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Post by CaptainCanary92 on Mar 15, 2021 21:08:43 GMT -5
Rina teleported back walking over to Jameson as she let her morph fell. “I can deal with Kida. I almost had her had Amaranth not showed up when she did.” she said, looking at JT. “She didn’t mean anything. It’s a spell. She was mad at us earlier and she would of been fine if she didn’t walk away from the park.”
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Post by Mr.Silver on Mar 15, 2021 21:44:12 GMT -5
JT demorphed with the adrenaline, the hurt and the anger blocking out the physical pain she was experiencing after tangling with Graetha and those Riders. "No Rina. Being mad is yelling at us, cussing us out, maybe even a slap or two. That sounded way too specific just to be generic bad guy speak."
Aaron teleported in and allowed his morph to fade, for a few moments, he was listening to the back and forth and leaned against the nearest console. Her words affected him differently, primarily because he knew she was wrong. His bravado had nothing to do with a lack of faith in his skills or foolish idealism. He knew that his team was able to save the Hidden Leaf village from complete destruction. More than anyone, he knew that he can fight and talk a certain way because that is how he was quite literally built. All Kida did was remind him that he was built different but that is another can of worms to open on another day.
"Either way." He spoke to the girls. "Yes she may have been angry before that doesn't change the fact that she let her guard down to such a point that she got caught slipping." The resident shinobi sighed. "I don't want to hurt her but we may have to pull a Black Widow and knock some sense into her." Aaron said aloud. He hoped that Rina's idea would have worked but since it hadn't, they may need to resort to more drastic measures to get her back. "Too bad we can't tap into that multiverse tech at will."
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Post by CaptainCanary92 on Mar 15, 2021 21:58:57 GMT -5
Rina shook her head. “She was mad at us in the gym, yes. But when would she ever say anything like that to you? To any of us? I can talk to her, no “Black Widow” treatment nessicary. The last thing she needs is to think what Amaranth put in her head about us to make her act like this. We’re not her enemy if we don’t need to be. She needs friends.”
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Post by FangZeronos on Mar 15, 2021 22:15:22 GMT -5
JT demorphed with the adrenaline, the hurt and the anger blocking out the physical pain she was experiencing after tangling with Graetha and those Riders. "No Rina. Being mad is yelling at us, cussing us out, maybe even a slap or two. That sounded way too specific just to be generic bad guy speak."
Aaron teleported in and allowed his morph to fade, for a few moments, he was listening to the back and forth and leaned against the nearest console. Her words affected him differently, primarily because he knew she was wrong. His bravado had nothing to do with a lack of faith in his skills or foolish idealism. He knew that his team was able to save the Hidden Leaf village from complete destruction. More than anyone, he knew that he can fight and talk a certain way because that is how he was quite literally built. All Kida did was remind him that he was built different but that is another can of worms to open on another day.
"Either way." He spoke to the girls. "Yes she may have been angry before that doesn't change the fact that she let her guard down to such a point that she got caught slipping." The resident shinobi sighed. "I don't want to hurt her but we may have to pull a Black Widow and knock some sense into her." Aaron said aloud. He hoped that Rina's idea would have worked but since it hadn't, they may need to resort to more drastic measures to get her back. "Too bad we can't tap into that multiverse tech at will."
"Everyone just take a breath. Everyone arguing is giving them what they want, us divided," Jameson said. "Yes, Kida's literally in the lions den right now. She's hurting emotionally and mentally. How would you guys like it if you couldn't mourn someone you loved on the day they died? Or watched your daughters disappear right in front of you and you don't know if they're dead or alive somewhere else? We're all still on a learning curve, even this long into being a team. If Rina says she can get through to Kida, then she can. We just have to keep Amaranth distracted."
"And how do you plan on doing that?" Mayumi asked, walking over to Aaron and putting her hand on his shoulder softly, knowing what was going through her friend's mind. "If you didn't see it, Jameson, those Riders put a beat down on everyone."
"We take out Amaranth. Get her distracted long enough to get Kida out of her range, break the spell. Rina can do that, and I can hopefully muster up enough magic to block them from Amaranth's detection," Jameson siad. "I want Kida back. As unharmed as possible. She's already going ot feel terrible after the spell's broken and she realizes what she's done to the civilians and how she treated you guys. We don't need to add knots on skulls to the list of problems. Rina's right. She needs friends, and right now....we're not doing a very good job."
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Post by Mr.Silver on Mar 15, 2021 22:17:04 GMT -5
"Everyone just take a breath. Everyone arguing is giving them what they want, us divided," Jameson said. "Yes, Kida's literally in the lions den right now. She's hurting emotionally and mentally. How would you guys like it if you couldn't mourn someone you loved on the day they died? Or watched your daughters disappear right in front of you and you don't know if they're dead or alive somewhere else? We're all still on a learning curve, even this long into being a team. If Rina says she can get through to Kida, then she can. We just have to keep Amaranth distracted."
"And how do you plan on doing that?" Mayumi asked, walking over to Aaron and putting her hand on his shoulder softly, knowing what was going through her friend's mind. "If you didn't see it, Jameson, those Riders put a beat down on everyone."
"We take out Amaranth. Get her distracted long enough to get Kida out of her range, break the spell. Rina can do that, and I can hopefully muster up enough magic to block them from Amaranth's detection," Jameson said. "I want Kida back. As unharmed as possible. She's already going ot feel terrible after the spell's broken and she realizes what she's done to the civilians and how she treated you guys. We don't need to add knots on skulls to the list of problems. Rina's right. She needs friends, and right now....we're not doing a very good job."
"She has friends and friends hold each other accountable." Aaron spoke in response. "I'm not suggesting that we cripple the woman or anything but I am suggesting that we try something another way or even figure something else out as a team." Aaron stood up, being calm but direct to ensure that there was no further confusion. "Like it or not, we've tried your way twice and it didn't work. It's only fair that we at least consider another way as a group to help her."
"And then what if it fails again?" JT spoke up. Aaron had a more tactful solution compared to JT who definitely would have liked to go a few rounds and get Kida back the hard way.
Aaron sighed. He was used to dealing with Davis' brand of stubbornness but he was less angry and more agitated that people weren't even considering a different option or express willingness to go half way. "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." He said, quoting Einstein. "We're not doing a good job because everyone is not being heard and some of us are insistent on repeating the same tactics without even considering an alternative. If you can't get through to her a third time, then what?" He asked, posing a very serious question to Rina.
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Post by CaptainCanary92 on Mar 15, 2021 22:29:40 GMT -5
“I am the only person who is a friend in her world out of all of us. She’s not going to take calmly to all of us ganging up on her. That damn witch is the problem and if I had two more minutes, I would of gotten through.” Rina said, looking at Mayumi. “And the Riders are easy enough. If I just take the DiEnd Driver, they won’t attack. Whoever holds the power of the very thing that brought them, they’ll follow.”
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Post by venomizer on Mar 15, 2021 22:37:49 GMT -5
Jaxon was about to make a retaliation until Jameson pulled the team back. He teleported back and demorphed and folded his arms at what the rest of the gang had to say and then once everyone said their piece Jaxon opened up. As much as he wanted to open up and voice his displeasure and his own grievances, he knew it wasn't going to go anywhere. "We need a solid plan. Jameson, as much as I hate to be the one to say it, you said it yourself, Magic is your strong suit but it's not as strong as it was in your dimension. But, I may have an idea since we are talking about magic. I remember Adam talk about a wizard with incredible power. Matter of fact, his friends were in the same predicament we are in now. They were under the evil influence of being called Maligore. It's a shot in the dark at best because of the different dimensions...." Jaxon said as he then turned to Zordon and Alpha 5. "Zordon, what do you know of a wizard named Lerigot?" Jaxon said hoping for positive news for once.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Mar 15, 2021 22:38:29 GMT -5
"That sounds great with the Riders but you still didn't answer my question, so I'll ask again." Aaron sighed. "If you can't get through to her a third time, then what?" He asked, posing a very serious question to Rina. "Because whatever happens moving forward with Kida, we need to be on the same page."
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Post by CaptainCanary92 on Mar 15, 2021 22:46:23 GMT -5
“I just need you guys to trust me and let me do this instead of acting like you want to punch her because of shit she didn’t mean and being doubtful it’ll work. Because damn it JT I will knock you myself if you don’t get over yourself and think back to all the times she’s had your back and talked with you about your family. And how you’ve had her’s through your father’s experiances as Red Ranger. Leadership isn’t always defined by a color. It’s how they act and right now, you’re not qualified because you’re letting your emotions get the better of you.” Rina said calmly
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Post by FangZeronos on Mar 15, 2021 22:54:56 GMT -5
"We need a solid plan. Jameson, as much as I hate to be the one to say it, you said it yourself, Magic is your strong suit but it's not as strong as it was in your dimension. But, I may have an idea since we are talking about magic. I remember Adam talk about a wizard with incredible power. Matter of fact, his friends were in the same predicament we are in now. They were under the evil influence of being called Maligore. It's a shot in the dark at best because of the different dimensions...." Jaxon said as he then turned to Zordon and Alpha 5. "Zordon, what do you know of a wizard named Lerigot?" Jaxon said hoping for positive news for once.
Zordon looked down at Jaxon, shaking his head lightly. "I am not familiar with such a name in the galaxy."
“I just need you guys to trust me and let me do this instead of acting like you want to punch her because of shit she didn’t mean and being doubtful it’ll work. Because damn it JT I will knock you myself if you don’t get over yourself and think back to all the times she’s had your back and talked with you about your family. And how you’ve had her through your father’s experiances as Red Ranger. Leadership isn’t always defined by a color. It’s how they act and right now, you’re not qualified because you’re letting your emotions get the better of you.” Rina said calmly.
She took a deep breath and sighed, looking at Mayumi. “And the Riders are easy enough. If I just take the DiEnd Driver, they won’t attack. Whoever holds the power of the very thing that brought them, they’ll follow.”
Mayumi nodded. "While you're dealing with Kida, I found something that might help with stopping Graecha, too. If you guys want some good news." She grabbed the UtahTwist Soul, flipping it open and holding it up. "This thing creates winds and acts like a fan, it'll blow that mist of taht things right off the field. I was looking through the Souls and I found it." She folded it up and set it aside. "Whoever wants it for the fight."
Jameson sighed, rubbing hsi head softly. "Third time's the charm. Rina said it herself. It took several tries to get Dahlia on our side after Amaranth constantly fucked her and Nimue over. Jaxon, I appreciate the concern for my powers, but I can manage a cloaking spell for a few minutes. When they attack again, get the Driver away from Kida, seperate Amaranth from her, and Rina and I can help Kida. That's the plan. THat is what we are doing. You guys just need to think about how to get Amaranth away from Kida and taking down Graecha. Got it?"
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Post by Mr.Silver on Mar 15, 2021 22:56:20 GMT -5
"What!? You want to throw this back on me when you can't even answer a simple question?!" JT perked up considerably, not one to back down in the slightest. Seeing that this had the potential to go sideways, Aaron stood in front of JT and opted to continue peaceful dialogue before there was another brawl inside of the Command Center.
"Rina." Aaron spoke. "How can you expect us to trust you when you're not even listening? You're asking us to trust you after we have legit doubts based on facts. I am asking you a simple question and I need an answer if you expect me to ride with you again on this. Please." Aaron asked calmly for a third time.
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Post by CaptainCanary92 on Mar 15, 2021 23:08:23 GMT -5
Rina rolled her eyes at JT, before looking at Aaron pointedly. “I gave you an answer. Talking it out. If that consists of fists flying from her, so be it. But I’m going to look her in the eyes and remind her exactly who she is. She is not the type of person who would throw Ranger status in someones face or would call them a princess no matter how much Aaron does it jokingly. She would not throw Philip’s death in my face to make me feel like I am failing another friend and despite how much he talks about it, she wouldn’t talk about Jaxon’s hobbies or anything in that way. He knows that, why can’t you, JT? I know you’re insecure, fuck we all are. But you let this one thing get to you and Overseer’s already won.” she said, blinking and holding her head up. “I’m going to reminder her of who she really is and remind her of the people she has waiting for her. Her wife and her children. I was able to get through just bringing them up and I’ll get through this time.”
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Post by venomizer on Mar 15, 2021 23:16:15 GMT -5
"Look, everyone here but me has a point. Rina, I get that you wanna go about this with a peaceful approach. I respect that and understand your position, however your already on two strikes so please understand that we aren't really up in spirit and hope that the third time will work. That's what Aaron is trying to say. He isn't saying that he's not willing to have your back. He's saying what if it doesn't work? What is the alternative gonna be and also that was a little bit of a low blow of what you said to JT cause if we are being honest, there's not a ranger here who hasn't lost their cool and it didn't matter the color and as far as being unqualified that shouldn't even matter right now. Because if you haven't noticed you just said exact same crap that Kida said to both me and JT so that was really uncalled for." Jaxon continued.
"Aaron, I get that Rina's approach didnt work the first two times, however you didn't see what I seen. Had Amaranth not shown her dirty little nose, Kida was on the verge of breaking the spell. Her hands was shaking as they held the blaster the more Rina talked to her and I'm the last person on earth to say this but you can't always answer everything with violence. Every action as an equal and opposite reaction. You could have went on the brawl and caused Kida to snap even further and either turn the gun on her self or blow your ass to kingdom come." Jaxon continued.
"JT, not gonna lie but Rina is right on some level. Your emotions are clouding your judgement. The Kida we know is not the Kida in control. Yeah she said some nasty stuff to us and just like you I'm hurt, but I know thats all empty words because its not her words and as much as I'd love to let you go ham on Kida, I can't let that happen. Not while Kida still has some chance of breaking the spell." Jaxon said as he finished.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Mar 15, 2021 23:18:19 GMT -5
"Oh I'm very serious when I call her Princess." Aaron quipped. "Let's try this a different way since you're being as stubborn as JT is right now. I'm willing to try this your way one last time. I'm willing to drop this and go to work under the condition that you agree to try something different if this fails. As long as you can agree to that, I'm in."
JT remained silent as the Aaron and Rina finalized a solution. All these discussions did was enhance her desire to hit something, so if she couldn't get who she wanted, she at least needed to burn off this frustration.
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Post by FangZeronos on Mar 15, 2021 23:24:54 GMT -5
As everyone went around in circles, Jameson sighed as he pushed his hands into his eyes. "Now I know how Yelena felt," he muttered, shaking his head. He was thankfully saved when the alarms went off, signaling Kida and Amaranth's return. "Talk time's over. We're going with Rina's plan. JT, Aaron, Jaxon, you need to seperate Amaranth from Kida. Use whatever Souls you have to. PterIce and DimetroHeat are up for grabs. Use UtahTwist to blow Graecha's mist away and get close. When Kida's seperated from Amaranth, Rina and I are going to do the "approach with caution" method of trying to help her while I cloak us. That is the plan. No deviations, no audibles, no options, and no Hail Marys. This is the way we're doing this."
Mayumi looked at the console, bringing up the feed on the Viewing Globe. "They're near the Waterfront Amusement Park. It's a crowded day, so you need to hurry," she said, looking at her friends.
"No time to stand around, Rnagers," Alpha said. "I'd suggest morphing before leaving the Command Center."
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