18651/Sibling Chivalry

Sibling Chivalry
Date of Scene:	23 July 2024
Location:	Vasquez Home
Synopsis:	Sibling rivalry is forgotten as the senior Shazams talk shop.
Cast of Characters:	Billy Batson, Mary Bromfield

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Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam is sitting on the roof of the garage he lives over as Billy. A tree's leaves and the gathering darkness hides him from view. He watches the house across the alleyway, looking at the Vasquez brood tearing it up, video games, Philly's game and Salsa music reaching him faintly. He's pretty well hidden. Except Shazam radiates magic. Another of his kind can pretty much tell where he is at close range, Perhaps that even goes for them in human form.

Mary Bromfield has posed:
There's a bit of scrambling up the side of the garage, and Mary is there. As Mary, not Thunderbolt, as she dusts off her jeans. "Oof. That was a lot easier five years ago." She moves over and sits next to Shazam, "Okay, what's eating you Billy. You've been up here since the party pretty much started." And she has the Big Sister Tone that isn't likely to take no for an answer.

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam says, "Actually I'm not depressed or wigging out. Nothing is eating me this time. But I came out with a pro-Mutant show that got me a lot of views. Over a million and some of the comments were... not pro-Mutant. I'm just making sure the Shazamily is okay. The younglings still don't transform without one of us and Freddy is away for now. Anybody wants to mess with our gang, I'll go Big Red Cheese on them. But what's with you? You seems out of sorts. You could usually beat Billy up here, though you were taller than me back then. Are you turning into a couch potato, working from home?" He gently pokes her in her shoulder. The big bro voice, well it doesn't work on her or Freddy, or Darla or... anyone.

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Mary gives Billy a wry look, "Well, I was out of town. By which I mean, /way/ out of town. Another solar system out of town." She looks a little... haunted, actually, "There's stuff out there Billy, and it's scary just how powerful it is. I mean, it made the power the Wizard gave us all seem... small. Insignificant." She bites her lip, her eyes glancing over the other members of the family partying it up.

"And I'm gonna have to go back and finish it. Thankfully I won't be alone when I do it." She shrugs a little, "Diana is going to be there. Along with Green Lantern and a whole bunch of folks, including some of Marie's friends and some new ones I made last time. You'd like them."

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam puts his hand on Mary's. "You're never alone. I'm in. Sivana can go crazier looking for me for a while. Hey, Billy met a Shi'Ar named Noa. She might give us a ride." He looks up at the sky as the stars begin to appear.

"I fought Brainiac. So I have some idea what's out there. It isn't pretty. As for power... we don't get to just pick the easy fights sis. The Council of Wizards laid down their lives for this world. I rather not but I'm not running from a fight."

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Mary grins, "Well, I left a small bit of the Rock of Eternity on the Milano... that's the ship the Guardians use. So we can actual zip there from the Rock. But yeah, I remember fighting the Warworld fleets by Jupiter. This was... harder. I mean, it took Diana, myself, and a whole bunch of others almost everything to force Morg down. Which is when we got betrayed by the one that was allegedly fighting with us. Managed to get out of there before things went too far sideways though."

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam looks at Mary.

"We can create a portal by leaving a piece of the Rock! Okay. We have to cross train and write these tricks down. especially for the Lieutenant Shazams. I learned I can purge people of possession or mental controls and control storms. Our mentors have a lot of little side hustles we can tap into. Pretty sure we'll get that All Speak one day. Huuuuh. You were always the smart one."

"This Morg messed you up?"

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Mary snickers, "Yeah, he blasted me through a wall and about a mile and a half straight back. Wound up leaving a very Thunderbolt-shaped hole in a mountain about fifty yards deep." She shakes her head, "Never been hit that hard before, but you know, we're Philly folks, we get back up. Though it took me a little bit."

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam cracks his knucles. "Heh... I... know we're equals apart from little specialties. I know you can take care of yourself. But I hope I get a piece of this guy. You're still my sister and this is how I think of you. Not Thunderbolt. You're the girl who helped me with homework, and dishes, and vacuuming. You're the one who let me meet Marie, one of the most special people out there. So, I'm sorry if I get protective. I see bad guys, like Morg, hitting Mary, Not Thunderbolt. I'll murder the bastard." He tentatively gives Mary a side hug, not sure where she's hurting.

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Mary grins and leans in, "Yeah, honestly the more the merrier. Not sure when I'll get word about what's going on next. But you really need to meet the Guardians. They are pretty cool, and you'd like them a lot. Mantis is just a total sweetheart, and Peter... well, he's a lot like you, I think." She chuckles, then straightens up a bit. "With everything going on, it's going to happen pretty fast when we get news."

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam says, "Alura In-Ze gave me a Kryptonian ear bud. It's pretty awesome. I tried to return it to Superman. He said keep it. It does a lot of things. It might be a translator too. Eugene had no idea where to start on it. I need a sciency type to tell me more about it. So Peter Quill is... like me? Other than my love for Queen... that poor guy."

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Mary hrms, "Actually... I think his playlist might be right up your alley. At least based on what I heard on the Milano when I was there." She grins, "But yeah, the Wizard gave me a few tips on how to travel a bit beyond Earth with the Rock, when the need arises. And it's definitely arising out there, for sure."

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam frowns. "He's holding out on me, the old coot, and I got him Paramount+ like he wanted! We definitely need to compare notes. I... I've been to the Moon a couple times on my own. We can do without breathing quite a while it turns out. Fried my dang phone."

"My last training session was with Divine. It didn't go well. I bruised her ribs and she punched me into s cliff face which collapsed. Our stunts in that condemned building went way better. We should find a place that needs wrecking and go at it again. This time to a conclusion!"

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Mary grins, "Deal. I'm pretty sure the construction crews wouldn't mind the show after all." She shrugs a bit, "But I don't know if he was holding out so much as the fact that it hadn't come up before now. Why mention something that isn't relevant most of the time anyway? But yeah, sometimes it's hard to know when to pull punches when you have powers like we do."

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam points, "Hey first star. make a wish! But you can't tell anyone!"