INERTIA A.K.A. Tia Clark

Tia phased through the statues to get a better vantage point. How many of them were there? She was trying to remember how many were in the park. It dawned on her that with the holiday they had put more of them out. Fantastic! She thought. She was managing to thin the herd more slowly than she thought she was. With the re-enactment this weekend she was prepared for more activity but not living statues. She caught sight of Grant and grinned. He was breaking them in two hits.

Afterwards Tia looked at the mess. "Who would think of concrete and metal statues coming to life and who is behind it?" Without warning a large statue of one of the Presidents appeared out of thin air. Tia was helping pick up the the debris off of the street when she was violently jerked into the air and pounded into the pavement. She hit it fast and hard enough that she was knocked out before she could phase. The statue stomped on her several times. Her regeneration was kicked into high drive and she was still alive but all regeneration powers were diverted to the Vitals at this time.

@Blop @Dark Light

Jessie had popped on one of her school uniforms because felt she could use the familiarity when she met the other inmates.

She headed into the lounge area with a bounce in her step because she wasn't going have to hide what she was from these people. She wasn't going to be the only Meta within 2,000 kilometers and it felt fantastic, scary and a little yummy.

She popped her head in first and looked around the room spotting a dark skinned macho guy complete with whiskey and muscle. Next was a dark haired collage girl with a major edge going for unknown reason as she watched sports to either enjoy or as a shield between herself an the guy.

"Lovely, new girl here.
Obvious I know right?" she says with a smile as she snags a pop

"Jessica, Jessie or Jess never Winchester.
I am technically from outer space though I sound English and was raised on the Falkland islands.
No, I'm not crazy" opens the pop and sits cross-legged in midair sipping it while waiting.

Upon the entrance of yet another meta, Naomi shuts her eyes and rubs her temple. Don't know why I thought I'd get peace and quiet here, she muses silently. "We are all new here, HQ just opened," Naomi replied disinterestedly, opening her eyes again. "Does anyone know if I can get a TV moved to my room?" It was not really something Naomi cared about, but if she could get one there it would be nice. All this luxury, she might as well take advantage of it. The sports announcers were starting to sound annoying so Naomi flicked the channel again, landing on a sitcom.

@RumikoOhara @FunnyGuy

Ro'Kun had his hands in his pockets, walking down the road on a nice day. He was hoping to find a hotdog stand nearby. In fact he craved it more than he cared to admit. He was so hungry he hardly noticed the people beginning to run past him. A woman screamed and it drew him out of his reverie. He suddenly picked up speed and turned a street corner, and before his eyes were huge statues of War monuments, pounding down upon a prone and broken form. What was worse though...he saw a broken hotdog stand, flattened like Ro'Kun's dreams.
He was to their side, so they couldn't quite see him just yet. He moved fast and light on his feet, powerful legs pumping. He hit the top of a car and used it to spring board so he could leap high enough to roundhouse kick the statue that was stomping on Tia, his super enhanced muscles sending it flying backwards and partially cracked.
@Wick

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Michael Watts a.k.a Omega

Michael was nearly out of the lounge, but turned around at Naomi's question.

"I'd try the store upstairs by the gym. I didn't look at any prices, but it won't hurt to give it a look and pay for what you want after your first check." Michael advised as he figured his words would send the girl running upstairs in a heartbeat. As he stood near the doorway that would guide one into the hallway, Michael turned his attention to the second female who had entered. Jessica.

"I'm Mike, that's Naomi a.k.a Black Cheshire. And don't tell me you're underage too?" As he eyed her drinking soda.

Jess grins enjoying the challenge and risk an says the thought most on her mind.
"Is this a territorial display or are you naturally...... aggitated?
Believe me when I say; Been there.
I have to add that here is public and you have a private room" pauses to breathe and touch her feet to the floor

"Sorry rude, didn't mean to be snappy just a bit depressing to want to met someone who might understand what's it like to be..... well different.

The squints talk all the time about evolutionary forces how and why I exist, they're afraid of us.

I've been a science experiment since I turned 10, condemned to isolation, poked, prodded and tracked.

Your story I'm sure is a powerful factor as is mine. I don't want to pry but honestly I need a friend. It doesn't have to be you but if you should meet another girl around my age who irritates you half as much as I do could you be a pet an chase her my way?" says Jessica in a tired posh tone as she assumes her lazy midair lotus.


"I'm Mike, that's Naomi a.k.a Black Cheshire. And don't tell me you're underage too?" Said Mr. Macho

Jessica giggles an teases
"Can't legally appear nude."

She laughs softly her blue eyes sparkling as she focuses her observational skills on Mike as she does all males she made need associate with.

Sense of humor, prig, perv and sophistication where all revealed by the innuendo; well most times but even then it was amusing to see how it took some so off guard. It also was amusing to act out of expected ranges as tests of latitude of suppression by authority *can't push the limits if you don't know the boundaries* she thought not caring if one of those there could read thoughts.

"Alright, team bonding over." Naomi shuts the TV off and stands, teleporting back to her room. Taking a look around she decides to explore the rooms a bit more. She does find a TV in what looks to be the living room area, but she no longer feels like watching it. She really feels like punching something, but doesn't want to risk bumping into any other teammates in the gym.

"Home renovation it is," Naomi grins, conjuring up a ball of dark matter and hurling it at the wall between her new bedroom and the living room. A gaping hole is left in the wall, like a medium sized port hole. Naomi glares at it for a minute, before seemingly deflating. Her shoulders slump and she falls back into the plush couch provided for her. She was supposed to making nice today, but it all got shot to hell by her temper and overall hatred of people. "G was right," Naomi sighed out loud, "I really am just destined to end up a crazy cat lady who never leaves her house." Turning on her stomach Naomi stared blankly at the floor, trying to figure out if apologizing was worth the harm to her pride.

@RumikoOhara

Downtown giant statue attack!

As much as Kain deeply longed to just hit the road and ride free and fast, worry-less into the night, deep down he knew it wouldn't be so, not tonight.

Traffic was heavy and congested. There was a spreading of uncertain panic, hearsay and Chinese whispers sneaking through the streets, and then the vibrations...
Kain could feel them in the ground. The heavy pounding of something very large and unnatural.

Kain sighed with an agitated disappointment. He sharply geared down and applied the breaks as he turned tightly, veering up onto a walkway. Opening the throttle right up he quickly leapt back up through the gears as he raced to the source of trouble.

It wasn't hard to find the giants, Kain weaved through buildings and abandoned cars dodging people and rubble. That's when he heard the screams, he came to a sliding halt and tore off his helmet to be sure.

The cry's of mothers and children, desperate fathers and terrified siblings. It stung deep.
'where the hell is everyone else!'
Kain curses in his head only noticing two hero's currently putting up a fight.

Kain quickly moves to minimise collateral damage, cars peel open at his touch freeing the trapped victims inside.
He ditches his bike as he jumps off it to land on a large school bus. Both his hands melt into the roof and a with his teeth clenched tight, a visible strain painted on his body, he causes it to mold and reform into a protective barrier over a huddled group of people just seconds before a car came crashing down on it.

This continued on for some time. Kain trying to keep one step ahead of the enemies as he ran from one distressed person to the next. Guiding them to safety, creating shelters for them or seeking a missing loved one. Luckily there was plenty of metal at his disposal.
It was now running freely over his skin, a glistening liquid metal that rolled and toiled in silver hypnotic patterns, ready at his disposal.

Then he saw something he couldn't prevent and his heart sank.
One of the unoccupied giants picked up a bus and tore it in two, each side still had travellers panicking and holding on for their life, and if that wasn't enough, this unnatural monster was about two throw away both halves of the vehicle...

After waiting for some time, Miles watched as the cops rounded up the perps he captured and the parents of the girl he saved, getting picked up by them. Stopping a rape and watching a young woman being comforted by her parents while giving their thank yous and asking what his name was, Miles simply replied I'm just a man trying to do the right thing...my name is not important.....take it easy... he said with a slight nod.

Feeling a little accomplished by his actions, he started off with doing one more patrol around the area he was in, catching sight of an individual who was walking down the sidewalk, taking a few swigs of his 40 oz malt liquor. Taking a look at the man and the man looking back at Miles, the individual spoke up Well ain't that a bitch....Lil Miles....what's up baby boy! It's been a minute since I seen you last. I heard from the word on the street that you left to be some law man...or...from what I see with that fuckboy outfit, a hero...How's that goin? You know if Reggie find out about you, he's gonna hunt yo ass down because of what happened with you leavin' the set and getting Ricky killed.

Just watching this man, Miles gave a sigh Amp....yeah...I'm working as a hero now...and you and I both know that Ricky got himself killed...you tell Reggie that. I'm not living that bullshit life anymore. After I was caught and was found out about what I can do, I was offered a choice and I chose to leave y'all boys before you had nothing going for you. Now, if you excuse me, there's some place I have to be. Miles said walking off. He was going to keep his comlink on just in case someone called for help but for now, he was heading back to base, not wanting to catch up with his past.

Hey Miles...I want you to know...you ain't the only one with skills anymore...just you know that...Reggie and our group is gonna reach the top and no punk ass hero is going to stand in our way. You hear me...bitch!

Miles ignored him as he headed back to the base so that he could get a shower and get comfortable for the night. There was a chance that he was going to meet with the other heroes like himself and even though he was not in the mood to socialize, maybe it would be a good thing to unwind and take his mind off his past.

A few minutes later...

Miles made it back to the compound so that he could get a shower and possibly get something to eat. Walking down the hall he could hear two others talking but didn't bother to see who until he was to get his shower and relax. He was going to check in with Tia afterwards to ask her a few questions but first things first...he needed to wash his ass.

Punch! Punch! Smash Each statue took a few hits before crumbling to rubble to Grant's blows. A couple statues in and punching fists into solid concrete statues was starting to hurt. But he couldn't let up. The sentient's focus turned on the heroes and they started stomping toward the duo where they'd be met with fists and powerful blasts to crumble to pieces. A quick swing over Grant's head caused him to duck and roll to the right. Another parried blow pushed him further back. Returned attacks and swirling combat soon had Grant separated from Tia and out of sight.

"Tia!" He called, she was only a few hundred yards away at this point but it was too late. A larger statue had her pinned under his foot. Each blow was harder than the last and Tia wasn't moving.

FWOOM!

A swift jab narrowly missed Grant's jaw pulling his focus off Tia again. A grip around its forearm and Grant was pivoting the stone man backward over his shoulder. It crashed hard into two others behind it, all three dusting to pieces. Grant turned back and sprinted toward Tia. Full speed, he went into a forward slide putting himself over Tia and the Presidents heavy concrete boot.

"Ugh!" Grant grunted loudly folding in slightly under the pressure smashing on his crossed arms overhead. The monster pressed harder shifting all its weight downward on Grant's body. He began to bend in losing to the power strugle. The footprint crater Tia's body had crushed into the street was cracking again under Grant's knee. "Guuhhh!" He growled a guttural rumble in his chest. Tia was breathing beneath him, barely. She needed help. If there was ever a time in Grant's life his strength could be used for good to save someone's life. This was no time to fail.

Crrrrrrruuuuuunch! The asphalt buckled under his boot and Grant shot upward with incredible strength! The giant flew backward spiraling its top heavy head down to the ground. It smashed like a pumpkin on the sidewalk with an avalanche crash. Rumble The earth shook with it's defeat.

Grant swung Tia's limp body over his shoulder. Her long green hair dressed over his broad chest. He surveyed the destruction. Kain had shown up just in time. Tearing apart soldiers left and right. He looked like a real hero. Grant smirked and yelled to him just as he was split another car open to free its trapped passengers, "I knew you'd always have my back." He ran back toward the the SUV and placed Tia there. She wasn't looking good. Was there anyone else on this team other than him and Kain???, he thought angrily. She needed to get back to HQ, but Kain needed help. Grant turned to see a bus being torn in two and Kain being the only one to stop it.

"Damnit!" He yelled and sprinted back, leaving Tia in the back seat of the SUV.

The giant concrete monster held two halves of a filled bus in both hands and was about to toss them aside over its shoulders. Grant never was an intelligent guy and now he had no time to think. He leapt at the giants left hand blackened claws fully extended from his fingers. A hard slash at the wrist broke enough of the joint to separate it from the arm and the bus fell back to the ground. A rough landing, but hopefully the best outcome for the people inside. Grant somersaulted on the ground and looked back to see if Kain had saved the other half... @Dark Light

Tia was alive but only barely. Her comlink sent a signal to the HQ and sounded an alarm. A VERY LOUD alarm and it was sent through the comlinks. It gave coordinates to her and it requested Immediate backup. It also sent her vitals to the Medical building in the compound. An ambulance was dispatched.

@King Tai@RumikoOhara@funnyguy@queentze

Naomi shot up from her position on the couch at the sound of an alarm through the room and in her commlink. She quickly grabbed her suit back up and attempted to change in less than five minutes. Skin tight outfits were hard to do that in, though. As soon as she could be, she was dressed and teleporting to the coordinates. Immediately she had to teleport a few feet away, noticing the destruction and mayhem being caused by overgrown sculpted rock. Scanning the area, seeing who had arrived from HQ and who hadn't, Naomi noticed Tia. Teleporting next to her Naomi asked, "Do you want me to take you back or help here, Boss Lady?"
@Wick

Brain was laying face first on the couch in the lounge. He was trying to knock out but people started to file in one by one and started to make more noise. There was a TV turned on a drink being made and someone else who was string the pot of the room. When things started to leave, Brian got up and sat right and turned the TV on, and flicked through the channels. He looked over at Jess and Mike in the door way while he was still flicked and chuckled. As he continued his search something caught his eye, it was the news network, showing live news of a battle between some supers and living statues made of stone and metal. At first he saw Tia and some other guy but did not really recognize who they were until they pretty news lady said San Fran-"HEY!!!!" He jumped up, and looked at the two in the door way. "Guys we have a problem, I think the boss lady is having a party without us and they need our help. What do we do?" he asked.

Brian got up and walked over to them, waiting for an answer, he looked back at the TV and it was getting pretty dicey out there, and Brian was getting jumpy. "Oh excuse me, my name is Brian or you can call me Gyro, whatever you want, now while you guys round up the rest of the gang I am gonna go help them out." He said that then went back outside and flew up high into the sky.

@RumikoOhara@FunnyGuy

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From the sky you could see the smoke from the battle and some of the heads of the statues. He flew down next to the SUV and looked in to see an unconscious Tia. Then looked over to the giant moving slab of concrete hold two pieces of a bus, and was about to throw them over its head. Brian leaped into the action after the first piece was safely dropped on the ground. But the giant had already thrown the other one, Brain flew right were it would land and and held up his arms like he was gonna catch it. The moment the bus came in contact with him he glowed blue and so did the bus and it became as light as a feather. He help it up over his head with a smile on his face. "I...HAVE...THE POWER!!" He yelled with a chuckle, then Brian noticed some concrete statues coming and set the bus down gently. "Okay people find cover I gotta go do some community service...get it, because the statues belong to the community, never mind just don't die." He said this as he got tackled by some stone goddess looking chick with only the shell to cover he lady parts. There were two more who jumped over the piece of the bus and in front of him. "Now ladies, there is enough of me to go around, but at least take me to dinner first, I am a gentleman." Brian said, when two of them took swings at him and the last one landed a kick to his chest. He flew back about ten feet and hit the ground. He got up quickly and focused on his hands, they started to glow red and the red got deeper the more he focused. This meant that the weight was increasing and his punches would pack more of a "pow". The first stone lady was to his left and she threw a punch at the same time as Brian but his broke her hand, the he back handed her in the head and it shattered, He moved on to the other two, punching a whole in the chest of on and crushing the head of the other.

He looked over at the guy who save the first half and waved at him. "Hey!!! My name is Gyro, I think we are team mates, and ummmm....kinda saw you guys on the news so I thought I would fly over and help out." His yelling got the attention of the giant who split the bus and it started to come at him. Brian flew right at him with a blue glow, he dodged the one armed beasts' first only fist and grabbed its arm, the beast glowed blue and Brian took him up into the air. When they got up with the clouds the giant had been thrashing but it hit Brain and he let it go, it dropped right back into the park and shattered into hundreds of pieces of rock and rubble. He flew back down and glided next to the guy. "Ooops, looks like I did not hurt anyone though."

@Blop@Dark Light@Wick@POOHEAD189

Dammit! the moment he was about to get his night started in comfort, the alarm goes off. A sigh sounded but the look of irritation went to alert when he was needed as back up for Tia and whoever else was with her. With a serious look, he turned to leave the compound again and hitch a ride with one of the emergency personnel towards the area so to join the fray.

In the back of Miles' mind he knew he should've stayed out longer just in case but there was no time to think about that. His only concern was the safety of his teammates and what they were dealing with since he noticed that a few others will join to help in this.

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After cutting a few corners and taking quick routes, Visi-Play came to the scene to notice Tia was out and one of the other members were by her side. Two other heroes were fighting at the moment and seeing Tia covered, Miles went towards the danger to provide backup. With his eyes lighting up, he came close enough until another smaller stone statue came from a side street to which, gave Miles the urge to attack. He knew they weren't allowed to kill but he figured these were not living beings as the first optic blast caused an explosion of the statue's head and then a piecing through it's chest as it fell to the ground crumbling.

After taking care of that, He rushed Guys, sorry for the delay, do you have a set strategy on stopping that thing? If you and the others are going to handle the big one, I can provide cover against any more of the smaller ones to keep them off your back. If there are more smaller ones... Miles said

@Blop@Dark Light

Naomi conjured up some dark matter and began to blast at the legs of the statues. She didn't leave Inertia's side, waiting on the emergency vehicles to arrive. She would have just teleported Inertia, but the woman was unconscious and teleportation was iffy when people weren't aware of their surroundings. Naomi kept up the concentrated blasts, hoping the growing holes in the stone was helping her teammates. As far as first days go, this one was sucking ass.

Jessica's comms band chirped for attention and held a desperate sounding message just before Brian popped over to tell her and Mike about it.

" Sorry to cut you short Stud but duty calls and all that" said Jess to Mike blowing him a kiss "Later Mike"

She giggled as she used the alert to do her version of running in the halls by flying at least 35 kph towards her room.

Once she steps trough the door to her quarters her pinks pop into the air and fly over to greet their mistress as she straps off all but her black mini boxers. She steps into the floating suit with practiced ease and is sealed up in less than 12 seconds.

She then simply assumes a horizontal flight pose before accelerating out of her rooms open window.



Jessie uses every erg of magnetic force she can gather to fly overtly towards Tia and the emergency site her magnetic field visible on radar and warping the air around her like heat waves.

Soon she has been directed into a high guard position above the battle field where she begins a survey and preps a report in her mind.

The paramedics for the team moved Tia into the ambulance and sped back to the HQ. Running all of the lights was harder with all of the pedestrians running in and out of the streets. When they got there she was taken into xray. Nearly every bone in her body had been broken. The doctor called Wicked at the agency to inform her that Tia had been seriously injured. "Yes ma'am that is correct she does have regeneration and phase. She is still alive because of the regeneration kept her breathing. Her phase wasn't activated, it looks like she was whipped back so hard that her neck snapped. From that point on she was a ragdoll. Yes Ma'am, she will be fine but it may take a couple of days. She took extensive damage."

Wicked hung up with the doctor and shook her head and got up from her desk. She supersped back to her suites and packed an overnight bag. Her com buzzed and she answered, "Yes, I'll be back in a couple of days. Tia was hurt and they will need a leader for a a little while. I'll tell her. Thanks."



Wicked kicked in some speed and she was in San Francisco. She stopped to see what all of the ruckus was about. Seeing the statues she rose up into the sky. Her flight power was strictly caused by the heat she could control and weild like a toy. There were plenty of supers on the scene so she went on to the HQ. Tia needed her.

Wicked went straight to the medical building. Tia was in a comatose state while her body healed her. It was mandatory or she would have felt every bit of pain as her body's broken bones healed. Wicked picked up the chart and read it. Then kissed her niece on the forehead. "Don't worry Tia I'm here to help, you just rest."

@FunnyGuy@RumikoOhara@Dark Light@Blop and EVERYONE ELSE (too many names to find, lol) @king tai @raeofthelight@queentze

Michael Watts a.k.a Omega

Michael smirked at Jessica's joke. Now her personality was one he could get used to. Sure, she seemed to be a bit out there, but she was no where near as uptight as the others he ran into so far.

"Finally someone with a sense of humor. I thought I was going to have to change teams." Michael cracked back before another one of his teammates that he did not notice in the room chuckled. I guess I'm finally seeing the better side of the team. He thought. Michael was going to continue talking to Jessica, but Brian came over with some news. Even with how grave he said the situation was, his tone seemed to downplay it almost entirely. The alarms that went off suddenly said otherwise.

"So our leader needs back up?" Michael raised an eyebrow and walked over by the seating area so he could see the television more clearly. "Hmm... I'll think about it." He looked towards where Brian once was and noticed he was already on the go. "You going Jessica? I think I might stay here and make sure this place is nice and safe." With the last word he sat himself back in one of the plush chairs. "If it gets any worse than this, I'll step in to help, but I'm sure the team has this. It's just glorified statues. Vandals beat these things all the time." He chuckled.

As soon as the ambulance arrived for Inertia, Naomi jumped to action Teleporting above the head of a statue and conjuring a gigantic ball of dark matter between both hands she flung it downwards onto the things head, obliterating it. Stone flew in every direction, but the statue was down for the count so Naomi teleported to safety before she fell to the ground. She spent most of her time in the battle teleporting back an forth, flinging destruction at each enemy she face, attempting to end it. It was hard going and soon she had to rest atop a building to catch her breath. She wasn't sure if they were even doing any good against the things. While she tried to gather up strength, Naomi assessed the scene, noting all the other members of the team who had joined the fray.