Chat Rouge looked up at the five swirling ice creams in the sky as they got out of the hole. "Geeze, hard to tell how much longer everything's going to last." He muttered.
"Not very long if we let it go on." Anti-bug stared up. "I'm honestly more surprised people like the fantastic four or the avengers haven't shown up yet."
"They probably don't know what a kwami is. They wouldn't trace it back here specifically." He was still grateful Plagg didn't show up on camera. Luckily Adrien was so lonely he was able to make up imaginary friends to explain his conversations with the air.
Spidey silently looked down at the hole in the ground, his fists clenched. "We're going to find Martin Li and put an end to this." He stated firmly. "We know who he is, we know where he goes. We go up to him, force him to fix your freaky friday deal, and knock him out before he doesn anything else."
"Right." Anti-bug nodded. "Come on Chat, we're heading inside FEAST."
"Don't go in costume." Spidey said sternly. "The moment we walk in, the Inner Demons are going to scramble and take off. We don't need a fight to break out in the middle of the shelter again. Destransform, put on a coat or hat or something to keep your appearance hidden, and confront Mr. Neg-Mr. Li as quietly as possible. If we catch him off guard, he won't have time to call for backup or run off."
Chat blinked at that. "What makes you think he knows we know?" He asked. The only man who saw them was unconscious in a constantly shifting abyss that was the room below them.
"They already know that we know about FEAST. They know that we know they're invested in FEAST, which means A, they could spring a trap and expect us to come in chains ablazing, or B, they leverage the homeless living there as hostages."
"Do …" Anti-bug trailed. "Do you think he'd really …"
"Apparently the man kills, who knows how low the lying scumbag would go." Spider-Man growled. "And if he has any of that Devil's breath stuff laying around…we can't take a chance with a face front assault, not until your powers are working again. We head inside, transformed and disguised, and surround Negative to where he can't wiggle out."
"Sounds good, but where are we going to get disguises?" Chat asked.
"There's some perks to the richest girl in town being your biggest fan." Spidey said without the usuall jokey or sarcastic mirth in his voice. "You two keep watch of feast on the outside for the moment, keep track of any changes, I'll be right back." The guy swung off into the air.
"... My lady … does Spidey seem … off to you?" He asked. Chat's only seen Spidey go off the rails three times counting today. First was with Timebreaker(though that was a future version that didn't exist-time travel was confusing), then was with Dark Cupid, now with the Inner demon goon.
"If you mean focused and competent, then yes." She nodded. "God this is troublesome." Anti-bug rubbed her head. "We don't even know how many people he's touched. He could have done small doses this entire time. An entire city of inverted maniacs with altered morality and insanity running through their skills."
"He really is a more dangerous version of Hawkmoth. At least with him there's a level of reason and logic…here…we have a bloodthristy psycho with powers we barely understand."
"And the ability to create damage we can't easily fix." She gripped her hands. "Chat, even if I use the cure to save the world, he's just gonna get away again. Like the demons last time." She sighed.
"We'll find a way to stop him, M'lday. Right now, fixing the world and making sure he can't do anymore damage takes priority. We can figure out the rest at a later date." He reassured her with a pat on the shoulder. "And I know you'll find a way to fix it."
"Thanks Chaton … it means a lot." Even if it was just with words, he'd do anything to help this amazing woman.
Screwball drank the cocoa with a smile. She may not have a 'real' name as of yet, but 'Screwball' was a title she felt was pretty appropriate. "Thank you Ms Parker, this is delightful." She wondered if this was what it was like in normal houses. Been a long while since she's had something warm in her stomach.
"Oh it's no problem dear. And please, call me May, no need to be formal." The kindly old lady smiled on her brightly. Ever since coming here, Screwball's seen quite a few workers here and there, but May Parker was definitely her favorite. Just the wheat cakes alone were heavenly divine.
"Alright then, Ms May." She sent out a teasing grin.
"You would definitely get along with my nephew." May chuckled with a slight roll of her eyes.
"Oh I do. I called him a nerd one day when he was working on one of the radios and he called me a pipsqueak daredevil. Pretty sure we're inseparable now." Once you bonded over ribbing, there was no going back. "Nice to talk to someone my own age for once….well unless you count Chat Noir, it's hard to tell with that magic mask on." It WAS an adorable mask though.
"Why does every teenage girl who gets brought here have a crush on a hero?" May asked with a grin. "At this rate Peter's going to be into Ladybug … dear god please no, I need grandchildren."
"Come on, its a little too soon to be thinking about that. Besides, heroes are strong, smart and capable. It's not the WORST thing someone could crush on." She stated. "He could be crushing on the Mayor's daughter."
May shivered. "You make a fair argument." The lady chuckled a little. "I did give her a thing or two when that robotic cop villain showed up."
"I know, I saw the youtube clip." She held up her phone. "It's one of my favorites, even before the akuminzation thing. The views are close to one billion."
"You would think with that many views, the man wouldn't have been reelected."
Screwball pulled up a logistics calculator. "When you live in a city where even a stubbed toe can create reality warping supervillains, very few people are willing to deal with the stressful criticism. His only opponent was a man who believed blood should dictate royalty, women should stay in the kitchen, and monarchy should come back for a second go around."
"Yikes, it almost feels like I didn't leave New York on some days." May chuckled. "You are a very intelligent girl. Have you thought about going back to school…or start going? I'd be more than happy to help you out."
"I'm already living off of charity from sweet and kind people like you. School would be too much, you know?" She asked., doing a tiny flip off the bench and onto the floor. "Besides, I still got my channel. I'll just…refrain from doing anything dangerous." Which meant no more superhero/villain dares…..unless one of those dares was to kiss Chat Noir. Anything else would be up for grabs.
The woman sighed. "I'll have to talk to Li at some point. He'd love to invest in your education."
"The man's already busy running an international organization, I'm sure he has plenty of other things he needs to do." No need to invest so much time in a girl that couldn't even remember her own name…or if she had one to begin with.
"Don't be like that. Martin makes sure to have at least one emotional connection to everyone he helps." May smiled.
"I had a sneezing fit, who's gossiping about me?" The man chuckled, though he looked severely tired, more so than usual. "Hey May. How's our latest arrival doing this evening?"
"She's adjusting well enough." The woman smiled. "I'm trying to talk her into school but she thinks that's a bit too much on our part."
"Come on, I'm smart enough to hack into websites, school's just not necessary right now." The girl waved off. "I can think about all that boring stuff when I'm twenty or something." Seriously, what was the big deal about hanging around a bunch of kids you threatened to murder? Her social life was already down the toilet even before the akumanization.
"Be that as it may, it wouldn't hurt to put yourself out there." Mr. Li smiled. "You're still young with a future full of possibilities. You don't have to stay here for the rest of your life. Education can do you wonders. After all; that's part of how I was able to start FEAST to begin with."
"Really?" Screwball asked. "I just thought you were one of the few decent rich people that existed in the world."
"Oh no, quite the opposite in fact." Mr. Li smiled. "My family was never that well off, but we got by. My mother and father did everything they could to ensure my future… even … something that cost them quite a bit in the end." He said with a tinge of sadness.
"Sorry to hear." She replied honestly. She had no context for what parents did for the children period, but that sounded so bittersweet
"It happened a long time ago, the pain … fades … for the most part." He sighed. "But I was able to take the steps they laid out for me to craft something of myself, and well, now I want to do the same for any and all souls that have lost their way, or at the very least give them the extra umph they need to succeed." Mr Li smiled at her. "You'll do great things."
"Aww stop, you'll make me blush." She chuckled. "They should probably sell all the sweetness you spout in stores in little cans. Probably improve a lot of parisians negative outlook."
"I've dabbled." Li chuckled. "May, I'm afraid I won't be in a while. I'm sorry to ask this out of the blue, but could you fill in for me?"
"Why of course. But why the sudden change in plans?" May asked.
"Something…personal came up, and it requires me to leave the city, just for a while." He responded. "Be sure to look after yourself now, alright? We don't need a repeat of the night you helped during the blackout for so long you forgot to sleep."
"I don't need sleep. I'm running on enthusiasm and hard work."
"And the coffee that your nephew has?" The guy smelled like it constantly
"It's weird, he's become so stingy of it lately." May chuckled. "I'll probably have to have an intervention at some point… that or set him up with a girl, either or would help."
"Not interested." Screwball responded without missing a beat.
"Oh no, I wouldn't have asked that of you, your far too young." … She wasn't THAT young … probably. "I'll be fine Martin."
"I can only hope." The two shared a quick hug, before Li began walking to the door as three figures in what looked like overly sized coats that kept their faces in shadow approached him. "
If hacking tv shows has taught Screwball anything, it's one thing about people dressed like that. "SUPERVILLAINS!" She shouted, grabbing a nearby lamp and chucking it at one of them.
"Plagg, Claws on!" Wait, wasn't it supposed to be claws out-wait, why would this guy be shouting Chat Noir's transformation phrase?!
"Tikki, Spots out!"
"Annasi, Twip It!" With two more shouts, a bunch of lights formed, as Spider-Man himself grabbed the lamp … followed by two more randoms that looked like bad cosplayers of the actual Paris heroes. Like…what a kid would color them in a picture book.
"Oh my." Mr Li said with surprise and wide eyes. "What brings you here … in highly overdressed clothes no less?"
"Not to criticize you Spidey, because I normally love that, but what was the point of waiting half an hour for disguises that didn't last three seconds?" The black bug asked.
"The point was to keep track of Mr. Ne-Mr. Li so he wouldn't cause a fuss… and you don't want to cause a fuss now, do you?" The web head narrowed his eyes at the man.
"Of course not." The man stated, his mirth seemed to vanish at the weird tick of the name. "Did you run into a problem of some kind?"
"Yes. We've seem to be tuning into a bit of a CATostrophe, and it's not just our wardrobe." The red chat crossed his arms. "We think you may be able to lend a paw."
"What would draw you to such a conclusion that I would know magic?" Li asked, his voice steady.
"We just figured you'd shed a more positive light on the situation." The back bug said. "Light that needs to be shown…far away from here."
May looked concerned, walking forward. "Is there something wrong?" She asked the heroes.
"Nothing's wrong Ma-ma'am." Spidey said with an unusual lack of jokes and optimism. "We just need a moment to calmly talk with each other."
May looked at the heroes confused, before turning back to the kindly man, who looked completely stressed, yet steams of repressed anger were being held in. "Martin, what's going on?"
"May …" Mr Li said with a serious, yet somber tone he never expressed before. "You're going to hear many things … see a side of me you've never seen … and it's all going to be true." He turned to her with almost regretful eyes. "But know that FEAST … it was never a lie. Everything I'm doing is to help people who need it the most."
"What's goin on?" Screwball asked, feeling a bit scared in confused.
"It's going to be alright Screwball." The red chat nodded to her. "We just need to take this conversation outside."
"Light and Dark … both exist within us." Li spoke up. "The power to hurt, the power to heal."
"Enough with the philosophy Martin." Spider-Man glared.
"The power to corrupt, and the power to cure … and I've done everything within my power to cure everyone in FEAST." What was he talking about!?
Those words seem to freak out the heroes, with the black bug taking out a yo-yo with a stiff string and swung it near the man's head. "What did you do to these people!? Did you expose them to Devil's breath?!"
"No… you're mistaken… as Mr. Negative I harm, as Mr. Li I heal… and with the Devils breathe… I can light the sparks of light in the dark souls… and sparks of darkness in the light." The room slowly became filled up with red gas. "Now everyone will have the power to save themselves, everyone can fight against the corruption that plagues this city." Martin Li sparked, his skin becoming black. "Now every demon is free."
"No!" Spidey shouted. "Everyone get out of here!"
"Whoa, I feel funny." Screwball looked at her hands… it was starting to glow black. "Heh, that must've been so craazzzzzzyy cocoo.." Why was her head getting fuzzy… well… fuzzier than usual.
"May, get-" The spider got grabbed by the weird glowing man.
"Like you said, we should take this outside." He spoke, throwing the spider through the front door and into the laundromat across the street.
"Spidey!" The red chat shouted, glaring at the glowing villian-demons head- and sent out a wobbly looking staff around the man-the boss. "Just stop what you're doing and leave these people alone!"
"I think you forget, this gas just brings out the flames already lit. The sparks have already been ignited once in you two, haven't they?" The man-the boss- asked, completely unphased as he shoved the staff off.
The bug and cat cried out as colorful sparks surrounded their body … with the entire building turning to rust and dust, the skies above swirling as the ground seemed to crack and give way, explosions ringing in the distance. "Aaah-you have to-Martin, you need to set us back! You're putting the world in danger by having us like this!" The blackbug shouted as the sparks became more flame-like.
"I do not know what powers you hold, but I doubt our interaction can cause a scale like this." The villain-demon- replied, walking out. "Today … is all about fixing the problems plaguing this city." Oh how right he was!
Alright Marinette, think. Your powers would make things worse, everyone is slowly becoming slaves, this man even injured could still sock Spidey like a ragdoll, and the universe was constantly getting worse and worse from the looks of it. "M'LADY-I-I think we gotta start fighting-fighting back with the powers we-we do have." Chat gasped out as the spark around their bodies only got brighter and burned ever hotter.
"We ca-can't Chaton. If we-we-we do that theeen the problems get WORSE!" She screamed, feeling pain coursing through her body.
"Coco crazy! Coco crazy!" Screwball laughed aloud as she jumped around, her body glowing with energy, bouncing off the walls like a static ball.
"You-you monster….You say-YOU say you're nothing like Hawkmoth yet you use his methods…using your powers on innocent people and forcing them against-against their will!" She accused the man, who was directing the now glowing black and white residents of FEAST out of the whole
"I'm not using my powers to force them to do my bidding. They're free to do as they please, without anyone telling them otherwise." He stated. "A world where corruption is impossible when every man and woman has the power to stand up for themselves."
"Hey, you ran over my leg the other day, jerk!" One of the now glowing people walked into the streets…and smash the incoming car in pieces, sending the driver out in a bloody mess.
And the bastard simply watched on. "A world where the homeless have strength and the rich become weak … inversion, negative, beauty." He smiled at the carnage. "Now if you excuse me, I have an appointment to keep." Mr Negative spoke, as he began walking away.
"BASTARD!" Spidey screamed, slamming into the man hard enough that they went through a building, causing it to collapse as the great wall of china constructed itself through the city. "YOU AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE!" Getting out his chain, he wrapped the man up and sent him flying straight into the sky, before pulling it down and slamming the villain into the ground, causing a miniature crater. "Chat, Bug, get over and reverse you rev-"
"AHAHAHAAH!" Screwball bounced off the walls and slammed into Spider-man, crashing into the dumpster. "Is-is-isn't this fun-fun-fun!? Freedom and Power all around! Power for all!"
"M'lady-M'lady, we can't get get worse." Chat stated at the violence around them.
Conceding his point, she strained herself, getting up. "Unlucky Charm!" The heroine shouted, tossing her yoyo up as the black swirls of ladybugs appeared, flying through the air … as a black canister fell from the sky, with the green words of 'Devil's Breath' labeled on the side, as it hit the broken car, the side cracked as it began leaking the same red gas from earlier. "How the HECK is more of this stuff suppose to make things better?!"
"Your power makes things worse!" Spidey shouted as he got Screwball off. "It's Chat that shows us a solution now!" The girl cackled as she sparked even brighter, lights dazzling in the sky.
The gas hit them all, as they could feel their powers get even worse, the universe looking like it was glitching as the ground quaked. "Pawleif." Chat said desperately, the ground cracking in Mr Negative's direction. "... Spidey! His-his powers, Over-Overloaded!"
"Aggggggghhhh!" The man shouted in agony as he began to glitch in and out of Negative state and Martin Li. "Do you have any idea-what you are doing!? Demon-human-ying-yang, I was the perfect balance! I WAS PERFECTLY STABLE!"
"Sorry pal, but balance and stability is MY department!" Spidey jumped up into the air and held his hands in. "ADHESION!" And sent the man flying rights towards him, where the web head grabbed him from behind the back, constantly getting shocked with black and white energy! "Agggh… not a hugger… I see."
"LET GO-of me you fool! You'll destroy us both!"
"No, not until we fix-aggggh-this mess!" Spidey gripped onto the man tighter as flashes of x-ray could be seen of the web head now. "Bug, Chat, might want to vamoose right over here before he fries my tuchus!"
They ran over, grabbing his arms. "Come-come ON!" She shouted. His powers were overloading, let it work … let it work …
"AAHAGGGGHHHH" Mr. Negative flashed back and forth between states as they held on tightly, their bodies being flooded with the same energy from before as the ground gave out from all the cracks forming beneath them. "So much light-so much darkness-SO MUCH HOPE AND DESPAIR-what ARE YOU PEOPLE!?"
"HEROES!" Chat and her screamed in agony, their bodies covered with light … before they were blasted back … the force letting her see her … red gloved hands. "We're back!" Ladybug screamed with Chat Noir, both of them grinning.
BOOM
… Right, world's still ending.
Spidey coughed in agony as he felt himself get blasted into the sewer wall. The spidey symbol on his chest had been completely burned off, leaving slightly bloody patches dripping as he struggled to get back up. "I'm starting… to think… the universe is compensating…for all the times I didn't die from a bullet."
SMACK
The bastard hit him in the face. "I will not let this utopia be ruined by a bunch of teenagers!" The man shouted, throwing hit after painful hit.
"You know… utopia… was a phrase…. invented… describing….a communist society…." Spidey, still dazed, did the only thing he could possibly do right now. Laugh in the face of danger. "A higher power…. removing the hardships of life…. and the free will…. of the people who lived… in it… sounding familiar… Neggy?"
SMACK
He was sent through another wall, smashing quiet a few bricks on his own head that DEFINITELY would've cracked his skull if it wasn't for the miraculous shielding. "Don't you….DARE trivalize my good work, you little insect."
"Arachnid!" Ladybug…the ACTUAL Ladybug this time shouted out, standing next to Chat Noir, sending out her yo-yo and wrapping it around Negative. "I am not going to be associated as family with that nut job!"
"Love you too, Melon head." He groaned, getting up.
Mr Negative growled, his body sparking as energy and flames trailed the yoyo, ripping out painful cries when they hit Ladybug. "You still seem to be under the impression that I am going to go along with your little games. You are mistaken!" Mr. Negative ran over and punched the heroine in the face, before elbowing the Cat hero in the stomach. "I am not some flamboyant fool like Hawkmoth. When I see something in my way, I'm going to personally see that it is DESTROYED!"
"Unfortunately for you, that little switcheroo managed to recharge our miraculous." Ladybug grinned. "Lucky Charm!" The familar ladybugs swirled in the air … as a trash can lid landed in her hand. "Finally, something useful!"
"Don't know how you got that idea, but I'm glad you have it!" Chat smirked as he twirled his staff, blocking a blast from Negative's palms. "Oh sweet magical bo-staff, I missed you."
"You can make out with your stick later, right now focus on the walking night light!" Spidey jumped forward, once against clinging to the man's back. He only had about four, probably less minutes until he transformed back. Peter would absolutely make sure to make every minute count.
"You will not prevail!" The man let out a shock that forced Spidey off, as he blasted Ladybug … who let it hit the trash can lid, which bounded everywhere like Captain America's shield, before it hit a pile of built up garbage from the universe collapse, falling down on Mr Negative like a crumbling tower. "GAAAHH!"
"Nice, taking it old school." Chat smirked. "What do we now? If we use the Lucky Charm, he'll likely get away."
"Maybe not. Not if we grab a hold of him first." Ladybug nodded. "Spidey, you and chat dig him out and hold him down as much as you can."
"On it!" He reached down, doing his best to move stuff out of the way … until black and white energy blasted him in the chest. "So many broken ribs!"
"ENOUGH!" The energy blasted from Mr Negative like a pillar of energy. "This game ends now!" He moved to Peter and slammed his fist into his stomach. "I will end you, then I will save those people!"
"Save…save….YOU HAVE NOT RIGHT TO SAY THAT!" After everything…..he still thought he was the good guy here! Catching the first in his stomach, he sent an uppercut into Negative's jaw, and kepting going at it, not giving him a minute to breathe. Aunt May, Screwball…Ben….they all trusted this man and he twisted it all into something horrible! "Why did you do it!?" He shouted as he continued to punch. "Your a good man! Your supposed to be helping People!"
"The same reason you did!" The man shouted. "I'm preventing people from becoming just like us!" He threw a blast at Spidey. "Experimented freaks who lose everything for the rich's gain!" Negative continued to blast as Spider-Man powered his way through. "You've seen this city, it's corruption, it's evil! I'll give every man woman and child the ability to stand up for themselves against that!"
Spidey slammed the man into a wall, ignoring the pain in his body. "This isn't helping people! YOU'RE NOT HELPING THEM LI! You've done nothing but threaten everyone's lives today!" He pushed down the stinging in his knuckles as he threw another punch. "You put FEAST in danger, you put Screwball in danger, and you put MAY PARKER IN DANGER!" He sent out one more punch that buried the man's face into the ground, and he kept his palm on the man's stupid glowing head. "Ladybug, miraculous cure, NOW!"
"Miraculous Ladybug!" The swarm began fixing up the buildings, the ground, the sky … and it began tugging on Li.
"NO!" He gripped tighter as he was pulled. "YOU'RE STAYING HERE! YOU'RE NOT-!" The pull was harder, as the ground left Spidey's feet. "YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY!"
"I know … how to make the breath … I can wait … a little longer." The villain raised a hand, blasting Spidey once more in the chest. "So long …" He said as he was carried away.
"No… no….. NO!" Spidey shouted into the air, sending his now recovered fist into the nearest wall he could find. "He got away….. the fucking lying bastard….." It didn't matter if they tried hard enough….. these stupid powers would let them get away no matter what.
BEEP BEEP BEEP
And he couldn't even stick around to check up on everyone …not as Spider-man at least…. not that he felt like sticking around at all. "Don't worry spidey, we'll get him next-"
"Don't Chat." He said breathlessly, heading to the nearest exit. "I'm not in the mood for blind optimism tonight."
"Ah … patrol later then, see if we can track him down?"
"No… just… I can't… I…" He couldn't finish, heading out and swinging away onto the nearest rooftop, and de-transformed. "Annasi… tell me this is hell… it's easier to accept I've died and be tortured than this."
"Sometimes life sucks, kid. This is one of those moments." Brutally blunt as always …
Tomoe Tsurugi listened to the latest report. "And with that, we expect our sales to project by five percent within the next few months." The worst thing about being blind was everyone always assuming you need to be spoon fed information. Even as the ceo of her own cooperation, there were many who looked down on her over one minor quality like she was lesser in some ways.
"Go through with the sale. If they give pushback, remind them of the deal they made with us ten years ago." She commanded. Although a lot less people came into meetings and forgot her ruthless nature, so that was a benefit against enemies. There was a certain advantage to other businesses thinking she was weak. It allowed her to strike at a moment's notice and capture people off guard. Tome absorbed many would be rival companies believing they could take over.
It was occasionally fun to 'play the game' as it were. But she was not so bold… or stupid… enough to be bombastica about it. Wilson fisk practically advertised he was a crimminal mobster, and overgrown manchildren like Stark just wanted to play with bigger toys they should've outgrown long ago. "I understand." Her servant stated.
She turned to the window, directing herself to the view she could never herself see. "Is the akuma attack finally over?" Sometimes she couldn't tell if Gabriel was willing to destroy his own son or not over the miraculous. Sure the damage would be fixed with the wish, but still.
Yes, she indeed knew it was Gabriel Agreste that was Hawkmoth. The man himself gave her the peacock Miraculous for a single use. In return he simply asked for a starting fund for his new business, something manageable compared to the reward of an heir that would continue her legacy, with an endless determination to strive for nothing but the best. There were a few flaws, but Tomoe would chalk it up to inexperience and human nature. They could at least be trusted to do whatever she commanded without the use of more….extreme measures. "Yes… although the source of the black and light energy, as well as the constant shifting of reality and eclipsing of the sun has yet to be explained."
"Really now …" She said with mild surprise. It wasn't hard to believe, the world was a strange place. Not to mention that even Gabriel's knowledge of the miraculous was limited. "What DO we know?"
"We've been alerted that it originated from FEAST, and the founder of the charity, Martin Li, has disappeared from public eye."
Li … it seems he's finally making a move. "Leave at once." Unlike Nathalie, most secretaries wouldn't keep quiet if they knew what really went on behind the scenes.
"Yes mam." With what she assume as a bow, the man left.
A few seconds of passing, she pressed a button, closing the shutters on her windows, before pressing a call. "Bring in Cloak and Dagger."
POOMF
In blink of an eye, she felt the presence of two people, one exerting extreme levels of bright light, the other a foreboding darkness that threatened to overwhelm the space it occupied. "Yo, Ms Boss Lady, what's up? New hair style? I love it." The girl responded with the constant mirth she displayed.
"What do you want, Ms. Tsurugi?" The boy said as straightforward as possible, usually not being one for long winded conversations or theatrics.
"Your 'predecessor' is on the loose." She explained. "I would like the threat neutralized."
"Oooh, that's the double guy you told us about right?" The girl asked. "Tell me, what's his name, face, last known location, people he cares about, powers we're aware of, the jist of it?" She was annoying, but she was very thorough in her job.
"Martine Li. Feast. Residents of said FEAST. The combined use of both dark and light force." She answered.
"That's gonna be annoying." The boy grumbled, shifting in the air. "Let's get this over with." With a flash, the two of them were gone, once more leaving the woman in silence. If the heroes got to him first, and learned what he knew … maybe she'd have to help Gabriel terminate them as well.