Choosing Grounds (AU/UC/XO/ADULT) Xander and Maria needed

[StormWolfstone]

~Tess~


"She...killed you and Max died during something she set up." Michael replies as the little human bitch, Maria questions him.

"See? One factor in all our worlds. Someone died and she was responsible." Maria adds and I am so tempted to send just a bit of energy toward her, or mindwarp her.

"Damn it! What's going on here? My Maria is dead, I lost her some time ago. The Max I knew... we lost even before that." Michael ends up adding and I hate the guilt I feel even though I'm not responsible.

"The same thing happened on my world. If it weren't for Tess, my baby wouldn't have died," I hear Alex say and look towards Michael. What the hell? I haven't killed anyone's baby. I'd only killed Alex and that had been an accident. I would never kill Max, nor would I have killed Maria... well, unless she got in my way. Damn humans. What if Max believes what they are telling him? I'm going to be in hot water.

"I -- I tried to save you," Max says, his voice breaking up, "I couldn't bring you back."

"I know you tried. My Max tried to save Maria, too. You can't do everything," Alex seems to try assuring him. I sigh, thinking that this was not how I'd planned on spending the night. Damn them all. Next thing I know, Kyle manages to discharge some power at the ceiling, which shocks me but I do everything I can to keep from showing any reaction. When did he get powers?

"Erh...Sorry... I just needed to..." Kyle responds, "I just needed to get the charge off," I watch him move to sit down and clench my fists feeling angry.

"You can't possibly think that I am capable of harming you Max, or any of them. We were all friends... you saw how I mourned Alex just like the rest of you. Liz was the one that blamed one of us for it, she was the one that turned away from you, from all of us." I reply, letting myself sound as emotional as I was feeling, though of course it was for a different reason then they had assumed.

Suddenly a strange girl enters the room and starts, “She hasn’t been mind-warping anyone so far.” Well, at least she seems to be on my side, then she looks at me. “And you can’t do that to your friends here. It’s not allowed.”

What? "I don't do that to my friends." I comment quietly, wishing that I knew who this strange girl was and yet thankful that she knew I wasn't doing anything to the others at the moment. But, a rule about me not mindwarping..?

[StormWolfstone]

~Moon~

I watch the little screen on Zeus wrist, still not completely certain just how this thing works. "What..?" I begin to ask as I'm looking at everything and then simply shake my head. This is all very strange to me and I can't help but wonder why I'm here among so many strange people.

"Looks like the conflict is over for now," Zeus comments and I simply nod.

"So, think we should get this over with and get in there now?" I can't help but want to get this question and answer thing over since obviously we are supposed to learn the truth shortly. Then, as I look at the wrist thing again, I pay more attention and I see a familiar face. I look at Zeus and then his wrist thing before saying, "Nevermind... you can do what you want.."

I rush into the room and up to where Bray is, "Bray!" I can't believe that there's actually someone that I know there.

"Moon??" I hear the questioning tone as he sees me and then comes toward me. I can't help but rush and wrap my arms around him.

"Bray, their gone... all of them. My entire Tribe." I rush out even as I hold onto him tightly.

"Shh, calm down, Moon. I'm sure they are fine. Whenever we get back to where we belong, I'm sure you'll see them again." He commented softly.

"No! They died before I ended up here. They were all slaughtered Bray." I can't help but respond, my eyes filling with tears. His arms simply stay around me and I begin to feel somewhat comforted by him even though I can't help but wish that he had never left my Tribe in the first place.

[magikhands]

*Maria*

"I don't do that to my friends." Tess says quietly after the strange girl appears and tells everyone that she's not allowed to use her powers on us.

I humph, "Right." Then walk over to where Kyle sat. I can't help but be drawn toward him, knowing that he's from my world, knowing all I know. But then, I can't help but to protect my other friends.

"You mourned Alex," I say looking toward Tess. "You got all teary eyed and said your condolences...but you fucking killed him!" I couldn't help the anger that rose in my voice. A nearby chair began to shake wildly as my emotions churn nearly uncontrollable. "You still did it, knowing how much we loved him."

I felt Kyle's hand slide into mine and I became a little more calm and my emotions under control. I squeeze his hand in thanks knowing no words were needed.

I turn to Max. "Don't trust her." Leaving it with that warning. I wanted to say more but thought better of it. That's when a girl rushed us and started talking to one of the guys who were sitting at a table. In all the excitement I'd not noticed the two that were sitting there, probably in complete shock with the powers Kyle and I used.

"Shit." I mutter figuring we'd just blown our identities.

[isabelle]

*Zeus*

I see Quixote in the view screen and try to scowl, but something about her makes me more amused than annoyed, although it is annoying often. She's a damn tricky girl and I like that.

Then Moon runs out before I can stop her. "Damn," I mutter under my breath. I glance back at Angel and his friends, but I don't feel any need to explain myself to them. I walk out after Moon and see that she's crying into the arms of one of the men who had been watching the drama in front of me. Maybe if she's found a friend, I won't have to worry about her killing herself in a week's time...

"Hey," I say, softly announcing myself. Last thing I need is for this group of crazies to think that I'm sneaking up on them.

[isabelle]

*Max*

The strange girl re-appears, whispering into Kyle's ear before announcing that there's no mind-warping allowed. Nice to hear, assuming that Tess even feels a need to follow such rules. I'm not really sure what to make of this. Everyone seems to indicate that Tess actually killed people in their worlds. Not just been accused, like my Tess. Is this my Tess? Is she the same? Or is it different on my world, like so many other things are different?

"I don't do that to my friends." Tess says, and I have to wonder who she counts as her 'friends.' Would the humans count? She even mindwarped me when we first met ...

Maria accuses her, talking about how her Tess had pretended to mourn Alex in her world. I don't know that this is the same Tess. Can she really be accused of things somebody-else did? If she's my Tess, she mourned Alex, too. But was that an act?

"Don't trust her." Maria tells me.

"Who are you, Tess?" I ask. "Are you from my world?" I keep thinking she is, but I just don't know. By now, I think she's heard enough of how things were where each of us came from to be able to say. At least, I hope so.

[M]

ok, so I finally caught up and I'd like to start playing again if thats ok with people. I'm going to work on a post and if it is ok I'll post it...



oh- and Is, Maria is the one who said 'Don't trust her', not Tess...

[M]

I'm going to assume its ok I post this...


~*TESS*~

Maria just keeps ranting and I have to actively calm my breathing so I don’t attack her, or worse. I want to speak up, to tell her that I don’t know what she’s talking about, crazy bitch (although I probably wouldn’t add that last part), that Alex was also a good friend to me and blah blah blah.

All that stupid human shit that is only so many platitudes yet they waste time telling each other hoping to make it feel better. It would save a lot of time and energy if they just realized it wouldn’t get better and get over it already. I feel myself starting to space when Max addresses me Who are you Tess? Are you from my world?

Gathering myself for a knockout performance I take a slight, sighing breath “ I’m just me, Max. Tess? The girl you kissed at the Prom? Or Ava- your former wife?” I allow tears to pool slightly in my eyes without actually letting them spill “I thought we were getting somewhere with the memory retrieval. I thought you were ready to wake up.”

I let one tear trickle down my cheek before continuing “I don’t know if we’re from the same world Max. I’m not sure I totally understand the different reality stuff yet at all. Where I came from Alex was just in a terrible accident. Liz is convinced that it’s our fault, but Jim decided it was a suicide. We can’t figure out why that would be, but that’s what all the evidence says. I don’t know why everyone thinks I’m so evil. Where I came from I stopped the skins and was mind-raped by Nicholas in New York City. I’ve never done anything to hurt you. Sure I messed up a bit when I first got here, but that was only because I had wanted to be part of the group for so long, and because I thought that’s what I was supposed to do. I’m sorry that I was evil in the other worlds. I don’t know why, or how, but that’s not me. Please Max, you have to believe me”

Now I let the tears flow freely, looking up at him from beneath my lashes, aware that he is the first and only person I have to have on my side. With him the others either follow or have to get out of the way. This is a do or die situation and it remains to be seen if I’ll make it through. If I do I have to figure out my next steps. Fine, so I can’t mindwarp, I can still accomplish the goals set out for me, and then when we are done with this stupid place that much the better for me.


~*ALEX*~

As Max begins to question Tess I decide to leave him to it, choosing instead to look at Isabel again. I want to go to her, to see if she’s ok. Even though I know she isn’t my Is I still have this compulsion to protect her, and comfort her. I know that her outward strength masks her insecurity and I take a step closer to her wanting nothing more then to pull her into my arms.

I’m about to talk to her when I’m caught by something Tess says. I know I should let Max deal with it, but I’m outraged by her suggestion and can’t help but exclaim “Suicide?! You think I committed suicide? I don’t know where you’re from lady, but I wouldn’t do that! At least not as long as Is- I mean, I wouldn’t leave my friends! I wouldn’t do that to them! Max come on man, you have to know she’s lying!”

[isabelle]

Awww.... I guess I'm not Alex any more. I was getting attached to the guy.

But it's a GREAT post, M!

[M]

like i said, its only if its ok, I can always delete it?

[StormWolfstone]

As long as Isabelle is alright with it, you can have Alex back... and Tess is definitely yours. Good to have ya back... we've missed ya and I've been worried about you.