With Great Power is an animanga superhero roleplay set in an original universe featuring a freeform and easy to learn system. We are inspired by the likes of DC Comics, Marvel Comics, My Hero Academia, One Punch Man, Tiger and Bunny and much more. The possibilities for characters and powers are almost endless and players are free to let their imaginations run wild! With such great power, what will you become?
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”Hey, hey, let me go!” [break][break]
”Looks like we found that new little rat Aegis imported from Japan. D’aw, she looks so cute trapped up like this!” [break][break]
Well, Kyoko had found herself in quite the dilemma. It started off as a normal day roaming about Savvy Shores. The heroine had gone out to take a walk to clear her mind; she had much to think about, after all! Only a few days ago had she been recruited by Victory to join his teenage hero team. He had been rude when he approached her, but he did have a point: Having a new team composed of young heroes would surely give a new, good outlook on the new age of supers to everyday citizens. [break][break]
”Ugh, I didn’t even do anything wrong to your guys! Why are you trapping me like this?” [break][break]
Back to reality. A group of masked men in dark clothing had caught the tanuki-girl off guard while she was walking near a sidewalk, heading towards one of the dock-side shops within Savvy Shores. They had all rushed her at once, dragged her to an alley, and trapped her in an electric net. Every time she squirmed or struggled, the strange trap would send unpleasant shocks coursing through her body. [break][break]
Kyoko lay on her side on the dirty ground of the alleyway, entangled in the electric net. She was dressed in her casual clothing -- she had not anticipated to be crime fighting today. [break][break]
They didn’t answer her question. Actually, they kicked her when she did so, causing the yokai-girl to yelp at the pain directed to her left shoulder. [break][break]
”Shut up you little rat! You know what you did!” [break][break]
Kyoko drew her ears back with displeasure. What the hell were these crooks talking about? [break][break]
Well, that wasn’t the biggest of her worries right now. She needed to untangle herself from this net and apprehend the people assaulting her. But with this electric current threatening to shock her with high voltage with her every movement… It might be a task she’d need a little assistance with.
The good doctor was surprisingly out of her lab for once. Taking it upon herself to try experience more of Wayport as an actual city, she found herself travelling to a place that she always dreaded, the beach. Not that there was anything particularly unpleasant about the beach, at least from her experience. That was the problem. She'd never actually experienced it. While someone with her broad expanse of knowledge probably knew everything there was to know about a beach, she'd also seen Jaws when she was about six. A weird French dub of Jaws, but Jaws nonetheless. While she didn't expect to be attacked by a shark the second she hit the beach, she figured there had to be some kind of sea monster on the premises. Besides, she's seen plenty of monsters in her dayjob.[break][break]
Finally working up the courage to hit Savvy Shores, she ended up getting yet another distraction on her way there. Its like she couldn't even leave the house without being dragged into something. This being a literal kidnapping, in broad daylight no less. She figured criminals had to be not even trying at this point. She was passing by a pretty quaint set of stores near the docks that managed to notice the particularly heinous ambush on a blue-haired girl with some kind of animal ears. While a more sensible thing to do might be to inform her superiors at Aegis before engaging, Charlotte was nothing if not confident. Shrinking down to a mere few inches tall to follow behind, she ran as fast as he could to catch up with the bunch of thugs. [break][break]
By the time that they arrived at the alleyway, Charlotte was beginning to have some doubts about her plan. Growing here would only cause lots of property damage. While she tried to figure out a better way to tackle this situation, she got a bit of a saving grace. That being in the form of the girl that they captured. While she didn't know her personally, she recognized her general profile from Aegis's various medical records. Surely she'd be able to beat up these goons if she just free. With a renewed devotion and a proper plan, the good doctor charged her way into the alleyway. Of course, she was still a mere two inches tall, to avoid the detection of the thugs.[break][break]
Making her way to the gigantic imprisoned tanuki-girl, Charlotte wanted to make her presence known first. Walking up to her face as she laid on her side, Charlotte waved a few times to try and get her attention. Deciding that wasn't enough, she poked her cheek once or twice to try and get a reaction. She then finally said, "Heyyy! I'm Doctor Charlotte Leblanc, it's a pleasure. Now I'm gonna get you out of here so just sit tight! A net like this should have some kind of mechanical component to keep the whole apparatus powered and grounded. I'm gonna find that and break it, ok? Then I'm gonna need you to beat these guys up for me... for obvious reasons," before she gestured to her own body, as if to point out her obvious size. She then continued, "Don't worry, I'll patch up any injuries you might get. Oh, and please don't step on me!"[break][break]
Once her little introduction was out of the way, Charlotte began making her way around Kyoko's body, trying to find whatever part of the net's apparatus controlled the whole device. Hopefully her hypothesis was right, or else she'd be really out of options.
Meanwhile, Elena was in the middle of a patrol at around the same time that the abduction took place, though she happened to be not far away. As she was walking by, some concerned citizens approached her, stating that they heard some strange noises coming from a nearby alley, but were too afraid to check it out for themselves on the off chance that it might be some sort of villain attack or something. Elena frowned. She would have liked something more to go on, but they honestly weren't able to give her much more information than what they'd already given. It would have to do for now. Hopefully, their fears would be unfounded, but it wasn't exactly like she could ignore something like this.
Either way, she went on to move down the alley, going slowly as not to alert anyone that she might be coming. What she found further in was a bit more than she was bargaining for. A group of masked men, all dressed in black, surrounding what appeared to be a teenage girl with animal-like features who was trapped in some sort of electrified net.
"Haiyaa..." Elena muttered under her breath.
It went without saying that she has stumbled on quite the crime in progress. Hiding from view, she spoke into her communicator, giving a terse request for backup in the hopes that more officers would be here soon. Then, she decided to make her presence known. Pulling her pistol out of its holster, she stepped in front of the group and began shouting at the men while pointing her gun towards them, her grip firm and steady.
"Freeze! Hands where I can see them!"
Notably, she had not noticed the shrunken Charlotte anywhere near where Kyoko was pinned to the ground by the net-like device. She was more focused on the men. She couldn't tell right away if they were armed, though she had a feeling they might be. Either way, she was fully expecting for them to fight back, and was ready for them to do just that. She was making extra sure to keep an eye on the men closest to the Tanuki girl; she'll be damned if she let them try to use her as a hostage.
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Kyoko, still on her side, took in a breath. She couldn’t panic. If she moved any more desperately, not only would she lose her cool, but her actions would be accompanied by quite the wave of voltage as well. Emerald-colored eyes peered forward. They may have been near the pier, but that didn’t mean that there wasn’t any plant or animal life around. If she concentrated on her energy well, Kyoko knew she could manipulate her surroundings to aid her in an escape plan. [break][break]
”Huh?” [break][break]
Her ears perked to attention. Through the vibrations in the ground, Kyoko’s keen sense could feel that something was approaching. It was tiny, very tiny actually, but not small enough to go unnoticed. She couldn’t see anything though-- [break][break]
Until she did. [break][break]
Kyoko blinked in disbelief. Was she seeing things correctly? It appeared as if a miniature human was standing right in front of her face. She poked it too! [break][break]
Kyoko listened to her speak. Oh, so she must have been an Aegis operative! One of the, uh, very tiny variety. Kyoko blinked her approval, too afraid of nodding and setting off the electric trap. The plan was basic enough. [break][break]
The tanuki girl kept silent as the tiny doctor went to work. But, before long, a blue-haired stranger entered the fray, armed with a pistol. [break][break]
Given that Leblanc was speedy in her work, she would have found a small box (large, relative to her own shrunken size), that appeared to be controlling the voltage of the net. There was a switch to shut it off. She just needed to push the button. [break][break]
”Hey!” One of the masked menaces shouted back at the blue-haired stranger. ”This ain’t none of your business! Scram, lil’ lady!” [break][break]
Two of the men were armed. One with a close range weapon-- an intricate set of gauntlets on his fists. The other armed with a plasma-gun. [break][break]
The gunman began to shoot towards Elena in hopes of forcing her to have to take cover. The gauntleted man came soon after, attempting to rush the woman. [break][break]
”Ah!” Kyoko exclaimed, eyes widening. More people were getting involved; more people had the possibility of getting hurt. [break][break]
Kyoko had also come to a realization: the weapon models these crooks were armed with were quite similar to the threesome she and Kaiden had dealt with a few days prior. These men must have been the arrested ones’ lackeys.
The miniature doctor couldn't help but feel encouraged by the blinking of approval that the tanuki-girl gave her. While she didn't expect the girl to outright refuse her help, she didn't seem like she'd be an outright hinderance. While it was pretty hard for normal sized people to understand, there were a lot of really minor things which could be damning to her at this size. Like if the captured girl just so happened to let out a sneeze or something, Charlotte would probably be blown into next week. She couldn't dwell on that too much though, as she had a heck of a climb to make. [break][break]
Soon reaching out her hands and getting a grip on the tanuki-girl's massive cheek, she wondered whether she'd be able to actually feel this. It wasn't too long before she also put her foot down on a slightly higher position, and steadily began to ascend. While she's never been much of a rock climber, she ended up picking up a few of the necessary skills through this job. Making her way up past the nose and towards the short locks of blue hair, Charlotte tried to assess the expanse of the net. As she stood on top of the girl's head, she made sure to still speak to her and reassure her. "I'm gonna need you to hold still for me. You're doing great, I'll have you out in a jiffy," she said, borrowing the voice she'd use to kid getting a particularly painful shot. [break][break]
Before she could make it all the way there though, an unforeseen variable entered the picture. A booming voice yelled high above her, easily miles away from her tiny perspective. However through the newcomer's diction, she could only assume it was some kind of cop. Speaking more to herself she said, "That's not good..." as her whole timeframe for success just got a whole lot narrower. Immediately bolting towards the target on Kyoko's back, she needed to try and complete the mission before any sort of struggle ensued. While Kyoko was aware of her presence at least, everyone else in the alley posed a deadly risk. Making sure to avoid the various currents of electricity which made up the net was pretty easy for Charlotte, all things considered. Hopping her way along through the gaps reminded her of a time that someone foolishly tried to trap her in a bird cage. [break][break]
Soon enough, Charlotte managed to successfully reach her target. Climbing on top of the mechanical component, Charlotte managed to make out the pretty simple deactivation switch. Scoffing a bit to herself, it was like bad guys weren't even trying anymore. A few moments passed as she tried to actually work the button. As it turns out, it wasn't easy to apply enough force to even move the button. Eventually though, Charlotte managed to get the whole thing down, and heard the machine start to deactivate. As the net powered down, there was a small window of time that the doctor needed to capitalize on. Bolting her way back towards the upper body of Kyoko, she yelled up to her, "Hey! I did it! Now mess these guys up!" as the electric currents of the net began to dissipate and vanish. While she could grow herself and try to enter this fight herself, she was already super tuckered out. She didn't want to admit it, but she was more so hoping Kyoko would put her somewhere safe and fight these dudes for her.
Elena's eyes narrowed when two of them drew weapons; one wielding a plasma pistol of some kind and another with a pair of gauntlets. Nothing she couldn't handle, so long as these thugs didn't suddenly start busting out with a bunch of superpowers on top of everything else they were throwing at her. Then she might actually be in trouble.
"Shit..."
When the one with the gun started opening fire, she did indeed take cover, not having much of a choice in the matter. But she was hardly unprepared for what was about to come next. As the man with the gauntlets came rushing at her, she quickly swapped he pistol out for her taser, and waited for him to make the first move.
He swings wide, which she easily ducks under, and strikes with a heavy open-palm strike from below to his jaw, stunning him. This gives her just enough time to hit him with the taser. The gauntlet-wearing man lets out a cry of pain as a potent-but-nonlethal surge of electricity courses through his body, before passing out. This caused the one with the gun to react in shock; given that Elena wasn't exactly a paragon of physical prowess, he was no doubt shocked to see her so easily take down her much larger opponent. Elena, ever focused, took the chance to capitalize on his shock, dropping her taser and once again drawing her pistol.
She took aim at the man with the gun, or, more specifically, his hands, and pulled the trigger. Aiming to hit either his one of his hands or the gun he was holding, she hoped to disarm him before he could recover and start firing again. Whether she succeeded or not in doing so, one thing was becoming clear, though; this wasn't just some "little lady" like the thugs seemed to assume. She was used to dealing with this sort of thing, and she was certainly a lot more capable than she looked.
"I won't warn you a third time. Hands up where I can see them."
She glanced to the side, where she noticed that the electrical device keeping Kyoko in place seemed to be malfunctioning, then shut down completely. Did the tanuki do that? Or was it just faulty equipment? All she knew was that none of the thugs seemed to notice it, since they were mostly focused on her. She wouldn't say anything for now; if this girl was capable of fighting, she certainly wouldn't mind having a helping hand in dealing with these thugs. And if not, the least she could do was buy her some time to escape and get away.
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“A-Ah!” [break][break]
Kyoko gasped. She could feel the grips of the netted trap she was encased in loosen. When she moved slightly, volts of energy did not surge through her muscles. She was free, thanks to the efforts of this miniature lady. She had deactivated the obnoxious netting. [break][break]
”Arigato, thank you,” Kyoko quickly spoke. The yokai-girl used the clawed tips of her fingers to rip away at the trap and quickly got to her feet. She had been expecting an immediate reaction by her captors, but it would seem as if these hoolum’s attention had been swept up by another newcomer. The blue-haired woman was toe to toe with the two masked men. She had successfully dodged the gunman’s round of fire and quickly dealt with the gauntleted man. [break][break]
But the gunman was still awake and very well after blood. Elena had fired but the gunman dodged, and was about to pull his trigger once more. [break][break]
”Ah, no!” Kyoko shouted. Cyan-green aura flourished its way from her body. Kyoko motioned her hands forward and various large roots of underground plants sprouted up from the pavement and entrapped the gunman before he could shoot another shot. [break][break]
The roots held onto him tight with significant might, squeezing at this man’s body. The pressure forced him to drop his weapon. He was now, ironically, trapped by the same person who was initially his prey. [break][break]
”Alright, that’s enough! I don’t care what you have against me, but all of this is uncalled for!” Kyoko exclaimed, clenching her fangs. Her emerald gaze did falter from this villain, however, to take a look at the blue-haired woman and where she assumed the tiny Aegis agent must have been. [break][break]
Of course, Charlotte was relieved that Kyoko was free from her restraints after all the hard work she did. Despite this, she couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed as the gigantic tanuki instantly sprung into action. While it was understandable given the circumstances, it felt just a bit rude from her own perspective. Mostly since the sudden movement of Kyoko standing up felt like a literal mountain hopping up into the air. This naturally caused Charlotte to lose her grip as she was hanging on the upper shoulder of the younger superhero. Feeling all of the wind rushing past her as she entered a state of free fall, she let out a bit of a scream, which was probably inaudible for the giant tanuki. "EEEEEEEE!" she yelled as she seemed to fall a few hundred feet from her perspective. After a minute or two, she finally felt something break her fall. [break][break]
Luckily for her, it was definitely soft. Unfortunately for her, this landing spot also didn't seem to want to stay still. Before she could even get her bearings, it began to move and shake. Luckily she instinctively managed to grab on to some of the giant blue hairs, and somehow stayed put. As the sound of gigantic gunshots rang in her ears, she managed to slow her mind down and assess where she was. Noticing where this hairy object was attached to, she figured that it must be Kyoko's tail. While Kyoko was busy restraining the other assailant in the alley, Charlotte was simply trying to move along her tail and get back towards her face. While she could attempt to grow back, it was hard to use her powers after such a sudden harrowing experience. [break][break]
After a bit of a climb up Kyoko's back, Charlotte got back to her shoulder just in time for an unpleasant surprise. As Kyoko yelled at the crook with Charlotte right there, Charlotte felt her whole body shake. To put it simply, it was painful. The booming voice directly onto her tiny eardrums felt absolutely overpowering. As her eardrums rang, Charlotte cursed her own lack of foresight. Why would she expect this stranger to have any sort of idea how to handle a tiny person. Before she could dwell on it too much, she heard the question directed at her. While she grasped her ears to try and relieve the pain, hearing another giant voice wasn't a great help. Deciding she'd may as well try and grow back, she only made it to around 6 inches before she began to feel lightheaded. Stuttering a bit as she spoke from Kyoko's shoulder, she weakly said, "Oh yea... I'm doing... great..." As it turns out, she wasn't. A tiny thud could be heard as the talking Barbie doll casually passed out on the shoulder of the younger hero. Falling a couple hundred feet, climbing back up, and popping her ears within the space of a few minutes didn't seem great for her health.
