514/Just Another Super Villain Attack

Just Another Super Villain Attack
Date of Scene:	20 May 2017
Location:	New York City
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Juggernaut, Crusader

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Juggernaut has posed:
    Chaos in midtown!

The place looks like an earthquake has decided to roll on through the area and then come back over itself a few more times for good measure. The ground is split into jagged chasms and jutting pieces of rubble and where it is more intact massive footprints large enough to treat as a child's swimming pool are imbedded in the concrete. Police cars and SWAT vehicles are strewn around like toys, some stuck in office buildings dozens of floors up from having been hurtled that distance. Etc, etc etc. The place is..a mess.

And the epic center seems to be a bank of some sort. An international one but a bank nevertheless and also where the huge footprins are headed to. The entire front façade of that building has been ripped free and a plume of dust rolls out of the interior of the building as the ground continues to shake. Loud *THOOOMS* rumbling through the area. Bystanders, yes, they are a few around. Mostly trying to scatter and clear out but having trouble due to the earthquakes. The sound of sirens indicates more police are on the way, for what little good it may do.

Just another super villain attack!

Crusader has posed:
Well, it fairly difficult to not notice an earthquake strolling through town. But what in sams hells was causing it? Bjorn wasn't sure at, but now seemed a fairly decent time to act. The already large man slides into an alleyway...and melts into a metallic puddle of gold,blue and white goo. The goo flows and surges over the concrete easily sliding over jagged edges and around scurrying citizens like water through a rocky outcropping, following the massive footsteps leading to an international bank

Oh...rather whats left of it. The goo stops and looks around thinking "Someone seriously ripped the entire front of the building off? Seems a tad bit excessive" before looking around and thinking "....then again"

Enough mind-drifting, super villian attack, concentrate. His goo-like matter surges into the building and reforms into a massive heroic being known as The Crusader. Not exactly a well known hero, but details. He quickly looks around for the source of this destruction and dissarray...he hasn't had the chance to fight anything that cause this much damage before.

Time for the fun to begin!

Juggernaut has posed:
    Some bystanders panic even further at the sight of Crusader and some newly arrived law enforcement to turn towards the giant. The lack of recognition causes obvious concern to be there regarding him but no time is given for any action or statements to be made as another loud *TWHOOOM* occurs along with the high pitched sound of metal being wrenched apart and twisted. The back of the bank collapses forward from the entire bank vault itself being brought throughit in a destructive explosion of debris. It seems to float forward through the rain of rubble until the cloud dissipates enough to reveal a truly mountainous form. Clad in crimson and with a domed helmet. He carries the vault about as easily as someone else might a child's doll and moves through the rubble of the bank with an almost nonchalant gait, not taking note of Crusader yet.

    The police move to train their weapons on the goliath, waiting for the last of the bystanders to get cleared out.

Crusader has posed:
Crusader whistles, impressed. Hey, just because someone robbing a bank, doesn't mean you can't apprecaite such feats of strength. Course one Goliath to another.....Crusader has /no/ idea of he is a match for Juggernauts strength...after he the villian is well known for being an unstoppable force. He also knew that trying to talk the man into putting the vault down probably wasn't going to cut it...but he may as well try.

Crusader steps forward to meet the goliath head on. Despite his inexperince in the hero-scene, Crusader himself dosn't seem inexperinced, when he speaks with authority and calmness "One suggest you put that down, and turn yourself in. There is no need for this destruction....and one is sure something can be worked out." was worth a shot at least.

Juggernaut has posed:
    It's hard to miss Crusader and Juggernaut actually does pause his forward momentum to get a look at the other bruiser. Between the two, Juggernaut is visibly larger, at least taller, closing in on the ten foot mark but Crusader is no slouch and the armor goes a long ways towards the other mans added mass. Simply put, he's practically the Hulk and that's enough to give The Juggernaut pause long enough to eye the man. Likewise the law enforcement folk hold their fire and use the opportunity to get the civilians out of the way.

"Cute suit." Juggernaut rumbles. Bass voice vibrating the area like a the rumbling of speakers. "You the local good guy?" The shadow of the vault and the huge man envelops Crusader as the crimson giant turns towards him.

Crusader has posed:
Well...Crusader didn't expect that...he actually expected to get a punch to the gut! Alright, mabey this could go peacefully. Not that his expression changed to reflect this, as he ramined rather stoic on the who matter. He dosnt' even turn to check on the civilians - they knew to get out and the cops better know to help and keep them out. Even when the goliath shadow is upon him, he dosn't stand back...or even seem worried. But he does answer

"That is not for one to decide, nor does it matter." his own deep voice reveberates back. His stance changes and it clear he is ready to fight, if needed "What matter is, if you plan on putting that safe back and ending this...or continue this needless chaos" his eye narrow from with his helm.

Juggernaut has posed:
    Peaceful resolution? Sadly..no.. at least..not yet. Cyttorak demands violence and strength as tribute and Juggernaut's trends towards thuggery means its only natural for him to oblige his patron, whether he's aware of it or likes it or not. But he's no freakish unthinking brute. Just freakish.. The behemoth allows a big full toothed grin to form. The grin visible along with his eyes despite that the rest of his face is cast in shadow and hidden by his helm.

"Put it back? No can do. I'm getting paid a nice chunk for this distraction and it isn't time yet." He rumbles. "So you'll have to make me and I don't think you can do that, chum." His grin grows even larger,, .." But I'll tell you what. You want to take the first shot?"

Crusader has posed:
Crusader at least tends to be decisive about his actions. No sooner than Juggernaut states he has no plans to stop - AND ask if he wants to take the first shot, than Crusader is making his attack. He actually dosn't charge forward, rather he drops as if to make sweeping kick, depite being mabey 10 or 12 feet away from juggernaut. And the reason why become quite obviouse very quickly. His leg stretches out as he performs the sweeping kick, allow him to reach Juggernaut despite not having gotten any closer...that and add some extra power to the kick as his leg acts virtually as a whip

Weather or not this works on Juggernaut is a whole other matter. Hopefully the move will knock Jugger off his feet, and land the vault ontop of him! That or this was going to go south real fast. Though as the attack is performed he does say "A distraction for who?"

Juggernaut has posed:
    Juggernaut wasn't..expecting that. No and the hit..well..the impact is substantial. A ;loud *BOOOOM* resounds that shatters the remaining glass and rumbles out a shockwave from the force of the blow. Crusader's strength is evident ..but Juggernaut's becomes clear as well as Crusaders kick lands solidly but moves Juggernaut about as much as if a normal person was trying to leg sweep a fully grown tree. The brutes strength roots him solidly and his durability absorbs the brunt of the blow.

    But he -does- drop the vault. Small victories. It slams onto the ground besides him, cracking another crater into the earth as Juggernaut rumbles, "What the blazes is this! Y ou some sort of stretchy guy?? I aint got time for tricks!"

He raises a foot up and suddenly kicks forward, slamming his booted foot into the back of the fallen vault and then shoving with it. It grinds forward, racing across the ground and tearing it up as it rushes and begins tumbling at Crusader.

Crusader has posed:
Crusader entire body ripples like liquid after his leg makes contact with Juggernaut. Okay - yup, this guy was definintly not going to be easy to deal with. It quickly becomes evident that Brute strength was not going to work on this guy....and now he has an entire vault rushing towards him. His leg whips back into place as he faces the vault head on. A grin beneath the helm "Thats too bad, One has many tricks"

Starting with getting out of the way of the vault. He calls back "Best get out or get smashed" he wanrs the cops, who quickly begin moving out of the way. When he goes to turns back though *SQUISH*

The vault pounds into him, and begins dragging his form beneath it, spreading him like paste. Alright, move fast, warn latter is the lesson here

Think quick, think fast. Quick grab! Well thats the idea. Squished beneath his gooey form spreads outwards as the vault slides over him. Oh lord he was going to have a headach in the morning. But none the less as Juggernaut himself begins passing over Crusader goo, hands with form upwards and try to catch Juggernaut by the ankles.

Crusader has posed:
Crusader entire body ripples like liquid after his leg makes contact with Juggernaut. Okay - yup, this guy was definintly not going to be easy to deal with. It quickly becomes evident that Brute strength was not going to work on this guy....and now he has an entire vault rushing towards him. His leg whips back into place as he faces the vault head on. A grin beneath the helm "Thats too bad, One has many tricks"

Starting with getting out of the way of the vault. He calls back "Best get out or get smashed" he wanrs the cops, who quickly begin moving out of the way. When he goes to turns back though *SQUISH*

The vault pounds into him, and begins dragging his form beneath it, spreading him like paste. Alright, move fast, warn latter is the lesson here

Think quick, think fast. Quick grab! He was stuck to the vault like glue...which was rather helpful. Tendrills shoot outwards grabbing onto the sturdiest holds they can find (which weren't many). The tumbling Vault keeps going, stretching the tendrills but slowing it...slower...slower still. And just stops short of tipping onto a police car, that still had officers inside...pecking the glass infact!

Crusader tendrills shake with tensil strength "SLING SHOT!" he calls out and suddenly the vault begins to tumble back like a steel ball loaded into a slingshot...right back at Juggernaut! No strength required, just luck and some science. Course as the Crusader holds are weak from the already present destruction - and one such hold snaps. Altering the course of the vault

The vault may or may not hit juggernaut...but he is serisouly hoping it does.

Juggernaut has posed:
*TWHAAAAAAM*

    The vault indeed slams into Juggernaut with double the original force, blowing out windows in the streets and setting off car alarms entire districts away. The very ground shakes violently and more of the building comes down from the force of the vault's re-entry coupled with the damage caused by the its initial ejection. The size of the vault coupled with more dust and debris causes Juggernaut's entire body to be hidden from sight as the Vault slams to a stop at its contact point and then settles into the ground, rebounding the force of its impact into another earthquake. There's silence for a half a moment.

And then the dust clears and Juggernaut is just standing there, unmoved. While 'immovable' isn't an ability strength alone resists all but the greatests of blows and pushbacks.

He's alsonot happy. The vault is lifted from the ground by his immense arms and then a loud crunching sound of metal being contorted and tortured fills the air as the giant begins to squeeze with the vault over his head. It compresses inward like an empty beercan. Juggernaut literally folding it and crushing it down, contents included.

"Don't you know who I am?!" he roars out with a sneer as he finishes the feat of strength --

Crusader has posed:
Crusader by that time has reformed back to normal "Dumb or Dumber" he replies back, plain and simple - with a straight face no less. Sure he knew who he was, but why not do a quip instead? He watched the feat of strength...and was definintly impressed. It moments like this a person can apprecaite not having flesh, bones and blood for villians to pop. Although it did bring to mind, why the hell he is crushing the vault if he was trying to...or right distraction

And a rather effective one. Whoever must've hired him must be doing something a whole hell lot less destructive. He cracks his knuckles "Now you done talking or we still fighting?" he says not seeming intimidated by the roar or feat of strength. But instead of letting Juggernaut answer...The Crusader decided to unleash one more trick up his sleeve. Time to put a shock to his system!

Quite suddenly with fluid movements, Crusuader bring his hand back as if to throw a spear. Lightning crackles and forms togeather into one that is hurled at Juggernaut with enough electrcity to count for 3 or 4 strong lightning bolts.

Juggernaut has posed:
    If there is one way to rile up The Juggernaut and throw him off his game..it's open disrespect. Few are willing to risk that or go that far but Crusader, it seems, has the proverbial wrecking ball sized balls as he does just that and Juggernaut drops the balled vault and just stares. He looks ready to respond in kind but he then snaps a hand up as the spear of lightning blasts out and rushes into him. The area flashes white and blue, power going out up and down the massive city blocks as Juggernaut is enveloped in the energy and his taunting voice silenced by the thunderous roar of the attack.

And yet it is not enough. Still crackling with energy, he lunges forward, thundering into a roaring charge for Crusader and bursting out of the bank finally with an explosion of rubble as he charges straight at the other brute like a run away train. Police dive to the side as one of their cars gets kicked out of the way and sent sailing down the street as the goliath charges.

Crusader has posed:
It was at this moment, Crusader knew, he damn well messed up! That attack alone took a good amount of his own stanama, and before he knows it, he is being quaterbacked by the Juggernaut. And he was going back...and back...and back. His body smashing into cars, lamp posts, walls, or anything else the juggernaut may be ramming his body through. He wasn't as strong as the juggernaut...and his attack did little, but thank the lord he was tough enough to take such hits.

If the Juggernaut ever does stop his charge, Crusader himself will go flying /THROUGH/ whatever poor wall(s) happen to be in his and the juggernauts way! No one stops the juggernaut!

Juggernaut has posed:
    The charge does indeed stop though Juggernaut continues pressing forward. He merely slows down to allow Crusader to continue his flight path through building after building, until they've finally moved on at least six or so city block distances past where he banks smoldering remains are. Juggernaut is only slightly mollified by this though and he continues strolling forward even after Crusader finally impacts and stops flying, perhaps embedded in a wall or in the side of a city bus. Either way, Juggernaut thunders forward, slowly raising his right arm as he as he approaches. His monstrous body seems to swell even larger, as if he's growing more immense with each step he takes, the muscles pumping and pushes out against his armor and his flexed bicep look like it's the size of a buick. His knuckles crack audibly, like sequoia trunks splintering and breaking as his shadow falls over Crusader.

"You just took my headcrush. Now you just need to see if you can survive my SUNDAY PUNCH!"

Crusader has posed:
Crusader was indeed imbedded in a bus. His head was spinning from that move. "Well, guess an empty skull is good for something!" he claims. Yes...yes he did just openly insult Juggernaut again. His slides off the bus and knows his strength was no match for Juggernaut...so why was the Crusader grinning and cracking his neck, as if shrugging off a light blow (it actually hurt alot - he just good at not showing it!). "Bring it small fry" he actually gives the bring it signal...something was up. His form...didn't look as solid though, perhaps from Juggernaut pumbling him so hard or for some other reason

Juggernaut has posed:
    "You STILL giving ATTITUDE!"

Something in Juggernuat's head warns him against under estimating this guy. Urges him to slow down and think for a second. But then there is that other half. Dominated by his ego and what he perceives as a lack of acknowledgement of just who and what he is. Cyttorak feeds on this, driving the behemoth onward and swelling his body with power as the more of Juggernaut's restraint wears away.

"Let's see you mouth off now!" he roars just before twisting at the waist, hauling his fist and flexed arm back and cocking it like a loaded spring and then swinging forward and down straight for Crusader, the bus and probably the general area around it given the force of the blow.

Crusader has posed:
Every battle is a chance to learn...and Crusader quickly learned he couldn't match Juggernauts strength, and wearing him down physically was going to be difficult. So...all that leaves is one last option....instead of solid as a rock, be as fluid as water. And that is exactly what the Crusader does. He dosn't try to deflect or even stop the punch...he just lets it come. As the fist comes down, it goes INTO Crusader body, like a fist punching into the surface of a pond. His body ripples and some of him even splashes off...but most of him just begins sticking to Juggernaut.

Infact Crusader becomes a gooey mess of metalic white, gold and blue and begins spreading onto Juggernaut. If he can't fight him directly...he'll do so indirectly! "You make it too easy!" Crusader replies, in terms of giving attitude!

Juggernaut has posed:
    The shockwave of Juggernaut's attack obliterates the, thankfully, abandoned bus, and sends a thunderous quake rushing in every direction around the giant. But he's ill satisfied by the destruction and instead ulls his huge arm up, noting the coating and the splashing..goo..that was Crusader. "What..what the hell. Get off me!" he rumbles loudly while trying to swing his arms around and then twisting his body about to try and sling the fluid free. That failing he attempts to just wipe it off as he starts staggering backwards, stumbling here and there. For the first time truly off balance now. "Get off!"

Crusader has posed:
The goo hangs ontightly, spreading further onto Juggernauts arm. Little tendrills protrude from the goo coating his arm. "One has a better idea" the faceless goo says, still spreading, hoping to keep the Juggernaut flailing and unbalanced. Suddenly a thick tendrills lashes out to the ground when Juggernaut stumbles to one side, and tries to pull the Juggernaut down in that direction, trying to use the behemoths panic and weight agaist him!

Juggernaut has posed:
    It's easier said then done in one sense. As the tendrils lash and pull him down, he begins to resist, puling back against them and regaining a sense of sturdiness. His might, unimaginable that it is, pulls back against attempts to restrain him or even keep him from moving and he declares, "You think you can stop me this way? It's disgusting!?! But nothing stops The Juggernaut!"r
Still, he can't exactly punch, crush or tear what isn't there and this gooey form is hard for him to find purchase on.

    There's a brief pause as a beeping sound goes off and the brute rumbles, "Hn. Time's up."

    He grits his teeth, growing more irate and then he begins glancing around the area and then he begins a a slow jog towards a building, "Let's see how just how immune to damage you are"

Crusader has posed:
At this point, this was all Crusader had. Seeing Juggernaut job towards a building, it begins trying to lash more and more into the ground and stop the unstoppable juggernaut. Of course that doesn't stop the man. The goo spreads rapidly trying to encase him like a second skin, entangle and stop his opponents. None of which was working. He even goes so far as to begin seeping into the juggernauts and encasing juggernauts helmet in an attempt to cut off air and vision. Time was running out, and he knew this!

Juggernaut has posed:
    The ground is just torn up as the goo lashes around, doing more and more damage but unable to restrain the brute as he barrels towards the building. Nothing seems to be working until his eye sight is compromised which causes the Juggernaut to roar in frustration and reach up to tear at the goo on his helm - and slightly veer off course. "Take a hike, I'm out of here now!" he roars, "Or let's see if you can take a gas main explosion!"

With that he slams inot he side of a jewelers store. The force of his impact sending shockwaves up and down the side of the building and causing a loud *K-TOOOOMS* to occur as the whole side of it comes thundering down oontop of the goliath. No gas main hit due to him being thrown off course but he is being buried along with Crusader.

Crusader has posed:
Crusader says, "Really, an explo__" but before he can finish the setence, the building begins comming down Crusader can take *alot* of damage and even punishment...but it not exactly easy keeping ahold of someone when that someone is tearing at you and an entire building is comming down ontop. From taking hits from juggernaut earlier and now this building, simply proved too much. Crusader head, figurativly anyway, spun as he was dazed. His constitued matter began to flow off of Juggernaut and into the debree and ruble of the collasped building"

Juggernaut has posed:
    For his part, The Juggernaut continues. The damage has been done and though his ego is slightly bruised, he's at least free of the goo. He continues onward, moving down as opposed to further onto the streets. Clean up will eventually reveal a hole to beneath the city that the giant created and then a path out towards the Atlantic. He's gone for now.