Project Zero (IC)

[The Magnan]

"We are trapped in the belly of the beast. With no hope. No way out. Just these four walls surrounding us. Mocking us. The bullet proof glass stands between you and freedom. But in this room your powers are non existent. We no longer live by rules which bind us. Humanity broke those rules in the beginning, we need to rebuild them in our own way. We will not allow ourself to be some experiment. We will not go quietly. When the day comes. We will give them HELL!"

Day One. Level Three.

Dr Halsey


Dr Halsey strolled up the corridor looking into each cell she passed. They all showed the same picture. The confinement had caused these people to go completely insane. She felt they no longer needed there sanity. There was no way out of Project Zero. This was where it began for them. This is where it all ends. Dr Halsey was rather small for her age, but that did not bother her much, the gifted feared her. They knew she lacked mercy for them. She was toying with them. Watching with interest as their mental condition worsens. She pushed her horn rimmed glasses back up her nose, and made her way towards the elevator. As she entered she pressed the button that would take her to the main entrance and control room. The control room monitored activity inside and outside the facility. Anyone strayed to close they would be taken in and become part of the grand scheme.

She pulled a mobile phone from out of her top pocket and dialled a number.
She said to the person on the other end, "It's time... er"
The voice on the other end was distorted, clearly a voice altering software was being used, "Hacker. My name is Hacker."
"Hacker, can you do it?" asked Halsey.
"I can do it now, my main concern is when will i get payed?"
She rolled her eyes, and said, "My men are on the way with the case. Once you pull the plug on Level 3 you will get your money."
The person on the other end hung up.

Halsey left the elevator and entered the control room. As she looked out the bullet proof glass towards the massive bulk that was the titantium door. She wondered if anyone gifted would be capable of escaping. Then she turned to face the monitors.
One of the guards turned to do her, "Where reading a power shortage in Level 3, should we send someone down there?" he asked.
She nodded, "Yes,"
She then pulled a small pistol from her lab coat, and aimed it directly into the back of the guards head and fired, "You're now releived of your duties."
She then quickly locked down the control room. No one could get in. She then spoke over the intercom, "To all those occupying Level 3, you now all fired."
She turned off the intercom. Pushed the dead guard off his seat and sat down, "Now Project Zero really begins."


Two Days Later. Contact is completely lost with the facility, the original overload was massive it also took out level one and two. Trapping Halsey in the control room; not that she cared much. She was perfectly safe. By now survivors were thining, as the gifted continued to slaughter those who had confined them for so long, and treat them like freaks.

The government decided to send in the best of the best. The order they gave was to find and escort Halsey. They secondary objective was too terminate Project Zero.



Day One.

Rikard

When the power shorted out, everyone was surprised. They was a silence, the shouting and screaming and clawing had all ceased. Then the confinement door slid open. Rikard had been meditating it was the only thing keeping from losing his sanity. But it was also his best shot of controlling his icy gift. With nothing restricting his gift, the ice began to form around him like a infestation spreading outwards. He stood up and exited the cell. The only light was coming from a guards torch. The guard was shaking, either it was fear, or freezing cold. Or both. The torchlight died, and front of the torch completely froze over. Soon the corridor's walls were covered in ice, along with the floor. The ice cracked as Rikard stepped forward. The guard could no longer move. He was literally frozen to the spot. Very soon he would be completely frozen over. Rikard contemplated destroying the icy statue but instead left it in place.

He said quietly, "Its your time to sleep."

Two Days Later.
With no power to the facility. No power to the elevator and no way up. The only other option was to head down and find one of the generators. Rikard had decided to try and use the elevator cable to slide down a level. The rope burned his hands as he slid, it was the first real time he felt heat. He was so used to the cold. He stepped onto the small gap and set to work forcing open the elevator door. The other guards were completely unaware of what was happening above. When they saw Rikard they did what they were trained to do. Kill. He had by now frozen himself, the bullets simply bouncing off the impervious icy shell. He smiled as the ice regally continued to take the facility in its grip.

[Sool777]

Day One

Jason Greene had been lying on his bed throwing around a ball of electricity from hand to hand when the power went out. His face emotionless and blank, like always. He had noticed the guards on his level had all seemed to got to some other level to help out with something right before the power on his level, level 2, the level of the controlled gifted. He had thought nothing of this other than * Probably some drill..* When the lights flickered out in his cell and the door popped open he smiled. It quickley vanashed as he ran out of the cell. Bringing the ball of electricity to his hand he absorbed half of it and used the other to illuminate his path like a flashlight, except it was better and brighter than a flashlight. * Got to get to the emergency generators* he thought. They only let him keep enough energy in him to make this one ball at electricity when he was in his cell and he needed to get to his full load if he wanted to escape, or do any damage. There was one problem though, the whole building was made of metal, conductive metal. If he shot any electricity at the walls it would only spread over the conductive metal surface, doing no damage other than possible burning up some of the dust that had collected on the walls, so he couldn't escape by blowing a hole through the wall. * I'll figure that out later... Generators first. *

Greene knew exactly where the the genorators were, they were on level 5. Sometimes they made let him use it to charge up himself, it was right outside labrotory 1, he passed it every day. Maybe this was on purpose, but he realy didn't care. He ran to the elevator shaft absorbing electricity from one of the emergency lights before prying the doors open and jumping down the elevator shaft, once he neared level 5 he redirected the energy in his body to his hands and faced his palms toward the floor, which was closing in on him rapidly. Pushing his out energy from his hands he slowed down to a hover right infront of the elevator doors. He let go of the hover right after prying the doors open once again. There were two very shocked guards who were guarding the generator, Greene used the last of his energy to electrify them with lighting bolts, one from each hand, one for each guard. Immediately he ran over to the generator and absorbed the full content of electricty. He felt great, he would now be able to use his abilities to their full potential, no one could stop him now.

Two Days Later

Greene had forced the elevator doors shut, incase any guards made it through and placed himself on a ledge on the ceiling, this way he had a clear view of the stairway and elevator while he could rest and plan, which he had been doing for the past couple of days. It had worked so far, until a few guards ran down the stairs. Finding the guards guarding the genorators 2 days dead they began searching the place and inspecting the elevator doors. And then something else happened, the elevator doors opened and the guards started shooting, the floor began to freeze and the room got colder. * Great someone else.... Seems to have ice powers.. Since when can ice block bullets? * Greene thought to himself as he hovered over to the guards. " Hey, you might wanna watch your back too, " Greene said as he shot each one with a lighting bolt, " Well i guess its too late now..." Greene also shot electricity at the ice on the floor and watched as the electricity spread, melted the ice, then dissapeared. Then he transfered his energy to his hands, using them to light up the area around them, but also ready to strike with lightning if needed. Still hovering he stared at the block of ice, a block of ice with a smiling person in it.

[The Magnan]

Rikard

Rikard allowed his skin to return to its pale colour. He looked at Greene who had taken out the guard. There was no fear in his eyes. For once Rikard could look someone in the eye and they would not freeze over. The scientists experimented with Rikard fear. And realised people only froze solid because of a fear of confinement. A basic fear. Which self consciously Rikard took full advantage of. They also tested how impervious his ice was. Over time the layers became thicker and thicker. What they did not realise was Rikard was becoming more unstable. Only after the experimenting stopped could he focus on controlling his power.

But it had never been the same afterwards. Trying to control and actually controlling something are two completely different things. It was why Project Zero recruited the blind as they did not need to see Rikard. It meant they would not be frozen in fear. Already the ice continued to consume its surroundings. It was irrepressible like fear itself.



Hacker

Day One


A bald man in his middle thirties sat huddled around his computers, one of the wires was attached to a strap around his wrist. It was the easiest way to communicate with the computer. He had earlier received a phone call from Doctor Halsey giving him the order. To terminate power in level 3. He did it straight away. But distant from him and Project Zero. Meant the command took a while to get there. It was to overload the generator on level 3. However, he had trouble programming how much of overload to use. He had no idea that the overload caused a chain reaction to occur in level one, two, and four.

Two hours later.
A black jeep pulled up outside. Three men dressed completely in black suits stepped out, with a case. By now Hacker had made himself a cup of tea, while accessing the three men's memories.

The thought processed as, 'Terminate Hacker'

He also learned what was in the case and it was not money. He should have known better than to trust someone from the government. He quickly rushed into the hallway and put on a jacket. He moved into the back room, and began to transfer all relevant data on a memory stick. He just had to wait for the transfer to complete. While this was happening he opened a drawer and pulled out a .44 Magnum and tucked it under his belt and allowed his shirt to cover it.

-Transfer complete- flashed on the screen and quickly he pulled out the memory stick. He had made sure there was no data on the hard drive. The doorbell rang followed by a few loud knocks on the door. Hacker put the memory stick in his pocket, and made his way out of the back door. He locked the door behind him, and set off towards the gate. He opened it and stepped onto the back street. There his car was waiting for him. A white Peugeot 106. He quickly opened the car door with the car keys. The beep had given him away and by now the men were quickly making there way towards the back door. He got into the car and put the key in the ignition. The car screeched into life. He drove out of the back street, and onto the main road. So far no one was following him.

Two Days Later.

A second safe house. Even further away from Project Zero. Hacker would have to worry about that later. He had set up his equipment. As for the men. he knew they would never find them. He simply planted the idea in their mind, as they attempted to force open the back door. After that it was plain sailing.

[Sool777]

Greene looked over the man infront of him straight into his eyes. He dropped to the ground from the hover, still keeping his ironclad gaze, face still emotionless and blank. " Who are you, what do you want, what powers do you have." Greene looked the pale man over, just being around him made him feel cold, to counter this and creat a visual effect that might intimidate the man he wrapped his body with electricity that was visible. It crackled and slithered around his arms, legs, torso face and pooled in his hands where it seemed to go back into his body, then more would come out somewhere else to replace the energy absorbed. Then seeing more ice spreading out from the man Greene directed some energy into a lighting bolt that he shot at the floor neat line to keep the ice at bay. Except this time he set the carpet on the floor on fire, he wanted to see the man's reaction to this. Fight cold with heat, thats what he was thinking.

[The Magnan]

Rikard simply answered, "I'm Rikard, and It's all around you."
He looked at the flames, and admired this mans strange attempt to fight his icy infestation. But still it seemed undeterred even with the flames. Rikard simply allowed his own body heat too fall. He knew the risk but he had built a resilience to the cold obviously. But he knew like most people he was still human. So he wasn't completely immune to ice's effect. He also guessed the man would have side effects with his gift. After all electricity never mixed well with water. Something the human body consists mostly off. Rikard could also move about as water, it was something different. But it meant he could remain undetected and then reform and strike.

[Sool777]

Greene nodded then went back to a hover, using his feet now instead of his hands, it meant less control but he didnt need that for a 1 inch hover. He just had to stay off of the ice. " Rikard, do you want to escape? " Greene already decided he was going to electrocute the man if he didnt help him escape. It would be easy, one bolt at his head 3 at his torso 1 for each arm and 2 at the ground near him. Ice was water, it would spread the electricity up into him. It would only take Greene 5 seconds using both hands, maybe time for Rikard to react, but improbable. Besides that shield would be usless against him it would still spread the electricity into him. But, if Rikard could hit him with water or ice then Greene would also be electrocuted. * Thats a risk im going to have to take...* Greene thought to himself.

[The Magnan]

Rikard

"What do you think? If i wanted remain here, i would have stayed in cell. If you are suggesting we help eachother escape. Our powers together would be..." Rikard could not even complete the sentence as thought of combining electricity and ice crossed his mind. "The answer is yes."


Hacker
He sat at the desk and ran a system diagnostics, to check everything was functioning perfectly. Once it was complete he he attached the wire to the computer. He then attached the wire to a strap, and put the strap on his arm. He made it tight enough so that the wire entered the skin. Hacker remembered the first attempt, he was given a gigantic electric shock as the wire entered the skin. But strangely the more he did it the more he got used to it. Now he was able to communicate with the computer, and probably with minds outside the house. He sat patiently, searching for Project Zero.

Doctor Halsey
She heard her phone ring, she answered it expecting the news to be that Hacker was now dead.
"He escaped. He is now a risk to Project Zero. Find him!" she roared down the phone and hung up.
She put her feet up on the desk expecting a special forces team arrive. She knew by now the government would have deployed them. Well had a surprise for them.

[Sool777]

" Good, It means i dont have to kill you." Greene said in a way that sounded intimidating, yet not overconfident. " Do you have a plan? Because ive been feeding on electricity down here all day and ive got nothing." The truth was he'd been thinking for more that 6 months of how to escape, but kept on running into that metal, conductive, barrier that was the walls of the prison.

[The Magnan]

Rikard shook his head, "Well we know theres no escape heading down, heading up might work."

Rikard had no reason to kill this man, his fight was with the scientist who experimented on him. Halsey. He knew who she was, and where she was. Doctor Halsey stood between them and freedom.

[Sool777]

Greene raised an eyebrow, " Up? To where? There's nothing up there." Greene lost his concentration for a second and his hover stopped, for the briefest moment Greene's face contorted to pain as his body made contact with the ice, then he regained his concentration and went back to his hover. It was all over very quick, he hoped Rikard didn't notice.

[The Magnan]

Rikard

"The ice burnt you didn't it," said Rikard. He knew when something made contact with the ice after all it was still part of him. He then said, "Well, there's probably a ventilation system. How about power any way of getting it back online."

Hacker
It had taken a while but finally he regained contact with Project Zero. He searched for the gifted. He picked up many, but two caught his attention, one mind was locked, but even so he guessed this man was ice, the other was electric. He then tried to access Greene's mind, he first tried a simple, "Hello." and now he waited.

(I don't want to rush Copacetic_One but i need them to post asap. Please)

[Sool777]

" Yes it did..." Greene said, he was slightly ashamed, how could he be this vunurable to this man's powers? Then something happened, he thought a *Hello* but it wasn't him that thought it. Greene raised an eyebrow, *Hello... Let me guess, gifted, mind control or telepathy.. Where are you, what do you want and why are you in my mind? Or maybe im going crazy....* Greene thought back. " Rikard, did you just hear that? I mean inside your head.... " Greene then turned his head around to look over his shoulder, aimed at the generator, and shot a lightning bolt at it. " That should power the ventilation system."

[The Magnan]

Rikard

Rikard smiled, "Its a start. What voice?. I've trained my mind to not let anyone in. While the others allow their mental state to destroy themselves i remained sane by meditating."

Rikard wondered who was trying talk or was Greene like the others. Insane.

Hacker

"I can answer all your questions another time. But i want you to know, i am Hacker. You're not the only ones trying to get out of Project Zero. Thats for sure. Of course Project Zero never held me either. I have reason to believe a special forces squad is heading to Project Zero. I hacker Halsey's memories." thought Hacker, sitting back in his chair.

[Copacetic_One]

Day One, Level Two: In the middle of his daily five hour shadow boxing session, Jabs was in the zone. Punches flying one after the other, almost too fast to see, when that lights flickered once...twice and then shut off completely with a droning whine. As they flickered back to life, There was a thump as the deadbolts drew back from the door and it swung open. A giant smile split Jabs face as he cracked his knuckles and stepped out into the hallway.

The guards were already pouring out of the elevators by the time Jabs was out of his room. As they saw him standing in the hallway, they raised their weapons and leveled them at him. Jabs charged toward them roaring and scattering the ones in the front like bowling pins before they could fire. Finally stopping in the thick of the group, Jabs felt gun butts smash into him and starting swinging wildly, feeling bones crush and snap under his blows. As the majority of the guards distracted him, one dropped to his knees and tied on end of a metal chain around his feet.

"Alright," the guard shouted, "drop it!" There was a muffled boom as flames shot out of the elevator shaft The elevator dropped and chain pulled tight, taking Jabs off his feet. He grabbed randomly and caught one of the guards by the leg dragging him with as he slid helplessly down the hallway. The guard clawed at the wall, trying to gain some purchase and get away from the freak. He had no luck as Jabs momentum shot them both out into the elevator shaft where they both plummeted. During the fall down the elevator shaft, Jabs had maneuvered himself above the screaming guard in order to use him to soften his landing. Jabs laughed maniacally all the way down, crushing the guard to death with his bulk as they slammed into the bottom of the shaft with amazing force.

Back up on the 2nd floor, the guards were picking themselves up off the ground and tending to their wounded. One of them stood up, brushing himself off. "You idiots, I told you to send the elevator to the basement, not blow it up." He exclaimed. Hearing the boom of Jabs' landing, he muttered to himself, "Well at least that ones taken care of."

Two Days Later

Jabs

After the crash landing, Jabs had pried open the double doors at the bottom of the shaft and had spent the next two days wandering the facility, beating anyone he found to a pulp. Eventually he made his way up to the fourth level when he ran across another group of about a dozen guards. Being three days without food and very little sleep, they managed to overpower him and handcuff him face down on the ground.

"Now, freak, you're the reason we're here so I'm going to have some fun with you." One of the guards said sadistically as he kicked Jabs across his face. Jabs laughed again. "You do know who I am right?" He questioned. "I've probably broken your face once or twice before. You can't hurt me." This was only met with more fists and feet. "Shut up, freak, I've read your file y'know. How easy it was for them to capture you. You're nowhere near as strong as you think." Jabs became deathly silent. The guard leaned close to Jabs face. "What's a matter, Percy, I touch a nerve?"

Jabs flexed slightly and snapped the handcuff chain in half. His hand shot out and grabbed the guards face and started squeezing. The guards screams were muffled by Jabs palm as Jabs stood back up and glared around at the other guards. "Leave." He whispered in a voice boiling with rage that would not be disobeyed. The guards all lowered their guns and looked around at each other, unsure of what to do before turning and sprinting down the hallway. "Now, buddy," Jabs said to the guard in his grasp, "you need to know something about me. I hate being insulted. You have done just that and I can't let you go." He pulled back his fist and drove it with all his might under the guards chin. The guard shot up like a rocket, embedding himself in the ceiling up to his chest and hanging there. Jabs reached up, grabbed his foot and yanked. Dust and bits of concrete rained down. the guard was, unsurprisingly, dead but Jabs heard voices from the hole he left and was hit with a sudden temperature change. It was suddenly freezing.

Frank Walker

Frank was jolted awake as the Hummer hit another pothole. "Ugh...would you try to at least pretend to avoid those?" He croaked at the driver. "How much longer do we have?" Without looking the driver replied, "We should arrive at the hot zone for briefing at approximately 1300 hours." Frank glanced at his watch. That was in about twenty minutes. He rubbed his cheek, feeling the stubble rasp against his palm. His head was still killing him. "I knew I should have stayed in bed today." He muttered to himself.

((sorry about the wait for my post =[ ))

[Sool777]

* Thanks... * Greene thought back at the man, then Greene looked at Rikard, " The voice said that it hacked into Hasley's memories and his name's Hacker... Who the hell's Hasl-" Greene was cut off as a guard smashed down through the ceiling, he was dead. Greene suddenly on alert again switched his hover too his hands and moved himself back up to a 6 feet. Through the roof he could see a huge man, acting on instinct Greene raised his hands, the electricity slithering around his skin became very bright and Greene shot a continuous beam of electricity in a circle around the mans feet. It would collapse the floor from underneath him.

[The Magnan]

Rikard
Rikard looked up at where the hole had appeared, the ice around him seemed thicken, not willing to be broken. Or was Rikard for first time getting nervous. He quickly said, "Hasley is the reason where here," answered not keeping the anger out of his voice.

Hacker
Hacker smiled, another gifted, "Jabs" he thought to himself. This would make things easier or maybe harder. It also worried him on how long it would take Halsey to work out of what he was doing. He knew her goons were onto him, and it would be a matter of time before they found him.

Halsey
Looking at her watch she knew the squad would arrive soon. She noticed the ventillation system was back online. Perfect she approached the console and rerouted some of the ventilation to the entrance. It would then return to normal, as soon as she delivered her package. She spoke into the guards radio,"Is the Gifted Drug ready."
"Yes Ma'am, its in the shaft and heading towards Level one, Entrance."
She smiled and prepared to press the button that would unleash the gas.

(Since we don't seem to have anymore squad members, Copacetic I'm allowing you to have other squad members with you. Since one man is not a squad in my opinion. )

[ForeverEnd]

In the back of the Hummer with his arms crossed Kai sat with a serious disposition being called out so suddenly and without warning something more was happening than they realized, but it was all normal considering that mostly all missions were like this, either someone need to be killed or something blown up it will all be briefed when they get there.
He looked around at the men with him in the Hummer some didn’t look like they would make it; they had to be ready for anything if they wanted to live. Kai listened in on the times when the driver spoke to one of the men, they would be there shortly and he was becoming restless sitting down and waiting.
"Hey", he told the driver, "you think you can hurry the hell up?" he tried to say as calmly as possible.
The driver muttered something quietly, he pressed the gas pedal harder and made the Hummer go slightly faster.
"Thanks..." he said as he watched out the window silent once again.

[The Magnan]

Dr Halsey
She left the control room, and approached the enormous titanium door. She entered the access code, and the door slowly slid apart, allowing what little sunshine shine through. It was bright, and it didn't help that she had spent her life underground working with the freaks. Her eyes eventually got used to this light, and she waited patiently for them arrive. It was how she planned. It was what they at the governments office had discussed. She would fool the special forces team and say they had to go through a decontamination procedure. She would enter the safety of the control room and administer the drug.

It would either be inhaled or absorbed into the skin. For gifts to surface fully, it would take at least another hour maybe more. But she was evening up the playing field. Project Zero was the final test. Before her priorities returned to Project 001. The first Gifted made. The Ghost. She knew once the gifted escaped. The clock would countdown and gifted would eventually unlock the Ghost Chamber. She smiled at the thought.


(If this roleplay does get to an end, the next one will be of events five years after Project Zero. But it all depend on what happens in here.)

[ForeverEnd]

When the hummer came closer he noticed that the military had already set a base of operations, there were a number of large tents with soldiers outside of them, and others were setting the fences and sand bags. He paced his eyes around to all the guard towers overlooking the perimeter as he walked toward the main tent with the others.

In the main tent there were computers everywhere as well as the commander overlooking the all of them, there was loud noise coming from the men stationed there talking and yelling trying to get a hold of the situation, as men raced in and out the commander turned toward the Special Forces,

“It’s about damn time!” He yelled over all the noise, “Now let’s get you all briefed before this whole operation is on stake!”

Everyone gathered around a table there seemed to a number of blueprints on the table it looked from Kai to be a facility, the commander pointed to the level 1 blue print and a picture of a young woman “This is your mission to retrieve and protect Dr. Halsey, from what we know from our Intel about what’s going on here is that we’re dealing with particular individuals that have a particular set of skills we ask that you be prepared and ready for them, they are to be considered more dangerous than anything you all have ever faced and we ask if you do come in contact your orders are to shoot first and get the hell out of there, we also ask that whatever happens to remain classified at all costs. Now we won’t be able to have radio contact since the facility power is down so after you leave be sure your ready. You have your orders now get the hell in there and retrieve Dr. Halsey”, the commander walked away leaving to the other men.

Kai looked long and hard at the picture staring at her knowing he was ready, “Alright you heard the commander let’s get the hell in there!”

Another 30 minutes past before the whole team was ready they had their armor and weapons ready and were taking aim toward the main entrance as a group of men opened it manually it let out a huge screech echoing down the metal corridors the men turned on their flash lights attached to their gun Kai went in first a strange feeling loomed over him like as he walked past the entrance the others followed quickly he looked around at everything it seemed normal as they got deeper he realized the stench of the place chemicals and blood, he sent a couple of men toward a couple open doors they went in and cleared it Kai started toward the control room toward the end of level 1 the men went through every other rooms nothing unusual as they moved along they could hear the creaks and groans, water dripping somewhere.

When they reached the control room door it was massive made out a strong alloy it was made sure that way, Kai called to the men he position them around the door to guard the perimeter, Kai looked around at it they couldn’t blow it apart aside from the fact that the doctor could be killed he tried to make contact as he banged on the door with his gun yelling hopefully think to get a reply back,” Dr. Hasley are you there? This Kai of the Special Forces were here to get you out safely,” He banged on the door harder,” is anyone there were here to help!”.

Kai let out a sigh waiting for the reply if any if not they would have to make their way to the power generators and start them up to get the doors open.

[The Magnan]

Halsey typed the access code, and the door roared into life. It slid open. She looked tiny compared to it. "Welcome to Project Zero. Now we have protocols here. Firstly, any new arrivals must be decontaminated. I could explain why, but this is a laboratory," she fold her arms. After that I'll open the other door, and well make your way from there. I'll continue to monitor you from the control room."

She swiftly turned around, and entered the control room, the small door slid shut, and she approached the console. From the control room she sealed the large door. The special forces team had no idea what was about to happen next. "Right men. Goodluck." she hit typed in the code and the gas entered, it began to absorb into the skin of special forces squad, however, Halsey reassured them, "There is no reason to panic. The gas is designed to absorb into the skin. It speeds up decontamination." She wonder what gifts would emerge. She was making it a fair fight. Of course the gifts would surface in the next few hours. If they could stay alive that long. The gas and stopped and she opened the door which, would lead them further into the facility. Further into the Beast.

[ForeverEnd]

As the decontamination ended Kai called to his men where they started rushing through the door they took turns sweeping the sides making sure there were no hostiles before entering the lower levels, as the men were busy Kai turned toward where Dr. Halsey could see him from the console he looked with a stern glaze then turned back toward the men, “ Alright I want everyone to have eyes on everything we don’t know what we are dealing with but we have our orders” Kai pulled away toward the hall he moved his flash light mounted on his gun through the area he reached toward the elevator and pressed the down button, usually there was a reserve power for elevators but it had seemed it went out he called another man and both tried to pry the elevator door open it budged open with a loud screech.

Kai looked down the shaft it was pitch black he pulled a glow stick and broke it the stick glowed with a florescent greenish yellow he let it drop, as it went down the it landed with a metal thump at the bottom was a heap of crushed metal that appeared to be what was left of the elevator, Kai responded back to his men, “Looks like we’re taking the stairs…”

Kai and his men went to the side of the elevator down another hallway they made it toward a set of double doors with the emergency sign above it. They went through them checking behind as well as in front for anything they went down hearing the sounds of their own footsteps and then a stop Kai looked up at a huge sign which simply read, “LEVEL 2” Kai proceeded forward, the dark hallways were different this time it had seemed like they were more reinforced, Kai talked to the men, “Alright boys were going to go through all these rooms and look for any hostiles I want this nice and clean after were done we will head toward the other end of this level and proceed to level 3 and so on is that under stood?” Kai said as he glanced around the men shook the head in agreement.

The men split up into three groups of three, searching level 2 for its secrets. Kai called on his small communications device, “I want everyone to respond to anything unusual or obscure.” He proceeded toward a room, it reminded him of a interrogation room there appeared to be a bed in a cell with minimal necessities he was betting it was a one way mirror, he looked into the cell small carvings and drawings of things it was somewhat crude in there he looked at the microphone attached to a console ne notice a smite of blood on it, he shrugged it off and proceeded with his search he had a job to do and there was no time to think about things like that.
((I was wondering can we throw in a few random Gifts like Low level ones or maybe crazy guard/scientists or two))

[The Magnan]

we are the Gifted. Freaks. Monsters. Whatever you think, we are more powerful, stronger than you normal people. This place is our prison. From which you can never escape. But today. Our dreams have been realised. It's time to fight back. No one will stop us. Not now.

That was what many gifted had secretly discussed, on many occassions. They thought it would never happen. They all thought it was too good to be true. But now they were free. They could get some payback. One gifted a young male, bald had a vine wrapped around him. Level Two was where the stable gifted were held. He had unlimited control of his gift. The poisonous vines clinged repulsively to his arm. He had a thing layer resting on the ground. If you weren't watching were you walked. A sharp very posionous thorn would enter the skin, and with no way of removing it. It would slowly kill you. He allowed the vines to hoist into the dark ceiling. The large vine covered him from top to bottom. Down the hallway in one of the laboratories, a gifted was sat huddled in the corner. Her eyes oozed a black liquid. Like oil. Only it consumed those it touched and you could never look directly into her eyes for you would cry black tears. She moved some of her black hair away from her face and continued crying.

In one of the research areas, there was a group of gifted, clearly being led by a fire gifted. His arm erupted into flames and he brushed them across the face of the helpless scientist he had in grasp. He smirked enjoying this new found freedom. A guard crawled along the floor clutching a gaping wound in his chest. From the darkness a figure leaped on him, its sharp claws digging into his back. He screamed in terror. The gifted stood up and returned the shadows that hid him.

(A few gifted to make things that little harder. I might add a few rogue guards once you get futher into well as the Gifted call it- The Beast)

[Copacetic_One]

Jabs

As Jabs stood above and glared down into the hole he had made, one of the figures below shot a stream of electricity towards him, effectively collapsing the floor under him. He came crashing down with a thud at the feet of the two Gifted. For the second time in a week, Jabs pulled himself out of the rubble, dusting himself off. Bending down to grab a cantaloupe sized chunk of concrete, Jabs spoke. "You have really caught me on a bad day Sparky. You saw that guy who kindly put a skylight in here?" He asked, referring to the guard he had recently pummeled. "Well, you are gonna wish the only thing I'd done is put you through a ceiling when I'm done with you." As he finished he wound up and hurled the chunk of rubble as hard as he could at the electric gifted's chest.

Frank Walker

Frank kicked another door open, sweeping his weapon from one side of the room to another. "Clear...again." He shouted. They had been at this for almost an hour and had nothing to show for it. He had been assigned to a three man unit with a couple of super serious types, almost the exact opposite of himself. "Hey, buddy," he said turning to one of them, "when are we supposed to actually...y'know...find something?" The soldier shook his head and put a finger to his lips. He turned to the other one and asked, "So, what do you think about that "decontamination process"? I've never seen any kind of gas do that before. It definitely seems pretty shifty." He might as well have been talking to a brick wall. Frank walked back out to the hallway, rubbing his temples. His headache wasn't letting up and now his skin had started to tingle. Probably just a reaction to that decontamination gas...right?

[The Magnan]

Rikard

Rikard rolled his eyes and watched as the chunk of rubble flew towards Jason. He swiftly said, "Look, who's the damn enemy here. Its the people who made us into gifted. If we fight eachother, then they've already won. You want freedom or not." He turned away and looked up the elevator shaft, "This is the great escape."

Hacker
He attempted to enter Jabs mind but it proved difficult. He heard someone's car outside. He stood up and looked out the window. It would seem his old friends had turned up. He drew the pistol from his belt. This time he would stand and fight. He smiled to himself.

[Sool777]

Greene laughed as the rubble flew at him, for any normal person it would have crushed his ribs, puncturing his lungs and causing internal bleeding, but Jason wasn't normal. As the piece of rubble flew at him he simply extended the energy field around his body and shot it at the rubble, disintegrating it. Then he brought the energy back into himself. " Icyboy here is right you know, were heading up, if you can keep up, and not try to kill us you can come. Im Greene, Jason Greene, and this is Rikard. Dont try no shit." Greene was too eager to start doing something to deal with this giant of a man. Waiting was all he had been doing, waiting, waiting then more waiting, now he was starting to do something and he was not going to wait for anything.

[ForeverEnd]

Kai watched with his light flashing through the hallway, he had been searching for a while now and nothing seemed different from the rest of the rooms, when he reached the far end on his side he heard something moving like a rustle he stopped and made his men cover his sides he went into a nearby room but it was empty it looked like large vegetation seemed to be growing there Kai stared for a while shook his head and went outside to go to another room across from that one.

One of Kai’s men turned toward the vegetation he was curious about it he had been in jungles all across the world but never had he seen something so different, he removed one of his gloves and touched on of the leaves he ran his fingers a cross it and then a prick, he pulled back and rubbed his hand then something felt like it hit his head, he was dizzy and couldn’t control his motor skills he coughed his voice was out and the other men were in the other room. He fell quietly on the vines trying to move struggling to breathe.

Kai had been in the other room he had found some remains of someone they had been dragged out into the hallway and deeper into the levels he was beginning to think that splitting up into threes might be a mistake they were dealing with things that could take them out quite easily. He looked toward the lone man with him, “Wheres the other...” Kai stopped as the man stammered pointing toward the other room, He rushed over and saw the man on the floor convulsing and foaming at the mouth he was on top of vines and seemed like they were reacting to him he called on the other teams,“We got a problem here I need everyone to group up were here in room 5-AG.” By the time he finished the man was already dead the vines were somewhat rustling Kai followed the vine trail to the dark high ceiling and pointed his flashlight towards a large mass of vines, the man with him muttered, “ Holy Sh..”

[The Magnan]

Some of vines began to rise upwards, like snakes. The man hidden with in the vines smiled, new targets. He would make swift work of them. His vines continued to multiple spreading in all different directions. He allowed himself to drop. He landed without trouble and looked at the special forces men. He allowed some of his thicker vines rise upwards. They could easily take the brunt of a bullet. He stepped back, as the vines on ceiling began to droop. They were about to fall. Still more vines were starting to sprout. He said quietly, "Welcome to my forest."

A guard ran in. He stopped abruptly, "Shit. Der...." it was too late, a vine was wrapped around his neck. His mouth foamed as he suffocated. He struggled trying to rip them off, but more smalled one sprouted, attempting to tie him down. It was working, his face turned purple, then dark red and soon he wad gone under the cluster of leaves and vines.

"Now where were we?" the gifted said darkly.

[ForeverEnd]

Kai gave the signal to open fire he knew anytime spent dwindling could mean another life, He ducked down and tried to dodge the other vines drooping down, he yelled over his communicator to the other squads, “We need some men over here we made contact with hostiles!” He shot his M16 letting a barrage of bullets throw toward the man and his vines he called out to his last squad mate with him Kai gave him a nod to rush outside this was this man's territory he had vines already in place for an occasion like this.

The squad mate tried to rush out but felt he had to keep shooting the vines that were all around hoping to make a difference, Kai grabbed his shoulder “It’s no use let’s get the hell out of here and regroup, “ he yelled as he pushed him toward the door toward the hall with Kai following behind, he looked over his shoulder with a hard stare toward the man and then toward the door he clenched his gun alittle then yelled into his mic “Where the hell is everyone” he said shooting behind him a little to give his squadmate cover.

[The Magnan]

The vines to the brunt of the assault. The gifted just watched happily the men fled in the confusion. Everything was going well. Two guards emerged round the corner where all the commotion was happening. They had just stocked up ammo when a massive vine flew through the dooreway and slammed into the wall causing depris to crumble down. The guards raised there assasult rifles and let the hail of bullet do the work. The vine retreated as it torn apart. One vine down. A lot more to go. One of the guards looked at the soldier, and said, "You need a lesson in containment," he smiled. The other one was moving forward towards to the door way. His face became contorted as he was yanked into the room, he screamed for help, but it came out soft and quiet.


Rikard
"Since the elevators bust, we are going to have to go the hard way. Which means going up against some of the more insane gifted. There powers are unpredictable which means you don't know what to expect," said Rikard as he made his way towards the stairwell. He wondered if Jabs would follow, or remain stubborn and try and kill Jason. He wasn't interested. His ice was steadily eating at the facility. He did sort of look forward to putting the crazy gifted out of there misery.

Hacker
Hacker drew the pistol from his holster. The black suited men kicked the door in. One entered the room he was in and said calmly, "You been a tricky devil. I have to admit. But its the end of the line." Hacker took the strap off his arm and stood up, and aimed the pistol at the black suited man. He smiled and fired his pistol directly towards the head. The man spiralled back into the wall and slid down. Hearing the shot the over ran in carrying rifle he aimed it at Hacker. Who simply stood still. The man laughed, "Mind tricks won't work with me...."
Hacker sighed, "So kill me,"
"No."

[The Magnan]

(This Warren Young, Jamie and Carl's intro)

Warren Young

Two days after escape.

He crept down the corridor of level 3. The lights flickers constantly. He was sure he could sense others nearby. Mostly like unstable. Someone turned the corner. She opened her mouth and incredibly piercing noise came out. Warren stumbled back, his gift fluctuating from invisibility to visibility. he pressed his hands onto his in an attempt to block out the sound. He could feel his ear drum was on the verge of poppping. She stopped and smiled, "Well, well, well. You brought in what a year ago. The assassin. Fat lot of good that will do ear," as she finished she noticed he was gone. She opened her mouth to scream. Nothing came out. Although she heard a dull thud as her body hit the floor.

Warren became visible, "I would not be so so sure about that."

He continued on, checking each room. With power levels at emergency, it was a miracle in built console's were working. Warren noticed they had a complex lock code. He cursed. He would have to find a guard, they would have the code. Ever since they broke he hadn't seen any. He actually hope they were not all dead.

Carl and Jamie

Carl and Jamie, were on level two. They had placed one of the scientist in a holding cell, for there own safety. They wanted answers. Carl demanded that he explain how the Gifted escaped. Nothing. Silence. But there were Gifted nearby and both had heard gunfire. So someone else had joined the party. Jamie put a full magazine into his magnum, and looked at Carl and said, "Execute him. He ain't giving us answers."
Carl held his hand up, "Then we would be just as bad as the Gifted Freaks. We need to save our ammo."
"Then we break his next," replied Jamie quickly.
"Maybe." replied Carl.

The scientist doctor Gerard Roehnburg was actually one of Halseys main assistants along with Doctor Werner. Under his arm was a syringe containing Gifted Formula 617. Steel. He smiled, as they comments. Thinking of killing him. They could try. He still slightly considered injecting himself. It was his only method of escape so far.

[Ilsensine]

(Finally, I have this up. I changed some things. I thought it made more sense this way.)


Day One

Level Five - Main Laboratory


Dr. Werner always reserved the laboratory for his experiments first thing in the morning. He ran through a checklist, making certain that each piece of equipment was ready.
A guard brought Isolde to the lab, then quickly left. Dr. Werner didn't even bother to see which one brought her, they were all the same to him. Isolde stepped inside, and he closed the door after her, then entered a six digit code on the keypad next to the door. No one except Dr. Halsey could open the door now. He hated to be disturbed.
"Good morning, Isolde," he greeted her.
"Good morning, Dr. Werner," she replied. She glanced at him cautiously, then scanned the room.
He noticed her grimace when she was the equipment surrounding the table. "It's not as though you don't know what to expect by now, Isolde. Every week, it's the same." When she didn't reply Dr. Werner continued, "You look tired. You stayed up too late reading again, no doubt."
"I guess," she answered.
A few minutes passed in uncomfortable silence before Dr. Werner spoke again. "If you would, please..." He gestured towards the table.
Isolde sighed, but climbed up on to the table without comment.
Dr. Werner slid a needle into the vein in her right arm, then another into her left. Thin plastic tubes connected her to the two machines that dispensed intravenous medications. He attached sensors to her head and chest, so that other machines could monitor her heart rate and brain activity.
"Count backwards from twenty," he said.
"Twenty... nineteen... eighteen... sevent... oooww!" Isolde tried to roll on to her side, and she tried to pull the needle out of her left arm.
Dr. Werner restrained her, and said, "Don't even think about it." He turned to one of the machines and adjusted it, to make it dispense the paralytic drug faster. Isolde stopped moving. Dr. Werner smiled. "Much better," he said.
He sat down at a desk, writing notes concerning the changes he just made. The other solution filtering into her blood increased neural activity. The unfortunate side effect of this was extreme pain. The treatment took two hours to administer. It was a bit unfair to expect her to remain still throughout the process. He had initially used physical restraints, but they left such ugly abrasions on her skin, so he resorted to the use of the paralytic solution. During the two hour treatment, Dr. Werner planned his weekly schedule.
The lights in the lab dimmed, only for a couple of seconds, then resumed their normal brightness. That was alarming... The facility simply did not have power fluctuations. The facility could not afford to have power fluctuations. The nature of the experimental subjects contained within it demanded such caution, that many backup measures were in place. This meant only one thing to Dr. Werner... The power fluctuations were intentional.
"What are you up to now?" he asked. He raised an eyebrow, looking up at the security camera in the corner. He supposed Dr. Halsey was watching. He was not surprised that she hadn't informed him of this plan, whatever it was. He wondered as to the eventual outcome.

Two Days Later.....
That damn boy just had to position himself in the hall outside the lab, Dr. Werner thought. Because of the generator, of course. How inconvenient. Three days! It seemed like forever. Trapped in the laboratory with Isolde.... He needed a shower and he needed a strong drink. At least someone had thought to leave sandwiches and bottled water in the lab's refrigerator. You weren't supposed to eat in the lab, but apparently someone did anyway.
He was glad that past experiences with similar projects had taught him the appropriate caution. Years ago, Dr. Werner had implanted a device in Isolde's brain. He explained this to her, in case she should get any inconvenient ideas.
"Not only can I trigger it any time I like, but if I don't enter a specific code into the transmitter every 24 hours, then it will activate on its own, causing fatal bleeding in your brain. It is in your best interest to see to it that I remain alive."
"I could just read your mind, get the code from there," Isolde suggested.
Dr. Werner laughed. "Do you think that I have not dealt with telepaths before? I know how to keep you away from my thoughts." He read the doubt on her face, he didn't need telepathy for that. "Don't believe me, then try it," he taunted. It might at least relieve the boredom, he thought.
The floor shook. Now what? The lab was soundproofed, so they couldn't hear what was going on out there, but now a little plaster fell from the ceiling. Dr. Werner did not like this, not at all. He looked through the small window in the door. The first boy had been joined by two others, and apparently they thought they should make some 'improvements' to the facility. He could not help but notice a big hole in the floor, and another in the ceiling.
"It's cold," Isolde complained.
"So it is... Want to come see why?" Dr. Werner asked her. He didn't have to point out the one with ice growing out of him, and all around him.
Isolde sent her mind out, searching through the building for other minds. "There are other people here too," she said, "I think Dr. Halsey asked them to come."
"What?" Dr. Werner asked, sounding surprised. "Who else is here?"
"I think they call themselves 'special forces,' whatever that means."
Dr. Werner turned to the security camera. He just knew she was watching, probably laughing too. "Hello, Dr. Halsey? This situation is completely out of control," he said. "Are you planning on doing anything to help us get out of here?"

[The Magnan]

(The Facility is underground, other than that, good post)

Hacker

Hacker turned his attention away from the man. 'Another telepath in Project Zero... and Doctor Werner'. He sent a small thought into Isolde's mind, or so he hoped, it simply said, "My name is Hacker. i can help you leave Project Zero."

He couldn't risk hacking Werner's mind, that was too risky. He turned back to the man and said, "Viper."

"Its Adam!" he shouted.
"Same thing." Answered Hacker.

Rikard

Rikard attention turned to a room. His ice had picked up the presence of two people. One gifted. The other scientist. He carefully approached the door. It was covered almost completely in ice, and shattered easily as he brought his clenched fist down on it. Unbenownst to him, however, a man had appeared behind him, from on the corridors nearby. His form changed to that of Rikard. Ice curled around him.

Halsey
Halsey paced back and forth, in her control room, when a back up power supply came on. Her monitors turned back on. She looked at the screen showing Werner and Isolde in a Laboratory in level 5. She activated the comm system, "Doctor Werner. I can only suggest you run. run for your life," there no emotion, no care in Halsey's voice, she flicked the comm switch and sat down in silence. "Plan's working Hacker. Not exactly how you did it? but i had too. Project Zero," she swallowed, "Has been terminated." she finished. She expected a reply. Nothing. Not even from Hacker.

[Sool777]

" Rikard, behind you!" Greene shouted, flying over to the man and tackling him to the ground, careful not to touch the ice that was deadly to an electric such as himself. The electricity crawling across Greene electrocuted the man the instant they made contact and sent him sprawling on the ground. Leaving the man on the ground Greene hovered back up to his 5 foot distance in the air, shooting the man with small electric bolts all the while. " What the hell are you doing over here anyways?.. Oh.." Greene looked at the room. He had never noticed it before, but that was probably because it was designed that way.

[The Magnan]

Rikard
"I sensed a gifted in this room," answered Rikard. He looked down at the body of himself, "Is that what i look like?" he didn't sound surprised. The shifter got up and changed his shape again. This time into Jason Greene. He allowed electricity too curl effortlessy around his fingers. He then fired a bolt into Rikards chest. Rikard froze over, his icy body cracked a little as lightening attempted to burn through. Rikard chopped down, the icy hand slamming into the neck of shifter. The ice surround Rikards hand, crumpled. But more formed. The Shifter stumbled back painfully clutching his neck, and looked at his counter part. He generated a large shockwave towards the ground. In attempt to feed lightening through the ice. He was using Rikards gift against him. Rikard was eletrocuted. His whole body tingled and went numb. He noticed smoke. He was on fire. Impossible. Despite hovering, the shifters lightening would hopefully cancel out Jason Greene own defenses. The Shifter fired another bolt towards Jason Greene, but increased the voltage. His idea was Jason Greene's skin wouldn't stand the punishment.

Rikard became colder. And so did the room. He closed his eyes and for second he felt at piece. A Ice spike formed in his hand and he threw it at the shifter. The Shifter dropped down on one knee. His vision blurred. Blood formed on his shirt and in his mouth. He spat. Two enemies. He just wished he could shape shift into both them. He cursed to himself.

[Ilsensine]

"Run, Dr. Halsey?" Dr. Werner gestured around at the closed room. "And where exactly do you suggest I go?" He knew quite well that she didn't really care one way or the other. He only wondered if this disaster had been authorized by the government that employed them both, or if it was completely Dr. Halsey's idea.
He turned away from the security camera, cursing himself for having accepted this job. The cold that Isolde had complained about, not long ago, began to bother him.

Isolde watched the hallway through a window that was slowly clouding with frost. She wouldn't be able to look out of it for much longer. She shivered. The hospital gown she wore was no match for this cold. She noticed that Dr. Werner's breath condensed in the air. Hers had stopped doing that. She thought that her fingers and toes looked a little blue-ish.
A voice spoke in her mind. She answered it, tracing the thought back to it's source. "Hacker? If you can help, please do it quick. I think we'll freeze to death in here."

Both Dr. Werner and Isolde screamed when the door cracked open. At least they seem to be busy fighting each other, Dr. Werner thought. He took up a defensive position behind Isolde, his hands resting on her shoulders. "Remember what I told you," he whispered to her. "If they'd just get out of our damned way..." Dr. Werner thought of the brandy he had stashed in the bottom drawer of his desk. If he could make it to his office, he could have some. Maybe it would dull his senses enough so he wouldn't care when they killed him.
He supposed there might also be a chance that if they made it to the first floor, Dr. Halsey would be kind enough to let them out. Ah well, he thought, I can always dream.