SECRET EVENT: The Gravity of the Situation

[wrfiends]

[Ding!]

Hey, what's this?

[Just as the elevator doors open on the first floor of Garden to admit the two awaiting it, the cadet inside holds up a box that looks, for all the world, like a cigar box. No sooner do his fingers touch the lid, though, then a noxious black smoke begins to creep out of the cracks...]

[Cafeteria]

[You might have thought today would be peaceful, but no such luck. From behind the counters, a pair of massive bats crash upwards and into the air, their shrieks just on the upper edge of human hearing and like nails on a chalkboard. Even as the air shimmers around then, they dive to the attack...]

[Dorms]

[Wait, isn't that dorm room uninhabited? Then what's banging at the door?]

[Answer: a pair of massive, red-and-black wolves that a second later smash through that door, saliva and froth dripping from their fangs and flames curling around their claws as smoke spills out around them to engulf their intended prey...]

[Classroom Hallway]

[A crash, a clatter, a thud, and a curious crunch presage the door to the magic classrooms buckling, then shooting inwards as if it has been sucked off its hinges by a massive vacuum cleaner. A moment later the source emerges -- a black sphere with no features, no reflectivity, no nothing but smooth perfection and a seeming absence of light. The closer it gets, the more dramatic the pull towards it, but that doesn't seem to affect the smoke that's boiling out the door to surround it...]

[Elevator]

Who disturbs my sleep?!

[No sign of Garden, no sign of the elevator, and the hapless cadet is clutched in the massive claws of the demonic red-black figure that has appeared seemingly out of nowhere. Contemptuously, Diablos discards his first heedless victim, then turns his attention to the other two with him...]


[OOC: Welcome to the secret event! Each location has been sealed off by the power of the GF Diablos, and its inhabitants have been cast into a black rocky plain in darkness... so, not your best day, then. Don't worry, when the monsters you face have been defeated, you'll be freed from your imprisonment, and might even have the chance to help others if need be! Your randomly-determined location assignments are in the comments, so go wild!]

Comments

[grollschwert]

I'm fine.

[And almost late, but let's not think about that right now.]

[morphitudinous]

[Billy moves over to Edward without a word, silently offering his arm. He also offers something else---one of his Cure stock. Truth be told, he's not in perfect health either, but the surge of power helps.]

So you've got a new Guardian Force, right? And---I'm glad. There should be more Cures if we need them.

[He nods to Grolla too. Less words might be better. Changing the pitch of his voice to avoid detection is exhausting.]

[rewritethis]

[The Cure spell just puts him back in good enough condition to refuse the proffered arm. His ego's about the only part of him that survived this whole encounter without bruising, and he'd like to keep it that way.]

Whatever. What I want to know is how the hell we're supposed to get out of here. [He needs to go fetch another coat and jacket, for a start.]

[wrfiends]

[No worries on that score; the pocket dimension fades as Diablos's energies are assimilated, leaving the group packed into the lift.]

[morphitudinous]

[Excellent. Billy folds his arms behind his back and smiles beneath the the helmet, praying no one asks what a strange blue soldier is doing on an elevator.]

I think that answers the question. So...I suppose you'd better report the new GF, right?

[rewritethis]

[On one hand, he doesn't see why he should when it was the blue guy who'd apparently done most of the work - and besides, all this GF and pocket dimension crap is way too close to magic for his liking. On the other hand... ego. Hm. Tough decision.]

Well, what about you? Both of you. What're you gonna do?

[grollschwert]

There may have been other incidents connected to this one. I'll search for anyone else that may have been involved.

[Got to be sure this is well and truly over with. No information can be spared being reported if it's relevant.]

[morphitudinous]

That's a good idea. We can split up and cover Garden.

[And Billy can escape and de-morph, but let's not talk about that.]

[grollschwert]

I was drawn into that dimension from the dormitory hallways, so I'll check the north end.

[And to do things as quickly as possible, it would be better to have a plan.]

[rewritethis]

You sure? I was gonna drop by there first... [Since, well, look at him. Torn clothes, half his coat missing, automail showing, dust and grit everywhere - the last time he'd been this much of a mess due to something he hadn't been asking for, some asshole had given him detention for it.] Although I guess two of us can't hurt. It's a pretty big area. I'll... check on a few other places before reporting, then.

[When the lift door finally opens, still on the ground floor, Ed trudges out, exuding quiet relief. But he stops a few steps away to glance back over his shoulder.]

Thanks for back there, anyway. ...For covering me, I mean. [Because, again, ego. His smile this time says a lot more than his words, though.]

[morphitudinous]

Then I'll head south. See you!

[And off would run Billy, around the first floor and then out...a nice forest to change back, and then a long walk before wandering back. That should keep the suspicion off him.]

[grollschwert]

[All right then, we're done here, her thoughts run, as she nods at Ed's gratitude, then walks away to check on the rest of this place she now called home.]