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Post by Kai on Nov 18, 2009 0:29:04 GMT -5
As her--someone had once said... If ya can't win them, get drunk. So that, was precisely what she was doing. Drowning her sorrow in Jack Daniels. One of the most trustworthy men in her life. Besides what's his face.. Jim Bean. Ahh, they knew how to treat a woman right! So, here she was. Wondering the streets in sweats, a tank top, and.. slippers? She shrugged, holding jack by the neck as she stammered down the street. She stopped, starring at the building before her. One swift kick later, and the doors flew open. Her laughter echoed inside as she made her way inside. " Cause I'm all...j-jacked uppp." She snickered, walking further into the place. She stopped suddenly, having sworn she heard something. Everything was quiet as she looked around the darkened room. " Hellooooo?" |
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Post by Ryder on Nov 18, 2009 0:34:30 GMT -5
Sick, sick, sick and tired. Of.. being here.
That's all he knew. Locked and shackled to a wall, there was no way for an escape. He groaned, banging his head against the wall behind him. How stupid could he have gotten? Tripping over shoelaces... For god's sake.. He sighed. It was too quiet in here...
Suddenly the door went flying open, and hope bubbled in his stomach as he climbed to his feet. But just as soon as his hope raised, it fell with the sound of laughter. "Figures." He took in a deep breath and sighed heavily as he made his way back down to the floor.
"Cause I'm all...j-jacked uppp."
Why did that voice sound so.. familiar? His brows furrowed as he listened. But it was quiet again.. Maybe they left? He thought.. "Hellooooo?" His eyes widened. "Hello!" He quickly shouted back, banging the handcuffs against the wall. "I'm over here!"
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Post by Kai on Nov 18, 2009 0:40:38 GMT -5
"Hello!"
She jumped at the sudden voice. She reached out into the darkness, and laughed at her antics. She was just probably hearing things.. but then came the sound of metal.. "I'm over here!" Hey! She knew that voice! "Ace?" She asked, walking towards the door and flipping on the light.
Sure enough, there he was, shackled to a wall. "What.. the fuck?" She squinted her eyes, looking at him. "Is that you..?" She asked, bottle in hand, she walked over to him. "T'fuck?" She perked a brow at him. "Well.. I hope the sex was that good." She added with a laugh.
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Post by Ryder on Nov 18, 2009 0:45:10 GMT -5
"Ace?"
Oh thank fucking god.. He sighed a sigh of relief. Suddenly the lights were on, and.. was that Kai? He squinted, taking to his feet. "Kai?" She looked drunk, but not to the point she couldn't help.. He hoped.
"What.. the fuck?"
He rolled his eyes. "Will you just come over here and get me out of these handcuffs?" He asked, clearly impatient. "Is that you..?" He groaned. "No... it's the fucking Easter bunny!" He spat. "T'fuck?" She perked a brow at him. "Well.. I hope the sex was that good."
If he had a free hand, he'd slap his face right about now. "Kai.. I really.. don't have time. I gotta get outta here and stop Ace.." He looked down at her feet. "Nice.. slippers."
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 18, 2009 16:36:47 GMT -5
She was fucking done. Stalking like the cat inside her, Essence made her way down the streets. She was done not with not having him, with not finding him. She was going to end this tonight. And if she had to take Sylar with her than so be it. She moved deliberately toward the Anti-mutant Headquarters, ready for a fight. The lights were on and the door was kicked in. She didn't stop for a second, heading straight into the building. It was empty. Which wasn't what she expected. She had been ready to kick ass the moment she crossed the threshold. Then she heard voices from one of the next rooms. Moving toward it, she identified one of the voices as a very drunk woman and... Could it be? She entered the room and her eyes widened immediately. "Ry!" she cried, beyond elated. "Fuck!" She didn't even see the other woman there. Heading straight toward him, she pressed a hand to his chest, assuring herself that he was really there. "I found you," she said smally, smiling wide. |
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Post by Kai on Nov 18, 2009 16:53:46 GMT -5
"No... it's the fucking Easter bunny!"
She was taking a large gulp of jack daniels when he made that comment. She nearly choked on the whiskey, instead, she spit it out right at his face, laughter erupting from her and filling the entire room. "You make one fucked up bunny, Ace."
"Kai.. I really.. don't have time. I gotta get outta here and stop Ace.." He looked down at her feet. "Nice.. slippers."
"Alright, alright.." She put her hands in the air. "Enough with the... whaaaa? Wait.. I thought.. you were Ace?" Her eyes squinted at him. Well this was beyond fucked up. She looked down at her bunny slippers and smiled as she tapped her foot. "Thanks."
"Ry!"
Her head flew to the right, as a blonde woman came running into the room and went straight to his side. What the fuck, was she invisible or something? She rolled her eyes, blowing a strand of hair out of her face. "She the one who tied you up?"
"I found you,"
Ohhh. It was starting to make sense.. but parts of this was just way too screwy for her liking. She made a face and walked away to the table, sitting ontop of it as she took another gulp of the whiskey.
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Post by Ryder on Nov 18, 2009 16:56:57 GMT -5
"Enough with the... whaaaa? Wait.. I thought.. you were Ace?"
He sighed. "Look, Kai.. I don't--" He was cut off by a blond woman screaming his name. "Ry!" He squinted, knowing the voice.. but the hair! "Essence?" He asked softly, starring at her as she came closer.
"She the one who tied you up?"
"I found you,"
For someone who use to be so smart, she was good at being stupid. "No, Kai.. god." He sighed, looking at Essence. "Get me out of these handcuffs." He told her, moving his hands around to show her. "We gotta hurry.."
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 20, 2009 16:01:18 GMT -5
"No, Kai...god."
"Kai?" Essence turned, catching sight of the woman sitting on a table. Kai from his past? Essence's brow furrowed. She didn't think this woman was involved with Ryder's abduction. And even if she was, at the moment she was stark-raving drunk so she wouldn't be much of a problem anyway. Still, Essence gave her a sort of half-nod in acknowledgment.
"Get me out of these handcuffs. We gotta hurry.."
She grinned to him and wasted no time. Taking hold of his hands, she closed her eyes to concentrate. The phasing was still kind of new to her and it didn't always come easily.Thank god this wasn't one of those times, though. The handcuffs immediately fell away and he was free. And Essence was ready to get out of there as soon as possible.
Before making to bolt, though, she looked to Kai. "Are we taking her with us, or...?" she asked Ryder.
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Post by Kai on Nov 20, 2009 17:50:02 GMT -5
"No, Kai...god."
She shrugged, the liquor running it's course through her system. "Well, it w-was a guess." She said, slurring her words slightly. But, atleast she made her point. How was she to know? The blond gave her a nod, and Kai's brows lifted as she forced the tiniest of smiles.
"Are we taking her with us, or...?"
"Oh god, don't do me any favors." Kai snapped drunkedly. "God forbid if this unknown girl has a broken heart. But no.. to you, I'm just some drunken girl from Ace's past." She snapped angrily. A moment went by, and she mumbled something under her breath, before offering a soft, "Sorry."
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Post by Ryder on Nov 20, 2009 18:08:27 GMT -5
"Kai?"
He sighed, looking at Essence in the eyes before she went to work on the cuffs. Hearing them fall against the wall, lifted a that heaviness off his chest. "Kai, Essence. Essence, Kai." He said introducing them as he rubbed at his wrists. "But I don't think we have time for pleasantries. Sylar's on the move as we speak." He said, taking to his feet.
"Are we taking her with us, or...?"
Mouth agape, he looked from Essence to Kai, and back. "Oh god, don't do me any favors." He tilted his head at kai's snap. "Kai.." He sighed. "God forbid if this unknown girl has a broken heart. But no.. to you, I'm just some drunken girl from Ace's past."
"I'M NOT ACE!" He yelled, getting rather tired of her calling him that. He breathed heavily, leaning against the wall for support. When was the last time he ate? He didn't know.. Didn't really have time to think about it either.
"Sorry."
He closed his eyes a moment. "It's okay.." he said softly. "Yeah, she's coming." He turned his head to Essence. "I.. owe her." He mumbled, giving her an all knowing look.
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 20, 2009 22:32:22 GMT -5
She jumped a little at his outburst and gripped his arm. "Ry. Christ, are you okay?" He didn't look good... What the hell had happened to him? She swallowed nervously and kept her eyes on his, worried.
She shook her head at that "Fine, doesn't matter to me. Let's just...get out of here, yeah?" She didn't care who joined their little crowd at this point. She just wanted to get the fuck out of this shithole. And maybe get some food or something into Ryder...
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Post by Ryder on Nov 20, 2009 23:17:50 GMT -5
"Ry. Christ, are you okay?"
He had to remind himself not to snap, that Sylar wasn't here. It was just Essence, and Kai, and they didn't deserve that. "Yeah." He said softly, pushing off from the wall, his eyes meeting Kai's. "Come on." He told her, indicating for her to come with them.
"Fine, doesn't matter to me. Let's just...get out of here, yeah?"
His stomach rumbled, and he smiled sheepishly. "I'm starved.." He sighed. "Food sounds great, then the.. airport." He told her, as Kai moved closer.
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"I'm sorry.." She said softly, moving closer, wrapping an arm around him. Her eyes meeting Essence's. Ryder looked horrid, and she was drunk.. Maybe Serena was right.. Maybe she was worthless. "Okay, let's get you out of here.." She said, her head down.
Slowly, she lifted it. "Mind getting some coffee for me too?" She forced the tiniest of tiny smiles. "I.. I think I'm ready to sober up.." She told them, tears in her eyes. Ready to move on...
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 20, 2009 23:44:06 GMT -5
"Yeah, okay," she murmured, not convinced. Rubbing at his arm softly, she followed him out. She nodded to his request. "We'll stop at a cafe or diner or something. Someplace for you can sit down for three seconds..." She stuck near him, putting one of his arms over her shoulders, supporting him. "And some coffee for Kai," she added. She passed the woman a soft smile, hoping to reconcile for the slight bad start earlier.
"Airport?" she asked. "Where are we going?" Her eyebrows lifted, but she trusted Ryder. At least, with what they were doing, where they going. She wasn't so sure she trusted him to take care of himself, though...
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Post by Ryder on Nov 20, 2009 23:49:31 GMT -5
"We'll stop at a cafe or diner or something. Someplace for you can sit down for three seconds..."
"I.. I think I'm ready to sober up.."
Both women, one on each arm. One he hurt immensely, and the other, the love of his life.He gave a nod, then shook his head. "Wait.. are you an alcoholic now?" He asked Kai, looking over at her. He could have sworn he saw tears in her eyes..
"Airport?" she asked. "Where are we going?"
He sighed. "Shit.. I.." He didn't want to have to say he couldn't remember, or that he forgot. But.. it was the truth. After everything he'd been through.. How could he have forgotten what Sylar had said. He swallowed hard. "I'll remember.." He said softly. "Hopefully.." He muttered.
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Post by Kai on Nov 20, 2009 23:53:23 GMT -5
"We'll stop at a cafe or diner or something. Someplace for you can sit down for three seconds... And some coffee for Kai."
"Wait.. are you an alcoholic now?"
"No.. Not, exactly.." She told him. "It's a long story, Ry.." She sighed. "I'll.. explain it when we reach a diner or something." She told him, helping him down the street.
"Airport?" she asked. "Where are we going?"
"I'll remember.."
Kai's brows furrowed. "You don't even know where you're going?" She asked. "Typical, Ryder." She sighed, shaking her head. "So.. if you're not Ace.." She started, her alcohol started to slowly wear off. "I'm confused."
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 21, 2009 0:28:26 GMT -5
"I'll remember."
Essence shook her head, sighing. "Well, yeah, it would be good if you remembered." She wasn't irritated with him, not really. She was just concerned. Because he looked like shit and could barely stand and could't remember something that was apparently fairly important. Which all added up to something very bad happening to him. She thought she would happy upon finding Ryder. She was, of course; she was happy to have him back. But she was sick with worry over what he had gone through, what they were going to go through...
"Fuck," she breathed out quietly.
"I'm confused."
Essence shook her head, tired of explaining that phenomenon. "Don't worry about it," she stated, waving it off. "It's much easier if you just accept that this is Ryder and Sylar, who's Ace, is out in his own body, wreaking havoc."
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Post by Ryder on Nov 21, 2009 0:33:28 GMT -5
"It's a long story, Ry.." She sighed. "I'll.. explain it when we reach a diner or something."
"Fuck."
He nodded, and then looked to Essence. "Don't worry.. I will." He told her with a smile. "I'm just glad to be out of there. God only knows how long I would have stayed in there if Kai and you hadn't of come." He smiled, turning to Kai. "Thanks for kicking down the door in your.. uh, drunken stupor."
"Typical, Ryder."
"It's much easier if you just accept that this is Ryder and Sylar, who's Ace, is out in his own body, wreaking havoc."
That made him laugh. "Oh god.. it hurts, but feels good at the same time." He told them, smiling from ear to ear. "Can we.. stop.. ow.." He took in a sharp breath. His side still hurt from the whole 'Sylar kicking the shit outta me' thing. "It hurts.. stop.."
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Post by Kai on Nov 21, 2009 0:36:08 GMT -5
"I'm just glad to be out of there. God only knows how long I would have stayed in there if Kai and you hadn't of come." He smiled, turning to Kai. "Thanks for kicking down the door in your.. uh, drunken stupor."
She starred at him. "You know, if I wasn't still drunk, and you weren't damaged goods.. I'd so dtop kick you right now."
"Oh god.. it hurts, but feels good at the same time." He told them, smiling from ear to ear. "Can we.. stop.. ow.." He took in a sharp breath. His side still hurt from the whole 'Sylar kicking the shit outta me' thing. "It hurts.. stop.."
Now he was laughing..? Kai took in a breath, stopping in her tracks. "What the fuck did he do to you..?" She asked.
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 21, 2009 1:17:37 GMT -5
Her brow drew into a worried line as he began to laugh. Oh yeah, he was off. Something was really wrong... "It hurts...stop." Essence immediately stopped, swallowing. "What is it, babe?" she asked gently, helping him to lean against a building. She glanced down the street. And just a block from the cafe...
Licking her lips, Essence focused on Ryder again. She struggled through the guilt of not having found him sooner, of letting him get taken away in the first place. Taking in a shaky breath, she moved closer to Ryder, just wanting to be nearer to him. "What the fuck did he do to you...?" Essence chewed on her lower lip, wondering the same exact thing.
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Post by Ryder on Nov 21, 2009 3:23:11 GMT -5
"What is it, babe?"
"What the fuck did he do to you...?"
His head tilted back, as he grabbed at his ribs. "Mmmhhmmmm." He moaned, tilting over slightly. "I think my ribs are broken.." He breathed out, his face scrunched and red slightly from the pain. "Ooh.. it hurts.."
He took in a deep breath, or at least, tried too. But it hurt too much, and caught him off guard. He let out a small cry of pain, as his hand reached out for Essence. "Oohmhmmmm..." He grunted. "Shit.." He mumbled.
"He said.. He'd traveled the world, searching for it.." He took slow, even breaths. "Rome, Egypt, Peru.." He trailed off, trying to think. "Czechoslovakia... only to be turned back to.. Egypt." His head turned, looking to Essence. "That's where we're going.. Egypt." He sighed. "Someplace.. north-east of Cairo..?"
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