Unread postby Arganaut » January 31st, 2013, 2:56 pm
Mia waited for a moment until the cops and Volt had all but disappeared down one street, most of the people watching the violence almost immediately following them. When the street was all but clear, save for a few unconscious cops, Mia quickly took off up to one of the rooftops and then immediately hunkered back down, following the trail of rubber bullets and electrified guns and cops they left in their wake.
As Mia caught up, careful to keep herself out of sight so that she could jump in when it was necessary, she saw the action continue. Volt seemed slightly out of breath, her hair standing a bit less straight than it had when she saw her outside the store. At the other end of the street seemed to be one of the lifts the police were talking about, ready to disconnect the power should she make a jump for it.
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The cops were right on her, the officers having all but caught up to line up their shotguns. With a simultaneous fire the hail of rubber bullets went for Volt, the girl trying her best to avoid the incoming volley. However, most of them struck home and, while it seemed she was able to take the hit, more welts appeared on her skin.
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Volt grit her teeth as she kept on running, spinning around to face the cops for a quick moment. A quick flick of her wrist and a jump of electricity was sent flying at one of the cop's shotgun, Manly's finest suddenly finding himself clubbed upside the head by his own weapon.
The police quickly reloaded their weaponry, opening fire on Volt again. This time the girl couldn't even pretend like she took the hits just fine, as the volley of bullets just struck her dead-on, leaving large, painful looking bruises all over.
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"Okay, that's it!" Volt screamed in pain, glaring down Manly's finest. "I just wanted to leave, to get out, but if you assholes want to fight, I'll give you a fight!"
Volt's hands flew towards the adjacent power cables, blasting them out at the ends facing the lift. Opening her hands up and sending yet further pulses of energy, she pulled the live wires towards herself.
Mia almost wanted to scream out in horror as Volt was violently electrocuted, screaming out in what sounded like an odd mix of pain, anger and... delight? Violent sparks and bolts of electricity were beginning to fly off her body, the Manly police quickly overcoming their own shock and awe as they quickly brought up their radios, trying to order the lifts to cut all power to Manly.
From her position on the rooftop, Mia looked around to see the various lifts being moved into action, even as Volt seemed to positively glow with energy. The welts and bruises on her skin began to heal over as her hair stood up straight, small arcs of electricity forming between the various strands. After a while, the police's radios seem to come to life, probably confirming that power into the town had been cut.
However, judging by what she was seeing, Mia was guessing that whatever residual power was left in Manly was going straight to Volt. After another few seconds, Volt's very veins seem to run a light blue, as if electricity was coursing through them rather than blood. Her hair took off in a violent series of arcs, seemingly being made up solely of electricity.
The shocks from the power cables died down, as did Volt's screams. She seemed to come down from whatever state the process had put her mind in, raising her head to look dead on at Manly's finest. Her eyes were an intense shade of almost white-blue, as her entire body crackled with electrical energy.
"Well shit."