Out With the Old [modplot]

[letsgolegion]

Who| Everyone who signed up
What| The rescue of the NPC Legionnaires
Where| A movie studio in New New York
When| Takes place the same time as "Books of Magic"
Warnings/Notes| N/a

The studio where the Legionnaires are being held is swarming with supervillains. It's a trap, of course. But that doesn't mean they have to walk right into it. They have a plan, and now it's time to put it into action.

The Legion of Supervillains are expecting the non-native Legionnaires to be pushovers. They're about to discover just how crushingly, devastatingly wrong they are.

Comments

[a_shadow]

Indeed, it is a figure of speech, but one that lends itself to all-too-literal outcomes. But none of that is possible to argue out right now. Tex hears the shouts coming down the hall and positions herself to peek along the edge of the door. "They're coming," she says, "right this way." She levels her weapon to fire.

[short_changed]

Connie takes up position on the opposite side of the door, glancing down the hallway.

"Better give them something to waste their attacks on."

And a beat later a projection of Connie's armour flickers into view in the hallway and runs into the middle of the path, appearing to be fleeing from the room after completing its objective. It's similar to the projection her armour enhancement produces but there's obviously a lot more control with this one. Either way, it'll be a good distraction to give Tex the upper hand.

[a_shadow]

The distraction works just as it's intended to, and Tex realizes right away that it's just a decoy. This means she can fire her weapon unimpeded down the hallway, and she does just that, taking out a couple of attackers who waste their time trying to fight it.

[short_changed]

As soon as the first flurry of bullets hit the projection it flickers out of sight, giving Tex a perfect view of the shocked faces of the goons right before they go down. Texas is precise and effective as always, and- oh, that reminds her.

"I hope those were stun rounds."

[a_shadow]

Tex doesn't lower her weapon, watching the hallway for more interlopers. "I did pay attention when I took the oath," she says. The whole thing cramps her style, but on the other hand, she's taken enough innocent lives over the years. Not that their opponents are likely to be innocent, but it's better to err on that side of things, she supposes—for now, anyway.

[short_changed]

"Just making sure."

Now that there's a moment of calm she can better hear the pained groans coming from down the hall. They won't be getting up to chase either of them any time soon. Whether or not Connie and Tex happen to depart in the same direction is another matter, too.

"Where are you headed now?"

[a_shadow]

"The direction those goons were coming from," Tex says decisively. "There have to be others over there." She holsters her weapon. "Did you find the power suppressor? I don't know what's what back here."