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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]catchmeifyoucan
2010-03-05 04:15 am UTC (link)
Iris walked over to the table (yes, actually walked), and took a seat, smiling still.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-05 04:24 am UTC (link)
Cait sat down and smiled affectionately at Ty. A blind person could see that she was totally in love with him. "Thank you."

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-05 04:44 am UTC (link)
Arthur has a seat, but doesn't say a word.

Happy birthday, Cait! Have an uncomfortable silence!

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-05 04:50 am UTC (link)
Uncomfortable silence was better than the other options. Mera would take it. "How are your parents, Iris?"

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-05 04:51 am UTC (link)
Likewise, Ty will take it. There is no right thing he could say, so he doesn't try, letting the others converse.

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-03-05 09:55 pm UTC (link)
"Good!" Iris piped up, glad to break the silence. "How's Atlantis? How're umm..." Iris paused. She wasn't really sure how Atlantis was, having never been there herself, "The whales?"

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-06 03:21 am UTC (link)
"Yes, Father, how is Atlantis?" Cait asked while she poured syrup on her pancakes.

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-07 01:52 am UTC (link)
"Just fine," Arthur replies. "Though it could use an heir to the throne."

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-07 08:33 am UTC (link)
"Arthur, you promised," Mera reminded her husband.

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-07 08:40 am UTC (link)
Ty thought about speaking for a moment, realized who was present, and gave it up quickly, focusing on his breakfast again.

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-03-07 08:46 am UTC (link)
"Are you retiring?" Iris asked, tilting her head to the side.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-07 08:50 am UTC (link)
Cait put her fork down and glared at her father. "Have you ever stopped to think that the more you try to pressure me into assuming my position and responsibilities, the more I'm going to refuse to do it? Atlantis is just fine without me!"

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-07 10:53 pm UTC (link)
Arthur stands up. "This was a bad idea. Have a happy birthday, Cait."

He turns to leave.

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-07 10:56 pm UTC (link)
Mera just sighed. Family meals were always disasters. She stood up and kissed Cait's cheek. "Happy birthday, sweetheart." She leaned in close. "Your birthday present is in your bank account. Love you."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-07 11:21 pm UTC (link)
Wait, that's it? They're leaving...

"Hold on a second. Your daughter just saved the entire world, risked her life and sanity a dozen times, and all the other good she's done, and you're storming out because she won't come play princess? What about your time with the Justice League? What about relations with the surface? Or even what she might want? She loves you, both of you, you're her parents... but she's terrified of what you're going to do. Do you really want that to be your daughter's reaction to you? To resent you? To be afraid of you?"

Ty never knew his dad. All he really knows is that he was a conflicted soul, who died after almost destroying the Justice League. To have a father, parents, and so much going for her, he can't have Cait have that squandered to.

"Your daughter is an amazing person. Can't you try and get to know her for what she is instead of trying to make her what you want her to be? Go ahead... attack me again, hit me if its going to make you feel better. Kick my ass all over the city... I rebuilt it once, in case you didn't notice. I'll do it again if I have to. I don't care. But do not walk away from your own daughter."

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-03-07 11:27 pm UTC (link)
Iris looked down at her pancakes like they were the most interesting thing on the entire planet.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-07 11:29 pm UTC (link)
//Ty, please. Just let it go. Let him go. This is...normal.// Cait bit back the tears. "Love you, Mom. Thanks."

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-08 12:04 am UTC (link)
Arthur glances back at Ty, then shakes his head and keeps walking without a word.

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-08 12:08 am UTC (link)
Ty's hands shake. His head is pounding, and its getting harder to concentrate. Doesn't Arthur realize what he's missing? What a gift his daughter is? How can this happen?
The only thing Ty has from his father is the absorpbtion cells, built in, and a legacy his father was one of the worst villains the world has ever known. Right at the moment, the king of the seas is breaking his own daughter's heart. In his mind, that makes Aquaman the worse villain.

The shaking gets worse, his eyes go blank white, and the earth starts to shake, rattling the entire house.

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-08 12:09 am UTC (link)
Mera hugged Cait tightly. "I am so proud of you and you are very lucky to have Tyler," she said softly in Cait's ear. "I'm glad he makes you happy, sweetheart." Mera pulled back and kissed Cait's cheek again. "I'm sorry."

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-08 12:11 am UTC (link)
"TY! NO!" Cait yelled when everything started shaking. "PLEASE! STOP!"

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[info]catchmeifyoucan
2010-03-08 12:14 am UTC (link)
Iris zipped to doorway, blocking Arthur and Mera's path. "Please don't go. It's Cait's birthday. Stay. Please."

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[info]all_powerfull
2010-03-08 12:22 am UTC (link)
"N-not me." he stammers as the manifestation gets worse. Obviously Mera and Iris, in the commotion, may have missed the earth starting to rattle a little and the pictures moving. It gets a lot harder to ignore as the house begins to shake, pictures fall off the walls, a few glasses and things on the counter fall off and shatter on the kitchen floor.

There's no more concentration, just something between anger and panic as Ty's powers reach out without his control and begin to trigger a full scale earthquake, and he's not showing any signs of being able to stop it.

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[info]young_swimmer
2010-03-08 12:29 am UTC (link)
Cait released her mother and made her way toward Ty. //Ty. You have to calm down.// She tried to exert as much will as she could to get him to calm down. //Please, my love. You will hurt us all if you don't get this under control.//

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[info]dc_parent
2010-03-08 12:31 am UTC (link)
"Stop it," Arthur orders Ty. "Now."

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