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Super Sailor Athalia

He gave a start as Metis touched his shoulder and quickly looked down. The surprise did turn in to something akin to delight as he recognised who it was though and he offered a warm smile. He soon relaxed after that and though he hadn't asked for the history lesson, at least Metis knew him well enough to know that he at least needed a crash course in the who, what, when and why of it all. It was fortunate that he did have some of the more 'young' senshi and knights around him too, as he was sure they probably appreciated a very brief introduction as well.

...Not that it bought him over entirely.

"You know you can summon me at any time you would like," he replied smoothly and folded his arms across his chest once more, his lips pursing as he flicked his gaze back towards Caedus. Had he heard the tail end of that right, was he referring to an alliance of some sort? And just who was going to negotiate that on their behalf, the last time he checked there was a singular force who represented every individual on earth.

More to the point -

"He is not wearing rags, if anything he's dressed in what can only be described as military attire," he added and released a sigh. "And you will have to forgive me but regardless of what he might have done in the past I take extreme issue with anything and anyone who can 'pull' me anywhere," he pointed out. Trust was earned, not freely given, and at this point Athalia neither respected or trusted the individual who seemed to have the capacity to manipulate a very specific aspect of what he was.

He would concede that the capacity to assault the Negaverse directly was of interest though, even if he doubted they now had the numbers or expertise to do any measure of damage to them at this point in time.

"By the way I have it on good authority from a very reputable source that at some stage you and I need to talk," he finished as he gave the much more senior senshi a nudge. "So when you are next available and we are not completely surrounded by cooing crowds, I would appreciate an audience."

A pause.

"Oh but where are my manners," he motioned to all three of those in his immediate company and smiled. "This is Kepler, Sparta and Pendour," he pointed to each in turn. "They can do the honours of introducing themselves more thoroughly lest I do them a disservice and get something wrong."

Chibi Super Charybdis, Senshi of Seals

Charybdis loved patrolling with her friend, even though since the night that Giulia had been introduced to just how lucky she had been so far in her ignorance, while saving the stained glass princess squire Caer Sidi... well. She had been much more hesitant to try and go out patrolling by herself, escaping the restrictions upon her by her older sister. Defiance had somehow seemed much less good. Much less exciting.

The text from Scylla had come not long after she and Ara had sensed a tug, as though something wanted them to come outside the town. That was bad; if the text hadn't come, Giulia would have tried to dissuade Ara from going.

Scylla had approached a tall guy with pointy ears and a fancy uniform, and Ara was being surrounded by people who knew her, and Charybdis took the opportunity to be nosy, looking around at all the people who were approaching the area, and then at the... something. It was like a glass wall, or something; if Charybdis hadn't caught the smallest flicker, she wouldn't have known it was there.

"I think you might be getting a new daddy soon. Do you know who he is? Or for that matter what he is?"

"Him?" Giulia looked over, but all she could see was a blonde hairy man (Puck) next to her sister. "Wha? Maybe he's a fairy? Or a hobo?" Giulia had already forgotten Scylla had been hugging an alien - Jada hugged a lot of people, she liked them. "And I have a daddy, an uncle, two brothers, and a cat; they're all annoying and I love them. I don't need any other male-folk lurking around the house and like... kissing or something. Gross."

Speaking of her dad, Castor was here too! He also seemed to be friends with that blue alien guy. Huh. Maybe it was an old person they all knew?

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Asphodel Knight of Saturn

Another alien, so soon? Asphodel wondered how often this happened. But this felt quite different from the events at the Star Festival. Everything was so open. The otherworldly visitor was clearly friends with many of the people he could call allies now, and the rhythm of words and gestures being exchanged created an atmosphere quite like a family gathering. He walked into the area without feeling much need to keep his guard up at all.

He noted a couple of familiar faces - Kerberos and Cybele - and gave them a look of acknowledgement as he passed them by. Hopefully they could catch up a bit later.

Then, someone he'd been hoping to find for weeks crossed his eye. A twinge of guilt hit him immediately as he remembered the blade he'd thrown into his arm -- such a memory made Valhalla Knight easy to recognize. The fellow Knight seemed to have a good understanding of what was going on, so that was more than one good reason to try and talk to him.

So, after striding over and waiting for a gap in the conversation, he politely stepped in. "Good to see you again," he said. "I've been out of town for a long time. Can I get a briefing?"

It didn't occur to him Valhalla might not recognize him.

That Erebus and Venice took a step back was not missed by Caedus, and he offered them a quick, apologetic smile. He had fondness for both of them, and seemed grateful to see them, but it was no small effort to juggle everyone and everything, and as the moments ticked on he seemed to be getting more nervous. Even with the space, he was grateful that Encke remained. Castor had offered no hostility but he was always nervous around such power, it seemed.

In the distance, he was aware of Metis’ wave, and though it had caught him by surprise, he found himself waving back instinctively.

“I remember you,” he said to Etamin, and smiled. “You have grown very powerful. I hope you have been able to protect your loved ones. And you!” he looked down to Realta and, if he hadn’t been so close to needing to make an announcement, he too might have knelt to scoop her up and pet her. “Thank you, my friend. I am so excited to be able to catch up with everyone. After this. I have to introduce myself again.”

Because, for everyone he knew, there were still so many who did not know him.

He looked nervous, and had to close his eyes for a second to will himself the strength to speak. To those around him, he offered a quick, “I apologize. I must be loud.”

He cleared his throat, then, and spoke to address everyone.

Once, his voice was low and metallic and gravelly from misuse, but now it seemed he had recovered--at least, somewhat. There was still an echo of gravel in his voice, and maybe he’d permanently damaged it, or it was just how he’d always sounded.

“Thank you all for coming,” he began. “I am as grateful now as always to see so many of you. Some, I know. Some, I do not. Which means I need to introduce myself to those of you who do not know me.” Or, did not remember.

“I am bad at doing the math for this,” he prefaced, “Please forgive me. Many years ago, I was betrayed. The Moon and Earth had not yet entered hostilities in their war. I came with a small team of diplomats to ensure my people would be safe. Earth was our ally. Queen Beryl disrupted things, but we wanted to maintain alliances with Earth. But during our meeting, she attacked. I was separated from my group. I was lost. In her domain. I wound up in the Rift, with all of her monsters. They must have thought me dead. They did not pursue me. They forgot about me. But I did not forget about them. When I escaped the Rift, I arrived here. And I met many of you. And you helped me attack them. We did not succeed in destroying them before, but I was rash and blinded by purpose. And, I am sorry.”

He had to take a breath before he could continue; he was speaking as quickly as he could, either because he was flustered or because it was easiest for him to translate into short, quick sentences.

“But I have not come unprepared this time. I have brought with me the best of the best. And I have told them of the Negaverse. I have told them how dangerous they are, and what they want to do to your world. And--”

The glassy wall behind Caedus rippled for a second, and he half-turned to face it--just in time to draw attention to the man who had stepped out of it.

The newcomer was impressive on nearly all counts and towered over most of the crown; he was only taller than Caedus by a few inches but was instantly more imposing. He was broad shouldered and well built; it might have taken nearly two of Caedus’ arms to make up the bulk of one of his own.

And yet, despite his physique, there was something gentle about him. He had a commanding presence but it wasn’t smothering in the slightest. He had turquoise eyes and pale, purple skin. His hair nearly matched Caedus’ in color; it was silvery, cut short in the back but his bangs fell to his cheeks and were parted in the middle and swept to the sides of his face.

At first, his lips were pressed in a firm line as he surveyed the group, and then a kind smile blossomed. “Ah. His Highness mentioned there were a lot of you. I was wrong to doubt.”

Caedus’ eyes flashed and he corrected quickly, and quietly, “Caedus.” Looking back to the group gathered before him, he smiled again. “This is my good friend, and very trusted adviser, Commodore Lyndin. I have known him nearly all my life. He was with me when I was trapped on Earth. We were separated, he was able to make it back home with the rest of our team. They thought I was lost forever, but he has given me such a welcome since I returned. It has been very nice. He has offered all of his assistance.”

Lyndin nodded, and while there was a very serious air about him, something still managed to be warm. He seemed reserved, but friendly enough, if not a bit guarded.

“It was the least I could do. I wish I had known you were trapped down there. Things would have been very different. I can only try to make amends for that mistake now. Forgive me for interrupting.”

“You have not,” Caedus assured. “Please, you are more familiar with the intricacies of this plan.”

Lyndin nodded at this, and he seemed far more comfortable in front of the group of them. “All right. Thank you.”

He faced the group again, unflinching at their numbers. “I look forward to getting to know you and your planet, and seeing what we can do for it. I have selected some of my most trusted and promising subordinates to join us. I am sure--”

Caedus was giving him a look, so Lyndin made sure to get his name right. “--Caedus has told you of the Vanguard.”

And yet, in case he had not, Lyndin explained, “We protect our world and our people. And we have, since before we had much of anything to protect. We have a temporary home, a world Caedus says is unknown to you. The Vanguard protects this new world, Velencya. We have left many behind to ensure its protection in my absence, but I have brought my best commanders to aid us. They’re inside still, helping set up.”

He took a few seconds to look at the group, at the city, at the moon. He wasn’t easily distracted and it seemed easy for him to focus on this presentation.

“I don’t have a lot of time, I should be inside helping them. I just wanted to make sure everything was going well out here and introduce myself. I need to ensure preparations are made and it’s going to be a time-consuming task. You want to destroy the Negaverse. Caedus has asked us to put all of our resources into that.”

Lyndin shifted positions where he stood, not from discomfort but because he had a purpose in mind. He reached for a little band on his wrist and pressed a few buttons; immediately, a projection of the night sky appeared, bathed in a pale blue light. It flickered, and then a comet appeared on the screen.

It wasn’t a large screen, but at a few feet wide and a few feet tall, it was easy enough to make out the details.

“I don’t want to mince words,” he said, with a bold voice that echoed easily. “We have one chance, and one chance only to make this work. We’ve brought the supplies we need to build a weapon capable of tearing into the Rift. But, to do so, we need immense power. My people will need to borrow some from Earth. Nothing you’ll miss, and no one has to get hurt. We need to secure a stable connection to this comet. It’ll pass through in a few weeks, and we need to be prepared to harness its resources.”

Caedus looked to him with obvious trust and respect, and it seemed like Lyndin was someone used to being viewed with such reverence.

“There are some who believe this ancient comet houses magical properties. I don’t know if I believe that myself, but I know that we can siphon the energy out of it. Its core is pure, compressed energy. I don’t expect that you have technology like that here?” he asked, but seemed to do so with no means of insult. “When this succeeds--and, it will--we’ll share that information. We can teach you how to build your own. But all of that is contingent on having a safe planet to wield that power.”

“To have that power would be enough to decimate the Negaverse,” Caedus said, hopeful and enthusiastic. “Enough to tear open a portal into their domain and fire all that raw energy right into it. It is enough to crumble it from the inside out.”

Lyndin nodded. “It is that powerful. I understand not all of you might be inclined to trust us, or to want to help us. I take no offense, we’re outsiders. But we are a part of your universe, and your planet is sick. You can’t fix this on your own. If you won’t help us, I ask that you give us the space to do what we need. I realize this might seem dangerous to you, but I have lived many of your lifetimes, and I have never failed a mission. If you leave Metallia to me, I will see that this is finished.”

Caedus turned from Lyndin to face the crowd again. “If she can be destroyed, there is a possibility that the Chaos she has implanted in her army will be destroyed with her. In one single action, we might be able to destroy all of her ties to them. It would mean no more fighting. And, it would mean they are saved.”

Sailor Tachibana, Chibi Senshi of Chrysanthemums

Tachibana was a little nervous as the princess greeted her along with an ever growing group beside her. She stepped away from Ida to bow respectfully before introducing herself. “I’m Sailor Tachibana senshi of the Chrysanthemums. It’s nice to meet you” the 12 year old said in her most polite greeting tone. She didn’t want to look ill mannered in front of so many people.

Ida hug was warm and made the young senshi feel good. She had missed the defacto leader of the Koronis. She was such a strong presence. Tachibana nodded at the introduction. “Hello Princess Ganymede and Sir Valhalla.”

Tachibana then turned to listen to Caedus and his ally who walked out. They spoke of a weapon that would destroy the Negaverse in one foul swoop, it sounded too good to be true but Tachibana would love it if they could ensure something like that last battle never happened again. “Do you think it’ll work Ida-nee what about you Princess Ganymede, Sir Valhalla?” She was curious what the older wiser and more powerful fighters had to say. She hoped they would know what was the right thing to do because at the moment she didn't.

Asphodel Knight of Saturn

Well. That answered most of his questions. It also raised many more. But now his eyes were wide and his jaw was loose at what these people were offering.

A way to completely destroy the Negaverse in one strike.

He would give anything for that.

Reasons to be suspicious were running through his mind, but the reasons to try were far greater. He was already interested.

Sailor Arthuradel, Chibi Senshi of Honor

Arthuradel nodded as Hania explained who the royals were. It was strange to see them especially but also all the other powerful members of order gathered in one place but without any Chaos members to fight. It made her nervous like something was going to blow up again. But in a way it also made her feel secure, knowing that if something did go down if they were attack that there were so many powerful Order fighters around. She wished that Prince or Princess had been at the recent battle maybe then that Page wouldn't have been killed.

She listened as Morgan explained the Alien. "So he's a friend. He helped us attack the Negaverse?" Sure enough the Alien himself soon verified this as he and another alien who showed up explained their plan.

She frowned. "I don't know about this plan." She would love to get rid of the Negaverse but something about it just felt wrong to her. Sure enough a bunch of other people voiced their concerns. She turned to her three older companions. "I don't think trying to use some super weapon to take out the Negaverse is right, but what about you guys?" She wanted to know their opinions afterall they were older and presumably wiser than herself.