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Darth_Elu Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 3/3 6:20pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	Marty Sayre IC: Location ~Dover, Delaware Marty sat staring at his computer once more after his failed attempts with the cell phone in his hand. The dread filling him was like the rising tide of the sea. Higher and higher it came, then it would gently and agonizingly recede into an empty feeling before returning with that horrible dread once more. Allie. It was his only thought before he quickly got up and pocketed his cell phone (later, Marty would reflect that he didn't know why he kept it after it failed, probably routine), grabbed his wallet and keys real quick and then sped out the door. He didn't know what was going on, but he had to get to his sister. That's all he knew. If something happened to her... Fear suddenly blossomed like a firework in his chest, even before he noticed the oddity of the situation outside. He was too afraid for Allie to really concentrate on the obvious before him. If the computer and phones were down and so much else...what if her...what if Allie's machines... No! No, I cannot think like that. Absolutely cannot. I refuse to eve...what the? This was when, after finally making it out of the apartments he lived at, he noticed what was going on. People panicking everywhere he turned. Practically darkness when it shouldn't be hung in the sky. And some lights were flying around, ships it looked like. But...ships? The dread and the fear only rose with every terrified face Marty looked into and spotted. People flailing about, cars honking, alarms sounding, and children wailing. Marty even saw the traditional homeless wandering around amidst it all holding cardboard signs reading 'Armageddon!' 'The end hast cometh!' 'We're dead' 'Eat at Joe's!' This time, Marty was afraid they were right...and maybe he should eat at Joe's before the end...he never did try it. But before that...Allie. It was still all he could think about again as he pushed past the unbelievable throng of people, animals, and cars in the city in the direction of the hospital. The hospital wasn't too far away from his place, relatively, but it would take forever at this pace and he couldn't double back for his car now because that would actually take longer... "ALLIE!!!!" he screamed at the top of his lungs as he rushed the quickest he could to where he needed to go. Tag: Master Grey -----signature----- Brittnee My love, my life E-married to the love of my life! "Ichigo! Come out and fight me, you *******!" Master to Yukari_Nahashi I am Death: RIP George Carlin
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Kahn_Iceay Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 3/3 6:49pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	IC: Alastor Alastor cursed, a very loud, very angry curse. He quickly threw the Pulse Rifle, which he had eyed, it was advanced but didn't seem to be able to carry a tracker, atleast of significant range. He then pulled his equipment back on and pulled the back up like a backpack. "Alright, I'm ready." He checked his gun's seing that they were fully loaded and moved to the spot McTaggart was refrencing for the tunnel "Ok, I'd like to hold up the rear once were in, I don't necessarily have to look where I'm firing, and keeping the fact that some of us have offensive mutant powers under wraps might give us an element for suprise later." Tag: GJ, Others. -----signature----- Kage Luminis of the Templars of Twilight - - - "We are all the sum of our tears. Too little and the ground is not fertile, and nothing can grow there. Too much, the best of us is washed away." Colcha/Mikaru 08
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Kahn_Iceay Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 3/3 9:04pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	OOC: Sorry for the DP but i noticed this after the edit time was up, it should have been that he threw the Pulse Rifle into his bag, not just threw it. -----signature----- Kage Luminis of the Templars of Twilight - - - "We are all the sum of our tears. Too little and the ground is not fertile, and nothing can grow there. Too much, the best of us is washed away." Colcha/Mikaru 08
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JEDI_TEEGIRLOO Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 3/6 11:38am Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	Jaya Marx (RavenHawk) Grand Central Station, Booth T-A27655 Jaya paid little attention to the noise around her, she focused closely on the small screen in front of her. She couldn’t afford to miss any information just in case she had to leave in a hurry. From the sounds around her, she guessed that was exactly what she may have to do. [The route necessary to reach the underground camp has been downloaded to your cellular phone. Please follow the path without deviation. Mental attempts to contact an academy telepath is strongly suggested once you have entered the underground maze of tunnels. This transmission will end in 10 seconds. If you wish to view this information again, please swipe your ID card now.] She didn’t need to view the info again. She did wonder if she could actually contact a telepath. She had only the ability to interact with animals through telepathy. She pulled out her cell phone, but then decided against looking at the route to the underground camp. She realized that the people around her were trying to look at their own phones with no success. She quietly put her phone back in her pocket then pretended to follow the crowd and look as if she was blending in with them. Whatever the excitement was Jaya had no real intention to find out what it was. She knew that if she stood around, she would probably lose the opportunity to actually slip by and proceed to the underground tunnel. Creeping away quietly she took out her cell phone and viewed the downloaded contents of the route. Then cautiously proceeded toward the direction that she viewed. Her mind was trying to find ways on how to attempt to contact a mutant. It still baffled her on how she was going to do it. Finally she just gave up and cleared her mind. ”Can someone here me…..I was told to contact an academy telepath.” “Oh this will never work how can someone hear me. They aren’t even close to me.” She thought to herself as she continued walking in the dark tunnel. TAG: GreyJedi -----signature----- ~Darth Mystique~Dark Lady of the Sith~/Matriarch of the Witches of Dathomir "The Darkside is like a drug that i just cant get enough of." ~Mesh'la Par'jila ~ Prudii Verd - "Oya Manda! "
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Schoolgirl_Bounty Registered: Apr '05	Date Posted: 3/6 11:57am Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	Alice Sota- Tetsuo/ Malice From the spot where Alice stood, leaning against the wall, she could see most of the otehr students in the tunnels. Some were standing around, others were running. Her mind wantered back to something that happened earlier that day. Her best friend, Jack, had proposed to her. Many thoughts had run through her mind at that moment... ' You're only Nineteen, it's too early for this.' 'Jack has always been there, and you know he always will be...' 'I never knew he cared that much... or that deeply.' In that moment, for one of the few times in her life, Alice choked. "Jack... I can't..." she had shaken her head, trying not to see the hurt look in her eyes. "You're already a weakness to me..." The next part of her answer came out more harsh than she intended it to... and she could barely hold back her tears. "Jack, because of everything, I think it would be best if you kept your distance... It kills me to think that I was the one who threw you though that window..." Hawk was called away before Jack could say anything... Were those tears he wiped away as he turned his back on her? That was a while ago... and now, here she stood, conversing with her demon again... You know you'll do it again... And I hope you know that you hurt him more back there, than you did when you threw him through the window. You broke his little, metal heart. God, do you EVER shut up? Nope, you'd get lonely without me. Mommy is in the asylum, you never knew who your father was, and, let's face it... After what you just did to sweet, kind Jack, if it wasn't for me, you'd be alone forever. Why not just give in? Because I don't like you... Oh, don't lie... You do... you like the power that I give you... You like how easily you can control it. Tetsuo, you enjoy knowing that you ripped that machine apart with just a wave of your hand. Stop it... You and I are alike... I've said it before... Stop... You need me, you need the power I can give you. You need it to survive. No, I don't need you... Oh, stop lying to us... I'm here, in your mind. I know you. I know what's going on in your head. Part of you knows that you do, while the other is trying to resist. I won't harm you, you know that... And you told Jack to stay out of our way, so he is safe... What is that supposed to mean? All in good time, my puppet... You know how much more I can give to you, why not just let me help? I don't need this... Yes, while you might not feel like you need it, you know you want my power... The power to save everyone here... The regestration act is well underway, and you're stuck hiding in caves and tunnels... Why is that? You shouldn't be afraid of them... You're a mutant, you're stronger, better. You can do things that no normal human can. Just give in. ... We shouldn't have to hide... We are better... Yes, my puppet, that's it... Open up to me... ... Mutants shouldn't be afraid of normal humans... That's it... Let me in... I need the power to protect Jack... To keep everyone here safe... He might be out there right now, putting himself in danger, we have to work quickly. Open up, let me in... Let me take over for you. The sound of someone clearing his throat brought Alice's eyes back into focus, and took them from a frosted white, back to their brilliant blue. Her hair remained white, and still fell around her hips, though. "Xavier? What's up?" Alice looked at him, not knowing that he had been standing there silently for a few minutes. TAG- GJ, anyone in the tunnels -----signature----- A schoolgirl with a big gun... All your base are belong to me. http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=23216214&brd=10020
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DarthXan318 Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 3/6 10:13pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes - Date Edited: 3/6 10:43pm (1 edits total) Edited By: DarthXan318
	IC: Nat Tavoris Morlock Tunnels As it turned out, Nat wasn't the only one thoroughly impressed by Karra's performance. There was a moment of silent astonishment before rest of them broke out in amazed commentary. Devil Dog, too, abandoned his hiding spot and approached the group, clapping lightly; after a beat, Nat scrambled up to join him. Luxxa took charge briskly, saying that she would report the incident so the rest of the Morlocks would be on their guard for any reprisals. The two men seemed to like the idea of another fight, but Luxxa was quick to admonish them. "Don't be so hasty to see battle..." she said. "We see to much of it as is. Friend against friend, brother against brother. I long for peace, but I will defend my people and those less fortunate with my life if necessary." Nat found herself nodding along to this. She had done things she wasn't very proud of to survive on the streets, things she'd happily never do again. And yet: she'd do them a hundred times over if it meant finding Nigel safe. The two groups parted without any further ado. The rest of the trip was uneventful ... that is, until they reached the surface to find that something was very wrong. Nat's first thought was that they couldn't possibly have taken so long to get up that night had fallen. It was a confused couple of seconds before she realized that no, it wasn't nighttime - at least, not natural nighttime. A massive shadow blocked out the skies, blocking out all illumination except for clusters of light streaking over the city. In fact, it was darker than Nat had ever seen the city, for none of the street lights or shop windows were lit. A small clump flew above them just then. Nat caught a glimpse of what it was, a quartet of small pod-like things with wings in an X formation. It absurdly reminded her of ships in an old science fiction movie - "What in hades is going on?" Devil Dog said in a disbelieving whisper. Nat didn't have an answer. A sense of unreality had begun to descend on her: now that the shock had worn off, she was getting a growing sense of deja vu. For some reason, she was sure she'd experienced this before - standing on a street corner with a man and woman on either side, a small island of stillness within the chaos and darkness. The wind whipping her short hair around her face, the smells, the sounds of panic all around - all were so chillingly familiar. It was as if she had been here before, in this exact place and time - That was impossible. She knew it was. But she couldn't shake the feeling. TAG: GJ, Ktala As always, feel free to deliver the smackdown if this crosses a line, but I thought it would be a perfect place to drop a hint about Nat's power.. -----signature----- It's "godmoding," not "godmodding." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godmoding
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Ktala Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 3/9 3:56am Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	Karra Morlock Tunnels Karra got rid of the three troublemakers without any problems, and turned around, and then suddenly turned bright read as she realized that EVERYONE was staring in her general direction. The silence was deafening, and Karra felt as if she would melt.. Everyone seemed to be looking at her with expressions of surprise. she was sure her cheeks were going to burst into flames at any moment from the heat she felt. "That was...Amazing!" Luxxa said finally, smiling braodly at Karra. Now that the coast was cleared of baddies, Devil Dog approached the group of heroes as he clapped lightly. Nat stepped out a few moments later. "I wouldn't have believed it if I had not seen it with my own eyes." The guide said. "Is everyone in Xavier's Academy this powerful?" He asked, still in awe. "Almost everyone..." Godshade interjected, giving Devil Dog a sly smirk and a wink. Godshade chuckled and Luxxa joined in. Karra simply rolled her eyes. "It wasnt anything. Just didnt want a fight." she stated softly. She gave a small grin. "Well, we better move from here. I'll report the incident so patrols can be fortified against any reprisals, should those three seek to strike back at us." She said in general, then looked to Nat and Devil Dog. "You two seem to be in good hands." she commented with a smile. Karra felt her cheeks burn again. "Hmph! I'll show e'm next time..." Godshade put in. "Count me in..." Bad Boy chimed. "Don't be so hasty to see battle..." Luxxa admonished. "We see to much of it as is. Friend against friend, brother against brother. I long for peace, but I will defend my people and those less fortunate with my life if necessary." A sad smile came over her face, but she quickly dispelled it. Karra would agree with the look. Too bad the mutants had a better perspective on things than most did. Luxxa's voice cut into her thoughts, getting them bakc on track once more. "Alright, everyone get back to your respective duties. Make your reports and travel safely." Devil Dog nodded his good-byes to Luxxa, Godshade and Bad Boy. Then proceeded to lead Karra and Nat to the surface as he promised. The rest of their trip was uneventful, and for that Karra was greatful. She was happy for a nice quiet trip the rest of the way. Then, they reached the surface. Although it was suposed to be daylight, the city was plunged in darkness. A massive shadow blotted out the skies. Panic seemed to have overrun the streets, and there were groupings of low flying lights streaking over the city. A small cluster streaked above their position, and they clearly could see a quartet of small pod like shapes with wings in "X" formation, colored as black as night. It was the brillinace of their after burners that made them so noticeable. "What in hades...." Devil dog said in whisper, his disbelieving eyes and senses reeling from what he was seeing. ".....is going on?" Karra turned white, as she watched the scene in front of her. She KNEW what this was. The ships. From here the ship was mammoth. It wasnt supposed to be now, was it? To suddenly show up like this....something else must have happened. Karra spoke, softly at first, but then urgently, and more in control. "No shopping today. We go back....NOW. Its too dangerious out here now." Karra paused for a moment. She wanted to stay out and see what was going on. But she worried for the others safety. And as much as she hated to bother the professor now, but figured this qualified. //Professor. I HOPE you can SEE THIS!//..she sent, letting herself relax, even thought every thought was to leave. She stood still for a few seconds, relaying what she sawn before she shook her head. She then turned to look at Devil Dog. "Hound, we need to get back underground. Anyone up top, is in grave danger, cause I dont think that thing is here for our autographs." Karra pointed back down. "NOW!" she ordered, as she began to head back down. "And I thought Sentinals were bad news..." she muttered, as she began to heard everyone back underground. Tag: Xan, Greyjedi ******** Professor N'dare Mc Taggert's Lab N'dare, Alastor and Mc taggert were in the Lab when the power failed. Everything went dark for about 30 seconds before the emergency power brought everything back online again. N'dare's head snapped up. Surely such a major power glitch didnt bode well. "What in the world...?" Kincaid exclaimed aloud with alarm. "Moira, what happened...?" he asked his computer. The computer responded, [The local power grid is off-line.] "Off-line? what do you mean off-line? I mean, what's the cause?" [unable to determine at this time.] "Unable to determine?" N'dare stood up, sweeping the items he had started working on into a bag, as he began to walks towards McTaggert. When Kincaid asked if everyone was alright, eveyrone said yes, but something was going on. Com signals suddenly had dissapeared. "Monitor room, is everyone Ok? are you picking up anything?" But the response was not in comming as N'dare suddenly felt a telepathic communication from Sage. //John, everyone. You have to get out of there. Jocasta informed me that the armor you captured is sending out a locator-signal. Mac Taggert's lab is ill-suited to counter it. I'm picking up multiple enemy signatures surrounding your area. Proceed with caution.// The added information about a shadow now covering the city was NOT welcomed news. Suddenly, Tagger's computer voice came on, blairing, [WARNING: EXTERIOR WALL INTEGRITY COMPROMISED. ESTIMATED WALL BREACH IN 67 SECONDS] "What!? which wall? Computer, show me which wall. Lab monitor ASAP. Why haven't you activated defenses!?" Kincaid yelled, trying to keep calm. While Kincaid was busy trying to deal with his defensives, N'dare called the wind to him. The armor that Alastor had been working on, N'dare sent it flying in a direction as far away from them as possible. "I have a secret tunnel here in the lab. If everyone can make it here, I can seal the bulk-head manually, that ought to buy us some time. Everyone! to the LAB!! HURRY!!" Taggert in the others headed for the tunnels. N'dare told Taggert,"Once we reach the tunnel, have your computer turn back on ALL of the security defensives. That should slow them down some." N'dare turned his head slightly, as they moved, and he concentrated once more, this time freezing the floor behind them. That should make life interesting for anyone following the group. As they moved down the tunnels, N'dare spoke up. "I think we need to leave the way we came in." N'dare then turned and spoke to McTaggert. "Where does this tunnel lead out to?" Last thing they needed was to run into another force coming from the other end. Tag: Rilwen, Khan Icey, Grey -----signature----- Blessed are the cracked, for they let in the light!! Earth: The insane asylum for the universe. Cheap core bombs...only used once. ... ...getting back to work...slowly...
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Rilwen_Shadowflame Registered: Mar '05	Date Posted: 3/9 3:23pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	IC: Erin Mathews Erin stared at the monitors in the room she'd stayed in, trying to make sense of what was going on. She was starting to wish she'd never left home. She shivered, picking up the sense of approaching people...who weren't shown on the monitors. "Monitor room, is everyone Ok? are you picking up anything?" "The monitors aren't picking up anything, but I am. Over a dozen people, in a state of high agitation." With an effort, she kept her voice calm. Then...things started to get even more chaotic. A telepathic message warned the lot of them, and Erin hugged herself, eyes wide. This was bad. This was very bad. "I have a secret tunnel here in the lab. If everyone can make it here, I can seal the bulk-head manually, that ought to buy us some time. Everyone! to the LAB!! HURRY!!" The young Australian didn't need telling twice. She ran for the lab, joining the others there. Tag: McTaggert's lab people -----signature----- Sith Master in the Acolytes of Darkness ~Sith Trials Lvl 9 Sith Warrior- Sith Assassin~ Count Dooku in the Sleepy Game "You're always combative. You could be saying "I love you, dearest!" and make it look like a threat/insult."-Jello
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Jedi_Allegra Registered: Apr '03	Date Posted: 3/9 10:18pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	OOC: Sorry for the delay. RL kicked in and I was out of town. I'm back now. IC: Kristin Matthews (Phantom) - Morlock Tunnels: It had seemed like hours and Kristin had lost interest in the conversation between the group of mutants long ago. Besides, her body ached from head to toe. The attacker had obviously done some damage and her knees felt very weak, as they trembled slightly. She was winded, this much was true, yet she tried her very best to stay coherent as the fellow mutants conversation continued. Finally, Dash began to lead the way and Kristin was more than overjoyed to begin the rest of their trek to the Xavier Camp. Corridors twisted and turned, and eventually she lost herself in a maze of confusing twists and turns. If she was ever to go back, she wouldn't know the way. Throughout their trek Kristin's feet began to drag slightly as all energy left her body. Must be side effects of the attack. She thought to herself as she shook herself out of the beginning stages of feeling faint. Upon arriving Kristin could barely open her mouth to greet the fellow mutants at the entrance of Xavier's Camp as the final stages of exhaustion washed over her in a flood of relief and pain. She smiled wryly looking to Dash for instructions. Tag: Grey, anyone in Xavier's camp.
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DarthXan318 Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 3/11 9:49pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	IC: Nat Tavoris The Streets It was almost a shock when Karra spoke. "No shopping today. We go back....NOW. Its too dangerous out here now." Nat turned to look at her, blinking. Karra's face was pale, almost as she had expected - exactly as she had expected. Why had she expected it? She had no reason to; Karra was a powerful mutant who'd just taken on three others single-handedly. Karra's next words were to Devil Dog, and even those were familiar... "Hound, we need to get back underground. Anyone up top, is in grave danger, cause I don't think that thing is here for our autographs." Instead of leaving, Nat turned to regard the streets once again. She should move - Karra was right, they were in grave danger. Yet she didn't think ... it didn't feel like trouble was moments away. She didn't remember anything like that. But why should she 'remember' danger? She'd never been here before; she'd definitely never been here during what looked like some bizarre artificial eclipse. Oh, she was going crazy. "NOW!" Karra, on the other hand, still had her head firmly on her shoulders and was in no mood to lose it. Nat turned and followed her down, still preoccupied with the strange sense of deja vu that had gripped her. TAG: Ktala, greyjedi -----signature----- It's "godmoding," not "godmodding." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godmoding
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Darph_Nader Registered: Aug '05	Date Posted: 3/18 3:35pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	IC JACK "HAWK" WARNER & ELANA WARNER: Control Room... "Day after day alone on the hill,..." The monitors in the control room displayed what had been going on for the past fifteen minutes. Troops were continuing thier survelliance marches around the premises, with the walkers lumbering to and fro across the grounds. Night was beginning to fall, and there seemed to be a bit of serenity around the mansion - aside from the troops. "Sees the sun going down,..." Naomi hadn't said much since the two had entered the room. Not that there was much to talk about. "And the eyes in his head,..." Jack continued muttering songs to himself since he'd entered the control room. There wasn't much for him to do except watch the screens, which so far had not shown anything of any real interest. "See the world spinning - " Eagle's Breath, Six, Naomi, Hawk, Shadowspite. Everyone, please assemble in the danger room..... Jack brought his hand to his head as the burning sensation passed. He hated it when people talked to him telepathically. Jack looked over to Naomi, who was already heading for the door. --- --- --- --- Danger Room... Jack was the last one to enter the Danger Room. Standing across from the team was Sage. Not really, though - it was a projected image. She must be busy... "I don't really have the words to describe it to you, so I'll just show you." Sage said without preamble. "Things have changed suddenly, and we must adapt to these changes." An image of the earth appeared in front of them. Every detail seemed to be accounted for, down to the weather patterns. Something seemed off, though.... "Keep in mind that this is real time footage," Sage continued. "Jocasta, show an aerial view of each major city in alphabetical order. Begin at 20 kilometer radius and pull back." The image changed accordingly, zooming in on each major city. What Jack saw sent shudders down his spine. Giant saucer-like objects floated over the cities, massive in size,with smaller objects swarming around them. "There is no other way to say this. Earth is being invaded...." Invaded? Little green men? Jack found that hard to believe. But the footage stated otherwise. He'd never believed in aliens - that was just for movies and Star Trek geeks. But flying saucers were undeniably here. The footage continued, showing more cities, all with the same gigantic object hovering over them. While the others assured Sage and the other members of the team that they could take on these invaders, Jack snorted. They were eager to jump into a battle - without truly knowing their enemy. A fatal flaw. Once the others had finished, Jack spoke up. "Sage, how long have these... flying saucers been over the cities?" One thing was for sure... this mission had just become a lot more complicated. TAG: gj125, Sage's team D_N -----signature----- Padawan of humorosity to Commander-DWH! RPG Master to WISE_JEDI12! "Caffeine'll kill ya!"
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greyjedi125 Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 3/23 11:08pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE: Things are more than a little crazy on my end right now. There are changes happening that require my full attention, and as a result, my time online has greatly lessened. Besides, this is a good point in the story for a (worthy) EPILOGUE. So, yes... even though this chapter of The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning is soon to be wrapped up and brought to a close, that does not necessarily mean the end per se. Another GM might decide to revive a (different or similar ) story. After all, this IS about the X-MEN and mutantkind in general. Within the Epilogue, I will likely reveal hints as to where the story was headed. There will also be a chance for you all to react in-character and prep for a possible future instalment. Anywho, it's late, I need sleep and I've got to go to work in the morning. ( what a drag ) I apologize if this comes as an unpleasant surprise, but at this point it is the best option. See ya'll soonish. greyjedi125 P.S. EPILOGUE in transit -----signature----- "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter."_Yoda "I find your lack of Faith disturbing."_ Darth Vader AoD & GDG member. "Eats, shoots and leaves." I love this book! A Heroic Deed is what you do DESPITE your fears.
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greyjedi125 Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 5/31 3:30pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes - Date Edited: 5/31 3:58pm (2 edits total) Edited By: greyjedi125
	Epilogue: I am Erik Magnus Xavier, current leader of The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning and the X-Men. Of late, I've found that I ask myself time and time again, if is this our Eleventh Hour? is our Finest Hour yet to come? Was this great challenge written in the stars....and if so, could we have prevented it? Truthfully, I have no answers. I feel a nigh unbearable burden has fallen on me and my fellow mutants. We who have dedicated ourselves to improve our way of life, our co-existance with average humans. WE have saved the world on numerous occassions. Selflessly, never asking for reward or recognition, for the very act was reward enough. But now, now we might be facing the very real threat of extinction....and for the first time ever, I'm not confident we can do this alone. No, not alone. If Mutants and Humans can't work together to solve this present crisis, then our race as we know it will be lost. It all seems so incredible now that I look back on it. Four years ago we recieved a visitor from the future. It was late at night, and we were having a faculty meetig in my study. N'Dare, Sage and John Storm, we were all taken by surprised when our visitor appeared. She claimed to be from our future, a not so distant future and what she had to tell us was not very easy to listen to. Her name was Roxanne Moore, better known as Hourglass. Cleverly enough, Roxanne had waited until after I'd learned about her younger self before 'introducing' herself to us. She figured we'd be more likely to believe her then. And how right she was, for her claims were....how can I say this, uncanny and disturbing. According to Roxanne, the Skrulls would inaved the earth and take it over in about four years. Galactus had destroyed the Skrull Throneworld and had made of them a displaced people suffering through their own diaspora. The Skrulls were facing the very possibility of eventual extinction, and were in desperate need of relocation. With very little options of uninhabitted planets, or the ability to overtake any planets with a comparative technologically advanced culture, Earth seemed to be the best choice. Thus informed, our goal seemed simple. Prepare a small army of super powered beings to repulse the Skrull Invasion. How could we have been so naive. So blind. Little did we know, or stopped to consider, what we later learned to be true. The Skrulls were already on earth, secretly infiltrating every level of society and assuming key positions in goverment, law and technological agencies all around the globe. No one could be trusted. Who could we go to with this information, and who would believe us, for we hardly believed it ourselves. My mind probes confirmed that what Roxanne was saying was actually true, incredible as it was. Another hindrance to our progress was the fact that the Skrulls had perfected their way of blending in with human society. They were virtually undetectable. And so, this crucible was before us. Seemingly unalterable. We were destined to be conquered and assimilated by skrulls. But Roxanne had more to tell us, much more. A year after the Skrulls officially invaded the earth, The Kree would come to earth, seeking to wipe out the Skrulls from the face of the universe, and earth....mutantkind, humankind, would fall. Never before had I felt such a weight upon me. After all that we'd accomplished, after all that we survived. There just had to be a way to avert such an end. Thus, we began to plan. Hourglass made certain details known to us as she reappeared again for the next few months, though we began to notice that her visits were becoming shorter in length and less frequent. N'dare was the first to notice this as a matter of fact. Roxanne did reveal that the Mutant Registration Act was a certain sign that the Skrulls were in key positions in goverment and well into their invasion phase. Subverting Super Powered resistance was key to a swift victory. Roxanne also revealed that in a diplomatic show of good faith, I surrended myself and my students to the Skrull Enforcers after their surprise assault on Xavier Mansion. The world would know nothing of our fate thereafter, or at least not the real us. That incident would mark a turning point in their campaign againts super powered beings. That too had to be averted, and I guess for all intents and purposes, it was. And now, the hammer has fallen. The Skrull invasion has taken place and we have done very little to avert our ultimate fate. After the attack on Xavier's Mansion, we managed to relocate to the Underground Tunnels goverened by The Morlocks. We managed to create an uneasy alliance with their leaders and their sub-terranean society as we took up temporary residence there, but even that was short lived. Not even a month later, the Skrulls would send their Enforcers to attempt to purge the Morlocks and their allies from their subterranean dwellings. A terrible war would be waged. Many lives would be lost. Including that of many of my students. With very little choice in the matter, we were forced to relocate to what was ironically the safest and most fortified place for any mutant on earth. The Xavier Mansion. My Father's marriage to Lilandra: Majestrix of the Sh'iar Empire had many benefits. Producing a powerful heir as myself was one of them. Access to their advanced technology was another. Needless to say, for years now, the X-men have been enjoying what some would call an 'unfair' technological advantage over the rest of the world. That advantage, thought tempting, was never abused. We could not risk discovery. Now it seems that keeping our well kept secret hidden has paid off. We can use this knowledge, this technology, to resist the Skrulls. So far, the Quantum Force Field protecting the Mansion has remained inviolate. The energy supply we have can keep us going for decades, but we have not come here to hide. In a year's time, the Kree will come to wage war against the skrulls, which means we are on a very tight timetable to beat them to the punch. My hypothesis: We can only accomplish this with human aide. Sage has been in contact with a secret S.H.I.E.L.D resistance cell. They know what's at stake. They've seen glimpses of the Massive Skrull Armada hiding behind the Moon, though they are no longer cloaked as they used to be, at least for the time being. Our goal now is to organize and coordinated strikes against key skrull facilities, starting with the Gulag; which is the holding pen and experimentation facilty for super powered beings housed deep in Arizona. This is a small model of the atrocities that will befall us all should we prove unsuccessful in our endeavors. Though I am proud of them, I am also concerned for the few students who have taken active duty in helping other resistance groups throughout the globe. Like Shadow Spite for example, who has returned to japan and has allied himself with the Rising Sun Society, this being a resistance cell comprised of super heroes from all over Asia and headed by Lady Sunfire and the Silver Samurai. Erin Mathews a.k.a Provoque has managed to return to Australia in order to join the resistance efforst there. And a few others have followed in their footsteps. As for me, I must journey in secret once again to hopefully join with Magneto and Graviton. What those two have planned has never been attempted before, and is extremely risky to say the least, for it has potential to do far more harm than good if it all fails. But I must be there to help them with this gambit. And so, I leave the safety of the Mansion in charge of my confidants. Sage, John and N'dare. They have told the students what they need to know for now, what would help them cope with the gravity of the situation they face presently. Enough to encourage successful missions, for even if not told in words, they instinctively know what is at stake. I just hope it is enough. As is, I'm glad I was able to fully restore Eagle Breath's mind. The Ancient one, along with the Magician are invaluable parts of the small advantage we have over the Skrulls, though I've come to learn that their 'Prophets' understand the ways of mysticsm. I certainly hope that Godshade's uniqueness continues to confound them. Karra is another ace in our arsenal. Her extraterrestrial origins and technological knowledge will prove essential during the months ahead, plus she'll be a great help to N'dare. As far as her abilities are concerned, facing-off against a Sentinel on her own was no small feat. She definitely has what it takes to be a full fledge X-man. There are just so many young students fighting in this conflict, but not just here. Everywhere. We must lead them to victory, to a brighter future. We cannot afford to fail them, no matter how hard the challenge we face, or we risk to lose everything. Thus, I wonder about Professor Tima a.k.a Envy. Does anyone else know the truth about him? It is most...intriguing. Alice Sota a.k.a Testuo/ Malice may have viewed him as a father figure, given that her own rumored father, Magneto himself, may have not been aware of her existance, though I find that hard to believe, even for the Master of Magnetism. And Hawk's continued interest in an apathetic Alice not only broadens the gulf between them, but also affects Hawk's relationship with his younger sister, Elana. If only solving our personal dilemas were as easy as flipping a switch, but alas, this is not the case. These are our trials, our challenges. The hurdles we must surmount to achieve that greater goal. Peace and Contentment. Are we willing to strive for them, fight for it, sacrifice for them? I think so. Though we as mutants have coined the phrase, everyone who faces a challenge and has the courage to meet it, in essence walks the path of a hero. To make the right choice instead of an easy one is being a hero. To go the extra mile unbidden, to help others without expectations, a hero does not flinch away from his responsabilities. He conquers adversity. All that is asked is that we do our best. I am Erik Magnus Xavier. A leader. Though I may not lack for words, a leader does so best by example. We set the standard that is to be followed. Our very actions have far reaching repercussions. I shall not shirk this responsability, this duty. Too much is at stake. I cannot afford to falter or dismay. Our Finest Hour shall come, and we must watch and be ready, act and be prepared. The Skrull may have come to conquer the earth with their spaceships and their armies, but they will never conquer our spirit. They may look like us, be they cannot hope to be us. Mutantkind and humankind will find a way to avert disaster. We always do. For in our darkest hour, we shine brightest. **************************************************************** DRAMATIS PERSONAE: (Players only) X-Men Aura/ Thera (JediAalya) Catylist (Darth_Joesha) Foxy/ Naomi Lee (LeiaHair) Frostbite (Bulldog54) Hawk (Darph_Nader) Hermes ( DVC) Hourglass (LeiaHair) Ogre (Master_Vicky) Orochi ( greyjedi125) Plasma (LeiaHair) Professor 'Erik Magnus' Xavier (greyjedi125) Radiant Light ( Darth_Joesha) Sage (greyjedi125) Solar/Karra ( Ktala) Solar Flare/John Storm II (greyjedi125) Tetsuo /Malice (Shoolgirl_Bounty) Windwalker/N'dare ( Ktala ) ************ ************ The Brotherhood Atomic Reaper (greyjedi125) Exodus (greyjedi125) Esmeralda(greyjedi125) Lilith Darque (greyjedi125) Plaga (Darth Joesha) Razor Angel (greyjedi125) Shifter (HunterPrime) Super Skrull (greyjedi125) Toga Haburi (PressRedForFreakMode) Ultimax: The Ultimate Super Adaptoid (greyjedi125) ************* ************* Independent Heroes Animan( Jerdu_Slmor) Bad Boy (greyjedi125) David Fields ( sentinel_825) Eagle's Breath (Mitth_Fisto) Elana Warner (Darph_Nader) FreeFall (Jabba_wocky) Izod (Greysaberfreque) Jacob York (ManinBlack) Jacub Alexander (Renson) Lazer ( HunterPrime) NightFall (HunterPrime) Phantom (KraytDragon90) Provoque (Rilwen_Shadowflame) Recoil (Crimson_Serenity) SIX (Chanbill5390) Smoky (JediJethro) Wind Weapon (Greysaberfreque) Wolf (Morkai) ************* ************* Independent Villains Abominus (Reynar_Tedros) ************** ************** unallied heroes Animagos (Master_Dmentae) Buzz (NickLitYouAFlame) Callahan, Callista (Trimaj) Callahan, Miguel (Trimaj) Cross (Skillful_Master) Dark Seraphim/ Azarias (Darth_Sabith) Emke (Mosrael) Executioner (Khan_Iceay) GodShade (Reynar_Tedros) Iron Man/Anthony Stark jr. (Despised1) Lazarus (FollowtheSnowflies) Legendary Samurai Genji (Bluebeast1237) Mads (Mosrael) Mental (DVC) Oni (Ktala) Sensor (LSA) Trickster (Despised1) Turtle Bomb (Bluebeast1237) NOTE: This is by no means a complete list of players and characters. ****************************************************************************** I want to thank EVERYONE, and I do mean everyone who was directly and indirectly involved with this game, and especially those who had personal losses in RL and still managed to continue gaming later on. Your continued support of this game through its myriad phases has been invaluable and inspiring in more ways that can be expressed. I offer a final apology for not being able to give you a proper ending to the 'Path of Heroes' chapter. A must issue a very special thank you to Zedd_Vega for originating this awesome game, and to Ktala, who was always there to support me when I was at my lowest points. Thank you both. To my dedicated players, those who stuck with my craziness for two years, I cannot thank you enough for this experience. I have learned alot from it and made some amazing new friends. Feel free to interject with your own character's personalized Epilogues if you wish, I encourage it actually. If there are any questions, please PM me. And now to answer the burning question. Will there be an Xavier's 3? "Possibly..." Excelsior true believers!! your humble servant, greyjedi125 ********************** DISCLAIMER: The Skrull Invasion story arc was NOT inspired by MARVEL'S SKRULL INVASION! this is an unfortunate coincidence which detracts from this original work. -----signature----- "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter."_Yoda "I find your lack of Faith disturbing."_ Darth Vader AoD & GDG member. "Eats, shoots and leaves." I love this book! A Heroic Deed is what you do DESPITE your fears.
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Kahn_Iceay Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 5/31 8:39pm Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes
	Epilogue: Alastor (Executioner) 8 Months since last post... It was obvious these, Skrulls had some very advanced Technology, but so did Xavier and his people. Technology and resources, it had been those resources that had kept them safe for years, and it was those resources that were helping Alastor fight for his planet right now. He was in essence, thanks in part to Xavier's resources, and thinks in part to a S.H.I.E.L.D operative that had supplied him, a walking arsenal. In addition to his two 45. caliber pistols, Alastor was sporting a IMI Tavor GTAR-21, equipped with a M203 Grenade Launcher. And he was a Man on a mission. It was night, and he was Dressed in black camouflage and his hair was died black for the occasion. He was weighted down, the vest he was wearing was full of ammo for the Tavor and some 40mm Air Burst Rounds. He only had two extra clips for his pistols, but he knew if he got down to having to use the pistols, he was already dead. His mission was quite simple, take out the reactor of the Skrulls ship he had been teleported to. There were other missions going on on other ships, each with individuals or groups who had volunteered, because the likely hood of surviving this particular mission, was very low. Exponentially low. Thats why Alastor and several S.H.I.E.L.D members volunteered, because they knew they were the ones best suited for this type of mission. The Corridor he was in was empty when he appeared, good, that was the way it was supposed to be. S.H.I.E.L.D had managed to get the security patrol routes of the ships. Alastor had about 1 minute before the Skrulls detected him, and the Reactor room was a 5 minute run from his location. So he started, fast. Behind him, his teammate, a S.H.I.E.L.D member named Matt followed, covering his six. Alastor and Matt had become good friends over the past few months, working together, living together, killing together. They were both good at what they did, and they had developed a Brother-like relationship. Brothers-in-Arms. Though Matt wasn't mutant, he could match Alastor with accuracy he was very gifted in the art of 'reaching out and touching someone.' And that was about to come in handy. The HUD on Alastor's combat goggles, something S.H.I.E.L.D had given him, showed the mission timer at 00:00:56. Both he and Matt knew it was coming, and didn't even pause when the lights shifted red and an alarm sounded on the ship. They did however Pause when they rounded the corner. It was a single Skrulls, well it had to be, they didn't make Sentinels that small. The Skrulls, sentinel thing turned to face them and began to charge, and out of the corner of his eye Alastor saw Matt shift into a grenade firing position. Alastor knew what was coming and shifted into one himself, it was their 1-2 punch, a tactic they'd done time and time again. Matt had AP grenades, Alastor Air burst, and both of them could hit the same point right after the other did. Matt's round went off, and made a fist sized hole in the Skrulls, which they had both learned wouldn't normally kill them off. Thats where Alastor came in, his round left the barrel of the launcher and entered the hole perfectly, and detonated. A wave of pressurized air and shrapnel burst out of the Skrulls form the inside, there wasn't any living through it, even for a Sentinel mimicking Skrulls. The rest of the run was quiet, the arrival was not. The moment the door opened the rounds went off. 5.56x45mm rounds flew through the air, filling the 7 Skrulls that were in the Reactor room full of lead, a good majority of these shots were head shots, and like humans, they were fatal. Alastor sealed the door, and Matt began to set up. Alastor checked their mission clock 00:04:58. He smiled inwardly, even with that Skrulls, he and Matt had beaten the clock. “Ready to accept your piece man.” Matt said, and Alastor walked over to where he was setting up and pulled off his backpack. They each carried one half of a device. Separated the devices were mostly harmless, combined, they became a MARK-IV Tactical Nuclear Bomb. Then came the bang at the door, and both men looked at each other for a moment. They knew it was the most likely outcome. the Reactor room had one door in and out, and on the other side, was angry Skrulls ready to kill them, and even if they got past them, it only took one Skrulls to stop the bomb. But they had planned for it, their call signs weren't Executioner and Grimm for nothing. They were about to kill several thousand Skrulls, and themselves. They pushed their devices together and there was a 'beep' when the devices were fully integrated. They sat the device next to the reactor and it awaited the Timer input, but it didn't come. Instead, Alastor pulled out a remote trigger from his pocket, and wired it to the Bomb. He looked up at Matt and smiled. “Been good brother.” Matt nodded and they tapped fists together, “Yeah... been good.” Alastor flipped up the switch guard and pressed the button. From the night side of earth it looked quite beautiful if there were no clouds. The moon was full tonight and for one brief moment, a new star appeared in the night sky, before flickering out, along with nearly ten thousand alien lives. -----signature----- Kage Luminis of the Templars of Twilight - - - "We are all the sum of our tears. Too little and the ground is not fertile, and nothing can grow there. Too much, the best of us is washed away." Colcha/Mikaru 08
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DarthXan318 Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 6/1 8:45am Subject: RE: The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning: Path of Heroes - Date Edited: 6/1 9:07am (1 edits total) Edited By: DarthXan318
	I normally hate posts that are so long they have to be split up into multiple parts, but this appears to be one. In my defence, the Nat-Nigel storyline is one I've had in mind since I started my character - there just wasn't time to really explore any of it. Since it began in this game, I feel it's only fitting for it to end in here, too, so I'm gonna try. Epilogue: Nat Tavoris Part I I don't know when the dreams started. Funny, isn't it? My brother Nigel can tell you exactly when he discovered he could make things come alive. In fact, so can I - the first thing he did was barge into my room and excitedly show me how he could make a paper bird fly around on its own. But these dreams - I've had them as long as I can remember. Only I never realized what they were, I thought they were just - you know, dreams. If they occasionally came true, I thought nothing of it. What I can remember is the day I realized they were more than just dreams. It was the day after the first attack on the Xavier Institute and the evacuation to the Morlock tunnels. The Professor had sent Karra and I up to the surface on a supply run, but when we got to the surface... it was to discover that the Skrulls were here in force. The invasion ship over the city was large enough to blot out the sun. The thing is, I had dreamt of that happening not two days previously. In fact it was why I was awake during the attack in the first place - it was so vivid and dark, more like a nightmare really - anyway - I mean, it was just so weird up there, you know? It matched my dream down to minute detail, down to and including the takeout fliers fluttering about in the wind. Karra made sure we didn't stick around, and on the way back I clumsily tried to explain why I'd frozen up there and had to practically shoved back down. I think she understood more than I could say, because once we got back she sent me straight to the Professor. Turns out Professor Xavier can sense if you're a mutant or not, if he puts his mind to it, and I'm one. Surprise. Those dreams? Real. He started asking me questions about it - can I control what I'm doing in the dreams, do they coincide with what I'm thinking when I fall asleep, what other things had I dreamt about, stuff like that - he was really interested. I couldn't really answer any of his questions either way, but I promised to try and see if I could do all that stuff. Control my dreams, like. Over the next month, I made some progress. It's ... hard, I guess, to gauge progress, because it might be a power but they're still dreams. Sometimes I can control what I'm doing in them, and sometimes I can't. Sometimes I can sort of force my dreams down a certain path by focusing on something before I fall asleep, and sometimes I can't. Sometimes I'm not really 'in' the dream at all, just a sort of floating observer. It was - is - more than a little frustrating, but the Professor seemed pleased anyway. I did manage to dream-walk myself over to the Xavier's mansion, one night. The present-day Xavier's mansion, too - sometimes it's not clear whether I'm dreaming in the past, present or future, but this was pretty clear - and it was just like we'd left it, Force field and all. It was deserted, the government having given up breaking the field as a lost cause. So when things got hot down in the tunnels, we knew it was safe to move back up there. I like to think I had something to do with it, anyway. Before he left, I asked Professor Xavier if he could use Cerebro to find my brother. I'd been trying to dream myself to where he is, but every time I try all I get is flashes of something and a pounding headache when I wake up... I don't know why. Anyway, apparently it's not that simple - he can use Cerebro can find people, but in order to do so he's got to know what he's looking for. And the only person around that knows Nigel is me, so first he had read my mind. He says it's not that simple, that the mind can't be 'read' like a book, but I still say that's basically what it is. Opening my mind up and reading what's in it, in all its sordid glory. Anyway, I agreed to it. Anything for family, right? It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be; the Professor said nothing about what he saw, just went right into Cerebro and started looking. He was in there for a while. Just as I was beginning to wonder if it would really work, the door opened and the Professor walked out with a sort of thoughtful expression on his face. He didn't offer any kind of explanation or whatever, just smiled a little and said, "Nigel's alive. He's in Seattle - safe, for now." He didn't have an exact address - not that I cared, this was a bigger lead than I'd ever had - but he described the place to me, and added that the Institute would be happy to provide me with whatever I needed to get to him. Pretty damn generous of him, considering there's a war on currently. I started to stammer out my thanks, but he just smiled, squeezed my shoulder gently and left. So Seattle, huh? Hang on, Nigel. I'll find you. --- to be continued -----signature----- It's "godmoding," not "godmodding." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godmoding
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