geekgreek (geekgreek) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-04-01 16:35:00

Entry tags:

April Showers, April Foolishness
Will was a busy bee the last week or so. With the end of the huge fight and everyone come back to life, Will has been doing extra duty. He was Shazam, after all, and it wouldn't be right to *not* do it. He skipped his birthday and didn't much care. He was saving the world after all, and it didn't seem right for him to celebrate when he had so much to do.

When the end of March finally came, he found himself with less to do. With the help of the heroes and the world, much (not all, but a lot) of what needed to be done was done. And now he had time to think of a certain day that was coming up. April 1st.

Avias birthday.

Will was frantic in his search for some place to take her, and when he found the place in Philadelphia he was ecstatic. And it was in between Fawcett and where Avia lived in Connecticut. So Will called with the information.

And so, Will waits outside a place called the "Ethical Carnie" restaurant.

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	geekgreek 2011-04-03 03:25 am UTC (link)
	"Cool! Well, it looks like there's a bus stop right over there that takes us to Independence Hall!" Will turns to walk towards the stop, but he hesitates. then he turns and offers his arm to Avia, a smile and a tint of red on his face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-04-03 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	A definite gentleman. Mom and Hope would approve. Not that she'd sought their approval for previous liaisons and short-term boyfriends, but somehow, it wasn't a bad thought. She smiled and took his arm. "Lead on, MacFreeman." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gotham_rogues 2011-04-04 12:00 am UTC (link)
	The bus stop they were heading to suddenly exploded. Fire and smoke filled the air. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-04-04 12:03 am UTC (link)
	Will reacted quick. With the flash, Will moved in front of Avia, clenching his eyes closed. After a few seconds, Will opens his eyes. The bus stop is a mess, but nothing is bleeding, nothing hurts. So now Will tries to find what the hell just happened. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-04-04 12:18 am UTC (link)
	Avia let out a gasp of surprise, coughing and blinking in the smoke. "What... what in the name of New Genesis was that?!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gotham_rogues 2011-04-04 12:29 am UTC (link)
	The sound of motorcycles filled the streets and the Jokerz raced onto the scene. They started throwing small explosives as they rode through. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-04-04 12:32 am UTC (link)
	Duty called. Even if it was in the middle ~~of their date~~ of Avias birthday. Jerks. "Give me a second. Need to find cover to call the lighting," Will said as he moved away from Avia, looking for a side alley...which was right next to the restaurant. "SHAZAM!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-04-04 12:43 am UTC (link)
	Avia didn't even bother with cover. She didn't exactly have a secret ID, after all. Instead, she used her new Mother Box to call up her costume and a pair of Aero Disks, racing behind one of the Jokerz. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gotham_rogues 2011-04-04 12:53 am UTC (link)
	The Jokerz reached the end of the street and turned around. They raced toward Avia tossing homemade explosives made to look like clown faces at her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-04-04 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Will was sure that Avia could handle the bombs. She was an escape artist, so dodging those things should be easy for her, right? So Will flies alongside the first motorcycle, tapping the man riding it on the shoulder. "'Scuse me, but this isn't safe. I think you should pull over." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-04-04 01:10 am UTC (link)
	Weaving between the bombs is no problem for Avia, especially airborne. "Time to harsh your groove, folks," she called out. She threw up a hand and released a low-grade energy pulse from her glove via her Mother Box. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gotham_rogues 2011-04-04 01:23 am UTC (link)
	The Jokerz who Will tapped seemed startled to find him there. He swerved and threw a bomb at Will. One of the bikes was hit with the energy pulse and the engine shut down. The clown on the bike wasn't prepared for it and he swerved, causing the bike to land on its side and go skidding across the pavement. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-04-04 01:42 am UTC (link)
	Well, that wasn't all that wise. He threw the bomb at someone right next to him. Will grabbed it and threw it upward, hoping that there were no planes in the air right there at the time. As Will threw upwards, he saw the bike skidding. He left this guy behind to try and stop the skidding bike before someone else was hurt by it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-04-04 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Sloppy on her part, Avia realized. She swooped after the next one, striking out with a quick blow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gotham_rogues 2011-04-04 02:05 am UTC (link)
	The guy on the skidding bike came to a stop and he climbed off. He threw a bomb and then started running. Another one fell under Avia's attack. A different one threw a bomb at her and then started speeding off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

geekgreek
2011-04-04 02:17 am UTC (link)

"Oh, no you don't bomb guy!"

With a quick movement, Will grabbed the guy and his bomb, crushing the bomb and picking the guy up in one swift moment before finding a nice place to stick him. Hanging from a metal pole a good twenty feet from the ground. With the Speed, the rest of the bombs are found and taken from him.

"Just...hang here for a while, will you? Thanks!"

Wow. that sounded bad, even to him.

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	ms_miracle 2011-04-04 02:22 am UTC (link)
	"What is it with you people and bombs?" Avia whipped her cape, pulling it loose easily, and catching the bomb in it. Working it like a sling, she hurled the bomb up into the air. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gotham_rogues 2011-04-04 02:53 am UTC (link)
	The Jokerz weren't stupid. Insane, yes, but not stupid. They knew when they were going to get beat. The opened the throttle and raced out of there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-04-04 03:01 am UTC (link)
	Will saw them tear out. And he was sure that there wouldn't be an issue with them, save the ones they caught. "Hey, Avia, i think we got 'em!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-04-04 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Avia dropped down next to him, her mask allowing her smile to be easily seen. "For sure," she said. "Only question is, what're these... ah, Jokerz, doing so far from Gotham?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-04-04 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Will thinks, trying to see if the Wisdom could help. But with several seconds of consulting, the Wisdom had come up with nothing. "I don't have an idea. Maybe we could ask...uhh...maybe-?" Will had no idea, actually. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_miracle 2011-04-04 03:20 am UTC (link)
	And the ones they had were definitely too far knocked out to tell them. "Eh, maybe it's a fluke. I'll pass a message off to the League when I get a chance." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2011-04-04 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"Sonnofabeech," came a faintly accented voice as a plain clothes detective showed up. "Oh no. Not THEM again." He pulls out a cigar and starts to try lighting up. Then he gets annoyed throws it on the ground and stomps on it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	geekgreek 2011-04-04 03:25 am UTC (link)
	O...kay? The cop was unexpected. "Uhhh, Officer, can you tell me why the Jokerz are in Philadelphia?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)