[u][b]Innocence Docks[/b][/u]

Bits and her brother were in and out of the armory in moments, with a plasma rifle for her and a smaller plasma pistol for him.  Neither thought getting in melee range was a good idea for this battle.  If the Vile could go up against a Chrono and hold its own, what chance did they have?  From the armory, the pair hurried to the dock.  Dancer reported that a few students had responded, and of those, a few older ones had volunteered to help scour the buildings for survivors and send them to the dock.  Already there was a handful gathered near the boathouse, various levels of fear on their faces.  [color=cornflowerblue]“Come on, let's start getting the boats out!”[/color] Sparks called.  Only a couple were actually in the water, and Bits was heading for those, to remove the tarps and organize getting students aboard.

Between the lot of them, they'd gotten a couple boats filled and started off away from the island when suddenly the ocean around them exploded.  The color drained from Bits' face – had she helped the others away only to have them caught in this unexpected disaster?  But no, as her vision cleared from the flash she could see the boats were untouched, though it looked like a couple students had cast shields to defend the vessels.  Still, the water was all but boiling now, and the resulting waves were going to be difficult to navigate.  She couldn't do much for them that they couldn't do themselves, though, and the ones in the boats were in a better position to handle it.  She needed to worry about those still on shore.  After all, there were going to be waves coming in, and while she wished she wouldn't need to use alchemy, mundane means just weren't going to cut it.

Bits signaled her brother, who nodded his understanding, before she headed to the edge of the dock.  She took a deep breath, steadying herself.  She could see the movement farther out that indicated a larger wave closer to shore.  She didn't need to stop the wave, just redirect it a little.  As the wave gained height, she slowly swept her hands to the side, turning the wave.  It bypassed them, though the dock rocked with its passing.  The next one she turned aside as well, but the third...it was huge, and far broader than the others.  It would take more energy to shunt aside than just split.  Bits braced herself, and the moment before it hit, she thrust her hands forward in a wedge.  The water responded, breaking into two waves that soared past to either side.  She turned to watch it pass.

Wait, what was-- was it a boat?  And the figure dropping from it, was that...Ilana?  The person still in the boat sure looked like Ethan.  The pair had incredible timing, but Bits had a job of her own to focus on, so she turned her gaze back to the ocean, and any more incoming waves big enough to endanger the boats and the students that were still on land.