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Post by Alex Andersen on Oct 24, 2019 7:08:36 GMT -5
Alex and Dante started moving closer towards where the battle was going on both taking position between Drago and Vergilius, right in the line of fire. They were not going to let this go on anymore- it was insanity. These things were just proving many of his points of how aggressive and reckless everyone is... all this personal mess they have is not an excuse to use powers which may bring people in danger. As if most of them cared as long as they can show off their powers.
"I'm here because no one else seems to care about the fact people are killing each other here. So, forgive me Vergilius, but this IS my business." Alex said while carefully observing Vergilius's movements. That dragon is in rage and there was a good chance he was going to try something; whether attacking them or trying to pass them by and go for Drago. While Alex was talking Dante pointed his index finger at Leon, releasing golden stream of energy into him and slightly healing his wounds. As paladin he has limited healing potential, but it was not going to be enough; he would need a real healer.
"I won't pretend I understand half the things going on... Angels are well-informed on why they are chasing you around. I am not. Petra is neither; she would not have defended you if she was on board with their plans. All I do know is that we ask questions, we get no answers- just orders. Orders that contradict with our organizations' rules... In case you haven't noticed yet it's not Silver Knights, Eden or Resistors... we had no problems with each other before and now nothing is going according to our plans which can only mean... for someone this all is going EXACTLY according to plan. To turn us against each other- to divide and conquer." Alex spoke to everyone present. He had his theories on all this hell going on, but there were major differences between him and Angels. He knows almost nothing, but what he knows is that he is not being forced or manipulated into doing anything. As for the Angels... Sydney did not look too happy in all this business meaning there was something going on... making her do all that.
"I am sure most of you here do not trust me either for obvious reasons, but... if you have nothing better to do let's, at least, try to discuss this in a civil way. Do not bring any more trouble to yourselves with all this." Alex asked while Dante continued to heal Leon slowly, but surely. Alex had intention of bringing Leon and Petra to a safe spot away from Eden so they could be taken care of by acquaintance of his- real healer.
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Post by Allen Silva on Oct 24, 2019 14:12:02 GMT -5
"There's probably as good a chance to win the lottery than for this to end in a civil manner, but for what it's worth, I'll take a crack at it," Allen spoke up as he started approaching these fierce combatants. Gorem was also moving, but he made sure to watch out for Vergilius in case he tries something. That Bakugan sure knows how to move.
Allen looked at Alex first. "Tank told us what he told you and Victoria while he was behind bars," Allen started. "So, if you're wondering why we were hanging in the back watching, it wasn't because we didn't want to stop this. There was nothing we could do. Ms. White over here made it clear that she was going to take a little bit of a swing at Noland and Drago. If for some reason she won, then Leon being in the state he's in would've been a blessing. I don't like it, but...this was the best situation that could've happened given the circumstances."
"Now, for you, Ms. White," Allen started to address. "I understand that whoever is giving you ladies this order is making them above your pay grade, your rank, or - and I hope this isn't happening - through extortion. You've made it clear you aren't telling us what's going on and why, but isn't there some way we can meet each other in the middle so that nothing like this happens again?"
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Sydney White
Brawler
Leader of Seven Angels::Angel of Justice
"We are the Angels."
Posts: 42
Faction: Haos
Guardian Bakugan: Vergilius 'Swordmaster Paladin'
Alignment: Good
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Post by Sydney White on Oct 24, 2019 15:02:23 GMT -5
Sydney was still not sure about anything. What Leon did ruined every bit of her plan and anything she could have done to just finish all this. She could not blame him for ruining it though- out of all of them he and Petra were excluded from this torture because they were supposed to be used. If Petra did not establish a relationship with Noland then... she might have been in it, too. She was saved in a way, dodged a bullet.
"I don't know..." Sydney answered. "If there is middle ground I cannot decide on it... and those who can might make it even worse than us killing each other." She explained hesitantly. It would be dangerous to even attempt and find middle ground with them. Certain individuals at Eden might go to such heights to attempt and take samples of Resistors' blood for God knows what causes. "... that 'middle ground' done by certain people was why Hederick family ended the way they did..." Sydney said with a depressed expression on her face. Realizations began to come together as to who and why was pulling all the strings and making lives of others miserable. All these extreme events going on with Eden and Silver Knights were heavily influenced by few people.
"Silver Knights had Kyuki... we have..." Sydney stopped talking at that moment feeling the words were not coming out as she intended. As she said- even if she wanted to reveal information she would not be able to. She already said lots of things- trying to go around the rules she was given while still trying to provide information. "Anyways, Vergilius... how about I return to report failure on my task and you... patrol the area?" Sydney suggested. Unlike her, Vergilius was not under any observance thanks to his properties... if Sydney could not talk he could. "What?" Vergilius inquired. He knew what she was getting at, but that would mean... "I can't let you go back alone..." Vergilius said impatiently. "You can and you will." Sydney just wanted to leave. She could not do anything for Petra or anyone there.
It did not take an expert to see the sweat forming everywhere on her. Her calm and composed nature she mostly shows fading away in desperation. It is almost as if she is staring at the face of death right there. It is almost as if something was telling her to go back.
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Post by Alex Andersen on Oct 24, 2019 15:33:06 GMT -5
Sydney was quite shaken up. Whatever is happening at Eden must be worse than what's going on at Silver Knights. Considering Knights are rich in military compared to Eden it is shocking how Eden could go directly against its own rules. Whoever is doing this must either be crazy thinking no one would notice these activities or be confident/desperate enough not to care at this point. Silver Knights have their own ups and downs, but at least Asuka does nothing that would force Silver Knights into action. Still, the fact that she is not able to do anything about and has to watch Leon suffer for it must be even greater pain to bear- she must be worried about Petra, too.
"Sydney." Alex called. "You don't have to say anything to us- just stay with Petra for a while. Please, she has been through enough. Just few minutes, alright?" He said with a faint smile. Petra has just been kneeling next to Leon for a while, tightly pressed against him and not moving. She could definitely use a friend right now- it would not feel right if it was anyone else but Sydney.
"Vergilius... come here." Alex invited Vergilius to come closer to him.
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Sydney White
Brawler
Leader of Seven Angels::Angel of Justice
"We are the Angels."
Posts: 42
Faction: Haos
Guardian Bakugan: Vergilius 'Swordmaster Paladin'
Alignment: Good
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Post by Sydney White on Oct 24, 2019 15:44:58 GMT -5
Sydney wanted to leave even more knowing she had to come close to Petra. She did not know what to say or do about her. She was not being pressured into withdrawing- it was her own regret that was doing it. Though after Alex said those words she could not leave anymore... Petra was ignored and hurt so many times and after all this she could use a friend. Would she even consider Sydney her friend after all that?
Slowly, step by step, Sydney began to approach Petra. It did not matter if Petra thought of her as friend anymore... Sydney thinks of Petra as a friend. She sat down on the ground by Petra and slowly embraced her from the back not saying anything. Feeling her warmth almost led Sydney into tears herself... that spike of regret hit her right in the heart. How she wanted to tell Petra what was going on, but she could not... she hoped Petra would just be pushed out of all this trouble, but Petra was put right in the center of it. Poor thing. There was no response from Petra for the time being.
In the meanwhile, Vergilius slowly made his way towards Alex.
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Post by Alana Cortese on Oct 24, 2019 15:55:47 GMT -5
Alana started approaching the scene. She was wiping her eyes, which may hint at her shedding a tear or two. This was just a sad situation.
"Damn...I knew it was gonna be bad, but I didn't think Drago was gonna take it that far..." Hydranoid sighed. "This really stinks..."
Alana stepped in front of Noland so he could see the level of disappointment she had for his decision. Maybe it wasn't something she could understand properly. She knew how much Noland was hurting. She knew how many times he tried to resolve this without attempting to use force. In this confrontation, maybe Noland was telling all of them something. He couldn't take the pain anymore...
She hugged Noland. Maybe it was comfort that he needed to find whatever calmness he had left in him to stand down. "Are we done here...?" Alana asked him. "We have your back, but...we don't want to see this anymore..."
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Post by Noland Hardy on Oct 24, 2019 16:26:54 GMT -5
"..." Noland was initially unresponsive to Allen and Alana being within three feet of him. He was lost in thought over what this all means to him. Did he care more about making a statement than Petra and Leon's emotional and physical safety? It looks like he did. In the end, did he get what he wanted? That was the question here...
"I'm not too sure..." Noland honestly answered. "I've blocked out everything else except for bringing Vergilius down. I never intended for Leon to be hit by that... I should've expected him to do something since I've been around him long enough, but...I really thought he'd move..."
"..." Right now, Drago was not willing to say anything. He didn't know what he could say. He was still in the feels over what he just did.
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Post by Alana Cortese on Oct 24, 2019 16:49:36 GMT -5
Alana pulled back to look at Noland directly. She could see that Noland definitely looked remorseful for what he did.
"Then let's put their surveillance issue to the side and make a decision for Petra's sake, okay...?" Alana requested. "Who can really guess if they're going to stop now that you came that close to killing someone? At least, for right now, we know how brave Petra was just now and how much she really cared about you. She doesn't want to see this, Noland... Definitely not now... She's broken..."
"So, if you're not going to pull your punches against anyone else, just please do it for her right now... I mean it..."
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Post by Alex Andersen on Oct 24, 2019 17:02:45 GMT -5
"Ah... good." Alex sighed in relief. He did not want to fight any of these people- it would be a meaningless fight. Vergilius calmed down so that is a plus and Leon was getting slowly healed... Dante would be out of healing soon so Leon would have to be transported somewhere else. After seeing and hearing all these things he was still hoping things could work out in the end... it was just hope and number of obstacles is obnoxious, but better try.
"That's dealt with. Now- what are you people planning to do?" Alex inquired turning to Resistors. He was yet to speak to Vergilius about certain issues. It looked like there was some problem between him and Sydney, too. For now he wanted to see what other steps could be made. Considering the lack of information and abundance of orders he is not the happiest of Knights; his work does not make sense for him. Plus, he was given a ring by Asuka- his body had a very repulsive reaction towards the ring, but he was able to learn the nature of ring's power. Maybe some of these folks knew something that could lead him in the right direction.
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Post by Noland Hardy on Oct 24, 2019 17:32:36 GMT -5
"..." Noland took a deep breath when he was asked that question. There were two things that he really didn't want to do, but was left no other choice with the current conditions of the situation...
"...What I came here to do originally..." Noland cryptically answered. "...As hard as it is to believe due to how strong you all think I am, I took what my dad said before he died very seriously. My interference with Cyber was an outlier in that, I know. For the most part, I was content staying on the side and only acting when absolutely necessary. I just wanted to be normal, for whatever that's worth to us."
"What happened here confirms that I can't do that, and either you and/or the people above you don't want me to do that either. This was the plan. There are reasons out there for everyone wanting me to die: Vergilius' own words confirming this to be so, being racially profiled because I'm a Gundalian, and my strength exacerbating the idea that I am nothing more than a monster who doesn't deserve to live in peace. Just ask the U.S. Army..."
"I tried my hardest to come up with a way to resolve this. I even begged a little before this fight that I didn't want to go through the effort to do this, and we're here anyway. For that, this partnership, alliance, or whatever you think is between the Knights, Eden, and the Resistors is over. Relationships - yes, including the one between Petra and I - friendships, mentors...it's all over. It's not that you're all inherently evil and want to do something to me, but it's what you represent that I want nothing to do with. I trusted you guys...I really did."
With that being said: "Anything else you want me to say, or was that enough?"
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Post by Alex Andersen on Oct 24, 2019 18:13:47 GMT -5
"I understand." Alex replied. He was not going to argue with Noland on it, but he did have an offer in mind.
"Dante and I were supposed to monitor you, too... We were 'slacking off' on the job in secret, learning all we could to find reason behind all this. We are as knowledgeable as we were at square one. If we only found something all of this mess might never have happened, but we were too late... If I am replaced as the person for monitoring you they might send someone who will actually do the job and I cannot guarantee for civil behavior of those people." Alex said.
Warm radiance began to grow stronger from Dante and cover over Alex, Leon, Petra and Sydney as well. Its main purpose was targeting Alex and using ability to protect him from detection, spying, divination spells and such in case somebody was trying to listen in through those means. Ares could do that, probably, but he would probably not be able to break the ability without Dante knowing and warning Alex. This was so Alex could say things that might have been risky to say.
"For this reason I wish to remain as the one 'monitoring' you. Instead of doing my job I can go and do deeper research... not just Knights, but Eden... especially Eden to figure out what these people are doing. It's better than me moving away and letting Knights send more people after you. I will try my best to keep them off your backs and if they do decide to make a move... you'll be the first one to know. It's the least I can do... if you'd allow..." Alex offered. His offer was genuine, but it was up to Noland whether he wanted to take it or not. Alex did not want to see any more people suffer- even if he had to lie to his superiors it would be better than Noland's private life getting invaded even more or people following orders dying unnecessarily.
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Post by Noland Hardy on Oct 24, 2019 23:17:01 GMT -5
"As long as you aren't being annoying like certain women were, you can do whatever you want. We'll all exist together just fine," Noland shrugged. He had nothing more to say to anyone at the scene. He was done.
Drago took a good look at Leon, hung his head down a little, and then turned away from him. "Get well..." Drago wished for him.
Green lightning wrapped around all of the Resistors. They were gone like they vanished from thin air. This was likely done by Seiki and Ahio to: (1) remove the Resistors from the scene in the fastest way possible, and (2) make sure that no one had the opportunity to attack them after Noland and Drago already ceased any provocative actions.
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