Mystery from Another World

Part 109: Forced Cooperation (IC)

Shine, Wally, Aizawa, and Midnight all arrived on the scene to what looked like a set from an apocalypse movie.

"This is some Avengers level crap," Wally said.

"This is more death in one hour than the LOV has ever caused." Even Dabi was aghast.

Shine shook her head. "Is it breaking the rules?"

"No, Shine, I think this is fine." Wally was not hearing it. "You don't just stand back and watch this. Anyway, the Nomu are your turf, right? Mine too. Even Fire Boy here could take a stab. I'll locate all of them, and then we'll pick them off, okay?"

"Yes, and, Wally, do not engage more than one alone," Shine warned, "Even you can't be fast enough for two of them."

"Gotcha, babe." Wally raced off.

"While he's doing that, let's see if we can save anyone else," Shine said. She ran to the nearest collapsed building. There were plenty.

Many pros were around, but they were clearly outnumbered. The Nomu were just too fast. From the sound of it, many were mindlessly running through walls, cars, and anything else they saw with no real plan.

Shine started cutting away some metal rebar and moving concrete carefully. Midnight, with nothing else to do right now, helped.

Someone was stuck under it. The person had at least been smart enough to take cover. They were not too badly hurt, just shell shocked.

Shine pulled them out. "Move that way," she said.

The person just nodded and walked off, looking dazed.

"I could never get as many people as the pros," Shine sighed, "but we have to do something."

"I'd be more help if one of the monsters came near enough, any luck finding them?" Midnight pressed.

"I can't find them, only the kids, and they appear to be further away," Shine's eyes gleamed.

She'd thought she was aiming for Momo and Camie. It seemed they must have moved as she was portaling.

Screams followed this remark.

Shine pointed. "I think you just got your wish."

A Nomu that was much smaller than they were used to and much more humanoid...was lurching towards them...

Shine almost looked sick. "That's...horrifying. Like the Hound." [She's referencing the RWBY fic there.]

The monster was tearing at whatever was in its path with long, retractable talons.

What was it with that doctor and birds?

"Cover your mouth," Midnight warned, releasing some of her scent.

The nomu came closer. Did the things even breathe?

Shine jabbed her sword into the cement in front of them and a shock wave went out an dknocine it onto its back and into a fire hydrant.

Midgnin glanced at her in surprise.

The nomu twitched and started to get up again.

MIhtt he her lash around it's feet to stall it, but it would kick her off easily.

Shine risked darting forward to ram her sowrd into this side. She released it.

It flopped over dead, and with a very grositohs look on tis face, likea dead lab frog might have.

"Ew," Mighitn stopped her quirk.

shine turen oa form it to inhale. The smoke didn't affect her as much but it was never a good idea to risk it.