Rose
It was nearly nighttime in the Riverside District when Velox reached his vantage point, a three story building overlooking one of the smaller streets towards the water on the western part of town. He knew from personal experience that the Top Hats had one of their stash houses on the third house from the right of the intersection towards his left across the street. This was his target for the night, not only to get some hefty cash prize from the drug money stored inside but also to get his hands on one of the drug runners who would have more intel about how one might get his hands on someone further up the food chain. 

It was a risky plan, true, but Velox had surprise on his side. Nobody knew he was coming. Nobody even knew he existed. They were after Matt Vaughn, mid-level enforcer turned fugitive. A nobody in the grand scheme of things. But he was done being nobody. He would take what he was owed, starting with enough money and information to buy himself some new friends with Nova Imperium. He didn't particularly fancy working with the Nazis, but desperate times make for strange bedfellows, he supposed. 

The last glimpses of the orange evening sun were just disappearing over the horizon as Velox crouched down on top of the apartment building he had chosen as a vantage point. He struck quite the formidable image in his costume, all black with only his eyes visible through the black helmet. Not that anyone would see him coming if everything went according to plan.

As the last rays of sunshine moved beyond the horizon and night fully fell over New London, Velox decided to make his move. He stretched out his power, basking in the electric rush that overcame him whenever he tapped into his speed. Time seemed to slow down around him as the flock of seagulls on the horizon seemed to stop mid-air, their distant cries a faint echo barely audible, stretched to nigh imperceptible sounds in the altered state Velox now found himself in. Bright blue lightning crackled around him in all directions as he thought to himself: *Showtime.*

With one push Velox launched himself forward, moving at inhuman speeds across the building to the edge and moved straight down as if defying the laws of physics themselves. At this speed any surface allowed him to move as if they were the normal ground underneath his feet. Effortlessly he ran down the frontside of the building until he reached the street level below. He reminded himself of the security precautions he knew the Top Hats had for safehouses such as this one. They would be at least half a dozen guards, likely armed, standing watch over the money and ammunition stored inside.

To any outside observer Velox would be merely a bright blue blur of light, nearly imperceptible on a passing glance, too fast to notice unless you were looking for it and too fast to react in any case. He had to remind himself that he had the element of surprise and speed on his side. He had time. He would use that to his advantage.

Methodically he would run around the condo which served as the safehouse, jumping over the white wooden fence with ease before moving out towards the back. He would maintain his speed to check for any Top Hats standing guard outside. If there were any he would need to take them out before moving on to the inside. The last thing he needed was to get blindsided. But for now he did simple reconnaissance. He wanted to figure out how many and where his enemies were before he acted rashly. 

That was one of the advantages his new powers offered to him. He could take things 'slow'. He had the time to react consciously rather than relying on gut instinct. Split second decisions could be stretched into a longer timeframe, allowing for more time to react and to consider what to do after. It allowed him to be in control. He was no longer reacting to what others did, but dictating how they needed to react to him!
Andre
As Velox surveyed the city around him he would see a few pedestrians making presumably walking home after staying late. Even in this post end of the world life people had overtime it seemed. In the distance the sound of a car could be heard, not an uncommon sound in such a large city but there were far fewer than you would expect. Personal cars were an extreme luxury now and most families couldn't afford one.

It wasn't long until the orange glow of the setting sun was replaced with the electrical blue light of Velox activating his power. At the speed he moved it took very little time for him to arrive at the Top Hat safehouse. Immediately he noticed one gang member standing on the front door speaking on his phone. Continuing on his his scouting trip around the condo taking note of the defences. All the windows seemed to be reinforced with metal bars and the doors had heavy metal hinges and reinforced locks. Clearly they wanted to keep unwanted people out.

As he arrived at the rear of the condo he saw two more Top Hats in the process of carrying a large box out of the back door. What was in it was unclear but from the looks on the gangsters faces it was clearly heavy. Continuing around the otherside of the building he saw much of the same as before. Reinforced windows and on this slightly closer inspection it became clear they were blacked out.

Once he made his way back to the front the man on the phone had moved, a reminder that despite appearances his power did not stop time. Perhaps the more concerning thing was the fact the Top Hat had his hand around the grip of a handgun he was pulling from his belt. The man appeared to be moving slowly but was definitely moving and was turning towards Velox, what the new cape would do next is to be seen.
Rose
Velox now had his targets, or at least some of them. One man out front, two in the back, possibly more inside. Reinforced windows and doors. This was the right place. There were also two people carrying a heavy box out of the back door, he was certainly interested in its contents. But first things first. He needed to dispatch the guards and clear the house. Looting would come once he had the area secured. 

As he saw that the man out front was going for his gun Velox recognized that his window of opportunity was shrinking fast. The guy had obviously been observant and noticed the blue streak moving past him. He needed to be dealt with. Lightning crackled violently around Velox as he channeled the energy along his right arm as he stepped out of his speed for just long enough to let the electric charge shoot out towards his opponent, guiding it towards him by pointing at him. 

The charge shouldn't be lethal, unless the man had a pacemaker in which case it might cause a heart attack. Assuming he was a healthy man, however, it would merely overload his nervous system, knocking him out. 

As soon as the blue streak of lightning discharged and left his body, Velox stepped back into his speed, watching the world slow down again. He would take a few steps to the side, starting to move back around the house, but keeping his eyes on the man he had just shocked, watching him go down. Once he was sure that he was no longer a threat, Velox turned his attention to the other pair of men, his next targets. 

Knowing that the situation could have changed drastically in just the short time he had been out of his speed, Velox carefully ran to the back of the house, keeping an eye out for any projectiles or other threats that might come in his direction while looking to see what awaited him out back.
Andre
The Top Hat had done well to react to the speedster doing a lap of his safe house. It wasn't enough though as lightning shot though the air hitting him straight into the chest, the impact causing him to fly back a few feet before hitting the wall and slumping to the ground. Smoke began to rise from the mans chest and the smell of burnt hair filled the air.

As Velox ran back around to the other side of the building he could see the two men had reversed their direction of travel. They were currently in the process of rather hurriedly rushing back into the building and pulling the door shut as they passed through. Unfortunately for them it wasn't close yet and at the speed Velox moved he could easily approach should he wish to do that.

At that moment a strange feeling came over Velox. For a moment the world around him seemed to turn grey, sound and smell vanished and as colour returned he found himself looking at a now closed door. The two men who had been part way through were no where to be seen. As he looked around he couldn't see anything immediately suspicious unless you counted the lack of people as suspicious. The only thing that even caught his eye were a pair of birds flying above.