[TheSpatialWeeg]

In the endless visage of the Reploid City, a strange figure was dashing through the empty alleyways, running away from something. At first glance, you'd think that she was Arle Nadja. Except she isn't, she's her doppelganger.  And she didn't know why, but she ran into trouble.

Huge buckets of it.

Before she made another turn, she was hit by an electric spell. Unable to move any further because of it, she collapsed to the ground, hopelessly watching her aggressor came close to her and begun to drag her.

"What did I tell you?" Doppelganger Arle's attacker said, in a dull tone. "You can not escape Master."

The black-haired Arle clone only could muster minimal struggling up until that point. That is...until a weird creature came by and showed to her a weird spiral...

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Amitie watched the 'circus-like structure' from afar, thanks to a pair of binoculars.

"Hmm~? That's the circus thingy? Looks super harmless to me!" She commented.

Tapping her foot in a bit of a impatient manner, she waited for her 'partners' on this mission. She expected at least someone to provide good melee coverage, due to her magic-focused attacking manner.

"...Hope it doesn't take too long, I don't want any more people missing~..." She went on to lament.

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Draco was flying around the Reploid City without a care in the world, Making small smoke signals that she put in shapes of her friends' likenesses. She then noticed a raven-haired girl in red armor with a similar visage to her good friend, Arle Nadja. The dragon girl flew to the familiar-looking girl with a smile and a "GAO" as she stopped directly in front of the armor-clad girl.

"Hi there, Arle!" Draco happily greeted the familiar-looking girl. "Ya playin' dress-up again?" She asked, not knowing that this was not the true Arle.

[Dragon Knight Volga]

Volga had a vague sense of deja vu as he once again flew over the Reploid City. However, it didn't last long as he spotted a strange tent-like structure. The Dragon Knight also spotted a couple of women. One appeared to be of draconic heritage like Volga himself and the other was looking at the weird tent-thing through some funny eyewear. He landed near the woman with the weird eyewear, his draconic wings disappearing as he did so.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

"..."

The doppelganger's attacker and the thing who was showing her a spiral...thingy vanished when Draco came by. The black-haired Arle seemed to process Draco's voice as she turned around to face the dragon. She opened her eyes, showing her pair of dull and lifeless eyes, a spiral swirling on them.

"You..." The Arle clone said, pointing at Draco with a dull intonation. "You will be perfect for Master. Surrender now before I must raise my hand to fight." She 'offered', opening her hand for Draco.

((It's not wise for Draco to engage Doppelganger Arle by herself, Ren. You either make Draco run or take her hand. Taking her hand means something bad's gonna happen to her, though. Be careful on what you choose.))

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Amitie felt a huge wind blow from behind her. Turning around was...well, a weird-looking guy. Yeah, that was the only thing crossing her mind. Maybe he was her partner? He looks pretty cool, and very strong...sooo...yeah, he looks like he's gonna cover her up good enough!

"Howdy, mister muscular man! My name's Amitie! I'm your wonderful magic partner this mission~!" She exclaimed, happily. She was trying to raise a good impression for herself.

She pointed at the circus place. "Ya see that place? There is a baddie taking people over there for some reason...We gotta stop him~!" She said to Volga.

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Draco processed what the red and black Arle said. She then thought of something her mother said to her. When she was little, her mother said. "GAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Then she flew off into the great unknown never to be seen again.

Draco pondered what do to for an actual sixty seconds before it hit her. Upon the sudden idea, she decided to run away from the oddly-colored girl.

The dragon girl then spotted a man with dragon horns. Upon spotting him, she decided to fly towards him.

[Dragon Knight Volga]

Volga looked down at the bubbly girl, apparently called Amitie. Her attitude was disconcerting, but he gave a curt nod in response to her greeting. "I am Volga." He replied curtly. The Dragon Knight was not the friendliest of fellows. Volga turned his attention to the tent-thing again as Amitie began talking about it. "Yes, I do. Whoever is behind this act of cowardice will burn, whether it's a him or not." He growled back at her. The draconic warrior then diverted his attention to the sky as the dragon woman he had spotted during his flight came flying towards him.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

The doppelganger didn't chase off Draco. She stayed perfectly still until she grabbed an earpiece. She eyed it with a little bit of curiosity under her empty eyes before placing it on her right ear.

"Finally, I reached you, my brand-new slave!" A raspy voice came from the earpiece.

"What is your wish, Master?" Arle's clone asked, her voice still dull.

"Return to our base, we've got much to do. There's a few unwelcome guests we have to take care of if per chance our trap fails." Her master replied.

"Yes, master." Like an obedient puppy, Doppelganger Arle turned around and made her way to the circus tent.

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So the guy's name was Volga? Interesting enough. He didn't look like he was the guy to talk. He was like those big powerhouses that were really silent. Amitie was kind of unnerved by his behavior, but that wouldn't bring her down.

"O-ok~ Nice meeting you, Mr. Volga!" She said, giggling a bit. "You seem to be a guy who prefers silence, so I'm just gonna be quieter~"

And then she noticed the dragon girl who appeared outta nowhere. Huh...she had a feeling that they've met before. Weird...was she the fashion contest-obsessed dragon Arle mentioned a couple of times? Well, she wouldn't know.

"Hiya, miss! Sorry, me and Mr. Volga can't talk right now, we're gonna be busy for the next hours or so~" She said, scratching her head while a small sweat drop fell from her.

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Draco stopped at a dime, landing in front of Volga. She looked up at him, both intimidated and intrigued by his presence. "Who are you?" The curious dragon girl asked. "And why are you here with blonde Arle?"

Draco turned to the blonde girl that she thought was Arle, only to realize that she was someone else. "Oh! Sorry, Amitie." Draco stated nervously. "I get you two mixed up sometimes."

[Dragon Knight Volga]

"And the same to you." He replied with another curt nod. "A true warrior saves his breath for the battle." Volga was not too pleased at being called "Mr. Volga" but didn't have time to think on it as the draconic woman got his attention. "I am Volga." The Dragon Knight replied, looking down at her. "I am here to put a stop to a kidnapper." He then held his Dragon Spear at the ready as he waited for both females to stop prattling on.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Amitie glanced at the newcomer. Did she just call her 'blonde Arle'? Sure, she could understand that on a spell front, but on looks? Naw, that couldn't be.

"Look, I'd love to sit down and chat, but we're here on a mission, and we really need to move now!" Amitie said to Draco, but before she could do anything...she heard somebody.

"Help! Heeeelp! Someone please help me! I'm scared!!"



"W-was that...Ringo?!" Amitie gasped.

As her heart wouldn't deny a friend in need, Amitie quickly rushed to the place her supposed friend Ringo was calling for help.

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Draco flew after Amitie, concerned. Not because she knew who Ringo was, or was friends with her. But because she heard someone was in trouble and Amitie was running.

The dragon girl looked around while flying, trying to figure out who this Ringo was. But she seemed to be far away, so she just kept following Amitie.

[Dragon Knight Volga]

Volga couldn't help but agree with Amitie when she explained to the draconic woman that they couldn't stick around. He didn't like standing around when there were foes to be fought. Thankfully, an interruption in the form of a cry for help put an end to their conversation. The Dragon Knight neither knew nor cared who this Ringo was. Volga simply took to the air again and flew after the two women.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Ringo's cries for help did not cease. Amitie took a while to get to where the girl from Suzuran was, but thankfully, she got there.

...Something was fishy.

Ringo was down on the ground, all by herself. No visible threats, nothing. Just Ringo. Amitie, however, did not seem to notice something was up. She approached Ringo and gave a pat on her back.

Ringo turned around. "...Amitie...?" She quietly muttered.

"Ringo, are you okay?! Where's the baddies? ...Why are you wearing this tacky dark-blue-almost-black uniform with a spiral on it?"

Ringo didn't respond.

"...Heellooo? Earth to Ringo? Ecolo to Ringo?" Amitie asked, waving her hand in front of her.

"Amitie, I am glad you are here..." Ruingo suddenly said, her voice suddenly monotone.

"Eh?" Amitie looked confused.

"Because...I've found a new victim for Master." Ringo said, suddenly firing a bolt of lighting towards her.

Amitie had narrowly dodged the projectile. Now she was much more confused. What just happened to Ringo?

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Draco flew behind Amitie and noticed a red-haired girl with eyes devoid of any emotion.

"Excuse me. Are you Ringo?" Draco politely asked from behind Amitie. "'Cuz yer freakin' me out!"

Draco backed away from the incoming lightning and decided to cast Fire Breath on the red-headed girl.

ZeJv7|3Ap_1d20-1 (Draco's Fire Breath, 10% damage.)
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[Dragon Knight Volga]

Volga remained airborne as Amitie approached Ringo. However, Ringo was either zombified or brainwashed as she spoke in a monotone and attacked her supposed ally. Unlike the two females, he did not know Ringo and wasn't one to form close friendships with others. The Dragon Knight wasted no time in pulling out one of his Ray Guns and firing it at Ringo.

16+0=16 (Volga's repeated Ray Gun fire)