Apollo Sanctum
Agumon, Tigeress and Spyro squeezed into the area Ms Swimmer had carved out for them. the gates buckled, as large clunks cracked then fall over. Holes big enough for flying members too squeeze through were now present. there was ground level holes as well, so that the gates was not nearly the deterrent it had been a couple minutes ago." We press forward' Warfang said " we dont have much time to wait around. through the gate!' she pointed with her claw , and Skylands flew through one of the holes, a big smirk on her face, and the red jewel on her neck reflecting the light off of the snow. Large piles of rubble choked the stairs ahead of them, the carvings on the stone were very intricate and indicative of an advanced former civilization. Wargreymon, Spyro and Warfang soon joined her, and they looked up at the long winding fight of stairs that yawned before them. parts of the stairwell had collapsed or were missing entirely. it was going to be a very tricky climb.
- convention Room.
' You guys- ahh- go ahead ' Vitani yawned ' I'm going to get some sleep' she said as she and Kopa made their way to the conference room. as they entered , they found Sima and Vushu sitting on one of zol benches reading from a book titled ' How to master monsters- and not disgrace Ozai"Sima looked up " Ah, you guys are back! Nice to see you guys made it off the planet safely. geez, you two look absolutely beat.. care for some Mawashiian tea?' She motioned to a large steaming tea cup that set next to her "Grape with a touch of mint and watermelon. Its really good' the bubbly lioness said' Vushu brought out a pair of books ' got these from the shrine area ' she said ' handing them to Vitani " Tower Initiates?' Vitani started, before she let off a big yawn. She sat down on a nearby bench, startling Plux who had been sitting there ' Sorry about that ' Vitani mumbled as Plux flew up to her ' just very tired. " Its ok. At least you didnt squash me. Plux's the name' Plux said offering Vitani his wing. ' Vitani. nice to meet you Plux."Vitani said shaking Plux's wing." We can talk more in the morning. for now I'm headed to bed. Good night." ' Plux nodded then flew off to find Skylar.
" what are tower initiates? Kopa said looking at the book Vushu had given him' Initiates are the newly converted to the orders of the 5 Ozai faiths, in this case, the faith of the Tower. you also get these ' Vushu pulled out two sets of sky blue robes ' These are the garments for the tower sect' She said " Try it on' she said, tossing a large robe into Kopa's lap' With all due respect, Your majesty, of course' She added with a grin.' I'll wear it in the morning ' Kopa demurred ' same with Vitani ' He added, motioning to his wife, who had climbed into a free bed and was cuddling up to a pillow. " we've had a very long evening'' fine, fine, I'll let it slide for the evening. but tomorrow, you are wearing those robes and reading those books. They aren't cheap you know, and more than that, my sect doesn't let just any sort in." Vushu said. I'll go wish Vitani good night'. Kopa nodded, as he went over to where Sima was' I'll have some of that tea.' Good. Good " Sima smiled at Kopa, and handed him a big cup. "You dance at all?' She asked Kopa who began sipping the tea ' I dance, but I cant say I'm that good at it. If You are asking about my bro Kovu, yes he dances, and he and Kiara are a formidable dancing team." " Do you think He'd like it if I danced for him?' Sima asked ' A pretty lioness dancing seductively in front of him ? what lion wouldn't want that?" Kopa said.'He'd love it. I'm sure of it. I would, also. Problem is, Vitani gets pretty jealous if girls start kissing me right in front of her. "Well, I came along for Kovu, your majesty. its his charm, wit, and virility, that hooked me. Plus, well, he's easy on the eyes' Sima giggled." you;re not the first girl, hes swept off her feet. thats a gift he has' Kopa nodded. "One of the dances he likes is the Twin Tail Tango"
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Vushu came up to Vitani , sat down on the bed next to her, and tossed her her new robes ' Something for you to wear to bed. Don't worry, they are actually very comfy, and soft. We Tower folk, don't wear rags like the Cloud sect does, what sort of heaven doesn't allow you to have nice things?' Vushu shook her head.' Anyway, They should fit you very well. I designed them, using your mawashii size as a baseline." ' Er.. thanks Vushu.. This is actually pretty nice ' Vitani said. " Why- ' Vitani was cut off as Vushu leaned in and kissed her on the lips. For the next minute, the black lips locked together and Vitani let Vushu do as she pleased. Vushu wrapped her arms around Vitani's neck, and Vitani did the same to Vushu. Vushu slipped her tongue into Vitani's mouth, drawing a moan of surprise from the lion queen. Vitani eventually returned the favor, and finally broke the kiss, her tongue sliding out of Vushu's mouth. 'That.. um.. was some kiss Vushu. How long.. exactly were you planning on doing that to me?" Vitani said after pulling away and collecting her bearings. "You want me to be honest, or would you rather have me lie?' Vushu said with a smirk. " Honest of course. I thought you religious folk can't lie?" " We can't lie when talking about Ozai, but we can lie when we aren't talking about him. Since we talk about him a ton, well, lying is rare. " Just get to the point.' Vitani said. " When did you first think about kissing me? ' Probably once you got to the quarters of the sumo tournament, and I could see you weren't a flash in the pan, and after you and I had hung out for a bit and gotten to know each other"
_ So you had been biding your time, then Vitani said " Well, you got want you wanted. You kissed me, and good.And since we are being completely honest, I admit that I liked it. You want to do that again with me in the future, feel free. Just, er let me know beforehand, and don't make out with me in front of Kopa. I don't want to look like a hypocrite. I raised a fuss when he was kissed in front of me, even though it was part of his job, so i don't want to hear him point out that I have a different standard for myself than for him. " That's fair and understandable ' Vushu nodded "So, I got the robes for you, because those are the sort worn by recent converts. You did say you and your king were joining the ranks, after all. " Well I was about to ask, before you kissed me, why they are blue in color? " Vitani said.
" Because its the color of the sky, and the intellect always had their heads in the clouds.' Vushu said pointing out the clouds on the shoulders. " Well, you look like you are about to head to Dreamland, So I'd best let you get some sleep. Good night , Vitani " Night Vushu. I'll see you in the morning ' Vitani said pulling the covers over her and settling against the pillow, soon nodding off to sleep. Vushu headed back to join Kopa and Sima.
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Carmelita raced through the refugee camp on the western side of the park, hot on the heels of a thief who had flinched a handful of oil sticks from a catering stand near the shrine' Halt in the name of the law! " she shouted, pulling out her shock pistol ' I'm counting to three, then I'm firing!"
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Sly met Kovu and Kiara as they approached him in the middle of town " Ah volunteers! Good. thank you for lending assistance. now there's 5 [patrol zones we are covering. The one we are in, the center of town, is Zone 3. Zone 1 is the beach area, Zone 2 the west end of town. Zone 4 the east end of town and zone 5 is everything else." He pointed to Kovu " You will come with me. And your lady friend- who I must say is ravishing- is getting the eastern part of the zone. Just a couple rows of shops, at this time of night it's an easy beat. So is ours. we get 200 bucks an hour so a 5 hour shift, nets you a cool grand. I'd recommend you spend that money in town. If you dont mind a shameless plug , try Sly and Dmitri's, Italian style pizza. at the prices we sell them, its a steal- for you. Our current special is pepperoni. Its real good too ' Sly said.
Lead the way' Kovu said, as Sly gave both him and Kiara badges, and pistols.
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Arlene entered the row of seats, Oliver was in. " bough you a nice blanket honey ' She said, As Tiger followed up behind her ' Flash gave a cry of joy and up to hug her father Tiger. The usually gruff blue wolf could not suppress a grin. ' Hello sweetie. I hope you are behaving yourself. " of Course , dad" Flash said ' You and Mona having fun?' Loads of fun!we're just watching our second movie before going to bed. Miss Luca, and Miss Kitty are keeping an eye on us and now Miss Arlene is too. Is mom coming?" No, honey. Wizard sent her on a job, she's still on the planet, something to do with climbing Mount Ascent, or something like that. Wizard gives us jobs, we just take them and do them, and he pays us afterward. To be fair to the old squirrel, he pays us REALLY well, enough to spoil you rotten' He grinned at Flash who kissed him on the snout." Come on dad, sit next to me" Flash said climbing off and returning to her seat " Hi Tiger " Arlene said from a few seats down. " Would you like a blanket? i brought some in case Oliver or the other kids get cold." No thanks, Arlene. I've got my fur to keep me warm." tiger said. " hello Mona ' he said to the young red wolf, who had her mother sitting behind her " You aren't setting a bad example for my little girl, now are you? ' No, mister Tiger. Flash is my best friend. I'd never doing anything really naughty to her." Well, that's good.' Tiger said ruffling Mona headfur, and Mona giggled.
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Sasha nodded " we will start with 500, which is a tenth of our capacity. I've come to understand you have planets taking in refugees, well the Polaris galaxy is ready to lend our assistance as well. we have Refugee housing in Meridian City, which is in a very nice location, next to the shops and transport hub ' Sasha said. "Pick out which refugees you want to send over, and we'll have quarters prepared for them, as soon as possible."
