The thing you should know is that everyone is in really big trouble. Yeah. Even you.

[cityship]

Ax had escaped the Controllers on board. Brainy had not been so lucky. Neither had Sam and Tim. And who knew how many others on board had Yeerks wrapped around their brains, controlling their every movement, pretending that everything was normal until the time came to strike.

Who do you trust, podlings?

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[asluciferfell.livejournal.com]

Javert stares at Chaucer before carefully taking hold of his wrist and removing his arm from Javert's person.

"Do try to keep your limbs to yourself." He's not sure why they're buddying up, either. There's nothing wrong with a group of four, or splitting ways. Chaucer is in no way a 'buddy'.

[thexanwhosees.livejournal.com]

Xander started to look like he wanted to say something, but he then just grinned.

Ok, then he said something, "I like this arrangement. It's a very working one."

[godimgood.livejournal.com]

Geoff smirked up at Javert as his arm was moved. In truth, he had more faith in this man being able to hold his own than either of the others present. And Geoff held no illusions about his own respective abilities.

"I agree. Now where are we going?"

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

Samus really didn't trust any of the others present, but she knew her own strengths well enough not to care about relying on the help of others.

"I was just moving around the city."

[cityship]

For some reason, it's right then that the lights on the ship--everywhere in the ship--suddenly flicker. They just flicker, then come back on. Odd.

[thexanwhosees.livejournal.com]

Handy that. Funny that Samus wasn't good about trusting others.

She would be right about one.

Xander immediately took advantage of the lights flickering, and the grin he was showing now was anything but nice. He launched into an attack at Samus, bringing a roundhouse punch toward her head.

[asluciferfell.livejournal.com]

Javert had not yet begun to walk away, and seeing Xander attack Samus, he quickly shifted his nightstick to his dominant hand, approaching the pair not quickly, but with the methodical prowl of a wary, practiced enforcer. He wasn't about to get knocked out in the crossfire if he could avoid it.

[godimgood.livejournal.com]

Chaucer, upon seeing what was going on, immediately scrabbled backward, getting himself out of the immediate danger zone. Eyes wide and hand on his towel - his one current possession - he watched. Geoff was, he knew, one of the weakest fighters on the ship. He'd see what happened, and if he had to, make his move.

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

The punch made contact. She pulled backwards, recoiling in a "I didn't expect that" sort of way than a "Oh no I don't know what to do now!" way. Samus was no stranger to a fight, and while she was mentally cursing herself for not having her Paralyzer gun handy she wasn't about the back down.

She grabbed for Xander's arm attempting to twist it around and throw Xander down. It's times like these that her enhanced DNA and years of training really showed their effect.

[thexanwhosees.livejournal.com]

Xander darkly smirked at Chaucer, "Deal with you later. You're not that important." He yelled at the grab on his arm, but then went to reach back for her arm. He didn't have have enhanced DNA, but there were now two forms with years of training. The Yeerk even dug out his faint memories as a soldier, and he now had a Dracon gun aimed at her.

"Now you, we could use. Be a shame to go to waste."

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

She scowled, this was bad. Now, she'd much rather have her Power Suit and make quick work of this man and blast him down with absolutely no mercy.

But she knew better than to try and take down someone with a gun while unarmed herself.

"What the hell do you want."

[asluciferfell.livejournal.com]

Javert narrows his eyes at the appearance of a gun- no pistol that he's ever seen, but clearly lethal. For now, he's attempting to slip past the radar and move behind Xander-- with any success, he will aim a heavy blow at the back of Xander's head, hopefully settling the situation with as little violence as possible. If that's not an option, well, he has his pistols.

[thexanwhosees.livejournal.com]

Xander shook his head at her, still keeping the weapon aimed at her, "Oh no, Alex here has seen plenty of movies to know you never reveal all the plans. Not until it's too late anyway."

He doesn't seem to notice Javert. Possibly? Then again, the host was used to random attacks from supernatural creatures for years. Perhaps he is keeping an eye.

[asluciferfell.livejournal.com]

Javert, taking the opportunity, takes a swing at the back of Xander's head. He moves rather fast for an older man, and if it connects, hits rather hard.

[thexanwhosees.livejournal.com]

He turned and tried to block, but still faltered some from the blow. Not knocked out but they got their bell rung.

He brought the Dracon beam toward the older policeman.

"Got some use for you too."

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

And with Xander pointing the Dracon at someone else, she took the opportunity to ready herself, aiming a strong kick at his head.

[asluciferfell.livejournal.com]

Javert looks utterly uninterested in Dracon pointed at him. Not even in a forced way; He's just completely unafraid. "Go on then, fire. You'll only misfire."

In all truth, he's trying to distract Xander from Samus so he'll be knocked unconcious.

[thexanwhosees.livejournal.com]

"You sure about that? You don't know what this one's capable of."

Xander was about to fire, but he paused for a moment. Brief wavering, and then his features hardened again as he aimed for him.

However before he could fire, there was a blow to the back of his head, and he crumpled to the floor.

[godimgood.livejournal.com]

Geoff watched as the young man went down, then, eyeing him carefully, returned to the others. "Bravo, m'lady, m'lord - sorry, bravo Inspecteur - very, very well done."

Quickly he bent and relieved Xander of his weapon thing. He wasn't sure what it did, but it seemed simple enough to use (point and shoot?). If crew members were going to be attacking each other, he wanted to have some sort of defense other than his tongue.

"Right," he said, straightening and quickly deciding his kilt could not both hold the weapon and stay on, "What do we do with him? Not really any cells for you to lock him in, is there?"

At least, he didn't remember seeing any.

[asluciferfell.livejournal.com]

"We can restrain him, at the very least." Why yes, Javert is carrying handcuffs.

He's ardently awaiting a greatcoat, though, to be rid of the annoying pockets in his plantsuit. From one such pocket, he retrieves his heavy, police-issue iron handcuffs and binds the unconscious Xander's hands behind his back.

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

Samus crosses her arms and just watches Javert handcuffs the now unconscious Xander. She's not quite satisfied with just restraining him, but it's about all they can do right now. She also made a mental note not to be caught without her gun again. Skill was one part of getting out of this mess, but as much as she hated to admit it, it helped that she was lucky enough to have another person around.

"Either of you know this guy?"

[godimgood.livejournal.com]

Geoff squints at the fallen man a moment, then shrugs. "Not I, m'lady."

[asluciferfell.livejournal.com]

Javert shakes his head. "No better than I know either of you."

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

"Damn."

It was all she really had left to say. She couldn't think of any reasons why this complete stranger would just threaten her at gunpoint with absolutely no provoking.

[godimgood.livejournal.com]

"Well," Geoff scratches his head with the tip of his Dracon beam casually, considering the options, "if no one's a better suggestion, why don't we drop this mystery fellow off in the sick room? Then someone else can deal with him."