[center][h3][color=99ccff]Edwina Fairfax[/color][/h3][img]https://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma0fqhPETQ1qjh3gj.gif[/img]
[@Gilgex][/center][hr][hr]Eddie jumped up, hopping on her good foot, grinning a bit. It was almost a victory dance, conveniently serving to cover up the bit of lead that had been blown into her. Her energy and strength went back quickly, thanks to the practice she had given and her motivation to not lie on the beach in a foreign country. The possibility of dying did wonders for her motivation. 

[color=0E32CF][b]”Come on we need to get moving. I don’t doubt they’ll be back any second. Or do I have to carry your scrawny ass?“[/b][/color]

Eddie glanced over, only to stop her hopping. [color=99ccff]"Jackson! You little shit!"[/color] Eddie laughed. [color=99ccff]"Stalking me now, eh? Hmph. Laaaame."[/color]

Still, she knew that Jackson -- or Masquerade -- or whoever was right. It was time to get out of there. Of course, what Masquerade didn't know was that Eddie was hoping more of them would come after them. She was looking for trouble, the very reason she let the guy in the alley put a knife to her throat. 

It wasn't that she had a death wish. She had a death wish on other people--those who would want to do harm. If those thugs didn't come after them, they'd come after someone else. Someone who didn't have the powers she had. It was her duty to protect.

It was her duty to avenge before any crime could be committed. 

[color=99ccff]"Here, don't squirm,"[/color] Eddie instructed, breathing deeply to ignore the deep pain in her foot. It was like stepping on the iron in a forge with each movement, but she managed it, somehow. Moving quickly, she managed to get Mercury and herself far away from the beach, and back into the dense city streets.