Hellboy: The Archangels

[spirit_queen]

*later*
Batty got a call; the Kulikova's had arrived.

As was typical, Ana was extremely nervous and was playing with her light, puffy/wavy hair.

[Silent_Wolf]

Batty went out to escort their vehicle to the base; from the outside, it looked like a garbage treatment facility and outside, even smelled like it! O_o

"Welcome to my home, ladies and gentleman." He walked up to the metal panel that stated that the building was a treatment facility and it slid down, revealing an eye scanner and he lifted his glasses up briefly so it could scan. The flash didn't even make him flinch. O.o The gates opened and he showed them inside. Once they were indoors, the outdoor odor dissipated and he had them stand on an obsidian square embossed with a gold hand holding a knife. "Alrighty, all, keep your hands and arms inside the ride at all times. Joesy, go ahead and let us down!"

The guard just stared at them, but the square they were standing on began to lower.

"Welcome to the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. Though, lately, we've been spending much of our time and resources on the training of those who need assistance." The platform didn't move very quickly, which allowed the family to see just how vast the underground base was.

[spirit_queen]

Ana gasped at the size, and even gruff Mikhail was impressed.

"Who am I going to meet?" Ana asked Batty.

[Silent_Wolf]

"Anybody who comes along. Including, well, Manning." He grimaced; he did NOT like Manning. XD "He sort of runs the place. He likes to think he does, anyway, but my dad's the one who calls most of the shots because he knows what he's doing. Manning's more a bureaucrat."

Liz was waiting at the bottom and she smiled when the platform settled down. "Hi there, everybody, I hope that the ride down was quiet."

"Why wouldn't it be?" O_o

"The bats got out again."

".. I'll go sort that." Batty sighed and headed back up after nudging the family off the platform.

[spirit_queen]

"What kind of bats?" Ana asked nervously. Nadya took Ana's hand to reassure her.

[Silent_Wolf]

"Just bats, fruitbats mostly. They're Batty's pets." She sighed but smiled. "I'm Liz Sherman, it's wonderful to meet you all. If you'll follow-"

"Uh, Mom, can you come help me out out a grease fire in the kitchen please?" The voice came from a radio on the woman's hip. She made a face. "If you'll follow me, I can show you around."

[spirit_queen]

"Why is this place so large?" Nadya asked.

Ana just nodded shyly to Liz; she was too nervous to dare searching the place herself XD

[Silent_Wolf]

"Well, we used to be housed with a number of other facilities, but over time, those were disbanded. We don't really use the other levels, but given all the recruits we have, we've grown."

As they walked down the hall, a large hulking man who seemed to be made of rock stopped to watch them. "Hi, Roger." He made a noise. "Yes, I know, they're allowed in." His eye ridges (as he had no eyebrows) seemed to furrow before he waved at Ana tentatively, recognizing her from her file picture.

[spirit_queen]

Ana had squeaked and hid behind her father at first, then gave him a nervous little wave in response to his.

"Where to first?" Nadya asked.

[Silent_Wolf]

"Well, this is Roger, our homunculus. Found him in a Transylvanian castle." He made another deep sound before shuffling off. Despite looking quite heavy, he barely made a noise. "Kitchen's next."

Fern was there, trying to snuff out a grease fire with her bare hands. O_o Liz shouted something at her, she shouted back, and eventually the older woman snapped her fingers and held her hand toward the stove. The flames jumped to her fingertips before dying and Fern just shoved her hands in her pockets, looking much like a scolded child. XD