06 - Out of Patience

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[Ragnar explodes onto the plain in a blast of snow and visible gray wind. Related as they are to time itself, he's been having very little luck getting anywhere on the roads--and now he's been spat out again, this time on the plane, completely under their influence. He's slightly larger even than last time, his proportions more stocky, his teeth longer, his coat more thick and tangled than ever. His pupils are dilated with anger and the pull of the road; he chuffs, and then snarls, rearing back on his hind legs and slamming his paws against the astral floor.]

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Mu-san! [ Nanoha's happy to see you, Mu. It means she can drop the protection spell long enough to check on Hei. She kneels, taking Hei by the shoulders. ]

Li-san! Are you all right?

[contract_star]

[Something shiny and purple and fluffy and vaguely ram-shaped has appeared now. Oh, and a flower shaped like Nanoha has just grabbed his shoulders. Hei flinches away.]

[Nanoha...Ragnar...Plane...right.]

Nano...ha. [She is very slowly starting to come into focus, but there's still a shaggy Gate monster and the Masters.] I'm...alright. Just...it'll pass.

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[Hits the plane and rolls too his feet. Confused. The prey has a pack. This explains much. Dominant protector--challenger. He lunges at Mu, rearing onto his hind legs once again coming down hard to wrap his paws around the man in a savage hug.]

[lamb_of_gold]

[And grabs Rag's foreankles, preventing him from really hurting Mu. Buckles under the sudden weight but stands after a short second, ramping his cosmo up to counter the weight. Then, to Nanoha,]

Get out of here. I don't want either of you hurt.

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Li-san... [ Nanoha watches him for a moment, then stands. She doesn't seem to intend to stray from his side any time soon. ]

I'm sorry, Mu-san. I can't leave until Li-san is safe.

[ Raising Heart's staff begins to change into a U-shaped form, the red jewel still in its center. ]

[ The cover on the side of Raising Heart clicks not unlike a gun, firing out two empty cartridge shells, which fall at Nanoha's feet. A pink ring of magic begins to form about her on the Plane floor, and another at the tip of Raising Heart as it gathers energy. ]

I'll need you to move when I ask you to, Mu-san.

[contract_star]

[Hei is starting to be able to make sense of things. Nanoha is the flower, which means the Gate monster is Ragnar. Hei isn't sure if the purple fluffy thing is real or not, though if it is, he has an idea of who it is.]

[The rest of the hallucination is taking longer to dissipate.]

Wait...don't...'s Ragnar. He... [But speaking isn't working too well right now, particularly since the words are literally falling out of his mouth and splatting in interesting colors on the Astral floor.]

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[Wrenches back, slams to the ground and rams forward again in a headbutt.]

[lamb_of_gold]

[In the time it took him to readjust, Mu widened his stance and crouched, meeting Rags' face with his hands, clamping around the muzzle to avoid bites.]

Save your energy. I can handle this. Both of you, get out of here.

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Ragnar-kun..? [ Nanoha glances over her shoulder at Hei, then looks back to Mu and the black monster-- Ragnar-- who he's wrestling. ]

If this continues, someone will be hurt. Mu-san. Please step aside. Ragnar-kun needs to cool his head a little.

[contract_star]

[The trees and Bai shimmer and fade, but the Masters, the Gate monster, and the other things remain. Hei knows what's going on now, but his senses still haven't caught up with his brain.]

[Simm!Master grips Hei by the back of his neck and leans into his ear. "Look at them, Bee-kay. They'll all die. Watch them all die."]

[Hei knows it's just a hallucination, but he can't help but cringe.]

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[Thrashes in Mu's grip, wrapping his massive paws around Mu's arms and digging in with his claws, or trying to, the massive black hooks stark against the glow of Mu's skin.]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Cringes and shoves him away, tiny drops of blood beginning to well up on his arms]

If you continue I've the feeling someone will be hurt. Worry about Li, and let me worry about the cat.

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[ She's still there, pink magic rings still spinning about Raising Heart and the sphere of energy building at its tip. She grits her teeth, it's getting harder and harder to hold the spell, but the fact that Mu is now bleeding isn't doing anything to convince her to leave. ] Mu-san. Please.

[contract_star]

[Of course Hei is being no help as he tries to work through the hallucination. Nanoha is now Nanoha and the purple, fluffy thing has Mu's face, and Simm!Master is disappearing like smoke. Ainley still has him though, and he has Ragnar's fangs. Hei squeezes his eyes shut.]

Go away, go away, go away, go away...

[prince-stupid.livejournal.com]

[Moves as though he's going to circle around Mu--and then suddenly slams in sideways, checking Mu with his shoulder and whipping his head around to try and sink his teeth into the glowing man's face.]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Mu rolls with the momentum, tucking in his legs and forcing them upwards hard enough to knock Rags head - over - tail and off of him.] Whatever you're doing, do it now.

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[ Nanoha aims. ]

Divine...

2/2

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BUSTER!

[ A gigantic wave of pink literally explodes from Raising Heart, washing the immediate area in intensely bright light as it slams into the berserk Ragnar. ]

[contract_star]

[...That's a lot of pink.]

[So much for getting over this hallucination anytime soon~]

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[Frozen outline of black for a breath, and then it's as though a giant fist rams into his side and throws him end over end into the air. He crashes to the ground yards away, roaring in pain as he slams down on his back and skids across the plane.]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Slightly panting,] Remind me never to displease you, Nanoha. [Gets up and books it to Hei, tapping his cheek lightly.] Are you with us?

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[ Nanoha readjusts her grip on Raising Heart, breathing heavily. She keeps an eye on Ragnar, not trusting him to stay down. ]

Ne, Li-san, are you all right?

[contract_star]

[Flinches backward from the touching, though he has nowhere to go since the Master is still beside him.]

Ragnar...

[The Gate creature shimmers and flickers and suddenly it's Ragnar again. The Master's voice is getting more and more distant. Mu is now a bipedal purple sheep. Although everything now is bathed in faint pink light.]

Sorry...I... [Rubs at his eyes, trying to dispel the last of the hallucination.]

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[Still stunned and hopelessly dizzy. He tries and fails to drag himself to his feet, one of his back legs throbbing in pain, the stars of the plane turning into smears of light every time he moves. A long, low, whine of pain--the prey is unnatural. The prey... The prey... is not...

Lowers his head and rumbles dangerously.]

[lamb_of_gold]

Just close your eyes until they pass...[Perks up and looks over, then his face darkens] Both of you stay behind me.