63n3515 - Chapter 1: Cartel Chronicles (New, Open IC)

[CoolLand]

"Coca-Cola? Ok, great choice...", said the waitress, as she was in shock, and went to the other tables...

"So, how do you like it here? We can go shopping after this!", asked George

"It's nice...I've never been to a place this fancy ever." Veronica replied, brushing a stray lock of hair away from her face. "I'd like to save the shopping for another day, if you don't mind."

"Alright, that's fine.", said George

Then the waitress came over, and delivered the food...

"Here you go, for the nice couple!", said the waitress, as she handed them their food...

[Asterdan]

"Coca-Cola? Ok, great choice...", said the waitress, as she was in shock, and went to the other tables...

"So, how do you like it here? We can go shopping after this!", asked George

"It's nice...I've never been to a place this fancy ever." Veronica replied, brushing a stray lock of hair away from her face. "I'd like to save the shopping for another day, if you don't mind."

(OOC: Let's see what happens when....)

Gale had entered another picture and had begun traveling through them. He was just looking around when he arrived to a very fancy one. Looking out to the real-world, he smirked, seeing George and Veronica. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a single, long-stemmede rose with no thorns. He tossed it out of the painting and retraced his steps to George's house.

[Asona (Ancient)]

"It's nice...I've never been to a place this fancy ever." Veronica replied, brushing a stray lock of hair away from her face. "I'd like to save the shopping for another day, if you don't mind."

"Alright, that's fine.", said George

Then the waitress came over, and delivered the food...

"Here you go, for the nice couple!", said the waitress, as she handed them their food...

"We gotta get some food in you, amigo."
"Sure. That Mickey D's burger wasn't too filling. You know a better place?"
Carlos laughed.
"Know one? I own it."
"What's the place called?"
"Ta-Boo. It's quite the hangout. Charlie Sheen goes there. One of my best customers. Real nice place."
"Sounds good to me. Got some nicer clothes?"
"Oh, sure. My personal tailor can get you some custom threads-"
"No time. I'm really fucking hungry."
Zuniga laughed.
"Sure, my friend. I got some extra clothes in that room over there. We can take my car."
"Sounds good."

[Planeta de los Muertos]

"It's nice...I've never been to a place this fancy ever." Veronica replied, brushing a stray lock of hair away from her face. "I'd like to save the shopping for another day, if you don't mind."

"Alright, that's fine.", said George

Then the waitress came over, and delivered the food...

"Here you go, for the nice couple!", said the waitress, as she handed them their food...

Veronica looked at her plate. She had never seen such a scrumptious pasta dish in her life! Now the appetite truly set in.

She grabbed her fork, but mere inches away from digging it into her food, a rose fell onto her food. She giggled.

"Very funny, George." she addressed the wrong person, smiling sheepishly. "I know you can bend space and time, but this might be a little too much."

[CoolLand]

"Alright, that's fine.", said George

Then the waitress came over, and delivered the food...

"Here you go, for the nice couple!", said the waitress, as she handed them their food...

Veronica looked at her plate. She had never seen such a scrumptious pasta dish in her life! Now the appetite truly set in.

She grabbed her fork, but mere inches away from digging it into her food, a rose fell onto her food. She giggled.

"Very funny, George." she addressed the wrong person, smiling sheepishly. "I know you can bend space and time, but this might be a little too much."

George wondered where the rose came from, but he knew that this might be good for him...

"I know. Sorry about that Veronica.", said George, as he ate the steak

[Katyuscha]

Simon and his copies converged upon the police station from all sides. The copies would enter through the back while Simon went through the front door. As Simon entered the station, another officer, officer Stevens, looked up at him with confusion.

"Simon?" He started. "Simon, what are you doing here? You're not on duty right n-"

Just then, Simon gripped onto Stevens' hand and after a short convulsion and a few twitches, another copie stood before him. The two Simons smiled at each other before turning toward the rest of the station which didnt even notice what had just happened.

It was over quickly. In just a few minutes, Simon exited the station with a few dozen copies following behind him.

"One down, rest of the city to go." Simon said to himself and the entire group began to march off to the next station.

Simon would see justice for this city. Even if it had to be delivered by force.

[Planeta de los Muertos]

Veronica looked at her plate. She had never seen such a scrumptious pasta dish in her life! Now the appetite truly set in.

She grabbed her fork, but mere inches away from digging it into her food, a rose fell onto her food. She giggled.

"Very funny, George." she addressed the wrong person, smiling sheepishly. "I know you can bend space and time, but this might be a little too much."

George wondered where the rose came from, but he knew that this might be good for him...

"I know. Sorry about that Veronica.", said George, as he ate the steak

"I'm not angry; the opposite, really." Veronica said, eating her food. "This is a new experience for me overall...not just the restaurant...but the fact that some of us have superpowers. Granted, there are some out there that are abusing it, but it's something that's pretty much once in a lifetime."

[CoolLand]

George wondered where the rose came from, but he knew that this might be good for him...

"I know. Sorry about that Veronica.", said George, as he ate the steak

"I'm not angry; the opposite, really." Veronica said, eating her food. "This is a new experience for me overall...not just the restaurant...but the fact that some of us have superpowers. Granted, there are some out there that are abusing it, but it's something that's pretty much once in a lifetime."

"Oh, phew! That is true, this is really great to have these powers. It really is.", said Geirge, as he was finishing his food...

"Here is your check.", said the waitress, as she handed George the $1500 check...

"Here you go!", said George, as he payed her the money

"So. Veronica, do you think you'd give an Englishman a chance?", asked George

[Asona (Ancient)]

Max stuck out like a sore thumb with his shoulder-length hair and scraggly white beard. One of the waiters began to shoo him out before noticing who he was with.
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Zuniga, I didn't know... please don't kill me."
"Mr. Ender is here as my guest. My usual table, please."
"There is someone sitting there now, sir..."
Carlos gave the guy a second to remeber who he was dealing with.
"I'll kick them out."
The poor man scurried off, and Max began to scan the place, a habit that had never really left him after his discharge (completely honorable, with a Bronze Star to his name). His eyes settled on a particular table.
It was him. The man who had destroyed Max's only source of happiness, his only light in an otherwise dim world. And he got off scot-free. Not a single thing happened to him, not a single punishment ever levied against him.
Until now.
"Gimme a sec," he growled to Zuniga.
"Wait, what? What are you doing?"
Max ignored the lieutenant's protests on his walk over to where Poulos and some whore were having a meal together. He reached into the borrowed Army jacket that Carlos had loaned him and pulled out the .45 Automatic that had served him so well at Khe Sanh. 10 notches were carved into the side. 10 VC had their lives ended by a single bullet from this gun. As he pointed the barrel straight into George's face, Max wondered where he'd add the 11th.

[CoolLand]

"Bloody hell! Who are you mate...", asked George, as he pulled out his Uzi, that was always trustfully in his pocket, and shot at Max with it.

Soon, the staff called the police, and they began to arrive...

[Planeta de los Muertos]

"I'm not angry; the opposite, really." Veronica said, eating her food. "This is a new experience for me overall...not just the restaurant...but the fact that some of us have superpowers. Granted, there are some out there that are abusing it, but it's something that's pretty much once in a lifetime."

"Oh, phew! That is true, this is really great to have these powers. It really is.", said Geirge, as he was finishing his food...

"Here is your check.", said the waitress, as she handed George the $1500 check...

"Here you go!", said George, as he payed her the money

"So. Veronica, do you think you'd give an Englishman a chance?", asked George

Veronica tried to hold back a burp, but it eventually manifested itself as a chunk of ice that fell on the floor; luckily no-one else besides the duo saw the embarrassing mini-event.

"I appreciate the meal and the thought behind it..." she stated. "...but this, feels so sudden....I need some time to think about this, George. I hope you understand." she then reached out for his hands and clasped them 'tween hers.

She then heard gunfire and decided to duck for safety. She scurried behind a bar.

[Asona (Ancient)]

"Bloody hell! Who are you mate...", asked George, as he pulled out his Uzi, that was always trustfully in his pocket, and shot at Max with it.

Soon, the staff called the police, and they began to arrive...

Max easily shot the man's hand before he had a chance to draw out his Uzi.
"I know who you are. You cost me my family. And now, you pay."
He thumbed back the hammer....

[CoolLand]

"Oh, phew! That is true, this is really great to have these powers. It really is.", said Geirge, as he was finishing his food...

"Here is your check.", said the waitress, as she handed George the $1500 check...

"Here you go!", said George, as he payed her the money

"So. Veronica, do you think you'd give an Englishman a chance?", asked George

Veronica tried to hold back a burp, but it eventually manifested itself as a chunk of ice that fell on the floor; luckily no-one else besides the duo saw the embarrassing mini-event.

"I appreciate the meal and the thought behind it..." she stated. "...but this, feels so sudden....I need some time to think about this, George. I hope you understand." she then reached out for his hands and clasped them 'tween hers.

She then heard gunfire and decided to duck for safety. She scurried behind a bar.

"I understand completely.", said George, as the police stormed the building...

"Palm Beach Police!!! Drop your weapons, assholes!", said a cop, as his squad pointed their guns as George, and Max

George put his weapon away, and told the, what happen...

"This man, you, you are under arrest! And who are you Cubanos!", shouted one of the cops...

[Planeta de los Muertos]

"Bloody hell! Who are you mate...", asked George, as he pulled out his Uzi, that was always trustfully in his pocket, and shot at Max with it.

Soon, the staff called the police, and they began to arrive...

Max easily shot the man's hand before he had a chance to draw out his Uzi.
"I know who you are. You cost me my family. And now, you pay."
He thumbed back the hammer....

A gust of pure winter blasted Max, partially encasing him in ice. Behind him stood Veronica, angry.

[CoolLand]

"Bloody hell! Who are you mate...", asked George, as he pulled out his Uzi, that was always trustfully in his pocket, and shot at Max with it.

Soon, the staff called the police, and they began to arrive...

Max easily shot the man's hand before he had a chance to draw out his Uzi.
"I know who you are. You cost me my family. And now, you pay."
He thumbed back the hammer....

But luckily, the bullet hit the table, as George fired at Max, but when the police asked him to drop his weapon, an they were going to arrest this man, he was relieved this was finally over...

[Asona (Ancient)]

Max easily shot the man's hand before he had a chance to draw out his Uzi.
"I know who you are. You cost me my family. And now, you pay."
He thumbed back the hammer....

But luckily, the bullet hit the table, as George fired at Max, but when the police asked him to drop his weapon, an they were going to arrest this man, he was relieved this was finally over...

"Give up? Not a chance!" he shouted back. He grabbed some booze from a nearby table and threw it at the cops, dousing them in high-alcohol content booze. He took advantage of their confusion and shot a jet of flame on them, setting the liqueur on fire.

[CoolLand]

Then, the SWAT team came in, and fired their wepns at Max, and surely he was inured. If not killed.

[Asona (Ancient)]

Max easily shot the man's hand before he had a chance to draw out his Uzi.
"I know who you are. You cost me my family. And now, you pay."
He thumbed back the hammer....

A gust of pure winter blasted Max, partially encasing him in ice. Behind him stood Veronica, angry.

Goddammit.
A burp easily melted the ice, and Max whirled around to face his attacker.
"Stay out of this, bitch. This is between me and him," he indicated Puolos.

[Ricot]

"Ah! I thought you all had ran off."
Zilka began to go and let everyone on the floor know about food, in hopes that someone would like to join her to eat. She felt almost like a loner here, something she hadn't felt like in a very long time.

"Can I eat with you perhaps?", asked Jeeves, as he sat down next to her...

"No problem!" Although she sounded quite comfortable, she was quite nervous with eating with someone she didn't know. ZIlka made small talk with the man, then excused herself and went over to the tv. To see if anything had changed on the news.
"Breaking news! There seems to be a shooting at a near by restruant. It's believed to be another cause of the cartels..." the reporter began to ramble off, but Zilka wasn't listening.
"Jeeves did Geogre and Veronica go off to a restruant by any chance?"
"I believe so miss."
"Scheiß!" Zilka cursed in German, "Jeeves you got a car I could borrow?"
"Here you go miss." He tossed her a set of keys.
"Got it thanks!" She ran out to the driveway, unlocking the car and heading for the restruant. When she got there, a SWAT team was there preventing anyone from getting close.

[CoolLand]

A gust of pure winter blasted Max, partially encasing him in ice. Behind him stood Veronica, angry.

Goddammit.
A burp easily melted the ice, and Max whirled around to face his attacker.
"Stay out of this, bitch. This is between me and him," he indicated Puolos.

"You don't call her a bitch, you bloody wanker! Who are you anyway!", said George, as he threw a knife at Max, which went into his chest, and then the SWAT stormed in, and handcuffed Max...

[Erryeah]

It was rather simple for Tabitha to figure out which laughable superhero to steal their identity, especially win the winners of the lottery were each made public records. After a bit of searching she found one superhuman that made the most appropriate subject, Hannah Murphy. She looked very similar to the way Tabitha looked with red hair, light complexion, and thin frame. Nearly twins had it not been for the differently shaped nose, eye color, and speech patterns expected of a Southern Texas girl. It seemed Tabitha would have to practice the whole Texas thing to get in tune with becoming this Hannah Murphy. Luckily for Tabitha, it seemed that Hannah had not yet reached the point in time for her powers to be recorded. The set date was two days from now.

"Shucks this is going to be difficult. But, maybe not since she should be in the Miami area to get ability tested. Funny...my path to vengeance begins at the place I intend to take vengeance upon. I will have to stakeout the area." Tabitha took a public bus to a park nearby the facility. she got off the bus and cut through the park while absorbing the light energy around her and using it to camouflage almost to the point of complete invisibility. As a tactical measure, because this place surely had infrared cameras scouring the area, Tabitha absorbed her own body heat as it went out to make her body look like nothing other than a lifeless rock to an infrared scanner.

Tabitha did this for four hours before seeing a red headed girl across the way driving a car into the parking lot. Tabitha then used her powers once more to focus the area of where she could hear. The woman was talking on the phone apparently with a telemarketer that asked, "Hello, Hannah Murphy we here at Credit Debt Relief Council Centers would like to..." *click*

"That must be her." Tabitha thought to herself as she proceeded to watch from afar until the woman had came out of the building and got into her car. That's when Tabitha walked out into the street. She waited for Hannah to drive close to her. Hannah's car was coming right at her if she were not to move out of harms way...

But, instead of getting hit by the car Tabitha stopped honing in her hearing, because her limit of simultaneous absorption was three, to phase into the rear passenger seat of the car. Tabitha then sat there silently until they had reached an area far enough away from the facility to release her absorption of light energy. She pulled out a gun and placed it into the back of Hannah's head. "Drive! Bitch!" Hannah said while startled but slightly amused because she had a power that this crazy robber probably knew nothing about and was in for a real treat, "Whhere would you like to go."

"Somewhere quiet, dark, and with no people around." Tabitha said. "OK! You got it." said Hannah with a sly gleam appearing on her lips.

After about 15 minutes of driving, the two arrived at an old abandoned cabin in the woods that had been decaying for who knows how long in the high humidity. "Get out!" Tabitha motioned as Hannah got out of the car. "Kneel." Hannah knelt. "Go, on. Shoot me already! Make my fucking day!"

Tabitha shot the gun aimed at Hannah's head but the bullet just smashed into Hannah's forehead like throwing a cup water at a brick wall. "What the--?" Hannah began to laugh girlishly then the laugh became deeper almost demonic sounding. Hannah's voice had reached an ominously low danger filled tone. "You shouldn't have done that. Now your gonna die!" Hannah began to change skin color to the color of blood red, then she tarted to get taller reaching about halfway up the trees, soon Hannah started bulging with an obscene amount of muscles, horns sprouted from her forehead 4 feet in length, razor sharp claws grew from her fingers and toes each at least one foot long, and then red and white blended hair grew down her back all the way down to the tip of a demon speared tail at leas 12 feet long.

"Well this is more than what I expected." Hannah reached out to grab Tabitha and began to squeeze her to death with the pressure of fifteen steam rollers. If Tabitha had not had the power to absorb this physical energy or at least just enough to survive. It was still very painful and she could not hold up very much longer. "Oh, damn I may have overextended myself here. Wait..." Tabitha realized she had not yet stopped absorbing her own body heat for such a long time that with the stored energy and the force of this beast woman's grip she might just...The area burst into flames followed by a sonic boom that blew in all directions shredding everything to nothing but ash.

"Where'd she go? Muwhahahahahaaa! Hiccup...I need to wo-hiccup-rk on my villainous hiccup laugh. Oh there she is. And there...and over..." Tabitha could see pieces of the former Hannah Murphy strung out all over the area. "Who...what...are you." Hannah could be heard coughing up blood in between the words lying with nothing but an upper torso melted into a near by rock. Tabitha replied, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Before Hannah succumbed to death completely Tabitha began to absorb the energy from within her body and her memories by sending pulses of brain power to keep Hannah alive long enough to absorb her entire essence. Tabitha then threw those memories locked way back in a chamber of her brain. Now, Tabitha could become Hannah more easily...hell she practically had moves like Hannah.

underlined part is what happens when you hear "moves like Mick Jagger" over your speakers

[Somalian Pirate States]

After "Mr. Greene", as he was apparently called, had teleported Will to the beach and back, Will left the group and waited outside for Jonathan, his butler, to arrive. When his ride pulled up, Will got in. He was about to leave for the beach, when he saw Zilka leave in in a sports car.

"Jonathan, follow that car."

"Aye, sir."

They followed the car to a restaurant blocked off by police and SWAT elements. Will followed Zilka, trying to see and not be seen.

[CoolLand]

8:00 PM, NBC News

"Hello, this is Brian Williams on the ground again, in Florida. This time, in the Everglades National Forest, a large forest fire occurred, burning 150 acre of forest before it was stopped. Discovered was a body, and reports are saying this body may have been one of a superhero. I am here tonight live with Florida Wildlife and Fishing boss, Jeff Fisher. Jeff, what happened today?", asked Brian Williams

"Well, Brian. We up here in Tallahasse were shocked at the burning our the Everglades National Forest. We believe this fire was intentional, and that it was done by a human. A super powered human...", said Jeff with his Southern accent

"So Jeff. You're telling me that a superhero did this? I think this just amplifies concerns that the SuperPower Lottert should be closed, as riots are occurring throughout the nation, and world demanding the closing of this lottery, due to all of the events that have happened because of this.", said Brian Williams, as he turns to the camera...

"Now America. Do you believe that the SuperHero Lottery should be closed? Answer now at NBC.com. Up next, the super-powered rescue puppy that capture the world's attention, and hearts.", said Brian Williams, as they cut to commercial

Jeeves was shocked as he was was shocked at this news, he hoped that George and Veronica would be alright after the shooting incident...

---

"Thank you so much, Chief Lee.", said George, to the Chief of Police for Palm Beach, as Max was dragged away in handcuffs.

"Thank god that's over. Well, we better go bloody home, don't you agree?", said George, as Veronica and him got into the Lamborghini Aventador, and the cartel members were questioned...

Soon, they drove home, and parked the car. George put the keys away, and sat down on the couch.

"We are so lucky we survived that. I wonder why that guy even did that? I don't even run the bloody company or anything! Well, we should be safe here, they don't know where I live, this house isn't even under my name, I put it in my dads, so nobody could find me. Anyway, I think I need a drink, what about you?", asked George to Veronica

[CoolLand]

After "Mr. Greene", as he was apparently called, had teleported Will to the beach and back, Will left the group and waited outside for Jonathan, his butler, to arrive. When his ride pulled up, Will got in. He was about to leave for the beach, when he saw Zilka leave in in a sports car.

"Jonathan, follow that car."

"Aye, sir."

They followed the car to a restaurant blocked off by police and SWAT elements. Will followed Zilka, trying to see and not be seen.

As George was leaving, he said, "Hey, you need a ride, we should leave.", said George

[Reselia]

8:00 PM, NBC News

"Hello, this is Brian Williams on the ground again, in Florida. This time, in the Everglades National Forest, a large forest fire occurred, burning 150 acre of forest before it was stopped. Discovered was a body, and reports are saying this body may have been one of a superhero. I am here tonight live with Florida Wildlife and Fishing boss, Jeff Fisher. Jeff, what happened today?", asked Brian Williams

"Well, Brian. We up here in Tallahasse were shocked at the burning our the Everglades National Forest. We believe this fire was intentional, and that it was done by a human. A super powered human...", said Jeff with his Southern accent

"So Jeff. You're telling me that a superhero did this? I think this just amplifies concerns that the SuperPower Lottert should be closed, as riots are occurring throughout the nation, and world demanding the closing of this lottery, due to all of the events that have happened because of this.", said Brian Williams, as he turns to the camera...

"Now America. Do you believe that the SuperHero Lottery should be closed? Answer now at NBC.com. Up next, the super-powered rescue puppy that capture the world's attention, and hearts.", said Brian Williams, as they cut to commercial

Jeeves was shocked as he was was shocked at this news, he hoped that George and Veronica would be alright after the shooting incident...

---

"Thank you so much, Chief Lee.", said George, to the Chief of Police for Palm Beach, as Max was dragged away in handcuffs.

"Thank god that's over. Well, we better go bloody home, don't you agree?", said George, as Veronica and him got into the Lamborghini Aventador, and the cartel members were questioned...

Soon, they drove home, and parked the car. George put the keys away, and sat down on the couch.

"We are so lucky we survived that. I wonder why that guy even did that? I don't even run the bloody company or anything! Well, we should be safe here, they don't know where I live, this house isn't even under my name, I put it in my dads, so nobody could find me. Anyway, I think I need a drink, what about you?", asked George to Veronica

Jane had followed Veronica and George and when she saw Max being bundled into the SWAT truck with the police, she felt... saddened and infuriated. Who were they to just arrest a man like that? Following Max and the truck, she formed a contained black hole inside the engine and so the SWAT truck halted. As the driver got out to take a look at the engine and was sucked up by the Black Hole, Jane busted Max and snapped his handcuffs, as well as bundling him into the car.

The police noticed as she sped forward and began to ran after her, but... there! The Black Hole expanded and contracted immediately - The SWAT truck and the police disappeared. Now she really needed to talk to Josh - this guy looked like a member of the Cartels and she didn't trust George, and well... Greene would just have been inappropriate. Josh seemed like the best choice for advice.
Following a quick dabbling in Black Hole teleportation and after having encountered some grisly sights (Do you really want to see an Earth where everything has been overrun by zombies?) she successfully arrived nearby Josh and the others, who were still at the mansion.