Roleplay:Missing Mobians

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Overview
It all started a while ago, about 2 months, when a local prom had ened with some...interesting results. In the end a young woman by the name of Fate went missing. Evver since, it's become a problem, for the first month several young women were being taken but now mobians of both genders have disappeared, possibly taken by G.U.N. Now several Mobians have gone missing, from full grown men to children, no one is taking risks. Now, with a new threat around the corner, and several lives on the line, will our heroes triumph in finding the Mobians, or will they get lost with them?

Participants
NeoExlucky

Cyclonestar

Shadowandsilverluv19



Zapor888

MaverickHunterSigma

Midone/Will

Involved Characters
Neo Tranquil (NeoEx)

Ages Tranquil (NeoEx)

Zero Evol (NeoEx)

Echo the Cat (NeoEx)

Irma Hegine the hedgehog (Cyclonestar)

Cassie the rabbit



Team Thief - Morrowseer the Komodo Dragon,Shawn the Bat, and Katana the Piranha (Shadowandsilverluv19)

Marco the Griffagon (Shadowandsilverluv19) Smash the Echinda(14 years old) (Zapor888)

Beat the Bee(6 years old) (Zapor888)

Ali(Blossom) the Seedrian (13 years old) (zapor888)

Argent Hellsing (MaverickHunterSigma)

Alouette Haruno (MaverickHunterSigma)

Rose Hellsing (MaverickHunterSigma)

Random GUN Soldiers (Pianoteen)

Protohog(Zapor888)

Pole the cat (7 years old) (Zapor888)

Millie the Mouse (NeoEx)

Zapor the hedgehog/Dark Zapor (8 years old) (Zapor888)

Blade the hedgehog(11 years old) (Zapor888)

Lexi the hedgehog(7 years old) (Zapor888)

Leo(9 years old) (Zapor888)

Zak (7 years old) (Zapor888)

Tori the hedgehog(10 years old) (Zapor888)

Carmelo The Raccoon (Age: 13) (Midone/Will)

Part 1: Missing Reports
Several TV's all across the city are playing the news report, now 45 Mobians have gone missing and no one has been able to find them.

Neo: Great...*Neo moves down the street, playing with his blood blade.*

Ages: We'll find her Neo, don't worry.

Neo: Yeah...I hope so...

Irma:*Sees them*Hey isn't that Neo?

Cassie:Yeah,the guy who thought about killing me.

Irma:I think everyone's been through that stage

Cassie:Hey,guys!*starts waving*

Ages: Hey, there's Cassie and Irma. *Ages runs over there, Neo Follows.* Hey!

Cassie:Remember how news has said Mobians have gone missing?

David: *Walks by and whistles*

Christina: Don't whistle I'm extremely worried! *Looks over* Hey look.

Alexis: Cassie and Irma! *Runs up* Hi! Long time no see.

Christina: I love it when she's so hyper.

David: Give me a break. Candace wouldn't- oh wait..... yeah she would *whistles and follows Alexis*

Christina: *Follows David*

Morrowseer: *Walks down road* Ok, what do you want to rob now?

Shawn:nWell, many mobians have gone missing, I don't think it would be a good idea.

Ages: Yeah, what about it?

Irma:I'm not sure how to bring this up so I'll just let Cassie say it being the brat she is...

Cassie:We heard about Fate!


 * Neo winces at the mention of Fate.*

Ages: Yeah...we know....

Shawn: Anyway, never mind what I said, hey! What about that group over there?

Alexis: Us?

Shawn: Yep.

Morrowseer: Alright boys, lets get started!

David: *Whistles*

Alexis: *Jabs her arm in David*

David: Okay! Okay! I'll stop!

Alexis: Good that's getting vey obnoxious.

Christina: I found it a bit amusing.

Alexis: *Sigh* Really? Hey wait! Didn't-

Christina and David: Yes, we heard about the death of Fate.

Neo: *Slams his fist into the closest table. Yells.* SHE'S NOT DEAD! *Goes back to a normal voice.* She wouldn't just...just...

Ages: Neo...it's been two months...we have to face the fact that Fate might just-

Neo: How can you say that? She's can't be dead! *Runs off somewhere, crying*

Ages: He's...not taking it to well, as you can see...

Irma:I agree!They wouldn't be dead!Vanessa and Mia went missing too...

Cassie:Mia's always going missing!

Christina: Yeah.... Michelle and Alyssa aimlessly walked into a strange house and they never came out.

Ages: Fate, Venessa, Mia, Dusk, Ellie, Visor, not to mention 40 other mobians, something's off about this whole thing. Why is it that they've been captured? Ellie, Dusk, and Visor are working for the government, there's no reason for them to be taken...unless...

Zero: Unless they had been taken by G.U.N?

Weapon: Chao!

Christina: I don't trust gun!

David: All I know is the chicks stopped hatching.

Alexis: Ooh.... nice sentence.

David: Really?

Christina: Now's not the time!

Zero: Let me tell you something...*Hand is full of photos.* Have you noticed the pattern yet? It started a very long time ago. *Places the first photo on a table, has Minataur on it.* An anceint being of history, *Places second photo, has Neon stabbing someone on it.* A king of theives now, *Places a third photo, has Fate on it.* And a seer of the future. You notice the pattern? They're all connected, yet we're missing a few things, like for example, the being of *Points to Cyclone.* Power or the being of *Waves in the general direction of Neo.* Hope.

Cassie:Being of hope?I've heard of that somewhere...

Irma:Becky mentioned someone like that...

Cassie:Not now,Irma!

Irma:It was just a suggestion!

Zero: No one seems to have figured it out yet...well except that cat. Anyways, here's what we'll do, I'll tell you where the missing mobians are but, you have to promise me something.

Cassie:And what's that?

Zero: When Neo and I fight for the last time, none of you will interfere, no matter the outcome.

Irma:I'm cool with that!

Cassie:.........

Irma:Cassie?

Cassie:F-f-f-f-f-f-fine!

Alexis: Look! *Holds out a photo* This was the house of where Michelle and Alyssa*

Zero: *Smirks and walks away.* You'll find them in the underground, being held by Queen Millie of the Underground Monarchy right now.

Cassie:Of course!

Zero: *Even farther away.* But you better hurry, last time I was there, G.U.N gave permission to start executions, and I saw a yellow go first. *Laughs a bit.*

Cassie:Please tell me that was a joke!

Irma:Let's go!

Part 2: In the castle of the Underground
The group made their way to the underground, they had found Neo who had been informed by Ages about the situation (Except the yellow one going first part.) and had team theif following right behind. They now stand in front of a very large building with two very big guards standing at the entrance.

Neo: No wonder no one could find them, Millie only let's members of the underground in.

Ages: Can you even get in anymore.

Neo: I should be able to...


 * Neo walks to the guards and glitters his claws to them, the guards nod and quickly move out of the way, allowing both of the groups to pass through. As they enter a man in a black suit approaches them.

Butler: Ah, welcome to Castle Forte, to your-

Neo: Skip the introductions, we need to get to the executions!

Butler:...yes of course, you'll find that down the hall, to the left will be a staircase that leads to the dungeons, you'll find the group their.

Neo: Thanks...

The group starts to head in that direction but the butler stops them.

Butler: Excuse me but I have direct order from her royal majesty Queen Millie for the presence of one Mrs. Irma, and one Mrs. Christina.

Irma:Umm...I'm...Irma and...We don't have a Christina!

Cassie:Yes we-

Irma:hahaha!Your mistaken!RIGHT,Cassie?

Cassie:Oh yes,right!

Marco flew over them, then landed,Marco: Hi. Butler: *Looks around the group, as if he knows they are lyring.* Very well, perhaps Mr.Evol was wrong, anyways, Ms.Irma, if you would please come with me.
 * Awkward silence

Neo: *After they leave.* Alright, everyone we need to get to the dungeons.

Part 2 (I): Irma and Millie's confrence
Irma:Miss Millie?

Milllie: *Millie turned toward Irma, she was a purple mouse wearing a dazzling red dress and two white gloves, but on her left hand was a set of black claws, very similar to Neo's.* Just Millie, please Darling. Your not of my kingdom and I'm certainly not that old. *Chuckles a bit.* Anywho, I've been expecting you Ms.Irma. I wish to talk to you about something, something rather personal.

Irma:And that is?

Millie: Irma, you and I have many things in common, one of which happens to be the loss of our families. I remember that I hunted to the ends of the earth looking for answers and what I found was quite shocking indeed. I found that there was a group of people hunting my family for it's history, for what they had done, the ancient order of the monarchy, which is known today as the underground monarchy. Irma, did you know your father was one of us?

Irma:R..really?He never told me that...

Millie: You were of a young age, when he passed, it would make sense to hide the job of an assassin from a 6 year old girl. Anyways, the monarchy acts in odd ways, ways that seem to make us out like the bad guys, but we're not, Irma. Your father was a great man, and it just so happens that he had a weapon gifted to him to. *Millie pulls out a set of purple claws.* They're called the Wind Claws here but in my native language they are the claws of Love.

Irma:Claws of love?

Millie: When the claws were invented they each resembled a virtue of the world, they were also imbued with an element. The shadow claws are the claws Law, The fire claws are the claws of Friendship, the Poison Claws are the claws of Hope, etc. Each claw was gifted to their owner because they represented the virtue of that world very well, your father loved his family enough to do whatever it took to keep them alive, this included a shield brother of his named Fury, when he passed Fury gave me the claws as a last remnant of him and left. They were very close, as you might be able to tell. *Hands her a photo of Fury and Irma's father.* According to the rules of Monarch Law, the claws are given to the family has a memory, with you being the last family member I could find, you would be the one to receive the Claws of Love, one that I think fits you, if what is supposed to happen, happens.

Irma:So I'm...like a next in line?

Millie: In a sense, you are now the user of the Claws of Love, whether you take your father's position in the Underground Monarchy is up to you but no matter the outcome, now you own one of the seven claws.

Irma:I might need to think a little bit about joining...

Millie: I understand. Oh and also there is one other thing you should know. You heard my butler call for a Ms. Christina correct?

Irma:yes..

Millie: Christina is not to be trusted, she has recently proven to be an enemy of the Monarchy, she is going to be killed.

Irma:What?

Millie: I have arranged for Christina to be assulted by agent Number of G.U.N, Irma, Christina has done awful things to our work and our cause. She must be taken out.

Irma:......I can't betray my friends,though......

Millie: I've come to realize that, which is why agent number is having it done. Christina was an intereting, though, quite powerful, supposedly once represented a virtue of Generosity at some point. (Nudge nudge, get it? XD) Now then, you must realize that many of your friends happen to be against, Like the Tranquil family. If I hadn't done away with that adopted daughter of theirs....

Irma:Adopted daughter.....

Millie: The tranquil family only has one true-blood son, named Ages. After Ages was born, his mother became infertile. About 4 months ago the Tranquil family shows two adoption forms that were sent to government officals and passed. One includes Neo the Chao-born, and another includes a woman named Fate, who apparently lost her parents in a fire a long time ago. Due to Fate being 18 though she chose not to take the last name for centimental reasons, it seems.

Irma:Where is Fate?

Milllie:..Fate died of a panic attack not long before you arrived...there was a note she left but...I can't seem to read it.

Irma:......*ThinkingShe's lying!It can't be true!*

Millie: I know what your thinking, I may be the Queen but I had to have powers to get here. We found Fate this morning before the Executions, her heart rate had just stopped before we could get a medic on her. We couldn't bring her back either. *Gives Irma a note with a bunch of symbols on it.* That was the note by her body when we found her. No one could read it. I was sure we used to have someone who could read things like that but I guess he's gone.

Irma:I can't really read this...

Millie: Ah, I just hoped that...never mind. You may want to go see your friends, they should be in the dungeon by now, doing Celestia knows what...

Irma:Okay,I'll go find them

Part 3: The dungeons
The group (Minus Irma right now.) have made their way into the dungeons, but it's not looking pretty. They are surround by a stone grey room, with nine dead bodies in one corner, and a crowd of terrified people in another. The large executioner, holding a giant Axe, is calling angrily for a someone in the front of the crowd, it's a little girl.

Cassie:That voice is.....Somewhat familiar?

Ages: I don't recognize it but we have to do something! He's gonna kill those people.

Neo: *Remains silent.*

Cassie:I don't know why they hurt such innocent souls that are gentle hearted and-*Flashbacks Mia yelling at everyone after helping her and Vanessa leaving Cassie behind when she fell over*Scratch that!

Ages: You almost...uh never mind...

Neo: The fact of the matter stands that girl is going to die if we just sit here.

Cassie:Maybe I should do some executions of my own*Pulls out knife*

Neo: As much as I'd love to kill that man, doing that might cause some problems, we need a better way of taking him do-...Cassie, cut yourself.

Cassie:Me?!Why me?!

Neo: *Groans, rabs her arm and cuts it.* Cause as much as I hate to say it, I need your blood.

Cassie:....Oww

Neo: Oh quit complining. *Drinks the blood and gags.* Oh Celestia, that's horrid!

Cassie:Thanks..

(Just gonna wait for Shadow and Zapor in this section. -NeoEx)

???: Don't like her blood? we'll just make you taste your own.


 * Smash, Beat, and Blossom stand behind them*

Blossom: Now heres how it'll work. you tell us where the missing people (including Zapor) are and we kill you, or we kill you and find them ourselves

Beat: Either way you'll die.

Ages: Uh...you mean the crowd of people behi- *Interrupted by Neo.*

Neo: Is that a threat? You must stupid to try and threaten me.

Smash: you must be even dumber thinking you can do anything against us, however we can all avoid a major blood bath if you give us one thing.

Beat: All of you money, gems and other objects that can be sold. unless you don't value you life.

(Sorry about being harsh Neo, i thought it would be good for the storyline--Zapor)

(Actually because Neo's a theif too, it's really good. Just warning, if your gonna be harsh with Neo, he's gonna be harsh with you. XD -NeoEx)

Neo: Hah! You challenge a master theif like! How about this; you shut up, give me your weapoons armor, and money, and then you turn tail and run, like the sad little children you are.

Smash: well i guess we got ourselves a noob theif who doesn't know who he is getting his friends into.

Beat: Plus you the one who is too scared too fight using hand to hand combat, I think you'd be better of trying to rob an old Lady.

(great minds think alike right neo--Zapor)

Neo: *Neo drops his claws, and blood blade* I'm sorry, maybe you don't know who I am, my name is Neo, the seed of greed itself and Lord of the underground monarchy, and I order you to fight me, that is if you think your little team of 'thieves' can handle me.

Smash: Wow, you are dumber than you look. Blossom, Flower Bomb this fool.

Bloosom: Flower bomb! *Launches flower bomb at Neo*

Neo: *Uses the ballerina skills he got from Cassie's blood to dodge it and get closer.* Oh so this isn't hand to hand it seems and I thought you would have stuck to your word. *Pulls Kunai out of his jacket and wraps the chain attached to his wrist.

Christina: *Giggles a bit*

Alexis: *Jabs her arm in Christina's side* No. (Sorry, I was away, what's going on? --Piano)

(Well over in part 2 (I) Millie gave Irma a set of claws like Neo's poison claws but for wind instead of poison, told her that Fate Died of a panic attack, and said that Agent Number (Zero Evol) is going to try to assassinate  Christina. In part 3 we found the group of missing mobians, team theif tried to rob our group and Neo, being Neo, is currently fighting them because they claim they are better theives than he is. -NeoEx)

Smash: So we have a sissy thief? Well I better give him what he wants!!

Neo: *Jumps over his hand with the bouncy soles. Keeps running towards Smash.*
 * Smash enlarges his hand and swings at Neo*

Smash: *Runs toward Neo with a charged up Giga punch*

(this fight is going well, don'tyou think?Zapor)

(We haven't even gotten to the best part part yet. -NeoEx)

Neo: *Smirks and Mutters.* Got you, you son of a *****. *Slides underneath Smash. Bringing out the grappling gun and shooting a grapple at smash's shoulder.* First rule of being a theif, never use an attack that leaves you open on other sides.

Smash: Impressive. *smirks* but you forgot the second rule, pay attention to other things.


 * Beat dropkicks Neo*

Beat: ******* kick!!

Neo: *Neo takes the kick but doesn't seemed harmed.* False, second rule is remember weight outcomes. A 6 year old won't be able beat me physically. *Slaps Beat in the face.* Third rule is to pay attention to other things.

Ages: *Throws Neo his poison claws and Blood Blade.*

Neo catches them.

Blossom: Fourth rule! Never let your guard down no matter what!


 * Summons flower monster and swallows Neo*

(1. Should Zapor be texting Neo since is one of the captured and beat the 3 thives before? Zapor is 8 years old. 2. **** JUST GOT REAL)

(While normally I'd ay yes to that, Neo doesn't have a phone. Because...I never made him have one...so that wouldn't work. 2. YEAH IT GOT REAL! XD -NeoEx)

Ages: Leave the kids to their battle, we need to save those kids. *Pulls out spear and charges toward the executioner. Giving the people in the crowd time to run off and do other things.* (Hint hint)

Executioner: What the-

Neo: *Blood from Cassie has run out.* This is just making me mad...

It's barely noticeable, but it seemed as if the air near the executioner had changed slightly...

(MHS: Have him swing at something, I think I should make a demonstration. :3)

The executioner swings down at Ages, but Ages blocks it with the metal shaft of his spear.

Smash: Heh you call yourself a master thief? compared to us, your like those people who snatch purses from old people, and get caught every time!

(how old is Neo?)

Strangely, the axe had stopped short of the spear's shaft... like it was being held back.

"Something wrong? Forget to sharpen your axe today?" A wolf called out, mockingly.

(Physically he's 13, but technically he's just a little bit older. If you click the name up at the involved characters for Neo Tranquil you'll be taken to his page where you can look at all his stuff if you need to know anything else. :D -NeoEx)

Neo: *Goes into Rage form, burning the flower from the inside out.* You want to run that by me again? Last time I checked you were nothing. Yes maybe together you equal my power, together is the key word. I'm fending you off on my own, not even going to the best I can. Did you notice that none of my attacks drew blood. I never did a single attack to actually harm you and I'm winning, where as I could have broken my rib cage by taking the Giga punch or could have died in the flower. I shot a grapple gun and didn't even bother to attach the spike, nor did I strike with my other weapons. Did you notice that?

Executioner: What the...?

"Here, let me take a look at it for you." The wolf smirked, and channelled a ripple to each of his fingers... to everyone else, it appeared that his fingers were glowing. He made a quick chop near the head of the axe, ready to take the axe head away from him. The ripple resonated at such a high frequency that it was capable of severing the molecular bonds of anything it touched. If it hits.

Executioner: *Axe breaks.* What! What did you do?

Ages: Hm, someone on my side for a change! *Thrusts spear into the leg of the Executioner, it hits.*

The wolf caught the head of the axe, sending a ripple into it. The axe head instantly reformed into an iron cross, rendering it useless to the executioner and dropping it to the ground. "Oops."

He chuckled and continued to mock the executioner. "You should consider yourself lucky that my Overdrive didn't hit you instead, otherwise you'd be missing more than a hand! In fact, I could've torn both of your arms off with enough force! Then again, I sense that you wouldn't be needing them either. The lack of bruising on your knuckles indicates that you've barely been in a fistfight, nor have they trained you in unarmed combat. Without that axe, you're essentially useless." He crossed his arms, pointing at the executioner. "Next you're gonna say... 'I'm bigger than you, I'll just crush you right here!'"

Executioner: I'm bigger than you, I'll just crush you right here! ...Guh?!

The wolf smirked. "Good luck on that notion, since your large size is also your weakness. You're far too slow to hit me, I'd be behind you before your fist even reaches a foot away from me. You'd be dead before you can even turn around. Your next line will be... 'I-Impossible! How are you doing this?!'"

Executioner: I-Impossible! How are you doing this?!

The wolf smirked again.

Executioner: ...You'll pay for this, G.U.N won't just let me die!

"Oh? Is that so?" the wolf questioned. He looked over at Ages. "So, you going to finish him off?" He then held his left hand in front of his face with his fingers spread out, the other hand held out to the side. "...Because I'd gladly do it myself if you don't."

Ages: Watch it, Wolf. We don't kill people.

Executioner flees.

"Unfortunately for him, he can't say the same." The wolf stopped posing, crossing his arms. "But if I can't make him feel the same agony his victims felt, what do you have planned?"

Ages: Nothing. We just let him leave. I'm not a murderer and I'm not assiting in any homicide. *Puts his spear on his back.*

"Well. Until I get who I came here for, I don't plan on letting a scumbag like him go free." the wolf said, kicking the iron cross from before into the air. "By the way, the name..." he paused, transferring a ripple into the cross with a single fingertip, shaping it into a makeshift knife of sorts before spinning it around by the handle. "...is Argent."

Ages: My name is Ages.

"Well. I'm hoping that I'll find my sister out of the thirty six people left here." Argent said, apparently taking a break from being the large ham that he is. "If you're looking for someone in that crowd, I suppose we could help each other out?"

Ages: That would be nice...*Goes over to the crowd of people, looking for someone.*

Argent began looking through the crowd, trying to see if his sister Rose was among them. However... he was easily distracted by the women in the crowd...

He caught himself and facepalmed. (Stay on task... she's the only family I have left besides my mentor...) he thought, focusing on finding his sister first.

Irma:*walks in and gulps*Hi,guys!What's happening?

Cassie:Where have you BEEN!?

To be honest, Argent wasn't sure who he was looking for besides Rose... maybe he should've asked Ages first?

Christina: ... I'm worried?

Alexis..... Why?

Christina: Don't know....

Ages: *Thinking* I can't find her...where is she?

Little Girl: *Approaching Irma.* Are you Irma?

Argent didn't see the little girl walk out of the crowd, still trying to find his sister.

(MHS: Yeah, I have no idea if she should just be there or if some characters will be left missing for a plot point.)

Smash: are you done talking trash, or are we going to get back to kicking you damn ***?!

(Can we go back to fighting? Zapor)

(I was waiting on you. XD Also you could find her or you could make it a character plot point for him to find his sister. Much like I've done with Fate. -NeoEx)

Neo: That depends. Are you going to finally man up and fight me by yourself or are we going to keep playing this childish game?

Smash: oh, thats the you want to play. Beat, Blossom, go get the other jackwagons.


 * Beat and Blossom go after the others*

Smash: How about we raise the stakes? you win i tell you where Argent Jack*** sister is.

Zapor tied up in a chair: Neo! make sure to kick Smash's *** just like i did a month ago. yeah, an 8 year old pwned a 14 year old. make sure you do worse!!

Neo: Oh I won't just hurt him...*Fur turns black and black aura surrounds Neo. He is now in Bloodrage form.* I'm going to kill him! *Charges at him.*

Smash: *turns into Hyper Smash and charges at Neo*

( Smash has dark master emerald powers, long story--Zapor)

Blade:yeah that is the Neo we know!

Lexi: Looks like the **** just for real!!

Zapor: You get him Neo!! * puts thumbs up*

Christina: *Thinking* If Michelle were here the two would surrender a half an hour ago....

Irma:*Looks at Christina and then turns to the girl*Yeah,I'm Irma

"..." Argent stepped out of the crowd, walking toward the fight. "He-llo? Could you say that again? More slowly? In a language I understand? Depending on your answer, I may have to kick your *** after he's done!" he said, smashing his fists together.

Irma:Uhh.....

Cassie:.....What the heck?

Zapor: Yeah kick that b****** f****** ***, Argent!

Smash: So you need help from you old pep squad? you can bring an army, and I'll still kill you all!

Blade: Hi Cassie!

"For your sake, you should hope that the kid beats you senseless!" Argent called out. "Because if I have to step in, expect for me to leave you paralyzed from the neck down!

Lexi: You tell him Argent! *salutes*

Blossom: Sorry gramps, if You want to get to Smash, your gonna have to get us first!

Zapor: I'm pretty sure that Sargent awesome sauce isn't old.

Christina: Is something wrong, Irma?

Blade: *puts on Mortal Kombat theme* Give Smash a fatality worse than sub zero's! *thumbs up*

"...'Gramps'?" Argent questioned. "Do I LOOK like I'm in my 80's? ...Whatever, if you're that desperate to find yourself in a hospital..."

Blossom: If you can keep up with us!

Beat: *Goes for a boosting attack*

Argent turned his head toward Beat, doing a roundhouse from seemingly too far away... however, his leg came closer than expected - from the side, it looked as if his leg was longer!

Beat:*takes the the hit but sting it in his leg*

Blossom: *gets leaf blade out and charges*

Argent relocated the joints in his leg, attempting to pull Beat towards him while the stinger was in his leg, about to bicycle kick him repeatedly.

Beat: Good luck with that! When i stung you i paralyzed your leg, so your gonna realy wish you brought your crutch!

Zapor: For the 15th time, he is in his mid 20's!

"At least I won't be in a body cast!" Argent said. Somehow, he was still limber enough to pull off the bicycle kick. One of the perks of being a Hamon user was the ability to reject harmful substances from the body more quickly, though he would not be able to rely on his Ripple attacks as often if he wanted to stay limber.

Blossom: *Slashes Argent's arm with Leaf blades*

(Oh my, I go watch a movie and **** get's real. -NeoEx)

Neo: *Slashes at Smash with the poison claws, they have a purple fire following on the tips. The black aura around him goes to grab a hold of Smash.*

Irma:stop fighting,everyone!

Christina: *Looks at Irma*

Argent wasn't listening. He took the makeshift knife he made earlier, and slashed it down on the leaf blade in retaliation.

Christina: Is he deaf?

Neo: I'm not just gonna stop like this, Irma. *Contintes to slash at Smash.*

"I'm not deaf, I'm just not gonna back down!" Argent replied.

Smash: If you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen! *Giga punches Neo again*

Zapor: Okay that is just harsh.

( Sorry about that Irma-- Zapor)

Argent slid to Blossom's side, and tried to cut her in the shoulder.

Blossom: *uses Leaf shield to protect herself*

Argent sent a Ripple into the knife, using "Resonating Crimson Cutter Overdrive"; the same technique he utilized against the executioner earlier. He slashed at the shield, knowing that it would cut through the shield like a knife through hot butter. Despite his earlier injury, he wasn't holding back.

Christina:... This is..... strange....

Alexis: How so?

Christina: Well..... all they're doing is fighting.

"And I will never stop fighting! The lives lost today will strengthen my resolve to keep fighting in their name!" Argent exclaimed. Yep, it was back to being a large ham.

Neo: *Takes the Giga Punch in his face but he doesn't move, he doesn't even wince. He just moves his head back to face Smash. Talks in a dark, evil voice.* My turn. *Grabs Smash's arm and bites down onto his wrist, drawing blood. The shadow aura wraps itself around Smash.*

Irma:Guys,I got something from Fate!

Ages: *Runs up to Irma.* WHAT! What did you get?

Neo did not seem to hear.

Christina: Really? What, Irma?

Little Girl: *Smiles* My name is Echo. Lady Destiny told me you would come. *Stares at the scribbles on the note.* I can read that.

Christina: It's nice to meet you... but why would you scribble on the note?

Echo: I didn't, my mama did. She said it's...um...chao, I think.

Christina: If your mom's a chao, then how are you-

Echo: *Giggles* My mama's not a chao! She's a cat like me but she said a long, long, long time ago her best friend was a chao, and then he turned into a fox!

Christina: That's quite interesting. So anyway...

Ages: *Is white faced, staring at Echo with wide eyes.* Christina...d-do you know what she's saying? Her mother is a yellow cat, who's best friend was once a chao and is now a fox. She can speak Chao just like her mother. We know someone who was a chao and turned into a Fox, and we know a yellow cat who can speak chao, that has a best friend who once was a chao...

Christina: Yeah.... Fate is.... *Lioght Bulb Appears over her head* So you know where fate is?

Smash:* Punches Neo off his arm and slams neo's head to the ground repeatedly*

Zapor: Ok, I'm gonna go get some soda, tell me who wins!

Cassie:Echo,where is Fate?

Blade: Wait, does Fate and Rose (whoever she is) have any special powers?

Irma:I don't think so.....

Blade: thats strange, if they didn't have any special powers, why'd they go into the special room?

Irma:I'm not sure...

Cassie:Can Echo read it already?!

Argent looked over at Neo and Smash, then back to Blossom. "I'd hate to do this, but... if you don't get out of my way, I'm going to have to kill you."

Neo: *Moves out of the way, grabbing Smash by the back of the head and starts to pull back, causing an unpleasent sound.* I told you what would happen. *The black aura is now starting to go inside of Smash's mouth.* I will finish this. *The Blood blade is held in his other hand, it's used to cut Neo's arm and is poured onto Smash.*

Echo: *To Christina.* Mama went to sleep a little while before the big man with the axe came. She's gone now though.


 * To Blade and Irma.* I do to have powers! I have Heart heal, Spade Strike, Clover Cleave, and Diamond Rush!


 * To Cassie.* Your scary... *Begins to read the letter.*

Dear, Christina, Ages, Irma, Neo, and company,

I don't know my own fate. It's like my entire life has been scrabled. They took my blood the other day but for what only Luna knows. Irma, what the Queen will tell you is only half correct, but don't get her wrong, your father was one of the bravest assassin's I have ever had to worry about fighting. (Being part of G.U.N and all.) Christina, whatever you do, don't let Zero tell you where we are. I know the promise you'll make and it's not going to end well. If Neo should go into Bloodrage form, Echo can stop it. Just ask her to calm him. Let me explain about Echo. Echo is my daughter of Blood but not of Womb. I did not give birth to her but she is still my daughter now. She means a lot to me. I hope all of you will be able to teach her well, while I am...wherever I am. Before I finish I need to tell you what I was told. Something bad is going to happen. G.U.N and the Undergground Monarchy are working together and they used to hate each other. Hope will die and be brought forth from the spectacle. You will need to help the one trapped in darkness, his weapon is the key. Love brings forth Hatred, do not forget the shadow that follows you. Christina...Minotaur was a great friend of mine, I would give anything for him to be back with us, but don't bow to the queen. Time is ticking my friends, soon we all must face the loss of one of our own.


 * Finished Reading.*

Tha's all it says!

Christina: .... Sounds.... threatening ....

Cassie:why didn't she tell us to our faces?

Irma:........

Echo: I told you Mama disappeared. She fell asleep before that big guy and she isn't in her room anymore.

Cassie:Big guy?

Echo: Yeah the big guy with the really big axe!

Ages: *Still white faced.* She means the executioner.

Cassie:So you think your Mother DISAPEARED,right?

(MHS: Zapor hasn't been editing lately... what should I do? ._.)

(My bad, I forgot he said on the talk page that he wouldn't be here today. So we'll hold off on the battles between Zapor and anyone else. Other things like Echo's questioning or any other interactions should be okay for now. -NeoEx)

Footsteps could be heard. Two pairs of them, in fact. Apparently the mention of an executioner drew some people out.

(MHS: I'm gonna be on different timezones for a week, so...)

(Don't worry about it. At the times I'm awake, I should still be on. -NeoEx)

Cassie:What's that?

The first person to come into light was a somewhat aged lioness... after her was a pink-furred vixen in a rather complicated uniform.

Ages: Who are you?

Cassie:What he said!

"That depends. Do you know anything about two women named Rose Hellsing and Prairie Haruno?" the vixen spoke up.

Ages: ...I don't know who that is, but yes.

Part 4: The mysterious two
The Damp dungeons, which at one point held thousands of people who had angered the Queen, were now almost empty. The only ones remaining were the two groups and the mysterious duo that appeared. Most of the missing Mobians had made their way upstairs. The dungeon was silent.

"...Perhaps I should ask a question. Do you know who took them and what reason they would have for doing so?" the lioness asked. Apparently they were late arrivals.

The vixen looked like she was constantly on-edge... like she hadn't been mentally stable in quite a while.

Christina: I have a feeling on where those two come from leads to where Michelle and Alyssa are locked in...

Alexis: If only Krys were here...

Ages: No...we don't...

"...I suppose I'll just have to cut some people down to get that information..." the vixen said, in a cold tone. "I'm Alouette Haruno. One of the people that went missing was my sister. I'm here to track her down."

"Sina Bertholdt, Hamon master and Rose's adoptive mother. Even though we're not related, what sort of person would I be if I didn't try to protect her?" the lioness spoke.

(MHS: I'm guessing they could be trying to draw Alouette out if her sister's captured; OmegaCorp and G.U.N. had a really long-standing cold war before the signing of the Ironheart Concordat.)

Zapor drinking his soda: Jeeez, this day is just full of people who gone missing.


 * Smash knocks Neo off of him*

Smash: Thats it. You forced me to bring out the k m.


 * Smash pulls out a blue world ring and places it on his wrist, and stabs dark master emerald shards on the ring*

Blade: Neo, can we just beat him so that we can go already?!

Neo: *Now in an insane, crazy voice.* Good, GOOD! BRING ON THE PAIN, HAHA YES, GIVE IT TO ME! I LOVE TO BE HURT! *The aura is slowly wrapping itself around Neo.*

Smash: Well, you won't be able to even hurt me now!!

Beat: Bee formation hammer!


 * Bee's come in a form of hammers and swings at Argent*

"Silversmith Black Overdrive!" Argent summoned a few iron crosses from his jacket, reforging them into protective metal plates and sending a powerful ripple into them that increased their strength, forming an effective barrier.


 * Blossom uses vine whip to entangle Argents arms and legs*

Argent sliced through the vines using the ripple-charged plates, firing one of the plates at Blossom at breakneck speeds.


 * Blossom deflects it by throwing a razor sharp leaf at the plate*

Blade speaking to the lion lady: So who were you talking about when you meant who we were looking for?

Lexi: And how do you even know them?

Neo: PAIN ALWAYS HAS A WAY OF GETTING THROUGH!

Ages: Echo can you...um...calm them down?

Echo Yep! *Pulls a card out of her deck. Then holds up a pendulum on her necklace. Slashes the card through the pendulum.* Cross Zap!

Neo: *Stops suddenly. His fur turns back to green and his aura dies. He falls.*

(Just so you know, Cross Zap affected both Neo and Smash. -NeoEx)

Zapor: Ugh why is everything going black?...... * Shoots Smash in the back then faints*

Samsh: Argh, beaten by the same bullet?........*turns back into original color, and faints, having the dark master emerald shards and wolrd ring on the floor*

Blade: WHoa, whoa, what'd you do?!

( Whats cross zap, and why'd italso affect Zapor?)

(Cross Zap is the card ability that Echo has that allows her to drain energy from people. Also I meant for that to say Smash, not Zapor. The reason why it affected Smash would be because Neo is close to him. -NeoEx)

Zapor: Well that was a good 10 second nap. but seriously, how do you know Rose?

Leo: But you just fainted.

Zapor: *Punches Leo in the face* Don't question your superior! Now go pick Neo up and think about your life!

Neo: I'm fine, I'm fine. Thank you...whoever did that... *Goes to the dark shards and the world ring. Ages also goes there.*
 * Leo gets Neo and puts him on his back*

Ages: These shards sure are...charming. *Picks one up and plays with it.* Like a little snowflake. *Drops it on the ground.*

Neo: *Picks up the world ring.* This...it hurts me just by touching it. *Gives it to Ages.*

Ages: I like it. Didn't you use one of these to get out of that weird dimension?

Neo: Once...

Ages pockets the world ring.

"I told you... Rose is my adopted daughter. She lost both of her parents when she was just a teen..." Sina explained.

Argent charged a great ripple into his fist, and tried to send Blossom into the air with an uppercut.

Blossom dodges and goes to Beat

Beat: Now what do we do?

Blossom: We've already wasted enough time dealing with these jokers, and we're running out of time as well. We're gonna have to retreat.

Blossom: *Runs up to Smash and picks him up* Come on, we're going.
 * Beat stings Ages and grabs the world ring and emerald shards*

Smash: Damn it, I'll finish with you later! *points at Neo*


 * Smash, Beat, and Blossom retreat*

Zapor: well at least they're finally gone.

Blade: Yeah, anyway back to the missing people subject.

Neo: You got it done right?

Ages: *Snickers then holds up world ring.* If by 'got it done' you mean they took a fake, then yes it's done.

Neo: Good, tie it up on you or something and let's get back to finding Fate.

Ages: *Looks sad, then uses a large chain to tie the ring around his arm.*

Zapor:Whoa, you juked out those grade A theives! you guys are legends!

"...! Hey, get back here!" Argent tried running after... however, the paralyzing sting in his leg resurfaced; he'd neglected to keep the poison at bay using the ripple, and fell flat on his face.

Lexi: Argent! Are you ok captain?

Leo: Ok, but seriously, missing people, dying as we speak?

Zapor: *Shoots him in the arm* Be patiant you turd!

Neo: ...I used to be a Lord of the Underground Monarchy, you don't just get that for picking daisies kid.

Ages: But we are legends.

Neo: Oh please, I had to go into BloodRage form to do it.

Ages: I had to stay up three nights in a row, with no help to make that thing!

Neo: Anyways, let's get back to this crisis...who are you two? *Points to the Alouette and Sina.*

Ages: Um...there looking for someone.

Blade: So they're looking for someone, and we most likely know where they took all of them.

Lexi: Connection?

"...Excuse me for a moment." Sina casually walked up to Argent, whacking his leg with her cane.

Argent's eyes shot open as his leg was met with a surge of pain... however, the ripple technique that Sina used made it possible for him to move his leg again.

Lexi: Is he gonna be ok mam?

"This sort of thing has happened before... he'll pull through." Sina replied.

"Hey mom..." Argent said.

Well needless to say, Alouette was impressed.

Lexi: Wow. Just, wow.

( My characters look up to people who they think are cool---Zapor)

"Hm? I presume you've taken an interest in the ripple technique that my son and I are using?" Sina asked.

Alouette seemed curious about Neo... she walked over.

Lexi: Oh, uh yes...

"...Hamon is an ancient art that was designed to combat the undead; as you can see, though, it works just as well against the living. Only one in ten thousand are capable of learning it however... though that doesn't mean I won't try to teach it." Sina explained.

Neo: *Looks at Alouette.* What?

"So what's this about a 'Lord of the Underground Monarchy?" Alouette asked.

Zapor: He was a leader of a crime gang that split up a long time ago.

Lexi: Wait, does that mean that you would teach it to me if you wanted?

Leo: Uh, guys, missing civilians, tick tock?

Zapor: * Shoots him in the arm* We are going to get to that. Now SHUT UP!!!!!!

"..." Alouette kept her hand on her blade. "And he still puts those skills to use?"

"Of course. However the vital factor behind its use--the driving force of it--comes from the stress one has felt through harsh situations in life. Do you have that driving force?" Sina asked.

Lexi:*Thinks back to all the times she has been upset or stressed out* Yeah, I think this'll be pretty easy.

Blade: Most likely.

Leo: Can we just go back to seaching, please?

Zapor: *Shoots him in the leg* Dude, be patient.

Christina: *Slowly backs away*

Leo's Navi: Oh almighty Triforce, give me strength to not pop this boy (Leo) on the head.

"...I'm willing to give you all the money they're paying me for this assignment and a full OmegaCorp pardon if you can use them to find my sister." Alouette said.

Sina smiled a bit. "You can find me in Soleanna, just drop by." She suddenly felt concerned. "...The air has changed. Some supernatural power has awakened nearby."

Zapor: Wait, does the supernatural force you'e feeling feel, dark?

Neo: Uh, Zapor, we're in Queen Millie's Dungeon. She's the queen of the Underground Monarchy, it's far from dead and I was far from being the leader. Anyways, yes, I could teach you some of the things I know.

Zapor: Uh, thats fine. Besides, If I became contolled by a dark power.......

Leo:......Well?

Zapor: *Shoots Leo in the arm again* Lets just say we don't want that to happen.

"Not quite... it doesn't feel like anything dark. It feels more like..." Sina paused a bit, taking everything in. "...A Stand."

Zapor: Phew.

Alexis: Who in hell's name is Queen Millie?

Zapor: She's the queen of where ever we are.

"Well. I can't really tell who the Stand user is, nor am I sure if I'll be able to track it..." Sina explained. "The Stand only activated for a second or two."

Blade: That is weird...

Leo: CANWE GET BACK TO FINDING THE CIVILLIANS!?

Zapor: *Shoots him in both legs twice*dude, hold up!

"I can try to track where it last activated..." Sina said, looking around.

Neo: Do it.

Sina nodded, trying to track down where the Stand had activated using her advanced senses as a Hamon user.

Argent was just... watching. Waiting.

(MHS: Presuming Rose is the only possible Stand user in this RP...)

(I believe you are correct in that assumption. -NeoEx)

It looked like Sina had a good lead now... she went straight toward where she sensed the Stand.

Argent thought it might be the best idea to follow her perhaps.

Alouette just shrugged, going along with them.

(MHS: Yeah I'm not sure if she's going to hit a dead end or what here.)

Christina: *Runs off* I gotta find Michelle and Alyssa!

Alexis: Christina! Wait! It's to dangerous!

Christina: I know! But they're my best friends too you know! *Runs*

Neo follows Alouette, Argent, and Sina,

(I dunno, it's up to you. If you can't really decide I can move on to the next event I have planned to gve you time but it's the last one. -NeoEx)

(MHS: A'ight.)

"...It activated again, but only for a few seconds... whoever the Stand user is isn't able to fully manifest their Stand... anyone for hoping they're on our side?" Sina asked, nearing the location.

Zapor: With the streak we had, I'm praying they're on our side.

Leo: So, no on the finding people?

Zapor: *Shoots Leo in both arms 3xs* We'll get to that!

Alouette grabbed Zapor's gunslinging arm with terrifying reflexes, giving him little time to react. "Can I be sure you're on ours?" A cold glare could be seen in her eyes... this harsh treatment was something she was accustomed to.

Irma:Stop it already!

Sina came to a stop. She was about as close to the Stand user as she could get without being in the same room.

Irma:Everyone!Stop fighting!

Alexis: Aren't there GUN soldiers here?

David: Tons.

Alexis: *Gasp* ! What if she gets shot?!

David: *Whispers* Chill. The girl knows gymnastics and monewhatever street fighting. And she has a gun.

Alexis: What?

The mention of G.U.N. got Alouette's attention. "G.U.N.'s behind all this? ...Those slimy b******s... they must have taken my sister to lure me out..." She drew her gunblade and did a little swordplay away from anyone else. "Screw the Ironheart Concordat... it's time I sent these people to Hell."

"Watch out, we've got a bad*** over here." Argent remarked, somewhat sarcastically.

Cassie:Can we just find the others?!

Sina made a nice hole in the wall using Hamon, believing that the Stand user would be somewhere on the other side.

(MHS: Whatever this "last event" is, go for it I guess if the conditions are right?)

(They always are. -NeoEx)

Part 5: The Blue Jay
Then it happened. Out of seemingly no where he arrived. Right behind our heroes was a bird, he held a set of red claws on one hand, and held a long sword in another. He looked very muscular and his eyes looked like they could pierce right through your soul. His feather's were red and seemed to compliment his green eyes. He wore black clothes similar to Neo's.

???: Why it's a pleasure to see you here.

Neo: *Turns to look at ??? and gasps* F-Fury?

Fury: It's been almost two years hasn't it Neo?

Neo runs at Fury, his poison claws were fully extended and he had a look of fear and anger on his face. He goes to slash at Fury who parries his strike with his own claws and hit's Neo with the back of his sword. Sending him flying across room and into a wall. In just one hit Fury had knocked Neo out cold and nearly killed him.

"...!" Alouette was the second one to react, rushing toward Fury with StormRend in hand.

Irma:Neo!

Cassie:Hey,you jerk!

Fury: *Stands there with a blank expression and parries the strike with his sword.*

Irma:Neo,are you alright?

Neo is out cold. His stomach is bleeding a lot and his shirt is all torn up.

Irma:*Faints*

Cassie:Now isn't the time,Irma!

Sina tried rushing over to aid Neo.

Argent had no idea what to do with himself; fight, or investigate the hole?

Alouette made several quick strikes, before slamming the blade into the ground and creating a rising blade of ice below Fury.

Alexis: Christina's gonna die! Christina's going to die! I'm scared!

Ages stands protecting Echo, with his spear held out.

Fury laughs and jumps up. He spins around causing his red claws to land in the ice and melt it. Both his sword and claws strike at Alouette.

Neo was barely conscious now. His eyesight was fuzzy and his wound was really bad. He clutched his stomach tightly and looked around for a brown figure in purple clothes. When he saw her he mouthed something inaudible. Whatever it was he seemed to offer Irma his poison claws.

Alouette managed to parry the sword, not so much the claws... she tried to retaliate with several quick stabs.

Sina wasn't sure how she'd be able to help; she was using the ripple to tend to Neo's wounds, but with how severe they were she wasn't sure if it would help.

Fury took a few of the stabs in his arm and abdomen. He didn't seem all that fazed by it. He continuted to attack Alouette.

Alouette broke away, getting slashed a few more times and bleeding... she fired at him with a Snowstorm pistol... which, by the way, uses really big bullets.

Fury scoffed at Alouette, taking the first few bullets and then like lightning slashed and destroyed the last two with his claws. Fury put his claws onto the ground and slashed upward. Following his claws was a large wave of fire that was headed towards alouette.

"...!" Alouette slashed under her, creating a barrier of ice to give her some cover.

(I'm going to wait, before we leave people behind. -NeoEx)

Zapor: *Dark aura forms around him*

Blade: UH, Zapor, are you ok.

Zapor: No Zapor here. Just H*** *Evil grin forms*

Leo: Wait a minute, evil grin, dark red color,navy shoes, black tips on the end of each spike?!

Lexi: Oh no.....

Blade: Everyone run! Zapor's gone dark!

Argent facepalmed hard... a dark form at this time and place wasn't really something that seemed fitting... but enough about that.

"Hey, BABY!" Argent taunted Fury, waving his arms around.

Alexis: *Breaths deapily into a paper bag*

David: Why are you so scared?

Alexis: God forbid Christie doesn't know how to use a damn gun!

Fury: *Looks somewhat amused.* Oh boo hoo, did I make the little one sad? Get the hell over it! You can't even control that disgrace you call a dark form. Come over here I'll- *Cuts off for some reason.* Damn it not now, you can't ju-...fine! *He throws a circular object on the ground. A bunch of smoke comes up and when it clears Fury is gone.*

Neo looks scared out of his mind from what Fury did. He looks a bit better and is now able to talk but is incapictated at this time.

Sina was... still working, I guess.

Argent just had this stupid look on his face after seeing Fury escape. "Fine, I'll rearrange your face some other time!"

Alouette panted, sheathing her blade... thanks to her armor she wasn't gravely wounded, nor were her muscles damaged... at least, so it appeared.

Neo: Fury...

"Where in the hell did he come from...?" Sina pondered.

Alouette felt rather sorry for Alexis, deciding to run off in the general direction where Christina had ran...

Alexis: *Takes out the BFF Book Christina gave her and suddenly tears roll down her eyes* I.....I'll.... miss you.

Argent cursed to himself, then took Alexis by the shoulders. "If you care about her so much, then you should have some more faith in her! She hasn't given up, so why have you?" He scolded.

Alouette was still rushing to see what became of Christina... hopefully still alive; otherwise, may God have mercy on anyone within a mile's radius of her... she may just unleash the rage of an entire nation.

(MHS: Gone for 8 hours... again. But this is the last inconvenience, vacation ends today. o3o)

Neo: GOD DAMNIT! *Flinches due to the pain.* We can't just...I mean there has to be...She can't have just died. The dungeons are big, she could just be lost or she could just be...she can't be dead.

Echo: *Looks down, then looks at Alexis.* Did Christina have a last name?

Alexis: Um, thanks for the support Argent. *Tears go away* I sure hope she makes it alive...

David: She will.... just relax.

Alexis: And Echo her full name is Christina Sasha Transon.

Echo: Christina Sasha Transon...*Pulls a card from her deck, it has a cross on it.* Show me Christina Sasha Transon, Cross Discovery. *The card reveals a picture of Christina on the other side of the card there is a map of the dungeons with a dot where Christina is.* We can go find her. She might not be dead.

Blade: Well thats a relief.

Lexi: UH where'd Dark Zapor go?

Leo: I thought he was with you.

Blade: Oh no, he went to kll the person we're talking about!

Leo: You mean Christina?

Blade Yes.

Leo: uh guys, before we do anything we should think about this.


 * All three huddle in a group*

Leo: Are you sure weshould help them?

Lexi: What ype of question is that? Of couse we should!

Blade: Yeah, what would sensai Sonic say if he heard that?

Leo: I know  I know, but we barely know these people.

Blade: WE just met Irma and Cassie like a week ago!

Leo: But everyone else?

Lexi: We barely know this Christina, but if Sensai Bowee were here, would he help her even though he doesn't know her?

Leo: true point.

( Lexi calls Sonic Sensai, or sensai Bowee--Zapor)

"Hello? Maniac on the loose? Maybe-we-should've-knocked-him-out-or-something?" Argent said.

Seemingly right after he said this, something had happened beyond the hole.

"ORAAAAAA!" a feminine scream came from somewhere nearby, with the sound of a body hitting the wall shortly after.

Blade: Ok, 1. with all due respect, my brother isn't a maniac. 2. Do i have to into the details of who the people who raise are? 3. Zapor only likes killing when he gets the dark chaos emeralds power! and 4. Was that Christina?

Lexi: If it was, Zapor must've already got her!

Perhaps the writer should've specified that the "Ora" was the scream in question. But in any case, a fist went through the wall, where several G.U.N. soldiers could be seen incapacitated through the new hole; pummelled almost to the point of no recognition.

Blade:........Well, at least this isn't as bad as what happened last time.

Lexi: Anyways, we're getting close.

Leo:* Walks up to the GUN soilder* uh, have you seen a dark red hedgehog with black tips on the end of his spikes, navy blue shoes, and wicked evil grin around here?

The gun soldier points in the direction of where he wa beaten.

Blade: Thanks almost dead guy.

"Ahem." an albino wolf was standing there with her arms crossed, with a sort of phantasmal figure floating behind her... it had a cloak over its head and some wolf-like features, with scythes branching from its arms.

Apparently she was implying that she and her Stand were responsible for this.

Leo: If those two people aren't on our side, then we are gonna die!

Blade: Sucks for you you guys, cuz i can't die.

Lex: Neither can Zapor.

Blade: oh.

Lexi: Who's gone dark.

Blade: Mmm hmm.

Lexi: And is currently being contolled to kill us.

Leo: I think we get it.

Leo's Navi: Hey kid, what the triforce is a stand?

The wolf sighed. "Maybe you should read some more books..." she said.

"Rose?!" Argent seemed surprised to see his sister try to save herself, much less be the Stand user from earlier...

Blade: Hold up. That's your sister?

Leo: Wait, you literally don't know what a stand is, Navi?

Leo's Navi: Don't exactly have hands.

Lexi: Well, its great to finally meet you, but if you're here, then who screamed?

Blade: And how'd you get away from Zapor?

"From who now?" Rose lifted an eyebrow.

Blade: My younger brother who is currently being mind contolled with dark powers.

"...I didn't see anything like that." Rose said.

Blade: Hmmm, he didn't go get you so one of two things could've happened!

Lexi: He could've gotten lost, or he's going to get The other peeps.

"Then let's not waste anymore time here!" Argent picked up Rose, carrying her on his back.

"Wha--" Rose was taken by surprise.

"We must use our legs! ...We run!" Argent said. And so he ran.

Sina saw Argent run off... "...Neo. When will you be able to stand?"

Part 5 (C:) Running for Christina's Life
Christina: *Running for her life*

GUN Soilders appear surrounding Christina.

Christina: *Does a Piercing Rabbit's Thorn on one gun soilder making him go back to the wall with the other gun soilder.* Phew. *Runs off and takes out gun*

Alouette was sprinting after Christina, trying to catch up... she held her "XSS Custom" SMG up against her left shoulder with StormRend being held in her right hand "Zatoichi style" -- the CQC form of blade-wielding Operators. She was going to kill any G.U.N. soldier that stood in her way.

A blue hedgehog with a white chao sits on a bench next to a wall. He doesn't seem to notice the other G.U.N agents or the other two, though Christina should recognize him as Zero Evol.

Alouette seemed to be too busy engaging G.U.N. soldiers -- not to mention cutting them down -- to notice Zero. She wouldn't know if he was a threat or not...

Christina is running to the castle where Michelle and Alyssa are playing with rocks in a cell.

Christina: *Uses a piercing rabbit's thorn on the cell and knocks the cell down.

Michelle:I-I-I-I...... don't believe it....

Alyssa: Christina saved us?

Christina:C'mon. I think Allouette is in troble!

She runs off and then GUN Soilders surrounds the three.

Michelle: Oh great! We're doomed now!

Christina: No we aren't! *Round off back tucks and lands on the gun soilders head to wrap up a divine step to go into a homing attack*

Michelle: Christina knows how to street fight?

Alyssa: I'm convinced! C'mon Michelle!

Michelle: Right! Christina! You fight off these little b*tchy pests and Alyssa and I are going to head back! *Runs off with Alyssa*

Christina: You can't just leave me here!

GUN soilders line up in front of Christina using their mini guns at Christina and all guns aim at her.

Christina: *Takes out her sniper rifle* Thank you Krys..... *Shoots the gun and the gun shoots through ever gun soilder as they all fall down one by one. Runs off*

Alouette had a short breather... she noticed Michelle and Alyssa coming, but not Christina... she tried father in, her XSS Custom pointed straight forward.

Christina: These stupid soilders just keep on coming just keep on coming! Oh where's Alouette when you need her? I bet that Queen Millie is all under this!

Alouette saw the soldiers pouring in... she drew her blade again, a yellow "seal" flashing out and fading, before slamming it down and riding a lightning bolt up the side... she fired below at the soldiers using her XSS.

A shadow seems to creep next to Christina in an errie way. The shadow speaks with Millie's voice.

Shadow Mille: Oh Christina, you don't realize it yet do you? The missing mobians, Fate, Fury, they were all just a diversion. This is the end for you. Zero you target awaits you!

Zero gets up from his spot with Weapon next to him. She turns into a set of vambraces, each with a blade attached. A blue aura seems to come off the blades. He turns to Christina and Alouette and sighs.

Zero: Well then...I...I must comply with the order. *Charges toward Christina with his blades pointed out.*

Alouette growled, drawing both of her blades out and going to block whatever attack came Christina's way. "I won't let another innocent soul die here! I'll defend her until my dying breath!"

Zero: I have to win! *Keeps attacking the swords with very fast, strong strikes.*

"Then I'll send you to Hell with the rest!" Alouette managed to keep up for a while, but not long enough... she turned, letting the strikes just graze her armor while creating a shield-like seal in front. Could this be some sort of counter-attack?

Zero jumped backwards with weapon changing into a hookshot. The claws of the hook seem to glow green now. He fires it at Alouette.

Alouette drew her other blade, spinning both blades in front to block. "Dōshita?! (What's wrong?!)"

Zero pressed forward against the sheild with all of his might Weapon changed from a hookshot to a scythe and now Zero was glowing black.
 * A figure gets between both of them and rams Zero with his sheild*

Protohog: You kids want to live? come with me. Pole, Now!


 * A Giant red robot that looked like Big the Cat attacks Zero*

(Thank goodness, its been such a slow day!--Zapor)

(MHS: Don't use Span please... it screws up the page due to the complex code.)

Alouette opened her eyes up a bit... she seemed somewhat intimidated by the sudden power increase in Zero...

Pole:*Jumps out of vent* Ok, if you kids want to get out of here alive, follow me!

Alouette wasn't so trusting... if they really wanted to kill them all they could just flood the vents with something.

"I'll just keep that in mind!" Alouette said.

Protohog: Well you should, because in a couple of minutes, the robobig will come get us.

Zero was getting more powerful. He was totally in sych with Weapon, who was in her strongest form. The shadow around him was growing much bigger and Weapon, much sharper. This feeling corrupted him, he no longer saw normally. He simply ignored Pole and cut straight through the shield around him. He didn't care who was in the way next, Alouette, Christina, Pole, none of it mattered as long as he got to cut through something. He swung the scythe with all his might towards the group in front of him.

Protohog: *Grabs his sheild* Great, now we have to deal with a crazy, and the roboBig.

Pole: Yeah, Proto is kind of a downer, but you'll like my other brother if we get out alive.

Another battler entered the fray. The figure that was with Rose before had tried to block the next strike with her own scythes.

It was Rose's Stand, The Reaper.

Pole: Of course, we get a call that you people are in danger and what happens? More people come and want to kill us!

Christina: Millie. What the hell do you want with me? Im just an ordinary girl, and your a queen! And I did absolutely NOTHING with your little monarchy!

Shadow Millie: It's not what you've done, it's what you will do. Zero, Now!

Zero: *Mutters something not hearable and goes to grab Christina.*

Christina: *Does a front flip to dodge* What AM I going to do? It's not like I want to kill Zero!

"Why don't you explain yourselves? If you don't, I'll have my Stand crush your ribs! In fact, I may just do it anyway!" Rose growled.

Shado Millie: Ha! Like I'm going to answer to you. I'm the QUEEN. You don't even know where I actually am.

Zero: *Goes to attack at Rose.*

Christina: *Does a roundoff and gets a great rebound to grab on to the ceiling.* Just because I can't see you doesn't mean you have good athletic ability!

"You're right. I don't know where you are. But I can still take your pawn..." Rose said, bringing The Reaper in front of her.

"ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA!" The Reaper punched rapidly at Zero, the number of punches being almost impossible to track.

Protohog: Alright, while they're distracted, we get out of here.

Pole: Well thats no fun.

Protohog: Would you rather take it with them?

Christina: Just try to run, Millie's targeting for me. Not you!

Pole: Well, I would, but Proto here said we couldn't since it's a part of our so called "mission" that he needed my help for.

Protohog: Well you are a good hacker, plus you chose to come.

Pole: Well i thought it would be a cool rescue mission, not "i'm your sidekick we save a girl and she falls in love with you" type of mission!

"Stop. Arguing." Alouette said, rather p***ed.

Pole: Can you really blame an 8 year old girl for arguing at her permanent 18 year old brother?

Protohog: *Shoots blasts with protocannon* Ok, Pole make sure that RoboBig isn't after us. I'll do the rest.

Pole: I'm pretty sure RoboBig is still on our side.

Protohog: Just. Shut up. And do it

Pole: *Muttering* Says the guy who looks nothing loke a hedgehog but still has hog in his name...

Christina: *Flips off* Not ever queen is powerful.

Shadow Millie: No but I am.

Zero was hit by every punch. His eyes darkened and his scythe started glowing darker and darker, and almost looked blue when another orb shot at his other arm. It was his sword brace. Part of Zero looked blue and the other looked black. He went into a frenzy, swinging one after another of his hits at the Reaper.

Christina: Oh really? *In thoughts, of for the love of Queen Silvia, how do I get out of this?* Try me. Except this time, don't be a scaredy cat and use your GUN soilders, otherwise, they won't bow down before you ever again.

The blows between The Reaper and Zero clashed, resulting in what was known as a "Blazing Fists Match". Rose leaned to the side with one hand in her pocket, pointing at Zero with her other hand as The Reaper continued her attacks; at this point it was a battle of wills to decide the next hit.

Pole: Jeez this is getting intense. Can't we just grab Christina and get out of here?

Protohog: We trying to rescue, not kidnap.

Christina: Don't worry about me! Just go! And I'll handle the Queen of Brats.

Protohog: *Nods* Come on Pole!

Pole: What about the mission?

Protohog: There is a time to flirt, fight, and  trust someone!

Pole: You like the Christina girl?

Protohog:........

Shadow Millie: *Laughs* You think I need those useless things? I have the army of the Underground Monarchy at my disposal, not to mention little Zero here, no fighting you is not worth my time, I just like to watch my work go forward.

Zero dodged the hits, his thoughts centered around his sister and his reasoning for this. He muttered "I have to do this, for my sister...for DUSK!" his hits became much stronger, sending wave after wave of his power forward.

The Reaper couldn't break through and was overpowered... however, even though The Reaper was hit, Rose was the one who went flying backward instead...

Pole: Well, can i at least help her up?

Protohog: fine, but hurry up! RoboBig is stating to come after us.

Christina: Except your movie is going to have a bad ending for you!

Protohog: *in his thoughts:Crap, we've wasted to much time! At this rate, all the hostages are going to get killed*

Pole: Are you sure we can't help them?

Protohog: Pole, I'll help them, you just make sure nothing bad happens! * Starts shooting blasts at Zero*

Rose looked up... her Stand had retreated back into her, her body still in pain. Something about her seemed different though... whoever this "Millie" character was, could she have done something with Zero's sister?

She wasn't going to get the answers by talking with her fists... she tried running back now.

Protohog: *Defends her with his shield* Alright, whoever wants to live get behind the shield!


 * Meanwhile, back with Neo and Ages...

Argent seemed more interested in trying to locate Millie... he wanted some major payback.

Blade: Ok, since Millie is currently evil, she might be controlling Zapor.

Lexi: So basically, if we take he out, we fix Zapor!

Blade: Exactly.

Neo: Taking Millie out isn't any easy task. She controls the shadows themselves, she can read minds and use Psychic powers, and when you try to fight her...*Shudders* If your going to try and find her, let alone defeat her, good luck. Your best bet is to isolate her powers by destroying the shadows around Zapor. Your going to need a light.

"Heh. Will this do, then?" Argent sent a ripple down to his index and middle fingers, forming a small ball of pure sunlight at their tips. "Because if not, I can always use this." He continued, pulling out an odd-looking crossbow.

Neo: It should do the trick. As long as you can hold it long enough to make Zapor calm down.

"I've had years of training, I know exactly what I'm doing." Argent proudly said.

Alexis: My god! I wonder if Christina freed Michelle.


 * Back with Millie and the others...

Christina: So Millie's a shadow..... Hey Millie! This ain't Halloween! Reveal yourself!

Shadow Millie: Stuid girl, I already know what your planning, and even if I was here it wouldn't work.

Christina: *Thinking* My god she's retarded!* "Stupid girl I already know what your planning" Yeah what?! What am I planning?!

Rose was running up to Zero... but she didn't have her Stand out or anything... just what was she trying to do?

Zero kept swinging like he was insane.

Shadow Millie stared at Christina, with a very icy glare. "Retarded am I?"

Rose was trying to stay out of reach. "Hey, could you stop flailing around for a second?!"

Christina gave a glare back.

Chrisitna: And just when did you get the power to read people's minds?

Shadow Millie: A long time ago...

Zero stopped swinging for a second, breathing very heavily and staring at Rose angrily.

Christina: Well I don't care.

"...Your sister. Could you tell me what happened to her?" Rose just wanted to get an understanding at this point. She didn't see him returning to his senses very quickly, but she was willing to work on it...

Zero's look changed into a sad one when Rose mentioned his sister. "G.U.N...they have my sister. If I don't...help them, they'll kill her. I have to do what they say, and they say to listen to Queen Millie..."

"And how are you so certain that they'll keep their end of the bargain? G.U.N. and this Millie girl could be pulling your strings, just like they did with everyone else. To them you're expendable; they could easily just throw you away after they're done with you." Rose said.

"...Even if they kept their end of the bargain, it would still be at the cost of another girl's life. It would mean that another family's child wouldn't be coming home tonight. Would you be able to live with yourself after that? Would your sister think any better of you if she knew that was the cost?" She continued. "...I want you to think about it for a second. You could take the easy route and give in to their demands... or you can work with everyone here and shut these people down for good so that this doesn't happen again."

Christina: Zero, if I find your sister, will you please stop attacking me?

Zero looks at Christina angrily. "You won't find her. She's not here anymore, I have to do what they say. It's the only way she'll let her go and I would gladly kill to let my sister be freed. Where she is, is worse than death itself." As he finishes his sentence he starts to attack Christina, you can clearly see a several long shadows attached to his arms and legs. They seem to be the source of his power.

Rose frowned, and summoned The Reaper again... this time using her Stand as a shield for Christina.

"Taking the easy way out, then?!" Alouette snarled, drawing her blades again. "If this is your idea of saving her, you wouldn't be doing her any favors. If you leave here with Christina's blood on your hands, she'll never want to speak to you again, let alone want to be related to you. She'll go through the rest of her life knowing that her brother is a cold-hearted murderer who let himself be a slave to these terrorists. She'll be treated as an outcast everywhere she goes, all because of your actions. Is that really the life you want to condemn her to?!"

Christina gives a glare back. "And what if this is a trick played by Millie? What if she's just tricking you into doing whatever she wants? God forbid if I die, you will die along with me? And if Millie kills you when Krys sends me to the Krys Kare (It's spelt with a K.), I will end her reign of queen really short!"

Zero icy eyes look at Christina pleadingly, it's obivous he doesn't want to do it, or he doesn't want it to be any harder than it already is, but whichever is the case he continutes to attack the stand, trying to get to Christina. "If she rejects me...if she thinks I am a criminal, then call me a murderer. My life meant nothing from the start, at least if I'm dead there's one less monster in the world."

The Reaper still kept bracing itself, however Rose's forearms began to bleed bit by bit as the Stand continued to take the damage for her. "So you'd rather have her face this world alone? ...Either fight alongside us or don't fight at all... just make sure that she has a brother that she can look up to. We'll end this nightmare tonight, with or without you!"

Christina does a punch front to dodge his attack. "Please Zero! Don't do this! I'm your friend!" Christina's eyes widened. "Of course!" Then, it hit her. I gotta get out of here!" Christina runs away with all eyes on the look for Zero's sister. "If I find Zero Evol's sister I can show Queen Millie and this charade will end once and for all! Alouette!"

"She ran off again...?" Alouette shook her head, trying to break away from the fight to follow Christina.

Zero chased after Christina still trying to get within attack range.

There seems to be a ringing sound in the air. For a split second, there seems to be a figure in a black hood and black clothing standing in the distance. Then he disappears. There also seems to be a letter in the pockets of Christina, Alouette, and Rose.

Alouette heard something in her breast pouch... she kept moving, taking the letter out. She curiously looked around at it before reading it.

Rose tried following the others... she felt the letter in her pocket, instantly taking it out to see what it was... when she realized what she held, she tried to read it without getting blood on it.

Alouette's letter read:

Dear Alouette,

My name isn't important right now, but a friend of mine is watching over you and your group. If what Fate predicted is correct than your fighting Zero Evol right now. Let me tell you something, the shadows are NOT the weak point. Don't destroy all of them or you'll have an even bigger mess on your hands. The shadows are weak but they aren't what you want, what you need to do is use a new power. In this letter I have gifted you a power from my friends. It should aid you in the times to come, make sure you have a sword when you use it.

from,

A friend

A sparkle at the bottom of the letter moves to Alouette's hand it seems to be waiting, as if it's asking for permission.

Alouette noticed something shining near her hand... she wasn't sure what this "new power" was that she was about to receive, but she was about ready for a new strategy... hopefully one that didn't involve killing Zero. She opened up her hand.

The sparkle moved up Alouette's hand, it seemed to give off a calming aura as it traveled up her arm, over her shoulders, and down to her sword. The blade glowed a deep blue before returning to normal, giving Alouette a new power.

Alouette has learned Sign of Power: Justice

Rose's letter read:

Dear Rose,

You will be meeting me here soon. Your stand, the reaper, is one of the only things that will be able to hurt Zero. After Alouette uses a certain power, Zero will be staggered. At this time send the reaper to attack him. Once you hear Christina start to say something send him away from Zero as soon as possible. The attack that Christina will use will blow through any thing with enough power. It should happen any minute after you finish this letter. Stay safe.

-Leah

Rose remembered what had happened the last time she used The Reaper on Zero... something about him did change, but he was still able to overpower her. She quickly stuffed the letter back into her pocket, mouthing some words of gratitude. She looked at Alouette and Christina... she was putting all of her faith in them to finish this fight alongside her.

(MHS: That does it. I'm drawing Rose next. :U)

Christina: Oh.... what is this?

She found a letter in her pocket. "I don't remember bringing this....."

Christina's letter read:

Dear Christina,

I am grateful for you saving two missing mobians, if you may, please try to search and free other mobians around here. If you do get hurt, just perform a piercing rabbit's thorn fortissimo. Remember, Millie might order Zero to attack and kill you. Allouette might or might not be with you. Come to Krys Kare if you get really hurt. Furthermore, I wish you best of luck.

-Krys

Christina:... *Thinking* So the piercing rabbit's thorn fortissimo attack is the strongest....

Alouette took a firm grip on her blade, her resolve being stronger than ever... her only regret was that she hadn't learned the name of her benefactor.

(MHS: Or an instruction book for me. :U)

(Well, it's her ability now, pretty much anyway you want as long as we know it's that attack. You could go all anime character and make her say the name of the attack before she uses it. -NeoEx)

Zero's chasing became much faster paced now, the dark shadows around the group seemed like they were beginning to whisper to one another. They became increasingly loud and inched closer to the group, as if it was trying to trap them.

From out of nowhere the figure in the black hood from before was now running alongside the group, though she seemed different. You can't see much of her, except a muzzle and a pair of eyes. "Glad I got here in time."

"?!" Rose noticed the figure out of the corner of her eye... she took it as a sign to get into position.

Alouette kept her distance from the shadows, recalling that attacking them would simply make things worse... "Everyone get close! Do not try to attack the shadows, put as much distance between you and them as you can!" She tried to get as close as she could to Zero, with StormRend left in its ebony scabbard until the right moment arrived.

The figure jumped into the fray, right next to the group. A large golden staff in her hands, with a green orb at the top. She stood a little shorter that Alouette and more details could be seen of her. You could now tell she was a red hedgehog with dazzling ruby eyes. She slammed her staff into ground, causing the sound of thunder to fill the room. "Sign of Power: Dazzle!" As she said this the floor around them seemed to light up along with Christina's clothes. The shadows backed away from the light and the light continuted to grow until a medium sized circle stood around the group, protecting them from the darkness. She raised her staff and twirled. "Oh, it's good to see a friendly face!"

"Yeah... same here. I think we'll all have quite the story to tell when this is all over." Rose replied. "Thanks for giving us some breathing room, looks like I'll be returning the favor in a moment!"

Alouette nodded to the hedgehog with a confident smile. She was practically a foot away from Zero, turning to face him now. She waited for him to make a move, then she'd use her new power... she wanted to make sure it hit.

Zero swung his scythe at the heroes. It's deadly tip headed straight for Christina, while the rest of the blade would cut the others in Half. The hedgehog grabbed the end of her staff and started charging an attack.

Christina: *Back Handspring Tucks to avoid*

Rose ducked, preferring her body be in one piece.

"Aozameta na... (You look pale...)" Alouette released StormRend from its scabbard, a blue seal expanding out from the guard. She held the blade out in front of her, a much larger seal appeared in front, about as large as her body. Another counter-based attack.

Zero's scythe met with seal and pushed the weapon back. He tried another hit that was met with the seal once more.

The hedgehog seemed to be ready for something to happen, though what that was is hard to decide. "Christina, now would be a good time to use Rabbit's thorn!" She said urgently.

A glint appeared in Alouette's eyes. The seal bound Zero in place.

"Sign of Power: Justice!" Alouette drew her sword back, then thrust it forward, the attack's power streaking through Zero multiple times.

"Hinjaku, hinjaku! (Weakling, weakling!) The last strike released Zero, also knocking him toward Rose.

The red hedgehog qucikly spun her staff in the air. "Sign of Power: Diligence!" She thrust her staff forward and a light grabbed Zero, causing many shadows to fade away from him. "Rose, now..." She struggled to say.

"The Reaper!" Rose screamed, summoning her Stand out of her body. The Reaper flew up to Zero, her fist drawn back.

"ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA, ORA!" Again, she rapidly struck Zero with her fists, delivering a massive barrage of punches in a matter of seconds.

Pole: Uh, guys. the map says someone else is being controlled.

Protohog:Nice.. and who would that be?*Shoots blasts at Zero*

Pole: Some guy named Zapper?

Protohog: in his thoughts*Son of a B****** You mean Zapor?

Pole: oh that guy!

Protohog: Just great.

Christina: *Whimpers* Here it goes! *Does a Piercing Rabbit's Thron Fortissimo on Zero* *In mind* Relax Christina....

"ORAAAAA!" The Reaper delivered one last blow before retreating back into Rose, throwing Zero straight into Christina's attack.

Zero, after being hit by all those attacks, was finished off by Christina. In that last blow many of the shadows around him faded to nothing and room seemed like it was bathed in light now. Zero laid on the ground, Weapon right beside him, and the two had blacked out. The hedgehog girl approached Zero. "Don't worry, he's not gonna wake up for a while now." She said as she looked down at him. She kneeled towards Zero and kissed him.

Rose stuck her hands in her pockets, calmly walking up to the hedgehog. "He'll recover from this, right? Only a night in the hospital at the worst?"

Chirsinta: *In mind* Oh dear lord.... what have I done? *Runs off* *Whispering* Millie's NEVER going to get away with this.

Leah looked at Rose with a warm smile. "Trust me, he'll be perfectly fine. Actually, we knocked a bit of sense." She giggles slightly and gets up. "I forgot to mention, My name is Leah." She doesn't seem to notice that Christina has run off.

Alouette just seemed to glance over at Christina as she ran off, letting out a deep sigh as she returned StormRend to its scabbard. She looked back at the rest. "Thank you, Leah. We couldn't have finished that fight without you."

Alexis: *Runs in with Alyssa and Michelle* Are you sure you don't want to take him to Krys Kare?

Leah's expression remained soft and warm. "I don't think taking him to that queen is a good idea. He's still evil mind you, we just knocked some good into him. He's gotta think this though for a bit before you can fully trust him. In about 3 months he'll be a good guy and by that time you'll guys have actually met me." She looked down at Zero once again. Now that combat is done everyone begins to notice more things about Leah, like how she has an engagement ring on her finger, or how she looks about thirteen.

Michelle: Um, you're only thirteen, are you trying to marry Zero?

Alexis: One second. *Runs to where Christina was*


 * Meanwhile*

Alexis: Christina!

Christina: Oh Alexis! Hi!

Alexis: I might have an idea. *whispers* ''We might be able to make Queen Millie surrender. That way Zero won't have to take command, we find his sister, and you won't die!''

Christina: I don't know... if it involves killing, count me out. I already put Zero through a weird coma...

Alexis: It'll only take a day and if she surrenders, we won't oppose him. And if you fall, you have 4 strong people: Alyssa, Michelle, Alouette, and me.


 * Back with the others*

Alexis: I got Christina.

Alouette nodded to Alexis, then looked back at Leah. "You really care about him don't you? ...For his sake and yours, not a word of G.U.N.'s involvement in this incident escapes this place. If OmegaCorp discovers that G.U.N. had breached the Ironheart Concordat, they will show no mercy. His alignment with G.U.N. isn't permanent, is it?"

Michelle gives a blank look to Alouette "....Okay... I'm confused. 1. Who on earth is OmegaCorp? 2.  What's the Ironheart Concordat?"

Alouette went to explain. "OmegaCorp is the PMC that I work for and one of the largest on the planet. It's our job to protect the innocent and secure justice for those that we can't. The Ironheart Concordat was an agreement between OmegaCorp and G.U.N. to end a long-standing cold war between us. We agreed to stop screwing around with them and try to resurrect some of their fallen, and in return they were to cease all operations that would threaten innocent life. If they failed to uphold their end of the agreement, we could go to war."

Christina: *On her phone texting Krys* ''You got a lot of work to do..... reviving-wise*''

Alyssa: Why are you texting Miss Krys?

Leah looked at them. "Well...where I come from, Zero and I betrothed." She blushed and changed her experssion to a more serious one. "Zero's still alive and will be fine. He'll just be knocked out for a couple of hours because e drained all his energy. Now if I remember right, Dark Zapor will be with 'her majesty' Millie. We need to get there, stop her from taking Zapor as a pet and leave. that's all we can do right now."

Alouette looked down... "My sister's still down here somewhere... do we have enough time to free the other Mobians?" she asked.

"Damn, you haven't saved them yet?" Leah said as she tapped her foot in thought. "Okay, if we can save more than one life, we'll do it. Let's go get your sister."

"Thank you." Alouette bowed. "You know, the Administrator that I work under... she really shares your philosophy."

"I'm not joining OmegaCorp." She said bluntly. "Sorry...I just seem to get that a lot. Anyways, even if I wanted to, my father wouldn't permit his princess to be part of your PMC."

"...I didn't say that at all, I just thought you and she would get along well if you ever met..." Alouette said, still moving. "I wouldn't dare try to pull you away from your own life."

Leah looked at everyone else. "Come along then, we need to find everyone!"

"Right." Rose followed along, turning toward Christina for a moment. "Don't worry kid, you did great back there."

Christina: *Blushes* Thanks...

"And from what I could see, I think you were even holding back for him..." Rose observed. "I'm glad that your resolve is in the right place, but if that was you holding back, I can't imagine what'll happen when you use that attack's full power against Millie..."

Christina: That makes a lot of sense..... and god knows what chaos would go on if I died... *In head*

Mimi: Hey everybody! Christina died!

Jamie and Chloe: Hooray!

The three: *Repeat chanting "Christina died!"*


 * Out of head*

Christina: Those brats would start to cheer and scream....

Michelle: What brats.

Christina: Take a wild guess.

Michelle: Oh yeah.. totally.

"You still have your whole life ahead of you, I'd sooner go to Hell than let it end here." Alouette said. "Leah, do you see the cells yet?"

Leah's hood has now fallen off revealing long red hair. She saw a door ahead and pointed her staff at it. "Sign of Power: Honest!" A small blue orb whizzed out of the tip of the staff and into the door causing it to blow open. Leah entered revealing several cells all filled with more mobians. "Yeah, their all here." She looked forward at another door. "And that's where Millie is..."

"This should be simple enough... let's get to work." Rose said, smashing her fists together. The Reaper rose up and behind her, mirroring Rose.

Alouette looked around the cells for several seconds. "...There." She stopped in front of one of the cells... in the corner was a young, pink vixen who looked remarkably similar to Alouette... and a lot less threatening. She was dressed in a short-sleeve shirt, yellow skirt and white jeans, and white platform sandals. Obviously she wasn't a fighter.

"Any signs of traps?" Alouette asked.

Leah looked around the room, keeping her eyes trained on anything that looked out of place. "Nope, looks clear." She told Alouette.

Alouette nodded, then made quick several slashes. The bars clattered to the ground as she returned StormRend to its scabbard.

"...?" It seems Prairie had fallen asleep in the cell, turning to look as she woke up. "Na... nani...? (Wha... what...?)" her vision was a bit blurry, shakily getting to her feet. Alouette walked up to her, with Prairie finally able to make her out after several seconds.

"...Nee-san... (...Sis...)" Prairie's face lit up as Alouette wrapped her arms around her.

"I'm right here, Prairie... we've made it through this nightmare." Tears seemed to well up in Alouette's eyes. "We've both been through so much... I'm sorry that you had to endure this without me..."

Prairie seemed to be at a loss for words... just overjoyed that her sister came for her.

"ORAAA!" Rose was focused on freeing the others, bending the cell bars open using her Stand's immense strength.

Part 6: Zapor the Dark
The heroes begin to look for Dark Zapor, Neo, still mostly incapacitated, is being held up by Ages as they walk. Our heroes with Christina have yet to arrive.

Blade: Ok everyone know the plan, or do we need a recap?

Leo's Navi: I might!

Leo:...........

Blade: *sigh* We hold Zapor down, Argent gets him with the light arrow, then we deal with Millie.

Lexi: Wouldn't that be hard since Dark Zapor is a complete Murderer/Demon?

Blade: which is why we send in a few people in to make Zapor tired, then we get him.

"We shouldn't risk making unnecessary sacrifices like that... Argent and I should be enough to take Zapor on." Sina said.

Neo's group has now entered the jail cell, they were beginning to get very close to Queen Millie and dark Zapor...

Rose let her Stand free the captives, turning to face the others. "So, do we have a plan, now?"

Leah lookes at Rose with a determined look. "Well, we run in there and challenge Millie...something important happens, we all leave this castle together."

Ages put's Neo down against a wall. While Neo's wounds were partially healed he still wouldn't be able to fight in this condition. Ages stays with Neo while Echo seems to be with the rest of the group.

"...Well that's good enough for me." Rose said.

Prairie walked out of the cell with her sister, looking at the group. "...Who are all these people?"

"They're friends of mine... they helped me make it this far, I owe it to them to finish this fight." Alouette said.

"You're not coming back with me?!" Prairie seemed worried.

"Not yet. But I promise, when this is over, this family's taking a well-needed vacation." Alouette stroked her sister's hair, kissing her forehead.

Leah looked solemnly at the orb on the top of her staff. It's shining surface reflected Leah's face as she peered into it. Her heart started to speed up as she realized the battle ahead would be a difficult one. As she stared at the orb Echo approached her. "I-...I want to fight too!" Leah turned to her, she looked quite surprised by the child, she started to say something but stopped and nodded to Echo. "Alright then, are we ready?"

"Been ready." Argent pounded his fists together.

Blade: I can't die, so I was born ready!

Lexi: Let friggin do this!!!

Leah pointed her staff at the door. "Sign of Power: Freedom!" The door in front of her made a clicking sound and Leah opened it. As they walked into the room you can see several bloody items hanging from the walls, a lavender carpet drapes the floor and in the back center of the room there is a chair with a purple mouse in a red dress sitting on it. Right next to her is a shadowed hedgehog kneeling at her side. The mouse stood up from her throne. "Ah, so you finally arrive. I've been expecting you all."

Blade: Alright Queen of being a B*****, if you let my brother go, we'll make your pwnage a lot less painful!

Lexi: *looks around the room* My god, did Zapor do get all those bloody items?

Millie looks at Blade calmly. "I'm not the one holding your brother. In fact the culprit would be himself. He wants to be by my side and is it so bad to want to aid your queen? Now then why don't you all go ahead and leave. You've caused enough trouble as is."

Lexi:No way lady! If we hedgehogs get into a mess together, we come out of it the same way!

Blade: And if he did, give us a good reason why he would do something that dumb!

Leo: Uh, we are talking about Zapor.

Blade: *Turns pale* .......And he does this type of stuff all the time...

Lexi: But why would he do something that dumb?

Millie smiled. "Dumb? You don't get it do you, I win. That's how this story ends. Zapor's just finally come to his senses and decided to work with the winning team and that's one of the smartest things one could do."

Blade: No, thats still pretty dumb.

Lexi: *grins* and how would that be?

Blade:Because we're gonna knock sense into him!


 * in Zapor's head*

Zapor: Where am I?


 * 10 Zapor chao come from the sky*

Zapor: Yay, I'm in my chao dream!


 * out of Zapor's head*

Dark Zapor: May I Rip their flesh off?

"Funny. I don't see you coming out on top in all of this, or even surviving the night for that matter. It only took four of us to subdue one of your pawns -- specifically, Zero. With all of us here, don't plan on anyone recognizing your body when this is over." Rose threatened.

"You're outmatched and outnumbered. Just give in." Alouette said.

Millie laughed and pointed at Rose. "So then, while you, the only person who could have gone after Fury and got the cure, left to go after Christina, you left Neo poisoned. Don't you wonder why his wounds aren't healing fast enough? My goall wasn't to kill all of you, it's to get rid of that stupid bot once and for all. Zero was merely a distraction at my disposal. His sister and her friends are stuck in the void and only I can free them from there. Fate is dead, and soon Neo will join her. Zero will be disposed of once this is all over. Let me show you who your queen is..." The lights go out, everyone is surround by a pitch black void. They all start to feel dread at the pit of their stomachs. A purple being with black claws that glowed with blue fire stood in front of them with Dark Zapor by her side. "Yes, tear them limb from limb." She commanded. She quickly rushed at Leah, slashing her torso and face with her claws and taking her staff. The orb at the top quickly turned Indigo and Millie pointed it at the group. "Sign of Power: Lust!" She said causing a large purple ball of magic to be thrown at the group.

"Silversmith Black Overdrive!" Argent created a large barrier using multiple ripple-charged metal plates, manipulating it into the path of the ball.

"Hmm." Sina held her cane out, collecting a small stream of water on its end. The ripple flowed through the stream, causing it to glow and flow much like a whip would.

Rose seemed to be extremely uncomfortable in the dark... a faint whimper left her mouth.

"...! Damnit, my sister's afraid of the dark!" Argent said.

"Then she won't be able to use her Stand... she has to be in the right mental state to use it properly!" Sina said.

Millie gave an errie smile. "Sign of Power: Wrath!" She said causing a red orb to shoot towards the group at a very fast pace. Leah was knocked unconsious by the attack and Echo went to reach for her deck, pulling out a cross butterfly card.

"Leah! ..." Alouette's rage blinded her, causing her to rush at Millie head-on.

Sina formed the stream into the shape of a sword, slashing and sending Ripple shockwaves at Millie.

Argent shot one of the plates at Zapor. It glowed brightly, and was quickly heading toward Zapor's face.

(And now for your listening pleasure, the VS Millie theme. )

Millie disapperated from view, leaving behind a round echo of laughter that seemed to bounce around invisable walls of the area. She appeared again next to Echo, slamming her with her side and cutting the child. Echo was pushed with a heavy force and landed on the ground with a few cuts. She got back to her feet and drew another card, this time is was a Spade. "Spade Strike!" Echo said as the card turned blue and Echo threw it at Millie, who simply disappeared again and appeared once more next to Dark Zapor.

"It's no good, nothing's working!" Sina yelled. However, she then eyed the staff that Millie had in her possession... maybe she could...?!

"What... You'd hurt a child?! You damned...!" Rose growled. Her anger and determination seemed to override her fear of the darkness, and was able to summon her Stand at full strength.

"Hiyoku Getsu--...!" Alouette was about to fire a lance of ice at Millie while directly in front of her, but was suddenly interrupted by The Reaper rushing in to attack, causing her to shoot up into the ceiling.

"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!" The Reaper delivered another barrage of punches, thousands of them being thrown in a matter of seconds.

Whether or not this actually worked, Sina used this as a distraction. She formed the stream back into a whip, and lashed it at the staff, trying to pull it away from Millie.

The staff was taken from Millie's hand. "I hope your not afraid the dark." She said as she launched herself into the air and the darkness consumed everything around the group. They could no longer see or hear each other now. (Except for Rose and her stand for battle purposes.) The shadows, like the ones before, seemed like they could talk but this time they weren't whispering. They were screaming. The voices could now be made out as friends of the group; Neo, Ages, Prairie, Zero, Leah, Dusk, Ellie, Venessa, Mia, Visor, Fate, and even Zapor were pleading for their lives to be spared, or so it sounded.

Alouette's eyes widened in horror. "Wha... what did you do to them?!" Whether or not this was a trick, she'd still let her emotions get the best of her.

Rose was a bit more level-headed. Surely she couldn't have gotten to them all that quickly... could she have? However, the darkness alone was able to bring her to her knees, holding her head.

"You b*****d, how many lives have you taken just to sate your own boredom?" Sina growled.

Millie's words were booming and dark. There was an errie twist to them when she spoke that sent shivers down the spines of our heroes. "This is what you've done, you've caused this!" She hissed at everyone.

In Sina's part of the darkness she begins to hear something else amongst the screaming, this one sounds closer and is coming from right behind her. It's moaning.

"...!" Sina quickly snapped around, holding the whip and the staff out in front of her... the glow from the whip should at least be enough to see a face...

Sitting in front of her was an unconscious Leah.

Sina looked somewhat more at ease... but what effect could this black abyss be having on Leah? ...Well, if it's affecting her at all...

Leah's eyes cracked open as she awoke. She covered her ears as she heard the screaming and looked up at Sina. "Give me my rod!" She said over the screaming.

Sina quickly handed Leah the staff... but she had her "whip" ready in case Millie was capable of shape-shifting.

As Leah grabbed the rod the orb on the top turned back to it's original color. She pointed the rod at the darkness and said "Sign of power: Justice!" A blue beam of light shot out at the darkness and raised the darkness. They were still in the void but they could see and hear each other again. Plus the deafening screams were gone now. Millie stood at the front of hte room once again.

"I'm getting rather tired of this game of hide-and-seek. If you continue wasting your time hiding in the shadows, you won't have any energy left to fight." Sina said.

Millie gave a short laugh. "I don't need to fight, in fact I don't plan too fight at all." The shadowy figure waded into the black depths below until she disappeared from sight. There was another laugh and then there was silence.

Alouette tried rushing in for a slash, only to miss Millie as she escaped. "Damnit!"

"Eh... where'd she go?" Argent asked.

Leah played with her rod. "I told you...we don't kill Millie here. In fact she's still alive where I come from."

Then, a young raccoon came in! "H-help me! i'm being chased by a G.U.N Robot!" the raccoon yelled while running.

"Wait a minute, are you saying you travelled back in time?! ...Hold that thought." Alouette went to rush over, but it looked like Argent was going to be the first one on the scene.

Leah gave a sort of wistful look at Alouette. "Y-yes...but I'll only be here for the next hour, after which I'll be taken back."

"...What is the future like where you're from? Will I meet you again?" Alouette asked.

Leah smiled and nodded to Alouette. "The reason we gave you that sign of power is because of the way you act in the future. In about 3 months I meet you for the first time. Feburary next year I become betrothed to Zero. The world hasn't changed all that much. Well...except there are more heroes."

Alouette smiled, staying rather hopeful. "And everyone else here... I trust they'll be alive and well in the future?"

Leah's smile died and she looked at the ground. "Not...exactly..."

Alouette's expression quickly changed, her tone becoming more serious. "...Then spare me the details... just tell me that there's something we can do to change that outcome."

Leah stared hopelessly at Alouette. "I'm not allowed to tell you. Anything I can tell you is to be vague with little to no details. It's one of the three rules..."

"I'll take anything you're allowed to spare, vague or otherwise." Alouette said.

Leah sighed and turned away from Alouette. "Two months from now five people are going to die. The first can't be helped, it's either he dies or Christina and Echo die. We already settled that dispute. The other three are hard to explain. Based on events that take place, the second will take her own life shortly after the loss of the third, who breaks away from his ties to the others and can get shot and killed if he isn't protected carfeully enough. The fourth will be killed if the second is protected but only if he didn't drink the stale soda that morning. I kid you not, that's how he lives. The fifth is thought to be dead but lives if the first is killed, which he will be. Then technically, if the second is killed than three others will also lose thier minds and die after 5 months of torture." She said. "Where I come from, the first, fourth, and thrid are killed but with me giving you this information things will change."

Alouette bowed slightly. "Thank you, Leah. With this information we'll know what to look out for in two months, and do our best to save who we can." Alouette clasped her hands around her back, her boot scraping the floor slightly. "So I'll be seeing you a few months from now... hopefully it'll be on much better terms, right?"

"Hey, didn't Millie say that Neo was poisoned? ...He's still in the other room, right?" Sina asked.

Leah nodded. "Yeah, he's poisoned but it won't kill him."

"Hmm... I'll be right back." Sina walked towards the doors back into the other room... apparently she was going to try something,

Neo and Ages were still iin the other room. Neo looked kind of pale and Ages had a medical kit out on the floor. He was using some of the tools on Neo, though Neo was telling him what to do. "I...I don't know what to do..." Ages told Sina as he looked at her. "You...you just have to..." Neo told Ages groggily.

"Is the wound still open?" Sina asked.

Ages looked like he was going to throw up. "Y-yes..."

Sina sighed deeply. "Alright, let me take a look, then." She walked up to them.

Ages breathed a sigh of relief and back away. Neo, still looking dazed, looked at Sina. "You know...I don't need help..."

"I'm not sure if you know this by now, but you've been poisoned. It's not going to kill you, but it's not going to help you feel any better either. Now you're getting my help whether you like it or not." Sina said.

Neo still looked dazed. "I'll be...f-fine. I'll fix it my...self..." Ages rolled his eyes. "Don't listen to him." He told Sina. "He never wants to take help from anyone."

"I'm not having this discussion with you, now stop letting your pride get in the way so you can live another day." Sina said, working with what was in the medical kit to close the wound up.

Neo kept quiet. Ages moaned and looked the other way again. "I don't do so well with blood." He told Sina.

"You wouldn't make it as a vampire then. That's a good thing, actually." Sina managed to close the wound after spending some time with it.

"Now..." She jabbed her pinky into Neo's abdominals, just below his ribs. From the outside it looked like she jabbed him pretty far in; for Neo it really didn't hurt, nor did it feel like Sina ruptured anything further, but she did knock the wind out of him.

Neo remained in his sitting position. He didn't seem to be fazed all that much. Then again he did lose a lot of blood.

"Sorry about that now, but don't worry; you'll be able to breathe again in a moment. When you do, the poison in the body should start to melt away; or at the least, it'll get you back on your feet." Sina said.

Neo still remained silent as he looked down. Ages looked at the now closed wound. "So then...what do we do now? Millie's gone, all the mobians are freed, I don't think we can do anything else."

"Well, we might be done here, then. However I figure I might have some new students when I get back to Soleanna." Sina said.

"...If it's not too much to ask, do you mind if I spend your last few hours in this time with you?" Alouette asked.

"Yeah, I mean... you really pulled our arses out of the fire there..." Rose acknowledged.

Leah nodded. "Of course, I just have one last thing left to do here but before that..." She turned to Echo. "Stay with the Tranquil boys. When Neo's ready, they'll take you to a real home." She told the girl who smiled and ran towards Neo and Ages. "Alright, let's get going."

"Alright. Argent?" Rose called out to her brother.

A large crash was heard, Argent could be seen dusting his hands off as he headed back to the group. "...Huh? Oh, sorry."

Part 7: The fountain of Heroes
Leah moved the rest of the group to what appeared to be a fountain in the middle of what appeared to be a courtyard. The sky was darkening as the sun started to sink below the horizon. Leah looked calm and somewhat happy.

Alouette followed along next to Leah, having taken her jacket and helmet off and taking in the view. Prairie tagged along as well, taking her place behind Alouette.

Leah stared at the stone fountain. "The battle up ahead...it's a final confrontation. No matter the outcome, someone will die... I wish I could tell you what will happen."

"You've done all that you could, and at that, you've given us a chance that few people may ever receive. We know now that the struggle ahead won't test our strength alone, but our intuition as well. It'll be up to us to act on this information... and prepare for the worst." Alouette looked down. "A hero must be willing to put the lives of others ahead of their own... to risk forfeiting their own lives so that others may live another day. They have to accept that the most difficult decisions will challenge them in exchange for the safety of others, and they have to bear the strength to meet that challenge and shoulder the consequences themselves. It's their way of making a change in this world. However, they must learn how to make the best out of things that they can't change... to determine what will save the most lives, and how it will affect them and the future ahead..." Alouette looked back at the sky. "A fellow Operator gave me those words to live by the day I enlisted..."

"I know..." Leah said. "You tell me that, amongt other things. It's the reason I we chose to give you a sign of power. Normally only those of nobility and the guardians of the Spectacle can use them, but every once in a while they pick a champion to give a sign to. The spectacle sparkle picks the the sign most suited to the one it's gifted to."

"I'm honored to serve, then." Alouette bowed. "But... Millie. Wasn't she capable of using them as well?"

Prairie seemed to be staring at her reflection in the water... after being locked up in that cell, she looked like a wreck. She looked at Leah, perhaps as if asking her if she can use it.

Leah looked down. "Indeed. The sign's of power bow to those of noble reign and Millie is a queen, albeit one that I would not consider to be offical. Even so both the princess staff and the Signs could be used by her, so she must have some type of reign amongst some people."

"You're kidding, that witch is actually...?!" Rose looked really surprised. "And I thought she was just some kid on a power trip."

"Erm..." Prairie looked as if she were asking for permission to use the fountain, but she was too nervous to get the words out...

Leah looked at Rose with a disgusted expression. "Millie is one of the worse royals there are. She makes all our kind look pathetic by using the darkest of the signs of power, and then goes on to tell us she's a member of the Guardians because she's a queen..." Her expression became very light when she heard Prairie. "What is it?" She asked her.

"Sorry to interrupt, I just wanted to know if I can use the fountain..." Prairie said.

Leah seemed confused. "Use...?"

The way Prairie looked was an answer in itself. Her fur was madded and her hair was a mess, her throat felt parched...

Alouette was looking over her helmet, sighing. "That witch has already sent several people to their death... I won't rest until I send her to Hell myself. She might be alive in your future, but nobody said I had to leave her with all of her limbs."

"Oh!" Leah said as she finally realized what Prarie meant. "Yeah, go ahea-...actaully hold on a minute." She slammed her staff on the ground, causing a purple shell to to form around the fountain and the company around it. It didn't allow anyone to look through it. "Now go ahead." She turned to Alouette. "Then your going to be tired for the rest of your life. First, she's a guardian of the spectacle. None of the other Guardians or the champion, can touch her. Only people outside of it and those who are one of the spectacle and in my time there's only two, neither of which are you. Second, another has already sworn to kill her, and he deserves it a bit more than you do."

"Arigato... (Thank you...)" Prairie seemed a lot happier now, practically plunging headfirst into the fountain, leaving her sandals behind.

Alouette just shook her head and smirked at her sister, returning to her serious demeanor upon facing Leah again. "Then I'll just make sure that he gets that opportunity. I have to play a part in this battle in some way or another, otherwise I'll spend the rest of my life regretting that I hadn't..." She then took on a lighter tone. "But enough about Millie for now. Do you have a lot of close friends in the future? Any other champions?"

"Champions are few and far between. There is one other but she only recently passed...for now. Most of the other guardians only want to choose those from their kingdoms, so many of us can't ever decide how to pick one since they have to go through the vote. Even the most praised of heroes cannot pass since none of us will vote on the right champion. Things got so desperate that the last champion we picked was suggested by Queen Millie herself. None of the other kingdoms seem to want any champion from any specific region. You were one of the worse to vote on, even though the elder wouldn't tell us your region.

"Then what swayed them to choose me in the end? Had they exhausted their other options beforehand?" Alouette asked. She did feel slightly insulted, but was hiding it very well.

Blade: UH, we did fix Zapor, right?

Lexi: What am I doing in the future?!

Leah looked towards Blade and Lexi. "Millie threw us into the void. Super forms can't go through there, even dark ones. Zapor was knocked out of his super form and you'll find him in his bed at his house currently." She turned to Alouette. "That's a good question. The only people who voted for you to become a champion at first was myself, Elder, and Millie. We all took a bit of a break, and then we started to debate with everyone as to why you should be picked. Everyone already thought you were part of Elder's kingdom, which made them upset because they didn't have anyone from their kingdoms. It took us two weeks of debating before we got everyone to vote yes. I don't even remember most of that conversation annd the parts I do remember  I can't say anything about."

"Uhhh... we're not in the future." Rose stated.

"So first she has my sister kidnapped, then she decides I should be the next champion... well, I don't think I could ever thank you enough for believing in me." Alouette opened her arms out for a hug.

Leah just stared at Alouette. She turned her head slightly then widened her eyes as she finally figured out what Alouette was doing. She embraced Alouette in a hug. "Trust me when I say your going to be an asset in the future." Leah said to her. "By the way...just a bit of information, I'm not a hedgehog."

Alouette blinked twice. "Y-you're not? Are you a hybrid, then?" She basically took a wild guess.

Leah chuckled. "Kind of...I'm a Chao-born. You know, born a chao, evolved into a Mobian."

Alouette and Rose looked absolutely shocked.

"Huhhh? I thought I overheard something about that earlier..." Argent spoke up.

"Maybe, there are lots of other Chao-born." Leah shrugged.

"Or at least you aren't the only one." Rose said.

"Then you've never seen the Zue Garden, which isn't all that hard to bellieve since only Chao-born can enter." Leah sighed.

"What is it like?" Alouette asked.

"It's beautiful. The city has tons of forests with lightning bugs that glow at night. Many of the buildings are made out of marble so the look dazzling. During the day it looks so busy but at night it looks so harmonious and calm. It's something you actually have to see to understand." Leah told Alouette.

"It must be really peaceful too... if only Chao-born can enter it, I guess you don't see much conflict." Alouette smiled.

"Well...physically no. We do have some conflicts with other issues but most of those are handled with Diplomacy." Leah informed Alouette.

"Understandable." Alouette replied. "If only it were that simple everywhere else..."

Blade: Chao can mutate into Mobians?!

Lexi: Sheesh, lucky Zapor isn't here. He'd be all on you cuddling and giving you pet names.

Leo: Well, he does like chao alot.

Blade: And me, Lexi, and Zapor can turn into chao's at will.

Lexi: And he keeps saying " Chao's get whatever they want because they're cute" conspiracy.

"Oh, Zapor will try to when he finds out. Luckily I didn't mind. When he found out Neo was a Chao-born, oh that was a hilarious day. Especially since Neo's...well you kn...oh wait you don't yet. Well Neo doesn't like to be touched or antagonized." She started to laugh and then stopped suddenly. "You three can turn into Chao?"

Rose just seemed to be listening... apparently she hadn't read any books about this.

Blade: Yeah, but Zapor overuses his powers to get whatever he wants and gets away with alot of things.

Lexi: Like that one time he drove a car and blew up the bank. When the cops came, they took some random guy instead.

Rose's ears twitched. "...He did what, now?"

Leah smashed part of a wall with her staff, though it didn't do anything but make a very loud sound. She started to curse very loudly and seemed to talking to herself. Most of which was in a language that the others couldn't understand but phrases came up like "I can't believe I thought he was good." and "And your all the same!" Eventually she calmed down and pointed her finger in Lexi's face. "You know how racist that is? Turning into a chao to get everything you want, is one of the worse things you can do to my kind. Turning into a chao at all is racist!" She turned around and slammed her staff once again into a wall, which resulted in the same thing as the last time.

Alouette's ears perked down, looking rather nervous... she wasn't sure how she was going to diffuse this sitution.

"Well, I don't think these two were aware of that until now..." Argent said. "Then again, the fact that they haven't done anything about it yet and still let Zapor get away with it really isn't the best judge of character..."

Lexi: *Slaps Leah's hand out of her face* We don't literally turn into a chao, it happens at random.

Leo: And we are good guys, we just do reckless stuff.

Blade: !. it was a rule you have to give chaos whatever they want even we don't ask for it 2. Zapor tried telling the cop what happened, but the cop thought he was only being cute and gave him a damn lollipop. and 3. Why don'tyou SHUT THE HELL UP BECAUSE WE DON'T CAUSE THAT CRAP TO HAPPEN!!! IT JUST F******** HAPPENS!!!!!!!

Lexi: ................................awkward.

Leah turned to Blade and slapped him in the face. "I don't care. That's the first thing your going to learn about me Blade, I don't care if your evil or not. I don't care if it happens randomly or not. I don't care if you cause it or not. Your all at fault here. *She looks at Leo.* You need to stop taking so much of Zapor's crap. He literally shot you several times, and he continutes to shoot you! Why do you just let it happen? You are your own person. *Looks at Lexi.* Perhaps you should help try to calm Zapor down. From what I see, your better than Zapor or you'll become better than Zapor. If Zapor keeps up with the things he's doing, he's going to grow into the same kind of person that Queen Millie is and you know who ends up having to kill him? You and you know who ends up locking herself away from everyone else and goes into a severe depression? You. *Looks to Blade.* How dare you talk to me like your some kind of kid who has no power over anything. By time I come visit this timeframe, your one of the greatest soldiers I know. So stop acting like you have no control over anything. Take control over your own life for Celestia's sake!" Leah sighed and turned around. "I've said more than I should have...Elder's going to have a hissy fit when I get back."

Alouette just seemed to be staring at Leah... not because she was shocked at her outburst, but because she was paying close attention to what she was saying. She'd picked up on a few lines that she thought may have been hinting at who she would need to protect. She looked away in an attempt to avoid negative attention to herself.

Prairie's concern drew her out of the fountain, wanting to know what everyone was arguing about... she was still clothed, mind you.

Blade: One, I can't die you B*****, 2. I am sorry for being racis about chao and you take it offensively 3. We were raised by F******** murderers for two years of our f******** lives so idon't see why you should be concerned about our Damn buisness when we have important things to handle!!!

Lexi: Guys, chill

Leo: Would Zapor be flippin out this much if he got mad?

Blade: We'd already be beaten.

Lexi: And Leah I don't see what your problem is, you were the one who got Blade pissed off in the first place!!

Leo: Ok, EVERYONE SHUT UP OR I'm BRINGING OUT MUNCH!!!!!


 * In Zapor's house with Zapor*

Zapor: I wonder how the others are doing, *looks at Zapor chao* Aw, why am i worrying. they're probs having fun and being good to eachother as long as Leo doesn't bring out Munch.

Rose sighed deeply, walking up to Blade and punching him square in the face without a single word.
 * Back to the others*

Alouette's ears perked, her head snapping toward where she heard the voice.
 * A voice is heard* "What are you doing! Stop! Aah! ....." The voice stopped. Another voice screamed and started to cry.

(I feel so bad. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm being a jerk. I really like Zapor and his group, but I want to be true to Leah's character and she gets offended really easily. Just remember I like your characters, Zapor I'm not trying to be mean to them for the sake of being mean. -NeoEx)

Leah felt like she was going to explode. Damn Elder and his rules, Leah was going to reveal it all in this short burst of anger. She opened her mouth to yell at Blade when she heard the voice and turned towards the scream.

"Hm." Rose bounded high up into the air towards where she heard the scream, her Stand summoned out in front of her.

Alouette glanced over at Leah, nodding as she redressed in her jacket and ran off to follow Rose.

Leah did the same, and followed Rose.

Rose landed quite a ways ahead of them, her Stand hitting the ground first. Rose then used The Reaper to look around.

Alouette still needed to catch up... her scabbard seemed to be glowing very faintly though...


 * 10 minutes later*

Zapor walks in with a white hedgehog with a ponytail, and a blue kirby with orange feet.

Zapor: *Clears his throat* hey guys......

Zak: hi...

Leo: Uh, are you guys ok?

Zapor: Yeah, why wouldn't we be?

Leo: Well for starters, you and Zak look like you've done something mega dumb, and Tori looks like she's p***ed at you guys.

Zapor: Well, she is mad at someone....

Zak: *Backs up a little*

Tori: *Walks up to Leah and uppercuts her in the stomach* What the H*** is wrong with you?!

Zapor: So......what'd we miss?

Leo: Well....


 * Fills them in on what happened*

Zapor and Zak: oh dang.

(dont worry Neo, im not mad, i just did that for dramatic effectZapor)

Alouette turned straight around, rather than going on ahead to back up Rose. Instead, she ran up to Tori, screaming as she punched her straight across the face from the side. Alouette's desire to protect Leah and her rage at Tori's utter disregard for the situation at hand was more than enough motivation for her.

"Nani o suru da?! (What are you doing?!)" Alouette growled.

Zapor: Guys, chill! Look at us! We used to be somewhat cool with eachother and look at us! We shouldn't be pounding eachother, but the person who brought up the subject!

Zak: *Puts on inspirational theme*

Zapor: I mean, we don't have to be bff's with eachother! plus, I knew you weren't the nicest-ish peeps around, but I didn't think you guys were cold-blooded, heartless, jerking p****** that had no other thought about how the person was feeling. I'm mainly standing up for Tori because when we got in here, I thought that we already killed Millie, and we all could go home! But instead, I see Lexi on the the floor crying, and Blade p***ed off! And pardon me for my language, but I am telling what I feel like must be told!

Zak: *Puts Mobian flag behind Zapor*

Zapor: Thank you. As I was saying, instead of beating eachother, we should either beat up the person who started the convo, or Millie, otherwise we will never move on with our lives! Alouette, what you did was sort of called for since you were defending Leah, and all Tori was doing was standing up for her sister! Now, are we gonna sit here and fight about something I don't really find offensive, or are we gonna fight Mille?!

(Now Zapor, as much as I approve of cursing characters, I'm going to have to ask that you censor the P word. Mainly because I think it's against SFW rules. I've already censored it for you but do try to be more careful next time. -NeoEx)

Leah looked at Zapor with very dark eyes. "We don't kill Millie. She isn't dead where I come from, she isn't dead now. Secondly, in case you didn't notice by now, the Millie that was here was a fake. It was just a bunch of Shadows. Now..." She glares at Tori, if looks could kill she'd be dead. She opens her mouth to speak, shakes her head and turns away. "You know what? I'm done, forget about you guys."

Alouette would be giving Zapor a stern tongue-lashing around now. However, she held her silence, instead focusing on being a good friend to Leah. She didn't want Leah to return to the future with a bad taste in her mouth, and she wasn't about to allow the foolish actions of others to result in her losing a close friend and ally.

"Leah... are you hurt?" she asked.

"Am I hurt?" Leah scoffed. "No, I'm furious!" She said stomping out of the courtyard and into the building, she slammed the door behind her.

Alouette growled, instantly snapping to Zapor and throw a punch straight for his face.

It didn't connect. Her fist shook in the air as it was held back.

"Sis... stay out of this..." Alouette growled through her teeth.

"...No... this isn't the way." Prairie said. "I'll see if I can talk to her. If I can't get her to calm down, we'll just have to leave her be for a while." She walked up to the door, gently opening it. "...Leah?"

"What do you want?" Leah called as she stormed down the hall.

From the looks of it, Prairie thought that trying to convince Leah to come back would be a bit of a hassle... "Nothing, I just thought... if you're leaving us now, at least give my sister a chance to say goodbye." she begged.