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Veronica didn’t give Chloe any hints, or otherwise speak to her further. Not that she seemed interested in hanging around anyway. She had run off to play with Silhouette and her doppelganger. With no one else bothering her, Veronica looked ahead and continued to march across the water. As soon as she got to land, she dumped the PI agents she was carrying at the edge of the beach. Veronica had completed the challenge for them, and wasn’t going to move them an inch further. 

[color=#bd71e8]“How aggravating.”[/color] Veronica wasn’t expecting to get to the island first, but between her companions need to socialize and Lily’s insistence on dragging the Pi agents along, it seemed that the island was already crawling with magical girls. She should have just fled as soon as she woke up. Then she would at least have had an idea what this place was before they started crawling all over it like some damn playground. 

But maybe that was okay. Veronica noticed Amaryllis Evenings standing on top of a palm tree like some monkey. Perhaps not quite like a monkey, but Veronica liked the comparison anyway. [@ERode]

The shadow Veronica’s seat was resting on telescoped into the air, putting Veronica level with the rose knight.

[color=#bd71e8]“So it is you.”[/color] Veronica folded one leg over the other. [color=#bd71e8]“Small world I suppose. Regardless, we may have met at an opportune time.”[/color] She  folded her hands together and sat up. [color=#bd71e8]“Have you formed many alliances since we last spoke?”[/color] Veronica’s eyes flicked down to Amaryllis’s breasts before shooting back up to her face. [color=#bd71e8]“I get the impression you’ll form a lot more in your time here.”[/color]

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There was no curse word strong enough to describe the dismay on Su’s face. She was eager to get to the island before Helga and Mika landed, but it was evident that with everyone she was trying to move by wind, that wasn’t going to happen.   

[i][color=PeachPuff]”What the hell were they thinking!?”[/color][/i]

Of course, they were still under the impression this was all one big vacation. It might have been, but this didn’t really feel like Boteg’s style. He certainly wouldn’t have sent everyone else to the same resort. Su was pretty sure she never saw half of these people, and she was willing to wager nobody else had either. She’d have to talk to them when she got closer to land.

Su lowered everyone she was carrying at the edge of the beach. [color=PeachPuff]”That worked out pretty well.”[/color] She looked at the ghost twins. [color=PeachPuff]”You’re pretty handy to have around.”[/color] Su was about to enter the resort when she noticed the massive ship floating over it. [color=PeachPuff]”Wha-”[/color] She ducked behind some foliage. [color=PeachPuff]”Now I know Boteg didn’t set this up.”[/color] She looked at the others. [color=PeachPuff]”I uh, don't think it's a good idea to venture ahead. Call it really good intuition.”[/color] 

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Mika did not get to fly very often. It wasn’t a viable combat option for her most of the time, and there wasn’t a lot she could do with just a few seconds a flight. The closest she got to flight was when she helped Lupa get a pair of wings and then they flew together. But it was always kind of slow due to the fact that Lupa wasn’t as aerodynamic when she was holding onto Mika. But this? This right here? Was the bee’s knees. Mika needed to give herself a pair of make shift goggles to prevent her eyes from drying out. This wasn’t all that hard for her. Aligators have a special third eyelid that is mostly transparent. This allows them to hunt in water without getting debris in their eyes. Mika theorized it would work just as well during a high speed dive. There was just one problem.

How were they going to stop?

The temptation was to crash into one of those small bodies of water. Water was softer than ground, she reasoned. But the problem there was that they would fail the challenge. They needed some way to reduce speed gradually. Mika’s eyes skimmed over the island, but didn’t see anything . She’d have to rely on her magic. But what animal to use? At this speed, she didn’t dare open her wings. She tried to break a fall doing that before and it didn’t end so well. But she wasn’t limited to just beast magic anymore.

[color=tomato]“Alright Helga! Brace for it!”[/color] Fortunately, Helga was one of the most durable magical girls Mika knew, and was also big enough that she would probably take the brunt of what Mika was about to do. She extended her arms over her head and created a barrier. It was stationary, so Helga broke through it instantly, slowing up a bit in the process. But Mika didn’t stop making these barriers. She made another, and another, each one slowing them down a bit at a time. [color=tomato]“We’re almost there!”[/color] Mika had managed to diminish their speed considerably, but it was only a matter of time before the two of them slammed into the top of the pirate ship and bounced away from each other. [color=tomato]“Gah!”[/color] Mika eyes rolled around in her head. [color=tomato]“I’m not sure if it’s stars or birds that I’m seeing!”[/color]