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" Don't flinch. Cant show your aggressor your vulnerable side. Otherwise they'll be on you like a wolf to a wounded animal" Artemis said while pointing a Beretta 92FS Brigadier handgun at Flannery.
Carmella sits on top of a pile of crushed cars as she watches
"Seriously what is it with people using wolf metaphors?" Flannery asked
"They probably thought it sounds cool" Carmella shouted
"Do you mind?" Artemis turned to Carmella then faced Flannery who responded" Seriously I'm starting to have second thoughts about this."
"Don't worry Flannery. I'm a good shot" Artemis said then aims at her" No psychic powers"
"Butterflies and puppies, butterflies and puppies" Flannery thought to herself as she closes her eyes and braced
BLAM!!
Flannery yelped then a TK shield stopped the bullet and it hits the ground
"I said no psychic powers!!" Artemis said
"I'm sorry. That was just a gut reaction" Flannery called out
"Hey Hank" Carmella waved then Flannery looked in the direction Carmella was looking at" I don't see"
BLAM!!!
" Ugh" She's knocked off her feet and onto the ground
"Owe you one Carmella" Artemis gave Carmella the ok sign while Carmella gave her a thumbs up.
"Oh man" Flannery groaned, clutching her chest as Artemis walked up to her" Imagine how painful it would have been if you didn't have this on you. She crouched down and lifted up her shirt to showcase a bulletproof vest Flannery's wearing
"Still hurts like heck, yet not the most painful thing I've experienced" Flannery said as Carmella blitzed to her" What is it?"
"Hurting my foot after kicking Frost in the face and being groin attacked by Quantum" Flannery said
"We'll work on a defense against that" Artemis said in which Carmilla grimaced at the mention of said groin attack
" What have you learned from this?" Artemis asked Flannery who responded"Be cautious when Carm here mentions of Hank's arrival?"
"It did provide a momentary distraction, so that you wont freak and lift up that TK shield again" Carmella said" Least you're alive. Would be a different situation if this were for real"
"Trust me I've been in serious fights. In fact we were apart of one" Flannery said
"But in a situation where you're facing a loaded gun and you are put in a vulnerable situation is a whole different ballpark. Especially when your life is on the line" Artemis said
" Scream for me"Her mind wondered to that encounter with Quantum she couldn't forget the raw pain she felt when Quantum shocked her. She still remembers the screaming" How do you do it" she ask both Carmella and Artemis" How do you not let it get to you?"
Ooooh, very nice scene.
Carmella and Artemis are tricky and Flannery shows a vulnerable side.
Carmella shrugged then Artemis responded" I just don't"
"You just don't" Flannery stared at Artemis then at Carmella" So despite what we went through by Game Master that didn't bother either of you?"
"What do you want?" Carmella said" Me sulking over the fact that there are worse people out there than the usual monsters I fight? Hate to break it to you but thats not how I handle things"
"Besides. At least we survived and they're rotting in a cell or frozen somewhere" Artemis said
Flannery sighed" Shutting it off or hiding it through snarky comments might be all well and good for some but to others it can be smothering"
Artemis raised an eyebrow" For as long as I've known you are capable of hiding things also"
The comment that Artemis spoke hit close to home. Images of her visiting her father flashed into her mind. She remember one visiting session she couldn't handle seeing him strapped to a bed and look up in a catatonic state. Visibly upset Flannery took a deep breath then said" Yes sometimes I do. Not for my own sake but for my mom. If I broke down then eventually she will. That and if I do break down, I sometimes worry that when it happen I might end up crazy"
"But you have Hank and your friends" Carmella noted then Flannery nods" Yeah and sometimes I do express how I feel towards either of them. What about you? Don't you have your friends at the Academy or Hiro to turn to?"
"I couldn't even if I can. Cause I wouldn't want them to get involve in the things that I deal with. Yet since we are being honest yes there are times I've wanted to but if I do then I know they'll try to get involved and help and they'll end up getting hurt by the monsters that I fight or my sisters whenever they're in their hostile mood. And I just cant bear that. It's not their burden to take" Carmella said
"I cant have the luxury to express how I feel. I was raised into believing that emotions are a weakness. If I just shut it off then I don't show any vulnerability and maintain an advantage to any enemy I face. Thats what they expect of me" Artemis said
"Whose they?" Carmella asked
"Th..." She looked down then balled her fist then turned away from the two. Hugging herself as an attempt to try and pull herself together. She felt a hand on her shoulder then look behind her to see Flannery who said" If it's any consolation. You're not weak. You're one of the strongest I've known"
"And for a human you've managed to handle yourself well against superpowered douchebags" Carmella noted
Artemis scoffed" You're human too you know" she grinned at the two"
Flannery looked back at Carmella" Also nobody should carry a burden alone. Whatever obstacle we face we'll face it as a team"
"And Flannery. You're stronger than you give yourself credit for" Artemis said in which Carmella nods in argeement
Flannery takes a deep breath then smiled" Thanks guys"
" Well. That was a nice moment" Artemis said
"Yeah. And we managed to get through that without anyone crying" Carmella said
"You know what could top this moment off" Flannery said then grinned
In downtown Exodus a pedestrian is being mugged by a group of five gang members pointing taser guns at the man" Ok give us whatever you got or you're going to get fried"
"Looks like someone's having fun"
The gang members looked up then they find their guns TKed out of their hands then see Ultra Girl, Artemis, and Carmella, in a Kitsune mask that Flannery gave her, standing on the roof of a five story building. Looking down at the gang" It's a shame it's about to end badly for you" Ultra Girl said then the three heroines leaped down and attacked the gang