"No... Darren! Wait!" It was like the carnival all over again with all semblance of normalcy shot to hell and back within a matter of seconds the moment both Buddingtonite and Serpentine made their presence known and summoned their personal youmas into the mix. Did Darren hear Hafwen's words of protest but chose to ignore it anyway in favour of his own self righteous notion of defending her from the impending danger at hand that he probably saw in Buddingtonite? Probably not. Was Hafwen pleased with him taking things into his own hands before she could get any form of clarification from the Negaverse Captain, whom he was in the midst of trading blows with, as to why they were specifically targeting her this time? Definitely no. Was she close to labeling all the implicated males around her as idiots and killing them personally if they weren't already dead by the time all this was over? Heck yes.
She gave the dog-sized crab youma that Buddingtonite had tasked with watching over her a dirty look, remaining where she was as she took in the sight of the chaos all around her. All of this just because they wanted something from her for a purpose that even she herself had no inkling of. It was too flashy. Not that she expected anything less from the redhead Captain whom she was acquainted with as Dallol though it was still a rather distasteful way of doing things in her own opinion.
He did mention something about correcting a mistake and the worst thing that she could think of in relation to that was that the Negaverse had somehow managed to figure out that she and Dallol were in fact one and the same person. If that was the case and they were here to kill or forcibly corrupt her, she had no qualms at all about powering up and fighting them right here and now. Darren, the civilians around her and the poor senshi who was momentarily blinded by the naga youma's venom all did not have to be dragged into this mess just because of her.
She took a step towards the two men - the younger one whom she had promised a first date to though that all was entirely ruined now, the older redhead a Negaverse Captain whom she had come to see as a friend during the early days following her awakening as Dallol, her entire body quivering lightly as she tried to project her voice above the din. "Everyone else including Darren here is innocent. If you have any business with me, why don't you come right up to me directly instead of dragging everyone else here into it as well?" She issued her challenge finally, her lips pressed in a thin line of obvious disapproval as she allowed her gaze to meet that of Buddingtonite so that he would know that she was addressing him directly with her next word.
"Arschloch."
ChibiGingi
DallolHafwen knows you can teleport if you wish to Captain
Torvil
Hafwen is pissed off at you
Quicksilver the Archangel
you
elza magica
not you
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 12:42 pm
Darren had expected resistance to his assault. Nobody was going to let someone hit them unless it just completely didn't hurt, and as far as Darren could tell this guy was human. What he had not expected what the return blow to hurt so damn much. His world spun and suddenly he found himself looking at the ground, ears ringing and trying to sort out which way was up.
Spitting blood from his cut lip, he slowly and shakily raised his head to get a new look at the situation.
He was not prepared for the vision he received.
Standing before him stood a blue haired goddess confronting the redheaded demon. Her voice projected clearly enough to him, being as close as he was. He heard every word she spoke, and when he heard her perfectly inflected German insult his heart skipped a beat.
Oh he was so screwed. Because now he knew that he would be willing to kill and die for Hafwen. What had started off as admitted infatuation was growing into something far more deep and anchored in the fires of the Negaverse's attack. He knew, deep down - he had to protect Hafwen - no matter the cost to him personally. She was a precious thing that had to be protected.
His step-mother would have flipped her lid at him for that, but Darren was pleased that he took after his father.
Quick to love - even quicker to do stupid s**t because of it. Rising shakily to his feet, he wiped the back of his hand across his mouth, looking at the blood. Okay, so the guy hit like a truck.
Don't let him hit you then.
Looking at Hafwen, he nodded his head gravely. Before turning his attention to the demon she faced.
"We've got unfinished business a*****e!" Darren bellowed from deep in his chest.
Then he bull-rushed Buddingtonite again, fist swinging wildly and rashly at the older male. Not giving up until he was completely dropped. He was sure Hafwen could deal with that crab thing - she was more than capable of protecting herself. But she needed his help against the redhead.
That much he was sure.
baby_gwing
He's not sorry she's angry. He's stupid and in wuv.
ChibiGingi
Yeah, feel free to wreck him <3 He's asking for it now.
Despite the young man's strike, everything seemed to be going according to plan, at least as far as Buddingtonite was concerned. He didn't need to look towards Serpentine's and Stheno's direction to see that he was doing a great job in keeping not only keeping the civilians at bay, but the Senshi as well. He heard her cries of pain but the shouts of panicked civilians drowned it out and his attention laid solely on the target before him, and her brave stand only served to make this ordeal all the more bothersome to Buddingtonite.
He gave a spat at her words and her insult, and he forced his smile to widen, keeping this facade going for as long as he possibly could. "Because then where would the fun in that be? I'm here to correct a mistake, and set an example!"
Gra kept on task, nowhere near as large or formidable as the naga youma that terrorized in the gold-cladded captain's honor, but it didn't stop him from arching itself upwards with its spider-like legs and snapping its mismatched claws. Despite the size difference, the crab youma scuttled closer to Hafwen, bubbles and saliva gushing from its mouth as it hissed, as it tried to snap its claws around her flesh or clothing. All it needed was a firm grip and soon her precious energy would be in his gullet.
Buddingtonite, on the other hand, still had the overprotective Darren to deal with, and he wasn't quite prepared for his bull rush forward. He gave a breathless 'oof' when he collided with his midsection, and as strong as he felt in powered form, the momentum of the blow sent him tumbling backwards, the side of the fountain slamming against the back of his legs and threatening to send them falling into the disgusting water. Buddingtonite may have been going down, but an idea hit him at the spur of the moment, wrapping one arm under Darren's armpit to hook him in to bring him down with him, and he tried to twist themselves about so that it'd be the overprotective youth that'd hit the water first. If he couldn't drown the little nuisance, he'd end his life by taking his starseed, and that was exactly where his second hand was going. "I'll enjoy crushing you!"
Quicksilver the Archangel
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baby_gwing
Torvil
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:14 pm
Serpentine chased after the blinded Senshi, but it was not much of a chase. He pushed aside any civilian that came in his way - be it because the Senshi had forced them into his path or otherwise. He was not gentle with his shoves, and he did not care for their cries. The Captain's golden eyes were steadily fixed on the retreating foe. He launched another attack with his whip, aiming for her legs to trip her up.
With no instructions, Stheno busied herself with taunting the innnocent mall folk around her. The Naga's fangs gleamed as she studied all of the potential snacks. She slid up to one of the children nearby and pulled it away from its screaming mother. Tiny snack first... just in case she was needed again.
ChibiGingi
Stheno says Gra is not the only one who gets tasty noms!
Medea's eyes flashed open! That was a child! She stumbled out of the whip's path. Her heart raced. Who was this agent, and why did he accompany Buddy? Her eyes narrowed. What did Buddy exactly do for the Negaverse? Would he become like Bischo--She spun toward Stheno and charged. No. Not today. She leapt, arms outreached, to tackle the Naga. Even though she feared the Naga because snakes seemed slithery and poisonous and vile.
"NOOOO."
Sorry blue-haired girl. A screaming mother. Sorry black-haired guy. She would save you maybe. After this. If she could. If she didn't die first. How pathetic it would seem to die in a mall. She didn't even have the chance to wear her new shoes.
baby_gwing
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Quicksilver the Archangel
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 3:19 am
Well, ain't this just peachy? To what extent did one have to go nowadays to get the attention of a certain redhead Negaverse Captain, short of stripping naked and telling him to come hither? Hafwen gave a snort, irate that her ploy to draw Buddingtonite's attention and, in doing so, ensure Darren's safety had fallen through completely.
Turning her attention to Gra, she made a face when it surged forward and tried to snap its claws at any part of her that it could latch onto. Bad youma. No energy draining for you. Go back to the Rift whence you came from. She looked around for anything that might be handy in dealing with the crab youma, spying an abandoned hockey stick not too far on the ground which she was able to retrieve in no time before she went on to attempt smacking the crab youma away with it.
Darren had better make sure that he was alive by the end of this if he was still interested in that first date.
Darren had 99 problems but contemplating the continuation of his and Hafwen's first date was not one of them. He struggled against the redheaded male as he felt the arm sweep under his armpit and pull him towards the floundering man. He didn't like where this was going. Grapple fights never ended well for anyone. He wasn't a trained fighter at all - but he'd been in enough schoolyard scrapes to know that once they started to tangle up together it was almost impossible to pull the two fighters apart.
Not that it mattered - he was going to beat the ever loving tar out of this guy monster summoning or no.
That thought changed to purely survival when his back hit the water of the fountain, and he fought and struggled to keep his head above water. This guy was going to honestly try and drown him? Okay, that was beyond messed up.
He didn't even realize the other hand was moving toward his chest, and he didn't defend against it at all. Instead struggling to keep his head above water while keeping his hands attacking Buddingtonitie's face and arm holding him in the water.
He'd have to let go eventually right?
ChibiGingi
You are now free to completely own him X3
baby_gwing
Yeaaaaah about that...
Quicksilver the Archangel
elza magica
It's SOKI HE TOTALLY UNDERSTANDS! WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST!
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 12:44 pm
Gra was resilient and for what it may have lacked in size, prowess, intelligence, speed and a million other things, it made up for it in two aspects. The first and foremost was its tenacity, as it kept after Hafwen, despite her towering over him and now the hockey stick she wielded as a weapon, and while it could have fled, Gra kept at her. He scuttled towards her on long, spindly legs, spewing bubbles and giving an garbled hiss, maybe not scaring his target but keeping others at bay. The second thing Gra had going for him was his defense, as Hafwen's aim was dead on, slamming the hockey stick against the youma's outer shell with a loud 'CRACK'. While it sent the youma crab flying back a few feet, there was no cracks or damages to the crustacean's shell, and it scuttled in a circle, trying to regain its bearings from the blow, its long legs wobbly for a moment but slowly strengthening as he peered around for his target.
Had Buddingtonite watched the feat, he would have initially been enraged to see someone, ANYONE, strike at his Gra and worried for his safety, though it would have easily passed when the youma, though dazed and appearing a little lost, was alive and well. Well, as well as a youma could be. Then, with the danger passed, he would have laughed at the feat, but his attention was completely on Darren. Despite his position over Darren, the youth had spunk and Buddingtonite could have admired that, had he not smacked him in the chin with his insistent flailing. Not that his blows did much, thanks to his powered state, but they hurt, nevertheless, and Buddingtonite was growing increasingly tired of this encounter.
"Ripping your starseed should put an end to your pathetic struggles, boy!" Buddingtonite snarled, tightening both the grip around the youth's shoulder and his chest, and it didn't take much effort to push his hand through, bypassing the skin, the muscle and rib cage without physically penetrating a single one, and he didn't stop until he felt his fingers tighten around his starseed. He felt a jolt of power and despite Darren's valiant struggle and the many blows he landed that would soon decorate Buddingtonite's chin and body with bruises, he began to pull it out, more than eager to end his struggling for good. "I wish I could corrupt you... you'd make a great soldier for the Negaverse, I think! But today is your lucky day, gallant knight! Today you'll simply die for your fair maiden..."
Maybe he was enjoying this a little too much, but what would be the point of doing something if one didn't have a little fun along the way? Had he known some of the finer details of who was around him, perhaps he would have played this part a little differently, but until then, Buddingtonite was determined to get some lasting pleasure out of this, even if it was to taunt his victims.
Quicksilver the Archangel
Stheno, stop laughing at poor Gra! He's trying so hard!
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:< FEELS.
baby_gwing
Gra's a little dazed...
Torvil
It can be starseed time?
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 12:54 am
Stheno licked her fangs as the Senshi approached. The wiggly, screamy snack in her weak hands was forgotten in lieu of the much tastier food that was coming. The child was... okay, but the girl that came closer in a blurr of pink, yellow, and black? She burned brightly, containing the perfect, awakened starseed that was the ultimate delicacy for her monsterous kind. The Naga rose to her full height and slid to the side, intending for the overzealous prey to shoot past her and trip up over the other, lesser quality meat-treats. Then, when she was floundering on the ground, she could strike.
Her Negaverse master did not follow immediately because he was looking to check on his partner. The ginger seemed to be having more trouble with the two civilians than one might have thought... although not the kind of trouble that came from being outmatched. The snap of the whip set back a few that dared to break the few feet barrier that Serpentine had been keeping in place... but hopefully it would catch the other Negaverse agent's attention as well.
"Focus, Buddingtonite." Serpentine's call was as clipped and rough as ever, but that was more due to his own exertions with crowd control than any genuine anger. He flashed his partner a look that spoke more than the words he did not say. The captain clad in green-and-gold was here to help do what was necessary. The girl needed to be drained or his friend would be in danger. Protecting his fellow officer--his real life friend--was their top priority. Even if acting as his guardian meant saving the man from himself. "Get the girl."
No hypocrite, Serpentine set off after the "girl" that it was his job to contain the "girl" that was currently acting as a thorn in his youma's side. He leapt after Medea and aimed a strike for the back of pretty little head.
ChibiGingi
NOPE, STILL LAUGHING.
elza magica
Poor Medea... we'll get you a chance to wear those shoes!
baby_gwing
Torvil
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:04 am
Medea tumbled onto the ground. She grit her teeth and clutched her arm. If she could just enchant, then maybe she could rescue the boy by the fountain about to be starseeded, or maybe even the girl guarded by the giant crab. Her arm hurt so much...She huffed. Could she enchant the baby? No...Could she...? She brushed the hem of the mother's dress with one hand and pointed at the rainbow-haired officer with the other.
"Alluring Enchantment!"
She smiled. Her hands flashed and the Naga glowed pink as she stumbled out of his path. She turned her eyes toward Buddy, who seemed far away, though she could spot him...Her eyes widened:
Thrusting his hand into someone's chest?
No, she mouthed. No, Buddy, no no no.
She dashed in his direction, hoping to stop him, for an explanation, anything to justify.
Sailor Scout Attack Alluring Enchantment!
Medea's hands glow pink. Any one object she touches during this period is so attractive to one target that he or she has difficulty looking away from it, but can with great concentration. The selected object retains a pink glow. Selected objects include inanimate objects only. She cannot enchant the ground or sky. She can enchant clothing, including fukus.
Medea then selects targets by pointing in the target's direction while her hands glow, after which her hands cease to glow. She can only select one target per enchantment.
Even if the object is apprehended by its target, he or she will feel the urge to look at it. The enchantment vanishes after 20 seconds or if Medea powers down or faints.
Duration: 20 seconds; One target and one object once per battle.
What had seemed like a hare's brain of an idea initially, unexpectedly turned out to be rather effective in the form of Hafwen using, of all things, a hockey stick to smack a crab youma like Gra around. Sure the crab youma was persistent and resilient in ensuring that she didn't stray too far from Buddingtonite until he was ready to deal with her. Yet there was some sick sense of satisfaction to be had whenever the hockey stick met the creature's shell with a loud crack and sent it flying back a few feet.
"Stupid." Crack. "Youma." Crack. "Run back to your daddy already..."
It wasn't as if she had any intention of fleeing the scene really now that Darren had gotten himself tangled with the Negaverse Captain. But having Gra scuttling around significantly restricted her movements and made even something as simple as running up to put herself between both men in a last ditch attempt to get them to disengage next to impossible. For a civilian, she had to admit that Darren seemed to be holding his own pretty well against a powered up Negaverse Captain but all bets were suddenly off when she heard what Buddingtonite said about ripping his starseed, alarm bells ringing in her head when she saw the redhead's hand at the youth's chest.
"Darren! No!"
She might not understand fully as to what having one's starseed forcibly removed from one's body meant but she wasn't about to stand around and find out. She took another swing at Gra, putting all her strength into it in the hope of stunning the creature and sending it flying even further back so that it could give her the precious few seconds she needed to go over and stop the Negaverse Captain from going ahead with what he was about to do.
ChibiGingi
Stop molesting Darren's starseed
Torvil
Stop dying
Quicksilver the Archangel
Stop voyeuring
elza magica
Stop Buddy like nao
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:20 pm
The man's hand went into his chest. It took a moment, full of pure and unadulterated terror, for his brain to process that there was a hand in his chest cavity. He could feel his body stiffening, feel the terror starting to consume him completely.
He was going to die.
Then that small voice in the back of his brain - the one that he tried to not listen to, actually gave him a good idea.
If he was going to die, at least go out in style.
In what he believed to be his final moments, his hands shakily moved to the other man's arm that was plunged into his chest, gripping the core of his being in his hand. Grabbing the arm, he pulled it as close to him as he could, staring up into the Negaverse Captain's eyes with as much hate, anger and malice as he could muster.
Though Buddingtonite wasn't watching the spectacle that was going on between Serpentine, Stheno and the senshi that was going on not too far away, he acknowledged his partner's words, and it was his prompt, as well as the fear of impending punishment and the brutal beating that poor Gra was taking in the short distance that caused him to pull the starseed cleanly out of the chest. Normally he'd take time to savor the moment and throw a few taunts at Darren. Maybe he would have offered a farse apology, or thanked him for trying his hardest to protect Hafwen, but desperation fueled him, and he could not ignore the relief he felt when he pulled his hand free from his chest and held the starseed close to his chest. It glistened brightly, as if to try and offer one last fight against the darkness around it, and as pressing as matters were, Buddingtonite did at least give the starseed a little toss, before pulling away from Darren's lifeless form and turning to the woman that beat at his youma mercilessly. "Reserve a spot for me then, won't you? I don't like rude people interrupting -my- affairs. Now, back to you, little missy!"
Buddingtonite could not have turned his attention to her at a sooner time, as Gra, as tenacious and willing as he was, wouldn't have lasted much longer against Hafwen's assault. He held no anger towards the crab-youma, especially knowing just how spirited his opponent was. As far as the Negaverse captain was concerned, Gra did just duty well, and that was why he was willing to send it back to the Rift when Hafwen's last swing sent him flying backwards. Gra hit the ground and bounced, his legs twitching and though pained gurgles escaped his now chipped mandible, he was trying to desperately to get back up. "That'll be enough of that! Gra, return home!"
Gra gave one last bubbling gurgle before he disappeared, and no sooner had his youma vanished, Buddingtonite wasted no time in attacking Hafwen. With the starseed still tightly in his grips, he rushed at the blue-haired girl, thinking that if he just rushed through the draining that it'd make this whole situation less painful and awkward for him, as well as her, and he wrapped his fingers around her neck and kept her as far from his body as possible so that her struggles wouldn't reach him. Likely easier in theory than in practice, but all he needed was a little energy to bring back to General Ilmenite... perhaps he would appreciate the starseed as well.
"Please, don't fight right now. I promise, I'll make this as quick and painless as possible for you... all you need to do is give in," Buddingtonite said in a whisper, anger still present in his voice but also desperation. By this time, his back was completely turned to the fighting going on between Serpentine, his youma and the senshi, his back exposed and open to attack, and yet all he could care about was getting as much energy from her as possible. Without her consent, he began to pull as much energy as he could, fighting against her more than his own conscious right now.
Quicksilver the Archangel
elza magica
baby_gwing
Torvil
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:20 pm
The pull of the mother was almost magnetic, but the queer pink light indicated that it was the witch's magic that was responsible. Serpentine had a strong will, but magic seemed determined to hold his sway. He grit his teeth and sneered at the woman and her mewling spawn. If he could scare them away, then maybe the spell could be mitigated.
Or not. The mother definitely turned and fled at the sight of his agression, or perhaps at his youma's fangs, as the monochrome Naga slid up beside him. She seemed puzzled by his stillness and pressed a small hand against his arm as it fell to his side. The other touched his cheek and tried to shift his gaze towards her. She hissed gently at his resistance, but the Captain could only close his eyes and try to distance himself as much from the magic as he could.
That did not mean that he was without options. He waited until he could feel the youma's face near his to whisper, "Stheno... push me towards Buddingtonite." If he could not physically move himself... then perhaps she could for him. The youma curled around him in confusion for a moment... but soon enough he felt small hands pushing him forward. It might be a slow progression, but Serpentine was not going to give up!
Buddy, she was coming for you, leaping through the air, calling your name. Sorry to the blue-haired girl who's energy drained. Sorry to the bruises she could cause. Sorry to her broken arm for the punching and stumbling and rolling on tile. If she hit him, well, she could separate him from the girl, but her first priority would be returning that starseed back to the dead one. She could bring him back like Mariposite revived her long ago. Then he could resume his normal life, though she wondered how normal life could be with Agents and Senshi and Knights and talking cats roaming about, prepared to attack or convert. Living on this edge exhausted her.
Never mind the Naga or her general. Never mind the pain of landing on her arm. She had to do this, and she didn't want to hurt Buddy, but she didn't know how long a body could last without its starseed. Ideally, she could charm him into handing it over. The more she considered it, the more she realized she didn't even know if she could hurt him. It looked like he controlled a giant crab. She could probably take down the crab.
But Buddy.
Probably not.
"Staaaahp."
Hopefully she would land on her target. Hopefully. But it wouldn't be the first time she missed the mark.
