HcH - Vol. 1 Issue 1

Solstice sees how tough this fight is shaping up to be. "Why do evil supervillains have to be so evil," mutters Solstice under her breath.

Aria unleashes another bolt of sun power towards Heatwave.

As his teammates charge in, Leo quiets down. He focuses his attention on the man that has him trapped, waiting for an opening to escape.
He takes a moment to get his bearings, looking to see where he might cause the most damage... er, help the most.

Nightfly sees Solstice being hit by the red energy whip, sees her face change in ways zir hasn't seen before - sees her loose some of that overwhelming sense of power and confidence that was always such a dominant part of her.

And zir heart aches as ze sees this. Solstice is always damn MAGNIFICENT to behold! But seeing her vulnerability here, in the middle of the fight, zir heart swells with concern, connection, and er yeah desire for this incredible unearthly being.

Pulling zirself together, Nightfly bellows up at Solstice:

"Hey, Solstice, babe!"

"You've got this! Shake it off!"

"We're here, together, with you, we're going to take these asshats down!"

"And you're going to be up there making it happen!"

"Doing what you do best, being freaking AWESOME, and looking SPECTACULAR while doing it!"

Reeling from the crack of Backlash's whip, Solstice’s breath catches in her throat, the strike leaving a searing blow to her spirit. Her blazing white eyes seemed to dim under the weight of an unfamiliar hopelessness. "Is this it?" she wonders silently, her home planet feeling a million light-years away. Aria had long been a loner, and in past times she was able to tackle any obstacle with easy success. But the power of these super villains left her feeling hopeless, and as always, alone.

The villain's taunts cut through the air, but it's Nightfly's voice that anchors her, pulling her back from the edge of despair. "You've got this! Shake it off!" Nightfly's other words reminded Aria that she wasn't alone, not anymore. She was part of a team, and the weight of responsibility was not hers alone.

Solstice locks eyes with Nightfly, her posture unsteady but her resolve clear. "I have always fought alone," she admits, her voice a quiet force amid the tumult. "And alone, I see I cannot stand."

Aria rises to hover in an action pose, her smile a flicker of light in the dark. "But here, with you, I found true strength — not in solitude, but in unity."

With a nod to Nightfly, her eyes shine with newfound determination. "We're a constellation, not lone stars. Your trust is my armor, Nightfly. Let's finish this, together."

Leo sees Backlash strike Aria. "Dude, you are really pissing me off." Leo teleports directly in front of Backlash. "Boo! he screams, then immediately teleports behind him. "Over here!" Then he ports to one side and taps him on the shoulder. "No here!" Leo keeps blinking around Backlash, taunting him, hoping to distract or confuse him enough for someone to get an opening.

"Claw, why don't you play with Heatwave a bit to keep her occupied," the Alloy Angel suggests. "I'm little use here so how about I check out the situation inside the lobby, with those people by the window. Sol, maybe you can help me get there. Unfortunately, I'm a flightless angel."

Mirage had hung back near the crumbling wall as they tried to get caught up on the situation. Their hesitation cost them time, though thankfully, the other members of the team seemed to be doing a good job picking up the slack, pushing the attack and keeping their adversaries busy.

They watched as Wild Claw tossed Backlash through the air, and as he in turn shouted into the hole. His shouts spurred Mirage into movement, and they rushed in, tossing their hands out in front of them as they tried to block the hole with their powers, an expanse of green energy rippling over the open space.

They were dimly aware of Leo appearing nearby, and they hoped he'd be able to keep Backlash busy enough to let them hold off whatever backup was coming.

"Talk and feelings and all that are all fine and good" thinks Nightfly to zirself "but sometimes, a body just gotta step up and hand some baddie their ass on a plate..."

Ze flips on the strobing dancing pulsing halogen-lamp-bright patterns weaving over zir skin to distract Riot, dancing and weaving zirself in time with the patterns, flipping zir stereo system in zir backpack on and letting loose with some deep bass powering syncopated electronica - tries to lures him into the spell of the noise and the movement and then BAM moves in with zir fist flipped to mimicking the properties of a diamond - hard, tough, and damn painful.