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With the look on Ziggy's face, Talon lost it.

As he laughed, Ziggy just stared. He was the one that grabbed people's asses, not the 'grabbed'. Still, he only blinked. “Huh?” The laughter resumed as he stood, grabbing the device and heading back. “Eh... Yours looks better.” Watching Teivel bound off, he was out of sight as well before Monty could do a damn thing to him. He was risque, but hardly suicidal.

Alice only sighed as she walked to the window. “Oh, right... we're getting him...” She pouted a little, watching the bird. It would take forever... but they weren't that far away. “As for my payment... Do try to make it worth while.” Amusement sparked in her eyes as she sat on the sill, breathing slowly before falling backwards. As she went down, a whirlwind surrounded her, following he bird but slowly becoming nothing but a gentle breeze, unable to be detected. Once she got into the area, she'd be able to get through anything, teleport when needed, and then be back with Rave. As long as they didn't do anything to damage his abilities, which she doubted they'd be able to, he'd be able to shift back. This was the easy part.

Following the bird, Alice swirled in the air, invisible to even Hibachi's toys. For now, at least. As she blended with the air, the woman moved around the bird, trying to find just where it was they were heading. Ah, so there...

The two came close to the guarded area and it looked like Alice had been right. There were guards on the outside, but hardly any inside. Guards meant mass and mass meant shadows. To put anyone near there would be suicidal. She smirked as she soared above the bird, whispering in the speaker, her voice ethereal in this state. “Get the bird to attack them, Hibachi... I'll do the rest.” She almost purred, enjoying the height they were at as she watched the four guards. It seemed like an old outpost... too bad they knew better. There was nothing inside the building but a set of stairs going down... down... down.

Closing the door behind him, Ziggy watched Teivel with amusement. With a closed door, it'd only piss off Monty but he had information on Kalore that he wasn't sure he'd want him to share. Added, he was pretty damn sure he had information on Monty that the demon would kill him for if he knew he had it. The only one he didn't have anything on was Teivel.

That needed to change.

“Alright... what do you want first? His looks or what to say? Eh... let's wait on the looks...” He rather liked the look of Teivel. Taking out the device, he leaned on a wall and scrolled. Kalore would kill him for this... but it was for the greater good and all that s**t.

Watching the men below fall under the attack of the bird, Alice drifted above them, giggling. The wind picked up as she rode it easily, diving down once more to follow the path of the bird. Those poor guards.... they never had a chance, the dears. But that was alright. She was sure the deaths would be fast, at least fast enough. She giggled again as the wind picked up a bit faster now, sending her through the smallest opening. Taking control, Alice dove down into the stairs, searching for the vault which would hold Rave. She'd need to be careful. He'd been locked up for days and that never did anyone any good. Knowing him, though, it'd be solely meditation-time. Kalore and Kit? The two would be climbing up the walls.

Ziggy smirked, watching him. “You are and I'm glad you realize it.” A soft laugh and he continued. “What's Kalore like?” His head tilted back as he thought. That would be a bit difficult to answer. He was certain that there was something mentally wrong with the blonde but he wouldn't risk saying something like that. Not with everyone around. They'd practically jump him.

“Kalore is... interesting. There's really no other way to say it, sadly.” He tilted his head, thinking a bit more. “With everyone else, he's goofy and grinning and flirting all the time. He's walking sex, basically, but has a lot of daddy issues and mommy issues so he doesn't really believe much of what anyone says. He's an actor, for one...” Ziggy tapped his chin as he thought about this. “With Monty... he's relaxed. Calmer but still the same laughing blonde. With Kristopher, though.. he panics.” Another sigh. “He gets angry, furious even, and most of what they fight about has to do with his late mother and late-unborn little sibling.” He didn't know if it was going to be a boy or girl. Ziggy really didn't think that much mattered.

“How he walks and talks spews confidence until you get him near Kristopher or Kyin, but Kyin's long-gone. For what you're going to need to say? The first thing is that you're probably going to just stand there as he's watching you, shocked. 'You're' supposed to be locked up, not there...” His feet went onto the table as he stretched, reclining comfortably. This was getting to be a bit of a mess that he didn't want to deal with. Kalore was a good guy, though, and Kit was pretty cool. No need to let them just drop off the face of the planet.

Still, this was... tricky. “He's not going to question you because it won't cross his mind that this is a trick. He'll probably throw something at you but that'll be the most he does seeing as he just needs to make sure you're real. Catch it, do whatever... I don't care. Don't hurt him, though. This will be after he knows Rave is out, so there's that possibility that you're real. We'll be taping and he needs to be seen as the bad guy.”

More thinking as he debated. Talk about the mom... or straight into what happened? He stayed silent for a little as he thought about it.

“Alright, maybe this will work...” Muttering, Ziggy leaned his head back as well, closing his eyes in thought. “Don't bother talking about the mom... but if the chance arises... it's always fun to air dirty laundry of someone else. Especially if he finally admits to what he did.” Amusement now. “Lots of cursing... lots and lots of cursing when Kalore gets mad. Such a cute little blonde... but then he tends to be a bit dramatic in how loud or soft he gets. Kristopher will maintain the same volume unless we can really corner him into this. If so... he'll yell. If he's yelling... you're hitting something he really doesn't want to talk about. Hopefully, he's yelling the whole damn time.”

Now, Ziggy was having a bit of trouble. What exactly was he supposed to say? He couldn't write him out a script or anything, so it was difficult. “Rave's been trapped... Kit's been trapped... and Kalore's been trapped. Honestly, I can only tell you what some of his reactions would be and what all he'd get angry about. As for the rest of this? I really can't do much with it. He's... not really unpredictable but it's just that I don't know how Kristopher's going to react exactly. Without knowing that, I can't just tell you what to say.”

What Teivel said did make sense... but there were some problems with it. "There are some things some of them may not want you to know... but that will work." He shrugged. It would be Monty's own problem or Eldin's own problem if something happened. Ziggy's memories were, mostly, factual. He just had a lot more information on nearly everyone that a lot of people probably shouldn't realize that he had. That would be a problem, really. No one should know why he had what he had either....

Diving lower and lower into the shaft, Alice became visible. Her magic already felt drained, something tugging at her. The structure was some type of dampener... and it wasn't good. Gritting her teeth, she went on foot. Time to conserve what she had.

No one was around, though. Her eyes narrowed as she slowly moved through the shadows but that alone was wrong. There were shadows... so Rave couldn't be right there. As Alice moved down further, she came to cells. No one was in them. There were no guards. There was nothing. So, where the hell was he?!

Ziggy only sighed. “We can't do your idea because we need him discredited... and we could release a sex tape, but I'd much rather give Kalore the satisfaction that everyone knows he's right.” He did look a bit amused, though. “Now, if you really want someone to play with... we can definitely figure something out later.” Shameless in his flirting, he only grinned as he rested back in the chair. “But, work first. I know how to do the block, so let's do your idea. Monty and I probably have the most information on him that you can use.”

With a glance in the bird's direction, Alice gently waved her hand. A small bit of wind carried the bird away, safely, but outside the hall. At the moment, she didn't need any words distracting her. Something also told her that someone wouldn't want to be seen in this state.

Walking further down the hall, the woman finally found the cell. It looked normal but the energy was... none. She frowned and grabbed her shirt, tugging it off to wrap her hands in the fabric, taking the cell and opening it. Immediately, she fell to the ground, near the side of the cage. Rave may not have power yet, but the moment he did... she didn't want to be mistaken as an enemy.

Nothing came, though.

In barely any clothes on her upper half, Alice poked her head in, just blinking. She saw him there, unchained, but... sitting. Peacefully. “Rave?” His eyes didn't open. Slowly she unwrapped her hands, making sure to not touch the cell. Just what was up?

Raising a brow, Ziggy watched Teivel crawl onto his lap, a smirk appearing on his lips. Boldly, his arm rested around him, his head tilting just a bit. “Oh? And how much harder do I need to try? I already like this.” The smirk never left as he placed the mental blocks. Blocks? Oh, he knew how to do those. There wouldn’t be anything about him, not even his power level, that Teivel would be able to find. All he’d know is the information about Kalore and Kristopher. For that? He gave him everything but what he knew of Kalore’s old profession. No, that was kept under wraps for now.

Alice slowly moved closer, getting near Rave as she looked him over. Physically, he seemed alright. But, just what had happened? No one could touch Rave. He had shadows and sheer strength on his side. Kristopher wasn’t a powerful man, not physically. Just who had he allied himself with to make this work?

She frowned as she knelt down, facing him now. “Rave? Hello~?” Nothing.

Meditative states were hell, yes, but did Rave fully go into them? She wasn’t sure. He wsn’t a monk or a priest or anything like that, not even close to being holy or spiritual. So, what the hell?!

A slow breath came in before Alice stood beside him, leaning down near his ear. “RAVE! WAKE UP!”

Instead of jolting and running away like most elves, Rave’s eyes slowly opened as he glanced in her direction. “Shut up.” Eyes pure black, he seemed… Alice could only shudder as she sprinted away. “S-Sorry, man.” Not many scared her, but shadow mages were a bit… scary. Too unstable for her taste.

As he stood, he brushed himself off. His eyes closed as he concentrated. Once they opened, they were the icy blue they always were. “Is it a clear run, Alice?” She only nodded as he walked out, the two walking together. “Uh, yeah. Hibachi’s bird thing took care of it and I got rid of some things, but I haven’t seen much. What’s going on?” He only shrugged. “Magic.” Shadows took him over, leaving Alice there to catch up.

“b*****d!”

Appearing beside Talon, the man looked paler than normal, sickly almost. Now that the light was brighter, anyone could see the veins visible under his skin near his temple, the frailty of his hands as he leaned back in the chair, his hands clasped in front of him. Still, he remained composed as Alice made her way back. He had enough power to get himself there but not much else.

“Hello.”

Rave flinched, his ears moving back just slightly. The sounds that his comrades made... it pained him, really. Taking in a slow breath, he winced again as Gambler jumped on him. His whole body felt pain but he hid it relatively well. "I was not able, else I would have." He watched the others, frowning slightly. Kalore wasn't there... so they grabbed him first? It made sense but still. He didn't expect to be the one taken back. He was probably easier to find, though. "The only thing I know at this moment is that Kristopher has decided to take out me and some others, all due to their relations with Kalore. My theory... hardly relevant by this point." They had to have figured it out. He trusted them to do that.

Sighing, he rested an arm around Gambler. It hurt, but he liked having her there. "What have you all come to so far?" He'd put in his input once he knew what it was that they already knew. Otherwise, they'd waste time.

The memories and information flowed painlessly, Ziggy even slightly smiling by the end of it. As he watched him, he nodded once. "I can do that. As much as I don't wanna see it... change into Kalore. Let's make sure you've got that down first."

Listening, Rave only nodded. The anger made sense so he said little of it. It hardly fazed him it seemed, actually. Instead, he kept an arm around the woman before sighing. "That would work, actually... I take it Ziggy is speaking to Teivel now?" He watched Monty before speaking again. "I can track down Kalore. The first thing we need to do is get Kristopher taken out and taken care of. As long as he has any power and control, I am not sure on what he will do to the others. I just need to rest for a moment before I scan for him." Shadows were wonderful. Dusk had tried to scan but she didn't have quite the power Rave did. No wonder the bastards bound him so fast.

"Knowing Kristopher, he has Kalore and Kitanasa locked somewhere near his home. It is secured and no one can scan it without sensors going off. Also, it is magic-locked, similar to Kyin's tower. If they are not there... the tower is the only other place he could safely place them without problem." And without any type of questioning. The guards that he hired were following orders, but putting a person in a home and in a dungeon were two completely different orders. "He has a friend that is powerful, though. I am not sure who yet... some other mage. I did not recognize him when he attacked me."

Ziggy only groaned. "F*ck... Hold up... I can call someone and they can change you. How do you feel about a bit of pain and assholery?"