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[h2][color=FD0000]The Koopa Troop[/color][/h2]
[b][color=SpringGreen]wordcount:[/color][/b] 850 (+1)
[b][color=SpringGreen]Bowser Jr: Level 7 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=SpringGreen]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color]// (68/70)
[b][color=DeepSkyBlue]Kamek: Level 7 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=DeepSkyBlue]//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color]//// (66/70) 
[b][color=DeepSkyBlue]Location:[/color][/b] Edge of the Blue – Open Ocean
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What Sakura had done had not been what Kamek had been trying to get across at all, and yet. 

And yet. 

Geralt had arrived thanks to Ranger’s lift, giving Sakura all the room she needed to end the fight how she wanted. The grizzled man couldn't bear to watch. Kamek couldn't look away. A part of him thought it was infinitely stupid, to attemt to free something so blatantly monstrous and evil, and yet.

And yet.

Part of him realized that the monstrous ship girl could have been him, or Lord Bowser, or Jr or any one of their minions. He suddenly emphasized with her, where before he’d only wanted the danger to be over. 

He could only watch transfixed as the girl approached, hearted the ship and tried to pull her up out of the water, almost scared to move lest it break the spell of peace that fell across the battlefield. As if an errant twitch would prompt the girl to lash out at the vulnerable heroine and gut her in an instant, and yet. 

And yet

The moment stretched on, and against all logic, the monster seemed to have been tamed, attempting to rise and softly aid the injured Sakura. It was only when she raised her hand and waved up at the ship, up at him, and called for help that the bout of bystander syndrome that had gripped him was broken.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”It worked?”[/color] he said in amazement, before his eyes, freed from staring at the scene, glanced around and caught the sight of Ranger, slowly approaching the ship and the Sakura. He also spotted the other surviving abyssal vessel, the one wearing massive gauntlets and practically nothing else who The End had knocked out with a sleeping dart, being carried helpful thought the sky by his minions towards them.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Oh no it worked!”[/color]

[color=SpringGreen]”Yeah it did now could you two old farts stop standing around being useless already! Do you have any idea how annoying it is to have to sit here holding this ship up, unable to do anything but watch and then to have you two just waste time staring like gormless morons or hiding like a boo”[/color] Jr yelled, having been unable to do much but move the ship to and from escape vectors as the battle unfolded.

Kamek snapped fully back into reality part through the boy’s rant and then sprung into action he called out, [color=DeepSkyBlue]”Jr get ready to pick them up”[/color] as he mounted his broom and then rapidly descended towards the standoff occurring between the princess, who could definitely be seen to be holding Sakura hostage if you were being uncharitable, and Ranger, who had every reason to be bloodthirsty vengeful even without Galeem’s influence.

[color=SpringGreen]”Already doing that!”[/color] Jr’s call came after him, the ship gradually descending to come down to one side of the ship stand… float off, its bay doors opening up as he did so.

Kamk meanwhile dropped down out of the sky right in between ranger and the Princess, joined by his two remaining clones and one Toady holding the mg armed Tyrant, blocking Ranger’s shot in the process.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Let’s not do anything stupid please”[/color] politely told them as wands and a pig gun where brandished by him and his minions.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”This one is free now. I know that doesnt make sense, but trust me, a violent fog has been lifted from her mind. This can end without any more deaths, just give Sakura’s peace a chance”[/color] He told Ranger, who had the red clone facing her, wand brandished yet not quite pointing it at her. If she did try to do something stupid, there was a clear indication that Kamek wasn’t going to let her ruin the success of Sakura’s stupidly brave actions, but he didn't want to directly provoke her either. She was also the only Galeem influenced person left after all, at least the only one awake, (The rest of the retreating ship girls and pursuing abyssals had stayed away from them till now. He wasn’t sure how long that would last but knew that if either group came to them there’d be trouble) and that made her a liability to be handled with care.  

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”That said I can't say I entirely trust you Princess,”[/color] he told her apologetically. For all he knew freeing her form Galeem’s influence had just opened up the possibility for her to be incredibly crafty when pursuing her own survival [color=DeepSkyBlue]”It would be in your best interest to let Sakura walk away, after which my minion here will see to her health and then, should this end well, to yours,”[/color] he gestured to the white mage clone who slowly inched closer to provide physical support (if she needed it) and healing to the injured heroine, while keeping his wand still squarely aimed at the princess. The pig gun toting Toady, who hovered above and to the right of him, did the same, though whether the pint sized impromptu appointed marks-minion would be able to hit anything should it need to fire was doubtful.