He have shown her place at that time. Letting her use her available bombs at him, and utterly dismantling them through his sheer firepower. Acid bombs, flesh melting bombs, noise bomb, pain bombs, noxious bombs, freeze bombs, all of it were dismantled by his own power. Destroying it by his strength and his flames.
Now she is just a dog loyal to him. He utterly clamped down every thought of resistance she can do. Because that's what he is, a Dragon. As the one representing the strongest mythical creature, it is only right for him to take everything he wants.
What Lung sees as an awesome display of his immense power, Bakuda probably just saw as a wonderful opportunity to test everything that won't work on Lung to figure out what will work when she does betray him.
Note: never give research data on your power to a tinker you are not 100% sure is loyal, and Bakuda is many things, but loyal is definitely not one of them. Her ego is too big to apply such a submissive concept to herself.
Lung: "I have shown my power, now she is utterly loyal!"
Bakuda at a whiteboard: "Ok, bombs 1-384 didn't work, but know I have all this data to compile so I can kill Lung later. Such a foolish and brutish boss I have to pretend to serve, MWHAHAHAHA!"
Welp, time to tell the PRT that someone is invading the warehouse… again
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Taylor: You know what, this isn't my problem.
Lung: MWAHAHAHAHAHA
Taylor: Yeah, not my problem. Ring Ring. Smash. Bye.
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Unless she knows the trick with Lee, she kinda can't do much to him, but at least she can hold everyone else down
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Velocity: So… most of the ABB is in that warehouse? Should we just… call that an ancient burial ground at this point? Maybe we can convince the Empire to go there next.
(Wait, does Taylor no-sell Night? Or does it need to be "physical" sight?)
Lung is surprised and excited at the same time. He knew that Poltergeist is still at this city. Though he don't know why they are attacking now, he welcomed it. Because this time, he will make sure to show them why they shouldn't provoke him.
It's really simple how he knows it's poltergeist. He have heard the reports, and was informed through the TV and the newspapers. A Cape capable of holding onto many people with a lot of hands. Invisible, and seems to like breaking the glasses.
She is like those ghosts he usually heard from his hometown. Those malicious spirits who have a grudge against someone, destroying properties just because they can, and causing untold amount of suffering and misfortune to the others. Poltergeist is like that.
He doesn't believe that they are a group. No, he really thinks they are alone.
It's simple really. They are a ghost themed cape. Other than being invisible and intangible, there is another aspect common for a ghost.
That is floating objects.
Yes. Floating objects can become possible if Poltergeist have Telekinesis. If she have Telekinesis, then it is simple to grab onto many people without thinking about it. Breaking glasses can also be considered as something that Poltergeist can't control because their Telekinesis might be indiscriminate.
It might be thought based. Maybe something like a command. Because he can feel those many hands trying to pin him down, along with some human weight on his back. All of them. Which means they might be limited to only a single type of command in terms of their Telekinesis.
He simply have to overpower it then. A ghost can't defeat the strongest mythical being, is what he is thinking.
"Your puny powers can't contend against me!" He roared, standing fully at his height and looming on his men. His eyes looking around to see if there is anything amiss.
He can't sense any threat. Despite feeling a bit threatened by the sudden feeling of being held by a hundred people, his powers only bulks up his body without changing much.
He knows his powers will ramp him up when a perceivable threat is coming at him. Depending on the threat, his ramping up will get faster. Slowly turning into a proud dragon that no one can contend.
This also indicates that Poltergeist is weak enough that his power deems it a non-issue to further ramp him up. This makes him smile, and then grin maliciously. Knowing that the elusive Cape is just a weakling not even worth his power.
As he is trying to look around, he can see that Oni Lee has been teleporting around and leaving out his clones who were being held down one-by-one to the ground, before they vanished into ashes. Even when he tries to get a vantage point above the rooftops of the warehouses here, he was still held by those mysterious forces.
He tried to rely on his enhanced senses, taking in the scent of the place, and then the noises around him. Along with his body becoming stronger, Lung's senses also sharpens with it. So it is impossible for someone to sneak around him.
"Hm?" He heard the noise of ringing on one of the abandoned buildings besides him. As he turned to look at it, he saw the windows breaking as if someone smashes it with a hard blunt object. He grinned. "So your there!" He roared, before charging on that place.
Climbing on the broken window, and not even minding the nicks of wounds that occurs on his palms due to the broken shards of glasses, he looks around before quickly seeing a phone laying on the floor and ringing. Calling for an emergency number for the PRT.
He snorts, before stomping on that phone. Destroying it with a couple of grinds of his feet. "Useless! Relying on the authority?" He stated.
Though his power seems to have sensed the danger as he felt his body slowly evolving once more. His smile turning wicked as the Poltergeist unintentionally just helped him transform more to his rightful form.
"If you won't show yourself, then I will burn this building!" He declared, trying to scare the Poltergeist.
He thinks Poltergeist is a Hero. It's pretty obvious as that mysterious Cape is known for cracking down on any drug-related crimes. Heroes can't leave innocents alone.
Even if this building is abandoned, his flames that he is slowly feeling within himself can easily burn down this building, along with the neighboring ones. That will cause some casualties regardless of his intention.
If Poltergeist is truly a hero, then they won't just let him do what he wants. He wanted Poltergeist to fight him head-on. Is this guy crazy!?
I heard what Lung is capable of. It's literally known by anyone living in this city. A Cape who can transform into a dragon, and also breathe fire.
His flames is capable of wiping out at least a block if he evolves, and become more dangerous as it goes on.
This place is very near with the DWU. My Dad is still here working!
.... I have already called the PRT. I really don't want to fight someone like him. Though it seems like this will take awhile.
I know that this will take awhile, because some of my alternates are on the PRT HQ. Hearing the nonchalant staffs around here. Even though they already filed it as a Poltergeist case, it seems like they are not that motivated today.
I heard they are going to call some Protectorate heroes to get here. Though again, it will take awhile.
And I can't wait for that!
-"It seems like I have to do this by myself!" Muttering to myself like that, I look around for a bit.
I know that I can't fight Lung head-on. He easily lifts hundreds of alternate me out like it was nothing to him. Hundreds of my weight doesn't matter to him!
I am really contemplating using the myriads of weapons I have in the empty Alternate Versions of my city. Though before I can think of that, I am once again distracted as I saw Oni Lee suddenly appearing besides Lung.
-I am actually getting irritated. Punching the back of this clone I am holding on this rooftop before they vanished into ashes. I can't grasp Oni Lee despite having thousands of me in this place!
"Your really not going to face me..." I can hear the sound of scorn with his voice. Lung turned to Oni Lee. "Lee. Bomb this place!"
.... What!?
At the same time I heard it, different alternate me quickly moves to secure all the ABB members that I have restrained on the ground outside this building. Holding them and then throwing them to my other me in quick succession, trying to evacuate them out of this place.
As I was doing that, I created another couple of hundreds of alternates besides Oni Lee and Lung to restrain them. Wanting to make sure to prevent Oni Lee from flicking the trigger for those grenades.
Despite having done so, I still heard the click.
-I quickly hold onto the falling unpinned grenade on the floor, before throwing it to the window.
--Where another me is waiting. Catching that grenade that is close to exploding. Then throwing it above the air.
--And having an alternate who is already midair to take that grenade, quickly catching it with both of my hands and then throwing it upwards.
Within that short time I managed to do that, the grenade finally exploded above. My alternates ignoring what happened to the Original World, making those near it unaffected by that explosion. Then I dismissed those visions.
.... Ugh. My body is a lot more stiffer again. I can't open my mouth....
I can't even celebrate because I heard another click on the corner of the room. Seeing Oni Lee already there and letting that grenade fall on the floor.
Another click, and another and another and another!
This is too much!
-A lot of other me quickly makes an alternate where we were already besides him, catching onto the grenade and throwing all of them outside the broken windows, where other me are waiting to catch it and throw it above the air. Repeating what I did awhile ago.
-At the same time, some of me are acting as oversight. Looking at each corner of this area so I can quickly prepare for the new Oni Lee appearing.
-Then other me will take care of prompting the Original Me from creating more Visions, making more Alternates to quickly deal with the ongoing barrages of his clones.
Within that time, I can see and hear the explosions on the sky occuring. Creating a rhythm of some sorts as me and Oni Lee tried to one up each other. Him throwing grenades and teleporting somewhere, and me catching it and playing throw with my other alternates to throw it on the sky.
I can see Lung standing there in the middle of our dance. Ramping up and becoming more larger. His skin turning into silvery scales, and his face slowly morphing into something elongated. A shimmer of heat surrounds his visage, as he glares at the wall, maybe looking at one of me who is also staring at him intently.
...... This is not getting anywhere....
While making more of my alternates to deal with Oni Lee, some of my Alternates goes to the empty library on the Alternate Version of this city. Quickly booting up the computer there and searching the internet. I quickly go to the PHO forums, and quickly go to the Brockton Bay Boards. Looking for the Villainous Capes on the list, and then clicking on Oni Lee's page.
I just have to know his weakness, and then I might be able to win!
Then, I'll take care of Lung.... hopefully non-lethally. I really don't want to kill someone again.....
I am actually planning something else on this chapter, though I can't really find any way to input that plan, so I decided to go along with this.
You are most welcome.
It is too back that Taylor can open up a window to the frozen wasteland version of Brockton Bay. Then she could just freeze.
BTW: Have you addressed where or not Taylor reaches beyond the barrier the Entities set up to create a controlled environment for the experiments. Because that might have odd effects on Thinkers. Which could be played for laughs.
Have you addressed where or not Taylor reaches beyond the barrier the Entities set up to create a controlled environment for the experiments. Because that might have odd effects on Thinkers. Which could be played for laughs.
Now I am thinking of the SpongeBob Perfume Department sequence only it's Oni Lee and Taylor with an infinite supply of cans of mace, pepper spray, and flashbangs.
-Oni Lee. A Villainous Cape and is considered the right hand man of Lung. He is capable of teleportation while leaving out his clones from his former position, which after some time will turn into ashes. The clones are autonomous based on the news that I watched at him.
-Currentlt scrolling through the page about Oni Lee, I stopped when I see a certain sentence here.
-"Line of sight.... his teleportation is dependent on his line of sight!" My eyes widened for a bit, before smiling.
Now, I finally know how to defeat him!
As one of my alternates reading the wiki is expressing my relief, most of my alternates are quickly changing tactics. Now instead of trying to pin him down, I am going to block his sight!
-When he appeared in front of me, I quickly made tens of alternates. The alternates are holding onto handkerchiefs that were taken on some clothing shop in the downtown, and were duplicated through my powers.
-Then we tackled him, quickly throwing a single handkerchief to his face and then letting it appear on the Original World, while the other one wraps their arms around his neck and then wrap the handkerchief around their eyes. Then I let it appear on the Original World too.
It seems like I don't even need to think of following up as I tied him up. It seems like throwing that handkerchief in advance makes it impossible for him to teleport out of me as I don't see any of him popping out again.
As each of his clones crumbles into dusts, only him who is tied on the floor and blindfolded remains.
..... That was so nerve-wracking! Well, only my alternates can feel nervous!
"Mppp... so u mnage to catch hii..." I heard the growling and unintelligible words of the ABB Leader, turning to him and seeing that his body has become foot taller. His body bulkier and his appearance morphing into something inhuman. He snorted. "Dun matre... I wil jus bit u!"
How can he beat me? He can't even touch me!
Despite thinking like that, I saw him roaring. Immediately ignoring the sound of his warcry as it felt a bit loud to my ears.
.... This idiot! What is he thinking!?
I am surprised. Truly surprised. He suddenly bursts into flames, seemingly trying to engulf this whole building in flames.
Did he not care about Oni Lee? What kind of leader is he!?
Despite my confusion, he is still continuing to do it. I quickly decided to evacuate the tied up Oni Lee away from here, though quickly stops. Realizing something.
-"Shit! I don't have time!"
My power only works on Alternate Worlds. I can put anything in it, and I can ignore anything in the Original World, or any Alternate Worlds or Parallel Worlds with the others. The vice versa can't be done though.
While I can throw the alternate versions of something into the Original World, I can't throw what's on the Original World into the Alternate World.
It is why I am not even trying to put something dangerous on the Original World, as I can't take it back if I did so.
It also meant that while I can save myself from these flames, I can't save Oni Lee.
I can't throw him to an Alternate World to ignore the effects happening here on this Original World. I also don't want to try putting my Alternate Version to the Original World. I think having two of me in this world will be bad.
But.... I can't leave him alone!
I might have killed that gasmask lady awhile ago, but it is unintentional! I didn't even wanted that to happen! I just can't stop it, as it happened in the Original World! Not on an Alternate World!
Regardless of how much I can change the Alternate Worlds, if it doesn't even do anything to the Original World, then it's useless!
Does that mean I have to use some of the things I got on the Parallel World?
No. I might accidentally kill Lung. I might also destroy a lot of areas here, and even injure the other people nearby, or worse kill them!
I can't do that!
...... Though, what if... instead of my Alternate Version, I put their alternate version to this world?
You know what... I don't have any ideas left. I think I should try that!
-Quickly fleeting through different Alternate Versions of this city, I quickly found a Lung standing besides me. Still untransformed. This alternate version is not even facing anyone, just staring intently on the wall.
-I hold onto him and then.... throw him to the Original World.
I am expecting this alternate version of Lung to appear besides me. Look into this Lung and they duke it out. Also hoping to steer them away from this place.
What I didn't expect is Lung to disappear, and then reappear besides me, untransformed just like his alternate version.
He seems to look around frantically for a bit, grunting in what I think might be a surprised noise before clenching his fist.
"What!?" He bellowed, making me flinch for a bit.
Wait.... I was hoping for him to fight his alternate version. Why did he get teleported to my side!?
Also, why is he untransformed now!?
Even as I am feeling curious, I can see him slowly ramping up once more.
.... I have an inkling why it happened, so trying one more. I look through the alternates and find a version of him who is still not ramped up, and is outside of this building.
Throwing him to the Original World, Lung suddenly vanishes at this building and reappeared on the outside, untransformed and is gawking once more.
"What's happening!? Is this another of your tricks, Poltergeist!?" I heard him asked, growling for a bit as he stares at his hands for a bit.
I tried taking an alternate version of him who is located on the rooftops, throwing this version to the Original World. Lung reappearing on the exact location where that alternate is located.
"Stop it!" I heard. But I tried more. Wanting to be sure.
"Stop!"
"Why am I on the sky!?"
"Why am I already tied up!?"
"You dare hang me on this light post!?"
"I'll kill you!"
".... Stop!"
"Fuck you! I will burn you to crisp when I got my hands on you!"
"Stop!"
"Stoooooooooooooooooooooop!!!!" Armsmaster is currently gazing at the defeated expression of Lung. Oni Lee who is tied besides him, and an unknown Cape in a gasmask who is shivering besides them, also tied up along with them. There are also some members of ABB together with them. Gathered together and are also tied up.
He have gotten here after taking care of a minor scuffle from the Empire. Hearing that this is a Poltergeist case and it seems like they are fighting against the ABB, he was thinking that the mysterious Cape might have been defeated so he drives a bit faster to this place.
He also heard of reports stating that grenades were exploding just a bit above the warehouses, acting like a really ugly set of fireworks.
Getting here makes him look at them in confusion. Not really knowing what happened. There are some traces of fight in this place. The ashes, that patch of ice with a hollowed human shaped indent on it, and the broken windows on that one building.
"... Take me..." He flinches, before rigidly turning his face to Lung who looks so demoralized.
".... What happened?" He can't help but asked.
"Poltergeist..."
He is not really expecting the ABB Leader to answer. Though even when Lung answered, he still can't understand it just by that.
Well that was an unprecedentedly bonkers chapters. I anticipated Taylor's special to be shifting the locations person have based on the imposition of alternate versions of themselves.
I wonder how long is took Colin to find Lung? I am glad Li was subdued using a handkerchief blindfold and not how ever many can of mace and pepper spray Taylor could her hands.
Well that was an unprecedentedly bonkers chapters. I anticipated Taylor's special to be shifting the locations person have based on the imposition of alternate versions of themselves.
I wonder how long is took Colin to find Lung? I am glad Li was subdued using a handkerchief blindfold and not how ever many can of mace and pepper spray Taylor could her hands.
Getting here makes him look at them in confusion. Not really knowing what happened. There are some traces of fight in this place. The ashes, that patch of ice with a hollowed human shaped indent on it, and the broken windows on that one building.
Well forget the crowd surfing, if she can straight up nope people
Taylor is the Ultimate Support:
-undo changes (and by extension Changers)((technically the best heal in existence as you she can just nope fresh damage if it goes far enough))
-complete crowd control
-untouchable as long as she remains anonymous
An extreme Mover capability as she can just boop people out of position
Which means… she can short cut people's travel time
Tom is a person whose perspective on the situation I am curious about. That and his efforts to turn the in his favor.
And let us not forget about any problems that he may be experiencing at the moment.
I thought I can only visit the Alternate Worlds and the Parallel Worlds and take some items there, throwing it back to the Original World. I thought the ignoring effects from other dimensions is just a side-effect of what I can do.
Then I learned about that! The capability to teleport others by throwing their Alternate Versions to this world!
Another effect of this is that they will be put on the same state as the alternate version that I put here.
The one I thought that I killed? She is alive now and is together with those ABB members, put on a jail beneath the PRT HQ!
I am still unsure, so I put some of my alternates to the Brockton General Hospital. I wanted to know if I can truly use my powers for healing. If I managed to prove that... well, it will help me protect my Dad more!
-As I got inside the hospital, I look around for a bit. Seeing the nurses walking around and the receptionist busily looking at something behind the counter. Passing through them, me and my alternates quickly splits up and then go to the rooms where no one is looking.
-I actually don't know what each of these room are called. Though I can guess by just what kind of patients are inside.
-This room seems to be those who are sick. I don't know what kind of sickness as the majority of them are middle aged people, and some are teenagers.
-... Even if I don't know what kind of sickness do they have, I just need to find a version of them that are healthy.
-So I quickly make some alternates, fleeting through each alternates until I found a satisfactory healthy version of all of these people. All of these healthy people are also sleeping, but unlike the ones on the Original World who are groaning or moaning in pain, these ones are just peacefully sleeping, with some even smiling.
-As to how I know they are the healthy versions, I actually don't know. I'm just basing my conclusions to how they look.
-Picking them up, I put them on the Original World. Turning them healthy.... I hope....
-While that is happening, other me are on some ward which seems to be for those with injuries. Just looking at those people full of bandages and gauzes on their body, I quickly get to work.
-Unlike people who are sick, I can actually see if my powers are truly effective by these people who are injured. So I quickly got to work. Going through the alternate worlds until I found a version of them who are whole, looks healthy, and not wrapped by gauzes or bandages.
-The effect is immediate after putting their alternate versions to the Original World. They become just like the state of their alternate selves.
I am still a bit unconvinced, so I wanted to test more of this. Does it truly translate to any state of being?
What if some things can't be changed? What if they have amnesia? Or some power-induced sickness? Or some sort of virus within their body? Can I take care of it even without knowing if they are truly being afflicted by something like that?
I need to be sure! "Panacea!"
The girl in a white robe perks up, before turning around. Gazing tiredly at the nurse who is approaching her with a frantic look. "What is it?" She asks, thinking it might be something about the patients.
She is right about her thoughts, though it is a bit far to what she is expecting when she heard the nurse telling her to look at the patients at the room where critically ill and injured patients are located.
Getting to that place, her eyes widened when she saw the rather energetic patients sitting up on their bed, and even some standing up. Regardless if they are old or not.
"What?" She muttered, surprised evident in her eyes as she glances around. Not knowing how to react.
Though within a few moments, she manages to get her composure back. Walking forward to one of the patient who is still sitting up on their bed. She recalls this old man being someone who have Alzheimer's and is also incapable of moving the majority of his body due to a brain defect that got worse as he got older.
"Sir. May I have a permission to heal you?" She actually didn't think she will need to, though if she saw something worrying within his body, she might need to do so. So she thinks that's the right word to say.
"Huh... your Panacea right?" With her nod, he continues with a smile. "Yes. You have my permission."
After he says that, she gently put her hand on the wrists of the old man. Her eyes widening when she saw his whole body, which indicates the peak of healthiness.
'Defect on brain is gone, but it still have the same general structure that his personality is sustained. All defects are missing and has been smoothed out. The forming tumor on some of his organs are also gone, and his weak bones are also stronger now. How the hell did this happen!?' She can't believe it.
She quickly goes to the other patients, asking for their permission and touching them. The feeling of surprise and amazement rising within her as she inspects all of them, and find out that anyone of them are perfectly healthy.
"Are they fine?" She raises her head at the nurse's call, turning around just after she was done touching the old woman who have come back to laying on the bed comfortably.
".... Yes." Seeing that the nurse is looking at her with a raised brow by her unsure tone, she takes a single cough before speaking once more. "Yes. She is fine. Everyone in this room are perfectly healthy."
".... How...?" The nurse looks like she can't even believe it herself.
Just as they are thinking of speaking more, the door was opened gently. Though with a bit of hastiness in it, the two of them and some of the patients looking on that door and seeing some of her other nurses looking a bit tired, as if they ran at somewhere far.
"Panacea..... we need your presence here!"
She widened her eyes for a bit, feeling a sense of dread as she was called once more.
"Wait.... don't tell me..."
And just like what she suspected, she found the patients on the next room. All of them are perfectly healthy. No defects. No changes on their biological makeup. It's like anything that is disadvantageous to their biology was just taken off and exchanged by something that is either helpful or a little bit helpful to their body.
And then she discovered later on that every patients on the hospital were healed. Even those who are considered dead on arrival, and are just on the process of being taken to the morgue. They were suddenly resuscitated, as if they are always alive and just discovered how to breathe again.
Awhile later, PRT was called to investigate this anomalous event.
This is a bonus chapter and the last chapter I will submit for today. I hope you have fun with this story!~♪
Ok, there is going to be a serious manhunt on now. They are going to be trying real hard to find out who Poltergeist is. Taylor's main enemy just became enemy Thinkers.