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Paris, Saturn Knight

Paris had made it to the outside of the academy quicker than he'd like to admit. Already, he felt guilt. He hadn't fought monsters, he hadn't save anyone or anything- he'd been useless. He had failed. A knight was supposed to fight and protect and save- and he'd done none of these things. He'd bee stupid near falling to his death, getting stuck with others, being useless in getting them free, and then abandoning them back in the crumbling castle.

Caedus had asked them to fight and Paris had wanted to help. To become a better knight. But that wasn't possible. He was too much a fool, too much a clumsy useless page to be of any use.
In his pocket, he could feel the tiny marble the man had given him, and yet still, Paris looked at the portal and felt regret.

He'd failed Caedus, who said he could become great.
He'd failed the other knights, who were so much better than him.
He'd failed.

Running to the portal he stopped short before moving to the side, reaching into his pocket to pull out the marble he'd been given.
"I'm sorry." He whispered to it.
"You were wrong." He said. "I'm not important."

He squeeze the bauble, wishing he could have been better.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a failure."

Sailor Harmonia, Super Senshi of Harmony - Following after Ganymede

So much was happening at once. While plans were being laid down battles were raging around them, Laurelite was working her way through the ranks, Val and Gev were trying to draw the General Queens attention and Babylon was targeted by an officer. It was almost too much to keep up with and Harmonia was beginning to feel overwhelmed by it all.

"I am Harmonia." She offered to Ganymede when the woman referred to her as 'you'. Not that she expected anyone to remember her name, not in the heat of everything going on. Hell, she barely could keep track of anything let alone names. Still she glanced over at the Knight she now knew as Alex just as Ganymede began racing towards the two knights who were attempting to distract the General Queen.

All the people that she had been asked to find she didn't knew. So she wasn't helpful in that department at all. Sure she could just run around half blind as she tried to sense where people were at but there was so much fighting going on that she doubted she'd be able to gather anyone. What do I do? Should I go get people like the princess said or should I try and help her?

She glanced at Alex again, to her stash of starseeds which was now tucked under an arm, before making a split and probably rash decision. After all, her tailing Alex wouldn't be all that helpful. She wasn't very good a physical fighting and her magic was better off used on Ganymede. So turning on her heel she raced after the group that had moved towards Laurelite.

"I can help you!" She said over the sound of battle as she ran up to Ganymede. Eye's widening a bit as the princess tried to get the general queens attention. "I am not useful running around as a tag along finding people. I am not good at fighting, but I can boost your magic a bit myself."

And she prepared herself to do just that.

Labradorite - free for interactions

Labradorite had been somewhere in the original battle though where it was difficult to say. Now though she stood there with her poster looking at the crowd of Senshi. Her nose wrinkled a little as she stood there, it wasn't her usual place to fight a battle, it wasn't her usual place at all. Not to mention she only held a poster, paper cuts were sooooo effective right now she could feel it. Though as much as she wanted to protest she'd go find some small something or other to pick off. Maybe it'd be interesting, fun? She wasn't sure though the lieutenant charged with the rest of them. Hoping she wouldn't regret this, hoping very highly she wouldn't regret this at all.




Corrupt Super Sailor Victoria

Victoria had come because there was a strange calling, perhaps a summons to arms. He still hadn't completely gotten his barings all in order and was still a little well sheepish. But he followed into the fray and well did pretty much what he was told. He wasn't much use in the magical department unless he could find some senshi to aid. Which was a little annoying because he couldn't see one of their own at the moment.

He was passing a General (Tweedledumite) and a Senshi (Metis) who made him pause for a second and look at her funny, like he had a weird sense of deja vu but couldn't place it. Shaking his head he chuckled a little, was she really trying to tell the General to go back to his brother? There was something ironic about that statement. "Shouldn't they be the ones going somewhere?" He asked looking at the General a little amused, the Russian accent was still prevalent, something that metis might recognize from the last time she'd seen Victoria.

Eternal Athene -- with Mauvian Liryn, Alcor, Eleonora and Gorner

Athene had borrowed the two bronze stars that dangled from the tails of Liryn's very long outer jacket and had combined them with the sashes that he wore around his waist, knotting the fabric around the stars, before handing one off to Eleonora.

"For the youma" he explained as he handed the second, one that he'd combined with the paler jade inner sash back to Liryn.

As a makeshift weapon it wasn't much, however the dangling stars looked relatively heavy and was a lot better than nothing.

Athene was very, very, very conscious that his small group consisted of himself, Liryn and two senshi.

He was also very, very aware that when it came down to speed and strength that he was perhaps the strongest of the group - especially when he heard the General Queen order their deaths in a clear, calm voice that managed to ring out despite the numbers of those gathered.

He missed Tsui's bold fierceness and Ida's gentle but strong presence - wishing more than ever that his two friends and team mates were here - that they were by his side.

The odds would have seemed so much better that way, even if they really weren't - because things had always seemed better when the three of them - well four plus Liryn - fought as a team.

I'm not sure if I can do this alone.

Because truth be told he was terrified - especially given the fact that that the General Queen had just cut through four senshi like they were paper.

And then he thought of his earlier promise to himself when the four of them had first entered this place - his promise to get the others out should things go pear-shaped and forced himself to stiffen his spine.

Because when it came down to it, things couldn't really get more pear-shaped than this and that meant..

That meant he had a promise to keep.

Of course he wasn't expecting Alcor to suddenly go darting into the fray, although a sudden youma had lumbered into their path as a clawed hand reached out to try and rake at Eleonora.

He had gotten there first, wincing as the claws shredded fabric to rake at his arm in a white hot flash of pain and blood darkened the fabric of his sleeves.

He tried to kick out at the thing and heard it screech as the sound of something clunked into it.

Liryn or Eleonora maybe he thought as he took the opportunity of the youma's recoil to ball up a fist and drive it into the monster's face.

Alcor had rejoined them by the time that the youma had been dealt with, with a red-haired Page in tow.

Gorner he remembered as he mentally added her to the list of people who he had to look out for - to the list of people he had to get out.

He managed a small smile as he heard Liryn cheerfully greet the Page, adding his voice to the cat human mauvian as he said quietly "Hi Gorner, I wish we were meeting under better circumstances" even as Liryn swung his makeshift 'weapon' to clunk another youma in the face.

"We need to make for the portal" he said as he started to walk. "And keep together" because if they got separated then they would probably have no chance.

"And if the blue-haired woman with the scythe comes your way then all of you just run" and he included Liryn in his glance "And I'll hold her off" and somehow the words managed to come out with a confidence that he didn't feel.

Whatever the cost he reminded himself as he walked forward and further into the fray. Whatever it takes.

Chibi Oort -- Chibi group (with Perdita, Oberon, Tomlin, Chara, Ambrosia, Cadmus and Iduna) facing off against Disposable Banananite and Disposable Birbite

"I'm sorry" Oort said quietly to Tomlin, because it had sounded like they had hurt the ginger star cat's feelings. "I.. I think that the laser thing is awesome, but when Horatio did it she got all pooped out after and I didn't want that to happen to you."

Another two senshi had joined them as they continued to move, the blue-haired girl (Iduna) looking vaguely familiar although Oort couldn't quite place from where.

There wasn't any time to puzzle over it either really - not with more monsters coming and Oort once again tried to kick out at one with sandalled feet whilst wishing that he had something better.

And then there was something other than monsters blocking their way as Oberon moved to stand in front of them and was followed by Perdita and then Chara.

One of the Nega-people (Banananite) was talking about a Laurelite person who had apparently commanded their doom and the other with some sort of stupid toy bird (Birbite) was spouting off something about them not passing... But out of them and Perdita he rather thought that Perdita was more scary.

He eyed the toy bird man with reddish eyes that were serious as he said "You should move Mister" and his words were for both of them because the Nega-people had obviously not seen Perdita's broom-wielding.

Although Oort was willing to do his part to the best of his one-handed ability - be it via punch or a kick to the shins.

Falias, Squire of Earth -- Team Protect the Code (with Kairatos, Varuna, Palatine, Themiscyra and Andronicus)

Falias nodded having heard the General Queen give the order to take down Kairatos' summon.

"I'm probably best sticking with the hit hard part" he admitted as he heard the woman move on to order their deaths in a calm voice before moving to demonstrate - by cutting down four senshi.

"You're going to need someone a lot faster than me" because whilst he was healthy enough - at least when he wasn't making suicide runs - he also knew that he was no sprinter.

The pink clad Squire (Palantine) had moved to offer however and the Super Senshi (Varuna) had moved to back up Kairatos's summon and whilst his wand was not going to be much good Falias at least had his hands.

And then it seemed that their group had grown again, the newcomer another Squire (Andronicus) and one who was apparently a sprinter.

He kicked out grimly at a youma that moved too close knowing that he had to hit as hard as he could and felt a sense of grim satisfaction as thought he heard the beast yelp.

They had to keep moving forward.

Moving forward - because they had a lot to get past if they were going to reach that portal.

Newgrange, Squire of Earth

Newgrange looked between the two Captains, and beyond backing up to avoid Jet's reach, he made no further effort either to disappear or attack. He did manage to cast a wary glance between the two. He didn't know anything about torture—and he certainly hadn't been involved in anything of the sort—and it was fairly obvious that the accusation brought only confusion to him.

"Counter-offer," he said to the blonde Captain, Aquamarine. He gestured to Jet. "Your friend doesn't look like he's in any condition to be fighting. So while I can understand you're just following orders, I really suggest you get him out of here before any permanent damage is done. I don't know what happened to him, but if you try that again," he looked at Jet's weapon quickly before returning his eyes to their faces, "You aren't really giving me any option but to defend myself. So, you go your way, I go my way, we all leave in one peace. Because—honestly—I'd rather not be here anyway. I'm happy to get out of your hair, if you'd just kindly move aside. Please."

It was an earnest request, but he was already prepared for the worst. The Negaverse wasn't very reasonable.

…At the very least, he could hope to buy himself a little time to try and come up with a plan.

Not that there was really much you could do when your enemies had weapons and you had…gloves.