forum Behind The Mask [One-On-One // Closed]

Started August 18, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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(Oof. Sure.)

Kasey got a blip on her phone, and she glanced down at it. She sighed and glanced over at Liam with an apologetic expression.

“I’ve got to go… There’s a situation on Thorn and eighth,” she sighed as she stood.

Liam smiled a little, "It's fine, babe. Go do your thing." He kissed her cheek, "Go."

Meanwhile…

Kyle frowned, arms crossed as he leaned against the wall in a nearby alleyway. A prisoner had just been broken out, he new it was the guy Kinesie put there, he'd watched the whole thing and now somehow the guy was out. Sighing, he peeled himself off the wall, suit already forming. He knew he was the new hero here, but he wanted something to do so he'd go after this guy.

Kasey smiled and pecked him on the lips quickly. “Thanks. I’m sure it’ll be on the news, and you might want to follow me out a bit later to cover it for the paper. I’ll grab my suit and go, then you can follow maybe ten minutes later,” she suggested, making her way to the bedroom, where she had stored her suit under the bed. She pulled it out, gave Liam one last smile, and walked out the door.

Once she was close enough to the scene that she could get there easily, but not so close that it would be suspicious for Kinesie to show up, she found an abandoned alleyway and quickly changed. Once her outfit and mask were on, she hurried toward the intersection where the incident had happened or was happening.

Matt and his brutes had stolen multiple cars, hostages and then found themselves in a car accident. Police surrounded the area but couldn’t do much as Matt and his men held weapons to all the hostages.

Kyle was perched on a now frosted street lamp, his white and blue suit standing out against his mess of black hair. He loooed down at the scene with a frown, twirling a snowflake through his fingers, thinking.

Kasey chewed on her lip as she watched the scene from a nearby alleyway. Some pebbles and other small objects floated around her, a whirlwind around her feet.

It was Matt again… How had he gotten out of prison? She had just gotten him in there, and now he was out? After what he did to Liam, she hated him, and that she could say without feeling bad about it.

One of the hostages, struggled against the smaller man who was holding her, eventually breaking free from his hold and making a run for it. As soon as she was about half way out, one of the other men pulled out a gun and Kyle was in action in an instant. He jumped, using his ice as a slide before he jumped again and landed in front of the girl, managing to put up a wall of ice before a shower of bullets hit the cold substance.

Kasey’s jaw dropped as she saw the new hero. Who was this? She hadn’t yet worked with him…

Shaking her head, she finally made her way out, pebbles and other small, miscellaneous objects floating around her feet and her fingers.

“I thought I put you in jail,” she called to Matt as she stepped out. “Didn’t you know you’re supposed to stay there?”

Matt chucked and clasped his hands behind his back, "I do know, my dear. But it doesn't mean I actually like the idea." He motioned for the man to stop shooting, which he promptly did.

Kyle made sure the girl was safe behind the police before he stepped out, arms crossed.

"What I don't know, is who that," He pointed to Kyle, "Is."

Kinesie’s gaze flickered toward the new man before turning back to Matt. She didn’t want to take her eyes off of him for any longer than she had too. She didn’t trust him farther than her shadow drifted at midnight on a night full of clouds… In other words, not at all.

“I don’t either, but that’s not what I’m worried about right now. Is there a reason behind all of this mess?” she questioned, glancing around to gauge how much damage had been done. She always kept one eye on him, though.

"Well, I was minding my own business in prison when my men came and rescued me. Though, as we were escaping, there was already police by out car so, we stole some, hence the hostages. And some idiots weren't looking where they were going while driving, hence the car accident." Matt shrugged a shoulder as if it was obvious.

Kinesie sighed and rubbed her face. This man… Why? What the heck was his deal?

“That… is incredibly stupid,” she muttered. “Why don’t we just solve this the easy way, hm? Just go with the police and we’ll be done.”

"Because, my dear, they'll be no one to you to give you a hard time. And follow through with my plans as all my men are as dumb as bricks," He sighed, "And it's fun torturing your boyfriend, I'd love to do it again, maybe this time he'll actually die."

Kasey’s face turned bright red as she heard his words. Her fists clenched and unclenched, the whirlwind of pebbles and other miscellaneous items around her growing.

“Shut up… You cannot talk about him,” she growled, her eyes narrowing at him. “You’d better be glad he didn’t die because I don’t think you would have lasted much longer…”

"Kinesie, your emotions are clouding your judgment, calm down, your only giving him what he wants." Kyle finally said, though he didn't take his eyes of this Matt guy.

Matt just chuckled darkly, "Oh I can talk about him. I can do what I want. And you're not a killer, you don't have it in you to kill a person so threatening me with death doesn't scare me."

Kinesie took a deep breath, her nostrils flaring as she glared at Matt. The new guy was right, she couldn’t let her emotions cloud her judgement. That wouldn’t do well for this line of work.

“I’m going to take you down, Matt, and there’s going to be a day when you stay in jail for good,” she declared.

Matt smiled, "I look forward to that day. But for now, either let us go, or the rest of the civilians here die. Your call."

“Mm… Not gonna happen,” Kinesie said, sending things to surround Matt. “Why don’t you let these people go, and we can have a nice chat with the police?”

"You and I both know that's not going to happen, sweetheart," He smiled innocently, one that shouldn't belong to someone like him, "Why don't we add something else to the mix. Is Liam here? He should be, anyway. Let's have someone find him."

he snapped his fingers once, and in a flash, one of the men was typing something on some phone before he promptly put it away. A few minutes later, there was a shout and two men came through, holding a struggling Liam, "Let me go you assholes!"

"There he is!" Matt clapped, "Welcome back!"

"Stop playing games Matt! Seriously, it's getting boring." Kyle called out.

Kasey felt her breathing quicken as Liam was brought out. If she reacted too much, it would give her away. Just because Matt said that it was her boyfriend didn’t mean that anyone would believe him if they heard. And if they did… Her cover would be blown…

“Leave the civilians alone, Matt. We both know I’m the one you really want, right? So just take me and let everyone else go,” she said, willing her voice not to wobble. If Liam got hurt again, she didn’t know what she might do…

"I've changed my mind. You, I still want you, yes. But there's a new hero on the block," He looked to Kyle and smiled, "Nice to meet you……. Frost. You seem interesting, and Liam. Well, Liam is Liam, a great punching bag if I say so myself. So it's not just you know, Kinesie, it's all three of you…"

"You're insane!" Liam called, causing one of the men to kick him in the shin, hard.

"You're right, I am."

"Well, at least you know it. Why don't we talk in prison?" Kyle glared, trying to stay calm like he practiced so many times.

Kinesie was trying so hard to stay calm, but the way he just kept talking about Liam that way… Gosh, she just wanted to punch him so hard… She let small stones and things from around the area float around her hands, her powers going a bit nuts with her anger. They were mostly under control, but if this kept going the way it was, with Matt talking about hurting Liam, Kasey didn’t know how long she could take it without losing all control.

“I agree. Prison sounds like an amazing place to talk,” she declared, her voice shaking slightly.

"Ca I ask you something, Kinesie? Or multiple questions that is," Matt smirked, practically basking in her anger, "What would you do if I completely broke Liam in front of you? If I broke every single bone in his body while naming them? Or took out each of his organs in alphabetical order right in front of you? Then I'd just have someone put him back together so I could do it again. What would you do then? Send me to prison? Or would you kill me then?"

(Oh, gosh… Poor Kasey…)

Kasey dug her nails into her palm, shaking as she tried to control herself. This was bad. This was very, very bad… If this went on like this much longer, she might not be able to control herself.

“Just leave him alone. Do whatever you want to me, but just leave him alone,” she hissed through her teeth, her nostrils flaring.

(Ehehe, I'm feeling evil, sorryyyy)

Matt feigned though for a moment, "No. I don't think I will. It's fun seeing you riled up and angry," He grinned, "Now, back to the topic at hand, either let us go and we'll let the hostages free. Or try and kill or take us to prison and they die, your choice."

(sigh)

Kasey dug her nails in harder, enough to make herself gasp silently in pain. She immediately unclenched her hands, sure that she had drawn blood. But as long as she didn’t hurt anyone without reason, that was fine. Better her hurt than getting in trouble.

“Or you could just hand them over so no one else gets hurt,” she suggested with a tight shrug.

"What there's no fun in that," He replied with a shrug. Almost on cue, the men all tightened their holds on the hostages, Liam included. They all struggled, Liam clawed at the arm around his neck with no luck.

Kasey swallowed hard, seeing her boyfriend in pain. She hated this. Absolutely hated it. It hurt her to see him in so much pain.

“Oh my gosh, just stop it already!” she cried, sending stones to dig into the arms of the men holding the hostages.

The men held their ground before eventually letting go. The civilians gasped for breath, but they were fine for the most part. The guys holding Liam managed to hold him for a while long before eventually letting him fall to the ground.

"Kinesie, calm down." Kyle looked to her with a small frown, "Get a grip on your emotions."

"Let us go, Kinesie and we won't touch them again. Well, most of them." Matt looked to Liam and grinned.