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tw: violence and mild gore, again... whoops

As soon as Techno leaned into action, all hell broke loose... again. Arrows rained fire from all angles, shields collided with axes which soon collided with swords and very little of it actually hit the pink-haired male, unsurprisingly. The fact that the guy found himself head-on against now four fully-grown men... well... physically fully-grown men... was impressive enough, but managing to hold them all off without breaking a sweat? That was badass.

Y/N used the opportunity to dash over to Niki, gently tugging her hand to pull her away from getting involved before the rest would notice and pushed her aside and out the way. She turned to her for a split-second, gently holding her shoulders whilst making sure nobody was aware of their little 'prison break'.

"I'm so sorry you got dragged into this mess and for all the trouble we've caused you. I don't think anybody imagine things getting out of hand this bad..." she apologised, giving the girl a sorrowful stare. Niki merely returned a reassuring smile, gently resting her hand on the girl's forearm before patting it lightly.

"It's no worries! It's not your fault, anyway, and I'm sure things will turn out fine in the end." She comforted, earning a smile in return.

"I think it's best you get to safety.... you live in Manburg, right?" Y/N asked, nervously glancing between her and the scene happening behind them. Niki nodded with a grimace, hating the idea of calling that her place home before following her gaze to the fight a couple times.

"Then I'm sure I'll be seeing you again soon enough. Thank you again!" The armoured girl smiled, taking a couple steps back whilst waving a partially-closed hand to the girl, grateful. Niki returned the gesture, respecting her wishes of escaping before rushing over towards the direction of her 'home'. Turning away, Y/N's attention was now directed to the current one-man army, watching in awe as he fought effortlessly. Time to join the fun.

Before Y/N could even make a move to jump in and help, Tommy quickly grabbed her wrist, dragging her away and back into the depths of the forest. She stumbled slightly from the unexpected acceleration, her head darting between both her brother and her brother-figure before inevitably stopping on the blonde, confusion lacing her every feature.

"Tommy, what are you doing?! And what's going on?!" She questioned, her feet falling behind slightly as she attempted to match his speed. The boy in question glanced over his shoulder to send her a determined look, before keeping his eyes on the path ahead to focus on the plan at hand.

"Techno's buying us time to get back to Pogtopia - don't worry, it's all going to plan. We just need to find his horse and get away." He explained briefly, pulling the poor girl through several brambles and sharp branches, which of course didn't pay her exposed limbs too kindly. She furrowed her brows in dubiety, shooting a final glance over his shoulder towards her twin. Truthfully, though she knew he could look after himself just fine, she felt somewhat guilty that they were effectively using him as their exit ticket. She figured that both Tommy and Techno had planned this escape beforehand (yet she hadn't a clue when) but she wanted to help somehow. And so she would, being the stubborn (H/C) haired girl she was.

Yanking her wrist out of the blonde's grasp, she instead brought her thumb and index finger up to her lips in a hooped shape before blowing a sharp whistle. Also known as a certain calling for a certain horse of Techno's. He must've gotten here quickly somehow, she figured. Surely enough, a strong stallion pushed his way past the thick bushes of green not too far ahead of them, and revealed himself from hiding. Tommy gaped at the sight, almost falling back from initial shock before watching Y/N push past him, gently tugging the reins of the horse and lifting a tag hooked by his neck. 'Carl'.