((A/N: Heh. Just a snippet of my City of Heros life presented to you in fanfic form. And if you play this game, Ari's full name is Ari Taizen. Yes, she's the same Ari as the Ari I'll be using for my Teen Titans original character. Enjoy.))

"This is absolutely disgusting," Ari complained, holding her nose as she climbed through the slimy sewer tunnel. With a flick of her furry fox tail and a twitch of her fuzzy ears, she sighed. "I can't believe Athena convinced me to do this!"

"I can't believe you convinced me to go with you!" exclaimed Kid Rocket with a laugh. Adjusting her stylish goggles, she dodged a spray of sewage. "We heroes have glamorous lives, huh?"

"Yeah, seriously." The teenaged superheroes shared a grin before dashing down the dimly lit tunnel. Ari's stiletto combat boots made quite a bit of noise as she ran, and Kid Rocket turned to give the orange-leather-clad kitsune a look.

"Could you be a bit louder? I can still hear myself think." Ari stuck out her tongue, ducking to avoid a shower of waste and shielding her bright orange hair.

"Shut up, Kid." Kid Rocket giggled and sped off down the tunnel, vanishing almost instantly as her super speed kicked in. Ari sighed and chased after the red-and-yellow-costumed teen, traveling in long leaps across the old cement floor. Suddenly Kid Rocket came careening back around the corner and ran smack into Ari, who barked surprisedly in a rather fox-like manner and fell into the river of slime.

"Oh, ew! I'm so gonna kill you, Kid!" Ari yipped, leaping out of the sewage and shaking herself like a dog, spraying drops everywhere. "Gross!"

"You'll have to beat them to it," Kid panted, pointing down the tunnel. Ari blinked and growled as the telltale whirring of Clockwork reached her ears.

"Clocks... damnit Kid, how many times do I have to tell you? Don't aggravate villains when you're running!"

"Oh come on Ari, it's not like I could see them!"

"Exactly!" The kitsune exclaimed as she ducked a bolt of electricity. Throwing a fire blast at the mechanical monsters, she leaped over the swarm and executed an accurate flip kick, knocking the nearest robot into a wall and shattering it.

Kid Rocket whipped around attacking the Clockwork like a red and yellow whirlwind, zipping in and out of the robot's ranks. Slamming one over the head with a double-fisted Haymaker and back-kicking another, she ignored the electrified bolts and punches they aimed at her while she kept their attention away from the less resilient Ari.

One Telsa Knight threw a powerful bolt of lighting at the blonde heroine, causing her to stumble and pause in her mad attacking for just enough time. Raising its metal arms, it imprisoned her in a deadly Telsa Cage of pulsing electricity. Falling to the ground, Kid Rocket twitched and shuddered involuntarily as the Telsa Knight advanced.

Knocking smaller Sprockets from her path with bursts of flame, Ari leaped for the Telsa Knight, tackling it and somersaulting away. The metal Knight picked itself up with difficulty, turning unsteadily to face the angry fox-girl. With a snarl, Ari spat forth a deadly cone of firebreath, melting the Clockwork's cogs. With a shudder, it clutched its metal ribcage and collapsed, and the Telsa Cage around Kid Rocket disappeared.

"Phew... thanks," Kid murmured, standing and stretching. "Those Telsas are nasty!"

"Look out, they're not finished yet," Ari cautioned, trapping one advancing Sprocket in a ring of fire. Both heroines leaped back into combat, Kid Rocket keeping the robot's attention while Ari blasted away with her flame. After each and every Clockwork had been destroyed, Ari sat down on the cold cement to rest.

"You done with your mission yet?" Kid queried, doing jumping-jacks as she waited for the kitsune.

"Nope... I have to hunt down some Vahzilok down here," Ari replied, re-tying her ponytail.

"Ew, zombies? I hate Vahzilok zombies! Gross!"

"Yeah, I know... but Athena told me to," Ari replied, shrugging.

"Your contacts are weird," Kid informed her.

"Eh, I can't complain. Half-price on Inspiration pills," the fox-girl said with a grin, taking a small blue pill from her pocket. "I'm guessing after that battle you need an endurance boost?"

"You bet I do," Kid replied, taking the pill and tossing it into her mouth. Ari stood and struck a heroic pose, pointing down the slimy sewer tunnel.

"Onwards to Vahzilok!"

"...I hate Vahzilok!"

"Not as much as I hate your whining."

"Aw, you know you love me."

"Bah. I only put up with you 'cause you absorb damage like a sponge in water."

"That's me, Kid Rocket the sponge!"

"Aren't you 'The Incredible' Kid Rocket?"