Returning to the scene of the crime (SN then open)

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"I'm heading out Lucy, no attacking that wolf stuffed animal okay?" A young pup lab barked happily as it laid in a make shift bed of old pillows on an old abandoned house's floor. Ao made her way out and closed the door as she pulled her helmet on. Some time ago she had visited the rubble of the fallen tower as she searched for bodies and anything of importance.

She had managed to find a titans wolf stuffed animal, a few spare beaten up but still working communicators, and the titans main computers database and had kept it on hand for protection ever since she had obtained it to keep it safe until she could find any surviving titans to return it to.

Now Ao was on her way back to the tower to see if there was anything left in the rubble after some looters had their way with it. She doubted there was anything left but one could never be too sure. Ao made it to the docks and dove into the water and began to swim to the tower.

It would take some time but she soon enough managed to make it there and luckily her pocket with the core in it was perfectly sealed to keep water out while just doing some simple swimming. Ao managed to get ashore and once she did she began to search through the rubble once again, there was much missing though still not everything was gone from the looks of things.

Riot sighed within the confines of his armor as he stared across the bay to the shattered remains of the tower. It had been over a month since the tower fell, and there was absolutely no news concerning the whereabouts of the Titans. Where were they? This city needed them. Riot frowned as he regarded the wreckage. No. This city needed a symbol. A sign that they were safe and protected. The Titans and their tower were that symbol, and without them chaos would reign.

The villains of this city needed to know they weren't going to go unchecked, and the citizens needed to know they were safe. At all costs, that symbol needed to be rebuilt. But where were the Titans? Riot had flown over the island a few times, but when he had seen life, it had been looters or scavengers. Perhaps it was time to take a closer look. He stepped from his perch upon a rooftop and his jets fired, allowing him to soar across the sky to his destination.

Ao kept searching and sighed after a bit. She sat down on the rubble as she held one of the chucks of the rubble in her hand. She looked it over silently while she thought. The titans had to still be alive right...? She couldn't be holding onto things for ghost right...? She narrowed her eyes at the rubble she held and suddenly threw it hard off into the distance and laid back on the rubble staring at the sky.

This world was making her soft... first she took off her helmet for someone she didn't know and now she was hoping that people she didn't even know were still alive despite the odds against them and how long they have been away? She sighed again before muttering. "Rubble is so uncomfortable to lay on..."

She sat back up and looked to the rubble and the over all scene. The titan's were most likely not coming back considering they hadn't yet.. even if they were alive they probably were hiding now like most on her planet would given the situation... Which meant that they were probably not true heroes of the city like she had hoped.... No true heroes would just let their base be taken and then hide as their city sits in fear and self doubt as they look at a towerless island.

Even if the titans were alive they were dead in her eyes because the titans were suppose to be true heroes and this group clearly weren't as such. She saw something out of the corner of her eye then and looked over to it to see a large metal man on his way over and braced herself for a possible fight but didn't pull out her bow just yet as she saw him near the island.

Riot cut an imposing figure as he flew through the air, but he cut a much more imposing one once he landed and his height and bulk became clear. He had seen Ao from the air and of course gravitated toward her. Perhaps she knew something. She didn't seem hostile as she'd been sitting calmly on the rubble rather than picking through it or patrolling like he would have expected from a scavenger or a member of HIVE. He landed with a resounding THUD, cracking the ground beneath his feet. This girl seemed on edge, but she didn't seem like she was trying to cause a problem. She didn't attack him on sight, which was a plus.

"WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU HERE?" Riots voice boomed, harsh and mechanical. He kept his shield in its storage position for now, and his arms at his sides, but as his weapons were already on his arms he was confident he'd be faster on the draw if it came to violence. It was possible that Ao would recognize him from the news if she'd watched any, but Riot shook such thoughts to the back of his mind. Now was not the time to be vain.

She narrowed her eyes more at his question "You really don't need to have your speakers on max volume..." She eyed him recognizing him from the news as she had been looking up news on heroes lately in hopes to see the titans in it. "I'm Ao Usagi, I'm here so as for that answer I'm here to see if there is anything left from the looters since I'm already holding onto some things I got from the tower for the titans I might as well look for anything else i can save for them that the loots haven't taken yet."

She explained gesturing to the many places the looters had cleaned out then looked back to him. "So... Who are you? I know you are a hero from the city but I haven't heard a name yet on the inter webs." She explained as she stood her ground a bit still since she wasn't sure what he'd do. He may be a hero but he may not trust that she is one too and assume shes just a looter and attack. She doubted it since he seemed bright enough to tell a looter from non looters but just on the off chance she wanted to be ready for an attack

There was a long pause as the triangular visor seemed to stare at her. It would likely be difficult to tell just where his eyes were, which unsettled a lot or people. In reality, the man beneath was trying not to chuckle at "inter webs." After what seemed like forever, but what couldn't have actually been more than a few seconds, he spoke. "BLUE... RABBIT..." He seemed slightly more at ease. Though he seemed to ponder what she'd said for a moment. She was trying to help the Titans? Maybe she knew something he didn't? Otherwise, why try to help the dead? "I AM RIOT." He said finally. "I AM HERE TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE, AND TO TAKE BACK THIS ISLAND. THE CITY NEEDS THE SYMBOL IT REPRESENTS IF IT IS TO SURVIVE THE DAYS AHEAD." After a brief pause he added "YOU MENTIONED YOU ALREADY ACQUIRED SOME THINGS?"

He looked down to her for another long moment. "AND ANOTHER THING, THIS IS FAR FROM FULL VOLUME." It almost seemed like he was returning the joke, though his emotionless voice made it hard to tell.

She seemed to stare back from under her own mask as she watched him seemingly stare at her. She didn't seem too phased if at all about the fact that he was staring at her silently. Ao smirked under her mask as he said the translation of her name. "Did you google it or do you just know your basic japanese?" She asked sounding amused. He then told her his named and his own reasons for being at the scene. She then nodded and muttered "I'm glad someone seems to be on the same page of how important this island and the tower was..."

She then spoke normally to him. "Yes, I managed to obtain a stuffed animal that seems to be possible sentimental to a titan so that i can return it to them later. I also obtained the main computers data base core before anyone else could loot it. And I old found a handful of still working but beat up communicators in the wreckage. All of which i have hidden away in safe locations on the off chance that there are still titans around."

She explained casually crossing her arms. "When I came to the island when the tower went down to investigate it appeared that two titans were possibly taken or got away. The rest of the titans being in a battle in the city at the time. I believe that one of the titans on the news was reported dead fighting in combat but that leaves the fates of the rest of the titans up in the air. My theory is that they are either dead or hiding..."

"I believe that they may just be dead since any true hero that should e strong enough to be a hero for a whole city should never back down and keep fighting rather than running and hiding. So either they are dead or not true heroes." She said bluntly with a shrug. She then smirked under her mask at his comment and continued her joke. "Oh? How about you knock it up to max then." She said in a near teasing manner.

Riot listened and processed what she said. Though her strange accent and questionable grammar made him raise an eyebrow from time to time, she was right. The more he thought about it, the more her own words echoed the thoughts within his skull. He had refused to say them himself, but they were there. And now they were being given voice. "CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO GOOGLE. AT LEAST NOT AS I AM NOW. BESIDES, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE ADS THAT WOULD CLUTTER MY VISION IF I DID." He heard her comment on the importance of the tower, but kept his thoughts to himself concerning it.

"THE DATA CORE?" He sounded surprised despite the heavy robotic voice that normally stole any trace of emotion. "I'M IMPRESSED IT SURVIVED. AND EVEN MORE SO THAT YOU MANAGED TO FIND IT. IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME, I BELIEVE THAT I CAN PUT IT TO GOOD USE. AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME, YOU ARE RIGHT. THE TITANS ARE DEAD, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. TO HAVE FOUGHT BY THEIR SIDE, ONLY TO SEE WHAT IS LEFT OF THEM IS NOTHING LESS THAN A TRAVESTY. BUT THOSE WHO DID THIS WILL NOT SIMPLY STOP. THEY WILL GRIND THIS CITY AND OTHERS LIKE IT TO DUST IF SOMEONE DOES NOT STOP THEM. AND THEY KEY TO STOPPING THEM LIES IN SHOWING THIS CITY THAT THERE IS STILL HOPE." He looked off at the ruins of the tower around them as he spoke. "THIS ISLAND MUST BE HELD, AND THE TOWER MUST BE REBUILT. THE LATTER WILL TAKE TIME, BUT AT LEAST THE FORMER I CAN DO."

After a long pause while staring off into space, he turned his visor to face Ao -the smirk almost tangible in his voice: "I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT TO BE WISE."

She chuckled smiling at his comment about the ads. "I could imagine so, which is why my helmet only plays music, filters the air to be safe from toxins, and has night vision." She said casually he then seemed surprised that she had the data core. She nodded then "I had some help finding it though being at the tower before the real looters came certainly did help." She said simply, she then listened to her words and her stance seemed to straighten a bit more.

"Well Riot... I am certainly glad to see again someone on the same page as me, and see someone able to notice the danger that the titans being gone could cause while also wanting to do something about it." She said sounding almost impressed. he then pulled out the data core from her back pocket and held it out to him and spoke in a sincere voice. "If you would allow me... I would like to stand by your side and ensure that your wishes are able to come to life... I believe that I may be able to be of some use in rebuilding and anything else you may need help with."

She said as she would let him take the core that looked a a bit beat up but very good considering what it had probably gone through in the crash of the tower. She chuckled at his response and smirked as her smirk would have the same affect on her own voice as she joked further. "Oh come now I'm sure that speaker on full blast allows you to sing the best kind of robotic sounding music ever."

Beneath his helmet, Riot rose an eyebrow. This rabbit girl was very quick to tell him what her helmet was capable of. But then again, she seemed to think of him as less of a threat and more of an ally. When she straightened up and became more serious, he sucked in his breath, a motion and sound completely masked by his helmet and bulky armor. It seemed the two of them were very much on the same page.

After a moment, he accepted the core and held it up to his visor for a brief period before securing it in one of several pouches on his waist. He then looked Ao up and down before holding out a hand to her. "IF YOU SAY YOU WILL BE OF ASSISTANCE, THEN I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT IT. I HAVE A FEELING WE'LL NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET IN THE COMING DAYS."

After they finished shaking hands, he smiled beneath his visor as she'd actually laughed at his joke. This girl not only seemed like a useful ally, she actually seemed pretty cool. He was glad to have her on his side. He was grinning like an idiot when he returned her comment: "OH, I'M SURE IT WOULD, BUT THAT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO SING."

Ao looked to his hand and then back up to him as he spoke and slowly smiled under her mask as she took his hand in hers and shook his hand. "Hopefully we'll be able to get that help then later on down the line." She said with a nod and letting go of his hand. She then chuckled at his comment again "Hey I'm sure that you'd have the worlds prettiest robo voice when singing ever." She said partly jokingly as she started to grab arm fulls of rubble.

"Anyways lets get started on clearing out the rubble. If we are going to be rebuilding the tower we'll need the rubble out of the way first." She said as she would carry the rubble down to the shore and pile it there before tarting to head back for more. As she walked over she tilted her mask back a bit showing off her mouth as she reached into her mask and hit a button before lowering it back down. She would a few moments later tart to happily hum as she started to grab more rubble though Riot would only hear humming come from her helmet.

"SOMEHOW, I DOUBT THAT." Riot responded, unable to keep the smirk from his face. For a moment he watched her start working, sweeping his gaze over the ruins. "I'LL HAVE TO ARRANGE FOR SOMETHING BETTER. BUT FOR NOW, WE'LL HAVE TO DO. WE'LL WANT TO PRIORITIZE CLEARING THE FOUNDATION. IF ENOUGH OF IT IS INTACT IT WILL BE A GOOD PLACE TO SET UP A BASE OF OPERATIONS. ONE WE CAN LATER EXPAND INTO A REAL BASE."

He then slammed the side of his shield into the ground, practically kneeling in order to do so. Jets on his back fired and he pushed forward, using the shield as a bulldozer to move significant amounts of rubble from the foundation. As he worked, he switched his radio to a very particular frequency.

"Alek, I need a favor. It's going to be a big one." Thanks to the sealed suit, the conversation was completely private - nobody outside his suit would be able to hear it. To the outside world he merely seemed engrossed with his work, but in reality he was working on mental autopilot while talking to his close fiend and co-worker at STAR Labs. He certainly wasn't going to be able to get the materials he needed alone, and if the villains that brought down the tower decided to come back, getting them here and keeping them here could prove even more difficult.

Ao nodded to his words as she worked. "Well it's good to hear that we may have better methods of rebuilding the tower later on. Though be careful near the center, apparently its unstable and the past looters kept digging more holes in the ground. The floor may give in again at certain points and you'll find yourself in the probably now cleared out basement." She said bluntly as she worked.

She paused though and started to stare at him as he shoved off the rubble far better and more efficient than she had been. While she watched she muttered to herself. "Well please kick me...." She refocused then and tried to work faster while still trying to do good quality work. Ao stacked the rubble in the form of a make shift wall around the shore of the island.

The rubble wasn't going anywhere yet so she might as well try to put it to good use and attempt to slow down any unwanted visitors that came by sea. It wasn't very large yet of course but hey at least most people would have to climb slightly over it... or well just walk around it when they came out of the water. It was a work in progress but the idea was nice so she kept working on it as her new found ally worked on his own work much more efficiently then she was.

"A BASEMENT? WE MAY BE ABLE TO USE THAT TO OUR ADVANTAGE. THE ONES THAT DID THIS WILL LIKELY TRY AND STOP US. I SAY WE LEAVE A SURPRISE OR TWO TO SOFTEN THEM UP BEFORE WE ENGAGE." Riot was already thinking of a few plans. "WHAT EQUIPMENT DO YOU HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL?" It would be good to see if she had anything to add. There was no point in forming a plan with only a portion of what was available to them.

Meanwhile, he saw what she was trying to do with the rubble and began helping. "STAY AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GETS PUT INTO PLACE. I'LL PROVIDE YOU THE MATERIALS." Working together they'd be able to create a much better barricade than they could alone, especially if they played to their strengths. "WE'LL WANT MORE THAN ONE."

Ao nodded at his confused sounding statement of the idea of the basement. "It seemed to have been where the Titans kept their motor vehicles." She nodded then in agreeance at the statement he made about the returning attackers. She put down some rubble and pulled out 5 beat up titan communicators and showed them to him. "I have some of the spare communicators the Titans had that had been left behind. They seem to still work but are very beat up."

She would then, if he held out his hand, would hand them to him. If he didn't she would return them to her pocket and pulled out her bow. She then would make it expand and straighten out into a full sized bow showing it off to him as she spoke. "I also have my bow, it helps channel my energy to enable me to use it in battle." She collapsed it and gestured to her disks on her belt and the glowing vials on her arm.

"I also have some ice vials and disk bombs from my own world. They are enchanted to not freeze living organic matter while just freezing all other things including metals to the point of where they can easily be shattered. This allows me usually to disarm and lower the defenses of many enemies." She said all of which in a rather casual manner before continuing. "I'm not sure how common things like this are in your world but its rather basic in mine." She said as a side comment with a shrug.

"I don't have much that could help us with clearing this place out due to not expecting to be doing this but this is what I have on hand at the moment." She explained as she went back to work. She blinked under her mask as she saw him helping her with her plan to make the mask shift barricade and smiled. She then nodded at the instructions. "You got it." She would then finish the first one and nodded at his comment and gestured to the remaining rubble. "Well for now we have plenty of things for more temporary barriers. I can get started on some more if you want." She offered looking back to him.

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