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Several Troopers scramble to their feet as a large, white bear with a fiery fur pattern bursts through the wall, a menacing war hammer in hand. "SQUAD DELTA OPEN FIRE!!!" Shouts one officer.

Jacov smirks as his halo glows. His war hammer quickly melts into slag, which Jacov quickly throws to the ground then heaves upward. The result is a large metallic pillar that all the springer rounds harmlessly bounce off. "Ookey… Nao comrade Ran fight."

The cat quickly dashes out from behind Jacov, eyes burning with anger and worry. From her hands, strong pulses of yellow and blue lightning leap excitedly. "WHERE'S THAT LOW-DOWN DRAGON!?" She rolls to the side as a rookie trooper fumbles with his rifle and looses several shots her direction. "YOU ASSHOLE!!! SHOOT AT A LADY, WILL YOU!?"

Grabbing him at the collar, she throws him into the wall, knocking it down into the next room.

"Oww… S-Sorry…" He whimpers before passing out.

The rest of the Troopers rush to their feet and train their guns on them, trembling. "B-Back! B-Back off!!" They all shout.

Ran feigns an innocent expression, sparks crackling from her hands and feet. "Who?" She places a finger on her chin mockingly. "Me?" She bares her fangs.

Jacov shivers and quietly moves back into the room he busted in from. "Eh… Jacov never liked vemen ven crazy…"

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"Blech!!" Kiaran leans against the wall and spits out some more blood. "Ugh… I hate… When I have to do this shit…" The dragon hefts his gun and sighs. "Okay… WHY!? Did I not use this against Isura…?"

Sitting down roughly, he tears a bit of his pant leg off and wipes his mouth. "I just… Need to get the fuck out of here… Again…"

Suddenly, a lone trooper runs out of a nearby hallway and notices Kiaran. "H-Hey!" the trooper moves for her gun but stops. Noticing Ki's injuries, she rebuckles her pistol and kneels next to the dragon. "Hey, are you alright?"

Ki looks up, blood dripping from his lips. "Get away from me, trooper. As you can see…" he struggles to his feet and almost falls over; catching himself by using his looted rifle as a cane. "I am— Urk! I'm… Fine…"

The girl trooper removes her helmet, revealing her golden fur and hair. "Sheesh… You remind me of my boyfriend…" She takes his arm over her shoulder and walks him down the hallway. "Don't worry… I'll take care of you…" The two then enter another hall which then seals with a security latch.

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Ran opens the door and walks slowly out of the room. "Hmph… Men… Let's go, Jacov."

Jacov flinches, hearing the venom dripping from Ran's voice. "Ayayaye… Kiaran, vhy must you send crazy lady…?"

Ran stops and slowly turns. "What…? Did you say?" she asks as sparks start to crackle through her fur.

"Urk!! No-Nothing, Ran!!" He backs up slightly and holds his hands up in a surrender. "Shall ve go?"

The cat smirks and turns back around, stalking her way down the hall while twirling a fan. "I know you're ly-ying…" She whistles.

Once again, Jacov flinches. "Eh? S-Sorry… Comrade…" He follows behind. "Ayayaye… Vemon…" The bear sighs. "Vonce I em free, I go beck to forge and make veapons like used to…"

Suddenly, in front of Ran and Jacov, the trooper with Kiaran dash past. "K-K-K-KI!?" Ran clenches her fists and sparks dance angrily. "KIARAN!!!" She immediately dashes after the pair, Jacov following close behind.

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Isura kicks down the security hatch and scowls. "Stupid dragon… I'll wring his cocky little neck." he hisses.

As the dreamkeeper assassin stalks his way down the hall, he freezes up. "Urk! What is this!?" he struggles to move, but his entire body doesn't respond.

"You failed me, Puppetmaster…" says a voice in Isura's head.

He growls. "No! I do not FAIL!!" he struggles again but suddenly his arm rises and lays a hard punch into his cheek, smashing his head against the wall in the process. "Gah!!" He falls to his knees and spits out blood. "Bitch…"

The voice chuckles evilly in his head. "Go. Fulfill your mission, Puppet…"

Isura regains control of his body and he stands shakily. "I… Am no puppet…" he says as he begins to walk away. "I am the master…"

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"Hmph…" The trooper supporting Kiaran forces her way into the telepad room and quickly shuts the door. "You've really got the tail on you, sir. No pun intended." she indicates Kiaran's long tail.

"Heh… She's not…" Ki gasps. "A tail…"

The trooper places Ki on the last open pad and sets the coordinates. "Just a little more—"

Ran suddenly bursts through the door, hands glowing with violently sparking lightning balls. "GIVE! ME! THAT! DRAGON!!"

The golden furred trooper's eyes widen. "Alright! We're gone!" She hits a button and jumps on the pad just as Ran fires a bolt of lightning at her.

The pad manages to jump away before the attack lands. Ran coughs as the smoke clears and when she notices that the pad's gone… Well…

On the nearby Sky Road, Aaron just so happens to be observing the Berg through a sniper scope. He was called to reinforce the troubled stronghold but was told to only observe and take out only key targets. "Hmm… Strangely qui—"

"DAMNIT!!!" Ran's voice suddenly pierces the silence and the lenses of Aaron's scope crack.

"Gah!!" Aaron falls backwards and covers his horns. "What in the hell!?"

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Meanwhile, in the Calypsan Police Outpost, the telepad suddenly appears on its stand and the girl trooper drags Kiaran off and onto a nearby bench. "Hey… You still alright?"

Ki opens his eyes suddenly and seizes up. In the direct light, he finally recognizes the girl. "Y-You're… You're!"

The trooper removes her helmet and smiles, eyes closed happily. "Who? Your brother's girlfriend?"

Ki almost responds but starts to cough up more blood.

"Okay. We're getting you meds and rest. Let's go." She says as she hefts the dragon again.

"Th-Thanks, Fern… Again…" he mumbles.

Fern smiles, "Don't worry, kiddo. It's just like old times…" With that, the both of them walk out of the police outpost and out into Calypsa.

Description
Several Troopers scramble to their feet as a large, white bear with a fiery fur pattern bursts through the wall, a menacing war hammer in hand. "SQUAD DELTA OPEN FIRE!!!" Shouts one officer.

Jacov smirks as his halo glows. His war hammer quickly melts into slag, which Jacov quickly throws to the ground then heaves upward. The result is a large metallic pillar that all the springer rounds harmlessly bounce off. "Ookey… Nao comrade Ran fight."

The cat quickly dashes out from behind Jacov, eyes burning with anger and worry. From her hands, strong pulses of yellow and blue lightning leap excitedly. "WHERE'S THAT LOW-DOWN DRAGON!?" She rolls to the side as a rookie trooper fumbles with his rifle and looses several shots her direction. "YOU ASSHOLE!!! SHOOT AT A LADY, WILL YOU!?"

Grabbing him at the collar, she throws him into the wall, knocking it down into the next room.

"Oww… S-Sorry…" He whimpers before passing out.

The rest of the Troopers rush to their feet and train their guns on them, trembling. "B-Back! B-Back off!!" They all shout.

Ran feigns an innocent expression, sparks crackling from her hands and feet. "Who?" She places a finger on her chin mockingly. "Me?" She bares her fangs.

Jacov shivers and quietly moves back into the room he busted in from. "Eh… Jacov never liked vemen ven crazy…"

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"Blech!!" Kiaran leans against the wall and spits out some more blood. "Ugh… I hate… When I have to do this shit…" The dragon hefts his gun and sighs. "Okay… WHY!? Did I not use this against Isura…?"

Sitting down roughly, he tears a bit of his pant leg off and wipes his mouth. "I just… Need to get the fuck out of here… Again…"

Suddenly, a lone trooper runs out of a nearby hallway and notices Kiaran. "H-Hey!" the trooper moves for her gun but stops. Noticing Ki's injuries, she rebuckles her pistol and kneels next to the dragon. "Hey, are you alright?"

Ki looks up, blood dripping from his lips. "Get away from me, trooper. As you can see…" he struggles to his feet and almost falls over; catching himself by using his looted rifle as a cane. "I am— Urk! I'm… Fine…"

The girl trooper removes her helmet, revealing her golden fur and hair. "Sheesh… You remind me of my boyfriend…" She takes his arm over her shoulder and walks him down the hallway. "Don't worry… I'll take care of you…" The two then enter another hall which then seals with a security latch.

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Ran opens the door and walks slowly out of the room. "Hmph… Men… Let's go, Jacov."

Jacov flinches, hearing the venom dripping from Ran's voice. "Ayayaye… Kiaran, vhy must you send crazy lady…?"

Ran stops and slowly turns. "What…? Did you say?" she asks as sparks start to crackle through her fur.

"Urk!! No-Nothing, Ran!!" He backs up slightly and holds his hands up in a surrender. "Shall ve go?"

The cat smirks and turns back around, stalking her way down the hall while twirling a fan. "I know you're ly-ying…" She whistles.

Once again, Jacov flinches. "Eh? S-Sorry… Comrade…" He follows behind. "Ayayaye… Vemon…" The bear sighs. "Vonce I em free, I go beck to forge and make veapons like used to…"

Suddenly, in front of Ran and Jacov, the trooper with Kiaran dash past. "K-K-K-KI!?" Ran clenches her fists and sparks dance angrily. "KIARAN!!!" She immediately dashes after the pair, Jacov following close behind.

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Isura kicks down the security hatch and scowls. "Stupid dragon… I'll wring his cocky little neck." he hisses.

As the dreamkeeper assassin stalks his way down the hall, he freezes up. "Urk! What is this!?" he struggles to move, but his entire body doesn't respond.

"You failed me, Puppetmaster…" says a voice in Isura's head.

He growls. "No! I do not FAIL!!" he struggles again but suddenly his arm rises and lays a hard punch into his cheek, smashing his head against the wall in the process. "Gah!!" He falls to his knees and spits out blood. "Bitch…"

The voice chuckles evilly in his head. "Go. Fulfill your mission, Puppet…"

Isura regains control of his body and he stands shakily. "I… Am no puppet…" he says as he begins to walk away. "I am the master…"

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"Hmph…" The trooper supporting Kiaran forces her way into the telepad room and quickly shuts the door. "You've really got the tail on you, sir. No pun intended." she indicates Kiaran's long tail.

"Heh… She's not…" Ki gasps. "A tail…"

The trooper places Ki on the last open pad and sets the coordinates. "Just a little more—"

Ran suddenly bursts through the door, hands glowing with violently sparking lightning balls. "GIVE! ME! THAT! DRAGON!!"

The golden furred trooper's eyes widen. "Alright! We're gone!" She hits a button and jumps on the pad just as Ran fires a bolt of lightning at her.

The pad manages to jump away before the attack lands. Ran coughs as the smoke clears and when she notices that the pad's gone… Well…

On the nearby Sky Road, Aaron just so happens to be observing the Berg through a sniper scope. He was called to reinforce the troubled stronghold but was told to only observe and take out only key targets. "Hmm… Strangely qui—"

"DAMNIT!!!" Ran's voice suddenly pierces the silence and the lenses of Aaron's scope crack.

"Gah!!" Aaron falls backwards and covers his horns. "What in the hell!?"

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Meanwhile, in the Calypsan Police Outpost, the telepad suddenly appears on its stand and the girl trooper drags Kiaran off and onto a nearby bench. "Hey… You still alright?"

Ki opens his eyes suddenly and seizes up. In the direct light, he finally recognizes the girl. "Y-You're… You're!"

The trooper removes her helmet and smiles, eyes closed happily. "Who? Your brother's girlfriend?"

Ki almost responds but starts to cough up more blood.

"Okay. We're getting you meds and rest. Let's go." She says as she hefts the dragon again.

"Th-Thanks, Fern… Again…" he mumbles.

Fern smiles, "Don't worry, kiddo. It's just like old times…" With that, the both of them walk out of the police outpost and out into Calypsa.