Many things were happening so fast, Alex concentrating on protecting the two mages. Fiends poured around them, trying to launch themselves at the three. Unlike when Alex had to use her fists to fight, her technique with the sword was superb as she almost elegantly and powerfully slashed her sword against her opponents. Moving so quickly that she was not allowing any fiend to get too close to Naisha or Eva. Thankfully, Naisha casted protective spells to assist. The red head had lost so many, she had plunged her blade in so many fiends, so many pyreflies were bursting around her. Instinctevly making her nervous at their close proximity. Shaking it off, she avoided touching the glowing orbs of light as she continued hacking away, always moving and keeping on her toes. Bouncing off the ground ever so slightly in order to keep momentum. Her blue eyes caught glimpses of her other friends. She saw... Was that Braska?! Dive into the water to take on the source of the tentacle monster. Gippal getting smashed and knocked into the water as tentacles to flail in their unseemingly ending wrath. Part of her wanted to instantly bolt and dive in the water, but she couldn't leave Naisha and Eva. If she left them with this many fiends around, they probably couldn't handle it. Both were probably still fairly tired and Naisha still hadn't fully recovered. She'd have to trust Gippal and Braska would be alright. As two lizardfish came lunging toward Naisha, another one coming from Alex's other side, the red head cursed before quickly stabbing her sword, skewering the two fiends near her friend while lifting her left leg. Balancing on one leg as her body went flat as she kicked the other away. Before she can regain full posture, a fiend bit down on her left arm and she hissed. Taking her blade and stabbing the creature through the skull, just as she heard a loud smashing sound and Urick yelling at her. Turning just in time to see the falling mast and Urick beside her before she was shoved by the muscular man. Grunting as she stumbled before falling on her side, landing on her damaged arm, causing her to hiss painfully. Anger boiled as she turned her glare on Urick as he caught the mast before pushing it and tossing it aside. As he held his hand out, she grabbed it and stood up but still glared at him. [color=red]"What the **** Urick?! I could of handled it! I wouldn't let them get smashed!"[/color] Alex snapped angrily. Sure, she herself probably would of came out of that a bit harsher than if she wasn't just then being distracted. She could of caught it and tossed it just as much as Urick. But she definetly wouldn't let it fall on Naisha and/or Eva. The tall woman never really held that much concern over herself in these situations and seemed oblivious if Urick actually cared if she got smashed or not. Alex's glare intensified as he basically ordered her around. It pissed her off. Not because she disagreed Eva and Naisha had to retreat, though a raft would just risk them further. Alex could pull it and was a fast swimmer, but she doubted she could outswim fish lizard people and giant tentacles while pulling a raft. She was mad that the only time he said this much to her, is when he was like this. Yet he seemed fine talking normally with that ice witch. It just irritated her. She huffed before turning to Eva. [color=red]"Eva, can you have Valefor carry you and Naisha to Kilka. You'll be safer in the sky if possible."[/color] Alex said while twirling her sword to point towards herself before stabbing just under the arm in order to plunge a blade into a fiend behind her. She knew Valefor could carry Yuna, possibly another passenger. Both Eva and Naisha looked pretty light and if it came to it, the Aeon could probably carry one in a claw. If trouble should arise, Valefor still has attacks to protect them. Still, if the two didn't agree, she would follow Urick's idea, though she knew she'd be fighting tooth and nail. And she felt bad if she left the rest of her friends, the rest of the passengers, and the chocobos to a sinking ship. Her eyes darted to the water, feeling the ship beneath her stabilize a little. Maybe the ice witch, before seeing tentacles just drag the ice witch and Braska down underwater. Alex cursed a little again, resisting the urge to charge before turning her gaze on the two mages. [color=red]"What do you two think? Quickly."[/color] she said as she slayed another fiend.