Whateley Fic bits: DeVille

Re-posted from Crystal Hall Forums

Thu, 29 January 2015 15:47

Mrs Carson sighed as she took in the battered girl sitting across from her. One eye was swollen shut, her left hand was in a cast, and the tattered uniform hid other injuries. And yet she sat straight and proud unphased by the glare the headmistress was giving her.

"Ms Web, this is the seventh fight you have gotten into in the first three weeks of the year. One would think you where a rager brick, not one of our..."

"Don't call me an Underdog." Kara snapped, her true personality slipping through her Leslie persona. "I am not a whipped puppy, I refuse to lay down and take it."

Mrs Carson sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Very well. Take these papers, fill them out, and you will get an Ultra Violent arm band."

Kara nodded as she hopped up and took the papers.

"You also have detention helping Sam, Morris, and the Sinclairs in the sewers." Carson added. "As well as becoming Sensi Ito's student teacher. He saw tapes of your fights, and with what he's seen in class, it has impressed him. How ever he thinks you still need to learn control and feels helping him teach will give you that grounding."

"Understood."

"Dismissed."

Once the girl was out the door Elizabeth let her frustrated groan out as she pulled a bottle from her bottom desk drawer. "I pray she doesn't draw any more Mighty Mice to her banner..." the headmistress muttered as she pored herself a drink and slugged it down.

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Sat, 25 July 2015 00:48

September 2025

A slim woman with light brown skin, and black hair cut in a pixie do strolled to the center of the mats. "Good day, this is basic Martial arts. I am Kara James and I will be your instructor. I studied under the founder of this school of akido, Tatsuo Ito, as well as a few other schools of combat. Sensei Ito has mostly retired from teaching and has chosen to work with only a few advanced students this year. Sensei Tolman is the other teacher for this class, but she was required else where today."

Kara's eyes swept over the assembled students. "I am and Exemplar 2, which is the peek of human ability. Monster Mac you are rated as an energzer, sub-class speedster as well as being an Exemplar 5. Would you say you have the advantage of me?"

Mac, who really didn't look mysterious at all, chewed over the question then shook his head. "No ma'am..."

"No sensei."

"No sensei, as I suspect you're gonna do a 'trained vrs not trained demo.'"

Kara raised an eyebrow, causing the student to squirm. "My aunt is an alumni and she told me about sensei Ito's first day speech and demonstration."

Kara laughed with amusement. "I'll have to tell him we're getting predictable. Well you're right Mac. Would you and... Bellona come up here. Class Bellona here is a power mimic as well as being a high end energizer and low end exemplar. I know she's likely already copied most of the powers in this class. Bell, Mac, your objective is to get me into that cage over there while avoiding being put into it yourself. Think you two can manage that?"

Mac looked a little nervous, bur Bellona nodded eagerly.

"Well then on the mats, and let's begin." Kara stated.

Bellona charged in, fists glowing as she took to the air. The mimic wobbled in the air and her fire balls missed as Kara moved only a few inches in a random direction to avoid them. Kara then leaped up and her full weight impacting Bell's back. The downward force drove the student into the mat where she lay twitching.

"Mac, you aren't doing anything..."

"Um... ok. Well after that demonstration sensei, would you consider myself thoroughly intimidated and consider a peaceful resolution? Could you please walk into the cage without me trying to force you?" mac asked looking at his feet.

The class was silent as they looked from the freshman to Kara, who's face was carved from stone. Then they saw the corner of her mouth twitch, seconds before a full on laugh bubbled out.

Kara's grin was infectious as she turned her back on Bell to focus on Monster. "Why Mac, I do believe that is a first; someone actually trying diplomacy in here. Yes, I think will walk into the cage as this demo..."

Bell sprang to her feet with a roar, energy crackling around her. In a blur of movement Kara used the girl's own momentum to throw her over the assembled class. Bell went skidding through the Women's Instructors Shower door and after the sound of her impact with a wall, water could be heard.

"Ok, that was my bad. I should have ended the match sooner." Kara stated from where she lay holding her should. "Mac, give me a hand up. I think I pulled something with that move."

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Sat, 08 August 2015 11:19

Inspired by the Twisting the Hellmouth story "Everything I know I learned from TV"

Kara crouched behind some cover eyeballing the power armor. It wasn't an Iron Man like design, but looked more like a knock off Mech Warrior's "Cauldron Born". Just downsized by several stories.

"All right people, here's the game plan." She said into her com. "Star, distraction detail. Kitty, Tech, I want you two to hit that thing and roll it when you see an opening."

"Roger that." Katrina replied back, confusion in her tone.

"Stringer, you and me, we're playing fire bug. We need to burn out the wiring."

"Got it Mouse."

"Don't call me that. Rest of you, help Star on distraction detail... Ok BREAK!"

In a few minutes the sim ended and the "You are victorious" message chirped to the assembled team as they came out.

"All right, James, where did you come up with that tactic?" Gunny asked glowering down at the brown haired girl.

"Well sir, I saw that it had no way to right itself it it was flipped over on to it's roof, though I would have settled for just on it's back. I admit I was takeing a chance that it had some other weapons that could track Star, but the arm cannons just couldn't track her that well. They where sluggish."

"Mhm."

Kara squirmed under Gunny's gaze. "Ok, I got the tactics from watching BattleBots on TV. Flipper and burner tactics."

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Sun, 09 August 2015 11:48

Reach triggered the secret latch into the Spy Kid's club house as Spark and few of the others kept a watch out for people coming down the little used section of tunnel. She let out a hiss of warning when the door slid open nearly silently. The nearly part was because someone had some how attached sleigh bells to the other side which jangled merrily at the movement.

"Hello ladies and gents." a cheery voice called from within. Instantly weapons appeared in the hands of the Spies and they did a passable room entry, something Gunny and Sir Wallace had pounded into their heads. "Does this count as an audition to your little club?"

"Who the hell are you?" Ace growled at the brown haired young woman who was seated with her feet up on the conference room table that took up a quarter of the main room's space.

"Leslie Webb, code name Ballbuster. Intel Cadet legacy, though that's something I learned after breaking into this place." Kara said waving to a picture on the wall. "By the way, your security sucks."