Steve Barton (swashbuckler) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-06-15 22:45:00

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anya stark, guardian, inactive - rebound, inactive - swashbuckler, inactive - wally kaplan-altman, toni rhodes

But I'm a Super-Hero...
Steve had, frankly, been joyriding. But when one was an Avenger, with access to incredible technology, including the latest model Sky-Cycle, one could joyride now and then. Of course, if anyone asked, he was on patrol.

The sounds of gunshots broke his train of thought and he looked down to see a shoot-out between some kind of gang and the police. He could help here. The guys had a lot of guns--big ones, military models of some kind--and the cops were pinned down. He quickly set a program into the Sky-Cycle's auto-pilot.

The Cycle swooped low and he jumped off it, firing a pair of arrows in the process. The Cycle itself continued its arc and parked itself in the air. One net arrow wrapped up a trio of gang members, while the other, a glue arrow, insured another gun wouldn't fire. Fists made sure the guy holding that gun was out of the fight.

He pulled his vibranium boomerangs and threw them, quickly disarming more of the gun men and catching them when they returned to his hands. The others rushed him now and he relied on his batons and his martial arts skills. He used the bow and arrows so often, people tended to forget that he had other skills too. He received his share of blows, but he gave better than he got, putting everything his dad and Uncle Steve had taught him to incredibly good use.

Steve had his severe doubts about what he was doing leading the Avengers, hell, even being an Avenger at all. Even with all his gear, he was the least super-powerful of the Avengers (or maybe second most, compared to Spector). What the hell was he doing fighting Skrulls or the Masters of Evil or whatever?

But this? Fighting your regular old garden variety thugs? This he had a damn good handle on. Here, at least, he knew he could make headway, make a difference.

<I><b>BANG!</i></b>

That was... that... that kinda... hurt... A lot.

He looked down and saw that the bullet had penetrated the kevlar weave of his uniform entirely. Had to have been a pretty powerful round then. And... oh. Wow. That was a lot of blood. Really hurt.

He found himself slumping forward to the ground, faintly aware of the cops moving toward him...

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	Re: At the Hospital nextgen_parent 2010-06-18 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"Clint. Sit down. You're not doing yourself any good." As if she could talk. It was all Bobbi could do right now to keep from crying. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Hospital toni_rhodes 2010-06-18 02:23 am UTC (link)
	Toni had gotten to the hospital as fast as super-humanly possible, and was not sitting in a chair watching Anya pace. Steve would survive. He had to. They were super-heroes. They didn't die from stuff like this. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Hospital anyastark 2010-06-18 03:05 am UTC (link)
	Anya ignored the looks from Toni. If she stopped pacing she would focus on the worst thing that could happen and then she would have a breakdown. She didn't need that. She needed to stay strong and be there for Steve. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At the Hospital

backatya
2010-06-18 08:58 am UTC (link)

In the waiting room, Rebound shifts a bit awkwardly as he's sitting next to Guardian. Part of him is questioning why he's there but he couldn't deny that he was concerned for the injured Avenger. That and there seemed to be something up with the Guardian guy. So Rebound followed.

The redheaded hero glances at Guardian and then around the room. "Hey, don't be so worried, Guardian," he tries. "That guy's an Avenger. He'll pull through. Takes tougher stuff than street thugs to put a hero like that down."

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	Re: At the Hospital no_relation 2010-06-18 10:29 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, I know that, but, well..." He fidgets, his mask creasing with his own worry. "I really don't like guns." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Hospital backatya 2010-06-18 11:00 am UTC (link)
	"Me either, Dude," Rebound remarks. "Look on the bright sight, tonight we got a bunch right off the streets," he says, trying to cheer the other hero up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: At the Hospital

nextgen_citizen
2010-06-18 03:45 pm UTC (link)

A tired-looking doctor came into the room. By special request, this particular waiting room had been given over entirely to the Young Avenger's family and those who'd brought him in. Plus the armed guards outside, just in case.

"He's out of surgery," he began. "It was a clean shot, went right though. Just missed his aorta. He lost a lot of blood... but he should pull through."

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	Re: At the Hospital anyastark 2010-06-19 02:50 am UTC (link)
	Should. That was not a certainty. Anya didn't like should. "When can we see him?" she asked. She /had/ to see him. It would go a long way in helping her deal with the situation. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Hospital nextgen_parent 2010-06-19 03:44 am UTC (link)
	Relief flooded through Clint's body and he let out a breath he didn't realize he'd been holding. "He's okay," he whispered. "He's okay." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Hospital nextgen_parent 2010-06-19 03:47 am UTC (link)
	Bobbi's thoughts were more serious than her husband's, already thinking about the road to recovery and the other issues that would come with it. Not to mention she wasn't so certain she wanted her son back in the costumed set anymore. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Hospital nextgen_citizen 2010-06-19 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"I can take you to him now," the doctor said. "He's still out of it from the anesthesia, but he should hopefully becoming out of it within a couple of hours. Family only, I'm afraid." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Hospital nextgen_parent 2010-06-19 03:50 am UTC (link)
	Clint pulled Anya along with them. "She's his girlfriend. She gets to come too." His was a tone that wasn't going to brook any argument. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: At the Hospital anyastark 2010-06-19 02:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks," she said quietly. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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