A night to remember (HB)

Richard Bastion was a respected scientist in Jump City. His work gets him a lot of money and fame, which is why he found himself dining in a five star restaurant with a beautiful woman... and his bodyguards. Once he was finished with his meal, he headed out with the woman and the guards, heading over to his car.

Once they were outside of the car, one of the bodyguards looked into an alley nearby. Richard had spared no expense with these bodyguards, they were all metahumans. This one could see a figure hiding in the darkness with his enhanced senses, yelling at the others to protect Richard.

The figure leaped out of the alley, moving so fast that the bodyguard was taken by surprise. He raised his gun, but it was batted out of his hand immediately and he was punched in the body. He yelled in pain, being lifted off the ground, then hitting it and not moving. The assailant clearly had some kind of enhanced strength. Nothing could be seen beneath the full body armour he was wearing.

The men in the car tried to start the car to drive away, but the engines weren't working. The car had been sabotaged! Richard started to run for it while the bodyguards fought the assailant. If they didn't win, they'd at least slow him down.

After a short while of running, Bradley peeked behind and saw that the assailant was running after him. All six of his metahuman bodyguards didn't even last half a minute!?! In desperation, he screamed as loud as he could Help! He's going to kill me!!

A young, short boy, bright blue bangs sticking out of a beanie,strode along the street, glancing around curiously. He knew he probably shouldn't be out by himself...but if nothing else he could just run and be back home after a few minutes. The boy smiled at the thought of that word, said smile turning a tad mischeivous as he nodded to himself.Yeah...wouldn't kill anyone if Toji decided to explore around!

Then he heard a scream for help. Gaze shooting to a alley nearby, the boy blurs into it, skidding into a stop in between the man and the armored figure, lightning crackling around him. Toji glared at the shape, crouched down and ready to defend the citizen.

The man panicked, the guy was going at like twice his speed, he was closing in fast. But luckily, help came in the form of someone who seemed to be even faster, a small boy with blue hair. He didn't look that threatening, but judging by the speed and the lightning he was clearly a meta or something. He kept on running, so Meta went after. Meta would try and just shove Toji out of the way as he ran past.

Toji held out a hand, and just in case the armored guy didn't get it he yelled out a helpful hint. "STOP!" THe boy snorts as the man continued. Well, he'd just have to deal with having a small wall in his wa-....then he's pushed out of the way, staggering. Toji's eyes widening, they then narrow, blurring after and giving a 'light' bump to the man, one that should make him stagger in turn, if the young halfling's estimate was right.

Meta shoved the boy out of the way and continued his chase of the man. He had almost caught up when the boy somehow caught up to him in an instant and shoved him back, making him stagger. It occurred to Meta that this boy would be a persistent threat, so he decided to take him out of the equation.

Meta turned around and threw a punch aimed at his solar plexus from below. He may be stronger than he looks but he was just a child, he wasn't experienced enough to be someone Meta had to go all out on.

Toji hmphs, grinning, as the man staggered from his nudge. Take that, you big jerk! Go after people who didn't do a thing to you, will you,huh? But then the man turns, and suddenly all of the boy's air was gone. Gasping in shock, sparks crackle around his small form as he instinctively latches onto Meta's wrist, eyes dazed.

Meta's punch worked, digging right into the boys lungs. He had to finish this quickly, the man was getting away. Meta used his free hand to swing for the side of the boy's head, trying to get him to lose his grip. If he managed to knock the boy down, he would let his body drop, but wouldn't do anything to him, instead he would continue to pursue the man.

Toji felt something slam against his head, and he was on the ground. Looking up at the somewhat blurred,armored figure running off, the boy raised his hand, sending a bolt of lightning after his opponent, trying to regain his breath and focus. The other hand pulls the tanto out of it's belt as the weapon glowed gold, transforming into a pair of long handled nunchaku.

Meta's punches worked, knocking Toji down to the ground. He started to run after Bastion, but was then struck from behind by something that sent a charge of electricity all around his body. He grunted in pain and went down to one knee for a few seconds, giving a small window of opportunity for the young hero.

Toji manages to regain his breath,snorting as the man is sent kneeling by his lightning bolt. Take that! Looked like electricity worked on him. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the boy blurred over, then jumped, unleashing a spinning kick before bring the nunchaku arcing downwards,crying out in Japanese. (Take this!!)

Meta turned back to the boy as he sped over really fast and aimed a spinning kick at him. Meta raised his arm to block the kick, but given his poor position he was pushed onto his back. The boy then swung a nunchuck down at him. Meta rolled out of the way, then grabbed the end of the nunchuck and yanked on it, trying to get Toji in close. If this worked, he would try and strike him in the chin with an elbow, then throw a knee at his gut and would then try to finish the combo with a roundhouse kick to the head.

If his draw in tactic didn't work, Meta would attempt to just run over and attempt the combo.

Toji grins as the man is pushed onto his back by the attack, only to blink as his nunchaku is dodged and grabbed, yelping as he's yanked in. Head jerking back at the elbow blow, he grunts in pain at that and the following up attack, though managing to defend his head from the kick with a hastily thrown up forearm, though it sends him falling. Rolling with it, the boy spins on his hands, unleashing a sweeping kick, and following up with a upside down, double footed stomp to the midsection.

The boy took the brunt of Meta's first two attacks, but then blocked the first strike with a raised forearm. However, it did knock him off balance, but he used the momentum to roll with it and throw a sweep kick from below. Meta fell from the kick, but managed to plant his hands on the ground and cartwheel onto his feet, avoiding the boy's follow up attack.

Meta stepped back a few feet, getting distance from the boy. Meta had fought foes that were stronger and much more skilled than the boy, but his speed and lightning powers made this boy a considerable threat. But Meta wasn't here to fight a worthy opponent, he was here to kill the doctor. His eyes darted to the right, seeing that Bastion was far away, but still close enough that Meta could catch up if he started running now. With that in mind, Meta grabbed a dumpster and sent it flying in Toji's direction with a mighty tug before running off after Bastion.

Toji grunts as the man avoided his stomp, flipping back up and crouching, his nunchaku held in readiness. This guy was pretty durable...Normally he'd have fallen down and stayed down by now. The boy examined him warily, sparks crackling around his small form. He'd have to start going at Mr. Armor harder...

His eyes widen as there's suddenly a dumpster flying at him. Toji jumps up, but his foot is caught, causing him to yell in pain.Gah...That was a bruiser, alright...The halfling glances at Meta, then swings his nunchaku. The chain lengthens, sending the stick flying out,and ,hopefully, tagging his opponent.

Meta didn't look behind to see how successful his attempt had been, he just kept on running. He did hear the boy cry out in pain, which was a good sign. Given how tough the boy was, a direct hit wouldn't kill him, but it would at least keep him out of commission for long enough for Meta to do what he came here for. However, it clearly wasn't a direct hit, since Meta was struck from behind by that nunchuck. Meta fell to the ground, but managed to roll to his feet and only lose a few seconds. It would clearly take more to do the job.