The Entrance

[Franchesca "Kitten"]

Kitten looked at the run down warehouse, which had obviously seen a bit of combat lately, with bullet holes lining the walls, and blast marks around the area obviously from grenades or smaller explosions. She suspected this was Alucard doing.

“So, this is where you spend those lonely nights… why, thank you.” She said as she stepped in. she was hit by the feeling of stuffy air.
I’m so not used to being indoors.

She walked past Alucard with a smile, and then looked back to him. He still stood there, obviously letting his leader and the woman with his box go before him too.

[Austin]

Austin smiled and walked inside his HQ
It's good to be home...
he heard sounds from the resting room
"aha just about everyone else is here too"

[Alucard "Pyr0" Valentine]

"It would seem so. we should go join them... come on Kitten!" Alucard said, taking Kittens hand and leading her into the building.

[Cindy Harker]

A Rolls Royce pulled up outside the building, Cindy behind the wheel and (wearingly) listening to Hope's directions to find the secret base. And finally they had arrived.

"Is this it? Are you certain?" She asked, before getting out of the car, and feeling slightly off put, being in the town of the dead again.

"Well, maybe you should knock." She suggested to Hope. "They barely know me. Sounds like you're a full member now. Go on!"

[Hope Mêler]

"Of course I'm sure," Hope hissed. During the drive from Cindy's mansion to the Circle's HQs they had both pissed each other off by simply being there.

She walked towards the door, wondering why Rino's idiot bitch wasn't there yet. If she got in before Carla came it'd ruin everything. They could not go in before she'd fought Carla.

"Um, actually," Hope said, faking uncertainty. "I'm sure this was the place, but this doesn't look like the right door. The door I went into last time was different. Bigger. Yeah, that's it. Urr... maybe it's at the other side of the building."

[Carla Glenn]

"Damn. You're good." Came a voice from up above, before a figure leapt off of a roof, grabbed onto a drain pipe, and slid to the floor. "No wonder the Circle let you in."

Carla grinned at Hope, having heard her pondering about the door.
"Hello." She smiled, before cocking her head to Cindy. "This'll just take a second. Really."

She removed her gloves, still smiling. "So...This is the Circle's secret base? Hm. I expected something bigger. Oh well. After I kill you, they can all know it was you who led me to it. You who let me discover it. And you who let Rino walk into it and rip it apart."

Electricity suddenly sparked up from her finger tips, lashing to the floor, and lighting up her eyes with a sinister blue light.

"Of course....you won't have to worry about that...."

[Hope Mêler]

"Ooh, electricity. Nice power," Hope commented and smiled. "Welcome to the HQs, I'd shake your hand, but y'know... so no thanks."

"So does that go through all of your body?" She asked loudly, trying to buy time. Rino hadn't told her about Carla's special abilities. Getting an electric shock every time she touched the damn woman could prove to be a bit... problematic.

"And Cindy," she said, turning to the human. "That is the correct door. You should leave now."

"So," Hope turned back to Carla. "I won't have to worry about anything 'cause I'll kill you. Everything will be so much simpler then." With her out of the way her job at Rino's would be more fun. Of course, they weren't supposed to kill each other. But accidents could happen!

With that Hope jumped and thrust a kick aimed at Carla's chest, wondering how much the demon could take.

[Carla Glenn]

Electricity blasted from Carla's hand, rocketing across and slamming into Hope, sending her rocketing back against the far door with a solid sounding crash.

Carla threw her hands in the air, and laughed.
"You really think you can beat me?" She asked incredously. "You're slayer skills are no match for what I can do."

With that, she walked over to the very drainpipe she slid down, drove her stilletto heel down on the bracket holding it, and broke it off.

She picked it up and span it around, flicking all of the water out of it at Hope, soaking her and the floor.

"You thought that last blast hurt?" She grinned. "Try it now!"

Electricity shot out of her hands and onto the water on the ground, causing it to instantly run to the soaking wet Hope.

Carla was enjoying this.

[Hope Mêler]

The first electric shock sent Hope towards the wall. She hit it and fell down to the ground, but was instantly up on her feet again.

"Damn you!" She yelled as Carla started flicking all the water of the pipe at her. When the demon sent electricity at the water on the ground Hope jumped away from it and watched the yellow sparks fade away from a safe distance.

At the corner of her eye she saw Cindy running behind a dumpster, with one of her books tucked safely under her arm. Hope laughed.

"Yeah, I kinda do think I can beat you," she said, picking up the drainpipe that Cindy had dropped on the ground. She took a good hold of both ends and broke it in two.

"You'll see," she said confidently, waiting for Cindy's next move. In reality, she wasn't that sure that this was really going her way since it quite clearly wasn't, but there was no reason to show that to Carla.

[Carla Glenn]

"A drain pipe?" Carla smirked. "Wow. I'm threatened." She laughed, although, upon second thoughts, she realised the plastic wouldn't conduct electricity.

She could use it stop Carla's blasts, but she'd have to be accurate, and the fact that she was still wet would hopefully attract some of the elecriticity.

But no need taking risks.

She flipped the lid off of a nearby trash can, and grabbed it.

"Special delivery Hope. You'll like this one." She tossed it like a frisby, and then shocked it (not only powering the lid further towards her, but also electrifying the metal).

The now-blue electrified lid flew at Hope as Carla grinned.

[Hope Mêler]

Hope used one of the parts of the drainpipes to hit the lid and send it flying back to Carla. She threw the now useless drainpipe away, it was completely crushed - but had at least served it's purpose.

"There's a package for you!" She yelled as she watched the lid soar towards Carla. If electricity didn't hurt the demon at least the force of the lid would knock her off her feet.

[Darkota]

Darkota stood in the shadows of a near by street watching as Carla and Hope fighting. Deciding it would be better to stay back and not get involved he sent a mental message to Jaden asking him for help and for him to open the entrance door

[Carla Glenn]

"Oof!" Carla exclaimed, getting hit in the stomach by the trashcan lid and getting knocked off of her feet. She laid sprawed winded for a bit, but didn't hesitate to send lightning crashing out everywhere as a defence to stop Hope getting close.

She scrambled to her feet, panting, her hair falling raggedly over her face.
"You'll pay for that." She growled, flicking out a hand and letting lightning roar out.

Unfortunately it was pulled into a nearby metal trashcan, the conductivity attracting it.

"Gah! Goddammit!" Carla snapped, clearly angry now, before channeling more electricity into the trash can, and levitating by the force of her powers.

"Block this!" She launched the electrified trashcan at Hope with all the strength her electrical powers could provide.

[Austin]

Austin heard some commotion outside and turned to exit, drawing both of his pistols in the process
Action this day...
"Rally the people, we have company"
he said to Alucard.
Stepping outside he saw the trash can flying towards hope, acting on impulse he leveled his guns at the trash can and fired twice, hitting perfectly. the shots were enough to send the can off course
"Now may i ask, what the hell is happening here?"
he said, his voice filled with a mix of anger and interest

[Carla Glenn]

"Commander Austin Darkora, I presume?" Carla smiled, taking a step back cautiously. "We were just having a little scuffle. Didn't want you to interfere, mind, but looks like I don't get what I want."

She began to take steps back, eyeing the werewolf carefully. If half the things she'd heard were true...

...it was time to run.

Plus, he had guns. She really didn't like guns.

"Hope. Nice meeting you. We'll have to do this again some time." She needed an escape plan.

"Ahem. Ladies and Gentlemen." Carla took another step back, charging up electricity. "Thank you for attending tonight. I hope you enjoyed our show. But, I'm afraid that's all we've got time for. Tune in next week to find out the thrilling conclusion."

Electricity began to spark and fly from her finger tips.

"I'll give you a hint." She smirked. "It's the end of the world."

With that, she unleashed the widest arc of electricity she could, hoping to blind the Circle members at least, if not fry them, while she turned and ran under the cover of her electricity.

She vanished through a nearby windows, up the stairs and soon onto the roof, from which she easily started leaping between roof tops, fleeing into the night.

Bloody Austin, he ruined everything!