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Three on three, soon to be three on four.

Tanzanite's gaze, unlike many, was not on the Golden Crystal. She was not here to claim power or land, but to protect the sanctuary and the planet it was so very important to. She had seen the power of that crystal, the destruction that could be wrought should it fall into the hands of a senshi, and the General was not about to let the past repeat itself. And so it was with that same cold, furious air that she turned her attention towards Zircon, Arsinoe, and Requiem. Both of the senshi she recognized, but Tanzanite's face did not display the standard, cruel smile. There was no joy in this. No pleasure. This was no longer a woman serving the wishes of her Queen, or one caught between loyalties to Beryl and Earth.

This was a woman who had once been entirely human. Who had been born without the power that the senshi flaunted. This was a woman who was not fighting for her Queen or her power, but for her planet.

For her home.

There were none of the usual quips or motivational speeches as the General walked with purpose, sidestepping any combatants whose brawls might get too close. She had a target, and that blackened hand snatched out for Requiem's fuku, aiming to hurl the small senshi at Ganymede.

"What the hell?!" the Captain shouted as he was suddenly inside that seemed like a coffin, from Requiem's attack.

Wait... A coffin?!

And damn, and he'd dropped his weapon, too. It wouldn't have fit inside the box, anyway. Alumo growled, struggling in the tiny space to try and get out.

Okay, so maybe he should have been more on guard when going up against a Senshi. It was just, that, well... not many of them had actually used their powers on him! He was probably rather spoiled in that, sense.

He beat on the lid with his fists, but didn't think it was going to make much of a difference. "What kind of attack is this?!" Seriously!! It was as weird as that other Senshi, Ganymede's, attack. Except instead of being inside a coffin, he had the craving for waffles... This was turning into such a strange experience... as if culture shock wasn't enough! He couldn't wait to get home to Europe...

Ganymede was not happy to be here, not happy at being bitched at, and definitely not happy to be punched in the face. He found a fist planted against his cheek and stumbled, and then fell smack into the water at his feet with a splash. He looked up at the offending Negaverser, first enraged and then... kind of relieved. In a strange way. At least he wasn't the only one of questionable gender?

Relief didn't last long, not when there were more important matters at hand, like how he wanted to respond to the punch. Scramble away and run for it? Or launch himself at Uranophane and scratch her face off?

He didn't have the chance to make the decision on his own, as Castor arrived to help him to his feet. That was... surprising... considering their previous exchange hadn't been the most friendly. Ganymede wasn't going to complain, though. At least not right now.

"No, I don't think I can handle it," he said -- the honest truth, "but seeing as I don't have much a choice and I'd rather not get my a** kicked..."

He'd just have to do what he could.

He was going to attempt to aid Castor against Uranophane -- he couldn't very well just scamper off now, not when he expected he'd just have his a** dragged right back -- but a Senshi being hurled in his direction momentarily prevented him from doing so, and he ducked out of the way before Requiem could smack right into him.

What the hell?

Fighting two supers as a lieutenant was pretty much a death wish - Fayalite seemed to get this pretty damn quickly, and unfortunately she was quick enough that Themis couldn't keep track of her as she ran toward where most of her own side was still gathered.

For his part, Themis wasn't stupid enough to run into a ******** of Negaverse agents of all kinds and sizes just for the sake of kicking her a**. No, he was pretty certain this wouldn't be the last time.

"I can't blame you." He answered Bellatrix, already starting to back toward where Hypnos and Cora were still standing. "I better not have caught her rabies, because damn."

Yeah, Themis wasn't amused.

Sailor Chibi Ixion followed the others through the impressive halls, he pulled Flora along with him, unwilling to let go. The ominous words they had all heard occupied his mind like an infestation. Fear of the unknown nestled in the pit of his stomach. What was going to be ahead of them?

Holding onto Flora provided the young boy with some comfort. It was just like clinging onto one of his parents during the really gory scenes of a movie; he wouldn't admit that he needed it, or that it helped, but it made him feel safer.

Until they entered the larger room. Then it was just an eruption of chaos. Negaverses and senshi were clashing head on. Videos games could never have prepared him for the sight of real battle. There were calls coming both sides to protect the crystal.

All Chibi Ixion could do was just stand at the side for a moment, holding onto the flowery senshi's hand, gripping hard. All the rock monsters in the world couldn't have prepared him for this.

Requiem was thrown against a wall and fell to the floor. Luckily, she crashed on her stronger side both times, so the pain wasn't overly excruciating. Nonetheless, she was thrown into a wall. She picked herself up and looked at the crowd that had grown: Uranophane, Zicron, Tanzanite, Alumo, Ganymede, Castor and Cosmos. She wasn't sure which of the Negaverse to target, and which already had their hands full. Cosmos seemed to have a grudge to score with Tanzanite - and while Requiem had more than a grudge to settle, she knew it wasn't the time, she wasn't ready yet.

Instead, she focused her fury on another pair of agents - Uranophane and Zicron who seemed to be in a duel with Castor and Ganymede. She didn't want to help the latter, but the former had once given her some pointers, it was time to show him how far she had come.

She charged forward to the androgynous Negaverse agent and reached out to punch her from behind, aiming for her spine.

Alumo found himself on the ground as the coffin encasing him disappeared, but he was quick to push himself back to his feet, summoning his dropped weapon to him and twisting it apart into the two shorter staffs, one now in both hands.

Oh, he was furious now. What the hell had that been?! A freaking coffin?! Yes, he had a problem with letting things go, but he thought he had every right to be angry after being stuck inside a box, not knowing what was going on outside. Dark eyes searched the surrounding area for anyone he knew, glad to see that Zircon seemed to be up on her feet again.

Of course, it looked as though there were more opponents coming into the fight. And even more children?? These Senshi were sick, bringing in children like this! Especially since, because they were Senshi, he wasn't going to hesitate in killing them if they got too close to him.

The Captain turned, seeing Apatite out of the corner of his eye, wondering what she was planning on doing. If she needed someone to clear the way for her, she should already know that he'd be more than willing. But for now, he settled on turning towards Requiem once more, more than happy to pay her back for that little stunt she pulled just a few moments ago.