<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/8d/Piotrab1.jpg) </div><hr/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>  Name:</strong> Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin<br/>  <strong>Title:</strong> Colossus<br/>  <strong>Affiliation:</strong>  Humanity<br/>  <strong>Location:</strong>  New York <br/>  <strong>Tags:</strong> Gambit, Captain America, Spider-Man, Streak, The Raven Queen<br/></span></span><hr/>It’s very dark for Piotr as he tries to fight off the excess symbiote, or whatever it had mutated to by this time. He was<em>fairly</em>sure it couldn’t harm him… but he still had to get it off of him. It was more psychological at this point.<br/><br/>He’s vaguely aware of the voice not so far from him, but he’s well aware of the burst of energy that engulfs his form. His eyes close as he is just blasted… well he knows right away it’s not Gambit. He’s fairly sure it isn’t Spider-Man. Another had joined them perhaps? Colossus starts to feel the warmth of the energy outburst, even as the symbiote is basically burned away from him. Parts of the red substance falls away and simply disintegrates in the beam, once more exposing the shimmering metallic skin that is Colossus. The beam stops, and now Piotr opens his eyes, looking towards the source of the beams. His thick brows furrow as he stares up at the man (keep in mind he’s still half buried in the now solidified ground), and he nods to him.    “Eh… spaceeba, tovarisch… I am in your debt.”<br/><br/>He nods once more as he smiles politely, and he turns as best he can to see what’s now around him. And he’s genuinely shocked to see Captain America.. oh wow.. He’s only met the Captain a few times, but each time made quite an impression on the young mutant. Well things don’t seem so bleak anymore, do they. Piotr now turns once more, his large fists slamming into the ground he is buried hip deep in. With each powerful pounding of his fists, the stone and dirt burst away, slowly rended by his strength. Finally he’s able to break enough of it away to move his legs, and he promptly climbs out of the hole he found himself in.<br/><br/>Gambit introduces himself to Streak, and Piotr nods to the man as he still smiles softly.   “And I am Colossus. You’ve my thanks once more, friend.”   And as noted, right about then is when Captain America addresses them. Colossus stands with Streak and Gambit as he listens, his gaze then moving towards Remy and Spider-Man as they answer. Wait… is that Spider-Man? He’s wearing some kind of armor… where the hell did he get that so fast? Piotr looks around for a moment, wondering if there was some kind of supersecret changing room he didn’t know about. Finally he speaks, his deep voice having a firm tone to it.<br/><br/>“I am with you, Captain America, of course. You need only tell me what to do, and it is done.”  He says with a nod. He pauses a moment, and then addresses Spider-Man’s query as he glances to Gambit.   “I am afraid I can not say, Spider-Man. I.. have not been to the school in quite some time, I am afraid.”   For a long time, it sure does feel like. Far longer than he would like to admit. He had thought he was trying to get his life on track… but now it feels like this is where he belongs.<br/><br/>And he doesn’t really like that to much.<br/><br/>His mind wanders for a moment… wondering about Katya… Scott.. the Professor.. if something has happened to them, he would feel just horrid for the way he acted towards them. If he never has the chance to really explain his decision to stay away… he’s not sure he could live with himself. They were his very best friends for most of his life, and he just walked away from them selfishly. ‘I need some time to try and get my life together, a normal life’ he had told Katya. How self centered and thoughtless the words sound now, especially in light of things.<br/><br/>What happens next happens very quickly. Those damned ravens are suddenly back, emerging right in the middle of them. Piotr lets out a little growl as he steps forward immediately, putting himself in front of Gambit and Streak without even thinking about it. Scott once made comment that Colossus would act to protect another without even giving thought to it, and it seems he was right. Even if Streak didn’t need to be shielded by the massive and armored form of Colossus… Piotr is willing to take whatever punishment he must to keep others safe.<br/><br/>But an attack never comes… Piotr stares blankly at the naked woman in front of them… if he were in his flesh form he would probably be blushing a little. His gaze moves around their little meeting place, to ensure nothing else was coming. To make sure she wasn’t just a distraction or something. But his eyes draw back to the woman as she describes what she has been through.. and he’s about to tell her that they would of course help. But Piotr knows he’s not in charge here, it’s rare when he’s in charge of any given situation. Which is fine with him. But her words do jog Piotr’s memory, and his eyes widen as he moves suddenly towards his jacket. He keeps the woman in his sights, just in case he needs to clobber her or something. He scoops up his torn jacket, and carefully he reaches into the pocket with his thumb and forefinger, pulling out the injection syringe he’s been hanging onto.<br/><br/>“My friends..”  he says in a soft and deep tone as he moves back towards them. He holds the syringe out to Captain America… being very careful his metallic hands don’t accidentally crush it… the syringe is still filled with the Judgement Serum… “I do not know where, but I was in one of those awful places. They were injecting people with this, making them.. well giving them powers, or killing them. They were going to inject me with it. I do not understand it. I got out of there, and grabbed this before they could inject me. Perhaps.. it is useful?”  he says as he glances towards the others, and then towards the naked woman… whom he really does truly feel sorry for.<br/>