Mystery from Another World

Part 124: Last Resort (IC)

The LOV had moved locations again successfully, though in a rush, so the new spot was just a temporary one.

Tension was high as they heroes attack approached. Even the newbies were tense. Silk was stress drawing on her screens.

Dabi kept going outside to scan around, then coming back in no less stressed than before. He ran into Medea on one entrance.

She was such an odd looking little girl, with her purple streaks but normalish looking face. Her eyes weren't even purple today, so did she wear contacts?

She annoyed him, honestly, this kid should not be hanging around the LOV. What was Compress thinking bringing in amateurs. Though Lethe's info gathering skills were impressive.

Medea glared at him when he ran into her. "Watch where you're going fata--."

Dabi wasn't fat, but that was just rude.

"Watch it, yourself," he growled back. "Someone might step on a little drip like you."

He walked on, but then light behind made him turn around. Medea's eyes were on fire and so was half her body, purple flames that didn't look natural at all.

The color was what made Dabi uneasy. Chemicals.

"What did you say to me?" Medea said.

Dabi sneered. "I said someone might step on you, you got a problem with that?" He lit up his own hand.

"You think you can talk to me like that just because I'm a teenager?" Medea launched herself at him--and passed right through his flame when he tried to block her with it.

She grabbed Dabi by the throat and slammed him into the wall with more force than he'd expect from such a skinny kid. Her eyes were pure flames now...suddenly it reminded him of Endeavor a little. The anger... the sudden movement, all of it.

He froze. Perspiration breaking out all over him even without feeling much heat...then he began to feel it. Her fire wasn't like his, it wasn't so hot it felt cool---but it was hot.

Spinner and Compress and Toga saw what was going on and rushed over. "Hey, let him go!" Toga said.

Leave it to her to not want anyone but herself to take a stab at someone.

Compress reached to put Medea in a marble, but his hand went through her. 

Dabi was definitely starting to burn. He tried to pry her hands off himself, but he went right through them too, yet she still had him pinned. Either she could phase in and out faster than he could move, or she could do both at once.

Then Lethe was behind her. "Medea!" he said in a terrible voice--it wasn't loud, it wasn't threatening, really. Just...immovable.

Medea froze...then she blinked and let Dabi go. He dropped to the ground, coughing from the heat and the strain on his vocal cords.

Lethe grabbed Medea's arm as her fire disappeared. "What did I tell you about losing your temper?" He said to her, still in that voice. "You've been acting up again. Come on." He dragged her away. "I'll deal with her. Don't worry about it," he tossed back at the others. "Sis and I need to have a little talk."

He took her into a side room.

"Are you okay?" Spinner asked Dabi.

Dabi nodded, though he wasn't. He already could feel himself start to get a chill from being overheated like that and then cooling off. "What was that?"

"I saw this before," Compress said soberly. "Medea has a devil of a temper, but she listens to her brother. It's uncanny isn't it? They seem more...tense than before, though."