Magistrate tapped some more buttons and the silhouettes came together, forming a composite silhouette. "You are referring, of course, to Equipping. This can take many forms." She tapped a button and the composite silhouette moved to the left side, and a few silhouettes popped into being, one after another to its right. One silhouette was of Nighty riding Yumi, similar to how he rode Aya when she was in her dragon form. One silhouette showed Yumi turning into a suit of armor and then Nighty donning it. And a third showed Yumi turning into a greatsword and Nighty grasping it up and then swinging it around.
"Suzume and Aya, as a part of their core purpose of being DragonierMan's shadows and bodyguards, tended to favor hiding in plain sight." This time a silhouette of DragonierMan appeared, casting a shadow as if he was facing the sun. Twin silhouettes of the same girl rose out of the shadow like reverse waterfalls, and then imploded in on themselves to form a dagger each. The silhouette of DragonierMan reached out and grabbed both daggers, sheathing them at his hips. Magistrate tapped another set of buttons and all the silhouettes disappeared from the screen.
With her demonstration done, Magistrate nodded to Nightshade's request. "Just be aware that Yumi's personality has not been created yet, so when you link she will be a blank slate. It may be eerily silent and alien to you, who tend to wear your emotions on your sleeve. I would suggest attempting to either make something, or draw out what is latent inside once you are in there," she said as she tapped a few buttons and then put her hand on a lever.
"Initializing..."
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Nighty relaxed, dropping DragoCross and reverting to his normal self. Then, he deactivated his GMO to return to his default look. It had been a while since he last donned his grey armor. It wouldn't be for long though, as he quickly took his stuff off tossing it aside where it disappeared into a stream of data.
With nothing but his undersuit on, he walked over to the tube. The navi's tail swished slowly as he placed a hand on the glass, admiring his companion for a moment. He waited for the tube to open so that he could access it. He glanced towards Magistrate and Drago once, then gave em a thumbs up. Everything was going to be alright. He probably didn't need to fuse with his SP to make the link happen, but it felt more symbolic and meaningful this way. Commuting with what he could be his companion for life. Kinda sorta some imprinting animals do.
The little wyvern sat upright and blankly stared at Nightshade. Like Magistrate had said, right now she did not have any semblance of emotion. Well, it was up to little Nighty to share some of his own with her. As he got closer, the navi could feel a similar yet slightly different energy radiating from the SP.
"Hey there..." He greeted. "You look kinda blank right now eh? Don't worry..."
He turned around and gently waved at Drago and Magistrate to turn around and give him some privacy. When he was sure they did so, he lifed a hand up to the bridge of his nose and pricked the elastic mask always covering his mouth. He pulled it down and left it hanging around his neck.
"I'll let you have mine." He reassured the Sp with a smile, reaching out to pet the wyvern's snout. She was...extremely silky to the touch.
Just like when Aya equipped herself to him, the wyvern phased away into a stream of bright data, wrapping around Nightshade. The little navi could feel his body squeezed a little as he felt his SP's code embedd itself within him. In seconds he could feel it make its way inside him and reach his core. Aya's code seemed satisfied by wrapping tightly around Nighty's heart, Yumi seemed to want a bit more out of the little cat navi.
With Yumi's presence within his core, their link was finalized. Nightshade stepped out of the tube after he no longer felt changes happening to his form. "I think...I think it went well." He stated, pretty much allowing Drago and Magistrate to turn back around.
The older navi and egghead SP could finally take a glance at the result of the link event. Nightshade was standing there wearing a new, unseen armor and radiating a slightly darker feeling energy. Aside from helmet and tail, which hadn't changed much at all, one could find his bodysuit had been shortened to a half suit as various elaborated gear pieces covered his body.
A beige scarf covered his mouth instead of his usual undersuit, his shoulders and arms were exposed, if it werent for two metallic shoulder plates hooked around his arms with leather straps and two long sleeves made of Yumi's dark blue scales covering black gloves underneath. On his chest, over his undersuit, the same blue scales formed a chest and belly plate, the rest of the navi's torso covered in what looked like some sort of fish net material.
Another bit of armor, this time dyed the smae blue as the scales, hanged on the navi's sides, secured with a beige belt mimicking in style the one used by martial artists. From there, Yumi's scales formed two baggy pants trailing into tight ninja boots around Nightshade's feet. Red strips of cloth were scattered around everywhere, predominantly on Nighty's baggy pants, where a cutout showed the undersuit beneath.
"This feels...great...but also...really weird." Nighty commented. He seemed much calmer than usual. Considering how he used to jump around squaling all excited at the top of his lungs every time he wore a new outfit, it was quite the visible change seeing him all composed and quiet.
"I feel...powerful." He declared.
With nothing but his undersuit on, he walked over to the tube. The navi's tail swished slowly as he placed a hand on the glass, admiring his companion for a moment. He waited for the tube to open so that he could access it. He glanced towards Magistrate and Drago once, then gave em a thumbs up. Everything was going to be alright. He probably didn't need to fuse with his SP to make the link happen, but it felt more symbolic and meaningful this way. Commuting with what he could be his companion for life. Kinda sorta some imprinting animals do.
The little wyvern sat upright and blankly stared at Nightshade. Like Magistrate had said, right now she did not have any semblance of emotion. Well, it was up to little Nighty to share some of his own with her. As he got closer, the navi could feel a similar yet slightly different energy radiating from the SP.
"Hey there..." He greeted. "You look kinda blank right now eh? Don't worry..."
He turned around and gently waved at Drago and Magistrate to turn around and give him some privacy. When he was sure they did so, he lifed a hand up to the bridge of his nose and pricked the elastic mask always covering his mouth. He pulled it down and left it hanging around his neck.
"I'll let you have mine." He reassured the Sp with a smile, reaching out to pet the wyvern's snout. She was...extremely silky to the touch.
Just like when Aya equipped herself to him, the wyvern phased away into a stream of bright data, wrapping around Nightshade. The little navi could feel his body squeezed a little as he felt his SP's code embedd itself within him. In seconds he could feel it make its way inside him and reach his core. Aya's code seemed satisfied by wrapping tightly around Nighty's heart, Yumi seemed to want a bit more out of the little cat navi.
With Yumi's presence within his core, their link was finalized. Nightshade stepped out of the tube after he no longer felt changes happening to his form. "I think...I think it went well." He stated, pretty much allowing Drago and Magistrate to turn back around.
The older navi and egghead SP could finally take a glance at the result of the link event. Nightshade was standing there wearing a new, unseen armor and radiating a slightly darker feeling energy. Aside from helmet and tail, which hadn't changed much at all, one could find his bodysuit had been shortened to a half suit as various elaborated gear pieces covered his body.
A beige scarf covered his mouth instead of his usual undersuit, his shoulders and arms were exposed, if it werent for two metallic shoulder plates hooked around his arms with leather straps and two long sleeves made of Yumi's dark blue scales covering black gloves underneath. On his chest, over his undersuit, the same blue scales formed a chest and belly plate, the rest of the navi's torso covered in what looked like some sort of fish net material.
Another bit of armor, this time dyed the smae blue as the scales, hanged on the navi's sides, secured with a beige belt mimicking in style the one used by martial artists. From there, Yumi's scales formed two baggy pants trailing into tight ninja boots around Nightshade's feet. Red strips of cloth were scattered around everywhere, predominantly on Nighty's baggy pants, where a cutout showed the undersuit beneath.
"This feels...great...but also...really weird." Nighty commented. He seemed much calmer than usual. Considering how he used to jump around squaling all excited at the top of his lungs every time he wore a new outfit, it was quite the visible change seeing him all composed and quiet.
"I feel...powerful." He declared.
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Magistrate blinked. "Well, I probably should have seen this coming, but it is still a strange way of 'linking' with one's SP." She glanced over to DragonierMan, who shrugged. "Hey, don't look at me. I didn't do that when you became my SP." Magistrate nodded and pressed a few buttons on her control panel. The tube, various electrodes, and machinery retracted into the wall, leaving the area pretty stark and spartan once more. Drago and Magi stood back and watched as the process of linking continued for Nightshade.
Then another portal opened up and Suzume popped in, carrying a small bag of upgrades from the shop. She took a moment to look around and noticed that the SP Core was gone and Nightshade was sporting a new look. "Cool look. It looks like you finished while I was out running errands. Aya's up and about and is still at the hub taking care of Pe-"
"They came and picked her up," Aya said as she appeared from another portal, interrupting her twin. "Oh! Well nice of you to join us," Suzume added. "Whatever," Aya grumbled, scratching her head. It still throbbed a little and she was still a little irritable. "So what'd I miss?"
"Nightshade has completed the construction of the SP's body," Magistrate said, displaying what Yumi looked like on a nearby vid-screen. Suzume and Aya took a moment to watch the screen as the model rotated around, then back at Nightshade. "They are now in the process of initializing the link between the Navi and SP cores," Magistrate continued. "Though the way he does it is not the most standard way of doing things." Suzume chuckled and Aya glanced away.
Then another portal opened up and Suzume popped in, carrying a small bag of upgrades from the shop. She took a moment to look around and noticed that the SP Core was gone and Nightshade was sporting a new look. "Cool look. It looks like you finished while I was out running errands. Aya's up and about and is still at the hub taking care of Pe-"
"They came and picked her up," Aya said as she appeared from another portal, interrupting her twin. "Oh! Well nice of you to join us," Suzume added. "Whatever," Aya grumbled, scratching her head. It still throbbed a little and she was still a little irritable. "So what'd I miss?"
"Nightshade has completed the construction of the SP's body," Magistrate said, displaying what Yumi looked like on a nearby vid-screen. Suzume and Aya took a moment to watch the screen as the model rotated around, then back at Nightshade. "They are now in the process of initializing the link between the Navi and SP cores," Magistrate continued. "Though the way he does it is not the most standard way of doing things." Suzume chuckled and Aya glanced away.
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Nighty let out a soft happy giggle. "I mean...it feels the right thing to do. Merging with my Sp while we go through our link together."
He walked over to Suzume to give her a nice big hug, his feet making absolutely no noise whatsoever. It was probably due to Yumi's shadow abilities. For as long as Night kept wearing those boots, it would probably be impossible to know if he was sneaking up on them for a hug on sound alone.
Nighty lost no time in letting Suzume to be the first one to snuggle with him after he had merged with his new SP. He squeezed himself onto her, quite happy of finally being with her again.
Then, once he had his fill of Suzume Cuddles, the little navi wiggled free and moved to Aya with trepidation. He stopped right in front of her, looking up with a world of hope in his eyes.
"Big sis..." he called for her attention. Once he had it, Nighty twirled on the spot to show her his new form. "Do you like it? Hm? Hmmm?"
Nighty yearned Aya's approval and pride. There was nothing he seemed to cherish more at the moment. Pleasing his big sis was certainly something he prioritized.
He walked one step closer. From the way his tail lowered one could tell that Aya's powerful presence and dark energy was quite soothing for the young navi. Even Yumi was reacting positively to her presence. Nighty's new ninja armor squeezed tighter around him and its scales turned far more shiny and polished looking as the small navi's power increased by a rather impressive amount. Both navi's and Sp's energies were resonating with Aya's own.
"Sis Magistrate told me you were a ninja too. You...you'll teach us, right? Teach us how to do things with these- he points at his ninja boots- and teach us how to be a shadow, right?" He asked, very hopeful.
He walked over to Suzume to give her a nice big hug, his feet making absolutely no noise whatsoever. It was probably due to Yumi's shadow abilities. For as long as Night kept wearing those boots, it would probably be impossible to know if he was sneaking up on them for a hug on sound alone.
Nighty lost no time in letting Suzume to be the first one to snuggle with him after he had merged with his new SP. He squeezed himself onto her, quite happy of finally being with her again.
Then, once he had his fill of Suzume Cuddles, the little navi wiggled free and moved to Aya with trepidation. He stopped right in front of her, looking up with a world of hope in his eyes.
"Big sis..." he called for her attention. Once he had it, Nighty twirled on the spot to show her his new form. "Do you like it? Hm? Hmmm?"
Nighty yearned Aya's approval and pride. There was nothing he seemed to cherish more at the moment. Pleasing his big sis was certainly something he prioritized.
He walked one step closer. From the way his tail lowered one could tell that Aya's powerful presence and dark energy was quite soothing for the young navi. Even Yumi was reacting positively to her presence. Nighty's new ninja armor squeezed tighter around him and its scales turned far more shiny and polished looking as the small navi's power increased by a rather impressive amount. Both navi's and Sp's energies were resonating with Aya's own.
"Sis Magistrate told me you were a ninja too. You...you'll teach us, right? Teach us how to do things with these- he points at his ninja boots- and teach us how to be a shadow, right?" He asked, very hopeful.
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The others watched as Nightshade's attention became fixed on Aya, the younger twin of the SP sisters. "... Well, um, you look the part," she stated cautiously, looking him over from her unmoving position directly in front of Nightshade. She wasn't the most touchy-feely person. She looked to Magistrate, then Suzume, then back to Nightshade. "But, yeah, we could teach you how to be like a ninja. I guess."
"Before you continue," Magistrate interrupted. "I would like you to complete the creation process. I have other things that require my attention and would like to conclude this exercise." Magistrate walked over to Nightshade with a flashlight and began trying to shine it in his eyes, similar to how a doctor might while giving a check up. "So has Yumi been given a personality so she can stand on her own, or do you plan on just summoning a doll every time you transition somewhere in the NET and donning it like a second skin?"
"Before you continue," Magistrate interrupted. "I would like you to complete the creation process. I have other things that require my attention and would like to conclude this exercise." Magistrate walked over to Nightshade with a flashlight and began trying to shine it in his eyes, similar to how a doctor might while giving a check up. "So has Yumi been given a personality so she can stand on her own, or do you plan on just summoning a doll every time you transition somewhere in the NET and donning it like a second skin?"
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"You're a blank doll, egghead!" Nightshade shouted in a completely different high pitched voice. The navi covered his mouth with a hand, chuckling nervously. "I...I think you've got your answer. Eheh."
Nighty's armor dematerialized from his body and flopped onto the ground like a formless blob, before solidifying into a very grumpy looking wyvern. Well, rather than grumpy, one could say she was pouting at the old Sp. "You are way stiffer than a wooden log. " The wyvern squealed straight into everyone's mind, leaning towards Magistrate
Nighty, snickered. Perhaps he gave her a little too emotion. Well, she was prideful alright. He gently petted her head as the Sp started grumbling all grumpy and offended. "Yumi...be nice. She helped create you. You should be grateful."
Nighty's armor dematerialized from his body and flopped onto the ground like a formless blob, before solidifying into a very grumpy looking wyvern. Well, rather than grumpy, one could say she was pouting at the old Sp. "You are way stiffer than a wooden log. " The wyvern squealed straight into everyone's mind, leaning towards Magistrate
Nighty, snickered. Perhaps he gave her a little too emotion. Well, she was prideful alright. He gently petted her head as the Sp started grumbling all grumpy and offended. "Yumi...be nice. She helped create you. You should be grateful."
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"Great, now he's in stereo," Aya grumbled. Magistrate grit her teeth, before walking away. "Impudent child! I do not know why I bothered," she hissed before walking through an open door and disappearing. Clearly she had, had enough for one day. Suzume and Aya smirked as Magistrate left. Even though Aya was still not 100%, and still a little cranky, seeing Magistrate go off in a mad huff gave her some satisfaction.
"Yumi huh? You're so fluffy," Suzume chimed as she extended a hand to ruffle her neck, her smirk turning into a genuine smile. Aya's face went back into a frown as she began to walk around Yumi, eyeing her up, circling a little wider to get around Suzume and Nightshade. Aya eventually reached out and tried to lift each of Yumi's wings, once at a time, examining them. "Well, it's too soon for her to fly yet," Aya remarked. "But with the proper strengthening, she'll do it in a pinch."
"None of us started out with the ability to fly, that was something we earned," DragonierMan added. "So!" he said clapping his hands together, then rubbing them. "I don't know about you, but I'm hungry and tired from the mission. Let's say we meet again tomorrow to pick up from here. I believe Nightshade has said he wanted to do a recruitment mission for the Neo-Shoguns? It would be best if everyone got some rest, and finished off any upgrading with our rewards, before we continue."
Aya stretched and yawned, "Yeah, a hot bath and a nap sound good." Suzume agreed, her hand retreating from Yumi. "I'd like a bit of a snack before climbing between the covers." She looked between Nightshade and Yumi, "You going to be okay?"
"Yumi huh? You're so fluffy," Suzume chimed as she extended a hand to ruffle her neck, her smirk turning into a genuine smile. Aya's face went back into a frown as she began to walk around Yumi, eyeing her up, circling a little wider to get around Suzume and Nightshade. Aya eventually reached out and tried to lift each of Yumi's wings, once at a time, examining them. "Well, it's too soon for her to fly yet," Aya remarked. "But with the proper strengthening, she'll do it in a pinch."
"None of us started out with the ability to fly, that was something we earned," DragonierMan added. "So!" he said clapping his hands together, then rubbing them. "I don't know about you, but I'm hungry and tired from the mission. Let's say we meet again tomorrow to pick up from here. I believe Nightshade has said he wanted to do a recruitment mission for the Neo-Shoguns? It would be best if everyone got some rest, and finished off any upgrading with our rewards, before we continue."
Aya stretched and yawned, "Yeah, a hot bath and a nap sound good." Suzume agreed, her hand retreating from Yumi. "I'd like a bit of a snack before climbing between the covers." She looked between Nightshade and Yumi, "You going to be okay?"
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Yumi leaned in on Suzume's hand, not really bothered by Aya's wing checks. Nighty looked over to his sister and nodded. "We'll be fine. I have a good stash of bugrags back home I can feed her.
The wyverns' head snapped towards Nightshade. Apparently she didn't mind some food.
Once everything was done, Yumi merged back with Nighty. The small navi waved his hand and then readied up to jack out.
The wyverns' head snapped towards Nightshade. Apparently she didn't mind some food.
Once everything was done, Yumi merged back with Nighty. The small navi waved his hand and then readied up to jack out.
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~THE NEXT DAY~
The Dragoniers, refreshed from a day's rest and newly empowered, opened up a portal to the Mission Request Hub and stepped through.
The Dragoniers, refreshed from a day's rest and newly empowered, opened up a portal to the Mission Request Hub and stepped through.
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A portal opened up and a small cat nai walked in his new home, followed closely by his fluffy wyvern partner. Nighty yawned, taking off the heavy armor Keep had made him. He needed to get into something more comfy.
Openig his hud, the small cat navi scrolled around for his usual cat costume until his mind had a nice idea. He was pretty drained after an entire day inside a water park, but he still had some energy left in him.
It was sleepover time with his sisters but most importantly, his dad.
The young navi quickly scrambled around his menu, finding a nice pajama template. One push of a button and Nighty's body was completely enveloped in light. A moment later, the youngster was standing with an entirely different getup. A grey undersuit that would integrate tabi-styled socks into the design, covered by long, apparently made of some kind of elasticky spandex like material, black and green open toed boots with Nighty's titular's geometric design all over them even up to the navi's thighs. A pair of long matchig gloves would also appear.
Finally, over the undersuit, a nice tailed jacked matching boots and gloves was the last piece, with a neon green scarf to cover the neck area.
With the new talliess, outfit (also lacking a helmet and showing Nighty's forearms) on, Nighty patiently waited for the Dragonieer's arrival. He would waste no time and inform Drago about the sleepover as soon as possible. Yumi ended up waiting sitting beside her partner and subsequently getting some ruffled up fur and ear scritches.
Openig his hud, the small cat navi scrolled around for his usual cat costume until his mind had a nice idea. He was pretty drained after an entire day inside a water park, but he still had some energy left in him.
It was sleepover time with his sisters but most importantly, his dad.
The young navi quickly scrambled around his menu, finding a nice pajama template. One push of a button and Nighty's body was completely enveloped in light. A moment later, the youngster was standing with an entirely different getup. A grey undersuit that would integrate tabi-styled socks into the design, covered by long, apparently made of some kind of elasticky spandex like material, black and green open toed boots with Nighty's titular's geometric design all over them even up to the navi's thighs. A pair of long matchig gloves would also appear.
Finally, over the undersuit, a nice tailed jacked matching boots and gloves was the last piece, with a neon green scarf to cover the neck area.
With the new talliess, outfit (also lacking a helmet and showing Nighty's forearms) on, Nighty patiently waited for the Dragonieer's arrival. He would waste no time and inform Drago about the sleepover as soon as possible. Yumi ended up waiting sitting beside her partner and subsequently getting some ruffled up fur and ear scritches.
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DragonierMan arrived alone via portal after dropping off his report to General Yasu of the Neo-Shoguns from their latest mission. The White Tower system pinged him that someone had entered the building and he was interested to see who that was. It didn't take long for him to come upon Nightshade and Yumi lounging around out of their armor. His guard visibly lowered as he crossed his arms and smiled. "And what are you two doing here? Not comfortable enough in your own PET?"
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Muffled step echoed as Nighty tip toed his way towards Drago's waist. Circling around him with his arms he huggled himself close.
"I wanna stay with you. I'm a dragonieer to now." Nighty stated, clear indication he was probably seeking to stay.
Yumi instead, soundlessly prowled towards the older navi, gently nudging her head into the knight's palm. "Nighty wants to have some alone time with Father. So he decided we should have a sleepover all together since we're a big family now."
The young navi let go and spread his arms to show his new getup. "Like it? It's been made to be soft clothing perfect to sleep in. No tail though."
The small navi looked over at Drago, then looked away, he was blushing lightly.
"Dad I...I wanna stay with you." He mumbled, shuffling around on the spot. "Can we...sleep together tonight? Please?"
"I wanna stay with you. I'm a dragonieer to now." Nighty stated, clear indication he was probably seeking to stay.
Yumi instead, soundlessly prowled towards the older navi, gently nudging her head into the knight's palm. "Nighty wants to have some alone time with Father. So he decided we should have a sleepover all together since we're a big family now."
The young navi let go and spread his arms to show his new getup. "Like it? It's been made to be soft clothing perfect to sleep in. No tail though."
The small navi looked over at Drago, then looked away, he was blushing lightly.
"Dad I...I wanna stay with you." He mumbled, shuffling around on the spot. "Can we...sleep together tonight? Please?"
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DragonierMan knelt and wrapped one arm around each child and squeezed a hug out of the pair. "Is that all? Yes, we can stay here together tonight if that is what you want." He then stood back up with a hand on each of their shoulders. "You are right, that does look comfortable," he said about Nightshade's outfit. "So why doesn't Yumi have one? Or is she comfortable enough in her own skin that she doesn't need it?" he asked the pair.
"And before I forget, we should make some changes here. This place isn't suitable for sleeping at the moment," Drago said as he lifted his arms off their perches and waved his hand in the air, producing a holographic console. "Hmm... We'll need some beds at least, he said as he began typing away on the floating keyboard. Three full beds rose up from the floor a few feet away, side by side. They were a light gray with dark gray pillows and blankets. "That's better."
"I wonder what else we should add?..." he mused out loud while stroking his chin.
"And before I forget, we should make some changes here. This place isn't suitable for sleeping at the moment," Drago said as he lifted his arms off their perches and waved his hand in the air, producing a holographic console. "Hmm... We'll need some beds at least, he said as he began typing away on the floating keyboard. Three full beds rose up from the floor a few feet away, side by side. They were a light gray with dark gray pillows and blankets. "That's better."
"I wonder what else we should add?..." he mused out loud while stroking his chin.
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Yumi started wagging as soon as Nighty gave her a nice headpat, materializing a nice hoodie on her. It squeezed tight around her body and covered up her ears, only her muzze poking out of it. Color wise it was matching her partner.
"Well...I guess I have a pajama too now." She mumbled, circling around drago befoe standing up on her rear paws so that she could lean onto the Navi's arm and peek at the screen. "But where is Mom? And Suzu and Aya? Half our family is not here..."
In the meantime, Nighty had quickly rushed over to the beds and pushed them all togeher into one big bed. "Well, we certainly need more beds...maybe a larger one. A family size bed! Oooh ooh we need ambient lighting a fireplace, relaxing music..."
Helpig keep sure had made Nighty very good at interior design it seemed. Or so he believed as just like with her,he proceeded to list twenty different things in the span of five seconds.
"Well...I guess I have a pajama too now." She mumbled, circling around drago befoe standing up on her rear paws so that she could lean onto the Navi's arm and peek at the screen. "But where is Mom? And Suzu and Aya? Half our family is not here..."
In the meantime, Nighty had quickly rushed over to the beds and pushed them all togeher into one big bed. "Well, we certainly need more beds...maybe a larger one. A family size bed! Oooh ooh we need ambient lighting a fireplace, relaxing music..."
Helpig keep sure had made Nighty very good at interior design it seemed. Or so he believed as just like with her,he proceeded to list twenty different things in the span of five seconds.
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"Mom?" DragonierMan questioned Yumi. "I wasn't aware that you had a mother. If you give me her contact information I can see about getting in touch with her," he offered. "As for Suzume and Aya, I could give them a ring, but they are probably busy recuperating from the latest mission. I don't know how active they would be if they showed up, assuming we were planning to do something more than just sleep," Drago explained, before placing his hand on his right ear and sending a signal to Suzume and Aya.
Drago took hold of the vid-window he was working on and Frisbee-throwed it towards Nightshade. "Head's up!" he called out in warning. Assuming Nighty caught the vid-window, he would have the control board for the room they were in. It would allow him to change the layout, create more space if he wanted, conjure furniture and other such fixtures, and various other things. "Okay you two, since you seem to have lots of ideas, I'll let you in the driver's seat. Go nuts kids."
Drago took hold of the vid-window he was working on and Frisbee-throwed it towards Nightshade. "Head's up!" he called out in warning. Assuming Nighty caught the vid-window, he would have the control board for the room they were in. It would allow him to change the layout, create more space if he wanted, conjure furniture and other such fixtures, and various other things. "Okay you two, since you seem to have lots of ideas, I'll let you in the driver's seat. Go nuts kids."
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"I mean...Magistrate..." Yumi added with a bit of a blush, hiding his muzzle into her hoodie. "She did...uhm...create me..."
Nightshade of course was quick on his reflexes. He cought the holoscreen with ease, immediately beginning to shape the room to his liking. The beds disappeared, substituted by an immense King size bed big enough to hold all six of them together. Then, the room opened up a little to allow for a nice carpet to be placed on the floor. On the far side, a window and a fireplace-complete with smoldering coal.
Then, Nighty decided on an nice old jukebox playing some fancy calming tunes. Oh and of course, a minifridge just in case someone wanted to indulge on a midnight snack. "There! All done! Actually..." The small cat navi started tinkering with the screen again, materializing a differently colored copy of his pajama GMO right on his dad's head.
"You need to wear this too. I've got one for big sis Aya and Suzu too. Magi...I don't know if she would like tabi styled footwear. She seems grumpy all the time when it comes to changing clothes."
Nightshade of course was quick on his reflexes. He cought the holoscreen with ease, immediately beginning to shape the room to his liking. The beds disappeared, substituted by an immense King size bed big enough to hold all six of them together. Then, the room opened up a little to allow for a nice carpet to be placed on the floor. On the far side, a window and a fireplace-complete with smoldering coal.
Then, Nighty decided on an nice old jukebox playing some fancy calming tunes. Oh and of course, a minifridge just in case someone wanted to indulge on a midnight snack. "There! All done! Actually..." The small cat navi started tinkering with the screen again, materializing a differently colored copy of his pajama GMO right on his dad's head.
"You need to wear this too. I've got one for big sis Aya and Suzu too. Magi...I don't know if she would like tabi styled footwear. She seems grumpy all the time when it comes to changing clothes."
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DragonierMan took the offered garment and stretched it out in front of him. "Hmm... Not exactly what I am used to, but I guess I could don it just for tonight," he said as he set it aside to start stripping off his armored plates. "So you call Magistrate 'Mom' now huh? Well, she didn't so much create you as help your creation along. Nightshade could have done the deed alone if he wanted," Drago explained as he started stacking his armor against one wall.
"But he asked Magistrate for help, so she did it out of duty, and a little bit of her own stubborn pride. She is an administrative program after all, and very good at her job. So much so that it has gone to her head, I would say. I wouldn't be surprised if she probably balked at the thought that Nighty would screw something up for such a 'routine task' as creating a Support Program, that she felt the need to help guide it along herself to make sure that nothing went wrong," Drago chatted as he went. "But it all worked out smoothly in the end, so I think her fears were a little unfounded."
He was down to the padded clothing he wore under his armor now. He unhooked his vestments and discarded it to the side, before pulling the shirt over his head. His upper torso was revealed to show his muscled chest and arms. He had a slightly bronzed Netopian skin complexion, from being outside in the sun enough. He was also pretty scarred up from all the fighting he had done throughout his existence. He reached for the top to the pajamas and started pulling it over his head. If it was not in multiple pieces, he would probably tear it so it was.
"Yeah, Magistrate is not a touchy-feely sort of person. None of us really are. Well, maybe Suzume," he posited. "Though I have a feeling she is more of a 'steel-wrapped-in-silk' kind of gal. I would be careful around her if I were you. She and Aya were made as assassins originally," he warned with a sort of concerned, fatherly tone. "Aya was more stoic originally, but lately her viral corruption has been showing more and more. I'm concerned that she is going to go off sometime worse than when I was almost lost. It took my Operator a while to fix me, and even then I still have the occasional bout of furious, burning, bloodlust. I have been working diligantly on keeping myself under control."
He paused for a moment to let the heaviness sink in, before raising his head with a smile and clapping his hands to dispel the gloom. "Anyways..." he said reaching for the pajama bottoms, "What's first on the agenda? I bet you two have some interesting things planned in those heads of yours."
"But he asked Magistrate for help, so she did it out of duty, and a little bit of her own stubborn pride. She is an administrative program after all, and very good at her job. So much so that it has gone to her head, I would say. I wouldn't be surprised if she probably balked at the thought that Nighty would screw something up for such a 'routine task' as creating a Support Program, that she felt the need to help guide it along herself to make sure that nothing went wrong," Drago chatted as he went. "But it all worked out smoothly in the end, so I think her fears were a little unfounded."
He was down to the padded clothing he wore under his armor now. He unhooked his vestments and discarded it to the side, before pulling the shirt over his head. His upper torso was revealed to show his muscled chest and arms. He had a slightly bronzed Netopian skin complexion, from being outside in the sun enough. He was also pretty scarred up from all the fighting he had done throughout his existence. He reached for the top to the pajamas and started pulling it over his head. If it was not in multiple pieces, he would probably tear it so it was.
"Yeah, Magistrate is not a touchy-feely sort of person. None of us really are. Well, maybe Suzume," he posited. "Though I have a feeling she is more of a 'steel-wrapped-in-silk' kind of gal. I would be careful around her if I were you. She and Aya were made as assassins originally," he warned with a sort of concerned, fatherly tone. "Aya was more stoic originally, but lately her viral corruption has been showing more and more. I'm concerned that she is going to go off sometime worse than when I was almost lost. It took my Operator a while to fix me, and even then I still have the occasional bout of furious, burning, bloodlust. I have been working diligantly on keeping myself under control."
He paused for a moment to let the heaviness sink in, before raising his head with a smile and clapping his hands to dispel the gloom. "Anyways..." he said reaching for the pajama bottoms, "What's first on the agenda? I bet you two have some interesting things planned in those heads of yours."
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"I wanna spend time with mom!" Yumi replied, bouncing on the bed. I wanna spend time with her."
Nightshade seemed a little less bubbly for a moment. "But...I merged with Aya...I read her mind...I could feel she cared for me...she would never hurt any of the family..." What DragoDad had said was rough stuff, but would not make Nightshade too concerned. Speaking of Aya.
"I want to merge with here again." He stated, somehow much more serious than his usual. "I wanna become Ayashade again. This time though for a much much much longer time.
With you here and no other stuff to care about, I feel like it would be a great moment to work on our emotional instability. You could help us find our balance." He stated, looking hopeful. "It would be a shame to not use something mad strong as fusion."
There he goes, back to high adrenaline excited. "Oooh yes yes. Can I? Can I? Can you call Aya right now? Suzu and Magi too. We should all enjoy a sleepover together!"
Nightshade seemed a little less bubbly for a moment. "But...I merged with Aya...I read her mind...I could feel she cared for me...she would never hurt any of the family..." What DragoDad had said was rough stuff, but would not make Nightshade too concerned. Speaking of Aya.
"I want to merge with here again." He stated, somehow much more serious than his usual. "I wanna become Ayashade again. This time though for a much much much longer time.
With you here and no other stuff to care about, I feel like it would be a great moment to work on our emotional instability. You could help us find our balance." He stated, looking hopeful. "It would be a shame to not use something mad strong as fusion."
There he goes, back to high adrenaline excited. "Oooh yes yes. Can I? Can I? Can you call Aya right now? Suzu and Magi too. We should all enjoy a sleepover together!"
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DragonierMan raised his hands and tried to calm the children down. "Okay, okay. I'll call Magistrate too," he said as he then put his hand to his head to send another signal. "Don't say I didn't warn you," he commented. "And I didn't mean to say that they would hurt you deliberately, just that they could. And to caution you against their more... um... capriciousness."
Two jack-in beams dropped down into the middle of the decorated room just then, resolving themselves quickly as Suzume and Aya, in full battle regalia. They were standing rigidly as if frozen in place, with their eyes closed. Probably some sort of stasis mode while inactive. They slowly regained consciousness over the course of a few moments, eyes fluttering open, and their bodies stretching by instinct. Aya was the first to notice her surroundings and frown. There was an audible sigh at the quickly dawning realization of what was about to occur, which graduated into a yawn because she was still 'waking up'. "Ugh, what now?" she asked, with a tiny smirk as if she knew what was about to occur, and was settling in to play out the scene for the children.
Suzume's face went from the sunny smile of waking up from a good dream, to the instantly frozen stare of a murderer upon noting someone else in the room that wasn't DragonierMan or Aya, to a quick adoption of her plastered smile when she noticed her facial expression. "Oh hey, if it isn't Nighty and Yumi! What brings you along tonight?" Suzume asked as her face and tone began to brighten and become warmer. It probably takes her a few minutes each day to get into character before she shows up to work, in order to not give up the act. "What's with the bed and the pajamas? Throwing a sleepover?" she guessed from what she could see scanning over every detail.
"Looks that way," Drago replied. "Yumi also wants Magistrate to come, so I sent her a message. Apparently Yumi thinks of Magi as her mom." At the mention of Magistrate both twins took on a dark look. Nightshade and Yumi wouldn't know the history behind the three dragonier women, but Suzu and Aya hated Magi with a fiery passion. Many times Magi puppeteered their bodies against their will, whenever she felt like it, in order to relay information to Drago out in the field. As well as treating the sisters like dirt and a means to an end. This was, of course, before she became an SP herself and no longer needed to use them to her ends. Suzu and Aya never liked talking about it.
They quickly recovered back to their happy personas, or at least, their not-murder-you-this-moment expressions. "Haha! You don't say?" Suzume commented while taking out a nice light-gray, unmarked fan, unfolding it, and holding it up to her face to cover up her expression of resentment and dread. Basically she was trying to shelter Nightshade and Yumi from any such discord in the ranks. Aya had a toothy, biting-her-tongue, smile of someone who is trying to avoid a situation from deteriorating further. "Won't. That. Be. Just. Grand?" she said, slowly. It seemed that Aya needed time to adopt a similar persona to Suzume and both girls were revealed for who they really were, for a moment, from the sudden summons.
"And," Drago continued, "Nighty here wanted to 'fuse' with you again. Don't worry, I'll be here to keep you two regulated." Drago was smiling ear-to-ear now as he revealed the next shocker, Aya's face slowly dawned a horrified expression, before she quickly turned around to face away from Nightshade and Yumi to collect herself. When she turned back around, her trademark 'so-what?-I'm-cool-and-can-handle-everything' smirking expression was back. "Yeah? Well that's okay... I guess."
Aya stepped forward, shaking out her shoulders, and steeling herself for the ride to follow. "Okay kid, take your position. We'll start when you're ready," she said as she extended a hand for Nighty to take. If Nighty took her hand, Aya would once more assume her dagger form, and began creeping into his code again.
Two jack-in beams dropped down into the middle of the decorated room just then, resolving themselves quickly as Suzume and Aya, in full battle regalia. They were standing rigidly as if frozen in place, with their eyes closed. Probably some sort of stasis mode while inactive. They slowly regained consciousness over the course of a few moments, eyes fluttering open, and their bodies stretching by instinct. Aya was the first to notice her surroundings and frown. There was an audible sigh at the quickly dawning realization of what was about to occur, which graduated into a yawn because she was still 'waking up'. "Ugh, what now?" she asked, with a tiny smirk as if she knew what was about to occur, and was settling in to play out the scene for the children.
Suzume's face went from the sunny smile of waking up from a good dream, to the instantly frozen stare of a murderer upon noting someone else in the room that wasn't DragonierMan or Aya, to a quick adoption of her plastered smile when she noticed her facial expression. "Oh hey, if it isn't Nighty and Yumi! What brings you along tonight?" Suzume asked as her face and tone began to brighten and become warmer. It probably takes her a few minutes each day to get into character before she shows up to work, in order to not give up the act. "What's with the bed and the pajamas? Throwing a sleepover?" she guessed from what she could see scanning over every detail.
"Looks that way," Drago replied. "Yumi also wants Magistrate to come, so I sent her a message. Apparently Yumi thinks of Magi as her mom." At the mention of Magistrate both twins took on a dark look. Nightshade and Yumi wouldn't know the history behind the three dragonier women, but Suzu and Aya hated Magi with a fiery passion. Many times Magi puppeteered their bodies against their will, whenever she felt like it, in order to relay information to Drago out in the field. As well as treating the sisters like dirt and a means to an end. This was, of course, before she became an SP herself and no longer needed to use them to her ends. Suzu and Aya never liked talking about it.
They quickly recovered back to their happy personas, or at least, their not-murder-you-this-moment expressions. "Haha! You don't say?" Suzume commented while taking out a nice light-gray, unmarked fan, unfolding it, and holding it up to her face to cover up her expression of resentment and dread. Basically she was trying to shelter Nightshade and Yumi from any such discord in the ranks. Aya had a toothy, biting-her-tongue, smile of someone who is trying to avoid a situation from deteriorating further. "Won't. That. Be. Just. Grand?" she said, slowly. It seemed that Aya needed time to adopt a similar persona to Suzume and both girls were revealed for who they really were, for a moment, from the sudden summons.
"And," Drago continued, "Nighty here wanted to 'fuse' with you again. Don't worry, I'll be here to keep you two regulated." Drago was smiling ear-to-ear now as he revealed the next shocker, Aya's face slowly dawned a horrified expression, before she quickly turned around to face away from Nightshade and Yumi to collect herself. When she turned back around, her trademark 'so-what?-I'm-cool-and-can-handle-everything' smirking expression was back. "Yeah? Well that's okay... I guess."
Aya stepped forward, shaking out her shoulders, and steeling herself for the ride to follow. "Okay kid, take your position. We'll start when you're ready," she said as she extended a hand for Nighty to take. If Nighty took her hand, Aya would once more assume her dagger form, and began creeping into his code again.
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Nighty and Yumi queted down as the realization hit the two pretty hard. Yumi settled down in Drago's lap, while Nightshade just looked at both Aya and Suzume with a hint of hurt in his eyes. He really cared about them, but it seemed that it was not quite true for the opposite.
"Well...it doesn't change how I feel." He told Drago, finally coming to somewhat of a decision on the matter. He gently hopped down the bed and walked over to Suzume. He raised his arms up and a copy of the tabi pajama materialized. He offered her to take it and don it.
"Suzu...you're always kind and compassionate to me. Even though you might just be doing it out of politeness. You might not care about me or Yumi at all but...you still are my big sister. You're the reason I so desperately want to be a Dragonieer. And even though you might not care for it...I love you. Me and Yumi both do. We'll try to bother you less but...we do enjoy your company."
To say Yumi was slightly surprised at the sudden burst of maturity from her partner was was indeed correct. She turned over to Drago, then back to Nighty as he walked towards Aya, her hoodie flopping over her head due to its size.
Nighty was face to face with Aya now. "Aya I..." he began. With her it was slightly more difficult considering his feelings for her.
"Just like Suzu...I love you alot. You're my big awesome and super cool sister, always super strong and able to deal with anything. I...I really look up to you. I wanna be strong like you someday. While it's true I'm not a good ninja assassin like you are, you're here to help me...and I am so grateful for that."
He slowly extended his hand up to her and gently wrapped it around hers. "Don't hold back this time. All the darkness you control, all your powers. Show them to me, teach me how to be the perfect assassin like you are."
Yumi moved away from Drago as Nighty took her place in his lap, allowig the much older navi to supervise the fusion process and make sure it would go smoothly.
Without any real threat, the connection between Aya and Nighty didn't need to be made hastily. No wild spikes or fluctuations in power. Nighty's energy would slowly increase at a steady rate over several minutes, turning darker and colder the more Aya's code spread through Nighty and combined with his own.
Aya's black armor would slowly materialize around the navi's body and over his pajama, to signify the imminent union. Nighty shuddered and spasmed lightly as Aya's code reached and tightly gripped around his core, shrowding it in her darkness.
After ten minutes, the hybrid slowly opened his eyes. He glanced at Suzume once, before looking up at the navi holding him safely in his lap with his two deep silver eyes. He sheathed his dagger on hi back and stretched slightly, tail wagging slowly.
He was waiting to hear from Drago if the fusion had been successfully archieved.
Either way, Ayashade was back.
"Well...it doesn't change how I feel." He told Drago, finally coming to somewhat of a decision on the matter. He gently hopped down the bed and walked over to Suzume. He raised his arms up and a copy of the tabi pajama materialized. He offered her to take it and don it.
"Suzu...you're always kind and compassionate to me. Even though you might just be doing it out of politeness. You might not care about me or Yumi at all but...you still are my big sister. You're the reason I so desperately want to be a Dragonieer. And even though you might not care for it...I love you. Me and Yumi both do. We'll try to bother you less but...we do enjoy your company."
To say Yumi was slightly surprised at the sudden burst of maturity from her partner was was indeed correct. She turned over to Drago, then back to Nighty as he walked towards Aya, her hoodie flopping over her head due to its size.
Nighty was face to face with Aya now. "Aya I..." he began. With her it was slightly more difficult considering his feelings for her.
"Just like Suzu...I love you alot. You're my big awesome and super cool sister, always super strong and able to deal with anything. I...I really look up to you. I wanna be strong like you someday. While it's true I'm not a good ninja assassin like you are, you're here to help me...and I am so grateful for that."
He slowly extended his hand up to her and gently wrapped it around hers. "Don't hold back this time. All the darkness you control, all your powers. Show them to me, teach me how to be the perfect assassin like you are."
Yumi moved away from Drago as Nighty took her place in his lap, allowig the much older navi to supervise the fusion process and make sure it would go smoothly.
Without any real threat, the connection between Aya and Nighty didn't need to be made hastily. No wild spikes or fluctuations in power. Nighty's energy would slowly increase at a steady rate over several minutes, turning darker and colder the more Aya's code spread through Nighty and combined with his own.
Aya's black armor would slowly materialize around the navi's body and over his pajama, to signify the imminent union. Nighty shuddered and spasmed lightly as Aya's code reached and tightly gripped around his core, shrowding it in her darkness.
After ten minutes, the hybrid slowly opened his eyes. He glanced at Suzume once, before looking up at the navi holding him safely in his lap with his two deep silver eyes. He sheathed his dagger on hi back and stretched slightly, tail wagging slowly.
He was waiting to hear from Drago if the fusion had been successfully archieved.
Either way, Ayashade was back.