06-29-2017, 02:48 PM
Everything went to shambles.
At first things were going well. God Enel had trapped Gamzee in that thing the bat-guy had given him. Graowr and Batman were about to let the angry guy with the white hair have it, when an alert on the tablet distracted them. New items! That was good! But the angry, white-haired jackass took the chance to turn and make a break for it. Batman made a split-second decision, and told her to run after him while he went for the items. "Right!" She could get behind that. God Enel was counting on her!
In a blur of blue and black she burst forward. From a standstill to a full sprint in the blink of an eye. But even as fast as she was, the angry man was faster, and he already had a headstart. It was only a few seconds, but in this case it was enough. Weaving down side streets and around corners, even at one point crashing through a building and smashing out through a window around a blind corner, down a hallway. Graowr didn't have lungs to run out of breath, but she was forcing herself to move as fast as she could, dashing around every corner in a flickering burst of speed. Angry bolts of ki kept spewing from her hands, trying to nail the wounded guy with something, anything to slow him down enough to get within arm's reach. Just a second or two, that's all she needed!
It wasn't any good, though. It didn't last. Her strength was running out. He was faster than she was, and when he broke free of the tangle of side streets and back alleys, onto a wide, clear road, his greater speed gave him an edge. In a blur of motion, he rocketed ahead, a blurred riot of colors. A mangled, angry shout of "FUCK YOU!" drifted back to her as he disappeared into the gloom of the city.
For her part, she got angry. She kept running after him, blindly, down the street, around corners, and this way and that, trying to catch some sign of him again. But it was fruitless. Countless bolts of ki thundered down the street, gouging out holes in the ground, the walls of buildings, deserted cars, and everything else within reach. "YOU BETTER RUN! AND YOU BETTER KEEP RUNNING!" she screamed after him. In anger, she smashed her fist against a vehicle nearby. It jumped and wobbled on its wheels, a large dent surrounding her fist. Her normally happy, excited expression was twisted into one of extreme rage and disgruntlement, and her posture was sagging over, leaning against her arm smashed into the car. "BECAUSE IF I FIND YOU AGAIN....YOU'RE DEAD! YOU HEAR ME?! YOU'RE..." For the second time in her life, and for the first time spoken aloud, a curse word formed in her mind. "...YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD!"
And then her strength deserted her and she just sat down for a second to rest,
At first things were going well. God Enel had trapped Gamzee in that thing the bat-guy had given him. Graowr and Batman were about to let the angry guy with the white hair have it, when an alert on the tablet distracted them. New items! That was good! But the angry, white-haired jackass took the chance to turn and make a break for it. Batman made a split-second decision, and told her to run after him while he went for the items. "Right!" She could get behind that. God Enel was counting on her!
In a blur of blue and black she burst forward. From a standstill to a full sprint in the blink of an eye. But even as fast as she was, the angry man was faster, and he already had a headstart. It was only a few seconds, but in this case it was enough. Weaving down side streets and around corners, even at one point crashing through a building and smashing out through a window around a blind corner, down a hallway. Graowr didn't have lungs to run out of breath, but she was forcing herself to move as fast as she could, dashing around every corner in a flickering burst of speed. Angry bolts of ki kept spewing from her hands, trying to nail the wounded guy with something, anything to slow him down enough to get within arm's reach. Just a second or two, that's all she needed!
It wasn't any good, though. It didn't last. Her strength was running out. He was faster than she was, and when he broke free of the tangle of side streets and back alleys, onto a wide, clear road, his greater speed gave him an edge. In a blur of motion, he rocketed ahead, a blurred riot of colors. A mangled, angry shout of "FUCK YOU!" drifted back to her as he disappeared into the gloom of the city.
For her part, she got angry. She kept running after him, blindly, down the street, around corners, and this way and that, trying to catch some sign of him again. But it was fruitless. Countless bolts of ki thundered down the street, gouging out holes in the ground, the walls of buildings, deserted cars, and everything else within reach. "YOU BETTER RUN! AND YOU BETTER KEEP RUNNING!" she screamed after him. In anger, she smashed her fist against a vehicle nearby. It jumped and wobbled on its wheels, a large dent surrounding her fist. Her normally happy, excited expression was twisted into one of extreme rage and disgruntlement, and her posture was sagging over, leaning against her arm smashed into the car. "BECAUSE IF I FIND YOU AGAIN....YOU'RE DEAD! YOU HEAR ME?! YOU'RE..." For the second time in her life, and for the first time spoken aloud, a curse word formed in her mind. "...YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD!"
And then her strength deserted her and she just sat down for a second to rest,
Quote:As stated in challenge thread, the wild Strazio got away.
Graowr blindly stumbled from C17 to C16 in her chase attempt.

