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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 13:33:02 GMT -6
The alarm bells rang through out the street as people fled and police were on their way. Two men were inside going through the jewelry counter, grabbing anything shiny they could. In a blur Rapidos appeared, arms crossed and leaning against the door frame.
"Hola. Un robo en el medio del día ? Negrita, debo decir, me gusta."
One of the thieves turned to look at him, gun raised.
'What? I got that he said hi and he likes something.'
'Something about the day too. Shoot him!'
The man began to open fire and Rapidos quickly dodged the bullets with relative ease. He stopped, now standing behind the men. He spun one without the gun around and drove an elbow into his face. He collapsed like a ton of bricks.
"Yo preferiría si rendiste."
The man quickly flew out of the jewelry shop, literally going right through the roof. With a sigh Rapidos rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"Ugh, por supuesto que puede volar..."
He quickly took off out of the shop, following underneath the man as he flew down the street. He was waiting for just the right moment to take to the air himself. He could hear police cars following him in the distance. He'd deal with them later. He was tired of this police force's ineptitude and was beginning to suspect some sort of corruption. He'd investigate it later but for now he had a meta-human thief on the run, or fly to be more accurate. As he ran he noticed the street came to a T-intersection. Rapidos quickly ran up the side of the building and began to follow the man along the roof tops.
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Post by Laurel Queen on Apr 2, 2015 14:49:41 GMT -6
Rooftops had always been a fan favorite of Laurel's. They made for excellent perches and stoops and, often times, she could see almost anything from them. One might be wondering what the little blonde was doing in a city like San Fran, especially in costume at this time of day. The answer was to that was simple. She was in San Francisco for a few days in order to visit with the Teen Titans. It was something she did from time to time. Being a former Leader of the Titans as well as being a current Justice League Council Member, she found it her duty to check in from time to time. See how they were doing, help them out with something little, that sort of thing.
Laurel felt she had plenty of time to get to the Tower, though. She wasn't in any rush. After all, she was in town for a few days! With her hood down and her mask own, her grey-blue eyes scanned the area, trying to find something she could easily use to stretch her legs and have a bit of fun. The flight over had been a bit rough, mainly because the local airport tried arguing with her over landing the Arrow-Plane. She seriously needed to get herself a bit more credibility. Using her own name seemed to make it a bit harder at times.
Laurel was just starting to stand up in order to make her leave when something flee past her and the sound of sirens filled the air. Finally, something fun to actually do. She took off, running as fast as she could as she notched a Net Arrow and got ready to let it soar. Meta-Humans, they were always so much more exciting! Just as she was pausing to aim and release the arrow, though, some speedster run up and past her, throwing off her aim. "Shit," she muttered, lowering the bow again in order to start moving after them. She just needed to get one clean shot and she could have that flier grounded. But of course, there was a speedster in the way.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 21:25:02 GMT -6
Rapidos continued along the rooftops, relatively aware of an archer now behind him. He was fairly certain it was Laruel, the former leader of the Titans. He'd apologize for ignoring her later, right now he had a criminal on the run. The guy had a bag of jewels and likely a weapon of some sorts. Unless he could do more than just fly like a rocket, which was likely. He needed to take him down quickly as he was making his way towards the bay. Sure Rapidos could run on water, but only for so long. He sped up slightly, still trying to keep it in safe limits, and coiled his powerful legs. He jumped and spread his arms, releasing the wings under his suit for gliding. He quickly grabbed hold of the man and managed to guide him to the ground. The two landed in a rolling heap and lay there momentarily.
"Ok , eso duele"
'Seriously what are you saying!?'
The man yelled before Rapidos did a kip up and stood there, fists raised. He quickly moved forward towards the downed criminal only to get an energy blast to the chest. He was mentally chastising himself as he rolled through the air. Luckily for him an air conditioner managed to slow him down. he should've known better. The man was clearly meta and clearly had powers. He should've been ready for an energy blast, it was basic. Right up there with super strength and flying. He wouldn't make that mistake again, that was certain. But right now he needed to get up and stop this man from trying to get away.
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Post by Jor on Apr 13, 2015 1:19:07 GMT -6
The day had started pleasantly enough. Jor had left Titans Tower and gone wandering around the city. Lydia had suggested that Jor take a break from studying human culture and explore the city. San Francisco had various things to offer and it was a bit different from Metropolis. Jor had reconfigured his uniform into a pair of black shorts and a red shirt with a blue button down shirt open over top. He had learned that it would make people uncomfortable if he walked around in the uniform, it would attract trouble, they said.
Jor took another bite of his hot dog and looked at it. "This is a fascinating food. I am not sure what is in it, but it tastes delicious." One of the waitstaff looked at him. She was somewhere around Jor's apparent age. "You're not from around here, are you?"
Jor looked up at her. "I'm from the island over there. And before that, a park." He smiled and took another bite of the hot dog. The girl looked at him and wished him a nice day before going back to work. She'd decided he was cute, but he was too weird for her. Jor shrugged and waved as she walked away. A few miles away, he heard the sound of alarm bells going off followed by weapons discharge and Rapidos' Spanish dialect. Jor finished his meal and transformed into his suit. He leaped into the air and bounded towards trouble.
The yellow sun was allowing Jor to slowly develop his powers. The Titans were helping Jor acclimate and master his powers. His ability to leap tall buildings had increased slowly to a hover. He was told that eventually, he would develop the ability to fly on his own. Jor was looking forward to this. He liked flying.
Jor landed near the scene and saw Rapidos hit with an energy blast. A quick scan with X-ray vision told him that the speedster suffered no permanent damage. Jor waved to the bad guy. "Hello, Rapidos is speaking an Earth language called Spanish. He asked you nicely to surrender. And his most recent comment was him complaining about being in pain. You should probably surrender before you hurt someone. Taking the belongings of other people is not very polite."
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Post by Laurel Queen on Apr 13, 2015 6:19:02 GMT -6
Laurel wasn't an idiot, and she was sure that new leader boy, 'Rapidos' wasn't either. He'd seen her, but he was doing his job. That was al least something she appreciated. And while she couldn't run nearly as fast as the speedster, it didn't stop her from trying to catch up. She slid almost perfectly to a stop on the edge, her eyes trained on the scene below.
She positioned herself again to get the net arrow ready when she saw the energy blast. She made a mental note of that. Flying, mixed with that, if there was anymore on his lift, she knew some form of special restraint might be needed. For a moment, she even wondered if the net would hold him there. But then a thought came to her and it brought a smirk to her lips. She slowly lowered her bow and put the net arrow back. Instead of assisting, she could just watch, observe, and if things get too rough for the boy, then she'll jump in.
She shifted a little, crouching down on the edge of the roof with her bow to the side, like a bird on a perch. With the addition of Superboy at Rapidos' side, she hoped that this little 'team' couldn't fail in taking the thief down. Because if they didn't, boy was she going to get on their asses about their training. Shr actually rolled her eyes, trying not to laugh as she picked up what Superboy said to the man. 'This is what we're left with, huh? A spanish only speedster and a kid who thinks asking nicely will get the job done. We're ruined, aren't we?' she thought to herself. Her left hand reached into her quiver to grab a smoke arrow. If worse came to worse, she would let it soar, but for now, she was just getting ready. "Good luck, Titan's," she whispered.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2015 13:17:30 GMT -6
Jor's arrival was exactly what Rapidos needed. Mainly because he needed some back up right now and that was exactly what he brought. Sure Rapidos could take some thug out. He'd only gotten hurt because he'd arrogantly rushed in, much like any speedster. In the end though, he needed to stop him. Rapidos lay there, examining the situation. The thief was brave, dumb but brave. Everyone knew what the symbol on his costume meant, he was a Super. It made him pause, but he didn't give up. It's a sort of dumb bravery type of situation. Rapidos did a quick kip up and cracked his neck.
"Si, that's basically what I said. Maybe you should learn another language. Expand your horizons."
'I never saw a point in learning another language. Why should I learn Spanish in 'Murica?'
Rapidos rolled his eyes but quickly his hands began to move, almost forming a ball. It was his usual 'Speed Force Blast' which really was just a concussive blast of super wind. He could feel the wind forming in his hands, fighting against his hands to be free.
"Dime, ¿alguna vez has jugado Street Fighter?"
The man just looked at him quizzically. Keeping an eye on Jor expecting Rapidos to distract him before Jor knocks him out. Rapidos though just smirked as he felt the wind was ready.
"HADOUKEN!"
He shoved the ball forward and hit the man in the chest. It sent him spinning through the air where he landed with a thud, rolling. Rapidos laughed and dusted his hands off smirking lightly.
"Never gets old."
Now that he had others here he'd gone back to English. he just noticed speaking Spanish to criminals who didn't tended to confuse them. Plus it was his natural language. He'd grown up speaking Spanish around the house, his mother having learned it for Mas.
"Superboy..."
He threw him a pipe.
"...use those for handcuffs. Try not to hurt him much. The police should be here soon enough."
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Post by Jor on Apr 27, 2015 0:28:46 GMT -6
"There is nothing wrong with learning another language. I learned 17 languages yesterday. They are more helpful than you think. You never know when you might need Mandarin or conversational Interlac to assist you." Jor did not get the reference that Rapidos made. He shook his head. "He wants to know if you've ever played something called Street Fighter? I don't know that reference."
The shouting of Hadouken didn't make much sense to Jor. He added Street Fighter to his list of things to research. Jor gave the thug who went spinning a quick scan with his x-ray vision. Nothing broken, though the man would have some bruises. At least Jor didn't have to hit him. That was nice if nothing else. He caught the pipe that Rapidos threw him and looked at it. The request to use them for handcuffs made sense. He hoped the thug did not have anything resembling superstrength. The Kryptonian boy bent down and started bending the pipe into handcuffs for the thug.
"Please let me know if I make them too tight. Within reason of course. I will not be falling for that trick again anytime soon." He bent the pipe into a shape and gave them a quick weld with his heat vision. Not enough to burn the man, just enough to make the metal stick. "I would imagine that if you apologize to the people you stole from, they might go a bit easier on you. There is precedent within your legal system. Were we on Krypton, you'd probably just end up in the Phantom Zone." He looked around for a voice he heard earlier.
"Rapidos... There is a woman on a rooftop, pointing a bow in our direction. This is becoming a recurring theme in my life. Who is she?"
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Post by Laurel Queen on May 6, 2015 14:15:54 GMT -6
I heard you had a voice like an angel Hadouken? Was he serious right there? Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, she almost couldn't believe her ears. This was the future of the world, resting on the shoulders of kids like Enrique and Jor. But their stylings really should matter that much to her. Because, if she were honest, she probably wasn't much better when she was a kid, when she was the leader of that very same team that she saw down there now. She paid close attention to each of their movements, watching out for even the smallest of mistakes on their parts in order to be able to point it out to them if and when she had to swoop in and save the day. They were working together quite nicely, however, and she liked that. She glanced away for just a moment to see the flashing red and blue lights in the distance. Seemed like the cops were making their way to the scene. That was good. When all was said and down, she put her bow back on her back and smiled down at them. She wasn't really expecting them to be paying that much attention to her, though she watched as Superboy glanced up at him and started to say something to Rapidos. Well, it seemed it was time for her to find her way down there. She stood up and moved out of sight so she could moved along the roof to a fire escape and make her way down to them. She might have a super voice, but she didn't have the ability to land on her feet from that high up and not break her bones. Something she might need to work out in her suit, actually. It would definitely be useful, after all. "GOod work you two." Laurel kept her hood up as she moved out of the alley and towards them. "We haven't been properly introduced yet, Superboy. I'm Emerald Siren. Back when I was the leader of this team, though, I went by the name of Speedy. It's always nice to see a fresh face keeping the dream alive," she said to him, offering him that small smile before looking down at the bound meta. "The cops will be here for him shortly. I guess it was kind of hard for them to miss Speedy Gonzales and Flyboy here moving through the city." She would be more surprised if some news cameras hadn't some how caught even a snippet of it all. That alone would have got the cops off their lazy asses, or she could always hope. 429 | @rapidos, Jor | This post coulda been better. So sorry about that ^^; |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 11:56:56 GMT -6
Rapidos stared at Jor. 17 languages? He sometimes forgot the guy was basically a computer. So picking up a new language was likely easy for him, however it still threw Enrique off a bit. Mostly because the guy behaved so normally, well normal to him at least. He was gaining more and more human aspects with each day, it was impressive. Enrique knew that if Jor kept on his path they'd likely each be on the Justice league or Avengers. Of course he also knew that where ever Jor went Roxy would likely follow, it was kind of adorable. He'd been observing the two for awhile now. Enrique knew it was Jor's membership that had become the driving force behind Roxy joining the Titans, whether she'd admit it or not. As Jor cuffed the man Enrique glanced up to the roof top in question.
"Oh mierda, estamos en problemas..."
He said with a groan. If Laurel was in the area and observing that meant nothing good. She never seemed to stop by and give them congratulations. She always had something she needed to add. Something to nit pick. Sure the team wasn't perfect, but he'd also never claimed it. They still worked extremely well together. His only concern was the fact that maybe they didn't work together as often as they should.
"Oh I wouldn't worry about Robin, Superboy. She may talk big but she's mostly harmless."
He never paid much attention to her threats. Primarily because there were so many of them that after awhile they'd lost their punch. As Laurel came down to them he nodded his head to her. 'Keeping the dream alive'? Was she serious? What an odd thing to say. However if she wanted to speak in cliches then that was on her.
"Speedy Gonzales? Really? Ignoring the vague racism of the name, that name is still annoying to me. But yes, perhaps we should continue this conversation elsewhere. Otherwise the police begin asking questions, unnecessary questions at that. One of us could carry you, Speedy."
He said to Laurel before glancing over at Jor. Sure between the two of them there'd be no issues carrying her. Jor had super strength and he himself had a variation of his father's powers. It allowed him to temporarily impart the Speed Force onto someone while they were touching.
"I am curious as to what brings you to this city after all."
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Post by Jor on May 20, 2015 0:02:37 GMT -6
"I do not believe this should be that big a problem." Jor shrugged, watching the criminal carefully. His senses were attuned to the here and now. He had been learning to do that since it was rather easy for him to get distracted by something off in the distance or even nearby with all the electromagnetic polution. He looked over at Rapidos. "I am not worried about her. I am invulnerable enough now that her primitive weaponry cannot harm me. You would be more effective at injuring me. Though not by much."
As Laurel came down and congratulated them on their work, Jor nodded. "It is nice to meet you as well, Emerald Siren. I read about your exploits in the Titan's computer when I had five minutes to spare. You are impressive." He smiled at her. "My face is very fresh. I made it a few weeks ago. I am glad that my face pleases you." The cartoon reference gave him pause for a moment, while he consulted his memory.
"Yes, a reference to an antiquated children's cartoon with vague racial connotations." Jor looked Enrique up and down for a minute. "I believe that Rapidos is slightly taller than the mouse." It was an attempt at humor. Jor had been slowly absorbing knowledge about jokes. It was slowly working for him, he thought.
"I could actually carry both of you easily. If you don't mind the jumping from place to place."
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