Luna found herself wandering the large expense of a New York City mall. Luna was happy- today she had gotten some money from her parents for Christmas! $300 dollars worth! Her mom and dad must of wanted her to have an interesting Christmas on her own away from home... Shaking her head she entered a store- "Hot Topic" The music echoed in her ears as she looked around the small department searching fro something to browse at... Luna stopped as she saw a cool looking hoody, though turned away- "I gotta find a present for Sam!" She whispered harshly to herself. Sam was a good guy, who helped Luna get accustomed into the mansion, Luna felt it was only right to thank him in some way.. and everyone else in the mansion too! They all deserved something! Even the one's she hadn't met yet!

Today Luna was wearing a long sleeved shirt, the color green with a tree logo on it, her jeans were blue and washed out as she wore a simple knitted scarf around her neck a pair of brown gloves and a pair of brown boots. Her glass like amber/brown eyes looked around the mall with fascination as she browsed from window to window looking for a gift. "I wonder if Sam will get me something?..." She questioned softly as she suddenly looked up and spotted a video game store! "ALRIGHT!" She yelled with joy as she ran into the department, looking through rows and rows of games.

"Cool! Mortal Kombat... eh.. Sam might not like it though..." she thought hesitantly after several minutes of not finding a suitable game she left the game store and with a huff of frustration looked for another shop...

Slade padded noisily down the marble-floored corridors of the shopping centre, he flinched slightly with every step, metal on marble was not only slippery but tended to scratch ever so slightly. His hip hop was blamming angirly out of his body-mounted speakers. He really needed Rufus, one of his engineers, to model him some shoes... It was in fact Rufus that was responsible for this surreal trip. Slade and his underlings were having a christmas secret Santa and as such Slade needed to buy Rufus the super geek a present.

The guy was one of those pc loving types, had a 'second life' [whatever that meant, to be fair Slade was unsure of whether or not Rufus had the first life...] profile, a WoW profile, he played half life and other such 'fun' things... Slade had never been much of a pc person and ever since he'd become a car the need for pc's had become irrelevant entirely for anything other than work. He didn;t stay under a lamp light in the near dark playing 'second life' all night when he was bored, he drove himself around New York at high speeds when he was bored! This of course, Slade reassured himself, was far cooler...

Slade slipped awkwardly towards a gaming shop, security and normal folk alike glancing sharply at him with a mixture of shock, fear and irritation. Slade barely noticed, apart from the fact that walking alone was taking all of his concentration he was used to these humans eyeballing him. Slade scowled to himself at the amount of effort it took simply to get to a damned gaming store, Rufus had better like his damn present or there'd be hell to pay! As he approached, gaining slight momentum, towards the gaming store some youth shouted something over to him. He looked over and saw a hooded chav, or whatever the "hip" terminology was for these cretins nowadays, shouting abuse at him. Obviously he was the only human here brave... or foolish... enough to voice his dislike of the mutant Slade.

On top of his already bad mood and the stupid floor, anger blinded his judgement. Spinning he attempted to yell something back, attempted being the appropriate word here. The sudden movement, tied in with the bad relations between metal and marble, overcame Slade's balance and he fell with a slap-stick grace to the criminally dangerous floor. Slamming down he slid, scratching and grinding, through the doors of the gaming shop coming to rest as he finally found carpet. His focus returning after the shock of falling on his face, Slade's first vision was that of the once marble floor outside the shop. Chunks were gouged out from where Slade had impacted and Slade's paintwork had copied itself in an almost comic imprint on the now ruined floor. A security guard was angrily stamping over and many 'happy shoopers' were ushering their young or loved ones away from the obviously unhinged mutant. Staggering cumbersomely to his feet Slade regained his balance, he'd made it to the gaming store!

Luna was in a bad mood, not able to find Sam a decent present the doll mistress was almost close to giving up. Luna was right next to the gaming store- in a department looking at some new shirts, however the sound of metal on marble and an audible sound of a crash- sounding more like a car crash. Propelled the young twelve year old to the sight of... a robot... Inching close to the now getting up metal monstrosity Luna couldn't help but think if this guy was either from a scifi move or if he was a mutant.

Inching closer to the guy- ignoring the panicked people and the shouts for her to get away Luna came up to Slade in pure curiosity. "Um... you know... this isn't the best way to get a game sir..." she spoke uncertain and a little nervously to Slade as she hoped he would notice her. He was on the carpet so Luna assumed that he wouldn't be slipping and sliding anytime soon- for now. "Um... Need some help?" She questioned not sure who or what this guy was- but felt it was nice to be helpful.

Slade groaned as he shook off the disorientation, fumbling with his hands for some support he grabbed one of the posts used for detecting stolen goods. Slade heard a slight cracked and froze, more damage... Shaking his head he stood to the height that the shop would allow, being 6'8" not many single-floored shops offered Slade the full scope to stand comfortably. This whole shebackle was uncomfortable for Slade.

In the corner of his vision he saw something small and diminuitive edging closer to him, it carried a voice with it. In record timing he realised the object in question was a brightly coloured child. Strange that adults came to fear him and children came to comment rather on the method of his shopping... Slade didn;t really mind however, he liked children's ability to ignore the odd and point out the obvious.
"Uh... sorry, not used to shopping."
Slade attempted at a joke, he wasn;t entirely sure if the kid would get it but it was worth a try. It would probably fascinate the kid more as she tried to work out why he wasn;t used to shopping.
"Tell me, do you know of any good pc games out at the moment? I'm buying one for a friend?"

Who better to ask about games than a kid? Hell she probably had the common sense of Rufus, not to mention she would be far more likely to know about good games than Slade. As he waited for the kid to reply he glanced at the mess he'd caused, they guard was grumbling over it but thanks to a little bit of mutant-fear wasn't taking it out on Slade alone. The guard, however, was mouthing commands through his radio. Obviously with a couple more mall-guards the man would feel brave enough to try and throw out Slade... For now he had the help of a curious child to help him complete his task for the day to distract him from the damage he'd caused.

Luna blinked at the strange answer the robot man gave her. Not a shopping person huh? He was most likely and most defiantly a mutant... though- what side was he on? The order? or was there another Group that Luna didn't know of? He certainty wasn't from the Mansion so... Snapping out of her daze she nodded, " I know some games- One I liked to play was Guild Wars!" She spoke to Slade cheerful and oblivious if the guy was dangerous or not. Glancing over to the guards she absently clutched her spare fabric in her jeans, she was wary but didn't want to cause a commotion or harm any normal humans with her powers. Turning back to Slade she smiled. "Anything else you need help with... um... what's your name? I'm Luna!" She greeted to the robotic man.

The kid, Luna, seemed cheerful enough, helpful too. She'd already voiced off one game... Slade had no idea what it was or what you did with it but hey she seemed to like it. He couldn;t have this type of conversation with an adult, kids were so honest. You weren;t treading on egg shells all day long with children. Slade smiled, no need for an alias here. Honesty...
"The name's Sirius, and thanks for the help. I'm useless when it comes to presents and that."
He glanced behind him as she led him to find a suitable game, there were three guards now and they seemed to almost be confident enough to bother him, he really needed to actually pay for the game and get this kid on her way before anything... unfortunate... should happen to these meddling humans.
"Come on then, show me how to shop appropriately Luna." Slade smiled as they pushed deeper into the shop.

Luna was still uneasy about the robotic man and the question of what side-if any at all was Sirius apart of bothered the young girl... "Um.. sure Sirius! First thing is... um... well... oh!" Luna stopped for a second pondering on what to do or say, then she spotted the game she was looking for! "Here it is! Guild Wars: NightFall!" Turning towards Sirius with a grin on her face she showed him the game. "This game is fun! You can join guilds and have heroes on your team and fight bad guys and stuff!" Luna spoke excitedly. "I had it back at my home before I moved to the mansion!"

Luna spoke cheerfully not noticing that she said "mansion" as in she was part of the Xavier Mansion of the X-men. Though the thought did not cross her mind as she asked the robotic mutant another question. "Um... do you have any money? I would pay for it- but I'm hoping to use it for some gifts for a friend..." she confided with a small frown."Anyway! Um... can I ask you one more question? If you are not part of the Order- then what do you work for? All I know is the X-men and the Order... is there another group of mutants?" Luna asked serious though it was hard to take a 12 year old seriously-even if she is a mutant. "Please answer me truthfully sir." Luna asked sincerely.

Slade zoned out slightly as the happy-go-lucky shopper started babbling about guild wars, key words flitted through as he glanced back outside towards the guards. They seemed to be moving over, this wasn't going to be particularly fun... Something dragged his attention bodily back to the small girl Luna, Slade couldn;t have been sure but he thought she'd said Mansion. A mutant? Her continued questions confirmed Slade's suspicions, this of course was the downside to children: their honest and straightforward curiosity.

Slade kneeled down and leant in towards her in a confiding and open manner.
"I wish I could tell you Luna, my boss demands secrecy and believe me you're not even supposed to know that!" Slade smiled, he hoped she'd understand. Kids could be volatile when they didn't hear what they wanted, he just hoped Luna recognised the position he was placed in with the questions. Before he could thank her for helping him choose the game he heard a voice growl behind him.

"Excuse me mutant, but you're going to have to leave."
Slade scowled, all he had wanted to do was buy a damn game! As he stood to face the guard, his height dominating the unfolding scene, the other two guards began to circle him with hands ready at whatever items they were allowed to keep in their holsters. They were clearly expecting a fight, and their condescension was only moving Slade's mood closer to that being the viable outcome.
"I came here to buy a game, is all, and that's what I'm going to do. Human."
He needed to get Luna out of the way, and fast.

Luna frowned for a moment however then smiled slightly as she nodded. "I understand sir..." Luna then blinked when she saw the mall guards circle Slade! "Those aren't friends of yours I guess..." Luna tried joking a little at the situation she was only a child after all. Though unconsciously she grabbed a piece of fabric in her jean pocket. Grasping it in a manner that she was willing to fight if needed. However the green haired girl did the opposite! Running in between the guards and Slade she put her hands out defensively.

Glaring she spoke with a cold edge. Or as much as an edge she could muster as she tried to speak to the guards. "Leave Sirius ALONE! I'm, a mutant too! So if you kick him out you'll have to do the same to ME!" Luna growled with a threat hoping the men would back off. Inside she was shaking though she would not let that show. "He just wants to buy a game and then he'll leave! Just give him some time! Please..." She pleaded arms still out, tears pricking her eyes.

ooc - sorry for the late reply, xmas n all kept me busy.

ic - "...ah sh*t!" Slade thought as the insane kid stepped infront of an armed guard, not only telling them his name but revealing herself as a mutant. Honesty had its flaws. Slade knew what would happen now, kid or not these were the type of ill-educated conservative red necks that would maul anything they didn't understand. Any civilians left around were getting out of sight, humans knew the drill when the pigs wanted their way with mutants. They didn't see or hear anything. His priority was Luna now.

Two of the guards drew tasers, Slade flinched instinctively as he saw the electrical discharge weaponry. Being a car he generally didn't cope well with high levels of electricity surging through his systems. The third, closest to Luna, however drew a baton. His eyes fixed on the diminuitive Luna he raised his baton in an arcing motion, Slade reacted quicker than the man could blink.
"Wrong move pig!"
Slade stepped across Luna and grabbed the man by the raised arm and right leg, his servos whining he pulled violently and threw the man bodily into the high raised store counter. The human's average body didn't stand a chance, as the cop connected forcefully into the underside of the counter his legs smashed into the glass and slammed to a stop. His back, feeling the full force of the momentum, slammed into the metal counter and whiplashed backwards. Amongst the almghty crash that was the counter disintegrating there was a sullen thump and a dull crack as the pig's lower spine snapped.

Before Slade could turn to face the other guards, he felt searing whitening pain explode from his right shoulder. Crying out in pain he span, servos and systems whinnying in shock as several thousand volts surged through his systems. As he span and dropped to his hands and knees he felt the discharge cord ping off his now agonising shoulder. For the moment he was blind with the pain, hearing one pig shouting,
"Damnit Jones fire your weapon, your weapon!"
This wasn't good, the other guard had lost his nerve for now but Slade wasn;t able to take advantage of this. He felt heavy and sluggish, if he could cry he would have been doing so from the pain; not to mention he could barely see through all the interference caused by the first taser shot. Slade braced himself for the next shot, shaking his head in an effort to clear his vision, this encounter wasn't likely to end well.

"I told you to STOP!" Luna yelled with angry confused tears as she saw the humans fighting Sirius, she was almost hit by the one guard with the baton- but the robotic mutant sent the mean man flying into a store!Whirling around Luna noticed that Slade was down for the count but did not know why! Running over to him ignoring the other guards she grabbed on to him the best she could, hoping to move the titanium behemoth flimsily. "Come one Sirius MOVE!" Keeping an eye on the guards she glared at them and decided to threaten them. Forming her mutant powered teddy bear she held it in her hand- glaring for them to take a step forward. "You see this?! This "Teddy bear" is my mutant power!" She growled. "It's not just a toy, but a c4 explosive! If I want to I can blow us all sky high so DON'T MOVE!" She roared at the guards as she gripped the stuffed toy serious. Really- all this for a game?!

Cadaver was enjoying this romp through the mall, even with the occasional odd stare at his graying hair and grateful dead attire. its not normal to see a 23 year old with gray hair.

After listening to some cds and window shopping Cadaver noticed some beastly grateful dead paraphenalia in the window of a spencer's gift store wedged between a Hot Topic and a shoe store. After perusing the racks and snatching some small keychains and magnets he moved on to some shirts.
A baby started crying outside the store and thunderous footsteps were heard. Cadaver turned his cd player up. After pocketing a shirt under his coat Cadaver saw sales clerk run outside. Taking off his headphones, He was greeted by the yell of a little girl saying "You see this?! This "Teddy bear" is my mutant power! It's not just a toy, but a c4 explosive! If I want to I can blow us all sky high so DON'T MOVE!"

Rushing outside he saw a girl with green hair holding a teddy bear, and kneeling next to her was what looked like a 6 foot metal titan being tazed by a rent-a-cop and his partner. Rushing to the scene Cadaver slowly lowered the girls hands knowing the fear and confusion in her eyes. " That won't be necessary miss"

settling into the Limping Zombie stance of undead ninjutsu he barraged the gaurd tazing the.... robot? with a variety of Ghoul's Hand attacks. The man falls to the floor.

Cadaver turns to the next gaurd....... who has a tazer pointed at his chest. The gaurd tenses. "shit" Cadaver mutters. "This one's gonna hurt" Cadaver looks for a solution. Sees none. He thinks " i Shouldn't have come to the mall today."

ooc - 6'8"....

ic - As Slade furiously shook his head to regain what could be asserted as tactical rationality; several things seemed to happen. Luna revealed her mutation, a childish yet effective creativity in the knowledge of explosives, and another gaunt figure muscled in on the situation. There was only one guard left as far as Slade could figure, which left things at a suprisingly simple level. Regaining his feet, and his balance, Slade stood back to his full height. Snapping his right arm in the direction of the last remaining guard he swiftly transformed his wrist downwards into the familiar shielded auto pistol. Taser versus pistol... surely the guard could do the math (even without the explosive teddy bears).

"Don't even try it pig," Slade still felt woozy, his concentration was fuzzy as it was. He paused to catch breath before continuing, the last thing he needed was Luna's toys exploding...
"Hey, uh Luna, probably good if you put down the c4? Please?"
The guard seemed to be in agreement with Slade for the moment, explosives were never good in children's hands, Slade just hoped there'd be no more commotion from here,
"How about I leave some money for this game and we get some hot chocolate huh, Luna?"
The guard nodded meekly, Slade hoped Luna would do the same...

ooc: i said 6 foot cuz my char would have no idea that he was exactly 6 foot 8 , and this post is gona b short.

Cadaver saw that the situation had been handled. The six foot behemoth had drawn a pistol. His work being finished, Cadaver slowly began to walk away. He didn't expect a word of thanks. No one he ever helped gave such words. He turned around and gave a brief wave. "another day of helping the 'good' people of this city without payment or respect. another day im gona have to scrounge for dinner." he thought as he once again turned his back on those who maybe couldve given him answers and possibly a home.

(I'm back! =3)

Luna frowned however did as Slade told her to do, well asked but still.... "Okay Slade.. I won't blow up the shopping mall.." She fake whined/pouted as the doll mistress heard the mental 'click' that diffused the explosive. Luna simply tossed the stuffed toy to the ground as it made a little squeak on the solid cement floor. "See? No harm done! Now I'd think you would leave me and Sirius alone mister guard..." She trailed off as she turned to Slade, trying her best to check for damage. Leaning back up she put her hands on her hips. "So what about that hot chocolate?" She spoke cheerfully with a mock childish tone.