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[Dani :: Angel Grove :: City]
Dani gasped as she heard Kyle’s voice. Dani was not sure if Kyle was coming back. “Kyle!” she yelled before trying to walk over to give him a small hug. The problem was the fact that since she was exhausted, she tended to move sides to side like a drunken person before she reached Kyle.

“I missed you Kyle!” Dani smiled and held onto him, “Yeah. I am really worn out. I tried to get Alan, Kyla, and Riku out of the wires they were in so it kind of wore me out. It’s also a first summon for me so. Is it really okay for you to help me up? I do not want to be a bother.” She said the bit at the end concerned that she was causing Kyle pain or that she was being a bother. This was something that she was always worried about.

[ Kyle ; Sora ; Zexion ; Kuja : The Challenger -> Swamp ]

Kyle grinned, chuckling a little under his breath. "Star Wars is awesome, yes, but a little warning- you go 'dark', and we'll be sure to kick your a**, capiché?"

He laughed again, despite the thoughts Anthony had stirred. One of their last lightning users had given into the Darkness- Timmy. It had been a particularly nasty blow to some of the people, such as Jon. And it had been Cory who'd recruited them.

These new guys would have to be warned about Cory soon enough, especially if he'd just tried to take Kyla, Alan, and the other Kyle, too.

"Um... I'm actually not entirely sure. Jack would know," Sora said, looking to the Captain, who was in the same dinghy as them, but Jack rarely listened to the goings on around him. Sora gave a somewhat thoughtful look, though it seemed more confused than anything. "And I know Kyle said something... the end of the world? Well, 'world's end', anyway. I think we're just here for the Pearl, to be honest."

"Ugh, from a large boat to a small boat... why did I even bother coming on this trip," Kuja complained (particularly loudly) as he (finally) entered into Joe's boat, setting off with the rest of the group. "Can't we ever visit someplace nice? Like hot springs?"

[[Keep in mind, we're all in different boats, there are about 4 dinghies, if I remember correctly.]]

[Jenny :: The Challenger -> Swamp]

Jenny hopped into the little dinghy, probably less gracefully than she would have hoped but no one really noticed. After all, it seemed like they were the last ones to go. She looked to Noelle before looking around their dingy. Noelle, Dawn, Louis and her. Jenny's brown eyes then trailed across the water to the others.

Okay... we could totally beat them. So what if I lack real upper body strength... The mage scooted closer to Noelle, wanting to offer some sort of help but knew deep inside that she'd probably slow them down if she got a hold of an oar. Well, maybe it wasn't so much the 'racing' aspect of it as the being-left-far-behind aspect. "Hmm, I wonder what would happen if I cast haste..."

Sayrike::Caribbean Sea: biggrin ingy in Swamp

Sayrike turned around and saw that the last boat full lagged behind. She didn't think they looked like the rowing type. Louis might still be recovering, or at least not ready for hard labor. Unfortunately, Sayrike couldn't walk on water to go over and offer her help, so she tried to do the next best thing. She saw that Dawn was on board, so there could be a solution. Sayrike wasn't quite sure of the nature of Dawn's magic, but it was worth it to suggest something. The girl was still within calling distance of them, so she said in a low voice that carried over the water, "Why don't you try using your wind magic, Dawn? Plant yourself firmly in the boat, stick your hands in the water, turn your palms outward, and release your wind underwater so as to propel yourself forward."

She had half-paid attention to Kyle and Anthony's conversation. Zexion remained silent and imposing as always, and Kyle hadn't really joined in on their games on the boat, so she didn't know as much about him as she did the others. Maybe it was time to find something out. She waited until after he made his lighthearted threat to Anthony in case he went rogue (What was that about? These people seem very much into the whole Light/Dark dichotomy. Tsk, no middle ground.) before jumping in. Sayrike was immediately more polite again, unlike her demeanor later on aboard the ship, but still friendly. "So, what's your story, Kyle? I mean, we've been given some brief information about everything, but...what about you?"

[Joe: Caribbean Sea: Dingy]

The male glanced at Kuja, eyebrows raised. "Good question. Maybe you could answer it, hm?" The male asked this, then grabbed his oar(s if no one else grabbed the other one). "And it's a common fact. Most journeys lead to swamps and muck and caves over places like grand palaces, beautiful spas, and wonderful hot springs."

[ Billy ; Seymour : Angel Grove : City Ruins ]

With the battle finally over, Anima was slowly descending into the ground, an eerie darkness enveloping her until she was once again gone; the darkness vanished, leaving the city with one less giant Aeon.

At that time, the once-blue Ranger ran out from the rubble, looking worried despite the obvious victory. He looked around; the strange, blue-haired magic-user was walking over slowly, and hopefully the others would gather round soon enough.

"Guys, we have a problem!" he declared, looking around through his glasses. "Tommy's gone ahead to the Command Center, but... we lost our powers. We can't get in touch with the others, and we think something may have happened to Zordon, since he's the source of our powers..."

"And of course this means you can't teleport, I'm assuming," Seymour asked, a raised eyebrow as he neared the Ranger.

"No, so we'll have to get there on foot. It's not too far from here," Billy said, looking toward the volcano that towered above the city. "It's actually at the foot of the volcano, about a mile that way-" he said, pointing over the rubble of the buildings. "Ooze's lair is about a mile north of that, so I figured there'd be some danger... still, we had to protect the city-"

"The longer we waste time here, the more damage could be done. Should you not hurry?" Seymour said, beginning to walk in that direction, leaving Billy with a frustrated look.

[ Ivan Ooze ; Lugae ; Beatrix ; Yuffie : Angel Grove : Ooze's Throne Chamber ]

Slowly, the door into the throne chamber opened, where Lugae awaited. As the circular door opened, none other than Ooze himself stepped in, arms opened wide. "Hi honey! I'm home!"

"Ah, welcome back, my lord!" Dr. Lugae said, bowing low (not that it took much with his already hunched-back) to Ivan Ooze, standing in front of the throne. He'd been waiting for quite some time. "Did all things go according to plan?"

"Oh, yes, it was quite the party. Too bad Zee was never much for parties," Ooze said with a chortle, walking toward his throne. Behind him, none other than Beatrix and Yuffie marched, both with vacant stares. "So, how goes Kefka's little toy? I want to test it out soon."

"B-but my lord!" Lugae protested, immediately looking somewhat worried as Ooze brought up the subject of Project Beta. "That... you and Lord Kefka agreed-"

"Bah, who gives a hoot about that stupid deal," Ooze groaned, grabbing a nearby snow globe. Two tiny voices could barely be heard from within, though he seemed to ignore them. "Does that wretched old clown have nothing better to do than check on you all day?"

"Well, no sir, but..." Lugae muttered, wringing his hands over and over. "Well, I suppose it could use a test run. But I don't want the subject alone! It would be ruined!"

"Well, then we'll just have to send these two girlies with it!" Ooze declared, grinning as if all had been settled. "You get it prepped. It's not like the Rangers will be around to mess things up."

"Yes, sir, right away," Lugae said, a slight scowl on his features as he turned away from Ooze and left the room, heading toward his lab.