Division of Research Sciences: Eye of the tiger: part 2.

[Squishy Cheeks]

Ravana waited. He closed his tiger like eyes and stretched out his consiousness. He would learn why this van disturbed him through meditation.

His mind became one with the land and the trees. He could feel the subway rumble beneath him.

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The energy signal began to pulsate rrapidly.
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The technology was so unfamiliar to him. But the emotions he felt were mostly fear. Fear of him. They were looking for him? Who are these people? he wondered. no matter. he concentrated harder.

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The computer equipment and sensors all started to make noises. A shower of sparks filled the car. and the smell of electrical blue smoke filled the van.

"[bzt]What...[kshhh]...ened... [whistle] ...eat, What Happened? Your scop...[Kshhh]...ent dead." Doc said, the signal broken up but coming through clear.

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia instantly started checking herself over to make sure she was ready to move. Looks like things were about to kick into high gear. But if the van was already down in Central Park, how were they going to get over there?

[Inbred Chocobo]

Noel had seen this before, it was a magical feed of sorts, basically overloading the systems. Noel went to start cutting off systems, putting up shields. He even activated a barricade to stop all incoming signals. This would save the machines from any input as long as Ravana didn't try to break through the barrier, however it worked both ways, cutting him off from his tracking equipment.

The communicators were still unaffected, since the barrier was isolated to only the equipment. However static still came into the comm, telling him that Ravana hadn't quit. "Alright, he knows we are here." He said in the van, so that those with him could hear. He was also speaking through the comm, but had no idea if the others could hear.

"Judging by his actions, he doesn't want to kill us yet. We have a few options, one being to reason with him." Noel looked back at the dead equipment. It was still operational, but it might as well have been destroyed considering what he had to do to save it.

"So who wants to talk to him?" Noel said.

[batgirl]

"I'll go," Amanda said, "I'm not one for sitting and waiting to be eaten." She exited the van and casually walked up to Revana, sitting down next to him. He was a tall man, with dark skin. Quite handsome in her opinion, but she knew it wasn't his real face. His tiger eyes glowed with enough raw power to make the greatest of demons she had fought cower in fear. Looking out over the park, she said quietly and nonchalantly, "I know what you are."

[Squishy Cheeks]

"And I you, so where does that leave us?" Ravana said. He ran a hand through his hair. His eyes glimmering almost hypnotically. He looked in the slayers eyes confidently.

[batgirl]

"I suppose it leaves us with a lot of unanswered questions," she asked as she stared back. "Why are you here?"

[Squishy Cheeks]

"Is this not a marvelous age to be alive? Look around you, in this city there are holy men, scoundrels, villains, virgins, prostitutes, warriors, merchants, scum, you name it they have it. There is poverty, next to such oppulance that it was beyond my dreaming thousands of years ago. I could make myself a king in this city, and never have to lift my hand in violence. That and the women." He kissed his fingers and oppened his hand. "Why wouldn't I be here is the better question, but why are you here?"

[batgirl]

"Well when an all powerful demongod blasts through the dimensional barriers, I tend to notice." She looked around at the city. "As you probably know, I should be able to see things a bit differently than most mortals, but you saw to that didn't you?" She lowered her voice, "I've come for what's mine."

[Squishy Cheeks]

"I'm surprised the watchers remembered I had it, like your predecessor you are a most rare flower. I see alot of her in you. Meet me for dinner and we'll discuss it." He looked to the van again and smirked. "I know an out of the way French restraunt, very exclusive. Dress in your best. You can meet me At the Waldorf-Astoria at 7:00 p.m. Come alone, and be on time. I do hate waiting."

Ravana started to walk off.

[Tarrin]

"Oh yeah lest send the woman in to talk to the notorious rapist" thought Raven, "what a perfectly executed plan that will be" his mind had been searching for a reason to voice his objections but was unable to grasp one.
After all she was a slayer, faster, stronger than himself infact he was the weakest in the group and that sometimes made him feel out classed.

Shaking the thoughts from his head he slid the last part of the rifle together, looking down the sight he could see Amanda and Ravana in conversation already, Amanda's back was to him so making out what she was saying wasn't an option, Ravana however was facing in his direction, the few words he could place together were enough to get the general idea of what was being said, the most telling was waldof and astoria.

The two parted and Raven broke down the gun again, left the rooftop and climbed back onto his bike, Comms seamed to be down so he headed back to the van to see what the hold up was.

[Squishy Cheeks]

"Alpha team do you read me. Come in Alpha team. Please respond." Doc repeated for the fourth or fifth time. Diagnostics showed he was getting a return signal. "Alpha team do you read me. Come in Alpha team. Please respond."

[Inbred Chocobo]

Noel had shifted into batform while Amanda went to talk with Ravana. In bat form, he happened to have better hearing, and managed to catch a lot of the conversation. He did this mostly cuz he was still hearing static across the comm, probably either aftermath of whatever attacked, or Ravana still keeping it up.

When it looked like Amanda had finished up, he heard the static in the comm die, and shifted back. He was about to say hey to the Doc, but then he came blaring in. "Ah geez Doc, not so loud." Noel said in response. "Its not like we are dead or anything." Noel paused for a second. "Though if you do want an update, it looks like Amanda has a date."

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia breathed a sigh of relief when Noel's voice came through. "I gotta learn to stop assuming the worst. So this means Amanda will be our negotiator with Ravana?"

[Squishy Cheeks]

"looks like, or at least hopefully get a part of him, so we can seal him." Doc said. He rubbed his eyes and threw his head back. Trying to stave off a tension headache.

[Armored Bishoujo]

"Once we find out when and where Amanda is meeting Ravana, you can leave whatever preparations need to be made to us and get some rest, sir." Celvia advised, folding her arms. "My father was a big fan of overworking himself because he didn't believe he could leave his work in the hands of other people, too."

[batgirl]

"Actually," Amanda said over comm, "I have to go alone. He said it's the only way he'll talk with me. I know, it's totally a trap, but it's our best shot at figuring out how to beat him. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go find something pretty to wear."

[Tarrin]

Raven had gotten a block when the comms came back just in time to hear "alone".
Raven shook his head "I can't believe this, if anyone thinks they're puttin themselves into a position to get taken there got another thing commin" the thought rang thru his head getting louder and louder untill his old memories took over.
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Night had fallen, Raven could tell from the movement outside, voices echoed thru the walls taunting him with discriptions of what was going to happen.

Raven smiled he already knew what would happen, it had already been four nites, each the same Valos would retreave him from his cell and torture him till near day break, he would never ask a question nor taunt him, all he would do is smile that sickening smile.

Sofar he had been given blunt, shatp, hot and cold forms of torture, his body almost didn't feel the pain any more....Almost.

The door to his cell flew open and four or the sired bastards rushed in and grabbed him, they came in force now, a laugh escaped his lips at the thought of the first three days and the loss of the vamps that had come to take him.
As they dragged him into the open fresh and cool air hit Ravens face awakening him, bringing his sences back to life, how he dreaded this for now he would feel the pain much more,
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The chopper squeeled as the back tyre slid out a little bringing Raven back to the present, "Hell no would he leave a team member to be taken by a trap...Ever" the thought forcing him to hammer the throttle and jump the incoming curb.

[Ex. 68471]

"Amanda got herself a friend, eh? Thought that the guy smelled weird." Sean commented into his headset. "Yes, I was close enough to smell him and catch a quick glimpse of them sittin' together. I just kept going so as not to look suspicious. He probably detected me, but no reason to let him know I'm involved- yet. Didn't get close enough to catch any conversation, but I got his scent. But we might get a chance at an ally after all, I just hope we can get this done without too much bloodshed, it's too much to hope for a clean mission."
Sean headed back to the van for the next stuff, swinging by a hot dog vendor on the way. Hot dogs have all sorts of animal byproducts in them, of course werewolves liked 'em.

[Squishy Cheeks]

"Amanda, do what you got to do. The rest of you get back here, we have plans to make and little time to do it."

[Inbred Chocobo]

"Call if you need a ride alright?" Noel said over the comm, directing it towards Amanda as he started the van up and drove back. Since it looked like everyone else was being lazy about it, someone obviously had to drive.

Course, it figures it would be the one that isn't even suppose to be in sunlight be the one. Well at least the windows were tinted.

[Squishy Cheeks]

Doc was busy hacking the hotel security cameras. He'd already went through the weeks logs. However the security cameras always seened to not want to work when ravana was in the room.

"Well I can tell you he's back at the hotel. The cameras are acting up again. I guess he doesn't like to be watched."

[Tarrin]

Raven watched the resident night walker drive the van off,
"Y'know i didnt know the van had Necroshade glazing" raven called over the comms.

Heading off in the same direcion as the hotel he had a plan of his own to start.

Pulling the bike into the garage of the appartment block across the road from the hotel he made his way up to the pent house.

Stepping into the lobby of the richly decorated appartment he was met by a security guard "I'm sorry sir this is a private appartment you'll have to leave" the large black and bauld guard said.
"Let me guess your the door boy" Raven sneered as he produced his Homeland security badge "i think i'll be talking to your boss"

"The guard straitened up a little "W...wait here i'll get the boss" with that the guard raced off to find his employer.

moments later the owner his wife daughter and a slew of staff were piling into their cars and leaving the city for the 'weekend'
pulling his phone from his pocket Raven flipped the button and with a snap the mobile opened and auto dialed Doc.
After Doc had answered "Doc i got an operations base" with directions to the appartment he then rung the second number on his list.

"Father i require the twins" Hanging up the phone Raven went and grabbed a water from the well stocked fridge and waited for the team and the twins to arrive.

[Squishy Cheeks]

"Please tell me you didn't injure anyone? Besides we have a fully stocked vase of operations complete with firearms and armed gaurds. I'll send Bravo team to set up a surveilance station." Doc replied before Raven hung up.

"The rest of you, grab some surveilance equipment and head to address Raven provided."

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia nodded. "You got it, sir."

Within seven minutes she had all the necessary stuff loaded thanks to some guards she tagged to help her and then planted herself in the driver's seat, bringing up the GPS which showed her vehicle and the hotel as blips. It was a quick drive and she parked next to Raven's motorcycle.

She entered the hotel and flashed her badge to a receptionist. "I have some equipment that needs to go to the penthouse. Could I get a few of your staff to take care of that for me, quickly?"
"Say no more."
"Thanks. I'll show them what to bring in, you handpick some people for me."

It went faster than Celvia anticipated. She didn't even feel the need to remind them that the equipment was fragile, though she did mention it anyways. "I don't suppose you can tell me what this is about, Miss?"
Celvia blinked. She wondered why they needed surveillance equipment in the hotel as well. But she didn't question Doc's orders. "No, but I do apologize for any trouble this is causing the hotel and I promise that we're doing our best to get it resolved quickly. Thank you."
"At any rate, everything you've requested to be sent to the penthouse suite is there. We hope you have a pleasant stay."
Celvia smirked. "I'll try."

Celvia got into the elevator and was on her way up to the penthouse. It looked like it would take a while so she lit up. She was far from being an addict and only smoked on occasion to take the edge off. "I wish I could tell her that things might get hairy and the hotel should be evacuated to make everyone safe, but that could jeopardize the mission."
She pulled back her right sleeve and checked the time on her wristwatch.
"But then again, it's Ravana. I don't think merely evacuating a hotel is enough. Evacuate the entire United States of America and then some lives might be spared."

[Ex. 68471]

"On my way."
Sean hailed himself a taxi and gave him the address. Once he arrived he stepped out and gave the driver a ten. "Keep the change."
He strolled inside and looked around. "Ritzy. Feh."
He flopped down on a couch in the lobby and promptly fell asleep. He would awake when he was needed.

[Inbred Chocobo]

The van Noel drove pulled into the garage, and Noel got out calmly. He left the keys in the van because he figured not everyone on his team was willing to rest while they could.

Instead, Noel headed into the equipment storage area, and started gathering all kinds of stealth gear. Magic surpressors, cloaking devices, all kinds of stuff.

Noel then went to take a nap. "Hey Doc, call me in when its 6:00p.m. alright?" He said over the comm as he grabbed a drink out of the fridge and headed off.

[Tarrin]

Raven heard the elevator ping as it stopped at the penthouse, stepping out of the small box Celvia and what seamed like an endless suply of equipment mad it's way into the room.

"Celvia" Raven greeted the woman before him " we're one floor higher that Ravana's floor so it should give you a good view of whatever happens over there" Raven walked to the windo and pulled back the curtin slightly.
"Also i have some security coming, The twins will be here soon" Just as Raven finished the sencence the elevator dinged once again.

Two men identical in every way stepped from the elevator, both wore white suites which was offset by their dark islander skintone, their dark black hair in dreadlocks, both wore small rounded sunglasses and the black and gold canes seamed to give off a faint glow.
"ey Brah" said one of the two gentalmen "is long ire sin we gheter my frun" the Thick Jamacan accent hard to understand.
"Yes too long my friends" Looking towards Celvia "this is Khelvar and Jamoi, the best Nulls in the business" Waiting for the light to ding from Celvia he decided to continue.
"no powers or psycic ability can work or be used to locate anyone ithin one hundred meters of these two" Raven smiled " so hopefully Ravana wont be able to tell we are here, unfortunately anyone here wont be able to use psycic abilities either but them's the breakes".

The two Nulls removed their glasses revealing the pure white eyes that stood in their sockets.
"Jya me ire ere e's da bomba, e's no's 'is voodoo" Jamoi said to Celvia
"Lets hope i do, were dealing with something heaver than anything our old crew did before i split the order" Raven faded the last word off before snaping back into the present "Ok lets get this set up".

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia got everything set up as Raven directed. "So, not to doubt the potential of your identical friends, but do you think our target can detect when his 'reach out' powers are coming back with an out-of-service-area message?"

She didn't really need the manual for set up and everything was done quickly. "Okay, I'm ready. All I need to do is get in position and we should be able to hear and see the couple of the evening when they retire to the room."

[Tarrin]

Celvia got everything set up as Raven directed. "So, not to doubt the potential of your identical friends, but do you think our target can detect when his 'reach out' powers are coming back with an out-of-service-area message?"

"It dosent quiet work like that from outside the zone, Think of it more like a cloak that says Dont look here nothing of importance" Raven explained
"If ur in the zone it's like being stifled but outside u just dont notice anything, But we need both of the twins it's just how it works."

After the gear was set up Raven popped the moblie "Yeah doc were set".
Raven then returned to the frige and grabbed some ingrediance for a sandwich for the group

[Armored Bishoujo]

"Alrighty, then. I'll just give this equipment a quick test to see if it works."

Celvia stepped over to the window and donned the helmet complete with visor, then took up the strange-looking gray gun with the small satellite dish mounted halfway up the muzzle. She had heard time and time again what this equipment was capable of, but was surprised just the same when she started testing all of the features. "Don't be alarmed if you're watching this, I'm just giving this equipment a test run."

She aimed it down to street level and zoomed in to pick up the individual sounds of traffic and people, even conversations and music in the cars. She aimed it at a nearby Starbucks and picked up a young couple locked in a discussion about wanting to try the coffee at the Starbucks across the street. And some middle aged women were bitching about their no-good husbands in a hair salon. The equipment allowed for perfectly clear vision and hearing.
Keeping the visor and gun focused on the hair salon, Celvia tested a number of other features. Centering one of the ladies in the view, the woman's name shown above her head. "Basic functions, check."

On command, an immense amount of information on that woman was displayed, containing everything from place of birth and parents and fingerprints to the name of her husband and children, her very small time criminal record of two speeding tickets and one parking ticket and one violation of driving without a seatbelt fastened, and even any current medications that she's taking. "Digital dossier, check."

On command, she could take a photo of the woman and upload it and the dossier to a printer to make a hard copy or a fax machine to send a hard copy to someone else. The footage she was currently collecting could also be uploaded to a computer for editing. It could even produce 3-D models of the individual's dimensions. "Information upload and transmit, check."

On command, suddenly the ladies were speaking to each other in Spanish. Then in French. Then in Polish. And German. And Russian. Chinese. Japanese. Back to English. And then there was closed captioning just in case DRS decided to hire a deaf person. "Languages and closed captioning, check."

On command, the ladies became hot red globs surrounded by cooler green light. Then everything was tints and shades of green. Then they were simply skeletons. The high resolution allowed Celvia to spot a metallic plate on the skull of the woman she was still looking at. "Infrared, night and x-ray vision modes, check."

Celvia was done and put the equipment back to use it later. "Your tax dollars hard at work, America."

[batgirl]

Amanda meanwhile had gone back to her apartment to get something nice to wear. She picked out a dress, put it in a hanger bag and headed back to base. While sitting on the subway, she pondered her predicament. I'm walking into a lion's pit, but I need to have it back. It's mine by right..." Finally making it back to base, she deposited her dress in her locker and walked into the common area. Noel was watching tv, so she went to the fridge to get a drink.

[Inbred Chocobo]

Noel wasn't in the mood to sleep after all. Instead he had headed into the common area, and started flipping through channels, looking for something decent.

He had some random action movie playing when Amanda came walking in. Noel hit a button on his comm, and it went dead. He then flipped a switch on the couch, which slowly swung the doors close.

"Let me blunt about this." Noel spoke up, turning the volumn down on the T.V. "What is it that Ravana has that you want back?" Noel didn't turn to face her, but just sat there quietly, waiting for an answer.

[batgirl]

Amanda took a sip of her drink and eyed Noel. "What is it your business anyways? Furthermore, why would I tell you anything, vampire?"

[Inbred Chocobo]

"We are on the same team arn't we?" Noel responded, still not returning her gaze. "I want to know why one of the members of the team is about to go into the lion's den."

[batgirl]

"We're on the same team because we were put on the same team. Under any other circumstances you would be found on the end of my stake."

[Inbred Chocobo]

"Listen Amanda." Noel said, finall turning around to meet her gaze. "Would you stop being a slayer and start being a person? You have this grudge against all vampires that it makes you blind to when one is trying to help." Noel went on. It looked like he was going to have to convince her of his help before he would figure this out.

[batgirl]

"I have a grudge against vampires because it's my destiny to have one. I don't need your help in this case, or in any other for that matter. You're on my team, so I'll work with you, but I don't have to like you or tell you anything personal of mine. This is something I need to do alone, and let me tell you, if I find what I'm looking for, it won't benefit you."

[Inbred Chocobo]

"Fine then." Noel said, fustrated with the stubbornness he was encountering. "If you so need to do this on your own, so be it. Though don't expect my help when Ravana is ripping you apart." Noel flipped the switches opening the doors again, then started then turned the volumn up high so that he could take his mind off that.

The arrogance of that woman! What has made her so blind that she cannot see help when its right in front of her. Noel thought angrily as he watched the movie.

[Squishy Cheeks]

A haggard looking doc entered the common room carrying a blanket. "Keep it down you two. I'm trying to rest."

"Amanda, you can trust everymember of the team to do their job. I'd still keep a crucifix for the down times, but Noel has a point. This is obviously a trap."

He then turned to Noel, coughed for a moment.

"Noel, quit ticking her off. I don't want have to suspend you both like Tasker did in Prague. You know full well it's not personal, it's a genetic imperative in her to kill vampires."

"Well since you've woke me from a pleasant dream, you can at least tell me how I can facilitate your plan Amanda. You do have a plan, don't you?"

[batgirl]

"At this moment, my plan is to meet with Revana and talk, nothing more. Based on the information that I get out of him, we can then form a plan of attack. Setting up all of your complex equipment in the hotel is pointless. Besides, you're putting me in more danger that way. He said I need to go alone, not with an army of people behind me watching my every move. If he finds out, and he will find out, that he's being watched, I don't know what he might do to me."

[IHateMakingNames]

Kevin had been quit tfor a while because once he got to the apartment, he started to eat all of the owner's food. With all the setting up, stake-outing, and resetting up they had done, there hasn't been much time to eat. Now that he ran out of food, Kevin decided to help with the plan.

"We have anti-magic jamaicans and high-tech technology against a man from pre-history. I don't see how he will figure out."

[Squishy Cheeks]

"Whatever, just be sure to get a piece of him, so we can perform the ritual. Celvia, make yourself useful and get the other ingrediants. I'm going back to bed."

[Ex. 68471]

"Geez, what did you do, replace your vocal cords with a bullhorn?" Sean demanded as he stomped into the room. "You were loud enough to wake the dead!!!" He glanced at Noel. "No offense. Anyway, since I'm here, what do I need to do tomorrow? I gotta have something, I refuse to float around like I did today."

[Armored Bishoujo]

"Have a good rest, sir."
Celvia gathered what was needed for the ritual and stretched. It was gonna be a long night. She fixed herself a cup of coffee, brown like hot cocoa with enough sugar to nearly kill the bitter flavor.

[Inbred Chocobo]

"None taken." Noel responded to Sean. "Anyways, if you are so bored, how bout you get me a bike, I need to go out tonight anyways. You know, distract myself from Amanda's date." Noel went on, flipping through the channels since the action movie was in a mushy-mushy goo-goo part.

[Ex. 68471]

"Ooh, somehting I like! Be back with a bike for ya."
Sean walked into the next room and grabbed his overcoat. Digging in the pockets, he retreived his wallet and turned back. "Hey Noel, do you want something like a Harley, a crotch-rocket, or something that just gets you from A to B?"

[Tarrin]

Raven had a base close to the objective setup and as shelded as he could, now it was time for the second part of his plan idea.
"I'll be back in a few" Raven announced as he made his way to the parking garage and sped off on the beast of a bike he had waiting for him.

Twenty minutes later he stood in the doorway of the most underground club in the city, two large bouncers stood in his path as he reached the bottom step "Invitation Please" the first bouncer a large man of tongan decent asked placing his hand on thvelvet rope placed across the entrence.

"I'm on the list, look under Mr Pink" Raven would one day have to get that name changed, The second bouncer a large steroid abusive surfer wanna be checked a book placed to the side and nodded to the first bouncer.
"Welcome to mlango diabolus" he announced removing the rope.

The first part of the name was swahilli the secon was latin mainly for the fact that the swahili had no word for devil, roughtly translated it ment 'Gates to the Devil or Hell'
Without waiting Raven entered the room beyond.

[Inbred Chocobo]

"Better make it more like a Harley. I plan on hitting a few clubs while I am out and you know chicks dig the Harley even more." Noel responded to Sean. He was still flippin through those channels, but he had a plan now brewing in what he would hope would lead him to figure out what Amanda was after.

[Ex. 68471]

Sean grinned. "Oh, yeah."
He left to get the Harley for Noel, once he got it, he parked it out front.
"It's all gassed up, oiled, and ready to go." He informed Noel as he tossed him the keys. "So, what's on the tube?" he asked, flopping down on the couch. "Oh, yeah, is Doc up yet? I need to ask him if there's anything else I need to do."

[Inbred Chocobo]

"Nah, Doc is still asleep." Noel tossed a comm from the table over to Sean. "I know we didn't do much, so why don't you ask if the other squad would allow you to join them. They seem to be doing a lot more infiltration than we did." Noel said, pocketing the keys.

"Besides, nothing is on right now." Noel said, as he kept flipping through channels.

[batgirl]

A few hours later Amanda stood outside the Walfdorf-Astoria. She decided to wear a simple yet elegant black dress. She took a deep breath and slowly walked inside the hotel.

[Squishy Cheeks]

"You look wonderful" The smooth almost predatory voice of Ravan floated into her ear from behind. "Are you ready to go?"

[batgirl]

Amanda almost shuddered outwardly as he spoke in her ear. "I suppose."

[Ex. 68471]

"Gah, nothing? Geez." Sean scratched his head. "Hey what is the other squad's codename or whatever? Alpha or Bravo? I never can remember."

[Squishy Cheeks]

The world appeared to take on heat waves. the surroundings around Ravana and Amanda becoming more and more blured until they changed to an alley way. A maître d' opened the door for them.

"Mr. Ravana reservation for two." Ravana said.

"But of course Mr. Ravana your table is ready." The maître d' summoned a waiter to show them to their table. The restraunt was surprisingly spacious and well decorated. Everyone at the tables were in formal wear.

"You have no idea how hard it is to get a reservation in this place. I had to use my powers."

[Inbred Chocobo]

Noel wasn't sticking around at the base while Amanda was in the lions den. But then again, he wasn't going to spy on them either, since he was pretty sure that Ravana could discover him even with all his stealth gear. So he simply dug around here, and discovered a local vampire coven. He checked the security threats, and there wasn't much on this vampire coven, but the fact that they haven't had much attention in the past 6 months meant that they were due for a check-up.

So now Noel was driving along on the bike he had fetched. He had some stealth gear stashed in a bag on the side, since you never know when you will need to sneak in an investigation. He had dressed nicely as well, mostly because he knew he would have to look nicely in the restaraunts he was going to check out.

The first one he pulled up to, he sniffed the air. There was no blood in the parking lot, and when he used a pair of binoculars and looked inside, there was no signs that anyone was a vampire. He pulled out a small peice of paper and checked it off. There was quite a few spots that these vampires hung out at, so he had plenty of places to check.

[batgirl]

Amanda took a sip of water and said, "I can't deny that I'm impressed, but if it's all the same to you, I'd like to get down to business."

[Squishy Cheeks]

Ravana ordered off the wine list before acknowledging Amanda's request.

"How like your predecessor's. They were all business too. You know what I've learned most of all in my thousands upon thousands of years? Enjoy the simple things. The sight of a sunset over the ocean, The feel of a woman's skin, the taste of fine wine, the smell of blood after a fresh kill, these are the fine things in life. I may have been out of the game for a millenia or two after Rama had his fun, but don't consider me a fool."

He gracefully pulled out a black laquered wooden box and put it on the table under his hand

"I doubt this trinket is the only reason you are here. Slayers and the Sons of Cain don't often work together. Considering it's your job to try and kill every last son and daughter of Cain. What would your Custos say about that? What else do you want with me?"

[Ex. 68471]

Sean wandered about the town, tyring to figure stuff out. "Hey! Anybody need a me to do something? I'm more bored than a lumberyard out here, and nothing to do." he asked his 2-way.

OOC: I apologize if i missed anything that I'm not catching, my PC has been acting up.

[batgirl]

"Like I said, when an all powerful God breaks through the dimensions, I tend to notice. I want to know what you are doing here. You've been dormant so long, why now? What do you hope to gain from coming to this world? You know very well that there are people human and not who will try to stop you."

[Squishy Cheeks]

"They always do. Some more successful than others. It would be so much easier if they just went along with me, but where is the fun in that." He winked at Amanda.

He slid the box halfway across the table.

"Are you sure this is all I can give you? I promise I won't bite, unless you ask nicely."

[Tarrin]

"As you can see my friend that is where they are, and this is where your group of friends are" thv voice floated out of nothingness.

The room was black the only visible thing in the room was a large floating chess board, warious pieces glowed apon the board, the brighter the glow the more powerful the being it belonged to.

"Why the hell did they let them get so ar away?"the other voice that spat out of the darkness was Ravens it was filled with anguish.

"I am only the mover of the peices you know all else is done by players greater than even Ravana" the voice although speaking english well still had a thick swahilli accent, "This board is here only for few to see and none that are not invited my see it, And none that would do it harm may enter" the voice rose an octave at the end of the sentence.

If there had been light then the conserned look on Ravens face wouldhave been as apparent as the statue of liberty going missing, "You were once a player in this game my friend, It was you that delivered the Kanga writings"

Before Raven could continue he was cut off "That was long ago longer even than when the Bantu roamed the land, Now i am but the watcher and this world is here for me to watch and nothing more" Gruff determination enterd the others voice he would not be swayed and Raven knew this.

"Thankyou my friend may our paths cross again, Goodbye" Raven stood and turned to leave
"I can sense Lightning my old friend" The swahili's words echoed thru the door as Raven left.

[batgirl]

Amanda moved her hand over to the box and took it, pulling it over to her side. She slowly opened the cover of the box and peered inside. Once she was satisfied with what was inside, she pulled it out. The chain was a fine silver and was still shiny and new looking considering its' age. The pendant itself was a circle with cuneiform writing on it. The middle had two crescent moons back to back. Amanda smiled at the amulet and put it around her neck. Her eyes glowed a faint blue for a moment before going back to their original color. "Finally whole..." She looked at Revana with a new light. "How about a dance then?"

OOC: Just to give you all a little info on what Amanda has just received. It's an amulet with the experiences and memories of all previous slayers in it. Once a slayer dies and they are wearing the amulet, all that information gets transferred to it; the knowledge of hundreds of slayers as well as their combat experiences. Amanda was supposed to inherit the amulet once she became a slayer, but Revana took it off the slayer before her and kept it.

Pic of the amulet: http://www.egyptiandreams.co.uk/images/sigils_of_the_craft/melachem_amulet_m.jpg

[Squishy Cheeks]

"by all means." He stood and offered her his hand.

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"Did anyone think to put a tracking device on Amanda before she left." Doc said. He began to rub his eyes.

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia's face appeared on a small screen on Doc's computer. "Yes, sir. And then no, sir. I figured Ravana would activate some small electromagnetic inference field and short out any tracker that would be on Amanda so I took the liberty of trying for a more manually-controlled approach. Let me patch it through."

The platinum-blonde's mug vanished as the picture switched to some kind of view inside an expensive club, zoomed in on an attractive couple approaching the dance floor. No doubt about who they were, though information displayed on the screen practically spelled it out anyways. "These Dronatula surveillance 'mechs are awesome. I can't wait until the technology gets compact enough to supply these metal arachnids with their own cloaking devices."

[Squishy Cheeks]

"I still prefer old fashioned GPS units in the cell phones."

He located Amanda's cell phone.

"Her phone is just off broadway, I want an undercover nearby in case trouble starts."

[Armored Bishoujo]

"Amanda would get pissed off if we send someone." Celvia said, then smiled weakly. "But then again, I don't think there's a thing that doesn't piss her off."

[batgirl]

OOC: This is true AB, Amanda has a bit of a temper.

BIC: Amanda took Ravana's hand and walked with him to the dance floor. The music began to play softly as they both began to move to it. "For a demon god, you're a pretty goo dancer."

[Squishy Cheeks]

"Thank you, you're not half bad yourself." Ravana said as the two continued to dance.

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia threw her hands into the air. "All right, all right, I'll go. Ugh, if Ravana doesn't kill me when I get there, Amanda sure as hell will."
Celvia had done a thorough search of the penthouse suite early and found that the recent residents have left something she could use: a simple and functional black evening gown with a single shoulder strap and leg slit both on the right side. She also located a pair of black pumps and a garter which she could hide a gun on if needed.
Taking the items into the bathroom, she quickly changed, putting the garter on her left leg and holstering the gun so that no one could see it, then checked everything else. She also managed to dig up some cosmetics and perfume, but unfortunately no wig. She looked good, and unless there was a metal detector, she could pass inside without having to flash a badge to the doorguy.

After getting a second and third opinion from the Jamaicans that she didn't understand due to their accents but figured they approved, Celvia considered Doc's orders. He wanted an undercover. She needed access and a date. She didn't know how exclusive clubs or whatever worked. Maybe she could find a guy with access who needed a girl for the evening outside?
Regardless, she easily hid two clips in her panties and packed her uniform, knife, other gun, and the remaining clips and moved down to the car she needed. The cellphone beacon showed up on the GPS when she started the car and she found parking close enough that she could see the club.

The best undercover op was one where not even one's allies could recognize the agent. However, Amanda would have to be either blind or drawn close to Ravana not to see Celvia's platinum blond hair the moment she entered the club. That is, if Doc needed her inside. She got into the car and opened transmission. "Hey, Doc. Do you want me inside the club or can I just sit tight here?"

[Squishy Cheeks]

"sit tight outside, we don't want to get to close."

[Armored Bishoujo]

"Good idea. I don't particularly feel like playing a wonderful game of 'Did that asshole put a date drug in this drink?' tonight."

Inside the car, Celvia kept the communication line open and re-established manual control of the drone inside the club. With the waiting that she was going through, she wanted a smoke but since this op most likely wouldn't end tonight, she held herself back. Besides, the cigarette was still in the penthouse.

[Tarrin]

Raven screeched to a holt jumped off the bike and entered the waldof, the door man held open the door as Raven entered the large hotel.
He was not even half way in when the concerge fairly much ran towards him, closing the gap the young man whispered at Raven
"Sir i am sorry but i do not think this is the place for you" Looking at the dark clothes Raven wore and raising an eyebrow in disgust he continued "There is a nice 4H over the other side of town well within your monetry costs"

Raven looked at the snyde little man and smiled "Joo are sush ze zoker" the accent was a mixture of french and german something thrown together on the spot "I am how joo say zinger and ze Monies iz no worriez" The other mans demeanour changed slightly and he now smiled at the forigner "I appologize sir please come this way".

Following the man Raven booked a room as close to the penthouse as he could get then he went to the hotels resturaunt to eat, all the time his mind ran over lyrics of old 80's songs mainly Roxette a band he normally hated with a venom but one with which this demenour he had taken on loved with a passion.

[Squishy Cheeks]

Ravana continued to dance with Amanda for several more minutes.

"Shall we head back to the table and have dinner, or will you depart now that you have what you came for?"

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Doc was playing solitaire on the second monitor.

"Fuck, I need 3s"

[IHateMakingNames]

Kevin had fallen asleep, which completely explained his lack of activity. It's not like anyone but Amanda had anything remotely relevant to do with the mission, so it didn't matter that he wasn't aware of what was going on.

[batgirl]

"Well I would be a very ungracious date if I left in the middle. Besides, when's the next time I'll get to eat in such a fine establishment?" Amanda accompanied Revana off the floor, brushing past him and discretely grabbing a few stray hairs from his jacket.

[Squishy Cheeks]

The rest of the date was mostly uneventful. Ravana kept the wine flowing, and the food was exquisite.

"I can't say I've had a better time with a slayer, so when shall I expect you to stop my dastardly plans, as is your kinds sacred task?"

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia, in a fit of boredom, started messing with the radio. It would make it hard to hear about what Amanda and Ravana were saying, but anyone else tuned in from their computers could see and hear it, too. Besides, Celvia doubted it'd be time to move in until one of them draws a weapon on the other. She found a song she could easily sing to and anyone tuned in to Celvia could hear her not-too-terrible singing voice.

"I'm a model, you know what I mean
I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah, on the catwalk...on the catwalk, yeah
I do my little turn on the catwalk."

[batgirl]

"Well not tonight, I'd rather not ruin such a nice dress. But you'll be seeing me soon, that's for sure."

[Squishy Cheeks]

"I'll be waiting." He smiled his charming smile. He disappeared into the shadows of the alley.

Amanda's phone started to ring.

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"I just showed a massive spike in power." Doc said to Celvia. "I'm going to try to reach her on her phone."

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia turned off the radio. "Understood, sir. If you can't reach her, I'll get the drone to guide her to this car."
Working the controls, the Dronatula crawled rapidly across the wall near the ceiling and exited the club undetected. "Amanda's pretty collected, so I don't think she'll overreact if a mechanical spider suddenly lands on her shoulder."

[Squishy Cheeks]

Ravana returned to his hotel, and want back up to his room with his ever growing harem.

"Soon I will add a Slayer to my collection, no colection should be without one." Ravana began to laugh as a servant brought him a glass of fresh blood.

[Tarrin]

Raven sat reading the paper Roxett songs still running in his head when Ravana reentered the hotel, he seamed very happy with himself a smile plastered on his face and a glean of a master theif who has set their next heist into action in his eye.

Raven didn't like that look and had already had up his mind that taking the lesser god in friendly manner was more than likely not an answer, feeling his mind starting to slip he once again consentrated on the music this time adding david hasselhofs slow motion baywatch running scene into the mix, surely these two would keep anyone from trying to probe his mind too deeply.

[Squishy Cheeks]

ooc:sorry Busy weekend.

"Everybody come back to home base." doc said. "There is a meeting in an hour and half. Be on time."

Doc rubbe3d his temples, his head was throbbing.

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia pulled up the car to pick up Amanda, lowering the window for the drone to enter. "C'mon, let's head back. Your business is finished here, right?"

[Tarrin]

Raven stepped out of the hotel and caught a taxi to a block the other side of their base of opperations, getting out he waited till the taxi left before he ducked down a back ally and into the appartment block.

Stepping out of the elevator he mad his way to lounge and settled down awaiting Doc's news.

[Squishy Cheeks]

"We're just waiting on Amanda, and Celvia to get here. Then we can begin."

[batgirl]

Amanda nodded, slightly surprised to see that Celvia had followed her. She got into the car and proceeded to head back to base with her. They entered the building and made their way to the briefing room.

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia followed Amanda, keeping a respectable distance. All girls needed their space, and really dangerous girls had even bigger personal bubbles.

When they entered the briefing room, Celvia took a seat and gave her attention to Doc.

[Squishy Cheeks]

"Amanda, care to report your findings on the hostile?"

[batgirl]

"Well he's a good dancer and a nice date, but other than that I got almost nothing out of him. He really didn't disclose any information to me about his plans or anything for that matter. He really seemed to just want to have a good time. What I can surmise though is that he wants to take over this world, continuing his path of destruction that he had started before Rama. Also, he knows we're going to try to stop him and he's expecting us. While I didn't get anything in the way of information, I did manage to do one better," she said as she pulled a small vial out of her purse. "I present to you, Ravana's hair, dandruff free."

[Squishy Cheeks]

"hopefully it's not a wig." Doc said taking the vial.

[Squishy Cheeks]

Doc looked back. "what are you guys waiting for? I need a summoning circle written in pig's blood, 3 pounds of Angelica root, 6 elder blossoms, 30 ounces Frankincence, a gallon of Holy water blessed by shiva, a switch of mistletoe, 10 ounces black mustard, three tiger eye opals, a bezoar, and a bottle of absinth, the real stuff. The sooner we do this the better, sensors show he get's stronger every day he's here."

[Inbred Chocobo]

Noel came walking in through the door. He looked like he had just went through hell, with cuts and stratch marks all over him. His clothes were in a mess, with the shirt ruined. Noel happened to have a not so happy look on his face. "Don't ask." Noel said as the people looked at him.

"Check the second back room for most of that junk, its where I last saw most of it. You're on your own for the holy water though." Noel said, then started walking away. "I'm done for the night guys." Noel finished off as he walked to his room.

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia rose from the seat. "I'll draw the summoning circle, then."
In the room where most of the materials had been gathered, Celvia took up the book that had the design in one hand and the jar of pig's blood in the other. Scanning the illustration to commit to memory and looking at the information to determine how big the symbol needed to be, she got to work, singing her favorite song.

"I feel irrational
So confrontational
To tell the truth I am
Getting away with murder."

"It is impossible
To never tell the truth
But the reality is
I'm getting away with murder."

[Squishy Cheeks]

"someone locate a holy man, there has to be atleast one in this city. That holy water isn't going to bless itself."

[Tarrin]

"you'd make the asumption that the slayer would have holywater".Raven looked across at the still glitzed up slayer and noded in her direction.

[batgirl]

"And you'd make the assumption that you aren't an idiot, but we all know what's said about assumptions," Amanda said, glaring at Raven. "I have holy water, I don't know if it's a gallon though." She gets up and leaves the room. Rummaging and faint cursing can be heard from the locker area, and soon Amanda comes back with a 2 gallon jug a little more than half filled with liquid. "We got lucky I didn't use any on the last hunt," she said before she noticed everyone staring at the "Poland Springs" label. "What? I have to keep in something."

[Armored Bishoujo]

Celvia finally stood up, ignoring her legs that protested of minor aching. Her gaze jumped from the design in the book to the one she made on the ground repeatedly. Satisfied with her work, she set the book down where the design and summoning circle could be easily compared later. Celvia wiped her brow and returned to the operations room, looking for the next job Doc might have for someone.

[Squishy Cheeks]

"Suit up in combat gear, I want full protection if he breaks loose, I don't think he's going to want to be imprisoned. I'll do the exorcising but I need three people to summon him. You have five minutes to start your ritual get ready." Doc went into the summoning room and started the ritual of clensing. He washed the giant pearl in holy water and consecrated salts. He chanted the sanskrit incantation to ready the vessal.

[Armored Bishoujo]

"Yes, sir."
Celvia returned to her quarters and changed out of her uniform and into the battle suit. In uniform, she looked neat and professional. In the battle suit, she looked sleek and deadly. Using a mirror, she quickly checked herself over before deciding she was as ready to confront a wrathful godling as she was physically able to be.
"Fear is a good thing, Celvia." She said to herself. "If you can accept it and press onward regardless, that's what it means to be brave."
She arrived in the summoning chamber and prepared for summoning, building her resolve to see this through to the end.

[Squishy Cheeks]

Doc began to prep a potion in a large crock pot by combining many of the ingrediants. Soon the room began to smell like really bad cooking. He kept chanting in sanskrit.

[Inbred Chocobo]

"Geez man you're filling the house with that crap." Noel shouted as he came out of his room, looking a lot better since he changed his clothes. He glanced around at the summoning stuff. "Aight, I guess I'll help." Noel said as he took a position and started doing whatever he needed to do.

[Tarrin]

Raven stood up and walked over to the twins.
"Looks like we will be heading in soon, the moment it starts you guys get your asses out of here" as he spoke Raven looked from one twin to the other

"Aire, Brah! We be bomba gon mon" the brothers spoke as one
looking the two over Raven smiled one of the few smiles anyone would ever see and went over to his bag and drew out his clothes and weapons in preperation for what was to come.

[Squishy Cheeks]

Ravana growled angrily as he felt the familiar pull. He was currently the meat in a south asain girl sandwich. His body began to become transparant.

"Ah, fu..."

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Doc doubled his efforts as he began to toss some of his mixture into the suommoning circle to strengthen the hold. The blood turned teal and began to glow with an intense light.

"..ck" a deep voice rumbled as a bust of sulferous smelling smoke filled the room. A multilimbed, three headed silhoutte stood in the center of the
circle As the smoke cleared. The three tiger like faces snarled and turned to get a clear view in all directions. Ravana punched towards Noel but his fists were stopped by an invisible barrier. He looked down at the ring of now gloing Bezoar Pearls. Ravana roared loud enough to shake the foundations of the building.

"Hold the summoning circle! Doc tried to yell over the clamor. "I need to cast my spell then when I give the mark break the circle!" Doc poured the potion over the giant pearl covering it in the liquid, but still leaving enough for the rest of the spell. He chanted in Sanskrit, as the pearl's opalescent clouds began to shift

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