Darkness Within
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| Dates run: | August 4, 2014 |
| Run By: | Rei |
| Read the logs: | Darkness Within |
Quote from the plot
Brief teaser.
Contents
Cast
Tandy Bowen, Susan Storm, Namor Mazur, Amanda Sefton, Nico Minoru, William Kaplan, Topaz, Megan Gwynn
The Dweller in the Dark, D'Spayre, Spite
Timing
Plot Summary
Aug 3 - The news reports on the escape of Nathan Tyler, Tandy’s father, during a prisoner transfer after he came out of his coma; Scott emails Tandy and Sue, on their Europe trip, to tell them about Tandy’s father and to order them to wait somewhere safe for pickup; Scott then notifies the girls that Nathan has been captured, but asks that they come home any way, for safety’s sake.
Aug 4 - At the airport, Tandy and Sue attack each other due to the influence of the demon, Spite, and quickly succumb; while Spite goes after Tandy, D’Spayre abducts Namor; two SWORD agents and the local police arrive at a cave in Italy, but are overwhelmed; Spite and D’Spayre use Tandy and Namor to open a portal and release their “father”, the Dweller in the Dark”, who then possesses Tandy; Sue uses her powers to protect herself, Namor and the SWORD agents from the Dweller, who then teleports with Spite and D’Spayre to New York; in the middle of a magic class, Amanda is disturbed by Sue and Namor abruptly appearing, having used the staff from the ritual to teleport to the cave in New Jersey and as they are explaining what has happened, the lights go out, signalling the Dweller’s arrival; Molly and Jubilee, and Ty and Rachel, are caught up in the chaos as New York is attacked by Shades - the souls of the Dweller’s victims, yanked from their bodies; while SWORD director Abigail Brand and her two agents, Paulletz and Ortiz are battling Shades on the streets of New York, Amanda and her magic class, Nico, Namor and Sue hit the streets with a plan (sort of); Laurie, in New York to visit her father, texts Doug to check on him and then posts to her journal with an update; Cecilia texts Amanda to ask what is going on; with Namor acting as “leader” of the group to request Brand’s help, the group teleport to the top of the Empire State Building and after a battle, Topaz manages to free Tandy from the Dweller, who is then driven back into the portal to its dimension, along with D’Spayre; Spite is killed by Namor and the SWORD agents; Scott posts to the team comm to update them on what happened; Amanda provides her own update to everyone; Haller emails Amanda about aftercare for Tandy and the other students; Amanda provides her report to X-Force; Adrienne decides she is going to stay in Boston, where nothing ever happens.
Aug 5 - Scott posts to the staff comm to update them on what happened; Doug emails Amanda and Marie-Ange about Sue staying with him for a while and asking if she can use their bathroom, and emails Artie to warn him to put on pants; Topaz texts Matt from the Box, asking for company; Tandy emails Amanda and Haller, asking to see them both.
Aug 6 - Darkness Within: Jubilee emails Haller, asking him why Molly would hesitate in combat, which nearly caused casualties; Scott emails Namor to tell him that his parents are very unhappy about his abduction and wanted to remove him from Xavier’s.
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IC notes stemming from the plot. Eg: "As a result of this Character A developed a crippling fear of ottomans".
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Plotrunner: Rei
Links to comic/movie/etc influences on the plot (if any), or other OOC notes that are important to the plot. Eg: With Malice Aforethought is a reworking of two Marvel plotlines - Malice and Forge's Neutraliser.
