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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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Shu didn't say a word or move an inch. She just fixed her gaze on the fire and watched it as if in a trance.

In a weakened voice Fifi managed to hiss through her ragged breath in a voice that betrayed her fear. "The last time you helped Fifi it nearly killed us both." Or at least if felt like it.

Clamping her eyes shut and curling even tighter. "Fifi loves her Shu...and hates Megaera. But Megaera insists on helping Fifi and Shu in her own...annoying way."

All those words seemed to take the wind out of her so it took her a moment.

"Fifi can trust you. Anything to help Fifi's beloved." With her eyes closed it was easier to fight the knowledge of where they were. So instead she focused on the sound of Shu's breathing and using the connection she shared with Megaera to get a sense of what the succubus was doing.

Megaera nodded, moving towards the two.

"I couldn't find any lightposts near here... But we can't move without rest. It's... A good thing I prepared some supplies, and that the cave's empty. I... I think I can get some spells together to make us safe."

She looked at Shuensha, removing a glove... There were burns on Megaera's skin.

Nonetheless, she carefully touched Shuensha's forehead with one of the areas that wasn't burnt to insensitivity. Then, wordlessly, she did the same for Fifi. She was checking for just how cold they were - and signs of cold-borne illness fever.

Shu most obviously was not only freezing cold, but also pretty firmly set in the early stages of fever.

She broke out of her trance long enough to fixe eyes on Megaera, pupils suddenly cold and cruel, tensing at the succubus’ touch.

Fifi on the other hand was overheating for an entirely different reason.

With her heart hammering away and her breath thin her body was sweating buckets, which in turn was chilling in the cave. She sensed Shu's tension which only proved to wind her up tighter.

"Fifi is pathetic...this is like something stupid Tiffany would do! Why can't Fifi stop this?" She muttered to herself.

Megaera looked towards them both, sensing Shu's anger, but not reacting to it. She had to stay in control here. Period.

"You've become ill. You took severe injuries, then ended up... Somehow, ended up in a rainy forest. Frankly? It's pretty amazing - and pretty thankworthy - that you're still conscious."

She kneeled down next to Fifi. "... There's more I can do to help, but... I need your okay. I need to check your body and try and treat your injuries - without more magic. I can also use my powers a little to try and help with..."

She trailed off, but obviously she could sense Fifi's fear.

Shuensha didn’t reply, she sat there, shivering and weak and just watched the two of them, her eyes still strong and harsh, breathing uneven.

"No." Her response was sharp and harsh. "Help Shu. Devote your help to Shu." She grunted and forced her eyes open blinking away tears.

"If Shu is healed and happy then Fifi will be happy." She shifted her glance to Shu and then back to Meg.

Megaera looked at Shu, for a moment...

"... Miss Asakura... Are you hurt, as near as you can tell? I'll work on getting some setup together for rest soon - that'll help with the fever."

Shu looked at her and shook her head slowly, then switched her gaze to pathetic heap that was Fifi.

And Fifi was feeling particularly pathetic and heaplike in that moment.

"There'splentyofair.there'splentyofair." She murmured to herself trying to regain control on the one thread of will she had left. Only the powerful desire to help Shu was keeping her grounded in reality as much as you could call it that.

Megaera sighed.

"Miss Asakura's overruling you on priority, Fifi. Helping you out comes first. Second... I'm sorry about this."

Letting her eyes light up a bit as she let more inherent magic take form, she focused a suggestion spell on Fifi. "The walls aren't as low as they seem at first glance. There's plenty of air."

She calmly watched for the results.

Shu's eyes narrowed as she watched Megaera use her magic on the witch.

Beside her, Pagumon shook the water from his fur and took in the rest of the cave.

It had been well established since day one, that the one technique Fifi hated most in Meg's collection, was her ability to manipulate will. Being that her will was wild and free most the time, and firmly clenched in Shu's fingers the other half the time she absolutely could not stand the thought of Meg influencing her in this way.

But it worked. Her breathing began to slow. Deeper fuller breaths. Her trembling calming as for the time being, Meg's words became reality for the panic stricken witch.

Megaera breathed out heavily.

"... All right. Now... Fifi, will you let me remove most of your clothes to inspect your injuries more closely? Once we've done that, you can rest."

Fifi hesitated, and opened her eyes slowly to look up at Shu. There was a long minute or so where her eyes were on Shu's and her expression was a mixture of embarrassment, respect, love, and then sighed and began to peel off her clothing. "Figures, Fifi gives ginger haired witch an inch and she takes all of Fifi's clothes. pervert."

Her own way of coping and co-operating with Meg.

"Succubus. Comes with the territory," Megaera snarked right back, as she carefully knelt down next to Fifi, starting to remove her gloves first, checking carefully along Fifi's hands for any injuries - even minor bruising.

Shu met Fifi's gaze with no emotion behind her own then proceeded to watch the two of them with cool disinterest.

The disinterest seemed to wilt Fifi and instead of any more smart comments or even idle complaints about the situation she just looked away sadly.

As if triggered by the depression, her body began to melt away. Curves became flat and clung to bones. Her legs shrank back and before they knew it, a freckled, awkward looking girl with buck teeth was laying before them. Fifi's last spark of magic had been snuffed by her misery and the enhancement spells that she always kept faded leaving her looking particularly silly and unimposing.

As Fifi's form shifted, Megaera remained calm, working each soaked piece of clothing off - now easier thanks to the shift in her form - until Fifi had only her underwear on.

Finally stopping, Megaera focused on Fifi's sprained foot. Reaching for her D-Comm, she quickly materialized several pieces of wood, tying them along the sprained foot at various points to immobilize it.

Then, she moved to the stomach wound. It was no longer through - far from it - but there was definite potential scarring. This time, she simply set a hand on the wound - checking to see if the touch hurt, and how much.

Shu watched Fifi coolly and without comment as she was reverted to her true self, but she couldn’t help raising her eyebrows at the changed girl infront of her.

Once the witch was stripped, Shu ran her eyes over miserable form, gaze filled with judgement, scowling each time she spotted any imperfections and marks.

If Fifi was feeling any physical pain she didn't show it. Instead she looked frightened and nervous, like a more awkward looking Tiffany as she felt Shu's eyes picking her apart. A shiver raced through her and she whimpered and looked ashamed. "Fifi hates this form." she muttered positively dripping with a self loathing the likes of which the usually proud and vain witch would never even consider.

Finally, Megaera felt comfortable that Fifi's injuries would recover.

"It'll be easiest to try to not think about it tonight. You both need to rest... Once you've both slept, I think we can safely move - using flight magic to avoid stressing that ankle - and find a lightpost."

She reached for her D-Reader. "It's not much, but..."

Then, several scanned items appeared. Two large pieces of canvas. Some blankets. Some pillows. Quickly, Megaera placed one canvas on the rough floor, laying the blankets and pillows into a makeshift bed.

The other, on the other hand, she folded in half, moving to just on the mouth side of the bed.

"... Just a half block to cover you against the wind."

She paused, looking at Shu and Fifi's reaction...

Shuensha didn't say a word, looking at the arrangement, she just curled up tighter on her make shift rock pedestal and glared at the two girls, lips twitching into a scowl.

Fifi whimpered barely noticing the changes as well, and feeling foolish that she hadn't been as well prepared.

"P-please Shuensha...tell Fifi your desires. Fifi can't...can't stand to suffer this way any longer. To see you unhappy is to destroy Fifi's heart and Soul." Reduced to begging by utter silence.