**Cinder Fall - Cinder's Vessel**

The state her dress was now in as a result of Charlotte earned a grimace from the Semi-Witch, but it was one easily solved as she snapped, her eyes flaring bright orange, and the affected parts burst into life, fire burning away both the drool and food, before subsiding back to inactivity once more. That was one of the beauties of having your clothes made from Dust, easy maintenance. Not that it made what Charlotte had done any more amusing. 

She was then distracted by, again, Charlotte, dancing around on the console hitting various switches and buttons, and while most of it was fairly harmless, she did have to keep the young Witch from accidentally activating the self destruct, or something similarly dangerous for the survival of both of them. She didn't want to put to the test whether she could survive hard vacuum just yet. 

"Yes, it is," she confirmed as she looked out the viewport. "Now, I'm flying as fast as I can. Please stop jumping on the controls." It was a halfhearted effort, but it was better than nothing. And it probably would help them get there sooner if there was no interference, which was also probably a bit much to expect from her companion. But it would be worth it once they got into the fight. 

In fact, they weren't aiming for the star itself, but the fourth planet in the system, a barely habitable desert world skirting the edge of the Goldilocks Zone, which had the effect of not many people living there due to the cold temperatures. The main item of interest though was an outpost that had been set up by the Kzinti, and then appropriated when the Kzinti lost (yet another) war against humanity. It had been placed near Slaver ruins, those same ruins where they had found the device Cinder so wanted. And given that it was a research installation, she didn't expect much of a fight.

Drawing near, she activated the cloak as she streaked for the planets atmosphere, the teardrop shaped ship becoming wrapped in a field that would keep them invisible as they got in range of the facility. "Not long now," she told Charlotte as they entered the planet's atmosphere. Indeed, no it would not, and she was already looking forward to the fight.

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**Nono - Restaurant District, Yggdrasil**

Giving a small mental fist pump at her success, Nono grinned at Gintoki before following after Saber at a similar pace, looking forward to the time that would be spent with people she cared about a great deal. There wasn't anything better in the universe after all, and given a lack of other things to do, this was as good as anything. 

She noticed the subtle signs, but wasn't expecting it as Saber shifted, Nono watching in near awe as armor appeared in the place of regular clothes, and her 'older sister' ran in, warning them about an attack, and beginning the effort of getting the civilians to safety. The android took a moment to appreciate that, running through the parallels between Lal'c and Saber, with the devotion to others, and how calmly she handled situations such as this.

That took mere moments before Nono swung into action as well, not even having to look to confirm what had been said, and she shifted as well. A visor emerged from the nodes on the side of her head, covering her eyes in a protective orange that allowed her a greater range of vision than normal, while her usual orange outfit was shed for a red and white jumpsuit, mirrors visible on her elbows and chest. Her hair flamed bright orange as she stood there in combat mode, before the thrusters in her legs activated, allowing her to power up to the rafters where the intruders where.

Coming up level with them, she stopped, arms folded, as batteries of lasers slid out from her legs. "Terran Imperial Space Fleet, Solar System Direct Assistance Battalion Attache, Sixth Generation Interstellar Cruising Decisive Weapon, Buster Machine Number 7! Surrender immediately, or I will use force." Right now, she wasn't a carefree girl, she was an arbiter of death and justice, a machine made for war that now looked the part in all her frightful glory. And if they refused, she meant every word.