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Post by Noland Hardy on Nov 29, 2019 23:36:38 GMT -5
"Whoah... Even I didn't expect all that..." Noland replied in astonishment. Drago was more stupefied than him. He was hanging out on the outskirts of the mall. Well, that's where the mall was until everything disappeared.
"That's amazing..." Drago admitted. "I'm starting to get to that point where I have a little bit of fear. This madwoman is targeting the planet's population."
"You'd do something that extreme over one girl, Mother? You have stronger dedication than any man on this planet," Noland sarcastically commended. "Go on then. Drop us."
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Post by Alana Cortese on Nov 30, 2019 0:00:43 GMT -5
Before Mother Bowen could do that, Alana appeared on the scene. She appeared there frantically, as if she was trying to get away from someone. That someone could possibly be Nero who may have wanted to prevent her from coming out there. After all, this entire situation was to PROTECT her.
"No, you're not making that decision for me. I don't care how much you or anyone who agreed with this plan cares about protecting me, but under no circumstance am I allowing my life to take precedence over the entire planet," Alana disagreed. She turned her attention to Mother Bowen specifically. "You happy now? Take me!"
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Post by Mother Bowen on Nov 30, 2019 0:08:18 GMT -5
Bowen took a good look at Noland's face. He was too horrified to respond to Alana. That earned some hearty laughter from Bowen. "You should see the look on your face," she told Noland in between laughs. "You really look surprised. I'm sorry that I'm laughing at a very serious situation, but I can't help it. You just... Okay. I'm good."
Bowen cancelled her technique and returned everything to normal. She then took a good look at Alana. She only needed to look at her for five seconds to make a decision. "Tell me something, Alana... Where's that handsome special agent? I want to know where he is to make sure he's not planning anything," she requested.
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Post by Andrew Bullock on Nov 30, 2019 0:14:57 GMT -5
Andrew didn't wait for her to start looking around. He immediately came out of the Under Armour and surrendered himself.
"Andrew, what are you doing!?" Montai shouted over their communication device.
"I was made the moment Bowen hijacked my power," Andrew admitted.
"That woman is going to kill her and possibly you too!"
"Too late to fuss over that, huh?" Andrew became distracted by dozens of police officers swarming the building. Many of them came inside and pointed their weapons straight at Bowen. They lit her up on sight. Bowen's body hit the floor, and blood started pouring out. Andrew then realized that his power returned to him...and that's when he became deathly afraid...
"...We need to get out of here..." Andrew warned Noland and Alana.
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Post by Noland Hardy on Nov 30, 2019 0:22:48 GMT -5
"..." Noland felt the same thing Nero felt. There was no way in hell that this was going to be that easy. Bowen took a direct hit from a Hyper Motion-enhanced punch from Drago and LIVED. There was no way puny bullets were going to take her out. That's what was so scary about this development. Why would this happen...? What were these officers going to do?
"So...uh...you...took out the enemy...and your guns are now pointed at...me..." Noland observed. "...Umm, Drago? Help...?"
"I think I need help myself," Drago admitted. He was being looked at by several helicopters and evolved Ravenoid.
"You move from that spot, Master Blaze, and you'll be charged with obstruction of justice assuming we don't gun you down. Are we clear?" a SWAT officer said to him.
Noland looked at Alana when he heard that. Since she was the only regular human among the group in the immediate vicinity, he can't disobey that order. She can be killed very easily here... "Do what you guys do," Noland surrendered.
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Post by Mother Bowen on Nov 30, 2019 0:27:38 GMT -5
"I'm so glad you said that," Bowen agreed as she stood back up. The wounds and her blood disappeared without a trace... How was she doing this? More importantly, why did a portal open from above one of the officer's head and drop off an RPG? Why was this same officer pointing the said RPG in Alana's direction?
"Like I said, I'm easier to work with, BUT...my patience is very low, and I don't tolerate people who try to deceive me," Bowen shrugged. "Die."
"RPG!" An officer yelled out as a rocket was fired towards Alana.
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Post by Noland Hardy on Nov 30, 2019 3:34:15 GMT -5
Noland panicked, because now, there was a great possibility that someone was getting killed by the RPG. The launcher itself looked standard, but it came from a portal. No one could really predict what kind of modifications were made to it. It could be a pocket nuke for all they know.
"Drago!" Noland called out. He attempted to Hyper Motion in the path of the rocket. He prepared to take the blast head-on. He was the most durable one out of them all. If anyone could live a rocket, it was him.
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Post by Mother Bowen on Nov 30, 2019 3:49:46 GMT -5
Bowen gave Noland one last surprise before he was subjected to a very horrifying experience. She sped towards Noland...just like Ahio would with her speed. She latched onto Noland and hung on for dear life.
"Sorry, but no," Bowen denied. She vibrated hers and Noland's body at a frequency that allowed their bodies to phase through the rocket. Bowen closed her eyes when the rocket traveled past them and made its impact. She didn't want to watch what would happen if someone got directly hit by it...
"I'm so sorry..." Bowen faintly whispered...
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Post by Noland Hardy on Nov 30, 2019 4:00:24 GMT -5
"Shit!" Noland cursed when he realized what Bowen had did. He didn't see what happened behind him, but his heart sank...
He put his feet into Bowen's chest and jumped backwards off of it. He rolled backwards and looked up, and there were still officers ready to shoot in his direction. Drago Hyper Motioned onto the scene in his robed form. He didn't attack the officers just yet. He was being as attentive as he could to make sure they understood what was going on before dropping heads.
"I'll take it from here," Drago volunteered.
"Right..." Noland left. He looked back to see what had happened from the explosion. He was about ready to lose control then...
"Alana...?" Noland rushed over to her side to find that Alana...was unconscious from the direct impact of the RPG. Andrew was on his back reeling.
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Post by Mother Bowen on Nov 30, 2019 4:08:41 GMT -5
"What a shame. That was a perfectly good sacrifice too... Too bad we don't really need them to be alive in the traditional sense. That'd suck for us, right?" Bowen mentioned. "I know. Toxic joke, but I believe some congratulations are in order. You, Master Blaze, decided to keep Drago out of my reach so that I wouldn't take his overwhelming power. You're a smart young man; however...you have a gross misunderstanding of who I can target with my abilities. You saw me use Gladion and Ahio's abilities, and they're conveniently scattered throughout the mall as if I wasn't supposed to know that they were there. Tsk tsk tsk. I suppose that's all you really are: just legends."
"I have some time to burn if you really want me to take out all of these so-called Legendary Soldiers here and now if you want. Thanks to Drago showing up, that's a definite possibility. Plus, we wouldn't want you to be known as a cop killer again, now would we? Hm...there was one word you used often after you THINK you've gotten powerful... Oh...I know. Yield."
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Post by Noland Hardy on Nov 30, 2019 4:19:03 GMT -5
"..." Noland was trembling. It wasn't out of fear for Bowen. It was for Alana. He surged some Switch Code energy into her, but he really didn't know what to do. He was too scared to approach her. At that moment, he snapped... He turned to all of the officers pointing weapons at him. He swallowed a hard pill: there was no such thing as a normal life. "I'm sorry, Dad... I failed you... I couldn't stay away from this..." he lamented. "Drago...let's do this..." "Okay," Drago accepted. He primed himself for a battle that he had a considerable disadvantage in, but it would have to do. Bowen MUST be defeated. "Nero, dust yourself off and get her body to a safe place," Noland commanded as if he was the one running the show now. "And...thanks for giving me the opportunity to better myself with the community... You really helped, but...after this, I'll always be that monster who's built for war, because these guys...they're going to die. Every last one of them..." ( Boss Theme 2)
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Post by Andrew Bullock on Nov 30, 2019 4:33:47 GMT -5
"I...I get it..." Andrew regretted to say. "Be...careful..." He was still disoriented from the blast, but he was still capable of giving out information.
"Andrew, what's going on? I heard an explosion," Montai communicated.
"Just listen to me, and don't do anything more than what I tell you," Andrew started. "Get the FBI and Silver Knights swarming this place NOW. Police are using RPG's against the CIA and the Resistors. Do you understand that?"
"Copy," Montai complied. "Do what you gotta do."
"Yep." Andrew saw the same officer attempting to reload to go for another shot. Without warning, Andrew reached into his jacket and pulled out a pistol. He shot the bastard in the head. Bowen didn't try to stop it, so that was a relief.
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Post by Noland Hardy on Nov 30, 2019 18:48:25 GMT -5
Noland saw the police point their weapons in Nero's direction after the RPG guy was shot. Anyone could guess what they were going to do to Nero after that.
"Ability activate! Danger Zone!" This was a combination of two classics: Oppressive Air and Crimson Bonding. This was more controlled than either of the two abilities though. Drago had a surge of lightning forming on his body. That's all anyone saw before the officers themselves got zapped. Their bodies turned to ash almost immediately. Just by the lightning traveling through the area, it started to become a volcanic environment in that the air quality was turning bad real fast. This was why it was called Danger Zone.
"Only take on monster form if you're confident you can hit a small target," Noland advised Drago.
"I'm good for now," Drago confidently stated.
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Post by Mother Bowen on Nov 30, 2019 18:58:27 GMT -5
Bowen was severely burned even though she wasn't directly hit by the lightning bolts. It was only going to get worse here though. Poisonous gas started to become problematic, so she'd have to respond with something fast or risk dying. She had a white-colored aura in her hands as she gradually restored her health. This was likely because of Skystar's 'assistance.'
"Oh...guess we DO have someone strong in the house," Bowen realized. For the first time in a long time, she took on her battle form: her Neathian appearance. It was similar to Lyles in that it was obviously darker in appearance, but it was noticeably lighter in comparison to Lyles.
Bowen took off towards Noland in an attempt to attack him personally. She flew around in a crazed, but somewhat controlled movement pattern to keep the boys guessing. Obviously, she knew that they were both exceptional sensors and will likely know where she'll strike, but she didn't care for now. After all, this was a marathon for her, not a sprint.
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Post by Noland Hardy on Nov 30, 2019 22:24:28 GMT -5
Drago used the power from Danger Zone to amp up his own body via the stimulation from the electricity. He was noticeably faster. Noland stood completely still. His facial expression lacked any sort of happiness or excitement. He was not entertained at all. Drago used his tail to easily swat Bowen out of the air. She was smacked down to where she was.
"Juvenile," Noland commented on her movement. "Hey, Ken. I know you've been studying this woman here. Anything that I should know?"
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