"Well, well, well. Looks like the Dullwings fell right into our trap." A familiar voice chortled from somewhere else in the room. The girls' view of the hall was blocked off by a pair of piles of rubble on each side of the doorway, but they were cautious to check and see whoever it was. Getting a full view of the room meant leaving their cover. It was be blind or be vulnerable. Another voice followed the first, again, very familiar.

"Indeed. And unlike all the other times before, this time we've got you outnumbered." The second voice gloated. An instant later, it was Rikku who figured out who the voices belonged to and when she did, she almost laughed aloud.

"Logos and Ormi?" She called, skipping out into the open. Leaving herself vulnerable was no longer a problem. After the number of times she'd fought these clowns and won all of those fights in overwhelming victories, the pair didn't intimidate her a bit. Relaxed, Yuna and Paine followed Rikku out. Logos and Ormi were approaching the center where Leblanc sat, each from opposite sides of the room. To the Gullwings now, this was just a fun new training exercise. Paine walked up to Leblanc.

"How did you ever manage to get yourself kidnapped by those two?" She asked, cutting off the gag. Leblanc glared at her.

"I trusted them and they betrayed my trust. Surely you of all people would know how easily one can fall into that trap." The blonde replied indignantly. Paine's eyes hardened for a moment, but found she couldn't deny it. She did know what that was like. Yuna and Rikku were approaching Paine, each of them watching one of the two men. Yuna sighed, looking around. The room was empty except for the six of them, plus the two others waiting in the corridor. She met eyes with Logos, daring him to try and escape.

"Now," She said, almost triumphantly, "what's this about you outnumbering us?" She asked, holding her guns up in his open view. Logos smirked and signaled. Three bandits immerged from the shadows. Brandishing his own guns, Logos stared right back at Yuna, his eyes just as daring.

"I do believe that we now outnumber you." He announced. Ormi nodded.

"Yeh, even if Leblanc decides to give you a helping hand, we still outnumber you, though Leblanc wouldn't be much help to you in a fight anyways."

"Any chance to make these traitors pay is the chance of a lifetime, and believe me, I'll make you pay." Leblanc retorted, standing up. Paine shrugged.

"Besides, the two of you, with your skills, really only count for one, so I guess we're even." She said lazily. Ormi glared at her. She smirked, matching his gaze with a look that said And what are you gonna do about it? Ormi was furious. In a show of surprising speed, her whipped his shield up over his head and sent it spinning in a deadly disk towards Paine. The warrior didn't have any time to react and she knew it. However, to the amazement of everyone in the room, there was the crunching sound of metal hitting and breaking metal, and the shield veered suddenly off course. Its perfect spin slowed and wobbled before it hit the floor with a clank. When they saw the shield, the Gullwings grinned and Ormi looked horrified. A smaller but harder and sharper disk had hit it and drove itself right into the center of the shield. Most of the metal was shredded and entangled, both weapons fused together and rendered useless. All three of the Gullwings knew exactly what had happened: Kairi. The sound of footsteps caused Ormi to turn toward the doorway (which he was the closest person in the room to). Kairi was walking toward the group, looking more like a tourist than a spherehunter. Her hands held neatly behind her as she walked slowly forward, apparently engrossed in the history of the temple as she looked around, innocent amazement written all over her face. For a moment, it looked like Kairi's façade would work as Ormi faltered. However, he recovered quickly and glared at her.

"You ruined my shield, and now you're going to pay." He growled. Paine started towards them, but Yuna grabbed her arm. The ex-summoner saw the glint in Kairi's eye. The girl most certainly had something up her sleeve. Kairi looked at Ormi, her face still masked with feigned innocence.

"I'm sorry?"

"Don't play stupid." Ormi ordered. Kairi's expression changed immediately.

"You know, it wouldn't serve you to take me as stupid." She replied simply. Ormi glared at her.

"I have every reason to. That stunt left you without a weapon." He replied. Kairi smiled, still unfazed.

"And as far as I can see, you don't have any weapons either." She replied. Ormi was getting frustrated. The girl wasn't getting mad, or scared or even the slightest bit intimidated. She wasn't getting anything! She'd be scared of him soon enough however, he decided.

"And what use would I have for a weapon when I'm fighting you? I could take you down with my bare hands." He boasted. Kairi was still unworried.

"You think so? Even if I was armed?"

"If you were armed?" He paused, thinking, and then smirked. "Doesn't matter what would happen if you were armed because right now, you're not." Ormi said. Kairi frowned, looking slightly troubled. However, her expression was one of an innocent little girl who seemed to have lost her basket of flowers or something, not one of a teenage girl faced with a man twice her size threatening to beat her to a plup.

"I'm not?" She asked, her voice overdramatic. Ormi was getting angry, knowing she was mocking him. He started towards her. Kairi's innocent expression faltered slightly. This was what she'd been waiting for. The closer he got, the easier it would be for her to take him down before he knew what was happening. Doing that would certainly make everything easier.

"No, you're not." He replied impatiently. Kairi smiled.

"Didn't I tell you not to take me as stupid?" She asked. Ormi was silent, unsure of what she was trying to say. "I would never give up my weapon so easily if I was cornered like I am now." As she spoke, she drew her hands out from behind her back, revealing her claws. Ormi went pale. He knew he was too close. Before he could do anything, Kairi launched herself forward, claws prepared to shishkabob him. He pivoted, trying to get out of the way, though he went not quite far enough. The claws slashed through his back. He dropped, but as soon as he regained his senses, he scrambled back to his feet. Kairi was now standing half way between Ormi and the others. Growling, he was ready to pounce on her, but the feeling of a sharp steel tip against his back made him freeze.

"Don't move." A voice behind him commanded. The pressure of the sword point released, but Ormi could sense it hovering only inches from his skin. Tidus walked around him, still holding him at sword point. Yuna smiled.

"Seems we really do have you outnumbered." She said, turning to face Logos. As she did, she saw he was signaling again. This time, at least 10 more bandits stepped out of the shadows, completely surrounding the group. Logos smirked.

"Alright Gullwings, the tables have turned again. What amazing stunt will you pull this time? Or have we finally actually caught the famous, infamous Gullwings?" He asked. Yuna frowned. Logos' smile widened. "The numbers are on our side now."

"Then let's even them out a bit, shall we?" A voice asked. Paine looked slightly surprised. None of Gullwings could see the others, but Rikku knew the voice instantly.

"Gippal? Geez, what took you guys so long? We thought we were gonna have to squish these guys without you!" She called, grinning. She heard laughter in reply.

"Not a chance we were gonna let you guys have all the fun!" Gippal called back. As if on cue, everyone leapt into action. The fight began.

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So, it's not really that long, but a lot of shorter ones is better than a handful of long ones that take forever to update, right? That's what I thought! wink Well, R+R, as always! PS: So, maybe I lied a little. It's actually NEXT chappie that I've been waiting forever to write. These three (the last one, this one and the next one) were all supposed to be one chappie, but turned out to be just a touch too long, no?