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((Where is everyone?))

((...said he was busy with finals 'n stuff.
Ugh, getting back to my college from thanksgiving was such a pain. I got stuck in over 3 hours of traffic on a trip that usually takes 3 hours to go from the house back to college.
I felt like dying halfway through. =_=; ))

Alexander sighed lightly as he looked to his mate "Lets take her to our place for tonight. At least there we can keep an eye on her incase Kratos decides to return" he told her as he held out his hand to help Toph up.

Lord Inu approached the portal. he was sleepy from the gas but it hadnt knocked him out like the others. He had carried a few of the warriors back and placed them on a bench so they could wake up in a safe enviorment. "Well that certainly was a interesting battle" he said to no one in general. "I suppose everyone made it back safe correct?" he said looking around.

Emmet smirked as he saw the sleeping dragon being dragged into the portal room. "Looks like the containment group is done. well what should we do with the dragon?"

Maverick entered the portal room deep in thought. He wasnt good at full out battle being a alchemist and all but at least he came in handy. Still he wished he could of done alot more in the battle.

Croix walked into the portal room bringing in the remaining of the group that was knocked out with the gas in the last battle. "That should be all of them... Wonder if everyone made it back alright.... I dont see that newbie around.... i hope shes ok" he sighed as he walked over to the door and stood guard like he usually does.

Raguna walked into the portal and looked around "Hear there was a battle. is everyone ok? I got a few healing items if anyone needs them."

Souji was sound asleep on a bench now after being brought back from the battle field

Oomizu tossed the pilled into the dragon's mouth and ran before it swallowed it. Once it had, a puff of smoke surrounded it, and when the smoke cleared the dragon was about the size of a puppy. She picked it up and cuddled it with a slight squeal. "These things really are cute when they're small~!" She giggled lightly as she latched her arm to Bunko's and escorted her friend back to the portal room. When she heard the topic, Oomizu cleared her throat loudly to get everyone's attention. "Medic, this guy won't stay small for long. Plus, he's feral. You probably didn't even believe in dragons until you saw one in person, so what makes you think you could handle a full grown dragon whom you tried to blind with needles? These things are smart. They hold a grudge." She sadly looked down to the dragon and gave a small smile. "Besides, with how people have been hunting these guys, they're going to go extinct. I say we should take him to Cox, have him play vet for an hour, and then we find a good desert through the portal, and then toss him out into the wild where he belongs."

Gakupo messed with his headphones as he came through the portal, regaining his ability to hear. He carefully propped Gumi up against some lockers and did the same for her so that when she woke up she wouldn't wonder why she couldn't hear anything. He then walked over to where Yzuki was and took Meiko from her and smiled. "Thank you, Yuzuki-chan. I appreciate the help." He sat Meiko down on a bench not too far from Souji before he went back to his sister, lifted her up some, and then sat so she'd be in his lap once again. Such a good big brother.

Scout looked to Faya and smiled to her. "Yeah, sure. You grab his wrists and I'll grab his legs and we can carry him back." By the time they got there, he heard Medic's question on where Heavy might be and huffed. "Dude's probably with his little wifey. Dude don't give a s**t 'bout us any more. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if once this was all done he quite working for BLU and just retired to that snow fort of his in Russia." He gave a slightly bitter huff. He had seen Heavy as the brother that didn't beat on him, so the fact he had just suddenly abandoned all of them (or so he felt) made Scout a little angry. Then again, he was also pretty ticked that Heavy had moved the girl he was engaged to into their room and had locked Scout out so he could hook up with her, leaving him without shelter for a night.

Hiruko kept his mouth shut as they all came into the portal room. So many people, passed out. He wondered if any of them were having any nightmares.... Then again, he had already eaten once tonight, and it would be pretty hard to top how messed up Oomizu's nightmare had been.


Luki listened to Azmaria before he nodded and finished his ice cream. He made quick work of the cone (finishing it within three bites without making a mess or looking rude). "Sorry for all of my questions. I'm curious as to how different people think and stuff like that. It's nice learning about different peoples thoughts and feelings. This whole religion thing is sort of like discovering a new culture to me. It's pretty fascinating to learn about." He then smiled lightly and dabbed at the corners of his lips with his napkin. "I've been asking a lot of questions of you. Are there any you have for me?"

Heavy walked into the room and over to a seat a bit angered. He looked around with daggers in his eyes as he looked over to his team members then back to the rest of the group. What was bothering him? who knows

Meanwhile back in Dr Cox's office. Dr Cox was dancing and singing a song to himself. "Im the one to call Dr. Feel Good Im the one that makes you feel alright".....

When Oomizu popped the pill into the dragon's mouth, Bunko had immediately let go and let its mouth snap shut. She brushed her hands against her battle gear, getting as much as that beast's saliva off of her hands as possible. Watching as the dragon changed form to the size of a small dog, Bunko smirked before linking arms with Oomizu and walking out through the portal side by side. Looking behind her as they arrived back at the portal room, she noted that they were the last ones to leave, allowing the portal to go back to normal. Whatever was normal for the portal, she never knew but it was at a stasis that she just let be. When Oomizu began to address the Medic about the dragon's condition, before it then was interrupted by Spy's interjection. She looked over to him, briefly, before she looked around the group, finding Faya and then making her way over to her.

Faya smiled over to Scout genuinely before she did what she was told. Lifting Soldier up, grabbing onto his shoulders instead of his wrists for fear of hurting him any more, she then helped Scout move him into the portal room before being followed out by Oomizu and Bunko. Her brows knitted together slightly at Scout for his slandering of Heavy when he was not present, gossip was always something she hated. But still, she didn't know what the boy was going through so interjecting would be wrong on her part. Looking around, seeing some people sleeping while others tried to make sure they were okay, her eyes couldn't help but fall upon Gakupo, who was talking to Yuzuki at the moment. Then her eyes flicked over to her master, Spy, a small smile causing her lips to curve upwards lightly before she noted that her elder sister was approaching her, looking over to her now with a brighter smile before she jumped up and hugged her tightly. "Bunko! I missed you so much!" She cried out loud as she buried her head into the crook of her sister's neck, this being the first time they really had time to spend together since both of their horrid demises.

Bunko laughed lightly as she wrapped her arms around her younger sister, whos legs were wrapped around her waist like she was some sort of primate. Rubbing her back she hugged her back just as tightly, almost spinning around with her as she did so. But after a moment, her soreness couldn't handle her weight any more as she set her down. Looking into her eyes, she noticed a few things were off about her appearance, like her hair and her eyes before she shook it off and patted her head lightly, since she was still only a bit over 5 feet tall, while Bunko was almost 5'7". She was a lot taller than most people, but it came naturally with all of her training as well as her heritage, which she still vaguely knew anything about. Although Faya still didn't know that they were not sisters by blood, although at this point, it honestly didn't matter to either of them. "I missed you too Faya. Just please try not to scare me by doing something so reckless every again. I just, I just can't afford to lose you again." She whispered before she recieved another hug by Faya, stroking her hair gently as she enjoyed this reunion.

Yuzuki smiled happily as she watched him take care of his sister so tenderly. Tilting her head to the side, with her hands fidgeting amongst themselves behind her back, the pink-haired girl watched him as she tried to figure out why he was so compassionate with the girl. Yes, she knew that he was her elder brother, it was in the files on her database. She made sure to keep tabs on everyone she associated with, a good trait given to her by her former master. Seeing Bunko and Faya's love for each other also puzzled her, seeing as though she had never had a need for love or compassion or even friendship and therefore never yearned for any of it as she did now. But at Gakupo's statement, she quickly shook her head and snapped back, her cheeks heating up as a light pink blush appeared. "O-Oh! Um, yes!" She began before she cleared her throat. "It wasn't any trouble, I'm always glad to help out my friends and commrades!" She exclaimed with a bright smile, as the pink on her cheeks that seemingly matched her hair began to fade slowly.

Faya then looked back over to Oomizu, Scout, and Medic as they all began to quarrel over the small dragon. Releasing herself from her sister's grasp, she then walked over to Oomizu once she began to nuzzle the small creature in her hands. Staring down at it before she looked up to the elder woman, she gave a large grin before looking at Scout and Medic with a slightly annoyed expression. "You guys are all so immature! Even worse than the children we try to save! If you wanna go dragon hunting and get something out of it, whatever it is, then ask Emmett and he's put together something for you guys to do. But this little guy isn't going anywhere so leave it alone!" She exclaimed before she looked back at Oomizu with another smile. "Can I please hold him Mizu-chan?"

Just then, the portal opened up as a young woman entered the room. She was clad in a slightly risque tan jumpsuit with all sorts of smaller pockets and pouches filled with things that could help her in battle. She quirked a brow as she noted that a lot of people were accumulated inside of the portal room, herself never been inside of or on the floating city for that matter, she didn't recognize many of the people there. But those she did recognize were Oomizu, Bunko, and Faya, since their parents shared a connected history together, but she wasn't really as close to the girls since she was always moving on her father's airship from destination to destination. "I see that I have come into a rather awkward time," She began as she fidgeted with the straps of the large duffle back she was holding, the other hand holding up an AK-47 that was leaning against her shoulder at that moment. "Oomizu," She stated, looking over to the young blond, her face as stoic as her mother's at the moment. "I have come on behalf of the SPI to help in your endeavors as well as to test out some new equipment."

Toph took Alexander's hand as he helped her to her feet. She just couldn't believe that all of these negative, horrible things kept happening to her. But as she then felt Tomoe's hand on her shoulder, she felt this calming energy flow through her as if she was given a very calming tea that just relaxed every muscle in her body. "If it's not too much trouble..." She began before Tomoe interrupted.

"There is no need Toph-chan. You as well as anyone else, is always welcome to our home. Plus, you are practically family at this point, and I want to be there for you as family would in this situation." Tomoe told her with a gentle smile, her hand still upon the young woman's shoulder. Looking over to Alexander with a light smile, she then wrapped her arm around her shoulder and began to lead her away, although she was still silent at this moment.

Azmaria smiled gently as she looked over at him, her hands on the chains that held her swing in place. She kicked out her legs in front of her before curling them underneath her as she flew back before kicking them out once more, going a bit faster and higher than before now, simply just enjoying her time here. "I'm glad that I'm helping you in discovering my religion. There are plenty more than just mine, but each one has a universal message of love, peace, and justice." She told him with a gentle smile before she looked up to the night sky, watching as all of the stars glistened like pure diamonds. "Um, if I was to ask a question, please don't take offense to this but... You... You aren't human, are you?" She asked as she looked over at him, innocently.

Gakupo smiled lightly up to Yuzuki. "I'm glad you think of us as friends. I was afraid that since we've never really talked before that you simply thought of us as comrades and nothing more." It really was nice knowing who in the group truly accepted you and who didn't. Everyone could be pretty hard to read. He listened to all the conversations, trying to ignore anything that had to do with Faya as he held his sister close to his chest to keep her comfortable and warm.

Oomizu heard the distinct sound of the portal activating and looked towards it. When the woman stepped through, she smiled lightly and handed the dragon to Faya. "Try running off with it and I'll hunt you down~!" As sweetly as it was said, she wasn't joking.... She went to a locker that had a couple of strong locks on them and, with a flick of her finger, undid all of them. She reached in and pulled out a watch like what everyone else wore before she turned to the new girl and put a friendly hand on her shoulder. "I'm glad to see you made it here safely, Victoria. Don't worry about your timing. We were all just discussing what to do with our latest catch," she said as she nodded towards the dragon now in Faya's arms. "I'm sure Hitomi or Hotstreak have already given you the layout of the city so that you'd know where everything is, but if you have any questions or need help finding anything, feel free to find any of us." She handed the watch to Victoria with a friendly smile.


Luki enjoyed the speed and height he was at now when it came to his swinging. At this point, his swing was rocking back and forth about as much as an average rocking chair, which was just fine with him. He felt relaxed, and he was enjoying himself. If he had wanted to go higher, then he would have already done so. To her question, he smiled lightly. "No offense taken. I know I'm not human, but I'm not entirely sure what I am. I was created and woke up in a laboratory with a bunch of people working hard around me. I have a computerized voice, I myself can connect to technology and download things to my memory, there's wires that work as nerves within my body, and my bones are made of some sort of metal that's hard to snap, but it is still easy to dislocate a joint or limb. However... I have flesh and blood and the organs of a normal human being. I have independence and can think and do for myself.... Usually. I have emotions and reactions that are true an genuine, and I have the ability to express how I feel like a normal person would. I even have an ability to like and dislike." He closed his eyes and chuckled softly. "So why should I take offense when you notice I'm different? How I was made is different from how you were made. It only makes sense you would notice and want to ask questions. You're a lot more polite about it than most would." He then opened his eyes and looked over to Azmaria. "Although, I wouldn't be lying if I said that sometimes I wonder if I used to be human in a past life. It's weird, but... Sometimes, some of us have these dreams that seem so real... Like it happened before. Who knows if it really did. The point is we're here and alive in whatever way we are."

Medic knew Heavy well enough to know when to leave him alone. In a world without respawn, the best reaction to that kind of expression on the gaint's face was to just stay out of his way. He could always ask him about it later. At the moment, however, he had other concerns. Like the fact that there were two members fighting to keep the dragon, and two that simply decided there was no argument, that their word was the end all of it. "No, I am not here to save anyvone!" he snapped, the only one among them that could truthfully say this. "I am here to research zhings zhat are impossible to in my home, and you are taking zhat avay from me! First from kidnapping me, now dangling zhis marvelous opportunity in front of me, and denying me furser!" He was gesturing wildly as he spoke, letting out all his frustration at once. Realizing he was acting like the child he was always telling Scout he shouldn't be, he forced himself to be still. The German took a deep breath through his nose, before he continued. "But I suppose it doesn't matter vhat I zhink. Or Scout. Or anyvone else in zhis sorry excuse for a team, for zhat matter. You've made up your mind, and trivial details like you aren't zhe leader be damned."

Almost completely ignored. Okay, he could work with that. At least half his career had the goal of being overlooked. It was kind of funny watching the BLU b*****d throw a tantrum, but it quickly lost its appeal. The young woman that claimed to be from SPI was far more interesting. Perhaps it was time to start branching out. To get the word out there, for those that knew of his existance, that he was looking for other allies. Allies that would actually watch his damn back, and possibly give him assignments actually suited to his skill set. However, at the moment, he was less than presentable. The Spy gave a nod to Hiruko, and made his way to his locker. Surprisingly, there was a good deal more in there than there had been the last time. Mann Co was certainly pushing the limits, weren't they? Goodness, how many knew knives did he have? The Frenchman pulled a particularly elegant-looking one out, that had a tag tied to it. Your Eternal Reward? This certainly sounded interesting... and the new items weren't even limited to weapons. Not even limited to just hats. A lovely rose, a warm-looking turtleneck to wear under his jacket... These new items of death and fashion were certainly turning his mood from bitter to almost excited.