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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:36:21 GMT -8
Mr. Freeze Posted: Jun 15, 2006 9:06 PM
Freeze sent his fist straight to Nightwing's face. Throwing him back, he then continued his assault, beating him harshly and violently. Nightwing's assaults just couldn't harm Freeze, due to his armor...not to mention his lack of feeling. "You will suffer a frigid, frosty, death....forever in the bowels of a frozen hell!" He screamed as he sent his elbow into Nightwing's face. He then held his gun up to the boy, who had just been given a bloody nose. "Goodnight.."
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:40:28 GMT -8
Nightwing Posted: Jun 15, 2006 9:11 PM
Nightwing took the beatings, there was little he could do to defend himself against Freeze's violent battering. He hadn't even finished fully healing from his battle with the Predator...which was really an advantage to his frosty combatant.
As he held his gun up to Nightwing's face, he remembered Cold who had been charging in his direction. "Like hell!" He muttered, grabbing Freeze's arm, and aiming it at Cold the second he pulled the trigger. He didn't entirely make it. His right arm became a block of ice, but he managed...for the most part, to freeze up Cold's legs. He then sent his elbow flying backwards into Freeze's helmet, the kevlar helping him leave a sizable crack. He held his hand up to his mask, switching to visual.
"Nothing but a couple of Snowmen, O."
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:40:43 GMT -8
Oracle Posted: Jun 15, 2006 9:19 PM
"Snowmen...?" She sat with a furrowed brow for a moment before realizing exactly what he meant. "Freeze?" She shook her head. "Freeze, after this whole time of being considered 'under the radar' he was coming out of the woodwork.
"You said Couple as in Two? Who else is there?"
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:41:57 GMT -8
Captain Cold Posted: Jun 15, 2006 9:28 PM
Cold's eyes went wide. He didn't have time to react and tried to slide out of the direction of Freeze's mis-fired blast-
"Aw sh--"
-It was already too late. His legs were caught in the blast. He started hammering the bit of ice away with the butt of his gun. What he needed was his pellets. He kept a few around just in case he found himself in a situation such as this.
-Patting himself down, he reached in his pockets, working off the end of one of the pellets and tossed it down, waiting, watching as the ice slowly dripped away. Growling, he aimed yet another blast at Nightwing's chest. He missed! Damnit! What was wrong with him? If he could at least take out one of his legs, he'd be done. But even better? If he could ice him completely, he wouldn't have to worry about him bothering again-
"You've pissed me off for the last time. No more games."
-Shaking off the stiffness, Cold slide toward Nightwing's body. Picking up his feet he ran, both hands on his gun, aiming high, he made it look like he was trying another shot at his chest-
"Tweet tweet, little Bird..."
-Giving a quick glance to Freeze, he motioned quickly with his gun to aim low, hoping he would have a better chance to hit the hero in the torso while Cold was busy with Nightwing-
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:42:29 GMT -8
Mr. Freeze Posted: Jun 15, 2006 9:41 PM
The crack Nightiwng had left in his helmet was messing everything up, too much heat from the outside was correlating with the inside temperature. His helmet was fogging up, causing him to lose his sight. The heat was beginning to strike at his face. He fell to his knees beside Nightwing calling out in pain, "Raaaaaah! Stop the burning!"
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:42:59 GMT -8
Nightwing Posted: Jun 15, 2006 9:47 PM
Nightwing watched as Cold began darting towards them after freeing himself of his temporary frozen confines. Suddenly he realized what was striking him about Cold....then it hit him. Cold was who Barbara had been chatting with. It all added up, the things he'd overheard about Keystone, Flash, all the little ice jokes...hell, the screen name was Speed Freezing, that was a dead giveaway. With his mask switching to visual, so Oracle could see through his eyes, he looked to Cold before muttering. "Your boyfriend..."
Just as Freeze began losing control, Nightwing just realized what had happened. He'd disturbed his icy balance, the outside heat was killing him. Nightwing leaped away from Freeze to give Cold a clear shot. "Shoot Freeze! Or he'll die!" He called to Cold. Just as Snart turned his attention to Victor, Nightwing dashed into the shadows.
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:43:20 GMT -8
Oracle Posted: Jun 15, 2006 10:00 PM
Watching her monitor, Barbara's eyes were taken exactly where Nightwing was. Everything he was seeing, she was seeing. "What are you talking about? YOU'RE my--My boy--"
She paused, catching sight of Cold's hooded figure. "....friend?"
She looked back to her chat window, which Len had apparently walked away from a few hours ago. She was still waiting for his move. "Oh no...."
She started working, configuring her signal to work it's way to Cold's comm system. "It's your move, Lenoard. Are you sleeping over there?" she said, letting her voice synth take over once again. She knew he wasn't, but still...
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:44:01 GMT -8
Captain Cold Posted: Jun 16, 2006 8:23 AM
-Cold's face went stone cold as soon as he heard Freezes cries of pain. He wasn't one to leave his allies down when they were in distress. Shoving Nightwing out of the way-
"Don't f*ck with me, kid. Not in the mood--"
-Cold slid past him and aimed his freeze gun right at Freeze's helmet and sent out a quick shot.
-He squinted, forgetting to throw his glasses over his eyes to protect him from the bright back flash of the beam. He made a mental note to tweek that later when he had a bit more time on his hands.
-Watching as the ice seemed to inch over Freeze's helmet he walked over and kneeled down, placing his arm around Freeze's back-
"I think we better cut this outting short. We need to get you back into sub zero temperatures and get your helm repaired."
-Turning back to Nightwing, he shot him a glare, colder than ice, colder than death.
"You'll regret that."
-Pulling out his freeze gun, Cold fussed with the setting, putting it on full blast and made sure his glasses, were in fact, over his eyes before he send a strong beam of ice forward, constructing a solid wall of ice between the two of them, making it insanely high as well as long, leaving them some escape time-
"C'mon, Freeze. Time to get you out of here."
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:44:36 GMT -8
Mr. Freeze Posted: Jun 16, 2006 9:26 AM
Freeze allowed Cold to help him on their escape. The frozen helmet was like a bandaid. It would not solve the problem, but it would keep everything stable until they could get a more permanent solution. As Freeze watched the ice wall form between them, he called to Nightwing, "There'll be a reckoning!'
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:44:58 GMT -8
Nightwing Posted: Jun 16, 2006 9:40 AM
Nightwing watched as the Great Wall of Ice formed between them. In all his anger, he sent his fist flying at it, despite his strength and the kevlar reinforced gloves...he didn't even leave a crack. He stared into the empty wall, knowing on the otherside, they were staring back...he knew they couldn't hear his words, but they would them. "Yes....yes there will...."
He turned his back and walked away from the ice wall, trying to figure out his next move. He didn't know if he should head back to the clocktower and confront Barbara about her icy friend, or if maybe he should dissapear for the night. He was so confused, he just didn't know what to think....
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:45:23 GMT -8
Hyperkid Posted: Jun 16, 2006 1:09 PM
*As Nightwing stands before the mighty ice wall, a somewhat frustrated Hyperkid stands next to Nightwing, staring through the ice as he can just barely spot Freeze and Cold escaping, shaking his head and sighing.*
"Jeez, Wing. Thanks for leaving some of the action to me."
*His hand smears across the wall, letting the cold wetness drench the palm of his hand. He then rubs his hands together, letting friction quickly warm back up. He was able to catch the very end of the battle, seeing Nightwing basically play hostage with Freeze's life.*
"You weren't really going to let Freeze die, right? I mean...you were just calling their bluff. You had a backup plan ready all the time..."
*Looks up at Nightwing with an innocent, curious face.*
"...right?"
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:45:52 GMT -8
Nightwing Posted: Jun 16, 2006 1:24 PM
Nightwing stopped for a second looking back over his shoulder as Hyperkid asked his question. In all honesty....he hadn't even thought about it. He hadn't thought about killing Freeze, but he hadn't thought about not killing him. In any other battle he had ever entered with Victor, he had always tried to disable him, but he was always careful to preserve him. This time....he just hadn't thought at all. He was fighting in blind rage....
He stood there a second, half concealed in the shadows, his head turned back over his shoulder, looking at Hyperkid. All of the thoughts of the night flooded through his mind. The water, the talk, returning to the tower, then the fight. It didn't make sense...he was so confused....
So all he did was turn his head, and keep walking, leaving no answer for Chris.
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:46:12 GMT -8
Hyperkid Posted: Jun 16, 2006 1:37 PM
"Nightwing...?"
*Expecting Nightwing to answer his question, Hyperkid keeps the super speed down, trotting along behind him in a curious manner. Usually, Nightwing was at least an open book to him, but now, he could almost feel his blind rages and emotions radiate off of his body. Still, he felt that it was his duty to somehow make everything better.*
"Look, Dick...I really think you should at least talk to her..."
*Walks backwards in front of Dick, having a calming smile appear across his face as he looks up at Nightwing.*
"Im sure that this is all just one big misunderstanding."
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:46:31 GMT -8
Nightwing Posted: Jun 16, 2006 1:59 PM
Nightwing wiped some blood away from his nose, which Freeze had broken. He stopped for a second looking at Chris....so young....so innocent....he didn't understand him. He didn't understand how someone who was....honestly young, could be so understanding. Chris' maturity would indeed make him grow into a good man.
Dick wanted to keep walking, but.....Chris did nothing to deserve it. "I......I don't know, Hyperkid...."
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Post by Oracle on Aug 8, 2008 8:46:52 GMT -8
Hyperkid Posted: Jun 16, 2006 2:19 PM
"Stop treating me like a kid, Dick."
*Hyperkid stopped in his tracks, staring forward at Nightwing, giving one last attempt to get into Dick's mind.*
"Please do not confuse my easy-going manner with being naive. I know how you are feeling, but I think that you are going about this all wrong. I mean, you and I both know that she can hear every word that we are saying, but you pretend that she is not there."
*He begins taking soft steps towars Nightwing, never losing his gentle tone.*
"Dick, Oracle is the love of your life. You are the love of her life. You two belong together. Please, don't give into your anger. Do not stray away from your heart."
*He thinks for a moment. He truly has known Nightwing through the comic books for years. He knows how Nightwing's mind works. Finally, he looks up at Nightwing, knowing the words that can finally get to Dick.*
"Don't give up on love...don't be like Batman!"
*His voice finally turns stern and seriously, unable to backdown from his comment.*
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