WHO: Batman's Rescue Group and the captives WHAT: The rescue party has finally arrived! But what will it take to free the captives and escape? WHERE: The caves beneath the waterfall WHEN: Day 27 (AKA the neverending day)
Miranda heard them before she saw them. With no care whatsoever towards the condition of her ankle, she rose to her feet. It was weird. So weird. She’d been here so long, and gotten so used to these faces in the cave. So used to this small group of people. Now there were others here that she didn’t know, and she found a strange feeling rising in her chest. She was ecstatic. Someone had found her, and Cross was safe back in the village.
She moved closer to he bars, hobbling on her bad ankle slightly. She pressed her hands against the cool bars, breaking heavy, and black lines under her eyes more definite than ever before.
“Please…” She began. “Please be careful…” She didn’t want to see others get hurt just because she and the others were captive. It would be best if everyone here made it out unharmed…
She looked over at the two girls that had helped her since they had been trapped. Her eyes fell upon Rosa, at the back of the cave. Hesitating only slightly, Miranda made her way over to her and carefully sat beside her, putting a hand on one of Rosa’s. “Are you… alright, Rosa?” She asked.
Rikku headed back towards Miranda and Rosa. She felt... She didn't even know how she felt now. Axel's body was gone, and there was someone pretending to be him out in the real world, and it seemed like freedom was very, very close now. Maybe it was relief. She was definitely excited.
Anyone could see Miranda was having trouble walking. Rikku hoped that once they were out of this cave they'd be able to do something about that. Better hope we don't run into any real trouble, either. Rikku looked back towards their rescuers. They seemed... a little worse for the wear, but not too bad. She'd heard that the other group had had a lot of problems--someone had died, even. She was glad this group hadn't faced the same difficulties.
Rikku headed back towards Miranda. "Here, lean on me," she offered. Rikku turned back to Rosa. "Are you okay? Do you need help?"
Rosa turned her hand up in response to the touch that had settled upon her own. Just.. holding it. For a while she could not look up to muster the smile or the words to tell Miranda that everything was fine. Everything was or would be fine. Especially now. But after she had tried so hard to be diligent and clear-headed, suddenly sinking into the delayed relapse was not encouraging, or constructive, to herself or any others. And worst yet she would worry her new friends.
"I'm... fine." Rosa answered with a feeble smile, glancing up to the two beautiful women around her. Tired, dirty, and haggard as they might have been in the time spent within the cell, they were beautiful people.
"Isn't it wonderful?" Rosa went on, lightly squeezing Miranda's hand. "You're ankle will be cured very soon." Perhaps it wasn't her fault, but she still felt some remorse for being unable to heal the wound with her magic. So long as it would be properly taken care of, it was all she could really hope for.
Even as she tried to distract from her own state of self, Rosa could not help the traces of tears from prickling the back of her eyes. Hopefully the darkness would veil the shimmer.
"I know I'm not alone. Not with you both here by my side," Rosa finally admitted after a moment's more of restrained silence. "But I truly believed that he would come here for me. It was naive of me, I know."
Rikku wasn't sure who Rosa was talking about, but it sounded important. "Maybe he couldn't," Rikku ventured. "Or maybe he started out with them, but couldn't make it all the way. I mean, that one team got attacked really bad, y' know? Maybe he had to turn back."
Rikku hesitantly placed her hand on Rosa's shoulder. "I'm sure he--whoever he is--still cares. Maybe he's waiting back home, getting some kind of big... welcome home party together," Rikku suggested.
She moved closer to he bars, hobbling on her bad ankle slightly. She pressed her hands against the cool bars, breaking heavy, and black lines under her eyes more definite than ever before.
“Please…” She began. “Please be careful…” She didn’t want to see others get hurt just because she and the others were captive. It would be best if everyone here made it out unharmed…
She looked over at the two girls that had helped her since they had been trapped. Her eyes fell upon Rosa, at the back of the cave. Hesitating only slightly, Miranda made her way over to her and carefully sat beside her, putting a hand on one of Rosa’s. “Are you… alright, Rosa?” She asked.
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Anyone could see Miranda was having trouble walking. Rikku hoped that once they were out of this cave they'd be able to do something about that. Better hope we don't run into any real trouble, either. Rikku looked back towards their rescuers. They seemed... a little worse for the wear, but not too bad. She'd heard that the other group had had a lot of problems--someone had died, even. She was glad this group hadn't faced the same difficulties.
Rikku headed back towards Miranda. "Here, lean on me," she offered. Rikku turned back to Rosa. "Are you okay? Do you need help?"
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"I'm... fine." Rosa answered with a feeble smile, glancing up to the two beautiful women around her. Tired, dirty, and haggard as they might have been in the time spent within the cell, they were beautiful people.
"Isn't it wonderful?" Rosa went on, lightly squeezing Miranda's hand. "You're ankle will be cured very soon." Perhaps it wasn't her fault, but she still felt some remorse for being unable to heal the wound with her magic. So long as it would be properly taken care of, it was all she could really hope for.
Even as she tried to distract from her own state of self, Rosa could not help the traces of tears from prickling the back of her eyes. Hopefully the darkness would veil the shimmer.
"I know I'm not alone. Not with you both here by my side," Rosa finally admitted after a moment's more of restrained silence. "But I truly believed that he would come here for me. It was naive of me, I know."
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Rikku hesitantly placed her hand on Rosa's shoulder. "I'm sure he--whoever he is--still cares. Maybe he's waiting back home, getting some kind of big... welcome home party together," Rikku suggested.
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