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Dallol, Squire of Uranus

Dallol had no idea how they did it. But the fact remained that Corinth managed to get the both of them out of the Academy in one piece, thank the Heavens for that. But now wasn't the time to rest on their laurels just yet. There was only so much time that Caedus could maintain the portal - their return ticket out of Negaspace - for so it was paramount that they come up with something soon.

Summoning her weapon to her hand, she shifted her weight from one foot to another, looking at Corinth and nodding as she tightened her grip briefly around his hand before trying to remove it. "I'm good. We need to get back so that I can make good on that promise to make a nice big bonfire out of my books and notes as soon as the exams are over." Her bum was still hurting of course and she might have twisted her foot a little because of the fall, but she wasn't going to let any of that stop her from getting out of here.

Eternal Sailor Athene & Mauvian Liryn -- with Alcor & Eleonora

Athene had wanted to make a direct beeline back to where Caedus' portal lay after his small group had managed to escape the Academy ruins.

However the assembled Nega-agents, youma and General Queen that he had found waiting for them had kind of put a spanner in that plan.

There was others from Order gathering too, from those who had presumably gone to either the castle or the barracks, however it didn't change the fact that if they wanted to get to the portal then they were most likely going to have to fight their way through.

He looked at Eleonora and then at Alcor and Liryn who was back to being a cat and in her arms as he said quietly "We're going to have to fight since they're between us and the portal."

A quiet sigh "But you need to avoid the blue-haired woman with the scythe if at all possible - because she is one of the Negaverse's General Queens - pretty much one of their most powerful and the same level as one of our Royals."

And whilst the blue-haired woman might not seem like much, he remembered the Saturn Squire and his call for help. Still remembered as the self-same woman standing there had plunged her hand into his chest and changed the Squire to a Captain of the Negaverse...

And he also remembered as she had held the end result as some sort of macabre trophy.

He shook his head, knowing that he would have to stay focused as he added "Please try to avoid the blue-haired woman" and then turned to Liryn "And please no more crazy stuff." Because the upcoming fight was going to be hard enough without him have to worry about whether Liryn was going to pull another collapsing floor stunt.

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Liryn had also been looking at the gathered Nega-agents and had also remembered the blue-haired General Queen from the Squire's plea for help - a Squire who they had in the end been unable to help.

And he remembered his mental promise.

"I will help you fight Athene" he said as he took the opportunity to spring from Alcor's arms and waited until he was back on the ground before taking cat-human form.

It was easier the second time round, even if he was still sore from the Academy ruins...

And he figured that he could perhaps help the others fight a bit better like this.

"I will help you all fight" and there was a ring of determination in his voice. "We will get through this" because he was going to make sure that they got through this. "Besides if needs be then I will use the kitty beam."

Because he was going to make sure to get them out - to get them all out.

Cordoba

"Hwah?" Cordoba looked confused, but followed Babylon, blinking. Were there more than folks like Camelot at that tier then?

Whelp. News to her, but she didn't know to what end she'd be of help, the page instead shaking her head as she followed, disc drown as she quietly waved to Ganymede and co. shyly, looking at the General-Queen a moment, and she squeaked, diving behind Babylon for a hiding place. Disc? Likely use. Someone that strong? Terrifying. Still, she didn't want to disappoint, and peered out after a moment, trying to try pufffing bigger than she was, hissing ike a small teakettle.

"Holy Billy Joel." She puffed again. "She looks scary-strong. Are you sure I can help Babylon?"

Grus

Everyone was at a standstill; waiting for someone to start the fight. A senshi to try and burst through the blockade, or a negaverse agent to step forward and try to take a senshi life. Grus was frozen with them, waiting for the unknown signal...

That turned out to be a cat.

Well, two cats. One from each side. They ran at eachother, faces set for battle. That was all Grus needed to show that it had begun.

She chose a negaverse agent from the crowd, close to the center. The quickest way through, with the least amount of youma. She felt her magic swirl around her fingers. Now was the time to do this, before everyone got in the way. She ran forward, close enough for her attack to make range. Now was time to go, before they had a chance to coordinate.

"Feather Fall Strike!"

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Attack #1a
NAME: Feather-fall Strike!
[What it does] Upgraded version of the previous attack. The feathers move faster and the edges are sharper, causing minor cuts/damage (think like a paper cut)

Havasu Falls, Squire of Pluto --- being dragged around like the broken doll he is

They were moving but Hav wasn't paying attention. His focus was on his feet, putting one foot in from of the other and trying to keep the darkness at bay. The pain had crawled across his whole body to the point that even breathing was hurting, let alone walking. The cut on his cheek and forehead had at least stopped bleeding, between that, the dirt, and the sweat he was a mess. Even his hair was matted with dirt and grime, his hat lost to the abyss that now resides in the academy ruins. When they finally reached the group and stopped he saged against Nirvana a moment, breathing through the pain.

“Fine… I’m fine,” it was muttered and his own body showed this was a lie but the longer they stood there the more he was able to stand on his own two feet, relieving the weight he was putting on the page. He swallowed and nodded carefully at Cetus, it was a good plan. He could at least hold the jacket with his good hand. He started to shrug off his own jacket to use as well but froze with a hiss of pain, his face going pasty white. His breathing was shallow and he swayed slightly for a moment before he was able to get the pain under control.

“Anyone know how to immobilize a dislocated arm?” He asked weakly, it was a long shot but at this point he didn't have a choice. Running into a fight as he was would get someone killed. If worst came to worst he would have to get someone to use his rope to tie his arm to his body for him. The weapon could atleast be useful for something now that the magic had been used up.

Mlinzi, Guardian Cat -- sticking by Kastra

Mel knew their situation was dire but all he could think was, ‘bring it on’. He would stick with their team and protect them no matter what. They would get out, they had to…

Antares, Senshi of Scorpions -- trying not to upchuck

She had gotten out of the castle without much issue, a few wobbly steps and continuing headache. Each step was steadier and stronger. Anger coursing through her, sustaining her. She was looking for a fight and the crowd of youmas and negaversers blocking their way out were perfect targets.

Her head was still swimming and her stomach flipping so she might not be able to fight as well as she normally would but fight she would. Payback is a real b***h.

Princess Ganymede

Ganymede didn't want to admit that Gevaudan and Valhalla probably had the right idea. Their first priority should be getting as many people out as possible, especially the wounded and the children, not taking out Laurelite.

But Laurelite wasn't going to make it easy. Someone had to at least distract her from the rest, and Ganymede didn't know if Castor was going to show up to help. He hadn't at the castle. They couldn't afford to depend on him now.

Which left her.

She took the vial from Alexandria gratefully, though she needed it much less than Gevaudan and Valhalla. She stared at it curiously for a while, trying to determine what the proper way to use it was.

“I assume we apply it directly to the wounds?” she said. Which is what she did without waiting for an answer, opening the vial to spread the salve up and down her arms, which, other than the chunk missing from one of her wings, sported her only injuries, small as they were.

Ganymede was extremely grateful to see Babylon, and her expression clearly showed her relief. His strength and experience would be needed in this battle. She could depend on him to help protect their growing group. He would know how best to use what resources they had left.

“Gev and Alexandria need the boost most,” she said, motioning to each in turn. “Gev's got a severe wound and Alexandria had his starseed pulled. They're going to need as much energy as they can get to make their way back to the portal. I would've given them a boost myself, but I'm trying to conserve my energy as much as I can.”

She glanced over those Babylon brought with him, a Super Senshi in blue and yellow (Harmonia), and a Page wearing Mercury's symbol (Cordoba). That brought their group total to seven. She could see other groups growing as people continued to spill out of the buildings.

They could do this. They just had to be smart about it.

“Babylon, Valhalla,” she said, trying to devise a plan, even if she wasn't sure how well any of their other plans had worked out for them. They must have done something right, considering Apatite was dead.

“I want you to work on creating a path through their forces to get back to the portal. Get Gev out. I don't care how much he fights it or argues. He needs medical attention, and we need his knowledge on the Negaverse and Metallia.”

Gev had practically demanded that she take a position as a leader due to her rank and strength. If Gev wasn't going to listen to her when she actually issued out orders in spite of her reservations, why would anyone else deem it appropriate to follow suit?

“Find as many of the children as you can. Even if they're stubborn and want to fight, drag them out if you have to. Normally I'd give them the chance to defend themselves and gain some experience, but now isn't the time for that. Enough of us have died already.

“I'm going to engage Laurelite,” she concluded. She took a steadying breath after she did so. She questioned her chances of making it out alive. “Someone has to, and I'd rather it be me. Apatite's dead, so we don't have to worry about her. I still have my crystal left. I can at least distract her even if I can't take her out.”

Sailor Chibi Perdita, with Oberon, Chara, Oort, Tomlin, and Ambrosia

Perdita was on the same page as Oberon and, it appeared, everyone else. Stay together as much as possible. Get to the portal with as little contact with the enemy as they could manage. She couldn't fool herself into believing they could handle this on their own. Oberon and Chara might be full powered Senshi, but she, Oort, and Ambrosia were still just Chibis.

At least Ambrosia had the benefit of being Super.

“We're going to make it home,” Perdita reassured the other girl. “The portal has to be open still. We just have to find a way to it. We can try to go around the crowd. We might not be much use against the agents, but we can handle some youma.

“My magic can make copies of an object,” she explained. She demonstrated this with a mere muttering of “Touch of Plenty.” Her hand glowed with magic, and a second broom appeared in her grasp. She offered it to Ambrosia to use as a weapon if she needed to.

“It's good for a minute, or for one hit, so make it count. I can do it two more times. Put as many starseeds into subspace as you can. The rest we can hand off to a single person. Keep that person in the center of the group and form a perimeter around them.”

Now it was just a matter of waiting to see which side would attack the other first. A shot heard 'round the world, as it were. It was not long before it happened. A cat pounced on another cat, and an Eternal Senshi moved in to attack.

“We don't have a lot of time. If we're going to do something, we do it now.”