Guardians: The Guardian Kitsune War

Alice walks over, assuming the two have gotten back to the planet and Gladius now hospitalize, and slaps him, the male head speaking."Man the Fuck up! You want her back then get up and fight!"

He's already traumatized by what happened. Alice's male head wasn't really helping. He just curls up.

"Hate to say it but Alice has a point. You'll get nothing done laying around and feeling upset."

"I'm just at a loss, Scarlet...but...if we can save her...I'll help."

"Just give him fifteen minutes or so to get it out of his system, he'll be okay. I promise."

"Should I slap him again?"


"You three are not to pursue her." Zilla interrupts."i pulled the bounty off her. Rest up and return when you are ready."

"I'll be okay, Alice...I just need some time to take it in...but we'll stop her together..."

Nodding, Ix turns to Zilla.
"I'm ready now. My wounds are only minor."

"You are on a mandatory three day break. You have one less team mate...well three."

"No bounty on her? Thank you, I think I need a day to relax we haven't had one since we were woken up." Scarlet says with a sigh.

"...Yes ma'am." She sighs with exasperation, turning to leave.

Gladius nods slowly, then turns to Scarlet. "...I apologize for my behaviour...When we get back to duty, I'll be ready to help in taking Alumia to custody..." He assures her, then turns to Ixi. "...Sis? With Lumi having defected...if something bad happens to her and we're unable to save her...I wanted to ask if you can help...raising my child."

"Now don't talk like that, we'll all make it through this including Alumia somehow." Scarlet says with a sigh.

"I don't intend to let something happen to Alumia..." Ix replies as her answer, shaking her head. "So, don't worry about that kind of stuff right now."

Gladius nods. "Thanks, everyone...that's what I wanted to hear."

Alice sits there slightly uncomfortable. Being new to the group, she doesn't really know what to say or how to respond. Either way they are left in silence to contemplate their situation.

Alumia has sided with the enemy.

Both Ix and Gladius are pretty injured.

And things have pretty much gone to hell since they were reawakened...

For now all they can do is rest and continue working. Oh hey, Gladius' brand is different than Ix. Also, Alumia's electrical magic has damaged Ix's arm some. It might be best she get it checked on.

Scarlet should report in to Arctica and Zilla.

"You guys go do what you need to and take the rest of the day to rest. I'm going to go report everything in full detail and in person. And see what our next best step is." She says turning to go to Zilla's office.

Ix strides off to do just that, grumbling and mumbling all the while. She was gonna have to get used to having a fake arm, for sure.

"Hm, Ixi, did you notice my brand is different than yours? What does that mean?" He asks.

Scarlet heads to Zilla's office and knocks on the door. "Here for the full report."

"I assume it means that you're banned as well, the brand being just another symbol from our language."

"No...that's Alumia's tribal brand..." He says, recognizing it.

"Why is it trouble follows you all wherever you go? I can't wait until I retire and he's in charge..." She sighs."What happened?"



She probably wanted to imprint him before she left. They are on forced vacation...maybe they should head to Sernia to see what might be in her hanger.

"Ix, this has to be a message of some sort...of she branded me with her sernian clan mark, perhaps there's something there."

"What hasn't happened?" Scarlet asks with a sigh. "Well IX and Gladius have now been branded and are not welcomed on their own planet. They were not suppose to return there to start with but they were lured there by Ix's father being poisoned. Though at the time we all thought it was a deadly disease" She explains and goes on to explain the rest of the trip and what she knows of what happened to the two when they went after Alumia.

"What? Are you sure about that?" Ix asks, frowning.