As Red Wasp unleashed her power a swarm of buzzing insects flowed through the door behind Spitfire.  Her control was off, her mind unfocused, and instead of attacking the Authoritarian the insects began to bite and sting anyone they came across.  The victims, the Authoritarian's minions, even Red Wasp's allies.  It wasn't lethal, but it was definitely painful and distracting.<br/><br/>Quasar's powers suddenly reversed direction, a move that seemed to catch the Authoritarian by surprise.  Red Wasp flew from his grasp and landed in a sprawl in front of Quasar, while the Authoritarian staggered as he struggled to keep his balance.  The furniture and objects also reversed direction, a chair bouncing off the Authoritarian's shoulder, and a desk sliding towards Quasar.<br/><br/>Spitfire caught the Authoritarian by surprise, and he stumbled and fell forward as her blow slammed into the back of his head.  He fell into a roll over his shoulder in an impressive recovery, and came up with a small sphere that he smashed at his feet.  A swirl of smoke erupted beneath him, seeming to defy Quasar's powers as it tornadoed around him to conceal his form.  Suddenly the smoke exploded outwards, dissipating to reveal that the Authoritarian had vanished.  Where he had stood was a small disk with a blinking red light, and a beeping sound that seemed to be growing closer together.  From around the room, from what appeared to be grenades slung on each of the unconscious minions, similar beeping and blinking began.<br/><br/>I took Spitfire's attack as taking him by surprise<br/>The Authoritarian has retreated.  Though the scene is not yet over.<br/>I apologize for not waiting for everyone to post, but I wanted to get something up in the event that I can't post for most of the rest of the week.  There also wasn't a great deal that would have changed.<br/>