Director Piggot looked up. "What did you feel so important to bring to my attention?"
"New cape. Unusual abilities. Master with Minions," said Armsmaster, holding up an old videotape.
"And that is?" asked Director Piggot.
"Digitally read and put in a file that I am sending now," said Armsmaster. "The two are related as the main characters from this show are the minions and the main character, also that this series never existed before today. One of the minions handed it off to me, said I was her favorite character."
"Eh?" asked Director Piggot played the file, wondering what the big deal was. Huh. Series from 1983?
"Teenage Magic Ninja Catgirls!
"Teenage Magic Ninja Catgirls!
"Teenage Magic Ninja Catgirls!
"Ninja gotta ninja!
"Catgirl power!
"They're the world's most ninja fighting team!
"They brush and floss - their teeth gleam!
"When the evil Coil attacks!
"You can bet the team don't cut him no slack!"
Director Piggot paused the playback. "Coil?"
"As near as analysis could determine, the series combines elements of the 'GI Joe' series and two others from similar time periods," offered Armsmaster.
"Which brings me to the very important question of why I am showing up in the opening animation of a kids' TV program from the mid-80s?" asked Director Piggot, pointing to the blonde in the background of the paused picture.
"Both myself, Miss Militia, yourself, and Mouse Protector are apparently recurrent characters within the series," said Armsmaster. "Pending further investigation of the series, I brought it to your attention after watching two episodes."
"I see," said Director Piggot. After a few moments she toggled the video to continue playing it.
"Teenage Magic Ninja Catgirls!
"Teenage Magic Ninja Catgirls!
"Teenage Magic Ninja Catgirls!
"Ninja gotta ninja!
"Catgirl power!
"Lady Kage's brought the whole ninja team!
"Meowmoto leads, Sarutobi's good with machines!
"Goemon's got a blade, Hanzo's good at throwing shade!
"Teenage Magic Ninja Catgirls!
"Teenage Magic Ninja Catgirls!
"Teenage Magic Ninja Catgirls!
"Ninja gotta ninja!
"Catgirl power!"
"Repetitive," said Piggot as she paused the video again.
"Children's series," pointed out Armsmaster.
"Point," acknowledged Director Piggot as she restarted the video.
"Today's episode," proclaimed a voiceover, "Ellisburg Echoes."
The video was paused again. Director Piggot didn't speak.
"Yes, it appears that whoever did this video had access to records that have been sealed," said Armsmaster, who paused himself. "As well as did not function under the Unwritten Rules as Coil's identity and powers are hinted at in this episode."
"So Coil IS a parahuman?" asked Director Piggot.
"And..." Armsmaster stopped himself. "You'll see why I wanted to bring this immediately to your attention should you decide to watch further."
Director Piggot started the video again. Armsmaster watched her expressions go from bored-and-barely-tolerant to staring to recognition before she finally paused the video again. "They don't show his face or name him. I recognize the character model."
"Yes," said Armsmaster.
"The whole shooting the commander in the back while escaping Ellisburg kind of narrows it down," stated Director Piggot.
"Yes," agreed Armsmaster.
"Two timelines, choosing which one to keep," said Director Piggot.
"Unlikely. The energy requirements would be enormous. Most likely a form of precognition or modeling scenarios. Still an impressive Thinker power if used correctly," stated Armsmaster.
"Bond villain base under the financial district?" asked Director Piggot.
"Also references to a self-destruct, which is quite concerning," said Armsmaster. "If correct, of course."
"How many episodes?" asked Director Piggot.
"Three seasons, including crossover episodes, for a total of 78 episodes," said Armsmaster.
"Lock everything down under best security," said Director Piggot. "This does NOT get back to our prime suspect."
"Already done, though I suspect excerpts may have been sent out," said Armsmaster.
"So... other than mysterious videotapes, what are we looking at with these minions? Brute? Striker?" asked Director Piggot.
"Per observation, which seems to bear out their... TV series," began Armsmaster, sounding slightly pained. "All members have abilities which would garner them a Stranger rating of at least 2. Possibly as high as 4. They are apparently very skilled at sudden appearances and disappearing as soon as they are out of sight. Their Master was unaware of our presence until we confronted her and her initial reaction was to inquire as to what her minions had done now."
"She has no control over her minions?" asked Director Piggot. "They have that much independence?"
"Yes," said Armsmaster. "It is quite concerning. Most also have some Striker abilities due to either martial arts abilities or weaponry displayed."
"What other abilities do they demonstrate?" asked Piggot because the whole 'ninja catgirl' thing sounded like it would have complications.
"Stranger 2 as mentioned, they have weapons they wield with considerable skill - so Striker 1, some sort of ninja leaping and fast-travel method which would be a Mover 1 rating," stated Armsmaster. "Sarutobi apparently has some Tinker abilities, specialization in James Bond-style spy equipment. Goemon has a sword which can slice through materials which should be resistant to such, but also can cut through living tissues and only do temporary damage. Method unknown, referred to as a 'spirit blade' by the team. Hanzo has some minor Master abilities in creating illusions that affect others. Perhaps Master 2. Meowmoto is able to use multiple weapons and has shown considerable skill in their use."
"You mentioned 'crossover episodes' earlier. Who did they crossover with?"
Armsmaster paused. "A similar series of color-coded nonhuman fighters. Samurai Dragons."
Director Piggot stared for a moment. "Dragons."
"Yes."
"Samurai. Dragons."
"Yes."
Director Piggot took a deep breath. "The moment THOSE show up, I want to be notified. And to put in for a vacation."
"Understandable." Armsmaster decided not to mention the second series that did a crossover. Let her deal with one surrealistic thing at a time.
* Medhall Building *
There was a hidden camera on the roof. Because flying capes frequently used it as a rest stop or to view the city. Understandable as this was one of the tallest buildings and had one of the best views.
There had been a plan to put a helicopter pad up there at one point, but it was difficult to get the permit due to surrounding buildings and other safety concerns.
Much less people knew about the auditorium in sub-basement 3.
Meanwhile, there was Max Anders. Also known as the supervillain Kaiser. Who was currently wondering what the heck had happened to his nice worldview. Everything had fit into the little mental boxes he'd fashioned to sort out the strangeness of cape life and the various duties and responsibilities.
Maybe it was the ninja catgirls. Nobody expected ninja catgirls.
Maybe it was Brad's reaction to the ninja catgirls.
"Gentlemen," declared Krieg, looking over the assembled troops. "Ve, ve are Nazis."
"SIEG HEIL SIEG HEIL!" shouted the troops.
Kaiser stayed in the shadows and wondered why this sort of thing happened to him.
"Und we," continued Krieg, "we have war!"
"SIEG HEIL! SIEG HEIL!"
It felt like a freaking Mel Brooks movie around here sometimes.
"Und we," continued Krieg. "Und we... ACHOOO!"
"GEZUNDHEIT! GEZUNDHEIT!"
"Just un moment," said Krieg, gesturing for a chair to be handed him. Brad threw it.
Krieg caught it and put it down with only a glare at Hookwolf to indicate it wasn't planned that way.
"Dere haff been dis rumor that I like war. I just want to put the rumor to rest. I love war." Krieg took a deep breath and began explaining why and how he wanted war. "War is ze ultimate way to reset ze board! When ze driver of that SUV cut you off in ze traffic! War! When someone who work half as much and half as hard as you but have better car? War!"
Kaiser wondered why things had gone so weird so fast.
"...und dey will have a full shopping basket and get in front of you in ze 10-items-or-less aisle! War!"
Whatever weirdness it was, it was infective. Brad had actually been shaking his fist at the heavens declaring he would get even with those ninjas next time.
"...und dey behind the cancellation of Trailer Wars! War!"
Maybe he needed a vacation. Something nice. Long long way away from here.
"...not some flame war! Not some little pissy war! War! War in all its terror and glory!"
Huh. Had Krieg gone back to making sense? Kaiser hoped so.
"So, ve vill go forth and conquer zis city in ze name of ze... Yes, Herr Gruber?"
"It is the damnable catgirls again, Herr Krieg! They have found where we haff parked!"
"GET THEM!" demanded Krieg. "Show them why the proud Empire should not be mocked!"
Kaiser just got up from his chair and started walking towards the elevator. He had work to do. Besides, he could already hear where the catgirls had started playing Benny Hill chase music. No, he had better things to do.
* Cauldron *
"What the hell is going on in Brockton Bay?!"
"Path not found."
"Why are you wearing a pirate hat?!"
"Damn ninja."
"Looks good on you though."
"It does? Huh. So it does."
* Taylor *
Taylor flopped down into her chair at the table. Which abruptly had a cup of tea directly in front of her.
Ninjas.
"What have you guys been up to?" asked Taylor after sipping at her tea and finding it was nearly perfect. Oolong. High quality.
"Pranking the Empire by putting books in their cars," answered Hanzo.
"You're wearing the maid costume," observed Taylor.
"If the skirt fits, My Lady," replied Hanzo.
"Huh," said Taylor.
"Besides, I have the legs for it," pointed out Hanzo, giving a twirl to show off those appendages.
Taylor sighed a long-suffering sigh.
"You're getting very good at that," said Hanzo with a little golf clap.
"I'm getting a lot of practice," agreed Taylor.
"Better?" asked Hanzo.
"Oolong. Very tasty," Taylor assured the ninja catgirl.
"I am greatly pleased then," said Hanzo, clasping one fist to her chest before bowing and then vanishing in a blur.
Sometimes, Taylor mused as she reached for the pot to refill her cup, having a squad of ninja could come in handy.
And the tea really was quite good.
* PHO *
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Topic: New Cape in BB?
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
WhisperWind (Original Poster) (Veteran Member) (The Girl in the Know)
Posted on August 17, 2009:
Last night on the main I-44 onramp, got [this] footage on my dashcam.
That's an odd outfit and I could swear both the tail and the ears were moving. Then the cape saw me watching, gave me a peace sign and made a good twenty-foot jump and was gone in some high-speed parkour kind of thing. Anyone got a name for this one? Hero? Villain? Just passing through?
Edit: Apparently her name is Hanzo, and she identifies as a "teenage magic ninja catgirl" from another reality manifested in our reality by her Lady Kage.
Edit #2: She's one of four. They're color-coded for convenience. Each has a different specialty of parahuman specialty. Hanzo is "genjutsu" while Meowmoto is "ninjutsu" and the others have their own specialties?
Edit #3: Some pictures of the various ninja catgirls are [here] [here] [here] and [here]. There's a short video of them making Hookwolf and Cricket look like they're Saturday morning cartoon villains [here].
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►MZenny
Replied On Aug 19th 2009:
Two of them (Meowmoto and Hanzo) [Link] showed up at my shop. They bought tea, the higher-grade stuff I keep in stock because it doesn't sell very often but when it does it sells well. Also eggs and a stick of cherry lip gloss. Paid cash.
Can confirm from seeing them up close, the tail and ears are real and not part of their costumes.
Very polite. Very friendly.
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Aug 19th 2009:
I am not going to say anything that is going to get the wrath of ninja catgirls on me after the last time.
Though I'm keeping the little knife-thingie [picture] the note came with, because it's kind of neat.
►Loki_Thorson
Replied on Aug 19th 2009:
It's called a kunai. It's a Japanese masonry tool that can be used as a trowel, a plumb-bob, and a chisel. Also has a history of being associated with ninja due to ninja basically specializing in making weapons out of stuff that has other uses.
►Kingbob (Verified BBPD Officer)
Replied on Aug 19th 2009:
Following an interaction on the 17th with the E88, we can confirm that there are four of these ninja. They are polite, which I wish more capes were, and wear nearly identical outfits except for the coloration. Red is Meowmoto, Hanzo is a sort of midnight blue, Sarutobi is a darkish green, and Goemon is black. They were able to subdue the gang members quickly and efficiently during an Empire raid on the animal shelter All Creatures on Teal Street. All animals were recovered safely and were relocated due to damage to the shelter.
►Reave (Verified PRT Agent)
Replied On Aug 19th 2009:
Kingbob - please DM me availability, we are still putting together a file on these rogue capes.
If any of you "ninja catgirls" are reading this, please contact the PRT. Rogue surival rates here in Brockton Bay is not very high, especially with you making enemies of the Empire 88.
We can help.
►Sarutobi (Unverified Cape)
Replied On Aug 19th 2009:
We are ninja catgirls loyal to the glorious Lady Kage. Having a government agency knowing all our secrets is pretty much against the rules for ninja.
XxVoid_CowboyxX - Keep the kunai. Just keep your speculations about the Lady Kage to yourself. She is not only underage, but was quite distressed at reading your comments. She has later informed us that she did not intend us to warn you about such, but she is far more forgiving of such slights than we are.
►Tin_Mother (Moderator)
Replied On Aug 19th 2009:
Threats are not tolerated.
Also please verify account via submitting a picture.
►Sarutobi (Verified Cape) (Verified Ninja Catgirl)
Replied On Aug 19th 2009:
Shinobi Sarutobi hears and submits a photo.
►Tin_Mother (Moderator)
Replied On Aug 19th 2009:
When were you in Canada and why are you outside Guild HQ?
►Sarutobi (Verified Cape) (Verified Ninja Catgirl)
Replied On Aug 19th 2009:
Verifying that I am a "cape" and a ninja, nyaturally. My full name is Shinobu Sarutobi though I go by Sarutobi as Shinobu is also Hanzo's first name. It's a ninja thing. Lots of Shinobu Shinobi. I think everyone tired of that joke by the end of Season 1.