Saga 1 Episode 10: Running Into Trouble

## Seattle's True Hero

“You’ve had a long night out there, Runner. When do you plan on returning back to HQ?”

Standing idly like an eagle observing the city, The Runner, overlooks everything that his eyes can see over the city. The Runner had become a big time vigilante and savior for Seattle in the past two years. Starting from petty crime to being acknowledged as a Savior of The City by stopping multiple terrorist attacks. His name had been given to him by a small child on one of the first days he went out on patrol.

He had saved this boy’s mother from a mugging and because of his speed, the small child called him The Runner. He seemed to find it catchy and he kept it, leaving that callsign after saving people. Even with his fame, criminals still try to make a living here in Seattle. And even some of the cops on the SCPD refuse to acknowledge The Runner as anything more than a thug who thinks he is above the law.

He is using advanced recon technology, own his own creation, what he likes to call, The Scouter. Like a mask, The Scouter blocks the ability to identify him and even has its own set of tricks. Thermal, X-ray, UV, Detective, etc there is a plethora of visionary tactics that the scouter can ascertain for patrolling.

“No way, HQ. I’m feeling it tonight. It’s only 3am, what’s the worst that can happen?” The Runner responds to HQ from their question earlier.

And at that moment, bright red flashing markers appear on his scouter. Words begin to type out over the left side eye, alerting him to a bank robbery in progress.

“looks like there is work for us to do tonight, HQ.” The Runner says with a small smirk appearing on his face.

“Just be careful, Runner. Let’s see how fast you can clock this one in.”

The Runner’s body quickly fades as a sound similar to lightning bursts through the air on top of the building. The Runner had a piece of rock in his hand that he releases just as he begins to run towards the bank. At a distance someone could be able to see the black and red lightning riding down the side of the building. The Runner moves so fast with his vibrations that he creates his own frequency to match that of the glass he is running on so it does not shatter under the force he is moving at.

Many people have tried to snap a picture of The Runner but because he moves faster than their frames can keep up with, people have only come to see him as a moving blur through images. Some people to this day like to think he doesn’t exist and is more of a hoax. Unlucky for criminals, he is very real. The scouter snapped the bank almost 15 miles away from the building that he had been standing on. As The Runner stops outside of the bank, the rock that he had dropped when he started running now hits the statue he had been standing on.

“Not bad, Runner.”

Runner looks around the bank from the outside, using his scanner to see that there are ten men inside of the building.

“Three men are being held hostage, HQ. I’ll get them out of here. Call it in to SCPD to get them some medical care.”

Another flash of red and black lightning appears once again, The Runner disappearing from sight. Inside of the building, three men are placed on the ground. One of the robbers keeps a MP5 pointed on them, yelling at them to keep their heads down. Just as the man comes to blink his eye, the sound of air ripping apart hits his ears. A large gust of wind pushes the man onto the ground with a loud thud.

By the time he gathers himself to look up, he sees that the three men are gone.

“He’s here! THE RUNNER IS HERE!” The man yells out to alert his other men.

Outside of the building, The Runner placed the guards in a safe spot. “You guys wait here. I got this.”

The guards all thank him and tell him to kick some ass. Using his powers of speed, The Runner practically teleports himself back into the building; this time letting the group of men sees him.

“Thank you for finally showing yourself, Runner.” One of the main leaders begins to say.

“You could all give this up now, save yourself a night in the ER.” The Runner says in a sarcastic tone.

At that moment, rumblings begin to be heard in the distance like thunder in a storm.

“Nah. See we knew you’s would be comin, Big R. And because of that…We brought a Meta of our own to the party.”

And out from the back, a black male with a black coat walks out. Long black dreads flow out from the hood of the coat and bright blue energy glows from his hands. This boy looks up and reveals that he is no older looking than The Runner. A lightning bolt is also on his chest, the symbol of the power that this kid uses.

Shocker
The Runner’s face comes to a scowl at the sight of this boy in front of him. His hands slowly roll into fists as his offer of making this an easy night just got thrown out of the window.

“It’s nice to see you again, Runner…” The boy says with an angry tone willed with malice.

“Looks like you came for a second dose of getting put down by someone better than you, Shocker.

And with that, it looks like The Runner has himself a full plate for the night. It’s 3am and what could go wrong?

## A New Player On The Block

[11/8/2015 2:18:50 PM] Morbid Lover: Olivia Brooks, a blonde 16 year old currently sporting blue jeans that hugged her legs tightly and a loose white v-neck shirt with a green jacket tossed over it to protect form the nippy air, stared hard at the bank being robbed from across the street…she had shopping bags in both gloved hands as her blue hues gazed at the commotion, trying to decide what exactly she should do. She’d visited Seattle for vacation from school in Kasiahana but even here there was crime though it shouldn’t come to too much of a surprise. Blonde locks were kept tight in a high pony tail as she whipped her head back and forth and finally she made her decision with a sigh. “So much for going back to my hotel and passing out…” Back stepping into an alley, the darkness swallows her up and she vanishes…..minutes later, a figure replaced the one pretty blonde. This form was a lot more intimidating, the woman dressed in a black and purple hooded hero costume of sorts with a mask that covered her entire head all but the pony tail that came out from the back, hidden by the hood she placed over the mask. The cape flowed dramatically in the background momentarily as big white eyes held intensely on the bank, watching a vigilante bringing three guards out to safety before returning to the criminals to handle them. Normally she’d not intervene if a situation was being properly handled but something told her she wouldn’t be so lucky…

Latex gloves curl into fists as she makes her way to the bank though when she reached the street light, the vigilante now known as Ultra Violet jumped on the hood of a lexus and propelled herself up towards the light, hoisting herself up and onto the roof of the bank, planning on making her entrance from above. Wanting to get a better look, it only took minutes to break through the vents and find the proper room, laying on her stomach and watching the scene unfold before her with lazy body language, leaning close to the bars to watch the fun begin. This man known as Runner was fast, she could only assume what his power was…She heard of him from Heros inc. Of the criminals found in the bank, another makes himself known and he seemed like a heavy hitter judging by the outfit, the energy he emitted and the heated expression Runner gave him. So her hunch was right, this Runner guy might just be needing some assistant…if he wanted it of course was another story.

## A SHOCKING Turn of Events

[11/8/2015 3:24:31 PM] Jason Todd:  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM0U9Nd7UM4)

The situation escalated very quickly with Shocker now in the mix with the rest of the men. The lights of the bank itself shatter from the electrical instability radiating from Shocker’s body. The Runner’s eyes squint as he notices that there is something different about Shocker from their last encounter. He seems more confident, better suited to give a real fight.

“You notice it don’t you, HQ?” The Runner asks through the comm system in the scouter.

“I do. Be vigilant, Runner. Take out the guards as well. They will only get in the way.”

“Roger that…” The Runner asks before zooming into action.

With a flash of red and black lightning, The Runner goes off to dispatch the robbers before they begin to react. Because of powers of speed, when active it seems like The Runner’s vision is slower than everything else around. But in reality he is only moving so fast that time seems to be moving slower around him. As he runs, he can see Shocker’s electricity flowing through the air. His energy is like a battery, absorbing and discharging negative and positive isotopes to create his own electricity.

One by One The Runner begins to dispatch the men that surround the Shocker. But something comes to surprise him. As he moves around the building, he sees Shocker’s body already reacting ever so slightly. He can see and hear Shocker’s muscles beginning to tighten in his right leg and his hips as he begins to turn around to face where Runner is going to be. Four men are in the vault trying to get the rest of the money, whereas now Runner is trying to dispatch the other eight men.

He is able to get through four, knocking them out with a powerful speed punch and tying them up outside. But as he comes back to grab the fifth man, he is too focused on one singular task that he does not see the bolt of electricity coming straight for his chest. With a powerful zap, The Runner is thrown off his course and into one of the bank pillars.

His body lands on the granite pillar with a hard impact, causing large portions of the pillar itself to fall onto the ground. Inside of the HQ, Donnie sees readout of the impact on The Runner’s suit diagnostics.

“Get up, Runner! That single jolt practically put you into a state of cardiac arrest! Control your breathing and don’t get hit! Your heartrate is already pounding at 400 beats a second. Those jolts will cause your heart to explode if you keep getting hit!”

“Noted…” Runner says as he slowly makes his way back up to his feet.

“What’s the matter, Happy Feet?...Can’t CATCH your breath?” Shocker taunts as the bright blue electricity flows through him like water through a stream.

The Runner quickly comes to dispatch the remaining robbers, excluding the ones in the vault. In the bank it only stood to be Shocker and Runner standing in the center. The two teenage boys couldn’t cut the tension between them with a knife if they wanted too. Runner snarls a bit at Shocker before he begins to run around the bank once again.

Shocker is ready for him this time, beginning to release bolts of lightning all across the bank. The first shot almost trips Runner up, nipping at the back of his right heel. The bank looks like a light show of bright blue energy. Each bolt causes a small explosion in the roof of walls that it makes contact with.

“What the hell do you think is going on out there!?” one of the robbers asks while filling the bags with money.

“Who the hell cares!? Just get the money and let’s get the FUCK OUT OF HERE!” his partner replies back as the chaos continues.

Back in the bank, Runner continues to evade lightning strikes while being able to zoom passed Shocker and land some powerful punches. After being able to come in close a few times and get Shocker to where his nose and mouth are bleeding, Shocker comes to step his game up.

“What’s wrong, Shocker!? I thought you had got better since we last met? This seems like Déjà vu to me.” Runner begins to taunt, feeling as though the situation is more casual and easy.

But as he taunts, Shocker grows angry and back at the super computer Donnie can read the influx of electrical power coming to Shocker. Like a battery, Shocker actually sucks in all of the electrical power for an entire block.

“Attack him now, Runner! He’s gathering too much energy!” Donnie yells out, but it is too late.

The runner looks at Shocker who is now glowing brighter than ever.

“You cocky son of a bitch! You want to run…WELL RUN FROM THIS!” Shocker yells just as he thrusts his arms out to his sides.

The energy that had been gathered is released like an electrical bomb, releasing thousands of bolts of lightning in a 360 degree view. This had been one of a few techniques that Shocker was working on to fight The Runner. The lightning bolts fly through the air, ripping apart anything it touches. Runner is quickly bombarded with these bolts and sent flying through the front window of the bank.

The bank itself begins to fall apart from the explosion, quickly bringing down metal beams from the ceiling. Outside, Runner rolls to his stomach trying to crawl back to his feet. Floating in the air behind him on what looks like a disc made of electricity is Shocker.

“I respected you, Runner. For defeating me the first time we met…And because of that respect I trained to one day take you down. And now…I don’t know why I had respect for you at all. You clearly take your powers as nothing more than a toy to play with.”

Hearing the words from Shocker, Runner gets back up to his feet to confidently face Shocker. “You are right. You taught me now that I should never take an opponent lightly…But if you think you have me beat, you are one dumb son of a bitch.”

“Watch your mouth.” Donnie says as he listens in on the conversation.

“Now…Let’s finish this, Shocker. So I can send you back to a cell.”

Shocker smirks confidently and the two are ready to keep this fight alive!

[11/8/2015 3:55:02 PM] Morbid Lover: Ultra Violet watches as this bolts guy made quick work of exposing his powers…whatever history these two had it was ugly though Runner made quick work of the men hanging about in their way. The first hit is made and her whitened masked eyes widen in surprise when the hero gets sent flying into a pillar! He gets up okay enough though her attention shifts over to the men stumbling in the back…they seemed to be heading for the vault. With out another glance, Violet makes her way through the passage of the vents until she is inside the vault herself and with out any hesitation, kicks out the metal grill, falling out from the ceiling and on to the floor where the four men were currently stuffing money into bags and yelling at each other to hurry the fuck up. Steel toe boots make a light crunching noise under the weight of her slender form as she moves the cape away from her side and exposes a hand calmly placed on full hips. “Do bank robberies ever work anymore? You guys are doing it pretty vintage if you ask me.” The men all gaze up in alarm, fearing it to be Runner but instead they get…some woman in a purple get up and a hood? One of them snickers while the others give her an annoyed expression. “Beat it chick, we’re busy.” To this, Violet stuck out her hip some more and bent forward in a sassy posture. “What was that?! I couldn’t hear you over the sound of me knocking you out.” The man who spoke stood up from his knelt position of throwing money in his sack and approached her menacingly. “I SAID BEAT I---“ Before he could finish that sentence a right hook caught him straight in the jaw and his head snapped to the side before dropping to the floor pathetically. Violet, now in an offensive stance narrowed white eyes to the rest of them. “Whos next?” The three men gaped at each other before raising their guns and to this Violet put her fists down and blinked. “Oh right, you’re armed.” They all opened fire on the girl, not planning on taking any chances.” Violet stands still, watching them with a calm expression behind her mask. The first array of bullets spiral towards her and in a split second they impact! Though not through her body but into an invisible force that soon makes itself known as it glows different shades of blues and purple in an almost transparent light in the form of a shield that hovered just inches from the girl! It was beautiful to look at but deadly to its intended targets as the bullets collapse into themselves and drop to the floor uselessly…The men stop shooting and stare in shock as the rays of light vanish and Violet continues to stare. “I’m losing my patience.” Is al she said as her hand raises up into a fist and a ball of energy in the colors from before appear between the three the size of their head and she sends it flying into the first one, hitting him like a semi going over 100 on the freeway, bouncing from one head to the other in a ricochet pin ball style! All that was missing was the funny music as the men are knocked off their feet and land roughly on their backs with loud grunts and groans afterwards. Violet sighs at having to handle the losers of the bunch and moves out from the vault after tying them up together and shutting the vault up…Looking out to see how Runner was handling it, the hairs on her pony tail under her hood would begin to stand up from the static and the sound of that dread guys energy going off sends her on alarm as she creates a giant force field around herself to protect from the blast! Everything around them begins collapsing though the men in the vault would be safe though she couldn’t say the same for Runner as he goes flying out of the bank and onto the road. Violet now has to join their fight as she rushes out, jumping from the shattered window and landing just a couple feet from them. “Hey boys….can I play?”

## A Violet Flash of Lightning

[11/8/2015 8:04:53 PM] Jason Todd:  Shocker and Runner both stare each other down as if the only way to win this fight had to be by death. Their seriousness is quickly broken up by the fact that the sound of a female voice is heard back in the bank.

“Hey boys….can I play?” The female in the purple attire asks.

Both boys look dazed and confused at the random girl trying to interrupt their fight. Usually, a hero would be more welcoming to having some assistance. Runner is not that type of hero. His eyes stare down to the girls, feeling like someone is stepping on his turf. Seattle had become territory for The Runner, and the city itself has even come to acknowledge that fact. This is in fact, The Runner’s city.

The Runner isn’t the only one who feels obligated to say something to this female. Shocker turns his head slightly to see the female. His aura of electricity grows once again as he makes his move to attack the girl.

“Here we go…” Runner says to himself as he quickly makes his move towards the girl.

To the girl this would all seem like a blink of an eye, which it actually is. Shocker’s ability to mimic forms of electricity and lightning manipulation allows him to create bolts of lightning that can move up to 100/1000 of a second in speeds. This is just shy of the natural speed of lightning from a cumulonimbus storm cloud. This is why Shocker can give The Runner some difficultly in taking down.

Runner trains to become faster every day, with only a few years under his belt he is able to move faster than most calculated speeds in humankind. Breaking the sound barrier was difficult for Runner back when he was still in elementary school. In previous battles, Runner could evade Shockers bolts with ease. But now, it seems as though Shocker has trained himself to help calculate Runner’s movements and use his bolts to lead the target; rather than just blindly shoot bolts.

That puts them where they are at now. Shocker, with the simple movement of his arm, unleashes a bolt of lightning headed straight towards the girl. Runner moves with an amazing leap to intercept the clash. This would be a whole new league for any outsider to come into the city. Seattle had quickly become notorious for the amount of high level metahumans that live her everyday.

If the girl didn’t already have a way to react in time, she would feel The Runner’s arms quickly wrapping around her hips. If he was uncontested in grabbing her, she would quickly feel what it feels like to move faster than a lightning bolt with her own body. Runner continues his path back into the bank, pushing the girl up against one of the pillars. Just as this happens, the lightning bolt hits the ground, causing a large electrical explosion behind the two of them. This showing how fast the Runner actually went to beat the lightning hitting the ground.

With her body pressed against the pillar Runner scolds her with, “This isn’t a game! Get the hell out of here before you get yourself fried!”

“Where have you run off to now, Runner!? We haven’t finished our fight yet! Come out!” Shocker yells out.

Gone within another blur, Runner leaps into the air and with the force of The Supersonic punch behind him with his right hand he yells out, “I’m right here, Shocker!”

Runner thrusts his right fist forward and cracks Shocker in the jaw with a punch moving at supersonic speed. The power of the punch causes Shocker’s electrical aura to burst with energy hitting Runner dead on. The explosion of electrical energy sends Runner into the wall of the next building. Shocker also flies back from the power of the punch and rolls like a log into the middle of the street. Runner’s body hits the ground after impacting into the wall. Both men are down, Runner’s uniform looking tattered and torn a bit from the electricity ripping into his skin like a thousand needles.

It takes him awhile to get up, blood dripping from his clothes and his face. His right arm hangs low, dripping blood from his right arm completely shattering from the punch. He believes victory to be his and he gives a soft smile. But it all begins to change when he looks up at the powerlines of the city.

The telephone wires and power lines all begin to emit bright blue electricity currents. Shocker isn’t done yet. Using his scouter, he switches from scanner to scanner before he finally sees what is taking place. Shocker is once again sucking out the energy of the surrounding areas, this time using the power lines from the city to aid him.

It takes everything he has, but Shocker makes his way up to his feet. With his jaw shattered and his mind practically goop, Shocker is running solely on willpower and electricity.

“You sure are a tough bastard, Shock Top…But it still doesn’t change the outcome of this fight.” Runner says in a soft yet still confident tone of voice.

Shocker’s voice appears through every tv, radio, and sound system on the block. “That’s what you think, Runner. But I came here with a goal…And I plan on achieving that goal…”

Using his control of electricity, he uses his vocal chords to match the frequency of the tvs, radios and sound systems all around him. This allows him to speak to Runner even though his mouth is unable to talk. With both men running on their last, how will this fight come to a close!?

[11/9/2015 5:56:34 AM | Edited 5:58:22 AM] Morbid Lover: The boys didn’t seem too keen on letting her join the party as Shocker raises his hand to go on the offensive but Violet would be ready for him but before she could, Runner grabs on to her and pulls her out of harms way and back inside the bank, pressed up into a pillar as she blinks and gazes up at him as he scolds her. “Hey you’re not the only person with powers ya know, I can—“

But he was gone within moments and she crossed her arms with a scowl. “Oookay pretty boy, let’s see what happens when you bite off more than you can chew.” Moving her cape to the side, the masked vigilante steps out from the bank and watches the boys go back at it, Runner coming out with an impressive punch that could have leveled the very street they walked on! The impact was so explosive, Violet created a shield to protect herself from the shock waves as the hero and villain fly backwards and go down.

With an annoyed expression one couldn’t tell from the mask, Ultra Violet goes to see if Runner is alright but stops when Shocker gets up and continues absorbing the electricity around him. “Hey, speedy you uhh…want me to step in…” She clucks her tongue playfully. “Or nah?” Without waiting for an answer, Violet is lifted up off the air by a force field circle around her feet, levitating herself and surfing right over to the dangerously conducting boy. With quick work she jumps off from the circle, coming in from above and forming two spheres of energy around her fists as she comes down on him or attempts to with a powerful double fisted pound to his skull!

If it made contact, the sound of thunder would emit around them though she just needed to disorient him long enough to do the next step, landing flat on her feet and kneeling in front of him with a glare before side sweeping in a 180 degree angle, kicking his feet out from under him and finally finishing up with a bubble like force field that catches him and acts as an insulator, internal electric charges do not flow freely when inside and therefore make it nearly impossible to conduct an electric current under the influence of an electric field. Standing up correctly with her hand held out, she tightens the bubble so it shrinks around him, deoxygenizing his ever dwindling surroundings as she watches intently. “Give up or find out what it’s like to be a human bowling ball. I can assure you it won’t be pretty…”

She waves two fingers to and fro as the sphere shakes repeatedly like one would do a snow globe as shes cut him off from the source of electricity in the air and the ability to conduct anything from inside the field. Within seconds he’ll be running out of air as the purple/blue lights swirl around him, closing another couple of inches though if he did try anything she’d be enjoying shaking the ever living shit out of him and watching him suffocate.

[11/9/2015 5:23:07 PM] Jason Todd:  Runner’s vision had become disoriented. When the girl comes down to talk to him about needing help, Runner can barely see her blurred body in his eyes let alone hear her speak. But even in his sense of disarray, he heard that damned click of her tongue like one of those vine females from earlier in the millennia. By the time Runner could respond, she had ran off to be the hero he had currently been failing at.

“Dammit…” Runner thinks to himself. “I will not be subjected in my own city…”

Focusing the energy he has, Runner begins to vibrate his body. His skin quickly begins to blur, covering his entire body in a blur to make him seem like an afterimage or a glitch in a picture. While this looks like he is only speeding up his vibratory patterns on his skin, there is much more happening inside of his body. Because of his speed, his body has developed an accelerated healing factor that turns injuries that take weeks, only days to heal.

While in battle he is usually unable to take the time to increase the speed of his healing. But using the girl’s actions as a distractor, Runner’s body quickly begins to heal of the injuries he has sustained in this fight. His muscles begin to vibrate at lightning speeds, re-connecting with one another and healing with a new layer. The bones vibrate so fast they are forced back into place within his body.

In the meantime, Shocker and Ultra Violet begin their dance. With Shocker so focused on Runner, his tunnel vision doesn’t even give him the chance to see Ultra Violet coming. Without any warning whatsoever, he is plastered with a huge Force Field enhanced punch from Ultra Violet.

Shocker screams out in pain as his head whiplashes down towards the left side of his body. Blood splatters onto the ground. Shocker’s head hangs low with the feeling of a severe concussion setting in. After the effects of the Supersonic punch and now Ultra Violet whaling on him, Shocker can barely know what is up right now.

Ultra Violet gives him no time to recover as a leg sweep is next to follow. Shocker tries to give a form of attack just before she completes this sweep. With his left hand he aims to fire another bolt of electricity out towards her. Unfortunately for Shocker, his body quickly lifts into the air after being swept and his bolt is fired into the pavement behind Ultra Violets body. The bolt travels across the street, tearing into the pavement like a jack hammer before riding up the side of a building.

The final act from Ultra Violet is placing Shocker in a bubble of energy that he is unable to escape from. Shocker lays inside of the bubble for a few seconds before forcing himself up to his feet. Out of anger he attempts to create an electric current through his hands to fire another bolt of lightning. But this quickly fails.

“WHAT!?” He yells out in confusion.

It seems as though Ultra Violet can indeed handle her own and be an asset to Runner if she were to stay. But that is not how The Runner sees it. As he watches from behind he grows angry to see that Shocker had been taken down.

“I do all the work and this broad wants to come and steal the glory….Not in my town.” Runner thinks to himself before he charges forward towards Ultra Violet and Shocker.

At this point, she has him right where she wants Shocker. He is locked in a cage that he cannot overpower with his electricity. She shakes him violently like a snow globe, only bringing more anger to both boys. And within the flash that they had all been seeing this evening, Runner comes to fuck everything up.

His body charges straight for the bubble without any hesitation. While doing so, he forces his body to continue its extreme vibrations. In doing this, he reaches forward with his hands as if he were going to tackle Shocker in the bubble! As his fingers come to make contact with the bubble, the two would come to be shocked as his fingers phase through the energy that is Ultra Violet’s energy!

This is a technique Donnie likes to call, Phasing. Because Runner vibrates his body so fast, he is actually moving so fast that his molecules are moving at the natural frequency of air. His molecules are vibrating at the atomic level. This is what allows Runner to phase through objects.

With that, Runner dives into the bubble and tackles Shocker as the bubble condenses. With this same motion, by grabbing Shocker he pushes Shocker’s natural frequency to match his own. This allows for both men to be pulled through the other side of the bubble in the complete tackling motion. By the time Ultra Violet’s eyes would be able to see this, it would seem as though Runner just teleported Shocker out of the bubble and onto the ground five feet in front of her.

Runner tackles Shocker onto the ground and with his right hand up in the air he yells out, “Enough games! This is MY CITY!”

And with another powerful punch, he attempts to smash his fist into the jawline of Shocker’s face. But he is stopped! Because he pulled Shocker out of the bubble, he is able to once again absorb the energy of the city like a leech. And with that, he forces his own hand up to Runner, catching his fist in the process of the punch!

Both boys fight for dominance, Runner vibrating his arm faster and Shocker loading over 100 gigawatts of power into his arm. If Ultra Violet could see it, the power of these two were actually creating an unstable hole in their reality. Within two seconds, so much vibratory motion and electric energy build up had practically created the power of a large bomb in the middle of the street.

Because of how unstable the conjoined boys had become, it releases a powerful explosion without any warning. The center of their hands create a bright white light of energy before bursting all around them. A concussive wave of energy powers outwards for over fifteen miles, shattering glass and weak building structures like it is nothing. This would more than likely push Ultra Violet back with enough force to leave her reeling with a mild concussion.

At the center of the explosion, the two boys are launched backwards with Runner being thrown into another building before it collapses on top of him! Shocker is launched into the air like a ragdoll and his body is lost in the trees of the marsh behind the neighborhood. Smoke and electric energy burst high into the sky, also created a small tremor that would make the city think an Earthquake had just occurred on this part of town.

If Ultra Violet could have seen where both boys went, she could be able to help one of them. Heavy smoke and electrical bolts of lightning would still remain in the street, leaving heavy devastation on the block from this battle. It would only be a matter of minutes before the SCPD and the news channels arrive on scene to figure out what had happened.

## The Aftermath

[11/9/2015 7:19:23 PM] Morbid Lover: Violet watched the villain slowly giving in...not too much longer now and he would subdue to her abilities. Or so she assumed too soon as runner picks himself up and faster than she could blink he phased through her force field, knocking into shocker and both men fly right out together!! "You idiot no!!!" She yelled but her cries would prove useless as the hero of this city for whatever crazed reason freed a dangerous criminal from his imprisonment and led him back out in the open!! Ultra regains her compuser as her hands ignite once more with spheres of energy to apprehend both of them if need be but Runner had ideas of his own to put down Shocker!! With ill intent behind a powerful fist it comes down on Shocker who with his new found freedom was currently reabsorbing the electricty around him as Violet watched in horror at what was about to happen!! He was vibrating too fast and Shocker took in too much energy the type of power they were conducting would need an outlet and if they kept this up--- "Stop youll level this part of the--" But she didnt finish...the white deafening noise blocked out her voice as a force field attempts to protect her but in too little time as she only creates it half way, the incredible shock waves tossing her back into the bank as the building finally collapsed in on itself covering the hero in the rubble......moments later she immerged out of the pile of debris, spheres of energy throwing pieces of building off of her as parts of her hood had ripped off exposing blonde locks only as she crawled out, groaning from the head iniury she obtained but stumbling forward either way...right back into what use to be the street or what was left of it anyway. "You...ugh....you..." she began weakly before getting a hold of herself and finding The runner in a pile if rubble...if he hadnt gotten up she would gladly oblige in aiding him as she grips him by his costume and lifts him out of the debris. "You IDIOT!!! What the hell did you do!?!? I had him!!! Look what you did!! You could have killed people!!! God knows if there are any casualties because of your stunt!!!" she was angry....angry from the pain, angry from the lack of professionalism this fool showed and angry of the unnecessary destruction of a civilian environment!!! "You could have gotten us killed!!!" dribbles of blood fell from her forehead as she released him and grabbed her head, shaking off the vertigo from the blast. "So childish!! Ugh." As much as she wanted to continue to yell at him the obvious sound of sirens were appearant and god knows how much of a field day reporters would have....just anothere devastating omega fight between two metas yeah like that headline was needed...itd be bad publicity for heros everywhere and things were going bad enough with the registration act.

If Runner had even responded to her or not she'd continue to grab him and yank him from the pile of debris and out of the destruction zone!! "Come on!!"

[11/9/2015 7:46:31 PM] Jason Todd:  A lot had gone black after the explosion. The comm system is static at best. Donnie had been silent for quite some time now. Laying in the rubble of brick and glass, The Runner lays like a lifeless corpse. The smoke is now towering high into the atmosphere by this point, the sirens closing in on their location.

Runner comes too slowly only to feel himself being picked up out from the rubble. His first thought is that Shocker somehow managed to get back up on his feet after the explosion. But instead he is met with the scolding voice of the Ultra Violet female from before. His eyes opening and seeing that it is her brings a sarcastic smile on his face. Not in happiness to see her, but happy to know it isn’t Shocker ready to piece a bolt through his chest.

Once he is up on his own, he would laugh to himself while dusting himself off. The female had clearly never been to Seattle before with what she is ranting on about. Damian moves his face closer to hers with an angry expression on his face. A line of blood flows down from his forehead down to the tip of his domino mask. His short black hair moves with the wind as it blows passed them.

“You clearly don’t pay attention much do you? Haven’t seen what I can do?” Damian says to her sarcastically before stretching out his body as if he just did a work out. “They call me RUNNER for a reason. There were no civilians here because I took them all away from here before the fight even started.”

Runner is a cocky S.O.B. and for his age he can understand why people always tend to want to smack him for the way he speaks. But he has come to accept his lifestyle and his train of thought.

“I think faster than every super computer on this planet, Blondie.” Runner begins to walk out of the rubble, not even phased by the fact that Shocker got away. “And if you are so worried about getting killed…Maybe you should have stayed home. Death doesn’t scare us here in Seattle.”

When she tries to pull him away from the destruction zone, he vibrates his body to the point that her hand loses grip of his physical form. This allows Runner to keep walking as he has something else on his mind to complete.

Hearing the sounds of the sirens coming in closer, Runner smirks once more. He looked around to see that the smoke still held residue of Shocker’s energy. Being the detective that he is, he digs around in his belt for his sequencer. It takes him a few seconds before the machine dings with completion at the forensic scan of the area, including the smoke. Once he finished examining the scene, he looks over to the girl once more.

“Sirens are coming. Looks like you should find a ride home. Maybe mommy can make you some hot chocolate and you can tell her about how you got to play hero tonight.”

After saying that, he reaches back with his arms to pull the black hood over his head to cover his face.

“Have a nice night, Super Girl.” He then scuffs a bit and begins to make his way out of the area.

He did not think that this girl would try to follow him, but stranger things have happened. And this one does seem like she has a feisty attitude that she gives out to people even if they don’t want to hear it. As he makes his exit, he doesn’t use his super speed to get out of the area. Sometimes he actually likes to take his time and enjoy life as it happens.

[11/9/2015 8:07:23 PM] Morbid Lover: The runner stoped their walking as he goes on a snarky explanation of how there were no possible civilian casualties because he had taken everyone out of harms way.

She stands there with a stern expression. "Because it takes bubble gum and paper clips to fix all this damage right?! The costs and the fact peope lost their homes and--" He rudely mentions her mother and hot coco to which she gapes before creating a forcefield he could walk smack into the moment he takes a step forward. "Oooh Thats cute coming from a little cry baby who got bested by a girl. Look at me I couldnt beat a guy with dreads so I threw a tantrum that got a whole block leveled! But nooo IM the newbie."

She would follow him easily with a frown. "A simple thank you for helping me do my job would suffice you scrawny speed stick!!! And for your information I work for heros inc stationed in Kasiahana!! I wouldnt wanna take over your stupid turf in this stupid city anyway!! Even though im sure the people of Seattle would be grateful for a decent change!!!" she stomped her foot stubbornly and poked him hard on the chest.

Ultra could have just let him be and return to her hotel room and call it a night but something about this assholes cocky attitude just pissed her off!! Did he even know what the whole point of being a hero was all about?! Big doubts...guy like him probably did it for all the glory. Figures....

With the force field active, Runner once again allows his body to phase through the field as if it wasn’t there to begin with. He acts as if he didn’t even notice its presence, as if it was so insignificant to anything that was happening at that current time. He could have played it off better, but he just likes being an asshole. It’s his way of making sure people never get close.

He listens to what she says about him needing her help and he actually laughs. Not even softly to where she can’t hear, but loud enough to know he is making fun of her. He turns around slowly to face her just in time for her to poke him in the chest with her finger. This time he actually lets her feel like she is the dominant force between the two of them. He looks down at her with his eyes covered by his mask.

“Bested by a girl? Sounds pretty sexist of you. Wow. Way to make yourself seem like being better than a male is rare to you.” His sarcastic tone of voice could make anyone lose their shit. “But for the record. I didn’t need your help. You just took the fun away from my night.”

His face comes to a slight scowl at the mention of Heroes Inc. Something of a superhero gang he likes to see them as. Kasaihana City. His original home, where he was born. A giant hell hole of a city that could barely even call itself a city with how many times it’s been blown to nothing and built up again. He also didn’t particularly like being called Speed Stick either.

“Look here, Bubble Bitch! Being part of Heroes Inc doesn’t mean jack shit here. Kasaihana City!? Who even protects that place with how many times it’s been attacked!? You want to know how many times Seattle has needed to be rebuild. No? Well Imma tell you anyways! NOT ONE TIME!...Because they have ME.” Runner points to himself with his thumb as he clearly expresses his opinion on the subject.

By that time their faces are practically touching as the anger between the two of them had clearly been felt. Damian then turns his back on the girl and begins to once again try and walk away from the scene.

“Just go home! If I go my whole life without seeing you again, that would JUST. BE.GREAT…”

What the two didn’t know is that while they are arguing, someone else came to help the other victim in tonight’s explosion. Down in the marsh, Shocker begins to come too with his body covered in blue static. His mind is groggy and his vision a haze. He looks up to see a dark giant figure standing over him. This figure reaches out and extends its right hand out to help Shocker up to his feet.

“W-who are you?” Shocker asks.

And as he stands up, the light from the moonline reflects across the strangers face. This reveals the 6’5 giant of a man with flowing black hair that could only be…

“Donnie Yun…And I have an offer for you, Darrel.”