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Peter Parker	When the threat came, the reaction was swift for many. Run Like Hell. Some cooler heads opted to run, but they knew it was unwise to take certain things with them. Like, say, a 132-carat diamond and twenty million is various cut gemstones. So, what you do is lock them away, take only what you need, and rely on your insurance... "They are here?" "Yeah, ya big lug. A fortune in gemstones, and the city in chaos. No better opportunity." His companion nods, moves to the brick wall on the side of the Yom Kippur Diamond Exchange, and then decimates it with a punch. <ROBBERY ALERT. Yom Kippur Diamond Exchange. 1.4 Miles to Location.> The figure standing on the roof of the building shakes his head. "Sad." He sends a text. <Diamond robbery. Want to provide a little backup?>
Kara Danvers	With so many fleeing Manhattan, the city's services are stretched to the limit in maintaining order. Which means that Supergirl is doing what she can to help out. Whether it's airlifting supplies or clearing wrecks from evacuation routes, or ingress routes in the case of the flood of faithful gathering to see the archangel, Kara goes where she's needed. And after the alert to the jewelry store robbery via Spider-Net (tm), she flies up in the sky, smiling. It might not be a proper date, but it's still a chance to spend time with Peter. <In the air. Got your back :)>
Mark Grayson	Certainly there is no shortage of things to do, no shortage of people that need assistance right at the moment. Not with the city in chaos, with so many fleeing and with all the problems that brings along with it. While Happy Harbor is fortunately outside the evacuation zone that hardly leaves a certain blue and yellow clad hero disinterested in what is going on in New York proper. But this? This is a little more then just a chance to hone his powers, to continue to get a grip on these new abilities that have been gifted to him. It's a chance to make a difference. So Invincible soars over the streets, peering down at what is going on down below, looking for an opportunity to jump in and assist.
Peter Parker	Spider-Man can soon be seen weblinging through the darkened canyons of downtown. *Broadway is dark tonight...* a line from an old song whispers in his mind. He needed to be ready for anything. As he closed in, he saw... Okay...THAT is new. The big one he recognizes. Rhino. The poor schmuck who thought getting bolted into an exo-suit would be empowering, until he found out he couldn't take it off. eight feet and 560 pounds of Mean. The ten...no, twelve men in suits flooding into the diamond exchange were all wearing suits and carrying duffle bags. But the Japanese oni masks and the eldritch black aura seeming to radiate from their heads went and made it weird. Spidey frowned, set the camera drone loose to take pictures, and relayed information to Supergirl. <Rhino. In the database. A dozen henchies in kabuki masks and black flames coming from their heads. And before you ask, YES, it's weird as heck.>
Kara Danvers	<It always is weird as heck with you, hon :P> Smiling, Kara prepared herself before swooping down. Rhino was the obvious threat, here. The amount of damage he was known for meant that Kara would have to focus on him while Spidey dealt with the ninjas. Not like he's not *used* to dealing with ninjas... As the theives rush into the store, Supergirl dives downwards, landing about 20 feet in front of Rhino. "Okay, guys. You do know that looting is just as serious as armed robbery, right? It's not like you're going to be facing a shorter prison sentence, here..."
Mark Grayson	Of course there are no shortage of small things that need to be done -- the lost cat in the tree, the young boy who has been separated from his family, the fender bender that is blocking traffic until a certain super strong hero passes by to help clear the street to let the evacuation proceed -- and while none of it is exactly saving the world it makes a big enough difference to those effected. He might not exactly be straining himself here, but there are all sorts of lessons and not all of them involve learning to use one's powers. Of course in any troubled time there are always those out there looking to take advantage of the situation aren't there? The flip sidem the negative part of humanity. Under any circumstances the crowd that seems to have gathered around the diamond exchange down below would sort of stick out like a sore thumb. But this really isn't the time for that sort of thing. His expression tightening up above, Invincible begins to swoop down towards the scene, noticing only at the last moment that he is far from the only one. "Don't you think the city has enough problems at the moment," he calls out, landing just outside the entrance to the building and grabbing the trailing figure in the mask just as he's about to enter, jerking him back away from the door.
Peter Parker	Rhino's day was going pretty well until the blonde girl in red and blue showed up. She looked...vaguely familiar. It was hard to keep track of all of them. The "S" was familiar, but last he checked, it was a guy who wore it. "Get out of the way, little girl," Rhino says in a stilted Russian accent. "Don't make me step on you!" Spider-Man had landed on a light pole above three of the masked men, and at roughly the same time... Holy cats, another one?! He is about to confront the guy when he sees them confront Oni #15. He hears the man intone cryptically, "He cannot be stopped, for he is everywhere." *Great. The ringleader is ELVIS.* Spidey shook his head. Then most of the seven still outside draw pistols and swords...glowing swords...and advance on Mark. Hoo boy. Spidey leaps into action!
Kara Danvers	There's a smirk on Supergirl's lips. She's cautious, but she also knows that she can go toe-to-toe with the Rhino; even if he doesn't know that himself. Yet. "Awww...is the big, tough, smash & grab man scared of a *girl*?" Her tone is sacchrine and mocking. Kara also knows Rhino has a short temper. So, he's hopefully going to focus on her. "Anytime you want to prove how strong you're *supposed* to be, I'm right here. Think you can take me on, or are you just going to stand there and snort all day?" Obviously, datingPeter is rubbing off on her crimefighting style...
Mark Grayson	Look, glowing weapons are rarely a particularly good sign. Sure, they could be glow-in-the-dark novelty items, but generaly experience suggests that is probably not the case. Pistols dont really phase him and who uses swords anymore? Under normal circumstances he wouldn't be concerned. But there is definitely something pretty freaky about this group. "Uh huh," the teen superhero says, rolling his eyes behind that mask he wears. "I'll keep that in mind. But maybe he should keep in mind that this place is closed for business right now. That means there is one less place that he needs to be. So kick back, relax..." Invincible begins before abruptly scooping up the figure he has a grip on, lifting him right off his feet. He doesn't waste anytime, simply pivoting and hurling the mask-wearing man bodily into a pair of his nearest friends, sending them tumbling over to the sidewalk. "And chill out with your friends for a bit." He does spare a quick look for the other two present. It is pretty hard to mistake that 'S' for anything else and it takes just a little effort to not fanboy -- the creepy masked swordsmen help with that. The other one however... he keeps an eye on the figure up top the light pole. Maybe he reads the Bugle?
Peter Parker	Spider-Man acts fast, but he likes to think he is a decent judge of character. And the new guy in the outfit seems like he can handle himself. Even as the remaining two with swords charge Mark while the three on the ground work themselves up to standing position. The last two, however, have pistols and start shooting at Mark immediately... Rhino, though...if Kara squints, she can actually SEE the fuse (about an inch long) burn down to the charge in nothing flat. Which causes him to bellow in rage, raise both fists together, and brings them down in a very good attempt to make Supergirl into SOMETHING flat. Nah, she's definitely able to handle HERself. Spidey grins, then vaults into the building, calling out, "Hey! YOU'RE not the Girl Scouts!"
Kara Danvers	Supergirl catches the blow from Rhino, with little strain on her part. to be fair, he does dirve her back about a foot or two, from the force of the blow. Spidey and the other guy...Invincible, the name comes to mind, look like they can handle the pajama squad just fine on their own. So, back to baiting Rhino... "Is *that* the hardest you can hit?" She yawns in exageration. "Really, my cousin could hit harder when he was still a baby...You're really not lliving up to your rep, Rhino. Except for your rep of how stupid you are..."
Mark Grayson	This is the balancing act that the young hero is trying to master -- his strength is... substantial. Unchecked he would rather easily pulp an ordinary person using only part of that strength. But it is some times a little difficult to tell if someone is normal or not. And until he knows, well, he doesn't need anything like that on his conscence. The guns do not concern him, not really. His name might not exactly be one hundred percent accurate, but it's close enough. It's going to take something of a much higher calibre then this lot appears to be packing to so much as scratch him. The swords though... Invincible doesn't really know what's up with those swords. Not yet. So as the swordsment charge him he simply takes to the air. Hard to hit something that's floating fifteen feet over head. The gunmen don't have that problem of course, but sure enough the bullets that do hit home simply flatten and fall away, leaving the blue and yellow clad hero unmarked. "If you poke holes in my costume I'm not going to be very happy..." he says, swooping back down towards the street, pulling up just inches from the ground and skimming along it before barrelling right through the shooting pair, taking their legs out from under them and leaving them to crash into ground as well.
Peter Parker	Spidey had to admit, they certainly worked fast. When he appeared, there was almost no hesitation. They just dropped the task of filling the bags with gems and rushed at Spider-Man. No screaming or yelling, just rushing him. Time to get to work. THWIPP! THWIPP! Rhino should know better. He really should. The fact that she is not a red smear on the cracked pavement is Important. The mention of "my cousin" is also Important. But the taunting awakened memories of another annoying insect, and the fact that he was here, too...it made it VERY hard to remember what was important. And then she called him stupid, and Common Sense suddenly found itself kicked out in favor of that no-account tenant, Blind Rage. And that guy immediately hammered on all the red buttons in his head. Rhino uttered what could only be called a furious ROAR and he tries to tackle her, thinking only about grabbing her and tearing her limb from limb. The shooters find themselves tumbling on the ground, stopping as they hit a nearby curb. Both groan, then go limp...and as Mark watches, the black fire around their heads slowly dissipate.
Kara Danvers	The rage lets Rhino push Supergirl back another coule feet, but it's still a stalemate. Fortunately, for her, Kara has more than just Kryptonian super-strength; she also has Themysciran training. So, after that second push, Supergirl drops her left side, unbalancing the unstable Rhino. The drop turns into supplex move, and Rhino goes crashing into the pavement right behind the Girl of Steel. In a fraction of an instant, Supergirl pivots to grab Rhino's arms and strains to lock them behind his prone body. "Okay..." she grunts. "You've got strength...Wanna give up before someone breaks, here?"
Mark Grayson	Disipating fire. That has to be a good thing, right? There's so many different rules and these mostly seem like underling types so it is even more difficult to keep track of what they might be capable of. "Had enough yet?" Invincible asks as he follows straight through the pair of gunmen, plowing straight into the trio he dealt with earlier and knocking them back down to the pavement again. If the whole superhero thing doesn't work out he might have a future as a professional bowler awaiting him. "Why don't you give up this whole diamond theft thing and go evacuate the city with the rest of the sane people. I mean, you clearly belong locked up but I imagine the authorities have more pressing things to worry about right now," he adds, sweeping back up into the air above the street as the masked men with swords charge him once more.
Peter Parker	"One-little, two-little, three-little lunatics..." One man crashes through a window. Don't worry, though, the cocoon he's in protects him from the flying glass. "Four-little, five-little, SIX-little lunatics..." Another man tumbles out before dropping, out cold. Rhino might have packed it in by now. He was out-classed, and he should have an idea who he is fighting right now. But Blind Rage seems to have locked his brain's control room door and is going after every button he can FIND. So, Rhino keeps straining and straining, trying to break free from the little blonde girl's grip... ...and then he dislocates his own shoulder. The sound of the ball socket of his upper arm coming out of position sounds like an elephant gun going off. Rhino freezes, then his eyes roll up in his head and he passes out from the pain. That sound even made the henchmen outside look over at Rhino for a long moment...
Kara Danvers	There's a look of horror on Kara's face as Rhino injures himself in the struggle to get up. "Great Rao..." she whispers. But, Rhino took himself out for the count, it seems. So, she starts to help out cleaning up the small fry. "Spidey! Rhino's down," she shouts out. "Go wrap him up while we take care of the rest of the mooks." She takes a deep breath in, then exhales a blast of Super Breath to try and freeze a group of the thieves in place.
Mark Grayson	If getting their asses handed to them wasn't a pretty good persuader that they might be a little out of their depth here, that sound certainly should do the trick and apparently even in the heat of battle many of the masked men are distracted by that. Or perhaps by the fact that the real muscle of whatever operation this is has just completely passed out might be the reason why. Between the masked figures he has tossed about and knocked over and those that are now all webbed up, there's not a whole lot more to be dealt with. Rather then dropping down on those still standing, Invincible swoops back out of the sky, coming to rest right in front of the entrance to the diamond exchange, cutting off any access to the building. "Looks like playtime's over," he comments quietly, folding arms across his chest.
Peter Parker	Spidey steps out through the front door (force of habit) and looks Rhino over. "Yeesh. Yeah, lemme pop that thing back in before I web him up. You two want to handle the last three while I do it?" He points to the three remaining henchmen who have surely seen all of it and...just keep coming, swords drawn. Spider-Man is no stranger to dislocated limbs. He's had a few (hundred) himself. So when he stretched out Rhino's arm, then yanks, there is a sudden THOCK! and the joint goes back into place. "NOW I can web him up," he adds, then proceeds to do just that...
Kara Danvers	With three left to go, Kara decides to finish things off. At superspeed, she moves by each of the remaining thieves, giving them a 'love tap' strong enugh to send them each unconscious. Then, she's standing near Invincible, clapping her hands to take the dust off them. "Done!" she says with a cheerful smile.
Mark Grayson	Hey, works for him. As the last of the sword-wielding, mask-wearing thugs goes down Invincible lets his gaze sweep over the street for a moment, watching as that strange, ominous black flame goes out over each of the would-be thieves. Focusing on that helps to insure that he doesn't gush. "Well... that was interesting," he comments mildly, finally glancing over towards the other two, giving a little nod of his head. Yeah, he's cool. "I've seen the big guy before on the news. Rhino right? I think I've fought a bad knock off of him before," he mutters. "Know anything about these flamey mask guys though?" he asks, starting to move among the fallen, gathering them up. They might be the bad guys but they don't deserve to be left here for what's coming. "I'll ahhh, fly as many of these guys out of the evac zone to the authorities outside of Manhatten," he offers up.
Peter Parker	Spider-Man blinks. Fly them out? Hey, that's not a bad idea. In fact, it's a pretty good one. "Uhm, yeah, that would be a big help. I understand the police are doubling up and there's even a processing location for criminals near the old Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island. Maybe you and Supergirl can fly them over there, while I stick around to watch over these guys. Y'know, so no one worse than them comes along and does what they want." He paused. "Thanks for the assist, by the way. What do we call you?"
Kara Danvers	"I'll drop off Rhino," Kara says as she carefully gathers him up, making sure not to agrivate any injuries. "I don't think he's going to wake up any time soon, but just in case..." She looks between the other heroes, nodding at them. "Spidey...good to see you again. And Invincible, right? Good job, there." Another smile to both, then Supergirl lifts up into the air. "See you guys around..." The she sets a course for a SHIELD facility in the area that can hold Rhino, and she's gone.
Mark Grayson	Transporting a double-handful of convicts might not be as exciting as beating them up, but it's all experience, it's all helpful. "Not a problem. It doesn't seem like either of you needed it, but I was passing by and this seemed like a pretty good thing to put a stop to. Looting has a way of spreading, or so I hear, and I imagine everyone's a little too busy at the moment to be dealing with that sort of thing," the teen superhero offers up, starting to heft up a few of the downed thugs, hefting them over his shoulder before gathering up a few others, carrying them under each arm. "And yeah, I'm Invincible. Thanks," he says, tripping over his words just a little. Wow, Supergirl knows his name. He starts to launch himself into the air, hovering for just a moment as he glances back at the wall-crawler. "You were pretty cool back there. Not like the media says at all. You might want to do something about that," he offers up oh so helpfully. And then he is skyward as well, streaking off over the city. It's probably a good thing that his passengers are mostly unconscious or they might be loosing their lunches.
Peter Parker	Spidey watches them go. He is struck by the other guy's handle. Invincible? Boy, if it's true, he might have met his replacement. "I'm trying..." he said soberly. "I really am."