Kirah

🌠 Once Upon A Time 🌠(Concluded)

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Rose Buckner

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Location: The Moors
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Rose raised an eyebrow at Rosalia's confession that she had followed a fairy out into the woods. She bit her tongue to keep herself from calling Rosalia an absolute idiot. For all her professing about 'common sense' she apparently wasn't genre-savvy. Had the girl never read a Grimm fairy tale? Or a single source for any of the Disney films? Sure this place seemed to be Dinsey-afied, but that did not mean fairies were safe. "I can find the way back."

She turned around and started her way back to where the caravan had stopped because of the wolves. Rose shook her head. If Rosalia wanted to think of herself above everyone else then fine. When she returned to the caravan she found Merlin and said, "Merlin, there is an injured man at the lake claiming to be Lancelot. Do you mind following me and identifying him?" When he agreed she led the way back to the lake.

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Colby Jackson

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Location: Agrabah
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Colby took his paper, and folded it carefully into three parts then slid it into an inside pocket. The plan in general seemed okay. He could see some weak spots. Could see how things could go sideways. Mentally he chewed over those. He didn't like how the guards grabbed the one man off. Now wasn't the time to think of it.

His adoptive parents had tried to instill in him the concept of right and wrong. Maybe they'd be proud of him right now as he thought that this was essentially a fascist regime and he wasn't going to let this world live with it. He didn't know yet if he'd go back to Kansas after this, but a part of him knew he probably wouldn't be able to. He'd be too changed. He had read a handful of portal fantasy books over the years and he always wondered about the ones who went home. How did they cope with it?

When they got to the front he pulled his paper out and flicked it open. He gave an easy grin. This one was full, not his usual half-grin that he gave when he was actually happy about something.

Ride or Die for the Republic (Morose & Kirah & Nallore)

Emzie was confused now. The droid had no life sign how could it be alive. "There are no life signs." Emzie reassured. They were not certain what Raynor was sensing. Maybe the situation had gotten to the young man. Now was not the time to dwell on that though. Emzie set about trying to take care of the thankfully currently broken destroyers.

"I do not have the means to take out these droids." They announced. A tinge of annoyance in their voice. "I can only continue to distract them." It was fortunate that the droids didn't have the best aim and Emzie had been programmed for evasive maniviours, and their chassis was surprisingly resilient. Something Avar Kriss had specifically requested when Emzie had been designed.

There was something Emzie thought of. A weakness near the point of origin for the shield. However, again they lacked the tools to deal with it. Checking a third body gave nothing that could help and Emzie wondered if the bodies had already been stripped but left behind. They kept that thought to themselves, or they would have if the follow-up thought did not occur to them. "I fear we were anticipated." Emzie did not like that. This mission was too critical. They raised their blaster at the strange droid and shot, missing widely. There wasn't time for failure. It was already too late.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Location: In the van
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Andy and Arthur sat next to each other. She was thankful for his presence. Thankful for this bit more time with him. She looked around the van wondering if everyone in there would be coming back. She didn't want any of them to die. But she knew it was a danger of quests. She knew that it was important that they were in groups of three. Her group wouldn't be complete until Mads joined them.

Niah got in letting them know Mads was on her way. That was everyone but Mads now. She didn't know if Argus would be annoyed at the longer delay. She got the feeling that the others were though. They had the drive to get to the City and then from there the group would split up heading in their separate directions. She knew that Niah's group needed to go to California. Other than that she didn't know where anyone was actually going, not even her own group.

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Location: Big house (outside) -> Into the van
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Niah nodded to Zeke, like him not knowing what to say. He wasn't her friend, so there wasn't much. Niah leaned into the group hug. "Imagine we are there." Then after a couple of beats took a step back. There was a lot she wanted to say. But she decided with, "Don't worry Joanie. Nancy would never hurt you." She smiled. "We should get to the van before the Greeks get any madder."

She turned, and as soon as she was facing away from Nancy her smile dropped and her eyes shone with unshed tears. She quickly walked over the hill to the van joining the Greeks in it. "Sorry for the delay. Mads should be right behind me." She found an empty seat and buckled in.

Ride or Die for the Republic (Morose & Kirah & Nallore)

Emzie had been working for Jedi for a long time. They had passed through several hands. This was not the first droid they had seen wielding a lightsaber, but it never spelled good things. "This appears to be an IG-110." Emzie said almost automatically. They did not go into detail.

Emzie did not have gernades. If they could breathe they'd sigh. No wonder this mission was going sideways. The IG-110 was designed to destroy Jedi. This mission had been compromised. The Jedi had been expected. So now they needed to do something unexpected. They turned to the bodies nearby and searched quickly, not finding anything of use in the first body. Time ticked by and Emzie could measure it by the seconds. The second was just as useless.

Very well. The bodies would not supply anything useful. They would have to do something else. They dropped to their knee and instead took shots at the lightsaber-wielding droid. Their shots were good and clear, but the other was faster.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: the Hidden Gem (Nallore, Morose, Kirah) Ω

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Niah Bautista

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Location: Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
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Niah laughed. It was good to laugh. She was smiling as she headed toward the mouth of the cave. In a way, she felt invincible. Some of the coins she had grabbed looked familiar and were from all over the world and at different times. This dragon had done a lot of hoarding. "Feels bad to leave so much behind. Maybe we can convince the Senate to send a group here just to gather it. Obviously, leave anything cursed behind."

She didn't take the coin from Nancy, there was no reason. She had no idea how much gold she had shoved into her bag, but she was not concerned about money at the moment. Maybe she could send some to her dad. He only had her baby brother, since her sister had disappeared and she had been sent to America. Maybe she could hire a private detective to find her sister? She let the pipe dreams play across her mind and then let most of them die.

At the mouth of the cave, she tried to get the armor to lift her up again. Nothing happened. Stupid probably cursed armor. "Grab onto me." She told her friends. Yes, friends. There was no way around that now. Once they had a hold of her she focused on the armor again getting it to lift her and then out into the nothingness, before decending them back to the ground.

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Location: EARTH 257: The Aerie
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"Not clones." She said exasperated. Why did everyone assume clones? Why did everyone want to drag them off to somewhere else? Why couldn't they just have five minutes to discuss strategy? They should have talked more on the plane before dealing with other people. But everyone was fighting. Like normal.

"Honestly, the strangest thing here is Wolverine as a woman." She sighed, leaning in to give Oliver support if he needed it. She could have her leg give Flynn an option other than dragging himself around, but also he had done the same thing Amelia had and was gone as far as she could tell. At least Maria hadn't flipped. Maybe SHIELD should do personality tests before making teams. She glanced at Bonnie knowing that she could not be pleased with Flynn losing himself to his counterpart. She wondered with Maria remembering both why? What difference was there? Or was it by chance that one remembered their world? It also made her worried about what would happen to her. So far she had the memories of her first life, changed by the time travel she had done, and the House of M memories. Only the version of her that had known all three was fading and shifting to this world. At least here she was with Oliver and she wouldn't lose him. Her heart ached at the very idea of that and she wrapped her arm around him.

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Location: EARTH 257: The Aerie
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Matt was confused again. It seemed as if Flynn had gone the way of Amelia. Would it get better if they separated them? Would their Amelia, currently believing she belonged to this world, even go with them? "We should see if separating the counterparts gets memories back." He said to Cass.

There was a great risk. If enough of their group forgot they'd forget their mission and maybe get stuck here. He did not want that. He knew he and Cass weren't together here as they had already met her counterpart. But why hadn't her memories been replaced? Why hadn't Maria's? Why had only Amelia and Flynn's?

What If?

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Edus Penior

Skill: Magic (force)

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Ed dropped the bubble on Guin. "Thank you. Also, it couldn't pass as I am male." He said. Then turned to the approaching group that was throwing fireballs at them. He sighed. They needed cover, they needed time to get away without being seen. He also would rather not leave either of the group behind and didn't want to keep dragging a possessed Guin around. He knew possessed wasn't the right word, but he had no idea what word to use for what happened to her when she was possessing someone else.

He held up his hand and said a few words in the made-up language of his family. Orange light filled the alley between them and Magneto's goons. When it dimmed there was an opaque wall of orange force between them. "Now they can't see us. Run." He said. And took off, turning left at the end of the road and running another block before turning right. He did that a few more times. Hoping that Thalia and Guin stayed close and that with the shield wall blocking their view they could get out of there without being seen.

The Gifted - Concluded

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Location: House of M
Skills: Enhanced Reflexes (passive)

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The balloon popped in Andy's mind. She had been happy. She had been trying to carve a bit of life out for herself here. Trying to fit in. Trying to be normal on an island full of mutants like her. She had even tried to have something resembling a family. It had a dad. But he was suddenly like all the other attempts, except Jamie. What had started as an attempt to find common ground now was a vast canyon between them. Sure she'd love it if people she cared for didn't die.

She couldn't even respond to what Zari said, she wanted to say how could she know who to recruit when she barely knew anyone. Could Zari even list a dozen people she'd want on a team? It was gone now like water through a sieve. But Polaris had come in and was telling Magneto to lay off. And Andy could see this conversation playing out again and again and it'd never end well.

Andy glanced to Zari, hoping she'd be the brave one again. Be the one to say enough and leave. All Andy could do was fold into herself. If Zari left she would. She could be brave enough if Zari was. Part of Andy knew that way lay danger, that she needed to find the strength she had in the ring outside it. She just reached and grabbed Ash's discarded jacket and put it back on. It was armor in a way. A jacket belonging to the only parent figure that hadn't failed her, because she had died before she could.

X-Men: Cosmic Crusades 👽

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Ed Penior

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Location: Streets of New York
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Ed thankfully didn't have to answer Mary's questions just yet. Because a portal opened and out stepped the rest of their group. Seemingly all intact. He let out a soft sigh of relief at seeing them again. The anxious pool that had been settling into his stomach released some. "Glad you're all here and accounted for."

He nodded as they explained what they had been through. He agreed with Mary's assessment about Pietro's counterpart here. "I'd like to avoid any more of our counterparts if possible. We need to find a place to hunker down though. The Mansion is out of the question because of Danger, and unfortunately, the ship is in the lake." He paused. "Well maybe with Klara we could get the ship out of the lake now." Saying Klara's name didn't feel right now. He needed to talk to them about his theory without Klara nearby. He also needed to show Mary the tracking spell working for one counterpart but not for the Klara one.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Location: Big House (Outside) -> At the Van
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Andy stuffed the jar from her brother into her bag. "Thank you." She told him before he headed inside. She smiled at her Aunt when she joined, relieved that their group was complete now. But of course when Nancy appeared, as Andy had expected, Mads went to talk to her. She sighed. She understood wanting to say goodbye, but she knew everyone was getting annoyed about having to wait and this was yet another delay.

The group started toward the van and she held onto Arthur's hand as they walked over there. At least she'd be at the van ready to get in when Mads joined them. She half leaned into Arthur, "Sit next to me in the van." She requested quietly. Then said loudly, "Sorry, we've got a couple of people coming still. They should be here quickly though." At least she hoped.

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Location: Big house (outside)
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Niah nodded to Jason. She understood most of what he said, so she didn't have to ask him to repeat at least. Finally, Nancy came back from the beach. She sighed a little relieved. "One moment, let me talk with Nancy. I'll meet you at the van." She was not leaving without an actual goodbye to her friend. She knew it was probably pissing off the Greeks, but the addition of the new prophecy had made a mess of things.

She joined Mads and Nancy. "Hey." She gave a half-smile. One that was just because she was standing beside her friends. "Just remember you've killed a dragon." If Nancy could do that, she could do anything she put her mind to. "The driver is waiting for us, but I wanted to say see you again soon." She opened her arms for a group hug, letting Nancy and Mads come to her.