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all_powerfull ([info]all_powerfull) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-02 13:55:00


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Entry tags:cait curry, iris west, npc - aquaman, npc - mera, plot - "call of cthulu", tyler darnell

Happy Birthday, Cait
The entire world is reeling from the aftermath of the near disaster with an elder god's rise. Nowhere is more hurt than San Francisco, including Titan's Tower, and the ravaged bay. Normally, he tries to be very careful not to overuse his powers, tries not to leave the world too affected. But this is special - its both home, and its just before Cait's birthday. As such, all of his normal rules are off.

First there's the city. He isn't so bold as to try and fix the trauma and pain and all, but he can blanket the area with positive psychic impressions, and push people towards good dreams and limit the nightmares. Its a start. Then there's the damage done - using Calculator's memory of everything he's seen while above the city, he slows time until he's effectively moving at 99.999% of light speed, and begins transmuting everything back the way it was - but clean, lacking all the dirt and wear and tear, making the city as new as if everything had just been built. Even at his speed, it takes most of a day.

Then he turns his attention to the Bay - its been most ravaged of all. Death and decay fill it, lifeless fish and other creatures float on the water and litter the sea floor. Somewhere between ocean master's magic and bending time, he starts by accelerating the processes, the decayed things rot away, and become fertilizer in very little time. The spawn slime and acid is disintegrated so things can grow anew, and for good measure, he takes decades of pollution with it. With Poison Ivy's powers, he grows new plant life, then speeds its growth, rebuilding the shattered ecosphere.

Ocean Master's magic and telepathy helps him locate examples of the sea life that should live there, this time leaving out all the invasive species that had moved along the coast. He teleports a few breeding pairs of everything that should be there from elsewhere, restocking the bay. There's not near as much life there as before, but there's the bare bones for recovery.

He's given her not just San Francisco back, but renewed the city, and especially the Bay, and helped the people towards some kind of recovery, but there's one step left.
Reaching out into the ocean, he finds what he's looking for - and he returns a pod of Pacific White-Sided Dolphins to the Bay area, working just one bit of magic. One of the pregnant females undergoes just a little bit of magic, boosting her health and suitability as a mother, and the timescale is time-sped up just right.

When Cait wakes up tomorrow morning, amidst all of the astounded other headlines and reports of various signs of hope will be one that should stand out to her - just to make sure, he plants a suggestion in the lead editor's head, and makes sure there's a good photograph of the pod in the Bay, used as a sign of hope and renewal for the damaged region, making sure when she wakes, there'll be a newspaper nearby with a photo and large headline about the birth of a brand new baby pink dolphin in San Francisco Bay.



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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-03 07:20 pm UTC (link)
Cait looked at Ty. //Daddy doesn't like hardly anyone. No. I want you here. He'll just have to deal. Besides, I plan on having you in my life for a very long time and he better just get used to it.//

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-03 07:29 pm UTC (link)
He sighs, breaking the surface. This is not promising.

//I know he doesn't, but for you, I'll do it, of course.// Like there was any question. For her, anyway.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-03 07:41 pm UTC (link)
Cait broke the surface and kissed him. "I know it won't be easy and I'll understand if you really don't want to do it."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-03 07:52 pm UTC (link)
He kisses her back.
"No, no, you're a part of my life, and I want you to be for a long, long time. Your father doesn't like me, but I have nothing against him beyond the fact I look like a drowned rat when hit with 500 gallons of boiling water at high pressure. And I really should meet your mother. It won't be easy, but he's just going to have to learn to deal with me."

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-03 07:57 pm UTC (link)
Cait wrapped her arms around his neck and put her forehead against his. The dolphins continued to swim around them.

"You are absolutely wonderful."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-03 08:02 pm UTC (link)
"Not half as wonderful as you." he replies quietly, content to rest against her.
"I think the baby likes you though." he says, noting the baby pink dolphin daring to swim quite close.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-03 08:49 pm UTC (link)
"She's adorable and she knows it," Cait said as she put a hand out.

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-03 08:53 pm UTC (link)
The Dolphin swims right up to Cait's hand, the mother cautious, but allowing it.

"That makes two of you."

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-03 08:59 pm UTC (link)
Cait blushed a deep red. "Flatterer," she said as her fingers lightly brushed across the dolphin's nose. "You need a name, sweetheart," she said aloud and using her marine telepathy.

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-03 09:12 pm UTC (link)
He settles in behind her, wrapping his arms around her gently and watching her and the dolphin over her shoulder.

The dolphin seems curious about this name concept, while obviously not getting it. She knows who everyone in her pod is, and they know her, after all.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-03 09:29 pm UTC (link)
Cait smiled. //Other sea life calls me Young Swimmer. This is Tyler. It's how we identify ourselves.//

Cait leaned into Ty. With all that had happened lately, she needed his presence and strength.

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-03 09:51 pm UTC (link)
He needs her too. For all he can do, she's the only one who seems to get any 'presence' out of him. He can move the world, but deep down, he's still the same shy geekboy. At the moment, anyway, the feedback loop of comfort seems to work fine for them both though.

The dolphins seem curious about this name thing now, and no one wants to be left out if anyone is going to get a name.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-03 09:59 pm UTC (link)
//I think Hope is a good name for you. You are hope for the future of this bay.//

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-03 10:09 pm UTC (link)
Thankfully, he can listen in on her telepathy fine.

//I like that.//

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-03 10:31 pm UTC (link)
Cait smiled. //Good. Now go with your mom and your pod and swim. Enjoy the clean waters. I will always be nearby and will see you again.//

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-03 10:37 pm UTC (link)
The dolphins retreat, but stay close, circling around the pair and playing in the water.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-03 10:44 pm UTC (link)
"Ready to go in? We can grab a bite to eat and relax before my parents get here."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-03 10:58 pm UTC (link)
"Sounds good." he replies, gesturing enough to teleport them both back to the base.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-04 04:37 am UTC (link)
"Thank you for the best birthday present ever," Cait said once they arrived inside. "It's absolutely amazing."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-04 04:47 am UTC (link)
"After all you've been through, it was the least I could do. Especially on your birthday."

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-04 04:49 am UTC (link)
"I'm just really glad you're here with me and spending my birthday with me. That's what's important."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-04 05:08 am UTC (link)
"Where else would I be?"

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-04 05:18 am UTC (link)
"Out saving the world," she replied with a smile.

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-04 05:20 am UTC (link)
"Huh uh." he replies. "You saved the world. I just bought you some time."

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-04 05:24 am UTC (link)
"Nope. Wasn't me. I'm totally not the hero type."

And before they could get into a discussion about it, it was time to change the subject.

"Let's get some breakfast. Want to go out for something?" It was a day to celebrate a lot of things, not just her birthday, and they could splurge a bit.

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(no subject) - [info]all_powerfull, 2010-03-04 05:34 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]young_swimmer, 2010-03-04 05:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]all_powerfull, 2010-03-04 05:47 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]young_swimmer, 2010-03-04 05:50 am UTC

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