Behold A Black Horse - Log 6
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xp_logsDominion and Bruiser face off against Arclight and Scrambler.
"Shit." Dominion muttered as they turned a corner and found themselves facing a blind alley. They'd been dodging both Marauders and military squads, but not entirely, making sure to give glimpses and draw as many as they could away from their rescue. Unfortunately, that relied on staying mobile and now they were forced to backtrack.
"Well, that sucks," Molly said. Unfortunately they could not punch through the wall, at least not without drawing attention.
"The only thing I got is Fastball Special onto the roof but I think we'd like...totally get spotted. Whatcha got?"
"I don't think I can do that." Kane said, silently cursing himself for not disclosing his issues. "OK, down the alley and doubleback across the overpass. They might miss us that way." Kane pointed and they set out, dodging floodlights.
Molly eyed him. "Dude. You're adorable. I lift more than you. It's kinda my whole thing. I was gonna throw you ," she countered, then threw up her hands. "But whatever, quiet backtrack it is." Would've been pretty awesome though.
The good thing about being small was it made it easier to hide. "So uh...are we going anywhere or is it just 'hey look at me, look at me?'"
"We need to draw off some of the heat from- oh fuck, well, there went that." Kane said deadpan as the bridge next to them collapsed over a seismic blow. A Hispanic woman strutted through the wreckage.
"I told Malice. Kill them. Take the losses in return for blood. I guess I need to take charge."
"Uh... her name is Arclight and she's real strong. Seismic ripples from her punches. She might lick you too."
Molly tilted her head. "Huh. Bet I could try that. The...ripples, not the licking. Gross."
She grabbed a used tire, then tossed it at Arclight's head. "I don't bleed, bish."
"Maybe you crush." Arclight said, batting away the tire. She charged in, and Kane repositioned himself only for a seismic ripple to throw him sideways and into a concrete buttress.
"Come on, peewee. Throw your last punch."
Molly smirked, ducking a swipe as her boots scraped across the concrete. "Oh, a short joke! Never heard that one before," she said, grabbing a lamp post like it was nothing and using it to swing at her like a baseball bat.
Arclight disappeared with a curse, tumbling over and over as she hit. She pulled herself up and spit out blood. "Ok, you little mite. Time to get serious."
"Is it? Quaking in my boots," Molly said, laughing as she motioned for her to move forward. "Come get me."
Turning a trash can over, she kicked it at her like a soccer ball.
Arclight lashed out, knocking it to one side before charging at Molly. As she got close, she skidded to a halt, her feet sending two concussive blasts rippling towards Molly. She also slammed her fists to the ground following it up, sending a tsunami of broken stone, asphalt, dust and broken detritus behind it to engulf her.
Molly's eyes widened. "Oh shi---" she said, just as the debris came crashing down.
"Bruiser, are you..." Kane started forward just as a man stepped from the shadows next to him.
"Ah yes. Just right there, please." He stretched out a long fingered hand and all five digits touched the side of Kane's face. Scrambler smiled. "I have been wondering just what my powers will do to you? Heart attack? Stroke?"
There was a long pause. "Um, maybe paralysis? Are you... paralyzed?" He shifted his fingers to different spots on Kane's face. "I mean, this should have-"
Kane slowly looked sideways at the man, only moving his eyes. "Ok, so obviously something isn't working properly. I'm just going to try this ag- ACK!" He choked and collapsed as Kane short punched him in the throat with the bottom of his collapsible baton.
"Bruiser, you alive in there?"
There came a groan before Molly burst out of the pile of rubble. "Yeah! Just had to dig my way out," she said, then cracked her knuckles, eying Arclight
"Hey you! You're gonna regret that!" She took off toward the other woman, flinging a piece of concrete at her like a frisbee to try to throw her off balance before trying to punch her in the face.
"Just like I'm sure your parents regret you." She hissed, batting off the concrete to one side but taking the punch flush. She spun back and took a few staggered steps before stomping her foot down to create a concussive bubble just under Molly's feet.
Struggling to stay standing, Molly took off running and used her strength to leap onto a car. "My parents loved me just fine, thanks! Self-projection, much?" Backflipping off the car, she ripped a mailbox off of its hinges and tossed it at her.
"Special delivery!"
The box hit her hard over the temple and Arclight pinwheeled over into the dirt, clutching her forehead. "You fucking little fraction of a pain!"
Molly was using the distraction long enough to close the distance to Arclight and kick her in the face for a knockout.
"You got the pain part right."
Glancing over her shoulder to Dominion, she straightened her outfit. "Ready to go?"
"Sure, that's one way to do it." Kane said, stepping past the still gurgling Scrambler. "He'll be fine in a bit." He said dismissively as they left both Marauders behind.
"Shit." Dominion muttered as they turned a corner and found themselves facing a blind alley. They'd been dodging both Marauders and military squads, but not entirely, making sure to give glimpses and draw as many as they could away from their rescue. Unfortunately, that relied on staying mobile and now they were forced to backtrack.
"Well, that sucks," Molly said. Unfortunately they could not punch through the wall, at least not without drawing attention.
"The only thing I got is Fastball Special onto the roof but I think we'd like...totally get spotted. Whatcha got?"
"I don't think I can do that." Kane said, silently cursing himself for not disclosing his issues. "OK, down the alley and doubleback across the overpass. They might miss us that way." Kane pointed and they set out, dodging floodlights.
Molly eyed him. "Dude. You're adorable. I lift more than you. It's kinda my whole thing. I was gonna throw you ," she countered, then threw up her hands. "But whatever, quiet backtrack it is." Would've been pretty awesome though.
The good thing about being small was it made it easier to hide. "So uh...are we going anywhere or is it just 'hey look at me, look at me?'"
"We need to draw off some of the heat from- oh fuck, well, there went that." Kane said deadpan as the bridge next to them collapsed over a seismic blow. A Hispanic woman strutted through the wreckage.
"I told Malice. Kill them. Take the losses in return for blood. I guess I need to take charge."
"Uh... her name is Arclight and she's real strong. Seismic ripples from her punches. She might lick you too."
Molly tilted her head. "Huh. Bet I could try that. The...ripples, not the licking. Gross."
She grabbed a used tire, then tossed it at Arclight's head. "I don't bleed, bish."
"Maybe you crush." Arclight said, batting away the tire. She charged in, and Kane repositioned himself only for a seismic ripple to throw him sideways and into a concrete buttress.
"Come on, peewee. Throw your last punch."
Molly smirked, ducking a swipe as her boots scraped across the concrete. "Oh, a short joke! Never heard that one before," she said, grabbing a lamp post like it was nothing and using it to swing at her like a baseball bat.
Arclight disappeared with a curse, tumbling over and over as she hit. She pulled herself up and spit out blood. "Ok, you little mite. Time to get serious."
"Is it? Quaking in my boots," Molly said, laughing as she motioned for her to move forward. "Come get me."
Turning a trash can over, she kicked it at her like a soccer ball.
Arclight lashed out, knocking it to one side before charging at Molly. As she got close, she skidded to a halt, her feet sending two concussive blasts rippling towards Molly. She also slammed her fists to the ground following it up, sending a tsunami of broken stone, asphalt, dust and broken detritus behind it to engulf her.
Molly's eyes widened. "Oh shi---" she said, just as the debris came crashing down.
"Bruiser, are you..." Kane started forward just as a man stepped from the shadows next to him.
"Ah yes. Just right there, please." He stretched out a long fingered hand and all five digits touched the side of Kane's face. Scrambler smiled. "I have been wondering just what my powers will do to you? Heart attack? Stroke?"
There was a long pause. "Um, maybe paralysis? Are you... paralyzed?" He shifted his fingers to different spots on Kane's face. "I mean, this should have-"
Kane slowly looked sideways at the man, only moving his eyes. "Ok, so obviously something isn't working properly. I'm just going to try this ag- ACK!" He choked and collapsed as Kane short punched him in the throat with the bottom of his collapsible baton.
"Bruiser, you alive in there?"
There came a groan before Molly burst out of the pile of rubble. "Yeah! Just had to dig my way out," she said, then cracked her knuckles, eying Arclight
"Hey you! You're gonna regret that!" She took off toward the other woman, flinging a piece of concrete at her like a frisbee to try to throw her off balance before trying to punch her in the face.
"Just like I'm sure your parents regret you." She hissed, batting off the concrete to one side but taking the punch flush. She spun back and took a few staggered steps before stomping her foot down to create a concussive bubble just under Molly's feet.
Struggling to stay standing, Molly took off running and used her strength to leap onto a car. "My parents loved me just fine, thanks! Self-projection, much?" Backflipping off the car, she ripped a mailbox off of its hinges and tossed it at her.
"Special delivery!"
The box hit her hard over the temple and Arclight pinwheeled over into the dirt, clutching her forehead. "You fucking little fraction of a pain!"
Molly was using the distraction long enough to close the distance to Arclight and kick her in the face for a knockout.
"You got the pain part right."
Glancing over her shoulder to Dominion, she straightened her outfit. "Ready to go?"
"Sure, that's one way to do it." Kane said, stepping past the still gurgling Scrambler. "He'll be fine in a bit." He said dismissively as they left both Marauders behind.
