[center][hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/0XCAUwz.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/L4GDi1Q.png[/img][hr][hr][hr][/center] Saskia was having an amazing nap in Clementine’s car. She’d barely slept the night before thanks to being crammed between Ella and Lisa, hair up her nose from one side and a bone crushing hug from the other. She was dreaming pleasantly - she was a bringer of justice, hunting down Stauber like it was a game. Causing him fear, ah, sweet fear... Sleeping Saskia smiled, mumbling something and curling into herself. So many ways to hurt him when she caught him. Maybe she should start with a bone shard to the shoulder… No, no, burning. Ah, the sweet smell of burning flesh- [i][b]BANG.[/b][/i] Saskia jolted awake, burning smell actually wafting around her nostrils - because someone had thrown a massive fucking fireball through the wall. Oh shit. Saskia scrambled to get out of the car, barely awake and nearly falling over. [color=DC143C]"What the fuck happened?"[/color] Saskia shouted to Vanessa and Clementine. Desperate worry, the most emotion she’d shown in a long time, was sketched across her face. She didn’t even wait for an answer before running towards the hole in the wall. [color=DC143C]"[i][b]Ella! Lisa![/b][/i]"[/color] However, Saskia’s forearm got yanked by Clementine, who had her pistol drawn as she said, “Hold on! Let’s take it slow!” Vanessa was at her side with a gun similarly drawn. “We have no clue what’s going on in there! You could be running facefirst into something that has [i]nothing[/i] to do with you.” [color=DC143C]"There's no way it's not them,"[/color] Saskia hissed, stopping running towards the building and just glaring at it. Ella and Lisa could handle themselves, but they were also often incredibly oblivious. Of course they'd get into a magical fight. She should've gone in with them. [color=DC143C]"What should we do then? Just stand here?"[/color] “We assess the situation,” Clementine rolled her eyes as she quickly ran to the wall adjacent to the hole and slammed her back to it, facing it. She quickly looked at Saskia, then slapped the wall behind her and nodded as Vanessa got on the other side of the hole. Once all three of them were in position, they steadily moved forward before… … Lisa climbed out of the hole in the wall using her spider legs. She quickly climbed above… and a burst of pink fire came out afterwards. “Jesus!” Clementine said, covering her face with her arm. [color=DC143C]"Fuck- Lisa! Where's Ella?"[/color] Saskia was relieved to find one of their friends, but unhappy that she'd been right. She shoved a hand into her pocket to grab her knife… only to realise that it'd been taken when they were arrested. Shit. She couldn't run in there when unable to use half her spells. [color=DC143C]"Either of you have a knife- before I do something drastic."[/color] [color=764820]”... She’s still inside!”[/color] Lisa shouted, Clementine dug into her pocket and pulled out a [url=https://i.imgur.com/OBvtakf.jpeg]folding knife[/url] and practically threw it to Saskia before she looked up and shouted, “What the hell happened in there?!” [color=764820]”We b-botched it!”[/color] Lisa stammered as she remained in place on the wall. [color=DC143C]"No shit,"[/color] Saskia said, catching the knife and pulling out the blade. She swiftly pulled it across the palm of her hand. Only a few drops of blood escaped before she was controlling it, running up her arm to coat her body in a protective layer. She shoved the knife in her pocket. [color=DC143C]"Ella! Shit, we should-"[/color] [color=e77fbf]"Saskiaaaaa,"[/color] a wail came back, followed by Ella's head popping out the hole. She rolled out at the same side as Vanessa, probably flashing her thanks to the short magical girl skirt, and pulling up to a crouched position. [color=e77fbf]"We messed up big time! It was going so welllll then she started shooting fireballs!"[/color] [color=764820]”I should have did the talking!”[/color] Lisa shouted from above. “Look, let’s ju-“ Another burst of pink fire came out of the hole as Neon stepped out… baring chest to the world as both hands burned with an intense pink fire. Both Clementine and Vanessa pointed their pistols at her as Clementine shouted, “Get on your knees! Put the fire [i]away![/i] And gently place your channeler in front of you!” “Fuck!” Neon said, “I should have known you bitches were working with the feds!” “Get on your knees!” Clementine repeated, “Don’t make me repeat it again!” “What?! Trying to make me imitate your mother last night!?” Neon laughed as she slowly got down, the fire fading. She put her hand on the ground, looked up at Vanessa, and grinned. Before she exploded into an orb of pink fire, light, and electricity, then darted down the street at incredibly high speeds. [color=e77fbf]"I swear we're not with the feds, it's complicated!"[/color] Ella shouted. She scrambled to chase after Neon - but even with slightly stronger legs she wasn't a runner. [color=e77fbf]"We want to help you!"[/color] [color=DC143C]"How much did you fuck up?!"[/color] Saskia rolled her eyes, giving chase after Neon. She lightened her bones as she ran, speeding up enough to not immediately lose her… but she was still just running, lightened bones or not. [color=764820]”... A lot!”[/color] Lisa shouted as she hopped off the walls, onto ground level. Then hopped again onto an adjacent wall, she looked over her shoulder. [color=764820]”I should have ma- I’ll catch her!”[/color] Lisa shouted, as she hopped to the rooftops, using her spider legs. “Saskia!” Clementine shouted as she ran back to her car, then stuck a foot in, “You’re not catching her on foot! Get in!” [color=DC143C]"... shit, yeah."[/color] Saskia had forgotten they had a car, quickly changing her direction to run to the car. She ignored the sharp pain in her ankles at the sudden change. She yanked open the door, jumping in the back. Thankfully Ella managed to reach the car too, getting in the other side. [color=DC143C]"Let's go, in case Lisa ends up catching her first."[/color] Vanessa hopped in the passenger seat, and Clementine slammed the door shut. Without a word, Clementine floored on the gas and sped off after the speeding fireball. Neon bobbed and weaved her way through the cars as they hardly reacted to her. Lisa was still pursuing from the rooftops, hopping from building to building. While Clementine was swerving through traffic like a maniac. “We should have grabbed an undercover cruiser!” Vanessa shouted. “We should have!” Clementine shouted, “Should of. Could of. [i]Would[/i] of!” However, Neon quickly transformed into her human form at an intersection and narrowed her eyes at her pursuers. She swung both hands upwards, and with them came two waves of pink fire directly approaching the car. “Oh shit!” Clementine quickly swerved to the right, skidding out of control. Ella screamed, and Saskia’s hand shot out to grab Ella’s even though she was silent. At the same time she swiftly formed a blood tentacle on her back, smashing out a window and grabbing a traffic like pole with it in an attempt to slow the car down before they crashed and died. However, Clementine got control of the vehicle and came to a gentle stop. She sighed out of relief. However, Neon turned to leave… [color=764820]”... AAAAAAAAAH!”[/color] Lisa screamed like a maniac as she flung herself from the rooftop at Neon. Her spider legs retracted into her body. Before she could react, Lisa made an impact, knocking Neon to the ground. Saskia kicked open the car door, using the blood tendril to pull herself out. She half swung around the pole, landing a short distance away from Lisa and Neon. She rolled, shooting back out the tendril to try and wrap around Neon’s waist. Lisa had wrapped herself around Neon’s chest, biting on her shoulder like a psychopath. However, Neon sent out electricity, which caused Lisa to convulse as her hair stood up. It hit the blood tendril, electrocuting Saskia directly through it. It was fucking painful but she held on, pulling herself in closer to straddle Neon's legs. At first, she hadn't wanted to hurt her, but she was pissed that Lisa had been hurt. Two bone spears shot out of Saskia's legs where they met Neon's, shooting directly into her flesh. “Ayyyyyyyyye!” Neon shouted as the spears shot into her thigh. She quickly raised a hand at Saskia and fired out a hot-pink beam of kinetic force. Saskia twisted so it hit her shoulder rather than her face, bone dislocating with a horrid snap. She didn't retract the bone spears, keeping her on top of Neon, and started to squeeze with the tendril. [color=e77fbf]"Saskia! Lisa!"[/color] Ella came running over, late, flourishing her magic wand and hitting Saskia with a beam of healing light, which quickly began to heal her. Clementine and Vanessa ran up, aiming their guns at Neon as Clementine shouted, “Everyone relax!” She said, “Let’s put the magic away! Sit down! And [i]talk[/i] about this!” “Will you put your fuckin’ guns away?!” Neon shouted, aiming a glowing hand at Ella, and another at Saskia. Lisa finally shook her head as she took a few steps away. “Saskia…” Clementine said, “Put it away.” [color=DC143C]"... fine,"[/color] Saskia frowned, retracting the bone spears and letting go of Neon with the tendril. It was sucked into the wound at her hand and she rolled off Neon. She then looked up at Ella. [color=DC143C]"I'm fine, Lisa was electrocuted."[/color] [color=e77fbf]"Oh,"[/color] Ella said, swapping her healing beam to Lisa. She looked down at Neon with an apologetic smile. [color=e77fbf]"I'm really sorry! We really just wanted to talk! Do you want healed?"[/color] As agreed, Clementine and Vanessa holstered their weapons. “[i]Now[/i] you wanna talk!?” Neon shouted, shaking her head. “You bitches threatened [i]me![/i]” [color=e77fbf]"I always wanted to talk, you attacked us!"[/color] Ella said. [color=764820]”You just took it the wrong way! I’m sorry for my smoothbrained friend!”[/color] Lisa said, shaking her hands as she awkwardly laughed. [color=764820]”Let’s talk about this! Just give us another chance! We’re trying to help you!”[/color] “Give me one good reason why I should!?” Neon shouted, as she threw an arm across her exposed chest. [color=DC143C]"Here, a peace offering."[/color] Saskia pulled off her oversized sweater, revealing the baggy black t-shirt below, and held it out to Neon. [color=DC143C]"Look, I don't know what that idiot over there said, but we're not threatening you. We want to help you. A shady, society bought agent has given proof that you're with the society, so there's a warrant out for you. [I]We[/I] know that bastard is with them, which means you're not… well. Not on their side."[/color] [color=e77fbf]"We'll know soon, anyway!"[/color] Ella declared, looking around vigilantly. [color=e77fbf]"If that white bastard comes outta a portal again."[/color] Neon hesitated, but she didn’t flinch before grabbing the sweater and putting it on. It was a little snug on her because she was just a little bit taller than Saskia, but Neon didn’t flinch. She shook her head, “Thanks, chica.” She stood up to her feet and shook her head. “Not surprised Stauber sold me out… bastard’s probably mad that I wouldn’t have sex with him.” She briefly pulled the sweater down, only for it to snap back into place, and she rolled her eyes, “Now, just so you know, I’m with the Society… just not [i]with[/i] the Society. You know what I’m saying, right girls?” [color=764820]”Totally!”[/color] Lisa smiled widely. [color=DC143C]"Like a double agent,"[/color] Saskia nodded. That made sense… and made things easier for them. The corner of their lips tugged up into an almost smile. [color=DC143C]"That means you have information on the Society, right? Like how to get to Mo-"[/color] [color=e77fbf]"Don't say his name!"[/color] Ella interrupted, looking around again. [color=e77fbf]"He might just appear!"[/color] [color=DC143C]"That'd make our life easier,"[/color] Saskia shrugged. [color=DC143C]"So, you worked with Stauber- even though that bastard was sicking feds on Society enemies?"[/color] “Look, mami,” Neon tugged at the bottoms of the sweater again, before she shook her head and said, “I didn’t know about that. He tried making it sound like he would [i]help[/i] me. If I knew how much of a piece of shit Stauber was, I wouldn’t have even bothered with him in the first place!” She could only awkwardly laugh. “... Would have saved me a lot of irritation because all he wanted to do was shove his lil’ pecker in me!” She laughed, except for real this time, before she turned to Ella, “And I didn’t say he would appear, just that his little followers are everywhere and [i]will[/i] do something if they hear you. Would you do good to keep your mouth shut.” [color=DC143C]"His followers are after us anyway,"[/color] Saskia shrugged. [color=DC143C]"We’ll just kill them."[/color] Clementine and Vanessa crossed their arms as they listened. “Why though? Why do ya’ll give a damn about me? What do you want with those bastards? ” [color=e77fbf]"Well you see, we’re-"[/color] Ella started, before Saskia cut her off by shoving their blood tendril over her mouth. [color=DC143C]"No way are you talking again, Ella, you already fucked up once,"[/color] Saskia rolled her eyes, retracting the blood again when she was sure Ella wouldn’t talk. [color=DC143C]"Namely, Stauber was our lead, no he’s disappeared. We figured you could help us since he outed you. As for those bastards, we want to kill the one we can’t name. I had a [i]wonderful[/i] drawing to show exactly what I was going to do with him… but the PRA took it… and it was lost…"[/color] Saskia trailed off, muttering under her breath. Ella cheerfully said, [color=e77fbf]"Yeah we’re trying to get rid of the Society!"[/color] Neon furrowed her brows, “... I told you, they’re watching, mami.” Then shook her head. “But, why, though? I mean the Society are assholes, but I want to know why you want the Society out?” [color=DC143C]"Less the society, more their boss,”[/color] Saskia shrugged. She didn’t really care if they were watching. They already had targets on their heads. [color=DC143C]"Our… boss wants him dead, I guess."[/color] [color=e77fbf]"He isn’t our boss!"[/color] Ella argued. [color=e77fbf]"He’s more like… dunno. But we need to kill him to stay alive."[/color] [color=DC143C]"Yes, his life for ours. Also, he’s a bastard.”[/color] [color=e77fbf]"A very evil bastard…"[/color] [color=764820]”The evilest!”[/color] Lisa shouted. “Well, he calls himself the ‘Father of Lies’,” Neon laughed. “An ‘evil bastard’ doesn't begin to cut it, Mami.” She grabbed her hair and began twirling it, “So, somebody is basically holding you three hostage unless you do a job for him…?” Lisa looked between the three, [color=764820]”... From a certain point of view, yes.”[/color] “I would advise if you three want to pull this off to work on your people skills…” Neon laughed. [color=DC143C]"Our people skills are perfectly fine?”[/color] Saskia tilted her head, looking slightly confused. [color=DC143C]"Well, mine are. Ella’s… not so much.”[/color] [color=e77fbf]"Hey, I don’t draw torture scenes!"[/color] Ella shouted, before looking at Neon. [color=e77fbf]"You’re probably right. We don’t get much practice with that cause we di- don’t get out much. But do we really need them? That doesn’t help with killing."[/color] [color=DC143C]"It would help us turn his own people against him, so we can dismantle his empire and destroy everything he loves…”[/color] “... And maybe negotiate so I don't think ya’ll are threatening me?” Neon facepalmed. [color=DC143C]"I wouldn’t have seemed like that if I was there,”[/color] Saskia intoned. [color=e77fbf]"It would’ve! You can’t stop talking about torture! I bet you were dreaming about it again,"[/color] Ella huffed. [color=764820]”Torture, or meeeeeeeee!”[/color] Lisa laughed. Saskia didn’t deny it, waving Ella off. [color=DC143C]"We’re getting off topic. Basically, we hope you’ll be able to help us with information on the Society. In return, we’ll get them to remove the warrant they have on you.”[/color] “I’ll see what I can do, but I already trusted the Feds one time,” Neon shook her head, glaring at Clementine and Vanessa another time. “I’ll help you three, but I’m [i]not[/i] helping them.” Vanessa shrugged. “... Fair.” “Look, we’ll keep Stauber off your back,” Clementine said, “Matter fact, we’ll stay out of your hair.” She looked between the four, and said, “... Deal?” [color=764820]”Sounds good to me!”[/color] Lisa said. [color=DC143C]"Perfect, we work best without oversight,”[/color] Saskia nodded. [color=e77fbf]"Just make sure that sleazeball Stauber doesn’t come near us!"[/color] Ella declared. [color=e77fbf]"I [i]will[/i] kill him."[/color] “You’d be doing us all a favor,” Clementine laughed. “It’s ‘bout time he falls out of a window anyway.” [color=764820]”I’d vomit spiders on his dick anyway!”[/color] Lisa said, [color=764820]”I’m glad we could work everything out! Even though I prefer you without the sweater, I can’t live in a world where people are mad at me over nothing!”[/color] “Yes… it was just…” Neon waved her hand left and right. “... A big [i]misunderstanding.[/i] Oh wait, before I forget…” She reached for something, before she hissed, “... Shit, I left my phone in there.” [color=764820]”We don’t have phones anyway,”[/color] Lisa said. “No phones? [i]Whaaaaaaaaaaat,[/i] mami?” Neon said, “What are you three? Teenagers? Well, I guess most teenagers these days got phones, but [i]whaaaaaaaaaat?[/i]” [color=e77fbf]"Well we kind of are- We just couldn’t afford ‘em!"[/color] Ella laughed. [color=e77fbf]"Our friends bought us [i]one[/i] laptop between us but no phones! Only walkie talkies!"[/color] [color=DC143C]"You could watch all the anime you wanted on a phone…”[/color] Saskia mused. [color=DC143C]"It’s a long story why we don’t have anything like that. Real long.”[/color] [color=e77fbf]"We should get some! Lisa do that thing-"[/color] Ella started shouting, before pausing and looking at Clementine and Vanessa. She lowered her voice to a whisper. [color=e77fbf]"Do the thing with your spiders again later."[/color] Lisa menacingly grinned as she said, [color=764820]”... Sure!”[/color] Clementine narrowed her eyes, but was otherwise silent. “Let’s get out of here, then, Mami,” Neon said. “My ass is getting cold anyway.” “... Where are you three sleeping tonight?” Clementine asked, before she rolled her eyes. “Well, where do you want to go next is the better question?” [color=DC143C]"We should probably go back to the motel,”[/color] Saskia said, looking at Lisa and then Ella. [color=DC143C]"Hopefully our friends are still there [sup]and there’s two beds[/sup].”[/color] [color=e77fbf]"Oh yeah, I bet they’re worried! Probably think we did something stupid again,"[/color] Ella laughed. [color=e77fbf]"Hopefully they won’t make us stay inside for days this time…"[/color] “Maaaaaaaami!” Neon slapped a hand on her hip as she smiled. “You grown, don’t let anyone tell you what you can and can’t do when you’re grown.” [color=764820]”Y-yeah! Clementine’s bed is a [i]little[/i] small,”[/color] Lisa shouted, thrusting a fist up into the air. Before she turned to Neon, [color=764820]”Um, Neon, should we keep calling you Neon or…”[/color] “No, no, no, mami, that’s my performer name,” Neon laughed. “Imagine somebody passes by and hears you call me that?” [color=764820]”True, true,”[/color] Lisa then shrugged. [color=764820]”What [i]should[/i] we call you then?”[/color] Neon smiled. “... [i]Lupe,[/i]” She began, “Technically my slave name is [i]Guadalupe[/i], but [i]nobody[/i] can get that right.” She playfully laughed. [color=764820]”It’s nice to meet you, Guadalupe!”[/color] Lisa said. “I don’t think I ever got properly acquainted to you three, either,” Lupe said. [color=764820]”I’m Lisa C. Turner!”[/color] Lisa introduced herself, throwing her hands in the air. [color=e77fbf]"Ella Rene Brooks!"[/color] Ella grinned, striking a pose with her hand on her hip. Saskia rolled her eyes at them both as they just gave out their [i]full[/i] names. Sure, they were technically dead… but really? [color=DC143C]"Saskia. The rest of my name will remain a mystery.”[/color] “It’s so nice to meet you three!” Lupe said, smiling. “Sorry we got off on the wrong foot!” [color=764820]”No, [i]we’re[/i] sorry,”[/color] Lisa put both of her hands on her chest, warmly smiling at Lupe. Clementine nodded her head. “Alright, now that you’re done,” Clementine said as she walked back to her car, and opened the back door. “Everyone get in; we’re going to take you all back to the motel.” “Oooooh, mami!” Lupe shouted, “Lemme give ya’ll my number.” [color=764820]”We don’t got phon-”[/color] Lisa cut herself off as she put her hands together. She summoned spiders from the sleeves of her dress, and they crawled over to her hands. [color=764820]”Give it to me… [i]mami.[/i]”[/color] She grinned. Lupe gave out her number, and as she spoke, Lisa parted her hands, and the spiders weaved a web… writing out the number in webs. When they were done, she had a massive and complex web between her hands. [color=764820]”Okay! I gotta… gotta not fall, or else this will fall apart.”[/color] Clementine rolled her eyes. “... You know I got a pen and paper in my car, right?” She chuckled. [color=DC143C]"Already ahead of you,”[/color] Saskia said, pulling pen and paper out of her trouser pocket. She scrawled down the number written on the spider webs. [color=DC143C]"I took it before my nap, in case I needed help sleeping.”[/color] Lisa turned towards Saskia as she said, [color=764820]”... You’re saying I did this cool trick for [i][b]NOTHING?![/b][/i]”[/color] “... [i]Oh God, why?[/i]” Clementine put a hand on her forehead, shaking her head gently. [color=DC143C]"It looked so cool I didn’t want to stop you,”[/color] Saskia shrugged, even though she’d actually just forgotten she’d taken the pen and paper before Clementine mentioned it. [color=e77fbf]"Yeah, it was super awesome, Lisa! Don’t be too upset!"[/color] Ella slapped a comforting hand on Lisa’s shoulder. “Okay, let’s just go,” Clementine said, and as instructed, Lisa got into the car along with the others. “Byyyyyyyyyyye, mami!” Lupe said, waving at them with a smile. “Keep in touch!”