Force fields we've mentioned... but, I think it'd be simpler, IC, for the people to find some deserted island and a few helicopters or small planes than to buy, wall off, and redesign a bunch of land to make it seem like an island, plus there's the weather. I have not been to Northern Canada, but if this plot happens any time other than midsummer, wouldn't the cold be a problem? (Also, there are some fun creepy islands, but that's less of an issue if we'd be recreating an island anyway.)

Cold could either be a problem or could be part of the hunting game. Just depends on how you look at it.

True, but I was thinking for the characters. Unless the kidnapped mutants were somehow immune to cold or given coats/blankets/shelter/whatever, or it's just warm, my concern would be that some just wouldn't be able to be involved, because they'd freeze.

I was trying to say it would be a building. Just fancy. The humans made it seem real or something. That gives the humans more control, which they'd like to have, I would think. *watches pennies fall*

*snuggles Sarah* It's a good idea, I'm just playing devil's advocate so that we consider everything.

I say we should do it on an actual secluded island. There are thousands of them and it'd be a more intense atmosphere if it was hot out and in a jungle. Add to the safari like feel of it all. Also have the base of operations be a large complex of say 4 buildings taking up a small piece of the island. Also we should draw up rules for this blood sport. What the event should be called, how no one is allowed to leave the island until all others have died or something else has ruined their plans etc.

Even being on an island, there are still some potential concerns about how they'd prevent flying mutants from simply flying away. With very wealthy people running it, however, I doubt transporting mutants to the island would be too difficult.

Perhaps a collar that shocks the mutant when it reaches a certain altitude.

Force fields were also mentioned as a way to keep flying mutants from leaving the island, or simply having the island so far from anything that there's nowhere for (most) flying mutants to fly to that they can actually reach. Though, now that I think of it, how many flying mutants do we actually have? I don't know Zephyr's limit, but it sounded like Soot has a short enough time limit that he wouldn't be able to just fly away too easily.

Very interested in this. Definitely signing Shane up to be hunted (nice change of pace since I'll probably have him doing some hunting in AoS). I'm also pretty intrigued by this Villain Creation Facility. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's goal is to make mutants in to meaner/nastier versions of what they were before?

Amber can be a flying mutant. Mind you, she's limited to the natural flight of a pterasaur so if the island is far enough from other islands, flying would just lead her straight into the ocean. Although now that I think of it...she can also be a swimming mutant...

Should be an island smack dab in the middle of the Atlantic so they will be far from any form of civilization for thousands of miles, and also have a PA system to explain the rules to the contestants. Also I do not know much about that part yet Shane.

Shane: Meaner, nastier, stronger, stranger looking; basically better (meaning more expensive, so either harder to kill or stranger looking) prey in any way. It could possibly also be connected to the facility that kidnapped and researched Juka, but that's just been suggested.


So! Cbox conversation in summary: An island seems to be the best idea, surrounded by an electric barrier (and possibly one or more additional barriers, to contain electric and electric-immune mutants). Amber will likely be the one to escape, and let the X-men know about the kidnapping and island if they want to attempt a rescue. (I will add that Martin still may be involved somehow, particularly in the 'tear the entire organization to shreds' part.) This may involve her having to battle a patrolling sea monster shifter mutant. And, as said, the villain creation facility may be connected to the facility that kidnapped Juka.

Also, it seems we do want to have kidnapped mutant vs kidnapped mutant battles as well? I'm not entirely sure what kind/s, so here are all the options I can think of/remember:
1: Kidnapped mutants are hunted by people paying for the chance to hunt them. Hunters may be alone or in groups, and may have a mutant or adapted guide. (original idea)
2: Kidnapped mutants, while being hunted, fight each other over food/water/defensible areas, because one is trying to throw the other to the hunters in order to save themselves, or just because they got mad and a fight started. Other than requiring multiple kidnapped mutants to be loose on the island at the same time, we shouldn't have any problems with this.
3: Kidnapped mutants are made to fight each other in some kind of arena for an audience. Basically it's Roach's death pit from AoS, only not in AoS and the kidnapped mutants who win probably don't get any reward other than 'live to fight again.' Could be one on one or multiple fights; the multiples could be teams or free for alls.
4: Lots of kidnapped mutants are released together onto an island, and somehow made to fight each other in a battle royal, probably with something along the lines of 'whoever is the last survivor will be allowed to leave,' possibly with some more direct control (bomb collars that will be detonated if someone tries to escape or avoid fights, etc.).

I think that's all. Anyone have preferences/ideas how these could be included/one I missed?

*edit* All the options up there, if included, would be options, which characters could pick from; every character wouldn't have to do everything on the list. For that matter, they wouldn't have to do any of them; someone could be kidnapped, taken to the island, but then just be kept in some sort of cell/be left alone until the X men get there.

The man who runs the island or owns it or whatever, has rented it out to these scientists and their organization for the purpose of running tests on mutants they have captured or seek to learn about and in exchange they can be hunted by the man who runs it and his hunting party while the scientists watch from a more observant area and maybe a few other people who are there just to watch it unfold for their entertainment.

Like Markus said, (mad) scientists doing research on mutants seems like a pretty plausible way to have multiple scenarios (like the ones listed) happening at the same time on the island. I think without that element that ties it all together though you'd be better off just picking one thing (hunters chasing down the mutants, gladiator pit, etc...) and sticking with it. You don't want too much happening on this island (I'm picturing it as a relatively small island).

I'm just brainstorming here, but if you were to go with the scientist angle, perhaps it could have something to do with trying to stress them into further mutation, or something along those lines. We already have it so mutations tend to first show up in our characters lives after a traumatic experience, perhaps they could be testing the theory that putting enough pressure on these captured mutants could cause growths in their powers, hence throwing them into a pretty grim life or death scenario?