help me, darling. help me, please.

[rosestolilies]

[ So much to think about, and the clouds are no escape for your fine Queen today.

"Their own love in their rightful Queen can be strengthened. Compassion will show you both the way, I am certain. Some girls just want to ride the wind wear ever it takes them, and live life to the fullest."

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Such a mess, it's all become such a mess! ]

- ♡ -
[ The mirror is recording as the Queen stands at the shoreline, the long stretch of the dunes at her back, the sheer plane of water before her. And overhead the clouds are still flashing with lightning, even as the serpent's bones rain down and warriors close in upon the ship. The storms are banished first, brushed aside with nothing more than an impatient motion. The ship will have to come down next, and she reaches upwards, pausing for only a moment when the High Priestess appears, her feet wet when the tide rolls in, and her head shaded beneath a paper parasol. She says something that can't be heard and the Queen nods distractedly, beginning then to reel down the Labrys as if she has caught it round with a lasso. The Pirate Queen appears at the rails, looking startled and irritated, calling out gruffly,]

Ready to open your mouth, woman?

[ Her majesty sighs, stating very deliberately, ] We do need to talk, yes.

[ The ship hits the ground with a spray of sand and sea, but the gangplank is lowered, and the Queen steps onto the ship, leaving the High Priestess standing at the edge of the tide. A squadron of large brown bears take up positions around the site. The Warrior Princess does not take long in joining them, her face cut and streaked with ash and blood. She does not take her eyes off of the ship, not even for a moment.

When the Queen reappears to see her there, she smiles bashfully. ]

High Priestess, you still have those bottled little folk, don't you, my dear?

[ Whatever the expression on the High Priestess' face, it is not pleasure, but she inclines her head obediently. Soon enough, a cat can be seen walking slowly down the beach, a rope in its mouth that is tied to a floating crate. The faeries inside rattle in their bottles, lights flashing within.

The Pirate Queen crows something rude and self-aggrandizing from the rails, grinning, and the damsels are led up from below deck by an honor guard of battered skeletons. The Queen opens her arms to them. ]

Darlings! I'm so glad to see you safe!

[ The Damsel goes to her, if no one else, and even she has soon moved on, hurrying across the sands to greet the Warrior Princess with a hug that is not returned.

The gangplank of the Labrys recedes when the crate is safely onboard, and though the ship does not seem to be moving, some of the skeletons wave cheerfully from the decks, giggling in that eerie way of theirs. ]


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[golden_gaytime]

[ Mugi is quite happy to be free. Despite feeling most at ease on the ship out of all the other damsels, it is still good to be back with everyone else.

Mugi, herself, is dressed in a plain blue dress, with simple open-toed sandals and her hair tied up. She's a bit disheveled, but unharmed. She is standing off to the side of the reunions, a bag stuff with clothes hanging off of each arm, and just positively beaming at all the joy and affection being shared as those who are released return to those who were waiting on them. Those who had been fighting for them.

She should probably calm down... ]

[rockpaperlightning]

[Is a bit battle worn and quite tired. Though she did not use her strongest attack in the fight, she is still exhausted. She looks around, still in her transformed state. She looks worried, but everyone seems to be alright.]

Is everyone alright?

[golden_gaytime]

[ Oh my, that is a rather dazzling sight. Mugi is staring, having found herself tongue-tied. ]

[reverentresistance]

[ Ky fought with some expectation that the battle would be longer, and as a result she's not completely exhausted. Still, it's plenty of a relief to see that the prisoners have been freed, and she approaches Mugi. ]

Are you alright?

[golden_gaytime]

Ky! Hello! [ She steps right up to her, all smiles. ] I am quite well, thank you. I hope everyone was not too worried.

[starofpleiades]

Mugi-chaaaaaaaa!

[Wow have a big huge hug from one worried magical girl, still in her magical girl outfit]

[golden_gaytime]

Hel— oh! [ Stunned, Mugi drops her bags to the ground. How unexpected! There isn't any recognition, yet, which is why she doesn't hug back right away. ]

[drinkswithminors]

-Once the others got their fill, there was one last person, standing just some ways off, left to greet her upon her return. She wore a somewhat sheepish grin, and there was a glint of tear in her eye. Only just barely, though...-

Hey there, sunshine...

[loveswaffles]

You sure you were kidnapped?

[you're looking a little too happy there for someone who spend the last number of days trapped on a flying boat.]

[gun_cata]

[ Grinning brightly, Larry walks over to Mugi, resisting the urge to rush up and swing her around in a hug. They're both too tired for that, no matter how upbeat Mugi looks about the whole situation. ]

Are you ever in a bad mood?

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[ritsu_kouyou]

[That would be one crashing Tamamushi hitting the waters. For the moment, it's staying afloat, but who knows how long that'll last.

Akiha hangs onto the railing, hair a combination of black and red streaks as she tries to remain conscious. With the amount of energy it took to restrain that giant serpent so other could kill it... it was a wonder she hadn't passed out yet.

Especially with her own injuries. There is a lot of blood - her own - soaking the left side of her blouse and a broken arrow shaft protruding from her shoulder. She needed to get to shore before the flying machine sank... but she didn't have the energy.

Just a little rest and she'd try.]

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ A crash? Over the water? There is only one answer to this, in Subaru's mind, and that is to speed out along the surface and call out to whoever the occupant of that flying ship was — hopefully they survived the impact... ] Hold on! I'm coming!

[ The skates propel her forward out at full speed, the Wing Road stretching out and stopping just sky of the vessel, so she doesn't risk tipping the wreckage so that it capsizes. ]

[fionna_time]

She was strangely quiet, having helped finally stop the big bad, feeling like she should feel more cheerful. Granted, being covered head to toe with cuts, most of which were stinging because salt water, was not helping. Fionna was glad to have helped, and in a way, it had made her feel like she was useful again, doing something that she would have done back on Ooo.

Not that there weren't mixed feelings on that too. After all, she would have loved to see Marceline pr Princess Bubblegum or Cake too. It was juts a quiet, stinging, bittersweet victory.

Oh, and OW.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Fionna! [ Subaru has returned from Akiha's mansion. Kris can handle the rest of Akiha's injuries from there, so she came back to help with others. It looks like she was right to do so.

Still wearing ALL of her gear, but looking none the worse for wear, Subaru comes to a halt nearby in the sand. ] You're hurt!

[headlessfoal]

[ Vivi is floating lazily out above the water, juggling skulls and giggling deliriously. She keeps fumbling them and diving hurriedly to catch them before they fall into water, nothing about her movements particularly coordinated. It's a fair bet to say that there is poison coursing through her body at the moment, there is still an arrow pierced through her thigh, and she is streaked with blood and sweat and ash, face and arms bruised. She doesn't seem too bothered, but that might be the shock of her internal systems shutting down.

Maybe someone could convince her to come sit for the healers... ]

[notvitiligo]

...still not the worst thing I've been through here.

[Jessica seems no worse for wear from the ordeal, and looks as expressionless as usual as she returns to solid ground. Though she does roll her eyes at the Queen.]

[hopelessdreamer]

[once the giant snake had started to crumble, Gal decided it was better not to go down with it and headed back across the deck of the ship, throwing several skeletons off of her Tamamushi and climbing aboard. Luckily, it was only superficially damaged, so she's able to take to the sky again, circling and watching the Queen's actions below. When the captives are released, she lands and runs over across the sand, pulling off her goggles.]

Jessica! Are you all right?

[spacejumping]

[Still decked out in her armor, Samus is mostly just keeping to herself, away from the reunions and looking. She did what she could and once she's convinced that nothing else will happen, she'll be on her way.]

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ Subaru has been watching the woman in the armor for some time, having observed some of her actions before. It is more of a professional curiosity, but even so. Akiha's accident had prevented her from approaching, earlier, but now that she was in a plain getup herself, she finds herself nearby and staring at the suit. ]

[histrionic]

[Kuja, among the returning damsels, looks decidedly displeased. In fact, she looks as if she is contemplating revenge. Which she is, although she is also attempting to talk herself out of it, as she is supposed to be leaving all the blood and fire of her prior existence behind.

Blood and fire aren't easy to leave behind. Fortunately, her powers haven't returned yet, so she's much less tempted than she would be otherwise, and she's distracted by what she's carrying in her arms: a large, round object wrapped in cloth.]

[mnementomori]

[she's still under the lingering affects of having her power taken away, so she's got her hood pulled up more securely than usual to hide her face. But she wants to make sure everyone's all right, more than anything else.]

Kuja! You're safe!

[snake_tailed]

[Rumia had been quiet for sometime, feeling lonely being isolated from the world for so long aboard the Pirate Queen's ship. Battered and more then a bit down, she wants nothing more then to go home and sleep for a week or so. And that would be where she was headed, slithering along and yawning on the way, the snake-girl headed home for the first time in a month.]

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[grandtheftmecha]

[ Dirty, and bleeding from a few minor cuts, Katina watches both from a distance and on the vine, just in case she misses something over here. She'd been wondering what this whole fight was about, standing with her arms crossed.

Fairies? Bottled Fairies? That can't be everything that matters with the attitude that Pirate Queen has, and it seems like a strange thing to fight this hard over, but then, she wouldn't be happy if someone kept that fairy she and Akiha took care of in a bottle for who knows how long. ]

What a pain in the ass these two are.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ It just seems to be Subaru's day to find her friends all beat up. She tries not to look too concerned as she steps up beside the other woman. Her own barrier jacket has taken the brunt of any combat damage, but she'll have some scrapes and bruises from the fighting. ] It was a lot of trouble for everyone.

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[spacejumping]

Let's just be glad it's over, for now.

[And standing close by is Samus, still armored up.]