Hey guess what this is a USxFem!UK superhero AU. Original superhero names I know. These were also the first fight scenes I've written and I think they're pretty good so yeah, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia.
"Hiya, Brit, fancy meeting you here, huh?" Alice jumped and nearly slipped off the roof's ledge. She could've died, Alice turned around with a glare.
"Haven't I told you to stop calling me that?" The blond retorted. The American hero just smiled, he was leaning against the door, dressed in his uniform. Of course, Alice had never seen him in anything else. No one had.
His suit was mostly blue, there was a red and white star design on his chest that she knew had become some sort of logo for him that the people always used. He was tall and his somewhat tight suit showed off his muscles, not that she had noticed, she was taken after all. To keep his identity a secret he wore a blue pair of goggles that resembled WW2 flight goggles. Sometimes Alice found herself wondering what was under that suit, other than the golden hair and tan skin she could already see.
"What else am I supposed to call you?" He asked, pushing away from the wall and walking closer to her. He leaned against the ledge where she sat and looked up at her. "Britannia is kinda a mouthful."
"And Columbia isn't?" Alice returned. He gave her a half smile but gave no answer.
Large buildings and skyscrapers stretched for miles in every direction. The stars twinkled and the lights flickered. Every once in awhile, one would blink out. There was the sound of late night traffic and the few late night wanderers. Alice looked up toward the sky. It was a clear night with stars dotting the sky and the moon smiling in the corner as a crescent. Her boyfriend, Alfred, loved space. He was even majoring in astronomy. No doubt he had looked upon the stars multiple times tonight.
"It's been pretty quiet tonight." Columbia said, he glanced up at the stars for a second. "Guess crime decided to take a night off."
"That makes our job easier." Alice added. They weren't officially a duo or anything, but they served as Boston's only two vigilantes so they often met fighting the same enemies. It was just a sorry coincidence, she did not look forward to it anyway. She was perfectly fine fighting alone.
"Yep." He agreed. The breeze ruffled her bangs and the few pieces of her hair that escaped her bun. It was much easier to fight when she didn't have hair in her face.
The British hero stole a glance at him. There was still a feeling of mystery he so easily stole. Maybe she got a rush when she saw those goggles slip or when he talked like they were friends. There was satisfaction in knowing she knew Columbia, she had fought alongside him. They were almost friends. She was happy with that.
Suddenly the night city sounds were interrupted by loud sirens. They both peeked over the ledge and saw a police car race by, lighting up the alleyway with artificial red and blue. While the police did what they could, this city would be overrun if she and Columbia didn't fight crime.
"That didn't last long." Columbia commented, he turned back to her with a grin. "I guess I'll see you there." The other superhero then jumped off the side of the building. Alice scoffed, not caring to glance over and see him hit the ground, and began to follow the car.
The first time she had witnessed him do that she had been shocked, but his powers easily allowed him to pull stunts like that, even if it still made her worried, just for a second. From what Alice had figured out, Columbia was telekinetic. He could move things around with his mind, including himself, which he did when he dramatically fell off buildings like that.
Alice was pyrokinetic, which also made her invincible to fire. Although her clothes often weren't, which was why she had several suits at home, ready to switch out if she burns through one of them. Some of her outfit was nonflammable, like her gloves, belt, and boots, but her black jeans and sweatshirt-like shirt wasn't.
The car was easily to follow, as nearly all the police cars in the area began to swarm to the same area. A bank, on the corner of two unexciting streets, with a collection of cars flashing their lights parked haphazardly in the front. Alice slipped through a back door, melting the metal lock easily.
The bank's back was empty as expected. The lights were flickering as she walked carefully through the halls. Strange, as she thought this was a new building, it shouldn't have electrical problems.
The police had yet to storm the building yet, making it much easier for her. Then she didn't have to worry about whether she was burning a good guy or a bad guy. There was no doubt they were all huddled up behind their cars with their guns drawn trying to create some perfect plan. Bureaucracy at its finest.
Alice continued through nearly symmetric halls for a few minutes, looking for the action. She finally heard voices and gunshots when someone suddenly grabbed her wrist. Alice gasped and her hand caught fire as she turned to see Columbia in the dark. He held a finger to his lips as Alice gave him a confused look and doused her fire.
They were in a hall looking in large room where there was a half open vault. Columbia suddenly pulled her back toward him in the shadows, stopping her from entering the room. She was about to tell him that she could act on her accord, thank you very much, but a voice interrupted their silent argument.
"Please, I've got a daughter." A man whimpered, but the room echoed back his plea. Alice had heard that tone before. That was a man begging for his life.
"Perhaps you should have thought of that before." A woman returned. Sickly sweet, her voice echoed. The emergency lights flickered and Alice saw a body drop behind the vault's door.
Alice took note of the rest of the room and saw another few bodies, slumped and slouching against walls with discarded guns and blisters and burns. Columbia was still holding her, a strong arm around her, keeping her back pressed against his chest. His warmth, this hold, it somehow seemed familiar, in a way she couldn't tell.
There was the clicking of heels walking across the floor. A woman walked out behind the vault's door. She didn't hold any money or gold. She was there for something else.
She was dressed in a full white leather suit and tall white heels. The color made her pale blond hair and light skin seem more white as well. Her eyes were almost purple behind a mask, watching the shadows purposely. They landed on the corridor where she and Columbia stood. She paused, crossing her arms over her chest.
In a second, a bolt of lightning sprang from her heels. It burst toward her and Columbia. They both dove away in opposite directions from their original spot as the lightning collided with where they had stood moments ago, creating a dark black burn in the tiles.
"I was wondering if you two would ever show." She said, flipping a long strand of hair over her shoulder.
Alice stood and clinched her fists, watching the woman carefully. She glanced over and met eyes with Columbia. He had regained his footing and was ready for a fight as well. "Who are you?" He exclaimed.
"Electra. Do you always show up so late? Those men would've been gone away if I hadn't gotten in the way."
"So you're a new vigilante?" Columbia asked innocently.
Electra hummed, pausing in fake thought. "No, I don't think so. I'm here to kill you two." Without hesitating, another bolt of lightning burst from her fingertips toward Columbia's head. The lights flickered more.
"Columbia!" Alice exclaimed. The floor underneath Electra's heels exploded into flames. The villain jumped out of the way quickly as the electricity collided with the wall. Alice saw Columbia standing there, surprised, but quite okay. He had somehow directed the lightning into the wall left of him. She didn't know he could do that.
Electra gritted her teeth. She clearly thought this would be easier. Alice felt a burst of pride at her and Columbia's skills even though nothing had really happened yet. The villain threw another few bursts of lightning in her and Columbia's general directions.
Alice yelled as she dove out of the way of the electricity. A wall of fire rose in front of her, her powers subconsciously defending her. She ducked behind her shield. She glanced toward the other hero but another wave of electricity surprised her and she barely dodged it. She couldn't afford to pay extra attention to Columbia in this fight.
Electra had seemed to focus on Columbia for the time being. He was forcing all of her bolts of electricity away from him, clinching his fists as he threw another bolt into the nearest wall with a force none of them could see. He was on the defensive, backing up as Electra neared him. Alice tossed a few fire balls toward the white woman. Electra let out a scream of frustration as bursts of electricity came up from the ground and crashed with Alice's fire. It showered the room with sparks and ash.
The villain in her irritation had turned toward Alice and sent a large bolt of electricity straight toward her. Alice dropped and slid underneath the lightning while Columbia took advantage of her distraction. He threw a punch, using his powers to make the hit stronger and his fist collided with her face.
It knocked Electra to her knees and Columbia hesitated. He was too nice and she took the split second he gave her. She lunched, falling over and away from him toward where Alice stood. Instead of attacking, she sprinted past her into the vault they had forgotten was open.
"Follow her!" Columbia exclaimed, rushing toward Alice. "She can't get out that way!"
In her split second Alice thought it was quite stupid of her to run in there. The inside of the vault was a mess, disrupted by the robbers and Electra. The walls were lined with steel safe boxes and pallets of money and coins littered the room. Electra faced away from them, staring at the furthest wall of boxes and breathing heavily.
"There's no running from here!" Columbia shouted at Alice's side. The white woman turned to face them. Alice paled at her appearance, scarlet blood dripping from her bruising nose and tarnishing her white suit.
Electra smiled. Her teeth turned red from the fresh blood. "But you're wrong."
Steel walls.
"Columbia, duck!" Alice yelled, running toward him. They both fell together behind a pallet of money as electricity burst from Electra in every direction and bounced off the walls in quick flashes of light.
He clutched her to his chest and Alice squeezed her eyes shut, hearing the lightning ricochet off the walls. It all sounded so close, she could swear that a bolt grazed her because she could feel the heat, but eventually the electricity ceased. They were seemingly untouched, Columbia must have defended them.
"You okay?" Columbia breathed, they both breathed heavily with adrenaline and sweat lingering from their fight. Alice pushed herself up, suddenly realizing how incredibly close she was to the American hero. She couldn't imagine what Alfred would say if he knew.
"Yeah. Yes. I'm fine." Alice looked around the room, somehow still buzzing. Static lingered in the room, making her hair frizz and shocking her fingertips as she stood up. "She's gone."
"We better get outta here before the police finally storm the place." Columbia said. They slipped through the building to the back, just as the officers finally burst in shouting freeze to dead bodies.
The two heroes walked the streets quietly, recovering in silence. "Who was she?" The American hero finally asked. Alice should be getting home soon, she had a morning class tomorrow.
"I don't know. I've never even heard of anyone with electric abilities." Alice answered, sighing. There were many vigilantes throughout the world. When she had still lived in England and had been the vigilante of London, she had even met some of the other European heroes.
Germania was a German vigilante of Berlin with super strength. There was General Winter, a Russian hero who mostly stayed to himself in Moscow, he had abilities to control and create ice and snow. Rose was a Frenchman who prowled Paris and possessed powers to grow things. Lillie was a girl of Lichtenstein who wasn't exactly a hero, but had powers to find any person on Earth. She knew the identity, the ins and outs of every human being.
Despite all them, Alice had never known an Electra.
"Well, keep your eyes open. I'm sure we'll see her again." He said, then offered a smile. "Don't let her scare you."
"Who said she did?" Alice scoffed. "You look more shaken up than I do."
Which was a lie. Alice was terrified. She wasn't scared of the common crime she usually stopped. Those robbers would've been a piece of cake. Electra was something completely different. She had never had to fight a super villain on her own.
Columbia laughed. "See 'ya around, Britannia."
Then again, she wasn't alone.