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The Challenge From Beyond - Regroup

You're the ones who are good enough (or lucky) enough to be close to Escherville. You've had the good fortune to be scooped up and now you need to regroup and get ready to take on the Nightmare King himself. Time to reorganize and gear up as best you can with what you've got. The Nightmare King isn't going to wait for you.

Get moving.

_{((OOC: This is for the various groups/peoples who will be fighting the Nightmare King directly or assisting in that endeavor. If your character was in one of the Challenge from Beyond Groups, tag them in here! Feel free to do some tagging back and forth and enjoy yourselves. Please get tagged in by Tuesday night, March 2nd though, so we can get the Final Fight properly organized. ))}

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"I'm getting tired of this," grumbled Eon as he stalked towards the meeting place, his leather-covered hands clenching in a way that could be mistook as a manner to make with the strangling. Whatever shields the Chronian had was enough to make him edgy as all hell.

He was also one of the first ones there, by sheer luck of following the Captain through the nightmares.

Nursing an arm was all right for Matt. It didn't slow him down any for the point of being hit there previously. But there was a mission and the young warrior was ready to kick some serious ass.

His shield glowed softly and he smirked. This was going to be fun.

Rein was dusty, dirty and naked. But she was definitely flushed from the battle. Her weapon slung over her shoulder, she was trying to get into the mindset to conjure up her usual battle gear. "Is it too much to ask for a plantsuit?" she asked the air.

But there was no answer and Rein grumbled as she stabbed the weapon into the ground, awaiting the rest of her team.

Along approaches a man holding a certain star-spangled shield that may be familiar to a few people there. Unfortunately, the hero who usually wields that shield isn't the one who is holding it.

Leon S. Kennedy, the Chief of Security, has it. For now, anyway.

He noticed that he and the people he met up with along the way weren't the first to arrive. And likely wouldn't be the last. At the least, everyone could take a brief moment to rest, regroup, and forge ahead for the final confrontation to the Nightmare King.

Not quite joined up with the others yet, Sheik lurks in a side corridor, watching the growing crowds warily. He knows full well that it's time, that they're off to face the Nightmare King - and he knows that for that time, he won't be able to protect Zelda.

[And you're sure? If something goes wrong...]

[If something goes wrong, we all die anyway. Sheik, we have to do this.]

[...Okay. If you're certain. ...And be careful.]

There's a blindingly bright flash of light, shielded from the rest by a wall of shadow, and when it fades it's Zelda standing there. She takes a steadying breath, murmurs something to herself (or, perhaps, to Sheik), and steps out into the crowd.

She has people to find. Especially one in particular...

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Danny? Had just fought his way out of his nightmare, currently wasn't able to go ghost thanks to the Nightmare King, and pretty much looked like shit.

"Hey Matt."

Not surprisingly, there is one member of the group here who is free of feeling as tired as the rest of her human cohorts. Alessa, after all, had been preparing weeks for this. As far as she was concerned. people just needed to stay out of her way once they reached Escherville, and that went double for giving her orders: chances were, they had been surprised by his advancing attack, and she needed competence, not some wannabe leader grasping for straws in the dark.

She knew a few of the people here: Leon, obviously, with that ridiculous looking weapon that took down the "god", Reinforce, who was, well, nude for reasons unexplained, the ghost boy she'd heard by reputation who was no longer that at the moment, and a few others she was unfamiliar with. They all looked worse for wear, and no wonder: they had broken free of the first assault of the Nightmare King, who was already starting to break free.

Not going to happen.

The growl in her throat was low, but there was no mistaking what she was doing: all of the power she'd been hoarding for the fight was gathering to her, and her home base in the city gave her more strength: she could hear the moaning cries of some of the beasts in the factory, and it brought a smile to her lips. Anyone who still had the ability to sense magic would either feel or see the dark aura gathering around the demon girl.

"Rein-chan!" A voice called out. The device would soon see a familiar face - Vivio. Having finally escaped her little dream world, the child and her Device gladly rejoined her friend.

"Rein-chan, are you okay? Have you seen Nanoha-mama and Fate-mama yet?"

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"It's time."

Approaching Alessa would be a familiar face - Shadow. A bit scuffed up from his alien brawl, he was more or less prepared for the fight. The sound of cracking knuckles can be heard.

"I see you're ready..."

"I'm aware."

Of course she was. That was what she'd been preparing for, wasn't it? She would be as incompetent as the command she'd criticized if she didn't realize when the Nightmare King was attempting to break from his bonds. She had even felt the exact moment when it happened: it was as if her insides had been screaming, and no wonder, their means were linked enough that it made Alessa uncomfortable and vaguely ill-feeling.

Alessa chuckled. "What did you expect? There were a few annoying diversions, but I'm not likely to let a thing like this King catch me unaware. Likewise, you've looked better."

She ran a hand idly over the hedgehog's back. "Don't forget what I told you. I can help. Even if you don't need it. This will not be an easy battle for anyone. Don't lose focus."

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"Caught me off guard slightly. Not enough to trap me fully, though." Shadow said, grinning.

He let out a small breath as Alessa ran her hand across his back. "Don't worry. I won't forget. And as much as you're here to help me, I'm there for you."

"You and me both, man." Static limped after him, wobbly as all hell; the drugs still hadn't worn off completely, and his charge was the only thing keeping him upright, but even that didn't seem to be to good.

"At least we had the Captain to help us out, right? I mean, now it's up to all of us to return the favor for everyone else..."

"True," replied Eon with a nod. "Once we regroup, it's straight down the abyss for us."

He smirked as he patted the Omnitrix. "I've got some surprises in here that I thought I wouldn't unleash for a long time."

"Caught slightly is still caught," Alessa reminded him. "Don't get too cocky that you forget your foe is dangerous. That is how most demons fail."

Alessa hid a smile. She was pleased to have that reaction from him. "I'm glad. We go into the battle and kill those things. If they get press you too sharply, just think of me and I'll be there. I'm a bit more durable than you are."

"Dude, you look like hell," said Matt in a way of greeting. His hand lit up and he muttered, "Healing!"

A soft white glow emitted from his hand and flew towards Danny. "This'll help with the aches."

"Vivio-chan!" exclaimed Rein, moving to hug the girl. She shook her head, worried. "No, I haven't seen Nanoha-san or Fate-san yet. I'm getting worried."

She rubbed the girl's back in assurance. "I'm sure they'll come out soon. We've got some good friends helping each other." A pause. "You wouldn't happen to have a space plantsuit on you would you?"

"Ahh... s-sorry, don't have one...!" Vivio said, blushing a bit. A shame her Barrier Jacket was too short of Rein, though... "You think you can transform to get your usual gear?"

As she talked, Sacred Heart looked around, noticing the others gathering. Are they the ones preparing to deal with this thing? How did IT get involved?!

Rein giggled a little and rubbed her head. "I'm trying to focus. Let's see..."

She closed her eyes and magic started to play across her body--and then halted as she blinked. "Augh, halfway? Grr..."

Squeezing her eyes shut, the device felt a few pieces of clothing materialize; gloves, belt, boots, her thigh high sock... Opening her eyes she scowled. "I don't know what's wrong with me Vivio-chan, I think my concentration is completely shot! I'm sure I can unison but getting something easy like my outfit to materialize is beyond me right now."

"That's not good..." Vivio said. Looking up at Sacred Heart, the Device returned the gaze and nodded. "Let's try this... Sacred Heart, set up!" A bright flash of white light and Vivio was in her adult form and transformed. "Hmm... I'm alright, but..."

She closed her eyes trying to think.

"...I think we're not fully out of the woods yet, Rein-chan. Perhaps we should unison... or at least find someone who'd need the unison more."

Rein nodded. "Let's unison so we can get used to it first so it won't feel awkward when we have to do it again later or whatever. I get the feeling we're going to be bouncing from person to person."

She held out a hand for Vivio to take as she moved to embrace her. "Go ahead Vivio-chan!"

Vivio nodded as she took Reinforce's hand. "Right. Unison... IN!" Like in their earlier dream, the two fused together, Vivio's hair turning light blue, though her Barrier Jacket's blue highlights turned yellow with the bodysuit turning white.

"There... that works great...!" Vivio said. She wasn't going to mention it at the moment, but she needed it - for some reason, it seemed like what physical strength she had was weakened. She might have to go into ranged combat if need be.

"Yeah, it works nicely!" exclaimed Rein from within. "Good, our unison is just as strong as it was back in that nightmare of ours."

She gave a few tentative flexes and then willed up her own transformed state. "Perfect! Now I'm fully clothed again."

Summoning her book, she thought for a minute as she flipped through pages. "What kind of spells do you think we'll need for this engagement?"

"...that's a good question. I would think something long ranged for this." Vivio said, thinking. She had a point, though. She wasn't sure what they were going to deal with and charging in like an idiot wouldn't be the way to go.

"I just hope we're not the only ones in this..."

"True. Considering how many people we're fighting alongside with, long range spells may be used in the first volley or so." said Rein, nodding. "We should be able to jury-rig a few attacks like Crossfire Shoot and Divine Buster of course."

Rein smirked. "And of course, if you're up for it and we have room, we can always use some of Hayate's spells too."

Rhiow, it seemed, was one of the only people who had managed this far without being too worse for wear - at least physically. She was keeping very careful tabs on her energy and had rationed her spells strictly in order to save herself for now, when it counted.

She kept the doors to Escherville in sight, eyeing them warily as she approached the half-circle arc of Speech that lay on the ground, barely visible and inert. Rhiow trotted to the power configuration in the array, sniffing at it, examining the power parameters. She wasn't sure how much oomph she would have to put into this, but she hoped she had enough. It would stop anything short of a guided missile, but if they had to deal with those they were in more trouble than Rhiow had thought.

She sank her claws into the power array and felt the tingle of the hyperstrings go up her spine. Once the threat began, she would raise the barrier. She didn't want to leave anyone trapped on the other side.

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