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Who: Fifi, Shu, Meg, Partners?
What: Their love will bring the world crashing down
When: Feb 15th, evening
Where: Poyi Mountains

Heavy.

The first thought that slid through Fifi's mind as it surfaced from the swirling darkness was that she felt very heavy. She had sunk into something because it was clinging to her skin and clothes.

She was cold...and her face twitched as a drop of water fell onto her cheek cold and hard enough to feel like a pebble that exploded upon contact.

Another, and then another. Little pips of rock hard water peppering her face until her eyes snapped open.

Her mind clawed through the fog desperately as she closed her eyes again to protect from the abrasive water. Her first thought was to be grateful she wasn't as wicked a witch as the one from Oz or she'd be melting a horrible death right now.

Death...

That word brought her memories back in a tidal wave that crashed into her and would have knocked her off her feet if she wasn't already laying on her back. The fight, the panic. A sacrifice, pain and then numbness and then more pain. People...Meg and Shu screaming...

Her eyes snapped open again and dry lips parted to whisper "Shu."

A shot of adrenaline hit her heart and lit up her body like she'd been struck my lightning. She sat up sharply her body making a wet sucking noise as the suction of the mud tried to keep her down. Her eyes wildly scanning the area as the rain continued to pitter patter down irregularly.

She saw...trees. Too may trees too closely together to see for any great distance. A trench had appeared in the mud where she had been laying, sinking and now it was filling up with rainwater.

She felt a sharp pain in her stomach and doubled over arms wrapped around herself shuddering at the sharpness of it. A cold sweat broke out on her supple tender skin and was quickly mingled with the unforgiving rain.

"Shu." She whimpered tears squeezing out from her closed eyes. "Shuuuuuuu!" the second one sounded like a whine. Her eyes opened again and she gulped in some crisp air.

Her powers were at an all time low. She was practically mortal and it was more then she could stand. So she shoved those thoughts aside and took stock of the area. Trees, rocks...and an egg.

Her eyes settled on the egg instinctively knowing who's it was. She had no regret for her minion. Only disappointment that he wouldn't be of use to her in this new situation. Maybe he would be more agreeable in his next life.

A rumbling thunder warned that to remain out in the open was a fools plan and begrudgingly Fifi began to shift her body out of the mud and to her knees. The her hands and knees, then slowly, wobbly and weak to her feet. It was like watching a newborn deer try to stand.

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Megaera heard Fifi, but chose not to speak. She had the fire from last night rekindled, and was preparing some food - a basic breakfast - without a word.

"Morning." Shu replied calmly, watching the older girl, her traitorous body giving a shiver at the idea of leaving the warmth of Fifi.

She turned her head, cheek pressed against Fifi's chest, to look at Meg. "Morning."

The curvy soft witch smiled warmly and tightened her grip on her younger counterpart feeling a flood of relief now that Shu was speaking with her again. Surely her failures from the night before had been forgiven right? That's why Shu was where she was right?

"Beloved Shu." Fifi cooed nuzzling gently.

Megaera nodded towards Shu in acknowledgment.

"I don't have a full breakfast scanned, but I can prepare enough for moving. Also - Fifi, please check your ankle when you have a minute."

Shu sat up slowly, but the movement made her feel dizzy and she swayed. Sliding back down to rest against Fifi once again, she felt her own forehead. Red hot, great, she had caught a fever last night.

Fifi made a noise of distress and brushed cheek to cheek with Shu. "So warm." She mumbled before drawing back and blowing cool air on the blond girls forehead to try and sooth her. The magically induced chill probably helped.

"Fifi... I wouldn't do that. Lemme see if I have any normal medications in my scan stack."

Megaera drew her D-Comm from a hand, scrolling through the recently-changed menus... Aha.

"... When you have a minute, these should help, along with some food and water. It'll be enough to travel until we find a lamppost and get home."

Shuensha sighed as she lay against Fifi, feeling better with the cold on her head.

"Thanks." Shu looked from the medicine to Fifi expectantly, waiting.

Fifi nodded and with a flick of her wrist the medicine lifted from Megs hand to drift over to Fifi's own where she presented it to Shu. "Water?" She asked Meg expectantly apparently saving her manners for after the fact.

Megaera nodded, materializing a plain glass... And very pointedly walking it over. Mostly because using telekenesis on glasses tended to end poorly in general - not Fifi's fault. She placed the glass on the ground near Shu's hand. "I'd suggest downing both pills, then quickly drinking as much of the glass as you're comfortable with. Then... It should kick in around half an hour from now."

Then, she went back to the food. "Hrm... Wonder if there's a waterfall or spring nearby."

Gripping to Fifi for support, Shu pulled herself up and quickly stuffed the two pills into her mouth before taking a swill of water. Once swallowed, she proceeded to down the rest of the glass, suddenly realizing how dry her mouth was and how thirsty she was, enjoying the cool liquid travelling down her throat.

"Thank you." Fifi spoke surprisingly polite. It seemed like there was an unspoken agreement not to bring up the events of last night unless they had to. While rubbing Shu's bare back gently and tried to rotate her ankle to see if it felt better. While it was still tender she had enough of her strength back she could fly again.

Megaera saw Fifi's test, pausing.

"Once you two get dressed, food should be ready then."

Shu lightly tugged on Fifi's hair for attention. "Clothes."

Fifi nodded and closed her eyes for a moment. When they opened they were glowing purple and some of her and Shu's clothes materialized out of the air, teleported from somewhere beyond...oh wait it was Fifi's D-comm. She was using the magic to push the buttons.

She then brought the clothes over to them so she could begin by helping Shu get dressed, treating her like royalty as usual. "Shu looks beautiful even in comfortable casual clothes."

Megaera, for her own part, was focused more on getting the last bits of cooking entirely right...

Once Shu was clothed, she gave Fifi a look over that said 'get dressed' then touched their cheeks together before moving over to the fire with Meg to get breakfast.

Fifi was blushing when Shu released her from the touching. As she slid on her dry but wrinkled clothes she couldn't help letting her mind run over the events of the last night.

She loved Shu, she knew it with all her twisted little heart. And she was not so foolish as to think it wasn't in large part due to Shu's dominating, demanding nature. But was Meg right? Was she losing herself to her love?

Did she really care if she was? Meg seemed to, but since when did Fifi care what Meg thought? Even emotionally linked as they were she had fought and struggled to make sure she was not influenced by the Succubus (Or so she told herself.)

She smiled a peaceful smile approaching the two with her mind clear and calm once more. "Fifi is dressed."

Megaera finally presented the breakfast - some english muffins, bacon, milk, and juice. Much less than Shu normally ate, but it was probably what Megaera had stored in her scan data.

She herself was trying to figure out what motivated her here. Shuensha's nature, on many levels, was starting to frustrate Megaera more and more... Was that simple annoyance at Shu not really being as mature by the standards of her age as Meg had once thought - obviously another sign of Fifi's influence.

But at the same time, it could also be... Perhaps it was, on some level, a fear of what Shu could become, too. A girl like that, if allowed to exist unhindered, could easily become like Megaera's former Queen. She... Definitely didn't want that. Not for anyone.

Still... Right now, she had to be most concerned about her life and safety - which meant Fifi's life and safety - which to an extent meant Shu's life and safety. Quickly pulling out some basic plates and glasses, she placed the food in front of the two of them. She was too occupied to even bother taking a portion for herself as she often did.

Shuensha sat beside Fifi in silence as she ate. Once she was finished she took a deep breath. She still felt a little dizzy but the rest and food sent energy rushing through her body again.

Putting the plate to one side, she raised her hand out infront of her and suddenly the three pure black puppies from last night reappeared at her feet, nuzzling her legs and looking up at her with devotion. Shu patted all their heads and greeted them with a smile, then picked up the middle pup to hold it on her lap against her chest.

After all that, she finally spoke, looking at Megaera. "Meggy wants to discuss last night?"

"... I am not sure there is much more that can be said," Megaera responded, surprisingly calm.

"I disagree." She scratched the top of the puppys head. "There's definitely more to be said. Whether it wants to said or heard is another matter."

"... I fear for you, Shuensha," Megaera responded. "I see in you a potential that... Reminds me of someone I wish not to be reminded of."

Shu sighed and tucked a bang of her long hair behind her ear. "Why don't you explain to me why you're worried and I will try to explain to you my... behaviour last night."

"... Particularly in times of stress, you tend to become extremely domineering - to the point where you don't much think of others except as extensions of yourself. It's a subtle, but real pattern... If you truly lose your empathy, you'd be most of the way to becoming Myey - my 'Queen' back home, a soul-mongering manipulatrix who desires little beyond more will-less worshippers. It doesn't help that I can, especially in more lucid periods, feel your influence on Tiffany and how that affects things..."