Attack

[Elena]

"The old guard slept next door," replied Syrena. She flicked her head to the left of her. "Not as luxurious as this, but I'm sure you'll find it accommodating. I hope you like video games because I play a lot seeing as I'm stuck in here most of the day. I play the different guards, mutants, and servants that come by here. I'd love some fresh meat." A servant knocked on the open door before walking in with Syrena's tea. She took it, thank the lady, and turned back to Erik while sipping the tea.

Izobel raised an eyebrow as she listened to the two. "A siren? Like the mythical mermaids who lured men to their deaths? How'd the general manage to make that?!" She thought for a few minutes before shaking her head. "No, Liam's right. It's bad enough having to fight their guards, imagine if he had a whole army of mutants. He'd rule the town. We'd be forced into hiding worse than now. We're going to have to kill the general and his daughter. I'm not sure which would be more tricky."

[Liam/Mason]

Erik decided to play her little game and got up from the bed. "Well if you're all through here I guess i'm going to get some shut eye. Im not hungry and a little worn out for videogames. Perhaps tomorrow. Goodnight fair maiden." Erik left her room without another word and entered the room across the hall. He plopped down on his bed and waited. She's not gonna come over here. You're crazy. Soon....soon she'll be mine.

"Well Izobel, Mason says that you're the new leader. I'm all for it. What do you suggest we do first?" Liam asked. "Rest and Relax," Mason piped in. "I'd like to spend some quality time with our leader. Nothing hotter than a woman who takes charge."

[Elena]

Syrena was surprised he had gotten up and left. He was really hard to read and it kept her interested. She was tempted to follow him, but shook it off. Instead she got dressed into her pajamas, just shorts and a tank top, and got into bed. It took her about twenty minutes before she was in a deep sleep.

The general went right to sleep when he got pack and by one in the morning, the house was silent. There were a few people up but they were downstairs and quiet. They'd be punished if they woke up the general.

Izobel was about to answer when Mason piped in. A smile crept across her lips at what he said and she rolled her yes. "Yeah, we'll talk in the morning." She watched as Elena walked off and turned to Mason. "Nothing hotter than a woman who takes charge, huh?"

[Liam/Mason]

Erik had fallen asleep, but in the middle of the night he woke up for no apparent reason and he couldn't get back to sleep. He was in a new environment and the only person he could really talk to was Syrena. He climbed out of bed, crept across the hall and snuck into Syrena's room. He sat on one side of her bed and lightly tapped her shoulder. "Syrena?" he whispered. "Syrena, I can't sleep. Syrena?"

When Liam and Elena left, Mason turned into a bashful young man. When he didn't have an audience he was a much quieter person. "I uh, well ya, I guess so. You're beautiful and hot all the time. It's like a combination of beautiful and hot. I don't know how you do it. I'm sorry, I can be crude sometimes. Actually, sometimes I wish I could be more like my brother. He has a filter on his mouth, ya know?"

[Elena]

Syrena's eyes flew open and she sat up, grabbing Erik by the throat. Her head moved towards Erik and the moonlight hit her face. Her eyes were a pitch black, not the bright blue they had been just earlier that day. Slowly she leaned into Erik until their lips met. At first it was just like any other kiss, but moment later Syrena could feel energy and power seep into her skin from where her lips were touching Erik's. She was sucking the life out of him.

Izobel took a step closer to Mason. "I don't know, I happen to like you unfiltered, makes things more interesting." She flashed him a smile and winked. To her Mason was more spontaneous and outgoing, she liked that more than him being less outspoken.

[Liam/Mason]

Erik's mind went completely blank when she kissed him. It wasn't until a few moments later that he realized something was off. The shadows in the room weren't making her eyes black. Whatever she'd become had pitch black eyes. He started to feel lethargic and he realized that he other power involved draining energy or sucking the life out of someone. He didn't know if she was doing this on purpose, but he had to stop it. He send a wave of pain into her head in the hopes that it would break whatever trance she was in. It was the last bit of energy he had left.

"Well i'm glad you like me that way. I don't think I can change. I've been this way for far too long." Mason thought about leaning in for a kiss, but he quickly changed his mind and headed for the kitchen. "Din din time!"

[Elena]

Syrena pulled back away from Erik as soon as she felt a shooting pain run through her head. She blinked once and her eyes lightened back to the bright blue they once were. Her hand shot up to her head as she let out a painful yell. She had never experienced such pain before, it was as if someone was digging a dagger slowly into her brain.

A couple people heard the noise and rushed in, including General Hammond. Two men grabbed Erik off of the bed and held him tightly so he couldn't run off, not like he had the energy to anymore. "What the hell is going on here?!"

As quickly as the pain had come, it vanished. Syrena was left there clutching her head and breathing heavily. General Hammond looked from Syrena to Erik, getting angrier by the second. "What did you do to my daughter?!" he growled. Syrena looked up, her gaze falling on Erik.

Izobel had thought he was going to lean in for a kiss, it had looked that way to her, but Mason instead walked to the kitchen. Reluctantly, she followed and glanced around the run down kitchen. "Something tells me you won't get much dinner here."

[Liam/Mason]

"Nothing," Erik breathed, relying on the two guards to hold him up. He felt like he hadn't slept in weeks. It was clear he wasn't going to talk until he had time to rest. The guards took him to his room and threw him on the bed. Erik didn't bother to readjust himself. He passed out almost immediatly. The guards stayed with him the entire day. It wasn't until later that evening that he woke up. He was still tired, but he could speak and walk.

Erik was taken to the dining room where his host was waiting for him. "I know you're angry with me General, but you have to know the truth." Erik stopped talking when food was placed infront of him. "One moment please," he said, digging in. When he plate was clear, he wiped his mouth and continued. "I couldn't sleep, so I went in to see if Syrena was awake. I thought maybe she'd have some sleeping pills or that she'd talk with me for a little bit. Before I know what's happening, she's draining the life outta me. The only way I knew how to stop it was to use my power on her."

[Elena]

General Hammond took a bite of his food before answering. "Alright, I will give you a second chance, but hurt my daughter again, for any reason, and there will be consequences." When he finished up his meal he stood up. "You were a good ally before Erik, why you left I won't understand, but do as your told and you and me can go far. More power then you've ever had with those pathetic rebels." With that he left.

Syrena walked into Erik's room, hoping to find him, but found it empty. She had spent most of the day in bed, on her father's orders. She felt fine though, just a small headache, but nothing she couldn't shrug off. Erik was who she was more worried about. She felt bad for the previous night's event and wanted to see if he was okay.

She walked slowly around the empty room, silently hoping that the empty room meant Erik was alright and up doing something. She sat down on his unmade bed and crossed her legs, waiting for him. She'd wait all night if she had to.

[Liam/Mason]

Erik took his time eating, piling his plate up again and again. An hour later he was stuffed and bored. He didn't feel like exploring the place, so he went back to his room instead. When he opened the door, he was surprised to find Syrena sitting on his bed, waiting for him. "Oh, sorry. I didn't know you were in here. I would've stopped eating ages ago," he smiled.

Erik could tell that she felt bad about sucking the life out of him. "You don't need to apologize. It was a completely accident. Besides, I should apologize for causing you all that pain. I shouldn't have come in your room without knocking. I tried to wake you." Erik sat down on the edge of his bed and tried to give her a comforting smile. "Interesting combination of powers you have. Does that happen everytime you try to kiss someone?"

[Elena]

Before an apology could come out of Syrena's mouth, Erik had stopped her. "No, not every time, just when I feel weak." To prove her point she leaned in and pressed her lips against Erik's. When she pulled back she bit her lip gently and looked him in the eyes. "Something went wrong with the mutant genes. I started out being able to heal really quickly, but then something changed. I found myself getting really weak after a few weeks, up to where I couldn't even hold myself up. Then one day a nurse came to check on me and when she was bent over me I started to feel--hungry I guess you can call it. I felt this pull towards her."

"Then before I knew it, she was on the ground, dead. I had sucked the life out of her. I instantly felt stronger, I was able to get out of bed and walk. I felt better than I had in weeks. We found out that in order to stay healthy and strong, I needed human life. Guess the powers came with a price."

"Usually I can control it. I can ignore the hunger feeling for as long as possible, but in the end I need it. Lets just say my last guard wasn't as lucky as you."

[Liam/Mason]

Erik was still grinning from the second kiss when she mentioned killing her nurse and guard. "Look, being a mutant myself, I never judge. I've met mutants like you, who have to kill in order to survive. They're great people, but they live with a curse. You could always just kill 'bad' people. Of course your definition and mine may differ," he chuckled. "I would consider your dad evil because he's trying to enslave my kind. You know he's trying to hunt down my friends."

Liam was downtown, picking up some necessities for the gang, when he ran into a certain cyborg. Hunter grabbed Liam by the shirt, dragged him into an alley, and slammed him up against a wall. "Hunter, nice to see you," Liam winced. "Can I help you with something?" Hunter punched Liam in the face multiple times and then kicked him in the ribs when he was down. Liam tried to use Hunter's power against him, but there wasn't a powerful source of electricity nearby.

[Elena]

"I've lived with the man for nineteen years, I know he's evil. He's power hungry; he loves to be in control. But as much as I despise what he does, I can't hurt him. He's still my father. He kept me and raised me when my mom left. All I can do is try to persuade him to change things, unfortunately he's building up a tolerance to my powers. My persuasion is all mind over matter. Most men see a pretty girl and they don't think, it's easy to manipulate their minds, but for some, they aren't as easily controlled, like you." Syrena had never had an actual conversation with a guy, at least since before she got her powers.

Izobel walked around the corner and picked Hunter up in the air with her powers. Luckily for her, part of Hunter was metal so she could help. She threw him back to the wall as hard as she could before helping Liam up. "Can you walk?" They needed to get out of their as quickly as possible.

[Liam/Mason]

"So if I wanna stay here and be with you for the rest of my life, I have to follow your daddy's orders? I have to help him hunt down my friends and I have to let him torture them? Geez..." Erik didn't want to join the General's team again, but he really felt this connection to Syrena. It was just her looks that grabbed him. It must be fate.

"Ya," Liam mumbled, coughing and holding onto his side. He stood up and looked over at Hunter's crumpled form. "He'll come to soon. Should we go straight to the hideout or somewhere else? What if he tracks us? Obviously our nemesis sent him."

[Elena]

"The rest of your life? Why would you want to stay for that long? I'm not more important than your friends." Syrena could easily tell that Erik did not want to stay and she didn't blame him. The few mutants that were on her father's side, were just in it for power. All his other men were human and they just feared the mutants.

"Going back to the hideout would be to risky. Lucky for you I was out scouting for a new place. Twenty some people can't fit into that tiny house. Come on." Izobel kept one of Liam's arms around her neck to help him walk. The way he was holding his side made her suspect he had a few broken ribs. She glanced back at Hunter before walking off with Liam quickly. She tried not to go to fast for fear of hurting him, but she wanted to get as far away from Hunter as she could before he woke up.