Author's Note: If you plug 'caledfwlch pronunciation' into Google the first two hits are Forvo and a Youtube video. Forvo has the correct pronunciation, Youtube does not. This omake was inspired by the video.
Brian was cautiously optimistic. Tattletale had informed the group that Lung was pissed they had robbed his casino last month and was planning on retaliating. They had discussed it and eventually decided (after getting confirmation from the boss) that instead of running or hiding in the loft they were going to try and fight the ABB. Catch them by surprise when the asians were getting ready for their own attack.
So far, the plan was working. They had found Oni Lee waiting outside a sushi shop with a group of thugs. The unpowered gangers had fled almost as soon as Bitch's dogs had landed on the street. Lee had put up a bit of a fight but between the four Undersiders, the suicide bomber wasn't able to do much. Brian was able to keep their location hidden while Tattletale was able to keep track of Lee when he teleported. Regent prevented Lee from using his bombs effectively and Bitch's dogs were able to easily match the assassin when he tried to get close to use his knives. Eventually, he had given up and teleported away.
Now the group was riding atop of Brutus, Judas, and Angelica enroute to where Lung was. Brian felt good that they had dealt with Oni Lee but Lung was on an entirely different level. Fighting a dragon that had taken on the entire local Protectorate team and won was something most people would generally avoid, and yet his group was going forward.
Brian tried to figure out what their plan of attack could be. Unfortunately, he wasn't coming up with anything beyond what they had used on Oni Lee. He'd keep Lung off balance in the darkness, Regent would hamper him with trips, while Bitch's dogs alternated attacks. Tattletale would let them know when it was time to run or something. She was helpful but you never knew what she was going to tell you and it was usually best to just run with it rather than ask for an explanation.
As the dogs climbed up a particularly tall building, their riders were able to make out blasts of fire several blocks away.
"Someone's already fighting Lung, we need to get in there fast before he ramps up too much!" Tattletale shouted at the dogs leapt to the next building.
"You mean we can't just let them kill each other?" Regent asked snarkily.
Since she was hugging him from behind Brian felt Tattletale shake her head. "Whoever it is, I don't think they don't have the firepower to pull that off."
Brian didn't care who it was that was fighting Lung (well unless it was a member of the E88) but whoever they were, they were probably saving Brian and his team's lives simply because they had kept Lung busy fighting here instead of at the sushi shop with Oni Lee.
As they got closer to the scene of the fight, Brian was able to make out more details. Lung had leapt clear off the street and landed on the roof of a building, where a cape in a dress and a pointed hat was standing. There was a veritable swarm of...something floating in the air between Lung and the mystery cape. The things dove and weaved in the air, blocking the fire Lung was shooting at the other cape. Whenever the fire struck the flying objects they sizzled and released a smell that was both unpleasant and oddly familiar.
In a maneuver that Brian had insisted the group practice, as soon as the dogs landed on the roof the team rolled backwards off their rides which allowed the dogs to charge forward without fear of injuring the team.
One of the dogs (Brian wasn't sure which) tackled Lung clear off the building. The other two jumped down to follow.
Tattletale was glancing around at the flying things that the other cape controlled. "No way...that...that power makes no sense!"
"Whatcha talkin bout Tats?" Regent asked as he twirled his scepter in one hand.
"Those are fish! And they aren't even flying fish, they're salmon!" Tattletale shouted indignantly. The blond turned to look at the unknown parahuman. "How are you controlling flying salmon?"
"Because I'm the mighty Cat Fish Witch, of course!" the cape said in a grandiose tone of voice.
"But those aren't catfish-" Brian began but stopped when he got a look at the new cape.
She...well there was no other way to say it, she was a furry. Her face was covered in very short, fine hair that had a calico cat coloration. Her nose was feline but her mouth was human. She had golden cat like eyes but had normal ears on the side of her head. Long, curly orange hair extended from her head. The cape, Cat Fish Witch, was dressed in a stereotypical witch's outfit that she had probably bought at a costume store. Pointed black hat, black dress/robe thing. Brian even noticed a broomstick off in the corner of the roof.
"How many tits do you have?" Regent blurted out.
"REGENT!" Brian and Tattletale shouted at the same time.
"Like you guys weren't thinking it," Regent muttered.
Brian hadn't been wondering that, though now that Regent voiced the thought...
"So, uh, Cat Fish Witch, thank you for handling Lung for us. You saved us a lot of trouble." Tattletale said as Bitch walked to the edge of the roof to look down at where Lung was fighting the three dogs.
Regent was staring at Cat Fish Witch so Brian smacked him across the back of the head. Cat Fish Witch didn't seem to notice, she had walked over to her broomstick and picked it up. She held it out horizontally at waist height and then let go. Rather than fall, the broomstick remained floating in the air at the spot she had held it.
"Oh come on! You have telekinesis too?" Tattletale moaned in frustration.
"What kind of witch would I be without a flying broomstick?" Cat Fish Witch asked as she sat on the broomstick. She then slowly drifted over to where Bitch was standing.
Regent glanced at Tattletale. "She's got a point you know, witches need broomsticks."
Tattletale seemed speechless before she gave a shake of her head and grinned. She walked over next to Cat Fish Witch. Brian and Regent followed the girl's lead and walked over to watch the fight.
"For a guy that can turn into a dragon Lung isn't fighting very well," Regent observed.
Bitch had originally been directing the dogs to attack the ABB leader in turns with a series of whistles but she had slowed down the frequency of the commands as it became clear Lung wasn't fighting at peak capacity.
"Yea, Cat Fish Witch did quite a number on him before we got here," Tattletale said. "Injected him with venom from stonefish, stargazers, lionfish...wait you can control jellyfish too? But those aren't actually fish!" Tattletale pouted. "Alright that's it, I'm going to stop trying to figure out your powers, I'm only going to give myself a headache if I keep this up."
"I'm kinda disappointed you guys show up actually," Cat Fish Witch said after several moments of watching the fight in silence.
"Disappointed?" Brian asked. "How come?"
"Had a spell I wanted to try out. Summon Bigger Fish. I think it would have let me bring in and control Leviathan."
That was when Tattletale fainted.