Hurricane Drake

Sul-Fury and Sean were on a sail barge that was traveling from New York towards Florida. Currently Hurricane Drake has been sweeping across the southern shore of the United States. It's classified as a Category 4 Hurricane, and most of the people have done as advised, going into an underground bunker to keep safe. However not all of them have, some were too stubborn trying to "ride out the storm" and stay in their homes. Unfortunately these people were in a significant amount of trouble. The storm had already reported hundreds of lives being taken and many more missing.

It was Sul-Fury and Sean's job to save as many as they could in this catastrophe. Sul was pretty confident they'd be fine. Though Sean was more on the weak side in durability, this was his playground. The kid could manipulate water and the Hurricane caused significant flooding and constant rain. He just hoped that he wouldn't be pushed to his limits. He remembers in the battle with Pain that his power seemed to exhaust him and cause blood loss. He didn't want Sean to push himself that hard.

"You aren't nervous, are you Sean? I'll make sure we're safe. The plan is simple. The eye of the Storm is the safest area in a hurricane, but it's also an area of significant damage. If we keep out of the Hurricane's path, staying in the Eye, we'll be fine. But I don't want you pushing yourself out there. I need you to try and stay up and active the entire time. Don't put yourself in danger and don't push your limitations, okay?"

In the distance they could see a small storm but nothing too significant. It was going to creep up on them soon enough. They would enter the zone via helicopter. Flying over the Hurricane and into the Eye of the storm where they could safely exit.

Sean watched in silent amazement at the costal water.Blue green greyish eyes scanning it over in a child like fascination.Though he knew they werent here for sightseeing.It was for a much higher purpose.Somehitng he would have to get used to.Helping people.Though the thought of it didn't feel as bitter as it once did.In fact it felt like it was right.Like he could make a life out of doing this.The thought brought a smile to his face.
Apparently they were doing something involving some kinda hurrcane.Hurricane drake as Sul said.Saving the assholes too stubborn to do what their told.Half of him wanted them to just die,but a hero wouldnt do that.Since he was a hero he had to save them.At least there would be an abundance of water.Which would allow him to show off a full showcase of his power.Especially since his little scrap with Pain gave him more endurance.His limit was not as easy to reach as it once was.Most likely doubled at least.Making this mission also like a training test for him.Just plus the possibility of him dying if he screwed up.
His inner thoughts were inturrupted by Sul explaining the specifics of the assignment.All of it he understood perfectly.A smile coming across his face.On that was a mix innocence and comprehension."I promise Sul i won't do anything stupid.Especially push my limits"He promised smiling.Absently adjusting the tattered fingers of his favorite fingerless gloves.Even though there was nothing wrong with them.Sweeping aside his black bangs aside.
He had a feeling this would go well.Just something in his gut told him not to worry.As long as him and Sul worked together nothing could stop them.So deep in his heart he chose to believe it.

As they got closer, the hurricane began to show it's true power. Sul and Sean could see the hurricane's true form, which spanned their entire view of the coast. Indescribable by words, the devastation was going to be immense. Thick, dark clouds covered the sky. It seemed like an impassable wall of destruction. Sul got up from where he was sitting, they would enter the Helicopter soon to fly over the beastly storm so that they could get to work.

"C'mon, let's go Sean." Sul walked towards the Helicopter pilot who was already positioned and firing up the helicopter blades. Sul climbed aboard and scooted over in the seat to make room for Sean to board as well. He wondered what it would be like once they landed, hopefully they could evade the storm the entire time by remaining in the eye. Otherwise they would have severe problems. As soon as the two got in, the helicopter's blades spun rapidly and the vehicle obtained flight. It soared towards oblivion.

The storm was immense a large collection of black clouds almost like a wall.An intimidating sight to be sure but still.He couldnt get scared of something like this.Still in the pit of his heart he felt hesitation.A slight twinge of it but still.
At the same time though his entire being wanted the dabger.Craved it like a druggie would crave a fix.Now he just waited for the helicoptor the was to fly them over the storm.Tapping on the rail of the barge lightly in a rythm.Till it appeard over the large clouds.Ready to escort them into a proverbial hell."C'mon let's go Sean"Sul said going into the chopper.Sean followed after him.Hands resting on his lap.That was covered in rips that decorated his black tight jeans.His signature tattered jacket went down about half way down his thigh.Taking a deep relaxing breath he waited.As he was flown into the eye of the storm.

Alice decided that she must be one of the most unlucky people that has ever existed in the history of the universe, and there were oh so many reasons why that was so. The main one, she was stuck in the middle of a hurricane. She silently cursed her mother... she didn't really mean it but it was hard not too when this was kinda her fault in the first place... though of course, she was still to blame. The memories raged through her head about the nice drive to know where... they were lost somehow, her mom had heard about the hurricane and they were now trying to get somewhere safe... which failed terribly since her mother had panicked… which led back to the being lost thing. Thank goodness they had come upon civilization… only issue was that it was the very place they did not want to be… Florida City, where the hurricane was supposed to strike first.

Things only got worse from there. Alice was separated from her mother and instead of seeking shelter like a person with common sense would… she decided to stay out and look for her. Her mom on the other hand, was persuaded that her daughter would certainly be smart enough to seek shelter… but Alice was never really known for her common sense, she wasn’t stupid… she was just sometimes out of it… so she quickly found herself holed up with a bunch of residents who refused to enter the shelters by choice… something that Alice found a bit idiotic though in hindsight, she really wasn’t one to talk right now.

To her great surprise… the house remained standing through the first part of the storm… she silently thanked god and whomever built the house for their obviously very great craftsmanship… the other houses on the other hand weren’t so lucky, though thank goodness they were empty… at least she thought they were empty. Either way, they were temporarily safe though everyone was dripping wet, miserable, and frightened. The windows had broken and there certainly was flooding but hey, once again, they were alive and the house was mostly above water... ish.. She had her goggles on to block the rain and as she surveyed the damage inside, she knew they weren’t going to last much longer… at least the house wouldn’t. She cursed silently, this wasn’t a good situation. She wanted to head for shelter but it was unlikely they could get in… that and the fact she couldn't swim for that long. She sighed, her powers weren't gonna help her here... though had already had to use her powers once when a piece of rubble had flown through the window… of course, no one saw since they were all cowering and covering their heads. She prayed, hoping someone would come help soon.

The helicopter soared through the air reaching a high altitude to fly over the storm. Sul couldn't hear much other than the deafening sound of the rotor spinning rapidly, so he decided not to try and talk until after they had landed. Nothing below could be seen through the thick gray clouds until they had reached the eye of the storm, which was significantly untouched. The helicopter started to lower its altitude towards the ground level. From there Sul could see the massive flooding, some houses were completely buried in water, others were barely above water level.




The helicopter lowered down to an altitude that the team of two could jump down from, but they would have a difficult time trying to swim everywhere. Sul yelled over the sound of the rotors at Sean. "IF YOU COULD MAKE AN ICE PLATFORM FOR US TO JUMP OUT ON, IT WOULD BE BETTER THAN SWIMMING, IT'S VERY DEEP." He hoped Sean heard him correctly so that they could effectively leap out of the helicopter onto a floating iceberg of sorts.

It didnt take them long to get over the storm wall.In all its swirling chaotic mass.Now the helicoptor whirred above the flooded streets of the eye.Lowering itself a little.To a perfect altitude for them to jump from the coptor.Though the whir of the chopper blades made it hard to hear anyone if they spoke.Reducing any word spoken to only an unnoticable garble.
Then the sound of Suls voice somehow peirced the loud whir.That made him act.Commanding the waters bellow to freeze into a dense sturdy section of ice.Freezing all the way to the streets themselves."READY!!!I'M JUMPING NOW"He yelled to Sul hoping he would hear him.Hoping that his words werent cut out by the chopper blades.Then he jumped.Ready to take on what came next.Resolute that he could do this.Especially with so much water.

Alice carefully climbed onto the roof of the building.... "This is not good." she muttered, all she could see nothing but water all around her... nothing else... well, except for the roofs of the submerged buildings but that really didn't make much of a difference in her book since either way, they had no where to go. One of the other people, a 10 year old girl climbed up as well, her mother probably inside trying to reinforce the building. She sat down next to Alice and simply stared out at the water, not speaking. Alice sighed, "I'll be fine, I'm sure we'll get through this alive." she said, forcing a smile on her face. The girl only nodded, not even looking at her... suddenly, they heard the sounds of a... helicopter?

Both Alice and the girl stood up, looking up at the sky to see that there indeed was a helicopter... "What are they trying to do!?"she thought, watching as it descended lower and lower. Then... something gave them hope, the water froze. In normal circumstances... that may not be anything but in this case... it meant that there was a metahuman who, Alice guessed, could control ice and water to a certain degree... which is perfect for a hurricane. As one the the figures jumped down, Alice and the girl seemed to reach a wordless agreement when they both began to yell as loud as they could, trying to gain the attention of their possible helpers.

Sul leapt out of the helicopter after Sean did, landing on the manmade iceberg below. He was significantly heavier in weight for his mutation, being a hard rock-like outer shell. When he landed the whole Iceberg shook violently, and it threatened to crack. Instead Sul slipped on the thick ice and fell on his back.

"Uhnn. Well. Ice may not have been as great of an idea as I thought. Still beats swimming." That Sul knew. He was traumatized from previously almost drowning and would likely panic. Sul got to his feet and steadied himself. He'd have to get used to walking on Ice, the place was entirely flooded. He knew they had to keep moving, the hurricane could dramatically change course and throw them into the thick of the storm. They needed to work fast to help as many as they could. In the distance he could hear a faint voice. Looking around the general direction of it, he saw a figure trying to get their attention.

Sul tried to balance himself on the ice as he briskly jogged over their direction trying not to slip on the Ice. They would need to come up with a better form of ground transportation if they were going to keep out of the storm's wave of destruction. They were only safe while in the middle of the storm, which was ironic. The helicopter rose and took off, it couldn't remain here long, it needed to go back for gasoline.

Sul leapt out of the helicoptor after him.On impact he expected the iceburg to break.So he kept some focus on it.Keeping the huge chunk of ice in one peice.So when Sul landed he didn't cause any damage.Only slipping and falling on his ass.Sean quietly giggled to himself.It was for some reason funny to him.That and he knew Sul wouldn't be hurt by something like that.
"Uhnn. Well. Ice may not have been as great of an idea as I thought. Still beats swimming." Sul said.Which gave Sean an interesting idea."Ummm Sul you know i could just use my powers to like split the flood waters.So maybe you don't have to worry about"He paused for a moment."Slipping on your ass"He smiled.Then he heard a faint voice.Looking over he saw the source of it.With a thought the ice partially wrapped themselves around his feet.Allowing him to follow Sul without slipping on the slick ice.Hoping Sul didn't trip again.Never knew when the storm was going to pick up.Couldnt afford to be in the middle of the chaos when it did.Him and maybe Sul would end up losing their lives.Though he was more likely to die.So he had to worry about himself more.

Alice squinted as another figure came jumping out of the helicopter... so now there were two, she could work with that. As she and the girl continued to yell, some of the others climbed onto the roof as well, joining in their little attention seek. Finally, they noticed the little group and started to head towards them on ice. She watched as the helicopter took off... how were they going to get the survivors out? Alice sighed, hoping that the hero's had some plan because as far as she could tell... the eye of the storm was moving...

Sean and Sul made their way towards the two survivors, Sul knew the plan. They weren't getting them out of the Hurricane at all. They were here to assist in any way possible medically, and get trapped citizens out of areas they were stuck in, and get them to the safe bunker where they were supposed to be to begin with. Sean had an idea to split a path of water with his powers. This would present an excess of problems for Sul and he wouldn't allow it. For one, he was depending on Sean highly for this mission. They will need to improvise a lot in this mission using his powers, and if he's knocked out of commission by overuse, he'll be as much use to Sul as an anchor tied to his ankle. Not to mention, his fear of drowning would make him extremely uncomfortable while walking inbetween two massive bodies of water.

"Very funny, Squirt." He called him by his childish nickname. "Nah man, I can't let you do that. Conserve your power, I mean it. This isn't a joke, we can't waste your energy. I'll need you a lot here building bridges, giving clean water to these people, supporting me in a large amount of ways I can't even describe right now. We're fine how we are, we just need a more suitable form of transportation capable of traveling on Ice, like a snowmobile, if only they all weren't buried under the water." Unfortunately they'd have to find a way to get a makeshift vehicle, like a sled. Sul could use his strength to bend some steel into a sled-like transport. But he just didn't feel like they had the time. It was a battle of time over energy. If they ran across the Ice, they'd lose time as well.

They made their way over to Alice and a small girl who were trapped on their rooftops. Sean was paving a way for them to travel there. "Alright, is there anyone else in the house? Anyone trapped or hurt? We need to get you to a secure bunker as quickly as possible. It looks like the storm has stopped but really we're in the center of it. Meaning the storm will pass over here again. We need to move as quickly as possible." Sul was wasting no time, he knew they had to keep moving forward and get these people to the safety zone where they wouldn't be in harms way. This was only HALF the damage, the Hurricane would come over again and deal it a blow just as hard as the first, possibly ending these people's lives.

Internally sean frowned a little.He had gone through all the calculations of his plan.All down to the T.Maybe it was a factor he hadnt put in.Something he hadnt thought of before.Though the thoughts passed almost as soon as they came.it wasn't his buisness to go about asking personal things.Not in the middle of this place.That could wait till later anyway.
"If you say so"he shrugged.Sighing slightly annoyed.Though the tinge of annoyance was undetectable."Where does he plan to get this transportation?Almost everything is under water"He wondered curious.Though he chose not to ask that.Leave it to him.That was what he was thinking.Now was time to start on his real misson here.To "save people".
So whille he froze a path through the flood waters.They approached the two girls on roof.Along with more people who gathered with them.Sul was giving them orders.talking about a secure bunker in only god knows where."So anyone coming aboard the ice express better come on now.We do have a tight schedule to keep"He stated sarcastically.Making it half plain that he was annoyed that these people didn't just go to the bunkers in the first place.Instead of staying in their homes where he and Sul had to come and save their sorry asses.

Alice watched as the two figures moved closer and closer, she frowned slightly as she observed them. The second one was... strange looking but hey, they needed all the help they could get. The ice guy on the other hand... he looked emo. She snerked under her breath, before becoming silent again. Then Rocky, as she decided to call the second guy, started to talk and ask her questions. She listened quietly before answering, "Yes sir, there are more people... right behind me." She pointed behind her to the small group that had gathered as they had approached. Alice nodded, deciding it probably did make more sense to have them get to a safety bunker then to waste fuel and get them out since who knows how many more people needed help out there.

Then... then the Emo spoke, sarcasm threading through his voice and hitting the survivors like a ton of bricks... it was obvious this guy did not think too highly of them. She glared at him, a bit pissed off by his attitude but not saying anything since these guys were their only help right now. "Emo, emo, emo..." she repeated under her breath, mentally smirking... she knew she shouldn't but it made her feel better to insult him in a weird way... she wrote it off as stress.

Sul raised his head to a thunderous roar in the background. In the distance surrounding them were dark gray clouds. They needed to get these people to the safety bunker. Sul looked around and couldn't find an efficient way to transport all these people. They would have to travel on the ice pathways.

"Alright let's get moving, we don't know if there will be others in the same position as you are or not. We don't have much time before the storm will be coming through here again. We're heading towards the bunkers for safety, we can't use the helicopter to get everyone out of here, it will take too many trips. But Sean and I can make you a path to safety and get you there."

The group traveled through the icy pathway to get to the bunker. The 10-year-old girl got tired so Sul let her ride on his shoulders, holding gently onto her feet so she didn't fall backwards. On the journey others joined them. But they were far off from the City, where the real damage was. Some obstacles still were ahead. Sounds of explosions nearby startled the group. Sul raised his head up above, and quickly placed the girl on the ground.



An electrical grid transformer blew sending sparks below. The base of the transformer snapped, and put high tension on the cables. "Everyone look out... It's comin down! He ushered everyone to back up with a waving motion of his hands. One of the cables snapped and flung at the group at a high velocity. Sul being at the front was slashed at the abdomen. The cable had enough power to dash a normal person in two, but it didn't hurt as much as the electrical surge coursing through the cable. He took a few steps backwards with a grunt and fell to a knee to regain composure.

The transformer was still standing, barely. Another cable snapped off and whipped itself at the group. Something had to stop it!