[center][h3][color=gold]Shantae[/color][/h3]
[color=gold][b]Level:[/b][/color] 1
[color=darkred][b]Day/Time:[/b][/color] Day 2, Noon
[color=gold][b]Location:[/b][/color] Smash Arena
[color=darkred][b]Tags:[/b][/color][@Holy Soldier][@Zarkun][@Rockin Strings][@Lugubrious][@DarkRecon]
[color=gold][b]Word Count:[/b][/color] 504[/center]

Everything was dark. If it hadn't been for the sound of the bystanders' and one other warrior's footsteps, Shantae would have thought she was alone. Thankfully her eyes adjusted quickly to the darkness as they continued on, but she couldn't see very far. She wished she had a torch with her to light the way for the others. Her eyes widened when she heard the sound of the egg thief's laughter. What was the thief doing here? Why was it coming after them? Shantae thought it would be more interested in the treasures on the table. Shantae could tell that the laughter was enough to send the bystanders into a bit of a fright. Even the half genie hero herself felt nervous from the laughter. Sweat began to bead at her palms. But before she could even think of doing something about the thief, the laughter became malicious, and it appeared. It took one of the bystanders and stuffed them into a demonic sack with teeth! Shantae gasped at the moment, and she immediately moved away from the thing and out of the way of the stampeding crowd, almost pressing herself against the wall. 

She looked to the thief...no, the [i]monster[/i] and thought about her plan now. If she fought it, then it might give the bystanders time to run away. But...she only has her hair as a means of an attack. She could easily see it now: She uses her hair, it grabs her ponytail, and drags her into the demonic sack, before she could even say “Ret-2-Go!”. That plan was a definite no-go. If she died here, then she wouldn't be able to help anyone, let alone help Sparx and his dragon world. She knew that Uncle Mimic, Skye, and Bolo would want her to come back alive!  

Before she could even consider her surroundings and possibly using any sort of boulder or rock to attack the thief, a man wearing strange armor she didn't recognize, appeared and tried to fire at the thief monster with his weapon. She heard his words and she nodded. She looked to the other warrior, who introduced himself as Robin, told her to get the bystanders away. She started "[color=gold]But--![/color]" She then sighed and said "[color=gold]Alright. I'll come back and help as soon as everyone is out. Be careful, both of you![/color]" 

There was no point in arguing over it. Besides, the bystanders lives are more important right now. She followed behind the bystanders and made sure that none of them were getting lost. If anyone strayed from the crowd, she ran up to them and got them back to the crowd. She also made sure to keep a vigilant eye in front of the crowd and behind them in case the thief was pursuing them and in case there were any obstacles in front of the crowd. The last time she helped a friend out of the area, there were a lot of obstacles, and some required patience in order to get past them.