Log:Hunting the Hunter

2014/06/18

Judgement Alanna Maxwell Yutaka Hunter

1  Alien District The Alien District is long and thin, stretching north and south on either side of StarDancer Boulevard, but of great historical significance: here aliens made first contact with the superhero StarDancer herself. A bronze plaque in the middle of the boulevard, toward the southern end of the district, commemorates this momentous event, while as does a park further north, with a statue of StarDancer and the alien shaking hands.

The architecture and style of many of the businesses here shows profound alien influence, even ones built more recently than the initial alien craze, as if here the fashion never went away. This alien flare manifest in the products too, and if you are lucky you may even see some actual aliens here.

There's some panic brewing in the northern park where the the Stardancer commemorative statue is. People are running and yelling about a villain attacking civilians. A call is just now going out to police about a disturbance. There are multiple reports with conflicting information. What is definitely known is there's attacks on civilians occurring right now.

Judgement's phone's twitter feed alerts her: OMG #villainbattle I hate this town! #AlienDistrict #HeroesHelp

Maxwell was at the Flying Saucer restaurant when things started happening so he was not very far from things. He hears the screams and decides to check things out, exiting the restaurant.

Right, things are going apeshit, so to speak... The dispatcher at the precinct (That's Gabbie of course!) texted Judith about the events in the Alien District. At the time her phone buzzed, Judith was landing on a rooftop not so far away. She paused to whip her phone off of its holster and glanced at the screen. She doesn't bother replying. That would take critical seconds. So she runs two steps and leaps. It's a high arc that crosses distance pretty quickly. She comes down dead center of the intersection nearest. It's a good thing she could see from a ways off that there wasn't really much late night traffic. "Alright." she mutters as she straightens up, rolling her neck, "What the hell is going on?" she asks aloud.

It's only 10pm, but some of the night life crowd has moved to the Alien District this time of night due to it being a weeknight. It's a popular place for the younger crowd due to the Matrix and pizza nearby. Near the shops, things seem fine but people are staring northward towards the large park with the Stardancer statue. People are running out of the park and screaming in a panic. There's a few plumes of smoke rising above the trees that block the view to the park from here. Kids on the sidewalk by the Flying Saucer are filming with their holovid phones, and some are texting and tweeting.

One kid asks another, "Is it a superhero fight?"

Another shrugs. "I dunno, someone told me there were two or three people in there fighting and attacking students!"

Maxwell raises a brow and then a bluish glow surrounds him and he lifts from the ground slightly and glides towards the park. Better see what is going on, and better to have his field up as well.

Considering Alanna's younger sister is in fact a student... and the sort to hang out in the Alien Distract, Alanna rushes towards the scene of the problem with best speed.

There's the sound of clashing metal from the park, and less screams than before. Perhaps because most of the civilians have fled, but there are still people left behind.

Okay, time for action. Judgement doesn't take time to stretch out or whatnot. People are scared. She takes off running. Where some folks are just fast... she has strong thighs, calves, feet... and pushes off with brute force. Were she on turf, she'd be leaving divots with each step taken, and she rushes towards the sounds of combat.

Upon getting closer to the park, the heroes can see a scattering of civilians. Mostly students, and some adults. Some are cowering in bushes and behind trees. Near the Stardancer statute are two figures in dark armored bodysuits with hoods and face masks that only reveal eyes narrowed in focus. Each wields a sword. One is approaching on a group of three high school students, of which Hunter is standing in the middle. The other is scanning the skies and the streets to spot the approaching heroes.

The group of students backpedals as one of the figures approaches, slashing a blade cross-wise. Hunter shoves the girl to his left away from the arc of the blade, then leans back and 'accidentally' elbows his friend Darren in the face, knocking him down to the ground and out of the arc of the blade. Hunter gulps as he leans back, the blade just misses his neck by inches. . o O (Didn't think they tracked me down already. This...is a tactically unsound position to be in...!)

Well, parks have turf. Turf gets divots when Judith runs. And she's running. "Freeze!" she calls out. You know. Nobody ever freezes when cops yell FREEZE. Except Jim Carrey as The Mask. But that's a movie, right? Right? Well, some folks have had super powers along the line of cartoons. Anyhow, she skids to a stop and points at them while yelling and such.

Maxwell doesn't need to be close for his powers to work, just has to be able to see. So he lifts more into the air, hoping that they don't have guns, he hates being shot. Once he sees the whole scene he readies himself, not moving, just hovering there in the air.

Alanna crouches and vaults right over the fence, tumbling to her feet on the other side and carrying on. She doesn't bother with shouting warnings. People are in imminent danger. Instead, she opens with a flying kick at the guy swinging the sword around. She makes sure to pull her foot back on contact to avoid breaking anything... she hopes.

The attacker winces from the hit but seems unphased and undeterred.

After getting kicked by Alanna, the first attacker is turns his attention to the cat girl. "A child has no business interfering." He falls into a low combat stance and prepares to strike.

The lookout reaches to her side and draws a cylinder. With a press of a button, it extends into a full length stance. She spins it with a flourish and falls into a defensive stance and waits.

The assassin winds up and throws a flurry of kicks and palm strikes at Alanna. Only one blow finds purchase; a side kick to her torso.

Hunter looks terrified by what's going on. He vaults over a bench and makes a run for it, diving into some bushes as fast as he can. . o O (I'm sure the city's finest has this. Just hope Darren and Ann have enough sense to run.) Once out of sight, Hunter uses his stealth to vanish and escape the park unseen.

Maxwell hovers there in the air and decides that he should start with the lookout so that way that one can't jump in with the others. He focuses his mind in that direction, seeking to stun the lookout.

The lookout cries out as she holds her head, dropping her staff and swaying dizzily.

Shaking her head, Judith mutters, "They never listen and... wow, catgirl's fast. Should've at least given them the -chance- to stand down." She says this as she trots forward and bends down to scoop up the dropped staff. "Seriously. Are you sure you want to be doing this?" she asks as she grips her other hand onto the weapon and just... flexes.

Snapping the staff in half, Judgement just remarks, "Look, if you want to try to hurt someone. Make it me... But be careful.. I might reach out and touch you back." There is somewhere between a grin and a scowl on her face.

The assassin with the drawn sword eyes Judgement carefully. The female lookout is still groggy and holding her head as she watches Judgement destroy her weapon, eyes widening a little.

Alanna takes advantage of the momentary distraction to vault over her assailant, spring off the Statue, then landing behind him slamming her fist into him as hard as she can.

The blow catches the assassin right across the face. His head snaps to the side and he grabs his jaw afterwards, glowering at Alanna. He holds his ground.

The assassin reaches to his belt and withdraws some small black orbs grasped between each of his fingers. He leaps back and shoots his hand out, throwing the pellets at Alanna and Judgement.

The pellets scatter. One hits the grass where Alanna was standing a second ago, but doesn't burst. Another hits Judgement in the chest, bursts, and the liquid inside sticks to her and begins to smoke with knockout gas.

Seeing pellets incoming, Judgement winces. She twists and leaps and is struck -dead- on. "Damn." she mutters until she coughs and shakes her head. "Alright.." she says as she chokes a bit. "Now ya done pissed me off. You are under arrest. Resist.. please." she mutters. Once the air about her clears, she takes a deep breath and holds it.

The assassin's eyes narrow as he only hits the thick legged woman. He looks around as if losing track of something and trying to locate it.

Maxwell frowns. Seeing as the one, the lookout is not as much of a threat, he decides to go for one of the others. He focuses on the one that just threw the pellets or whatever they were and tries to induce pain within him.

The Assassin does a repeat of the Lookout, grabbing his head and crying out in pain. His sword clatters to the ground. Throw the haze of pain, he shoots a glare at Maxwell, now knowing what felled his companion.

Things aren't looking good. They're exposed, out numbered, and they've lost track of their target. The Lookout reaches into her belt and throws a smoke bomb on the ground. After the smoke clears, she's vanished!

Maxwell frowns as the one gets away, "Have to work on that." he mutters to himself and then looks at the other. "Still standing eh?" he says and then focuses his mind to induce pain again.

The Assassin grits his teeth behind the face mask, his eyes glaring daggers at Max. He takes a wobbly step towards him, his fingers twitching as he tries to reach for something in his belt. And then he just...topples forward, unconscious.

When the assassin falls to the ground, Judgement immediately looks for any wounded victims. If none are found, that sword will get picked up and bent around the guy's wrists... makeshift cuffs!

Alanna flips to her feet, walking over to the downed assassin and kicking him in the ribs for good measure. Not hard, certainly not enough to more than bruise... Just venting frustrations, it seems.

Maxwell floats down to land next to the others, "Is anyone hurt, even if it's just winded or bruises, I can help." he offers.

"You have the right to remain.. hey, hold up there girl." says Judgement to Alanna as she turns the sword into steel-cuffs. "I think he's going to -stay- silent a while." she mutters.

The civilians cowering around the battle on the ground whimper and looks around. "Is it over...?" asks a young man, protectively covering his girlfriend as she lies curled up on the ground, frightened.

A pained groan escapes the Assassin's lips as he's kicked.

Alanna growls. "He could have /killed/ someone." she says, eyes glinting. But she leaves it at that, taking a deep breath. "... Yes. It would appear to be over. Did anyone catch why these two were attacking teens?" she asks, to the crowd. "Any cries of vengeance or intent or whatever?"

Judgement finds a few people scraped up and maybe bruised, mostly from running and falling, but there are no serious injuries. One teenage boy as what looks to be a growing welt on his head from where he was elbowed.

"Max." says Judgement. After all, she read the police files that named him. "See if you can help the kids. I think this guy needs to be sat on." and once the guy's hands are wrapped up well, she goes about basically searching him for other gear and weapons and such.

Maxwell will move through the crowd, giving small bits of healing here and there. His psychic surgery lets him fix quite a lot when it comes down to it. He moves a bit closer, "I can always find out from him, or try to look into the past here, though that isn't always reliable." he says.

The young man tries to help his girlfriend sit up, allowing her to bury her face into his chest. He holds her and gently pats her back, shaking his head in response to Alanna. "They just appeared out of no where and started attacking. They didn't say a word until you all showed up. Everyone started running when that one drew a sword," he nods to the Assassin.

Darren rubs at his welt as it disappears, thanks to Maxwell's aid. "Man, Hunter is such a clutz. He's lucky that guy was able to heal me up," he mutters irritably to Ann. Ann sits with her knees curled up to her chest. "T...they almost got us...thank you so much for saving us!" she says to Alanna and Judgement, eyes wet with unshed tears.

"Alanna!" A voice calls out, and the amazonian catgirl is suddenly tackle-hugged by a smaller woman... Who appears a little older than her, and bares more than a passing familial resemblance. "Oh god, you were kickass!"

The Assassin is carrying a small arsenal of items that Judgement can confiscate. Throwing knives, darts, lots of pellets, another collasible staff, some vials of green liquid, a line gun, rope, a lighter, no wallet or ID.

Alanna acks. "H-Hailey?" she asks. "Oh gods, you /were/ here?"

Upon further patting down, she can find MORE throwing knives. And just as she thinks she's found everything, she finds another combat knife hidden in the shoe. That's all of --oh geez, another knife. Really? That's definitely got to be all of it.

"Good lord, what is this.. Beyond Thunderdome?" asks Judith. "Hey Max, can you like... reach out and call Gabbie at the Precinct and get her to send a car?" she asks. All the gear is set aside. In fact, Judith puts on latex gloves before divesting the guy of that gear. After all, no need to contaminate evidence. And Latex Gloves fit nicely in a fannypack. Yep, she rocks the fannypack.

Hailey Harrison then practically bounces over to Judgement. "You were awesome too! All breaky and bendy- You're that Lawyer lady from TV, aren't you?"

When people began to run away, Yu, exploring Colonial Bay, was intrigued, when the screaming began, he became concerned, and instead of moving with the tide, he ran towards the trouble. As he neared he saw what was happening,. o O (Ninja...what are they doing here?) he thought to himself.

As the fervor died down and the heroes wrapped up, he walked closer, not knowing any of these metas, he keeps his distance...not wanting to pull too much attention to himself...

"Er... yeah." Judgement remarks, "But please... hang back a bit. This guy could still be dangerous. I'll need to question him and figure out something his comrades and why he was here in town. Something tells me anyone this well trained and well equipped wasn't just out on a random kid hunt."

From a distance outside the park and away from the crowd, Hunter watches quietly with a passive expression until the Assassin is restrained, noting the capabilities of the heroes present. Now that the second Assassin's disappeared, he decides it's safest to be near the crowd rather than alone. He walks behind a tree and disappears without a sound. Moments later, Hunter half rises from a crouch in the bushes he had dived behind earlier, some leaves stuck in his hair. "T-that was scary," he says, his voice shaking. There's some scratches on his face from the branches. He tries to climb out of the bushes. Just as he's almost clear, his lagging foot snags on a branch and he falls forward onto the grass. "Ouch..." he winces.

"You coward, Hunter! You ran and left us!" Ann scolds.

Hunter pushes up enough to look up at her. "I'm sorry..." he says with a pitiful expression.

"Hold on people. These were trained killers. Nobody did anything wrong here other than -them-." says Judgement. "Now, Max?" she asks, looking around while keeping a hand on the assassin... his toys well away from him on the other side of her.

Yutaka steps a bit closer looking at the weapons..

"Whoa, hold up. Everyone stay back." remarks Judgement. She does have a CBPD Badge clipped to her belt. "Fine." she mutters as she doesn't hear back from Max. She just pulls out her cellphone and speed dials. "Gabbie. I need a cruiser dispatched. We have a prisoner. Yes, I read him his rights but he's kinda napping."

Alanna nods. "... I'm not saying he should have abandoned you, but getting clear was a wise move." she nods at Hunter. "Are you alright? Not too shaken, I hope?" She approaches Hunter, patting him on the shoulder.

Hunter rubs his head and pushes himself up to his feet slowly, shaking his foot free of the tangled branch. "I'm okay, I think," he says as he pats himself down for injuries. "Just kinda bruised from bailing into the bushes." He grins weakly at her, nervously saying, "You heroes were AWEsome!"

Hailey watches Judgement. While her sister's one thing, she /does/ live with her. She's kind of passe. Judgement /looks/ like your typical superheroine though, and is /much/ more interesting. "So... you're like a cop too then?" she asks.

"I took a hiatus from the courtroom, and applied for a badge to work with the local police, yes." remarks Judgement. She hangs up her phone and returns it to its holster. For the record, the pile of weapons she's trying to keep folks away from does not include the guy's sword. That is now swordcuffs.

An asian civilian in a very expensive looking outfit clears his throat near the towering might of Judgement. "Would you mind if I took a look at the weapons?" he also eyes the masked assailant..

Hunter walks over to Ann, brushes some leaves out of his hair and holds a hand out to help her up. Ann folds her arms over her chest, makes a hmphing sound, and turns her head away. Darren takes the chance to move in and comfort Ann.

Darren takes a turn telling Hunter off. "Dick move, man. Seriously."

With a sigh, Hunter withdraws his hand, then shoves both into his pockets, looking glum. . o O (Great. Having to try and keep them safe and out of the way while protecting my own secret, and I get the cold shoulder for it. But...at least they're safe.)

"You mean the -evidence-?" asks Judgement. "Actually, it's likely best that nobody touch it at all until I can get it back to the station and logged in. Please stand back sir." she remarks. She has no idea this is a hero sort and an expert on lots of things.

Alanna shakes her head. "I didn't really /do/ much. I got in... maybe two solid hits on him, and one got away... But thank you." she looks at his retreating friends, then shakes her head. "They'll forgive you, in time. If not... well, they weren't really worth having as friends to begin with. She glances over her shoulder. "Hailey, stop bothering Judgement."

"I'm not bothering her!" Hailey grumbles. "I'm not, right?" she glances at Judith

Yutaka doesn't move off, but nods..."Ok..how about removing the mask of this guy?" he thumbs to the ninja mask wearing baddie. "I think perhaps I might be able to help..but I'd like to get a look at him." he smiles a winning smile, and pulls a card from his suit pocket, "Sorry, here's my card."

Yutaka Yamaoka Security Systems Consultant

There is other info on the card as well such as contact information.

Hunter looks over to Alanna and nods a bit, but doesn't seem entirely convinced. "I guess you're right," he says, but has little clue about whether it's true or not. He looks back at Ann and Darren, trying to figure out what friends are supposed to do in a situation like this.

Looking at the car, Judgement looks back up to Yutaka. "How does that make you someone to assist in the case? Are you in possession of information that can help in the case?" And then she looks to Hailey, a bit distracted as she shrugs, "No, just stay back away from the guy and the gear, okay?"

Yutaka nods once more, "I have worked with CB police before, consulted with them on a number of cases, as well as worked with SGG and some of the hero teams. It's been a while, but you can check the records if you need proof."

Sirens can be heard approaching the park. More civilians are gathering around the outskirts to see what happened.

"Great." says Judgement. The cops are arriving though. "We'll unmask the guy at the station. You're welcome to come there and give a statement or anything you think might help out." When she hears the sirens, she grabs the swordcuffs and lifts the guy by them. She checks to make sure the guy's not like... dying. But then stands over the gear. Don't want any of the kids to try to snag a gas pellet.

The Assassin is alive and doesn't seem to have any serious injuries. He groans a bit as he's lifted up by the wrists.

Yutaka nods, "I guess I will do that..." he sighs. o 0 (I shouldn't expect anything else I guess..)

Some cop units pull up to the park and exit their cars, hands on their holstered pistols as they survey the scene. Seeing everything in hand, they relax. A Starguard van pulls up shortly afterwards after getting called in around the same time as the cops.

"As I said, you're welcome to come file a statement and all. I need to make sure this guy has all the evidence stacked against him." says Judgement as she lugs the guy over to the van. But.. not before saying, "Gloves officers. Put on your gloves and then collect that pile of gear there. It's evidence." Yep, she still has her own gloves on.

Yutaka steps back allowing the police and Starguard to do their jobs. It's been 5 years, he shouldn't have thought anyone would remember him.

Hunter sighs and looks at his friends, who are still recovering from the scare. Hunter seems to be slowly getting over it himself. "How about...we get far away from here...and get some ice cream to calm down? My treat." He's really trying hard to find something to make them feel better.

Two officers put on gloves and go to collect the gear, while the Assassin is restrained with proper gear and loaded into the van. Soon, the Starguard van pulls away with their prisoner.

Ann and Darren seem to come around at the idea of getting out of here. Ice cream and free aren't bad either. They slowly get up and nod to Hunter. "It's a start," Ann smirks, then blinks and brushes some of Hunter's hair out of the way as she notices the scratches on his face from the thorn bush. "Are you alright...?" She asks in concern, then changes her tone. "Serves you right for knocking me over," she punches Hunter in the shoulder.

Hunter rubs where he's punched, mouthing "Ow...".

After the police finish collecting the evidence, they go about taking statements from some of the other witnesses, filling out the usual paperwork.

Yutaka simply melts into the crowd observing what he can. "Something stinks here..."

Yutaka heads home to do some research...

The trio of teenagers head off together, and are soon talking about what a story they'll be able to tell their other friends. Hunter keeps a wary eye out for any further signs of the second assassin as he walks along with his school friends.

When the Starguard van finally arrives at Starguard HQ, the guards open the back only to find their prisoner has vanished, along with the sword Judgement used to create makeshift handcuffs.