[b]Goa'uld Star Empire - Caracas, Venezuela[/b]

Since arriving here in Venezuela, the Goa'uld forces had been very busy. Buildings had been appropriated as prefab structures were set up. A firm wormhole connection back to their home base was established, allowing for an impressive military force to pour through, to secure a foothold for their God in this new land to conquer. Thus far there were no signs of humanity, but that daunted no one. They had seen their fair share of abandoned worlds, and if humans were out there, they would find them.

A defensive perimeter had been set up, with staff cannons and other weaponry ready, and with force field generators provided to cover the base should an attack come from the air. These would be effective in deterring aggression, and with the forces on hand it would be more than enough to handle any conflict. At least, as far as the Jaffa were concerned. 

At least the time had now arrived, with the base all set up, and they were ready to move on with the next phase of the plan. The interdimensional wormhole activated, space lashing out in a 'ka-whoosh' before it settled into the rippling aperture of an event horizon. Guards stood at attention, ready for whomever would come through.

First came the Kull Warriors, garbed in black, expressionless, yet deadly. And following on their heels, the man of the hour, the one who had made all this possible and the one that the Jaffa prostrated themselves before; Lord Ba'al himself.

He looked around, arms folded in royal robes before he spoke. "Rise." The Jaffa did so, and he went on. "Very good. This is but the first step to our new conquest, and the expansion of our empire. With that said a grin broke out, promising good things to come, at least for him. "Let's get to work then." 

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[b]Ruiko Saten - Location Unknown[/b]

One minute, Ruiko was in the thick of combat, her Aero Hand ability sending objects flying to and fro as she combated powerful bolts of electricity. The next, she was...somewhere else, a place that was definitely not the lab that she had just been in. Yet she knew the cause, had heard the stripper doctor just before she found herself here. She had been saved....but she didn't want to be saved.

"Kihara," she cried aloud, rushing forward and slamming a fist uselessly against the wall, tears budding in her eyes. Damn it, all that hard work. It was just gone in an instant. Damn Miisaka and Shirae. 

She had thought...thought she was doing a good thing. She was finally being useful, getting somewhere in Academy City, making her family proud and actually helping her friends when they needed it. But they had to reject her, just because the only way she could have powers was the Level Upper. They didn't understand what it was like, and they'd tried to get her to stop by force. That was why she had joined Kihara, so that everyone could be an Esper, so that things in this City could be fair. And now it had all gone down in flames.

But at last she recovered, wiping away the tears as she looked around. Where had Kihara sent her anyway? 

She...didn't recognize this place. For all she knew she could be halfway around the planet or something, thanks to the boosted Teleportation ability. But a quick check confirmed that she still had her MP3 player, for which she could only give a grateful sigh. She would not be defenseless.

Well, there was no point in sticking around here, so she began to walk, gaze inquisitive as she rounded a corner. "Hello, is anyone here," she called aloud. First, figure out where she was. Then, figure out how to get back to Academy City. She would not abandoned Kihara to the dogs.