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[Hades]

Not far from where the Super had run off, a familiar presence would boomf into existance once more. As the black, swirling smoke disappeared, the lord of the dead would be standing there, half-concealed by a curtain. He beckoned Hardeware over, hoping to get a word or two in.

"Havin' a bad day, are we, shorty?" the sleazy god of death asked, smirking a bit. "Man, if I had a drachma for every time I've had one of those days. Listen, it's not too late to take the box-ship out for a test drive, eh pally-boy?" he asked, putting an arm around Hardeware once more.

"Cuz listen, hey... if you do this little favor for me, maaayyybe I know a home remedy that can take away the bad vibrations. Whaddya say?" Hades weasled, holding up a hand to shake on the matter. "We gotta deal or what?"

[Agrias Oaks]

She began to walk with the two, while they talked, she began to open the box curiously. There was a thin piece of decorating paper over it, so she raised an eyebrow, "A glimmering light...?" she whispered to herself, uncovering the thing which looked like a star.

"How curious, you two-- look at this..." She went to reach to it, but before anything else could be said, she was wrapped in its light, "AH! BEA--" she screamed in panic, before sparing a glance to the two-- until blinded by the bright light of the shard and she shot out a spiraling and zig-zagging over their heads until - BOOM! The meteor-like light rammed up, and blasted down the hall and out through the hyperspace entrance. As if a location had been selected at random...

Agrias, by some force, was separated from her friends...

Ellin had to calm down the children, trying to calm down the children after the sudden sparkles of light and giant fire-work like beam shot out of the Opera House and out into space. Strangely, the heartless children thought it was part of an act, and began clapping curiously at a marvel never seen before-- a beam of light that had just vanished as soon as it appeared.

"What in the world was that...?!" she muttered under her breath, keeping calm in front of the children.

** Agrias is taken to Her Journey, in Sherwood Forest **

[General Beatrix]

"Agrias!?" cried Beatrix, attempting to grab at the Holy Knight as she began fading away, calling out to them as she disappeared. The general made a run for the beam of light as it shot down the hall and out of the Opera House. She stopped at the large marble steps, watching as the light launched itself into Hyperspace and screamed.

"Agrias!!!"

Dropping to her knees she began slamming her fists onto her thighs, cursing herself and the heavens...Alexander, she was just returned to us...

"Agrias!" she roared again, staring into space until the light vanished in the far reaches.

That witch! she thought, remembering the name Abby'd used: Domina Shantotto. She would be sorry for her treachery...

[Oeilvert]

When he saw the three women taking the steps down the service hall his eyes widened as the Holy Knight transformed and was whisked away by some unearthly presence of magic.

"Sai, look!" he called, pointing out while covering his eyes from the bright flash. "Wall-E? Where are you?"

He began looking around frantically for the automaton...where did he go!? Was he safe?

[Gabranth]

Approaching the rear of the stage trying to remain cloaked from excess curtains and ropes hanging, Gabranth and Hercules peered among they many. They were attempting to gather information on these new comers.

Little did most of them concern the Judge, however an ominous presence soon lingered about. Maybe it was the token that bound his soul to the living world, or maybe it was just a feeling, either way he knew Hades was near by. At that same moment Hercules spoke up about a clown, and how he had been part of Meg's capture. Gabranth vaguely remembered seeing a clown from the stadium. However if he had something to do with Meg's disappearance, that meant Maleficent had part.

The Judge leaned over a bit to Hercules and whispered, "Our ominous friend is about." His voice echoed from beneath his visage, with a short pause. "If your going to confront your ... clown friend make haste, I feel there is going to be a confrontation at hand. I will go ready our ship." After, Gabranth walked off to the rear of the stage armor clinking and clanking in the dark, he spoke one last thing to Hercules. "You have one hour, then I leave."

[kefka]

[glow=Yellow,2,300]With the sudden chaos-peace-chaos-peace-chaos abounding already here at the Jidoor Opera House, Kefka grew impatient; standing still at the side of MeadowSong and Atticus, his wings outstretched in minor spasms, and his face twitched.

He began to tap his foot on the mahogony floorboards what made up the guilded stage and at one point allowed for his hands to flare up. "I am so bored!" he cried out, staring at everyone in the theatre room with a sneer, yawning. "When's the action gonna start?!"

Glancing down to Acteur he was about to point at him and yell, but Agrias' sudden explosion of light made him teeter back and set his attention on this new chaos.

"What's this? Ha! Wa-ha! Let the party begin!" In an instant he was dancing around triumphantly; why? He couldn't tell you, himself. MeadowSong merely slapped herself in the face, annoyed by his sudden outburst of pep.[/glow]

[Shego]

[glow=green,2,800]Ms. Go was helping the children with their seating arrangements. Give Cuddles a light hug whenever she could before hovering over toward Ellin, giving her a small, heartless smile. She was very happy to have her in the crew. It was then when chaos broke loose, and Agrias was made a firework! Ms. Go covered the children closer to the light, just in case anything went awry.

When the danger was over, she watched the children... they thought it was part of the act? She decided to clap with them, so they wouldn't be frightened. She honestly didn't know what that was. A few ways away, she saw the shadow Harlequin, dancing away in that mad way of his. She looked over to Meadowsong, an expression of discomfort in her features. [/glow]

[Lilith]

as soon as the burst of light towered into the air, Lilith was out of her seat and down the isle, she sped past Abby and Ellin, but ended up doing a double take and turning back.

the vampire came to a halt next to the mage, her crimson eyes flaring through her fringe as she glared at the monstrosities filling the rows.
she made a gesture towards the closest heartless with her pistol, safety off.
"what are those 'things' doing here..."

[Ellin Destroix]

Ellin shrieked out of sheer horror, seeing Lilith with her pistols out, she IMMEDIATELY went between gun, and heartless, covering the weapon from the child's sight, so it wouldn't be frightened.

"What are you MAD, Vampire!?" she sounded angry, protective, "Don't point that at children, you will frighten them!" The knight tried to reach forward to force the woman to lower her weapon, when she did so, she turned to see the creature, who happily played with his toy. This one's name was Boyon, one of the youngest, and he was unaware of what had happened.

"whew...." She sighed in relief, turning to look to the Vampire, "Don't ever point your weapon at them again! They are just children, Miss Vampire, they are here to see the show and nothing more... so please... restrain yourself... they are here on peaceful terms...so...!" she held up a finger, giving her a light smile, "Behave, please."

[Lilith]

Lilith scowled at the knight.
"mad?"
the vampire leaned in close.
"obviously you haven't learnt the first thing about vampires"

she grinned, her eyes pulsing with Manicky.
"invoking fear and chaos is what I do and I would rather die than let these insults live"

she chuckled.
"as far as I'm concerned the show is cancelled, so i think you should show these 'things' home, or I'll show their skulls my heel"

the vampire ran off once more, ending up next to the general.
Lilith crouched onto her knee and sniffed the air.
"I think we should leave..."

[nexus]

Nexus Looked back and forth a crossed the stage, there was to much going on that he couldn't follow. there were way to many people in here that he didn't know, and just from the looks of some of them he knew not to trust them either. The funny thing in all this was his eyes were aching, in a way like focusing on one thing for too long. "I must just be tired " he thought to himself, because as he looked around he noticed something weird. He noticed that whenever he looked at someone for more then a moment, they seamed to radiate either a soft white or a shady black color. Nexus stood rubbing his eyes a bit before looking around again, his eyes not really troubling him about as much as seeing that the front row, that it was filled with children, but......... they all were radiating a black hue.

[General Beatrix]

While she sat there, wallowing in her despair, bemoaning her existence while shouting at the heavens, she was completely unaware when Lilith stepped up and, in turn knelt beside her. She wiped away her tears and took a deep breath before falling sideways, her head landing on the vampire's shoulder.

"Oh, Lady Lilith..." she whispered, sniffling. "Yes...this was all a great big mistake. Please," she pulled away from the vampire, attempting to stand. "help me up quick, won't you? We must find Agrias..."

[Abigail Crescentlight]

Abigail blinked a bit. Everything happened so quickly, she barely had time to register. By the time she found out what was going on, she found Beatrix forsaking the heavens and Lilith ready to murder children! She gasped, then ran forward, trying to settle things down.

"Girls!" she cried out, Putting a hand on Lilith's shoulder, and hooking her other around Beatrix's elbow. She worked her way between them and looked to each in turn. "Lilith! Please, I promised they'd be safe too! They won't harm anyone, I swear. If Ellin's word isn't enough then please take mine! Agrias and Beatrix both know that it's safe, so please... don't point your weapons at them, and don't make such awful threats!" She sighed, a look of disappointment on her face at the Vampire's actions toward the little ones. Heartless or not, they were children for Cosmos' sake...

With a sigh, she then nodded to Beatrix. "Have a little faith... Agrias is going to be fine. I trust Miss Shantoto with my life, YOU trusted Miss Shantoto with my life. I know Agrias is in good hands, and where-ever she is she'll come back to us. Besides..." she smiled a bit shakily, hoping her words set in. "We can always ask the mirror where she is if we win..."

She let them go, and took a step back. "Everything's under control... I'm performing like I promised too!" She gave a serious look before turning around to hop onstage. So much to do...