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[b][u]Thaum: Bugtanical Gardens[/u] (Group A)[/b]

Trixie reached out for her superbro as he scampered off deeper into the garden the second they were met with what looked like an enormous leech. Estelle had the right idea in mind, prepping her net as if it were a spear, preparing to take down that monster and capture it as if it were a collectible. Despite its size trumping that of their nets.

As Xandra dashed to retrieve the larger net Dylan brought to life, the monster began to gurgle something nasty before spewing green slime at the Pride. Undeterred, Trixie took off with her smaller net towards the leech, completely dodging its slow attempts to thwart its captors. "Xanny, Supersis! I'll attack his weak points for massive damage! Then you guys go around and capture him and stuff!"

Oh omelets, it felt so cool to shout orders like this, even if they weren't the brightest things that came out of her mouth. Then again, that was pretty normal for Trixie.

She reached the leech's side, and the leech let out a mighty, gurgly roar, lifting its head even higher and wriggling its scrubby sausage legs. That's when she knew - that's when she knew it was her turn to strike. "Hiyaaaah!" Trixie let out a battlecry as she [url=http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130615053030/animalcrossing/images/3/36/Groucho_Net_Hit.jpg]whacked the creature on its side.[/url] Of course, it didn't fit entirely into the net, since the net's circumference was smaller than the leech's thickness, but Trixie was smart enough to realize this. So instead of forcing the net further into the leech, she pulled back from the leech's jiggly skin and [url=http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130626200057/animalcrossing/images/c/c3/Gulliver_Net_Hit.JPG]whacked it again.[/url]

Once more its skin jiggled, rippling like a rock skipping across a pond.

Silently and almost quizzically, the leech turned to look at Trixie, its legs still squiggling and squirming, as the prankster pulled back and [url=http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130615071836/animalcrossing/images/d/d8/Saharah_Net_Hit.JPG]whacked at it a third time.[/url] It was probably going to spew some more acidic saliva once it realized what the fool was doing, though Trixie was far too carried away to even think about it.

"Guys! Guys, it's weakened! Capture it now before it faints!"

She paid no mind to any other monsters in the vicinity, including the giant spider inadvertently summoned by Don's frenzy.

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[u][b]Thaum: Colosseum[/u] (Group B)[/b]

The hesitation put on by Syed and Lucien off the bat was anything but reassuring, but at least Moira was there to make up for the shifty confidence. Even when their own team was announced on screen, Amy hesitated to do any other cheering than [url=http://cdn.smosh.com/sites/default/files/ftpuploads/bloguploads/sarcastic-clapping-captain-picard.gif]a slow clap, during which she looked to Selan for her reaction.[/url]

It was then that the wolves were released. "Hm? Wolves, huh?" Amy leaned forward in her sticky seat, elbow on her knee and chin in her hand. Lute readied his sword and Aria charged forth first, as a wolf pounced after Moira. Then the two nervous boys found themselves cornered and, oh Gods. Amy's face slid into her hand, shielding one eye from view completely. "Tell me when this is over."