[❤] The Uprising of Delra (accepting, pm me)

[Pistol Annie #1 NPC]

Alastair Brungard
Prince of Delra
Location: Forest
Tags: Aisling, Jen, Demetria, Robin, everyone

Alastair chuckled at the comment about fighting larger people. Given he fell into that category, he immediately assumed Aisling was subtly posing a challenge for later. He chastised himself for being so quick in finding excuses to duel others, but before he could ask for clarification, the lass excused herself to other duties. Without bandaging the wound on her neck. The Prince waved after her with a smile, but his eyes and furrowed brows held concern.
He took the time to examine his surroundings and the general demeanor of his companions. Wayne was in the company of two lasses who expressed suspicion of the prince earlier. Good. These particular rebels were unlikely to tolerate Wayne if he woke up and attempted to 'negotiate'. Alastair then looked over his shoulder to see the fire-wielding lass, and offered her a calm smile to perhaps ease some tension. It was best for him to remain silent right now.
Turning his attention to the center, he was intrigued to watch a blue force-field expand outwards, covering everyone in the clearing. A shield - Alastair was impressed but not surprised at Aisling's protective ability. Perhaps he would request permission to study such a helpful power... not for any ulterior motive, of course.

Atlanta Hunter
Phoenix Squad Commander
Location: Forest
Tags: Onyx, Brenn, Quinn, Ella, Aisling, everyone

Aisling had approached, bringing with her the consideration of concealing their rough appearances. The commander was momentarily at a loss, but it seemed her squadmate already had an idea, an idea that manifested itself by the appearance of a towering dome-shield.
"Great idea, Aisling! This should save us much trouble," Atlanta told her, beaming with pride. "Alright, we should be on our way now. The rest of Team Omega will meet us at the station, and then we're off."
The commander kept to the front edge of Aisling's shield as she led the way forward, occasionally glancing back to ensure Quinn, Ella and the others were doing alright.

(Will timeskip to the train station next post, if enough people vote for that ^^)

Sycamore Jin
Phoenix
Location: Headquarters
Tags: Soren, Kevin, Aida, Addison, Thiago, Adrienne

"Stuffing, like from a pillow?" Sycamore turned to Aida with a smile. The phoenix had a knack for taking things literally, and most times she herself didn't realize her mistake. "I like the thought, but maybe a hand towel would do the job a bit better. Adrienne, do you have any spare towels?"
She noticed movement from across the room and turned her head - it was just Aida. Sycamore followed her friend's eyes and smiled wider, noticing the room had shifted in color entirely. The dull greys and murky browns of stone were gone, replaced by fresh shades of silver accentuated with lively green. "Wow, Aida! I feel like I'm suddenly in a different room."

[Stumpy.]

"Stuffing? That's not what I said. And thank you! I'm really proud of it." Aida grinned, amazed at the transformation. Maybe she could color all the cells! Then they wouldn't look so sad and dreary. Plus it was kinda weird having one nice looking cell and a bunch of other sad ones.
"Do you think we'd be able to color the other cells? I know there are some kinda mean prisoners, but maybe they'd like to have colorful cells, too."

[Pistol Annie #1 NPC]

TIMESKIP - BOARDING TRAIN
PLATFORM 12A

Disclaimer: Some elements of power-playing involving Aisling and Aisling's shield are involved. I spoke to Zyn to plan out these parts before writing this post. The shield makes the characters essentially invisible, so Aisling comes out of it to ensure Team Omega can see her.


Atlanta Hunter
Phoenix Squad Commander
Location: Platform 12A
Tags: Phoenix Squad

There was only a short distance between the forest's edge and the train platform. It was fortunate, considering Atlanta didn't want to over-exert Aisling's abilities.
Now, Platform 12A was finally coming into view. The train had already arrived, and the boardwalk was suspiciously empty. Just the way it should be. The commander gave a dismissive hand-signal that indicated the Phoenix Squad could begin to board. She would remain behind until everyone else was on the train, just in case...

Gavotte Tenuto
Water manipulation
Location: Platform 12A --> Train
Tags: Aisling, Jen, PLEASE NOT ARDAI

Gavotte was one of the first to hop onto the train. He noticed Aisling had slipped out of their protective bubble, and gave her a small wave as he walked by. He wasn't sure if Aisling could see him from the outside, though.
The train compartment seemed deserted as Gavotte boarded. It was strange, but he assumed the other rebels had arranged this for them. He went to the back and took an aisle seat, silently reserving the window seat beside him for Jen. Gav thought she might like to look outside at all the wildlife of Oneta.
The seats across from his were also vacant. If anyone took those spots, hopefully it was someone quiet like Robin or Caleb. Or really anyone except Ardai.

Ardai Fairchild
Shadow puppets
Location: Platform 12A
Tags: Phoenix Squad, Aisling

The Royal Guard from earlier had passed by without a word, not even looking at him or his Team Omega companions. Weird but okay. Ardai was just relieved they escaped scot-free after that vandalism prank.
Still impatient to reunite with his friends, Ardai led the way through the train station. Brows furrowed in confusion as they finally made it to Platform 12A. The train was here, but where was everyone?
His shoulders sagged in relief when he finally saw her. Aisling. She led the way onto the train, then ensured the doors remained open for a disproportionate amount of time... as if an entire herd of invisible people was boarding. Ardai was way too eager to see everyone again and ran forward to board with them.
Unknown to him, he was sprinting headlong towards the invisible shield and would soon smash into it head-first.

Alastair Brungard
Prince of Delra
Location: Platform 12A --> Train
Tags: Phoenix Squad

The Prince had been entirely prepared to leave the force-field and engage in more negotiations. To his surprise, they encountered no resistance at the train platform... not even a single Royal Guard to investigate these illegal passengers. It was a relief to not be expected to threaten and manipulate his way onto that train.
He entered the train, making a mental note to thank Aisling and whoever else had arranged this smooth journey. Alastair suspected meddling from someone higher-up. Perhaps he would meet them soon, but those were considerations for later on. Right now, there was apparently a safety precaution they needed to take.
"Ah, do you still plan on re-applying my blindfold?" He asked to the Phoenix Squad, no member in particular. His shifty green eyes then happened to fall on Captain Wayne. "I also advise you blindfold and restrain our friend here. If he wakes, he is far more likely to pose a risk."

Sycamore Jin
Phoenix
Location: Prison
Tags: Aida, other recruits

Sycamore was impressed but not surprised when Aida came up with another brilliant idea. The color-changer was a fountain of inspiration, ideas pouring forth which were as colorful as her abilities. What warmed Sycamore's heart was that all her friend's ideas were born of kindness. Not a single one was malicious, all of them involved helping others and making their lives better. This was the kind of attitude that would one day save Delra. It reminded the phoenix of someone who, perhaps a long time ago, shared the same hope in their eyes.
"I think that's an amazing idea. Would you be able to color the cells without going in, though?" Sycamore was concerned about the logistics of actually entering the prisoners' cells, but she was willing to support any idea Aida had. "I can come with you too, I kind of know the prisoners from training."

[Stumpy.]

After entering the train, Robin was quick to help set down Wayne on a seat. She sighed in relief at finally being done with the brunt of the mission. She was exceptionally tired, and at a time like this, she strongly desired to curl up on her bed, and perhaps even shift so she could burrow under her pillows. Honestly, that sounds like the greatest thing ever right now.
When Alistair spoke up, Robin looked down at the unconscious prisoner she had just set down, and sighed quietly. The prince had a point..
Robin shifted briefly through her bag, and pulled out a green handkerchief. She carefully tied it around Wayne's eyes, making sure to not be too harsh, but also knotting it to where it couldn't be undone by the treacherous guard captain himself.
"I don't have anything strong enough on me to restrain him further, but he's at least blindfolded." Robin said, collecting her bag again. She couldn't help but feel disgusted even touching Wayne any longer, even without considering his physical state. If people were creeks, he'd be one in which the most disgusting, vile pollution was dumped until no more could fit in.

Aida nodded, making a "so-so" motion with her hand.
"Kiinda? I won't be able to do it as fancy as I did in here, but I can reach my hand in a bit to color the cell walls and floor." Aida replied. She had seen that some of the prisoners were rather mean, but maybe they'd be a little less mean if they had nice cells.
"We had some leftover books, right? We could drop those off while we color the cells, too?" Aids suggested cheerfully, bouncing slightly on her feet. People weren't just awful for no good reason, so maybe giving them all something nice would encourage them to be, well, less awful!

[hellb0und]

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name. // jennifer dire. x • x gender. // female. x • x power. // pyrokinesis. x • x tags. // gavotte.

"i am as deadly as fire itself."

They had successfully made it back to Platform 12A. However she acknowledged that they were the only beings here - there was no way this was of coincidence. Who had they arranged this with and when? Something she'd have to answer later on, as now they were boarding the train. Jennifer stepped on following Alastair. While tempted to follow him, she noticed the empty window seat beside Gavotte and chose to sit there instead. "I hope this isn't reserved," she quipped jokingly before seating herself.

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name. // demetria greene. x • x gender. // female. x • x power. // dragon shifter. x • x tags. // alastair & robin.

"she was not fragile like a flower; she was fragile like a bomb."

Demetria remained on the other side of Wayne as they boarded, taking the empty seat beside him which Robin chose and sitting back. She was as relieved as ever that the mission had gone... well, relatively smoothly. At Alastair's suggestion she perked up, "All I have is my weapon." She informed until Robin pulled out a handkerchief, "That'll have to do." The cuffs... they could use those. "Hey, Robin, do you still have the handcuffs?"

[Stumpy.]

"Oh, right, those. One moment." Robin shifted through her bag once more, and pulled out a pair of softly clinking handcuffs. She then proceeded to lock the cuffs around Wayne's wrists, and pocketed the key.
"That solves that, then. I'm certain he shouldn't be able to attack anyone like this." Robin resonated with an aura of exhaustion, both physically and mentally. Still, she wasn't going to give up, and planned on seeing the task through, even if she just wanted to fall asleep. Plus, I'm certain everyone else is exhausted too, for the most part. As much as Robin didn't trust the Prince, she didn't have another blindfold on her, and Wayne seemed like the more dangerous prisoner. Though, of course, that could be just what the Prince wants us to think. Pretending to be all nice to win our trust so be can betray us to that tyrant.

[Zyn]

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♕ Male || Eighteen || Telekinesis || Team Alpha
♕ Location: Edge of the Forest ⇛ Platform 12A
♕ Tags: Team Alpha, Team Beta, Team Omega
xxxxxxx( Mentioned by name )
xxxxxxx Atlanta, Ardai, Brenn, Ella, Onyx
♕ Mood: Weary , Confident, Tired
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Quinn's expression warmed when he found that Atlanta appreciated his comment about the quiver and he gave her a gentle nod before turning back to Ella. After a moment of steeling himself he reached up with his clean hand and gently and carefully placed the stinking plaster over Ella's cut on her cheek. He moved slowly and carefully both for himself and for her poor cheek, he didn't want to me the reason why it got worse. As soon as he was done he pulled back and eyed his handy work and gave her a small thumbs up. Now that it was taken care of he slipped out from under Onyx's arm, taking care to offer his friend a small smirk. "I appreciate you helping me but I don't want to add to much to your plate since you are already doing me a favor by carrying my bow and arrows. Besides if I can't hobble to the train by myself then I promise I will let you know" he said softly. He hoped that his friend wouldn't take it the wrong way and think that he was trying to get away from them. In a way he was but it was mostly because he couldn't focus on more than one thing at once and his aim was to focus on his injury. For a moment he was distracted by a certain small individual that had walked over to join them. Aisling, and she had come with an idea that was basically the same as the one he had voice earlier, though she hadn't been there to hear it. Watching with rapt interest as the shield expanded over them. The only sign he had when it washed over him was a small cool feeling over his skin. The cooling sensation didn't leave his wound and it felt nice, perhaps she had learned some sort of very minor healing shield. With that though he turned his attention to walking forward and making sure that his wound didn't spill anymore blood. With his focus only split between two things he was able to cut the bleeding back by another 27%. Which was pretty good given his overall lack of knowledge in the medical field.

The walk from the forests edge to the train platform was short and fairly easy even for someone with a wound like his. Every so often he would glance over at Aisling, he couldn't help but recall how she had overexerted herself prior to the last mission and had ended up in a coma like state. Things hadn't gone well that mission in terms of injuries and he could only imagine the thoughts that had gone through his tiny friends mind at the sight of their injured this time around. Hopefully nobody would say anything about it out loud. He was pulled from his thoughts at the sight of Platform 12A coming in view and was relieved to see that the boardwalk was empty. He knew it was going to be but it still helped to see that there really was nobody there. Glancing over at the commander he took a deep breath to ground himself. No matter how easy the walk here had been he was still very fatigued and was feeling the strain of holding himself upright when his body wanted nothing more than to drop to the ground and not move for a good long time. On top of that thought he wasn't sure if he could step in the train without help. He didn't get long to muse on that thought though because he spotted a familiar tall red head come barreling towards them. From personal experience he knew what would happen if a person hit Aisling shield while running at a sprint. Taking a halting step forward he prayed that Aisling who had spotted their friend would be able to stop them, though at that thought he realized that Aisling's small frame might not stop Ardai. With an exhausted flick of his wrist he sent a telekinetic burst that in theory would slow down Ardai just enough to allow Aisling to stop them. That movement alone was enough to cause him to go dizzy as pain threatened to hit him. Pushing that down he forced himself to lean against the train. "If it is not too much to ask, could some help me onto the train?"

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☯ Female || Eighteen || Shields || Team Omega
☯ Location: Edge of the Forest ⇛ Platform 12A
☯ Tags: Team Alpha, Team Beta, Team Omega
xxxxxxx( Mentioned by name )
xxxxxxxAlastair, Ardai, Atlanta, Ella
☯ Mood: Calm, Confident, Curious
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Aisling hadn't left Alastair any time to respond to her, not that she really noticed the way he waved after with his brows furrowed and his eyes echoing his concern. If she had been paying more attention to him she would have realized that she hadn't bandaged her neck, not that she would have really bandaged it if she had noticed. As far as she was concerned her little cut was nothing and shouldn't have precious supplies wasted on it. Her lips tugged upwards in a bright smile when Altlanta complimented her as well as beamed at her with pride. While she knew the commander would have complimented anyone with a smart idea it still warmed her heart to be the recipient. With a small nod she agreed with her and then watched as the commander made her way to the front edge of the shield. It was then that she became painfully aware of Ella standing near her, though she wasn't sure how address her friend without giving anything away. Instead of saying anything she glanced over at Ella and offered her a small welcoming smile before turning attention back to the front and starting to walk forward. While the she technically didn't have to be moving for the shield to move it was easier to time the shield movement to her own steps as opposed to making it move forwards on its own accord. It meant that she stuck straight dab in the middle of the shield with out moving from that general area. She also made sure to keep a sharp eye on their resident telekinetic who had taken a horrible blow, her only consolation was that he was walking by himself.

The walk to the train platform was blessedly short, it was something Aisling was grateful for. Sure she didn't really have to worry about her energy supply since her shield was hardly at the maximum size but she was using a shield she had only just recently figured out. It was a healing shield, it didn't provide much regeneration at the moment since she had only just figured it out but potentially it could provide enough to keep Quinn stable. It was why she had deployed that particular shield without saying anything about it. If it didn't really do what she was thinking it was going to do then it wouldn't be good to give false hope. On the other hand if it did work but not that well then she could take her time in learning how to improve it without worrying about people getting impatient with her. Coming to a pause next to Atlanta she took a deep breath before glancing up at their commander. "I'm going to to slip out of the shield so that Team Omega can find us easily" she said with a small smile. Then without another word she slipped back to a place where it would make sense for her to slip out of the shield. As she slipped out she dropped her hands to her side and shoved her hands into her slacks so that the glow wouldn't be too obvious. Then she slipped around the shield and headed to a spot where the other team would notice her. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted Gavotte boarding the train and gave him a tiny nod to show that she saw his wave. She would have given him more of sign but it was then that she spotted Arda. The tall red head spotted her at the same time she spotted him. However instead of thinking things through, like usual and that is why she loved the huggable tall red head, he bolted forward without thought to her shield. Moving as quickly as she could she hurried to place herself in front of the shield and Ardai. If she was knocked into it she would just fall through the shield, Ardai would be thrown backwards. A breeze stirred in front of her and she knew Quinn was helping as well. So she steadied herself and braced for impact. "Ardai be careful!" It was the only warning she could get out.

[honeybee.]

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Ella Brie
Location: The Prince's Sanctuary
Tags: Alastair, Phoenix Squad, Royal Guards, Quinn, Cujo, Atlanta, Onyx, Brenn, Aisling
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"There's nothing I'd rather be doing." Ella responded genuinely to Atlanta's thanks with a wave of her hand. was pleased by Quinn's clear determination to survive as he spoke without hesitation about Atlanta creating him another quiver, she knew just how much of a difference such persistence could make, but a strange sense of dread was filling her at Alastair's understanding smile. Had he somehow still not realised, or was this something more sinister? At least she was distracted by Quinn applying the plaster to her jaw.
"Thank you."
Now Aisling had come close to create her incredible shield and Ella returned her small smile, wanting nothing more than to give her friend a hug but knowing they had more important focuses at the moment. As they walked she hovered anxiously near to Quinn, keeping one eye permanently on the telekinetic since he'd opted to walk by himself. Quickly Ella stepped forward when they reached the station and Quinn asked for help getting on the train, gripping him under the arm but ready to duck under his shoulder if he needed more support. She was impressed by the emptiness of the station as she helped him step on board, wondering how the rebels had pulled that off. Once they were in the relative comfort of the train she led the way to an empty table, her make-shift medical ward.
"I have spare bandages and other first aid supplies here if anyone else has injuries." She called out to everyone before turning back to Quinn and gesturing to the seats. "You sit down," She told him. She was trying not to dwell on the fact that she still couldn't see Lanette, reminding herself that this didn't mean anything, that she was probably just needed back at headquarters.

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Brenn Lucasta
Location: Oneta Tags: Phoenix Squad, Onyx, Quinn,
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They'd done it. They'd made it to the train, all of them, alive. And they'd got the prince and a royal guard commander. Once he had clambered on board he headed towards the table next to the one Ella was gesturing to, knowing Onyx would probably want to sit near his friend, and sprawled across the seat.
"We made it." he breathed before his face fell a little,
"And I imposed Caleb's... other Caleb's fate on someone else. This can't be what it means to be a rebel?" It was clear as he spoke to Onyx that the guilt was eating him up now the adrenaline had gone.
Ella looked at him sympathetically from the other table, she didn't look particularly happy either, mostly just stressed out.
"I'd be dead if you hadn't have stopped that guard, and nothing else would have stopped them in time." She reminded him softly, though she hadn't had a clue what he was talking about when he'd mentioned Caleb.

[cocogerber13]

Onyx Carriado——————————
♣︎ // Phoenix Squad Recruit // Acrobat // Tags: Brenn, Quinn, Ella

Onyx dutifully puffed out their chest at their new task, holding their friend’s weapons with a secure but gentle grip. “It’s the least I can do,” they assured, making their way back to the station walking besides Quinn, Brenn, and Ella. Hopefully they wouldn’t have any more run-ins with guards. The cloaking shield definitely worked wonders, the kid thought as the party continued on. They hadn’t been spared so much of a glance since leaving the forest- Onyx would have to praise Aisling for it once they were back at HQ.

The dark-haired recruit kept an eye on both their injured teammates and Alistair, watching closely just in case they needed to make a quick movement to catch or restrain them. At the telekinetic’s comment, the acrobat freed up a hand to finger gun him. “I’ll hold you to that.” Luckily it didn’t seem like team Omega had dealt with too much, and it appeared that a few of them even had... bags? Onyx’s head tilted to the side at that, but their attention returned to Quinn when he asked for help. They carefully shifted his weapons to press into their chest while they slung an arm around him again and helped guide him towards the seat Ella was gesturing to. “Well look who scouted out a seat for you!” They sat down next to him, their eyes moving over to Brenn who was sitting across from them. He seemed distraught, which worried Onyx- especially after that last mission.

“Brenn, Ella is right. Those people would have killed any of us without a second thought. They had the option to leave at any time- we didn’t.” Onyx’s expression was soft to reassure him, but they didn’t exactly share Brenn’s grief. In their mind those soldiers had chosen their own wealth over the greater good and other people’s lives- and that was enough to warrant a death in the Phoenix squad’s self defense.

(Will post for Caleb later tonight hopefully!)

[Zyn]

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♕ Male || Eighteen || Telekinesis || Team Alpha
♕ Location: Platform 12A ⇛ The Train
♕ Tags: Team Alpha, Team Beta, Team Omega
xxxxxxx( Mentioned by name )
xxxxxxx Brenn, Ella, Onyx
♕ Mood: Weary, Pained, Tired
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Quinn was a bit surprised to find Ella responding for his request for help, not that he wasn't unhappy about the idea. Bracing himself against her, he put as much weight as he deemed appropriate on her as he stepped up and into the train. The task itself was arduous and taxing for someone who had been as injured as badly as he had been. The fact he had a bandage and his own power holding himself together was another reason for his current state. As tunnel vision started to set in he felt as arm sling around him and start to guide him towards a chair. Onyx had come to his rescue, he assumed Ella had gone ahead to get the seat ready. Grinding his teeth to hold back the tide of pain that had been pressing to be released he managed to make his way over to the chair. Dropping ungracefully to the chair next to Ella he let out a breath that he didn't realize that he had been holding. "Thank you both for helping me" he managed to get out in a calm voice. It was the last moments before his body and mind seemed to come to conclusion that he was safe now. Which meant that the dam that was keeping the tidal wave of pain that he should have been experience up till this point at bay until he was safe broke loose. As the first wave of nauseating pain hit him, his brows furrowed in pain and his jaw set. His hand that had been resting at his side and applying gentle pressure clenched as though he could just push that pain back inside. The blood pounded in his ears blocking out all the sounds around him, the only reason he didn't hear a word of the conversation between Brenn, Onyx and Ella. Forcing himself to unfold from his slightly curled up position he leaned back against the chair tilting his head towards the ceiling of the train. His breath came in quiet strained huffs as though he was keeping himself from voicing the pain that was tearing through his side. Peering out of the corner of his eye he fixed his pained gaze on Ella. "If you have any pain killers on you I would be in your debt" he whispered, the only sign of pain in his voice was a slight huskiness to it. Otherwise he seemed to be able to hide at least that from his voice.