The blonde took another step forward, trying so-very-hard not to look the red-head in the face. "I can't force you to do something you don't want to do." she cut her words short. In truth, she realized they couldn't go back to the way things were. She threw any thoughts aside for such a possibility, focusing her whole being onto the mission at hand. "Let's be on our way, Sakura-san, the longer we wait, the more lives lost." she finished, her eyes closing as she traveled forward step by step, getting closer to the site of the witch.
"M-mami-san, wait for me!" Madoka ran after the blonde girl as fast as her two feet took her. Sayaka followed after Madoka, keeping her thoughts to herself. If she said something wrong, a fight would probably start and she didn't want that. The displeasure she felt from Kyouko's presence was alarming, but the idea of starting a fight between the two was something that forced her to deal with it.
Kyouko rolled her eyes. "Lives lost? Why worry about that? You know it's impossible to save everyone," she said. "It's more important that we stop the witch from getting away, and that we get there before another magical girl does."
Her feet dragged slightly as she followed Mami, as if she'd rather be anywhere but here. This reminded her all too much of the days when they'd been friends, when they'd fought witches as a team, when she'd cared about others and wanted to save them - which seemed so foolish now. A dull ache welled up inside her. Was it regret? Nostalgia? Deep down, did she want things to go back to the way they were before? No, she decided. That was stupid. She wasn't going to start making the same mistakes again.
She took a box of pocky out of her jacket pocket and started devouring the chocolate-coated sticks, easing the feeling of emptiness somewhat. "We're almost there," she said, not caring that she was speaking with her mouth full. "Looks like we made it before anyone else could. Now hurry."
edited 31st Jan '12 4:08:42 PM by Xandriel
What's the point in giving up when you know you'll never stop anyway?"Go somewhere else? Uhm... right good idea," Will agreed, it was better to get Blunk away from plain view. Didn't want anymore 9 year olds smelling him, "So, uh... lead the way. I'm not familiar with this city, eheh."
"Great plan Will, follow the girls into a secluded area, surely nothing bad will happen," The phone said with a hint of sarcasm in it's tone.
Will replied, making note to keep her voice down, "Shush you, I didn't ask for your opinion."
"Follow me!" Nanoha said, before quickly turning away. Keeping her pace fairly quick, she headed for the opposite side of the school building. It was, at least, more secluded then just talking right in front of it was.
Vita's eyes narrowed. As the more hasty of the Wolkenritter, the first thought on her mind was going after whatever was making that racket. "What the hell is that?"
She glanced in the direction of the sounds. Her expression had become a rather grumpy one, if it was those two girls again, she wanted to beat them down for good.
"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."Fate carefully followed Nanoha, constantly turning her head to check that the girl and the green blob weren't going to attack them or run off. Even if the girl was fine, letting a magical green... thing run around Earth wasn't a good idea. After all, the world wasn't supposed to know there was magic, was it? Well, there was Sailor V, but she was just an athletic vigilante... right?
Nearby Alley
If anyone were to look into the alley after Hay Lin and Irma had left, they would have seen... Nothing. Nobody was there anymore. Mysteriously, Mamoru had disappeared.
Shopping District
"What the..."
Jadeite had only a split-second to react, but somehow he managed to roll out of the way just as Ayumu came crashing down, shattering the pavement beside him. The Heavenly King stared in shock at the young man, not entirely sure how to react to this sudden new development. "What the... Who the hell are you?" Surprisingly, he then chuckled, flicking his hair in a derogatory manner. "No matter, your name will not be important when you're dead, after all. Energia... Show him the folly of all who oppose the Dark Kingdom!"
The green haired woman laughed maniacally as a change began to take place. First, her skin turned as green as her hair, and her eyes were replaced with what looked like literal coke bottle lenses. Her torso was sheathed inside a giant drinks can, and her legs became plated with several smaller cans. Finally, her arms began to swell up until the areas below here elbows were replaced with giant versions of the same bottles she was handing out earlier. Once the transformation was complete, she held her "arms" out to the side and raised her head to the sky, before emitting a truly bestial cry.
"EEENEEERGYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" The cry echoed throughout the shopping district, and as it did her arms began vibrating astonishingly fast.
The cry had not gone unnoticed, of course. Usagi, who had just arrived at the district with Luna and Honey in tow, become abundantly certain that no matter what caused that sound, it was a job for Sailor Moon. However, there was the problem of revealing her secret identity to the girl she'd dragged along...
"Um... Honey-chan? I, um..." She began to mumble. "I, uh, need to, um... With the thing, and, uh, yeah..." Rubbing the back of her neck awkwardly, she tried to make at least some kind of excuse. "Wow, um, that sounds dangerous! I'll, uh, go check it out, okay? You, um, you just stay right here for now!"
edited 1st Feb '12 3:10:31 PM by Moerin
"Wow... This is... unexpected." Ayumu goggled at the apparition of beverage bottles that appeared in front of him before realizing something very important. He had dropped his umbrella. Already, the afternoon rays were beating upon his skin, where the zombie felt the ever steady dehydration setting in. Grimacing, he knew what he had to do... And it never made it any easier.
"Ayumu!" A petite girl with a chestnut toned hair color barked out his name, causing the zombie to glance around.
"Harun-" This question was interrupted by the butt of something mechanical smashed into the side of his face like a club. After rubbing his rapidly healed nose cartilage, the zombie grabbed Mystletainn. "I really wish you wouldn't be so violent..."
"Beggars can't be choosers!" The flatchested girl barked back, before retaining a smug grin. "What would you have done without me?~"
Ignoring the pompous phrase, the boy immediately revved the chainsaw. Soon, a pink glow appeared him and his skin became a blue nebula that masked his soon to be naked frame. As he recited a certain statement calmly. "Nomobuyo oshi hashitawa dokeda gunmicha de ribura!"
When all was said and done, the boy reappeared bedecked in a pink dress with a disproportionately large bonnet, the entirety of his costume bedecked with laces and ribbons. "Alright, bring it on Megalo." Assuming a stance with Mystletainn, the grey haired youth tensed himself up for the upcoming attack. Though in actuality he appeared not to be doing anything, the lad was secretly raising his Percentages of Power for a one stroke kill. After all, a prolonged fight would only end in his misery as more and more people saw his crossdressing.
Always be ready to do the unusual and unexpected."I don't know, but..." Signum began to reply, when something began to yell the word 'energy' incredibly loud. Signum waited a moment before continuing. "...But whatever it is, we shouldn't get involved."
Signum then began walking towards the source of the disturbance. "Unless there's no alternative." the Wolkenritter added.
When she finally saw the scene from a safe distance, Signum wasn't quite sure what attracted more attention - the monster made of... bottles? Or the... boy in a pink, frilly dress? Signum almost doubted her eyesight, but no, that was certainly the scene before her...
Will
Will, trusting her instincts, decided to follow the two 9 year olds. Something about them seemed... well not exactly like your normal everyday 9 year olds. First of all, Blunk hadn't freaked them out on sight. Secondly, they acted so calm and mature in this situation. Quite frankly, it made Will feel like the child rather than the much older one.
Hay Lin
"Hey! Green and Ugly, stay still so we can send you back to Meri-" Hay Lin suddenly stopped mid threat, as she floated a few feet in the air. The most absurd thing ever caught her eye at that moment. A boy, in a frilly pink dress, carrying a chainsaw. She snorted loudly trying to contain her laughter. Never had she seen something so hilarious in her entire life. Not even the time Blunk got caught in the washing machine was as funny as this, "N-ni.... hehehe... nice costume... hahahaaha!"
edited 2nd Feb '12 5:48:40 PM by FlameHaze17
"Hey! wait up!" said Honey, running after Usagi.
She had also heard the cry; and wasn't about to let a girl she'd just met run off into a potentially dangerous situation. Especially not when she suspected Panther Claw was involved somehow. Afterall; what other evil organization could be this hammy?
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"The pink frills really bring out your eyes," said Irma, before turning her attention to the monster.
The creature didn't look like any monster she'd faced before. It seemed to be made from a bunch of cans and bottles cobbled together into a vaguely humanoid shape. It made some of the other beasts she'd seen look normal by comparison.
"Uh, Hay Lin; I don't think that thing is from Meridian," she said.
It wasn't long before they came to the other side of the school, secluded from the other students. Nanoha turned towards the older girl and the green thing. Her expression was serious, as this was a fairly serious situation.
She had to find out who this was, after all. It was important!
"Are you a member of the TSAB?" she asked. Best to get that out of the way, first.
Weirdest monster ev-
Boy in a frilly dress.
Boy in a frilly dress.
As the least mature of the Wolkenritter... there wasn't much Vita could do to stop herself from laughing.
"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."Fate, stood slightly behind the girl and the green... thing pre-emptively transformed. It might be overkill to think they would attack but... now that they were out of sight of the road, the fact that other people might intervene was no protection. Her Barrier Jacket, revealing as it was, was much more reassuring than the school uniform.
The blonde walked and walked, desperately trying to fight off the memories that threatened her current position. That fight in the rain, leaving her with a gaping hole in her heart. Her hopes crushed in a single instant, the despair that overwhelmed her that night. She continued to live on, fighting witches as she desperately held onto the belief that saving others was the right thing to do. That still holds true today. However, the sudden appearance of the red-head just hit her a bit too hard. She had to cope with it, regardless of the resurfacing pain. She had two girls following her, her juniors, that is. Maybe she wouldn't be alone after all, but forcing them to contract... that weighed heavily on her mind. Madoka K Aname had the potential to be something great, an even stronger magical girl than she, but something about this... was wrong. As the thoughts danced about in her head, they finally came to the location of the barrier. "Mami-san!" Madoka called out, bringing the blonde's attention from in to out. Mami quickly ran forward, transforming into her magical girl attire as she crouched. Yellow ribbons formed in mid-air, saving a hypnotized business woman from a grim fate. She fell to the ground, unconcious and in Mami's own arms.
"It's alright." she smiled, placing the older woman to the ground. The young girl stood up afterward, looking to Kyouko and then to Sayaka and Madoka. "Let's go." is all she said as she turned around, sprinting into the dark building before them.
"Right Mami-san!" Sayaka took hold of Madoka's hand and lead her after the other magical girl. She didn't want to be around Kyouko longer than she had to be. Madoka, on the other hand, was still weighing her options.
Kyubey continued to smile that same, plastered smile.
Looking at the unconscious businesswoman with disdain, Kyouko shook her head then shifted her gaze towards Mami. "We're wasting time here. C'mon, let's just get this done with!" she said. She ate another stick of pocky and ran after Mami, entering the gloomy building. As soon as she stepped inside, a strange, pulsing light caught her attention. Raising her head, she saw a glowing butterfly symbol at the top of a staircase - the entrance to the witch's barrier.
Eager to get this over with as quickly as possible so that she wouldn't have to be around Mami for long, Kyouko put the box of snacks away and transformed, her battle outfit replacing her jacket and shorts. She made her way up the stairs, heading towards the barrier. So much for hoping she'd be able to get to the witch before Mami could. Just standing here with her in front of a witch's barrier brought back uncomfortable memories.
What's the point in giving up when you know you'll never stop anyway?Will
"TSAB? Is that a name for some band?" Will asked, blinking in confusion. Not that she thought it was really what that was. Wait, did that blonde just transform? Into a glorified bathing suit? She looked between the two girls, "Hey, you two wouldn't happen to be working for Nerissa? Would you?" The red head took a step back, just in case.
"Blunk thinks Nerissa has issues if she make kid dress like that," The green thing said, clinging to Will for safety.
Onpu Segawa
The purple haired child had just walked out of a rather large building and entered the car parked in front of it. She had just got finished with a photo shoot and was eager to return to her hotel. It had been 2 days since she arrived in Tokyo for an upcoming movie where she had the role of the adorable little sister of the lead. She was already missing her friends, though she should have been used to this by now. I wasn't uncommon for her to leave her town for long periods of time.
"I wonder what they're doing now..." She muttered to herself, as she gazed out the window of her mother's car. She wasn't really paying attention to the scenery, too lost in thought, day dreaming about what her friends could be doing at this moment.
"Nerissa?" Nanoha was confused. She hadn't heard about anyone named Nerissa... but it was fairly clear that this girl had no idea what the TSAB was. "The TSAB is the Time-space Administration Bureau, um... I thought you were part of it because you had devices!"
Nanoha still wasn't sure where the girl would get devices if she didn't know about the TSAB. From what she understood, she was a unique case in that respect...
"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."Up the winding stairway and through the open path before them, they came to the witch barrier. A strange crest appeared at the foot of the stairs, something resembling an ink-blot butterfly. The young blonde raised her hand, the Soul Gem on her hat glowing a bright white. In the next instant the crest dimmed, becoming transperent as to allow passage into the domain beyond. "Ah, Miki-san... " the girl walked down the steps, taking hold of Sayaka's bat. In the next second it transformed from its mundane state into something instilled with magic. It mishaped itself like some sort of liquid and reformed into a magical instrument capable of combatting familiars.
"W-whoa, Mami-san! That's amazing!" Sayaka examined the magic-infused bat up and down, trying to throw her thoughts away from the red-head and onto the mission at hand.
"That's so cool Sayaka-chan!" Madoka smiled, her eyes filled with admiration for both the magic and the girl that possessed it. Mami was really something else.
"Shall we get going?" Mami smiled, forcing herself not to glare at the other magical girl nearby. She merely turned around and leaped into the barrier. Sayaka followed and then Madoka.
"About time," Kyouko muttered, a chocolate pocky stick still protruding from her mouth as she stepped through the portal into the barrier. All she wanted to do was get to the witch as quickly as she could, then get out, away from Mami and the other two.
The staircase, now ornate rather than plain, led upwards into a barrier filled with high stone walls, dead trees, and thorned vines that looked like barbed wire. Kyouko forced herself to push the memories of her friendship with Mami to the back of her mind as she ran up the stairs. She had to stay focused on the current task.
A small blob with several eyes, a black moustache, and a pair of butterfly wings flew at her. In a flash of red, her spear was in her grip, and she stabbed the creature. Seeing a similar creature out of the corner of her eye, she whirled round and struck it down before it could sneak up on her. "Annoying little pests," she growled.
What's the point in giving up when you know you'll never stop anyway?

Satisfied with Vita's compliance, Signum continued on in silence. She was aware Vita wanted to gather Linker Cores, and she had proven incredibly effective at gathering many from those worms, but spending time with the mistress was important too.
Signum's eyes narrowed, and she placed a hand on Vita's shoulder to stop her. "Can you feel that?" She asked quietly.
They were near the shopping district by now, and something felt off. Sounded off too, if that crashing sound was anything to go by.
What is going on here? Signum wondered, on guard. Was there a battle going on or something? At first, Signum suspected those two girls, but that was quickly dismissed as unlikely. She didn't know those two well, but somehow she doubted they would fight in this place.