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Eli half expected Amelia to vanish right in front of her. She wouldn't have felt any different towards her. This situation was frightening, and it became more and more so with every second spent near Arianna. The only reason Eli wasn't shaking in her leopard print shoes was the image of Zeke's memorial, and the faint screams of her people in the darkness of the forest. With Amelia's shaky nod, Eli suddenly felt confidence soar through her. This plan would work. She just had to make sure that Amelia wouldn't get hurt because of her own need to see this through. Eli gave her a firm nod as Amelia took her arm. She would certainly not have enough in her to cloak the both of them, but she would do her damn best to make sure that Amelia was hidden.

She followed Amelia's gaze back into the forest, and Eli laid eyes on Arianna for the first time in person. The anger she felt at the sight of the distant figure made her blood boil. She barely felt Amelia's fearful grip on her arm. When Amelia mentioned D, Eli gave her an inquisitive glance, but made a note to ask about it later. She'd seen Arianna before. She knew what she was capable of, and yet she chose to stay and help Eli. It was brave of her. Lynn and Amelia were both brave. Eli's courage only grew with that thought. Misters Black and White may believe that danger surrounds their little group, but Eli believed that they were the only ones that could stand against the danger together. There was a reason that Arianna had chosen her next spot near the bonfire. Whether it was fate or coincidence, Eli didn't give a shit what it was.

Amelia spotted their destination, but Eli didn't even bother to double check the spot. She had faith in her physics-defying friend. As the cloth went over Eli's eyes, all she could do was hold tight and enjoy the ride. It all happened within a matter of seconds, but Eli's body suddenly felt wrong. It knew it was in a different place, but it wasn't sure [i]how[/i] it got there. Eli held tight as the wave of nausea came and passed, but it took her a moment to get her bearings. She gave Amelia a thumbs up to let her know that she was okay before she adjusted her position to kneel on the dirt below them. From their little hiding spot in the bushes, Eli could see that they were behind Arianna. The woman was small; smaller than Eli expected to be honest. It honestly looked like she was the same age and height of Lynn. [i]Arianna is a fucking teenager?[/i] She thought, her fingers gripping her jeans tightly. [i][b]This girl[/b] is responsible for the breakout?[/i]

Eli couldn't believe it. Her gut told her that it was true; the person before them resembled the person in D's footage. Even if it was shaky and blurred, Eli knew that it was Arianna that stood nearly ten feet from her. Was she this young looking in the footage? No, it hardly mattered her age. What mattered was that she was [i]right there[/i] and 300 parahumans were dead. Eli pressed her lips together into a tight line as she listened to Arianna speak. [i]This is all a sham. Don't fall for it, Lynn. She'll try to rip you apart the second she thinks you're weak.[/i]

Arianna turned her head in their direction and Eli froze. Out of instinct, Eli reached her mind to connect with Arianna's in an attempt to make the thicket appear thicker. Something odd struck Eli as she did so. With every other person on the space boat, Eli felt at ease affecting their perception of their environment. When she reached for Arianna's mind, she suddenly felt overwhelmed with the effort it took. She grabbed onto Amelia's arm beside her. It felt secure to hold onto something, as if it were an anchor in the sea of bushes. She'd expected to feel some restrain, but she never expected it to feel like [i]this.[/i] Like Arianna's conscious was split between a hundred or more parts. Maybe even more. Was Eli even able to affect [i]all[/i] of Arianna? The woman probably had eyes everywhere. Were they already busted? Had Eli's attempt to conceal Amelia and herself futile?

Fortunately, Arianna's gaze never strayed towards the thicket. She was looking past them, and she soon turned back to face Lynn. Eli released Amelia's arm as she stopped her attempt to conceal their location. Her hand went to her head, and she took a few quiet breaths to regain her composure. If she needed to do more than conceal her location, it was going to take a lot more energy. Was Eli prepared for that, in her state? She looked up at Amelia, realizing that her reaction to it all probably wasn't reassuring for the girl. In an attempt to console Amelia, Eli smiled sheepishly and shrugged. Hopefully Amelia would just pass it off as fear of Arianna.

Lynn was getting closer to Arianna now. She gave the fugitive an ultimatum. Eli felt her body tense. Why would Lynn help her? After all she'd done to the station? Hadn't Lynn heard the same pleas for help as Eli? Even if humans were cruel and twisted, and Arianna probably had a reason to hate them, she was still responsible for 300 deaths. Whether it was by her own young hands or she was helped by someone older with a bigger grudge. Eli wanted to walk out of the thicket and stop it. She wanted to confront Arianna and see if the girl would still feel scared and guilt ridden when she was reminded of what she'd done. She wanted to see that Arianna was in fact as ruthless and evil as Eli imagined her to be.

But, Eli stayed where she was. Her body was shaking with anger, but she knew not to chance getting Lynn or Amelia hurt with her own emotions. If Arianna chose to attack, Eli would definitely take action then. For now, all she could do was sit and listen. [i]Radvi, hurry,[/i] she thought, biting her bottom lip. She wasn't sure how much longer she could handle this. Arianna was much more of a threat the longer she was free.