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As Aaliyah slapped him, Moli's head turned with force. Not from her, though most of it was. It was to escape as much pain as he could. "Ahh....damn it..." She shocked him good, and it paralyzed his cheek, but it didn't stop him from snickering seconds after. His chuckle became a racous laugh after a few moments, but when it ended, he looked up at Aaliyah with stern eyes. With a half grin, he weakly spat out, "You hit like a girl...a prissy little weathergirl..." At least her actions garnered some type of reaction from her more softer teammate.

He hadn't met this girl before either, but the fact that she didn't approve of Aaliyah's actions told him she didn't know the first rule of war. His head hung low and he spat blood onto the ground. He glanced over to Khalifa who he wished was awake. He didn't mind the beating, but maybe he could take some of the blows instead..."Don't worry about me...whoever you are. Just know that when I get out of these handcuffs, I'm going to slap her twice as hard. It'll be like high school all over again. Oh, also, I'd like some water. This ceiling water isn't healthy you know?"

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"I'll be there as soon as possible Noel." Roulin replied to his old leader. He slid the phone closed and looked over his shoulder. Cecilia was standing just before the entrace with an breakfast ensemble for him. Of course, his eyes were on the coffee that he so desperately needed. "Oh...um, thanks Cecilia. Heh, if I could pay you, trust me, I would. Eh, have you eaten enough? If so, as soon as these two...or three couting happiness, hurry up, we can make haste." Roulin accepted the tray and sat down on the bottom of the marble post that held up second floor of the hotel. "I guess in this time I can eat huh? Thanks again Cecilia. I'll repay you for this soon."

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"I couldn't have killed just them without alert someone," the power line sizzled out. "We're to remain incognito. Now that they've obliterated an entire city, we can do just that and still have ourselves a time." Timothy's face appeared in the stream of electricity. His glowing white eyes turned to Ember's flame as he continued. "These past events have been failures due to the absence of Body. But once he returns, we'll get him. Then Mind, then Thomas..." His face faded, but the sparkles did not. There was one more matter to address. "Has anyone of you two heard from L, Sakura or Sydney?"

Lucien was seated infront of a TV, watching the events on the news. He sighed and turned it off. Thanks to jeannie he felt amazing, his body completely rejuvenated. He looked at her as she entered. "Your services are indeed wonders. For once I am glad someone sought me out. You're proving to be one of my best benefits." Although a bit blunt it was a compliment nontheless. "As for whether France we'll be leaving immediately. I can't have Thomas popping an ulcer waiting for us." He said as he stood up from the couch he was currently seated in. He looked at her and smiled. "Well for once I am not in control here, I suppose we'll be using your supplies here." He looked to the corner of the room, standing in it was an all to familiar face to Lucien.

Standing like the statue he was often confused for was Sibal, the pinnacle of UNS science. He stood with his four arms crossed, head slightly tilted down, eyes closed, ears pirked up. He didn't say anything, in the time Lucien had been in recovery he had called in Sibal for mostly protection, it wasn't that Lucien doubted her security, their enemies were simply to strong for any kind of normal soldier to handle so he ordered a living weapon. Sibal finally opened his eyes and looked at Jeannie and then Lucien as he mentioned going to France, he awaited the next phase of their mission.

Adam looked up from a small leather bound book. He closed it with his hand and looked towards Timothy. "No. Last I heard Sakura was in the United States, I haven't heard anything from L for quite and while and Sydney has never been a social person." Said the gravity herald. Adam Reis. He was the youngest by far of the Heralds but his power was one of the most destructive. He looked towards Sabrina and nodded. "You're right we should have, but what's done is done there's nothign we can do about it so we'll just have to show them why we are the Heralds." Adam was not a cocky person but he understood their position, they were the heralds because they were the best, the best elemental users in the world which is why they were still in their position not in the gutters somewhere.

Nikolai stared up at the ceiling, he was laying on his back on his bed, watching the ceiling fan spin around and around. His headphones were over his head, blasting some music and he bobbed lightly in time to the beat. Nikolai hadn't slept yet, he was practicing his shadow manipulation. Nikolai didn't need to sleep as much as others, and he generally went at least two days before sleeping. His questions he asked Happiness had gone unanswered, she had gone to sleep before answering them, but he would be sure to remind her of them later. Hearing Roulin outside the room, Nikolai sat up, stretched and leaped out of bed. He had the curtains drawn and his room was almost pitch black, but Nikolai could see what he was doing. He did around fifty push ups, fifty sit ups, about 30 two handed handstand push ups, and another 30 one handed on either hand, all without falling. Nikolai looked thin and lanky, but he only looked that way because he wore specially tailored clothes that made him look that way, Nikolai was actually extremely well built, agile, and flexible. To put it one way, he could have been an acrobat working in the circus, which he was at one point when he traveled across Russia.

Having finished his morning routine, Nikolai sighed and got ready to leave. He grabbed his clothes from inside the nearby closet and slipped into them. He grabbed his black dress shirt, and the custom holster for his collapsible scythe, putting the shirt on first, then the holster. He slid the scythe into the holster on his back, and then got into his white suit. He quickly slipped his feet into his white dress shoes and tied his white tie. Grabbing his sunglasses he put them on, made sure he wasn't forgetting anything, then stepped out of the dark room, wincing slightly when he saw the bright hallway.

Sighing, Nikolai headed out, finding Roulin and Cecilia together near the entrance, with Roulin eating what looked like some really good food. Nikolai wasn't hungry however, so he just got himself a cup of coffee and stood nearby. He couldn't use his powers in public, so he wasn't able to talk to Happiness, and he didn't want to interrupt Roulin's meal, since he seemed to be enjoying it. Sighing, Nik wondered where Anya was, what their plan for rescuing Roulin's friends and defeating this Raven woman was, and whether or not Happiness would continue to follow him and be joyfully cryptic while ignoring questions she didn't want to answer. Stretching, Nik wandered over to where Roulin was and asked, "So, when do we leave, and where are we going, and why?" Nikolai wasn't sure he wanted to interrupt Roulin's nice breakfast, but he was sure he wanted to know what was in store for the four, or rather, five of them.

(( Nikolai always takes his dear sweet time, it's in his nature. :3 And it's not his fault you guys like to fire off posts at 8000 PPM (Posts per minute) gonk ))

Moli didn't look up at Aaliyah when she spoke to him. His laughter had ended once she spoke to him as well. Out of all of them, it seemed she had the least amount of trouble attacking their only other source of real information. She couldn't see the smile he wore thankfully. That may have just set her over the edge. "I do now? I don't think I talk enough s**t." He knew that this alone would be enough to make her draw near. That's all that he wanted right now was for her to get within striking range of him.

"Gaahhhhh!!!" went Moli as Aaliyah surged the chair with electricity. The pain was sharp and he could feel it deep in his nerves. He had it in mind to shoot up long before she shot a few volts through the chair, but thanks to the sudden, yet expected jolt, he stood up quickly, thrusting the top of his head into Aaliyah's chin. He knew she had powers, but at this point, it didn't matter. If he did any real damage, then good for him, but more than likely, she'd only receive at the very least a chipped tooth or two.

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Roulin continued to eat through his breakfast like a starving man scarfing down half of what Cecilia had brought to him within moments. His coffee had yet to be touched. It's milky flavor he wanted to savor when he did get around to it. "Noel said that her and the team are in South America. When I finish this, that is where we're headed. If you brought anything from these stores, retreive it and meet back here...we're leaving without paying." Roulin added with a light grin.

Before he could take another bite, he looked over to Nikolai. "Heh, you just missed the news. We're going to South America soon to gather up a squad so that we can stop Raven and get my brother and partner back." He managed to take a large chunk out of his food before continuing through said food, "Litsen...you don't haf to come wifus...but..." Roulin managed to swallow, chasing the food down with orange juice. "You're more than welcome to help. We need all the help we can get here Nik. The choice is yours."

"Oh...who is...this?" Roulin felt his phone vibrating, but couldn't hear it ringing. Answering the call, he said, "Who is this? And how'd you get my number?"

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"Our team is divided, but we still have more attacking force...as long as we remain relentless, we can stop Body and Mind..." Timothy's gleaming eyes turned themselves onto Sabrina who was now speaking through the ground. His stare narrowed into slivers while he prepared his next question. "That question....shows a hint of fear Sabrina. Are you afraid of five little heralds? Mind you two of them aren't even Heralds. Mind and Body are just titles...not real elements in any shape fashion or form. Like both Noah and Adam have stated, we have what we need. Amongst ourselves, we have power, synergy and resistence. Defend all they want, they can't stop us."

((TFP---Raven))

Raven was pissed. Last night she had finally seen and spoken with Nathaniel who had told her what had happened to Kojiro. The poor young frozen Owl was in a right state after the fight he had with Demios “Showing him their pain” Her eyes narrowed dangerously as she walked through the temporary base “Wait until I get my hands on him I show some real pain” On her way, Raven had grabbed a jug of water and two plastic cups. Water for the prisoners…though it was packed with salt. A nice little mixture that would surly help empty the contents of someone’s stomach. Why would she do that? Well, she wanted to speed up the hunger stage. No food or proper water can do wonders on persons mental state.

As Raven rounded the corner towards the room in which Moli and Khalifa were being held, she spotted Aaliyah running from the room and into a nearby washroom, blood dripping onto the floor from a gash somewhere in the chin region “Looks like our guests are awake” Stepping into the room was like walking head first into a hurricane of different emotions. Anger, worry, remorse, uncertainty, fear and dread all conflicted with each other. She noted the fallen phoenix members with a curt nod of her head while placing the jug of water and cups onto a table. The water was clearly ice cold as beads of condensation trickled down the curve of the glass jug, almost beckoning to be drunk. “Ana, Lorna. Go get some rest. You have both earned it”

She smiled towards Moli light herald fledging as she took a seat opposite him “I see you are well enough to injure my team-mates” She said rather simply, her light blue eyes glistening with annoyance “I shall have to ask you to reframe from doing that in the future” Her tone of voice was as soft as ever, yet the underlying mocking factor came through sharply “I hope you slept well. I know it can be tough adjusting to new people and places” Raven said while she leaned back in her chair and crossed one leg over the other. She was going to enjoy this, it was her turn to ‘play’ with their guests….


((TFP---Nat)) privacy

Nathaniel had not slept at all. He had spent the whole night watching over Kojiro, who had yet to speak a word. He still watched the Japanese male closely as he leaned against a large window. Below, the new arrivals were inspecting their new home. Owls from a place Raven had called Exire “More people to play with” Nat muttered after spotting a few Owls around his age “Maybe we can introduce ourselves at some point Kojiro. Would you like that? I am sure they will be fun” Reguardless of the fact that he might not get an answer, the blonde had carried on speaking to Kojiro, only hoping that he would get a reply at some point “See? This is only the beginning. New York was a place Owls feared to venture, and now they come with new hopes of a safe home. We are breaching the very edge of our dreams Koji”


((UNS---Daryle))

“I promise you that I will come and visit. It would be rude not to pop in home when I am in France” Daryle spoke with a soft smile while on the phone to Erin, his ever patient girlfriend
“Be sure you do, Freya has missed you” Erin replied indicating that she wouldn’t be pleased if he failed to show.
“Hehehe, I have missed her and you as well” Daryle closed his eyes, simply loving the sound of her voice. The memories of what Torok had showed him the previous day were still very raw in his mind “I have to go, we are about to land” He paused for a moment before speaking again “Je t'aime ma chérie” The words were quiet and full of truth. He really did love this woman. She was his whole world. Without her or Freya, he would be nothing.
“Moi aussi, je t'aime” Came Erin’s response before the phone line went dead.

Daryle sighed slightly as he placed his phone into his jeans back pocket. He glanced around the plane. Most of the people here he did not know. Well, there was plenty of time to meet them later. Right now, he needed to gather his things, and be ready to step onto French soil "Oooo I wonder if we can go sight seeing!" It never took much for the Breezy Owls mind to wonder...

Nikolai bounced lightly against the wall while Roulin was telling him where they were headed. Nikolai responded by standing up straight, twirling on one foot and saying, "Nice! I've always wanted to go to South America, Brazil specifically, I hear their dance moves are killer." Nikolai knew he didn't have to follow them, and he might not, if Anya wasn't going to; he was going where Anya was going, end of story. Nik stopped twirling rather abruptly and asked, "Wait... how are we getting there? Are you going to teleport us there again, because that was probably the least comfortable experience of my entire life. I would prefer by car or plane or train, but let me guess, too slow, too high security and too bad. Oh well, I suppose if we have to, I can deal with it. So who are we going to see? An old girlfriend of yours Roulin? ...Old boyfriend? I'm just asking, I don't judge. Granted, you and Cecilia seem to get along quite well, so I'm not sure if that's for one reason, or the other. Once again, just saying, not judging." Nik smiled and twirled once before stepping in the direction of the kitchen, he wanted some coffee. After downing an entire pot of coffee in about 6.8 seconds, Nikolai returned to the two sitting down, smiling lightly as he bobbed in time to his music. He continued to stay silent for a moment before he asked, "How many people do you think we'll need to rescue your comrades?other than the four of us, well, five if you count this person we're going to go see. I mean, if this chick's the leader of The Fallen Phoenix, she's gotta have peoples, right? Do we have anybody we can call? Like Ghostbusters, but Owls? Though... we are going to New York to save your friends..." Nik returned to his silent mode after trailing off, bobbing lightly, it seemed they were just waiting on Anya, but not even Nikolai knew what she was doing in her room.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! Pick me! Pick me!" Happiness finally called out to Nik, jumping up and down within Nik's shadow, her arms waving back and forth to try to get his attention. "I know how we can get there faster!"

"Don't worry. The stay's already paid for. Courtesy of Mr. DeLeon." Anya said as she approached the group. She had given the desk clerk Lucien's name so she could charge his budget for their stay at this Hilton in Nashville. Besides, her and Nik's money had been running low to begin with so they wouldn't have been able to pay if they had wanted to anyway. Plus, this was her way of saying 'f*** you' to Lucien after their last meeting at the Exire hospital.

"As for our transportation to Brazil," Anya went on to say as she ran a hand back through some strands of her blonde hair, "I'd prefer traveling by your shadow transport, Nik. No offense, Roulin, but some people can get motion sickness from your favorite mode of transportation."