Ash raced his way to the center of town far away from his school. Carrying the still unconscious Glaceon he needed to find a secure spot where he could rest and gather his bearings. Deciding to rest on the roof of the movie theater downtown it was a low roof but it was surrounded by smaller buildings making the chance of him being spotted smaller. Setting Glaceon down with her back against an air vent he sat down cross legged in front of her.
"Murderous teacher, icy here shows up at school, me showing up in the daylight and a killer on the loose with axes for arms. Tomorrow is going to be a fun day to read about in the papers."
Still with the prone heroine sleeping like a baby he had a prime opportunity. Here he had the answer just laying for him unconscious about who the mystery hero is. He only had to take off her mask and he had an answer on who it is. Still snoring softly she was deeply under and he knows he can unmask her just like that without her fighting back.
Coming up from his sitting position he approached the girl. Raising his hands towards her face he hesitated for a moment. Knowing just how much he tried to keep his own secret identity he stopped himself. If he took her mask off he'd be nothing but a hypocrite. She did help him when his life appeared to be in danger back at school and the other night with the huge rescue of mothers and daughters.
"I owe you one."
Ash his honor won out in the end and he left the heroine alone. Pulling his hands back he stood up from her and didn't wait for her to wake up. Finding May was his priority now since it was clear that she was his assailants objective.
Making his way back to school he saw a huge amount of police cars with lights flashing. A large part of the students were being questioned about the identity of the killer. There were enough witnesses to tell about his appearance but none but had seen the absolute insanity that took place inside afterwards.
"I better find him before the police does. Who knows what else he can do."
Focusing his eyes on Dawn specifically she seemed to be fine.
A little shook from it all but nothing that won't go away in time. He wanted to know from her how far the police had gotten in their investigation. When counting heads he and May were missing so he thought it was best to let Dawn know he's fine so she can relay that message to the police. Taking out his phone he prayed it wasn't destroyed during his last fight. Sending Dawn a text that he's ok he saw her respond with a huge sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness you're ok!" After reading the text her aura using friend send her another one.
"Tell them I'm ok. Tell them I'm staying at a friends place till it all dies down. Took the first bus out of town with May." That should give Ash enough time to find his classmate and hunt for her attempted killer. Before he could shut his phone off again the girl he texted with had send another.
"What happened!?" Dawn eager and desperate to know the events that took place had to wait for the story as he has more important things on his mind.
"First things first. Seen May?" Dawn's worries started to reappear. From up high he could see her hands shake and nearly dropped her phone.
"She isn't with you!?"
"Last time I saw her she hid in the girls bathroom. Did the police find her yet?"
"They swept the whole school and didn't find anything! Where is she!?"
"What's her favorite hangout spot? Where do you girls of the cheerleader team go to for some alone time?"
Ash waited a few seconds. Seeing in the top that Dawn is typing her message he thought of a place the brunette could've sneaked off to hide. The most obvious place is the station her dad works but since May is still unaccounted for by the police she's in as much danger as before.
"Our favorite hangout spot are the mall, the milkshake bar around five blocks away from here, Leona's parents their hot springs and the gaming hall."
"Thanks! Gotta go, now!"
Shutting off his device Ash raced to the nearest location on Dawn's list. The blue haired girl putting her own phone away in a hurry now to get somewhere herself.
"Don't even think about it. You can't even jump a roof yet as far as I know and even if I hate what your mom did to me I'm not letting you do something so stupid after just a few days."
That Umbreon told her not to intervene left a horrible taste in her mouth. Now that had her own superpowers, she felt horrible that the spirit treated her like a child. If May can fend for herself without any powers than why couldn't she? Wondering where her brunette friend might be of all places and hoping above all that she's safe.
The icy heroine started to stir in her sleep. A voice inside her head kept nagging her to come back to the conscious plain already.
"Wake up already!"
Her eyes shooting open thinking she was still around the axe wielder the girl looked around seeing a location she didn't remember from her last point of view. Feeling groggy she was able in recognizing the area she was, Glaceon wondered how on earth she got there.
"Let's see. Someone tried to kill you, you pinned him to a table, you and your classmate were chased through the school…"
The voice in her head recapping everything for her the girl listened to her the heroine worried for her classmate.
"Ash? Is he ok!?"
"He's fine May."
The normally brunette girl, daughter of police officer Norman Maple, first born of Caroline and older sister to a younger brother, possessed one of the eight gems that were scattered around families and protectors of the people for generations. May took on the mantle of Glaceon just over a few months ago and together with her dad made Veilstone City a safer place.
May always got a message from her dad when a crime is taking place somewhere. Norman would send the location to her and she'd clear the area just before the police arrived. That way the police only had to take them in for processing. Norman then put the praise on the dark blue vigilante that is a bit more known throughout the city, allowing the girl to stay out of the spotlight.
But with the massive female kidnapping going on she had no choice but to reveal herself. Just like today when she revealed herself to her classmate. Wrapping her arms around her legs she looked down solemnly on the rooftop she was brought too. May prepared herself for the lecture her spirit companion had ready for her.
"I must be stupid huh?" Looking down to the ground in disappointment the teenager was ready to hear that she failed.
"You're too hard on yourself."
With her father being a police officer and her mother Glaceon's former host she found it no wonder the normally brunette felt pressure to make her parents proud.
"You tried to do the right thing. Your mother would've done the same. Learn from it and adapt better the next time you're in a situation like that. And you can fight. Remember when those guys in black invaded your house and tried to take you away?"
"What a night that was."
"You let your dad handle them. He has enough on his desk already and finding your attempted killer might ease his mind a bit more."
"It feels like I'm the only one. I really want to see others like me. It'd be great to have a partner to go out together."
"Give it time. Just a little more patience. With everything that's been going on I'm sure another will appear soon.
"But if wasn't another angel like us, who rescued me?"
"After you were knocked out one of the two aura guardians jumped in and blocked his strike. He fought him some time so this Ash probably got away. If he didn't you'd be without a head now. He fought him, covered your body with his to protect you from an explosion, carried you out and brought you here."
"So where did he go?"
"Probably to chase Bisharp. Didn't say a word while carrying you here so I've got clue on who he is."
"Does he know who I am!?"
Despite the cold sting of her skin the facemask is still in place. Feeling if it was secured tightly the normally brunette got the answer from her companion.
"He thought about it. But he didn't in the end. He kept watch over you for a bit before he went away."
"Why didn't you stop him?"
"I wanted to see what he would do. I would've stopped him if he did."
"How?"
"Do I have to tell you again like I did the other night? Aura guardians besides you and your family can hear me."
"So you would've talked him down?"
"I didn't have too. That's the important bit."
"I better go looking for that guy."
"Your family and friends must be worried. And the longer you stay away the more they'll get worried. Show your face, tell them you're fine and then go looking for him. And tell your dad about the guy's arms."
Getting up and dusting herself off she started to run towards the edge of the rooftop. Just before she jumped, a pillar of ice shot out from the roof and launched her up in the air. This was her way of travel around the city primarily. Although she's capable of making long jumps, the usual brunette found it more flashy and fun to launch herself into the air like this. Why have powers and not have a bit of fun with them?
Her mom always managed to get her homemade ice cream at just the right temperature.
May needed to know more about the man who tried to kill her. The way his arms shifted into weapons was not something she ever received in biology class or gotten from any natural documentary. A regular person would find it impossible but getting freezing powers for herself changed her whole perspective on the world she lived in.
"Have you ever seen anything like it before?"
"Metamorphosis. The ability to change your appearance. A bit like when your hair and eye color shift when tapping into the earring."
As agreed the moment May had gotten her heritage from her mother, the spirit advised and gave the knowledge she requested. Having been around for thousands of years the spirits inside the gems had seen all types of evil come and go. From evil spell casters to mad scientists, they've seem them all from far and in-between.
"So he can make weapons at will?"
"Which is something you can't do yet. Ask the aura guardian when you find him. Creating weapons from nothing is kind of their thing. He might make a good sparring partner."
As long as she touched a surface she can freeze it. She wasn't able yet to conjure objects from out of thin air or freeze things from a distance without touching them. May being a relative beginner with her powers still had a way to go before she can do the things her mother Caroline showed her.
"If he can make tonfa's the same way he makes kunai's I'm sure he can help you."
"Is this again about me being able to handle a weapon?"
Over the fighting skills she learned from her spirit companion was also weapons training. Centuries of hosts had given the spirit all sort of different weapon styles to work with from swords to axes. Tonfa's are similar to a modern day police baton capable of dealing blunt force while guarding yourself from strikes. May had some practice with her dads police baton and got a good feel about how she can use it to block swinging strikes that will usually connect with parts of her body.
"You needed one today right?"
"I guess you're right."
May liked having these conversations with her power source. Being thousands of years old the spirits had stories to spare and she just loved to hear her mothers exploits on heroics. Also great to keep her mind going because of the long nights being alone with nobody to talk too really would strain her interest in crime fighting. May would go crazy if she had nobody to talk too.
But until another angel shows up she pledged to her parents and companion that she'd continue the line and keep Veilstone City a safer place as Glaceon. Starting with tracking down the man who tried to kill her alter ego.
A bit of May's perspective on a girl who has a bit more experience with the whole superpower thing.
I said it at GS Ball unlocked but I'll repeat myself here.
I wont be doing anything here for some time because I have to do something for my job which I can't afford to mess up. It's vital I pass that exam or else I'm screwed.
I'll be back by the end of June with more but for now a small hiatus is in order for me to pass it.
See you around.