Hope Through Overwhelming Firepower Interlude 8 The World
Sophia lounged in her cell deep in the PRT headquarters. They were probably going to let her out soon to help against Leviathan, which was probably her best chance for a runner. Sure, if they caught her she'd never see the light of day again, but that wasn't looking all that likely anyway. And in the chaos, she could be halfway across the state before anyone noticed.
The door opened, and Sophia turned to it. "Here to let me out? You guys kept me around originally just so you could see if I could hurt them, after all."
The PRT officer who had entered just snorted. "No chance, Leviathan's already driven off."
Sophia coughed. "The hell you say? It's been like, two hours, tops. No way was Leviathan driven off."
"It happened." The he replied. "In fact, it was a fatality-less battle. I probably shouldn't be showing you this, but it's just too huge, even you deserve to know."
"Even me, heh." Sophia snorted. "Well, what is it?"
The PRT guard fiddled with an electronic device of sorts for a second, and an image was projected onto the wall in front of her. "Huh. Didn't know we had those in here, why do we have those in here? Not that I'm complaining. Hey, can I get TV in here?" Sophia questioned.
"It's normally there solely for interrogations with capes it is dangerous to have a face-to-face conversation with. So no, you can't 'get TV in here.'" The PRT Officer replied.
"Shucks." Sophia maintained her outwardly confident attitude. Inwardly, she was getting nervous about the fact that her best ticket out might have vanished.
He flipped on the projector, and Sophia stared.
An image of Buster, of little Taylor Hebert, holding back Leviathan, while Alexandria drove a sword in. Leviathan made a move, and Buster shifted her stance, Leviathan fell to the ground.
The officer shut the projection off. "We didn't manage to actually kill it, but she and Armsmaster managed to pull off a battle with no deaths. Against an Endbringer." He shook his head. "It's good to know that the Triumvirate will have successors one day-you okay kid?"
All Sophia could do was laugh, and laugh.
Danny wasn't sure what to think as he watched the capes cheer.
He'd know her anywhere, Taylor was Buster.
His daughter was currently being hailed as the best hope for the world since the Triumvirate.
Taylor had just held off an Endbringer.
"Damn, when did Scion get a girlfriend?" An unknown man spoke out nearby. "Because lasers, ultra powerful powers, and the whole red color scheme she's got going on..."
Danny scowled and barely refrained from trying to strangle the man. That was his daughter he was talking about. Scion was at least forty years old, he'd damn well better stay away from his daughter. And that other guy could take his pervert fantasies and go.
Danny sighed; he couldn't even manage to keep angry anymore. He had broken his word, and lost his temper with Taylor. He had watched his daughter fight Leviathan with Armsmaster, then watched her hold down Leviathan, and seen her take a punch from it and not even flinch. Had observed her working with Alexandria to deal more damage to Leviathan than anyone else had ever. She had been instrumental in making this Endbringer attack have no fatalities, something never done before.
What did he do now?
Lizzy
Replied on April 17th 2011:
She's fucking Bullshit 12, I swear.
XxlathxX (Veteran Poster)
Replied on April 17th 2011:
Not an actual rank and you know it. She seems like an adaptive Trump that keeps her powers, a sort of 'Super Eidolon.'
...Actually, let me rethink that Bullshit 12 rating.
Whereforartthou (Confirmed Cape)(Veteran Poster)
Replied on April 17th 2011:
No doubts about it, her official power listing is just going to be 'Yes'.
"I'm going." Crawler's voice shook the very ground upon which they stood. "She could hurt me." The very idea seemed to make Crawler tremble with excitement.
"I wonder what she looks like." Bonesaw tittered. No one had any doubts about what she was talking about.
Shatterbird looked up from her book. "Is it wise to go after someone so high profile? And also obviously powerful. It would be like going after the entire Triumvirate."
"I'm going, and if any of you try to stop me, well." If Crawler still could, he would smile. "You're welcome to try."
"She's in Brockton Bay, right?" Burnscar questioned. "If that's the case... I suppose I'm okay with it."
The Siberian and Mannequin had no input, as usual.
"Let's do it!" They're newly added member cheerily spoke.
"Isn't she the one who had the potential to tear down all of dear Nicholas' work?" Jack Slash spoke. "Yes, Crawler. I believe we can find a reason to head to Brockton Bay."
"Even you, Jack?" Shatterbird questioned. "Fine then, if we must do this..."
The Slaughter House Nine had a new target.
In the sky she floated, blind. Half of her sight, mangled beyond recognition. She could no longer trust anything she Saw.
She felt her goals collapse around her. Khepri would Never Be.