Set in Stone

It was a council of war, so Harley was in costume. A strange sight for most in the room to see, the woman in the black and red harlequinn costume standing in a corner playing with her yo-yo. But this outfit was not as playful as it seemed, it contained several deadly little pranks and tricks of her trade.

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Of course, given that the other people in the room included Gargoyles, Mutates, clones of some of the Gargoyles, and a fey in the guise of a stuffy major domo, Harley was hardly the strangest sight in the room.

But she was welcome all the same.

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Ben walks in, he's not wearing his usual costume, but instead, he's got on jeans, a white t-shirt under a leather jacket, and the gloves and mask are black. He glances around the hall as he walks in.

"I miss anything?"

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"Nothing yet, Ben," Elisa says. "Everyone's just getting here."

She'd ask about the costume, but it's not exactly a big issue given the current goings on.

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He nods, a climbs a pillar, taking a seating position against it about halfway up.

"So what's going down? A full frontal raid on the place?"

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It was Goliath who answered. As leader of the Manhattan Clan, it was his place.

"In part. We have been able to deduce that Demona is preparing for something, something of grave consequence. We believe she may well be preparing to unleash a spell of significant magnitude upon the city, if not the world."

"We will be dividing our forces," he continues. "Some of us will be particpating in a front assualt, in order to distract the bulk of her defenses. A second group will proceed with greater stealth, and attempt to gain access to her inner sanctum. And a third group shall be required as well. Demona has placed the mercanary group known as the Pack into the city. We are currently tracking their movements and believe they will be put into a position to attempt to divert our attentions, by threatening the innocent. They too, must be dealt with."

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"I want in on the stealth mission. I want to take a second swing at that bitch."

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"I assumed as much. Your skills seemed suited to it," Goliath replies. "But hold fast to your emotions. Demona has wronged us all, many times over. Revenge is a hollow, empty pursuit."

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He shrugs. "I'm not gonna kill her. Just rough her up a bit."

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"Forgive me, friend. These have been trying times..." Goliath trails off. "But together, we shall triumph."

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"It's no problem." He shrugs, looking off to the side. "No doubt about it, she won't be hurting anyone else, ever."

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((Hey Ben-mun? Can we talk about plot stuff on AIM?))

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Faye soon arrives, wearing her costume. "I'm here," she says.

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"Are you... sure about this, Faye?" Elisa asks, quietly.

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"Very," she replies.

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Elisa rests a hand on Faye's shoulder. "Good. Not going to lie to you, kiddo. We're probably all in for the fight of our lives. But we're ending this. Tonight."

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"She's never going to hurt anyone again."

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"She won't."

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"We'll make sure of that."

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Now that all the players had arrived, Goliath stood before them all, and began to speak.

"Friends," he begins, "we have gathered here tonight because circumstances have placed one of our most dangerous foes in a position to do even more unspeakable harm. There is not one among us who has not, in some way, felt Demona's evil. And tonight, that evil must end. Owen has alerted us to a great gathering of magical forces. Demona even now prepares a spell of great magnitude. She must be stopped. For all the crimes she has commited, and for all those she would yet.

"We shall be splitting into three teams, in order to best direct our efforts. The first team shall be tasked with engaging Demona's defenses. Her so-called "Gold Clan" battle robots. They are strong, fast, and possessed of lasers and other advanced weaponry. But you may feel free to attack them without restraint.

This team shall consist of myself, Hudson, Angela, Broadway, Bronx, Burbank, Hollywood, and Kakyoin."

"And me, Goliath," Xanatos says. "I've got my armor ready to go. I'm going to help end this too."

"Very well.

A second team shall be engaged the Pack, mercanaries that have been genetically or cybernetically modified. Demona has sent them into the city to distract our efforts against her. Though it will diminsh our numbers, we cannot ignore this threat. Brooklyn will lead a team against them, along with Claw, Malibu, Brentwood, Lexington, and Delilah."

Another nod. "The next group shall engage Demona directly, inflitrating her building by means of the sewer system. This will require the utmost stealth. Elisa and Talon will take charge of this group, with Katana, Faye, Ben, Harley, and Fu-Dog. We do not know what defenses she will have arranged inside, but you must be wary, both for technological terrors and those born of magic. She must be stopped."

He turns, at last, to the hatchlings. "And to you, my young friends, I leave the most important task of all. While we are away, you must guard our home. Maggie will remain here to assist you in this."

He again looked over everyone, and nodded. "We fight tonight to save our very world. We fight to insure punishment for crimes commited. We fight to finally end the menace of Demona, so that none may ever be hurt by her again.

We will fight. We may lay down our lives. But we shall be victorious!"

((and on that rather rousing note, the mun's dropping for the night.))

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Gargoyle Kakyoin: *A more stirring speech couldn't have been asked for. GargKakyoin, although apprehensive of facing a clan of robotic Gargoyles, was nonetheless excited. Despite the high mortality rate and the never-ending supply of side effects, it felt good to be a hero again. The gravity of the situation has even GargKakyoin wearing his serious face. No telling how long that would last, though.* Excuse me, big guy, but where exactly is this showdown gonna happen? This sounds like the sort of fight where buildings get trashed.

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"I have a brought with me some extra electrifying yo-yo that would be able to used on those steel robots for that team," Harley replied from where she had been leaning against the wall and listening.

She glanced over to Elisa and Talon, who were selected to lead her team, then to Ben and Faye, "I also got a little surprise for our prey when we get her."

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Goliath nodded in response to Kakyoin's question. "A fair question. We are taking the fight directly to Demona, to the Nightstone Unlimited complex. It is isolated enough, the warehouses around it are abandoned. There will be few, if any, witnesses to this. And we thank Miss Quinn for the contribution of her resources."

"All the same, a battle this size is going to attract attention," Matt Bluestone pipes in. "The Gargoyle Task Force is going to have to respond. I'll do what I can to hold things back, not bring anybody in to that war zone, but..."

"If that becomes necessary, do not worry about jepordizing us. We understood the risks when we first undertook this enterprise."

((mun will be on and off all evening and night, hopefully. Multiple postings/threads to come later.))

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"Can't we use our own resources to put the majority of the city to sleep or something? So they remain blissful ignorant of the war we are about to engage in? I mean... did not Puck sort of use his magic to do something familiar all ready?"

((multiple postings/threads sound good, each can have the subject of which group should be tagging in the posting/thread))

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"I am afraid that is not possible, Miss Quinn," Owen replies. "I am only able to access my powers as Puck when in protection or instruction of Alexander. Per the instructions of Mister and Mrs. Xanatos, he has been placed in the care of his grandfather for the remaining duration of this conflict."

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"Well darn it all for that idea..." Harley sighed. "I do have a sleep inducer scientificaly created by Red, but I am afraid that it might affect your police force as well Matt. Including yourself."

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Gargoyle Kakyoin: Do electrified yo-yos come standard issue in the Clan army? *Electrified yo-yos was quite possibly the coolest thing GargKakyoin had heard of in a long while. Let's hope he remembered all the old tricks.* Well, why don't we create a distraction, then? While we're fighting off in the middle of nowhere, we can send up a red flag to keep the cops occupied. We go in, blow up some robots, and get out without anyone being any the wiser.

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"Some of the police will be diverted when the Pack begins to make their move and our own forces engage them," Goliath says. "And we will require everyone remaining in order to persue out dual attacks."

"Like I said, I'll do what I can to keep anyone from engaging. Offical line on the Gargoyles is not to engage unless absolutely necessary," Matt adds. "You guys have been on shakey ground since this whole thing started. Suspected Gargoyle attacks on a human company..."

"We knew what we were doing when we got into this, Matt," Elisa replies. "If we have to drag our names through the mud in order to stop her... it's still worth it."

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"The yo-yo's are easy enough to use," Harley is still playing with hers. "They have five different settings on them from harmless to really really bad."

She noted that it would be better to save Ivy's Bella-Donna mixture for later, in case her group had to get by guards or something like that. She also had to make sure that the Scarecrow fear cannister was still safely stored away.

"I think we have to remember that Demona wanted your names dragged through mud. She will be expecting us. And she will have something up her sleeve to make the clan look really bad in the eyes of the people. All three teams should be careful not to fall into a trap."

"And remember, the bad guys have no problem using innocent people to make the good guys look bad."

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"Right," Brooklyn adds. "if she can't make things better for herself, at least she can make things worse for us. She can outwait us, after all."

"So we do this smart. Everybody be wary," Elisa says. "We leave in ten, people. Make sure you're ready. Anyone wants to back out now, we understand."

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