Disclaimer: I do not own Human Target. At All. I do, however, own any new characters that pop up in this story. I own any mentioned unknown establishments and anything in them. Therefore, please ASK ME before trying to use. It's the respectful and honest thing to do. Thankies!
Authoress Note: So someone here (twiddles my thumbs) has been reading to many fantasy and sci-fi books along with reading to many awesome fics of the like here on FF and I figured I'd kick my brain into gear and try to write something with the ideas that started swimming in my lil brain heehee.
Extra Note: I totally blame music for this as well. I've been on a weird kick with music lately and it got this outta me lol. So if you wanna get a feel for what spurred this, try listening to "Magic" by The Cars, "Weird Science" by Oingo Boingo, "A Kind of Magic" by Queen, and "The Scientist" by Coldplay to name a few heehee.
Of Magic and Formulas
They say science is the magic of men. The things humans have created with vast algebra formulas and scientific breakthroughs can be considered their own type of magic. Cell-phones, the internet, wireless access, cars, a toaster! These are scientific break throughs that to humanity is its own magic… Least to those who don't live with magic every day.
"This isn't going to work you know?" in a three story mansion of a house tucked away in a high class neighborhood, two women were cooped up in a make-shift lab with machines going crazy and the moon filtering through a large glass window. The curtains were drawn, but the moon still splintered in as a red haired beauty with pale green eyes looked up at the sky in boredom. "You hear me? It isn't going to work," the red head repeated as she looked behind at a woman with blonde hair and pale green eyes behind thick rimmed glasses.
The blonde poked at a large machine before pouring in a bright blue liquid with purple star-shaped bubbles. She clicked her tongue a few times in thought before nodding to herself. "It'll work. Have faith. Isn't that what your kind values? Faith?" the blonde murmured as the red head rolled her eyes. "That's fairies. Didn't you ever watch Peter Pan?" she asked, sitting on an empty work table. The blonde scoffed but said nothing as the machine beeped and sputtered.
They'd been up half the night now and both were getting a wee cranky with each other. They hadn't spent this much time together in a long long time. Now they both understood why. They'd both forgotten how they could get under each other's nerves even when not trying at all.
"Alright… It's time," the blonde exclaimed, suddenly becoming very alert and excited. The red head pushed herself off the table and the two ran to a computer screen that showed an image of a small crystal ball inside the machine the blonde had poured the liquid into. They both watched as the orb pulsed an eerie color as the power meter fluxed and kicked to life. The color surrounding the orb was a blue, purple, green, and yellow mixture that formed a funnel centered on the orb as it sucked the colors in.
"Come on, come on," the blonde whispered as she tapped away furiously at the keys of her keyboard. The machine whined and shook as the pulsing grew intense. The blonde began to sweat, the screen reflecting off her glasses as she moved her fingers as fast as she could. The red head stared wide eyed at the machine as it bounced and shuddered. "It's going to explode! We need to turn it off!" she exclaimed. The blonde shook her head wildly. "No! It's almost there! Don't touch it!"
The red head looked at the blonde as if she were crazy and jumped as the machine suddenly let out an unearthly whirling sound as stars and rays of light flickered and shot from the machine! Her hands began to glow as she backed up to the blonde and tried to yank her away from the screen. "No," the blonde hissed, slamming her fingers into the keys, "no no! It's close! Just one more minute!"
The red head cursed and threw up her hands as a bolt shot from the machine at them. It fizzled and melted in midair, glowing a sickly blue as it crashed to the ground and became a puddle of metal. She gasped and yanked the blonde roughly, slamming them to the ground as, without a real warning, the machine expanded and exploded. The red head covered the blonde and muttered to herself. Any object that flew or tried to land on them seemed to run into an invisible wall and fall away from them.
A smoke covered the room as everything settled. The blonde pushed the red head off her and ran into the smoke towards where the machine had been. The red head cursed and followed after, all the non-busted lights in the lab flickering back to life and giving the room an eerie glow. "It… It worked!" The blonde exclaimed, becoming breathless as the red head ran up behind her and gapped.
In the blonde's hand was the crystal ball – in one piece – and it was glowing a pale gray with flashes of colorful stars and streaks inside the stormy glass. "By Merlin's beard…" the red head gasped, a slow growing grin appearing on her red painted lips, "you did it! You-it works!" the girls laughed with excitement as they held the orb between them.
"No," the blonde whispered, catching the red heads eyes, "we did it." They both grinned and chuckled as the orb fluxed and glittered for them. The red head carefully put the orb back into the blonde's hands. "We have to show the counsel! This is a break through! This could change the world, mine and yours, sis!" the blonde looked at the orb and nodded as she walked over and grabbed a satchel. Inside the satchel was a sash with gypsy embroilment on it. The blonde wrapped the orb up in the sash before pulling the satchel over her head and letting it rest on her shoulder.
The red head nodded and ushered her towards the giant lab doors that would lead outside. "Come on! We'll go now! We can take Starchaser!" the red head was now giddy as she pushed the door open. She opened her mouth to whistle when a flash in the sky caught her eyes. "Oh! Get down!" the red head exclaimed, grabbing the blonde and pulling her down and pushing her out the doorway as from the sky a fireball came!
The blonde gasped and clutched at her bag as the fire subsided and in its place stood a man in a black cloak. He said nothing as it pointed at her and made a gesture towards her bag. He wanted the orb! She shook her head and scrambled back as the red head ran in front of her and hissed at the man. "Back off!" she growled, her hands glowing a sickly blue as she shot her fist out at him, sending a blast at his chest, shooting him back before he caught himself and shot a blood red blast at her!
"Run!" she ordered the blonde, who nodded and scampered off, screaming as the man tried to hit her with a blast, only for it to be pushed back by the red head. She huffed and suddenly whistled loudly. The man was barely able to whip around before something slammed into his back and knocked him over. The red head jumped and land on the object, reaching her hand out and grabbing the blonde as they shot out the door!
The blonde shuddered and hid her face against the red heads back. "No time for fear of heights! Let's go Starchaser!" she exclaimed over the wind as she tapped her hand down onto the head of a black and silver brush broom and shot higher and quickly into the sky as the mansion exploded in red and black, the unknown man stepping out of the wreckage. The red head snapped her fingers and the two seemed to blend into the night as they shot across the sky like a comet.
"What- What was that? Who was that?" the blonde asked as the red head glared out at the night sky. "A Hunter!" she growled as a plane flew below them, "and a powerful one at that! The explosion didn't even faze him… We're going to need to hide." The blonde clutched onto the red heads waist with one hand and shook as she reached in her satchel and pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to the red head. "M-Maybe we should get help?" she suggested as the red head read the piece of paper and scowled.
She handed the paper back to the blonde. "We don't need mortal help! I can protect you just fine!" she exclaimed, offended. The blond glared and smacked her back. "We need all the help we can get at this point! What if that guy brings more friends! You could use help. Stop being stubborn," she exclaimed over the wind. The two shared a look before the red head sighed and grumbled. "Fine. Starchaser, San Francisco!" she clicked her tongue and the broom lurched to the West.
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