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Post by Health on Dec 2, 2005 19:12:02 GMT -5
"I think we should leave," Iris said quietly taking her hands away from Raphael's and slowly backing her chair from the table. But then she smelt gunpowder and threw the table on it's side and threw herself behind it as the first shot was heard.
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Post by raphael on Dec 2, 2005 19:16:53 GMT -5
Raphael caught a bullet in the chest, unable to even see it coming before it happened. He had always disliked fire arms, they served their purpose, but it wasn't skill. He dropped behind the table though, blood welling from the wound. It would be painful, but he would live.
"Should have left sooner..."
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Post by Health on Dec 2, 2005 19:23:05 GMT -5
"You think?" Iris said calling the thread in Raphael's shirt to expand and create a bandage over the wound to stop the bleeding. Luckily the table was a solid built one or both of them would have perished.
"Any chance you're armed?" she asked.
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Post by raphael on Dec 3, 2005 0:56:07 GMT -5
"never far from it." Raphael reached behind his head and drew his .357 from behind his head. Raphael handed the weapon to Iris. He winked.
"that one should better suit you, more reliable than that Desert Eagle..."
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Post by Health on Dec 3, 2005 16:53:52 GMT -5
"Be right back, stay here," Iris said slipping the back into Raphael's hand, "I's prefer it if you covered me," she briefly kissed Raphael's lips before she took off. Dodging behind tables, using Raphael to distract the people who were shooting at them. She slipped into the kitchen and snuck around the shooters.
"Only three?" she murmered to herself as she snuck behind one of them and hit the pressure point on his neck, causing him to fall unconcious, "They must have been briefed wrong," she said causing another one of them to fall unconcious. This time she was noticed by the last guy and he turned to shot her.
Iris kicked the gun out of the man's hand and the man put himself into a fighting stance and motioned Iris to fight him. Iris smirked and faked punched the guy only to grab him by the collar and thro him through the kitchen doors. Iris went after him as the man flipped to his feet.
Most fighters, fight to live. Iris learned to fight to defend herself, she was diligent in her studies and had become so fluent in hand to hand fighting she made it look like a dance. Her countless years of needle work had allowed her to naturally learn to piece together patterns. letting her know what move would work with another. Her muscles and limbs flowed into each hit, kick, and block. She spun around to break herself from the hold the man had on her and she came down on him, smashing him into the ground, knocking the wind from his lungs.
"Alright, let's have some answers ," she said place her foot on his throat and using her powers to pin his clothes to the floor, "Who sent you?"
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Post by raphael on Dec 3, 2005 17:33:17 GMT -5
Raphael had been dilligent in drawing fire, though he had caught another round in the chest. "I am getting to be too ald." As Iris took on of the guys into the kitchen two more goons came through the front door. Raphael Fired his last bullet into one of them, and had to draw a knife from his fore arm sheath. He flung it at the man, winging him in the throat. Another man came around the corner and Raphael flung a balde into his shoulder. "Time to go Iris...you can talk to your friends later. Raphael was marching towards the door, he had holstered his pistol and drawn his boot knife which similarly resembled the one he had gifted to x23. He picked up the guy who was still alive, twisting the blade in his shoulder.
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Post by Health on Dec 3, 2005 17:38:32 GMT -5
"Damn," Iris said kicking her heel into the guy's forehead knocking him out, "Well come on she said running to Raphael grabbing his hand and ran tot eh car let go of Raphael's hand and slid over the hood of his car and got into the driver's side, "Come on, give me the keys, I'll drive," she said taking a amulet out of her pocket and putting it on the rearview mirror.
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Post by raphael on Dec 3, 2005 17:43:58 GMT -5
Raphael got in, tossing the keys to Iris after he threw the guard he had picked up in trunk quickly and made sure the latch held tight. He looked over at Iris, "since when can you drive a stick?" Raphael had however treated the car nice, he had even used the Al Capone trick and placed a metal case filled with mercury underneith the rear axel to lower the car's center of gravity.
Raphael was in the process of digging the bullets out of his body when he looked over at Iris.
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Post by Health on Dec 3, 2005 17:47:32 GMT -5
"Since, Wolverine taught me, I don't just fly around on brooms all the time," she said throwing the car into gear and taking off, strangely all the lights turned green as she came to them, and people magically got out of her way, "Don't pick at them, you'll only dig them in deeper, I taking you to the best Healer I know," Iris said taking a hankerchief out of her pocket and commanding it to become a bandage for Raphael.
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Post by raphael on Dec 3, 2005 17:56:35 GMT -5
Raphael finished digging the last bullet ouf with his knife, it was better that they not be in his body. He was used to the pain, sort of enjoyed it, "lets you know your still alive" he muttered. Healing can wait, we need to go some place...safe, where we can get some answerd from our friend back there.
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Post by Health on Dec 3, 2005 18:14:46 GMT -5
"Luckily the healer I know is in the safest place we can go," Iris said pulling onto the highway and speeding up. She glanced into the rearview window and sighed in relief, no one was following them. She changed gears again and then tentively placed her hand on Raphael's leg. Iris's normal calm attitude was loss it had been a while since she had to fight like that, and when she did have to she never enjoyed it like Raphael. In all prespective she need a word or two to calm her nerves.
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Post by raphael on Dec 3, 2005 20:16:00 GMT -5
"You remembered your training well, but I taught you to kill, not detain. Sometimes one is more effective than the other." Raphael placed his own hand over top of Iris', it was a little sticky with blood, but it was understandable.
"and this is dry clean only" Raphael remarked, trying to make a little joke and ease some of the tension.
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Post by Health on Dec 4, 2005 14:20:02 GMT -5
((Sorry about the car))
Iris smiled at little as she drove up a lrge bridge over the river. They had recently rebuilt it making it high enough that they had to put lights on it so that airplanes could avoid it as they landed in the nearby airport, "I've choosen a life not to kill unless I have to, you know I was nevre found of it when I was younger," she said bting her lip and glancing out her windown adn gulping down a scream as a large dragon-like creature crashed into the car, picked it up as it flew and rolled the car off the bridge.
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Post by raphael on Dec 4, 2005 16:51:59 GMT -5
Raphael never saw it coming, only had enough time to react as the car began to plunge over the side. Raphael put his elbpw through the window. And threw his knife through Iris' window. It would help them get out of the car after it plunged into the water. Raphael probably could have leapt out and gotten Iris, or they could have escaped with her magic, but maybe it was best that who ever these guys that were after them thought they were dead for a while. The car his the water hard, but it was built strong it took the majority of the force.
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Post by Health on Dec 4, 2005 16:53:53 GMT -5
Iris crawled out of the window as the car sunk lower into the river. It was cold and she quickly swam to the top of the water, she surface sucking in air and swam over to one of the legs of the bridge to hide. Shivering she looked around for Raphael.
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Post by raphael on Dec 4, 2005 17:05:10 GMT -5
Raphael had swam free of the car easily and swam underwater a great distance towards the Pilon. He surfaced next to Iris. THe water was freezing, Hypothermia would set in quick if they did not get someplace warm and dry quickly.
"come on, the northern side of the river." It was the longer swim, but it was a stratigically responsible action to take. cirling back torwards teh direction the had been driving. Raphael had learned early on that in order to avoid detection it was important to be as conspicuous as possible, that way everyone would overlook the location and assume they would continue to a safe house of some sort.
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Post by Health on Dec 4, 2005 17:13:40 GMT -5
Iris nodded and began swimming, her teeth chattered as she swam. She had never been a strong swimmer and began to lag behind Raphael struggling to keep up. Her lips had already begun to turn blue, as well as her skin paled.
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Post by raphael on Dec 4, 2005 17:48:41 GMT -5
Raphael did not let Iris get far behind. He swam back and got her, pulling her along with him. "stay awake now, talk to me Iris." He had to get her some place dry quickly, he had hoped that the water proof bag he kept in the car had stayed waterproof as they swam for shore.
"stay with me now"
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Post by Health on Dec 4, 2005 18:29:42 GMT -5
"You're so cute when you go all brave knight," Iris said her words a little slurred as she continued to slow down. She ahd never been able to adapt to the cold as well as other people. In her mind it didn't even register that her feet were hitting gravel, and that they were almost to safety by the look of a farm house's light nearby.
"I'm so cold," she murmured closing her eyes and opening them tiredly.
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Post by raphael on Dec 4, 2005 18:44:54 GMT -5
"You have to stay awake, stay with me Iris and I promise I will take you some place warm, the bahamas, some place that never gets cold, just stay away." Raphael was dragging Iris up a shallow slope and up to a small house. He knocked hard on the door before bursting in. He really didn't care what would happen, a bullet in the back was the least of his worries. He put Iris near the fire. "I need a blanket and some warm clothes." Raphael stripped off his jacket and shirt, and sat close to Iris, rubbing her arms, trying to warm her.
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