Pixi watched Foxās movements out of the corner of her eye, deciding it was probably a better idea to keep most of her attention on their foe. She couldnāt really tell what he was up toāwas he trying to use his shield as a sort of spy glass? It didnāt look like it would be nearly reflective enoughābut whatever it was, he quit it after a moment or two.Ā
Nevertheless, she listened attentively as he described their objective; destroying or at the very least separatingĀ the jewel monster from his ruby lined up with what heād mentioned about these akuma things earlier. She still wasnāt sure she understood everything about the things, but for now, the basics would be just fine.Ā
At his proposal, Pixi bit the inside of her lip. She wasnāt super fond of plans where other people had to be bait, but Fire Fox had a pointāhe and the akumaĀ had gone to blows before, so hopefully experience would prove to be a good teacher, and he wouldnāt get thrown across Paris again. Besides, worst came to worst, she could always catch him again; Pixi liked to think that she could fly fast enough to reach him ( or at least provide a softer landing in the form of a large sunflower or the like ) in order to cushion his fall in case he became a flying fox again.Ā
āā¦Okay. Iāll hang back and look for a good place to jump ināelement of surprise and all that. If I can, Iāll try to restrain him or something; judging by, ahā¦previous experiences, he probably wonāt be staying down for long, but all we need is a good second or two. If heās immobile, thatāll make snatching the ruby all the easier, right?āĀ
That was the ideal plan, but Pixi was well known for her talent in improvising back home. Sometimes it was good to have to think on your feetāthey wouldnāt always get the chance to hide out and discuss what to do. She grinned at Fox.
āWhenever youāre ready. Iāll be waiting to pounce.ā Pixi tried to look somewhat threatening ( or at least serious ) at that, but she couldnāt help the small giggles bubbling up behind her lips.Ā
Ā Ā His smile only grew at her barely contained giggles. How cute. She seemed to radiate sunshine and good feelings, and he couldnāt help but wonder if that was part of her magic or just her own natural charm.
Ā Ā āPounce? What an excellent idea. I think Iāll try that out myself.ā His attention turned back to the akuma below, which had by now moved further down the streetāthough really it hadnāt made it too far considering the heavy, lumbering steps it took to move. They really were lucky this guy was pretty slow, huh?
Ā Ā Dropping his expression into something more serious, he slowly gathered his legs underneath him, eyes locking in on his target. Attention focused? Check. Distance judged? Check. Bonus of facing north accounted for and applied to calculations of success rate? Check and check. Really, with how things were set up now there was no way he could miss. What kind of fox would he be if he flubbed such an easy leap?
Ā Ā He gave another adjusting wiggle of his haunches before launching himself off the roof. And when he said he was going to pounce he pounced.
Ā Ā Practically straight up in the air he went, almost absurdly high compared to the distance he needed to cross, body arching as if he were making a dive into the water. Yep, what Pixi had witnessed was a bonafide fox pounce, courtesy of his kwami Sykke. Though thankfully, instead of going nose first into the descent as an actual fox would he had enough sense to throw out his arms, catching the akuma around the neck as the force of his leap swung the heroās body around until he was perched on the villainās shoulder.
Ā Ā āHello again! I was wondering-since our dance earlier got cut short, I was wondering if youād like to exchange a few more moves?ā He quipped cheerfully, a wide grin on his face despite the potentially precarious situation he was in.
Ā Ā The akuma was really just as surprised as anyone else who might be watching to find a fox on his shoulder, and it took a moment before he responded. He let out a loud bellow of anger, a heavy hand rising to try and grab the colorful annoyance off of his person, but by then Fox had already dismounted and darted over to the side where the ruby was on. He wasnāt about to make the same mistake twiceāflying through the city was utterly terrifying when one didnāt have a plan to land.
Ā Ā āIāll take that as a yes then? Or is it actually a no? Kind of hard to tell when you donāt use your words.ā Another swipe had him ducking quickly towards the ground, the rocky arm just barely brushing over the tips of his ears. āāNope, still donāt know what youāre trying to say. Mind running that by me again?ā
Ā Ā And so it went. Indeed, it kind of did look like a dance, with Fox weaving out of the akumaās grasp, sometimes going under the grasping hand or actually climbing on the creature to leap over it. He was annoying him for sure but, as Fox couldnāt help but notice, he still wasnāt willing to commit into moving his other arm from his side. Any attacks that were made were using the free arm, even if it meant the akuma had to turn around awkwardly to face the nimble hero to do so. Ā
Ā Ā Yeah, okay. Maybe he needed to try something else? Or maybe Pixi was cooking up some plant magic goodness on the sidelines?
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