Ryan sat in his own bed for a while, hearing the commotion, but not checking what was going on. The sounds were simply a sign of his friends being capable of a little bit of rough interaction, and whatever was the problem would be solved soon enough. He heard something about a meeting, and sat up before moving his legs to get up from the bed. He stood up, moving towards Zayne and, upon arrival (under the circumstances he does... just in case someone has other plans or something) checked for signs of life, breathing, heartbeat, anything she might do only if she were alive.

Koat blushed when Sashia complimented her on the way she looked in the uniform and replied with a teasing pose.
"You like?" she asked her with a wink.
She followed the captain through the ship, she talked to Sashia along the way, complimenting her on the way her wings shone in the dark lit confines of the ship. spotting Jurano walking with them she gave a slight wave and a thumbs up.

Jurano was still in his room, he finally decided to go get something to eat and made his way into the mess hall, he filled his plate with food and started scoffing it all down. When he was done he started playing with the mechanical wings on his back, he admired at the way they almost looked real enough but the feel of the cold metal reminded him that they weren't. He sighed and moved about the ship, finding the small group walking towards the bridge. I'll tag along as well, there might be some important stuff about Koat that Mike may want, that she won't tell. he thought to himself. When Koat waved to him with the thumbs up he knew that she was doing well with Sashia. You are still the same as before. he thought with a smile.

Blake stood up and made a couple of fists. "That's a little unfair ain't it?" He said as he threw a punch that went into a sweep kick. "I'm sorry the whole crew got hurt if only I had been quicker I could of help everyone else. I would of kept my arm. I would would of been a better person." He said he often didn't talk to anyone like this besides joker. His eyes were cloudy with pain and determination. I promise to be better He thought to himself next thing to do is to find a power sniper a magnum maybe he realized he had left his sniper in the line of duty and was pretty pissed about it too.

Maria ducked and weaved through Blake strikes lashing out with the blunt of her blade to scrape against his Metallic limb. the scraping sent an aray of sparks that lit up his empty eyes as he spoke with hollow in his voice.
"hmm..." Maria thought. pondering his words. "your not at fault. we are all in this together, we do not stand alone on this ship nor on the battle field. each and every one of us fights for us all weather or not the outcome is good or bad dose not rest of the mistakes of one Mans actions. no one is blaming you. so do not blame your self." Maria said Jumping and kicking Blake in the stomach.
"we can only help to make the best of our failures to build our self's higher so we don't fall in the future. Be strong and the rest of us will stand with you."

"And about your arm.. i think its an improvement. verrrryy nice design."

Mike stood there waiting in the bridge as he watched at Koat and Seth came in followed by Sashia, Jurino and Nari. "Good to see you awake captain" Joker said to him with a salute as he showed Mike that there were docked in the Citadel, which was a space station where the greatest alien races gathered. Mike activated the com and said " Alright crew, We are docked in the Citadel, we will be staying here for a few days while a couple of us recover from our wounds. I have rented a few room in the hotels for those of you that are not going back home to your wives and girlfriends". With that settled, Mike return his gaze to the two new arrivals and said "State your name, age and relationship to the people you know, after that tell me a little about your history"

Ryan glanced towards the speakers where Mike's voice was coming out. Then I have some time... He looked back to Zayne's seemingly lifeless body. Wake up... I need you to wake up... He sat there, waiting for what seemed like forever to him. He checked the clock from time to time, only to find that at best, a minute or two had gone by since the last time he had checked it. Why is it that time moves so slowly when you don't want it to, but so quickly when you want it to linger...? He continued to sit there, having sat down on an empty bed next to Zayne's while he kept his eye on her.
Ryan's mind wandered back to what exactly had happened. The image of Samuel easily defeating each of them as they attempted to fight him rushed through his mind. Why was she different... Why did he throw her into the portal... And why did she come back out so easily, instead of being held there for whatever reason he had her there...? Was it simply a ploy to get us to attack him? Did he just want to see how strong we were...? His mind snapped back to the present. I have to focus on her right now... When she wakes up, if she's okay... That's when I can think about what happened... As his mind returned to the present, time returned to its snail-like pace.

It was so dark.
Darkness and warmth were smothering me, pressing against me until I couldn't breathe. Even with my eyes open there was nothing, absolutely nothing. Not even the faintest shimmer of light pierced this darkness.
It was suffocating and uncomfortable for a while, but soon after my body adjusted. Over time it changed, from a suffocating cell to a safe and comfortable womb for me to linger in.
Still, even in this safe darkness of my mind it felt like something was missing. Somebody was waiting for me, I couldn't keep them waiting, could I?
Oh, but this place was so calm and peaceful, I could stay here forev- No!
I had to get out, had to see that person waiting for me. For some reason it felt like it was the most important thing in the world, like nothing else mattered.
I fought my dark prison, that sweet warm room that tried to seduce me in staying longer, but this time I had a resolve to follow. Slowly, but surely, light started to pierce through the darkness, more and more untill it engulfed me and I was able to see clearly again...

Zayne's eyes opened slowly, the room spinning around her. She was disoriented and felt weak, her body didn't do what she said and she could hardly move. One thing, one spot in the room was clear though, the spot Ryan was sitting on. 'R..R-Ryan..' it was difficult to speak, as if her tongue was stuck to her teeth, but she could say his name.

Koat followed the captain and when he asked for details she saluted.

"Koat Lightwind, age 17, I'm twins with the very annoying Jurano Lightwind. I presume you know Juranos backstory? Well if you can't remember then i'll remind you. Me and Jurano are twins, when we were around the age of four we were captured by a Doctor Freon Marmusa. We were seperated and experimented on almost everyday for around six years. One day an angel commando squad destroyed the factory but never found the doctor and we were freed being able to see each other once again. After maybe two years Marmusa tried kidnapping me and almost got away with it when I escaped on the planet we were just on and then the rest is simple. I worked odd jobs and then you picked me up and now I can see my bro again after five years." She didn't realise it at the time but she had tears in her eyes.

X looked at Mina, as she collapsed he at first reached out to help, but he hesitated, knowing she would refuse his help. Even still...He saw the pain in her eyes that she was trying to hide as her little dragon friend tried to help.

"Whether or not you fought doesn't matter to me Ms. Mina. Nor would it matter to any doctor. ...But if you insist..." He said as he took out a bottle from his pocket, popped it open, dropped pills into his hands.

"Here, this should help with the pain. ...Don't worry, it's not for night." He said, meaning that it didn't have the side-effect of being drowsy as he gave them to Mina. He then heard the captain in the comm.

"The Citadel? I didn't know we were so close to a church." He said, he then blinked when he remembered what the Citadel was exactly. He looked at Mina and gave an awkward laugh.

"...Errm, ...Just a joke." He said, clearly lying about that. He then shook off the thought and clapped his hands together, and then drew something in the air. Immediately, Mina would be lifted up gently and placed into what would feel like an invisible chair.

"I don't have any wheelchairs available at the moment, but creating one out of the wind isn't too difficult. The wheels as are to your left and right accordingly. I need to go check up on the others, If you need me, give a call." X said as he then walked towards Ryan and Zayne. Immediately walking into the room, he notices as Zayne just woke up.

"...Ah good, you're awake Ms. Zayne. How are you two feeling?" He asked her and Ryan.

Ryan continued sitting there, almost not realizing when he saw Zayne's eyes open. He seemed to light up at the sight, standing up and smiling as she spoke. "Yeah, I'm here, are you okay Zayne...?" He heard a voice coming from the door, and decided to greet him. He used his form-changing abilities to basically create a second head to speak to X. The head looking at X spoke "Hi. Obviously I'm in much better condition than she is, so I feel the main answer to that question is up to her to say." The head looking at Zayne continued to await her response, keeping it's sole focus on her.

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X looked at Mina, as she collapsed he at first reached out to help, but he hesitated, knowing she would refuse his help. Even still...He saw the pain in her eyes that she was trying to hide as her little dragon friend tried to help."Whether or not you fought doesn't matter to me Ms. Mina. Nor would it matter to any doctor. ...But if you insist..." He said as he took out a bottle from his pocket, popped it open, dropped pills into his hands."Here, this should help with the pain. ...Don't worry, it's not for night." He said, meaning that it didn't have the side-effect of being drowsy as he gave them to Mina. He then heard the captain in the comm."The Citadel? I didn't know we were so close to a church." He said, he then blinked when he remembered what the Citadel was exactly. He looked at Mina and gave an awkward laugh."...Errm, ...Just a joke." He said, clearly lying about that. He then shook off the thought and clapped his hands together, and then drew something in the air. Immediately, Mina would be lifted up gently and placed into what would feel like an invisible chair."I don't have any wheelchairs available at the moment, but creating one out of the wind isn't too difficult. The wheels as are to your left and right accordingly. I need to go check up on the others, If you need me, give a call." X said as he then walked towards Ryan and Zayne. Immediately walking into the room, he notices as Zayne just woke up. "...Ah good, you're awake Ms. Zayne. How are you two feeling?" He asked her and Ryan.

'It matters to me....' Mina mumbled faintly, brushing over the dragon's smooth scales as it purred against her skin. She looked up as he opened a bottle of pills and held them out for her. At first she was indeed suspicious of the medicine, not wanting to sleep again, but as if he read her mind he assured her they would not make her drowsy. She accepted the pills with a relieved sigh and swallowed them with a groan at the bitter taste.
Upon hearing his comment she looked a bit weirdly at him, before realizing it was a mistake he made. She laughed somewhat at his awkward attempt to convince her it was just a joke, then yelped a bit in surprise when she was lifted up. The invisible chair of wind was soft and comfortable, though a bit awkward to sit in due to her inability to see it. 'Thank you Sky.' she said with a soft smile. Her dragon took it's place on her shoulder as she wheeled herself out of the sickbay, toward where Mike and the others were. She rolled in and to her usual spot, her dragon pulling the seat out of the way. 'Sorry I'm late Captain... had some difficulty getting up..' she stated.

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Ryan continued sitting there, almost not realizing when he saw Zayne's eyes open. He seemed to light up at the sight, standing up and smiling as she spoke. "Yeah, I'm here, are you okay Zayne...?" He heard a voice coming from the door, and decided to greet him. He used his form-changing abilities to basically create a second head to speak to X. The head looking at X spoke "Hi. Obviously I'm in much better condition than she is, so I feel the main answer to that question is up to her to say." The head looking at Zayne continued to await her response, keeping it's sole focus on her.

Zayne smiled when the vision of Ryan became clearer and she could clearly see his smiling face. 'Ryan... How long was I out..?' she asked softly, blinking a bit. 'I... I'm okay.... just glad to be back...' she said.
She looked at X and blinked a bit. 'Hi doc..., feeling okay.. just a bit of a headache...' she said. She smiled at Ryan again, weakly moving her hand onto his and holding it gently. 'Like I said.., just glad to be back..'

" Your shape-shifting skills are impressive as always, Ryan." Exodos said as his body lost all texture or design, becoming some sort of human-shaped mist of purple particles and reformed into a different face, Ryan's body, before shaping quickly back to his own preferred one. He then looked at Zayne, smiling gently when he heard her response.

"I see, good to hear. We wouldn't want to lose you, and have Death to answer to for it. Now, it doesn't have to be this instant, since you're just getting up, but later I would like to perform check-up just to be sure. With that said, I'll provide you with some pain medication. The Captain requested a meeting and we've landed on the Citadel." He then said to Zayne, taking out his bottle again and putting two pills in the desk by Zayne's bed.

Ryan's head that was looking at Mina continued to smile, glad that she said she was okay overall. When she asked the question of how long she was out, he glanced at the ground, "I don't know exactly, I was knocked out as well..." His eyes returned to looking at her, smiling as she grabbed his hand and said she was just glad to be back. "You're not the only one that's glad you're back." The other head, nodded in gratitude towards X, as he had just complimented his shape-shifting abilities before showing an example of his own. "Thank you for the compliment, as well as the help you're giving her... As for the meeting... I think I'll catch up when Zayne does, I'm already late, I might as well just stick around to help out in case any side-effects of wherever she went come around."

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" Your shape-shifting skills are impressive as always, Ryan." Exodos said as his body lost all texture or design, becoming some sort of human-shaped mist of purple particles and reformed into a different face, Ryan's body, before shaping quickly back to his own preferred one. He then looked at Zayne, smiling gently when he heard her response."I see, good to hear. We wouldn't want to lose you, and have Death to answer to for it. Now, it doesn't have to be this instant, since you're just getting up, but later I would like to perform check-up just to be sure. With that said, I'll provide you with some pain medication. The Captain requested a meeting and we've landed on the Citadel." He then said to Zayne, taking out his bottle again and putting two pills in the desk by Zayne's bed.

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Ryan's head that was looking at Mina continued to smile, glad that she said she was okay overall. When she asked the question of how long she was out, he glanced at the ground, "I don't know exactly, I was knocked out as well..." His eyes returned to looking at her, smiling as she grabbed his hand and said she was just glad to be back. "You're not the only one that's glad you're back." The other head, nodded in gratitude towards X, as he had just complimented his shape-shifting abilities before showing an example of his own. "Thank you for the compliment, as well as the help you're giving her... As for the meeting... I think I'll catch up when Zayne does, I'm already late, I might as well just stick around to help out in case any side-effects of wherever she went come around."

Zayne laughed softly, grabbing her head in pain when she felt sharp pains of a result. After recovering from the short headache she smiled a bit. 'Yes, Father wouldn't be happy if that happened.' she said, glancing at Ryan again.
She nodded at Exodus when he spoke about a check-up. 'I can't exactly move yet right now, but I'll gladly comply when I can again.' she said. With a lot of effort she managed to grab the two pills and put them in her mouth, swallowing them quickly. 'the Citadel? Phew, that's a while ago.' she said,
She looked back at Ryan and smiled. 'You don't have to stay if you want to go to the meeting. I don't think I'll be up soon enough to catch it anyway.' she said. She smiled a bit. 'But thank you for the offer though.'

Blake swung his cyber arm meeting you'r leg and meet it before it hit his belly. "I was the look out and I didn't see him coming at all." He said growling a bit. He swung his foot around your's and pulled trying to trip you. "Beside's he some how deflected my shots if I've seen that coming then perhaps I would of still have my arm." He said as he secretly lit a match he held it in his one good hand keeping it from glowing bright nut also keeping it from smothering out. "I'm gonna kill him the next time I see him." He said with his voice heavy in challenging tones. Hope that Argento doesn't join forces with Samuel that could spell trouble for me and the squad.

Ryan's head that was looking at Zayne shook his head when she said he could go to the meeting. "They'll have to recap when you get a chance to talk to someone. I might as well save them the effort of recapping twice, seeing as I'm already late." The head that was looking at Exodus combined back with the other head, returning him to normal. He lightly squeezed Zayne's hand that had been holding his (which I assume is still there).

X gave a gentle smile when he saw Ryan holding Zayne's hand.

"I see. In that case, since I'm going to need to have a word with the captain about this last mission anyhow. I'll go to the briefing in your place and provide a recap for you both when I head back to check up on Ms. Zayne. I'm sure knowing you, Ryan, you'll be in the same spot, so I can kill three birds with one stone." He said to them. He then waved to them and walked off, heading for the bridge of the ship. It was unfortunate that he missed everything about the last mission, right down to the fact he didn't even know they had one. He assumes it's because they probably felt so confident about it that they didn't need a medic. Understandable, since it's often something of a rarity for him to actually do his job. That said, he was still sleeping until a nurse woke him up to tell him about what happened. Whoever it was that attacked them did some heavy damages to all of them, quite a horrifying scene, actually. He was curious to know what caused this group of supernatural mercenaries to be so easily defeated.

Maria fell backwards and landed with a thump on the hard silver ground of the training room.
Blake stood tall and lit a mach that didn't go out.
Maria flinched at the source of pure heat, and got up hurriedly.
"don't be foolish and let it get to you......... Come on i reckon we have landed.... the ships Engine are no longer running. the Ground is calm...."
She strode to the door. "lets go cheek it out shall we.... try not to beat your self up."
"HUGO" Maria called down the hall.
seconds later her big black raven swooped the corner and landed on her outstretched hand. and she continued to walk out of the training room towards the meeting room where she guessed the rest of the Crew would be.

Blake followed closely behind her. "No Promises." He said as he soon raced down to the meeting room. He was still and that the rest of the crew got hurt and he couldn't of done anything to stop that. He put out the fire in his hand. He rushed into the meeting room and into his seat. he twiddled his thumbs he was testing out the motion control on his cyber arm it was amazingly easy to move it and, it wasn't even heavier than his real arm. "Amazingly, Light wight for a metal arm." He said a bit impressed.

Sashia saw the tears in Koat eyes and pulled her into a gentle hug as she said "It's alright, shh. Let it all out if you need to", Mike closed his eyes as he recorded what she had said in his mind before he transferred Koat report to the computer system which checked out her story and then beeped to tell him that everything checked out with records. "It seems that everything checks outs, I will let you join the squad but I'm assigning Sashia to be your watcher. She will give me regular updates on your progress and everything you do" Mike told Koat before he turned to looked at Nari and asked her "Nari, would you mind training with me later? I need to test my new wings and see if I can still fight". He then noticed Mina coming in and said "I'm just happy that your still alive Mina"