[Sakura Haruno - 15 Arcane Mage - DPS]
[Hinata Hyuga - 25 Brewmaster Monk - Tank]
[Ragspierre - 20 Combat Rogue - DPS]
[Hahmner - 20 Arms Warrior - DPS]
[Lyndis - 22 Holy Priest - Healer]
"Can we, like, just GO already?" asked Lyndis. "I got, like, stuff to do."
"What kind of stuff?" asked Hahmner, the draenei sitting his massive axe down in order to stretch.
"Priest stuff," said Lyndis. The gnome with the pink hair stared at Sakura's equally pink hair for a moment before starting to tick off her tasklist. "Work the confessionals before lunch, get the vicar his lunch, officiate at a wedding this afternoon, a funeral this evening. Usual boring stuff. I gots maybe three hours tops before I gotta go. So, like, can we PLEASE get going with this already?"
The shadows parted as a worgen with two large knives came out of it. "Annoying."
"Ready!" said Sakura, making a fist-gesture to indicate she was pumped. "What is this anyway?"
"Stabilized time loop of a type called a dungeon," said Ragspierre. "The math's a bit hard to follow, but that shimmering field in the archway marks the space-time bubble's edge. Apparently it's to do with the Titan machinery stabilizing our world fixing on events where there were major consequences for the overall timeline. Not sure what the implications are for those where time travel is involved. Gets kinda odd."
Everyone else stared at the werewolf rogue for a moment.
The rogue shrugged. "Hey, I'm dating a gal in the bronze dragonflight. You pick up some of this stuff."
"You're dating... a dragon?" asked Sakura with a shocked and somewhat disgusted expression.
The wolfman shifted to a human form. "We're both shapeshifters. Good thing too. I mean, can you picture the tab for her meals at the Rose And Lantern if she were a full-sized dragon?"
"Okay, rather than deal with the horrifying mental images involved with that relationship," said Sakura, "let's get going!"
"Welcome to the Deadmines, mysteries in the Deadmines," sang Koko to a goblin plushy. "Welcome to the Deadmines, to the unforgotten place!"
Sasuke knew that he couldn't do it all alone. His recent "misadventure" had brought that home for him.
He just wasn't sure that THIS was the group to work with.
[Sasuke Uchiha - 92 Destruction Warlock - DPS]
[Koko The Mad - 92 Discipline Priest - Healer]
[Tenzod - 94 Protection Warrior - Tank]
[Krikey - 93 Retribution Paladin - DPS]
"Still need one more," indicated Tenzod.
"I'm a little concerned that our healer is giggling and playing with dolls," voiced Krikey.
"Yeah," said Tenzod, "that is a bit. Hey, warlock. Aren't you gonna summon up some fire support?"
"I haven't been getting good results with that," admitted Sasuke.
"How so?" asked Tenzod.
Sasuke raised one hand. Energy formed a spiral around him which then etched a glowing pentagram into place. A succubus appeared.
"That's the flattest-chested succubus I've ever seen," noted Tenzod as the creature grabbed onto the warlock and started cooing. "And why is it doing THAT?"
"They seem to take the appearance of various fangirls back home," said Sasuke, making a gesture and dismissing the succubus. It/she disappeared with a disappointed noise. "That one was Ino."
"I was thinking an imp would be better," said Tenzod.
"That's not much better," said Sasuke, summoning the indicated creature.
The imp was normal-shaped but it was wearing clothing, which was not normal. Nor was it adjusting its tie normal.
"What?" asked the imp.
"Not used to an imp wearing a tuxedo," said Tenzod honestly.
"Hmph. You think we're all interchangeable or something?" asked the imp. "Yeah, sure, most of us are in it for the destruction of All That Is. Me, I just wanna kick back, have a few sixpacks, smoke a decent stogie, and maybe set a few buildings on fire. After all, what happens when All That Is gets destroyed? Then what? No, better to torch a few buildings and enjoy the vices that you mortal types do so well."
Tenzod and Krikey glanced at each other while Koko did something rather obscene with a doll in the background.
"What?" asked the imp.
"You know, I kinda like this imp," said Tenzod. "Interesting philosophy."
"Okayyy," drawled out Krikey. "That's all the weirdness I can take for today."
[Samamva - 91 Marksman Hunter - DPS]
"Praise the light," said Krikey. "Let's get this show on the road."
"'Road'?" asked Sasuke.
"Old phrase, I think the Darkmoon Faire came up with it," offered Krikey.
[Master Looter trait upgraded to Ninja Looter!]
"Yatta!" indicated Naruto.
[Acquired Airship Right Wing]
"Is that what that is?" asked Naruto, looking at the back of the Iron Horde gunship. "Huh."
"Ye aren't supposed to be able to seize control of an Iron Horde ship like this," said a dwarven shaman.
"It's his 'Looter' skill," speculated Thoram. "He finds stuff nobody else can. Now that it's 'Ninja Looter' I'd expect it to get even worse."
"Well," said Bruma Swiftstone, climbing atop a gun. "There's just one thing to do about this."
"What's that?" asked Naruto.
"Who's up for a game of 'off-shore bombardment'?" asked Bruma, patting the cannon she was sitting on.
"Aaaaaughibbrgubugbugrguburgle!" declared the charging fishman, waving a cleaver around in one hand.
"Eep! Two palms! Four palms! Eight palms! Sixteen palms!"
Sakura stared, her jaw hanging loose. The hesitant girl she'd faced back in the Academy, so clumsy with the Academy taijutsu style they'd all had to learn, had BLURRED and now there were tumbling bits of fish-man bouncing off the line of minions who'd been following him.
"Sorry," apologized Hinata.
"S'okay," said Ragspierre, appearing behind one of the still standing minions and driving a blade into the back of that target's head. "You just keep on drawing their attention, I'll keep taking advantage of that."
"Actually," said Sakura as she looked around. "I think that was the last one."
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