Gifted: This means War

[Raven]

Raven blinked rapidly, trying to figure out who's thoughts were indicating they worked for the government. Who are you? she hissed in his mind.

[Gifted]

((XD freak the crap outta him! ))
He jumped, surprised by the voice in his head?
What the heck! he thought. guess the girl wasn't kidding

[Raven]

Who are you? Raven repeated.

[Gifted]

He steadied himself and tried to awnser the girls question. As in my name? I don't have a clue. I've lost all my memories. I was imprisoned with a 250 year sentance for being the culprit behing a bio-terrorist attack, a claim I cannot exactly dispute since I have no memories of the event

[Raven]

Why do you help the government? Raven asked him.

[Gifted]

Well, she already knew. He may as welll tell her. When I lost all my memories in the bio-terrorist attack, I did not retain anything but my ability to do basic tasks like talk and such, and my surgical skills. Even though I would be imprisoned for the rest of my life, I still had to be raised again. For the last year or so, the Agent who raised me has been sending me jobs, operations. These were the only times I left my cell. I got my sentance reduced by five years for every successful operation, but that wasn't why I did it. I enjoy saving lives.
Then today, after I finished my operation, Agent Carlson brings me to this room with a bunch of weapons in it and tells me to hit the target. I've never used a weapon before. But I hit every target center and Agent Carlson asks me if I wanted a job, but it wasn't an operation. He said the government had located a number of people that they'd been requested to kill on-sight. But he said they wouldn't come quietly so he wanted me to come in here to track their movements. And so here I am, He turned so he was facing Raven, fairly sure thats the one who was talking to him.


Pierce looked at Joan. "Time," he said roughly.
She told him the time.
"Half an hour," he said. "Not even."

[Raven]

"We need a leader," Ryan called. "Or we have no chance!"
Did he tell you why we're being killed? Raven asked.

[Gifted]

He shook his head slightly. This was what worried him. He didn't have a clue.

Joan smiled. "I agree," she said. "and I nominate Hangman,"
Xander was startled. "No, kid... Joan, is it? I don't do that anymore. That's over,"
"But you're amazing," she countered. "Alot of the agents I used to know are scared to death of you, you have brilliant strategies, and if my memories correct you have a poer that could kick the ass of any power I've ever seen,"
Pierce and CR-S01 actually cracked smiles, which trust me, is a freaking miracle.
"I don't want someone elses blood on my hands!" Xander snapped at Joan.
"Did you actually kill them or just command the one who did?" Joan challenged.
"Well, no I didn't do it myself, but I knew full well I was the only one who could block Ariel's power, and I CHOSE to be a great distance away fighting Executioner! Sharie didn't have a choice!"

Pierce looked up. "Ariel?" he said in a dark tone. "Last name?"
Xander, puzzled, said. "Um.. not sure...Dissinko? Dissanko?"
"Deshanko?"
"Yeah, that was it,"
Pierce glowerred and looked away. There was a nasty silence until Joan said "Pierce you never told us you had a sister!"

[Raven]

If you think about it, if we die here because you didn't except the role, you'll still have more blood on your hands, Raven told Xander.

[Gifted]

((Can you just hear me in an obnoxious voice saying "Thats the wrong accept, Raven"?))
Xander grimanced. This girl was absolutley right. But there were others who were as capable as he was, weren't there? He was about to suggest Executioner -the guy was a pompous prat, but even as Hangmand Xander had had to admit the Alex knew what he was doing- when Excecutioner was suggesting it himself. But he wwas being such an egotistical jerk about it, Xander knew that wasn't going to work. Most of the people here would probably just ignore him.
Xander put his hand into the pocket of his coat and drew out the two halves of his old mask. He'd snapped it in half when he'd left his team behind. When he'd left HANGMAN behind. Was he really ready to do this again?
Then it hit him. He'd never given it up, not really. He hadn't seeked out agents, but he never ran from confrontation. He'd been quick to suggest one of his tried-and-true strategies, hadn't he? And why hadn't he thrown the mask away if he was truly giving it up for good?
"Alright," He said.
Alex was shocked. Xander's voice was harder, more determined... more like it used to be every day Alex saw him. Before the Ariel incident Hangman was back.
"I'll do it" Xander said.

[Raven]

((I was tired, okay?))
Raven grinned. Thank you, she told him.
Ryan nodded. "So... What's the plan?" he asked.

[Gifted]

Xander's mind came up with an idea almost instantly. "We'll need to disorient them. If at all possible, I want to attack them, not the other way around. They'll be expecting us to be going about our daily lives down here, so they mayn't be able to move into action as quickly as they'll want to if we catch them off guard. I still think setting the trees on fire and smoking them out is a good idea, They'd be risking their lives if they tried to take any weapons except the ones they had on them already.
The Gurrelia warfare tactics are a good idea, but we may want to save them for after, because chances are they'll have split off into several groups as well to cover our exits and the last thing we want s to be ambushed from behind," He thought for a moment. "Steam kid, what can you do with your steam? It sounds like a power with alot of potential. We should probably keep people like Joan and Emric, who just need to be able to see their victums for their power, inside a building or something. Telekinesis is scary when you have no idea who's weilding it. We should probably send Mind-reading-girl and Eloise out beforehand so we can have a grip on the enemy's strategy. Actually it might be a good Idea to send voodo girl with them as well, so she can collect the DNA she'll need for her power to work. she'll be another one we'd need to keep out of sight,"
Joan seemed tottally unsurprised Xander seemed to know everyones powers. it was part of his power to know and use other peoples powers to their highest potential.

[Dokeshi]

"I manipulate the steam, usually in the form of a blade or to shoot something out at the speed of a bullet...it never seems to run out either...I haven't tried yet but I'm sure I could a smokescreen out of the steam"

[Gifted]

Xander raised his eyebrows. "The speed of a bullet? Impressive. But I think a smokescreen should be done with real fire and smoke, because smoke is lethal if you inhale too much of it. We'll keep the fire relitivley small so odds say no one is gonna die, but it will scare them because the posibility's there. I have a fire power stored, so I can deal with setting the fire myself,"

[Raven]

Tabitha looked up when she was mentioned. "My name is Tabitha," she muttered. "And do you realize how hard it would be to get anything from trained soldiers? Let alone trained soldiers who are coming in for an attack when you'd have to be within a few inches of them to get what you need?" she asked.