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Post by Gray Lensman on Apr 24, 2006 22:03:31 GMT
"Oh, I forgot to tell you!" Flurry says, animated by Hero's interest. "My name's Flurry, and I'm all new at this, but I really wanna help, see? I've got these really cool powers, and I mean really cool, cause I can make ice and turn things way chilly. And I can fly like really fast, and I guess I'm kinda tough, cause I lifted this car one time, and..."
Flurry then pauses for a moment at the other questions.
"Uh... I dunno about all the other stuff, cause I kinda didn't think to ask and all, and we've kinda been in this big hurry. But I bet the fire chief guy would know all that stuff, so I'll go ask him!"
Flurry then turns to the fire chief with this urgent look. She was so glad to be useful.
"Heya, Chief!" Flurry asks, her wings flapping eagerly. "This hero guy wants to know what the factory guys were making here and if there's any stuff that might blow up if it gets really flaming and stuff. I kinda wanna know too, cause Epsilon's in there, and I kinda don't want him to get burned really bad..."
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Post by Buffy on Apr 24, 2006 22:24:52 GMT
Epsilon
The controls are damaged, and with an easy glance it will be obvious to any non technical person that it was on purpose...
Flurry and Hero
The fire is fairly intense in the remaining windows, suggesting that if there were any survivors they were certainly not in the rooms that Hero could see into.
The fire chief looks at Flurry, and looks at her oddly. (she is a little odd herself) "Yeah, I don't know exactly. We're still trying to find out. Its a Mons and Mons owned place, and their into everything from chemistry, enhancement (legal) drugs and all sorts of machinary. We really dont know whats in there!"
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Post by Gray Lensman on Apr 24, 2006 22:36:12 GMT
Epsilon looks at the controls with some concern and frowns. He did not need his extensive background in engineering to know the controls were damaged on purpose. No doubt this fire was the result of deliberate sabotage. If that was the case, civilization would be best served by finding the culprit, and learning the true motives behind this...
First, Epsilon examines the damaged controls, to determine how the damage was caused. After that, he uses his technical skills to try to make what repairs he can, and manually activate the fire suppression system...
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 24, 2006 22:37:46 GMT
"How fast can you freeze things?" Hero ask Flurry. "If I carry the firehose ahead to soak everything and you freeze it, we should have the fire out in no time. If we come across any people we can get them out, but if there are dangerous chemicals in there, the fire could spread at any moment."
SOP - contain and control. Treat this like a military operation, and we might get this done. Hero hoped so, at least...
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Post by Gray Lensman on Apr 24, 2006 22:49:29 GMT
"Thanks, Chief guy, cause now we know and that'll help us a whole bunch," Flurry says sweetly, and looks to Hero. "Well, that's really kinda weird, to have a big factory making a whole bunch of stuff and not let anybody know what's in it. I mean, aren't there laws about this kinda thing and such? But I guess Epsilon's in there, so he can find out what's in there and deal with all that stuff and tell us."
"Uh... I'm kinda not sure on the whole speed of it or whatever, cause I'm really kinda new to it and all..." Flurry trails off, thinking it over. Then her face brightens. "But I guess we can try and I'll go as cold as I can for as fast as I can and see what I can do. Cause I can get really really cold if I want, and I dunno if I have any real limits on the cold, but if you've got lots of water, I can sure do it..."
Flurry finally nods, and prepares to freeze the water whenever Hero is ready...
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 24, 2006 22:57:09 GMT
Hero nods. "May I borrow a fire hose?" he asks the fire chief.
(Assuming yes)
"Neither heat nor cold will harm me," Hero tells Flurry, hoping it was as true as he thought it was. He was still really testing his powers to some extent. If racing into a fire with the air around him freezing didn;t hurt him, though, it would mean he was everything he hoped.
With the city possibly in danger, he couldn't allow himself to be stopped, whatever the personal danger. Crying off of the hard stuff was not what a hero... what Hero!... was all about.
Heading for the flames, he called back, "Follow me in, but call if you spot someone, or if I go too fast."
And hope this blasted stupid plan of mine works, he added to himself, zooming into the fire with the hose on full blast.
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Post by Buffy on Apr 24, 2006 23:14:08 GMT
Factory
Epsilon is quick to fix the broken machine, and the sprinklers come on immediatly after. Flurry and Hero run into the first room only to get completely soaked, both from the hose and the sprinklers.
Some of the fire resisted for a while, but was otherwise diminished. The firemen, along with the rest of the survivors, came out of the building seeminly unharmed.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Apr 24, 2006 23:38:11 GMT
Epsilon raises a gravitic bubble and flies back to the others, making sure the flames are properly doused. He seems unfazed as the water deflects harmlessly off of his shield. It occurs to him to find Flurry, since she should have enough moisture to control any remaining fires...
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Flurry flutters in happily as she gets showered on. She feels her body soak in the moisture, and growing stronger as she absorbs the water. After recharging from the refreshing water, she makes sure to freeze any remaining fires.
In the next minute, Epsilon flies towards them, covered in his gravity bubble. He notices Flurry with some other hero who seemed to be some sort of local. A local hero of this era, perhaps? If so, he would be a welcome ally in the cause of civilization.
As a courtesy, Epsilon raises a gravitic dome around Hero. Noticing Flurry's happy giggles at being doused, he does not cover her. Epsilon approaches Hero confidently, offering him an optimistic smile.
"I am Epsilon," he introduces himself, meeting Hero's eyes squarely. "I've only just come from the fire control room. It would appear the controls have been deliberately sabotaged. I fear that we may be dealing with some sort of arsonist."
Flurry quickly babbles through her own findings, catching Epsilon up on things.
"Then perhaps this was a diversion," Epsilon suggests, looking to Flurry and then to Hero. "Our first priority should be to help anyone who might be trapped. Once we make sure that the people here are seen to, I suggest we look around and see if anything has been taken. Unless you have any other ideas about how we might proceed?"
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 24, 2006 23:46:07 GMT
"There was an explosion outside the library, too," Hero says slowly, the penny dropping at last. He had nearly leapt through the roof in shock when some kind of force bubble enclosed him, but just stopped himself in time. He really wasn't used to this whiole super-power thing, yet.
"Two diversions," he adds, hoping this 'Epsilon' was as sensible as he looked. "Both diverting the emergency services. Guaranteeing a clear run at... what? I suggest we get high into the air, and see if we can fin a very quiet spot in this city. One where there are no sirens or other problems for our very clever criminals."
He smiled at Epsilon, then at Flurry. "Then, I suggest we..." kick the rotten bastards black and blue? Not so very heroic. Maiming was probably out, too. "Catch them and hand them over to the proper authorities," he added, swallowing the sigh of frustration. Hero, darn it! Think Hero!
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Post by Gray Lensman on Apr 25, 2006 0:13:13 GMT
Epsilon ponders for a moment, considering this information. If there were other explosions, then the possibility of another disturbance could well be possible. He finally nods, seeing sense in Hero's idea.
"The three of us can cover a great deal of area at high speeds," Epsilon replies, seeing Hero's point. "It would be worth the attempt. Hopefully, we can disrupt this criminal scheme and apprehend these villains before anyone else comes to harm."
"Sounds cool to me," agrees Flurry. "Cause it really beats exploring this big dump and if there are bad guys I kinda figure they'd be long gone already and we've gotta move! And flying is always fun, and if we get to go up some bad guys that would rule. You think we'll run into any, and why are they always so mean anyway?"
"Then we should move quickly," Epsilon says firmly to Flurry, gently motioning to the door. "We cannot allow these villains time to escape."
(Once Hero is ready, Epsilon and Flurry will fly according to Hero's suggestion.)
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Post by SilvaShado on Apr 25, 2006 4:32:50 GMT
Before answering the police captain, Carl makes sure to memorize the license plate number that is at his feet. He thinks to himself - who knows, they might have blown up their own car.
Turning to the police captain, Carl gives a sheepish grin, "Yeah, I sure could use the ride. I don't think I'll get anywhere running all over the city." Before the police captain can decline, Carl jumps into the car and buckles in.
It was nice to be riding in one of these instead of being dragged away in one of these. And who knows, maybe the captain would let him turn on the siren!
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Post by SilvaShado on Apr 25, 2006 4:40:20 GMT
Aithne pouts as she gets into the police car. She mutters to Art, "He didn't even ask who we are. I was all ready to jump into our routine."
Art sighs, "That's for the circus, not for heroes." He climbs in after her.
As Aithne buckles her seat, she sticks her tongue out at Art, "You're no fun!"
"I'm not supposed to be," Art smiles back at her as he buckles his seat.
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Post by Max on Apr 25, 2006 17:35:44 GMT
Cyphoid inspects the scene at the library and find's that the situation is over. He moves over to the police detective.
"Hello, Detective. According to one of your collegues there is a CCTV system running outside the library. It would be wise to start from there." Cyphoid says "But I'm afraid I must be off. Appears to be yet another explosion at a factory."
Cyphoid then activates his rockets and blasts off into the sky and towards the factory.
Once he gets there, he see's the man from the library with two other heroes. He landed near them and walked over to them.
"Excuse me. The name's Cyphoid. It seems you have everything under control here..."
Cyphoid glanced over at the factory.
"But of course if there's anything you need assistance with do not be afraid to ask."
While Cyphoid was talking he tapped into the police radio and monitored the library situation, just to see what was going on.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Apr 26, 2006 2:11:31 GMT
Flurry sees the newcomer and flutters up to him curiously. She smiles at Cyphoid happily as she circles around him in midair, then hovers facing him again.
"Heya, I'm Flurry!" she says with a gleam in her eye. "I'm kinda working with these two cool hero guys who kinda look related, except I don't think they are, cause they kinda just met, but they got the job done! Okay, they had a lot of help from me to pour on the ice and stuff, but the fire's out now and everything's all cool again.
"Anyway, where was I, cause I think I was gonna introduce everybody, except that's kinda hard, cause I didn't catch Mister Hero's name over there. Cape boy is Epsilon, though, and he helped out whole bunches, and he even turned on the sprinklers to give me a shower! Anyway, we're kinda getting ready to go off and find the real meanies now, but if you wanna help, I'm sure we won't mind..." Flurry looks hopefully at Epsilon and Hero.
"You would be more than welcome to assist us," Epsilon nods. "Especially since you can fly. Another flier would help us cast a wider search radius."
"Oh, yeah," Flurry says, examining Cyphoid curious. "So what are you exactly, anyway, cause I've never seen anybody who can fly on rockets and stuff and it looks so much cooler than my wings! Are you really fast, cause you look really fast, and do you have any other cool tricks you can do, cause I was wondering and maybe you could show me while we look for the bad guys."
Epsilon holds back an exhausted sigh. Much as he appreciates Flurry's enthusiasm, she was a tiring girl to keep up with. Did that girl ever run out of breath...?
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 26, 2006 2:21:01 GMT
"I am Hero," Hero said, nodding in greeting to Cyphoid. "You are more than welcome to join us in our quest for the people responsible for these fires if you wish."
Team up time, he added to himself. Oh, joy! With no idea what these people do, no time to find out, and no chance whatsoever to work out some proper team moves. I'd have been a private again before I could blink if I'd tried this kinda crap in the army.
Stifling another sigh, he nodded to the members of his new team, and rose up into the air. Air force? In a really odd way, he supposed. It almost made sense, if you threw normal ideas of what sense was out of the window...
"Diamond formation," he said firmly. "That way we can cover each other if attacked. Stay about twenty yards apart to allow for manouvre and fire room. I'll lead."
And hope I don't get shot from behind by some over eager kid trying to show off, he added gloomily to himself. He was mad to even try this at his age! But then... He was young again...
He'd been old and he'd been young, and by God he preferred young!
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Post by Buffy on Apr 26, 2006 9:00:13 GMT
library
"OK! Great, well then hop in!" The Captain smiles at them for a brief second. He then pushes Microbe in with them, and gets into the front seat.
As he starts to drive towards the civil building, he eventually asks "So, what your names? Sorry, I was in a bit of a rush back there I forgot to ask..."
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Post by SilvaShado on Apr 28, 2006 3:07:40 GMT
Aithne smiles brightly, but her face drops quickly as she realizes she can't perform her routine while strapped into a car. She pouts until Art elbows her. She smiles again and says, "I'll dispense with the theatrics for now, since we're in such close quarters," she clears her throat and speaks clearly and almost musically, "I am Dawn, Mistress of Water and Wind. This is my brother Dusk, Master of Earth and Fire." Art nods.
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Post by SilvaShado on Apr 28, 2006 3:10:01 GMT
Carl rubs his chin, feeling the stuble there. He looks in the rearview mirror and then says off-handedly, "My name's Carl." He then turns his hand into a razor and begins shaving his face, "If you like superhero names, you can call me Decoy." as an afterthought, he puts in, "I'm indestructible. Sure helps when you have to shave." He reforms his hand once he's finished shaving.
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Post by Buffy on Apr 28, 2006 13:42:48 GMT
City Flyers
As they fly over the city, Hero, from his advanced position can hear the sound of alarm bells underneath him.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 28, 2006 13:54:42 GMT
"An alarm!" Hero tells the others. "We may be needed!"
Diving at speed towards the sound, his eyes narrowed to see further, Hero prepares for battle. He just hopes it isn't those dratted kids setting off alarms for fun or something! Noisy little pests were such a nuisance! What happened to children should be seen and not heard, anyway? Hadn't done him any harm! Good clip round the ear, and...
He sighed. Did heroes think that way? He kind of doubted it. He'd probably have to give some kind of pep talk about growing up to be good citizens instead of no-good thieving little bastards or something...
Heroism was all about sacrifice. There was no doubt of that.
But... Maybe it was criminals. That would be better, he decided. far better.
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