[IC] Devious Plots and Evil Minds {Private}

[RedBalloon]

It was quiet in the bar 'Snake Bite', other than the soft casual conversation coming from a table surrounding by gambling men. Well, men as in three men and a short, ginger boy in a green sweater. The trans boy was winning, a pile of crumpled cash in front of his cards. Ace Kingslee, the tactical genius with prosthetics replacing half of his legs, was watching the three other gamblers with a completely blank look. They were either shifting uncomfortably or glaring at their cards. 'Will I ever get a challenge?' Ace thought to himself, adjusting his owl-like glasses before looking back down at his hand.
Lacy Ribeiro, the tall, gorgeous Brazilian woman who owned the bar, was silently watching the group. She was leaning against the back counter of the bar as she swished the liquor in her glass. She was dressed in her normal work attire: a very short black dress that was held up by the ties around her neck, black stiletto heels, and the emerald green snake that curled around her shoulders and arm. The little snake let out a hiss as it traveled down her muscular arm. Lacy glanced towards one of her employees as the waitress passed with a dustpan and broom in her hands. She liked it when it was quiet, no rowdy customers or men (and the occasional woman) continuously flirting with her. Yes, it was quite nice.

[1Hawkeyes]

Suddenly two figures crashed through the bar's big windows. "Look what you've done!" the man yelled, dodging a punch from a woman. The man was called Tiger while he worked as a hero. His costume was orange with black stripes, just like a tiger's body. It even had a tail attached to it that tended to get torn off a lot.

"What I've done?" the woman shouted, drop kicking the man. She was called Agent and was dressed in all black. A black domino mask covered her face, concealing her identity. "If you'd leave me alone this wouldn't happen!" She went to hammer her elbow down into his stomach but he quickly dodged by rolling away like a log. He hit a table and dropped someone's drink on himself.

He sprung up like a cat and threw a tornado kick at the woman. She grabbed his leg and threw him into the air, but he caught himself and landed standing on a table. Tiger kicked a glass at Agent and it smashed in her face. Her eyes were protected from the shards by her mask. She reached for her belt and pulled out a marble. Agent threw the marble and an electrified net flew out.

Tiger flipped away from the net, but when he saw it was on its way to trapping a customer, he pushed the customer out of the way. "I'm sorry," he apologized and went back to the fight.

[RedBalloon]

The customer just so happened to be one of the gambling men. He gave a yell as his drink fell onto the ground. Ace looked over at the fighting two and just sighed in annoyance. He placed his last hand of winning cards on the table then collected his earnings. He took his money to the bar counter while looking at Lacy. She wasn't paying attention to her ward, but rather watching the fight with an angry look. She took her glass and threw the remaining liquid down her throat. Slamming the glass onto the table, which in turn created breakage in the glass, as she glared at Tiger and Agent. "I will give you two one chance to leave this place before I intervene. And if you break anything, you will pay," she snapped at them, the green snake on her arm hissing.

[1Hawkeyes]

"Give me a break!" Tiger shouted to Lacy about the sounds of angry customers and glasses breaking, "I'm trying to keep the city safe!" He dodged a few punches and managed to get in a successful kick in Agent's stomach.

"I'm not paying for anything!" Agent laughed and snatched Tiger's foot. She twisted it hard and he went spinning through the air right into one of the tables.

"Sorry!" Tiger shouted to Lacy and sprung up to retaliate against Agent. He threw out a quick punch. She dodged, but he managed to get in a hook to her ribs. She let out a grunt and elbowed him across the face, sending some of his saliva onto the bar. He brought up his leg for another kick, this time to the face, but she dodged, putting Ace right in the line of fire.

Tiger was able to stop the kick, but he pulled a muscle. "Sorry!" he said to Ace and brushed the boy off, even though he wasn't touched by the kick. Agent grabbed Tiger's shoulders and slammed him onto the bar.

[RedBalloon]

Ace just sort of watched as the foot flew towards his face. He barely blinked when Tiger caught the kick. He did, however, step a little back when Tiger brushed him off. It wasn't to be rude, just mostly because it made him extremely uncomfortable when people he didn't know touched him.
Lacy pushed herself away from he counter, grumbling under her breath. "Everyone! Scram!" She screamed, which induced everyone in the bar to quickly leave. She walked around the counter and over to Agent. Without giving her a second to react, she grabbed the woman's collar and flung her back with incredible strength. She pointed towards Tiger, and hissed, fangs showing, "Stay here." Without having to communicate to him, Ace handed Lacy a golden claw that looked like curling snakes. She twisted the claw onto her wrist as she clicked over to Agent.

[1Hawkeyes]

Tiger's eyes grew big when Lacy threw Agent across the bar. "D-did you know she could do that?" he asked Ace. If he would've known the bartender was this strong he might've let her take the fight from the beginning.

Agent didn't expect Lacy to grab her, so when Lacy did grab her, she easily flew across the bar. As soon as she hit the ground she was up again. "So you're a super too, huh?" Agent chuckled. "Glad to meet you." It wasn't too hard to figure out which hero she was since there were so little, but Agent wasn't exactly sure. She saw Lacy put on a claw and smirked. Agent didn't know what was up with the claw, but she was happy to absorb new knowledge and fight new people. "Better watch out, once I learn how you fight there's no going back," Agent warned, getting into a loose fighting stance, similar to that of Drunken Boxing. Lacy was strong, possibly stronger than Tiger, and Agent didn't want to get hit.

(*COUGH*You can have Lacy get a scratch or two on Agent*COUGH*)

[RedBalloon]

Ace sat down on one of the stools to begin counting his money. "Yeah, I knew," he mumbled, not glancing up towards Tiger. "She's pretty handy with blades as well." Seeing Lacy fight was not an uncommon sight for him, so why should he watch? He crossed his legs, the metal prosthetics clinking together. "Your name is Tiger, right?" He questioned, glancing towards the hero.
Lacy shrugged, placing her hands on her hips. "I wouldn't say I'm 'super', just...gifted," she said, still glaring at Agent but she was smirking. She raised her fists and prepared herself in fighting position. Her pose was a mixture between boxing and Krav Maga. "Well, lucky for me, I plan to end this quickly." With that, she rushed her and aimed a punch towards her face. When she dodged, she kicked her chest with the heel out.

[1Hawkeyes]

Tiger watched the two start their fight, glad he has a break. "I'm glad she's on my side... Is she?" he murmured, not particularly to anyone. "Oh, yes I'm Tiger." He didn't question the prosthetics as it was rude.

Agent immediately recognized the origins from the fighting stance and she smirked. She personally learned, before her abilities, boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jui Jitsu, American wrestling, and very little Krav Maga. Most street fighting was right up her alley. "Show me what you got," Agent taunted. She dodged the first punch but the kick landed straight to her sternum. The air went out of her lungs and she smirked. A challenge was always welcomed. Before Viper could drop her leg, Agent grabbed it and slammed her elbow down towards Viper's knee, hoping to dislocate it. Agent didn't want to go insane with her fighting just yet and faught mainly to defend and learn. If things got too rough, she would retreat and come back another day.

[RedBalloon]

Ace snorted, smirking slightly as he continued to sort through the pile of money. "Seeing as she didn't slam your head into the counter, I'd say she's on your side," he stated, chuckling. "But of course, I'd personally be more scared for why she hasn't kicked your a*s yet." He knew that Lacy wasn't going to do anything but he wanted to mess with him.
Lacy hissed as she felt the slam of her knee. It didn't dislocate but it still hurt. In on fluid motion, she swung herself around Agent's body and straddled her back, using the momentum to pin her down. Once she was on the ground, she pricked her neck with one of the little snake's dang of her golden claw, then jumped away from her. Her fighting style had changed slightly to something that was unfamiliar to the world. She was always moving but it was smooth motions and she was quick with her reactions. Now as for the prick, she had injected a no lethal dose of a mixture of a neurotoxin and a hallucinogen. Just enough to scare her, and hopefully make her run away.

[1Hawkeyes]

"Wait, what? She's gonna kick my... butt?" Tiger asked, rubbing his head. "Why would she... Well, I guess I did destroy the bar... B- but it was an accident!" he said, looking at Ace, the white lenses on his mask wide. "Think she'll let me wash dishes to make up?"

Agent was used to being pinned on her stomach and knew several ways to counter from wrestling experience, but she was shocked to feel the prick. Her neck was particularly sensitive. Agent went to push Lacy off, but Lacy had already pounce. The villain looked at Lacy, trying to predict her next move, but her stance was odd. Agent's muscles began to grow numb and everything began to shift. The woman stumbles a bit and tried to regain focus. That's when Lacy's figure began to turn more snake-like than human. Agent's breathing began to deepen as she shook her head. "D-Don't worry," the woman stammered, taking a step back, "I'll be back." With that, Agent leapt through the broken window and escaped down an alley.

"Shoot, how'd you do that?" Tiger asked, thoroughly impressed.

[RedBalloon]

Ace burst into laughter, shaking his head. "I'm just pulling your leg, relax," he said. "Trust me, you're going to fine. Probably." He looked over towards Lacy and Agent, seeing that the snake woman had won the fight. "Tell me, Tiger, are you afraid of snakes?" He asked, leaning his elbow against the counter.
Lacy let out a huff of breath as she watched Agent stumble away. She put her hands on her hips as she straightened herself, then turned and looked towards Toger and Ace. "You," she said in a stern, not so threatening, voice. "You really had to pull her in here?"

[1Hawkeyes]

Tiger was relieved to hear Ace was only joking. "Please, I eat snakes for breakfast," Tiger joked, baring his animal-like teeth in a toothy smile. He turned to Lacy and dipped his head a bit, "I'm sorry, Miss, I didn't mean to destroy the bar. Heck, I was the one who was tossed through the window." He felt his mask that was now slightly torn. He could taste the blood running from his nose. "If you want me to help clean up the join I wouldn't mind. Heroes don't just help sweeping up villains you know," he added with a wink.

[RedBalloon]

"I will warn that she owns multiple snakes," Ace told him quietly before Lacy made her own over to them. She watched Tiger for a moment, her bright green eyes narrowed. "I thought I recognized your scent," she murmured, smiling at him, her fangs showing. "Adam Prince. That is your name, right?" She calmly walk back behind the bar, tugging her dress down since it had rode up her thighs while she was fighting. After she I clasped the golden claw and placed it on the surface, she grabbed a clean glass. "Don't worry about the mess. Would you like a drink?" She asked, glancing up towards Tiger.

[1Hawkeyes]

"Adam... Prince?" Tiger asked, unsure how she recognized "his scent". "Yeah, that's me. I guess you have a strong nose?" the man took off his hood to reveal his black hair and brown eyes. At the offer of a drink he nodded, "Yes please. Surprise me." He reached into a hidden pocket in his costume and pulled out a twenty. He passed it to her and took a seat at one of the barstools. "Are you a hero too?" he questioned Lacy.

[RedBalloon]

Lacy smirked as she took the twenty. Then she began to prepare two drinks, one for herself and him. "A hero, of sorts," she answered, shrugging. "In a mask, I go by Viper. And the little one is Trick." Ace gave a little wave. Lacy finished making his drink as she placed the glass in front of him. The drink was a dark purple with ice and a cherry. "Black mamba," she stated the name of the drink. She poured herself a dark drink and took a sip. "How'd you get tangled up with little miss learn-it-all?"

[1Hawkeyes]

Adam's eyes widened, "You're Viper and Ace? Well, it's nice to finally meet you, even under these circumstances. I guess I should've guessed with all the snake references," he chuckled. Adam took the drink and raised it, "Cheers." Rather than take a sip, he popped the cherry into his mouth and attempted to tie the stem. "Agent? Well, she's been around as long as I have. From our first fight we've been enemies." He stuck out his tongue and pulled out the almost tied stem. "Darn. Anyway, today she was just terrorizing the town as usual so I stepped in. I guess she really knows how I fight by this point, it was hard to get a punch in without getting countered." He quickly downed his drink and thought for a moment, "How did you get her to run like that?"

[RedBalloon]

Lacy was downing her drink when she was asked the question. "A mixture of a hallucagen and a neurotoxin," she answered, tapping a nail against her glass. "Nothing lethal, luckily for her. Now, if you want end the fight easier, you need to liven up your techniques. Learn new things that she doesn't know." She finished off her drink then pushed her glass off to the side. "What do you know? Fighting wise."

[1Hawkeyes]

Adam played around with the glass while he thought. "Well, I did some boxing as a teen. Learned a few moves here and there from friends and street fights, but nothing that formal." He ran his hand though his messy hair and said, "I thought the advanced strength, speed, reflexes, all that jazz would be enough, but it isn't. She knows how I fight and I can't change my style completely. Maybe add a new move here and there but... I don't know, I feel outmatched sometimes." He let out a chuckled and said, "It'd be nice to have a Robin, you know?"

[RedBalloon]

Lacy nodded slowly. "If you were to ever get a robin, they would be a liability, especially if they were untrained," she stated. "What you need is to train. Don't ever just rely on your abilities. Some advice from one hero to another," she said, giving him a little wink.
Ace glanced between the two, frowning slightly. "Or you could just get some gadgets," he grumbled. "Bombs and guns usually do the trick. No pun intended." He mentally kicked himself for making the accidental pun, but it couldn't be helped.

[1Hawkeyes]

"Very true," Adam said about the Robin. He listened to her advice on training and nodded in agreement, "Yeah, I guess some training would be in order." At Trick's mention of gadgets he shook his head, "I think I'll pass. If I use gadgets she'll probably use hers. Besides, I'd like to stay nonlethal." Adam looked at a clock and said, "I've gotta go on patrol in a few hours. Maybe I'll see you two then." He stood and began to make his exit. "Thanks for the drink and tips."