by Lora Zalesky » Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:49 pm
"Initiate Chariot Protocol," Famine muttered from her place among the vines. A small red light on her wrist started flashing.
Thanks to all of the sound buffering provided by the vegetation, the X-Men probably wouldn't hear the approach of the robotic black horse. As it swooped down through the trees, she gave another verbal command. "Initiate Ra Protocol."
As the mechanical steed came into view for all of them, several slots opened up on either side of it. Quite a few very, very bright flares rained down into the newly-made forest near where the X-Men stood. Famine sprayed out more of the black mist -- just enough to burn away the vines binding her arms, legs and body.
She hopped down onto the machine as it hovered just below her, sheathing her dagger and retracting her scale staff to put it back into place, before pressing a button somewhere on the machine's 'neck.'
"We are not finished," she called out, as a brilliant field of light started enveloping and spinning around both horse and horsewoman. And, with a flash and a boom, Famine had suddenly vanished.