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The Buried Rest

-Dune undoes the tie on the bundle, and unrolls it on the floor. Inside is a large scroll, as well as several pockets of papers inside of the leather itself.-

Dune: Looks like he left us something after all...

-Dune first takes the scroll and unrolls it. While the grammar and spelling are somewhat dated, the scroll is perfectly readable. At the top it says, "Hagane no Tsume". The scroll shows various diagrams and lists of everything from morning drills to mental exercises.-

Dune: These look like...

Champloo: <The recipe for Sabaku's personal fighting style.>

Dune: Gah! When did I let you out?!

-Ren and arrive in Agate. Ren mounts Kitsune, and with Rio leading the way with his Aura senses working at full capacity to try to find Sakura-

Relic Forest

-Lina runs into Tagg and Sakura-

Lina: -to Tagg- Have you found-

-sees Sakura-

Oh no...

Sari: <What did they do to that kid?>

Somehwere Cipher-y

Odin: -to Illianus- They're such fun little toys, aren't they? Watch how they tear savagely into each other.

edited 29th Sep '13 11:52:06 AM by Umbramatic

Relic Forest

Sakura says nothing to Tagg, she just stays in the same position and sobbing.

Relic Forest

- Walks up to Sakura along with Velvet, while Lillith sort of stays back -

Um... Hey there, Sakura.

- Moves a little closer -

I know we don't really know each other that well, but... do you need a hug...?

I get the strange feeling you're hiding something.

edited 29th Sep '13 10:50:08 AM by rmctagg09

Relic Forest

Lina: -leans down to Sakura- What's wrong? Who hurt you?

edited 29th Sep '13 11:52:42 AM by Umbramatic

Agate Village

-Eskay and Spectrum hover over the forest-

Eskay: Where is she, where is she...

Spectrum: <There!>

-She rushes down into the Relic Forest, to where the group is-

Eskay: ...Sakura...

edited 29th Sep '13 10:47:41 AM by Eskay64

-Ren and his team wander up to the group surrounding Sakura.-

-Ren sees the look on Sakura's face recalls a sense of unease he's felt before.-

Ren: -calmly- Sakura, are okay?

edited 29th Sep '13 10:51:05 AM by keys2tkingdom

Relic Forest

Jacob: -Rushes in on his own and eventually finds Sakura- "..........................."

-He doesn't get any closer than he already is, which is a healthy distance away from the farthest person in the group that's found her-

"What happened here...?"

The Buried Rest

Dune: He made a fighting style specifically for people without Auric or Obscuric capabilities.

Champloo: <Apples don't fall far from the tree. He must have been just as mundane as you in that department.>

Dune: Hm... A year ago, I would have stuffed this in my backpack and forgotten about it until archiving time, but now...

-He looks over the scroll another time.-

Dune: Times have changed. Cipher has already threatened too many people, and defending others and myself is going to be a top priority now.

-He rolls up the scroll as well as the leather bundle. As he's about to leave, he pulls out a Comet Shard.-

Dune: Thank you. For... Everything.

-He places the shard at the base of the sarcophagus as he leads his Pokemon out. The shard of space metal glints as the shaft of light continues to shine down on the last resting place of the People's King.-

Relic Forest

"I... I..." said Sakura, amongst a pile of sobbing, not even bothering to look at anyone directly.

Relic Forest

- Moves a little closer and puts my hand on Sakura's shoulder -

Hey... It's okay to be scared. I'm scared too, but I've decided that I'm going to try to stay calm and help my friends, just like I've done before. When all of us work together, I know everything will be okay.

Ren: -To the group at large- I think we should get her to Agate Village. Sakura probably needs some rest.

Relic Forest

-Eskay gently places a hand on her arm-

Eskay: Sakura... what happened? Can you please tell us?

-He pauses, trying to stay as calm as possible-

Eskay: ...Please?

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- Lina strokes Sakura gently. Sari does as well. -

edited 29th Sep '13 11:51:39 AM by Umbramatic

Relic Forest

Sakura begins to calm down a bit.

"I'm so useless..." she said, putting a lot of sorrow, regret and helplessness in just a few words.

Relic Forest

Jacob: ".........................."

-Begins backing away-

-Before turning around and running away as fast as he can-

Relic Forest

-Eskay falters, struggling against the emotion bomb-

Eskay: ...Please don't say that...

-A single tear forms in his eye-

A Cipher-y Location

Iulianus: -somewhat pale- They're s-sort of... reminding m-me of...

-swallows, his face regains its color.-

No, never mind. I am positive they will be useful in the future.

edited 29th Sep '13 11:21:49 AM by MrMasterMrDoom

Relic Forest

- Sighs -

I know how that feels...

- Pats her shoulder -

-Joseph is where he is needed-

Relic Forest

- Lina and Sari feel the overwhelming feeling of sadness and falter. -

Somewhere Cipher-y

Odin: Of course they will be. Now, were you here to see me for something?

edited 29th Sep '13 11:50:41 AM by Umbramatic

Gateon Port, hotel room

Pianis: -reading the text- I don't know who Sakura is, but it seems like we've got major trouble. Again.

Great. Just great.

-while Pianis is reading the text, Shadow is web surfing on his laptop, and happens to cross a particular fanfic site-

Shadow: <...>

A Cipher-y Location

Iulianus: Yes, that's right.

-pulls out a stack of papers and hands them to Odin.-

I've completed a couple of tests, see? I hope you will find their results useful.