Let it Snow: Blue Start

[voidtreckermods]

The moment the doors open for purple to jump the train is speaking again. “Blue team to doors. Void shift imminent. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one” The train lurches and shudders as the windows flash the colour of the void for a split second before it shakes again and they are back in that frozen tundra.

The doors open and blue can jump down into a large snowdrift. They are at the foot of an impressive mountain range. Snow swirls around them, the wind hows. Ahead of them, half obscured by snow is a tunnel entrance.

Even getting there is exhausting, wading through the snow. Inside there is no snow but it is cold. The walls and floor shine with ice and the way is treacherous. It is pitch black.

Their task is to find those hiding in the tunnels. Some have formed makeshift camps in large caverns, others have fled into the small tunnels and have gotten themselves lost.

The voidtreckers are lucky to at least have a map on their SCA though it does not show where anybody else it. It is time to start the task of rounding everyone up and making sure they can survive the storm.

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[faithfulsupport]

Pre drop: All of his team seemed to be present and accounted for. Ignis packed extra food for the rations for the Blues as they would be on the ground and trying to feed other people as well. He'd also packed his two magic flasks holding the Fire spells that had been done already and some ethers, recalling his conversation with Caster. Whatever happened, he had his team's backs, that was his job. The advisor is also stocked with potions, ready to use them on train folks or those trapped in the tunnels. Several times as he makes the rounds he reaches for his bracelet.

Drop: The snow is colder for some reason than when he was enjoying it in the carriage. He looks around to make sure everyone has at least surfaced and will pluck or dig anyone out that hasn't quite made the landing easily. His green eyes scan around and tries to make sure everyone is okay.

"Is everyone alright?"

Ground: "Be cautious." Ignis warns this because obviously this is ice and people can slip and fall. In the blackness, he set flame to a dagger. It didn't do too much but it was a source of light. His first task is to gather those hiding and then make a campsite if one can't be found. There he would do his best to keep the people warm and fed until they could escape.

ground

[happyends]

Despite having made sure to prepare and dress warmly, the cold still is more intense than Madoka could have imagined. And being dropped into the snow at first sure didn't help with that either, especially since it's hard for such a tiny girl to make it through the snow. But she did it, she managed! She's here with everyone else in the tunnels!

Although it's still cold down here. And dark. It'd probably be easy to lose each other under those kinds of circumstances, right? Madoka knows she's probably the weakest link in this team, so she doesn't want Ignis to have to worry about her..

It takes a few moments of pondering as others are talking, but then she - carefully so she won't slip! - makes her way over to Ignis. She makes sure he notices her first, so he won't be super startled out of the blue, but once she's sure his gaze has crossed hers Madoka slowly moves to hold the man's hand like she did before when they were going to build a snowman.

"Um, mister Ignis.. I'll stay next to you like this, then you won't have to worry where I am. If that's okay."

[faithfulsupport]

This place was so cold, he wondered if they would find anyone alive here in this place. But he'd come armed and was ready to face it. It was all he could do not to fall on his arse and stay upright though somehow he managed it.

Hearing someone come up beside him, Ignis turned and looked over at Madoka. He was relieved to see she was alright and hers had been the very first face that he'd been looking for. As big as the blue team had gotten now, he still tried to keep his eyes out for the most vulnerable members which to him were Madoka and Romeo.

He's surprised that she takes his hand and holds onto it and can't help but recall how they'd played together in the snow. Obviously the circumstances were very different between then and now, but still. That tiny little hand in his lifted his spirits and he smiled at her though it might be hard to see.

"That is perfectly fine." It went unspoken that the advisor would of course protect her with his life. For now though, he was just going to enjoy her presence and this was one way to take a load off of his mind.

[happyends]

There's some relief at him saying he's alright with her holding his hand like this. Sure, he hadn't protested when she had grabbed his hand before, but these are very different circumstances. She'd understand if he had to focus on the situation at hand and needed both of his hands free for that.

But she smiles up at him at the acceptance. The smile is a little thin with how cold everything is, but there's genuine happiness in it. Somehow things feel more safe now, when she's right next to him like this. There's no one more reliable than Ignis.

"Thank you. If there's anything I can do to help.. please let me know. It must be tough to look after everyone."

[faithfulsupport]

One look revealed how cold she was and he was going to offer his scarf, but she already had a scarf.

There were a lot of times Madoka rendered Ignis speechless and her offer of help and saying it was tough to look after others just floored him. But he was the Team leader and even if it had been quickly thrust upon his shoulders, he wouldn't trade it for anything. That little smile and happiness in her face solidified his already firm resolve to protect her and the team and keep them all safe. They would all go home safely. So he smiled back at her, and nodded.

"Another set of eyes on the team would most certainly be appreciated." And if she wanted to do this more often, the advisor was going to have Tony make radios for them. It was probably a good idea anyway so his team could keep in contact and Ignis would help as much as he could.

[happyends]

"Another set of eyes.." She repeats his words as if she's pondering them, but then she nods up at him. "Alright..! I can do that!" It's said with a kind of resolve, but.. you know, said kind is the cute kind. She's even making a tiny fist with her free hand to show she's extra determined to help him out. Even if Ignis is pretty amazing, he's only one person. Surely with the two of them together they can keep an eye on everyone It's double the eyes!

"I guess it really is better if we all stick together, huh..? These tunnels seem so big.." She stares ahead of them into said tunnels as they fade into the darkness in the distance. "I can only imagine how scary it'd be if anyone was lost in there all by themselves."

Pre-drop/Drop/Ground

[anewhero]

Pre-drop

Marcus hadn't met his team leader or in his case his team's Commanding officer(CO) so he wasn't exactly sure what to expect.

Drop
Marcus eyed Ignis and nodded, he had his plasma gun on his back. "I'm fine, Let's go look for the others."

Ground Marcus's light on top of his Plasma rifle joined in the flames on the dagger "I've got your back, Ignis."

[faithfulsupport]

Pre drop:

The Blue Team leader hadn't gotten to meet all of his new team members unfortunately. So when a man approached him that he hadn't yet met, Ignis nodded. This wasn't the best time to meet, but it was better than a worse time, such as on the ground. He cared about all of his team members whether they knew it or not and so he had to ask. "Have you had time to complete your preparations?" If not, he had plenty of extras to hand over.

Drop:

He really wanted to ask what the gun was and what it could do. Not that he had any personal interest in guns himself, but his friend Prompto would be. But Ignis being Ignis was polite and asking anyone anything on a personal level was a huge no in his own book. It was reassuring however that he had someone to be there with him. So he could only nod, seeing as Marcus was ready. "Indeed."

Ground:

"Much appreciated." the advisor smiled. As long as his team was fine and stuck together that would be great. As always he would see to their safety before his own and he'd give every last ounce of himself to ensure his team's safety even if it meant sacrificing himself. Tony had rescued him once because of that and it wasn't something he cared to repeat.

[anewhero]

Pre-drop

Marcus looked back "I picked up the best things I could for the cold weather, I have my plasma gun but it reminds me of how cold it is at home. There's no ice or anything, but at home we had to prepare for a nuclear winter.

"A few pieces of food would go far. It helps me regenerate."

Drop

Marcus nodded "This is a Plasma rifle, it's extremely common where I came from. It was reprogrammed by the Human Resistance when we stole it from Skynet's terminators."

"It literally can shoot hot plasma."

Ground

Marcus shone the plasma gun's light on top so he and Ignis could see the in the parts of the darkness.

"Just be careful, not sure how much I'll freeze up. I'm a cyborg."

[faithfulsupport]

Pre drop:

Ignis had a lot of questions as to what a nuclear winter was, but he wouldn't ask. Questions wouldn't be asked because that's the type of person he was. So he slightly smiled and nodded. "There will be plenty of food and blankets packed for the cold." He wasn't sure if the man would know he was in very capable hands, but he was. "After all, we're doing search and rescue for lost and hungry people, so food won't be an issue." Plus, he's bringing his stuff to cook with because he can cook.


Drop:

More questions, what in the world was the Human Resistance to this Skynet? Maybe it was like the equivalent of the Niflheim Empire, and if that was the case, he didn't want the comparison right now because they more than had their hands full with the mission at hand. However, he couldn't help but nod at hearing what it could do. "That will be quite a useful thing indeed." They had no idea what creatures they would face and the more that those on his team that could help repress any ice elementals or outright get rid of them, Ignis was totally on board for it.

Ground:

Hearing about the freezing up, Ignis mentally went through the things he knew but had access to none of them here. So he nodded. "Noted, if there's a problem, you won't be alone." Of all the teams of course he was very proud of his own and they were his favourite. But being the leader with a smaller team of course had retaught him the value of teamwork. Not that he didn't know it before with the lads back home of course, but it reiterated the point. So he tried his best to instill that same code in his Blue team.

[anewhero]

Pre-drop
"Cooking? I've never really had to cook even when I was a human at one time. It seems so familiar though to what I had to do back home. We had to find humans stuck in terminator work camps."

drop

Marcus nodded, looking around for any creatures or so nearby. "Looks clear for now, let's keep moving."

Ground

Marcus didn't turn but he acknowledged Ignis "Thanks, I'll always need someone to watch my back when things go rough."

Pre-drop

[runs_on_batteries]

He'd been agitated ever since his run in with Bucky. Fortunately with all the preparations it had been easy enough to hide it in constant activity and checking on everyone he could before the drops.

Time was getting close and obviously, that meant he needed to find Ignis. He wore less layers than most, needing the clothes to fit under his armor. It still felt heavy on his shoulders, but that might not have anything to do with the fabric. When he spotted the other man, he was among his team, but that didn't slow Tony down.

"Hey," he said, taking Ignis' hand. To the other members, he gave a distracted wave. The instant Ignis was outside of that particular cluster, Tony turned around and kissed him.

[faithfulsupport]

It was interesting to Ignis that he could willingly drop everything else that he was doing in order to spend time with Tony. The older man took his hand and the advisor just smiled almost serenely at it happening.

He should protest maybe that he was busy or more preparation was needed, but nothing came out of his mouth. Instead, that mouth was now being occupied by Tony with their kiss.

The advisor didn't mind the missions, he just minded the long separation without contact. The one mission that had the communication was wonderful. He simply wasn't used to not being with and not fighting alongside his loved ones in order to keep them safe.

As soon as the lovers parted, Ignis smiled. "Well hello to you Mister Stark. Tell me, what brings you over to the Blue Team's spot on the train?"

This was said conversationally, as if he personally had no clue.

[runs_on_batteries]

If it made Ignis feel any better, he had the same effect on Tony. He was just too polite to do it. Love or hate it, Tony did what he wanted. And what he wanted, was Ignis.

The missions gave his life here a purpose. They were difficult and they were keeping him from being on the train with those he now viewed similar to family, but they were necessary. Though he didn't speak of it to most people, he needed the sense of atonement they were giving him as well. The harder he worked and suffered on the missions the better. The worst part was not being able to touch base with the other teams and with his boyfriend. However, there was a plus side to it too. No contact with the others meant his focus could remain solely on what he was doing. It had been hard watching Ignis walk away over and over again last mission knowing he was going somewhere dangerous each time.

And that was just like now.

He smirked at the formality, especially given how informal PDA was. "The handsome devil in front of me, of course." His humor faded as his expression became more serious. "You be careful out there. Promise me you'll come back." He didn't care if Ignis couldn't guarantee that. He needed to hear it anyway.

[faithfulsupport]

"I have to come back. I've been threatened with bodily harm should I fail." He also couldn't tell Tony that ever since he'd been made the team leader, he was always trying to prove that faith and nomination had been taken very seriously to be sure he was worthy of it.

The blondish head cocked to the side thoughtfully. "Don't tell me you're worried about me." Ignis shook his head because he was worried too. He just didn't want to burden his lover any further than he already was with worry.

[runs_on_batteries]

He didn't know what the difference was between knowing Ignis would come back and hearing him say it, but there was one and it was big. He wished he could go with the younger man to keep him safe, but that wasn't how this worked. The other man wouldn't want to be shielded so much anyway, so it was for the best. At least that's what he was telling himself.

The tease drew him from his dark thoughts and he smiled. "Never! Why would I go and do a silly thing like that? I'm just concerned about that ass of yours."

[myblueskies]

"See this is mister Ignis. He's our leader and very friendly so you don't got to be scared anymore!" Romeo was currently leading a family down the tunnels. He was holding a little boys hand and the child's parents were walking behind looking a little confused at why they were being rescued by an eleven year old.

Romeo waved at Ignis, whose fire daggers were very helpful for finding him in the dark. "I found more people, sir!"

[faithfulsupport]

Green eyes turned at the sound of the voice of the other child Ignis would adopt on the train.(besides Madoka who he was considering, but Joss wouldn't be out of the question either since in Ignis' eyes they were a package deal, but Tony had already kind of claimed the other boy) Walking up to Romeo now, Ignis nodded to him and then to the family.

A little girl with blonde hair and big blue eyes walked up to inspect Ignis so he crouched down to her size after carefully placing the daggers away from the family. "Well hello." he said pleasantly.

Turning to Romeo again, the advisor smiled at this member of his team. "Well done. We'll see them warm and fed in no time."

[myblueskies]

Romeo grinned at the praise. The family murmured their thanks, the adults looking a lot more comfortable now that there was an actual adult in this rescue operation. Romeo showed them where the other people were and they seemed to recognise some, going over to the fires.

Romeo smiled after them, glad they were safe. "They are all the way down a really long tunnel! They had got very lost!"

[faithfulsupport]

The little girl gave a smile and then rejoined her family. Namine's words spoken to him on the train about helping others ran through his head as he stood, listening to Romeo's report. His green eyes stayed watching the family sit down around the fire for a moment longer before looking back at the boy.

"Now tell me when the last time you ate or rested was?"

He had to look out for his team.

[myblueskies]

Romeo's eyes flickered back to Ignis as he thought. Last time he ate or rested. Hmm. He had last eaten? He's hungry but that's no indication of time, he's always hungry even when he has just eaten a big meal.

"Um I ate after we made those fires... and I rested in the tunnel! The little boy was tired so we sat down, it was cold though so we got back up again."

He's not tired though, there's lots of people to save!

[Ground]--After a day or two.

[azrthmtrnznthos]

[Raven was exhausted, and teleporting while exhausted was probably stupid. But she'd feel better once she checked in, and she had a good 'feel' of Ignis' presence to her Empathy. Homing in on that, and hopefully he wouldn't be too surprised when she arrived.

Against a nearby wall, swirling portal of Raven's dark-energy appeared. It might not be easy to tell however given the darkness. Hopefully though, she is recognizable enough as she comes through the portal and drops to her knees.

"Ignis?"

[faithfulsupport]

Hearing Raven's voice which was definitely unexpected had Ignis turn immediately in the sound of that direction. A dagger appeared and turned to fire so that the man could see her.

When she dropped to her knees, he was at her side in a second. "I'm right here." The fire dagger moved to the side and he hit her with a restorative potion without a second thought. With the king's magic mixed in with his own, the potion should have her back on her feet within moments, but he stayed near her protectively regardless.

No one and nothing was going to hurt Raven, not while Ignis was on watch.

[azrthmtrnznthos]

"Not injured..." So that she could make that clear, because he should save his healing. Except he was already doing something with a potion and his magic. "...thank you. Just tired." Bundled up in her team's winter gear without her cloak.

The healing helped, even if she's shaking her head. "Sorry for the surprise arrival. Wanted to check on you guys." And rest a bit, from the constant onslaught while still being useful. Hence, her checking on another team.

[faithfulsupport]

A smile appeared though it left just as quickly disappeared and a firm voice came out. "If you're tired..you can certainly rest here." Cold as it might be, (though it was cold everywhere really) the man could start a fire.

"You've no need to be sorry." Raven was always welcome wherever he was as far as Ignis was concerned honestly. "We're fine though I thank you for checking. I'll make a fire." If Tony could get those radios up and running, this wouldn't be an issue and the poor girl wouldn't have to drain her precious resources trying to be courteous and kind to check up on him and his team.

It didn't take long before he had a fire going. Looking over at Raven he shook his head. "If you need more blankets let me know. And when was the last time you ate?"