15102/Quarantined Franklin!

Quarantined Franklin!
Date of Scene:	08 June 2023
Location:	Rock of Eternity
Synopsis:	Shazam's secret crush is exposed, but the day is saved by Nettie and her Crystal ball.
Cast of Characters:	Franklin Richards, Billy Batson, Julie Power, Nettie Crowe

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Franklin Richards has posed:
Franklin sits with a book open currently quietly reading it hoping to find some spell, or something to remove this curse. Thankfully Mary, and Marie had brought him here though that was difficult in itself. The Rock was a safe haven where it was much more difficult for it to operate, though just looking at Franklin one could tell it was still in effect. On his foot was a pail, as he was walking he stepped in it, and his foot had became stuck. Thankfully the water had dried up as it had splashed all out by now. He had stains on his hand, and clothes of inks soda, as if anything fell, or was in the way he seemed to run across it.

Franklin had some bad luck following him, and his powers reflected that so he sighed to himself not wanting to move too much as it was a disaster in itself. He looked at his foot and considered getting something to pry his foot out as it wasn't the most confortable thing. Though that would take effort, and he prefer to stall anything bad happening until he had to.

So today Franklin is stuck inside the Rock, he has no idea what day, or time it is though it prob wasn't that long. He would be here until he figured a way to fix it, though thankfully there were worse places to be stuck as there was a lot of information here. Franklin finally shuts the book carefully with a sigh, and talks to someone, "This isn't it.. Grab abother one, try to find curses." he says outloud to a "Okay Boss!" which sounded like a normal guy. It wasn't though as it was a man that called himself Viper, though it wasn't a man anymore as a large Raven hops up on the bookselves. The only thing wierd about it was the little raven sized fedora he wore on his head. It was looking to grab another book and drag it back over to Franklin.

Billy Batson has posed:
There is a dim light as the portal to Eternity activates and Shazam is there. He and the sibs have a special arrangement with the Rock and can use any door in their heroic form. He stretches and makes a beeline for his comfy granite armchair and lets out a sigh, then begins scrolling through his phone checking correspondence. He doesn't get far before noticing Franklin.

"Hey, why so glum, chum? Also what the heck happened to you? Why is there a... can I get that bucket off for you?" This is odd. Stepping from a bucket shouldn't even need superpowers.

Julie Power has posed:
Who is looking after Franklin? Well, he has *friends*, some fo them for longer than he was old. Or at least half as much. And among them is Julie. Who... probably knew something was off before Franklin even told where he was. "What have you done this time, Tattletale? Invade Snarkworld?" she teases almost as she flumps in through the stone, searching for Franklin directly. "Hey Billy."

Franklin Richards has posed:
Franklin looks up, "Oh hey!" he looks to stand, though when he does he hits the chair leg against the bucket knocking him off balance. With a stumble the chair leg gets inside the bucket making Franklin fall as well as the chair tip. Franklin sighs from the floor.. "Yes, but you need to do it without touching me.." he explains. The bird flies in holding the big book which should weight too much but the bird carries it in setting it on the table. To Which Franklin thanks from his place on the floor. "Go back, and find another one based on curses." sending them away again, and then stops looking at Shazam. "That is Victor.. Before all of this I turned him into a raven, now he is stuck that way." he smiles a bit. "Don't worry about him.. Bird brain and all.. Memories are difficult." he says the last part lowly so the bird won't hear.

Looking up from his talk he lifts a hand to wave over the table. "Down here." he sighs a bit, as he doesn't want to move. He then stops thinking a moment. "This is what I get for exploring.. Space worked out so well." he sighs a bit, "I met some German lady while I was out there. She looked pretty crazy, but I stopped some kids from going into her house." he shakes his head, "She pointed and said... something.. at me, and when I just stood there it must of surprised her, as I just bopped her one in the nose, and ran" and he chuckles with a shrug.

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam frowns. "Don't touch you. Wait, you made a man into a bird? You gotta undo that. That is unlawful imprisonment... as a bird. Wait, you got cursed? We need a specialist. I can see if I can get Ms. Crowe (no relation). Here, I got this off. You hit a woman, dude, does your mom know all this? I'm pretty sure your folks won't be good with all this." He pulls the bucket off gently.

Wait, you got this little bird dude flying stuff around... where the heck is... Steven!"

A huge pile of notes and scrolls shift and and an ornately carved fountain pen floats up and comes to rest point down on a clean sheet of parchment.

Julie Power has posed:
Julie Power says, "Franklin, are you *sure* you are ok? Or going to be? I mean... we could call Thor to see if they know a magican... no wait, he'd possiblxy suggest to not contact Loki and you totally would do that... no. We might call your mom, she might know someone... What *exactly* did the woman say? I mean, it might help or something..." Julie rattles after sighing a moment, her eyes following that bird. "and you really need to do something about the bird. I doubt that is fun for them.""

Franklin Richards has posed:
Franklin chuckles, "We...." he glances up at Julie, "We... are not going to be telling my mother of this!" he clearified. "Nor about the bag of credits." he notes with a chuckle laying back down on the floor. The bucket comes off with a pop, as Franklin rubs his foot. "Oh thanks man.. my foot was starting to hurt." he sighs and looks at the bucket. "Whenever I tried to take it off, it would make it worse." and sighs a bit looking at Shazam with a grin. "And yea I hit that old lady as hard as I could." which makes him chuckle at the thought of it.

He sights, and tries to think what she said after a moment he says.. "proklyatie smerti" I think is what she said, but I am guessing as it sounded like nonsense.. I couldn't understand." he looks at Julie, "I know russian, but I can only guess at what the words sounded like. He sighs a bit, "Whatever it was she did not expect me to make it through. That is why I punched her, because I mean I figured it was the last thing she saw coming."

He shakes his head, "I don't know since then my luck has been bad. When Marie tried to save me I fell into a dumpster, and was picked up by a dump truck." he shakes his head, "If she hadn't stopped me sliding down that hill after I fell off I don't know where I would be right now." and then sighs, and looks back at the Raven looking through the books. "Don't worry bout Viper, he tried to mug me, and I ment to just leave him like that for a couple days, but since this I can't turn him back so it is delayed just a little bit." he grins at Shazam, "It is the old school type of lesson, I learned it from fables."

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam shakes his head and grabs his phone. "Okay... Steven... any lore regarding 'proklartie smerti?' Work on it and I'll call Ms. Crowe. Be polite to her Franklin. She looks like any hottie with silver hair but... Oh... hi, Ms. Crowe... was this thing on? Well I have a friend of mine who got cursed. I was wondering could you please come over and check him out?" He shuts the phone and blushes.

Julie Power has posed:
Julie Power says, "That doesn't sound particularly german to me. But if it's russian or some other... hmmm..." Tapping her chin, Julie sighs and then rubs over her wrist. "Friiiday? Can you translate something? It sounded like proklyatie smerti or similar. You have any idea what it might be?"

    It takes a few moments, but then there's a somewhat distorted voice of a friendly AI Smartship from the wrist of her lightspeed uniform. "That is Russian, Miss Powers. It means roughly Curse of Death. Shall I inform your siblings or relatives?" "Nonono, it's ok, Friday. Just something that was written down on a note someone left behind. But thank you, Friday." Julie interjects, sighing as she looks back to Franklin.

    "Franklin, that does not sound very funny. Who was that woman you beat?""

Nettie Crowe has posed:
    It had been a rather quiet day after contending with gods of the sea, demons from Nebraska, and a shipment of graveyard dirt from Paris going missing that she had been expecting for months, so when Nettie had gotten a call from none other than Shazam, of course she would attend to the dealings promptly.

    Which included a broom ride to the portal, and then arriving riding side-saddle on the broom, a gray sweater on and smelling of sweet Earth, smokey tobacco and floral, bitter notes from rose hips, silver-white hair braided and blue eyes half closed. She has a very worn carpet bag hanging off the front of her broom, and the pirate-turned-crow Corvax on her shoulder as she makes her arrival known.

    "So. Curses at the Rock of Eternity. Oh, this is going in my diary. Hello, hello duckies! Shazam, good to see you. Mr. Richards -- goodness are you the one that's cursed? I'd hate to know what kind of dark magic managed to pull THAT on you." she states chipperly, and then her broom comes down, letting her stand on her own two feet, which are clad in a pair of slippers meant to look like a pair of lobsters.

    "An' who's this one?" Nettie inquires, looking to Julie with curiosity. "How do you do. Nettie Crowe. Apparently there's a curse going about."

Franklin Richards has posed:
Franklin looks at him and shrugs, "I am looking... It is wierd.. if it is magic it is old." he sights a bit, but is quiet when Shazam calls, "Oh no.. I wouldn't be rude to her. She has the best tea." and chuckles. He had been to the bookstore a couple times, and though there were... unique people there they had always been niceish. He thinks about the hot thing, and Nettie reminds him of his mom too much to think of her like that. "Besides I only punch those who attack me." he says quieter.. "Even if I am not sure what the attack is." and grins a bit

He turns to Julie, "Whoa... what is that" he sits up interested again, but hits his head on the side of the table so has to lay back down on the floor again. "owww... And no.. No-one can tell my family about this. I am Franklin an semi-important part of the Shazam grooup." he gives Shazam a weak smile. "I can't go running back to them... It would make this meaningless. Please don't make me." he asks a little dejected as he was trying to be his own person with his own groups, but if Shazam the leader told him to.. He wasn't sure if he could just tell him no.

Then Nettie comes in with her broom, and laying on the floor Franklin raises his hand over the table to wave at Nettie, "Hey again.. Down here." and points down to where he is laying on the floor. "Bit of a magic problem, a russian lady with walking house attacked me with magic I think, and I punched her." he gives the quick summary. He points at the others, "They want to know who it is, but I don't know her name, only what she looks like, the house, and her trying to trap what looked like kids into her house." he shrugs, "I am sorry.. I really wished I could answer you, and I will try not to hit any more old ladies.. But ya got to believe me this one really deserved it!"

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam offers Nettie an arm ff her broom, still blushing about his possibly overheard comment about Nettie's hottness. "he's been messing with stuff he should leave alone. I was just asking Steven there to write up a report... 'curse of death.' Okay Steven, take five. That's out pen -Steven. Ms Crowe this is our pal Julie Powers -Lightspeed -our resident rainbow."

Julie Power has posed:
Julie Power says, "FRiday? You know Friday, Franklin. Your favorite Smartship?" Julie chides Franklin, sighing a moment as she eyes him trying to not murder himself by accidents. "Careful Franklin. I mean, that sounds more dangerous than just... a silly prank or something.""

Nettie Crowe has posed:
    Nettie hesitantly accepts the hand off her broom, after checking to make sure she was wearing her gloves, and pushes her goggles up as she takes a deep breath, and looks up towards the heavens. "Hullo Steven the Pen. A pleasure, Lightspeed." she gives both nods as she stretches her fingers a moment, and then walks over to Franklin, and then takes a seat, cross-legged next to him. "This is my familiar, Corvax, and my broom, Broom." she introduces the two items with her as her broom follows her over to the table, and she narrows her too-blue-to-be-real eyes at Richards.

    "So. An old Russian woman with a walking house -- I'm thinking with possibly chicken feet -- pointed at you and spoke some Words of POwer that had the translation of 'Death'." she surmises a moment, and she leans her chin on one fist, reaches into her bobs-and-bits carpet bag, and pulls out a clear quartz ball.

    "And you should inform your parents of this development, might I add." she does in fact add as she lifts the ball in one gloved hand, turning it this way and that, looking at the distorted reflections of the trio of younger heroes in it as she gives a soft 'hrm' sound.

    "You are an extremely lucky lad, you know. Encountering Baba Yaga ordinarily doesn't permit people to talk about it afterwards." she states, looking down at Franklin as he lays there, and then up to Shazam and Julie.

    "Now, have either of you removed death curses before?"

Franklin Richards has posed:
Franklin speaks up to Julie. "Know it no, but I mean you have your own ship do you know how cool that is?" and chuckles a bit. "I had to go to NoWhere, and buy one with my gambling profits. And even then it is a clunker." and chuckles a bit. "That guy is the one I should of turned into a crow. Though they would of enjoyed it." and fist-shakes at the skies. Scammers were not only on earth they were everywhere even space, but Franklin still enjoyed being his own Captain on the empty ship that couldn't even leave port. And now after all that here was someone who had their own smartship.. It was crazy! "How far can it go? Can you reach lightspeed? Is it propolsion or does it fold space like I do?" he seems to forget he is currently cursed sitting on the floor as he is a nerd at heart!

He is brough back by the no-nonsense of Nettie, he actually sits up, and on his legs folded under him as he answers her directly. He doesn't interupt only nod a couple times. Once at the chicken feet, he does as if the sight is coming back he had forgot about the chicken feet though it was wierd as how could he not remember that? He doesn't move only watch her curiously as she gets out things. and then a clear Quartz Ball.

Franklin sighs, and nods his head down. "I am sorry, but I can't contact my family, but I do not ask for ask for your services for free." he pulls out a snowglobe, and carefully pushes it across the floor to her. Inside it looks like a military missle is flying through open air though it is stuck in the middle not moving forward. Franklin had put the missle inside, and contained it till the globe broke, and then boom. He then looks up at Nettie with a smile, "Consider it a thank you for the attempt, and it is funny you would mention luck, as it seems to have turned against me. Though how you describe it that would explain why she looked at me so surprised. I should of taken a picture after I bopped her, but I thought running was for the best at that point." and chuckles a bit at the situation.

Julie Power has posed:
"Wait a sec, did you just say Chicken feet, old russian hag and walking house? Like Baba Yaga 'bad girl for breakfast and her mother for lunch' Baba Yaga, the very one that is cooking human stew and who allegedly has these three riders in Red, White and Black who herald Sun, Day, Night?!" Julie exclaims, looking a little shocked at Nettie's summary. "I wouldn't have thought of her to be the culprit... I havn't fought magic in a ling time, and never like such curses..."

    Holding her breath a moment, she still remembers to answer Franklin. "It's not mine, it's the Power's. I mean, all of ours and a friend, but I get where you're coming from. We can deal with a space trip once we got you off death row, ok?"

    Her eyes trail back to Nattie. "What do you need, where do we need to bring him and what needs to be done that doesn't involve murder or selling a soul to save him?"

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam takes a parchment off the stone table, rolls it tightly and thwaps Franklin on the head.

"Can you maybe slow down and only blow our minds one way instead of six at a time? You are acting in a dangerously reckless manner. You have since I met you, hanging around a cyclops neck. You better slow down and stay n your lane Franklin, or so help me -I'll go to your parents. Now Ms. Crowe did not ask for any payment -yet and as I understand it, one hand washes to other in her line of work. Let me worry about the payment fr now."

He turns to Nettie. "I beat a death curse. I don't recommend my method fr anyone outside my family and I would need one f my sibs to help most likely Ms. Crowe but I'll do whatever you ask of me... that came out wrong..." Ears start turning red again.

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam looks at Nettie, back to Frankie and thwaps him again.

Nettie Crowe has posed:
    "Trust me poppet I used to be The Bad Kind." Nettie replies as she digs in her bag, giving a soft 'hrrm' thoughtfully as she draws out a couple of items. One looks like a hairy rock.

    "And were you a lesser person, ability-wise, she *would* have killed you, and we would be having a very different conversation, necromancy has its limits, luv."

    Nettie draws out some linen fabric and unrolls it as she considers. The crystal ball is laid delicately on the white linen and she gives a soft sound of amusement.

    "Murder or selling souls? Goodness that would be the easy route wouldn't it?" she gives a wry smile. "I'm older than I look. I dare say, older than the three of you put together and then again." she gives a soft hum of breath, and then takes out a couple other items.

    "All right. So, Baba Yaga's curse is inordinarily strong, and lacking the assurance that it was just a 'shade' of Baba Yaga or Totenkinder or what have you rather than the real deal, we'll have to assume the curse is full strength and Mr. Richards here is just strong enough to demote it to 'bad luck' and not 'instant death'." Nettie states as she takes off her lobster slippers, and sets them to the side.

    She is wearing halloween socks with vampire black cats on them.

    "So, Shazam, if I can have you sit about here, and Ms. Powers, if I can have you sit about here --" she motions to a few places, and she takes out a black candle.

    "We'll get Mr. Richards sorted and not tell his parents."

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam gives Franklin one more thwap as he sits down. "Hey Steven, please take notes." The pen rises and bobs in what seems to pass for a nod. "Please, call me Billy, Ms. Crowe."

Franklin Richards has posed:
Franklin stops, and holds a finger up. "Technically it might not of been her, but an aspect of her. The lines of reality, get a bit thin maybe it was just a shadow of the real.... ouch!" Franklin grins up at Shazam, and rubs his head. "I think you see why my Family is glad I am working with other people." he said as he chuckles a bit. "Isn't it fun though? Seeing what is out there, wondering the edges of the dreaming where it bleeds into reality!" he smiles a bit as he looks around. "I tell you I met Deadpool once. We actually got along well, as we suffer from simular things. That man enjoys life, next to death, one of the most unique things I have seen."

He sighs a bit, "But Okay I hear ya as soon as I turn Viper back that is. I did kind of promise him." he lays back and thinks about it, quietly thinking as Shazam talks to Nettie. "So much more to do I can't let some Witch lady kill me." then grins up at Nettie, "The bad kind.. believe me this lady made Miss Crowe as hot as Shazam thinks she is." then stops and grins at Shazam.. "Oops.. was I not supposed to say that now?" and laughs laying back. "Live life my friend.. No-matter how this turns out."

He then turns to Nettie, "Even bad guys need friends." and smiles at her. "Though I am glad your on our side, as that would of made my last visit very akward." and grins a bit as it was usually akward anyway. He is quiet listening to Nettie, and smiles pointing when she says about the shade part. It made sense as people cast hurtful magic at him, well a bit more then usual, and usually it did nothing. He does smile, and nod to Nettie, "Nice socks! Very on brand." and takes his shoes off to show his fantastic four socks. and smiles setting his shoes aside he relaxes confortably. He astral projects, and knows how to reach a state of calm so he quietly listens with his eyes closed as he gets into a position. He is quiet for a moment before he grins a bit, "And thanks.. I will have to drop by the store, and get some extra books."

Julie Power has posed:
Julie Power nods as she settles where talked, eying the candle and happening. "Just... tell us what to do and like... make sure we're informed?"

Nettie Crowe has posed:
    "No, bad guys need correction, Mr. Richards. That's what we're here for, isn't it?" Nettie gives a small smile, and she takes a deep breath.

    She lights the candle with a flick of a finger against the wick, and the crow on her shoulder gives a caw, as if startled awake, and looks around bewilderedly at The Rock.

    "Bloody Blazes first the king of Atlantis and now you're takin' up with the Wizard's lot?!" the bird gasps, and then hops off Nettie's shoulder to sit on her broom. Bit more stable.

    "All right. So, I want everyone to think of The Happiest Thing they've done recently. Eaten a whole raspberry pie, kissed a pretty girl, nothing violent. Positive Vibes." she states with a wry smile.

    And she plucks up the crystal ball, and then she presses it right to Franklin's forehead.

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Julie Power has posed:
Julie Power tries her best at the instruction of Nettie, eyes narrowing as she seeks for the best moment of the recent months...

Franklin Richards has posed:
Franklin smiles, and nods to Netties's words. he is quiet as he wanted to explain how he was here to help everyone, but she looked a bit too serious to answer right now. He doesn't move looking inward other then outward as the energy inside of him starts to swell. Nothing violent, or agressive just like the waves of the ocean natrual as Franklin isn't holding it back just letting it flow so it would be easier for Nettie. Another Crow from the library hops in and looks at Nettie, and the others. "Boss are you okay?" as it was viper finally remembering to bring a book back though it isn't on curses though it looks suspiously with one eye at the others in the room. Viper is ignored for now as Franklin is following the instrucions.

Franklin thinks about the last time it snowed, and he was sledding with the X-Folk, or when he was dancing with Thea at her club. He had a few, but wanted to stick with those as he really liked those memories it made him smile though he didn't quite understand why.

When she starts talking franklin opens his eyes glowing a bright blue, and not just the normal eye color but like there was a flashlight behind his eyes, as Franklin just looked out beyond Nettie, beyond the rock into the space between everything as he cleanses his enegry as she tries to pull out the curse.

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam thinks about it and coms to a conclusion quickly: Sunny. Anything involving Sunny and her just being Sunny and not being Indestructibelle and wanting to be with him -Billy. Of course ranking close second was all the friends he'd made lately and learning he was graduating and done with school being compulsory.

Nettie Crowe has posed:
    And, with the amount of positivity in the room, Nettie's know-how, and a bit of good luck, Nettie manages to clear the curse. THe crystal ball turns dark and violently violet, crackling with energy. The egg is cracked, and smoke rises up out of it, in lieu of yolk and white, and the candle catches the smoke, taking it up and burning through it like ashes.

    And Nettie herself looks rather drained, even paler and more tired than whens he came in. She slumps a little bit, as Broom sweeps over and supports her.

    "And that..." she pauses, coughs, and then from her bag withdraws her flask, uncorks it and takes a deep swig as she holds up one hand, with one finger extended, and then she drops hand and flask.

    "... is how it is done, lads and lasses."