Generation Legacy Issue #9 "Innocence Lost" - Part 3

[Samnell]

“Uh… I mean, I was… I just… no… I am sorry,” she gets out of the pool, “I upset you I guess. I am sorry I didn’t… I always do that. I apologize, there is no way a guy like you would be into a girl like me… I just wanted to swim and talk… I mean… I am sorry, here I got to go, and get some work down, have a good swim Mark,” she walks away drying herself with little to no bounce in her step.

"Hey! Wait, I-" Mark calls after Gadget as she flees. He heaves himself out of the pool and speeds up behind her.

"Gadget, I'm sorry. That didn't come out like I meant it to. I guess I was just on guard because Danger Girl came on pretty strong last night. There's nothing wrong with you. From all I've seen you're a nice person. I'm just not in the romance market right now and when you started asking abou girlfriends I kind of freaked."

OOC: He's not totally heartless...

 

[Tokiwong]

Ryan rolls his eyes. "Yeah, I'm full of sympathy for someone who's willing to kill an entire city, just so that more people can be killed. No one forced you to do that; if you don't like the way your life is going, it's never too late to turn around and walk down a different path." I hate these whiny losers. 'It's not my fault, boo hoo.' Pathetic.

"Well, it's not like I want to be here, but I freely chose to turn myself in to the police, and rejected a deal where I walk away. I wanted vindication." Silver spoon? That's a laugh. Ever since I got these powers I've been ostracized, rejected, and discarded. Then I had to fend off kidnapping attempts. And I've also managed to piss off the one person at the Institute I care for the most. Money is nothing, compared to that. Hell, it's never been my goal. If I wanted to, I could just sit around making gold and platinum, or healing people at some ER. This silver spoon is like a piece of shrapnel that sticks in your eye.

"So, like, in this world do we get phone calls or what? 'Cause I mean, in mine we did."

Did they read Ryan his rights? What is his crime?

Yes he was, and he was charged with Manslaughter

Behemoth grumbles, “Whatever, see you in Alcatraz…”

”How quaint, you murdered someone, and then turned yourself in, I mean you saved the whole city because Chimera was obviously about to detonate the bomb… or maybe Behemoth was already beat down. I mean it really seemed like Velocity Girl, Gadget, and James had a handle on things, wait should I call him Traveller?” the voice is familiar, Ryan turns and sees Chaos sitting on his cot with a coy smile.

“Perhaps I should start calling you Comet… what a stupid name. But an apt one… it is ironic don’t you think? Oh wait, what am I saying, you are supposed to be wallowing in your own self-misery… about your precious Anika. Girl sure does get around too, funny thing about losing your faith and then having your boyfriend just blow up on you… it makes you reevaluate what and who is important. Oh by the way, there is a reason you are here… I need you to destroy Overseer,” Chaos clucks folding his arms across his chest.

Mark

“I am sorry about that, you are cute and I couldn’t help myself, I apologize Mark,” Gadget says bowing her head.

Nightchild steps out of the shadows, sneaking up on Gadget and Mark, “Mark we have a problem… its Ryan.”

 

[Hammerhead]

"Can we please stop saying I murdered someone? I mean, look the word up in the dictionary for crying out loud. And I don't recall you being there, little punk, so I guess you really can't make any judgements, can you?" Ryan says, his annoyance growing with the Eternal.

"Yeah, I think the name sucks too, which is why I go by Ryan. And I'm hardly wallowing in my own self-pity; I'm just bored. So you need me to destroy Overseer. Great. Wow. Brilliant. You going to tell me more, or what? Like how?"

 

[Agamon]

"There was much negative energy in the air, but very little understanding..." Gilden sighs.

"Well, that's the first time we had...um, negative energy between us, but the misunderstanding thing isn't new...to the point of getting old. I mean, I swear he still probably thinks this is about him killing that guy yesterday. It was an accident! Yeah, it was disgusting and horrible and abuse of his power, but it still just an accident that happened while he was trying to save the city. He told me about the men he killed back home and I didn't get mad at him then." Anika, starting to grow angry, stops and lets out a sigh. "Sorry, I didn't mean to ramble on about this."

He lays her back on the grass and kisses her, “More… as in that we have a connection,” he pauses, “the others are leaving the tower to go downtown, so I guess we have tons of privacy now,” he lays down next to her.

“So what do people from your world normally do in a situation like this?” he smiles genuinely.

Anika laughs. "Our worlds aren't that much different," she says, kissing him once more before standing up. She removes her boots and starts undoing her uniform's belt. "This uniform's a little tight. I might need a little help..."

 

[Aenion]

The teens set out for the park to enjoy the sunny afternoon.

Karen enjoys the walk through the city, occasionaly asking Kal a question about some building or something else that catches her interest, yet she seems a bit uncomfortable being around so many people, feeling as if everyone is staring at her, but having Kal by her side makes her feel a bit more at ease.

 

[KaintheSeeker]

“What I am not enough for yah? You need more then that? I mean the Institute is more then just the team, it is place we can explore our abilities without hurting anyone. Besides the team can always use more members and I know everyone will vouch that you are a certifiable badass; so if you want in… I can pull strings. I could use someone on the team I actually get along with besides Mark; who is cool even if he is a little… weird,” he says with a waver in his voice.

Yoshi squeezes her, “So how about tonight we hook up and have some fun when the lights go out,” he says with a soft whisper, nuzzling her neck.

"Behave," Cassie growls with a smile as she leans into his arms. "and you don't have to speak up for me, I think it wouldn't be a good fit having me on the team anyway. My outlook upsets most, look at how Ryan reacts to him, and I just want to show him that he's not universally despised or hated. He's got a good heart Yoshi, just have to look a bit harder.. just like with you." she adds with a light poke in his ribs. "I mean, everyone says you're abrasive and stand offish and all that, but you try with me.. is it really that hard for all of us to truly get along if we try?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"Behave," Cassie growls with a smile as she leans into his arms. "and you don't have to speak up for me, I think it wouldn't be a good fit having me on the team anyway. My outlook upsets most, look at how Ryan reacts to him, and I just want to show him that he's not universally despised or hated. He's got a good heart Yoshi, just have to look a bit harder.. just like with you." she adds with a light poke in his ribs. "I mean, everyone says you're abrasive and stand offish and all that, but you try with me.. is it really that hard for all of us to truly get along if we try?"

“You don’t want to know what I think honestly about Ryan, he is a jerk, an ass, and worse, and the only reason I even stood up for him is because we happen to b on the same team. If he was on fire, I wouldn’t piss on him to put it out babe,” Yoshi replies.

“I know the feeling is mutual so I don’t fret about, you need to just realize on thing about him. Ryan cares about one thing, himself, and the way he reacts to you is another reason why I don’t like him. So just don’t bring him up, it pisses me off, what is your fixation with him anyway?” Yoshi finishes.

Olympic City Memorial Park

The teens of Legacy and Teen Justice enter the grand park filled with natural trees, pathways, hills, grassy knolls and the like. They enter through a large gate flanked on both sides by two heroes, the plaque on one reads, Lady Victory. She is a statuesque woman towering some thirty feet in height and wears a patriotic outfit with a small cape over one shoulder. Across from her is the muscular hero Black Atlas, an African American hero with the world on his shoulders.

Danger Girl speaks to Kelly, “Hey nice try with Aris, just let her be for now, she gets pissed easy, and when she does, there is nothing that will abate that anger. By the way, I get the feeling you were put off earlier by my comments you need thicker skin, so why don’t we start over. Call me Aya,” she finishes with an honest smile.

Kiyana takes James by the hand, “Oh wow, I wonder if we will have statues of us one day?”

Kal carries Karen piggyback style with little or no effort, as he looks at the heroes. He glances over his shoulder to Karen, “Both of these heroes died during the Terminus Invasion of Freedom City, they went to help in the battle, they were awesome.”

Velocity Girl follows as she chatters on her cell phone.

Anika

Gilden stands and helps Anika out of her constructing uniform, with a nervous grin, but he relaxes as nature takes course and the two young teens give into their emotions and hormones and everything else raging inside them…

Sometime later…

Anika is disturbed from her revelry by Gilden’s pet as it nuzzles her back. It tugs on her hair playfully with its teeth, and then yelps in a high pitched tone for attention from the young elite.

Gilden rests next to her, his eyes closed staying close to her, his cloak providing both of them modicum of modesty in the pocket dimension…

Ryan

“I can make judgments Ryan, just because you see time and events in a linear manner does not mean elevated beings like myself have to rely on such faulty views of reality. Besides, your very presence is setting into motion a series of vents that are quite pleasing to my sensibilities. Killing Chimera was just the icing on the cake, and I sure love cake…” a plate of cake appears in his hands and a plate in front of Ryan.

Chaos grins, “Oh you don’t eat anymore, a pity this is some sweet cake, mmmmm. So you want to know how to defeat Overseer, well one you need to be out there and not in here, but I will leave that up to Nightchild. You and Overseer, are cut from the same cloth Ryan… I mean think about it, why would you, an insignificant whiny angry youth be important to an Eternal in exile? Muddle over that little kernel of knowledge, once you understand then I can clue you into how to defeat Overseer and why you are the only one that can do it,” he munches on his cake as he lets Ryan savor his words.

 

[Karl Green]

Olympic City Memorial Park

The teens of Legacy and Teen Justice enter the grand park filled with natural trees, pathways, hills, grassy knolls and the like. They enter through a large gate flanked on both sides by two heroes, the plaque on one reads, Lady Victory. She is a statuesque woman towering some thirty feet in height and wears a patriotic outfit with a small cape over one shoulder. Across from her is the muscular hero Black Atlas, an African American hero with the world on his shoulders.

Danger Girl speaks to Kelly, “Hey nice try with Aris, just let her be for now, she gets pissed easy, and when she does, there is nothing that will abate that anger. By the way, I get the feeling you were put off earlier by my comments you need thicker skin, so why don’t we start over. Call me Aya,” she finishes with an honest smile.

Kiyana takes James by the hand, “Oh wow, I wonder if we will have statues of us one day?”

Kal carries Karen piggyback style with little or no effort, as he looks at the heroes. He glances over his shoulder to Karen, “Both of these heroes died during the Terminus Invasion of Freedom City, they went to help in the battle, they were awesome.”

Velocity Girl follows as she chatters on her cell phone.

James smiles at Kiyana and says "Hey who knows, anything could happen. If we are stuck here, that could happen, but if we ever get back home, I'm not so sure. I mean here, they treat heroes, well like heroes. Back home its like we are part movie stars, part security force... not really 'heroes' at least not like the comics... of course here they seem to do this for free, so there is that down side" to which James smiles shyly and winks are her.

 

[Tokiwong]

James smiles at Kiyana and says "Hey who knows, anything could happen. If we are stuck here, that could happen, but if we ever get back home, I'm not so sure. I mean here, they treat heroes, well like heroes. Back home its like we are part movie stars, part security force... not really 'heroes' at least not like the comics... of course here they seem to do this for free, so there is that down side" to which James smiles shyly and winks are her.

Kiyana thinks about what he says, “Yeah I think I like getting paid, I mean it is the right thing to do for sure, but it is really dangerous, we deserve something for our efforts, right? But I guess you are right, we wouldn’t get statues… oh well… they still look nice.”

 

[Hammerhead]

"Yeah, right. If you really did comprehend everything that you said, then you wouldn't have used the word murder, would you?" Ryan asks cautiously.

"So you want to play some kind of guessing game or what? Okay, maybe I'm important to Overseer because...I don't know. Because I have a lot of potential? No...I doubt it. I could be dimensionally displaced, I guess, and act like some kind of homing beacon for his takeover...you know, like connect the two dimensions or something. And everyone is always going on about how I look like Captain Cosmo, so I figure there's some connection there. We both know I'm never going to get it, why don't you just tell me," Ryan says in exasperation.