Log:The Old Switcheroo, Scene 2

The Old Switcheroo 2006/12/03 	 Allure Amber and Azure Blue Streak Exodus Lightning Rebound SilverShadow Zachary Zimm 2

The neighborhood where Zimm's warehouse is located is quiet at this time of day. There seems to be something going on inside the place though -- the lights inside the building are on, full blast.

Blue Streak smirks a little as the others arrive, and waves.

Rebound catches up to Blue Streak and Allure, jumping down from a rooftop.

Azure parks and goes through the contents of a pannier on her bike. Amber does the same, and they pull out gasmasks. "If it's a gas these may help."

Regent looks at the building.."there has to be some kind of security system.." he says getting off the bike.

Allure is straightening her hair and clothings after the Blue Streak express.

Angstrom looks to Azure. "How many of those do you have to go around?"

Rebound looks to Azure. "How many of those do you have to go around?"

Azure says, "Just the two I'm afraid."

Blue Streak says, "I'm taken care of, by my suit."

Regent nods.."I don't know if I can summon Garuda, I might be able to blow the place out..It might do some damage to the inside but It would work I think.."

Amber says, "Rebound, suppose I scout the place out, check for security systems and see if I can open up an access way?"

Rebound nods. "Amber, Azure, you should use the masks. The rest of us should just be careful. Regent -- that might be a good idea."

Allure says, "Hm. I'll just have to hold my brath."

Rebound nods to Amber. "Do it."

Blue Streak says, "The only thing that takes my breath away is my Honey." He grins and gives Allure a little squeeze. "Love ya, Hon."

Amber curses, "That stupid quartermaster." She tosses the gasmask she's holding back into the pannier on the bike. "And stupid me for not checking."

Regent looks at Amber.."Whats up?"

Amber says, "The filters on these masks are out of date."

Blue Streak says, "Well, I'm not the sneak YOU are, of course, but I can do it."

Regent frowns.."Why do we think there's gas anyway?"

Azure says, "Malstrom said he got short of breath when he was in the warehouse if I remember right."

Regent nods.."Oh..right.." he nods.."Want me to just..." he tries to summon Garuda

Instead of high winds,..A bright light surrounds Matthew..and Horus is summoned..

Regent thinks. o O (Damn..)

Blue Streak says, "I thought he meant right then, and it was the result of the vacuum, but it's still a valid supposition. If he was being controlled and it wasn't psionic, that pretty much leaves drugged, and that's probably the easiest way to drug a meta/"

Allure says, "Well - he mentioned loss of breath when deecribing the last thing he could remember - gas was just a guess. And he might have meant more he was actually short of breath than that he remembered it."

Rebound says, "Not sure Matt -- not sure what to expect. Blue Streak, you make great cavalry... we should only send one scout there. It's sneakier that way. Amber, you check it out."

[To Blue Streak] Allure says, "Yeah, that was my reasoning. Since Azure and Amber were saying he was acting as if drugged."

Amber nods and starts her sneaky approach.

Horus nods, "I see..I was not wanted here it seems.." he seems to be having an internal conversation with Matt.

Blue Streak glances at Horus and shrugs inwardly. He thinks .oO(I don't think I'm EVER gonna get used to that!)

Amber sneaks past the external cameras, mentally noting the path required, and listens.

Rebound says, "By the way, Allure, good work, earlier."

Azure says, "There's multiple people in the warehouse. I can hear voices, machinery, and stuff being moved about."

Horus looks at the team.."Should I fly above to ascertain if there are..win..skylights?"

Amber looks for a viewpoint into the warehouse, througha window or dislodged board, a gap in a doorframe or whatever.

Azure says, "I just heard Zimm ordering a move out of the warehouse. If we want to catch them best to move fast."

Rebound says. "I don't know Horus. It's a good idea, but... no offense intended sir, stealth isn't exactly your strength."

Azure says, "They're loading something onto a truck. We'll want to stop that getting away."

Allure says to Rebound, "Thanks! Though I'm mot sure it wasn't being knocked out that brought him to his senses."

Horus says bluntly.."Time not Stealth seems to be of essence.."

Allure says, "Hm. I could got up to the truck and ask for directions?"

Allure says, "It worked well last time I used that ploy."

Rebound looks around. "What do you guys think? Time to rush them?"

Azure says, "Ok, I've found a hole in the warehouse framing. I can see foru, five, six. Make that six minor thug type. There's an eighteen wheeler in there being loaded up. The guy in the wheelchair? He's sitting in the middle of some kind of machine."

Allure says, "Oh, truck's inside. Darn."

Blue Streak says, "I'm good at rushing. But maybe we should follow? Malstrom said he followed him here, and if they're moving, they must have a destination. Maybe this isn't the final stop, and we'd need to find their base."

Azure says, "The thugs are carrying SMGs. Look like standard issue. .45 ACP, cyclic RoF 400 rpm, twenty four in a mag."

Allure says, "They're probably jsut moving because they were discovered, though?"

Rebound says, "The man in the wheelchair sounds like Zimm. I'm thinking that this is the entire operation."

Blue Streak says, "That could be too. Rats do it all the time."

Azure nods to Allure. "That's what Zimm told his minions. They're moving out because they were discovered."

Rebound looks to Azure for her opinion. "Thoughts?"

Horus says.."The Regent is not an expert, but he believes the use of such weapons is not legal."

Allure says, "No need to follow then - lets' take them down now."

Azure says, "Depends on the objective. If we want to follow an eighteen wheeler is pretty easy to track. Or we can move in now. Only treat worth worrying about is the machine that Zimm's sitting in the middle of."

Blue Streak says, "It's not even legal to OWN them, without a special license, and dollars to donuts they're NOT collectors!"

Azure says, "Duck, Zimm sending thugs to check outside."

Blue Streak says, "Well, not LICENSED ones anyways."

Horus tries to hide his aura..but its impossible.."There will be no time...I fly away or I stay and we fight!"

Amber moves into better cover.

Azure says, "Boss, let's take them."

Blue Streak looks for a place to hide.

The truck sized doors open up and two guards come out.

Rebound nods to Azure. "Let's get 'em."

Allure tries to hide too. Though she's useless at that.

Horus leaves Docks and enters Boardwalk.

Horus has arrived.

Amber runs full speed into the warehouse past the guards, attempting to grab Zimm with her whip and pull him out from the machine.

Blue Streak flashes over to the guards faster than the eye can follow to come up behind one of the guards and attacks. "Peek-a-boo!"

Blue Streak gives a guard a love tap to get his attention, in an attempt to allow the others to approach unseen.

Amber snakes out her enrgy whip and plucks Zimmout of the great machine, pulling him back to where she is. "Hi. Mr Zimm."

Azure races forward depending on natural agility to protect her as she runs to close on the thugs in the warehouse.

As Zimm is pulled out of the machine, he bangs and drags against the control console. The machine begins to power up with a powerful bass thrumming. "Oh no! Capes!" he cries.

The machine looks almost like a giant lava lamp. There's a circular base, in which Zimm was sitting. Instead of the glass walls of the lamp there is nothing. Above the operators seat there is a device that looks like a heat lamp focuses down on the operator's seat and has what looks like a broadcast dish on it.

Allure runs in and gives the guard BS tapped the stunning-look treatment: no one to connect it to Lorelei....

The guard Blue Streak hit suddenly gets the oddest look on his face and falls down after all!

Inside the warehouse, the four remaining guards train their guns on Amber. Zimm starts scream. "No, no, don't shoot! You'll hit me!"

Rebound moves into the warehouse with a single bound.

Blue Streak smirks. "Show off." Then he grins and leans in to give Steph a quick smooch.

Horus's wings unfurl, and He launches himself at the opening of the building, he ends up just between the two guards and aims a blast at the machine..

Horus's blast rips through the machine. There's an explosion and then the machine starts making a meeping sound that quickly rises in pitch. Matching the sound, the machine starts glowing and it becomes brighter and brighter... it looks as though it's going to explode!

Blue Streak says, "Oh, nooo. That CAN'T be good!"

Zimm looks on with wide-eyed surprise. "No no -- you fools!"

Amber asks Zimm, "Should we be worried?"

Blue Streak smirks at Zimm. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. We know. YEars of work and planning. Ruined. Yadda yadda yadda."

Allure tries to see what the heck's happening.

KA-ZAAAAM! Zimm's machine explodes in a brilliant flash of light. The concussion hits Amber the hardest, but all of your experience the terrifying sensation of being wrenched from your very bodies. The stress of the experience is enough to cause you all to pass out. The chill of the night air begins to bring you back to consciousness after an unknown period of time and there's the nagging feeling that something is not quite right...

Editor's Note: Here's where things get odd -- Allure and Amber/Azure swap bodies, and Exodus and Blue Streak swap bodies.

Allure isn't slow. There's only one thing that what she's experiencing can mean within her knowledge. "Oh shit!" see says. Most unlike her.

Horus calls upon the power with in him..but there's nothing..he feels naked..mentally..he tries to pull himself together and looks around for Amber or Azure..

A twin shouts in fear and horror and scrambling to her feet starts to race into the warehouse.

Inside the warehouse, Zimm stirs. "What the heck hit me?" He tries to get up, but stumbles to the ground. "And why don't my legs work?"

Allure looks about - and down at herself - to confirm her deduction.

Exodus looks at himself..

Allure gets off the scrambling Zimm.

Blue Streak blinks awake in a panic, screaming, wailing, and gibbering.

Allure looks about for, well, herself.

Amber stops dead in her tracks as she sees, not the dismembered body she feared, but... herself!

Allure asks Amber, hesitatingly, "Who are you?"

Amber gawps for long seconds. "I'm you. I mean you're me. Oh what the heck is going on? I'm Gemini. Who are you and what are you doing in my bodies?"

Regent has a terrible aching in his stomach, he feels very hungry now..he stands up..and is up faster than he can almost percieve.."What the..." he looks at his suit..

Allure says, "I'm Allure. And I was about to ask you the same think. The explosion? Where's Zimm?"

Blue Streak lies on the ground, roocking a bit, trembling, but otherwise unmoving. "Ohgodohgodohgodohgod. Noooooooo."

Amber looks down at herself. "Oh."

Zimm pushes himself over onto his back and faces Amber, who is now half-Allure. "Amber..?" he asks tenatively.

Regent runs over to his body.."Who are you!.." he yells..

Blue Streak whimpers.

Allure looks down at Zimm. "No, I'm Allure, who are you?"

Amber shouts, "Alright! We've all figured out what's happened, haven't we? Let's have a roll call. I'll start. I'm Gemini."

Allure both the twins say, "I'm Allure."

Zimm says up to half-Allure. "I'm Rebound."

Blue Streak's eyes finally flutter open, and Horus reverts to Matt and begins to sit up, looking around. "Wha... what?"

Allure says, "Quick - where's Rebound's body?"

Rebound's body is not in the immediate vicinity.

Regent looks around..he takes a run around..looking for Rebound..

Allure says, "Where were you last, Rebound?"

Blue Streak says, "Oh, God. I must've taken a BAD hit. I can hardly move, You guys ok?""

Zimm points towards a spot between Allure and the exit from the warehouse. "Around there somewhere."

Regent runs back..stomach gurgling.."Ung..No sign of him..Dude..this sucks.." he holds his stomach..

Amber nods, "You're telling me. Any of the thugs in sight?"

Allure tries to stay calm, but having two bodies is more than a little disconcerting.

Blue Streak blinks at hearing his own voice and turns to look.

All of the thugs are within sight of someone or another: the two guards who were outside are unconscious, and the four guards inside are beginning to stir.

Regent offers a hand to..himself.."Get Up Horus.."

Allure says, "Are all the swap binary? If so we know where Zimm is..."

Amber goes over to the nearest thug, kicking the SMG away she reaches down with a hand and... looks angry when the thug doesn't lift effortlessly off the ground. Sighing she uses both hands to lift him up and shake him. "Wake up scuzball."

Regent says to everyone.."The Regent..dude....You keep any food on you?"

Zimm says to inside-Allure, "That would be logical. Uh... could you carry me? In that body you should be more than strong enough."

Allure is staring at Amber doing this. Finding it rather disconcerting to see what she looks like when not looking in a mirror, as it were.

Allure says, "Oh, right..."

Allure-inside picks up Rebound-Zimm, carefully, unsure how strong she is!

The grabbed thug wakes up. "Huh-what? Where am I... I feel funny."

Blue Streak blinks, finally starting to straighten things out. "Oh, wow. Uh... yeah. In the satchel there are some energy bars. Wow. So this is what it's like NOT to be hungry. Even if this IS all a dream."

Zimm says "Oof! Take it easy on me. I'm not as flexible as I normally am."

Amber holds the thug up and snarls into his face, "Where was Zimm bugging out to?"

Regent runs into the warehouse taking guns comeing back out and throwing them into the water..he then unwraps an energy bar, and shoves it in his mouth.."god..that's good."

Allure says, "Sorry, I was trying to be careful!"

The grabbed thugs snickers a little. "Yer awful pretty when you're angry."

Regent eyes..himself for a moment before running over to the Thug who's being held..

Regent is able to stop intime not to run through the two.."Watch your mouth punk.."

Amber tries to shake the thug into submission and sighs again as she hardly moves him. "Allure, come over here and beat on his head a minute or two will you."

The thug ignores Regent's threat - his attention is purely on Amber. He loses himself in her eyes and drool begins to spill from the corner of his mouth.

Allure says, "Um, ok...." She tries to walk over while walking with Rebound elsewhere - very odd. "Um, how hard should I hit him?"

Amber says, "Ah, just a friendly slap to start with I think."

Regent doesn't like this..he's all over the place, as if his meta-human hypermetabolism is unfocusing his mind.

Allure goes for a "friendly slap". Not sure how much force to apply. Not full strength, but, well, medium-hard? It's what she tries for.

Blue Streak says, "Wow. I'm normal. I'm really, FINALLY normal!" He snickers. "Hey! And I'm RICH, too!" He looks around for Allure. "Honey! This is GREAT!""

Krak! Harder than a slap, but at least his head is still attached.

The thug blubbers, saying something unintelligible.

Amber tells the thug, "Answer the question or I'll let her have you. She's an animal when she's enraged. She'll rip you apart and dance on the bloody remains." shaking him again she adds, "And stop drooling on me."

Regent runs back into the warehouse quickly slapping the thugs around...

The thug looks at Amber with doe-eyed adoration, seemingly sapped of will to care about his current situation. He says somethings, but it sounds almost like baby-talk.

Allure tries to look tough. Um, shows some teeth. Acting doesn't seem to be coming as easily as usual.

Amber drops the thug and turns to Allure. "I give up. How do you stand this? Being so weak and having men drololing all over you."

Zimm says, "If you could carry me over to the machine, maybe I could piece together happened to us."

Regent is able to turn on the speed and smack people around..until the police can arrive.

Allure says, "Well -that's why I used to hide it more. I've kind of learnt to handle it. That's all I can say."

Allure carries Zimm to the machine,

Zimm says, "I mean -- besides the obvious."

Allure says, "Yeah, I understand - where do you want to be?"

Pakpakpaksmacksmaksmackpaksmack thud thud thud thud thud...and Blue Streaked Matt runs back to the group.."Damn..geezus.." he holds his stomach ripping open another power bar..and another..and another, its almost gross how he's eating them..

Zimm says, "Let's start at the center of it -- or what's left of it."

Blue Streak says, "Ew. I never really realized what you giys had to LOOK at all this time..."

Allure realises that having people *not* staring at her is one of the things that seems strange. She's become used to it!

Police sirens can be heard leading to the area, in response to an explosion at a warehouse.

Regent looks at Horus.."Dude...there's not enough food in here..how much money you got on your credit stick?"

Lightning floats in from the south, over the waterfront. She's lit by her own power, the unseen ion wind blowing her hair and skirt about wildly.

Blue Streak says, "Hey, dude. Take it easy. Wait'll ya wake up tomorrow. Unless. Yeesh, we gotta get back into our right bodies!"

Regent asks BS.."Dude and how are you overriding the Exodi?"

Blue Streak says, "Before you eat my mom outta house and home!"

Lightning floats down to the docks, and the ion wind stills, letting her hair fall. She smooths down her skirt, and smiles. "Looks like you've been busy."

Allure takes 'Zimm' to the middle. (sorry, missed that pose)

Blue Streak blinks. "I dunno. Maybe they're trapped in my body the way you were trapped in theirs.

Allure-outside looks down at yourself. "I can't be you! I don't know how!"

Amber looks over to Lightning, "Hey, did you see Rebound making a getaway when you were flying in?"

Lightning shakes her head. "I saw him leaving, yes. Why are we worried about /Rebound/ escaping?" She looks at Allure, curiously, one eyebrow raised, and then back at Amber.

Regent looks at Matt-izzy.."I hate to say this man, but I have a greater respect for your life right now.." his stomach is still hungry, but its not hurting.

Allure says, "Some gizmo blew up. Multiple bodyswap. And the guy who's resonsible for the machine is in Rebound's body."

Amber says, "Because that was a pretty villain name of Zimm wearing Rebound's body like a spare coat. You think you can catch him?"

Lightning ahs, and nods. "He was headed north... anyone else here fly?"

Zimm hmms to himself. "Zimm may have invented the ultimate tool to help the paralyzed."

Blue Streak says, "I can. Errr... can't I?"

Amber looks at Azure, "Uh, can I?"

Blue Streak says, "How do you make those nifty changes anyways?"

Lightning lifts off into the air, heading north. Even if any of them can do it, it'll take them time to figure out how...

Regent looks at Lightning.."She's really pretty.." he blurts out..o O(Son of a Bi..!..why'd I say that?..christ..) and looks like he feels like an idiot.."I can't control my self.."

Allure shakes her head. "I can't either, right?"

Regent looks now at BS, "I just um..summon them?"

Lightning has partially disconnected.

Amber nods to Allure. "Nah. But you can kick butt real good. So, what can I do now if it comes down to that?"

Blue Streak scowls. "What're ya sayin', Dude? I'm no horn-dog!"

Allure shakes her head. "I may be as strong as you, but I don't know how to kick butt."

Lightning scans the waterfront for fleeing Rebounds.

Allure says, "Well, um - you've seen it, more or less. It - just comes natrually. The trick is controlling it so you don't use it when you don't mean to or on the wrong person. That's harder."

Regent looks at BS.."Yeah..ok..anyway,.." is his only reply to BS's statement.."Do you feel that power..its like hunger..except it feels like it wants escape..not feeding."

A police car pulls up and two cops step out. "New Blood? Wow you guys travel fast. Where is Zimm?"

Amber says, "At least you have the strength. I've worn a dress once in my whole life. I don't know how to do what you do. Oh God, I'm going to go to my room and lock the door until this can be fixed."

Lightning is at the north end of the waterfront. She loops back, moving more slowly, looking under piers and on the decks of ships.

Allure looks worried suddenly. "Damn!"

Blue Streak gets a look of consternation on his face as he tries to reach inside himself (or Matt, whatever) to reach the fly guy.

Allure thinks. o O (What about the launch party?! But I can't even ask her to do that for me without telling her I'm Lorelei - and all the other thing - damn!)

Regent looks at Allure.."Um..Gemini?..so..where's your other body?

Allure says, "Outside."

[To Amber] Allure says, "You can't do that - what will people think?!"

Out on the docks, things are quiet and if Rebound is out there, he eludes Lightning's notice.

Allure thinks. o O (I'll have to tell her....)

Regent walks over to Zimm.."Reeb..the cops are here, looking for Zimm..you have anything?"

Lightning floats slowly back, and lands on the dock near Allure. She shoots the young blonde a look, and then shakes her head at Amber. "He's made a clean get-away."

Zimm says, "Nothing." He frowns. "If you still have your old hoverchair, I mind need you to dust it off."

Regent nods.."I got it..We'll have to get to my house..I think I can carry you if you want."

Regent blinks.."Dude..Zimm has your body..which means he'll know who you are.."

Zimm says, "The police will have some questions, most likely..." His face blanches. "Scotty!"

One of the cops heads inside the warehouse to check things out.

Amber says, "I'll go. Uh, no, better be someone who can actually do something."

Allure nods. "WAit - the radios!" Inside, she asks, "can we track yout communicator?"

Regent greets the Cop when he arrives.."Officer.."

Zimm says, "Definitely! I don't have the equipment here, though... it's at home."

The police officer inside the warehouse says, "Good work. You've caught Zimm. We'll take it from here."

Regent shakes his head.."This is not Zimm Officer, this is the hero Rebound.."

The policeman says, "Yeah." to Regent. "And I'm Catherine the Great."

Allure says, "Amber - tell the policeman that's not Zimm! You can convince him..."

The cop outside tips his hat to Lightning. "Evening, Lightning."

Regent nods.."Ok..Catherine.." he points to the ruined machine.."That machine..did something to all of us, you'll see when those thugs wake, it switched our minds..I am Matthew Regent, I think I've been classified as "Exodus" as well in the records, I'm a public Meta.."

Amber sighs mentally, "Uh, it isn't as easy as that, officer. Things have gotten a little crazy here." She has half an inspiration, "We're dealing with stolen alien technology. That puts under SGG jurisdiction." Then she reaches for a pocket that isn't there for a badge she isn't carrying any longer.

Lightning smiles at the officer. "Something odd's going on here, officer. I wasn't here when it happened, but... something odd."

Allure picks up the cue and shows Amber's ID.

Amber thinks. o O (Well it's pretty alien to me. RF will back me up. I hope.)

The cop sees the badge and frowns. "This was our collar..."

Allure says, "And you'll get full credit. But there are security risks - we're not sure all the technology is entire safe."

Allure thinks. o O (Damn, I'm not sounding as convincing as I ought...)

Amber smiles at the disappointed officer, "It's still your collar, once SGG have dealt with the alien technology aspect. You know Starguard defers to the local force on criminal matters after the7ir investigations are concluded."

The officer follows the conversation for a little while until he starts gazing at Amber. Suddenly he becomes conscious of the pause in the talking. He looks at the others. "Huh?"

Allure says, "Don't worry, as soon as we've finished up it;s all yours."

Amber smiles at the officer again. o O(Hey, you know, this could be fun.)

Regent sighs.."Look go arrest those guys over there," and he moves his arm in a blur as he thumbs over at the hired guns, "See what they say..then come get Rebound if you got problems..we have our own..ung..I need some food, I hate this body.."...

The officer says in a droning voice. "...still your collar..."

Regent says, "Reeb, I'll bring the chair back.."