<em>As there are only two people that matter left, we'll alternate between Red Queen and Buddy initiativewise.</em><br/><br/><strong>Hero Points:</strong>6 (Red Queen), 1 (Hornet)<br/><br/>The suddenness of the blocking rock caused Buddy to turn around suddenly, the biker with the fire extinguisher to leap back in fright.<br/><br/>"Oh now you've done it! Did your mamma ever tell you not to mess with a cornered rat?!"<br/><br/>Hornet looked on with reluctance, but knew that the Red Queen had seniority over her in superhero affairs. With a nod she focused, tracing Kayley's recent scent upwards, and flew out of the building's window to follow.<br/><br/>The Red Queen was strong, but Buddy was even stronger. He fought dirty, grabbing glass shards from a nearby table to fling at the face with one hand to follow up a body blow with the other. The shards had no effect, but the force of his punch did. This seemed to kick up her adrenaline and fight off the smog for a bit, but Buddy predicted this too and swerved to the left to dodge her counter.<br/><br/>"Wow, you got a lot more spunk than the last girl," he taunted as he quickly struck the Red Queen's neck with a karate chop. It hurt a lot more than the previous blow, enough that for a moment the heroine temporarily lost the feelings in her legs. She was in no state to land any strikes, and the one that did manage to hit Buddy reflexively relaxed to absorb much of the blow.<br/><br/>Grabbing her by the hair, he lifted up the vanquished Queen. Pressing his diseased lips to hers, he gave her the kiss of death, filling her lungs with that debilitating gas, and soon her fogging vision went dark. The last sensation she felt was Buddy tossing her over his shoulder like she was some kind of prize...<br/><br/><em>Roll a d20 for Pregnancy. The Red Queen gets pregnant on a Natural 20.</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Doing some back-and-forth-rolls between the two:<br/><br/>Buddy Attack 23: https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134904<br/>Red Queen Toughness/Fort 18: https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134905<br/><br/>RQ Injured -1 (impaired further -2), Dazed until end of next turn.<br/><br/>Red Queen Fortitude 26, ends the Affliction: https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134906<br/>Red Queen Attack 10, miss: https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134907<br/><br/>Buddy Attack 21: https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134908<br/>Red Queen Toughness/Fort 16 (forgot imapired no longer applies): https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134909<br/><br/>Red Queen Injured -2, Staggered.<br/><br/>Red Queen Attack 23: https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134910<br/>Buddy Toughness 28: https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134911<br/><br/>Buddy Attack 18: https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134912<br/>Red Queen Toughness 24: https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=134913<br/><br/>Red Queen Injured -3, Staggered.<br/><br/>At this point this narrative back and forth indicates that the Red Queen is losing, so wrapping up the combat via GM Fiat to grant you 1 Hero Point</div></div><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Meanwhile, Back at Kayley's Home...</span></div><br/>The nights of Emerald City were a horizon that Hornet knew slightly well. As much as she desired to fly amidst the towers, the suspiciously-low number of superpowered beings was a sign that something was amiss and thus necessitated a covert approach. So she kept low, avoiding the high-traffic areas and brightest lights, hugging the southern arm of Malory Bay while taking care to keep on track. Eventually she made it back to Kayley's house. Landing on a nearby tree she saw the blinds drawn and lights out.<br/><br/><em>She's been through a lot, so I won't disturb her.</em><br/><br/>Placing her friend's smartphone within a sealed envelope (<em>Thank goodness for utility belts!)</em>she dropped it off in the Harding household's mailbox.<br/><br/>But even then, Kayley's sleep was far from restful. Her new tattoo attracted eldritch energies Hornet was blind to, filling her dreams with unsettling visions.<br/><br/>She was back at the hideout, her back over the table used for poker as Buddy thrusted into her multiple times. The distorted monstrous faces of the bikers surrounding her.<br/><br/><em>Look, she's already wet!<br/><br/>So is she's Buddy's new squeeze?<br/><br/>More like his slave, haha!</em><br/><br/>But over in the corner of her eye, she saw a shadowy figure seemingly removed from the group, discussing some vague topic with an armored figure whose fists glowed with fire. Something about souls...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Threat Report</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.imgur.com/tifjOwM.png)(https://i.imgur.com/burEI1n.png)<br/><br/><strong>DC Impossible:</strong> Kayley has no idea who these people could be.</div></div><br/>The scene lasted for a while, as she felt that ever-so-familiar cock slam into her again and again, with no concern for her pleasure, only his. Then he orgasmed, and she fell into a bottomless pit of mud, rendering her unclean.<br/><br/>Indignity after indignity, dirtying her further. A man twice her age below her, forced to ride him and gyrate her hips, doing most of the work as his "prize" for beating Buddy on predicting the winning football team. He greedily slapped her ass, ordering her to "ride faster!" as he squeezed her tits hard enough to leave marks.<br/><br/>Unwashed bodies, heaving and grunting on top of her, amid a boat in the middle of a lake. Every thrust caused the boat to sink further, until all were engulfed. A mirror image of Kayley emerged in a torn dress, fraying off in pieces until only a nude body with bat wings, horns, and tail remained.<br/><br/><em>I am pure no more. I am the Devil's Whore.</em><br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;">The Oncoming Storm</span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">William O. Douglass High School</span><br/>(https://i.imgur.com/xtrjrhS.jpg?1)</div><br/><strong>Hero Points:</strong>6 (Dreamer/Neko), 1 (Hornet), 1 (Scarab)<br/><br/>Scene Music. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHZp1v5uApw)<br/><br/>No matter how crazy things got, the untouched beacon of normalcy that is high school life always waited the next day. William Orville Douglas High School, sitting upon the Southern Shore somewhere east of University Hill and north of Elysian Forest. Situated near residential housing where much of the staff lived, it managed that relatively cozy feel in spite of being in a big city. Throngs of students shuffled in by car, bus, or even bike, so many faces Kayley has seen, but only a few of whose names she knows.<br/><br/>(https://i.imgur.com/Y9G0igh.jpg?1)<br/><br/>"Yo, Kayley!"<br/><br/>Drinking a fruit shake, Emily Zhao was sitting upon a nearby step, checking her texts.<br/><br/>"How are you doing? It's good to see you again! I uhh...covered the best I can, but it was hard. I tried telling Mr. Vanderbilt that you were sick, but ummm...I dunno if they're on to us."<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5f/76/48/5f76484a395af908b5dad46ca9f47eb1.jpg)</div>Zhao and Kayley were soon joined by two more girls as they passed the front gates. A blonde much like Kayley and an African-American with short hair, it would be harder to recognize them when not wearing their other attire.<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/YGIeYgF.jpg?1)</div><br/>"Hey Kayley!" the blonde called out. "Did you erm...get the envelope?"<br/><br/>"Sorry I wasn't there," the black girl responded. "I was held up in traffic when Cheat Code appeared. The ummm...road was blocked off."<br/><br/>Emily's eyes widened. "Wait, you saw a<em>supervillain,</em>Esther?! Did you at least take any pics?"<br/><br/>Esther laughed. "Naw, the first thing on my mind was to get the Hell outta there. I know, it sounds lame that I passed up on that opportunity, buuuut discretion's the better part of valor. How were things with you, Amy?"<br/><br/>The blonde shrugged. "Can't really talk much. Been bartering with my parents to get me a PS4, but no matter how good my grades are they always say 'maybe next month.' And my PC's a potato, so I guess it's Hearthstone for the foreseeable future."