The device buzzed in her pocket. Nomura Katsumi raised her eyebrows a reached into her pocket, grabbing the MPS and pulling it out. She tossed it into the air and caught it again, before finally taking a look at the screen. As she looked it over, her eyes lit up. Oh yes. Oh, that was just awesome! Things had been pretty quiet, recently. And while that meant that people were generally safe and okay... Katsumi really got a kick out of taking down bad guys. A huge kick. And this? This was just the kind of thing she wanted. "You better get ready, Santos-san..." Swiftly, she selected her coordinates. Earth, Museum Island... Perfect. This... this was just going to make her day! "[i]Because you're about to get the best backup you could ever ask for![/i]" The grey wall appeared, moving towards her... but Katsumi didn't intend on waiting. Squaring herself up, she sprinted forward and dove through the wall, immediately appearing out of the other side. However, she didn't stop there. Appearing in mid-air, the black-haired girl thrust one leg out to contact with the ground. And yet, she still didn't stop there. Her landing was far too fast to be stopped so quickly. Katsumi grinned as her boot-clad foot tore through the ground completely, rending a gash in the earth beneath her foot. When she finally came to a halt, around twenty feet away, she slammed her other foot down onto the earth, straightening. Still grinning, her eyes closed, the short girl folded her arms across her chest. "Look out, villains..." All around her, the thunks of the arrival of her weapons of choice sounded. Katsumi's grin grew as she opened her eyes. All around her, in a perfect ring, there were swords. Each was of a different make, but they all gleamed in the light of the sun. "Because Nomura Katsumi is here to take you down!" ... Of course, there were no villains in the immediate area. But that didn't matter, she would be fighting them at some point. ---- Anno took a deep breath, raising her hand. Okay, Rain wasn't going to be annoyed by her knocking. It was just nervousness getting to her, and that was silly. She knew Rain. Rain wouldn't be annoyed by her knocking on the door. But... what if she was busy with something? Anno didn't know what, but there might be something... The brunette shook her head and took another deep breath. No, no, she was going to knock on her friend's door. There was no reason to be nervous. She knocked once, and drew her hand back to knock a second time. But then... well, it was just then that she heard a rather familiar voice. "O-oh, Moe!" Anno greeted her friend, turning to face her and rubbing the back of her head. She was kind of wondering where the taller blonde girl had been, intending to go and look for her after she got Rain... and, well, that denial had pretty much provided the explanation she needed. She smiled. It was definitely nice to see Moe, they were close friends. "It's nice to see you! I was just going to get Rain, eh-heh." Her eyes slowly fell on the ground around Moe, and then behind her. She inclined her head to the side slightly in confusion. That... was a lot of sand... Did she take a shortcut across the beach? And... it was right about then when she heard a voice from beyond the door. It was, obviously, Rain. Turning to face the door one more, Anno spoke, calling to Rain on the other side. "Um, it's Moe and me! Um, me being Anno, eh-heh, um..." ---- Slowly, she emerged. The gray wall had passed over her... of course, she had been attending to something important. But she informed her that she would be back, and laid the book down, and departed. It was vital. It was vital, it was the path to the power that she needed. Wakahisa Shiori rose from the grey wall, her arms spread. The breeze caught her coat as she emerged, causing it to billow in the wind. At last, she emerged wholly from the portal, and it closed beneath her. She lowered her hands to her sides, her gaze shifting towards the ground. Slowly, she shut her eyes. Yes... this was yet another step towards attaining the power that she needed. Shiori needed it... to protect that which she cared about. And she always needed more. As much power as she could possibly gain. And Dai-Black Cross... it was the path to more power. Shiori opened her eyes and raised her head. Yes. This was her path. And she would destroy anyone who blocked it.