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"STORYLINE" "'SPECIAL SKILLS OR MOVES'" "SPEAKER" "SPEECH" "THOUGHT"
SCENE: Enforcement HQ.
A little while later, Lazarus – fully recovered – heads to his room, thinking about what happened thirty minutes earlier in the simulation room. He didn't know why before but he had a pretty good idea why that kid that looked like seemed so familiar: because that kid is him. He didn't understand before, but does now, a bit of his memory came back, a fragment at least. He remembered something, two things actually: that he's stronger with a sword…and he's apparently a homicidal maniac. He flashes back to his fight with Rolland, to himself decapitating him. It is strange, part of him is horrified at what he did, even if he was a dangerous criminal, he shouldn't have killed him. But a much bigger part tells him he did nothing wrong as it was self-defense if nothing else since Rolland was clearly going to kill him first anyway.
Lazarus: (shuts his eyes and shakes his head)I know I should probably be feeling bad about it but…for some reason I don't. I just can't bring myself to unjustify killing Rolland. No, I'm just not able to feel remorse about it, like despite every reasonable point I can think of to prove that killing him was unjustified, I'm only able to think of one thing that does justify it: he wanted to kill me, he was going to kill me, so he had to die.(he looks down at his arm, rolling up his sleeve look at the bruises and wounds on his flesh, a quizzical expression on his face)My current aptitude for recovery was low, but now it feels higher. Somehow, I had used Chemist to alter the chemical compounds of the blood inside mine and Guinevere's bodies, speeding up regeneration but… I couldn't do that before.
GLEAM…
Lazarus: (he feels a wave of energy as it flows through the hallway, through every cell in his body; startled) …! This-this feeling. (mind flashes back to blurry images of getting attacked by multiple people at once, grabs his head in confusion and pain) What the…? (everyone who recognizes the energy begins running helter-skelter around the building, those that don't just stand like fools looking confused)
Bishop: (raises a hand to his face) You can not be serious. (Guinevere – who is with Anastasia – stands there confused before speaking up)
Guinevere: What was that Ms. Anastasia?
Anastasia: A skill neutralizer.
Guinevere: (confused) Skill neutralizer?
Anastasia: We're in trouble Guinny.
SCENE: Bishop's office.
Bishop walks into his office, and heads for the intercom. He turns on the device, connecting to all the speakers at once.
Bishop: All available enforcers and security guards stand at the ready, HQ is being attacked.
Guinevere: (appalled) Again? They just destroyed it this morning. Did they come back to finish the job?
Anastasia: Unfortunately Guinny, I don't think it's them this time.
Bishop: (over intercom) HQ is being attacked…by Terror.
Guinevere: (Shocked and horrified) …! (the gates of the building get blown in by an explosion and an army of about 50 foot soldiers spread in, they easily overpower and murder the depowered guards; they make their way into the building, spreading out in all directions as the two brothers walk in after them)
Sparksnap: (grinning evilly) Alright, you know the drill: kill everyone that isn't one of us.
Sparksnap – the gold brother – a young, strong-looking man who looks in his twenties, fair-skinned with shaggy, jagged hair dyed gold and worn back, bound by a black bandana. His eyes pink and he wears a gold, two-piece suit akin to a leotard with royal blue accents, the top being sleeveless but he wears black arm-warmers and fingerless gloves coupled with black boots.
Flammable: (with an equally evil grin) Since everyone's being neutralized, you shouldn't have too much problem with even the enforcers.
Flammable – the silver brother – a man who identical to his brother with just use of Silver-blue with light gray accents and dark gray instead of Gold with blue accents and black.
Both: Move out! (the soldiers disperse in all directions and the bothers take off in their direction as well;in a hallway somewhere else in the building, Bishop paces down the halls, mind racing)
Bishop: Gah! Of course Terror would take advantage of our moment of weakness to pull a full-scale assault, as if the attack this morning wasn't bad enough. But how did they already know about this, only the members of Enforcement even know about this. Hmmm, I'll have to worry about it later. (spots some guards running to the scene of action and calls out to them) You there, what's the situation?
Guard: The foot soldiers have made it in and are attacking all personnel in their sights, being led by the Gold and Silver Brothers sir.
Bishop: Sparksnap and Flammable. (sighs while rubbing his forehead) It just had to be the boom-happy twins. How is the resistance.
Guard: Every available security guard and enforcer is doing their best to hold them, but it's difficult. For some reason, none of our skills are working.
Bishop: Of course not, they've been neutralized. Where are Red and Pink Armor? I'll need their help in confronting the brothers.
Guard: (hesitantly) Uh…they're…nowhere to be seen it seems sir.
Bishop: (surprised) What?!
SCENE: Genesis Shopping plaza. (few hours ago)
The trio walk out a burger café in the mall, Neil enjoying a bacon beefburger and soda as the girl talk.
Candy: So, what do you have planned for this mall hangout, Mavy?
Mavy: Well, first, I thought we go browsing around the mall then maybe do some shopping, I also got 3-in-1 ticket for cinema to see the new fantasy-romance drama.
Neil: 3-in-1? But you didn't know I'd be here.
Mavy: No. it was the only one left when went to buy tickets, it's just a lucky coincidence. The movie starts in an hour so we have some time, where do you want to go first? (a montage begins of the trio cruising around the mall, starting with a sports equipment store; Mavy admires a tennis racket while Candy and Neil goof around with dodgeballs in the background)
Candy: Hey Neil, take fast! (throws the ball before he can even realize what's happening, but he still manages to dodge it purely by reflex and returns fire, hitting her square inthe face.
Neil: That's Neil one, Candy zero. (makes a tiny, barely noticeable smirk)
Candy: (giggles) Oh, it's on.
Then they move on to toy store where Neil uses his skill to activate and play with several remote-controlled vehicles while Mavy and Candy play with dart guns. The three then head to an arcade where Candy plays a dance-simulator game while Mavy and Neil compete in a PvP shooting game. After, the girls head towards a clothing store, only for Neil to pull them over his shoulders and walk in the opposite direction. Soon they head off to the cinema where the movie played. The girls are moved to tears by the protagonist's anguished declaration of love to his dying love interest while Neil just snoozes in his seat. After the movie, they head to more stores to browse and buy this time. They ride the escalator down and while talking about the movie, carrying their shopping bags; even Neil had one in one hand while sipping a slushie with the other.
Candy: Oh that ending was beautiful.
Mavy: Right? I'm so glad they finally got together even after everything. Don't you agree Neil.
Neil: Maybe. I fell asleep right after the trailer.
Candy: (sighs) As expected of a boy. You don't have a single romantic bone in your body.
Neil: Not true. I get the concept of romance, I just don't care for it.
Just as the trio make it down the escalator, they suddenly hear people running and screaming, catching their attention. They turn towards the direction of thecommotion's source to see several wild animals – lions, tigers, wilddogs, bears, birds, e.t.c. – running rampant in the mall.
Candy: (confused) Huh! I didn't know this mall had a zoo, it really has everything.
Mavy: It doesn't.
Neil: It didn't. (the animals catch sight of them and all turn their attention to them; alarming him) Great, now they're coming this way.
Mavy: Let's get outta here.
Candy: What is this? Rise of the beasts?
They run off as fast they can, one eagle flies at top speed to at Mavy, Neil notices and pulls her out the way, get scratched on the arm in the process. Gritting his teeth, he kicks the bird away. He and Mavy continue running but a moose charges out of nowhere and collides with him, sending him flying and slamming into the side of a phone booth.
Mavy: (shocked) Neil!
Candy: (stops and turns around) Huh?! (the animals all rush at the dazed Neil, he gets back up and shakes his head to refocus his senses)
Neil: … (looks up to see the animals heading towards him) What?
The moose charges at him again but Candy – with eyes glowing brightly but hair remaining blue – punches the creature away, sending it flying with one blow.
Candy: You okay?
Neil: When am I ever okay?
Candy: (smiles) Good point. The animals all seem to be after you, any idea why?
Neil shakes his head. Mavy's eyes light up a bright pink glow as pink-white swirls of energy build up from Mavy's back and dissipate to reveal two large eagle wings. She flaps the wings to take flight, heading over to her friends, she weaves past the animals them grabs Neil from under his arms takes off into the sky.
Mavy: Let's get you outta here first. (as they fly, the animals all turn their direction and chase after them)
Mavy: They really are after you. Sheesh, what did you do? Go to too many barbecues?
Neil: I look like Laz to you?
She flies out a large window, out of the building to the parking lot, but once out there, they get pelted with a rain of rapidly descending birds. The birds dive down from the sky towards them at top speed, acting like living missiles. Mavy tries her best to dodge and weave past them but her wings get nicked, causing her to lose her balance and fall with Neil. Both crash down to the floor.
Neil: (getting up first and rushing to his friend) Mavy! Are you okay?!
Mavy: (he helps her get up) Yeah fine. (looks up, expression turns to panic) Not fine!
More birds dive down at them and the other animals make it out of the mall towards them. The two hug together, bracing for impact when suddenly…explosions rise from the ground, sending the land animal airborne and a few explosions in the air, redirects the birds off course in different directions. The two look up to see their final member, Candy running up to them; her hair now ruby red with vivid orange streaks, instead of navy blue though her glowing eyes still remain green.
Candy: (powers down, eye glows dimming and hair turning back to blue) You guys okay?
Neil: Yeah.
Mavy: (still powered up) Fine, but what's going on?
Pink Armor: I believe I can answer that.
The trio turn to see a woman dresses in pink full-body armor. She struts onto the scene elegantly, holding her coiled up whip in her right hand with the butt of the hilt facing forward.
Neil: (genuinely confused) Uh…do I know you?
Pink Armor: What? Don't remember me? Of course not, you never met me. But your friend might though, after all, you two stormed our base of operation this morning, injured our colleagues, killed some of our teammates and left almost half of the building in shambles.
Candy: (surprised) Huh?
Mavy: (appalled) What?
Neil: (now connecting the dots) Oh, so you're an enforcer. Hmm, and by that armor, I'm guessing you're on the Armor-clad Five Kyle mentioned. He said that Enforcement wouldn't be looking to get pack back just yet, I guess this just goes to show that even a genius can be wrong sometimes.
Candy: (more surprised) That's an enforcer?
Mavy: (confused) An en-what?
Pink Armor: Indeed, I'm Pink Armor, intelligence factor of the Armor-clad Five. And I assure you, Enforcement doesn't know about this little escapade. Now then, let's get back to business.
Neil: (confused at first) Back to business? (eyes widen a bit in realization) I see, so the animal attack was you.
Pink Armor: Two for two, give the boy a prize. My skill allows me to command any animal that hears the sound of my bell. (shakes her whip slightly to ring the small silver bell)
Candy: (angry) You endanger hundreds of innocent civilians just to get to one person? I thought all you government official types were supposed to be about serve and protect.
Mavy: (even more confused) Government official? What are you--
Pink Armor: You must take us for the police or army my dear, we're off a much higher caliber. Now hand over that miscreant if you don't want to share in his fate.
Neil: … So innocent lives mean nothing to you?
Pink Armor: It's all collateral damage in my eyes.
Neil: (grits his teeth in anger and disgust) Disgusting.
Candy: You want Neil? Then you'll have to go through us.
Mavy: I don't know what's going on at all, but I'm with them. You attack him, you attack all of us.
Pink Armor: Very well. (rings the bell)
The place begins to rumble, like an earthquake is hitting, then suddenly...an army of animals of various species walked, crawled, hopped, even flew onto the stage. The trio look around to find themselves surround from all sides, by all kinds of animals: lions, tigers, bears, wolves, hyenas, elephants, moose, lizards, crocodiles, falcons, hawks, etc. They begin to grow slightly panicked.
Neil: (sweating a bit) Dammit.
Pink Armor: Attack!
The animals all charge right at them. They take up fighting stances. Another pink-white swirl envelopes Mavy's wings and dissipate to reveal eight large, long spider legs with sharp, pointy tips in their place. Candy powers back up, her eyes glow again while her hair is left unchanged. Neil also powers up, his irises and pupils become blue-black spinning gears.
Neil: Here they come.
Mavy extends her spider legs, scratching and wounding many animals while deeply stabbing others, not enough to kill but to end the fight. A buffalo charges at Candy, she catches it by the horns and after a few seconds of struggling, throws it away. A gorilla descends on Neil, leaping up and clasping its hands together for a ground-pound. Neil just readies himself with fist up and leaps up towards to ape, planting a hard left to the primate's jaw, sending back airborne. Some birds flew towards and around them, either serving as an attack or as distraction from such. Mavy performs a rapid-fire stab attack with the legs that takes them all down in mere seconds, she then uses the legs project herself out of the way as rhino charges by. Candy performs a double-foot kick to its side, knocking it away.
Pink Armor: Hmmm, they're much stronger than I thought. I'm not worried though, sooner or later, they're bound either get exhausted or tun out minergy, maybe both, and when that happens, they're finished. (over at the entrance of the mall, a security guard for the mall – a tall pale-skinned man with cobalt hair and grey eyes – runs out of the building to the scene unfolding)
Clinton: … (talks into his walkie talkie) This Clinton, I'm gonna need back up in section A. Get here qui-- (he's interrupted by a wildebeest ramming into him, sending him airborne and charging straight to the trio)
Pink Armor: I wonder how Master Red Armor is doing with the other one.
SCENE: Kalahan Manor.
The gates of the manor get sliced with an "X"-shaped mark. It falls apart with loud clangs. Red Armor sheathes his sword and walks in, alarms ring out and red lights flair to life. Inside his lab, Kyle switches to the security cameras on his computers, he sees a man dressed head-to-toe in crimson-red armor advancing towards to his front door.
Kyle: Hmm. Guess I was wrong about Enforcement not wanting payback yet.
Alvin: (walks up to him) Should I deal with him, sir?
Kyle: No, that's not necessary. I'll deal with him myself. It's as good a time as any, I guess.
As Red stalks his way up to the manor's doors, they open to reveal Kyle walking out.
Kyle: So, I'm guessing you're the top banana of your little armor group.
Red Armor: Indeed, I am Red Armor, the command factor of the Armor-clad Five.
Kyle: And I'm Kyleo, the one who kill turn the Armor-clad Five into crushed soda cans.
Red Armor: Joke while you can, boy, because your end is definite.
Kyle suddenly begins feeling dizzy again, seeing the whole world spin rapidly around him. gritting his teeth, he raises his hand and erects a Force Shield barrier around himself, washing away the dizzy spell. He raises his other hand to his face, gritting his teeth. Red Armor rears back abit in shock.
Kyle: (smirking and chuckling proudly) What's wrong? Surprised? I've been mulling it over for while after our first encounter, earlier. Your skill induces a state of confusion into the minds of your targets, inciting dizziness on the degree of an amped-up vertigo to the point of unconsciousness, am I right?
Red Armor: (grits his teeth behind his helmet) …
Kyle: I take it from your silence that I am. And sorry to disappoint you but my shield can block off just as much psychic attacks as they can physical.
Red armor: Is that so? Well then. Let's just see how long they can do that.
Red unsheathes his blade, which he then separates into two identical broadswords. He leaps straight at Kyle and delivers a powerful double-slash on the side of the barrier that leaves a large X-shaped crack, causing a powerful jolt of pain to pierce through Kyle's head. The armored enforcer isn't spared either as the damage still reflects back at him, leaving a large X-shaped mark on his chestplate that sends him flying a few feet back. Both fighters drop to their knees. Red gets back up first as his armor took most of the hit. Kyle puts a hand to his temple, trying to ease the pain.
Red Armor: Oh, I see. So you're just like Blue Armor. When your shield takes damage, you do as well. I'll keep attacking like this until it breaks. Let's see who falls first, me or you.
Kyle: (grits his teeth while glaring deathly at Red) …
SCENE: Enforcement HQ.
Everywhere one turns is fight between Enforcement and terror. All of Enforcement's available enforcers, guards and fight-capable staff battled to the death against Terror's foot soldiers, and although the soldiers were generally weak, they're having the upper hand at the moment as they can still use their skills, which the other side can't. Anastasia and Guinevere rush off to safety, Anastasia holding onto Guinevere's hand as she pulls her along. They end up crashing into Lazarus as he enters the room, however. Picking themselves up from the floor they talk.
Anastasia: Blondie?
Guinevere: Experiment?
Lazarus: Anastasia. Something's wrong, my skills aren't working.
Anastasia: I know. None of ours are, we've been neutralized. Our skills are offline for the moment.
Guinevere: Then how do we fight?
Anastasia: (turning more serious she already was)We don't, I do. You two get to safety.
Both: What?!
Anastasia: It's too dangerous to fight without your skills. Just run and hide.
Lazarus: No.
Guinevere: I'm not leaving you.
Anastasia: (firm) This is not up for debate.
Foot Soldier: Look! Over there! (the three turn to see several foot soldiers running towards them; Anastasia takes a defensive stance in front of the two)
Anastasia: Get going, NOW!
Guinevere: But you can't take them all on your own. You don't have your skills to help.
Anastasia: Neither do you. So you're even more hopeless in this fight than I am. (this takes Guinevere aback in shock) This is the last time I'm going to tell you this, GET. OUTTA HERE. NOW!
Lazarus: …
Guinevere: (tears forming in her eyes) Bu-- (Lazarus grabs her arm and takes off with her)
Guinevere: What are you…?
Lazarus: Orders are orders. And we can't disobey them, whether we want to or not.
Guinevere: (getting angry) Where are you taking me?!
Lazarus: Somewhere safe. Besides, we can't get in her way. (this last comment leaves her stunned as the two run away, Anastasia takes up a fighting position, ready to brawl; both sides charge towards eachother)
Guinevere: (angry) Hey, you experiment. We can't just abandon Ms. Anastasia.
Lazarus: She said to leave, so we had to.
Guinevere: So what?! We just leave to find safety.
Lazarus: No. We're not running to safety, because there is no safe place. There are nothing but fights everywhere, so where do you think we're going?
Guinevere: (eyes widening in realization) Wha…?
Lazarus: You wanted to fight right? Then let's fight. (he pulls her along with him to the hallway; Lazarus and Guinevere run across the hall. They stop abruptly as they spot three foot soldiers)
Lazarus: (glares at them) …
Guinevere: (sweats nervously) …
Foot Soldier: Well, well, well. Look what we have here. A pair of young enforcers?
Lazarus takes up a fighting stance, standing in between Guinevere and the soldiers. The three adults grin evilly at them. One blades attached to her forearms from the wrists, up past her elbows charges straight at them. She swings her arm to slash, but Lazarus manages to dodge in time and delivers the most powerful kick he could to her jaw, sending her flying back. She gets back up though, rubbing her chin with the back of her arm.
Foot Soldier: (spits out a drop of blood and glares at Lazarus) … Little runt. I'll make you pay for that.
Lazarus: (getting worried) … That kick had all my power into it, and all it did was graze her a bit. It seems even my strength enhancements have been neutralized. Great.
The female soldier dashes at him again, this time leaping into the air to attack from above. Timing it all perfectly, Lazarus parries her arms on their way down with his bare hands and grabs her head before slamming his knee into her face as hard as he can, several times over until she finally blanks out.
Other Foot Soldiers: Hey! Get away from her!
One runs up and leaps towards him, a glowing right leg ready for a kick. The other stays behind firing porcupine thorns at him. With some careful planning and timing, Lazarus throws the already unconscious girl at the closer guy, just as he kicks, sending her flying away and surprising him enough to forget about Lazarus for a second…all the time he needed. He leaps up and delivers a double-footed kick to the man's midsection, sending him flying back into the other guy, using him as a human body shield for the thorns. He then charges towards the last guy and uppercuts him then delivers a spin-kick to his face, sending him into a wall. Guinevere looks on in shock and awe at the scene before her. Her expression, one of utter dumbfoundment.
Guinevere: He defeated all three of them all by himself? And without any skills or physical enhancements?
Lazarus: (turns to her) Let's go. (not waiting for an answer, he grabs her hand and heads off)
Elsewhere in the building, Bishop watches through the security cameras. Impressed at what he saw.
Bishop: Hmmm.
Lazarus and Guinevere run down the hallway when they suddenly have to stop abruptly again. They stare in fear at the supervillain in front of them. Militant smirks evilly at them.
Militant: (speaking in his sophisticated tone) Well, well. If I'm not mistaken, you're Lazarus La rose, aren't you? One of Terror's escapees?
Lazarus: Escapees?
Militant: (giving an exaggerated bow) I'm sorry but…you'll have to die now.
Lazarus and Guinevere both share a look of fear and anxiety. Lazarus stares at the man in front of him in fear. While his face shows no emotion besides the nervous sweat dripping down the sides of face, his nerves shock in fright. Every brain cell in his head screams at him to run, get away and hide. But he knows running isn't an option and he doubts he can hide for long. He doesn't know this man, but he can tell he's dangerous.
Militant: (taking a step forward) Would you do me so kindly as to tell me your names dear children? I'd like to know the names of my victims when I end them. (Lazarus doesn't respond, he doesn't speak at all; he just stares on at the man before him, standing between Guinevere and Militant, wanting to protect her, despite his fear)
Militant: Hmmm? No? How rude. Very well then. It won't change anything. (raises his hand, summoning a missile) Please perish you rude twerps.
The two react in shock and terror as the military-type missile flies at top speed at them. Reacting on instincts, Lazarus grabs Guinevere's arm and throws her away to the side and quickly leaps out of the way himself, barely dodging the attack. The rocket hits the wall behind where the two were standing, creating an explosion that destroys it. Both teens look up at the man, then at the hole, finally at eachother. Lazarus, face turning to one of determination, he quickly gets up, grabbing Guinevere's arm and bolts through the hole.
Militant: You think you can run away from me? (elsewhere in the building, Anastasia delivers a powerful uppercut to her last opponent, knocking him out; as her last opponent finally succumbs to unconsciousness, she sighs, breathing hard to regain her strength)
Anastasia: Those two. Where did they go. I hope they're okay.
Bishop: (waking onto the scene flanked by several enforcers) They are infact, not.
Anastasia: (turning around to face him, her expression turning to shock) What?!
Bishop: They're in trouble, deep trouble.
Soon quickly after, Anastasia, Bishop and the other enforcers run through the halls, trying to find Lazarus and Guinevere. Sprinting as fast she could, Anastasia just prays silently, hoping that the two remain safe until they arrive. She can't believe they'd run into a third agent, was it just bad luck or planned? Maybe both? And to top it off it had to be him. Still running at top speed – or what she could manage as a variant while her skills and biological enhancements were switched off – she turns to Bishop, sprinting just a foot behind her.
Anastasia: Are you sure it was him?
Bishop: Even without my skill I still know how to operate security cameras. I zoomed in to be sure and saw as clear as day. It's The Warzone Killer.
Anastasia: (gritting her teeth so hard you'd think they break apart) … Just perfect. Just what we needed right now. Why did it have to be him? Of all agents?
She gets a brief flashback of a younger her, lying powerless and helpless on the ground on a battlefield, or more accurately, a massacre, filled to the brim with bodies, many unconscious, some dead, others almost. Among them, she was the only one fully conscious but too weak and injured to do anything but stare in horror at the man standing in the center, a wicked grin on his face.
Anastasia: Militant. A high-level terror agent. He's just a psychotic madman and deranged killing machine who only lives to spread death and bloodshed wherever he goes, turning every fight into a bloodbath. He's called The Warzone Killer just because of that one fact. When we last fought against him, he murdered several of our best enforcers singlehandedly. (her consciousness returning to the present, she and the others run past and ignore the fights going on around them, leaping over and sprinting past dead corpses and unconscious bodies as they move)Now he's after those two? Why? What would he want with a new recruit and-- (eyes widen in surprise as the group suddenly come to a halt; the entire small group looks on in surprise – some in fear – as the twin Terror agents stand in front of them, grinning evilly)
Flammable: Well, well, well. If it isn't the great Anastasia Clementine, also known as Amazon, (looks over at Bishop) and her boss, the infamous Professor Cunnycut.
Sparksnap: Looks like Christmas came early for us brother.
Flammable: Indeed.
Anastasia: (frustratedly glares at them while gritting her teeth even harder) …
Bishop: (voice carrying clear disdain) You two.
Sparksnap: (grin spreading more across his face) So, we get to kill two Enforcement's greatest assets? This is definitely our lucky day.
Flammable: (chuckles darkly) Very lucky. (one of the enforcers – a man dressed in all black and blue – yells out at them)
Enforcer: You two are such cowards. Facing us while weakened because you can't when we're at full power. Why don't came at us without the neutralizer?
Flammable: (sounding smug) Where'd be the fun in that? (the silver brother raises both hands, suddenly summoning a cloud of silver-white gas and sends it towards them by pointing his arms at them)
Bishop: (suddenly alert, yells out) OUT OF THE WAY!
They just barely manage to leap out of the way in time as the gas spontaneously combusts upon reaching them, creating a big explosion. The two brothers then charge in to fight, the silver taking on Bishop and half of the unnamed enforcers, while the gold brother takes on Anastasia and the other half. The brothers fight barehanded, throwing punches and kicks at their opponents. Anastasia throws a hard right at Sparksnap, who easily evades it and delivers a powerful strike of his own to her gut, sending her flying. She crashes on the floor and gets up to her knees, grabbing her midsection as she doubles over. The other enforcers on her side didn't fare much better, easily getting floored by him, but they almost immediately get back up and continue fighting.
On Bishop side of the fight – if you could call it that – Bishop just stands at the back spectating as the enforcers battle Flammable. The silver brother elbows on hard in the gut sending him flying and delivers a back kick to another. One pulls out a bo-staff swings it at him, but Flammable easily catches the weapon uses it to swing into a wall, knocking out and out of the fight. Rather than help, Bishop just stands there like a useless chess piece, watching both fights. The grown-ups continue their fight against the gold and silver brothers. They brothers create a cloud of gas and ignite it, causing an explosion. Anastasia leaps forward and throws a right hook, which Sparksnap easily catches.
Sparksnap: (in a tone of mock disappointment) You know, I really thought that the great Amazon, top-tier enforcer and tier-queen fighter. They say that you're a combat monster; they call you the "Queen of the Battlefield". You really don't leave up to the stories. How disappointing.
Anastasia: (grits her teeth) …
She grabs his wrist with her other hand, then hops unto his arm, latching with her hands and legs before spinning her body to twist it, catching off-guard and causing significant pain. He screams out in pain and glares at her, lunges at her with a fist raised. He throws a punch, which she couldn't dodge, getting hit in the midsection, sending her flying back. Another enforcer leaps forth towards him, swinging a foot for a kick. But the gold brother catches his leg and swings him around, using him as a weapon to attack the others.
The silver brother Flammable, dodges multiple attacks from the enforcers, catches the fist of one and throws him away. Then punches another enforcer straight into the face. Another delivers a spin-kick to his head, which he swats away like a fly before punching him away. He continues beating down the enforcers who struggle just to keep up with him. All the while Bishop just stands a good distance away, watching and observing the whole scene. He reads their movement and combat style, seeming to look for something. Both brothers suddenly leap and front-flip towards together. Flammable releases another cloud of gas from his hands and sends it over at the enforcers, they jump back to avoid it but one enforcer gets caught in it. Sparksnap then reaches in and snaps his fingers, creating sparks that ignite the gas.
BOOM!
An explosion erupts. The man gets devoured in a bath of flames, falling to the ground, unconscious. The others look on in intimidation, not sure how to beat the two Terror agents. Bishop however, has seen all he needs to. He walks up to the others.
Anastasia: (growls in anger) Why you-- (tries to charge at them but is held back by Bishop, turns around in surprise) Huh? Bishop? Finally decide to stop spectating?
Bishop: Charging in headstrong like that won't help, you'll just get defeated quicker. I've analyzed their attack pattern and figured out their fighting style. Both brothers use the same fighting style, and their coordination is impeccable.
Anastasia: (getting annoyed) And you're praising them because…?
Bishop: (ignoring her) They usually fight separately, but when they use their skills, they join to together. Want to win? Keep them separated. (the enforcers all look at eachother in thought) Alright, get ready. (the brothers rush at them to continue fighting, Flammable leaping forth to punch them while Sparksnap lunges forward with a kick; they all disperse to dodge)
Bishop: (looks around at the remaining enforcers) Hmmm. A handful of high and top-tier enforcers, including Ms. Clementine. (turning to each enforcer) You, you, direct Flammable to one side, the rest of you direct Sparksnap to the other. Ms. Clementine, you stay with me. (they follow his orders, splitting the two; Flammable to the left and Sparksnap to the right)
Bishop: With the two brothers separated, they can't use their skills since they require eachother to of any effect. Now we take them down one by one. (addressing those on the left) Now, two of you, restrain his arms, the others his legs. Use all the you have if you must.
Enforcers: Yes sir! (they move into action)
Anastasia: (turns to Bishop with a confusedly panicked look) Hey what are you--
Bishop: Get ready to move, Ms. Clementine.
Anastasia: Huh? (they enforcers manage to restrain him, but struggle to keep him still)
Enforcer 1: (yelling out) Sir, we've managed to capture him!
Enforcer 2: (also yelling out) But we can't hold him for long!
Bishop: You won't need to. (walks to the side and picks up a fairly large knife on the floor before walking back to her; handing the knife over) Well? He won't defeat himself.
Anastasia: (looks at him puzzled then at the blade and back at him; eyes widen as she gasps in realization) Right! (grabs the weapon from his hands and charges at her enemy with a look of fierce determination) It's over, as*hole!
Flammable: …! (alarmed, struggles harder to escape; vainly letting out more gas)
Bishop: Create all the gas you want, without you brother, it's just an annoying smokescreen. Even then, it can't do much if you're already caught and bound.
Anastasia: (lunges at him, knife ready as she cries out) DIE!
Flammable: (yells in fear) NOOOOO…
Flammable finally manages to yank his captors off of himself…just in time for Anastasia to stabbing, right in the heart. He retches blood, eyes widen in shock and surprise. Anastasia yanks out the blade and delivers a powerful kick to his face, knocking out and leaving him to bleed out on the floor. Sparksnap pauses his fight to look at his brother, his face turning to utter shock and horror.
Sparksnap: (yelling) BROTHER!
Anastasia: (lunges at him) YOU'RE NEXT!
All the enforcers rush at him at once. He easily evades and counters one by one, but the keep coming. He knocks one enforcer away, they get weakly try to get back up, already at their limit. They're about to get back to the fight when Bishop grabs their shoulder to hold them back.
Bishop: Without his brother dead, Sparksnap's skill is essentially useless. (hands them a laser rifle) Meaning he's now totally defenseless.
Enforcer: (looks confused at first…) Huh? (…but quickly understands) Yes sir.
The enforcer takes the rifle and aims at Sparksnap, waiting for right moment before firing the shoot. The bullet of condensed plasmic energy flies straight to the evil meta and pierces him right through the left side, straight out his back. Sparksnap abruptly stops fighting in shock, the pain quickly spreading through his entire body, washing over him like a shower. He collapses to his knees, screaming in pain before getting stabbed in the throat by Anastasia, ending his story.
Anastasia: And them they were none.
Some of the other fighters in the room take notice.
Foot Soldier 1: (shocked) The gold and silver brothers, they've been defeated.
Foot Soldier 2: (horrified) Worse than that, they've been killed.
Foot Soldier 3: (terrified) The fact that two strong agents like them were actually killed…even when the enforcers are neutralized…
Foot Soldier 4: RUN!
Foot Soldier 5: LET'S GET OUT OF HERE! (all take off running, all heading for the exit as quickly as they can)
Enforcer: They're running away.
Bishop: They're the worst kind of gang. Talk of big game and act all high and mighty, but the second their leader falls so does their will to fight. (addressing all enforcers present) All who can still fight, after them, don't let any escape. Kill them, if you must and can; but do be careful. You're still neutralized so their still very much stronger than you.
Enforcers: (all but the ones with Bishop) Yes sir! (take off after them)
Anastasia: (exasperated) A commanding presence as usual. And of course, a natural leader. Able guide a handful of powerless soldiers to defeat two stronger opponents without lifting a finger. (sighs)
Bishop: (turns to Anastasia and the enforcers by their side) Well, I believe we have two young enforcers to save.
Anastasia: (face quickly turning to one of determination) Right! Come on! (runs off with the others and Bishop following after her) Hang in there, guys, I'm coming.
The scene fades to black as the chapter ends.
STORY CONTINUES IN CHAPTER: 11 (HIT 'EM FAST AND HIT 'EM HARD)