Hey people. I have an idea for an M-drug thread, though it's a bit rough so I need some help ironing it out. It's mainly for NYPD and X-Men, but anyone can join I think. For anyone who wants to know where I got this idea from, take a quick peek at these two threads, Drug Chase at the Market, and The not-so Grand Opening.

Basically, the idea is that Alex helpped bust an M-drug dealer that he dealt with twice in those two threads, and that he hoped the dealer would give the police the location of his supply in exchange for a deal. Thinking that his part in it is over until the dealer's trial, Alex thinks nothing of it, though a couple people ((That would be you guys)) stop into Alex's new pottery shop to ask a couple of questions as to why the dealer seemed to think that Alex is an undercover agent, and Alex begins to answer that it was just a matter of ill luck on both his part and the dealer's part. During the conversation though, a small gang suddenly the pottery shop with fire cocktails ((or what ever those bottles that explode into flames are called)) and try to kill everyone within the shop, but mainly Alex. While we all manage to defeat the gangsters with ease, one of the gangsters states that a man known as the 'sculpture' placed a price on Alex's head because of how much trouble he has been causing. Alex's pottery shop is completely destroyed in the battle, and the malachite manipulator is forced to start over... again.

Not long afterwards the arrested drug dealer gives into interrogation at the police station and states that his supplier is known as the 'sculpture' and he's also a mob boss of sorts. Learning this, the NYPD puts Alex under protection until they can get to the bottom of this whole mess. On the way to the safe house where Alex would be safe, an M-drug user attacks the police car, wanting to claim the fat prize on Alex's head. ((This guy could be flanked by any member that wants to cause trouble)). The m-drug user is taken down, but an odd M-drug pill is found on him, and the user calls it an 'enhancer.' When the pill is checked out to see what it can do, it is discovered that the pill acts as a power enhancer for those that are already using an M-drug, and it has no effects on normal mutants. Needless to say, this is very bad. Following a trail of clues found on the M-drug user and in the user's home, and from new info from the arrested dealer, everyone starts to narrow in on the location of the "sculpture's" location.

Once the location is found, the building is clearly being guarded by a small army of what looks like terracotta soldiers made of clay that seem to be alive, and no one is sure how to get in... until Alex volunteers to act as bait, hoping that whom ever is controlling this tiny army of clay soldiers would want the bounty on his head ((Along with any other characters that are working for this crime lord)). Splitting into two groups, with one team acting as Alex's hidden backup for when he tries to draw out part of the terracotta army, and the other team tasks with finding the 'sculpture' in order to arrest him and put an end to this enhancer drug before it can go on the market. ((people can choose which team they want to be on.)) The bait plan works better then everyone thought it might, and a large chunk of the terracotta army comes out to kill Alex... unaware that Alex has backup and that malachite is far stronger then dry clay.

While a battle is going on outside, the second team enters the building and manages to find the source of the enhancement drug... it is being made in the mob building itself and the first shipment has just been sent out to a new dealer. The production of the enhancement drug is shut down so the police will only have to deal with that one shipment, but the 'sculpture' is no where to be found. When everyone comes back together and the last terracotta soldier is destroyed, the 'sculpture' reveals herself, and states that the M-drug she swallowed a moment ago let her form that army from a large supply of clay... then swallows an enhancement drug so she could take them all on alone. The clay of every single destroyed terracotta soldier attaches to her body, encasing her within an 18-foot tall clay titan with great strength and endurance, and the clay armor of the titan is very tough. After a hard battle, the 'sculpture' is defeated, and a couple side effects of the enhancement drug are found, the first one being it greatly reduces the length of time the M-drug lasts two about half an hour... and once it wears off, the person that swallowed the enhancement drug suffers horrid side effects... and the 'sculpture' doesn't survive them, so she dies quite painfully before she can be arrested.

With the mob boss known as the 'sculpture' now dead, the price on Alex's head is now void since there isn't anyone to pay the bounty, and the production of an enhancement drug has been halted... and with the side effects of the enhancement drug made public, it is unlikely anyone would use it. Everyone parts ways, glad that this problem is solved.

Well, what do you guys think?

If you can get the goodies on board i wouldn't mind playing the devil behind the demon. Saturn is neck deep into the workings and dealing of M as Faust pharmaceuticals is the real source of the drug, I love that there are splinter cells and fronts in this, My first reaction was 'the Order is the actual source!' but it would be sweet to have the sculpture take the fall for it as a loyal minion. also it adds the layer of Rook and everyone else thinking they chopped the head off the snake, when in reality they got a smaller piece of the pie.

Could lead to some later ramifications for Rook and start to unravel the bigger mystery of where the source is coming from of M on the streets. It looks fun to me, I also like that you have plot points to work on.

I'll likely throw Koga in on the goodies team at some point as well.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Abyss!

By the way, I made a change to a part of the thread idea so calling the mob boss the 'sculpture' makes more sense. Thank you Cleste and Liz for your input!

Well thought out, though currently CS is dealing with his own things IC otherwise I'd have him jump in this thread. If you'd like we can do a thread later down the line with CS keeping an eye on you so you don't get hit by some angry thugs for getting their boss pinched

Alright, sounds good to me, but chances are I won't be recruiting for this thread until next week. This week is for ironing out the idea so there aren't any flaws, but more importantly for other people to submit their own ideas. I already took up on some of Gina's ideas if you want an example.

I agree with what Abyss said. It could open up interested RP possibilities. On many fronts.

Lenna could do something from the shadows, alongside some Os. MRC and the NYPD could do a lot of what you have so far. We could work with some of these ideas, for sure, once I have the time.

Might take a couple of threads to spread some of these ideas out, but it gives lots of things for people to do.

Hm, multiple threads sounds like a good idea... if I'm understanding this correctly that is. The way I understand it is the multiple threads would basically separate different parts of this plot like that of a chapter book.

Hm, let me think on how to separate this out. This is just a rough idea, and I'm willing to make changes. This is my first time trying to make a big plot thing after all!

Part 1: Basically Alex is in his pottery shop working on a statue for an art show when you guys show up and ask him some questions about the drug dealer that Alex had manage to corner within his shop a few weeks ago. During the conversation several goons attack the pottery shop, we fight them off and win though the shop is all but destroyed in the process. Afterwards someone ((not Alex)) decides that Alex should be placed in a safe house, despite Alex's protests.

Part 2: Alex and everyone are in a convoy of vehicles heading towards the safe house ((I'm gonna let someone else choose what and where the safe house is. Could be the X-mansion for all I care!)). Maybe a conversation or two happens in separate cars when another attempt on Alex's life happens ((this time we'll have maybe one or two players attacking Alex as well)), and among the attackers is an M-drug user that drops a pill as he tries to take it and someone picks up the pill ((NOT Alex. It won't be fair if he's the hero all the time.)) and the good guys manage to hold their ground, but are forced to retreat and manage to out run their attackers ((or the good guys drive the attackers away. How the battle goes will be the deciding factor)). At the safe house, one of the MRC or NYPD guys gets a phone call from the station, and that person tells everyone else that Alex has a price on his head, and that the drug dealer finally rolled on a deal, telling the police that his supplier is a mob boss known as the sculpture, and is one of the chief suppliers around.

Part 2-B: this one is for the evil or greedy characters. When a mole within the NYPD tells the sculpture that the drug dealer rolled on a deal, she orders the dealer to be killed when they move the dealer to another location. You guys can decide how you take this guy out, either by direct force or making it look like an accident... either way, the dealer is killed for talking about the supplier, and the dealer dies before he can give away the location of the supplier. The sculpture is glad to hear that the supplier is dead, but is a bit annoyed that a second attempt on Alex's life once again failed, and starts to ask her hired help ((that be you guys)) for some advice on the current situation.

Part 3: After some relaxing at the safe house and some conversation, someone gets a call from a forensic lab that has run a test on that dropped pill, and it turns out that the pill is an enhancement drug, meant to enhance the effects of the M-drug while having no effects on a normal mutant. It is also discovered that one of the drivers in the convoy was a mole, which was how that group of thugs knew which way the convoy had headed. Taking that information, several people ((Not including Alex)) take a look at the mole's home, and after some clever tracking down on some odd deposits in the mole's bank account, the location of where the checks were sent from is located and it turns out to be a warehouse that has been known for gang activity. After taking a look at some shipping records that are for the warehouse, someone realizes that cases of pottery is being shipped out from the warehouse, and Alex had stated that the M-drugs were hidden within the lining of some pottery.

Part 4: After a small investigation team looks at the warehouse and finds out that there is a small army of terracotta soldiers guarding the place, Alex makes the suggestion of him going to the warehouse and acting as bait to lure out the army or other people there so an infiltration team could get into the warehouse and find the sculpture. Splitting into two teams, one group goes with Alex while the other goes into the warehouse, with tons of police backup and a news crew on site to record the whole situation, and Alex travels under the name Vanguard to protect his identity from the media. After some hard fighting, the terracotta soldiers are destroyed and the enhancement drug production facility is destroyed, and a shipping list of where the drugs were sent to was acquired. Hiding on the roof, the sculpture is enraged that Alex has not only stopped two shipments of M-drugs from getting onto the streets, but has also shut down her production facility, and swallows an enhancement drug to increase the effects of the M-drug she swallowed earlier, and then summons off of the destroyed clay to her location. The clay molds around her, forming an 18 foot tall clay titan. After a hard battle, the clay titan is destroyed and the sculpture is trembling in pain from the side effects of the enhancement drug. With her DNA structure breaking down, the sculpture dies a painful death before anyone from the Order can execute her themselves. With all of that taken care of, Alex no longer has to be confined within a safe house and the production of M-drug has taken a hard hit, though a new drug is now on the streets, though in small amounts.

Let me know what you think of this people.

Oh! And before I forget, I'm not going to be recruiting for this plot until next week, and the first thread won't start until the week after that.

Sounds great Rook. It looks like you've really thought this out. I would be really interested in having Streak jump in for a good majority of this. Just let me know when were looking at this.

I Like the idea a lot and would be willing to submit Aura for soem Saturn back up ^^. Great idea rook.

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