The Party Girl. The drop dead gorgeous, sexy one.

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            Hericane: See? I told you she gets more noticed that I do... How did people confuse me with her? ::looks down at her "Penthouse Hericane" costume and sheepishly smiles:: Ok, yeah they confuse us all the time now but that's just a me thing, er them, er me and them thing. But seriously... Look at Herricane.. she's like stacked... I mean.. I couldn't have a chest that big even if I bought them.  One they'd look too ridiculous on me. Second.... just look at them... even I wish I had a pair like hers.. And she's natural! Not that I'm not natural... just if I was big as her I wouldn't be natural... Hmmm... maybe they're not totally natural.... She got superpowers in that accident right? Maybe she has a superchest? Who knows though. I'm glad she's on our side. I've seen a few guys use their medicoms when they took Herri for an easy pushover.  They learned that Herri isn't a pushover. She can be easy if she wants to, but never a pushover. One practice sparring will teach ya that flat.

           B: A few months after I had been playing, I got curious to see if Herricane was still reserved. It turned out to be free again. At that time I made Herricane an alternate reality of Hericane, and made her a storm summoning electricity defender. It wasn't as fun a role as I thought, so I eventually just left her unplayed. Then the time came where I discovered Penthouse Heri. After making the costume for my Heri that looked like Penthouse Heri and not getting and trouble for it, character renamed or notice or anything. I decided to fashion a character that would be closer to Penthouse Heri. Penthouse Heri is very similar to Supergirl, super strong as hell, but is a do-what-she-wants-whenever-she-wants party girl.  So I made Herricane into a Invulnerability Super Strength Tanker. For Herri's origin I kept it close to Penthouse Heri's, I just modified it so it was PG, since Penthouse's is obviously R-rated. :) The name is close as well. She's named Emily in the Comix, but I switched the last name to something different. McBride for some reason seemed to sound right, guess  was listening to some country music at the time. ^_^ But Herri is all power and all toughness. I love her on TFs and big missions where there are lots of mobs. She does her job of keeping mobs aggro while her teammates own them good, all the while dishing out her own justice.

          Like the real Penthouse Heri, this girl really just lives life to have fun, and really doesn't consider the consequences of what she does, unless it spoils her time to enjoy herself. So when she was endowed with super powers, she just shrugged it off as life handing her something and decided to run with it, and to enjoy herself as she did so.
 

            And here's a pic of Hericane from the first page she appeared in Penthouse Comix:

          I'm coming up so you get this party started.... I'm coming up so you get this party started....

          That's right!!! Yoooo hoooo, all you hottie hotties and fine ass men (that's right MEN, sorry boys, I'm way out of your league)

          I'm here and so is the party, so y'alls better get down here! Ya snooze, ya lose! Ready to hit it with THE party girl of Paragon City, get down to Dance Party Club, Pocket D, and show some love from those pockets!!

         I know I know, I'm not at the pocket right now... I'd normally be there though. If its night I'm there... and if its day, I'm in bed, sometimes asleep... But I'm at the Veive base for the moment... Not sure why though... Oh yeah....Heri asked me to write that thing for her, about me for my page and all. Heri's such a doll. Such a fine little hottie. Not as hot as she could be, but hot in an innocent-girl-next-door kinda way. I'd hit her, if she had any interest. Such a shame. Her loss, guess I'll have to find some more willing men and women. :)  ::Thinks carefully:: Maybe I can find a catch for Heri Beri. (mmm Heri Beri.... I wonder what Heri Beri tastes like...::purrs::) ::pouts:: I'll never know, since Heri doesn't seem to know we're possible. Still gotta find somethin for her though.

           Always Heri the hero. Always sticking her neck out and trying to saving people. More of a hero than I ever will be, or would want to be. Heri wants to be a hero. I don't care for all these other wannabes in tights and skirts flying about. All those "heroes" really wanna do is get a superbabe like me outta her panties. And those supergirls? More like superfakes. Which is fine, if yer gonna be half a hero, like I am, let the City know and don't be all this high and mighty heroine that only cares about the city, when you're secretly seeing if you're the most popular super girl in town. Hell, I'm no hero. I just accidentally got some superpowers. And since God figured I was worthy enough or it was necessary for me to have 'em, I figure I better use 'em, y'know? Ya wanna hear how I got my powers? I bet ya do, since I couldn't have gotten them by my usual way, by my seducin' and flirtin' and teasin' and beddin' willing suitors.

            Ok, well one day, I was at my Daddy's TV studio. He'd gotten a famous superhero to guest star in one of his TV show, don't ask me how. All I knew is that he was a superguy and I wanted one! Don't look at me all suprised, we're in a City of Heroes.  With all the superguys out there, they have to be hooking up with SOMEbody.  Why can't it be us regular gals, instead of all the supergirls? Anyhow, so the hero that's here that day goes by Vanguardian. Hmm, he can guard my van and anything else of mine ANY day.   I mean this guy was totally, totally hot.  Totally cool too, literally even. For the show he was stuck in this block of ice. TV's so fake y'know? While they stopped shooting or filming or whatever, I started teasing this hunky hero. Gawd I wanted him so bad. I wish they woulda hurried up the show or whatever. Flirting around with him was fun. Tossing these bomb things all over the set.

            I think he was ready to jump me after he was done.. and then they showed up. Everyone started screaming in the other rooms, and suddenly all these mafia guys ran into the room. I screamed to, yelling at Vanguardian to stop them, but he just sat there, dazed (see? toldja that all about what guys want. I was in trouble and he did nothing but stare at me) Explosions started going off and then everything went black.

          The next thing I knew, I saw Vanguardian, My Daddy, and some other TV crew people starring down at me. They helped me up and explained what happened. I was ok but got knocked down by some of the exploding TNT bombs. they were supposed to be props but some TV crew members working for the Family planted real ones, in advance for the hit. Vanguardian real easily broke out of the ice to stop them, but not before I was hit. He coulda protected me?!? And he waited? OMG I was pissed and I lunged at him hard and punched him with everything I had. That normally probably woulda been a stupid idea. But this time I punched him, and punched him hard! He goes down hard, I yelp and jump into the air... and suddenly I'm flying!! Flying?!?! Eep! I crash into the ground cause I'm flippin. Several jumps later, I suddenly get the hang of flying, and then start figuring out everything else I can do.

           Long story short? I've got all of the powers than Van boy has. I was ready to smash that creep's face in, but by the time I learned everything he was of course back to being a superhero. You know, saving girls that need "protection" then screwing them silly. With my new powers and all I decided to use them for the people. I picked the name Herricane because everyone calls me a hurricane at parties cause I'm always dancin and groovin, and whirling around, just never stoppin y'know? Kinda sounds awkward now. I'm nothing like a hurricane really. And Heri and I wouldn't have had our lives crossed either, although that turned out good for both of us. Better for her if she wakes up and notices me. :) Still, I coulda gone by Super Party Girl. Pretty obviously who that'd be when anyone says that. ::shrugs:: What do you think?

          But yeah, I'm not a hero. Heri's a hero.  One day while I was hanging out with these creepy but hunky guys in Talos Island, they had all these tattoos like all over their body. (wonder how far down they went?) I mean, like all over, but they were all beefy and hot so I hung out with them. All these ninja dudes were hovering around them too. Guess they were their bodyguards or something because they kept walking around and kept giving me these weird looks. 

          Heri finally shows up (she's a doll but always late) and yelps and then dives at the tattooed guys. They all start jumping at her, and she starts tossing a bunch of them, which then gets the ninja guys all riled up and they start tossing their weapons and stuff at her. At first I thought I got Heri all hooked up, but it looked like she wanted to fight them, and them her. I was about to yell at her when she hit one hard, and I mean HARD! and another yelled at her that the Tsoo would never fall. The Tsoo! crap! I didn't know they were them! I wouldn't have teased them if I'd know they were the Tsoo! Heri kept fighting them though, even though there were too many. They eventually knocked her unconscious and picked up her limp body. They can't do that to Heri! I rushed them all, quickly grabbing Heri away and kept fighting until they finally gave up and ran away.

          When it was safe I picked Heri up and carried her into the nearest building, the BioTechnix store, and waited til she came to. Stupid girl took forever to wake up. Her suit all torn up, I wasn't sure whether she would wake soon. When her eyes finally did open she jumped up and looked around, asking "Is it safe?" and "Did I get 'em?" She looked at me honestly for an answer. I wanted to scream at her for jumping into that mob like that. "Yeah Heri, you got them" She smiled and then slumped unconscious again. "Do that again though and I'll beat you senseless myself" I thought silently as I flew her to the Phoenix Medical Center.

          So yep, Heri's a hero. Heri's not the brightest, but Heri'll sacrifice herself like she did for me any day, for anybody. And that's what makes a hero. A very, sexy hero. ::purrs:: mmmmmm Heri Beri..

          Oh isn't that cute! Heri picked a costume like mine! I gotta do that too. I'll just change her colors to match... Oh wait... I already did, huh? for my first week I was wearing a cheerleader uniform (closest thing I had) around town. I mean how do these superheroes pick their looks anyway? I mean its not like you can flip open a Cosmo, or anything to see what's the latest trend in superhero looks. There aren't any superhero fashion shows, that'd give the term "supermodel" a whole new meaning wouldn't it? Hey, it felt super to me, and the people I saved didn't mind getting rides from a cheerleader, no not THOSE kind of rides. I save those for my night time adventures. Well, my night time bedroom adventures. Some villains like to attack at night, really screws up my social life, ya know? Anyhow. some people said they liked my new look and why I wasn't wearing my usual costume.

            And that's how I learned of Heri. I looked at her look and thought ewww. No freakin way. She's dressed so restrictive that I'd die. Maybe if that body suit as a thin cat suit, but I doubt I could fight crime in that. Maybe I wouldn't have to, think they'd stop long enough while looking at me for me to kick their butts?  Who's to know... supposed the other heroines less dress than me should know. Anyhow, the rest is history. I took Heri's design, darkened the blue, darkened the white, showed some leg and some arm, and threw on a pair of my best pumps, and viola, I'm dressed to save! Funny that I'd later on run into Heri in this exact costume... 

          B: Since she's named Herricane, I made this first look as a tribute to Hericane, my Hericane, but the colors darker to show her more edgy-ness and more skin to show she's a bit more daring. Also I removed the glowing eyes, since this Herri isn't half-alien, and also the face is more younger looking to show she still has a bit of youthfulness to her, not as aged as Hericane is.  It's hard to tell in these not so close shots, but her lips are slightly apart, as if she's constantly in awe of everything she encounters. I added the lighting around her to show all the raw energy coursing within her, which she then powers into her punches when she fights.        

           Here I am! Nothin sexier than a pair of thigh highs. :) Red, the color of hot-tay! and the color of love. And just as well the color for stop! as in stop right there if you don't what yer gettin into, cause I'll stop you cold! Black for a just bit of badness. Looks even sexier with a cape, huh? You did notice the cape, right? Or are ya noticing something else, as if my clothes weren't covering them? ::smiles and licks her lips:: They're yours, just find and catch me around town. :) I'm pretty easy if ya catch me :)

           Hericane: Warning to all those who want Herri. And hey how come they want her? I'm just as girly and sexy and... oh.... never mind. Well anyway, if ya want her, yeah just catch her... if you can. Along with her super strength and super chest she's apparently endowed with super flight, cause man can that girl FLY. I've always felt as the eldest Heri in the bunch, but I don't feel as much around Herri...

          B: Here's Herricane looking exactly like Penthouse Heri, drop dead gorgeous figure and all, looks pretty good in SG colors as well. :) I did wish I could show a bit more skin on her upper half, to match Penthouse Heri, but to do so her top would only be one color not two, so I chose the dual colors over skin. And while the shape doesn't completely match either, I still went for the "H" motif with the black portion, that I'm proud of.

            One thing funny about being a superhero now. You get recognized ALL over the freakin place. I kinda had my name known, or reputation, pretty far across town, I like to party, ok? So sue me. If there's a party, and at least a bit enjoyable, or there's free drinks, I'm there! And.. that got out a bit...You really can't help that. any more than help being yourself. So.. it just happens. But this hero thing. It's like being a celebrity. Fly around save people, stop a bunch of crooks from making a bomb go KABOOM and blowing a warehouse to bits and yer in the paper. Change your costume and yer safe until people ask who you are, and they follow you all over the place again. So now I run around in my easy gear, my biker duds. Ok so I'm not much of a biker babe. I mean who needs to ride a "hog" when you ride the friendly and sexy skies in a heartbeat? Still running or zipping around town in my jeans and vest, and still I get hoots and hollers and catcalls. But from everyone!  Not just those beefy construction workers in Kings anymore.

           B: For her civvies look, I gave Herri a bad ass biker babe look. Terminator like blade shades, sleeveless motorcycle jacket, with a heart to still represent her youthful ideals (which I cant' get to show atm due to a costume bug), golden braces in theme of the Warriors, and black leather-y pants. With her SG look, luckily the SG colors that I picked to make the Penthouse Heri look right worked out well on this one... the blended pants kinda give off the teen favored dyed or stain washed blue to them.  Oddly enough, its been hit or miss with people seeing the "biker babe" look. Half see it others see it as "elegant casual" or "stylish casual" I probably could have made her more rough-looking but that would have gone beyond the still youthful-ness to her.

           But ya didn't expect me to be wearing this and flyin around town saving people, huh? ::grins and then smiles devilishly:: Ok, maybe you did, if ya know me well enough by now. I mean if I'll go out in my red getup, who knows what else I feel like wearing, right? I love dressing up as a little school girl, and it seems to help in my case, cause now when I run into a room and they see me, they just look at me and laugh. They're used to seeing ripped guys or curvy gals in tights n capes. That makes 'em get all panicked and go totally loony. Now I can just walk in and run at them, without them fightin' back, until I've hit them hard. Plus, when I'm zippin' around town and they're lookin for me, its harder to spot me. Pretty easy to spot a cape, not so easy to spot just another school girl!

            B: LOL This... sort of worked.... Before I started on the alternate Heris, I had a fire / fire tank named Violet Temper, who was a mutant and her temper materialized in the form of fire. I had no idea what to use as costumes until I was going thru my comics and saw a favorite of mine called Dollz, by Image comics, and I had my looks for Violet. 4 different kinds of "dolls". There's Baby, and naturally she looks like a baby doll in typical school girl look, complete with baby doll t-shirt. Also there's Mrs. B, which one figures is short for Barbie, based on B's looks. Barbie Doll... cute. heh Next is China.. China Doll... clever write, huh? China has the stereotypical Asian Doll look, an Asian jade colored gown, slip on shoes, etc. And last there's Rags, or the Raggedy Ann Doll. She has the usual red hair with pigtails, white shirt, blue shorts, striped socks, exactly like Raggedy.  With one character having the 4 looks, it kinda made more sense. Violet just had a "thing" for dolls, thus 4 doll looks. A little bit harder to justify the 4 individual  doll looks for the 4 characters.  But hey, I've gotten this far with my chars, I'm sure I'll find something that makes sense.

          As you can see Herri drew Baby. This is because in the comic, Baby, while being the smallest and youngest, is also the strongest. Since Herri is the Supergirl like tank, it just fit for Herri to look like Baby. Herri really doesn't look like a small little thing though. That and it doesn't make her all that unique compared to tons of school girl heroes in the game, but oh well. Pics of Baby and Mrs. B are above.

            Oh you know I'm gettin a kick outta this. Pretty sure all the guys are enjoyin this. But if you've seen me flyin around, you've seen all the other barely dressed girl heroes out there as well. If they can do that I figured hell why can't I? Turns out, I can. It seems to help out when that big old blob menace thing keeps showing its ugly blobby hide around town.  For some reason I'm able to calm it or something. They say that blob used to be a person. That kinda sounds a little fishy to me, I mean it's huge, how does a human being get that large?  I guess if it really was a person, that'd explain why I seem to calm it a bit, while everyone else handles it. So even in my swimsuit I can fight crime.

          B: Herri's Hami look. Granted this isn't required anymore due to the changes to Hami and the Hive zone since Issue 10. But I'm keeping it for nostalgia and history sake. For the time I can get to Hami raids I'll prolly try and wear that look.

           You know, this is going to sound a little bit un-heroic, but there are days when I really don't pounding the stuffing out of some of these groups. Take these plant goons for example. They really don't like people AT ALL. They want to return nature back to nature, and wipe out everything we've, as humans have done to it. In my opinion we can do what we please with it, we freakin live here. And its not like we don't help plants.  Ever hear of Miracle-Gro? Ever hear of greenhouses? Ever hear of Greenpeace? Of course not. Al they see is the toxic dumping that Crey does. Yeah that's wrong but not ALL of us are doing it. Why take it out on all of us? They freakin took Woodvale away from us. If they're trying to reason and tell us not to treat things badly and aren't ours, they've got a stupid way of showing it by taking one of OUR cities. So I'm all for smashing them into my next meal. I've got my reasons for doing so as well, they keep attacking random people on the street, so I have to stomp them into oblivion to send them the message that they ain't welcome by attacking us.

           B: Pure Herri power. This was a fun time. I was on the final leg of badge hunting for Herri before switching to the other Heris while waiting to do the Eden trial with my SG. Last up was the dreaded Devouring Earth (DE) eminators. The Tree of Lifes, the Fungis, the Cairns, and the Quartzs. To make it easy and quick I ran around the east side of Talos where all the DE there were max level 27 I think, while I was nearing 40. LOL They didn't stand a chance, I know, but that was kinda the point.  Herders and Fungoids were all over. So all I had to do was foot stomp one to knock them back off balance and *bloop* instant DE eminator. One nice Knockout Blow to the Herder or Fungoid and it was gone, and one nice haymaker or air superiority and the eminator was gone as well.  Unfortunately for the badge you need like 500 of those things. Fortunately my badge bar was already about 3/4 done. Unfortunately that still meant I needed around 100 or so of them, so I ran around there smacking herders and fungoids, then smashing the emins. Time consuming but well worth the badge, as Herri's fairly complete for her level.

          Damn. When these psycho plant things get angry, they get freakin angry!!  A bunch of us found this huge walkin buncha rocks out in Crey's Folly. this joint is another reason why both heroes and regular people who follow the news and junk don't like Crey all that much., Most only hear about the stories and stuff about all the good they do, so few know about the mess they made of this area. Don't matter to me none. As long as they stay away from my neighborhood.  It's like everyone's toilet like backed up and all end up out here. Not a very nice place to visit. But as long as the sludge stays here its not too big a problem. Except that its drawn the attention of those walkin plants. And that don't make me all that happy. Crey's not makin and bonus points with all the junk they're up to. This huge pile o rocks was thrashing everything around here. Clobbered a whole group of Crey researchers in the area. Got a buncha Freakshow too. I'm all for villains knockin themselves out, but this was gettin out of hand, so I dove out at the Rock thing. A buncha others started whackin and smackin too. Guess they saw it a problem too. Even this football lookin dude jumped in. Looked kinda hot, I didn't know if he was any good but he looked buff enough to wanna jump. Wonder if he can handle a supergirl? *smacks lips* He was pounding away on Rock boy nearly as hard as I was, so mebbe. Someone told me later that the guy was a pretty famous name. *shrugs*  I dunno, maybe he was, he didn't look any more famous to me, just doable.  anyway, whatever the deal, Rocky there had to go. Him and his Car stick didn't look none too friendly much, so he wasn't gonna  be any better for the rest of the city.

          B: More of Herri doing what she does best, tank the big guys. Jurassik was up an about, I don't remember why I took Herri, she already had the badge, but I guess I wanted to help and not log someone else. Good thing too, It was a blast, we had a rad to debuff and the rest of us just went to town. Note, it looks like Herri's taking Jurassik by herself or with one of two other people. One of @pepsi's char, John Elway, is pictured a few times. But there was a whole team, Herri didn't do it all alone. That'd said I like the way the shots make it look like Herri is holding her own.

           And here's the head plant goon himself..  or herself... or itself.. whatever!!  It's a big ol' blobby humongous giant cell thingie. Anyhow, you already know how I feel bout these things. Those walking trees that wanna thrash my town, they're welcome to, long as they can thrash me down first ::grins:: So when Heri Berry was freakin out, and I mean freakin. She radioed a few of us through our bracelets and she was just losin it. Told us to get down here. Nothing else she was yappin about was makin much sense.  Lucky we could understand the "get down here" part. We got down here in time to stop it from moving further into the city. Took some major furniture movin. The blob was a tough little cookie. One thing for sure as hell, it ain't afraid or a party girl lookin like a biker babe. I took my lumps. Got my threads thrashed. That did it, we all weren't gonna let it go no further. Easier said than done though. Lotsa guys and gals just wanted to rest this one out. I don't blame them but this thing meant business. So we had to get up, up and awayin. Heri was one of them layin face down, bit the dust. Her cute little ass in that blue jumpsuit of hers stickin up. Woulda been cool if it ain't for the cuts all over her. Had to shake her up a bit. Didn't think Heri'd need any convincing to get up and fight back. Guess she really got shaken good. Don't care none, she was the one who called us down here, I wasn't gonna let her sit out on all the fun.

          B: Kinda rite of passage and important day for Herri, her first Hami raid! Hmm, notice I just typed a important day for Herri, and not me... wow... It is true there, just different to see it as something momentous to her, huh?

            Wow, I forgot about this... that day in the studio. The day I almost got Van to go out with me that night.  Then the Family busted in and ruined THAT up by trashing the place :starts mumbling slightly:: and.. I got my powers. Awww Van looks so sad there. And so sweet, sitting next to me, waiting to make sure I was ok. I'm still mad at him tho. he was SUPPOSED to protect me. Not let me get blown up, and luckily by some freak chance I get powers from him and the exploding bombs or whatever.  I remember when Daddy showed me this. He told me that one of the cameramen filmed this right before I came to. They all thought it'd be nice shot of a hero caring for someone. Daddy also said that they did it too so it showed  that Van was sorry that he wasn't able to do anything earlier.....Maybe so... I dunno...

           B: Thanks to Nightdancer for allowing me to waste some time running around inside the dance party and capturing this screenshot, and then also having to edit the picture due to the very little amount of light in there.  Ok, that said, this picture obviously isn't the best photo for the origin of Herri's powers. But as far as I know there isn't much that looks like the set of a TV show, so the abandoned warehouse turned dance club look fit the closest.  Second, anyone who played the game with Vanguardian knows that's not Van in the picture. Unfortunately Van's been really really busy in real life, to the point that none of us in the SG have really seen him, except for a little bit in COV, and when he does log into COH its usually during the day anyhow so we miss him still.  I still needed a huge tanker like hero to be "Van", so.. luckily Nightdancer has Hematite, and one of his looks is a huge bouncer.  Works for me. Just need a hero that looks a bit remorseful over an unconscious Herri. And for the 3rd... Herri doesn't exactly look knocked out huh? I had thought about trying to figure out a way to get Herri killed so she's knocked flat on her back. But to do that, and be in the right place and make sure its screenshot able. That's a  bit much. So I settled for the "sit" emote. She kinda looks slumped over. Ok, she doesn't does she? Gonna have to be close enough. :) All in all, considering what I had to work with, it turned out pretty good. :)

           B: Herri's origin look from the costume screen. Due to the location of the screenshot, it was hard to get a good shot due to the darkness, so I've included Herri's costume here.

           And to the right is the Penthouse original look of Emily, before she became Hericane.

          Never thought in my life I'd meet Statesman. At least as a hero going to help out another hero. I met him a few times while he was making his usual appearance with his group during some special event, and I was there either making money or partying, or both. :)  He seemed nice enough. Didn't try to cop a sneaky feel like some of the other "heroes" there. Kinda full of himself though. Seems to think he can save the world by himself. He might have done it back then, but he sure as hell doesn't seem to be able to now.  If it weren't for the egos of him and Vanguardian, there might not be as many people with accidental super powers out here. Or maybe there might. Who knows. I'd probably be able to sleep better without everything going crazy here. Ok, I wouldn't really be sleeping sleeping. I'd be enjoying my nights better, lets put it that way. ::giggles and licks her lips::

          At least Fire-bird and N'al Vashu were there with me. Fire and Vashie made it a bunch easier to just hang while fighting off the baddies and enduring Statesy's boasts.  That and it was nice to be fighting WITH them for a change. They literally kicked my ass one time. That was one time I was treated like a piece of meat and did NOT like it. It was all a misunderstanding. My lil sis Angela ain't too pleased with me. At least someone running around as my sister. Maybe it is her. We never really kept in touch. I always saw her at family stuff, and we always got along ok, always sharing girly stuff. So I dunno what happened.  I've tracked her down a few times. She's calling herself "Whirlwind" but spells it Wherrlwynd. I had no idea that Ange had some super powers like mine.  Maybe she's a mutant and they finally appeared or somethin. I dunno. All I know for sure is she'd be glad to take my head on a plate anytime.

          B: This was a fun time. Went on the Tyrant mish to save States with a lotta good friends, including FISTS and Gothic Moth. The heroes names that I can remember by memory are (from left or right) - unknown pink clad girl, behind her is Miaz Abrams, Herricane (me), Fire-bird, Statesman (NPC Hero Escort), and N'al Vashu. I kinda found it ironic that those exact two were willing to lend me these exact two heroes, Fire-bird and N'al Vashu for a short story to preclude the conflict between Herri and her younger sister, who's a villain of mine Wherrlwynd. Yer welcome to read the story HERE.  I will warn that I'm not as good a writer to stories as I am writing pure dialogue like I do for the Heris. But I hope you enjoy the story.  Herricane vs. Wherrlwynd is currently done up to Chapter 3.

          Just for kicks, click on the pic and you'll pull up another screenie I took of the same group. To me it shows a less confidant Herri, and with all the other heroes looking at her as if they're waiting for her or something and getting tired of waiting, even Statesman. LOL

          B: Pictured on this team for the Sara Moore Shadow Shard TF is (left to right): I'm not a tank?, Miss Vindictive, BridgeCrew Dave, Duck L'Orange, and Alicia Night

            A shot of me as I landed on top of the Green Line station in Talos Island. HAHAHAHA!!! silly Heri. She's always taking pictures of us when we get new threads. I swear she's like a mom, so concerned about their kids or whatever its embarrassing. Kinda caring in an annoying way...

            B: Herricane's close up shot. You can see the better shot of her more innocent youthful look, with her slightly open lips.

           OH MY GAWD!! So help me Veive I'm gonna go on a tear and literally punch every single criminal out there until they get the hint! They were attempting to destroy the power plant thing again! I mean HEL-LO!?! There's heroes patrolling Terra Volta in freakin droves, like all day, all night. It's the only power we have so everyone knows if that thing goes we'd be in the dark forever. Hmm dark.... not all that bad... ::shakes her head:: Ok, but still.... you'd think those stupid numskulls would get it into their dense skulls that there would be heroes tons there and they'd have to fight like the whole freakin city to get to the Reactor, but no.... On my watch they tried it again, and in we went, had to expose all of us to that lovely radioactive stuff. Have that dumb red radiation suit. Feel all funky. Now no one has touched me in a month. Like I'd have to pay THEM for a good time. Thanx a lot you freakin Sky Raiders! I hope you got what you deserve outta that raid cause you screwed up my social life for like for-ev-er!!!

          B: Herri flying away from Terra Volta, alongside Valor Bridge, after completing the 1st respecification trial. I quickly captured these snapshots to show the red shields (hamster balls as we think of them in COH) required to protect your hero while in the reactor core room. 

           I remember this day. Heri and I got watch duty. I was feelin all psyched because I hadn't punched a Clockwork in weeks. Those things are annoying, always buzzing around and wrecking things, ruining the city because they need metal, and wherever they find it they take what they need.  I mean I want a nice big ol' metal Ferrari but you don't see me driving one way cause I want one. Stupid Clockjerks took a bunch of metal outta my Hummer. So I was all ready, until Heri told me no, not Clockwork watch duty. watch over the city watch duty. I sighed. That sounded boring. Heri said it'd be fun, that we could talk, and play games and talk and stuff while we watched. I still didn't want to. Talking is fun, but I'd still have to look around..

          So there I was, sitting up atop a corner WAAAY high up, just looking down at the streets below, looking for anything that other heroes didn't have a handle on.  Heri was nice to keep me company by chatting endlessly, but then she was called to check up on some Outcasts causing a scene, and then holed up on another corner to better keep the city in check.

          It sure is lonely doing this. But that's what a hero does. We do what we have to do, whether we want to or not, so others are safe. I asked Heri one day why she became a superhero. She was so happy to tell me. She beamed like a teen girl talking about her first date, and told me about her father, and how she kind of lives on for his legacy. That'd she'd do anything to protect the City because that's what he did as well. He gave his life for the City, and she wanted to as well.

          I guess that's not too much to ask. Many heroes have kept the clubs and stuff that I used to live and party at safe. Why not do the same for other party girls and boys who know nothing of the danger out here, and just live to party. They can't do what I can because I was given super powers for some reason. So its up to me to use them so they can party on.

          How did the olden heroes put it? Rest safe citizens, for Herricane is watching?

          So eat your heart out Batman.  Paragon City's safer than Gotham City under my watch!

          B: Herricane standing atop a skyscraper's corner. Like a vanguard she diligently keeps watch on the citizens below on the streets of Steel Canyon. They are safe because of her and other heroes watching out for them.

             Speakin of Clockjerks...  here's the daddy of them all.  The Clockwork King. Wooo Nelly... Whatever the heck this thing is he sure packs a wallop.  I thought I could smash this by myself.  After all it's just a brain in a jar in a really huge version of the usual Clockwork, you know, a bunch gears and metal thrown together to make a robot clock-y thing. Oh no, not this sucker.  Some other heroes jumped into the fight after they saw me start goin down quickly.  We put that brain outta its misery, but it messed the surrounding area pretty good, to the point where it was complete destroyed.  Stupid Villains, always trashing stuff... 

             B:  Psychic Clockwork King.  Every time I fight this thing with Herri, I really try to make sure the healers in the group make sure they keep me targeted.  I feel kinda stupid having to say that since Tanks are supposed to weather the damage anything dishes out, but Herri's Inv power set has zippo defense or resistance to Psionics, except Unstoppable, which only last so long...  So yeah, Psy CWK has dropped Herri a few times. Although luckily the rest of my teams didn't so I guess it was worth it. :)  Tank keels over so the team doesn't. heh :)

            Damn villains, what's with these people. They have their own world to do what they want, why do they need to take ours to? You know, I never really got this hero thing before. Seemed a little flippy to be honest. Lotsa hurt going on, and if it wasn't fun or ya weren't getting anything out of it, why the hell do it? I guess it's something to do, and if you've got it, why not flaunt what ya got. But some of the things heroes do don't seem worth it. Some don't come back, or some lose friends, or lose close loved ones. For what? A city that's grateful then, but just as helpless the next time something come along.  I didn't used to get really why Heri keeps goin out and putting herself in danger to protect them. I just helped since I could, and she needed to be kept out of harms way. Turns out the lil Heri Berry knows what she's doin. She's not afraid of the risks, she's not afraid of death. She'll die for what she believes in, she'll die for the city, she'll die if it saves someone.

            And she doesn't expect anything for it. She doesn't care if its worth it. She does that because she knows it's the right thing to do. She KNOWS it's right. That's a big thing right there. She doesn't do what she does because she's been told its right, she doesn't do it because people expect her, she doesn't do it because her father did it, hmm well she might be doing it because of that... but Heri does some pretty screwy stuff. But its what she has to do. There isn't a choice for her. It's not just the right thing to do, it's what has to be done. People like Heri are rare. Very naive but well intentioned ::laughs a bunch:: She's not the greatest hero in the world, but she tries to go out there and do good, no matter what happens.

            Like the time she found the courage to face me when I thought I was doing what I wanted with the Carnival. Heri knew I was stronger than her, stronger than her and many of the the other Heris, but Heri took it upon herself to keep me occupied while the others with her, Hera, Dominica, Aerith, and Ena concentrated on weakening the psychic connection that Giovanna had over me. At the time I saw Heri in pain as she continued to try and keep me held, but I kept coming at her. In my mind SHE was the villain, the killjoy getting in my way of the just the Carnival's mere way of enjoying itself. I enjoyed punishing her for getting in my way. Now I can't imagine the pain she felt. Heri isn't the toughest of heroes. She won't admit so, but she's pretty fragile. But she'll take the pain if its the only thing to do.

            I dunno what the perfect world is anymore, because I've seen so much now, but I do know there needs to be people like Heri there. Walking bundles of just do-its. Like I said before, I never really understood this hero thing, good or bad guy thing. But Heri's helping me clue into it. Heri and those like her just do the right thing, make life so everyone can enjoy life the way they want it. That I get, that's all a party girl like me wants. And seeing a person like little Heri and her fragile little self stepping up to keep life that way is what works. I've never had anyone I've been close to. Sure I've had some amazingly mind blowing partners and experiences, but they've never really struck my deepest feelings before. I've never really cared for anyone to the point where when I've seen them in pain, either physical or emotional, I've felt their pain as if it was my own. Not a single person, until Heri.

            She's not the brightest of heroes, but she goes out day in and day out, responding to whatever crisis is happening in the city, and everyday she comes back to the base, taken her lumps. I swear she takes on the whole damn villain population. She'll get herself killed one day. Knowing Heri, that'll suit her just fine, as long as it was doin what she had to.

            She's a good kid, but she needs help. As much as she wants to admit there's some nasty dudes out there. Ones like from Praetorian Earth. Heri locks up when she has to go there. She'll do it, but she's terrified, as are the rest of the Heris. No doubt too. When you see the worse of what you could be, it' make you jump out of your skin too. So I'm happy to oblige and knock the living stuffing out of them with and for them.  Damn villains. Damn people. Go the hell away! Nice people like Heri don't deserve to have to keep fighting day after day because you twisted evil insane minded jerks cause pain and destruction because the world isn't the way you want it. Do what the rest of us do, make your own little part of the world the way you want and be happy there. But oh no, that's not enough. Everyone has to live the way you do. Fine, you wanna try and make it that way? Bring it on. Chicks like Heri will be there to stop you. And if you mess with her you mess with her friends. You keep that in mind, and I hope you want a pissed off super party chick, cause that's what you'll get!

            Aside from keeping Jordi safe, these villains and their crap is really annoying. And old. So does this heroing stuff. All the mental villains out there keep trying to make the world theirs. Over and over. No matter how many zillion times the cause a scare or serious problems or get the tar knocked out of them they keep coming back. And frankly, it's getting old really fast to go and stop them every single time. Why should I bother? There's a bunch of us that show up when some distress goes out.  Besides, ain't this the so called city of heroes? Aren't there tons of super people running around? Can't they go stop them?

          If it wasn't for that "Recluse's Victory" place I woulda stopped caring about all this nonsense. But curiosity killed the cat. And then me. I was taking a supernap one day and woke up to Lady Heri and Jordi talkin about some news and all. It had to be important cause Lady was standing there wearing very little. Looks like she was changing after her scheduled training sessions. Heri and she were dsicussing what news had gotten her all in buzz. Cause Lady never is dressed down.  If she's talkin some new revelant news or some new tactical option she's usually in her battle armor. It's a wonder she can live without it on. She wears that thing all the time. So something ruffled her feathers.

          Turns out it was the new time distorted place called Recluse's Victory. Another one of the big bad Spider Guy's attempt to rule the world. Again. Freakin loser.  I normally woulda tuned that out like a horrible pickup line, but if it was so sudden that Lady was barely dressed, I had to go check it out.

          Bad idea this time around. Normally my ideas don't go that way. Either they're veeeerrrry stimulating, or just a waste of time. This time it was a bad idea. Big Spider Guy really wants this world bad, to the point where he somehow gets the whole frickin villain population out there.  Some of them are annoying, some are a pain, some are practice, and some of them got my blood boiling. All in all I wouldn't have cared either way, it was all the same crap going on with villains everywhere. But Spider Guy wants it bad. How bad? Bad enough to go out there himself. Oh and with his cronies. And when they want something they really damn want something cause we went flying all around that damn place, and eventually he had my number, and I ain't talkin bout my cell phone.

          So as I was presently getting my ass kicked, I kinda took it and served it back, but figured that my name and career of bein a superhero was about to be over. Oh well, not like I wanted it in the first place, woulda rather I had a chance to tell Heri first though.

          And then the reason why I still put up with this hero crap. Someone bailed me out. Right when I was gonna get what I deserved, something or someone fired one of those bubble blast things and knocked Ghost Widow clean backwards. Well color me impressed. Heri some freakin way came through again. That had to be Herra in all her bouncy gung ho American spirit.  I turned to see red, white and blue bundle of joy and didn't see her, just a guy in red, white, and blue. I also didn't see Spider Guy pissed and ready to make a playdoll outta me. That is until  big red, white and blue guy blew past me and cracked Spider Guy good.

         Big red, white and blue guy was impressive. Strong as hell, and sexy as hell, walloping on Spider Guy. Huh..... Statesman.... beefy? Never saw him in that way before. Although he's never saved my ass before. Him and his crew. All of them were out there, taking it to Spiders.

          So that's my deal. I'm not all into this hero stuff as much as most of anyone else here is, but seein that Statesman would come save me, when I really generally don't give a care to go out of my way to do the same. It wouldn't hurt that much to lend a hand, or foot, whatever's needed, to help out other super peeps.

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            *sighs* Well, here I am, I never figured I'd be staring this thing down, but the things that people like Heri and Statesman keep doing motivated me to get off my ass and do something. Spider Guy decided to go all out and use his whole gang of Arachnos and hit the City. Like all of it. At once. But that turned out to be a distraction for this green spider thing in front of me. Statesman and his crew tore straight to Siren's to put it out of it's misery but it was massive enough that they needed help. Help that was in slim pickins. Normally the whole city would file up behind Flag Boy but they were all scattered around the city, trying to stop all assaults all happening at once. Heri and gang included. They prolly coulda used my help but that green spider thing had to go. So I decided to join the party whether I was invited or not. 

           B:  Click the Jade Spider below to check out my Jade Spider mish, where I have screenies of my progress of saving and keeping together all 13 Freedom Phalanx and Vindicator heroes. Also there are some miscellaneous shots on failed attempts but some nice screenies nonetheless

          Hmmm Floor C1... was that place I waited for that one up and coming do gooder? Looks so. The place looks pretty trashy enough for someone to wanna meet me there. I'm dressed tho, so it must be somewhere I looked into for Heri. 

          That next picture, I know what that is. That's the big skinny pyramid monument thing in Founders' Falls. Mmm Founders'. That's MY zone. No one wrecks that place when I'm there. Heh yeah right, its not even close to mine. Numina and Infernal keep watch over it. I got recruited to keep watch over it one day, and that's why I'm sittin on top near the monument. I performed that easy little chore well enough to get called by Numina on another special recruitment. I had some pics snapped with her while waited for the others to show up. Ain't that a trip? Me standing with Numina? Yep that's me. Who's your momma!?! Hehe, Yep me, good ol' Herri!!

          B: I like these series of close poses, as it shows how Herri has progressed. From the Heri tribute jumpsuit, to the real Heri look, she seems more arrived, more powerful and less unknown. For some reason Herri always looks cool when she's got her arms crosses in front on her. Especially in the shot (3rd row) where she and Numina both are. The 5th row one is a favorite of mine and a desktop image for me. It just shows how set she is, standing next to Numina, almost indifferent to her status. Not disrespectful to a more accomplished hero, but at the same time she's ready, feeling equal to the task if called upon.  I've put screenies of both sets of Numina, when she was standing and solid, and then translucent and floating like her true astral self... a change put in Issue 7.

           Hey! a couple of my first first early shots. Alright!!  This is kinda cool, like a photo album or a yearbook or something. Oh wow, do I look new and not very heroic in that first one, huh?  I felt kinda new and raw, so its pretty fitting. Some of those zombie goons were trashing a office building, so a few of us were called to take put a stop to it. What's with those zombies anyway? They're not like the zombies that you see in the movies that come out only at night and in creepy abandoned houses. This was a regular office in the middle of the frickin city.  We get in there right, bashing zombies heads pretty well until we get to this humungous room and all these zombies were lumbering around down below, looking for something. We all ran up into this one board room meeting room or something and looked and planned on what to do about all the zombies down below.  That's why I'm in front of that meeting table standing there looking cute, but also looking out of it, cause I had no idea how to take on all that below.

           The second one is me again, after I've been at this superhero thing for awhile. A few of us had just come back from Dark Astoria, after responding to a problem with the Pantheon raising trouble in there again. Heh more zombie, different group. That's so lame. Pick another theme fellas! Looney Doc Vahz maybe nuts and insane trying to take over the city with his army of zombies, but at least he got that idea first! Oooo so you use MAGIC too. Magical zombies... oh that's a big difference. I got news for you yo-yos. Those nut brained cultic Circle of Thorns use magic too. So yer copying again! Least the Circle have cool looking magical robes and stuff. That said, Dark Astoria is just too cool.  It's a little bit bit creepy, with the cemetery and the ghosts, but its still cool.  One, the cemetery is a nice secluded place for a little bit of intimate romance. Second, its like one of those scary but fun and cool haunted houses they put up at Halloween, but instead it takes up a whole city, how cool is that?

           B: These two shots give more of that youthful look to Herri, as in wow I'm a superhero!. But at the same time it's one that show her newness of being a hero and learning exactly what that means. Ok maybe the bottom one doesn't say that as much, with her boob job, it has to match the real Heri! 

           Again, in the first pic is a full body shot of the original Heri tribute look. Since Herri has a better figure, and she'd be more apt to show it off, I made it "Tights Sleek" instead of "Tights" to make it looks like she's wearing a more latex-y style costume than one of spandex. Plus Herri would show a bit more skin.

          In this town everyone can chip in and help. We might not all be superheroes but everyone can help do something. Fighting the fires that the Hellions keep starting by torching buildings is one of those such things. Positron, that hunky robot inventor that I'd jump if he weren't stuck in that suit, made special fire fighting packs for citizens to help out. But also because we superheroes aren't above the heroes like the police and fire departments, we can help just as much with fire packs designed for us. I guess he didn't want just a stormy girl like Heri Berry or and ice guy to have all fun? ::shrugs:: God these things are heavy. I strapped one on and went to do my heroic duty and whatever to put out some fires. I didn't like those packs. So bulky. Leave the buff firemen who train to wear them lift them and go in, y'know? I guess I do owe them one though. Most gals just get those hot calendars of the hottest firemen in the city. Oh I have one of those too, but *I* got those very firemen also all to myself in one of their firehouses one day. So the least I can do is put out a few fires for 'em :)

           B: Shots of Herri right after I was finishing up a mission in Steel Canyon and spotted on of the new buildings on fire. Perfect! Time for me to try out the new firefighting event. Went and clicked on the fire chief guy and up I went, to find some of the fires. Got 3 of them out before all the fires were put out completely. I snapped these before the fire pack faded away.

           Herri's gettin better at firefighting! The red pack is the better fire extinguisher pack, able to do twice the damage, and only gotten after one has gotten the first 2 firefighting badges. Fire fighting turned out to be a nice thing to pick up while zipping around Steel Canyon clicking presents for the Toy Collector badge. :) And at bottom is Herri at the site of a burning building.

         Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!?!?  And if they ain't available? That's right, your local sexy super party girl Herricane!  Boy oh boy... was it NUTS here. This superhero thing is totally trippy. I've seen things and gone places I never would have before.  Life here in Croatoa for example..  I think I've been to Salamanca before, very beautiful city. Some nice local dive bars to hang out at. But I've never really gone outside the city itself. The locals always warned to stay within the city. Suited me just fine, everything I was looking for was there anyway. But now I'm called and supposed to roam and patrol the rest of the area. You would NOT believe what's out here. Dwarf like things fighting with a whole tribe of witches. And these big green hairy Yeti beasts always fighting over their forest with these walking pumpkin monsters. Ones that look like they stepped outta some scary movie.  Its like one big old Halloween party here. Except its all monsters and scary stuff. No hot guys to discover under their masks here. Actually... there are some pretty hot and buff guys in masks here. But they're heroes like me trying to keep the city safe. So they don't time for fun and me. Ah well, guess it's fitting. Gives me more time to keep busting the ghosts here. They keep haunting the locals and scaring the crap outta them! Makes me mad that they're scaring the people that live there when they didn't do anything. Heri feels bad when she has to go out and put a stop to them because they were people killed on their farms by either the pumpkins or the green beasts. So they're back as ghosts and being vengeful to whoever comes near their land, people or monsters or whatever. I'm sorry that they died too but if they're gonna get back at anything they should get back at the things that killed them. Until then they'll keep gettin a nice big ol' punch from me. Stop picking on the nice people of Paragon City that want to live here! And stop picking on visiting heroes! We're trying to keep the city safe so there aren't more of you ghosts floatin' around!

         B: Finally got a screenshot of the new zone that came out with Issue 5, Croatoa.  Herri was in range of the zone while I was teaming with one group so we set out to do the TF. Got that beat, got access to the witch's hat, which I'll change to when Herri reached level 40 (I'm not using a free costume change all for just a hat) and going on the TF got Herri pretty close to completing most of the badge hunts in Croatoa, so I set out to do them since Herri's been pretty consistent and easy to get the badges. I initially was going to try for them all on Heri, but one I messed up on getting the winter holiday and Halloween badges. I have some but not all, and she's missing tons of the TF and missions badges. I've played Herri so she's gotten the mission badges, and keeps up on hunts and the rest.  Hardest here was the ghosts. Only spawn at night, so its similar to the BP masks and Troll raves, which I still have to get.  Oh well, more night adventures for Herri!

          Whoops! Someone caught me during one of my tantrum moments. Besides "Miss Ninja" there next to me. Smug little swordstress, or whatever ya call her kind. She got me here though. After a long day of head busting and criminal round-ups we shot the breeze for a bit. Nice rest to a job well done, and all. We went over the good day's work and all. Slice and Dice Girl there seems to enjoy talkin shop so I don't mind it. I'd rather be on the floor dancin while chattin, but it floats her boat, so why not set sail? Anyhow, we must gotten onto my stompin technique or somethin, 'cause she implied that I wasn't able to damage enough if it counted on it. Coulda swore that mask was wrapped around her neck too tight and not letting oxygen get to her brain. I was pretty sure I did enough damage while fighting and I was gonna back it up right then and there. Least I thought so, now I'm stuck with HQ duty and more patrolling than I'd care for, even Heri didn't want this much watch duty.

           I shoulda known better, during missions she's pretty capable. If a goon isn't falling by the time I hit 'em, they surely will by the time chicky's got 'em. Very bold and fearless. Like a red hot knife and everything else is butter. Butter, mmm kinda wish she was butter to me. She's pretty fit too, looks pretty sexy no matter what she's wearing, even her ninja garb has a royal sensual flaunt to it. I think I could go for her.

           Shame she doesn't. Seems pretty normal. Gathers with the rest of us wherever we are and goes with the flow. But then she's a wallflower all of a sudden. Right when I think she's gonna have a lot of fun to. Pisses me off a bit. Actually it just confuses the hell outta me. Unlike Heri, she doesn't get lost and keeps up with the chattin. So I dunno, she's in, but she ain't. Whatever I guess. She's saved my ass more than enough and vice versa. So we've got each other's backs, and in it til the very end. And that's just peachy with me.

          B: Capturing a screenshot of Herri about use her foot stomp power. Wanted to get captured at the time for some reason. We'd just completed Numina's TF so I was in happy mood. There's Ninjachick, my faithful companion (or partner in crime) that always does TF's with me. There were 3 of us in the SG in the TF so we all wore our SG colors, so that's why Chick is in her blue and blacks. BTW, Herri's comments up above are based on what I know about chick, or at least based on how I understand her after talking to my SG who created her.

          Hehe, I'll say one thing. Being a super powered girl has its perks. See that ray gun I'm holding?  Hehe, ain't it the coolest? I got it when I was protecting a small business from takeover by Crey. There were all of these guns laying all over from the attempt, so a nice police lady gave me one as a souvenir.  Usually they're pretty dangerous in the wrong hands, so I guess they must think I'm the right hands. ::shrugs::  Anyway, its pretty cool.  I have my very own.. Crey... umm Crey  ::looks over to her side and repeats slowly:: Crey CTX no... um C *B* X dash 9 pistol. Yeah, that thing. Why the hell they have a friggin hard name like that? It's a freeze ray, so just call it one!?!   Anyway, so its neat-o, my very own Crey freeze ray.  Dunno why everyone doesn't like Crey so much... well besides that they keep forcing takeovers like that. Crey makes some good stuff.  They're makeup ain't too bad. Got some decent food too. 'Cept that Crey Cola garbage.  It used to be THE bomb. But they changed it a bit to make it more popular... and now it just bombs. Maybe that's why they try to takeover smaller companies, cause they mess up their own stuff? ::shrugs::

         B: You may noticed something that I just recently did, Herricane seems to have all the snapshots of most of the in game features huh? That's mostly due to her being my primary badge char. As I've played her and made sure I've gotten the TFs and trials when she's in level range of them, I've managed to get those badges, and 2 other things have prompted me to be able to get the other harder hunts ones more easily. One, those TF's tend to get me started on the hunt badges, so all I have to do is just finish them off. Two, finding other people besides my SG mates to complete those TFs have provided me with some good friends to be able to call on for later TFs, as well as them calling for me for when they need a tank, so I go on more additional missions than my own and sometimes they boost my hunt badge bars as well. That and in Herri's current later high levels, the demand for a good tank, or any tank for that matter, seems even greater than before. At any rate, the next shot is yet another result of Herri able to get her badges. After getting the mission with mostly Paragon Protector's in it. I took a bunch of SG mates and friends who needed the badge into it with me and farmed it until we all got the PP badge. Once I got it, it also netted me the Conspiracy Theorist  accolade, which has the Crey pistol power. Not all that useful, although more useful now with the fire events ^_^, but its a pretty showy bonus, as one can see below.

            Speaking of Crey, this is the day I learned what the Crey Paragon Protectors really are.  I guess every hero truly knows that they aren't there to protect the city. I mean if they were, why would we be flying around? I never really thought about that you know? How many of us that don't have the weight of protecting the world do?  I certainly didn't. Hell, the only thing I cared about was if what Crey made was good. If it didn't, hell with them, I could spend my money on something else that was better.  Which I did regularly actually. Stuff made by Crey sucks, At least the stuff we can choose. I think a lotta stuff we use, we use  just because there isn't anything else out there.  Stuff like the computers and machines and junk. Their specialty stuff, like their drinks and all? Garbage. But don't tell them that.  I've done side modeling jobs for them. I hate their products but they sure do pay people well to sell them.

            I personally thought Heri and the other heroes I went with to check out a Crey lab were nuts. Same thing for the investigator who sent us. She was one of those snotty scientists types who looked like the only thing she did for fun was investigate companies. Needed a night or two at Pocket D for sure. Still, I was new to this hero thing, so I went with them, but had my doubts. Boy were those doubts wrong, we went in there and after the initial attempt to make everything appear nice to the public, the researchers and their guards tried to take us down. like it was hero season. The more we looked into the Crey research and offices the more heat we drew. I didn't really know why except they obviously were hiding something. I really didn't think much of it until we discovered the lab that made the Paragon Protectors. The place was crawling with 'em, and they attacked at first sight. That wasn't new, seemed to be what Crey did when a hero entered any Crey building. They we saw all these bodies hanging in all the tubes. Just hanging their like slabs of meat. 

            When I asked about who these people were and why Crey had them up there and what they was doin to 'em, Heri and Kendal looked up from some computer consoles and told me some really bad stuff. They said, "No Em, those aren't people, those are clones." Ok I'm just a party girl and I know I don't know Jack squat about much, but I knew that wasn't good. I dunno if making clones of people is good or bad, but  I knew a company like Crey ain't supposed to be doin stuff like that. They went on saying that these were clones of heroes. Heroes that had died fighting, or had suddenly vanished and were just presumed dead.

          So.... these so called "protectors of the city" that Crey Industries say they recruited, and some of them volunteered for the program, are really heroes that prolly wouldn't have wanted their DNA to be used by Crey, but Crey did anyway. Hell, they might be heroes that tried to stop Crey from doing what they did.

Oh.. wait... Kendal says that the records indicate heroes that were transferred from their tombs to here for "scientific research."  So that means Crey was doing this to protect their own skin. After a moment  I asked why this was so bad, if more of me were around there would be some pretty kick ass parties goin on more. All of me at one joint, or various number of me to hit the parties going on at the same time.

          Kendal said it didn't work that way.  Although it possibly could, Crey was merely just borrowing the DNA enough to clone the superpowers of the hero, not the hero itself. They didn't give a damn about the hero, they just wanted super powered soldiers. When I learned that, I flew up to one of the tubules and couldn't help but feel sorry for the lifeless "thing" in there. That used to be a hero, and now its just a monster. I really didn't know who it was, but that could've easily have been me, or Kendal, or little Heri.

         That's not right at all. We didn't ask to have these powers, but they'd do anything to get them. And most of us with powers use them in a good way, like Heri. She couldn't believe it when she learned the truth about these Protectors.

        This was something I probably would have never learned if not for being a superhero. It's not something I wanted to learn either. I would've gone through life completely unaware that a company like Crey was doing stuff, yet it wouldn't have affected me one bit, aside from figuring out what to buy. I wanna go back to that life. I know I can't though. Like Heri says, knowing this now, we have to protect the people even more. The people that live out every day only looking out for themselves, trying to be happy, not knowing what evil lurks in their own city.  You go Heri Beri, let the City do its own thing, we'll keep it safe.

           B: A usual relaxed  Herricane, not a care in the world, and lets things happen as they may, appears sullen here. A girl who has been shaken. her devil may care aura still about her, she's noticeably had something on her mind, and is trying not to let it get to her, but its obviously is still at the forefront of her thoughts.  I'll admit I really don't remember this room when I first went into it. I really don't remember if the tubes were hanging from the ceiling actually, The room itself and the floor lights were there, but I can't for the life of me remember the tubes. Luckily Unstable took a screenshot of one of his heroes in there, and Herri had the story arc to finish up, so I figured why not add one of my own looks. So, thank you Unstable for the inspiration for the screenie and story that goes with it. :)

          Here's yours truly on a training session. One perk about being a hero is that the City is willing to allow you access to equipment not normally available to people because it's dangerous. But for us heroes, we're given access and encouraged to experiment it so in order to understand the very criminals we'll face that use the same stuff.  I guess that's not asking much. I'm here trying out a Raider Raptor Jet Pack thingie. It's a pretty fun toy to fly around with. Not as easy as just flying. I guess that's why this helps, as it lets us figure out how the Raiders while flying around and all. Woulda done me good earlier. If I had a penny for every time those Winged Raiders managed to singe me, I'd one rich super girl.

          B: Shots of Herri wearing the Sky Raider's Raptor pack that their Wing Raiders fly around with. It's a temp power that was originally only useable in the Arena, before Mayhems and Safeguards were added to CoX. I didn't think I've need a use for it, but as I fought someone who kept me grounded from their powers I decided to make use of this to zip me around before they could do so, or at least to get me closest to them so I was close as they grounded me.

            You know, I really don't understand some people all the time. I thought I had a clue about it, especially with my incident with the Carnival. For that brief period of time when Giovanna Scaldi had control of me and opened my mind to what I thought I wanted, it all seemed clear. They didn't seem any different that my life. To be honest it was kinda similar. There are more than a few people who don't like my partying and nighttime interludes. They're welcome to not like me, I really don't care. But I'm not doing anything bad, unless my partners want me to.  That said the villains out here seem to be along the same desires.  They do what they do because they want to live a certain way, or change the world so it fits what they want the world to be. The Carnival is doing this, and for the short time I believed the same thing. But villains aren't like me. I don't go forcing people to do what I enjoy doin.  If other people see what I like doing and join in, it obviously means they seem interested and want to do it too. If that's a crime lock me up, cause I'm not stoppin.  People maybe think I'm corrupting their kids by my wild parties and my open sexuality, but that's a buncha bull.  I don't go seducing people and make them go burn down a building or steal stuff. We just ending up having more sex and going to more parties. The people that people oughta worry about are the "Destined Ones" ought in the Rogue Isles. They oughta be looking to stop Recluse and his lackeys. They oughta be looking out for the nutcases like the Council, the Family, the Rikti, and the Circle of Thorns. They won't stop for anything until they get the city their way. I'm the least of the city's problems, I'm just a girl who wants to have fun.

             And if the villains out here aren't enough we have those kooks in Warburg. Rebel Arachnos? Excuse me? Ok, isn't Arachnos already gunning until this city and the world is theirs? So what are these rebel Arachnos doing? Recluse ain't doin enough wacky bad stuff? Guess not from all the craziness goin over there. They have nukes there. And naturally its up to heroes, like me, to get out there once those soldiers out there get trigger happy and send a missile out way. I was happy to, nothing like beating up a buncha nutcases that need taught a lesson. Managed to launch a few rockets safely so they could be collected by Kendal. I dunno what we're gonna do with them, and I have no idea how she managed to store a few of them in our base. But that's her problem, I did my job, she'll do hers.

          B: Here's my adventures into the underground of Warburg on the the attempts to launch a missile enough times to get the Rocketman badge. Kinda neat goal. Go rescue a scientist, lead him out to one of the many marked research outposts above ground in Warburg. Do that 2 more times, then go back underground and choose one of the 3 nuke computers (biological, nuclear, or chemical) and then get back out to the launch computer and hit it before time expires. Oh, meanwhile you have to fight the Arachnoids and Arachnobots down in the underground, possibly any rogue Arachnos while on your way to an outpost, and sometimes the Arachnos at the outpost. And on top of all this since its in a PvP zone you possibly may have to fight other players. For all that effort you get a temp nuke power, if you don't have one yet, and a tick towards the badge.  Luckily both are fairly worth it.  Just for giggles, doesn't it look like in the last picture that Herri's thinking, "Ok, letsee, now what button did they tell me to stop that missile from launching?"

           Hehe, this look is proof sometimes the people that call us for help make as much sense as the villains we're trying to stop. I got requested by some Lt. Col. guy in the army. I have been serving the military by attending to its soldiers in my own personal way for a while, so I guess this Col. guy had heard of me. He needs a hero's help with the Freakshow. ::rubs her nails on her costume's shoulder and blows on them:: Sure thing. Why not right? Turns out the Freakshow stole a chameleon suit. One that can make the person look like anything else. Lovely. How can the Army lose something like this? Geez. Fine I'll go out and get it. Not like I've had a chance to hit Pocket D as much with all these villains hitting the city. Here's the best part. he tells me to use their other chameleon suit. One that's been programmed to make me look like a Freakshow. Ok hold on a sec, they still have one suit? If they have one, can't they make more from it? Why do I have to go get the other one? If it makes people look like a Freakshow like this one does, its not gonna do the Freakshow much good. But whatever. Went in and got the other suit. That wasn't hard. Didn't even need this stupid chameleon suit thing. Just busted up their leader until he cried like a wuss and let me take it back. Fine and dandy right? Oh no, nothing's this easy. Stupid suit I was wearing was busted, kept me looking like a freak for the whole day. That ain't fun. I've been called a party freak before but this ain't funny. The whole Mohawk deal was so not my look. Thankfully my peeps at Pocket D were so out of it then so when I walked in and just started partying with 'em they didn't care, so long as I didn't smash up the place like a Freak normally woulda, but it wasn't fun lookin like that for a whole day.

          B: Most heroes probably have had the pleasure of coming across the Tank Freak chameleon suit mission. Where your hero suddenly has a stealth like temp power that puts some Freak gear on your hero, the top half of a Tank Freak, a Mohawk, and the power bracelets of a Juicer or Stunner Freak. It really doesn't look good on very many heroes from what I've heard. You can be the judge when Herri had the shot at it.

          Now this is why most of the criminals will never take over our city.  It was mine and the Ninja Chick's turns to patrol the city zones. Night is my time anyway, and Chick just seems fit for night, don't ask me why. So we just went on our rounds splittin up to cover more ground more often. While idly breezing through a not very busy night in Atlas Park I come across these two geniuses. Now I've heard that to rise up in the criminal ranks you have to pull off a big steal or a unique one... but this one really had to take the cake.  Just because they were such idiots I pounded them extra hard to make my point, that crime doesn't pay, and even on the slight chance it does, find something to break into or steal that DOES pay.

          B: Spawn locations for mobs can always create amusing situations. The screenshot below usually has the Hellions (the two figures at the heel of the statues) breaking into a car, or a doorway, or a garage door, something you'd see criminals breaking into to. since the spawn locations are randomized and apparently work next to and adjacent structure, sometimes you see them breaking into things that ya really wouldn't break into. I've seen several screenshots of Hellions or Skulls trying breaking into trees. but this was the first time I was passing through Atlas Park, and upon spotting these two, and I laughed so hard. Just a priceless shot too. 

          Me an' Agent Six here. She's one of the main contacts that gives the info found by Omega Watch to us heroes. Very Lara Croft-y in that black jumpsuit too. Very juicy. Hasn't responded to any of my suggestions tho. Just like Heri. They'll come around.  Just like Nightdancer has. :) She's another one of those "peace bringers" the ones with a squidy alien inside 'em.  Kinda aggressive and militant and battle hungry too. Seems to love to fight. Cute mix with who or what Nightdancer used to be before the squid found her.  Used to be a party girl and strip for a living. We've had some late night interludes. Night's a great hero, so I'll join her anytime, night or day. :)

          B: Just a nice Herri's point of view screenshot of while I was replacing my enhancements and chatting with my friend Nightdancer, seen pictured here.

          B: Ok weird stuff right here. I'm workin on some badges with some good badge buddies... doing our usual thing.. and we go into the map all planned all excited all set because we have a big team and the heals will scream compared to earlier. As weird getting everything setup and cushy I noticed a weird slot on my team bar... there's a lot but no name... and someone I know that should be on the team isn't there, at least I couldn't  see. But after asking, thinking maybe the server is glitchy because the Arena does that, it kicked us out of the previous map.  But then as I ask hoping for a joke, I find that no there isn't something weird on everyone else's screen. There were fine. On the blank slot was 0th, who was speaking on broadcast, and everyone could see him but me. I had to screenie this. Not used to people not believing me but this was trippy. I've never seen this before. I've seen invis mobs that shoot you when you enter mishes, but not invis teammates. it was like 0th was there but not there... His pets were there, i think getting healed by my healers, but the pets weren't player named, no name under theirs, like everyone else's and I could hear 0th talk on the broadcast. When  tried to run into him to see if he was a solid object another teammate on the team said I ran right through him. I was really really wonky....  One thing to note and I dunno if it has anything to do with it...... just previous to us entering the Arena Ghost Widow showed up in Pocket D, there's screens of it on the COH forums. and then slightly after I discovered this weird can't see 0th thing the server mapservs a buncha people, me and 0th included. But some of the other healing team were still on when we logged back on. So I dunno if anything of that all was related but in the end it was a very weird experience, and here's my screenies:

           B: Everything was normal in this outing tho. Here's Kes and I tapping away on our laptops while the healing went on.