Love and War

Love

I sit on the side of a skyscraper leaning back against my hands, my legs dangle off the side of the building. I watch down below and flicker my sight between clones posted throughout the city. I hear the sound of feet behind me and feel the rush of air pass by. I turn and stand to my feet to see The Dash standing behind me in his red super suit. "Well this is a pleasant surprise, I thought I was gonna have to save your life. Instead, I get to meet another super on duty," he says with a playful smile. 

"Didn't think I looked in need of rescuing," I told him falling a little more at ease "What if I said I agreed and I came up here just because you looked cute?" he asks and I laughed lightly "I'd say you should be paying more attention to the city Dash," I turn back to the city and he comes closer behind me. I can feel his eyes move from me to the city below us, "how can you see anything from here?" he asks looking to me now much closer to my face, but I keep my composure. I don't move my head pretending his closeness doesn't make me nervous. "My clones are scattered across the city. Low, high, and in between I have eyes all over the city," I explain "you'd be one hell of a villain," I smirk "who said I wasn't" I suggest with a wink.

"Tablooids paint you in a much different light Double," he shrugs finally pulling away from me a little "Tablooids have been wrong before," causing him to laugh. I hear something, but not with my ears and I swip my head away from the distracting blonde and back to the city. "Parcel St. there's a mugging and a carjacking. Seems like the assailant is a super, our age, dirty blonde hair, heading east," I tell Dash before sprinting into action. Without a word he hoists me up into his arms and dashes to Parcel St. I delay a message to my five clones already deployed to come and then send out an additional ten. "Dash get these clones down at the end of the street!" I shout and Dash springs into action moving the clones to block carjacker's escape route. 

"What if he doesn't stop?" Dash asks watching the car  "he'll stop," I say hoping for the best The car screeches to a stop. "Multiply," I command the clones and they begin to multiply into a small army in seconds. "Surround," I command again and all the clones begin to encircle the car, the carjacker bust open his door hurling some kind of fireball at my clones. I feel a slight sting from the fire encasing the clone. She falls being a clone of a clone she was to weak to withstand the small blow. The carjacker burst into flame himself and begins taking my clones down left and right. I feel my powers weaken with every blow, "I have an idea, but you have to keep him busy," Dash says to me "that I can do, just take him down," I demand still focusing on my clones. 

"Multipy triple," I command as Dash speeds off to encircle the carjacker and my clones. Dash runs in a circle and the longer and faster he runs the less oxygen supply my clones are receiving. Then I realize what he's doing, he's creating a vacuum taking the air away, fire can not exist without oxygen. "Merge!" I shout feeling deprived of oxygen myself, once the clones has merged back into me I can finally take a deep breath. I look to see that the carjacker is falling to his knees unable to breath. As soon as his knees hit the floor Dash stops and handcuffs the guy with power nullifying cuffs. "Looks like we make a pretty good team," Dash says smiling at me, pulling the carjacker to a standing position I scoff lightly "I guess we do,"

We bring the carjacker down to the police station and walk out to paparazzi everywhere. "Dash! Double! How did you stop the carjacker! Dash are you and Double working together? Double are you and Dash together?" The flurry of question were overwhelming, but part of super work includes the public. "The Dash and I met up by chance. My clones spotted trouble and he was kind enough to lend a helping hand," I say looking to The Dash "Double was wonderful to team up with and I can see myself fighting along side her for plenty more battles, but together or alone we'll be here stopping crime," With that he grabs my hand and speeds away from the paparazzi.

"Well, I had fun today Double. We should do it again sometime?" He suggest almost seeming nervous asking I smile up at him "I do survalience at the same skyscraper throughout the week, but you can always find me here Friday, Saturday, and Sunday," I tell him before turning to walk away. "I'll see you tomorrow then?" He asks and I shrug "I think that's up to you," I respond disappearing into the night.