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Post by paulaharris on Dec 31, 2009 1:10:57 GMT -5
"Sure." The voice intoned. "Or, if you like, we can sit around and watch your friend die."
It happened to be that moment that a guard walked by the door and finally noticed Paula pounding on the door. He hurried over and swiped it open with his keycard, and the door slid open. "Hands where I can see them." He ordered, reaching for his weapon.
Paula lunged at him. Her hand caught him in the throat, and he gasped as the air was forced from him. She then jammed her other hand into his ribs, and he dropped like a stone. Paula reached down and grabbed his keycard, throwing it to Istvan. "Quick." She ordered. "Get Korlian out of there and let's get out of here."
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Dec 31, 2009 1:19:20 GMT -5
Istvan hurriedly unlocked Korlian's cell, carefully picking him up and cradling him in his arms, moving quickly toward the door. The sooner they got Korlian away from the iron in this place, the better. Well, the sooner they ALL got out of here, the better.
What would become of them now? Was Korlian going to be alright? Istvan's head hurt with the questions, not to mention the lump on the back of his head was throbbing again. He had managed to forget about it during his storytelling session with the voice. Just let no one ask me about it... he prayed silently.
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Post by ianharris on Dec 31, 2009 22:46:32 GMT -5
As Ian followed Istvan, the voice spoke one final time. "Bye, bye, Ian. Have a nice day. I'll be sure to say hello to Natalie for you." There was a click, and the voice spoke no more.
Ian's fist clenched and he stopped dead in his tracks. What the hell? His heart began to pound. The voice was going after Natalie next. It was impossible. But he had said it. There was no way it could be mistaken. Natalie... Ian took off at a sprint, following Paula and Istvan down the hall, and eventually out the back of the facility.
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The hotel room door burst open and Ian shot through it like a torpedo. "Aramis!" He shouted. "ARAMIS!" He rushed to Aramis' bed and started to shake the younger mage. "Get up! We have to go! Come on! Get up!" He sprinted into the bathroom and returned with a glass of ice water, which he proceeded to pitch in Aramis' face. "Come on! Get up!!"
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Jan 1, 2010 2:36:44 GMT -5
Aramis jolted awake, blinking owlishly at Ian. He rubbed his eyes and looked around, then saw Korlian and literally fell out of bed trying to get to him. Tangled in the blankets, he mumbled incoherently under his breath and fought his way out of them. Shaking his head and standing awkwardly, he rubbed his eyes again and ran his fingers through his now soaking hair.
"What the hell happened?" he demanded, looking around at all of them with narrowed eyes. Istvan had a bad bump... All of them did. Except Korlian, who... looked like death warmed over.
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Post by paulaharris on Jan 1, 2010 2:59:46 GMT -5
Paula swept in shortly behind Ian and collapsed onto the other bed. For a few moments, she did not move or speak. When she did speak, she kept her eyes locked on the ceiling and her body did not so much as twitch.
"It was a trap." She said flatly. "Jonathan set us up. The voice had people waiting for us. They even managed to gas Kor and see Ian and I, despite Ian's illusions. It was a trap, a goddamn trap, and I walked right into it."
And nearly got Kor and Ian and Istvan killed... what kind of detective am I? What kind of teacher am I?
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Jan 1, 2010 3:35:41 GMT -5
Aramis paused, his stomach twisting at the idea. He walked over to her and touched her head lightly, healing the pain he knew she was suffering that was adding to her distress. "Don't worry about it, Professor. You're only human. Just lay back," his voice was soothing, a habit he was learning from Doctor Evans-Barros. "We can talk about this when I've put everyone together. Go to sleep, Professor."
He didn't give her an option on that, knowing she'd probably rip him a new one afterward. Healing Ian and Istvan next, he gently took Korlian from Istvan's arms and laid him on a bed. "This... is probably going to knock me out. Ian... would you mind catching me when I pass out?"
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Post by ianharris on Jan 1, 2010 3:46:13 GMT -5
Ian moved to stand behind Aramis. "I got you. Go ahead." He muttered, casting an eye at the unconscious Paula.
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Jan 1, 2010 4:09:28 GMT -5
"She's fine, she'll wake up in about thirty minutes or so," Aramis told him, then turned his attention to Korlian. His magic hesitated at the surface of the small boy's skin, then penetrated at his own insistance. Agony burned through his veins like fire, overwhelmed his mind... he felt Korlian begin to stir under his hand and forced the last bit of Iron effect and sleep gas from the Fae-boy's body.
As the child fully woke, Aramis lost his last grip on consciousness and collapsed, slipping straight down and landing in a heap on the floor rather than into Ian's arms. As he passed out, his spell on Paula slipped and allowed her to wake far sooner than he'd intended.
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Post by paulaharris on Jan 1, 2010 8:47:42 GMT -5
Paula opened her eyes slowly, staring up at the ceiling. How long had she been out? Turning her head, she saw Ian hoisting Aramis into the other bed, and realized she'd only been out a minute or so. Aramis had probably put her to sleep... probably thought she had needed it. She couldn't blame him, but he didn't have the foggiest idea what she needed.
And what that was... was a goddamn vacation. And a goddamn coffee. And a goddamn normal job.
"Listen up." She said calmly. "I want all of you to go home. This is too dangerous for you. Ian, go live with Natalie for the rest of the summer. Take Aramis with you, since he's got nowhere else to go." She rolled over. "This is out of your leagues. I shouldn't have involved you in the first place. I should handle this myself."
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Post by Korlian on Jan 1, 2010 14:00:17 GMT -5
Korlian sat up, looking at Paula incredulously, "Hell no, I'm not leaving you alone on this. There's no way you can manage to get this man on your own without dying first."
He fixed his hair, his grey eyes dark and stormy. "I'll follow you if you don't let me come, and you know it. Or I'll conduct my own investigation, and you won't like my methods."
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Post by Fekete Istvan on Jan 1, 2010 22:13:28 GMT -5
"I'm not leaving either," Istvan said firmly, laying a hand on Paula's shoulder. "Now that I've seen what this person is capable of and willing to do, I want to see this through. I want to make sure he's found and dealt with properly, and that no more innocent people get hurt or killed. Whatever it takes."
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Post by ianharris on Jan 6, 2010 1:18:11 GMT -5
Ian shook his head. "In case you forgot, he's going after Natalie next. So I wouldn't be safe even if you did... er... send me to live with her." He crossed over to her bed and sat at the foot of it. "Besides, you owe me. I'm cashing in a... um... a favor."
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Post by paulaharris on Jan 6, 2010 1:30:23 GMT -5
Paula actually smiled. "Well..." She said, rolling over. "Thank you. Your loyalty... or whatever it is... is very touching." Paula closed her eyes and the smile faded. "I think we all just need to go to sleep. All of us. No exceptions, or I will become very unhappy." She paused for a few seconds and allowed the silence to drift over her.
Then she sighed and rolled back over, staring directly at Kor. "Don't kill him. It's messy and I don't know if he'll reform outside of the school." Then she rolled back over and was out.
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Post by Korlian on Jan 6, 2010 1:43:43 GMT -5
"Killing him is no fun," Korlian said softly, his eyes icy silver. Slipping from the room, he paused and locked the door behind him. After all, they were all asleep and probably still feeling bad from their headaches even after Aramis' healing of them. And poor Aramis... he sighed and just slipped into the night, quickly finding his way to the house Jonathan was staying in.
Slipping into the house with ease, (Jonathan really had no idea how to Fae-proof a house, honestly. Even a more scrupulous Seelie Fae would have found entering a breeze), he paused in the hall, his eyes still frozen. Jonathan was in the most obvious room, and Korlian just watched him sleep for a while. Eventually the boy would sense his presence. And then... a cold chuckle escapes his throat. Then the fun would begin.
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Post by jonathanharris on Jan 6, 2010 1:51:29 GMT -5
Jonathan woke up with a full bladder. He moaned and rubbed his temples, keeping his eyes clamped shut. Damn the wine he decided to drink before bed, and damn his tiny bladder. He grumbled something about "loose chickens" and opened his eyes.
And that's when he saw Kor. His heart stopped and his blood froze. There was a few seconds of nothing. Then Jonathan screamed, wet himself, and jolted away, falling out of the bed and onto the floor. His prosthetic leg was leaning against the wall, but he ignored it and crawled towards the door, howling in fear.
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Post by Korlian on Jan 6, 2010 1:58:28 GMT -5
Korlian smirked, stepping around him and blocking the door. "You and I are going to have a little talk," he purred, one foot resting on Jonathan's hand. He nodded to himself slowly, his lip curling. "Actually, it's going to be a long talk. A very long talk. In fact, I think the sun might rise before we're done talking.
"Won't that be fun?" he asked softly, crouching down to look Jonathan in the eye.
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Post by jonathanharris on Jan 6, 2010 2:00:47 GMT -5
"No!" Jonathan squealed, trying to pull away. "I don't want to talk. I don't want to talk to you. I have nothing to fucking say to you! Go away!"
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Post by Korlian on Jan 6, 2010 2:05:58 GMT -5
"It's never that easy, Jonathan. You know that. We are going to talk whether you want to or not," he stepped harder on Jonathan's hand, feeling the bones shift beneath his heel. "It's up to you how this is going to work."
Pressing a little harder, he felt the bones shift a bit further. Any more pressure and they would break. Not that it would concern Korlian any if they did. "So tell me... are we going to do this the hard way, or the harder way?"
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Post by jonathanharris on Jan 6, 2010 2:07:36 GMT -5
Jonathan squealed as the foot jammed into his hand. Go away... GO AWAY...
"Leave... please..." He moaned. "I haven't got anything to say. Not to you."
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Post by Korlian on Jan 6, 2010 2:16:00 GMT -5
"That's really too bad, Jonathan," Korlian said coldly, grabbing the boy's collar and throwing him against the wall. He was taller now, stronger. And Jonathan was like puddy in his hands right now. "Because I think you have a great deal to say to me. And I think I'm going to hear it before I leave."
He leaned closer to the boy's face, smirking coldly. Twisting the collar, his smirk turned into a snarl. "And you had better answer my questions promptly, Jonathan. Because otherwise you'll regret it. Actually, you'll regret it either way, but you'll regret it less if you answer me quickly. Have I made myself clear?"
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Post by jonathanharris on Jan 6, 2010 2:18:10 GMT -5
All Jonathan did was whimper and nod. And sniffle. And wish he were dead.
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Post by Korlian on Jan 6, 2010 2:28:55 GMT -5
Korlian nodded to himself and threw Jonathan onto the floor. He walked around the boy, keeping an eye on him. He didn't need tools to torture. "I suppose I might as well cut to the chase. Why did you sell us out? We meant you no harm. As a matter of fact, I would say we'd done you a favor, coming to see you in your loneliness. I almost felt sorry for you, Jonathan.
"Pretty good for a little punk ass illusion like you to get pity from me. I don't feel pity, Jonathan. So do tell me... why did you betray us to someone who would love to take you apart atom by illusionary atom?"
He stopped and rested his foot against Jonathan's hand again. His heel dug into the boy's hand again, causing enough pain to keep him right where he was.
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Post by jonathanharris on Jan 6, 2010 2:36:46 GMT -5
Jonathan groaned as his hand was crushed again. "He contacted me as soon as summer began. All he wanted was information. Anything I could tell him about anyone. He paid me. A lot. After that I hadn't heard from him until just a few days ago. He said that I could make money, even more than the first time. All I had to do was direct you to Greenhaven."
He twisted under Korlian's foot. "Besides, it's... nice. To see you fuckers get what you deserve. You think I'm the villain? I'm honest is all I am." He spat on the floor. "More honest than any of you, anyway."
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Post by Korlian on Jan 6, 2010 2:50:52 GMT -5
"Oh, I'm honest, Jonathan," Korlian said coldly. "I've always been honest. Truth is always so much more fun than lies."
He stepped firmly on Jonathan's hand, hearing the bones crunch like mere twigs. "I said it before. You aren't smart enough to be a real villain, Jonathan. You're too... childlike. Too undeveloped yet. I doubt you'll ever mature enough to make a real villain. You wouldn't know true evil if it fucked you in the ass and tore you apart from the inside out. You couldn't understand it. The only thing that motivates you is pathetic revenge that you can't even effect yourself and money. Money, an illusion as powerful as your own. Blow just a little too hard and it all vanishes. You aren't even dust, Jonathan.
"Now... you are going to tell me how you were contacted. How did he asked you these questions. Clearly and concisely, Jonathan. You are going to give me every fucking detail you ever knew about this man. And you are going to do it in a way that I catch every iota of information you give me."
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Post by jonathanharris on Jan 6, 2010 2:59:46 GMT -5
Jonathan screamed, a high squeal that riverbed off the walls. "He called me. With his creepy phone voice. The money was left on my doorstep one morning. I've never seen him! I don't know who he is!"
He twisted and writhed on the floor. "You and your brother aren't any better. You're just spoiled little princes who wouldn't mature if I stuck you in soil and poured water over you. What are you doing right now? Stalking a discredited detective and her pathetic minions. And your brother, he's worse than you. Playing with lives like toys, ripping off legs for sheer sport..."
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