The Fire and the Fury
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What Happened
Hunkered down behind her car as bullets send bodywork spalling all about her, Diana felt rage rising like fire within her. How dare these people attack her? The indignation and righteous fury rose within her until it burned its way out through her skin, immolating her in phoenix fire and turning the very air to flame. In an instant she crossed the distance between herself and the van. The guns stuttered into silence, their wielders frozen in horror at her imperious rage before one fell, bleeding and screaming and burning at the touch of her talons. Their leader hammered on the driver's partition, shouting for him to drive. The driver needed no more instruction and the van accelerated for the exit with a scream of tyres and staccato hammer of gunfire to keep the thing pursuing them away.
Diana felt the rage and adrenaline subside enough for rational thought. She had to get herself and Price out of there and she could taste the Chamber carved into the world by her attackers' terror, so she reached out and greedily claimed it for herself before tearing herself, Price, and her car into the Lair. Jane found them soon after, drawn by the echoes as the Lair was reshaped. She was promplty enlisted to drive the other two to Stanton General through a pathway opened by Diana before the last of the adrenaline faded and she started to actually feel how hurt she was. Before Diana gave herself up to the mercies of the best medical professionals available, she ordered Jane to find Morris and deal with this. The driver had been the ganger who shot him, making this his problem, and he had 2 hours to fix it or she would tell the police everything.
People Appearing (in order of appearance)
- Diana Graves: Spent the evening in Stanton General while the Phoenix hunted.
- Price: Saved only by kevlar and the preparedness to wear it. Taken to Stanton General to recover from his wounds.
- Jane Barrows: Enlisted Morris for revenge and pest control.
- Morris Mayfair: Always happy to put down some nazis.
- Linda Mayfair: Present for a phonecall from Jane. Worried about the poor dear, concerned about her husband's nocturnal trips.
- Sidney Holmes and his Aryan Legion followers: Assaulted, routed and destroyed by Jane and Morris.
- Rose and Elias: Appeared in the melee at Jack's, assisting Jane or just taking the chance to beat on fascists.
Locations
- Stanton General Hospital: Where Jane took Price and Diana for treatment after the shooting in the carpark.
- Morris's home
- Jack's: A scene of terrible violence and vicious retribution.