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”Heh.” was all he could muster when Afoie spelled it out to them about why he was the only one effected that night. ”Means you’re effectively stuck there then. Helpless.” the comment would more than likely upset her but Sam wasn’t really to concerned about how Afoie was feeling.

”Could be worse. You can still see and speak.” he shrugged knowing that comment would have upset Becca more than anything. Sam glanced at her apologetically for a moment before looking back to the mirror and Afoie’s feet. Even if she couldn’t access magic in there he still didn’t want to give her a chance to hit him again. Sabine and the rest of the Super squad would have been pissed if he froze the building out of anger.

”Catchy name. It fits.” Sam sighed agreeing with Becca.

”So you got beef with us now because some old guy is retelling stories of the glory days?” clearly over simplifying everything. Sam made note to ask Hercules and Rex about the ‘good ol’ days’. ”So we just got to sink your well then? Easy enough.” this time he was making note to ask Jorge to sink a well.

If Sam had the chair turned around under him he would have leaned back. Instead he sighed loudly into his flask. ”She’s not even top five. I doubt she even knows where the old guy is.” looking to Becca. ”You get enough family time?”

“Curious” one of the scientists said out loud when he watched the ravens copy Sam’s words. ”What now?” Sam asked overlooking the horizon trying to see any sign of Orca w’s or a sub with the very real threat that it could shoot the jet down if they weren’t careful. “Do they do your bidding?” Sam smirked and then deadpanned his head to the side for a moment and stared at the scientist ”Sure.” and left it at that.

”Found her!” the icemancer said to the ravens as if they’d be able to communicate with Liz. He still wasn’t exactly sure how she communicated with them other than feelings but now wasn't the time to ask that question though. Water sprayed upwards revealing the pods location and he listed the jet towards that direction checking the radar for any incoming projectiles.

Sam was half tempted to open the ramp of the jet and jump out into the freezing waters below but then who would be able to fly the jet?

The submarine emerging through was all he needed to tell him the main threat was there. Hitting the autopilot on Sam stood up. “Where are you going?” one of the scientist asked clearly nervous and no longer studying the ravens. ”Out.” he looked back to the tray with the bullet in it and grabbed the item. ”Got to return this.” he said giving one last look to Liz’s body before opening the ramp. ”Birds are in charge!”

With a dive Sam leapt from the lowered platform and entered the frozen waters.

”No! You can’t get off! I don’t care how afraid of flying you are!” Sam shouted at one of the scientists who was standing far too close for Sam’s liking. A chill in the air warned him and he seemed to get the message. Bruno walked over and all but sat on the man when he found a chair. ”Good boy.”

The jet shook slightly from some turbulence. “Easy!” the woman shouted as the knife almost nicked something important on the woman they were operating on. Another chill in the air, followed by a ”Working on it!” the jet listed to the side a little and he regained the controls looking out in the horizon for Elizabeth. He wasn’t looking for a human mind you but rather signs of her in the form of something else. Orcas.

The sub wasn’t in view and neither was the pod she captivated into helping her. ”Any idea how close we are?” Sam asked Huninn... or Muninn. It was hard to tell them apart. Though he was pretty sure Muninn was the one who attempted to stay closer to Sam. Not wanting to verbalize the name in case he got it wrong he added, ”Shinnies when we get back. How far off from she self did you dive?”

The chaos that was the former base was quite clear there was no saving it. Well, no one but Sam could save it at the moment and he wasn’t interested. The cargo container sank into the sea, followed by some inflatable rafts appearing from below the water. The jet hung low over the water for a moment till a bullet hit the hull of his jet.

”That’s enough of that.” they had a sub as well, meaning they were subject to being a target until he could get out of range. The air shifted again due to the open ocean so close by. The jet turned and Sam flew out of range from the handguns that the water-logged henchmen wielded. ”Anyone see a sub?”

“Got it!” came from behind him as the bullet was hoisted into the air via a long pair of tweezers.

Raising an eyebrow at Lenna’s ‘Sam’ voice he smirked. She nailed it but didn’t say she did. It would ruin the compliment. Even if she did it with one eye. ”Pretty much summed it up.” he waved a hand eyeing the food before them. He stuck to the meat lovers, pineapple didn’t belong on pizza but he kept his feelings on that to himself. They earned whatever toppings they wanted.

Sam ignored Zek, it was easier to just ignore him and the glares the party was now getting from the parents of the kids who were coping some hand gestures. ‘Dangerous times. Dangerous friends.’ Sam repeated in his head as he watched to gauge Aura’s reactions to everything. Having her around kids unsettled him and reminded the icemancer the first few times he had met Aura. Hopefully history didn’t repeat itself.

”Think you did enough for now. Proper authorities will take care of the rest. Who knows, maybe they will get some more information out of the ones that held you captive. Might help us back in the city.” Sam said hoping for the best and already prepared for the worst. All things considered this wasn’t the worst team for handling the situation. Most of them were untrained, at least to Sam’s standards but they held their own. Lenna would end up getting a X-team leader recommendation out of this as well. She earned it.

Taking a bite of his pizza he chewed over words he knew he’d regret. It definitely cause a problem within the team if Sam didn’t do what Aura suggested. She was right... it could have been easy. Zek probably would have helped with the body if he asked nicely. The icemancer shuddered at the thought. She had been doing better. How many chances was too many?

”It would be easy, but you aren’t the only one who has been controlled over the years.” his team gave him a second chance. His friends. Surely they’d tell him to do the same. Right? Another bite of his pizza and he ignored the side conversation about the halls of whatever god she worshipped. It was none of his business.

He knew the pain all too well still having nightmares about abducting the kids from the mansion and then flying around the world killing and or recruiting former allies for Amanda. Sam finally sighed, ”Not my call to make. However, if you can gather information on them for me and my team we will gladly deal with it. If they continue to try and kidnap our kind, harm us in anyway. They will need to be stopped.” he paused for a moment, ”By any means necessary.” he left it at that knowing Aura would take those as marching orders.

The ground shook, it was like an earthquake on a soft patch of land. The very ice they were standing in sifted to the point where the buildings started to sink into the snow. Bursts of frigid waters erupted upwards. The table they were wheeling around with his friends injured body seemed to float above the ground. It was now on sleds, along with the surrounding snow. “I can’t work like this!” the female scientist shouted looking around preventing her hand from entering Liz’s skin with the surgical knife.

”On it!” his foot slipped into a small pitfall of snow and water before he pulled himself upwards onto sure footing. A watcher tower at the edge of the ice shelf sank into the ground. Without much thought or effort he willed the frozen water under his feet to solidify. Instantly everyone around him felt a sure, but slick footing. One of the scientists slipped. If it wasn’t the situation or the fact that they were about to operate on his friend Sam would have busted out laughing.

”Traction! On it!” Sam said as the ground developed small uneven bumps to help. ”Jet’s that way!” he pointed off a ways, “We won’t make it in time!” his scientist friend shouted throwing up his hands. His friend was never good in a crisis. ”Why not?” he pointed, another cargo container building sank into the Icey depths pulling a few of the guards running for their lives.

”Nah, we're fine!” the sound of a loud motor caught his attention, one that was stalling out a bit in water as it propelled forward on the soft and breaking ice. ”Found us a ride!” Sam ran towards his ice clone who turned instinctively and hefted the icemancer into the air as the vehicle rounded the building. Two guards were met with shoes to the face as Sam knocked them clear off the vehicle. “You can’t drive that in water!” ”It’s like you nerds aren't’ paying attention! Laws of nature don’t apply to me!” up righting the snowmobile the ground under it solidified.

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It was four minutes since he had grabbed the vehicle and exited the shipping container building and two minutes since he had hitched a sled made of ice and snow to the back of it. Both clones stood to the side as he drove the think at breakneck speed towards the jet. It was far enough away right? No reason to suspect the jet was sinking as well. It could float worst case.

”How’s the patient?” Zorro and Bruno barked loudly. “It be easier if you had a smoother ride!” the woman shouted. ”Getting to it!”

“Do God’s bleed?” the ice didn’t happen. Performance issues... Was this guy adapted? Did his powers work like Gemma? Was that why he couldn’t use his powers? A fist came in on his blind side and Sam brought up his arm instinctively and blocked trying to catch the arm. ”I’ll ask.”

The massive man had no problem letting himself get trapped in an arm hold as Sam wrapped his arm around his and threw a knee to his chest. Sam was strong, he knew that. Usually he had no problem overpowering someone on the streets but this guy was built like a Greek demi-god and last time Sam fought against one of them he didn’t end up winning that one either. Even if there were no punches thrown.

“Good! This should be fun!” he laughed taking the knee to the chest and pushing forward lifting Sam off the ground with his trapped arm. ”Don’t have time for this!” Sam threw another punch to the side of the man’s jaw who turned his head with the punch then looked back. ”What are you made of!?!” Sam shook his free hand feeling a knuckle break from the punch. It was like... punching the Berlin wall.

“Herr Weltgiest said you’d be fun!” the man smiled and then threw his trapped arm and Sam in the process. Off the ground he went! When he landed into a cabinet with more weapons he found a stun gun and grabbed it. The rumble of the building wasn’t lost on Sam as he jabbed the electrified weapon into the arm of the adapted. “No toys. We fight!”

Finding himself in the air again he braced for impact as he was tossed across the room like a rag doll. ”Didn’t want to do this.” Sam coughed exhaling the air from his lungs trying to prevent himself from trying to catch his breath. The Berlin wall was upon him and hefted the icemancer off the ground again this time by placing his hands around Sam’s neck. “Fight!” he said clearly upset with Sam’s performance.

”Yeah... I heard you.” reaching behind him and pulling the small handgun from behind his back he pointed down feeling his throat close up. Pulling the trigger he shot into the man’s foot. Sam dropped and the giant faltered releasing his grip on Sam’s throat. “What! Why would a god need a gun!?!” ”Because...” Sam started to cough, ”I.. Don't... have... time...” Sam pulled the trigger again into the man’s other foot. Both bullets connected and now the wall was stumbling towards him clearly in pain every time he stepped.

”What are you? ****ing terminator?” Sam threw some papers onto the floor in an attempt to slow him down and distract him, to his credit the adapted was still stumbling towards him. A pin was wrapped around Sam’s finger as he tossed the grenade near the giant as he ducked out of the room.

”No killing...” Sam coughed as he went for the next room as the explosion happened. ”If only that would kill you...” the cabinet of medical supplies seemed to light up as he entered the second room.