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Squire Lourdes

Scylla had asked an excellent question that Lourdes hadn’t even considered. A new bolt of fear slammed through her body, causing her to fall back to Cybele and latch on to her wrist for stability. Dear god. What if the negaverse did get a hold of this weapon? What if they had another weapon to use against them? One more in the seemingly endless arsenal the negaverse had.

“To be perfectly frank,” she muttered to the senshi around her, “I don’t think there is a thing they can say that will make me comfortable with this.”

Giving energy to help isn’t something we haven’t done before.

Visibly shocked, Lourdes fixed Scylla with a look of pained disbelief. This would be a conversation for later, certainly, and she forced herself to recover and swallowed a new pang of horror.

It was a knight somewhere behind her that saved her, in truth. A woman promising to stand in the way of anyone who dared try and harm their planet (Andronicus). Lourdes turned to her and called, “Hear, hear,” as a promise to do the same. She would not be gathering energy. She would not be harnessing a comet which stood as the last vestige of a living, breathing planet. She would not place any faith or trust in beings who came from another world, which she had no way of knowing wasn’t broken by them in the first place. She would place her faith and her trust in her own. The senshi and knights who had been here. Who had been fighting. Who have been dying and watching their friends die.

She turned back to the pair of aliens.

“I also promise to not actively stand in your way. But the idea of gathering energy leaves a sick taste in my mouth, regardless of consent. As does the idea of harnessing the energy of even a dead comet.

“We would also need a guarantee, not a theory, that the officers and senshi left over would be purified and no longer in need of the negaverse as a power source. History has shown us that when power is removed but the acolytes remain, new power moves in to take its place. That is not pessimism. That is history.”






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Page Agrippa

The dissenting opinions, no matter how logical, saddened Agrippa. The hope that bloomed in her chest was tempered by the voices around her, and she cupped her hands over her sternum as though to shelter herself from them. She glanced around first at her princess and then at the knights that bore her emblem.

“I wonder the same thing, Ganymede,” Agrippa agreed with a small nod of her head. “The question is whether Metallia is the blossom or the taproot? If we get rid of her, the way we pluck a dandelion, will she simply regenerate from the taproot of her power? And if she is the taproot, going solely from gardening experience, then it will take a considerable amount to rid the universe of her.”

Another terrifying thought rang in her hollow head, very suddenly.

“And,” she began slowly, looking up to her Princess, “we had better get all of her in one blow. Because if we don’t… all we’ve done is kick a hornet's nest.



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Alpha and Beta Leporis

The sound of their names made both twins turn their heads. And it was only then that Alpha saw her sister. And then she saw the disdain in her eyes and she wished that her presence had remained a mystery.

Fabulous. Beta thought angrily. Now Alpha knew she was here, and would no doubt begin the exhausting show of pretending things were okay between the two of them. It was not something Beta was able to take this evening, given that they had just had a literal bombshell dropped on them. Beta turned from her sister then, forcing a gentle smile to the senshi who ran for them.

“Forgive me,” Beta murmured, enclosing Lepus in an embrace. “I’ve begun college and it has eaten a considerable amount of time.

“Yeah me too,” Alpha said breathlessly, doing the same as Beta released the younger senshi.

“We started like a month ago, and we’re already drowning in work,” Alpha all but gushed. Beta frowned and rolled her eyes, correcting, “I have no doubt that you’re drowning. I’m doing just fine.”

Alpha looked admonished for a moment, but recovered with a stammered, “O-oh. Right! Of course you are. You always were the smarter sister.” When Beta didn’t respond, and instead started straight ahead, Alpha turned her attention to the aliens and Lepus.

“So… did you hear the news, Lepus?”

Guardian Cat (Humanoid) Arthur


The guardian had been watching the discussions with a open mind and the usual agitation that came with a meeting where everyone was trying to make themselves heard. A lot of concerns were valid, wondering if they were mimicking too close to their enemy, the repercussions of failure, the vagueness of if things were possible and how they would be executed. There was also concerns for those in the Negaverse's employ who might not deserve death if such a attack resulted in casualties.

Arthur listened and decided to step forward as well.

"I think we are forgetting we are in war. One that, as more of the Negaverse grows, the more innocent people are preyed upon and die. The Negaverse has people who many might want to purify and save, but in the end of the day it comes to the question what OUR duties are. Your planets could also become corrupt, your loved ones killed for starseeds, and our planet taken over if we allow this time to pass. We shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. If you do not agree, our attack will continue with those who are willing with the risk of more of us dying for that chance. Everyone has a choice to make, just as they make every day you patrol. That if your life or those your protect are on the line, what would you do to full your duties. They have a reserve of starseeds themselves. Countless souls that aren't being reincarnated by returning to the Cauldron. We owe it to them to save them and save future civilians from that."

He looked to the two, aliens just like he was to this planet.
"Having more technology on our side and energy to fight back could open up ways to preserve Earth and all of your planets. If we don't, then this war is just a wheel turning in place. If we don't push, Metallica sure will. And without advantages, they could run us into the ground."

Paradise, Page of Cosmos

“Do you think they’re going to need some place to stay?” Paradise asked, hand on her face as she wondered about the aliens’ situation. “They can’t possibly have all the supplies and things they need in that dome of theirs. Maybe I should make them some food. Do you think they’ll like lasagna? That’s a silly question, of course they would,” she said with a small wave of her hand as if dismissing her own question.

“How will they fit through doorways? They’re so tall. I’m sure no one will give them a second look if they wandered around the city. They could just say a convention is in town and everyone would believe them. And they look so good for their age. I think I should ask them for their secret. Oh, it’s probably genetics. But I bet they drink plenty of water.”

As a new Page, she was fully aware that she had no real voice in the matter. Whatever the others would decide, she would support since she assumed they knew the situation better than she did. She would just have to make sure everyone had enough to eat and drink and places to sleep and stay warm.

Valhalla, Transcended Knight of Jupiter

Valhalla stared at the Knight of Saturn -- at Asphodel -- with widened eyes, as if not sure to believe him but-- why would he lie?

“Wow, you look great! That’s… I’m so happy to see you again,” he said, his voice sincere as he turned to him as if wanting to make absolutely sure he really was the same Uranophane from before. “This is a horrible place for introductions, but this is my wife, Ganymede,” he gestured, although he tried not to interrupt her from actually trying to pay attention to things. He gave her hand a squeeze to make sure she knew he was listening too.

He glanced at Ida as she spoke as well, nodding at her comments. “Destiny City is all we have. If we can do something to push back at Chaos… that’s why we went into the Dark Kingdom before, knowing that there might have been a chance we wouldn’t survive.” His starseed had still been damaged back then. He hadn’t been able to feel the heaviness of Chaos around them, but in that instance it was more of a blessing than a death sentence.

Valhalla knew Ganymede was right when she spoke. Their family lived in that city. They had a home there, a life there. If they could have a chance at getting rid of Chaos, at least from the city, enough to be able to survive and live and maybe form an alliance with these aliens, then…

“Once you speak to them, whatever your decision is, I’ll trust and follow you as always, Princess Ganymede,” he said with a smile and a small bow of his head, reminiscent of perhaps a time a thousand years ago when they were different people.

If anyone had any insight on how the war had been going for the last decade, and had a reason to protect the city and those who lived in it, and Earth by extension, it was Ganymede. She wasn’t going to leave the city once all of this was over. She was going to stand and protect it as she had been.

Transcended Squire Pendour

She'd had her questions, and she'd gotten answers to them. The comet they were speaking about wasn't Encke's, after all. It was part of a world that had already been destroyed. The environmentalist's heart in her ached, a little, at the thought of more or less mining it for resources and energy, but if it could heal the entire Earth? If it could purify every member of the Negaverse, cure every youma, stop people from having their bodies broken in gardens and having their souls stolen on street corners? If it could help her friends, easily, could help people like Geocronite and the dragon half-youma tear the Chaos out of their minds and their bodies?

On top of that, if all of this could happen without a single life being lost?

It would maybe be worth it.

Yes, they'd have to be careful in the aftermath, wary about things like power vacuums and what the people closest to Metallia might think afterwards. The thought of balance didn't bother her. If evil truly had to exist for some storybook reason, she was sure it could find its way in people's regular greed and selfishness, and she'd stand against all that, too, in any way that they could.

At the moment, she could give these aliens a little of her energy in order to stand against evil. That was easy enough.

"Well, I have a bond with my Wonder that lets me carry and channel more of its energy. Um, and it's renewable. The Wonder only really gets healthier every time I go up there."

She stepped forwards, away from Athalia and the others and closer to Oberon, although she was careful not to crowd his friend as he made his demonstration. He looked okay, after, and it was all consensual.

"Do you want it now? Um, you can take as much as I can give. Maybe if we're lucky, or patient, it'll be enough that you don't even have to drain this comet so much."

Transcendent Eternal Sailor Kerberos

Kerberos turned, as soon as he heard Nile's vice, and reached out half-thoughtlessly to wind his fingers with the Squire's. He was paying attention, and taking in what he was seeing and hearing, and he frowned, faintly. There was quite a bit going on here, tonight, and he was trying to take all of it in.

Deeply passionate opinions flying left, right, and center, for certain.

But the plan made him thoughtful.

Destroy Metallia. Burn out the Negaverse at the source. Save everyone poisoned by her corruption. And the only price was the energy of one comet, and willingly given energy from them, to power this device.

Oh, Kerberos wanted so badly to believe it was possible.

"What do you think?" He asked, addressing Nile quietly. "I don't think either of us can get a word in edgewise here, but...it sounds so good. Too good, d'you think?"

He would have to seek an audience with Caedus and Lyndin after this. Maybe bring some snacks to smooth things over.

Myrrha, Super Senshi of Scents

Having Scylla acknowledge her arrival was a welcome feeling. Although the Kraken senshi then had her attention diverted by those who stood around her. Alas, there would be time to catch up later. It was the arrival of another being that looked like Caedus held Myrrha's attention for all of the time it took for the newest arrival to mention the plan that they wanted to implement. Taking that her place of power was an asteroid up in space the idea to utilize an apparent 'dead' comet seemed almost abhorrent. Instead of voicing her concerns over the plan or support for it Myrrha was more interested in trying to figure out just what else lay beyond the dome that this Commodore Lyndin had walked through to join Caedus. The fact that there were more people, more to this Vanguard than just Caedus and Lyndin was intriguing. Her gaze swept over the pair before she sighed. Her curiosity, although tempered, was inexhaustible. The questions she wanted answers to & possibly the only way to get them was to poke around.

Considering that those that had called them here were both distracted fielding questions and concerns gave Myrrha the chance to glance at the crowd of those, who like her, had heeded the call to arrive. The assembled mass included all types and she had to wonder just how they weren't attracting the wrong sort of attention. Was it something to do on the behalf of Caedus and this Vanguard?

Enough was enough. Myrrha moved back into the crowd and began to sidestep around the throng of individuals. The idea was that she would begin to inch a little closer to the wall that she had seen ripple when Lyndin had stepped out. How did the mechanism work? How was it programmed to allow passage? All these questions ran through the senshi of scents mind as she moved closer to the barrier but still stood a respectable distance away from it. Passive observance was the key for now. The chance to be more than a passive observer could change at any moment but for now Myrrha was content in standing aside and casting glances at the barrier. A burning desire to meet the others that had been spoken of was growing inside of her but she'd tamp it down for the time being. Maybe there would be a chance later - if she were to skulk around after this meeting was dispensed with.

{{ Open for Interaction - Myrrha's trying to observe the barrier - she can't help her curiosity }}

Nile - Uranus Squire


The Squire was thankful that Kerberos grabbed onto him instantly. "This is... honestly a bit overwhelming." He wasn't entirely sure if he meant the gathering, or the given information. "Is this... normal?" He asked quietly.

Nile pulled the Eternal closer, leaning a little bit of his weight against the other with a slight frown. "Honestly, I am... not entirely sure what to think. Given my background... I can say that not everyone in the Negaverse is going to want to be saved. Yeah it's Chaos and Metallia's will or whatever but.." He shrugged lightly. "We, weren't inherently evil... We tried our best not to hurt people if we could avoid it, and when we had to most times it was in self defense. There were, and are, definately far worse people.. But I don't think everyone is evil. Didn't you have a Corrupt friend that you hung out with a lot? White hair. She didn't seem all that bad from what you told me of her."

Nile sighed quietly. "Order, chaos. ...Light, dark... We've all got both light and dark inside us. Isn't what matters the part we chose to act on? That's who we are at the end of the day."

Ugh... It was probably a good thing he couldn't get an word in. Nile didn't think he had the stomach for it right now. "As far as this... plan... I don't know. I don't think it's going to be as simple as he put it... Something just feels off." The Squire said with a huff. "I don't like it. I've got a funny feeling." He grimaced. Part of him wished Lyon was here. Maybe he would have known better.

"Hey..." He said quietly, trying to lighten the mood some as he tilted his head in the direction of one of Caedus' many...friends. "Can you imagine if Natron had ever seen this?" Nile brough his hands up infront of both of them, making a familiar pose. "Aliens." The Squire snickered slightly.




Squire Alexandria

"Promises, promises..." Alexandria mumbled quietly, wrapping an arm around her. He let her pull him around, as needed. Whatever let her blow off some steam.

"Or worse..." He muttered. "Last time went over... oh so well." He said flatly. "They could just be biding their time. Waiting till we come to them again..." The Squire said quietly. Alexandria smiled slightly when Andro kissed him, but it quickly faded as she walked off. Honestly though, with his track record for these things, he was kinda happy nothing had happened yet.

He couldn't quite stop the chuckle that came from his Andro laid down her threat. She was already so done with all of this... "Aw..." He chided, as Andro made her way back over to him. "Look at you being a ball big and badass... How cute. Do you want my sword next time?" He tangled a hand with hers, wrapping it around her.

"I don't like this either..." He said, leaning against her. She'd always been a solid weight for him. Something he could hold on to without the fear of falling creeping in. Or worse. "And I'm not just saying that because I have a knack for getting the s**t beat outta me during these things..."


Sailor Oceana

Oceana made a soft noise as Sparta used him as support. "...I've never been to one of these before.." He said quietly. He wondered if there was anything he was suppose to do... Should he have introduced himself?

Oceana held on to the arms holding him, just watching. He made a face, when the army appeared. This didn't boad well. "...Did.. We know he was bringing an army with him?? I feel like that's something you tell allies first..." The smaller senshi leaned his head against the chestplate. "I mean... It's worth a shot. But people seem apprehensive. I wonder if this has had bad results in the past. What do you think???" He asked, tilting his head up to look at Sparta.