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[It's early afternoon. The journal flies open and turns on abruptly in mid-air, a blast of resonating energy having blown it away from where it had been placed. As it flies, a few flashes of red, white, and black are visible, and when it lands, Asch and Luke are in the distance, swords clashing, the rec center just beyond where they're fighting. Occasionally they'll exchange commentary, but none of it seems to filter in.

The resonating noise continues, though, and as their swords clash one more time, it seems to grow even louder than before, until finally one shout rings clear-]

Pull back you dre-

[And before he can even finish, an explosion of light flares between them, and two identical cries of alarm are the only sound that filters through that eerie resonance. The light spreads, flaring outwards and sending the journal flying backwards, cutting off the feed.

The light is probably visible to most of the village as a single beam of light flying up towards the barrier and disappearing from sight. And there is a nice big crater in the forest just south of the rec center, where pretty much anything in that location - trees, bushes, grass, whatever - has... pretty much been decimated. A journal bearing Asch's name on the cover is sitting in the grass just outside of the crater, looking pretty ripped up and charred. The scene overall probably looks pretty dooming, especially since neither of the redheads are anywhere to be found.


[ooc: most responses will come from Luke, though Asch will chime in as well when he can!]

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[Luke had not seen this coming at all. One minute the two of them sparring, then there was that familiar light and Asch's yell, and that feeling of his fonons being stressed, the thing that had knocked him out last time this happened.

All Luke could think was "Not again..." before everything went black.

When he came to, he wasn't on the ground, like he expected. Instead he was up in the air, about thirty feet, and below them was the blue ocean that he hadn't seen in Luceti before... and he was just starting to fall.

Luke didn't have a lot of experience with swimming at all. He didn't even look to see whether Asch was there too or not. The only thing that was on Luke's mind was to try to get away, to try and slow himself down, or to grab onto something, even though he knew all of these things were impossible. He yelled out in panic, waved his arms and flailed through the air, spinning once before he even thought to try holding his breath.

Once that thought occurred, he took in a deep breath and held it, only to have it knocked right back out of him when his back - and, consequently, his wings - hit the water.]

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[Asch has a very different thought in his mind as his location is forcefully shifted; after the flare of light and the abrupt jerk of the hyperresonance, he wonders just how many villagers are about to die. To his surprise, though, when his senses return to him, he can't help but notice that he's falling. He squints at his surroundings, quelling his urge to panic (as Luke flails and screams beside him- great, he's still stuck with the idiot), and once he catches sight of the water below he does several things as quickly as humanly possible-

There's not enough time to twist into a dive, so he straightens his body, arms flat against his sides, and inhales deeply. This sort of fall is bound to send them pretty far down.

The water is cold as he hits, almost enough to knock the air out of him, and his body is aching all over, but he knows he got off lucky. Spreading his arms to slow his descent and kicking his legs, he makes a run for the surface.

Now where did his stupid replica end up?]

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[He's still down in the water, Asch. Once his breath was forced out, he automatically tried to breathe in, only to cough once the water hit his gag reflexes and clamp his hands over his mouth, squeezing his eyes shut and twisting and shaking in the water over his lungs suddenly feeling like they'd burst. Luke knew that he had to find air, and one arm stuck out to flail to the side in an effort to swim, but he wasn't sure how, he didn't even know which way was up, and eyes stung from the sea water and all of his senses seemed to have been shaken - was he going to die here?

It certainly felt like it. If the water wasn't going to kill him, then surely holding what little breath he had would do it. He was sure of it, and he hated it, he didn't want to die, but...]

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[fourteen]

[ So, at first, that was almost entertaining to watch. The spar, anyway. Training is training, and it's interesting, at least, so she'd just kind of settled to observe.

And then that shout came. And then the explosion, first (briefly) from the journal and then outside, making her flinch and drop it and scramble to look outside all in the same movement.

... oh, god. She's not been outside in a week, but she doesn't even stop to think. After scrambling to pick up her journal and open a darkness corridor, she appears at the nearest landmark she could see -- the rec center -- just moments later, leaving her not far from the crater. In something of a daze she wanders over, discovering Asch's devastated journal as she does so. ]

What ...

[ She scoops it up, the first seed of true dread blossoming in her stomach. Clutching it to her chest, she opens her own journal and begins to scan it for ANY sign. Anything... ]

What did they ... [ with growing panic ] Where did you go? Luke! Asch!

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[antlioncyclone.livejournal.com]

[Mewtwo drops out of the sky on the other side of the crater, a bit less gracefully than usual, and a bit more agitated. He looks back and forth across what remains of the battlefield, tail lashing, and begins to pace along the edge of the crater, leaning forward in an intent crouch.

The light breeze that kicks up around him skitters over the edge of the blasted-out area and along the ground, as though searching, but Mewtwo doesn't focus on it - he gets the feeling that it's pointless.]

[craziness]

[fourteen]

[ SHRIEK

oh god

what was



... oh

it's Mewtwo

hi Mewtwo thanks for the heart attack that was totally awesome and exactly what i needed while i ponder the possibility of my boyfriend having blown himself to smithereens

After, uh, screaming like that -- at least she kept it short! -- Xion just stares at Mewtwo, white in the face and clearly not sure how to react. She's still clutching Asch's journal and her own, as if hoping some sort of answer will come, as impossible as that is... ]

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[silversnowfall]

[confession: She was sort of watching their fight.

Which at least one of them will notice after she gets her thoughts together enough to...call into the book]

Asch? Luke!

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[Actually, neither of them will notice that first part since they're both kind of concentrating on keeping their heads above the water. After a few minutes, there comes a response. Luke's voice is rough and quiet, and if Nephry cares to look, it looks like he's partially on Asch's back as they swim through the ocean.]

Nephry, hey... we're okay. [He has to clear his throat after that.]

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What happened to you?

[they're okay. So she has her calm face back.]

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[chiisaichou.livejournal.com]

[It's no surprise that Miyabi's out in the forest today, her good mood not a smudge dampened ever since two of her best friends arrived in Liceti. She was just tugging at a wild strawberry to take home when she hears clashing far off in the distance, which she shrugs off. Tons of people come to the forest to train, so it's no big deal. Then the explosion came, and she has to cover her ears from the deafening sound.

Okay, now she knows that's not normal. Her head whips toward the sound, and she then sees the light in the sky. Call it instinct, or intuition, but something heavy falls on her shoulders when she sees the light, and Miyabi begins a mad dash towards where the light was coming from, fighting off a literal stampede of frightened forest animals that were running from the commotion. Thankfully, only the smaller animals actually collide with her, and she shoves them off roughly before scrambling up and forward once again. She doesn't want to lose sight of that light source.

It takes her a while, being so small, but she makes it to the destroyed area, gasping when she sees the overall destruction. Carefully, she approaches the edge of the crater, peeking down into the gaping hole. Nothing. No one was there. Heart thundering against her chest for reasons Miyabi doesn't yet understand, she looks around, frantically calling out for someone, anyone. Spying the journal, and the name on it, she actually begins to feel that weight fall even harder on her chest as well.

You idiot. What did you do?!

Opening her own journal, she calls out, panicked, and hoping he was okay.]

Asch?!

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[What, no call for him? 8( Luke doesn't really care though, especially not in the mood he's in. Since it took Miyabi a while to get there, it doesn't take long at all for her to get a reply from Luke, whose voice is rough and quiet.]

Miyabi... He's okay. [C-Cough.]

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[chiisaichou.livejournal.com]

[Hey, she didn't know you were involved. D| Luke's voice startles Miyabi - she was expecting to hear Asch - but it has two definite effects on her. First, relief. ...Okay. Asch was okay, they were both okay. Miyabi lets out a huge sigh, practically slumping as the oppressive weight from earlier lifts from her body.

And then, once she's done feeling relief, comes the anger. The anger from being so damn scared, and concerned. She'll apologize later, once she's calmed down and is able to wrap her arms around the two, but for now,...brace yourself, Luke. There is an angry poncle on the other side of that journal, aura shifting to a red hot glow.]

What the heck were you two doing?! I heard a huge explosion in the forest, and when I went to see, I saw a huge hole and Asch's journal all charred and smoking! Do you know how scared I was?! I thought you blew up or something! The moment you get home, I'm going to hit you both so hard, you--you idiots!

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[trueknight]

[Yuri just happened to be flipping through his journal, checking for any sign of Estelle, when this goes down. That shout, plus that weird explosion ...

Um.

... What the hell just happened.]

Hey--!

[... Calling out is probably pointless, though -- or at least he seems to think it is. That explosion was ...

... Well. He'll be heading to that crater to check for any sign of them, bringing his journal along with him as a just in case. It really doesn't look good, but something like that happening so suddenly ... There's got to be at least some kind of explanation for it.

Dammit, he may have said that there wasn't much for him to do around Luceti, but that didn't mean kidnappings and explosions and such had to start happening.]

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[Yuri's probably already reached the crater by the time Luke gets to responding to him. His voice is quiet and rough, and if Yuri looks, Luke appears to be half on Asch's back and half in the ocean, where the two are soaked and trying to swim to shore.]

We're okay.

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[trueknight]

[---Oh hey, he really did get a response. And he got an answer for the first question he would've asked, too. Good. Sighing now.]

... Good to know. [... Wait, is that the ocean? What--] What the hell happened?

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[antlioncyclone.livejournal.com]

[oh holy fuck

oh holy fuck

Mewtwo tries to leave a written response, but the beginning isn't very legible and the end trails off into a large scribbly knot.

TIME TO INVESTIGoh goodness that is a crater]

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[knightofratatosk]

[As if that sound and those yells weren't bad enough, that pillar of light is enough to really freak Emil out, and he's out the door and running in its direction almost as soon as it happens.]

Luke! Asch! What's going on?

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[The first response he gets is kind of muffled and very irritated.]

Replica will you shut the journal already until we get to the shore? At least keep them from yelling in my ear...!

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[The second is less muffled, though no louder, since he's trying to hold the journal away enough to not bother Asch so much.]

But there are people still worried about us...!

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[seleniahymn]

[Tear was also observing their fight, taking note of each of their fighting styles should something occur and she needs to rely on one or both. Simply sitting in silence amidst the clashing sounds of their swords.

... That is immediately shattered by the sudden appearance of that pillar of light, cuing an exasperated sigh of the soldier. This was certainly a familiar situation.]

Not again, don't you both know better?

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[It takes some time for a response to come, and Tear might see Luke half on Asch's back and half in the ocean, the both of them looking very grumpy, soaked and tired.]

H-Hey, it's not like - [Deep breath - COUGH.] 's our fault!

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[its-rose-damnit.livejournal.com]

[Dist flips through his journal lazily when he stumbles across the two fighting. He pauses only for moment before rolling his eyes and making to turn the page. Two buffoons swinging their swords around never occupied this researcher's interest for very long. He turns the page just as he hears Asch's voice cut in, and out of pure curiosity, turns it back. The explosion over the journal is deafening. Deafening and familiar.

...Oh, those idiots. Dist sits back in his chair, turning his head toward his window and--yes, there it was. The unmistakable pillar of light from an incomplete hyperresonance.

He'll give them a few minutes before cutting in with an amused sneer.]

I do wish you both would cease your disruption of the peace... Some of us would like to enjoy the afternoon. Oh, excuse me. Are you both still in one piece, or do you need mopping up?

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[Oh, that voice. Luke returns that with a quiet little snarl of his own. He's never been fond of Dist, and especially after what Ion told him regarding his death... Ugh. How can the rest of them live with that man?]

We're fine, so shut up already.

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[seraphgoddess.livejournal.com]

[ It was perplexing to hear the clanging of swords coming from her journal. The quality of the sound was so good that it was almost as if she was listening to it in person. It was then she realized she was near the sparring match when a blast of light came from the forest not so far from her.

Without another thought she immediately ran into the forestry ready to heal anyone injured. She finally stopped at the decimated clearing and her heart nearly stopped when there was no sign of human life. ]

H-hello! Is anyone here?!

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[A few minutes later, Martel might hear some sounds coming from the charred journal off to the side. It sounds like waves and two voices muttering to each other, and finally one rises a little louder than the other.]

Are you trying to drown me or something?!