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Vampireandthen In love with an Uptown Girl from Northern Ireland Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
In love with an Uptown Girl
#2676: Jul 11th 2017 at 10:06:23 PM

Papyrus decided it was time to beat it. He turned around, and flew off, not sticking around.

Please allow me to introduce myself, I am a man of wealth and taste. Nice to meet you, hope you can guess my name.
Sergey_Smirnov Trans Terminus Homo from Everywhere and Nowhere (With a german accent) Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Trans Terminus Homo
#2677: Jul 12th 2017 at 12:03:31 AM

Easton City, Winterbloom's

Fyodor quickly nodded "да, I can bring some." He looked up to Topaz "Don't worry, I won't be a clutch!" He nodded as if to show his confidence. Outside there were already a few ravens gathering.

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"
Sijo from Puerto Rico Since: Jan, 2001
#2678: Jul 12th 2017 at 7:34:42 AM

Sky

Jeanne flew after Papyrus, saying "Mon ami, where are you going?"

Street in front of Corundum

"Oh I agree" the African girl said in response to Dynamo Lass' reference. "Which is why I named myself- Blood Diamond!" And then struck a pose just like the heroine's, apparently mocking her.

Then she held the necklace up with one hand, the waved with the other, and said, "Come at me, Sister!"

edited 12th Jul '17 7:35:33 AM by Sijo

God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#2679: Jul 12th 2017 at 3:06:38 PM

Conundrum

A purple blur and one very heavily bandaged young man in a cowboy outfit appeared somewhere up in the air. Slime oozed out of the bandages and he gripped his side as if in pain.

"Ow ow ow ow- bloody blasted barren hells ow."

His head snapped to face Dynamo Lass, his eyes widening in recognition. "Hey, you, I know you! You were very specifically not on television once. Do you have this? I don't want to have this."

Winterbloom's

Topaz looked at Fyodor, the little kid, the little lamb. Her gem glowed then and she let some of her energy fill the air immediately around her. "Okay, anything to prepare? You were asking about my teleporting skills, yes?" She looked at Misty. "And helping you, right?"

emilyorthoclase from Chicago, IL Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#2680: Jul 12th 2017 at 5:08:06 PM

Winterbloom's

Misty looked somewhat embarrassed. "I suppose so. I'm not super experienced. I'm not supposed to leave the shop, usually -"

"Presumably, Mab will have both prisoners in the same location," Hazel interrupted. She pulled a shirt off the table.

"This belongs to Simon. It should act as a focus for the tracking spell.

"Topaz, you'll need to provide the power. All of mine is tied up in the wards that protect the shop. I was told you have some psychic abilities. Can you transmit the location into Misty's mind once the spell is complete?"

The Corundum Conundrum

Dynamo Lass hesitated. Blood Diamond apparently expected her to make the first move, but it was too risky. There was the risk of hitting civilians, not to mention the possibility of injuring Blood Diamond.

She had to find out what her power set was or risk getting her butt kicked. Maybe she could provoke Blood Diamond into attacking her.

Then the purple cowboy showed up, apparently out of nowhere, halting her train of thought right in its tracks.

"Yes, I got this," she hissed, still smiling. "Get out of here before you ruin my moment."

God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#2681: Jul 12th 2017 at 6:52:29 PM

Conundrum

Amethyst eyeballed Blood Diamond mildly and then shrugged. He lowered himself down to the ground and onto a bench, noticing a severe lack of people around here now. This place was certainly fled from.

He sat gingerly down with a sigh and a pained grunt, making a waving motion for the pair of them to get on with it. He'll right here, thank you.

Winterbloom's

Topaz now glided rather than walked, hovering over to Misty and taking a position behind her. She put her hands on the other girl's temples.

"Okay, relax.

"And let us help you."

Victin Since: Dec, 2011
#2682: Jul 12th 2017 at 7:30:19 PM

Street in front of Corundum Gem Shop

Clank.

Word of a robbery at a luxury jewelry shop spread at the speed of the internet. Witnesses ran, and most passersby turned away as soon as they realized what was happening.

Thung.

But, as it is when superheroes and supervillains are involved, curious spectators remained. They watched from the ends of the street, as entranced by the display as they would be by a trainwreck.

Klunk.

Hopefully this won't be a trainwreck.

The people turned to look at the only thing that could possibly draw their attention then: an entering superhuman. Human? The golden person walked through the people with ease, dispersed as they were, with the few gathering here and there moving aside and taking pictures. Most didn't know who she was. She? One or another might have heard of the upcoming heroine, but most people can only tell the name of the big name superheroes.

The onlookers babbled and murmured. Was she a machinelike human, or a humanlike machine? Not only her clothes, but her entire body was metallic. Even her skirt, made of metal plates that ungracefully hit one another.

The girl, as much as she'd like to, skipped the pleasantries and presentations to run to the action. She had work to– "Oops, I'm late," she thought, seeing fellow heroes had arrived first to the scene. "Well, six hands are better than four! Perhaps I can even sneak around."

The heroine moved close to the wall of the buildings, slowly walking towards the jewelry store to avoid making too much noise.

Vampireandthen In love with an Uptown Girl from Northern Ireland Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
In love with an Uptown Girl
#2683: Jul 12th 2017 at 9:42:14 PM

Papyrus gave Jeanne a look that said, 'please don't follow me.' He swerved and dived down, ready to get as far away as possible.

edited 13th Jul '17 2:25:30 AM by Vampireandthen

Please allow me to introduce myself, I am a man of wealth and taste. Nice to meet you, hope you can guess my name.
Sergey_Smirnov Trans Terminus Homo from Everywhere and Nowhere (With a german accent) Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Trans Terminus Homo
#2684: Jul 13th 2017 at 8:18:34 AM

Easton City, Winterbloom's

Fyodor looked at this, a little amazed. All the while more crows gathered outside, subconciously compelled to fly to this point. Fyodor quickly went to the others "Can I help you too to get there?"

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"
emilyorthoclase from Chicago, IL Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#2685: Jul 13th 2017 at 1:23:15 PM

Winterbloom's

"Do what you want," Hazel said. "But preserve your strength.

Hazel placed the shirt on the table and lit a candle. She closed her eyes and focused on Topaz's magical signature; while the crystal bearer provided the power, Hazel was directing it.

"Show me the man who last wore this garment; sick or well, alive or dead, earth, heaven or hell."

Images flickered in Hazel's mind, too quickly for her to register them at first, but soon she was able to make the sight out.

She could see Simon, bloodied and bruised but alive. The sight made Hazel's stomach churn and chest tighten. Aleksey was with him as well; they were in a dungeon of some sort.

"Topaz, are you getting this?"

Outside Corundum

Dynamo Lass sucked in air through her teeth. Another person showing up out of nowhere? She had to act fast to keep all eyes on her.

She socked Blood Diamond in the nose - and stepped back, holding her now-injured hand. It felt like she had just tried to punch a brick wall.

At least that answered her question about the villain's power set.

Sijo from Puerto Rico Since: Jan, 2001
#2686: Jul 13th 2017 at 4:18:39 PM

The villainess just laughed gleefully. She then threw her own punch back, which, while not superstrong, would be like being hit with a metal pipe.

((note, however, that she has no actual combat training.))

Sergey_Smirnov Trans Terminus Homo from Everywhere and Nowhere (With a german accent) Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Trans Terminus Homo
#2687: Jul 13th 2017 at 7:08:06 PM

Easton City, Winterbloom's

Fyodor quickly nodded with a bright smile before running into the backroom again, getting the leather pouch with the runes before sprinting back to the others. "I'll try then!" He quickly took a random one out, lying it before him while sitting down with crossed legs, trying to divinate.

edited 14th Jul '17 6:48:38 AM by Sergey_Smirnov

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"
Victin Since: Dec, 2011
#2688: Jul 14th 2017 at 6:29:22 PM

Street in front of Corundum Gem Shop

Brass Lass stopped a few meters behind the villainess. She was a little surprised she managed to get this far, apparently unnoticed. She would be sporting a gleeful smile, if she had a mouth to speak– smile, off.

Meanwhile, Dynamo Lass didn't seem to be having much success. "Let's try a different approach," she thought, while the plating on her arms expanded, and holes opened in her hands as she readied herself to shoot a sonic blast at the criminal.

God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#2689: Jul 14th 2017 at 7:03:01 PM

Winterbloom's

Topaz smiled, although more like something else did. Someone that had something similar to the demeanor to the Queen Of Air And Darkness, but hot-blooded where she was cold and with something that might be mistaken for kindness as long as she was pointed in the right direction.

Three halos faintly appeared over her head, each successfully bigger than the other.

"Seven soldiers lost in the dark
Travel on the lightless ark
Walker upon the paths unseen
Skip the distance in between
The realm of space I do distort
Our travel there I do consort
Your presence there I do escort
So I cast-"

Amniel gazed at Hazel, waiting for her go ahead. When and if she got the nods, she'd finish.

"Teleport."

edited 14th Jul '17 7:03:32 PM by God_of_Awesome

emilyorthoclase from Chicago, IL Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#2690: Jul 14th 2017 at 8:23:15 PM

Winterbloom's

Hazel nodded at Misty and Topaz.

"Open the door."

Misty closed her eyes in concentration. There was a sound like glass breaking. Cracks started to appear in the air. Yellow and black light seeped through, glowing more brightly by the second until it shattered into a circular shape, through which the dungeon and its prisoners were visible.

Hazel steeled herself. "Let's go."

Corundum

Dynamo Lass was internally screaming in pain. Her hand really, really hurt, and her stomach felt like it would burst thanks to Blood Diamond's hit.

But at least now she knew the villain was made of stronger stuff.

Standing upright and cradling her injured hand, she pointed her non-injured hand at Blood Diamond and launched a barrage of small pink fireworks. They were more designed to annoy than cause real damage. No civilians were close enough to get hurt, and if any of them hit the interloper - well, no real harm there, since she was wearing armor.

Sijo from Puerto Rico Since: Jan, 2001
#2691: Jul 14th 2017 at 9:08:06 PM

street near Corundum

"AHHH you b**ch what did you do to me!!" the villainess screamed. While physically unhurt by the blast, it had rendered her momentarily blind. She attempted to hit Dynamo Lass again but her swings were wild this time.

Victin Since: Dec, 2011
#2692: Jul 15th 2017 at 1:39:58 PM

Street in front of Corundum Gem Shop

Brass Lass' attack connected, and the villainess seemed briefly stunned. The other heroine made an attack of her own, firing bright pink pellets. Brass Lass shielded herself with her arm, the pellets having a negligible effect on her brass constitution, and moved closer to the criminal.

"Could you cease resisting and surrender yourself peacefully, please?" Brass Lass asked, but she didn't really expect an answer out of the disorientated villainess. Instead, she tried to grab the woman's arms and immobilize her physically.

Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#2693: Jul 15th 2017 at 2:13:52 PM

—Easton City Streets—

After the battle with that weird magma monster, Vigour began to make his way to his "hidey-hole".

Granted, not the official name, but he was fond of it. It was a small, abandoned apartment that he had been using as a base of operations.

However, as he was leaping across the rooftops, he realised he would have to make a detour.

Two women, apparently supers, were fighting.

Now, he didn't have to intervene...

But stuff it, he was bored.

   —rEaaAl heRoiC.—   

Changing his course, he leapt doen to street level, cracking the concrete beneath him.

Time for a cool one-liner to grab their attention.

"'Sup?"

Oh, damn it all.

bork
Cwest5538 Blood Mage Apologist from Kirkwall Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
Blood Mage Apologist
#2694: Jul 15th 2017 at 4:05:14 PM

Corundum Gem Shop, and the Street in front of it

'“You ready to join the fray yet, Silver?"

Silver rolled his eyes. Quarrel was getting impatient. Blood Diamond had asked him to watch out for her on this particular robbery- something about wanting backup if things went wrong. He had hesitated, but ultimately agreed.

He didn’t really want to drag a kid into villainy, but it was clear that she was going to go through with it no matter what he’d said.

If he could keep her from getting hurt, all the better.

So at first, he’d merely watched as a hero- Dynamo Lass, if he was correct- showed up. The supers had began to duel, but Silver had stayed his hand. Surely she could handle one person, right? And than another hero had shown up, but he was apparently going to sit the battle out, so Silver hadn’t jumped in. And than a new one- Brass Lass, if the reports that Quarrel had pulled up were accurate- had arrived.

That had been when Quarrel had started really bugging him.

And than when yet ANOTHER hero appeared- seriously, how many people in this damn city are heroes?- he decided that it was time to uphold his end of the bargain.

“Going in,” he said, to no one in particular. Quarrel could no doubt hear him- that was one purpose of the helmet. Flipping a switch on his wrist gauntlet, the rockets on his wings and boots stopped firing, and he dropped from the sky. After a minute of free-falling, he slammed into the roof of the store- and went straight through it, crashing into the room below, dust and rubble following in his wake.

Ramming his shoulder through a wall, he stepped out into the street, and, upon seeing the scene in front of him, did the first thing that occurred to him.

He grabbed Blood Diamond by the shoulders, and hoisted her backwards. “It’s me, your backup. Wait until you’ve recovered, and aid me.” Stepping in front of her, he towered above the two heroes in front of him, and was a bit taller than the adult one.

He scanned them, and Quarrel spoke in his ear. “Brass Lass and Dynamo Lass. Both fifteen. The latter can create plasmoids- in layman's terms, expect explosions. The former is strong and durable, with a couple of tricks up her sleeves. The man is James Moore- strong, very very strong. I don’t know a lot about him.”

Spreading his mechanical wings, he surveyed the battlezone. “I think we all need to calm down,” he said, his voice distorted by his helmet. “I’d rather not hurt teenagers, thank you very much, and if continue to fight, things could get ugly very fast. Wouldn’t you agree, James?” He asked, nodding at the man.

“We should all have a quick chat. It would make things so much pleasant."

edited 15th Jul '17 4:06:40 PM by Cwest5538

Wooze looks at Glass with a 'please take her away' look
Enirboreh AKA Nixer from the domain of infinite floof. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
AKA Nixer
#2695: Jul 15th 2017 at 4:18:46 PM

—Easton City Streets—

James watched unimpressed as the newcomer smashed through a nearby store, grabbing Blood Diamond and forcing her back.

   —tHaT wAs prEttY coOl.—   

I've done better.

   —oH? taLlkinG to mE noW?—   

Whatever. Know this guy?

   —dOn'T recoGniZe hiM. mUsT be reLatiVelY nEw.—   

He snapped back to attention when he mentioned his name. He had suggested a peaceful talk.

That actually wasn't such a bad idea. He was still a little sore from fighting hot, mad and gooey.

"I agree. No need to fight. Let's just talk this out, alright?"

Also, hi Cwest! Been a while since we roleplayed together.

edited 15th Jul '17 4:24:36 PM by Enirboreh

bork
Victin Since: Dec, 2011
#2696: Jul 15th 2017 at 5:04:47 PM

Street in front of Corundum Gem Shop

Before Brass Lass could grab the villainess, no less than two people entered to the fray, both apparently falling from the sky. One smashed the ground, and another a nearby wall down. The latter took the opportunity to take the villainess out of Brass Lass' grasp, and put himself in between them.

And then, he suggested a peaceful talk.

"What a great idea," exclaimed Brass Lass. She would be grinning from ear to ear if she had a mouth or ears. "If the girl behind you could wait peacefully until the police arrives to arrest her, that would be amazing!"

emilyorthoclase from Chicago, IL Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#2697: Jul 15th 2017 at 5:32:17 PM

Corundum

Dynamo Lass groaned in frustration. "Where are all of you coming from? I had this under control!"

Between her frustration and her (possibly broken) hand, it was growing harder for her to keep the fireworks small, so she stopped them altogether.

Sergey_Smirnov Trans Terminus Homo from Everywhere and Nowhere (With a german accent) Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Trans Terminus Homo
#2698: Jul 15th 2017 at 5:36:46 PM

Easton City, Winterbloom's

Fyodor hastily got up again, shoving the runestones back into the leatherpouch and putting it in his satchel him as the Ravens got inside. "I'm ready!"

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"
Cwest5538 Blood Mage Apologist from Kirkwall Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
Blood Mage Apologist
#2699: Jul 15th 2017 at 5:37:25 PM

Street in front of Corundum Gem Shop

Silver shrugged. "I came from high up in the sky. James over there hopped down a wall. Honestly, it is a tad bit crowded for my taste. I like wide open spaces to fly free- easier to transport my winnings as well," he mentioned offhandedly.

Under the mask, he grinned. "Oh, yes, I forgot to mention! I'm actually a super-villain. You see, my friend here asked me to provide some back-up if things got too hot to handle. She's a bit new in the game, you see, and a tad young for a life of crime- but I'm afraid I'll have to keep my word. Can't let her get dragged off to one of your biased prisons, afterall," he pointed out.

He worked out a crick in his neck, which actually raised the question how was he doing that in a suit of power armor? "As much as I'd love to say that we could all get along, I'm afraid we'll only be sticking around until my friend here regains her sense of sight. But by all means, sitting and talking until then is welcome," he offered. "I really don't want to fight you. I'm a villain, but I'm not a monster. Hurting kids isn't my thing."

Wooze looks at Glass with a 'please take her away' look
Sijo from Puerto Rico Since: Jan, 2001
#2700: Jul 15th 2017 at 6:21:57 PM

Both blinded AND deafened by the heroines' attack, Blood Diamond tried to run away but only succeeded in colliding with a variety of objects ranging from a trash can to an oncoming car. It was quite comical (well, not to her, who kept shouting expletives very loudly. The owner of the wrecked car probably wasn't amused either.)

Then Silver Drake showed up and picked her up. "Drake is that you!? About damn time you showed up! Find whoever did this to me and SMASH them!" she demanded.


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