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Ephesus, Knight of the Moon
Action: Arriving with Amarynthos. Waving an encouraging hello to Fang. Greeting Cynthus and Yvoire.

“His fur is really soft,” Ephesus shared with Cynthus as he and Amarynthos joined her and the others as they prepared to go to Fang’s world. He was a little anxious, but otherwise determined to make sure they helped someone who had helped them, and him specifically on more than one occasion!

“He scared away a General that was trying to attack me,” he explained before she could voice any confusion. “And I asked if I could touch his ears.”

Ephesus didn’t want to interrupt Fang or pull his attention away from what he was doing, but he at least lifted a hand to wave in a show of support.

Hopefully Cynthus didn’t mind when he lifted an arm to give her a hug, glad to see her. She was definitely more outspoken about things, but he knew she meant well, and she was a strong ally, even if she was only a Squire. She would undoubtedly get more power sooner than later.

“Evie,” he greeted as well, turning so he could gesture their other friend over. He took a few steps to meet him halfway and gave him a hug, too.



Reims, Squire of Ganymede
Action: Arriving with Rose. Saying hello to Malus.

Reims let out an exasperated sigh, both at the sound of Cynthus’ voice and the smile Rose gave him. It wasn’t that he disliked Cynthus. On the contrary, she was like a sister he never had. An annoying sister who liked to push his buttons. But one that he would do anything to protect if it came down to it.

He was in the process of squeezing Rose’s hand back, grateful for her support, and maybe going to suggest they meet up with the others--

But caught sight of someone else he hadn’t expected to see.

“Malus!” Reims said maybe before he was even within range for Malus to hear him. But he tugged on Rose’s hand to make his way over to the Eternal, although he glanced warily at the others around him.

“Hey, uh… this is my friend, Rose. Malus has helped me out a lot, so… I just wanted to say hi,” Reims said as he awkwardly glanced between Malus and Rose. Sure, Malus was an adult and they were just teenagers, but Malus had helped him out when others wouldn’t have, and he trusted him.

Eternal Sailor Ganymede, Transcended Senshi of Lust

Ganymede stood beside Valhalla along the periphery, making a careful observation of the crowd. After so long, she knew to expect unfamiliar faces. The war had changed, and their numbers had changed along with it. Sometimes they seemed mighty, sometimes insignificant. Ganymede tried not to dwell on the absences—the faces she would have depended upon years ago, the ones she’d grown to trust so deeply and now occasionally felt lost without.

She’d known Sessrumnir and Alastor would come, and Ephesus and Amarynthos and their friends. She breathed a sigh of relief to see Ida. Likewise when she noticed Michel, the Knight of Saturn whose assistance Sessrumnir had sought before. Their presence meant power and experience, traits she couldn’t guarantee from those she was less familiar with.

Ganymede was anxious, but did what she could to hide it. Defeating the Chaos on Alastor had been no easy feat. Perhaps if she’d been able to assist on Urania she would feel more confident going into whatever they would find on Fang. Different worlds meant different complications, but every new victory was a learning experience. Maybe their accomplishments in space would help them eventually gain some sort of victory here on Earth.

Even if it didn’t happen in her lifetime, it would still be worth it to try.

She rolled her shoulders and stretched the tension out of her arms, then did the same with each leg. The years had changed her, worn her down, made her quiet and even more pessimistic than she’d been before. This time she hoped to go into it with a different mindset. Not confidence necessarily, but determination.

They would do this, whether or not they could.

Eternal Sailor Varuna, Senshi of Avalanches
Action: With Adria and the others, minding her own business.

Varuna didn’t know Fang directly, but Adria did. And she knew he lived with Talia and the others. It was also difficult for her to not be intrigued by Senshi with animalistic features.

She kept to herself, but this was nothing new. She’d always been quiet. Observant. She didn’t say anything unless she really needed to say something.

But she wanted to help. Now that she had a break between her appointments, there weren’t any outbreaks of illness at the various farms in the area that she was called to for veterinary services.

Varuna glanced up when it seemed as though Adria’s attention was drawn to something or someone. She didn’t wave to Ilse like Adria and Malus did, but she was glad to see the other Senshi there and seemingly well.

A gentle hand was placed on Adria’s back. It was a gesture of comfort and encouragement, and she gave him a small nod when she caught his eye.





Valhalla, Transcended Knight of Jupiter
Action: Standing with Ganymede.

He’d been out of town due to baseball when Urania needed help with her world, so he hadn’t had the chance to join everyone who went there, but he wanted to help out where he could, especially when he could remember the trouble Alastor’s world gave them.

Valhalla watched as Ganymede rolled her shoulders and stretched out a bit, so he took a step behind her to place his hands on her shoulders for a quick, pre-battle massage.

“Things will be fine,” he promised, and it wasn’t even out of a place of pure optimism, either. They had the numbers, and if all else failed they could come back to Earth and regroup and try again.

“The kids are in bed. I think,” he paused with a grimace, but shook his head, deciding he didn’t want to worry about what Abby was getting into when Eld and Tyr and his mother were supposed to be watching them. No, he was going to trust that they were keeping the kids occupied and out of trouble.

Caliban, Eternal Senshi of Sealing
Action: Responded to Fang and waiting for the teleport.

When Caliban had come he had been eager to join the opportunity to fight more monsters on Homeworlds. He was no stranger to it himself, his Homeworld having been ravaged by one continually and shrouded in darkness because of it. He nodded to Fang. "Of course. Always willing to help out a fellow Senshi with their Homeworld." Whether Fang heard him or not didn't matter, he was here. Though he did have to admit that it had been a little bit of time since he had powered up once again. He could feel how disappointed in himself he was at the thought of it.

For him it was hard to go back to it. There was nothing he could understand and except for the main city, he was sure there was nothing left on the rest of it. How was he even supposed to begin rebuilding it.

It wasn't time to think about that now. For now it was time to help another fellow Senshi with his monster problem. Though he did admit mentally that he really was not looking forward to something that smelled rotten.





Voyager, Squire of Pluto
Action: Being way too excited for this and telling himself not to follow in his pirate ancestor footsteps.

Voyager on the other hand was just excited to be going to another Homeworld. Even if it was dark, cold, and there was some monster there that would probably make him gag. Still, after another visit to his Wonder and making sure that he could actually go to it now, he was ready to go out and do Knight things once again. And of course that included helping Senshi. And visiting their Homeworld. But definitely helping the Senshi...

But maybe he could bring something back with him from that Homeworld...

No no, best to ask permission first. Perhaps the Senshi would be happy to part with something once they were done helping him. Or he could ask for something later.

But for now he was just lazily looking at his now upgraded pocket watch, waiting for more Order to arrive.



Alphubel, Knight of Polaris
Action: Waiting for teleport

For his part, Alphubel was mostly interested in helping the Senshi and getting a sense of what may be making the Senshi's Homeworld so dark. He had tried to look at Fang several times through his telescope while powered, but hadn't been able to see it. He wanted to see if there was something magical that prevented even those who should be able to see it from noticing it's presence.

He clutched his staff a little tighter, glad that it was able to shed light. He wasn't good at wielding it as a weapon, but the sharp tip always helped when he grounded the staff to concentrate on letting his magic flow out. He wished that Larissa could have come, but she was busy with end of term tests for the next week or so.

DSS Grieve of Grieve

"YESS!" Grieve cheered and gave a fistpump when Fang gave them all the lowdown. It was a big old scary monster, her favorite! After Urania introduced herself, Grieve gave the smaller senshi a nudge with her elbow and mouthed, No riddles.

And it was rotting! Which meant the aftermath might even be edible. Robot Mau were not edible. The look she gave Urania grew inexplicably sulky.

There were a lot of familiar faces, from Urania's cleansing and Cybele's fun'n'games. And a few from way the ******** earlier. And at least three princesses huh? This Fang was popular with the royals. Grieve gave a little shudder at the thought of that many royals on her world, like their presence alone would spawn laws and cops all over the land to harass her with high-minded ideals and other boring s**t.

The gang of young knights was forming up. They did fine last time, and The Smart one (Cynthus) was there too. Plus, how could any of them present ******** things up so badly that three ******** princesses wouldn't fix it? And by Cosmos' overworked kidneys, she kinda wanted to see it.

Kaifeng was with his Hubbene, giving pep talks. Being sober and fondled by his manslab really put the guy in a good mood compared to his last life. Peering over to the side, she saw Murikabushi for the first time since coming to Earth, she didn't try to be particularly subtle about staring and craning her neck as she looked him over and tried to get a look at his ears.

Squire Halle of Lysithea

Listening to huge guy, with tail and ears that were definitely real, Halle gave a small frown from where he stood at the edge of the gathering. This sounded like there'd be fighting, possibly a very tough fight. Rotting and moving summoned the idea of an undead enemy of sorts. Something that could be taken down, but may keep coming back?

He was a little relieved to not see Almere here for it, and a little sad not to see Mechelen, if he was being honest. And...there was Lisse. Seeing him come to help another world to clear out the Chaos was...really good. It meant he was taking an interest, getting experience, and maybe he'll end up taking things more seriously when he sees these sorts of strong enemies. And he was moving to join a familiar group of young knights, which meant he'd have some decent people at his back during the fight.

This is absolutely a good thing, Halle told himself. And I absolutely should still give him space until he's ready to talk. He tried not to feel bitter about it.

There were other knights and senshi he'd seen before, and a bunch he hadn't. The crude yellow demon lady was here, and he couldn't say he felt all that enthused about it. And there were those two old middle-aged guys again, the senshi and the knight. The Mauvian along with them made it look like a couple of cat-dads. Halle wondered if that was his future, if he survived the next twenty years. a cat-dad going to fight monsters in space.

Actually, there were a lot worse ways to end up.

There was Ganymede, the arm-wrestling princess. And Kaifang and his friend. The other wolf-y senshi he'd seen on Urania. And Urania herself. And...

That...was not a knight .

That was the Lysithea symbol, yeah. But she was not a knight.

It was her.

Shocked, Halle didn't bother to hide either his expressions or the fact that he was staring at Princess Lysithea. Surprise, a brief flash of anger, a smidgeon of respect, a dash of expectation, all finally followed by a steady, squinty assessment.

Mauvian Illyria

Cream colored fur and darkened paws marked the newest arrival on the scene of what was becoming a rather impressive gathering. Illyria's violet eyes took in the assembled gathering before she paused. The sight of so many individuals that had answered the call to help another senshi with the problem of chaos overrunning their world was one to behold. Illyria already could confirm that Ida was present in the throng. She could have said it was because she could sense her bonded partner was around, but this time she didn't need to rely on their bond. Ida knew Fang so if Fang had called for assistance Illyria had no doubt that her bonded would be here to help.

The small Mauvian had debated internally if she were really up to the task of dealing with another bout of world clearing chaos. Being on Alastor to help with that effort of clearing chaos had not been easy either. The idea of coming face to face with another nightmare vision lingered in the back of her mind. Was she ready to go through this once more?

Her wounds from a much simpler battle had healed, but it was the doubt that permeated her psyche after losing that battle that had her paws falter when she wanted to push forward to greet everyone. The thought that even after finding more power that she still wasn't strong enough to save others gnawed at her. Illyria had a feeling that Ida knew what she was going through even if she didn't say anything. Would her presence here help or hinder? Even as she turned to pad away did a quote from an animated movie resonate within her mind that a single grain of rice could tip the scale and that one person could be the difference between victory and defeat. Okay, so it had really been man instead of person but the idea that any one individual could be that important had Illyria turning her small form around in order to simply walk through the throng like she belonged there.

She knew where her paws would carry her. Even as Ida came into view did Illyria pause to take in the sight of another senshi that stood nearby (Terebellum) that seemed to have features that marked them as not having awakened on Earth. There were so many of them now. Not wishing to disrupt the conversation that might be happening did Illyria simply park her small body before moving to lay down. She could wait.

Abzu, Squire of Neptune
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Sailor Ibirapitá, Senshi of Shade

"Ibi, this will be good for-"

"Do not call me that." Abzu opened his mouth, but Ibirapitá kept going. "Also, do not presume what will be good for me." Abzu closed his mouth with a half-hearted grunt, turning his attention elsewhere in the park. Honestly, considering how much happened in parks, Abzu was surprised Destiny City maintained its greenspace and didn't just pave it over. Keep the fights that tended to break out in them to a minimum.

This wasn't going to be a fight breaking out in the middle of the park, though. Just a gathering that he presumed would be headed to the planet featuring a creature of ... rot.

Thrilling. Abzu loved the smell of rot.

He did not.

"Stromboli, don't think you two have met yet." Luke just got to hear a lot of Michelangelo's assorted bitching as he tried to keep at least one arrival out of the Bells' collective hair. (He knew Richard offered. He knew Luke offered. He did! Michelangelo had the space and the resources. Let the Bells keep the space for people who didn't need such an intensive eye on them.) Had he met Dorian himself? No. "Ibirapitá, Stromboli. Stromboli, Ibirapitá."

Ibirapitá simply nodded upward in Stromboli's direction, gaze quickly gliding elsewhere. Abzu looked at him with some mild concern, but shook himself out of it, looking forward to the assemblage of people.

"You ready for this, 'Boli?"