Heather Collins (loveontherocks) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-12-31 19:43:00

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azurite, crimson, emerald, plot-"island lights", sapphire, topaz

New Guardians... GUARD (Okay, we really need a better battle cry)
By locking on to Saishu again, Heather had been able to lead Andy and Lenny to Cindy, Harry, Jess, and Saishu. With the flying members carrying the non-fliers, they made their way back to the beach. Because, in the face of all logic, Ganthet was still there and who knew what the Controllers were doing to him.

As they came in from the air, it turned out to be fairly bad. Strung up by his arms and legs by Effigy flames, one of the Controllers--there were only two of them remaining now--blasted him with bolts of cosmic energy. His red cloak was singed, his blue skin blackened in places. And he was screaming.

"Uh... plan?" Heather asked.

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in_reserve
2013-01-06 05:42 am UTC (link)

He's already jumpy and nervous, the fighting was bad enough but he was still awfully shaken by the faulty teleport earlier and how having everyone scattered and attacked separately had been his fault then. But when he sees Heather's legs blown clean off he goes white and can feel his stomach drop. That first hole straight through her on their first meeting, then losing a hand later and now her legs...what was the point of this hero thing if you couldn't even protect your own? It didn't seem like anything was going right. Ganthet hurt, messing up that teleport, and now...not being able to save Heather from getting hurt each time.

Focus focus focus. He wanted to rush to help Heather but what could he do? He couldn't seem to do anything of this right and if he teleported Heather and Lenny to safety there was still a chance these Controllers could mess up his teleporting again. Which would leave Cindy on her own...

Harry turns to Cindy, looking for some kind of instruction. Yes, he didn't seem to be able to do much right and was very much not cut out for this hero stuff, but if any of this hero stuff was going to go right it was because of Cindy. She had the plans and her plans worked. So he was going to do everything he possibly could to carry those plans to a T. Because that's the only thing he has real faith in now. Not his teleporting, not their abilities, not any belief that will get through this or win, but that Cindy has a plan and that if this plan was followed things would work.

"Cindy?"

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littleladylord
2013-01-06 07:31 am UTC (link)

Cindy's looking to Ganthet "Yes, we returned, you idio --" and when Heather is hit, she stops cold, eyes wide, and the orange flares up.
She looks directly at the cluster of Controllers and effigies.
"Ibegyourpardonbutifyouwouldbesokind, BACK OFF, PLEASE!" She throws all she's got into it -- and that's quite a bit because Heather, in a completely non-threatening-to-Saishu way, is hers. Maybe it'll buy them a second.

She looks to Harry, shoves Ganthet into his arms, points to Lenny and Heather with one hand, the edge of the trees with the other hand. "Them. There." Because you don't try to deal with someone rapidly losing body mass in the middle of the battle that caused it. Or torture victims either.

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in_reserve
2013-01-06 07:44 am UTC (link)

He just nods, the relief is clear in his eyes now. There's a plan.

Pushing down worries about teleporting disruption Harry holds onto Ganthet and teleports over to Heather and Lenny in a flash. "Sorry, we've got to move. Hold on." He shifts Ganthet in his arms so he's holding the Guardian in one and the other is free to reach out to touch Heather and give Lenny a chance to grab on.

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lantern_rogues
2013-01-10 12:43 am UTC (link)

The Effigies stand no chance against the onslaught that follows, and though the Controllers are made of much sterner stuff, the power behind the other attacks, combined with Cindy's orange power... gives them pause.

The Orange Light... they fear it. Larfleeze once consumed several of their brothers with his Orange Ring. And this slip of a human girl has quite the power of it of her own.

"Perhaps... another time, humans," one of them said, before they both vanished.

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loveontherocks
2013-01-10 12:47 am UTC (link)

The transition from teleporting is mercifully easy, and Lenny's power keeps Heather from freaking out more than she probably should be.

Still. This is the third time she's been injured like this, the second it's been more than just a hole. She regenerated the crystal each time... But each time, it's felt like she's lost more and more of who she was before the crystal.

"...This vacation sucks," she muttered.

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hope_on_wheels
2013-01-10 12:55 am UTC (link)

Lenny had grabbed a hold of Harry when needed, but as soon as they were out of harms way Lenny was back to cradling Heather.

"I know, I know," he said soothingly. "but we're going to get out of here." He pumped more feelings of hope into Heather as he healed her. "Tell you what, you get to pick the place of our first real date. How does that sound?" Keep her mind off her condition.

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	godownswinging 2013-01-10 12:59 am UTC (link)
	Saishu has been drawing all the fire she can. And once she's got less of the red going, she'll doubtless feel it. Mostly burns, a few cuts. Despite which, she's still snarling in the direction the Controllers were in, cursing them for cowards in a number of non-English languages. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2013-01-10 01:18 am UTC (link)
	"Did she just scare them off?" Jess has green bolts of energy spiking off hands. Jess is pretty angry right now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-01-10 01:34 am UTC (link)
	Cindy doesn't take her eyes off the retreat. "Well, that worked better than I expected. And, Jess, Saishu, You okay physically? Not hurt bad?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	fears_itself 2013-01-10 01:44 am UTC (link)
	"Yes. Did scare them off. Correction: Cindy scared them off." Andy was now in the familiar form that they were used to. but the eyes are very yellow. "Thank you, Cindy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

in_reserve
2013-01-10 01:51 am UTC (link)

Harry doesn't say anything as Lenny talks, letting the two have their moment and leaving Lenny to work. He's still got Ganthet in his arms and while he would normally give Lenny extra charge, he refrained for the moment in case he needed to teleport them out again while the fight was going on.

When he sees the retreat Cindy caused Harry can't help the relieved smile. He'd been right, Cindy could do it. Her plans always worked. It made him feel a bit better about everything that was happening. Not a huge amount, but right now any little bit was a help.

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	loveontherocks 2013-01-10 02:52 am UTC (link)
	"I like that idea," Heather told Lenny. She watched as the bad guys vanished. "...Did we win?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_corps 2013-01-10 02:53 am UTC (link)
	The smallest smile crossed Ganthet's lips. "I never imagined I'd... see the day. Controllers... running scared." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2013-01-10 03:10 am UTC (link)
	Saishu's growl turns to a grin as she hears the question, and heads for the others. "Yes, is not bad. Will heal. Ma citrouelle is very fierce." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-01-10 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"You're welcome, Andy. Thanks, gorgeous. Now let's get everyone herded back together." And they'll all head for the little triage-point at the treeline. "Lenny, as soon as Heather's okay I need you to work enough on Ganthet enough for him to get us home, thanks. Then, we are all going to have a Talk." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2013-01-10 04:15 am UTC (link)
	"I'm okay," Jess adds. She wasn't surprised Cindy kicked so much butt with talking people into going away. She wasn't sure she needed to say that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2013-01-10 07:00 pm UTC (link)
	Lenny's expression at Ganthet is icy, but he nods at Cindy and once Heather's stable he'll move to heal the Guardian. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-01-10 07:56 pm UTC (link)
	And as soon as Ganthet is adequately healed, "Ganthet. Home, p--" she bites her tongue. She only uses that word in three situations: absolute necessity, contempt, and Saishu. This is not the first or the third, and she's trying not to make it the second, considering who this guy is and that he tried to do right by them. "Take us home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_corps 2013-01-10 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	Once he was able to float under his own power, Ganthet nodded. "Of course, Miss Lord." With a wave of his hand, he called up a stream of green power and brought the New Guardians back to their home. He shook his head. "The Controllers should not even be aware of your existence. I... do not know how they were able to find you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-01-10 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe you should look into that. At home. At your real job, that you're good at. Go home, Ganthet. Rest, look after your health. I respect your work at your real job, and I respect your intentions here, but we? Are going to train like normal people, in a gym, learning how to freaking dodge." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godownswinging 2013-01-10 10:47 pm UTC (link)
	Saishu nods to Cindy's assertion. "Can help. And... Atrocitus knows some of red is gone. May have helped others find out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	loveontherocks 2013-01-10 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	Heather managed a weak smile. "Dodging would be good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2013-01-10 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	There is no smile, weak or no from Harry, just a worried look and earnest nod. "Dodging would be very good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hope_on_wheels 2013-01-10 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Among other things," Lenny muttered, looking darkly Saishu's way before letting Cindy continue. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	greenwillpower 2013-01-10 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	"I can help with out stuff if we need it," Jess offers. "I know how to train for just general physical fitness. I was going pretty hard when it came to that. The police academy can be pretty rough if you can't cut the physical stuff." She isn't smiling either. Today has been way too long. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)