Chapter 13: Not thinking Straight
OMG! I was soo surprised! I got more than a thousand hits! I can't believe that many people have read, or at least looked at my story. I even got two favs! And I've only been updating for two months!
Disclaimer: Do I really have to keep writing this? Honestly, if I owned this I wouldn't be on fanfic now would I? I still don't own PPG or Norse Mythology.
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'Insanity… sheer insanity…'
"I'll say, this place is a mad house… I like it!"
'I know, right!'
Destroyed furniture and bits of glass littered the ground outside of a large tavern. Mobs of people surrounded the building, most fighting each other while a few stood idly by. Windows were shattered, doors ripped from their hinges, walls smashed clean through as people and furniture alike were thrown about.
Some distance away from the carnage was where Brick and Accendo found themselves. Brick had long since lost track of the green eyed girl they had been with. The second the building came into view she had charged off to join the mobs, Blossom hot on her tail.
The two had paused for a moment to look around and survey the situation. The only obvious thing he noticed was that the people fighting wore either silver or gold in some way.
'What to do, what to do…' Accendo chirped in a sing song way.
"Well first we should probably find Pink…" Brick thought aloud before he and Accendo made their way into the crowd.
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'Well, that was one more of the many bad ideas I've had so far.'
Crash! Boom! Crack! Aaaahhhh!
Blossom and Buttercup were nowhere to be found outside the building so Brick had made his way inside. What awaited him was nothing but chaos. Unconscious bodies and debris covered the floors, there was even what looked like the remains of a chair lodged in the ceiling.
Whoosh BAM
Brick ducked just in time to avoid a random person that was thrown in his direction. Only to be hit by a barstool that came flying right after.
"Ohhh. That's it!" Brick snapped, looking around for who had hit him. The mob of bodies shifted then blocking whoever it was from view. Growling loudly, he grabbed the closest person to him, tossing the short man in the direction the chair had come from. A slightly taller person next to the man saw this and threw a punch.
The unexpected attack caught the teen square in the cheek. 'Bastard!' gritting his teeth, Brick quickly rounded on the guy punching him in the gut. Grunting loudly the guy crumpled to the ground. Things spiraled downhill from there as seemingly endless amounts of people came after him constantly replacing the ones he downed. 'Its like there's two more for every one I hit!'
Before long Brick was in the center of one of the many mobs throwing punch after kick after punch at whomever tried to land a hit. The faces all seemed to blend together, black hair, brown or green eyes, and short buff bodies. When the floor space became too crowded he dropped to the ground, did a handstand and spun like a top kicking everyone away. A slight twist of the wrist and he was back on his feet once more.
BOOM
Wood rained down as the ceiling shook, a cloud of dust billowing out before it gave way. The floor splintered beneath Bricks feet as something came crashing down.
A loud growling sound erupt from the crater in the floor as the dust began to settle. A flash of pink, a blur of red, and the person was back through the hole in the ceiling. Screams of terror followed immediately as more body's rained down.
'Damn she's ticked…' Accendo squawked from his perch at a relatively safe hole in the wall. 'I haven't seen her this mad in a long time.'
Ignoring the bird, Brick dashed over and leapt through the hole, dodging a flailing body. He had to duck as two more came flying past.
On the second floor was Blossom surrounded by the mobs as they charged. With the grace of a dancer she twirled around them, kicking, punching, or dodging. It was almost like watching a snake as she contort her body to dodge every hit that came her way. Eventually one managed to land a blow, his spike covered knuckles smashing into her outer thigh after missing her torso.
The irritated look on her face became down right malicious, eyes flashing damn near red as her heel slammed into the side of his face. The man flew past Brick, nearly hitting Accendo before smashing clear through the wall.
'Hey! Watch where your aim- ACK!' Accendo was forced to dive behind Brick to avoid the next person Blossom threw.
It was obvious that she didn't see them. She probably didn't even know they were there and if she did she didn't care. Her focus was entirely on the fight. Punch, kick, block, kick, punch, dodge, repeat. She was really going to town on this lot. They were dropping like flies… well the lucky ones were, the others were either smashed into the floor or tossed through the room and walls.
A blur of black suddenly flew by, startling Brick. Two pairs of crimson eyes widened as Brick and Accendo stared in disbelief. Dive-bombing the mob like a kamikaze fighter plane was a screeching mass of feathers and talons that was none other than Stiria.
With no signs of hesitation, she looped up into the air only to rocket down again raking her talons over every moving surface. It was obvious that she was out for blood and she wasn't stopping until she got it.
This was bad, familiars were like a mirror image of their partners. Being that Stiria was still a newborn she didn't have a clean grasp on her emotions yet. That in itself was bad enough but that also meant the overflow of her emotions would be passed on to Blossom. If Stiria was acting this crazy then Blossom would have to be downright unstable.
'Well that explains things.' Accendo chirped, peeking over Bricks shoulder. 'Stiria's pissed and Blossoms gone loony because of it.'
He was right. With every passing second, Blossoms instability became more and more obvious. She no longer seemed to care about the wellbeing of her opponents, not that she was being very gentle in the first place. Now though, her attacks were completely uncaring as she pounded the stuffing out of the Dark Elves surrounding her.
Grabbing the collar of one guy, she rammed her knee into his gut before effortlessly tossing him over her shoulder into another. Two more tried to gang up on her only for the redhead to place her hands onto their heads, lifting herself over them as she smashed them into one another. From there she allowed herself to fall backwards, landing on the shoulders of a emerald eyed Elf. Sitting on his shoulders, she wrapped her legs under his arms and tossed herself over his back, gripping his calves. With a swift jerk he crumpled like paper, body bending at an odd angle as she tightened her grip. Finally he lost his balance, smashing face first into the floor.
'Where'd she learn that?' Accendo questioned, obviously surprised. Brick didn't even respond as he continued staring. If his eyes got any wider they would definitely be falling out.
Without wasting a second, Blossom rolled off of the guys back. Crouching on the ground she swung her legs around knocking many off their feet. One of the taller elves managed to block the attack though, catching her by the ankle he pulled her off her feet. Caught off guard for a moment, Blossom dangled upside-down as he lifted her into the air.
The tall man let out a deep bark of laughter, crowing his accomplishment in catching the girl. This seemed to finally knock the redhead out of his surprised daze, crimson orbs burning in irritation. He wasn't quite sure why, but he was seriously pissed now.
Without the slightest hesitation Brick made his way into the crowd. Dodging punches, he quickly slipped behind the Dark Elf holding Blossom captive. Grabbing the shorter man by the arm he squeezed, tightening his grip until the man howled in pain, his arm making a soft pop.
Blinking rapidly, Blossom snapped back to reality. Twisting around she smashed her foot on top of the Elf's head knocking him unconscious. With an irritated snort Brick tossed the limp body aside not caring where it landed. He was far more concerned with the crazy redhead in front of him.
"You ok?" Blossom froze for a moment starring back at him like a startled animal before one of the Elves stumbled against her. Like a reflex his arms shot out wrapping protectively around the girls tiny frame as she fell against him. "Come on, let's get you out of here."
'Oh great. I'm turning into a freaking pansie!' Body going on autopilot Brick scooped Blossom up off the ground. Crouching low he sprung over the top of the crowd stepping on some unfortunate on his way down. "Accendo, you got Stiria?"
A loud screech to the left was confirmation enough as Brick ran off through a doorway. Coming to a stairwell he hopped up nearly four at a time before landing on the roof of the building. As soon as he did he regretted it though. He had thought the disaster Blossom created was bad, well he was sadly mistaken.
The rooftop was practically carpeted in unconscious elves, others screaming bloody murder as they were chucked over the railings. What surprised him the most was that even though they were being beaten, none of them actually seemed to be in life threatening conditions. Even the ones that were thrown to the ground below seemed to be no more than unconscious, not even a drop of blood or broken bone.
Brick jumped back then, nearly falling down the stairs, as a particularly large Elf was catapulted towards him. He was mildly pleased to note that Blossom had latched on to his vest at the sudden motion, he wasn't too keen on letting her go just yet anyway.
Huffing in irritation, Brick dodged a few more flying bodies as he took to the air. Once out of the line of fire he took his time to look over the situation. The building looked ready to collapse at any second.
A soft note of what sounded like confusion came from near his chest then. Looking down at Blossom, he found her staring intently at a mass of elves on the roof top. Upon closer inspection he noticed that at the very center of all the mayhem was none other than the green eyed raven girl they had just met.
He had to admit, she was doing pretty damn well. Judging by what he could see she hadn't sustained ANY damage whatsoever. The girl hadn't even broken a sweat.
Dodging a punch, Buttercup dropped down into the crowd disappearing from sight for a moment. Seconds later a wall of elves went flying as she twirled the quarterstaff. Like she had been doing it her whole life, she spun it expertly, a ribbon of toxic green light flowing in its wake. The dark of the cavern mixed with the explosions of light from the building had Brick seeing nothing but green and, grudgingly, he had to admit that it looked awesome. Better than any light show he had seen before.
Buttercup's green light flowed in patterns he hadn't even thought of before as she fought off her foes. Barley making out a silhouette he watched her silently. She seemed to be able to move and bend at odd angles, though not as graceful as the redhead still captive in his arms, she had a style and grace all her own.
Swinging the staff horizontally, she whacked an Elf in the gut before bringing the other end up into an others chin. A third tried to rush her but missed as she twisted around flipping back to back right over him. Without landing, she planted one end of the staff into the roof and used it like a pole vault to literally catapult herself through a few more elves knocking them all out in the process. Upon landing, she dropped to her knees sliding under and knocking a few more would be attackers off their feet.
With an odd bend she flipped herself back onto her feet before kicking a short pudgy Elf clear off the building. The numbers finally seemed to dwindle as only a dozen or so elves charged her this time. Crouching down she sprung into the air, spinning like a top as she backflipped over them to the central point of the roof top. From there she twirled the staff in one hand, tossing it up before vanishing into thin air. It was like she had never even existed in the first place. She was just plain gone, he couldn't spot her anywhere.
"Brick…" Blossom's quiet voice chimed like bells as she tugged softly at his vest, trying to get his attention. She still looked out of it but obviously ok enough to finally talk and respond again. Glancing up at him with emotionless magenta orbs she turned away, pointing at something ahead of them. "Look…"
Following her outstretched arm he was shocked to notice what looked like a mini twister. It didn't stay mini for long though. Wind, from who knows where, began to churn, swirling into the growing twister. Flashes of green burst on the winds currents as it began to descend, sucking up all the elves scattered around the building. When the pull began to affect him Brick darted away, distancing himself from what he was sure was the ravens final attack.
Ducking behind a stalactite he wound one arm tightly around Blossom's waist, securing her to him, the other arm gripping into the rock surface. The winds buffeted against them, pushing and pulling, lashing their hair around like whips. After a minute or two an explosion of green had both teens turning away, eyes shut tight.
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'Well, it's about damn time.' Brick's eyes flew open at the sound of Accendo's voice. He could see the bright red-orange bird in his peripheral vision, a limp Stiria clutched in his talons. Ducking down, Accendo twisted his head to look Stiria in the eye. 'Its nice to see they finally admit to their feelings, don't you agree?'
Now this is where Brick would normally throttle the damn bird until even his feathers turned purple but he couldn't bring himself to move. It was like his muscles had locked up tight and even if his limbs weren't frozen he was still stuck in place. The violent winds had caused both his and Blossom's long hair to tangle together, placing them into a rather awkward predicament as it wrapped them against each other.
'What is wrong with me today!' Brick mentally shouted. Either his brain or his body seemed to be acting weird ever since the fight with that monster. And all of it seemed to be centered around Blossom, first he gets mad at the Elf that caught her, then starts acting all nice against his better judgement. His stupid body works against him and he not only saves her but ends up protecting her, and now his damn arms wouldn't listen and let the fuck go! 'The Hel!'
Though every coherent thought told him to push her away, his brain didn't seem able to process them at the moment. He had no problems with proximity, he had personal space issues after all, but for some reason this seemed a little different. As close as she already was, he wanted her closer, and it didn't exactly help that she was still out of it and clinging to his vest like a life line, her every curve pressed against him.
'Ok, enough with the fluffy stuff. Save it for when were NOT in the middle of a fight.'
Blinking once, Blossom's eyes darted to the side to stare at Accendo. She seemed entranced by the bright color of his feathers, looking at him like a toddler that had just seen a cute puppy. A second later her hand shot out, snatching both birds out of the air. Brick found it both mildly amusing and disturbing at the same time when he noticed the way she looked at the two. Accendo on the other hand was very much frightened as the redheaded girl looked at him like, previously mentioned toddler, whom had just discovered the existence of a grasshopper and was debating what to do with him.
At least she wasn't like him, Brick could distinctly remember the first grasshopper he had captured. Thinking back he felt a little bad for the poor thing. Being the curious child he was Brick had pulled at the poor creatures legs, upon discovering that they came off, he had plucked each one. Once he realized that the insect would now die he then fed the twitching body to a bog frog without the slightest remorse.
Blossom was thankfully not that bad. Though her touch was a little rough, she honestly didn't look like she was trying to hurt the birds, as she pet Accendo followed by Stiria. Brick just watched quietly as he untangled the long strands of hair from their bodies.
Odd moments aside, he decided to take a look at the damage the area had sustained. Still keeping a close eye on Blossom, Brick peeked around the edge of the stalactite.
It looked like a war zone. Elves lay limp along floors, railings, the ground, one even hung off the corner of the roof. To top things off, perched ever so proudly at the center of it all was Buttercup. She sat at the edge of the roof, her legs dangling over the side as she kicked them playfully. One elbow pressed into her knee, propping her head up. Her eyes shined with amusement as she smirked mischievously.
Sliding out from behind the stalactite, Brick slowly drifted back down, landing on the roof with a tap. He made sure Blossom was standing firmly before releasing her though he kept close just in case.
"Hey Red, where were ya? Ya missed all the fun!" Buttercup called, waving to the two redheads when she noticed them. Standing up she walked over and ruffled Blossoms hair a bit. "By the way, that was some pretty good fighting Bloss. Not too shabby for your first bar brawl."
Surprisingly enough, Blossoms cheeks flushed scarlet as she nodded shyly. Her right hand, which was still clutching Bricks vest, tightened around the fabric. Leaning closer she shifted, tucking herself against his side as if trying to hide from Buttercup. The action gave Brick a sudden sense of déjà vu but before he could really think about it Buttercup started laughing.
"See, I knew you two were a couple."
"Would all of you stop that!" Brick snapped, he shot an irritated glare down when he noticed Accendo laughing along with the raven and her familiar. "Is it illegal for a guy and a girl to just be friends or something?"
"It is when you argue that much." Buttercup chuckled, holding her side. "The way she's clinging to you don't help much either."
"That's cause she's not thinking straight right now." Brick practically shouted. He snatched Stiria up and shoved her towards Buttercup as if the bird was all the answer he needed.
Buttercups grin faded a bit as she eyed the black bird for a moment, it's black feathered head swaying dazedly. With a shrug she turned around and hopped off the building. "Still don't get you off the hook."
"Aahhgg!" Brick let out something between an irate growl and a strangled shout. He would have followed if not for the tug on his clothes. Pausing for a moment he handed Stiria off to Blossom trying his damnedest not to look at her. 'The fuck is wrong with me today?'
Turning back he made his way to the edge of the building, Blossom clutched to the back of his vest as she tailed him like a duckling.
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Wow, I haven't updated this in a while… sorry to all of you that were waiting for this. I was busy with a whole bunch of things and whenever I had the chance I was just to lazy to post this even though it's been sitting around collecting dust for nearly two months.
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