Overcharged - Chapter Three, Dark Hearts [FROZEN UNTIL REQUESTED]

[revolverwolf]

Spoiler: Right then

Keep him alive. Gotcha. Easy. I'll just attack 2W for now.

Time slowed. At least, it did for Catherine. She could hear sounds. A trigger clicking, bullets leaving a gun barrel, and footsteps, and a song. All in slow motion. Her power had taken over, lengthening her reaction time to ridiculous levels. She was flung to face her would-be-assailant, swapping out for twin magnums. Her vision was slightly blurred, though it hardly affected her aim. It was all subconscious. Two shots, causing the bullets to ricochet in midair. A third, aiming at her attacker. She turned her attention back to Threewords and his predecessor, the fight continuing as it had done. To end the stalemate, she ran to attack 2W, jump kicking him in the chest.

 

[ThreeWords]

Spoiler: Copious apologies

Sorry all, I was somewhat incapacitated due to an accident I had involving a rope swing (full details may arise under popular demand)

Anyways, I'm back now =D

Time slowed, and part of ThreeWords' brain screamed that something massive was messing with space-time as a whole, distorting it so it flowed differently for different parts. However, most of his mind was focused on battling 2W. The 'minimalst' style of fighting used far less energy, and caused no damage, but nonetheless, it was charged with fury, for those able to see the action.

Suddenly, Catherine appeared, sailing slowly through the air. 2W spun to confront this new attack, and with his robotic reflexes easily avoided her blow, but the minimalist spell was broken, and ThreeWords took advantage of the split second distraction to lauch a 500 mph punch straight through 2W chest.

The huge robot stumbled, righted himself, and whispered in robot speak. The sound was low and fast, the equivalent of high speed binary, played almost too low for hman ears to make out, but to ThreeWords, it came out as:

"Well done. Your combat programing seems to be uncorrupted. I require repairs, but I shall return."

"You'll not escape-" began ThreeWords, but 2W had actovated some internal cirsuit, and e vannished

 

[terribleyetfun]

"gotcha" mister terrible yelled out shooting a mighty bolt of lightning from his hands aiming for 3W. Larry,Harold and Bart all lept out of their hiding spot and all ran at the woman who assisted 3W hoping to take her out in one attack Harold formed a telekinetic barrier that the entire ground force all pushed behind.

 

[PandarenBa]

"Fuck!"

Wolf hit the ground and pieces of rock showered him, as the bullet had nearly hit him. Or was it a bullet? He coughed and waved the dust away. How did she see him all the way up there?

"Freaks. I should stop underestimating them."

"You're underestimating something, Wolf? That's unusual of you.", Fox glanced at him.

Wolf grunted and returned to the sniping spot.

"Looks like our freaks are attacking now."

...

Dr. Carter appeared in a blue flash in a side alley. She quickly pressed herself on the wall and peeked around the corner.

"Looks like they really took my offer for real. Bunch of idiots."

She crouched and tapped her arm. Few small floating numbers appeared on it and she pressed them, smirking. A silent humming sound started and a blue barrier appeared around Dr. Carter. She would need it, when she was going to confront 3W. But not yet. Dust had to settle first. She fastened the bandages around her face.

 

[ThreeWords]

ThreeWords spun to see Mr Terrible jump out and fire a bolt of lightning at him. He launched into song held up the neck of his guitar. The lighting vanished into it, and he did not miss a beat.

He continued to play, and smiled at Mr Terrible, asking "Do you know this song?" Not waiting for an answer, he said "It's called 'Toxic Shock'"

At the words, he leveled the guitar at Mr Terrible's minions like a gun, and the lightning bolt surged out, this time glowing a sickly neon green. He hoped it would take down a least one of Catherin's attackers

"And as for you.." he muttered, turning his sights on Ray, who was till playing the time distorting song, "What happens if I do this?"

He brought his hand crashing down over the strings, creating a massive discord, cutting deeply into the fabric of Ray's song. In theory, this should loosen its control over space-time, which should snap back int place, hopefully with nasty consequences for Ray.

Not waiting to see the result, he switched song, slipping into one with no words, which served only to boost his combat powers. As the chords of 'Blood Sugar' began, ThreeWords movement sped up, and his strength increased. He struck wildly at Mr Terrible, lashing out, dodging and attacking again in a blur.

 

[reyttm4]

As ray was struck by the discord he dropped his guitar only to reach in the air and have a awesome double neck Gibson SG (Cookie for reference) he started to play faster than ever before on both necks at the same time, luckily for Ray he was playing so fast his arms where blurred so he didn't have to explain it. With this awesome solo came bursts of energy flying towards 3W.

 

[revolverwolf]

Catherine had to jump behind cover, knowing that snipers were ready to attack again. But so were more supers. And they'd started a outright war on the rooftop. Lightning bolts, discordant strums, gun bullets flying each different direction and cover was scarce.

Oh, the delicious irony. A voice in her mind chimed in, cutting through the music and whoosh of bullets overhead. You get a power so that you can finally be a hero, and you spend all your time in a corner or in the arms of that man-machine. No-one would be surprised though. You always were the push-over. She would argue back, but what was there to argue against? Herself? Her subconscious? It was right after all. She hadn't done anything as of yet, except bring Threewords round to her way of thinking. And even then, he was doing all the work...

No. Her ability was as good, or better, than all the others. She couldn't be a hero with a useless power. She would make sure that her power would prove useful. Somehow. First however, she needed to get away from here, to have time to understand things. She went for the door, going between bits of cover.

 

[terribleyetfun]

3W lept up at mister terrible he flew above the roof and was perched above him 3W went in for a swoop but mister terrible was able to drop to the ground 3W going over him, mister terrible shot his palm out slamming 3W in the chest knocking him upwards mister terrible lept up following him into the sky he grabbed 3W by the head and spun his arms around in a 180 degree and brought them back to the ground he surged a bolt of electricity through the side of 3W head slamming his head into the roof going through it and down into the floors below they hit the bottom floor and mister terrible landed a roundhouse kick with a trail of electricity behind it sending 3W out the side of the building and into an alleyway.
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the green bolt of lightning slammed into the battering ram Harold, Bart and Larry formed Larry was thrown back into the grass he was down for a bit but Bart and Harold continued to charge at Catherine they saw her take cover Harold blasted it away with a burst of telekinetic energy leaving her exposed Bart then as quick as a flash charged at her scraping his hand along the concrete creating a club out of it he swung the makeshift club at her aiming for her head.

 

[ThreeWords]

Mr Terrible attacked amazingly fast, and ThreeWords found it near impossible to react

He was never this fast before, he thought, He's growing more powerful. I wonder what I can do to keep up?

Mr Terrible hit him with a roundhouse, launching him through the wall. ThreeWords caught himself in mid-air, and soared upwards

Mr Terrible came through the hole, looking around. Before he looked up, ThreeWords dropped, impacting with his full 1 ton weight. He locked his legs round Mr Terrible's arms from behind and took of again.

Ignoring Mr Terrible's lightning attacks, he cruised along at roof height, causally smashing his victim through buildings and walls at 350 mph. To amuse himself, he analysed the songs he had played. He had not know them before, and they had just occurred to him as when he needed them. He played through 'Toxic Shock', then grinned.

He flipped Mr Terrible round and caught him, then threw him down onto a rooftop, smashing him throught he floor. He came to rest 3 floors down, and ThreeWords landed near him, preparing himself as Mr Terrible got to his feet. As soon as Mr Terrible was standing, he took aim.

"It take's a lot to stop you, eh?" ThreeWords remarked, "Let's see how well this does"

He began to sing the only lines to the song:

"It's what we call a global killer,
It doesn't matter where it hits,
Nothing would survive,
Not even bacteria"

"And all that force, channelling into you" said ThreeWords, smiling sweetly.

The blow landed, and for a moment, the world turned inside out

 

[terribleyetfun]

mister terrible`s world flipped inside out it was abuzz with color and weird images mister terrible then felt a surge of pain run through him he fell to the ground landing on all fours he was breathing heavily he was aching he slowly stood up seeing nothing but color he sent a surge of lightning through his body and the world turned back to normal for a second he tried it again it being hard to sustain a current he tried until the strength slowly returned to his body and he blasted another burst of electricity returning the world to normal and knocking 3W backward mister terrible blasted him with lightning it having gone from it`s original electric blue to white mister terrible then lept at 3W and kicked him in the chest and sent him outside, once clear mister terrible picked something up it felt similar he stood there wondering what it was and then suddenly it came to him.
"what`s she doing here we got this under control unless..." something dawned on mister terrible he then rushed out the hole 3W had created when he was kicked through the wall and pinned him against the opposite wall with his fore arm around his neck.
"listen it`s a setup we`re all busted we need to work together" mister terrible whispered into 3W robotic ear.

 

[PandarenBa]

Dr. Carter glanced over the corner again and saw a woman running towards the door near her. She was that woman, who had suddenly appeared in her lab... the one who 3W had saved. Maybe she had somehow grown an emotional link to the robot.

"Nonsense, but I must examine her..."

She ran to the door and confronted Catherine.

"Look who it is, the little trespasser in my lab. Now, come-"

Dr. Carter's alarm beeped on the blue arm and she quickly turned to face the two attackers. She pressed a button on her arm and a blue shockwave emitted from it, hopefully bouncing the two attackers back.

...

"What the hell?! Doctor Carter is in there!", Fox yelled and pointed down at the door, where Dr. Carter was standing.

"She shouldn't be there, in that condition- wait, he has that prototype?"

"Aww, shit. Time to reposition ourselves."

Wolf grabbed the sniper and the ammo package, Fox took the radio equipment. They ran to the door and descended down, heading towards a building farther away from the battlefield.

 

[terribleyetfun]

Bart and Harold bounced off the shock wave and back onto the pavement they got up and were as mad as hell Harold lifted Dr.carter by her arm suspending her off the ground and walked over to her punching her in the gut.
"now that was`nt nice what`s up" Harold sneered grabbing dr.carters chin and holding it up to face him.
"mind if I take a crack at it" Bart said still holding his concrete club slung over his shoulder he then lifted the club and prepared to take a swing but harold stopped him.
"listen any strike from that will kill her and we need her alive to get rid of 3W don`t we so if you want to hurt her then use your hands" Harold said with a sick smile on his face Bart started laying into her causing blood to spit from her mouth.
"okay now let me ask again what`s up with you showing up we have things under control like this" Harold then waved his hand sending Catherine flying into the wall bart turned his attention to her.
"we did`nt mean anything by that we were just showing her what we can do we mean no harm to you" bart said holding his hand out.
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"listen to me before we start killing each other Dr.carter is in the area close by at least 5 blocks close to our current position my instincts tell me that this was all a double cross to capture or kill all of us so I say we form a brief alliance,kick her ass and then get back to killing or in your case disassembling each other later now what`s your answer if it`s yes we go get her if it`s no then we continue to have a lightning versus robot battle what say you" mister terrible continued to whisper into 3W's ear.

 

[PandarenBa]

Dr. Carter spat some blood on Bart's face and started laughing.

"If you would be more observant, you aren't even scratching me. All this time, you've been beating my plasma shield. And if you're going to take on 3W..."

The blue glow around Dr. Carter shined brighter, so bright it would have blinded normal people. Suddenly, a blue lightning surge crackled from her blue arm. Superheated plasma struck both of the men, crackling through their body.

"...you are going to need more researching on your opponents abilities!"

 

[ThreeWords]

ThreeWords' shot up, grabbing Mr Terrible's chest, even as he flew into a standing position several feet off the ground.

"Deal" he said, briefly, then put Mr Terrible back on the ground, "Can you fly, or shall I carry you?"

 

[reyttm4]

Ray saw that Mr Terrible and 3W Weren't fighting rather just talking. "Hey guys, whats going on?" he shouted at them.

 

[revolverwolf]

Catherine got up from the ruined wall, and faced Doctor Carter. "Professor Nutjob. How have you been since I stole your robot? Good I assume." She walked closer, pushing past Bart and Harold. "Fancy shield you have there." She wasn't confident that her attacks would do much against it, but she could always fake confidence. The door was always just behind her for a quick retreat anyway.

She stared at Doctor Carter, who stared back. A fighting stance was assumed by both women. Catherine adopted a stance with both hands forward, whereas Doctor Carter was behind her shield. "You realize you are seriously outnumbered?" Doctor Carter looked around, finding the statement to be true. The supers had stopped fighting each other.

 

[ThreeWords]

"We're having an alliance, to defeat Carter. And as long as Mr Terrible doesn't start trying to take over the world again, I'll let it stay that way"

 

[ThreeWords]

"I'm sorry, Doctor, but I'm going to have to ask you to give me your artificial arm" said ThreeWords levelly, as he glided down to stand before her, "It is a dangerous weapon, and an attempt by you to use it may result in you being hurt"

NOTE: to avoid confusion, this happens after terribleyetfun's next post

 

[terribleyetfun]

"well me and tin can mc metal pants here have formed a brief alliance and seeing as how you`re under my command that would mean that you`re included let`s go" mister terrible said walking back to the site of the original battle field then something occurred to him.
"you know I`ve never tried flying might as well take a shot at it" mister terrible muttered he jumped into the air electricity shooting through his feet making him lighter he slowly rose up mister terrible then kicked his legs in unison sending higher up into the air.
"yah I can fly not that well but I can fly" mister terrible said shocked at what he was doing. he then turned and tried pointing himself like a bullet shooting electricity through his feet movind foward he then did a backflip in mid-air and flew back to them.
"you guys coming" mister terrible asked.

 

[PandarenBa]

Dr. Carter blinked at 3W and started cackling manically. She abrubtly stopped.

"Outnumbered? Outnumbered?! Do you think I'm some stupid, fight-to-the-end idiot? Of course I see I'm outnumbered! But outarmed... no."

She gave a wicked grin at 3W.

"You are beyond reconstructing now. You must be terminated and put out of order."

Tapping her arm, a large barrier appeared around her. She sighed heavily and scratched some dried blood off her bandage covered face.

"Eye for an eye. I've ordered 2W to crash into this location and detonate it's nuclear core. That would take care all of you freaks."

She started laughing again and disappeared in a blue flash.