[center] [color=f49ac2]Sakura Level 8: 78/80[/color] [color=fff200]Karin Level 4: 21/40[/color] Location: leaving Gutsford Word Count: 1,308 Points Gained: 3 New EXP Balance--- [color=f49ac2]Sakura Level 9: 01/90 (pending) [/color] [indent][color=fff200]Karin Level 4: 24/40 [/color][/indent] [/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/5r7OTIh.png[/img] [b][color=Aquamarine]wordcount:[/color][/b] 1,308 (+3) [b][color=Aquamarine]Midna: level 8[/color][/b] EXP: [color=Aquamarine]//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color](110/80) [b][color=Aquamarine]Location:[/color][/b] leaving Gutsford [color=Aquamarine]Warp Charges:[/color] 0 [hider=warp locations] Virgin Victory teleport room Top of the Split mountain Outside the Convent of Our Lady of the Charred Visage Tostarena Town [/hider] [/center] It had been quite the kerfuffle indeed, and Karin Kanzuki suddenly found herself in a hurry. The Seekers were on the run from the law. Karin followed the sound of Peach’s recognizable- if unbefitting- gunfire. [color=fff200]”I was hoping to have a little more time to relax but-”[/color] Karin fired her grappling hook and pulled herself over an entire row of buildings, landing with a flourish at the loading bay of trucks. [color=fff200]”I find myself relaxed and ready to engage nonetheless. Tally ho, Seekers!”[/color] She quickly put together that they had convened with some kind of Seeker cell within the city that had organized their transport. [color=fff200]”Very well. This shall do for a quick escape.”[/color] Karin said, a single elegant hop carrying her to the roof of one of the trucks. A few more hops later and she was towards the front of the fleet. Her golden eyes scanned the Seekers. But it wasn’t long before she spotted her friend Sakura on the front of a motorcycle, the Princess Midna there as well. Sakura had found much more success than Karin had in terms of finding transportation, that for sure, but as to where she procured that motorcycle Karin could only assume she beat someone up for it. [color=f49ac2]”These cops are creepy.”[/color] Sakura said to Midna as they rode past them. She followed the havoc, winding between fleeing people and glimpses of fleeing Seekers, blowing past the pursuing G-Men in the process. Midna had no idea what a ‘cop’ was specifically, but she had to agree. Whatever peril the rest of the team had wound up stirring, it certainly had an ugly face. [color=f49ac2]”Looks like we’re taking the trucks after all, Midna-san!”[/color] She said, pulling to a stop and waiting for them to get moving. [color=f49ac2]”This is- um, not-”[/color] She tried to find the word. [color=f49ac2]”-subtle.”[/color] [color=Aquamarine]”You don’t say”[/color] [color=f49ac2]”But that’s okay. Looks like we made some new friends!”[/color] It was close- the G-Men almost caught up. But the convoy started at the last second and Sakura peeled away from the town and into the wilderness on her motorbike, with Midna has a passenger. The trucks were on the move. Sakura moved with Midna to the front of the pack, though if the Princess wanted to she could move wherever she liked. Sakura wished they had enough time to put some of the motorcycles down, but they were run out of town by the authorities before then. She pulled up alongside one of the front trucks where Karin was standing. [color=f49ac2]”Karin!”[/color] She shouted up to her, waving and grinning behind her new green goggles. [color=fff200]”Greetings, Sakura! I see you fared rather well. I offer my congratulations. I merely procured some tea in our time apart.”[/color] Karin said, her hair blowing majestically in the wind. [color=f49ac2]”I got six radios and four motorbikes! All of ‘em are in Midna’s magic pocket. ‘Cept for this motorbike I’m on right now.”[/color] [color=Aquamarine]”You could have done worse, you could have stirred up whatever trouble this is”[/color] Midna called up, before joking [color=Aquamarine]”Really, you can’t leave some people alone for five minutes without them picking a fight huh”[/color] before she leapt off of the back of Sakura’s bike, floated up to truck Karin was on and proceed to dump the three remaining bikes onto it to be picked up by the others if they wanted them. [color=Aquamarine]”Oh, and, nice to meet you of course”[/color] she turned to the second street fighter to say, before adding [color=Aquamarine]”and I take it the two of you already know each other?”[/color] [color=fff200]”The pleasure is all mine. Indeed, Sakura and I, Karin Kanzuki, are friendly rivals.”[/color] Karin said. She glanced down at the bikes Midna had placed on the roof of the truck. [color=fff200]”Impressive, no doubt, but…”[/color] She looked at the ground speeding along underneath them. [color=fff200]”I’m not entirely sure how we’re supposed to get on one now, unless your magic can accommodate.”[/color] [color=Aquamarine]”I could do it like this”[/color] Midna said, as she brought out her shadow hand, picked up a bike and then lowered it to the ground carefully, using her magical might to stop it getting ripped backwards upon contact with the ground and instead making it drive sidecar next to the truck for a little bit before picking it back up and popping it back in the pile. [color=Aquamarine]”See, totally safe… anyone want one?”[/color] After the princess made her offer, Karin glanced over Midna’s shoulder and to the horizon, where she spotted the oncoming enforcers. [color=fff200]”Hmph. It seems we have company. I’m afraid I’ll have to pass for now.”[/color] She adjusted the grapple gun on her bare arm. [color=fff200]”I’ll be more useful on foot.”[/color] [color=f49ac2]”...So, uh, what are you guys talking about?”[/color] Sakura asked awkwardly from her moving motorcycle below. [color=Aquamarine]”It’s a ….. Bus!”[/color] Midna said after taking a moment to remember the word while pointing over at it [color=Aquamarine]”And it’s not full of children”[/color] No, it contained something much worse. Demons. Because that is apparently what the G-men truly were. That said, despite looking far more dangerous, many of them still maintained the absurdity of their disguise forms, the most bizarre of which Midna could not keep her mouth shut about [color=Aquamarine]”That one’s riding a toilet? What’s it going to do …”[/color] she paused her mockery as realization and unwanted mental imagery flared in her mind and she cried out in a mix of horror and disgust [color=Aquamarine]”oh goddesses, what is it going to do?!”[/color] Sakura glanced over her shoulder, a nervous look plain on her face despite the goggles covering her eyes and eyebrows. [color=f49ac2]”Oh, man. This is going to be really dangerous. And not in a fun way. Can’t we just get a break? I guess- I guess I’d be more worried about the toilet guy if he [i]wasn’t[/i] on a toilet.”[/color] She mused optimistically, before looking back where she was going. [color=Aquamarine]”I wish I had your lack of imagination”[/color] Midna said as she crouched down on the top of the truck and got herself armed. Karin jumped herself to the truck closer to the rear, nearer to the fight. [color=fff200]”I shall engage the enemy defensively, preventing them from harming our ranged allies. With my grapple hook I’ll maneuver myself easily, and if necessary, save anyone from falling too far behind should they lose their balance.”[/color] [color=Aquamarine]”Sounds like a plan. As for me, let’s see if I can get this to work”[/color] the princess said, as she hoisted up a wide barreled musket she had stolen from one of the cat snipers, took aim … and then completely wiffed her first attempt at trying to shoot with it. [color=f49ac2][i]”Pfft-”[/i][/color] Sakura covered her mouth and averted her eyes. [color=Aquamarine]” … ”[/color] There was a moment of silence as she tried to work out how to reload it, failed, and then just pointed in their foes and commanded [color=Aquamarine]”Beast’s to me”[/color] Two twilight portals opened up, divulging her mecha bear from one, and her Vibrava from the other, the insect increased to a size more befitting of its dragon typing. The massive false bug flew to a nearby truck, gripped it, and unfurled its wings before vibrating them in such a way that it sent a wall of ear bleeding sound as it used bugbuzz on the entire demon horde. Back on the truck with Karin, Midna hopped up onto the back of the mecha bear, manning its back mounted cannon, swiveled it, aimed and then, before firing, commanded [color=Aquamarine]”Javalins! Take out that toilet!”[/color] such that when she let rip with the cyborgs cannon, sending one of Bowser Junior’s fiery goop filled swoopin stu’s blasting out towards the twelve-foot demon, her shot was joined by a volley of 4 icy spears and 3 spears of psychic energy from her assorted strikers Karin watched, eagerly anticipating the impact. [color=fff200]”An impressive barrage! Let’s see how they handle it.”[/color]