"So little one, do you have a place to go? Family? Don't worry, either way we'll still protect you from the bad guys, and Umbra. But is there anyone that might be worried?"

Glancing up at hooded vigilante, the young boy swallowed, moving closer to Ditch and gripping her arm tightly, hiding himself from looking directly at Raven Tale. Seemed that even though she had taken off the raven skull mask, he was still afraid. Ditch gently embraced the child, trying to assure him that there was nothing to be afraid of. 

Tank moved up slowly towards the stage, and Ditch could feel the boy’s grip get even tighter, clearly afraid of the large man. One neon blue eye poked out from her embrace, watching the vigilante speak, and when he was done, the child pulled himself away from Ditch and tightly hugged Tank.

“Tank.. if you could just.. Keep him busy for a little while? That’d be great.” Ditch rubbed her eyes, and the child seemed perfectly content clinging onto Tank. She moved to the edge of the stage and sat down, letting out a curse word under her breath. “I would say four days of no sleep and only ramen is finally catching up with me.” She muttered quietly.

“Uh.. okay. Where was I? Game changing info. Yeah. So, um.. I was trying to figure out how Umbra’s abilities could help him to capture a person who can create illusions, the most powerful waterbender in the city, a girl with superspeed, and a twenty foot tall lava rock monster.

“He planned his attacks well, hardly any of them showed up on security cams, except for his latest plunder with Lava King. I hardly saw Umbra at all, he kept in the shadows good. Except, in one final moment, I saw.. I saw Lava King’s eyes. And unlike all the other times there were photos taken of that giant monster, they glowed. It was this light purple blue color, one I’d seen somewhere else.” 

Ditch paused, glancing behind her, and then letting out a groan. “I.. didn’t bring my laptop. Never mind. I found this article, five years back, some guy --” She stopped, glancing back at the boy and Tank. The child had fallen asleep standing against Tank. All the crying and screaming had likely worn him out. Seeing as the child was asleep, Ditch went back to her story. 

“He murdered his wife, eyes glowing that same color. But when the police apprehended him, his eyes stopped glowing, and all tests for signs of him being super came up as inconclusive. He was perfectly human.

“We knew Umbra wasn’t working alone, but I [i]know[/i] his eyes don’t glow like that. They’re blue and green, not.. Light purple. And I know his powers don’t allow him to have control over others like that. He’s working with someone equally powerful. Someone who can control minds.”