Amethyst Lilara- The Apprentice
Alliance:X-Force
Tagged: Nicole
Tossing and turning, it was hard to tell whether or not she was asleep. If she was trying to sleep, or having a nightmare. Tonight, it was the latter. It was a distant memory, that had long been erased. But she couldn't remember that. It all seem so familiar, all she knew was that either it was an old memory, or her imagination had gone insane.
She was clearly younger, probably in her teens. She saw her wrists and ankles tied to a chair, while there were footsteps in the background. She couldn't move, she could only wait. Then he stepped into her view. With his maniacal grin and malevolent intent. She could remember him clearly. He crouched in front of her, showing her something. When she didn't respond, he whipped the back of his hand against her cheek, leaving a brief sting. She nodded, as he rambled on about his ingenuity. When he saw she wasn't paying attention, he regained it by picking up a scalpel. She threw a sarcastaic remark at him, in her usual fashion. He just chuckled. Before stabbing the thing into her head behind her ear, dragging it down, slowly.
Amethyst shot up, her mouth ready to scream, but no sound escaped, as she breathed heavily. She realised she'd been sweating, and her pillow was uncomfortably damp. Forcing herself to sit up, she groaned, her head pounding. She was barely getting half an hour of sleep, when usually, she could cram in at least three hours of sleep within a few days.
The lack of sleep didn't bother her, rather, it was what she saw in her sleep. The dreams felt so real, as if they had happened. But given the numerous memory wipes she had undergone during her Hydra days, she couldn't seperate reality from fiction anymore. And she found that insufferably frustrating. She had often asked Fury if he knew how to bring back her memories. Or had tried to. She knew what Fury would say. Probably refer her to a telepath of some sort. That wouldn't help her. There was a part of her that convinced her that the past wasn't important. But another part told her that without a past, she didn't have a future. She ignored both parts and stuck with what she did best. Killing.
Now she was stuck killing aliens until further notice. She'd come to enjoy it. It was a break from people, constantly whining, crying, giving excuses to be spared. These things put up a fight. Though she didn't kill needlessly. That would have been stupid. Then, she'd have to keep changing location amd that would be inconvenient. It had gotten tiring after a while.
Presently, she dragged herself over to a fridge, finding a sandwich waiting for her. She ate it fairly quickly. The room had suddenly become too hot for her and she needed some air. Fastening her katana around her waist, she made her way to the top of the building.
Tem minutes later, she was perched on the roof of the skyscraper she was currently residing in. Keeping a hand around the spire, she leaned out to see what was happening around the city. Her eyesight wasn't brilliant, even at night, but the glow of the Chaos creatures against the darkness of the city revealed much. The welcoming desolation showed her that there were several fights occuring. Two or maybe three figures were fighting a hoard. Then, there were several other figures, quite a few with what seemed to be wings, fighting another hoard. Both groups seemed adept to handle themselves. Besides, help was on the way. She could see the familiar outline of a quinjet, west of her. At her six o'clock, she saw a someone else. It seemed to be a girl. And there was a Chaos creature approaching her. It seemed fine. Until, she noticed a group heading in the same direction. The kid would never be able to handle all of them. As the wind dug into her, she made a choice. If the girl killed one, more would appear. It was almost like... Hydra. Cut of one head, two mare take it's place. She casted a glance at Avenger's tower. Once a beacon and symbol of hope. Now, it was the centre of the world's destruction. Activating her armour, she left her perch. The quickest way down was going to be a little noisy. But those things were deaf. As long as she kept her armour on they wouldn't see her. The chilly air was going to make her armour stone cold. Literally. She jumped of the edge, digging her katana into the wall. As soon as she was a few metres above the girl she had spotted, she sprung off the wall, landing neatly behind the Chaos creature she was about to kill. Amethyst moved to a side.
"Might wanna be careful kid. You kill this one, there'll be about thirty more on your tail." She warned.
Nick Fury
Alliances: Heroes
Tagged: Nanotech, Delta, Tinkerer, Phoenix
Ever since these things had shown up, Fury had been tested beyond his limits. And he needed to find the missing heroes. These Chaos creatures had been quite appropriately named, as all they had been creating was chaos. Fury had sseen fit to return to his position as Director since they had shown up. Most of his efforts had ben focussed on recruiting people to join his teams, fight for the greater good, save the world as they knew it. So far, he couldn't make any head way. It was troubling. Finding the missing heroes was his main priority, but he couldn't get to it. The extra terrestrials were causing too many problems.
Speaking of problems, that is when Fury had been alerted of the attacks on the novice heroes. While he had no doubt of their skill, he was afraid they would be overwhelmed by sheer number. There was particularly large group that was converging on one position. Fury had immediately ordered a jet in the air. He needed to get to the others before any were killed.
Sitting in one of the jets, he looked out the windscreen, and saw a great deal. Avenger's tower was as inaccessible as ever and recently, he had caught wind of someone imprisoned in there. At least, those were the rumours. He would need to have them checked somehow. He saw a solitary figure, perched on a nearby roof, recognising the flickering ribbon of the blade secured at her waist. He raised a brow as she headed for the ground, but he had places to be. She could call him for help.
Nearing the location of the growing group of heroes, he opened the back door of the jet. Looking down, he realised how many of the creatures were converging on this position.
"You lot had better get up here. As good as you are, I don't think you realise the growing problem you have right now. Trust me, you'll want to come along. I'll take you to our latest base."
Alliance:X-Force
Tagged: Nicole
Tossing and turning, it was hard to tell whether or not she was asleep. If she was trying to sleep, or having a nightmare. Tonight, it was the latter. It was a distant memory, that had long been erased. But she couldn't remember that. It all seem so familiar, all she knew was that either it was an old memory, or her imagination had gone insane.
She was clearly younger, probably in her teens. She saw her wrists and ankles tied to a chair, while there were footsteps in the background. She couldn't move, she could only wait. Then he stepped into her view. With his maniacal grin and malevolent intent. She could remember him clearly. He crouched in front of her, showing her something. When she didn't respond, he whipped the back of his hand against her cheek, leaving a brief sting. She nodded, as he rambled on about his ingenuity. When he saw she wasn't paying attention, he regained it by picking up a scalpel. She threw a sarcastaic remark at him, in her usual fashion. He just chuckled. Before stabbing the thing into her head behind her ear, dragging it down, slowly.
Amethyst shot up, her mouth ready to scream, but no sound escaped, as she breathed heavily. She realised she'd been sweating, and her pillow was uncomfortably damp. Forcing herself to sit up, she groaned, her head pounding. She was barely getting half an hour of sleep, when usually, she could cram in at least three hours of sleep within a few days.
The lack of sleep didn't bother her, rather, it was what she saw in her sleep. The dreams felt so real, as if they had happened. But given the numerous memory wipes she had undergone during her Hydra days, she couldn't seperate reality from fiction anymore. And she found that insufferably frustrating. She had often asked Fury if he knew how to bring back her memories. Or had tried to. She knew what Fury would say. Probably refer her to a telepath of some sort. That wouldn't help her. There was a part of her that convinced her that the past wasn't important. But another part told her that without a past, she didn't have a future. She ignored both parts and stuck with what she did best. Killing.
Now she was stuck killing aliens until further notice. She'd come to enjoy it. It was a break from people, constantly whining, crying, giving excuses to be spared. These things put up a fight. Though she didn't kill needlessly. That would have been stupid. Then, she'd have to keep changing location amd that would be inconvenient. It had gotten tiring after a while.
Presently, she dragged herself over to a fridge, finding a sandwich waiting for her. She ate it fairly quickly. The room had suddenly become too hot for her and she needed some air. Fastening her katana around her waist, she made her way to the top of the building.
Tem minutes later, she was perched on the roof of the skyscraper she was currently residing in. Keeping a hand around the spire, she leaned out to see what was happening around the city. Her eyesight wasn't brilliant, even at night, but the glow of the Chaos creatures against the darkness of the city revealed much. The welcoming desolation showed her that there were several fights occuring. Two or maybe three figures were fighting a hoard. Then, there were several other figures, quite a few with what seemed to be wings, fighting another hoard. Both groups seemed adept to handle themselves. Besides, help was on the way. She could see the familiar outline of a quinjet, west of her. At her six o'clock, she saw a someone else. It seemed to be a girl. And there was a Chaos creature approaching her. It seemed fine. Until, she noticed a group heading in the same direction. The kid would never be able to handle all of them. As the wind dug into her, she made a choice. If the girl killed one, more would appear. It was almost like... Hydra. Cut of one head, two mare take it's place. She casted a glance at Avenger's tower. Once a beacon and symbol of hope. Now, it was the centre of the world's destruction. Activating her armour, she left her perch. The quickest way down was going to be a little noisy. But those things were deaf. As long as she kept her armour on they wouldn't see her. The chilly air was going to make her armour stone cold. Literally. She jumped of the edge, digging her katana into the wall. As soon as she was a few metres above the girl she had spotted, she sprung off the wall, landing neatly behind the Chaos creature she was about to kill. Amethyst moved to a side.
"Might wanna be careful kid. You kill this one, there'll be about thirty more on your tail." She warned.
Nick Fury
Alliances: Heroes
Tagged: Nanotech, Delta, Tinkerer, Phoenix
Ever since these things had shown up, Fury had been tested beyond his limits. And he needed to find the missing heroes. These Chaos creatures had been quite appropriately named, as all they had been creating was chaos. Fury had sseen fit to return to his position as Director since they had shown up. Most of his efforts had ben focussed on recruiting people to join his teams, fight for the greater good, save the world as they knew it. So far, he couldn't make any head way. It was troubling. Finding the missing heroes was his main priority, but he couldn't get to it. The extra terrestrials were causing too many problems.
Speaking of problems, that is when Fury had been alerted of the attacks on the novice heroes. While he had no doubt of their skill, he was afraid they would be overwhelmed by sheer number. There was particularly large group that was converging on one position. Fury had immediately ordered a jet in the air. He needed to get to the others before any were killed.
Sitting in one of the jets, he looked out the windscreen, and saw a great deal. Avenger's tower was as inaccessible as ever and recently, he had caught wind of someone imprisoned in there. At least, those were the rumours. He would need to have them checked somehow. He saw a solitary figure, perched on a nearby roof, recognising the flickering ribbon of the blade secured at her waist. He raised a brow as she headed for the ground, but he had places to be. She could call him for help.
Nearing the location of the growing group of heroes, he opened the back door of the jet. Looking down, he realised how many of the creatures were converging on this position.
"You lot had better get up here. As good as you are, I don't think you realise the growing problem you have right now. Trust me, you'll want to come along. I'll take you to our latest base."