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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Feb 5, 2020 20:10:13 GMT -5
Rio frantically looked back and forth between Cat, Mickey and Percy. Cat had tumbled headlong into the trench, propelled by what seemed to be a psychic force. Mickey had ignited one of his instant darkness grenades; carnage would no doubt ensue in the resulting shroud. With his panic rising, Rio was having trouble maintaining his focus on his binding spell. The ring around Percy's muzzle faltered, but Rio at least managed to keep the arm and leg shackles together.
"Percy, we're trying to help Will too!" Rio pleaded with the beast. "We had a plan, remember?! What're you attacking us for?!"
Rio had a feeling he knew what was going on, but he couldn't figure out for sure without casting a spell that would drop his concentration on the binds.
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Once he was close enough for a thorough examination, Max was certainly dishearted by Ryan's condition. Considering his lax attitude towards it, however, Max cast aside her worries for now. As long as Ryan was still up and running. "Y-Yeah... I think we're good."
The noise outside kept Max on edge. Still shaking, she picked up the second gun and handed it to Will, keeping her own tucked beneath her arm. If there was a chance that they could slip away undetected, it was one worth taking. "Yeah, no sense in sticking around here. Let those whackos distract each other."
She was caught off guard when Ryan picked her and Will up, but she didn't complain, doing her best to put herself at ease as Ryan broke into a sprint. "Head north. Take Saturn and go around the Plaza. It's the fastest route." All the while, Max carefully watched the commotion taking place behind them, keeping a lookout for any eyes that might've turned their way.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Feb 8, 2020 14:01:09 GMT -5
"Artificial darkness... How trite. I wouldn't expect less from a vampire in daylight."
Dr. Michaels kept close to Liderc as he lit up the blackness. The thick, ashy cloud was still a pain to see through despite the green glow, but the diminutive doctor was hardly deterred. She could feel Mickey's presence. She saw Liderc and herself through the raccoon's eyes.
A coy smirk danced across her lips as she raised her hand... clenching... twisting...
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"Owwwww..."
Cat slowly crawled out of the trench and back onto the grassy surface, using Goldenhand's handle as a makeshift pick. Patches of dirt decorated her shirt and fur. A deadpan scowl was plastered on her face. This was not how she expected this confrontation to go. "Okay... So I guess I'm just gonna have to kick everyone's butt today..."
Mickey had the bird guy and the half-pint encased in his cloud of darkness. Rio was trying to calm Percy down. As she surveyed the scene, Cat perked up upon noticing another, unattended party. Will was trying to make a run for it with his two friends.
"Aw no ya don't!" Cat scrambled to her feet and charged after them, Pandemonium energy surging as she dashed at animalistic speed.
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Proteus II secured itself on the esophageal wall just in time for Ryan to pick Will up and start sprinting away from the chaos. Lydia warily checked her monitor, observing their surrounding's as Will's line of sight permitted, casting a nervous look at Max in Ryan's other arm, looking over the crowd of lunatics fighting each other for her.
"Well, here's to hoping Mickey has a nice lunch..." Lydia muttered to herself, actively rooting for the Trio of Three to save their skins yet again. She then spoke up for Will's sake, "Alright, this isn't so bad. At this pace, and if everyone else is cool enough to leave us the hell alone, I should have enough oxygen to last until- OH, SON OF A WHORE...!"
Almost forgot about the other deranged anthro. So much for rooting for the trio.
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Post by ThePopcornFairy on Feb 8, 2020 20:44:55 GMT -5
BANG
A barely visible bullet of electromagnetic energy whizzed between Liderc and Dr. Michaels, grazing the bridge of the former's nose.
"HRK-!!!"
A psychic force gripped the paw that held the gun, just barely visible in the green, fiery glow. The paw twisted sideways, shaking with resistance, accidentally pulling the trigger and firing another pulse that shot through the darkness, into the light, and a mere three inches past Rio's face. Then the gun slipped out and clattered to the ground, at which point the shadow slithered out of sight once again.
"Y̢ea̕h҉,͝ ͜o͘kày,͞ y͠ơu͏'ve ̴made͜ y̨our p̶oin͝t,̷" Mickey casually stated, his voice echoing from all directions, distorted and multiplied like the voice of the legion. "M҉y bad ͟b́ring̨ing g͝uns t͡o a magic͞ ͜f̛įgh̸t. Ín̡ ̕T̵H̸A͞T͠ case..҉.̡!̛"
The blackness congealed into two giant hands, wrapping around the angel and the doctor. The green light illuminated an utterly demonic face that seemed perfectly blended and at one with the shadows. Scarlet eyes glowed within a black mask. Saliva dripped from the elongated fangs of an oversized grin.
"He̸y͝, ͘Ke̕n!́" Mickey snarled, violently waving Dr. Michaels around like a ragdoll. "I was̕ ͟t̶h̵in͘ki͘n͟g ͢a̵bout̵, ̕y'̛k̀n̸ow̛, m͝ay̢b͜e ̨t̀ak͜in̴g͝ a͘ ͏y̛e͏a͘r͘ ͞òff̕,͠ ̨g͜o̵ing̸ b̴ac̡k t҉o̸ col̢l͡e҉ge͘, ̢s̸ta҉r̶t͘i͘ng͘ ̕m͟y caree͡r̴?͡"
Then he smashed Liderc and Dr. Michaels together, repeatedly slamming the angel into the tiny human. "NON̢S͘ĘNSE, ͞BA҉RBIE!̸ ͠YO̡U̴'͢RE ̶STAYI҉NG͢ H͘O͞M̷E͏ A̴ND HA͏V̢I͟N͏G MY̧ KI͞D͟S!̸"
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Feb 8, 2020 21:26:58 GMT -5
"My scent detector! I just had an aesthetic corrective operation on that, you son of a manticore!"
Liderc let out a growl, tossing some green fireballs at the darkness, trying to find just where that infernal creature had vanished to. "Doctor, don't move! He's around here... using the darkness as a weapon, how predictable and spineless. Why, it's almost as if he's too afraid to fight me? And who wouldn't? After all, I'm the one with actual combat experien- GAH!?"
And suddenly, he was finding himself smashed into the tiny doctor by what he assumed was a merged-with-the-shadows version of this creature. If his scent detector job wasn't ruined before, it probably was now. That he was being forced to listen to an outdated human comedy routine was just insult to injury. "Worcester human! Fucking do something besides roar!!"
There was a deep growl, as a violet aura built up around Percy, the creature coiling in on itself, locking eyes with the approximation of Mickey's face, jaw slowly opening.
A piercing roar erupted as a stream of violet flame-like material burst from Percy's mouth, aimed at Mickey's demonic face. Another roar followed, a second stream striking out to the left. A third followed, then a fourth and fifth, the creature seemingly aiming at nothing in particular. It broke free of the bonds around its arms and legs, flying at Mickey, teeth and foot-long claws bared...
"PERISH INTO THE DARKNESS!"
"Good Faravahar above, shut up."
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"... I normally don't enjoy being manhandled, but in this case, yes, I want to be manhandled!"
As Ryan hoisted and hauled him and Max off, Will wasn't going to complain. He was certain Percy would be fine, yes, once he finally got over whatever it was that made him go feral and suddenly attack them. ... "Uh, I know Lydia is top priority now, but after she is no longer in danger of dying in my body, what next? Surely, this is- ah! It's one of the furred ones from yesterday!"
And boy, was she pissed. "I-I can explain! If you will put down the... flyswatter, I can explain everything! Just don't hit me! I just had impromptu facial surgery hours ago!"
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Post by ColArana on Feb 8, 2020 21:51:22 GMT -5
Ah frack. "I-I don't mean to be rude but the three of us really have somewhere to be right now!" Ryan exclaimed at the newcomer charging them. Should he stay or keep sprinting!? Ryan slowed slightly. "S-seriously! Lives are legitimately hanging in the balance here!" He pleaded with Cat, fairly certain, with the speed she was demonstrating that he wouldn't outrun her. Especially not in his damaged condition, while carrying two other people. He was half tempted to drop Will and tell Will to make a run for it while he forestalled details here. But if more trouble cropped up....
Will was also pressing with a new comment. "We can worry about that after we get her out. How much time does she still have anyways?" Ryan asked sharply, still trying to get a bit further ahead north of Cat. Trying to get as much distance as he could before Cat invariably caught up to them. Every step he took, was a step less they'd have to take once they appeased her. He hoped. "Max, I don't suppose you have any other ideas on how to get her off our tails?"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Feb 8, 2020 22:23:00 GMT -5
"YIPE-!!!" Rio jumped back a good three or four feet when a shot from Mickey's electro-gun zipped past his nose. The skip in his heartbeat weakened Percy's restraints, and soon the chimeric beast had blasted away Mickey's artificial darkness, firing off a few more rounds of energy breath before charging headlong at the vampire raccoon.
"PERCY, NO!" Rio hastily cast a flight spell on himself and dashed after Percy, hovering over his head and grabbing the proverbial bull by the horns. He knew he wasn't strong enough to steer Percy away from his teammate, but if he could just keep the beast's focus on him...
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"Not really!" Max anxiously wheezed back at Ryan, staring desperately at the fast-approaching Cat. "Please! We're the good guys here! You helped us yesterday, remember?! MY EX-GIRLFRIEND IS GONNA DIE IF WE DON'T-!!!"
The adrenaline-fueled anthro suddenly vanished from Max's vision when she noticed the violet light...
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Feb 8, 2020 22:46:29 GMT -5
Being physically attacked by a psychotic vampire raccoon was one thing, but Dr. Michaels was absolutely livid at the strike on her dignity. It was bad enough that half of it had already been stripped away by Mr. Lowe and his interloping friends, but being treated like a literal toy was where she drew the line. Every single one of these pests was going to suffer.
Percy! I understand that you're in a bind, but I desperately need your help! This monster is going to kill me! Please! William needs me!
Soon enough, her call was answered in the form of a stream of violet flames, slamming Mickey off of her and Liderc, dispersing the black cloud. Dr. Michaels crumbled to the ground but picked herself back up fairly quickly. As her eyes readjusted to the light, the first thing she spotted was the trio in the near distance; Mr. Summers was escaping with Miss Niles and the microchip's meager host in tow. She whipped back around in time to see Percy charging towards Mickey.
NO! Dr. Michaels raised her hand, psychically nudging Percy back and forcing him to a halt. He's weakened! Leave the nether-creature to us! The thieves are getting away with William!
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"Slow down, ya dingus!" Cat hollered at the cyborg carrying the two humans. "I'm not gonna hurt ya! I'm just gonna smack that little parasite out of your butt!"
"Oh sh*t, she knows about me?!" Lydia squeaked in Will's ear. "HOW DOES SHE KNOW ABOUT ME?!"
"Don't run! I wanna be your fr-HOLYFRIG!!!"
Cat suddenly screeched to a halt and swung Goldenhand in a wide arc. A golden aura surrounded the flyswatter as its flat surface smacked into an oncoming violet beam of energy, smacking it away and letting the flames dissipate. For a moment, Cat could only cast a wide-eyed stare into the distance, at the monster who had unleashed the beam. Then she turned and noticed another one trailing in roughly the same direction, practically on a collision course with...
"HEY, WATCH IT!!!" Cat resumed her sprint, racing after Will, Ryan and Max with a much greater sense of urgency.
"Uh, guys...?" It was hard to tell what had Lydia so worked up, the approaching anarchist inventor anthro, or the violet glow in Will's peripheral. "GUUUUUYYYYYS?!!"
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Post by ThePopcornFairy on Feb 8, 2020 23:01:19 GMT -5
"Aw, feces..."
The violet flames smacked Mickey square in the face, releasing his grip on his toys, knocking him back into the jet directly behind him with a painful clang. The intense winds stirred up by the energy beam dispelled the artificial darkness, clearing up the circle, letting the sunlight back in, restoring Mickey to his standard anthro form.
He plopped onto his butt, his head spinning for a few seconds until he shook himself off. "Whew! Well... guess I've taken it to the face harder than tha-oh hello you're still not done."
Mickey could only stare ahead with a comically blank expression as Percy charged directly at him.
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The energy beam shot across the park, blindly fired, racing directly towards Ryan's path...
FWOOM
A wall of bright orange flames erupted to life. The violet energy collided with it, creating an intense burst of ethereal light. Reds and purples intermingled, fanning out in all directions, then fading away with a subtle hush like someone blowing out a candle.
As the fire parted, a young man in a white lab coat raced out from behind the wall, slowing to halt and leaning on his knees as he caught his breath.
"............"
Jack slowly looked up, his bangs ruffled, his hands shaking, his mouth open as he softly breathed in and out, his amber eyes alight with awe.
It was him. The man whom Jack had trusted so much to. And within that man... Jack felt her presence...
"Lydia..."
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Feb 8, 2020 23:08:54 GMT -5
"..........................."
Lydia stared wide-eyed and slack-jawed at her monitor. The serendipitous rescue was the least of her worries. The chaos in the background completely faded away. All that mattered was the image front and center on the screen.
It couldn't have been...
It wasn't possible...
He was dead.
But... he was right there. It was him! It had to be!
"J... Jack...??"
A small, dumbfounded grin spread across Lydia's face, slowly growing into a completely ecstatic smile.
"JAAAAACK!!!"
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Post by ThePopcornFairy on Feb 8, 2020 23:18:03 GMT -5
"L..." The air wheezed out of Jack's lungs in a stupefied laugh. Tears streamed down his face. She was there. She was alive.
"LYDIAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
Time seemed to slow down as Jack ran towards the man carrying the love of his life. Stars sparkled in his eyes like the heavens themselves had descended upon him. A warm wind whipped through his wild brown hair and long white coat. His arms stretched wide, aimed to embrace the one he had been searching so long for.
WHAM
And then time started moving at its normal pace again when an invisible force swatted Jack away like a bug, slamming him directly into a tree. The dazed and disoriented intern remained plastered to the trunk for a second before flopping into the grass. His head spontaneously caught on fire.
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Feb 13, 2020 18:29:40 GMT -5
At Cora's mental command, Percy let out a snort, but steered away from Mickey, bucking to get the small annoyance off his horns. "LET GO!! I'M TRYING TO SAVE WILL. GET HIM TO SEXY SCIENTIST LADY." It took flight, spinning around a few times, switching course for the fleeing trio. "DON'T MAKE ME DEVOUR YOU. I CAN AND I WILL. HEH. WILL. AND I'M TRYING TO SAVE A GUY NAMED WILL." A booming chuckle came from the creature's throat, even as it made a charge towards the fleeing three...
"Ugh. Not even Kite and Osprey would make that joke." Liderc rolled his eye and made a tongue-clicking sound. "Whatever. I suppose I'll have to get my murder quota for the day in with these furry freaks." The green angel folded in his arms and wings, body bursting into green flames, taking the shape of a bird. With a shriek, it flew towards Mickey, opting to perch on the vampire raccoon's shoulder, leaning its head towards Mickey's ear.
"It's a small world after all~!"
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"... Uh, Lydia? Is... Do you know this guy who's running towards me like he's on a romantic-comedic slider reel?"
Will had seen a lot of weird shit in his life (and the last two days), but still, aside from Lark showing up unannounced, people usually didn't just manifest out of... walls of flame? Okay, at least Lark didn't suddenly burst into flames. "Lydia? He seems like a bright young man, but yo, who the eff is this?!"
And then something slammed into the bright young man, smashing him into a tree, hair catching on fire, prompting Will to wince. "... Okay, seriously, what the hell."
A roar redirected Will's attention to their (literally) biggest problem, flying towards them with its foot-long claws bared. "WILL! HANG ON! I'M GOING TO SAVE YOU!! SEXY SCIENTIST LADY SAID SO!!"
"I don't need sexy psycho scientist lady's help!" Roar. "YOU LEAVE MY MOTHER OUT OF THIS, PERCY!"
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Post by ColArana on Feb 13, 2020 19:20:38 GMT -5
This was getting out of hand. ....What was Ryan saying? This had gotten out of hand a long time ago, this had long since left the realm of getting out of hand and was in the middle of exiting the stratosphere. Ryan noticed the violet light about the same time that Max did. "Oh shit--" Almost entirely missing what Cat was saying, or Will's response. Well, he did notice Cat attempt to defend against the violet blast, scattering it just in the nick of time. "Guys? ....I can't stop that." Ryan said in a voice barely above a whisper. Dad isn't going to be able to rebuild me if I get hit by something like that
Cat continued to try to chase them, and Ryan's gait had slowed half a step, shaken by the violet blast of energy. He didn't want to let Max and Will die here, but he wasn't sure if it was in his ability to change that outcome... And then the sheet of flames exploded in front of them, blocking the blast. Ryan finally stopped for a moment, to actually try to process what was happening. "...Sorry, but who just joined the battle?" Ryan saw the person ahead. He didn't think he recognized him. But he said a name that Ryan did recognize. "He knows--? Max? Will? Either of you know him?" The man came running towards them with the look of a man in some overly sappy romance. Ryan thought for a moment, he heard some cheesy romantic soundtrack playing, but then again, he'd taken enough knocks that it was entirely possible some audio files had gotten screwed up in his head, and there actually was something playing. And then everything stopped when their savior got swatted aside like a bug on a windshield. ....What was even happening anymore.
"I'm sorry everyone. Maybe I've taken one too many hits to the head, but I don't understand anything anymore." Ryan meekly stated.
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"Master, you should be more aware of your surroundings." A voice chastised Jack. A figure garbed in black emerged from behind the tree. "Would you not fall into true despair if you failed now, at the very end of your quest?" He asked of Jack, observing the chaos of the battlefield. He smirked. "That would be unfortunate." Avenger's eyes saw Percy charging the group, and he seemed to be in a state of contemplation. As though considering whether or not he should actually intervene. He then frowned at Percy. "You have nothing to do with Master's revenge. Begone." He snapped at the beast, and with a click of his heels seemed to disappear from Jack's side and appear right in Percy's path; black flames leaped and coiled around the man like a cloak of shadows. Avenger thrust out an arm, and a burst of his black flames erupted at Percy, meeting his charge head-on, head first.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Feb 16, 2020 16:26:34 GMT -5
"WHOOOOOAAAAA, PERCYYYYYYYYYY...!" The flight spell dropped as Rio desperately prepared a divination spell, clinging to Percy's horn as he turned away from Mickey and jerked about in the air. "THIS WOMAN IS NOT PART OF OUR PLAN! SHE'S WITH THE GREEN ANGEL! STOP!!!"
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Max was completely stupified. Her jaw dropped in confused awe. Their brush with the energy beam and the fire that scattered it was quickly forgotten when a familiar face revealed itself.
Sources had told her he was dead... murdered in his attempt to save Lydia and the pod... and yet there he was.
"Jack?!"
Will and Ryan's bafflement didn't seem to register with Max. She simply stared at Jack with an ecstatic smile, thrilled to see her friend still in one piece. Jack charged their way, calling out to Lydia, racing towards a heartwarming reunion that Max was just as eager to see through as they were...
Then Jack was flung aside and slammed into a tree, bursting into flames soon thereafter.
"JACK!!!"
OKAY, NOW THESE JERKOFFS HAD GONE TOO FAR.
Hellfire blazed in Max's eyes as she repositioned herself in Ryan's arm, aiming her gun and clicking the safety off. "DON'T YOU F*CKING TOUCH HIM!!!"
"AHH, PITS!!!" As Percy charged headlong towards Will, Max and Ryan, Rio ducked behind the beast's mane for dear life. Black fire and white energy rays flew towards them at breakneck speed.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Feb 16, 2020 22:02:01 GMT -5
"JACK!!!"
Lydia clawed at her monitor, desperate to rush to Jack's side as he was struck by an unseen force and subsequently set ablaze. She couldn't just sit there and watch this anymore. She had to do something! She just got Jack back! SHE WASN'T LOSING HIM AGAIN!
"SONS OF B*TCHES, LET ME AT 'EM! WILL! DO SOMETHING! HELP JACK! I AM NOT-!!!"
BEEP BEEP BEEP
The alarm drew Lydia's attention away from the visual feed and over to the computer. A foreign object was approaching through the esophageal passage in an impeccable display of horrible timing. The blip on the screen might as well have been the cherry on top of this festering rage cake rising up inside her.
"F*ckin' sh*t, not you again!!!"
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"Whoa..." Cat had no idea what just happened. One second, Will and his friends were at risk of disintegration, then a wall of astral fire saved them, then some dork in a bloody lab coat was running after Will's micro-friend Chariots of Fire style, and then he was flung into a tree and subjected to spontaneous combustion. Confusion was a given, but Cat still had to admit that she was entertained. "Hahah... That was weird."
"Jonathan Wexler..."
Dr. Michaels casually approached the downed intern, her smile somewhere between devious curiosity and subdued annoyance. "I was under the impression that Mr. Stone had taken you out of the picture. Seems as though his reports were not entirely accurate for once. Why are you still here, young man...?"
Cat's focus shifted frantically, soaking in the multitude of goings-on around her. Will and his tag-alongs were still on the run. Percy was dashing after them with Rio in tow. Mickey was occupied with bird boy. The tiny doctor with psychic powers was approaching the guy on fire.
Well... one thing at a time.
"STEP OFF!" Opting to stand up for the dork who had piqued her interest, Cat charged towards Dr. Michaels, Goldenhand at the ready...
WHOOSH
"OH COME OOOOONNNNN...!!!"
Another psychic shove, and Cat was once again flung into the ditch and out of the picture. Alone with Jack once more, Dr. Michaels stood over the intern with coy, malicious intent. "So... Dr. Perry's little pet project wasn't a failure after all."
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Post by ThePopcornFairy on Feb 17, 2020 20:47:00 GMT -5
"Oh, okay, bye!" Mickey hollered as Percy flew away, Rio clinging to the beast's head. "Don't have all the fun without me, Rio!"
By now, most of the action was taking place several dozen yards away, with Percy and Rio pursuing Will's gang while Cat was dealing with the newcomers and the halfling scientist. While he was eager to join the fray, Mickey knew he would have to figure out another means of bringing the heat. He'd just used up his last instant darkness grenade. What else could he do that no one else could?
Before he had much chance to ponder this, a bird landed on his shoulder and started singing Disney songs at him.
"Oh yeah?" Mickey hummed enthusiastically. "Well this song's gonna get stuck inside your- this song's gonna get stuck inside your- this song's gonna get stuck inside your head~!"
BANG
Another shot fired point-blank from Mickey's stealthily-reclaimed electro-pistol. He slid out from underneath the green swift, leaping back onto his feet, bouncing about restlessly as he awaited retaliation. "'Cause it's so catchy, catchy, it's such a catchy song! It'll make you happy, happy, don't try to fight it, sing along!"
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Sorry, Avenger... Got a little ahead of myself... Pun not intended...
Jack lay deathly still as Dr. Michaels approached him, his body paralyzed as the astral fire healed his head wound. He saw Avenger attack the chimera out of the corner of his eye, and beyond that, Max defending Will, Ryan, and by extension Lydia from the same beast. He heard Dr. Michaels's taunts, though he remained unfazed by them. She didn't scare him. Not anymore.
He might not have been able to move, but he could still think, and he was going to use that to his advantage.
Lydia? Lydia, can you hear me??
The headache quickly abated. Sensation returned to his body. The astral fire suddenly and entirely consumed Jack, shooting up the tree and settling on a branch. In a burst of red light, Jack reformed, balancing himself on the same branch.
"I have a lot of questions too, Cora, but maybe now's not the time for that." Jack's fiery eyes narrowed dangerously, scowling at the woman who had caused all this misery, primed and ready to pay her back in spades. "You're enough of a problem to deal with."
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