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In this game Worm CYOA v3 by EruptingFist00

X-overs & Worm Xover Rated: T, English, Supernatural & Sci-Fi, Skitter, OC, Words: 183k+, Favs: 465, Follows: 524, Published: Jul 23, 2016 Updated: Sep 30, 2019

136Chapter 5

A/N: I apologize in advance if this interlude is very much lacking. But I felt as if it was necessary because of... well, reasons. I don't know, I felt as if it was needed. But let me know how I did, because if I manage to screw this up more than what I normally write, then I'm not doing it again.

Chapter 5 (Interlude- Miss Militia)

Normally I would honestly think that days like these wouldn't be this troubling considering that dealing with new Parahumans wasn't all new to me. Most would also agree that I handle it better than anyone else on the team. What with Colin lacking the social cues to sounding friendly which instead make him unapproachable. Or Assault, in which he's got the best of intentions, but might come a bit too forward when greeting others. I suppose Battery would be a good option, but given the fact that she spends more time with Assault, it would most likely lead to him tagging along in the end.

But the new cape, Taylor Hebert, was giving off a different vibe than any other person who'd just triggered.

For one, she didn't seem to be in an unstable state of mind when we'd show up. Because it was common that freshly new capes wouldn't always be in the best of emotional states, so we had opted to proceed with caution without provoking her if that was the case. But to both mine, and Kid Win's surprise, she didn't seem that irrational in her state of mind when she spoke. Oh, don't misunderstand, she still seemed a bit miffed about what happened, other than that though, she acts as normal as most others her age.

Her appearance was note worthy as well, as she was equipped with two ears above her head that resemble a fox's. But other than that she seemed normal in the physical department.

However, her other friend had walked in as well. I admit that I was mostly surprised that she resembled a cartoon of sorts. In which I can definitely count this as one of the more strangest sights I've ever seen. But other than talking to Taylor, and besides being slightly amusing, she hasn't done anything as of real significance.

And when the three witnesses were brought into the office, I had a sneaking suspicion something was up when Sophia was also involved. I listened to their explanation with my only question being 'Why didn't you help?' or 'Why didn't you call an adult or administrator?'.

They each responded by saying that Taylor had already broken out at that point when they had arrived to the scene. The more each gave their perspective on the matter, the more my suspicions had grown. Because I could tell that there was something else that they were not telling me, but I couldn't really be sure of that as the victim in question replied that she herself doesn't remember anything beforehand.

That was raising red flags in my mind as she simply stated she remembered NOTHING about herself. Then she admits that Taylor's 'mind' is no longer with us.

This immediatley rose my suspicions was that she was being mastered to some level. As similar things had happened in the past, Butcher came to my mind.

Then the now revealed newcomer then slightly disproves the idea by saying that they weren't responsible for such a thing, and that the last thing they remember is going to bed.

'How does that even happen? Were they both kidnapped, and this being the result? We'll need to give psychological evaluations if this happens to be true.' I thought to myself as they exclaimed this to everyone present.

What? If you had asked her how to do deal with such a situation, this is the best that she could come up with. Because if her reaction was anything to go off of, then going through Master/Stranger protocols wouldn't get us any results. But at the same time she has a history of her own which exists in school and her personal life, so that would also mean a good chance that she'd be detached from such things as well.

I could already feel the headache growing as I listened to the three girls giving us the same perspective with only minor differences. I looked to see Kid Win having a somewhat perplexed look on his face, whether it has to do with the new cape or the situation remains to be seen.

I was surprised that he was in costume to begin with, because we were all notified earlier that he would be taking a day of rest. Because in some ways like Colin, he tends to be more delved into his tinker workshop than anywhere else. It was most likely one of those times where he neglected basic necessities in order to focus on finding his specialty again. I'll need to talk to him about that.

At this point I didn't think things could get anymore bizarre than they already were.

Until she surprised us with a new shape or form out of nowhere with no warning that she would do so.

So forgive me if I seemed a bit on edge when someone seemingly new popped into the seat Taylor previously occupied. This was complete with three of the civilians jumping back in surprise at the newcomer, while Sophia only took a step back in surprise while her eyes widened slightly.

With a bated breath, I switched from my dagger to another one with a longer blade at its edge. I then pointed it at the supposed intruder while getting into a stance that'll allow good mobility.

I turned for a moment to see Kid Win pull out one of his laser pistols and aim at the uninvited 'guest'.

I in turn had also brought my attention back to the individual to observe any sudden actions they would make. I take a step forward in order to address myself before the figure in question simply raises their arms in a surrendering fashion with a lazy shake of their head.

They spoke "Geez, calm down everyone," began the figure in a very familiar voice "I only changed forms so that I'd have clothes on without having to sit in a sack for the rest of today."

It was with a small gasp that I revert my dagger to a pocket knife once again to regard the figure, "Miss Hebert?"

"Yep. That'd be me. Not expecting this were ya'll? By the way, can we talk about this whole 'power' stuff somewhere else?" I noticed that she sounded like she was becoming slightly impatient.

I gave a sigh of relief when I understood it was likely a simple changer ability she'd used for the moment. Taking a closer look, it was also quite the transformation. She seemed to be only taller by an inches worth, her skin looked to be replaced by fur that's nothing but white in color. Her face seems to slightly resemble that of a goats, but with the minor differences being that her eyes were a nice shade of violet, her ears have grown more in size, and replacing her fox ears were two goat horns protruding out each side of her head, with the top having a small mop of pure white hair. Her clothing consists of only a purple robe with an odd symbol in the center.

I gave an exasperated sigh "Can you at least warn everyone before you simply give everyone a panic attack? I'd appreciate it if you didn't make a habit of this." I said in a light scolding tone.

She seemed to get the message though as she simply nodded in response to my question before she spoke up again "So, while they give their stories, what's gonna happen now that I have powers?" she asked in a curious tone.

Without missing a beat, I replied "Well, we'll be discussing that along the way back to base. If you don't mind that is." Because there's nothing that we could really investigate at this point, as all of the evidence and such is being handled by the proper authorities, and we're not really in a good position to simply walk in and out of the building to do so ourselves.

She gave a wide grin at that "Yes! Finally, I can show what I've got and see what power I'm really packing!" Right after she said that, she walked over to the sleeping girl with the top hat and proceeded to shake her awake whilst saying "Hey Peacock! Get up! We're going someplace to test our skills! How does that sound!"

The girl in question had moved up so quickly that seemed hard to believe that she was asleep to begin with. When she reached her feet, she spoke excitedly "Finally! Something to do around here! Oh! Maybe when we start beating down the goons and their bosses, we could write a superhero comic surrounding us!"

I didn't comment out loud about how that idea has been done before, as to not rain on her parade.

I smiled nonetheless "Okay, if your ready to go right now, then move on outside the building. There'll be a PRT van waiting for us out front." I informed the both of them.

They both gave a smile at one another before they had left the room together in an almost frantic action. I had an amused look on my face at that, 'Even though she says she doesn't remember a thing, she still a good kid from what I can see.' I thought to myself before following them out the door with Kid Win in tow.

I didn't take long before we made it outside the school, and the van was parked only a short distance away. But I had stopped when Kid Win had called out to me.

"What is it Kid Win? Something on your mind?" I asked him politely.

He simply stared ahead at the vans general direction "Well, while we know that she most likely won't go villain if what we saw from her is correct. But... she's a wildcard at best, 'cause we don't know all of what she can do. She also seemed to question most things that seem like common knowledge nowadays, like how she didn't know either of us . And who knows if she'll even consider joining us if we ever tell her about the Wards program. Because if Sophia was involved in this, she'll probably say no and won't consider it again." he elaborated his way of thinking while not looking anywhere else.

I stood there deep in thought as I myself admit that while she is a nice person from what we've seen, he's right about her joining us. It'd be better to have her on the team than risking any chance of the gangs reaching out to her. And god knows what her abilities are, as she's shown no other signs besides a Master ability involving that "Peacock" character, or the changer ability she used in the office.

I answered his concerns "While you make some good points, there's not much we can act on right now besides getting her to base as to contacting her family, and power testing her," I began before I added "And if it's true Shadow Stalker's involved in her trigger, then there'll be hell to pay if I have anything to say about it." I said in a dark tone promising trouble in the future for the girl in question.

Kid Win chose to say silent instead of replying, intead opting to get on his hoverboard while I moved to get in the PRT issued van.

'Because regardless of her choice, this was unacceptable by any means.' I thought before I reached the van and climbed into the passenger seat.

A/N: Once again please let me know how I did. If it's THAT bad, I seriously won't do it again excluding PHO interludes (whenever that happens).

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