[center][h2][color=gray]Utena Soriyu[/color][/h2][/center][hr]

The call was sent out, the forces mobilized quickly, soon enough the forces of the MFF would find themselves on the beaches of an uninhabited island, or it seemed uninhabited anyhow. As they approached the beach they would notice the composition of this island, a dense forest a few yards away from the sands, anything within hidden beneath the very tall trees. Anything, except for the exceptionally tall mountain smack in the middle of the island, a couple miles or so away from the beaches which they had landed in. But what was immediately worth noting however, was many of the trees on the edges of the forest were covered in slime. A clear trail left by their quarry, a path to follow as they pursued.

Utena tugged on the straps of her jetpack uncomfortably, constantly glancing back at Terrorkeat, who still looked quite miserable in her cage. At least it wasn't electrified anymore, a small comfort to the GMG sympathizer as she looked back to the forest. [color=gray]"Alright, this is a search and rescue op people! I know we're all riding high on our victory, but we can't get too cocky here! Capturing Codename Goomie is a secondary objective, our main goal is locating and rescuing every captive civilian on the island. We don't know how many are around, nor do we know how Goomie will react when we take em, so stay on your toes! Now move out!"[/color]

And with that the mission began, the MFF forces moving into the forest to follow Goomie's trail and find the captives she had taken. Tracking her was easy thankfully, which gave Utena and Akari some time to speak as they walked through the forest. Utena motioned for Akari to turn off her comms as she did, only speaking once the fiery haired girl did so. [color=gray]"So we know this isn't cool right? This whole thing going on with Terrorkeat I mean, not rescuing the people. Terrorkeat was trying to help us, but we're treating her like a monster."[/color] Utena's brow furrowed as she spoke, a very serious and worried expression on her face as they moved through the trees. [color=gray]"It's weird, just a few days ago I wouldn't have thought twice about this but... it's like caging up a person. A giant person yeah, but still a person. She can think, speak, reason. We just can't understand her most of the time."[/color]

Utena shook her head and sighed deeply, there was nothing they could do about it for now. They. Utena was assuming Akari still agreed with her initial assessment of the situation, god only knows how things will have changed now that she's gotten a nice cushy promotion. [color=gray]"I just hope command will ease up if we capture Goomie and save the civs."[/color] Utena said as she turned her comms back on, just in time too as they reached [b]The Cavern.[/b]

It was a deep dark hole in the side of the mountain, the trail of slime ominously ending just before the entrance of [b]The Cavern.[/b] Utena clicked on a small flashlight on her jacket and shining a light into [b]The Cavern[/b]. The forces of the MFF entered, with Utena leading from above as she hovered near the ceiling, acting as a searchlight of sorts as they made their way further in. The walls of [b]The Cavern[/b] were unnaturally smooth and damp, it was obvious that Goomie made [b]The Cavern[/b] herself by eating her way through the mountain. Occasionally a bit of slime dripped from the ceiling, splattering on the ground harmlessly and giving more than one soldier an excuse to test out their new cryo gear. Worked like a charm.

But eventually, they reached the first cage. Well, calling it a cage was a bit of an exaggeration, it was more of a habitat really. Nice soft bedding made from a bunch of carpets and pillows, blankets, a two crude wooden bowls with enough food and water to feed a family for a week. And four civilians inside, one man, three women. The man was unshaven, a full beard on his face as he stared at the MFF with an inscrutable expression. The women looked similarly scruffy, as if they had been here for months. They likely had, the attacks from Codename Goomie had been happening for quite a while after all. But most curiously of all, they weren't begging for help, scrambling to the walls of the habitat to reach out for the soldiers. They were just kind of... existing. Like the MFF were curiosities rather than their saviors. But eventually one of the women spoke up, a woman with sun bleached blonde hair and a healthy tan, wearing what appeared to be a red sundress that was in surprisingly good condition. Just where was Goomie getting all this stuff?

"Um... hi? This is awkward uh, do you guys need something?"