They Got Away!

[Dark Nella/Nella Black]

January 27th. About an hour after A Friend In Need Ended.)

Goggles and Gi now lay on beds in the medical bay both unconscious. Mechakara and Seven were both examining Dark Heart worried about her while trying to repair her.

"You need to be more careful. I'm going to get Linkara for this. This is the second time since this war began you've been hurt because of Linkara and his friends." said Mechakara.

Seven put a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry. We'll get them. But are you sure the two of you are back to normal yet? When they rescued Chick and the others they hurt you both very badly. I don't want either of you to go out before you're ready." said Seven.

Mechakara smiled to his other daughter.

"Don't worry. I'm as good as new thanks to Dr. Insano and the others. No one hurts my daughter and gets away with it." said Mechakara.

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Michelangelo meanwhile was sitting a few feet away in anger. First they'd killed Holli and now they kept hurting them. Gi and Goggles had gotten hurt really bad. He felt stupid he was trying to protect his brothers that he hadn't stopped them from leaving.

"Donny. Master Splinter. I'll get you both back. No way will Critic pay for hurting my new friends and for taking the two of you away from me. At least I still got Raph." said Michelangelo.

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Dark Nella sighed sitting down next to Pinocchio who had wandered in and wouldn't leave.

"It's alright Pinocchio. They were knocked out but they'll be alright. Goggles is a Star Sapphire. It'll take more than that to take her down and Gi's tough." said Dark Nella.

Pinocchio nodded. He barely spent time with anyone aside of his parents, Ronno and Butters. He hoped the two girls would be alright.

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Dr. Smith sat with Dr. Insuedo going over charts.

"I think they'll be alright. Just knocked out. Besides I think Goggles powers will probably be healing her up again just like before." said Dr. Smith.

"She can selfheal? Fascinating." said Dr. Insuedo.

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Scar meanwhile walked in alongside Fat Cat. The cat amused Scar. Sure he wasn't as strong as a lion but he was intelligent. He certainly was a better advister than Zazu was. Although he wasn't sure if he'd give that position to Fat Cat. Fat cat probably would return to his own home or stay here. He had been out training and had missed the action. Although he heard Sarafina and Jasmine weren't part of the rescue but he'd still have enjoyed to fight someone again.

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Duke Nukem frowned. He's missed the action again by being out training. But at least he hadn't been alone. Scar, Pinocchio, and a few others had been out with him. Next time he wouldn't miss all the fun.

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Phantom Virus frowned. Paw had tried to hurt him and he don't done much damage. He'd even tried to go after that girl who escaped but they'd all escaped from him. They weren't a real threat to him not when he was basically a living weapon. At least only two were seriously hurt today unlike their last attack on the house.

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Malachite and Rita meanwhile shared worried glances. Dark Heart was one of their recent additions to their alliance. And Gi had been one of the few they'd wanted to talk into joining them. They could wait a few days until Gi was in fighting condition and ready to talk.

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Myotismon, Ruber, Teddy and D.H. walked in. They'd been out training as well and been furious to miss the fun.

"I see we were attacked. Was it just those two that were hurt?" asked Myotismon.

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Mechakara turned seeing several of the members had returned from training.

"Dark Heart was hurt as well. They didn't get Patch but they hurt Goggles and Gi." said Mechakara.

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Dark Nella nodded. She'd explain to the others later about Nella not sure how to tell Pinocchio she was split in half.

[DarkHeart]

DarkHeart was lucky. Honestly she was. She only had her face and side injured but it would be a easy fix since she was a machine. She didn't even bother ranting about how better she was than Linkara for she knew just as well as the two trying to repair her did; that she could've been killed. DarkHeart nodded to Mechakara and replied "Yes. I guess I underestimated that fool a tad. I didn't know he still had that stupid dragon dagger or that it could still affect me" She turned to Seven and replied with a smile "I assure you thanks to Insano and a few other sources, we've gotten better"

She then turned to BLS who was at Goggles' bedside, holding her hand nervously and gently called out to the lantern "Don't worry Black Lantern Spoony. That gamer will pay for what he did to her"
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Black Lantern Spoony had carried goggles down to the medical bay himself. He hated the fact he allowed Spoony to did what he did. Poor goggles was now knocked out. DarkHeart's words though cheered him up a bit and he smiled to her, glad for her support. He nevertheless clenched Goggles hand tightly
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Rodney and Insano felt bad. Well Insano felt bad while Rodney would feel bad if his master did and since insano did so did he. Insano went over to Mechakara and Seven replying sadly "I feel awful. I should've stayed with you guys instead of training. Out of all the days I get out of the house something bad happens! And people wonder why I stick to the lab!" Insano banged his lab table which of course hurt his hand and he whimpered due to it hurting a bit
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"Mechakara! Mechakara!" Patch replied as he ran alongside Thrax to go see him. The virus finally allowed the pup to go out and see his new master. Patch's eyes were filled with tears and replied to him, Seven and DarkHeart "I'm the one responsible for DarkHeart getting hurt! I'm so sorry! I should've told them to leave and told them the truth" Patch put his paw to Mechakara's leg and looked to the two girls in pity then to mechakara's face again
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"If you did they'd never let you leave anyway kid" Thrax replied going over to his close friend Virus as he did. Thrax liked virus more than any of the villains and related to him the most. Thrax then sighed as Patch let out a whine in sadness "Hey hey kid cheer up. It wasn't your fault. You made a choice and you're entitled to it"
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"The virus is most correct" Rodney commented crossing his arms, he then looked to see if Insano was going to silence him but insano urged him to go on if he wanted. Rodney turned to the dog and replied "Do not blame yourself young one. This is not your fault. Those Critic soilders have came here to us, not you to them"
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"Whoa! What happened here!" Ronno replied as he finally got out of training with his friends Butters and Pinnochio. He then turned to Pinnochio and tapped him worried that the boy was upset again. Ronno replied to pinnochio "Come on pinnochio. Don't be upset. We'll get through this right?" He then turned to Dark Nella and replied "Miss nella what happened?"
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"Ronno. I'm afraid we've been attacked by the enemy again" Ask Thatguy replied as he came back with all the training villains. He sighed holding his son close to him. This was too much. They have been having a shitty streak for sometime. Things were bound to get worse. Hopefully Nella and he would work on a plan quick enough

"No shit" Facilier mumbled, but it was so quiet that only Rita and Malachite themselves could hear it. Facilier was so happy he was betraying this stupid team but still, DarkHeart and Gi's injuries were not helpful and they had no choice but to stall longer than needed.

[Mechakara]

Seven smiled in relief glad they were both back to normal.

"I'm glad to hear that." said Seven.

She frowned as she mentioned Linkara.

"He's becoming more of a threat in each battle. We need to take him out before he takes one of us out. If something happened to one of you..."

She trailed off feeling emotional. She'd only been online for a few weeks and yet she'd grown close to her father and sister. If Linkara, Iheart, or one of the others killed them she'd be devastated. She'd heard Mechakara had been destroyed before but he'd still managed to survive and piece himself back together. But she knew Linkara wouldn't let that happen and would destroy him piece by piece if he had to.

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Mechakara heard as he stopped working on Dark Heart. He then hugged Seven and Dark Heart.

"You are more than just my creations. You're my daughters. My family. Along with Patch, Insano, Judas Liz, Goggles, Rodney, and Black Lantern Spoony. They've my best friends and I've grown close with them all. No one hurts a member of my family and gets away with it. Linkara and Spoony will both suffer." said Mechakara.

He glanced at BLS, Insano, and the unconscious Goggles. He hadn't spent much time with her but he knew BLS loved her. And he'd help him get his revenge against Spoony any way he could. He considered Malachite, Rita, and Facilier his masters because of their brainwashing but he didn't consider them family. They probably didn't feel the same way so it didn't matter. Plus he couldn't really say that out loud without arousing suspicion.

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Seven hugged him back smiling. She knew he cared but she felt good to be hugged by him.

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Mechakara turned seeing Patch arrive with Thrax. He smiled letting go of Dark Heart and Seven as he smiled at Patch.

"I'm so glad you're safe. They almost took you away from me again. They'll pay for that." said Mechakara.

He paused hearing Patch and Thrax as he shook his head.

"It's not your fault. You chose to come with me. It's only their fault they were too blind to see it. I wish I'd been there to stop them. But they will not get into this house again. I don't care if we have to build a forcefield around this blasted house we can not let them do this again." said Mechakara.

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Goggles and Gi both lied asleep peacefully unaware what was going on around them.

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Seven paused glancing at Insano shaking her head.

"It's okay Insano. One more person wouldn't have made much difference. Spoony had Ma-Ti's ring. They just surprised us. We're just lucky they didn't take Goggles or Patch from us." said Seven.

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Mechakara turned agreeing with her.

"Yes. Insano. Don't blame yourself. None of us should. We must stop dwelling in the past and focus on the future and their demise. Linkara, Spoony, Critic, and the rest of them should pay for what they've done to us." said Mechakara.

He paused before turning to Patch.

"Don't worry. We won't hurt your family or the other children over there. Perhaps with time we can convince them to join us." said Mechakara.

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Pinocchio turned to see Ronno sand smiled.

"I know. I'm just glad it's not my mother lying on that table. They surprised us. And they claim to be the good guys. There's nothing good about hurting people like that." said Pinocchio.

He saw Mechakara hug Dark Heart and Seven saying who he considered family. He smiled and then he heard him snap saying the should pay. He smiled glad he wouldn't hurt the other children there. They had obviously been lied to. No way would children work for evil people like Critic and the others.

He smiled glad to see his father back as well as he hugged him.

"I'm just glad we were both out training. Although I wish I could have helped here." said Pinocchio.

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Dark Nella smiled glad only they had 3 people really injured. Dark Heart was being repaired. Gi and Goggles would recover. She heard Pinocchio and shook her head.

"Seven was right. One more person here wouldn't have made a difference. Perhaps if we had the whole army here we might have droven them back sooner but they planned it out perfectly. We must do the same and plan a counterattack." said Dark Nella.

[DarkHeart]

"Yeah! Those jerks will get what's comin' to em!" Ronno replied, swishing his small antlers over and over again. He then heard what Pinnochio said and replied with a sense of trying to help the boy not feel bad "Hey if it helps. I wasn't there either. It could've been a heck of a lot worse though. Well, they didn't really get anybody right?" Ronno then turned to Seven and DarkHeart along with Patch and instantly felt a bit homesick. His mother was probably worried about him too and probably assuming a hunter got him. Ronno then smiled as the bonds in the army were just as strong as the heroes' bonds appeared to be.
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Insano turned to Patch and patted the pup's head as the spotted dog just sat next to Mechakara. Insano also saw that Patch felt happy where he was and didn't feel it needed to blame himself for the damage. Then Insano realized he was doing the same thing Patch was doing; Blaming himself for damage. Insano nodded, Mechakara and Seven were right. This wasn't his fault. Insano responded "I think we've been given a stroke of luck. Only 1 injured and two knocked out. Nevertheless those damn critics have done it again, sneaking here without us knowing. I have to whip something stronger apparently"
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Ask Thatguy turned to Facilier who was simply watching the discussions being adressed and couldn't help but sense the witch doctor glare at him. Something was admist but he couldn't put his finger on it. Facilier, Rita and Malachite have been growing more and more distant as february approached. They've also talked to CERTAIN members about shady things and Ask Thatguy couldn't help but grow even more suspicious as Facilier walked away from him and sat on a chair, apparently daydreaming.
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DarkHeart hugged Mechakara back along with Seven. She always felt safe with Mechakara around and both Seven and Mechakara were family to her along with Mechakara's pet, Patch. She was already close to seven but always had a good bond with Mechakara and she grew to really adore Insano and Black Lantern Spoony. They treated her well and she respected them as time went on. Facilier, Rita and Malachite although her masters didn't really have the same impact at all. She just stayed close with her sister and father. She then heard what Patch said and replied "They're all right patch. It was your choice and choices are fully intentional"

She then turned to Mechakara, giving a small glance of cheer, for she knew Patch was willing to join them and the pup being here proved it.
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Patch was relieved. No one was really mad even though the heroes came by to bring him back there, under the assumption he was captured again. Patch knew if and when he met Maleficent again or a larger hero, they'd probably be tempted to blast him into nothing. Patch then smiled as Mechakara promised not to hurt Freckles, Cadpig, Rolly, Darla or any of the kid members of the hero side. He nodded, hopefully at least one of his siblings or a kid like himself would come by to join. Patch put his head on Mechakara's lap and replied "I'm just glad you're ok and that darkheart's not too hurt"
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"We're not going to let those insignifcant rats get away with simply attempting to harm us. Attempt or not, those fools took advantage of us" Black Lantern Spoony was speaking out of his own anger, not out of the fact they lost in a sense. They could've gotten killed or the heroes could've left with something valuable like Goggles for instance. BLS turned to Goggles' body again and smiled glad she was peacefully resting.
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Raphael eventually came back after searching for anymore remaining heroes. He jumped downstairs and replied to Dark Nella "Good news. They left no little bugs or security things so they can spy on us. I checked the ground and I'm pretty sure things are ok" He then saw Michaelangelo and patted his shoulder "Hey bro. You alright? That singer person or whatever he was didn't hurt ya right?"

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(*Blows dust off account*)

Zira came padding in behind her mate, red eyes flickering every which way they could to take in the damage. Her lips pulled back in a sneer of contempt. There had been an attack on their base of operations, and she had missed it. Pity. She would have liked to sink her claws into one of those heroes.

From the throng of smells, a familiar scent reached Zira's powerful nose. She breathed it in and recognized it almost immediately - it belonged to Belle. The lioness growled, eyes narrowed and claws clicking impatiently against the floor.

"We can't let this go!"

[Mechakara]

Pinocchio nodded knowing his parents, Ronno, and the others were right.

"I guess you're right. I still feel so useless. I mean they attacked us in our own home. Not just once but several times. I thought bases were supposed to be a safe place. We're no safer here than outside." said Pinocchio.

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Dark Nella frowned hating to admit it but he was right. They needed to make their home safer. Sure they came to rescue their captives the last couple times but they had hurt several members of their army each time.

"Don't worry Pinocchio. That won't happen again. We're going to get better security, use magic if we have to. I will not let them breaking into this place again and hurt you or anyone else." said Dark Nella.

She heard the others especially Zira's arrival and nodded.

"I agree Zira. They will not get away with this." said Dark Nella.

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Mechakara nodded smiling at Insano.

"You're right. We're lucky it wasn't as worse as last time. We've only had one casualty so far. We need to start capturing or killing them. We need to make them suffer for what they've put us through." said Mechakara.

He smiled at Patch and pet him.

"Don't worry Patch. Dark Heart isn't hurt that bad. She'l be back to normal in no time. So will Goggles and Gi." said Mechakara.

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Rita and Malachite were both silent for the moment hearing the others but barely acknowleding it. When they heard Dark Nella agree and Mechakara they nodded silently. They also wanted revenge against Critic's army but of course they planned on taking over this army first. So it was better to keep up appearances.

"We need to strike fast and strike hard. Kidnap some of their members. Then we could force them into a surrender." said Rita.

Malachite nodded.

"Yes the more the better." said Malachite.

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Seven smiled glad no one was blaming themselves.

"Don't worry Patch. They'll understand in time. But you don't have to fight any of them if you don't want to. You can stay here." said Seven.

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Michelangelo turned to Raphael. He smiled glad to see him.

"No. I'm good. It's just we were so close to getting Donny back. They've done a real good job on him and Master Splinter. It's going to take longer than I thought to get them back." said Michelangelo.

He frowned again missing them both wishing they could be a family again.

"At least Leo, April, and Casey are safe back home. I'd hate for Critic and the others to get them too. Even Serling would be annoying under their control." said Michelangelo.

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Mechakara turned to BLS and nodded.

"Don't worry. We'll make them pay for what they did to Goggles, Gi, and Dark Heart." said Mechakara.

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Goggles gasped as she woke up. She turned seeing BLS and smiled hugging him.

"You're okay. When he fired at you I pushed you out of the way and...."

She paused realizing she was lying in a bed.

"I must not have powered up my shield fast enough. I'm sorry I made you worry." said Goggle.s

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Gi moaned as she woke up seeing everyone. Her head still was still hurting after Chick had knocked her out.

"They got away didn't they?" said Goggles.

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D.H. nodded to her.

"I'm afraid so. But at least you two finally woke up." said D.H.

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Scar turned seeing Zira and smiled at her arrival.

"And we won't. They'll all pay for this." said Scar.

[DarkHeart]

Ask Thatguy felt terrible. His son not feeling safe gave him a feeling of dread. He hugged his son again and replied "You're right son. Bases are supposed to be safe" He turned to Dark Nella respectively and replied "This is why we're putting up more cameras and security around here" He then turned to BLS then responded "The lantern is most correct. Attempt or not, they cannot escape with their lives next time" He then sighed as nothing inspiring came up. What could he say? Or more frankly, what should he say?
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Dr. Facilier wasn't paying much attention to the conversation, mostly because soon the woes of Ask thatguy wouldn't be his problem. He then heard Rita and Malachite quietly talk to him and he responded with a nod. He then listened to more of the woes of the team then he responded very softly for only rita and malachite to hear "Yeah. We can take any hero captives Ask Thatguy brings and some weaker villains to get some of these guys off our back"

He then loudly commented to keep suspicion avoided "Yeah. You gotta hate those damn critic members. Always hussling for stuff they don't really need or deserve"
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Raphael meanwhile was with Mikey. He also felt horrible. He was indeed very close to getting donny back. Mikey's sorrow made the red-masked turtle want to comfort his little brother. Honestly, being the older one wasn't as great as Leo made it out to be. Being the big caretaker wasn't fun at all, especially in a war setting. He even wished Leo would come by and tell them what to do. Leo, as much as he hated to admit it, was a great leader and knew what to do. Raph then commented, smiling so he could possibly cheer Mikey up "Donny will make it a bit longer. He's a tough guy and Splinter's handled far worse. He'll be ok too mike. We can't worry about them, we need to figure this out"

He then one-armed hugged michaelangelo, and responded again "If that singer DID hurt ya, I'd make sure he'd never sing again"
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"I'm afraid that is indeed the risk we're going to have to make. Suffering the constant attacks from those fools keep making me want to grab one of those heroes by the throat" Insano replied, clenching his gloved hand into a fist. He turned to Smith and Insuedo and replied to them "I'm afraid the three of us need to work on more...leathel weapons this time" He then turned to mechakara who talked to BLS and nodded in agreement
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DarkHeart nodded in agreement to what everyone said, feeling no need to talk just yet. Her wounds and her facial expressions were saying what she needed to say. She was silently observing the situation and pited many of her allies. BLS especially. Sure Mechakara was angry and seven was worried but they were perfectly fine and she wasn't really that hurt, just a couple of cuts and knocked out curcuits. Insano was certainly correct, she was lucky linkara retreated. However, goggles was attacked brutally and it only gave her a knock out but still, it could've been worse and BLS could've been with a broken heart.

When Goggles and Gi awoke, that was when she spoke "Those heroes have taken advantage of us since day one. We have to find a way to prevent this" She wanted to move so she could be more comfortable but as she moved her curciuts made a slight jippy spark that made her recoil
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Patch's tail was making a noticable but joyful thump as Mechakara's gloved hand petted him. He always felt a bit safer with Mechakara promising him safety. He was also relieved darkheart for the most part was fine too. Things were pretty safe for the most part on their side and hopefully he wouldn't have to deal with this type of thing again, but he shouldn't be so hopeful. Patch then turned to Seven, who also promised him that he was permitted to not fight againist his siblings. He wagged his tail and looked to both mechakara and seven and replied again "Really? You won't hurt them? And I don't have to fight them either?"
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BLS's bitter frown transformed into a soft and peaceful smile. When Goggles hugged him, BLS hugged tightly back, relieved that she was ok. He then smirked and replied "It is alright. What matters is that you're safe. That gamer will rue the day he blasted at you" He then growled, clenching his fist, holding Goggles tightly with one arm "I should've seen that attack coming. Maybe then you wouldn't of been attacked"
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"Permission to make a comment?" Rodney asked Insano and when insano nodded, Rodney smirked to his allies and replied "I don't think we need them to 'Pay' as you say. I think what we should do is make them feel the hurt we feel. We don't need to use battles or weapons, just take what they care about most. Such as linkara, I assume he cares about some certain people like that young woman IHeart or kidnap and kill Ma-Ti to get Critic angry"
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"Oh no. Ma-Ti can't be touched. Too powerful. We just need to use his power" Facilier replied, a slight worry on his face. No one would touch ma-ti, Facilier needed him

[Mechakara]

Pinocchio smiled glad his parents were okay. He knew they'd make this base safe. No way would they get in again. But that would still take time. He frowned glancing at him worriedly.

"But that's going to take time to update all that stuff. What if they come again? They keep coming and surprising us when most of us are away. It's like they're watching us or something." said Pinocchio.

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Dark Nella froze as her son's words also sad he didn't feel safe here. Ask That Guy had Ma-Ti's cloned ring so he was safe for the moment. But those heroes would come back. Pinocchio was right.

"Then we need to double the guards, triple them if we have to. We need to all train together or train in smaller groups in the woods with most of us staying here to protect our home until the security is updated." said Dark Nella.

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Rita and Malachite both nodded covering it with coughing.

"Scence hasn't worked. Fighting hasn't worked. But when we tried magic we got Goggles on our side. Perhaps it's time we started using magic a lot more." said Rita.

"What did you have in mind Rita?" asked Malachite, trying to sound casual.

"We turn them into animals or children making them all easier to deal with. Cast spells on them to make them distrust and hate each other. We could make them so afraid they're scared of their own shadows." said Rita.

She was just listing off old spells she'd used before. Even if they were stopped eventually it could cause enough confusion to cause some real damage to the Critic's army. She would also think of casting these spells during their takeover as well.

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Michelangelo nodded. He whispered so only Raph could hear him as none of the others were close by them at the moment.

"You're right Raph. I just feel so helpless. Our brother and father are here. They're counting on us and we keep letting them down. Who knows what they've done to them? And what if they're not the only ones Raph? They've got a lot of kids on their side and lot of other strong members. What if most of his army's brainwashed? I'd hate myself if I killed a good person who had been brainwashed to fight us." whispered Michelangelo.

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"It's time we start taking action. Forget those fools for now. Our main priority should be fixing this house. We can still fight them in battles but our main goal should be keeping this place safe. They almost stole Patch and Goggles from us. We can not let this happen again." said Mechakara.

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Dr. Smith and Dr. Insuedo nodded with Dr. Insano.

"Don't worry. We'll soon have them taken care of." said Dr. Insuedo.

Dr. Smith nodded as well. They both frowned saying science had failed them as Rita suggested relying on magic.

"It wasn't magic that brought us all here. It was science. Science is what's been keeping this army going. Our weapons, our inventions. The only thing your magic has done is bring Goggles to us." said Dr. Smith, annoyed.

"Yeah. What else have you done lately besides that?" said Dr. Insuedo.

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Rita frowned raising her hand but Malachite put a hand on her shoulder shaking his head. She frowned and stormed out not wanting to stay there and say something she'd regret or mess up their chances of taking over the army.

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Malachite frowned as Rita left. Those two scientists could be a problem. Dr. Insano was under their control. Maybe they should have gotten those two under control as well. He agreed with Rita. Magic was more reliable than science and technology. Facilier's magic had freed him from his prison and now was the reason he had magic. No way would he trust in those two or their inventions.

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Gi nodded with a frown. She listened to the others talk as ideas were flung around.

"Rita is right. We've been relying on mostly science so far in the war. We've got a lot of sorcerors on our side including our leader Darkl Nella. And we're not using them. Magic is a powerful weapon and we should be using them both. Magic and science." said Gi.

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Seven heard Gi and nodded.

"Gi and Rita are right. Relying on only one thing could get us destroyed. We must use all our powers and resources at our disposal." said Seven.

She nodded to Patch.

"Yes. You can stay here if you like. We wouldn't make you fight your family." said Seven.

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Mechakara nodded as he kept petting Patch glad he was happy again.

"Yes. Seven is right. I don't want them hurting you or kidnapping you to get to me. They almost succeeded today. I will not them get another chance." said Mechakara.

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Goggles pulled back and smiled. She could already feel her body healing itself.

"None of us expected him to have that ring. That is dangerous. He's the fourth person to now use that ring successfully. First Ma-Ti, then Critic, then Chick, and now Spoony. Can they all use that blasted ring against us now?" said Goggles, annoyed.

She turned hearing the discussion and nodded.

"Yes. We need to start using magic and science. No way we could lose that way." said Goggles.

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Malachite heard Rodney and shook his head.

"Facilier's right. He probably has that ring back. Even with the cloned one they could be evenly matched. But the others like Iheart would prove useful in capturing." said Malachite.

He smirked. Capturing Iheart would also ensure Ma-Ti stayed loyal to Facilier as he would not want to risk her safety.

[DarkHeart]

Ask Thatguy's heart sank. His son didn't feel safe. That wasn't what he wanted his boy to be worrying about. He felt useless immediately. He responded again, holding pinnochio a bit closer "You're right son. I haven't done my part very well I will admit. I shall get more guards. You'll feel safe again. I promise" Ask Thatguy then felt a bit better as many of his allies took the lead on having ideas and was shocked as Rita left. He sighed "Science is useful but so is magic. Rita had a point. As useful as science is, we're going to need more than that"
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Ronno turned to Pinnochio and replied, also admittedly desperate to cheer his friend up "Come on pinnochio! Those guys just got lucky! They won't be next time! They just got us where we least expected like the bullies they are" He then swished his antlers again and replied "Man if I was older or bigger I'd tear them apart! Those meanies"
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Raphael smiled to Ronno, admiring the young male fawn's courage. Ronno reminded raphael of himself when he was ronno's age. He then turned to Mikey who was calmly but sadly whispering to him. "You won't Mikey. Everything will be fine. You shouldn't be worrying. That's my job" He joked to try to cheer mikey up a bit more. He was the older brother after all. He needed to stick with him to the end. He then turned to Dr. Smith and replied "The lady had a point. I mean the weapons work but it never hurts to try something else"
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Facilier was annoyed with Rita leaving. It was a bit sad for his ally to be treated like that again. Thank God he was leaving soon and taking over. He turned to Malachite who was actually the brains of the operation as it progressed and smiled to him, grateful for his imput about Ma-Ti not to mention he pretty much said what facilier wanted to confront to smith. He just kept quiet for now though.
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"Yes. The heroes can wait. It is our poor house that needs to be fixed as of this moment" Insano replied to Mechakara completely agreeing with him again. He then felt the influence of facilier flow through him as smith rudely commented to Rita. Insano went over to his two science lab friends and responded "As much as I hate to say something againest science, Rita is correct. Science is the thing that kept us glued up but it also needs something to back it up. Perhaps we should consider magic? After all, it prevented us from worse injuries every once in a while" Insano had a poor feeling about those words but he didn't know why
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"Magic is just as useful with the most sincerest respect, Dr. Why not use both like Seven suggested?" DarkHeart commented patiently as she laid right on the deck alongside her little family group. She then smiled to Patch and nodded to what the other two said before listening for more imput. She then responded "Rita's ideas seem very useful to me too. I feel that weapons of science and magical spells can really let the heroes know we do not like to be ordered around"
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Patch smiled, grateful for Mechakara and Seven's promise. He didn't have to fight them. That was great. Now he felt like he belonged even more so. Then he paled a bit, mechakara was right, he was close to be forced back and then there would be a lot of trouble then too. Patch was now known as a traitor and who knew what would become of him when he had to actually confess that fact? Patch leaned againist Mechakara's leg as the robotic man kept petting him. Patch always enjoyed it, as his tail thumped a bit louder. Patch replied back "I feel really safe with you three. Thank you"
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"Hmmm. It appears to people with a good heart apparently. Hence the battle cry or whatever you would like to call that" Black Lantern Spoony responded again as Goggles talked to him. He then sneered ever so slightly to Smith "What does THAT imply Dr? What about me? I have used many magical attacks that saved some of us. I won't point names but don't push me" BLS then turned to Malachite and responded curiously "Taking ones the heroes care about? Hmm, smart idea. IHeart seems well-liked. Maybe go for her first?"

[Mechakara]

Pinocchio listened as his parents tried to reassure him again. He nodded. It would still take time but he was confident they would make sure they all stayed safe. Pinocchio nodded cheering up listening to Ronno. No way could they stop them again.

"You're right. We can stop them. I'm glad I got friends like you and Butters. Next time they'll be the ones hurting." said Pinocchio.

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Michelangelo nodded and turned as everyone began debating about science vs. magic.

"If Donny were here I'm sure he'd be voting for science. But magic's useful too. We should be using them both like Gi and the others said." said Michelangelo.

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Malachite turned to Faciiler and nodded. He could tell what he was thinking as he was thinking it himself. The three of them needed to make their move soon once they got some more members to their group.

"Alright. I think we all agree we should use everything we have. Magic and science. Personally I prefer magic but since not all of you can use magic I suppose science is good for weapons at least." said Malachite.

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Dr. Insuedo and Dr. Smith both frowned at Malachite & Rita's reactions as Rita even stormed out. They sighed although hearing everyone agree they should be using both. They both turned puzzled to seeing Insano so agreeable to using magic but they reluctantly agreed anyway.

"Yes. Fine we can use magic too. But we're still using science." said Dr. Smith.

"Yes. We've got some new inventions we're working on that should be ready soon." said Dr. Insuedco.

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Mechakara nodded as he turned to the others.

"Insano, you and the others work on making a better security system. Dark Nella and the others should start preparing their magic to protect this place as well. No way they can stop both of them." said Mechakara.

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Malachite nodded glad everyone was in agreement. He glanced at Facilier hearing Mechakara's comment and nodded.

"But of course. But a spell that powerful will take some time. I'm sure we can make do with their security until then." said Malachite.

Truthfully he felt they could make one a lot sooner but he didn't want to risk that spell working against them and helping out Dark Nella and the others during their takeover.

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Seven nodded.

"I'm glad that's settled then. Mechakara is right. We should start making preparations to make a magical barrier or something around us so they can't attack us anymore." said Seven.

She frowned hearing it would take some time but at least they could do it.

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Mechakara nodded turning back to Patch and smiled as he continued to pet him.

"You're always will be safe with us. I won't let anyone harm my friends or family. Or this army. Once we get this house fixed up we're going after them to make them the ones to suffer." said Mechakara.

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Goggles paused nodding as she listened to his explanation.

"Perhaps instead of trying to take the ring or destroy it we should try to block it somehow. It is a magical ring after all. Isn't there like a spell or something we could do to block its powers?" asked Goggles.

She turned frowning as Dr. Smith and Dr. Insuedo were trying to say science was better.

"I use magical attacks as well. If it wasn't for magic I wouldn't even be here. But science does have its uses. We should just start using both instead of focusing on one." said Goggles.

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Dr. Smith paused seeing Black Lantern Spoony and Gogggles were both a bit angry.

"I'm sorry. No offense to you two. I just like science better. Magic's done nothing for us so far." said Dr. Smith.

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Dark Nella frowned in annoyance as they still bickered.

"ENOUGH!" said Dark Nella in a loud voice.

Once she saw she got everyone's attention she smiled.

"Good. We're going to use magic and science. They both have uses for us. And Critic's army's obviously going to use science mostly. It has very few sorcerers compared to us. We have the advantage on magic. We should use it." said Dark Nella.

[DarkHeart]

Ronno smirked to Pinnochio and replied happily "That's the spirit! Yeah! We'll get them! We'll teach those jerks a lesson!" Ronno wasn't really afraid anymore. He was more excited and had a lot more spirit. However Dark Nella's shout made him jump a bit. Ronno whispered to Pinnochio about that "Dude. Your mom is awesome"
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Ask Thatguy was relieved with Dark Nella controling the arguement. It left much less work for him. He then spoke "Yes. Decided. Magic we will use a bit more but we're still using weaponry from the scientists. We need both to survive"
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Insano felt a bit confused with his peers being confused with his attitude with magic. Well no matter. The deal was set thanks to Dark Nella and he responded to Mechakara's comment "Yes. We will get on with it as soon as possible. We have plenty of things working to succeed anyway" He then turned to look at the lab doing well.
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Black lantern spoony was about to say more but Dark Nella interupted him from continuing. Besides, it wasn't good to argue. It was better to keep things peaceful. They had enough problems. With a annoyed glance, he turned to listen to the stradegies planning out. He turned to Goggles then and felt a bit guilty again. She seemed fine but something kept him from feeling satisfied
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DarkHeart turned to Mechakara then to Seven then to patch until finally her gaze was to Facilier. The man was simply staring and observing, DarkHeart assumed he was planning everything out for himself in his head. She didn't bother to object to it anyway. DarkHeart then sat up, feeling a bit better and replied questioningly "Well with that settled that still leaves us with a problem. The heroes are too rash, they need to be taught a lesson. Any ideas on that? Besides captives. Perhaps we lead a sneak attack in their house?"
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"It is a good idea DarkHeart but right now we need captives and security first" Rodney commented assuringly, as he stood beside his master Insano. Rodney admired the girl's good thoughts but she was a bit too quick with it.
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Patch's tail thumped a bit more, satisfied with Mechakara's words. The robotic man made him happy. The man promised him safety and assurance, he was really family along with Seven and DarkHeart. While DarkHeart and seven were his family too it was mechakara he cared for just a bit more. Patch smiled also and replied to mechakara "Yeah. I'm sure you'll find a way"

[Dark Nella/Nella Black]

"Yeah. No way we can lose." said Pinocchio, grinning.

Pinocchio heard Ronno whisper to him and chuckled.

"Just remind me not to make her angry. I don't want to get on her bad side." whispered Pinocchio.

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Ask Thatguy was relieved with Dark Nella controling the arguement. It left much less work for him. He then spoke "Yes. Decided. Magic we will use a bit more but we're still using weaponry from the scientists. We need both to survive"

Dark Nella smiled glad the matter had been settled.

"Alright. Magic users like Facilier and myself will begin whipping up smells to magically protect this house while Dr. Insano you will lead the scientists in updating our security and making better weapons. No way we can fail if we start using magic and science now." said Dark Nella.

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Malachite smirked nodding to Dark Nella's request. As long as they were using magic he could care less about their stupid gadgets and security. Those had all been broken through before. So what could they possibly do any different. But magic was harder to break through. Perhaps he, Rita, and Facilier could invent something to protect the house but not the owners that way the spell wouldn't affect them during the takeover.

"Well I think I'll go check on Rita make sure she hasn't blown up the house or something. Excuse me." said Malachite.

The matter had been settled and there wasn't really any point in staying here anyway now that things had been decided. He doubted Dark Nella would leave Ask That Guy or Pinocchio's side for awhile anyway to make a spell.

He found Rita in the living room in a rage.

"Rita. It's alright. They've decided to use magic and science. I'm sure we can create some barrier to our advantage." said Malachite.

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Rita turned seeing Malachite and smirked.

"I'm glad they're seeing sense. I can understand weapons like swords and bows cause not everyone has magic. But those stupid inventions and security of theirs haven't helped us much at all." said Rita.

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Dr. Insuedo and Dr. Smith both nodded glad to have the matter settled althoug not really liking magic was going to be used as well. But at least they could still use science.

"Well Gi and Goggles are awake and Dark Heart's being repaired. So perhaps we should be getting back to work soon." said Dr. Smith.

"Yes. Not much else to do here. We need to keep working on our inventions. We'll see you in the lab Insano when you're ready to join us. We're eager to resume working." said Dr. Insuedo.

The two scientists walked out knowing Dr. Insano would follow when he was ready.

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Goggles turned back to BLS and smiled at her.

"I'm alright. Thanks to my powers I don't stay injured for very long. Besides next time I know you'll get him for sure." said Goggles.

She smiled kissing BLS and pulling him into a hug. They didn't get much chances to be together because of this war but she cherished the time she did have with him.

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Mechakara glanced at Dark Heart and Rodney and smirked.

"How about we do both? A sneak attack to kidnap some heroes. We plan it out while most of them are off training just like they did to us to get Chick, Morpheus, and Patch from us. Only we'll be taking captives not rescuing them." said Mechakara, chuckling.

He petted Patch.

"Don't worry. If we capture any of your family members we'll make sure not to hurt them." said Mechakara.

[DarkHeart]

Ronno giggled a bit, he couldn't help it, talking to pinnochio gave him all kinds of amusement. Ronno nodded "No way we'll lose with her. She's big and mean and awesome!" Ronno admittedly admired the leader's fiancee for she had a iron fist but was also nice and protective
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Facilier smiled. He was glad Dark Nella was allowing magic to be used more. It would only lead to her downfall though, due to him determined to takeover anyway. These stupid scentists would pay with their lives for insulting Rita, himself and malachite.
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Insano took one glance at Dark Nella gratefully before following the other two scientists. Despite his new interest in magic, he still liked to hangout with Smith and Insuedo. It was more comfortable that way. "Onward to science my friends!" Insano responded, giggling a bit madly again
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"Yes. Good suggestion Mechakara. I can agree to a compromise" Rodney smirked. Sneaking up and attacking sounded the type of thing Mechakara would suggest. Rodney did enjoy the way the robot thought things out. Rodney then turned to DarkHeart
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DarkHeart nodded agreeably "Excellient idea! Taking captives is always easy when it comes to those blasted heroes. I wouldn't be surprised if we were at least successful in getting one of them" DarkHeart then looked down to Patch who was wagging his tail happily at Mechakara's petting and slight promise