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<< Back at Illustra, the Six & Ethan are now in Morgan's luxury penthouse. for Ethan its the first time he's gotten THIS far into the building and now he doesnt have to fear for his life...at least not while Haleigh is there attempting to advocate for him.>>

<< Spellbinder and Guardian have now changed and are in their costumes...Spell's demonic, erotic "Inferno" costume and Guardian's skin tight, form fitting, asymetrical body suit/armour and as the rest of the team prepare for the next phase, Spell and Guardian move to the "area of consecration" where the SCRYING GLASS is located.>>

<< meanwhile, Delilah is left sitting in the sunken in SITTING ROOM of Morgan's penthouse, with a spendid, uninterrupted view of the city from a dizzying height. She knows that she's involved in this situation in a deeper way now, Alison has confirmed it as well as the sight of those "Demonic" guards triggering something more than "de ja vu" but LESS than full rememberance. Nicolas offered to help probe for the memories, but Delilah declined.>>

<< Haleigh, Ava and Ethan are now in another area of the mainfloor of the penthouse as well. Morgan has more than voiced her agitation at Ethan's presence and Haleigh knows that ONCE AGAIN she's all that stands between Haleigh and total annihilation. Her job is never easy but then again, there arent many others who COULD do what she does.>>

<< as everyone gets adjusted to the movement from Soho to Manhattan's upper east side and changes into costume...they all begin to make their way toward where Spellbinder and Guardian are now trying to locate Karen..or at least pinpoint a general area to search in.>>

<< things are about get even more complicated...>>
 
Illustra-107th floor

<< standin in front of the massive, circular shapped mystical lens, The SCRYING GLASS, Spellbinder holds hands with Guardian the two women have their eyes closed and are focusing. Spellbinder chants a spell designed to search for lost/fallen witches, while Guardian uses her own magicks to link with the Scrying Glass in the hopes of amplying her own "seeing" power. it is a concentrated, double sided effort...one they ALL hope will pay off.>>

<< a few moments pass and the mystical lens begins to glow and hum softly...the glowing pulsates as a sparkling trail circiles around its circumference. Spellbinder and Guardian look toward the glass together and chant the spell together one last time...and a chime sounds off...the scrying glass provides an IMAGE.>>

in an affluent city along the east coast, a posh, secluded suburb with many trees and large homes. it is a place that Morgan AND Delilah will recognize for it is where they grew up. the street is called "Windmill Pointe"

it is clearly the late fall season, the winds blow and the leaves are rustling in the air. something is odd about what they see...most of the homes appear to be..abandonned. not RUN DOWN, but just....an "empty neighborhood".

<< this was where Karen was...>>

<< Morgan looked at the mystical lens...>>

This...this is where I grew up! this is where I first met Delilah..we were childhood friends....my mother is back HERE? why does the neighborhood look so....so DESERTED!?
 
Illustra-107th floor

:: Guardian unclasped hands with Spellbinder as the image and location appeared, she looked on with her cobalt blue eyes.::

I sense a tremendous change...the way things were in this area...they are no more. something has come and TAKEN OVER...its a presence...a BEING. there's a tremendous sense of "REVENGE". If this is where you and Delilah grew up....then my past premonition of Karen and Delilah further fits. I suspect that the reason why DELILAH can't REMEMBER meeting Karen as a child even before she met Morgan is due to a SPELL or some other blocking method...

:: looking at the others.::

whatever the reason, this is where Karen is...somewhere in that place...and we need to go and find her. we are in for a tremendous test of our senses, and our mental strength.

The being that is behind this, has been able to significantly BLOCK my precognition in regards to Karen and our endeavors to find and rescue her. There's no telling WHAT we will encounter once we get there....
 
"Then we better get moving."

Nicolas enterd the area where Guardian and Morgan had completed scrying for Karen's whereabouts. He had a skin-tight combat suit on similar to what Haleigh had given him previously but without the sleeves, his arm muscles bulging as he was prepared for combat. Slung over his shoulder was a new battle axe, very large and imposing.

He knew that this had something to do with Delilah. He was tempted to pry into her mind, discover for himself. But he wanted it to be her decision, it was against what he believed in to overcome her will. But he also realized that if she held the key to saving Karen and maybe even the others, he would have a choice to make. He put the idea out of his mind and focused on the task at hand, getting Karen.

He looked at the two women.

"I am ready when you are."
 
Ethan awaited for Alison, Morgan and Delilah to return from the Scrying Glass as he waited outside with Haleigh and Ava. He was perplexed as Nicholas entered the room. He was obviously somebody that Morgan would have to of trusted a great deal, which was out of her character, but he thought it was nice that somebody might have penetrated her circle of trust. He went back to looking through the information that Haleigh and the others had gathered at the scene as he tried to find something that might have helped.

"So, they think there is a connection between Delilah and Karen that you all didn't know before? She had a vision that Delilah was introducing herself to Karen in a mental institution? Shouldn't that be a little easy to figure out if it's true? I mean the trails might have been covered up but we can look through the files we have on Karen, see where she worked and cross reference them with Delilah's files. I have everything I collected on all of you still at my apartment. It would be worth a look. Meanwhile, do you think they will find anything. Has anything like this ever happened to Alison.. Not being able to use her powers?"
 
[ Delilah sat in the sunken living room of Morgan's penthouse...detached, staring out into the expanse of the city's night skyline. Somewhere deep inside her mind she knew what was going on, but her concious brain refused to believe what even she knew to be true. That Alison had seen her with Karen as a little girl in a psychiatric hospital. But for reasons still as yet unknown to her, she would not let herself believe or remember. She waited as Alison and Morgan scryed for Karen, wondering where under that night sky the doctor was.

She rose and moved to where the witches did their work, watching as an image appreared in the scrying glass. Home. So unlike the big city they all lived in now, there was something comforting about the tree-lined streets and picket fences. But somewhere, deep inside of her, rose fear, foreboding. In an image of childhood dreams, nightmares. ]

"If someone or something is holding Karen there, in Windmill Pointe, then the connection must be to Morgan."

[ Her brain still refused to make the connection between herself and Karen, regardless of what Alison said to the contrary. ]

"With Alison's powers on the fritz there's only one way to get to the bottom of this. Looks like it's homecoming time for us, Morg."

[ She took this opportunity to nip down to her apartment and quickly change into something more suitable to the task at hand - the dress from the photo shoot not being entirely appropriate for Small Town USA and whatever awaited them there. She was glad to have a purpose, a direction - something to focus on. They knew where Karen was - now all they had to do was go in there and get her. She chose the leather outfit she had worn into limbo when they had interrogated Ethan. It wouldn't be her usual dress choice for a mission, but for some reason it seemed right.

She didn't know why Morgan and Alison kept talking about her. This had nothing to do with her. Nothing at all. ]
 
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Illustra-107th floor

<< Morgan looked at Ethan...and spat out her comment with annoyance..did he REALLY THINK that he would have the answers...Karen was old enough to be his MOTHER and MysTech was only in its INFANCY when Morgan and Delilah were little girls..not NEARLY the global entity that the Six came to know them as. >>

in case you hadnt noticed...we've already discovered that whomever attacked my mother went through HER files..most noticeably the ones that were LOCKED in a special and supposedly tamper proof SAFE. clients of her's...both past and presnt were contained in this safe and the section with last names beginning with "T" was the portion most "looked through."

We're assuming, based on the all the clues we have, PLUS Alison's vision that DELILAH, whose last name begins with T is most likely whom they were looking for...and that my mother is some how connected to her.

<< looking at the scrying glass, the only thing that will soothe her as she cannot BARE the presence of Ethan in her luxury penthouse.>>

WESTIN HILLS... it's located in the metro area where our neighborhood is and its one of the most reputable psychiatric facilities on the east coast of the united states...there's alot of history to them. My mother interned there and did a stint as chief resident..which was ALSO confirmed by Alison's vision.

<< she turned around, sweeping her cape behind her and without even realizing it, she put her hand in Nicolas' and gently grasped it>>

i think....i think we should go to Westin Hills FIRST...before going to the old neighborhood...if there IS a "cover up"...and someone is looking for information that has been hidden or sealed for more than a decade now and they couldnt find it in my mother's current office...they may have taken her as they BACKTRACKED to Westin Hills...and probably

<< she closed her eyes...desperately trying to keep her focus>>

probably forcing her to "connect the dots" for them as they somehow try to get to Delilah. That's the ONLY thing that i can come up with.

<< she opens her eyes...noticing that Delilah has continuously ignored what Alison had to say about HER connection to this situation. It almost seems like she just CANT acknowledge it..or WONT. It could be something BEYOND a spell..it could be deep seated in her psyche but Morgan wasnt the psycho therapist..her mother was. >>

we're going now. Be ready for ANYTHING!
 
from New York to Conneticutt

<< in the twinkling of Morgan's eye, the Six & Ethan are teleported via stepping disc from Manhattan's upper east side, to a posh, secluded suburb of large metropolitan area in Conneticutt.>>

<< The homes are large, the cars are all of a certain "standard" and the area just looks very well kept and "comfortable">>

<< the arrive in a "town square" of sorts in the downtown area...the wind blows and dried leaves rustle along. it's definately night time and there's a chilll in the air but what is also noticeable is that NO ONE is about. most store fronts are seemingly "closed", there's no noise or activity about the area...and in the hilly distance, there stands "Westin Hills", a looming facility that stands tall and strong agains the dark fall skies>>

<< Morgan looks a bit agitated as she didnt PLAN to arrive out here in the town square...she wanted to arrive directly INSIDE Westin Hills...>>
 
home again...sort of

<< Standing tall and looking ravishing in her sexy, demonic costume, Spellbinder huffs as she looks around...>>

the frickkin' town square? WHY are we HERE!! my stepping disc should have put us RIGHT inside of Westin Hills!!

<< clearly she was coming unhinged the more time that passed. she immediately walked from the group a few steps forward and looked out to the east...to where Westin Hills sat atop the hilly area.>>

I feel...so uncertain right now.

<< she thought about Delilah, who seemed to be almost OBLIVIOUS to the implications of her connection to this situation. it was very strange. Delilah NEVER "looked the other way" when it came to things like this and she didnt seem to realize that perhaps saving Karen would depend on HER remembering anything that had to do with Alison's vision. at the same time...Morgan felt a looming sense of DREAD...like a "loss of control" was coming. not a murderous RAMPAGE on her part, but the loss of control and reality as she knew it. she almost felt like ...like someone was WATCHING HER even now!>>

<< she looked up at the dark fall skies and then around the area...>>

WHERE is everyone? this town..its EMPTY just like what we saw in the scrying glass!
 
::Guardian stood with her arms folded as Ethan spoke and smirked a bit as Morgan retorted with hostility. He was obviously playing "catch up" at this point and Alison couldnt blame him for not knowing what the others had already seen or deduced. She despised him, but at this point, his being there was something that just didnt matter anymore to her. His thinking might not be totally on target...but his idea WAS very much on target...to cross reference Delilah and Karen once they arrived to Westin Hills. STILL she wasnt about to let him "get in" that easily::

Ethan, did it ever occurr to you that your "files" may not be as all inclusive as you'd like to think?

:: Morgan was clearly ready to leave now, as was Delilah and the others.::

when we get to Westin Hills, we need to start the search with .... :: looking at Haleigh:: Delilah. Haleigh will be our key to taking control of their computer systems and finding whatever we need. THEY will most likely have the answers we're looking for at this point.

:: Guardian was prepared for teleporting and once they arrived ...she too noticed that Morgan's target was off....as the sorceress fumed, Alison spoke up::

it appears that whatever is hampering my powers is affecting Morgan as well.
 
Nicolas took Morgans hand as she grsped his free hand. He stiffened a bit as Alison, Morgan, and Ethan exchanged words...he had a knack for really being irritating, even wwhen he was not trying to be. Then Morgan teleported them via stepping disk into Westin Hills...

Check that. NOT into Westin Hills, but into the MIDDLE OF THE STREET. Nicolas reached out to alter any perceptions turned their way but was surprised that there were none. The only thing he could "hear" was Delilah trying to convince herself that she had NOTHING to do with this. He shut her out so as to give her some privacy and listened as Morgan and Alison each grew a bit flustered at the way their abilities had gone haywire. He touched Morgan's back in a calming caress and stepped forward, looking at the facility on the hill.

"It seems apparent that whoever has done this has control of this area. They are no doubt aware of our position as they seem to have ADJUSTED it a bit. I am ready to knock on the door, if you know what I mean, see what happens.

Nicolas began to walk forward towards the facility...
 
Out in the open

:: taking a moment to survey the area, Guardian nodded as Rampage spoke of "knocking"::

That's really our only choice. I warned you all that once we arrived, we'd be at the mercy of forces that even i can't anticipate. we're going to have to STAY TOGETHER at all costs.

its clear that the town is FUNCTIONAL..the power is still on...it just seems to be deserted. clearly MAGICK is going to be any real advantage...Spellbinder and I both are having problems, so the question is...will this "entity" be able to aniticpate and counter mutant powers or technological powers? We'll just have to go forward the best way we know how.

While Rampage may not have had any MINDS to hide us from.WE can "alter" things just as well as our foe can. let's not make ourselves any more obvious than we have to be. Persphone, bring in a moderate fog, make it roll with us and spread out around us as we move. Ethan, since you're here, you're GOING to make yourself usefull. use your power to further back our "cover" .this should hide us from any electronic and visual detection


:: As she was giving out orders, Guardian happened to be standing near Rampage and Spellbinder but facing the opposite direction. Rampage and Spellbinder's PHYSICAL interactions had not been lost on Guardian though...the holding of hands, the touching and consoling. these two were clearly taking to each other faster and more easily than even THEY might have expected...but Guardian felt it was for the best. Morgan needed someone she could trust [outside of her "sisters" and her team] and Nicolas had never found a woman who could command respect the way Morgan could.::

Nicolas, i pray you are strong enough to help Morgan...maybe help us ALL. I fear that we have just dived into a black sea with our eyes SHUT...no idea what we are in store for...and even I cannot plot our course effectively.

:: Guardian's thoughts were shielded from Rampage but she hoped that He would know what to do if things got too crazy during this caper.::

Black Widow..are you getting ANY kind of life signs anywhere nearby? I can't sense anything "coming". Rampage.....run a psi scan of Westin Hills....be carefull as it's a psychiatric facility..you dont want to be assaulted by any toxic thoughts or emotions but see if you can pick up on any "UNUSUAL" thought patterns. Karen's abductors could be there as we speak...and we could crash their party.

:: looking around::



:: Alison knew that sometimes were magick or even the naked eye would fail...that technology could pick up the slack. maybe Haleigh's hybrid powers would provide them with something they were missing at this point. waiting for Haleigh's analysis of the situation, she looked over at MorningStar::

MorningStar....you seem...to be a bit withdrawn. You've NEVER been this way before.

:: The Seer's cobalt blue eyes fixed on MorningStar with a curious glint, she didnt want to PROD Delilah, but at the same time she knew that if Delilah was left alone too long..she might shut down completely as she tried to "cope" with the emergence of a past she was not ready to deal with.::
 
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Nicolas continued slowly forward as the fog began to creep in, thanks to Persephone. He was reaching out both telepathically and with his TK in a 360 degree arc and into the AIR ITSELF to keep the group from being surprised. He had removed his axe and was taking the lead, depending on his resilience to be of help should a problem arise. He used his off-hand to corral Morgan behind him and began to cover some ground, moving to the facility.

As he was monitoring things, he frowned at a result and continued. However, in front of Alison, words made of asphalt began to appear right in front of her right eye. They were small enough to go unnoticed by the others, but large enough for Alison to clearly see.

"Alison, this is Nicolas. Do not react to this message. Delilah is in danger of going into mental/emotional shock. I have take the liberty of boosting her epinephrine levels to keep her coherent, but if we do not help her deal with what is going on, we may well end up a member down, having to protect her AND find Karen. I need you to try to reason with her at some point, help her deal with this. I can help her and find out what is going on in her mind, but I do not wish to violate her. Please advise. Use your astral power to whisper in my ear."

Nicolas stayed up front and kept his advance...
 
Westin Hills

Ethan sighed as both Morgan and Alison decided to give their hostile comments back at his ideas. He hadn't been in the room during the conversations about Delilah and the connection, he had heard everything second hand. He knew they were going to test him and he was ready for it, he wanted to do everything he could to help.

"It was just a suggestion...."

As they were teleported to Westin Hills Alison immediately took point as the Tactician and he couldn't help but admire her savvy for these type of things and respected her orders. He focused his power on the group and began to manipulate the light around them as a whole. Each person felt a sweep of energy that resembled a strong gust of wind and before anyone knew it, the Six vanished into thin air. In another aspect of his power their eyes were adjusted to the energy so that they would all be able to see each other and they would also see what Ethan experienced when he used his powers, the way he was able to bend and manipulate the hard light to his advantage.

"It just seems all a little funny. Why did the stepping disc take us here? It just feels wrong. Like a trap...."
 
Haleigh sat with her arms folded on the arm of the sofa, watching the goings on. She glanced at Alison and Morgan, searching for sign of Karen. Ethan asked a question about any past problems with Alison's powers. Haleigh's eyes settled on Delilah, who was noticably withdrawn. She kept her gaze trained on Morningstar, even as she answered Ethan.

"It's not that she can use her powers, Ethan... its that they're clouded. Kind of like... a thick fog settled over the road and you cant see through it. Let's hope there aren't any sharp curves or stalled cars ahead."

Morgan, Delilah, Alison, and Nicolas all joined in unison to leave, and Haleigh had the fleeting look of someone haphazardly along for the ride. She couldn't understand why Delilah refused to entertain the idea that this may have something to do with her past... but then who wants to be part of the reason the Doctor was missing? Still... she seemed to be avoiding looking the problem in the face. Morgan gathered them all and transported them, via stepping disc, to.... the wrong place. An eerily deserted town square surrounded them... and in the distance...Westin Hills, their intended destination. Haleigh, without pause, pointed out the painfully obvious.

"Uh.... Rabbit... I think you hippity-hopped us through the wrong rabbit hole." She said, as Morgan expressed the displeasure of missing the psychiatric hospital. Haleigh stood poised with a 'lightbulb' look on her face, as though a concept had just dawned on her. "Maybe THATS it... not rabbit holes.... WORMholes... Great minds like Einstein and Thorne TOYED with the idea of time anomolies... maybe this... deserted place is located in a RIP in time... or space... or both. Think about it... [pointing to Morgan] Your stepping discs move us through coordinates in time and space.... [gesturing the Alison] Your precognition is based on time... if we're in some kind of loop... or tear in time... it might explain why YOU missed your aim and YOU can't see. Alright... lets just... walk the rest of the way. I don't sense anyone now, but I'll start a scan and keep it open so we dont get blindsided. Morgan... I know this is stressful... but keep your cool. Not one of us here is going to let anything happen to your mother."

Haleigh finished, sensing that Morgan was getting a little to tense for anyone's good.
 
Nicolas thought about Haleigh pstulation as he waited for Alison's response. He glaned at her quickly before thinking back to her.

What you are deducing makes some sense. The concern is that someone would be able to control both temporal AND spatial beyond a degree of Morgan OR ALison. I wonder if this is an entity that is able to defeat magic instead? That would explain some of the ease in detaining Karen. Because taking her by surprise and keeping her are two VERY different things... Hales, are you getting anything on the Delilah/Karen crossreference? Thins thing is not yet adding up.

As Nicolas moved forward the very air seemed to thicken, as the mutant's TK put him in contact with every available molecule close by.
 
:: walking along, there was the sound of several pairs of high heeled boots clicking along the stone ground. Guardian, who made walking in stilletto boots look like child's play, stopped short of stepping on the ground in front of her as lettering began to appear.::

:: her powers of precognition may be hampered, but her AWARENESS was still higher than most and her eye sight was very keen. she narrowed her cobalt blue eyes and watched as the inscription in the ground began to take shape...::

Rampage said:
"Alison, this is Nicolas. Do not react to this message. Delilah is in danger of going into mental/emotional shock. I have take the liberty of boosting her epinephrine levels to keep her coherent, but if we do not help her deal with what is going on, we may well end up a member down, having to protect her AND find Karen. I need you to try to reason with her at some point, help her deal with this. I can help her and find out what is going on in her mind, but I do not wish to violate her. Please advise. Use your astral power to whisper in my ear."
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:: Alison closed her eyes, and telekinetically projected her astral form [prue's astral projection]....making it so that only Rampage would see/hear her as she spoke....::

I sense that we may NOT be able to control the situation with Delilah for long. when we arrive in the old neighborhood of Morgan and Delilah, things will go from bad to worse. I may have to cast a "sleeping spell" on her and have Ethan encase her in a protective cuccoon. Rest assured, I will do all i can, but i just don't "FEEL" that I will be successfull.

:: her astral form faded away in a glowing white light and Alison opened her eyes and resumed her course with the group. Black Widow displayed REMARKABLE insight as she spoke about a possible temporal/spatial anamoly on a grand scale... of COURSE! that would be the most logical explanation for why she and morgan were the most effected so far.::

that is a very sound observation, Haleigh.

When we first locked on where Karen would be via the Scrying Glass, i IMMEDIATELY felt a "suspension" of time from this area, it was like STAGNATION...like everything ELSE is moving but this town is now LOST in the oblivion of when time "moves on" ...even though my precognition is down, i STILL have my other powers as well as my perception of TIME in general and my sense confirms what you're suggesting ...we MUST be in some kind of time loop. probably why i had a vision of the PAST when i touched that picture instead of the present back at her office as well.

we're dealing with someone with incredible power...

:: moving along with the others, she flanked Nicolas to his right. and kept Delilah behind her. she felt very insulted, almost VIOLATED. the idea that someone could get the drop on her AND morgan like this...it bothered her deeply but she she kept her agitation hidden...her cobalt blue eyes looking ahead as she walked tall.::
 
to Westin Hills

<<Persephone and Ethan covered the team from detection but Spellbinder was too agitated to notice the peculiar effect of Ethan's power. she absent mindedly allowed Rampage to corrall her behind him even while Guardian walked along side of him. the good thing about Spell and Guardian co-leading was that one could take over when the other was obviously unable to cope. this was one of those times.>>

<< looking down at her own high heeled boots as she walked, her mind RACED, this was her home town, it was always secluded, yet it had all the modern conviniences. it was posh, regal and trendy without losing its "village" appeal, but something was terribly wrong. it was in the air all around them. Westin Hills....Morgan was only a little girl when her mother interned here. she'd never been to this place but there were always stories about the kids who went there...and why they went there. it LOOKED like the perfect, cutting edge hospital, but there were stories of the horrors that lay within and by the time she met Delilah, she had NO CLUE that Delilah had ever been to Westin Hills. Indeed, her own mother reacted to Delilah as if she had just been introduced to her when Morgan brought her over to play..why would she have done this? and WHY wasnt DELILAH connecting the dots for them? Was it simply denial? an inexplicable descision to not cooperate? or something far worse? the more Morgan thought about it, the more she feared it was something "far worse".>>

<< this, coupled with her own sense of dread AND the feeling of being ineffective since she couldnt even teleport the team to the right area...it was all making her VERY AGITATED.>>

<< she walked along, t he cold windy gusts didnt phase her. she'd experience far worse cold temperatures in Limbo. and despite the costume she wore [which apparently was a perverted source of joy for Nicolas] she showed no reaction to the winds, the rustling leaves or even the oddness in the air.>>

a temporal anamoly? << she replied in an icy voice as Black Widow made a keen observation.>>

<< Guardian backed Haleigh with things that made perfect sense....>>

that means..that something or someone was able to INTERFERE with my very connection to LIMBO! the stepping discs are tied to Limbo and my power is to control them...when we teleport using them, we pass through limbo...EVERYTIME. its a split second moment and only I can perceive it but it happens just the same.

<< she said, as her blonde double highlighted hair blew in the wind.>>

if we're caught in a temporal anamoly, the ONLY way we're going to get out of it is to teleport to LIMBO where time and space don't apply and stay there for a few moments until i can navigate us EFFECTIVELY again...but I'm almost AFRAID to try using a disc for thatright now...if this being has that kind of power....we could be lost or BURIED within time streams of limbo, we could be seperated from one another..with no way of reconnecting again...EVER.

<< her cape, with its shredded edges flowed behind her a bit. Haleigh insisted that they walk and Morgan nodded in agreement as they moved.>>

NO ONE should have this kind of power over me!

<< she bellowed. but Haleigh spoke up, trying to calm and reassure Morgan...Morgan allowed herself to hush and take in Haleigh's words but Haleigh could see in Morgan's face that she had a MAJOR attitude. she knew the sorceress didnt take kindly to being toyed with by ANYONE or anything.>>

so...we're in a realm that has been "left behind"...according to guardian. we're in the oblivion that remains after time "moves on"...its fascinating if you think about it. usually when i travel "BACK" in time, i can revisit moments, events, anything as it occurred and see it as if it were occuring for the first time (no matter how many times its happened before)...but THIS here is something all together different. it would explain why no one is about and why everything remains so still and untouched.

<< she began to wonder what it must be like for Alison, who was effectively BLINDED now in one sense. that was one of her crucial and most wide reaching powers, and now, it was being BLOCKED to the point where she could not reverse it. it had to trouble HER just as much as it troubled Morgan. these were two proud women and they BOTH hated the idea of seeming weak and ineffective to their peers and team mates.>>

<< they walked along the hilly terrain, making their way toward Westin hills, which grew large as they closed in on it.>>

I've heard stories of this place..as a young girl and even in highschool. it was one of those places that children went...when they'd been through "things"...for a while it seemed...that there was a sweep of children "going on vacation", years later i learned that most of those children had been taken to Westin Hills, following an unexplained (or so they said) phenomena of child psychosis. My mother never discussed it at home...and when she met DELILAH for the first time, she reacted as though she'd never seen her before. it was just like a me bringing home a new friend.

<< they reached the massive double doors.>>

well, here we are.

<< the tapped Nicolas on the shoulder.>>

you wanted to knock...now's your chance.
 
Down the street towards the facility.....

Nicolas listened to Alison's response to him. He frowned. He was hoping to keep Delilah with them. Her powers would not be as affected by temporal displacements as they are light-based. He kept forward as Morgan and Alison vented their frustrations. He spoke to them as he moved forward.

"Ladies, do not let this get to you. This being has shown temporal/spatial abilities and may yet possess tremendous power, but we have an array of powers available at our disposal as well. Even without stepping disks and Seer abilities, you two are the sorceress supremes of this planet, without peer to date. If this being were capable of easily defeating you in that capacity, he would have been much less circumspect in his abduction of Karen. We WILL find Karen and we WILL put things right."

They kept forward, Nicolas using his offhand to bring Morgan along behind him. He could feel the curve of her hips rub against his hand as she moved with him and could not help but smile a bit, if for no other reason then the image of her in his mind. They finally arrived at the door of Westin Hills. Morgan tapped Nicolas on the shoulder and invited him to knock. She had to know what was coming.

Nicolas looked at the door. With a quick pistoning of his hands, he punched the double doors into the lobby of the building, stepping in behind them with his axe at the ready.

"Knock."
 
Westin Hills

<< Spellbinder looked down for a moment, Nicolas' hand was on her waist. Even though he hadnt looked BACK...he must have been using his TK to sense her spatial position...as the wind blew a bit, her hair flowed forward , covering her face as she blushed a bit.>>

just think, if our date HAD gone on as planed...we might be enjoying each other's company right now...

<< she wasnt upset and she certainly wasnt unhappy that she was here looking for her mother...she just wondered for a moment how things MIGHT have gone if her mother hadnt been attacked this evening. Nicolas had gotten further with her than any man before him and she wasnt STOPPING him yet either...she seemed to be enjoying the feeling that came with letting her guard down. it was fun, exciting and scarey...experiencing thoughts and emotions she had long dismissed as trivial.>>

<< Nicolas encouraged Morgan and Alison not to be so upset and he was right, they DID have an array of powers among the team and even Morgan and Alison THEMSELVES had OTHER powers to rely on.>>

<< as Rampage busted through the doors of Westin Hills, Morgan's hair blew back from the force of his blow.>>

WELL... << she said with a slight laugh>> let's go on, shall we?

<< she stepped forward, looking around. it was dark inside, but there was the hum of power all around. outside of that, very silent and no people were about.>>

I feel like i'm back in that freaky medical office we came to during the Citadle Meltdown...

<< only Haleigh and Alison would remember this..which was a reminder of just how much the team had changed SINCE the first gathering of "the Six" >>

Guardian, you had the vision of this pace....any idea as to where we need to go FIRST?

<< they were standing in a large vestibule area with three hallways....one straight ahead and two on either side. clearly this was a multi level facility.>>
 
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