Into the Dragon's Lair, So to speak...

[mooglenews]

WHO: Everyone.
LOCATION: The World That Never Was.
TIME: RIGHT NOW!
WHAT: An attack is finally being launched on Maleficent's turf to try and take her down.
RATING: We'll see-- probably a PG-13 at least for lots of violence.

Here is how this is going to work!

• There is NO TAGGING ORDER, especially with groups so large. It's important that we keep each thread rolling, so don't worry about sticking with a particular order. Post whenever you can!

• Each group is going to be lead along by the mods. We have particular things planned for each group, which means the threads should be kept moving. We're not going to rush anything, but we will move things along ourselves if a group hits a snag.

• There is a OOC plotting post for this. Use it! Coordinating between players and your group-mates is a very good thing. If there's a certain post where people have planned to go next, mention it in an ooc note on the comment preceding it.

• If you missed the chance to sign up for a group, want to participate but didn't want to be in a group, or in general just want to show up and participate in some form, never fear! There's a comment section just for you. We'll figure out something for you.

• For reference: there will be no formal healer group. Instead, the healer group has become support. Each group will have ONE support character who will be tailing their designated group and hopping in to assist and/or heal whenever they deem it necessary. They are as follows:
GROUP 1; Kairi, GROUP 2; Lenalee Lee, GROUP 3; Winry Rockbell, DEMON GROUP; Zelda.

Also! Bear in mind that this attack will last longer than just tonight! Everyone has several days to keep threading. We have specific dates for when each portion of the fight will be taking place. These are just references for when things will be done IN-GAME so that things are fairly spaced out, NOT how fast you have to get them done! Please keep threading even after the date it happens in-game.

Comments

[triforcewielder]

Link wasn't exactly sure what to do about this new problem but he leaned in and read the description on the door (thanks to the handy translator in his communicator!) He didn't particularly have a clue where to start but he'll manage this somehow. He turned around to his fellow partners.

'What do you all think?' was painted rather plainly over his features.

[offrillsandswords]

Elizabeth wasn't exactly one for puzzle or riddles, she was more of a dressing up and tea party sort. She knew Ciel would have done better with this than she could, but that just reminded her that's who she was doing this for.

She leaning closer to the gems, she was going to attempt to study them and what was written. Trying for once to seem as smart.

"Color that suits you. Do you suppose they mean something that looks cute?"

[memoryreprieved]

"I... don't know."

Xion seemed to be a little more than distracted though. She had gone in expecting to be pretty familiar with the castle. She'd lived there for almost a year, after all. So, this latest, uh. Installation. Was pretty new. She studied the six different colored orbs in front of them before her eyes went back to the riddle. She wanted to just take one and get going, but if they did this wrong...

[blitz_acing]

"It's not what's cute. It's something else."

Tidus wasn't sure if he really understood what the riddle meant--this wasn't Spira's Cloister of Trials--but if anything, he was comfortable with going with what seemed right and hoping for the best.

In this case, hoping no one got hurt.

He shook his head, and let his hand hover over each gem.

"I think we take the one that we think represents us."

No use in hesitating now. He snatched the yellow one, looking around for some sort of trap.

[mountain_sage]

Saleh also looked over the riddle and the gemstones.

"So each of us is to take one of these stones, is that it? The one that best suits us...the one that catches our eye."

In Saleh's case, that would be the green stone, which he reached for and picked up carefully. He held it gently between two fingers, studying it closely.

[mooglenews]

As both Tidus and Saleh picked up their chosen gems, the recessions in their resting place began to glow with a warm, comforting light. For the time being, the heroes seem to have chosen well.

In Saleh's hand the stone trembled, as a gold facet slowly materialized around the top of his chosen gem, fastened to a chain for safe keeping. Tidus' gem forms a setting around itself, materializing into a ring perfectly fitted for his hand.

The colored gems, Red, Orange, Blue, and Violet remain.

[offrillsandswords]

Elizabeth looked rather surprised at what the gems managed to do. They were rather beautiful, but still. It was not something she had seen before.

"They are so beautiful, though I wonder how that happened." She paused glancing over at the remaining gems, unsure of which one to pick for herself, if they had to anyway. So leaning over once more she began to look at each one before finally picking up the violet one.

"I'll take this one. It's the most cute looking"

[burningstorm]

Sailor Mars watched the others carefully, especially Tidus, Saleh, and Elizabeth while they moved forward to take their gems. Nothing seemed to spring out and snare them, and their reasonings made sense... Naturally, the one that caught Mars's eye was the red one. She stepped forward and silently took it in her hands.

She only hoped she chose correctly.

[triforcewielder]

Link had been quiet throughout the entire discussion and once everyone had chosen; which was rather fitting considering he was quite the gentleman after all, he reached for the blue sphere before pausing and turning to Xion. She hadn't chosen yet so instead he pulled back his hand. He wasn't used to working in a team so, here he was being that usual well-mannered Ordon boy.

"You first." How rude of him, over-passing a lady!

[memoryreprieved]

Xion had been watching silently as everyone had started plucking one of those strange gems, one at a time, mind perhaps wandering a little. Something made clear when Link suddenly spoke. She started before really looking at him with blinking eyes.

"Well... Okay." Not the firmest of 'Okay's, but there. She found herself stepping up to the plate now, too. 'He was reaching for that blue one... right?' And so far, nothing bad had happened when the others had chosen hers. So... Maybe the... Gingerly, she claimed the orange one then. Like she had any idea if any of these suited her or not. Colors were colors... though it did remind her a little of those sunsets.

[triforcewielder]

Now that the last girl had picked, he reached again for the blue sphere taking it firmly into his hand. It was the thing about Link, although fear was ever always present, he was just too damned courageous for his own good.

'What next?' He wondered. Would his sphere react similar to the rest? Did he choose unwisely?

[offrillsandswords]

Lizzie watched the last three quietly pick the gems of their choice as she smiled, making her way over to where Link was.

"You are such a gentleman, letting a lady pick first before yourself. it's so selfless and so noble."

It made her happy to know at least some men have manners and pay attention to a lady. it was the right thing to do after all.

[mooglenews]

Like the others before them, Rei's Lizzie's, Link's and Xion's gems morphed once they were picked up. Rei's gem split into smaller pieces linked together in the form of a bracelet, while Lizzie's shifted into two small studded earrings.

The two former locations of the gems lit up like their companions, followed by the orange gem's location and finally the blue gem. The blue gem began to morph as well, into a small ornate brooch, while the orange gem became a hairpin made of gold and deep orange jewels.

Beyond them, the entrance into the Labrynth rumbled, as the door slowly sank into the ground beneath it. The group, gems in tow can now proceed into the labyrinth to face what awaits them at the center.

[mountain_sage]

Saleh studied the extra chain that had mysteriously grown from the gem. He reluctantly put the chain around his neck, looking at the gem once more.

"We should take care not to lose these. We may need them later."

With that, he tucked the gem beneath the front of his cape to protect it.

[memoryreprieved]

At the feeling of that rumbling under her feet, Xion's gaze shot up to see the door giving way for them. Instinctively, she took a step back with her hand poised outward, but when nothing came of matters otherwise, she slowly relaxed her stance. The hand that had been cupping the orb she'd picked up hurt now. The reason becoming obvious when she opened it after having clutched it as tightly as she had.

She tilted her head at the sight of the hairpin in its place... not entirely sure what to make of it. From her guess (at least from seeing what Saleh was doing with his out of the corner of her eye), it was something to be worn? But... how did you do hairpins, she did not know.

[blitz_acing]

Tidus slipped on the ring, marveling at the fit.

"I wonder if we get to keep these."

He stared at the door, waiting until the rumbling stopped and the door was gone. He was about to run forward, when he noticed Xion standing there and staring at the hairpin.

"What's wrong?"

[burningstorm]

After some apprehension, Sailor Mars agreed with Saleh's comment and slipped the bracelet on. They morphed into different shapes for a reason; they should keep them on their person. Her eyes settled on the rest of the group, her voice cold in annoyance, "We shouldn't be wasting time."

She started towards the door, then paused on her way past Xion. Even in her urgency, she could acknowledge they were supposed to be a team. Her voice softens to a less harsh of a tone. "They go in your hair," she offered, and gestured to the clip part of the pin. "Take a section of your hair and pull it back, then slip that part of the pin through it. It'll stay."

And then she was off again, heading towards the door. There was only one way forward, right?

[offrillsandswords]

Elizabeth paused for a moment, watching as what gem had changed. She had never seen gems do something like that before, so that was new to her. But it didn't matter right now, what mattered now was to keep going. So taking out her others earrings in order to place the others newer ones in, she made sure the others were safely tucked away into her pocket before walking on over to Xion with a smile.

"If you can't figure out how exactly to put it on, I'll be happy to help but, but it is as the pretty lady said, you put it in your hair. it's used mostly to style it somewhat."

[memoryreprieved]

Xion'd opened her mouth to explain to Tidus only to have had it close when Rei had caught on. She had nodded dumbly and had at least started on an attempt. As in the hairpin had been dangling loosely by the time Elizabeth had come over to her. Someone wasn't one for fashion accessories... not that she wasn't stubbornly trying again. "Hold on... I think I have it..." Of course, it didn't help that she had started walking as she worked on it. She hadn't exactly wanted to be left behind. Rei had a point. They needed to be moving. Eventually, she relented with a frustrated little sound sneaking out of her.

"...Okay, maybe not." Gonna pretend she wasn't surrounded by a bunch of people that may or may not be staring at her while she failed miserably. Yep.

[triforcewielder]

Link's sphere turned into a brooch. He wasn't sure whether or not it would actually need to be on him so instead of just fastening it on his tunic, he put it in one of his many compartments around his middle section. It would be safer in one of these pouches than on his body. That's how he always did it.

At Lizzie's comment, he couldn't help but smile shyly. That was a nice compliment from such a pretty girl so he just nodded in respect and carried on, following Rei.

[offrillsandswords]

Lizzie just simply smiled and helped when it was asked for her. "It's imply really, though you can make it complicated, but we'll just go with this for now." She said moving her hands away once she was done.

"There, hopefully that should stay in place." With that done she started to walk, following the others behind and every so often looking back, making sure that the others were still following as well.

[blitz_acing]

Tidus glanced at Rei, waiting until Lizzie had finished helping Xion. "It looks good." He nodded, grinned, and ran ahead after the rest of the group. They had to keep moving, and he was kind of interested, if not wary, to see what they might face next.

[memoryreprieved]

As Lizzie finally finished up her work, Xion's hand automatically came up to touch the hairpin. It strained on her hair just a little bit, but at least it wasn't dangling down like it'd been when she had put it on, herself. There was a nod Lizzie's way in thanks. And with Tidus' reassurance, that only further reinforced that things were square, so she took on a quicker pace now, catching up to the rest of the group.