14398/Raiding the Hive

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Raiding the Hive
Date of Scene: 13 March 2023
Location: Secret HIVE Facility, New York
Synopsis: Jinx leads the Titans to a New York HIVE operation but when they get there, things aren't as they expect them to be.
Cast of Characters: Jinx, Kate Bishop, Bart Allen, Kyle Rayner




Jinx has posed:
The building looks like any other in New York. That's the point - you'd never suspect an evil cult of mind controlling psychopaths were set up shop in there. Jinx looks back to Kate and says, "They're fanatics. They'll die to the last of them. This is going to be incredibly dangerous but we have to start somewhere."

This is what brought Jinx in to the Titans to begin with - the grande conspiracy of H.I.V.E. taking over people in principle positions of wealth and power. Just who is in on the conspiracy is hard to know.

"Expect heavy resistence, machine guns, swords, you name it." She nods to her. "I'd hoped more Titans would back us up on this but hey we can do it." She kicks off her shoes. "Just the two of us."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    Kate is in her full Hawkeye gear for this.

    Wonderbow in one hand loose, a marvel of Themysciran, Kryptonian, and other engineering. Sword tucked in it's scabbard. Batons on one hip. All she is missing is a shield and she would be kitted out in most of the Avengers melee gear to be honest.

    "Well. They got the mission alert. Maybe some of the others will get free from their commitments and surprise us." she eyes the building and then looks sidelong to Jinx before looking back to the building. "Sounds doable though. If they have metas it gets dicier but people with guns and blades, that is pretty pedestrian." she quirks just a tiny smile. Yeah she is teasing a smidge since she is the one with a bow and blades. "So are they fanatics, or brainwashed victims?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen Was just finishing making some treats for the team pets when the alert went off. He listens to it, and then a quick change in the blink of an eye and says "Looks like we are needed." to Kyle. This is what brings Impulse coming at speed with what looks like a green balloon pulled behind him as he gets neared you can tell it is a Green Lantern latched onto the speedster. Bart has him shorten the and gets behind a air conditioning vent nearby "Impulse and Green Lantern in the area." He says over the com "Where ya need us?"

Kyle Rayner has posed:
Kyle Rayner shakes his head in that black and green suit of his as he glances around. "Here and ready for duty, let us know what you need from us." He says over the coms staying just out of sight behind that AC vent.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx motions to the building, "This is the Meyer Building. Third floor is an accounting firm that's fake. It's a front for H.I.V.E... and whether or not they're victims of mind control or brainwashing doesn't really matter - they will fight you like fanatics regardless."

She shrugs her shoulders and then eyes Kate's quiver of arrows. "Hey - give me one of those. I'll make you a special kind of arrow. A bad luck arrow." Of all the Titans thus far, it's Kate she likes the most. No questions asked swears like a sailor when drunk Kate.

"Then we go in as a unit and take them out. There'll be computers and filing cabinets and people we can interrogate later and may be figure out where some of their other bases are. I only know about this one because I was there once and happened to glance out the window and realise where I was."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    And there it is, the telltale blur of speed and some green energy. She just nods glancing over at Bart and Kyle with a bit of a smile. "Glad you two could make it."

    Then she looks back to Jinx and reaches back drawing a regular broadhead to hand over to the sorceress. "I haven't had a bad luck arrow before. This should be interesting."

    "I was mostly asking if they are fanatics or mind controlled to detemrine how much force to use." which is fair, her weapons do tend to be arrows and swords. Like they can be pretty darn lethal. She isn't bat family after all. "We should aim to subdue then and wrap it all up so we can sort it out after the dust settles."

    She glances back to Kyle and Bart. "Basically everyone inside will be fanatically hostile, but might be victims of brainwashing. Some chance of civvies but they might just be fakingf to stab you in a kidney so best to detain everyone and sort it out after."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen nods his head and is off for a moment, but then he is back, and he has a tool belt on, and in every pocket is stuffed zip ties. "I swear I need to get Rob to make me a utility belt, I know I can go get stuff, but if I have it already, I can loan it out if others need it." He holds out bags of zip ties to the others if they want them.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
Kyle Rayner grins adjusting his ring for a moment. "Go in detain and neutralize threats. Got it sounds easy enough in fact perhaps even to easy." He chuckles. "Guess I'm lucky there I can pretty much make anything I want just by imagining it and concentrating on bringing it into existence."

Jinx has posed:
"Who the hell is Rob? -- No wait, I don't care." Jinx rolls her eyes and then takes the broad head arrow. With a twiddle of her fingers she draws out her magical essence and imbues it in to the arrow head itself. She hands it back to Kate. "Be careful with that. If you touch yourself with it I'm not going to be held liable."

Jinx doesn't wait for further discussion on the matter. She has scores to settle and a message to send. If HIVE thinks they can intimidate her she can do it right back. She enters the building and heads to the elevator.

Level 3 is pressed but she waits for the others to join her. Just a person wearing jeans and a jacket hanging out with three people in fancy uniforms. One armed to the teeth, one a Green Lantern, and one who is too fast for physics to notice.

When the elevator dings and opens up on the third floor, however, they are met with an unexpected sight. Instead of a false front accounting firm there are skeletons of walls; aged grid pattern on the floor where carpets once were; wires hanging from the walls where electrical devices were removed; desks politely stacked up in a far corner next to chairs similarly stowed. No computers, no people, nothing.

In fact the only thing here of interest besides the tinted windows is a plinth in the middle of the floor space with an envelope sealed with wax sitting upon it.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    Kate will carefully tuck it, dangerous luck end down, back into the quiver. She does mentally and precisely note the position in the quiver. Thankfully she has a very good memory for this kind of thing with all the trick and gadget arrows.

    She falls in behind Jinx to head for the elevator. "If there are metas you get to have a whole lot more excitement Kyle." she notes with amusement. "So don't say it is too easy yet."

    The sight on the third floor though makes her pause as she fans out to the side bow in hand, ready to draw an arrow. "Huh ok... seems they may have burned this site... .. Impulse can you do a speedy sweep and see if there is anyone on this floor. Be very careful of booby traps or sensors..."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen nods, and is off, He does a circuit of the floor, looking for signs other than what they have seen, also looking for camera, trip lines, anything someone might be using to monitor the place. He even takes time to look under desks and such, making sure no explosives hidden in there and with this search finished he will come back to report what he found tot he others.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
Kyle Rayner flying in behind the others he glances around. "Ummm...weren't there supposed to be bad guys up here?" He asks with a glance around. "What's this?" Flying towards the daise he looks at the envelope. "I ain't touchin it I don't know what kind of Indiana Jones shit might be attached."

Jinx has posed:
Jinx was all ready for a big fight the moment she stepped out of the elevator but... nothing. Bart's speed examination confirms it. Nothing. This place has been burned and HIVE has moved on. "The fuck..." Jinx says as she walks out with Kate and Kyle.

Jinx looks at the envelope and rolls her eyes. She grabs it, not really caring if it's an Indiana Jones style trap or not. The wax seal has a logo of honeycomb stamped in to it. The other side has her name written in caligraphy - just 'Jinx'.

She opens it up and the letters is simple and straight forward:
    'No one leaves the hive.'

Jinx drops the note and anger flashes over her face. She turns away from it, not at all concerned if the others read what was written there too. "Motherfuckers" She storms back to the elevator wanting more than anything right now to get away from here.

They knew she'd come back here, they had scrapped the site completely and left her a note expecting she'd walk right in and read it. They no doubt paid the rent for years to come just in case it took her a while.

So much for sending HIVE a message. No. They sent one even louder to her. Loud and clear. She presses the ground floor and then stabs at the close doors button over and over again which only serves to delay the doors actually closing. Who makes elevator control panels anyway?

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "Well. They definitely have a flair for the melodramatic I suppose." she notes looking around as Bart confirms the place is pretty much scrubbed. Except for the plinth and the note that Jinx is approaching.

    Not to say she doesn't keep her bow ready and on alert in case. God knows they could have teleporting Ninja Assassins on their butt at any moment right. That could even be a bit of fun.

    "Impulse, could you check the buildings around us and see what sort of camera rigs may have been watching this whole escapade and know we checked on the site and all that please?" she carefully leans against the wall of the elevator. "We will catch up to them Jinx."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen nods, and makes a saluting motion and off he goes. He will phase through the stairwell door making sure it is not booby trapped, and then is off, to do a search of the surrounding buildings. He goes into any public place he can and if someplace he should not go he checks it out as best he can. He will pull out his phone taking pictures of anything sus, before coming back, Once back he is popping around the room taking pictures there to before reporting back in.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
Kyle Rayner nods heading out behind Kate and Jinx. "I don't know I was kind of hoping to tangle with some bad guys." He says with a sigh. "Well I guess another time." And then Bart is off and Kyle waits with the others until he returns, though still floating.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx feels like she can't breath until she's out of the building. She walks around the corner of the block in to a service ally and there she leans against a wall. She then starts to hyperventilate a bit. She knew these people well, knew how devoted they were and how persistent they were. In some respects, it wasn't a threat but an inevitability in their minds.

There don't seem to be any other cameras - so sure of themselves they didn't need to confirm that their message had been found by Jinx. Finally, she replies to Kate, "Yeah well they've been doing a better job of catching up to me than me catching up to them so far."

"This was a huge waste of time. Let's just go back to the tower and .. and forget all about this yeah?" Her British accent does a good job of sounding despondent in times like this. She stuffs her hands in to her pockets and shrugs, "Whatever." She doesn't wait for a response but instead starts walking down the busy city street toward the hyperloop terminal. It's obvious how much this is hurting her.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    Kate will reach out once Jinx is leaned up against the wall and put her hand on the other woman's shoulder and give it a bit of a squeeze. Unless brushed aside.

    "Yeah lets go back home." she looks around the alley an then to the others. "Thanks for coming, it could have been a mess.. turns out it wasn't but... it was good to have you two here in case it was." she falls in again behind Jinx. "Maybe we should get some pizzas." she notes, knowing that even if Jinx doesn't want food right this moment, it will probably help.

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen looks to the others and says "Want to take the link, or want to ride in the Impulse Shaw?" He asks, offering to go get his rickshaw so if Jinx does not want to be around anyone but them she does not have to. He will make sure to let Tim see the pictures later to see if his friend sees anything they missed.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
Kyle Rayner floats to the ground. "Hey one of us needs help we should all be there yea?" He asks looking to the others. "I'm happy to help." Then there's the mention of pizzas! "Ooh food is always a good way to get your mind on something better!"