lantern_corps (lantern_corps) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-10-26 22:41:00

Entry tags:

alina vasquez, avia free, azurite, corinna prince, emerald, firestorm, green lantern dex, huntress, jon kent, petra gardner, plot - "starry lights", sapphire, team - jla, topaz

Call to Arms
The headquarters of the YJLA

For a moment, all was quiet and dark in the headquarters of the YJLA. Sophisticated monitoring equipment kept track of emergencies around the world and in near-space, all quietly humming away into the night.

The quiet was suddenly broken by a crackle of green light, briefly illuminating the entire meeting room in its verdant glow. The glow subsided after a moment, coalescing into a single figure out a little blue man, the symbol of the Blue Lanterns glowing upon his chest. His expression was far from unreadable; in fact, he looked rather worried, as though the weight of the universe was bearing down upon him.

There was little he liked about this. He would have preferred to bring his Blue Lanterns into this, but without a Green to work with, their powers were limited. And they could not work with the Green Lanterns on this. Not until he had had time to persuade them that this course of action was the correct one. They would act hastily. And though they would not admit it, they would be acting from emotion. Things rarely went well when his brothers acted upon their little understood emotions.

Instead, he reached out with the Green power that was still his birthright and rather unceremoniously brought each member of the Young Justice League to their headquarters.

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Chicago

be_afraid
2011-10-29 09:49 pm UTC (link)

Florian pulled his jacket tighter around himself and ducked his head as he stepped out of the back of the grocery store. He had two hours before the second shift he had asked to pick up started. His mother was fine for the moment. At this point in the day she'd still be surrounded with her art students and the other teachers would look out for her. Which meant he could take these two hours for himself and go down to the community pool.

He took the back alleys and side streets avoiding people when he could. He'd been having visions whenever he made contact with others. Terrifying things from the depths of their souls: drowning, fires, wild animals, nameless shapes in the dark, all filled with insane terror. He hated it.

The worst was his own reflection he glimpsed sometimes out of the corner of his eye. Sharp teeth, yellow skin and eyes...It only moved to prove to him that something was wrong with his new found ability.

With a glance over his shoulder he slipped into the back door of the community center and smiled when he saw that it was empty.

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	Re: Chicago lantern_rogues 2011-10-29 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	It was the perfect place for an ambush by the Manhunters. They plowed through the roof like it wasn't there, weapons at the ready. "Surrender, human!" they shouted. "No man escapes the Manhunters!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Chicago imperiousamazon 2011-10-30 01:29 am UTC (link)
	"If you know what is good for you Manhunter, you will leave him," comes a faintly accented voice. Floating an inch or two off the ground is a red and blue clad super-heroine known as Wonder Girl. To Florian she offers him smile. "I'm here to help you, don't worry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Chicago

be_afraid
2011-10-30 11:05 pm UTC (link)

Florian recoiled from the manhunters backing himself into a corner of the room. He automatically looks towards Wonder Girl when she addresses him and feels fear grow inside him. His own fear of the manhunters is easily dismissed as he sees Wonder Girl's own constant fear. His eyes fall to her leg where he now knows a brace holds.

He can see it clearly. Her brace broken and her pinned helpless to the ground unable to move quick enough to save anyone in danger. He can feel his teeth lengthening and his mouth widening as his finger tips sharpen and his skin glows yellow.

But underneath that, he listens to her and isn't worried about the manhunters.

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	Re: Chicago lantern_rogues 2011-10-30 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Do not delay us, Amazon," the lead Manhunter declared. "We have our mission. No man escapes the Manhunters!" They opened fire. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Chicago imperiousamazon 2011-10-30 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	She starts to deflect the fire with her arm bands. She's not afraid of getting hit but she's here to protect Florian. She's always just a little afraid. She can't help it. The fear is there but she doesn't let it rule her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Chicago

be_afraid
2011-10-31 12:00 am UTC (link)

Florian feels ridiculous hiding in the corner glowing like radioactive Sunny D. Especially since for some reason Wonder Girl who definitely had better things to do than save him was there doing exactly that. He bit his lip without thinking, hissing and drawing blood when he forgot about his monstrous teeth. At least that was still it's proper color.

Carefully, he observed the manhunters as Wonder Girl deflected the bullets. They looked robotic. Did that mean water could disrupt them? If he could figure out a way to turn on the sprinkler system, or get to the water hose, even knock one of them into the community pool. His eyes scanned the center for plausible options.

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	Re: Chicago lantern_rogues 2011-10-31 12:23 am UTC (link)
	The Manhunter struck out at Corina with his baton, while the other two tried to fly past her to find the target. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Chicago imperiousamazon 2011-10-31 12:28 am UTC (link)
	She blocks the blow. Then she tries to grab the Manhunter to throw him at the others. "Run, I'll try catching up with you. You can't let them catch you... they'll only end up hurting you," Corinna barks sounding less friendly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Chicago

be_afraid
2011-10-31 12:34 am UTC (link)

Florian was already leaping pushing across the ground with his long legs towards the large hose used to clean the pool decks and its valve. Only his legs didn't hit the ground again and he was still moving, even faster than if he had been running.

He was flying.

The yellow glow of his skin had increased into an actual aura of sorts and he was zooming across the pool deck to the hose.

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	Re: Chicago lantern_rogues 2011-10-31 12:43 am UTC (link)
	The two pursuing executed a brief maneuver, letting the other pass between them. It hit the ground hard, but started to rise. "No man escapes the Manhunters!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Chicago imperiousamazon 2011-10-31 12:48 am UTC (link)
	"You can fly?" Corinna freezes for a moment in surprise. Then starts to move again charging after the Manhunters. "Didn't you hear me? Run!" She goes into a flying tackle to try nabbing a Manhunter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Chicago

be_afraid
2011-10-31 12:56 am UTC (link)

Florian glances guiltily over his shoulder at her command, but there's three of the robots and only one Wonder Girl. He knew he'd never be able to live with himself if he left without trying to help her. Plus...maybe she knew something about what was happening to him.

He reaches the hose unwinding it and starting it up full blast in a few quick yanks before pointing it directly at the two manhunters she wasn't aiming for.

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	Re: Chicago lantern_rogues 2011-10-31 01:52 pm UTC (link)
	The one Manhunter intercepts Corinna's charge, battering at her with its power baton. The other two are taken by surprise by the force of the blast of the hose, slamming against the wall, before slowly advancing again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Chicago imperiousamazon 2011-10-31 03:04 pm UTC (link)
	She gets knocked to one knee. Then sweeps with her leg to knock the Manhunter to her level. That way she can strike it again and again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Chicago

be_afraid
2011-10-31 09:20 pm UTC (link)

Florian tries to crank the water on higher and keep it aimed at the robots, but they're obviously waterproof and were only caught off guard. He wasn't sure how he could get away now, or that he even would if he could. The robots were after him, not Wonder Girl. She'd already been knocked to one knee, even if she was taking care of that manhunter the other two were left.

If he could get them away from her he could at least make sure she wasn't harmed too badly trying to protect him. He accidentally shreds his lip again with his teeth before launching himself sideways away from Wonder Girl and the other manhunters. He was glad that he ended up moving through the air again. Maybe that way he could get farther before they caught him.

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	Re: Chicago lantern_rogues 2011-10-31 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	The Manhunter went down, smashed under Corinna's fists. Meanwhile, one of the others sped up its flight, overtaking Florian and landing in front of him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Chicago imperiousamazon 2011-10-31 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	"....I won't let you have him," Corinna barked. Then sprung and moved very quickly after the Manhunters. She is obviously not concerned with her own safety. Even though she can feel herself throbbing she knew she couldn't stop. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Chicago

be_afraid
2011-10-31 10:56 pm UTC (link)

Florian froze in mid-air looking between the remaining manhunters and then to the hole they had left in the ceiling of the community center. He could hear a strain in Wonder Girl's voice and knew there was no way he could could do anything against the robots inside, but maybe there was a piece of the roof or some pipe or something he could hit one of them with up above.

That idea in mind he shot towards the hole in the ceiling.

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	Re: Chicago lantern_rogues 2011-10-31 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Corinna caught one of them, slamming into the ground with it. The other continued its pursuit of Florian. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Chicago imperiousamazon 2011-11-01 01:10 pm UTC (link)
	Corinna punches and punches. She has to be sure this one goes down. "Just get away, please! The Manhunters intend you harm," Corinna calls out. "I can handle them." She is sure she can. She knows her own skill. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Chicago

be_afraid
2011-11-01 01:17 pm UTC (link)

Florian only knew that Wonder Girl was yelling something, but he could no longer hear what it was as he shot into the sky with the last manhunter pursuing him. He looked around for anything he could use as a weapon or hiding place, but the speed of his flight and the yellow cast to his vision was disorienting. Not to mention he didn't want to draw the robot towards anyone else it could harm.

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	Re: Chicago lantern_rogues 2011-11-01 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	The Manhunter being hammered by Corinna was rapidly falling apart under Amazonian strength. The remaining one fired up Florian. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Chicago imperiousamazon 2011-11-01 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	As soon as he is gone Corinna will move on. She doesn't want to get hit from behind after all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Chicago be_afraid 2011-11-04 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	Florian pushes harder trying to figure out what powers his flight. What could he do to make him go faster and outrun the last manhunter? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)