Johnny was unimpressed by Flash's little speed stunts, more than sure he could outdo him if he wanted, but he had better things to do. In fact he stayed at ground level to survey what was happening instead of blindly charging in like the red-cowled idiot was now doing. But before he could warn him, the flying old woman appeared.
"Let me guess, Mr. Mxyzptlk, right? And if anyone's a liar around here, it's you- you told him I stole his grandpa's powers -whoever that might be- didn't you? In fact I bet YOU stole them. Some superior being you are! Oh how so above us petty mortals, with our limited intelligence and false natures!" he taunted the imp, hoping to start setting up his plan.
edited 6th Jul '13 2:22:20 PM by Sijo
"Oh, right, like you're the freakin' paragon of morality here." The woman pulled at her ear, and her head mechanically unfolded and raised upwards.
Mxy climbed out of the suit, left by the side of the road, and he was wearing what looked like an attorney's suit.
"Now, ah may not be a fancy big-city lawyer... But I do remember tellin' that girlfriend o' yours about the whole readjustment I did with your lil' gizmo. Therefore, I deduce with my superior powers of reasoning, you knew that it would take away somebody's powers, and ya did it anyway! Tut, tut, and tut!"
edited 6th Jul '13 2:40:20 PM by LizardOfAus
And a Strange Figure Emerges."Huh?" was Johnny's reaction to the imp's accusation. In their hurry to act (and argument over who got the dial) Suzie had in fact not told Robbie what Mxyzptlk had told her about the dial.
"I don't recall any of that. But, even if its true, isn't it *still* YOUR fault for messing with my only way to deal with menaces such as yourself?"
"In fact, there's something I've been meaning to ask: just WHY are you such a mean prankster? Is it like, a custom among your people? Nahh, that cannot be the case, because you never see any other 'superior beings from the 5th dimension' come around to cause trouble around here. Which means either you're just their equivalent of a juvenile delinquent, or maybe, there's no one else, and you're doing this out of boredom and loneliness. In either case, it makes you a pathetic loser."
edited 6th Jul '13 3:27:05 PM by Sijo
As Johnny Quick rattled off a series of taunts in rapid succession, Mxyzptlk's smarmy grin became more and more strained. Then, on the very last insult, there was the sound of a violin string snapping and his right eye bulged.
"I'd pick yer words carefully if I was you, KID," he said through gritted teeth.
And a Strange Figure Emerges.Scared, but hiding it as well as he could, Johnny continued: "Or what? You'll kill me? Ohhh, THAT will prove your superiority! Lord knows us lowly humans *never* kill anyone! Or, maybe you'll turn me into a frog! Wouldn't THAT be original?" he laughed. "If you're SO blasted superior to us, so goddamn entitled to mess with our lives like we're just rats in a maze, then PROVE it! SHOW ME that you're the superior being here! Let's find out how truly smart you are!! Take an I.Q. test!"
Nova saw the bullets coming this time around. And a few projected barriers took care of those.
"Ha, that all you got?"
"Samuel, I advise that you do not spend your time lolly-gagging and taunting him."
"How about we see how bullets hold up to gravimetric blasts?"
Nova flashily blasted a few more beams at the mysterious motorcyclist's bike. Of course this time, he'd see it coming too.
"Shake the dust." - Anis Mojgani"And you think this is just going to poof— mhm!" Jennifer said, suddenly stopping as her hair grew longer. Once her hair turned back, she rubbed her hand on her face, trying to wipe any remaining hair away. "Sorry, sorry, something got into my mouth."
Turning the last corner before arriving home, Jennifer started to walk a little faster as she continued. "You think their new abilities are just going to poof away, Matt? Who knows, thirty years from now, they might still be dealing with it. And some of them might not have the same strength as you have. Someone with your experience, someone like you could mean a whole lot to these people."
Last Week
"All right, okay. There's a smartphone in the left pocket on my belt. You can pass it up to my hand, or you can trust me enough to reach for it."
Once 'Frank' got his smartphone, he began scrolling through the database.
"Tango is AIM," said 'Frank' as he scrolled through. "You know, a front company kind of thing? If anyone asks, I didn't tell you that. You figured it out on your own."
Mxyzptlk scowled, and seethed through Robbie's ranting. Finally, Robby issued his challenge. Mxyzptlk raised a finger and opened his mouth wide, then paused, looking confused.
He scoffed. "A little test? That's your big challenge? Sure, I'll take yer Q.I. thing. I'd pass it in a snap!"
He snapped his fingers to emphasis the point. There was another flash. This time, Robby, Wolverine and Thor abruptly became women, while Suzy, Starfire and Katana turned into men.
"Oops," said Mxy snidely.
Lobo laughed at the sight of the kid clambering over Nova. "What, are the Novas doin' babysittin' now?" He circled around Nova, trying to shoot past his defences.
Moments after his abrupt transformation, Wolverine saw a ladder leading up the side of a building, one that looked tall enough to reach the two fliers.
"...Yeah...you know what, you're right," said Matt, "If there's one thing they need right now, it's role models. I'll see what I can do for them...hopefully some heroes will do the same. What with the powers and all."
Jennifer saw her house coming up.
edited 7th Jul '13 4:12:25 AM by LizardOfAus
And a Strange Figure Emerges.Quickly adjusting his barriers to shield himself from Lobo's shots, Nova was exerting himself a tad bit harder.
Just gotta keep at it, then wait for an opening...
At this point, he was trying his best to ignore the kid on his shoulder, although he did keep a hand on him to stop him from falling off.
Of course, this meant using one hand for his barriers, and one hand for barriers meant weaker barriers.
"Shake the dust." - Anis MojganiLast Week
Black Panther cringed when he heard Flash call the guard 'Frank'. One would assume he was annoyed with the random name Flash gave the man, but in reality, he was reminded of his closest friend in Jump City, who was now gone.
"What's with all of the protective gear you're wearing? Is there something inside of this building that'd warrant the use of a hazmat suit? Anything like radiation, or toxic waste, or bees?"
"@[=g3,8d]&fbb=-q]/hk%fg"Johnny grumbled at seeing himself turned into a woman, but then said "Yeah, like that never happens. You'll have to do better than that, imp. Wait here a second, I'll be back in a moment" and then ran away from where they were at blinding speed. He ran all the way to a psychologist's office he'd passed by earlier, and, moving faster than the eye could follow, entered it, went into a storage room and started ransacking around looking for IQ test papers. He needed very specific questions, but thankfully his superspeed allowed him to do what would be hours of research in a matter of seconds.
A few seconds later, having found what he wanted, he ran back outside just as fast as he came and went back to where Mxyzptlk was. He handed him the test and said:
"Here. Just answer these questions aloud. Should be easy for a 'superior being' like you, right?"
The questions in the paper where as follows:
-Synonym for 'murder' that starts with the letter K ____
-The part of a pen that you write with ___
-Synonym for 'grab' that starts with an s _____
-Initials for Metropolis University, backwards __
edited 7th Jul '13 8:02:38 AM by Sijo
Wolverine soon found a building with a ladder leading to the roof of a building where Lobo and Nova were heading towards. He quickly parked his bike, climbed up the ladder as quickly as possible, and went up to where he would think Lobo would passed over.
*shnikt*
With claws out, he steeled himself, ready to leap right at -
That was when he finally noticed he was now a woman. Freakin' reality warping douche, he bitterly thought. He would deal with the imp later. For now he had some questions to ask this bounty hunter.....
DAMMIT MARK, STOP HITTING HELPY!!She walked along, still feeling uneasy in her new body, but much more optimistic now, she'd have to fix her suit to accommodate for her new self, as some parts of her suit felt tighter than usual, but those were minor det- Shock struck once again as she looked upon a window and discovered she was now a darker skinned he... took him a bit longer to calm down this time.
edited 7th Jul '13 1:45:49 PM by sanojutsu
The graceless warrior, wielder of the edgeless blade, prophet of the old religions, writer of fluent nonsense, saviour of soul and song.Last Week
"Uniform's standard issue. Helps against lab hazards and stuff. But not bees. We've all heard the jokes about bees, thank you."
'Frank's' phone beeped. "Aha! There we go. Keystone City, Cadenza Industries and...if I tell you which vault it's in, do you promise not to kill me or have me arrested?"
Mxyzptlk perused the note idly. "Jeeze, where'd they get these questions? Crackajack box? Lesse...gmgnhmdmgngkill...ghdmdngjetip...msndmfndfsieze, and...oum? No, um. Um."
He idly handed the sheet back, then noticed his hand was disappearing. The rest of him was also starting to vanish. "Huh- What- Wait- NO!" And with a spark, he was gone. Jesse Quick changed back to Robbie Reed, and presumably Steven Shoemaker turned back into Suzy.
Thora returned to Thor, having been reminded of that embarrassing wedding a while back.
Katana watched the african american man in the mirror melt back into a familiar reflective form.
Lobo paused his attack, noticing the rough-around-the-edges girl below. "Well, hello there..." He floated down towards Wolverine, with an eerily lecherous grin. Suddenly, Wolverine turned abruptly male. Lobo blinked with confusion, and rubbed his eyes. "Frag it, I knew I shoulda got some contacts."
The age switch was also reversed, with the energetic Kid Flash being replaced by the far, far heavier Regular Flash.
And a Strange Figure Emerges."YES! I DID IT! I outsmarted that annoying imp!" Robbie celebrated. Too bad nobody had witnessed it. Then again it was better that no one had seen him change back to normal.
The struggle with Lobo was still going on, though. While he felt tempted to wade in, he decided it would not be fair to Suzy- it was her turn again.
He fished his cell phone out of his pocket and called her, letting her know what had happened and where he was now.
"Well... good luck on that, Matt. Meanwhile, us normal lawyers will just have to do with making a change in the courtroom." Jennifer said, smiling as she stopped in front of her home.
"This is where I get off." She said, sighing. "Wow. Just a few weeks ago, I thought I would have to never see you again. And now... well... and now you know how things are. Can we do this again?"
Last Week
"Right, thank you. Vault F-126, third basement level down. 's that everything?"
Lobo made a yelp, as three metal knifes went through his brain.
"...That'sh gonna leave a peanut..." he burbled, before walking backwards to slide the claws back out.
"I'd like that," said Matt with a smile. "How about...Saturday, at 5? There's this little italian place..."
edited 8th Jul '13 9:43:47 AM by LizardOfAus
And a Strange Figure Emerges.

As Johnny whizzed to the scene, he suddenly found a middle aged woman floating beside him, keeping pace, while standing perfectly still.
"First petty theft, and now lying to a child? For shame! Oh, what is this country coming to?"
And a Strange Figure Emerges.