His comrades had made it clear, almost excessively so, one could say. Cerden was being put on trial by a duo of prosecutors, his character had been so thoroughly assassinated that Ace could almost hear the jury crying out guilty and calling for the gallows. Rika enjoyed tearing into the man, as anyone could see or hear as plain as day. He couldn't see the entertainment himself. Lin, on the other hand, was quite serious. He rarely saw the girl this upset, it took a lot to get on her bad side and stay there. Ace shook his head and shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah, I'd say we're done here, no one here cares to work with you." He said.

"Excuse me." Shizuka, who had remained quiet the entire time, spoke up. "I'll go with them." She said, her face as serious as an 80 year old politician.

"What are you talking about Shizuka, we just-"

"No, not we, all of you. I haven't said a thing yet. I'll take them to the Caribbean, you guys can go with... umm." Shizuka's serious countenance morphed into one of confusion. "I didn't get your name actually." She glanced at the young woman's uniform, and reflected on how mysterious she was. "You guys can go with the Chuunibyou, I'll take the ship."

Shizuka took the communication device from Ace's hands. "Chizuma, that's you on the line isn't it? So you've heard everything. Send the ship to my location." She frowned and looked around as Chizuma spoke back to her. "It'll be fine, I've flown a gummie ship plenty of times, and I've only crashed a few times." She said. Ace let out a groan and stepped towards her.

"You can't just go off like this, we need to stick together." He said. Shizuka pouted and crossed her arms. "This isn't a game Shizuka, you need to listen to me and stop being so stubborn." Ace's voice began to rise.

"I don't need to do anything, Ace. I joined this cause under my own terms, and I will do what I think is right. We need to find them as soon as possible." She said back, her tone increasing in intensity as well. 

"You can't trust these people, what if they leave you behind as soon as things go wrong? Stop trying to play hero, or you'll end up like Capell!" As soon as the words had come out of his mouth, Shizuka slapped him. Her lips were pressed tight, and her head hung low.

"We can't keep fighting in fear, Acesto." She said, talking to herself as much as she was him. Ace moved her stinging jaw around, Shizuka was stronger than she looked.

"Fine." He said, a few seconds later a sharp edged gummie ship warped into the sky above them, courtesy of Chizuma. From her command center she had access to a staggering amount of things, remote access to a ship waiting in orbit was just the tip of the iceberg. 

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"Your wife is taking good care of you, I assume?" Ryoko said, taking the free seat offered to her. Shinobu was a man that looked like he should be in a gym somewhere chewing on a raw piece of steak as he bench pressed kegs of beer, but in truth he was an honest, respectable man that she had known for years. Even she had friends.

Reno made an offhand comment, she didn't want to strangle the man so she nonchalantly flipped him off while still looking towards the person she had actually came to see. 

"I have had literally the third worst day of my life today." Ryoko grumbled. "I feel like downing an entire bottle of whiskey." She leaned back in her seat and rubbed her forehead with the palm of her hand. She almost forgot why she had come to see Shinobu, but the ringing in her head reminded her of explosions, which reminded her why she had come. "I'm sure you've heard about what happened in Hollow Bastion. That was fucked up enough, but then those damn rebels decided to head for Agrabah next. They invaded the palace, and..." Ryoko let out a nauseated groan, feeling ill just thinking about what happened.

"He blew it up, damn him to oblivion he blew it up Shinobu. Nomis's ship just turned the palace into a crater." Ryoko slammed her hands on the desk. "Can you give me one.. no three good reasons why I shouldn't murder that asshole?"

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"Heh, yeah. Who would think something terrible like that?" Asahina said with a guilty chuckle, not like she could be blamed for being a little paranoid at this point. The man had apparently been in that cell far longer than she had, as his eyes were forced to adjust to the light, and his body had to become accustomed to having space to move around in again. When he was finished stretching he introduced himself, only barely getting his name out before a loud voice started yelling through the corridor. "Wha!?" Asahina turned bug-eyed as a large man sprinted in her direction. Not knowing what to say to ease the misunderstanding quickly she only managed to blurt out "No teamkilling!" 

Thankfully Shinto blocked the man from treating her like a spare pin in the last roll of a blowing championship game. After a short exchange between the two, Dominic took the liberty of lifting Jasmine from her shoulders. "Oh, um, okay." Asahina wasn't sure if letting him take her was a good idea, but she did know not having to carry her anymore was a blessing. 

The familiar sound of skittering metal against the ship's floor sent a shiver down her spine. She turned to Shinto. "Now would be a good idea to take us to that way out of here."