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[center][color=MediumSpringGreen]All right, time to go on the offensive…[/color]
[color=888888]-Ashley Avenir[/color][/center]

Ashley hissed in pain as the barrage of broken bottles, brass knuckles, and bar stools eventually breached her defensive screen. Shards of glass pierced her shoulder, while a blow to the stomach knocked the wind out of her, sending the Knight of Tomorrow doubling over, while gasping for breath. Thankfully, a minor reprieve in this relentless assault came a moment later, when a quartet of cowboys took an impromptu ride on the dreamland express, thanks to MDP’s whimsical magic, giving Ashley the breathing room she needed to deal with the rest. Even though the schoolgirls had yet to escape the diner, the Knight of Tomorrow realized with grim certainty that they would [i]never[/i] do so unless [i]she[/i] cleared them a path, a line of thought Estelle apparently agreed with.

[color=MediumSpringGreen]“Rodger!”[/color] the high-tech heroine replied to the witch hunter's request, even as she began carrying it out.

Although Ashley was less than pleased about the idea of using potentially-lethal force on what was essentially a bunch of rowdy bar patrons, the urgency of the situation, coupled with the thought of any one of them reporting back to The Hand and possibly placing her parents and brother in deadly peril, left the Knight of Tomorrow with no other choice. Yanking her techno-wand away from the now-slumbering cowboy that had grabbed it, and taking careful aim to avoid friendly fire, Ashley snapped off a quick shot into the still very much awake cowboy on her left’s center of mass. An instant later, she brought the weapon around to fire a mighty blast of neon green energy at the cluster of five cowboys on her right, hopefully taking them all out of commission. Even as she did this, the high-tech heroine’s eyes darted around the diner, taking in the current state of the chaotic melee, her focus swiftly zeroing in on the almost-certainly-devastating spell in the process of being cast.

[color=MediumSpringGreen]“Witch Hunter! Neutralize those spell casters!”[/color] Ashley instructed over her comlink. [color=MediumSpringGreen]“Timekeeper, escort those girls out of here!”[/color] she added next. [color=MediumSpringGreen]“MDP, thanks for the assist! I’ll try to get another window open once the girls are safe!”[/color]

If all went even remotely well, the majority of the schoolgirls would soon be out of harm’s way, allowing Ashley and her team to neutralize the remaining hostiles without restraint, before moving on to Dante himself…

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[center]18 | Female | GEMINI | Vision of Tomorrow
Implements of Tomorrow | Wand, Shield | Arcane | Tune of Tomorrow
Raiment of Tomorrow | Stride of Tomorrow 
Light of Tomorrow | Light | Power of Tomorrow
PRO-TEK 4000 Defensive Surgery Implement | Kevlar Coat, Kevlar Padding, Medical Supplies, Tazer, Clip Light
[Reveal (2), Purity (4)], Damage (2), Damage X (6), Shield (4), Reflect (4), Heal (6), Major Heal (18), AoE (2), Powerful (0), Piercing (2), Purify (6), Homing (2), Avoid (2)

DAMAGE: B | SPEED: E | SENTINEL: C | 1000

[Silver Projectile][Powerful][Damage X][AoE] = -126 mana

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: B | 730[/center]