On Legs of Fire and Steel - Part One

Posted on Mon Feb 24th, 2020 @ 5:00pm by Division Admiral Talon Yeager & Lieutenant JG Rachael "Ripcord" Yamaguchi-Cullen & Fleet Captain Torilla Yamaguchi & Commodore Siaxx "Bluemoon" Dvald-Vaxx MD & Jillian "Phoenix" Sullivan

Mission: Mission 14: Rage Rage Rage Against the Dying of the Light
Location: Various Locations - Starbase 400
Timeline: 1900Hrs - June 10th, 2390

Lt Commander Torilla Yamaguchi regarded Lieutenant Siaxx Dvald with kind eyes as she could almost hear the roar of the younger Bolian's emotions, she knew that something had happened to her while they were on the Yorktown together and she had a good idea of what it was but she was going to leave it alone for now.

The incident at lunch yesterday proved that Siaxx needed an outlet for her anger which she presently lacked, she also did not have the self control that Torilla had.

Torilla was psionic and this made her a frighteningly dangerous opponent to face on any battlefield, her youngest child Rachael Yamaguchi was sitting before her mother, wearing similar clothing but the teenager was silent and still, her thoughts were controlled and she seemed to be at peace with her own developing body, mind and powers of her own.

The third person in this gathering however seemed in turmoil as she opened her eyes. "Torilla...this is a waste of time."

"For you...or for me.?" she inquired.

"I need to hit something."

"You need to learn control.... lest you become a slave to your emotions." the larger woman answered quietly. "You think I wanted to develop control... my god Siaxx... I can't just lash out with my abilities, I could kill someone without ever laying a finger on them, hell without even being in the same room with them..... with great power, comes great responsibility... "

"Yes but...."

"I know... you're looking for an outlet and nothing more.... but there is no outlet in what I teach.." she paused as she decided she needed to seek guidance from her own teacher, her husbands elder sister, Talon.

The door opened and in walked the forth person to this gathering.

"Welcome Major." Torilla rose to her feet with agility and grace. "Do join us... "

Rachael remained motionless as her yes slowly opened as she turned her head to regard the Major. "Major." she greeted the other woman.

Siaxx likewise looked at her. "tell me you are not here to meditate.?"

"I am Phoenix," the piloted reminded all of them, then plopped down on the floor. "My form of relaxing is in parkour. I'm here to support my girlfriend."Phoenix adjusted her black tank top and then removed the glove that had covered her metal hand. Then began to stretch out.

Siaxx smiled. "Fair enough Phoenix."

Rachael regarded the Bolian as she turned her mind back to her exercises and then closed her eyes again, clearly her plan was to meditate or fall asleep as Torilla regarded Siaxx. "I figured you wanted something to hit.... so I brought you one, she smiled as she tapped her combadge. "Yamaguchi to Hunt. Everyone is here.. come on in."

"Understood." and with that, the doors opened and in came a woman wearing a tank top and a pair of track pants, her hair was medium length and chestnut in colour, this was someone who looked after herself and had a willowy figure, she had baby blue eyes and was lightly tanned. "Greetings. I'm Talon Hunt... Torilla's teacher...." she regarded the Major with a smile. "Phoenix... I've heard so much about you.... and Siaxx.... I heard you needed to hit something."

"Well.... ummmm how many black belts do you have?"

"I have ten..." Talon responded. "Am I interrupting your meditation exercise?" she inquired of Torilla who shook her head. "Its not working anyway."

"Fair enough..." Talon responded "So... Miss Siaxx... would you care to dance?"

"You are mine." Siaxx shot to her feet and instantly turned and went for the Captain who simply smiled. "my my so eager..." Talon commented with a smile as she regarded the Bolian's form and with that the fight was on as Talon defended herself by blocking or evading Siaxx's attacks. Siaxx herself threw everything she had into the fight which seemed to go nowhere as she just couldn't connect with the human woman's body.

Torilla raised an eyebrow as she watched. "Impressive... Siaxx has good technique but her form is sloppy."

"Best offense is a good defense," Phoenix coached to Siaxx. The pilot never took to any one type of martial art. That in itself was a weakness. For mastering one, meant you mastered only that style of adaptability.

For Phoenix, she relied on the street fighting. Built on parkour and boxing, sometimes a dirty kick thrown in.

Rachael stood up to watch in silence as she took in the sight of the Bolian woman trying to take down her aunt but Talon was always one step ahead of the Bolian who seemed intent on burning her energy which was rather obvious when one looked at it from both sides.

Torilla raised an eyebrow. "So, how are you doing Phoenix?" Torilla inquired with a smile. "Siaxx means well.. Talon knows that, which is why I asked her to come here when I returned from the shakedown of the Yorktown. I needed some perspective on recent events and Talon has always helped me. I hope she can help Siaxx."

"My girlfriend wants to murder the man that tormented me an' my family in prison, and beat Brislan to a pulp," Phoenix spoke quietly, so Siaxx could not overhear. "Mom's making me spend more time with my bastard so that when Mom dies, the bastard will transition easier into my home... So stressed would be a good word for it."

Torilla nodded. "If you need anything, let me know okay?" she responded just as quietly as Talon clearly realized this Bolin wasn't going to give up as she snatched two bo's from the wall where she had been standing as she tossed one of them to Siaxx who snatched it out of the air and she came on, bringing her first strike down over the top, clearly intending to split Talon down the middle.

Torilla sighed. "Revenge does funny things... I don't blame her for it though..." she paused as she watched Siaxx break Talon's bo clean in half, this only made the human smile as she tossed one half away and wielded the other to fend off Siaxx's attacks until she decided enough was enough.