sirenspull_logs | (no subject)

Entry tags:

(no subject)

WHO: Duo, Claire, and Mr. Muggles
WHEN: backdated to the afternoon before the blizzard happens as well as during the worst of the blizzard
WHERE: Underground Mall
WHAT: Claire was planning on helping Duo find out what his power was for one night, and then all of a sudden the weather took a turn for the worst. Uhh-- Also, killer cyborgs will show up at some point for a bit.
WARNINGS: nothing??? will update if needed

She'd told Duo to meet her at the Mall for some 'power discovery'. She still hadn't managed to think of a good word for it, but it would work for now. She sat on a nearby bench, holding Mr. Muggles in her hands and trying to feed him a treat. He really was spoiled- any of the 'bargain brand' treats she tried to feed him, he wouldn't take unless he was nearly dying of hunger.

Franz had no doubt kept up the tradition of her mother spoiling him to death. Not that she minded, really; she wouldn't break her bank to make sure he had the best treats. It was his own fault if he didn't want to eat it at first.

The thought of Mr. Muggles having an ability of his own crossed her mind as she sat there waiting for Duo. The idea hadn't even occurred to her until Helen and Haruhi had mentioned it, and now it wouldn't go away. Though, really, how likely was it that she would be the owner of a super-powered dog?

... On second thought, maybe she didn't want to think something like that in a city like this.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

"Follow me. Come, Mr. Muggles." She gripped his leash tightly. Claire made sure she was in front of Duo, just in case something happened. The lights flickered back on, dimmer than before. She froze when she saw a large ... robot, or something, walking through the walls of a store.

"What-" She watched as a few people - powers in full force, ready to attack it - charged at it. Mr. Muggles barked, snapping Claire back to reality.

"Come on-" She turned to the left sharply, away from the robot, following the crowd of people running in the same direction.

"The hell is that?!" Duo yelped as the strange robot came bursting through the walls. He wasn't going to get an answer, but that was okay because as far as he was concerned he was still pretty much powerless against just about everything that damn city had to throw at him.

He followed Claire at her heels behind the people trying to run away, only to have another one come crashing through a wall of the food court only a few feet from them. A few people hit the ground hard, and a poor woman that was within arm's reach of it was grabbed by her face and tossed aside like a ragdoll.

"Whoa whoa!" he yelled, snagging Claire's arm and yanking her back the other way, hoping he could find another exit some where close by. It was turning in to utter chaos fast, and the terrified and pained screams of people were only getting louder by the second.

Edited 2012-02-20 00:50 (UTC)

The moment Claire saw it, she knew she couldn't just run away. She was done being that girl- she would save people. She had decided on that back home, and she wouldn't go back on it just because there were ... huge robots attacking everyone.

"Wait!" She bent down to grab a hold of Mr. Muggles, shoving him into Duo's arms. "Keep him safe." She took off at a run, picking up a chair and throwing it at the back of one that was going for a young boy. She was swept across the room in one powerful move, not that she would stay down for more than few seconds.

She didn't flinch as she fixed the broken bone in her arm, glaring it down. Distracting it - instead of taking it down - would probably be her best option. This one, at least; there were other people that she could see taking care of others throughout the mall with their powers.

Duo grunted as the squirming dog was thrust in to his arms, barking loudly and frantically.

"Claire! What the hell are you doing?! GET BACK HERE! CLARIE!" he screamed after her, his pleas obviously falling on deaf ears. She was going to get herself! She was--

... getting back up with a broken arm like she didn't feel a thing.

"Wha--..."

He just stood there staring, the noises around him momentarily drowned out in his ears as he tried to piece together what he had just seen. He couldn't make heads or tails of it, mostly because it had all happened too damn fast for him to really see what had actually happened.

Unfortunately his shock left him vulnerable as he stood there, and he felt something swinging very close to his head. He tried to duck, but the hand of the robot connected with the side of his head sent him rolling, his head spinning even as he managed to skid to a stop on one knee.

"F... fuck..." he groaned, holding the area were skin had split open and blood was coming down over his eye. The dog kept barking and squirmed more, eventually breaking free from Duo and darting in to a near by store, probably to hide.

"Damnit, dog, get back he... re... aw shit," he looked up as a shadow descended over him, the same robot that backhanded him looming.

"Duo!" Adrenaline pumped through her veins as she sprinted over to him, trying to formulate a plan quickly. It wasn't very good, but as long as it kept Duo (because Mr. Muggles had run off to god knows where) from getting crushed to death, it could work. She rushed at the robot looming over Duo in an attempt to knock it down.

"Run!" She didn't suceed in knocking it over, but at least it had turned around and focused its attention on her. "Go!"

"Damnit, Claire!" Duo yelled frantically, not wanting to leave her behind even if that was what she had told him to do. But he was already injured, without a weapon and already running out of ideas. He couldn't help her even if he wanted to!

And that pissed him off.

He felt something welling up inside, stronger and more violent than anything he'd ever felt before. Dark wisps of energy started to crawl up from his clenched fists, enveloping his hands and going up to his forearms. He lifted his hands to stare at them for a second, but shock passed quickly back in to anger and he curled them in to fists again, charging at the robot with a near-feral sounding cry. One, two punches to the metal face of the thing and it was down, leaving Duo standing above it, panting heavily and growling in anger.

"... I'm not leavin' you, Claire..."

"What-" Claire kept her eyes on Duo, shock evident on her face. That wasn't a power she had.seen before. She stood, holding her arm and popping her shoulder back into place. It was a common move for her. She looked down at the defeated robot then back up at Duo.

"How did you do that?" She didn't expect a real or detailed answer, but there was nothing else to say to that.

"I'unno," Duo shook his head, looking down at his hands again. The energy was still there, but as much as it was making him feel stronger it was also causing a strange sensation in his head.

"I'unno but like hell I'm gonna look a gift horse in the mouth right now. Come on. We gotta find a way outta here."

Claire nodded, then looked around. "Where's Mr. Muggles?"

She tried to keep her mind away from the worst possible scenario for him. People ran and jumped over fallen tables and chairs, but there was no sign of him.

"Ran in there... if he's smart he's hidin'," Duo said, pointing to the store where he had seen the dog run off to.

"Let's get him first." She threw a glance over her shoulder; the robots were still around, but other people were starting to take care of them. "Then we'll find a way out."

Claire sprinted to the store, clumsily making her way through the panic wave of people.

"Right... I'll cover you, I guess."

The power was weird, a little awkward and he had no idea how to fully control it, but it was the only other advantage they had aside from the fact that apparently Claire could take a bone-breaking hit and get right back up again.

... he would need to talk to her about that later.

He followed her to the store, hovering at the doorway while keeping a look out for any of the robots that might slip away.

"Mr. Muggles!" She stopped at the entrance to the store. It was practically empty, with shelves and items knocked over everywhere. She saw a ball of fluff in the corner of the store underneath a display table. Claire ran over to him, picking up the yapping Pomeranian and running over to Duo.

"Let's go."

Duo started to follow behind Claire, heading for the exits through the crowd. But just as they were about to get there he stopped and wobbled on his feet, his head suddenly sharp with pain that nearly blinded him. People trying to get by held no care for his sudden affliction and he found himself on the ground when several shoulders crashed in to him hard, one after the other.

"Fuck... what the hell..." he groaned, pressing the heels of his hands to his temples, trying to will the pain away.

Claire glanced over her shoulder, scowling when she didn't spot Duo. She pushed her way out of the crowd, off to the side by a store's entrance, glancing hesitantly at a nearing robot and hoping that the people fighting against it would be able to take care of it.

"Duo?" Claire shouted his name, walking against the crowd. Her eyes widened when she saw him on the ground, and she made sure to tie Mr. Muggles' leash to a secured post in the store and rushing over to him. She couldn't risk him getting trampled in the crowd.

"Move-" She pushed people out of her way, reaching out for him. "Get up, we have to leave!" She held strong above him, despite the people pushing past her.

His hand latched on to hers, a pained groan sounding as he forced his legs to move. Getting back to his feet was the easy part - remaining standing while people shoved around them frantically was another story entirely.

He didn't scare easily, but this actually frightened him. His body just giving up on him when he needed his strength the most... he felt even more helpless than when he'd simply watched Claire run off in to the fighting.

"Don't leave me..." he begged in a weak, pathetic sounding voice, clinging to her arms desperately.

"I won't." She remembered that feeling from the eclipse; complete desperation, utter hopelessness. She headed back over to where Mr. Muggles had been tied. There was still fighting going on, but Duo had to be awake for them to get out. She led him to a chair, kneeling down and putting a hand on his knee. It was relatively empty in this space, save for the occasional frantic screamer. Claire kept her focus on Duo, worried that he'd pass out or ... worse.

"What's wrong? Is it your power?"

Duo dropped down hard, on the verge of passing out but fighting it with every passing second. He felt Claire's hand on his knee and went to reach for it, but finally saw that the dark energy he had summoned was all the way up to his upper arms.

"... Jesus... it's like I can't control it..." he groaned, putting his hands over his face. "This is not good..."

"Just try to relax, okay? This is only your first time using it." Claire hoped it wouldn't be anything like Ted or Stephen's ability, where if it was too much at any point they would explode. She didn't want to find out, either, so her only option was to keep him as calm as possible.

He didn't feel like he was going to explode. That was a good sign, wasn't it?

He forced his lungs to pull in slow, even breaths, and it slowly started bringing the energy down from his arms. When his vision was no longer tilting he looked up again, blue eyes scanning the area slowly. He sat up, staring at one of the exits. There were still a whole lot of people there, and no one seemed able to get out.

"... Claire..."

Claire followed his gaze, scowling immediately. "Why are they just standing there?" She glanced around; Mr. Muggles was barking uncontrollably, people were running in every direction, and those stupid robots wouldn't stay down.

"There has to be a back exit somewhere." Hopefully. She untied Mr. Muggles, gathering him in her arms.

"Something... something's blocking the exit maybe?" Duo offered tiredly, managing to get to his feet despite feeling like he'd been hit by a Mack truck going 60.

"But what..."

"I don't want to stick around to find out." Obviously something was going on- maybe bigger than just the robots. She stayed close to Duo (in case he collapsed again), though she was definitely in a rush.

She didn't know what she was looking for, honestly. She knew what she wasn't looking for- a battle with another of those robots. She tried to switch directions when she saw one, but there was only so much space in the Mall. She hoped she'd find something before they ran into one.

"Me either..."

He felt better now that he'd calmed down. The power was still at his hands, but not as draining as it had been. Still, he could do little more than follow Claire, praying that they didn't have to fight again. His body was aching dully, a headache starting on the back of his head, and he really didn't know how much longer his strength was going to last.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only