Windy City
They all decided it best to move under cover at night. No witnesses to any of their doing or any hassle from anyone passing by. Yesterday - They went into battle with an old nemesis of the team, someone they have fought plenty of times before.only this time there was something completely odd about his behavior. Sebastian Shaw was a man of power, a man of intellect, a man to be feared. But yesterday was different, yesterday; he was the one in fear. During the battle that ensued only a day ago, just as the X-Men arrived on the scene they heard Shaw talking, no; yelling to someone. Who could it have been that had him so horrified, so angered? The only clue they had to go from was a piece of paper that Sebastian had dropped during his rampage. Terry Baltimore a newfound friend to Bishop, found a note that read, "You know what I want..Death awaits her". What did it mean, on the back it had a number on it; well more like a room number "1984B" to be exact, with an A.I. next to it. Terry helped out in order to track down what Bishop thought to be a room number and the initials to a Hotel. He was right, it was the Allias Inn, and the room 1984B was located on the third floor by the elevator. Moving at night would keep suspicion of any kind off of them. No one would even see them. Slipstream teleported everyone to just outside of the hotel, kept things quiet. Once there, Storm took Sage and went in to find the room. "What do you think had him so stirred up Sage, you know him; better than I. What could have him so terrified", "Well to be honest with you Storm, I'm not sure. I've never seen him act like that".
Sage: There it is!
Storm: Very well, you think you can stir up a black out through out the entire building?
Sage: No sweat.
Storm: Great, I wont have to do it than! *Grins*
As the lights go out in the entire building, Storm and Sage both put on their glasses: a highly technologically advanced communications system used for data processing as well as many other things.in this case Night- Vision. "Very well, now lets go in". As Storm enters Sage follows examining, and looking for clues. "Found anything yet boss", Bishop asks through they com-links. "Not yet Lucas". "Storm, I'm coming up dry here.nothing to go on". "Blast it! How do we know what to look for?" "Hold on I think I got something here, look". As they stare off into the east wall of the room they find a small note left behind, written on the wall; so that it can only be seen with some type of forensics device. "You wont find anything here, look in the books, you'll figure it out.D", "Huh! Would you look at that, it's from Irene, Storm". "We should get back Tessa, looks like we're not going to find anything here". They recollect themselves and head out, informing the others that nothing was found. "So you found nothing cher", "Nothing of interest Gambit, we did find a note from Destiny", "Really Storm, what did it say", "Not much Rogue, she just said to look in the books".
Hours have gone by as Storm and Sage go over the Diaries looking for something, for a clue, something to lead them to their next step. "Wait a minute I think I got something here Storm, something we skipped out"
Storm: What is it?
Sage: Look at this picture she drew, do you see anything funny about it.
Storm: Not really! What is it?
Sage: Look there is a list here
Storm: Shit, how could we have missed it?
Sage: Look, their places we've been to 1st Spain, 2nd Green Antarctica, I assume is the Savage Land, 3rd Sydney 4th Madripoor and finally 5th is Chicago: the only place we have not yet been to. But that's not it, look at this building here in the picture does it look familiar?
Storm: The Sears Tower
Sage: Exactly, so I believe we are heading to Chicago.
Storm walks to the living room where everyone awaits for orders and info on what's going down. "Very well it appears we are heading to Chicago, Davis; you ready", "Any time Ro". "Very well everyone get ready". Within the hour everything is gathered and everyone is set to go. "Ok, everyone better hang one, cuz this is gonna be a rough one", "Just go lil bro, we got no time to waste". With the blink of an eye a portal that looks very much like water opens up and swallows the team whole, and within seconds they arrive in the skies of Chicago.
Jubilee *falling straight to the floor 50 ft. under*: Someone catch meeeeeeeeee!
Slipstream: I got ya! Don't worry your in good hands.
Storm: Bishop, Gambit, Sage where are they?
Lifeguard: Don't worry Storm, I gottem.
Gambit: You otta member that not all of us fly mon ami!
Slipstream: Yeah, Ill remember that! Sorry.
Sage: Look there it is Storm.
They all gather above a nearby building to recollect themselves. "Wow, that was a great ride.can we do it again", "Not now Jubilee, ya'all mad er som'tin". Minutes go by and Sage begins to analyze the building checking out its structure and plans of security.
Bishop: Anything yet Sage?
Sage: Yes, I have found several ways for us to sneak in unnoticed and everything is worked out so far.
Bishop: Anything strange?
Sage: Well Gambit and I noticed a room on the 50th floor with an X on the door and not only that but it says Ororo Munroe on the door under the X. I believe that Irene must have known we would have gotten here.
Rogue: Well she made our work a lot easier.
Bishop: Yeah, and it looks like we don't even have to sneak in this time!
Rogue: Where is Storm anyway?
Bishop: She's off somewhere with Jubilee
Sage: Ah she's just arriving.Well our fearless leader arrives!
Storm: What have you got?
Sage: Well Gambit and I noticed that Room 50B has an X on it with your name right under it, so the plan is you walk in and ask for the key.
Storm: Irene must have known we would've found the list.
Sage: That's what I thought.
Storm: Very well I suggest we move.
Just as day begins to turn night, Ororo walks in the front door thinking "It's a good thing we did bring along our clothes". She walks in with a smirk on her face as she notices that every eye on the floor is on her.
Storm: Hullo!
Clerk: Ugh. Hello, HHH How can I help you.
Storm: Yes, may I have the key to room 50B.
Clerk: Ok now let me see, ugh.I have to call the manager for this, could you please wait.
Storm thinks to her self "Shit what now, I was hoping everything would go off without a hitch".
Manager: What is it?
Clerk: Ugh she asked for the key to 50B.
Manager: 50B? *Turns his attention to Storm* Ah, so you are the elusive Ororo Munroe?
Storm: Yes
Manager: Well sorry but according to the note left by Ms. Irene, we have to make sure that it is you or should I say Ororo Munroe, so may I see some ID?
Storm: No problem, here you go.
Manager: Ok, thank you.here are your keys.
Storm: Thank you.
While Storm makes her way to the elevator the rest follow her.
Storm: Where is Jubilee?
Rogue: She dragged Heather to the salon down the street, said something about dyeing her hair.it appears she's getting along with her quite well.
Storm: Very well as long as she is accompanied.
They all make their way to room 50B. After Ororo puts the key in and turns it, a finger print pad slides out from the side of the door. She puts her finger on it and yet another pad with on oval shape on it pops up.
Bishop: Now what?
Rogue: What do we do, ya want me to make a door?
Storm: No *She reaches into her shirt and pulls out her Ruby*, I hope this works.
As she places her ruby on the pad, it scans the ruby and the door opens. The moment they all walk in the notice the room, the suite, looks like its own by a king or the president. Three steps in and flat monitors scroll down all around the room.
Storm: Wow this is unbelievable
Jubilee: Wow you hit the jackpot Ro.
Storm: My goddess what happened to you?
Jubilee: Well I was going for Betsy's color but the guy doing my hair was new, and well this is what happened.I kinda like it though!
Sage: Hey Storm look at this, these computers are incredible. Look at what I found. She made a map here with the location to the diaries. 5 of which we already have are crossed out in red. It appears that there is one here as well, that's funny!
Storm: What is it?
Sage: The one here appears to be moving.
Jubilee: Someone help me! This thing won't stop chasing me.
Jubilee runs across the room and up some stair being followed by some type of steel ball that's floating around after her.
Storm: What happened?
Jubilee: I grabbed this book and this thing just flew out of nowhere and began chasing me
Storm: Throw me the book.
Jubilee: More than happy to. *Jubilee quickly throws the book to Storm*
Than all of a sudden the ball changes its attention to Storm and flies at her stopping right in front of her face, than a small monitor flips open and a recording of Destiny plays.
Destiny: Hello Ororo. I know we never truly met, and we were on opposing sides, but we basically shared the same dream. We have more history than you may think. You see I saw you in my visions, I saw your raw energy at full potential, I saw what you will become, I saw what you are capable of, so I made sure you fell into the right path because of it.
Rogue: What do you think she means?
Destiny: You see I needed you, because you, just as Jean Grey hold the key to our future, to the future of both human and mutant kind. But you and you alone will surpass by far even the gravest of danger that will arise from the ashes of vengeance in the darkest of hours. And you alone will be challenged and pushed to your limits. Prepare yourself. The fight for existence is near.Goodbye.
Rogue: Wait what did she mean by that? What's going to happen?
Slipstream: What is this challenge she speaks of?
Storm: We must gather the remaining Diaries and learn what we must. We don't have much time.
Sage: I suggest we split up to make this quick Storm, we have 5 and there are 8 more to find, 5 of which Kitty has.
Storm: We will also have to track down Kitty as well, if we plan on getting hers.
Jubilee: Well actually no, you wont.you see I ran into Kitty on my way to meet you guys, and she said that it was important that you got these. But there was something wrong with her; she was hiding something that she did not want me to know. And for some reason she did not want to bring them herself. How strange huh?
Storm: *Storm thinks to her self "Kitty what is wrong with you, why cant you come"* Very well, I guess that leaves 3.we will split up into teams of 3 than, Bishop you take Lifeguard and Thunderbird with you, Sage you take Rogue and Gambit, Jubilee and Slipstream are with me. Let's go!
Next. Running out of Time
They all decided it best to move under cover at night. No witnesses to any of their doing or any hassle from anyone passing by. Yesterday - They went into battle with an old nemesis of the team, someone they have fought plenty of times before.only this time there was something completely odd about his behavior. Sebastian Shaw was a man of power, a man of intellect, a man to be feared. But yesterday was different, yesterday; he was the one in fear. During the battle that ensued only a day ago, just as the X-Men arrived on the scene they heard Shaw talking, no; yelling to someone. Who could it have been that had him so horrified, so angered? The only clue they had to go from was a piece of paper that Sebastian had dropped during his rampage. Terry Baltimore a newfound friend to Bishop, found a note that read, "You know what I want..Death awaits her". What did it mean, on the back it had a number on it; well more like a room number "1984B" to be exact, with an A.I. next to it. Terry helped out in order to track down what Bishop thought to be a room number and the initials to a Hotel. He was right, it was the Allias Inn, and the room 1984B was located on the third floor by the elevator. Moving at night would keep suspicion of any kind off of them. No one would even see them. Slipstream teleported everyone to just outside of the hotel, kept things quiet. Once there, Storm took Sage and went in to find the room. "What do you think had him so stirred up Sage, you know him; better than I. What could have him so terrified", "Well to be honest with you Storm, I'm not sure. I've never seen him act like that".
Sage: There it is!
Storm: Very well, you think you can stir up a black out through out the entire building?
Sage: No sweat.
Storm: Great, I wont have to do it than! *Grins*
As the lights go out in the entire building, Storm and Sage both put on their glasses: a highly technologically advanced communications system used for data processing as well as many other things.in this case Night- Vision. "Very well, now lets go in". As Storm enters Sage follows examining, and looking for clues. "Found anything yet boss", Bishop asks through they com-links. "Not yet Lucas". "Storm, I'm coming up dry here.nothing to go on". "Blast it! How do we know what to look for?" "Hold on I think I got something here, look". As they stare off into the east wall of the room they find a small note left behind, written on the wall; so that it can only be seen with some type of forensics device. "You wont find anything here, look in the books, you'll figure it out.D", "Huh! Would you look at that, it's from Irene, Storm". "We should get back Tessa, looks like we're not going to find anything here". They recollect themselves and head out, informing the others that nothing was found. "So you found nothing cher", "Nothing of interest Gambit, we did find a note from Destiny", "Really Storm, what did it say", "Not much Rogue, she just said to look in the books".
Hours have gone by as Storm and Sage go over the Diaries looking for something, for a clue, something to lead them to their next step. "Wait a minute I think I got something here Storm, something we skipped out"
Storm: What is it?
Sage: Look at this picture she drew, do you see anything funny about it.
Storm: Not really! What is it?
Sage: Look there is a list here
Storm: Shit, how could we have missed it?
Sage: Look, their places we've been to 1st Spain, 2nd Green Antarctica, I assume is the Savage Land, 3rd Sydney 4th Madripoor and finally 5th is Chicago: the only place we have not yet been to. But that's not it, look at this building here in the picture does it look familiar?
Storm: The Sears Tower
Sage: Exactly, so I believe we are heading to Chicago.
Storm walks to the living room where everyone awaits for orders and info on what's going down. "Very well it appears we are heading to Chicago, Davis; you ready", "Any time Ro". "Very well everyone get ready". Within the hour everything is gathered and everyone is set to go. "Ok, everyone better hang one, cuz this is gonna be a rough one", "Just go lil bro, we got no time to waste". With the blink of an eye a portal that looks very much like water opens up and swallows the team whole, and within seconds they arrive in the skies of Chicago.
Jubilee *falling straight to the floor 50 ft. under*: Someone catch meeeeeeeeee!
Slipstream: I got ya! Don't worry your in good hands.
Storm: Bishop, Gambit, Sage where are they?
Lifeguard: Don't worry Storm, I gottem.
Gambit: You otta member that not all of us fly mon ami!
Slipstream: Yeah, Ill remember that! Sorry.
Sage: Look there it is Storm.
They all gather above a nearby building to recollect themselves. "Wow, that was a great ride.can we do it again", "Not now Jubilee, ya'all mad er som'tin". Minutes go by and Sage begins to analyze the building checking out its structure and plans of security.
Bishop: Anything yet Sage?
Sage: Yes, I have found several ways for us to sneak in unnoticed and everything is worked out so far.
Bishop: Anything strange?
Sage: Well Gambit and I noticed a room on the 50th floor with an X on the door and not only that but it says Ororo Munroe on the door under the X. I believe that Irene must have known we would have gotten here.
Rogue: Well she made our work a lot easier.
Bishop: Yeah, and it looks like we don't even have to sneak in this time!
Rogue: Where is Storm anyway?
Bishop: She's off somewhere with Jubilee
Sage: Ah she's just arriving.Well our fearless leader arrives!
Storm: What have you got?
Sage: Well Gambit and I noticed that Room 50B has an X on it with your name right under it, so the plan is you walk in and ask for the key.
Storm: Irene must have known we would've found the list.
Sage: That's what I thought.
Storm: Very well I suggest we move.
Just as day begins to turn night, Ororo walks in the front door thinking "It's a good thing we did bring along our clothes". She walks in with a smirk on her face as she notices that every eye on the floor is on her.
Storm: Hullo!
Clerk: Ugh. Hello, HHH How can I help you.
Storm: Yes, may I have the key to room 50B.
Clerk: Ok now let me see, ugh.I have to call the manager for this, could you please wait.
Storm thinks to her self "Shit what now, I was hoping everything would go off without a hitch".
Manager: What is it?
Clerk: Ugh she asked for the key to 50B.
Manager: 50B? *Turns his attention to Storm* Ah, so you are the elusive Ororo Munroe?
Storm: Yes
Manager: Well sorry but according to the note left by Ms. Irene, we have to make sure that it is you or should I say Ororo Munroe, so may I see some ID?
Storm: No problem, here you go.
Manager: Ok, thank you.here are your keys.
Storm: Thank you.
While Storm makes her way to the elevator the rest follow her.
Storm: Where is Jubilee?
Rogue: She dragged Heather to the salon down the street, said something about dyeing her hair.it appears she's getting along with her quite well.
Storm: Very well as long as she is accompanied.
They all make their way to room 50B. After Ororo puts the key in and turns it, a finger print pad slides out from the side of the door. She puts her finger on it and yet another pad with on oval shape on it pops up.
Bishop: Now what?
Rogue: What do we do, ya want me to make a door?
Storm: No *She reaches into her shirt and pulls out her Ruby*, I hope this works.
As she places her ruby on the pad, it scans the ruby and the door opens. The moment they all walk in the notice the room, the suite, looks like its own by a king or the president. Three steps in and flat monitors scroll down all around the room.
Storm: Wow this is unbelievable
Jubilee: Wow you hit the jackpot Ro.
Storm: My goddess what happened to you?
Jubilee: Well I was going for Betsy's color but the guy doing my hair was new, and well this is what happened.I kinda like it though!
Sage: Hey Storm look at this, these computers are incredible. Look at what I found. She made a map here with the location to the diaries. 5 of which we already have are crossed out in red. It appears that there is one here as well, that's funny!
Storm: What is it?
Sage: The one here appears to be moving.
Jubilee: Someone help me! This thing won't stop chasing me.
Jubilee runs across the room and up some stair being followed by some type of steel ball that's floating around after her.
Storm: What happened?
Jubilee: I grabbed this book and this thing just flew out of nowhere and began chasing me
Storm: Throw me the book.
Jubilee: More than happy to. *Jubilee quickly throws the book to Storm*
Than all of a sudden the ball changes its attention to Storm and flies at her stopping right in front of her face, than a small monitor flips open and a recording of Destiny plays.
Destiny: Hello Ororo. I know we never truly met, and we were on opposing sides, but we basically shared the same dream. We have more history than you may think. You see I saw you in my visions, I saw your raw energy at full potential, I saw what you will become, I saw what you are capable of, so I made sure you fell into the right path because of it.
Rogue: What do you think she means?
Destiny: You see I needed you, because you, just as Jean Grey hold the key to our future, to the future of both human and mutant kind. But you and you alone will surpass by far even the gravest of danger that will arise from the ashes of vengeance in the darkest of hours. And you alone will be challenged and pushed to your limits. Prepare yourself. The fight for existence is near.Goodbye.
Rogue: Wait what did she mean by that? What's going to happen?
Slipstream: What is this challenge she speaks of?
Storm: We must gather the remaining Diaries and learn what we must. We don't have much time.
Sage: I suggest we split up to make this quick Storm, we have 5 and there are 8 more to find, 5 of which Kitty has.
Storm: We will also have to track down Kitty as well, if we plan on getting hers.
Jubilee: Well actually no, you wont.you see I ran into Kitty on my way to meet you guys, and she said that it was important that you got these. But there was something wrong with her; she was hiding something that she did not want me to know. And for some reason she did not want to bring them herself. How strange huh?
Storm: *Storm thinks to her self "Kitty what is wrong with you, why cant you come"* Very well, I guess that leaves 3.we will split up into teams of 3 than, Bishop you take Lifeguard and Thunderbird with you, Sage you take Rogue and Gambit, Jubilee and Slipstream are with me. Let's go!
Next. Running out of Time