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Raily was breathless, sitting there on the street panting heavily after the bigger spell was finished. Still, she couldn't help but show a small celebration at how well her plan actually went, letting out a pleased giggle. Or maybe she was just happy to still be alive. She even got a compliment from Mr. Serious-Wrench too. Sort of. Well, it was better than the usual scoff and rapport he gave her.

"Haha... Thanks! Couldn't have done it without you and your freaky gizmo, Wallflower!" she grinned. 

Noticing the look Dapper gave her, the black cat folding its arms and pouting off to the side, she gave him some love too, scratching between his ears.

"I didn't forget you, silly.~"

But time for celebration was short. Before Raily even had time to react, a strange indivdual appeared from above and she was trapped in a shard of ice cast from his shield.

She should've been scared at the thought of facing someone of high rank as an 'Imperator', but she couldn't help but roll her eyes as they spoke. Their new adversary seemed the typical kind of person who aligned themselves to the evil Empire out of pure selfishness. Sleezy and completely unaware of their own general creepiness. They weren't even a good enough villian for her to despise. Not to mention thesw type's bad habit of always talking far too much. 

"Ugh. Just kill me now..." she thought as this 'Vexen' began to go on a sadistic rant about their sick hobby.

Luckily, a better alternative was granted to them. Raily felt the ice melt around her as a familiar giant shuriken attacked the Imperator. 

"Yuffie!" she shouted, immediately turning to their two rescuers who stepped out of the shadows. Dapper let out a yowl from being freed too. Both the willy black cat and Raily gave Yuffie a pump of their fists, showing their appreciation to her bold and loveable senior. When Aerith addressed them, Raily can't help but give her senior an apologetic look. 

"Yeah, I'm fine but... Sorry... You're always covering for me when I keep getting myself into messes..."

But with Ambrose charging right back into the fray, she realized now was probably not the time for petty sentiments and emotions. Instead, she needed to prove herself now more than ever. 

With her mana being low, Raily signalled for Dapper, "Quick, mana potion!" who whipped out a small blueish vial from his little pouch and tossed it to her. Downing the liquid in one large gulp, she made a sour face. 

"Bleh. Still tastes like squid. Gotta fix that..." she says. 

But regardless of the unsatisfactory taste, she could feel her strength slowly returning. It wasn't anything like the effect of a'super' potion or 'ultra', so she wasn't fully restored, but it managed to pick her back on her feet again. The light-haired witch then struck a casting pose, joined with Dapper holding out a toy wand, and began casting a [b]Hex[/b] onto the crude blonde Imperator. She hoped it would have some effect in slowing him down for her allies to attack, even if it was marginal. This was all she really had to offer as an offense at the moment. 

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