Epic Era [U/C Private]

[Kittens1722]

"I don't mind," Grey answered to Saffie, giving her a warm smile. Looking at the bright side, he glanced at Gururu. "Well, I don't mind doing these things for Saffie," He replied, picking Saffie up. "Though it is a bit hot in here to be truthful, so I understand Saffie. See you outside." He walked out of the room and went over to Kimchii's. "Hey, Kimchii, I need to put the place back up for Saffie to take a bath, you don't mind it do you?" He asked from outside, not daring to intrude on her space.

Leight tilted his head. "How is it cooler if we are underground right now?" He asked. They were underground, so basically they were living in a hole. Does digging another hole really help that much? "You can wash off the dirt before Gururu sees it."

[TitaniumHeartz]

Saffie rubbed her eyes and leaned against Grey. Her head rested on his shoulder and she stared at Kimchii's door, awaiting the answer much like Grey was.

Kimchii slid off of the bed, careful not to wake Niet up. She walked to the door and opened it, smiling towards Grey and Saffie. The heat wasnt effecting her, simply because her body had a superb system for keeping cool. "One moment." She urged, focussing on the moisture around their position to determine whether or not the storm had blown over. "That's fine, there doesnt seem to be any rainfall. Besides, it will be much easier to get things done if you put the shelter back at ground level."

Konai blinked. That was a good question, one which he couldnt give a definite answer to, considering he was seven and really had no logic for much that he did. The only thing he could use to back it up is that other fox demons did it too. "Maybe it's a psychological thing?" He asked, tilting his head in the same puppy-dog gesture. He got to his feet and started to brush the dirt from his clothes, twitching his ears to clean those up too.

[Kittens1722]

"Agreed," Grey said, bending down and placing Saffie on the ground. "Go keep yourself company while I go put the place back up, it'll be quick," He told her, rubbing her head like a big brother and going to the living room. Taking a deep breathe, he clapped his hands together and started making the whole place go back up. Somehow, it was easier going down than up. A lot easier.

Niet woke up at the slightest movement of the camp. Maybe it was only him, but the place seems to be going upwards. He sat up and looked over to Kimchii, fixing his hair, and asked, "Is Grey at it again?" He got up and stretched a bit, before going over to Kimchii and seeing Saffie. "Good morning Saffie." With a smile, he looked around. "Is it me or is it a bit hot in here?"

[TitaniumHeartz]

Kimchii bent down and lifted Saffie up from the ground. "He asked if he could because Saffie needs a bath. It isn't healthy for people to constantly be in such heat, much less toddlers." She said, explaining the movement of the shelter. "Well, I can actually feel my emblem working a bit too hard, so it is more than likely boiling for you. I hope Grey doesn't over exert himself under these conditions.."

Gururu felt the shelter shake. Sleeping wasnt possible when everybody was awake. Well, everybody excluding Minax, of course. She slid out of bed to investigate the cause of the temporary home's trembling and found Grey pushing himself to the limit. "You know, if you die doing this, we will be screwed." She informed him with a sigh.

Mina got out of bed and wandered to where Grey was. This was the opposite of a good idea; putting his body under so much stress. "I agree with Gururu, this is a very bad plan. But, also, Gururu, it has to be done unless you want all of us cooked in this place." She said in her naturally soft-spoken voice, walking in front of Grey and placing her hands on the sides of his face, running a scan to check up on him. "Your body is already getting tired and you aren't even close to completing the task, Grey."

[Kittens1722]

Niet shrugged. "I have a feeling someone is disagreeing with what Grey is doing already." He informed her. "And about the plan, I can go along with Leight and Grey. Zaine can stay here to help guard the place. I can do the fighting for Leight since Grey wouldn't be able to fight for Leight after this."

Grey had closed his eyes during the process and opened them to look over at Gururu and Mina. As much as he is tired from the day previous from before, and that he hasn't recovered all of his strength, he had to do it for the team. Taking one for the team is more like it. He flashed them a smile. "Nah, don't worry about me, I'm doing fine," He said, willing himself to continue the process despite the distraction from Mina and Gururu.

Leight looked over to the door of where there room was. "Hey, should we check to see what's going on? The place is slightly shaking," He asked, returning his gaze back to Konai. It seemed Konai didn't know the answer to the question he previously asked, but well, since he is a fox, maybe they have different type of feelings?

[TitaniumHeartz]

Kimchii nodded, folding her arms across her chest. "Is there any last minute details you need to discuss with Ms. Rose?" She questioned, checking things off her to-do list. "If so, Gururu could go in your place. And also, which party is Mina going to be grouped with? We cant have her in two places at once."

Mina sighed, but gave a slight nod. She was still tapped into Grey's health information, but it wasnt effecting his performance. "I see, but you should understand that I know when you are lying about your health. Also, I will be monitoring each and every one of you for the remainder of the day." She said before walking off.

Gururu watched Mina as she left the room, turning her attention back to Grey. 'When Mina's serious, she's scary..' She thought to herself, keeping a close eye on Grey as he worked on bringing the shelter to ground level again. Gururu stayed silent, for once, allowing the green-eyed boy to do what was neccessary.

Konai nodded before heading off down the hall and being stopped at Niet and Kimchii's door by the slender blue-haired leader, who said, "Hang on, boys. Come here for a second." Which he did, motioning for Leight to join him.

[Kittens1722]

"I think we needed to discuss what kind of water enemies or there, considering Leight had been attacked by one. Gururu wouldn't be neccesary for this because she is fire, which water can put out easily no matter how strong fire is," Niet explained before seeing Konai being motioned to them. Leight was making a friend after all, which pleased Niet a bit.

Leight had stopped a little, hesitating for a few seconds before joining his friend's side. "Did you need us for something?" He asked, his voice calm but his mind the opposite. He had a feeling he would have to go across water, and from his experience, water wasn't a great friend in the first place. Especially not after he discovered that water can hide enemies and make one oblivious to the other side.

Finding it harder to concentrate more than ever, Grey laughed a little as he felt Gururu's watchful gaze, though it turned out to be something more of a tortured chuckle. "Ya need something, Gururu?" He asked, glancing at her from where he is. "I don't look that bad, do I? I mean, you are looking at me like I am a sick person, which I can assure you, I am totally fine." He said playfully.

[TitaniumHeartz]

"That makes sense." Kimchii agreed, looking down at Konai and Leight. "Leight, we've got a big job for you." She informed him, looking to Niet to explain the details, since he had more information than she did. Kimchii looked at Konai, poking his nose. "Will you be okay staying here with your sister and Minax?" She asked him, though his answer didnt quite matter, he was staying whether he wanted to or not.

Gururu sighed, not caring much for Grey's charade. "I was just thinking." She said simply, sitting on the earthy couch. "About a lot of things." Gururu sighed, leaning her head back and closing her eyes. "About how everything is changing.." She explained, though never elaborated. "Anyway, don't worry about me, work on getting that job of yours finished."

Konai blinked at the odd question. "I guess." He answered Kimchii, though he doubted he would get through it without a scratch. He knew Gururu didnt get along with Minax, it didnt take long to figure that out. And he surely didnt mesh well with his sister, that was a fact. But he supposed he could deal with it, it wasnt as if he hadnt had to in the past.

[Kittens1722]

"We are going to go to the closest island, and getting a new transportation. Within the group, Leight , you would easily be one of the people who go since you can fly about wherever you want. Accompanying you would be Grey, who would easily put up a defense if needed to." Niet looked over at Kimchii. "I think it should be just me, Grey, Leight, and Mina. Considering the leader would have to look over the people who wouldn't have Mina, agreed? Or should you and me switch sides and I'll stay here?" He asked. He was thinking for the whole team's safety right now, they only had one healer, and the healer can't be in both places at once. Someone who has experience with taking care of people has to stay at the other side, and nobody could count on either Gururu or Minax to take care of anybody.

"You don't like change?" Grey asked, glancing at her. Change was good to him, if everything changed, nothing would be the same meaning they would understand how lucky they were. If nothing changed, then they wouldn't understand how much each and everything means.

"Why can't Konai come?" Leight shot the question at Kimchii, more out of curiousity then anything else. From what he heard, Konai can do things with his mind, which was very interesting and powerful.

[TitaniumHeartz]

Kimchii nodded to Niet. Somebody had to keep Gururu and Minax apart, and since her emblem effected both of them so powerfully, it might as well be her. Water was superior to fire and cats normally dont like to be sprayed on the head. "Very well." She told Niet before turning to Leight. "It is true that Konai can use his abilities in battle, but it exhausts him fairly easily. However.." Kimchii said, second guessing her decision. "Konai may also prove useful in this situation. He may not neccessarily he a physical fighter, but he makes time slots so that others can get their attack in without any interference from the enemy. Also, you, Grey and Niet will have to guard Mina. If anything were to happen to her, I dont see how we could possibly make it home."

"Not entirely." Gururu answered, her silver hair framing to her face. "If it is for the better, I can come to accept it. But the changes that are happening now, or are going to happen in the near future, don't seem that bright to me." She explained, tapping her fingers on her knees.

Konai looked at Leight and Kimchii, paying close attention to their conversation. It was true that his body couldnt take much, but it was also true that his abilities, even at their lowest limits, were powerful. Maybe not in the physical sense, but an entirely new genre.

[Kittens1722]

Niet nodded. "You can add Konai if you wish, but I would think it would be better if the fewer people go, the more easier it is to keep everybody safe." He commented on that, giving a sigh at Leight's behavior. He quickly ran through the list of what needs to be set. So far, they have agreed that Leight, Grey, Mina, and himself was going. Leight is a long-distance attacker, he wouldn't have all the strength to fight an opponent close, which led him to rely on his light powers. Grey can do both long-distance and close-up battles, there isn't the strength needed since rock would be all over the place. Mina wouldn't really be able to attack, which would leave Niet to defend her. Niet, himself, was both a long-distance and close-up attacker. So to simply put it, what works for the team is either long-distance attack for everybody, or just he and Grey doing close-up attack and Mina being defended by Leight. If Konai was to join, he would probably be around helping out Leight in close-up battles or battling all out on the distant ones.

"So is he coming or not?" Leight asked, looking from Kimchii to Niet almost impatiently. But he was a kid after all, so it's not surprising he is acting this way. "And why do I have to go? You have Niet and Grey already."

The place reached ground-level with a violent shake before stopping and surfacing the ground. Grey took a deep breathe and let out a sigh, falling back and wiping some of the sweat from his forehead. "Yeah? Look on the bright side, Gururu, it always helps to look on the bright side instead of the bad side." He said with a short laugh. "Saffie," He called out, laying against the ground now. "Come on, let's go give you a bath!"

[TitaniumHeartz]

Kimchii bit on her thumb, trying to decide what to do. If it was a mental battle these water enemies were playing, there would be nothing to prevent Leight from getting suched into the psychatric game again. Even if he was flying, which he had been the last time they played the trick on him. From her experience as a water being, cunning was everything, especially in Etania's case. "Without Konai there to counterattack their mental persuasions, there is no telling what could go wrong. Besides, let's not forget about his speed. He cannot neccessarily fight, however he is skilled in defense. At least that is how Gururu described it. She also mentioned that by grabbing a person's hand, he can transfer speed, but their hands must always be touching as they run. So if anything were to happen, he could easily take Mina to a safer location." She explained, trying to get all the kinks out. "Or anyone who needed it for that matter. So I say we give it a shot. If he strays too far, he can smell you guys out."

Saffie floated into the living room on one of her famous pink bubbles. "Okay." She chimed with a smile. She had formed a different outfit, a cooler one, with her magic of course. "Kimchii and Niet are going over the plan again." She told Grey.

Konai's ear twitched. "You make me seem like some high-end demon. All I'm good at is running away." He sighed, looking over to the oddly impatient Leight. He was Leight's age, so he could relate to the anxiousness that Leight must have felt now.

[Kittens1722]

"Alright then, so Grey, Leight, Mina, Konai, and me are going, and you, Minax, Gururu, Saffie, Zaine, and Rose and Ren are staying here. I think we should leave this morning, there is nothing we need to bring, and adding to the fact that the whole group is going to be able to catch fish whenever they want. As for this place," He motioned to the whole camp, "I think it be best if you talk to Grey about it."

Grey smiled at Saffie's happiness. Though it was tough to look after people, you get rewarded in the end at some ways. He got back up on his feet and looked over at Gururu. "Follow if you want to help out Gururu, we don't mind having extra hands around," He said before leading Saffie out to the sand and over to the water. "You do know how to take a bath, don't you?"

Leight looked over at his fox friend. "Looks like you're with me," He smiled at that. First time he actually smiled since going over to this place, really. And maybe the first since he's joined the team too. "Plus, we will be protecting Mina, so think of it as body-guarding."

[TitaniumHeartz]

Kimchii nodded to Niet. "That is probably best." She agreed. She ran her fingers through her blue hair before walking into the living room, looking around for Grey. She looked towards Gururu, who was walking out the door to join him, and asked "Where did Grey go?"

"To give Saffie a bath, obviously. That was half of the reason he asked permission to restore the shelther to ground-level." Gururu said before walking off to Grey and Saffie. She folded her arms across her chest and looked out at the water.

Saffie thought for a moment, then nodded. She floated over the water and let it burst, making her outfit disappear just as she hit the water. When her head resurfaced, she gasped in and chimed, "Yay!" before splashing around in the shallow water.

Konai nodded with a smile. He wasnt aware of Leight's lack of smiling, so he didnt really take anything from it. "That's kind of funny because we are younger than she is." He giggled, his tail swaying behind him. He found silly things amusing, even if they were insignifacant. "So what do we do now?"

[Kittens1722]

Niet looked at the two younger boys. "I suggest you two go get some fish to eat, we may be going to the closest island, but it doesn't mean it is close by. I recall some cooked fish still in the living room, go finish it will you?"

Grey watched in amusement, getting little drops of water onto him from Saffie's splashing. "Hey, hey, calm down won't you? You're getting me wet too, and I am not even in the water," He laughed and sat down. "I thought it was bath time, not play in the water time."

Leight nodded and walked over to the living room. "Yep, we are going to do some battles too hopefully," He said almost enthusiastically, sitting down near the fish that he had yesterday salted. He picked the fish up and ripped it in half, holding them out to Konai. "First or second?" He asked.