[center][h2]Hyznia[/h2]
[sub]Castle City Square[/sub][/center]

	Sulfrax craned his neck backwards and stopped to allow Rem ahead of him. "Very well, Take the lead," Sulfrax whispered briefly, leaning close to Rem as he passed him by. The CMAS mages were scattered throughout Hyznia as usual, but most seemed to give Sulfrax nothing more than a passing glance. The group that approached them initially did not continue to follow them. Were they lost? Or did they suspect nothing after all? Whatever the case, Sulfrax agreed that discussion could not take place with so many ears lingering about the Hyznia Castle grounds. He followed after Rem, hoping that his home was not too far off from their position. The last thing they needed was to be wasting time on heedless travel.

[center][h2]Xena Rock fields[/h2]
[sub]The Wrecked ATV Clearing[/sub][/center]

	A cascade of rock and energy spread out from the sphere's impact point, completely engulfing the plateau and the two hunters on top of it. Jenso found himself landed far enough away from the implosion that ensued to assure his complete and utter safety, but Dom and Midge were pulled into the rock-crushed blast and evaporated in an instant by Yvette's high-power induction cannon. The HPIC MK 2, a personal favorite. It took quite a while to conjure up a single usable A/B for one of those spherical blasts, but as everyone could see, it proved to offer excellent results.

	"Why didn't you do that earlier?" Brian shouted at Yvette, shaking her shoulder. She dropped the useless husk of the empty HPIC and toppled over into his arms. She heaved heavily and punched Brian's thigh. He didn't feel much though.

	"Time, energy, and collateral damage," She explained curtly.

[center][h2]Plains Of Ire[/h2]
[sub]The Wreckage Of The Z-ATV[/sub][/center]

	Dan shook his head. "Zay?" He wheezed through a crooked smile. He didn't look at Jager directly, nor did he correct mistaking his identity. "I can't understand you, Zay... Gettin' involved in this Junker-" Dan paused and coughed up a copious amount of blood, and his wheezes became far more rapid, draining him of his energy. "This Junker business." His voice was quieter now, like an exhausted soldier taking respite in a pause from the war. But this wasn't a pause, this was Dan's final stand, and with it came a revelation. "Luke doesn't really know we're here... Zay... I just thought... Just... Thought..." Dan's breaths became shallow, and after a few moments, his bubbling wound took his consciousness, and ultimately, his life. Jager was left there now, perhaps completely in the dark. Luke was known among most of the CMAS officials as the infamous Diver header, leader of the rumored paradise and powerful ally of freedom. What was Dan talking about? Had he spoken with Zay about this before?

	"Jager!" Haley shouted, trying to catch the attention of the lightning mage. "Jager! Come out here ASAP! The other ATVs, they're here! They've caught up with us!"