Chaos at the mall ( Open)

[Yuki]

Making a thread to test the waters with these two and most likely make some background on them on the fly. xD;;; Soooo have fun hero's or cops~ xD


Vera

Drake

[Yuki]

Vera happily skipped through the mall while her cyborg friend Drake followed a way behind her, Vera was here to do some shopping she soon came to a jewelry store. Her eyes grew wide and she smiled as she looked at the jewelry. Walked on in and started to look around a bit and her eyes landed on a necklace with sapphires and diamonds she just had to have it. "Excuse me miss may I have a better look at this? " She asked. The clerk nodded walking on over and took the expensive necklace out and held it so the young woman could bet a closer look. But before she could explain anything about the necklace, Vera snatched it from the woman putting it in her own bag with a huge smile on her face. " Thank you~." Vera said cheerfully before looking back at Drake. " Hey be a dear and pick up the rest." She said with a smile. The cyborg nodded as he then entered and started to smash the display cases and started to put rings, necklaces and bracelets into his bag. Vera started to laugh a bit as sh found the scared screams of everyone delightful. "Alight lets go~" Vera said with a chuckle as she skipped out of the store and was heading for a exit out of the mall with Drake right behind her. She skipped though the mall as if she had no worries in the world, when the mall cops came Vera stopped but was still smiling. She just raised her hand and snapped her fingers. At that command Drake then rushed forward and used his speed and strength to take them down. Once the mall cops where dealt with Vera and Drake once again started to make their way to a exit. Mean while waiting for them outside was a crow, it was Vera's pet she had raised from a hatching when she had fallen from her nest and decided to stay with Vera.

[Lepa]

Millie had embarrassed herself in front of her superior, Lieutenant Richard Regan, again, for the... umpteenth time that week. Honestly, she stopped keeping track after seven different incidents in one day, and it was always in front of Mr. Regan! Sure, she was nervous in front of Chief Reynolds too, but the man was jovial enough that she found it easier to relax around him. Mr. Regan... not so much. No matter how hard she tried, she'd always fall prey to anxiety or nerves, and always, always, without fail, found a way to mess up. Hell, she managed to spill coffee on him on her first day - as a passerby on the street, before they were even properly introduced! She hadn't even reached work yet!

Needless to say, Millie's past week was rough. Her little slumps of sadness never lasted too long, but one could only take so many scoldings. She just wanted to lay in bed and date cute anime boys on her phone, but no - her roommate Roulette insisted that she come with her to the mall today. It was a struggle to convince her, but Roulette was sure it'd help her feel better. She was no psychiatrist, but even she knew it wasn't good for Millie to wallow in bed all day.

...Well, until this all started happening.

"Did... Did you see that?!"

Several grown men were just launched past the store they were in, and Millie was way too excited for someone who had just witnessed it.

"Uh, I sure did," Roulette answered quickly, grabbing at Millie's arm. "C'mon, we need to get out of here," she stepped ahead, peeking out through the store's entrance, hoping to avoid whatever threat may have entered the mall today. She was a bit of a fighter herself, but it was nothing more than a side hobby she took up with friends. And, well, knowing full well what sort of threats lurked around the city from time to time, Roulette wasn't about to see if she could stand toe to toe with... whatever was wreaking havoc outside.

"What?! Are you kidding me?!" Millie complained, trying to twist her arm free from her friend's grasp. "Girl, this could be my chance!"

"What," she responded dryly. "To be killed?"

"No!" Again, Millie tried to pull free. "To make up for my failures this week!"

"Millie, you're not on duty!" Roulette tightened her grip. "You're not even armed!" She reeled her friend back in, her tone firm and laced with anger. "And even if you were, who knows what could be back there?!" She glanced in the direction the mall cops had come from. "If they couldn't deal with it, then why would you be able to?!"

It was only anger born of worry, but... something about that question hit a nerve.

"So you'd rather..." Millie's brow furrowed. "You'd rather I stand around and wait for some hero to show up?!"

"Look, you know that's not what-"

"Unlike those guys, I'm an actual cop!" Millie yanked her arm free. "That's what they do!" She shot Roulette a fierce look. "When everyone else is running away from danger, they're the ones who run toward it!" Her fists clenched. "But... But nobody seems to remember that...!"

"Millie..."

Before Roulette could even reach out for her, Millie turned on her heel and sped off. "W-wait! Millie...!" She called out. "It's still dangerous...! Argh!" Roulette swore under her breath, then gave chase.

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A voice called out behind Drake and Vera.

"Hey! You two!"

Millie had tried to sound as authoritative as she could, but whether or not she was successful, she didn't care. She ran past the two suspects, firmly planting herself a safe distance in front of them. They didn't seem out of the ordinary, but with a couple of quick eye witness descriptions (and the fact that people were actively avoiding getting near the duo), Millie was sure they were the pair responsible for injuring security - and apparently stealing jewelry, on top of that!

"I'm an officer of the law, and I've heard what's been going on! Now return what you stole and come with me!" She ordered. Even though she was a police officer, she was still a rookie, and out of uniform on top of that. If anything, the pair probably only saw this frilly looking girl as nothing more than a nuisance than any sort of law enforcement.

Armed only with an umbrella she'd managed to snag, Millie held it aside as best she could, hoping its feeble use as a weapon or shield would better serve her than facing them unarmed. "It sounds like you've broken... several laws already, s-so..." Millie winced as she faltered a bit, but quickly steadied resolve. "So...! Just make it easy for everyone and turn yourselves in!"

...It wasn't the entrance she was hoping to make, but it was the best she could do!

[Yuki]

Well this was not how he had planned his day to go.. When the two thieves started to cause chaos Taylor stayed back in the crowed, why just did things like this seemed to happen around him more often these days?? He watched the woman with her rather large partner steal jewelry then toss the poor mall cops. Taylor winced a bit but did not move from his spot and pulled his hood over his head. He did not want anyone to notice him as they would expect him to jump in and save the day.. But he was not sure if he could take on the guy with metal arms by himself.. Things could very easily go down hill and more damage could be caused too... So it was just be bes- "Oh no.." Taylor said when a woman suddenly stopped the thieves by placing herself between them and the exit. The woman said was a cop and ordered the two of them to return what they stole and go with her. Panic shot through Taylor. He saw she was not armed, she only had a umbrella and even looked like she was off duty just what in the world was she thinking??

Taylor's mind raced as he wondered how he was going to help this woman, " I will help you if needed." suddenly came a voice in Taylor's mind. The shock made him jump as he then quickly looked around and saw someone he had not seen in a long time. Jade, he had only ever ran into her a few times and knew she was friends with Sean. " However I cannot stand out to much so I shall help from the sidelines." Jade continued. " O-oh ok." Taylor thought back giving a small nod. Well some help was better then none.



Vera stopped and stared a Millie blinking her eyes a few times before a smile formed on her face. " Oooh a cop I'm sooo scared! Ok you got me I give up!"" she said in mocking tone. After that she quickly ran forward and went to kick the umbrella from the woman's hands. But instead Vera's foot suddenly jerked and she missed and fell flat on her back. " Wha? Huh?"" Vera said as she suddenly found herself looking at the ceiling. " Oh good grief... Nope I'm done." she said as she stood back up and took the bag of jewelry from Drake. " Hey buy me some time ok~ Thanks!" Vera said as she blew kiss to Drake and took off running disappearing through a wall.


As soon as Vera left it was like a switch was flipped in Drake. He turned to look at Millie and with out hesitation formed a fist with his hand and went in to attack her. Only to be hit by a strong gust of wind. It was not enough to knock him off his feet but it did knock him off balance as he then stumbled a bit. Taylor was now standing out in the open as his clothes moved with the winds around him and his hood fell off his head. He was still very unsure about this but he could not stand by and watch someone get hurt! " Hurry! Get away from there!" Taylor called out to Millie.

[Lepa]

Oh, this was not good. Once Millie set her mind to something, it was one hell of a time trying to convince her to do anything else. Honestly, the only thing that stopped her was after things hit the fan, but in a situation like this... Roulette would rather not have her roommate get mortally wounded in order to realize she'd made a big mistake. For a moment, the woman was torn; chase after her reckless best friend and charge headlong into danger without backup, or go out of her way to find help and waste precious time in the process.

Thankfully, she didn't have to do either. The woman spotted a familiar figure, calling out to him.

"Casey?!"

He froze. From what Roulette could see, it was definitely him: torn sleeves, ripped jeans, and a nice pair of biker boots that admittedly made her a bit jealous. That's what she usually saw him wearing back at Ammo Clan, and, well... it seemed he didn't really wear much else, so it had to be him. He could help! He could definitely help! The figure clearly hesitated as he turned to face her, but he relaxed once he recognized her face.

"Roulette," he approached, keeping a low voice. "I toldja not to call me that," he grumbled. Thanks to the two hooligans causing trouble elsewhere, the mall's atmosphere was filled with a slight panic and morbid curiosity, but... Casey seemed composed in spite of it. Honestly, it really seemed like his only concern was the name she called him. Maybe it was because she'd normally tease him about it, but even Roulette knew it wasn't the time for that.

"Okay, fine, whatever, Calhoun, Boss, sure," she quickly corrected herself. "But seriously, listen!" She grabbed his hand with urgency and began to drag him off. "There's some sh%t going down over there, and I need your help to-"

"Wh- Hey!" Casey protested, tugging his arm free. "That ain't my problem! 'Sides, times like these..." He glanced downward, shoving his hands back into his hoodie pocket. It was clearly stuffed with... something.

"They're..." Roulette paused, turning her gaze back up at his face. "...Good times for shoplifting?" A small smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth, confirming her suspicions. It was just a guess, but she knew he wasn't above petty thievery every once in a while. "Hrmph... Well..." She began. "If you're not gonna help me..."

"Hey, I never said I wasn't! I just said it ain't my problem, that's all. Ain't no need to blackmail me," Casey huffed defensively, well aware of what she'd been planning to say next. _{"Besides, the OHaras can do that just fine,"} he grumbled under his breath. "...Bah. A'right, just do me a quick favor."

"Wha...? Now? C'mon, every second counts!"

"It won't take long, but let's go," he began to hurry ahead. "Just..." He tugged the bagged item out from his pocket, handing it to Roulette. "Open this thing for me, will ya?"

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Oooh, who did this punk think she was?! Making fun of law enforcement as if it were some kinda joke! ...Well, okay, maybe Millie didn't have the strongest of entrances, but it was the thought that-... No, even that meant nothing in the face of villains! Ough, did she mess up again?!

...Not entirely.

When the girl tried to kick the umbrella out of Millie's hand, she missed and fell flat on her back. Honestly, it really surprised Millie. That's something she'd have expected to happen to her own self, but... could it be this girl was more of a klutz than she was? For a moment the thought instilled a tinge of sympathy within the rookie officer, but the feeling was fleeting. This girl had done crime, and for that, she must answer to justice!

...Except she'd been so distracted by these thoughts that the girl just... up and walked through a wall?! Ooough, these darn powers at it again! No wonder her fellow officers never bothered as much... In a situation like this, rookie or not, what could a normal person do? For one, it was barely having enough time to think as some beefed up metal arm guy came rushing at you. In her panic, the best Millie could do was press the umbrella handle button, snapping it open into a makeshift shield. Not a very good shield, mind you, but she figured the feeble, waterproof cloth would somehow serve as a better form of protection than having none at all. Whether or not it protected her from getting her skull punched clean off was another matter entirely.

Thankfully, she didn't have to find that out.

"Hurry! Get away from there!"

"...Haa?"

Was... was this a kid?! A kid with powers... But a kid, nonetheless!

"Wha... But... No way!" Millie protested. "I can't just... leave a kid to face... this guy!" She motioned at their foe with the umbrella, only to find herself slightly pulled off balance from the boy's natural wind currents. "Bwah!" Millie yelped, tugging the umbrella back and eventually swinging it away from him. "Ah geez... She mumbled, closing the device shut. "...A-Anyway, point is, that plan's a no-go!" She huffed. "If anything, you should be the one getting away from here, not me!"

[Yuki]

Taylor was unsure how to react when the cop woman refused to move away, saying she was not going to allow a kid to take robot man on. Yeah she had a point he was just a kid but... She had no way to fight! But there was no time to sit and argue with her. Taylor the switched from strong gusts of wind to what he had come to call Razor winds. sharp wind sickles now flew at Drake. The wind sickles cut Drake's clothes and also pushed him back further. Taylor then ran over to Millie placing himself between Millie and Drake, he still had no real plan on what to do but he knew he had to try something.


" Y-yeah I may just be a kid but you don't have any way to defend yourself!" Taylor replied to Millie never taking his eyes off Drake.


Jade mean while was debating rather or not to fully step in.. She was trained for things like this so she could fight without using her powers.. But still word of mouth travels, even though none of John's "family" are here.. But she could not let Taylor or the woman get hurt ether. As she hesitated Drake made his move, even though he had been pushed back by the wind and cut it was not going to stop him from attacking. The big brute started to charge again at Taylor and Millie, Jade rushed forward catching Drake's fist in her hand stopping him in his tracks.

Drake looked rather shocked that someone had been able to stop him, " I wont allow you to hurt them." Jade said as she then pulled back jumping into the air and did a spinning kick right at Drake's head. She was able to land the blow causing the cyborg to stumble backwards and fall to one knee. "Ow..." He said as he stood back up on both feet.

"J-Jade?? What Ar-" Taylor started to say only to be cut off by Jade. " Its fine. I can handle it even if he hears of this." Jade said speaking of John. Taylor blinked, " Are you talking about John? I know you are friends with Sean but..." Taylor said using his thoughts. " I am staying in one of John's safe houses" Jade replied. No words could explain the shock Taylor was feeling when Jade said that. " WHAT?" Taylor said allowed without thinking. Jade flinched at the sudden strong shocked emotion coming from Taylor.

Drake saw they where distracted and moved in to attack again.

[Lepa]

" Y-yeah I may just be a kid but you don't have any way to defend yourself!"

"That's not...!" Millie had begun to protest, but the actions in front of her quickly shut her up. "Urk..." She winced, eyeing their foe warily. "O... O-Okay, maybe you're right..." Millie quietly admitted to Taylor. "But... it's better he target me than innocent bystanders! Especially someone like you!" She asserted. "I... I can't allow a kid to get hurt...!" She'd barely finished speaking when the man charged at them again.

"Bwah?!"

For a second time, the attack never came. Now there was... a strange... animal-looking person in front of them?! And this kid... knew her?! Well... At least they were on her side, from what she could tell. Sure, Millie was thankful for it, but... it did sting a little. The words of her fellow officers echoed in her head: "Why bother doing anything when people like them could handle it?" Millie winced. She could feel herself slipping into that downer of a mood again. She really should have just stayed in bed all day, huh...?

Again, the robot-android-cyborg looking man rushed them. Millie perked up.

"Look out!"

This time, a streak of black and blue shot in from the side, leaping into the air.

"Yeehaw ya sonuvab#%ch~!" The man shouted as he rocketed down, delivering a firm, flaming blue heel kick into Drake's side. He aimed to shove the metallic man away from the small group of three, using the extra force to kick himself off and land on his feet. "Hrmph..." He grunted as he straightened himself back up, using the free moment to look in the group's direction. His hood was over his head and an intimidating mask partially covered his face, but... he didn't seem to have any interest in attacking them. Another one on their side, it seemed.

All he knew was that one of these three was supposed to be Roulette's friend. Supposedly. Maybe. If said friend wasn't among them, well... no harm done in helping a couple of people, would it? Casey didn't mind so much if they saw his power, either - he'd only used it in a short burst to the point where it could've looked like a trick of the light. And with a mask covering half of his face, he had less fear of them remembering him. He was all set.

"...And here I was told one of y'all needed help," he shrugged, dusting his hands off. "But I saw what happened from back there." He jabbed a thumb over his shoulder, pointing in the direction he'd come from. "It looked like y'all had it under control. At least, 'till.." He glanced in Jade's direction, trailing off. There was a pause, a small hint of curiosity overtaking him, but he ignored it with another shrug. He'd seen weirder around town. "...'Till ya got distracted. Both of ya, it looked like," he added, glancing to Taylor as well. "Just do me a favor and don't do that, alright?" Though his mouth was covered, there was a grin in his tone.

"Ough..." Millie let out a small, whiny grunt. "You look just as much of a hooligan as that guy...!" She complained. "I'm not gonna stand down just because-"

"You're absolutely standing down," came Roulette's low voice as she grabbed Millie from behind, dragging her away.

"Wha...?! H-Hey...!" Millie yelped. Roulette quickly motioned a sign of thanks to others, assuring them that she was a friend and not some kidnapper. Casey lifted a hand in acknowledgement.

"So that was her, huh...? Figured," he thought aloud, cracking his knuckles. Now that she was out of harm's way, maybe he could let loose a bit. The weird animal girl seemed to be capable, but he did have his concerns about having a kid with them... Well, just means he'd have to make sure this bozo didn't get too close to him. "Okay then, ya tin can!" Casey called out, facing the cyborg and assuming a ready stance. The faintest traces of flickering blue began to form around one of his fists. Suddenly, he rushed back at him, his fist suddenly bursting into full flame as he hurled it at Drake. "Let's rock!"

[Yuki]

When Millie yelled look out Jade turned her attention to the cyborg and was ready to counter attack only to have someone new jump in and fended their foe off. Taylor let out a small yelp and flinched a little, when the stranger playfully scolded them for getting distracted Jade nodded, " Wont happen again." she replied. She had said something that could have waited till later the fault was all hers. " S-sorry.." Taylor replied. Well that was a close one, Both Jade and Taylor looked though when Millie was suddenly dragged away by someone. Then quickly looked back at the cyborg.

When Casey shot off a fire ball at Drake the cyborg dodged to one side an suddenly his left arm transformed into a gun, it started to glow a bit as what looked like a laser beam shot out of it at the hero's There was not much Taylor could do but quickly move out of the way. Jade on the other hand not only dodged but was also forced to use her powers to knock anyone out of the way of being hit. Mostly the by standers who wanted to watch the fight, her eyes glowed as she looked at them. "Get out of here now!" Jade commanded, " Also call the police." Jade added though using her mind to speak to everyone as they now started to flee even speaking to Mille and Roulette.

So much for not using her powers.. But if she held back it was clear others would get hurt. "Feel free to think with your thoughts I am connecting us now" Jade said with her mind to Casey and Taylor, As she formed a temporary connection between the three of them, thinking it would help them better to beat Drake.


Taylor had also moved out of the way of the shot, agh he was really starting to doubt if he would be able to do anything at all! Sarah, Amara, Taji and Fane would have more or a shot at beating this guy then he ever would... Perhaps he should just listen to that cop lady and leave... Suddenly however he heard Jade's voice in mind again. So Jade felt he could help huh.. Well he would just have to do his best then. Jade then used her powers to send Drake flying and slammed him hard on the floor putting the cyborg in a daze. Taylor then shot razor sharp winds the cyborg.

[Lepa]

"Oh sh-!"

Casey swallowed the curse as he kicked his legs downward into a slide, dropping beneath the cyborg's attack. It felt surprisingly smoother than usual, as if there was some kind of invisible force aiding him. Once the attack passed, he rolled over with a small grunt and sprung back to his feet, keeping distance between him and Drake.

"Get out of here now!"

Casey heard the girl command to the bystanders. He glanced back at them, emphasized her order with a "get back" motion, then turned his eyes back to his foe.

"Also call the police."

Huh?!

The brawler snapped his head back and forth in brief confusion, but quickly refocused. Honestly, he really shouldn't have been surprised, but... that wasn't a sort of power he was used to dealing with. The abilities he had known up close were almost always tangible in some way; usually thrown at his face in combat. But this? Telepathy? Not one of his usual customers.

"Feel free to think with your thoughts I am connecting us now."

...Oh. Oh no. Could she always read thoughts? Why'd she have to say that?! Casey grimaced. Don't think of anything embarrasing or stupid or secretive, he internally scolded himself. He immediately did the opposite. Thankfully his mind raced so fast that it might as well have been white noise, and in a second he'd straightened his thoughts back out. "Uh, yeah," he tentatively answered back in thought. "I gotcha."

With another clench of his fist, blues flames flicked back to life. Unlike the other two, Casey had to get up close and personal to use his abilities. He followed up Taylor's sharp winds with another rush down, igniting his entire arm in flames before slamming his forearm into the cyborg.

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As Roulette dragged Millie off, they were just able to catch Jade's message.

"Also call the police."

Millie frowned.

She was the police.

"Look, just help evacuate people away from here or something," Roulette offered as she pulled Millie into another store. "That's still helping people, right?" She assured the rookie cop, forcing a smile as she turned Millie around to face her. Roulette's smile quickly faded when she saw how crestfallen she'd become. "Millie..."

"A literal kid had to protect me..." She murmured sadly.

"Girl, you can still help!" Roulette assured her again, this time cupping her hands on Millie's face. She squeezed them, half supportive and half playful. "Just call the department, then help evacuate!" She squeezed. "It's that easy!"

"But den dey'll tink I'm not cabable..." Millie managed to say in spite of her squished face.

"Look," Roulette began, releasing her hold. "You're part of a police force, not a police one woman army," she reasoned. "Just call them! You got all the deets, and you were first on the scene! That should count for something!"

"..Well... When you put it that way..."

"C'mon, hurry up!" Roulette encouraged, starting to pat down Millie for her phone. "Do it quick before I do!"

"Ack! H-Hey! Okay, okay...!"

[Yuki]

The cyborg stepped back when he was blasted by Taylor's winds, thanks to that he had no time to react when suddenly hit with a flaming arm. His eyes grew wide as he tried to to stay on his feet but was successfully knocked to the floor.



It was a bit odd for Taylor to be suddenly connected with this stranger's and Jade's mind. But yeah it would make it easier to fight. Little did he know though his worries about John would reach Jade and Casey. Jade sighed a bit when she heard Taylor's thoughts. "Taylor now is not the time to worry about John, focus on whats going on in front of you. she said with her mind as she then used her powers to try and hold the cyborg in place now that he had been knocked down thanks to Casey.


" S-Sorry..." was Taylor reply as he now place himself as the last defense between the cyborg and the bystanders. Jade nodded, I need your help to keep him down I can only do this for so long." Jade said to Casey as she used her powers to help pin the cyborg to the floor. Drake however was still butting up as much as a fight as he could and kept struggling to move.

[Lepa]

"Taylor now is not the time to worry about John, focus on whats going on in front of you."

" S-Sorry..."

Honestly, if it had just been spoken aloud, Casey wouldn't have thought much of it - he'd have just assumed it was some asshole at school giving the kid a hard time. He'd have echoed Jade's sentiment, probably give the kid a bit of encouragement, and hell, maybe he'd offer to beat the jerk up once this was all over.

But with this mind link came an extra dimension of thought that Casey sure as hell wasn't prepared for. Through this mind link, a name wasn't just a name - it came with the feelings born of memories, familiar and distinct sensations, perhaps even a hazy image of just who it was that Taylor was thinking about.

When Casey felt the small pang of Taylor's dread, he hadn't thought much of it, but when the brief silhouette of the kid's worries projected in his mind... There was a level of familiarity that made Casey uneasy. Then, he recognized it: the memories of that calm, leveled voice... The voice of a man whose words were carefully chosen, a voice that offered to help you in your time of need. It was the voice of a man who used his talents to harbor something sinister; something that Casey himself had witnessed firsthand.

A distinct darkness rippled through his own thoughts.

Casey's gut reaction was strong - there was no way to hide it from the others. It was fleeting, however; a fight was still a fight and years of experience told him to focus on what was in front of him. Still, his mood change was noticeable. In response to his moment of vulnerability, his outgoing demeanor was quickly discarded for a hardened coldness. Whatever he may have already accidentally revealed himself, he couldn't take back; all he knew was that he needed to sharpen his focus on the threat in front of him.

It was the only way to stop himself from revealing any further involvement with that man.

"I need your help to keep him down I can only do this for so long."

"Fine," Casey grunted out loud, almost as if he was reluctant to keep helping. Thankfully, his actions said otherwise. The heightened stress from Taylor's projection served to fuel the brawler with adrenaline as he charged forward once more. As he drew close, both of his arms ignited into brilliant blue flames as he lunged onto the cyborg. The scuffle was minimal thanks to Jade's powers, but Casey took no chances. He dealt a few extra blows himself in an effort to distract his foe just enough so he could try to pin down with his face to the floor. It'd be harder for the damn thing to fight back - or at least, that was what he was hoping.

[Yuki]

Thanks to Jade, Drake was unable to move. so when Casey came in for a finial attack the cyborg was unable to defend himself. he grunted when hit with fists and flames, he fully collapsed then his strength fading. So he stopped moving, giving up. Vera has surely by now must have safely gotten away anyhow and that was his whole goal. It was a good thing too because the sudden rage coming from Casey hit Jade like a freight train.


Jade was filled with rage that was not her own very suddenly, it hurt... "AHHHHHHHHHHH" She screamed as she clutched her head and fell to her knees. The sudden shock of it all the psychic connection she had from between herself, Casey and Taylor was severed. It helped when that happened but Jade was still left reeling. Unable to focus on anything now Jade tried to calm herself down. She had to block out this emotion.. Jade ended up in a fetal position as she clutched her head in pain.


Taylor's eyes grew wide when Jade collapsed, he stopped what he was doing and ran to her side. " Jade!" He called out, though his intent was good when Taylor got close she started to feel his fear and concern. " NO! Get back! It.. It hurts.." Jade said as tears now started to form in her eyes.

Taylor stopped and stepped back. What was wrong? Why was Jade in so much pain?? Taylor stood there powerless unsure what to do now.

[Lepa]

"Tch," Casey clicked his tongue at the cyborg in annoyance. "How d'ya like that...?" He grunted half mockingly through the adrenaline, though Drake had already stopped moving by then. He had half a mind to add "and stay down," but he wasn't about to tempt fate. There was always a chance he was playing dead - Casey had done it a few times himself.

Still, he'd gotten involved in a public fight as a favor for a friend, and if his work was done, well... he'd prefer to cheese it before the cops arrived. It was a bit of a sticky situation, really; he'd rather not deal with the authorities, but he didn't want to just leave this weirdo unguarded and risk him getting back up. Not only would that be a pain in the ass and undo all of their efforts, but Casey would look like a damn coward for running off too early, and Casey Calhoun was no damn coward.

Jade's scream didn't help matters much. Casey swore under his breath, snapping his head in her direction. He'd spotted Taylor trying to approach her curled up figure, but she was quick to protest. "What-" he started to call out, but cut himself off. Sure, he was definitely concerned, but Casey wasn't about to give some false hope to this weird robot man. With an annoyed sigh, he planted a foot firmly in the center of Drake's body, keeping guard until... someone else arrived to deal with him.

...Maybe that was the least of his problems. As he stood guard, Casey frowned underneath his mask and glanced back at the other two again. Another dark thought filled him with a moment of dread.

Who are they and what the hell is their relationship with that man?

"There! There, there!"

Millie rounded the corner and stopped, cupping one hand around her mouth and using the other to point at the scene. A flurry of footsteps echoed behind her and several police officers soon followed, appearing in view.

"Oooh..." Millie furrowed her brow as she drew close. "There were two of them..." she recalled to the others. "I saw the girl leave through a wall, and- oh!" Millie stopped once she spotted Taylor. She grew quiet for a moment, then added: "Oh... he... helped me." It was a puzzling tone, somehow both grateful and reluctant at the same time.

As the group of officers split up to deal with the scene, Millie approached Taylor and Jade before the other officers did. "Wh-what's wrong...?! She asked, trying to get close like Taylor did earlier. She visibly stopped for a moment, a bit surprised at Jade's features, but continued on. "What happened?"

Casey, meanwhile, had no interest in what happened by this point. Nevermind the cops; if he had just cooperated with two people who worked under that man... He wasn't taking any chances. In the moment he backed off to let the officers arrest Drake, he quietly slipped away.

[Yuki]

When the police came Taylor tensed up a bit yeah they where on the same side and all but... He rather not deal with them if he could help it. But he could not just leave while Jade was in pain. When Millie came over the young teen did not really look at her as it was a little awkward now after he saved her and she seemed to get upset when he did. When she asked what was wrong with Jade, Taylor just stared at the beastmen helplessly. " I.. I don't know she suddenly went down like that." Taylor replied


Jade squeezed her eyes shut trying to block everything out was it was very difficult with all the raw emotions that where around her now.. She needed to get out of here.. Find someplace quiet and more peaceful.. But right now she was in to much pain to even think about teleporting.

" Ooh you poor thing... Such angry aura that must have been a shock." Said a gentle voice. Taylor turned to see a young woman with long blond hair and.... Blue eyes.. He blinked when he saw she was blind! However she seemed to know where Jade was laying and had no guide dog or a guide stick. The young woman then walked forward and knelt next to Jade, just being near this woman a wave of calmness washed over Taylor but he did not know why. "Hmm You are not a aura user but you are sensitive to it.. I see all these others with strong confused and scared aura's are not helping much.. Here let me help you." She said with a gentle smile as she then reached out touching Jade's shoulder, she then closed her eyes as she sent a calming aura to Jade. It worked immediately.  A calmness washed over Jade and she was able to set up her mental blocks again to keep unwanted emotions out. Her head still hurt but that would take while to go away. Jade then opened her eyes, sitting up and looked at the woman who had helped her.  She then gave a smile,  " " Thank you.." she said.  The woman smiled back and nodded, "My pleasure." she said and turned to Taylor and Millie giving them a polite bow,  "Good day" She said in goodbye and walked away.


Taylor was unsure what just happened but was glad Jade was feeling better now, he then offered his hand to her.  "You ok? Can you get up? he asked. Jade nodded as she took the offered hand standing up Her head still throbbed but.. It was better then mere moments ago.



Mean while Drake did not resist as the police arrested him he did not seem to give much of a reaction all and just stared. 

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This is what she looks like~

[Lepa]

Millie was unsure what had just happened as the woman walked away, but seeing that Jade didn't seem to suffer from anything fatal, she thought it a good moment to turn her attention elsewhere. As she scanned the area, she called out to the officers arresting Drake, warning them with what she'd seen he was capable of. She paused as she watched him, thinking it odd that he offered no resistance... but maybe it was something those three did to him? She frowned slightly (more of a pout, really) as she tried to consider the options, but Millie ended up shrugging it off. She knew they'd have to give an eyewitness account, anyway...

"Uhhhh... hey!" Millie turned back to the two, trying to sound a bit more chipper. "So... uh... One of the officers is going to ask you about what happened," she explained, cupping her hands together. "So just try to explain everything you saw to the best of your ability. It'll be really easy! I mean, I was there, so I'll have to give one, too. It's just, uh... standard procedure." She paused. "Just so we can, uh, have a formal report on record." Another awkward pause. "I'm just saying since, ah... I'm an officer too." Sure, she'd mentioned it earlier when she confronted Vera, but she was so preoccupied with avoiding the awkwardness that she looked for anything to say to keep it from being silent.

"Oh, and, uh... thanks." Millie added, glancing to Taylor. She was sheepish about it; partially because she was still a bit sour that someone much younger than her had a better handle on the situation, and partially because she felt bad that she was annoyed with him in the first place. "Just... be careful, will ya?!" She switched to a more colorful yet scolding tone, though it was clearly born of worry. "Even if you have powers, it doesn't mean you should go charging into a situation like that! Doing things like that is dangerous...!" She huffed, crossing her arms almost childishly. The irony of her advice clearly lost on her when she'd done the exact thing herself. "It only takes one thing to go wrong and end everything... And you've... still got a whole life ahead of you, you know!"