Hopefully I can avoid such topics in the future. I don't think I handled that one all too well.
Also ONE PIECE DND MARINES DEBUT! WOOOOOOOO!
I also realized a minor narrative error in the last chapter. Othala was not the employee at the electronics store, she was just there and noticed a young Aryan child all alone.
Imma introduce a personal favorite from my childhood in here.
Kreeft123xx: Your welcome!
Gogmazios: Thanks!
Posaitan: It's more fun to write Kitsu this way. Also in this story Kitsu doesn't know all the drawbacks, she only deduced that it was a CYOA from everything that happened to her. She wasn't even aware of all her powers as [Conduit] botched the bonding process in a rush to get Kitsu away from Jack Slash.
BeyndBot: Thank you!
TooBad69: I took your advice into consideration and followed it. Thank you!
Draco0905: Huh, my bad. Should have done my research better on that one, I still feel Amy would be pissed as it wasn't Kitsus' place to say that, but yeah, that one is on me, don't know how I missed that. Kind of embarrassing honestly. WOW I messed up on that one. Who would've thought that dystopian past earth would be more accepting than real earth. Thank you for pointing that out before I made it worse. Also, thanks for telling me about the hospital. I guess it would be better to say the hospital has a connection to E88.
I need to figure out how to get a beta.
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On with the show!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Worm or any other characters in this work, other than Kitsu. All other characters belong to their respective properties. And I forgot to put this in before but will start doing so now.
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Topic: Barbie Beatdown
IN: Boards Location America Brockton Bay
Original Poster: Bruce Lao (Verified)
Posted On July 10th 2010
Holy crap! I don't know what I expected when I heard Kitsu was in the Bay, I really expected Hookwolf to get his berries squashed again. But Glory Girl getting the smack down was not on that list!
-Link video BrocktonBarbieBeatdownDowntown-
It really does look like Kitsu was just playing, and then Armsmaster shows up, and this happens!
-Link Video KitsuFoolstheHalbeard
Seriously! Do we have a concrete idea of her powers yet?
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-Valkyr (Verified) (Wiki Warrior)
Replied on July 10th 2010
No, we don't, it's all speculation. And I hate it.
-ToyFoxy (Verified Cape) (Case 53)
Haters gonna Hate! XP
-Chaosfaith
Bro that ain't nothing, she killed Clockblocker at the mall yesterday!
-Link KitsuVStheWards
I think it was over a TV?
-ToyFoxy (Verified Cape) (Case 53)
I DIDN'T MEAN IT! X(
And I brought him back!
-Dawgsmiles (Veteran poster)
AYO WTF?!
-ToyFoxy (Verified Cape) (Case 53)
He froze me when I had him in a headlock! It was his fault I swear!
-Feychick
Are we gonna just gloss over the fact that she brought him back!
-GlitzGlam (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Or the fact that she called out Panacea? Not cool.
-GstringGirl
Yeah, not cool, if she was in the closet she shouldn't be forced out.
-Lasersmile
Yeah, not cool. She should be allowed to come out on her own terms
-ToyFoxy (Verified Cape) (Case 53)
I'm sorry! Amy don't hate me!
-Tin_Mother (Moderator)
Please stay on topic
-XxVoid_CowboyxX
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-Tin_Mother (Moderator)
That is NOT on topic. Take a two week ban, again.
-Antigone
Bruh. That's disgusting.
-Clockblocker (Verified Ward)
I'll be honest here, I had no clue what happened, one minute I was going to bed yesterday, next I wake up in what I can only assume a hangover feels like, vomiting into my helmet. Now I found out a few hours ago I died because I accidentally used my power in a panic? And I'm apparently back from the dead. Yeah, I don't know how to feel about that
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-July 2010, a week later, night fall, outside the Dallon house-
Kitsu POV
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I'm sat across the Dallons house, making myself invisible as I contemplate my next move.
Mark is upset with me, after what I did with Amy. I've been trying to make up for it with stuff I get. I didn't even steal the second TV! Just stole money from a Merchant drug house and used that to buy a TV! Yeah, Vicky immediately returned the other one as soon as she put two and two together, and I had to show the receipt for the second one.
Amy is upset with me too. For obvious reasons.
I said I was sorry! Don't hate me PanPan!
'It's all for the best! I mean in the original series she wound up as the Red Queen, so changing things can only be good right?'
[Doubt]
'Don't rub it in, I already feel like shit.' I only really did what I did in order to distract everyone, I was running low on energy and wasn't willing to risk anyone getting smart.
Carol doesn't seem to care, but then again, I don't care what she thinks.
Vicky is in a weird limbo of being slightly grateful for the info, as now she knows and help Amy with this knowledge. Mostly by trying to set her up with girlfriends. And mostly pissed at how I put Amy on the spot in public.
"I'll just, come back tomorrow." I say quietly.
Walking away I can't help but try and distract myself.
"*sigh* maybe I'll go find Hookwolf, punch'em in the dick, that always cheers me up."
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-Elsewhere, Downtown-
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Vergil Hawkins POV
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Man, this place is worse than Dakota! Just flying on the saucer, I seen three robberies in downtown alone!
"I'm tellin'ya Gear, Permafrost in Brockton Bay? Somethin's up." I say over the Walkie.
*Krzzt*
"I get that Verg, I just don't see why you have to be the one to get her back." Damn it Rich, we've been over this.
"It's, its personal man, I helped her out, I gotta see this through."
"But you already saw it through. Just cause she ditched out on protective services doesn't mean you gotta be the one to travel cross country."
"I'm done discussing this Rich, I'll hit you up if I get anything."
"Stay safe man. You know there's a whole group of gangbangers after your blood over there right?"
Wasn't THAT a surprise. "Yeah, I know. Empire 88, bunch of super jocked up KKK. Met one, Hookwolf, I coulda taken him, but the Armsmaster made me retreat. Couldn't have a kid taking out a big guy when he can't"
"That's wack man, politics is the name of the game there it seems."
"Don't I know it, it's getting late man, call ya later."
"Later. Oh, and remind me to ask how you convinced your Pops to let you transfer to the Brockton Bay Wards" *Krzzt*
Man Rich, for someone so smart he really misses out on some obvious things. He needed to help her, it's just what he does, he wouldn't be able to look himself in the mirror if he had a chance to help someone and just didn't. Especially after he failed the first time, he had to have failed, otherwise Maureen wouldn't have run away. Right?
'Sides with Ebons crew locked up, Rich and Stretch can handle Dakota just fine.'
"Where are you, Maureen?" lowering myself to street level I enter an alley and get ready to call it a night. Only to launch forward as I hit something with my saucer.
*Klanng*
*Shatter*
"WOAH!" falling forward and rolling I barely keep myself from face planting.
"Ow." I guess I hit someone, not something.
'Man, what?' Looking over I see a little girl rubbing her head.
"Oh, man! You okay? I did not see you there." I rush over to her.
"Yeah, it was my fault anyway, I should pay more attention when turning invisible."
'Say what?' getting a closer look, I see fox ears folded down against the head of the little girl. I step forward to get a better look. Stepping on something soft.
"MY TAIL!" She screeches. I immediately backpedal.
"Woah! I am so sorry!" She turns to face me and I get a good look at the girl.
"What is your-" Kitsu, THE Kitsu, stops, looking at me with wide eyes. Before jumping up and down pointing at me.
"AAAYEEIIIIIIIII! Static Shock!" That's new.
'Guess I'm famous, didn't think anyone outside Dakota knew who I was.'
"Okay? I take you're a fan then?" The Endstopper is my fangirl, Richie will never believe this.
"Ever since I was a kid! Can I get your autograph?"
'How did this little girl get on the high priority list? She don't seem dangerous.'
"Uh, sure always happy to meet a fan. You got any paper, or pen?"
"Uh, be right back! Don't go anywhere!"
Before I can say anything, she blazes on out. Like, full force super sprint. I think I get it now.
"Woah, girl be on those next level energy drinks!"
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Kitsu POV
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'I just met THE Static Shock!' I am totally freaking out as I run towards the Dallon house.
Approaching the house, I knock on the door, waiting, waiting, waiting. I knock again.
Amy opens the door.
"What Kitsu, What do-" She starts annoyed but I run past her towards their kitchen.
"No time need pen and paper!" Going through their drawers I find what I need. Turns out every family has a junk drawer.
Mark is at the kitchen table talking to Carol. Well, they're looking over to me now.
I stare at them, paper and pen in hand.
They stare at me.
"Kitsu, what are you?" Mark starts.
"No time need autograph!" I shout, cutting him off before running out of the house.
I hear Carol shout something at me as I rush past Amy who tries to grab me.
Running on the fumes I got from Static accidentally hitting me, I make it back to the spot in about ten seconds, all together this took me one minute.
'He's still here!' I run up to him holding out the pen and paper.
"Uh, where'd you get that?" He asked
"A friend's house." I say excitedly, I think my voice went up a few octaves.
"Alright, uh is there anything unique ya want, I know you go by Kitsu, but is that-"
"It is my name."
"Alright, always happy to meet a fan, 'To my-' there's no ink in this."
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"NOOOOOOOOO!" 'Why? What did I do to deserve this?' Falling to the ground on my hands and knees I contemplate my life choices.
"Uh, look, I'd love stay an' hang, but I gotta jet, get home an all that." He pulls out his saucer and hops on it.
"Wait, what are you doing in Brockton Bay? Don't you live in the Midwest? Will you be staying long?"
"Yeah, I'm from Dakota city, I'm here cus, well, I guess it's fine to tell, maybe you can help. I gotta, let's call her a friend, she needs help and she ran away here. I'm try'n to find her, bring her home and get her the help she needs." If this Static is similar to the one I'm familiar with, that could mean a few capes, from Nails to She-Bang. Assuming they're here in this world.
"We talking, physical help? Or mental?" I can't see anyone in their right mind coming to Brockton Bay for help with anything, unless it was on how to develop a drug addiction.
Rubbing the back of his head he starts. "She, had it rough, I really don't think it's my place to say."
"Mental, got it. She got a name? Cape name or civilian?"
He looks a mix between suspicious and surprised. "Sure, she goes by Permafrost."
"Blue skin, white hair, wears a blue winter coat?" I haven't seen her, I just know her from, before.
He flies closer. "Yes! Where is she?" 'He really cares huh?'
"Have you tried the Trainyard or the Docks? That's where most of the homeless wind up, that or with the Merchants, but let's not think of that." The girl that can freeze a city when having an episode? Yeah, no, let's not give her a cocaine addiction.
He lowers and sits on the edge of his saucer, head in hand. Looking sad
"I have tried, But the boss lady at HQ up in the Rig says she can't risk tossin me to the wolves like that." He says exasperatedly.
"In other words, your being red taped because they don't wanna risk a PR incident in the event that you get hurt." I say flatly.
He looks surprised at that.
"Uh, yeah, somethin like that. Now I see what the Thinker rating is for." He said that last part under his breath.
"Then I got nothing. I'mma go return this and find some Nazis to terrorize. Unless you go break some rules knees, and hearts together and attck the Merchants?" I bat my eyes at him and smile.
"The whole reason I can even be here is cuz I'm playing by the rules. So as much as I'd love to bust some heads in, I can't unless they start somethin first." He looks sad about that, Guess he's encountering the same issue as Vista then. All this power to help people, and you can't because politics.
"This is why I never joined the Wards, well that and they're all liars. I'll see you around Vergil." I say and leave.
"Okay? Bye." He waves, hops back up on his saucer and takes off. Presumably to find another alleyway to dress down in.
Walking back to the Dallons house took about half an hour without the energy to speed. Walking up to the door I just open it, I don't knock this time that was just me being polite. They don't lock their doors for some reason, probably because you'd have to be insane to just waltz into a cape family's home uninvited.
As I slump through the house Mark and Carol are still at the table and now looking at me.
"Wanna tell us why you broke into our house and stole a pen and a piece of paper?" Mark says. Carol is next to him just fuming at me.
"I ran into Static Shock, I wanted an autograph, the pen didn't have ink." I said sadly, my ears down against my head and my tail dragging as I put the pen and paper back where I got them in the junk drawer.
"And why, did you break into our house for the pen and paper?" Carol repeats.
"Because I didn't know where else to go that was nearby."
"So why OUR house!?" She shouted
"BECAUSE IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED! I'M HOMELESS AND HAVE NO WHERE ELSE!" I shout back. "I can't go to the homeless shelters because of my infamy and age, they'd just put me through the foster system. Nowhere will hire me because of my age, despite my abilities and intelligence. And the only jobs available to me are PRT Wards mascot, or other, much less reputable things I'd rather not say." I'm ready to cry at this point in my rant.
Because it's true, aside from Wade, who I only talk to on occasion, and [Conduit] who hides anytime other shards are around, I am perpetually on the move and homeless. Heck I've been sleeping in Delgatto's house two blocks down because they're not in town. If anyone asks that window was broke when I before I got there.
"..." Carol actually looks ashamed of herself.
'I can use this.' Pity hasn't failed me before
"I, I'll just go." I turn to leave.
"Kitsu wait." Mark says. "Carol, can I talk to you in the living room?"
"Yeah."
'Success?'
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Mark POV
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'I figured something was up.' She literally showed up almost every day since the monopoly game. Although day two was just to drop off a stolen TV. Which Vicky returned. Only for Kitsu to show up two days later with another TV and receipt this time, and to talk to Amy. She refused to talk.
'Really should have figured this out sooner.' Kitsu never stayed in one place long, and she is a notorious thief, not so much a grand, or even a good one, she just steals all the time.
"Carol we can't let her go back out there." I say seriously after closing the door to the kitchen
"I know, but what are we supposed to do? It's not like we can adopt her." She said almost immediately.
"... Can we?"
"No Mark, she's a Case 53, by all legal rights she is citizen of no country as she never signed on with the PRT. You can't adopt someone who technically doesn't exist legally. Even then, adoption is a massive jump."
"I know, I just, there has to be something we can do. We're supposed to be the good guys, we can't just ignore a lonely homeless little girl who is possibly starving."
"Said little girl is a known possible S class threat. And I know for a fact she isn't starving; she steals our food."
"It wouldn't be the first time we took in a little girl with nowhere to go." I say quietly.
"That was different and you know it." She glares at me.
"Carol, please, you know what the right thing is. We even have a guest room we never use."
"... Fine, but if she starts acting up, I'm turning her over to the PRT."
"Alright, there's the heroine I fell in love with." I hug her.
"And what is that supposed to mean?" She says with anger, but the way the edges of her lips twitch tells me it's false. "I've always been this way."
"Yes you have." I lean down and kiss her.
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Kitsu POV
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'That was so sweet!'
I'm up against the door listening in. And can't help but get excited. I hear them separate and turn start to get closer.
'Crap!'
I hurry and run over to the table and sit down staring at the wall. As they enter the room I hear them walk over to the table, pull out chairs, and sit down. I look at them.
"..."
"Kitsu, we have an, offer for you." Mark starts.
"Okay."
"We would feel much better, if you had a safe place to sleep, and eat."
"Your not trying to offer me a place to stay, just so you can try and sell me to the PRT or human traffickers, are you?" I know it's unnecessary, but if I just jump up and say yes, it'll look suspicious.
"What?! No why would you think that!" Carol shouts.
"Only if you do something bad enough that we have to turn you over to the PRT." Mark says calmly.
'Damn, between them, Vicky and Gallant, and Assault and Battery, opposites really do attract.'
"Mark!"
"I'm being honest and straight forward with her."
"To answer your question, it's because it happened before." That got them to turn their attention back towards me.
"What? Last time I was in Brockton a few years ago I was eating at a Chinese buffet, they drugged me and put me on auction, turned out it was an ABB front and they drugged anyone who came in alone. It was actually Lung that saved me. He likes me cus I got him that fancy dragon moniker. I eat there for free now. After killing the chef that drugged me." That was honestly one of the scariest moments of my current life, I also learned that unable to die, doesn't mean unable to be knocked out by sedatives. Good to know.
"That, that just proves my point. The fact you can say that with a straight face." Mark said as he put his head in his hands.
"Look, Kitsu, we're willing to give you a place to sleep and eat. But! You have to follow a few rules." Carol starts.
"I'm listening."
"One, you can't trash the place. Two, you can't be wandering off, if you go somewhere, one of us needs to know. And three, no killing or stealing. Heroes don't kill, or steal." She lists off.
"I'm not a hero, I'm a rogue, a vigilante."
"If your gonna stay here then you're a New Wave hero." She counters.
"So that's your game, you just wanna recruit me like The Empire and the PRT." I Accuse.
"Not at all, if you don't want to be a hero that's fine, but you're not going to be a rogue or villain." Mark chimes in.
Honestly, I'd be a fool to turn down this offer, but I would be remis to not negotiate either.
"What if they are trying to kill me, can I kill in self defense?"
Mark goes to answer. "No. Not unless it is absolutely unavoidable."
"Okay, what about stealing? Can I steal from criminals."
"I'm not entirely okay with that." He says.
"The TV was bought with money I stole from a drug lab." I point out.
"..." Mark goes to say something before the sentence registers.
"That." He starts before sighing in defeat. "I need a drink."
'I'm sorry Mark! You're a good guy, I don't wanna see you hurt like this!'
"..." Carol just stares me down.
"No more going off on your own, if you do something, let someone in the house know."
I cross my arms. "Why not! It's not like I can be hurt."
"You can apparently be drugged, and restrained."
She got me there. "Fine, I'll let someone know."
'I can totally find ways around this.'
"Alright, now finally. You're going to school."
'Nope, no deal! It was nice, but no.' I stand up and start to walk away.
"NOPE! Have a nice day."
Mark stands up. "Wait, why not!"
Looking back, I regard him with a flat look. "Because I have no need? I'm far too smart for school."
"You're a child."
"If you check the PRT database I'm classified as a Thinker level four, I'm not going to school."
"Then you're not staying here."
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-Next day-
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I caved.
They were going to send me to elementary school, because they thought I was like, 8. I had to explain I was 12, ish, and just physically short. Amy and Victoria? Yeah, they aren't happy. Mark and Carol didn't tell them about all this, so they're not exactly kosher with the idea of the little girl who outed Amy when she wasn't ready, now living with them. They also gotta go through a metric shit ton of paperwork, or rather, Carol does. Because she's the lawyer.
'I'll just test out. How hard could that be?' I think glumly to myself. 'At least I have my own bed now.'
I'll be honest here, I think the only reason Mark pushed for this, is because I remind him of Little Vicky, his daughter before she grew up and got too cool for things like hanging out with dear old dad. Man is depressed and I resemble his little girl, and I actively chose to hang out with him. So yeah, my first impression on him was rather positive.
Carol, on the other hand? Yeah, that is entirely political. I am powerful, on good terms with Lung himself, the PRT have been trying to capture and or recruit, and I am now the newest member of the New Wave movement. Talk about a middle finger to the opposing team, I kinda respect it.
How do I know that? She told me when Mark left to get the guest room ready. So here I am, in a car, heading to a court house to get me registered as a legal citizen. Turns out there was a process for Case 53's to become citizens without joining the PRT. It was just a long, complicated, and ridiculous process. And the only reason Carol knew about it was because this was her area of expertise.
"I'm bored!" I said.
"Deal with it." Carol said.
"How about a game of 'I spy'?" Mark said happily.
'At least I have my own bed now.' I reminded myself.
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Bonus
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Director Emily Pigot POV
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"You're telling me, you encountered Kitsu, had extended time in which she was in one spot. And chose NOT to call it in? And the only reason I know about it, is because Clockblocker heard you mention it to Gallant?" I swear, these Wards are far more work than they're worth. Their newest transfer, Vergil Hawkins, or Static Shock, from the Wards in Dakota city was seated in front of her in her office.
"Now, I know that looks bad, but I'm tellin' ya, nothing happened! She didn't do anything other than ask for an autograph!" He defends.
"That is not the point, what is, is the fact that you disregarded protocol." Pointing at him I continued. "Not only that, you were given VERY clear instructions, when encountering Kitsu, a known S Class threat, on the priority list!"
"Why's she even on that list? She's a little girl aint she? That list is for Big Bads, Like Lung, Kaiser, Nilbog, and the Faerie Queen."
"Because." I start and hold up my fingers. "One, she is friends with Nilbog. Two, she is on good terms with Lung. Three, Kaiser is trying to recruit her, despite her antagonism towards The Empire 88. Four! The Faerie Queen herself warned us about how 'her abilities cannot be conformed to our system and it's arbitrary limitations, we would be wise to disregard what we know about capes when dealing with her.'! And five! She pushed back Behemoth, in less than hour, without injury to herself!" I ran out of fingers, so I didn't continue with how she was erratic, a blind spot, or that the higher ups want her on our side so bad they are willing sacrifice a cape or two to get her on our side.
"Not to mention she killed Clockblocker, and then bought him back." I finish queitly.
"Well, when you put it like that-." He starts.
"Console duty, two weeks, get out." I cut him off.
He gets up and leaves without another word.
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"Where's my bourbon. I swear, everything about that gremlin just serves to cause me more and more headaches. Next thing I know, she might join New Wave, if for no other reason than the for the world to spite me." I snort at that, Kitsu was unpredictable at the best of times, completely driven by what she wants, mixed with spite towards others, and a poor impulse control.
'And all the power to get away with it.' Panacea claimed Kitsu said she could fully warp reality within a certain distance of herself, if that was true then did she simply lack a Manton limit? Capable of using her power to warp herself into being invulnerable? If so, then why did Clockblockers ability work on her? If reality was her toy, then his powers should have no effect.
'No, there is something else, Kitsu probably said that in hopes of messing with them.'
Dealing with Kitsu has been an absolute shitfest. First Armsmaster is on mandatory leave for another week for rushing off, Dragon has been awfully quiet about everything, though given what happened last time she encountered Kitsu five years ago she couldn't blame the Agoraphobe. Clockblocker, VOLUNTEERED, console duty in order to avoid ever having to deal with Kitsu again. Vista is awfully quiet on the matter; she too was traumatized by the event at the mall. Her best friend dying in her arms, her unable to stop it, and then the one killing him turns around and saves him.
'Not exactly what happened, but that's about how she sees it.'
Gallant has lost all faith in his empath abilities, what with how he was unable to determine that Amy was homosexual and not jealous of her sister for dating him. Though that was probably for the best in the long run. He was a good kid, but he was horrible at jumping to the wrong conclusions, and his powers only made him even more sure he was right, with this he might be able to gain a little more insight.
And not to mention Panacea being forced out of the closet has possibly made her a target of E88. The idiots that they were, she was sure they wouldn't actually do anything to her. Even the Merchants know not to attack a healer.
All of this was the result of ten minutes interacting with Kitsu.
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A/N Yeah I messed up last time, cuz I didn't realize that Earth Bet was more progressive than our own earth, what with Legend being openly gay and being the literal leader of the PRT. So I'm retconning that and giving each character their own reasons for their reactions, Vicky because she cares about Amy and was surprised she kept something from her. Carol because she doesn't like Amy and sees this as another thing about her that she can't control. Gallant, was just shocked because he was under the assumption Amy was in love with him and jealous of Victoria, not the other way around. Vista and Clockblocker were dealing with their own shit in the corner.
Also I feel most fics don't give mark enough love when New Wave is brought up, they sort of gloss him over, he is genuinely one of the few people who are thoroughly good in Brockton Bay.
Thanks to Draco0905 for pointing it out, half of this chapter is thanks to him. I'm new to writing, and am constantly learning, I have multiple Ideas in my head, from a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky Fanfic, to a My Little Pony, to a Marvel. And the reason I'm not is because I don't wanna start more fics til I feel this one is at a good stopping point, I don't wanna leave it on a massive cliff hanger.
As Always let me know what you guys think!