Is it all linked? by Taz | World Anvil

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23/01/2022

Is it all linked?

by Taz Shutter

Right, my brain can't stop turning this around now so I'm gonna write it down and see if it leads anywhere... maybe Impulse has a point, maybe it's just all a coincidence.
 
1. Noodles - he was kinda just there and so were we, but it wasn't immediately where we were, so not sure I feel if we were connected. We also hadn't teamed up at that point. Could be the first opportunity for someone to have got their eyes on us, I guess apart from the Doll and I...
 
2. Lunch lady - Thinking back, it was at our school so of course we were there, and it was a bit out of the blue that she suddenly started using her powers against us kids. Could she somehow have had some of that superhero juice? Some attention as videos made so could have been a sparking point but it wasnt super crazy.
 
3. The Corrupter - We sought him out so dunno if he was linked. Since it was all at a night club and warehouse on the docks not much attention, unless we pissed off someone who was the mastermind behind the drugs. Only thing I can think that links this is that the original corrupter died, so I guess either the powers were hereditary or he got them some other means......
 
4. The Museum - It happened on our school trip, so if it was related to us then they have some info on what's going on at our school. There was a very clear reason for them to attack though as they were after the horn and post dragon I can see why. we've still got it so can imagine that painting a target on our backs if someone wants it.
 
5. Mirage 1 - the Mall - We did just so happen to be there in the mall when they attacked which is a crazy coincidence... or not! But, I didnt know the others were there, so either they have some way of tracking us, or it's not all of us they are after but instead a particular one/few and they've got a way of tracking that person.... or it was a coincidence. They were there to experiment, and it seems like that was experimenting on what happens when regular peeps are fed that supajuice and go crazy, but I guess the experiment could have related to us? like... what we would do? or how our powers worked? He's a mercenary so was hired for this rather than his plan
 
6. Mirage 2 - the theft. We sought him out this time, but somehow Alison both knew about what was going on and could give us a steer towards him even though she wasnt there at the mall. She also goes to our school and so would know what was going on there including the school trips. Unless there's some outside info there or someone's been careless, she probably only knows who Sharky really is so is that who they are targeting? I'm also suspicious that they were just after money since in terms of power feels like that would be easy to come by so could it be more an excuse to lure us out? Though I guess if he was just after money that makes sense, but if he was hired for it then that seems really unlikely
 
Why?
1. We have powers, so they want to use us to experiment on for their formula or to fuel it or something ... doesnt actually matter that it's us, just that we have powers.
2. I'm an Atlantean and it's much rarer for us to have powers (just look at all the supers I've met so far!) so I guess the could want to look at how I ended up with powers?
3. We have the horn, and thus access to the dragon, and they want it for either general power or cos they have a plan
4. The other's parents - between Mrs Bruiser, Jenny Sparks, Vector and The Dandy, that's a pretty crazy lineup and sure they've made enemies in the past.
5. Something to do with our school - few of the fights have been related to school, so could be someone there is the connection.
6. One of us has pissed someone off. I guess from one of our earlier escapades.... but could be completely unconnected
7. There's either something that we dont know or something that someone's not talking about
8. It's just a coincidence. The lunch lady could have just had that bad day, we sought out mirage and the corrupter, the whole heist on the museum was to do with the horn rather than us, and the mall might have just been at that time for no reason, or cos of that anime signing thingy going on.
 
Conclusion
I dunno, but I trust Alison less...