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Lirath - The Coming Storm

After receiving the warning the Tapestry had provided them, along the order to begin preparations from Councillor Kang, the crew had been getting ready for upcoming combat with the Ohm.

Unfortunately, the rather vague nature of the warning they received meant they had no particular way of knowing exactly when this battle would occur. Understandably, this put some of the crew on edge, but at the very least they had some prior warning that they would be facing the Ohm, rather than being thrown blind into such a dangerous situation. Combat drills, vehicle maintenance and armory inspections seemed to be regular sights for the week or so following Kang's message. Not much time to prepare, but the crew worked with what was given to them.

Eventually, however, the call came.

||Alert, Alert,|| Stacy called out throughout the ship, ||Priority One message from GIA High Command. All crew members please report to the Obs Deck. Repeat, Priority One message from GIA High Command, All crew members please report to the Obs Deck...||

Stacy kept repeating the message over and over until the crew began making their way towards the Obs Deck to receive the message.

[ooc: As implied by the post, we're assuming the crew's ICly had a one-to-two week heads-up about the battle. It was supposed to be played out, but RL timing prevented this from working out. Feel free to come up with the details of your character's preparations on your own

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It wouldn't take long after the order was given that they arrived at the planet of Balisair.

This would be their last moments of peace before the battle, so final preparations were under way. Supplies and weapons were being distributed, along with Thorn Armor, Stacy's combat-equivalent of the plant suits.

Those deemed noncombatants or those who volunteered were all being ready to be sent down to the planet below to help with receiving the incoming refugees. They were being gathered in the Obs Deck for deployment.

This would be the crew's last chance to say goodbye to everyone that was going down.

Hiccup had decided to try out the Thorn Armor. It was surprisingly light and also...spiky, but he found that it retracted much like the plantsuit could, so he kept it that way for now. If it wasn't so light, he would've have bothered with it at all. Speaking of plantsuits, he was wearing one of those too. He knew from experience they constricted and helped with injuries. Might as well take advantage of it, however uncomfortable they were.

Otherwise, he had on his new riding gear on over the armor, something he'd made after Kang's warning, a handgun and ammunition in case he and Toothless were ever downed, and other odd useful sundries for the battle.

It wasn't much altogether though. Compared to how some others might pack their things, he was going light. He needed to. They had to be maneuverable.

There were a few people he was looking for, before the fight. They wouldn't be fighting side by side since he'd be in the air with Toothless. He wanted to talk to them juuust in case.

"Where are you?"

Kang was looking a bit more serious than usual. This was going to be a bad one, he knew it, and he had the extra worry of one of his own children fighting as well. He smiled at Hiccup when he saw the boy, wings rustling a bit. "I'm guessing you'll be up in the air with Toothless."

There was one of the people he wanted to see.

"You'd be guessing right."

He held out his hand.

"I just wanted to wish you good luck. This one looks like it's going to get a little crazy."

Kang snorted softly and took Hiccup's hand, giving it a firm shake, "You too. You and Toothless." He paused, grinning. "I'll try not to get in Astrid's way down there."

"I definitely suggest you don't. Not with the axe I gave her," Hiccup said with a slight grin, immensely proud of his work.

Birthday axe and repaired shield equipped, Astrid finished gearing up and fitting in her own issued Thorn Armor, then hurried her pace to catch up with the rest of the gang, particularly rendezvousing with Hiccup before shit goes down.

Like many of the crew, she was resolute and fought down bits of hesitation, ignoring the pre-skirmish tension in her muscles. She didn't say but she was ready.

Then again, there was a lot to say, wasn't there.

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"Astrid!"

He spotted her, then ran up, looking immediately awkward.

"I just--I wanted to say...be careful out there."

He swallowed thickly.

That got a faint smile. Composed, she shifted her weight onto her other foot and passed the axe to her opposite hand, lowering it at her side. "You will be with Toothless, right?"

And pausing, her face softened and she looked over his worried features, her eyes displaying their own silent concern. "Blast them with everything you've got."

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Sasami finally had a chance to don her battle gear, any damage to it from her training easily repaired. Setting her hair from the usual pigtails to a single ponytail, she held the spare hair tie in her hand, waiting to transform it into a staff.

She knew what would happen next - Hoshi was here, and so were the rest of her family and they would tell her to stay out of the fight.

Any other time, she would, but she already faced the Ohm before, before she realized her memories were altered, and she would face them again. Hopefully, if Negi came with her, she wouldn't have to worry about him going mad again.

Tapping on one of the armor plates ever-present on her clothes, Aqua summoned her full battle armor. The last time she'd worn it was to battle Master Xehanort. She wasn't going to let this battle turn out as badly as that one had.

She wasn't ready to see Sasami ready for the same.

"Sasami, what are you..." But she hestitated, knowing there really wasn't much she could do to stop her.

Sasami heard Aqua's voice and her breath hitched. She knew what she wanted to do. She wanted to stop her. Could she blame her?

"Aqua-neesan..." Sasami whispered, before turning around, tears welling up. Despite the brave facade she was putting up, hearing Aqua's voice broke it down. "...I don't want you to get hurt..."

It killed Aqua to see Sasami like this--ready for battle and ready to cry. Kneeling down, she promised, "We'll do this together. Remember how I formed that link with you?"

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Hoshi had gotten off of her bike for now and walked over to Sasami, not really wanting to see her on the battlefield, but that circumstance couldn't be avoided this time.

She rested a hand on her shoulder and gave her the best smile she could manage.

"Be safe out there, Sasami. Remember that you have people waiting for you to come back here safe and sound."

"Hoshi-neesan..." Sasami whispered, looking up at her sister before wrapping her arms around her. "You, too... you, too..."

Hoshi wrapped her own arms around Sasami, giving her a tight hug. She smiled for both of them, but Sasami more so.

"Ssh, whatever happens, we have each other, don't we?" she said, running her fingers through her hair in a comforting way.

The Ohm. Of all the creatures, why the Ohm again? The look of fear stricken Vivio's face as she found out what she was going up against, her mind flashing back to Zokez II - that she had gotten overwhelmed and that on Shrike...

Her hand quickly moved to the side where she was struck. What happens if she made the same mistake again? What if this time, she didn't move in time?

Signum still doesn't count herself as good with kids, but she can read facial expressions and reactions as well as anyone.

Silently, she walks over to Vivio and puts a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

Vivio jumped a bit, feeling the hand on her shoulder. Looking up, she saw Signum as the one who did so. Though still worried, she gave her a smile.

Signum nods in return.

"I don't get to tell you this often, Vivio..." she begins, "But you're a very strong warrior. Stay alert and fight cautiously, but don't worry about being overmatched."

Einhart blinked, looking over at Vivio and seeing her worried. Well, that wasn't that unusual, considering what they were going up against. But even so, she seemed to be more worried than Einhart figured she would be.

She walked over to her friend. "Are you alright, Vivio?"

"I..." Vivio stammered. She gathered her wits a bit before answering her friend.

"I was there when we first fought the Ohm. It got a little too intense and... one of them got me." she said, still holding her side.

Einhart's eyes widened a bit. "I... see. I'm sorry for asking. I didn't know..."

Great, what was she supposed to do now. It wasn't like she could really keep Vivio from fighting or tell her not to fight. She knew that Vivio would just be way too worried about her and everyone else if she did that.

But maybe, just maybe, she could do something...

And so, she moved closer, wrapping her arms around Vivio in a hesitant, loose hug.

One of her mamas wasn't too far away, thankfully, so when Fate noticed the scared expression on her daughter's face, she quickly made her way to her side.

"Vivio..." Her voice was soft, comforting, as she put a hand on the girl's head. "I'll try to stay close to you this time, 'kay? Nothing will be able to hurt you while I'm around."

She didn't just say that to reassure Vivio. Fate was making a promise to herself, to make sure she never had to see the horrifying sight of her daughter being struck down again.

"Fate-mama..." Vivio whispered, feeling relieved over her mother's comforting words. Probably any other time, she'd might decide to brush her off, trying to act older. This time, however...

"...thank you." With that, she pulled herself close to her, giving her a hug.

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