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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[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!"

[last-lantern.livejournal.com]

"Oh, no," Kyle says, disenaging from Beatriz and looking over the railing of the ship to see a shrouded figure below, waving her arms back and forth over her head. "Hang on!" he calls down to her.

Lifting his ring-bearing arm, an enormous flashes into existence, spiraling down, down, down to the female Titan below, beating its wings as it stops before her, turning about to offer Raven its back to climb onto.

[azarath-raven.livejournal.com]

Raven climbs upon the bird. She turns her head and gives Kyle a nod of thanks.

[last-lantern.livejournal.com]

The bird flaps its wings, streaming behind it as it courses toward the ship, carrying its burden easily. Finally, the bird comes to rest on the deck and dips its head low, allowing Raven to dismount.

Kyle steps forward and offers the young woman and a hand down, looking around at those assembled on the deck as he does so. "Are there any others? Anyone else we're missing? I don't think Jade can keep this rift open for much longer," he calls.

[toraolafsdotter.livejournal.com]

Tora circles above the ship to take a wider look at their surroundings, the endlessly shifting pillars in a neutral landscape.

Setting back down on the ship next to Guy, she says, "Looks all clear from here. Let's go home, baby."

After the pirate ship captain gets a kiss on the cheek, she's jumping down onto the lower deck next to Fire, and swinging her around in a big hug.

[flame-of-green.livejournal.com]

Beatriz buries her face in Tora's silky white hair. "I was so afraid I'd never see you.." she begins, and then just squeezes her friend.

[jla-villains.livejournal.com]

"Excuse me." The Gentleman Ghost knocks his cane on Ice's shoulder, as he gets on board. "Just because I'm a criminal, that does not mean I can be forgotten."

He takes a seat, as much as a non-corporeal being can, and cleans his monocle on his jacket. "Silver Banshee headed in the other direction about an hour ago. I was going to mention it, but I decided it would only slow us down. Heigh-ho. She's a supernatural entity. She'll work her way home."

[flame-of-green.livejournal.com]

"Funny," Fire says, cocking an eloquent eyebrow. "Aren't you a supernatural entity? Whose a villain? Typical, aren't you? It's okay to leave anyone behind that isn't you." Her tone is almost sing-song, definitely more a harsh tease than a snippy bitch.

[jla-villains.livejournal.com]

"Villain is such an outdated term, and supernatural? Come. I'm merely a very well dressed hat-stand with the ability of movement."

Putting his monocle back to where his eye should be, it looks in Fire's direction. "Either way, she was all for killing the whole lot of you bloody people. I, however, can see the use of temporary alliances."