Acnologia

Kyubi relaxed somewhat at the sound of another pony’s voice and gave a light smile. “It’s nice to meet you. My name is Kyubi.” The bat pony then glanced around, looking for possible ways out should this turn out to be a risk. “I don’t suppose you saw anotherpony come by?”

Yuki’s eyes widened slightly at Ghalan’s behavior, but didn’t exactly know how to react. Heck, Draco had yet to say a word since the information had been presented. Looking at the dragon faunus, she couldn’t even see his eyes. “Draco, it’s for you to decide.”

Yuki’s eyes widened when the mask was removed, and she could feel a slight anger directed at the three new fogures begin to form. Draco had suffered because of their decision, and that was something she couldn’t forgive. She was a bit surprised by the sudden appearance of Ghalan and the human he was with, however. “I think that’s already been established.” The fox faunus then glanced at the two figures Ghalan had. “There has to have been more than that. Even if you were hunters, you could’ve just taken him with you.”

After a few minutes, Yuki found herself in what looked like a sort of theatre area. She didn’t know exactly where she was heading at this point, so the bat pony was merely wandering around. Out of curiosity, she slowly approached the stage.

Yuki’s gave no external reaction, but her mind was already trying to piece together the identity of these individuals based on the information given. They now knew who the leader of the three was, if the words of the other female had any merit, along with the fact that they had prior information of her status. “Something about this doesn’t feel right.” She thought to herself. Despite this, the fox faunus would simply observe the scene for now.

The smell grew stronger as Kyubi moved closer to the source, and it didn’t take long for the mare to recognize it. Her stomach then produced a low grow, and while she might’ve been somewhat hungry, she figured it’d be best to keep moving.

Clayton gave a low whistle at the amount of magic Dawn was throwing around. He figured some unicorns had higher reserves when it came to the stuff, but he wasn’t one of them. The smith, figuring that the mare had this handled, simply sat back and watched the chaos. If one got too close, then he would be sure to take it out.

Kyubi, now some distance from where Lethe was, found herself walking through the amusement park, questions plaguing her mind. Why would someone bring them here of all places. The bat pony then swayed her tail from nerves and entered an area that had a sickeningly sweet smell, at least compared to the rest of the park.

After a few moments, Kyubi managed to find her way out of the building filled with mirrors, her lack of sight making it somewhat easy for her and looked around the area. It didn’t take her long to notice that Lethe wasn’t with her. “Well, this can’t be good. I should probably keep moving, though.” With that in mind, the bat pony ventured forwards. If she went back when Lethe had found another way out, then that would only waste her time and possibly put more distance between the two.

Yuki gave a light frown at the response the woman gave to Draco. If it weren’t for the fact that she didn’t have her weapon, then the fox faunus would have taken a much more aggressive stance sooner. “I’m just going to assume you heard what Draco said. If not, it looks like we’re getting a new teammate, Ghalan. Either way, I need to take care of something. I’ll have Draco call you later if he needs to.” After finishing the call, Yuki turned her full attention to the three figures in front of her and narrowed her eyes. “So, this was all a test?”

Kyubi walked forward, on edge from recent events. “Juding by the area, I’d have to say that we’re in s9me sort of amusement park.” The bat pony then began to distance herself slightly from Lethe. If anything, she was curious about the surrounding area.

“Good to know.” Seeing that there was nothing else to take within the room, Kyubi took the way out. The new area was certainly more open, but something didn’t feel right to her. “Hopefully there’s nothing else here.”

Kyubi walked ahead, using sound to get a rough image of the area aroud her. “Huh, that’s interesting. I prefer the ocarina to a turntable, but that’s probably just because I’m not a fan of excessive noise.” The bat pony then gave a light shrug as she tried to look for an exit.

Kyubi felt the rope snap as she pulled and rubbed her jaw in an attempt to relax the muscles. “Aside from being blind, I honestly enjoy most forms of music.” A light smile then graced her lips as she looked around the room for a way out. “What about you?”

Kyubi simply shook her head. “No. Right now, it’d probably be best if we get out of here.” Having said that, the bat pony then began to chew at the ropes around the other mare’s hind legs. She assumed that Lethe knew about as much as her, so there wasn’t much she could do in the way of a conversation.

Kyubi managed to chew through the set of ropes around her legs, but doing so had also left her jaw sore. “Same to you, though the conditions could be better.” The bat pony didn’t know why whoever had kidnapped the two mares, but it seemed that they had only bound her legs and wings.

Yuki felt her ears flatten against her head, before she did as she was told. She found Draco’s scroll in his pocket and noticed that Ghalan was calling him. The fox faunus didn’t know what he or the person holding the daggers would do if the wolf was made aware of their current situation. When she finally answered the call, she tried to seem as calm as possible. “Hey Ghalan. I figured you’d be in town by now.”

Kyubi nodded slightly and managed to begin slowly chewing at the ropes binding her legs. She could ‘t exactly reach the ones on her wongs, but she could worry about that later. They needed to get out of here before whatever brought them here returned. “Why would someone even do all pf this?” The bat pony then pushed the thought to the back of her mind, and figured that it’d be best to introduce herself whenever she stopped gnawing on rope. “By the way, my name is Kyubi.”

Yuki felt her muscles tense as the world they saw collapse around them and her sister dissipate into nothing. Before she could make a move to respond, however, she quickly noticed the situation that both herself and her team leader were in. “Who are you people?” If it weren’t for the fact that she had gained some control over her maiden abilities, then there was a good chance that they might’ve acted on their own. Having said that, she would use them if needed.

Kyubi had always lived in darkness. That did not mean that she could not see, though. As a result of her disability, her other sense had been enhanced to account for this. What she did not expect was to wake up bound to the ground by weighted rope. She had no idea how she had gotten into this position, but she was thankful to hear the voice of another pony. Hoping that she might be abke to recieve some help, the bat pony figured that it’d be best to respond. “Yeah. I can hear you. Do you know where we are?” Accounting for her hearing, the voice in general sounded a bit distant.

When Yuki noticed that Draco was carrying Amateratsu, she couldn’t help but smile slightly. “Someone likes you.” She teased, before heading to where she thought the scents of her parents were located. Something seemed a bit off, though. The fox faunus could’ve sworn that they would’ve contacted her as soon as they had arrived in port, especially if they had broughher sister along. ‘I guess they must have been busy.’ The thought helped to ease her mind somewhat, though she still seemed on edge.

Yuki’s ears flicked upwards the sound of Draco’s voice, and she turned to look at him.”Right, I don’t think I told you about my family. This is my little sister, Amateratsu. Ama, this is Draco.” While the fox faunus was curious to see how sociable her team leader would be with said fox faunus, the last thing she wanted was for him to be uncomfortable. A thought then crossed her mind, before turning her attention back to her sister. “Speaking of which, do mom and dad know about you being here?” At the mention of her name, the fox faunus looked between her sister and the new faunus, Draco. The latter seemed nice. “I could smell you, so they know where I am.” The tone in which she said it made her sound older than she actually was, but it didn’t exactly help ease Yuki’s worry. With a slight sigh, the older faunus nodded and sniffed the air a few times, easily cathcing and recognizing the scent of both of the girls’ parents. They seemed to be visiting one of the clothing stores and it was easy to see how Amateratsu might’ve wandered off. The younger girl was always curious about the world around her, and while that may lead to doing well in school, it could cause her to get into the most unusual of places. As Yuki located her parents, her sister approached Draco and extended her arms into the air, essentially askong for him to carry her on his back.

Yuki could tell that Draco was directing his attention elsewhere, but decided not to question him on that just yet. When he finally decided to talk to her, though, she did spend a few seconds in thought. “I figured we could just walk around for a bit. With everything that’s been happening, it’d probably be a good idea to just relax.” The faunus’s ears then perked up slightly at the sound of running feet. Normally this wouldn’t be a cause for alarm, but it was heading straight for the two. Of course, thing could prepare her for what happened next. “Onēsan!” With that, a small mass barreled into Yuki, nearly knocking her down from the force of the impact. “I missed you.” The fox faunus looked down to see a fox faunus around the age of six with silver hair that went down to her shoulders, a black tipped tail of the same color, and a pair of relatively small fox ears. “I know. You say that to me whenever I call, imōto.” She said, gently running a hand through the smaller girl’s hair. “You certainly have grown, though.” The smaller girl looked up at her sister, expressive golden eyes glinting in the sunlight, and gave a cheeky grin. “Mama and Papa have been saying that a lot too. We’ve been staying in one of bigger buildings with a lot of other people.”

Clayton grit his teeth as he continued to club any androids that got close to him with their now levitating ally. “Of course they have weapons, because why wouldn’t they?” He muttered to himself. At the very least, they were vulnerable when it came to long range comvat, making Dawn a effective obstacle. “Something tells me this isn’t her first fight, but still. She’s pretty good.” When the first robot he used as a weapon became nothing more than scrap, the unicorn simply cancelled the first spell, before doing the same to another. Assuming that these things adapted after each defeat, then he would have to remember to bring a actual weapon next time. His scythe would be a good choice, if anything.

Yuki’s eyes widened slightly at Draco’s revelation. An aura was primarily used for defense, so to go against that and use it to kill the very beings they feared most would sound like insanity to most. It sounded like that to her, if she were to be honest, but this wasn’t some random stranger off the street. This was her team leader and someone who she respected, among other things. “Well, that’s something new. If something like that proves to be effective, then dust would be practically obsolete when it cane to military use.” A slight smile then spread across her lips, and if it were possible, stars would be twinkling in her eyes. “I think I’ll help you with your experiment.”