Reaper glanced around the second floor, but found it just as empty and disgusting as the lower level. When her back was turned peering into one room, a figure, silent as the night, stepped out of the room directly opposite of the one Reaper was inside.

A woman. Combat boots, black jeans, black tank top, and the brightest red hair humanly possible tied in a messy bun. Her left shoulder was heavily wrapped in blood soaked bandaging. Her eyes were red too; they could easily be compared to Levi’s glowing bulbs, only a different color.

“Ten seconds.” She hissed, her voice ever so slightly tinted with pain. “You have ten seconds to talk.”


“It’s kind of quiet. Aren’t there usually a bunch of screaming children in an orphanage?”

"Good afternoon, Omega. " Ditch said, without even glancing towards him once. "Tis good to see you again. I imagine we await on others." “Yeah. Good to see you too, Raven Tale.”

"I'm surprised he'd be here... maybe someone important is here? Maybe he was once an orphan?" Only now did Ditch’s head turn, her gaze resting on Rose. “He's been hanging around this orphanage quite a bit. I have reason to think he’d be back today.” She looked back to the building with a small sigh.

“You don’t have to worry about any kids getting in harm’s way. They’re on a field trip. Some big company donated money for them to be taken to the zoo. The place is empty.” Ditch said, devoid of any emotion. Either she was nervous, or getting her game face on. Ditch was a cyber vigilante first and foremost; it would be interesting to see how she fared in a physical fight. “If everything works out, your devices should definitely stun him. The problem is getting Walker to stay in one place.”

She vaguely ignored Wraith’s happy-pappy greeting. “Really, if you were trying to hide something I’d suggest being a bit more quiet.” She muttered.

Only when Graffiti spoke did someone really truly grab her attention. Ditch, with gritted teeth, whipped around to face the spray painter. “Fucking hell,” She barked. “Can it. Pun intended. If you’re going to talk shit about your teammates, leave. Her “gadgets” are possibly going to be the way we catch this bastard if it comes to that, so be quiet.” She'd already had enough of Graffiti, and the woman has been here under three minutes.

Ditch glanced around. No other pedestrians. She pulled her skeletal mask out of her satchel bag and tugged it over her face, as well as some black leather gloves. And just then, a figure emerged from the orphanage. No, not from the door. From the brick wall on the side. Actually, correction. Through the brick wall on the side.

Though no one could see it, a grin spread across Ditch’s face. “Go time.” She said. The voice scrambler was clearly on, she sounded as if she was talking through a jar but ten times worse.

The Wall Walker moved away from the orphanage as if he'd just been taking a casual stroll. His hands in his pocket and his dark blue hoodie pulled over his face.

“Walker,” Ditch called. He froze, but didn't turn to look at the skeleton-masked vigilante. She waved a gloved hand at him. “Hey, me and my friends here were wondering if we could have a few words.” He still didn't look at the group, but slowly pulled up a cloth of sorts that had hung around his neck.

“Hard pass.” He retorted sharply, voice deep and gruff. And then, he bolted, heading straight to phase through the shoddy apartment building next-door.

“Well then.” Ditch muttered. “Here we go, I guess.”

"Her abilities are her's and her's alone. The skills to know exactly how one's abilities work from just a glance is far more valuable than something strictly offensive or defensive." Raven was not really one to get involved into something like this. It was not her problem, in fact she did not even know if her words spoke true. A simple educated guess. But the idea that someone was doubting Rose's credibility as a vigilant was something that caused a low rumble in her throat. It was the same as saying she could not continue if she was blind, and she would not tolerate it. Her voice was even, yet each word was coated in ice, ready to pierce in a sickle.

Her hand opening her book, she allowed the creation to rest in her good arm. Her casted hand showing only a few abnormally pale fingers as they grazed over the pages to enjoy it's secrets as she waited.
The night was cooling, Wraith's voice in the distance seemed off, it was not as natural as it should have been. Someone was acting, though she is a really good one. If she was not so reliant on speech patterns to figure things out, it would have gone unnoticed.

It only took a few more moments till she heard new movement. Light footsteps, really light, as though one was walking on air. Her senses fired up on overdrive she waited. Listing to Ditch with baited breath only to hear Wall Walker take off running. " Estimated Time of death, October 28th, 2011, may she be heard by non other than they who stand"
Raven could hear her own heat beat, baited breath at what was to come from the woman uttering such simple words. Words that held the heaviness of iron chains anchored to concrete.
Still for moments, she waited only to find the silence broken by a sheik of soul shattering rage. A sound that to Raven, has always been that of torment, sheer agony, a cry for help that she had no power to give. And sadly, she doubted all the other vigilantes could hear it. "Shes fine, only those who hold her interest can hear her."
It moved like mist, flowing through the air, with the haunting grace as if she were held under water. Her head swayed ever so slowly, like a predator looking down on it’s next victim. Her jaw missing, a ghastly tongue hanging out with no care. Teeth of rotting time, skin of ashen color, clinging to brittle bones that tore through in places. Hair of wiry strands.
Yet what seemed most unnerving were the gaping depthless holes, still holding a piercing silver eye for each socket, holding nothing but unbridled rage. It was the perfect image of nightmarish terror. Dressed in elegant rags that could have been white, they flown at her side in waves, reaching out like slender arms.
“Please my friend, follow that in which captured my interest, may no blood spill.” A screech in response that rattled her teeth, the wraith moved. Her body vanishing in wispy smoke only for her ghastly cry to be heard a bit away.

Without another word she began to move, Kaite was not going to let Wall Walker escape her if she can help it. But if they became too separated she would be less useful. "She'll keep his trail in her sights for now, tell me if you think its right to act more forceful. Just don't run through her."

Black Rose, you dont actually have any powers do you? No offense but I dont consider 'fast learning' a super ability, I was a fast learner at chemistry in high school but I didn't name myself after a rare flower because of it. Why not stick to gadgets full time and be like Batman or something?

“Fucking hell,” She barked. “Can it. Pun intended. If you’re going to talk shit about your teammates, leave. Her “gadgets” are possibly going to be the way we catch this bastard if it comes to that, so be quiet.”

For starters, Melrose had given a tiny smile, feeling a certain sense of warmth from Ditch somewhat defending her. She enjoyed the feeling, though it was tempered by the apparent bitchiness of Graffiti. She looked at the woman with air pressure powers and raised an eyebrow slowly. Rose wasn't entirely sure why this strange woman had decided to get on her high horse and question someone else's worth, since technically even the most lack luster powers could be used dangerously if applied correctly. Pursing her lips slightly, she responded, "yeah.. I know chemistry... hacking, engineering, 75 languages, stealth techniques, dozens of martial arts, mathematics, physics... and every thing about your power... including things you probably aren't aware of. Yeah. Super learning isn't a power." She had given Graffiti a deadpan expression by the end.

The whole thing was interrupted though as Ditch made mention of it being time - which Rose had to admit silently, that Ditch was pretty cool. Maybe she should also make a mask like that. The thought made her pause for a second as she smiled at the idea. Rose reacted quickly though and followed after Ditch for a little bit, that was until Wall Walker disappeared into a wall. Information flooded into her mind and she huffed slightly. "Fuck... I can only use my wall electrodes if he's going to enter a wall.. not leave it.." she half-muttered to herself. The information in truth wouldn't matter too much to the others, except one fact, which she yelled at, "he goes through thicker walls slower!" With that said, she made a sprint after the man. Sure, she might not be able to follow him directly, but she knew enough free running techniques to likely keep up with the guy until she could shock the hell out of him.

Omega noted the arrival of each his teammates, first of which were Raven Tale and Rose. It was going to be very interesting to see how well they worked together.

"Hey everyone, what's up? Everything cool?"

“All good, dude. Just waiting for the rest of the team.” He gave Ecto a thumbs up and saw Wraith coming up right behind him. She spouted off a line about how she missed everyone, but Omega could see right through the ‘sweet little girl’ act. He’d seen her in action and she was pretty brutal and a little full of herself. Hopefully, being around other supers and growing up a little will check her attitude a bit.

And speaking of attitude adjustments, when Graffiti arrived she immediately started making enemies once again. Her first question was harmless enough:

Is gravity effective against wallwalker? I assume that youve been doing this longer than I have and maybe you've had to tangle with solid object phasers before?

“Well, you don’t really go against Wall Walker as much as you go after him. And my powers allow me to be pretty mobile. This guy gets all over the place, so you better be ready for a wicked chase.”

Then, Graffiti turned to Rose and pretty much dissed her right on the spot. Ditch and Raven had instantly come to her rescue before Rose herself gave her a piece of her mind, and Omega just shook his head. It almost seemed like she was a little insecure about her own powers - thinking that they weren’t as good as someone whose power was more ‘flashy’. She needed to get a hold on that quick, lest she become the weak link on the team. She would be another one to watch.

Omega tensed slightly as Ditch donned her mask and called out to Walker. He fully expected Walker to run, even though Ditch’s words didn’t sound threatening. But, honestly, what else could you do if seven vigilantes showed up at your spot saying they wanted to ‘have a few words?’ He hopped off the wall as soon as Walker ran. Raven Tale immediately summoned one of the creepiest things he had ever seen in his life. Ho-ly shit...what the hell is that thing? He watched as Raven and Rose dashed off and quickly followed suit.

“Wraith, Ecto! You guys can keep up with him the best! Let’s go!”

Omega let up on his personal gravity just slightly so that he could move a little faster without completely floating around. He sprinted and blasted out a window that was nearest where Walker had gone through the wall. He jumped through the hole and did a forward roll into the room, which happened to be a bedroom, and listened for running footsteps.

“There!”

He was still close by but quickly gaining ground and Omega took off in Walker's direction.

TURN BACK

"Dammit!" Turn Back growled as Reaper poofed inside. "Idiot, don't do that without back!" He muttered, more to himself than anyone else. He began stalking towards the house before stopping and looking at Tank. "Hey Tank... Before I head in there, I need to ask you a favor. Punch me in the face."

"... Did I hear you right? You want me to punch your face?" The goliath asked, confusion evident on his face. And a fair question it was, considering the man could probably crush the heads of lesser men with nary a thought.

"Yes. I'm going in after that idiot, and I'm going to need some extra power in case everything goes to shit. I'll be fine, I can take hits."

"And odd request... But fine, if you insist." Tank said, rubbing his hands together.

"As hard as you can please."

The sound that followed, by all rights, should have been a terrible cracking noise. It was instead a dull thud as a flash of purple energy enveloped Tank's fist as soon as it connected with Turn Back's face, the energy diffusing into the smaller man's skin, his veins glowing with the energy. Turn Back shuddered as his body stored the energy, that was a big blow. He nodded his thanks to the behemoth of a man and stepped inside the dark house. He heard footsteps coming from upstairs and crept that way, picking the steps that seemed the sturdiest. He unfolded his staff and held it to the side as he arrived to the top, watching as Scarlet Shifter appeared and confronted Reaper. Something about her was familiar...

Turn Back cleared his throat, announcing his presence as he stepped up, holding his hands out to the sides. "We don't want to fight, Miss Shifter." He said, keeping his voice low and calm. "We believe you're in danger, that Umbra or his minions are following you. We've been sent by Ditch to help, to bring you somewhere safe where you can recover... And maybe help us fight him. Also I swear I've seen you before."

Ecto was surprised that the girls started lashing out at each other. Graffiti showed up a minute ago and they were already at each others throats. Why? This is totally unnecessary. Why can't they be chill like Omega?
And Wraith kinda creeped him out. She was cheerful, WAY to cheerful for someone in this business. It was weird...

No wonder the diplomatic route didn't work out: "Me and my friends here were wondering if we could have a few words.”?? Sounds like a line from a mafia movie. Of course Walker decided to bail! So much for subtlety...

“Wraith, Ecto! You guys can keep up with him the best! Let’s go!”

There was no time to waste. If he could catch up to W.W. and possess him, this could be over before it got out of hand.

The second floor was just as disgusting as Reaper expected it to be. The bashed in roof did little to help, the tiles scattering as the darkness elemental continued to stalk into the depths of the home. Aside from the creaking under her own feet, and after a few moments her teammates presumably joining her in the downstairs, it was silent. If Scarlet Shifter was here she was being as light on her feet as a cat, which was to be expected from the shifter. Still, the beacon of someone nearby was persistent, and as such so was Reaper.

Her fingers found the frame of one of the only intact rooms on the second floor, leaning in cautiously to peer into the darkness. Reaper’s fingers flexed at her side, shadow wisping as not for the first time she wondered why she couldn’t actually see in the dark. Of course, those thoughts were sufficiently derailed by another’s voice.

“Ten seconds. You have ten seconds to talk.” Immediately Reaper’s back went rigid, but she wasn’t stupid enough to whirl around. Her eyes flicked side to side, down to her shadow as though reassuring herself it was there for her to escape into if needed. However before her thoughts could be collected it seemed one of the other vigilantes indeed had her back, as another one – Turn Back? – soon appeared. It was only as he began speaking did Reaper lift her head to slowly look over her shoulder, keeping her movements slow like one might around a spooked animal. She didn’t dare turn her back from Scarlet, lest she take the action as threatening. For now it was good to be safe – both her and the others had their own methods should things get rough.

“I think you already know you’re in danger, don’t you?” Reaper rumbled lowly, her blackened eyes focusing on what she could see of Scarlet’s wound. “So are we. Every person in this city is with Umbra around. But we have a safer alternative – I can get you out of here in an instant with no trace left for Umbra’s minions to follow you.” Reaper shrugged, turning her upper body just a bit as an ache settled into her neck. Her movements remained slow, deliberate. She didn’t turn her chest to Scarlet but did move to be able to look to her more. Beneath her the floor boards creaked slowly, and no doubt if Levi or the Gorgon were inside they could hear.

The place didn’t sound like Tank going through a stage though, so at least there was that.

Scarlet’s gaze was hard and calculating, teeth clenched tightly together as she stared Turn Back down. “Ditch, huh?” She muttered. “That idiot? Pathetic. Thinking it’s their duty to protect this piece of shit city.. Making promises they can’t keep. Umbra isn’t going down against some little cyber bully who can’t bother to show their face on the battlefield.” Her arms were crossed, and she dug her fingernails into her own skin, anger beginning to seep into her words. “I don’t need a place to recover. I am recovering fan-fucking-tastic right here.” She glared at Turn Back. “Of course you’ve seen me before, idiot. I’m all over the news.”

“A safer alternative.” She mocked, voice filled with bitterness. “I’m always gonna be in danger, no matter if there’s some big-shot freak running around the city. This is the life I’ve made for myself. And the safety of others is not my problem.”

“No,” She said sharply, posture tightening. “I don’t want any part of your stupid ass team, and I don’t need any help. I want you out. NOW.” And with that, immediately something shifted within the red haired maiden. Her teeth sharpened, her pupils changing. Fur grew, fingernails turned into claws and hands turned into paws. The bandaging on her shoulder ripped and tore. The transformation was fast - but both Reaper and Turn Back stood so close that they could see it unfold before their eyes.

A tiger. A giant white tiger with unnaturally red stripes, a bullet hole in the shoulder, and the scariest glowing red eyes. A miracle the floor hadn’t caved in yet, though it was probably nearing that.

She opened her mouth, exposing her long rows of pointed teeth, and she roared. An ear piercing roar that echoed out through the entire house, for all the vigilantes to hear.

Turn Back's eyes widened as he watched the transformation in front of him, seemingly in slow motion. He could practically feel the rushing of adrenaline as his hands tightened around his staff. The moment before the transformation was complete though, something clicked about her face. He reached up and tore the bandanna away from his face, pointing at the tiger and hoping she could still understand him. "Scarlett-With-Two-T's!" He cried out standing his ground. "You came to me for help last tax season! I saved your ass from getting nailed by the IRS! Let me help you again!"

Turn Back paused, feeling the energy from tank's punch pulse inside his body. This was a gamble, but maybe it could work. Better than trying nothing. "You're right, Ditch can't save the city! I can't, Reaper can't, you can't! But working together, maybe we could! We back each other up, cover each others weaknesses, we could do it!"

Graffiti paid little mind to Ditch's warning, she just raised her middle finger in her direction as she activated her air pressure powers to create a slipstream. She was going to follow Omega's path as his powers were allowing him to move very light footed in the orphanage similar to how she would move with decreased wind resistance in her path. She payed RavenTale no mind either, she was used to her own anti social comments drawing the ire of a few people, so she was thankful she had a mission to distract her from any more prolonged arguments. She turned towards Ecto who was just beginning to make his move into the building as she was, albeit in a completely different method.

Stay frost Ecto, I'll see you in there, good thing we got a warm up fighting bad guys yesterday!

She then turned to Black Rose before following Omega in the building.

Hopefully one of those gadgets can phase you through walls or make your lighter on your feet, cause you aint gonna learn it by watching.

And with a smirk she jumped into the broken window that Omega leapt through.

Interacting with: Team Scarlet

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The final member of the team had arrived, Turn Back, seemingly from the bus. Levi has actually never had to use to travel with local amnesties because of his powers. He wasn't the diplomat type, so he just let the other three decide who would actually try and reason with Scarlet. Levi thought it wasn't going to be as easy as that so he stayed on his toes and riled his powers, the dark amber-yellow crackling and slowly encircling him.

As soon as Reaper dipped into the shadows, and Tank staying back whilst Turn Back rushed in after her. Levi masking his legs with lightning and appearing inside the home, in the middle of Scarlet contorting into some tiger with furious red stripes. Her eyes glowed a fierce and angry red... Wait, a fierce red? Levi's eyes widened ever-so slightly. Those eyes looked awfully familiar to his own, emanating it's own light even. There has to be a connection with her and them, those damned scientist who experimented on him, it's too obvious to be coincidence.

"Scarlet!" Levi shouted, "Why are your eyes glowing!?" he asked, even though there was a chance that Scarlet couldn't even hear him. Still, the question plagued his mind. His glowing eyes darted around the deteriorating and dark room and took note of both Turn Back's and Reaper's positions. He unholstered his twin kukris, lightly reflecting the dull yellow emenating from his dull lightning. Then infusing said kukris with his powers, now crackling with the same intensity surrounding him.

"Watch out." Levi muttered quickly crouching downwards and stabbing the floor with his weapons, the weapons transmitted his powers onto the floor, letting the electricity dance wildly as it arched on the floor. The floor was covered in yellow, dull lightning, with the exception of small circles encasing Reaper and Turn Back. It was strenous to make that 'safezone' of sorts, and Levi didn't even know if this would even affect Scarlet Shifter, but eitherway he had to try.

Girard's patrol covered around the building and the two adjacent buildings though he kept his eyes peeled for anyone elsewhere. He just didn't wan to get out of earshot of his team but able to catch anyone odd entering the area before they could cause trouble. Not many people would want to come through this part of town, even the people living there, so if push came to shove and someone came snooping it was going to be for a reason whether innocent or hostile which was something he was prepared to deal with. After doing a loop he was on his way back to the target building when it took but a second to know something was up with the team. For one he could hear from the outside, not distinctly mind you, but a raised voice followed by roaring then accompanied by some loud crackling had some serious implications to him.

And there goes the peace talks. Probably the floor in a moment too. The big guy thought partially disappointed but mostly filled with a bit of a rush with action arriving.

Girard took up a position near to where he could hear the commotion from inside on the ground floor. In this situation less was more when it came to taking down walls and he didn't intend to bust down more than absolutely necessary.

Turn Back spoke hurriedly in an attempt to calm the large tiger down, and for a moment, it seemed like it was working. She prowled closer to Turn Back, looking almost docile, gaze locked on the man who’d taken off the very thing that protected his identity. Her enormous muzzle was mere inches away from his face, as she sniffed him tentatively. All the while there were little cracks and snaps along the molded wooden floor, which meant nothing good.

At Levi’s outburst, her concentration was broken. She snapped her head away from Turn Back and lot out a low growl. Apparently she’d interpreted his sudden shouts to be hostile and she let out one more roar.

Levi pierced the damp wood flooring with his electrified weapons, but the electricity barely even had time to reach the massive tiger before the floor caved and sent the three vigilantes as well as the tiger down to the lower level. For an animal of that size, it hardly did any damage to fall a mere twenty feet, and she was up in moments and heading straight for TB.

Without giving anyone time to react, she bit down on the back of his hoodie, lifted him up into the air, and with him still hanging from her mouth, began to attempt to fit herself through the small doorway, which was beginning to crumble against her pushing.

Everyone standing outside would get a nice view of Turn Back dangling from the mouth of a giant tiger with red glowing eyes.



Though RavenTale’s horrifying wraith let out a terrible screech - Wall Walker didn’t look like he was stopping anytime soon. Despite being a large guy, Walker was fast. His first move was the phase through the wall of the shoddy apartment, the window behind him shattering from Omega’s blast. He was out of Omega’s sight, but upon hearing him shout “There!”, the rogue knew he was in trouble. He phased through another wall and ended up in the apartment building’s lobby.

He pressed himself flat against the wall that he’d just exited, and awaited the first person to come through the door. The lucky fellow seemed to be Omega. The moment he burst through the door leading into the lobby, Walker grabbed Omega by the shoulders and shoved him firmly into the wall, hoping to hit his head. The moment the deed had been done, he dropped Omega and ran once again through the opposite wall, leaving Graffiti to find her teammate.

He ran through the entire lower level of the apartment building and ended up on the other side of the building.

Turn Back cried out as the floor crumbled, looking down below to catch a glimpse of the floor he was about to hit. Bracing himself, he took the impact, another purple flash enveloping his feet as he ducked and rolled away. Too slowly though, it seemed, as he felt himself caught by the hood.He struggled against the tiger, feeling her hot breath on his neck before being forcibly lifted and carried towards a doorway. He held his staff out in front of himself, bracing against the doorframe and trying to keep himself and Shifter from going through.

The staff! It clicked in his mind that he was still holding it, and he switched tactics, twisting the long stick around and trying to see behind himself. He could only catch glimpses of his attacker, but he remembered she was wounded... Turn Back cried out, twirling the staff above his head and jabbing it behind himself, infusing it with the power of Tank's punch and the impact with the floor, aiming for the bleeding spot he'd seen before...

She kept running, listening to the voices that shouted at one another. Trying to find a way get Wall Walker. Kaite inside, the creature passing omega with a slight rumble. The creature being at eye level for a moment till it figured out Raven's team mate was fine. It's interest captured by it's target it let out another wail before moving again.
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she could hear Kaite's screams, the wraith was somewhere behind Wall Walker, so he had to be there! Her own stride trying to keep up, she kept tapping the wall with her cane, making sure she was on the right track. A door slamming, Kaite once again screaming after whoever ran through.

She took a deep breath. Those same light footsteps, frantic yes, but still abnormally light. "There" without another word she took off running, feeling the form of the Wraith appearing beside her only to vanish again. Giving out a terrible screech as it began to hunt him down.
Almost tripping over cans she lost her footing for only a moment. A curse under her breath as she tried to keep up. "Come now, we can't loose him." She had to be close, she could hear his steps, he could hear Kaite's roars, that means she had to be able to see him. "Just keep him in your sights my friend."

"He seeks were we are lost, eyes the color of moss, with heart beating true he only wishes to find you." Words clear as the morning day, the Grim leaped from the shadows of her summon, snapping his jaws at it's target before vanishing again. Kaite was taking far too much energy to keep both out, bit it was worth a try at least.

It was a valiant effort, trying to talk to Scarlet still. However in the few second it took for the shifter to change Reaper’s shadows around her feet were already starting to bubble and curl akin to embers from a dying blaze, ready for a fight as Reaper took in the painfully slow transformation. Considering the huge fangs now directly in front of her it was a miracle that Turn Back distracted the cat enough that she wasn’t missing a chunk of skin. Ears were still ringing from that roar though.

Then Levi came in and stabbed the very brittle floor. And put lightning through it.

“I bet Wall Walker’s teams isn’t having these kinds of problems,” Was Reaper’s last thoughts before instinct came over her, along with the debris of a crumbling second floor. Throwing her arms above her head as though to protect it saw her shadow surging up and materializing around the vigilante, forming a sort of dome. Even with the protection above however the fall was still hard, landing with all the grace of a drunk kitten, and saw pain shoot up her legs – only to immediately disappear. Well, not precisely – Reaper would be feeling it as soon as her suppression wore off. Now wasn’t the time to focus on it however, and soon Reaper was shadow stepping to another part of the kitchen – letting the debris over her head fall behind her.

Scarlet was already on the move with Turn Back in tow, almost literally. The other vigilante was doing his damndest to make it harder for the tiger to escape with him, but that thing was huge. However with it pressed up against the door frame did provide a unique opportunity. Flexing her fingers briefly Reaper quickly lifted them and gripped the air, and in tandem two shadow claws burst from either side of the room. Seeing TB’s intention as he hit the wound quickly had Reaper adjusting her target however to grab onto Scarlet’s front legs instead, down near the paw with the claw – she had no doubt Scarlet would be trying to get vengeance for a blow that harsh. Following the motions of her hands the claws then yanked back, trying to yank the tiger’s footing right out beneath her. It might’ve been hard with a regular sized tiger, let alone one the size of Scarlet’s transformation, but with any luck Turn Back’s blow would make her lose her pawing just enough. Of course, what they really needed now…

“Tank! Now would be the time to disregard structural safety!”

Wraith

Just as Wraith was about to open her mouth again, the person they'd all been waiting for walked in through the wall, and was promptly scared off by one of the most intimidating attempts at starting a conversation she'd ever encountered. Maybe having a room of armed and dangerous super-powered vigilantes wasn't the best way to start a friendship. Who knew? she thought, rolling her eyes in a way that made it quite clear what she was thinking.

She snapped out of her daydream when she heard Omega shout at her and Ecto to chase him down. As much as she'd love to stay here and be sarcastic, the guy had a point. I hate it when they have a point. If they wanted to calm Walker down for a talk though, whatever that thing Raven had summoned wouldn't help. It freaked Wraith out, and it was probably on her side.

Aiming for the space that Wall Walker had just disappeared through, Wraith phased through the wall after him, just a little too slow for her to see where he'd gone. This chase was going well so far, then. Sometimes Wraith thought she should spend less time on one-liners and more time on her job. Then again, one-liners were the most important part. She shook her head in frustration. Great. All that talk, and she'd lost him within ten seconds. If only some kind of convenient noise would lead her to where he was. On cue, she heard Omega shouting from nearby, and sprinted as fast as she could towards the source of the noise, just to see the gravity controller crumple.

She didn't have time to see if he was alright, and didn't really care either. Natural selection and everything. She was far more interested in chasing down Wall Walker, whose leg she saw disappear through the back wall. She vaguely noticed the sound of another person or two entering the room behind her as she sprinted after the criminal, phasing through the wall behind his exit within seconds. Someone needed to keep track of the guy. He'd better hope the rest of them catch up fast. For his sake, and that of his internal organs.

This was starting to annoy her now, and she completely forgot her persona as she started to chase him down. "You should really give this whole chase thing up, pal." she said, losing her cheerfulness in favour of an almost emotionless monotone. "Your powers are just a discount version of my own, anyway. And if there's one thing I hate, it's a cheap knockoff."

As she spoke, she laid on an extra burst of speed, hoping to catch up to Wall Walker. She was prepared for the guy to try and surprise her, but decided to give him a taste of his own medicine, raising the density of her fist as launched a quick punch at the fleeing criminal, preparing herself mentally for him to retaliate.

Girard heard the loud crash and various grunts from what could only have been the floor collapsing under the stress as well as Scarlet along with his team to boot. He could hear noise developing near the doorway which made him rush over only to find TB held by his hoodie by a stupidly large tiger who was trying to fit through the doorway impeded by the man's staff and probably by the others if they had recovered from the fall by now. Something piqued his interest however, why was Scarlet trying to run away with Turn Back in tow? The woman/tigress could have been mauling him but instead chose to try to escape with him which meant something had to be going through her mind, maybe something they could use as leverage. that was up until the man aimed what looked to be a nasty shot straight at what he could see now was a bullet wound and knew using the other man's limited influence probably wasn't going to happen now.

The big man heard Reaper call him into action and he was forming something of a plan in mind as he moved swiftly, for him towards the doorway. With the little speed he could manage the bruiser hopped up past the porch with a big thud next to Scarlet's head as well as the hanging TB who was in some trouble. Looking a bit further he could tell Reaper was up to something seeing shadowy limbs around the front paws which were opening them up trying to cut some of the tigress' balance, he could use that big time.

First move was to pry open Scarlet's jaws enough to get TB out and away by tossing the smaller man so he could land as well as get away from the building if something went wrong which was inevitable. It was then that Girard used the leverage of Reaper to get under Scarlet's front where he starting pushing back and up, shifting a grip to the mid section opposite to her wound, fully intending to flip over the tigress so he could pin her down though preferably not on her wounded side. The claws as well as the struggling wouldn't help if he could get dominant position so he started to use his strength, weight, and straight determination to fight right back against Scarlet's own attempts to dislodge him.

"Back legs. Then get out." Tank said with a calm but strong voice towards his teammates which would clue them in if his plan wasn't entirely obvious by now.

The others were getting one hell of a show of just how strong the big man was, wrestling a massive damn tiger might've made more of an impression than the wall/stage at HQ, but that was the last thing on his mind as the showdown continued. He just hoped the others did what they were going to do quick however they would probably have to make a quick exit because with just Scarlet on the floor in this spot the old building was gonna be having trouble and with both of them nothing good would come of it so the quicker the got out the better. If it came to brass tacks Girard could shield Scarlet from the worst of the debris if she started turning back normal or to something smaller but it all depended on her but one way or the other he was going to make sure she knew the odds one way or the other.

Okay, following directly will not do.

Ecto tried to catch up to Wall Walker the the shortest way possible, but he was not able to just go through walls. He WAS able to slip through cracks and slits, but completely dense surfaces were not letting him pass, and this slowed him down. I have no chance of getting to him this way.

He could see shattered pieces of glass flying through his vision as Omega opened up the way for others, and a terrifying looking horror rushed past him, her screams sending a chill down Ecto's spine.

Since he was not used to chasing someone this way, he was a bit confused and felt out of his element. Element... AIR! He needed to get a better overview, and he could provide tactical advantage from a higher position! He flung out the window and took a look at the place from above. He heard crashes and shouts from the apartment.

"There!" that must have been Omega. Then he heard a thumping sound and something crashing, like a picture or a mirror falling down. Crap, what's going on? Then he noticed him. He was exiting the building on the other side, Wraith following close behind.

Ecto swooped down.

Adrenaline pumping at full, Omega threw the front door to the apartment open and darted through it at full speed, hoping to catch glimpse of Walker before he phased through another wall. As soon as he cleared the door, however, a pair of hands grabbed him from behind and propelled him into the wall in front of him. He was already going pretty fast, so the extra momentum made for a hard hit. He lost his footing and crashed shoulder-first into the wall -- inertia causing his other arm to fling up and hit the wall as well -- before stumbling down onto his right side. He quickly twisted around to see the source of the ambush, and had just enough time to see a man with black-brown hair disappearing through the wall into the next apartment.

Dammit, I fell for the oldest trick in the book…

Immediately, Wraith phased through the wall next to the door from which Omega had just emerged. She quickly glanced in his direction before darting off in pursuit of Walker. A few seconds later, the creepy wraith from before had appeared right in front of Omega, inches from his face. It was on a whole other level of horrifying being this close to her. He instantly stiffened, each muscle as tense as steel wire. A deadpan expression washed over his face as he began to sweat a little, never taking his eyes off of her. The wraith lingered for a few seconds before letting out another blood-curdling shriek, which was strangely muffled yet ear-splitting at the same time, and racing off once again in the pursuit of Walker. Omega then let out the breath he had been apparently holding and relaxed just the slightest bit, finding extreme relief in the fact that the wraith was on his side.

Omega spotted Graffiti at the door as he was getting to his feet. He had to make a split-second decision on which direction to go in: he could go the direct route and make his way through the next apartment with Wraith, probably having to take out another wall or window to keep up with Walker, or he could go out and around to the side of the building hoping to cut Walker off as he came out, which would take a few seconds longer. He decided on the latter, hoping his speed would make up for the few precious moments that had been lost already.

“C’mon! We can cut him off around the other side!”

Sprinting past Graffiti, he burst through the front door of the building, seeing Rose, Ditch, and Raven Tale as they rushed past. He called out as he ran to catch up to the group.

“Staying behind him isn’t going to get us anywhere. If we can get ahead of him, we can trap him. Rose, how do those wall gadgets work?”

As he cleared the corner of the building, he could see that Walker had just emerged with Wraith right on his tail and Ecto swooping down on him from above.