830/Copyright Infringement

Copyright Infringement
Date of Scene:	28 March 2020
Location:	Central Business District
Synopsis:	Dick is in the middle of a battle with Firebug when he gets an unexpected assist from Flamebird -- that doesn't turn out very well.
Cast of Characters:	Dick Grayson, Bette Kane

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Dick Grayson has posed:
The gush of flames that raises from between the alley and the building briefly highlights the twisting and flipping figure that it was being thrown at. As Nightwing lands on the fire escape, his lips draw into a smirk. "Oh come on, Firebug, I mean, if anyone has a grief here, it's me. I mean, I didn't even get a chance to get free wings at the place, and they named it after me!"

Down below, Firebug, in his heavy armor and flamethrower looks up at the hero. "I'm going to serve you extra crispy, Nightwing!" he calls out to the vigilante as he prepares to fire another gout of flame at Dick, forcing him to leap from his perch on the fire escape. "Have to keep him in the alley, he mutters to himself. Nothing flammable here." A pair of wingdings fly out, but slam uselessly into Firebug's armor. "Nugh." he mutters to himself.

Bette Kane has posed:
Rooftops are the way to go, and Flamebird was just taking herself out on patrol when she spots the flames lighting up the sky. Or something. From the distance she spots them from she can't really tell that they are actually flames until she gets closer.

When she's close enough to see what exactly is going on she doesn't hesitate to rush into things. This might actually be a bad move, and one that might piss off Nightwing. But there you have it, she comes across a near by roof and then takes a foolishly direct route to dropping down into the alley instead of stay safely up top. "Don't worry! I'm here to help."

Dick Grayson has posed:
Firebug makes his way down the alley, blindly following after Nightwing as he sprays flame and marches after him, further from the restaurant, and closer to the large, metal industrial dumpster that Dick is landing on top of. Just a little closer, just a little...

And then there's the call from above him as Flamebird arrives. "Wait, don't!" Firebug twists, firing a hard blast of flames towards the girl vigilante. As he does so, it starts to ignite some of the siding on the side of the building adjacent restaurant, igniting it and causing it to catch further.

"Crap." Dick manages, grabbing a pair of small devices. Flipping behind the dumpster, Nightwing attaches a pair of small devices to the side of the dumpster and presses the button on them. Just a couple of seconds more.

Bette Kane has posed:
Oops. That did not, at all, go according to plan. Flamebird scrambles to get out of the way of the flames that are shot towards her, and of course that just means that she doesn't go up in flames with the siding. But that is only a comfort to her, probably.

But now she's got Firebug's attention, and maybe /that/ will prove to be helpful. While she scrambles for safety she reaches into one of the pouches around her waist to pull out her very own, not at all like a batarang, throwing projectile to fling in the direction of the man, "That's not very nice!"

Dick Grayson has posed:
Turning fully on Flamebird, Firebug levels his flamethrower on the woman, flames roaring out, the Bird-a-Rangs are incinerated in the flames before they ever reach him. The flames rush and fill the alley as they rush towards Flamebird.

"Jump!" Dick yells towards her as his trap activates. The two small motors he inserted on the back of the dumpster ignite and the metal container races down the alley, slamming into Firebug's back and knocking him into the container as it hopefully races past Bette. "Seal the hinges!" he calls to her.

Bette Kane has posed:
The cinders that fall are...well, if anyone could see her face they might go aww. Or laugh. Evil people probably would laugh. It doesn't last long though as Nightwing calls out to her and she jumps out of the way.

Then he's calling for her to seal the hinges and she looks down the alley in his direction, bafflement on her face before she scrambles for the metal container to climb on top. Seal them with //what// is a great question. She takes a second to think, and what she comes up with is trying to seal it closed with zipties that she digs out of a pocket.

Dick Grayson has posed:
The metal beneath Bette is getting hot, like walking on a hot plate. She can feel the heat eminating from it, but it stops as she manages to lock down the dumpster. The trap is simple, but effective. Not enough oxygen is getting into the dumpster to feed Firebug's flames, and with it already full of trash, it's only an incenerator effect that burns the trash and snuffs out the flames.

After placing a call to SHIELD to come collect the more heavily armed villain, Dick's attention turns to Bette, tilting his head at the young woman before he takes out a grapple gun and fires, launching himself to the rooftops. Whether or not Bette wants to follow him if she wants.

Bette Kane has posed:
It puts a new spin on out of the fryer into the fire, doesn't it? When Nightwing heads to the rooftops she isn't that far behind him. It's not as clean an encounter with a villain as he's probably used to, but it could have been worse. Right?

Maybe not. As soon as she's on the roof she's heading in his direction, a grin spreading across her face, "Oh...am I happy to see you."