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[color=salmon]Word Count: 1074 (+6 exp)[/color] [color=gray]Overdrive[/color]
[color=salmon][u]Level[/u]: [b]5[/b] - [u]Total EXP[/u]: 35/50
[b]Location:[/b] The End[/color][/center]
With everything going on from the dragon's deadly movements to their allies' antics, it was much easier to focus anywhere but Linkle while she and the Cadet zipped up with the slinger towards the top of an obsidian spire. Once they were safely away from the flood of acid, the hunter looked down over the top while the dragon was preoccupied. Thankfully it seemed like everyone had found a way to stay safe from the attack. Now, with the beast's tail caught and going nowhere fast, it was the perfect time for a counter attack! Before he could even measure the distance between the spire and dragon, wondering how exactly he would pull off said attack, the Hylian piped up behind him with a request for him.

[color=salmon]"Yeah, of course!"[/color] The Cadet was midway through turning to face her when her words stopped him and he snapped back and facing away from her. [i]I really hope those spirit changes aren't permanent![/i] he thought. With a nod of his head and thumbs up, Cadet stood steady until Linkle landed on his shoulders and sprung up, sailing towards the dragon. Ace Cadet would say he'd done a pretty decent job of not looking at this enderman-infused teammates so far, or any enderman since entering the central island for that matter, but it was hard not to watch the girl soar through the air in front of him. Fortunately, there were several other things drawing his attention. It seemed like the team was making the most out of the situation while the dragon was trapped, her body lighting up with attacks of all kinds. 

Too soon the enderdragon ripped herself from Bowser's grip and twisted her body like a wheel, threatening everyone on the towers with her tail. The hunter was prepared to hunker down and deal with another blast of wind, but he misjudged - he never did get that distance measurement after all. The dragon's thick tail made contact, colliding with the Cadet and knocking the wind out of his lungs. The force of the blow sent him careening from his perch and he tumbled through the air. The battle was flashing in his peripheral vision as the hunter struggled to orient himself enough to determine whether he'd have to brace himself for a hard impact with the ground or bring his slinger up to catch anything and stop himself from being flung from the island entirely. He'd just managed it - and the situation was looking more like the second option with every passing moment - when a very large and brightly colored queen entered his vision. In her palms were a couple more allies and a waiting hand. With no hesitation the Ace Cadet flung his arm out and grabbed onto Fox.

[color=salmon]"Thanks,"[/color] Cadet breathed, though he wasn't sure if his saviors would hear or not. 

There was a great view of the island up here, and while everyone was throwing their all at the black dragon Cadet couldn't help but notice a few missing faces. They'd all been there before he'd been knocked off the spire, was it friendly fire or could they have gotten off worse with no one to catch them? Neither thought was particularly pleasant. Ask anyone back home and they'd prattle off that old story about why [i]four[/i] was best number of hunters for one quest, let alone the [i]twenty[/i]-some odd they had now, so bumping into each other was to be expected. On the other hand, the dragon had proven fierce... Cadet's gaze scanned the battlefield below, and finally yet another familiar movement caught his eye. One, two passengers on the felyne express back to - [i]base camp? Where the heck would that be?[/i] Outside the portal back at the spiral mountain? Even further away in Lumbridge? Wherever they were going, Cadet knew it would be safe. Those cats took their job seriously. Although, usually they only took three passengers on the cart. Would they make an exception for such a large group? [i]...nah, probably not. Best not to risk it either![/i] 

Things were serious now. Fox advised him to be ready, and his grip tightened. [color=salmon]"Ready and willing!"[/color] He had an inkling of what the other man - er, animal? Animal man - had in mind, an inkling that was more of a hope, and his wish was granted when he tossed in the monster's direction. Though the situation was still dangerous, and at any moment one of their crew could be struck down, a grin split the Cadet's face. The dragon was getting desperate, he could see it. After years of seeing monster behaviors close up, he could tell the enderdragon was raging, thrashing about with all her might and clinging to life. She was at her most deadly now, but the Ace Hunter was optimistic - it meant she was almost down! 

With a much more controlled fall through the air, the Cadet kept a hand on the blade of the Master Bang and just as he touched down on dark scales of the dragon's head he drew it, slicing the beast up as he quickly moved away, past her horns and to her neck. It was the opposite path he'd taken last time he was on the dragon, now that everyone was on the offensive it would be better not to chance getting caught up in someone else's attack. Now the only question was where did he want to focus his own attack? He could help tear up the webbing of her wings, make it harder for her to take flight. Without that advantage, she'd be defeated in no time. The Cadet moved swiftly over the dragon's scales, but once he was in position between her wings something strange happened. A patch of her scales got darker... a growing patch. Wait, it was a shadow! The still super-sized Koopa King was overhead and coming down fast, so the hunter didn't stop. He ran down the enderdragon's back to escape the threat of being sandwiched between two giant reptiles. Just to be sure he'd clear the danger zone, the Cadet dropped down and slid along the rest of the dragon's back from her haunches down her tail, dragging his sword in one long cut down her hide as he did. What he wouldn't give for a pair of dual blades to really cruise, but the single sword was enough for now - his other hand was thrown out to steady his path.