Nightfall:Trapped in Draynor

[11:34:48 AM] Omniance: [Monday, August 3rd 9:30 PM
Casa de Shane]
[11:38:23 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He walks downstairs from the attic all the way down to the first floor. While he's walking through the house he notices there's no one in the living room or kitchen so he decides to check the backyard.
[11:42:23 AM] Omniance: Yuri hears the sound of someone chopping wood for the fireplace, seeing Coty near the campfire, which is crackling dimly. He has an old axe and is chopping logs down to use and kindling. A ways from him is Lucas, laying on the pier on his back, with his head near the end, looking up at the sky. Shane's home, but he's not out back.
[11:46:19 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Not wanting to deal with Coty's flirting he turns invisible before he sees him and walks past him towards the pier where his brother is laying. It's a little windy outside and there's a few clouds overhead, actually nice compared to the warm nights back in Lake Elsinore. He appears beside Lucas and sits down beside him. Hey.
[11:49:02 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He looks over at Yuri, his sudden appearance seeming to break Lucas from thought. He smiles a little, but otherwise doesn't say anything.
[11:52:51 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He smiles back a little before looking out towards the lake. ...Did I ever tell you about Trent?
[11:53:48 AM] Omniance: Lucas: I don't think so. He turns his head to look at Yuri.
[11:57:20 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He's one of my old friends from Pasadena. He thinks for a moment. One of the friends I killed. He clears his throat. We've been trying to bring him back to life, the same way Nemo brought himself back... I think he can help us beat the Hat Man.
[11:59:46 AM] Omniance: Lucas: ...The Hat Man sent that spider. He's the one who made Ricky crash the car... Isn't he?
[12:04:21 PM] Arbi: Yuri: We think so but I'm not sure what that spider is trying to do. It went after you and Ricky but it's also attacking people I've never even met before... He shakes his head a little. I heard on the radio that there was another murder, this time at the school.
[12:09:48 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He looks up at the sky. His response seems to come from no where. What am I supposed to do now, Yuri? I gave up everything for Ricky... Yuri can tell Lucas is sad, but his voice is flat, and he shows no expression as he stares up at the clouds. ...Mom and dad... Our home... Even you for a while... And now he's gone... I have nothing... No one...
[12:12:14 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He goes quiet, thinking about Anduscias and Ricky's soul. ...
[12:20:33 PM] Omniance: Lucas: I... We were supposed to be together until... He opens his eyes, a cloud has passed over the stars and it just looks dark now. ...Did I choose wrong? Was mom and dad right? Did I just throw everything away for nothing? ...Ever since we left home, we've been worse for wear. Everyone we were close to is dead...
[12:23:20 PM] Arbi: Yuri: What else would you have done? He looks at him.
[12:29:49 PM] Omniance: Lucas: I don't know... I was just so sure that Ricky and I would... Always be together... He had to be the right choice, because I chose him over everything else that made sense... Now he's gone. But I chose a few years with him over... Who I was supposed to be with? He sighs quietly. ...I could've stayed home. I could've gone to collage... Gotten a good job... Been a better brother... He starts to frown and his eyes water. Nemo did more for you than I ever did, that's why I hate him so much... He closes his eyes and rolls to the side, to the edge of the pier.
[12:38:13 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He stands up and walks up beside Lucas, sitting down on the edge of the pier. You've been there by my side all my life, bro... even when Belxephon showed up and all those people started trying to kill us, you were always by my side and did more for me than anyone else has ever done... He places his hand on his back and comforts him.
[12:40:49 PM] Omniance: Lucas: ...What am I supposed to do now, Yuri? I feel empty inside...
[12:42:38 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks down again and quietly sighs, it looks like he's having an inner conflict with himself. There's...
[12:42:51 PM] Arbi: Yuri: There might be a way to bring him back.
[12:43:12 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He looks over at Yuri. ...What?
[12:43:54 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He takes a deep breath and exhales slowly.
[12:44:39 PM] Omniance: Lucas: ...I don't understand. He turns over and sits up. If there's a way to bring him back, why wouldn't you tell me what it is?
[12:45:44 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Because... it involves a fallen angel.
[12:47:52 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He shakes his head a little. ...So? He frowns for a moment, then almost laughs and puts his hand over his eyes. Yuri can't tell if it's happiness over the possibility of bringing Ricky back, or if Lucas is slightly hysterical.
[12:50:09 PM | Edited 12:55:17 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks at his brother for a moment, a little worried about his reaction. ...You okay?
[12:57:46 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Like things can get any worse. He takes his hand away from his eyes and he has a weird smile with a wild look. Like making a deal with a fallen angel would really be that bad? He shakes his head and laughs a little his smile turning to a smirk. Maybe that's our fucking problem Yuri. We didn't make enough deals with enough devils! He looks up at the sky. Just look at Nemo... He has all that power, enough to banish Belxephon, and that other demon... He can raise the dead... Had strength enough to fight Ricky... He was so powerful even the Prince didn't want to confront him... We used to be that strong... He leans forwards and puts his face in his hands. Then we lost it all and became so weak that everyone we know has died... Heh... What the fuck were we thinking? If we'd just... If I wasn't so fucking proud I could be like Nemo. I could be so powerful that I could rewrite history. His eye opens and darts to Yuri, looking out between his fingers at his brother.
[1:02:02 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back at him, remembering the pact he made with the Hat Man and how horribly that ended and how Nemo became a powerful warlock but was being controlled and devoured by the Gemini. It's... It's not worth it...
[1:04:44 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He looks away from Yuri. Then I just take the hand the devil dealt me, and leave it at that... He lowers his hands. ...I don't even know why we fight anymore...
[1:06:29 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Because we're still human... we still care about each other. I care about you...
[1:09:21 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He looks up at the sky. I went down into the basement earlier... Found Ricky... I guess I said my goodbyes...
[1:12:55 PM] Arbi: Yuri: ...What do you think he would do if you were the one that died?
[1:14:13 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He narrows his eyes a little as he thinks for a moment. He'd probably destroy whatever killed me... At any cost.
[1:15:41 PM] Arbi: Yuri: ...Yeah, he'd avenge you. We need to avenge him and everyone else the Hat Man has hurt.
[1:17:14 PM] Omniance: Lucas: ...He looks at Yuri. I noticed something, when I was down there with his... Body... I meant... He's wrapped in those black bandages or whatever the hell they are, but... It's pretty clear that... His right arm is missing... Know anything about that?
[1:18:58 PM | Edited 1:20:18 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He's been trying to avoid going into Nemo's laboratory ever since Ricky's body was stored in there. I... I didn't notice. His demonic arm?
[1:21:52 PM] Omniance: Lucas: ...Yeah... I guess Nemo took it. He looks away. ...I'm not sure if I should be mad at him or not... He must've done it for a good reason...
[1:28:23 PM] Arbi: Yuri: I can never tell what he's plannin-

Several distant pops are heard, far away in the direction of Cold Springs. Coty recognizes them as gunshots.

Yuri: He turns around and looks towards the trees. ...What was that?
[1:30:24 PM] Omniance: Coty: He yells out just loud enough for them to hear. Sounded like gunshots. He lowers the axe and wipes his brow of sweat. Three, maybe four miles away at least. Probably somewhere near town. He looks over at them.
[1:33:10 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He stands up and walks back up towards the house. Gunshots?... Think we should check it out?
[1:35:34 PM] Omniance: Coty: Why would we check that out? He looks at Yuri. Shane's up stairs, Nemo's off doing whatever he does, and Troy's immortal.

Lucas: Because if it has anything to do with that spider... He walks up next to Yuri. It needs to be burned. Yuri can smell smoke on Lucas's breath.
[1:37:25 PM] Omniance: Meanwhile...
[1:52:20 PM] Arbi: Sometime earlier, back in Cold Springs near Draynor Manor, the group is being carried or walked across the woods back outside into the open. Everyone is tied up and gagged while they're being moved to the front of the large house.

The bearded man, the one who appears to be in charge, walks alongside his men until they reach the large front doors. Bruce, Tobias, take them inside the manor and tuck them in... Lewis, scrap the boy's van and make sure no one finds it. The rest of you come with me...
[1:53:55 PM] Omniance: Troy: He tries to speak through the gag. Honh fu huhf fu fuhn!
[2:01:31 PM] Arbi: Tobias: You heard the boss, Brussel... get that door open!

Bruce: He's the only one among these men without a beard but he's easily the tallest. He uses a silver key to open the large front doors before trying to shove Troy and Ember inside. The girl ain't moving!

Ember: She stands her ground, glaring up at the tall man.

Tobias: She isn't moving is she? He pulls out what looks like a thin police baton from his side and walks up to her.
[2:02:20 PM] Omniance: Troy: He turns and tries to kick at the guy as he moves over to Ember.
[2:09:41 PM] Arbi: Bruce: He chuckles deeply and grabs Troy, pulling him away from Tobias. I got him, Tobi.

Tobias: Good. He walks past them and smiles before thrusting the thin weapon into Ember's side, an electrical sound fills the area as she's electrocuted and stunned. She falls to the ground beside Troy. You see this? He looks back at the rest of the group. This is what we, in the business, like to call a cattle prod. You step out of line... and you end up like your little friend here. Now get moving! He points towards the front doors, waiting for Troy to walk in first.
[2:10:52 PM] Omniance: Troy: He tilts his head and just glares defiantly at Tobias.
[2:15:53 PM | Edited 2:16:31 PM] Arbi: Tobias: He licks his fingers before grabbing Ember's hair, pulling her back up to her feet and holding the cattle prod up to her neck as a threat. Stare at me all you want, in the end I'll be carrying her inside.

Ember: She seems to be conscious but just barely, breathing a little heavy after being shocked the first time.
[2:16:28 PM] Omniance: Troy: He looks at her for a moment and then turns, walking in reluctantly.
[2:17:53 PM] Arbi: Stacy Lee: She walks in after Troy, scared that they might hurt her if she waits too long.

Jesse: He follows her inside the manor, looking at Ember as he passes her before closing his eyes in pain.
[2:25:18 PM] Arbi: Bruce: He walks inside and turns on the lights, though many of them seem to be covered in dust or are just really old and barely light up the large first room they all walk into. There's a big staircase that leads to the second floor while every other door seems to be shut tight. Second floor... second floor. It seems like he's trying to remember where he needs to take them. He starts walking up the old staircase, it creaks under each of their feet as they follow him.
[2:27:19 PM] Omniance: Troy: He looks around the old house as they're lead up the stairs, trying to look for an escape route.
[2:28:09 PM] Arbi: As Troy looks around he can see that Tobias is following the group closely behind them with Ember in front of him. She still doesn't look like she's having a good time.
[2:30:20 PM] Omniance: Troy: He takes a deep breath as he sees her, then looks around again, waiting for any kind of opening.
[2:40:06 PM] Arbi: Bruce leads the group to the second floor into a long, wide hallway. He keeps walking them down to the right before turning the corner into another hallway. The upstairs is just as dimly lit with cobwebs and dust covering much of the furniture. They make it to a closed door at the end of the hallway, the tall man takes out another silver key and opens it. He smiles at each of them.

Tobias: Ladies first. He pokes Ember's back with the cattle prod, though he does it to shove her forward.

Ember: She stumbles a little but doesn't fall, even if she wasn't tied up she's too weak to fight back now so she just walks inside the room first with Stacy Lee following closely behind.
[2:41:01 PM] Omniance: Troy: He follows in afterwards, keeping in mind where some of the windows are.
[2:44:30 PM | Edited 2:45:02 PM] Arbi: Bruce: You too pretty boy! He shoves Jesse inside hard enough that he falls forward. The door slams shut closed behind him followed by the sound of it being locked from the outside.

Tobias: Voices can be heard outside as they're about to leave. What do you mean you forgot where the chloroform is? Get it through your thick skull! It's. in. the. kitchen!

Jesse: He groans a little before raising his head up and slowly getting back to his feet.
[2:47:19 PM] Arbi: Ember: She sits down on the bed without looking at anyone, keeping her head down.
[2:51:00 PM] Omniance: Troy: He spits out the gag after chewing on it for a moment then walks over to the window. We could break this and try to get out. He says it quietly as he looks over at them. He starts moving his arms upwards and back, almost like he's trying to stretch.
[2:55:57 PM] Arbi: Jesse: He gets his gag out of his mouth and walks up to his cousin. ...Are you okay?

Ember: She doesn't say anything and just sits there on the bed.

Stacy Lee: She finally gets the gag out of her mouth, spitting it down onto the floor. Did you hear Troy? We can get out before those men come back.
[2:58:58 PM] Omniance: Troy: There's a loud cracking sound from him as he painfully pulls his arms all the way back and up, using the wall to force them up farther and then over his head and back down in front of him. There's another dull crack as his shoulders pop back into place as he brings them down in front of him. He's breathing heavily and he has a bit of sweat on his face. It was obviously painful.
[3:01:45 PM] Arbi: Stacy Lee: She sounds both impressed and a little freaked out. How did you do that? What did you just do?
[3:02:54 PM] Omniance: Troy: Old trick I learned in P.E. He walks up to Ember and kneels down a little to look up at her. Ember, we need to get moving if we have a chance of getting out of here.
[3:05:31 PM] Arbi: Ember: She looks up at him for a moment before suddenly closing her eyes and quickly working the gag out of her mouth before spitting it on the ground. She sighs and looks back at him. Get us out of here, Troy.
[3:08:16 PM] Omniance: Troy: Alright. Here's what's going to happen. He looks out the window. I'm going to break through this window. There's a small rooftop just outside the window we can use. I'll jump down first, and the rest of you jump after me and I'll try to catch you, or at least break your fall. He looks back at them. Sound good?
[3:12:55 PM] Arbi: Stacy Lee: She looks worried about his plan. We could break our legs falling from this height... and what about you? Who's going to catch you?

Jesse: If we could get out of these ropes this would be easy. He looks around the room for something sharp.
[3:14:52 PM] Omniance: Troy: He rolls his eyes, thinking of how stupid it is that he doesn't have something as simple as a knife. I don't need to be caught. If nothing else, I can jump down, find someone to cut my ties, and then look for a ladder or some other way to get us out of here.
[3:21:12 PM] Arbi: Ember: She walks up beside Troy and looks outside. You're not leaving us in here, Troy. If those two gorillas come back and see you're gone, who knows what they might do to us.
[3:24:01 PM | Edited 3:31:17 PM] Omniance: Troy: Yeah, you're right, sorry. He looks around, seeing the pokers he runs over to them. He looks them over to see if there's a way he can use one to break his bindings. Someone has to have a better idea then.
[3:33:52 PM] Arbi: Jesse: He stops moving as he hears footsteps coming from down the hallway. He's coming back... maybe we can jump him.
[3:35:06 PM] Omniance: Troy: He grabs one of the pokers, lifting it up with both hands. He moves towards the door, standing beside it so he can ambush him when he walks in.
[3:39:02 PM] Arbi: Stacy Lee: Are you sure about this, Troy? She backs away from the door.

Ember: Have a little faith, I watched him eat a hundred pancakes once. She smiles.

Jesse: ...Am I the only one that can't tell if she's being sarcastic?
[3:39:42 PM] Omniance: Troy: We don't exactly have a lot of options here... He grips the poker as hard as he can.
[3:43:44 PM] Arbi: Bruce: The group can hear him unlocking the door, it takes a long moment but they finally hear a click and the door starts to slide open.
[3:44:16 PM] Omniance: Troy: He tenses up, getting ready to strike the moment he steps into the room.
[3:47:44 PM] Arbi: Bruce: The door opens all the way before the tall man steps into the room, sliding the keys in his pocket as he does. He smiles when he sees them but notices Troy isn't in sight. Now where did the school boy run off to?
[3:49:12 PM] Omniance: Troy: He thrusts the fire poker directly into the upper-middle of the man's back as hard as he can, piercing just beside his spine.
[3:51:59 PM] Arbi: Bruce: The large man turns to the side, expecting Troy to be standing on the left side of the room. This causes the poker to instead slide over the fabric of the man's shirt, only poking his back a little before Troy loses his grip on his weapon and it falls to the floor. Huh? He turns around and figures out what he was trying to do.
[3:52:36 PM] Omniance: Troy: He looks up at the guy and smiles nervously.
[3:58:17 PM] Arbi: Ember: Oh for God's sake... She walks up to the large man and kicks him in the balls just as he turns to look at her.

Bruce: He immediately falls to his side and hits the wooden floor with a large thud, the pain feeling like something out of a nightmare.

Ember: She places her foot on his neck and presses down on it. You're letting us walk out of here, understand?

Jesse: Ember, he's crying.

Ember: Good... She motions for the group to walk out.
[4:00:22 PM | Edited 4:02:10 PM] Omniance: Troy: He smirks a little as he watches the guy squirm on the floor. Let's get the hell outta here. He quickly moves out of the room, making sure he goes first.
[4:05:38 PM | Edited 4:06:08 PM] Arbi: Jesse: He quickly walks down the hallway behind Troy. We still need to get these ropes off...

Stacy Lee: They might have a knife in the kitchen. She looks around, still nervous about the other man still here somewhere.

Ember: She nods. Find the kitchen, the quicker we get these things off the better.
[4:07:15 PM | Edited 4:07:20 PM] Omniance: Troy: He breaks into a run, keeping an eye out for the other thugs. He quickly makes his way down the stairs, being as quiet as he can.
[4:08:32 PM] Arbi: Ember: She looks back at the man on the floor, seeing he's staying down before she turns the corner and follows Troy down the stairs with Jesse and Stacy Lee.
[4:09:54 PM] Omniance: Troy: As he reaches the bottom of the stairs he looks around, whispering loudly. Where the hell is the kitchen?
[4:17:01 PM] Arbi: Ember: You're the only one that can open doors so we can't split up to look. She motions for the door to the right. Try that room.

Jesse: He's standing near the large front doors, looking out one of the large windows. I found the other big guy... he's outside having a smoke. You guys better hurry up.
[4:18:07 PM] Omniance: Troy: He runs over to the door and grabs the knob, turning it several times to see if it can be opened.
[4:19:14 PM] Arbi: The doorknob jams up at first but once he pushes it harder it opens up loudly.
[4:19:56 PM] Omniance: Troy: He looks around and then pushes it open, there's a long hall on the other side. C'mon! He looks back at them and motions to the door.
[4:29:42 PM] Arbi: Ember: She follows him inside, almost going into a sprint towards the end of the hallway before stopping at the next door and looking back at Troy. How did we go from hunting down a spider to getting kidnapped?
[4:30:43 PM | Edited 4:30:51 PM] Omniance: Troy: Ironically this is less ridiculous than what we set out to do. He smirks at her a little as he grabs the door and twists the knob.
[4:34:10 PM | Edited 4:34:36 PM] Arbi: Ember: She looks relieved when he opens the door and it's the kitchen. There's a kitchen knife on the counter. There's one!
[4:35:20 PM] Omniance: Troy: He runs over to it and grabs it, moving back to her quickly. Turn around so I can cut you loose!
[4:37:45 PM] Arbi: Ember: She turns around and waits for him to start cutting the rope around his wrists. ...How many of those guys were there? Seven? Eight?
[4:38:57 PM] Omniance: Troy: Seven. As long as the guy upstairs doesn't come down, that means they're down to six. Once I have all of you free they won't be able to stop us again, trust me.
[4:43:01 PM] Arbi: Ember: Stop us? She turns her head to the side to look back at him. ...You weren't joking before about the spider, were you?
[4:43:50 PM] Omniance: Troy: About what? After a moment he cuts through the ties and her wrists are free.
[4:47:33 PM] Arbi: Ember: She turns around and looks at him for a moment before she takes back what she said. ...Forget it. She raises her hands up as the ropes fall off, smiling. Thanks. Let's get you free too. She takes the knife and quickly starts cutting up the rope around his wrists.
[4:49:16 PM] Omniance: Troy: Look, this is going to sound ridiculous, but I can't die, alright? Any kind of injury, whatever, I just shrug it off. So if something happens, just stay behind me.
[4:53:21 PM] Arbi: Ember: She cuts through the ropes and they fall off onto the floor. Lots of guys think they're invincible. She gives him a slight shrug before she quickly heads back to the door and down the hallway.
[4:53:56 PM] Omniance: Troy: He rolls his eyes and shakes his head, grabbing another knife before following her out.
[5:04:49 PM] Arbi: Ember: She stops at the next door, hearing someone speaking on the other side. She motions for Troy to stop behind her as he catches up. She very quietly opens the door, they can see Jesse on his knees with a shotgun to his back.

Tobias: They couldn't have gone far... where are they? Hiding out in the house? He slowly looks around. Find them Brussel... find them for me so I may dispense punishment....

Bruce: He smiles and turns the cattle prod on, watching the electricity on it arc at the end of it before he leaves to start looking for Troy, Ember and Stacy Lee.
[5:06:18 PM] Omniance: Troy: He whispers. What should we do?
[5:09:36 PM] Arbi: Ember: She thinks for a moment, remembering what happened outside and how they took away Jesse's guitar before tying him up. She remembers one of them dropping it on the ground just outside the door before leaving with the others. There's a guitar outside... She looks back at him. I need you to go outside and grab it.
[5:09:55 PM] Omniance: Troy: What? why?
[5:13:25 PM] Arbi: Ember: She looks back out towards the Jesse and Tobias, trying to think of other options but she can't. I know it sounds crazy but... it's the only way to save Jesse now.