FEFERI: *After receiving the message, she packed up her own little troupe of guards to head to the location given, a little surprised to find out it was the same as Aradia's old hive. What could be the reason for that? But she supposed there wasn't much that could be done but to face whatever this was head-on, and help whoever Meenah had captured in the meantime. She had a few guesses who that was, and
the task seem a little more important. At last they reached the outside of the hive, and Feferi headed to go inside first.*
MEENAH: *the befuddled guards cant do anything but let her through, not even the turrets moved an inch in response*
FEFERI: *She heads inside, not certain what she'll find, but Meenah has got to be somewhere, and she looks for one of her guards to direct the way*
MEENAH: *with a combination of word of mouth and just a bit of fintuition, meenah comes out of her hiding to greet her fellow ruler* waht the fuck are you doin here
FEFERI: *3BI* *laces her fingers together* )(ello Meena)(! )(ow are t)(ings?
MEENAH: *arches a brow* things are just fine...
FEFERI: You seem a bit... under t)(e weat)(er. 38)
MEENAH: *squints* ive been betta
FEFERI: So, w)(o's )(ere?
MEENAH: whale theres you...me...and all these guys
FEFERI: Well, yes.
FEFERI: But we're supposed to be assembling toget)(er and t)(ere's a few people not accounted for.
MEENAH: i dont bereef i got any ofishal notice of that
FEFERI: Well, no one's been able to get a )(old of you, so I would imagine!
MEENAH: yeah saury theres been...conchplications
FEFERI: I am beginning to see t)(at! But eit)(er way, I manta I'm )(ere to get you and t)(e ot)(ers now.
MEENAH: *crosses her arms* what otters
FEFERI: T)(e gills! I know t)(ey are )(ere somew)(ere.
MEENAH: *searious squinting* theres nomoby here but a couple of fishy characters
FEFERI: Fis)(y?
MEENAH: mhm
FEFERI: W)(ere at? 38o
MEENAH: the holding cells duh
FEFERI: )(mm... Let's go, t)(en!
MEENAH: wut
FEFERI: To sea t)(em?
MEENAH: why
FEFERI: I need to see w)(o t)(ey are, of course!
MEENAH: *groans, looking around to the ever concerned onlookers*
MEENAH: you aint leavin until you do huh
FEFERI: NOP-E!
MEENAH: *growls, wordlessly turning to lead them to the underground levels*
FEFERI: *follows behind with a smile on her face, not really bothered by the annoyance*
MEENAH: *halts for a moment, motioning to her guards* they dont get to come
FEFERI: W)(y not?
MEENAH: they dont
MEENAH: get
MEENAH: to come
FEFERI: You don't like t)(em? I t)(ink t)(ey're very nice.
MEENAH: i got plenty thanks
FEFERI: Well t)(at's good, because t)(ey're not )(ere for you.
MEENAH: 38T
FEFERI: 38)
MEENAH: 38|
FEFERI: You are s)(rimpossible.
MEENAH: *cant help but smirk slightly*
FEFERI: Fine.
FEFERI: *tells her guards to stay*
MEENAH: glad you can sea it my wave 3B)
MEENAH: *briskly turns around, leading her down for real this time*
FEFERI: *I'm on to you* *follows behind her*
MEENAH: *a few twists and turns down the super generic science hallways and there they are in the cell block. meenah allows feferi in ahead of her in a completely non suspicious courteous fashion*
FEFERI: *grabs Meenah's hand to walk with her* 38)))
CURRENT nervousDiarrhetic [JOHNNY] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
JOHNNY: *totally caught slouching by both fuckin empresses* !!!
CURRENT gynecicArbitrator [PORRIM] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
PORRIM: *peeks out the door when she sees Johnny stir*
FEFERI: *spots Johnny* )(ello?
MEENAH: *death glares at johnny*
JOHNNY: *freezes like a prancebeast in the headlights*
FEFERI: *tugs Meenah along closer* W)(o's in t)(ere?
JOHNNY: *gives a small confused grunt at the gesture before snapping into gear* oh these are just the uh...guests?!
JOHNNY: ...they cla!med to be all!es but we st!ll need to process them...your consolat!on...
FEFERI: Not a very good guest room, is it? *squints* But w)(o is it?
JOHNNY: they sa!d the!r names are uh...porr!m...and jade!!
FEFERI: 38o!!
FEFERI: Jade???
JOHNNY: yes!?!?
FEFERI: *turns to look pointedly at Meenah* W)(y are you keeping t)(em down )(ere?
MEENAH: like he said theyre bein processed
FEFERI: Processed? S3B(
MEENAH: to make shore they arent a threat
FEFERI: Of course t)(ey're not!
MEENAH: is that right
MEENAH: and what makes you so certain 3B|
FEFERI: None of t)(e lowbloods )(ave been affected by w)(at's going on rig)(t now.
MEENAH: ...
JOHNNY: *still so confused*
PORRIM: *clears her throat and calls out to them* Hello+ there, yo+u two+.
FEFERI: *turns her head again* Porrim? Is t)(at you?
PORRIM: Yeah, it's me.
FEFERI: *looks at Meenah again* Let's get t)(em out of )(ere and go to -Equius' toget)(er. )(e )(as a mac)(ine t)(at gets rid of all t)(ese nig)(tmares.
JOHNNY: *stammers his gun into a vaguely threatining position* h-hold on!!
MEENAH: *johnny wtf u doin*
PORRIM: *looks at johnny, confused as well*
FEFERI: *dramatic glance*
FEFERI: Y-ES?
JOHNNY: w-whats actually go!ng on here!?
JOHNNY: you guys prac!tcally look l!ke youre go!ng to k!ll eachother at any second...
JOHNNY: and all th!s stuff about mach!nes and n!ghtmares...
FEFERI: Well, we're fis)(meses, for one.
MEENAH: *chokes*
JOHNNY: huh!?
PORRIM: *knowing nod like aw ye*
JOHNNY: wa!t...thats...oh wow that !s not what ! was try!ng to ask...
FEFERI: Relax! It is not)(ing you need to be worried about. I am talking about Meena)('s nig)(tmares. W)(y do you t)(ink s)(e is so disgruntled?
FEFERI: *I mean look at her*
MEENAH: water you tryin to say
JOHNNY: ...well you have been a b!t...!ntense...
FEFERI: I am saying t)(at you could probubbly use a brus)(, cuttlefis)(.
MEENAH: *has half a second of restraint before straight up punching feferi in the face*
PORRIM: *eyes grow wide* Who+a.
FEFERI: )(G)(-- *naturally stumbles back, but there's an uncharacteristic growl that rises from her as her gaze turns to Johnny* You s)(ould get out.
PORRIM: *oh shit* *looks at Johnny like plz let me loose*
JOHNNY: *scrambles a bit before opting for loosely obeying the order to take care of the captives and runn!ng over to the cells*
MEENAH: *shakes off the pain in her fist a lil, glaring to johnny* and just what the fuck are you doin
FEFERI: *offers a convenient distraction in the form of a counter-punch*
MEENAH: *staggers over, immediately drawing her trident*
FEFERI: You reely want to go t)(ere? I t)(oug)(t we were done wit)( t)(at.
PORRIM: What the hell. *looks at Johnny, motioning for him to hurry it up. MY MARYAM IS TELLING ME ITS TIME TO GET MY GRAY ON*
MEENAH: *totally beyond johnny now, she simply points her trident forward*
JOHNNY: oh god oh god oh god *frantically unlocking doors*
FEFERI: Fine, if t)(at's w)(at you want. *pulls out her own trident*
PORRIM: *hops up and down until the door swings open and hurries past Johnny, though while trailing a hand over his chest as a quick gesture of acknowledge and thanks* Meenah, Feferi, sto+p this!
FEFERI: I would glub to, if s)(e put t)(at t)(ing away.
JOHNNY: *slowly creeps away to deal w!th jade*
MEENAH: *doesnt waver, eyes locke don feferi*
FEFERI: *stares back, not wanting to strike at this point, but not going to give up defending herself for a moment. She licks her lips once. It's about. To go. Down.*
PORRIM: Wait! Yo+u do+n't need to+ do+ this! *gulps, trying to get between them, but while still maintaining a distance cuz she aint dumb*
PORRIM: *... THAT dumb*
FEFERI: *DON'T WE???? ... no no we don't*
MEENAH: *glances at porrim then back to her target* im...im not goin so quickly...im not walkin into another trap like a fuckin IDIOT
MEENAH: *woops kind of wavering on that one*
PORRIM: Meenah... No+bo+dy is trying to+ trick yo+u. I swear to+ yo+u... We just want to+ be safe and taken care o+f. *isn't really convinced she's gonna be able to speak reason but will TRY ANYWAY*
FEFERI: Porrim's rig)(t. We're in a quadrant. I don't )(ave any reason to trick you.
MEENAH: *lets out a dry laugh, actively shaking* oh yeah that TOTALLY clears you!!! because theres NO *swingsher trident, bluntly knocking porrim aside* C)(ANC-E a quadrant mate could ever try to hurt you!
MEENAH: no wave they could take away everything you worked for and leave you for D-EAD *advances towards feferi slowly*
PORRIM: *falls onto her fly booty with an "o+o+f", wincing and grumbling in pain from the impact of the weapon while quickly moving to get back onto her feet*
JOHNNY: *moves to help porrim up, doing the best he can while being scared absolutely shitless*
FEFERI: *growls again when Meenah smacks Porrim with the weapon. It takes a moment to click, but she remembers what Sollux told her* You're talking about Aranea, aren't you? We caug)(t )(er. S)(e )(ad t)(at device you made, didn't s)(e? A bracelet?
MEENAH: *stops for a second holding up her wrist* you mean this bracelet?
FEFERI: *el squinto* Wait... you )(ave it?
MEENAH: *counter squint* shore do...and id bet youd love to get the only fin i have left WOULDNT YOU
FEFERI: W)(y would I w)(en I didn't even know you )(ad it? I want not)(ing to do wit)( it. Aranea killed Rufio)( and nearly killed )(oruss over t)(at t)(ing.
PORRIM: *stands uselessly to the side after receiving assistance from johhny, keeping a hold on his arm and glancing warily between the two peixes.*
MEENAH: *a flicker of emotions crosses her face at the mention of araneas attacks, but hardens soon enough* pretty conchvenient that you know aboat it then
FEFERI: I know because Sollux is t)(e one t)(at went to )(elp Rufio)(. Aranea told )(im a lot, before s)(e was captured and taken back to -Equius'.
MEENAH: you expect me to bereef you can just take care of this so easily!?
FEFERI: Well, you can c)(oose not to believe me, but it doesn't make your life any easier. W)(at do you plan to do aboat t)(e gods on your own?
MEENAH: i...just need to get everyfin back...
FEFERI: We already let Aranea use t)(e nig)(tmare nullifier. S)(e's fine now, and I'm s)(ore s)(e would like to talk to you.
MEENAH: i dont WANT to talk
FEFERI: -Even I got in a fig)(t wit)( my matesprit w)(ile all t)(is was )(appening. It isn't about you.
MEENAH: the only thing talkin has done for me is get me krilled!!
MEENAH: and a bunch of otter guys too!!
FEFERI: T)(at's not true! Meena)(, if I wanted you krilled, I could )(ave done it already and you know it!
MEENAH: id like to sea you try
FEFERI: I already did try. We've foug)(t once, isn't t)(at enoug)(?
FEFERI: T)(at's t)(e reason we're bot)( still alive.
FEFERI: If t)(ere's anyone you s)(ould trust now not to take your life, it's me!
MEENAH: shut up...
MEENAH: *charges forward* S)(UT UP
FEFERI: *her trident is already up, and she has it ready to fend off the attack within a split second, the clash of metal echoing in the corridor* You know it's true! T)(is is POINTL-ESS!
MEENAH: shut UP *a phrase consistently repeated as she continues her assault. no strategy, she is acting like a cornered animal at this point*
FEFERI: *Feferi isn't nearly as emotional and is able to meet the attacks with relative ease; if she needs to be the strong one for her kismesis now, she will, and she makes no attempt to return the attacks, simply waiting for Meenah to exhaust her assault some*
MEENAH: *she locks her weapon with the other, drawing in a brief moment of lucidity an old trick. she twists her arm a bit, launching all 6 of the bracelets needles in the direction of feferi's neck and face*
FEFERI: *She notices the twitch in time to jerk her body, making some attempt to throw her off and away, but there's no telling if it's actually successful*
MEENAH: *meenah stumbles back, firing off the pins off course. unlucky for feferi 2 of them manage to hit her shoulders while a third dings right into her cheek*
FEFERI: *as they hit their mark, she cries out, but even as her trident looses from her grip, she grits her teeth to tear the pins from her skin, tyrian blood splattering as another pained growl bubbles from her chest* No!
MEENAH: *doesnt even bother shouting at her, springing back forward full force*
FEFERI: *she doesn't have the time to reach down for her trident, it would be useless to try, and Meenah's faster than she is, anyway; with the needles still in hand, she does the first thing she can think of and slings one hand out to grab lower on the cords and pulls hard*
MEENAH: *the yank proper fucks meenahs trajectory, swinging her to the side with a yelp*
FEFERI: *with this course of action still seeming to be the best one, she follows the shift of gravity and slings Meenah toward the wall*
MEENAH: *and there she goes, hurtling towards the wall she gives a shout as she chucks her trident in a last ditch effort to do something effective*
FEFERI: *and she's still not nearly fast enough, two prongs of the trident spearing her in the stomach, and she stumbles back before falling*
MEENAH: *T)(UD into the wall meenah goes*
FEFERI: *she's stunned from the impact, hardly even aware of herself pulling the fork out and watching the blood pour out in a little bit of a daze*
JOHNNY: ...holy sh!t...
PORRIM: *gasps, horrified* Oh go+d...
PORRIM: *moves forward, wanting to intervene again and help up Feferi, while giving Meenah a cautious glance*
MEENAH: *meenahs form lies still for a bit before jerking itself upwards, slowly, shakily, hoisting herself to her feet*
FEFERI: *she glances slowly up to watch Meenah, still on her knees and still bleeding, though there's the slightest glow of magenta around the wounds, and there's a glow that seems to be growing in her eyes, too*
PORRIM: ... Feferi? *that look in her eyes makes her afraid to approach her too*
MEENAH: *coughs raggedly, adding more splotches of fuschia to the floor. she proceeds to decaptchalogue another trident, newer and not nearly as gaudy*
FEFERI: *her hand reaches for the trident she's dropped at her feet, and she stands slowly*
PORRIM: *yep time to fucking abscond* *back pedals right back over to johnny again* *welp*
MEENAH: *straightens up her posture, wings deployed*
JOHNNY: *actually takes her back and locks them both in a cell*
FEFERI: *this time she doesn't wait for Meenah to charge her, leaping forward herself in some attempt to lock their tridents; if she can get a moment, just a moment to get close enough*
MEENAH: *blocks normally, despite the wings being out mobility is very much not a thing right now*
FEFERI: *she attempts to sling the trident away and takes the chance, removing one hand from her weapon to reach for Meenah*
MEENAH: *caught off guard (and more than a little concussed) meenahs grip falters and the trident goes flying. all she can manage is a weak cry of opposition*
FEFERI: *this is her chance, and she grabs for her, managing to reach a shoulder and there it is, Meenah's life force in her hand, and the rush of god tier energy flows through both of them in a brief second as Feferi twists it, hoping the shock of it is enough to knock Meenah out, if not hurt her enough to make that an easier possibility*
MEENAH: *her eyes go wide in a mix of terror and fury, hands reflexively grabbing at feferis face with a similar glow*
FEFERI: *it's a catch twenty-two at this point, and they both know it, because no matter what Meenah takes, Feferi's going to warp it, but neither of them can let go now*
MEENAH: *animal desperation fully drives meenahs sapping, as futile as it is she just wont stop trying, tears streaming down her face*
FEFERI: *it aches and she can feel the weakness settling in her bones, and this point her hand on Meenah's shoulder isn't just a hold but it's keeping her up, too, because she can feel her gravity slowly bowing inward*
MEENAH: *her eyes flicker, knees buckling. she doesnt want it to end like this, she needs to do something. anything. this seems to manifest in her head lurching back, coming forward with an audible smack against feferis skull*
FEFERI: *it's enough to knock her away and to the floor, crumpling*
MEENAH: *satisfied (and left with little choice) meenah crumples herself into the peixes heap*
FEFERI: .
--meanwhile in the cell--
JOHNNY: *locks them in, staggering back and not even going to look at the battle*
PORRIM: *takes in a deep breath* I... *looks up at Johnny* I'm so+rry yo+u're getting caught up in all this.
JOHNNY: *slumps against a wall* !ts...not your fault...
JOHNNY: th!s !s all just a lot to take !n...
PORRIM: I understand... *leans up against the wall beside him* It's a lo+t fo+r me to+ take in, and I see this so+rt o+f thing all the time. *breathy laugh*
JOHNNY: they f!ght l!ke th!s regularly!?
JOHNNY: wa!t...! guess theyre k!smes!s huh...
PORRIM: Yes, but I meant mo+re that we see a lo+t o+f blo+o+dy battles between peo+ple who+ are suppo+sed to+ be allies.
JOHNNY: but...but why!?
PORRIM: *looks at her hands* I suppo+se to+ explain it pro+perly, I'd have to+ tell yo+u a very lo+ng winded sto+ry, and that isn't really my fo+rte.
JOHNNY: o-oh...
JOHNNY: *glances to the battle outside* but...!t st!ll shouldnt go th!s far...
PORRIM: I agree, Jo+hnny. *sighs* And I wish there was something I co+uld do+ abo+ut it.
JOHNNY: well cant you?
JOHNNY: ! mean !m just some schmuck but dont you have powers or someth!ng!?
PORRIM: I do+. But... Well, they aren't much go+o+d to+ me right no+w. *rubs at her arm* And I guess yo+u co+uld say, this area isn't my fo+rte either. *weak smile* I'm mo+re o+f the "lo+ver" type, yo+u kno+w?
JOHNNY: *cartoonish gulp* !...yeah ! guess that makes sense...
JOHNNY: but...but that doesnt make you useless!!
JOHNNY: !m sure they need you out there just as much as anyone!!
PORRIM: *looks at him again, surprised, unsure of what to say* ... Maybe yo+u're right.
JOHNNY: heh ! mean !f noth!ng else youre good enough to be held pr!soner!!
JOHNNY: *does not give that time to be awkward*
JOHNNY: wa!t...d!d !t get k!nda qu!et?
PORRIM: *cracks a small smile, until she notices that he's right and moves to go investigate, peeking out the door*
--
JOHNNY: *cautiously opens the cell door, peeking out to the two unconcious rulers* woah...
PORRIM: *stares, amazed, but not surprised* ... It lo+o+ks like they came to+ a draw. Well then.
JOHNNY: does...does th!s happen a lot too!?
PORRIM: I can't say fo+r sure, but kno+wing Meenah, at least... Pro+bably. *goes over to them and sighs* Do+ yo+u kno+w o+f any way we can discreetly get them back to+ o+ur base?
JOHNNY: not unless we had some k!nd of passage stra!ght from her to outs!de...
PORRIM: ... Well, I may be able to make that happen... if my po+wers are in wo+rking o+rder again. *if all else fails, she may just jack Meenah's bracelet... but with a deep breath and extreme concentration, as well as some motivation provided by the help of Johnny, she manages to create a portal up against a wall, though it's clearly taking a toll on her*
JOHNNY: woah!!!
JOHNNY: *shakes out of the stupor soon enough, working fast to all but toss the three unconcious bodies through the portal*
PORRIM: Thank yo+u fo+r that. *quivers* No+w, Jo+hnny, befo+re I ho+p thro+ugh myself... Wo+uld yo+u like to+ co+me with us? *will probably need help carrying those bodies anyway hmm*
JOHNNY: well...yeah...! mean !f thats not too much trouble!!
JOHNNY: ! k!nda should probably keep guard!ng her and stuff...
PORRIM: Of co+urse. *smiles* Yo+u are a very lo+yal guard, after all. No+w go+ thro+ugh the po+rtal already. This is so+rt o+f painful.
JOHNNY: oh!! r!ght sorry... *clambers on through*
PORRIM: *finally jumps in after him, much to her relief*
JOHNNY: *sighs in relief, slumping down next to feferis body*
JOHNNY: so uh...how far !s th!s place?
PORRIM: It's... pretty far.
JOHNNY: *slumps h!s head before dutifully getting right up, grabbing a body or two* guess we should get mov!ng then...
PORRIM: I guess so+. *is so glad the peixes are tiny people because otherwise she might not be able to lift anybody* *AND SO DID THEY TRAVERSE THE LAND, TOTALLY NOT DUCKING IN ANY CAVES TO BOINK. NOPE.*
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