Ally listened to Marcus's words smiling a bit at his compliments of her fighting.  He continued on to talk about the others and their skills.  Basically everyone here could defend themselves, there was no question about that.  Zoey agreed with Marcus, that if they didn't do something, who would?  Aimee cautiously jumped on board too, stating their unity could make them an actual changing force in crime.

With each new word, the idea of becoming a vigilante became increasingly attractive.  Now that she thought about it, she did have that spandex body suit she wore for Halloween a couple times, posing as her "own hero."  That would give her full movement and conceal her identity well.  Her heart raced as she thought of actually making her fantasy a reality.

Then Trip began to speak, bringing her mind back into reality.  These weren't comic books.  Although she had extremely minor training in disarming someone, who was to say she would have the time before they pulled the trigger?  Ally sighed, thinking, and finally spoke aloud.  [color=ed1c24]"Then we have to sneak up on them, right?  Get them before they get us.  Plus we can fortify our costumes with Kevlar.  I mean, it won't help at blank range, but..."[/color] she trailed off, unsure if she wanted to continue with her next words.  Eventually she decided to.

[color=ed1c24]"Look, I wanted to be a cop for a while, but seeing them go down made me lose faith, so I switched to Sports Medicine as a career.  You guys know this, but the thing is I've mentally prepared myself to lay down my life for others.  That's what a good cop- a good human is willing to do."[/color]  She looked at her three friends that had lost their fathers.  Ally hadn't had contact with her mother in years, and her father was her Superman.  Imagining him gone brought tears to her eyes.  She wiped them away quickly, her passion now growing as she spoke again.  [color=ed1c24]"If I can lay down my life to give someone else theirs, that will be okay.  That's a risk I'm willing to take.  Trip is right, there are people who won't hesitate to take us, or to track us and take our loved ones.  This isn't a game.  We have to be willing to put down our lives for strangers.  If you guys are willing then... Then we're doing this."[/color]

Her heart swelled as she reached up and gripped her Wonder Woman necklace.  Was this what her idol would do?  Would she encourage her friends to join her in a dangerous battle like this?  Would she encourage them to back down?  Ally wasn't sure, but she knew her friends needed to understand this won't be a game, and was glad Trip brought up his point.