forum Superhero Roleplay [Closed]

Started March 06, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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"Of course its not a curse, its my head. Something hit it and I almost died, but thanks for asking. The giant blood soaked bandage around my head doesn't give anything away, right?" she said bitterly, grabbed the book and opening it.

Vaughn stepped back into the room, putting his phone away. “He wouldn’t give me much over the phone, said I owed him before he told me anything else.” He huffs, rubbing at his face. “But he gave the name of a member that may be easier to find.”

"Who?" Element asked, looking up.

“Jared Mann,” Vaughn said. “He lives in the suburbs a few miles away from here.”

She nodded quietly. "What do we do now, then?" she asked, looking around the room.

“Well I will be heading back to my station because I’ve done my part and I really need a drink,” Vaughn says, checking a text from the man he called earlier.

"We could, oh, I don't know, sleep?" Avery suggested, looking at her watch. "It's almost nine, you guys. There are extra rooms spread throughout the building, so if anyone wants to actually get some rest so that they can function tomorrow, you can go find a room."

Vaughn decided that he should slip out. He turned on his heel, walking to the door and going out. He stood outside for a moment and called the woman who he had “helped” earlier. He was surprised when a mans voice answered, saying he found this phone by a crash site. “Crash site? Who was in the car?” He asked quickly. The man said that there was just a woman in the car who kept murmuring about her son at home. Vaughn hung up and cursed sharply, glancing around for a car that he could try to hotwire.

Avery noticed Vaughn slip out the back door, so she followed him, curious as to what he could be doing. She saw him answer his phone, and he cursed when he hung up. When he glanced around, she quickly slipped into the shadows, hoping he didn't notice her.

As Vaughn walked onwards a random car, he called the families home phone. He sighed in relief when a high pitched toddlers voice answered. “Hey, Sam, it’s Vaughn. Listen, buddy, your mom will be out late tonight, so I’m coming to watch you, okay?” He paused then genuinely smiled and laughed. “Yeah, kind of like a sleep over. I’ll be there in a bit, bye.” He hung up and stopped by the car.

As Vaughn walked to a random car, Avery decided that whatever he was doing probably wasn't worth following him for. She turned around and went back inside, locking the back door behind her.

I don't know what he's up to, but I've got more pressing matters to deal with right now. Namely, the possible fate of the world, she thought, reaching the kitchen again.

Vaughn smashed his elbow into the window of the car, the window shattering and the alarm beginning to blare. He unlocked the car door and got inside, reaching down and ripping out a bundle of wires, the alarm shutting off. He fiddled with a few more wires, and was pleased when the car engine started up.

Element saw Avery walk in. "Where did you go?" she questioned, looking up from her book. She wasn't wearing her suit anymore, it was replaced by sweatpants, fuzzy socks, and a 'Stranger Things' sweatshirt. Her bandage was fresh, and instead of it being a wrap it was a large band-aid on the left side of her head. She wore cute glasses, and her hair was pulled into a messy-bun.

Dylan realized exactly how long it's been since he's really slept. Strangely, he felt fine, but decided to fake a yawn for Avery's sake, "Awww… yeah. I think I might conk out. Where is that room?"

"Just to check on something. Everything's all good," Avery replied with a smile. Noticing that Element had changed, she commented, "You look comfortable; changing seems like a really great idea right now. Let me go put on some real clothes."

She walked to her room and found some more comfortable clothes: black leggings, a mid-thigh-length skirt with a scene from The Lion King on it, and a matching shirt. After changing, she went back into the living room area and found Element still there, reading her book.

"Whatcha readin'?" she asked as she sat down next to her, pulling her phone out of a hidden pocket.

"It's just down the hall, any door on the left," Avery answered Dylan. "Those are the spare rooms."

"The book about the Universe stones." Element answered, looking up and smiling.

She pushed her glasses up on her nose and set her book down. "How's your shoulder?"

"Great! Find anything helpful?" questioned Avery curiously.

"Oh, my shoulder is doing okay. I kinda forgot about it, to be honest," she said, absentmindedly reaching up to tough it.

Element smiled. "Yes wounds are difficult. And no, not yet. Well actually, I'm doing most research on the time stone. It says that it has control over all time, in any galaxy. Nothing is beyond the time stone. If you can get it, you can bend time, or in The Flame's case, break it. Breaking time would cause all order to fall apart. The dinosaurs would devour spaceships from thousands of years into the future. Saber Tooth Tigers would battle our military. People would would come into the world, and grow old within minutes. It would be chaotic."

Dylan nodded happily, smiling, "Thanks. I'll see ya in the morning. Take care, now." He walked down the hall and took the last door on the left, leaving his onyx-stone pouch around the doorknob to show he had taken it. He sat on the bed, trying and failing to fall asleep.

He decided to play around with his new trick. That was how he had made sense of his umbra-kinesis, maybe this would be a similar deal. He pointed his right palm to the wall on the other side of the room from of the door. Focusing his mind as best he could, he willed a flash of light from his hand. The light painted the wall, and he recoiled as he had the same sensation of fire burn through his hand. Stifling a curse, he inspected his hand. Nothing but a soft glow remained.

Vaughn later arrived at the house and put Sam to bed. He sat in front of the laptop and researched The Flame. He frowned, nothing being good on the subject. He checked the address for Jared Mann, deciding to go check out his house in the morning. He took off his suit jacket, shoes, and button up, staying in his pants and a white undershirt. He sat on the couch, leaning back and resting his eyes closed.

"Wow. Yeah, I'd say we need to get that stone pretty soon!" Avery exclaimed. "But to do that, we need sleep! C'mon, let's find you a room for the night." She stood up and stuck out her hand, waiting for Element to stand and take it so that she could lead her to a spare room where she could spend the night.

Element sighed, put her book in her bag, and took Avery's hand. "This day has been all to long." she muttered.