young_swimmer (young_swimmer) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-05-14 02:42:00

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The Cleanup
Cait was exhausted. She had never used her powers so much as she had in the past few hours. It was her job and responsibility to help protect the world's oceans and aquatic life and she had come to the coast of Louisiana to help with the clean up. The oil was everywhere and Cait was doing all she could to help the workers clean it up.

Her powers came in very handy and were well suited to the task. She was helping to contain the oil by creating a solid barrier of water around the spill, but the area was huge and her powers had a limit. Exhaustion went as deep as her bones. She wanted to fall into the water and go to sleep for a long time, but she couldn't give up now. So much wildlife could be destroyed if the oil was allowed to reach the shore.

Cait called upon her reserves of willpower and kept the barrier up. The crews were working as fast as they could and she needed to give them more time to do their jobs.

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	all_powerfull 2010-05-14 07:22 am UTC (link)
	Ty at least has the benefit of experience on this one, having done the clean up in San Francisco. And he could probably do the same here, but that was a special case, here, he's trying to use his powers sparingly, following Cait's example to help out, but let people do most of the work for themselves. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-14 07:26 am UTC (link)
	Ty's presence and the link she shared with him helped give her strength. She would have collapsed awhile ago had he not been here. She could do anything as long as he was near. Exhaustion wore on her, but she pressed on. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-05-14 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	He hovers over to her, heating up his hands and giving her a gentle shoulder rub. "You doing ok, love?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-14 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm so tired," she admitted. She turned and gave him a tired smile. "There's so much oil and it's so spread out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-05-14 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Why don't you take it easy for a bit? You're not going to help anyone if you work yourself into exhaustion. I can maintain your wall for a while." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-14 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	Cait was already at the point of exhaustion and she tried to keep Ty from sensing it through the link they shared. "In a little while," she said stubbornly. "Do you know if they've managed to plug the leak?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-05-14 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	He's noticed, but he's also not going to push her on that point. He knows how important this is to her. "They have, I might have helped a little to make sure it was secure. So now its clean up and limiting the damage." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-14 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Then it won't be too much longer and it won't spread any more. Can you help them put booms up around the slick? Then we can rest a bit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-05-14 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	Ty transmutes the water around the area to a solid, confining the spill to the area they've boxed it into. "It already spread quite a way, but we managed to mitigate a lot of the worst of it. You should take it easy now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-14 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	Cait looked at him and nodded. Her arms went around him and she collapsed into him. Not once doubting he would hold her up. She buried her face in his neck. "So tired." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-05-14 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	He doesn't fatigue. Its been so long since he got tired, he's forgotten most of how it feels, but he can sense some of it through their link. He holds her up, then holds her, gently, not only in his arms, but gently supporting her weight telekinetically so she doesn't have to hold herself up at all. "You did great." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-14 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	"I did what I could," she said. Her arms were still around him, but they felt heavy and keeping them there was effort. All of her limbs felt like lead weights. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-05-14 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	He slowly expands the telekinesis, supporting more and more of her weight, limbs included, so she doesn't have to. "You did a lot, they wouldn't have made a third of this progress without you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-14 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	"I couldn't have done it without you," she told him. "I need to sleep. Take me home, please, and hold me while I sleep, my love." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-05-14 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	He nods, gesturing with one hand enough to cast the spell, sending them back to her room where they can settle in. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-14 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	Cait slipped out of her wet and oil stained clothes, too tired to care if Ty was in the room. He was her boyfriend and he had seen her in bikinis. Underwear and a bra were the same and covered the same amount. She slipped on a night shirt, removed her bra and fell on the bed. Now all she wanted was to feel Ty's arms around her,. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-05-15 12:55 am UTC (link)
	He lies down next to her, snuggling in close and wrapping her up in his arms quite readily. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-15 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Cait turns to face him, snuggling up as close as she could. Her face was tucked in next to his neck. Cait smiled. Peace and calm washed over her. Ty's arms were around her and life didn't get any more perfect than this. "Ty?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-05-15 01:16 am UTC (link)
	He's not tired, he doesn't need sleep, but there's nowhere he'd rather be, however long this lasts. "Yes, love?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-15 01:25 am UTC (link)
	There was so much she wanted to say to him, but she couldn't find the words. "I love you," she said instead. "I never want to lose you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2010-05-15 01:29 am UTC (link)
	He can usually at least get her mental and emotional state, through their link. A lot can go unsaid, and it'll still come across fine. "I love you too, and I'm not going anywhere, love." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-05-15 01:50 am UTC (link)
	Cait smiled. Thoughts of Ty and being with him carried her off to sleep. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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