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Other-Nyx replied instead, her response starting to calm Crysdal down. Not sweet. Good. Anyone who agreed to that woman being "sweet" needed to check their meaning of the word. Caring, undoubtedly, but never "sweet". Easing slightly, she looked over to the senshi in white, taking the pressure off Panzer to see where other-Nyx would go with her other false statements. Young green eyes - that was the one thing that stood out to Crysdal the most: how young her eyes were in comparison to her face. Red... sounded familiar, though honestly it felt so long ago now she couldn't quite be sure - she glanced at Nyx as though for confirmation - but the rest of the description with potions and amulets seemed to fit the bill. Either the Hermit had done his research or these two really were reinforcements; as she had no other way of figuring it out - her chest constricted, thinking of how useful Gabriel's sword would have been. How useful he would have been. How much more secure she would be, relying on him to help check her judgement. She deflated, her gaze dropping from the blonde's face to her feet, crossing her arms loosely, holding her elbows. She prepared to apologize and agree they had to move on when other-Nyx dropped a familiar name.

Enyalius? She stiffened, looking back up at blonde-Nyx sharply. Sailor Enyalius? "She's dead?" she blurted before she could stop herself, her mind already jumping to conclusions - She knew the enemy was strong, she knew it was a threat to their galaxy, she understood that other senshi had died, that Jin was dead and even their Queen was dead, but Enyalius? It... it really hit her. They were new, they were inexperienced, everything they faced was terrible and difficult but she that it would be easier if they were better trained was a regret gnawing at the back of her mind. If she were more like Achelois, if they were as experienced as that pair was, the pair that had single handedly defeated Chaos on Aegle, she thought - she figured - the assumed it would be easier.

She was dead?

Elysande, Cosima, Aldrin, Hemera, Venus, Gabriel, Enyalius?

"Is Achelois coming?" she asked quietly; if Achelois were there, no one else would... but then Enyalius had died. Achelois would've done everything she could... She shook her head, negating the question, and swallowed hard.

They were probably all going to die.

Still holding herself, she strode around Sam, head down, following the call. "We have to get to the Tapestry Crystal."

The pull lead to a small arched bridge that spanned a decorative brook; not looking back, she crossed it.

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Sailor Nix and Sailor Panzer. Her memory banks stumbled over the name that matched the senshi she already knew, but she separated the files before any more errors could be created. Sailor Nyx spoke to them first, and after, Crysdal jumped in again. At least she didn't seem angry anymore, but SAM had no idea why she was asking them strange questions about the Crone. She was about to ask her what was going on when she saw her hand signal, and SAM closed her mouth again.

Was this a plan she wasn't understanding yet? Sailor Panzer took offense to the question, but Crysdal just demanded an answer again. What did the Crone's eyes matter so much for? Sailor Nix- Talia, she corrected herself, explained what they had witnessed in more detail, and then reminded them of the lack of time they had to accomplish their mission. Wait, Crysdal knew the senshi they had mentioned? From where?

Crysdal was already walking past her as she tried to process the information they'd just gained, and she gave a polite nod to Sailor Nix and Panzer before sprinting to catch up with her.

"What-" SAM stopped talking to take in a deeper breath. "What was that all about?" It felt like 75 percent of the conversation had gone over her head, and she wasn't sure if that was good or not.

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As her foot touched the bridge the center of the bridge and Sam caught up to her, she paused, feeling a little ashamed of the whole ordeal; she wouldn't've of done it any differently, but she realized it didn't look good on her. She looked back, not quite willing to turn around just yet, and glanced at the others before she replied quietly, "I... I didn't trust them. They landed right when we thought this could be a trap, they fought the monsters but neither of them actually hurt one, and what Panzer said reminded me too much of how the Hermit talks; I... I just wanted to be sure that this wasn't one of his tricks." Her eyes darted to the walls behind them, as though halfway expecting to see him suddenly appear over one of them, but nothing was there. "I don't want anyone else hurt because of him, even if I ended up looking paranoid because of it." She half-smiled.

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She really didn't trust them? Even after they attacked the Chaos creatures first? It was strange seeing how cautious Crysdal had become in such a short time frame. before, SAM had to run after her to stop her from walking into flames, but now... SAM frowned, not necessarily at Crysdal, but at how much things had changed.

"It's probably not my place to say, but you don't have to do everything yourself. Don't let him make you second guess everything." It was like the strategies she hated reading about when she was training for the army. As soon as the enemy got into your head, the fight was over. "This senshi and Sailor Crystal stuff is still new to me, but...the feeling in my chest seems trustworthy, and-and yours brought you here, right?" SAM looked away and scratched the faint scar on her cheek, not quite sure where she was going with this anymore. "Just don't lose hope, okay?"

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You don't have to do everything yourself.
She didn't like to.
Don't let him make you second guess everything.
She didn't want to. But --

- the feeling in my chest -
Crysdal's eyes widened, a truer smile twitching at her lips. Sam. She wanted to hug her - they were almost the same height with her standing on the bridge - she was just so happy and excited and proud of her; just days ago, on Destore, when things weren't good she actively shut off all feelings and now? Things were arguably much worse and she wasn't only allowing herself to continue to feel, but was actually letting those feelings guide her! Crysdal's own reluctance felt ridiculous now - she was just too excited that Sam had overcome something so huge for her --

The way she looked aside and scratched her cheek - she was positively adorable! Don't lose hope. "I won't!" she replied, grinning, and couldn't help herself - she turned and hopped up to hug her, wrapping her arms around Sam's neck and kissing her cheek. "Thank you, Sam!" Amidst everything that had gone wrong, if Sam had opened herself up to trusting her feelings, then good was still winning. There still was hope, and she wouldn't let go of it.

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Nix paused, not expecting this strange senshi to know Enyalius’ name. So they knew each other? Her face changed—the tension flowing out and being replaced by despair. If Nix had known she knew her, she would not have mentioned her death so casually. Perhaps it wouldn’t help much, but it still seemed wrong to treat it like a throwaway information.

She asked about Achelois, but then walked away before Nix could answer it, muttering something about the ‘Tapestry Crystal.’ Was this a sailor crystal? There were so many things she still wanted to ask, but the blonde had moved away, followed by another—Nix waited until their conversation concluded with, strangely enough, a hug and kiss, before she moved forward and caught up with the pair, though she remained slightly behind them so as not to seem obtrusive.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know you knew Sailor Enyalius,” she told the blonde as she walked. “Sailor Achelois has gone to get her Sailor Crystal back—a Chaos agent stole it, and we parted ways right before that mission started. Sailor Achelois is at the Sagittarius Zero Star… at the Galaxy Cauldron.” She paused, wondering if anything she was saying even made sense to these strangers.

“Is the Tapestry Crystal the sailor crystal of the senshi of this planet?”

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Nix stepped in to diffuse the situation before Panzer could reply, and that was clearly for the best. After everything they had been through, the hostility from the young woman with white markings on her face felt like an attempt to redirect the conversation in a completely unnecessary direction—especially when there was clearly so much at stake. Even if she had no idea exactly what was at stake.

Sailor Panzer was even more surprised when Sailor Aegle reacted to the name "Enyalius". So she, too, knew this woman? Knew her in her original form, it seemed, not the twisted tormentor that Panzer had met on that strange planet of zombies. When the blonde walked away, soon followed by the others, the armored sailor soldier sighed behind her mask and followed. At least they were moving.

She still felt some after-effects of the discomfort caused by Aegle's final demand issued to her, but even without that she had no wish to continue her acquaintance in this group on such a note.

"My apologies for my tone," she stated, as soon as such an opening was provided. "I let stress get the better of me. As Nix—ah, Talia—has told you, we have been through much, and so little time has passed. I only want to save whatever we can on this world."

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She took a moment to look around the courtyard and sky before joining the movement of Sailor Aegle. The retreat of the thing that had attacked was still on her mind. Would it return? Would there be others? She could not imagine that the warmth in her crystalline core, hopefully leading towards this strange "Tapestry Crystal" could be both sought by evil and easy to obtain. That did not fit with the pattern of what she was learning about these worlds beyond her home. As she stared up at this unfamiliar sky and felt a breeze sweep through her cloud of pale hair, she wondered when she would next walk on its dusty surface.

With this thought, Sailor Xtal-Diamante followed after the others, although not in as much of a hurry to catch up as some had been.

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She must have said something right, because Crysdal almost instantly cheered up. She wasn't sure what she or the rest of their surviving group would do it- SAM froze up as soon as Crysdal grabbed her around the neck, stunned into stillness. Unable to stop her, Crysdal's lips touched her bare cheek. SAM barely heard her thank you over the alarm bells going off in her head, and she blinked a few times as she recovered. part of her was at least aware enough to make sure Crysdal didn't knock them both over.

She kissed her. Was that normal? Was she going to get sick if she didn't disinfect the area? Did it even matter anymore in the situation they were in? SAM expected herself to be more frantic, but... she found she wasn't really that upset.

"Internal body temperature rising rapidly..." Ferrum said. SAM stopped staring off into space and realized that Sailor Nix and Sailor Panzer were now speaking with Crysdal. "Be quiet," she mumbled to her guardian program, embarrassed.

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As blonde-Nyx approached the bridge, Crysdal released her tight hold on Sam, her feet touching the ground again, but stayed close, both arms still on the other's shoulders as she looked past her to their new ally. She absorbed the information as best she could - Achelois was going after Enyalius's crystal? It had been stolen? What... how... what would even happen if someone's sailor crystal were stolen? The Galaxy Cauldron? ... she hadn't really realized it was a place she could visit. She nodded to show that she understood - for the most part - and tried not to focus too hard on potentially seeing everyone again. Especially Elysande and Gabriel. She'd take Nyx, they'd see Hemera, too. She'd like that, right? It'd be good not to go alone, in any case.

...they just had to make sure they survived so they could visit; other-Nyx seemed to remind with her question about the crystal. Panzer spoke, too, and, slightly embarrassed and not wanting to reflect poorly on Sam, she stepped back from her taller friend, unable to understand what she said under her breath but hoped it wasn't something else she had done wrong. Standing back at the top of the arched bridge she noted other-Nyx's name as Talia, and replied to both of them. "I'm sorry, too. We've been tricked before and we can't afford to let that happen here. The Tapestry Crystal is the Queen's Crystal - this was her world. If Chaos gets it, every planet under her reign is doomed to fall, and we can't let that happen. We can feel it's pull - it's somewhere in this complex - " she turned, looking at the sprawling buildings before them, some in ruin, some still burning, but things didn't seem so abysmal anymore. They could do it. She walked forward, watching her step as the bridge arched down

...and disappeared.

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"C-Crysdal?"

Everything had diffused. The new Sailor Nyx and Sailor Panzer had managed to give enough satisfactory explanation of why they were there. Ari had been relieved when Crysdal finally relented as well as relieved that they truly were on their side. Ari missed the the conversation from the group ahead as she recovered her daggers, jogging to catch up. It was when she caught up that she saw Crysdal disappear before her eyes after stepping onto the bridge.

"Where is she!? Crysdal!?"

Ari shouted for her, her heartbeat quickening with each step she took closer towards the bridge. She pushed through the others, standing at the edge, debating on following her. Was that the trap they had been fearful of? Or was it a portal leading them to the crystal? Would Crysdal be on the other side? Did they just lose another friend? Ari stood, feeling like she was on the precipice of a cliff. That moment of powerful freewill over the decision of jumping or not overwhelming her.

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Hadley couldn't keep herself from looking at the two new faces that had joined them. After the conversations, she believed they could be trusted without a doubt - at least, she hoped so. But still, it felt strange to have these new faces around, when she had grown so familiar with the little group she'd been with since the beginning.

She listened as Crysdal lead the way and explained that their group had been tricked before, but as she took another step forward across an arched bridge, she disappeared.

Everything froze.

Ari's panicked voice broke the quiet that followed, filling the air where Crysdal had once stood. Hadley's heart raced in a similar panic, and she had to stop herself from racing forward to search for her missing friend.

Where is she?!

A million thoughts sped through her mind, few of them good, but everything quieted as she noticed Ari taking steps closer towards the bridge.

Hadley jumped forward and grasped Ari's hand to keep her from continuing. "Wait," she said, though she felt the waver in her voice. "We need to be careful. What if..."

Her voice trailed off, not wanting to finish that thought. She kept her grip firm.

Crysdal might already be lost - no, no, no! - but she was not going to lose Ari too.

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She jumped when Hadley grabbed her, as confused as she was. She took in a deep breath, trying to calm herself for what she was about to do.

"Hadley...I still feel the pull of the Tapestry Crystal. It is where Crysdal went. For..." she took in a deep shaking breath, "for...all we know, it's a magic portal leading us into the palace. We just..."

She trailed off. This could be it. This could be the end. Or...the end of this journey where they actually save the galaxy from Chaos. Saving not only their own home worlds but thousands of others. She took another step forward, eyeing where she had last seen Crysdal.

"Let's trust her," Ari smiled at Hadley, giving her a warm look that urged Hadley to follow her. Closing her eyes, she stepped down on the bridge, following Crysdal.

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SAM's mind came back into focus as Crysdal let go of her, and as she walked further down the bridge, she...disappeared. Bastet's yelling went unnoticed by her as she stared wide eyed at where Crysdal just was. Was she gone? No, that couldn't be... Crysdal couldn't just... just do that to her and then leave! It was unfair! She was so determined to believe that she was still somewhere, that she didn't even activate her visor. She didn't want to see a blank screen.

Whatever was going on with the Tapestry Crystal, Sailor Aegle was not going to be there alone, no matter the consequences.

"We're in this together," she said, after Bastet disappeared next.

Scraping together her courage, she glared at the place Crysdal had just been, closed her eyes tightly, and ran across the bridge. Whether the new senshi would join them or not didn't occur to her.

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The explanation made sense, and at the realization that they were trying to save the queen’s crystal, not just the senshi of this planet’s, Nix found that this mission’s importance suddenly ratcheted up. If the Silver Crystal had disappeared… wait, did that mean the queen here was…?

Alarmed, she was about to say something when the blonde explained she could feel its pull and… stepped off into nothingness. The others were confused for a while, but soon followed. Nix looked at the place where the senshi had disappeared but could not discern anything strange about it. Perhaps she’d merely turned invisible, like her own ability?

Nevertheless, there was no point in standing around here wondering about it. She glanced at Panzer, nodded, and followed across the bridge.

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So that was the telepathy thing they were talking about. She kinda expected they would be able to convey their thoughts through the look in their eyes or something, not literally get a response inside her head. It could be useful, however.

What exactly was she trying to do, though? The color of her eyes? Would it be so hard for the enemy to know of the Crone's eyes? Surely if she knew of the Hermit, he knew of her too. But it was smart to describe her as "sweet" - anyone attempting to fool them would be more inclined to simply agree with Aegle than challenge her.

Unless they realized what she was doing, of course. Her diplomacy with the Hermit was far more skilled. She was probably tired of faking it.

Either way, they passed the test. But the information other-Nyx - Talia - shared startled Aegle. They had a common acquaintance? She had decided to let the name thing pass by, but was it a coincidence she mentioned a name that affected Aegle like that? Perhaps they knew far more about them than they claimed...

In any case, they were senshi, at least. And she was not in the mood for another round of convincing them they shouldn't follow. If it was a trap, after all, it means they had already failed at diverting the enemy elsewhere. At this point, they should just ready themselves for confrontation.

Aegle decided to share their mission, and she made her way towards an arched bridge. After what seemed like an awkward encounter with Sam, she kept moving and... disappeared.

Sure, she was surprised, but she was not quite as shocked as the others. Actually, things started to finally add up. The crystal could not be waiting in plain sight, with enemies all over the place, and still not be taken. There had to be something about it, a magical protection perhaps. So this? It might be the reason why they were not too late already.

She could feel the pull - but the others didn't, right? For someone who just got to know of them and their mission, Talia seemed to be a little too eager to cross a portal into the unknown... But it couldn't be helped. As Sam and Bastet made their way forward too, Nyx followed.

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Ari's words calmed her in a way few others would. If Ari was confident that this was ultimately a good thing - something that would lead them to their goal - then that was good enough for her.

She could feel that same pull towards the Tapestry Crystal, too. And if she were being true to herself, she wanted to go after Crysdal. Leaving her friend alone in this was the last thing she desired.

Watching Ari move forward towards that place upon the bridge, Hadley only hesitated for a moment longer. Fear glued her to the spot. This is it, her heart told her. This was happening and it was happening now.

But she wasn't going to leave Ari and Crysdal to face it alone. She didn't know what she could truly offer, but she would do her best. For them. For everyone.

"No more hesitation," she muttered to herself under her breath, and then took a step forward, and then another.

Frightening or not, she'd follow her friends anywhere.

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The disappearance of Sailor Aegle did not cause Sailor Xtal-Diamante the same kind of panic as the soft ones showed. She did not appreciate that she now could not visibly track the blonde healer and often-leader, but it was hard for Xtal-Diamante to immediately associate this with danger. After all, she understood object permanence. Rocks in one location on her solitary home were still there days later, even if she hadn't seen them. Even if the wind had covered them with a layer of dust. A beautiful light leaving this place and vanishing into space... that would have been a cause for concern, she thought.

The vibrations within her continued to resonate. This thing they were seeking, from the Queen she had never known... That was where the stoic young woman's attention was still focused. And it still pulled her forward. She followed the others, stepping into the unknown.

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"By Panzer!" she had exclaimed, the oath past her lips in moments as the shock of the young woman's disappearance registered with her.

The redhead took a step backwards, as though recoiling from a dangerous precipice. She was not one to rush onward without information. That was completely counter to all of her training, after all. Decisions should be made with cool and collected thought, not based on impetuous whims. And certainly not based on knee-jerk reactions to things not understood. This absolutely qualified as such an event.

The initial ripple of confusion and panic soon gave way to resolution, with the others she had barely met following in the same direction and showing similar effects. Sailor Panzer kept her lips pressed tightly together, green eyes attempting to discern something, anything unusual about the place. Whatever it was, it was not something she could so easily learn the secrets of. As Nix caught her eyes and headed that way as well, she knew she couldn't stay here.

And she certainly wasn't leaving. The group that followed the crystal of Sailor Enyalius could not use her help now. She couldn't even be sure she would find them. Sailor Panzer took a deep breath and summoned her machine guns, feeling that familiar weight on her shoulders.

There was only one thing to do, and she did it, walking forward, trying to prepare herself for whatever might await them.

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Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:01 PM

The space beyond the bridge was unrecognizable.

Gone was the smoking palace, the gardens, and the noise of chaos wreaking havoc upon the city; in its place was an idyllic world, light and bright and happy… almost cartoonishly so. All around them the sun shone around fluffy clouds and birds chirped happily. Before them stood impressive maze made of shrubbery twice their height and extending as far as they could see in either direction, the entrance to which was guarded by a pink donkey and a blue hippo.

“Go Away,” The blue hippo yawned.

“We have to get to the crystal!” Crysdal argued, stomping her foot.

“No! You’re not allowed in!” the pink donkey replied, it’s voice that of a young child. It, too, stomped its foot irritably. “And neither are you!” it amended, nodding its head towards the new arrivals. “Nobody is allowed in!”

Crysdal turned, looking relieved, “I’m glad you’re all here. I don’t know where we are, but the crystal is still definitely that way,” she pointed her thumb over her shoulder, “but these two won’t let me through.”

Brit-chan-Today at 2:04 PM

While Ari was very relieved to see Crysdal alive and unharmed, she couldn't hide her immense confusion.

"Umm....this is interesting..." She looked over the hippo and donkey. Were they even real?(edited)

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:05 PM

Sailor Panzer blinked at the sudden change in surroundings, initially thinking that something was wrong with her mask. No, it was fine. This world... it was not what she expected, especially not after all she had seen on Enyalius. Typically when people disappeared, horrible things happened.

Not weird, cartoonish things.

Not childish things.

The voice of the pink donkey sat uneasy with her.

"We're here to help," she tried to tell it, wondering if it would even understand them.(edited)

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:06 PM

Nix almost expected instant death, or at least something painful when she went through... whatever it was she went through. What she found instead was something she least expected. A beautiful - perhaps too beautiful - dreamland of sorts that certainly could not be real. It looked like something out of a fairy tale... if it was dreamed up by a five year old.

Complete with odd animals apparently guarding its entrance. She stared at the two creatures, not quite sure if she wasn't hallucinating. Was this the enemy's trap? She wondered if she should talk to them or try to fight them or what. After all the terrible things she'd seen, this felt so... anticlimactic.

Light-Today at 2:07 PM

What was this portal? A path to an alternate dimension? At least it seemed that Chaos had not taken hold here yet... Though this was just too bizarre. Would she really have to argue with a blue hippo and a pink donkey to get to the crystal? What were those things?

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:07 PM

Xtal-Diamante surveyed the area with characteristic impassivity.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:08 PM

SAM didn't recognize anything she was seeing now. Where had the city and palace gone? Were they even conscious? The plants here were strangely shaped, forming walls and corridors. Were they meant to grow that way, or was it unnatural? And these creatures speaking with Crysdal... At least she was alive.

"Um..." SAM walked over to stand behind Crysdal. "Why can't we go in?" she asked the pink animal.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:09 PM

"Because you're not allowed!" the donky replied in a frustrated whine, stomping its foot yet again.

"It's been like this ever since I got here," Crysdal replied, glancing up at Sam with frustration mirroring the donkey's.

Brit-chan-Today at 2:10 PM

"Who said we are not allowed? Queen Zhi?" Ari asked. The donkey sounded like a little child. It was...strange. They didn't feel like real animals to her, she didn't even bother trying to use her druid powers on them.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:11 PM

"What would we have to do, to be allowed past?" This was not the kind of conversation that Panzer enjoyed.(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:11 PM

The donkey reared up and kicked at the shrub behind it, causing the entire thing to shake. "No, becuase I say so, that's why!" it replied, closing its eyes tightly in response to Ari, then turned to Panzer, "Nothing! No one is allowed!"

Light-Today at 2:12 PM

At least they didn't seem all that threatening? Nyx stood back, tilting her head and observing the conversation between her group and the weird animals. It didn't seem like she should be involved yet - nothing would be accomplished with everyone talking at the same time.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:12 PM

Hadley couldn't quite figure out if she liked this place or not. But she wasn't given the chance to puzzle it out as she listened to the conversation being held between her comrades and the strange animals. She thought they looked pretty cute, but they were not being helpful. But they didn't look particularly dangerous either.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:12 PM

She blinked in surprise at the donkey's outburst. She wondered if they could bribe it with something... what did pink donkeys eat anyway?

Light-Today at 2:13 PM

Instead, she glanced back to the way they came from, trying to make sure nothing followed them.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:14 PM

SAM could see how frustrating this must have been, but there has to be a reason why it was acting this way. Why was it so adamant about guarding this area? Curious, she tapped her visor, but it didn't seem to be responding. She frowned and tapped it again. Nothing. Was this place messing with her scanners? "This area...I don't think it's normal. I can't scan anything."

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She furrowed her brows, feeling as frustrated as the donkey acted. She knelt down in front of the donkey.

"Okay...well..." Maybe changing the subject would help them weasel some information out of the creature?

"Whats your name?"(edited)

Quote :: When Nyx turned around, she could see nothing of the world they had just exited; it seemed that this new place stretched out instead, the bridge they had just stepped off of leading instead to a wide field of wildflowers separated from them by a charming brooke with happy koi fish swimming around pleasantly in its slow moving waters.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:14 PM

"Not even you're allowed to go in?" she tried, not even sure what she was doing.(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:16 PM

Crysdal looked up at Sam with worry; then turned her attention back to the two guards, waiting to see how the others faired against them.

"We are guarding it," the donkey replied hautily to Nix, "What good are guards if they go in?" Opening its eyes from the nose-raising response, it looked down on Ari warily. "Pinky."

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:16 PM

The cloud-haired sailor soldier looked at the world they had walked into. It contained so many colours and so many things that moved. For those reasons, it looked very much like many of the other places they had visited.

Light-Today at 2:16 PM

She couldn't see anything... Was the portal even still there? If they went back to the same direction, would they find themselves back in the other dimension?

Talia's remark almost made her chuckle. Was she playing mind games with them? Somehow, it sounded like something her sister would say...

Brit-chan-Today at 2:18 PM

"And your blue friend there? What's...his(???) name?" She had no idea if that was a boy or girl so...why not ask.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:19 PM

"Constance," the blue hippo replied with another yawn.

Brit-chan-Today at 2:20 PM

So if you two are guards...who is your commander?"

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:20 PM

Hadley glanced around, noticing the wildflowers which made her smile a little. Even with how strange this situation was, at least there were a few things around that brought her calm. She reached out with her magic, feeling for those flowers, taking in how they were feeling and if they were happy at such an idyllically - albeit strangely - beautiful place. (edited)

Quote :: Hadley felt.... confused? Not a confusion stemming from the flowers, but a confusion all her own. Her powers seemed to not want to respond to her.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:21 PM

Since the others were attempting to engage the odd-looking guards in further conversation, Sailor Panzer remained quiet and ready, standing near the back.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:21 PM

Nix frowned, then decided she was going to try something. She'd probably end up regretting it, but it was worth a try. She attempted to turn invisible.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:22 PM

Constance remained sleepily stoic.

Pinky stomped, "I will not hand over such information! What do you take me to be - an incompetant guard?! And you!" The donky looked exactly at where Nix stood, "No tricks!"

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:23 PM

Well.... If Crysdal said they needed to get past these two, then they needed to be moved. "Sorry... Pinky , but we have to find the Tapestry Crystal." SAM sized up the pink one's size and determined that she could maybe lift or push it aside long enough to slip by. Sam walked over and tried to pick up the donkey, or at least push it away from the maze.

Brit-chan-Today at 2:24 PM

Ari looked over her shoulder only to not see here there. Sort of? She turned back to them.

"Oh no! I didn't mean that at all. You two are doing a perfectly fine--" She stopped her sentence when Sam came over and tried to force her way in. Would that work?

Quote :: Nix has turned invisible to their eyes.

Sam lifts Pinky

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:24 PM

Pinky thrashed around horribly, screaming at the top of its lungs in a horrendous yawing squeal, around which it yelled "Put me down! I will summon help! This is your last warning!"(edited)

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:25 PM

Hadley froze, confused. She couldn't reach out to the flowers. It was if she didn't even have her magic at all. Hadley looked around and wondered if anyone else having the same problem. She tried again, but nothing happened. Her heart began to race, but everyone seemed so interested in trying to communicate to the animals that she wasn't certain if she should say anything at all.

Light-Today at 2:26 PM

This wasn't getting them anywhere. Nyx remained silent and on-alert. If something tried to sneak up on them, hopefully she'd see it before it was too late.

She noticed that Talia suddenly disappeared. Did she go through another portal? No tricks it said, though. Can she turn invisible at will? That's useful.

Sam took the initiative to attempt to... move the guards. Literally. Pick them up and move them. That was an interesting approach.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:26 PM

SAM grunted out what sounded like an apology, but kept holding the thrashing creature up. As long at it was out of the way, they could get by.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:27 PM

Okay... they could still see her. That was new. Not a lot of people could see through her magic. Especially - she looked around - it seemed like she did turn invisible to the others. So their powers still worked, just not against these creatures, probably.

Brit-chan-Today at 2:28 PM

Ari backed away. Talking didn't seem to be working. She glanced over at Hadley who seemed a bit troubled. Stepping closer to the girl, she asked, "Everything okay? You look worried about something besides...those things."(edited)

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:29 PM

She watched as some of the others tried to forcefully move the guards. Summon help, it said? That didn't sound good. Perhaps they shouldn't...

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:29 PM

Looking at Sailor Chalybs, Panzer attempted to attune her 2-way radio to the other young woman's sailor crystal.

"Shall I lift the other?" she broadcast.

Light-Today at 2:29 PM

What kind of help will it summon though? She really did not feel like she had much energy for another battle - let alone one that is not even against their true enemy.

Quote :: Chalybs is unable to hear Panzer's broadcast.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:29 PM

Crysdal looked on appreciatively as Sam just lifted the problem, though she was a little concerned for "Pinky"s mad thrashing about, "I've told you - we are the help!"(edited)

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:30 PM

"Don't think there's going to listen..." SAM said, struggling under the weight. "J-Just go...."

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:31 PM

Sailor Panzer frowned, feeling a strange sense that her message was not delivered.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:32 PM

Hadley was thankful for Ari's presence, but it didn't stop her from feeling uncomfortable and confused. "I can't feel the plants," she whispered back. She didn't want to say it too loud - if she was powerless, then she'd be completely useless to her friends. And she was too afraid of that possibility.(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:33 PM

"You are MOST DEFINITELY NOT THE HELP!" Pinky refuted, hee-hawing loudly. "That's it! I'm calling for help!"

Crysdal eyed the kicking beast warily, and then the blue hippo, who continued to just stand there. She inched forward, jerking away from the pink menace's hooves and mouth and tail and everything it was doing to attempt to free itself from Sam and continue to block the entrance. "Could you give us a bit more room?" she asked, not liking to ask more of Sam but afraid walking between them would end up with a concussion for someone.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:33 PM

SAM tried to move the donkey further away from the entrance

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:34 PM

She was beginning to wonder if maybe the crystal was safe here, even as she realized it sounded dumb. But maybe Chaos wouldn't be able to get in this weird dream world. Maybe they should leave it there.

Quote :: Kicking and screaming and attempting to bite, Chalybs was nevertheless successful in attempting to move the donkey slightly to the side of the opening.

Brit-chan-Today at 2:34 PM

Hadley's answer was concerning. She hadn't even really tried to feel out the plants. The hippo and donkey had been too interesting to her.
"Let me try..."

Ari concentrated briefly on the plants in the area.

Light-Today at 2:34 PM

Nyx instinctively summoned her staff as the donkey warned it was calling for help.

Quote :: Bastet felt... confused. It was as though her communication powers were blocked...

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:35 PM

At Sailor Aegle's request, Sailor Panzer moved closer, possibly ready to help move the creature—although Chalybs managed admirably. She subtly eyed the hippo, Constance, wondering why it had remained completely still.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:36 PM

Crysdal watched Panzer's approach, saw her eyeing the blue hippo; she looked at it too, preparing to run through and to the side where the donkey had been physically removed from, hopefully out of reach of the hippo. She took a few deep breaths to prepare for the sprint and bent her knees.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:37 PM

Sailor Panzer attempts to lift the hippo.

Quote :: Panzer is successful in lifting the hippo.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:37 PM

"Hey," Constance said, though more in a conversational tone than that of surprise.(edited)

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:38 PM

"Pardon me," Panzer replied, trying to step over just a bit while holding Constance, to make more space for the others.

Light-Today at 2:38 PM

Panzer lifted the other obstacle... Should they just try to go in then? Then what? Wouldn't they follow? Or call for the help they warned about?

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:38 PM

Amid this situation, disliking the sensation of the donkey's screeching vibrations, Xtal-Diamante felt that odd charm in her pocket and thought again of her distant home. Xtal-Diamante prays to the MP amulet.

Brit-chan-Today at 2:38 PM

W-what? That was different. Something definitely wasn't right. She looked as the one, Panzer, tried to move Constance.
"You're right. I don't feel...anything. It's like our powers are blocked." She watched the others attempt to move past the hippo and donkey, "I don't know if we should be doing that..." They had threatened to call for help, but what exactly was help?

Quote :: Panzer shuffles over successfully.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:39 PM

"No problem." Constance replied evenly.

"AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A GUARD!" Pinky yelled in exasperation. "Help! Help! More trouble at the front gates!"
Easy as that, eh? Crysdal's eyes widened at how easily the blue hippo complied, and then took her chance. Crysdal ran into the maze, turning the corner she had originally chosen - to the right, the side the Donkey had guarded, and looked around.

Quote :: Crysdal is faced with a long, green pathway lined with shrubbery, typical of all hedgemazes.

The ground begins to rumble.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:41 PM

Hearing Ari's confirmation of her own powers acting the same shouldn't have been as comforting as it was, but Hadley was glad to hear she wasn't the only one having this problem. But now, what to do to fix it? She had no idea at all.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:41 PM

The hippo was heavy, but the lack of a struggle made it much easier that that of the poor other soldier who held Pinky. Panzer adjusted her footing, to stabilize herself a bit better.

Light-Today at 2:41 PM

The hippo seemed far more disinterested. At least they only had one of them to worry about, apparently. But what did it mean when it said "more trouble"?

"Did someone else come this way too?" she asked.

The ground began rumbling at that moment... Not very encouraging.

Brit-chan-Today at 2:42 PM

The ground began rumbling and instinctively Ari grabbed Hadley's hand. "Maybe we should go."

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:42 PM

"Of course other things have come this way - why do you think we were hired as guards?!" Pinky cried defiantly, still wiggling in Chalybs's arms.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:42 PM

Xtal-Diamante rather enjoyed the rumble that suddenly echoed within her crystal core.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:42 PM

The ground quaked below her and Hadley glanced to Ari as the other girl grabbed her hand. She nodded in response and squeezed Ari's hand.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:42 PM

Nix was puzzled by the notable difference of the two guards' attitude. However, the others had opened up the path, and the blonde one had gone in. "What do you see?" she called out to her. As the ground began to rumble, she looked around, alert for any potential enemy.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:43 PM

"It's just a long pathway - just a maze!" Crysdal yelled back, running down the rest of the straightaway, "It turns left to go deeper - there's a T section, I'm going left!"(edited)

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:44 PM

"C-can you not do that?" SAM asked, readjusting her grip on the Donkey. The groudn shook, and she held onto the donkey even tighter, more in fear this time. "We should probably go...."

Brit-chan-Today at 2:44 PM

Ari followed after Crysdal, worried for her safety. She clenched her staff in one hand and Hadleys in the other. "Wait for us! We're coming!" Ari quickened her step, eyeing the hippo and donkey apologeticly as she passed.

Light-Today at 2:44 PM

She wanted to ask more -- had those other things succeeded in going in? -- but she did not like this ground-shaking business. She attempted to dash forward after Aegle instead.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:44 PM

"Can I not do that," Pinky replied in disgust, "Can I not do that, she says! Put me down!"

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:45 PM

"Are you or Pinky causing this tremor?" Panzer asked Constance. She didn't quite expect a response, but the hippo had been very accommodating.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:45 PM

"Nah," Constance replied, "That's the bunnies."(edited)

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:46 PM

"Oh, very well, then. Thanks."

She called into the maze. "There are bunnies! Stay alert!"

Quote :: The rumble grows louder.

Light-Today at 2:46 PM

Stay alert of bunnies. Now there was a phrase she didn't think she would hear.

Brit-chan-Today at 2:47 PM

Ari stopped in her tracks. "The...what now?" Oh this was just getting weirder and weirder by the second. How could bunnies be causing this rumbling? They're small and cuddly and cute.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:47 PM

Sailor Xtal-Diamante saw that the others were heading into the maze. She ran forward to follow, if only because it seemed like the right reaction at the moment. As she did so, and heard Panzer's comment, she wondered what monsters these "bunnies" would be.(edited)

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:48 PM

"What? What are bunnies?!" SAM asked, trying to see what was going on. Should they be concerned?

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:48 PM

She sighed - this wasn't her preferred way of solving things. She wanted to question the hippo some more, but those senshi were going to get themselves killed. Or lost. Or both. She was about to go in when she heard Panzer's question. Nix turned back to the hippo. "How do we stop them?" It was a last ditch effort, but... well.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:48 PM

Bunnies? Crysdal thought she heard, but surely not? She paused before another intersection - one to the right, leading supposedly deeper into the maze, the other continuing straight, which would take her past the entrace and more towards the donkey's side of things. Glancing behind her, she saw Ari and Hadley and made her decision - the crystal was that way so she'd go that way.

Crysdal turned right.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:48 PM

Bunnies? How could bunnies be causing such a huge quake in the ground. Hadley was beginning to feel even more frightened, and uncertain what to expect. She glanced at the others, and then glanced around herself.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:49 PM

The bunnies?" Constance replied evenly, eyeing the invisible Nix easily, "You don't. They're pests, really."

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:49 PM

Xtal-Diamante pumped her arms and legs to catch up with the others, attempting to follow Aegle's turns, although thankfully her lack of lungs avoided shortness of breath.

Sailor Panzer did her best to carefully shift her grip on Constance without causing discomfort.

"Have you been guarding here for long?" she asked. It felt very strange to make smalltalk like this, in this place.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:50 PM

Dead end, T juntion. Left or right?
Crysdal careened right, and screamed.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:51 PM

"Can you show us the way to whatever you're guarding?" This was getting more and more bizarre, but maybe all they had to do was ask the hippo.

Brit-chan-Today at 2:51 PM

Ari hurried after Crysdal, turning right after her. ""Wait Crysdal, you're gunna ge--" and then she heard the scream. Ari's heart dropped as she took off in a full sprint towards Crysdal.(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:51 PM

"Not too long," the hippo replied with his form of a shrug.

"STOP GIVING THEM INFORMAITON!" Pinky demanded, thrashing hard in Sam's arms.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:51 PM

Doing her best to keep up with Ari, and catching up to Crysdal, Hadley's eyes widened as she heard Crysdal's scream. She ran even faster to catch up, moving right behind Ari.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:52 PM

"I would," Constance replied, "But I can't."

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:52 PM

"Please, this is very important," Panzer commented, hoping to stop Pinky from halting Constance's replies. She took a tentative step into the maze, wondering if she could just bring the hippo along.

Light-Today at 2:52 PM

Where was Aegle going? Was she so sure she knew the way? That seemed reckless. She did her best to catch up as she heard the scream.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:52 PM

"Why?" Nix pressed, hearing the scream and wincing. "Can you bring her with us?" She asked this last bit to Panzer.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:53 PM

The scream from Aegle shot through her core, raising the hairs on the back of Xtal-Diamante's neck as though she had the soft skin of her companions. She tried to catch up, wondering what would cause such a reaction.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:54 PM

Crysdal's scream almost made her drop the donkey, and she was sorely tempted to drop it anyway out of annoyance. Was she okay?

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Quote :: Crysdal had fallen and was scrambling back towards the other path, faced with another dead end, the corridor short and ending in the gruesome sight of an Eelwyrm, whose head reached out on its long neck and snapped visiously.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:55 PM
"I would," the hippo replied again; their entrance to the maze stopped as if by some invisible barrier, "But i can't. I'm a guard."

"AND SOME GUARD YOU ARE." Pinky cried.

Quote :: The rumbling was so intense that some would start to lose their footing.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:56 PM

"Okay, we need to go NOW," SAM yelled. She turned and placed the Donkey down on the ground again, and moved to the maze entrance.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:57 PM

Pinky, huffing, turned to face Sam head-on, "Oh no you don't! BUNNIES!"

Quote :: The rumbling hit a head, only for a mass of white, writhing, jumping, running bunnies to block off the entrance to the maze.

"You're going to want to wait," Constance stated evenly.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:58 PM

Panzer frowned. "Wait for what, please?"

Brit-chan-Today at 2:58 PM

The rumbling had grown even stronger and Ari lost her balance, falling to the ground as she neared Crysdal who was facing an Eelwyrm. Even after falling Ari swung her quarterstaff at the beast in an attempt to drive it back. (Quarterstaff: Two handed melee weapon; WPN Bonus +1)(edited)

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:58 PM

Seeing Crysdal on the ground, Hadley feared the worst for a moment, but then she noticed Crysdal moving back - and the Eelwyrm that was coming after her. Hadley called out her attack and aimed it at the Eelwyrm. "Verdant Spikes!" (4MP(chance of Burr)), and hoped Crysdal would be able to get out of there safely.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:59 PM

Constance glanced just behind them, the entire width and bredth of the pathway waist-deep in rabbits. "They don't obey traffic laws. Or common decency."

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:59 PM

Sailor Xtal-Diamante frowned as she caught sight of Ari's swing. Xtal-Diamante uses Boost (3MP - Strength) on Ari.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:59 PM

If only those children hadn't just... ran in. Nix was preparing to move into the maze when suddenly the bunnies appeared. And then Constance told them to wait. So she stayed put, even if she worried for those inside. "Who put you both here?" she asked hurriedly. "How do we get in without getting harmed?"

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:00 PM

Sailor Panzer attempts to wade through the sea of bunnies, carrying Constance.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:01 PM

SAM backed away from the entrance, watching the mass of white rabbits warily. "That's not fair!" she said to the donkey. Maybe she could get over the shrub wall somehow. Panzer tried to wade through the creatures, and she decided to see how that attempt went.

Light-Today at 3:01 PM

Nyx attempted to stay close to Aegle in a defensive stance.

Quote :: Ari uses Quarterstaff and attempts to hit Eelwyrm!
--4
DMG
--1
WPN 1
STR 4
----6

Valdis uses Verdant Spikes (4MP) and attempts to hit Eelwyrm
--6 criticalhit
--1
CTRL 11
MP 2
----14
BURR inflicted

Xtal Diamante uses Boost (3MP) on Ari
STR increased by 2
Panzer is unable to pass the entrance - Constance cannot pass the entrance.

Panzer is ripped away from Constance and is lost to the Bunny stampede.

Constance turned to watch Panzer disappear in the fluffy chaotic mass of white, "I can't say," he replied to Nix evenly, turning to take his space as a guard again.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:05 PM

"P-panzer?" SAM called, seeing her disappear beneath the bunnies. Cosntance was still there, unharmed, but was she...? Had they eaten her?

Light-Today at 3:07 PM

Nyx sighed. Who knows how many more of those things were in this maze? Would they be able to find their way while fending them off at the same time?

Seeing the successful attacks of the other two, Nyx also attempted to slash the enemy with her staff. Hopefully it would go down quick enough.(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:07 PM

"Aha! A fitting end to such disruptors!" Pinky crowed.

Quote :: The Eelwyrm attempts to attack, but it is out of reach of the senshi!
Nyx attempts to hit the Eelwyrm!
--6 critical!
--2
WPN 0
STR 2
----4 points of damage
Eelwyrm is blinded in one eye!

(edited)

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:07 PM

Sailor Panzer gritted her teeth and tried to hang on as the bunny stampede enveloped her.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:08 PM

Okay, so maybe ask the hippo wasn't a foolproof plan. It was only helpful to a point. But why was it even helpful to begin with? Nix realized in her attempt to move in with the hippo, Panzer had been lost, and she knew she couldn't wait there much longer. Well, she could wait until the bunnies passed at least. Hopefully by then Panzer would surface again... "Why are you so helpful, anyway?" she asked the hippo.(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:08 PM

Quote :: Panzer is carried along with the bunnies for a short time! As they careened around the first corner, she is tossed into the maze wall!

Brit-chan-Today at 3:09 PM

Ari's quarterstaff struck the beast and she scrambled to her feet as Hadley unleashed an attack as well. She felt her body grow in strenght. Was that Hex again? Gripping her quarterstaff hard, she went in for another attack after seeing Nyx's staff land a hit as well." (Quarterstaff: Two handed melee weapon; WPN Bonus +1)(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:09 PM

Constance shrugged, "No reason not to be."

"EXCEPT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A GUARD!"

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:09 PM

"Oof!"

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 3:10 PM

Hadley let out a sigh of relief at seeing her attack land. Ari and Nyx were here too, attacking the monster. Hadley could feel her own magic reserves being low - could she chance another attack? Noticing how the monster was unable to attack them, she turned her attention to Crysdal instead and made her way to the other girl to check on her. "Crysdal! Are you okay?"(edited)

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:11 PM

"Hey, don't say that about her!" SAM glared at the Donkey as Nix talked to the hippo. "We didn't try to hurt you at all."

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:15 PM

Quote :: Bastet attempts to hit the Eelwyrm!
--5
--5
--STR 6
--WPN 1
----12 -- 7
THE EELWYRM'S NECK COLLAPSES

...Revealing that it's body was somehow incorporated into the maze; they could see only the beginnings of its chest coming out of the leafy wall, its claws stuck, as though a fly shoved into a spider's web...

Crysdal panted, kicking backward, as her friends rushed in to deal with the threat, but as it collapsed before her eyes, she saw that it hadn't been that much of a threat to begin with. "I'm fine - I'm fine," she replied, glancing up at Hadley, "Thank you." she paused, reconsidering the horrible creature, "It was stuck in the wall?!" she exclaimed breathlessly, trying to get to her feet.

Quote :: As more and more bunnies pressed past, Panzer was driven deeper and deeper into the maze wall, where the hedge seemed to work its way around her limbs...

"That's not the issue!" the donkey returned, stomping its foot again, "We are GUARDS, supposed to GUARD the entrance! And how many - one, two, three, four, five - six! Six more are now in!"

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:16 PM

Panzer struggles against being added to the maze wall. She tries to grab and pull herself up.(edited)

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:17 PM

"What can you say to help us?" she asked the hippo, ignoring the donkey. This was likely her last question, as she was out of ideas. These bunnies were endless.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:17 PM

"Be careful." Constance replied, just as Pinky shouted, "Nothing!"

Quote :: Grabbing the maze wall only seemed to draw her in more, the leaves moving against her, wrapping around her...
The bunnies start to thin out at the entrance.

Bunnies appear at the end of the path the others had taken.

Light-Today at 3:18 PM

Stuck in the wall? She had half considered to attempt to slice her way through, but nope, no touching the walls. Noted. She stood closer to the middle of the area instead.

Brit-chan-Today at 3:18 PM

Ari stared down the corridor of the beasts chest and claws stuck in the walls. It was trapped... "I have a bad feeling about this."

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 3:18 PM

Hadley was glad to see that Crysdal appeared uninjured, but her attention was pulled towards the collpasing enemy, and she frowned. That did not look right. "What other things can this maze trap within its walls?" she wondered out loud. She glanced around herself, and for once in her life, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable being so close to plant-life.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:19 PM

Panzer stops grabbing and tries to hold slightly still, to see if that makes it any less awful.

Brit-chan-Today at 3:19 PM

She turned to the others. "Hadley and I can't feel the plants here. It's like our powers are...blocked. I think we need to get out."(edited)

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:20 PM

"I think they're slowing down..." SAM said, taking a few steps closer to the entrance. "Maybe we can follow them in? We might find Panzer."

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:20 PM

Quote :: The harder Panzer grabs, the more she slips in, the reaction becoming mroe and more like quicksand. Drawn in further and further by the bunnies constanctly pushing against her, jumping off of her to make the tight turn, she soon sees more leaves and branches than their fluffy white bodies...

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:21 PM

She waited until the bunny herd thinned and nodded to the senshi whose name she hadn't learned yet. Then she remembered she couldn't see her. "Yes, we should," she replied, moving behind the sea of bunnies.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:21 PM

Quote :: The bunnies are in sight of the group that fought off the eelwyrm's head

The donkey rushes over as though to block Chalybs from entering, shooting a glare over at Constance. "It's your fault they're in there!"

Constance shrugged, "They seem friendly enough."

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:23 PM

Xtal-Diamante stared at the strange white churning in the distance. How odd.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:23 PM

"Please don't make me lift you again..." SAM said, catching on to the Donkey's plans

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:23 PM

"What is--?" Crysdal got to her feet just in time to see the white herd rushing towards them down the pathway from the entrance, the jumping hoarde almost impossible to identify from their original pieces.

Brit-chan-Today at 3:25 PM

Ari looked down the corridor that Hex and Crysdal looked at. She reacted without thinking.

"Bastet Energy Barrier!" (Bastet Energy Barrier (Lvl 1); 4 MP; AOE Shield; Radius: 7ft. Shield can absorb a total of CTRL+MPBonus+d6; allies may leave or enter the shield at will, strength of shield does not vary based on people covered)

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:25 PM

Sailor Xtal-Diamante attempts to hover above the ground using her wings.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:25 PM

Well, now the donkey was blocking them again. Nix scooted closer to the hippo's side of the entrance, trying to move past that way. "Who else has been here? Did they go inside?" she suddenly asked the hippo, remembering the mention that other people had tried to go in.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:26 PM

Quote :: Bastet's shield glimmers into being!

Xtal-Diamante's feet leave the ground!

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:26 PM

Xtal-Diamante flies just a bit higher, attempting to avoid range of the white froth.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:26 PM

"No one you'd want to know," the hippo replied evenly, scooting to let her pass him on the side farthest from the donkey.

Light-Today at 3:27 PM

Seeing the approaching bunnies - they should watch out for the bunnies alright - Nyx knelt down within Bastet's barrier and extended her staff, pointy end towards the bunnies, hoping that would divert their direction if they made their way through the barrier.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:27 PM

SAM kept an eye on the donkey and followed Nix into the maze, ready to push it or pick it up if needed.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:27 PM

Quote :: The bunnies hit the barrier and flipped off, crashing like waves against a rock, but they were always coming, never stopping, and soon the wave rose higher and higher, slowly draining Ari's shield.

Brit-chan-Today at 3:28 PM

Hex lifted her self off the ground. Oh. Wings. Right. She blushed slightly at having forgotten them Ari concentrated and her wings appeared. She hovered off the ground. The bunnies hit the shield but she felt with each hit the strength was draining.

"I think we need to get air born!"(edited)

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:28 PM

"Thank you for all your help," Nix said quickly as the hippo let her pass, and she moved to follow the trail of bunnies, noting that Panzer was nowhere in sight.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:29 PM

Quote :: Xtal-Diamante rises easily, until she hits a barrier that shimmers over her head as she becomes even with the top of the maze.

"No problem," Constance replied.
"Yes problem!"* Pinky shouted.

Light-Today at 3:29 PM

Nyx attempts to float together with Bastet, staff always aiming towards the bunnies.(edited)

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:29 PM

"Panzer?" she called out, allowing the bunnies to walk before her and Nix. "Crysdal?"

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:30 PM

"I'm in the wall!" she called, hearing voices asking for her.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 3:30 PM

The sea of white moved so much it was difficult to even notice that they were the bunnies that those guards had mentioned. Hadley saw Xtal-Diamante use her wings to fly up to avoid them, and then Ari's suggestion rang out. Hadley nodded and summoned her bumblebee-like wings as well, and followed Ari to rise above the ground.

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Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:30 PM

Quote :: Nix and Sam would barely see Panzer's fingers and toes breaking out of the thick green wall. Inside, the branches were squeezing against her armor.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:32 PM
The wall...? How could she have gotten in there? SAM spotted a few fingers sticking out of one shrub and ran to it. "She's in here!" But how would they pull her out? SAM stuck her hand in to grab Panzer.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:33 PM

"Don't!" Panzer cried! "It sucked me in!"

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:34 PM

Crysdal rose up, following the others, but turned her back on the bunnies to look out over the maze - they had to get to the Tapestry Crystal. She could just see over the hedges before her hea was stopped by the barrier.

Quote :: The maze stretched out all around them, breakign periodically for rivers to cross through, but ahead - not entirely far by air, but annoyingly far by maze, there was a small pagoda with a shining, golden top.

"I think I see where the crystal is!"

Quote :: Sam's hand easily wrapped around Panzer's.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:35 PM

As soon as she felt she had grabber her, SAM dug her boots in and began to pull.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:35 PM

Quote :: The plantlife fought against Sam, as though determined to keep Panzer in place.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:36 PM

Panzer tightened her grip on Sailor Chalybs' hand, and tried not to move in way that would exacerbate the plants of the hedge.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:36 PM

She could barely hear Panzer, and then the other senshi pointed out her fingers sticking out. As she moved to grab them, Panzer told them not to, and she froze. She stood behind the other senshi instead, helping to pull her backwards. "Don't touch the wall."

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:37 PM

Quote :: Their strength together, Panzer slowly started to come free.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:37 PM

"It's...it's fighting back!" SAM said, but she kept up her pulling. Panzer was beginning to slide back out now...

Light-Today at 3:37 PM

Aegle could see the crystal? So they were close, but not that it did them any good? Why should they take the crystal, though? Honestly, Nyx could not think of a better protection than this awful place. It sure stopped that dark creature quite successfully. Would they do a better job?(edited)

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:38 PM

She kept pulling backwards, careful to make sure she wasn't angling toward the other side of the wall and preparing for the momentum that might throw her back the moment Panzer came free.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:39 PM

Panzer did her best to hold still enough, ready to plant her feet firmly on the ground if she was freed from her leafy prison.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:39 PM

Quote :: Bastet's barrier starts to flicker

Brit-chan-Today at 3:39 PM
Ari could see the golden pagoda as well. It was so close yet so far. They could easily fly to it but the maze had a barrier keeping them from flying above it. "Queen Zhi certainly did a good job with her defense mechanisms."

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:39 PM

Quote :: Panzer slowly comes free.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:40 PM
Sailor Panzer gasped, brushing any remaining foliage from herself.

"Thank you, both of you."
"The tidal current of the bunnies is extremely strong; I hope the others are faring better."

Brit-chan-Today at 3:41 PM

Ari could feel her barrier weakening. "I don't think my shield is going to last much longer..." She looked at the wall of bunnies that had build up outside of it. The second her barrier went down. They would be sucked up into the horde.(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:41 PM

Crysdal points to the left, "Work this way!" she instructed, eyeing the path one more time before arching in that direction, landing, and taking off down the bunny-free pathway.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:41 PM

Sailor Xtal-Diamante follows Aegle.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:41 PM

SAM let go of Panzer and panted, catching her breath. "....We're definitely not touching the walls now." And to think that she had wanted to climb the walls earlier. "Oh right, we have to catch up with them!"

Brit-chan-Today at 3:42 PM

Ari followed after her. She hoped her shield would hold just a bit longer.

Light-Today at 3:42 PM

Nyx followed after Aegle and Xtal as well.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:42 PM

She was relieved to see Panzer again, and almost wanted to hug her, which was very uncharacteristic of her. "Good job," she told the unknown senshi, turning visible again. It seemed rude to talk while invisible. "Come on, before the bunny trail disappears. What's your name anyway?" she asked as she moved to follow the white bunny road again.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 3:42 PM

Hadley felt concerned to hear that Ari's barrier was not going to last, but luckily Crysdal had a solution. Following Crysdal, Hadley made sure to keep up with Ari. If that barrier went down, she hoped she could keep the other girl from getting pulled in.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:44 PM

"Do we know which way they went?" Panzer asked. "Is there any way to contact them? My radio does not seem to work in this place."

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:45 PM

"The white creatures seemed to be heading their way. Or, logically, they would, since they were the 'help' that was summoned against us. For now, we can only follow their trail."(edited)

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:45 PM

"That's a good enough start," the armored young woman replied, nodding at Nix.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:46 PM

Quote :: The senshi turned down a different pathway and the bunnies pushed to follow.... until their giant wave broke, crashing down all around them without the pressure of Ari's barrier to build them up.

As they hit the ground their momentum seemed to disappear entirely, and the bunnies went about hopping normally, grazing on the grass beneath the hedges, seemingly forgetting entirely about their pursuit.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:46 PM

"Ah, right, we didn't really get to talk," SAM said. "I'm Sailor Chalybs."

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:46 PM

Panzer nodded at Sailor Chalybs. "Pleasure to make your acquaintance."

Brit-chan-Today at 3:47 PM

Ari stared at the scene below. "All like that, huh?" That was about all she could think of to say to the bizarre turn of events.

Light-Today at 3:47 PM

This was better. Okay then. No touching the walls or the ground. Probably avoid touching the ceiling barrier too to be safe.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:47 PM

"Hm, we don't have much of a way to communicate now other than yelling. We'll just have to follow and see if we catch up," SAM said.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 3:48 PM

Xtal-Diamante looked at the creatures, odd to see that there were so many smaller things within that initial white that had been chasing after them. She wondered if those who were not with them—the newcomers and Chalybs—had fared alright against that wave of small particles.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:48 PM

Nix noted the name, glad to be able to call her something. She continued following the trail, still half wondering if they were all having a mass hallucination.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:50 PM

Crysdal stopped running so fast as the rumble suddenly faded, turning around to see the mess of small white bunnies grazing and hopping around peacefully and aimlessly. "Oookay..."

Quote :: The bunnies hopped around aimlessly, their once strong mass bleeding out into all the possible corridors available to them, minute by minute becoming more dilute and hard to follow...

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 3:50 PM
Hadley stared at the mass of little creatures as they suddenly gave up, more interested in leafy greens than senshi. She frowned. "Why would they give up so suddenly?" She didn't have a good feeling about it.

Brit-chan-Today at 3:50 PM

"Maybe they're hungry? They are bunnies after all."

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:51 PM

"I... don't want to know, but I don't think we should waste this chance," Crysdal replied, walking backward, running over turn orders in her mind.

Light-Today at 3:51 PM

Ignoring the conversation questioning the bunny motives, Nyx attempted to peak over the walls. Had Aegle figured out which way they should go? Hopefully they could figure out a route...

Sailor Neptune-Today at 3:52 PM

As the creatures suddenly seemed to disperse, there were... bunnies everywhere. She opened her mouth to call out to the other group and realized she didn't know any of their names. "Uh... Sailor Chalybs, could you call out to the others maybe?"

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:52 PM

Quote :: Peeking over the walls, Nyx sees the tops of the hedges before them, and the golden top of a pagoda farther in.

Brit-chan-Today at 3:52 PM

"Agreed. Were you able to figure out a route through the maze?" She had seen it, but the maze was too overwhelming for her to atttempt to solve it in those few seconds they looked beyond the walls.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:54 PM

"Left, left, right, straight, straight, left, left, right, straight, straight," she paused, her brows furrowing, "right right left straight left."

Sailor Pluto-Today at 3:55 PM

Well, they trail was rapidly deteriorating as the rabbits suddenly lost their momentum, and now they were spreading out all over the maze. SAM jumped at Nix's suggestion. "Uh, right! Sorry!" She looked around and cupped her hands in front of her mouth. "Crysdal?!" she called out again. Maybe they could send out a signal if they heard her.

Light-Today at 3:59 PM

Okay, she didn't need to try then. That was good. Hopefully Aegle could remember it just as well as she said it out loud. Otherwise, they'd just have to look again. So long as the bunnies stayed out of their way...

Sailor Uranus-Today at 3:59 PM

Crysdal paused, hearing her name. "Sam?!" she yelled in response.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 4:01 PM

SAM perked up when she heard something else. "We're back here!" she yelled again.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 4:01 PM

Panzer sighed with relief, glad the others were able to call back.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 4:01 PM

SAM fired a basic energy blast up into the sky

Brit-chan-Today at 4:02 PM

Left left right straight straight...right...Oh boy, she hoped Crysdal could remember it. That was a lot to take in. Though she attempted to repeat the pattern in her mind over and over again in order to memorize it. She heard SAMs voice. Good, now they could get together as a team again. Hopefully they'd run into less trouble once they were together.(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 4:02 PM

"We're up here! Follow the Bunnies!" she called back, mumbling the directions to herself again.

Quote :: The shot exploded upon contact with the barrier, reflecting the beam to fall back down around Chalybs, Nix, and Panzer.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 4:03 PM

"The bunnies are... everywhere," Panzer commented, somewhat confused at the instructions.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 4:04 PM

SAM yelped when her shot reflected back, and then looked up again. "There's a barrier..."(edited)
How were they supposed to get the other group's attention now? The rabbits were still spreading out, but maybe they still somewhat highlighted the right path. "I think we might be on our own..." she said.(edited)

Light-Today at 4:07 PM

"There's a barrier, but you may still be able to make out a path if you peek over the top," she called out to the others, remaining as high as possible in order to be seen.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 4:07 PM

Growing anxious, Crysdal looked back the way they had come, and forward, towards the path they needed to take. Left left right straight straight...

Sailor Neptune-Today at 4:09 PM

Of course there was a barrier up top. That would be a way to cheat, and there was no cheating in this maze. She listened to the suggestion to peek over the top - but there was no way they could see the other group that way, right? Not unless they could also shoot something into the sky. Follow the bunnies... Nix looked at the creatures more closely, trying to discern a pattern or anything about their behavior that seemed unusual.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 4:10 PM

Hadley remained quiet, trying her best to keep in mind the long list of directions that Crysdal had called out. It had a bit of a rhythm to it, and as she repeated it in her head, she attributed it to a song - a trick her grandmother once taught her during lessons - and she wondered if she'd be able to recall it again if need be.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 4:10 PM

Quote :: The bunnies hopped around quietly, chewing on bits of grass or sniffing the air adorably.

Light-Today at 4:11 PM

Should they wait for the others or just go for it? She waited to see what Aegle would do. She forgot if they should go right or left anyway.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 4:12 PM

"Hm...." Her earlier fear of the strange rabbits had subsided enough for SAM to take a few steps into them. She was most likely going to regret this as soon as she touched enough fur, but she had already picked the donkey up... SAM scooped up one of the rabbits and examined it closer. "So how do we use you to get out?" she asked.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 4:13 PM

"Hurry!" she called out, Left left right straight straight...

Quote :: Chalybs' hands pass straight through the creature.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 4:14 PM

"Huh?!" SAM blinked as she realize she hadn't picked up anything at all. They weren't solid. "They... aren't real?"

Sailor Neptune-Today at 4:14 PM

Nix looked at Chalybs as she tried to pick up a bunny. She prepared to shout a warning, when... her hand passed through it instead. "What...?" she started moving towards the creatures, going through them one by one to see if they were all not solid.(edited)

Brit-chan-Today at 4:15 PM

Ari kept trying to remember the path, but found herself being distracted by the cute bunnies. She looked at them wanting to communicate but remembered when she couldn't feel the plants earlier. She frowned, feeling disappointed at the thought.(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 4:15 PM

Quote :: The bunnies, suddenly solid, turned an hissed horrendously at Nix, backing away into defensive poses, their eyse glowing bright green.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 4:16 PM
"By Panzer!" she exclaimed, both at the fact that the bunnies were false and their sudden switch into terrifying mode with glowing green eyes.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 4:17 PM

SAM backed out of the rabbits as soon as they started hissing. "Nevermind, they're very real!" she said.

Sailor Neptune-Today at 4:18 PM

"Why don't they like me?" she asked, almost as a complain. She backed away slightly and turned toward Chalybs. "Is the one you touched earlier still not solid?"

Sailor Pluto-Today at 4:19 PM

"You- you want me to touch them again?" she asked. Did Nix want her to lose a hand?

Sailor Neptune-Today at 4:19 PM

"Uh... maybe just see if its eyes are glowing."

Sailor Pluto-Today at 4:20 PM

"...If it'll help." SAM tried to find the one that she had tried to pick up again.

Light-Today at 4:20 PM

What were the others doing? Nyx attempted to look over the walls at the way they had come from and see if she could figure a way from the entrance to their current spot.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 4:20 PM

"Where are they?" Crysdal compalined, her eyes blinking as she started to hum, employing a tactice Hadley would find familiar.

Quote :: Sam located it among the bunnies still backing up and hissing, its eyes glowing green as well.
A loud, screaming noise tore through the air from the direction of the entrance and all bunnies tensed, looking around nervously.

Sailor Pluto-Today at 4:22 PM

"It still looks angry..." SAM said. Should she try touching it? A scream made her back up again. "Okay, what was that?!"

Brit-chan-Today at 4:23 PM

The loud scream made Ari visibly jump. She almost let out a small yelp. "Now what!?"

Sailor Neptune-Today at 4:24 PM

Okay, so maybe she was the problem. Nix almost wanted to suggest Chalybs to move forward and see if the bunnies liked her better, but she didn't want to risk losing her to the horde. And then the loud noise startled her. It seemed to bother the rabbits, as well... Nix summoned her wings and tried to fly as high as the barrier would go, looking towards the entrance.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 4:24 PM

Hadley instantly turned her eyes in the direction of the scream, heart instantly racing. "I think we need to keep moving," she said. But where were the others? It was always better to stick together, as the Crone had said. But could they afford to wait for so long?

Sailor Uranus-Today at 4:25 PM

She didn't want to find out. "We have to go!!" Crysdal yelled, not wanting to leave Sam behind, but also not wanting whatever that was to get to the crystal before they did. She inched towards the first turn, looking uncomfortable in her decision.

Quote :: Looking back towards the entrance, Nix would see a hazy shadow in the sky beyond the flower field.

Light-Today at 4:28 PM
Nyx followed after Aegle. They would just have to make it to the crystal and find them on their way back. Hopefully.

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 4:28 PM

Hadley agreed with Crysdal, er mantra of not hesitating helping bolster her courage. She followed Crysdal towards the next turn, repeating the song in her head. Left, left, right, straight, straight...

Sailor Neptune-Today at 4:28 PM

"Something dark is gathering in the sky," she reported, then turned her attention deeper into the maze, trying to see either the other group or any clue that could provide directions.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 4:29 PM

Sailor Panzer kept an eye on the bunnies as Nix reviewed what she could of the air above the maze. A gathering of something dark sounded ominous indeed.
Sailor Xtal-Diamante continued to follow Sailor Aegle.

Brit-chan-Today at 4:30 PM

Ari didn't like leaving the others behind, but with the way things were... She quickly followed after Crysdal. "We'll have to find them later. I'm sure they'll be fine!" She continued flying, moving as quick as possible.(edited)

Sailor Uranus-Today at 4:41 PM

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DM wrote:: The light faded.

As they awoke, the conscripted senshi found themselves back in the palace they had tried to enter, detransformed and sprawled out haphazardly on wooden floors in a room devoid of furniture with walls open to the exterior gardens, where Sailor Nix was coming to consciousness. Beyond another decorative Koi pond, Sailor Panzer stirred, still hurt but also waking.

All was quiet.

The smoke that had been pouring from buildings had stopped; the fires were out, but the destruction of the city was still in evidence; however, there was no sign of Chaotic creatures anywhere.

Though exhausted and completely drained of their cosmic magic, they had won the day.

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When she opened her eyes, she expected to see the afterlife. She expected to find herself in whatever realm came after her life on Panzer was completed, which was something she didn't have any clear thoughts on. When the vines and branches wrapped around her limbs and the leaves obscured her vision, she fully believed that the hedge would devour her and end her life. She could not fault herself for not having done any more than she tried to do, so at least she would have peace in her heart.

The aching of her body didn't immediately dispel her thoughts that this was some form of post-death world; after all she had been through, it was only natural that she might at least recall the memory of pain. The lush greenery and bright skies fit with a variety of vague descriptions she had heard from others, speaking of a "garden" to rest in at the end of days.

It was the distant sight of a familiar form, also laying in the grass, that caused her to reconsider: Sailor Nix.

Panzer sat up slowly, wincing—now understanding that whatever had happened, the injuries sustained were not healed—and looked around. She no longer felt the horrible oppression of Chaos. Did that... did that mean the others had... survived?

Surely no one from the regions of the universe that she had traveled from could have been spared to step in and save them.

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[HC Event] Consecration

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:01 PM

Brit-chan-Today at 2:04 PM

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:05 PM

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:06 PM

Light-Today at 2:07 PM

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:07 PM

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:08 PM

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:09 PM

Brit-chan-Today at 2:10 PM

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:11 PM

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:11 PM

Light-Today at 2:12 PM

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:12 PM

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:12 PM

Light-Today at 2:13 PM

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:14 PM

Brit-chan-Today at 2:14 PM

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:14 PM

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:16 PM

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:16 PM

Light-Today at 2:16 PM

Brit-chan-Today at 2:18 PM

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:19 PM

Brit-chan-Today at 2:20 PM

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:20 PM

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:21 PM

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:21 PM

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:22 PM

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:23 PM

Brit-chan-Today at 2:24 PM

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:25 PM

Light-Today at 2:26 PM

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:26 PM

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:27 PM

Brit-chan-Today at 2:28 PM

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:29 PM

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:29 PM

Light-Today at 2:29 PM

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:30 PM

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:31 PM

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:32 PM

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:33 PM

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:33 PM

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:34 PM

Brit-chan-Today at 2:34 PM

Hadley's answer was concerning. She hadn't even really tried to feel out the plants. The hippo and donkey had been too interesting to her. "Let me try..."Ari concentrated briefly on the plants in the area.

Light-Today at 2:34 PM

Nyx instinctively summoned her staff as the donkey warned it was calling for help.

At Sailor Aegle's request, Sailor Panzer moved closer, possibly ready to help move the creature—although Chalybs managed admirably. She subtly eyed the hippo, Constance, wondering why it had remained completely still.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:36 PM

Crysdal watched Panzer's approach, saw her eyeing the blue hippo; she looked at it too, preparing to run through and to the side where the donkey had been physically removed from, hopefully out of reach of the hippo. She took a few deep breaths to prepare for the sprint and bent her knees.

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:37 PM

Sailor Panzer attempts to lift the hippo.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:37 PM"Hey," Constance said, though more in a conversational tone than that of surprise.(edited)

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:38 PM

"Pardon me," Panzer replied, trying to step over just a bit while holding Constance, to make more space for the others.

Light-Today at 2:38 PM

Panzer lifted the other obstacle... Should they just try to go in then? Then what? Wouldn't they follow? Or call for the help they warned about?

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:38 PM

Amid this situation, disliking the sensation of the donkey's screeching vibrations, Xtal-Diamante felt that odd charm in her pocket and thought again of her distant home. Xtal-Diamante prays to the MP amulet.

Brit-chan-Today at 2:38 PM

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:39 PM

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:41 PM

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:41 PM

Light-Today at 2:41 PM

Brit-chan-Today at 2:42 PM

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:42 PM

Sailor Mercury-Today at 2:42 PM

[Verdi] Sailor Saturn-Today at 2:42 PM

Sailor Neptune-Today at 2:42 PM

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:43 PM

Sailor Pluto-Today at 2:44 PM

Brit-chan-Today at 2:44 PM

Light-Today at 2:44 PM

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Light-Today at 2:46 PM

Hadley's answer was concerning. She hadn't even really tried to feel out the plants. The hippo and donkey had been too interesting to her.
"Let me try..."

Ari concentrated briefly on the plants in the area.

Sailor Uranus-Today at 2:37 PM

"Hey," Constance said, though more in a conversational tone than that of surprise.(edited)