nextgenerationmarvel | Heavy Metal

Alisa could not stand being left alone in Alistaire's apartment all the time. While Reiko was good company, there really was nothing to do. She felt somewhat useless, a burden, and agitated by how Alistaire treated Reiko so openly. He was all over Reiko like a horny dog, confirming that her personal writings in her diary before being shot were accurate. She was nothing more than a tool to a sociopath, and she let it happen.

She was glad she could feel something, instead of the numbness that plagued her a majority of the time. But those small somethings were not enough. While Reiko and Alistaire slept in their own bedrooms, Alisa grabbed some clothes from her closet and put them on. A pair of black dress pants, a white dress shirt, and a black vest. She decided to go without her wig, thinking perhaps her new "Annie Lennox" hair-do would work for her.

With her shoes in one hand, she began to sneak out of her room. Before one of Alistaire's guards could spot her, or take her back to her room, she physically knocked him out with a single blow from her free hand. She caught the guard before he could make noise by hitting the ground, and then took his keycard from his person. Perhaps having a lack of emotions was kind of helpful, as she was now more effective in the way she went about using her powers and knowledge.

She used the keycard to get out of the apartment, as well as lock it behind her. Once outside of the apartment, Alisa slipped on her dress shoes and made her way out of the building. Not by elevator, but by using the stairs. The stairs had less of a chance of getting her detected than the elevator did... a flaw she might have to fix one of these days.

Alisa used some of her power to move faster than normal, so she could get out of the building sooner and avoid getting dragged back inside. It took her less than five minutes to get on the streets of Manhattan... and go where? Perhaps some place that would make her feel something? She remembered the taco truck she and Ryan went to one night, and decided to head in that direction.

It was not long before she was acosted by someone. Even though Manhattan was cleaned up, there were still thugs who would try to rob anyone with money about the city. Her arm was grabbed and she was pulled between two buildings.

"Hand over your wallet, freak!" The thug demanded. This only made Alisa smile... something she had not done in a long time.

"Only if you can take it..." That thug all of a sudden turned pale. That alleyway was now filled with the sounds of a pretty bad fight, only all the cries of pain and screams were male. Alisa was back in her element.

Threaded | Flat

He was running late. That kind of tended to happen when you were a superhero going to an engagement and were waylaid by a low-level stretchy villainess calling herself Exspandex. Three punches and a kiss - hers - later, Ryan had been able to take her down and out, delivering her to the nearest police station before taking off on his way again.

He was, of course, going to be delayed again when he saw a man come flying out of an alley. Ryan froze and hovered in space for a second, turning around. There were no heroes to be found. And the city's usually so chock full of them. Without another moment's hesitation, Ryan dove down toward the alleyway, a trail of faint shimmering purple following him. He landed at the mouth of the alley and froze, seeing a familiar face under shorn hair.

"Oh," he said between the sound of fist meeting face. "Hi."

It was not long before Alisa realized she was being followed. Not followed, chased. She used her powers sparingly, not wanting to use them all up in case she really needed them. So she took the only plan of action she could, she ran.

Alisa made her way into Central Park, managing to climb up into one of the trees that resided near the "Alice in Wonderland" statue in one section of the park. She rolled her eyes at the irony of this, as her name translates to "Alice" in Russian.

"This is not the kind of "Wonderland" I wish to be in." She thought to herself. After watching two people who were chasing her leave the area, she removed her cellphone from her pant pocket and started dialing Reiko's number. She was thankful Reiko gave her that number, otherwise she would have no one to contact. "After-all, I REALLY do not want to ruin Ryan's night with his date. God, I hope this new girl is not a bitch. If she hurts him, she will have to deal with me."

Alisa continued to wait, hoping Reiko would pick up. She really did not want to be dragged back by these guys, as they saw her near the SHIELD Headquarters, before she could go in and spill her guts to the authorities.

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No Escape