Heather Collins (loveontherocks) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-04-02 21:36:00

Entry tags:

azurite, crimson, emerald, plot - "like it or not...", sapphire, sphene, team - new guardians, topaz

With great fame, comes great danger
So, they had agreed to go the charity ball. Heather recognized a few people, she thought. The mayor, for one. Maybe a couple local celebrities. And sadly, a fair amount of media coverage inside, though the team had managed to escape at least some of the attention.

She was carrying a drink. Not because she could drink it, but because it at least gave her something to do with her hands. She was a little uncomfortable, she had to admit, with this much of an overt display of wealth and power.

But it was good for them and good for the city and, more importantly, good for the people they'd helped. She just had to keep telling herself that.

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	greenwillpower 2012-04-10 04:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Sorry pal but ya ain't getting 'er," Jess growls. She assumes it's one of her team mates. She sort of is running under the assumption that the someone is Cindy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-10 04:16 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, super-villain. This was... bad. Really bad. They'd barely managed against those crazy ass robots. The search and rescue in the fire had been more successful... but much easier too. "What... what they said," Heather said, taking a couple steps forward. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2012-04-10 04:34 pm UTC (link)
	Cindy is shoved. She appreciates Saishu's defensiveness, and isn't eager to throw herself in the fray, but she's better off than many of the others. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2012-04-10 04:40 pm UTC (link)
	In a flash, Harry is beside Cindy, ready to teleport her away should she ask. He won't do it without her permission though. He whispers as he appears, "So...how are we dealing with this?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fears_itself 2012-04-10 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	Fear spikes in Andy when it is overheard that Hector Hammond, who was a Villain, was after Cindy. After a quick overview of the people around them, Andy tried a different method from the others: So moves ever so slightly towards the villain, looking like the muddled people around them (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_rogues 2012-04-10 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	Hammond laughed. "Oh, this really is funny. You think you all can stop me? Children, I've fought the entire Justice League. You're not even in the same ballpark as them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-10 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	"We... we can try," Heather said. She brought up a hand, and a ram's head of crystal appeared in the air in front of her. She sent it flying toward Hammond. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_rogues 2012-04-10 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	It didn't have a chance to get close. Before it could, Hammond stared at it and it stopped. He blinked once and it shattered. "Really?" he asked. He focused his eyes on Heather. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2012-04-10 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	Heather's eyes began to widen as her arm started to crack, spreading up to just below her shoulder. She let out a scream as it shattered, pieces flying everywhere. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2012-04-10 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Heather!" And Jess reaches out with her powers,. Green spider like thread leaps out to catch the pieces of Heather flying everywhere. "Hold on!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fears_itself 2012-04-10 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	"HEATHER!" The Fear jumps up even more, and that gives Andy the Power she needs. The person hurt Heather. He. Hurt. HEATHER! "Making a Mistake," Andy growls as the forms begins to shift and grow, the features of the android shifting into something more porcine with a yellow tinge to it. Andy will make him Burn with Ones Power. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hope_on_wheels
2012-04-10 10:11 pm UTC (link)

This is why Lenny hates this hero-thing soooo much. He was blue, which meant he could move, but the hell of a lot of good it did. "Get out!" Lenny said, urging the bystanders with his power to leave as calmly as possible. He then focuses his power outwards. He sees Heather and winces, teeth grinding. This better be worth a damn. He extends his power out: This can be won.

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	littleladylord 2012-04-11 01:38 am UTC (link)
	"PLEASE LEAVE CALMLY." Cindy backs up Lenny, hoping between the two, they can offset any psychological tricks of Hammond's. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

in_reserve
2012-04-11 03:55 am UTC (link)

He has no idea what to make of all this. Heather getting hurt has him panic for a brief moment, and everyone else pulling out their powers to get stuff done has him feeling lost for what to do. He wasn't a fighter, he had no powers to help with that. So Harry decides to help the only way he really can in this situation. He starts teleporting the slower moving guests and people who have frozen up or have fallen, straight to the door to speed things up. Hopefully it'll help the evacuation.

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	godownswinging 2012-04-11 05:10 am UTC (link)
	She's in a dress, she doesn't have her weapons. Definitely not ideal. But the growing chaos, and the threat to her girl sparks the red in Saishu. She hefts one of the tables, scattering the drinks and such that were on it, flinging the whole thing towards Hammond as a distraction, then rushes towards him after it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_rogues 2012-04-11 03:24 pm UTC (link)
	With the influence of Lenny's power and Cindy's asking nicely, along with Harry's teleporting, the other people were quickly clearing out. Andy's sudden transformation throws him off his guard, he hadn't been expecting that. And Saishu's sudden attack is even more of a surprise. He stops the table with his telekinesis, but was unprepared for the physical attack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

loveontherocks
2012-04-11 03:35 pm UTC (link)

She'd just lost her arm. Even with Jess recovering some of the shards, her arm was gone. It wasn't a clean break, the stub's edges with jagged and sharp. But there was no blood. In fact, looking at the break itself, there was no sign that she wasn't anything other than solid crystal through and through.

Just like when the Cyborg had blasted a hole straight through her. That had knitted back together eventually, new crystal growing to replace what had been missing.

But for the moment, all she could do was stare at where her arm had been, frozen by confusion and fear.
There was a curious absence of pain. The break itself had hurt, but once the pieces had separated from her body...

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	hope_on_wheels 2012-04-12 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	With the people out of the way, Lenny focuses his power on Heather, hoping to convey a sense of calm and assurance. 'It will be okay." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fears_itself 2012-04-15 04:31 pm UTC (link)
	The physical attack will keep coming. There is plenty of Fear coming from those around Andy: Fear for Heathers health. Fear of hurting others. Fear of Cindy being taken. Enough to keep the powers and the attack going. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

in_reserve
2012-04-15 05:33 pm UTC (link)

If Harry stayed in one place long enough, Andy would definitely be able to tell just how much fear Harry had at the moment. But it's difficult to keep track of him, he's only visible as rapid flashes of indigo light flitting across the room. Never staying long enough for anyone to get a good look at him.

Currently in damage control mode, Harry does whatever he can think of that might be helpful. He gets the last few civilians out the room, moves Heather right beside Lenny so his powers can work better, and, once he sees that Saishu's attack with the table had distracted the guy, starts teleporting above Hammond with furniture in tow and leaving it to fall on him and distract. Verbal fighting was bad, but at least physical fighting was easier to stop, and if it couldn't, well there was more for him to do to help out.

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	godownswinging 2012-04-16 06:47 am UTC (link)
	Physical fighting, on the other hand, is Saishu's specialty. The table was just a distraction - coming right behind it at a high rate of speed is one agitated amazon. Dealing with the room, all the confusion, and so much change has already had her on edge - so punching something is already a pretty natural response. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_rogues 2012-04-16 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	Hammond was not much of one for physical violence, and his telekinetic shields are hastily erected and weak, barely protecting him from the full force of their blows. "Get off!" he shouts, trying to push them away with his telekinesis. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2012-04-22 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	Damn, Cindy's proud. "How about you give up, if you would be so kind?" Doesn't hurt to erode at his will either, eh? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

godownswinging
2012-04-22 11:36 pm UTC (link)

Hmmond may not be much of one for physical violence, but he's gone toe to toe with veteran GL's as well. Saishu is duly taken off her feet by the TK and put not only into a wall, but through it, and two others.

Thankfully, she can also take a beating. Its just ticking her off. She tears away most of the inconvenient skirt so she can move, tears apart one of the tables where she ended up, arming herself with two metal table legs, and comes charging back through the wall, screaming bloody murder towards Hammond as most of the wall she originally went out through collapses with the impact.

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fears_itself
2012-04-25 12:07 am UTC (link)

As if to show just how powerful Hammond can be, it is not just Saishu that goes flying, but Andy as well. The giant form Andy has taken is slammed into the wall, which indents and Andy is now down on one knee hard.

And Andy shifts again. There are now leathery wings on Andys back and the visible eyes are a sickly yellow glow.

"Hurt my friends. Foolish mistake. Hurt you now," Andy says as the new form flies at Hammond, its huge size moving at incredible speed.