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It was some time before Irene got her captain's message. Though she usually had Friday nights off, she'd had to make up for the night before, specially requested for her birthday celebration. Now she was an adult, which meant more responsibility. She couldn't dash off to save the world when she was on the clock, even if she'd known it needed saving.

It was, ironically, the blackout that saved her. Though the tables at Maize Maizier looked charming by candlelight, they couldn't cook without electricity. So once the dishes had been brought to the kitchen and the guests offered free dessert (to go), Lydia had finally been able to leave. She suited up, checked her phone, and immediately set out for the location Iris had indicated.

Even before she got there, she could tell it was bad. She could feel the number of people there from a ways away, and as she got closer, could see some of the effects of the fighting. This, Irene knew, was not a situation she would do well in. She preferred talking to fighting, but nobody would listen to her here. In this mess, she would be lucky if she could even help from the sidelines, to make sure nobody was seriously hurt.

That knowledge didn't stop her from walking towards the battlefield, bracing herself for what was to come.

It was a relief to hear a familiar voice calling her. Better still was when ********* dashed into view, apparently tired but otherwise unharmed. Irene resisted the urge to offer greetings, or ask for clarification. Even though she had no idea what was going on, her path was clear. Her team- part of it, at least- was fighting, and she needed to help in whatever way she could.

"I didn't see any messages, other than the one from Iris. And I didn't see anyone I recognized on the way here." Irene bent down and scooped ********* up, hoping to give the guardian a chance to rest, and then faced the battlefield again. "I think we had best assume we're all of the cavalry that's coming, and do our best!"

With that, she picked up her pace. The sooner they found the rest of the team, the better off they would all be.

Pirisite had stepped in, and thank god for that - although Astrophyllite was really too far gone by that point to notice all the good deeds the other lieutenant was doing for her. Breathing raggedly, she picked her way back towards Avalon, trying to collect energy as best she could as she went.

Nearing the crystal and the general, she found her path blocked by a slobbering youma. "Get back!" she hollered, swatting at it with half of her ouija board, which by this point was undeniably and completely broken. She choked back a sob, and swatted the youma again. "Get away!"

Everything was terrible. She'd broken her weapon and Avalon would be mad and Bischofite would be mad and Zinkenite would be mad and they'd all say she wasn't fit to defend the earth and needed to give up her starseed as tax for being useless and dumb and-

With one last thwack, she sent the youma scampering, and finally made her way back to Avalon's side. Astrophyllite handed off her latest sphere of energy, and then sniffled as she looked down at the two halves of her weapon. "I-I-I-I'm s-s-sorry," she stammered, a fat tear rolling down her cheek. "I b-b-broke it. I was bad. I'm sorry."

So much for making it to relative safety, Kadyrelite thought faintly as the Eternal landed in front of her with nary a hair out of place. Eyes darting around for any avenue of escape, she half-listened as the senshi spoke so conversationally. Seriously, rhetorical questions like that were huge, flashing neon signs proclaiming, 'DANGER, WILL ROBINSON.'

When the scary Eternal lunged, Kadyrelite was moving, trying to back up and race in another direction. Or at least, that had been the plan. Apparently, the backup plan was: Try to Run. Get Punched In/Near the Temple Really Hard. For a brief, shining moment, she looked up at the senshi, smiled beatifically and said, "Oh hey, the little birds do show up! Bug never lied to me..."

And much to her ever-lasting shame and dismay, she crumpled, the pain in her head excruciating before she got pulled under by a wave of blessed darkness.

"I cannot say I have tried surfing while powered up," she said in a musing sort of voice. "Sounds fun, but probably more trouble than it's worth for me."

She blinked again as he slipped his arm over her hand and then grinned. Well, well. She could think of precisely zero other White Moon senshi who would be so easy-going around her. Made for a nice change. Though she had to fight to keep from laughing at the regal air he took on as he set their pace. This dude was full of interesting surprises.

"My my, I haven't been around such a gentleman in a while," she teased gently as she wondered at herself for taking the time to be a little silly in the middle of a full on ********. "Though I'm not at all sure that I should be watching cartoon ladies that fueled adolescent dreams. And I want it noted that it is only by a supreme effort of will that I am not taking and twisting that 'lover, not a fighter' thing. Seriously, dude, it's like giving a kid the keys to Disneyland or a candy shop."

She told herself that he had to be a better fighter than he'd implied. He was at least Super level, same as her and one didn't simply get there without picking up a few fighting points along the way. Well, if nothing else, at least his height should provide some intimidation factor. Particularly if it was backed up with her ability with her fists.

Still, she laughed a little at his promise.

"I think I can live with that arrangement," she said. "Now, let's find us some a** to whup."

(( I am so sorry it's taken me so long to reply guys. ; ^; What with my emergency moveout pending, I've been so distracted working. ))

Tsavolite had been eerily quiet this entire time he'd been dragged to and fro, though to be fair, he hadn't HAD to be dragged. He'd just sort of.....tagged along. The Knight, whom he'd discovered through listening to other people call him, was Valhalla, and the guy genuinely seemed to care about those around him. Tsav decided he didn't care much for it. Feelings like THAT got you killed in these sorts of situations.

As the youma popped out, he didn't lift a finger to help. Why would he? It was unlikely to hurt him considering his energy signal. He casually moved out of the way of any errant attacks, ducking quietly here, cocking his head to avoid a hit there. That was until the 'Knight who loved everyone' asked for his help.

A single delicate eyebrow rose.

"So NOW you want my assistance? I thought I was too untrustworthy to treat a patient before, mon amie? Ah....I see, as long as it's the RIGHT patients no one cares, oui?" he chided, mentally turning himself to ice so he appeared more confident and sounded more disparaging than he really felt at the moment as this was truthfully still a stressful situation. Looking out among the new, fresh hell that was the neverending battle between Chaos and Order, he frowned with concern, spotting quite a few officers that could benefit from his medical expertise, including one that had passed out completely (Kadyrelite), breaking his facade' while his mouth dropped open in concern, his eyes widening as he made to move towards the girl, only to knit his brows in frustration once his jacket was tugged back. Turning on Valhalla, he snarled, his more virtuous need to help his patients overriding the fear of angering such a large and intimidating group of senshi and knights.

"Are you all happy with yourselves? Little girls passing out left and right, a girls ankle rolled earlier, not to mention whatever damage you didn't let me contain on the Generals earlier. THEY COULD BE SCARRED FOR LIFE. AND YOU." he whipped around, glaring at Ganymede, one his supposed 'patients' upon Valhalla's request, "You could have EASILY hit or hurt any of your OWN SUBORDINATES with that kind of attack. DID YOU EVEN CHECK THE ROOF BEFORE YOU LEFT TO MAKE SURE NO ONE INJURED ON THE ORDER SIDE DIDNT BURN TO DEATH IF THEY COULDNT LEAVE? Of course you didn't, you don't even need to answer. Je ne vous comprends pas! Yet you sit here in your ivory towers, and call it more RIGHT than what we're doing, when you're just as bad as every last one of us!" he howled in indignation.

With that said, he finally jerked himself free of Valhalla and.......smoothed his hair back? Untying, shaking it out, then retying it, then angrily ruffling around in his medkit until he pulled out a pair of surgical gloves, slipping them on with a 'snap!' each time. Moving to inspect his patients, he shook his head and took a few calming breaths.

"Je ne fais pas ça pour vous. I'm doing this because HE asked me to, and that idiot seems to be the only decent one among you....." he managed, his tone much cooler and controlled like usual. Inclining his head towards Valhalla, he raised an eyebrow. "I assume you'll let me take care of anyone else who needs help after this? You'll keep your word....mon amie?"

"Ohnononono.... Don't you dare to run away when I'm working on with your pen," Cora rushed to say in a bit scolding tone before Cybele could actually make any move towards the battlefield. "Once I'm ready, you will be able to fight better. Trust me."

And with that, she moved towards the pen that was offered to her. For a moment the Mauvian sniffed the pen and while she did so, her forehead laser began to glow. A moment later the pen started glowing too, brighter second by second and slowly it started floating in the air, twirling more and more rapidly as the glow increased. After the glow reached it's peak, it started to dim and the pen started floating down towards it's owner. It was not anymore the same pen, it was something more ornate, in a strange way more powerful.

"Now, repeat after me," Cora said, her voice rather calm and convident. "Cybele Asteroid Power, Make-Up!"

"Then, you're ready to go."

It seemed as though fate was not going to make the Tiger senshi wait much longer on that answer, and the roar that was emitted throughout the sky could only be compared to that of pure nightmares. Though she knew that her attention should have been on the general and corrupted Eternal in front of her, her attention immediately shot to the youma that stood behind Persephone, and once her eyes locked with the youma, there was no chance in hell she'd look away.

Tsui was never one to hold back her emotions, so few would have been surprised to see the way her golden eyes widened and the way her jaw almost decorated the ground told them just how genuinely surprised she was. But they might have been surprised to see the hint of tears forming at the sight of him, knowing full well that it was Bazzite. The captain she and Pasiphae teamed up against and defeated...

Maybe a part of Tsui was hoping that Benitoite was lying to her and only revealed his 'fate' to throw her off her game during a previous encounter, but there he was, clear as day, youmafied, wings and legs inhuman but a look of bliss on his blue face, as though he were content with his fate. Tsui was grateful that Pasiphae wasn't here to witness this... she wasn't sure if she could handle her crying a second time nor if she could stop herself from joining in with her. Who wouldn't cry at the sight of Bazzite?

So compelled to just stare at Bazzite that she never heard Persephone's reply, nor did she notice Thraen's arrival until the trash drum went flying at Persephone, and even then, Tsui felt sluggish in reply. Bazzite had caught the drum barrel, but just as suddenly as he appeared, he was gone... she took small comfort in knowing that she wasn't the only one taken by surprise at the sudden turn of events, at least. Benitoite had been saying something and of course, Tsui was too stupid or impatient to understand, though what she did get was that this wasn't his scheme, merely someone else's. Not that it mattered, really... he was playing a part in it, and it seemed that his part was to keep her away from Persephone and the crystal, as it was clear that though Bazzite had left, he would stay.

That was just fine with Tsui, and she was grateful that the youma had left. Now she could focus on the one responsible for him, and if Benitoite wanted an emotional reaction from the Tiger senshi, then he would receive the tiger's rage. She had no idea she was about to receive back up, all she cared about was laying a blow on Benitoite, and that blow was going to be a punch to that beautiful, smug face of his. "a*****e!"



The sight of the bull youma's charge was enough to quell whatever small anxieties Mica may have had, and regardless of how long the youma would last against the three mattered little to her. By then, she noted that there was an Eternal senshi on the way and that one held some vague familiarity within her mind. Hadn't she turned her trident on him before?

Not that it really mattered- she threatened a lot of people with her trident so after awhile, all their faces looked the same. And it seemed that Vespa was putting himself to good use, as she watched him charge to intercept. A faint smile crept onto her face as she turned back to her own state of affairs. "Good boy."

Collecting the energy that was sent her way, she moved back towards the crystal, unopposed for the moment though who knew how long that'd be. She was startled to see Pirisite there, but she wouldn't turn down his assistance nor the energy he provided to her, catching the ball of energy that came her way and returning to her task.

Mica's crystal: 23/100

Canopus didn't know much about bulls and she certainly didn't know much about youma, but she recalled a classmate schooling her and others on the misconception that it was the color red that would have caused the beast to charge. Instead, it was the movements, and perhaps that was why Canopus remained completely still, and perhaps then that was why the youma immediately charged after Auriga, as the cape that dangled on her back had caught its wrathful eye.

The sight of Auriga being thrashed about was horrifying to say the least, and Canopus turned her attention completely away from the general and what laid in the building she seemed to be protecting. Now would have been a good time to break away and see since the youma's hunger was directed at the Order senshi, but Canopus couldn't bring herself to do so. Instead, she found herself moving to help Auriga. "H-hang on, we're here to help!"

She had said we without once thinking if Astarte would offer, but at least it seemed that she was able and willing. Canopus didn't object to the way she held her arm and the whisper to her ear wasn't all that distracting, especially when she was longing for the senshi's advice right now. Running of the bulls? Yes, she heard of it, and she didn't approve of the whole thing. So barbaric and needlessly cruel to creatures! She heard Astarte's plan-- and she liked it. It would mean exhausting herself as far as her magic went, but if it worked, then it would have been worth it! "Alright, let's go it, before it hurts her!"

The push was unexpected but not once did Canopus complain. Better to be pushed to the ground than trambled or crushed by Auriga at this point. There was little time to waste- the minute Astarte said GET READY, Canopus was preparing to summon her magic, watching as the assaulted youma recoiled from the senshi's attack and flung the senshi that dangled from its horn around, mere seconds before it gave its charge.

"Oh, please don't miss... Canopus Confinement!" She shouted, aiming for Astarte and hoping that both of the senshi would be alright.

Titanlåvenite's report was not missed on Vespa's end, though there was little window for him to respond thanks to the Eternal's interference. Like Mica, he had recognized Athene from their previous encounter at the zoo, though Vespa wasn't quite sure he remembered how that fiasco ended. Probably with him being rendered unconscious and the annoyed general carrying him home. No time to think about that now!

He had no way of knowing who that attack was meant for, but there was no doubt where the attack had landed, and for Vespa, the sight of the beads dancing around him was bittersweet. He couldn't move out of the ring those beads created as with each attempt was left with no results, but that also meant that General Mica was on her own... or not, since it seemed the Eternal was stuck babysitting his attack. Still, it was something, as terrible as that thought was.

Mica could handle herself... right?



"Sonofabitch I think I lost her!"

Sarras, Page of the Cosmos, had arrived to the 'party' late, but that didn't stop him from making an entrance of his own. Not that he was trying to impress anyone or get anyone's attention, but it seemed inevitable at this point. He had been chasing after a Chaos signature that had gotten entirely too close for comfort on Jade's position after he dropped her off, and while it wasn't all that powerful of a one, he wasn't going to take the chance of her being kidnapped again.

So he followed after it as quickly and quietly as he could, only to find himself among a sea of chaos. Literally. There were chaos members everywhere and it was clear that order had arrived to the party, and unlike the last time, there was no pretence of a distraction, no smarmy a*****e on a rooftop making grandeure speeches. Simply crystals forged into the earth, with members of the Negaverse all around, and a s**t ton of youma crawling out and lashing out at... anyone, really. Chaos officers, the crystals, his allies.

"That's what you get when you put your trust in animals," Sarras said aloud, not once realizing that he was being chased by one said animal until he could feel it breathing down its neck. One quick glance behind him confirmed that whatever was attacking him was equastrian in nature, but certainly NOT a horse, and he managed to get a punch in on its long, grangly face before looking for a better place to fight the beast. That was when he noticed the beautiful brunette moving towards the mini-mart, and he shouted to her, noticing that the youma had turned its hungered gaze towards her and tried to charge towards him. He grabbed its demonic, barbed like tail and tried to hold it back, digging his feet and heels into the ground though the shoes he was gifted with held little to no means of keeping him grounded. "HEY, get the hell out of here, lady! This area isn't safe!"