Maria Helena Grayson (crossbow_bat) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-01-28 21:45:00

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I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again
Huntress dropped down from the roof into the alley right in the middle of six guys. She had been tracking these weapons runners for days and they had all finally gathered in one spot. Time to take them out. She landed on her feet and immediately delivered a spinning kick to one guy's head. He stumbled back into the brick wall.

Three of the other five closed in while two stayed back. Two who stayed back drew guns and the other three drew knives and closed in. A knife came in and tried to slash Huntress across the stomach. The blade bounced off her costume.

Another with a knife came in and tried to stab. Huntress spun around and knocked the man's hand away with a blow to his forearm. The last man with a knife didn't attack with the knife, but went for a leg sweep. Huntress was off balance to avoid it and had her legs knocked out from under her. She went down and automatically went into a roll and came up near one of the men with the guns.

She punched him right in the face and smiled when she heard the crack of his nose breaking. The other man with the gun came up behind her and hit her across the face with the butt of his gun. Her nose broke and she fell to the ground. Blood poured from her nose as she tried to pull herself up.

"I'll keep getting back up," she growled and kicked at him, hitting him square in the balls.

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	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 01:46 am UTC (link)
	"Just banged around a bit," she said as she looked down at the men on the ground. She wanted to kick them for good measure, but resisted. "Yeah, sure." She needed a drink. Or a few. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 01:49 am UTC (link)
	Jon moves up close, using x-ray vision to make sure he has everything right as he resets her broken nose. "Got your usual binders? We ought to be able to clean this up pretty quick." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 01:53 am UTC (link)
	She winced when he set her nose. It hurt like hell. "Want to find them?" she said with an eyebrow waggle. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 02:00 am UTC (link)
	He blushes. "Dare I even ask?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 01:21 pm UTC (link)
	He was adorable when he blushed. Which is why Maria tried to make him do it whenever she could. "Dare all you want, but I know you're not the daring type." She pulled a few sets of binders out and tossed him a pair or two. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 04:10 pm UTC (link)
	Jon shakes his head, obviously amused. He calls to base to have a call put into the cops, and then starts using the binders to make sure people stay where they're at. When he runs out of binders, he tears the bumper off their getaway car, tearing bits up to make more impromptu handcuffs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	Maria cuffed her guys and stood with a foot planted right in the middle of one guy's back. "This was fun to a point." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Which one, the point where you got dumped on your butt, or the point where your nose got broken?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Getting dumped on my ass isn't much of a big deal. I get knocked down and I get up again. It's the broken nose." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 04:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Its not that bad. Even compliments your whole bad girl charm a little. Wasn't worried you'd get back up, I know you've taken worse... but figured you wouldn't mind a little help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Bad girl charm?" Maria had to laugh. "The help is always appreciated. I like having a knight in red and blue come to the rescue." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 05:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Figured you might appreciate that. And, well, much as I'd love to say I'm just paying a visit, I'm actually working on tracking down a syndicate that operates in Metropolis, but seems to have ties here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	"There's always ties," Maria said. "Care to discuss it over burgers and milkshakes?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	"The police should be here in a couple minutes. I can hear the sirens coming this way. Then we can go do that. It sounds like a great idea." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Maria smiled. "It's on me. I'm starving." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Sounds good. If you want to do the disappearing act and go get changed, I can meet you somewhere if you have an address." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	"The usual place," Maria said with a smile. There were two places they got burgers at. One was in Metropolis and the other was in Gotham. This being Gotham, he knew where she was talking about. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure thing. Go get changed and I'll meet you there after these guys are turned in." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	"You got it, babe," she said. "See you in a few." She headed off toward her bike parked a half a block away. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Jon deals with the police and gives his statement, then blurs away. Back to Metropolis for a change of clothes, and back to Gotham, hitting an empty back alley as Superboy on one side, fully dressed as he emerges out the other a second later. Then he heads for their usual meeting place. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	Maria is there and sitting at a booth. They've had burgers and shakes enough times that she knew what he liked. There's a chocolate milkshake waiting for him and a burger with the works already being made. "Hey handsome." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Thankfully, he's pretty easy to order for. He usually just gets Coke, but he certainly doesn't turn down the milkshake. "Hey there. Thanks for lunch." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	"You're welcome," she said. "Got you a milkshake because I said milkshakes." Maria grinned. "Ordered you a burger and fries." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-29 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	"No problem, I appreciate it." he replies, starting in on what's there while they wait for the burgers to be done. "And sounds good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-29 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	"So let's get down to business and get that out of the way. What's going on?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)