You were almost halfway back to your apartment when a shrill alert rang out from your phone.

Safety Alert: Heroes Dream, Flame, and Rewind currently engaged with Siren, Blade, and Nemesis in the Warehouse District of South Bay. Avoid the area if possible. Collateral damage to be expected.

A news helicopter seemed to be circling a warehouse roof, where six figures were all engaged in different kinds of battle. Blade was battling Dream, the villain expertly matching the blows of the three floating swords Dream was using to attack him. Siren was fighting Rewind, the time-manipulating hero dodging every single blow Siren tried to use on him, and covering his ears before Siren could even get a single charm spoken word out.

And then there was Nemesis. She had Flame pinned against what looked like some kind of water tower on the roof, but she wasn’t pinning him physically. It was clear he couldn’t move, but Nemesis was standing a few feet away, holding her hands out in front of her like she did when she was manipulating water.

Nemesis lifted one arm, and Flame’s arm lifted in mirror to it. Then, she lifted her other arm, and Flame’s arm did the same. Bile rose in your throat as you thought of how reminiscent it was of a puppet being pulled on by invisible strings.

She was using her blood control again.

Nemesis was so focused on Flame though that she didn’t notice Dream until it was too late.

Dream tackled her from the side, slamming her into a wall with a force that left a dent in the brick. Flame collapsed to the ground, unconscious, and when the camera turned back to Dream, he could see he was now pinning Nemesis to the wall with his powers, and then-

The camera cut off. You knew you needed to get back to the cafe as soon as possible. You raced around the room to set up your treatment area the moment you got inside.

There was a sharp knock at the door to the alley.