Re: Cold As Ice

[DC-Lover]

Ice walked towards her team mates in her new costume. Her bike was also waiting for her at the entrance. Her smile turned to a frown as she saw someone was sitting on her bike. Cap was sitting on her bike as if it was some kind of chair. Marauder was near a large object covered in a tarp. A similar tarp to the one that was once used to cover Ices bike.
“You. Pill boy! Off the bike!” Ice snapped at Cap.
“Come on someone’s got to give me a ride to the docks.” Cap said smiling at Ice.
“Come on dude you just want to cop a feel” Omega stated smiling at Cap.
“If you even try I am going to break your legs in half.” Ice said with a nasty smile.
Marauder pulled the tarp off of a large desert vehicle. It was like something you would see in a movie. Marauder climbed in and looked towards Cap.
“Looks like there’s enough space with Marauder Cap” Raven said as he elevated into the air.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea…” Cap said clearly not comfortable with the idea of being in a car driven by a man with a metal arm.
“Where is the badass who was here a few minutes ago?” Ice asked smiling as she put on her helmet.
Looking defeated and disappointed, Capsule climbed into the Dune Buggy and sat next to the Marauder. Raven began flying ahead of everyone. Understandable, since considering the fact that while Ice had a bike, Marauder had that off road vehicle, and Omega had super speed. Unlike the rest of the group, Raven had little to no way of getting to the warehouse at a great speed.
Ice started up her bikes engine and listened to the old girl purr. Marauder drove off quickly and Omega dashed off after him. Ice was left alone in the warehouse with her bike running. Two things ran through her head at this moment. The first was that if there was ever a time to back out, now was that time. The second was how much these guys had done for her over the last few weeks. If she turned around and ran away now, then how was she any better than the villains that she was fighting on a regular basis?
“Screw it!” Ice said as she started the bike and sped off after the rest of the team.

They pulled up to the warehouse to see that Omega and Raven were already there waiting for them. Ice was surprised that this was actually happening. She had a strange mix of fear and excitement running through her body as she got off her bike. This was what real superheroes did. They saved those who needed help, stuck together, and stopped evil psychopaths. Marauder stepped up to the group and began talking.
“Are you all ready? This is not going to be an easy task and some of you might die. So if you want to run. Do it now” Marauder stated as he pulled off his cloak and mask.
Nobody moved. Ice was rather proud of the pill boy, bird brain and average Joe. They could have left and went on with their lives by now. Why they stuck around, she would never know.
“Okay. Here is the plan. Omega. You’re our shield. Make sure we are protected by anything.” Ice said smiling at the guys.
“Deal.” Omega responded nodding at the group.
“Raven. You’re our air support. For the love of God don’t get shot down.” Ice told Raven as if she was some kind of general.
“Understood.” He responded spreading his wings ready for flight.
“Marauder and I will try to get into the warehouse and stop whatever’s going on.” Ice said waiting for the obvious question from Cap.
“What about me?” Capsule asked looked over the other guys.
“You just kick as much ass as you can dude!” Omega said patting Capsule on the back.
“Basically” Ice agreed in a rather cool tone.
“So we are really gonna be doing this?” Capsule asked as they walked up to the chain linked fence.
“Why? Having second thoughts?” Omega asked as he patted Capsule on the back.
“I hope you die here!” Cap said smiling at Omega.
“Not gonna happen.” Omega said laughing.
With this said, everyone scattered into the yard to face their enemy.

Nothing. There was none here. Raven hadn’t spotted anything from the air and was now on the ground. The place was deserted. Were they wrong? Was it too late? Ice felt somewhat defeated. Ice felt a hand on her back. Omegas hand was on her back as if to say “don’t worry”.
“I’m sure we will find something here to help us.” Omega said smiling.
Suddenly a loud noise was heard by all of the heroes. It was a loud firing noise coming from close by.
“Everyone down!” Omega shouted as he was blown across the street by some form of wave.
“Christ! I love this new toy!” The man announced appearing out of nowhere and leaping from the top of the warehouse to a crate just above them.
In a red and yellow costume with pads on his knees and a mask on his face, he bounced from the crate on impact and flew across to atop a crane above them. His Australian accent and cocky attitude was known to Ice and she realised just how much trouble they were in.
“RICOSHAY!”Ice shouted towards the cocky Aussie.
“Present Love!” He said still holding the large weapon.
“Ice! Omegas not getting up!” Cap shouted at Ice.
Turning away from Ricoshay, Ice saw that this was indeed true. Omega had hit a solid iron container leaving a human shaped dent in the space he hit. But unlike every other hit he had sustained from a blast of energy, he was not getting up this time. Running over to Omega’s side, Ice quickly turned back towards the bouncing man.
“What did you do to him?” Ice shouted at the Australian.
“Shot him love. See the Brain has been studying this guy for a while. While having a bulletproof body he is not immune to everything. Turns out he can be beating to death, or in the case of this little beauty…” he trailed off as he lifted the large gun in the air.
“Damage his insides to the extent of organ failure!” He said and began to laugh.
“Come-on man you’re stronger than this!” Capsule shouted at Omega as blood ran from the wounded man’s mouth.
“Bud. I am really tired…” Omega said as blood dripped from his lips and he let out a cough expelling some of it out.
“Come-on…Stay with us!” Raven ordered Omega.
“You said this wasn’t going to happen man!” Capsule shouted as he began shaking the limp body of Omega.
Capsule took two pills and his hands grew bright. A bright light spread across his hands and illuminated the group.
“What’s that?” Marauder asked.
“I don’t know! But it might save him!” Capsule said placing his hands on Omegas dying body.
“What do you mean you don’t know?” Ice asked as Omega just stared at the hands.
“Its random okay!? I could be making it worse for all I know.” Capsule shouted in fear of losing his friend.
“You can’t save him Capsule.” Marauder said as coldly as Tech.
“I can try!” He shouted as his hands began to lose their illumination.
After they had lost all their light,the group stood in silence. Omega was still dying and looked towards Ice.
“Ice…am I dying?” Omega asked as Ice felt tears forming.
Ice stayed silent just looking at the dying man. She felt tears running down her face as he stared weakly at her. Omega looked towards her and frowned.
“Please…” He said coughing up more blood and grabbing Caps arm.
“Just …win” he said as his head hung down and his grip on Capsules arm went limp.
“I told him to die.” Cap said sadly in great despair. Ice placed her hand on his back.
“He knew you didnt mean it.” Ice said trying to comfort him.
“Aww. Aint that sweet!” The voice from behind them said.
Everyone wiped their forearms across their eyes and turned towards Ricoshay. One by one.A look of anger on each of their faces.
“Raven!” Ice shouted at Raven.
“Right” Raven said taking flight into the air above them.
“Where’s Tech!” Capsule shouted sound especially angry.
“Oh he’s inside…But the boss man says that me and the boys can’t let you guys in” He said as three more men appeared out of thin air to greet them.
Ice knew two of the men that had revealed themselves. Golem and Freezing point. However she did not know who the third man was. He smiled and pulled out a handle of what looked like a sword with no blade. He then pressed a button and a large laser like blade sprang from the hilt. The man wore goggles and seemed to be a rather large man in stainless steel.
“And now let me introduce the boys.” Ricoshay shouted as he leapt down to the ground they all shared.
“We all know Golem and Freezing point. But this fellow countryman of mine calls himself Silverback. And he wants a bit of the bird.” Ricoshay smiled and pointed towards Raven.
Ice stared in anger at the bouncing man and his group of super villains. Golem looked like he had been waiting to get a hold of her for a long time and had a perverse look on his rock formed face. Both groups glared at each other from across an invisible line, waiting for the moment.
“I want the bastard jumping bean.” Capsule stated through his teeth.
“Boys. Time to go to work” He said as each hero and villain ran towards each other.