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Story 76

Germinacide Pt 2: Maternal Death

Victoria Arcana was used to long nights. That was just the nature of the beast when it came to working with DA03. While nothing of note had occurred to need documenting, it looked pretty suspicious not to report anything from time to time. Which meant typing on Kuro's laptop and doing her best to not get any goop.

"Miss, it would appear that I'm far away from my home. Could you perhaps tell me where I am?" a regal yet almost familiar voice announced and the black cat looked up from her work. There, she was met with an ethereal yet quite muscular woman. Dressed in a beautiful orange ballgown, layers of orange petticoats Victoria could just see serve to poof up the gown. An iron band hangs to her left wrist, with a gold arm band and an elaborate diamond ring with a gem shaped like a dragon. Set against white opera gloves leading right into puff sleeves. What sound like peep toe heels (likely done up in a similar shade of orange as the dress) bounce against the chair. Moving up to the face, the black cat found herself treated to violet eyes set against skin on the verge of being ghastly. Reddish brown hair had been tied into a short bun, making the greatsword hanging on her back all the odder. A twisted blade that would fit perfectly in orcish's hands, the metal looked to be some kind of red. 'Laminated', it almost gave the impression of ruffles. If the weapon was a person, they would probably look like a refined lady from the Victorian Era.

"Anata wa Nihon no otaiba ni imasu. (You're in Odaiba, Japan.)" Kuro greeted, the woman's greatsword looking her way. Giving a wave, she turned her attention back to the woman. "Ē to… hyotto shite, naze sora ga akai no ka, naze jōkū ni pōtaru ga burasagatte iru no ka shitte imasu ka? (Uh… by any chance do you know why the sky is red and why there are portals hanging above?)"

The woman did her best to split focus between Kuro and Victoria here. Even as a large purple cube of gelatinous mass pulled Madame Lilithmon along with it. Heading right for the trio, it looked as if the creature just wanted friends. Or at least, people to interact with it.

"Koko de sukoshi tasukemasu ka? (A little help here?)" Madame Lilithmon announced, the woman letting out a sigh. Taking a couple steps forward, she took care to pull the madame devil digimon out. Their gazes met, confusion falling over both women. "To iu koto wa, anata wa ano murasakiiro no nebaneba no katamari no yōna kimyōna daitai bājondesu ka? (So are you some kind of strange alternate version like that blob of purple goop?)"

The woman brought a gloved hand to her chin. This was supposed to be her day off. Now, it was looking more like a proper day's work. Not that she minded. If anything, this was better for her skillset than pretending that everything was alright and that she wasn't in the middle of dealing with a mess that refused to let go even after millenia of squabbles.

"Hai to iu tsumoridesu. (I'm going to say yes.)" the woman remarked, making some space right after saying that. Then came a proper curtsey. "Sō sō. Watashi no manā wa dokodesu ka? Watashinonamaeha Erizadesu. Watashi wa* bīpu* to yoba reru basho kara kimashita. Sono ōshitsu no gādian to shite, watashi to tsuma wa zenryoku o tsukushite shien suru koto o chikaimasu. (Oh right. Where are my manners? My name is Eliza. I come from a place called *Beep*. As its royal guardian, I and my wife pledge to help to the best of our abilities.)"

All eyes locked onto Eliza. As far as they could tell, it was just Eliza here. Unless she was also talking about her blade as well. Entirely possible. Wouldn't be the oddest thing to happen in some ti-

Before anyone had a chance to say anything, a Lady Devimon of all digimon came crashing through the apartment door. Cradling something, she was purposefully hiding it with that weird dark spirit thing that came with all Lady Devimon.

"Kuso. (Shit.") Victoria muttered, mentally preparing herself for the appearance of her ex. When was the last time their paths crossed? Had to have been after 'that' happened.

"Ano… hyotto shite, watashi ga kakure rareru basho wa arimasu ka? Watashi wa koko ni tokubetsuna kamotsu o motte irunode, taimukīpā ya misu bitchi suratto no yōna mono ni sore o kowashite hoshiku arimasen. (Uh… by any chance do you have somewhere that I can hide? I have special cargo here and I don't want the likes of the timekeeper or Miss Bitchy Slut to destroy it.)" Lady Devimon announced and looked over to Victoria.

"Toire ni itte kudasai… anata no anzen o hoshō suru koto wa dekimasen - (Go to the bathroom… I just can't guarantee your saf-)" Victoria answered, only for Eliza to pull off her greatsword. Setting the pointy side at the floor, she let go. With that, the metal of the blade expanded out into an orcish woman. Somehow more muscular than that of Eliza, the metal looked to reforge itself into a red bustle of all garments. Heeled ankle boots served to cover her feet, while similar jewelry to Eliza shined back.

"Kaiserin, would you mind protecting this devil?" Eliza cooed and watched her greatsword nod. Walking over to Lady Devimon, she was met with a confused look. Reaching out to Kaiserin's hand, the pair headed to the bathroom. Which left the rest of the group to take a look at what had thrown the lady devil digimon through Victoria's apartment door. Angewomon stared through, her bow bouncing about in the hopes of getting a clean shot. Oddly, Hikari was nowhere to be found. If Victoria had to take a guess, she was likely dealing with her own personal hell. She was more than willing to pitch in, at least once Piemon was dealt with. Yeah. That was a decent place to start.

"Angewomon, could you maybe refrain from shooting arrows our way?" Kuro inquired, hands already reaching out to her yumi. While she hoped her words would be more than enough to dissuade her from doing stupid. Sadly, it didn't come close. Going through one ear and out the other, Angewomon let the arrow loose. Heading right for Madame Lilithmon, Eliza of all people managed to catch it with one hand. Shattering with the tightening of her grip, her focus shifted over to the angelic digimon. Walking over, a moment was taken to pull off one of her opera gloves. Once Eliza had done that, she proceeded to slap Angewomon with it. Knocking the angelic digimon down, she promptly reverted back to Tailmon.

Glaring in Eliza's direction, the feline digimon attempted to get one more strike in. Or at least, would've, if not for the guardian scooping her up into her arms. Held close to her chest, it provided little room for Tailmon to get free.

"Ē to… kono `ikimono' wa tsūjō anata ni totte mondaidesu ka? (Uh… is this 'creature' normally a problem for you?)" Eliza inquired, Victoria and Madame Lilithmon's gaze swiveling to meet hers once more. Doesn't stop the gelatinous cube from attempting to squeeze through and 'pet' the kitty.

"Hai. Arawarete apāto o gomibako ni suteyou to suru no wa, kono koneko no kanari hidoi shūkan ni natte imasu. Imanotokoro, kanojo o watashitachi no mukai no apāto ni tsuremodoshi, kainushi ga kanshaku o okosazu ni aijō o komete kanojo o ukeireru ka dō ka o kakunin suru no ga saizen kamo shiremasen. (Yes. It's become quite an awful habit of this kitty to show up and attempt to trash the apartment. For now, it might be best to just take her back to the apartment opposite of us and see if her owner would lovingly accept her without throwing a tantrum.)" Victoria announced and got up from her chair. Taking care to not end up in the gelatinous cube, she followed right behind. While normally not her style to play second fiddle, it would work well enough here. Or at least, would've, if not for her phone ringing. Pulling it out of her secret dress compartment, she takes just a moment to look it over. While the number of people in her 'Exes' was considerably high (likely far higher than she was ever willing to admit), she had a pretty good idea of who might be calling. In this case, Daisuke Motomiya.

"Hai, Daisuke? (Yes, Daisuke?)" Victoria greeted, the sounds of fight echoing about on the other end. While this Daisuke was a far cry from the one she dated and would later break up with, he was kind of like that one.

"Ē to… chekkuin suru tame ni denwa shita tokorodesu. Sora wa akaku, pōtaru no yō ni mieru mono ga soko ni ari, dejimon to hoka ni nani o shitte imasu ka. (Uh… I was just calling to check in. The sky is red and what looks to be portals are up there, bringing out digimon and who knows what else.)" Daisuke answered and Victoria took a moment to compose herself. While she was just finding out about this, that made sense considering the circumstances that were occurring here. "Sakki denwa suru tsumoridatta no ni wasureteta. (I meant to call you earlier, but I forgot.)"

Rolling her eyes, a chuckle escaped the black cat's lips.

"Daijōbudesu. Tada… shinanai de. Zenkai no kurikaeshi wa sukoshi mo hitsuyō arimasen. (It's alright. Just… don't die. I don't need a repeat of last time in the slightest.)" Victoria answered and ended the call. Looking back over to Eliza, she was met with a smile from the guardian.

"Anata to hanashitai tomodachi ga iru to iu koto o shitte ureshīdesu. (It's nice to know that you have friends that want to talk to you.)" Eliza announced, stopping just before Hikari's apartment door.

"Anata wa tomodachi ni ataishimasen. (You don't deserve any friends.)" Tailmon muttered and found herself raised up to meet Eliza's gaze. "Dochira ka to ieba, anata wa ai ni ataishinai eit - (If anything, you don't deserve love eit-)"

Tailmon found herself thrown right at the door. Slamming into it with enough force to get the attention of everyone who was awake and perhaps even a couple digimon, the door very much won that round.

"Do you know how many fucking people I've watched die?! How many people who I gave it my all to save, only for them to still lose their lives?! Far more than you will ever know or see. So don't you dare try and claim that I don't deserve love or friends." Eliza announced, puffing her chest out for good measure. Silence fell over the hallway, Tailmon taking the opportunity to stand back up. Looking in the direction of Victoria's apartment, she was still more than ready to make a beeline for Lady Devimon. The nerve of that woman getting in the way of her goal. Bad enough there was one Lady Devimon who digivolved, one masquerading as a human and now one who was also masquerading as a human but with a different coat of paint.

"Yā. Watashi wa ikite iru yōdesu. (Oh hey. I'm like, alive.)" a voice announced, bringing with it yet another Lady Devimon. Unlike the one who was being protected by Kaiserin, this one looked to be on the verge of dissipating into digital data. At the same time, said data also looked to have bits of tailmon and hawkmon within. "Dewa, watashi no shukuteki yo, nejirete korosenai hazu no kōtetsu to tenshi no yōna bōryoku no Kyojin ni naru koto o dono yō ni tanoshinda nodesu ka? (So my nemesis, how did you enjoy being twisted into a supposedly unkillable titan of steel and angelic violence?)"

Tailmon raised an eyebrow. Just her fucking luck to run into yet another Lady Devimon. At least this one would be easy enough to get rid of. Or at least, she hoped it would be easy. Kind of needed that after all that happened tonight. Knowing her luck, she wouldn't get that luxury. Instead, life would choose to make it as hard as possible.

"Matte. Ittai nani ni tsuite hanashite iru nodesu ka? Sore ga okotta toki, anata wa soko ni imasendeshita! (Wait. What the hell are you talking about? You weren't there when that happened!)" Tailmon announced, bring a claw forward. All that accomplished was laughter from this Lady Devimon. What could be so funny to her here that could somehow trump the inevitable asskicking she was about to give here?

"Watashi wa anata no ichibudattakaradesu. Anata ga shinu made, tsumari. Anata no yūjin mo sōdeshita. Futari tomo sōshiki sura shinakatta no wa zan'nenda. (Because I was a part of you. Until you died, that is. So did your friend. A shame you didn't even have a funeral for either of them.)" Lady Devimon answered, any attempts at being dumb falling away.

"Watashi wa shinanakatta! Anata wa uso o tsuite imasu! (I didn't die! You're lying!)" Tailmon announced, catching the attention of the purple gelatinous cube. Sliding over, the various obstacles strewn about were making it a challenge to close the distance here.

"Dewa, dōsureba kakujitsu ni wakarimasu ka? Dejimon no kioku wa shinu to risettosareru. Sono dēta o toridaseru kanōsei wa arimasuga, anata wa hontōni onaji teirumonda to iemasu ka? Nakama no taka dejimon wa? Somosomo kare wa kono uchū kara kite inai kanōsei ga hijō ni takaidesu! Dochira ka to ieba, yori ōkina kyōi ga kage ni kakurete iru koto ni kansha suru hitsuyō ga arimasu. Sore wa ima dewa totemo hazubeki kotode wanaideshou ka. (How do you know for certain then? A digimon's memories are reset on death. While there's a chance to retrieve that data, you can really say that you're still the same Tailmon? What about your hawk digimon friend? It's very likely he's not from this universe to begin with! If anything, you should be thankful that the bigger threats have kept to the shadows. Wouldn't that be such a shame now, would it?)"

Tailmon remained silent, temporarily picked up by the gelatinous cube. Getting a 'hug' from within, the feline digimon was spat out right after. Then it was this Lady Devimon's turn to get hugged.

"Shikata ga nai. Tochū de watashi o nikunde kudasai. (Oh well. Feel free to hate me on the way down.)" Lady Devimon announced as she swallowed up. Looking in Tailmon's direction, a smile formed on her face. Taunting her at every turn, Tailmon looked over to Victoria, Kuro and Eliza.

"Vu~ikutoria, kuso yarō o koreijō dasanai kata ga ī yo. (Victoria, you better not having more fucking people show up.)" Tailmon announced, only for the fridge to open up. Out popped a girl. Dressed in a purple crop top exposing her midriff with a just as skimpy tube skirt. Nothing in the way of footwear though, not that it did anything to keep people from gazing at her locks of black hair and metallic purple eyes.

"Nantekotta. Kimyōna betsu no mirai kara kita node wa nai to oshietekudasai. (Oh god. Please tell me you're not here from some weird alternate future.)" Victoria announced, the girl doing her best to meet the black cat's gaze. Of course, she promptly lunged for Victoria right after. "Kanojo wa kimyōna betsu no mirai kara kimashita. (She's from some weird alternate future.)"

Kuro and Eliza raised an eyebrow. Kuro was the first to bring it down, the realization of who it was coming to her. Huh. I guess that means that those stupid events are technically canon. What am I even saying? Delta has a chapter there. Ugh… stupid weird paradoxes brought forth by decisions made years ago. Wait. Does that mean that weird crossover thing with those other Hunters people also occurs? Ugh… Harlequin does not have the brain power to keep up with this.

"Sō sō. Nīna... (Oh right. Nina…)" Kuro answered and scooped Nina up. Trying her best to get out of the nekomata's grip, it was to no avail. "Bakageta koto o shite inai koto o oshietekudasai. (Please tell me you're not doing something stupid.)"

Nina just shrugged. That warning went through one ear and out the other, getting quickly replaced by other more important things. Things like what she would do to her opponents or where the fuck Ace and Varia were.

"Who the fuck are you people?" 'Nina' announced, attempting to kick her way out of this situation. A stupid plan, all things considered. But it was at least a plan. A far cry from half the shit that they would all pull out of their asses in the vain hope of being something other than 'boring', 'edgy' or worse of all 'generic'. Especially for that last o- "Oh! I didn't know that black cats came in white as well!"

It took everything in Kuro's power to hold Nina in and prevent her from getting free to cause even more havoc here.

"Do they not teach you the basics of animals from where you are from?" Eliza inquired as she scooped up Tailmon in the hopes of preventing the feline digimon from getting to her desired target. While doing quite well on that front, it was only a matter of time before something happens that throws everyone off. While Nina Sangan would normally be the kind of thing that would do it, she was more of a minor inconvenience. The sort that was more dangerous to herself rather than those around her. A shame, but understandable. "Ms Victoria, is there anyone we need to keep an eye on?"

Victoria let out a sigh. While there was the possibility of one more Lady Devimon and then Piemon, she could think of anything el-

The sound of glass breaking brought a swift end to that thought for the black cat. Rushing into the hallway, Victoria's hands were already reaching for her butterfly swords. While she wanted to believe that everything would be alright, it was likely to not be the case as Chouko's room came into view. Broken shards of glass covered the floor, while scratches by dangerously long fingernails serve as yet another reminder of days better left behind.

"It's been too long, Vuctorta Asscana." a voice announced, their tone as fake and ridiculous as the assets that jiggle with each labored breath. A humanoid figure has been carved from plastic, their attire was a skirtsuit ensemble that was struggling to contain her assets. Legs remained bare, making the blood-splattered heels all the more noticeable. Moving up to her head, an artificial feminine face stared back. Of course, that was where Chouko was being held. After all, nothing says 'wonderful person' like using a child as a human shield. "Now, I'm going to kill the one thing that you ca-"

The woman didn't get to finish that sentence, Victoria taking the opportunity to close the distance and slice through her pelvis region. Even with all that plastic padding, the blade sliced right though. Scooping Chouko up right after, she set her daughter down beside her. Waiting a moment to watch her opponent shatter into digital data, what looked to be a tear fell down.

"Mama, nani ka atta no? (Mommy, is something happening?)" Chouko whispered and Victoria bent down to meet her daughter's face.

"Mama ga oidasa reta to omotte ita takusan no hitobito ga ima modotte kimashita. Kitchin ni mukatte kudasai. Misu Kiti ga koko ni imasu. Murasakiiro no zerī no ōkina rippōtai ni kiwotsukete kudasai. Kanojo wa yūkō-tekidesuga, hijō ni sanseidesu. (A bunch of people mommy thought were gotten rid of are now back. I need you to head to the kitchen. Miss Kitty is here, just watch out for the big cube of purple jello. She's friendly, but very acidic.)" Victoria explained and got a nod from her daughter. While her alternate form could help, this was well beyond her skill set. Perhaps once she was older. Yeah.

Watching Chouko head to the kitchen, Victoria's gaze shifted to the now broken window. While an attempt by the very devil in plastic bimbo to break free, it was an open invitation for anyone to show up. In this case, it was yet another Lady Devimon. Unlike all the others who had shown up, this one was clad in white. Red eyes staring out at her attire, already noticing the butterfly swords.

"Rūn to no konran ga yori yoi monodeatta koto ni, watashitachiha ryōhō tomo dōi dekimasu ka? (Can we both agree that mess with Rune was for the better?)" this Lady Devimon announced and got an eye from Victoria. Of all the ways to describe that, this was not the way she saw it. Not in the slightest. Hindsight was definitely like that.

"Sore wa, ikutsu ka no yoikoto to warui koto o motarashita jiko hakai-tekina episōdodeshita. (It was a self-destructive episode that did bring some good things and a shitload of bad.)" Victoria countered as her opponent charged over. Going for a Binta, she countered with a series of slashes. Managing to keep this Lady Devimon at bay, Victoria couldn't help but feel as if she was being set up here. Like someone wanted her to get worn down by this opponent to ensure that the following fight was as difficult as possible. All the more reason to hold back. Though, Eliza, Kuro and that gelatinous cube had to have noticed by now… right? It honestly wouldn't surprise her in the slightest. The only one left was Piemon. He was likely not that far behind to take things out with a bang. Or at least, something that resembled that in every sense of the word. He never was the kind of person who would leave things half-finished. Or at least, in a worse state than they were when he found them.

"Alors, comment avez-vous été? (So, how have you been?)" a voice announced, a bright sphere of light covering the room. Shielding her vision, Victoria already knew. No denying at this point. She was going to have to fight her way through and hope to not take too much damage.

"Merveilleusement, Piemon. Juste merveilleux. (Wonderfully, Piemon. Just wonderful.)" Victoria answered as the last of the light dissipated. Piemon now stood right in front of the hole, one of his rapiers in hand. Much like the Lady Devimon from earlier, he looked as if his data could fall apart at any moment. " (Bad enough that you're here, but a good chunk of my fuck-ups were as well.)"

Piemon let out a chuckle.

"Alors par rapport à cette époque nous avons eu la brillante idée de baiser, mieux ou moins bien ? (So compared to that time we had the bright idea to fuck, better or worse?)" Piemon announced and got an eye roll from Victoria. Really? That was what he was fixated on? As their first time, it kind of sucked. Nothing like the way it was described in movies, television or even other digimon for that matter. Okay. That last one is a stretch. Digimon who knew how to fuck and had the capacity to do so were a massive minority in the digital world. Even if the sex had been decent, it wouldn't change anything.

Épée d'atout ! (Trump Sword!)

Swinging the rapier in Victoria's direction, the black cat managed to duck in time. Closing her eyes, she aimed for the privates and swung. Silence fell over the room for just a moment, ending with the sound of something falling down. Opening her eyes, she could just make out the object in question - Piemon's dick. Momma kitty still g- It was clear that her castration skills had not dulled with time in the slightest.

"Salope ! Comment diable suis-je censé montrer mes tours de magie ! (You slut! How the heck am I supposed to show off my magic tricks!)" Piemon announced and got a shrug from Victoria.

"Sauf que tu n'es pas un sorcier... (Except you're not a wizard…)" Victoria countered, a purple outline forming around her body. Breathing in and out a couple times, the black cat let herself calm down. Then came her proper counter attack - a series of quick slashes and stabs.

"Ça dépend si je parle anglais ou pas, mon ex-amant. (Depends on whether or not I'm speaking English, my ex-lover.)" Piemon answered as his body faded to digital data. Victoria let out a sigh, butterfly swords going to her side. Exiting Chouko's room, there was only one more concern - the last Lady Devimon. Perhaps this would be the last thing that needed to be dealt with before figuring out where the fuck Hikari was.

"Bikutoria? (Victoria?)" Kuro called out, walking over to her girlfriend. No longer holding Nina, she could only assume that the nekomata had dealt with her. Getting a kiss right on the lips, that was all Kuro needed to see here.

"Watashi wa ikimasu. Watashi mo motte imasu. Anata no tame ni, Chouko no tame ni, soshite watashi no tame ni. (I'll live. I have too. For yours, Chouko's and my sake.)" Victoria answered as they headed to the bathroom. Steeling themselves for whatever might be awaiting them in the bathroom, Eliza was not that far behind here. Still holding Tailmon, she was quite intent on biting the guardian of *Beep*. Good luck with that, pussy cat.

"Guddi. (Goodie.)" Tailmon announced as the trio peeked their heads into the bathroom. There, Kaiserin and Lady Devimon were. The latter was still hiding whatever it was they had on them. "Kanojo ni watashi o sa sete kudasai! Kanojo o nagura sete! (Let me at her! Let me hit her!)"

Lady Devimon let out a chuckle. Looking in the direction of her opponents, a sense of calm came over her. Like she accepted the consequences of what would happen next.

"Ima, anata wa watashi o korosu chansu o eru kamo shiremasen. Shikashi, watashi wa sore o utagaimasu. (Now, now, you might get a chance to kill me. I doubt it, though.)" Lady Devimon announced and looked towards Victoria and Eliza. "Anata no dochiraga kōi o shitai baai demo, watashi no gesuto ni natte kudasai. (Whichever one of you wants to do the deed, be my guest.)"

Victoria and Eliza raised an eyebrow, even as Kaiserin returned to her greatsword form.

"I'll let you have the honor here." Victoria announced, Eliza taking the time to raise her greatsword up. Stabbing the weapon into Lady Devimon's head, she was met by a smile of all gestures.

'Thank you.' a voice announced, bringing with it bright light from the bathroom. When it dissipated moments later, Eliza, Kaiserin or whatever it was that Lady Devimon was hiding was now gone. Definitely for the best. As for the gelatinous cube, they were trying to ring the doorbell of the Yagami's apartment. While having gotten no response, it had brought Takeru, Patamon and Tsukaimon.

"Daijōbuka, vu~ikutoria? (Everything alright, Victoria?)" Takeru called out and Victoria sighed. Oddly, she followed it up with a chuckle. Taking just a moment to see if Chouko was alright (she was), she and Kuro exited the apartment and entered the hallway.

"Hai, demo Hikari wa watashi ni atarashī u~indō o karite imasu. (Yes, but Hikari owes me a new window.)" Victoria announced and got a look from Takeru. Afterwards, Kuro shot Tsukaimon a look.

"Īe, anata no jū no rikuesuto wa shōnin shimasen. Tazuneru no o yameru. (No, I am not approving your request for a gun. Quit asking.)" Kuro added, getting treated to a sigh from Tsukaimon. Then it was over to the gelatinous cube and to some extent - the door. No telling what might be going on in there…

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In a black void at the beginning of time, a woman's eyes flutter open.

Sitting up, she is greeted by the bodies of deceased - versions of herself who didn't get a chance to fulfill the start of their mission. Sliced in two, the direct result of someone not wanting a certain brand of interference.

"Once more unto the breach." she tells herself as she walks forward. Easier said than done in the face of the mountains of dead bodies that litter the void. Quite a lot of clean-up work ahead, but that could wait. No, her destination wasn't getting any older or younger without her. Feeling her outfit shift about, she continues ahead. It's not much farther now. Just had to climb over a few more dead bodies and there it was.

"Oh Jester of Dreams, your lady-in-waiting has returned." the woman greets, coming upon the massive body of a woman. Stripped of her clothes and hat, time and intent had been given to scalp her, gouge the eyes out and give her mastectomy. Which was on top of cutting said body right down the middle. Just in case the point was not understood well enough. "I accept whatever punishment you deem appropriate for my inability to stop this atrocity from occurri-"

The woman doesn't get a chance to finish her thought, an orange egg covered in blue paint splotches appears in front of her. Not waiting to see what it does, she grabs hold. Holding it close for just a moment, she felt everything freeze in time. Lasting just a moment, it's just the cue she needs to set the egg down within the deceased.

"The cycle begins anew, our revenge delayed but still on time." she thinks, staring down at her attire. Gone is the nasty business clothes The Order forced her into, replaced with a cross between a dress and french maid attire. Feeling her feet gain that extra bit of height, what looked to be heels now hung to her feet. Focusing back on the egg, she watched it root itself into the dead body. While an improvement, they were still missing someone. Oh well. A problem to solve in due time…

Harlequin's Notes:

So that's what being birthed is like. Now that I know, I kind of hate it. Oh right. The actual notes on everyone who showed up.

To start off with, Eliza is from my boss's transformation works. Sly cross-promotion if you ask Harlequin. No, she's not going to link here.

Piemon (or Piedmon if you're watching the dub) is based off of the Pierrot a character traveling Italian troupes introduced to the French in the 17th century. As for the joke about being a wizard but only while speaking English, that's a reference to Piedmon's type being Wizard for the Dub... for some reason.