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Sailor Meissa

Her fingers twitched a little at the sound of the other girl giggling at her. Meissa stiffened a little as the illusionary bobcat manifested itself and padded silently around her opponent but unlike before, in both another training session and when she was first awoken, this time it seemed as if her opponent was not quite affected by the feline apparition. Why was that? Her body tensed as the other senshi called out her own attack and Meissa instinctively stiffened in response. Her gaze caught the flash of red light that was emitted from the finger that had been waving around at her in a mocking manner.

Puzzlement crossed her face as the red light was replaced with a delicate ribbon that seemed to strike her squarely. The was no damage that she could discern but yet something that had been said drifted through her mind. Something about her ears. And an art convention? What did that mean? Had she been seen patrolling? How? When? Why wasn't her magic working this time? Was something wrong with her? Had Itsuki been mistaken in his choice? Shaking her head Meissa attempted to focus on her opponent as the word dweeb came through quite clearly. Her eyes snapped to Aletheia just in time to catch the large step taken in her direction - that was not a good sign.

Defense or offense? Both had advantages. Both also had drawbacks. Trying to still shake off the feeling that something was amiss Meissa grabbed at the nearest object within her reach - a discarded broom. Her fingers tightened around the wooden handle as she stood straight with her feet planted firmly. Her lips mouthed what she really wanted to say but instead a sharp warning of "Back off!" passed through her lips. She'd use her magic again if it was called for but something niggled at the back of her mind. Just who was she dealing with? Clearly a senshi but something was different. Something wasn't right.

Captain Chambersite
The chaos was quite a show really. Thought it was hard to tell what he should do, and instead opted to take some energy from some of the Order characters while they were distracted. Nothing like filling a quota by barely doing anything! Still, he had to dodge here and there, but he hadn't been targeted, yet. He wouldn't mind it though. He thought he had seen that jack*** Senshi around somewhere, and if he could then he would be okay with trying to stab him again. He hadn't seen him again since the attack started even if the other was hard to miss.

Still, he was up for a challenge, and wouldn't mind trying to beat up any Senshi or Knight that decided to attack him.

Captain Geocronite
How he had managed not to be spotted at this time was still beyond him, but he didn't mind it. He had decided that he would watch from the shadows. As much as he would have liked to join in with the Order and tried to beat up his "fellow" agents, it would still be spotted and known if that were to happen. Even if the fighting was chaotic, it wasn't too large to get lost in the crowd. Especially with his outfit. Neon-magenta was not good for blending in. Still, he kept his eye out in case there was anything that he could get away with, even if that included running away or punching an Agent.

Super Corrupt Versailles
Yet again Versailles was reminded of why he didn't grow his hair long in the first place. Unlike most of the other Corrupted Senshi that he knew, he didn't have anything holding it together so it often flailed around the place, even blocking his eyesight sometimes. And all he was doing now was dodging! For a moment he thought about asking if another had something, anything to keep his hair in place, but remembered that this was technically a battleground, and he was more likely to have his perfect face hurt than get any help in the hair department.

Dark Mirror Varda
Somehow she had been able to keep herself in the dark and had decided to risk letting a wraith out. Luckily it didn't seem to be too tall, and fluttered about gathering tiny bits of energy from those who were there, except any other Dark Mirror that she may not have known were there. From the large group, it would be enough to just take tiny amounts, probably to the point where they felt like they could just yawn, but not enough to feel tired and she would manage to get enough. Still, she kept her back to something stable so she wouldn't be ambushed from behind, but had to keep an eye out in case someone spotted her.

Pendour

It wasn't long before Pendour found a strong arm wrapped around her. She didn't fight it. She leaned up against Sess's chest. "Okay," she said, her voice even quieter, barely a whisper. The Aspect magic kept her graceful. She kept pace with him and didn't stumble, even though her arm and chest were throbbing with every heartbeat and already dripping a maybe-concerning amount of blood.

She noticed the alarm sound, but only vaguely among all the other noise.

A voice from his other shoulder, on the other hand, made her blink, and she glanced up to see a Mauvian. A different Mauvian. There were a lot of them here. This one was asking about Cybele. "She was by the tables when I turned off the lights," said Pendour, in the same soft, strained voice. It might not mean much in a situation like this, she knew that, but even though her eye was slowly adjusting to the lighting, she still couldn't see very much beyond a few senshi and knights who were right in front of her..

Like Sumner, she realized.

"Hi," she said. "Sorry." She winced at that, and only half from the pain. Maybe apologizing didn't help, but she'd gotten hurt, and now everyone was coming to her when they should have been getting away, and all this after Sumner had already given her one lecture about being careful.

"Maybe once we get out, if you know first aid?" Lifeguards knew that, didn't they? This was so much. Her thoughts were getting muddy.

Carmen

Carmen's jaw went slack when the Chaos auras started flaring up. How could this have happened? There were several cats present, all working to hide auras, and yet somehow Chaos had found them anyway. There was a rat, there had to be. She had to find that rat and maybe give them a few scratches to remember her by. Already, her resentment for the potential filthy traitor was boiling in her blood.

She could orchestrate her little search and destroy mission later. Right now, she had to do what she could to fight off the menace before it left with something far more precious than a traitor. The enemy had, of all things, opened with a concert, a move she respected for many reasons. Maybe she could have a word with the singer. In fact, she would do just that. She dashed towards the end of the soccer field till she found the rooftop where she was fairly sure the singing had come from. There did seem to be people on top of it.

"You there, on the roof!" she called upward. "Surrender your songstress to me. Now!"

Megrez

Megrez had wanted to scream and fly into a berserker rage when she felt the Chaos auras prickle at her. How could this happen? This event had the potential to be amazing. It had been amazing while it was going on. What was happening now defied words. She couldn't describe the disappointment and infuriation, she didn't need to, she didn't want to.

Events had left her towards the end of the soccer field, a bit far from Cybele but near a certain rooftop. The Negaverse had announced their presence with a concert. The gall of it all! The irony struck her. She would have loved to do that. It wasn't as fun being on the receiving end of a theme song. In any case, there were people on that roof, and she needed to investigate. There was also a familiar cat calling out to the people on the roof. Figuring it wouldn't hurt to give her a front row seat to the action, she scooped up Carmen as she leapt up to the rooftop.

The sight that greeted her was every bit as dangerous as expected. A lieutenant, two cats, a General. Megrez felt that, as one of the few Eternals (probably?) there, it was her responsibility to take out this high-level threat. In the moment, however, all she could do was laugh incredulously.

Still, she managed to prepare something in between cackles. "Ostrich Egg Toss!"

Carmen leapt out of Megrez's arms, fur bristling as she surveyed the targets. One of those Mauvians was gonna get catpunched.







Makhaon

Makhaon's soul felt on fire. She was having such a good time, and then she'd been thrown right out of the pan with an ambush. In any case, she needed to knock out as many Chaos fiends as possible. It was time for her to do her duty!

Problem was, there were so many enemies, and Makhaon was but one basic senshi with useless defensive powers that couldn't even burn wood. She wasn't even sure where to begin. This was a mass attack, not a simple duel. There was no one set rival.

Looking around and looking every bit as lost as she was did turn up something. There was a lieutenant going for a cat. A cat! How low could these jerks go? Makhaon stomped over to where Jadarite and Realta were and started shouting declarations. "I never thought I'd see any agent stoop so low! Attacking an animal? Pick on someone your own size!"




Fomalhaut

Fomalhaut felt immensely lost among the chaos and Chaos. She knew that she could fight, sort of, and that her powers would be especially effective against the higher-ranked agents present. Still, there was one thing bugging her, keeping her from just jumping into the fray. She thought she felt one anomalous aura in the mix, and it caught her attention. Carefully, she crept away from the main body of the fray, towards where she thought the aura was.

Soon enough, she found a lone Dark Mirror Senshi, her back guarded. That was curious for a few reasons. "Um, excuse me," she called out to that senshi. "What are you doing here? Did the Negaverse invite you, or did you just... come along?" Her tone was not accusatory, merely inquiring. She had a few questions, even if this wasn't quite the place to ask them.



Cor Caroli

Everything had gone to hell. Absolutely everything. There were two Captains and various passing enemy senshi squaring off against Cybele, including some jackhole who had cast a spell on his own ally and run off. He was probably long gone, and as much as Cor wanted to chase that loser down and grab an explanation, he needed to help Cybele turn the tides in her favor. She had been dogpiled on by at least two senshi that hadn't even bothered to stick around. He did the only thing was sure he could do: offer her a boost. A bit of extra willpower could help set her right after that bombardment.

"Force of Will!" he called out, gesturing towards Cybele. The higher-tier spell also gave him a surge of energy, and he was going to try his best to get the other Captain out of the way. This could have worked out if the Captain hadn't just vanished into thin air.



(Interruption from Paracelsian)

This battle would mark two firsts for Paracelsian. This battle would be the first time he summoned his weapon, and the first time he teleported. Sucking in a breath, there was a great rush, and soon he was behind the blue senshi. Acting with as much urgency as he could muster, he grabbed the other senshi from behind and held his dagger to his throat. "While it was commendable of you for you to try and bolster your ally's defenses, you left yourself wide open. You, at the very least, are good as ours."

Grabbing such an easy target left a bad taste in the Captain's mouth, but depending on Cybele's reaction, it may have also served as an indirect assist for Sylvite. Unless the other senshi called his bluff and figured that he wasn't going to actually kill her friend in front of her, the leader would most likely surrender to avoid further damages.



Sadachbia

Oh hell no. This was a rude awakening, to say the least. Who was the rat? How did the Negaverse find out about this event? Did some cat forget to suppress one stray aura?

This was not the time for questions. Sadachbia needed to act, and now. As a Super Senshi, she needed to take out the higher-ranked agents before they got to any vulnerable senshi. She thought she spotted one Captain, somewhere in the mix, and this Captain seemed to be having a grand time sneaking bits of energy from anyone he could get his hands on. "Sadachbian Stone Slabs," she murmured, and slowly crept up with the intent of breaking her magic slab over his head. It probably wouldn't knock him out, but it'd be unpleasant.





Glitnir

Glitnir felt pure irritation bubbling up inside him. This was his first foray into powered life in how long? And it went to hell, just like everything else had.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of purple just casually walking through the fray. Purple attached to black hair and a black fuku. A sneaking, prickly suspicion snuck up on him, and he began to pursue a certain Corrupt through the battlefield.

stari_maga

Rak shadowing Sylvite

Sami-Fire

Assisting Para with Cor

It had seemed unwise for Rakovanite to try and do anything more than support the more experienced agents during Captain Sylvite's ambush. For all the training that he'd done in the better part of the year, it still didn't feel like enough preparation to take part in a fight against senshi and knights who were notably stronger than he was, himself. Rakovanite wanted to be useful, but not needlessly injure himself.

There was no benefit to throwing himself bodily between his captains and the supers and eternals they fought.

And there were many senshi here to be wary of. It felt just by virtue of how many people were here that it could easily turn unpleasant for Chaos. With Mauvians on both sides dousing everyone's auras, the only way to tell who was on what side or at what point in their development they were was by sight. An unreliable sense when everyone was moving so quickly and the lights on the field had been cut.

He recognized that Sylvite had mostly sedated her target, but most everyone else was foreign to him. He wanted to stay close to the girl he trusted and respected, just in case she may have use of him.

The others at her disposal were likely more equipped to handle any complications Sylvite might right in to, but it suited him to observe and be ready.

When one of the senshi (a young man in blue that Rakovanite had never seen before) began to cast his magic in Cybele and Sylvite's direction, Rakovanite moved to intervene. Another captain he didn't recognize was ahead of him, teleporting behind the senshi and brandishing knives near his throat. Their objective was supposed to be to capture any they could, and if the opportunity was available, it seemed Rakovanite may be able to be of use here. He moved toward them, extending one hand to grip the senshi's collar as he began to drain energy from him to weaken him.

His dark gaze flicked briefly to the captain that stood behind the senshi. "My apologies if you did not want the help."

Cybele

Eventually, something cut through the haze. It was more magic. Cybele felt herself perk up, even as her energy drifted off in small glowing tendrils towards the Captain’s hand.

A hint of the loneliness was still there, but she was aware that it was just magic in her head. She had dealt with magic before. She had dealt with Captains before, ambushes before. She swung out another fist, although the girl managed to dodge it again.

“I would rather die,” she growled at last, her eyes cold and narrow.

The sound of metal slicing through air behind her made her blood run cold. She glanced over her shoulder to see the other Captain holding a blade to the throat of her sparring partner.

“No,” she said, voice much softer, as she glanced with wide eyes between the two captains. Another lieutenant stepped up, and she shook her head slowly. “No.” Cybele had long ago accepted death for herself, but she couldn’t be so careless with someone else’s life. She knew that.

As her thoughts raced, something else hit her-- an awful sensation she’d only felt once before in her life. A hand was stuck wrist deep in her chest, and she winced as the small fingers wrapped around her starseed and pain shot through her very being.

She whirled around to see the pink-haired Captain grinning for just a split second.

Then there was nothing.


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Sylvite

Sylvite took a step back with Cybele’s starseed in her fist as the senshi collapsed.

She was grinning, the thrill of all this actually working bubbling up as excitement in her chest. She kept grinning as she looked over at Paracelsian and now Van, teaming up on their own senshi prize. “Thanks,” she said. “That was super smart! Totally gave me an opening.”

She tilted her head towards Van, who she’d already given one lesson to about how to bargain with starseeds and stuff. “See?” she said. “They always freak out when you act like you’re gonna hurt someone. We probably could have made some kind of deal with her, but, like,” she reached down and picked up Cybele into a potato-sack carry. It looked a little weird, since the senshi was definitely bigger than her, but she didn’t feel too heavy.
“I didn’t wanna bargain today. Not when we can have both of them. You guys got that one?” It sure looked like it, and so without waiting too much longer for the rest of the trainees to realize she’d snagged their leader, she and Cybele vanished.

She reappeared on the roof of one of the nicer houses across the field from where the concert was going on, just close enough that she could still kinda keep an eye on the battle below, even if a few tree branches kept seeing more than general movement pretty difficult.

She summoned her tablet pen into her free hand, and said, “Okay, everybody. We got our main target. Grab anyone else you can, but then let’s get out. I don’t want any of us getting hurt.”

Megrez/Carmen

When Megrez launched that big, heavy ostrich egg, she was not expecting the lieutenant to protect her general. That brought the egg senshi back down to earth and shook the incredulity and laughter out of her. "Stay out of my way," she snarled, assuming a defensive position. She wanted to lunge and tackle the lieutenant in a way that would allow her to domino into the general and hit two at once, but then...

She thought, faintly, she heard the call to retreat from somewhere, maybe a tablet tucked away. The mass of Chaos auras seemed to thin slowly, just a little. Megrez turned around and gave the soccer field the quickest scan she could. She figured that she'd be able to recognize Cybele from where she was, but the mint-haired senshi was nowhere to be found. "C-Cybele?" she stammered, panic creeping into every inch of her. "Where... where is Cybele?!"

Carmen had taken the moment to lunge forward and try to give Cora as hard a catpunch as she could muster, but she noticed that the senshi who'd brought her up here was suddenly no longer on the offensive. "You idiot!" she hissed, apparently not jumping to the same conclusion that Megrez was. "Don't let your guard down! Keep fighting, at all costs!"

Maybe the Carmen who had just awoken into the war would have turned up her nose at directly assaulting anyone, but the Carmen on the rooftop now was different. Perhaps she had turned feral out of desperation and a desire to have her might make right. No matter what, she was not going to let this Chaos cat go easily. Even if the general's cat joined in, even if the General himself decided to come for her, she would claw and bite her way out of the fight.

Oh, how she wished she would finally attain human form! The true Mauvian human form, not that stopgap civilian form that had once terrified her until she discovered its advantages. With fingers and feet, she could stomp, kick, wield weapons, strangle...

Oh, how she wished she could roar out her rage!