A Cat Among the Pigeons -A League War 4 Story

League Wars 4, Division 5, Round 1

A Cat Among the Pigeons

By Crossroads, ID 11004

Allyson watched the monitors in the Research Wing as they broadcast the start of the most watched event on the planet...that wasn't even on the planet! She should be up there with her team, not down here on Earth, shedding and shredding stupid lab technicians who thought it would be a hoot to pull her tail. Good thing they have great medical facilities here.

She watched as her league, Red Guard, entered the massive arena floor, waving to the cameras and other heroes in the stands. Captain Kanos led the team out, with Pagelifter and Azure Angel right behind. The newest members of our league, Ginger Dragon and Satyrus, followed right behind them, looking in awe at the spectacle of the domed arena in space. They haven't competed in a League War before, but looked confident and stood straight and tall with Archon, Heavy Metal, Omen, Kangas Khan, and Mystique. The team looked good, ready for a fight.

Cadaverdog, the power hitter of our team, came strolling out last, appearing not the least bit impressed with the arena, like he had been there before and it wasn't anything to write home about. And given his travel powers, he might have been heavily involved in the construction of the space station in the first place.

"Screw this," Allyson thought. "I need to be up there with my team. I should have enough time to compete and get back down here when they need me."

Sending a telepathic message to Krystal through the crystal she gave Allyson, she let the sorceress know what she was doing. Getting a vague reply that sounded something like "Yeah, whatever" and then trailed off into musing about magical fields, focal lengths, and other incomprehensible words, Allyson sought out a computer terminal.

The only computer terminals she could find were in use by lab techs. So she did what any self-respecting cat would do. She chose the nearest lab tech tech, jumped up on their work station, casually strolled up to them, and laid herself down right on their keyboard.

The lab tech was at a loss for a moment. "Um, can I help you, ma'am?" So, this one paid attention to what was happening around the lab, good!

"Meow."

The lab tech cautiously reached out and put her hand on Allyson's back, remember what happened to Mike a few hours earlier. "Please, how may a help you?"

At the same time, the lab tech said the words aloud, Allyson heard the words in her mind. "Oh! You are a telepath! That is wonderful!" Allyson replied.

"Yes, but I can only read the minds of those I touch and I can only get surface thoughts. I can't go any deeper than that. My name is Leslie."

"Leslie, my hero name is Crossroads, but you can call Allyson, and that is not a power to be ashamed of! It is incredibly useful, especially right now. Can you bring up the schematics for the space arena? I need to find the area that teleports can access."

"Of course!"

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Allyson appeared on the entry concourse and made her way to the league green rooms, finding the one assigned to Red Guard. Entering the room, she was delighted to see Mystique was present, that would make explaining everything easier since she was a natural telepath.

Before, she could say anything, Captain Kanos looked down and said, "Its about time you got here, Crossroads! You've missed the first few bouts. We've been holding our own and are doing very well. But we need you out there doing what you can do to get us more points!"

Allyson was stunned. There was no exclamation of surprise or even wonderment from anyone in the room. Cadaverdog walked in, stepped around her and said, "Hey Crossroads, like the fur." and went to get an energy drink from the table in the back.

Allyson looked at Captain Kanos, who just looked back and said, "What kind of leader would I be if I didn't keep track of what was happening to my teammates? Krystal contacted me a few hours ago and explained what happened to you. I knew you wouldn't miss this, but expected you a while ago! Now get out there! 5th Precinct: CODE BLUE needs a beatdown!"