Orientation: What Was Once Lost

by **Anika Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:32 pm

"Damn it all, Gemma..." She stopped, knowing full well that a fall like that would seriously be an issue. Not to mention, you know, heights. She closed her eyes tight, not looking down. "Put me down." Her voice was demanding, yet full of fear.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:35 pm

What the hell is that?
Don't know. Care less.
Some sort of... Fire elemental?
Mixed with earth?
Whatever. Contain it.

Victoria walked until she judged she was directly under the magma thing's path, then drew he dagger out of... Well, that still wasn clear. But she drew it. She walked in a wide circle, scoring the earth with the dagger as the sisters had their quality time. "Hmm... That's about as good as it'll get."

She began carving runes into the ground quickly, one at each of the cardinal points, looking up and waiting to make the last stroke until she was beneath the dragon.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:42 pm

While Victoria was working to put a bind of some sort on Gemma, Nailah takes to the air, trying to catch up to them in case binding Gemma leaves Anika to free-fall towards the ground.

"That's quite enough, you two!" the sphinx roars as she comes up alongside the flying dragon.

by **Gemma Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:47 pm

Gemma hauls up short at the command, flipping her feet forward to fling the motorcycle out towards the water. This puts her directly over Victoria as her head swivels to look hard at Nailah, eyes going wide when she realizes who it is.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:51 pm

Nailah is more concerned about Anika than the motorcycle (and besides, it would probably just drag her down with her) so she can just swoop around and watch it disappear towards the ground.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:56 pm

The chanting was probably lost to anyone not Victoria as she called the Winds of Watoomb. Within the circle (and only within the circle), winds blew up from the ground and crashed down from above, effectively locking the dragon (and her sister) in a grip of air as Victoria floated up more sedately from below.

by **Anika Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:56 pm

Opening her eyes, she looks on in horror as her beautiful motorcycle is tossed. "No no no nooooooooo!" She smacks at Gemma's head. "Why did you have to go and do that?" Smacking around the giant draconic woman doesn't seem to bother her at all and she doesn't look worried. Her eyes trail to Naliah and she blinks a few times. She doesn't seem to know who the woman is. "Um...h-" Her words are stopped short as the binding happens and they are locked in place. "ACK!"

by **Gemma Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:59 pm

Gemma struggles against the binding, trying to roar, but the binding holds her mouth closed.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:04 pm

"I need everybody to calm down. Victoria is going to pull you back down to the ground and then she may or may not apologize for locking you down so rudely, but I'm sure you understand that a rampaging dragon is something that warranted some intervening."

by **Anika Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:08 pm

"She's not rampaging, we're just catching up!" She states as if she truly believes this to be the case.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:18 pm

Victoria finally floated up into hearing range. "Oh, no rampage? I guess I could just let it go, then..."

by **Gemma Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:21 pm

Gemma remained in sullen silence, though her muscles still strained against the binding.

by **Anika Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:24 pm

Her eyes harden on Victoria, as if she believes Vic is actually hurting her sister. "Let her go...she can control it." She says, her eyes flickering with flames.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:26 pm

"I'm sure she can, but the fact that she just threw your motorcycle into the North Sea doesn't particularly convince me that she will."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:32 pm

"Sorry, darling, are you threatening me? Because that might make me very conflicted in who I spite here."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:38 pm

"When I said everyone should calm down I did in fact mean everyone, not just Gemma." Nailah says, glancing back and forth between Anika and Victoria.

by **Gemma Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:38 pm

Gemma stops struggling, looking directly at Nailah.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:41 pm

"Dear, I'm always calm."

by **Anika Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:43 pm

"It's not a threat. It's a warning. Don't screw with my sister." She states quite plainly, keeping her eyes directly set on Victoria. As far as she's concerned, these people may harm Gemma, and she's not about to let any of that happen, regardless of if her sister basically just beat the crap out of her or not.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:52 pm

"Dear, I'm keeping her from doing anything that I hope she'd regret later. Now just be good and let things calm down."

by **Anika Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:56 pm

Her eye twitches and she looks to Gemma for a few moments as if asking if she's alright. At this point, Anika is in defensive mode with a nice side of pissed off, ready to fling a fireball at the first person who happens to make her snap.

by **Gemma Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:58 pm

Gemma herself seems to be calmer, but it's a little hard to tell with a magma dragon.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:59 pm

"Nobody here wants to harm anybody. We want to help your sister. Victoria, release her."

by **Anika Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:06 pm

As she listens to Naliah's words, for whatever reason she backs off and believes her. She does, however, look back to Victoria, and the very *slightest* of smirks can be seen. Was it a smirk? Or maybe just a twitch? Who knows...

by **Victoria Valentine** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:12 pm

"Mmm... if you say so, dear." Victoria made a gesture and the winds redirected around Gemma to let her slip free.

Granted, this didn't seem to have freeing Anika along with her in mind.

by **Gemma Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:28 pm

Gemma beat her wings to slow her descent, but still managing to land on the ground with a solid thud.

by **Anika Sloan** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:31 pm

And Anika is held in the air. Without being released by Victoria, she is stuck there in the air, and none too happy about it. Fire begins to flicker off of her body and swirl around her, the winds of the binding circle causing the flames to circle around her in the beginnings of a pretty fire tornado. At this point there is more anger towards Victoria than fear of the height she's at. She stares straight at Victoria. "Release me."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:42 pm

"Oh for the love of..." Nailah mumbles. "Her too, Victoria."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:31 pm

Victoria mock-pouted. "They were just fighting, apparently. Do we want to be that hasty?" Regardless, the winds started lowering her and Anika down toward the ground.

by **Anika Sloan** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:38 pm

The flames around Anika died down as she lowered to the ground, her fists clenched. She immediately begins looking for Gemma.

by **Gemma Sloan** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:44 pm

Gemma was sitting on the lawn, still a dragon, licking one of her forelegs like a cat.

by **Anika Sloan** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:49 pm

She seems to relax once she sees Gemma is fine. At this point, her anger hits again after realizing her bike is now demolished and lost. Rubbing her temples, she begins a colorful arrangement of curse words under her breath. She doesn't go and get angry with Gemma. That would only make things worse, she thought.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:08 pm

Nailah glides down to the ground and sets down between the two sisters. "Well then, would anybody care to explain what happened here?"

by **Gemma Sloan** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:15 pm

Gemma waved a foot at Anika as if it was a hand. "She was upsetting Gemma."

by **Anika Sloan** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:30 pm

"Yeah well, forgive me for speaking my mind." She looks pretty miffed.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:31 pm

"Who's Gemma?" Victoria asked, semi-disinterestedly.

by **Gemma Sloan** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:05 pm

"My better half," the dragon said.

by **Anika Sloan** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:07 pm

"That's putting it lightly..." She mutters.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:33 pm

"And would your better half approve of tossing your sister's bike around?"

by **Gemma Sloan** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:34 pm

"She says 'no'."

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