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Mina nodded upon hearing Jett's plan. It was a start strategy that played to their strengths. His suit was high tech. It made her wonder if a few more upgrades to her own wouldn’t go amiss. She may make a few phone calls when this is over. 

[color=ffff99]”That sounds fine to me.”[/color] she replied mid-run, no audible sign of being out of breath besides running in a full length dress. She wasn’t even holding it up. It really was an impressive feat. [color=ffff99]“And yes, I doubt we’ll the the first ones there given everybody’s quirks, or at least the ones I know about. But only you can see in the dark as far as I know, and the only other person who can make light is Roy, and I’m not particularly worried about him after yesterday. Just get them all looking at me and they won’t be able to look at anything else for a few second. After that, the first thing they’ll see is the floor.

And yes, I do run in my skirt partly as training for this, but also because I don’t see any reason to change into running gear. It just creates bad habits. On the occasions where a Hero needs to run, they’re not exactly going to have time to change.”[/color]

Meanwhile Yukari had been carefully keeping her senses honed on her surroundings, ignoring the noise made by her teammates. She kept a sharp ear and nose out for anyone; while anyone could move quietly, rarely could they hide their natural musk. And after yesterday’s dinner, Yukari had a general idea of everyone’s scent. When Kaida asked if she heard anyone Yukari put her finger to her lips and listened carefully. She could hear Dulga and Mamoru moving around in the building behind them, and in the distance she could hear faint but rapid footsteps, like running. She guessed that it must have been Team A, but they were too far for Yukari to figure out who many and who. It was at least two.

[color=bc8dbf]”Two of them north of us. We could intercept them, but I’m not sure if they’ll be in Dulga’s line of sight when we catch them…. Should we go anyways?”[/color] Yukari faced Kaida’s general direction for her confirmation. 

Kaida looked to Yukari when she raised her finger to her lips. It must’ve really helpful to hear so well. She stayed silent as Yukari tried to find out where they were, and within a few moments she told her that there was two north of them and if they should try to go to them anyways.

She immediately nodded [color=92278f]“Yes we should go. We can’t take the chance they could stay out of dulga’s line of site. So we should lead them here just in case.”[/color]

With that she looked forward. [color=92278f]“I’ll go first, I’ll get their attention and you can sneak behind them ok?”[/color] Without waiting for an answer she sprinted from their location, her powerful legs carrying her faster than normal. 

She soon came to a stop, sliding in the middle of the road where Team A was. Her rapier at the ready. She just hopped it wasn’t Jett. 
Yukari nodded her head and moved up north taking a slightly longer route around. If Yukari guessed right, Kaida would find whoever was up north first, and Yukari could sneak around from behind. And while Kaida was distracting them, she’d attack. But before she got too far Yukari made sure to message Dulga with their communicators. [color=bc8dbf]”Dulga-san, I detected two people north of us, might be from Team A. We’ll try to bring them in your sight.”[/color] Once she alerted her teammates, Yukari made her way up.

[color=548b54]”Rodger. Try to lure them away one at a time. I’ll keep my sight on the doors in case anyone tries to make a run for it.”[/color] Dulga responded quietly as she had one gun aimed towards the entrances into the building. Unless one of the two people were Ezra, Dulga didn’t imagine that the rest of Team A could force their way inside through a wall or something. They’ll have to use one of the entrances and regardless if they take a door or use the rooftops Dulga had both marked.

Jett only smiled when she reiterated what she said last night. It he only brought it up to complement her, not start a conversation on the subject. He didn’t have much chance to say anything more as he saw Kadia now in front of them alone with her rapier drawn. 

Jett came to a stop, narrowing his eyes. He didn’t know what Kadias quirk was, but still it was unlikely she would go on her own even if she had a powerful quirk. He pulled batons out and connected them at the base making bo staff. 

He never liked fighting girls…. not that he didn’t think they couldn’t take care of themselves… but he was raised to never hit a woman. And while he did fight Dulga and Toni before…. he could have done a lot better. 

He then said softly [color=007236]“I doubt she’s alone…. did you manage to catch who was on her team?”[/color]

Mina’s eyes narrowed when she saw Kaida emerge. No doubt Jett would go easy on her. Thoughts of the hug flashed through Mina’s mind. There was absolutely no danger of Mina going easy on Kaida. She was almost too focused on Kaida to hear Jett, but she snapped herself out of her trance.

[color=ffff99]“What, didn’t you? Yukari, Dulga and Mamoru. I don’t know anything about the former two, but Mamoru might act reckless again. You should try to find whoever’s no doubt sneaking up on us. I’ll handle Kaida myself.”[/color]

With that said, Mina started to advance towards her foe. It was clear in her eyes that she wasn’t about to throw down with you just because of the exercise. There was fire in her. This fire not only managed to distract from her gaudy costume, but the combination of the two made her look far more powerful and formidable than she would have looked in a gym suit. She said nothing, and it didn’t seem likely she was going to let Kaida talk much either.

Kaida was kinda nervous as they both stared her down. Who was going to take her on? If it was Mina she had no issue, but Jett looked impressively dangerous. Even with her scales and sword, he had a gun, a metal staff. Which she had no training against really so she didn’t know what to expect. But after they whispered to each other for a moment Mina walked forward. She looked really angry, for some unknown reason to Kaida. 

It was this moment Jett looked away. But Yukari already attacked throwing a shirt filled with Dirt and instantly tossing some restraints. She was impressed that Jett managed to dodge them even though he couldn’t see. She turned to Mina to keep an eye on her and smiled at her. [color=92278f]“I really love your dress by the way. It’s absolutely beautiful."[/color] She back up slightly as she got close, slowly trying to pull her into the sight of Dulga. She whipped her sword from side to side once as if to remind her she had a real sword in her hands. 

Even in combat, with victory at stake, against an opponent her emotions were demanding she utterly destroy, Mina wasn’t one to shrug of a compliment, or break the manners and standards she had been brought up with. She gave a full bow as she kept walking forwards, all the while keeping her eyes on Kaida. When she stood back upright, she started taking concealed glances at her surrounding. Upon concluding that there were too many vantage points where Dulga could be hiding, she gave up trying to deduce where the six armed girl was camping.
[color=ffff99]“Thank you, Kaida,”[/color] Mina responded respectfully yet still not in anything resembling friendliness. [color=ffff99]“Yours is nice too. I apologize if I damage it in any way. Also tell Dulga I apologize when you see her next.”[/color]

And with the niceties out of the way, Mina suddenly glowed very bright. If Dulga was zoomed in on her right now she’d be temporarily blinded and may get a headache later, and if she tried to zoom in on her while she was glowing, the sniper wouldn’t know where to shoot and would run the risk of hitting Mina. 

However, from where Kaida was standing, the glow was lessened enough so that all Kaida noticed was her glowing like an ethereal being and could still see her just fine. Mina wanted her opponent to fight back. She didn’t want to win this particular fight quickly and cleanly with what some would call ‘cheating’. She wanted to prove that she was clearly superior to Kaida, and though she didn’t admit it to herself, she wanted Jett to be watching when she did. With the risk of outside interference reduced, Mina rushed Kaida with the aim of getting inside her sword’s reach before the Draconic girl had time to register, let alone swing.

Kaida nodded her head back in thanks to Mina as she complimented her dress as well she then started glow. She didn’t know she did, she would have to be careful incase she used it to blind her like she did so close, she might get an upper hand. She really didn’t want to harm Mina as well with her sword and she was wondering what she could do when Mina suddenly rushed in. She wasn’t prepared and tried to bring her blade in but it only resulted in her grip hitting Mina in the shoulder, her blade nowhere near her. With her enhanced strength it might have hurt more than a normal awkward hit from that angle from a girl her size.

Though it did hurt, that just added fuel to the fire, and now past Kaida’s sword range, Mina slid her footing into stance and then aimed a punch at Kaida’s side. She wasn’t holding back. She was putting a fair amount of force behind it, and even with Kaida’s strength and scales, it would surprise her just how strong the punch of this petite teenage girl with no strength-related quirk could be if trained properly.

Kaida was indeed surprised as she felt the punch still through her scales. While it didn’t hurt as it normally would with such a hit, it made her not want to hold back as much anymore. She instinctively punched mina in the chest to hopefully push her back and away from herself. It was around this time she saw Jett Dive into a house and Yukari following him in.

With Kaida’s strength, the punch did hurt, Mina had to admit, but it was clear that Kaida had never really thought Martial Arts training was necessary with her quirk, so Mina smiled, knowing she had the advantage in that respect. She grabbed the fist tight with both hands before it could withdraw, and pulled while at the same time, unleashing a kick at Kaida’s calves, hoping to disrupt her center of gravity and get her on the ground.

She was unprepared for Mina to drag her off her feet with a kick to her calf. She fell to the ground on her hands and knees, while her hand was still held by Mina. She grunted as she landed and shook her head, Anger and embarrassment that Mina was actually getting her on the ground. She didn’t want Jett to see her like this. She gave a growl, which sounded alot deeper than normal, more...animalistic. Her eyes flared with anger as she grabbed Mina’s own wrist that held her and pulled harshly towards herself, her strength pulling her back and she aimed to throw her behind her, even in her position of hands and knees.

‘Did...she just growl?’ was the thought running through Mina’s head as she was pulled off her feet and thrown, or would have been thrown did Mina’s training not kick in and she used the moment to swing her body behind Kaida’s and lock in a headlock, which was too weak to hurt or debilitate by herself, but here she was safe from Kaida’s sword range and the dragon girl could create distance between them in order to use her sword. Now, Mina just needed to figure out a way to play this to her advantage.

How did she get there? Kaida wondered as she found herself in a headlock while on her knees. She could twist her sword behind her and poke at her, but she didn’t want to kill her by poking her in the wrong spot. But she wanted her off of her. She stood up quickly, using her free hand to grab minas arm so she couldn't escape and ran towards the wall, easily dragging her along with her strength. She turned and slammed her back into the wall.

That sure made Mina let go. Now she was in range of the other girl’s sword and at a disadvantage, but before she could think of ways to get out of this disadvantageous situation, she heard and saw the flashbang explosion coming from where Jett was fighting. From the giveaway signs of Mina’s attention being elsewhere and a flash of genuine worry in Mina’s eyes, the first real sign Kaida had seen thus far of Mina caring about anybody but herself, it was clear something was going on over there that Mina cared about. Jett?

Once Mina had let go, Kaida spun around to aim her sword at Mina. But before she could do anything a loud bang could be heard and Yukari screaming. Her free hand came up to her mouth in shock. After a moment, Jett could be heard yelling as well. Yukari… was hurting? But she was made of rubber? What did Jett do to her? But he was hurt as well, and she couldn't help but show worry as well. She muttered under breath both Jett and Yukari’s name...Jett’s a little louder. She saw the concern in Mina’s eyes and figured...a temporary truce till they made sure they were alright. She sheathed her sword and quickly made her way to the other house where Jett was fighting in.

Mina would have wordlessly agreed to a truce and checked up on the others with Kaida but for one detail; she heard Kaida mutter Jett’s name, and in that moment knew for certain that Kaida wasn’t just a clingy obstacle. Kaida liked Jett. But why? What did she care so much about who Kaida liked? Why did that realisation make her feel this angry and hurt? Unless...

Did she like Jett too?

In Mina’s mind, chaos and turmoil suddenly erupted as the result of the connections being made and the pieces falling into place. Everything made so much more sense now, but her emotions just grew stronger, and stronger. She watched the form of Kaida walking away from her with a newfound sense of venom and hatred. The memory of the hug flashed again in her mind, and the petite girl bared her teeth as she began catching up to Kaida, following right behind her.

Without any warning, Kaida felt the tread of a boot smash painfully into the small of her back.

Kaidia was not prepared at all for the dirty attack. While her scales protected her, the shock of it was just as painful as it knocked her to the ground facefirst. She laid there as she sort of curled up into a fetal position. Her fingers digging into the dirt quite easily. Did Mina just play upon her own feelings on Jett to get her to lower her guard? How low could one go? Embarrassed and angry she growled audibly once again. Unforgivable.  She pushed herself up and turned her anger towards Mina. Her purple eyes now gone, replaced with her gold reptilian eyes filled with hate for this little brat. 

She leaped at Mina with fighting speed to tackle her and tried to punch her in the face, but missed in her anger and slammed into the concrete just next to her head, inbedding her hand slightly. Mina took advantage of this to slap, not punch, Kaida across the race before rolling over so now she was the one on top. Mina’s eyes and facial expression matched Kaida’s own in terms of animal ferocity. This was no longer a battle for victory. This was no longer a battle about tactics or skill. They just wanted to hurt each other.

And that Mina did, punch Kaida’s face as many times as she could before she got thrown off by the stronger, thicker skinned girl. Kaida’s face was not protected by her scales and each punch hurt, far more than any she was dealt in this fight. Her lip was bleeding now with bruises coming up on her face already. But it only made her more mad as she gripped mina by her golden hair and ripped her to the side, and off of her. But she didn’t let go as she held her by the scalp and gave her one good punch in the cheek,.

The hair pulling got a good scream out of Mina, and as she was pulled off with one parting punch, the two girls lay side by side, panting. Mina was beat up, and as much as she wanted to carry on hurting Kaida, she couldn’t will her body to start moving again just yet. Her face hurt. Her scalp hurt. Her chest hurt. She turned to look Kaida in the eyes, full of hate, with a clear message, echoed by her mouth soonafter; [color=ffff99]“As soon as I can stand up again, I’m gonna carry on beating you.”[/color]

Kaida ignored her for a moment as she fell to her own side, Taking in deep breaths as she tried to calm herself. She looked back to Mina again when she spoke to her. Her gold eyes staring as if not hearing her. Because at this last moment she heard Yukari’s cry for help. Her eyes flashed from her reptilian gold to her purple ones. She got up moved towards the building where the other two were fighting. Totally forgetting about Mina on the ground. 

Mina watched her go with a weary resignation. ‘Off to Jett no doubt.’ she thought to herself. ‘Well, good! Screw the both of them! I don’t need to fight Kaida, and I don't need Jett! I don’t need any help to execute the plan! As soon as I can move again, I’ll get up, head to the school alone, trip the power and take the point.’ But after she formulated this plan, she stayed where she was on the ground, recovering from her injuries and exertions. And not just physically.


[@Heartfillia][@Aerandir][@Ryonara][@Norschtalen]