2226/Lightning Strikes... Thrice!

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Lightning Strikes... Thrice!
Date of Scene: 25 June 2020
Location: A lone stretch of I-95 outside New York City, bypassed by the Hyperlopp and falling into disuse.
Synopsis: = Score Shazam O Nitro 2.
Cast of Characters: Billy Batson, Mary Bromfield, Kyani Kohanna




Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam hands Mary a bunch of cards reading off the distances to Philly, a a checkered flag. "I appreciate you doing this, sis. We'll be done in time for that thing you have tonight." Shazam mimes rolling dice and makes a geeky overbite face. Then he winks.

"Okay, Nitro. Thunderbolt is the fastest bestest flyer in my crew. She'll be pacing us on her Kord Co Kord Less phone. <Wink at the reader>. We'll stay on foot. this is going to be fun. Take us about ten minutes. Ready guys?"

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Thunderbolt hovers in the air, taking the checkered flag, "Oh, don't worry... I know Nitro pretty well from the Titans." She gives the other hero a wave, then grins, "Ten minutes? You're getting /slow/ brother."

With that, she winks at Shazam, then zooms off to get into position, disappearing in a flash. But not a literal Flash, because that's copyrighted.

Kyani Kohanna has posed:
    Kyani looks to Billy, "What's with the impomptu race, you leave me hanging then call me to race." he says to Billy. "I don't know how I should feel about this." he says as he looks between the brother/sister duo. "Hey Thunderbolt, where've you been at? You haven't been hanging out the Tower as of late." he says to her.

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam begins leg stretches. "... did you ever take a wrong turn in an interdimensional train station? Well don't. I got hung up there for a couple days and then... let's say I was under house arrest. Anyway, I have an idea to stage a race for the Mutant Town charity and I might have sold some big names on donations. I figure, lets see what you can do without the running on water and such. The Long Island race was fun. Okay, Sis! Give us the signal!"

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Mary's voice pipes up over the communicator Kyani has, since, well, he's a Titan too, "Glad I still have this thing. Sheesh, Nitro, I'm trying to manage a coffee shop and be a superhero and stuff, give me a break! And this is a great idea, bro. Though I definitely want to punch Brainiac's clock off and get those people back." But, well, priorities.

Then her voice echoes in the receiver, "Ready... Set... GO!!!" Fortunately, she trusts these two not to cheat. Too much, anyway. Besides, it's for charity!

Kyani Kohanna has posed:
    He chuckles a bit, "Alright, well running on water is fun." he tells Shazam. "I didn't know you worked at a Coffee Shop THunderbolt." he says to her. She didn't tell him her real name, or if she did he forgot. He starts stretching and getting ready for the race. He runs in place and his legs blur. "I'm ready."

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam gets the signal. He jumps into action. "See you at the finish line!" This is harder than flying. He can tell that. The Stamina of Atlas is more geared to heavy lifting. Nonetheless, he picks up speed. The scenery around him begins to blur.

Kyani Kohanna has posed:
    Nitro pauses just slightly letting Shazam go. Lightning flickers in his eyes and he goes into his runners stance and he takes off. Everything around blows backwards as he chases Shazam, both know New York well but Kyani has been training with his speed a lot and learning how to move more easily as he runs. The blur of Nitro starts to catch up, Mary would see this blur and gold lightning trailing behind Nitro as he starts kicking it in.

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Mary's watching the race from above, speaking over the comm, "Well, Nitro, I keep the identity secret, you know..." She chuckles, then her voice grows more serious, "Boys, there's a report about Speed Demon robbing a bank two miles west of your current spot. Tell you what, whoever catches him first gets a minute shaved off their time."

Look, she /could/ catch him herself, but she's down with making the boys work for it, and plus... well, it is for charity. And besides, it's Speed Demon.

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam turns off the highway and speeds into the town being robbed. Unfortunately... he has no idea where the bank is and starts checking streets! He's not nearly as good at cornering as Nitro. "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon! Oh, you gotta be kidding me!" An old man with a fruit stand is blocking a narrow alleyway! "What are you... you can't even sell fruit here in an alleyway... darn it!" Shazam makes a leap over the stand. He sails a hundred feet into the air... and spots the bank and a streak of lightning moving towards it. He has to wait for gravity to take its course, a second or too. "I'm not flying!" he yells.

Kyani Kohanna has posed:
    Nitro knows the streets, this what deliveries do, you know how to get to places faster then others who claim they know the city. "Alright, on it!" he calls as he quickly corners and turns down teh street heading towards the bank. Nitro's control on his speed is better, but no where near where it should be. "I'm near the bank....I'm here." he says as he quickly sees where Speed Demon is, "Hey, who's faster!" he says as he quickly rushes him, by sliding along the ground and scything his legs from under him.

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Speed Demon turns around, then yelps as he collapses on his back, tripped up as he wasn't expecting /another/ speedster. "Oh, very funny kid! I'll um..." And then that's when the security guard trains a pistol on him. Funny thing about running fast... when you're prone? Doesn't help too much.

Mary then chirps up, "And... that's a win for Nitro. Try not to knock over any fruit stands bro." There's a faint snicker over the communicator, "The clock, by the way, is still ticking!" Thunderbolt is definitely enjoying this. Perhaps a bit TOO much...

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam lands and fairly burns up the asphalt. A minute is a lot of time in this race. He pulls into the freeway again and gives it his all. His legs blur again as he channels some willpower from Achilles.

Kyani Kohanna has posed:
    Nitro moves above Speed Demon and punches him in the face knocking him out. He shakes his head, "I won't." he says as he looks around for a moment and then he takes off again, "I'm behind a bit, I gotta catch up to Shazam." he says into the comms and he knows where to go. Each step, he digs that foot into the ground and pushes with each step. His lightning flickers behind him as Nitro starts his chase after Shazam.

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Thunderbolt's voice pipes up again, "Well, looks like a pretty good race so far here, Nitro's behind but he's not /that/ far back... oh, hey, looks like there's an accident on I-95, jackknifed truck. Both of you take Exit 75 at Edison to avoid it! You can take the 202 down around to Levittown! Don't worry, fans, we're still getting a bird's eye view of the race!"

Wait... she's STREAMING THIS?!?

Kyani Kohanna has posed:
    Nitro hears the direction, but he doesn't deviate from where he is going. <<I'm going to check and make sure people are ok." he says as he pushes to his speed a bit more, and he's creeping up on his max. He's been doing that a lot lately allowing himself ot fully embrace his abilities as he runs.

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam doesn't take the detour, instead running up to the truck and righting it then moving it on the side of the road. After a wave to the spectators no one can see. He's gone. "Thanks Flash!" a little boy in stopped car calls out.

"D'oh. I am not the Flash! I'm Shazam!" he yells.

<<Kra-Koom!>>

Billy Batson sails along the highway, retaining his previous velocity. The wind claws at him and he barely says, "Shazam!" before slamming into a divider.

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Thunderbolt comments for the stream, "Yes, Bloodypompoms, he never listens at home either." She chuckles dryly, looking at least a bit relieved that they didn't split and are still going mostly the same way.

"Okay, road ahead looks clear. Not as clear /as the other way I pointed out/, but still pretty clear, 'Flash'." Mary snickers at that, definitely enjoying this way too much as she stays overhead.

"Remember, finish line is at the Rocky statue in Philly! First one there wins... well, more or less." Since Nitro has the extra minute to play with, after all.

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam doesn't respond to the snarking. He emerges from the divider's dust and rubble, and runs even as his legs are registering fatigue for the first time. It's okay. He's had to run as Billy, from cops, bullies, and crooks. You learn to run as if your life depends on it. The scenery burs again and then becomes clearer as he has to slow down entering Camden. Nice place. He leaves Camden.

Kyani Kohanna has posed:
    Arriving at the accident, he sees that everyone is ok. He heard the Kra-Koom of Shazam and he shakes his head, "Not like this." he says as he digs in deeper and as he does, Nitro drops slightly lower and runs. It's like a shot as he streaks along the highway and as he does he hits 475mph. The aura of the speedforce is around him and his lightning streaks along him as he moves.

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Thunderbolt grins from her vantage in the sky, "Alright, looks like we had a slight detour in Camden but we're back to this being a race. Here we go!" And with that, she soars down, landing down near the Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia.

With that, she pulls out the checkered flag, "PHILLY! ARE YOU READY FOR THE FINISH!" Normally, she's not nearly this bombastic, but... well, this is a show, and it's for charity! She'll put some flair into it!

Billy Batson has posed:
Shazam enters Philly. He knows Philly, having lived there. He's been to the statue. He spots it, nearly all in and climbs the stairs pulling a mere hundred miles per hour. He mounts the final step and falls to his knees with a crack to grab the statue with one hand. "Hah!"

Kyani Kohanna has posed:
    Nitro sees the finish line and he still doesn't stop until he's up at the statue. He skids to a stop, and he's tired. "I need all the philly cheesesteaks I can eat!" he cries as he lays on the ground breathing hard and panting face first on the ground. He's skipping training today, screw that noise, he still has to run back home, which is going to be a pain now.

Mary Bromfield has posed:
Mary waves the checkered flag, "And now! The moment you've all been waiting for... the winner, by virtue of the fact that he had the minute shaved off his time for stopping the bank robbery... NITRO!" With that, she crouches down by her fellow Titan, raising his arm up in triumph... or, well, at least, victory?

She does, however, turn off the mic and grin at him, "Hey, Nitro, if you need a lift back, we can manage that. You look beat." Then she turns the mic on and shouts, "WHO WANTS A CHEESESTEAK!" With that, there's an answering YES! from the crowd as they definitely WANT THE FREAKING CHEESESTEAKS!

Ah, Philly, never change...