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Rosalina was after a multiversal criminal called Erkha. Unlike other criminals, this one had his sanity even though his ideas was insane. He was powerful, very powerful even for Rosalina to catch up. He was very powerful even before he had the power to control time itself. For years, he tried to get rid of Rosalina by speeding up to lose her and traveling to other universes. Normally, this strategy would work and Rosalina would never find him. But the bastard had a part of Rosalina's powers, she could smell his stench even though he ran as much as he wants. The issue was either when she caught up it was too late, or she saw the universe reshaping itself again. But this time it was different. She landed on an universe that was still standing. His energy trail was leading to Earth as usual. As Rosalina approached to the Earth she felt this feeling... the different energy in earth. Last time she felt something like this the source was an unborn Celestial. She exactly knew what this meant... superheros. She followed heard a wrecking explosion at a few blocks away. She immediatly flew there to see what is going on.

Even though Ben's day had been peaceful he was on edge for some strange reason. He had already seen Gwen and Kevin and was walking back from the store when a large explosion sent him across the street. Getting up he hits the omnitrix on his wrist transforming into a red skinned, 4 armed, 12 foot alien and turns toward the source of the explosion "Who's there! Show yourself!"

@Ben (@Shaggy Rogers) - jump A lone person that looks like a Supervillain soon walks out of the shadows and slowly approaches Ben silently, this Supervillain is looking straight at Ben and as soon as their eyes meet she will lock on them to try and make Ben feel uneasy "Ben 10..." the supervillain soon begins to speak "are you prepared to be defeated and torn to shreds by myself and my master?" they say aloud but they don't sound normal.. there was no hint of evil, there was no shouting.. nor was there a normal tone.. all there was to their speech was a monotone and robotic sounding female voice

Something about this new persons tone told Ben that this was no friendly meeting. Thankfully he was pretty used to people popping out of nowhere and threatening him so this was pretty normal "Hmm not half bad for an intro. Trust me though If I thought you were real threat I wouldn't bother with something like four-arms. You don't seem like anyone to be concerned with. So who are you with. Vilgax or something?"

After waiting a bit it was clear that the stranger wasn't going to answer but, they had already said they were here to fight so been picked up an empty sedan next to him "Not going to answer that's fine just know I gave you a chance." He throws the car and it spins like a boomerang directly at the new comer

she just stares at Ben as he picks up a vehicle, when he throws it in her direction she begins to approach Ben her wings involuntarily flap a little behind her.. and as soon as she gets within 5 metres of Ben she rushes at him her wings flapping slightly but quite quickly giving her a speed boost, that speed boost is enough for her to dodge the incoming projectile and sends an attack of her own at Ben, this attack is a large blast of fire

Rosalina watched the adult male somehow turn into a beast. She missed how did he do it but somehow, maybe he was a shapeshifter. They werent unnatural after all. The way he transformed looked more artifical, rather than a natural shape shifting. She didn't have time to figure out though. She shot a laser towards the fire to extinguish it and give the shape shifting human... or whatever it is space to launch his attack safely. She looked around to see buildings, screaming and running people, car alarms and windows getting shattered. She must be in a time where it is little after medieval times. The question was: Which of this guys was the good guy?

If the fire hurt anyone it would be the people behind him. Quickly dropping the car he hits the omnitrix on his chest again this time transforming into a large blue alien who unravels what appears to be a cloak unfurling into a set of wings before he blows out a stream of frost "Look If we are going to do this let's at least move it away from the city too many people are going to get hurt from this. You know what it doesn't look like you care so I will just have to knock you out of city limits."

Tearing his eyes away from his opponent for just a moment he looks toward where that strange energy beam came from to see a stranger floating in the air. He turns his eyes back to his opponent. It was obvious that beam wasn't aimed at him so the newest arrival wasn't his main concern. "Look anything you can throw at me I probably have an alien for. Why do you want to kill me anyway I remember every person alien and god I have ever fought but, I have never seen you before. What did I ever do to you?"

Rosalina landed next to Ben. She was surprised how fast he shapeshifted. Normally changing tho whole body from one creature to another took people a while to do so, naturally. Since all organs, body parts and even cells had to change and order themselves into a new shape. But with this guy it took seconds at most with a green flashy light. If he is using some kind of technology it isn't something she've ever seen for sure. She asked: "Hey mate! How do you shapeshift so fast? It's very impressive!"

The fact that she so casually landed next to him showed she wasn't to be messed around with but, it also shocked Ben a bit. Not many people would approach an alien that can breath ice. "Well how about you give me a minute to deal with whoever this is then we can talk. I need to make sure nobody else get hurt."

Hitting the omnitrix the the alien he is currently in changes colors to a flame red version growing slightly in size "Ultimate Big Chill! In this form I can freeze an entire city if I so felt like it so how about it do you feel like you want to keep going?"

Rosalina covered her eyes to not get hurt from Ben's intense lightshow of transformation. Even though she did that, it was still too shiny. Standing next to him was cold enough, now she was shivering. "Ahhh... Please don't do that. It's cold enough right now anyway. And to be fair, so many people are going to die soon anyway dont increase the number will ya?"

Looking towards her he laughs "Just because I can doesn't mean that I would. I can still control the area it is just far more powerful."

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Looking back to the stoic villain he decides to transform back to normal for now and he looks toward the newcomer. "At the very least mind helping me take out this.. whatever it is and I will tell you what you want to know."

Rosalina breathed in her palms and put her hand to her arms to heat them. She was feeling much better now! Rosalina turned to the villain. She was stuck for some reason. No movement or whatsoever. "Ahhh did you do something to her already? She's frozen in her spot. I guess our job is done here?"

He moved slowly towards the villain and inspected her before pressing the omnitrix and speaking into it. "Ben Tennyson to plumber dispatch any available plumbers in the area please pick up a rouge level 5 robotic apparition to safe housing when available. Tennyson out." Turning back to the new comer he speaks to her in a confident tone "So sorry about that. I can answer any questions you have for me. If you want though we can go back to my place of operation so we can talk without anyone overhearing us."

Rosalina looked at Ben with an eyebrow risen. "Plumber? What kind of joke is that? Did super heroes here call themselves plumbers?" She thought to herself. She looked around and saw a nice cafe. Since people ran away it should be pretty empty too. She really could use a cold glass of lemonade at the moment. "Eh, bases and place of operations bores me. I like to stay on ground rather than those kinda places. Say..." She pointed the cafe. "... wanna buy me a glass of lemonade?"

"The plumbers are an intergalactic protection agency that round up threats to planets they shouldn't be at. We use it as code so we can talk about them openly here on earth without worrying. As for the lemonade I have some time so why not?" Making his way to the café Ben enters to see a frightened Bar keep who looks immediately relieved as Ben walks in "Hey Ryan, table for 2 if you could."

Ryan later showed them a table where they could sit. Just when Rosalina and Ben were about to order another figure showed up.

"Um..Hi ?" A short and chubby civil enters the café. They approach the other two warryly as they're pulling out a notebook and pen. "Can I have a autograph...please !" At those words, they bow and hand out the notebook and pen, closing their eyes and tensing their shoulders as if they're preparing for anger.

Rosalina looked at Ben and said "A fan of yours I assume?" She was still wondering how he could shape shift though.

"I assume so. I have a number around the planet." Turning to the new person he smiles "What's your name man wanna make sure I get it right."

The civil looks up and blushes a dark red as they start to open their black covered notebook "I-I-I'm Charlie ! That would be an honor to have your autograph on my- on my notebook ! Sir !" They're speaking a bit too loud, probably from the excitment. The page they open their notebook to has the left page covered in symbols made of circles and straight lines, and the right one empty. They open a fancy black pen brush and hand the pen, tip toward themself, like handing a very precious object, all the while holding the notebook open. (edited)

Laughing just a bit he takes the brush and signs his name "How about I do you one better?" Taking his green jacket off he signs the back and hands it to Charlie "Maybe you can get some use out of that old thing. It's still in pretty good condition considering all the fight."

"Sir ! You don't have to ! I'm sure you'll find a usage of this jacket ! I'm just asking for an autograph..." Charlie seems sad all of a sudden, like..dissapointment ?

Rosalina signed to Ryan to head over to their table. "Hey so I want ummmm... a strawberry minted lemonade. I'd ask if you could put some whiskey in it but I think I know the answer." She joked. Ryan smiled and said "Im sorry madam we don't serve alcohol but I can get you your lemonade!" Then Ryan turned to Charlie and Ben "What can I get for you two?"

"Oh nothing for me ! I don't want to annoy two supers on their duty time"

a voice suddenly sounds out from the alley where the mysterious villain stood, it distracts the plumbers that arrived to the location long enough for the villain that once fought the hero known as Ben 10 to be teleported away with a blinding white flash of light.. as the light dissipates the villain is no where to be seen

Rosalina chuckled "It's fine by me! What about you Ben?"

"I don't mind at all.... Did any of you hear that?"

Rosalina raised an eyebrow "Hear what?"

Standing up he was sure he heard a voice cry out from the same spot that they fought that weird cyborg creature. "I will be back. Mind watching over him for just a second? Thanks." Ready to transform he sprints back to the street he was on just moments ago to find nothing though the plumbers would have contacted if the thing was retrieved.

"What's going on ?" said Charlie to Rosalina, worried (edited)

Running back to the café I sprint over to the new girl and Charlie "Sorry of running out like that but, that robot is gone did you send someone to pick him up?"

Rosalina frowned, she wasn't even from this universe. Only person she knew was Ben and now was Charlie. Though, that cyborg was really acting up weirdly. "No, I didnt. Is there a problem?" She instinctively put her arm in front of Charlie to protect them.

"The Plumbers would have given me a report if they had taken him. I think it got away. Would you mind helping me look for it. I can't just let it blow up a block and walk away." Looking back at Charlie a thought comes to mind "Might as well ask since random heroes and villains are showing up today. You have any powers kid? Anything that might help?"

"I can help ! I mean I think. I've got a...friend, who's, a super, but like, a new super.... so maybe they won't be any good ?" says Charlie, Fidgeting with the elastic band of their notebook, which they still have in hand.

"Your friend heh? How long will them take to get here? We should find that bastard before they kill more people you know." Rosalina intervened as her body was shining, ready to fly.

"I'll call them right now ! But I can't stay with you, that's too dangerous for me. I'm sure they'll come and help you out !" On those words, Charlie starts running away into the distance, away from the danger, and waves their phone to the two supers as a sign they will call their "friend"

Rosalina while waiting for the friend of Charlie to arrive so they can leave the cafe, looked at Ben's watch and said "Does that thing show what time is it or nah?" (edited)

Looking at the Omnitrix Ben laughs a little "Actually this is what allows me to transform. It's called the Omnitrix and I have two of them. I can explain more later once this is all over if you still want to know more." Running out of the Café he hits the omnitrix transforming into a human sized red alien that is shaped like a fighter jet taking off at a high speed

Rosalina waited a bit more to see if Charlie's friend will show up then left to catch up with Ben. He seems to be transformed again in some kind of jet? He was flying pretty fast as well, after catching up Rosalina asked. "So plumbers failed to arrest the cyborg?"

"According to the report I'm getting from plumber HQ their was someone or something that interfered allowing it to teleport away. Magistrate To'al has patrols out looking for it right now. We have a galaxy wide sweep for this thing going on."

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"What about you. You ever seen something like it before?"

Rosalina smiled. "Cyborgs? Dozens! This one? Never! Though it didn't look like it could fly outta space did it? No need to alarm whole damn galaxy for a cyborg in my opinion. Let's scour around the city and hope for the best. We can start looking from the place where it was before to have an idea at least." She changed her direction ready to land where she met Ben for the first time to see any trails of the cyborg.

Changing direction he puts even more effort almost breaking the sound barrier to keep up with the women "You don't understand. It's not the cyborg I'm worried about it's who sent it. If it was Vilgax or Dagon we could be in trouble." Touching down he transforms into himself once more

somewhere in a unknown location in an abandoned looking building is a futuristic looking room, in this room a limp figure can be seen chained to the ceiling and floor and their head is enveloped by a odd looking device which covers their eyes and ears.. the figure slowly awakens only to see nothing as their eyes are covered.. as they fully wake up they begin to panic and struggle as they knew what was coming next.. and that.. that included pain.. a lot of it... soon the device that is around their head begins to make a whirring sound "p..please.. no.. i.. i'm don't want to!! please no more.. i can't do this anymore.." they shout loudly their voice suddenly no longer sounding robotic "sadly i cannot do that.. i need you for my plans for world domination! and you must be punished for not completing what i told you to do" a deep voice sounds out from nowhere but everywhere at the same time, as the voice stops talking the machine stops to whir and then the one chained up starts screaming in agony as the machine begins to do its job of keeping at them under their 'masters' control

Looking around the alley Ben couldn't find anything out of the ordinary. Hand over the Omnitix he has a thought and call out to his new ally "Hey! I'm gonna try to pick up the scent how fast are you on the ground?"

Rosalina smiled, what Ben was thinking of her? Some kind of super powered alien? Well to be fair... she was. But mostly a human still. "Ahhhh as fast as a human I guess? Dont you have a fast runner alien to check around?"

"One of them can break sound when running but I was wondering if you could keep up with I guess.. A large dog? If not I will stay slow. With wildmutt I should be able to pick up any scent left behind for miles."

"Ben to be honest, Im like average running speed on ground at best. When I need to travel I just fly, I don't run that much. If you got an alien to follow the trail anything works. Just to be sure, you are still yourself when you transform right? I know you were before but just to be sure."

"I am still me don't worry about that. It just allows me to access the ability's and physical forms of the aliens stored in the omnitrix. That being said if you could try to keep up that would be nice even if you have to fly to do it." Hitting the omnitrix Ben morphs into a 7 foot tall orange beast on four legs and immediately begins sniffing the ground.

"Stored in omnitrix? What does that mean?" She thought to herself. The green light blinded her again, this time she couldn't cover her eyes. She complained to Ben. "Damnit Ben! Tell me before you do this, it hurts my eyes you know." She looked at the beast Ben transformed into, it looked like a wild dog. It's breathing and mouth moves indicated Ben couldnt talk anymore. Rosalina nodded and tried to follow Ben as much as she can. "Allright, I'll try to follow you on the ground. Though me flying makes so much noice, which is exactly what we dont want."

Looking up at her Ben smiles slightly and a barking laugh comes from the alien before nodding. Picking up a metallic scent that he begins to track down the road keeping his pace slow and methodical

Rosalina checked around as she tried to catch up with Ben. By no means she had an animal instincts so she just stayed close to Ben as he followed the trail. As they proceeded, they entered an alley with a dead end. Just when Rosalina was about to warn Ben about that some kind of ninja warriors covered around Ben and Rosalina. She started to levitate with her body shining. "Friends of yours I assume?"

A quick transformation to a electricity emitting floating jellyfish showed that Ben didn't know what was happening "Nobody that I know but, the trail definitely lead here."

She stepped on Ben and started firing lasers while ninjas try to evade them. "Well, Im sure they can't know me. So it's definetly you!" She picked a ninja coming from behind to Ben in air and flew to slam it to the wall.

Wrapping a tentacle around two of the separate ninja a large shock is delivered "Sorry ain't ever seen these guys before!"

Flying into the air he shouts out "Watch yourself! I am gonna clear these guys out in one go if I can!"

"Allright!" Rosalina rose in the sky getting away from Ben's radius. She looked around to see a siluette of a ninja disappearing in the dark. They definetly weren't here to kill them. More like to learn something. Maybe Rosalina's arrival?

Taking a toll like this was a risk if he didn't knock them out in one go but, he did it anyway charging a good amount before letting loose whaat could only be described as a bolt of arching lighting before dropping to the ground and reverting to himself again. "Now that actually got me warmed up."

Rosalina landed to the ground with a dead serious face. It was like the charming, smiling woman has left and a psychopath came instead. She raised one of the ninjas with her 2 hands and slammed it to the wall. She ordered Ben with a serious tone. "Ben turn back to whatever you were before. We are not done yet." She started to slap the ninja's cheeks harshly to wake her up. With each slap the woman's face started to turn redder and redder eventually her nose started to bleed and she woke up spitting blood to Rosalina's face. She didn't realise what was going on since she just woke up. Rosalina's face had a serious furrowing and her actions looked like she was going to beat up the woman really bad and learn whatever she knows. "Do it. Let's make this whore talk!" (edited)

Concern rushed through Ben and he turned into four-arms tapping his chest after the transformation to turn into an even larger version of the already monstrous alien. Gripping the women's hand he stops her from hitting the Ninja again "Hold on! That's going way to far! I don't hurt anyone anymore then needed. Stop what you're doing or I will stop you myself."

Rosalina was angry at Ben for interrupting her. While she was levitating and holding the woman with her other free hand she dropped the woman to the ground. Turned to Ben who was holding her one arm and said "Back off Ben! I don't want to hurt you! What is going on is far bigger than a human's life!" She pushed Ben away coincidentally from her omnitrix button on his chest. She landed on the ground with an angry look on her face. "Look Ben, Im warning you for this time. Never ever get in my way and try to stop me from what Im doing. All Im doing is for you and other humans' sake. Understood!?" She calmed down. She wasn't angry or in hatred, she was just cold serious with no emotions. Her hand was shining like it was ready to blast a hole in Ben's chest if he opposes. (edited)

"What good is protecting humanity if we stop being human?" The voice came from above. A man in what appeared to be a sleek black and red uniform hovered towards the ground, landing softly between Rosalina and Ben. Despite the suit being metallic, it moved as it were regular fabric, a blue aura of energy shimmering across the contours and crannies of it. This was Star Centurion, Galactic Peace Officer...the law in the universe. Scans from the HUD being transmitted to his eyes via light microprojection from his StarLyte Band indicated the energy spike from Rosalina's hand. Good old fashioned instinct told him that she was fully prepared to kill a fellow galactic peacekeeper. A force field of blue energy suddenly came into being surrounding all of them, to prevent civilian casualties. "Are we having a problem here?" He asked, arms crossed and voice tone neutral.

"Aw! Why'd ya stop her ya wanker?!" The question was shouted from a man in an orange jumpsuit with a guitar slung on his back. Visibly frustrated at the scene before him, he began to ruffle his own hair as he continued his ranting. "Humanity? Morality? Who gives half a crock over that bollocks? If the birdie wants to start a fight then she'd best be prepared for the claws!" He looked up at Star Centurion and sneered. "And of course the BOY SCOUT shows up! Come on now, let chaos run free for once. Take a vacation or something!" Gripping his guitar tightly he smirked and readied himself to start shredding on his six-string. "Guess if ya want something, do it yourself, eh?" The moment he played the first chord the thrumming noise caused electronics to falter and bones to quiver. "LET THE SOUND OF CHAOS FLOW!"

"NGH!" He reeled from the hypersonic wave, the force field fizzling out as his suit began to warp and ripple, blue energy sparking outward. *WARN-N-NING! son-sonic disruption-uption-tion active* Comp-comp-ompen-sssssa He dropped to one knee, feeling the thrusting pulse through his body like a jackhammer...a base pounding that wouldn't quit... Until it suddenly did. Compensation parameters complete, full function restored It wasn't the best tech in the universe for nothing. "Now for the drum solo." A massive hard-light drum construct suddenly appeared, flying towards his punk rock assailant.

"Ah bugger..." Was all he could say before the drums struck his torso. He fell back, but quickly activated his guitar to act as a hover board. Reorienting himself he glared at the assailant, slowly allowing a crooked smile to form. "That all you got ya Tosser? I've had harder knocks from my Gran!" With no hesitation he made a direct course for Star Centurion and queued the next chord, letting it screech louder than before. The sheer electrical power coursed around him and arced along his skin leaving no char or even a sign of a burn. "Hope you got more of a fight in you than the Coppers usually do!"

Rosalina looked at Ben frowning "We will talk about this later." She turned around to see some kind of madman with a guitar fighting against the armored man that was between Ben and her before. Why was he there with a guitar? Her question was answered relatively fast after seeing his devistating attack to this armored man. Whatever this guitarist was, he was strong. And she was angry too, it was really time to relax herself with a good fight. She stood next to Star Centurion lifted him up from his arms and turned to Punk Rocket. "Hey! You fucking Slash wannabe! Get lost before push the guitar of yours in your ass!" Her whole body was shining now, she turned to Star Centurion and asked. "Are you allright?"

"S-Slash?! You daft toss pot! The Name's Punk. Punk Rocket." He ground to a halt and grabbed his guitar near the head and swung it down like and axe toward Star Centurion. "Besides, this fight is between me and the boy scout! Bugger off if you'd be so kind!" During the swing he channeled the sound waves to encase the body of the guitar, adding a measure to combat the hardware that his foe wore. His smile was widened and almost psychotically so.

Rosalina opened her eyes wide in shock. "You... you don't know who Slash is??" She started to count her songs with her fingers. "Anastasia, Sweet Child O'Mine, Civil War, November Rain and much more!" She opened her arms to side. "Jesus Christ and do you call yourself a guitarist!? He's the god of guitar man! How do you not even!?" She signed him to go away with her hand. "Just go away and listen to those, then come back. My spotify account is ID: [email protected] Password: ghetsisdidnothingwrong Go listen to those songs! Maybe you can get some culture and change your dumbass name into something better." She turned to Star Centurion "What's your name by the way? You showed up from nothing!"

For a moment he considers knocking her out as well but, Ben knew it wouldn't end well when she woke up. Looking over at the two newest arrival he transforms into a small white creature before going ultimate for the second time today transforming into a large blue robotic looking alien that reverberates with sound "You want to play with noise huh. I can work with that."

Looking towards Rosalina he sighs "The fate of more then humanity huh? Let me tell you that it wouldn't be the first time. I have literally rebuilt my universe after it was destroyed with one of my aliens who is a god. There isn't any reason to be as rash as you are. Keep that in mind."

Rosalina turned to Ben and gave him an annoyed look. Him rebuilding his universe back would be pretty impressive, if he didn't just use one of his aliens who is a god for it. Still respectable in grand scheme of everything, he just didn't know who he was fucking with. And Rosalina had no intention to tell who she was. She didn't trust that Ben could handle it. "Live what I lived, see what I saw, die on the hands of the devil. You will see the world is more than black and white."

Considering who and what he had fought before nothing seemed outlandish to Ben anymore. He laughed slightly making a small joke before turning back to the new punk guy. "Tell ya what. After this we can compare cause I think I might have gone through a bit more then you expect."

"Star Centurion of Zone DC71940. I was notified of the energy spikes and general commotion in the area..." He held up his StarLyte, "And came to investigate. I can move really REALLY fast if I need to." "Not familiar with Guns N' Roses?" He said to Punk Rocket, "How about the Lemon Pipers? Listen while I play...my green tambourine!" raising his arm, a green hardlight construct of a tambourine formed around the arcing guitarist, along with a pair of hand constructs that shook and beat on the tambourine rhythmically.

Rosalina cheered up and started to sing as Star started to play. "Drop your silver in my tambourine Help a poor man build a pretty dream Give me pennies, I'll take anything Now listen while I play My green tambourine" She then raised his arm to high five with Star. Turned to Punk Rocket, showed Star with her head and said. "See! This guy knows what I mean! Now get lost before we hurt you physically as well!"

Hearing this Ben palm slaps his forehead. Why was this girl so bipolar. He choose to focus on the guitar player for the moment as he seemed to be the biggest threat.

A vein popped on his forehead. He heard each person and his anger swelled. He knew who they were but to be referred to them pissed him off. His grip tightened on his guitar and he swung it wildly about. "I am not some imitation! I am the voice of chaos!"

Rosalina stepped back to avoid Punk's attacks then she turned to Ben and said "Ben you said you're good against noises heh? Let's end this before he deals real damage to around."

"Sounds like a plan to me. Let's end this quickly we need to find out who or what that cyborg from earlier was here for." Ben detaches two discs attached to his arms and throws them towards the rocker where they begin to blast stone cracking high pitched noise concentrated to just around the villain.

Sinestro was roaming around the world as usual. Even though he had high duties on space around the galaxy, he had his word for Erkha. Erkha helped him eliminate other lanterns in exchange for his unending obedience, even though at first he didn't believe him Erkha gave him an incredible domination and will power. Him also being an ex green lantern also helped. Now he was able to use simultaneously green and yellow lanterns and rings at the same time. His powers were doubled. Nowadays every few hours of every day of the week he scoured around the world for few hours, looking for the woman Erkha told him. Though over the years the duty felt less and less meaningless, he was gratefeul and loyal to Erkha. Even though he knew he won't find a woman like that he still flew around the world, until today. He felt a great power disturbance and rushed through in some kind of alley. There was a woman shining in light blue with blonde hair and her eye was covering one of her face. It was the enemy Erkha was talking about! He was accompanied with Ben as well, that bastard has got in his way a lot of times already. He raised his arms, shot the green light to choke Rosalina on a wall and shot the yellow light into Ben's brain, starting to torment him in his fears. Freeing Punk from Ben's attack. (edited)

Trying to breathe and push the green light away from herself. "You bastard what is this power!? Let fucking go!"

Right before Sinestro's blast hit his mind he saw him floating in the air when suddenly a wave of fear rolled through this would have been bad enough in a fight. Then an image of Vilgax charging at him with a Hybreed coming from the side almost had Ben going over the edge and transforming into humungousaur way big which would have killed anyone around him. However this wasn't the first time Ben had been controlled. Feeling his wrist he slams down on the omnitix with a single though "Chromostone! Thankfully with this form energy is absorbed and doesn't affect me and that's that ring is. Pure energy. Looks like your out of luck!"

Smiled sinisterly, Ben felt right in his trap. "You used your watch, didn't you? You evaded to face your fears. But no being can escape from their biggest fear, you will fear Ben!" Sinestro's yellow light started to shine on Ben's watch.

As the omnitrix began to glow he felt similar to what happened 20 years ago when Ghost Freak had escaped and gained sentience, it had turned into a fight for survival. I painful searing came form his chest and caused him to fall to his knees as aliens started to pour out of the watch. "NO! Omnitrix voice command 001 Emergency shut-down. Voice override 0957!." The omnitrix immediately shut off with only 4 or 5 personality's running away. He would have to check the watch later but, for now he had to get rid of Sinestro. Powering on the Omnitrix he transforming into chromostone once again and sends Sinestro's stored energy back at him combined with Ben's power in a massive blast before falling on his back unconscious and reverting into his own body

Got thrown back with immense energy and crashed to a wall.

Ran towards Ben to check if he was dead. He mustn't die, she needed him after all. While Sinestro got up she checked Ben to see he's still breathing. He stood in front of Ben's unconscious to guard him any further from damage. Then she got up frowning at Sinestro "I dont know who you are but you will pay for that!"

Cleared the dust on himself, looked at Rosalina. He was clearly damaged from his last battle. "You don't seem as dangerous as our Lord have foretold! I will end you two now! I am the supreme lantern!"

Her body started to shine as she made a punch with her hand. "Bring it on you piss colored freak!"

Smiled in victory, he already got more than what he bargained for. His Lord would be satisfied after capturing Ben's aliens after all. Killing Rosalina would be the cherry on top of the cake. He created an anvil above Rosalina and put it on Rosalina. "Your fear makes me powerful Rosalina. You have a deep trauma in yourself, you have great fears. My Lord was right about you, but it will end here and now!"

As she was crashed under the anvil, she felt like her skull was crashing and her jaw was breaking apart. When she is in dire situations like this, a loved one of her would come to rescue but there was no loved one around... yet her hope remained. Her blue light shined brighter, countering Sinestro's yellow light. She got up with her eye shining blue. "I have fears Sinestro, but I also have hope!"

Sinestro was devistated by this woman's hope power. Blue light countered yellow's one unfortunatly and the hit he got from Ben previously didn't help either. He realized best move he could do for now is to retreat. He shot the part of the wall to fall on Ben. And fled with some yellow rings that had Ben's aliens inside afterwards.

Seeing where Sinestro was attacking, she could react to gravels falling on Ben by blasting them. She still had no idea that she was a blue lantern user. She then picked scarred Ben to a hospital.

It was a quiet night in the red hook district of Brooklyn, New York, but it wouldn't be that way for long. Several explosion had been heard around the city during the night and they were getting closer and closer to Brooklyn. X had suited up in the beginning of the events, and stayed vigilant, protecting his side of the world. The streets of Brooklyn were hostile at time, but this was his world, his neighborhood, and nothing would mess with that. However, what he saw was nothing something to fight, no... It was someone who needed help. As he stood on the edge of large building, the building being the Maimonides Medical Center, X's... well Beau's former hospital, he would watch as an alien would fly by the building, almost at incredible speeds. Dawned in a yellow jumpsuit with a yellow glow following them, he would quickly find that he was not matched for anything of that sort and let them fly away as quickly as they had come in. However, he would not be able to resist the issues below... Stomping through the streets of a nearby alley was a group of larger thugs. They had a young lady cornered in the alley, no clue what they wanted from her, but he had no intention of letting them find out. He would quickly jump from the ledge, gliding a little under the force of his own hands before landing softly behind them as to not alert them. "Stop, please..." she said with a fear in her voice, "I don't have anything on me... I just got off work." The scrubs had looked familiar, something from the scrub machine inside the hospital, but X would finally speak, "Crazy running into a group of idiots here, your trip to the hospital will be short at least..." As they would turn around, a clap from X's hand would send all three of them into a chain link fence behind the woman, them all falling onto their heads, the woman standing and sprinting off before X could say anything, "Not even a thank you..."

The woman and the thugs were nothing more than a bait for X to come open. Carol fleed away from the scene to change her outfit into her fighting one. Moments after she came back, clapping her hands. "Nicely done Mr X! Or do you wish to be called something else? You are really everything I have heard but I think you're holding yourself back. Let's see who really there under the mask. I dont think I need to unmask you to get to know you, when..." Her body started to shine and she started to slowly walk through the man. She raised her arm. "... your moves can tell me who you really are!" She launched a powerful uppercut on the hero. (edited)

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"What the fuck...?" X would just sit back, letting this person, thing, entity, whatever begin their monologue as he would look at them, head tilted to the side in confusion, but the eyes under the mask studying them intently, watching for their next move. As she stepped closer, the woman in the scrub, at this point a disguise is seen. He can't help but smirk under the mask as she launches an attack at him, one that catches him off guard, launching him into the air slightly and onto his ass. He lands hard, but is quick to move from the prone position, launching a sweep towards the leg of the assailant.

X's swift sweep lands on Carol's legs perfectly and she slams to the ground to get up swiftly by levitating, landing on the ground. She smirked and jumped to the wall, giving herself a momentum to launch a smashing to the ground where X is standing on.

As the ground would rumble beneath him, he would quickly move from the standing spot, using the narrow alleyway to jump to the side of the building. Using his momentum, his right foot would spring off the wall and would aim for the flushness of her jawline.

Cap: The kick landed on Carol jaw and damn it hurted. With X's kick momentum she used, she grabbed his body and locked his head under her armput to smash it to the wall behind her back. (edited)

His head would connect solidly with the brick wall and his head would rattle, things were beginning to become very blurry and he knew that he needed to get out of there right now. He would slip his head from under her grip with some effort, pushing her with his powers back and away from him.

Was still sitting with Ben in the cafe when she was struck with a spine shock. Like something so close to her was near to her, a similar energy to her one. It can't be! She died! She saw with her face! Her light skin turned to pale white in an instant. Her voice was trembling. "Ben... Ben I need to... go!" Her body was shaking while she talked.

Caught weakened X from his collar easily and smiled in an evil way. "Not bad son. My Lord Erkha could use someone like you. Join his side and you will be greatly rewarded."

Flying as fast as she could, she even heard Carol's voice. Her eyes were in tears, it was really her! She was talking about Erkha, how? She didn't care, freed X from Carol's hand and slammed herself and Carol to the ground. Starting to kiss her from her lips.

Pushed Rosalina from herself and fisted her mouth from above to ground. Smashing Rosalina to the ground.

Got up from the ground barely standing up. Her voice and face was cryful. "Carol... why?"

Frowned at Rosalina. "You are a danger to multiverse, Rosalina. I see it now. You will die for the greater good!"

Stepped back a few steps next to X. She didn't know who he was still but she asked to X. "I assume you two were fighting? Let's take her down but no killing. I want her alive." She wiped the tear from her eye. Seeing Carol couldn't be this wonderful yet this devistating

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X took the moment that he was freed from the grasp of whatever this lady was to stand and gather his senses. He definitely has a concession, something is wrong with him right now, but as his eyes focused, the blur still do them, he noticed the woman in front of him. As blond as the other woman, he couldn't help but see a familiar nature between the two. He looked at her and with a shake in his voice, "Oh, I am gonna kill her..." He launched forward, the propulsion from his force pushing from behind him as he speared the woman in front with the lightning logo. Pushing forward, he would run her directly into the side of a passing bus, sending glass and metal shards flying through the air as the two them fly through the middle of it.

Her breathing got loose for a second with the impact. As the glass shards cut through her body, she empowered her momentum to crash backside of the bus even harder. Bus and people inside turned 180 degrees. Now the front side of the bus was coming through X fastly.

Trying to catch up to them she shouted "No! Stop! Carol!"

X would quickly move away from the attack, the middle of the bus almost immediately up in the air as he would use his force to push through the side of the bus with a crash. He would quickly clap his hands in the direction of this woman named Carol now, pushing all objects around her in the opposite direction.

Carol rose above the ground to avoid the attack, she accelerated herself to X's direction to slam him to the ground with her fist ahead.

Got between X and Carol, held Carol's fist and stopped her attack. Her eyes were still in tears. "Carol STOP! Whatever he told you isn't true! Don't you know how he is manipulating you? Didn't he do it before to Doom? Please..." She put Carol's hand to her face. "... don't do this. Not to me." (edited)

"What are you talking about!? Get lost you whore!" She made a fist with her hand that was on Rosalina's cheek and punched her to X's direction.

Has he felt the bottom of the unknown woman slam into his, he could only ride it out as he slammed into the ground with a thud. Feeling the impact in his bones, he would look up at them with both is a confused look under the mask. He didn't know what was going on, but he needed to get out of her to fight another day. With a solid clap to the ground on both sides, he sent ripples of force around him and into the air, shooting the two of them in an upwards direction. As they were off of him, he would shoot out from under them with another propulsion and out of the area.

Used the momentum of X's ripple to fly high to a safe distance. Shouted at X "This is your last chance X! Next time, I won't be here to try you!" Then she flew to a safe distance with a slight look at Rosalina.

On her knees she looked at Carol one last time before she left the atmosphere. Even her flight looked like she was a beautiful star painting the sky, maybe the most gorgeous one. Her last whispers were "Carol, no..." before she started crying on her knees, on the ground. Eventually getting up, getting ready to leave.

She turned around to check X, Carol seemed to be knowing him somehow. That means X probably knows Carol too. "Is your name X? How do you know Carol?"

Seeing Rasalina like that it was immediately obvious to Ben that something wasn't right. He hadn't used ultimate Ben yet so this time when he transformed his physical shape didn't change but, he took off anyway with jetray's ability's fully at hand. He flew after her and landed next to what looked like a fight with what looked like a another women with the same abilities as Rosalina seeing that she was flying "Well looks like I'm late to the party."

Rosalina's sadness turned into hatred. She wasn't crying anymore, she knew what happened and how Erkha hit her on below the waist. He really wasn't the one to be respected or the one to respect anyone. Even as an enemy, he was a monster who used everything he can to reach his goal. There was no line, no stop signs for him. Rosalina turned to Ben. Her sorrowed face left to the crazy, evil smiling face instead. Her body started to shine. "No, Ben. The party has just began. The world we're living is so fragile, yet some individuals with special abilities rise as a champion. To do what is right, what is justified. We must find those people, make them fight for what is right. Make them a Champion of Justice! But I really don't know around, you know who can help us?"

Something was wrong here and Ben knew it but at least this time she didn't seem homicidal like last time so he responded with a smile. "A nice speech. Yeah I know some people and I can get them on call pretty quick. I can have em rally up with us as soon as we touch back down but uh, you mind if you stop glowing? It's a bit hard on the eyes."

As the pair are speaking with eachother, a new figure emerges, a short, young girl, clad in a dark purple dress that flowed about as she flew on her broomstick. She comes to Ben in particular before she roots in a decently sized bag at her side, taking out a stack of paper letters and moving to hand them over to her. "Letters for mister..." she looks at one of the envelopes again "..Tennyson? The locals tell me that's you..." Despite the portable radio tied to the end of her broom playing some old doo-wop, her high-pitched and fairly happy tone is not at all difficult to hear.

"A letter? Who uses letters in this years still? I thought people abondoned letters all along! No offense." Rosalina wasnt shining anymore.

The girl turns to Rosalina after handing the letters (presumably fan-mail), still smiling as she responds. "Plenty of people insist back in Koriko. They like the tradition, and they often have me deliver it rather than post. I tend to get there first." She says with a proud expression on her.

"Must be tiring flying around all the time under low oxygen for hours and hours. Trust me, I know how it feels. Though, if you can fly freely. Why did you choose to be mailer when you can be more?" She asked with her hand on her chin, wondering.

The girl looks puzzled about the question. She's about to begin an answer before a black cat emerges from the bag and meows in what is clearly an annoyed tone, causing her to look to the cat and outright speak to him. "Jiji, we had lunch not even an hour ago." The cat recedes back into the bag as she turns back to Rosalina to properly answer in earnest. "Well, I was 13 when I started my journey of self discovery. When I left home that night, the only skill I had was flying so I decided I'd use that to help deliver packages around town." The air of pride is quick to return. "Kiki's high-flying delivery service. It's still my main source of pocket money, and it brings business to the Gütiokipänjä Bakery."

This girl wasn't anyone Ben had ever seen so he was slightly curious about the whole thing. Also no one ever sent him letters. Gwen always decided to use magic and Kevin just called him. A confused tone comes from him when he answers. "Uh, sorry for seeming surprised about all this. I am Tennyson and who did I get a letter from? Also who are you?"

The girl turns back to ben, looking quite happy to introduce herself. "My name's Kiki. Koriko's resident witch, and high-flying delivery girl. Names are on the letters, but by my guess, it's fan mail. I think I read about you in one of the newspapers and..." she thinks for a brief moment "Would you happen to be related at all to a Gwendolyn Tennyson?" She asks in her thick Danish accent.

Taking the letter she had presented he glances at the names not recognizing any of them and putting them in his back pocket for the moment. He would have to find time to go through them later. "Yeah she is my cousin actually. If you know her I'm surprised I haven't heard of you from her before she normally mentions stuff like this so you kind of just caught me off guard. How do you know her?"

"Oh, my mother mentioned her a few times when I visited for further magic training. Talked a lot about how she made spellcasting easier... I'll admit I didn't pay the most attention." She gives an awkward smile after mentioning that. "Mom did say she was one of the more powerful sorcerers of her time."

Well she wasn't wrong there, she had even managed to teach Ben a couple of things to the point he could use basic Mana spells. "That's fair enough, I fell asleep enough to annoy her all the time. Always happy to meet a friend or student of Red's so introductions out of the way, It's nice to meet you. You seemed to know Ms. uhhh" Turning back to Rosalina he relized he never actually asked her name. Weird for him. "Actually I don't think I ever asked your name. Odd to ask know but, seems as good a time as any."

"Wait a second. So do you fly thanks to your stick or because of your magical powers? If you have magical powers what else can you do other than flying?" Rosalina looked at Kiki's broomstick.

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Turned to Ben. "She already told so, Kiki wasnt it?"

"No your name."

"I fly with my magic. I... can fly without the broom, but I like using it. And it makes carrying the heavy packages easier." She says in answering Rosalina's question. Indeed, her broomstick was a perfectly normal, if fairly new, wooden broom that could be used in the normal fashion if one needed.

"Ah really? Well, my name is Rosalina Starborn: a psycho, saviour, witch, sexy, alien. Whatever you prefer to call. At your service." She bowed to joke. Then then turned to Kiki. "Hmmm I see. So you can do, simply this?" Her body started to shine as she levitated. "Didnt you ever wonder what else can you do with your magic though?"

Kiki has a thinking expression about her as she goes over the magic in her head, her cat Jiji does show himself again, meowing in a questioning tone toward Kiki. "But I don't even know the full extent of what I can cast." The cat meows again in a dissatisfied tone, leading to Kiki sighing. "I know it doesn't look good to still be 'in-training'." Jiji meows again as he then jumps onto Kiki's broom and lays down in catlike fashion. "Well, I've been getting better at Abjuration and Transmutation. The shields I make rarely break, and I can reliably do the 'wine to water' trick at parties." She says to Rosalina, the awkward smile returning alongside a giggle at the mention of wine-to-water.

Rosalina chuckled "Water to wine huh? God forbid you'd end up some kind of christ to us! We already have a god pretender in our hands, let's not add a prophetess to it allright?" "Though, if Im being frank I have no idea what's an abjuration spell. I have some tricks under my sleeve but by no means Im a magician. Lets say, I use the energy differently. Also isn't carrying a cat with you while flying is a bit dangerous? Cats being fine after falling from the sky isn't real you know." She looked at Kiki's bag. (edited)

"Well that isn't fair. Red said she didn't know any spells like that. Wish I coulda learned that. Either way though, I gotta get going back to Headquarters and see if anything concerning is going on. I need to talk to Gwen and Kevin while I am there. I will see if I can convince them to help us out Rosalina. I'll see you later alright stop by if you need my help in the meantime. It's in the middle of the city." Ben turns and waves to both Kiki and Rosalina "It was good to meet you Kiki hope we see each other again."

Rosalina looked at Ben confused. "Ben wait! How are you gonna find me again? It isn't like I carry a phone with me you know."

"Jiji always flies with me, he's my familiar. He knows to brace himself whenever I'm flying, whether it's on me or the cargo." The bag Kiki had with her didn't have much other than packages, letters, a few wrapped baked goods, and one change of clothes. Clearly, she didn't intend to stay long.

"Don't worry about that. The omnitrix already recognized that you have alien or non-human DNA so I can find you just by tracking that signature down. If you need me just go to Bellwood, the town we were just in, and track down the big tower in the center of town. The guys at the front will let you in with no problems." Turning around he laughs "But with all the problems going on I don't think it will be that hard to find someone who can't go 5 minutes without a fight. Gotta go see you guys around." Taking off with jetray's power still active Ben leaves to go to Bellwood.

"Did omnitrix capture my DNA? On which level? Will they work on that or just use it to find where I am? What if those toilet fuckers check my DNA without Ben knowing? Jesus Ben! Fucking privacy, didn't you hear that!? He really really wants me to kill him doesn't he!? If they were to solve my DNA, if Ben could have the power of what I have. I can't risk him to scour around the multiverse. One multiversal crime maniac on my hand is enough, with two god fucking help me!" She took a deep breath. "In worst case, I will have to incinerate everything they have. Can't leave even the slighest chance. Even though Ben seems to be one of the good guys." She though to herself. Then she turned to Kiki after Ben left. Even though she was smiling it was painfully obvious she was stressed about something after Ben left. "So Kiki... wanna have a bit chat while you give those mails to their expectors?"

Kiki looks a bit puzzled at that before answering. "Sure. I can answer some questions while flying." She starts to take up to the skies, though going slower than she was previously to allow Rosalina to follow her and converse. Another help with that is the fact that Kiki appears to be getting to her addressees using a physical paper map, though she can at least tell direction without a compass, so points for that. "So, what do you want to know?"

Rosalina was feeling uneasy with Kiki's flight speed. But if this is the fastest she could fly, she should just fly in Kiki's way she assumed. She looked at Kiki checking the map. "Wait, don't you use GPS for locations? What if they demolish a building or change a market's position then what do you do? I can ask Ben to get you one probably!" She was trying to help the girl somehow to get to know her.

Kiki shakes her head at that as she finds her destination and puts the map away. "I tried that once, turns out they don't work too well up high on a broomstick." She starts flying toward one of the hotel type buildings. "Speed and altitude whenever I leave Koriko make things difficult for them." Rather than going to the door, she goes to a specific window, handing the package to the person inside.

After they flew away Rosalina asked. "Don't people look at you weirdly, get surprised or scared? I mean you literally fly! I normally avoid using my super powers unless it's really necessary to not scare others for example. Almost no human can do that you know, and none of the messangers I knew for sure. Not that I know much." She chuckled.

Kiki shakes her head again, looking puzzled as well. "Um, no? Witches are pretty normal where I'm from, even if there are fewer of us, and they trust me to deliver everything on time." She's quick to take another package to a different recipient. "And I did save some people in the past, so I think Koriko likes me at least."

Rosalina couldnt sense a dark magic or death magic from this woman. Whatever her magic was coming from, it wasn't something bad. She was really a simple witch who could fly. Though she would stand no chance against Erkha like this, maybe Rosalina could help her grow somehow. A trustful ally that she and Ben could count on the battlefield. "Ohhh how did you save others? Did you use another type of magic?"

"Well, the first time was simple, just catching a boy out of the air when he fell from a crashing airship. Then there was a time I stopped a mugging, I made a strange bubble around the mugger that he couldn't get out of. Then there was the time a circus ran amok in the town and I had to calm the animals down." She manages to rattle off those events as she delivers the various letters and packages. Some of the recipients are clearly surprised to receive paper letters, this city being what it is.

Rosalina brought another cigar from her inside pocket and lit it with her finger. After taking a breath from it she spoke. "Interesting. A strange bubble around someone huh? I wonder how did you materialize the bubble around the guy. Would you mind showing me how you did it? It might be a great addition if we can figure out how."

Kiki thinks a bit on that as she delivers the last of the packages, one she's been using her magic to keep refrigerated. She manages to come up with an answer regardless. "While words and hand gestures were part of it, it more seems to come from my mind. I will something to be made and, depending on how much of myself I focus into it, it happens in some degree." She decides to demonstrate that by waving her hand toward the cigar and saying something quietly in what sounds like Polish, putting the cigar out.

Rosalina looked at the cigar that wasn't lighted anymore. Though the effect was obvious, the reason wasn't. She lighted the cigar back and took another breath from it. It's been a while since she smoked twice a day, to be honest she doesnt even remembered if she ever saw one of her lovers alive and on another universe. Eh, she could give it a pass for today. Unfortunatly those cigars were unique in whole multiverse as she knew, because Erkha ended the one she bought those from. Better use it wisely. "Interesting. So you can manipulate energy? Is that how you fly? Or do you bend elements and just put my cigar out that way?"

Kiki looks a bit floundered by the question. "I... don't entirely know. I know it's not 'bending', I've seen a tourist do that once and that's different. Magic though is something I just... do." Jiji meows in what almost sounds like a sarcastic tone, leading to Kiki responding in frustration. "You know that's not how it works!"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. I just wanted to learn how it works. If you're gonna get angry about it, I won't ask."

Kiki looks flustered as she looks back to Rosalina. "Sorry about that, Jiji just has some of the worst things to say sometimes." The cat in question simply shakes his head.

"Oh, I see! You can communicate with animals! Jiji is your cat in your bag I assume. You surely have unique abilities. I wonder what they're all connected to, since they all seems to be unique. Maybe if you improve your abilities, you can be much more than a mailman. No offense." She took another breath from her cigar and puffed the smoke away. "Let's say, in theory. How much would you care or willing to sacrifice, if I say the world is in danger?" She stopped instantly as she finished her words. Looking at Kiki's eyes.

Kiki looks surprised at the question, clearly a prospect she's bever thought about before. This is made more evident as she stutters out her answer. "Well, I um, I would care quite a lot if it came to that. I live on the world, everyone I care about lives on it, So if it came to that... I'd sacrificem... a lot." She does look slightly scared even at her own answer, the prospect of death isn't exactly a thrilling one.

The wind was blowing in front of Rosalina's face while she was levitating in the air with Kiki, her hair was waving with the rush of the air moving between the hair strands. Sky was rather silent, the only thing that interfered the silence was duo's words and the sound of the wind. Rosalina took another breath from her cigar and let go. Her cheerful, wondering expression was left to more of a serious one. She frowned like she was trying to figure out something as she took another breath from her cigar. The purple smoke flew away from her mouth as she spoke. "You do say those words, but how well your actions support those words when you're obliged? If I tell you the theory was in fact reality. Would you be scared and run away or would you stay and face your probable demise?" She took another breath from her cigar, waiting for Kiki's answer. (edited)

The scared expression remains, makes sense considering her youth and life experience to this point. A meow from Jiji is heard before Kiki manages to mostly steel her resolve. "If the world was in danger, I would stay and help. Someone has to." While her times facing the possibility of death were on a much smaller scale than what Rosalina was pitching, she still had that experience motivating her, on top of whatever it was that Jiji said to her.

Rosalina listened to her carefully and slowly approached near her. The cigar on her hand got put out in her finger because it wasnt smoked for minutes. Before she started to talk, she put the cigar back to it's small metal box next to others. "Look, you don't need to play the selfless hero, especially to me. I know what fear is and what death is. And trust me they're things that stinks and stings into your soul. Anyone who's blindly brave in battles, who jump to action are the weakest ones. A real fighter acknowledges her weaknesses, fears and acts wisely around them. You are not forced to save the world, neither you have the duty to carry the world on your back. Now think about it, forget what the cat says to you. You must be an individual human of your own, not someone who's guided by a feline. In your soul and in your heart, do you see the higher purpose or do you see a simple witch that has a simple life?"

Kiki actively thinks about that, not doing greatly at coming up with an answer. Jiji, for his part, does leave Kiki alone to do her thinking, ambling around as a cat tends to do. She does manage to come to a conclusion. "Well, I am a simple witch, but I have been thinking about being more than just the delivery girl. I love doing it, I just want to do more."

Rosalina put her hand in her chin, thinking. She wasn't a good wizard but she knew a bit or two about magic and she was an expert on how to manipulate the energy. Magic was an energy as much as her star energy, what could go wrong? "Allright, I think I can help you with it. If it's what you want. If we work together, I can at least help you through on the baby steps of using magic. Though after some time, you will surpass me. Still, to that part I can help you with it. Maybe we can head to somewhere where you feel safer and more comfortable. Like your home for example? After we let Ben know we're leaving of course."

"That sounds good. And we might be able to find another witch who can help us too." Jiji meows with a roll of his eyes, leading to Kiki shaking her head. "You're no help, Jiji." It was almost like a sibling dynamic between those two.

Runs around the city stoping crimes as she goes along the city streets and buildings. she stops and rests on a roof a while and looks around for a good view and she notices 2 women talking to each other in weird costumes and she runs over there to see whats going on. "Hello" she says as kind as possible a little weirded out by there costumes. "Who are you two super villains or super heros?"

Kiki perks up at the new voice and turns about on her broomstick to look at the new lady, her typically happy expression returning in full force. "Hello there. I'm... not a superhero... yet. Right now I'm just Koriko's resident witch."

confused looking at them "ok so your not a super hero yet but your a witch?" She is confused a little "but magic doesn't exist thats just a fairy tale isn't it?"

Kiki shares a lighthearted laugh at that, flying closer to the new lady. "Well, I'm here, I fly to deliver packages, and I've been learning some spells from my mom." Her cat looks up at the lady and meows, leading Kiki to gasp as the thought comes to her now. "You're right Jiji, we haven't gotten your name yet. Mine's Kiki."

She looks at the broom to see any trickery like thrusters or turbines."Oh my name is Stacy" looking at the cat "did you just speak cat?" "Iam i a sleep?" She slaps herself in the face "nope definitely not a dream"

The broomstick Kiki is on looks to be exactly that, a perfectly normal, wooden broomstick. "Yeah, talking to animals is one of the simplest applications of magic a witch can learn." Jiji meows again, to which Kiki responds to him. "No, it did not take that long."

"how do i know your really talking to the cat named jiji? Not making it up in your head every time the cat meows?" Looking at the cat closely

"Well, it's not something that can be taught unless you have a magical aura, so... really, you kind of don't." Jiji meows morosely as Stacy looks over him, to which Kiki chastises him again. "She's not dumb! Maybe she just comes from somewhere where magic is less common. Not every town has a witch."

"what about i whisper to the cat and see if jiji tells you what i said?" She begins to whisper into the cats ear "Magic is never been real" and looks closely at the cat and kiki

Jiji meows at Kiki again, who looks dumbfounded at the words. "I know magic isn't exactly common outside of some villages, but I know that it is real." Her thick Danish accent shows once again.

" sorry about what i said i was trying to think of something unique that wouldn't be expected" "ok i sorta believe magic is real now" "so what are you doing here in the city?"

"I had to deliver some things from Koriko over here. Letters, packages, and some of the baked goods from Gütiokipänjä, usual things for my delivery service."

"ok so if you and jiji not going to cause any problems iam should be going now" i hand you my contact information "if you need anything bye" i hear a siren and rush off to the crime very quickly

Rosalina looked confused about the lady just appeared and disappeared out of nowhere. She seemed to have the power of superspeed so far she could tell. She looked at Kiki saying. "Well, this was awkward. She looked like a strong gal, I could've asked him to join the team or at least meet Ben. Welp... Ben told me I could see him over here." She approached the door asking to see Ben.

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The door opens and after a moment at the end of the hall Ben steps out of the Elavator. "Oh hey Roasalina hope you're doing alright. Sorry I had to leave so suddenly but, I had to check up on a call that was urgent. Something happen that you need my help with?"

Rosalina thought to herself. "Man when will this motherfucker get my name right? He consistently says it wrong every time, even a wrong clock shows the time correct twice a day for fuck's sake." She held her hand for Ben to shake. "Kiki and I will be away to some other country that I can't remember the name. Let's see what she's really made of, maybe she could be good addition to the team." She stopped for a second. "About team, how's your calls going? Any hopes?"

"Yeah actually Kevin is making some calls to the plumber's and Gwen is going to her grandmother, a couple hundred year old Anodite with quite a bit of experience. I got some trouble though so I can't come with you something big is happening right now."

Rosalina raised an eyebrow. "Need my help? If it's something crucial, I can delay Kiki's training. You know, especially nowadays we can't be careful enough."

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Then she turned to Kiki to explain the situation. "Not actual plumbers, some kind of galactic police force. Dont ask me why they call themselves plumbers tho." She chuckled.

"Ah maybe, tell me have you ever heard of Vilgax? If not then this is just a really bad villain to you."

Rosalina acted like she was thinking but since she was new to this universe obviously she didn't know. Though she couldn't tell Ben that she was an universe traveler, not to anyone else. "Doesn't ring a bell, what's it's powers?"

"Let's just say he has kicked my ass more then once. Plus unlike Sinestro I actually try with Vilgax. A while back he absorbed a trans dimensional god and before that conquered a couple dozen planets with no effort at all. He has no problems wiping out whole species if the mood strikes. I just found out he is on the move back to Earth so you can understand why I'm a bit stressed."

Rosalina looked at Ben, he was right to be in stress after all. What a transdimensional god means in terms of power was unknown for her but if Ben was stressing about it then it must be something serious. Though even if she helped Ben it would mean she had to let Kiki go. Precisely not she wanted, especially when they were low on people against Erkha. If she've known Erkha which she was bloody sure she did, he already gathered a great amount and variety of people around him already. Meanwhile on her side it was only Ben and herself. Odds weren't looking very good, she had no other chance to let Ben handle it. She took a deep breath, it was a hard choice for her as well. Especially losing Ben would mean immediate defeat for her. Eh, she could let this universe slide and rest a bit maybe. Not like her chances of defeating Erkha and his allies were high. "I see. I suppose plumbers are coming to help as well? Unfortunatly..." She stopped a bit before continuing, she was still doubting her choice. "...I better not come. I will have to train Kiki, see how strong we can get her as quick as possible. Vilgax is only a battle, if we can't find reliable allies we will lose the war against Erkha."

03:57

"Though, give me a phone or something. If you are the last one on the line and need my help as last resort, you can reach me."

Kiki, for her part, has at least temporarily returned to her home in Koriko. She had at least provided the phone number for her workplace, the Gütiokipänjä Bakery, such that Rosalina (among others) can contact her when the need arises.

Rosalina stole Ben's communicator just in case if he needs her on the battlefield. "Only call me on the most desperate situations allright? Not less, I must prepare to end the war. If it is possible that is." She looked at Ben last time slowly levitated away, eventually caught up to Kiki. "Hey Kiki, going somewhere?"

Kiki looks over at Rosalina with some surprise, though she continues her flight path. "I'm headed back to Koriko. I have a package to drop off there, and I have to tell Osono at the bakery that I'll be away for a while since, well, hero stuff doesn't stay in one village."

Rosalina nodded as they flew. She was wondering how far was that Koriko place from NY. Just in case she'd have to get there or Ben calls her for a reason. But she preferred to not word those concerns for Kiki to not worry. She'd require a strong focus to manipulate the magic energy around her after all. She shouldn't be distracted by anything. Not even the end of the world if that is. "Allright cool, then we heading to your place to check your magic?"

"That works, though we're going to be flying a while." Kiki is picking up some speed in her flying and is also climbing, and their heading becomes clear once they reach the coast, they're headed across the ocean to Europe.

Rosalina chuckled "Lady, I fly through galaxies. Quick tour around countries would be a breeze to me, nothing more!" She was going on par with Kiki's speed to catch a conversation with Kiki. She always flew alone, especially after Carol passed away. She wasn't ready to fly alone again. She decided to start a conversation while they were over the ocean. "How many times I've seen the ocean, it's still so majestic! There lives couple times more creatures under the sea yet some are still yet to be known to this day. Hell, maybe even some kind of aliens heh?" She was joking so she laughed.

Kiki laughed along, at least somewhat understanding the joke. Jiji, however, looks concerned at the prospect though can't voice it much due to having to focus on holding the broom. Kiki for her part does show to be an experienced flyer, taking advantage of the relevant high winds to make getting there easier.

Rosalina was intrigued how Kiki didn't continue the conversation. Though everyone had their style, not everyone was Carol after all. She knew it so well too, accepting it was hard. Especially after seeing her back alive with her eyes. She remained silent with an anger on her face and her fists tight, not saying a word. Following Kiki to her destination while her hair waved with the wind, the frowning in her eyes and eyebrows remained. She wanted to get this package delivery thing done to prepare Kiki for the eventual combat.

The time passes somewhat quickly, Kiki not really knowing what to say until she notices a particular change in the current below and the winds above. "We're close by." At that point, Kiki flies downward as she continues her course until the pair are able to actually see the town. It looked like a large city, at least as one would in the late 40s or early 50s, traditional European architecture and all. "Welcome to Koriko, Poland." She says pointing out one side of the town before gesturing over the other side of it. "And to Koriko, Germany."

Rosalina landed on the ground. This place reminded of her a long long time ago when she first obtained The Shining Blade. It had pretty similar architecture and the place felt quite similar too. Though, this kind of similarities weren't very welcome to her since she never could forget how the crown betrayed not only her but all the humans across the continent. Only for their son's sake and got the sword back from her. She was surprised with Kiki's explanation about this place. "Wait! What do you mean? Is this place German or Poland then?"

Kiki has a light giggle at that as she gives the simple explanation. "The town existed before the modern border, and now the border cuts it in half." She states while pointing out a painted white line near them, on one side saying 'Deutschland' and the other saying 'Polska'. "It took some getting used to for me, especially having to learn both languages."

Rosalina looked at the border where Kiki mentioned. Even though it seperated two countries, there wasn't any sign of physical border, any control or whatsoever. There was just a colorful line that shows the flags of the countries but that was pretty much all. She looked at it, it was pretty weird. What stopped a civilian from one side to pass to other side then? She asked curiously "Wait, so... what's stopping a person from passing to other side? This seems like an incredible lack of security isnt it? One could commit crimes on the other side and pass to this side, get away with everything."

"I don't know all the details, but there are a few treaties between Poland and Germany precisely to work those things out. So, despite the city being cut in half, there's only one mayor and one police force, all the street signs are bilingual, that kind of stuff." She then brings out a German and a Polish passport from inside her dress. "Of course, they're still trying to work the other details out, especially since the dissolving of the EU when mom was young."

"Hmmmm interesting, it must be weird for politics for sure. Though both cultures living together must be pretty fancy round' wouldnt it? 2 different languagaes, 2 different cultures, songs, traditions. Must be fun to be living around here. Oh about tradition, is there a special drink maybe special to this place? Alcoholic preferred if you dont mind." She raised an eyebrow wondering.

Kiki has to think on that a short beat. "Hm, I have to fly sober, but when I do drink, I prefer the traditional ciders in the Polish half of the city. Speaking of." Kiki does start to fly in towards the Polish half of Koriko. "I do need to get to the bakery." She's at least going much slower than when they were crossing the ocean.

"Well, you could've treated me one at least." She saw Kiki starting to fly, she followed her to the bakery. "Hmmm, do you have choco cookies there at least? I love those! Especially with a cold Black Russian!" She made a delighted voice just by remembering how it tastes.

"Gütiokipänjä has most of the baked goods one can think of, and if they don't already have it, Osono and Fukuo will most likely whip it up for you to order." She says with quite a smile as they come to the Bakery in question, which also has a sign within it advertising Kiki's Delivery Service, complete with a little statue of Kiki flying on her broom. Kiki enters and calls out to Osono in Polish, allowing Rosalina to see the lady in question as she comes to the counter and speaks with Kiki. Osono is a larger woman, though the way she carries the breadpans shows that size is more muscle.

"Eh no worries Kiki, I only like it when it's with a black russian or coffee liqueur. Choco chips on it's own ain't pulling my attention that much. Hopefully we don't have any more serving to do, do we?" She looked at Osono and her muscled body, licked her lips with an evil smile. She thought to herself "Maybe some other time Rosalina, maybe some other time."

Kiki and Osono talk a while in Polish, the tone indicating that Kiki was explaining the situation and Osono expressing an almost motherly understanding. Some more talk does cause the two to share a hearty laugh as a fairly musclebound man in baker's garb comes in with a pan of cakes in one hand and a child in the other, the child looks to be quite happy to see Kiki, leading to a brief sidetrack before the man goes to Osono's side and Kiki gets back to Rosalina. "Sorry about keeping you out of the loop but, well, neither of them speak English."

Rosalina pulled her eyes from Osono and looked at Kiki when she started to talk to her, she shrugged. "Eh, ain't the first time I encounter hear a language I dont know. Don't worry about it. Though your voice sounded happy. What's the occasion?"

"Kirito, Osono and Fukuo's child there, is showing an interest in baking, and the two of them are helping him where they can." Indeed, the six-year-old in question does seem to be asking the two many a question that they are trying to answer, though Fukuo does put a note on the Kiki's Delivery Service sign. "They understand that I'll have to be away for a while at least."

Rosalina smiled, the environment around her seemed rather friendly and happy. Something she wasn't really used to. The last family she had found her as a traitor, backstabbed her and made her suffer for years. After that she've never been comfortable around any type family. Even if they are happy, hell it does make it worse. She took a deep breath out of stress, it could be seen she was uncomfortable around here. "Mhmm I see. Shall we get going then?"

"Sure. I won't keep you here too long." She comes outside with Rosalina, some of the locals greeting Kiki as a familiar face to the town before she starts to fly again, this time towards the German half of the town. "My residence isn't too far away, well, for us anyway."

Rosalina nodded. "Sorry for rushing you out. I... don't have a good past with my family. Im not very comfortable around families at all, especially happy ones. Reminds me..." She took a breath "... of the stuff that happened in the past." She straightened her hair and continued as they flied. "Though it's been a while, I should be over with it at this point. Anyway, do you have more cats or is it just the one you carry with you?" She clearly forgot Kiki's cat's name.

"Well, there's Jiji's mate, Lilly, and they've had quite a few kittens together. We take care of a few, some have gone to other witches to be their familiars, though most ended up either in local shelters or being directly given to a loving family." Kiki states as they near the coast to what an American would consider a suburban neoghborhood. "Jiji's just the one I take with me sometimes. I don't always bring him though." She pets her cat as she says this.

Rosalina looked around the city as they flew together, she was worried about Ben. Though she didn't want to contact him. Talking to him would make the voices in her head more louder and nothing more good after all. Instead she tried to focus on what they're doing at the moment, hoping it will distract her somehow. "So where are we? And why are we here?"

They come to a house right near the coast, wherein Kiki lands and comes to the front of it before she answers. "This is where my boyfriend and I live." She says as she brings Rosalina inside. The interior is that of a traditional european house, though with far more magic implements and a lot of things associated with a gearhead. "I'll let him know you're here." She yells out to a name, Koppori specifically, and yells some things in German, to which a male voice yells back, leading Kiki to giggle. "He's in the garage, no doubt working on that Focke-Wulf 190." As that all happens, Jiji moves elsewhere, coming to a decent number of black kittens and fluffed up white kittens, alongside a lady cat of that fluffed up exterior, though clearly looking fairly old.

Rosalina had the urger to smoke another cigar since they entered the house. It wasn't about the place really, it was fashionable, cozy and looked pretty nice with unique details. She wasn't that good of an architect since her home in the space as a mess. Not in terms of her stuff around eveywhere but in terms of her stuff randomly around everywhere. She looked around trying to steal some ideas where she could use back at her home, if she could ever go back there. At this point she couldn't count how many years has it been since she've been to her home. Yet the idea of "home" was a non-real concept for her... for obvious reasons. "Wow! I really like your place! And you have... certainly a lot of cats. Cleaning their mess should be a pain in the ass!" She chuckled. Her cat allergic friends would hate here really. "He seems to be busy on the garage, let us go there and say hi to him there then I guess. Even though I like heartwarming and happy homes like this, my mind can't be distracted from what will happen you know. By the way, does he have magic as well?"

She shakes her head, still smiling as Jiji talks to his mate and the kittens act as kittens do. "No, he's an engineer and a pilot. Loves working on old and homemade aircraft. It's been a bit less steady since he entered the Heeresflieger- Err, the German School of Army Aviation, but we've made it work." Indeed, as they come to Kiki's room, they find some Luftwaffe paraphernalia and a German translated copy of The Last Ace Pilot, James Mitchell's autobiography.

Rosalina looked around the books around, some were in English and some were not. Eh, it was another country after all, it was normal. She was postponing the idea of making a multiversal translator that gets the input straight from the target's brain to translate into English. So far she knew English, Kra'uthra and a little bit of Macedonian. She wasn't very fluent on Macedonian anymore though, since it's been... so long. "Homemade aircraft huh? Is someone jealous at you being able to fly maybe?" She joked with a smug on her face. "I wonder though, did you always have your magic powers or did something happened to you, maybe some kind of radiation?" She raised an eyebrow.

Kiki giggles at the first question, easily getting the joke, though she answers the next one in short order as she grabs some of the few books on magic she actually had. "I've always had my magic, comes from my mom's side of the family. She's the resident witch of my old hometown in Denmark." As they speak, a boy comes to the room, short strawberry blond hair clad in a red and white striped shirt and blue jeans and wearing decently thick glasses, though with splotches of what appeared to be either oil or engine grease on him. He starts asking something in German before seeing Rosalina and asking something else, to which Kiki responds to him. "Ja, sie ist auch eine Hexe. Sie spricht Deutsch nicht." The boy nods as he slowly starts to, by some miracle, speak English. "Hello. I am called Tombo, called Koppori also." Kiki giggles at his attempt and gives him a supportive kiss on the cheek.

Rosalina looked weirdly at Kiki kissing her boyfriend in front of her. She found it inappropiate but stayed silent to not be rude. She was an alien to their culture anyway and also a literaly alien. This may be normal to them maybe. "Nice to meet you Koppori. You have a great girlfriend, you hit the damn jackpot I would say." She smiled and winked. "I heard you're working on an aircraft in your garage. How's the design going? Have you tried it on a wind tunnel yet? Higher the altitude, more pressure air pushes on the aircraft you know. I watched a very cool movie with a man beating his rival with an iron suit once thanks to that!"

The boy blushes at the words but keeps himself mostly composed as he manages to answer, even if his tone indicates that he's still learning English. "I am restore- restoring craft from the Second Weltkrieg. Es ist not in a state to fly though. Not yet. Und ja, I have had to train for higher altitude. Der Luftwaffe doesn't take just anyone." He says with a proud smile, one that Kiki shares with him. "Are you going to tell her the story?" Tombo raises an eyebrow before Kiki elaborates. "Initial training, way you told me, you almost shot down Maverick." At that point Tombo looks embarrassed. "He still fly circles around us."

Rosalina opened her eyes wide, interested. She realised Koppori was speaking half English and half Germna but eh, she could understand him. That's what mattered at the end. "An interesting story huh? Boy, that's why I live, that keeps my gears running! Do tell, do tell!"

Tombo looks to Kiki, who gives him a loving smile, before answering Rosalina. "Okay. Well, es war three month into the academy training and we were to fly craft for simulated dogfight. Aber es war also the time James Mitchell was on book tour, promoting autobiography and he came to the school. Ich weisse nicht who he spoke to, but he came in as one of simulated opponent. Mit Maverick being only ace pilot in decades, results were... to be expected. Every time he was opponent, we were shot down. I got highest mark that day because I lasted longest... And I achieve missile lock on him... for 4 seconds before he got behind me." Kiki's smile doesn't waver as she hears the story, and even gives a supporting gesture. "Don't be embarrassed, you got missile lock on the Last Ace Pilot."

Rosalina was more alien to this than she ever was. That half english talking and technical terms was just too much for her to understand. But seeing the reaction of Kiki, he must've done something significant she could guess. "Well, he seems to be a guy of balls! I think you did just fine too, it ain't like you were supposed to beat the master to be fair. You did your best, I think he must've been impressed without telling you as well! Anyways, are you guys hungry? Im kinda starving after all the flying and bread smell along the way!" She chuckled.

They both nod. Tombo is about to say something before Kiki jumps in, telling him something in German and points toward the shower. Tombo nods as he goes to clean himself up. With the dark fluids on his clothes and body, he clearly needs it. "He's a great guy, but no one wants engine oil or leaded fuel in their food." She's surprisingly nonchalant as she says this and heads towards the kitchen, a strange amalgamation of modern appliances and the presence of a wood-burning stove built into one of the walls. "I've been learning more about cooking as a result, Koppori likes it at least." She says with quite a smile. "Anything you want specifically?"

The kitchen was properly tidied up with tools were in their designated places and all clean. There were few used glasses around and that was pretty much all, Rosalina was surprised how Kiki could not only fly around the world and deliver packages and also keep her home tidied. Meanwhile her home... she didn't even want to think about it. "Hmmmm. To be fair Im fine with anything, though it's been a while since I've eaten a salmon. Dont worry if you dont have it though! Guest eats not what she expects but what she gets you know!" She joked.

Kiki shares a light giggle at the joke as she looks through the fridge, one that looks like an older model, and brings out some fish meat, along with a few vegetables. "We don't have salmon, but we do have herring, just enough to make a good pot pie out of." She's quick to get to work within the kitchen.

Rosalina washed her hands as she spoke. "No worries Kiki, herrings would work fine. It's seven times more edible than what I normally eat anyway." She laughed. After drying her hands she asked. "Want me to clear the fish while you get the other ingredients ready? It's been a while since I cooked myself but I think I can manage."

Kiki smiles as she starts bringing out of the knives and such. "If you feel good to do it, go ahead. Just don't cut yourself while you do." She says as she starts getting the other ingredients of the pot pie ready with a decent quickness. Seems she's cooked this dish before.

Rosalina grabbed a knife, chopping board and the fishes in front of her. Twisted the knife around her fingers before talking. "Well, it's good to use the knife for something good once. Especially for meals enjoyable like this. Hmmm now let's see, been a while since I've done this." Her fingers started to shine as she pushed the sharp side of the finger to sharpen the knife with immense heat. She put the knife under the water to cool it down then start to clean the fish from it's bones, scales, head and tail. "Soooo, where did you meet?"

"Tombo and I? We initially met when I came into town. I... didn't exactly make a great first impression on the citizens, and this was when I was thirteen, before I could speak German or Polish. And at the time we weren't exactly friends. After some better impressions with Osono and another local, I stayed in a spare room she had near the bakery. Fukuo also speaks Danish, so I learned Polish from him. It took time for things to be a bit cooler between me and Tombo, we ended up becoming friends, and after I caught him out of the air when he fell out of an airship we started getting closer." She tells at least part of the full story as she start preparing some of the pots for the coming dish. "Close enough that he was the one that taught me German."

Rosalina started to cut the fishes heads at first carefully. Normal she would eat the cheeks of the fishes as well but she was a guest here, she didn't want to be a brute so she passed that idea. She put the other fishes away on the table and picked one. She had hard time skinning the scales from fish, probably those fishes were in that refigerator for a while. Eventually she managed to skin one, cut it from it's behind to split the fish into two, pulling the fishbone from the fish easily. "Ohhh I see, that's cool. You came here at 13 huh? Isn't it a bit early to be alone in a place that you dont even know the language of? Would you mind if I ask what happened? It aint normal you know."

"It is one of the oldest customs of witches. At 13 we leave home for one year of training and self-discovery. After living here that year, with the delivery service, other locals, and Tombo, I decided to stay. I still visit my parents, though. Mom's taught me a bit more about the other magic." She states the 'witch custom' almost matter-of-factly, as if expecting that Rosalina would have already known it, though not voicing as much due to also knowing that Rosalina never actually specified being a witch. "Though even with her lessons, I'm still nowhere close to as good as her at brewing potions. But she and I both stink at fortune telling at least." She says the last sentence with a bit of a laugh.

As she was clearing other fishes, she chuckled at Kiki's joke. "I dont know, the age of thirteen still sounds a bit early to me. Even though I was way younger when I was seperated from my family. Maybe Im a bit biased on that, but still I dont think 13 is an appropiate age for seperation from family. Especially for boys." She was done clearing the fishes finally, while she was washing the knife she asked. "So after that you didn't try to improve your magic? Like learn new tricks and stuff? I mean not everyone has an adventurer blood in them, I can respect that but still. Also how would you like me to cut the fish? Thin slices or fillet?"

"Oh, I did, mom taught me more than a few things about spellcasting, but between the delivery service, Tombo joining the Luftwaffe, the times I've had to model for Ursula's paintings, I only have so many days in a year." Kiki looks at the fish parts in question, impressed with the skill of the cuts before answering. "Slices. It's going to be a pot pie filling."

"Mhmmm, allright. Been a while since I had a good fish not gonna lie." She started to slice the fishes as Kiki requested. Meat's some parts of were half unedible, so she cut those parts and set them aside away from the edible parts. "Hmmm I see, life's a busy endeavor isn't it? Especially when you have a demanding job. Eh, at least you seem to be enjoying it. You're lucky on that at least. Most people work on jobs they don't enjoy the slightest." She shook her head and breathed. "Life is how it is, everyone's gotta find their way somehow. Though in our case, I can talk to Ben to give you a financial support at least for this duration. Because we will need your help against what is oncoming."

Kiki nods as she starts mixing the rest of the pie filling and getting the dough to the pot, also taking a time to brew something in the more magical sense, complete with some motions of the hand, that she also adds to the dish. "That reminds me, what exactly is this oncoming thing we're training for?" As she asks, Tombo also comes down, though he stays out of the way of the kitchen for now, letting the pair work.

Rosalina looked back as Kiki's husband passes from the kitchen. She doubted Kiki's husband would agree to such adventure that would probably kill Kiki and others at the end. Death was unfortunate of course but it was necessary, even if it means it is her death. "There is a man called Erkha. You didn't ever hear of him, neither would if you havent met me." She stopped for a second to think for her words. Of course she couldn't tell Kiki about multiverse or the universes that collapsed to ending. She could tell anyone about multiverse's existence. "This guy has built a secret allience all over the world. With significantly strong allies. He offers them salvation from what will happen. What will happen is: End of the universe. He's probably preparing with no stop with allies all around the world. His intensions, ways and goals are evil and literally only works for him, noone else. He already has a great amount of incredibly skilled allies that would do whatever he says with no questioning. Meanwhile I am trying to stop him. But Im pretty much on the case except Ben with me."

05:08

She continued her words while washing her hands after cutting the fishes. "I need stronger allies than him, more allies than him. If we will have any chance to defeat him, you also have to be stronger. Whatever it takes." She shut the tap after washing her hands. "Though you have a family, I cant force you into anything. You have a responsibility against them after all."

Kiki is thrown for a loop when told that the very universe was at stake, almost dropping the fish meat she was carrying to the pot, though it stays in the air long enough for Kiki to catch it, as if it were held from below by an unseen hand. "They always said war never comes to Koriko." She says to herself as she puts the things on the counter. "But Tombo did also say it was only a matter of time. I felt the magic calling during that explanation. As bad as it sounds, she turns to Rosalina, smile still on her face I can't turn down this calling. I want to help."

Tombo's resolve is very clearly steeled as he comes in as well, having not been able to help but overhear the conversation. "An AWOL is going to look bad on my record, but that's a small price in light of... that. If Kiki's going to fight, it's my fight too." He doesn't at all look ready or willing to back down, and is thus the most likely reason one can practically see hearts in Kiki's eyes.

Rosalina looked Kiki's husband annoyed. He wasn't even supposed to hear that conversation in first place! How many minutes did that shower took... 10? She really needed to give a big sister speech to Kiki about relationships. But not now... not when the universe is in danger. Eh, not that it matters, they were all going to die with this universe at the end anyway. She should let Kiki enjoy it while she could. "Well... sure. I am in no position to say no to anyone right now. So you're in!" Then she turned to Kiki. "Im glad to hear that Kiki. I will try my best to make you as powerful as possible. Thank you for helping." While she saying so she was thinking. "Damn! I am thanking because they will try to save their universe? I also try to save their dog ass universe but noone thanks me!?" She laughed on that thought, then Erkha came to her mind, ending the fun again. She took a deep breath and put her fingers on her forearm, her hand looking like it's holding an apple supporting her head's weight. She was clearly stressed about it. "It is too early to talk about anything but if we to stand a chance against him, we need much more allies. Maybe you two know a good magician or two?"

Tombo is actually quite quick to answer. "What about that tourist girl? From Japan?" Seeing Kiki's questioning look, he elaborates further. "One of the sailor ladies?"

Kiki has another surprised look. "Tsukino? Well, I imagine she's busy, but this is the kind of threat that she would go after." Kiki says remembering some of the tales that girl told her of when they were in private. "If you're willing to take another long trip." She says to Rosalina. "There is also another one, though contact is much less reliable with him."

Rosalina shrugged. She could take any chance she could have right now, it was hardly the time to be picky after all. "Well, sure. But after a dinner eh? Im hungry after a long day!" She suddenly realised she had to go to toilet as well. "Heading to bathroom, be right back!:

"Same room as shower. Take time." He says as he takes over for Rosalina to help Kiki with the food. Despite the recent shower he still had a light smell of gasoline about him.

Soon after Rosalina is out of view, Kiki lets out a heavy sigh, and starts speaking in German, translated for the convenience of both the writer and reader. "Never in my life did I think I'd be playing superhero." She has some unease about the prospect from the tone of her voice.

"You've saved the townsvolk a few times already, so your at least halfway there." Tombo states in a gesture of support, pulling Kiki into half of a hug even though she still looks discouraged.

"That was different, a loose airship, a mugger here and there, and torn down circus don't exactly compare to... the end of the world." She says with a slightly louder tone. Despite this, Tombo doesn't look discouraged.

"And before six months ago, I didn't plan to join the Luftwaffe." He says with an encouraging tone. "But here we are, whether we wanted or not, or even knew it, evidently they wanted us."

Kiki nods before looking over her boyfriend with a different concern. "Why do you have to put yourself in danger too?" Seeing his odd look, she shoots him a half-gearted glare. "Again."

He sighs in slight defeat from Kiki's question. "I've brushed with death before." Seeing Kiki's glare unabated, he continues. "I... don't know if I'm willing to die for it... but I know someone is, and if that happens to be the bad guy, who are we to not oblige?"

Kiki looks abput as morose as Jiji's usual expressions at her teenaged antics from back in the day. "Do you have to be humorous about it?"

He snickers lightly at the question and replies. "I think it helps."

Rosalina overheard Kopipi's joke as she was coming back from the bathroom. Smiled and thought to herself. "How naive he is, I'll almost regret drawing them to their certain death. Eh, if Im trying save their universe, they might as well get on their asses and do something." He then arrived to the kitchen and saw the duo smiling, got a step back. "Oh sorry! Im not interrupting anything, did I?" The kitchen smelled like cooked fish already. Rosalina was so hungry she really didnt care if she interrupted anything actually.

"Wir sind-" He doesn't get to elaborate before Kiki interrupts him.

"You're not we were just dicussing something" She says as she takes the herring pot pie out the oven, fully baked despite the shower presumably not taking that long.

Tombo clears his throat before getting back into his heavily accented English. "So, this Erkha, how does he get anyone to work with him? Ending thw universe isn't exactly a great pitch."

Rosalina looked at the ground with thoughts for a moment. How much she should tell? How much she could tell? She couldn't decide that with an empty stomache for fuck's sake! "Ahhh, basically he decieves them into something they believe to be true. Rather be power, love, happiness, immortality. And give them enchanced abilities in exchange to their unending loyalty... I'll tell more after dinner, I know it sounds like mad words right now. Unfortunatly it wouldnt make much sense as well once I explain it, it is no sane business for sure. First meal tho, Im starving!" She got next to Kiki to help prepare the table.

With there only being three of them, and the table being small to begin with, it doesn't take long for it to be prepared. Kiki's also quick to start serving. "Hope you like it. I've been trying to get the lady's recipe right for a while."

As they go about the table, Tombo preps some basic food and a small amount of cream for their many cats. He looks a bit solemn as he watches them, particularly with Jiji and Lilly, as Lilly has all the slow goings expected of an elder cat, despite Jiji being older and still relatively spry. "I'll never understand it."

Rosalina had a quick taste of the fish, it tasted like exactly what she longed for so long! Its been weeks since she had an actual healthy and delicious food like this! "God bless you Kiki, this tastes amazing!" Then raised an eyebrow, wondering. She wasn't questioning seriously as she usually does though. She was rather relaxed and fun at the moment. "Oh? What cant you understand Tombo?"

"The thing with witches and their cats. I don't think I've seen a regular cat live to be 19." Jiji meows slightly sadly in response, sitting close to Lilly.

Kiki shakes her head and has a slight frown at that. "A witch's familiar lives as long as the witch does... and sometimes, problems arise."

Rosalina listened to their conversation as she was eating the fish rapidly. It's been hours since she've eaten and all the flyng has tired her for sure. "Eh a good friend of mine had a rather unique cat, that could live to hundreds of years. And cats can fall from atmosphere and be fucking fine with it. I really can't make any sense of them!" She chuckled.

By the look on her face, Kiki evidentally didn't find this so funny as she ate her food. "It's difficult knowing he'll outlive his mate and most of their kittens."

"At least he still has us to come back to." Tombo says with a smile, one that comes to Kiki as well before Jiji meows.

"I know, Jiji, but we have to have those little comforts." Jiji meows at them again, leading Kiki to shake her head. "You and Lilly knew that when you started having kittens."

Rosalina held Kiki's hand to comfort her. "Dont worry Kiki, if anything happens to you two... I promise I will care of Jiji and kittens. In my home I already look after a cat at the moment anyway..." She stopped for a solid 10 seconds. Fixated her eyes on Jiji. The cat she mentioned was Carol's, who was supposed to be dead. How was she alive, how was she here? She saw her die, with her own eyes. Erkha ripped her organs apart her in front of Rosalina. She snapped out of it and looked back at Kiki. "... Im sure they will get along just fine! So dont worry about Jiji's life or her family! Trust me, I'll make sure they're just as comfy and well fed as you do!"

The attempt does work, in spite of Rosalina's emotional scars, and Kiki does look reassured. "Thanks Rosalina. That's very good to know."

"So... how exactly is this 'hero' thing going to work? And what are we going to tell the academy when they find out I'm going AWOL?"

Rosalina smiled to Kiki before letting her hand go, then turned to Tombo to answer his question. "Well, I am not a fan of giving names of what I do and most of them aren't really what a "hero" does. Because in the end I tend to give it the wrong name or it turns out not what I named my actions. Still, if you want to name it, just say "protecting our universe" from Erkha. Hmmmm, for your academy. Since this isn't USA, I can't ask Ben to help you, nor I live here or know anyone around here. One thing I know for certain: You can't tell them universe is in serious trouble." She looked to ceiling and cracked her neck around before continuing to talk. She was tired for sure. "Again, I told Kiki, the same applies to you too. Just because this is your universe, doesn't mean you have to fight by my side. You have no responsibility to risk your life at all. You and Kiki, neither of you. If you step back now, I won't judge either of you." She finished her plate.

"I want to though, as good a chance as any to be more than a delivery girl." Kiki said with her smile as she finished her food.

"Aber you are more than that. You helped get my old planes off the ground, and you have a headstart on the whole hero thing." He states supportively in his accented tone, though Kiki does roll her eyes a bit.

"Six incidents and helping out with your aviation club isn't exactly a 'head start'."

He has a light laugh at the response. "Well, I think it is."

Rosalina shrugged. "Well I think it doesn't matter. Titlling yourself as hero, witch, delivergirl is a way to limit yourself orrrr find a meaning of your existence maybe but still. You are Kiki, he is Tombo, universe is in danger. What more can be said? We do require every helping hand from everyone, them being witches, sorcerers, villains, criminals, heros, politicians... whatever you can imagine. Yourself or what you titled yourself doesn't matter. What matters is what you do. So, what can you two do?"

Tombo is quick to answer this. "I'm quite a pilot, and I've been building planes since I was 13. I managed to get a Bachelor's in Aeronatic Engineering."

Kiki has a light giggle about the last one. "An honorary Bachelor's."

"A degree is a degree!" He says with clear embarrassment. "Still, give me parts and I can rig up something."

Rosalina tried to hide her unimpressed emotions as much as possible. "Well that could certainly come in handy. Im sure we will need as much as support on every part as possible. Say, Kiki what else your mother taught you except flying?"

"She taught me a bit about potion brewing, and I started learning about proper spellcasting a few years back. She says I'm strong with it, but I'm still not completely sure of the extent of my casting."

She does think a bit more. "I mean, I've done shields, moving stuff around, change things into other things, and I accidentally threw a fireball once." She looks sheepish about the last one. "It took a lot of delivery jobs to pay Ursula for the repairs to her cabin."

"Accidentally threw a fireball? How?"

Tombo looks curious as well. "Now there's a story I haven't heard." He shoots his own half-hearted glare to Kiki.

"Well, I was in the forest with Ursula near her cabin, she wanted me to model for one of her paintings. I was using my magic to keep a lantern in the air, but then my concentration broke. The lamp fell but the flame didn't. I moved it around and then threw it a little too hard toward Ursula's cabin... None of the trees were burnt though."

Rosalina raised an eyebrow, Kiki once mentioned her being able to do more than flying. But she only said she had the capability to do so, she never knew that Kiki once threw a fireball actually. It kinda changes everything for her, that would at least mean she has some attunement to elemental magic. Which was great, she wasn't amazing on that but once a good friend of her showed her the basics. She couldn't go as much as to "weave" those elements but maybe Kiki could learn to bend the elements and weave each other to be deadly enough to stand a chance against Erkha's allies. But of course by no means it was an easy task, unfortunatly. "Oh! Throwing a fireball and focusing the fire inside the air baloon huh? I think I know juust where we can start on your training! Also I wanted to ask Kiki, if you feel more comfortable, we can do that with your mother too. Though needless to say, we wont tell her the universe is at risk."

Kiki shakes her head at the prospect of roping her mother into this. "Mom's... not like me, she wants the simple life of a resident witch, and I can't bring her into this mess for that."

Rosalina bent her neck with a deep breath. "I understand, it is cool to have a simple life. More peaceful for sure, wish everyone had that option with their life. Could be lovely to live in a beach village, next to sea where I could raise my own veggies and weed, live the life in solitude and silence." She shrugged "Eh, it is what it is. Not everyone can afford such luxury. Then we'll be doing your training here right? Though, cats could be a problem." (edited)

"What makes you say that?" She says with an honest wondering. A witch knows her familiar quite well, but there's a different problem that isn't occuring to her.

Thankfully, that thought occurs to Tombo. "Who's going to watch the kittens and Lilly when we aren't here?"

"Yes exactly. Cats are very sensetive creatures, they will definetly not enjoy the sudden change of magic aura around you. Or could even see you as an alien and try to attack you thinking you're an enemy. While we work on your magic they shouldn't be here for their sake." Rosalina thought about Tombo's question. "Hmmmm, I mean my promise was to look after them if something unfortunate happens to you two. Though for the problem at hand, I dont think I can be a cat sitter. Maybe your baker friends could take care of them during this occasion?"

Kiki does perk up at the suggestion. "Osono and Fukuo would probably be happy to help, and I heard Kirito has been trying to get the two of them to get a pet.

Rosalina nodded. "That is what we can do for now, that is the best for them and you." She looked outside, the sun has set already. She wondered if they were still in bakery. "Ahh is the bakery still open though? Or do you know where they live?"

"They live right by the Bakery, and don't close for another she looks at the clock two hours or so. We can talk to them about it right now." She says with a smile.

Hearing that prospect, Tombo was already moving to get Kiki her broom.

Rosalina stood up and looked at kittens. "You grab big ones, I can carry small ones. Unless you have a device that can stand up to air pressure and speed for kittens?"

"The magic that allows me to fly also keeps them mostly safe from the air, but the bag can't hold everyone." She says as she picks up Lilly and the two larger kittens, with Jiji getting ready to simply hop on her broom.

Rosalina looked at the remaining kitties in the basket, thinking. "Hmmmm, my aura keeps my clothes on me even when I why faster than the speed of sound. Maybe it makes things on contact with me with an energy so dense, it creates a small gravitational force and pushes things on me. Maybe cats can do the same and I can carry them safely. Eh, worth to try." She then grabbed the rest of them with her arms, pushing them to her chest gently to not hurt them. The blue light comes from her body surrounds the kitties as well. "Well, are we all set? Let's get this over with, we got shit ton to do."

Kiki nods as she goes outside and mounts her broom. She pushes off for Gütiokipäniä, flying with a quickness to get there before closing, the cats she's carrying with her appear to be safe at least.

Rosalina started to fly as she hugged the kitties tight. Her theory turned out to be true, like a magnet the things on her was getting stuck to her while she was on her Mythical Form. Still, air was cold, she covered the kittens with her clothe thinking. "Oh no, why we didn't put the small ones to the protecting bag from cold but the other way around?" She signaled Kiki to speed up with her eyes. She accelerated to get there as soon as possible, before the kittens die.

Kiki noticed the signal and nodded, taking off at quite a speed before reaching Gütiokipäniä in very short order. While Jiji does look comical as he has to hang onto the broom, there's not much time to dwell on that before the pair reach their destination, with Kiki quickly entering to explain the situation to Osono.

Rosalina let the kittens go as they quickly ran back to their parents. They were obviously cold from flying kilometers away from the ground with high speed. That was a risk Rosalina took to keep them alive, good thing her gamble paid off this time. Jiji and her partner covered the kittens under them to warm them up. Jiji was smart enough to understand the kittens Rosalina carried could've been dead if the journey took a bit longer. It hissed at Rosalina in anger as Rosalina gave it the "fuck off" look back at it. Now Jiji was even angrier. Rosalina asked to Osono. "It won't take long, hopefully it won't be a problem for you would it?"

After a quick translation, Osono shares a hearty laugh as she takes the cats in, saying something in Polish. "She says she'll be happy to look after them... And joked about Kirito not being too rough on Lilly." Jiji meows indignantly at that, though Kiki gives him a glare that keeps the rest of the remark quiet.

Rosalina watched as the cats move inside together. She felt a bit sad seeing them going away, almost like she was actually feeling a connection with them. Truth be told: She should, since the demise of everyone in this universe was almost certain. Especially with Rosalina giving Erkha this much heads up. She signed outside with her eyes, indicating it's time for them to leave. "Come on Kiki, no need to say goodbye since it isn't one."

Kiki nods as she comes outside. "So, where are we going to train?" At least she was aware of how much she needed it.

Rosalina yawned as her body started to shine again. "Well the reason we put the cats here was to use your home for training. It only makes sense if we do so... Though tomorrow. Tonight Im very tired from flying all day. I don't want to stay in this form all day but get some actual rest instead. We can start with baby steps tomorrow."

"Okay. Tomorrow. Hopefully things won't take too long." She starts to lift off. "Rest well." She says before she flies off for home.

She saw as Kiki flew away from her sight before she could talk. "Wait... I was intending to sleep in your house! Well damnit!" She looked around to see if there's any hotels she could sleep at. Unfortunatly there seemed to be none around. She was feeling too tired to build a semi-bed in the forest as well. Well fuck! She was gonna do the thing she hated most again! She launched off swiftly to over the atmosphere, safe away enough from world's gravitational force. She enjoyed the silence of space as she always did but the sleep she could get in her Mythical Form wasn't as good as when she wasn't using it. Yet she spent the night above the skies, in space. Next to her brothers and sisters.

09:47

In the morning she landed back to Earth. Since she wasnt using a force, she was flying as fast as Earth was spinning. She could land back on where she was last night perfectly. Hoping Kiki would search for her here. She yawned desperatly for some quality sleep. That wasn't something she could afford now though.

Come the morning, Rosalina would be presented with an interesting sight, the denizens of Koriko watching Kiki fly over to the area the pair were last night as Rosalina hoped. Some of the citizens were cheering their resident witch on due to her decision to fly over without her broom. She indeed can do it, but it was abundantly clear that she not quite as good at that as she was with her broom, in particular almost fumbling the landing when she does find Rosalina.

Rosalina waved with a tired attitude. She was really hoping to get a good sleep in her human form for once for months. The disappointment came after hurt her more than her lack of sleep and rest. She saw Kiki landing next to Rosalina. Yawning and stretching her arms. Her eye, hair and clothes were a messl "Morning Kiki. Did you have a good sleep?" Her visible eye was half open and she was still on her shining Mythic Form unlike what Kiki knows her.

Kiki looks a bit surprised at the new look of Rosalina, though still clearly recognizes her. The look maintains as Kiki dusts herself off from her unpracticed levitation. "I did... after Tombo finished his garage work. He's been working on something on top of his plane restoration, and the power tools and torches are pretty loud."

Rosalina nodded. "Im sure he accelerated his work after hearing the end of the universe. Between you and me: Dont let him overburn himself up with work. Planes, aircrafts, jets arent gonna make us win the war, the people like you who have extraordinary abilities will. If we can that is. Anyway where are we training?"

"A bit outside the forest on the German side of the city. Though I'll have to go a bit away from Ursula's cabin. She and I are still friends but... I think she's still mad about almost burning the cabin to the ground." She does end up thinking on the words Rosalina has about Tombo, and coming to this answer on it. "He wants to help however he can, and by the sound of it, you need all the help you can get."

Rosalina bent her neck to side. Kiki had a point unfortunatly. Across the universes, she sometimes couldnt find allies, sometimes there were no allies to begin with and sometimes even with her allies she lost. Like Carol's one. One thing she never could do was to beat Erkha and his multiversal genocide. "That's true. Maybe we could find an use for his skills. It's not I need help only, you need it as well. Anyone on this universe. This isn't even my fight, Im basically fighting for your cause at the end. Anyways, can we head to the bakery before we go to the forest? I need hot water for my drink desperatly.

"Of course, I don't think Osono will mind at all." Kiki starts to levitate again, having to go a bit slower than her broom to keep herself stable. A little girl in a dark blue dress similar to the one Kiki is wearing starts to cheer her on as she does. "Tombo will be waiting for us at the place for training. You'll know him when you see him."

Rosalina looked at her surprised while she levitated without her broom. "Oh? I thought you were using a magical artifact like your broom to use magic? Did the magic pass from your mother to you?" She started to fly with Kiki to bakery as she spoke.

"The broom isn't magical, it's just a regular broom. It's my magic that lets me fly. And, yeah, I inherited the magic from my mom." Kiki shows at least some experience with the levitation, but it's abundantly clear that she prefers to use an artifact like the broom to fly. "It's something I learned on my own too, my mom's worse at it." She says with a light giggle as they get to Gütiokipänjä.

Rosalina chuckled. "Heh, it took me ages to master it too! I remember once I tried it on a planet with an atsmosphere, the experince was much different than flying on space. Since on space there is no air pressure, no winds and certainly no rain clouds!" She tried to sound lively to not let Kiki's hype go but it was obvious that she was tired from her eyes and face. As they entered to bakery Rosalina turned to Kiki. "Can you ask for hot water on a glass for me?"

Kiki nods as she goes to Osono, who true to form is very happy to greet them. Kiki asks for the item in question, though Osono does say something with a slight amount of chagrin, causing Kiki to ask again with some different wording, most likely the large lady was correcting her Polish. Once that mess was over, Osono calls out to her husband in the back, who brings Rosalina the glass in very short order.

Rosalina picked the glass from the man. It was very hot but she gotta do what she had. Normally one would think to wake up she'd use coffee. But she had something better with herself already. At least to get going with this day with no tiredness. A normal person drinking this probably would have died from heart attack immediatly. She put the glass away on the table for a second, then pulled the cigar from her inside pocket to unwrap one and pour it in hot water. The water's color started to turn purple as the weed got wetter. She turned to Kiki and said "It might take a while before it brews and I havent slept at all in few weeks. Yesterday was the last drop in the week, today I really need to sleep somewhere without..." She showed her blue aura. "Being like this. But at least this could get me going for today." She smelled the air, it smelled like fresh bagels. "Tell, did you have a breakfast? I wouldnt say no to a bagel!"

Kiki nods at the question. "I have, but if you need one." Kiki asks Fukuo to get some of the fresher bagels from the back, at least one can presume from the fast speaking of Danish. After asking that of him, Kiki takes notice of the brew, carefully putting a hand on it and waving her other hand a bit, making the process of the brew faster in a clear demonstration of the magic of brewing potions. "Concentrate, like mom taught you~" She says under her breath as she does this.

Within seconds, however, the brew starts to bubble almost as if it's about to boil, leading to Kiki releasing the glass very quickly with a scared look, but is hit with a ring of purple smoke when the brew 'pops' in her face, leading to an awkward look from her. "Err, guess that was something I wasn't supposed to do~"

Rosalina quickly shook her hand around the Kiki to wave the gas away from her. Even smelling that gas could result her lungs to fail over years, which is what she wanted to avoid of course. Such simple reason for such a horrible death would be unfortunate, especially with such a cheerful gal like Kiki. After making sure the gas flown away around the air she grabbed the cup away from her. "Appreciate your help Kiki, but dont ever try to use magic or touch my things ever again unless I say so. For your sake that is." She smelled the liquid inside, it smelled like it brewed just fine. The chemical reaction with weed and water exposed the heat inside the water molecules go free. So the drink wasn't hot anymore. Even though Kiki probably wasn't aware what she was dealing with, she indeed sped up the reaction which would take ten minutes normally. Impressive. She chugged the drink and ate the bagel a bit. Turned to Kiki and told "Tell them I owe them a glass, this one is poisoned beyond cleaning right now. I cant give them back. Then we should hit the road to the forest."

"That is often the result of a potion brew going wrong." She says as she gathers some of her own pocket money to pay for the bagel and a new glass, which she hands over to Osono and Fukuo despite their insistence, even after Kiki explains what just happened. It's not long before she's back at Rosalina's side. "They would like you to know that you're still welcome to come by despite that little incident."

Rosalina joked and smiled "I was wondering why noone around the world was happy and kind. Turns out you guys stole all the happiness and kindness around the world. Anyways lead the way. We got hella stuff to be done today. Normally you shouldnt rush anyone to learn magic but... our time is very limited. Maybe even today is the last day. I should be in the mindset of thinking every day could be the last day of this universe. Because that is the truth." She signed the way out with her head to Kiki. "Anyways, let's get going. Talking about this wont change anything."

Kiki does head out with Rosalina and starts to levitate again, getting ever so slightly better at it. Jiji does comically fall off of her, though lands on his feet and gets up little worse for wear with an angry meow. After picking him back up, she starts to lift off, not too quickly so as to be able to lead Rosalina to the destination.

Rosalina turned to see Kiki carrying a cat with her. One of the adult ones, Jiji wasn't it? It was weird how she still brought Jiji with her after Rosalina warned her. "Ahhh Kiki. Why do you have Jiji with you? Don't you remember what we talked about at home?"

"He's my familiar, many witches have them." She says as she starts flying toward the previously mentioned forest near the town. Starting to speed up as she gets a bit more used to flying without the broom. "And through that, he also is a conduit of my magic. At least, I think that's how it works."

"Hmmm still. He is used to you using magic in a consistent, same wavelength. When you start to differ them, he may get stressed and even angry at you. Not that it is his fault, cats are just sensitive creatures. But if you say all witches have one, maybe this kind is an exception. We will see soon for sure." They arrived to the foret which they could check above it. "So, where are we landing on?

Kiki looks around before spotting something difficult to see from their position on high, a part of the forest that had clearly seen more than a few fires before. "There. Tombo and his friends in the Aviation Club test a lot of stuff there." She flies toward the position she had just pointed out, having some difficulty again due to the resulting change of the air currents from her change of position.

Rosalina offered her hand to Kiki. "It is rather windy around here, it can be difficult to land especially on your position. Let me help, you're doing good job on flying anyway. That's good enough for baby steps." She looked down to see Tombo and some gadgets down there. That must be the place where they will land.

Kiki does take the hand, the pair quickly slowing down and getting more stable as they come down to land near Tombo. Along with the old burns, there were some new ones on the forest floor that had been formed.

Indeed, Tombo was working on something, in fact, he was wearing a flight suit, likely from the Luftwaffe, along with some metal wear, and his device looks to be something worn on the back. He's quick to greet the pair as they come down to land. "Guten tag, Freundin. I guess training starts now, jawol?"

Kiki gives Tombo half a hug when he gets there. "That's the impression I've got." Jiji promptly jumps to the ground, shaking a decent amount from the experience.

Rosalina looked around, the ground around here was wide open with less trees. Makes sense since Tombo couldnt work in a lot of trees and bugs, he needed a wide open space. But for them it was opposite. And Kiki couldnt be close to her loved one as well, the anxiety of hurting him would let her fall on concentration. She started to walk inside the forest, signing Kiki to follow. "This isn't the place, we need somewhere closer to nature, away from external sources and distraction. Like somewhere near a river with trees stocked around it."

Kiki looks fairly puzzled at that. "Why's that? Magic is something I can just draw on, only thing that's effected it so far has been my emotions."

Tombo looks to be curious as well, though he's not nearly as in the know about magic.

"Well, magic differs in terms. But I choose to follow the general path, which requires to be away from external distractions: good and bad. So you can focus on your self and reveal your true self on solid world. Kind of acknowledging your spirit if you will. Human body has no way to manipulate energy in pure way but the soul does. Reaching your soul and acknowledging it's existence required focus yada dada yada dada, just let's go somewhere silent and aloneeee."

Kiki still looks slightly dumbfounded at the explanation. "Magic comes from the soul, yes, but it is animated by will and emotion." She says almost matter-of-factly, clearly the magic of this world worked a bit differently.

"Err, maybe we should go elsewhere regardless. I don't think either of you want to breathe in the vapor of aviation fuel." He shakes as he mentions that, his mind briefly going to his own surprise that he hasn't gotten any ill effects from breathing in the burning of leaded fuel.

Rosalina put her hand at her thinking. "Hmmmm, is that so? Sorry, as I told you Im not a very good magician. Im not very knowledgable on the fundamentals. Well then, I dont know if I could train you into anything. But best I can do is to boost your inner energy as known as magic, to make your progresion faster. But rekindling the fire and letting it go while inside yourself is no other than up to yourself now." She nodded to Tombo. "Agreed, and you must come with us if what Kiki said was true." She flicked her hair to her back and said. "Allright then, what's the plan?"

"Oh, I know a place, not too far from here. The Aviation Club used to use it to assemble certain projects before we joined the Luftwaffe." He puts on the strange backpack that he was working on. "And I'll finally test this thing out."

It's at that point that Kiki actually has some pause. "Are you sure that thing can get you there? You haven't even tested it for distance."

"It should be safe, I'm wearing the parachute after all."

Rosalina nodded, agreeing with Tombo. "A bird can't fly if it can't spread it's wings to freedom and death would it? And if something wrong happens, I can catch you up with no issues. No risk, all reward. Just the way I like!" She smiled as her body started to shine again. "Let's get going then shall we?"

"Alles Klar. Time for the first proper test." Tombo said as he took the most stable stance he could and readied his hand on control stick.

Kiki doesn't look ameliorated about it. "But you haven't even tested-"

Before Kiki can finish her sentence, Tombo pushes a button and immediately takes to the skies with a scream, at which point it is abundantly clear what he's just built, a personal jump-pack, complete with tacky metallic flight suit that wouldn't be out of place in an old Pulp story.

"Whether the parachute would open..." She says with a bit of defeat as she starts flying herself to follow her boyfriend.

Rosalina smiled as she joined other two. She was checking what is in front of her and Tombo since she was flying just behind him. If in any case Tombo's machine breaks up and falls apart, she could catch up with no issues... hopefully. "Well for now get used to flying with that kinda machine. Once you get better at them I can ask a friend of mine to bring you a much better tech that would fly faster, smoother and easier. Sadly I can't do it now though, since he's busy with... something. Be careful of the winds though, after some altitude it can be quite powerful!" Rosalina followed the duo to their destination.

Tombo is flying at least, though clearly struggling with the untested controls, and not having a great time with hits even with the metallic suit. Thankfully, some time into the flight, he comes to a hover.

The source of that, however, is a mad looking Kiki holding his jacket, having seemed to just appeared before the two of them. "Why do you have to jump into these headfirst?"

Tombo looks awkward about it. "When they work, they work well."

Kiki is unphased though. "If your head were any harder we could use it as a cannon ball."

Rosalina chuckled at Kiki's comment while checking on Tombo. By no means it was even a decent flight he was having but, he was flying at least. Else carrying him around would be weird, especially with his wife around. "I dont like interrupting wife-husband conversations but give him a chill Kiki. He is not in trouble at the moment, more like both of you are getting used to how to fly on my watch. I can catch and carry you to wherever we are going, slowly than my usual bit, but still. Though I cant promise for that machine, whatever you call it. And sometimes in life, it's good to have a smooth brain. Troubles just slip away without worrying you." She laughed. "Have you ever actually been in a fight Kiki?" (edited)

Kiki and Tombo both look at Rosalina like she's entirely out of it when she refers to them as husband and wife. Kiki is the first to clarify. "Um, well, we're not married, so this isn't that kind of quarrel. And on that second one... not really? I stopped a mugging sometimes but that's about it."

"If Osono has her way, our marital status will soon change." Tombo says under his breath, finally stabilising his jump pack.

Rosalina facepalmed, they really looked like a married couple though! Maybe not now, maybe in the future. She was certain either way she wouldn't be around to see it. "Ahhh! Im sorry! I didnt mean to imply anything! You two sounded like you're married that's all! Anyways, Im no martial artist of course but I think I can give you a quick roundaround on that. Especially how to defend yourself. Though it will differ on what will you specilize on as a sorceress. You said you once blasted a fireball right?"

"I threw one once, yes. It seemed... natural how the flame moved when I held onto it."

"We won't have too many fires being thrown, right? I'm already on an arson watchlist on the Polish side of the border." Tombo jokes before Kiki, rolling her eyes at the joke, pushes at him, creating a very lighr gust that temporarily takes him off kilter.

Rosalina rushed in fear to put Tombo back to his kiter in a hurry, she made sure Tombo was back on his kiter just fine, then wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Kiki, JESUS! Dont make jokes on air! He could die from the change of air pressure even before falling to death you know!" Like a vein popped in her head, she massaged her head to calm herself back. "Anyways, why are you on watchlist anyway?"

Kiki does make a sincere apology, though in Danish. Tombo at least looks understanding.

Speaking of, he turns to answer Rosalina's question. "Two incidents, really. First was when I took my first flight of an F22 as part of training. Flew a little too low and the afterburners burnt down a derelict apartment. Second was when I built the first version of this. he gestures to the jump pack It used rockets... and I nearly burnt the Black Forest to the ground." He shirks back a bit, hoping against hope that Rosalina doesn't retaliate for him having nearly burnt down one of Germany's larger tourist attractions.

Rosalina chuckled to see Tombo's reaction after him telling the truth. He seemed to be somehow scared of her reaction to this, maybe thinking she'd hurt him for those crimes. On the other hand, she herself did worse... way worse. And literally for no reason. Around Kiki and Tombo, she was acting like a good gal maybe a "hero". Those two seemed to be vibing with that as well. Eh, there wasn't a reason to not continue that was there? Her mind was still on Vilgax anyway. "We all make mistakes in the heat of passion Tombo. Be it flying, experimenting or even social relationship with others. Sometimes we break others' heart, lie to them, do deeds they hate. You burning a whole forest is maybe a bigger one but yeah, it's a mistake. And think like this, maybe you burning that forest and the experience you got that day will carry you towards the victory against Erkha. Burning one forest but saving the universe. Seems worth to me, don't you think? Also wherever we're going should have the a clear opening away from others as well. In order to reveal Kiki's magic, we must let her use it to full. Less damage to environment, better for everyone right? Im sure especially you wouldn't want Kiki to cause a forest fire with a fireball after all!"

Tombo nods, taking a good understanding of the points. "Ja, das ist a good point. Simple life leaves us thinking the small scale." He does look around a bit before taking note of a location and pointing it out. "There seems güt."

Kiki sees it too. "The Grand Airship Base?" Seeming to sense a coming question, she explains further. "It isn't so 'grand' anymore, not in use since the wreck of the Spirit of Freedom."

"Largely open space, and nothing but concrete, ashphalt, and metal. Not much to damage while we work ourselves out."

Rosalina left her Mythical Form. The sun's burning heat made her sweat instantly. "Jeez, it is hot here! Let's get going already, we should've maybe brought a cold drink really. Especially here being nothing but concrete only makes it worse! Well, it's your problem not mine." She merged with her Mythical Form again. She cleared her last drops of sweat before starting to talk. "So magic is like blood in your veins. It circulates on everyone's body. On some it is more, on some it is less. Though when I touched you I felt a decent amount of energy. You won't be a Sorcerer Supreme of course but you dont necessarily have to be one. In the end, what matters more than magic power is how you use it. It all ends there." She shows her head. She started to levitate once again, offered her hand to Kiki. "Normally it would take years and years of training for one to reveal her inner magic from nothing. But you're clearly more capable than a beginner. Having the awareness of your energy inside is the first step though. The second step is to fully realize it, third being controlling it. So on, so forth. Though first of all, realize what is hidden under there. Take my hand, I can levitate you in air without you using magic. Close your eyes and think of what fires you I guess? I don't know how magic works that much."

Kiki takes that hand and starts to focus inside herself, trying to fully see the motivations that drive her magic as a witch. She thought hard, about her family, the friends she made in Koriko, and especially her not-husband Tombo. As her thoughts came to how far she was willing to go to help them, to defend them, even with her life if need be, the ambient magic of her started to properly coalesce. It came as an 'energy', for lack of a better term, that was a deep blue. It had a cool feeling as ot properly formed about her, though it was starting to attempt to push Rosalina away. Not that that would have any success, seeing as Rosalina is a powerful magic user and this push wasn't even an active one, more passive in its nature.

Speaking of the glow, Tombo, having come closer to them to see what was going on, noticed a similar glow coming from something he was keeping in his pocket, and was thus staying in a hover to bring it out. This was not something that had happened before.

Rosalina was mostly silent and focused on trying keep Kiki's energy stable and under control on levels that wouldnt harm her harshly. Though she felt another energy from Tombo. She opened her one eye that isn't behind her hair and shook her head indicating to ask what's going on to Tombo.

Tombo brings out the source of the new enerygy, a ring, made entirely of blue crystaline substance and radiating a very strong innate magic energy. "I heard this amplified a witch's magic, didn't think it worked this well." The ring itself was, despite its make, not a professionally done one, and thus looked to be sculpted by hand with basic tools.

She couldnt afford to speak while concentrated on focusing keeping Kiki's energy stable. So best she could do was to use her face and hand signals to communicate with Tombo. She simply opened her hand and pulled two fingers to herself. Like she was calling Tombo to hand over the ring for herself to check.

Tombo does move to show her the ring, though when he tries to hand it to her it just ends up somehow getting back in his hand. He does allow her to see the whole ring, unprofessional in its craft as it is. "Es ist Aetherium. A rare compound you can only find in certain mountains, and most often only as dust." Any attempt to bring it closer to Rosalina results in the ring seeming to reject her magic outright. "Mining is a... lost art, and I've been trying to find it. Made it myself, as a gift for Kiki."

Though Rosalina couldnt understand the ring was somehow rejecting her. She thought Tombo for some reason wasn't handing it over to her. She thought to herself "Aint a fucking power ring is it mate? Fucking hand it over already! Jeez, the guy is literally wearing "Raw dog me, I am a bottom" tshirt on himself! At least bottoms can be great and exciting. Fucking 4 eyed freak..." As Kiki was getting used to her magic energy, she started to reveal more and more power. Which was only making Rosalina's job harder, naturally made her angrier as well. She frowned at Tombo angrily and showed her hand for him to hand it over already. Whatever material is it made of, she needed to be sure it doesn't react to Kiki's body in a wrong way. Just because the ring was glowing, doesnt mean it is a good omen in the end.

Kiki's expression turns to a frown when the thoughts come to Rosalina, and her gathered magic reacts, causing Rosalina to be pushed to the side a short distance, clearly not taking the slight against her boyfriend too well, though she defocuses soon after, looking around with a questioning expression.

Tombo does look aghast though this tempered when Rosalina is shown no worse for wear. He tries to forcefully hand it to her now only to be pushed back even harder, right into Kiki's arms, who now gives the implied facepalm expression. "Nearly crashing again?" This is silenced when he shows her the ring and she manages to take it, her magic now radiating more strongly.

Rosalina held Kiki immediatly after the connection is gone before she could fall. Slowly landing Kiki to ground and landing after her. She looked back to the ring, it had an unpleasent feeling even by looking at it. In her Mythical Form she could feel it even more. Somehow she didn't like the ring and the ring didn't like her as well. Like the opposite sides of a magnet, they pushed each other. She left her Mythical Form and tried to get closer to the ring, yet same thing happened once again. It was no use... She merged with her Mythical Form once again. "Interesting, for some reason we somehow push each other. Like the opposite sides of a magnet. I can't touch it, it can't touch me. Anyways, how are you feeling Kiki. Wanna rest a bit or continue?"

After letting Tombo go on the ground, she looks to Rosalina. "I think I can keep going."

Turned to Kiki "Stabilize your breathing for a minute, you should be in control of your body. The most fundamental is nothing more than your breathing of course." Rosalina approached to Tombo quickly and whispered on his ear. "Is it an engagement ring? She is unaware of that ring but the more she gets into it, she will realize you are carrying a ring with you. Either give it to her now or get rid of it." (edited)

Tombo looks slightly flustered at the question. "If she wants it to be, then yes. But I want her to have it regardless." He manages to steel his resolve enough to come to Kiki and present the ring to her properly, beginning to say some things possibly affirming romantic love, but with how angry everything sounds when it's said in German, it's honestly difficult to tell.

Kiki is, for her part surprised to be presented with the question, though clearly isn't negative towards it. The question of marriage isn't definitively answered, but she's given the ring regardless. Upon wearing it, her innate magic begins to radiate already, though she thankfully starts the breathing exercise to take control of it before it can get out of hand.

Tombo looks a bit nervously to Rosalina. "I think I underestimated the effect of Aetherium on a witch's magic."

Arkom proceed to have a look around his surroundings while picking up his shield and straight sword as eyes glow blue ". . . . . ?" Proceeds to walk and try to find a way out of the woods he is in as he leaking little bit of magic from himself

All Rosalina heard was Tombo saying some words that sounded rude. Yet Kiki still wearing the ring. She was clueless if that was a proposal or not. Rosalina shrugged, she had her guesses but other than she was clueless as well. Also she was looking forward to be done with Kiki's training, every second she spent here was a second maybe Vilgax conquering the earth or Erkha getting more energy. Maybe he was almost full on energy, maybe her efforts were a waste. But still, spending more time is what she would call a waste. "It seemed like it boosted her power. I'll leave you two for celebration after we complete the training. Even tho it's a great occasion, universe's fate is more important. Im sorry." She signed Kiki to hold her hand again as she levitated. "Focus on your feelings, let your mind surf through them. Think about your desires, your emotions and him. Let's see how it goes."

"Okay, I can do that." She says to herself as she starts to focus inward, levitating right alongside Rosalina. As she thought deeply on her desires, her goals, and her motivations, a translucent bubble starts to form around her. It's not actively pushing Rosalina away at least, though the fact that it takes a similar color to the Aetherium ring does mean there is influence.

After getting into the city . Arkom sees a coffee shop then walks to the shop unknowingly scaring people cause of his height and glowing blue eyes as well his shield and straight which is not helping in his case. ". . . . . ?" Standing outside of the shop just looking at the coffee menu

As Kiki's power scaled higher and higher, Rosalina's body started to tremble. Normally her body could absorb direct energy and turn it to pure star energy with no problems. But this energy was different, it was more intense. Or something else, she couldn't find why just yet why. Though one thing was certain: She was on her limit. Her body started to tremble as she was holding Kiki's hand, her breathing appeared to be more rapid, the sweat dropping from her body made her outfit wet, sticking to her body. At some point, she couldnt handle the energy. The bright blue aura her body had shut down and she felt to ground on her face, unconscious.

Despite that, Kiki's inner focus continues, the aura getting even stronger, but after a short time, it starts to flicker before she ends up coming back down to the ground herself and complaining of a headache, the power more than she was able to handle. Kopppri: Tombo comes to the two of them, looking a bit worried. "What little I could find out did not tell me about this..."

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"What did your sources tell you about this thing?" She says in a slower tone.

"That it amplified the natural magic of its bearer, and with the right spells it acted with you."

"Not exactly much help."

"This is the first time anyone's made anything out of Aetherium in centuries."

Regrets to befriend those two motherfuckers who not even took a slightest look at her laying there unconscious while she's still unconscious.

So caught up in that moment were they that it was only now that Kiki noticed that Rosalina was unconscious, and looked justifiably worried as she went over to her. "You know these things better than me, what do we do?" She's not frantic, but she is close to it.

Tombo, meanwhile, keeps his composure, for now. And checks to see if Rosalina is still breathing and goes to check her heartrate. "Keep close watch, if she doesn't wake in 4 to 5 minutes, we call hospital."

Arkom looks down at the manager of the shop as she talk him cause of scaring off customers "H-hello there m-mr.knight sir ? You seem to be scaring off the customers that c-c-come to the coffee shop o-of mine" Arkom looks to the people that want to go in but he is in the way as well intimidating too