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[When Cambot catches up to him, Zidane is still a pony, but ...different. He's plodding along the hall where he would have trotted or flown, his neck and head nearly parallel to the floor instead of being held up proudly. Worst of all, though, is the fact that he's lost all color from his body, from the tip of his tail to the end of his nose. Anyone who knows what Discord does can take that as a bad omen... and anyone who can guess what the opposite of Zidane's personality is can take that as a really bad omen.]

Get away. [He's snapping at the Cambot instead of performing for it, but as it starts to move off he gets second thoughts.] Hey, wait a second, come back here. You guys downstairs - you're trying to take over the world, right?

[His eyes are hard as flint as he speaks to the Cambot, not caring who hears.] Get me out of here and I'll help you. Bring me down to where there's more souls and we can disrupt the cycle completely. It will be chaos such as you've never seen in all your lives and the world never shall see again. The souls of Terra need a home to go to, and this world will do just as well as Gaia.

I'll start up here... When I'm done, I expect you'll be ready for me.

[And with that, he turns and walks off again, purposefully. Cambot hovers, not at all sure if it should follow him, letting out a series of chittering beeps that sounds rather apprehensive.]

((ooc: encounter him anywhere starting from deck 8 down and try to stop him, but be warned he can still fly and has all of his acrobatic tricks up his sleeves.))

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I'm the Angel of Death. If you don't want yours to come upon you right now, then you'll leave.

[Of course, if they do leave their deaths will still come upon them. Just in about ten more minutes or so. He keeps going, but he's veering closer to the Servos. Just because he doesn't have his abilities doesn't mean he doesn't have his brain.]

By the sounds of things, that'll come if we don't stop you.

[Link does have his idiot moments, but this isn't one of them. It's obvious that if Zidane continues with what he's doing, they're all dead.]

[Oh, good. Now they've got even more backup. With luck, they should be able to pull this off without needing to hurt anyone. (Aside from the impressive shiner Squall's going to develop, that is). Which is good, because Kit's exhausted and her adrenaline rush from earlier isn't going to last much longer.]

If you really are the Angel of Death, then what's been stopping you from just killing us all until now? You're a good person. You know this isn't right!

Are you even listening to yourself, Zidane? You sound like Kefka.

[...How helpful this comment is likely to be in the long run isn't clear, but it's the first thing to come to mind. Besides, if it keeps Zidane from going the same way he has been, Squall is going to consider it a bonus.

[Kit's words actually... do reach him, a little, and his steps slow as they register in his mind. He was the Angel of Death, how did he not do this before? He should have been attempting this from the beginning, not... bringing younger girls water and telling unicorns they were beautiful-]

[But oh, Squall. You mean well. In his right mind, Zidane knows you do, and agrees with you, but right now? All that matters is that Kefka is probably his least favorite Warrior of Chaos, and that being compared to him is an insult. He turns back to the group, focusing on Squall, almost spitting his words.]

I sound like that clown? The babbling fool who can't even set a good trap? I'm so much BETTER than him! WATCH!

[And that does it - he springs up into the air, pumping his wings as hard as he can, zipping straight to the end of the deck and the next set of stairs down. Kicking one of the Servos in the face, deliberately, as he zips by.]

[Enjoy your chaos!]

Edited 2012-02-18 07:40 (UTC)

[As if the fact that he intended to kill everyone isn't bad enough, now Zidane has set off the Servos. It doesn't seem like they recognize Link from before, though his change from human to pony might have had something to do with that. This is a mixed blessing, as he could have used their previous ire with him to draw their attention while his companions continued after Zidane. Or maybe he still could.]

This is going to hurt.

[Link makes his move, kicking the nearest Servo and insulting a couple of them a bit further away. It doesn't seem to take the Servos very long to realize who he is from his taunts, though whether they all pursue him or any of them still go after the others he doesn't know. Once he's drawn enough aggro, he runs off in the opposite direction from where Zidane went, calling back over his shoulder to his companions.]

Get going! I've got this! I think...

[Any case, he does have a sizeable number of Servos chasing him...]

[Midna stares at Cambot for a long moment with a blank look on her face.]

Really? Again? I'm coming to help you.

[Midna sighs and dashes off to try to meet up with Link.]

[Oh, Link. Your sacrifice is not in vain! Now, instead of all the Servos bearing down on Wilykit and Squall, there are just many Servos bearing down on them.]

Uh oh...

[Wow. Wilykit had no idea that little robots that looked like gumball machines could be so menacing. On the plus side, she's even smaller than usual right now, so she might be able to evade the worst of it if she's lucky... but then she'd be leaving Squall completely on his own against them.]

What do we do?

GUYS! I'm here! I--

[Aaaand Minakopony abruptly stops when she sees the Servos...and the Servos abruptly stop and see her.

...

Ever have a giant army of gumball machines maintaining an awkward silence? Welp, that's what's happening. Because most of them have turned their attention towards the orange pony.]

Uh...hi?

[Well, that definitely wasn't quite what he'd expected his comment to provoke Zidane into doing, but there's no sense in dwelling on that. Instead, Squall takes into account that between Link and Minako's efforts there's significantly fewer Servo's actively paying attention at the moment.]

We need to get to Zidane. He's going to be the biggest problem, right now.

[Indeed, Zidane's still zipping along there, although he can't go as fast as he'd like because of twists and turns and generally being indoors. But he does hear the rush of Servos stop, and pulls around just long enough with a look of shock on his face to see why.]

[And the why is... downright weird as music gradually begins to filter through the air. WHO CARES WHERE IT'S COMING FROM, IT JUST IS. And then, as one, ALL of the Servos start rushing for Minakopony, yelling in concert as they go.]

HUBBA HUBBA! Someone give me a water hose because you are on fire!

[DISTRACTION FAILED. Zidane curses and tries to flee!]

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