The Struggle of Our Souls (Indivisible-focused Crossover RP)

It is, in fact, not good for the hog creature, and it dies, falling to the ground as its body fades away.

Well, that was-

Aaaaand the other hog creature goes in for a last ditch effort, going for a lunging tackle to try and take Yoshimitsu down.

To make matters worse, several of the human soldiers are charging Yoshimitsu themselves now, holding their shields close to their bodies so Yoshimitsu can't just decapitate them in seconds.

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The woman can hear Ajna sighing.

"Well, lady I don't know, meet my dad's murderer - I don't know what his name is." Ajna comments...in spite of the fact that Dhar told her his name a few minutes ago, tops. Did she forget, or ignore the part where he said his name out of spite, or...? "Anyway, as I was saying BEFORE I accidentally pulled you into my brain...I'm Ajna, and I'm off to find my dad's murderer's boss and smash his-tomatoes?"

what

"Wait, no, that came out wrong; I'm going to smash his face in, not some tomatoes! Sorry, I just...hold on, I'm finding out where that smell's coming from." And with that, Ajna leaps down, landing on the ground in front of Alice. She gets up and starts sniffing the air like a bloodhound.

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The bartender nods, moving to unlock the bottom cabinet...before she looks back and notices the pirate ship. "Huh - that went faster than I expected."

At the very least, the harpoons do distract the Iron Kingdom soldiers, as they stop to try and cut off the harpoons' connection to the ship, presumably before they try and pull out the harpoons themselves.

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Meanwhile, the Iron Kingdom soldiers Motors is dealing with halt in their tracks when Motors turns around, quickly getting out their shields to try and block the impact.

How successful that attempt will be is...questionable.

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The young(???) girl can hear some shuffling from an alleyway next to her.

The woman raises an eyebrow. She doesn’t move to attack, but she has definitely tense up. "...Wait, did you just say 'in your mind'?"

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The young(?) girl tenses up and turns toward the alleyway, sword at the ready.

"Shh! Nearly got that tomato smell tracked down..." Ajna mutters in response before resuming her sniffing.

Well, seems she's preoccupied.

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Nothing comes out of the alleyway, so that's good.

There's a good deal of barely audible conversation, though. Must be something happening down there.

The woman has no words. She’s so confused right now. "Okay...good luck."

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The young girl clears her throat. "Uh hello? Anyone down there?"

"WHY ARE YOU IN MY WAY?? Stupid humans, don't you know to CLEAR THE ROAD?!" Motors looks for anything he could use as a ramp...

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"You cannot be serious about this." Dhar growls.

"Uhm-" Alice begins, before she's interrupted by Hydranoid's third voice; a voice higher then the last one, and a few speaking mannerisms that make its voice more maniacal. "Careful, Alice. The last human to approach you like this was that Vexos and his mechanical bootleg." He snarls. "I'm appreciated fro the concern, but... she's just a girl, Hydranoid."
"A girl who can move like that."
"Shun can move the same way." Alice responds, and then slowly approaches Ajna. "Uh... excuse me? Do you know where I am?"

Faster then you could say

There's a growl from one of the soldiers charging at Yoshimitsu, but he keeps his pace rather than sprinting in front of everyone else.

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Ajna turns around, surprised. "Oh! Huh, deja vu...which hopefully won't apply to other aspects of my recent conversations...anyway, you're in Ashwat! Well, just outside it. Although, now that I think about it, most people just call this whole region Ashwat, so I guess I was right the first time...? Gah, this got way more confusing than I thought it would be!"

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Motors can spot some conveniently angled wooden planks just to the side. Nice.

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The girl doesn't get a response, but the muttering quiets down.

That's usually not a good sign. Annie casually starts backing up.

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The woman is just awkwardly standing near Dhar. She's waiting for Ajna to return before introducing herself.

Dear scoots away from her.

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"Haha, nice! Good course design." Motors revs up and drives to the ramp, and launches himself off and over them, hitting the ground again with a small bounce and driving off.

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"So this place is called "Ashwat". Not a name I've heard before."
"We're in another world, Hydranoid! I don't think you would have heard of it before at all!" Alice giggles, but looks back to Ajna. "I hate to be a burden, but can I please stay with you until my friends find me?"

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Archie has had enough of this, takes some things out of his pocket, and throws them, releasing.. a purple, four-winged bat with a large underbite, a giant anchor covered in seaweed, and a shark with crimson eyes with white irises, a yellow star-shaped mark on top of its head, and four fins; one fin on the left, right, topside, and bottom, like some sort of missile. Okay then

The woman is used to this. Having been an outcast within her own social class as well as with her companions, she has realized she will never truly be trusted. Only someone who's stupidly positive would be friends with a monster like her.

"Oh, I don't mind!" Ajna answers, nodding. "Just, uh...I'm kinda heading off on a personal quest to smash my dad's murderer's boss's face in, and you may or may not be absorbed into my brain in the near future if you come along? I already got two people stuck in here by accident, so I figure I should warn you in advance while I have a handle on this...whatever this is."

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The soldiers turn around, and, because of course they do, they resume chasing after Motors.

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Still nothing comes out of the alley. Maybe it's-

A face with bulging eyes, thin lips pulled back, and a withered nose that seems to blend into the skull peeks outward from within the alley, glancing around before spotting Annie. Those bulging eyes widen before the face darts back into the alleyway.

"...what the heck?" Annie grips her sword tighter. She’s got a bad feeling about this.

"I... what?"
"Allow me to make myself perfectly clear, you do anything like that to Alice, and I will find a way to make you feel pain without end." Hydranoid snarls.
"N-no, Hydranoid, that's a bit unnecessary." Alice weakly replies.
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"are you- oh you gotta be kidding me." Motors mutters. "HEY. SLOWPOKES! SHOVE OFF, I'M BUSY HERE!"

"Woah, it's not like I'm trying to!" Ajna puts her hands up in protest while her eyes dart around, trying to find the source of the voices. "I just don't have a good handle on this thing yet and kinda keep doing it by accident! I've only had this power for less than a hour! ...also, not that it matters, but she'd be perfectly fine if I did. Here, let me just..."

She concentrates, and in a flash of light, a certain someone is liberated from her mind.

"See? Perfectly..." Ajna trails off, her expression turning sour as she clenches her fist, muttering to herself, "Couldn't have let me get the other lady who hasn't introduced herself, huh?"

Yeah Dhar was the one Ajna pulled out

whoops

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"You have violated the law of the Iron Kingdom! You will be detained!" One of them shouts.

Aaaaaand they're firing their guns again.

Dear snorts, crossing his arms. "The fact you're bringing this helpless damsel eludes me. Visually pleasing as she is- augh- you may as well throw her to the w-"
"Ohh noo," Alice puts her head in her hands.
"Helpless??DAMSEL?!VISUALLY PLEASING?!?!"
"No, Hydranoid it's not-"
Alpha Hydranoid curls up into a ball and flings himself off of Alice's shoulder, and slams right into Dhar's nose.
Dhar, understandably, yelps, grabs his face, and bends down after a metal ball hits him. Hydranoid then floats there, uncurls, and starts growling. "Say that again, why don't you?! I don't know what your idea is here, mister, but let me tell you; i don't. Like it."
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Motors looks back and gives them the big "L" in response

and then runs into a dumpster. Wow.

Ajna blinks when she sees Hydranoid. "Wait, that's where those voices were coming from? I thought they were guardian spirits or something. Kind of a let down, to be honest..."

Then she shakes her head, clearing her throat. "Anyway...yeah, sorry about him; that would be my dad's murderer. If I knew how to get rid of him, I would. I was trying to get the other one, give me a second-"

And bam. The Duchess is out!

"See? She's much better company!" Ajna grins. "Just...slightly creepier."

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Two of the four soldiers run up and grab Motors, hoisting him up by the arms.

"What do we do with him?" One of the soldiers asks another - leader of the troop, probably.

The lead soldier muses. "A creature that can materialize out of thin air, throw explosives, and can expertly outmaneuver us with that legless mount? I don't think a normal cell could hold him - we'll have to go to the royals for this one."

"Err...hello." The Duchess waves, awkwardly. She doesn’t seem to be bothered by being called creepy.

The man in bloody white coughs once.

The blue-haired girl rushes over the bloody man. She pulls out some sort of bottle. "Drink this. It will heal you." She has the most expressionless look on her face.

Drabk immediately.
"Grazie..."

The blue-haired girl merely nodded. "It’s a Vulnerary."

His wounds would heal, just a little bit.

His wounds heal the rest of the way, however, when a wave of water washes over him, bathing him in a soft green glow before it dissipates a moment later.

"Are you alright?" The lady in blue asks, kneeling down beside the man in white and placing a hand on his shoulder while looking rather concerned.

Driblee has made it to the rest of Desert Gang via tidal wave.
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"I.. see? And.. calling Alpha Hydranoid a guardian spirit isn't too far off." Alice puts her arms at her sides.
Alpha Hydranoid floats back to Alice's shoulder. "We've wasted enough time. Time we actually get moving."
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Mortors bounces back to his feet. "What?! Lock me up?? You can't stop me now, I've just become a whole being!"
Mortors Viper is re-summoned next to him, and he climbs on. "Either get out the way, or get lost in the dust! That's how I live!"
Motors revs the engine.

"English people-..... yes. I will be. ......Where is this, by chance? I need to return to Italy."

"I am unsure." The blue-haired girl notices Driblee. "Oh, we are being approached."

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The Duchess raises her hand. "I Uh, I need to introduce myself still. I am Natisha, the Duchess."