Magic Knights Revolution

[RyderHakubi]

"I'll stop when you give some respect to your elders young lady..." Clef off-handedly responded...

[Bean Bandit]

"You kidnap me, force me to miss my tournament, peep under skirts and you want RESPECT?" Umi grumbled.

[RyderHakubi]

"Alright... let's clear some things up here Miss Ryuuzaki.  I did not kidnap you... You were summoned by Princess Emeraude," Clef started, "And this tournement... is it worth the lives being lost here?  Innocent people are dying..."

[Bean Bandit]

Umi grimaced. "No." she muttered. "Of course not. But why ME? We've got THOUSANDS or real soldiers back on my world! Why is it up to me to fight?"

[RyderHakubi]

"Am I supposed to know this?  It was the Piller's will that brought you here, not my own..." Clef explained...

[Bean Bandit]

"Figures." Umi sniffed. Then she slumped slightly.

"All right, All right...what do I have to do to go home sooner?"

[RyderHakubi]

Clef nodded and replied, "Become the Legendary Magic Knights and rescue Emeraude from High Priest Zagato... It's the only way"

[Bean Bandit]

Umi frowned. "You said that already. HOW do I do that?"

[RyderHakubi]

"Well Umi, yo..." Clef was cut off by the loud, piercing Naga-like laugh heard nearby...

"Why look, it's the little sprouts and thier gardener!!!" Alcione taunted from a clearing nearby, with a giant beast next to her...

"Alright Magic Knights..." she started, but stopped when she heard the click behind her...

'Freeze..." Firia said while holding one of Ryder's railguns in her hand...

[Bean Bandit]

Umi recoiled slightly, unnerved by the two sudden twists to the situation.

"Er...Clef-chan...are you SURE you don't want real soldiers?"

[RyderHakubi]

"What? Who are you!!" Alcione asked Firia...

"Me?  Firia Crysis... and you... you're dead..." Firia deadpanned as she pointed the gun right at Alcione's face...

"See... if those three don't save Cephiro, I can't get home.  And since you obviously have it out to kill them... You're my enemy as well..."

[Shukuen]

Hikaru spoke up hesitantly, eyes still on the gun, "So... uhm... you're one of the good guys then?" She tried to smile, though it came up a bit crooked from how nervous she was.

[RyderHakubi]

Firia, while still having the gun trained at Alcione's eyes, replied, "I don't know if I could be called all that good... but I am on your side."

Turning to Alcione, she added, "Now... time for information gathering..."

[RyderHakubi]

"Now... I'm guessing you work for Zagato... mind telling me where he is?" Firia interrogated while placing the gun to Alcione's neck...

"Ha!  As if I would give Lord Zagato's location to a peasent like you!" she screamed as she shot a beam of ice magic at Firia with her free hand... which went right through her...

"WHAT!!!!" She shouted in surprise... and went deathly silent as she heard the click...

"I'll give you one chance, or else I splatter your brains all over this clearing... WHERE IS HE!!!" Firia screamed...

"You wouldn't be able to defeat him anyway..." Clef stated...

"STAY OUT OF THIS OLD MAN!" Firia responded... taking her attention off Alcione for a second... a second needed to have her spirit beast shoot a fireball at the girls...

[Bean Bandit]

"Yeek!" Umi shrieked, diving for cover. This was NOT how she wanted to spend her day...