ic Interceptors: Terrance and Emily

[Electra]

At that moment, a small plant began twisting its way out of the ruined floor not far from the new mother and her family. It seemed to be struggling at first, unfurling spiky leaves that writhed even as they grew, forming a bud that looked like a red missile in the center. It grew larger, tearing at the earth around it, dislodging tiles and creating its own little field of rubble as it forced its way through whatever was holding it back. More leaves grew from the center mass, deep shiny green and sharp as knives,creating a dangerous corona around the opening flower. Finally, when the whole thing was taller than a man, it blossomed all at once into a spiky bromeliad and tilted almost sideways to allow a traveler to emerge from it. 

 

Fleur de Joie looked somewhat different from the last time they'd seen her. She was sweaty and panting, her hair mussed and coming loose from its long thick braid. Her skin was flushed, verdigris instead of pink, but she was pretty clearly exhausted. "Are you guys all right?" she asked, looking around with eyes widening in horror. "My god, what happened here?" 

[Avenger Assembled]

Caradoc was only a step or two behind Fleur de Joie, greatsword in his hand and gleaming with power as he strode out into the scene of the too-recent battlefield. Fragments of rock crunched beneath his heavy boots like ice, the cries of newborns and human voices reached his audio sensors, but the cybernetic warrior said nothing, and made no move at first towards his allies. His head cocked and his face invisible behind his armor, Caradoc could sense the nature of the energy burning in the air like a man scenting a forest of fruit gone to rot on the vine. Everything he had feared was coming true. Well no, that wasn't the case. He looked around at the broken bodies and saw the faces and forms of no friends there. Not yet.

[April]

"No," Min said with a shake of her head, "or at least it didn't feel like it."  Her ears twitched at the sound of Steve and Stesha's arrival, and she made a small motion as if to table the subject.  "Let's get the children home first," she said her expression softening when she looked at Terrance and Emily.  "Then we'll plan an appropriate response to this."