Up With the Stars And the Night (A Zodiac Applyfic)

☆ 𝟝: Lyra ʙʟᴏᴡꜱ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴜᴘ ☆

"There were many other titles I could've used, ex: 'Lyra is a protective tsundere' and 'Entering the first test site' but you guys all waited for him to blow it up, so here you go!" 

"And yes, he will and I swear on the River Styx (it's a Percy Jackson thing, a serious oath if you don't know about it) that it's true." 

"The budget for the explosions were... so expensive..." 

"Evan, I thought you were the one who said we can just pay for it earlier?" 

"U-um, right! That's right, my lady!" 

"Great. Without further ado, let's get going!" 

"A Zodiac Applyfic, Act 1, Final Scene (Scene 5), Take 1!" 

"ACTION!" 

(Fun fact: I struggled TREMENDOUSLY with how Lyra's first knee-jerk reaction should be and how to start this chapter. I told you, strong emotions are just not my thing. TvT)

Also, just a warning, the action scenes are gonna SUCK. 

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Everyone was too stunned to react. Then Noise fell over, and they erupted in chaos. "Noise!!" Zaalia, Haru, and Eira were focused mainly on the said person on the ground, but everyone else was watching Lyra. 

I. Am. Furious. 

The snow around them at a five-kilometer radius instantly melted and evaporated as a deadly aura surrounded Lyra, who was eerily silent. Finally he spoke. "That won't kill him. I've just reactivated your abilities completely." He stood up and lifted Noise up. They followed him worriedly into the house, where he set him down again on the couch. "Turtle and Haru. Come with me." 

"Where are we going?" Turtle asked, looking torn between the person that just got shot in the head or following orders. 

Lyra's eyes were burning with anger as he looked back. "To find the army." 

"Why me?" Haru asked quietly. 

"You can deflect things. I don't want either of you to get hurt-I would take Willie, but he's still a newbie to this whole 'powers' thing. Better safe than sorry." Lyra replied. "As for Turtle, you can copy abilities. Can you copy a tracking skill for me?" 

"Um... sure." She inhaled. "I don't know what level it'll be at, though..." A gold circle surrounded her irises and a moment later she sniffed the air. Her hair twitched in the direction where she was pointing. "I know where the sniper is." 

"Good." Lyra's voice and face were eerily calm as he snapped his fingers and a moment, the tree where Turtle had pointed at instantly exploded. (News flash, the sniper died) "Now, the army?" 

Turtle looked warily at Haru before answering. "Just keep on going forward. But I assume you don't need to know that." 

"I don't. But good job with finding the sniper." Turtle nodded and quickly deleted the tracking ability. Truth to be told, she was feeling pretty terrified of Lyra right now. Being this calm and quiet was not like him at all. She was also careful to keep her hair in normal mode as she and Haru followed him through the path in the forest.

After a few minutes of walking, they arrived at the army site-the warm glow from the mini civilization there was a dead giveaway, along with the faint scent of army things and gunpowder and man machines.

Lyra stepped right into the army, as casual as if he were stepping right into his own home. The soldiers stood up immediately. "Who are you?" 

"Nobody," Lyra answered, flashing a smile. "Just someone that you pissed off. Greatly so." And he proceded to punch a soldier in the face.