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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDiJAjpO_Ck

 

{Alexi}

Alexi Strannov watched the rain pelt one of the windows in his office. That was the thing about this world. It was always dark and overcast, raining half the time. Alexi found it strangely comforting. He got up from his chair and walked over to the window to look out over the city scape around him. As far as he had searched, the whole world seemed to be a city, but hadn't searched too far. Creatures lurked out there, but there were a couple of city blocks that they stayed away from. Alexi couldn't think of a better place to direct the Decolor from.

A beep from a clock on his desk told him that one of his teams were starting a mission now. Silently, he wished them luck, then turned to leave his office. It was time to check on some of the others.

 

{The Ulthor}

The 4 man assassin team known as the Ulthor appeared in a secret area in the back alley ways of Twilight Town. The leader of the team, Thet, went to the shrouded entrance of the entry point, checking for anything suspicious.

"Clear." she informed the others in an even tone.

"What, you expected something?" Alph, the teams gunslinger/marksmen, asked sourly. "For the love of the Witch, we were told it was clear."

Thet gave Alph a look that could keep ice cream from melting.

"If you want to die so badly, fine." she said coldly. "But you are not taking the rest of us with you."

Rho, the youngest member of the team, cleared his throat, hoping to divert the argument he saw coming.

"Always best to check." he said, managing a smile. "Remember what happened in Port Royal."

An audible sigh came from the final member of the Ulthor, the assassin Cron.

"Don't get my hopes up, sunshine." She said wistfully. "At least that was fun."

"You can worry about fun later." Thet said, regarding her team. "Now, we have a job."

Though he looked annoyed by Thet, Alph brightened up as the mention of the job.

"And you don't worry about the job, Thet." he said, waving a brief case he held absently. "That wielder will be smoldering in Hades before he knows what hit him."

Thet nodded.

"We all know the plan." she said. "Let's begin. Move out."

In single file, the Ulthor exited the Entry Point, using the alleys to navigate through Twilight Town.

 

Brandon saw the Golem of Darkness grab Hiroki's leg, and a feminine voice say "This has to be a joke." He quickly started walking backwards as Hiroki was distracted. Yes, this is my chance! Brandon quickly turned around and made a run for it, trying to put as much distance between himself and Hiroki as possible. I probably could've taken him, but this gives me a better chance of surviving. I'm not going to die yet.

Zion patted Milo's head. "CHARGE!" She cried, wings fading away as she held herself happily on Milo's shoulders. "To my bedroom so I may dress appropriately!"

 

Evie looked up weakly. She saw the armored figures. "You still need armor? You've broken me beyond fighting." She whispered. "Just let me die in peace. I won't give you the secret." She laid back, closing her eyes. "No matter what you stick in me. You have nothing else. Everything imaginable. Just let me die."

{Queen Mercedes: Twilight Town; Zion's Mansion}The Queen ignored Snider's drowsiness as she shoot Milo a sharp look. She didn't like it when underlings challenged her."Good to hear." She said stiffly, looking back to Zion. "That might come in useful in saving comrades in the fight against the vicious darkness. The Light has been fighting with the Darkness ever since your last time among us. We've lost worlds to those butchers. All worlds have scars from the Darkness's aggression. Even my own world of Disney has suffered. Legends tell of your might and prowess with light. I need you to use that against the Darkness. I need you to lead strikes against their worlds as they have burned ours."

 

Zion looked to Mercedes. She looked down at Milo, who hadn't really objected to her sitting on his shoulders. She then looked to Mercedes.

"I will avenge the lost. But I am not a genocidal maniac. Pick your targets carefully, or you will find I will balance the scales. For both sides." 

 

[Milo]Milo listened to Queen Mercedes explain the current situation to Master Zion. He then watched Zion retort, and challenge Mercedes' orders to an extent. He needed to intervene before they either wrecked the house, or wrecked the chances of his detour getting off the ground. The Mourner cleared his throat to get the attention of both of them. "Excuse me my Queen, but if you do not have a mission for Master Zion right this moment, I was hoping to take her somewhere to illustrate the situation in a more visual way." Milo said, treading carefully, so as to boost his chances of getting permission to go.

 

{Queen Mercedes: Twilight Town; Zion's Mansion}The Queen's eyes narrowed on Zion."Believe me." She said darkly. "Wiping out a few of their worlds would only begin to balance the scales."Her gaze softened. She knew the heroes of the past were soft, but it was still another thing to see it herself. But reality would break down the walls of Zion's naivety."But if you which to see things for yourself, I understand. But I warn you, it will not be pleasant."She nodded to Milo."Your new friend would be able to show you."

 

Zion patted Milo's head. "CHARGE!" She cried, wings fading away as she held herself happily on Milo's shoulders. "To my bedroom so I may dress appropriately!"

[Twilight Town, Zion's Mansion]

 

Despite being asleep, Commander Snider was still able to hear bits and pieces of the conversation between the queen and Zion, with Milo's voice interjecting every now and then. You'll fight alongside the darkness if the light starts to overwhelm it? We're gonna have some problems then. He hated the concept of balancing ever since he saw the atrocities of what the darkness used against his own forces during the war. Too many of my own fell trying to establish your vaunted 'balance.' Why must WE, the LIGHT, suffer because of the dark wanting to snuff us out? Why can't WE for once tip the balance towards the light? I served my time in hell, I risked life and limb to save my troops, and I want to see it all pay out in the end. Not a freaking status quo...

 

It soon became apparent that Snider was rather angry at the remark by Zion, because soon enough, the commander slowly roused to again and opened his eyes just in time to hear the queen mention "your new friend." With Zion and Milo getting along rather quickly, the commander slowly got back on his feet and yawned. "Sorry about that your majesty. Even I have my limits on vigilance." He waited for the winged girl to eventually go to her bedroom before speaking confidentially with the queen. "I was able to hear her threat about fighting for the dark should the light start winning. If that ever happens... What would you want me to do, your majesty?"

[Nikolai, Hiroki, Mali & Alba]

"For Sankta Alina's sake, can we argue about cannons later? I swear I know how they work, but we should focus on the bigger picture right now." Nikolai exclaimed at Luna's continuation about point defense cannons. Nikolai looked back to Gaku. He seemed like a decent enough guy. His lady friend just needed a chill pill really bad. "My partner's name is Hiroki. He's got a staff and brown hair. Bit on the quiet and serious side, but he's cool." Nikolai said, introducing Hiroki to the both of them. "As for myself, I am Prince Nikolai Lantsov of Ravka. Also known as Sturmhond, pirate rebel of Ravka. Also known as Nikolai Lantsov, general annoyance to keybladers everywhere." Nikolai spoke clearly, having some fun with his response. "And that whole staying away from the battlefield thing... Yeah, I'm good. How can I restore glory to my country if I run away from the tough ones?" He said while reloading his pistol. Then he smiled, and starting sparking lightning between his fingertips. "Besides, I can take care of myself." Nikolai finished, jogging along sided his new "comrades" to the battlefield. Hiroki was on the ground, but when he saw Nikolai, he rolled and pushed himself to his feet. Mali glanced at Gaku when he called his insult. She merely smiled a little. Then she realized that Brandon was running. The Princess of Darkness snapped her fingers, and her golem dissolved, and reformed in front of Brandon blocking his path.

"Private Brandon of the Dark Keyblade Army, halt. By orders of Princess Mali Sunt Tenebrae you are to stand your ground and fight until the retreat is sounded or you lie dead on the ground." Mali ordered. Hoping to take advantage of her being distracted, Hiroki leaped forward striking with his staff. Mali sidestepped, and swung with a sword of darkness. Hiroki blocked the blow with a chi infused forearm, then stabbed with his staff. Mali disappeared into the darkness, then reappeared behind the Chosen One, blowing him back with a dark blast. The Prince caught his friend.

"My turn then." Nikolai said cockily.

"Be careful Nikolai, princes bleed just like other men." Hiroki warned.

"Yes, but we do it in better clothes." Nikolai responded, sense of self-importance intact. Hiroki snorted, but did not stop the Prince when he lunged at the Princess of Darkness. Nikolai slashed with his saber, and she caught it with a blade of darkness. Mali brough around another with her other hand, but Nikolai stepped back, dodging the blow, then lunged forward. Mali was forced to bring up both her blades to knock away Nikolai's sword.

"I'll give you that you're good with a sword." Mali said, shooting a few balls of darkness at Nikolai. He held up his off-hand, and shot out his lightning that chained through each of the dark balls, destroying them. Mali smiled. "And a few other things as well."

"Stay a while, I'll show you some more." Nikolai replied, swinging down with his saber.

"I'll pass." Mali stated, dodging, then going under his guard and stabbing the Prince. Nikolai fell to the ground, kneeling and clutching his wound. "Seems like your time is up." Mali taunted, and started to bring her hand up, charging up a magical strike.

"No!" Alba whispered, too quiet for anyone to hear. The Dancer reacted quickly, spinning into a dance. She moved gracefully, open palms, more modest gestures. Mali cast her spell, and the dark blade was about to reach his skull and kill the Prince, when a shield appeared, blocking the blade. Alba smiled. Her dance had worked out. Nikolai smiled cockily.

"Looks like the Saints are on my side tonight Princess." The Prince said, as he moved his hand away from his wound, drew his pistol and shot her in one fluid motion. Still a little shocked, Mali had only time to throw up a small weak shield, and was knocked back a few feet. Alba danced again, though not many people noticed, her gestures more giving. Cure bells, courtesy of Alba, appeared over Nikolai's head, and he stood up, fully healed. Mali stood herself, gritting her teeth. She clenched her fists, and dark magic burst from her, dark lightning and fire being sent at the rebel group.

 

[Takako] (Cap'n pay attention, I'm retconning a bit since you didn't see the last piece. Better this way.)

Takako stood behind two other people(Braxen and Penny) in a dark alley, watching the fight with them. When she saw Hiroki fight, she couldn't help but smile and remember sparring with him. He always tried that leaping strike with her too, and it rarely worked. The silly boy never learned. "How do you guys think this will affect the world? Will it rebel or not y'think?" She asked her fellow audience members.

 

[Quincy]

Quincy was thinking out plans for the design of the fake keyblade. It would have to be original, if they made a fake of any known design, the actual Wielder could call them out on it. It would have to be ridiculous, but not too much so. Made of a metal of some sort. Hopefully they could get it enchanted to act as a magic catalyst, appear and disappear upon will, always return to the wielder's hand, and work as a skeleton key, but they shouldn't need all of those properties. Showing off one or two of them should be enough to convincing. Thet's voice brough him back to the present. "Of course, you would be the better pick of you two. Whatever is wrong with Rho though? Then again, he's too nice. It might show through. Can you think of any other agents around that could work? Lee is enough of a jerk to play the part..." Quincy said, thinking out loud a little bit.

 

[severa & Neena]

Neena nodded. "Excellent." She said regarding JayCee's response. She looked Severa up and down. "Stand up, let me have a look at you then." Neena said. Severa sighed, but did so anyway. Neena could see only a few pieces of armor and a standard sword. "That sword yours?"

"Yes ma'am, a gift from my teacher." Severa replied.

"Any other notable pieces of equipment?" Neena asked.

"Yeah, I have a portal coin." Severa responded, pulling out the device mentioned, then held it out for Neena to see. "A gift from the same teacher." Neena looked at the coin. It seemed familiar. Definitely so. Then it clicked. Ryonne had one similar.

"Nice guy that teacher. Have you stayed in touch with them?" Neena asked, appearing to make small talk.

"Nah. We parted ways after a disagreement. I believe he joined a rebel group or something." Severa said, her tone rising a little bit, like the memory still made her a little mad. Neena was almost positive that Severa and Ryonne knew each other. She'd see when Severa fought. Hopefully she'd see some familiar moves.

 

[Milo]

"Of course!" Milo said smiling. He had hoped to speak to Snider in private for a moment about their destination, but oh well. It'd be a surprise for them both then. Milo ran up the stairs, making it to the door of Zion's bedroom. "Here you are miss, get changed quick, I must start making preparations." Milo said, then started back towards the kitchen.

 

[Azalea]

"Oh you're talking to Ryonne? Tell him hi for me!" Azalea called, hoping Cron would hear her.

"Would you shut up and listen to me you ice cold bit..!" The official started yelling, but his words were cut off by his screaming. Azalea had begun to close her palm, making the ice colder, as well as crushing him with the ice.

"Uh uh, no swearing! Now, as for my questions. What did the boss lady want to know again? Oh right! What are your plans for Zion de Wynter?" Azalea said, her tone frighteningly cheerful and casual.

"Zion? Zion! Yes, yes, Zion. She will be leading strikes upon the worlds of darkness for us." The official clamored.

"Are you sure that's all?" Azalea asked, slowly closing her palm again.

"Yes! Yes, absolutely!" The official answered, crying out loudly.

"Well, I can't hog all the fun. Your turn Taru." Azalea handed the reins to Hotaru.

 

[Ryonne]

Ryonne glanced at Stan, not answering the question, but considering the options. "The hack on the computer was successful. However Lee found some data that led us deeper in the castle. Now we are in a laboratory of sorts, with a girl on a hospital bed unconscious and hooked up to wires. The project is labeled as a'Project Extinction'. Ask the official about will you?" Ryonne replied, all business. Then he heard Azalea call for him over the phone. He sighed loud enough for it to be heard over the phone. "I hope she's not causing you any trouble." He added in quietly.

Braxen and Penny

"I doubt it will change much, other than lead to the deaths of a few rebels, which is fine by me. I'd normally join the fight myself in order to speed along the process, but considering that's the Dark Queen herself, I think it would be best to let the real soldiers deal with this." Penny said, but as she turned to find the nearest squad of Light soldiers, she noticed Braxen charge straight at the queen, firing a Blizzaga at the back of her head. And why wouldn't he? All his life he'd been seeking adventure and glory, and what better way of doing that than by helping to kill such a powerful keyblader? "Braxen, you idiot!" Penny shouted, and came after him so he would get himself killed.

Zion hopped down, nodding. Slipping into her bedroom, she went for function. Slipping on cargo shorts, she slipped on her favorite T-shirt. Still fit, awesome.

Smoothing out the wrinkles, the dark material was soft and comfortable, with embroidery at the top. She made sure her precious necklace was around her neck, then headed to where Milo was.

"Ready."

 

 

That was when Luna dropped in front of them all, a shield forming to block the attack.

"I've had enough of you, Dark Bitch. Go to hell." She growled. "I'll cover you all. Turn this bitch to nothing more then a little pile of ash."

After witnessing the events that occurred with Nikolai, Gaku was proceeding to heal him with Peace full when he suddenly notices cure bells and a shield. He would scan the area to see who did it, but the situation is too dire and must stay in focus. Luna finally lands near the group and prepares herself to attack while insulting Mali. Gaku looks at Mali with determination.

"All right, My turn to fan the flames as your blazes burn." And calls forth pillars of blue flames to surround Mali. While heating up the battlefield, Gaku moves forward and stays outside of the flames and creates a gap in between the flames. Gaku manipulates his light powers to create a sword made up of light and slashes three times in different slashes which forms slash-like waves heading towards Mali with hopes that one of the slashes strikes Mali down allowing his team to overcome Mali with ease.

{Cron: Disney Castle; War Room}

After reading his note, Cron gave Hotaru a grin that said she was up pumped and ready for continuing the game.

"Naw, me and Azalea are getting along like matches and gas." She told Ryonne, jokingly. "She says hi, by the way."

She put a hand over the mic of her phone.

"Give me a sec with our new friend, Hotaru." The Ulthor Assassin said as she smiled at the official. "So, what do you know about a 'Project Extinction'?"

The Official looked panicky. Cron sighed and threw a dagger at him, which missed his ear by a hair.

"It's trying to revive the Void Witch!" He blurted out.

Cron's smile froze.

"Say what?" She asked, her smile vanishing, replaced with a look that told the official that he had time to revise his story.

"All I've heard is that the Queen was trying to bring back the Void Witch from legend."

Continuing to stare at the official, Cron put her phone back to her ear.

"Hey, Ryonne, does this lady seem to have a name? Describe her to me."

 

{Alph: Disney Castle; Castle Wall}

As he stayed low to avoid the incoming fire, Alph cursed people in general and Light engineers in particular. He managed to hear Lunaris's shots over the whine of the miniguns. He cupped his ear to listen to the Sniper's radio instructions.

"Yeah, easier said then done." He grumbled into the radio.

He moved further along the wall, then popped up for more covering fire.

 

{Queen Mercedes: Twilight Town; Zion's Mansion}

The Queen watched Zion and Milo go out of the room. Were all the heroes of the past this flighty? She glanced to Snider as he spoke.

"I doubt Miss de Wynter will be foolish enough to side with the Darkness after she has seen their crimes." She answered the commander, quietly to avoid being overheared. "I am counting on you and Milo to show her the atrocities of the Dark. And if she still thinks balance is still way to go...just remember your duty to protect the Light."

 

{Disney Castle; Evie's cell}

"We're leaving." Pack ordered, gesturing to the hole in the floor.

Ina looked back at her teammates.

"But what about her?" She demanded, sheathing her sword and pointing at Evie.

"She isn't Dama." Pack said, irritation in his voice. "So, she's not our problem."

"Come on, Ina." The one with the shotgun pleaded. "You're already gonna be in hot water because of the merc."

Pack jerked a thumb to the hole, which Sensor followed as an order and jumped down. Shotgun hesitated for a moment, then jumped down as well.

"But we can't just leave her here." Ina objected. "Who knows what these bastards have done to her."

"I don't care!" Pack nearly yelled. "If your bleeding heart can't stand to let this girl suffer"

He pulled out a dagger and tossed it to Ina.

"finish her off, like she asked. Just don't take long."

Pack jumped down the hole. A second later, multicolored lights shined through the hole for a moment, then nothing. Ina stared at Evie, the dagger in her hand. Putting away her shield, the armored warrior hit a button on her belt. There was a slight clanking as the armor folded and retracted, revealing a woman with pale blonde hair. She smiled at Evie as she brought the dagger down to cut the girl's bonds.

"Just keep quite, and I can get you out of here." She said, moving on to disconnect Evie from the machine's she was hooked up to.

 

{Thet: Space; Lane to Home}

"Rho is a bit too honest for a deception like this." Thet replied. "And Alph is a bit too touchy on the subject of Keyblades to do this right."

She thought about some of the other agents. There was some good canidates available, and that was just the agents working out of Home. There were other cells and teams all over, some doing recon, others assassinations, though it was best to leave them be, for security purposes.

"Honestly, for something like this, it might be best to call for volunteers, rather then just choose for ourselves." She suggested. "If we are going to convince people, our agent has to really sell it."

As she spoke, she entered the atmosphere of the empty world the Decolor command called Home.

 

{JayCee: Port Royal; Tavern}

JayCee tapped is foot impatiently as he waited for his call to go through, but there wasn't answer. He made a face as he closed his phone.

"Looks like I'm your third." He told Neena. "So whenever you are ready, I'll follow along with my own portal."

In both Neena and Severa's memory of dealing with JayCee, he had always used his own portal for going places, trying down using others when offered.

Dawn smiles as she sees Rho eats his breakfast. She found that moment cute when he started shoving his food into his mouth. She giggles slightly, and she notices that she is blushing, and she quickly looks away. She can feel her Heart beat faster than it before. "Wow, you must really like pancakes, huh? That's quite interesting." Said Dawn, talking to Rho with a cheerful tone in her voice. 

{Hotaru}The young Wielder looked at Cron while she talked with the Official, noticing her change in behavior once the "Void Witch" was mentioned."Void Witch?" He though. "Why does that sounds familiar."Hotaru was looking at the Ulthor Assassin while glancing at the Official every once in awhile.{Lunaris}Luna smiled at Alph's reply while once again focused on the next mech."Don't worry." She said while she tapped her ear piece. "The next one is going down!"The Sniper girl quickly made her calculations and shot at the next mech's joints. Seconds later the mech fell into the ground and exploded."Two down! Don't worry Alph, I'm getting ready for the last one."Lunaris took a little break to reload.

{Disney Castle; Evie's cell}"We're leaving." Pack ordered, gesturing to the hole in the floor.Ina looked back at her teammates."But what about her?" She demanded, sheathing her sword and pointing at Evie."She isn't Dama." Pack said, irritation in his voice. "So, she's not our problem.""Come on, Ina." The one with the shotgun pleaded. "You're already gonna be in hot water because of the merc."Pack jerked a thumb to the hole, which Sensor followed as an order and jumped down. Shotgun hesitated for a moment, then jumped down as well."But we can't just leave her here." Ina objected. "Who knows what these bastards have done to her.""I don't care!" Pack nearly yelled. "If your bleeding heart can't stand to let this girl suffer"He pulled out a dagger and tossed it to Ina."finish her off, like she asked. Just don't take long."Pack jumped down the hole. A second later, multicolored lights shined through the hole for a moment, then nothing. Ina stared at Evie, the dagger in her hand. Putting away her shield, the armored warrior hit a button on her belt. There was a slight clanking as the armor folded and retracted, revealing a woman with pale blonde hair. She smiled at Evie as she brought the dagger down to cut the girl's bonds."Just keep quite, and I can get you out of here." She said, moving on to disconnect Evie from the machine's she was hooked up to. 

 

Evie nodded, whimpering. She sat up as her arms were freed and she was released from the machines.

"Please. Don't leave me here." Seh begged Ina quietly, her bruised and battered body, barely able to stay up. "Please."

{Queen Mercedes: Twilight Town; Zion's Mansion}The Queen watched Zion and Milo go out of the room. Were all the heroes of the past this flighty? She glanced to Snider as he spoke."I doubt Miss de Wynter will be foolish enough to side with the Darkness after she has seen their crimes." She answered the commander, quietly to avoid being overheared. "I am counting on you and Milo to show her the atrocities of the Dark. And if she still thinks balance is still way to go...just remember your duty to protect the Light."

Now not so sleepy, Jacob was for the most part alert and awake as he listened in to the Queen's reply. The commander smiled and gently nodded, giving the queen a rather subdued salute as he too spoke quietly to avoid being overheard. "I understand, your majesty. I suppose that means that I have full jurisdiction to handle her in a way I see fit if she 'defects'." Knowing two leaders who he could count on, well technically one, the commander promptly reached for his earpiece and hailed the town Base with a hushed whisper in front of the queen. "Snider to base, respond." a moment of static, and then a voice came through. "Go ahead, Snider."

 

"Call up Victoria Hartmann and Charlotte Hartmann for me. I need them for a mission."

"Always you and your duties, Commander. Standby." A moment of silence from the radio, and then a reply. "They've been sent. Your location has been marked. They'll be there shortly." Even though they were being hailed on such short notice, the commander had full faith they would be able to reach him in a timely manner. He returned his attention to the Queen. "I've decided to call in my two trusted platoon leaders to not only help me with supporting Zion, but also to help me if... Things don't go as planned."

[Nikolai, Hiroki, Mali & Takako]

Mali shot out Dark Blizzagas, freezing the pillars of flame. She glared at Gaku. The boy was quickly becoming one of the more obnoxious of her rivals. Then she turned just in time to see a regular blizzaga headed for her. The Princess of Darkness quickly shot out a Dark Firaga to intercept it. "Another person come to join the fight? Doesn't this just make it even more fun." Mali spoke, still confident, despite fighting against approximately five people. Takako strode into Braxen's spot.

"Bit headstrong isn't he? Oh well, I might as well join in too." The Martial Artist said, dashing into battle, drawing her war axes. Mali had just sent out her own large dark wave to counter Gaku's second attack. Takako dove in head first, wailing away with her axes. Mali seemed to not have such a difficult time matching Takako strike for strike, eventually pushing the Martial Artist away. Hiroki watched for a second.

"Takako?!" He said, understandably shocked. The Chosen One rushed into battle himself, swinging with his staff. Mali blocked and countered with a slash with a dark blade, which Hiroki back stepped to avoid.

"Better believe it!" Takako called, leaping at the Dark Princess with her axes. Mali materialized a shield to block the strike.

"What are you doing here? I told you to stay at home!" Hiroki argued, sweeping with his leg. Mali jumped up, and pointed down. A few daggers of darkness materialized, and shot down at the Chosen One, who rolled away.

"Yeah, I didn't listen." Takako said, throwing a chi infused axe at Mali. The Princess of Darkness caught it with dark magic, then shot it back at the Martial Artist with darkness surrounding it. Takako caught it with her hand covered in chi to purify the darkness.

"I can see that." Hiroki replied, swiping upward with his staff. "This isn't a training session Takako, this is the real deal. Screw up and your dead." Mali sidestepped, the shot a bolt of dark lightning at the Chosen One. Hiroki absorbed it while focusing on chi, then held out his hand and shot it back at Mali, who blocked it with a shield of darkness.

"I know Hiroki. But that's why I found you. You won't let me screw up will you?" Takako stated almost as fact. She struck viciously at Mali's torso with an axe. The Princess of Darkness caught it with a dark sword, then threw it away to block a follow up strike from the Martial Artist. Mali stepped back, then lunged forward with a spear of darkness, causing Takako to cartwheel back.

"That is far from the point! You should have stayed home!" Hiroki almost yelled, pushing his staff into the ground then using it as a counterweight to spin kick at Mali. The Princess narrowly dodged it by leaning back, then materialized a dark fireball above her, then hurtled it at Hiroki, who was forced to back off.

"It's been fun listening to your first fight as a couple," Mali said, her tone implying that she had been enjoying the fight. "But I do have other guests to entertain." Mali continued, sending off a pulse to knock both her opponents back.

"Hey! Don't call them a couple!" Nikolai interjected, shooting a bolt of lightning at Mali. "Hiroki can't get a girlfriend before me!" Mali dodged the bolt. She glanced towards Hiroki and Takako who seemed quite red faced at being called a couple. Nikolai got up close to Mali and sliced with his saber. Mali was forced to summon Oblivion to block the the strike. They then started fighting, using nothing but their blades. For a second it seemed to be going Mali's way, but Nikolai pulled a feint, and managed to slice at Mali's midsection, slashing open the dress and drawing blood. Mali cried out in rage and pain, then another pulse of dark energy emanated from her, knocking away Nikolai.

 

[Quincy]

"Yes, perhaps asking for volunteers would be the best course of action." The Scholar agreed with Thet. They soon landed in the hangar of Home. Quincy jumped out, then offered his hand to Clara to help her out. "I recommend getting some rest before the others return. Then you can return to being our best medic." Quincy advised Clara.

 

[Milo]

"Great." Milo said to Zion, walking out into the kitchen. "Hey Commander, we should probably get going. Would you like to use one of your base's ships, or my personal one?" The Mourner asked Snider. The more the Commander spoke to the Queen, the more hesitant Milo became to show him his planned destination. What if Snider took it the wrong way? Oh well, Zion needed to see it one way or another.

 

[Neena & Severa]

Neena nodded to JayCee. "Alright then. Off we go. Destination is Elympios." Neena spawned a dark corridor to Elympios. The Assassin walked through it. Severa shrugged towards the broker, then followed her client through the portal. It closed behind the Mercenary.

 

[Azalea]

The Blizzard nodded at Hotaru's comment. "Yeah. Something from a story though. Must be some story though if it makes Cron pause." Azalea noted. She then turned back to the official. He looked awful fearful. "Sure you don't have a question for him Hotaru? I mean, we do have him strung up like this, might as well take advantage of it."

 

[Ryonne]

"Uh, yeah, she does. It lists her name as Lacuna. She looks to be mid to late teens, pale skin, dark hair. Why? What did you find out?" Ryonne asked. He removed the phone from his ear for a second to talk to Stan and Lee. "Hey guys, start unhooking her. I think we should take her with us. Unless you found anything on that computer that directly opposes that." Ryonne suggested, then putting the phone back to his ear.

{Hotaru}Hotaru thought for a moment about what Azalea said."I do believe I have one." he said. "I will use the time Cron is talking to make my question."The Young Wielder moved closer to the Officer, meanwhile the shadows around the room began to gather in a single spot under the frozen Officer."Now listen...While I do not like to take get to this level to scare someone I do have something I would like to ask. Your Queen, the mouse lady, is a descendant of the Guardian of Light known as Mickey, correct?"The Officer quickly nodded."If she is a descendant of a rather strong Keyblade Wielder, then what is the reason no one ever saw her using one? It strikes me as odd that your dear Queen sends her subjects to die instead of joining the front lines. Tell me the reason why she doesn't use the Keyblade.""I don't know." the Official answered. "While I am high on the ranks I don't have much contact with her Highness."Hotaru raised an eyebrow and snapped his fingers, tendrils began to raise from the shadowy spot and point directly at the frozen man."One last chance. Do you wish to revise your story?" Hotaru asked."I'm telling the truth!" the man yelled. "I don't know!"The young Wielder sighed, the tendils retracted into the shadowy spot and the shadows went back to their normal places."That's all I wanted to ask. You can do whatever you want with him" he said before going back to the wall he was leaning.

[Milo]"Great." Milo said to Zion, walking out into the kitchen. "Hey Commander, we should probably get going. Would you like to use one of your base's ships, or my personal one?" The Mourner asked Snider. The more the Commander spoke to the Queen, the more hesitant Milo became to show him his planned destination. What if Snider took it the wrong way? Oh well, Zion needed to see it one way or another.

Upon hearing Captain Milo's suggestion, Snider promptly nodded in agreement. "By your command, Captain" was his immediate reply. Saluting the queen once more, the commander quickly did an about face and walked over to Milo while pondering his question. "If you have a personal ship, I'd say use that. I'll bet it would be a lot more comfortable than the standard issued crafts on base." Now standing next to his superior, the commander followed Milo until he heard the doorbell ring. "Excuse me for a moment, Captain." Snider promptly went over to the grandiose front door of the manor and opened it, only to be tackled  by a light blue haired soldier who was now giggling and hugging him. "I'm sorry, commander" the girl started as she pressed her face into his chest, "I've always wanted to do this!"

 

"Commander..." the other girl coldly remarked, "It's been a while."

A smile formed on his face as he breathlessly replied, "You're hugging too tight, Charlotte!"

The light-blue haired girl quickly eased her death grip of affection as she looked up into his face with gleefully dark-blue eyes. "I'm sowwy, sir."

"That's alright" he giggled, "Victoria, why can't you be just like your sister?"

"Because someone has to be serious between the two of us." the black haired girl retorted. "What's the mission?"

"Well, I've been assigned for escort duties for a recently thawed out girl-"

"Zion de Wynter. We know thanks to debriefings back at base."

"So you know her capabilities."

"Affirmative, sir. So why were we summoned?"

 

Snider walked outside the manor and closed the door behind him, then motioned the girls to follow him to the main gate. Stopping underneath the arch, his voice quickly changed from light-hearted to serious, just like Victoria as he spoke rather quietly to the two. "She has promised to fight for the darkness should the light ever start to overwhelm it. I have no idea why, but keyblade wielders of old believe in balance." He glanced over to the manor. "Something tells me she's never seen the atrocities we went through during the war. I've called upon you two to support me if she ever goes 'rouge.' I need my best with me for this one." Charlotte immediately became worried as evident in her now quiet voice. "Why would she do something like that?" Victoria merely scoffed. "She's probably one of those 'idealistic' wielders who believe 'balance' is everything. Typical..."

 

Snider nodded in agreement as he gestured the girls to hand over their earpieces. "Listen. Knowing her capabilities, I highly doubt we can stand a chance against her. I'm giving you two the same privileges as I do in terms of command." Several seconds passed as he started pressing a specific combination of buttons on their earpieces until the tiny light blinked green several times. "You're both now authorized to call in reinforcements in the event she goes 'rouge.' That way, if she goes for taking out the officer of this group, that won't stop a call." He handed the essential communications gear back to the girls. "After calling for reinforcements, call in the Queen so she knows of the incident. I'm sure she'll authorize more help for us."

 

After securing it to their heads, Charlotte added in to the collective briefing. "Sir. We told Command about responding to you for a mission, and they told us to relay to you that they have authorized the 3rd, 4th, and 7th Task Force to be at your disposal. They're all willing to break garrison orders to respond to you."

"The freaking Seventh Task Force is willing to help?!"

"Affirmative, sir. You know how they are..."

"Right. I remember now. Always had a knack of pissing off High Command with breaking orders. Then again, it's why we managed to  reach a stalemate. C'mon, lets head back inside."

 

Charlotte and Victoria quietly followed Snider as they re-entered the manor and headed towards the kitchen. The two girls were dazzled by the ornate and grandiose architecture and furnishings within the manor as they looked everywhere to soak in the sights. Snider meanwhile, walked back up to Milo. "I figured that I'm gonna need some help, so I called in my two Sergeants. Hope you don't mind, Captain."

{Rho: Twilight Town; Beach Hotel}

Rho smiled at Dawn after he wiped his mouth.

"Where I grew up, I learned to eat fast 'cause there was always something I was suppose to be doing." He explained.

He took a deep breath and relaxed for a moment.

"Speaking of which." He said, getting up. "You ready?"

 

{Cron: Disney Castle; War Room}

"Lacuna." Cron murmured. "What have you done, your mouseiness?"

She started pacing, her head thrown back as she thought about what she knew about the Void Witch.

"Listen, Ryonne, that Lacuna may be an omega level threat." She explained, speaking slower then normal for emphasis. "You'd best...well, if you...blast, I'm coming down there myself. Try not to wake her up."

Cron hung up and stuffed her phone in her jacket. She gave Hotaru and Azalea an apologetic smile.

"Sorry kiddos, but I've gotta go see to this witch."

The Ulthor Assassin chuckled, looking a little relieved.

"Like the Light could do revive a boogie man story."

She then dashed out of the room, heading for Ryonne, Stan & Lee.

 

{Disney Castle; Project Extinction Lab}

As soon as Cron hung up, the girl identified as Lacuna snapped her eyes open, her eyes pure white.

 

{Alph: Disney Castle; Castle Wall}

Alph ducked down again before he was riddled, a few seconds before Lunaris took out the next mech.

"Okay, this isn't going too bad." He thought.

He changed his mind as he popped up and shot at the final mech. It ignored him and started zeroing in on Lunaris. The Ulthor Marksmen swore under his breath while he ejected his mags to put in new ones. He empowered the bullets inside with Blizzard magic.

"This is going to suck." He thought before jumping off the castle wall.

He landed on top of the mech and started pelting the sensor ports for the mech to blind the driver, hopefully buying Lunaris time to finish it.

 

{Ina: Disney Castle; Evie's cell}

"Don't worry, I'm not leaving you here." Ina soothed Evie as she finished discounting the tortured girl from the machines. "I'll get you out."

She stuck the dagger in her belt and tried to get Evie up.

"Can you stand?"

 

{Queen Mercedes: Twilight Town; Zion's Mansion}

The Queen nodded approvingly to Snider.

"Good thinking, Commander." She congratulated him, speaking more normally. "It would be safer for Miss de Wynter to have a larger entourage. If you feel you need more personal during the mission, you will have my approval to take what you need from any local garrisons you come across."

With Milo's entrance, the Queen remained quiet. Her opinion of Snider's sergeants were not boosted by their display, but she did not commented on it.

 

{Thet: Home; Hanger}

Thet powered down the ship and sighed. Coming Home was good, but she rarely got to relax here. This time was no different. She unbuckled herself and started to get out, but paused to look at Clara.

"Do get some rest." She advised. "And if you have anymore...well, sightings of people who aren't there, give me a call. I'm interested to see what that turns into."

 

{JayCee: Port Royal; Tavern}

JayCee sighed after Neena and Severa went through their portal.

"How did I get involved with this one?" He thought.

Still, it might be best to get out of town after he dropped the roof on that dark wielder Brandon and the Light Commando's heads. He doubted anyone saw him, but it never hurt to be cautious. He tossed the bar keep a bit of munny and exited the tavern through the back way. There, he hit a few buttons on a wrist device he had under his duster's sleeve. A dark corridor formed before him and he stepped through to join Neena and Severa.

Stan and Lee

As Stan began unhooking to the various machines Lacuna was connected to, the strange girl's eyes snapped open. Stan was about to ask if she was feeling alright when Lee interfered. "Stopga!" the young mage shouted, and both Stan and Lacuna froze in time where they stood. Using a magic trick he'd picked up in Halloween Town, Lee strengthened his hearing just enough to catch glimpses of Cron's side of Ryone's phone conversation. He couldn't pick up many words, but he could tell Cron was wary of the girl they'd found, and was on her way, so he froze Lacuna so she couldn't get away. He also froze Stan while he was at it, that way he didn't have to explain himself to his overly sympathetic brother. "So, what's the plan?" he asked Ryone.

 

Clara

Clara took Quincy''s hand as she got out of the ship, and smiled at him. Quincy may not be the most socially gifted person she'd ever met, but he was a gentleman. "Thank you, I make sure to get some rest. And don't worry Thet, I'll let you know if anything like that happens again." Clara said to Quincy and Thet, and went to he quarters. Fortunately, it was close to the medical room, which meant she'd be able to easily get there in the case of a medical emergency.

 

Braxen and Penny

"And here I thought you'd be a challenge." Braxen said, a little disappointed, to Mali. He then fired off another blizaga, followed quickly by a firaga from Penny. "Stay sharp Brax, she's not done yet." Penny said to her partner, sternly, yet with a hint of concern. Sure, it seemed like Mali was almost down for the count, but she had a feeling this battle wouldn't end without the Dark Queen killing at least one of them.

[Nikolai, Hiroki, Mali & Alba]"For Sankta Alina's sake, can we argue about cannons later? I swear I know how they work, but we should focus on the bigger picture right now." Nikolai exclaimed at Luna's continuation about point defense cannons. Nikolai looked back to Gaku. He seemed like a decent enough guy. His lady friend just needed a chill pill really bad. "My partner's name is Hiroki. He's got a staff and brown hair. Bit on the quiet and serious side, but he's cool." Nikolai said, introducing Hiroki to the both of them. "As for myself, I am Prince Nikolai Lantsov of Ravka. Also known as Sturmhond, pirate rebel of Ravka. Also known as Nikolai Lantsov, general annoyance to keybladers everywhere." Nikolai spoke clearly, having some fun with his response. "And that whole staying away from the battlefield thing... Yeah, I'm good. How can I restore glory to my country if I run away from the tough ones?" He said while reloading his pistol. Then he smiled, and starting sparking lightning between his fingertips. "Besides, I can take care of myself." Nikolai finished, jogging along sided his new "comrades" to the battlefield. Hiroki was on the ground, but when he saw Nikolai, he rolled and pushed himself to his feet. Mali glanced at Gaku when he called his insult. She merely smiled a little. Then she realized that Brandon was running. The Princess of Darkness snapped her fingers, and her golem dissolved, and reformed in front of Brandon blocking his path."Private Brandon of the Dark Keyblade Army, halt. By orders of Princess Mali Sunt Tenebrae you are to stand your ground and fight until the retreat is sounded or you lie dead on the ground." Mali ordered. Hoping to take advantage of her being distracted, Hiroki leaped forward striking with his staff. Mali sidestepped, and swung with a sword of darkness. Hiroki blocked the blow with a chi infused forearm, then stabbed with his staff. Mali disappeared into the darkness, then reappeared behind the Chosen One, blowing him back with a dark blast. The Prince caught his friend."My turn then." Nikolai said cockily."Be careful Nikolai, princes bleed just like other men." Hiroki warned."Yes, but we do it in better clothes." Nikolai responded, sense of self-importance intact. Hiroki snorted, but did not stop the Prince when he lunged at the Princess of Darkness. Nikolai slashed with his saber, and she caught it with a blade of darkness. Mali brough around another with her other hand, but Nikolai stepped back, dodging the blow, then lunged forward. Mali was forced to bring up both her blades to knock away Nikolai's sword."I'll give you that you're good with a sword." Mali said, shooting a few balls of darkness at Nikolai. He held up his off-hand, and shot out his lightning that chained through each of the dark balls, destroying them. Mali smiled. "And a few other things as well.""Stay a while, I'll show you some more." Nikolai replied, swinging down with his saber."I'll pass." Mali stated, dodging, then going under his guard and stabbing the Prince. Nikolai fell to the ground, kneeling and clutching his wound. "Seems like your time is up." Mali taunted, and started to bring her hand up, charging up a magical strike."No!" Alba whispered, too quiet for anyone to hear. The Dancer reacted quickly, spinning into a dance. She moved gracefully, open palms, more modest gestures. Mali cast her spell, and the dark blade was about to reach his skull and kill the Prince, when a shield appeared, blocking the blade. Alba smiled. Her dance had worked out. Nikolai smiled cockily."Looks like the Saints are on my side tonight Princess." The Prince said, as he moved his hand away from his wound, drew his pistol and shot her in one fluid motion. Still a little shocked, Mali had only time to throw up a small weak shield, and was knocked back a few feet. Alba danced again, though not many people noticed, her gestures more giving. Cure bells, courtesy of Alba, appeared over Nikolai's head, and he stood up, fully healed. Mali stood herself, gritting her teeth. She clenched her fists, and dark magic burst from her, dark lightning and fire being sent at the rebel group.[Takako] (Cap'n pay attention, I'm retconning a bit since you didn't see the last piece. Better this way.)Takako stood behind two other people(Braxen and Penny) in a dark alley, watching the fight with them. When she saw Hiroki fight, she couldn't help but smile and remember sparring with him. He always tried that leaping strike with her too, and it rarely worked. The silly boy never learned. "How do you guys think this will affect the world? Will it rebel or not y'think?" She asked her fellow audience members.[Quincy]Quincy was thinking out plans for the design of the fake keyblade. It would have to be original, if they made a fake of any known design, the actual Wielder could call them out on it. It would have to be ridiculous, but not too much so. Made of a metal of some sort. Hopefully they could get it enchanted to act as a magic catalyst, appear and disappear upon will, always return to the wielder's hand, and work as a skeleton key, but they shouldn't need all of those properties. Showing off one or two of them should be enough to convincing. Thet's voice brough him back to the present. "Of course, you would be the better pick of you two. Whatever is wrong with Rho though? Then again, he's too nice. It might show through. Can you think of any other agents around that could work? Lee is enough of a jerk to play the part..." Quincy said, thinking out loud a little bit.[severa & Neena]Neena nodded. "Excellent." She said regarding JayCee's response. She looked Severa up and down. "Stand up, let me have a look at you then." Neena said. Severa sighed, but did so anyway. Neena could see only a few pieces of armor and a standard sword. "That sword yours?""Yes ma'am, a gift from my teacher." Severa replied."Any other notable pieces of equipment?" Neena asked."Yeah, I have a portal coin." Severa responded, pulling out the device mentioned, then held it out for Neena to see. "A gift from the same teacher." Neena looked at the coin. It seemed familiar. Definitely so. Then it clicked. Ryonne had one similar."Nice guy that teacher. Have you stayed in touch with them?" Neena asked, appearing to make small talk."Nah. We parted ways after a disagreement. I believe he joined a rebel group or something." Severa said, her tone rising a little bit, like the memory still made her a little mad. Neena was almost positive that Severa and Ryonne knew each other. She'd see when Severa fought. Hopefully she'd see some familiar moves.[Milo]"Of course!" Milo said smiling. He had hoped to speak to Snider in private for a moment about their destination, but oh well. It'd be a surprise for them both then. Milo ran up the stairs, making it to the door of Zion's bedroom. "Here you are miss, get changed quick, I must start making preparations." Milo said, then started back towards the kitchen.[Azalea]"Oh you're talking to Ryonne? Tell him hi for me!" Azalea called, hoping Cron would hear her."Would you shut up and listen to me you ice cold bit..!" The official started yelling, but his words were cut off by his screaming. Azalea had begun to close her palm, making the ice colder, as well as crushing him with the ice."Uh uh, no swearing! Now, as for my questions. What did the boss lady want to know again? Oh right! What are your plans for Zion de Wynter?" Azalea said, her tone frighteningly cheerful and casual."Zion? Zion! Yes, yes, Zion. She will be leading strikes upon the worlds of darkness for us." The official clamored."Are you sure that's all?" Azalea asked, slowly closing her palm again."Yes! Yes, absolutely!" The official answered, crying out loudly."Well, I can't hog all the fun. Your turn Taru." Azalea handed the reins to Hotaru.[Ryonne]Ryonne glanced at Stan, not answering the question, but considering the options. "The hack on the computer was successful. However Lee found some data that led us deeper in the castle. Now we are in a laboratory of sorts, with a girl on a hospital bed unconscious and hooked up to wires. The project is labeled as a'Project Extinction'. Ask the official about will you?" Ryonne replied, all business. Then he heard Azalea call for him over the phone. He sighed loud enough for it to be heard over the phone. "I hope she's not causing you any trouble." He added in quietly.

(Sorry i took so long, got sidetracked a bit).

 

Brandon looked behind him to see Mali talking to him. Damn, the Princess is here? Well, i guess i gotta put on a formal face then... He then quickly bowed towards her. "Yes your highness, i understand." He got his keyblade at the ready and got into a fighting stance, facing Hiroki.

{Ina: Disney Castle; Evie's cell}"Don't worry, I'm not leaving you here." Ina soothed Evie as she finished discounting the tortured girl from the machines. "I'll get you out."She stuck the dagger in her belt and tried to get Evie up."Can you stand?"{Queen Mercedes: Twilight Town; Zion's Mansion}The Queen nodded approvingly to Snider."Good thinking, Commander." She congratulated him, speaking more normally. "It would be safer for Miss de Wynter to have a larger entourage. If you feel you need more personal during the mission, you will have my approval to take what you need from any local garrisons you come across."With Milo's entrance, the Queen remained quiet. Her opinion of Snider's sergeants were not boosted by their display, but she did not commented on it. 

 

Evie shook her head. "No." she managed. "I can barely turn my head." Let alone speak...she whimpered softly, her body beaten and nearly broken.

 

Zion flashed into the room, landing perfectly on Milo's shoulders.

"Where to first?" She asked brightly.

[Nikolai, Hiroki, Mali & Takako]Mali shot out Dark Blizzagas, freezing the pillars of flame. She glared at Gaku. The boy was quickly becoming one of the more obnoxious of her rivals. Then she turned just in time to see a regular blizzaga headed for her. The Princess of Darkness quickly shot out a Dark Firaga to intercept it. "Another person come to join the fight? Doesn't this just make it even more fun." Mali spoke, still confident, despite fighting against approximately five people. Takako strode into Braxen's spot."Bit headstrong isn't he? Oh well, I might as well join in too." The Martial Artist said, dashing into battle, drawing her war axes. Mali had just sent out her own large dark wave to counter Gaku's second attack. Takako dove in head first, wailing away with her axes. Mali seemed to not have such a difficult time matching Takako strike for strike, eventually pushing the Martial Artist away. Hiroki watched for a second."Takako?!" He said, understandably shocked. The Chosen One rushed into battle himself, swinging with his staff. Mali blocked and countered with a slash with a dark blade, which Hiroki back stepped to avoid."Better believe it!" Takako called, leaping at the Dark Princess with her axes. Mali materialized a shield to block the strike."What are you doing here? I told you to stay at home!" Hiroki argued, sweeping with his leg. Mali jumped up, and pointed down. A few daggers of darkness materialized, and shot down at the Chosen One, who rolled away."Yeah, I didn't listen." Takako said, throwing a chi infused axe at Mali. The Princess of Darkness caught it with dark magic, then shot it back at the Martial Artist with darkness surrounding it. Takako caught it with her hand covered in chi to purify the darkness."I can see that." Hiroki replied, swiping upward with his staff. "This isn't a training session Takako, this is the real deal. Screw up and your dead." Mali sidestepped, the shot a bolt of dark lightning at the Chosen One. Hiroki absorbed it while focusing on chi, then held out his hand and shot it back at Mali, who blocked it with a shield of darkness."I know Hiroki. But that's why I found you. You won't let me screw up will you?" Takako stated almost as fact. She struck viciously at Mali's torso with an axe. The Princess of Darkness caught it with a dark sword, then threw it away to block a follow up strike from the Martial Artist. Mali stepped back, then lunged forward with a spear of darkness, causing Takako to cartwheel back."That is far from the point! You should have stayed home!" Hiroki almost yelled, pushing his staff into the ground then using it as a counterweight to spin kick at Mali. The Princess narrowly dodged it by leaning back, then materialized a dark fireball above her, then hurtled it at Hiroki, who was forced to back off."It's been fun listening to your first fight as a couple," Mali said, her tone implying that she had been enjoying the fight. "But I do have other guests to entertain." Mali continued, sending off a pulse to knock both her opponents back."Hey! Don't call them a couple!" Nikolai interjected, shooting a bolt of lightning at Mali. "Hiroki can't get a girlfriend before me!" Mali dodged the bolt. She glanced towards Hiroki and Takako who seemed quite red faced at being called a couple. Nikolai got up close to Mali and sliced with his saber. Mali was forced to summon Oblivion to block the the strike. They then started fighting, using nothing but their blades. For a second it seemed to be going Mali's way, but Nikolai pulled a feint, and managed to slice at Mali's midsection, slashing open the dress and drawing blood. Mali cried out in rage and pain, then another pulse of dark energy emanated from her, knocking away Nikolai. 

 

Evie shook her head. "No." she managed. "I can barely turn my head." Let alone speak...she whimpered softly, her body beaten and nearly broken.

 

Zion flashed into the room, landing perfectly on Milo's shoulders.

"Where to first?" She asked brightly.

 

Gaku jumped backwards and checked the situation. Two more people have already joined the battle against the Dark Princess. 'Well, the more, the merrier I guess. . .' Gaku thought. He rather get the introductions out of the way after the battle. Gaku notices that Luna has been dodging Mali's attacks. 'huh. Luna hasn't attacked yet. What's she planning?' Gaku jumped over the battlefield in a graceful manner and landed near Luna and Nikolai. "Oi Luna, Nikolai. Cover me. I need to get recharged. Hopefully, this technique will wound that bitch." Gaku stated.

 

While they proceed to fight Mali, Gaku stayed behind and began to recharge. He began to hear a chillout moment that would lead to a rising effect in his headphones. 'This technique is new. I never used it against an enemy yet, but I have been practicing this for a while, and I hope it would at least deeply wound or make Mali go away.' A ring of light appeared around him to indicate his recharge and slowly began to form light swords infused with his lower arms. 'You guys better not let me down. It's been a long time since I trusted anyone, but I will have to trust the soldiers in the battlefield to keep me safe.' Gaku starts hearing the pulsing pads and the white noise responding to the kick. He knows the technique is almost ready.

{Hotaru}

The black haired boy looked as the Ulthor Assassin left.

"Something is not right." He thought. "Better to finish here."

The young wielder then looked at Azalea.

"Better hurry up." He said. "I've got a bad feeling about this."

 

{Lunaris}

The Sniper girl watched as Alph made is move.

"Time for another reload"

Lunaris quickly reloaded and pointed at the mech.

"Hold on, Alph. It's going to be a bumpy ride!"

Lunaris then shot at the mech, making sure to not hit the Ulthor agent.

{Thet: Home; Hanger}

Thet waved after Clara, then went off to an office Alexi had given her. She needed to look over some files to see who were good candidates for Le Chef's plan. She had a sinking feeling that she would be the best fit for this job. Not that she was afraid off sweat she had to do, it was just that...it would dredge up some unpleasant memories of the past she rather not think about. But she didn't follow Alexi all this time just to chicken out now. She had a job to do.

Firming up her resolve, she entered the building and climbed to her office to plan.

 

{Ina: Disney Castle; Evie's Cell}

Without a word, Ina bent down and slung Evie over her shoulder. Keeping an arm around Evie, Ina pulled out her shield and hit a button on its handle. There was a mechanical whirring, then a concussive blast of some sort, which took the door of it's hedges.

"Just hold on tight." Ina whispered to Evie as she crept out into the hall.

The warrior had to admit to herself that she didn't like her situation. The tortured girl might not survive an Outsider portal, which meant Ina had to come up with a new way to get them off world. She was contriving a plan for raiding a hanger when something fast ran past a fork in the corridor. After playing what had happened in her head a few times, she thought she recognized a suit uniform. What did the Outlaw call them? Decolor! That's right. Maybe they could help.

"I'm Ina, by the way." She whispered to Evie as she trekked after the Decolor member she saw running.

 

{Alph: Disney Castle; Courtyard}

"Stupid, stupid, stupid." Alph muttered to himself as he tried to both hang on for dear life and blind the mech.

It was working so far, but the Ulthor Marksmen knew that it could all change in an instant. He flinched as Lunaris's shots rang out, hitting the mech he was riding. He was sure he could feel the heat trail left by the Sniper's rounds. Alph closed his eyes and held on tighter, just hoping he could get through this without getting killed.

Dawn looks at Rho, and smiles at him. She nods at him in agreement. She is feeling excitement building up inside of her. She is going to be trained to help out with something. "Of course, let's go get started." Said Dawn, talking to Rho with a cheerful tone in her voice.

Evie whimpered. "Yes ma'am." She said softly.

 

Luna threw a Pearl Storm at Mali. "Hurry up Gaku!" She said. She kept pelting Mali with Pearl, letting the close combat be held by the more seasoned warriors.

Cory followed the dragon's gaze to the sign. She started to follow the direction sign to the train station. She felt a little excited, she'd never been on a train before and if she had, she didn't remember.