[ There's only so much of the battlefield that Nightwing can control as a single person. For every Talon trooper he takes down, several more are still firing away haphazardly, struggling to sight him amidst the chaos created by his movements. He's gotten away with what he has for this long because of the dense fog poduced by his smoke bombs, stuff he dispersed after leaping off of D.Va's mech when he crashed Firefly into it. Nightwing's only been attacking the first troopers he sees, who he can distinguish amidst all the smoke. But they have a harder time of it, not only dealing with low visibility, but also risking friendly fire if they shoot every suspicious movement in the fog.
That only lasts for so long, though. Many more troopers are still standing by the time the smoke clears, some standing closer to D.Va than they are to Nightwing. And though most are aimed at D.Va while she's engaging with Electrocutioner and Firefly, two are now aimed at Nightwing, having waited for visibility to return.
For every advantage comes a caveat, and it's the fact they're now visible to him, too. He's not fast enough to dodge bullets when they've already been fired, but he makes the troopers' lives difficult by remaining a moving target, corkscrew jumping away from oncoming gunfire. Deftly, he seeks cover behind a car, letting one side of it absorb some gunfire before he breaks into it from the other side. With utmost deliberation, he hotwires the vehicle as quickly as he can, counting on the car to continue repelling gunfire, however much damage its one side will take in the process.
If it can just hold out long enough... there! He starts the vehicle and drives out of the curb, careful not to run over any unconscious talon troopers as he accelerates towards the ones shooting at him. He kicks open the bullet-riddled door by the driver's seat and jumps off the vehicle, falling into a roll as he watches the troops similarly roll to dodge. One happens to land closer to Nightwing than the other... and swiftly takes an Eskrima stick to the face. And before the other one can ready his gun again, Dick throws his Eskrima stick at the wall behind that trooper, letting it ricochet into the back of his head.
At least they were both wearing helmets. ]
D.Va? D.Va!
[ Nightwing catches his stick after it ricochets back from that trooper's head. At the same time, he discerns that comms are now off. That they have been for too long. D.Va, after all, had grown uncharacteristically silent. It's not like she wouldn't be quipping at them, for Pete's sake.
He looks on to see that she's got the aggro of multiple other Talon troopers, as well as Electrocutioner and Firefly. It's not like they'd all forgotten Nightwing-- they've simply judged that life will be easier getting rid of this bigger target. It also hasn't registered just how many of their colleagues have taken a severe beating, sprawled unconscious on the concrete behind them.
Time to give them a wake-up call. D.Va's mech is cooling down, and Nightwing just has to help her survive the wait. Upon sprinting to D.Va's side of the fray, where he'd been fighting Firefly and Electrocutioner himself moments prior, Nightwing collects the eskrima stick he once threw at them - before now, it had just been lying on the floor. Now having one in each hand, Nightwing sets them to maximum voltage and slams the two together. The nearest Talon troopers, of which there are many, get hit by a multi-pronged current drawn to the tech in their weapons and armor. A severe shock then sends each of them flying, knocking out those who were winded while temporarily setting back those of a sturdier constitution.
This takes some of the heat off of D.Va, buying her some time to get her bearings straight. Nightwing now has to wait for the sticks to charge again for him to use the same technique again, but for now, it's worth the sacrifice. ]
D.Va, are you okay? Hold the line, I'm headed to you!
[ He should be within earshot, sprinting past some of the troopers he's shocked to seek cover behind the Meka. It's by this point that D.Va hears it, and Nightwing does, too.
40 seconds.
And past D.Va's machine stands Electrocutioner, grunting out a few insults as he readies a surge of lightning from within both of his gauntlets. He clearly plans to muster enough power to destroy the Meka in one blast. Nightwing sees this, endeavors to intercept it, and vaults over the machine to go tackle Electrocutioner! ]
D.Va, your pistol! Aim for his gauntlets!
I'll distract--
[ Except he gets tackled by Firefly, who starts carrying him back into the sky. They're gonna have to tussle for a bit, leaving Hana with Electrocutioner and a few of the stragglers among the troopers.
"The fire, Nightwing," intones Firefly, madness conveying itself through his expressionless bug-eyed helmet. "The fire will consume all of Gotham, purge it... by the will of the Magistrate!" ]
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That only lasts for so long, though. Many more troopers are still standing by the time the smoke clears, some standing closer to D.Va than they are to Nightwing. And though most are aimed at D.Va while she's engaging with Electrocutioner and Firefly, two are now aimed at Nightwing, having waited for visibility to return.
For every advantage comes a caveat, and it's the fact they're now visible to him, too. He's not fast enough to dodge bullets when they've already been fired, but he makes the troopers' lives difficult by remaining a moving target, corkscrew jumping away from oncoming gunfire. Deftly, he seeks cover behind a car, letting one side of it absorb some gunfire before he breaks into it from the other side. With utmost deliberation, he hotwires the vehicle as quickly as he can, counting on the car to continue repelling gunfire, however much damage its one side will take in the process.
If it can just hold out long enough... there! He starts the vehicle and drives out of the curb, careful not to run over any unconscious talon troopers as he accelerates towards the ones shooting at him. He kicks open the bullet-riddled door by the driver's seat and jumps off the vehicle, falling into a roll as he watches the troops similarly roll to dodge. One happens to land closer to Nightwing than the other... and swiftly takes an Eskrima stick to the face. And before the other one can ready his gun again, Dick throws his Eskrima stick at the wall behind that trooper, letting it ricochet into the back of his head.
At least they were both wearing helmets. ]
D.Va? D.Va!
[ Nightwing catches his stick after it ricochets back from that trooper's head. At the same time, he discerns that comms are now off. That they have been for too long. D.Va, after all, had grown uncharacteristically silent. It's not like she wouldn't be quipping at them, for Pete's sake.
He looks on to see that she's got the aggro of multiple other Talon troopers, as well as Electrocutioner and Firefly. It's not like they'd all forgotten Nightwing-- they've simply judged that life will be easier getting rid of this bigger target. It also hasn't registered just how many of their colleagues have taken a severe beating, sprawled unconscious on the concrete behind them.
Time to give them a wake-up call. D.Va's mech is cooling down, and Nightwing just has to help her survive the wait. Upon sprinting to D.Va's side of the fray, where he'd been fighting Firefly and Electrocutioner himself moments prior, Nightwing collects the eskrima stick he once threw at them - before now, it had just been lying on the floor. Now having one in each hand, Nightwing sets them to maximum voltage and slams the two together. The nearest Talon troopers, of which there are many, get hit by a multi-pronged current drawn to the tech in their weapons and armor. A severe shock then sends each of them flying, knocking out those who were winded while temporarily setting back those of a sturdier constitution.
This takes some of the heat off of D.Va, buying her some time to get her bearings straight. Nightwing now has to wait for the sticks to charge again for him to use the same technique again, but for now, it's worth the sacrifice. ]
D.Va, are you okay? Hold the line, I'm headed to you!
[ He should be within earshot, sprinting past some of the troopers he's shocked to seek cover behind the Meka. It's by this point that D.Va hears it, and Nightwing does, too.
40 seconds.
And past D.Va's machine stands Electrocutioner, grunting out a few insults as he readies a surge of lightning from within both of his gauntlets. He clearly plans to muster enough power to destroy the Meka in one blast. Nightwing sees this, endeavors to intercept it, and vaults over the machine to go tackle Electrocutioner! ]
D.Va, your pistol! Aim for his gauntlets!
I'll distract--
[ Except he gets tackled by Firefly, who starts carrying him back into the sky. They're gonna have to tussle for a bit, leaving Hana with Electrocutioner and a few of the stragglers among the troopers.
"The fire, Nightwing," intones Firefly, madness conveying itself through his expressionless bug-eyed helmet. "The fire will consume all of Gotham, purge it... by the will of the Magistrate!" ]
Oh, screw you.