Ash and Riley took to the highest roof around the expensive district of town and looked over the place. After the robbery in the jewelry store by another super powered being the owner increased security today after his small chain store got robbed. Ash and Riley went separate for a short time to scout the area on the streets as regular civilians.
Eventually the sky turned dark and the street lights turned on. In the night the guardians felt more in their element staying hidden on the highest roof in the area. The store wasn't in view but they were close enough to hear any alarm and gunfire go off.
"So what do we do?" Asking Riley how they'd go about this the older male told him to be patient.
Ash had seen that snipers had taken up in high buildings around. Normally invisible to the civilians his aura allowed him to spot the hidden away people ready to shoot anything suspicious.
Even a helicopter was deployed making rooftop travel a real task. They managed to find shelter from it underneath a billboard but they still kept one eye on the thing if it circled back around again.
"If it comes to it we'll act. Remember that after this we'll get to work on those new identities the spirits insisted on. So for once we don't have as much to lose since this will be our last appearance like this."
In the talk with May and Glaceon Riley had received the name Lucario from the spirit with Ash deciding to take Umbreon's suggestion of Greninja. The name carried a legacy unlike any other when it came to the spiritual energy which was in abundance in aura guardians.
May's spirit companion told the two that Lucario in old times was considered the first user of aura. With Riley being Ash's teacher and the description of how they fought with Riley being more boxer orientated and his ability to punch much harder than Ash the spirit found it fitting to name Riley after the one who's considered to be the first aura user ever.
In the jewelry store heavily armored men were guarding the cases. All of them wearing body armor and powerful shotguns taking a much higher caliber then the handguns used earlier they were as prepared as could be for the one who dug himself out of the mall today.
Being encased in pure darkness they all wore night vision goggles. Without them you could not even see your own hand even if you nearly poked your eye out with it. Every last one of them filled with adrenaline they were itching to pull the trigger on the thing that was so close to nearly bleeding out their colleague who got slashed today and was close to death.
They felt the floor tremble beneath them. Aiming their weapons at the ground they looked around. The suspect could be digging underneath them now and can pop out of anywhere.
"There!" One of them thought he saw something move and fired a shot. The alarm of the store sounding every single officer outside aimed their weapons at the store. Anything that dared to pop out would get shot on sight.
Ash and Riley heard the alarm go off and multiple shots being fired.
"On it!" Ash leapt away setting to work on the agreed plan making Riley's job easier. Seeing Ash head to the first spot he'd work his way from up to down hoping to immobilize the sharpshooters so Riley didn't have to worry about being shot himself.
"I'll handle Sableye. I'll try to put him into one of the arrest vans. In the meantime you knock out the snipers. Get rid of them and our escape becomes easier after the fight. Then stay hidden until my signal. Make sure you don't get spotted during it."
In the store loud shots were being fired. The police outside waited for something. Something flying through the window of the store it turned out to be a body dressed in body armor.
"It's a monster! ARGH!" Complaining about cracked ribs the other officers inside didn't fare any better. Bodies being smashed against walls and glass cases they were way out of their depths and no amount of training prepared them for this thing.
A blue flash entered the store which the officers could not identify. Hidden away by the lights that were switched off.
Only a small hint of light shined in the store now from the lampposts outside allowed Riley to see a little. He saw someone in a purple hoodie with claws that glimmered off the jewelry . The description matching what May heard from her dad he'd stop him either way from the jewelry theft.
Stuffing whatever he could get his hands on into a bag he murmured to himself.
"Hungry hungry tummy. These jewels are so jummy. Polished or rinsed stuff them in my mouth, chew them up and spit none out." Hearing a nursery rhyme of some sorts Riley started to think he's insane and more obsessed with jewels than Glaceon said he was.
Riley made a staff of aura and he knocked the bag out of the hand of the purple skinned man with his staff. Carrying the way bag like a traveler carried his bindle Riley tossed the bagged jewels back outside through the window Sableye threw a police men through earlier. The bag landing at the feet of three policemen they were surprised to see a such a valuable pile just tossed carelessly like that.
"Take aim!" Every remaining officer outside pointed their weapons at the store preparing for what's to come.
"MY FOOD!" The gem eater slashed enraged at the aura guardian. Moving his staff in front of him he blocked the swipe. Riley twisting his weapon he tried to gain some distance and keep the thief at range pushing him back.
Running over to the guardian the thief lunged out with his claws. Riley's staff extended his reach, hit Sableye with it threw him into a shattered glass case.
"FREEZE!" The aura user turned around and saw flashes of light.
Riley being distracted by the cops Sableye leapt up and tackled Riley with his whole body with the glass puncturing his back this time. Feeling shards enter deeper into his back he clenched his teeth and held back a scream.
The thief raising his right claw he went nails first for the pinned mans head. Riley moved his head to the right with the claw sunk into the ground barely missing him.
The thief having no eye for the aura guardian anymore saw a glimpse of his bag. His diamond eyes glistering he went after his meal instead forgetting all about the aura user leaping out of the store through the officers who blocked his way outside.
Now scared pale under their helmets the police jumped away or dropped on the ground so they gave easy passage to the gem eater. Eyeing his treasure he jumped for it while bullets were being deflected of his hard skin.
Riley tossed an aura sphere slamming into the thief his back and landed awkwardly on the road in an awkward position. The units fired their guns at the robber with their bullets being deflected off his hard skin once more..Riley waited for the firing to end. He then jumped out and slammed his staff into his opponents left arm connecting with it, the blue staff cracking its purple skin. Stumbling a bit clutching his left arm he cried out in agony.
Riley quickly threw his staff up, formed and tossed an Aura Sphere to his opponents stomach sending Sableye flying further into a nearby police car. The sphere vanishing into nothing the aura guardian caught his staff which was now back in his hands. He was now separated from the gem eater. If he got closer he only get into range of more firearms aimed at him.
"If you let me I will bring him in for you like I did with Bisharp!" Deforming his voice he tried to reason with them to let him fight Sableye instead. Since he and Ash wore identical outfits he might be able to convince them he was the younger guardian who actually stopped the killer.
"Keep sight on him!"
The police not granting his request Riley figured they're seeing him as a criminal.
The thief decided it was too crowded deciding he'll just had to do with his earlier meal. Slashing into the ground he quickly dug a hole into the tunnel he came from letting him escape again.
"He's getting away!"
"Focus all on him! We'll catch him later since he's wounded! He won't get far!" Thinking they're going to catch him later with the injuries this blue character caused they at least had a weak spot to exploit on the jewel eater.
"FREEZE! You're under arrest! Drop the staff!" Nearly being surrounded at every corner he did drop his staff and kicked it away slowly to draw some time. The staff rolling over the ground it stopped eventually. Thanks to the blue glow some of the policemen's eyes were on it due to the unique properties of it never having seen a material like it.
"Delta team 457! Confirm visual at target!" Hearing nothing on the other end an officer quickly called another.
"Alpha 257 report of your status! Do you have visual on the area!?" Still no response they were getting worried. All the police were now aiming their weapons at Riley at not having heard a response from their allies.
With his hands up Riley flexed his fingers a tiny bit giving his partner the signal hoping he's done by now getting rid of the snipers.
"Anytime Ash."
Blue stars embedded themselves into the metal of the guns from out of nowhere and the rifles were knocked out of the police their hands falling on the ground. A second figure dressed like the first one started tossing more shuriken in front of them to halt the movements of everyone picking up their guns. Riley seeing his chance quickly turned and made a massive jump up on top of a lamppost before vaulting off to a nearby roof that blocked the line of sight of the cops who in the meantime picked up their weapons again in a hurry.
The shuriken disappeared from the guns right after Riley made his way out leaving the men on the ground perplexed. No evidence but a small cut in their weapons it'd be incredibly difficult to identify something that vanished into mid air and almost left no marks. The staff made from the same color also vanished into thin air.
"After them! Don't let them get away too!"
Ash had already got changed back into his normal clothes at the place they hid their backpacks. Hearing sirens all over the place he was sure that all of them were meant for him and his partner. He just hoped Riley got away from them.
"How did it go on your end?" Hearing Riley and seeing him carry his bag he thought Ash had more success in his task since he wasn't in the middle of it surrounded by dozens of guns.
"Taking the shot."
Hearing it Ash threw a knife right into the radio hanging off the mans hip. The knife embedding itself into the machine a crunching noise was heard nearly deafening the sniper.
"AH! WHAT THE!?"
Before he knew it someone grabbed him from behind. He felt his feet leave the ground and the only thing he felt was a hand or something grabbing his belt. His fall being stopped in midair he tried to access his situation but before he could felt the floor on his back and something crawl over him.
"Sorry. But I promise this is for the best." The officer struggled against his attacker but he was overpowered easily. Every move he made was countered before he could reach out.
"HOW DID YOU GET HERE SO FAST!? I had you in my sight just a second ago!"
Trying to grab his handgun he could not lift his arms or legs. His whole body nailed to the ground by these blue knives they were smashed into the concrete through the fabric of his pants and body armor tying him up. The blue figure quickly looked to the sniper rifle and took it into his hands.
Fearing for the worst at being shot with his own weapon he started to beg. Body armor protects you from small rounds at close range but not the caliber they were using tonight. He could not tell if the blue figure was looking at him.
"NO! PLEASE! I HAVE A WIFE AND KIDS!"
To his shock the figure pulled the scope of the gun clean off breaking the attachment for the sight. Forming a kunai in his left he slashed straight through the barrel letting it fall to the floor. To end it off he tore out the magazine with force tossing the weapon aside destroying it.
"That should be the last one. Now to wait for Riley's sign."
The sniper seeing his weapon so violently deconstructed was in a nightmare. At the mercy of this figure he could not move a muscle and was paralyzed in fear. He saw the museum footage and in front of the Maple residence and knew what this thing is capable of.
"What…are…you?"
"A friend if you let us be." With his back turned the mysterious figure answered.
"I don't want to kill you. If you value your family you'll let me protect them. I'm here to help but I can't do anything with your guns on me and him. We'll keep you safe too like the ice power person did if you give us the chance."
The figure left the officer seeing his partners sign. Jumping out of the window with a bunch of throwing stars in hand he set out to save his partner. After about five minutes the weapons disappeared and the officer could move again giving him enough time to think about things.
"I did the same to the others. May would've frozen me solid if I hurt an officer more than necessary." Ash knowing how in how much trouble he'd be if he told the brunette if he hurt one. Disarming them was easy but knocking them out was out of the question since he didn't wanted to break May's trust already. Not to mention the lecture she and him could receive from her dad.
"Let's go and tell Glaceon the bad news." Feeling bad that they let the ancient spirit down. Deciding to make the most of their night they went towards the direction where May is prepping Dawn to actually go out in the field and help them.
Again, not much to say. Starting to run out of topics to discuss at the end.
Oh well.
See you around.