young_swimmer (young_swimmer) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-04-24 20:58:00

Entry tags:

ash curry, cait curry, cat grant, dr fate, hawkgirl, iris west, jacob rothstein, joey mason, lee arthur, marcus todd, max sivana, mourning dove, plot - "the return of kid amazo", robert wilson, steven garrick, team - jsa, team - teen titans, tess holt, tyler darnell, will freeman

The Return of Kid Amazo
Cait decided to spend a day or two at the cottage before heading back to San Francisco. She needed a day or two to decompress after spending the past week in Atlantis. Dealing with Arthur was always stressful, this time being no different. Amnesty Bay was the perfect place to decompress and get some peace and quiet.

She walked out of the ocean and pulled the water out of her clothes and hair. She headed for the small cottage at the base of the lighthouse. She opened the door, stepped inside and never saw the blow. Pain spiked at the back of her neck and the world went dark.

"Bring her," a male voice said and a figure stepped out of the shadows. The man next to him picked up Cait's inert body and threw it over a shoulder. The two men left the small cottage.

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	whydowescream 2013-06-27 12:40 am UTC (link)
	No doubt if Ruth was trying to confront Cait, she would back down. But she doesn't see confrontation as the equation. "The others are keeping those losers dealt with. We need to contact Ty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2013-06-27 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Indeed. It is vital that you establish contact with him," Fate intones seriously. It is hard to tell just how serious Doctor Fate is. His tone tends to be very serious all of the time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2013-06-28 12:08 am UTC (link)
	Cait wanted to see Devil Ray and his crew badly hurt, but Ty was more important. The JSA and Titans battling the Fearsome Five could handle them. Ty needed her more. The water receded into the ocean. Cait nodded. "Take me to him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madeofgoesfast 2013-06-28 12:34 am UTC (link)
	"Ok, Fate will probably do most of the heavy lifting here - I'm going to focus on speeding you all up, so everyone can keep up. Kind of like Amazo, I think that was the main difficulty before... he's using all those other powers at an accelerated rate. Hopefully this will give you all a chance to get to him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2013-06-28 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Ruth nodded. Right, let's do this. "Cait, this is going to be hard, but we've got to stay calm." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2013-06-29 12:29 am UTC (link)
	Doctor Fate starts to cast the spell to open the connection. It is like being the phone connection between Cait, Ruth and Ty. Thankfully with the Flash here things go much faster. "Whenever you are ready." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2013-06-29 12:35 am UTC (link)
	Cait nodded and closed her eyes. She reached out with her mind, trying to find the familiar presence of Ty's mind. Ty, my love, she sent out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whydowescream 2013-06-29 02:12 am UTC (link)
	Ruth breathed deeply and tried to essentially shore things up, providing some added stability to the 'call' to Ty. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2013-06-29 04:03 am UTC (link)
	There is most certainly something very, very wrong there. Cait's connection remains, but the pairs of them, and to a lesser degree, Fate, can feel another mind acting on the current situation - keeping Ty's awareness somewhat buried. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2013-06-29 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	Cait knew an all out assault wouldn't work. Hammond was stronger and more experienced than she was and she wouldn't be able to get past him and Ty. She needed to be like an eel and wiggle in between the cracks rather than be a whale or shark. She took a deep breath and minimized her presence and tried to follow the link past Hammon and back to Ty. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2013-06-29 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	Hammond thrives on strong emotions, especially negative ones. The last thing he expects is for Cait to use subtlety - and Ruth's calming presence helps mask her. Cait will find a portion of Ty's mind definitely occupied solely by Ty. "Cait?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2013-06-29 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Ty, my love," she said. "I need your help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2013-06-29 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	"I... I can't. I can't fight him. He'll hurt you if I fight back. Even if I lose." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2013-06-29 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	"You can do this, my love. I know you can. I will die if you do not break free of his control. He will kill me and a lot of other people. I know you have it in you to do this." Cait showed him how she saw him. Strong, brave and there wasn't anything he couldn't do. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	all_powerfull 2013-06-29 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	Ty takes a few deep breaths, trying to steel his resolve. Cait can now feel Hammond trying to root through Ty's mind to find whatever is causing this new stirring before Ty can work up the will to battle for control. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2013-06-29 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	Cait fought back the urge to tell Ty to hurry and remained calm. Panicking now would not to anyone any good. She focused on Ty and how much she loved him and how much faith she had in him, letting him feel what she felt. Poseidon help her and give both of them strength. "I need help masking my presence," she said to Ruth and Fate. "Hammond is trying to find me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	handofnabu 2013-06-29 08:44 pm UTC (link)
	"That should be simple enough." He nods to Cait. Simply masking Cait is easy enough. He just has to be sure that it does not effect the bond between Ty and Cait. They need Cait to be able to lend Ty any help he needs from her. "Monitor the connection between them. If anything effects it on our side, let me know. I must focus." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-06-30 12:40 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not really a magic guy. What am I supposed to be watching out for, aside from Cthulu ftagn." Max's tone conveyed dry humor, but it belied the fear he was trying to keep under control. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whydowescream
2013-06-30 05:05 am UTC (link)

"Just make sure nothing actually happens in the real world, Max," Ruth mutters quietly before getting back to work focusing, being solidly there to try to keep things steady.

She's spent days, before, intermittently linked up with Ty, and the Dove stuff just gravitates to it naturally, so she's able to shore things up pretty well.

...If everyone will excuse #21 from the UU hymnal as background music through parts of this little psychic network. Look, she's got her habits, okay? And at least it's very pretty. A lot better than Ia, Ia...

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	all_powerfull 2013-06-30 05:54 am UTC (link)
	Hammond is Hammond. Fate, however, is Dr-fucking-Fate. When the mask wearer really gets going, he's more than a force of nature. Combined with Cait's influence, her Atlantean telepathic power, and the Dovelight, both potent in their own right, Ty starts to emerge into his own mind, edging out Hammond's control. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2013-06-30 02:43 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, that's it, my love," Cait said trying to be encouraging as possible. "You can do this. I believe in you and have complete faith in you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

all_powerfull
2013-07-02 08:26 pm UTC (link)

All of those influences work together, letting him center on Cait. While Hammond is more experienced with Hammond's powers, once he has his focus back, Ty can use them so much faster, and guided by Black Adam's wisdom.

It seems like an eyeblink - though the toll it takes on Ty's brain should be obvious to Cait, anyway. But he's back in control, and somewhere, Hector Hammond has the mother of all headaches, and a lot of head to ache.

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	young_swimmer 2013-07-02 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Ty! My love!" Relief washed through Cait. "We did it," she said to Ruth and Fate. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)