Post by johncheese on Apr 22, 2020 14:56:42 GMT -5
Hi guys, please find a preview of Aliki's visit to Gotham below.
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Fire Trap, Gotham City Narrows
Bridget Pike watered the plants on her windowsill before putting down the watering can, a worried smile on her face. Turning to head back in the kitchen, she almost didn’t hear the slight clank as the windowsill rattled, and wasn’t fast enough to turn around in time to stop the yellow missile slam into her chest knocking her to the floor.
“Hello Firebug, you and I have something we need to discuss.” Aliki stated as she crouched down onto Bridget’s chest. “I’ve spoken to Stallion and Thrill Devil, and they all say you killed my sister!” She snarled, as Bridget tried to throw Aliki off, only for her assailant to hold her hands down.
“She was gone by the time I took over.” Bridget whimpered as she began to cry. “I swear, I just cleaned up the mess that was in the room. Blockbuster ordered me to, there was no body just broken furniture and cut rope.”
“You’re lying!” Aliki growled as she removed the pair of hand cuffs Katherine had let her borrow. “The trail ends with you, it has too!”
“Margot was my friend!” Bridget cried; her sudden loudness shocking both the women in the room.
“Lies! You held her against her will!” Aliki snapped as she moved her face uncomfortably close to Bridget’s her red hair cascading onto Bridget’s skin. “You tortured here!”
“We took a vote on who’d do the torture, three of us abstained, only Thrill Devil and Brutale took that duty.” Bridget gulped as she looked at Aliki’s inhuman eyes, the red lenses of her mask giving her face a demonic appearance. “Stallion, Electrocutioner and I were only jailers, not torturers.” She added as a violent knocking sounded on the door.
“Bridget Pike, you owe Roman Sionnis a debt!” A voice on the other side of the door barked, as the sound of a pump action shotgun being primed was made audible. “Open up NOW!” The outsider boomed, his words lost as the shotgun blasted the door off the hinges to reveal two men dressed in suits, their faces covered in half-masks that resembled skulls. The shotgunner fired again, this time at Aliki, causing her to leap off Bridget, covering the small apartment in two handsprings before delivering a kick to the gunmen, just as his friend flicked open a switchblade.
“You interfering in Black Mask’s business and you going to be fish bait!” The man with the switchblade sneered as he thrust the knife forward, Aliki catching it as she struggled to disarm him.
“Black Mask, Dare, all of you can burn!” Bridget hissed as she pulled up a loose floorboard and connected two wires together.
“Shit!” Aliki spat as she bailed out of the fight, the knife slashing her arm as she leapt towards Bridget. Barely escaping the blast radius of the fougasse, Aliki turned to see a burst of flame engulf the thugs, incinerating the gunman immediately. Looking back at the window, Aliki saw Firebug leap out of the window, a grenade flying in the opposite direction back into the apartment. Grabbing the burning thug, Aliki dove into the bathroom as the grenade detonated, demolishing the front wall of the building.
“And I thought Gotham was the nicer town of the two.” Aliki coughed as she slammed the thug into the shower and turned the water on, hosing him down with warm water. “Why is Black Mask after Firebug?” She asked, the screaming thug. “Tell me and I call you an ambulance.” She added.
“You ain’t scary little girl.” The thug laughed. “You ain’t no bat.”
“I’m asking nicely, you don’t want to see what I look like when I get angry.” Aliki stated as she tried to keep her temper. The thug almost instantly went from laughing to full of fear, as if her inquisitor had begun something monstrous.
“You’re doing it wrong.” A gravelly voice stated from behind Aliki as a gauntleted hand wrapped around her throat and dragged her out of the building.
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Fire Trap, Gotham City Narrows
Bridget Pike watered the plants on her windowsill before putting down the watering can, a worried smile on her face. Turning to head back in the kitchen, she almost didn’t hear the slight clank as the windowsill rattled, and wasn’t fast enough to turn around in time to stop the yellow missile slam into her chest knocking her to the floor.
“Hello Firebug, you and I have something we need to discuss.” Aliki stated as she crouched down onto Bridget’s chest. “I’ve spoken to Stallion and Thrill Devil, and they all say you killed my sister!” She snarled, as Bridget tried to throw Aliki off, only for her assailant to hold her hands down.
“She was gone by the time I took over.” Bridget whimpered as she began to cry. “I swear, I just cleaned up the mess that was in the room. Blockbuster ordered me to, there was no body just broken furniture and cut rope.”
“You’re lying!” Aliki growled as she removed the pair of hand cuffs Katherine had let her borrow. “The trail ends with you, it has too!”
“Margot was my friend!” Bridget cried; her sudden loudness shocking both the women in the room.
“Lies! You held her against her will!” Aliki snapped as she moved her face uncomfortably close to Bridget’s her red hair cascading onto Bridget’s skin. “You tortured here!”
“We took a vote on who’d do the torture, three of us abstained, only Thrill Devil and Brutale took that duty.” Bridget gulped as she looked at Aliki’s inhuman eyes, the red lenses of her mask giving her face a demonic appearance. “Stallion, Electrocutioner and I were only jailers, not torturers.” She added as a violent knocking sounded on the door.
“Bridget Pike, you owe Roman Sionnis a debt!” A voice on the other side of the door barked, as the sound of a pump action shotgun being primed was made audible. “Open up NOW!” The outsider boomed, his words lost as the shotgun blasted the door off the hinges to reveal two men dressed in suits, their faces covered in half-masks that resembled skulls. The shotgunner fired again, this time at Aliki, causing her to leap off Bridget, covering the small apartment in two handsprings before delivering a kick to the gunmen, just as his friend flicked open a switchblade.
“You interfering in Black Mask’s business and you going to be fish bait!” The man with the switchblade sneered as he thrust the knife forward, Aliki catching it as she struggled to disarm him.
“Black Mask, Dare, all of you can burn!” Bridget hissed as she pulled up a loose floorboard and connected two wires together.
“Shit!” Aliki spat as she bailed out of the fight, the knife slashing her arm as she leapt towards Bridget. Barely escaping the blast radius of the fougasse, Aliki turned to see a burst of flame engulf the thugs, incinerating the gunman immediately. Looking back at the window, Aliki saw Firebug leap out of the window, a grenade flying in the opposite direction back into the apartment. Grabbing the burning thug, Aliki dove into the bathroom as the grenade detonated, demolishing the front wall of the building.
“And I thought Gotham was the nicer town of the two.” Aliki coughed as she slammed the thug into the shower and turned the water on, hosing him down with warm water. “Why is Black Mask after Firebug?” She asked, the screaming thug. “Tell me and I call you an ambulance.” She added.
“You ain’t scary little girl.” The thug laughed. “You ain’t no bat.”
“I’m asking nicely, you don’t want to see what I look like when I get angry.” Aliki stated as she tried to keep her temper. The thug almost instantly went from laughing to full of fear, as if her inquisitor had begun something monstrous.
“You’re doing it wrong.” A gravelly voice stated from behind Aliki as a gauntleted hand wrapped around her throat and dragged her out of the building.