Capítulo 3: Chapter 3
"So, are you coming with me to PRT? Since you are obviously a new hero," Vista asked Alice as she looked at the fading shield with a forlorn look. Alice looked at the setting sun then at the sky and looked at Vista again.
"I wouldn't put myself as a hero, at most, I would be a rogue," Alice said, shrugging.
"No way. I don't want to fight you…., sorry, what was your name again?" Vista said in a dramatic tone before pausing and asking her name.
"Oh, it is Incarnate," Alice answered.
"That is an… interesting name," Vista replied as she looked at the imposing figure encased in armour. She was wrong about one thing, though. Alice was anything but imposing. She looked like a kitty without her armour. Alas, her armour was so big that it could fit Heracles easily and Alice was floating inside it, controlling it with her mind. So, for those who didn't know the exact situation, Alice would be an imposing man with big scarlet armour.
"So, are you sure you didn't want to come with me to PRT? There are a lot of benefits to being an affiliated hero, you know?" Vista persuaded the clearly very powerful parahuman again to no avail as Alice still answered "no" firmly.
Vista huffed, "fine," she said that jumped away, crossing great distances with a step. Alice looked at her with a confused look, and then she shook her head and began to resume her hou- no lair hunting. She wanted to go to Dimensional Gap like Great Red did, but according to Great Red's recounting of Ophis, the Dragon God of Infinity, Alice doubted she would take her presence in her "silence" well. Yes, not provoking the sleeping dragon whose sneeze could blow out a sun literally. So, Alice took the next best option, finding a lair by herself in Brockton Bay.
This was proving to be a difficult option for now. It was really hard to find an acceptable building that wasn't a gang hideout or drug lab or some vigilante or villain lair. Of course, she busted all villain lairs, drug labs, and gang hideouts she found, but that also meant she couldn't take those buildings as her own since they would soon be teeming with police and PRT. After searching all night, she couldn't find a suitable lair for her, so she had to make do. She created a tent and camped on the roof of a fairly tall building in the town.
As she rested, she thought back to today's events. Then, she thought about Vista, a sweet little girl, but under that faux sweetness laid madness. One could know that just by seeing how she beat up Hookwolf. It was brutal, messy, and ruthless. Nevertheless, it didn't bother Alice that much, after all, every parahuman has a few screws loose inside their head. It comes with the job description. Alice wondered if they could become friends. Vista seemed friendly enough, but Alice wasn't sure if she could trust someone like this. So, she just stopped this looping train of thought and went to sleep.
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Brockton Bay PRT HQ, Conference Room A-2,
Director Piggot, Protectorates member and the whole collection of Ward were here. They were looking at the reports concerning a certain vigilante cladded in red armour.
"Over 100 arrests in one day, including the capture of 20 villainous parahumans all done by one parahuman. Currently, we don't have any information on him, except that he has some sort of power to create items, we didn't know whether the created items would be permanent or not, or whether he could create living beings. He was also shown to have mover abilities. His cape name was Great Red, and we are rating him as Tinker-7, Shaker-3, and Mover-3," Armsmaster dutifully reported.
Assault whistled, "100 arrests?! PHO must be having a field day right now". Clockblocker nodded in agreement to the senior's hero statement.
"Last I checked, they were saying that all over the PHO was filled with conspiracy theories and that guy's fans. There was even a "Thank You" thread from all the victims and their families who had suffered from the captured criminals. Also, PRT and Protectorate were being roasted too. Something about a random cape capturing more villains and criminals in a day than we did in a year. On a side note, the video of Vista beating the crap out of Hookwolf was going viral too," Clockblocker said after he looked at his tinker-made phone again.
"I never thought that you had it in you, Vista," Shadow Stalker interjected. Watching the video of VIsta bashing the Hookwolf.
"Everyone!" Armsmaster announced as all those presented looked at him. "Maybe, he was a good guy, but don't forget that he was still a dangerous parahuman. And the words he said to Vista were a little bit worrying. It would be best if we keep an eye on him," Armsmaster said in a not so robotic voice.
"I see your point, we will keep an eye on him. Meanwhile, Vista, you go and interact with him. See if you could sway him to join the Protectorate," Piggot said in a commanding voice.
Vista seemed troubled and hesitated for a moment before answering, "yes, ma'am," in a tiny voice.
"Good," Piggot nodded in satisfaction.
"Armsmaster, what are your thoughts on the limitations of Incarnate's shaker abilities," Piggot asked again.
"Yes, ma'am. From what I had heard from Vista's report and eyewitness accounts, I believed that his creations were not limited to raw materials, but only in more complex forms. If he could create permanent items, I believe he would either become an invaluable resource or a class-S threat. Especially if he could create antimatters," Armsmaster said in a monotone voice. Clearly, drooling about limitless raw material. Assault was pretty sure that if not for not knowing whereabout of the said cape, Armsy would immediately run off to capture the cape with or without consent. Piggot seemed to notice it too.
"All Protectorates and Wards are to only approach this cape with caution from now on. Especially you Vista. And invite him to the PRT building for power testing, no matter what. His powers are too dangerous, we couldn't allow someone like him to run around. It would be the worst if really could create living creatures," Piggot's said the last part through gritted teeth. She looked all of them square in the eyes and said, "I think you all understand what I am trying to say".
Yes, Assault could understand what she was trying to say. They didn't say the word, but a name rang inside their head. Nilbog. A disaster who Protectorate created because their capes were cowards and abandoned the mission, leaving a squad of PRT troopers to death. In the end, there were only two survivors. Of course, most people didn't know that the entire incident was swept under the rug. Typical PRT and Protectorate behaviour, Assault would have to admit. Assault heard Piggot was one of the two survivors of that particular mess and due to that incident, hated Capes, especially Biotinkers. However, despite her misgiving and general hatred toward parahumans, Assault couldn't deny that she is a competent leader.
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