The order had changed and Aura was still unsure if she liked it much. Aura did her best to way things as she knew. The old order had been disorganized and becuse of this Mutants of the order had no attack plan and that was something you always needed before attacking a much more powerful force. It was what kept you alive. She would tell no one, but even she bore the scars of haywire, recalling her dream, which one of the clones had also mentioned at the meeting where Lori took the reigns of power with no serious opposition. She had no faith in this new leader, however, faith was unneeded, her own personal feelings meant nothing in her choice to remain and aid this new order. No, she was a solider and could not lead herself, however it was a soilders duty to be loyel and since Lori was now the leader of the Order, that Loyalty was hers. Aura wonderd if the woman had bothered to run a check on her, she new Seizure in his short stay had started on many Sanctuary members, Aura had been asked little and had given them little in actual paperwork, so even if Lori had she would have found little.

For Once Aura had on fresh clothing recent purchases from her time with Jewel and Juka. She had tried to follow the advice of Jewel, she can cute and seemed more reliable source. In That regard Aura had on a black silk blouse. She also had a better understanding of cash in that, the more bills you had the more you could buy. Jewel had helped her learn how much certain things costed as well. Aura looked down at her hand, called her Aura into view and shaped the energy into several shapes before letting it fade away, Aura formed a fist and Her aura flared back into view the energy quickly forming into a sword, which snapped one of her bedposts in two. She had failed to protect two of her leaders, she would not make the mistake a third time, this time she had to succeed and so as she walked out of her room she smiled. Lori Did not seem unopposed to violence with a cuase, and one did need a reason to do anything, a driving force behind their conviction as it were. Her own driving force was obvious, at least in her own eyes, it was a simple willingness to follow orders.

Stepping into the yard of the Sanctuary she began to look around for Lori, she was unsure whare they were going, although Aura had gathered it was to show her, the new role she would fill, whatever that happened to be, she had to admit she did not fully understand things and how they were to be conducted. As she waited she made littile effort to hide herself, few police were dumb enough to trespass after all. They new the reputation of the people here far to well.

It was so hard to keep track of them all. If Lori weren't so sure she would fry the chips herself, she would be tempted to implant tracking devices in all the Orderlings as they slept just so she could freaking find the right people at the right time. They needed some kind of indicator, a phone perhaps or a wrist watch that would let them know when it was time to kick butt? Was that too dorky? To want matching indicator wrist watches?

Today, the object of Lori's search was the young Aura. The young and violent but useful Aura. Lisa had indicated that the girl could be in her room, though by the time Lori came to the door, no one was home... and part of a bed post was laying on the floor cleanly sliced through. There was something decidedly foreboding about the cleanliness of the severed bedpost.

She could handle a kid. That's what she kept telling herself anyway.

Aura was eventually located in the yard. And Lori was eventually in the yard with the right paperwork. It was good the girl was dressed up a bit today because it was best to put on the air of officialese before resorting to bashing skulls.

"Aura, how would you like to accompany me on a mutant insurance run? I'm sure a job like this is best suited for one with your ample talents." Though Lori was realizing now that they both looked quite young. Maybe they wouldn't believe them... more's the pity for their property. She'd bought a bit of time from the cops and Lori could certainly let off a little steam.

"Our object today is to try finesse first before violence. We look like school children so they might not take us seriously until we break a few things." Like their minds. "What do you say? Would you like to start claiming this territory with me?" Lori was hoping the girl would take to the task so that she could be put in charge of it. Young, yes, but she was ruthless enough to be the threat Lori needed.

Aura knew the voice from the meeting, Lori. CLoseing her eyes she thought for ajust second on how to react to her new leader. Sure she was not happy with the woman's plans, but Lori was her leader and her Orders the most important thing, not what she herself felt about them. Aura smiled as turned to face Lori and heard what she wanted. Aura had to smile, she was being asked to help, to do something, this had rarely weaponed under synn and it had been months after she joined as well. It helped just a bit that Lori was pleasant to her eyes as well.

"i Admit i am quite curious on this plan, i think i get the idea behind it though. " she responded to Lori not really mentioning how much she would actually like to do it. Aura's inner thoughts were not on weather to do it or not, Lori was her leader and as such what Lori said to do was simply what one was to do. Aura wanted vengeance for her former leader, she had really considered mounting their families heads on the mansion gates.

"If you have need of me, then i will do my best to accomplish this task, whatever it may entail. Just tell me what needs to be done and i will do what i can to accomplish the task" Aura said though their was excitement in her voice. Aura did love the idea that their new leader had a use for her, and it meant more to the young mutant because it was the current leader. Aura had to think a few secounds on the school child part before realizeing she was likely of that age although Aura never had been sure how long kids went to school for anyway. "The smart one's will just have to learn who their dealing with quickly then" she said with a smile as she considered those who would not bend, those would be the ones Aura would enjoy most, as they would serve as examples.

"I have every faith that you will pick it up in no time." It was a job with Aura's name practically branded on it. Lori looked over Aura. Yes, she would probably do as she was, but her? She looked down at her ironed jeans and button up white shirt. She needed to change to look more professional first. She could at least change pants...

"Wonderful." It was so very nice to get a straight forward answer. Though she had little doubt Aura would side with her, most had given her at least some resistance. Aura was fast earning a special place in Lori's heart. "I've got to get changed and grab the paperwork. You can come with if you like or meet me in the lobby in ten."

Whether Aura wanted to finish her business in the yard or follow was up to her. Either way, Lori had some black slacks to change into and a a red tie. She was never shy about changing audience or not.

Her static wicks would definitely be left at home. The real debate was shoes. Heels had the fantastic side effect of making her butt look great and the downside of practically halving her walking speed. She had callus enough that blisters from heels were never a problem. She decided on some old faithful black construction boots with a steel sole. It was like adding to her arsenal. When in doubt, pick weapons over a fantastic looking butt.

The paperwork was already in the lobby in the form of a black leather briefcase. Inside were pre-printed contracts and a plethora of pens. "We'll be starting at the houses closest to us and remember, we are going in the name of the Sanctuary, not the Order. The Order does not exist for humans."

"We'll ascertain if a mutant is living there, if they are we can ask them to move to the Sanctuary. If only sapiens are present, we are free to persuade them into buying our mutant insurance. If they pay up, we can keep them as cash cows. If they don't, we get to play. Any questions?" If not, she would let Aura lead the way and pick the first house.

"All right" Aura said and followed Lori all the way to her room, not at all shy about having someone change in the room with her. Back in the woods, they shared a cabin with up to seven others. Still Aura did not mind watching the show either, though Aura did not fully understand why Lori was changing, the question however was not important right now. One thing Aura could say about this place, was that their was alot of pretty woman, Lori very much among them. Aura,s eyes did look over Lori a few times as she changed.

"I Like this plan" Aura said nodding in approval, Aura gained more confidence in her leader, the plan seeming solid. The More mutants moved to sanctuary the better the chances of finding good Order Members and useing the cash from the Humans, they could better fund the sanctuary and expand, as their numbers grew the amount of land they could take would increase. It was also subtle and what they needed. "This plan could work very well" She said as she gave it thought.

Aura simply picked the house closest to them, a light blue two story that looked a bit run down. Several Dogs barked in the back and the house. Aura walked up the semi-tall grass, forming a blade around her foot to cut the grass as she walked, choosing to avoid the concrete path and walk up the center of the yard, Aura let her power fade as she cleared the grass and stepped up to the heavy looking door. Aura knocked on the door hard, though she refrained from useing her power to knock. The Door opened and a middile aged man looked at the two woman confused, he looked normal enough to Aura, but who knew, she decided she might wnat to let Lori handle the first house at least.

Lori smiled like a good girl scout at the man who opened the door. He did look a little confused, but seeing two girls he obviously relaxed a little. They were what? 15 and selling cookies? He seemed to think he was safe from them. "Hi, we're from the Sanctuary and we were wondering if there are any mutants in residence here that would rather live in a mutant-friendly community."

He was already shaking his head, slightly amused. "No? Well, in that case have you ever had trouble being a human living so close to the Sanctuary? There is a lot of mutant traffic, right? Not all of it constructive?" He didn't look so amiable toward them any more.

"What of it?"

"Well, The Sanctuary is trying to make amends for its inhabitants. We're here to offer you something no insurance company would dare. Mutant insurance. Wouldn't you like your home and property to be protected from accidental harm?"

He was shaking his head again. "I don't think I need any. I've been fine for a while now." He even started to close the door on them.

Lori put up a hand. She made a magnetic field behind the little window that was covered by metal bars and the door stopped mid-swing. She dropped the cheerleader feel-good attitude. "What about non-accidental incursions?" It was clear that this was a threat by her tone and the man didn't really seem to know what to do with it. Lori took the opportunity to pull the door open.

"Aura? Are you thirsty? I know I am. Why don't you invite us in, Mister? It's only polite..."

Aura waited patiently as lori and the man talked mentally taking notes as the conversation neared an end and the man prepared to send them away. Lori stopped the door and Aura took further note of her change in Demeanor as her kindness slipped back revealing the true intentioned of their visit. The man Seemed to almost forget Aura was their and Aura was prepared to remind him, until lori addressed her again. "I am thirsty" She mentioned with a nod realizing she actually was parched. When the man did not move fast enough, Aura formed her aura around in her hand and the man backed away from her hand as she took a few steps in the nice but somewhat sparsely decorated house. Aura Dropped her aura but looked around the house wanting to make sure no one else was in the house.

Aura did have to look long as a woman emerged from a back room, the raven haired woman, asked the man what was going on and her eyes looked to Aura wondering what the young girl was doing in the house and who the woman in the doorway was. "Bill, do you have something to tell me?" she asked taking the situation the wrong way entirely, assuming her husband had an affair of some kind but closer look told her the woman and the girl were likely not related.

"Stay calm, we are simply insurance people, here to help with any issues living next to sanctuary might cause or COULD cause" she said saying the last part more heavily to get her point across trying to copy what Lori did at the house though she knew her vertion had been quicker, but they were also in the house already. Aura wondered if this effected anything in their plans. Auras eyes went back to the man, trying to make sure he had not tried something stupid. In either case it seemed as if only the two people were home which was prolbely better anyway though Aura knew kids could be used as leverage, she would have to ask lori if that tactic worked here though.

"I am thirsty"

"You hear that? I'd fetch some water if I were you." The door opened and layers of this man's life started to be revealed in the form of a raven-haired woman.

>"Bill, do you have something to tell me?" She sounded defensive. And the man's response didn't quite seem to allay her fears.

>>"Uh, baby, why don't you go grab us some water." It was clear to Lori that he now perceived Aura and herself as a threat and was trying to get rid of the woman. The woman only saw it as him trying to get rid of her.

"Stay calm, we are simply insurance people, here to help with any issues living next to sanctuary might cause or COULD cause"

Lori made her way into the house. It was quite small and not too well kept. She smiled slowly letting the intent spread across her face and fill her soft features until she was something keen and cunning. She let the woman see it and let the man see what she was showing his female counterpart before she took her seat on the couch. The woman went from being miffed at being put out of the way, to worried that she had gotten herself into something she should have.

>"I-uh- I'll get you something to drink then."

"Appreciated."

The man took the seat opposite of Lori across from a magazine covered coffee table.

>"What do you want from us."

She plopped the briefcase on top of the table and it's stacks of papers and opened it up. Lori's eyes barely peeked over the opened lid. Revenue was the obvious answer to her, but she would start off with a little kindness and when that filed slap their wrists. "A contract." Aura was a great side threat. Just having another body was good for solidarity. Lori pulled out a contract and a pen before closing the lid of the briefcase. "Anyone under contract will be under Sanctuary protection. Anyone without..."

The black-haired woman came out with a mismatched set of plastic cups. Four drinks of water. Lori smiled a broader smile than was necessary and made sure to let her gaze linger on the woman longer than was polite.

Aura's eyes scanned the room, searching for threats, her reasons two fold, their were many humans who hated their kind and so it was not inconceivable this man might be hiding such things and Aura was determined to learn from lori and to ensure no harm came to her, she had lost to many of her leaders already. Once she was sure their were no threats she took a seat as well, her eyes remaining on the man, and looking to the doorway and panning to the kitchen, she had already been ambushed once in a house not unlike this.

Satisfied they were safe, Aura glanced at the paperwork Lori opened up and found she could make little sense of it. Aura really hoped she would not need to know the finer details of this contract, if she did this was going to take much more work then she had assumed. Aura decided not to worry about that for now, if it was her order to know the contracts well she would learn them, whatever that took. Getting board and ignoreing the water that was actually brought, Aura raised her palm and began unfolding her fingers from her palm as she did, she made her Aura come into view before letting it fade and having it reappear on the next finger untill it had passed all ten. Aura stopped when she realized that it might not be appropriate to what they were trying to do.

Aura also decided the humans were lucky to have Lori around, on her own Aura simply would have killed the humans, for fun and to aid in her people quick overtaking of the country and then the world. Lori';s idea was more subtile it controlled the humans and let them put the noose around their own necks, she had no idea what wa sin the contract but the idea was simple. Pay us or get hurt, badly. Stretching she looked over the man, hoping he would do something stupid, not for the first time she wished she could force him to attack.

Aura, whether she knew it or not, was very good at the art of subtle intimidation. The girl had done nothing overt and yet she radiated body guard, capable tactician, and violence contained. It was obvious to Lori at least that the girl lamented the fact that they weren't just trashing the place. It seemed to be obvious enough to the man across the coffee table as well.

"Uhhh. Lemmie see the contract?"

Lori handed it over willingly. "It's very straight forward."

The raven haired woman had leaned in over the man's shoulder and didn't read for very long before she frowned. >"This is blackmail."

"It's for your own protection miss."

She hadn't expected the first place to be easy, but after they wrecked a few places they rest would see they meant business.

>"I'm calling the police."

"Aura. I think our offer is being turned down. Let's make a messy example out of them so we won't have to kill too many others." Lori stood. The off hand way that she had issued her sentence on the two stopped the woman in her tracks. They were both standing now, looking at each other over the white face of the man on the couch.

"If we take down the house but leave them alive, they'll be able to tell the horror of it all. What do you think will be more effective? Blood spatter or word of mouth?" It was like asking whether blue socks or green socks went better with her sneakers. It didn't really matter to Lori.

[color-khaki]"Well, either way we can start with the house."[/color] Lori raised her hands and felt for the metal frame underneath the roof. Dust started trickling out of the ceiling. Then there was a long and soft metallic moan. Aura was free to slice and dice as she wished. The humans or the property. Really it was up to her at this point since the humans weren't interested in playing ball anymore.

"W-Wait!"

The first metal beam crashed through the ceiling coating most of the kitchen area in white ceiling dust.

"WAIT! OH FU--! I SAID WAIT!"

Lori left her hands where they were but the groaning of the house stopped. She raised her eyebrows at the couple who had somehow managed to make it to the same side of the couch and were clinging to each other.

"Change your mind?"

Aura smiled, revealing her teeth, this was starting to go exactly the way she wanted it to. Then the woman mentioned the police, a group of people Aura despised greatly, one she would do anything allowed by Lori to prevent ever being caged again. Aura actually growled at the mention of the police. In fact when the woman mentioned it Aura had to prevent herself from slicing the womans neck open thare, but they were on a mission of peace, or well blackmail anyway, could you black mail animals?

"Gladly i was hoping they would refuse, the woman is useless but the male just might have a few bones i could use to remake my bed" she said as she stood, first forming an axe on her hand, but then frowned and instead the axe flowed back to her palm and began form a spiral shape, her Aura drill. SHe had began to favor the weapon more lately. She smiled easily more happy then she ahd been since this entire thing started. Knocking over a lamp as she formed a hammer with the other hand, she leapt over the Table missing both of them, her drill was already at the mans back. "Ohhhh I Like you more and more boss lady, but perhaps it would serve us better to hospitalize one of them, they can pay more if they don't need to rebuild" she said then as an afterthought she went on. " persoanlly though i would love to make an example of them no one would dare want to follow their lead" she said, her eyes never leaving the two though, she did nothing toa davance.

Assuming Lori wanted the two intact mentioning starting with the house, Aura swung the hammer like hand with the force of a brick, the weapon crushed through drywall, a few sparks from cut wires danced behind her swing, Aura was ablout to weaken the framing of the house when she heard them say wait. "This mean we can;t hang him like a Christmas light with the ladies internal organs?" Aura asked casually, though her body was now coated in the pink Aura. "I think im goinmg to like this job" Aura said with a nod letting her weapons melt back into Aura, still she wa snow looking at the man like he was a price of meat. "Please tell her no sir, oh please" Aura said figuring the guy would be more willing to play ball, still a littile fear always helped.

"Please tell her no sir, oh please"

Aura was perfect. Had the tables been turned, Lori would be signing the papers. As it was... the man hesitated.

"I like your idea about halfsies. Why don't you put the pretty lady in a wheelchair?"

>"No, no. I got this."

The woman started to protest or whimper in fear, Lori wasn't sure which because the man cut her off. >"No. I'll sign. Just give me the pen."

And so Lori gave him the pen.

There were a few places he had to scribble his initials and then Aura's very first lesson in proper application of violence was complete. Lori let them know when their first payment was due and that they could call on the Sanctuary if mutants caused harm to their home beyond it's initial condition. Heh. As if.

Lori figured they would have a quick turnover of tenants in their part of town after a few months. That was sort-of that plan. Milk the stupid out of their money. The smart ones would leave and make space for more of the mutant kind.

She packed away the papers and motioned to Aura to leave. She probably wouldn't like just leaving. It would be a good test of her obedience and self control. Once they were outside Lori handed the briefcase to Aura. "Think you get the gist? I want you to take lead on the next house."

The human was brave for putting up the resistance he was because as far as Aura could tell, he and the woman did not stand a chance against just one of the two order members, much less the combo. Still Upon finnaly realizing they were serious or maybe a faint glimmer of intelligence had been given life in his head, either way the man Signed the paper without further complaint.. Aura had really been hoping he would remain stupid, but their were alot of other houses to see and one of them had to be filled with fools.

As the man finnished signing, and Lori packed up the papers, Aura allowed her aura to drop, first to a faint highlight of her body, then to nothing. She did want to play with the humans, in fact she would have relished killing them and selling their stuff for cash for the order, but Lori, was the Leader now and as such her Orders came before all else, even her own desires.

"I Believe i understand, Inform them of the policy, if they refuse threats and limited property damage should then be tried to gain cooperation, continued refusal after that will gain progressively worse punishments untill the client is either dead or willing to pay for our services. I am still unclear however if a failure to pay would meet with the same progressive strategy. " she said believing she understood what was going on with the plan, and in reality she believed it served both their needs anyway. Lori got money from the fools and Aura got to do what she did best, fight.

Aura nodded as she moved on to the next house, this one was in better condition, though it was in need of a paint job, as the odd choice of purple was cracked and flaking in many areas. Taking Lori's words as Orders, Aura confidently walked up to the next house. Calmly Aura knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer, after a few minutes she knocked again and finnaly heard a deadbolt slide away from the door, as it opened. A Tall black man stood in the door, the tall man looked down at the two woman looking confused.

"WHo are you?" the man asked sharply his eyes darting from one of them to the other. Aura tried to recall the words Lori had spoken at the door but failed to recall their exact working. "We are from sanctuary and here to ask if any Mutants living here may wish to move to sanctuary for both aide with their powers and security" Aura said looking back at the man who shook his head and looked behind him as another male voice asked who he was talking to.

"Well we are also offering insurance against damages inflicted upon your house by mutant kind as we know some Mutants can be an issue and would rather nothing happon to you, that could not be...fixed" Aura said stumbling a bit on the last word. The man had already started closing the door, it was only then Aura swung her hand in the way of the door, to prevent it from closeing, though the man was stronger, Aura formed a drill with her aura, useing the circler force to repel the door from closing. The man gave up and let the door open, finally telling the two woman to come in. In the house were atleast a half dozen males, a small mountain of white powder. SOme of the men in the house looked rather nervous to see the two woman their. Aura's eyes watchfully swept the room to make sure no one was going to try anything stupid. For the most part the assembled men, just looked stupid, almost all them unaware anyone else was even in the room, one man was even in the process of peeling open the leather couch with a cheese grader, eating the fluff inside.

Aura played a marvelous role to get them in the door. The problem wasn't the house. The problem was that it wasn't a regular residence. At least, if it was, Lori felt sorry for the regular inhabitant. Drugs. All over. The man who hadn't meant to let them in now stood barring their way. No doubt these men thought they'd have to get rid of these two girl scouts for seeing too much.

Lori touched Aura on the arm to indicate that this was a special situation. She could have the next house too since this one seemed a bit of a bust as far as contracts went.

"Who gave you permission to distribute here?" Lori smiled sweetly at the shrewd faces and frozen caught-in-the-act men-folk.

Lori had found out as much as she could about what was going on in their proposed territory, but apparently she hadn't found out who was pushing. She just wasn't street-savvy enough sometimes.

A man sitting on the couch had some unsavory things to say about Lori's request for knowledge. The stiff deer-in-the-headlights moment was over and several others had plenty to say about what they would do to the two bits of prime meat that wandered into their abode.

As for drugs, Lori didn't personally care for the stuff. She'd drink caffeine and she'd drink alcohol, both legal substances, but that was the extent of her abuse. She was too terrified of letting go. Slate had to die before he learned that lesson and it was just another reason she had to hold on all the tighter.

As the string of insults grew more derogatory and more violent in nature, Lori frowned. "You want any of this, Aura?" Because if she did, she was welcome to it, but Lori was feeling decidedly... unhelpful. It was hard to consider sparing people's lives when they thought so little of hers.

If Lori and Aura snuffed this operation out, it wouldn't get the root of the problem, but it might draw the attention of their boss. And it might make them hesitate. Or it would put them on guard enough to send in some heavy artillery... either way it would likely elicit a response. Retaliation enough to find the head.

Lori's eyes rolled around toward Aura before she raised a magnetic field near the roof beams much as she had in the last house. "You'd better act now before it gets ceiling dust and blood in it...." Before half of them had bothered to stop arguing and before even two of them had the inkling to look up, Lori brought the house down.

Anything she could pull down beyond the entryway she did. If there was only one wall standing by the time she was done, so be it. She pulled the metallic under structure hard enough to make sure the metal crumpled and moaned as she packing it down toward the earth. While the drywall and sheetrock dust was clouding the destroyed room in front of Lori and Aura's toes, she heard movement. Survivors?

Aura Nodded to Lori at the touch on her shoulder, taking a step back to let, Lori lead the way. Aura did see plenty of pot as well as many other substances she had found on gang members and other alley way opponents. The words they replied to Lori with Made, Aura wish to slash them and leave them dieing, but luckily for them, those were not her orders and Aura stood waiting in case she was needed. The men seemed to think them mere humans and that they would be intimidated by their numbers and what was inside. Between lori and herself, Aura felt this would be an unfair battle, for the Humans.

"No, i find the stuff frequently on the gang members and the like that i hunt but never use it, just store it with all the other stuff i take from their bodies. " she replied not taking her eyes off the men in the house, her Aura was set to a hair trigger just in case they made a move. Aura was not even sure blood and dust mattered in most of it, but reasoned it likely did. Taking another step back and Signaling she wanted none of it, she watched as Lori brought the house down in a stunning display of beauty. Aura had to shield her eyes from the dust that came pouring out of the house afterworld, she raised Her Aura few moments later and managed to weather much of the dust storm.

"Beautiful" Aura commented staring at the wreckage and admiring the work. The came the sound of Movement, someone had been very unlucky. Her Aura up Aura made her way to the sound and the
movement Forming a Blade Aura carefully sliced through some on the house remains drying to uncover whatever was causing the movement. It had to be a person she thought, though the idea of a huamn living through that seemed odd, true she had survived somthing like it twice with luck and her aura, but a humans chance were what half of that?

Uncovering a man who seemed relatively all right, for having a house drop on him, Aura kept him in place with her Aura blade pointed at his neck, point he blade melted and reformed into a spinning saw like blade. She had not been ordered to kill the man yet and so she kept away from that. "It seems one of the animals survived should i kill him or would you like a pet? Aura asked with a smile, either way she wanted him where he could not move. With no intention of cutting deeply Aura carved the symble or the order into the man's forehead, making him scream as aura took her time.