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It was heartening to see her attack having an effect on the dark senshi. It let the other know that she meant business, that she had as much power as the corrupt did.

"Come on then!" Ida shouted back as she rushed in to join with Ate, her arms lifted to block the punches aimed for her head. She felt them impact her forearms, knocking her about, but she wasn't going to let the pain stop her... this was a corrupt senshi and she had to protect the innocent civilian she had set her sights on. Hopefully Horatio had gotten the girl out...

Drawing back, she swung her leg up in a roundhouse kick.

This senshi was quick! Ate dismissed the feeling of smugness that struck her at this knowledge. It was good to at least know there were decent fighters in Order, someone who could handle their own could provide a decent battle. If she could just remember this senshi she might say she was impressed and proud but no amount of soul searching would bring Ida’s face back into recognition. It didn’t matter; a fight was a fight and no amount of second guessing on Ate half was going to help her win. Not with moves like that. The roundhouse caught her shoulder and neck before she block, her arms half attempting to shield but missed the connecting blow. The force drove her to the ground sideways, the pebbles and dirt grazing across her skin to leave her bleeding.

“UPFH!....YOU COW!” The injury was eagerly ignored as the raven haired beauty pushed herself back up, her hand grabbing a fistful of the same dust and rock that has sliced into her arm and throwing it towards Ida’s eyes. She followed this up with another barrage of punches, her hand grabbing the hood and any hair in fingers before bringing her leg up to hopefully smash the pretty ones face into her knee.

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The kitten was already running back towards the fight by the time Bohlinia had woken from her thought bubble and quickly followed after, her mind racing at what was said, at what was now fact. “Oh nooo, am about to go into a fight! Oh my god, oh my god! I can’t fight, am not even that strong! Yet it was too late to back out now, the two eternal senshi’s were in full view, the dark one bouncing back from the ground as the other regained her stance from the roundhouse kick she had just performed. Bohlinia watched in horror as Ate jumped up again, her stomach suddenly feeling very loose as the woman shrugged off her injuries.

“I have to fight her……oh lordy she is built like a tank!” Bohlinia was lithe and strong in a gymnastic sense but the girl had never even thrown a punch before let alone won a fight! Here was someone very uneducated in fighting going against someone who looked like they had written the book for it. The twisting in the pit of her stomach went frenzied and she fought hard to keep her fish sticks down as she thought on a plan of action. The black-skirted senshi showed no signs of defeat, it was like both of them were evenly matched in power and only luck and timing would sway who would win. She had to help!

“Horatio?! What do I do!!”

It was at this very moment that Lyssa decided to intervene or…fall, as the case truly was, from a nearby wall. Her body naturally twisting to land on her feet was struck half way down with a fit of spasms landed her head over arse, her ears flickering excitably at the two Order being’s. It would be difficult to decipher if her mind would be any worse after the fall as her ranting started almost instantaneously at Horatio.

“I’LL TakE ThRee PouND signS and A RadiSh turNovEr JiMmy! ThE LaUdaNum is MulTiplYing AgAin!” With a spring she tackled the kitten, paws out, tail tucked in (as was her nature) and teeth on display, her screech echoing though the alleyway.

The battle was not going exactly as expected, but Horatio felt good knowing that now Ida would have some re-enforcements. Her little tail flag waved in enthusiasm and support for how well the flower Senshi had done so far, and she scoffed at Bohlinia's fear. "She's not that tough. Besides, there are three of us and only one of her because, like most losers, she thinks she's super special all by herself. So come on and--what?"

Another cat appeared with a... tumble, to be accurate, and then spouting nonsense. The racing-themed cat immediately moved to guard her teal-haired charge. "Remember, Bohlinia, you got super powers now, not just a fancy new outfit," Horatio managed to spit out in a hiss. Her fur practically doubled in size as she stared down the nasty Chaos cat. This made the second one she had met, and much like that first meeting, she fully intended to protect her winners with tooth and claw. "Help Ida--call out Wisteria Squeezing Hold! That's your--OH BRING IT ON, PYSCHO."

The screech had announced the strike, and the cream-colored cat was eager to give as good as she got. She endured the first hit and moved to cling as best she could to her opponent with her claws. No reason for the winners to be distracted by a loser mumbling about radishes. (Seriously, who would like spicy, nasty radishes? Even in a turnover it sounded super gross.)

Ida danced backwards as Ate climbed to her feet, trying to put some space between them. She could have hoped the woman would retreat now, but no such luck just yet. That made things harder, but at least she wasn't alone any more. It wasn't her team, but it was something...

And then another ball of sludge was headed her way, the senshi spinning to protect her face and front from the attack. She felt it splat across her back and for a moment she struggled not to wretch as the smell washed over her. Gods, it was horrible... Ida coughed and blinked watering eyes as she jerked back around in time to see some kind of green vine wrap itself around the corrupted's head, covering her eyes and blocking her vision. Inwardly she cheered, but there was no time express that now. She needed to act while she had the distraction.

"You may have prey everywhere and you may manage to find someone I care about, but I swear on Ida, my asteroid, and my starseed itself, that I will be there to stop you each. and. every. time!" Ida shouted, her voice growing as she threw up her hand with a sharp motion. Familiar petals trailed after her hand into a familiar shape and she grabbed it up, pulling back the string to punctuate her words.

"Heavenly Orchid Arrows!" The eternal called as she let loose the glowing arrow that had appeared, aimed dead center of Ate's chest. She only had one attack left, but she would use up all of them and then some if it meant beating this woman back into whatever hole that had birthed her.

The moment the world went black Ate felt for the first time that night the edge of fear. She had expected someone to throw mud at her, or conjure up a pie – the attacks she was use to from low level Senshi. But not something that would take away her sight. Even if it was just for a few seconds the sudden panic that filtered over her mind left her as speechless as the attack. She had never realised her hatred for being blinded but it was enough to set in the anxiety and as her hand grabbed at the vine she stumbled slightly unsure of herself. It came away easier than she would have thought, as if she was sure if had welded itself across her head and onto her skin. Yet the idea was dismissed as soon as it crumbled and she was left staring at nothing more than broken weeds. It set of a chain reaction of nervous laughter before she could control herself, her concentration no longer on Ida or the new Senshi but the fact she could see again and all it had taken was a flimsy piece of grass to send her into fit of panic.

“Haha-ha-ha…a leaf…a ******** leaf...stupid b***h you’re going too-OUFFF!” The air inside her lungs was snatched from her body as the arrow hit is mark above Ate’s abdomen, its beautiful pink glow showering her in petals as it ripped through the fuku damaging muscle and connecting tissue of her chest bone. Biting her tongue through the force of the hit the Dark Senshi tasted the familiar tang of blood on her lips as she coughed and spat violently onto the ground, her body working feverously to gain back the oxygen it had lost but failed to gain.
Lyssa jumped as if electrocuted, her nails and teeth retracting suddenly as she heard Ate scream, her usual vacant face twisting into terrified concern as she bounced away for Horatio, literally bounced away. Her hopping movements bringing her closer to the struggling Ate as she cried out to her charge.
“RwwR-ow, don’t SpiLL The JuiCe MaidEn, I hAVe No KitChen ToweL toNight!” Colliding with her leg Lyssa pattered her calf with an anxious paw, her eyes pleading with Ate to understand.
And strangely the Senshi understood.
“Uhh *cough*, heh….stupid b***h…*co-cough*, I’ll be seeing you a-again, just remember to keep those loved ones real close now, be-because, I’ll be seeing them real soon.” She spat pink spittle towards the flower Senshi before scooping the kitten up with one hand, her hold none too gentle as she ran towards darkness, a definite sluggishness to her posture as she escaped into the night.

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Bohlinia couldn’t believe what had just transpired. Her arms were held in her attack poise as if nothing had happened since shouting her attack. She was awestruck with how Ida had just…reacted! No hesitation, no fear, she had taken the moment of weakness and attacked and it had worked! If Lexi knew how to swoon she would be doing it right now! What a girl! Tugging at her skirt she waved at the Senshi, her nervousness taking on a new form as she approached her savior.
“Hi…..Ida is it? My name is Lex-umm, Bohlinia, Senshi of Wisteria…you know like you? Well not quite like you, I didn’t really do much back there but…am sort of new this like…5 minutes! The cat spoke to me you see and I – I’m rambling aren’t I?” Pushing her hair back with sweaty palms Bohlinia breathed in deeply, a worried frown tugging at the corner of her lips. “Sorry…am not sure what to make of this or how to handle what just happened…but thank you…and to Horatio – Horatio!? Oh no where is he!” Twisting around she searched for the kitten that had awoken her fearing she would see some horrible scratched up mess. “Oh gosh are you ok!”

To say Horatio was shocked would be an understatement. Not necessarily that the scuffle was broken up because she had no lack of confidence in her ability to fight. More because the weird red cat was bouncing like one of the super rubber balls that the kids sometimes brought home from the supermarket. But who was she to argue? ”Yeah, that’s right! You and Ms. Trasherton get outta here!” Her fur was mussed and dirty from the rolling she and the Corrupt Mauvian had been doing, and there was a slight reddish tint to the tips of her toes as her claws sheathed once more. There would definitely need to be a bath later.

Her ear dripped blood from the deep bite she had suffered, but nothing stopped the spring in her paws as she all but strutted towards the two floral Senshi. Whatever exhaustion she felt from fighting a loser or from having to dig out the materials to awaken Bohlinia showed mainly a dimming of her eyes, but her voice was as energetic as ever as she reassured the newly awoken winner, “Fine, just fine, and look at you two working together and kicking that loser’s butt! You were both great, I’m so, so, so proud of you and just want to give all the huggies.”

Ida was saying something, too, but the Mauvian was persistent. She plopped herself directly between the Senshi and looked back and forth between them. Someone was going to give her huggies

The first thing Ida did at that point was check her two companions over to make sure they were okay, focusing in right away on the spot of red on Horatio's ear. Concerned for the cat, she scooped her up when she was in range and shifted her so the eternal could inspect the wound.

"Aw, Horatio, are you okay? You're bleeding..." She said in worry as she cuddled the Mauvian close to her chest. That would need to be taken care of, but there was little anyone could do out here. And the poor senshi... Ida's eyes glanced up as she started babbling questions, an understanding look on her face. There was so much to explain to her, things she would need to know...

"Here." Ida said as she pressed the cat into the young girl's arms, powering down so she had something to work with. Dressed as a normal girl again, she wasted no time fishing some tissues out of her bag to press to Horatio's ear to stop the bleeding.

"There is a lot we need to talk about, but maybe here isn't the best place to do it. Why don't you come to my house, I'll make us something to drink, and we can really talk, ok?" She said with a smile, trying to be reassuring. "We can talk in safety then." And, she could get real supplies to clean up their injured guardian.

"My name is Orah Gowan, by the way. Its really nice to meet you."