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all_powerfull ([info]all_powerfull) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-02 13:55:00


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Entry tags:cait curry, iris west, npc - aquaman, npc - mera, plot - "call of cthulu", tyler darnell

Happy Birthday, Cait
The entire world is reeling from the aftermath of the near disaster with an elder god's rise. Nowhere is more hurt than San Francisco, including Titan's Tower, and the ravaged bay. Normally, he tries to be very careful not to overuse his powers, tries not to leave the world too affected. But this is special - its both home, and its just before Cait's birthday. As such, all of his normal rules are off.

First there's the city. He isn't so bold as to try and fix the trauma and pain and all, but he can blanket the area with positive psychic impressions, and push people towards good dreams and limit the nightmares. Its a start. Then there's the damage done - using Calculator's memory of everything he's seen while above the city, he slows time until he's effectively moving at 99.999% of light speed, and begins transmuting everything back the way it was - but clean, lacking all the dirt and wear and tear, making the city as new as if everything had just been built. Even at his speed, it takes most of a day.

Then he turns his attention to the Bay - its been most ravaged of all. Death and decay fill it, lifeless fish and other creatures float on the water and litter the sea floor. Somewhere between ocean master's magic and bending time, he starts by accelerating the processes, the decayed things rot away, and become fertilizer in very little time. The spawn slime and acid is disintegrated so things can grow anew, and for good measure, he takes decades of pollution with it. With Poison Ivy's powers, he grows new plant life, then speeds its growth, rebuilding the shattered ecosphere.

Ocean Master's magic and telepathy helps him locate examples of the sea life that should live there, this time leaving out all the invasive species that had moved along the coast. He teleports a few breeding pairs of everything that should be there from elsewhere, restocking the bay. There's not near as much life there as before, but there's the bare bones for recovery.

He's given her not just San Francisco back, but renewed the city, and especially the Bay, and helped the people towards some kind of recovery, but there's one step left.
Reaching out into the ocean, he finds what he's looking for - and he returns a pod of Pacific White-Sided Dolphins to the Bay area, working just one bit of magic. One of the pregnant females undergoes just a little bit of magic, boosting her health and suitability as a mother, and the timescale is time-sped up just right.

When Cait wakes up tomorrow morning, amidst all of the astounded other headlines and reports of various signs of hope will be one that should stand out to her - just to make sure, he plants a suggestion in the lead editor's head, and makes sure there's a good photograph of the pod in the Bay, used as a sign of hope and renewal for the damaged region, making sure when she wakes, there'll be a newspaper nearby with a photo and large headline about the birth of a brand new baby pink dolphin in San Francisco Bay.



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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-07 10:56 pm UTC (link)
Mera just sighed. Family meals were always disasters. She stood up and kissed Cait's cheek. "Happy birthday, sweetheart." She leaned in close. "Your birthday present is in your bank account. Love you."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-07 11:21 pm UTC (link)
Wait, that's it? They're leaving...

"Hold on a second. Your daughter just saved the entire world, risked her life and sanity a dozen times, and all the other good she's done, and you're storming out because she won't come play princess? What about your time with the Justice League? What about relations with the surface? Or even what she might want? She loves you, both of you, you're her parents... but she's terrified of what you're going to do. Do you really want that to be your daughter's reaction to you? To resent you? To be afraid of you?"

Ty never knew his dad. All he really knows is that he was a conflicted soul, who died after almost destroying the Justice League. To have a father, parents, and so much going for her, he can't have Cait have that squandered to.

"Your daughter is an amazing person. Can't you try and get to know her for what she is instead of trying to make her what you want her to be? Go ahead... attack me again, hit me if its going to make you feel better. Kick my ass all over the city... I rebuilt it once, in case you didn't notice. I'll do it again if I have to. I don't care. But do not walk away from your own daughter."

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-03-07 11:27 pm UTC (link)
Iris looked down at her pancakes like they were the most interesting thing on the entire planet.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-07 11:29 pm UTC (link)
//Ty, please. Just let it go. Let him go. This is...normal.// Cait bit back the tears. "Love you, Mom. Thanks."

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-08 12:04 am UTC (link)
Arthur glances back at Ty, then shakes his head and keeps walking without a word.

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-08 12:08 am UTC (link)
Ty's hands shake. His head is pounding, and its getting harder to concentrate. Doesn't Arthur realize what he's missing? What a gift his daughter is? How can this happen?
The only thing Ty has from his father is the absorpbtion cells, built in, and a legacy his father was one of the worst villains the world has ever known. Right at the moment, the king of the seas is breaking his own daughter's heart. In his mind, that makes Aquaman the worse villain.

The shaking gets worse, his eyes go blank white, and the earth starts to shake, rattling the entire house.

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-08 12:09 am UTC (link)
Mera hugged Cait tightly. "I am so proud of you and you are very lucky to have Tyler," she said softly in Cait's ear. "I'm glad he makes you happy, sweetheart." Mera pulled back and kissed Cait's cheek again. "I'm sorry."

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-08 12:11 am UTC (link)
"TY! NO!" Cait yelled when everything started shaking. "PLEASE! STOP!"

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-03-08 12:14 am UTC (link)
Iris zipped to doorway, blocking Arthur and Mera's path. "Please don't go. It's Cait's birthday. Stay. Please."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-08 12:22 am UTC (link)
"N-not me." he stammers as the manifestation gets worse. Obviously Mera and Iris, in the commotion, may have missed the earth starting to rattle a little and the pictures moving. It gets a lot harder to ignore as the house begins to shake, pictures fall off the walls, a few glasses and things on the counter fall off and shatter on the kitchen floor.

There's no more concentration, just something between anger and panic as Ty's powers reach out without his control and begin to trigger a full scale earthquake, and he's not showing any signs of being able to stop it.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-08 12:29 am UTC (link)
Cait released her mother and made her way toward Ty. //Ty. You have to calm down.// She tried to exert as much will as she could to get him to calm down. //Please, my love. You will hurt us all if you don't get this under control.//

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-08 12:31 am UTC (link)
"Stop it," Arthur orders Ty. "Now."

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-08 12:40 am UTC (link)
"Come," Mera said as she grabbed Iris' wrist. "You'll get hurt."

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-03-08 12:59 am UTC (link)
"Please..." Iris said, "Let's just all watch a movie...or go out for ice cream or something. No more fighting."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-08 01:49 am UTC (link)
"C...can't." he stammers. Can't they see he's trying? He doesn't want to destroy San Francisco... he just rebuilt it. If he could stop, he would... the thoughts aren't helping, and even when he drops, trying to concentrate, the shakes continue, the creaking tower rocking side to side, bookshelves falling, more glass breaking. Cait is helping... and its nicely neutralized by her dad making it worse.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-08 03:58 am UTC (link)
"Yes you can," Cait said reassuringly as she got down next to him. She lovingly touched his cheek. "I am here." She tilted his face so he could see her. //I am always here. I will never leave you. Right now it is only you and me. Nothing else matters. No one else matters. Use my strength, my love.//

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-03-08 04:36 am UTC (link)
Iris slipped out of Mera's grip and raced over to Ty. "Me too," she placed a hand on his shoulder, "You're my friend, Ty. You can do it. I have faith in you."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-08 04:40 am UTC (link)
The voices are steadying, give him something to focus in on. The quake begins to die down, then stops, though Ty himself is still shaking badly.

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-08 04:59 am UTC (link)
Mera wanted to help, but she figured it was best she stayed out of it. Arthur and her presence had caused enough problems. She didn't want to add to them. Cait was doing fine and Mera was extremely proud of her daughter.

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-08 05:19 am UTC (link)
Arthur, satisfied Ty has pulled it back under control, turns to leave again.

A temper tantrum, even a super-powered one, will not keep him from leaving.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-08 05:35 am UTC (link)
Cait smiled and pulled Ty into her arms. She tightly held him and let the love she felt for him flow through over the link they shared. //I knew you could do it.//

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-08 05:37 am UTC (link)
He's glad for her presence. He's glad he didn't kill a million people and destroy the city he just built. But he's made things worse, and didn't achieve anything. This is not an accomplishment, in his eyes anyway. He just huddles against Cait, looking miserable.

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-03-08 05:40 am UTC (link)
Iris smiled, awkwardly patting Ty on the shoulder before letting the couple continue their moment.

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-08 05:41 am UTC (link)
Mera put a hand on Iris' shoulder and gave her a smile. "That was very brave of you."

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-08 05:49 am UTC (link)
Cait just held him and kept the link between them strong. "I love you," she said, not caring if her mother heard or not.

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(no subject) - [info]all_powerfull, 2010-03-08 05:51 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]catchmeifyoucan, 2010-03-08 06:11 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]dc_parent, 2010-03-08 06:13 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]young_swimmer, 2010-03-08 06:14 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]all_powerfull, 2010-03-08 06:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]catchmeifyoucan, 2010-03-08 11:18 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dc_parent, 2010-03-09 12:03 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]young_swimmer, 2010-03-09 12:09 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]all_powerfull, 2010-03-09 12:26 am UTC

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