Serenity went into a protective stance when the lights came on. Her heart raced as she turned to see where the act had come from.
She gently placed Harmony on the ground and looked into her eyes, the child nodded slightly and backed off away from the strangers and into the nearest corner. Serenity quickly made sure Harmony was in the corner and snapped her head back toward the people staring at her. Her hair flowed around her like a cloak of black silk,covering half of her face. Serenity's eyes flashed golden as her feral instincts took over, her sense of protectiveness was clearly shown in her body language. Harmony let out a soft growl as she watched her mother crouch down, ready for anything. Serenity threw a quick bark-like sound back at her daughter, and the toddler quickly became quiet.
Serenity looked harshly at the three people staring at her, sizing them up. She could maybe take the younger female alone, maybe even the male but.. *she sniffed the air* he smelled of electricity. The older female looked like a fighter, one that could easily over power her. * And then what would happen to Harmony?* she asked herself, choosing not to answer that question.
Serenity let out a low growl, thinking that might scare off the strangers, but obviously it didn't as they still stood there and stared at her.
Serenity glanced back at her daughter, who was still in the corner, her small eyes had turned feral and she was getting quite agitated. She looked back at the three strangers and finally spoke, her voice low and dark.

"I don't want to hurt you.... but i will if you come any closer..."

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"I don't want to hurt you.... but I will if you come any closer..."
Almost subconsciously Onça stepped forward, so that she was in front of Chrissy, glad to see Meric mirror her movements on the other side, effectively putting her behind them. If wasn't that she didn't trust the young feral to fight, much the contrary, with what she had already learned out of necessity to protect herself and what little more she had been able to teach her over the last week, she was sure she could protect herself. But if this mother felt threatened, she wasn't going to take the risk that she might act to protect her child.
She could feel the soft buzz and unmistakable smell that meant that Meric now held sparks in his hands, hidden behind his back. They would not reveal their otherworldly identities unless forced to.
Watching the interactions of mother and child, Onça shook her head and reprimanded herself for even thinking about fighting this woman. Stepping forward, hands raised, she offered a smile.
"We're not going to fight you." She emphasized slowly. She could see that the woman's attention was still focused on Meric and realized that she must know somehow that he had a weapon. She knew she could smell the ozone over the incense, but she wouldn't have thought
Then she realized. This was another feral, two in fact. The communication, the behavior, everything pointed to more people like her.
Taking a risk and turning her back on the feral, Onça prayed she wouldn't take advantage of the situation and attack. Now more than ever it was vital this ended peacefully.
"Meric." She spoke quietly. "Turn it off, she's one of us." Frowning, he did as she had asked, bringing his hands round in front of him empty.
Turning back to the woman she spread her hands again. "Better?"

Harmony was growling and fidgeting in the corner. She was ready to fight, her feral instincts made her that way, even though she was only two.

Serenity watched as the older female turned her back and spoke quietly to the male, he frowned and displayed his hands, empty. This action seemed to relax Serenity, but she was still on edge. Suddenly she watched as her daughter, ran forward at ramming speed, her eyes had a red tinge to them. Serenity knew what was going to happen, even her small child had a fighter's heart, something that was hard to control at times. Serenity reached out to grab her daughter before she reached the strangers, but Harmony side stepped and continued on.
"HARMONY! NOOO!!!" Serenity's voice screamed out but she knew that it was too late. Harmony charged faster and slammed into the older female. Harmony's short stature made it possible for the older female to lose her balance and fall over. with a thud the two were on the floor, Harmony was hissing, growling and trying to sink in her baby teeth into the woman's leg. Serenity's protectiveness quickly turned into embarrassment as she watched the older female quickly grab her child by the back of her coat and lift her up and off of her leg, still hissing and spitting. Serenity quickly took Harmony from the woman and grabbed hold of her little chin, She looked into the child's eyes and a second later Harmony hung her head. "I sowwry Mummy" Serenity hugged her child and smiled. "It's ok Hummy... it's ok" Serenity looked back at the three strangers, her fears were slowly diminishing and she managed a smile.

"I am sorry about that... sometimes she gets a little anxious... I'm sorry we bothered you" Serenity turned to leave, when she suddenly grabbed her head and moaned in pain. A vision appeared before her eyes, It was a repeat of the first vision she saw, but this time she saw the two women up close, and one of them looked just like the woman standing behind her. The eyes, hair, facial structure, all the same. a Name flashed in front of her eyes, the name of the woman. When the vision was over Serenity found her self leaning against the nearest wall, Harmony was clinging to her left leg and trembling in fear. She patted The toddler's head to reassure her and looked back at the trio. Her eyes focused on the older female. Serenity's voice caught in her throat, her breath left her lips.

"You're name is Onca...."