Flashbacks

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Hundreds of screeches roared through the sky. The sound of crumbling mortar and broken bones sickened the serene night. Unholy cries of damnation lapped at the lips of thousands as they ran away from their homes. Their roofs collapsed under the weight of the monster before them.

In a sea of retreats, there were two pursuers. They pushed past the mad mob in pursuit of the beast. A large woman with skin milky smooth like chocolate and a build powerful enough to crack marble. Her six-foot frame stood above most as she acted as a beacon for her smaller companion. A young lady with amber hair and a myriad of freckles. Her purple and yellow suit complimented the purple shorts of her taller counterpart.

Their names were Rosa and Bea respectively and this rampage was something they had to stop. They turned the corner as a car was tipped over. A massive white machine rampaged forward as it crawled down the street. Its massive pink maw was made of plant cells but munched on stone like a tiger's jaw to bones. It resembled the neck of a dragon though its eyeless face scanned for the next victim like a mantis. Then it continued its crawl while picking up any obstacles in its way.

Rosa pointed forward and yelled for Bea to follow. They knew their little friend would never do this. The sentient plant Sprout had changed. But why could he change so suddenly? A question that only they knew the answer.

They continued to give chase. Their smaller legs struggled to keep up with his superior stride. He rolled over a building and was suddenly stopped by a powerful force. The girls watched from below as a robot flew past. They saw a massive green saber ignite as it soared back in for another attack.

Sprout's mouth snapped out but missed him by inches. The robot flew up high and flashed a bright smile as he twirled his shades on his fingers. Even in the dark of night he never allowed his cool persona to falter. Then he came crashing down like a meteor from space.

But Sprout showcased an unnatural agility. It jumped off the multiple legs on its back and swatted him out of the sky with its clubbed fist. Surge's red and yellow body came flying backward. Rosa and Bea screamed as he soared over their heads in free fall. Only to be snatched up by a speedy heroine.

Max sat Surge down gently. His head was crooked with a bit of sparks flying off his legs. His thrusters on his back had been damaged and his sword lost during his fall. Max cursed under her breath before radioing in for help. Rosa and Bea turned back to check on the heroic duo. As they ran backward another triplet of mecha-based heroes soared past. Two mecha suits (one blue and the other orange) soared by firing off small projectiles from wrist launchers. The other lacked flight capacities but its massive body worked as a wall for Sprout to waste time trying to crack.

When Rosa and Bea got to Surge and Max the female hero asked them to watch him while she assisted with the attack. Bea was the first to speak up, "Wait don't kill him. It's Sprout."

Max's voice was an exasperated cough, "WHAT!?" She pointed at the bright peak monstrosity that was housed inside an oddly familiar casing, "That thing is Sprout?"

Another explosion rang out as a car's gas tank leaked into an open fire. The explosion only added to the intimidating aura as the beast's silhouette loomed over them. Max's eyes were wide open as she waited for a response.

Rosa cringed a bit as she stuttered, "It's complicated..."

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Rosa was resting in her chair as she studied a strange reaction between a unique class of fauna found within the forests outside of Starr Park and ultraviolet light. An adventure that ended with her running away from an interdimensional being through the cold of night. But her discovery proved rather intriguing as she found that this plant was not only carnivorous but also an active predator. It expelled a lure that attracted small insects for it to devour. However, when exposed to continuous UV lights it mutated into a poisonous beast. Its barbs could potentially kill small varmints and deter large lagomorphs. Then it could devour the corpses of these oversized creatures for a month. At least in theory, it should do just that.

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