Snippet #2715309

Lucy and Ty finally made it. Although, it was not much to look at. It smelled terrible. Ten times worse than the Wing City alley ways. And there were barely any lights. Gave the place an edgy feel to it. And it was dead quiet. Lucy yelled, "HELLO!" Ty nudged her sharply. "I advice caution here." Footsteps were heard just in front of them. "Now..." It was a very puny voice. Weak. A small thin man, with yellow skin (Lucy figured she was hallucinating). "You two must be the ones meddling with my plans..." Lucy laughed. "Meddling? What are we the Mystery Gang?" Ty took him seriously though. "Yes. And I am very curious as to why you are stealing toxic plant-!" "And why would I tell you these things? You are clearly not worthy of my information." He crossed his arms. He had a clean white lab coat that swayed at his feet. "Not at all." He narrowed his eyes at Lucy, who was still dying of laughter. He held out a palm, and a swarm of insects poured out of the darkness and pelted them. Lucy held out her hands, and froze the bees like she did at the garden. "That is really just an old trick at this point." The man didn't look surprised. "I have been monitoring you lately... Lucy Monica." Lucy stopped, her gaze hardened. "Who are you?" "A man who likes to... keep an eye on his enemies. Smart to keep your enemies close." He said, tapping a gloved finger to his forehead. "Smart indeed." Ty sighed. "You better tell us what you plan on doing, or you will receive-!" "Nothing but the cries of women and children as I unleash my weapon upon the city." Ty closed his mouth quickly, and unsheathed his sword. In return, the little man clapped his hands, and men on all sides began to pour out of the darkness, all had those wrist gauntlets. "Not even one with your talents could take on this many." Lucy decided it was worth a try.

She punched the ground, freezing it over, and forming icy obstacles that blasted up from the ground, throwing people into the air. The small man was now nowhere to be found. Lucy wasn't paying attention. She socked a guy in the chest, freezing him to the ground. She kicked another's legs, sweeping them, and throwing them face first into the ice. She felt a gauntlet smash her face, and crack her nose. She fell to the ground, sliding on her own ice. Ty was easily keeping up with the first wave of them, slashing them down and parrying their unsheathed blades. Until one got a hold of his hair while another pelted him in the stomach, until he collapsed. He coughed up blood, then passed out. Lucy got up slowly, and threw up her arms, forming an ice shield just as a blade smashed against it, pushing her farther away. She held her hands up. She felt her energy sap out of her from the tips of her fingers until an armada of sharp spikes of ice formed over her, all threatening to fire at the mass of thugs. And they did. Then there was the quiet again. They were all sliding on the ice, with the spikes firmly implanted into their masks and arms. Lucy couldn't keep herself up for long though, as she fell to the ground. She used up too much energy in one spell. And then she was out cold, just like Ty.