Part ways for the night but make plans.

Shocking (rough Draft v2)

As Josh and Felicia said their goodbyes for the night, they both agreed to continue seeing each other on weekends. The connection between them had only grown, and they looked forward to deepening their relationship further. They parted with warm smiles and promises to text each other soon.

Back at home, AISYS was there to guide Josh through the ongoing process of adapting to hero work. Together, they fell into a comfortable routine, their partnership strengthening each day.

The month flew by, filled with successful patrols, growth in Josh's abilities, and blissful weekends spent with Felicia . The tabloids had finally lost interest in Ariea, allowing Josh to breathe easier and focus on his work.

Things were looking up.

Soon, he was given the go-ahead to patrol alone, with the reassurance of dispatch and an extra hero on standby in case things went south. He felt a newfound sense of confidence as he rode his bike through the streets, knowing he was capable and prepared.

As Josh patrolled the city streets, AISYS's voice came through the communicator, alerting him to a potential threat.

"Ariea, I've detected a known supervillain approaching a store ahead. She's low level but very skilled in one ability-" AISYS began, but before she could finish, Josh was mid movement, the training AISYS had put him through flowed in his mine he knew he had to get the jump on a threat, if he wasn't the first to move,and without any mistake, he was dead.

He had brought his bike to a sideways screeching halt feet away, jumping off and charging his taser hand, the arc dancing between his fingers. In a swift move, he landed a hand on the villain's shoulder, fully expecting her to be incapacitated by the shock. "-Electrical attacks,"

Instead, he was met with a smirk as she turned to face him, his electric power seemingly doing nothing to her, but Josh already feeling his own hand going numb from her own build up

AISYS's voice continued, the urgency clear in her tone. "Ariea, I'm calling backup. You need to make some distance, protect any civilians, and avoid her. She's one of a few electric-based villains with both close-range and long-range abilities. She doesn't have enhanced constitution attributes though, but any non-lethal take downs you could do will keep you in her close range attack area, which you'd not be able to stand long enough to finish non-lethally, She has low stamina though, tiring her out may be your best bet until help arrives. ETA 15 min sooner if anyone gets 'Hurt hurt' then they will authorize deploying one of the few teleporters on staff."

The villain's eyes narrowed as she regarded Ariea, her expression turning from surprise to recognition and then to disdain.

"So you're the famous Ariea?" she sneered, her body crackling with her own electric energy. "Really Chic? Electrical attacks are my thing, you really are new or stupid, I'm going with stupid."

As Ariea's HUD counted down the minutes, The villain was relentless, her aim shifting to him every time he stepped in to shield the innocent, it being a feint to make hitting him easier, but him being unable to take the risk of not blocking the attack. He had deployed the living lace web to help shepherd the civilians, that was now in danger due to his brash actions, the shocks hitting the lace only slightly less painful than a direct one.

Her jealousy was palpable, her voice dripping with contempt as she accused him of stealing her spotlight. "You think you can waltz in This city and become more famous than me?" she spat, her electric powers crackling menacingly. "With that pathetic imitation of my style? I'm the dark and mysterious one, the paparazzi has been so busy taking shots of you I haven't been in anything in a month! I've robbed a bank and 2 liqueur stores during that time and nothing, its all about the new girl!? AND now I find out you have a weak ass version of my power? I'll show you what real power is! WHAT Voltara, the Lightning Diva can do!" Josh could tell the name fit despite her claim of being the 'dark and mysterious one'. Voltara's outfit looked designed to evoke a sense of high fashion, dramatic flair, and buckles. Incorporating metallic materials and shimmering fabrics but covering them in black leather belts and polished black buckles.

Dispite the ridiculous showmanship Josh knew he was outmatched, but he couldn't back down. The stakes were too high, and he had to buy time for backup to arrive.

As he dodged and moved the lace into the path of every strike, doing his best to keep the civilians and himself safe, he couldn't shake numbness he was feeling. "AISYS how are we doing?"

"Not good, all my sensors and data transmission go out for a few seconds after each hit, I couldn't call an emergency hero teleport if i wanted to, they may or may not be able to tell something has gone wrong but there is no telling, and I've had to store everything essential in your body to avoid permanent damage, If this keeps up you will be incapacitated and I'll only know after it happens, if my protection protocol kicks in I can't guarantee I won't kill her or what effects it will have during recovery."

This was a real supervillain, driven by envy and rage, and she wouldn't go down easily, And like a real hero you were now fighting to safe her life too