicine to treat the virus ain't ya? I can't make no promises but if ya can give some up it might help her."

Joss turned to the machine that the tubes came out of. It gave her slight comfort, for even with this tech she felt at home.

"I gonna do ma best with this, but in the mean time our only real hope is ta catch Sinister, and get everythang we need to know from him!"

It was at that second that Sinister fled, and robots entered the scene.

"dang it!"

[droppedbucket]

[As soon as Sinister took off, Kisume had taken off after him, her growling gone silent finally. She was fully focused on just catching and taking Sinister down..if she could!]