http://ihatefire.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] ihatefire.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] trans_92008-09-19 11:26 pm

Whodunnit?

It was time to get a little more organized, share some information with each other. She had a talk with that bigface kid, Jaime, to see if he could do anything to shield them from Stacy's prying eyes and he said he had a few ideas, so a meeting place was chosen, and it was time to gather.

Cybil had a good authoritative, shouting voice.

"Everyone, listen up! We're meeting down in the city near that big tree. Grab whoever you see and get down there."

Indeed they were. People were starting to gather there.

[ooc: Instead of little subthreads, everyone post in one thread as people arrive. Try to keep the convo general, like everyone talking to each other, instead of devolving into private conversations.]

[identity profile] thenameissam.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
Rapidly moving his way to the front of the crowd, Sam snatched the flask of holy water that he'd collected from the replica of the Vatican and tossed it to the old man. "There," he barked at Wednesday, before aiming his gun at the ginormous bug and opening fire.

[identity profile] mynameisax.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
Everyone was focused on the giant cockroach, which was good because it meant that they didn't see Ax bolting in the opposite direction and diving behind the nearest building to demorph.

He told himself that he wasn't running from a fight, that the others were capable of holding the giant cockroach off while he demorphed so that he could help them.

It didn't make him feel much better.

[identity profile] thenameissam.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Sam continued firing until he heard the familiar 'click' sound that told him his clip was empty. With no time to reload--at least without risking getting goop in the face like the kid had--he grabbed the machete that was slung on his back and started hacking at the bug's legs.

"St. Peter's Square," he shouted to Cybil. Vatican City had been constructed as a fortress, a means to protect the Pope from attack. It seemed the most logical place to retreat to.

[identity profile] anoldtrickster.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
Wednesday dumps out the flask on the kid's face, not caring much about it being holy water—not that he can't tell, of course. And all this one-handed... he's still holding that scimitar as he grunts to pull Kon to his feet, if the boy can stand.

[identity profile] so-pregnable.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
Kon was trying to stand. There was that whole blind, burning thing going on.

"Don't--touch. If it--nnngh--hurts me--then it'll take--your fingers off."

His face did not look pretty when he pulled his hands away. It wasn't melted off or anything, like most people's faces would've been, but his eyes were tearing like crazy and his eyelids were puffy. There were even blisters.

He looked like the average person did when pepper sprayed.

"Rob! Bat-acid neutralizer--something. You gotta have something."

It wasn't all off his face.
cityship: (Stacy--Main AI)

[personal profile] cityship 2008-09-29 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
The bug screeched and fell back from Sam's assault, quickly, scurrying away and vaulting onto the roof of a building.

So did the one Cybil was fighting. This did not mean they could let their guard down.

mrsarcastic003: (Determined Tim)

[personal profile] mrsarcastic003 2008-09-29 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
Tim nodded briskly and stepped forward, raching into his belt. "Yeah, I do. Hold still, okay?" He pulled out the base that they used to counteract the Joker's acid. "This--I'm sorry, it's not going to feel great, but it will help."

Without any further warning, he sprayed the solution over the acid covering Kon. There. That should help to neutralize it.

[identity profile] so-pregnable.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 08:28 am (UTC)(link)
"AAUGH! THAT HURTS WORSE! THAT HURTS WORSE!"
mrsarcastic003: (Deep in Thought Tim)

[personal profile] mrsarcastic003 2008-09-29 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
Tim sighed and waited for Kon to stop yelling. "I did tell you it wasn't going to be fun. You're welcome, by the way."
cityship: (Stacy--Main AI)

[personal profile] cityship 2008-09-29 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
That's when one of the creatures launched itself out of a narrow window, smacked Kon out of the way, grabbed Robin and dragged him back through.
mrsarcastic003: (Bwah Tim)

[personal profile] mrsarcastic003 2008-09-29 08:44 am (UTC)(link)
Tim's eyes went wide as one of the bug things grabbed him and jerked him away from the rest of the group. "Yaaah!!" he yelled.

[identity profile] so-pregnable.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Tim!"

Kon got up and smashed his way through the building, but he could barely see, and they moved so fast, that by the time he got in, that thing had already zipped out with him. Smashing upwards through the roof and looking around, trying so hard to make out something, anything, with his blurred vision, he shouted:

"TIM!"
cityship: (Stacy--Main AI)

[personal profile] cityship 2008-09-29 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
That's when they swarmed in, coming up the alleys, crawling up walls, reaching out from the windows of buildings, trying to snag people.

[identity profile] halfa-hero.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh that's not good. That's not good at all. Guys! Cover your ears, quick!" Danny shouted, before taking a deep breath and letting out an earsplitting, unearthly scream, unleashing a powerful shockwave along with it.

[identity profile] st-veritas.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Connor and Murphy, who had just been dropping guns as the clips ran out and pulling out the next pair, clapped their hands over their ears. Unfortunately, that left them rather vulnerable- Connor especially, as he had situated himself between Murphy and the attackers, trying to protect his brother.

[identity profile] thenameissam.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam had just barely covered his ears when a deafening wail erupted from half-pint's mouth but it did little good. Not only did his hands do little to diminish the high-pitched screeching in his head, but the force of the shock wave picked Sam up, lifting him off his feet, and slammed him up against a nearby building.

He was out cold.

[identity profile] psi-flames.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Fuck, this was NOT good.

Jono had been backing up along with the rest of the group, staying at the front. Or, well, the back now. He didn't want to get hit with that crap, but it was better than somebody being hit by one of his blasts accidentally.

The wail made him slap his hands over his ears, but he did his best not to think about it. He'd trained with Sean Cassidy, after all. He could think around his eardrums trying to bleed out of his ears.

Everybody behin' me, he 'shouted', ripping open the front of his outfit. It would probably seal back together. The important bit was exposing his full chest so that he could blast as many of them at once as possible.

[identity profile] beyondgotham.livejournal.com 2008-09-30 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
This was all bad. Worst then bad - this was maybe the weirdest, most dangerous thing that Terry had done. And seeing Tim getting grabbed had just made it worse.

He'd leaped towards the strange bug-monster, ignoring Cybil, acting just as Kon had. Except Terry'd forgotten how slow he was without his suit.

At the ear-splitting scream, he'd stopped, however. He clasped his hands over his ears, but it still hurt, and his ears were ringing slightly. He'd only just heard Jono's warning, and jumped out of the way.
cityship: (Stacy--Main AI)

[personal profile] cityship 2008-09-30 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
The unfortunate thing was that when you were hunched out of the way of your blasty team-mates, with your hands over your ears, it left you a little vulnerable.

Being unconscious did that, too.

Sam was dragged away. Connor was snagged through a window. Terry was dragged down an alley. Paco was clotheslined and dragged up the side of a building.

They'd watched. There were ones with powers, and ones without. The ones with powers were predators. The ones without--provided they could be separated from their little stingy, loud weapons--were prey.

If any of them screamed, it was lost in the cacophony.

[identity profile] halfa-hero.livejournal.com 2008-09-30 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Suddenly the otherworldly wail cut off. "...oh no. Oh no. Shitshitshitshitshit" In his mind the ghost-boy was blaming himself for the other members of the crew's capture capture.

[identity profile] lytaalex.livejournal.com 2008-09-30 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Ducking back and forth as she dodged the swarm of giant roaches, her ears covered until the wail ended. Luckily, she'd already been behind Jono when he blasted a group of bugs so she hadn't been forced to avoid friendly fire as well as the attacking insects.

This was out of control. There were so many of bugs and so few of them. And everyone was shooting in all different directions, someone was bound to get killed in the cross fire. They needed help. 'Stacy!' Lyta suddenly thought, remembering that the ship had seemed to hold their safety as the most important thing, at least so far. So where was she now?

STACY!! Lyta screamed at the top of her mind. Stacy! God damn it! Don't you ignore me!

[identity profile] waylostandfound.livejournal.com 2008-09-30 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
The only thing that saved Nathan from getting sprayed as well was his own fast speed in the air. He was able to react in time to move back and out of range.

But the sonic yell? Was another matter, and as he passed out, his ability cut out. He fell bodily to the floor, and rolled to the side under other people's feet.

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