Log:What Must Be Done

Grimm Family Matters 2020/08/25 Grimm Slinger Radical Timewarp Amelia

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Grimm is done waiting. She's helped everyone else without having the chance to get help for her sister. She's tried to consult dark powers for the ability for this to not end in death, and that failed. It's time to do what she has to. For her sister. And she doesn't want some of the ones she cares about to see what she's about to do.

That's why Gabrielle's come with the one person she thinks won't judge her for killing a twisted dark mage like Victor: Slinger. She's opened a portal to L'Alsace, not far from Victor's home, and walks through.

Slinger bounds through, quiet- though this time uncomfortably slow. He and Hunter used to get into some dirt- but that guilt plagues him now that he's at the precipice of a new problem & the spiritual pitfall beyond.

Still- he promised to be there 'til the end' for Grimm, and he's feeling quite guilty about being so caught up in his own world while hers fell apart. There's a lot of guilt going on.

He sticks to what he knows, Operational things on the other side of the portal. Wathcing your back, memorizing your surroundings, checking for exits & unaccountable things you might think are important now.

On the other side of the portal he falls in line with Grimm.

"So whats the plan? I was expecting... 1000% more metahuman army. I mean- what's the point in being Starguard if they aren't there when you need them to be fodder?" He asks, playing up his inner Daemon to psyche himself up for what must be done.

"They aren't willing to do what I have to," Gabrielle frowns. "Too many people busy with their own things. Their own love lives and whatever the . I'm done making my sister wait. I'm done holding back." She raises her hand, palm up and fingers curled as she summons her shadow up from the ground.

Shady rises up from the ground, a living shadow. It's often protected her when she couldn't protect herself, and now it's ready to help her again. It takes on the appearance of Grimm as it slowly begins to look solid.

Slinger was secretly hoping for absolution via Starguard intervening. To hear its just them causes a pit to form in his belly that he fears he may fall into if he looses focus.

He hasn't exactly told Grimm what he was getting into before- much less how he feels about it now. THere wasn't time- which suddenly seems like a thematic overtone to their entire friendship.

"Seems logical." He says trying to sound cold. His voice breaks a little. He clears his throat in response.

A portal remains open at the porch of Grimm's place. Her attempt to deal with the Queen of the Void for alternatives has failed, but left her determined to do what she needs to. On the other side is a commercial building rooftop in L'Alsace at night. There stands two Grimms, and Slinger. The Grimms is dressed for war in a black latex bodysuit and her old trusty jacket.

Grimm's eyes go dark as she raises her hand to another spot. A dark portal spreads across the ground, and ominous slow growls are heard as a dragon from the shadow planes starts climbing out from the pit Grimm created.

Grimm casts a glance to Slinger as his voice breaks. She has no idea Slinger's new body came with new morals as well. "Are you still able to hack security defenses remotely?"

"Not... exactly." Slinger says as he reveals his pocket deck. "It was the best I could scrounge up since I started breathing again."

Radical and Tali appear seemingly out of nowhere on Grimm's porch...and they're presented with...two Grimms (?) and Slinger. Radical waves, "Grimm?"

Timewarp says, "Hey Grimm, Slinger, Grimm!"

The Grimms look over their shoulders through the portal. "Radical..." one says in some surpris as some of the fury and wind is taken from her sails. She wasn't ready for him or Tali to see what she was willing to do. How far she'd go.

Slinger flips around- literally, twisting in mid-air and ready to web up whoever just called out their names. Seeing Radical gives him pause, enough to bring a finger to his mouth to shush the pair and nod them through to their location.

Timewarp takes the finger to Slinger's mouth to heart and lowers her voice to a whisper as she asks Slinger, "We have met, right? Or did I jump the gun?"

"'Fraid not." Slinger says. "Hopefully Radical had nice things to say." He adds, offering her his outstretched hand. He's clearly assuming Radical gave her some kind of briefing en route.

Radical nods. "This is Slinger. Who you've met now. Or have met in your past? His future? Something like that." He steps through the portal, "Grimm, were you intending to attack without more backup?"

Timewarp takes the offered hand. "Sorry about that. "We'll meet soon, anyway. Well, I guess we're meeting now, come to that. I'm Timewarp."

Grimm waves to Timewarp. "Hey, Timewarp. Thanks for coming," she says quietly. They're not quite at Victor's abode yet. She looks guilty at Radical's question. "I have backup," she motions to her sides. Slinger and her other shadow self to her left, and a sizable shadow dragon finally climbing completely free of its portal, which closes beneath it.

Radical looks curiously at Grimm, "You...had more backup than that when we fought him the first time, and we had to run."

There's something hardened about Grimm's gaze. She's had to steel herself for tonight. "I'm not playing by the rules or holding back this time. My sister's waited long enough."

Timewarp says, "Um - that sounds not-so-good. And doesn't necessarily mean backup isn't needed, either."

Radical nods slowly, "Well, I'm coming along to back you up, for sure. Timewarp can decide for herself if she wants to come. But I'd appreciate the help." He looks back toward Tali.

Timewarp says, "I'm always willing to help. Well, depending on what not playing by the rules means...."

Slinger tries to keep up but offers a shrug. "OH. Well yeah- just met." He says to Timewarp before falling quiet to resume their stalking.

He doesn't answer what that means but has a certain tenseness to him.

"I'd wonder how you knew to come, but then I remember who I'm talking to," Gabrielle smiles faintly at Radical. She looks to Timewarp, her expression sombering. "It means not holding back. If I'm going to get my sister back, I have to end this dark mage."

"We're willing to do what we need to- but are open to alternatives if they appear." Slinger pipes up.

Timewarp frowns. "Radical hasn't had time to tell me much. And of course I'll help you get your sister back. But I won't condone killing," she says flatly.

Radical nods. "Her sister can't come back to our world until Victor is no longer a threat. If you have a way to help make sure he's not a threat, Timewarp, I'm happy to hear it. I've been mulling it over, but the guy has the ability to cross dimensions. He'll be difficult to contain."

"And he's rich, so prison is a revolving door for him," Grimm adds.

Radical says, "We can brainstorm options on the way."

Timewarp frowns, trying to think of options - then nods. "I'll help, anyway. My being there can only increase options, right? So I'm coming."

Slinger tries not to look visibly relieved. Luckily he's got full-body pajamas on.

"You're right. We're grossly shorthanded on options, so you coming along would be appreciated." The Spyder says cooly.

Grimm adds, "If his shadow isn't there and he is, we may be able to ambush it and take it out. It should make dealing with Victor easier."

Radical says to Tali, "There's a shadow creature. A Qliphothic horror with claws. Also...avoid spells that Victor himself casts. He's able to drain life force, it seems. Dialydd was...hurt badly."

Timewarp says, "Anything else I should know, powerset-wise?"

Grimm winces at the mention of Dialydd. "He's a dark mage. Used to be with DEMON but is now a free agent. Expect anything."

"Well- if we take a scientific route.... I've got an option or two in mind." Slinger says. "But ... it literally involves brain surgery. But I suspect I can alter his physical brain enough to make some meaningful adjustments. Namely, his temporal & medial temporal lobes." He says, sounding like he's quite an expert on such things.

Timewarp says, "DOes he use tools - magic wands, amulets, or the like? Need to talk to cast spells? Anything like that?"

Radical says to Tali, "He can attack people across dimensions. And he has magical wards on his home. Likely sensory."

Timewarp says, "Across dimensions. Great. So we need to be in the dimension he's in but not vice versa."

Radical says, "I think that covers everything I know about his abilities."

"I was just going to let him surprise me." Slinger admits. "Well- I was planning on surprising him anyway. Hopefully with a lead pipe, in a parlor. Wait- who's Col. Mustard?"

Timewarp says, "Surprising him seems to be a very good idea. The reverse, not so much."

Grimm squints at Slinger. "English? What does that mean?" she asks as she reaches up to scritch her dragon under the chin as it lowers its head to her. "There was one ward that was offensive. It could harm us. I didn't notice him relying on items or the usual incantations."

Timewarp says, "Oh. So much for that idea. I was thinking, if we're likely to trip wards, maybe I should trip them all at the same time, on purpose. Might confuse him about our location, anyway."

Radical nods. "The offensive one was by the front door."

Grimm thinks on that. "If you can do that from a safe distance with your speed, that might be doable. I get the feeling surprising him would be as successful as surprising me."

"Well that's out then. I've out snuck ninjas. Real ninjas. Assassins. Not one Grimm." Slinger admits ruefully.

Radical nods. "We might be better served just...teleporting inside."

Grimm nods. "His study may be a likely place for him to spend time. I imagine he does a lot of research. My dragon's a bit too big for me to teleport, but it can start creating havoc outside to get in. Maybe even poke its head through one of the windows."

Timewarp says, "Maybe I should start outside then too. If you're going to trip wards as soon as you enter anyway. I'll run about tripping all the wards everywhere a fraction of a second before you teleport in."

Radical nods. "Just be wary of the front door. That's where that attack spell was set, to deal with...salesmen, I guess?"

"I would love to keep the wards off of me." Slinger says gratefully. "I haven't even paid this suit off yet. I'll web the first thing I see that moves. Then we can hopefully beat it into unconsciousness. With any luck he won't get a chance to call reinforcements." He fights the urge to cross his fingers.

Timewarp says, "Got it. No cold calling. Anyway, just say the word when you want me to go!"

Grimm looks to her dragon and establishes a link with its mind, and then Shady's.

[To Grimm] Timewarp says, "You have such interesting friends."

Grimm adds, "I may need to get a bit closer to hit his study. But I'd have no problem reaching his shadow directly. I'm still attuned to it."

Radical nods to Slinger. "No bleeding this time? That was you last time, right?"

Grimm chuckles at Timewarp. "Says the time traveler. Looks at who you know," she gestures to Radical.

Slinger nods. "No plans on doing nay bleeding out tonight. Thanks for saving my @$$ though." He says in a grateful tone to Radical with a nod. "Was hoping to buy you a drink before we went back to it but ... c'est la vie." He shurgs. "Hopefully there will still be time for drinks."

Radical chuckles. "Here's hoping. Anyway...let's get to the edge of the grounds, outside of the wards. We can decide from there."

Timewarp nods.

Grimm pets the dragon's muzzle. "Meet up with us at the grounds," she informs it. It pulls away and moves to the edge of the building with loud steps before taking off with a mighty beat of its wings. Then Gabrielle creates a portal to the edge of the grounds for everyone, as the second Gabrielle (Shady) walks through to check things out.

Timewarp whispers, "Just say the word."

Radical steps through the portal as well, with his magic sight active, knowing that they might potentially be set upon quickly.

Slinger flips through as well.

Grimm waits for her dragon to catch up with them so they have their full forces martialed for the attack.

Timewarp, once given the signal, dashes about the grounds and house, trying her best to trigger all the wards but those on the front door, touching and moving various objects, to disguise the direction the intruders are coming from - or indeed give the impression of a larger force.

The grounds of the manor (which has a three-story stone tower on one corner to aid with its old world castle-like appearance) are rather quiet. The winding drive circles past the front entrance in a loop-back drive-up/through path. The lawn is well kept. The magical wards (for those with such senses) are still present.

Slinger primes his webslingers and breathes slowly, silently trying not to admit how much he enjoyed these kind of small strikeforce tactics.

When we last left our heroes, heroines, and/or mostly-doers-of-good, they had arrived on the grounds of the manor in L'Alsace. Some discussion, notation, and planning.. and then action.

Timewarp has just rapidly darted about the front of the manor (avoiding the front door/entryway, itself) to prod at windows, tap at walls, request the shrubbery, and other simple interactions. All in attempt to trigger one or more wards upon the building/grounds/windows that were noted to her. For those magically-sensitive, said wardings are still present, and active, though there is no immediate conspicuous response.

Radical checks to see if Amelia and/or Moonshadow are available to help out. After all, they're going up against someone with more firepower than he's entirely comfortable dealing with.

Timewarp reappears. "Shook what I could. Not sure it did amything. I couldn't get in, though."

Amelia gathers Moonshadow, "I'm not sure what's afoot, as Holmes would say, but our Dr Watson has asked us to head over elsewhere. Up for the ride?" she asks Moonshadow while opening a gate.

Moonshadow says, "Always, Sis."

"I'm sure he's aware," Gabrielle mentions. Her dragon arrives, gliding slowly over the group from up on high.

Moonshadow steps through Amelia's gate.

Amelia follows.

Radical gives Amelia and Moonshadow the quick rundown when they arrive. "I mentioned a little about this previously. I helped to track down Grimm's sister. She wasn't killed. She was spirited away by The Cartesian...my predecessor. She's being help by The Source. Or...something similar. Not sure of the actual name. An otherworldly entity. She's being held for her own protection, due to the man in that home...trying to chase her down to use her as a conduit to bring one of the Old Gods here to our world. The Source said she'll be released when Victor Price, the man in that home, is no longer a threat."

Radical adds, "I was hoping you'd both be willing to give us a hand. He's a dark mage. With the ability to cast spells to drain life. His spells work across dimensions, and he can summon Qliphothic creatures. With claws and the like."

Amelia nods, "Got it. O my word, that place is seriously warded. You know that, right?"

The two Grimms are focused on the house intensely. It's not until Radical starts talking that they look behind and notice Amelia and Moonshadow. "We noticed," says one.

Moonshadow says, "I see it."

Amelia says, "I'm not a Chosen One any more but I do have some residual protection against death magic. Maybe I should take point?""

Timewarp says, "What is it about bad guys wanting to summon elder gods? It usually sounds like that's a bad idea for everyone."

"Glad I'm starting to be outnumbered here." Slinger says. "Let me know when someone needs a chemist. Or a punch in the lip."

Radical nods. "There are magical wards around the grounds. An offensive spell of some kind by the front door to deal with unwelcome guests. So avoid the front door."

Timewarp says, "Er, death magic? Anything I should know?"

Radical says, "I mentioned it before. His spells drain life. Directly. So...don't get hit."

Timewarp says, "I just tried to trugger all the wards except the front door one as a distraction."

Amelia nods to Tali, "Yes. Dive for cover. Get out of line of sight. Death magic drains life force. Most unliving materials block it."

Those capable are suddenly aware of magic, noise, and/or danger... behind them. For those involved in the last episode and familiar, it seems that "Cliff" is the official greeter today. For those not aware, "Cliff" is three-meter tall monstrous-appearing muscular humanoid with nearly utter-black skin, claws, and a great number of large teeth displayed in a smile.

Since this appears to be a party, he's even brought his ... twin? Cousin? Sister's ex-boyfriend? It's hard to tell, but they appear nearly identical. We'll call him "Claude".

Slinger flips up and turns towards danger and spots Cliff.

"****." He says as the (healed) claw marks across his abdomen start to ache at the sight of the pair of disembowelers.

He stands defensively. "Hi. We're here to see if you'd be interested in sending children from less fortunate homes on a trip to the local reservoir..." Slinger says to Cliff & Claude, trying to distract their attention so the mage can get to work.

Timewarp turns. "Uh-oh. Um, any advice on fighting these things?"

Grimm growls. "A distraction." She mentally commands her dragon to swoop down to the study's window as she and Shady prepare to teleport there.

Radical nods. "Avoid their claws. They're quite deadly."

"Seriously. Don't get disemboweled. Its not fun and this is the front door so we don't have time for hospital trips." Slinger adds.

Radical adds, "Ideally, we should go after Victor and avoid these two. Not sure if it's possible."

Timewarp says, "On it."

Timewarp goes and finds a shovel somwehere and starts digging in toward the mansion.

Timewarp widens the tunnel with at the far end with the last of the digging to allow the other heroes access to the basement wall.

The Shadow Dragon swoops to the study window (the large triple-panel stained glass window Grimm noted from inside previously is rather conspicuous).

Moonshadow lets loose with a Flare Blast, spreading it to catch both Cliff & Claude

"I really hope you two find a nice chateau some where and **** ****." Slinger says rudely. "*** ******** ****** ***** d'*****" He adds with a number rude gestures really hoping the others are doing something more useful than asking to be disemboweled. He isn't a fan of this plan either.

Amelia follows once everyone else has gone into the tunnel. Stopping near the entry point she creates a barrier across it to prevent, or ant least slow, the creatures down if they try to dig.

The shadow Dragon peers into the window with its yellow eyes. Unable to see past whatever enchantment is blocking it, its massive head moves away and it climbs up a step to try and smash its arm through the glass, attempting to bat at whatever's in the area.

Slinger backs toward the tunnel slowly but keeps his webslingers trained on the pair of Slashers.

Radical teleports down the tunnel, unable to reach the end of it, but getting pretty far along it.

Grimm and her shadow hold hands. Then they try to teleport into the study after the dragon's swipe passes the room.

The shadow dragon's strike... ricochet's off of the window. Maybe it's the ancient construction? They sure don't make windows like that anymore. Grimm and Shady... go nowhere.

Maybe it's that Grimm, Shady, and Slinger are the majority of those left before them. Maybe Cliff remembers Slinger and/or really didn't like his comments. He leaps to swipe at Slinger, while Claude does the same at the 'still there' Grimm.

Both Cliff and Claude are wildly off their marks, and claws caught naught but air.

The peeping dragon at the window, however, suddenly makes an odd sound. Do dragons squeak?

The solid shadow that it's formed of suddenly becomes not solid and dissipates into wispy, fading, shadow 'smoke' as it returns to the realm/materials that it was formed of.

Timewarp waves her hand at the basement wall, exposing it to raw time so it crumbles to dust. Hopefully. One never knows with magic...

The stone and mortar rapidly age, and some small surface cracks form and chips flake off, but nothing substantially or structurally weakening.

Timewarp mutters "Tough wall. Must have some sort of magical protection."

After deftly side stepping Cliffe's clawing he says to Grimm & the others. "Go. I'll catch up. Well- maybe someone stay with me. We'll keep these too clods busy and once babies are all tuckered out we'll be right behind you. Time isn't on our side and these two idiots just have claws. Kitty claws." He sure sounds brave.

Slinger dances to the side of the others to separate himself from the pack, hoping to make himself an easier target.

Moonshadow heads down the tunnel to join TimeWarp

Cliff still dislikes Slinger. Maybe one of those hand gestures was a disparaging remark of its bloodline. It slashes at him again, and even snaps teeth at him. Claude, as the 'new guy,' just follows suit to try and get Grimm similarly.

Grimm quickly sweeps her arm up as a wall of shadow rises up from the ground between her and Claude.

Slinger tries to get out of the way as his non-trademark infringing danger sense kicks in.

"I feel like we should be on a first name basis..." Slinger says to both C&C. "I mean one of you did try to kill me after all." He says as Cliff comes at him again. This time he leans backwards impossibly- getting almost horizontal to get under the swipe. He barely skips a breath and is talking again before he can get himself upright again. "Well maybe both of you now. I can't really tell you apart. And not because its dark either. But because you're both god-awfully ugly." Slinger says matter-of-factly, as if there were no offense intended but that couldn't possibly be.

There is much swinging of claws and gnashing of teeth, to no avail. Claude must -really- be new, and maybe Cliff spent too much time as a coatrack.

Grimm's Shadow takes offense to its master being attacked. Darkness stretches from it in the form of a large tendril that tries to snap forcefully at Claude.

Grimm watches as Shady's power fizzles against Claude. "I don't think I can do much to affect these guys, Slinger," she warns.

Qliphothic shadow tendril hits Qliphothic being. We're all Qliphothic here, and fine, judging from Cliff's semi-absorption and general lack of reaction. How are you? Aside from still in pain reading Qliphothic so many times?

Amelia drops the barrier and it vanishes. She calls out, "Ms Grimm, will these creatures be affected by being blinded?"

"I don't know. If I made them, probably not," Grimm says after some thought.

Slinger looks over his shoulder at Grimm. "Alrighty then- thanks for the heads up. Get your @$$ back with the others. I guess- I'll figure out how to keep these guys off your backs." He says before turning his eyes back to C or C.

He continues his verbal onslaught as if he were never distracted from it.

"Which is why I implied you should **** **** *****. I mean who else would- or even could? I'd bet no one. So I get all the skullduggery business. You two need girlfriends- well I'm not making assumptions. Again- my suggestion works either way, ya'kno if you keep an open mind." He says as he begins bouncing from foot to foot.

Radical teleports close to the foundation wall that Tali is trying to get through...and he unleashes a focused singularity at the wall. "Didn't want to try teleporting inside, huh?"

Timewarp says, "THought a magicky type might have defences against that. Looks like he's toughened his walls too, though."

Amelia says, "emerges from the Tali tunnel. She creates a horizontal gate at ground level leading the middle of the Antarctic and casts Mass Invisible on it. Then shouts at the creature attacking Grimm, "Hey, cutie, try Crest toothpaste. I can smell your breath from here. She first positions herself the opposite side of the gate to the creature."

Timewarp sighs, takes a deep breath, and pours raw time at the wall again, as hard as she can, hoping it isn't built to last to the end of the universe.

Radical finds his bracer discharges energy oddly, releasing harmlessly in the enclosed area. Thankfully.

Slinger keeps this up since he has at least 1 Cliff by the hook even if he doesn't realize it yet and Amelia seems to be doing something in his periphery.

"So Princess Pierce called you... Clarence? Carter? ****? Cartier? Clorford? Is that a name? I like it. Either way something with a C. So Clorford..." He nods certainly. "Clorford, Clorford, Clorford- what do we call your equally ugly friend? Besides your new ghoulfriend I mean. And congratulations by the way. Couldn't have happened to a better ... whatever you are. Boy- did I mention I'm glad its dark?"

Slinger keeps this up since he has at least 1 Cliff by the hook even if he doesn't realize it yet and Amelia seems to be doing something in his periphery.

This time, time is on her side, with extra ..oomph. A section of the wall has its mortar crack and fall out in pieces in very rapid succession, leaving stones to fall out of place. After they stone and debris has tumbled inside (there is a basement), there is a nearly 2m hold in the wall. Easily enough for ingress.

Moonshadow hurries down the tunnel to join Timewarp and Radical

Timewarp pants, "This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hards stones to meal - eventually."

Moonshadow says, "I don't see any wards covering the opening."

Cliff and Claude must be the labor rather than the planners. They don't seem especially bright nor creative, since Cliff continues clawing at Slinger and Claude continues trying to get to Grimm... or, rather, her shadow wall. Maybe it will actually be able to hit that.

The dancing Slinger continues to evade cliff. The shadow wall, however, is not nearly so nimble. It may or may not be as tasty as Grimm, but Claude manages to sink its claws and teeth, all, into it and rend a rather gaping hole through the shadowstuff.

Grimm is surprised when Claud tears apart her barrier. She tries to assault its mind after Shady's attack fails. Right after, since Shady is still holding Grimm's hand, Shady teleports Grimm safely all the way back in the tunnel to Timewarp and Radical.

Amelia checks where Cliff and Slinger are. Then says, "Ms Grimm, teleport or go desolid and get to the tunnel. Tali and Radical have almost certainly broken through by now. Slinger, move where I tell you when your beastie gives you the chance. Two feet to my left. Come in a straight line and jump the last nine feet. Don't touch down during that distance."

Grimm says to Amelia, "Based on what those things are made of, I think they'll still cut me even if I'm a shadow."

Amelia nods, "I suggested going uh, shadow, to get through the earth, not to avoid shadowy teeth."

Grimm's mind lashes out at Claude, and then Shady vanishes her, the pair reappearing by Radical and Timewarp.

Claude doesn't have a big brain, but its still important... and left reeling a bit before Grimm vanishes into the tunnel with the others.

Amelia maintains the gate and mass invisibility.

Radical heads into the basement of the home, folding space to get a little extra distance. "Anyone know where he is?"

Timewarp scouts the house quickly!

Grimm suggests, "If it wasn't due to the wards, he may be in his study still. Something dispelled my dragon from there."

Radical nods. "Probably upstairs, then."

Timewarp says, "Ok, the house is mostly empty - there are a few servants working -" she gives their locations - "and, in a kind of study-cum-library thing with lots of trophies, books and animal heads, there's a middle-aged guy at a big ebon desk, with a huge 3-paned glass window behind him." She quickly sketches plans for the house, with people marked in their locations, and hands them out to everyone.

Radical nods to Timewarp, "The guy at the desk is probably Victor."

Moonshadow says, "Unless he's a decoy."

Timewarp says, "He looked real enough. I mean, to those of us who can't see magic!"

Timewarp sketches the guy. "Is this him?"

Radical nods. "That looks like him. Nice drawing, by the way."

Timewarp says, "Thanks. Though I'm still not back to drawing my best."

Slinger nods to Amelia, straightening up a bit to flash her a thumbs up. "Will do!" He exclaims, purposefully ignoring his 'beastie', if ony to annoy it further.

Slinger does exactly as told by Amelia when Grimm lashes out with her mental mojo at Cliff.

With Cliff just a bit slower than him he uses the moment to bound up and over Cliff- then bee-lines it straight for the point Amelia indicated, only coming down to bound the last 9 feet as instructed.

Moonshadow slips through the opening into the basement. She accepts a sketched map from Timewarp.

Seeing that that's Victor, Grimm attempts to step through the hole in the wall and into the house, along with her shadow. "I think now that I'm in the barrier, I think I can open a portal right two him." And it's Shady who then makes the attempt to open a teleportation gate before the spot where Victor was seen in the drawing, since Grimm and her shadow are familiar with the room.

Victor is present, at his desk. He -was- reading, though the appearance of a gate in his study does tend to be a bit conspicuous. It draw his attention, and he frowns.

Radical raises his arm as soon as the gate opens and he releases a singularity through the opening. Well...he tries. His last attempt wasn't that successful.

Grimm is too angry to think to coordinate with anyone else right now, and Shady is holding the gate for her. All she can think about is how she'd do anything to get her little sister back. Anything. She has to. She raises a hand towards Victor and unleashes the fury of over a decade of time lost with her baby sister, and all the suffering Price and his kin have caused her and her family.

Victor ... had it coming? And boy did it show up. Or.. them? Them being one of the most powerful and destructive forces in nature (if an itty bitty one)... and the other being a really, really ticked off Gabrielle Grimm... which might make them pretty dead-on even.

Victor is visibly consumed by to co-conflaguration, meaning he's not clearly visible for a moment, though the smoking black trail of his movement is enough as he slams into the stained glass window behind and ... bounces. It's really well-build glass. Honest!

The rebounding remnants clear the desk on the return given their slightly upward trajectory. The landing is far from graceful, and consists of a slightly wet, slightly crunchy thud and two followup skip-bounces. In the end, the man, or what remains of him, comes to a stop not far from the portal point in the study.

Speaking of remains, it looks to be mostly charred (or shadow-blackened) bits of clothing, some stringy or crispy bits, and a great deal of bone showing. Vertebrae, most of skull, ribs, radius and ulna. Most of the soft parts are gone, and the rest just sit there smoking. The scents wafting in through the portal are ... unpleasant.

Radical's arm visibly shakes after seeing the results. "Oh...God."

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