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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[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?

[jla-futures.livejournal.com]

All of the pillars continue their rise and fall, though the observant will note that the pace begins to steadily quicken as the heroes make their way to join up with the rescue team.

[flame-of-green.livejournal.com]

Unhindered by unstable ground, Flame flies as quickly as she can to the pirate ship. "A-HOY! Permission to come aboard!" She shouts.

[toraolafsdotter.livejournal.com]

"Granted."

Tora's there, and smiling widely at the sight, hanging in mid-air just out of reach of her flames.

"I want to hug you, but that'll come later. I'm going to help get everyone else on board." She blows an icy kiss in Fire's direction, and swoops around to the dark haired man jumping from pillar to pillar.

"Excuse me, but I can help you onto the ship." She extends one hand to him.

[-nightwing-.livejournal.com]

Unpowered flight is more his speed, but that alone isn't going to get him on board. "I don't need a boarding pass, do I?" he asks with a boyish grin as he reaches to take her hand.

[toraolafsdotter.livejournal.com]

A dimpled grin is her first response, taking one hand and then reaching for the other.

"We'll let it slide this one time, but don't let it happen again." In one smooth motion he's lifted from the pillar and hauled towards the pirate ship.

[-nightwing-.livejournal.com]

The lack of air movement around them is a disturbing one, again lending the place they're in a surreal quality. He watches the pillars glide by below, still moving and shifting. "Woo. This has been some trip. I'm gonna have to talk to my travel agent."

[last-lantern.livejournal.com]

He passes Fire in a flash as she blazes an emerald trail toward Guy's pirate ship. There will be time enough to catch up, and there are still some on the enormous pillars who can't fly. Rayner swoops between the pillars and spies the Question, clinging to the top of one of the shifting tiles.

appears under Kyle, and he drops until the saddle, bringing the great green beast about and extending a hand to Question, the construct's mighty wings beating to keep them aloft.

"Come on, tall, dark, and spooky," he says, grinning at the faceless man in the fedora. "She won't bite."

[guy-lantern.livejournal.com]

Guy is at the wheel, not that the green construct really needs someone there.

"C'mon! All aboard before this crazy place gets ideas!"

scramble across the ship and begin throwing out lines to anyone not yet on board."

[flame-of-green.livejournal.com]

"I'll be right back," Fire says, and turns around to pick up a non-flyer. She can make herself not-burny to passengers. She was just so excited to see Tora whole, and obviously unharmed, she forgot herself for a moment.

"C'mon, Ms. Quick," She says, picking up the blonde perched on a pillar. "Your chariot awaits!"

[sinister-aglet.livejournal.com]

The Question raises an invisible eyebrow at Rayner, as he takes the Lantern's hand.

"There are a couple of others around. Gentleman Ghost and Silver Banshee. Scan to make sure they're taking advantage of the opportunity to get out."

[last-lantern.livejournal.com]

The ring on Kyle's hand flares a moment as it scans for others who may not have found their way aboard Guy's pirate ship. "We'll get them on the way out," Rayner replies, clasping Question's hand, hauling him up onto the back of the dragon.

The beast flaps its wings and opens its mouth to breathe a gout of green flame, and Kyle jerks the reins, bringing the fantastic creature about, heading back toward the others.

[jla-futures.livejournal.com]

Though the pillars continue to rise and fall, the rescue team finds no other obstacles as they shepherd the abductees onto the ship.

[last-lantern.livejournal.com]

The ring flashes again, and Kyle tugs back on the reins of his .



Wally, Kyle thinks, bringing the construct about in a wide arc, angling toward Flash's location. And there he is, wearing his red suit and winged cowl. "Hang on, Question," Kyle says. "Had you worried for a minute there, didn't we?" he asks Flash, grinning at the other hero, holding out a gloved hand to the speedster.

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

Jesse willingly lets herself be carried off and set onto the pirate ship.

Happy to be on something resembling solid ground, even if it was solid ground consisting of a large green pirate ship. Any port in a storm, and all that.

She checks to make sure that someone's grabbing Wally.

[fleet-feet.livejournal.com]

He wasn't making himself easy to find, running up the rising pillars to try and get closer to the ship.

"I knew you couldn't forget me, Ray-Ray," he grins, taking that offered hand. "How'd you find this place? Where the hell IS this place?"

[last-lantern.livejournal.com]

"Believe me, if I had any idea, I'd tell you," Kyle replies, pulling Wally up onto the dragon construct. "Something about tesseracts and dimensional rifts and super-vision. You don't even want to know."

"Alright, I think you two are the last. Let's get the hell out of here."

Another tug of the reins and the great green beast turns for the pirate ship again, carrying its three passengers speedily through the air, the construct, under Kyle's guidance, moving deftly between the rising and falling columns. The dragon lands on the ship's deck and bellows loudly. "Everybody off," the Lantern calls, vaulting from the saddle and landing on the deck.

[flame-of-green.livejournal.com]

Fire indulges Jessie without her even mentioning anything. She flys up beside Kyle, and gives him a winning smile. "Fancy meeting you here," she teases.

[fleet-feet.livejournal.com]

"Yo ho ho and a bottle of high fructose corn syrup!" Flash sings, trying to regain his joie de vivre. "Thar she blows!"

[last-lantern.livejournal.com]

The dragon vanishes with a final roar and a wink of green light, and Kyle turns to see a familiar - and very welcome - flame-enshrouded face showing off a dazzling smile.

He says nothing, instead crossing the short distance between them, wrapping his arms around her, and kisses her, leaning her back in an embrace reminiscent of an Errol Flynn pirate flick, Beatriz's green flames dancing around them all the while.

Finally, he stands her up and smiles, his hand finding hers. "You're a sight for sore eyes," he says.

[flame-of-green.livejournal.com]

She wraps her arms around him, the emerald flame soaking into her skin, leaving her looking like the Beatriz he knows.

"Back atcha, babe," she says, giving him a wink. "Do we have everyone? Can we go yet?"

[azarath-raven.livejournal.com]

They don't have anyone. Raven's still playing Pillar-Hop-A-Long.

"Hey," she says, waving her arms to whoever can see her, "Down here!"