Say farewell, Eblan [Action | Team Edge | Plot!]

[flirtninja.livejournal.com]

"We're under attac-"

[The cry that came up from the guards became a scream as a rush of fire smashed against the exterior walls of Eblan, rocking the castle on its foundation. Upstairs, the Prince awoke suddenly, leaping to his feet in a flurry of sheets and pillows.]

No. This can't be --

Not again!

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[werepanther]

[One minute, he'd been walking in the Quad and now he was... standing in a crashing castle? With Edge? Tom shoots him a confused look.]

You actually know what's going on?

[balladofgales.livejournal.com]

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[flirtninja.livejournal.com]

[WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE.]

[The pause, during which he's metaphorically picking his jaw up off the floor, ends when another explosion rocks the castle. Then, from down the hall, an older man and woman -- in royal garb, but designed for function as well as flash, and each of them bearing weapons -- pass by, the man stopping to speak.]

"Edge, get everyone to safety. In the caves! We will handle Rubicante."

[And if Edge had been stunned before, this shock drops him to his knees as his parents disappear.]

No --- you'll be killed--!

[notaferry.livejournal.com]

[Botan glanced around with an uncertain look to her face. Moments ago she was within her classroom, finishing up her last bits of lesson plans and the next thing she knew she was a few feet behind Tom, papers scattered everywhere and chaos in the air. Everything seemed on high alert.]

Is this another compression?!

[werepanther]

[The chaos is enough to drive a person crazy. Focusing his attention on Link - that kid shouldn't be able to handle a sword under any circumstance - Tom shrugs sheepishly after he starts running after Link.]

Looks like it. I'll get the kid; you handle Edge. That okay with you?

[balladofgales.livejournal.com]

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[flirtninja.livejournal.com]

[The ninja rises to his feet, a look of wild desperation on his face as he stands, paralyzed, between duty and family. The last time he had made this choice without hesitation. This time he knew what would come. And it shows.]

[But that delay lets Link escape! It's easy enough to find the action -- just follow the King and Queen, who are racing down the stairs to the grand foyer of the castle and the front doors where the assault is strongest.]

[notaferry.livejournal.com]

[Botan gives a quick nod to Tom, before going off towards Edge. When she gets to his side, she reaches out gently to touch his arm. She recognizes that look and with all the chaos about, it's not a good thing.]

Edge? Focus now, dear. [A careful squeeze.] We're in your world, aren't we? What are we in the midst of?

[werepanther]

[DAMMIT KID, wait up for the Instructor--well, werecat trying to catch up with him! Tom does eventually manage to run beside him... after about a couple of minutes of trying.]

HEY! Where do you think you're going?

[balladofgales.livejournal.com]

To fight the monsters!

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[flirtninja.livejournal.com]

[The touch and the voice that simply does not belong here wake him from his sudden crisis of inqaction. The choice is painful and simple -- maybe save his parents, or definitely save everyone else. And duty comes first.]

Rubicante, the Elemental Fiend of Fire, is laying siege to the castle. I need -- we need to evacuate everyone while my parents --

[He can't finish it. He gets to his feet shakily.]

[Monsters? Oh yes, there are monsters spilling through a whole in the doors leading outside, locked in combat with several of the ninja guards of the castle. Even as Link charges that way, one of the Bombs self-destructs, its explosion washing over a guard and laying him flat and motionless.]

[notaferry.livejournal.com]

As long as we're here, we'll do our best.

[Her tone is a mixture of battle-ready resoluteness and placatory comfort, the kind only someone like Botan could manage. She knows that if this is a Time Compression there is no telling when they might be pulled somewhere else, but they are SeeD, they were trained for situations like these.]

Are you able to walk alri--- [At the explosion, Botan whips around and goes straight for the guard, calling upon her abilities to help heal him. She hasn't fought with Edge before, but she trusts him to do what he has to; whether that is having her back or going somewhere he is needed, is up to him. Right now this is what has her attention.]

[werepanther]

Not in this condition! [Actually pondering this as he looks around. If the whole castle's on fire... it might be better to cool it down first.] You got anything that could douse the flames?

[balladofgales.livejournal.com]

Not douse, but... I froze flames before!

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[flirtninja.livejournal.com]

[Edge all but leaps down the stairs, snapping shuriken at the monsters still littering the hall. Another pair of Bombs lurch through the hole in the doors, though.]

[Edge points at a hallways leading off into the castle.]

The secret passage to the outside is that way. Get as many people as you can to it! We're evacuating to the Eblan Cave.

[notaferry.livejournal.com]

[Botan barely nods in acknowledgement, as she's about healing various individuals and, on occasion, fighting them off. She might even be pulling her oar out of no where and bashing one or two upside the head with them for keeping her power in reserve for healing.]

Edge! [She calls out, her voice firm as she continues with the work she's in the midst of. There's a edge of obvious concern to her tone.] Do not do anything reckless! We don't know how this is going to play out via the Compression!