Master Twilight sat in the meditation chamber inside the Jedi temple on Equus as she collected her thoughts. Her eyes closed and her mind focusing, her power in the Force caused several statues in the room begin to levitate slightly. Just as her mind was achieving a semblance of peace, the doors to the chamber opened and Knight Rainbow Dash rushed in. “She's gone!” The abrupt interruption caused the Jedi to lose her focus as the statues fell back to the ground with a thud. “She just up and left without telling me! Left a recording saying she had to go to Kentoph and that something felt wrong!”
Twilight opened her eyes slowly and merely sighed in minor frustration. “Fluttershy.” She said plainly. “She told me as much last night.”
“You knew?!” Dash was a bit shocked. “What is going on?”
“That I can't say. Fluttershy aired her concerns to me. She was worried, and though I couldn't sense anything, I urged her to go.”
“All due respect Master Twilight, but are you insane?! You let her race off without knowing what to expect, possibly headlong into danger like...”
“Like you?” Twilight finished her sentence as Dash stood there with wide eyes of realization. The Jedi Master stood up from her meditation and walked over to Dash, placing a gentle hand on her shoulder. “Have faith in her, Rainbow Dash. You know how strong she truly is. You've trained her to take care of herself, now you need to let her do that.” The knight looked at Twilight with a smile as she nodded in acceptance. “Come, I think a little meditation may just be the thing you need right now.” Twilight resumed her seated position as Rainbow assumed a spot across from her.
Kentoph
The morning was still a long while away as Rose had made it back to camp after her encounter with Zaza. She was still very much unsure of what to do with this situation and hoped some rest with provide her with the clarity she desired to give her the answer. So far there was no such luck as she lay under her blankets, trying to make sense of everything. The girl was still a dangerous threat, a thermal detonator that could go off any moment and kill who knows how many around her when she did. Right? She'd seemed so sincere when talking to her only an hour or so back. It was all just a trick to get her to lower her guard, wasn't it?
Rose continued, wrestling with her thoughts until the moment she heard something in the distance. It was a familiar sound, one that she'd heard countless times. She immediately got up and slowly and quietly made her way outside and followed a short ways out of the camp. Once a few dozen yards out she found the source; Fellow Padawan Zaza practicing with her lightsaber. She watched for a time as the girl made several awkward swings of the blade, on occasion fumbling with the weapon, almost dropping it from her hands. Rose rolled her eyes at the painful display as she turned to make her way back to get some sleep. If her intentions were to kill them all, then when the time came, Rose was certain she'd do a very poor job of it. “Keep your base solid.” She heard the familiar words of her former master, Sandalwood echo in her mind. “Don't tense your muscles when you swing. Makes you way too rigid to be effective.”
Zaza attempted a horizontal slicing motion that almost knocked her over. She regained her balance and attempted a follow up. “Ahem.” The sudden sound caused her to stagger and toss her weapon several feet away, shutting the blue blade off. She turned to find Rose standing with her arms crossed and a cocked eye brow. “Oh, I'm sorry. I-I couldn't sleep and...I didn't mean to...to disturb you. I...” She stuttered through her words as she attempted to apologize to the hostile padawan.
“You're doing it wrong.” Rose stated simply as she interrupted the girl.
“W-what?” Zaza said confusedly.
“You need to work on your foot placement. They need to be curved out to an angle to keep your base solid when you defend or attack. Your grip is all wrong as well.” She pulled out her own blade and ignited it before showing her the proper stance. “Like this.” She performed several graceful motions on both attack and defensive movements, slowing them down for her to see them properly performed. “Now then, try again.” Rose levitated the fallen saber over to Zaza as she gripped the weapon again before the older padawan walked over to her. “Don't tense your muscles when you swing. Makes you way to rigid. Every motion, foot or hand should have meaning, conservation of energy.” Rose instructed her long into the night hours as she guided her in improving her basic defensive techniques.
The next morning, Rose woke up in her tent, a bit tired from last night but still rested enough to meet up with the rest of their group. She was stirred from her sleep as she felt something next to her. Rose looked over lazily as she saw the still sleeping form of Zaza nestled against her, a comfortable smile on her face. She gently stroked the young girl's hair and got up so as not to wake her before heading out of the tent. The red haired padawan wasn't sure what had softened her enough to even speak with the younger girl last night, let alone give her combat tips, but she definitely felt better somehow, like a she had been carrying an unnecessary weight on her shoulders and finally decided to cast it off. She looked over at the remains of the campfire as they had long since flickered out before turning her attention to the distant form of Lily, who was resting by a tree, apparently having kept watch all night.
Rose casually walked down the path to the outskirts of the camp to Lily and shook her shoulder. “Hey Lil, rise and...” Her eyes widened in horror.
“Oh my god. Lily! No, no no no!” Daisy said as her eyes welled with tears over her close friend, a knife stabbed into the blonde girl's chest. Rose knelt down to her and put a hand to her cheek.
“Came all this way just to get knifed by some coward in dark.” She covered her friend with a sheet before she got up and turned back to Daisy, placing her hands on the green haired girls shoulders and bringing her in for a tight hug. “I'm gonna miss her too.” She said trying to hold back the tears in her own eyes. “I need you to be strong, for Zaza. Get her ready to go. She...she doesn't need to see this.” Daisy headed back to the camp, wiping her eyes. Meanwhile, Rose worked to dig a shallow grave for her friend until they could return to retrieve her later. After completing the task, she returned back to camp, where Zaza and Daisy had already packed things up. “Alright you two, let's move.” She walked passed them and began to lead the way.
“What about Lily? Zaza asked as she fixed her backpack while the group were leaving the campsite.
“She's...going to catch up. Just wants to make sure everything is all...taken care of. Don't want to leave any tracks behind.” Daisy answered as she stepped up the pace behind Rose. Zaza was uncertain as she took note of the worried expression on Daisy's face. She also noticed that ahead of them, Rose was carrying Lily's blaster rifle on her shoulder. “Zaza, why don't you scout out up ahead, make sure the path is safe for us? Rose and I will...guard our flank.”
Zaza gave her an odd look before nodding in acceptance. “Oh, okay. I can do that, I guess.” As she ran ahead, Daisy turned to Rose with a stern face.
“Rose, we need to talk. What is going on with you two?”
“I don't know what you're talking about.” Rose shifted her eyes away from her friend.
“It's obvious something is going on with you and Zaza. We saw the way you treated her when we first set out, like you had some kind of score to settle with the kid. Now you're being nice to her? What is this all about?”
Rose sighed as the two walked and finally spoke. “She's the reason Master Sandalwood died.”
“What do you mean?”
“She's the one that killed him. She's...a siren.”
Daisy had a bewildered expression on her face. “You-You're going to have to explain this to me.”
Meanwhile, Zaza had put some distance between herself and the others. Unknown to them, she had doubled back to the campsite, as something just felt off to her. She figured she'd make sure things were okay and quickly rejoin Rose and Daisy before they were any the wiser. The girl jumped down from a tree into the area as she looked around. “Lily? Lily, are you still here?” She heard something rustle in the bushes a short ways away and made her way over. “I was worried about you. Rose and Daisy were acting really...” The young padawan froze as she spotted the freshly dug grave that had certainly not been there before. Her emotions swirled as she took a few steps back in fear and confusion. “Lily...”
“Such a shame, isn't it?” She turned as she heard a voice say, only to find no one around.
“Who-who's there?” Zaza drew her saber and backed against a tree.
“Someone who's here to help you. A friend.” the voice carried over the air.
“A friend?” The padawan's eyes shifted around the area in an attempt to pinpoint the voice's source. Her eyes widen as she tightens the grip on her blade. “You-you killed her?”
“That was....regrettable, but I couldn't let her stop me from completing my mission; To save you.”
“Save...me?” She momentarily lowered her guard a bit to hear an answer.
“The ones you travel with are deceiving you. Don't tell me you can't see it. Haven't you seen the way Rose treated you, felt her anger, her hatred?”
“I understand her anger. It was my fault for what happened to her master.”
The voice began to laugh. “You have no idea how true that really is. It's not the whole story though. Tell me what you know of your time before you became a padawan.”
Zaza paused to think and suddenly found she couldn't recall anything from more than a year prior. The earliest moment she could muster was being saved by Fluttershy from Rose. “I...I...”
“You must realize why that is, don't you? The Jedi did something to you, stole who you really are and Rose had a hand in it.”
The blade fell from the girl's hands as she held her head. “No, she...”
“...was kind to you? You truly believe she doesn't have other motives, that last night really meant anything to her? She is merely following the Jedi Order's wishes, as much as she hates it. They need you compliant, comfortable, so that you won't discover the truth.”
“No...no! You're lying! They wouldn't...” She fell to her knees, covering her ears in an attempt to shut out the voice.
“If you don't believe me, search her belongings. There is a crystal that she carries with her. It contains your power, your memories, your true self that they have stolen from you. See for yourself, see whether they aren't lying to you.”
Zaza opened her eyes as the voice faded away and she found herself left alone. She was visibly shaken as tears streamed down her face. The girl mustered up her strength to get to her feet before retrieving her blade and ran off back to Rose and Daisy. As she sped through the forest, jumping through the trees, her mind raced with all that she had just heard. 'Who was that? Could she really be telling the truth? No! Fluttershy would have told her, wouldn't she?' She kept thinking the entire time until she spotted Rose and Daisy. Instead of rejoining them, she kept herself hidden in the branches above as the two talked.
“Are you certain you weren't just hallucinating all of this?” Daisy questioned.
Rose sighed before reaching into her bag. “I wish it were, but I have this to show for it.” She pulled out the red gem she'd been carrying ever since the dropship incident. Zaza's eyes widened then narrowed as she looked closer. “I got this from the encounter. It's supposed to change her back into what she was before.”
Daisy looked at the pendant in horror before looking up to Rose. “What are you going to do with it? Are you giving it to her.”
“I-I can't. I thought I could but I just can't. I have to get rid of it somehow. Once we meet up with Master Sunset, I'll tell her about this and maybe she'll know a way to destroy it. Just please, promise me you won't speak a word of this to Zaza. I don't know what she'd do if she found out about any of it.” Daisy gave a small nod in agreement. The golden haired girl couldn't believe what she'd just heard and saw. The voice was right, they had been keeping a secret from her, and even Daisy was now complicit in the lie. She grit her teeth and clinched her fist in disbelief and rage.
Rose tucked away the gem once more. “Come on. We should find...” She turned around and was shocked to see the young girl standing in front of her, and unpleasant expression on her face. “Zaza? What-what are you doing here? I uh, thought you were scouting up ahead.”
“It's all clear. Come on.” She said quickly before turning away and headed up the path as the other two followed behind her. Zaza kept up a brisk pace as Daisy and Rose continued their discussion.
“Maybe-maybe you should say something to her. I know not 'that', but something.” Daisy said quietly.
Rose relented and picked up the pace and caught up with the girl. “Hey uh, Zaza. Appreciate you scouting for us. Can't be too careful out here in enemy territory.”
“Uh huh.” Zaza half-heartedly acknowledged the other padawan's comments as she kept walking.
“We should meet up with Sunset and Therma on our way east and head back to the main camp. Hopefully, she found out something useful we can use.”
“What about Lily?” The mention of her friend's name almost made Rose freeze in place, but she quickly regained her composure.
“She'll meet us back at camp.” She did her best to cover up what had happened only for Zaza to turn to her.
“Stop.” the girl said abruptly.
“What is it?”
“Stop lying to me!” Zaza blurted out furiously. “I went back to the camp, I saw the grave! What happened?”
Rose was dumbstruck for a moment as Daisy stopped as well. “I...kid listen...I didn't-I just didn't want to...”
“I heard you talking to her,” She pointed an accusatory finger at Daisy.
“Let me explain.”
“What else are you lying about?”
“I need you...to calm down.”
She watched Rose discreetly clutch her satchel, which only strengthened Zaza's suspicions. “All that last night, you were just pretending...because you know what I really am, don't you? Don't you?!”
Rose backed away slightly before Daisy interceded and placed a hand on the young girl's shoulder. “Let's just calm down, you two.”
“Don't touch me!” Daisy was hurled backward over a dozen yards by a force push from the angered padawan. She groaned in pain as she struggled to sit up. Rose was shocked as she rushed over to Daisy to see if she was badly injured. Zaza's arm was still outstretched in the green haired girl's direction as the realization of her action had just hit her. Her eyes were wide in horror as she slowly retracted her arm and clinched her wrist with her other hand. Daisy's frightened eyes seemed to burn into her soul as her body began to shake and her mouth opened slightly. “I...” She slowly begins to approach the two as Rose gets her guard up. Suddenly, an explosion rips into the ground, a crater replacing where Zaza once stood.
“I got one! I got one!” Sour Sweet shouted from the open hatch of her tank as she sat atop a distant hill with another armored vehicle flanking her right. “Direct hit! Now let's mop up those other two. Infantry, move in!” She signaled as about two dozen rebel soldiers moved in to finish off the remaining enemy.
Meanwhile
Far from the battle that the Jedi found themselves in, the general staff of the rebel forces had met, Lemon Zest overseeing the affair. She looked over at the one vacant seat left by Sour Sweet who, was of course, late yet again. Lemon sighed before addressing the concerns of the other staff members. Her talk of a peaceful solution to the conflict had not gone over well with a number of them. Many were shouting at each other across the large table in the room as Lemon banged her fist on the table. “Order, everyone calm down!”
“Why are we even having this discussion?” A man said as he leaned forward on the table. “With Dr. Patchwork's new weapon we could bring the royals to their knees.” The aforementioned doctor stood by the entrance of the room as the meeting continued.
“Instead of fighting a losing war of attrition with our forces throwing their lives away.” Another said.
“Our benefactors have supplied us with droid forces and the weapon has proven effective on a smaller scale. Why not use it? All due respect, but why are we not discussing this with Indigo Zap?”
Lemon hesitated for a moment as she responded. “General Zap is currently on leave and she has placed me in charge of these proceedings. Like it or not, I make the calls and I will not in anyway condone the use of chemical weapons of any kind on soldiers or citizens. That would make us no better than common terrorists.”
“We've been given the tools for victory and you'll throw them all away for your moral code?” The commander snapped back.
“As I said, I am in charge here, commander. Anyone who doesn't agree with my plans is free to leave.” She gestured to the door with a stern look on her face. Several of them got up, leaving only herself and about five of the twelve others originally present. Lemon was shocked to see even the diminutive Zurby exiting with the rest, alongside Dr. Patchwork. The latter turned slightly,with a smirk on her face as the transparent doors sealed behind her. Lemon raised an eyebrow as the doctor's eyes shifted upward and her eyes followed them to the rooms air vents. Seconds later a purple colored smoke began to pour from them as everyone in the room looked in confusion.
Lemon covered her mouth as she ran to the door and hit the button to open it only to find it did nothing. “Open this door now!” The other officers in the room began to run to the door as well as they pressed in behind Lemon.
The doctor as well as the other officers who left the room stood outside in silent defiance. “Lemon, Lemon, Lemon. “How do you like my new weaponized cloud? It's fantastic. Gas masks of any kind are completely ineffective against it and the results certainly aren't pleasant. Can you feel it? Your skin burning, lungs dissolving in your chest? It's so...exhilarating, isn't it?” Lemon couldn't argue the effects of the gas as breathing was becoming near impossible.
“It's too bad. You could have been a part of something so much greater.” Lemon Zest and the others furiously banged on the door to get it open as one of them was overtaken by the gas. “If only you could have seen things our way. My way. Such is life I suppose.” One by one, each of the remaining officers trapped in the room succumbed to the gas cloud. Lemon kept her hand over her mouth, though it was clearly not helping to filter out the airborne chemicals. “Oh well, I suppose once you've died in a “rebel chemical attack”, Indigo will be more than willing to listen to reason. Farewell, it's been...educational.” She turned and walked away as the others joined her.
Lemon banged on the glass one final time as her legs began to give out and she slowly crumpled to the floor. “You...traitors! All...of...you. Won't...get...” Her words trailed off as the last of her oxygen was spent and she fell to her knees as her body labored in futility to draw breath.
“Come, everyone. We have much to do.” Patchwork led the group away to prepare for the next phase. Zurby looked back to the door as a dying Lemon weakly looked to him. He didn't even want to contemplate what must have been going through her mind in her last moments and quickly sorted through the emotions and used his mechanical legs to follow the others.
Kentoph Capital City
The early morning sun was shining on the royal palace as Sunny Flare stood on the balcony of her room and looked over the city below. She was still in her golden night gown, her hair a bit messy, not having had it done yet, as she basked in the warmth of the morning light. A sigh left her lips as she looked somewhat despondent. The queen of Kentoph and also it's chief commander feels a gentle set of arms wrap around her waist as a pair of lips tenderly kiss her neck. “Coin for your thoughts.” The voice of Hisan said in a hushed voice behind her.
“I suppose I'm just...worried, about how all this is going to turn out.” Sunny said as she stared out at the horizon. “We're close to the end...of all of this. I'm just not sure how it's going to end.” She paused for a moment as she released herself from his embrace and began to walk back inside the building. “I got the reports from the front lines. An entire regiment was wiped out yesterday. We don't know how or by who. The rebels have never had any way to take us on toe-to-toe on that level. It makes me...worried.”
“That is a first.” Hisan said in a surprised voice.
“I guess...” She moved a hand down to her stomach. “...I'm seeing things differently now. It has me thinking now. Have I been doing the right thing? All this was supposed to bring peace. Instead, I've lost good friends and this conflict has gone on longer than anyone planned. Look at me.” She turned to him and gestured to herself. “I came to this planet to end the unrest and instead I decided to play queen of the castle.” Sunny had a pained expression as Hisan placed a hand to her face.
“You are my queen and that's all that matters. Things will work out, I'm certain of it with you taking the lead. I wished I would have had your tenacity and resolve. Maybe If I had, this civil war would never have occurred. We will get through this, my love. Believe me.”
Sunny Flare had to chuckle for a moment as she looked into his eyes. Her gaze suddenly shifted downward. “Hisan...I need to confess something. When we met, I...I mean at first....”
“You were putting on an act.” His words surprised her. “You didn't love me then. I know.”
She looked up to him again. “You knew?”
“I may be a good natured buffoon sometimes, but I am a good judge of character for the most part.”
“If you knew all along I was stringing you along, then why marry me?”
“I was admittedly a bit insulted at first, but you had a tactical mind that I could never match.” He surprised her with a quick kiss. “And I could tell that beneath that, you had a good heart. I'm glad I was right. After my father passed, I was never certain I could keep this kingdom together, but with you by my side, here and now, I know we'll all make it.”
Sunny closed in for another kiss. “This has been a morning of surprises. I'm glad there was something good that came from it. Do you think this ball is ill timed though, given all that's happened?”
Hisan smiled as he put a hand under her chin. “A celebration in the streets to raise the spirits of the populace, a ball in the palace to ensure them that this is the safest place on the planet. With everything that's happening, this is just what the people need right now.”
“I trust you. I suppose I should make myself presentable for this evening. Can't promise too many dances, though. This baby already feels like they weigh a ton.” The two laughed as they headed back inside.
Jungles
“Daisy! Daisy, snap out of it!” Rose yelled into the face of her friend who was still in shock after what had just happened. “We need to move! Now!” She pulled the green haired girl to her feet and moved further into the jungle as the rebel platoon was in pursuit.
The two raced through the thick foliage as blaster bolts zipped past them. Rose pushed her companion to the ground and drew her blade as she began to deflect some of the incoming fire. A well redirected shot found a home in the shoulder of one of the advancing attackers, another landed square in the the head of another, their helmet proving of little use as they collapsed to the ground.
Despite the successful take down of two more, the task seemed to be an uphill battle as the rebel numbers would soon overwhelm the lone padawan. Thinking quickly, Rose dove forward and threw her saber in a crescent motion as it cut through several trees that fell and impeded the attackers path.
On the nearby hill, Sour Sweet was not amused by the delaying tactics. “Marco, Quark, we're giving them fire support. Lock on the coordinates.” She commanded as the two tanks locked in the target range.
Rose was still defending the position as the fallen trees had bought her precious time and kept the troops in front of her from advancing, for the time being at least. A torrent of shots were fired at her as she deflected them in various directions. A shot came from behind her and took out one of the rebels as Daisy advanced up to her position to give her assistance, a look of determination on her face. Soon the two seemed to be turning the tide as the enemy troops soon began to slowly fall back until they were in full tilt retreat. “They're running?” Daisy asked as the two traded confused glances. Just then another high explosive round ripped into the ground near them, obliterating one of the trees that had been felled earlier. “Run!” Another shot came, then another as the tanks were doing their best to hit the two marks, seemingly as easy as Sour had blasted Zaza not long before.
The two were again racing for their lives to escape the hail of tank fire as the vehicles rained fire upon them. “We need to take them out or we're dead.” Rose stated as a small pause in fire had occurred, but she could see the troops from earlier coming forward again.
Daisy breathed heavily before calming down and getting a firm hold on her rifle. “Then go. I can keep them busy down here while you take out those tanks.”
“Daisy...”
“Go. I can take these fools. Right now I'm the most dangerous thing on this planet!” She jumped out and began laying down suppressing fire, yelling in a rage at the troops her dove for cover. “Go!” Rose raced out from her hiding spot and began to charge the hill that the tanks had positioned themselves on. A few of the troopers took potshots at the speedy Jedi only to be rewarded with either a deflected shot or a clear warning from Daisy that she should be their main concern.
Sour caught sight of the Jedi racing toward them as she peered through her binoculars. “Looks like we got a brave one. Fun.” Her tanks turret turned to the new coordinates and adjusted it's angle to fire on the advancing target. A shot quickly flew from the barrel only for Rose to swiftly sidestep out of the blast radius completely. “What?! Reload!” Another shot fired only to be ignored just as easily. The second vehicle fired it's own round as the padawan leaped into the air, landing about seventy yards from the position of both. She reignited her weapon and pushed forward as the tank commander seemed to be quickly regretting her current course of action. The padawan noticed something strange, however. Just as she was getting close, a smirk ran across the pink haired commander's face.
A second later an explosion tossed Rose back down the hill she had just climbed to reach them. She tumbled violently as her leg clipped a tree on the way down and vanished into the brush.
“Could you have cut that any closer?” Sour shouted as the recently arrived gunship hovered nearby.
Rose awoke in a clearing, face down on the ground as she weakly looked back up the hill, her vision heavily blurred. She was dazed but could still feel that she wasn't going to be walking on that leg without medical aid. Looking ahead of her she saw both her lightsaber and her satchel, the latter's contents having spilled over the ground, the red crystal included. Groaning from the extreme pain in her left leg, she struggled to reach her weapon as she could see the gunship turning in her direction. Just then, she heard the crunching of grass close by and someone walking by on her right. Her eyes widened as well as they could as Zaza walked past.
The young girl's clothing was damaged from the earlier blast and she currently only had one boot on, a result of having been flung so violently through the air. She limped ahead of Rose and knelt down to see the crystal that her fellow padawan had tried so hard to conceal from her. “No...” was all the red haired girl could utter as Zaza picked up the gem and looked back at her with disgust. She placed the necklace holding the stone around her neck as it glowed with a green aura and her eyes opened wide. The gunship then let loose with a barrage of missiles directed at them. The orange haired girl simply held out her hand and the projectiles halted in mid-air. A flick of her wrist was all it took to redirect them at the tank, flanking Sour's, destroying it and damaging hers heavily in a large explosion. The pilot then opens with it's mini-gun only for Zaza to pull out her saber and deflect the early shots with lightning fast speed before shifting to the left and hurling her blade that soon cuts the gun off, rendering the gunship unable to attack.
Zaza raised her right arm as the remaining tank was still somewhat functional. Blood ran down Sour Sweet's face as she looked angrily at the girl who had ruined her plans. Her surviving crew leaped out of the hatches below her as she yelled for them to return. She still had one round ready to fire and manually aimed at the defiant Jedi. The girl showed no signs of fear or any inclination to move, only an outstretched as she pulled the trigger. The shell flew from the barrel but stopped in the air as it spun around back toward the tank, Sour's eyes wide with horror, somehow ignoring the blood pouring into them. The girl gave a similar smirk to the one Sour had given Rose and, with a flex of her fingers, sent the shell right back into the barrel as the vehicle erupted in an inferno as the other shells went off.
She slowly lowered her hand as she turned back to Rose who had only managed to push herself against a tree. Daisy looked on in terror, along with the remaining rebel troopers who began to flee the field. Rose could see that the change had already occurred inside of the girl as the younger padawan attempted to take a step back towards her only to stop in her tracks as she clinched her chest in pain and fell to her knees. A moment later her body began increasing in age and size, her skin turning a paler shade, even her hair taking on a more puffed shape as she began to resemble what Rose had feared all along.
The now woman stood up, tattered, undersized clothing the only thing shielding her from the elements. Her blade ignited once more as she looked to Rose as Daisy stood by her. A moment later, Sunset and Therma arrived as they were beholden to the sight as well. The silent siren frowned and instead of engaging the group she leaped into the air and grabbed onto the side of the gunship, prying it's doors open with the force before stepping inside. “Take me to your HQ or I take your head.” She said as she put a blade to the pilot's neck. He responded with a slight night, being careful to keep his throat from the heated weapon and the ship soon sped toward the new destination.
“Are you alright? What happened?” Sunset asked as she received no answer. “Rose, what happened? Where's Zaza? Rose! Rose!” Rose gave no response as her eyes stared blankly forward, her arms wrapped tightly around herself and her mind trying and failing to comprehend what she had just caused.