Chase (![]() ![]() @ 2014-10-22 03:07:00 |
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Entry tags: | chase stein, malia tate |
Who: Chase and Malia
Where: SE 36th Ave
When: Today
What: Talkback meets the werecoyote
Warnings: Some zombie violence, Chase's language
Chase hadn't been forthright about this with his friends just yet, but staying at home and riding the whole zombie fiasco from his couch had been something that he had tried for barely a day before he got bored and bolted out the door. He had given off a hint here and there that he was out of the house more often than not, but he couldn't help it. Watching the news was something that he would have never dreamed himself doing back home, but here, right now, it was almost necessary just to keep updated on how shitty things were right now in Portland. Not that it took much to know that, all he had to do was look out his window, or actually step outside, but whatever. Watching the news made him see how many people were out in the street, or how many of them were trapped, and while Chase wasn't officially a superhero, he had enough desire to help out and do some good to just bounce around the city, trying to help out those he could.
Sometimes he was even able to do so, actually. The fistigons helped in containing the zombies by creating barriers of flames whenever necessary while he helped people out of their homes, or helping them get to one of the shelters. The whole situation he had found himself in with his friends back home and running away from their parents had settled a bad taste in his mouth when it came to Captain America in general, but innocent people needed assistance, so he helped out in getting people to his gym. He didn't stay long, never enough for someone to ask him who he was or why he was doing all this, but a) he didn't want someone to flip out about what they considered a kid trying to save the day and b) he really didn't want Captain America to catch him doing all this. He wasn't sure what he'd say, or do, and nope, he just kept to himself whenever he was near the shelters, and continued doing his own thing.
It wasn't until he was out tonight, though, that he realized just how long he had been out for. Not because he was tired, even if he could feel hints of his body craving a chance to just sit, and not because he was hungry, even if he could probably eat five bacon cheeseburgers and be totally okay with it, but because the power of his flamethrowers were dying down. The gauntlets felt fine as he wore them, and he even helped a family get from their house to their car safely after stopping a few zombies from getting in the way, but as they drove away and Chase tried to set up a safe barrier between himself and the damn things as they turned their attention to him, he realized that the fistigons were puttering out. He needed to let them recharge for a few hours, and he knew it, but standing out in the street wasn't going to do him any good. Especially since running home without stumbling into more zombies was literally impossible.
But, it didn't mean he didn't have to try, so as soon as he noticed how the gauntlets were barely working, he began to run. Any zombies that got in his way were dodged as best as he could, or he'd punch them with the gauntlets, or he'd ram his shoulder against their bodies to knock them down how he used to push guys off while playing sports, but he didn't slow down to wait and see just how well that had worked. He needed to get home and let the flamethrowers recharge, and damn it, he should have probably watched the time a little better, but well, Chase was impulsive at best and unpredictable at worst. Planning wasn't exactly his specialty.
He wasn't sure what street he was on when he realized he was being trailed for a couple of zombies. Which would have been fine and even easy to outrun, but just as he glanced over his shoulder to notice them, he bumped smackdab into another one that made a grab at him and had come out of some bushes he hadn't seen. Chase immediately let out a startled string of curses that seemed to echo down the empty street as he toppled over in his attempt to get away from the freaky looking dead thing that was moaning and reaching for him, and he held out his hands as he momentarily forgot about the fact that his weapon of choice was currently gone right now.
"Son of a bitch," Chase groaned, but quickly recovered as the zombie reached for him again, and instead of using flames as his defense, he shifted his position so he could kick it in the chest and send it stumbling back. He had enough sports training to have quick reflexes, and for now that was good enough. He had bought himself enough time to scramble up to his feet, cursing under his breath again as he couldn't help but wonder if maybe leaving the house had been a bad idea. Maybe next time he'd just get himself an alarm to remind himself to get home, but he just hoped he'd have a chance to get home in one piece in order to do so.