Watch your feet

[jla-futures.livejournal.com]

When the white light clears away this time, the abductees find themselves standing in an environment that is, if possible, even blander than the soul-destroying corporate cube farm. The horizon and sky--or is it a ceiling?--overhead are smooth and white, though with a slight curve to it suggesting that they are looking up at the inside of an enormous eggshell.

The floor, however, is not quite so featureless, though still quite bland. It seems to be made up of oval tiles, a pale cream in color, fit together quite closely. Each of the abductees can feel a slight thrumming vibration beneath their feet, suggestive of an orchestra tuning up.

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[jla-futures.livejournal.com]

As the oval pillars move slowly up and down, the rescue team can catch glimpses of small figures in the distance.

[toraolafsdotter.livejournal.com]

Tora flies in alongside Guy, trying not to glance at the pictures flashing up on the tunnel, until she catches a glimpse of the figures far off in the distance.

And a flash of green hair.

Tora flies towards them, carefully trying to stay above the shifting pillars.

[flame-of-green.livejournal.com]

Fire has been flying around since they've entered this room, trying to find a way out of it. She's played drums on the pillars, she's listened to her ex sing a surprisingly sweet rendition of Stairway to Heaven, and she's been getting more and more pissed.

In a moment, she stops. She hangs in midair, green flames crackling with the pent up energy she feels. Impossible. There are three people in the entire world that she wishes she could see, and she thinks she's seen one of them. The blue stands out sharply, and the white hair is lost in the background, but she can see a flying person, and she's flying Ice's colors.

"GUYS!" She shouts down to the rest of the group. "ARE ANY OF YOU SEEING THAT?" She points in the direction of the rescue team.

[fleet-feet.livejournal.com]

Flash isn't sure if his relationship with Bea was enough to be considered an 'ex' instead of an 'amusing diversion,' but that's neither here nor there.

Fire's shout shakes him out of his own painful little reverie, sqinting to try and make out what she's seeing.

"Give 'em a sign!" he shouts, hoping the pillars won't start to get angry that he's stopped singing.

[sinister-aglet.livejournal.com]

The Question pulls a small gun out of his pocket and points it into the air, pulling the trigger - sending up a magnesium flare.

"Don't ask why I carry that."

[flame-of-green.livejournal.com]

Ex, as in, past tense.

Flame grins as the Question shoots of a flare. As if to counterpoint it, she focuses on her flames, and sends them shooting out as far as she can from her hands, pushing the color farther and farther down the room, closer to the figures.

[toraolafsdotter.livejournal.com]

The green flame flares out and Tora banks towards it, not waiting to see who might be following behind her.

[last-lantern.livejournal.com]

Whether or not she's waiting or glancing over her shoulder, Kyle is hot on Tora's heels, his green aura flaring brightly around him. He can see her - a bright streak of emerald flame leaping from slim fingertips, illuminating the space around the herself and the others - and the firm, grim line of his mouth breaks into a grin.

"Come on!" he shouts to no one in particular, weaving through the massive pillars that fill the room.

[guy-lantern.livejournal.com]

comes into focus in the wake of Tora, Kyle and Superman. It contorts impossibly and zig zags on a dime as they weave through the shifting pillars. Guy is standing on the head of the mermaid prow of the ship with arms crossed as the rescue team approaches the stranded heroes...and others.

What? The need something to carry everyone out.

[metromarvel.livejournal.com]

"Look out!" Superman shouts, because he shouts things like that...

...and all of a sudden there's a Man of Steel struggling against one of the pillars. Where did that come from?! "Can't...hold it for...long!" Clark grunts, wishing he had gotten a chance to build up a head of steam first.

[anaturalgreen.livejournal.com]

Jade hangs back from the rest of the group, her construct .

"I'll stay back here, make sure that nothin' else gets through."

There was also the fact that she didn't want to have to watch Kyle greet his girlfriend, but she certainly wasn't going to say that out loud.

[-nightwing-.livejournal.com]

Dick rises smoothly to his feet on the pillar, a hand shielding his eyes from the white glare of the 'sky'. He then eyes the pillars around him, assessing whether it's worth the effort to make the jump to another to give him a better vantage point, or whether he should just stay put.

[jla-futures.livejournal.com]

The pillar continues with its slow, majestic rise and fall.

[jla-futures.livejournal.com]

The pillars nearest him seem to be moving rather slowly and in a regular rhythm, no less.

[-nightwing-.livejournal.com]

Well, he sure as hell didn't get to be where he is by playing it safe.

He gauges the timing, sights, and makes a calculated leap.

[jla-futures.livejournal.com]

The pillars continue their rise and fall, but he lands safely on his chosen target. Between Dick Grayson and the rescue team another section of pillars rises like a wall ... or the skyline of Gotham.

[3x2-9yz-4a.livejournal.com]

Jesse contemplates jumping to another pillar.

And then reconsiders.

It's a bit of a jump. This pillar is JUST fine. Comfy, even. They'll get to her eventually.

[jla-futures.livejournal.com]

Her pillar begins to sink. And sink.

And sink.

And sink.

[3x2-9yz-4a.livejournal.com]

"Oh god, this isn't good."

The tops of the other pillars are receding at almost too quick a pace.

Got to take the chance. Whispering 3x2 (9yz) 4a under her breath, Jesse jumps for the nearest pillar, lifting off her feet and flying those few inches necessary to reach it.

[jla-futures.livejournal.com]

She lands neatly ... and the new pillar begins to rise.

[fleet-feet.livejournal.com]

Flash makes a daring effort to bound off of his pillar and start running up the side of Jesse's current one, to help her cover her identity if nothing else.

Hoping he can get some traction on the columns enough to do it...

[flame-of-green.livejournal.com]

Fire laughs triumphantly when she makes out the emerald colored Pirate Ship slowly flying towards them.

I never thought I'd ever be this happy to see Guy in my life..

[3x2-9yz-4a.livejournal.com]

Crouching, she waits to see if the pillar continues rising or if she's safe to stay here for another moment or two.

[-nightwing-.livejournal.com]

Three pillars. Four. Five. All the while moving towards that pillar wall and their rescuers.

[sinister-aglet.livejournal.com]

The Question is on the move as well, but at a fairly sedate pace - with the Green Lanterns here, there's no need for him to hurry, right?