[center][b]Name:[/b] Erika Beryl
[b]Race:[/b] Bio-engineered Human
[b]Location:[/b] Between West Capitol and Ginger Town
[b]Power Level:[/b] 910
[b]Tag:[/b] Open [@Double][/center]

[color=00aeef]"Thch, that monster lit up Parsley City like it was a barbecue, West Capitol was lucky it decided to skip town."[/color]  Erika Beryl cursed as she zipped across the landscape on her police cycle.  It hadn't been that long since she had seen the destruction on the television, that alien was way worse and stronger than any terrorist she had dealt with.  As soon as the information had spread, West Capitol had been put on high alert and Erika had been scanning the skies religiously in order to intercept the enemy before it could make it to the city.

Sure enough she had spotted the monster traveling through the air but instead of bee-lining for West Capitol the creature instead had decided to travel North toward Ginger Town.  Fearing for the safety of Ginger Town Erika had hopped onto her air cycle and engaged in hot pursuit.  The mountains between the city and the town had slowed her down a bit so she had lost sight of the monster for a bit.  Erika started using a pair of electronic binoculars to try and find him again, then she saw something in the distance, something yellow, and it was coming closer fast!

[color=00aeef]"Blast it! I don't like terrorists with surprises waiting for me!"[/color]  Erika quickly veered to the side as the Ki blast ripped into the spot she would have been if she had kept going straight.  Zigzagging she avoided the shots and quickly hid the bike behind some rocks and rushed out to meet her opponent.  The strange alien gracefully descended down on the ground and stared at the police officer.

[color=00a651]"I had noticed a fly earlier but it appears it has some sense of combat, I'll just dispose of you quickly as your power level appears to be non-existent.  I'm sure this will be less interesting than my previous encounter."[/color] The green alien looked bored as it readied to fight, taking up some sort of fighting stance she didn't recognize.

[color=00aeef]"Meh, I thought little green men were supposed to be charming but you're just some kind of ugly toad ain't ya?"[/color]  Erika glared at the alien, cocked her shotgun and fired for center mass.  The monster blocked the shot with a hand and stepped forward while Erika retreated while firing.

[color=00a651]"Such a pitiful weapon, with such resistance it will be easy to take over this planet."[/color] Dyce continued forward while swatting the shots out of the air without the slightest bit of harm coming to him.
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"Sure, sure, but I'd watch your foot if I were you!"[/color]  Before the alien could respond the ground underneath him erupted from the ki mine Erika had placed while she had been retreating.  Dirt and smoke covered the spot of the explosion completely covering the alien in it.  [color=00aeef]"Did that work?  Why do I have the feeling it did-urgh!"[/color]  Erika found herself being lifted off the ground by the alien who had rushed out of the explosion zone with only the slightest of dirt smudges on him, his hand was gripped around her throat.  Erika dropped her shotgun and tried to pry his hand off with her own.

He glared at her as she struggled to kick him off and keep him from suffocating her but his grip was strong.  [color=00a651]"I actually felt that worm, let's see what you've got."[/color]  Pressing a button an orange visor appeared and took note of her strength. [color=00a651] "Nothing much but I am surprised I missed it as I was passing by, I guess that martial artist just made much more of a racket so I noticed him first."[/color]

Her vision was starting to go, the monster was too strong to pry off with normal means, which meant she only had one chance to get away.  As he observed and talked, she reached into a vest pocket, gripped her special knife, boosted it with cycling Ki and lashed out at the alien.  The knife slashed through the wrist of her attacker, causing him to release her and grip his bleeding wrist reflexively.  The cut hadn't been at the right angle to cut it off so the cut was shallow but the damage was done and had surprised the alien, but now was not the time to be proud of herself, she quickly retrieved her shotgun and bolted for cover.

[i][color=00aeef]"Crap, crap!  I was hoping I could stop him on my own but I was too naive.  Got to shake him off for now until I can find a strategy that can actually kill this guy!  I just hope he doesn't blow up more cities cause I couldn't stop him!"[/color][/i]

"Not too bad for an insect, but an insect none-the-less."  It only took a moment for the bleeding to stop and then he pointed a palm toward Erika's fleeing figure.  [color=00a651]"Begone!"[/color]  A ki blast erupted from his palm and slammed into her.  The alien watched as the figure flew up into the air and then crumpled onto the ground motionless.  Seeing no reaction after looking for a few moments the alien scoffed and flew away.

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Sure that he was gone, Erika groaned as she got up from playing possum.  [color=00aeef]"Good thing that thing's too cocky in its own abilities, if it had decided to make sure I was dead I'd be an angel right now."[/color]  Partially her body armor, but mostly she had managed to set up a weak energy barrier with her hands just in time to soften the blow.  She wished she could have used it at full power but in order to make sure the enemy was fooled she had to let at least half of the blast actually reach her.  Dang did that hurt though!

Erika managed to stand up, her clothes torn and dirty from the one-sided battle, thankfully it seemed she was the only thing he had been interest in as she was able to find her police cycle and start it up.  [color=00aeef]"It's probably no good, but that monster did mention something about a martial artist, I should see if they managed to survive.  They should be closer to Ginger Town if my hunch is correct."[/color]  Taking out the binoculars Erika started scanning the plains as she rode out.

If they were still alive, she would do her best to get them the help they needed as quickly as possible, which would mean quick emergency care and a fast trip to the nearest doctor, which would mean ginger town.  [color=00aeef]"If I can still save a life today then at least I'll have been able to do some good rather than just getting my ass kicked and letting the bad guy get away."[/color]