Prompt Post - Part Ten
I am REALLY, REALLY SORRY about taking so long, guys, and about not being around much recently. I've been busier than I have in a while, and it just kept slipping my mind between uni applications and volunteering and all sorts- for some reason I thought we were much further off a new post.
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“Relax,” Neil said, leaning against the wall behind her as he fixed his hair. “She’s the great-great-great-great…there are a lot of greats, granddaughter of Poseidon and Persephone’s training her using Hecate’s big book of witchcraft. Plus there was that whole thing with making the Gods mortal and…yeah. Theresa’s got it.”
Zatanna just stared at him, “Who are you?”
“Oh come on!” Neil exclaimed, exasperated. “I’m Neil! Supermodel! Hello! I’ve been in like, fifty commercials and modeled fifty times that!”
“Neil, get your butt over here or help Atlanta and Archie!” Jay shouted, moving into a defensive position as Theresa snapped up a magical shield to block Cronus’ blast of magic.
“Alright, alright! I’m coming! Don’t get your panties in a bunch, sheesh,” Neil didn’t even pocket his mirror as he walked over to the group attacking the Chimera.
Robin tossed a few explosives beneath the Chimera. The explosions jarred it, flinging it onto its back where it promptly rolled over and dart towards Robin. Atlanta skidded into its path, dropping a series of explosives created by Odie. The chimera scurried atop them and exploded. Violently.
Neil stopped in his tracks as the Chimera’s guts and goo covered him, head to toe.
He twitched.
Atlanta and Archie stared. Silently, they turned to one another. In the next instant, they were laughing, unbothered by the Chimera’s innards covering them.
A spasm ran through Neil’s body and he let out a bloodcurdling shriek. “EAAAGHHHH! MY HAIR! MY CLOTHES! OMIGOD! THIS IS DISGUSTING! EAAAGHHHH! MY SHOES! MY BEAUTIFUL MIRROR! AAAARRRGGGHHH! ATLANTA! YOU MADE THE CHIMERA COVER ME IN ITS INSIDES! THIS IS THE MOST DISGUSTING THING I HAVE EVER - SON OF A MOTHER-”
Atlanta and Archie stared. Archie commented, “I didn’t know he had such a wide vocabulary.”
“OMIGOD GET IT OFF GET IT OFF GET IT OFF! SOMEONE’S GONNA DIE GODDAMMIT MY HAAAIIIR! MY BEAUTIFUL HAIR!”
“Go kill Cronus, Neil! Cronus brought the Chimera here! It’s all his fault!” Archie shouted.
“Yeah!” Atlanta joined in. “Not Robin’s or my fault! We didn’t bring the Chimera here!”
“I CAN’T FIGHT LIKE THIS! I’M HIDEOUS! THIS IS PRIME MOCKING MATERIAL!”
“Cronus looks like a corpse, Neil,” Atlanta pointed out.
“…” Neil blinked. He turned, slowly, to face Cronus, “CRONUS! YOU ASS! YOUR FUCKING PET MESSED UP MY GORGEOUS HAIR!”
Cronus stared. Theresa stared. Jay stared. Odie stared. Herry stared. Artemis blinked. Miss Martian looked concerned. Aqualad swore in Greek and Zatanna succeeded in restraining one of the serpents.
Odie chuckled, “Oooo Cronus, you’re gonna get it now. You messed with Neil’s hair.”
Cronus shot a glare at Odie, “Oh be quiet.”
“And clothes,” Odie added. “And skin. Face it man, you’re screwed. Right Jay?”
“Yep, pretty much screwed,” Jay nodded, leaning on his collapsible staff leisurely.
“RAAHH!”
Neil stopped abruptly, squealing, as a mass of muscle landed in front of him, heading straight for Cronus.
“Wait!” Jay shouted, nearly tripping over his staff in his haste to stop Superboy from charging Cronus. Herry got there first, tackling Superboy out of the way and managing to pin him to the ground as Atlanta intercepted Kid Flash and Aqualad shouted something violent in Greek as the remaining serpent was ripped off him courtesy of Archie’s Hephaestus whip.
Jay raised an eyebrow at Aqualad’s Grecian profanity while darting towards Herry and Superboy as Theresa continued dealing with Cronus. Archie, Artemis, Aqualad, Miss Martian and Robin were heading there anyway. Neil just seemed frozen.
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Superboy grunted. Jay decided to take that as a ‘yes’. He turned to Kid Flash, who was staring at Atlanta, shocked, “Got it?”
“What? Yeah, yeah, alright dude. So you guys are the Titans, right?”
“We don’t call ourselves that, but yeah, I guess we are.”
“How’d you pin me?” Superboy questioned as Herry released him.
“Hercules is my great-great-great…there are a lot of greats, grandfather. It’s a family thing, superstrength,” Herry shrugged. “My Granny has it too.”
“Dude, Hercules is mythical,” Kid Flash said.
Herry snorted, “I wish.”
“He doesn’t like you?” Superboy questioned, looking puzzled and hopeful.
“What? No, he likes me. He’s just disgusting. Boxers and muscle shirts and socks all day long. He’s not very godly, even for a demi-god.”
“Oh.”
“Superman really isn’t good to you huh,” Atlanta said, ignoring the fight that was occurring. The others were handling it alright and Cronus hadn’t summoned a portal yet to retreat. She counted that as a win.
“He completely ignores Supey,” Kid Flash frowned.
“So, what, Superman doesn’t even train you in how to use your strength in a fight?” Herry asked.
“Well, no.”
“Wonder Woman does though, right?”
“…no…”
“...” Herry looked at Jay and Atlanta. Atlanta smiled. Jay exhaled and nodded. Herry grinned and turned to Superboy, “You’re gonna meet Granny. She trained me first. And then Hercules. And then we could train together, which will be awesome because the only people near my strength level are the Gods and that is not a fair fight.”
“Batman-”
“I’ll handle Batman,” Jay cut in.
“You’ll handle Batman,” Atlanta repeated with raised eyebrows. She crossed her arms, “Please. Hera will.”
“…that’d probably be a better plan.”
“Yeah - Therri!”
Jay whirled around. A bolt of purple energy shot over his shoulder and collided with Cronus’ back, sending him staggering forwards as Theresa slowly pushed herself to her feet amidst the debris of the shattered wall, wincing. Atlanta brought her wrist crossbow down.
Jay turned to Atlanta and Kid Flash, “Think you guys can distract him?”
The speedsters nodded.
“Throw me at him when we hit top,” Atlanta said to Kid Flash. He nodded and they sprinted off, blurs of colour.
“I need you two to come at him from either side. Start with the side then move to front and back. Herry, you’re at front. We’ll get some restraints on him then, Herry, your rope.”
Herry mock-saluted him then pushed Superboy to the right.
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He shot her a grateful look, :: Thanks, yeah. ::
:: Telepathic link established. ::
:: Speedsters running distraction. Strongest on attack from either side. Odie, do you have the restraints with you? ::
:: No, but I can definitely make some with some of the stuff here. Robin and Neil could help. :: Odie responded.
:: Do it. Artemis, Archie, you’re on long-range, make him angry and hit any projectiles he tries and throws at us. Theresa, Zatanna, think you can try and keep him from making a portal out of here? ::
:: On it. :: Archie and Artemis agreed.
:: How do we do that? :: questioned Zatanna.
:: Follow my lead. :: advised Theresa as a purple glow surrounded her body.
:: Aqualad, Miss Martian, you’re with me. We’re going in- ::
:: Aw hell… :: Atlanta swore as she careened through the air, slightly off-kilter, and Cronus managed to twist and swat her towards Theresa. Cronus, ever good with timing, snapped a hand up and a black portal rimmed in orange spawned in front of him. He stepped through an instant before Kid Flash would have reached him.
“Theresa, Atlanta, you two okay?” Jay questioned, jogging over to them.
“Yeah, we’re good Jay. Bumps and bruises,” Atlanta reported, getting to her feet.
“And a sprained wrist,” Theresa winced, cradling her wrist from where she had landed on it wrong. “I’ll need to wrap it.”
“Well that sucked,” Artemis commented.
“He always runs when he’s backed into a corner and know he’ll lose,” Odie explained. “And it’s taking me ages to rebuild that last portal restrictor so we’re relying on Therri’s magic right now.”
“And I’m nowhere near his level,” Theresa sighed.
Herry squeezed her shoulders, “Aw, don’t beat yourself up Theresa. Last week your shield couldn’t withstand an explosion like that. That was an awesome explosion, by the way. Glad it wasn’t my truck.”
“Thanks.”
“Ah, hello?” Neil pushed forward. “Can we speed it up here? I’m still covered in Chimera guts and I have-” he checked his cell, “fifteen minutes to get to my mani-pedi.”
Jay looked at Theresa and gestured to the League teenagers, “Therri, think you could…y’know?”
“Doubt it,” Theresa grimaced. “I’m not skilled enough to overcome the shields.”
“Don’t think we should anyway,” Odie added. “Theory Gamma, remember Jay?”
“Yeah, you have a point,” Jay turned to the League teenagers, clearly having a telepathic conversation. “Odie, call Hermes. Tell him we need Hera over here and the usual clean-up. Also, tell Chiron he needs to look at Theresa’s wrist. Therri, Neil, Archie, you three head back to the school.”
“Finally,” Neil exhales.
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Completely forgot to finish posting the rest of it to here. Sorry!
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