MutantHigh Episode3: Speed limit

Michael:
"Good question, I would recommend getting a drivers license. Gert and Luka are on their way, if you hurry you can catch up with them outside."
If Mike hurries downward he sees the two in the hall hurrying for the exit. Suddenly Dr Garcia stops, holding a hand above her heart and breathing sharply. Gert catches her before she can fall down.
"Now Fräulein, I told you to keep it slow, you are not healthy enough for dis. I will get you to bed now!"
She manages some words of protest but he just ignores her and from the pale look in her face it looks like he is doing the right thing. Michael only saw people looking that weak then he touched them so far. John comes running down the stairs with surprisingly light steps for a man his size and shares a short look with Gert. They don't seem to like each other but at least they have the same opinion right now.
"Take care of her Mr Kleinmaurer. Leave the kids to me." He allready pulls his mask over his face again.
Dr Garcia takes a few deep breather before she talks again.
"See that this doesn't cause trouble John, there are only children out there, I don't want anybody to get hurt."
He jumps on his waiting bike and offers a hand to Michael to get behind him.
"You'r with me Cowboy?. Listen Shade I get our kids out, but publicity work or taking care of some crazy teenagers who just want to get to the news is not my thing. Hellions, really the name says all. Morons."

January.15.2004
The east end of the city if Isla Verde
21:00
Small mistakes can screw the best laid plans and Katie just gets into the middle of one of these nice happenings. At 21:00 to the second she and Joey see most of the lights on the game area go dark. Most importantly the searchlights mounted on the three makeshift towers that blazed over the competitioners loose power too. In theory that should have drawn most of the attention to the stage, the only place left with light. Katie sees dirt swirling up there like in a storm without any good reason and it reminds her a bit of the paper fyling around in her classroom. A young hispanic man appears beside the singer of the current group,roughly punches the singer in the guts and holds her up by her hair. He moved so fast that he is still drawing afterimages behind himself.
Katie sees all that clearly but despite the speedsters plans she is almost the only one. Since Enrique didn't do his job the searchligh mounted behind the state is still on and set right on Katie while she spins through the air after a spectacular jump and all the crowds eyes are on her now instead of watching the little posing on the stage.

Joey hears a curse from above him and sees a broad guy in a dragonlike costume climbing down the tower beside him. He is about twenty yards from the stage and 30 from Katie. (before I forget Katie is 40 away from the stage. Of course there is a press of bodies filling the space.)

With a moan Enrique stirs and draws his pants up, looking spectecularly dumb. To his luck Eris is the only one witnessing it.
"What the hell's going on?"

At the entrance: Clair has just enought time to hear Truth answer.
"Fabulous I'm degraded to a phone book again. Nevermind, just get there I'll tell him."
Their bikes just reach the gate in time to see the lights go out. Suddenly Jono loose control of his bike and it just starts to float of the ground. In the entrance stands a gaunt faced boy, he can't be more than twelve. His clothes look like it is composed of completly of black leather straps bound so tight they cover every inch of his skin. His face is covered completly in black makeup. Only the tanned skin of his raised hand his visible and as he moves his finger slowly Jono begins to spin around in the air. The boys voice sounds more like you would expect from a fourty year old alcoholic.
"Sorry, the party's closed."


Speedfreak:

"Whoa, that's creepy." Clair says, astonished at the kid. "Jo...err, Chamber, are you all right up there?"

He quickly forms a barrier of force around himself and Jono, but no one notices it as its invisible. To be forever unknown Clair sighs.

Now, what's up with this guy? He can't possibly be serious.

He takes a glance at the kid, as if trying to see just how smart he is.

(Assessment, Int/Wis/Cha, and if it matters, Clair's shield has Mental Protection on it)

With a moan Enrique stirs and draws his pants up, looking spectecularly dumb. To his luck Eris is the only one witnessing it.
"What the hell's going on?"

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"Maybe you should keep your pants up, I mean, your liable to get arrested for playing with that in public," Eris says grinning mischeviously at him and laughing as he fixes his pants. Still laughing at him, she continues, "Well, you fell off the beam and went unconscious, I thought cats always landed on their feet, that wasn't a very good landing." she said smirking at him before holding out her hand to help him up.

"It looks like your friends turned out the lights and are having their fun." Eris says, her eyes cat-like and shining in the dark.

Chamber

As the Jono and his ride rise slowly into the air he calmly shuts off the engine and attempts to turn and look at the strange looking kid that is responicible for his current perdicament, Yer better put me down ya little tosser, or i'm gonna have to show you what real power is...

Michael doesn't hesitate taking the hand and ride.

Thinking back tot he fight with Armageddon suit, he wonders how different this kind of thing is, and what else it'll bring in the immediate future.

Utters a silent prayer to himself on behalf of the group.

"Can someone give me a rundown on these... Hellions? What are their abilities? Do they have any exploitable weaknesses?"

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Michael doesn't hesitate taking the hand and ride.

Thinking back tot he fight with Armageddon suit, he wonders how different this kind of thing is, and what else it'll bring in the immediate future.

Utters a silent prayer to himself on behalf of the group.

"Can someone give me a rundown on these... Hellions? What are their abilities? Do they have any exploitable weaknesses?"

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Over the howling of the engine and the rushing wind it is hard to make out what Patriot says.
"I don't really know. Truth told me what she knows from the news in the fast version. They have someone who can teleport through shadows, the girl who broke in here. One can breath fire or at least did on TV and another seems to just stronger and faster than a normal human. Seem to be untrained kids so you probably count on them being overconfident and fight without teamwork. If you get the chance hook up with someone else, with a stunt like you and Jonothon pulled in training you can probably take them out without problems. They also seem to have a guy who can move so fast you can't even watch him, stay away from that one."
They race towards the city as fast as possible but still Mike has to hope his prayers work since they just can't reach it before the Hellions make their move.

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"Maybe you should keep your pants up, I mean, your liable to get arrested for playing with that in public," Eris says grinning mischeviously at him and laughing as he fixes his pants. Still laughing at him, she continues, "Well, you fell off the beam and went unconscious, I thought cats always landed on their feet, that wasn't a very good landing." she said smirking at him before holding out her hand to help him up.

"It looks like your friends turned out the lights and are having their fun." Eris says, her eyes cat-like and shining in the dark.

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He starts to answer but then just sighs.
"Not that any wity remark could make this situation better anyway. I guess you win." He smiles and takes your hand. The moment he gets hold of it he pulls himself up and punches you right in the face with enough force to break most peoples jaw. Eris tumbles stunned and would have fallen backward had he not still grabbed her hand. He hisses into your ear.
"You know little copycat,I never killed anyone before but for you I just might make an exception."
You see his eyes shining just like yours but somehow you can't help but think that something is wrong with them.

"Ouch! What the hell was that for? I thought we were done fighting." Eris exclaims, massaging her acheing jaw. "You know, all you had to say was that you wanted to turn the lights out, thats it, and I would have let you, but no, your not happy unless your hitting someone." She grins at him, "I'm pretty much the same way. But unlike you, I actually have some fashion sense." she taunts him, bracing herself for another punch. She takes a short step backward, not even tring to force him to let go before bringing her knee forward towards his balls as hard as she possibly can.

[spend hero-point to shake stunned, Taunt to remove dodge bonus to Dex, +9(14S), surprise strike for +4]

January.15.2004
The east end of the city if Isla Verde
21:00
Clair and Jono:
(Assessment, Int18/Wis14/Cha8)
The kid closes his hand to a fist and Jono's bike falls like, well a bike that was thrown in the air. Since he allready turned it around it falls hard on its side and on Jono's right leg. Amazingly neither the fall nor the wieight on his leg did more than stealing his breath for a moment.
"You have no idea what power is."
Appearantly the kid hasn't noticed the fact that Jono only got a few bruises yet. It turns to Jono and starts to slowly float a three feet while he comes closer.
"They call me Float, for obvious reasons. Do I need to persuade you too or will you just leave on your own?"