Maria Helena Grayson (crossbow_bat) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-05-27 21:20:00

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(Not Quite) Hell on Wheels (open)
Huntress opened the throttle on her bike and increased her speed. The men on bikes ahead of her had been pulling away, but she wasn't going to let them get away. They were part of a gang who were pushing drugs to middle-school kids and Maria wasn't about to let them go anywhere but to the land of pain and jail. Preferably in that order.

She had been following them for a few days to learn their supply and distribution routes so she could bring down the whole gang and not just two little fishes. Tonight they were heading toward Metropolis to meet up with a fellow member who dealt in Metropolis. She gunned the throttle and closed the gap between them.

Huntress pulled up along side of one and grabbed her crossbow. She aimed and fire, the small arrow going into the front tire of the bike. The front tire deflated and the bike flipped, the back going up over the front. The man on it went flying off and hit the ground hard. He wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.

Huntress kept after the guy on the other bike and pulled up along side of him. She took aim, but he swerved toward her and she had to swerve to avoid him hitting her. She straightened out and half stood up, putting her weight on her hands. She put her right knee on the seat and kicked out with her left foot at the man on the other bike.

He wobbled a bit before losing control. His bike started to skid and the rear wheel hit hers. Not good. So not good. Her bike started to skid and there was only one thing left to do. Huntress jumped from the skidding bike and went flying through the air. She tried to adjust her position to make a somewhat reasonable landing, but she had been driving too fast for that. She hit the ground hard and with some bone breakage.

"Ow. Double ow." There wasn't a part of her body that didn't hurt and she was going to lie here and enjoy the nice hard ground for a bit.

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	crossbow_bat 2011-05-28 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Maria blinked and then laughed for a few second before her chest hurt too much. "Ow ow ow ow!" She hit him in the arm. "That's for making me laugh with injured ribs." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-28 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Your own fault." he replies, grinning at the response, not entirely explaining whether he's referring to the injuries or the laughing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-28 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Uh huh. Suuuure it is. Okay wise-guy, feed me. Now." She grinned. "Please." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-28 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	He digs out the burgers and fries, giving each package a quick shot of weak heat ray vision to make sure everything is hot, then hands over her burger, made to her specifications. "Best burgers in Metropolis." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-28 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	"From the nicest guy in Metropolis," she said taking the burger. "Thank you, Jon. You've gone above and beyond the call of duty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-29 08:12 am UTC (link)
	"If it was ever about duty, maybe. But this never was. It was always about helping out a friend. And its been my pleasure." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-29 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	"I wasn't implying it was your duty, just that it's a lot and I appreciate it." "Please, come sit and eat with me." There was a small table with two chairs in one corner of the room. "We can sit and talk while we eat and make the others wonder what we're doing in here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-29 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	He laughs and shakes his head. "Not a problem, I'm pretty sure rescuing damsels in distress is part of the family business. They're just usually falling out of helicopters... or off a bridge... or off a building." he replies, sitting down in the other chair and digging his own cheeseburger out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-29 08:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Next time I need to think a little head before I decide to kick someone's head in while riding a motorcycle. Didn't expect his bike to swerve into mine. Should've though." Maria took a healthy bite out of the burger. "Mmm. God, this is good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-29 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Could have been a lot worse, ended up ok... and yeah, like I said, best burgers in Metropolis. Fries are pretty good too. Shakes with real ice cream. I try and get in there whenever I can." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-29 08:29 pm UTC (link)
	"You seem to be doing better since the last time we talked. Things going better now?" Maria asked as she picked up a fry to pop it in her mouth. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-29 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Some. A little time to process things, and getting back into the routine. Patrol always clears my head." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-29 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	"That's good to hear," she said. "Can't spend all your time brooding. Otherwise you'd make a great candidate for a chiroptera." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-29 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Nah, I usually don't brood all that much. Just... been a lot going on, and a lot of friends have been having a rough time of it lately." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-29 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	"General stuff, or something in particular?" she asked. "Gotham's gone back to the usual after the zombie thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-29 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Some of both." he replies, being fairly vague, as usual when talking about personal issues with pretty much anyone. "Even with people returning, a lot of friends spent time on the other side, or temporarily lost family. People are still kind of recovering... Metropolis is back to work and rebuilding, but some people probably won't ever be entirely the same." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-29 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	Maria nodded. "The physical is easier to repair than the mental or emotional." "How are /you/ doing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-29 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Exactly. And a lot of families got hit pretty hard. I'm doing alright though. Oddly, without the black lanterns, my father might still be dead, since he was killed just beforehand... so that, at least, worked out alright for our family. Glad to hear Gotham is doing alright." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-29 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm glad you got your father back," she said. "Losing a parent is never easy no matter how old you are." Maria smiled. "I didn't say Gotham was doing alright. I just said it was back to normal. Let's face it, Gotham is never alright." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-29 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	He's glad for the shift in conversation, anyway. He's never been terribly comfortable talking about himself, even with people he knows well. Much less with someone he's met more recently. "That's true. I haven't spent a lot of time there... that deal I told you about and all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-29 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Ever think maybe you should?" she asked. "Give some of us a helping hand turning things around a little more quickly?" "Granted we don't attract the same type of criminals, but let's face it, Gotham's usually a step away from being overrun with crime." She smiled. "Besides, some of us wouldn't mind seeing more of you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2011-05-29 09:53 pm UTC (link)

He nods. "I've followed a crime ring there, and helped out a time or two. I'm certainly willing to help out - I'm sure all the YJLA would, but I also don't want to step on toes. I respect Batman, both the previous and the current, so if they ask us to stay out without coordination, I consider teamwork and having them willing to work with us important enough to respect that they have a way of doing things."

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	crossbow_bat 2011-05-29 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	She could respect that decision, though she knew she would never do it that way. "Speaking of rings, the two idiots I was chasing are connected to someone here in Metropolis. I haven't figured out who yet, but I will." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-05-29 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll get you the information on the cross-city groups we know about, and see if that helps any. Might give you an edge in your investigating." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-05-29 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Then you can have all the fun of kicking their asses," she said. Though it wasn't like a cast would really stop Maria from kicking ass, it was more the ribs. Those could be dealt with with a lot of painkillers. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)