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The Cat Burglar's Tricks and Treats

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Where: Many places in Aqures Ixen
When: October 12th ~
Summary: Yuffie has stolen from the heroes, this is their chance to get their things back.
Warning: N/A

Yuffie was expecting the heroes to flock together once they discovered their things missing. That or run around like a chicken with their head cut off. Either way it would prove interesting. She had stashed the loot around the city like she said but each item was accompanied by a set of colorful traps as well.

The great thief stood watching the city below with a mischievous smile. She held a camera lightly in her hand as she mentally checked through each trap. She assumed that Zack and Sephiroth knew it was her who had sent the letter and would first go to her house to find her. She only had guesses for where the others might look.

Yuffie ran through the town giggling as the cold october air brushed past her. She wore her cloak with the hood pulled up over her head, giving her the veneer of a cat burglar. It was boring to sit around and wait for everyone to find their things so she went searching for her victims. There might be a trick or two she could play.

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[Sparks is a spry fella, and he manages to jump out of the way of the blades, though one skims his hat. But the blades just hit the wall and clatter loudly onto the ground.]

...Butter knives? Whaaat?

[Clearly he'd snagged a trap. The giggling only annoyed the deadpan marshal further, since now he was almost totally certain who it was.]

Y'know this is dumb, right? Yer gonna get yerself arrested over nothin'.

[He started to move down the alleyway again, slower this time, watching out for any more wires or trap springs.]

[He will hear a few more click and an assortment of colorful liquids, pudding like substances and other weird things came toppling at him.

A soft giggle could still be heard echoing around him.]

I'm just having fun. Aren't you? Besides your late.

[Yuffie's tone was playful and it is obvious that it is her speaking.]

[Sparks tries to back away from the objects before they hits him, but it still manages to hit his feet, coating his boots with some sort of green liquid, which is then immediately followed up by some glitter. The only pair of cowboy boots on the entire planet.]

Oh, you are so under arrest now. Let's say, uh, willful destruction of property. Besides badge theft. Give it up, Yuffie.

[One of the objects in that last assault, a small rubber ball, rolls up and taps against a shoe. Sparks snags is and tosses it down the alley, hard, in the hopes of setting off any other traps in his way - and hopefully towards wherever Yuffie was hiding.]

[She giggled again as his rubber ball flies through the alley. It appears to be safe at least for the ball.

Yuffie is watching from the roof with a large smirk across her adolescent face. It is boring just watching him so she jumps down to the end of the alley and catches the thrown ball.]

Your boots look pretty.

[With that she points up to a tiny shiny object hanging from a string several yards above them. Yuffie jumps back up to the roof and lightly tugs the string as she passes it.]

You should pay more attention. It's been up here the whole time.

No they don-- Yeah, my new boots will be coming out of your pocket. [Another time that Sparks wishes he had his guns. He also silently chastises himself for being so reliant on them; Sparks Nevada isn't about to let some juvenile thief show him up. He was busting robot outlaws when she was in preschool. But one shot of a laser pistol and that badge would be back in his hands.

He makes a note of where Yuffie had jumped down and landed, as presumably there were no traps there. She was definitely more spry than the marshal, though. He's no ninja, so he won't be leaping to the rooftops.

Sparks unsheathes his sword, and starts to spin it in a wide circle before letting it fly into the air, aiming to take out those strings and freeing the presumed badge. Maybe it'll take out some traps on its way back down. He didn't really care what happened to it, as he didn't much care for swords. Plus, he always had his robot fists anyway.]

Ya realize ya can't run from me forever, ya know. I know where ya live. We're both Heroes.

[There were a few more traps set off by his sword, most of which were paint related, leaving the once sharp blade sticky and dull. Yuffie sat on the edge of the roof with her feet dangling over the edge. She hopes that he doesn't know its her but that hope is dying quickly.

She rests her elbows on her knees as she watches him.]

And what will you do when you catch me? If you have your things back then I did nothing wrong.

[That is how this young girls mind works.]

[Sparks makes a few sputtering noise at the sheer ignorance of that comment.]

I--wh-- No. Don't you have any idea how the law works? Stealin' is stealin'. You also broke into my house to do it. And I'm pretty sure all yer cute little traps count as obstruction of justice. Y'know, I hope for yer own sake that ya didn't take anything of Red's when ya broke in, or she'll have yer hide. too. Yer just lucky I'm the nice one.

[Sparks might not be able to leap like a ninja, but his robot fists can help him climb. He pops them on, and they whir to life.]

Now, we can stop this here 'n ya can come with me. Don't think yer gonna get off easy just cuz yer a Hero.

[With that, he takes a running leap and grabs onto the building, using the gloves to help him get up quickly, using the window ledges and eaves of the roof.]

[Her eyes widen as he jumps up onto the roof with her.]

Where will you take me then? You can't lock up a young girl can you?

[This isn't like her world and she is sure that they have rules about younger kids. She turns and begins to run. Jumping to the adjoining roof with ease.]

Can you catch me?

[Yuffie is having fun.]

Wow, you totally don't know how the law works. Y'know that's no excuse, kid.

[Sparks watches her leap, but he doesn't look impressed.]

Yeah, I can. [The marshal lets out a loud whistle, and moments later, Mercury rockets up and over to him. Sparks gives Yuffie a smug smile before jumping on.] But can you outrun a rocket steed?

[Yuffie throws her arms down to her sides.]

That's cheating!

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<small>[Yuffie throws her arms down to her sides.]</small>

That's cheating!

<small.[She doesn't wait and takes off at a run. She looks down at the busy street below and tries to quickly calculate a rout to lose him. Unlike the horse she can change direction easily since she is small.]</small>

Yer just made cuz ya can't win.

[It's true that Yuffie will have a better chance of hiding in the city streets, but she better hurry. That rocket steed is incredibly fast, and if Sparks gets one of those robot fists anywhere near her, she can consider herself caught.

A cop flying around on a mechanical horse always gets a lot of attention from locals, though. People are stopping in the streets to watch the spectacle.]

[Yuffie uses her momentum to swing down from the roof and onto the street below. She weaves through the crowd which is easier now that they are all staring and watching Sparks.]

Don't say that!

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[Most of the other crowd has stopped to look, so it's not too hard to keep track of her for the moment. But Yuffie is small and fast, and Sparks has to try and weave his way around these people, opting to just fly above them instead.]

Hey, c'mon, this is police business. Break it up.

[Yuffie may just have the chance to sneak away.]

[The crowd slowly parts and a few people even try to block the young ninja's path. Instead of going around them she jumps up and starts running across the people who are in her way. She is light enough that it won't cause them to much damage and she tries to aim for shoulders and backs instead of heads.

Once she gets past the crowd she runs towards a less crowded street hoping that she lost him in the mess. Yuffie doesn't chance looking behind her, it is best if she keeps moving.]

Yes!

[She smiles, pleased with herself as she runs.]

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[Impressive. Even Sparks thinks it is, though he'd never say it. However, it means he can track her clearly, and he speeds after her.

She won't be pleased to find out that when she turns the corner of that street, it comes to a dead end. That's when Sparks comes up behind her and snags her be the back of her shirt. The grip of the robot fist is incredibly secure.]

See? Told ya you can't win.

[He turns Mercury around, and off they head through the air towards the police barracks. Yuffie gets to hang in Sparks's grip as they go.]

[She kicks at the air hopelessly as Sparks grabs her.]

Hey! Let me go!

[Yuffie's reach up at his grip trying to make him release her. At the very least she doesn't want her shirt getting messed up.]

Were are you taking me?

[There's no way he's letting go no.]

Nope. We're goin' to the station. Consider yerself booked, kid.

What does that even mean!?

[She throws her arms down to her side before crossing them and waiting. This was bound to be a long ride and she was already bored.]

Are we there yet?

What? It means I'm takin' you in. Arresting you. For burglary and a whole mess of other charges. Don't think I'm lettin' you off easy just cuz yer a Hero. You took my marshal badge.

[As a matter of fact, they are here. Once they land, Sparks isn't letting go of Yuffie. Who needs handcuffs when you have robot fists? Yuffie's getting booked, but she has the benefit of being a minor. Being that she doesn't have a guardian, she might be there awhile as they figure out what to do with her. ENJOY.]

Like anything here can hold me.

[She quickly analyzes the room and the locks. She has broken into and out of tighter security than this.

Yuffie crosses her arms and then goes limp, letting Sparks carry all of her weight. She isn't going to make it easy for him, then again she doesn't weight much.]

Also did you even pick up your marshal badge? [She isn't about to tell him that their are more traps in that alley way.]

...Dangit--

[Crap. His badge. In the heat of the moment, he forgot to grab it.]

I, uh, was a little busy trying to bust a thief, perhaps you remember it?

[She waves her hand frantically in the air.]

You have your priorities all messed up, you know that?

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The Cat Burglar's Tricks and Treats

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I thought it would be fun if she didn't expect him catching her :p

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