Alone again (open to all)

[Kara Zor-El]

Just then. out of the blue, Kara Zor-El known to the world as Supergirl crashed through the skylight of the roof of the mall.

She was just flying by this mall when a random use of X-Ray vision revealed a band of rowdies trying to harass of what appeared to her a group of late shoppers

thus she was unaware of the superpowers these individuals had been exhibiting before her arrival.

Kara landed between them and the thugs.

"Even you who can read at the third grade level must know who i am. So i must beg you please: leave these innocent people alone and go about your business." Supergirl intoned in a stern yet naive voice to the punks.

[Gambit]

Remy sighed when the mangy young man moving towards the group spat at Mack. He wrinkled his nose and looked down at the spit that landed on the ground. He took a rough step forward and prepared to say something only he would find humorous when the punk threw a rock.

"Gambit thinks you...", his words were stolen from him as a thin blonde woman descended from the sky.

Remy took a swift step back, and quickly allowed his eyes to take in the young woman before stepping forward again.

"You ruinin' mah fun, beb", he said in a casual tone as he stepped in front of her and picked up his cards. He peered closely behind the group and spotted the car that belonged to them. He raised the cards over his head once again, and they emitted a bright red glow as he ripped his strong arm back and hurled them towards the junky vehicle. Within seconds half of the car had been demolished in a bright explosion. He could not help but laugh as he stepped back to Mack.

"Remy went too far, no?", he asked with a wide grin on his face, his red eyes sparkling.

[Kara Zor-El]

Kara could stare only in shock as the handsome gentleman with the exotic eyes suddenly threw a glowing red playing card at a nearby car, destroying it totally.

Furious, Kara turned to face the cocky card slinger.

"ARE YOU CRAZY?!!! THAT WAS NEEDLESS!! I HAD NO IDEA YOU WERE A META HUMAN!!!!!! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED!!! IF I KNEW WANTED TO LOOK FOR A FIGHT TO THE DEATH, THEN I WOULD GLADLY ACCOMMODATED YOU!!!!!" Supergirl shrieked at the French talking lunatic.

[beacon]

The situation only seemed to escalate when a flying blonde appeared. Fearing for the worst, Mack braced herself for an unwanted attack. It didn't matter that the girl appeared to be on their side to begin with. After Remy's attack on the punks' car, the girl was less than thrilled.

"No such thing as going too far, Gambit," Mack replied as she flashed him a quick wink. "But, there is such a thing as a point of no return. I think we might've passed that exit awhile back."

But, she was at a loss for what to say to the girl that stood between them and the group of punks that had been defacing a Superman poster to begin with. In fact, she quickly recognized the figure.

"That's mighty nice of you to be so flexible and willing to fit us in, but we'll pass," Mack offered Supergirl a slight smile as she shrugged one shoulder. "I was merely trying to explain to these fine gentlemen how rude it is to deface public property when-" she was cut off suddenly by a can of paint smacking her in the chest.

Annoyed, she watched as the can hit the ground with a crack before rolling away. Gritting her teeth, she glanced first at the group of punks and then over at Remy. "I don't think that yellow's my color," she muttered in recognition of the yellow splatter on her previously spotless shirt.

[Gambit]

Remy raised an eyebrow and took a step back, instinctively bringing his arm up a little in front of him. If there was one thing he hated it was a crazy woman yelling at him. He continued to stare up at the blonde in utter confusion.

"Mon fille...", he began suddenly as he watched the group running to thei smoldering vehicle. He could not help but laugh. "I don't want to fight anyone", he lied. "Dey be startin' trouble. Spitting at my friend. Besides, Gambit got control over his power.."

He paused when a flying can spray paint struck Mack in the chest, staining her shirt with a bright yellow spot.

"'Scuse me", he said as he picked up the paint can and prepared to hurl it the same way he had the cards.

[Kara Zor-El]

Kara did not know of the woman who spoken to her. Her complete attention was on the mysterious stranger with the wonderful eyes.

Eyes so beautiful she colud stare at them all day...

Kara blushed a beet red as she realized she was looking like a love sick fool.

Supergirl turned her attention at the thugs when one of them threw a spray can at the woman.

"I am warning you all. This is your final chance: walk away from this."

With that Kara then turned to the others.

"If you people want to escalate this, then by all rights i will do whatever i can to cause ALL of you severe muscle injuries. And trust me, you all don't want that." Supergirl finished as she cracked her knuckles.

[Gambit]

"Dis one gonna show them!", Gambit said excitedly as he hurled the now kinetically charged steel can near the group. He carefully measured where he would throw the can, so as to not seriously harm either his group nor the harassers that skulked around.

The can slammed to the ground, a bright red explosion bursting and contrasting the night sky. It was slightly larger than Remy had taken into account, and it left everyone there flat on the ground.

He smiled as the group of punks began to back away bit by bit.

"Aint nobody escalatin' nothing!", he snapped back up to Supergirl. "'Cept maybe you with yer talk bout busting our bones! us escalating! My eye!"

[Kara Zor-El]

"YOU ARE SO OUT OF CONTROL!!!" Supergirl shouted as she suddenly lifted herself off the ground and sped towards the reckless stranger with the red pupil eyes which attracted her in the first place...

Kara shook her head. He was a danger despite his looks.

Supergirl grabbed him by his duster and they flew fifty, a hundred feet above the mall and soon they were both hovering a mile.

"NOW TELL ME ME!!" she shouted desperately. "IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT??? IS YOUR LIFE BECOME SO MEANINGLESS THAT YOU WANT TO THROW ALL IT ALL AWAY? WHEN YOU LAY DYING, ASK YOURSELF: WAS IT WORTH IT?!!!

GIVE ME A REASON NOT TO DROP YOU!!!"

[Gambit]

"I aint outta control, blondie!", Remy found himself shouting in defense of his actions. He hadn't hurt anyone after all. He looked backward to the spots where the small scale explosions occured. The floor was ashen and black, and bits of metal were everywhere. But nobody was hurt! He was careful enough.

As he looked forward again he caught sight of the skinny girl angrily grabbing him and sending him flying upwards with her. He looked down below, dangling his legs. He looked back at her feeling confused. "Motier foux!", he whispered under his breath as he sighed. "Look beb, there be easier ways of gettin' Gambit alone...", he smirked as he looked up at her. "Besides, you the only one be talkin' bout hurtin' anyone."

[Kara Zor-El]

Kara was becoming annoyed by the stranger's glib attitude. His statements was gettin on her nerves.

"YOU STILL HAEN"T ANSWERED MY QUESTION, HAYSEED!!!!!! WHY I SHOULD NOT DROP YOU AT SO HIGH UP A FLIGHT!?!!"

[beacon]

While the explosion was slightly surprising, as it did send a bit of debris in her direction, Mack merely stood her ground and glared at the punks as they dove for cover. Not bad, she thought to herself with a small smile on her face. But, as she turned to thank the man responsible for the destroyed vehicle, she was forced to watch him being dragged high up into the air by the blonde heroine.

Thrown off balance, Mack stared up at the two in confusion. The girl was shouting at Remy, and their words were completely clear, even from such a distance. Apparently, the blonde did not find the Cajun's charm so attractive when she holding him above the ground from such a height.

"Well, if you drop him, he could just make a huge mess. Not that making messes isn't fun. But he'd make a big mess. Plus, you'd have to explain it to the authorities." But, instead of waiting to see what the woman would say, Mack merely crossed her arms over her chest before raising into the air slightly. "Besides, what good would it do? I don't feel like playing catch."

[Gambit]

Remy looked down slightly nervously as the woman continued to scream at him. She was obviously insane. He did not know how to deal with the insane.

"Mais..", he sighed and looked up into her bright blue eyes. "I aint a bad guy..Gambit an X-Men!"

He looked down to see Beacon yelling upwards at the two of them, and had decided to join the yelling match as well. His head spun with all the screaming. He sighed a bit relieved when the woman began hovering upwards.

"Dis not how Remy woulda imagine' spendin' Saturday night with deux filles..."

[Conner Kent]

"It seems my cousin lost her mind sorry about that." A voice said from behind Supergirl and Gambit, Superboy wasn't to happy to see the girl of steel was threating to kill someone that's now how they did things and that surely wasn't what Superman had taught her "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't take you a part myself." He said glaring at the blonde teen crossing his arms over his chest waiting for her to make her move either to drop Gambit or attack him he would be ready for it. "Have you lost your mind? We don't kill people. Didn't Wonder Woman teach you anything when you where on Themyscira?" He asked trying not to lose his cool at lest not yet.

[Kara Zor-El]

Kara was taken aback by the sudden presence of Superboy. His stern words had gotten through to her and her anger vanished just as quickly as it appeared.

Kara became deeply ashamed of her actions. What was she doing? Had it not been the arrival of Superboy, she would have dropped the man and killed him.

The arrogant stranger Gambit had struck a raw nerve in Supergirl for some reason but even he did not deserve such treatment from someone trying her best to be part of a heroic legacy.

And failing miserably.

"Please forgive me, both of you. I-i-i Don't know what came over me just now." Kara stammered in shame. Then Supergirl flew gently down, back to the mall. Upon landing, she released Gambit.

"Again, i would like to apogolize, Mister Gambit." Kara said shyly, not looking at Gambit and Superboy but the ground instead.

[beacon]

Mackenzie only continued her ascent into the air, albeit slowly. The new arrival caused her eyes to widen slightly in surprise as she listened to him threaten Supergirl. Cousins? she thought to herself. That'd be a scary family to feud with.

"Aww, come on, Remy," she found herself teasing Remy as she glanced up at the blonde girl who still happened to be the only thing keeping her friend in the sky and un-splattered on the ground below. "I'm going to need a beer after this," she muttered, half to herself, as she waited to see what the blonde would do.