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[h1][color=9e0039]Angélique[/color] | [color=8A3DFF]Emma[/color] | [color=ff57ff]Siena[/color] | [color=0095FF]Grant[/color][/h1]
[color=silver][hr]𝕊𝕖𝕡𝕥. 𝟙𝟜, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟘   / /   𝕎𝕚𝕤𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕕, 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕪𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕   / /   𝕋𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕆𝕦𝕥𝕤𝕜𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕤   / /  ~𝟙𝟟𝟚𝟝 [hr][/color]
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[color=33ec06]"Evac Team; we're reading you, Angel."[/color] Marcus replied, his tone much more business-like than it usually was. [color=33ec06]"Adding to that list: if anybody sees any groups of civvies, ping it on the map if you can; we'll see what we can do. Like the woman says: be careful out there, you guys. Evac team over and out."[/color]

As the offensive support team reached the premises of the area that would be their battleground, Angélique was taken aback by the sight of the raging battle that was taking place before their eyes. Ethan and his team were already out there, fighting back to horde of clockwork creatures trying to get past them. The USARILN students were heavily outnumbered, but still held their ground by destroying the machines as they kept coming. But even for a short moment, Angel realized the stalemate this situation has become. They might have gained ground, but they were so close to Factory now that for each creature destroyed, the Mage abomination simply created replacements to defend him.
 
The sight terrorized Angel from deep within. If Ethan and his five other teammates put this much effort into keeping their grounds, just how will her own team fare? Watching them fighting, they truly fought like a team. On the opposite, the sonic Aberration barely fought with her teammates, let alone figure out how to work as a team. The thought of going out there, with all of their inexperience weighing in the balance, only to be slaughtered as they failed to maintain their positions scared the obsidian-haired Mage beyond words. Already, she could feel a nervous knot forming inside her throat.
 
She would however soon to snap out of it as, from the corner of her eyes, saw Hazel walking towards the battlefield on her own, heading for a giant pile of rubble, no doubt remains of a shattered home. A hesitant hand reached out to the collared girl in armor [color=9e0039]“Hazel… wait! What are you-“[/color] 
 
Too late, the reckless X-marked took the initiative and began the assault, spraying massive bullets from her projected hands towards the masses of clockwork animals. 
 
Silently, Angel clenched her teeth and swore repeatedly in her foreigner’s language. Initially, she wanted to reach the other team and ask Ethan for a quick debrief on the machines they were fighting. But it would appear that, with Hazel’s sudden assault, they would be hard-pressed to surround the girl and assure her safety while fighting the army of metallic monsters.
 
[color=9e0039]“Fuck! Get ready!”[/color] Angel called out to her team, about to make her way to Hazel’s side. But she stopped, turning to face Emma. [color=9e0039]“Emma, you sure you want to stay at the back? Those winged monsters could try picking on you if you isolate yourself, or those burrowing machines could get to you behind our backs.”[/color]

Emma didn’t know. The pressure, clearly, was getting to her. [i][color=8A3DFF]The wrong decision will kill us all.[/color][/i] It could’ve been just like Flag and Seek, her entire team getting wiped because she hid in the back. Separation was dangerous for both parties in this situation, but… [color=8A3DFF]”It’s fine! If I get in trouble my tulpas can come back quickly!”[/color] she was already second-guessing the words that came out of her mouth, but she reminded herself to stick to the plan. She was there to follow orders, she wasn’t a good planner. That was what was safest for everyone, right?

Emma snapped herself out of it. She had to back up Hazel. Determination, Devotion, and Love appeared alongside Angel and the others. [color=8A3DFF]”Ready when you guys are!”[/color] she called from the back.

[color=9e0039]"Alright... just shout if there's anything, okay?"[/color] Angélique nodded to Emma before taking off running towards Hazel. 

Once reaching the other Aberration, the sonic Mage shot up a scowl at the clockwork gang, the voices inside her head growing louder, telling her this whole plan was doomed to fail from her teammates' inability to stand together. She tried to deny them all, but the traits of her face and her facial expression slowly darkened to reflect her mood.  For now, all she could do is prevent her teammates from getting harmed.

[color=9e0039]"You should've at least warned us you were going to attack, give us time to prepare."[/color] Angel apprehensively said to Hazel, her inner darkness leaking out as the situation did not helped to put neither her mind nor her stigma at ease. Her eyes however still kept staring at the horde of metallic animals, ready to shout at anything going towards them. Her right thumb reached for the safety switch, disengaging it as she gave the pump action a go, priming the shell inside.

Too much too soon. No time to prepare, not even a moment to think properly through her options. Siena swore under her breath--the opponents were sure to notice. 

"[color=ff57ff]D-damn it, this is hardly the time to...[/color]" So much for figuring out a decent series of options. She'd just have to work with what she had on hand, but the brunette could barely give any time to the thoughts as she tore a phone and a tablet from their place, only quick glances going between the two. Right, so no need for flashiness on her own part, she supposed. Hadn't she said that starting up would be plenty? And besides that, was that not just an explosion? Apparently friendly fire wasn't exactly the first thing on Hazel's mind. 

She swiped through a series of titles with both hands--was her e-reader set? The emergency fallbacks were set away, but there was absolutely no way that Siena could control that beast either. 

Too many things to process at once. 

It took a moment for her to finally decide on what kind of power she wanted, but fortunately she came here well-prepared. Once her mind was set, it didn't take long for the brunette Arbiter to select the title of the book she wanted to borrow a name from. As she called the name out loud, it seemed as if the name came out from its source and came flying towards Siena's neck, printing itself at the back as purple magic circles glowed signaled her power being activated.

Satisfied with what she pulled, Siena ran towards her attacking crew, taking place by Angel's side just like they planned beforehand.

[color=B0C4DE]“This is Brent, in position. Angelic, looks like Hazel’s already begun the ass-kicking, but how ‘bout you play as our Joan of Arc and start things off with a proper warcry? Announce the debut of Experimental Group B and blow this terrifying atmosphere out of the skies!”[/color]
 
Brent’s voice came out from the phone hanging by Angélique’s belt. He always had the words to just uplift her spirit, whether unknowingly provocative or encouraging. The raven-haired sonic Mage simply grinned, feeling confidence rising up to the surface. 
 
Yes, Brent was right! There was no point brooding deep inside and be afraid. If she wanted to be the voice of change, then it needed to start on this battlefield, by making a point. She will be blowing anything that stands in their path for survival; for change.
 
Side-stepping as to avoid getting the others an earful of her powers, Angel raised her head and let out a controlled scream, modulating her voice as to reduce the height of her blast while keeping it broad, hoping to knock a few avians machines out of the sky with a forceful shout without hitting her teammates. Judging from how far she was and her previous experiments with her power, she figured she’d only be able to reach for the nearest avian on the left.

Emma took a breath. A deep breath. She did her best to formulate a battle plan in her head, desperately trying to remember the strategies she had practiced. Her thoughts drifted briefly...

[color=00a99d][i]Holy crow, you're a summoner? Do you have any idea how awesomely rare that is?[/i][/color]

[color=00a99d][i]You can't just end a list like that was 'And that's it'! Modest and badass, huh? You really are something.[/i][/color]

[color=B0C4DE][i]Yeah, that sounds like the power that's going to win us the game.[/i][/color]

[color=B0C4DE][i]Emma's our VIP.[/i][/color]

[color=8A3DFF][i]Nothing but a disappointment.[/i][/color]

She shook her head. She couldn't let her stigma get to her. Especially now, of all times, in the middle of a battle where people were relying on her. [color=8A3DFF]"Love, I want you to start pulling canines one by one towards you! Determination, stand next to Love and hit them once they come close enough! Devotion, any of the monsters start charging towards us I want you to slow them!"[/color] Emma's voice didn't sound very commanding, but it was loud enough that they heard.

Whether her orders were good enough remained to be seen.

Well, things are going just dandy so far. Teammate rushed in the moment they got there, so not a good omen to start with. Grant watched everyone run to support each other against the incoming enemy, so it seems the battle's start. His chains sprouted from behind his back and both made contact with the ground next to him, and pulled the very earth from the... earth.

A big chunk of ground hovered with his chains, pressure pushing down on him, yet still with somewhat fine control of his makeshift projectile, connected with both chains. He reeled the chunk back before he let it loose toward the direction of the various Metalworks that were on the ground.