Log:Mirror, Mirror, Scene 1

Mirror, Mirror 2007/03/03 	 Allied Ace Allure Glamour Intrigue Rebound Ricochet Power Girl The Maid 1

The heroes check out a disturbance in Harrisburg.

Rebound sits on a rooftop ledge overlooking the street, minding some sort of high-tech scanner.

Allure emerges from the maglev and looks about till she spots Rebound.

Allure makes her way over to where Rebound is.

Rebound waves to Allure and jumps down to the street. "Hey. I'm picking up a signal from a warehouse one street over."

Evangeline is at her small, rundown apartment, trying to tidy up... though, it is a little tough for her, since she is unaccustomed to such things.

Allure says, "Any idea what the warehouse is?"

Rebound says, "You can see it from the rooftop... it looks abandoned, whatever it was."

Allure says, "Right - shall we head over?"

Evangeline notes from her window strange lights coming from a warehouse window. She ponders a moment, flips a coin, then decides to go check it out anyways.

Allure says, "And am I walking? I suspect you can get us there faster."

"In just a hop, skip, and a jump." Rebound says, offering an arm to Allure.

Standing at around five foot three inches tall, this attractive young woman, probably in her mid-teens, wears a white, lacy, ballroom costume party-style mask, which covers her brown eyes while keeping most of her silky, peach-cream-colored face exposed.

She wears a girl's sailor suit, with a white top with a blue skirt flaring out over her hips. A red cape hangs over her shoulders down to her waist.

Allure accepts Rebound's offer.

"I am not investigating the warehouse because I desire to be a hero..." The Maid quietly says to herself as she starts flying towards the source of the lights. "I... I am just being a good neighbor..." she things, trying to convince herself.

Flying above, Intrigue is patrolling the area. She looks down and sees the strange lights from an abandoned warehouse. Then seeing Allure and rebound, she angles down, to fly towards them. "Something amiss?"

Rebound nods to Intrigue. "Dimensional disturbance. Follow me." And with that, he springs into the air towards the warehouse.

Allure hangs tight. Travel by bounce is a bit disconcerting if unused to it.

The warehouse his a two-story building and a victim of urban decay. Remnants of the sign declaring it as a Lock-Tite personal storage is in poor repair, and you'd be hardpressed to find one of the windows with glass intact. Despite the signs of neglect, there's an odd glow coming from inside -- something akin to the Northern Lights.

Intrigue nods over to Rebound and flies towards the warehouse, following him.

From the opposite direction, the Maid arrives at the abandoned warehouse. She drifts low to the ground, but never quite lands, her feet always hovering a few inches off the ground.

Allure says, "Hm. How, well cautiously do you think we should take this?"

Rebound says, "We should try stealth at first. There's no telling what's inside, if it's man, monster, friendly, hostile."

Rebound hmms. "I think I saw the Maid over on the other side of the building."

The Maid, never being one to go sneaking around... because it would not be becoming for a properly brought-up lady... hovers into the warehouse, calling out "Pardon the intrusion, but is anyone about?"

Allure nods, straightening her costume. "Agreed. Well, if man, I've got it covered. Otherwise I may need some support. Oh?"

Allure thinks. o O (Not again!)

Rebound says, "Well, no reason we can't be sneaky."

Allure says, "Right."

Allure starts sneaking into the warehouse.

Rebound looks to Intrigue to check with her on the plan before going in.

Intrigue shrugs to Rebound and lands quietly. "I suppose I can sneak in.", she says softly.

Allure apparently *can't* sneak in, though she tried.

The Maid calls to the 3 folk she sees inside the warehouse. "Pardon me, sir... ladies..." The Maid curtseys to them. "I do not mean to intrude, but... did you notice anything unusual here?"

Crack! A shard of glass cracks beneath Allures footstep announcing the presence of the second group of heroes.

Standing at around five foot three inches tall, this attractive young woman, probably in her mid-teens, wears a white, lacy, ballroom costume party-style mask, which covers her brown eyes while keeping most of her silky, peach-cream-colored face exposed.

She wears a girl's sailor suit, with a white top with a blue skirt flaring out over her hips. A red cape hangs over her shoulders down to her waist.

The man is standing by some sort of machine. "Ah! I see that you've found my beacon. All me to introduce myself..." He looks to The Maid and over to Lorelei, Intrigue, and Rebound. "I am Ricochet, and I'm help to help."

Allure says, "Help with what?"

The Maid curtseys to the incoming group of heroes.

Allure looks at the other three - particularly Glamour - with obvious curiosity.

Intrigue glances at the Maid oddly before she looks to the 'man'. "Here to help with what, exactly?"

The Maid looks at Power Girl... she looks familiar to her.

Allure says, "You're... from another Earth?" It seems obvious, but best to check.

Ricochet continues, "And these are the members of my team: Glamour and Power Girl. We're here because a rift opened in our home dimension to yours. The boundaries between our dimensions are breaking down; if left unchecked reality, as we know it will be lost."

Rebound walks up to Ricochet and peers at him. "You're..."

Ricochet says, "Yes... I'm you. From another dimension."

The Maid looks a bit confused, looking at the pairings. She then looks back towards Power Girl and curtseys, "How do you do?" she says.

Glamour walks forward and starts circling Allure, eyeing her from head to toe. "I remember when I used to wear my hair like that..."

Allure studies Glamour no less intently. "Why did you stop? Hm - and do you dye your hair or is that your natural colour? I gather it could be either with an, um, alternate self."

Intrigue stands towards the back and watches. Her wings fold behind her back and she just crosses her arms over her chest to watch everybody look at each other with a suspicious gaze.

Rebound looks to Intrigue. "Are you aware of the current situation in Harrisburg? Someone is mucking with the powers that ought not to be mucked with, and all sorts of heck is breaking loose."

Intrigue glances over at Rebound. "No I have no idea what is going on."

Ricochet continues with the explanation, "As near as I'm able to determine, there's some imbalance in the space-time centered around this neighborhood."

Power Girl returns the curtsey with one of her own. "I am well. And how are you today."

The Maid says, "Fine, thank you for inquiring," replies the Maid. "Ummm... interesting choice of... attire..." she says."

Glamour pats her head. "Oh, it's a dye job, but I'm starting to have second thoughts. I, ah, we... I'd forgotten how good we look with the old style."

Rebound nods. "There's some magical force that's threatening to break down the dimensional barriers. Last week I had a giant robot fight, then a giant monster tourist..."

Rebound sighs, "I hate magic."

Ricochet says, "I hate magic, too."

Allure grins. "Well, I like it.... Hm. So - heh, I was about to ask what your world is like compared to this one, but I auppose you haven't seen much but this warehouse...."

[To Rebound] Allure says, "Don't forget the business at the school! And that's not even round here."

Intrigue's response is rather anti-climatic as she murmers a quiet, "Oh." She watches the heroes talk to one another and just remains quiet, her feathers only ruffling slightly occasionally as she looks around the area.

Rebound nods and says to Ricochet, "We should compare notes."

"Let's." Ricochet says. Rebound and Ricochet begin talking about extradimensional physics.

Allure comments to Glamour, "Oh no. They're as bad as each other!"

"To bad Sir Alex is not here..." the Maid says to herself. "He was investigating this sort of phenomona, I believe... and I am sure he would enjoy talking to fellow.. ummm... intelligent individuals..."

Intrigue begins to walk around the empty warehouse, listening and just looking around. She pauses to look at Ricochet and Rebound, eyeing them briefly before she just shakes her head and continues to walk around.

Glamour looks over Intrigue. She comments aside to Allure, "Who is your friend?" She walks over and says, smiling, "I like the wings."

Allure says, "Oh, I should have introduced you. This is Intrigue."

Power Girl blinks at The Maid. "You mean you don't know...?"

Intrigue pauses and looks over at Allure. "Do I know you?", she asks quietly, then looks over at Glamour, "Um, hello." She's obviously not very good at this socializing thing.

Allure says, "Oh well - not really, but I've heard of you."

"Please pardon my asking, but... do I know what?" asks the Maid to Power Girl

Power Girl smiles and dips her head demurely. "Oh, I'm sure that it's nothing."

The Maid nods. "Very well." she says, her proper upbringing preventing her from pressing the question.

Allure turns aside from Intrigue and Glamour for a moment.

Angstrom frowns and looks over to Allure. She mutters something under her breath.

Glamour frowns and looks over to Allure. She mutters something under her breath.

Intrigue looks over at Allure and rather oddly, gives a quiet giggle. "Oh okay." Intrigue rarely smiles to begin with.

Suddenly, Ricochet pulls a device from his belt and he lunged for Rebound with it. Caught by surprise, Rebound is struck and there and nearly blinding flash of blue white light and as he gets shocked with electricity. Rebound, drops to the ground, unconscious. Ricochet looks up and shouts, "Youngbloods! They're onto us. Attack!"

The Maid looks over at Ricochet, then to the fallen Rebound. Then she looks over to Power Girl, obviously shocked at the whole situation.

Intrigue launches herself up into the air immediately as Rebound is shot unconcious. A small hum comes from her and the air around her begins to wave as a field erects itself about her body. Turning, she opens her mouth and a loud screech comes from her, a sub-sonic energy burst moving through the air towards Ricochet.

Ricochet stretches, twisting his body out of the way of the sonic blast. "All right team, you know what to do!"

Allure doesn't think she dares hold back, facing out doubles and with Rebound down! She goes for a stunning pose on Ricochet - and prays that no one notices she's using a Lorelei trick!

Allure succeeds in catching Ricochet's eye - but alas, not to the point of distracting him adequately!

Glamour sighs, "Thanks for taking out the only one I an effect, Rico." She turns towards the airborne Intrigue. She whistles and says, "Over here!" She strikes a stunning pose.

Power Girl flies over to Allure and tries to grab her around the waist. "Time to take you someplace else..."

Allure says, "You might want to practice a bit on the broadside of barns first!"

Power Girl eyes the wall of the warehouse. "...Thanks for the advice..."

The Maid says, "The Maid tries to go after her evil... or misunderstood... counterpart. "Please forgive any rudeness on my part!" she says as she tries to whack Power Girl"

The Maid says, "\The Maid tries to go after her evil... or misunderstood... counterpart. "Please forgive any rudeness on my part!" she says as she tries to whack Power Girl"

"And that outfit is most unbecoming of you..." touts the Maid at Power Girl.

Power Girl is distracted by Allure and gets blindsided by The Maid's powerful punch. She flies through the air and slams into the wall of the warehouse and drops down to the ground.

Power Girl looks up and over at The Maid angrily. "That was underhanded, attacked from behind like that!"

"Who is the underhanded one here, I wonder..." retorts the Maid.

Intrigue flies further away from Glamour, after she is stunned, and then looks over at Ricochet again. Frowning, she keeps her field up as she screams at him again, this time, it seems more powerful, more intent on destruction.

Ricochet's body stretches backwards, cushioning the impact of the sonic screech. He winces with the effect, but he manages to keep on his feet.

Ricochet stretches and tries to grab The Maid in his oversized mitts.

Ricochet manages to grab The Maid from the air. And now he throws her against the wall.

Allure figures she's most use concentrating on Ricochet - she gives him another stunning pose, giving it her all this time.

Richochet makes the chance mistake of twisting so he faces Allure as he throws the Maid - and passes out with an odd smile on his face almosst before she's struck the wall!

Glamour looks towards Allure. "I wonder..." She runs her fingers back through her hair before giving her opposite a striking pose and a smouldering look.

Power Girl climbs up to her feet and flies headlong for Allure//Half Move, Move-Through

Allure lands halfway across the warehouse and doesn't move any more....

Power Girl looks over at Intrigue and then at The Maid. "I don't care what it takes... I'm not going back to Stronghold."

The Maid The Maid looks over at the fallen hero, then to her counterpart. "I do not know what your intentions are in provoking us, but I will not allow your evil plans to succeed." She then flies to Power Girl and tries to hit her again, using all her might.

The Maid looks over at the fallen hero, then to her counterpart. "I do not know what your intentions are in provoking us, but I will not allow your evil plans to succeed." She then flies to Power Girl and tries to hit her again, using all her might.

The Maid's lady-like b-tch slap sends Power Girl flying into a pillar. "Stronghold?" says the Maid in a questioning manner.

Intrigue watches as Ricochet goes down and nods before she looks over at Power Girl, "Stronghold? I don't know what that is.." She turns her attention to Glamour though and frowns before she lets out a screech in her direction, this one seems less powerful than the one she directed at Ricochet.

Power Girl floats up into the air, and sets down on her feet. She holds her ground and prepares for the Maid's next atack.

The Maid goes flying in towards Power Girl and tries to hit her once again with her prim and proper lady slaps.

Power Girl winds up for a backhanded slap and swings as soon as The Maid is in range.

The Maid flies up to her counterpart and sends a slap to her face, which is reflected by Power Girl's own slap. (So, this is how upscale ladies fight, huh?)

Intrigue hovers there in the air, her shield still active as she floats there. Still watching Glamour, she lets out another screech, this one still has the same odd wavelengths that float through the air to disrupt the inner ear.

Glamour sways, unsteady on her feet for a moment. She cups her forehead until the sensation seems to pass. "That's a nasty trick, but two can play at that game."

Glamour. . o O ( Why does everyone in this dimension seem so uptight. ) She wears a confident smiles on her face as she beckons to Intrigue. "Come're angel."

Power Girl tries to grab The Maid by the hair!

The Maid goes for another slap, hovering there next to Power Girl.

The Maid gives her alternate self a mild slap that sends Power Girl reeling back...

Intrigue slower lowers to the ground and lands. She continues to have her field up and frowns at Glamour. "Don't try that..", she says angrily. "Go back to the jail you apparently have come from." She lets out a screech, this time, not holding back.

The 'angel' slowly lowers herself down to the ground and opens her mouth to emit a powerful screech that can be seen as waves in the air. This funnel heads directly towards Glamour and knocks her out with that powerful attack.

Allure comes to, but tries to play possum.

Power Girl floats up to her feet, one more time. She seems to be on her last legs by the way she wavers as she floats. She sets her gaze on The Maid, determined to take her out. She flies straight for her target.

Power Girl crashes to the ground, unconscious from the horrific collision.

Intrigue actually pauses there, looking at everybody quite literally unconcious and uncertain what to do. "Well.. man..", she murmers quietly before she heads over to Allure and crouches near her to see if she's okay.

Allure realises only Intrigue is still standing (how appropriate) and opens her eyea. "Better make sure they don't come to. *Especially* my double."

At Allure's words, Intrigue seems to relax slgihtly, "How, knock her out more?" Intrigue asks the other and slowly rises to look around with a narrowed gaze, trying to find someone it appears.

Allied Ace crouches in a corner, seemingly observing what's going on.

Allure gets up, unsure how to treat this newcomer - just because our doubles are villains doesn't really mean anything. "Who's there? Show yourself!"

The Allied Ace comes from his hiding place. "I guess I wasn't as sneaky as I thought I was. Easy, now. I'm a federal agent. I'm here to bring these escapees back to Stronghold."

Intrigue turns to stare at the Allied Ace and her eyes narrow. "How do we know you're not a counterpart as well, who CAME from Stronghold?"

Allied Ace says, "I've got a badge. Does that work for you?" He pulls it out and shows it. His eyes move to the other heroes and their counterparts. "I think I have a similar problem..."

Allure examines the badge, while saying, "So you're from the same world as this lot?"

Nobody says, "The people I'm after, they came here with the intent on finding their counterparts and replacing them. I've got a device that'll help me tell between the two."

Allure says, "Just these three? Or are there more?"

Ace says, "Just these three." He bends down by the unconscious metas and pulls out a scanner. He's careful to watch where Allure and Intrigue are as well.

Intrigue eyes the badge herself. She looks at Allied Ace and then back to Allure. Moving over towards Allure's counterpart Glamour, she takes out some twist-ties and ties the girls hands behind her back. She is a bounty hunter after all. "If there are more, that might be a problem.."

Allure says, "Be careful with her. I hate to think what a villainous me might do..."

Ace says, "The eggheads back in my dimension say there's something going on here. I'll clean up our little problem here, but from what they say, you guys'll have your hands full.

Allure says, "It's true then? Dimensional barriers weakenign and what have you?"

Ace adds looking at Glamour, "She wasn't too bad, until she figured a way to make her thign work through the television. Nearly took over the country with a straight-to-video movie release."

Ace nods to Allure's question. "Yeah. From what I understand, it's a problem on your end."

Intrigue straightens and looks over at Glamour, nodding. She frowns and looks at Ace again, "Our end, hmm..", she looks thoughtful.

Allure thinks. o O (Wow! I'd wondered if the television thing would work....)

Ace says, "We can secure Stronghold against porters and phasers... not much we can do about dimensional rifts."

Allure says, "Do you know anything about the source of the rifts, other than they're at this end?"

"I wonder if the rifts are occurring in the actual jail, so the device must be nearby it." Intrigue is just wondering out loud now as she moves to the other unconscious Stronghold escapees and tying their hands behind their backs.

The Ace shrugs, "Can't tell you much about it. They just send me out when they know what needs to be punched."

The Ace looks has a set of powered manacles for each of the visiting metas, and he locks each of them up in turn.

Well that's better than zipties. Intrigue stops and looks over at The Ace and then Allure. She shrugs and then moves over to Rebound to see if he's okay.

Rebound slowly comes around. "Ugh... anyone get the number of that truck...?"

Allure says, "You can get back all right?"

Allied Ace says, "The opening is just back there." He nods to the rear corner of the warehouse. "We've got out techs ready to shut it down once I'm back on the right side."

From outside, the Maid slowly comes to. "Oh dear my... did anyone perchance get the number of that limosine....?" she says to herself.

After Rebound slowly comes around, she smiles to him. "Good you ar eokay." Then she straightens and looks over at Allied Ace and then the corner. Turning, she begins to walk to the corner to see what this opening looks like. "Back here?", she asks.

Allure says, "Good. Um - not sure what to say. Guess this isn't the time for a bog cultural exchange...."

Unseen outside, The Maid flies off, back for home, now that it seems things are under control.

The rift itself is only visible from the front only, almost like an ultra-slim television that provides a look into what looks like an underground bunker where soliders and scientists are stationed.

Allure says, "Well - take care then - and thanks for taking them off our hands!"

"Okay, we'll try to close it down on this end.. somehow." Intrigue says as she moves around the rift curiously. "We'll also make sure this rift closes after you go through."

The Allied Ace sets to the tasks of carrying Ricochet, Glamour, and Power Girl back through the rift.

Allure helps him do this up to the rift - no farther, of course.

Intrigue looks thoughtful as she watches Allied Ace. "I wonder, so if some of the heroes on this side are villains on the other side, are some of the villains on this side heroes on the toher?"

"Beats me," The Allied Ace says, "These three are the only ones who have been in contact with this dimension, as far as I know."

Allure says, "That's just as well!"

Intrigue nods and watches Allied Ace. "OKay. I hope you really are who you say you are..."

Allied Ace says, "Likewise... But all the people should be in the right dimensions no, so I think we're square. Goodbye, and good luck. I don't want to end up having to come back."