Samuel was settling down into his usual seat for the night and ordered his first drink when the wall fell down on him.  He heard his spine snap before he felt it, compound fracture by the fell of it, a good three hours to heal, either way he was out for this one.<br/><br/>"Jack. It seems that she has broken my spine.  You're gonna have to take her yourself."<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>Terrie has caused such lovely chaos.  Just as she had intended right from the start.  (Even though that was not quite what she has in mind when she first walked up to the club, but good luck convinced her otherwise.)<br/>"Oh put a sock in it!  This song sucks anyway."  She yelled back at one of the dancers who had called out to her.<br/><br/>-------<br/><br/>Jack was standing next to Johnny and Daniel when the wall fell in, and slowly walking out onto the center of the floor, listening to Samuel.  Once he was in front of Terrie he started to address his party crasher.<br/><br/>"Well, seeing as how you just broke my friends back I'm gonna have to ask you to leave. But if you want to challenge my authority to do so then I'll ask if we can take this outside instead."<br/><br/>-------<br/><br/>Studying the man before her, Terrie didn't even try to bite back her laughter as she jerked her hand to the hole in the wall behind her.  Really she should be more careful considering she was not in costume, but being careful was for old ladies as the Batman.<br/>"Outside?  With that new hole in y'all's wall, I would say we are already outside wouldn't you?"<br/><br/>Jack responded by pulling out his knife from a sheath stuck up the back of his shirt, he then held the knife loosely in front of him.<br/><br/>The knife draw didn't phase Terrie one bit as she bent to pick up a hunk of rock as big as her head.  Just big enough that she should have had trouble lifting it but didn't.  Sitting it on her shoulder, she tilted her head slightly at the would be security guard.<br/>"Is that knife supposed to make me regret my ways and apologize for breaking your friends back?  Or even run away screaming like a maiden hoping a big strong 'hero' comes to my rescue?"  Laughing she closed her eyes and shook her head.  Which was probably a mistake but she just didn't consider Jack a threat.<br/><br/>-------<br/><br/>"Well considering that the 'hero' isn't exactly here to save you."<br/>Jack decided that the gloves were coming off, and with a bit of will he cast a spell that caused a flash of light, and when everyone's eyes adjusted Jack was in costume.  His purple trench coat was now in place and underneath it were all his toys.  Still holding his knife loosely in his right hand, his bat was now in his left, coursing with electricity from his joy buzzer.  Over his eyes were his sci-fi glasses, which just looked epic with the rest of his outfit.<br/><br/>----------<br/><br/>Terrie let out a low hiss as the light blinded her.  Crouching low, she blinked away the spots that dances in front of her eyes and tried to see the incoming attack.  When none came, she stood slowly, the rock still nearly held in place on her shoulder, as she studied this guy in his now outlandish costume.  Lucky her.  She did not have to go easy on him then.<br/>"Nice jacket, though didn't your mom ever teach you it isn't nice to blind people with it?"  Yes.  Bad joke is bad.<br/><br/>----------<br/><br/>"So if you don't mind I'd appreciate it if you'd go to the roof as we'll settle our differences there, that way none of my customers will break a limb.  If you manage to knock me unconscious I'll have my boys buy you a drink.  But if I knock you unconscious then you'll fix the wall, and then I'll buy you a drink.  If I kill you or you kill me the deal is void.  Sound like a deal?"<br/>Jack finished his speech by putting his knife in his coat and raising his hand to shake her's.<br/><br/>All the while his glasses brought up information on the girl.<br/><br/>Name: Terrie<br/>Occupation: Villain<br/>Code Name: Rockslide<br/>Powers: Earth manipulation, magic based<br/>Warrants: No current warrants<br/>Attitude: Wild<br/>Observation: A girl after your own heart.<br/>Side note: you will likely enjoy this fight.<br/><br/>---------<br/><br/>Hearing out his offer, Terrie did not take long to think it over.  "What is to stop me from running out of that hole in the wall right now?  Not that I'm going to cause looks like I get a drink either way."<br/><br/>Terrie was not out to kill anyone.  Ruins the fun when you have a bounty on your head for murder.  Heroes did not take kindly to killing one of their own (regular people she knew were a slightly different story).<br/><br/>A subtle movement of her feet had her grounding herself before reaching out and shaking his hand offered hand.  She had no way of knowing what his powers were, but at least she was trying to play it slightly smart.  If he tried to shock her, it wouldn't work as well as he probably would have wanted it too.  Physics.  Got  to love it.  "Sounds like a deal to me purple coat.  I'll meet you up there on the roof."<br/><br/>With that she dropped the rock of her shoulder ad climbed out of the club through the hole in the wall.  The climb was non graceful and she got stuck for a moment, wiggling her butt trying to get unstuck, but soon enough she was out and scaling the wall to the roof.  As she climbed, she changed into her costume, shedding clothes on the way up.  She wished she had her sandals and her vials, but that is what she got for picking a fight without being prepared first.  Least she had her mask on though she suspected it wouldn't do her too much good as she rolled onto the roof and fitted it into place.  Better late then never though.<br/><br/>--------<br/><br/>After Jack shook hands with Terrie he turned towards the stairs.  On the way there he motioned Jill towards him.  "Get the camera and go to the roof adjacent to ours, stream the fight into the bar, no point in having a fight if no one can see it."<br/><br/>Jack arrived on the roof just a few seconds after Terrie.<br/><br/>"My assistant will be recording the fight from that building," Jack pointed towards Jill on the adjacent roof.  "Do try not to hurt her, good assistants are very hard to come by."<br/><br/>Jack settled into his fight position, crouched down slightly, knife forward, and bat tip just above the ground.<br/><br/>-------<br/><br/>Shrugging her shoulders, Terrie slipped out of her shoes and bounced on the balls of her feet.<br/><br/>"I make no promises in that department.  She was not a part of the deal.  If she stays out of the fight and has good reflexes for when we miss, then she should be fine.  If not...She wasn't a good assistant to begin with.<br/><br/>A quick study of him made Terrie grin.  Oh.  She wasn't gonna go in close.  Not just yet.  On one of the bounces yet.  On one of the bounces she brought her heels down hard enough to send micro fractures through the roof.  A normal person couldn't see them, especially the further they got from Terrie, but a microscope might be able to pick out the ones she was standing on.  She was up to something, though she did not quite know if her plan would work just yet.<br/><br/>----------<br/><br/>Jack yelled at Terrie from across the roof.<br/><br/>"Your move my morally challenged friend."<br/><br/>---------<br/><br/>"I am morally challenged?  I'm not the one recording the fight to get my rocks off later.  Either that, or your ego is the size of Stark Tower...Might want to bring it down a few paces."  With that said, Terrie made her move, coming in close and moving to grab the arm knife.  She had hopes of twisting it and making him drop it so she could use it.  She would also bring the arm closer to her mouth to take a chunk out of it.  No one ever claimed Terrie to be smart...or fight fair.<br/><br/>----------<br/><br/>As Terrie made her move towards Jack's knife, he smiled.  She fell for the bait.  As she got close enough to grab his arm Jack brought his knife arm back and thrusted with his bat, right at her gut.  And considering that the bat was brimming with electricity, that is gonna hurt.  Jack followed that by throwing a fire ball from his knife, strait at her face.  When you don't have super powers you can't play fair.<br/><br/>----------<br/><br/>Terrie barely had time to react as she missed the arm with the knife. Sensing she was about to get it thrust through her gut, she jumped back. Though not far enough back as she was punched in the gut, but not by the weapon she was thinking out. She let out a low hiss as the bat bruised her muscles and the electricity sent a slight zing through her body. Being grounded as she was (barefeet in contact with something that had once at least been earth), helped knock off some of the power from the zap.<br/><br/>That did not stop her from dropping down low and clutching her stomach. Which actually turned out to be a good thing as she missed that fireball by sheer inches, the flames scorching her hair some. The zing had not been powerful enough to lock her muscles which she was incredibly grateful as she pounded her fist on the ground to create more micro fractures in the roof. It also served a dual purpose by giving her enough spring extra force as she aimed her head direction for Jack's stomach slash groin area.<br/><br/>She also made sure she was fully grounded this time before making contact with him. Her feet were barely on the roof, but that would be enough for her. "Careful with that fire. Don't you know it can be smothered?"<br/><br/>------------<br/><br/>Terrie's counter attack caught Jack unprepared.  Ouch.  Good thing he was crouching a bit or that could have gone a bit farther south.<br/><br/>Jack tossed his knife behind Terrie.  He then reached into his pocket for his ice charm, placing on Terries back and then one-handed cartwheeling over her, all while she froze in place.  "Here let me cool that off for ya."  It wouldn't stop her for long but it would give him some breathing room.<br/><br/>Picking up his knife he gave her a really hard telekinetic push.  It should send her a good five feet back.<br/><br/>-------------<br/><br/>Score one for Terrie! Though while she was dancing mentally, she should have kept her focus on the battle instead of what she had just accomplished. Feeling the ice pendant place on her back as her opponent did that cart wheel off of her, Terrie bent over backwards trying to get to it. Hence why she was frozen in a u-shape, one hand and both feet on the ground with the other trying to reach the pendant.<br/><br/>Mumbling under her breath, she tried to breath heavily and warmly to try and get the ice to melt faster. Never mind that it was magical ice and did not have to completely obey the laws of physics. That was a bit lost on her.<br/><br/>The push did send her back about three feet and then physics took over. Given her unbalanced state, the push back had titled her just enough that at about three feet, she fell over. Which had the added effect of shattering the ice that encased her. Score two for Terrie! She had beaten your ice cage thing. Shaking off the last of the ice and the charm, she carefully caught it. "Hope this wasn't too important." Throwing it off of the roof, she rolled her shoulders, eyeing him for an attack as she got her muscles back into full swing.<br/><br/>While the electricity hadn't been enough to numb them, the ice certainly was! Her fingers felt like nothing and the rest of her was only slightly better. Digging her toes into the roof, she tried to get a sense for how many micro fractures she had created so far. She had decided it wasn't enough...Not yet anyway.<br/><br/>------------<br/><br/>Jack charged forward, time to get some real damage in.<br/><br/>Jack put away his knife and pulled out a cement clay, throwing it at her feet, followed by a bat to the gut.   The lack of backwards movement giving the hit even more ouch factor.  Jack then discreetly slipped his laser shank out in prep for a counter.<br/><br/>-----------<br/><br/>Terrie ducked down low and wrapped the clay around her hands. Fool! Either he did not know about her or had forgotten, but she turned the clay into flexible, but harden mitts. The duck also had the added effect of her missing the bat to the gut. Though she got a knee to the nose as Jack charged forward to deliver his blow. Oh well. You win some and you lose some.<br/><br/>Though Jack would be preparing for a counter that would never come. At least from Terrie anyway. Flexing her gloved hands, she grinned. "Hope this place has an attic." Laughing, she finally set her plan in motion, forming both her hands into fists and slamming them down on the roof. Wide cracks opened up and the roof collapsed out from under the both of them, Terrie laughing as she felt the ground fall away beneath her before following after.<br/><br/>--------<br/><br/>Jack was caught by surprise when the roof fell out, but about half way down to the third floor, his room, he formed a plan.  Landing on the ground like a car he cried out as if in pain.  "SON OF A BITCH!"  Before the dust settled he cast two quick spells, which drained the last of his magic reserves.  First he turned himself invisible, second he made an image of him lying on the floor, he could control this image, even make words but it would only last about 15 seconds, it's leg leg was twisted in the wrong direction.  Quietly and invisibly he sneaked behind Terrie, all the while making the image talk.<br/><br/>"I think you broke my leg!  Damn it!  If I had broken a rib or an arm I could still have a chance but now!"<br/><br/>Fake Jack gave a rather painful sigh, as real Jack got into position and drew his bat back.<br/><br/>Fake Jack continued "you win, go downstairs, get your drink and go.  It was fun though, come back some other time, once I get the roof fixed."<br/><br/>Real Jack swung his bat strait at the back of Terries head and Jack thought to himself, Checkmate.<br/><br/>-----------<br/><br/><br/>Terrie landed squarely on the pile of the rubble, laughing her head off. Standing up slowly, she dusted herself off and looked around for Jack. Hearing him call out, she glanced toward the place where he laid and started to laugh her head off. "You know. Maybe you should have taken lessons in how to land from someone who actually knows how to do it." Not the greatest comeback in history, but she thought it was great.<br/><br/>Still laughing, she started to edge forward, hoping to add insult to injury while he was done. Pausing as she heard him speak, she tapped her finger to her chin. "You would also still have a chance with a leg..." Sensing someone behind her, she whirled around but saw nothing there. Did not mean she faced back to the Jack that was lying on the floor.  She did not know it was Jack prowling about, but she did know his assistant might decided her boss need some help and if that was the case...Terrie never promised to not kill her.<br/><br/>"Yeah. It was fun, though I don't think it is over." Catching the sight of some of the rubbing shifting as invisible Jack moved, Terrie ducked although it was too late as her head was clipped by the side of the bat. "Damn it," she yelled out as pitched forward and to the side. As she landed on the rubble, she picked up one of the rocks and tossed it in the direction of the where the rubble had moved before cradling her her head. She looked back at where Jack was and blinked as she discovered he wasn't there. She blinked again, wondering if that knock to the head was messing with her more than she had thought.<br/><br/>"What the hell..."<br/><br/>------------<br/><br/>The stone hit Jack square in the gut, he nearly cried out, he had just one chance.<br/><br/>He knew that Terries powers were magic based, so if he could get his knife on her, it would cancel them all out.  He sneaked up, this time careful not to disturb any rocks, pulled out his knife, turned on his joy buzzer, and just as his magic wore off, used both to shove Terrie into the ground.  It wouldn't be pretty, but it would get the job done.<br/><br/>-------------<br/><br/>Terrie let out a yelp of pain when the taser started electrocuting her. Reaching weakly with a hand, she picked up a good size rock, about the size of her palm and moved to hit him upside the head. That would teach him to come near someone when they were done but not quite out. But oh! Her head hurt so much! Why couldn't she have avoided the bat completely!? Then the fight would have been hers for the taking.<br/><br/>---------<br/><br/>Jack ducked his head down to avoid the rock, still clipped him on the back of the head but only enough to bloody it up.  Oh and hurt, a lot.<br/><br/>After a few seconds Jack figured it was time to finish up, and punched Terrie in the face.  He then put a cement clay on her stomach, trapping his knife there.  He then tossed another onto each of her arms respectively, pinning her down.<br/><br/>"I'll be adding the roof into our agreement."  He said as he sat down on some rubble facing Terrie.<br/><br/>"Hey Jill!"  Jack called out, "go get us out drinks.  She's gonna need it when she gets up."  Jack then pulled two chairs out from the rubble, sat down, and waited for the drinks.<br/><br/>-------<br/><br/>Terrie grumbled under her breath. Moving her arms out from the clay to rub at her head. Just cause she did not have her powers did not means she still couldn't break out of the bonds that held her. Besides, it wasn't like she was gonna attack him. She just wanted to hold her head and try to make it stop pounding. "Nope. Roof stays out as that was not part of the original deal. I'll fix the wall like agreed upon, but not the roof. Try to make me fix both and I'll split without doing either."<br/><br/>She plucked at the clay on her stomach, almost more absentmindedly than in any attempt to actually escape. "Besides, now you have a skylight."<br/><br/>--------<br/><br/>"And I also have the dirties room on the planet, as well as the ultimate way to have the bad guys get in."  Jack countered back, the settled back into his layer back position as Jill brought their drinks.  "Besides, if you want I could get you another free drink some other time if you'd fix the roof now.  Though next time, use the door."<br/><br/>--------<br/><br/>"Nah. I like the idea of you having a skylight so I'm just gonna leave it." With that, nothing in the world would have made her fix the roof. She wanted Jack to have a skylight and so she wasn't gonna do a thing to fix it. Not even the promise of another drink worked as she slowly shook her head, still aware of the pounding in her cranium.<br/><br/>At the reprimand, she gave a small pout and put on her best whiny voice (not like it was going to do anything). "But the door is no fun."<br/><br/>---------<br/><br/>"Then use the new skylight."  Jack got up, stretched out, and pulled out his laser knife.  "Let's get you out of there and downstairs to the wall.  I'd rather not have a massive window in my club."  Cutting chunks of the concrete he pulled his knife out from the pile.  "There, now you can use your powers.  I'll meet you downstairs when you're ready.  Oh and you'll probably have some fans for that stunt you pulled."  Jack added on as he walked towards the stairs.<br/><br/>Once he got back down to the club he addressed the audience.<br/><br/>"Have you been properly entertained?"