[6] Chasing Rosemary

[Friend or Foe]

Wizard
Juno

Ares


"You don't talk much, do you?"

Rosemary was silent, as expected. The entire jeep ride to the destination, which turned out to be an abandoned military base, was filled with Ares talking to the soldiers in the backseat. She quietly stewed as Ares obviously enjoyed his new position in the game as an ally of Kai Demolic.

"Didn't think so," he continued. The four people got out of the car, and started walking towards the main room. The two guards behind Rose and Juno gave them distance.

Rosemary glared back and then forward again. "I don't speak to traitors," she said. "I'm only allowing you to accompany because that's what Kai wants."

"That what you think I am?" Ares asked, clearly not caring. "A traitor?"

"I don't know what you are yet," Rose said honestly, "And neither do you. Not yet."

Ares stopped her from opening the door by putting his arm in front of it. "Look, sister," he said, clearly annoyed. "You don't know me, and I don't claim to know you. But I do know that I had no loyalty to those people. I was with them because I was being hunted for my life. But I'm a man who likes to win, and I want to be on the winning side. You want to call me a traitor? Fine, I'll deal with it. But let me ask you something. If you care so much, why are you going along with this? Why not help them?"

Rosemary let out a smirk at the man's speech. "Just because I'm a friend of Kai's," she said, "Doesn't mean I'm on his side. I am one of the Four Prophets of the planet Kijara, and I can see deep down what is inside every person's soul. I know what Kai is made of. I know what your friends are made of. I help who deserves it, no matter what alliegiance they hold."

"Yea?" Ares said, interesting. "What am I made of, then? What do you see in me?"

The woman forced the door open, pushing past the man's hand that blocked her path. "I see, Ares," she began, "That you're only being a traitor because you think you're the bad guy. You thrive off of a being hated, and you love being controversial and having people second guess your loyalty. But you know what I think?"

"What?" He said, a little annoyed by her accuracy.

"I think deep down, somewhere in in that cold, black saiyan heart, you're a good person, and that terrifies you."

She walked into the building.

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Miles behind the military complex was a jeep. Jackson was driving it, with Wizard next to him making small talk. The usually ladies man was being silent, after losing a coin flip for the right to travel with Piper and Sophia. It wasn't that he didn't like Wizard or Jackson (the opposite, actually, as he held respect for Oliver Nash, something he didn't hold for many men), but rather it was just he really hated that Sophia was somewhere else.

"We're coming up on it," Jackson warned them. "Look, fighting Rosemary head on is a back idea. We're gonna need to come up with a plan to sneak in. She's not that good at hand-to-hand combat, so getting up close and personal is how we get that Emblem."

"Sounds easy enough," Wizard commented.

"Yea, well," Jackson said, feeling Champ's breath behind him as the dog rested by Juno, "The trick is actually getting close. Nobody uses ki like she does. She has like...a relationship with energy that I can't even explain. If you've ever seen her in action, you'd know...there's something different in the way she uses ki. It's like another plain of existence to her. It's a life force."

"I've seen it," Juno spoke up behind them. "I can explain it. It's like a beautiful dance," he said, "Her words trap you, her beauty stuns you...and her movements can kill you."

Jackson nodded, impressed by the poetic description. "Yea," he responded, "What he said."
















(Aight, you guys have creative control. Keep in mind Jackson and Champ are there, and Ares, you're with Rose. As usual, feel free to request roleplays from me, as either or both characters. Try to avoid having a direct confrontation with her, instead just minor scuffles or traps.

Also, IM or PM me for ideas on some of the things she might use as traps, or games like the previous Friend or Foe. I have a list of things she would do and if you can't think of some on my own, I got 'em

One more thing. Remember she and Jackson are friends, but she won't give up the Emblem quietly, even to him.)