Re: Summer Nights.

by **Andrew** July 21st 2012, 3:01 pm

As soon as she finished talking, she was at him like a fight train. Wanting her to continue blowing of steam he took the hit, instantly feeling the breaking of his ribs. One of his ribs must've gone through a lung. As he coughed blood flew from his mouth onto the mat. Grabbing both his exposed and damaged torso he fell to the ground and coughed up a little more blood. "Jesus christ." he thought as he inhaled feeling a lot of pain. "Shoulda dodged that one." was his next thought. He moved his hand slightly down his midsection and found a rib had ripped through skin. "What a blow." he thought looking up into Tyuki's eyes with pain written all over his. Trying to not look week he stood up, his knees wobbling, and blood dripping from his mouth. Putting one hand back up. and one holding his upper, he tried to keep going.

Breathing very heavily he walked towards Tyuki. "You are seriously strong, like damn." he said trying to flash a smile to get her to not worry about him. He wound up to throw a punch but as he did he dropped flat on his face"AHHH FUCK" he screamed in his mind. Once more the hero stood up, this time more pain written on his face.
"Can you heal me please before we continue?" he asked nicely removing his hand from his midsection. Now was the test of her powers for him. He walked over to her and turned away a bit, showing her his exposed rib. "I think one went through one of my lungs too." he said sheepishly.

by **Chellizard** July 21st 2012, 4:20 pm

Tyuki's eyes were filled with shock, and she almost started to cry. "Oh my GOSH! Oh my gosh! Fuck! Oh my gosh! Are you okay?" She rushed to him and dropped to her knees and had her hands over his wounds immediately. She concentrated harder than she had ever before; her eyes glowing brighter, and her hair paling to that ghostly white within seconds. While she was healing him, tears streamed her face, and she shook her head, muttering how stupid she was, and that she was sorry, and that she was just.. angry, but she shouldn't have taken it out on him.

"Damn.. Andrew, I'm so sorry!" She said, frowning before letting her hands slide back. The wound, bones, and flesh were healed completely; you could even say they were more than one hundred percent healthier. She gave him a weak smile, though, at his sheepish look. She moved her thumb, and wiped a bit of blood from his lower lip, and then rubbed the mess off on his shirt before rolling backwards and springing up, gracefully, onto her feet. She arched her feet and stood up upon her toes and tilted her head to the left, then right. The motion had her neck cracking, and she was sobbing lightly, but she would be okay. She wiped her eyes and brought her hands up. "All right, let's go." she said, waiting for him to strike first this time. "Hit me with your best shot," she said jutting her chin out slightly.

by **Andrew** July 23rd 2012, 11:40 pm

"Its totally fine, don't sweat it." he said giving Tyuki a reassuring smile and thumbs up. Andrew stood up, and dusted himself off a bit. "Well I think that takes care of sparring for today" Andrew said in a joking tone.
Walking out of the ring he opened a bottle of water and turned to Tyuki. "Look I gotta be honest with you about something. I've never really been good at expressing how I fell. I think you're like the coolest girl I've ever met and I.." he took a step towards Tyuki.His sentence was cut short when a van came speeding into the driveway of the warehouse.
"Hold that thought." Andrew said calmly.

Walking over to the warehouse door, 4 men in suits hopped out to greet him. He knew exactly what they were here for and he quickly turned back to Tyuki. 3 men were walking up behind her all with blades of some sort."Tyuki!" Andrew shouted in a booming voice, dashing back towards his comrade. Leaping over her, Phoenix threw a devastating drop kick to one of the men's faces. Once he was back on his feet, he threw one of the hardest punches he had ever thrown at one of them, knocking out most of his visible teeth. This left one more near Tyuki.

Throwing a roundhouse kick to the last thug's head, Andrew watched the man spin like a ballerina and drop to the floor. Turning back to the men who originally hopped out he had a smile on his face. "You guy's dont know what you're up against."
One man stepped forward. He had a large nose, big coke bottle glasses, and a crooked smile. "I believe it is you who doesn't realize what he's up against son." the man said in monotone.
Three more vans pulled out, all with weapons and explosives.
Andrew did the smart thing and put his hands in the air. No need for him or Tyuki to get shot or worse. Looking at Tyuki his eyes softened. "I promise you we'el get out of this." he said looking her in the soul.

by **Chellizard** July 25th 2012, 12:47 am

A bit confused at the sudden stop in their spar, she dropped her fists, her knuckles a bit raw, but she would be fine. While taking a couple shallow steps forward toward Andrew, she brushed a bit of loose hair from her eyes and healed her knuckles within a blinking moment. "I guess so, heh," she said while placing her hands behind of her head and standing up on her toes. The position had her spine cracking just before she landed on her heels again and stretched her toes out on the mat. She was, of course, bare footed.

As soon as Andrew started to talk, those words that passed his lips, especially the part where he said, 'I gotta be honest..' and then the other part, '.. never good at expressing how I feel..' Her heart started to beat faster, and harder, and she felt a blush crawl across her cheeks, but then he was cut short, and she was left with an unfinished sentence, and his back turning to face her. She let her jaw drop and she was annoyed, but then he was yelling her name and she felt a presence behind of her.

Her eyes were wide, and because of the shock that coursed her form, she was frozen on the spot. It wasn't until Andrew had knocked the three thugs out that she snapped back to reality and looked at him, flabbergasted. She did not like this. She felt tears threaten to spill over. Why was she always getting captured? And better yet, why did Andrew have to get dragged into this. "Just take me!" She stepped forward, her arms extended, her wrists just far enough apart for them to place chains around of them. She swallowed hard and the thugs bantered conversation.

"Whaddya think, Colin?"

"I dunno, Billy.."

"C'mon, the Boss just said get the girl."

"But this dude... he looks like a prize, too."

"You have a point, I guess.. yeah. Bag 'em both, fellas!"

The gang moved in and chained both Tyuki and Andrew's wrists together. At his words, the promise, she gave him a meek smile and nodded before a black bag was pulled over her head to block out the light and happiness of the sun. She felt her heart sink, but she also felt her rump get slammed into the bottom of the van, and then Andrew was placed next to her. Their knees and ankles were bound, too, as well as a thick chain that was placed around their torso, holding their arms at their sides. They had gotten smarter and used metals that could withstand freezing temperatures, and Tyuki's strength. But now, she was stronger due to some training, and Bliss wasn't here... so maybe the chains weren't fire proof. "I am.. so sorry, Andrew.. so sorry.." She turned slightly and leaned forward so her hand could find his. She grabbed and held on, her grip tender, and sweet, despite the sticky situation they were in.

by **Andrew** July 25th 2012, 3:41 am

Unable to do anything, and not wanting to put Tyuki in harms way, he complied with what the thugs asked. Once in the back of the car, a bag was placed over his head. Creating the tiniest flame inside of his mask, just enough for him to see, he felt her hand take his. It was a comforting feeling. "It's ok Tyuki." A smile grew across his face. He created the same tiny fire in her bag to give her some light. They were alone in the back, Andrew could feel it. His heart was racing heavy and his mind racing as well. Hundreds of plans forming on his head on what to do. The chains were too strong for him to break. "What the hell are these made out of?" Andrew wondered to himself trying to break free. He gave up the struggle and just held Tyuki's hand. Rubbing it slightly to try and comfort her, a plan came to mind.

"Listen Tyuki, I'm going to get us out of this. I need you to stay brave and stay strong. I won't let them hurt you." he said squeezing her hand a little to let her know he meant it. "Who ever did this is going to pay." Andrew said in a very serious tone. Before he knew it, they were at their destination. Thrown down some stairs still attached to Tyuki, Andrew opted to take bottom. Slamming onto the ground, he felt his fellow Talon slam onto him too. With a small grunt, Andrew was back on his feet, and he helped Tyuki up as well.

Being lead to a back room, their bags and shackles were removed. Looking a man in the eye Andrew began to speak. "I hope you fucking sleep well at night scumbag. Look at what you're putting this poor girl through." Andrew said pointing at Tyuki. The armed man motioned for Andrew to kneel down, and they shackled him to the ground. On his knees bound to the floor, he watched as they restrained Tyuki the same way.

Leaving them in the room, the light was shut off. Andrew created a flame in the center of the room and looked at Tyuki. "Talons are on their way by now. When they first showed up I sent out a distress signal. We need to fight our way our as well." With all his might Andrew pulled at the chains, but to no success. This angered him and he pulled harder. The result the same. Hearing footsteps, seemingly heavy he looked over to Tyuki. "Stay Brave." he whispered. Andrew made the flame in the room extinguish and made a quick heart of fire over in Tyuki's direction.

by **Chellizard** July 28th 2012, 2:19 pm

With trembling hands, and a sweaty grip, she kept her hand on his, even with the new light that gave her a bit of hope. She let a smile break her frowning, sob-stifling lips and could taste tears while she relaxed; at least, tried to relax. It would be hard for an ordinary human being to understand this, but she had been captured not once. Not twice. But three times. Third time this month; shit, third time this past two weeks. It was odd. But, she had to admit, she felt safe with Andrew here; she felt safe with Bliss, too, but Bliss was gone.

She felt hands grab at her and rip her away from Andrew, but she could hear him fussing just a step away. She was carried, her waist tucked over a shoulder, and her face slammed into someone's back. They smelled like cheap alcohol and cigarettes. The flame giving her light was patted out when her face smacked upon her escorts back. She struggled slightly, her bare feet kicking as she whined and cried. She felt fresh, warm tears streak down her face before she felt that lurching feeling in her stomach. She had been thrown into a room, her form falling, with a thud, on top of Andrew. She grunted and apologized passed her crying as best she could. Her knees felt bruised, and the room was damp, hot, and humid.

She groaned and rolled off of Andrew with the strength she could muster. She was stressed, and emotionally exhausted at this point. She felt the weight of the chains shift before the bag was pulled from her head. The sudden brightness had her squinting and scooting back on her rump to feign away from the thug. With Andrew's threat, and observation, she felt her heart rise up with hope and confidence. She, however, stayed silent and moved herself slightly to stand up once the door was shut. She fell over onto her side twice before giving up and sitting back down. "This is.. ridiculous.. I'm still sorry.. but I kinda of have an idea.. if I can just.. get my wrist out of this uncomfortable position.." She was struggling past the strength of the chains, but she could feel them weakening.

She looked to Andrew when she heard heavy foot steps, and then her eyes got wide and she stopped straining. She noticed the heart shaped flame and she bit the inside of her cheek and activated her healing as a sort of reply. She gave him a soft hearted smile and then looked to the man that opened the door. Except, it wasn't a man, it was a woman. She held a bouquet of roses, and tucked inside, was a shotgun.

"Well, well, well," she spoke, her voice nasally and annoying.

Tyuki cringed from how annoying the voice was, and was thankful she didn't sound like that.

"What have we here? A couple of lost causes? Heehee!" the woman laughed, though it was more of a snort that sounded alike to a pig during a heavy feeding frenzy.

The woman stepped forward and pointed the bouquet directly toward Tyuki. "Don't they smell WONDERFUL?! Ah! Red roses are the best, but Daddy knows I love those rare blue ones.. they're so hard to find!"

Tyuki's eyes were narrowed at this point, and having the barrel of a gun in her face only made her more pissed off. She could see, from the corner of her eye, an upset Andrew, but she would be okay. This bitch was going down. Tyuki had been quick on the draw, her strength beyond an average super human's. She, however, only flinched forward, and the woman stepped back and pulled on the trigger.

An expected spray of blood and brains was the normal outcome, but the gun was safety locked. Good job, dumb cunt. "Did I scare you?" Tyuki asked, poison in her words.

"Psh! No. I hope I scared you; next time.." the woman leaned in and pressed her lips close to Tyuki's ear and spoke in a whisper, but it was loud enough for Andrew to hear. "I won't leave the safety on.."

"Never make promises you cannot keep," She said before arching her back and leaning away from the woman that then turned her attention toward Andrew. Tyuki feared for him, because she had a feeling he was going to lose his cool if this woman pushed his buttons just right.

by **Andrew** July 31st 2012, 2:01 am

Phoenix was getting angry as he saw the women messing with his teammate. An mean look crept across Andrew's face. The women was now in front of him. "My my, look at this young boy." she said circling the hero.
"I could have some fun with this one." she said looking him up and down. He was still shirtless and the room was starting to get cold, yet he was really warm. His mind said cold, but his body said hot. Pulling once more with all he strength he tried to free himself from the restraints. He felt one of the bolts in it pop. Trying once more, he fell to his knees. A smile now grew across Andrew's face. "Are these things fire proof?" he asked looking the women in the eye.

"No they are not. But we emptied your pockets, you have nothing to use to create one." she sad with a sadistic tone in her voice. "That's too bad." Andrew said looking over at Tyuki. "You guys should really invest in them." Suddenly Andrew created quite possibly the hottest fire he had ever made. The chains melted off almost instantly to vapor. Standing up, he grabbed the women by the shirt. "Do not ever, fuck with my friends." Then he threw her into a wall leaving her knocked out.

"Let's get you out of those." Andrew said to Tyuki with a big smile. Holding the chains around her. he set them to fire and once again, the melted. Grabbing Tyuki's hand and helping her up, he pressed the button on his dog tags. "Phoenix to Talons, We need back up. A.I. follow my signal. Come as soon as you can." he released the dog tag.
"Well I'm half way to keeping my promise. I got you outta those chains." he said with a grin, and went in to hug Tyuki in relief of being free.

by **Chellizard** July 31st 2012, 10:29 am

Tyuki tensed up and closed her eyes when the woman leaned herself closer to Andrew. She felt a fire inside of her, and her eyes were burning with that anger. "Get your hands off of him.." she said through gritted teeth, her voice a growl. She looked alike to a crazy person, especially with how she arched herself forward and struggled passed her chains. The links were whining and stretching, the friction from her strength making them weaker and weaker.

Her healing powers activated because of the chains cutting into her arms, but something weird happened. Instead of just her hair paling, and her eyes glowing a bright white, a white glittery beam of light poured from her mouth as she strained. She closed her mouth out of surprise and stopped straining, just as Andrew asked if the chains were fireproof. Once his eyes met her's, she feigned away from him. She knew he was going to use his power to get rid of the chains.

The woman, surprised, attempted to shoot off a round from her gun. The safety was still on. What an idiot. Andrew had the woman by the shirt, and tossed her like a rag doll before leaving her unconscious. Tyuki looked at him surprised. She allowed her healing power to kick in just as his fire ignited to melt away her chains. She was glad he had focused on the chains, but her clothes were just a bit charred. She patted out a flame and healed her burnt skin. She winced while she did so and then stood up on her bare feet, her eyes wet with fresh tears. "Heh.. I'm glad you can keep your promises."

She buried her face into his chest and sighed, but trouble was not over, even if AI, or anyone else at the Talons' HQ heard their plea for help; there were guards beating down the door which was conveniently locked from the inside by that bitch with the shot gun. Tyuki narrowed her eyes at the girl and stole her shoes, slipping on the ballet flats. Surprisingly, they were the same size. "We have to fight our way out, or we could try what me and Bliss did..." Tyuki used Andrew as a ladder and leaped up onto his shoulders and reached up to push the cardboard ceiling tile out of her way. She then saw a small crawl space to their freedom. She moved up and extended her arm, just as the door started to give way. "Come on! before they come in here!" She pulled him up, and once he was safely inside, she slid the tile back into place, keeping them hidden just long enough for the guards to get confused.

by **A.I.** July 31st 2012, 10:26 pm

A.I. was alone in the Talons' base, working on new equipment and weapons. He looked down at some schematics, puzzled, when suddenly the alarm started blaring. Quickly opening up his wrist computer, he located the source of the distress signal. Phoenix's dog tags were emitting the signal, and Tyuki was with him. A.I. was about to shut off the locater, when he saw that the location of Phoenix and Tyuki's signals were on the move. He pressed on his dog tags and called for any Talons nearby, hoping he could find at least one person to accompany him. Dashing over to the hangar, A.I. paused for a moment, before pulling a very large tarp off the top of his favorite creation so far, The Bird.

A.I. climbed into the cockpit and got comfortable. The hangar started to move upward slowly, making a loud rumbling sound. The Bird's engines hummed as the ceiling above it opened up, revealing the cloudy New York sky. Hovering up and out of the hangar, The Bird took off at full speed towards the red dot on it's GPS, which had stopped moving by now. After a few minutes, A.I. was within a few blocks of Phoenix and Tyuki's location, and he decided to land The Bird on a nearby rooftop, in case a more stealthy approach was necessary. Nearing the building, A.I. started to hear rambunctious party music, and he discovered the building to be a nightclub. "I really hope this is Phoenix's idea of a surprise party." A.I. sighed.

by **Andrew** August 1st 2012, 1:35 am

Andrew looked out into the hallways of the underground warehouse. Looking back to Tyuki, he gave her the "one second" finger, and walked out. A man about his size turned the corner and looked at him. "Hey what are.." was all he got out before Phoenix ran at him at 60 miles per hour. Landing a hard punch the man's jaw, it was safe to say he was done. Taking the shirt and hat off the man he threw it on. "At least i'm not a sore thumb anymore." he said looking back at Tyuki buttoning up his shirt. He heard a few footsteps coming and slung the man's out cold body over his shoulder.

Tossing the man into the holding room he was in, he close the door and leaned in close to Tyuki to whisper in her ear "listen we need to be really smart if we want to make it out of here. These people clearly know what they are doing." the footsteps we're very close. While Phoenix has picked up the man's body, he had taken his gun. Turning quickly from the corner he pointed the firearm at the people walking his way. "KIck your guns over to me. Now." he said. In fear the people followed directions and handed over their weapons.

As soon as they were unarmed Andrew threw the gun he was holding at the floor and dashed at the people. They were 3 large men. Andrew threw a roundhouse kick to the first ones head, sending the man flying into one of his friends. Grabbing another by the shirt he punched him in the face repeatedly. A few teeth fell from the man's face. Dropping the beaten man, he turned to the last one who had a gun pointed at Tyuki "I swear to god. If you pull that trigger I will make sure you eat from a straw the rest of your life." Andrew said creating a ball of fire in his hand. The man looked into Phoenix's serious eyes and saw he was not joking. He hoped he wasn't scaring Tyuki too much. He was just trying to keep her safe.

The man put his weapon down and Andrew grabbed him by the shirt collar, and threw him into a wall. Picking his body up off the ground he slammed him into the same wall, holding his fist against the man's chest. "How the hell do we get out of here, and where is your boss?" he asked in a tone that only came out when he was truly pissed. "Take the staircase on the left, the bosses office is the 3rd door on the left. Please don't kill me." Phoenix released the man. Quickly the man pulled out a knife and stabbed Phoenix right in the gut. Coughing up blood, Andrew looked up at the man wit pure rage on his face. Throwing a fierce right elbow to the man's cheek bone, the man's eyes light up in pain. He watched as the pain faded, and the man's eyes rolled into the back of his head. "Can you please heal me Tyuki." he asked nicely pulling up his shirt.

by **Chellizard** August 1st 2012, 11:22 pm

She let her eyes follow him with fear filling her heart to the rim. She took a shaky breath inward through her nose, and exhaled passed her lips with them pursed slightly. She then let the realization hit her. She reached into her pocket and felt around for her lighter and her always trusty stash of weed. Nothing. She clenched her fist in her pocket, her jaw getting tight with anger. She then let her anger subside long enough to hear Phoenix speaking toward her. "True.." She said, and stood next to him, hearing the same foot steps he had.

She had dropped down while he was around the corner, out of her sight. She landed on her feet and bounced slightly, her knees bending from the landing. She helped him move the body, her strength beyond his by comparison, but Andrew was still able to lift the body with ease. She let her breath catch in her throat, shivers running down her side and to her fingertips from his breath upon the shallow of her neck. All she could do was smirk and answer him with a bit of sarcasm to lighten the mood. "Ya'think..?" She was afraid to step out of the room, not until she was needed, or until the coast was clear. He could use her help, but she was too busy trying not to pass-out from her stress levels rising.

She then heard a heavy grunt and she had to come out to Andrew's aide. She moved out of the doorway and into the shallow hallway, her hair swallowing her face briefly with how quickly she stepped out of the damp, dark room. Her feet slid against the floor before she stopped and she felt the barrel of a gun bury itself into her shoulder blade. She looked to Phoenix for help, her eyes locked onto his with a couple tears welling up. His words, however, lit a fire of hope within her chest and had her stress levels deplete. As soon as the gun was put down, she ducked. Good thing she did, too. Andrew was already beating answers out of him and making sure he was knocked out after the information was given up. "Damn.." She said, and then she noticed the knife in his gut.

She gasped and immediately moved to him, her hair paling, and her eyes glowing that bright white. She reached for the blade and tugged it out quickly, her powers working fast. That same beam of white glittery light danced from her finger tips as she held her hands over the wound. She looked up at him with sad eyes, her hair returning to that velvety black, her eyes that bright, emerald green. "... Feel better?" She asked, her breath still uneasy. She looked down at the man, unconscious and bleeding from his nose. She then saw the glint of silver on the floor next to his jacket. Her zippo. "Are you kidding me? He had my lighter!" She snarled with anger and kicked the man in the ribs, a quite unsavory grunt passing the man's lips, even in his slumber. She snatched the lighter and stuffed it into her pants pocket and moved to Andrew, punching him into the shoulder lightly. "Let's get the hell out of here.. my feet hurt, and I smell like sewage waste..."

by **A.I.** August 2nd 2012, 12:23 pm

A.I. stepped through the doors of the nightclub and was immediately greeted by two completely wasted women. Falling all over him, the girls attempted to speak, but A.I. couldn't hear them over the blaring music. Gently pushing them out of the way, A.I. proceeded with his mission. Looking around the room, he spotted an "employees only" hallway, guarded by a large black man. Gabriel slowly managed to make his way through the mass of drunken partiers towards the hallway. He made no attempt at subtlety as he approached the guard and backhanded him to the side, knocking him unconscious. The party raged on, and no one even seemed to notice the attack on the guard.
A.I. opened up his GPS, finding that Tyuki and Phoenix were a few levels below him. Turning up his palm blaster to full power, he fired it directly at the floor, leaving a large hole in the shape of a perfect circle beneath him. "Stairs are for pussies." he chuckled as he jumped down to the floor below. "Hey! You can't be here!" A.I. heard from behind him. He spun around to see three men with guns aimed at him. "I'd prefer if you didn't aim those at me." he said politely. "But it won't make much of a difference where you point them..." The men opened fire, riddling A.I.'s shirt with bullet holes. "Damnit. Now look what you guys have done!" he said, walking towards the men slowly. One of the men attempted to reload, but in his fear, he dropped his gun and ammo to the floor. A.I. karate chopped one of the men in the throat, causing him to pass out. His next attack was a kick to the next man's gut, knocking him to the floor. The last man dropped his gun and dropped to his knees. Putting his hands up, he begged for mercy. "Calm down, man. I'm not going to kill you." Gabriel said as he kneed the man in the face, knocking him out cold. "Hm. Maybe I should have asked where they're keeping my friends before I knocked those guys out..." A.I. thought out loud.

by **Andrew** August 2nd 2012, 4:28 pm

Watching as Tyuki picked up her lighter, and punched him lightly in the arm, he responded "you're right, let's move." They began to walk down the hallway when one more armed man popped around the corner shoving the barrel of a shotgun into Phoenix's neck. "Two options. Get back in your cell, or die." the man said, unlocking the safety. Looking out of the corner of his eye, he quickly grabbed the barrel and bent it. The gun was now useless. With one swift punch to the man's face it was over. "Jesus, this place is crawling with them." Andrew said to Tyuki as he looked down at the beaten man.

Looking to his left, he saw an elevator and some stairs. "Guess we gotta go up." he said to Tyuki. Pressing the button on the elevator. It made a ding noise and he stepped inside. On the way up he started to talk to Tyuki again. "So about back at the warehouse, remember that thing about not being very good at talking about my how I feel?" he said looking at the girl beginning to blush. "Well I kinda..." he was once again cut short, by the elevator opening. 5 armed men were waiting for them. Standing in front of Tyuki, and spreading his arms out for protection, he created a wave of fire. It roared and blasted at the men. Watching them all fall to the ground. He reached for Tyuki's hand and began to run out of the elevator.

He heard nightclub music, however the walls still seemed to be a warehouse. "Where the hell are we?" he wondered to himself. As mentioned by the man before, the exit was on the left, and the "big cheese's" office was next to it. Just trying to leave, he headed for the exit when the office door opened. An old, mole covered man stepped out. By the look on Tyuki's face, he could tell it was the man that had kidnapped her before.
"That's close enough!" Phoenix shouted towards the fat man. "One more step and I swear I will punch you so hard in the teeth your dentist will feel it." The man called Andrew's bluff and continued forward. Looking at Tyuki, he dashed at the man. Making a wall of fire between Tyuki, and the two of them, he looked at the man with anger in his eyes. The fire wall was more to keep him away from Tyuki opposed to keeping her from him. Creating a fireball he looked directly into the eyes of the man. "I'll tell you this once. Do NOT fuck with the people I love." A bit of fear seemed to enter the pupils of the man. Phoenix was certainly not joking.

by **Chellizard** August 3rd 2012, 8:09 pm

"Jeeze.. how many more can there be?" She said this after Andrew had knocked out yet another man. Tyuki was a bit stressed, and what helped her out was punching things, even if the things were other people. She would gladly punch another man, especially one of these scummy guards. She heaved a heavy sigh, and shakily stepped after Andrew, her eyes closing for a moment when they were given the option; stairs, or an elevator. Something told her that Bliss would have picked the stairs, but Andrew picked the elevator, so up they were going to go.

She stepped inside after him and started to crack her knuckles. She pressed her finger tips together and applied pressure to each hand by pushing back on her own touch. She then allowed the fingers to actually touch from tip to base, and then she rocked her hands slightly. All of her knuckles cracked marvelously. She then tucked her thumbs into her fists and popped her thumb's knuckles, and then shook her hands out at her sides and rolled her shoulders. Her attention was pulled up to Andrew once he brought up earlier at the training area. Her heart started to palpitate faster, her cheeks blushing in anticipation, the red crawling her cheeks just alike to his. She was smiling, completely on the edge of her seat, well, toes, while she waited for him to continue.

And as if on queue, the damn door to the damn elevator opened. "Oh come on!" she said aloud, annoyed beyond belief. She huffed mentally, and was ready to punch half of the group down, just as Andrew unleashed a massive wall of fire which stunned the guards and knocked them back. To add good measure, one was still conscious, so Tyuki dipped and brought her fist in full swing to rock his jaw. Jaw Health Status: Broken in three places. Time to Physically heal? 6-8 weeks. Time to mentally heal? 6-8 months. She smiled down at the man, her cute little smile full of deviousness reflecting against a blade that was lazily sheathed on the man's chest.

Tyuki could hear the faint thud of a heavy bass line, accompanied by shrill noises and techno sounding rhythms. They had to be beneath a club, or something, like Bliss and Tyuki were before. She bit her lower lip and was tugged by Andrew, her hand holding onto his for dear life as she ran with him. She then was stopped, dead in her tracks, as if she were a deer in the head lights. Well, to be honest? She was. She had only seen this man twice before this, but he was the reason she was kidnapped, and he was the reason Andrew was in danger. She felt tears of anger, sadness, and pain well up in her eyes and her chest tightened, and she couldn't hold on any longer to her 'cool.'

She was about to rush forward, when Andrew formed a barrier between her and Franklin Guidaboni. "No!" she cried out when Andrew stepped up to face the man. He had no idea of the man's power, hell, even Tyuki was a bit wary on it, but she knew enough. He stole youth, and he was definitely a slimy snake. She couldn't take it. They had to get out of here, and she was NOT letting Andrew get hurt. Not on her watch. She had been backing up, slowly, and slightly subconsciously, from the wall to get a good running start to jump over the fire. She then dashed forward and sort of vaulted over the flames, the end of her shirt and hair becoming slightly singed from the flame. She, even with simple ballerina flats, was packing a mean double heeled kick for the Don's face.

She arched herself and torpedoed herself into the man's face, smashing in his facial features and crippling his mandible, maxilla, zygomatic bones, and nasal cavity. She was surprised he was still living after that blow. She fell, of course, on her back, hard, the kick having knocked Franklin back away from Andrew. She groaned from the impact and her healing activated from instinct. She looked up at Andrew and rolled backward, flipping onto her feet gracefully before she took his hand and pulled him to the stairs. "We are LEAVING. Now. I don't fucking CARE if you want to punch his teeth in; let's just say you did, and all I did was fall, okay?" She was holding back tears, but in reality? They were tears of joy. She felt so happy at this moment; she was safe, Phoenix was with her and alive, and she got to kick that piece of shit Franklin Guidaboni in the face.

She moved with speed and grace, making sure to have Andrew with her before she came face to face with Gabriel, a smile plastered on her face, and she was slightly out of breath. "Oh thank goodness.. let's get the hell outta here before some more goons come after us.." She was breathing heavily, and had let go of Andrew's hand, the moments that it took for their fingers to stop touching just a bit longer than any normal set of friends. She was doubled over slightly, catching her breath before she stood back upright and pointed toward the hole in the roof. "Did you do that, A.I.?" She questioned, attempting to be formal at this point in time, despite the danger lurking ever closer.

by **A.I.** August 4th 2012, 9:59 pm

Down the hall, A.I. could hear sounds of commotion and what sounded like a familiar voice. Slowly approaching the corner, he pulled one of his pistols from it's holster and flipped off the safety. Sounds of footsteps, moving quickly, permeated the hallway. Two sets of feet. Gabriel jumped around the corner, pointing his pistol at whoever was running his way. Upon realizing it was Tyuki and Phoenix, he smiled an lowered his weapon. "It's good to see you two in one piece. What happened?" A.I. asked, walking over to the hole in the ceiling. "Yes I did do this. It was the quickest way to the lower level." He kneeled down and put his hands out, ready to boost Phoenix and Tyuki up to the first floor. "Up we go!"

Once all three of them had gone up through the hole, A.I. paused. "So. Outside this door is a nightclub, if you couldn't already tell from the music. I parked the Bird a few blocks over, so once we get outside the club we should be in the clear. You guys ready?" he said, bracing himself for the barrage of drunken civilians. "We're gonna have to be careful. Too many innocents here." he warned them right before kicking the door open and dashing into the dimly lit club.

by **Andrew** August 5th 2012, 1:27 am

Seeing Gabe brought a smile to Andrew's worried face. He know had a full plan formed in his head. A.I. warned them of the massive crowd but Andrew had a different route. Making his way up the hole he looked Tyuki in the eye and felt sorry for what he was about to do. He turned back to Gabe and stated his plan. "We exit through that door. Tyuki first, then Gabe, then me." he said looking down at the ground. Waiting for Tyuki to open the door, and Gabe to be in the doorway, he then said his real agenda. "I'm going back to make sure he never hurts her again. I don't care if she screams or kicks. Get her out of here, and keep her safe. I'll meet you at the base." He looked over Gabe's shoulder to what seemed an upset Tyuki. "I'm sorry" was all he said before slamming the door shut behind him.

Using all of his firepower, he welded the door shut. His heart sank. He couldn't help but keep the image Tyuki's upset face in his head. It was now time to move. Dashing through the hole made by his fellow Talon, Andrew proceeded back to where Tyuki threw her drop kick. The man was standing there with an evil look on his face. 2 men stepped out from behind him with handguns. "You clowns again." Andrew said out loud. The armed men did not appreciate his remark. Hearing the unlocking of the safeties, one thought rose to the Phoenix's mind, "Fire" Blasting a wall of fire at the men, he watched as they flew back and crashed against the wall behind them. "Now it's just you and me big guy." Andrew said creating a barrier of fire around them.
"You don't understand the half of my power boy."
Andrew's face was now totally straight, "You don't understand half my anger, Gramps." the hero said with a bit of fire to his voice.

"It would be wise to run while you can." the old man said to Phoenix.
"I'm not going anywhere. You scare a girl very close to me. In fact, you might be her worst nightmare. I came back to make sure you never haunt her again. Do you understand me? I have ways of using my power to make people like you scream like a swine. I'm a hero through and through, but like any guy out there. Do not fuck with the people I care about." Andrew said creating a fireball. "Now did I make my point, or is this going to get fun?"
A smile cracked across the old man's face.

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