Tales of the Ice Harpy from Glacia

(For reaction back in town)

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Karla stopped briefly when she heard them approach. Noting who it was, she cast a quick glance over them and turned back towards the Mainland.

The glance held nothing of Karla in it, only rage and pain and the barest glimmers of recognition.

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And down Karla went, losing her grip on her weapon. Her eyes fluttered closed and then reopened. But when they did, there was nothing left in them, not even rage.

Her body was there, but Karla was gone.

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Karla was blank: no response, no understanding, nothing. It was like she wasn't there at all, and there was just a Karla-shaped doll in the shop with them.

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Original text for Confrontation comment?

"Karla, at last, we see each other plain!"
"Professor Max, this is no more a game..."

I am a dork, yes.

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thismaskiwear.livejournal.com

CURSES. EARWORMED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY NOW.

Just in French, because all I have on me is the 1991 Paris recording. *SHAKES FIST*

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blondecanary.livejournal.com

Dinah had grabbed her bike as soon as she burst out of the dorms, and had been racing to the Causeway at top speed. She braked as she saw the small group there, and skidded to a stop. "Karla? Have you got her? Is she okay now?" Not waiting for an answer, she dropped her bike and rushed over. "Karla!"

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trigons_child

Raven teleported from the dorms to the causeway, appearing a moment after Dinah's arrival in a burst of black smoke that quickly swept back into Raven's body, revealing Francine, Katchoo, and Emma with her.

"What have you done?" she cried when she saw Karla's crumbled body and Max standing over her. She flew forward to put herself between Karla and Max and to shield her friend from any further attack.

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momslilassassin

Ben, not being blessed with teleportation or a bicycle, was stuck running into town.

"Everyone take a breath," he demanded, glaring at the group. "Panicking isn't going help anything."

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When Karla had fallen, Aphrodite had rushed to her, dropping to her knees beside her friend and calling her name, a hand landing gently on her shoulder. But there'd been no response, and she was almost grateful when Dinah came skidding to a stop.

"Dinah! Something's wrong!" She made room for the teen, remembering that her friend had some telepathic ability. "She attacked Max, and he stopped her, but now I can't reach her. Can you . . .?" She wasn't sure what she was asking, but she didn't know what else to do at the moment.

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Max was laughing at something Aphrodite had said when, all of a sudden, his entire body froze.

"Oh. That's not good," he muttered under his breath.

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Max glanced up with a slight frown. "She must have swung by the dorms before heading this way," he muttered unhappily. Because he wasn't sure whether having a bunch of students around was going to help things.

Though, this was Fandom. It was possible.

He sighed. "I did what had to be done, unfortunately."

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She tilted her head, noting the sudden tension. "What? What's wrong?" Looking around, Aphrodite couldn't see anything. "Max?"

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Yeah. That wasn't good at all.

"Karla di Glacia," Max's voice was cold and commanding as he tried to catch her attention.

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That actually seemed to be the most intelligent thing she'd heard tonight, and 'Dite took a moment to follow his advice before turning to the boy. "Hi. I'm 'Dite. I'm guessing you're a friend of Karla's?"

She was guessing, since everyone else who showed up so far obviously was.

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"Karla. And something's very, very wrong with her." Max grimaced and broke into a run.

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trigons_child

"You will undo it now," Raven said angrily. She wasn't sensing anything from Karla now, and that terrified her, fueling her rage. It didn't help that it was Max in front of her; that just made it easier for her anger to grow.

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momslilassassin

Ben nodded, looking much more self-possessed than a fifteen year old should. "Empath," he added. "I would have felt her on a different continent, I think."

Now he couldn't feel anything coming from Karla. Slipping almost unconsciously back into what he'd learned as a member of the secret police, he asked, "What happened?"

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"Raven," Max's voice was hard. "This is not the time or place to lose control of yourself." He was a bit distracted with Karla to want to deal with an out of control empath at the moment.

Besides, he knew she could control herself if she exerted the effort to do so.

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Remembering things that Karla had shared with her, fear welled up in Aphrodite.

"Max, wait!" He didn't stop, and she followed as quickly as she could, using her powers to teleport to his side when he almost got out of sight.

She managed to gasp out a sentence as they ran. "Is she . . . hurt?"

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Aphrodite put a hand on his arm. "Max, wait. Let me try?"

Stepping in front of him, Aphrodite approached the teenager. "Karla? Hey, it's 'Dite." She reached out carefully to put a hand on the girl's shoulder. "Sweet Pea?"

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She raised her arms and let them drop. "I was here, and I'm not even sure I can tell you. Max and I -- we found Karla, and she was so angry. She and Max fought, and she went down. It doesn't look like she's injured, but she won't respond!" Her frustration and fear were beginning to take their toll, and her eyes were suspiciously bright.

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trigons_child

"What did you do to her?" Raven demanded. Her eyes flashed red briefly, then were normal again; she wasn't as lost as Karla had been, just panicked and afraid and fighting off the residual effect of her friend's rage and pain.

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momslilassassin

Ben, without thinking about it, projected a wave of calmness toward the woman. "I don't think Karla's...home...any more," he said, sounding a little worried. "Maybe we should move her off of the street, too."

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