Aim your thunder at the X - Mary Marvel

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The temperature was just above the fifties on this late night. The moon shined down on the city as if it was meant to light the way to every wondering eye on this night, but that wouldn't hinder Red X from getting his job down as he was resting on top of an old statue, one that resembled an ancient pharaoh. The guard here seems new Red X thought as he watched the man turn from side to side multiple times as if he was frightened.

Headdress of the First Shaman. Red X wasn't sure what it was, or of it's importance, but that wasn't the case. He was here to retrieve it for his client and that was it. It was about the money he gained from it, not the knowledge of it. His eyes shifted to the location of the headdress as the guard pasted it. Giving him about fifteen seconds he then jumped down and started for it. Given his route it will take him about ten minutes to get back here, by that time I will be long and go- Red X was cut short as his eye met with the guards. Crap....New guys....

Wasting no time Red X dashed for the headdress.
"Stop!" The guard screamed out as he reached from his teaser. "I said stop!" But there was no way that Red X was going to stop. Not at this point. His hand extended out towards the guard where he then shot out an X that knocked the weapon from his hand, once that was taken care of he moved on to his prize.

As Red X was plucking the headdress from it's container the guard was making a rush for the security alarm. "Dang it...." He mumbled as he heard the alarm go off. Flipping backwards he tucked the head rest under his armpit and started to climb back to the top of the statue where he then moved through the window that exited to the roof.
'New guys....Shew..." He said as the ear piercing alarm was going off.

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Only 5 minutes into a sweep of the city by air, soaring into the north section and her attention was already being non verbally requested by the sound of police sirens on the streets below in pursuit of a black mustang with alot of horsepower under the hood and a drunken driver behind the wheel, evident by the way the car slid from one side of the yellow line to the other and caused chaos with the traffic, as well as a trigger happy passenger firing shots backwards from his window trying to end the police pursuit. Unable to tell how many if any other passengers were in the getaway vehicle, her watching eyes that had been confident the police could stop them if not the FBI agents who no doubt would join the chase soon enough, widened as the car plowed into and flipped over a guard rail and began to descend several feet toward certain death,

Clad in her white costume on this occasion, this maiden of might definitely knew the time to interject the power of shazam was now and shifted into blinding speed, kicking up a sonic boom in her wake and made the diving catch, just in time before the big boom, turning the car right side up and flying it back to the street, right in front of the waiting police so they could finish doing their duty. "Seatbelts good, alcohol and guns bad!" She snarled reaching in grabbing the weapons and making scrap out of them before flying off so the police could do their job.

She lacked super hearing but it wasn't needed to hear the shouts of "Come back here! You have questions to answer." coming from some of the officers or maybe FBI agents from the street below You'd think they'd be happy that she'd just caught the car they couldn't catch and turned the drunks over to them. Perhaps their pride was hurt but she had no time to go back and play 20 questions, the sound of an alarm was already starting to reach her ears as fast as she was soaring, and this time coming from a museum.

She had visited this particular museum before as Mary Bromfield and had studied the layout well. If what the wisdom of Solomon was telling her actually was happening, she knew right where to land, and land on the roof she did, touching down on the roof right before the costumed crook bearing stolen property emerged.

"Ahem." Mary Marvel cleared her throat, standing right where she needed to be to cut off his escape path, quickly extending her arms, one aimed to grabbed him by the cape and the other toward the quaint headdress he'd just swiped, one she had every intention of making sure would be returned to the museum owner. "That's as far as you go, thief!"

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Red X pushed the window open and crawled the rest of the away out. Not wanting to revile his exit he held the window until and closed it slowly so it wouldn't bump and cause any damage to it so that it might draw some attention from anyone that might do routine check ups on the surface.

The "ahem" was enough of a warning for Red X to know that it was time to move. Quickly lowering his body down to the ground as close as he could he turned around and watched as the hands of his opponents shot over his head just missing his cape by inches. His legs extended fully throwing his body into the air and back away from the person now aiming to catch him.

His body landed down on the upper step of the building that was enough to allow him to tower over his foe, and thanks to the light from the moon he was able to she the fully sight of the female before him. If she could see his face she would notice that his mouth was fully dropped, and his eyes widen to the max.

After taking a second to catch his breath he shook his head and crossed his arms over his chest. "Looks of an angle...yet no wing?" Red X's right hand started to stroke his chin as his left hand allowed the headdress to dangle in it. Taking a second to look her over he then snapped his fingers and pointed down at her. "You must be a Goddess then!" he claimed with excitement in his voice.

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The crook's agility and speed was impressive for a human, she would have to give him that. Thanks to the mental gifts of logic, enhanced intelligence, and the wisdom of the gods bestowed on her while in Marvel form, she deduced by the way he moved his speed and strength weren't super-human, in no way could he outrace or outmuscle a Marvel, not when they could give Superman a run for their money.

When she made the grab for his plunder however she wasn't at a level near full speed, she honestly didn't think she'd need it. She thought wrong. Her lips pursed, twisting into an annoyed smile when she missed him, now seeing him towering over her. He had balls that was for sure. He also had intelligence and great eyesight. She forced his compliment out the other ear as quickly as it came into the first however. Her fists curled as she darted upwards, covering the distance between them quicker than a heartbeat while her fists curled in righteous anger.

"Nope no wings, you've got me confused with a friend of mine. Be thankful to whatever god you believe in that she isn't here right now." The Maiden of Might grunted, darting to grab this crook by the collar once again, much faster than the last time. "I'm not a goddess either though I do have the god's power. Thanks for the compliment but flattery is still going to land you behind bars before this night is over. Don't make this harder than it has to be." She threatened while trying to figure out who the criminal was. Gotham seemed to have a new bad boy on the block.

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OOC: If this comes out weird, I am sorry. My brother and sister are in here and WON"T stop talking to me lol. If something is odd or misplaced just let me know lol. I keep losing train of thought.


Red X's eyes shifted to the curling hand of the females before him. He was more than ready to leap back away from her, after all that was what his training was for, to be able to out maneuver the supers after all that would be the thing between life and death with some of them, but in this case he was still new to it all and wasn't able to use it to his advantage yet.

Red X's eyes widen as he seen the beauty now standing in front of him. Taking only a step back to give her a little room to stand on his eyes shifted back to normal. "Well, if I had to chose between you and her, trust me I will be thankful to every god every time if it's you that shows next to me."

Red X's body was lifted from the ground as the hand grasped his collar. Risky move X, hope it's worth it. Red X listened to the words of the beauty that was holding him up. Mental note, she has powers enabled by the gods....Great... A small smirk formed under the mask of Red X's as he heard about the jail statement. He was no where ready for anything like that, not his early in his career anyways. "Behind bars? Hold up doll face."

Red X's hand rose up next to Mary's face, holding the headdress next to it. "You want this sweet heart? Here, take it. I think you would look a lot better in it than I would." On the inside of the headdress Red X placed a very small noticeable x on the roof of the headdress. It was a timed ooze explosive, he didn't plan on using it, but he did need an escape goat if things started to go sour.

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Note to self: This wacko is full of surprises. More clever than he seems and that is saying alot. Is he actually surrendering? With the agility the masked x, at least that's what Mary chose to call him mentally for lack of an actual name, seemed to have, she figured she would have to play chase and then freeze tag with him. This was the last thing she expected from him.

To be honest his nonstop bombardment of flattery and compliments did indeed distract her, for a few moments at least as she narrowed her eyes at him, trying to decide her next course of action, keep her grip tightened on him with one hand while the other hand grabbed the valuable headdress and held it under her free arm. "Seriously, what kind of crook has the audacity to shamelessly flirt with someone that just caught them and is about to turn them over to the police?" She arc'd an eyebrow.

Seriously, for reasons she didn't comprehend for now, his compliments actually brought a smile to her lips. It didn't last as her eyes turned the headdress over and snuck a closer peek. The smile faded, replaced with an agitated scowl. Her eyes sparked and burned with disappointment and rising anger at him. Whatever he had put on the artifact wouldn't end well and she needed both hands to fix things. One to hold it and the other to rip off the explosive device before the headdress went boom and was unsalvagably lost. The kind of crook that's trying to distract you so he can make a getaway.

In retrospect later she would ask herself if she could have rushed down to the street, turned this hormone driven thief over to the police and still separated the device from the headdress in time to save the day. However blind to the fact she might be at the moment though, it seemed this guy, whoever he was, actually had sincerity in his words, at least a little and it was probably clouding her judgment when she sat him down and released her grip, her hands quickly removing the x off the antique. "This ISN'T over."

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Now being held only inches away from this goddess's face he could see the facile expressions that she had all the more easy. First was the very brief moment of distraction that she had shown, as to why he wasn't sure. He could have used this moment to make some sort of escape, but he didn't. He wanted to stick around and see how this would play out a little more. Next was when she narrowed her eye brows at him, that signaled a decision that she was trying to make, or she was holding her anger back from punching his face in, Red X would hope for the first part.

He could feel the grip of the Goddess's tighten around his neck, but then he could feel the headdress being taken from his hand. This was it, the moment he would make his escape, that was until her question caught him. "Crook? What makes you think I am a crook? Cause I was holding that headdress just now? If so then what makes you any better than me at this moment? What if Batman falls down from the sky and see's you with it? Does that make you any different than me? I might have actually taken that from a crook....If you would have only cared to ask rather than try and hug me at first you might have known."

The moment Red X's feet touched the ground he preformed a back flip away from "His" Goddess, landing about seven feet away. In a crouched position he looked up at the girl as she just finished taking the trap off of the headdress. Well, there goes that plan. At least I am free though. A small snicker could be heard leaving Red X's mask as he remained in his position so he would have the best use of springing away if needed. "Over? Oh my dear. I could stay here with you under the star's for the rest of my life if you would just let me, but I am sure you have to return that back to the museum, or back to heaven."

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"Please, you can foolishly stand there and think I am stupid all you care to but don't you dare talk to me like I am stupid." She frowned, holding up an index finger then pointing to the police below, now starting to surround the museum in droves. With the number of government agents and police officers swarming this city because of the lockdown on vigilantes and criminals she knew it wouldn't take enough to cause Red X fits long to arrive. It was more about the headdress, it was the fact that they were after villains and vigilantes in general. They knew what his costume look liked now and could probably pick him out of a crowd.

"If that were the case, I doubt those gentlemen down there would have their pistols aimed at you right now. Good luck getting past them. I will find you and when I do, assuming you DO manage to evade them, the next chapter of this story WILL NOT have a happy ending"

With that she dropped down and entered the building through the window she had seen Red X come out of a short while before and returned the artifact to =it's rightful owner and then rushed outside to see if there was any sign of the Casanova with an X on the brain as well as hand the possible explosive device she removed from the headdress over to them for study.

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Red X nodded at the girl as he could see that he had pushed to far on this subject. "I do apologize. I didn't mean to act as if you was an idiot" he said with an unseen frown under his mask. Though his voice tone might have been able to help out a little with telling how he felt at the moment.

Turning his head to the direction of her finger he then noticed something that he should have never allowed to go unnoticed, the police force that was now at the building. Lucky for him, the building was three floors high, but that didn't mean it would be a clear get away just yet.

"Ah, they just haven't gotten a chance to warm up to me yet hun. Trust me, when they do, they won't be hating on ol X for long, just like you. You will come around my lady. Pretty soon we are going to be friends. Evade them?" he gave a small chuckle. "My skills are as great as your beauty. They will never catch me. I long for the next chapter to start my dear, as for it's already going to be the best chapter of my life, to see you again....I can only wait"

Red X watched as the Goddess dropped down into the museum. His eyes never left her until she was fully gone. Wow.... He though.

Snapping back into reality he looked down to the police below. "Put your hands up! We have you surrounded!"
Red X's brow raised as he heard this. He looked from side to side and noticed that yeah he was surrounded but from three floors down, that was until he heard the humming of the helicopter. "Oh..Yeah. I suppose I am now." Taking off he leaped from the roof top down to a lower one.

The souls of his boots smacked the top of the roofs as he was in full sprint from the helicopter. "Dang...this isn't.....working...Got...a...better plan" he said between breaths. Just as he was coming to the next leap his body shifted in mid air where he then pointed his glove at the helicopter and released an X from it. The X grew in size and covered the window of the helicopter. His body did a one eighty just in time to land on the roof top and continue his run.

Once he was in a safe distance he removed the X from the helicopter.