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Markeb glanced down at Gremlin, lip curled in disdain. As far as she was concerned Mauvian were supposed to be more feline-like. Yet he most definitely looked like the byproduct of an opossum that survived being thrown into a trash fire. Would at least make sense why he seemed to hate the world and everyone on it with an unrivaled passion.

She rolled her eyes, such a disrespectful gesture but far less offensive than what she would have preferred to do instead. I wonder how far he’d fly if I’d kick him like a football… A smirk spread across her face at the thought of him sailing over a building, feet overhead as he writhed in the air, twisting his hairless wrinkled body so that he’d land on his feet. Oh that’d be amusing.

But Vauxite would be very displeased with her and the chain reaction of fury would fall squarely on his shoulders with that General of his breathing down his neck.

“Hmm…” Markeb crossed her arms over her chest and turned her head towards the deeper shadows a few feet beside her where the wraith had been silently following her. “I’d hardly say I’m alone.” True the thing couldn’t fight, and was most fragile in its current state, but it stole energy as skillfully as any agent this rat may have had a hand in training.

“Plus… Unless someone breaks it again-” her gaze snapped back up at Gremlin with a narrowed glare. “I’m never far from an escape route if I need to flee.” Yes, a direct jab at him and his for shattering the one she used for fast travel from home to her private lookout where she could view the stars in peace.

“Don’t you ******** dare!” Markeb had listened to his monologue-long speech with growing skepticism. Since meeting him, Gremlin hadn’t given her much more than an evil eye or look of disdain. A comment spoken with a sneer to his Master while his gaze focused on her.

Disgusting four-legged maggot.

With long steps she moved to intercept him, to stick her leg out in front of his face to keep him from advancing on her dimwitted wraith. “I swear-” her left leg moved to block and instead of swinging through the air it connected with Gremlin’s head. Not hard enough to send him tumbling but no doubt jarring nonetheless.

Refusing to apologize she stood firm and stared him down. “Don’t for one moment think that I won’t go to my Prince and give him your name. I’m certain that the Dark Mirror Court won’t take lightly to one of the Negaverse pets running around destroying our wraiths.” Markeb let the promise hang in the air. Although she was still a Basic Senshi, unable to step into Mirrorspace without someone else there with her, someone stronger than she was; Markeb was well aware of the fragile truce between the two factions.

Markeb had tried to evade him but proximity be damned she could not pull her leg away quickly enough.

Pain was not immediate as shock superseded any feeling in that first moment. She took a staggered step back but his weight was absolute and one misstep later Markeb found herself on the flat of her back.

A startled scream shattered the otherwise silent area around them as she first tried kicking the feral Mauvian with her other leg. “GET OFF ME YOU ********!” Claws curled into her flesh and sharp teeth sunk in deep. Tears of pain, of hurt, burned her eyes as Markeb struggled to pry Gremlin off her without rending her skin any more than it already was from his ******** bunny kicks to her shin.

For a while now she knew that he was an a*****e, with snarky remarks and pointed comments. Side glances were sharp enough to cut with promised intent that left her looking over her shoulder just to make sure he was still gone and not stalking her from the shadows. But some naive part of her thought that his General, Rakovanite, kept the ratty goblin in check; at the very least having her bother as a part of his team would stay his paw, if not his damn mouth.

Oh, how she was wrong.

“GET OFF!” Markeb yelled again hoping someone might hear her otherwise desperate times were about to lead towards drastic measures as she grabbed hold of Gremlin’s scruff, digging her own nails into his fur-less neck while reaching for a rock, or a stick, to strike him with.

“Don’t go being soft on him, he’s the one that started this.” And had Diesel not shown up, she would have finished it too. “He came at me unprovoked, badgering and insulting. He even attempted to destroy my wraith.” Markeb gestured at the opaque monstrosity, so full of recently drained energy, that hovered idly by.

Here she’d gotten bloodied for it and the damn thing couldn’t be moved or bothered enough to protect her in return. Why they had this parasitic relationship with these wraiths was beyond her. In over six years she had yet to determine what benefit they offered the Court.

Anger fueled her, making her knuckles turn why as she held fast onto the jagged rock she all but clawed out of the dirt just as Diesel appeared. “It’s animals that behave like that who get put down.” Because that’s all he’d ever be in her eyes, a feral garbaged welling sewer rat.

Markeb moved to get up and instantly regretted the motion as the adrenaline began to ebb and pain became more prevalent. She drew in a sharp breath through clenched teeth and instead just scooted away from the two least the Mauvian get free and lunged at her again.

Since the incident in the underground subway tunnels, she had barely spoken to anyone on their team. Yes, she met Zaidyn for lunch a couple of times, but with regard to work, she had kept mostly to herself outside of a brief conversation with Rakovanite. The main reason was that Markeb had been trying to find the Corrupt Senshi who had successfully caused the star she’d been given to change another color. A wish had been made and all she wanted to know was what that wish was.

“Can you just- get him out of here and call my brother, please?” She knew that if Diesel were to let go of Gremlin to take care of her leg, the little shithead would seize the opportunity to instigate round two. “He’s probably powered up trying to make amends to your brother for his ******** last month.” After all, their presence in that tunnel was his fault.

No, I was going to kill him because he was trying to shred my leg with his claws and was biting me… she mentally spat back at him.

Rather than reeling back in surprise, Markeb returned Gremlin’s hateful hiss with an equally venomous glare. Almost begrudgingly she took the bandages but made no move to tend to her wounds, not yet anyway since she was feeling less inclined to take her eyes off the flesh-colored raisin.

Should have known Diesel would take his side, at the end of the day it’s a he-said she-said and when it came to having friends, Markeb was sadly on the losing side of things. Remarque may or may not believe her and Vauxite… who knew with him these days. Wouldn’t surprise her if he sided with his new family.

“You just stay the hell away from me.” Faction alliance or truce be damned, if Gremlin attacked her again like he had tonight- … At best he may find himself thrown into Mirrorspace for a spell, at worst- well for as much as she hated animal cruelty, this Mauvian may become her first and only exception especially when he behaves no better than a Youma.

Whatever hope she had of making friends with Diesel was likely trashed in that moment, didn’t matter. She’d already gotten this far on little more than a casual conversation once every other year from her own court. Becoming a part of her brother’s team may as well just remain a hopeless wish, one to dream about but just give up on pursuing.