Log:Revolt of the Planes Part I

Planar Revolt TP Scene 1

Participants:Silvershadow,Xing-Liu,Rebound,Haze,Blue Streak,Amber and Azure,Midnight,Allure

Kimo arrives to take the group to the airport, it is about 7am in the morning

Matt looks around, "Are we ready folks?" he seems to steel himself.

Alex stands in the living room, running down a check list of items. He's never been out hiking before, but he does his best to be prepared. "First aid kit, check. Rations, check. Satellite phone, check..."

Xing-Liu, decked out in shorts, tank top and jacket looks ready!

Jessica and Jennifer nod.

Caleb says, "Nope. Let's go.""

Regent is in a pair of jeans, why he has a pair of hiking shoes on..well, a t-shirt and a light jacket as well.

Stephie looks at all Alex's gear. "Suddenly I'm not worried about not bringing enough."

Jace follows Xing, where she may go

Kimo stands at the front door, "ay Kids, lets get goin yah? Da helicoptah not going wait fo us."

The Hover SUV waits outside door open for everyone.

Matt looks over to Iz, "Iz, you have enough food?"

Caleb shrugs at Stephie. "Don't worry... I'm sure you can get clothes off of somebody if you gotta." He grins and heads off into the car quickly...

Xing-Liu heads for KimoLimo, which has changed in appearance slightly. She heads inside, on a windowside seat.

Izzy says, "So long as we don't get lost. The twins are helping out, packing a way a bunch of those high-energy bars."

Regent nods to Iz, "Sounds good, Alex is phil ready?"

Caleb shrugs from the car. "Don't worry... I don't get lost."

Stephie grins and heads off after Caleb. "For that remark, I should make it you.... leave you naked on top of the volcano...."

Jace slides in the Limo and sits next to Xing, watching her bounce around instead of sitting down.

Regent looks at the hangers.."Alex come on, we're not climbing everest..Lets go.."

Caleb grins at Stephie. "Promises, promises!"

Rachel surprisingly sits in the front seat separated from everyone but Kimo.

Izzy doesn't even seen to TWITCH at the by-play between Alex and Stephie.

Eventually, Alex finishes his checklisting and gets into the limo.

Xing-Liu shakes her head toward Jace, looking actually rather calm and serene.

But he DOES try to sit NEXT to Stephie.

Jace nods to Xing, "This should be exciting, i've never done it either"

Alex calls back. "Scotty, take good care of Philippa, ok?"

Scott nods solemly. "I can count to five!"

Regent waves to Scotty, "You're the man Scotty!" he smiles and yells back towards the house.

Kimo tells Alex, "Ay no worry I going tell da managah to keep an eye out yah?"

Stephie waves goodbye to Scott and Phil.

Izzy tries to place his hand, palm up and fingers spread, on Stephie's lap and smiles, inviting her to hold hands.

Alex nods. "Thanks Kimo."

Kimo piles Matt in next to the Twins and puts the chair on the back, "Ok Braddah's and Sistahs, Lets get dis advencha stahted yah?" He gets in the car and starts off to the airport, in about 20 minutes they are there and there is a Helicopter waiting already fueled.

Scott waves at everybody. "Byebye pretty lady! Count to two, count to six! Byebye Cale! Byebye Alex! Byebye Izzy! Byebye..." as the car heads off.

Jace leans back in his seat, just sitting in the chair making him tired from not sleeping almost at all lastnight. He leans on Xing, and tries to get comfortable, more so just to see her reaction.

Philippa waves off the adventurers as well.

Xing-Liu provides a rest using her hands for Jace.

Stephie takes Izzy's hand, while still looking back at Scott and Phil.

Matt is taken out first and actually taken to the Helicopter first his chair coming in second and he is placed in his chair. Kimo returns and says, "Dey said go sit whereevahs..get plenty room for you all."

The twins, most used to Helicopter travel jump out grab their bags and head over to the helicopter putting on the offered helmets and head peices and sitting down.

Stephie looks about a lot as she gets in, being completely unused to them.

Regent waves the rest of the people over.."Come on! he shouts."

Izzy hurries out to offer Stephhie a hand up, as well as the others, of course.

Caleb grabs a bunch of bags and stows them in the helicopter, then sits next to the twins.

The pilot see's Stephie and motions for her to put the helmet on, there is a switch on the helmet that turns on the mike and speakers in the helmet.

Stephie puts her helmet on.

Jace takes his helmet and slides it on, trying to figure out the radio, he hands Xing one and makes sure she can get hers setup correctly.

Flowers not removed from hair are immediately squashed.

Oh, no problem. Xing-Liu has one hundred percent no clue what she's doing with this thing, and fiddles (with Jace' help) until it makes noise.

Regent puts his on and waits.

Jace sayes into the Mic, "You guys wired?"

Alex gets on next looking around interested in the copter's flying mechanisms.

Caleb says, "Yeah."

Regent nods, "yup."

Stephie says, "Yeah."

Izzy has never been in a helicopter but is MORE than familiar with flight gear.

Once on board the helicopter, Alex looks around at the people on board. "Here. If you don't have one, take one..." He passes around a small ziploc bag. Inside are a few communications earbuds. Those who already have New Blood comlinks will recognize them. "They'll keep us in contact when we're on the ground."

Jace reaches in and takes one, looking at it strangely, "Alex, what is this?"

Ivy gets on and sits next to Matt, she seems a little anxious, but smiles bravely at Xing and is about to put her helmet on when Matt stops her, takes her flower out and lets her resume.

Caleb adds to Jace "It's the mousketeer decoder ring, dude. Just put it on."

Regent passes on the earbuds.

Jace looks to Caleb, his face being a lit up. "No kidding? Awesome!"

Jace slides the bud in his ear, and gets it all setup.

The doors close and Kimo waves from the car.

The pilots say, "Welcome to Island Hoppers Choppers, My name is Tim and this is Josephine my copilot and we'll be taking you straight to the Volcanoes National Parks. It seems you all have your mike's on so ask any questions you may have, the flight will be about 30 minutes and this is a turbo chopper so we'll be moving quite fast."

The chopper's engines start up and suddenly they are airborne.

Jace takes Xing's hand if she allows and grips it tightly, not liking these take off things.

Pearl Harbor passes below on the right that quickly moves on to Downtown Honolulu, a familiar site to some, the Waikiki with its massive hotels and long beach, finally Diamond head is visible and a large sheltered bay where thousands swim and suddenly the island falls behind and you are above open water.

Regent looks up, "This thing is fast as a plane."

Izzy says, "Let me guess. "Best ova de island?"..."

Xing-Liu seems to have no objections, looking a little restless but not so much that she's moving out of her seat.

Ivy holds on the flower that Matt plucked from her braid. She glances out to see the view. Its beautiful.

Jace nods to Regent, looking a bit ill. oO(I hate this part...)

Stephie looks out at the regressing island.

The Pilot says, "Affirmative, with the turbo jet we can get to speeds exceeding 600 miles per hour." If you look close you will see a pod of whales moving leisurly between maui and oahu...speaking of Maui, you are coming up on it now.

Ivy takes out her PDA to take some pictures of the group and the whales.

Jessica leans back and seems to be resting with her eyes shut. Jennifer is enjoying the passing scenery.

Alex whistle. "We're moving."

Ivy nods in agreement.

Josephine laughs and says in a french accent, "We'd like to sink so, but it iz of course ze opinion of ours guests."

Jace takes in a deep breath and sits up straighter. "How long we gonna be up here again? half an hour?

Ivy tells Regent, "It would be so cool if I can drop out and try to hoverboard down."

Maui, the friendly isle, you pass by it and most of it seems undeveloped, you come up fast on Haleakala, the house of the rising sun, Matt points down, "There's a tour that you go up to the top of that mountain watch daybreak and mountain bike it down..its fricken awesome!" he seems to speak from experience.

Regent blinks at Ivy.."You're crazy Iv..but thats what makes you great, I'd love to try parachuting down, maybe we could do it one day?"

The Pilot says, "Affirmative sir, we'll be up here only for 30 minutes."

Ivy nods to Regent. "Yeah.. Xing's shown me some cool things I could try out on my hoverboard." Xing and Ivy seem to have those two things in common. Doing crazy things.

Regent smiles, "She hoverboards too?"

Ivy tells Regent how she hoverboarded off some 20 story building. "No.. but still.. I have a tough time following her when she's on foot."

Izzy says, "I'll be perfectly happy to wait until the vehicle come to a complete stop, safely on the ground, thank you."

Regent grins.."So you've had to make up moves to keep up?"

Jace whispers to Xing, "You hoverboard too?"

Ivy nods to Regent. "Yeah.. She's so maneuverable!"

Regent grins.."I've seen her moving on the beach and among the rocks.."

Xing-Liu shakes her head to Jace, looking puzzled.

Ivy explains, "Trying to keep up with her has kept me in shape."

Regent smiles.."You were in great shape when I first met you."

Jace grins and shakes his head, "What do you do for fun?"

Ivy giggles, "Thanks! But I have more stamina now. "

Caleb looks Ivy over, shrugs, goes back to looking out the window.

Ivy notices Caleb look over but fails to think of anything to say to him at the moment.

Regent notices too..and frowns but says nothing too.

Stephie keeps an eye on the scenery. The talk of hoverboarding off a 20-story building does not at all appeal....

The friendly isle passes by and the helicopter flies above an open channel, the copter slows and you're able to see large pods of spinner dolphins jumping and frolicking, they are called spinners for their behaviour of doing acrobatic jumps out of the water, to the right and left are two smaller islands, one called Molokai, the other Lanai, both are underdeveloped but with 2 massive hotels on each island.

Ivy recalls last nights weird Jace run through the condo thing. "Oh Jace.. you ok? What happened to your arm?"

Ivy takes more pictures of dolphins and such. No dolphins were killed by Ivy after all. Things smoothed out apparently.

Jace looks down at his arm remember what he saw, and shakes his head, "nothing, just you know, scrapped it"

The pilot says, describes what was just seen..

Ivy nods to Jace. "Oh.. Ok." She shrugs as it seems Jace doesn't want to delve more information out for the group.

Regent smirks..but leaves it alone.

Jace leans over to share the window with Xing, he snaps a few pictures with his PDA

The chopper comes out of the molokai channel and flies about 300 feet over the water speeding back, the water passes like a blur.

Jace leans back from the windows and grins, tapping Xing on the shoulder.

Xing-Liu looks to Jace, still restless but relaxedly-kind of.

Jace snaps a quick picture of "Air born combat Xing-liu", he grins again thinking of what a great picture it will be.

Ivy takes out some pocky sticks. "Anyone want some?"

Jace says, "What pocky?"

In the distance an island becomes visible..and its huge, there are 2 large mountains one peaked the other rounded and teh pilot says, "We're coming up on the big island, easily the largest of the Hawaiian chain, all of the islands could be placed on the Big Island and there'd still be room, the large mountain you see on your right is Mauna Kea, or the "White Mountain" as you can see it is well named," There is a snow cap on the mountain and it's quite beautiful. "On the left is Mauna Loa or the Long Mountain." Gently sloping, this mountain's expanse is very very wide. "You see the Kona Coast below us now, and we'll be flying around Mauna Kea towards Hilo and the Volcano." The area below seems blackened by many lava flows with patches of green and towards the area between teh mountains are rolling hills that almost seem to be..no they are filled with cows and horses. "That down there is called 'Parker Ranch' one of the largest ranches in teh world and the largest in the United States."

Regent nods to Ivy.."I'll take one.." he smiles.

Ivy smiles to Matt. "here you go." She explains to Jace, "Chocolate covered sticks. These have almond bits in it too."

Jace says, "Sure..why not"

Caleb says, "Chocolate covered _what_ sticks?"

Ivy says, "Cracker sticks."

Ivy offers some to Jace and Caleb.

Caleb takes one. "Thanks!"

Jace reaches acrossed the chopper and takes two from Ivy, handing one to Xing.

Ivy glances over to Izzy. "Izzy?"

Stephie says, "Oh, they're chocolate? I'll try one, thanks..."

Ivy smiles to Stephie and gives one to Stephie.

Stephie tries the chocolate covered stick. :)

Izzy glances at Ivy. "No. Thank you." His voice seems to have just dropped for unusually cool to icy.

Ivy seems saddened by the refusal. "Oh ok.."

Stephie thinks. o O (Izzy turned down food? What's up?)

Xing-Liu tries it, kind of curious, then nods slightly, taking her time with the snack.

Ivy takes a stick for herself and gives the rest to Rachel up front since she loves them to death.

Regent eats his.

Jace turns in shock to see Izzy resist and even turn down food.oO(Oh my god, he *IS* possessed!)

Caleb sighs. "Izzy, you sure you can carry all your gear?"

Jace nibbles a bit on his, still a bit to sick to try and eat something.

There seems to be the smell of blossoms and honey coming up from the front. Rachel must be pleased. Alex looks over at Jace. "How are you feeling? I've got a little bit of sports drink, if you want. Help keep your energy up."

Izzy looks up. "Hrm?" He seems to be quite loaded down, but mmoves as though he's not carrying anything more than a heavy wallet. "No, I'm fine, thanks."

Jace shakes his head hiccuping, "no man, thanks though. just feeling sick from the moveing, its wierd.."

The Copter passes between the mountain and the other side of the island opens up..it is incredibly lush..greenery dark and healthy thrives there is a little town which the pilot says is Hilo on the right but to the left a massive black charred looking piece of earth that smokes in various areas rises to meet them, this is the volcano, "Kilauea, is the most active volcano on earth and has been active since it erupted in 1982.."

Caleb nods. "Yeah, it ain't the same in a chopper."

Ivy asks Jace, "You feeling sick? I have some ginger candies.. They should help."

Ivy takes out some small plastic bag of asian ginger candies..

Jace hands his over barely touched pocky to Xing, and shakes his head, filling his stomach pitch as the thought of food enters his mind. "no thanks."

Ivy frowns. "Ginger is supposed to help with motion sickness."

Ivy thrusts her hand out towards Jace with the ginger candy.

Jace nods to Ivy, "Oh...well I could try and eat one..."

Ivy nods to Jace, "Just suck on it."

Stephie looks down at it. "Better continuously active than ready to explode... If the capes hadn't redirectly Vesuvius that last time..."

The copter takes the group around the volcano area, getting dangerously close to the most active crater, inside it bubbles and steams red lava boiling deep within.

Jace takes the candy from Ivy and opens the wrapper, poping it into his mouth, "wow, that sure is gingery."

Caleb contemplates redirecting a volcano. "Man... that'd be something," he says to Steph.

Ivy nods to Jace. "Don't worry. You'll get used to it." She smiles and puts her snacks away and takes more pictures. "Wow this place is so gorgeous."

Regent nods to Stephie, "I remember reading about that, It was amazing they didn't get killed themselves."

Jace leans over the window again, leaning on Xing a bit, he snaps a few pictures and whispers something to her.

Ivy blinks. "What what happened?"

Ivy isn't very good with history.

Alex looks to Caleb and motions his hand like a bird gliding or a fish riding the surf. "Updrafts," he explains.

Caleb shrugs to Alex. "Yeah, but still."

Stephie says, "They managed to dig a new way for the volcano to vent. And the Bay of Naples gained a new island. But yeah, it was a near thing...."

Jace says, "Wow, thats impressive...a whole new island?"

Xing-Liu glances at herself, looking gratefully toward Jace but seeming unused to something.

Regent nods to Stephanie.."The Lava had to go somewhere.."

Ivy feels a bit stupid. She sees that Matt is enjoying discussing various topics about history etc. Ivy sighs lightly feeling envious and a bit stupid.

Caleb nods. "Yeah... called it Atlantis, or Olympus, or some kinda thing like that, right?"

Regent looks over at Ivy and see's her starting in on her self and he puts an arm round her shoulders and gives her a hard hug.

Ivy smiles weakly at Regent but doesn't know how to contribute to conversation.

Regent nods, "Atlantis I think."

The chopper finally touches down as a park ranger comes over to meet them, he opens the door to the chopper.. "Welcome to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Welcome back Matt!" he smiles largely.

Ivy comments to Matt. "Wow.. everyone knows you here."

Ivy is impressed.

Caleb, demonstrating his usual font of tact, asks Matt "So, 'dyour family sue them directly, or some holding company?"

Regent smiles and blushes..he turns to the ranger..."Uncle Bill!" he grins, "These are my friends I told you about, we're going to go visit the volcano but first I gotta go visit the site."

Jace sighs in relief, luckly Ivy's candy had saved his day from failure. He piles off the chopper as soon as he is allowed. He falls to his knees sucking in the air, "God i hate feeling that way".

Stephie says, "You ok, Jace?"

Ivy has to wonder to herself if Jace is trying to get Xing to tend to him all the time. But she reiterates the sentiments of Stephie, "Jace! You alright?"

Jace after a few minutes he stands up, "Yea, just really prone to motion sickness."

Jace says, "I didnt think it was going to bad so bad"

Alex comments to himself. "Next time, have to remember the dramamine."

Ivy gathers her belongings and steps out of the chopper. Ivy stretches a bit to get the blood flowing.

The twins hop out and stretch the kinks out of their muscles. "Matt, like some company when you visit?" Jessica asks quietly.

Stephie stretches, too...

Off the chopper with Xing-Liu, coming into a handstand that she hops back to standing position from.

Caleb looks at Matt meaningfully and stares at a spot next to him for a while. "Yeah... I'm thinkin' that might be a good idea."

"Ranger Bill Smith, I'm the head Ranger here in the park, Matthew's dad was.." he looks over at Jace, "Matt, you're friend should have taken some dramamine before flying.." he reaches into his pocket and fishes out a mini-first aid kit.." Here you go, there's a couple of pills in it take it with you." he says handing it over to matt.

Matt nods, "Uncle, its ok for my friends to go with me right?..To see dads site?"

The ranger nods, "Of course Matt, of course. Just come back to the ranger station when you are done alright?"

Matt nods and then nods to Jess, "yeah.." his voice quiet, "That'd be great."

Jace stretches his limbs as well, "So, the rest of his joy ride isn't going to have anything to do with planes or jetpacks or nothing right?"

Caleb laughs. "No promises, dude."

Alex grins.

Jace coughs and clears his throat, "Oh good"

Izzy has been trying not to make a big deal over Stephie's looks, but when she stretches like that, he can't help but look admirinly.

Regent looks at his friends, "So..who's coming with?..I'll understand if you don't want to come."

Jace says, "Sign me up bud"

Ivy frowns a bit as Jessica moves in on Matt. She tries to stop feeling jealous.. but its so difficult to do. She takes out some ginger candy to suck on it.

Caleb looks surprised at the invitation, having thought Matt would just take Jess. He nods. "Yeah, sure... I'm in."

Izzy nods to Matt. "I'm there."

Ivy glances over to Xing, "Are you going?"

Alex nods. "I'll come. Thanks."

Jace looks over to Xing, to see her answer as well

Caleb says, "So, where is this spot?"

Xing-Liu nods, seeming not entirely sure where but figuring volcano has something to do with it.

Stephie says, "I'll come."

Ivy smiles to Xing, "Ok, Let's go together then."

Izzy smiles softly at Stephie.

Regent looks at his uncle, "Uncle, could you drive us over in the van?"

Bill nods, "Of course, Pile in guys."

Off to the side is a large green and brown van with the National Parks System symbol on the door.

Regent heads off towards the Van.

Xing-Liu shrugs slightly to Jace, but nods too.

Caleb follows regent to the van

Ivy goes hand in hand with Xing to the van if she allows.

Stephie gets in the van.

Xing-Liu looks a bit ruefully at the van, getting restless.

Jace lets Ivy take Xing "away" from him and walks slowly to the van, his hands in his pockets

Izzy Joins the others in the van.

Caleb grins at XL. "Would you rather the roof?"

Regent says to Xing as she passes by, "Xing, you could run along side."

The twins open up their hiking bags and put on heavier jackets, thousers, and knitted caps more suited to the cooler temperatures up here.

Alex squeezes inside after putting loading his pack onto the cargo rack.

Stephie undoes the sweater from round her waist before she sits and pulls it on.

After everyone piles in, a special lift lifts Matt and the chair into the front seat area, specially designed for wheelchaired riders.

Jace opens his pack and pulls out some ear phones and plugs it in to his PDA. Cracking up the music, he slides into the van, waiting for xing to make her decision

Ivy is selfish today. She asks Xing, "Sit with me, Xing.."

Xing-Liu nods to Caleb, taking that as permission and *hop* up she goes, sitting crosslegged.

Caleb grins. . o O (Man, this place must have one _hell_ of a liability insurance coverage.)

Jace hearing the thud on the roof, he cranks up the PDA's volume

[To Stephie] Izzy says, "If you get too cold let me know, and you can have my jacket. I''m kinda hot-blooded, so don't get cold easily."

Ivy sighs and puts on some sweats and a jacket over her clothes. She puts her gear in and goes to sit inside.

Ranger Bill looks at Xing..and asks Matt, "Matthew what's she doing?"

Matt laughs.."Uncle, she's a meta from Virginia, she'll be fine..its just her way."

Ranger Bill nods, "Ok.." he looks up, "Miss, please make sure you watch out for low branches ok?"

[To Izzy] Stephie says, "Maybe Caleb was right - you're volunteering to strip and I haven't even asked!"

Xing-Liu lays out on the roof, smiling.

Caleb grins as he gets in the van. "Toldya."

Ranger bill gets in the front seat of the wheeled vehicle and asks, "Ok is everyone in?"

Caleb says, "Close enough!"

And chuckles, "or on?"

[To Stephie] Izzy says, " Well, maybe if you DO ask nice you can have more than my jacket."

Izzy actually grins. It doesn't last long, but it was definitely there.

Caleb says, "But NOT till we get outta the van. Seein' izzy in his boxers once is enough for this lifetime, thankyouverymuch."

Ivy takes out a bag of dried prunes and and munches on it.

Jace lays back in the seat and closes his eyes, looking a bit sad, but mostly absorbing by his music and sleep depervation.

The Van starts up with pop and a wheeze..but it starts and the ranger starts to drive, outside the fauna is amazing, giant ferns and other plants, wild turkeys can be heard in the brush as well as exotic sounding bird calls. Ranger bill does his best to provide information on all of the wildlife and fauna..they thankfully reach teh site in 10 minutes.

Stephie grins. "I think I've figured out how to earn a living - selling second-hand clothes. Probably to the people who gave them to me."

Ivy takes pictures with her PDA while she's eating.

Regent grins at Stephie's statement.

Alex chuckles and checks his gps.

Caleb grins and opens his mouth. Alex whaps him on the back of the head and he closes it again.

Ranger Bill brings the van to a merciful stop and helps unload Matt, "Matt, you know where it is right?" he asks with a little concern in his voice and on his face.

Matt replies, "Of course Uncle..dont' worry, I've been waiting for this day..for a while now."

Uncle Bill nods, "Ok Matt..your dad was one of my best friends, I'll be here if you need me, just call the way station ok?"

Matt Nods, "Of course Uncle," he reaches over and hugs his uncle, "Thanks."

Caleb piles out of the van and makes sure XL is OK. Then he memorizes a spot just to the right of the back of the van. "OK... lead on, ranger matt!"

Jace wakes up after a short nap and looks worse than he did before, piling out with everyone else up at the top.

Ranger Bill nods and hugs back, "Of course Matt." to the rest he asks, "Just follow Matt, he's a master hiker and knows the grounds around here well, stay together and just send a GPS signal if you get lost. Have fun group!" he smiles and waits for them to leave.

Jace looks up at Xing, noticing whats left of the flower. .oO(Awww man)

Stephie nods, and looks about at the view.

Caleb looks Jace over as they walk, and mutters "So, you just tired, or is the mojo wearin' off?"

Jace pops the earphones out of his ears, "What?"

Xing-Liu leaps from the van, looking a little excited now about the prospect of moving through a large obstacle course.

Caleb says, "So, you just tired, or is the mojo wearin' off?""

Ivy exits the van last and hangs at the back of the group.

Jace says, "Tired mostly"

Caleb nods.

Regent nods to the team, "Follow me!" he starts off down a well marked trail..which soon becomes less well marked but Matt seems to know where he's going, the path is little more than a foot path and the terrain is getting a lot rockier and less fauna exists.

Jace says, "Me, Iz, Ivy and Matt stayed up till like 2am, then we all woke up at 5 you know?"

Jace says, "I dont know how the hell they are doing so well."

Ivy doesn't seem to be doing that well actually.

Ivy follows the group taking pictures now and then.

Xing-Liu plays observer, letting Matt trailblaze and herself keeping watch on everyone.

Alex shrugs his pack onto his shoulders and starts to follow. He walks at the back of the group with Ivy. He's quiet for no, just taking in the surroundings.

Ivy smiles to Alex as he is in the back of the group with her. "Hey Alex.. Phil and scott.. they are missing out on a great trip.."

They hike for about 30 minutes, til they reach a rocky break and a drop of about 300 feet looms in front of them.

Stephie follows Matt along, toward the front, looking all about as she goes.

Jace lags behind Xing-liu, trying to think of some way to bring them together.

Regent comes to an abrupt stop.

Xing-Liu looks at the drop, thoughtfully judging the distance.

Stephie stops before colloding into him!

Regent peers at the drop and the relatively narrow path that follows it down.

Caleb looks over the drop. "Cool."

Izzy stays nearby Matt, as he had promised.

The twins don't crowd Matt but they make sure at least one of them is within energy whip grabbing range if the chair starts sliding down a slope or Matt looks like he is going to take a fall.

Jace says, "That as bad as i thought it was?"

Regent gulps and hardens his face seeming to loose emotion.."Lets go.." there are signs near the beginning that say, 'Hike at your own risk."

Stephie peers over the edge nervously.

Izzy nudges Caleb. "Dude!" he hisses.

Caleb looks at Izzy. "Yeah?"

Alex nods and says back to Ivy. "That they are... I'm glad that Scott got to see the beaches. This is a less controlled environment, though... What's this?" He looks ahead to see what the hold up is.

Ivy follows Alex up to see what everyone is looking at.

Izzy glances from Matt to the drop and back again, then glares at Caleb.

Caleb shrugs. "He's the native, dude. He needs a hand, he can ask. Otherwise I figure he knows what he's doin."

Regent nods to Caleb.."You're right man..Guys." he looks at his friends, "Don't worry about me, I'm just happy you are here."

Regent starts down the trail..

Caleb looks around. "Though, Matt, I can hop you down if you'd rather.

The twins follow

Jace nods to Caleb and tries to think of something helpful to say, he comes up dry.

Caleb says, "Um... actually, scratch that. Dumb idea."

Ivy lags behind looking at the plunge. She asks herself outloud, "Is this where it happened?"

Regent hand waves to Cale..like, "no biggie.."

Regent slows down and closes his eyes for just a moment when he hears Ivy..then continues.

Caleb stays towards the back, figuring he can bamf to the front quickly if he has to.

Xing-Liu remains close-ish to Matt, and well, everyone, not having to use the path. She seems to find footholds where she needs to.

Alex is just ahead of Ivy when her starts his descent.

The trail is treacherous at points, but it seems stable, until about 200 yards there is a gaping hole in the trail about 6 feet long which has been bridged by a metal bridge.

Regent looks hard at the bridged area..he says loudly, "This is where it happened..

Ivy sees that everyone has moved along. She hurries to catch up.

Izzy sighs softly, feeling a bit foolish, then just stands quietly.

Caleb looks down at the ground. "Um... do they have earthquakes in hawaii?

Stephie looks worried too. "That's not good...."

Regent looks at Caleb angrily..."Yes..how do you think we fell here?" his voice strained to keep in the feelings he repressing.

Ivy glances back to Matt. She lifts a hand, but is scared to place it on his shoulder. "Matt.."

Caleb shrugs. "Never thought about it. Figured you just fell, is all. Think we might be havin' a small one now, is all."

Jessica sees Ivy kiss Matt and feels pleased that his friends are gathering around to help him get through this moment.

Stephie says, "Maybe we should climb up again?"

For those of you who made your rolls, you can all now feel the tremor as well,..and its growing.

Caleb says, "Or maybe not so small.""

Regent looks around his eyes are wide with panic...

Izzy says, "TELL me the volcano is not erupting. Please?"

Caleb concentrates for a second, then shakes his head and looks at Matt, and sighs. "'lex, you got this one?"

Ivy holds on to Matt now, if he allows. She's a bit frightened.

Xing-Liu frowns, crouching slightly to begin to take action. Not a lot of time but she can do weird things like grab people and move them to a safer place.

Stephie starts trying to scale the side back up again before things get too bad.

Alex looks around, trying to sense what's going on. "Alright, everyone up!" He holds out his arms for as many people to grab on as possible."

Regent says quickly..and to no one.."Open ground..get to open ground..GET TO OPEN GROUND!" he starts to scream..

Regent yells..'Get away from the walls!

Stephie changes her mind and looks for open ground.

Ivy doesn't know what to do. She just holds on to Matt and looks around.

Xing-Liu picks up Matt and Ivy (whooof!) and she begins moving fast, glancing to ensure the others are being tended to.

Stephie runs for whatever open ground there is here.

Jace, near to the wall has a loosened stone glance off of his temple and he goes down in a heap.

Ivy gasps, "Xing!"

Izzy swoops Stephie into his sarms (if she doesn't resist) and cathces up to Xing.

Ivy says, "Jace is down!"

Alex says, "I've got him!"

Caleb grabs Jace in a fireman carry and heads away from the cliff.

Jessica and Jenn start moving towards open ground, grabbing up anyone who is slower then they are, and a bit surprised to find that everybody is at least as speedy.

Ivy hazes through Xing's hold so that she only needs to carry one person and runs along.

Caleb says, "'sOK, 'lex... just watch out for fallin' rocks!"

Rachel does something that seems perfectly reasonable to her, yet inexplicable to others.

Regent withdraws into himself holding his head eyes shut he says over and over again.."Not again..not again..not again, please not again..please.."

Alex tries to wrap up Caleb in one arm, and Matty's hoverchair in the other, Ivy included, and then jump to safety.

Xing-Liu moves, carrying Matt away and glancing at the people behind her to ensure everyone is either moving or being moved. Barefoot, but no signs that the ground is hurting her.

Caleb tries to lean into the pickup like they practiced, but sorta fumbles it. Still, it works out OK.

The earthquake never gets big but to mainlanders and matt it was scary as hell..

Ivy keeps up with Xing as best as she can.

Stephie keeps an eye out for trouble behind, since she's being carried.

Once at what Xing-Liu judges to be safe distance, she sets Matt down, smiling to him concernedly.

Ivy stops behind Xing and Matt. "What was that?" She huffs and puffs.

Regent still holds his head pulling at his hair, eyes still closed tight his legs flacid but his upper body tight and tense he continues to say "not again..please not again.."

The twins are following up behind everyone else, ready to knock incoming rocks away with their energy whips.

Caleb keeps an eye out for trouble, backing several meters away from Matt.

Alex closes the distance to Xing-Liu in one bound, landing a few meters past her. He sets Caleb and Jace down and proceeds to do a quick headcount. "9,10, 11... Everyone ok?"

Caleb says, "Man... that was... somethin."

Ivy takes a deep breath. "Matt. it's stopped.. We are all ok.."

Jessica says, "We have a man down. Anyone else hurt?"

Caleb says, "Anybody else think that was just a bit too convenient?"

Stephie says, "It's ok Matt - it's all over..."

Ivy asks Alex, "How is Jace?"

Caleb says, "Heavy."

Jennifer looks over to Xing-Liu, "Can you do anything for Jace?"

Alex starts to check on Jace. He unslings his backpack and crouches down beside him.

Izzy lets Stphie down carefully with the others.

A dark stain starts to cover Matt's shirt starting in the center of his chest, it is black..not red like blood and Matt suddenly goes limp...The wind starts to pick up and it tears at Matts clothes like some kind of animal trying to rip him apart..his shirt it torn and the black angel-shaped birthmark glistens.

Ivy sits on the ground recovering.

Alex is about to attempt first aid, when he halts, realizing that Fist is here.

Ivy blinks. "Matt! What's going on?" She gets back up and goes over to check on him.

Izzy says, "What the?!?"

Stephie says, "What the heck?!"

Jessica is staring at Matt. "What the he..."

Caleb looks at Matt and swears. "OK, screw this." He backs away a few more feet and summons the darkforce to cover him.

Xing-Liu is already prepared to heal, and Jace is the first to be touched, helping his head heal up. Next... well, Matt's display brings pause, and she looks a little at a loss as to what she should be doing.

Ivy fights the wind to try to get a hold of Matt.

Stephie thinks. o O (I wish I knew more about him....)

Alex says, "Matty, say something."

Stephie says, "Does anyone have the slightest clue what's happening?"

Wind tears at the group and it is clearly unnatural, flowers in hair go flying and anything not secure does too, the mark on Matt's chest swells and grows larger until it is a seething mass that is sucking all of the wind into it...Matts body arcs in a painful impossible angle..perhaps the angle that broke his back originally...

FADE TO BLACK

FADE TO LIGHT....The team is there, except for Matt, in exactly the same position as they were, but they are in a massive courtyard, the ground seems to be made of clouds...it is impossible.

. o O (Sure is dark here.)

Midnight is oddly accustomed to this. "Crap, not again!" He tries to summon a platform underneath his feet...

Stephie says, "Um - do I take that as a yes?"

...and succeeds, only later realizing he's on a solid surface.

Ivy blinks. "Matt!!!!!!!!" she screams out. He hands once held onto the hawiian native. Now there is nothing in her hands.

Stephie looks about. "I take it we are not (and for myself, never was) in Kansas."

As you look at your surroundings, the place you are in is expansive..open..there are birds flying everywhere.

Xing-Liu looks at the clouds she's on, more than slightly puzzled for only a moment. But then her saturday morning cartoon training kicks in and clouds being walked on is acceptable.

Izzy says, "Well... the GOOD news is, it's NOT a volcano erupting..."

Izzy says, "I think."

Jessica looks around, automatically taking up a position so Jenn and Jess cover the whole field of view. "I assume we're not in Kansas any more? Cal.. Midnight, sounds like you have some idea about what's going on."

Stephie walks on the clouds a little more tentatively.

Alex climsb up to his feet, he looks around, counting again, this time only reaching the number ten.

Ivy falls to her knees, weeping.

You will all notice that Midnight doesn't look like you're accustomed to...he's not black-armored. Instead he's covered in flames, rather like the human torch, and the platform he summoned is a kind of solid plasma fire thingie. He seems as surprised by this as everybody else.

There are winged beings in the air as well that pass over head, and two door ways one a massive arch that lead out of the building and one massive doorway that leads in, above the door way are many open windows that allow passage in and out of the structures..

Stephie goes and stoops down by Ivy.

Izzy sighs and moves to Ivy's side, and puts a hand softly on her shoulder.

Xing-Liu sits slowly down by Ivy, leaning slightly to get into her field of clear vision.

Alex says, "Cale... you're... on fire?"

Midnight looks down at his firey body standing on a firey platform. "What the... huh?"

Ivy looks down and wipes her tears away. She sees that her friends are by her side. "What's happening?" She points over to Caleb. "My god.."

Stephie says, "Um - just a guess here - weirdness related to traditional elements? Air instead of earth - fire instead of - well, I guess it should be water, not darkness, so it's not that neat..."

Alex checks his PDA for a signal. He's not disappointed when he doesn't find a signal.

The twins take advantage of the deley in attackers arriving to get force shield harnesses from their packs and put them on under their jackets.

Ivy's body language shows that she appreciates Izzy, Stephie, Xing's actions.

A Giant feathered Serpent flies out of the structure..he flies down near the group but not too close eyeing Caleb..with a serpentine lisp, he says, "Friends of The Regent...Welcome to the Aerie Abode.."

 Alex says, "Check, check."

 FireCaleb says, "Check. And _not_ on fire, whatever it looks like."

 Stephie says, "Check."

 Jessica says, "Check five by five."

FireCaleb says, "Anybody got any idea what's goin' on?"

 Izzy says, "Uh, yeah."

 Stephie says, "I think there's some Meso-American deity like that? But I'm a bit vague on such things...."

Ivy eyes the Serpent, "What have you done with Matt!?", she demands.

FireCaleb thinks. o O (Friends of the Regent?) He holds up a hand. "Ivy... I think these guys might be OK."

FireCaleb says, "Um... you were expectin' us?"

Queztlcoatl looks at Ivy with eyes wise beyond measure.."I have done nothing with the Regent..Come children, let us speak with Garuda, he shall explain all. I am Quetzlcoatl guardian of the keep of Garuda."

 Stephie says, "Yes! that's it!  I think."

Ivy gets up and seems determined. "Garuda.. "

FireCaleb follows, a bit uncertainly, sitting on top of the floating fire-disk. "Right. He's the bird-Exodus-guy. Ain't as much of a jerk as some."

FireCaleb says, "Yeah, OK. Let's go talk to this Garuda guy."

Queztl looks at Caleb.."Youngling..the fire realm has always been a Hazard to this realm..would you end your firey way..at least for now?"

The twins follow FireNight's lead for now, not having any idea what is going on.

FireCaleb looks Q over. "Depends on whether you can convince me you ain't gonna dogpile on my friends when we ain't lookin."

Ivy seems unafraid for now and starts marching in to find Garuda.

Alex nods to Stephie, "You're right..."

Stephie looks at Caleb and then, on a thoguht, looks at everyone else - herself included - to make sure there are no changes..

Xing-Liu smiles to the fiery Caleb, showing her fist and a ready expression.

Jennifer says, "Cal, I'm never not looking." she grins very slightly. "I'll try and give you warning if need be."

Queztl laugh's heartily.."Youngling you are guests, there shall be no attack.." he starts to fly off leading the way and as he flies next to Ivy, "Fear not young one, the Regent is safe..even from himself for right now."

Ivy wipes more tears away and nods silently at the winged serpent. She heads to where they are directed to.

FireCaleb hrms. "Yeah, OK. You guys pull a fast one and I burn this place down around your ears, though. You got me?" . o O (Can I even do that? Jeez. Shoulda paid more attention to Rachel's powers...) He concentrates a bit uncertainly, and the fire-effects fade away. Caleb joins the rest of the crew.

Izzy says, "Hey, I think we got enough troubles at the moment we don't need to go lookin' for more, ok, Cale?"

Jessica falls back a little so she is next to Caleb, ""You said 'not again' or words to that effect. You know or suspect something about this situation. Like to share it?"

The courtyard is emmense and it takes a while to reach the open doorway which now that you have come upon it seems to be over 50 feet wide and 30 feet high. Queztl leads them in...and after a few turns it is evident that there are many birdmen and women here, some of them are more humanesque others like Quetzl so far from human as to be considered mythological.

Alex takes a moment to lag behind and examine the clouds that we're walking on. He tries to determine their consistency, if they are completely solid, or wispy on the outside with density increasing towards the middle.

The cloudy ground is like walking on a pillowtop mattress..

Caleb shakes his head at Jessica. "Not the way you're thinkin. Just ain't the first time I've ended up in the clouds after a port when I forgot the platform. Last time, I almost drowned. Kinda gotten to be a reflex now."

Ivy ignores those who are not Garuda. She looks for Garuda.

Finally the group is led into an extremly large, almost cavernous room and upon a large dias is a massive birdlike man...head of a bird of prey, body of a man, with coloration like Exodus Garuda.

Quetzl hangs back at the end of the hall and bows to Garuda, "As you requested my lord, the Human champions."

Stephie wonders who Garuda is.

Jessica nods.

Caleb says, "But yeah, I kinda know somethin', though I sorta promised not to tell. Give it a sec, I think this Garuda goon might explain it."

Alex looks up from his research, seeing that everyone has gone ahead. He runs to catch up with them. Caleb waves to Garuda. "So, 've we met recently, or you some _other_ birdguy of the same name? You all kinda look the same to me."

Izzy says, "THIS is where we should be taking snapshots. If our PDAs worked."

A Massive Hawk looks down from a perch..and says in an oddly human voice.."They do not seem like champions to me."

Garuda laughs..at Caleb's words..

Alex says to the Massive Hawk. "Sorry to disappoint you, sir, but we're looking for our friend. Have you seen him?

Ivy asks Gardua, "What have you done with Matt?"

Xing-Liu looks up at the Hawk with a smile, shifting her posture to look ready to do fighting.

Izzy starts taking a few photos.

Alex leans over to Caleb and whispers something.

Jennifer looks up at the birdman, "You wanna step down off that thone and try us out? But first and foremost, where's our friend?"

Garuda shakes his head..."Prego, these are our honored guests, I have told you so" he shoots the massive hawk a look that shouts disappointment..."Leave, we shall speak of this no more, until you can respect the Champions.."

The Hawk bows its head, and unfurls its massive wings taking flight and leaving out of the large windows in the room.

Caleb grins and nods, looking a bit smug.

Caleb blinks at Alex. "There's no place like home?"

Ivy puts her hands on her hips and waits for an answer.

Alex frowns slightly, shaking his head. "Flame on."

Izzy says quietly "Guys, we have no idea where we are, and they seem to be coopoerative if a bit slow and overdramatic. What say we not taunt the nice-bird people, especially not their leader?"

Alex nods. "Izzy's right."

Garuda looks the group over.."A thousand pardons Friends of the Regent..My court..is not as gracious as it once was. I apologize for the violent nature of your arrival, if there had been a nother way, I would have so chosen such. to answer your first question...Where is Matthew Regent?..." he sighs a birdy sigh.."He has withdrawn for now into his mind...His fears have him cowering in a corner, and I cannot draw him out, else he would be here by your side."

Caleb frowns at Alex. "Oh. Yeah, OK. Just for you." He looks around. "Looks like just the two of us, though... no big rock monster or invisible supermodels." He sighs. "Oh, all right. I'll be good.

Stephie thinks. o O (Izzy's right? I said if first...)

Caleb says, "OK. So, leavin' aside the whole earthquake and broken' back thing, why are _we_ here?"

Ivy accuses Garuda, "You are lying! Matt isn't afraid!"

Xing-Liu looks at Garuda curiuosly, not leaving her posture. It's not so much hostile as open to reaction.

Alex nods. "If you'll allow us a few questions, sir... Where _is_ here?"

Garuda puts his hand up, "Love of the Regent," he directs at Ivy, "I swear to you it is the truth,.." he turns to Alex and Caleb.."Heroes, let me explain to you all..please seat yourself and listen to a tale of woe." Chairs grow out of the ground comfortable and soft..like the ground itself.

Stephie sits, because it seems polite.

Ivy doesn't sit down. She can't believe Matt is scared and afraid and hiding somewhere. That is not the Matt she knows. She stomps her foot angrily on the foamy ground in frustration.

Caleb frowns, and looks like he's going to stay standing on general principles.

Izzy doesn't particularly want to sit, but follows Stephie's lead. He SAYS he's gonna talk. Best not to antagonize.

Garuda begins to speak, "You now sit in the court of Garuda, Spirit of the Sky I was named by those in the lands you call Asia. This court is one of many, but I now rule this land, and have for many aeons, our ways are of peace and we allow all ways of life here."

Alex feels for his backpack straps, preparing to unsling it, when we realized that it's gone, lost during the transition to this realm. He shrugs slightly and has a seat.

Xing-Liu steps to offer herself for support of Ivy, worried for her now. From behind and to the side a little she places her hands on Ivy's shoulders.

Jessica and Jenn remain standing.

Caleb nods to Garuda and says nothing, seeming marginally less inclined to go smashing things into rubble at any moment.

"You have been called here because the Regent sees you all as Champions, your powers and skills, your brave hearts and staunch companionship, and the prophecy that the Regent would bring a fellowship to bring order to Khaos."

Ivy seems to calm down a bit with Xing-Liu's help. She sees Jace and even Fox Fire seating, though Jace is there unconciously. She glances over to Caleb, still standing. "I.. I'm ok.. xing.. Thanks."

Xing-Liu sits on the floor, what with it being as comfortable as the chairs. That and the feeling that she's sitting on a cloud is neat.

Caleb scowls. "'Order' ain't exactly what we're plannin' to bring that guy. But sure, we can start there. Where is he?"

He waves his hands and a cloudy film grows in the air.."We look at the other realms...there are battles taking place, an unholy alliance took place aeons go, Khaos, Apollo, Effreet and Skaadi put aside their differences to assist each other in ruling their lands, they deposed the rightful leaders of their realms and took over...since there has ever been war and discontent in those realms."

Ivy argues, "But Those others are part of Matt. they didn't do anything bad when they showed up."

Caleb chuckles. "You musta missed the firefight last night, huh Ive?"

Regent nods.."Love of the Regent, Matthew's principals guide our actions, we are slaves to his will in that respect."

Caleb blinks. "Seriously? Matt didn't seem much in control back home. What kinda slaves?"

Alex strokes his chin. o O ( Could I be any more dense? Regent wasnt a title, it was a name! )

Caleb looks over at Alex. "Sorry, dude. I promised Matt I wouldn't tell. Guess it's kinda moot now."

Ivy frowns. "I was there! Jace's demon was bad wanst it?"

Caleb holds up a hand. "Ive, one thing at a time, OK?"

Garuda answers..."We control the body, but his will demands certain control over the beings that enter his body. It is for this reason that the Fireking, the Darklord, the Sunking and the Icequeen have not wreaked havoc on your city."

Regent nod to Caleb. "Ask Child of Dark."

Caleb looks puzzled, then gets it. "No, no. This ain't gradeschool. If I got a question, you'll know it."

Alex says, "Garuda. How long ago did the revolt take place? And do you have any clues as to where we can find Matt?"

Ivy eyes caleb and silences. She's still fuming inside. But with Xing and Caleb and others presences she manages to let cooler heads speak.

Garuda looks to Alex, "The Regent shall return when it is his time, and return he will, fear not of that, he is drawn to you in a way none of you could understand.." he pauses..."The revolt began over 3 thousand years ago young one."

Garuda looks around..and then finally at Ivy.."Love of the Regent..you have a question then?"

Caleb interrupts: "So how do we find this Khaos dude? He's got a friend of ours hostage... or, well, actually, he's got an enemy of ours hostage. It's complicated. Anyway, we got some business with him."

Izzy thinks. o O (Ice QUEEN?)

Garuda looks at Caleb.."Child of Dark..you are a rude one, but the Regent and I have both experienced this."

Stephie asks, trying to understand, "Apollo was one of these revolters? But Zeus was regarded as chief of the Greek gods, even in classical times, well under three thousand years ago.... Were they behind, or do the pantheons as we know them have no bearing on the actual political structures here?"

Caleb shrugs. "Tell me somethin' I don't know, chief."

Ivy frowns. She opens her mouth to say something but then everyones speaking. She decides to wait.

Stephie never had the slightest idea what was up with Regent. She's mostly asking in the hope of getting some answer to give her a handle on things.

Garuda listens. "first..The Darklord rules on his plane, as I do on mine, it is there that you shall find him. Apollo..is a lord of light, that is where he lives and has fought with other lords of light to gain his position,  his Father God, Zeus is a Skyking, one of our breathern, and he once ruled this plane, whome we align with has determined the mythos your people have come to know the spirits s...have you not noticed that many of us have similar qualities and differing names?..This is no coincidence." then he returns his attention to Ivy.."Now speak Love of the Regent."

Stephie nods, thinking about this.

Ivy looks around and takes a deep breath.. "You call us champions.. in Matt's eyes.. Are we here to fight his battles? Or your battles?"

Ivy seems slightly embarassed at being called, Love of the Regent.

Caleb scowls, shakes his head, picks up the unconscious Jace and looks over at Alex. "They gotta have a doctor around here somewhere... lemme know how this turns out, 'kay?" He heads out to look for their hospital.

Garuda nods, "That is an apt question, You are champions because that is what you are. Heroes, it burns in your souls like a ever burning beacon of light. I have called you here because this is the place and now is the time, it is as it is."

Stephie thinks. o O (Zeus and Thor are supposed to be analogues, and I suppose it's possible that Zeus's loss of power is reflected in Thor's losing out of head position to Odin in Germanic mythology, though I'm not sure where Odin would fit into this elemental scheme....)

Xing goes with Caleb and Jace, her worry over Jace apparent.

Ivy asks, "Time for what?"

Ivy looks around again.

Queztl comes forth and asks Garuda, "Lord Garuda if I may?"

Garuda nods.

Quetzl says as if from memory..:

"There will be a day in time when the Regent Shall once more return to the planes as as he did once summon the mighty to his cause in the great Atlanteen period of magic and unrest, so shall he be summoned and with him a legion of champions will bring order from Khaos."

Izzy says, "Ok, look. We apreciate your answering our questions and all, and I can't speak for the others, but... ya know, I don't have any experience to even form an intelligent esoteric question about the whys and wherefores... let alone understand your ANSWERS. So if we're here to bring order, how about pointing us to the khaos and telling us what we need to do? Is it a person we need to beat up? A place we need to SWEEP up? We gotta organize a library? What?"

 Alex says, "What do you guys think? Do you believe him when he says that Matt picked us to help fight this battle for them? It seems like to help Jace, we've got to face this Khaos character. As for the rest of them, I'm not sure how helping them will bring us closer to finding Matt."

Ivy mutters something..

 Ivy says, "Ask him, Alex.."  Stephie says, "Where does Jace come into this? I don't understand any of this!"

Alex is muttering something under his breath...

 Alex says, "I don't fully understand it, but apparently, Khaos has kidnapped Jace's demon, and Jace is suffering because of it. We might actually have to go free it, in order to help him."

A table rises from the floor full of food and drink...most known some not, but no fowl on the menu today.

 Stephie says, "Why does no one ever explain this stuff to me? Right, thank you...."

Ivy asks Garuda, "We have no choice in the matter?"

 Izzy says, "If I understand things right, from the bits and pieces I've picked up, Jace and the demon are the same being, alto egos sorta. He's like schizoid. This Khaos guy has "stolen" his inner demon (no pun intended) which he is torturing, and the demon is his powers."

Garuda seems to smile.."Lady Ivy, has the Regent not always told you you have a choice?"

Alex says, "Lord Garuda, I've got a question: really, one of our chief concerns is for the safety and well being of our friend... the Regent. I'm worried that if we entered into this fight of yours, we'd be too busy to try and help him and find him."

With a nod, it is apparent Garuda understands, "There is a reason why you have been chosen to lead the Champions Alex Winters. The Regent has powers beyond his ability to grasp as of yet, but he will find you, he can not fail to do this one thing. As I have said there is a link between you" he gestures to the team, "And himself, one that crosses all planes. It was not I who summoned you, It was only here that I laid the bridge. It was the Regent himself that summoned you here."

Ivy doesn't seem to understand. "Then where is he? Tell us where to find him!"

Alex mutters to himself again.

Garuda looks pained.."Lady Ivy..love of the Regent, you concern is understood, I just cannot answer that, for I do not know where to find him, He is within his mind hidden...it is a place I cannot go."

Izzy says, "Ok, look. We apreciate your answering our questions and all, and I can't speak for the others, but... ya know, I don't have any experience to even form an intelligent esoteric question about the whys and wherefores... let alone understand your ANSWERS. So if we're here to bring order, how about pointing us to the khaos and elling us what we need to do? Is it a person we need to beat up? A place we need to SWEEP up? We gotta organize a library? What?"

Garuda looks at Izzy.."I am sorry Speedster, but I cannot tell you what to do or where to go, I only know what is to come next..you must Enter Skaadi's plane and perhaps more of your answers will be enlightened then.

Ivy mutters to herself, "How do we find Matt's mind?"

 Alex says, "Well, I think it boils down to this: do we trust Garuda, or not? He could be fighting to restore the just rulers of the realm. Or how could be trying to dupe us into doing the opposite. I'm afraid that the only way to find out for sure is to play along, unless anyone else has any suggestions."

Izzy says, "Then how do we get to this Skaadi's plane?"

Stephie says, "Sorry - who's Skaadi again?"

 Ivy says, "Garuda has been honorable as far as I've known him."

Garuda nods, "Fair questions all, Skaadi is the queen of the frosty plane of Ice, she has deposed her king and lover..Thrym."

 Stephie says, "How far have you know him?"

<Blood> Ivy says, "A couple of months.."

<Blood> Izzy says, "I think we have to trust him. Sure, he may be lying, but what's our options? We attack him and beat the truth out of him? What if he IS telling the truth and isn't inclined to help us after we've bashed his beak?"

<Blood> Ivy says, "But he did say they do what Matt says for them to do.. We are in their realm now.."

Ivy looks over to Alex.

<Blood> Alex says, "Assuming that this is Garuda, and not an impostor. But yeah, the only option seems to be to play along, and be very careful."

<Blood> Alex says, "Are we agreed?"

<Blood> Izzy says, "I vote aye"

<Blood> Stephie says, "Yeah."

<Blood> Ivy says, "Ok.."

Garuda watches this underplay awaiting their reply.

Alex sighs and addresses Garuda. "We accept the mission. We'll need to know everything that you know about Skaadi and the others. We have a few other needs that we'll have to address as well." He looks to the others, "What say we set out in the morning?"

Ivy murmurs, "I don't see how this will help us find Matt."

"All that is mine to offer is yours to know. Champions I bid you peace, Queztlcoatl will lend you any knowledge you may need."

Izzy looks at the food provided, sampling it tentatively.

Ivy agrees with Alex, "Is there morning here? Anways.. How is this going to help find Matt? We need to him to get out of his head not fight some Ice Queen. Isn't that her husbands problem?"

Izzy looks surprised, but pleased. "Yeah, tomorrow works if Matt or Jace aren't in any immeadiate danger. At least that we can do anything about."

Alex shakes his head, "I'm not sure, Ivy. From what I understand, Matt is out there somewhere, and he'll return as soon as he's worked out what ever he needs to. In the meantime, he's asked us to cover for him and take care of things here."

The court ajourns and Garuda shrinks down to human size..he walk over to the party and says.."I understand your concern for your friend...He will be well, we have seen him this way once..it was when his father died, He is the very last of the Regents your Matthew is, and he came to us, unbidden and unknown and we helped his mind find some peace so he may return to his reality. His mind is strong, but his fear is strong as well. When he is ready he shall return, and he shall take his place among you." he puts a hand on Ivy's shoulder giving it a recognizably familiar squeeze.

Ivy frowns, not really accepting the answer in her heart but says nothing more. She replies. "I hope we don't get killed doing this." Later... She turns to Garuda. "Why is his fear strong? Matt is not a scaredy cat."

[To Ivy] Izzy says, "If they're telling the truth, Matt is fine, and just needs to wait this out. I heard him talking about being "locked behind doors" and it seems he's the one locked now. If they're not, we just have to find a way to start. You have a better idea of where?"

Ivy admits to Izzy, "No.. I don't.. Why must we start at Skaadi? Why not Khaos?"

Garuda smiles and answers, "Matthew is not..as you called it a scaredy cat..but his mind was not ready to see the violence of his fathers death or to feel the hopelessness of his days..he simply needs solitude. He shall return when his mind is ready. I have no meant to get you to Khaos, My realm connects to Skaadi's at teh wintry northern gate, It is there you must travel."

Ivy nods to Garuda, understanding a bit. "Oh.. I see. How come there is no war here? How do we know you are not lying to us and we are helping the wrong lords?"

Izzy considers making some snide comment about how some women apparently CAN fall for pansies, but decides to not stoop to that level. She's obviously hurting.

Garuda smiles gently "I guess there is no way of knowing..trust is your only compass."

Alex says, "Garuda, do the rogue lords know that we're here and coming for them?"

Ivy thinks. o O (Trust.. Matt said I needed to trust him.. Is this a test?)

Ivy looks down and nods.

Izzy says, "If it's a prophecy, they must have at least a CLUE>"

Garuda looks concerned, "I do not think so, but the Regent's summoning was a violent occurrance, it was the only thing I could do to redirect it here. Understand that the Regent will come is a knowledge shared by all, when and how has never been answered."

Izzy says, "That's true enough. In our culture, many people believe in the second coming of Chirst, but few would be prepared if he actually showed up."

Ivy goes to get something to eat. She looks around to see what is available.

Garuda nods.."Exactly."

Alex chuckles at Izzy's comment then asks a question, "What are the inhabitants of Skaadi's home realm like. Would we have a shot at passing as natives?"

Garuda shakes his head.."I do not think so..your kind is too..small..we will give you clothing that will protect you and a spell that shall shield you from the worst of their frigid world, but you cannot pass as natives in your present form."

Quetzl comes from another room with a tome and opens it to a certain page he hands the book to Alex.

Izzy whispers "Just don't ask for chicken"

Alex smiles at Izzy. He accepts the pages from Quetzl and sits down to examine it. "What is this?"

Izzy says, "And avoid the pommegranites."

Quetzlcoatl says, "It is a prophecy, I thought you may find it interesting.S"

Jace says, "Prophecy?"

Alex nods and begins to page through the, er, page.

Jace slides over to Alex and sits next to him being all about the mythical and mystical

Alex says, "Figures. Looks like ancient Egyptian. But I might be wrong, considering I don't know ancient Egyptian. On second thought, some sort of Mezoamerican script would make more sense."

Alex looks to Jace, can you make sense of it?

Quetzl says, "It is written in the ancient tongue of the Atlanteen..shall I read it for you?"

Jace shakes his head, "Though I can point out some key's, i can't read the script."

Jace says, "Atleantian? Are you for real, you can read that? thats amazing!"

Ivy looks over to try to see what is going on.

Alex pulls out his PDA and clicks it into record mode. "Please do, Quetzlcoatl."

Ivy says, "What does the prophecy say?"

Queztl nods to Jace.."it is the ancient language..the language spoken by all before the great destruction." to Ivy he nods, "And so it was that the great wheel began to turn and in the 2nd century of the Haruka era, Archanois Regent summoned 6 beings of power to his aid. and thus did the age of chaos end in the land of the Atlanteen. A thousand generations shall pass until one day the Regent shall once again find the means to rejoin with his elemental companions."

Ivy listens in and hrms. "That's pretty hazy.."

He continues.."And when again there is Khaos, so shall the Regent bring forth order once more. And he shall bring with him a new legion of champions. With him shall come the Leader, The Darkling, The Demon, The Fast, The Quick, the Beautiful, Gemini, The fire child, and the Love of the Regent. They shall burn a way among the heavens to bring order, and free the planes from their misery."

Ivy gasps. "That's pretty specific.."

Ivy thinks. o O (Does this mean its destined? I have no choice?)

Jace says, "Sounds like your standard, "Find the realm, save the world" kind of prophecy"

Ivy says, "Well at least it doesn't say any of us will die."

Izzy says, "Ok, so obviously I'm the Beautiful, but who are the others?"

Ivy raspberries to Izzy, "Well obviously.. you aren't the quick."

Izzy says, "Never claimed I was."

Jace hrms, and sits back. "this seems to air tight for a prophecy."

Quetzl ends the Prophecy with, "Among the Champions one will cower and fall and join again to torment the Champions, but that too is what is foreseen."

Izzy says, "You left out the part about collecting the golden mushrooms, the key, and the magic, tap-dancing sword."

Ivy frowns. "What does that mean."

Quetzl looks at Izzy like his quip is below recognition as he closes the book. "That is all that is written on in the book of prophecies."

Alex says, "That's frighteningly specific."

Ivy says, "For a huge book that's not much prophecy. What other stuff is in there?"

Quetzl says "There is much and much that has not happened, and others that have been wrong. It is simply a book of possibilities."

Alex looks a little deflated as Queztl closes the book, wondering what else it predicts. It's clear that he'd like to read more.

Quetzl says, "Leader, one day will come when knowledge shall be a frightful thing, too much is as dangerous as too little."

Alex says, "You can call me Alex... or better yet, Rebound."

Quetzl bobs his head. "As you wish Rebound. The champions with you shall grow under your leadership, that is foreseen as well..perhaps one day you may return to study the old lore with us."

Garuda taps Ivy's shoulder "Perhaps we can speak in private Lady Ivy."

Ivy nods and follows Garuda

Alex looks to Izzy. "Is the food good?" She decides to help himself to some of it.

Garuda walks out of the grand hall and when they are alone he continues to walk.."I hide a simple truth from you...Matthew Regent is here..I shall take you to him, but you may not like what you see."

Ivy nods to Garuda and bites her lip. "I need to see him.. "

Izzy is so busy eating that he doesn't pay attention to Alex.

Alex picks at some food, then asks Quetzl to tell him everything there is to know about Skaadi, her husband, and his realm.

Ivy waits for Garuda to take her to Matt.

Garuda continues walking.."Lady Ivy..you asked if you had a choice in this path did you not?"

Ivy nods to Garuda. She blushes. "To be called the Love of the Regent.. Is it destiny? Is there no choice?"

Garuda seems to smile a beakish smile.."Lady Ivy..I have been with the Regent's Mind..it is my belief that it is simply that he loves you...and there is no prophesy saying you must love him."

Ivy sighs and admits to Garuda. "I like Matt a lot.. I don't know if it's love.. But I want to feel like I chose it... not becuase it was written in a prophecy. What about the twins? Am I the gemini? Am I two faced and are they the true loves? This is so much.."

Garuda sighs.."Lady Ivy, I cannot determine the truth or the interpretation of the Prophecies, I can only read and listen to them and watch for the signs of their fruition..as can you."

Ivy nods to Garuda thinking about the prophecy even more. What is they say about Self Fullfilling prophecies? Would the same thing happen if she never knew about this? Ivy also thinks about her family in CB. What is going on now over at home?

Garuda stops at a door it is dark inside..."He is within..would you visit him Ivy?..Love of the Regent?"

Ivy nods to Garuda. "I'm not scared." She goes inside if possible.

The door opens easily..there is not even a lock on it, whomever or whatever dwells within is certainly no prisoner..the light from outside lances into the room illuminating the figure that lies curled in a ball in a shadowed corner.

Ivy says softly and sadly, "Matt?" The asian girl steps into the darkness and heads towards the balled up figure in the corner. Her motions are cautious.

Jace stands up from his nap "Ivy?"

Jace says, "Ivy? Where did you go?"

Jace shakes his head, "I'm not so sure about this place, the air thing.."

Jace says, "You awake Izzy?"

Regent doesn't move, except to shiver and hold himself, he doesn't respond either.

Izzy says, "More or less, yeah."

Ivy tries to put her fingers on Regent's shoulder. "Matt..", says Ivy softly once more. She hears her heart thump louder and faster and swallows dryly wondering what condition her friend is in.

Jace says, "Whats going on..why are we waiting?"

Izzy says, "Ivy went off to talk to the Bird-man-king-guy."

Regent shudders and reflexively draws in further..his eyes are not visible to you as his head is tucked in.

Jace says, "The bird king?"

Izzy says, "Yeah. Ah-oo-ga, or whatever."

Jace shrugs and sits back down, "What do you think of prophecy deal?"

Ivy squats down beside the Regent. She looks down and stays in silence with him. She's tempted to try to haze into him.. to see his thoughts.. but does not do so."

Izzy says, "Did you hear it all?"

Jace says, "Only parts, the darkling, the demon, the quick, and the beautiful other stuff too"

Regent turns his head slowly to Ivy..and they are empty..crazed..mad. It is obvious something is wrong with him.

Izzy says, "Yeah. KInda spooky, huh? They got you, me and Caleb pegged to the T. But I wonder who they mean by the Quick? Probably Rachel. She's fast."

Ivy tries to be strong for Regent. She smiles at him. "Hey Matt. We.. we missed ya." She offers her hand to him.

Regent wimpers..as tears build in his eyes.

Jace smirks, "I hope your kidding"

Ivy tries to wipe the tears from Matts eyes, if he allows.

Izzy says, "Well, or so I heard. Not like I know it for a fact."

Regent grabs Ivy's wrist and squeezes tight still wimpering as if she is his only lifeline to a life he used to remember.

Ivy grimaces as Regent grabs on to her wrist tightly. She doesn't complain though. She tries to be soothing.. "It's ok matt.. It's me.. Ivy.. Im here for you."

The madness leaves Matt's eyes for a moment and he releases Ivy's wrist "..Ivy?..." he says his voice plaintive tears roll down his cheeks now..just before the madness returns.

Ivy smiles. "That's right! It's me Ivy." She rubs her wrist but doesn't complain.

Jace shrugs to Izzy, "What do you think it all ment? Ever heard such a "point a to b" prophecy?"

Regent sinks back into the darkness of his mind.

Garuda quietly walks to Ivy and gently pulls her away from Matt.

Ivy objects to Garuda, "Wait.. He was back.. for a short bit.. Maybe if I stay longer?"

Garuda shakes his head.."No Lady Ivy..I know you mean well, but he needs time. You have done well to bring him this close so soon.."

Ivy nods to Garuda and exits but keeps looking back to her friend.. her dear dear friend.

Garuda if allowed, Garuda takes her outside and closes the door, he envelopes her is an embrace that uses not only his arms but his great wings as well.

Ivy embraces Garuda. She is weeping, letting go now that she is out of Matt's sight.

Jace shrugs, and goes back to munching on what food is left.

Garuda holds Ivy for a long time and says, "Lady Ivy, I have spent time with the Regent and hold no small bit of affection for you as well. He will be well, so weep not. He will be well." and he allow her to weep on his shoulder.

Ivy weeps for several long minutes before recuperating. She's shed a lot of tears this trip.. for some reason.

Jace shrugs to Izzy, "What do you think it all ment? Ever heard such a "point a to b" prophecy?"

Garuda rubs Ivys back "Let us return you to your friends?"

Ivy nods to Garuda. "Yeah.. Ok."

Ivy returns to where Izzy, Jace, and the others are.

Garuda lets her go and walks beside her again.."Lady Ivy, That shell..is the Regent, his mind has retreated..as I have said, but he is no Coward, and he shall return...his body lies broken in the fields of stone where you left him..but do not worry, his body shall follow hen his mind is ready.

Ivy nods to Garuda. Though... at this time it makes little sense to the girl.

Izzy says, "Well, he says there were a lot of others that already came to pass, or were flat out wrong. Say enough prophecies off the top of your head, and sooner or later you'll get one right."

Jace nods. "Fair enough"

Garuda returns with Ivy to the feasting table..."Gentlemen..have you had your fill?"

Ivy smiles weakly to the guys.

Izzy says, "So what'd ya find out?"

Jace turns to Ivy and nods, seeing her puffy eyes doesn't look as happy. "You okay hun?"

Ivy shakes her head to Izzy. "Well.. Not much. Matt's going to be ok I think." She nods to Jace, "Just need to rest before tomorrow."

Jace nods to Ivy, "Very well...if you need anything, well you know"

Ivy nods to Jace.

Caleb returns from wherever it is he was.

Caleb notes Jace. "Hey, cool... you're up. Good."

Jace says, "Yea, still feel all wispy"

Ivy sits down and splashes her face with water.

Jace says, "But up, what happend?"

Ivy says, "We need to go to this Ice place and stuff."

Ivy looks around for a towel or napkin.

Caleb shrugs. "Dropped you off at the doctors'... thought it was a doctor, anyway... and snooped around a bit. Ice place?

Jace says, "Well i mean, why did i pass out?"

Ivy nods to Caleb. "Oh Jace? A rock fell on your head."

Caleb says, "So what's this ice place thing?"

Ivy says, "During the earth quake."

Jace says, "a rock?"

Jace grumbles to himself about not having powers and being unlucky

Garuda says to Caleb.."It is the realm of Ice..the frosty land of Skaadi."

Ivy explains to Caleb. "Apparently we are the champions of place and we um.. need to um restore proper order back to the realms here so Matt can be ok."

Ivy says, "I think.."

Ivy looks over to Garuda.

Caleb hrms. "Oh, right. She's the one with the ski-ramp. Never really talked to her much... she as much of a dork as Khaos?"

Garuda seems to approve of her explaination as wrong as it is.

Garuda turns to Caleb.."She is evil..and dangerous."

Caleb sighs. "Yeah, OK. So why d'we need to visit her?"

Izzy says, "Better cold than heat, I guess?"

Garuda continues.."I have no means to the realm of darkness, it is possible there is a way there."

Caleb nods. "OK. So, Birdland to Iceland to Darkland. Got it. Hey, you got any idea why I'm on fire here?"

Ivy tells Caleb, "She was ok when I met her. Took me home and stuff. But Garuda says Matt has contorl over them in our world.. But maybe not here."

Caleb nods. "Yeah, guess that makes sense. OK. So is there a map or somethin'? How do we get there?"

Ivy shrugs. "Garuda, you mentioned a gate?"

Garuda points in a direction.."I shall lead you to the gate between worlds, It is there you shall go, There is a war..you must find allies."

Izzy says, "Well, I guess if this really is an alternate plane/dimension/whatever... and the realm of air... maybe physics are just... DIFFERENT here"

Ivy asks Garuda, "What about him?" She points to Caleb. "Why is he fiery and stuff?"

Jace nods, "they would have to be"

Jace says, "Or more accurately symbolic"

Caleb says, "Huh?"

Jace says, "Maybe fear is what powers caleb, and therefore his new form is a symbol of fear here"

Jace says, "as he said, he feared your fire"

Caleb rolls his eyes. "Yeah. Sure. So if I show up on Wall Street I'll have high interest rate based powers?"

Ivy giggles at Caleb's comment.

Jace says, "If you went to a wall street dimension, maybe"

Jace smirks

Caleb shakes his head. "Jace, will you please get it through your (bleep)in head that I ain't a demon? I mean, I get that misery loves company and all that, but jeez."

Jace shakes his head, "Dude it has nothing to do with that, its metaphysical metaphor you goon"

Caleb sighs. "Yeah, whatever. So, OK. Birdboy can take us to Iceland. How do we get to Khaos's HQ from there?"

Jace shrugs to Caleb, "Who knows, could be 1 plane away, could be 10,000"

Ivy says, "I hope not.. That will take forever.."

Ivy says, "Where's that serpent flying thing? He seems to know a lot."

Jace says, "Lifetimes, yea.."

Izzy says, "One Horse Open Sleigh?"

Caleb shrugs. "OK, fine. So where do we get the connectin flight? Don't wanna miss our next plane."

Ivy shrugs. "I don't know.."

Caleb nods. "Figures. OK. Guess we figure it out as we go along. How 'bout you, Jace... you got any weirdass spirit link to Skippy tells you which way to go?"

Jace closes his eyes and shakes his head, "Nope, only that hes still in pain, and its making me feel bad too."

Caleb nods. "If you get a chance to talk to him, tell 'im we can track im if we know his name.

Quetzl returns to the room.

Jace smirks and nods," you got it"

Ivy waves to the flying serpent.

Quetzlcoatl comes to the table of champions.."I was needed?"

Ivy nods to Q. "Excuse.. me but we were wondering why our friend here is all fiery.." She points to Caleb.

Caleb nods. "Oh, yeah... I'd forgotten that one. Any clue?"

Jace waits for the explation he gave in delightful silence

Quetzlcoatl looks at caleb for a long time..."I believe that this one can manipulate energy..he can break barriers and draw from other places, but his control is weak..and he doesn't know where to pull from or how to draw other energies...or even where he pulls from, he just punches a hole in the dimension and uses whatever comes.

Caleb thinks about that for a while. "So there's a fire-dimension kinda thing somewhere I'm punchin' into now?"

Jace shrugs a bit, though he wished he was right

Quetzlcoatl nods, "I believe that is correct, and for some reason our barrier between this realm and that are weak.."

Caleb nods. "Yeah. OK. _That_ makes sense." He thinks a while. "So, OK. We get to this Iceland Gate. Any clue how we find our connecting flight from there, or do we figure it out once we get there?"

Ivy hrms and nods.

Quetzlcoatl shakes his head.."I do not have the knowledge,..only rumor."

Ivy says, "What is the rumor?"

Quetzlcoatl adds "From the stories told of Skaadi, she is... you would say paranoid, I think. Portals out of her realm she would guard jealously if she knew of them. So, to find the largest Gate, I personally would follow the path of greatest resistance."

Ivy says, "But you dont know which gate leads to where. Great.. No maps or nothing."

Jace says, "Greastest ?"

Quetzlcoatl shakes his head.."I am sorry."

Izzy says, "Sounds fun."

Caleb laughs. "That's good... I like that. Go where the most goons are and knock 'em down. Yeah, I'm in. Heck, in an ice-dimension this fire-thing'd come in handy, right? Me 'n' Rach oughta practice."

Ivy nods to Caleb.

Jace says, "Not a bad idea Caleb"

Quetzlcoatl nods.."WAs there anything else?"

Ivy glances around.

Caleb shrugs. "I guess not. Anythin' you need done here, or should we get goin'? Izzy, can you get food here?"

Jace says, "A never ending amount"

Caleb says, "I mean like travellin' rations."

Ivy says, "Cale, Alex says we should rest up and head out tomorrow."

Jace says, "Yea, i'm guessing he can stuff himself, and be out for awhile."

Caleb says, "Oh. Yeah, OK, I guess." He hrms. "So if we're goin' to Iceland, can we get like winter gear and stuff?" He looks Quetzlcoatl over. "You know, like down coats or somethin'?""

Jace says, "He did say a spell could protect us"

Caleb nods. "Cool."

Jace says, "I wouldn't mind learning it either.."

Jace says, "though i have a feeling it will only work here"

Caleb says, "OK, then. I guess we're OK. Any good local nightlife? Betcha you guys have some _kickass_ singers...?"

Quetzlcoatl nods, "Of course, we have already commited to equipting your people."

Jace grins and nods, "That ain't a bad idea, might as well see what we can enjoy what time we have here"

Caleb nods. "Great, Q... that rocks. Thanks."

Quetzlcoatl nods and says, "If it is entertainment you seek, you shall find it in the 3rd door way on the left. Take a right out of the great hall take the 2nd right then the 3rd left and then the next right." with that he leaves.

Jace smirks, "We are SO lost"

Garuda chuckles.."Forgive Queztlcoatl..His sense of decorum is..over developed."

Jace says, "decorum? Okay..sure"

Caleb shakes his head. "No worries. I got it. I don't get lost."

Ivy tells the others. "I should get some rest."

Jace nods, "Lets roll then"

Caleb nods and heads down the hall.

Jace says, "You coming Ivy?"

Jace says, "Would be nice to clear your head right?"

Ivy tells the others, "No.. I should rest.." She waits for the others to leave.

Caleb calls from the hallway. "Yo, you comin'?"

Jace nods and puts his hand on Ivy's shoulder and squeezes gently, "Rest well, I'm sorry you had to see Matt like he was"

Jace turns and calls back, "Yea, i'm coming"

Ivy nods to Jace and whispers, "Thanks."

Jace nods to Ivy and heads out the hallway to find Caleb

Caleb follows Q's directions, wondering what locals think is entertainment.

Ivy and Garuda walk down a quiet lonely hallway until they reach the room that Matthew is in, Garuda opens the door for her, to visit with him. Garuda is committed to watching over them both..all night if it must be. Ivy remains with Matthew through the night, worried and crying.