Fighting – T. G. Shepherd

Combat As Character

T.G. Shepherd — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 08:22:53 +0000

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is probably the best movie made under the umbrella of the MCU; only Black Panther can really compete for that title. One of the reasons why is that the Russo Brothers know to their bones how to direct action to convey character. The Russos are not flashy stylist directors. Their work is nearly stark in its technical plain-ness; I admit to a fondness for ‘lack of...

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3 – Mockingbird, High Ground

T.G. Shepherd — Wed, 26 May 2021 00:10:10 +0000

Mockingbird wanted the high ground: morally and literally. The HUD in her goggles had a full wireframe schematic of the interior of the warehouse and although she didn’t have x-ray or anything she had enough info to generally track Castle’s movements. He was moving with cover, over by the table and she had to keep his attention focused on her or there was a non -zero chance he was going to execute...

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4 – Mockingbird, Ground Fighting

T.G. Shepherd — Wed, 26 May 2021 00:09:37 +0000

Bobbi Barton released her hold and let Mockingbird take over. Castle was an enemy right now, even if he had been a reluctant ally in the past—she couldn’t condone his methods…any more. She’d made a promise, to Clint, to Steve, to herself. She might sympathize with the stark simplicity of the trigger pull as a solution but it was as far from her as being named Princess of Asgard now. Her suit...

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5 – Facing Off

T.G. Shepherd — Wed, 26 May 2021 00:09:02 +0000

Mockingbird came out of the shadows between one breath and the next, moving fast. In one of those motions that didn’t seem…fair, somehow, she caught one of her batons on a rebound. The other one – the one that had hit him, numbing his left arm – it was still at Castle’s feet. He snatched it up, holding it in front of him in a guard position. She smiled. “You want to play in my house, Frank?

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7 – Punisher Reacts

T.G. Shepherd — Wed, 26 May 2021 00:07:54 +0000

“Are the rest of the savior scouts around here or am I actually going to have a good day today?” Castle sneered. Mockingbird glared at him through those yellow tinted goggles of hers. She looked uninjured but… “I hit you, didn’t I? The hell kind of body armor do you have?” “As if I’d tell you,” she retorted. “Yeah, whatever. Get out of here, Avenger. Leave this trash to me and go save a kitten...

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11 – Charge!

T.G. Shepherd — Wed, 26 May 2021 00:05:46 +0000

Castle charged forward like a bull. He knew that if he stayed out from her again he was going to pay for it. He pulled one of his knives, not wanting to be barehanded against her. He had to get close, grapple, use his body weight to get her down, hold her down. He didn’t need to keep her there, just to keep her occupied long enough to finalize his agenda. If he had to stick her in the leg or even...

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12 – Combat

T.G. Shepherd — Wed, 26 May 2021 00:05:16 +0000

Frank rolled to his feet and saw … A flash of motion, as Mockingbird landed on the walkway in front of him, several dozen paces away. The sway had been caused by her landing. He drew one of his knives and raced towards her, intent on stopping her cold before she realised he was there. He almost made it, his first strike sending her scrambling backwards, nearly stumbling. Her batons came up in...

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13 – The Big Choice

T.G. Shepherd — Wed, 26 May 2021 00:04:37 +0000

Punisher pulled out an incendiary grenade. It was sleek black matte one, with no identifying marks on it. He’d probably made it himself. It was likely immensely powerful. “No. Damn it, do not do this,” Mockingbird hissed at him, dragging her badly bleeding hand into her chest, hoping to staunch the flow. “Not in here, who knows what god forsaken chemicals this place is soaked with. You’ll burn the...

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14 – Finale 1

T.G. Shepherd — Wed, 26 May 2021 00:04:08 +0000

Desperately, Mockingbird leapt towards it… Despite the blood, the pain, her hand reached out…and caught the bottom of the grenade right at the end of her leap. She went headfirst over the railing, tumbling towards the ground but she managed to weakly bat the grenade back at Punisher as she fell. Spinning in mid air she heard the whump of ignition, felt the wave of heat even below the explosion.

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2- Mockingbird Makes A Mistake

T.G. Shepherd — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:54:51 +0000

“Are the rest of the savior scouts around here or am I actually going to have a good day?” Bobbi clamped her mouth shut, staring at Castle. She wished, desperately, that she’d called for backup before going in on this situation. But, at the same time, she was really really glad Cap and the team weren’t about to bust in on them. She might, with a bit of luck, be able to actually talk the Punisher...

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