Where Darkness and Light Collide

[The Alexandrian Army]

"I'm on my way back. In the meantime, if push comes to shove, you can try filtering the patients' blood, removing the cellular components from the water and replacing the water with unradiated liquid. I don't know that it will work, as I am not medically trained, but I know something about cooling radioactive systems. It's a long shot, but it may buy us some time."

Daphne tilted her head back and moved closer to the glass to pay very close attention; she took notes on her sleeve, writing them out with a scalpel, only carving into the fabric but still very neatly. Improvising was a strong suit without pens. What the hell?

"Alright, Sai...beginning now." She returned to where Agrias lay and watched both geiger counter and the body itself while she went to work. Taking out a new blood pack the Head of the Science team moved fast switching several tubes and wiring.

"Filtering now. Results...well, we shall see. I need, ah, there it is. Twelve percent."

"Vampires cast no reflection, yes? This is because duplicated imagery relies on the reflection of light off a secondary source. Our eyes can see her because they are reacting to a primary source. If that is the case, then a camera should not be able to see her any more than a mirror can," he explained. "Try analyzing each frame individually. Illusion spells often fail for fractions-of-a-second at a time when combined with other spells for motion."

"Aye!" called Ellis, who in turn stabbed her finger down at the consoles. "Well!? You heard Sai! Go back and see!"

Several minutes passed, and still more ruckus would be heard coming from the bridge's end on the intercom.

Another unified gasp would sound some time later and Ellis scrambled over to the intercom once more.

"It definitely WAS NOT Miss Lilith, indeed! You were right! From what I can tell it's...a silver-haired woman! And I've confirmed that it was, indeed, the Fallen who was here earlier. And from what I can tell...I think the doppleganger took Lady Abigail. Off to Alexander knows where, I'm afraid!"

"What if the spells were combined? I know this is traditionally viewed as a very dangerous thing, but I have seen spells combined from a single caster successfully back on my home world. Perhaps two casters could synchronize their efforts? What effect might be produced then?"


Before the Black Mage could respond, Oeilvert stepped in. "Indeed that should be rather dangerous...what do you suggest? I don't see how we will benefit from any of Master Vivi's spells. Sapping life, magic...by the queen, even spells to summon meteors. I'm afraid I don't see it."
"Could we use this?" asked Vivi, pointing down to Oeilvert's book and tapping his finger on a page labeled with the spell "Magic Jar". "Could we use this to possess their bodies and use some of our draining spells to siphon it out through her? Hm...or perhaps a wind spell. No, that--or maybe the drain spells will work! But...Sai, would his Elemental Endurance charm be able to work in the aftermath of being in such an environment through boosting his power incredibly with some of mine?"

[luna]

****Meanwhile on the bow of the ship******

Luna paced back and forth a crossed the front of the ship letting the claws on her feet scratch a couple times as she walked digging in with her building frustration.

Every now and then she would narrow her eyes as she caught the movement of a heartless gummie ship still lingering in space.

She would take a bead with her bow and lets an arrow fly tearing it apart with one ship, then returned back to pacing.

[Sai]

Sai crossed his arms as a new flood of information came. He took each in turn, considering the different meanings and filtering the important details from the unimportant ones. First, the important details.

"A silver haired woman?" Sai asked, recalling having run into someone like that before. Ultimecia. But he wasn't entirely sure what a time witch might want with Abigail. He wasn't even entirely sure where the witch resided. What he did know is that she seemed to be a neutral force, so he was fairly certain no harm would come to the white mage. However, that didn't take away the Fallen's presence. He had been in hyperspace at the time, so he was unable to sense his other. Unfortunate...

"If the Fallen was here at the same time as the silver-haired woman... there's a possibility they were working together. Did this happen simultaneously?" he asked, then turned his attention to the next important detail.

Looking at the books, Sai thought a bit. "It's possible, though highly unlikely that an endure elements charm could reverse elements... However, it is probable that given enough of a boost, it might enhance their immune systems and help them fight through the radiation poisoning..." he thought on this a moment, then looked to Oeilvert for his opinion. "Thoughts?" he asked, then looked over to the last detail, maybe not incredibly important but it warranted his attention at least.

"Daphne... when you are able I would like a word..." he said, wanting to address her current state. He knew the woman sometimes put on a show of being an emotional fortress, but again, no chances to be taken this late in the game.

[The Alexandrian Army]

"If you're asking me that they both appeared simultaneously, then no. It seems Atticus tore through one of those black rifts to cut off the escape route for both Ladies Ellin and Abigail; he and the former engaged in combat and...well, there's news regarding the relationship between those two...

"Oh, right! Well, that happened for several minutes...and then Lilit--no, the silver-haired woman--ambushed Lady Abigail and seemed to walk her away through another black hole. What should we do? We've no way to locate the White Mage, Sir! And from the reports down below, Lady Ellin is still out of control; strike that, Sir Nexus is taking care of that. Your orders? I am going to dock at the nearest world until the general stirs! Please, be advised!"

Masheck and Vivi both paused while Ellis rambled, and went to reading more into their massive lists of spells. When at last the Executive officer ceased communication, the elder prince stood up to address Sai.

"You may be right, then..." he said, looking over that particular spell once more. "Ahem. Alright, I've got it. Master Vivi, would you mind?"

The Black Mage stood up and propped up the large magical tome he was given by the Grand Shantotto.

"Okay, sure."

He flipped through the pages until he came across the spell he needed.

"Here goes. You're gonna have to go ahead and begin possession before I unleash this power, or else it will expand the Magic Jar spell. If you plan on using your Elemental Endurance, get in there first." Taking a deep breath the Black Mage conjured the staff also given to him by Shantotto and began moving it around in his hands so that the base would scratch in a circle on the wooden floor. After a clear indentation had been made he would begin chanting. Masheck took his place directly in front of him as he performed.

"Great Mage who lies within the darkest chamber that rests on the Unchallenged Ley Lines, I command thee, give unto your devotee a shred unmatched power! ..."

"Right."

Masheck drew out his wand and turned now to face the glass wall where Agrias lay. He closed his eyes, directing his power channel towards her motionless body and began a rhythmic chanting.

One may find it odd that a set of tribal drums began to play out of seemingly nowhere as the prince started glowing with a purple and black glaze.

[glow=Green,2,300]"Be careful with this,"[/glow] warned Locke, taking flight off the mage's shoulder and resting a distance away on one of the soldiers' heads.

Masheck nodded only briefly to this, and quickly returned to concentrating on his incantation.

"I have a weakness, one dark and foul, and the target I seek has an answer now. Its soul is fragile, and will shatter outside, so conceal I shall do, deep inside! MAGIC JAR!"

From the tip of his emerald wand came a beam of grey light, passing straight through the glass barrier between, and touching the point on the Holy Knight's body where her heart dwelt. The Mage's body seemed to stiffen a bit, almost as if he had been petrified, and his eyes glazed over so that only the white could be seen, glowing brilliantly against the black aura.

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Opening his eyes Masheck saw a series of keyholes within a black dimension, and the forlorn face of Agrias gazing upon them in defeat.

He gasped, but as soon as he did the mild vision ended and the next thing he saw was the sick bay ceiling. He stirred, very weakened, and looked around.

"I'm in," he said aloud, feeling Agrias' vocal chords working instead of his. From where she lay he could see his own body standing on the room's other side, looking almost like a statue.

"Elemental Seal!" called Vivi, slamming down his staff in the center of his scratched-in circle and finishing the ritual spell. A mild shockwave would emit before a radiant, iridescent mist plumed upward and launched itself like a missile towards Agrias' body.

When it struck the Holy Knight's body would glow softly with the entirety of the rainbow, and the Prince of Oz would feel his dark magical powers fortifying themselves, enhancing themselves, stacking on top of each other. Things were in place.

"Blistering Blizzard, Furious Flame, Putrid Poison, and Sizzling Sparks, grant me the power to evade your burdens, so I may continue forth! Endure Elements!"

From the chest of Agrias sprouted a tree-like ooze, one born from the four elements, and it began to wrap, twist and bind itself like a choking vine all over the knight's body.

The cells within would multiply and fortify themselves, just as Masheck's power would, and soon the body would feel less burdened by gravity itself and he could sit up. He still glowed with this barrage of status spells, but he was slowly gaining more power.

"I can feel it," he said. "Once it is complete hopefully she will awaken of her own volition and can cure the general herself. I'm afraid another possession will be impossible for a while."

He sat on the bed, gazing down at the floor.

"Free this trapped soul," he commanded, dismissing the incantation and leaving Agrias' body, returning to his own with a crash. His body fell over, heavily weakened now. The Black Mage toddled over to him, rather worried.

"Are you okay?!" he cried, only receiving a slow nod. "Doctor, he needs you too."

"...it looks like this seems to be working," said Daphne, quite shocked as she looked over the scanner. She removed the siphoning equipment from the Holy Knight and moved over to Beatrix' table.

"I think that may have been just enough. Now All Agrias needs is to wake up." She set up her equipment while maintaining an eye on Agrias' body. She tilted back to Sai one moment before injecting Beatrix' arm and beginning the process again.

"If you'll excuse me just a moment, Sai," she said.

She walked back over to Agrias' bed where her unconscious body sat against the wall. She removed from the kit at her side a Hi-Potion and set it in the knight's lap. "You were able to move her limbs some, so I'm sure she can take this and will recover much quicker."

She smiled faintly and returned to Beatrix' side, clicking on the switch that would start cycling out her blood and replacing it with clean samples, also mixing in holy water.

"What a strange process, and even more odd is the radiation. I'd no idea it could get this bad. At least the general's not as bad as Agrias was...I'm afraid this method wouldn't have been as effective on her, seeing as she had inhaled monumentally more poison than the general. This may just do the trick, however. And Sai, go over to my desk there and remove from the upper right drawer a syringe; it should contain an orange substance. It's Hyper. Please inject Master Oeilvert with it immediately, and I'm sure he'll be fine."

[Agrias Oaks]

** From Our Pasts they did cross...once before. , Dive into the Heart **

A grunt, a stir, and finally amber eyes fluttered open. The knight's stomach would churn at her waking, and suddenly fluid began to rise up, and it caused the radiated knight to turn to her side before spewing up whatever she had to eat last a long time ago. She curled up and held tightly at her abdominal region, grunting and crying in pain before expelling another wave of vomit. Disgusting, she thought, never the opportunity of this happening, even when sick before.

Where am I?? she thought between spews, shivering in horrible appall. Her eyes gazed to find herself in some sort of containment room, but it was not the heart of The Rose where she was before; A room of glass almost around the sickbay area, had something happened? She could see Vivi and Masheck ... she could also see Daphne in the room with her and... Beatrix!?

"BEATRIX!!" She shouted, immediately rising from her bed, and onto her feet only to fall on her knees, "Ugh..!" what a horrible feeling this was, but for some reason or another, the General was there in Sick Bay!

"Lady Beatrix..." she grumbled, having no other choice but to crawl over to her side and to her knees again to reach for the other woman's gloved hand. She turned to Daphne weakly, her eyes filled with dread, "What happened to her-- the-- The Harbringer-- what happened?!"

She apparently, was not aware of her own condition.

[The Alexandrian Army]

It would not take very long after the performance of great and powerful magic that the Holy Knight Agrias would begin to wake, and Daphne was, unfortunately, unprepared. She spun to face the startled, vomiting Agrias with a gasp and nearly dumped an open blood pack on top of Beatrix' head.

"Lady Agrias!" she cried, overjoyed now, and slightly worried. She quickly ran over to the other's side, keeping distance from the possibly radioactive bile that oozed on the bedside and floor.

Kneeling, she fetched a rag off the side table and began trying to wipe clean the shivering girl's mouth as best as she could, all the while rubbing her back in slow circles.

"There, there," said Daphne, rising some and gesturing. "Would you like some assistance? I see that you dropped your potion; it is a good thing--very lucky, indeed--that it did not break when you were startled awake. Here, please drink up."

She noticed rather late that the knight's attention was solely on the general now, and it made the scientist's heart jump with adoration. She smiled weakly.

"General Beatrix will be quite alright, Lady Agrias. Please, please calm down. She should wake soon enough, herself. The battle here is won; we have succeeded--you have, at least--in destroying the Harbinger, almost completely." She omitted the part where the Brass Duke's Gummi Galleon was lost in space, due to it being bad news.

"Please drink this hi-potion, Ma'am." said Daphne, trying to hold onto the still-shaking lady.

[Sai]

While the two other mages set to work reviving the once-Holy Knight, Sai addressed the concerns of Ellis on the bridge.

"No, do not divert from our current heading..." he said to her, in regards to her plan to set down on a nearby world. "With Kingdom Hearts in its current state, we can't simply assume that the light it provides will hold forever. We represent all that there is in the universe, and I technically cannot possess any without a heart. Any further delays would be both risky and foolish. Continue to the destination that we outlined and keep an ear to Cloud's report. I heard the intercom say he was scouting ahead, so let us make use of that information," Sai muttered, as though reviewing a book.

"If we arrive before receiving word, or before the General has awakened, we can simply orbit the planet. I doubt the technology is so advanced as of yet that it can detect a ship in hyperspace just outside of satellite range, which usually is about 1/50th of a lightyear in distance. Keep me informed, Captain Ellis..."

Turning from the comm, Sai watched the aftermath of the attempt, seeing Oeilvert fall like a log and Agrias desperately crawling to Beatrix's side. He received information from Daphne with a nod and walked over to her desk to retrieve the hyper needle. Thankfully, it was covered and still sterile. He grabbed up some disinfectant wipes, cotton balls, and a garotte and walked over to Oeilvert.

Knealing down, he pulled the green wizard's sleeve upward to reveal the crook of his elbow, where he tied off the garotte in order to find a vein. Once he did, he cleaned the area with the wipes and prepared the needle. A few seconds later, he had injected the Hyper solution into the mage and was covering the minor pinprick wound with a cotton ball.

"Hold this," Sai instructed Oeilvert once he was more in control of himself. He stood up and deposited the used materials in the biohazardous material bin and looked over. "Hyper administrated, Doctor..."

[nexus]

**repost, remake***

Nexus grinned from ear to ear after hearing "Boy" and thought to himself "This should be fun"

Nexus ducked under her first rampaging swing swinging his arm in a swaying motion with her swing, then rolled to dodge the next one doing the same thing, each time she sung at him, he swayed with her, the wind that surrounded him tugged at her energy puling the extensive energy away from her, but the action did have it's own consequences, for each time he pull energy away from her, it went out and dispersed but not before it surged out he could feel it.

Nexus spun quickly catching his heel against the wall to stabilize himself. He growled as he reached out and slapped her leg but with the wind enhancing him, the slap was like being hit by thunder, if thunder could be felt, the slap also pushed more energy away from her and this time the wall beside her felt the power as it the wood cracked and buckled by the power.

Nexus turned and launched down the hallway going back down the way she came before she could take another swing at him.
Antagonizing her. "Come, come Dark Knight, is that all you got?" her called out taking a defensive stance again

[The Alexandrian Army]

"Don't stop?" asked the baffled executive officer, and let out a low grumble before moving on. "It would be most unwise to continue on our current path without necessary precautions...we've got little to no helpful supplies left, so don't you think certain measures must be taken?"

She listened to the Nobody continue.

"As you command, then..." she finished, cutting off communication afterward to give the ship full opportunity to hear Cloud's reports once he phoned in.

Meanwhile, in sick bay Masheck did as was instructed and held the compress to his flesh; Locke had returned to his shoulder at this point and was pointing out what had gone wrong, while scolding him for not obeying orders.

[Sai]

While Oeilvert received his lambasting from Locke, and the crew of the ship busied themselves with final preparations for the assault on the World That Never Was, Sai was leaning against the wall and thinking. He needed to keep his mind fresh and his focus clear. He was getting close. So close. Any mistake now meant the end of everything. Not just his own goals, but everything.

He knew his decision was not popular among the soldiers on the bridge. Ellis' tone during that last transmission made that all too clear. They were probably calling him things like "reckless" and "over-eager" or even "foolhardy", but he didn't care. Being without a heart to injure made that much easy. He had been at this far longer than most suspected. He had seen the beginnings of the mass Heartless attacks on the Light, spurred forth by his very own Heartless sending a confused and voracious "Ansem" to begin a war that has lasted for years.

He knew the guilt he would have to bear when he was whole, but it would have to be. For his own sake, and for the universe's, Atticus had to be stopped the only way a Heartless can ever TRULY be stopped. He had to become whole and take the lessons he had learned through his separation to heart. Only then will the worlds be safe again and only then can he move ON...

That having been said, his eyes moved to Daphne once more. She demonstrated the typical signs of being in love before. But what was she in love with? Sai knew that he would be someone entirely different when the event came to fruition. Would she still care for him then, when his highly rational and focused mind became blurred by emotion and feeling? Who was to say? He did not care for himself, though he had seen people fall to the darkness for less than this, and if there was something he did not wish for anyone much less Daphne, it was his fate.

She acted so much like his kind when in the presence of others. He knew it was a cover from their time alone together. He had seen her smile, heard her laugh, and for a brief time thought he could feel again simply from the radiance of her own heart shining onto him. Maybe that is why he was lost in thought of her now? To see something so pure wasted would be a tragedy, and to see her like this, pretending to have no emotion whatsoever, even cutting into her own arm for the sake of science... well... it drew similarities that made him uneasy.

Agrias was awake. Beatrix wouldn't be far behind. He'd report what he intended to report, then immediately take conference with Daphne. As a scientist, she would want to hear his concerns. As a woman, she might reject them. As a lover...

He didn't really know. What does one do with a heart? It was painful to him to know that he should be fearful that he was forgetting, but couldn't quite feel it. The only benefit was that when he came across this frustrating pain at not being able to feel, he could not show it at all, and that prevented quite a bit of pointless dialouge. Focusing, Sai reminded himself of what was important.

There was only one thing that mattered now. Atticus' end. All else was secondary.

[Cloud]

A crackling, static-filled transmission would play on the bridge of the Red Rose.

"Rose! This is Cloud! I've got the Blot wreaking havoc in the city and... they've got Abigail. She's under-"

Suddenly, it was cut off. There was no indication of what had happened, or whether Cloud was alright. This would have to serve as his entire report.

[Secondary Characters]

Kim Possible had stayed on the bridge throughout the entire fiasco. She didn't have much in the way of medical training or knowledge in nuclear physics despite her mom being a heart sergeon and her dad being a rocket scientist. She was more the go-to girl for cheerleading, boys, and yanno... girl stuff. She had listened to Wall-E's sad song and sighed a bit at the state the worlds were in. She knew that something had to be done, soon.

She listened as the acting captain barked orders and held a conversation with Sai over the radio. Kim couldn't shake this weird vibe that there was something Sai wasn't telling them, and that his eagerness to get to their destination had something to do with it. Of course, she wrote it off as simply being reluctance to go back to that darned castle, but her instincts were usually right.

She missed the good old days when she could just flip open her Kimmunicator, ask Wade to punch in some random facts, and boom there was her answer, all nice and laid out. That wasn't going to happen this time around...

Suddenly, Cloud's transmission came in and she looked over, listening. He heard that Abigail girl's name and blinked. "Guess we found our estranged healer..." she said, looking over to the captain as she did.

"Sounds like Cloud's in trouble! We better get a move on!"

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Wall-E had remained on the bridge as well, knowing Masheck would need to be focused on what he was doing for Beatrix and Agrias. At least, he remained for a WHILE. When things got to the point where he wasn't contributing, the little robot had taken matters into his own hands once again.

Roving out of the bridge area, Wall-E had found a blasted open section of the ship and drove himself out onto the hull, where he began repairing areas that regular Soldiers could not reach while in Hyperspace. He hummed a merry tune as he worked, using his little thrusters to go out into space and collect bits and pieces from fallen Heartless Gummi's in order to bring back and graft onto the Rose.

He passed right by Luna at one point. With a wave and a whistle, he acknowledged that she was there, and that he was friendly, while harvesting parts. It was amazing the efficiency that Wall-E showed, able to connect Gummi parts to existing ship parts by soldering them together with expertly placed blasts of the laser in his "nose". He retro-fitted a thruster from one of the Carriers onto the new wing of the Rose, even configuring it to work with the computers (at least relatively well, anyway). At some points he had to duct tape parts on, but on the whole, the ship was swiftly becoming service ready once more.

At the time of Cloud's transmission, Wall-E had moved on from the damaged wing to welding holes in the hull shut, sometimes borrowing blasted-away chunks of Monolith to patch the bigger places. That was when Wall-E came up with an idea that might bolster their defenses a little as they re-enter the final battle field.

Flying over to the wreckage of the Harbinger, Wall-E found exactly was he was looking for. The giant "masklike" front end of the harbinger, their forward shield, had broken into smaller bits upon impact with the remains of Sherwood Forest. The little robot hated to use the planet like this, but he was able to use the residual heat of the floating magma to remold one of the smaller bits into an effective forward shield for the Rose! Thankfully, weight isn't an issue in Hyperspace.

Wall-E dragged the suspended chunk of metal over to the flagship of the Fleet of Light, and fitted it over the front of the ship, where the most damage would be taken if they were to charge in. He fitted it into place, and whistled approval at his own tactic once it was done. It looked like a miniature light version of the Harbinger! A little psychological warfare from a little construct!

With the repairs completed, Wall-E tapped the glass in front of the Bridge, waving to those inside to find a way to let him back in. Embarassingly enough... he had welded the opened parts of the ship closed without himself inside...

[luna]

Luna sighed heavily as she folded up her bow and stored it in a case on her back, she brushed away tears that were still coming, she sniffled a bit, as her tails swirled slightly. She stared out at the now empty space in front and felt the pain in her heart, as she remembered the events of her planet being torn asunder.

"Tink, Tink" she heard a noise form behind her that broke her train of thought. She turned to see a small machine like box waving to the people inside the bridge window. Luna smiled to herself when she realized what the little robot did, and it's small mistake. She left her place on the front point of the ship and made her way to the hatch.

"Little bot, down here" she said as she opened the door and stepped in, She poked her head back out, "unless you'd like to stay out here"she said with a smirk. Waiting for the bot to enter the hatch, Luna would make her way to the bride after she closed the hatch when the robot came inside.

[Ellin Destroix]

The dark knight growled, feeling played with, although it was not necessarily a bad thing. It was a great way to burn out energy, but it was at the expense of the ship and Nexus. As she charged through, she continued to spam 'Arcane Circle' on the soldiers in her path before pushing them aside-- her rage set on Nexus. She would hold her fists together, and bash against the boy. The damage coming from them, even if she missed, it could be felt as wood around them began to burst into splinter-like needles. Ellin was using the field to her advantage, turning it into Nexus' simple, but effective enemy. While her rage continued, she over heard the intercoms as they splattered about the errors, and horrors that were happening along the ship, but ONE piece of information attracted her attention the most.

Her reddish tinted eyes grew wide at one point, slamming her fists onto the ground to have the wood under Nexus to launch him up...

"Miss Abby," she gasped, shaking her head and feeling the blood still trickling from her wound, "...sh-.missing..mi... gh..."

...was she so angry?

Ellin held at herself, waiting for Nexus to do an attack while she assumed control. She held at the injured arm to try and stop the bleeding, but she couldn't from all the armor she wore.

...did she leave because I did not tell her Atticus was...?

Her state of rage would soon be flooded with Sadness, and her moves would slow down in thought.

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[glow=green,2,800]**From The World that Never Was **

While the attention was set on the crazed black knight, a "New Soldier" would be appearing from the midst of a black void in the storage room. It would quickly vanish with her passing through, and she would look about the unfamiliar surroundings, and checking the nearby map (blue print) on one of the walls. She would hear a 'Kwee' from a large chicken, and be taken aback a moment before relaxing when it was friendly.

She went over to pat it, to assure Boco that she would not hurt him...yet, before going off to where the action was. Shego had just infiltrated the Red Rose.

It wasn't long until she was able to find Ellin having a little brawl session with a guy that wasn't bad looking... but not her tastes either. Too much of a freak, she thought, not even she competed.

Act One-- as Acteur would say...where was he anyway?

The hidden thief walked past the gawking soldiers at the black knights' outbursts and went to her side to rest a hand on her wounded shoulder. "Ellin." she spoke as pathetically as any one of them would be at this time, "You need to calm down, hun! You are not like this, I know you are not-- just breathe and lets take care of that wound ok??"

How grateful she was to have access to the vast knowledge of Maleficent's library. To know the weakness and the strength of classes such as Archers, Mages and Knights. She needed to thank Queeny when she was done.
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Out of nowhere a Soldier held her arm, and to this, she felt immediately threatened. She went up to smack at the girl, until she heard her soothing voice-- not sounding threatened, or scared... but concern for her well being. How different it was, that she felt something similar to how Abby would act.

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[glow=green,2,800]"That's Right. Calm down, Ellin. You can do it." The soldier whispered with a small, almost motherly smile. Ms. Go, perhaps? Sensing the uncontrolled darkness within this girl? [/glow]

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Ellin turned to face Nexus, her anger diminishing with comforting words.

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[glow=green,2,800]"Lets take care of that little wound, ok?" Shego would soothe over, patting her shoulder a little and trying to lead her away from the hall. [/glow]

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The dark knight blinked, and breathed heavily before facing away from Nexus, her score not settled yet... but she could not fight this way. She needed to stop... especially because of...

"...A-..bb.y." she muttered.

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[glow=green,2,800]"Don't worry, we'll find her, you'll see." cooed the masked thief, leading her to the infirmary. [/glow]

[General Beatrix]

For a second time within one day Beatrix felt that strange experience of being ubiquitous and without a personal shell; she lingered in this great nothingness for what seemed to last years, until the faint calling from another dimension forced her eyes open to observe.

She awoke to the sight of the rosy mahogany ceiling; where was she? The smell indicated she was in a sterile place--perhaps sick bay? Of course, that would make sense...is that Daphne speaking? And Agrias? She sat up--jolted, was more like it--and quickly recoiled, her hands grasping tightly to her stomach, which lurched hard and fast enough to squeeze like a bottle of toothpaste. She turned and vomited, long and foul.

"Ugh...A-agr-agrias?"

Masheck had fully recovered from his faint prior to the revelation, but maintained a queasy body. When he saw sentience return in the Holy Knights, he smiled and turned to face his robot and fellow mages.

"Victory is in our path today, gentlemen," he said, only to find that the automaton had since toddled off to Ozma knows where. Vivi hopped for joy and the sorcerer had to turn back to witness the miracle once again.

"Both general and tactician should be ready very shortly...though I think Beatrix may have one more door to open." He knew it was cryptic, but it was all the explanation he could come up with in regards to the connection he saw between dimensional bodies.

"Wall-E, what are you doing out there!? Fly over back to the secondary loading station and return here immediately!" Ellis ordered while hanging over the helm in shock.

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Daphne turned to face the now-awakened general and smiled, assisting Agrias over to the other bed.

"I will be right with you," she said off-offhandedly to Sai.