Fourth Sting [Video] What's the worst that could happen?

[its_a_promise]

Stop panicking. You're making things worse.

[Soifon focuses on the Guide, realizing it was finally recording, and disregarding whoever she had spoken to off-screen. She looks collected, but rather grave

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SAKURA || ACTION/VIDEO

[haruno]

[ She's got the pilot in hand and is holding him in a princess carry some fifteen feet away from where she'd been before. ]

What the hell just --

[ The pilot swallows and meeps out, "The engine must have gone. One of the fuel cells, at least." ]

narucam

[obstinates]

[Lots of Hokage!Naruto clones running in the video, Sakura-chan, and splitting off into different hallways.]

Sakura-chan! Soifon-taichou said...!

narucam!

[haruno]

Naruto!

[ she's looking for the Guide, and when she spots it, well, she's looking at Naruto. ]

The last sh-zzzt brmmmmm-ssed to take us up just went out. We need to find anot-zzzzsssssstcree- okay?

[obstinates]

[Ah, shit, he can barely understand that, and coupled with his racing thoughts right now it just makes it worse.]

S-Sakura-chan, I'll make 'em send another one. Or... or I won't let 'em leave yet!

[haruno]

[ video is choosing to start to fail, filling with static bursts and snowy screened glory; ]

Ask the Capt-zzzzzzzzapcrackle don't get back sssssSSSSSSSSSSSSSS get back to you! Do you he-zzzzzzzzst.

Naruto!

[ she sounds like she was just asking something of him, with that edge to her voice asking him not to do something stupid.

what had she even said? ]

[obstinates]

[Sasuke's recent turnaround, his progress only makes this situation worse for Naruto. To gain one teammate only to lose another just a short time later is making his pulse pound in his ears.]

[Clones in the hangar had just unsummoned themselves to let Naruto know that Han Solo is nowhere to be found right now. There goes the backup plan.]

[As for her tone, he's heard it enough to know what she's trying to say.]

[Doesn't keep from still running, face set in determination.]

I'm not leavin' you or Soifon-taichou or anybody!

[haruno]

I'm not aski--

[ it's audio only by now. ]

Zzzzst-- keep bzzzt together, ok--

[obstinates]

[What is tact? It's not Naruto. That's why he's currently arguing with some Vogons, trying to break through to the shuttles, cursing and flailing and just generally being himself when his team is concerned.]

[It's a clone that looks down at the Guide even though there's no video while his master is busy making an ass of himself.]

Sakura-chan... come back, y'know?

[haruno]

-- know -- will, Na--

[ SO ANGRY RIGHT NOW BUT TRYING TO NOT SOUND LIKE IT? mostly failing? ]

[obstinates]

[Smiles a little.]

Heh! I know you will...! But we're workin' on it too and--

[Coz he believes in you, Sakura-chan, and even though it's just a clone, it's still Naruto.]

[who gets shoved against a wall and drops the Guide as Naruto's little clone riot gets out of control;]

[trampletrample shots of feet and then Guide is kicked and turns off]