[hr] [center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjU0LmZjNDVkMS5WbWt0UTJoaGJnLCwuMA,,/new-rocker.regular.png[/img][/center] [color=f49ac2]"...”[/color] There was no response from Elvira as she hung tangled in the web of filaments she had herself created, before they disappeared and she dropped to the ground; she had changed into a normal-looking girl with headphones worn around her neck, having lost consciousness from the impact of the vehicle, amazingly still alive despite her broken bones. [hr] Penny saw that the Sanctuary had a lot fewer members in it than before; only some of the surviving residents had returned from the Red Rave, and even that group had further split, bickering pockets seen all around the various rooms and corridors. In fact, the first resident she saw, a dark magical girl, was threatening a monster girl with a flail. “You fucking Vi-channers ruined everything! She led everyone straight into a trap!” The monster girl had her sword out, and parried the flail swing. “It’s not my fault! I’m not gonna let anyone talk down to me!” [hr] The Ascendancy girl who stumbled into Ashlyn and Monica’s home, profusely bleeding, turned out to be Sharron, her glasses now painted red. Her screaming had lowered into pained grunts once the door was closed behind her. They then saw the a flash of lightning briefly peek into the Home from under the door, but it did not pass through. Soon enough, Sharron calmed down, her breathing still unsteady, but slowly recovering. “You...What just happened? Did you...Save me?” She attempted wiping her glasses with her sleeve. “Why would monsters like you do such a thing? To further torment me?” [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/zLmcB5Q.png[/img][/center] Lily made an awkward smile as she saw Emily stumble and perform an emptying reflex, having realized she shouldn’t have spun the drunk girl like that. Still, what the poor girl had produced looked colorful thanks to her variety of drinks, but it didn’t diminish the repulsive factor much. [color=fff200]”Oh! I-I’m, uh...Sorry about that.”[/color] She went over to help lift emily back up when she listened to Alex’ grumblings, ripping one of her wrist-bound cloths off to clean Emily’s mouth. [color=fff200]”Whatever this is, it wasn’t done by any dark magical girl looking for revenge against Beacon. I’ve never seen magic this powerful before, and that’s the scary part. But as bad as that was, we gotta go before it gets worse in Penrose Park!”[/color] She nodded with a smile of gratitude at Connie and Mia’s agreement. [color=fff200]”Great! Let’s go-WHOAH!”[/color] She braced for the gust of wind as Sakura’s bike had transformed, having turned into a bright pink helicopter. [color=fff200]”Pink chopper! That’s amazing!”[/color] The, Umu changed into a woman ,causing Lily to gasp. [color=fff200]”Oh, nice to meet you, miss Kamy!”[/color] She greeted her in a ditzy manner, not bothered by the fact it was a fuzzy cat-thing seconds ago. However, Shoggy’s appearance did cause her to scream, and jump into Alex’ arms in a cartoonishly scared reaction. [color=fff200]”Nooo, it’s a wriggly thing! Gross, gross, grooosss!”[/color] She cringed at Kamy’s suggestion, and crossed her arms with straight fingers to form an X before her. [color=fff200]”Nope! Me and Alex have our own ride! Let’s go!”[/color] She ran up to her motorcycle and hopped on it, waiting for Alex to get on before she blasted off at top speed, spooked by Shoggy. [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/NngpAdx.png[/img][/center] Shane successfully took in the remaining strands of the electric Barrage that had streamed by the entrance, restoring his magical reserves. Leena, unable to focus, failed to hold the Nullification Field, and it dropped. Helga did as ordered without hesitation, and grabbed FanFan who groaned weakly in response, draping her over her shoulder. She then busted down the wall with a single punch, revealing the empty room beyond. “Get in!” She yelled to the others and dove in, trusting that Su would catch everyone in the Shift. Once they were on the other side, Helga would lower the Ascendancy girl, adn swiped her brow with the back of her clawed hand; she was sweaty, and still a bit shaky. “Geez louis the fourteenth sun king, I almost got a heart attack there!” She yelled, her voice having a bit more bass in it. She lowered her voice, turning to Su. “Thank you so much, Su. I knew you could pull through.” She then sighed as she listened to Mika’s explanation; she frowned at first, but then gave a gentle smile. “It’s okay, Mika. The important thing is that we all managed to get out. Bye!” She waved to Mika as she left, and then let her arms droop. “I think I could use a little beach dimension time too...” But then, Su caught her with a surprise kiss, causing her to blush. “Sure thing, hun. Don’t be long now.” She sent su off with a fanged smile, and then turned to FanFan with a wider one; the latter girl was grateful for the handkerchief, even if it was difficult to interpret from her saddened expression. “So...You’re part of Beacon, correct?” Helga asked, to which FanFan nodded. “Yes...” She answered, and Helga sat down cross-legged. “Ok. Tell me all about this rave and why you attacked.” She nodded, and began to pour forth exposition too redundant to apply once more. [hr] Vivi lifted a weak hand up to her face, and attempted to wipe the blood that Askefye referred to; she got most of it, though she left a smear that ran down her nose and the sides of her cheeks. “...Crap, you’re right. Ugh...” She mumbled, and blinked at seeing the strange world she was taken to. She created a small dose of water from her hand, and washed her face clean. Then, with some effort, she sat up to look at Askefye as she made her rant. “Huh...I see...” She answered, and then made a weak chuckle. “Just some dinner, huh? I can pay you that much.” She sighed. “What even happened there? It was like, my mind was struck with an endless storm of migraines. Before that, there was some kind of buzzing in the air, too. I guess the others didn’t make it…” She then used some water to wash her uniform of the fire girl’s blood, and then tucked in her knees, holding them against her chest. “Sharron...Juliana…” she sniffled, and wiped her eyes. ”I will avenge you.” It was then that Su stumbled upon the two, and Vivi slowly turned towards her. “Yes...” She answered, looking a bit shy. “Do you know what happened?” [hr] Alicia busted into the back rooms, and discovered Eden’s corpse; it was missing a bite-marked chunk out of her shoulder. At that moment, Serenity popped into the room, teleported in by a higher being. There was also a hole in the wall, leading to the backstage and main hall; from there, she saw the back of what looked like a horrible monster with numerous tentacles; by the time the final force of magical girls entered the rave, Hyun Long had moved to the main hall by crashing through the back of the stage, consuming the corpses of magical girls using her dragon-headed tentacles. As a result, she had gained many more tentacles like a hydra, to the point of using them to lift herself up higher like Yunalesca’s second form. “FOR MY FALLEN SISTERS!” Rachel screamed a war cry as she fought against the monster queen; like a valiant knight against a fiendish dragon, she spun her hammer around and and smashed the dragon heads that snapped against her sturdy barriers, failing to get a good blow at Hyun Long herself. “FEERGHHH!” She snarled, seemingly maddened by the lightning strike, and formed an arm composed of ten dragon tentacles, pointing them at Rachel. The dragon heads glowed, opened their jaws, and ten small streams of fire erupted forth, combining together to form a blast resembling a dragon’s breath. Rachel formed a shield-shaped barrier to her front, barely holding on. “Curses! She’s grown so powerful!” While she performed the breath, she continued harvesting bodies with other dragonheads, growing more dragon tentacles than Rachel could destroy. Then the girls saw who were next on the cannibalistic creature’s menu; Ceriza and Cerise, the poor twins who were caught in the crossfire, still crackling with electricity from the Barrage that had struck them. [hr] At Penrose Gardens, the magical muggers successfully escaped, causing Kimble to throw a small hissy fit. “Damn it! I failed Mistress! Now she’s gonna hate me...” While Kimble was thrashing about in the air, Sally frowned as she listened to her magicomms. “I just got word from Penrose Park...There was some kind of attack on the Ascendancy at the rave. And by the sounds of it, it’s bad!” she stated, carelessly waving Aurelio’s detached arm, causing it to flop around. “You go ahead and investigate! I’m retrieving the wounded!” She ordered the remaining non-named girls, and the they teleported with a salute. “Shamrock Sally here, calling an extraction,” she would order, and soon enough the rest of them were back at HQ. It didn’t take long before Aurelio was seated in the infirmary, the Reinforcement girl having begun the re-attaching process of his arm. Kimble was sitting on the other side, seemingly taking a nap. “Now, this is going to sting a little as the nerves connect, so try to hold still,” the medic advised, followed by activating a healing spells as she moved the limb to the stump. Aurelio felt how the nerves of his arm smoothly joined with the arm, causing a phantom sensation similar to needles stinging in his arm. Sally bit her lip. “Try to endure it, Aury-poo! I need to go now!” However, as she was about to leave, she ran into Janet, who was carrying Jenna in her arms. “Janet! Thank Beacon you’re alive! What happened?” She asked, looking shocked. [hr] Sammy, for the longest time, simply watched as Nuncio and the others spoke. However, once she was patted, she spoke: “Thank you, Nuncio. I’m a bit tired, so let’s resume our investigation after some rest in a hideout of your choosing.” [hr] On their way to the park, Lily happened to hear a racket, and drove to the side street where the victim Yamamoto family’s home was. She then saw from a window how dark magical girls were tormenting a mother and her daughter. [color=fff200]”Those bullies...Those bully bitches!”[/color] She cried out, and skid her motorcycle to a stop. She kicked open the front door, and aimed her bow at the dastardly group. [color=fff200]”Lower the little girl down and leave, or I will shock your hair straight up!”[/color] She threatened them, looking absolutely furious. [hr] Penrose Park had turned into a spheksophobist’s nightmare, as giant wooden hornets dive bombed to attack the Ascendancy. However, Ronin was there to protect both sides of the conflict, and with expert sword technique scattered the first wave horrifying insect golems into the breeze. Lillia’s greatbow shots further scattered the swarm, mighty bone arrows piercing their wooden carapaces in a satisfyingly crunchy fashion. Tsuki thrusted her staff forward, and a shockwave of magic blasted the second wave away, blasting them to bits. Elora assisted her withy various robot arm-held guns to shoot them out of the sky while chopping up the few that did reach her, making sure none of them got close to the Cardinal. Anaya’s knights further protected the girls, ensuring none of them were stung by the acidic stingers as they blew holes through the armor-possessing spirits. However, there were still more hornets on their way, spawning from Aighorost’s avatar. Hudie attempted to approach the cursed leader, only to have an arm of all things thrown at her at by a very enraged Hilaria, deflecting the projectile with a high kick. Curiously, the masked magical girl fluidly avoided the dread-inducing dark magical girl’s every attack, as if she didn’t rely on simple intuition or reflexes but something more concrete. She summoned her magical weapon, which was a bladed fan resembling a butterfly’s wings, and slashed at Hilaria; these left gashes in her formidable armor but failed to directly cut her. “Curse you, you brute! If only I could get close, I could save the Cardinal!” Ishtar looked on as Hilaria fought, and cried, even as she looked so weak she could barely sit up. “Helewisa...She can...freeze me...” She slowly cried out. “She..can save me...Please...Remember...the food that...you love...” She then coughed, holding a hand to her mouth, and saw black blood flowing from her lips. “Please...Hele...wi...sa...” She closed her eyes, and her head slowly descended to the ground, as her coughs intensified. Viper was not doing well; as prepared as she was, even she couldn’t have predicted the amount of magical girls who had converged in the area, not to mention the laid-back looking girl who turned absolutely nuts and was teleported right up to her face. Having spent a lot of her mana just to keep the beserker still ong enough for her to flee, she didn’t have more for Celia, who was now in pursuit of her. She felt her steps slowing down from the loss of blood, and she turned back to see her having turned into a fearsome draconic entity, shimmering vividly with gem-like scales. She rushed forth… Only to be stopped by what looked like a small black ball with two blades curving around it, spinning in a deadly fashion and forcing Celia to block the attack. Then, Viper turned to see who had arrived. “Nyx? I thought you were dead!” Turns out, Nightwing had escaped from her binds, and by pure stroke of luck happened to wander in the direction of the park, where she saw Viper chased. “I still am...The Mint will ensure that,” she coldly stated, and with a point of her finger cast a darkness spell over Viper. “I failed them. But you can still free yourself from your debt, Viper! You can live! So go!” She saw that Celia was coming at them again, and charged right towards her, using a second bladeball to intercept her attack. Viper looked shocked, but then, with a bite of her lip, she turned away; the seemingly emotionless assassin shed a tear as she used the darkness to escape for good. Meanwhile, Nightwing stood her ground. “I am ready to die, but my life won’t come at a cheap price!” She spun both bladeballs around her, before she launched them at her flanks. “So come and get it!”