Sizzlin Bacon

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There's something wrong when the water guy negates and fixes all the damage caused by two other Supers, both of which exhausted themselves causing the damage, like it was nothing, without any real exertion on his part. Pretty much everything except the exploding cars because he's not "a GOD".

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I fully understand what plasma is. Pheonix and whatever he wears unaffected by it naturally due to his powers(plus burning all his clothes off every time he uses it wouldn't be very nice) and I assume he can focus it enough to not hurt what he doesn't want hurt. This is a RP about superpowered people, not hard science, so I bend the rules and let the Rule of Cool take over when it makes sense.

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Wentworth Bank

"Eugh, you're one weird muthafucker, you know that?" yelled Pheonix as he clothed his feet in flames, melting the ice the monk had tried to against him and watched the freak use his own blood as a weapon. Summoning a deep hatred within him, Mikey planted his feet as the monk charged, boiling the water that touched him to steam. The rage flooded out of him in a great roar, flames encompassing his body before he thrust his hands forward, unleashing a torrential wave of flames. That should slow him down a while, went through Mikey's mind as his body returned to its normal self, just in time for him to see his brother send a god damn vault door skyward into the bank wall, smashing into a pillar.

The combination of the vault, the wall of flames, and the pillar, along with everything else that had occurred, really riled the crowd up, finally convincing them it was time to get the hell out of dodge. Pheonix chuckled as he let the people run by him, melding with the crowd temporarily.

Collins, meanwhile, had other problems. She's quietly levitated the glass that had struck Pulse off to rest on some counters, but the man's show of pure strength immediately after had astonished her, forcing her to watch awestruck as the great metal door was heft through the air. She came back to her senses as the people panicked to avoid the falling debris, forcing her to quickly use of her strength to slow the falling pillar and door as much as she could, the effect bringing her to her knees.

Her efforts were cut short by a man bellowing at her from behind, "Surprise, Officer Bitch!!" Elizabeth glanced over her shoulder, recognizing an airborne ninja bringing his fist down towards her head. Instantly, she made the split second decision to close her eyes, keep her focus on the debris, and take the hit.

Pheonix, however, was thoroughly enjoying the moment, laughing as his fist crashed into her jaw with such force that Collins' body half-spun itself onto her back, leaving her lying unconscious on the inundated bank floor. Michael took the time to stand over her body and laugh even more, "You got knocked the fuck out!"

His fun was stopped by the sound of his brother yelling for him, ordering him to take the safety deposit box, "Well, see you later, Officer Bitch." With that, he ran through the crowd over to his brother, snatched the box and hid it within his clothes. Suddenly, he felt the sling of his sheath tighten on his chest as he was pulled into the air with Finn, his brother manipulating the metal blade, "Keep 'em off us." ordered his brother, to which he replied, "With pleasure."

Digging as far into his mind and strength as he could, Pheonix summoned everything he had considering they were almost done. His brother had sent a vault door flying, and he wasn't about to be shown up by his short little brother again as Mikey felt the rage flooding his veins again. He could almost feel the heat boiling up from within him as he roared, sending swirling torrents of flames from his mouth and hands, the flames attacking the crowd itself. If this 'monk' was a hero, he'd doubtless use his waterbending abilities to save them.

The heat was such that the bank quickly became full of steam as the water from the bender and sprinklers vaporized, an added bonus that would probably slow Ocean down. In any case, Pheonix turned his attention to the countless police cars that had finally reached the bank as they floated outside the shattered windows, the police officers beginning to get their pistols out and spew orders Mikey never heard. He replied in anger, ramped the heat up a notch, and practically began setting the street itself on fire. The assembled crowd of people began screaming and scrambling to escape as the resolve of the officers broke, forcing the cops to take cover or start stopping, dropping, and rolling.

Mikey started laughing at their fear as he continued bellowing fire, focusing a few tongues into plasma that melted through the metal gas tanks of many of the police cars, igniting the fuel within and causing them to explode with fury, "Haha! You can't stop us!" He looked over at Finn, feeling exhaustion mount, "Now let's get the hell out of here."

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Alright, I'll probably have it up within an hour.

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I'll post in not too long. Though, I wonder, betel, did you want Pheonix to take the safety deposit box? I'm not entirely sure that's what you were getting at since you said he still had it. Somewhat confused.

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Wow. Such words. Many wit.

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What A Twist. Have fun with that one Regrets :D

Hmm, I think Gabriel doesn't have his sword, I'll need to edit that then.

-There. Should be good.

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Wentworth Bank

The sudden pulling of the fire alarm combined with the pouring sprinklers stopped Pheonix and Officer Collins for a moment as both looked up, and then at the strange monk who walked in, "It's not nice taking other people's lunch money kiddos."

Elizabeth groaned, stately loudly as she rubbed her forehead, water beginning to drench her, "Great, another masked nut with superpowers." She pointed at Ocean, yelling, "Get the hell out of here before I'm forced to take you down! Last I checked vigilantes were still arrested too," before her attention was once more turned away as the downpour stopped, towards another voice calling out, "Time to go, Phoenix!" The second suspect, who had clearly succeeded in accessing the vault considering the weighty-looking duffel bags that were floating by his sides. Collins took a moment to notice the twisted metal, as well as the bent sprinkler pipes, before concluding this man probably manipulated metal, a plan forming in her mind.

Meanwhile, Pheonix stood, soaked in water with steam rising off his body, his blades no less hot than they had been before the sprinklers were ignited, "Who the hell are you? A monk who moves water?" Suddenly, Mikey started to laugh, "Interesting!" He sucked in a deep breath, his plasma blades absorbing back into his palms as he cracked his knuckles, "We'll see just how well fire fights water..." For a moment, he locked eyes with Finn, moving his head backwards towards the sword on his back, trying to tell him that they should use Michael's idea of Finn pulling Pheonix around using the metal sword to escape.

His message given, he returned his attention to Ocean, bellowing, "Well, monk, let's see if I can boil your blood!" As he finished his challenge, he charged towards the asian man, preparing to fight using his martial arts combined with his firebender. In truth, he had little intention of fighting for long, but it would still be an interesting, if short, duel.

As Pheonix charged towards the monk, Collins decided to focus her attentions on this other masked stranger, deciding to leave the other two nutcases to fight one another. Elizabeth glared at the man and smiled, a thrill running through her at the prospect of fighting someone with at least a somewhat similar power, "Well, let's see if I'm right about what your power is..." She struck backwards with her elbows, shattering the vaulting windows behind her. Suddenly the glass stopped falling as Elizabeth motioned with her hands as if gripping something. Smirking again, she exhaled deeply and brought her hands forward, sending the shards flying at Pulse with all the mental power she could muster...

The Executioner

"Oh, a smart ass, how fucking wonderful," bellowed Malcolm, "Well, buddy, some bastard thought they could pay me, as if I was some common mercenary, to guard this suitcase, whatever the hell is in it," he banged the briefcase against his leg, "Apparently from you. They said there would probably be resistance, which got me thinking... How exactly did you know to be right here, exactly on the path we would take?"

The Executioner casually started walking in a circle around Black Jack, swinging the briefcase back and forth, his feet slightly shaking the ground with every step, "You know, you might be getting tricked right now. Maybe we both are?" His armored head looked over his right shoulder at the flaming man, "Were you told what was in this damn thing? Because I certainly wasn't. How do you know there isn't someone standing nearby, maybe in a building," he motioned all around him with the shotgun he was holding, "Prepared to kill us both, or maybe just you? That this isn't all a trap?"

The hulking Atlas shrugged, "Maybe I'm just a paranoid old geezer. In any case, I've got a deal for you. You give me a third of whatever you're getting, and I'll let you take the damn thing without a fight." Malcolm held the briefcase out, killing end of his shotgun pointed at Black Jack in case he made a sudden movement, "Deal?"

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And risk losing some of the wealth Finn is carrying, especially considering he's probably already starting to get tired as is Pheonix?

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Betel, I'm thinking the brothers have set up their emergency exit plan like so: Michael carries his backup physical sword. Finn can fly'n'shit and manipulate metal. Consequently, he should be able to pull Michael around with him using the sword yeah? They can go straight through the glass of the bank, quickly.