[SNEAK PEEK]Evenly Matched
Hypersonic Hare takes on an upstart.
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Evenly Matched
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By Limewah
Featuring Strelkov's character
**18+
SNEAK PEEK**
Mr Twister looked intimidated. Hypersonic Hare knew that look all well; this young upstart villain clearly saw just how in over his head he actually was. Like a frat bro who saw his parents pulling in mid-house party.
Having zipped past all of the security and traps this rookie villain had in his lair, the lagomorph speedster could get to work. He was unleashing his usual bread-and-butter assault on the donkey, a constant whirlwind of motion that assaulted from every angle.
He stopped every so often to allow the donkey to catch his breath and try to stumble towards the exit to the lab. He allowed just a second, maybe two, to savour that helplessness, before starting his attack again. He even managed to coax a few terrified yelps out of Mr Twister as he clumsily stumbled out of the way of the strikes.
"You're doing good!" Hypersonic Hare said cockily. "Most second-rate villains don't last longer than 3 seconds!" Hypersonic Hare was going a little easy on him; just light, glancing blows, not hard enough to send him really flying. He wanted to humble this kid, not give him a concussion.
Each of Mr. Twister's attempts at blocking a blow wicked off a thick treacly chunk of the non-Newtonian rubber that hugged his body. It splattered to the floor in blobs and spurts, like paint beaten off a brush.
He stopped again, and Mr. Twister stumbled back with a heavy breath. His costume was splattered apart, only a few strips left on his torso and thighs and leaving very little of his figure to the imagination.
"You're a bright kid," Hypersonic Hare said. "You've still got some time to turn yourself around."
"Nngh..." the donkey was nursing a sore jaw and a battered ego, hunched forward. "H-how dare you..."
"I'm sure you'll get some time to figure it out in the slammer."
Hypersonic took off again, going for a K.O. Blow. Or he would have, had his back foot not been held in place. He toppled forward and landed flat on his face, his snout stinging and burning as he could feel hot blood welling up inside.
"Alright...." Mr. Twister hissed, a hint of triumph behind the pain. "Nngh.... That's enough of that. It's my turn now."
Hypersonic Hare looked behind him - the purple-black material from the donkey's suit was holding his foot fast to the ground, and it was starting to creep up. It expanded and unfolded like a foaming science experiment, gaining speed. He tried to pull himself up again, but that only served to force him into an upright, kneeling position.
"Hh....heheh..." the donkey took his time catching his breath and nursing his bruised face, even as those marks and welts vanished before the hare's eyes. "You shouldn't've underestimated me, Hypersonic Hare. I might be younger, yes, but I'm much smarter. Getting you in the place was pathetically easy... though painful, yes... we'll make up for that."
His right hand opened wide, and the palm rippled and foamed like agitated swamp-water. From that bubbling surface, something began to form, as if emerging from that same swamp. Hypersonic Hare willed himself to move, trying to make his feet vibrate and thump against the encroaching effluent; but the more they vibrated and resisted, the more the 'suit' clung to his body and hardened.
He could see around him that the other lost pieces of body-suit were headed straight towards him, the magnetised droplets creeping up and over him. As they wrapped around his arms, the hare was yanked upright.
The object in Mr. Twister's hand was ready; it was a mask, perfectly shaped to resemble Hypersonic's head. It was gaping, its eye-holes widened in surprise and its mouth formed into a round O-shape.
"What do you think?" Mr. Twister said. "I think this should be a perfect fit... let's find out."
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