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Post by skyeknight on Apr 18, 2023 2:04:18 GMT
Ruby might have protested with the treatment of her scythe - her baby, but she had no choice. With the blade so singing hot that she could feel the waves of heat rolling off it, she ran forward. Sweat began to form on her brow. With a loud scream of exertion, she swung the heated scythe at the neck of one of the remaining hydra heads.
A claw almost knocked her off course but Caspar, seemingly managing to pull himself to his feet, clanked forward and deflected the blow, giving her a clear path.
She should have been disgusted since her scythe cut through the hydra's neck like a heated knife to butter. The creature's eyes (in that particular head) rolled back as gravity took over and it became a gory mess at the creature's feet.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Apr 19, 2023 23:56:20 GMT
Zuko had a better idea: heat up Ruby's scythe to cauterize the head instantly. It ended up working, and another head was down. Now there was only one left. But it looked like this one wasn't going down without a fight. Its jaws snapped as it tried to get Ruby.
"Oh no, you don't," Bella said through gritted teeth as she put all her strength into summoning the toughest, strongest vines she could muster. They looped around the hydra's remaining head. She pulled her hands back, her powers tugging at the vines hard like a pair of hands pulling a rope in tug of war. The hydra shrieked, but its head was now stuck in place.
"Ruby, finish it off!" Pocahontas called out.
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Post by zuyuri on Apr 20, 2023 1:38:41 GMT
The hot scythe cut through the second head like butter. Good. There was one last thing to get rid of and the town could sleep easily. But this last head wasn’t going to just sit by and let heroes slice him up. Zuko clenched his hands into fists, but the flames that tried to light were fizzled out. It wouldn’t get lit properly until he was dried. The hydra tried to taste Ruby, and Bella muzzled the teeth with vines, but this forced her into a tug of war. Zuko ran to the loose section of vine and added more muscle to Bella’s side. “Caspar!” he called over his shoulder. “Keep us in place!”
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Post by skyeknight on Apr 29, 2023 3:04:41 GMT
Caspar clunked forward, seizing the vines and pulling with all his might, hoping they would hold up against his strength. They did. The hydra's head was pulled back, exposing the neck to Ruby's still sizzling hot scythe.
While the blade was still hot, Ruby spun the scythe over her shoulder. It was so hot the gore was burning onto the blade. The pungent odor nearly made the young woman gag but she held it back and with a heave, she sliced clean through the creature's final neck. Another limp head began to slump and she hustled out of the way. When the body stopped twitching, then Ruby made a face.
"Ew, ew, ew, ew!" she whined.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Apr 29, 2023 18:46:48 GMT
It all happened quickly. Zuko and Caspar moved to help Bella while Ruby went in for the final head. She sliced it clean, leaving nothing but its hulking body behind. For a moment, there was quiet as everyone looked on. Waa it finally over?
"Did we...do it?" Bella asked, looking at Pocahontas.
Pocahontas nodded. "Yeah. A bit messy, but it looks like that thing is good and dead."
Bella gave a happy cry and jumped up and down. She couldn't believe it. They'd taken down the hydra. And besides a few bumps and bruises and getting covered with icky slime, it looked like everyone was okay. "We did it!" she cheered and threw her arms around Zuko, laughing. She suddenly stopped, realizing what she was doing, and quickly pulled away, her face turning red. "I mean, uh...that was, um..." She found herself stuttering.
Pocahontas came to the rescue by adding in "You should all be proud of yourselves. You really took the helm and worked together to win." For a couple of students, they'd done well.
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Post by zuyuri on Apr 29, 2023 23:21:32 GMT
With the slice of Ruby’s scythe, it was over. The hydra was dead. The town was safe. More importantly, no one was seriously injured…well apart from being covered in hydra spit and some nasty bumps. Zuko saw a hot shower in his future. Professor Locklear said they should be proud of themselves, and he did have a sense of pride. He had taken down a monster with a team, saving the day. Suddenly, he felt a pair of arms wrap around him and he tensed slightly. It was Bella. Zuko stood still, pride giving way to confusion. He had never been hugged by anyone of the opposite gender all his life. She even hugged him despite being gross. Should he hug her back? She was clearly happy from her sweet laughter. Just as he relaxed, Bella had pulled away, shyly stuttering. He felt some disappointment that it was over so soon. Her hug felt nice. “Uh…good job?” It was the only thing that he could think of to say in his swirling mind.
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Post by skyeknight on Apr 30, 2023 4:41:49 GMT
Ruby might have celebrated with everyone else. If she wasn't so disgusted by what had happened to her scythe. As the blade cooled, she saw that the heat had warped her precious scythe. A shaky breath left her. She couldn't cry. Not when everyone was so happy about killing the creature. But the way that crescent rose looked like someone had melted it down, splattered it in ichor and mistreated it, hurt her.
"I... I have to go."
She didn't wait for dismissal from her professor. She couldn't stand it. She couldn't even change it back into its more compact gun shape.
Caspar took a deep breath before picking up his shield. A little dented but all around fine. He scanned over his comrades. Particularly eyeing their professor after her fall.
"Is everyone okay?" he asked.
He knew he had taken a bit of a beating, but that was only because he had thrown himself in there like a meat shield.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Apr 30, 2023 21:38:43 GMT
All the celebration, and the disgust from being covered in hydra goo, was interrupted by the sound of sirens. Pocahontas turned to see a couple of police cars heading their way. She felt her phone vibrate and pulled it out. It looked like a few senior superheroes were finally on the way. "Looks like we'll be getting backup to clean up this mess," she said. Ruby up and left, which Pocathonas understood. Being covered in monster guts wasn't fun. "I'll take it from here. You all should follow Ruby's lead and head back to the school. Stop by the nurse's office after you get cleaned up. I'll meet up with you all later."
"Will you be okay?" Bella asked, remembering how her teacher had taken a hard hit earlier.
"Nothing I haven't dealt with already," Pocahonatas replied. "Go on now. You guys have earned some down time."
She headed off to the police cars after that, no doubt to give them a rundown of everything that had happened.
"Uh, I guess we better catch up to Ruby," Bella said, looking at Zuko and Caspar.
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Post by zuyuri on Apr 30, 2023 21:47:41 GMT
“Yeah. Good idea.” As Zuko turned and headed back towards the school, he felt a tiny twinge of guilt knotting I’m his stomach. He had been the one who heated Ruby’s scythe. Was she really that upset about it? He must have overestimated how hot it was and ruined it. Police were on their way, as were possible news reporters. Hopefully Mrs. Locklear could talk them down from blowing the proportions away too much. His face being on TV was the last thing he needed.
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Post by skyeknight on May 1, 2023 3:36:33 GMT
"We should celebrate! That thing was huge!" Caspar insisted.
In his gear, he had a long walk back to school and he wasn't about to turn their professor down when she released them. He would have to look into exchanging his gear for something a little less heavy but a lot more durable. Lessons for the future! But he felt pretty good about himself, especially since he helped stop such a huge beast. A glory high just like when he helped defeat Cinderblock.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on May 3, 2023 23:53:49 GMT
((End thread.))
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