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Post by xt on Apr 27, 2006 15:44:59 GMT -5
X-T climbed up onto the ledge of the mountain, her hair back in a pony tail and wearing shorts and a tank top. X-T shook her bangs out of her eyes and smiled up at the waterfall.
"Lovely," X-T said as she walked towards it, "Remind me why I'm here, Professor,"
"I have located some men up in these mountains who aren't supposed to be here. I sent you, along with other people, to make sure nothing happens to whatever they're looking for," Professor Xavier said over the intercom piece in her ear. X-T looked a round, seeing a rock and a ledge. She ran towards the rock, jumped off of it, and held onto the ledge.
"An' is there a reason why ya made me brings my guns?" X-T said, moving herself along the ledge.
"Ah, yes. Well, I thought maybe since they were there for just a short period of time, they wouldn't want mutants ruining them. But a human, they could take out easily," Xavier explaned. X-T saw another ledge on the other side of the water fall. She jumped off the edge of the ledge she was on and grabbed her target ledge.
"Well, I ain't complainin'," X-T said with a smile.
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Post by Eirik on Apr 27, 2006 17:17:28 GMT -5
Rocco scaled along and up the cliff face without to much effort. Some how he seemed to find the prefect hand and foot holds as he went. His big balk only speed up his ascension.
Rocco followed along with the conversation but refrained from adding his two cents. This was the best Rocco felt in a long time. He ran into a nasty little number that messed with him big time and he had been in recovery all this time until now. The Professor knew Rocco was healthier and stronger outside walking on natural grounds.
Rocco managed even smile, small but still happily. Something he had not done since what Miss. Kane had done to him. He had a very hard time braking his addiction and she was the sole cause. He could not hate her though. He needed her love but she did not care much about Rocco which just added to his pain.
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Post by Health on Apr 27, 2006 17:23:39 GMT -5
"I say, oh no professor I could never go running around in pants like a boy, I'[ll just keep my skirt as part of the uniform," Iris said climbing up the moutain her staff tied to her back and sweat trickling down her face, "But now the entire continent can see up my skirt!" she half yelled and quickly pulled herself onto a flat part of the moutain and shivered, "This place holds evil," she said her eyes flashing purple for a moment.
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Post by Eirik on Apr 27, 2006 18:20:42 GMT -5
Rocco was brought out of his dazed enjoyment of getting back in touch with nature. Iris had half yelled something but Rocco had not caught it. It was funny she was so loud as when Rocco first met Donovan's friend she seemed very quiet like Rocco himself. This was a new light Rocco was viewing Iris in.
Rocco lead over to the side of his body to look back down. "We aren't going to sneak up on any body if you keep yelling." Rocco said in his quiet but firm and stead voice.
He should have helped everyone up the cliff side and he was now starting to feel silly for it. It was easily with in his power to do so but he was very much enjoying this climb as it was the first time in a long time he was able to push Carmella from his thoughts.
Rocco did not see or hear anything Iris said about danger as her eyes went purple. From the angle Rocco was at he could not notice and so he just blurted out an offer of help to the girl but was not meaning to interrupt.
"You want me to take you up in a hurry?" Rocco offered to be helpful and polite. Rocco was always the sort of person you could count on to do his best to help you out.
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Post by xt on Apr 27, 2006 20:43:31 GMT -5
X-T heard noises and looked down, seeing the two of them climbing up the mountain with the binochulars Professor Xavier had given her. She smiled and looked up, seeing a ledge. She put the binochulars away and put her feet up onto the ledge. She loved to climb without any mountain gear.
"Goes ta show ya should never care what ya look like, Iris," X-T said, lifting herself up from her feet and hanging off of the ledge, "I ain't gonna think she'll let ya, Rocco. Girls are known fer bein' independent," X-T repeated jumping up from the ledge and onto a solid flat, looking forwards revieling a ruined mountain side. X-T looked over the ledge and crouched down with a smile.
"Better be careful, ya two, er it's gonna be a nasty fall," X-T said, then stood up look suspiously at the ruins.
This ain't yer average ruined mountain side... X-T thought taking a few steps forward away from the ledge and waited for the other two.
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Post by Health on Apr 28, 2006 6:48:46 GMT -5
Iris looked up and caught Rocco's eyes and blushed deeply, "No it's alright I can manage," she said softly and looked away before hoisting herself onto the same flat part of the moutain that X-T was standing on. She walked up to her teammate and looked around. A dry wind ran through her blond hair causing several locks to come lose.
"Do you sense anything, X-T?" Iris asked looking around probing the area for any life.
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Post by Eirik on Apr 28, 2006 16:44:44 GMT -5
Rocco did not have to worry about falling. There was no way he could unless he wanted to and even then the chances of it being fatal for him were very slim. Rocco was in his element out here in the wilds. He was surround by stone, clay and dirt.
Rocco shrugged to the girls as both rejected his offer. He did not make it to be condescending. He only made it to be helpful. Everyone had their own strengths and Rocco with little effort could have brought her to the top. So Rocco only returned to climbing sticking his hand into the the cliff face made of solid stone but after Rocco removed his hand there were hand holds formed by his hands.
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Post by xt on Apr 28, 2006 21:34:13 GMT -5
X-T sniffed the air, then turned back to Iris.
"I don't smell anythin', if that's what yer askin'," X-T said reaching into her backpack and putting on her sunglasses, "But I'd still stay onalert 'bout this place,"
X-T pointed to a carved rock with a split down the middle.
"Ya see that? Looks like it was a bridge er somethin'," X-T said, then pressing the little button on the communicator on her ear, making it stay down, "Perfesser, did an acient tribe live here er somethin'?"
"As a matter of fact, yes, X-T," Professor Xavier said through X-T's ear piece that could be heard aloud, "The Quichua tribe occupide this area for some time, but was driven out by some force. No one knows to this day why,"
"Interestin'..." X-T said looking up to the sky.
"X-T, try not to look up into the sun. Remember there's a camera in the head piece," Xavier said.
"Oh, s'rry Perfesser," X-T said, then turned around to Iris and Rocco, "Ready ta move on?"
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Post by Eirik on Apr 28, 2006 21:48:07 GMT -5
Rocco nodded. This was not even close to work for him. He was so happy to be out and about again. This was sheer joy, showing how excited Rocco gets or at least shows it.
Rocco nodded to X-T. Even if he did get tired he could easily walk up the cliff face. He did not pay to much attention to XT's find or Xavier reciting the history of the locating as he was more absorb in the place itself.
Rocco waited only for the word to move before he would continue on scaling up and up.
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Post by xt on Apr 28, 2006 22:09:32 GMT -5
X-T took out her binochulars and zoomed in on the distance.
"Looks like theres a small waterfall up ahead an' jus' a few mer rocks ta climb ta get ta some kinda cliff er somethin'," X-T said, pulling the binochulars away from her face and reaching into her bag and taking out three circular devices.
"These are called grapples. They hang ta about anythin', anywhere. Really fun ta drag stuff 'round wit' 'em," X-T said, hooking on of the grapples to her belt, "Watch an' learn. See th' rock over there?"
X-T pulled the hook out of the grabble and threw it at the rock, it to latch on. X-T tugged on the rope, then pressed a button to unattach the hook from the rock, the rock to fall over and bust into a million pieces.
"Voilà!" X-T said with a smile.
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Post by Health on Apr 29, 2006 8:00:49 GMT -5
Iris blinked at X-T and shook her head as she pulled out a large ball of yarn and charged it with her powers, "Same concept I guess," she shrugged as the string hovered in her hand before she sent it up and it wrapped around an rock that was jutting out. Iris tied the other end of the thread into her belt and looked at X-T for the go sign.
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Post by xt on Apr 29, 2006 9:27:19 GMT -5
X-T shruged with a smile.
"Hey, whatever works fer ya, I guess," X-T said walking forward. They walked down to the lake, X-T diving in and swimming across to the other side. She lifted her self up onto the little platform, then up onto a bigger ledge. A big rock had blocked the path for her, so she pushed it off, it to fall to the depths of the ground below them. Catching her self, X-T took a few steps back, then looked at the ledge in front of her. She walked over to the ledge and looked at the other two.
"Get ready ta jump, ya two," X-T said, pointing to the broken "bridge" behind her.
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Post by Health on Apr 29, 2006 15:51:11 GMT -5
Iris shrugged, "X-T if I may?" Iris said removing two balls of yarn and charging them with ehr power and instantly they began weaving themselves together and over the ledge creating a new bridge where they could safely walk across. Truth be told Iris had been a little angry that Xavier had put X-T over her for this mission. But he must have had a reason, or at least Iris hoped so, but so far X-T seemed to want to do everything the hard way.
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Post by xt on Apr 29, 2006 16:39:27 GMT -5
X-T smiled and stepped onto the yarn.
"Thank ya, Iris," X-T said walking across the yarn, keeping her balence. X-T put her sunglasses on top of her head and looked up. She had guessed there would be a ramp leading up to the cave, but all she could see on the side was vines and the ledge above. X-T walked forward and climbed up the vines attached to the side of the cliff, then jumped onto the ledge, where the entrence to the cave was.
"Can ya tell us what's beyond th' cave, Perfesser?" X-T said getting into her bag for a flashlight.
"There's some sort of waterfall beyond it, but you're going to have to climb there," Xavier said.
"Across er up?" X-T said looked down at the two with a shrug.
"Across. then you have to jump onto another ledge were the waterfall is,"
"Good, I don't think Iris wants ta climb up any more," X-T said with a smile, then turned on her flashlight.
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Post by Health on Apr 29, 2006 16:42:34 GMT -5
"I'll do it," Iris said, "It would be easier if you'd let me just portal us to the site, but then again I haven't figured out how to do it without it being flashy," she said and pulled her hair back into a ponytail and began climbing the vines. Her muscles tensed and showed how much tiem she had been spending in the Danger Room laterly. Actually it had been a lot, she had been having strange visions for the last few months and wanted to be prepared for anything that came her way.
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Post by xt on Apr 29, 2006 16:49:19 GMT -5
"Well if ya gonna go ahead," X-T said, taking one of the two pistols off her belt and throwing it to Iris, "This might be usefull if ya see anythin'. Jus' say when yer done. I'll hear it," X-T smiled and punched Iris's shoulder lightly.
"Don't freak. That's th' worst thin' that can happen right now," X-T said caringly.
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Post by Eirik on Apr 29, 2006 21:11:31 GMT -5
Rocco caught up to the two girls and caught only the end of what was being said. Rocco had be stuck crossing the bridge. Rocco hated heights when he was not in contact with the ground. Climb up a sheer cliff face was nothing as he was against stone and dirty but crossing the bridge removed him from his powers and he never enjoyed being away from the ground.
The worst experience of Rocco's life was the flight to Bayville. Away from the earth for 11 hours. It was dreadful and he felt silly now but he freaked out on the plane and everyone around him was a lot happier after he got off.
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Post by xt on Apr 29, 2006 22:48:05 GMT -5
X-T looked behind her and looked at Rocco.
"Hey, ya ok, bub?" X-T said walking towards him, lending out a hand to help him off the bridge, "Don' worry 'bout breakin' me. Got bones tough as nails," X-T smiled and let out a laugh.
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Post by Eirik on Apr 30, 2006 6:03:36 GMT -5
Rocco got across on his own. When X-T offered him help be stubbornly picked up his pace and made it across on his own in good time. Once across he looked up to her and told her "I am now."
It was clear to see he was now. Back to having the Earth underfoot once more there was no signs of his plight that seemed to take a terrible hold over him before. "I just don't like leaving the ground." Rocco informed the team leader so she would know in the future.
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Post by Health on Apr 30, 2006 20:25:47 GMT -5
((...wait what's happening I'm confused))
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