Heroic Sanction - A Superhero RP

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Amelia watched as her father informed her that something had come up and that she'd have to withhold her opinion for now until a later time. That was perfectly alright though, Amelia had another appointment to keep anyway. She locked up everything in the proper format before leaving his office and heading upstairs to the private bathrooms, locking the door behind her. This place would do nicely for now.
She looked towards the mirror before pulling the ribbon from her hair and letting the former ponytail flow freely. The place she'd be heading to, she couldn't head to as Amelia Steel, no. She'd have to go as Dragoness. Of course though... there was one slight inconvenience. She'd have to change forms... and that meant...
Amelia sighed as she stared down at her hand before starting to undress from her expensive suit, folding it neatly and then placing it in her own personal private locker that was meant for such a purpose. Sometimes being a Dragon could be problematic when you had to fit into a human society.
Form changing into Dragoness meant that Amelia's body would change to a major degree. Between the increased mass, height and spikes that her body would gain, it would mean that any clothes she was wearing beforehand would be completely torn and ripped to shreds. It had happened a number of times to her before, and while she normally wouldn't care as her father assured her he'd be able to replace any clothing she ruined from her 'growth spurt' as he called it, if she could avoid ruining her attire then she would do so. Now was a more convenient time as she wasn't in a rush to transform and had the necessary privacy which would allow her to keep her identity concealed. Her father had taught her many things. Two of which were to keep her identity as Dragoness as secret as possible, and... to um... when in human form not reveal her naked body in public as that was apparently improper etiquette among humans. It was a natural learning process from when she'd been learning how to control her powers in her father's facilities. Dragons were very smart after all and learned very quickly, something Amelia had become proud of. She liked to please her father. She wanted to be a daughter he could be proud of. Only two people knew of her identity. Her father of course and the other being Abigail Grace who Amelia had met a few years ago and had grown very fond of. Her identities of Amelia Steel and Dragoness were her most important possessions according to her father. She had to protect them.
Regardless, while transforming she wouldn't have to worry about such a thing as by the time her clothing was destroyed, she'd already be Dragoness, however reverting to her human form naturally meant that she'd have no clothing on her person when she did so. ...It did make things very awkward. For now though, she'd be okay. She'd have to be Dragoness for a while and by the time she needed to revert back, she'd be able to do so in the safety of her room or this bathroom most likely.
She stared at herself in the mirror again before beginning the process. First of all... her pupils in her beautiful yellow eyes grew and then narrowed vertically into sharp points either end, like slits, giving her a rather animalistic and feral appearance. Her body started to become uncomfortable as the familiar pain she had become accustomed to took hold of her as her body started to adapt and morph. Her physiology changed as her body increased in mass and height and armored scales phased through from her skin and sharp Dragonic spikes erupted from various places among the scales. Her tail extended outwards from her lower body, also covered in the incredibly strong and tough armored scales. The muscles in her body seemed to tightly coil and then loosen as her Dragonic nature consumed her. Her fingers and toes gained sharp claws capable of cutting through even some of the strongest of metals and lastly her face morphed also, her teeth turning into sharp fangs. At last her transformation was complete.
Because she'd been able to take it slow, thankfully the pain she felt wasn't as sharp as if she had quickly shifted forms as she had done in the past and would likely have to in future. She breathed deeply feeling oxygen pump through her lungs and around her mighty body. She was in full control. When younger, she'd had a tough time controlling her Dragonic impulses, but not anymore. Thanks to her maturity and the training her father had been able to give her, she was an elegant Dragon who could keep her nature in check, not some mindless beast. She was Dragoness.

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Having left the private bathroom, unseen by anyone else, she had made her way to the roof of the building. Dragoness stared out over the vast city before taking a running leap off the edge, covering a lot of distance before she allowed a pulse of electrical energy to run through her body and shoot her like a shot of electricity from building to building at great speed. It didn't take her long to reach her destination. The roof of a building on the corner of the avenue. As she landed, the person she was meant to meet was already there. "Aerodaemon. I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long." She announced to the feminine super being, despite actually having made it there five minutes before the meeting time. ...That was another thing about Dragons. They were apparently big believers in punctuality.

 

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She was already in outfit when she was notified; she had meetings she had to go to. The worst part about them was the fact she was trying to get out of parole, not that it ever mattered anyway. Only Aerodaemon was actually on parole, Noah on the other hand, was not. The parole officer assigned to her, Mr. Richard Chafe, was not the brightest bulb on the tree and Aerodaemon kept blaming her reason for being in her room on fatigue. The room they gave her doesn't have a window, but they completely disregarded her ability to teleport.​

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The whole parole thing was ridiculous, but because she confessed and went there on her own they were willing to step back and not learn her identity, and they wouldn’t put her in jail. It made it hard, because although she did not go to school she still worked odd jobs and it made things difficult for Noah. She wasn’t entirely sure why they even bothered with a punishment if they were just going to put her on parole… and not even find it suspicious she was gone for 12 hours in her room.​

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She was in an alleyway by the building she was told to meet up, and she was rather slow at getting there. She was probably late, but she didn’t know, she never checks the time. She took a deep breath closing her eyes and allowed a gust of wind to blow and pick her up to a balcony. At that point it was a bunch of jumping from balcony to balcony. Not much of a problem for her.​

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When she was on the roof however she found out she was on the wrong building. Noah looked around and couldn't help but let out a laugh. She started to glide over a couple of buildings until she found the correct one. When she got there, she realized she wasn’t late at all. On a church nearby was a clock; she was a half hour early. Noah raised an eyebrow amused at it. Normally, she was either on time or late, never early.​

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She didn’t bring anything to occupy herself, so she decided just to practice her chameleon. She wasn’t the best at it, because out of all the abilities she practiced it was the one she never did. After a while, she became incredibly bored at it and sat down. She took off her mask for a minute to get some air on her face. She almost dozed off when she heard a noise and put on the mask immediately.​

"Aerodaemon. I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long."​

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Aerodaemon stood up shaking her head then looked at the time, “Although I did wait a while, I was very early. It is still early… so no, you did not keep me waiting.” She stood up and walked over towards her with a half smile on her face, “It is very nice to meet you.” She spoke softly; she almost bowed but did not. When she was an orphan, a good portion of the other orphans were of Japanese descent and so was a caretaker, she liked the customary bow because of how much respect it showed. But, she didn’t bow when Aerodaemon, as much as she would have wanted to.​

 

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Dragoness acknowledged the girl and what she said. This girl was punctual. She liked that very much so. "Likewise." She responded formally before glancing at the clock nearby. "Okay then. We'll be heading to Justice Central now where you will meet everyone else. Try to keep up as best you can." She informed Aerodaemon and suddenly flung herself off the roof again before zapping off to the next building with a jolt of electricity. She landed with practiced ease before jolting over to the next building and the one after. She slowed her pace so that the girl she was guiding could keep up, before she then proceeded forth again and again, deeper into the city.
At last, their destination was in sight. "We'll enter from the rooftop entrance. We'll make less of a scene that way." And yet again she was off, boosting into the air before coming to a halt and guiding her fall to land square in the middle of the rooftop. A perfect landing.Waiting for her companion to land, she began to walk over to a nearby vent before placing her hand on a secret, near undetectable pressure pad that made a keypad appear nearby. Moving over to that, she placed her hand on it before letting her eye be scanned by a device which determined she was indeed cleared for entrance. The device might seem like a simple scanner, but this one in particular had been designed by her father of course. It was perfect and couldn't be tricked in anyway. Security at Justice Central was top notch. Nothing would get in or out unless it was meant to.
A secret high security door, opened up granting the two access to the building. Dragoness started to lead Aerodaemon down the building when her keen Dragon ears heard familiar voices. Yes... their voices were recognizable before they came into sight. There they were. Oh good, everyone was getting along well. It seemed odd how everyone had come here by chance... but the young Dragon girl decided she wouldn't question it. It was a convenience she was grateful for. "Everyone." Dragoness spoke, revealing her presence. "This is Aerodaemon. She will be joining the Allies as well. Please give your best efforts in making her feel welcome." She told them, gesturing to the girl she had just guided here. "It's a good thing you're all here. That makes introductions much easier. Regardless, how is everyone? Are you all in good health?" She inquired, resisting the childish urge to run up to and hug Abigail. She had to remain professional and act how Dragoness would.

 

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"What?" Runner's mask wrinkled slightly as his jaw dropped. "Wow, I guess he did recruit someone in the last five minutes...freakin' billionaires. Where does he even find us al-erm, hi?" The young hero shrugged bashfully. He didn't realize he was speaking aloud. He raised a single gloved hand, the black sleeve of his leather jacket falling slightly to reveal a small patch of skin around his wrist. Then again, it made sense when Runner thought about it. Dragonness was...well, some science experiment or something. Or an alien? 'I should pay more attention.' Spirit seemed...normal enough, except for that weird, glowy thing her ears did. Shadow housed a demon. He himself was just a college drop out who spent days his freerunning. And One was an evil robot created by an evil scientist with the whole Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde thing going on. Not to mention Steel's own billion dollar-armoured suit-powered bodyguard whose part of the greatest superhero team ever. Marcus Steel, especially with his resources at AEGIS, could definitely have a potential list of other possible recruits. Runner himself, or rather, his secret identity, was approached at least twice before joining the Allies some time after their formation. So of course, he may not be the last recruit. "I'm...Runner," he said, shooting a hand out to shake. "Acrobatic extraordinaire and extreme frisbee practictioner," he joked about his powers and equipment.

 

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The image of Aerodaemon appeared on screen before moving to a separate box which was used for the live feed. That box was made smaller and moved to the upper corner as the main screen replayed the newcomer's entrance and tilted it 'Aerodaemon's First Appearance.'

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After that the two boxes merged once more and Alice began her introduction.

"Good day, Dragoness. Nice to meet you, Aerodaemon. I am Human Replica Weapons Unit 001. But I would prefer it if you called me Alice, or even One. I hope you enjoy your time among us."

Pause, shifting to answer. "I am operating at an hundred percent."

 

[/url]It seemed like in the minutes following her arrival, everyone ended up turning up in the kitchen, just by chance. Coincidences were quite awesome sometimes. It appeared Apostle had seen her and chased after her, she hadn't seen him but then again she'd been a bit preoccupied and hadn't had chance to look back. That just amused her and she was glad that she'd been able to stay ahead of him the whole time and he hadn't caught her. Her sure could really move when she wanted it to, though it had taken a while for her to master and to be able to go that fast without falling or smashing into a building. She was pretty sure anybody else would have died from some of her accidents while she was learning, thank god for her healing abilities. Either way, she was just happy that she could do that now and give him a challenge.

Spirit caught the can Runner threw at her, thanking him quietly and proceeded to drink it while listening to what everyone else said. The cold liquid tasted so good, she'd needed that. She listened to their answers to her questions, nodding, genuinely interested and watched how Shadow arrived. But for the most part she just listened, while enjoying her drink. However, the moment Dragoness entered the room, her face lit up, she'd been hoping she'd see her close friend today. They'd been friends for a long time now and they were some of the few people to know eachother's actual identities. She'd been one of the people to teach her how to get by as a 'regular' person and she'd do anything to protect her younger friend.

However, the new person who she entered with surprised her, she hadn't expected a new member of the Allies but then again she guessed it couldn't be a bad thing. She'd have to make an effort to get to know this new girl and hopefully she'd get a new friend out of it. Although, that name, it seemed awfully long and hard to remember, she would have to find a way to shorten it. Either way, as it came time to introduce herself, a big grin spread across her face. "It looks like the entire team's here now, what are the chances. Anyway, hey, I'm Spirit, healer and protector. It is an absolute pleasure to meet you, I hope we can become friends." She bowed her head slightly to the new girl as she spoke in a polite way. "And Dragoness, we're great, thanks" She answered her friend in a much less formal way, her face beaming.

 

Shadow remained silent when Dragoness had arrived just long enough to take a quick look at Aerodamon. He knew that he couldn't figure out what she was capable just by first glance, that would that actual combat or something along those lines to tell. "Welcome to the team." He said, before giving Dragoness a simple nod, showing that he was fine.[DOUBLEPOST=1359854245][/DOUBLEPOST]Shadow remained silent when Dragoness had arrived just long enough to take a quick look at Aerodamon. He knew that he couldn't figure out what she was capable just by first glance, that would that actual combat or something along those lines to tell. "Welcome to the team." He said, before giving Dragoness a simple nod, showing that he was fine.

 

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The first thing she did was nod politely at Dragoness in a thank you before the introductions started to roll in. The first thing she heard was Runner say,
"Wow, I guess he did recruit someone in the last five minutes...freakin' billionaires. Where does he even find us al-erm, hi?"

Not meaning to, she did chuckle at the comment, did they make a verbal bet or something before she had arrived? "I'm...Runner,"
he then extended his hand towards her for a handshake and spoke
"Acrobatic extraordinaire and extreme frisbee practictioner,"

She shook his hand and spoke, "Nice to meet you, frisbee huh? How far can you make one go?" This was just a return at the joke but she did happen to have a reply for herself, "The furthest I made one go was 120 miles." she lowered her eyes a bit, "It was a test that ended abruptly... a truck got in the way. I did get tired though. I have air based abilities before you get confused..."

"Good day, Dragoness. Nice to meet you, Aerodaemon. I am Human Replica Weapons Unit 001. But I would prefer it if you called me Alice, or even One. I hope you enjoy your time among us... I am functioning at a hundred percent"

She turned to Alice and held back the bow again and spoke, "It is very nice to meet you Alice."

"It looks like the entire team's here now, what are the chances. Anyway, hey, I'm Spirit, healer and protector. It is an absolute pleasure to meet you, I hope we can become friends."

She hadn't expected the "hope I can become friends" part, it made her a bit uneasy for a moment before she replied, "It is very nice to meet you Spirit. Maybe we could become..." she got quiet again then spoke uneasily, "Friends."

"Welcome to the team."

She nodded at him, she had not caught his name and had no idea how to reply in this case and this time she bowed slightly as a confusion reflex and spoke, "Thank you for the welcome."

Aerodaemon then stepped back a bit having acknowledged everyone who had spoken to her. She kicked her leg slightly which allowed for a small gentle gust of wind to flow for a moment before she spoke to everyone, "Did I miss anything important that has been addressed?"

 

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"If you're into purple hair, I guess," Runner replied to Apostle beneath his breath. Runner shrugged and looked at everyone who gave a small-phrased description of their powers. Once again, he realized how much his powers paled in comparison. Hell, he was the only one that, to his knowledge, AEGIS had to specifically make a form of weapon for him. Though his weapons, the Frisbees, were greatly augmented by his perfect coordination, the fact that he needed them made him feel less of the hero he was supposedly supposed to be. His jaw dropped at Aerodaemon's comment regarding frisbees. "Um...I'm more of a perfect-aim, never-miss kind of frisbee-thrower. Distance isn't really my thing," he responded sheepishly. "I'm a Beyonder. My power is....well, extreme agility, I guess. I free-run at "superhuman levels," according to AEGIS. Oh, and I can jump, too. Long story short, my powers make me perfectly balanced and coordinated," he added as he placed his half-empty can on the counter, "so my Frisbees never miss." He stuck an arm out so she could see yellow discs on the sleeves of his leather jacket, each adorned with a large 'R.' He suddenly realized that, as the freshman of the group, he didn't know much about the others except what was shared to him or already obvious. After all, he's yet to go on a "mission," aside from Steel's training missions, so he's hardly seen anybody in action. "You haven't missed much, but this gives me an idea!" The white-haired hero excitedly moved to the center of the group. "Why don't we all give each other a little taste of our powers? Mine's not much, but a demonstration wouldn't hurt, right? If we're going to be a team, we should know what we're capable of, shouldn't we? I mean, if that's cool with everyone..."

 

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Dragoness listened as everyone made their introductions and confirmed that they were well. Her ears twitched slightly as she heard Apostle mention 'Steel's daughter'. Obviously... that was her of course. She looked over to the Magician type hero and spoke up. "That is very kind, I'm sure she would be flattered to hear that. But take a girl's advice." The young dragon girl offered a cheeky smirk for a brief moment despite her usual formality. "I don't think you're her type." She concluded, letting that sink in, not that she was sure that Apostle was serious anyway. It was odd hearing such a comment. It made her feel prideful which was obviously something she liked, but... well, she was a Dragon and... technically human too she supposed, and she wasn't used to such comments from guys. She'd heard the news comment on 'Steel's attractive young daughter' before, but this was an interesting experience. Her father often told her that she was pretty as well, but he was her father, so it was natural for him to say such a thing.​

"Besides, it's probably not a good idea to try anything with your employer's daughter." she commented, amused at how her father might have reacted to such a thing.​

She then looked over at Runner as he started talking about his frisbees and powers. One thing her father had taught her to try and gain a better understanding of 'humanity' other than looking a lot at philosophy was psychology. Of course... she wasn't an expert, but judging from how he was acting, perhaps he was feeling... inadequate compared to the others? That wouldn't do. What would her father do in this situation? ...Other than crack jokes and try to lighten the mood. ...She should reassure him right?
"Runner is an important member of our team, as are you all. Everyone here has been chosen for good reason. Mr. Steel has faith in each and everyone of us. While things are just beginning for this team, there are no doubts that everyone here has 'hero' potential."
There was that word... hero. It was a word that awed Dragoness. Her father had talked to her about heroes when she was growing up, before she could even truly understand English (not that it took her long to learn) he had used the word numerous times when telling her stories whether they were about real life heroes such as the members of the Sanction, or whether they were the ones in those comic books. It gave her hope... She was dedicated sure, and had a strong will to master the impulses that her nature as a Dragon forced upon her and all the times her body was wracked with pain as a result from the experiments forced upon her, or when she transformed... Her life hadn't ever been easy. But then came the day her father had told her that she was made this way for a reason, and it wasn't to be used as a weapon... That she could use her powers to help people, to save them just as he had saved her. To be more than just a tool of destruction. ...That she could be a 'hero' too and bring people the same feeling of hope that he had bought her. That she could make a difference.

It had filled her with strength.

She wanted to meet her father's expectations. She wanted to grab such a dream for herself. It was the first thing she had ever truly wanted more than anything. She'd make her father proud and she'd live up to the purpose that had helped guide her.
...She had zoned out briefly. Runner had suggested a demonstration? That was a brilliant idea. It would allow for team bonding and for everyone to know where they stood with each other. If they were going to be a team, then they had to know what everyone was capable of as much as they knew the limits of their own powers. There was more though... Even Dragoness was curious as to exactly what her future team mates were really like. It filled her with a sense of excitement which she kept under control and hidden from her face. "That is an excellent suggestion. I agree if everyone else is willing to participate."

 

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The side conversation was recorded but ignored, as it involved personal details that were of little value to her at the time being. Instead Alice focused on the topic of a demonstration and nodded to agree that one could be done. However rather than wait for all to say it is a thing that she should do she took the initiative and started it. Hopefully going first will set the pace and motivate others to partake.

That is how these things seemed to work, anyway.

"May I begin?" There were no protests, least not in the short amount of time that she waited. So she started.

Alice stuck out her left arm and it began to glow, though radiating only a dim grey light. In a short amount of time it had transformed from an arm and into a small cannon, the metal bits slowly becoming more clear as you traced down from her shoulder to elbow. At the elbow it was all a silver metallic color leading up to golden plates.

"With this I can fire energy particles at varying strengths. However there is a recharge period after a certain amount of fire, the number varying as well depending on how strong of a blast I shoot. I would demonstrate but I do not wish to destroy the kitchen were everyone here obtains the food they need in order to survive. Even with secondary locations for nutrients it seems...rude? I believe that is the term for it."

After explaining it, the arm returned to normal. Though the other one now changed, showing a blade where the hand once was. This time all she had to say was it was strong enough to cut through most man-made and natural metals before it changed back.

"Besides these things I have built-in sensors, my a database which I store all the information I pick up, and an inventory. I am also stronger and faster than an average human however I will not claim that those traits are remarkable."

She paused to look around the room, her eyes adjusting every now and then. "I have rambled without actually showing my skills. I apologize, but that is all. Who shall be going next?"

 

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Runner smiled beneath his mask, but simply shrugged at Dragonness' comment. "Says the lightning dragon slayer chick," he commented, remarking on her powers. He turned when Alice spoke up and watched her, his eyes widening witch each arm, as she demonstrated her powers. "Holy crap! That's awesome! Does that hurt when you do it?" He asked excitedly as he stretched his feet to balance on his toes, a habit of his whenever he got excited. "Definitely one of the firepowers of the team, right?"

 

[/url]Spirit smiled at the new girl's reply, yeah, she had a potentially very good friend there so that was looking up. They seemed a little out of place currently but she expected it wouldn't take long for everything to just flow naturally. Then Apostle made his comment and she had to work hard to not react, how little did he know. She was one of the few people trusted with Dragoness's secret and she did not want to give away her friend's secret. She just watched her out of the corner of her eye and only looked at her properly when she spoke. She reacted quite well for the most part. Abi wasn't sure if Amelia had been flirted with properly before, that might be an interesting conversation to have.

Her attention was brought back to the conversation rapidly with the talk of giving a demonstration of powers. She honestly wasn't the biggest fan of the plan, most of their powers wouldn't really work in a kitchen plus her powers weren't exactly showy. What did they expect her to do, cut off her own finger?!? It would grow back so she could do that but she didn't know how squeamish Aero was, she didn't want to freak her out straight away. It looked like they were doing demonstrations anyway so what could sh-

"Think fast, Spirit!"

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"Batis!"

Shit. Spirit somehow managed to get a forcefield up in time to protect herself from the bulk of the attack, but the surprise made her stagger back, cutting her arm open on the corner of the work surface. "What the hell, Apostle?!? Seriously." She shook her head as she looked at him before looking at her injured arm, which had already mostly healed to leave a line of fresh blood on unbroken skin. Well, that was one way to demonstrate her powers. She looked at Aero apologetically, "Sorry for this idiot here. Yeah, I can make force fields and heal as you can see. Also when I don't want to be seen, I'm not" She explained, vanishing entirely as she said that last word. Moments later, Apostle's trousers ended up around his ankles to leave him in his underwear.

 

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Aerodaemon silently had watched everyone demonstrate their abilities. She found some/all of them extremely fascinating. She really didn't make a huge reaction until Apostle threw an ability at Spirit. It was clear he had thrown it at the girl who was not paying attention and when Spirit's arm was cut open she stared at it. Of course she had seen gore before, she has killed people before but the moment was very odd and unexpected. However before she could mention anything about medical attention... medical attention was already received, by Spirit to Spirit.

Aerodaemon crossed her arms at the entire scene. This kitchen was a really bad place for her to show and of her more impressive abilities. She ignored the slightly childish pants on the ground prank and looked around the room. The best she could show at this point was her control of wind, but she was looking for something to move around.

Her eyes shifted to a spatula on the other side of the room. She breathed out quickly before extending out her hand, "If you have any hats or items easily moved by quick gusts of wind I suggest you hold onto them now." she closed her eyes and breathed out and her breathe of air quickly turned into a gust of wind. She swayed her hand side to side as the spatula on the other side of the room was picked up from the counter and started moving in Aerodaemon's direction.

When the spatula got to her she kept it moving around her as she spoke, "Wind doesn't stay in one spot, so objects have to stay in constant motion when picked up by wind. They cannot hover in one spot, at least to my knowledge. However like in a home the wind can be blocked and-" she stopped motioning her hands and the spatula started to drop to the floor. She grabbed it before it did and looked at it while she said, "Gravity takes over."

After that point she didn't have anything else to say as she put the spatula on the counter and turned and looked for Spirit, "Oh, I must have missed her... maybe not?" she kept looking around for Spirit, "Invisibility? Sweet, I chameleon but I can't go completely invisible."

 

Shadow didn't know how to responded to what Apostle had just did, granted the vanishing of his pants left him with less ideas. Still he was the last person to share what his powers were. "Guess that just leaves me." Holding his hand to his side, he started to explain his powers. "I can do multiple things with darkness. Whether it be quick transportation, vanishing, or obtaining a weapon." As he spoke, the shadow formed by his arm started to ripple as a basic sword slowly appeared form it. While he could've made something different, a basic sword was all he needed to demonstrate his power.

 

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Runner threw out an "Awesome!" and "That's so cool!" during everyone's demonstration of powers, but for the most part, he slumped to the back. "Alright, so let's do a headcount. We have a half-dragon girl who'll probably be Pikachu's next evolution, a flying chameleon chick, a guy who can mold shadows into anything, a cyborg, an invisible healer, a wizard, and me," he pointed to himself with a thumb, "a frisbee-throwing freerunner who's also good with angles." He looked around once more and shrugged before grabbing a frisbee. "Guess it's my tu-"

Suddenly, before Runner could demonstrate his own contributions to the Allies, he was interrupted by a flash of light. A horizontal stream of blue light appeared behind the Allies before expanding vertically to create a floating, holographic screen.