Into the Black

bushwacked · **Reply #1060 on:** February 07, 2014, 04:27:55 PM

As Lily's body twitched on the floor, Axel sat down on his haunches next to her, leaning against the wall. He nodded at Tony's reassurance, but kept staring dully at the wall. The raised voices of the guards echoed dully from further up the corridor. After a long moment, Axel looked up slowly at the ferret.

"She was lying..." he croaked. "Emilena was going to lead us into a trap... and I was just going to let us walk right into it. Right into whatever she was planning for Lily." Axel bent forwards and cupped his head in his hands. "I'm such an idiot..."

Pterano · **Reply #1061 on:** February 07, 2014, 04:37:47 PM

Tony's face melted when he saw Axel break down in front of him. "No... no, no!" Tony said now, sliding on his knees over to the rat's side. "Hey... hey..." he said softly, holding the rat's augmented arms. "Hey... that's what you have friends for, right?" he asked, smiling. "Come on... we can't do anything on our own... that's why... I mean I don't know why we exist but... sometimes... I like to think it's to help each other out..." he said comfortingly. "You didn't know... but that's why people like Soren and myself are here, right? I mean come on... I haven't known you all that long... but I can tell you're a good person... even despite... the augments." he said here, looking down at the rat's limbs. "And I can tell you love Lily... a lot. You would do anything for her... and that's why you made that mistake." he spoke in softer tones. "You wanted to help her so bad that's why you were willing to just go out and do whatever it takes... even without thinking."

He paused here, his paws still on the rat's arms. "But... we will get her help... and we'll do that... together. So that we won't make mistakes like the one we almost just made. Just think... if we all have each others' backs... what's to stop us, huh?" he smiled again, hoping he at least got through to his new rodent friend.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1062 on:** February 07, 2014, 04:48:56 PM

Emilena tried to answer, but she was too busy choking on her blocked windpipe. It was making her vision fuzzy in a way that was oddly appealing...

"I recommend...my ass..." she gasped slowly. "It's all...loosened up...from last time..."

She had to work to keep interest from showing in her voice; last time had taught her that sounding excited about torture just made them less willing to do it.

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Ex stasis let out a long bellowing scream that was almost immediately snuffed out by searing acid, that stripped his bones in seconds. His various subdermal augments floated to the surface, cleaned and probably good for resale.

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Lily finally regained enough self-control to curl up in a ball and assume the fetal position. Squinting her eyes shut, she took a deep breath and tried to control herself.

She wasn't acting like herself. She didn't let loud noises shock her in that way. The other conscience was much more...animal. It was fueling her with flight-or-flight reactions. She had to work to get it under control!

bushwacked · **Reply #1063 on:** February 07, 2014, 06:12:06 PM

"Alright." Axel sucked in a breath and raised his head to the ferret sat next to him. "You're right, I... I'm sorry. You could have been in danger too, and that was my fault. But if we work together..." He paused and smiled weakly at Tony, his ears perking up slightly. "Thank you. I know how easy it would have been for you and your dad to just throw us out on our asses. You don't know how much it means... And... I've got your back if you ever need it." He gave a small, choking laugh. "That probably doesn't mean much. But it's true."

Lily finally stopped twitching and curled up into a ball. Axel looked down and gently laid a hand on her shoulder. But now we're back to square one... And then, a thought that shocked him even as it entered his head; I hope Emilena suffers...

Pterano · **Reply #1064 on:** February 07, 2014, 07:39:35 PM

((Exstasis

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"Hey... it means a lot." Tony smiled, patting Axel's shoulder now. "You're here for Lily, and we're all here for you, OK?" he asked. "Hey... we could've thrown you out... but I think it's apparent to you by now that my dad's word is good... he promised to help... you're still here." He sat back against the wall now and looked down at Lily.

"We're gonna help her, Axel, OK? I'm serious..." He looked over at the rat now. "And we're gonna go with your plan... track down Lupis, and go after him. I mean come on! We've basically nullified all the agents he's sent here, so we've got the upper paw now, I think." He said, nodding with a smirk. "It's the only thing we have to go on, right? We got no other leads. I think he's our best bet of getting to the bottom of this."

Don Stracci suddenly chimed in. "OK... my guys swept the woods around where Emilena said to go... they found nothing of any significance." the don reported.

"Damn!" Tony breathed. "I was... really hoping that maybe it wasn't bullshit but... I guess... it was too much to hope for." he said here, hanging his head a bit. "Sorry Axel... guess that was a bust." he muttered. "Also... if you're worried about moving Lily around in public... my dad's got a Pierce-Arrow Berline that can tow a Pierce-Arrow Travelodge trailer." he smiled here. "She could hide out in there, and I doubt anyone would know." he suggested.

Stryker smiled at her suggestion. "That's what I was thinking..." he wiped his brow, and stood up now. The heat in here was fine for him, being he was cold-blooded (but had augments to keep him from going into shock in cold temperatures). "Though I feel I'm going to need to step up the pain after this." he said, moving to behind her now and violently tearing her pants down. He didn't care how far down, he just needed to get access, stopping when they were around her thighs... after all, a Spanish boot could be in order.

Placing the pear between her cheeks, he then drove his foot downward onto the pear, kicking it fairly deep into her rectum. He then started turning the screw a few times to the right. "I wonder how long it'll take before your rectum bursts." he said, leaving it at its current position right now. "I'll come back and do more of that in a bit." he said, walking around to her front now. "Maybe we should try the skull splitter next? It's not half as deadly as it sounds... but it'll hurt... I promise you it'll hurt. Or the knee splitter... or even a St. Elmo's belt." he commented thoughtfully. He then lashed out with his spiked tail, and struck the side of her head with great force. "There is of course... my own body as well... my spines are capable of flaying flesh." he said, smirking down at her now.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1065 on:** February 07, 2014, 08:19:27 PM

Emilena let out a low ragged moan, but quickly shifted it into a cry of pain for appearances' sake. "This...choke pear...ain't that useful...for questioning...is it?" She choked out. "Let's...try the belt..." She couldn't resist wondering why St. Elmo was into BDSM.

Nick22 · **Reply #1066 on:** February 07, 2014, 09:36:05 PM

Marita Rose and Marie starred at tony ' you alright?' Marita asked kindly ' the knowledge that Emiklena had tried to deceive them, wasnt all that surprising, the whole reason she had become involved in this adventure was because emilena had busted into her house and forced her into helping her.' i hope emilena gets what is coming to her' she muttered.
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gawds only know what the don is doing to her' Marie nodded. ' corrupt cops' she shook her head. ' be careful what you say in here ' rose said ' the don is not a person you want to annoy , or test the patience of. In truth, she wanted to get back on the road, and she was fighting to stay still, biproxytol was something that stayed in your body for a week, after that if you didnt use it you went into horrible wiithdrawals. rose was dreading when the withdrawal would start to kick in, the last time, she had vomited heavily and made a huge mess of the dressing room, it had taken 3 cleanings- all taken out of her takings that week- to clean it up.

Serris · **Reply #1067 on:** February 07, 2014, 09:46:58 PM

Soren shivered. "If we followed her...we could all have been killed."

"Good riddance," Anne said. She had a very low opinion of the cops in Lanthae. Granted, the only reason she wasn't in jail was because almost half of what she made from stealing augments and selling them went to bribing the cops.

"Don Stracci, maybe what we're looking for isn't the forest? Maybe it's Pelvanida?"

Anne rubbed the base of her horn as she poured herself a glass of water. "Maybe we can dig through Emilena's belongings and maybe their vehicles? Maybe they'll lead us to something useful."

Soren rubbed his face. "That's probably as close as we'll get for solid clues."

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Sanjay swayed as the guards trained their weapons on him. "Okay, you caught me...So what are you going to do? Feed me to the catfish and crabs?"

(OOC - Catfish and crabs are raised on farms for food. They are voracious eaters and criminals often feed their victims to them – alive.)

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #1068 on:** February 08, 2014, 12:36:09 AM

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Nick22 · **Reply #1069 on:** February 08, 2014, 12:47:32 AM

What shoulld we do with Agent lupis?' Marita asked ' He was the one who sent Emilea here right/ i think he has a lot to answer for' Marita said ' iwith all due respect to your father tony- and he has been a gracious host with the nice beds, great meals and lots of art to look at- i think we need to get back on the road and go after Lupis. what do you say guys../ she asked.

Serris · **Reply #1070 on:** February 08, 2014, 01:13:08 AM

Soren nodded. "I don't care about Lupis. But I want Emilena's head on a platter!"

Anne shrugged "I dunno about you, but I could use some weed right about now."

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Sanjay bobbed and weaved as he watched the guards. He waited for an opportunity to inject them with the narcotic he filled his venom tanks with.

Pterano · **Reply #1071 on:** February 08, 2014, 03:08:57 AM

((Sanjay executed with full permission!))

"I agree." Tony nodded at Marita. "I think that should be our new goal. We find out where he is... and we go for it." He stood up now, and held a paw down for Axel to take. "What do you say we take the Pierce-Arrow Berline and the Travelodge trailer and roll on out of here?" he asked, smirking.

"I'm getting Stryker to extract Lupis's location from Emilena now." the don informed them. "When I know... you'll know. Did I hear you're taking my precious Berline out?" he narrowed his eyes at his son now.

"Dad... we're gonna need a method of moving Lily around surreptitiously and... the Berline's got a V-12. It can out horsepower most cars on the road! Please?" he asked, smiling. "You modded it... it'll be safe." he let a grin spread over his features.

Sighing, the don shook his head. "I'm suddenly worried I'm not carrying enough insurance but... fine. You break it, you bought it."

"That won't happen dad! Or... maybe it will." Tony grinned now, thinking he could own a really awesome car if he broke it. "Anyway, you're the best!" he exclaimed.

"Yeah, yeah... I know." Don Stracci waved his paw dismissively.

Stryker gave her a grin. "The belt? See... when the prisoners start asking for certain treatments... no... that's when I go another direction." he said, striking her face again with his spiny tail. "I'll use the skull splitter." He disappeared once more, noting her disdain for the pear... oh he'd rupture that rectum of hers all right!

Returning with what was essentially a circlet with spikes on its interior, he placed it on her head. "This will split your skull... but only if I apply lethal pressure. In the meantime... I'll just do this." he said, tightening the screws so that the spikes started to drive through her skin and tightened against her skull. "I'll give you another chance." he said, looking down at her now. "You answer the question... and maybe I won't start drilling into your brain. Maybe." he said, smacking her cheek with his hand. "Where's Lupis when you last left him? Huh?"

Gambino didn't like how Sanjay was swaying and bobbing and twisting... it was too snake-like and too threatening. "That's an excellent idea, Mr. Bhat!" the crocodile stated, and fired a round directly into the back of Sanjay's skull, execution style. As the snake slumped forward, Gambino looked at the guards. "Go and feed him to the catfish and crabs. It was his idea!" the croc shrugged, and ordered a cleaning crew to get into the dining room now. "Oh and salvage those augments from the rhino... we could use them."

Serris · **Reply #1072 on:** February 08, 2014, 03:32:41 AM

The guards quickly grabbed the dead Cobra and dragged him off.

They entered a passage way deep into the Heights. There, inside one of the many rooms, lay a large tank with several large catfish swimming lazily and crabs scuttling along the bottom.

One of the guards produced a switchblade and swiftly sliced off Sanjay's clothes. He noticed the augments on Sanjay, but the creatures would eat around them.

"Dig in!" The guards heaved the body into the tank and the voracious predators soon began attacking it, turning the water blood-red.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1073 on:** February 08, 2014, 04:11:16 AM

"Eeergh!" Emilena gritted her teeth as the device dug into her cranium. It was giving her an awful headache. "Fine...don't...do the belt then..."

The skull splitter was making it incredibly hard to think. Lupis, where had she seen Lupis? At the place...the place where she had been...Goddammit, this isn't a hard question...

She decided to stall for time. "I'll tell you...if you do...the belt..." she grinned lazily; the lack of oxygen to her brain was giving her an incredible high, and it was starting to take its toll.

bushwacked · **Reply #1074 on:** February 08, 2014, 05:36:56 AM

Axel took Tony's paw and let himself be pulled to his feet. "I say that sounds like a plan," he said, returning Tony's grin. They might be stuck back at square one, but he felt better knowing they had something to aim for. Once we get the information from Emilena...

Once Tony had guilt tripped his father into letting him take the vehicles, Axel nodded gratefully. "Thanks, sir. I'll try to make sure the Berline doesn't get too scratched up." He half turned to Tony and whispered, "There's no way you're going to return it in one piece, is there?"

Pterano · **Reply #1075 on:** February 08, 2014, 12:55:41 PM

Tony shook his head, and grinned. "I don't think so... but my dad's modded it too so... it's pretty resistant." he chuckled, and looked at the group. "Well... I'm gonna grab some breakfast before we hit the road. The Pierce-Arrow can hold six, plus the trailer can hold basically a family so... I think we'll be good in terms of transport, though we may want to take Axel's truck as well, just for Soren's exoskeleton, unless you have a better way of transporting it." he pointed out here.

"Breakfast? You want the kitchen staff to..." Don Stracci began.

"Oh I got it, pops, don't worry!" Tony said, waving as he went towards the kitchen. "Just gonna whip up something quick. Eggs take a matter of minutes after all." he added. Good, quick breakfast, then they'd all be on the road.

Entering the kitchen, the ferret broke out two skillets, moved over to the expansive stoves, turned on the heat, and let the pans start to heat. He went over to one of their five fridges, retrieved some butter, eggs, bacon, mushrooms, and sausages, and began carrying them over to the stove.

The don looked at the others. "I'll provide you with hardware when you leave... also, your weapons will be returned. You understand, I can't lend you direct support... can't implicate myself after all and risk sparking a war, but indirect... I'll provide whatever you need." Don Stracci stated, taking a data pad from Max now and handing it first to Soren. "Just select from the list what you want and I'll provide it." he offered. "Pass it around, make sure everyone gets it, and the stuff'll be waiting for you when you drive out.''

Stryker glared at her. "You don't get to make requests, I'm afraid... as my boss said, this isn't a negotiation." he stood up again, went around to her backside, and twisted the pear open a few more notches. "Once again... where's Lupis?" he reached behind him, into a box, and retrieved what looked like a cross between a fire poker and cattle prod. Activating it, the tip immediately began to heat up. "This'll hurt you more than me." he grinned, and applied the burning tip to her neck, holding it there and letting the tool begin to sear away her flesh. "Where's Lupis?" he demanded more angrily.

StarfallRaptor · **Reply #1076 on:** February 08, 2014, 01:27:55 PM

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Nick22 · **Reply #1077 on:** February 08, 2014, 02:00:57 PM

Of course sir' marita nodded ' tony i call back seat in the car.'
i could use some biproxytol rose said feebily.. look i need to go to detox, but i really dont have the money for it..' she said.' look rose, once we take care of Lupis we'll have more than enough money to get you detoxed' Marita replied. ' maries going to help us,...' marie smiledd at rose.. ' come on girl.. just hang in there.. i'll be happy to have a gun, for defense purposes

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1078 on:** February 08, 2014, 02:17:46 PM

Emilena couldn't help it; she gave out a long, low shuddering moan, arching her back and sticking her tail straight out.

He's....in....heh...the Purifiers....camp..." she giggled; the lack of oxygen to her brain was giving her a similar reaction as that to laughing gas. "You...could...have...bloody...guessed that! Ohhhhhh...."

bushwacked · **Reply #1079 on:** February 08, 2014, 08:46:54 PM

"Oh, it's not my truck... actually, I suppose it kind of is now," Axel said thoughtfully, suddenly feeling bad for the delivery boy they'd stolen it from. He checked that Lily was still alright... or at least, not spasming again, then sidled up behind Soren and peered over his shoulder at the datapad.

He tapped Soren, his guilt over believing Emilena temporarily disappearing when he saw a .44 Magnum was listed among the items they could take. "Hey, get that! The most powerful handgun in the world!" He reflected that firing the gun would probably take his arm off. "Or... maybe just get me a smaller gun. I'd feel better if I wasn't walking into anything empty handed."