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 Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 7:43 pm
" Achilles!"
Cassie hugged her big brother. The last time she saw him, he was streaking across the field.
" Something's wrong with Chris. It's all my fault! I drove him to it! We gotta help him! He's tearing up everything."
Cassie picked Achilles up as the pair flew to the Hostess factory.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 7:55 pm
"That was he?" Achilles pondered as he glanced down, his hair whipping about in the stiff winds caused by Cassandra's flight. "I had witnessed the field reports on your...television, but I did not recognize Christopher. What has caused...?"
Achilles looked down and smiled, then to his sister as they passed quickly over the football field.
"Reinforcements are on our side, sister."
Cassie looked back as the gargantuan Mysia was in pursuit, trumpeting both trunks as she followed the brother/sister duo into battle.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:03 pm
*Upon hearing the trumpeting of Mysia, Talon turned his head and saw the approach of Cassie and Achilles.*
The siblings. Razor! Kill that girl and then come to my aid!
*Talon's armor shifted in heavy assault mode. Talon's armor looked like a more heavily armed and armored version of Chris's. He launched a withering blast at Cassie as Razor continued chasing the speedy Iris.*
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:05 pm
The text from Hartley came later, when Wallace had returned to his room. He had received the first, and he'd hurriedly texted back with. I wish I was there with you. Miss you. I hope everything is ok. God he wanted to be there with him now, even if just to hold him. If something had happened to Sonya, he'd want someone there to hold him. The second set of texts came later.
The little "Miss U" had tugged at his heartstrings. His lips pressed together in a puckered kiss, and he took a picture of himself, sending it to Hartley.
Miss you too. Lots. When you come back, I want to be with you.
He wanted to comfort him.
Please keep me updated. XOXOXO
God he missed him so bad. This sucked. He wouldn't tell him about the hostess factory now. That would just be cruel.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:12 pm
Cassie deflected the blast with her bracelets.
" I promise I tell you everything later Achilles. But for now we must do battle."
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Iris continued running circles around Razor.
" Slow poke! You can't catch me! You can't catch me!"
She tossed a glance at Chris...He need to capture Razor so they might bring him back to Ms.Frost.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:20 pm
*Razor growled in frustration. He hated playing underling to Talon and now this child taunted him. She should not treat her betters so. Razor would make her pay!
Razor shifted into heavy assault mode and put on a burst of speed. He never noticed that she was leading him away from Talon.*
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:22 pm
Another blast strikes Mysia but the force which would take down many a hero, dissipates against the mystical elephant without causing so much as a scratch. She trumpets angrily and continues her charge towards Talon!
"Mysia can protect herself! No weapon can bring her harm!" Achilles shouts to his sister. "There is no need for you to fight Christopher and bring yourself more pain, sister! Just bring me closer and I will bring him down!"
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:33 pm
" Very well then"
Cassandra quickly flies behind and above Talon still holding on to Achilles.
" Hey! You! INCOMING!"
Cassie let's Achilles go. The large musclar greek powerhouse was headed straight for Talon. Cassie smirked.
" He's totally enjoying this."
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 8:54 pm
His sister's strength in the throw was incredible!
Achilles rocketed straight towards Talon and straightened his body so that he would gain added momentum and increase the blow against this 'enemy'. He had used this blow many a time on the football field when an opponent held the ball against he and his teammates, and a few times on a modern display of ancient wrestling on Monday evenings.
The impact was inevitable...
CRASH!
(gotta get to bed. NPC me if need be)
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:02 pm
AUGH!
*Talon and Achilles rocketed towards the ground. The spear applied by Achilles may have been more effective if Talon had: a- breath to be knocked out of him or b-bones to be broken. As it was, Talon still had the presence of mind to try and fight Achilles off but the Greek warrior was too strong for him.
Talon gave up the fight to separate Achilles from himself and instead fired off his thrusters. The pair spun and Talon managed to flip them so it was Achilles who slammed into the ground first. The sudden stop threw Talon off of Achilles and he crashed through a vehicle shaped like a Twinkie.*
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 10:06 am
Wally West
During the battle, Wally was otherwise distracted. No matter his rage at the destruction of the Hostess factory, his training had drilled into him: Civilians Come First. And so, he was evacuating the entire Hostess Factory. People were pinned under flaming debris, and even with super-speed Wally had to approach with caution, lest he pull out the wrong support and bring a building down on everyone's heads.
Once everyone on the production line had been evacuated to the nearby town, Wally zipped back to the battlefield, coming to a screeching stop and sending a cloud of dust into the air. Achilles and Cassie were on the move! And it looked like another speedster - probably that Bart kid - was assisting, too. If he could only see who was causing all of this-
"Oh. NO."
Was that....Chris attacking Achilles?! It looked like it! A huge wave of guilt washed over Wally. Chris must have heard the rumors. And he had snapped. Now he was trying to destroy all that was good! Along with his new evil best friend!
Wally looked from Razor to Talon, trying to decide what he should do. There was no choice. The other speedster was leading Evil New Bestie away, and his friends were in trouble from what appeared to be Chris.
Wally zoomed over to the now-crushed Twinkie vehicle and shouted through the flames and the burnt cream filling.
"HEY! YOU! It's me you want, isn't it?! COME AND GET ME!"
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 10:24 am
Hartley Rathaway
Hartley wandered out into the lobby of the hospital, the only place in the entire Rockies it seemed that he would get a cell signal. A score of texts from Wallace popped up on the screen, followed by a slew of texts from James Jesse.
Wallace's were comforting, while James' were news of the Hostess factory burning down.
This day could not get any worse. Hartley thumbed back some information to Wallace.
Mom had a skiing accident.
Broken leg and arm and concussn.
Still unconscious
Dads not here
Dont know how long Ill be here
Pls take notes in Hist of Vill for me
love the pic
thank you
His words seemed rather pithy on the screen and didn't really show the roller coaster of emotions he was going through, but he hoped Wallace would understand. He texted once to James.
Well s**t.
One of the nurses tapped him on the shoulder, informing him that his mother was coming to. Hartley slapped his phone closed and headed back up to her room. Her eyes were open and she smiled at him.
"Oh, Harty, I'm so glad you're here!"
"Hi mom."
He hesitated, and then crossed over to very lightly hug her. She squeezed her son with her good arm.
"I'm so sorry you got pulled away from your studies."
"No, it's okay, this is more important." More important than just about anything, Hartley stewed, thinking again about his father. "Dad is back in Keystone. He's working on your lawsuit." His mother smiled softly.
"Good, I'm glad your father is keeping busy. Oh, Harty, don't make that face. Your father's way of coping with problems is to do his best to fix them. He'll be back soon."
Yeah, right. As soon as he'd wrung as much money as possible out of the lodge where she'd been hurt. Actually...Hartley thought on it...maybe that was the way to go. Hurt them in the pocketbook. Where it mattered. He put that thought away in the back of his head and returned his attention to his mother.
"Is there anything I can get you? Uh, some water, or the nurse, or...." He didn't really have any idea what someone who'd just broken their bones would want. Whenever he'd woken up in the hospital after an ear operation, all he'd ever wanted was to be left alone. He hoped that wasn't what she wanted right now.
"No, I'm feeling rather sleepy, but the nurse said it's best I stay awake. So, why don't you tell me about school? Have you been studying hard?"
"Er, yeah...I got an "A" on my History of Heroics final." Somehow. "And the new trimester has started and I'm liking Music Theory and History of Villainy."
"History of Villainy, that does sound like an interesting class! And how is your girlfriend? You mentioned during your last phone call that you were seeing someone..." His mother tried to put a coy sound in her voice, but she just sounded pained. Hartley grimaced. This wasn't really the time for THIS conversation.
"I'm not...seeing a girl. Right. Now, mom." Not ever, in fact. "But I've got my friends and they're all doing fine."
"Oh, did you two break up? Well, don't worry, there are plenty of fish in the teenaged sea..." She was babbling a little bit, and Hartley realized that the pain medication she was on must be making her fuzzy. He decided to try his luck.
"I'm dating a boy named Wallace."
Woah. Pin drop time. His mother blinked a couple of times with the same fuzzy smile on her face.
"Oh, well, that's...that's something. I know that sometimes teenagers like to experiment a little bit in high school. I kissed a girl once at my own prom-"
"It's not experimenting, mom. I know I'm gay, and I've always known it."
More silence.
"Let's not mention this to your father for now, okay? He's got enough on his plate for the time being, Harty. And...I think I'd like to be alone for a little while, is that all right? You know how it is right after a surgery..."
"Yeah, okay mom."
Hartley slunk out of the room, his head down low.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:54 pm
Outside of Hero High:
*Razor's chase of Iris continued. She had lead him along the outskirts of town to minimize the damage to Midvale and it's citizens. The landscape had not fared nearly as well. Fires and trees littered their wake as the speedster lead the Raptor towards the school.
Iris couldn't understand it but Razor seemed to be picking up speed and his blasts were coming closer. How could he be getting stronger? Unless...Chris was slipping further away from them.*
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At the Null Source:
*From the flashes of he got from Razor, Chris knew that the b*****d was chasing Iris. He had fallen for Talon's line and now Iris was in danger. He thought that if let Talon take him now that Razor would be easier to stop. One more thing he was wrong about. God how he hated himself. And Chris slipped deeper into despair and self-loathing driving Razor to new heights in power.*
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At the Hostess Factory:
*Talon climbed to his feet and took a long look at Wally. Why would he want to kill this boy in particular? Oh yes, Powell's roommate. He must think that Talon was Powell. Oh, this was delicious. Destroy them emotionally and you can destroy them physically. Talon shifted into stealth mode and took on Powell's appearance.*
Oh yes, Wally. You and Cassandra will pay. ALL of you will pay. I will burn down everything and everyone you love. The whole world will burn and I will be left to pick up the pieces. And when the pathetic worms of this planet cry out and ask me, "Why? Why have you done this?" I will tell them it's the fault of Wally West and Cassandra Sandsmark.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 2:56 pm
Chris saw the opportunity to strike. While Iris continued to run circles around the distracted Razor. He ran in for a an attack swinging his fist directly at Razor's face.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:27 pm
*Razor never saw the fist coming and smacked right into the stone arch above the gate of Hero High. Razor fell to the ground, leaving a large crack between the words "Hero" and "High."*
Vermin. The Fraternity of Raptors will sweep you away in a tide of blood and fire.
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