Power of Tusk
To Wizard1: Yeah, one would expect Selene to learn as much as she can about an opponent before she pulls stuff out of her bag of mutant and magic tricks. About Polanski biting off more than he can chew, I got a feeling he'll do that often.
To Aaron: Oh the fight will be good. Oh yes, the fight will be good.
To Red Witch: Love your suggestions! Thanks a lot, I really appreciate them! BTW, If you feature the Hellfire Club in your story, I hope you include a certain Cleveland super-rocker among their nuisances.
To Metal Dragon1: Well, yes, but Razor can only amplify classic rock. Razor's powers also grant him superhuman stamina and endurance. Razor can fight, and he can fight hard, for quite a long time. And I do kinda consider Kenny Loggins's "Footloose" a classic rock song, although Foghat's "Drivin' Wheel" is a good song to fight to. Heh.
Previously on Power of Tusk: As Selene, the mutant sorceress who holds the title of Black Queen of the New York Hellfire Club, watched on her crystal ball, the Fearless Kid Razor and the Terrifying Tusk battled it out. After landing on the car of Cleveland PD sergeant Harold Polanski, The mammoth- like mutant got ready to take Kid Razor out once and for all with a charge. Will Tusk hit his mark? Can Kid Razor successfully turn back an opponent whose raw strength is much greater than his own? Find out next!
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"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Tusk roared as he charged Kid Razor. The Kid of Rock only got into a defensive position and smirked.
"That's right, you big dumb horned furball. Come to me." Razor dared under his breath. Closer and closer Tusk came. His tusks gleamed as they got ready to punch through Razor's body. However, Razor had something else in mind. He decided to take advantage of Tusk's momentum again. Razor, using his superior reflexes, reaction time, and agility, grabbed a tusk in each hand. He then pulled himself up, flipping his body over the large mutant, then sliding down his back to land on his feet on the ground.
"What?" Before the mammoth-like mutant could fully register what Razor did and change course, Tusk slammed through a wall into a shop selling fine china. The owner screamed and cursed in some odd tongue. Tusk got to his feet and glared at the laughing musician.
"Man, you should have seen the look on your face, Mastodon-head!" Razor laughed happily. Tusk snarled.
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(Catacombs underneath the New York Hellfire Club building)
"Ahh, you cannot match Tusk in raw strength, so you use your superior reflexes and agility to turn Tusk's own power against him. Interesting." Selene watched on her crystal ball with a smile on her face. She was growing more and more impressed with Razor every minute. She had already discovered what was considered one of Razor' biggest weaknesses: He was unable to match strength. He couldn't lift cars or tear steel with his bare hands. Razor made up for that with his ability to move. "I think you maybe be able to match Spider-Man with your agility and reflexes, if not out-do him. Your reaction time is also impressive. You could easily predict Tusk's path and step out of his way when he just started his charge. But you decided to bait him into hitting the wall. Very impressive indeed." The mutant sorceress purred. She stroked the image of Razor in the scrying device, almost like she was actually trying to stroke his face. "I think you have just earned a great honor. After I get your magical guitar, I'll give you some...special treatment in my catacombs." She laughed happily, and her laughter grew when the screams of some poor sap filled the air.
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(Cleveland, Ohio)
"Uhhhhhnh..." Polanski moaned as he got to his feet. "Aw no." He saw Razor dodge Tusk, causing the mutant to crash into the shop. Razor made his comment, and Polanski marched up to Razor, cuffs in hand.
"Razor, you do realize you're a fugitive? After you played your part in the destruction of the Cleveland Mall." Polanski reminded.
"I heard the rebuilding was going well." Razor grinned. "I get it. You can't arrest Xantor because he's dead, so now you gotta take me in."
"Just shut up and -- " Polanski got interrupted by a roar. Tusk was back on his feet, and he was ready to charge. Razor shoved the cop to the ground to make him hopefully a less appealing target. Tusk made his move and tried another charge. Razor fired a blast from his guitar.
"AAAAGH!!!!" Tusk screamed as the Power of Rock beam slammed into his body, causing him to be knocked back into the shop, and through the far wall.
"Man, he was no challenge." Razor sneered. "Dumb elephant. AGH!!!" An enraged Tusk charged and punched Razor hard in the back, calling on his great strength. Razor flew chest-first into the door of a car. Shards of glass cut Razor's skin, but his bones were not broken. He was in a lot of pain. {I hate feeling pain.}
"Problem, Razor?" Ronnie appeared.
"Now you show up." Razor grumbled under his breath.
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"Oh!" Selene quickly leaned forward from her throne to take a closer look at the battle. "Ahh, you never cease to surprise me, Kid of Rock 'n' Roll. You have a little ghost playing sidekick to you." She found herself giggling at the sight of Razor and Ronnie Rocker. "How...cute. Evidently he's become a friend. I could use this...Oh yes...I could use this..." She stared at the ball happily. To her, watching Razor was like watching a reality show. Only she was interested in the star.
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"Uhhnh..." Razor got to his feet and clutched his head.
"Well, Tusk has you heavily overmatched in raw strength. Play some mind games with him." Ronnie advised.
"Yeah, as soon as my mind is able to work again." Razor grumbled. "AAAAAGHH!!!" Out of nowhere, Tusk whacked Razor with a kick to the head, knocking the rocker into the air. "YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Razor slammed through a hanging neon sign, causing sparks to fly everywhere. "AAAGHH!!" The Fearless One fell to the ground.
"Razor, you okay?" Ronnie leaned over Razor.
"The Kid of Rock would kill to have Wolverine around right now." Razor grumbled as he got up.
"So, you can take a lickin'. This will be fun." Tusk laughed arrogantly.
"Yeah, and your mother can take a good doin', which I gave her last night!" Razor laughed at his own joke. Tusk shook with rage.
"That's right, Razor. Make him mad." Ronnie grinned. "He's going to mess up if you let him get mad. He seems the type to let his anger do the thinking for him."
"I'M GONNA FLATTEN YOU, YOU SON OF A %$&#@!!!" Tusk roared as he got ready for another charge. Just seconds before Tusk made his impact, Razor jumped and flipped over Tusk from a standing position. "WHAT?!" While he was in the air, Razor took off his guitar and charged its body with energy.
"VAN HALEN HAMMER!!!!" Razor slammed Tusk in the back of the head with the mystical guitar's head like a hammer hitting a nail. In an explosion of energy, the screaming Tusk was sent flying into a building full of mimes. Razor shrugged. "Meh. Just mimes. More where they came from." He heard screams. "I didn't know mimes could scream. I guess they're not such inhuman creatures after all." Razor grinned as he took to the air. He noticed Tusk sprawled out on the ground, and got an evil idea. Razor flew upwards until he was around half a mile up in the air. Razor cut his field, causing him to fall.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!?!" Ronnie screamed as he flew next to Razor. The rocker only smirked and twisted his body into a position to deliver a wrestling move: A Flying Elbow Drop.
"ROCK 'N' ROLL ELBOW DROP!!!!" Razor yelled. Tusk started stirring.
"Oh man, my aching AAAAAGH!!!!!" Tusk screamed. Razor slammed into Tusk's durable body with the elbow drop. Tusk was knocked out. A couple cops ran to the large mutant and cuffed him.
"Book 'im, Danno!" Razor quipped.
"Geez, he's heavy!" Cop #1 said.
"No kidding. I heard the guy weighs 450!" Cop # 2 grumbled as he and several other cops moved the big mutant. Razor's hearing picked up the click of a handcuff on his wrist. He lashed his head back, knocking back Sgt. Polanski.
"Kid Razor, you are a wanted man." Polanski glared. Razor used his guitar to cut the handcuff off him. He then heard a familiar squeal, making the rocker moan.
"RAZOR!!!" Jubilee squealed, running towards the rocker with outstretched arms. With a snicker, Razor shoved Polanski into her arms, giving the super- rocker valuable seconds to make his escape, seconds he did not waste in the least. "Hey, you're not Razor!" Jubilee shoved Polanski to the ground and scratched her head. Razor disappeared.
"Can someone tell me what's going on here?!" Polanski groaned.
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"Bravo, Kid Razor. Well done." Selene smiled at the images on the crystal ball. "I see your defeat of Xantor was no fluke. And Tusk was merely a muscle-bound mortal. You have continued to impress me, Kid Razor. I do hope you continue to do so." She mulled it over for a second. "I have a feeling that disappointing me is something you will regularly fail at, Razor. I also now know another weakness, Razor. You have great strength, but you also have some holes in your iron defense. If I were you, I'd repair them quickly."
Well, a new bad guy has been beaten, and Razor looks good doing it as usual! What are the holes in Razor's 'iron defense' that Selene referred to? Will Polanski ever get a break? What more craziness will happen next? Find out in the next exciting chapter!
To Wizard1: Yeah, one would expect Selene to learn as much as she can about an opponent before she pulls stuff out of her bag of mutant and magic tricks. About Polanski biting off more than he can chew, I got a feeling he'll do that often.
To Aaron: Oh the fight will be good. Oh yes, the fight will be good.
To Red Witch: Love your suggestions! Thanks a lot, I really appreciate them! BTW, If you feature the Hellfire Club in your story, I hope you include a certain Cleveland super-rocker among their nuisances.
To Metal Dragon1: Well, yes, but Razor can only amplify classic rock. Razor's powers also grant him superhuman stamina and endurance. Razor can fight, and he can fight hard, for quite a long time. And I do kinda consider Kenny Loggins's "Footloose" a classic rock song, although Foghat's "Drivin' Wheel" is a good song to fight to. Heh.
Previously on Power of Tusk: As Selene, the mutant sorceress who holds the title of Black Queen of the New York Hellfire Club, watched on her crystal ball, the Fearless Kid Razor and the Terrifying Tusk battled it out. After landing on the car of Cleveland PD sergeant Harold Polanski, The mammoth- like mutant got ready to take Kid Razor out once and for all with a charge. Will Tusk hit his mark? Can Kid Razor successfully turn back an opponent whose raw strength is much greater than his own? Find out next!
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"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Tusk roared as he charged Kid Razor. The Kid of Rock only got into a defensive position and smirked.
"That's right, you big dumb horned furball. Come to me." Razor dared under his breath. Closer and closer Tusk came. His tusks gleamed as they got ready to punch through Razor's body. However, Razor had something else in mind. He decided to take advantage of Tusk's momentum again. Razor, using his superior reflexes, reaction time, and agility, grabbed a tusk in each hand. He then pulled himself up, flipping his body over the large mutant, then sliding down his back to land on his feet on the ground.
"What?" Before the mammoth-like mutant could fully register what Razor did and change course, Tusk slammed through a wall into a shop selling fine china. The owner screamed and cursed in some odd tongue. Tusk got to his feet and glared at the laughing musician.
"Man, you should have seen the look on your face, Mastodon-head!" Razor laughed happily. Tusk snarled.
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(Catacombs underneath the New York Hellfire Club building)
"Ahh, you cannot match Tusk in raw strength, so you use your superior reflexes and agility to turn Tusk's own power against him. Interesting." Selene watched on her crystal ball with a smile on her face. She was growing more and more impressed with Razor every minute. She had already discovered what was considered one of Razor' biggest weaknesses: He was unable to match strength. He couldn't lift cars or tear steel with his bare hands. Razor made up for that with his ability to move. "I think you maybe be able to match Spider-Man with your agility and reflexes, if not out-do him. Your reaction time is also impressive. You could easily predict Tusk's path and step out of his way when he just started his charge. But you decided to bait him into hitting the wall. Very impressive indeed." The mutant sorceress purred. She stroked the image of Razor in the scrying device, almost like she was actually trying to stroke his face. "I think you have just earned a great honor. After I get your magical guitar, I'll give you some...special treatment in my catacombs." She laughed happily, and her laughter grew when the screams of some poor sap filled the air.
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(Cleveland, Ohio)
"Uhhhhhnh..." Polanski moaned as he got to his feet. "Aw no." He saw Razor dodge Tusk, causing the mutant to crash into the shop. Razor made his comment, and Polanski marched up to Razor, cuffs in hand.
"Razor, you do realize you're a fugitive? After you played your part in the destruction of the Cleveland Mall." Polanski reminded.
"I heard the rebuilding was going well." Razor grinned. "I get it. You can't arrest Xantor because he's dead, so now you gotta take me in."
"Just shut up and -- " Polanski got interrupted by a roar. Tusk was back on his feet, and he was ready to charge. Razor shoved the cop to the ground to make him hopefully a less appealing target. Tusk made his move and tried another charge. Razor fired a blast from his guitar.
"AAAAGH!!!!" Tusk screamed as the Power of Rock beam slammed into his body, causing him to be knocked back into the shop, and through the far wall.
"Man, he was no challenge." Razor sneered. "Dumb elephant. AGH!!!" An enraged Tusk charged and punched Razor hard in the back, calling on his great strength. Razor flew chest-first into the door of a car. Shards of glass cut Razor's skin, but his bones were not broken. He was in a lot of pain. {I hate feeling pain.}
"Problem, Razor?" Ronnie appeared.
"Now you show up." Razor grumbled under his breath.
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"Oh!" Selene quickly leaned forward from her throne to take a closer look at the battle. "Ahh, you never cease to surprise me, Kid of Rock 'n' Roll. You have a little ghost playing sidekick to you." She found herself giggling at the sight of Razor and Ronnie Rocker. "How...cute. Evidently he's become a friend. I could use this...Oh yes...I could use this..." She stared at the ball happily. To her, watching Razor was like watching a reality show. Only she was interested in the star.
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"Uhhnh..." Razor got to his feet and clutched his head.
"Well, Tusk has you heavily overmatched in raw strength. Play some mind games with him." Ronnie advised.
"Yeah, as soon as my mind is able to work again." Razor grumbled. "AAAAAGHH!!!" Out of nowhere, Tusk whacked Razor with a kick to the head, knocking the rocker into the air. "YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Razor slammed through a hanging neon sign, causing sparks to fly everywhere. "AAAGHH!!" The Fearless One fell to the ground.
"Razor, you okay?" Ronnie leaned over Razor.
"The Kid of Rock would kill to have Wolverine around right now." Razor grumbled as he got up.
"So, you can take a lickin'. This will be fun." Tusk laughed arrogantly.
"Yeah, and your mother can take a good doin', which I gave her last night!" Razor laughed at his own joke. Tusk shook with rage.
"That's right, Razor. Make him mad." Ronnie grinned. "He's going to mess up if you let him get mad. He seems the type to let his anger do the thinking for him."
"I'M GONNA FLATTEN YOU, YOU SON OF A %$&#@!!!" Tusk roared as he got ready for another charge. Just seconds before Tusk made his impact, Razor jumped and flipped over Tusk from a standing position. "WHAT?!" While he was in the air, Razor took off his guitar and charged its body with energy.
"VAN HALEN HAMMER!!!!" Razor slammed Tusk in the back of the head with the mystical guitar's head like a hammer hitting a nail. In an explosion of energy, the screaming Tusk was sent flying into a building full of mimes. Razor shrugged. "Meh. Just mimes. More where they came from." He heard screams. "I didn't know mimes could scream. I guess they're not such inhuman creatures after all." Razor grinned as he took to the air. He noticed Tusk sprawled out on the ground, and got an evil idea. Razor flew upwards until he was around half a mile up in the air. Razor cut his field, causing him to fall.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!?!" Ronnie screamed as he flew next to Razor. The rocker only smirked and twisted his body into a position to deliver a wrestling move: A Flying Elbow Drop.
"ROCK 'N' ROLL ELBOW DROP!!!!" Razor yelled. Tusk started stirring.
"Oh man, my aching AAAAAGH!!!!!" Tusk screamed. Razor slammed into Tusk's durable body with the elbow drop. Tusk was knocked out. A couple cops ran to the large mutant and cuffed him.
"Book 'im, Danno!" Razor quipped.
"Geez, he's heavy!" Cop #1 said.
"No kidding. I heard the guy weighs 450!" Cop # 2 grumbled as he and several other cops moved the big mutant. Razor's hearing picked up the click of a handcuff on his wrist. He lashed his head back, knocking back Sgt. Polanski.
"Kid Razor, you are a wanted man." Polanski glared. Razor used his guitar to cut the handcuff off him. He then heard a familiar squeal, making the rocker moan.
"RAZOR!!!" Jubilee squealed, running towards the rocker with outstretched arms. With a snicker, Razor shoved Polanski into her arms, giving the super- rocker valuable seconds to make his escape, seconds he did not waste in the least. "Hey, you're not Razor!" Jubilee shoved Polanski to the ground and scratched her head. Razor disappeared.
"Can someone tell me what's going on here?!" Polanski groaned.
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"Bravo, Kid Razor. Well done." Selene smiled at the images on the crystal ball. "I see your defeat of Xantor was no fluke. And Tusk was merely a muscle-bound mortal. You have continued to impress me, Kid Razor. I do hope you continue to do so." She mulled it over for a second. "I have a feeling that disappointing me is something you will regularly fail at, Razor. I also now know another weakness, Razor. You have great strength, but you also have some holes in your iron defense. If I were you, I'd repair them quickly."
Well, a new bad guy has been beaten, and Razor looks good doing it as usual! What are the holes in Razor's 'iron defense' that Selene referred to? Will Polanski ever get a break? What more craziness will happen next? Find out in the next exciting chapter!