"Jeez..." Crossroads thought as she hurried into the Battle Arena aboard the League Wars Space Arena, currently in geosynchronous orbit somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean.
"They're gonna be so pissed at me for being late! This is the last time I will take somebody's shift at the bar. It isn't fair to keep someone doing you a favor waiting for relief! I got things to do and people to beat!"
Crossroads entered the arena and looked for her teammates. Once again, she was on a different team for this League War, and while she knew her teammates, she hadn't worked closely with them except in the several strategy and practice sessions they had in the last few months. Still not comfortable around such worldly heroes as Tri-Blade, Dr. Silver Strange Surfer, or Saintly Closer, she nonetheless didn't want to disappoint her new team, 5th Precinct: Omniversal Traffic Cops.
Spotting Saintly Closer's gigantic mechanical arm tossing PØKэUЯ}v{Ø}v{ across the arena like a Frisbee, Crossroads hurried over to him, apologizing profusely for being late.
"Don't even worry about it! We all understand what a civilian identity requires!. For now, just get your butt out there and kick some ]
[ Angels Of Sorcery ] [ ass!" As he said this, Closer's mechanical fist grabbed the back of Crossroads collar and threw her like a rag doll right into a pack of ] [ Angels Of Sorcery ] [ members. knocking down several of them she ended up on top of Maleficent, who was now quite unconscious. Getting up in a little bit of pain, she hoped that counted as a victory.Crossroads was able to defeat several members of ]
[ Angels Of Sorcery ] [ and was feeling pretty good about herself and her skills. After putting Sarg down for the count for the second time, she turned around looking for her next victim, full of bloodlust and violence. Suddenly everything became a little hazy. She was brought abruptly back to reality by Dr. Silver Strange Surfer and a generous application of smelling salts, and she came to swinging."Easy there, Crossroads," the Doctor said, easily avoiding her wild swings. "Just take it easy, you're okay."
"What happened? How did I get here?" noticing she was in the %th Precinct ready room.
"Kid Chaos rang your bell pretty hard," he explained. You were fighting like a tornado out there, hitting everybody around you, when suddenly the area went a little blurry due to Kid's Chaos Effect. Out of that haze, you came flying and skidded to a stop against the arena wall, out cold like a mackerel."
"I don't even remember being hit....," Crossroads said. Standing ad swaying only slightly, Crossroads grabbed a large Hatoraid and chugged it down. "Well, I can promise you, THAT will not happen again!"
Watching Crossroads walk back out to the arena, determination written all over her, Dr. SSS smiled and refilled his first aid pack. He was probably going to be using it again in a few minutes.
"She's determined and she doesn't quit. But, she needs to think a little more before she goes out there willy-nilly. It's not all about who can pound whom harder into the ground. You not only have to plan your attacks, but you have to plan your defense, as well. She'll learn in time, but for now...." Dr. SSS pulls another ammonia ampule out of his first aid kit and motions to the orderlies just bringing in an unconscious Crossroads.
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