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Evelyn snickered to herself shaking her head.  To think, a bunch of supers on the run living in a warehouse.  Next thing she knew, it would probably have a bunch of computer monitors and shit.  But of course she knew she couldn't face Anna alone, especially not after....

[i]Stop it![/i]

She gave herself a mental shake from the dark menories creeping upon her, stretching with a bored yawn and rolling her eyes, [color=ed1c24]"Sounds good to me.  Our first secret lair.  Next we can all team up and fight crime or some bullshit."[/color]

Elsewhere, Anna reappeared at the top of a building overlooking the city.  She sat on the edge with a sigh, her legs dangled over.  The assassin failed again.  She failed to kill Evelyn, only this time the bitch had help.  Anna frowned.  She knew [i]they[/i] would be angry with her.  They'd probably kill her right then and there, one bullet to the head.  Done.  Or worse...they would let Maria get a hold of her.

Speaking of Maria...

[color=00aeef]"Hehehe oh Annie!~"[/color]  The mischievous laughter behind her tensed her nerves.  She froze, barely able to react quick enough to stop the psychotic blue haired girl from grabbing Anna by her frail neck.  [color=00aeef]"Gotcha!"[/color]  Maria cackled pinning Anna against the wall, Anna wrenching and writhing in that clawed, metallic glove of hers, how she hated those claws gracing her bare flesh.  She looked into the woman's fiendish, electric blue eyes, the only eyes that ever struck fear in the short Russian.

[color=00aeef]"Master's pretty pissed at you, Anna!"[/color]  Maria hissed beneath her gas mask.  [color=00aeef]"This is like what, the fourth, no, FIFTH time you let that bitch get away!  Your aiming must really suck!"[/color]  She laughed in Anna's face, relishing the fear in Anna's eyes.  [color=00aeef]"Hehehe you know..."[/color]  Maria snickered with a lurid smirk, raising her other clawed fingers to tickle Anna's chin.  Anna winced.  [color=00aeef]"It's too bad Master won't let me [i]play[/i] with you anymore.  We had so much fun, didn't we?"[/color]

Fun?  Last Anna recalled, fun didn't mean an endless night of horrific pain and torture, among other sordid acts she'd rather not speak of.  Maybe to a sadistic fuck like Maria, but not her.  Anna had enough finally.  Lifting her foot, she kicked Maria square in the stomach.  Maria grunted, her grip loosening from Anna.  [color=00aeef]"Agh!  You little bitch!"[/color]  Maria snarled, surges of lightning arcing across her metal claws.  [color=00aeef]"I'm gonna tear you up anyways!"[/color]

She would have, had it not been for...

[color=9e0039]"Maria!  Leave her be.  I'll deal with her."[/color]

Somebody else Anna feared more than Maria...