106/Come on, Terribad!

Come on, Terribad!
Date of Scene:	28 June 2015
Location:	Uminari City - Juuban Avenue - North
Synopsis:	Oresky unleashes a Terribad!
Cast of Characters:	Suzuki Natsume, Gaofele Doiru, 37, Makoto Kino, Phantom, Usagi Tsukino

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Mint Chip (37) has posed:
There's a large group of somewhat raccous high schoolers outside the Juuban Avenue station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Motor Authority. While only one of them have cars, there's a group of five of them out there, laughing and carrying on, excited to mark their adulthood by getting their driver's liscences.

And across the street, a man in an out of place tan uniform, that looks like it was dredged up from a Soviet surplus store, stands at attention. "This shouldn't be a place of happiness! This is a place of long lines, of exasperation, of woe and despair!" he says to nobody in particular. His medal gleams in the light of the warm Tokyo afternoon, polished to perfection.

"If you want to find joy in something, find it in me!" he shouts, pointing dramatically. This finally gets the attention of the assembled teens, only just too late, as he stands in the middle of the road, on top of cars trapped in one of Tokyo's iconic traffic jams.

"LET THE FUTURE REFLECTED IN THE MIRROR TURN TERRIBLE!" He yells, pulling the medal off his chest where it seems to gleam even brighter. The group of highschool students is suddenly unconscious, trapped by red ribbons within a dark mirror!

"COME ON! TERRIBAD!" he yells, making dramatic gestures as the mirror glows, and unleashes his monster - the Traffic Terribad! A large youma with red mirrored sunglasses, a long yellow scarf, and wielding a large Stop sign in one hand and the other hand being composed of a traffic light.

'TERRIBAD' it announces as the area of Tokyo around it undergoes a fast deterioration - buildings look derelict and abandoned, the sky is a depressing grey, the trees are worn of leaves and dying, and the civilians in the area go unconscious!

As for Oresky, the Phantom Empire General, he stands, hands on his hips, laughing and looking proud.

Phantom has posed:
On top of the rooftop, Phantom stands from the edge. His arms are crossed. He heard Oresky was doing something--- and he has come to see if he lures out Pretty Cure. He doesn't have his weapon out, and is not leading this charge. He's just watching as the landscape changes and traffic comes to a halt as Oresky summons his terribad.

He probably won't make a move unless he has to. Oresky might not even know he's here! Or he could be looming like some sort of reverse Tuxedo Mask. It's hard to tell from his expression.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Usagi Tsukino lifelessly trudges along away from her school! Her eyes are a little puffy, as she holds a math test in her hands!

"Mom's going to be so mad at meeeeee!" She laments, her procrastination having finally caught up to her! She makes whining little noises, even as a cat set upon her shoulder frowns.

"This is why you get for goofing off and spending so much time at the Arcade, Usagi! When Ami-chan hears this..." Luna's lecture is cut short, however, when there's a burst of magic power! Usagi turns the corner, just in time to see a gleaming medal, some high schoolers caught in a mirror, and a massive youma wielding traffic paraphenalia!

Luna whispers urgently! "Usagi!" The girl nods, trembling a little in fear, as she ducks into a convenient alleyway! Taking out her Transformation Brooch, she holds it up as it shines with the light of the moon!

"Moon Prism-Power! Make-up!"

Ribbons of power and magic wrap up Usagi, coalescing into the beskirted sailor senshi uniform! Leaping up atop a building, she calls out to the Terribad!

"STOP RIGHT THERE! How dare you interrupt the lives of those wanting to earn independence and responsible driving! I'm the Pretty Soldier of Love and Justice, and in the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"

Usagi strikes a pose atop the rooftop, somehow magical moonlight filling the air dramatically around her as she has one fist in the air!

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     Suzuki was /not/ at the metropolitan motor authority! She had been down the street, walking down the street calmly! Terribads, however, are not even remotely subtle! I mean, seriously. The trees are dying, the sky just changed colors, and the buildings are becoming derelict! Suzuki very calmly continued on her path towards the terribad, her eyes shifting up towards it and Oresky, her lips pressing into a thin line. Soon, she had stepped into a convenient alleyway.

            "Verdrehen Sturm, Set Up."
            <JAWOHL.>

    Suzuki lifts her hand, as Verdrehen Sturm detaches from her bracelet, stretching out into a full-sized Naginata, two shotgun shell cartridges inserting into two of the device's four slots, the cover sliding back up into place. Her clothing explodes off of her briefly, immediately replaced with the base of her Knight Clothing! The white dress glows and forms, followed by her shoulder-covering vest/short cape, then her shoes form on her feet! ... Soon, the Storm Knight slowly steps out of the alleyway, her Naginata lifted.

    "You have disrupted the peace of this town, turning the beautiful buildings decrepit and destroyed and weakening our plants, you have even made the sky turn grey with sorrow! This is a place of joy, where people get their drivers' license and learn to safely drive! This is unacceptable. I will... punish... you?" She pauses, looking up towards Sailor Moon. "..."

            Well, this is awkward.

    Two justice speeches at once, and they were both in and out of sync in a weird way! ... Was that other girl wearing a sailor uniform? ... She was actually rather pretty. Storm Knight coughs a bit, before turning her gaze back towards Oresky and the Terribad. "ANYWAY! We will defeat you!" She says, brandishing her Naginata properly once more! Yes, better not to let it be awkward and instead just be glad for the fact that there's an ally to help fight!

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
While the bus system is useful for getting around Tokyo faster than on foot, for short distances during this level of traffic it's just as easy to walk. Gao strolls along the road, noting similarities to the streets of Waldia right before a market day.

The surge of magic, combined with the sudden deterioration of the area, catches his attention. "This is new," he frowns, glancing around as he ducks into an alleyway. While the ordinary people are unconscious, it still doesn't feel right to transform in plain sight. Taking his bracer and sliding it onto his left forearm, Gao shouts:

    "To protect the lands, I am Guardian Gao!"

The forester Knight jogs forward, arriving in time for the justice speeches by Sailor Moon and the Storm Knight. He quietly chuckles as he steps forward. "Let the punishment commence!" he announces with a playful grin as he readies an arrow.

Makoto Kino has posed:
See, this is why Makoto lets Usagi handle the justice speeches.

The momentary awkward pause that follows the nearly-simultaneous speeches from Sailor Moon and the Storm Knight is broken by the voice that rings out from below: "Sailor Moon!" The voice, naturally, belongs to Sailor Jupiter, standing on the roof of a stopped van in the middle of the traffic-clogged street. "Everybody! I've got your back, so let's show this bad guy he can't just do as he pleases!"

A wind picks up from behind her as Jupiter spreads her arms, a fresh, springlike gust cutting into the stifling atmosphere that's settled in the area. Petals scatter from the green senshi's fingers, colors brilliant against the grey pall, filling the air in a dizzying torrent as the swirl of wind sweeps outward and grows in force from a breeze into a gale.

"Flower Hurricane!"

Mint Chip (37) has posed:
Oresky looks over. "I don't know who you are - but you're not even Pretty Cure! How can you hope to stand up to the Phantom Empire's greatest general, to come near my glory!" Oresky says, his medal continuing to gleam in the sunlight. If you look directly at it, it might even blind you temporarily. "After my Terribad has mopped the floor with you all, I'll induct each and every one of you into the Oresky Fan Club! The yearly membership fee is 800 yen!" he adds, a dramatic arm gesture sending the Terribad forward, each stomp of its massive foot shaking the ground as he moves in, only to have to use its stopsign as a shield against the oncoming Flower Hurricane.

"What am I thinking, we don't need to go this far." Another dramatic sweep of his arm and point at the heroes causes a swarm of human-sized Kindabads, smaller less individualized versions of his big youma, to begin to charge at the heroes, punching, kicking, and generally forcing them all into one huge melee engagement! "I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FAN LETTERS!"

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Slowly, Usagi turns to the /other/ Plant-and-Justice loving magical girl. She blinks for a moment, taking her in with a slightly surprised and off-put look. Seems their justice speeches jumbled. Then she just smiles a bit, awkwardly.

"We can do this!" She offers first to Storm Knight, and then Gao! The two, with their bow and naginata, seem so much more /competent/ than her. Her legs tremble, the weight of being responsible for those in that mirror hits her. She wants to run. To flee. Fear wells up while looking at that massive creature. She /freezes/ for a moment, green as can be.

But it's the familiar voice of Sailor Jupiter from below that gives her renewed strength as that massive creature comes rumbling forth! There's a gleaming medal to the eyes! And the building is shaking!

Sailor Moon wobbles, cries, and then falls off the rooftop right on her duff in a swirly-eyed pile of magical girl.

And around then, in comes the kindabads! One goes to punch her, and she crawls away, stumbling to her feet! Sailor Moon manages another 'artful' dodge by tripping up and generally narrowly avoiding getting hit.

Then, as she notes one going for Jupiter, she charges forward!

"Get away from my friend!" For an unathletic girl, and being so light, she can actually make somewhat of a mark when full-body checking someone.

"Nooooo! That's my Arcade and DARTS fan club money!"

Phantom has posed:
Phantom lets out a siiiiiiiggghhhh from his rooftop postion at Oresky's antics and words. Phantom is much too cool to do an eye roll, but not cool enough to seem exaperated at the giant ham Oresky is being. Though there's one point he agrees with---None of these incoming heroes are Pretty Cure. This is now offically a waste of time from his angle.

This doesn't stop him from standing there and watching the fight- remaining uninvolved for the time being.

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     Poor Oresky. He just sent melee-focused mooks against a Belkan Knight. As the Kindabads approach Suzuki, she lifts her Naginata. "I have no idea what a pretty cure is, but that will not stop us from stopping you!" Storm Knight calls out, lashing out rapidly at any Kindabads that approach her, almost ... dancing among them, the staff end used to deflect attacks, as the naginata lashes out efficiently towards the kindabads. A block turned into a slashing sweep of a kindabad leg, that sweep followed up by spinning the Naginata to strike at another one, as she begins to make her way towards Oresky and the Terribad.

     "You will be recieving no fan letters, general of the Phantom Empire! It would be completely unacceptable for an honorable samurai to do such!" Storm Knight calls out. Verdrehen Sturm gives a wordless ping, as lightning begins to dance along its length. Of course. There was a falling Sailor Moon. And that was just unacceptable. "Verdrehen Sturm!"

            <BLITZ SCHRITT.>

     Storm Knight is suddenly consumed in a burst of lightning, and she dashes through the Kindabads, possibly electrocuting several of them on the way to attempt to intercept Sailor Moon's fall. And then ensure that she lands safely! Storm Knight gives a small smile towards her. "...Don't worry, everyone's new once. I'll make sure you're safe." She says, beginning to aid in fighting off the Kindabads nearby Sailor Moon and Jupiter! "...You three focus on the big thing, I'll keep these small fries away from you!" She calls out towards the other magical girls!

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
"Nettle Barrage!" Gao calls, releasing the arrow towards the horde of Kindabads. As the arrow flies past the bow, it fragments into a swarm of narrow shafts, perfect for hitting multiple small targets -- and multiple targets /are/ hit, as each shaft connects.

The forester Knight doesn't pause, though, quickly summoning his viney quarterstaff and using it to parry the Kindabads that get too close. The Storm Knight's dramatic move prompts an appreciative smile, then a nod. "We'll push forward, then!" he agrees, using his quarterstaff to start clearing a path through the Kindabads towards the Terribad.

Makoto Kino has posed:
"Oh no you don't!" Sailor Jupiter shouts back to both Oresky and his minions. As the Kindabads begin to rush forward, a number of them trying to swarm up the sides of her pearch, Jupiter gathers herself and springs into the air, clearing the dogpile-in-progress and landing in a crouch on the pavement some distance away.

It looks like Sailor Moon is struggling, and Jupiter focuses her attention on getting to her friend to back her up. Her eyes widen in surprise when Sailor Moon gets there first and tackles the Kindabad headed for her; quickly, she lunges to return the favor, plowing into several more incoming Kindabads to buy her fellow Sailor time to get back onto her feet.

When she looks for more close by, however, she discovers that Storm Knight has already cleared the nearest ones. Surprise flashes across Sailor Jupiter's face, soon followed by a quick, fierce grin of approval. "Hey," she calls back, with a hitch of almost-laughter in her voice, "that was my line!"

The words are immediate followed with a hand raised in salute, acknowledging Storm Knight's intentions. "Got it!" Jupiter says, and rounds toward the looming Terribad with hands closing into fists at her sides. "I'll soften him up for you, Sailor Moon!"

Gao's already plowing the road - electricity sparks, arcing over Sailor Jupiter's fingers, as she charges into the space he's cleared. She's headed straight for the Terribad, lightning trailing from her fists as she leaps to attack head-on.

Mint Chip (37) has posed:
The Kindabads are knocked aside, chaff and delaying tactics as they tend to be, rarely if ever landing a good hit. But the larger terribad has been moving up this whole time, and as Gao and Jupiter move up,it suddenly bellows a sonic blast - sounding like the car horns of every make and model known to man combined in one cacophonous horrid sound. It's so loud the sound waves themselves have an impact over and above the brutalizing sound itself, and right after, the Traffic Terribad moves up quickly (especially for its size) swinging the flat end of its stopsign weapon in a wide arc to slam it into both of the incoming attackers!

To deal with Sailor Moon and the Storm Knight comes a different problem - the Terribad's traffic-light hand shines bright green light at the Kindabads and they 'rev up' starting to move and attack much faster than before, zipping around the other two.

A group of kindabads have acquired a park bench (uprooted from the ground and still with concrete attached where they did so) and have hauled it over to Oresky, where he sits upon it and laughs. "Did you neglect to pay attention to the part where I'm number one? I'm the best! Give up and go home, the Phantom Empire won this day when they sent me to this town!"

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Electricity flares up, and soon she's helped up by Storm Knight! "Thank you!" Comes Sailor Moon quietly, then she whirls around to the massive Terribad!

"Be careful, okay?" She offers to Storm Knight gently, and Gao starts opening a path with his nettles!

A glance back to Jupiter. "We...we can do this, Sailor Jupiter!" Her bravado isn't entirely true right now, fear and doubt on her face, but off Sailor Moon goes to find a decent perch atop one of the stopped cars. Heels dig into paint, but she's sure that the owner will forgive her.

And then Jupiter, as confident and powerful as ever, focuses on the Terribad! "Okay! I'll..." Before she can do anything else, there's a wave of revv'd up kindabads pummeling and pounding her into the hood of the car! She curls up defensively, shivering! Even with her henshin, it hurts!

What can she do!? In a situation like this, Sailor Moon acts in the most heroic way possible.

"S...stop hurting meeeeeee! WAAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAH!" The wave of tears and shameless crying might be enough to draw pure pity from even the kindabads. Oresky and co. made the girl /cry/!

At least, until her odangos start to vibrate! Ultrasonic waves on a frequency far higher, and far louder than that horrible horn-honk sound fills the air! It'll likely strike the kindabads, but most of it is aimed for both Oresky and the Terribad as Moon's tantrum turns into a lethal weapon!

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     "Well, looks like I got to it first!" Storm Knight responds to Sailor Jupiter in response! She flashes a playful grin towards Sailor Jupiter, before nodding as she begins to fight her way forward. Another electricity user, how fun! Suzuki lifts her Naginata, and then... the Kindabads seemed to rev up and get faster! "...My my, looks like you got an upgrade." She says, putting both hands on the haft of her Naginata. She was trained to fight this sort of thing, and she was the storm knight!

     Also there were a lot of them, and they were all attacking her. Ugh, too many! It was actually somewhat overwhelming! However, her focus was brought back as she spots Sailor Moon being attacked! And then ... using weaponized sobbing? "...That's quite a set of lungs on that girl." Storm Knight comments under her breath as she defends against one of those fast attacks! "...Verdrehen Sturm."

            <SCHLAG KLINGE!>
Once more, electricity sparks along the length of the Naginata's blade, and Storm Knight makes a wide slash along the length of the largest amoun of enemies that she could hit, unleashing a small wave of electricity in the wake of her blade! Between that and the weaponized screaming, that should hopefully destroy a good number of them! Or at least some of them, enough that the two could get a small breather!

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
The sound slams into Gao hard, forcing him to pause -- which leaves him a sitting duck for the Terribad's sign swat. He yelps as the impact knocks him into the air, arcing as high as the roofs.

As the forester Knight hits the height of the arc, he recovers enough to summon oversized maple seeds to slow his fall. Summoning his bow, he looks around the battlefield, trying to decide on how best to help. The sight of the red-headed figure on the roof catches his attention -- someone awake, but taking no actions. Gao narrows his eyes slightly, but takes no action against Phantom.

Instead, he takes aim at the Terribad. "You're pretty fast, especially for someone your size," he notes, drawing an arrow. "But how fast can you hop?"

He channels a bit more magic into the arrow, then lets it fly, shouting "Bramble Grasp!" The arrow peels into eight oversized vines, each of them linked to the others around a common center, and all of them reaching out to entangle the Terribad's legs!

Makoto Kino has posed:
The cacophony of the car horns slams into Sailor Jupiter like a wall of sound, slowing her headlong charge toward the Terribad. Gritting her teeth, she drops her shoulder and tries to simply force her way through to her target - only to get broadsided by the sweep of the stop sign in an impact that sends her hurtling into the wall of a nearby building. CRUNCH!

"Oww..." Every joint cries out in pain, but she can't let it stop her. Moving stiffly but doggedly, Sailor Jupiter picks herself up again, leveling a fierce, hard-eyed glare at the Terribad. Sailor Moon and Storm Knight are doing a lot to counter the zergrush of Kindabads, but if she can do something about the boost they're getting from the big one...

"Don't count yourself a win just yet!" she calls up to Oresky, though her voice is mostly lost in the glass-shattering waves of sound from Sailor Moon's crying. Jupiter crosses her arms in front of her, taking aim at the Terribad's stoplight - energy crackles along her forearms, released in a bright, slim lance of lightning that leaps out toward the stoplight with the snap of her fingers.

Mint Chip (37) has posed:
The sonic blast from the Terribad meets Sailor Moon's supersonic cries, and the two sounds meet each other, fighting for supremacy - but even the roar of the world's biggest traffic jam simply has nothing on the tears of Sailor Moon! The Kindabads are forced back under its deafening power, and theis lets the Storm Knight and her Belkan partner begin to cut huge swathes through them, as well as frees Sailor Moon from their attacks!

And now, Gao's Bramble Grasp has tied up the feet of the Terribad; entagnled, the massive and powerful creature does its best to fight free, but in doing so finds itself unable to defend against Sailor Jupiter's lightning blast, which arcs along its arm, overloading the traffic light and blowing out the green light, slowing the remaining kindabads to their original speed!

Meanwhile, the kindabads carrying Oresky's bench-slash-throne have dropped it due to the strength of Sailor Moon's cries, and Oresky himself is actually mostly quiet for once, having pulled his hat down over his ears in an attempt to stop Sailor Moon's cries from reaching them (to no avail!)

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Thanks to the combined attacks of her friends, Sailor Moon is freed from her onslaught! She slowly, dizzily stands up amidst the car she'd perched on. There's shattered glass for a good mile from her last outburst! Lightning and entangling roots keep it engaged! Sailor Moon looks utterly surprised everyone's mostly in one piece. She glances out to those gathered!

"What do we..." Luna peeks out from hiding in the car beneath Sailor Moon! Leap!

Glom! There's kitty related motivation going on for a moment, before she whispers in her ear. Luna then leaps off to safety.

Sailor Moon is a little scratched up, but she reaches for her forehead!

"Sailor Jupiter! Guardian Gao! Storm Knight! Let's finish this!"

The tiara in her hand glows!

"Moooon!"

She pulls her hand back in a perfect frisbee throw, her waist flexing!

"Tiara!"

And then she lets the glowing bit of metal go in a perfect arcing throw, burning with the light of the moon as it's aimed for he face of that horrible traffic monster!

"ACTION!" The power of the heavenly body so close to earth shines through!

Phantom has posed:
Phantom has to cover his ears when Usagi's supersonic screech echoes throughout the street. Luckily, he's some distance away.

He releases his ears once the sound has passed and frowns. These are not Pretty Cure, but they're just as troublesome. Maybe he should start making room in the graveyard for other types. He seems in thought about this for a long moment.

He's still hasn't acted one way or another, regardless.

Makoto Kino has posed:
When Sailor Moon calls, Sailor Jupiter rises immediately to action, darting a few steps forward and vaulting up onto the hood of a nearby car for a better vantage on their enemy. "Right!" she calls back.

Much as she did a moment ago, Jupiter crosses her arms in front of her, gathering power - but this time, it's not just a few sparks arcing across her fingers. Searing threads of energy crawl along her arms and over her shoulders, sparking from the lightning rod in her tiara, turning the very air around her dry and tingling.

"SUPREME--"

The grey sky overhead turns black and blue and silver, the air splitting in a thunderclap as lightning strikes down from above. It meets Sailor Jupiter and for a split second it surrounds her, a blazing column of raw power that turns her tall form into a stark silhouette.

Then she flings her hands out and all that power is released, the lightning racing out to join Sailor Moon's flying tiara and halo the brilliant disc of moonlight in a blaze of electricity.

"--THUNDER!"

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     The kindabads seemed to be being torn apart! Even being faster hadn't helped them. Hmmm. Storm Knight flashes a grin towards the Kindabads, as the tip of her Naginata lifts up, one of the two shotgun shells loading up into the center of the haft of the naginata. "Verdrehen Sturm!"

                <EXPLOSION!>

     With the sound of mechanical pistons and an explosion of magical energy, the Cartridge is loaded. Immediately, the power of the electricity around Storm Knight increased, her clothing and hair seeming to lift -- purely from the force of energy. "That sounds like a great idea, Sailor Moon!"

            <STURM BLITZ>

    Lightning consumes Storm Knight, as the blade of her Naginata extends, electricity crackling along the length of the energy blade. Storm Knight leans forward slightly. And then... she briefly seems to just... disappear, the only note of her movement is a single bolt of electricity, following on the tail of the Moon Tiara Action, possibly even electrifying the tiara as it flies! And then passes it! And Storm Knight becomes ... sort of visible, as that elongated blade begins to unleash slash after slash, her movements almost more afterimage than actual visuals of the Storm Knight. For a final attack, her Naginata is lifted for one last heavy slash, intent on cutting diagonally from one shoulder to the hip of the Terribad!

     While it might look impressive, the strikes would likely do less heavy damage, and more... weaken and damage any armor that the Terribad might have had, as Storm Knight's final strike would have struck JUST before the Moon Tiara Action and Supreme Thunder arrive! When she lands, Storm Knight begins to falter, breathing heavily. Oh god she hadn't trained enough with that yet, why did everything burn?! ... Probably because she was just electrified. Also because Cartridges are dangerous and cause a lot of stress to the body.

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
As Gao lands near Sailor Jupiter, the maple seeds vanish to wherever they dwell. "Be alert," he murmurs to the Senshi of Thunder, nodding towards the building Phantom is on. "Someone has been observing this battle."

He looks up as Sailor Moon calls to them. "Right!" he nods, drawing another arrow and aiming it at the Terribad. Unlike the previous arrows, though, this one is not built for splitting -- no, this one has a large mass of pulsating energy for an arrowhead, coruscating in various greens.

"VERDANT EXPLOSION!" he shouts, releasing the arrow, which flies forward like a rocket -- both in speed and in explosiveness!

Mint Chip (37) has posed:
Oresky comes out from behind his hat just in time to watch the Storm Knight, crackling and wielding her blade! The Terribad manages to gets its Stop Sign up just in time, but the Storm knight cuts through it easily with the power of her blade and gets through to deal some damage to the terribadd, but more importantly than that, she opens it up to the next attack, as Guardian Gao's arrow strikes it hard in the side, exploding loudly into its side and further knocking the creature off-balance and opening it up to the final part of the team attack, the electricity infused tiara strike the creature hard, causing a shattering explosion that explodes hard into the Terribad, causing the creature itself to turn to dust, sliding away into a pile on the street, into which the mirror that contained the hopeful liscence holders fall, then fades away and they slump against each other unconscious. The streets begin to fade back, the trees regain their leaves, and the buildings return - the despair and bad future that the Terribad has flooded the area with is now over!

Oresky clenches his fist and waves them angrily, animatedly in the air. "All of you young people with your motivations and hope! You really make me mad! You may not be Pretty Cure but you're just as annoying!" Oresky shouts. "The Phantom Empire and I will be back to come and deal with you! This town will be overwhlmed with despair sooner or later!" he shouts as he fades away, headed back home in defeat.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
The Terribad fades away, as does Oresky's smaller minions! Sailor Moon looks to her allies, smiling brightly, before turning her gaze to Oresky!

"We'll never let you take away the hopes and dreams of Tokyo!" She yells out after him.

When he's gone, she starts shivering, and runs over to Sailor Jupiter! She'll wrap her up in a hug, possibly pulling in Gao or Suzuki if they don't get away in time!

Not crying this time, but she's definitely scared!

"Jupiter! Gao! Storm Knight! I was so worried we'd lose, but thanks to all of you, we did it!" Sniffle! Sniffle sniffle! A glance to the unconscious teenagers, and she beams a warm smile.

"We really saved them..."

Makoto Kino has posed:
Normalcy returns, and Sailor Jupiter breathes out a sigh of relief - one that turns into a warm, surprised laugh as Sailor Moon hugs her.

"Thanks to you, too," she points out with a grin, giving her teammate a quick squeeze in reply. "Don't sell yourself short!" The smile is still on her face as she looks to the other two, the Storm Knight and the Guardian. "We all did it together. Thanks, both of you."

A moment, later, though, her expression changes, the smile vanishing into a more serious look as she remembers what Gao said to her moments ago. Now, with the danger of Oresky and his Terribad no longer occupying her attention, she looks up and away from her allies, searching for any sign of the observer that Gao warned her was watching them.

Phantom has posed:
Phantom is still there. He's just been standing there this whole time. Now Oresky has been driven off. Really, he expected this. He just kind of gives the heroes a casual glance before he turns around and walks away into a mirror portal behind him. He doesn't seem to want to continue this bout in Oresky's stead.

There will probably be arguing about this later back home.

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     Oh good, the Terribad was defeated, and the people in that mirror were beginning to be freed! Okay, they slumped against each other, and seemed no worse for the wear. Storm Knight straightens up, using her Device as a walking stick briefly as she recovers from the use of that Cartridge. She carefully lowers her Naginata once more, the blade of it angled down towards the ground. "...And it is my duty to stop you every time you make that attempt, General of the Phantom Empire." Storm Knight responds to Oresky as he fades away!

     And then she focuses on Sailor Moon. She steps towards Sailor Moon as she begins to tremble and shiver, running over to hug onto Jupiter! ... And then she was suddenly grabbed and pulled into a hug by Sailor Moon. She tenses briefly, but relaxes relatively quickly. "...Yes, you did well, Sailor Moon. You didn't give up, even when you were afraid that you'd lose." Storm Knight says, trying to retain her 'cool' outward appearances!

    Sailor Jupiter is given a small nod from the Storm Knight, her naginata kept carefully away from Jupiter, but still at the ready. Just in case. "You're welcome, I'm just glad that everyone is more or less alright." She says, though her gaze turns towards Sailor Moon, focusing on her and looking for wounds. She had taken a bit of a pummelling! "And no harm seems to have come to anyone who can't defend themselves."

    Her attention shifts up towards Phantom though, glancing towards him quietly. When he walks away though, her attention returns back to the others. "...Seems our observer's gone."

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
Guardian Gao contemplates firing a Dandelion Shot at the irate general, but Oresky fades out before the forester Knight makes the decision. Fair enough; that's one less thing to worry about for now.

Instead, he finds himself pulled into a hug by Sailor Moon! For a moment, he's not quite sure what to do, but her worried expression reminds him enough of Rune's similar reactions that it gives him a hint on what to do.

"There, there," he murmurs slightly self-consciously, awkwardly hugging her and patting her back. He looks to Jupiter for advice, but the green-clad senshi is looking towards the roofs.

Gao looks up in time to see Phantom walk through the mirror portal, and it's at this point Gao decides that he can relax slightly. "Is everyone okay?" he asks, looking at the others.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Eventually, the girl pulls away from the wonderful people that have helped her. She stands up just a little straighter, and wipes her tears.

Suzuki especially has her smiling. For once, she doesn't devolve into crying. Something about so many people fighting together has lifted her spirits.

"My name's Sailor Moon! I hope we can all be friends. Uh..." Sirens in the background. Usagi eep's!

"We should probably get going! Come on, Jupiter! Let's get some ice creeeeam!" Leap! Sailor Moon is (clumsily) making her way away from potential police officers.

Suzuki Natsume has posed:
     "...A little tired, that attack took more out of me than I expected it to." Storm Knight responds to Guardian Gao. "I took a few hits, but nothing too bad from those ... things. Whatever they were." Storm Knight says, her Naginata carefully being stowed on her back.

     Sailor Moon is given a small smile, if somewhat awkward. "I am Storm Knight, it's a pleasure to meet you, Sailor Moon." Sirens. "...Getting out of here sounds like a good idea." Also ice cream did too. Storm Knight debates following Sailor Moon and Sailor Jupiter. "Being friends also sounds good." She adds.

    Mmm. Ice cream. Yep, Suzuki is going to probably go to the ice cream shop later. Or eat a tub of ice cream at home. Maybe make some cookies and make home-made ice cream sandwiches. Also she was sore, so comfort food sounded pleasant. Soon, Storm Knight decided that she was going to follow Sailor Moon and Sailor Jupiter. So long as they didn't seem to try to stop her, at any rate. It's hard to be friends if you don't actually know each other!

Makoto Kino has posed:
Eyes narrowed, Sailor Jupiter watches Phantom make his exit. An ally, like Tuxedo Mask? But if he is, then why didn't he join in to help them?

An enemy?

Either way, he's gone now, and glaring at the skyline where he disappeared isn't going to accomplish anything. Her expression softens as she looks back down to the others. "I'm fine, thanks," she says...

...and then laughs a little as Sailor Moon starts urging her off. "...Sailor Moon's right, though, we should get out of here before people start asking questions. Nice to meet you guys!" She lets Sailor Moon tug her away, grinning at her friend: "Okay, ice cream it is!"

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
Guardian Gao smiles as the others bound off in search of ice cream. Having friends to hang out with sounds very tempting...

...but it could cause problems for the Waldians later.

He waves to the departing magical girls, a small smile on his face. Once they're out of sight, he sighs, then bounds along from one street tree to another in the opposite direction. Best to remain apart from the others, so as to not get too connected to them. Fewer hard feelings when...

Well. They'll find out soon enough.