Bully
Akio sat down at the edge of the building, resting his chin on his hands. They were battling another one of the city's many heroes. This one, Fluffy Bumpkin, was supposed to be one of the most brilliant scientists in the country, possibly the world. A strange creature of enormous build with pink fur and strange antennae coming from his head. He was already a formidable fighter. Now, though, with the duranium exoskeleton he had designed specifically to battle the Powerpunk Girls...he seemed quite capable of crushing them once and for all.
"Let's see how this turns out...perhaps I won't need to interfere," Akio mused.
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Fluffy was frequently a tough customer for the Powerpunk Girls to deal with. This new invention, the Punkbuster Armor, was on its own level. Brute came swinging at him, her fist colliding with his, releasing enough force to blow the air back around them. With a shout, she was thrown backward, tumbling head over heels until sliding to a halt on her knees.
"This here's the end of y'all," Fluffy explained, his dialect masking the true genius behind his words, "Usin' mah Punkbuster Armor, y'all ain't stand a chance, no sirree!"
Brute growled and climbed to her feet, glaring at Brat and Berserk, "What are you losers standing around for? Fucking hit him!" she barked, charging at Fluffy again. The sisters nodded and came at him in a fury.
Normally, it was easy enough to overwhelm Fluffy with their superior speed. With the Punkbuster Armor, though, he seemed able to keep up with them, at least in small bursts. Fluffy deflected another punch from Brute, ducking beneath Brat's kick and knocking her away with a vicious hook. When Berserk came in for a swing, he managed to block it. His exoskeleton lit up, glowing as it converted the energy from her blow and redirected it. With a small jab, he released a burst of force, sending Berserk skidding backward.
"Fuckin' jerk!" Brute growled, unleashing her heat rays. The force of the beams tore the street open, incinerating the chunks of concrete they sprayed into the air. With a grunt, Fluffy brought his hands up and caught the beams. His exoskeleton heated up, glowing red until it matched the color of Brute's attack.
When the dust settled, he was still standing, fists clenched, suit glowing dangerously. Fluffy smirked, opening his eyes, "Now it's mah turn, ya reckless little varmints!" Fluffy slammed his fist into the ground. His armor lit up bright red, and then the energy shot through him and into the ground beneath him. Steam rose up from his skeleton; sweat trickled down his brow.
"Wow, that was so impressive! I mean, just, wow! You really showed us. Geez, so incredible!" Brat exclaimed, "Better pack it up and leave, WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" she screeched, stomping toward Fluffy. The ground suddenly began to shake, nearly knocking her off her feet.
The Powerpunk Girls flew into the air, looking around at the shaking city.
Brute growled, "What the hell is he doing?"
Berserk shrugged, opening her mouth to respond. Before she could, the ground beneath them tore open and a heat ray shot into the air at them! "Move!" Berserk yelled instinctively. The three quickly dodged the attack. Like a dam breaking, more and more beams of heat shot from the ground, each flying faster than the last.
"HOW LAME! USE YOUR OWN ATTACK, LOSER!" Brat screamed, yelping when one of the beams hit her. Brute dodged one, only to find herself face to face with another. Berserk cried out as one shot from behind her, slamming her in the back.
Fluffy breathed heavily, standing up straight and dusting his hands off, "Mighty impressive, how much energy y'all managed to get me. But, heh heh, looks like Ah done did you in right good and proper, huh?" Fluffy laughed, waving his hand to brush away the dust still filling the air. He blinked, seeing the street in front of him empty. "Now, what in tarna-"
A fist slammed into his back; sparks flew from his exoskeleton. Screaming, he tumbled to the ground, arms suddenly tugged behind his back as his Punkbuster Armor began to constrict and twist uncontrollably.
Brute looked down at the wires and components in her hand and shrugged, throwing them over her shoulder, "Whoops, was that important?"
"Ah! Can't! Move!" Fluffy managed to force out, struggling to breathe when his arms were yanked in another unnatural direction.
"Aw...poor little Fluffy...I know! If your arms hurt so bad, maybe we should just take them off for you? Ooh, let's do it! I got dibs on his right arm!" Brat squealed, hurrying over to him.
"I want his left arm!" Berserk insisted, hurrying before Brat could spoil all the fun. Brute just snickered and stalked toward Fluffy, slamming her fists together.
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"Incredible. Even in my fights with them, they've refrained from using so much power," Akio murmured, climbing to his feet. He cringed, hearing Fluffy's screams of terror and pain. If he didn't hurry, Viletown would lose one of its most brilliant minds.
He frowned, slipping down the side of the building and hurrying to the fight. He knew they were brainwashed by the Descendant of Jaaku. But this kind of cruelty. His eyes narrowed. They would need to be shown the error of their ways.