[h2]Saber - Outside Castle Tepes[/h2]

Excalibur snapped upwards and lashed through the air, the bolts of red light clashing with the blade and sputtering out. Saber was uncertain if they would be dangerous to her or not, but it would be foolish to simply stand there and take them. However, there was... something strange about the armed woman with the shifting sword. Something... dark about her, as if she was giving off some sort of oppressing presence. She could tell that she was a dangerous opponent, to say the least. Bringing her blade up, Saber swiftly moved forward to meet her.

Her eyes traveled over the woman quickly, and her strange sword. Saber intended to deflect the first attack and perform a counter as quickly as possible. To keep Shadow Eternity from obtaining the Eye, she had to keep this woman and anyone else back. No matter what.

Meanwhile, the woman with the katana grinned when she caught sight of Nono... but her expression faltered when she saw the lasers tearing towards the soldiers around her. In a flash, several were dead, burned away before they could hit the ground.

"Just because you're cute doesn't mean you can pull [i]that[/i] crap on my men..." Her blade whistled through the air. Forcing herself against the wind resistance, she spun her katana in an arc. As she did, the blade unfurled, extending massively! This must have been what she meant when she mentioned that there were some things she couldn't do inside Yggdrasil. As they landed, she spun her blade, the enormous weapon's spinning ceasing only when all her men had landed. At least, those who had survived. She couldn't defend all of them, of course... but those closest to her had been spared.

"Heh," the woman rested her blade on her shoulder as it returned to its normal size, "Oi! Robot girl. That kinda behavior... Your cute face isn't going to save you from my punishment!"

[h2]Queen Tepes - Inside Castle Tepes[/h2]

There was no real opportunity to continue the conversation. There was a roar as something hit the roof, and the Queen was certain she heard stone and timbers falling away. Gritting her teeth, her small fangs showing, Queen Tepes' crimson eyes turned on the newcomers. Well, more defenders could always help...

"If you want to help, get up the stairs! I think someone just broke in through the roof," she said, swiftly. "My maids are on the defensive but if things get pressed they'll come to support you and the other defenders. Hurry up!"

[h2]Kirisame Marisa - Academy City[/h2]

After a few moments of silence, Marisa came to her decision. That made... somewhat more sense... and hey, she didn't give a damn about anyone's contract, so if it turned out to be kind of crappy she'd just break it without a second thought. It's not like she lived there, after all. She doubted these people would follow her to Gensokyo if she decided to screw around here before leaving, and even if they did she was confident she could kick their asses, even if the weirdo with the arm did stuff.

"... Yeah, okay, sure!" said Marisa brightly, with a grin. In a flash, the small blonde girl had scrawled her name in kanji on the contract.

[h2]Black Rock Shooter - Pensee[/h2]

"Er... well, you're in Pensee!" declared the brunette girl, putting on a smile once more. The fairy sighed, and gave a glance towards the unfamiliar figure who seemed to be staring at her.

"... What do you want?" she asked, narrowing her eyes. 

Recette stepped forward, confidence growing. "My name is Recette Lemongrass! And this is Tear."

The small girl gestured happily to the fairy, who simply sighed. "I can introduce myself, you know."

"Hehehe... n-" Before Recette could continue, Black Rock Shooter decided it was time ask her own question. Or rather, questions. She did not feel there was much more time to waste, not at all. After all, retrieving Dead Master was the most important thing in her mind at the moment. Therefore, their escape was paramount. They had to leave here, and fast.

"We must leave. How do we do that?" she asked, leaning towards Recette.

"... Er... well, I don't know where you're going... but I'll try and help!" replied Recette, rubbing the back of her head.

Meanwhile, the young girl reached out to tug on Mikoto's sleeve. Her eyes shone as they traveled over the stone and wood houses, the cobblestone pavement, the delicate glass windows, and the confused people regarding them. To put it simply, she was enamored with what seemed to be some sort of medieval fantasy.

"It's so pretty, isn't it?!" she asked excitedly.