A minor incident

I am sitting having a nice cup of coffee with Kim in front of the hospital to check and see if they have discovered anything about the ooze. She said they were having trouble getting anywhere beyond it was plant-based so they brought in a specialist, a Dr. Pamela Aisley. We chat about what they have been discovering. Apparently, the fancy doctor was able to identify the plant proteins which seem to be some sort of prehistoric viney thing called the crystal jade vine that is supposed to be in the Philippines. This seems weird to me because how could something from halfway around the world end up here in New York. I mean, I know we are the mecca that everyone aspires to visit, but that seems to be stretching a bit for a plant to want to be here too. Just then, there is the sound of breaking glass and then four of the security guards land on the pavement in front of us. One is carrying the canister of orange ooze, one has a laptop which I assume has all of the information on the orange ooze testing, and one has Kim.
 
I scream in frustration as they all run in different directions and then I am suddenly no longer Beth Morgan, but the Bronze Tempest. I jump into action - literally as I take off and land in front of the guy carrying the canister. At the same time Melissa takes off towards Kim - why couldn't she let me deal with it..... I land a solid punch on his jaw with one hand as I grab the canister with the other. He goes flying and lands in a heap over by the trees outside the cafe. I see the guys with the laptop and Kim running faster and further apart. I growl in frustration and then I see a lady with skin that kinda looks green walk out of the hospital. I hope she is a good guy and jump over to her and hand her the canister. I introduce myself and give her the canister and tell her which guy has the laptop. Then I jump in front of the guy who is holding Kim. It is one of the security guys I have seen around before. He seems a bit bulkier, his eyes are glowing orange now, and his skin seems to be rock-like. I try to talk to him and get him to come to his senses and remember that he is a good guy, but he just babbles about must get the canister and the information. Then he jumps away from me. Well, that ain't gonna work so I jump beside him and slide down and sweep his legs out from under him. He drops Kim and I holller at her to run! She does, I turn and see Melissa about to get in trouble with two of the other guys so I yell at her to go the other way and meet up with Kim. She does and I turn in time to see the guy with the laptop fly up into the air.
 
No wings, no jet pack - he just takes off with a kind of purple glow around him. I sigh and jump high into the air above him and land on top of him. I manage to get him down and the laptop skitters along the ground again. Ivy goes over and picks it up and just then, it gets pulled from her hands and into the hands of one of the remaining guys. I run over and punch him, or at least try to. He kinda shimmers or something and dodges the blow. I decide to use that trick that big, mean, and green pulled on me and bring both hands around to smack him. He ducks down and then turns to run. Since he doesn't bother to look behind him, I grab a nearby table and throw it into his back. He falls down and the laptop hits the ground again and rattles across it. I let the last guy get away since he didn't have anything and then I pick up the laptop and walk over to the green chick. I am about to start talking about what is going on, but she suggests that we get off the street to somewhere more secure than the street in front of the hospital. I invite her to my headquarters and tell Kim and Melissa that I will catch up to them later.
 
While we are walking along, I glance at a TV in a store window and see a newsflash about the Knights Vigilant fighting in Central Park West. The antagonists have glowing orange eyes and there are three canisters that appear to be floating in the air. I turn to Poison Ivy and tell her that I know those guys and that I can get there in just a couple of jumps if she trusts me enough to get on my back and go with me. She also knows the Knights Vigilant and is willing to go along for the ride. I take the first jump and as we are heading into the pier I angle so that Poison Ivy can grab one of the canisters. As I am landing, I see a person on top of the newsstand with a satchel that appears to have a lot of small canisters and it looks like he is about to toss them into the crowd. I set Poison Ivy down and hop over to the one Knights Vigilant character that I think can help me to save the tourists. He says hi and I get ready to convince him to go after the guy on the newsstand and I will assist with the other canisters.
 
I ask him if he can turn into any shape and he replies with, "of course," like I should have known. I suggest he turn into a boomerang and I toss him so that he can more easily grab the canisters. He changes shape and I do a beautiful toss. He is heading straight towards the canisters and then something happens. I am not sure what, but suddenly the canisters are heading in the opposite directions and have not been caught. What happened?!??!? Apparently no one has taken care of the guy on the roof like I hoped so I hop up there and punch him and try to grab his bag. He dodges and maintains his grip on the bag. I take a more firm grip of the bag and then knock him back solidly. He loses his grip on the bag and slides towards the edge of the roof. I walk over to see if he will ask for help and that is when I notice that his eyes are glowing. Then I hear various pops around the park and orange glitter is shot off from the canisters. I turn back to look at the guy on the edge of the roof and his eyes are no longer glowing so I grab him and set him down on the ground and then head towards Poison Ivy.
 
The others gather around and start talking to me and then Moon Knight hands me a box which he says contains a comm unit for me and he tells me to go to Apothocary Fu and get fitted for my super suit. Who are these people? I just stand there and take in their conversation while I attempt to reach a decision about whether I should throw in my lot with theirs. They seem to have their hearts in the right place and it might be good to have someone to help me navigate the waters of becoming a hero. I put the comm unit in my ear and make plans to head towards Apothocary Fu's as we make plans on how to do some team tactics. Then Poison Ivy speaks up and informs us that she needs to get to her lab to finish her tests. We hear sirens in the distance and the Knights Vigilant scatter as I give Ivy a 'ride' back to her car.