Like death, found in friend, and the edge of suspend.

[enigmaestro]

WHO: The doomed Skrulls and YOU!
WHERE: Middle of Times Square.
WHEN: February 24th at 9PM EST.
WARNINGS: Violence, death and betrayal.
SUMMARY: Their time may be up, but they are not going down without a fight.
FORMAT: Anything goes.



[The streets are slick with rain. N'cho had rounded his compatriots to this place, this broken space of bright lights and human noises. They're ready, they're prepared. They know they're taking their last breaths. N'icsor's betrayal had ensured that this would be their last stand, this would be their moment of glory.

He still loved them. Didn't he?

The burning neon clock above read three minutes to nine. Rain pelted the asphalt, civilians shouted and laughed, all oblivious to the theatre unfolding.

The Skrulls knew the imports were watching, waiting. Coming. They knew they had only had each other now.]

Comments

JUST LEAVIN' THIS HERE FOR KING DONT MIND ME

[somethinglawful]

[kanaya's use of portals allowed she and terezi to enter the battle quickly; nill was their first and largest concern, and it was lucky for them--or so it seemed--that she was laying right there in the open.]

Shit, is she dead??

[glowsferatu]

[ kanaya walked out just behind terezi. she didn't intend to stay and fight, at least not yet. she just wanted to grab nill and abscond with her to safety, see that her wounds were tended to. revenge could wait until after.

but the sight they're left with on arrival by no means encouraged her. she didn't waste a second dropping into a sprint to reach nill. ]

Oh no. No no no no no no!

[culver]

[She could hear the trolls coming, and knew it was her chance. Hands tight on the electricity guns, Ch'lupa rolled to her side and aimed, first for the running one.

She smirked, and fired.]

[somethinglawful]

[terezi doesn't always have the clearest picture of what's going on, which is why the sudden attack confuses her. she's a little ways behind kanaya when it happens, which will probably make her a pretty decent target for shot number two.]

[glowsferatu]

[ kanaya did not expect that, even slightly, and takes the hit dead on, flying backward a number of feet and right to the ground, dazed. it takes a moment for the whole thing to catch up with her, the full implications of just what this means for nill ]

[culver]

[As soon as it seems like Kanaya is down, she aims one of the guns at Terezi. The blast is low-powered, just enough to stun her--Nill really liked the two trolls, and Ch'lupa didn't want to kill them. Besides, they were just children.]

[somethinglawful]

[terezi doesn't have time to dodge and ends up taking the hit and stumbling forward--at least, she thinks, she didn't totally lose her momentum. she struggles to get back to her feet despite the shock, but it isn't really working very well for her.]

What--

[what is coherency]

[glowsferatu]

[ she's wearing nill's face. she just shot terezi. this is not to be tolerated.

kanaya snaps out of her daze, launching herself forward and through a portal to behind ch'lupa, aiming a kick at her back ]

[culver]

[She watches Terezi go down, feeling nothing. She took no pleasure in harming children. But sadly for Kanaya, Ch'lupa was aware of her power thanks to several factors: Nill's memories, the information Gord'ta had given her, some general snooping on the Network. Immediately, she ducked out of the way, raising her gun again to aim at Kanaya.]

You should have just gone down.

[somethinglawful]

[the situation is getting out of hand! terezi isn't sure what's going on but if nill--or whoever this is--is going after kanaya, she sure as hell isn't gonna let that stand!

she manages to get back on her feet and heads for the two of them as quickly as she can, hoping to drub ch'lupa from behind while she was occupied with kanaya.]

[glowsferatu]

[ kanaya let out a hiss, staring at the gun defiantly as she zips around to ch'lupa's other side, trying to exploit a blind spot with a jab, hoping her own speed gets her to it while it remains blind ]

[culver]

[Ch'lupa ignores Terezi for the time being; she is the less worrisome of the two at the moment. Though Kanaya's punch is dodged, the skrull is put just a little bit closer to her than she'd wanted.]

[somethinglawful]

[then terezi will strike, as hard and fast as she can (which isn't that bad...probably a little harder than an adult human could strike, actually), to try and get ch'lupa away from her moirail.]

[glowsferatu]

[ of course, kanaya has the exact opposite intention. she hasn't managed to land a regular hit yet, but the proximity favors her, so as terezi makes her move, kanaya darts in and digs her teeth into ch'lupa's neck ]

[culver]

[The sting of the cane is nothing compared to the sudden... teeth in her neck? Oh right, Kanaya was basically a vampire. Well, best take care of them both at once. She grabbed Kanaya's hair, tugging hard, trying to get the girl's mouth away from her neck. At the same time, she gripped Terezi's cane with her free hand, swinging one leg around, a kick aimed at the blind girl's stomach, meant to throw her back (but not seriously harm her).]

[somethinglawful]

[terezi tries not to let go of her cane--aside from using it regularly as a weapon, she actually uses it to get around--but when the kick comes the force of it is too much and she loses her grip as she's thrown backward.]

Shit!!

[she scrabbles to get back on her feet. who knows what'll happen to kanaya while she's down??]

[glowsferatu]

[ kanaya's not really fond of being pulled by the hair, especially since the drink wasn't as deep as she'd have liked. this is why you usually save that sort of maneuver for the end of a battle, girl

so, while she's still in ch'lupa's clutches, she tries to whip around for a kick of her own, hoping to get free in the process ]

[culver]

[With Terezi out of the way, Ch'lupa focuses her attention on Kanaya, which is probably unfortunate for the young troll. She places both hands on Kanaya's shoulders, taking the kick without so much as a flinch. Ad all she does is shove her backwards.]

[somethinglawful]

[terezi finally regains her feet and, taking advantage of her video game inventory, retrieves her super awesome cane sword from her strife specibus. she unsheathes the sword as she approaches ch'lupa again, with intent to stab in a non-vital area.]

[glowsferatu]

[ kanaya's a bit shocked at the relative ineffectiveness of the kick. something with that amount of force should've sent her flying, but instead, she's the one caught off-balance as she stumbles back ]

[culver]

[As soon as Kanaya is away, Ch'lupa goes to break Terezi's cane... but it falls apart. She stares for a split second at the cane, and then tears the cord apart, throwing it to the side. She then sees the blind troll coming at her with some sort of sword, and takes a defensive pose to block the attack as best she can.]

[somethinglawful]

[terezi is most likely aiming to stab her in the shoulder. and she's approaching fast!! WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.]

[glowsferatu]

[ kanaya's had enough time to regain her footing, and darts around to the back before dashing up to pound ch'lupa in the side with everything she's got ]

[culver]

[The skrull ducks so that Terezi's stab is just a graze, and Kanaya's punch is off-center. But it still hurts, and it makes Ch'lupa's anger flare.]

Enough!

[Her hands shot out at both trolls, meaning to grab them so she could deal with them as quickly and painlessly as possible.]

[somethinglawful]

[well, terezi is definitely in her grip now. squirming and clawing at her, probably, but in her grip nonetheless.]

Let go!!