there will be no warning.

[byhersword]

Wretch.

[It is a single withering syllable before the mirror takes form, the voice piercing through the silence with its anger. As the image solidifies within, the Warrior Princess waits, expression dark.]

You will return the Damsel to me, or I shall take out your still-beating heart.

[Again she waits for an answer, one which is not forthcoming. That stormy expression, shadows brooding across her brow, soon becomes hardened and stony. She is resolved, and her eyes lift, looking out at whoever has gathered as her audience.]

I will not tolerate this slight to our independence. These Queens, for all the good their 'nobility' does for them, have refused to resolve this situation. I will resolve it for them. I will lay waste on she who dares pluck the Damsel from this grove.

I call upon all of you, all of you who hold friends and loved ones near to your heart, to take up your swords alongside me. If you do not wield one of your own, then I beg you put your spirit behind mine: there is still much work for hands such as yours. The blacksmith is no lesser a warrior.

Come together and we will form something unbreakable.

[She takes something from her belt, a scroll that she begins to untie as she continues to speak.]

I need scouts to survey the Garden while preparations are being made, and I will need these. [She holds up the plans to what appears to be a flying machine.] She is quick and she is crafty, but so shall we be.

Who is with me.

[It is not a question.]

Comments

[ritsu_kouyou]

Tch. Why were they taken in the first place?

[byhersword]

It is the nature of some to want all they cannot have.

[fionna_time]

I'm in.

Mugi doesn't need to be a part...whatever this junk is.

[byhersword]

There are none who need be held as tokens.

[bloomnobly]

[does someone look...angry?]

You can certainly count on my assistance.

[byhersword]

Then I will take it. A gathering needs to be held at the Pavilion.

[text]

[mother_of_god]

I can look around. What do I need to do?

[text]

[byhersword]

She hides herself from sight. No battle should begin without full knowledge of the battlefield terrain. She is above, this is all I know.

[Audio]

[snowknife]

[Belarus considers the idea of flying machines. Access to one of those could help her get back to her big brother]

I have experience with engineering and machinery. [Of course she has been building more heavy machinery lately than airplanes, but that is beside teh point.]

[Audio]

[byhersword]

Your skills would be most valuable.

[Statement of fact, not a compliment.]

[seraphista]

[Sapphire has been busy exploring the Gardens lately, so she hasn't checked the Vine in a while, and this is the first she's heard of this kidnapping.]

More kidnapping? If you require aid to rescue your friends, then I will help you as much as I can.

[byhersword]

We are to gather at the Pavilion. There are preparations that must be made, and quickly.

[grandtheftmecha]

You don't have to ask me twice.

[byhersword]

Good. Report to the Pavilion.

[gun_cata]

I've never put anything like those machines together before, but I've worked with enough machines that I can at least figure out enough to help.

[byhersword]

There are inquiries being made to the Isle of Antikythera. They may assist us.

[rockpaperlightning]

Huh? Someone's been...[frowns and gets to her feet, a light in her eyes] I may be new, but I won't stand idly by as this happens! I'm in! Anything you need, I-I'll do my best! I'm with you!

[byhersword]

Your allegiance is taken. We will see you are ready for the fight, speak to one of the cats, they will lead you to the Pavilion.

[mnementomori]

I'll help. Any way I can. But...why won't the Queen do anything?

[byhersword]

She has refused. Her petulance is unbecoming.

[hopelessdreamer]

So not just some of us? Aren't you all supposed to be part of what's keeping us here?

[she's a little suspicious, but if Jessica is in trouble...and when she sees that blueprint, she brightens a little.]

Wait--is that some kind of flying machine? Did you design it?

[byhersword]

I have no such power.

[Blunt. Flat.]

I did not. The High Priestess saw fit to relinquish this design from her library.

[cleaningstop]

You don't even have to ask!

[byhersword]

Report to the Pavilion, then. We have need of you.

[spacejumping]

Are you honestly planning on building that?

[archaic doesn't even begin to describe it.]

[byhersword]

These are the designs given to me by the High Priestess.

[loveswaffles]

Looks like I missed the memo.

[byhersword]

Your aid is called upon.

[Video]

[reverentresistance]

And you intend to release them back to here when we've rescued them?

[Video]

[byhersword]

They will be returned to the Garden.

[Video]

[namedforthesky]

Count me in. I've rescued a few princesses in my day.

[Sora's not about to sit by and let anyone be kidnapped and held hostage.]

[Video]

[byhersword]

Convene at the Pavilion for further instruction.

[gentlecuteside]

If Fionna's going, I'm going.

[byhersword]

Your teamwork will be needed.

[swarmoflies]

Oy, scary lady, what's the weird-lookin' drawing of?

[byhersword]

They are called the Tamamushi.

[hihou]

You can count on Reimu and I. This kind of thing is our job.

[byhersword]

Good. Report to the Pavilion.

[imperial_ray]

Um... If it's any help...

I can fly.

[byhersword]

Scouts are a necessity.

[ofnovalue]

Surely a resolution can be found to this matter without risking war. Allow me to speak with the Queen.

[byhersword]

It is not my place to give you an audience. Speak to the High Priestess, if you can find her.