Opening File: I and Am
Originally named Lith and Loth these twin Siamese cat Mobians are members of the Invisible Hand as well as members of Team JJIBA. Not much is known about their past, aside from the fact they were part of traveling circus of outcasts. The people part of this gang were outcasts, existing on no official record but it is rumored that the twins were the center of the stage, going by I and Am. However the circus act was a front for all the members were thieves, training whoever they recruited to steal from the very people they entertained.
Lith and Loth were exceptionally skilled, easily sneaking through the crowds and robbing the audience without them ever knowing until it was too late. Eventually a messenger from the Satyra came to recruit the circus gang and even though the criminals refused they were warned the Satyra would not take no for an answer. I and Am, having grown tired of the gang that left them only basic scraps to survive plotted to escape and fake their deaths. Through all the time of stealing the twins had learned about Huntsmen, the power of Aura and Semblances which is what their masters had used to keep them from escaping.
Relying on a mind like between them and their stealth skills the two covertly stole tablets, books and anything they could use to learn everything they needed. Eventually, after deceiving an old retired Hunter couple their Auras were awakened and they trained, mastering their new powers and upon gaining their Semblances they knew they were ready. Before their former masters could even react I and Am immediately attacked them, relying on the very skills they had learned to plan bombs throughout the town they had stopped in. In the midst of all the chaos the twins killed their masters quickly and ruthlessly.
In the midst of the carnage, a stranger in black came forward, impressed by the level of destruction the two young Mobians had caused. He was impressed by their unique mindset and teamwork and offered them the chance to continue their destructive work at his side which they accepted, seeing this man in black would be someone they could follow to continue feeling the thrill they had felt when they had struck down their masters. The man in black, Sammael would become someone they would respect and revere to the point that if he ordered them to commit suicide they would do so without hesitation. I and Am are an extremely dangerous duo, skilled in stealth, tracking and creating traps and use their telepathy to coordinate their attacks to the point a rumor was spread which claimed that the two of them shared the same mind.
Any Hunter below Rank V who spots them is to flee on sight and alert the local authorities…And clear the entire area to avoid civilian casualties.
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Opening File: Steam Alley
Steam Alley is the most mechanical area in the Downtown area, however the actual 'steam alley' is a brick path leading around, and to Tech Square and Offworld Plaza. Here in Steam Alley, is Lime Ricky's which is located close to Tech Square and Nevernest Academy. The restaurant is the main place to find food due to the mechanical nature of Steam Alley, having two levels that are accessible by elevator and is placed near a series of storage facilities.
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"The one thing that is both a curse and a blessing about family is that they know you better perhaps then you know yourself. They know what you like to eat, your favorite hobbies, your favorite games and pretty much your favorite everything else. So in a way they've pretty much mapped out your entire daily life even if you like to mix things up once in a while." TOM watched as the file closed. "Know thy family to know thyself."
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"They have stepped through the portal and are on the Gem Homeworld now. I am receiving scans from our scans that they are in the Alpha Kindergarten so they should not encounter any guards."
Sammael was pleased by Gelorum's report. "Good. Continue monitoring them and advise them to wait until Valhallen's team arrives."
Gelorum's eyes narrowed at the apparent order but conceded for now. "Very well."
Her image vanished from the Seer as Sammael leaned back on his throne. "Team CROW may be the first to arrive but Valhallen will not be far behind."
Moloch nodded in agreement. "He will summon the Bifrost to take him and his allies directly to the Gem Homeworld."
"And their arrival will alert every Gem on Homeworld, especially the Diamonds. They will not have forgotten Asgard." Sammael continued. "They will mobilize their entire army, believing the Asgardians are attempting to invade them much as they once tried to invade their home. This especially true for Yellow Diamond."
"The leader of the Gem military."
"Who likely hates Asgard as much as she hates Earth." Sammael smiled softly before changing his expression to stoic as the Seer before him projected a new image of two other associates. "I and Am. It has been some time since I heard from either of you."
"Our apologies, Great One." Both said, bowing their heads. "We have located the Fire Elemental and followed her to GrimmFall."
Sammael raised an eyebrow. "You managed to sneak into GrimmFall? Past all the security and the Justice Friends?"
"A magnificent feat, we would admit." I began.
"But alas, taking credit for this we cannot commit." Am finished.
"Through the efforts of Vilgax and his crew." I continued.
"To gain absolute power and make his dream of universal conquest come true." Am once again finished.
Moloch sighed. "Can you get to the point?"
"Vilgax attempted to steal the Omnitrix of young Ben Ten." I started.
"We followed the tyrant and his prisoner into his den." Am continued.
"And when the boy fled."
"We brought the place down with explosive lead."
"We then followed the boy."
"And watched as others came and trounced Vilgax for trying to take his toy."
"So…Vilgax is dead?" Sammael asked.
"We cannot say for sure."
"Only that he was banished out of the atmosphere in a blur."
"And the Fire Elemental?" Moloch cut in, growing impatient. He hated listening to these two prattle on and on while always ending their sentences in a rhyme.
"With the boy." Both Mobians answered.
"The boy who holds the Omnitrix and the Fire Elemental." Sammael mused. "What is the status of her powers?"
"She has only just awakened just a small flame."
"To weak to resist our claim."
"You must only say the word."
"And we will bring you the little fire bird."
"Not yet." Sammael answered. "She must come to me willingly. We must create a situation that separates her from the Tennysons then I will speak with her. Use your espionage skills to separate them."
Both Mobians bowed. "As you command, Great One."
Their images faded, leaving a satisfied Sammael. "Recovering Ice, Candy and Slime while locating Fire all in one day. Things are growing interesting now."
"I and Am are two of the most skilled members of the Invisible Hand. Their talent for infiltration and sabotage is second to none." Moloch mused. "If anyone can throw GrimmFall into disarray it is them."
"And they likely already have a plan."
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As soon as they ended their conversation with Sammael the twin Mobians set out to begin their mission. They crawled along the sewers of the city, ignoring the smell as they slowly crawled through the pipes. Eventually when they no longer heard the sounds of vehicles they climbed up to the nearest hatch and opened it, finding themselves in an alley. Looking around carefully they soon learned where they were.
'Steam Alley, home to GrimmFall's main source of technology and industry.'
'A perfect place to start.'
Both twins mentally communicating through their mind link as they crept through the area. Steam Alley, while close to Tech Square did not have the same measure of security as places like the Hall of Heroes, Nevernest or City Hall. After all, Steam Alley was GrimmFall's industrial sector as well as a place where some of the city's less than reputable citizens gather.
Especially at a particular location:
LIME RICKY'S
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Lime Ricky's, also sometimes called Ricky's was a low rent restaurant and diner in Steam Alley of GrimmFall. Lime Ricky's is known for attracting an ugly crowd of GrimmFall's less reputable citizens. A much rougher and disreputable crowd goes to Ricky's than other restaurants such as Pop's. Occasionally one of Ricky's employers would have to throw someone out and tell them to stay out.
Such as what happened now when the doors to the restaurant were thrown open and someone crashed onto the ground a second later.
"And stay out!" Someone shouted from inside.
Undeterred by the display, I and Am slipped through the door before it finished closing and took to the rafters overlooking the dining area. From here they could see a number of figures scattered about in booths or along the bar counter.
"Many choices close at hand." I whispered.
"Yet we need only a few for what we've planned." Am added with a mischievous giggle.
"You know that you're both the cause of at least one in every three instances of writer's block that's slowed this story down, right?" The twins glanced down to see someone lounging in a private booth of their own, glancing up while holding a cup of gelato in hand. "And the only reason I'm here is to get the writing flowing again with pointless dribble drabble."
I and Am exchanged puzzled looks.
"Oh just get on with it." The man waved. "Don't mind me."
'Not him.' The twins immediately decided in one.
"Not caring." The man drawled, further encouraging the two into relocating to a different side of the diner.
After putting some distance between them and the strange fellow, they resumed their mission and immediately spotted a few likely candidates for what they had in mind.
First was a rotund man clad from head to toe in a dark suit complete with a full head encompassing mask. He would have seemed entirely out of place in most locales, but in Lime Ricky's even the infamous Tubbimura blended right in like a ninja should.
Next was a giant of a man…a literal giant actually who actually had to sit on his knees and lean forward towards the bar counter in order to enjoy his drink, as the stools were not built to support someone of his mass. He wore a set of tattered jeans and a red-white striped shirt, with his blonde hair in a buzz cut. Big Brother, another low ranking criminal whose only real saving grace was that his gigantism combined with his immense aura reserves made him resilient in battle.
Third was a man wearing a purple suit combined with a set of metal braces which kept his pearly white teeth exposed. Once a respected dentist, this man had been banned from every institution after making the logically questionable and ethically abhorrent decision to try and put braces on infants. As of late he'd drawn up quite the bounty for his habit of ambushing people at night and forcefully administering dental hygienic treatment to them under the alias of Knightbrace.
Fourth was a man clad in a colorful red and blue outfit complete with a mask made from what looked like a trophy. At his side lay a bag of golf clubs which matched the theme of his outfit. The Great Puttinski, once a world renown golf champion, had taken a dive off the deep end after being defeated by none other than Duff Killigan and become a supervillain who put his golf skills to use in petty crimes.
And finally, a green skinned creature with large red eyes, dark hair and a unibrow who wore tattered brown clothes stained with mud. Once an ill disciplined boy known as Gil Moss, a visit to Camp Wannaweep combined with his own fixation with disobeying orders led to him taking an extended swim in water contaminated with mutagenic serums. The result was in the creation of Gill: amphibious, incredibly strong and fast on land and in water…and still the same child he'd been all those years ago.
"It seems we have found what we seek." I concluded.
"Possibly enough to cause mayhem for a week." Am added.
Both Mobians approached the table, grinning even as the occupants glared at them, silently commanding them to go away.
"Mind if we join you?" They both asked.
"As a matter of fact…." Puttinski reached for one of his golf clubs while Big Brother cracked his knuckles. "Yes we do."
"Oh, such hostile we cannot deny." I said dramatically.
"And for no reason at all, making us want to cry." Am sighed.
"You two furballs got a problem with hearing?" Gill asked, glaring at them as he flexed a claw. "Either get lost or be prepared to get ski-"
KICK!
Gill wasn't able to finish that sentence as he kicked in the face by both Mobians, knocking him off his chair. I and Am were now standing on the table, grinning at its occupants as all sound and movement in the tavern ceased.
"Before indulging us with your annoying wail." I started.
"Perhaps you first can listen to our tale." Am finished.
Big Brother stood up, clenching his fists. "You got a lot of nerve, kitty cats. Get off the table right now or I'll smash the two of you with it."
"They seem to be hard at hearing." I said as Gill got back up, looking enraged and ready to fight.
"Perhaps they will listen better in another clearing." Am suggested.
"Okay, that's it!" Big Brother brought his fists together. "Time for you felines to get-"
Am let out a cackle as he brought his hands to his face. "Hold that pose!"
Just then there was a blast of light that blinded everyone in the tavern, causing them to scream out. Tables were knocked out, drinks and food fell to the floor and in all the confusion the five at their table and the unwanted guests vanished…
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SLAM!
The five grunted as they hit the floor, landing in the alley outside of Ricky's after somehow being thrown out. I and Am stepped out of the tavern, still sporting the same confident grin on their faces.
"That was but a taste of the Semblance of Am." I began.
"My Semblance allows me to convert my own Aura into pure light." Am continued.
"Blinding all who see it in any fight." I finished.
The five slowly stood up, the white light fading from their eyes and allowing them to see again.
"You…" Puttinski brought out both of his golf clubs now. "Okay, if it's a fight you want then you got one!"
I and Am's grin grew. "…Good."
(And so it begins. Two twin Siamese cats who love rhyming so much that it literally tears the author's brains apart to try and keep them in character by scraping the bottom of the lyrical barrel. Good lord, if you want fancy rhythm go to a poetry class.)
The two shot forward, dashing at the five with speed possibly on par with a lightning bolt. Gill gurgled and began spitting out sludge while Puttinski pulled out a handful of golf balls and threw them up into the air, proceeding to bat them with his clubs like baseball bats. I and Am leapt up, dashing and jumping along the walls as they continued their charge. Big Brother tried to punch the closest one he could see: Am but his fist missed completely and smashed through a wall.
(And we're off to a bad start for our five unwilling recruits as not only are these cats fast, they share each other's thoughts in the midst of fierce combat. Talk about two brains being better than one.)
I laughed as he leapt off a wall and flew at Tubbimura who used his katana to block the Mobian's claws. I then leapt over Tubbimura and dashed around the group with his brother. The two Mobians were extremely fast and they knew how to confuse their enemies.
Gill spat sludge at one but missed and ended up hitting Big Brother in the face who cried out from the loss of sight and the difficulty to breath. "GAH!"
(Cried out Big Brother as the disgusting sludge of one mutant reject with the not so creative name covered his entire face.)
Puttinski tried to hit them with his clubs but they were too fast, causing him to almost hit Knightbrace who managed to duck. "Hey watch it!"
(While Knightbrace reacted in anger to nearly getting all of his pearly whites knocked out of his mouth.)
Finally I leapt up and delivered an upper kick to Gill's face, causing him to shoot sludge up into the air that felt back onto him as he was dazed, covering his face. "HEY!"
(And then poor Gill ends up, getting his own face covered in his own vomit. All in all this really is just another Tuesday in the office of Butt-Monkey Inc. for these five low level employees.)
The five supervillains were easily outmatched by the duo, but the idea of utilizing any form of teamwork went entirely over their heads.
(And given how tall Big Brother is that's particularly embarrassing!)
I and Am leapt away from the mayhem and landed atop a nearby dumpster. Big Brother snarled and took a step forward, nearly crushing Knightbrace as he tried to line up a throw with a lasso made of floss. This caused him to stumble aside and accidently entangle Puttinski's golf club, ripping it out of his hands and making it hit Big Brother right in the face.
(My Glob, I don't think anyone has ever seen a team of such uncoordinated, incompetent, poor excuses for- oh wait, Team RGCK, riiiiight.)
"Hey what's the big idea?!" Big Brother demanded, rubbing his nose.
"That was your fault!" Knightbrace pointed accusingly at the giant. "You almost crushed me!"
"I had a clean shot you incompetents!" Puttinski howled in frustration.
"You had nothing you two-bit mini-putt nerd!" Gill hissed, shoving Puttinski aside.
"How sad it is, to see this rabble." I chuckled.
"Perhaps a quick will hush their babble?" Am suggested.
Tubbimura landed between them and the other supervillains. "Halt!" He held up one hand. "These two are playing all of us against one another."
(Oh? What is this? Could the legends be true? A minor supervillain with brains?)
"We clearly cannot defeat them individually." The portly ninja stated. "And if we fight one another as much as we fight them, all of us shall fall."
"And who made you team leader, fatso?" Gill demanded.
(Hmmmm I could let that play, but to be honest Gill is the most one dimensional of the lot anyways so…)
Nearby an audible finger snap was heard before, overhead, an AC unit suddenly broke free and landed right on the mutated teenager's head. Babbling incoherently for a moment, Gill toppled over unconscious. The rest of the supervillains spared him a few seconds' glance.
(Of course, the only four remaining are the non-Disney variety.)
"Uh…for the record, I'm voting for a team up." Knightbrace meekly held up a hand.
(Yes! Finally, this one-sided beat down might actually get interesting.)
Puttinski grumbled. "Urgh…fine! Just this once."
"Duh…sure?" Big Brother shrugged.
"Then we stand united." Tubbimura turned on I and Am.
(Aaaaand I looked ahead. Spoiler alert: together they fall, but they do a heck of a lot better than up to this point.)
The four charged at the Mobians who jumped off the dumpster, leaping along the walls again.
"I got this!" Knightbrace opened his mouth…and vomited out a pink gum-like substance that Am barely dodged. "If I can hit one of them with my Semblance they will be trapped."
"Then we must pin them down." Tubbimura replied as their opponents leapt and dashed along the walls again. "They are fast and agile but we are in an alley so their fighting space is limited."
"Are we?" Both Mobians asked as one, continuing their dash.
Finally I landed in front of the group and just as Knightbrace prepared to use his Semblance again I held out his hands and from came chains of dark light, lashing out and grabbing onto the four. As they struggled to break free, they suddenly felt something wrong…
Knightbrace tried to hit I with his Semblance but all that came out was ordinary spit. "…I can't my Semblance!"
The others tried to break free but found themselves completely helpless.
"You will find escape most difficult. For you see, while Am's Semblance creates a blinding light…" I began.
"I's Semblance creates a series of chains that upon catching their prey, completely ends the fight." Am spoke from above.
"For once caught, the chains force your Aura to slumber." I continued.
"And without Aura, relying on your Semblance is truly a blunder." Am said as he leapt up and as he threw his arms out, a dozen of tiny spiked spheres fell onto the four…
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
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(And that my dear readers is how they fall. Hope you enjoyed my little two cents in this otherwise expected one side of a fight and if you have absolutely no clue who I am look in GrimmFall: Ragnarok.)
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"…Ugh…"
"What happened?"
"Where are we now?"
"Still alive you are."
"Just paralyzed from our spar."
I and Am leaned down, leering at the faces of the five they had fought and defeated. "Now that we have your attention let us talk."
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Name: Lith
Alias: I
Race: Mobian
Aura: Dark Grey
Semblance: Chain of Being
Description: I can manifest chains that upon catching a target disables their ability to use Aura or Semblance.
Weapon: Claws and bombs
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Name: Loth
Alias: Am
Race Mobian: Snow White
Semblance: Heavenly Gaze
Description: Am converts his Aura into a blast of white light that can blind anyone who looks at it for a time, depending on the power of the blast.
Weapon: Claws and Bombs