My Superhero Legacy

Shao Fei

Fei almost went cross-eyed at Jay's long-winded explanation, but ironically her eyes themselves locked onto Jay's lips and managed to make some sense of it. Mentally repeating these steps over and over again so that she'd remember it, she nodded faintly before giving Jay a sheepish grin and a mirthful chuckle.

"Okay, I got all that but let's... try that another time. Seems like a lot. Maybe when we get some time together, we'll make a thing out of it? Oh it's th- it's the guy...!"

She quickly shut up as The Saint's successor walked in, listening to his speech intently and letting the somewhat-uneasy young man finish before giving him a polite applause in respect for his efforts. It was a good speech, befitting the successor to such a prominent hero, and she wondered if the original Saint would've been proud of him. Most likely.

"Bravo! I mean it! It's an honour to meet you, ki- argh, it's an honour to meet you sir. Sorry! That just slipped out," she winced, feeling as if she'd almost demeaned him in her first words spoken to him. How had that slipped out? "Seriously, glad we get to work together. Only question I have is are you okay after that, 'cause it looked like you were kicking yourself there for a sec. You shouldn't be, you did great."

Flash a grin, Fei. There we go. A line of sharp monkey teeth was the most reassuring expression a clearly anxious person could receive. She could relate to feeling awkward, at least, so she hardly looked down on Saint II for it. Hopefully the tension would ease up the more everyone got to know each other.

Jay Beggs Fitzgerald - I'm in Danger

"Ah, what a shame, old sport, but let me know when you're ready—"

And there he was... Saint II glaring at her. Jay couldn't tell if he was upset at her or not.

"O-Oh... Hello, old sport," Jay awkwardly laughed, her usual charisma wearing off a bit out of fear. "Am I in trouble with the hole in the wall? Or the doors? Or both? I'd been called out on this earlier, but I do promise to be less reckless with my magic, haha...".

Even after Saint II passed her and began his speech, Jay was still on edge, wondering if she's screwed or not.

Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Oct 14th 2023 at 4:59:16 AM

Tasha

She took the offered paw in her own, squeezing Kyle's hand with strength that would hurt a normal person. But Tasha knew he could withstand it.

"I should hope we do. Between you and me, the smoothskins don't always understand what it means to be a beast."

Before they could speak further, the Saint appeared. The mirror image of the original, as though they'd somehow made an old man young again. But it was not the same man, she knew. This was the second Saint. A different Saint, yet from his noble words the young man had inherited his predecessor's heart.

"Babushka told me many stories of the Saint." Tasha said, walking forward to meet the legacy of the legend. "It is fitting for the Second Saint and the Second Avalanche to stand as comrades. I should hope you live up to your grandfather's legacy, as I live up to my grandmother's."

Anna Gaines

Anna didn't seem to be getting a reaction out of the newcomer (who seemed to look like she was dead, now that Anna had a closer look), but she didn't mind. She was perfectly fine with staying back from the others, wincing as the flapper looking girl destroyed parts of the room with her powers. At least now she didn't have to worry about any.. awkward... conversations.

Anna's eyes were naturally drawn to the source of the loud clap, and her eyes went wide when she saw the second Saint. This wasn't good. Of all the people she had to be working with, the successor to her father's nemesis? He'd have to know all about Overtaker, and she really didn't want him thinking she was like him.

As the Saint gave his speech, Anna carefully walked back towards the main group until she was standing behind the tall bear woman, who was big enough to block the Saint's view of her. Listening to the Saint's words about legacies, Anna started to feel guilty. His words may be true for the others in the room, but for her? Her father only had conviction, and she didn't want to preserve his criminal ways.

But then Anna heard him continue, and her resolve began to strengthen. Yes! She would make this legacy her own. She could make the name Overtaker not be something that people feared, but something that would give them hope. She would do it. And it all started here-

"Eep!" Anna cried out as her cover started walking towards the Saint. She crept behind Tasha, trying to make sure the Saint still didn't spot her.

Vance raised his hand a bit. "Uh yeah, Saint... or Saint New? Saint Legacy? Whatever... Tell me, it's quite the bundle of funny faces 'round here. What made several of us apply?"

He left out that the Gunslingers had never gotten in before, what made him qualified?

Myrmidon I

Achilles puffed out his chest in pride. Of course he was proud to be here. Despite being relatively new to this, he strived to uphold those three values. With no questions, he shakes his head, smiling under his helmet.

"It... just sunk in." he mutters.

"What did?" Ifaista tilts her head.

"We made it. This is the start of a new adventure." he laughs, and Ifaista chuckles.

"Well, we deserve it. We can't do it without each other. Let's keep up the good work." Ifaista cracks her knuckles in anticipation, and both waited for their first acts.

Maxx - Saint Foundation

Soneone new entered the room with a loud clap just as Maxx had remembered he was hungry. Seems like hors d'oeuvres could wait, though, as once he realised just who they were, he was devouring their every word.

Once Saint's successor is done speaking, Maxx rushes up to him, attempting to muscle past Windwing in order to be the first to offer and recieve a handshake from Saint II himself. "My name is Maxx Gellan, and I thought that stuff you said about history and the word 'hero' was really cool, and... uh, it's an honour to meet you, sir.

Maxx blushes, embarrassed at how he was barely able to stop himself from geeking out like he was some kind of... well, geek.

Kyle looked confused for a second, but managed to get a slight laugh out.

"I'll take that as a compliment" He said. He might need to think about his other side at times, but in the end, it was just

Of course, the arrival of the second Saint put him in alert, even growling for a moment. God knows that explosions and the like brings the wrong sort of attention from here.

Still, a new Saint. Talk about a heavy shadow. The dude seemed confident enough, so let's see how this goes.

"It's an honor, sir. Just point the way"

Orientation Day!

There was awe as Al witnessed the arrival of the second Saint and the outright speech on the evolution of the idea of a hero and the weight of legacy that lingered over each and every person in this room. It was... Daunting. Deeply and utterly daunting. Everyone else here had so much inherited strength and here Al was with nothing except the name and the sense that he should be powerful, should be able to stand among them... He was silent for a solid minute, standing there gently swaying before he found enough presence to speak up.

"I am simply... Looking forward to working with you all. M-may the winds of magic guide us to the promised and the grand."

Okay this was just downright awesome!

The Saint's successor was here, making a speech about the legacies they all had and stuff like that, and their connection to those who came before. Ryan was just quiet, watching and listening as the others asked their questions... and then realized he was getting swept up in the course of things. He wanted to ask the second Saint a question, too!

"Hey so uh...I just wanted to ask. Like, when we start out here are we just gonna be like thrown right along into it? Villain fights and all? How do we like, decide who goes on what missions?" He knew someone more attentive probably would've asked - but he'd gotten lost and didn't know better at that rate.

Saint Foundation

Saint stood still. He heard their questions. Heard their cheers, their shouts, their congratulations. They were all so proud to be here. Even prouder to meet him in the flesh. He should have been thrilled. He hadn't said anything special, but it was enough to motivate them. Just seeing him gave them chills. To most of these new recruits, he was the standard they all followed.

Yet all he could was do look ahead with cold indifference.

He opened his mouth, not sure what to say. But he had to say something...

And then the other shoe dropped.

A large hologram appeared in the middle of the room. It was black and metal, tall and feminine, eyes and hair a brilliant orange. It was hard to make out, but whatever it was, it wasn't human.

"Forgive me for interrupting, but we have something of an emergency. According to our reports, the local museum is under assault. The downtown district is also under siege. I'm detecting a host of mechanicals at both locations, but the latter is where the bulk of them appear to be concentrated."

"That doesn't sound good."

"If it sounded good we wouldn't be having this conversation. I'd rather be putzing about in the lab myself. I've alerted the proper authorities and local heroes, but they'll need all the help they can get."

"Of course they do..."

As if he didn't have enough to deal with. He was supposed to give the new recruits a song and dance, not smash robots to bits. He'd have to get this over with quickly, there was still that press conference in city hall. If he had to listen to another word from that poor excuse for a mayor he may as well quit...

"Listen up. This wasn't how this was supposed to go, but you'll have to grow up sooner than you planned. I can handle the downtown district. The rest of you will split into groups. The museum has three wings, but we can't take the chance they'll stop at one."

He gestured towards the nearest table. Sitting on it was a set of communicators, each neatly fitting in someone's ear.

"You'll want these. Use them to keep in touch. If anything changes, you'll be the first to know."

He ran towards the door. He didn't want to leave them in the lurch, but he had a job to do.

"Sorry if all of this seems sudden. But I trust you can handle it. This is what you're here for.

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh was content with letting the others say their piece. She didn't want to steal their thunder. She could afford to let someone else be the centre of attention for once. But she knew the pressures of running a kingdom. The Foundation wasn't the same thing, but the Saint had similar duties. Maybe the others didn't see a problem with it, but she wasn't about to badger him with endless questions.

Then things got real. She should have expected this to occur but was hoping she could catch a break. She cleared her throat, pushing past her worries and doubts, stepping forward as she summoned her courage. She drew her sword, speaking with strength and confidence.

"Come! There is not a moment to lose! Whoever is swiftest should take the lead, but do not put yourself in more danger than is necessary. To lunge into a horde of foes you cannot hope to overcome serves no purpose but to endanger those you wish to protect. The rest of us will follow in due course. Let us be off!"

She raced towards the door. They still needed to split into groups, but they could figure that out when they got there. The last thing she wanted was to bog themselves down in needless bickering.

Anna Gaines - Overtaker

As soon as Anna heard the report of the robot attack, she pulled out her night vision goggles and put them on, getting herself ready for action. When the Saint pointed out the communicators, Anna went over and grabbed one, making sure it could fit with her goggles. Thankfully, it was small enough that it wouldn't cause problems for the moment, though Anna figured once she got back she'd see about getting her goggles modified to have the comm built in.

Then Anna heard Gilgamesh's command to the others, and figured her plan made sense, quite impressed by her confidence in taking charge. "I can move quickly if I get enough energy," she thought to herself, as she turned towards the hole in the wall Jay had made earlier. "And I know a faster way down."

"I can take the lead!" Overtaker shouted as she rushed towards the hole and leapt out, activating her powers. She began to fall towards the ground, but she wasn't scared. As her speed picked up due to gravity, her kinetic energy increased, and her power was storing all of it up. So when she hit the ground, not only did she survive the fall unharmed, the ground took more damage, with cracks forming on the road beneath her feet and hand. Overtaker then leapt once more, using the energy she had taken in to propel herself roughly two blocks with each jump, her powers letting her build her energy levels back up each time she took to the air.

"I'll let you guys know what I see from the outside!" Overtaker told the others through her comms. She'd never visited the museum before, but she'd passed by it enough to know where she needed to go.

Tae-hyun

Tae-hyun gasped at the news. Supervillains! Their town was under attack! They had to do something!

He grabbed the closest communicator and stuffed it into his ear, then ran over to the hole Overtaker had leapt out of and...also leapt out, falling and flailing for a few seconds before he managed to stop his descent.

"Come on!" he called out, shooting off to the museum like a bullet, moving the wind to carry him.

"Awesome! Time for some ass-kicking!!" Ryan stood up and slammed one fist into the opposite palm. He was wondering when there might be some action around here - but even still he wasn't exactly thinking it would be quite so soon. Taking up a communicator, Ryan fixed it to his ear - hoping it would stay in one piece. Robots huh...well, that meant he wouldn't exactly need to hold back all that much.

Seeing the hole Jay had made earlier, Ryan went ahead outside and decided to try something. Energy crackling from his fists, he started focusing, trying to—-there we fucking go! And with that Ryan started flying off toward the museum - utilizing streams of energy propelling him through the air...

Of course this being more or less the second time he tried this he wasn't exactly practiced. Quite a few times he swerved and dipped through the air, almost hitting a building once or twice, "Woah! WOAH! HOLY FUCK!" It took a moment for him to get a better grip on control...

Shao Fei

"We're seriously jumping out the window now?" Fei remarked as she watched Anna, Tae-hyun, and Ryan all dive out the hole in the wall in sequence. It was almost like watching an Olympic sport in motion. Chuckling to herself, Fei pulled off her hoodie to reveal her tanktop underneath, which was the closest she'd get to having a superhero costume—it granted her better freedom of movement than a jacket would, though she couldn't hide her simian nature as a result. But that part didn't matter for the moment, when there were people in danger.

Taking one of the communicators and fitting it into one of her ears, she paused to pull something out of her other ear—a small needle, at first, until she flicked her wrist and it magically expanded into a full-sized staff. It was made of dull iron, with equidistant grooves notched into its length, and she twirled it briefly before taking off into a sprint towards the hole in the wall. She pole-vaulted through it using her staff, whooping as she flung herself into the open air and began falling down towards the ground.

She didn't mind that, though.

BOOM, she landed on a patch of ground, slightly indenting the floor from the impact before she took off again. She ran, leapt dozens of meters through the air, and used her metal staff to continue pole-vaulting and springboarding her way towards the museum. She wasn't quite as fast as some of the others, but she could cover some real distance like this.

Some might've noticed that with each pole-vault, her staff actually extended midway through to catapult her further through the air. It seemed like it could do more than just get equally bigger and smaller.

Maxx - Exiting Cape Towers

Maxx takes a step back, grunting in a startled manner. Villains already? Those damn fools didn't even let introduce himself or get at the snacks!

"Grrr... These damn robots won't know what hit them!" Maxx growls as he rushes over to the table and puts on a communicator, Maxx turns towards the premade hole in the wall that everyone else is using as a point of egress. Instead of following suit, though, he hesitates and pulls a face. Unlike some of the other supers in the building, Maxx can't fly - not innately, anyway. With that in mind, he instead elects to take the stairs, sliding down the railing in a flashy enough way before barrelling out of the building on foot.

Now that he's somewhere with a little more open space, Maxx readies himself to call out a rideable Phoenix. Trying not to think about how he's essentially never done this in a real emergency before, Maxx instead focuses on the size and shape of the firebird he's about to summon as he chants "I call upon you, winged flame! Assist me, my phoenix!"

Maxx thrusts his hands forward and a jet of fire erupts from them, which quickly twists itself into the form of the creature he had envisioned. The phoenix waits with wings outstretched for its commander to climb onto its back, and then, with a piercing cry, it takes off towards the museum under siege.

Seymour, exiting Cape Towers

"So, we got a crisis on our hands? Aw yeah, it's slammin' time!"

Seymour flashed a toothy grin in anticipation, putting on one of the communicators, then straight up jumped out the window. Despite not being able to fly, Seymour had the next best thing - high jumps and an odd body composition that could absorb the blow of gravity.

"Oh yeah!"

When he hit the ground, his body wobbled a bit, but he was unharmed and cracked the pavement slightly, then began to make his way towards the museum as quickly as he could.

Time To Fight Crime!-Abigail

She bounced up as the Saint 2.0 flew out and everyone grabbed for a communicator. "I wonder what they're doing at a museum. That might help us know what to expect...?" But at lest five people had already leaped out the window, at least one of them hitting the standard Superhero Landing. "Geez, our first day and there's already property damage." She squinted and winced as...what was his name? Kid Nuke?...almost hit a building. Why make those people's lives harder by busting up the street? She turned and bolted out the door closely behind Gilgamesh, and hoped that the elevator was as fast as possible or had some kind of emergency button.

DING!

Slipping an earbud into one side and the communicator into another (Hopefully it will fit in my weird monster earhole) and turning on a favorite song (Grrl Like by Dope Saint Jude), Abigail ran out of the lift as soon as it opened and jumped onto onto her small motorbike, making sure to slam on her helmet. Kicking it into gear, she sped off across the city after her comrades. If anyone got down at the same time, she'd happily offer them a lift in the sidecar before zipping away. It wasn't as if her teammates were hard to follow, and she had GPS on her phone in any case.

Edited by Booky on Oct 23rd 2023 at 8:07:36 AM

Giph

>Can this planet go five of your Earth minutes without a war erupting? It's as if you want us to invade and overthrow your governments, Giph dryly remarked as all heck broke loose.

Robots attacking, apparently. Not ideal - robots generally don't have minds she can work with, for good or ill, but they still had to obey gravity. And gravity was but putty in her hands, like that play-do substance Selene had her play with once. She would mold them like play-do! Yes, she'll have to share that one later. The 'supers' of this world enjoy a taunt, do they not?

It's clear from looking at her she doesn't seem to be taking the threat seriously, at least not until she sees about five of her fellow supers hurl themselves out the building in quick succession, utilizing various means of flight, floating, and otherwise avoiding fall damage. Remarkable versatility, to be sure. ...Still, she had her doubts about the childlike one with the backing of wind magic. He was far too quick. He was going to be brutally killed if he wasn't careful. She'd have to remind him of this fact at some point.

She glanced over at the 'Communicator' devices gathered, and with a flick of the wrist, a gravity stream delivered one right into her hand. >I have no use for this technology, and it is not designed with my physiology in mind. I shall keep it in reserve regardless, she announced, hooking it to her belt. She flipped her headset's lenses over her eyes and floated out the same hole as the others, riding a stream of gravity after Tae-Hyun.

>I shall provide cover from the rear, she broadcasted at him. >Our new teammates may create a great deal of lethal shrapnel, which I can deflect towards our enemies and away from your unarmoured back. She paused, considering her next thoughts. >I apologize we had little time to share flight experience. Perhaps once this diversion has been concluded.

Looking at one of the other supers - the muscular one apparently fueled by nuclear radiation (which could prove problematic in the future, but for now she would overlook it) - he had even further difficulties controlling his flight path, but he was some distance away. She made a note to practice flying in formation at some point - it would be much easier if she could link everyone up, but... that might have to wait.

Edited by PresidentStalkeyes on Oct 23rd 2023 at 9:13:16 AM

Tasha

It took a moment for the second Saint to open his mouth. Even he, it seemed, could still falter in the face of simple nerves. The reminder that he was only a human brought a smile to Tasha's face.

That smile fell at the sudden report of an attack, replaced by a determined scowl. Silently, she stomped over to the communicators, slipping one onto her large ear, before following the others out of the hole with a running leap.

She could not fly on the wind, as the others, but she could lift herself with ice. The air froze beneath her feet, creating a platform that carried her forward. Evidently she was more practiced with her magic than most, as she stood firm with her arms crossed, not so much as wobbling in the air, unbothered by standing bare-pawed on frozen sky.

For obvious reasons, she steered clear of the flaming phoenix and the radioactive man, but she stayed close to her comrades.

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh was halfway to the stairs when half the group leapt through the hole in the wall, down to the city streets. For all her strength and confidence, she was speechless. She knew she was strong, but it was a hell of a leap. If they weren't two thirds God they'd surely go splat. That wasn't considering the dent they'd make in the road. Most heroes would laugh it off, but that sort of showboating cost money. What if someone got hurt? Did they even bother to think? Could they think? Some heroes they turned out to be..

It was somewhere in the middle of her internal ramblings that she discovered she'd taken taken the plunge.

She screamed at the top of her lungs, bracing for impact as she winced, dropping down with a thud. She somehow landed on her feet. The ground cracked, leaving a small crater in her wake. She stood in shock, staring up in consternation.

"...in the name of Marduk, does anyone know how to use a door?!"

But she wasn't one to talk. She chased after the monkey, bounding away as he grumbled. She didn't share the same grace, more of a disgruntled kangaroo than a gymnast, but made up for it in distance.

Achilles Apóneró

Taking one communicator, he holds it in front of his face so Ifaista can connect him to it. He takes a deep breath, and turns to the other heroes, ready to quip or rally, only to find them already leaping out the window. "....Wow." Ifaista deadpans. "I feel bad for the cleaners. Come on, Achilles, take the..." she looks up from her tinkering, only to see Achilles visor be filled with open air and the city. "Goddamnit." she curses. I shouldn't be surprised...

"Wooooooooooooooo!" Achilles yelled as he plummeted, wind whistling in his ears, activating the thrusters in his suit to propel him forward through the air. "I'll join the vanguard!" Achilles reports over the comms, zooming ahead as Ifaista guides him to the museum.

Edited by Jules-Firenze on Oct 24th 2023 at 1:10:20 AM

Kyle gave everyone who decided to wreck the place a deadpan look. Seriously, this is someone else's stuff, what a way to make a first impression.

He placed the communicator on his ear, idly wondering what would happen if his human body returns while wearing that... Well, might as well get going.

"Sorry about the mess" He said, seemingly bowing, but instead his body started shifting once again, alongside growing even more. His hands, although clawed before became front legs, his body leaned forward as he took a quadrupedal form. From the middle to the other side, The Beast showed itself.

"I'm out" He said, his running for the door, before pausing for a second.

"Need a ride?" He asked to anyone still around.

Akiyama Kozakura - And We're Off

With Tae-hyun distracted by another team member and the appearance of Saint II, Kozakura went back to keeping to herself, quietly checking the latest news feed on her phone before the hologram interrupted them with its own news on two nearby attacks, with the Saint taking the downtown area. Unfamiliar with the city, she took a moment to actually look up the museum's location before slipping her phone away and wordlessly taking a communicator.

Mechanical enemies, huh? Probably unrelated to the Emotions. Still, it looks like we'll have to deal with it.

With a twist and a tap of her watch, the hooded girl was soon adorned with shining red armor, lines of crimson trailing a path of light along its edges like blood traveling through one's arteries. She stepped out to the edge of the hole many of her comrades took as a quick exit and watched them dart off, considering following after when an offer came from a massive wolf that was once a man mere moments ago. Kozakura paused and considered.

"...sure. It'll be faster if we go together."

Kyle nodded at Kozakura, and leaned forward, offering his back for her to ride.

That's a cool suit He thought, for a moment.

"Hop on" He said.

Edited by Blueace on Oct 27th 2023 at 1:21:38 PM