[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/SR52k84p/54b4e63d635603b22d80f72a4ba2be54.png[/img][hr][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019a36d3-4be9-7616-9783-4fa7574f5e95.webp[/img][hr][@Morose][@Achronum][@Blizz][@Forsythe][@Kirah][@PatientBean][@Trainerblue192][hr][h3][color=AC3EFF][b]Morning - Thr. December 16th, 2038 - New Orleans, Louisiana[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr] April grinned, as Sabine formed a force field around the two of them. She had spent so much of the last battle blocking attacks, she’d barely gotten to go on the offensive. But now, with the two of them protected, she found herself free to do so much more. And with Dorian’s direction, she was more than happy to oblige. [color=42A9FF]”On it!”[/color] she confirmed, before casting her senses outwards. The barrels of water provided for her to use weren’t far, and thankfully no one had done anything yet to take that resource off the board. She pulled a thin stream of water out, layering and mixing with the ankle-high sand; and when she was unsatisfied with the thickness, she added more, supplementing it. Speed wouldn’t be the only one having trouble with slipping and sliding. Anyone who went in the path of the suspended mud would find themselves encountering difficult terrain. [color=42A9FF]”Leah, be careful where you push this!”[/color] She didn’t want to see one of their team falling prone. Meanwhile, Percy had not received any specific instruction. And as the team’s melee teleporter, he spotted an opportunity the moment that Danni destroyed Kate Bishop’s bow, the resin that held the carbon fiber together melting from the intense heat. Was what he was planning to do considered bullying? Probably. But it wasn’t maiming, and therefore, it was allowed. He blinked in and out of existence, appearing right by Kate - and before the archer could react, he punched her in the throat. A beat later and he put a hand on her shoulder, teleporting her into Excelsior’s backlines, isolating her from the rest of the group. [color=ed1c24]”Cascade, if you wouldn’t mind? I think she needs to cool off after the flames,”[/color] he requested. April nodded - unaware that Percy’s punch had gone right into Kate’s throat, and how this would be doing a little more than adding insult to injury. She whipped up a blast of water, colliding into Kate, leaving her drenched, soaked, and positively gasping for air as she was effectively waterboarded. [hr] Cassie didn’t panic, as she found herself trapped inside her own body. They’d encountered scenarios like this before, and it helped to have a telepath on the team. Of course, she didn’t know that Dorian had a sword that blocked out telepathy, and she didn’t know that when Dorian possessed someone, his items went with him. There was an anti-telepathy sword inside of her, meaning that everything she mentally screamed, Billy couldn’t hear…. But Dorian [i]could[/i]. She thought the following: [i]BILLY! IT’S NOT ME! HE POSSESSED ME! CAN YOU HELP A GIRL OUT? PLEASE? IF IT’S NOT A BAD TIME?[/i] Cassie figured the louder her thoughts, the easier it would be for Billy to catch them. But Cassie wasn’t the only one in trouble - Kate Bishop was having a bad fucking time. And even though they were broken up, she and Tommy were still close friends. The speedster had been paralyzed by Andy, shocked and stunned. His movements were awkward and jagged, his body healing him at an accelerated rate, but he was too slow to do anything to prevent his teammate from being water boarded. His run was visible as he rushed, almost stumbling over his own feet, nearly skidding and eating shit thanks to the mud at the ground. But by some miracle - maybe the sheer force of will - he managed to make it to Kate and grab her, sprinting her across the field and back to the safety of their backlines, depositing her next to his twin brother. “My bow - it’s fucked,” Kate grumbled. She liked that bow. It’d saved her life on more than one occasion. And Pizza Dog looked [i]adorable[/i] when he’d gnaw on it. Wiccan nodded. “We can fix it. But now… let’s get you upgraded, okay?” His eyes shone bright blue once more, as he cast a spell - “Iwantyoutodisappear Iwantyoutodisappear Iwantyoutodisappear.” It took more power than he would have liked to expend, two spell slots worth if he was pressed to explain, but Kate faded away from sight. She didn’t have her bow, but she had arrows - and she was a skilled melee fighter. And then he locked eyes across the field, looking at the flying Human Torch who had the [i]audacity[/i] to put his boyfriend and one of his best friends in a flaming prison. “Don’tmessup don’tmessup don’tmessup,” he chanted, placing a jinx on Danni. Rather than take the time to catch her breath, Kate immediately took advantage of her invisibility, moving across the field - she wouldn’t be able to take out the supports with that force field, she knew better than to box with Leah, she did [i]not[/i] want to be set on fire or teleported across the field again… so that left one ideal target. Someone she had a shot at making a difference with in hand-to-hand combat. Andy. Unfortunately, Kate’s attempts at stealth - while usually great - were hindered by the muddy ground created by Leah and April, each step squelching as she moved forward. She threw a punch and a kick, but Andy would manage to dodge or block both of these attacks, moving almost by instinct - and certainly aided by sound. As for the vanguard - America had a mad grin on her face. “This is so cool!! I love it!! How hot can you make it?” she called out, incredibly curious. She could open up a portal to escape from the cage, but where was the fun in that? It was rare that she got to let loose when it came to her strength - her only real fighting partner these days was Teddy. She wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, so rather than escape, she did one of her absolute [i]favorite[/i] moves… [i]and she did it three times.[/i] BAM. BAM. BAM. Three ground shaking stomps. The first one was absolutely brutal - a natural 20, Wiccan would have described it. The foundations of the arena itself seemed to shake, as everyone in the middle of the field was knocked to the ground, falling prone in the mud (Leah, Patriot, Hulkling, Kate Bishop, Andy). It was unrelenting too. The second stomp hurt a little less than the first, but was still brutal. The third stomp, thankfully, was pretty weak by all accounts. “Did you [i]have[/i] to do that?” Teddy sighed, pulling himself up to his feet. He eyed the cage. He could rush through it, heal from the damage it caused. But he didn’t envy the idea. So instead he braced himself, ready to attack anyone who came too close. “Hell yeah I did!” Patriot was the last to act, scrambling back up to his feet. Things were going to plan - well, mostly. He couldn’t see where Cassie was, but he assumed she was stealthing her way towards her next target. Someone needed to take care of that force field. And the people responsible for diving, they were locked behind flames. They needed to get Danni off the field - or at least, taken care of. He whistled twice, calling the attention of his ranged fighters. “Hot Shot - I’m calling you out!” he shouted. The walls and pillars Leah had constructed on the terrain were a problem, but at least for the moment, the other side didn’t seem to be using them. No one was taking cover, line of sight was still decent, so he could ignore that. “And America - time to use the Tango Omega Gamma Omega function!” [hider=Conditions - Round 2]Everyone - difficult terrain in the mid field due to mud Excelsior -Sabine: inside a force field, DC 9 to break it -April: inside a force field, DC 9 to break it -Danni has a jinx placed on him by Billy, DC 10 saving throw to end the effect, otherwise he has disadvantage on attacks until Billy’s concentration ends -Leah: prone, cannot use movement this turn other than to stand up, still has attacks -Andy: prone, cannot use movement this turn other than to stand up, still has attacks Young Avengers -Kate Bishop: invisible, no bow, and has advantage on attacks against Danni -Cassie: possessed by Dorian, has advantage on attacks against Danni -Speed: has advantage on attacks against Danni -Wiccan: has advantage on attacks against Danni, has maxed out spells he can concentrate on (jinx on Danni, protection hex on himself, invisibility on Kate) -Hulkling: holding his attack actions for those who enter his threatened range, inside a fire dome -America: has a guaranteed success on her next action (teleporting), inside a fire dome [/hider]