I OWN NOTHING.
2-4 – Evolve
There were not many things that could make Lisa panic, and that was something that she was proud of. It hadn't been something that came naturally, either. It had taken practice, especially with her power constantly giving her information she hadn't been expecting. But, perhaps in part thanks to her power's tendency to give too much information, she had become a master at staying calm.
That isn't to say that she was completely unshakable, mind you. She had to stop and process how much power one Taylor Hebert was capable of after first the pink bundle of joy, and then again after that same pink bundle of joy casually mentioned being a cuter version of Nilbog.
But the realization that Taylor could not only modify life as she wished, but also turn creatures sentient?
That took the cake of 'What the fuck.'
"Vee vui?" The… thing asked. "Vee eevee vui?"
'N-no, we're okay!' Taylor responded shakily. The fact that Taylor was freaking out seemed to point out how even she was caught off guard by this. 'We're just a bit surprised, that's all! We didn't quite expect you to be so smart.'
"...Eevui?!" The thing seemed shocked, and Lisa was tempted to figure out why, but she already had a splitting headache. The last thing she needed was for her power to make it even worse.
'I'm sorry!' Taylor responded. 'I didn't mean to! Oh gosh, what do I do?'
"Taylor." Lisa managed to get out. "You do know that you can't let this get out, right? If anybody knows that you can do this, you'll be shut down immediately."
'I know...' Taylor looked down. 'It's because of Nilbog, right? He gives… biotinkers, was it? Yeah, he gives biotinkers a bad name. Dad told me about it.' Taylor grumbled to herself. 'It isn't fair, Lisa! Because of one person, he made it taboo for some parahumans to use their powers.'
Lisa snorted. "When is the world ever fair?" She sighed, then looked toward the Eevee. "We're going to need to keep him inside. We can't risk anybody finding out about him."
The Eevee gave her a blank stare. "Vee vui. Eevee vui."
'He says that he can hear you, and he doesn't agree with staying inside forever,' Taylor translated. 'Which poses the question of how are you going to keep anyone from seeing you?!'
The Eevee rolled its eyes. "Eevee vui ee. Eevui vui vee."
'He says that he's lived on the streets for years, and that he can keep out of the public eye easily.' Taylor once again translated. Lisa privately vowed to start using her power to translate more often.
Outwardly, she just sighed. "Alright then, if you're so confident about it, I'll trust you for now."
Taylor sighed. 'I guess… but what about your name? What are we supposed to call you? I mean, I'm only going by my species name to protect Dad and Lisa, you don't have that excuse.'
The Eevee just shrugged. "Veevee vui."
'...Not something silly like 'Fluffy'?' Taylor said. 'Well, there goes my top five choices...'
Lisa shook her head. "And I'm guessing something like Bob would be too simple."
'Bob is a terrible name.' Taylor interrupted. 'It's an uncreative three letter name used for excuses and jokes and-'
"Vee eevee vui!"
'...and it's what Eevee likes.' Taylor groaned. 'I'm not changing your mind, am I?'
"Vui!" The newly christened Bob shook his head, while Lisa, despite the still-present headache, giggled at the disgusted face Taylor made.
The door to the Dallon household closed as Carol Dallon walked outside. She had not had a good morning, and she had all but forced Vicky to patrol without Amy, who was still being kept in her room.
Carol Dallon was a fair woman. She had to be to be the leader of an independent cape team. She made sure that nobody stepped out of line. That nobody tried to fight her on issues. That they all did the right thing. It was tough to be sure, but where her sister kept everybody together, she kept everybody in line. It was a fine balance to be sure, but she managed it.
Even so, there were cracks in the system. Mainly due to her daughter, she hated to say. Victoria had a number of bad habits that constantly reflected poorly on the team. Biggest of all were her short temper and her tendency to cause collateral damage to the City. Her latest such escapade with that new cape that was filmed in such a way to make out Mew as a cute, innocent creature trying to have fun and Glory Girl being a 'no-fun meanie' as one commenter had put it on PHO, was just another such incident.
However, Carol didn't spite Victoria for her bad habits. She was just a girl, still, she would eventually grow out of her habits. Besides, any negative press that might result from Victoria's actions were fixed by Amy's efforts. It was why she decided to keep Amy under house arrest. New Wave couldn't risk losing a source of good press like Amy.
Still, she would eventually have to get back to healing. After all, if she went too long without, she might slide into her father's shoes, which wasn't good for anybody. She had to be kept on the straight and narrow, and that meant using her power for good.
Suddenly, a question struck Carol. What were they going to do if Amy ever turned against New Wave? It wasn't out of the question that she might, considering her father. Carol doubted that any other member of New Wave would be willing to put her down, so it would fall to her. Furthermore, she'd have to make sure nobody knew what happened to her so… hmm… maybe she could blame it on the Empire? Or make it seem like a suicide? Forcing Amy to swallow too many of Mark's antidepressents would probably do something.
Carol's head was filled with similar thoughts for the rest of the day.
Sophia groaned as she sat up. Everything felt… wrong. Like she had been wearing a sock for all her life and it had been taken off. And at the same, it was cold and clammy, like she was in a damp cave.
Where was she anyway? She couldn't see anything except ruined buildings and a weird, dark sky, with a weird stalactite nearby. Was there anybody else here? Or was it just her?
Suddenly, a cry echoed throughout the area.
No, not a cry. A roar. One that was so alien and... wrong. It shook her to the bones, and as much as she hated to admit it, it terrified her.
She quickly sat up, and as she did so, she noticed something that shook her almost as much as the roar.
The stalactite wasn't a stalactite, nor was in nearby. It was an upside-down mountain, far, far away.
Before you get on my case, I know Carol probably wouldn't think that. There is a reason for thos thoughts, trust me.
Now then, Quick apology for not updating. Long story short, my computer broke. But, I got backups, including for a story that I promise to release. It'ss already got a good number of chapters done, so keep an eye out!
Lastly.
I need help.
Taylor and Lisa are trying to kill me.
