Time Slip (Palmer, Open)

[vanessa]

Okay so she was supposed to end up by her uncles place as she came into the future but as she landed on her ass and the bright blue vortex closed she wondered why it was she'd ended up in a pile of sludge instead of something cool like flowers or something.

Standing up a bit shakily she glanced about the abandoned house and shuddered. It reminded her of that Tori Amos song that her Aunt Mari played called "Black Dove"

She was a January Girl
She never let on how insane it was
In that tiny kinda scary house
By the woods, By the woods
By the woods, By the woods
By the woods, By the woods...

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The room was dark and covered with black shutter cloth that hid most of it in darkness. Her eyes adjusted and she wiped her ass only to really look at her hand. That wasn't mud...it was blood. Crap...

On alert now for danger she looked around the room and realized it was right out of a horror movie. Chains hung from the ceiling and manacles swung in the breeze. There was even a bucket with blood in it and flies buzzing around it. Whatever was going on it hadn't been collected and she didn't want to be here when whatever it was came back.

Running out the closest open door she decided that the quickest way out was to climb the wall and creep along with her claws. It allowed her to peek in another room and see what it held. Body parts. So gross. Why couldn't she have the normal stuff happen to her that kids her age had? She wanted to date and party not pick someones genetics out of her fingernails.

She sighed and moved along the wall as quietly as she could but then she came to the bedroom. There were vampires galore here and no way was she taking on that crap on her own. Too bad they woke up and smiled at her with hunger in their gaze. Crap. She bolted and kicked a revenant in the face as she tried to dodge out the door. Dirt, spider webs and crud threatened to overwhelm her senses as she broke into another room covered in bird shit. Ugg what happened to vampires having class? These sickos were feeding on winos and hookers if the clothing choices of their victims were any indicator.

Anyone who thought vampires were sexy should visit this place. Those old ladies who preached about that Twilight Series they read when they were younger needed to see this place. It stank. It made her eyes water it was so bad as she broke through a window and shook her hair out. Her feet hit the ground and she smelled more sewage. Gah people had no dignity in places like this.

That was probably why there were vampires here. They loved to feed on the hopeless. Those back from the wars who were too broken to work or who never recovered from the housing bubble burst of the 2010's. Her hair was a mess and she brushed it over her shoulder as she glanced about then felt someone tap her shoulder. Spinning around she saw a vampire smile and she reacted hitting his face till she flipped backwards. Too bad he recovered enough to grab her foot and pull her down to the ground where her head cracked on the broken concrete. She saw stars and dug for her stake that she had in her pocket as she felt a vibration on the ground. The sound of footsteps.

She should be working out cheers not fighting off death. She so hated this right now. The most stressful thing in her life should be math not dying. Life sucked she thought.

[Cruise Joseph Webster]

In ways he was the perfect locator. Over the years, singling out specific thought spectrums was kidn of easy. He just didn't know where to look. He appeared in an alleyway, and his brother and sister could be anywhere. But Vanessa could generally handle herself, the chick had claws for god's sake. But Channing; he was only young. Sure, he has the power of a thunder cloud but he can't defend himself. The ten year old could be anywhere, which anyone and not knowing what to do. So Palmer walked the streets after leaving his dad's house. He didn't explain the situation because, he didn't have time to lose. They probably weren't even therre yet. It wasn't exact, and they could be sent to a week later, even a month. It worried him as he suddenly moved faster as he felt her presence. Something familiar, and it had to be his sister. Running down the alley, he kept his mind's ear open to hear for her. He closed his eyes as he stood, concentrating as he breathed clamly and tried to pick up on Vanessa. No - - - No - - - No - - - FOUND HER!

I should be working out cheers not fighting off death. I so hate this right now. The most stressful thing in my life should be math not dying. Life sucks. It was her! Hearing some kidn of struggle, Palmer dahsed forwards and ran down the alleyway. It was getting closer, and he couldn't hear the vampire's thoughts but the fact that he couldn't showed him that it was infact a vamp. Turning the corner, Palmer stopped for a second as he saw it. Nessa smashed her head into the ground, and Palmer had to help her. Why she hadn't sprouted her claws yet was beyond him, but he had to protect her. She was his baby sister. Once close enough, he held his fingers to his temples and glared at the vampire. A psychic blast was sent, and blue energy rotated vigourously around the vampires head as it grunted in pain and smashed into the wall. He kept it going as he approached slower, wanting to talk to Nessa but unable. Suddenly, he intensified suddenly and the vampire fell to the ground in pain. Turning to Nessa, he smiled down at her. "Ness, are you okay?". The vampire recovered and rose quickly, and Palmer had to stop him.

Pullign from his back was the staff. Pressing the activation button, it expanded and he held it strong in his hand. This vampire wasn't threatened, but it should do. The vampire came at him but he was too fast. He swung the staff and smashed the vampire over the face, causing its head to whip back in a lash as he stabbed it in the face with the blunt side of the staff. It held its face, and Palmer smiled as he spun and stabbed the staff into the vampire's chest. It screamed in pain as it combusted into whispering dust that fell to the ground as he turned back to Nessa to help her up. Oh, crap! He caught a sent of the odour and looked at her hair. Yeah, something was definitely up because 1. She smelt really bad and 2. Her hair was horrific. "Just in time, sis. You can always tell there is something wrong when you look like something from the Black Lagoon". He smirked but from the broken window, he saw more vampires piling it. Great, just great!

[vanessa]

Palmer seemed to come out of nowhere, but then so did she, so who was she to complain? Her dark brown eyes seemed to glow from inside for a moment as she shook her head to clear it. That blow had really rung her chimes. "Yeah, I'll be fine its kinda a freak show in there."she admitted as she regained her balance. But when wasn't it a freak show? Not like vampires invited you in for tea and cookies, not unless they were Robert anyway...

"Yeah well you fall into a puddle of dried blood and you won't look like a Disney princess either." she called back as she felt re-energized and launched herself at a vampire and latched her claws into its chest and twisted like she had a combo lock. Her nails sinking in as she struck the heart and punctured it. Dust caused the vampire to evaporate and she bounced over to the next one, using the momentum from the last to help her bounce off the others like the gymnast she could be. She dodged another set as she moved and hit another hard and fast with her weight feeling it collapse under her weight as she grabbed one with her claws and then swung her feet to connect with another and snap its neck.

This was going too slow, she began get annoyed with how many there were. Looking around she sighed, "You could work some of the mystical stuff and whip up a sawdust storm or something." she muttered at him and then ripped the door frame and shoved the broken bit into a vampire's brain, [/color]"Here you go! Open your mind!"[/color] this just wasn't going as well without Channing. They needed to complete their triad. "I don't suppose you brought help here with the nest. Like some lighter fluid and a blow torch to kill this infestation?"

She looked at the sky and it was approaching dawn slowly but surely. If they could hold out they could fry these guys using the daylight. She saw a bit of lead wiz past her and she growled in frustration using a vamp to swing into the revanent with a shotgun. That was going to have to be dealt with. Reversing directions she made her way to the guy struggling under the vampire. "Guns don't kill people. People kill people." she said as she grabbed the weapon and bent the barrel. There now it was useless.

[Cruise Joseph Webster]

When Ness told him to use his powers to start a dust storm, he was just dodging an attack. His head swung back as a punch followed through, a large swing that just passed his nose as he then swung his head up, sending a hard kick into a vamp's chest in front of him. They staggered back slightly. A finger hit his temple as he glared at the vampire and a burst of blue energy errupted from its head as it was sent towards the wall, disintergrating into ash in the process. As he spun back, a kick smashed the teen across the face as he fell to the side and landed on his chest, then looking up at Nessa. "You know my powers don't work that way. We just have to fight through!". If this was the two eldest kids together and they were being ambushed, then what about Channing. He is the youngest but probably the most powerful, and he could be all alone. Either that or he was sent to a later time, a few more days. Palmer just couldn't help but constantly worry. He is just a kid; and he will be alone.

When she asked about lighter fluid and stuff, Palmer had an idea. "No, but better!". Ripping out his staff from his back, he expanded it. It grew to a four-foot sized staff, and he then twisted it at the half and it separated. A vamp came towards him but he smashed it across the face but then he focused. He felt the staff halves heating as he spun them. They built up with momentum as he spun them in his hands at his sides, and eventually as they powered up, narrow flames sprouted at the sides. The vampires still stupidly came at him but he swipped at them. It hit them across the chest, but lit them on fire too. A vamp screamed in pain as he burst into flames and Palmer stood strong. The vamps now knew that you don't mess with these kids, and he stood strong against them as the vamps looked at him, and they began to run away. They scooted away like undead bunnies as Palmer looked down to Nessa to see if she was okay.

"See, being a pyromaniac has its ups and downs. Ups; demon fighting. Downs; I stole money from dad to put in the upgrade into my bow staff". He smirked as he connected the staff back-together and deactivated the flames, after lighting a barrel on fire and sending it into the building. Turning back to his sister, he rubbed his temples. A headache and a half right now, and as the staff contracted, he slipped it behind him as he smiled down at his sister. Looking to her eyes, he couldn't help but smile. "Thank god your here sis". He said as he hugged Nessa. He didn't know what would happen. If Ev got it wrong, if the evil interferred or even if he would see his brother and sister ever again. They had a job to do, but he could not do it without his family. "I just hope Channing is okay". He said over her should and sighed, closing his eyes slightly.

[vanessa]

"Of course of course don't mind me I'm just a little loopy from crossing time and space is all." she muttered to herself as she continued to cut a swath through the vampires as she sighed and kept working on thinning the heard as it were. She was quickly getting covered in gore and looking like a horror film

"I'm fine. I am glad you brought some flares and a way to help deal with this. Next time we need to tell Uncle Ev to do better trajectory." she exhaled and pulled a bit of goo out of her hair. "Why does it always have to be vamps? She muttered as she looked back at Palmer. He was totally badass and secure in himself. Not so much with her.

"I missed you too, Bro. Lets hope for the best. Now where is the family? I am going to be so embarrassed looking like this." Physically she was okay but she really hated looking trashed and messy when meeting folks for their first time if not hers. "This time travel stuff is so mind bendy." She put her arm on his shoulder as they started to walk out of the deserted area. The stench of dead bodies clouding the air.