Maya had been mostly quiet on the trip over, which was merely situation nominal for her on the best days. She'd never been particularly chatty, and the atmosphere in this place seemed to suck any degree of happiness down into its overall miasma and kill it dead. She'd have been surprised at the depravity some could treat others with but she had way too many examples of just how shitty human beings could be.
She held her batons at the ready as they reached the nearest corridor to the holding cells, and noted the number of inhabitants to each cell. Crowding people in like sardines always seemed to be the point in these places, just one more indignity amongst a number of them. If she ever got a hold of any of the leaders, she'd definitely have to see how far she could stretch 'non-lethal force' to.
"It's certainly not going on my list of holiday destinations." Scott agreed, eyes dancing over the crowded cells, the forlorn hopeless faces of the cramped prisoners. They may have turned their faces towards the door, but only with the dull look of those who had been beaten so long they could only expect more. Hope was a tenuous thing, and now, with even hope taken from them the prisoners were little more than husks waiting for the next round of experiments.
"The more I see places like this, what they'll do, the more I start to wonder if Magneto wasn't right."
A sigh escaped the man's lips, weary and tired as he gestured at the door, "We can't leave them in here."
“We need to find the guard room.” Maya noted, striding forward as she kept her head on a swivel to make sure they weren’t ambushed. “It’ll have the controls.”
"Let's call that plan A, plan B is I blow off the hinges and the doors come falling down." As he spoke Scott's eyes glanced over the building, of course the bad guys wouldn't just leave wires hanging out like a path but "We haven't crossed a control room yet so I guess we have to head deeper in."
Green eyes watched them from a solitary cell, the collar around their owner’s neck humming lowly. “Guard room is that way,” he muttered, pointing down one of the directions in the upcoming fork in the hallway.
Maya looked at the ‘prisoner,’ cataloguing any evidence of wounds so she’d be able to triage him properly later.
“Thanks,” she said, remembering to vocalize. “We’ll have you all out of here soon.”
“Whatever,” he shrugged, not seeming too confident in their ability to do that
There was something sad, almost heart-breaking about the lack of hope, of anything other than soul crushing despair in the man's face as he sat hunched against the wall. Scott wanted to say something, the magic words that would lift him off of the pit of darkness that he was enmeshed in. The X-Man knew from experience though that sometimes there were no words that could lift your spirits, you had to see tangible proof.
Proof that they would have to provide.
Silently Scott touched Maya's shoulder, nodding down the hallway in the direction the man had indicated. "I'll open the door, you move in using the surprise. We need them down fast, preferably alive but..." his eyes glanced at the cells, "don't put yourself at any risk."
Another step as his eyes started to glow, energy gathering before with a crash, the guardroom door went flying into the room.
2015: Gabriel and Maya have a conversation, no one gets punched or runs away. Warren texts Jean to say he’s drunk and she should join him at the club he’s at, she refuses. Wade texts Marie-Ange to let her know that he hates flying with a passion.
2016: Angel is excited about Donutula’s holiday-themed donuts.
2017: Jean-Phillipe alerts Marie-Ange to the Miss Universe pagent and their traditional wine and snark night.
2023: Maya texts Darcy to make sure she drinks water before going to sleep. X-Men Mission: Behold A Black Horse: Marie-Ange debriefs Doug on the Horseman angle and they talk about the nanites.
2024:Thanksgiving: Jay posts photos of the Guthries at the Thanksgiving with the Kimura Family; Mel and Madin break up amidst an argument about Joelle Guthrie's presence; Liam outlines his methods for eating huge amounts of food in way too much detail; Clarice anticipates Black Friday sales.
2004:Dr. Stephen Strange comes to do a cleansing ritual with Amanda. Unwell: Marie-Ange escapes medlab and takes shelter in the boathouse; Remy is the only person she doesn't see a future for.
2005:Skeleton Coast: News of Domino's abduction results in Pete, Alison, Cain and Nathan going to Africa to rescue her from Gideon.Lost In The Woods: Kurt seeks out Amanda and they establish that Meggan should return to the caravan. No Way Out: Tommy is released from medlab into a room of his own; he and Jean visit the park where he manifested and he learns the mansion is his only haven when they run into some of his old friends; Jean warns several students that Tommy will be living in the mansion proper; Bobby is insecure about Terry and Tommy's former relationship.
2006:X-Men Mission: The Rose: A telepathy-enhancing artifact is stolen from the monastery Jean is at by Mystique; Jean calls the X-Men to assist and they discover Mystique was stopped by Chinese guards and the artifact taken into custody; Logan and Marie retrieve the artifact whilst Jean and Scott intercept Mystique, trying to take it back; they knock her unconscious and return the Rose to the monks, leaving Mystique for the Chinese army; Jean decides to come back with the X-Men to the mansion. Wendy: Ororo and Remy discuss what happened between them during the race and agree that it was a one-time thing; Logan and Remy discuss the Hand's involvement; Remy heads to France to recuperate. Nathan slips with his TK after a frustrating meeting and worries Angelo when they discuss Nate using his telepathy more offensively. Amanda plots kidnapping Wanda to get her away from the office. Crystal emails several people about Medusa being ill. Julio and Mondo bond over wrestling tapes. Betsy gets very drunk and calls Haller, who comes to find her and take her home.
2007: Farouk wonders where his assistant has gone; Amanda emails Mark about him looking extra pleased with himself and discovers his liaison with Esteban; Remy, Marie-Ange and Doug wonder about Mark's change of wardrobe and general demeanour. Forge asks about parentage. Garrison emails Marie from Canada about his uncertain status and about going to Japan for the conference. Medusa comes to New York for a visit and talks to Nathan about doing work with Elpis again; Medusa has lunch with Mark and shares news and gossip.
2008: Kyle is happy with the results of the deep-fried turkey and leftovers. The Magnificent Seven: Nathan, Emma, Adrienne and Manuel attend the Hellfire Club fundraiser and intercept the information; Adrienne 'reads' the courier's watch and Nathan is stunned to find the watch was given to the courier by his mother. A sleepless Angelo and Joyita come across Jean-Paul taking a late-night swim.
2009:Stage of Illusions: Yvette confronts Julian about his attitude about Nick; Julian's frustration with Nick getting the lead role boils over during rehearsals and Kurt has to step in; Kurt has an odd encounter with Regan Claremont as he leaves the theatre. Adrienne and Garrison go to a charity art exhibition together.
2010: Yvette visits a sulking Jared and manages to help him start thinking about his situation a bit more constructively. There Will Be Peace: Julian requests a meeting with McPhearson so that Jan can hide herself on his person and attempt to find out where his family is being held; Beast posts a call up to the x_team community for a mission to Los Angeles.
2011: Garrison flies to Attilan to escort Sooraya safely back to the mansion. After Artie gets caught trespassing, Wade and Sam move out to pick him up from the police station, very early in the morning. Scott speaks to Artie about his adventure. Warren and Jean play hookey for the afternoon in New York.
2012:Light in the Darkness:Scott texts Adrienne letting her know that Tandy has been kidnapped by her father and he was the one responsible for her mother's and stepfather's deaths; Kane updates the team stating that SHIELD intel has found credit card receipts and that FBI has been assigned to the case since it crossed state lines and that Tandy is probably in Mississippi as that is where Nathan's last assignment was located; Kane texts Scott saying that he has landed in Mississippi but there is no sign of Tandy or her father there at the compound; Hope posts asking if anyone has seen Tandy. Jessie posts that she is bored and asks for someone to entertain her. Johnny almost drops a tree on Sooraya and the two chat.
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