[center][h2][b][u]Chapter Two[/u][/b][/h2]
"Superman"

Continued from [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5314441]here[/url].

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After doing their respectively arduous tasks, the group found themselves confronted by the true culprit of the building's explosion: Firefly. Hellbent on killing the group, the pyromaniac Gothamite first took out their only lead, before turning his attention to the group at large. Now, the group has no choice but to fight him, before more innocents are hurt.
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Shantae's feathers didn't really do much to Firefly - aside from just knocking him off balance a bit. He fell back in the air with a loud grunt, before redirecting his attention to the pesky bird who'd made said attack. [color=f7941d][b]"Piss off, Birdy!"[/b][/color] Firefly exclaimed as he attempted to simply thwack her out of the air with his flamethrower in retaliation. However, this left him open for AMAZO to deliver his bomb-throw web-smash combo, which sent Firefly careening to the ground! A loud [b][i]CRACK![/i][/b] could be heard as he collided with the ground and was launched back into the air - only to then be punched head-on by Diamondhead and assaulted by Sougo's drill simultaneously!

Firefly didn't have any time to reorient himself before Bardock delivered his subsequent punch, and then was promptly assaulted by Perni's javelins, Turing's rubble, and finally Fret's electrified punch! This barrage of attacks was enough to send Firefly hurling back to the ground, the man not standing a chance as he flopped and slid across the pavement like a fish that had just been chucked out of the water by a bodybuilder! And boy, did that do a number on his jetpack, too. Chunks and bits of metal and wire were spread across the ground in uneven sections, resulting in a mess all the way down the street. And then, just as he was about to get up and go for another round, All Might came in for his Texas Smash finisher! That mammoth of a punch sent him flying back all the way down the street - and landing in a crater that literally formed from the force of his impact alone.

And wouldn't you know it? Just when he was starting to pick himself back up, all Firefly could really do was gasp for air as Schezo sent a flurry of lightning bolts crashing down on him! Chunks of heavy metal flew from his suit and wings with that. Both his eyes and part of his mouth were now exposed, revealing even more the horribly disfigured man underneath. Somehow, despite this, his wings still [i]worked.[/i] Albeit, it did take a moment or two for them to actually come online, with the jet thrusters sparking in and out of life until he was finally lifted back into the air.

And just in time, too! He narrowly avoided Red's flying rocks in the process. Firefly's breaths were coming out in what sounded like heavy gasps at this point. It was like that suit had been helping him breathe. Now that it was coming apart, he was having a harder time than ever! But despite that, he shakily managed to lift his flamethrower and take aim at Red below... only for Otto to knock him back more with his own explosives. By now, there really weren't any explosions left, thanks to his efforts - as well as Penny's, Lucifer's, and AMAZO's.

Before Firefly could even hope to recover from those bombs to the face, however, Maisha had wrapped his fibercord around his leg and started blasting away! The up close assault left him absolutely no room to fall back and avoid any shots, meaning that his armor was now taking the brunt of all that fire and missile! Slowly, with each hit, much smaller chunks were ripped off in pieces. This lasted a good bit, until Firefly finally managed to speak again,

[color=f7941d][b][i][h3]"GET... OFF!!!"[/h3][/i][/b][/color]

His words came out in a pained gasp as he kicked his wing's thrusters into a clear overdrive and attempted to take off into the sky - with Maisha attached! Firefly's hope was that Maisha would dislodge both himself and the rope that was still attached to him. His movements were erratic and uncalculated - like a literal bull in a China shop. It was during this time that Sanford managed to latch on with his hook as well. Now, he had two grown-ass, armored men weighing him down. And it was starting to show as Firefly's descent became faster and more apparent by the second.  And then, on top of THAT, Voss joined the party too, and began to rip away at his wings like others had before. Smoke was flying out of the jetpack now, getting all up in the thief's face as he ripped apart what remained of his wings. High-pitched whirring noise of pure malfunction screeched from the jetpack's compartment.

But Firefly very well knew what was happening. A loud, sharp cry escaped him as he reversed the thrusters of his jetpack and flew right back into a nearby building's wall. His goal was now to crush Voss - as well as hopefully kick both Sanford and Maisha off as well. But just when he (presumably) got them off, Trevor wrapped his own weapon around him, only to follow up with a punch to his face! Over half of his mask had broken off at this point. All that really remained was his upper mouth, nose, and half an eye. The rest had long since broken off in fragmented, shattered pieces. Following this, Firefly shook his head to reorient himself... but then Julia leaped up and wrapped herself around him. A deep-rooted, inhumane growl left Firefly then, as he used whatever energy was left in his jetpack to try and knock the bitch off him! He couldn't really speak anymore, but his displeasure was being put out in the open.

But still, she did hold him in place, Happy Chaos' shots all hit their mark with pinpoint accuracy. Each one chipped away just another large chunk of his armor, making it fall to the ground in pieces. His wings also sustained heavy damage during this onslaught as well. And as the final culmination of all these attacks, Cole's heavy lightning attack was enough to finally do Firefly in! It struck his winged jetpack head-on just as he'd planned, and that, combined with all the other attacks, had been enough to literally destroy the jetpack entirely!

The ensuing explosion was enough to knock Julia off of Firefly entirely, as well as send him falling to the ground one last time. He landed with a loud cracking noise, as yet another crater was formed in his wake. He laid there, twitching on the ground. The once confident arsonist was just like putty in the ground now. It wasn't even very clear if he was conscious or not.

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[color=9e0b0f][b]"WOW!"[/b][/color] Negan exclaimed from the side as he walked over to Firefly's twitching body. He crouched down next to the downed maniac, giving him a nudge with good 'ole Lucille. [color=9e0b0f][b]"You [i]really[/i] did a number on this asshole, huh?"[/b][/color] Lucille went up under Firefly's mask, digging his head out of the pavement where it was buried. Firefly's was surprisingly still conscious, albeit barely. His eye was violently twitching - both of them having been practically swollen shut. His mouth was hung agape as he struggled to breathe in, although it was very clearly a struggle to do even that.

Negan winced at the sight before removing Lucille from under his mask and promptly standing back up to his feet. He shook his head, [color=9e0b0f][b]"Yeah, sorry pal..."[/b][/color] he grinned a sadistic grin as Lucille was slowly raised above his head. [color=9e0b0f][b]"But this is for your own good..."[/b][/color]

[h1][b][i]CRASH![/i][/b][/h1]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMv60ncLaVk&list=PLiJCqXeqyAICi8pPHzEy2gch8-UnJBedc&index=31&ab_channel=IsaacMoring[/youtube]

Before Negan could bring down his prized bat on Firefly's head, however, a large crash was seen right across from where he stood. It was on the other end of the small crater that had formed in Firefly's wake. The resulting shock from it was so heavy that it shook everyone that was on ground level. A ton of rubble was tossed up into the air, spewing all over everyone nearby - including Negan. A large cloud of smoke and dust formed around that spot. Negan tried to look up behind his arm, maybe get a view of whatever it was. However, as two bright, red silhouettes could be seen in the center, it could be seen who it was.

[color=9e0b0f][b]"Oh... shit..."[/b][/color]

Without a second thought, Negan turned and booked it behind one of Hershel's makeshift shields. He hid behind it like the other refugees, although he kept his head poked out to see who it was. Luckily for him, Superman didn't seem to be focused on him - or anyone from the group, really. The clouded figure simply made his way over to Firefly and reached down. His grip was so tight that the loud crack of his suit's miniscule remnants could be heard, as Firefly was effortlessly lifted into the air. Those two red eyes only glowed brighter, and brighter....

The last thing that was heard from Firefly was a loud, horrific scream as Superman's lasers burned right through his mask. His body went limp in seconds, and his now faceless body was effortlessly dropped to the ground. Back into the crater from where it came. And then, slowly, Superman turned to all of you, just as the smoke began to clear...

And then, he turned to the air, and flew off.

By the time the smoke cleared, he was entirely gone from sight. Negan sat there for a moment, lips pursed as he looked around. Joel stood up too, keeping Tess in his arm as he did so. [color=f26522][b]"Was... was that it...?"[/b][/color]

[h1][color=1a7b30][b]"No."[/b][/color][/h1]

The familiar voice of Lex Luthor's could be heard over what sounded like an intercom. If any of you were to look around for a source, then you'd soon find the answer to be quite obvious...

[img]https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelcinematicuniverse/images/6/6a/Avengers_Quinjet_Civil_War.jpeg[/img]

A large, semi-futuristic looking jet hovered above all of you, before slowly landing in the street. It landed in a safe area so no one was crushed, of course. Its back was turned to the group as a whole, and slowly, a platform began to descend from the bottom. [color=1a7b30][b]"Get in. Your work's done here. Those of you who can fly, stay on the outside. We're pursuing Superman."[/b][/color]

Not seeing much of a choice (especially since he was partially injured), he helped Tess into the jet slowly. Negan followed behind, whistling to himself like nothing had happened as he just casually waltzed inside. Of course, the rest of you had your reservations against Lex... but for now, what choice did you have?

Once everyone was inside the jet, it slowly lifted into the air, and began to take off.

[b][u]Main Thread Cast List[/u][/b]
[@midle1998] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309150]Captain Falcon[/url][/b] (F-Zero)
[@cadesmith] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309156]Tosai Furesawa[/url][/b] (NEO: The World Ends With You) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5314452]Turing Webber[/url][/b] (2064: Read Only Memories)
[@Lazaro1505] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309157]Dismas the Highwayman[/url][/b] (Darkest Dungeon) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309487]Natal[/url][/b] (DnD OC)
[@Thatguyinastore] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309163]Negan Smith[/url][/b] (The Walking Dead) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309266]Joel Miller[/url][/b] (The Last of Us)
[@StaidFoal] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309168]Corvo Attano[/url][/b] (Dishonored)
[@Jeff Jones] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309179]Kaname Date[/url][/b] (AI: The Somnium Files) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5311054]Trevor Belmont[/url][/b] (Castlevania)
[@Critic Ham] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309184]Doomguy[/url][/b] (DOOM)
[@Kagebaka] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309191]Sougo Tokiwa[/url][/b] (Kamen Rider Zi-O) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309225]Penny Polendina[/url][/b] (RWBY)
[@Chung] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309199]Duke Nukem[/url][/b] (Duke Nukem) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309386]Jeff the Killer[/url][/b] (Jeff the Killer)
[@TheElenaFisher] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309218]Ciri[/url][/b] (The Witcher 3) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309223]Tess[/url][/b] (The Last of Us)
[@ratKing] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309251]Lucifer Morningstar[/url][/b] (Lucifer) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309604]Cloud Strife[/url][/b] (Final Fantasy VII)
[@BoltBeam] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309272]Red Riding Hood[/url][/b] (Mary Skelter Nightmares)
[@TheRealMonaMona] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309334]Sephiroth[/url][/b] (Final Fantasy VII) and [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5311445][b]Rindo Kanade[/b][/url] (NEO: The World Ends With You)
[@darkred] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309340]Thomas Sinclair[/url][/b] (Killzone: Shadowfall) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309783]Jak and Daxter[/url][/b] (Jak and Daxter)
[@Spooky Birb] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309357]Dris Mocitch[/url][/b] (DND OC)
[@Yamperzzz] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309379]Voss Boris Eierkuchen[/url][/b] (Tembo OC) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309379]Sanford[/url][/b] (Madness Combat)
[@duskkyy] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5311205]Pit[/url][/b] (Kid Icarus: Uprising) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309624]Sonic the Hedgehog[/url][/b] (Sonic the Hedgehog)
[@QizPizza] as [b][url= https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309454]Maisha Arbintz[/url][/b] (Star Wars OC)
[@Smoking Peanut] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309395]Baldwin, the Leper[/url][/b] (Darkest Dungeon) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309580]Poppy[/url][/b] (League of Legends)
[@Edyfum0] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309401]Ben Birdland/Bigband[/url][/b] (Skullgirls)
[@ProfSpacecakes] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309478]Toshinori "All Might" Yagi[/url][/b] (My Hero Academia)
[@GaaraoftheSand] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309547]Gaara[/url][/b] (Naruto Shippuden)
[@SomeMekBoy] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309549]Superior Spider-Man[/url][/b] (Marvel Comics)
[@Attesa] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309572]Eric[/url][/b] (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon OC) and [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5310199][b]Grey[/b][/url] (Havoc Fox)
[@RirisStride1] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309669]Hershel Avad[/url][/b] (OC)
[@Starmaker] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309671]Rena Berit[/url][/b] (OC)
[@ClownTown] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309872]Spamton G. Spamton[/url][/b] (Deltarune) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5310071]Ultron[/url][/b] (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
[@Mav] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5310107]Schezo Wegey[/url][/b] (Puyo Puyo)
[@FactionGuerilla] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5310206]Cole Macgrath[/url][/b] (inFAMOUS)
[@Second2Last] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5310233]Lilith Audrey[/url][/b] (OC) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5310278]Shantae[/url][/b] (Shantae)
[@davefromdiscord] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5310795]Yoshikage Kira[/url][/b] (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
[@Paper94] as [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5311170][b]Spike Spiegal[/b][/url] (Cowboy Bebop)
[@Pixxieblush] as [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5311191][b]Bayonetta[/b][/url] (Bayonetta)
[@XeroUltra] as [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5311379][b]Bardock[/b][/url] (Dragon Ball)
[@Crow] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5311533]Ben Tennyson[/url][/b] (Ben 10) and [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5311803][b]A.M.A.Z.O.[/b][/url] (DC Comics)
[@MorgueofCrowz] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5312745]Nahobino[/url][/b] (Shin Megami Tensei V) and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5314003]Happy Chaos[/url][/b] (Guilty Gear)
[@Yinnifer] as [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5312874][b]Luigi[/b][/url] (Super Mario Bros.)
[@SkiptheKip] as [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5313186][b]Fenrir[/b][/url] and [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5313431]Hel[/url][/b] (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon OC)
[@Flamenami] as [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5314037]Perniciosa[/url][/b] (OC)
[@Rebebebe] as [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5314150][b]Meta Knight[/b][/url] (Kirby)
[@Lmpkio] as [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5309351][b]Samus Aran[/b][/url] (Metroid)
[@Rebebebe] as [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5314150][b]Meta Knight[/b][/url] (Kirby)
[@marc122] as [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5315084][b]Roman Torchwick[/b][/url] (RWBY)
[@mattman2050] as [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5315308][b]The Riddler[/b][/url] (Batman: The Enemy Within)
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