I tremble, they're gonna eat me alive

[invisibly]

WHO: Sue and Johnny
WHERE: A street somewhere in the City
WHEN: Friday night
WARNINGS: Torture aftermath!
SUMMARY: Sue just spent the last several hours being tortured by Bullseye. Her brother comes to collect her.
FORMAT: Quick.

[She doesn't know where she is. All she knows is that she can't move, or that moving hurts and she just wants the hurt to stop. Everything is foggy and fuzzy and muted. The sounds of traffic, the way the lights reflect, all of it is in slow motion. It isn't right.

To passersby she must seem like a wreck.

And her head is pounding. And she can barely stand, knees buckling as she collapses against the nearest pay phone. Thank god she didn't have to walk eight blocks to find one. With shaking fingers, she slowly dials a number collect and prays that Johnny will pick up.]

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[conflagrations]

[ sue didn't even have to say two words. he dropped his phone and jumped out the window before she'd even told him more than the address. all he could think about was the last time, when he'd seen her on the operating table and he'd thought she was going to die. this was almost as bad. this might be worse.

when he lands, he leaves melted, gouged holes in the concrete. ]

Sue?

[ there's outright panic in his tone. big sister where are you? ]

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[His big sister is now leaning against a lamppost, trying to wave away some overly eager drug peddlers. Clearly she is not in a very good part of town, okay.]

No. Get away.

[She can't even muster enough strength to form a forcefield around herself as a barrier.]

Please go away.

[conflagrations]

Get the fuck away from her.

[ congratulations, drug peddlars. you have giant blasts of fire flying at your face. better get moving along. ]

[invisibly]

[She winces at this display, slowly curling into a ball to protect herself as best she can.]

Johnny--

[conflagrations]

[ whoops. shoving the druggies out of the way BACK UP THAT'S HIS SISTER YOU GUYS ARE HARASSING GET LOST. ]

Shit, did I singe you? Sue, what's...is that blood?

[invisibly]

I'm... no.

[She can't stop herself from crying now. She's a little ashamed of herself, but everything hurts and everything sucks.]

I think it's blood.

[conflagrations]

Oh my god.

[ UTTER. PANIC. also UTTER. FURY. conflicting emotions what do. ]

Who did this?

[invisibly]

I don't know. There was a man, but I don't know him. I've never heard him...

[conflagrations]

[ the most cautious of hugs. just. holding her so close big sister why 8c ]

I'm gonna kill him.

[invisibly]

[Just crying now.]

I'm hurt, Johnny. Help me.

[conflagrations]

Okay, okay um. Just hang on to me, okay? I'm gonna take you to the hospital.

[ because johnny has no idea how to do first aide worst superhero ever. ]

[invisibly]

Okay.

[And this is Sue trying to stand up and failing.]

[conflagrations]

[ just clinging to her and kind of. awkwardly lifting her up. sue you're older than he's used to and that just makes him more upset. ]

I wont' drop you, okay?

[invisibly]

[She clings to him lamely, knees still shaking.]

I'll try to form a forcefield.

[conflagrations]

No, just...save your strength, okay?

[ this is the most heartbreaking moment. ]

[invisibly]

[whimpering softly.]

Okay.

[then standing as tall as she can.]

Please get me out of here.

[conflagrations]

[ and we're flying! huzzah! all the way across the city to the hospital where johnny barges into the emergency room and immediately causes a scene. ]

My sister needs help!

[invisibly]

[Any other time, she'd scold him for being overly dramatic, but this sucks and she's hurt and it's comforting to be held by Johnny. Even if he isn't her Johnny.]

[conflagrations]

[ su ethis is just the right amount of dramatic. ]

They're gonna take you in for exams and stuff. I don't think I can go in there thogh.

[invisibly]

Please don't leave. Or promise you'll come back?

[conflagrations]

I'm not gonna leave. I'll be waiting out here for you when you're done, okay?

[invisibly]

Okay.

[and now some ER nurses are prying her away from him. :c]

[conflagrations]

[ LETTING GO SO RELUCATANLY. 8C okay now off to yell at the network (fuu) ]

[invisibly]

[sadly being put into a wheel chair and taken away ;~;]