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Post by vamptai on Mar 14, 2010 2:53:04 GMT -5
It was a very dreary day, that was for certain.
People were out and about in rain-slickers, ponchos, and umbrellas, and a thick sheet of rain was coming down on top of Jump City. It was the kind of rain that blew in at an impossibly precise 45-degree angle, leaving your head under the umbrella dry but soaking your pants. People were forced to walk against the wind, for fear of getting wet. And unfortunately for Wally, superheroes couldn't afford to be seen in public with rain gear; it was a fashion faux-pas.
He took shelter briefly underneath a store-front, moving a hand over his forehead and flinging back his hair. As if running around the streets in spandex during the end of winter wasn't enough, now I'm hydroplaning across the streets... He sniffed, wiping a water droplet off of the bridge of his nose/mask. Oh, he better not be getting sick. If he caught a cold, that'd be a whole day off from heroing - which he would normally jump at the chance for, but heroes were stretched thin here and the number of criminals was on the up-and-up.
There was a break in the clouds, and a couple rays of sunlight shone down on the bustling hubbub of Jump. Quite a few people stopped what they were doing just to crane their heads upwards, looking to see if any rainbows were forming in the sky. Wally followed their lead, glancing upwards while shielding his eyes from the sun. He caught a glimpse of something vague and smiled when he focused on it, taking a small amount of delight in the colors. Hey, there's one.
A scream just about made him jump out of his skin, and as he whirled around to try and figure out where it came from, he spotted the source; at the bottom of a hill, a little boy's ball had gotten away from him and rolled out onto the street. The boy had chased after it, not looking to see if it was safe, and now an SUV was bearing down at him from the top of the hill. Even if they pumped the brakes, they wouldn't be able to stop in time. That kid would die.
He was vaguely aware of his hair drying as he booked it to the kid. Within seconds he had the kid under his arm, and he nudged the ball over to the sidewalk before depositing the kid next to his (very vocal) mother. He grinned as the kid stared up at him wide-eyed, but was alerted to further danger by - surprise, surprise - another scream. He whipped around, and noticed that now a dog had made it's way into the course of the vehicle, apparently chasing after the ball.
"Oh come on, pooch! Remember 'look left, then right, then left again'?!"
The words were mainly lost as he was already on the move, picking up the small little cocker spaniel with both hands and putting him down next to the kid. It had a collar, it probably belonged to the kid; if not, the owner would find it. He was entirely prepared for another scream, just because he figured this one was going to be a hat trick, but was startled when he instead heard QUACK.
His shoulders sagged and he limply spun around, confirming what he just heard; a family of ducks, crossing the road. He groaned, throwing his hands up into the air. "Are you se- ARE YOU SERIOUS?! THIS ISN'T EVEN IN THEIR MIGRATORY PATTERN!" Nevertheless he sprinted into action, scooping up the mama duck and all her lil' babies before returning to the sidewalk. Lowering them down onto the ground, he stood up and moved his hair out of his eyes -- exactly 5 seconds before the SUV passed him, splashing him with a big puddle. He stood still for a moment before spitting out water, all too aware of just how disgusting that was. He felt like he needed to gargle with bleach.
He trudged his way over to a chair outside of a restaurant, plopping down into it before resting his right elbow on the arm of the chair and his head on his right hand. He expelled a big sigh, mainly of relief, before scowling.
"That's it. I'm on my breaktime now."
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Post by kevin on Mar 14, 2010 12:20:14 GMT -5
A young man with spiky black hair just so happened to be roaming around the same rain fallen city, cursing himself softly for forgetting his umbrella at home. The rain didn't bother him too much at least, but it still would've been nice to stay dry and not run the risk of getting sick. He would've ran home at super speed, but running the risk of civilians seeing him and his powers in action was too high. He'd get kicked out of school for sure!
And so his only other option was to hope that the rain would pass soon, which luckily for him and everyone else, it did. Unfortunately however, a loud scream was heard, causing Kevin's head to jerk towards the source. Screams usually meant something bad or dangerous, thereby making it his business to check it out. He saw a kid, chasing after a ball in the street, and a large SUV about to flatten him. "Oh no!" He exclaimed, about to jump into action, but before he could move, a yellow and red blur appeared from seemingly nowhere and saved him. "Whoa... What the heck was that?" He questioned himself aloud.
Before he could even try to answer his own question, another scream was heard. Once more before he could spring into action, the same blur appeared again, saving yet another victim. He wondered how many more people were going to be victim's of the road today. As if in an answer to his question, there was a loud quack. "Quack? Ducks? Why are there ducks in the street?! Why are they even in town?!" No sooner had the words left his lips, there was a third occurance of the blur, except this time Kevin could see who it was, his own speed trained eyes able to track the movements.
Was this the Kid Flash that Starfire had told him about? It had to be, that's the only thing that made sense. He had to meet him, and thank him. If it wasn't for him stepping in, Kevin most definitely would've been found out and expelled. He walked over to the spot where he was resting with a friendly smile on his face and extended his hand. "Thanks for saving those people. I know heroes don't get thank you's often, plus I owe you one myself."
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Post by vamptai on Mar 14, 2010 19:23:08 GMT -5
Kid Flash sniffed again, scrunching up his face. Would he have to get nose-plugs for when he patrolled in the rain?! That would look ridiculous, and make him sound even more ridiculous. But now that he thought about it, it felt like he really was coming down with a cold. Great, he thought, that's going to have me moping about my apartment all day long...
Wally'd just finished wringing out his red mop-top of hair when someone approached him, and he listened to the guy thank him as he pulled off one of his boots and emptied it into a nearby storm drain. He had no clue how all that water had gotten in there, but at least it wasn't there anymore. He replaced the boot swiftly and got up from the chair, taking the pro-offered hand and shaking it. "You're welcome then, I guess." He squinted at Kevin, almost scrutinizing him, but in a childishly naive manner. "Wait, what do you owe me for? Do I know you?" He turned his head, looking back at where the kid and his mother had been and gesturing with his thumb like a hitchhiker. "Relative of the kid, maybe?"
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Post by kevin on Mar 14, 2010 22:36:59 GMT -5
Kevin mentally scolded himself for saying that last part. He hadn't meant to say he owed him, but it had slipped out. Oh well, might as well tell him the truth. He laughed nervously and shook his head. "No, I'm not." He answered rubbing the back of his head. "If you wouldn't have saved them, then I would've had to. Which probably would've gotten me inadvertantly kicked out of school." He explained, glancing down at the ground with a sheepish look on his face. He looked back up, smiling again. "So, again. Thank you, Kid Flash right?"
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Post by vamptai on Mar 16, 2010 3:38:22 GMT -5
If he hadn't saved them? This guy didn't seem like an off-duty cop or your regular concerned citizens. And why would that get him kicked out of school? The light bulb in his head flicked on, and a smile crept across his face as he understood. People liked to joke that Kid Flash was a bit slow in the head, but he was really just as quick on the draw as any other person. "Ah, I gotcha. No problem then!"
"Yeah, that's me. Kid Flash, speed's the game, fastest kid alive, yadda yadda yadda. The bulk of that was Flash trying to get me a good public image." A very tiny white lie; yes, his uncle had pushed forward with a substantial P.R. campaign to get him a good image in the public's eye, but Wally's growing ego had certainly loved the attention. "So then, have I seen you around? C'mon, give me a clue, like...color scheme, accessories? Catchphrase?"
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Post by kevin on Mar 16, 2010 22:00:23 GMT -5
Kevin was actually surprised that Kid Flash had gotten what he was referring to. To be honest, he was expecting more questions than that, apparently he was fast on his feet and in the head. He had to admit, he was impressed. He grinned, glad he didn't have to fully explain the story for once before someone got it.
Kevin laughed. "Well it looks to me like he did a good job." He replied. Though one of the lines Kid Flash had just said kind of struck a nerve within Kevin. 'Fastest kid alive.' He didn't know if he could agree with that one. Then again that was probably just his arrogance talking. Maybe a friendly race was in order to see who truly was the fastest kid alive?
Kevin scratched the back of his head. "Well, you may have seen me. I'm not as famous as the Titan's of course." He answered chuckling. "Let's see, color scheme; green, white, and black. Accessories? Um.... I guess shades and a turban." He answered, then took a step back for the catchphrase answer. If he didn't recognize this, then he hadn't seen him at all.
He struck a heroic pose. "Guardian of the city!" He struck another pose. "The Protector of the innocent!" He struck yet another pose. "I am! The Amazing Kaya-man!" He finished, striking his final, and in his opinion coolest, action pose. "Well? Ring any bells?"
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Post by vamptai on Mar 20, 2010 2:15:03 GMT -5
"Yeah well, I guess so. To be honest I'm glad he was my mentor, instead of say...Batman. I don't think I'm the type of guy who could pull off a cape."
His arms crossed, Wally waited and listened to the clues Kevin was giving him. If he had remembered to be impatient, he would have been tapping his foot, but he was too distracted for that. He'd stumbled upon another hero out of costume, his #1 priority was figuring out who he was.
When Kevin began to strike his poses, Wally's first thought was something along the lines of "how silly". He caught himself, though, and reminded himself that of course it would look silly, the guy wasn't in costume. They were probably much more impressive in the right context. When he was finished, Wally turned his thoughts inwards and began to try to piece together the mystery. Hmm. Green, white, and black, plus shades and a turban...
There were a couple beats of pause before he started and snapped his fingers, a grin beaming across his face. "Ah! I HAVE seen you before! Yeah, you're a pretty popular up-and-comer!" Topic of discussion, what next, what ne- "So you're not with the Titan's yet? Not even honorarily? Robin passes out his communicators like candy now."
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Post by kevin on Mar 20, 2010 18:11:07 GMT -5
Kevin couldn't help but laugh at the cape comment. "Capes aren't actually that bad. Just gotta make sure not to step on them while you're running."
Kevin pulled himself back into a normal standing pose as he waited to Kid Flash to see if he recognised him or not. Maybe he still wasn't as popular as he'd hoped, which that thought in itself made him sigh. He snapped back to attention when he heard the snapping of fingers, glancing back up to see the red headed speedster now with a grin on his face. That grin brought his hopes back up, maybe he was getting some recognition as a hero.
Flash's grin put one on Kevin's face as well. "Thanks." He replied scratching the back of his head. He nodded in response to his next question. "Actually I was made an honorary Titan by Starfire after I helped her defeat some blob thingy. I think she called him Plasmus." He answered pulling the infamous communicator out of his pocket and extending it for KF to see. "Although.... The thought of making another hero team has popped into my head recently. The Titan's can't be everywhere at once, ya know what I mean?"
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Post by vamptai on Mar 29, 2010 2:44:00 GMT -5
Step on a cape while running? That gave him a mental image, and that mental image made him cringe involuntarily. He shook the image out of his head, nodding in agreement with Kevin. "Ouch. Yeah, that'd be worse than a 10-car pileup."
"Plasmus, huh? Congratulations then! If you fought him and came out on top, then you're not likely to be disgusted by anything else in the hero business. He slimed me once; for weeks, I couldn't get rid of the scent of burning plastic."
Despite the rain having stopped, his hair was still sopping wet. He raised a hand and spun it around, blow-drying his hair before considering what else Kevin had just said. "Another team? Makes sense. And there have been a lot of new guys like yourself showing up, so I guess you'd have a pretty good roster depending on how well they take to the idea. I could help you scout for members, if need be!"
He didn't say it, but he'd tried doing the "in several places at once" before. But at best he could only leave afterimages...and there was that one time he accidentally ran into uncle Barry...there was probably still a man-sized indentation in one of the walls of his aunt and uncle's house.
But that thought bridged to another, and he found himself thinking about what he'd heard of Kevin's super alter-ego. People often said that he was "there and gone in a flash", and the choice of words made him laugh good-naturedly, but his curiosity was peaked. The only one who could ever keep up with him was his uncle Barry, and Barry was so much faster than him...Wally's top speed was a walk in the park, by comparison.
Not that he'd bring it up, not so soon. He'd already delivered that corny "fastest kid alive" line that he liked so much, and challenging Kevin to a race immediately afterward? He didn't want to seem that arrogant.
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Post by kevin on Mar 29, 2010 21:51:20 GMT -5
Kevin laughed at KF's description. "You have no idea." He replied, kind of implying he had done it before and the results weren't pretty. It did hurt, though he did end up banged up pretty badly, it was nothing time couldn't heal. Though it still took a while.
"Thanks! Glad to know it doesn't get much worse than him, that had to be the single nastiest thing I've ever fought in my life." He shuddered at the thought of being slimed by that oozing creature. "Glad he didn't get me that bad.... Atleast it came out though right? Smelling like that forever would not attract many ladies."
He watched the red haired speedster blow-dry his hair, with his hand, and was quite impressed with his ingeniuity with his speed. He smiled at the young Flash's generosity. "I appreciate it! I was actually thinking though, maybe you could join?" He said, the same smile on his face as before. "I mean, with two speed demons, we could practically keep the whole town safe ourselves." He added, thinking that detail was important to say for some reason.
And no sooner had he mentioned the two of them both being speedy, the question of which was faster started running around in his mind. It was actually a rather intriguing question, one Kevin wanted the answer to. But he didn't think it would be right to just challenge him to a race, not the best way to get someone to climb aboard your team. Maybe after all the talk about keeping the city safe and making a new team was done, he would ask about the race.
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