#I will continue to defend {Saige}

[robotic-hearts-n-minds]

Green and Red Lights

{Starter for @e-tankblues}

Another night, another patrol. This time Saige was out for the “wee” hours, her shift ending somewhere around 4. She hoped, dearly hoped it would be uneventful. She didn’t want to find another of the “Red Death’s” victims...

Her Ride Chaser slowed for a moment as she saw... something in a nearby alleyway. Something... glowing? A quick check of her internal clock said it was around 1 AM, even the night owls were holed up somewhere by now... She pulled out her shield, cautious of being shot at first rather than shooting first.

“Hello? Anyone down here?”

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It broke her from her thoughts on who to tell and where to go, for a second she seemed shocked, but then... Her arms wrapped gently around his head and she smiled.

"Heh... I think we can also use your morale support..."

He was so much like Rush, except he could talk. It was adorable, honestly.

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She thought a moment. Hunters tended to fill whatever job was needed of them, teams sometimes crossed, even in her case. One day she’d be on the front lines battling back a threat, the next she’d be shielding civilians while someone else fought.

“I don’t see why you couldn’t. You’d still need some modifications though…” He’d need some tougher armor probably, some training of course. But that would be left to decide between him and Signas.

Hearing that it was possible for him to do both, Basalt’s expression brightened and he gave Saige a nod. "Understood. Sounds good.” He said happily, feeling much better.

If he can do his part to help stop the fighting, then all the time he’d spent stuck in that cave won’t be such a waste. He could use all the time he had now to make a difference.

With a happy chirp, Basalt leaned his head slowly and gently forward, and nuzzled it against Saige’s side.

[umccall71]

Chapter 19

Characters: Prince Liam & (mc) Lady Saige

Rating: Mature

Word count :2721

Disclaimer:All characters are property of Pixelberry except my OC Lady Saige. The use of these characters are for entertainment only and i am only borrowing them.

Summary:After a summer of a lifetime,Prince Liam thought he could have it all.He was carefree, free, and sharing time with the woman of his dreams.When life was easy, a balancing act between love and duty, he realizes his truths are lies, wrong is right, and decisions do have consequences. Lady Saige never imagined she would be one of his consequences.When an utter act horror throws her world into a tailspin.

Warning: This series contains subject matter of depression,pregnancy, violence, and sensitive sexual content.The story may trigger certain individuals. Please be advised. If you are reading this series you are acknowledging you are 18+.

A/N:Sorry for the long delay.Things have been hectic in my life for a bit.I had to take some time to focus on my health. Thanks for your understanding and patience.

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An hour after Saige had bared her soul, sharing her nightmare, Liam sat by her hospital bed waiting for any sign that she was open to him being there for her in this dark period. She slept, or at least she seemed to be sleeping when he heard a gentle tap on the door. He lifted his head and eyed Bastien creeping into the door slightly ajar. Liam slowly stood and followed Bastien out of the room. “Sir, Queen mother is in the waiting room. She has a lot of questions as to why she's here”, he lowered his gaze before following Liam to the waiting former queen.

Regina scolded, “Liam, what is the meaning of summoning me here… to a hospital?! Why are you here?`` she inquired. She scoffed and twisted her face at the thought of being in this building without a word.

Liam was not feeling very generous, or stuck on protocol when someone so precious had been victim to protocol and elitism. “Regina, I called you here because there is something I need you to see… my words would ...not do it justice. Follow me.” He opened the door to the waiting room and embarked on large strides across to the door the hid the love of his life. He paused before opening it to prepare Regina to enter quietly trying not to startle his wife. “Inside this room is someone that requires your audience. When you go inside just allow me a moment to prepare…”, he veered off and slowly opened the door. Regina followed, eyes studying each corner of the small room, listening to monitors beeping quietly in the somber corners of the sterile environment. Liam walked around the side of the bed and fell to his knee, he grasped Saige’s hand and gently kissed her knuckle bringing her to a brief moment of clarity.

“Love...I have someone that wanted to see you. Do you have a moment for a brief visit?” he whispered, careful not to cause her alarm. “Regina came to see how you are.” Regina collected herself before speaking, “Saige...are you hurt? Why are you here?” Liam interjected, “she's here because she was attacked a few nights ago while I was in Italy,'' he swallowed hard the lump that had taken up residence in his throat.

“Oh dear… I hope that you...you are on the mend.`` she curtly responded. “Liam...crime in Cordonia is most unwelcomed for tourism. Are there any leads on how this happened… where it happened?”, she attempted to read the body language of Liam.

“We have some valuable leads on who and how this happened… my question is why. My wife...our queen was at home in our quarters when intruders entered in the depths of night and attacked her. The people responsible took upon themselves to hurt and violate my family…my pregnant wife. Animals deemed that their station in society entitles them to help themselves to people and things that are not theirs to have at all!”he spoke through gritted teeth.

“Well I hope you have all the royal guards searching for the perpetrator,'' she gasped trying to not stare at the visible bruises and machines that had taken up residency in the room with Saige. Liam eyed his wife as she tried to avert her eyes and shrank a little smaller. Her crystal blue eyes darted to the door, raising up as much as her body would allow, fear visible on her soft features, panic evident, “please tell me … he’s not here, Liam doesn't let him in here … p. Please, `` she pleaded. Regina noticed that she seemed visibly shaken by a mystery visitor.

“Dear Saige...are you alright? I truly an attacker would be so brazen to come ...here of all places, `` her face was puzzled by the reaction. Liam felt too much time had been wasted to get through. “Regina... Saige is fearful of the people responsible since we know them...well, or so we thought, `` he sighed as he walked over to Saige carefully studying and attempting to convey that she was indeed safe. He spoke to Saige while staring at Regina,” love, perhaps she will better understand if you tell her who was responsible ...for you being here.”, his eyes became glossy, and lip quivered briefly knowing the hell this is creating for his wife.

Saige’s eyes began to well up with tears, pensive look etched in worry and shame, she shook her head disagreeing with Liam, fearful that Regina would not understand or hold her responsible. Her voice was but a whisper, she noticed that he nodded encouragingly that it would be okay,” Liam… she wouldn’t believe me ...she wouldn’t believe that he would...no please, SHE Won’t care that he raped me and ...and beat me… and hurt me! Liam.. nooooo please no, he … he’s too powerful and he will get away with this, `` she sobbed.

Regina's puzzled look started to transform to slight irritation, “who...who is he..this he that she keeps speaking of Liam?”, she quietly asked. Liam continued to stare at Regina as he encouraged Saige to tell her who “he” was. “Baby… he can’t hurt you again… just tell Regina the name of the animal that did this to you.” The room fell silent for several moments, Saige swallowed as she forced the name from her chapped lips, “Constantine”, she whimpered and dropped her head back to the flattened pillow, curling into herself with a defeated look.

Liam continued to stare at Regina as realization dawned on her the name that was uttered as the attacker. Tears slowly ran down his face as he confirmed that she had heard correctly. “Yes..while I was away, my father, your husband came to our home with two guards in the night and he degraded, beat, and violated my wife on the floor. He… did unspeakable things to her. I guess he felt he had something to prove not having succeeded the last time. You see Regina, this is not the first time my father, then the man and I use the term loosely tried to rape her. Did … did you ever wonder why she suddenly left Cordonia? Why my relationship with him changed... Became nonexistent? The night Saige first came to the palace...that bastard tried to rape her in my study. If it weren’t for him being too drunk where she could knee him in the balls and run out the door… he would have raped her a lot sooner!”he clenched his jaw and closed his eyes before turning to his fragile queen and moved as close as she would allow him to be with her. “ He leaned down and whispered to her, “I'm going to show Regina out love, I will be right back...I promise”, she nodded and took her position facing the window staring out into the cloudy sky.

Liam walked toward the door, glancing back to the shell of the woman he loves wistfully. Once the door was opened and closed behind him, he looked down to the floor before looking Regina in the eyes, “before you fix your tongue to defend him...to say it wasn't him...there was DNA collected from a cover that was wrapped around my naked wife after she found bleeding and unconscious on the floor. It is certain to determine 100% that it was father that did this. He… emptied himself on her stomach...the stomach that was to serve as a safe place for our children to grow over the next several months, `` he paused for words to sink in, “we learned after this attack that Saige was carrying the twin heirs, our children”, he clenched his fist at the thought.

Regina's eyes stretched at the words, “she's pregnant with twins?”, she questioned. Liam quickly shook his head, “ she was, but I learned that one... One did not survive, `` he glanced away for a moment. “They believe with the blunt force of him forcing himself into her … violently, it simply could not survive. Right now… I have to figure out how to help my wife come to terms with carrying one child while grieving the other we had no idea she was carrying until this heinous act.” Liam wiped his hand across his face, the stress visible. “Regina, when you see him, let me know immediately. He will be taken in and tried for treason, this I can promise you, `` he eyed her face as the shock set in that her husband, the former king would be hunted down and caged or worse. She reached her hand to grasp his, she nodded in understanding, “I'll let you get back in there Liam. For what it's worth… I am sorry for your loss...both of you”, she stared at the door to Saige’s room, “Will you let me know if I can do anything for her?”

Liam acknowledged her words,” I only ask that you treat her with respect and compassion that she gives to everyone she meets. She will make a wonderful queen, too bad she hasn’t been afforded the opportunity to show you. Right now, I am worried about being a husband to wife...goodbye Regina”, he turned and walked back inside leaving Regina to ponder everything she had just learned. A moment later Bastien pulled her from her thoughts, ma’am, the car is ready.” She followed silently behind him as they exited the hospital and the drive back to her estate.

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Liam sat staring out the window, lost in thought as he gently rubbed his thumb across her knuckles. His head spun around when he heard a knock on the door and opened immediately to show the fatigued face of her doctor, “How’s the patient doing? “ The doctor offered a solemn smile as he prepared to shatter a little more of the queen’s heart. “Your majesties, I need to speak with you both and give an update as well as expectations for the coming days.” He glanced at the king knowing his next words are going to devastate her, and add to the nightmare she was already living each hour that ticked by. He subtly nodded in affirmation that it was time to cause his queen more unspeakable pain.

“Ma’am, are you in very much pain or discomfort?”, he asked patiently awaiting her response.

“There is some pain, I mean, it's uncomfortable at times within my lower body”, she grazed her face, “my face, will there be any scarring after I leave here?”, she looked at the doctor waiting with bated breath.

“I see no reason that all of your facial injuries should not heal completely. I needed to discuss with you both what the expectations are in the coming days and weeks ahead. Your majesty, when your friends brought you here following the attack, my team in the ER worked to triage your immediate injuries and to check the welfare of the pregnancy. When we learned of the pregnancy we ran a blood test to check HCG levels and ultrasounds to see if there was any immediate distress in utero. We examined the physical tearing from the assault, both front and back areas affected and repaired the injuries and stitched them up. We also learned from the ultrasound and examination of two things. We determined that you were pregnant and we visibly observed the fetus within the amniotic sac, but we also observed a second amniotic sac that was...empty.”,The doctor paused noticing the look of confusion set into Saige’s face.

“What.. what you saying, a second amniotic sac? What does that even mean?”She struggled to make sense of what was being explained to her.

“Ma’am, the second sac was empty due to a partial miscarriage. There were two fetuses, but for whatever reason, only one is still considered viable. The body rejects the embryo/fetus due to it not being strong enough, or it could have the trauma...that caused the fetus to not remain in utero. We had to ensure the safety of the remaining fetus so we had to strengthen your cervix with a procedure called cervical cerclage. It's a stitch added to the cervix to lessen the chances of early labor or miscarriage. This will increase the odds of delivering a healthy, full term baby.” the doctor looked to Liam for reassurance that it was acceptable to proceed. He was interrupted watching Saige become agitated,” stop saying that.”

“I'm sorry ma’am, did I say something that you have questions about? “, he inquired.

“Stop calling my babies… embryos or fetuses… they... Oh god… they were made out of love with my husband and you are telling me that I had two babies growing inside, but only one is still there?! What… do I with that information!”, she screamed in horror with her new reality expanded or in this case lessened in the last several days.”Why would we be blessed with two babies and then fate plays a cruel joke and takes one of our children away Liam?!!!”, the sound of her voice was trapped momentarily in her throat when a deafening cry filled the room. “Oh god, why, why...why did he do this to me? Why did he do this to my baby?! How...how..how can I go on with this baby knowing theres a child that won't be born?!!!! Nooooo, Liam no... why?”, she doubled over her body racked with grief trying to make sense of it all.

Liam wrapped Saige in his arms as she fought the cries, the feeling of helplessness, the need to push him away, but he wouldn't...he couldn't let go. He needed her at that moment just as much, if not more than she needed him. The doctor removed himself from such an emotional, visceral, devastating moment. He felt as if he were encroaching on something so personal. He bowed and quietly left the room after making eye contact with the empty blue eyes of the king. There were less than a handful of people that would ever bear witness to this side of King Liam, but he knew right now, he was simply a husband and father grieving the loss of a family member that would not realize it's destiny.

Liam reached overhead and pulled the light to darken the room to match the darkness that he and Saige felt at this moment. He pulled her as close as he could without making her feel forced without rejecting his touch. Liam's hands shook as he extended them to hold his wife. He was careful not to disturb the monitors and IV as he did what little she would allow...for now. He gently stroked her auburn hair trying his best to bring her some solace in this time of need. Her body’s jerking, shaking, sobs were transmitted throughout Liam as he held her, just being there. No words were necessary at this moment… he knew she just needed to release all the pain, torture, despair, emptiness, and loss without needing to hear the words. Saige cried all night, her tears seemed to have the flow of a waterfall. She couldn't stop, sometimes the cries grew louder, others were silent, but they never stopped.

What was overlooked in that night was the parade of tears that silently relented out of Liam’s eyes and finding refuge atop Saige’s hair. He thought of the words of Liv and Regina, “Liam, you lost a child too. Allow yourself to grieve.” He laid there in the darkness only light breaking though was from the window. Liam removed his shoes without disturbing her slumber. Saige had finally drifted to sleep.

Liam felt his phone vibrate with an incoming text from Bastien that simply read, “We have all three of them in custody,” Liam response was a thumbs up , followed by, “you know where to hold the trash until I’m ready to have it taken out. We will talk in the morning, I’m needed elsewhere tonight. I am not to be disturbed.”

He softly laid a kiss upon her sleeping head and closed his eyes as he contemplated what he intends to do with the men that stole part of his family, hurt his wife, and robbed her of sweet dreams in the sunrise.

[robotic-hearts-n-minds]

Mistakes and Meetings

{ M!A starter with @goodoldstrength }

Thalia had slept well into the day, and was still out when a presence would show itself in Bass' hideout. One of the shadowed corners grew darker, and a figure stepped from them, long tail and wings being kept close to her body.

"Th-Thalia...? ... Please be alright... Thalia, are you really here..?" The distortion in her voice was still present, but the malice was gone. Saige looked around, seeing the charging station with Thalia inside, "Thank Light... If she's asleep I can do this faster..." She crept over, hoping no one else was home.

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Saige nodded and gave a signal as a security outpost- an older one from an older Maverick, began to form in the room, "Simulation starting now."

False walls formed around Marino, trees and hedges. The base looked wooden and bamboo, but it was a facade. Finally, the security bots were made, each standing at half above her height. They resembled spiders, and were already performing sweeps.

"The objective is to either get past rhe security bots to the designated target-" Saige spoke, a small room inside the fake building lighting up, "Or defeating them if you are caught. There are smaller ones within, snake based, that you will also have to get passed. When you're ready, go."

Ready, Willing, and Abel

[felixneal]

*breathes heavily into the mic* hi everyone i’m beezus & i’m seriously so excited to be back !!! ready to cause a ruckus again !!! i’m dumb ‘cause i deleted my old intro so had to rewrite this sorry if it’s....meh? i tried to give felix some more depth so he’s not just a bully...still a bully but now he’s a proud father continue reading for more info 

「 shawn mendes. cismale. 」have you seen felix neal around yet? i hear he decided to be in POTENTAS for their JUNIOR year as a BUSINESS major. the 21 year old SHEEP is known to be assertive, passionate, abrasive and possessive. 

i don’t remember where he was born it’s only been a month or two since i’ve played him but my brain is the size of a squirrels so we’ll say he’s from california ? born & raised there by two politician parents. his family has worked in politics for a few generations & they are very very rich from it 

felix is an only child & grew up spoiled. he doesn’t know how it feels to struggle & probably never will, he gets everything he asks for, his father pays all his bills & he’s had a credit card since he was like 12 

he’s always had issues with his anger. i think he was diagnosed with something ( i don't wanna say anything specific yet because i wanna do research & see what fits him best ) from a young age but his parents neglected it & just soothed his temper with gifts. they weren’t present in his life. for the most part he was raised by his aunt but she unfortunately passed away when he was a teenager & he hasn’t had anyone steering him in the right direction since...now that i think about it he really should be on some sort of medication but hmm he’s not 

it’s not that his parent’s don’t care for him because they do !! he’s their son & they love him. they want the best for him & that’s why they sent him to school & they keep him on his feet....they just aren’t emotionally present & that’s the biggest problem 

he’s always been rude & entitled. a bully through & through...would push kids on the playground, steal their toys, one time he held a girl down & farted on her :/ in high school he was a stereotypical jock & bullied kids like he was fcking living in the 80′s...giving wedgies & swirlies i hate him 

TRIGGER WARNING MENTIONS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH: ok ok nooooow the bad part so his first two years at lockwood were fine he wasn’t well liked but he had a solid group of friends, a girlfriend, he attended every party & everyone knew him !! in relationships he’s always been the jealous type, possessive, & obsessive. he craves attention & when he has it he doesn’t wanna let that person go & would do anything to keep them. he was at a party toward the beginning of his sophomore year with his girlfriend at the time saige ( *winks at james* ) & some guy started hitting on her...long story short is escalated really quickly because once felix gets started its really hard to stop him & he ended up beating this guy to a pulp & the guy died in the hospital later that night ( willing to give the guy a name if anyone wants a connection with him could be messy ). because the other guy threw the first punch & felix’s family is rich with only the best lawyers they were able to claim self defense....obviously he wasn’t innocent though so he got sentenced 8 months in jail & he just got out recently. they wouldn’t have let him come back to school but his family probably donates a lot of money & because of that they were able to convince the school to take him 

during the time he was in jail his family did a really good job of covering it up in the media so only people at lockwood know what actually happened & the people who were at the party got to see it first hand...ngl it was scary & possibly a little traumatizing to watch especially when people tried to pull him off & he kept swinging like a fcking gorilla  

ANYWAys he’s out of jail now & still adjusting to life...he’s missed a lot but he’s definitely changed a lot? is he still a jerk? hell yeah...he’ll never not be a complete asshole that’s just his personality at this point. but is he trying to get better every day?...kinda. he does actually regret what happened & he understands that it was wrong. he had a lot of time to think on it, he got to see a therapist while he was there, i’m sure the guys in there were tougher & stronger than him & that was a wake up call in itself 

he got a lot buffer in jail it was a mix from not having anything to do besides working out & wanting to be able to defend himself better. he was buff before, he looked athletic from playing sports, but now he’s bulky & only wears fcking...tank tops that show off his arms & nipples 

he goes to therapy now which has been good for him !! he still has a lot he needs to work on...he’s very aggressive & gets triggered easily but is able to hold himself back in most scenarios....no doubt that he’ll still fight every single person here if he’s given the chance but he’s actually trying not to. he’s a bit traumatized from his time in jail, he’s just now getting the help he needs & is learning how to communicate more with his family...it’s a slow process he’s a big mess & lemme just say none of what he’s struggling with justifies his actions but at least there’s some reasoning behind them 

his parents got him a dog & they actually registered the dog as an emotional support animal so he’s able to take her on trips & stuff !! her name is mr worldwide !! yea....he named her after pitbull but she’s actually a pug & his fave pass time is smushing her face...he’s like a mother & mr worldwide is his child he would kill for her lmao i imagine him walking across campus holding her under his arm like how you would carry a book or something just because he doesn’t realize...that’s not how you’re suppose to...i hate him 

he likes to push buttons because he feels like if the other person starts the fight it’s not actually his fault...a horrible mentality to have but it makes him feel better about himself? he’s rude, hard to get along with, has a lot of stereotypical douchey white boy traits like thinking women are always wrong, being stubborn, selfish, entitled, cocky...the list goes on 

i think this is all i can squeeze out for now...i’m 100% on board to keep any past plots/connections/fights or whatever i’ve had with people ( he's been back for a few months ) !! i really want to develop him as a character more this time around so i’m hopefully giving him some substance rather than just...him being an annoying asshole ya know ? so prepare yourself for some possible apologies ? 

[robotic-hearts-n-minds]

The Deal Maker and The Wolfman

{Starter for @e-tankblues}

Now... She’d made a deal, had more power under her belt. More than she had already had anyways. Which meant she felt tactfully safer going out to see what magicks had intruded in her territory... 

One of them had a feral energy to it, that would be the first to look for. Feral presented a greater danger to people, after all... 

“Come out come out..~ It’s time for the animals to meet their master...~”

[direwolfd20]

The Adventure Where A Dragon Is Fought (By Others), and Allies Are Found

It was odd when the two made their way back to camp, she almost felt like Bo was going to chastise her. Him being the Paladin, she almost wouldn’t be surprised, but he did seem rather... lenient for a Paladin. Lily should, in all rights, be facing her crimes, but he wasn’t wrong in knowing they needed her. Saving the world from this Legion and Heritc were more important than putting a vampire behind bars. She Rikku could only think what it would be like if Legion started attacking villagers. 

She wasn’t strong by any means, but she could at least somewhat defend herself. Other’s wouldn’t be so lucky. There could only be one like Legion, a SoulMancer. Rikku already had it planned once he was dead, she wanted to take up the mantle. The power he had was great. How could she not want it?

At camp, however, there was an odd interaction. One she never thought would happen. Liliana gave her a high five. Rikku, Saige, Leotie, and Lily talked a little about what had happened, and oddly enough, Rikku felt closer to the vampire. Somehow, both of them having had sex with Drax brought them closer. 

It was their warning that unsettled her. “Drax can get very attached rather quickly.” Liliana said, “Just want to let you know.” 

Rikku felt her shoulders sag. She didn’t know Drax enough to get attached. Sex was one thing. Feelings were another thing entirely. She glanced at Sir William. She wanted feelings like that. A love where he would lose everything for her, and she would lose everything for him. She had a long life a head of her, but still didn’t have high hopes for ever finding something like that. 

As they headed out on their way, there wasn’t much to be said. Everyone seemed concentrated on the other things that were happening. She herself was one of them, thinking through how everything had went the night before. The fact it knew her name was bothering her greatly. If Legion knew that much, what else did he know. 

Again her thoughts went to her father. He was strong, lively still. To many, he was still young. Surly the man could handle whatever was thrown at him. Though, this wasn’t the normal enemy one would think of being thrown at him.

As Rikku went through her thoughts, she made sure to avoid Drax’s gaze. She was wondering when she should say something to him, to make sure he understood that this wasn’t a relationship. It wasn’t a mutual caring like Saige and Jacob had. She didn’t care for him that way, at least. 

The next night, Rikku is setting down, looking to Liliana. They had began talking again, but this time, again, it went further than Rikku would have thought. Her connection to Damascus, and what happened to her was a little more complicated than Rikku had thought. She had fallen in love with Damascus whilst betrothed to someone else. 

It ended up, this man was a murderer, rich by marrying women who would meet an untimely end, and he would inherit everything left behind. He had played her tribe. When her mother had found out about her and Damascus, she placed a curse on Liliana, forcing her to sleep with things that weren’t human. Dragonborn, elves, gnomes, centaurs, and the like. She became a vampire to break the curse, hoping it would let her and Damascus finally be together. 

The story was hard to swallow. Damascus had been good, turned somewhat evil by the vampire, Spike, that had turned Lily. The whole time Liliana had known Damascus he had been good, he had chosen to be good. 

Rikku didn’t know what to think of everything. She told Liliana how she was sorry for what had happened to her. In a very real way, she was. She would have killed at least her mother as well. Could she blame Liliana for killing them?

She headed off after that, not sure what to say, or think. It was a little overwhelming. Of course, she didn’t get much time to think. Jacob was again expressing his dislike for the buddy system. It was hard for Rikku not to roll her eyes. Instead, she tried to reason with him. 

“It would be stuff you are doing anyway.” she said, “You’re always with her.” 

“But I don’t want to feel like I’m forced to do it.” he said. 

“Then remember-” she was cut off by Drax, his voice sounding off behind her. 

“Do you want to go to the woods?” he asked. Rikku hesitated for a half a second, then looked back to Jacob. 

“So, just act naturally, like nothing odd is happening.” Rikku said, backing up to Drax. It was far from how she wanted to explain it, but her mind had gone back to the Dragonborn, and what he could do. 

As they head out into the woods, Drax turned to her, handing her a grouping of nightshade. 

“It’ll help with your spells.” he said. 

Rikku looked at them for a moment, not sure if she should be worried. If she said anything now, she was worried it would ruin the mood. She did not want that ruined. So, she held her tongue, enjoying the sex again, knowing that, eventually, it would come to an end. 

At least for now, it would help her sleep. It helped her forget for a short time about Legion, and what she had gotten herself into. 

Back at camp, setting around the campfire, the group ate, talked for awhile. Sir Didymus sat at Rikku’s feet, his eyes going to her every few moments, and then narrowed when he looked to Drax. Rikku didn’t notice, concentrating on petting the cat. 

That was, until she heard something. Trees were falling, breaking, snapping, and they were doing it quickly. Grabbing Sir Didymus, she fled off to the side just as a hill giant slammed into the fire. Luckily, Jacob had managed to get the NPC’s out of the way. 

The hill giant disappeared back into the trees, and Rikku looked to the team. 

“What the fuck throws a hill giant?!” Ailen yelled. Honesty, Rikku was wondering the same thing. Whatever it was, she doubted she wanted to fight it. 

It was at that moment that fire came through the woods. Rikku put Sir Didymus in her pack, backing up. That didn’t bode well at all. 

Sure enough, with Hill Giant’s attacking it, the Red Dragon came forward from the trees. Rikku gave a small laugh, an ode to her refusal to get involved against the huge dragon. 

Of course, the others weren’t to be convinced, Bo instead deciding to attack the dragon, becoming friends with the hill giants to do it. Of course, the dragon was evil. Could she expect anything else?

Jacob gets the others that would not be fighting into the fields, trying to make sure that they would be okay. Rikku watched as the dragon took a beating before flying high into the sky.

She was trying to see it, but the canopy hid the dragon from sight. It wasn’t long after that when she realized that it had set fire to the fields that the helpless had gone down. 

Thinking about it, she wanted nothing to do with this fight. She reached out her hand to Drax, a grayish color enveloping her hand, and then him, causing the Dragonborn to grow. She ran towards the fields. She would figure out how to help put the fire out, and make sure they were okay. Hopefully, that would be enough time for the dragon to be gone, one way or another. 

She cast a spell on herself, her speed suddenly doubling. She leaped into the air, trying to gain a little more distance, her eyes now on the dragon that had set both sets of fields on fire, fanned them. He had landed, starting to attack the hill giants. Why didn’t they just run?!

Saige was able to put out the fire, and Rikku yelled out to Jacob, hardly noticing the rows of corn in the field were hiding hundreds of plants of devil’s weed. 

“Are you okay? Do you need help?” 

The reply she got was a disjointed Jacob, laughing before falling over. She hesitated before rolling her eyes and rushing forward. She didn’t want to fight the dragon, but now she had to herd a bunch of high people to a safe spot. Damn dragon knew what it was doing. 

As the fight back there continues, Rikku get’s Jacob up, pushing him forward. Men were coming with buckets, their fields already put out. They yelled to her, asking why she set the fields on fire. 

“It wasn’t me, there’s a red dragon!” she hissed, then looked at them. “You might not want to go back there.” she continued trying to heard everyone. 

It wasn’t too long before the rest of the group came, the dragon obviously dead. Leotie knew everyone here. Rikku put two and two together rather quickly. This was the place she wanted them to get to, and in Saige’s arms was an egg of a red dragon, fully intact. 

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Saige raised an eyebrow, taking a sip of her own, "You've run into Axl? Guess you've been busy in the city then, huh?"

The attempt to seem mad earned a laugh, "Aww... Did I hurt my big bro's feelings by calling him old?"

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She snickered, “Be careful saying that, or I’ll have to start calling you an old man. Maybe we’ll need to find you a beard to wear.”

Thankfully the line wasn’t too long, and soon she was sitting at the table with their drinks and food.

[ ♫ ] : “If yer gonna call me an old timer, you better call me The Ancient One like Axl does, or else you’ll be wasting your time.”

He shut his eyes and turned his head, fake mad. THen realized. That this was less effective. Because he was wearing sunglasses. Indoors.

Oh well.

He took a sip of coffee rather appreciatively.

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☠ - angry/violent headcanon, for Saige and Thalia

Saige - Saige is not one to go off at the drop of a hat. She’s a Light model, after all. That being said, she did learn... well a lot from hanging around reformed Wily models and Blues. (At least in her normal canon) That said, she usually likes to get her anger out in the VR/AR training room at HQ, or out in the desert with her bike. “It’s better than blowing a hole in somebody” she says.

Thalia - While not especially violent, outwardly, she does have it in her. It usually takes quite a lot to anger this faun, unless she’s tired or just woke up. You don’t generally wanna test her patience at those points in time. Her anger usually manifests as hissed words and burning sarcasm, but she’s been known to get petty. From showing up a loudmouthed trainee in the VR room to making a very specified crack about them. But if you want to get her really angry? You’re going to be on the receiving end of a very frightening faun. 

Threaten someone she cares about, push her too far emotionally, treat her like she doesn’t matter or that you suddenly hate her for no reason. Just ask Vile, I’m sure he can tell you about the time she punched a hole in the wall next to his head. Despite being head and shoulders shorter than him.

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Almost Lost You

{starter with @e-tankblues }

The outskirts, full of still crumbled buildings and store fronts that needed rebuilding. Saige walked through, a bag at her side as she searched for one that didn't look ready to tumble as soon as someone stepped inside. After almost 10 minutes, she found one, and moved just enough rubble to make it easier to access. An "L" was purposely made as a sort of signal too.

"Blues... don't let me down. Please..."

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Using her Heavy Claw armor, Saige managed to catch up to Basalt, after he’d turned around once already. Only to hear the desperate clopping of hooves that weren’t bothering to silence themselves behind her. She whirled around, “You were told to stay on--” Thalia was already leaping past her, a determined look on her face.

“Base?? Thalia, wait! What are you--?!”

The faun ignored her, charging ahead to Basalt and waving her arms to get his attention. If he headed back into the city, he was going to get caught! Or worse!!

“BASAAALT! BASSYYYY!!” She let out a short whistle, even lighting up her hands with her energy to attract his attention, “Basalt, follow me!! Come on, follow my energy!!” ‘Please let this work...’

Saige watched, incredulous. Basalt was acting like he’d gone Maverick! And Thalia was trying to get his attention like that?! What was she thinking??!

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More giggles from the faun, "Haha! For the road...!"

"... Don't encourage him...." Saige is sighing, resting her head on her hand.

"But they're funny..! I like puns! Haha!!" Thalia managed to sit up and cross her legs, "Got any deer puns?!"

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“… Why is he back. Why was he brought back?? Thalia, stop laughing!” Saige groaned, glaring at the faun robot now on the floor and giggling. At least one of them found his pun… punny.

“Because I’m great! That’s why!”

“A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt tucked under his arm. He walks up to the bar and says ‘A beer please! And one for the road!’ “

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{Mun is in gremlin mode}

"Saige! It's the best time of year! ... Even if capitalism still ruins part of it." Thalia bounced up to Saige and held out a bag with a grin.

"And that time is..?"

"It's the time of the year when white chocolate is more available! Duh!" She held the bag out more forcefully and Saige looked in it. White chocolate candy bars, hot cocoa mixes, and peppermint barks were all that the bag held, "Heh. Guess I'll have to go get my own stash soon then.

"Just don't let the chocolate purists at HQ know about it, you know how they get."

"They can fight me and my bag of delicious sweets. Though... Wonder who among our friends is a chocolate purist?"

{This question could be felt across their "verse". Feel free to have muses react~ >3}

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@reportingforrobots

Out in the shopping district of Abel City, a fairly young looking Reploid sat outside an ice cream shoppe, eating slowly at a double dip cone. She'd hoped her partners would have been able to join her... But, it was nice to have time to just relax.

No Mavericks, no Mechanaloids... No danger around. Didn't mean she wasn't ready to fight if she needed to.

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Saige had landed on a tall building in the city, one covered by a large canopy. She was panicked, dizzy, heavily disoriented. And it didn't help that throughout the city, strange and terrible noises... Odd sensations. Something was hungry, two somethings. Her wings twitched, aching to investigate.

What had happened in her territory? Who was messing with its flow? Wings spread, a small snarl sounded, and then the whoosh of takeoff. She was going to find out where this disturbance was coming from...