Problematic kitten

Chapter 3

Usagi's vigilante hoodie with tighter sleeves

Usagi spent next week on research. She red everything she could find about pressure points and self-defense against bigger opponents, she has even tried couple things against her bullies and they worked. It of course earned full beating but she believed it was worth it. She has decided to use staff as her weapon, not wanting something that could kill people. She has dig out one of her old inventions, staff that can shrink to 15 cm long baton. She modified it so it can be make in two batons, just in case. She has also bought and modified some night vision goggles, she can see as well in darkness as in light, they will accustom perfectly. She has of course tested them every night and actually saved some people before heroes managed to even found them.

Usagi is finally satisfied with her vigilante outfit. Dark purple almost black goggles, black jeans, black tank top and somewhat tight crop top hoodie so her belt and vest pockets are in easy reach. She has made little pockets on both of them to hide painkillers and healing pills as well as caffeine and sugar pills she has made. She put the outfit on bed and nod satisfied. "Time for real test drive." She mumble, braid her hair and put it on bun, then she change in her outfit, secure everything, but her black combat boots on her feet and move a little. She make sure that everything feels right and hood won't fall from her head. She has thought about mask but decided against it. Goggles cover most of her face while hood cast shadow over her face. It would have been more in the way than anything else. 

Usagi slip out of the window, look around and climb down. She run deeper in the city before climbing back to roofs. She has soon realized that she can see and hear more up there. She start her patrol. It didn't take too long until she hear suspicious noises and rush to there. When she look down she see gang of four men surrounding two women. She gasp in shock. There is no way she can win against so many grown men. She look around and hope to see Salamander in her patrol. She know that she is in her territory. "Just my luck." She hiss when she didn't even see light of her flames.

Usagi turn to look down again and notice how one man has grabbed woman's arm and pull her closer. "Fuck it, they can't kill me." She curse and jump to grab fire escapes pole to slide down. None of them hear her movements. When she evaluate that she is low enough, she jump while grabbing her staff. With one swift movement it detach from its holder from her right thigh and she release it in its full length. She land right top of man holding one woman while knocking further two more. Women yelp in surprise and men in surprise and pain. She jump from man's shoulders before he hit the ground and land between women and men. "Run and call the police." She command with gruff voice she has practiced whole week, trying to hide her gender. 

Women didn't need to be command twice, they run away. Men didn't even glance after them, all of their focus is on Usagi front of them. She gulp but hold her weapon in its place. She has missed their pressure points slightly. Leader rub his head while getting back to his feet. He glance at her and his eyes widen. "You gotta be kidding me. Vigilante and a new one?" He groan and sigh. 

Usagi didn't answer but take a side step to block the escape route. Men snort and smirk to her. "Do you really believe that you can win against all of us short stuff? You don't even know our quirks." One of them laugh and his hands turn to drills. She swallow, that will hurt. She hold her ground and wait patiently, if she attack first she will loose. "You won't start? All right boys, this one is mine." Leader laugh and crack his knuckles while walking toward her. "Beat the living shit out of him Ogago!" One of them cheer and others agree. She smirk under her hood slightly, her odds just get lot better.

Ogago's eyes widen in surprise when Usagi easily dodge his first punch and hit his stomach with the end of her staff. He stumble backwards a little and growl in anger. "Better run short stuff or I won't hold back anymore." "Do your worst." She taunt and swing the staff. He smirk and grab it. For her surprise it got stuck. "Magnetic staff like this is easy to catch." He laugh with dark smirk. Magnetic quirk, huh? Well then. She twist the middle of staff and hit his chin with free baton. 

Ogago let go of other half of staff/other baton and stagger. Usagi has hit him hard, almost making him to pass out. Men behind him yell in surprise and shock. She move to be ready to next attack when she hear running as well as heat rising. "Game over." She grunt to the group, but her staff back in one piece and shrink it before putting its back on its holder. "It was fun." She say, bow a little and jump top of trash can and to fire escape stairs over their heads. Men frown confused until Salamander come to their view. "Hold right there!" She command while fire flicker around her arms. 

Usagi smirk while she climb up and turn to look down only when she is sure that Salamander won't see her easily. Salamander has red scales covering her arms, legs, torso and sides of her face while her hair are dark yellow. Her green lizard eyes lock on thugs. She has been Endeavor's sidekick just couple years ago before opening her own agency. She follow and take mental notes how she fight them and soon tie them up. "I will need something to tie villains up too." She mumble aloud. "You should be arresting that short stuff, not us." One of the man complain and turn to look toward her even if he couldn't see her.

Usagi gulp when Salamander turn to look directly at her, "Thermal vision, of course." She grunt and wave quickly to her before flipping to the roof. "Hey!" She hear her yell but ignore it and start to run away through roofs. "That was fun." She chuckle on her way.

Usagi run couple blocks to get away from Salamander even if she know that she can't follow her because she has to wait for the police. Eventually she slow down and start to look for new trouble. It didn't take long to find some and she drop top of muggers, more than once. She came across with Rock Lock and Elastic, not that either of them saw her. She chuckle amused both times when villains complain about her interference and that heroes should go after her. She couldn't help the happy feeling to be able to be useful to someone, maybe she is good for something?