Bound. (Yumi)

"Although I would really like to do a little trust building excersize, that looks like how it'll be. However, there will be a special position for those with elemental abilities." Lucien found himself smirking quietly at the comment. He didn't know why. Maybe it was just because half of the things that went on in his mind were crazy and completely unorganized. That was how he preferred it. "As far as I know, Jade's the only one out there. So if you're an elemental, come up here and stand by me."

Now was the time to deal with the know nothings. They could be split up into groups of five, one of the fighters for each group. They would be able to work on things. Then they would need supervisors, just in case anyone decided they were going to be a brat. The group thing would also serve as a trust building operation, hopefully. Lucien needed to pick out around five people to work with bows, and he was going to need a few more elementals to help out with this operation.

Armageddon had tried to hold his sister back but no, she wanted to disobey the nymphs and rebel like the others were. So she had off on her own left the safe vicinity of the house and strutted off like a rooster. Couldn't get anything through that thick skull of hers. There wasn't any changing in someone as rebellious as that girl. Ambrosia, with Armageddon in tow behind her, was heading to the meadow. That was where the people were, right? She wanted to get in on this. If she decided she wanted to get out of it, she'd just leave. After all, it may be interesting, right? A chance for adventure.

Ambrosia walked out into the meadow, looking around curiously. She wondered what would happen next.Armageddon thought this to be reckless and stupid. Some would refer to him as a party pooper, but he wanted nothing to do with this. He was happy with his life as it was.

The elf hesitated she didn't want everyone to know she was an elemental. Lucien may have said her name but she was still safe if nobody could put the name to her face. If somebody here was just a spy or decided to betray them later. One of the things that would definitely be mentioned was the fact that she was an elemental. Also that she had willingly joined a rebel group to fight the queens.

Ying looked at Jade wondering why the elf wasn't listening. "You know that he did just call elementals up there?. I don't think Lucien is doing this just to rat you out there is probably a reason. Besides i'm sure there is other elementals here." Ying said talking in a low voice so nobody could hear their conversation.

"That jerk probably would do it just to rat be out. I'm not going up there and having everybody know who and what i am."Jade whispered hotly.

"What are you afraid of? Whats the big deal if everyone knows your an elemental?"


"Obviously because elementals are connected to the queens power wise. If information that im helping people fight against them were to get out then they can steal my powers"

"So what would be so bad about losing that? Lot of people manage without special powers and if we win nobody will need powers anyway."

"What would you do if helping everyone could cost you your ability to change into a werewolf when ever you wanted?" Jade asked. It was easy for someone to tell you to do something when they didn't have to worry about the consequences. That and maybe the example will help the werewolf girl understand things better. Yeah not everyone had Powers and did just fine without them, but it was easy when your born with none. When you have gift like controlling elements for a long time it is hard to imagine life without it. And it wasn't like the blond had any other amazing skills besides talking with animals but it wasn't something that could be used for much of anything. It was just useful when talking with her friend Hiowie and some other animals. Other then water control and talking with animals there really wasn't anything special about her.

"If i didn't have the ability to change into a werewolf whenever i wanted i would be kind of sad. But then i would be happy because i know i would have lost it for a good cause and i would be just like my brother. He seems to do alright despite only being able to change on the full moon."

"The thing is i'm not sure it is a good cause. I don't know about letting a creep like Lucien being the king even if he is the rightful heir."

"Then don't think of it like that. I don't even think Lucien thinks of it like that. We all just want to get rid of the cruel people that are ruling now. So i guess you just have to look at it as fighting for everyones freedom and fighting to avenge people that have been hurt or killed by the queens."

Jade sighed and shook her head at the werewolf girl. "For a hyper brat you sure can spew out some wise philosophical junk."She smiled lightly before heading over to Lucien. This was horrible everyone was watching her. She felt like some kind of art exhibit. " Why don't you people just draw a picture of me....it will last a heck of a lot longer!" The elf didn't like being the center of attention and since she was the only one up here besides Lucien everyone was looking at her. Looking at the elemental foolish enough to betray the queens.

Ambrosia looked around quietly. This was interesting, and she was beginning to get a little excited. Armageddon wanted to smack her on the back of the head and drag her away, but he knew that she wouldn't do anything she didn't have to do. "Hi, guys! What're you doing? Where should we stand?" Armageddon pulled his hand away from his sister's death grip and rubbed it unconciously. Stupid sister. Had to go and grab onto his hand like she'd fall off the earth if she didn't. He sighed, then looked around. There was definitley not enough for an army here. They were going to need more people, a lot more people.

"If you're elementals, come stand up here by me and the grumpy old elf. If not, stand with everyone else." Lucien said this while studying the two, noting the hair color on both of the newcomers. Had he seen them before? He couldn't remember. It had been too long since he'd been able to excersize his brain. Funny how that could turn the only thing he had into mush.

Ambrosia walked up and proudly stood beside the elf. Armageddon slinked up there too, not looking very pleased. He wasn't going to let his sister die, though. Not anytime soon, at least. She had better'd die a natural death or he'd have someone bring her back to life just to kill her again. "We're elementals!" Ambrosia announced this, acting as if she'd be able to save the world relying on that one little fact. Armageddon felt the urge to smack her grow just a little bit stronger. He couldn't help it; he had a bad feeling about this.

Lucien looked at the two. What a pleasant discovery. He hadn't expected this to happen. Perhaps it only had because he didn't expect it. It was nice, though. "Okay, then. Everyone else, pair up with one of the fighters, whichever you prefer. Five per group." The people did as they were told. Lucien notied that the only ones with swords were the fighters. They needed weapons. "For now, just talk amongst your group." The people did just that. Perhaps they would grow to like each other.

Turning to the elementals, he forced a grim smile. "You guys get to go into direct combat, if you would like. You an go ahead and talk to each other, if you want to, or you could start practicing right away. I'm going to go talk to... my advisors." With that, he turned around and walked over to the twins. "Where are we going to get weapons and armor and the like? Are we going to go raiding people's houses or something?"

(( LOL fourteen year old kids as his advisor's.))

Jade glared at Lucien when he made the comment about her being grumpy and old. "I am not grumpy or old!" She yelled at him. Sighting to herself the elf observed the new comers, relived that she wasn't the only one.

She raised an eyebrow at him when Lucien mentioned that they were going to be going into direct combat. "You don't have to be so happy about that you know." She said rolling her eyes. This was great she was going to have fight people directly...she was hoping she would just be on the side lines or something as a defender or a back up.

The elf had to choke back a laughing fit when he mentioned going to talk to his advisor's. Watching the guy walk away she shook her head. That guy was really the prince? He certainly didn't act like one, he couldn't even do anything without asking for help from those two teen twins that always hanged around him.

When Lucien came over and asked them about weapons they shrugged. How were they suppose to know where to get things like that?

"Try a black smith." Yang suggested quietly. It seemed like an obvious choice to him. After all thats were all the weapons were made. He already had a weapon. The golden sword he got after helping save Keykku from a slave trader.

"Would anyone really give random people weapons?" Ying asked.

"Well...thats what black smiths do. It cost money but usually they will give weapons to all people, except kids. But maybe just don't mention what their for. Just say it is to fight off bandits or something." The male twin shrugged. It seemed like the most likely course of action to take. It would be a good idea to do things as normal as possible so they didn't draw unnecessary attention. Stealing things while it may be quicker and less costly could just make things more dangerous for them. "also i kind of think maybe we need to have some kind of secret name and code words. So that if people walk by here they won't overhear what were really doing."

Ying nodded. "We should probably find a better spot to. This is fine for a few days but it's too much in the open and once we have more people it won't be as easy to cover up as something innocent."

"You do seem rather grumpy." Both of the elementals said this simultaneously, glaring at each other once they were finished. They both had half a mind to start yelling at each other, but Armageddon looked away when he saw that fire flicker in his sister's eyes. She could be so touchy at times... it was pathetic. Looking at the elf, the boy forced a smile. "I'm Armageddon, and this is my sister Ambrosia. She's a bit... tempermental."

"And he acts like a little girl." Ambrosia looked at Armageddon, wanting him to come back with something. She was ithing for a little spat. Armageddon didn't want to please her, so he just let it slide. She wasn't going to get to him with that comment unless she kept it up for a while, a long while at that.

"Hello, Mr. Blacksmith. I'd like all of your weapons and armor, and I'd prefer it if you'd just hand them over. That is a good idea, but I don't know how well it would work. If we had money, though, it would play out much better. Unless the smithy was willing to get in on the action." Lucien liked the idea, but didn't think it would work very well. Perhaps he could find buried treasure. Then he could buy the weapons. Although, it would be rather suspicious... unless the blacksmith was willing to get in on it. Then again, why would he want to? He could probably get paid by the queens to make them weapons, unless they had a forge of their own....

"Well then, it looks like someone is going to have to go to town. Code words are a good idea. Do you have any suggestions? We should call it Mission Impossible, just because that sounds cool and original."

((Hello Tom Cruise! lol))

(( lol yeah 'mission impossible' doesn't sound suspicious at all. ))

Jade raised her eyebrow at the two. "Not you guys to. I'm not grumpy that creep just really irritates me."The elf said. She ignored their little spat. It wasn't her business to know or care what they thought of each other. "My name is Jade if you haven’t already heard." The blond answered when the two introduced themselves. So what was the point of this anyway? Did Lucien really expect everyone to just stand around and talk to each other all day? This was supposed to be a rebellion not a social club.

The twins giggled at Lucien’s idea. “That is lame.” They said together.

“Mission impossible seems too obvious. It should be something more normal.” Ying said shaking her head. “I have a few ideas for code words....but coming up with a name for ourselves will be hard. I was thinking that bruised apple could be code for someone being hurt and withered rose could mean someone died. That’s all I have.” The girl said shrugging.

“We could call it the garden club then. Since Ying made the some of the codes plant related. I’m not so sure people would want to join if they thought it was that though and of course people would probably just make fun of us with a name like that. But I guess that doesn’t matter because the point isn’t to get just any random person to join.... “

“That brings another problem. How do we get people to join? It was easy to get these people because we knew them and knew they didn’t like the way they were being treated. But getting other people will be hard. We can’t exactly just go to random towns and announce what we’re doing. We need to think of a way to get the right people to join without anyone else knowing. Maybe there is some secret thing that only people who are against the queen have in common and will understand that no one else will know about.”Ying added.

Lucien glared at Yang for a moment. "That Garden Club? I'm an old man, not an old woman." He laughed at the thought. That was rather interesting, though. He liked the code words, but... heh heh. They could be the Cabbage Patch Kids... Yeah, right. That wasn't going to happen. They needed a cool, incognito name. "Fire and Wind Terror, maybe? Fire and wind can kill plants. People would think it was just a name for a bar or club or something. At least, normal people might."

Armageddon looked at the elf for a moment. "Just because someone seems like a creep doesn't mean they're a bad person. Haven't you ever heard that old saying? Don't judge a book by it's cover."

"Oh, shut up Mother Goose. No one cares about those stupid old sayings." Ambrosia looked at Armageddon. He wasn't getting mad yet. Why wasn't he being fun today? He was never fun. "Some people happen to value such sayings, you inconsiderate little brat. Mother Goose made up nursery rhymes, anyways, genius." Ambrosia glared at her brother. He really needed to stop reading books. It was getting annoying, his smartness.

Ambrosia huffed and looked at the elf. "If you're not grumpy, you're gunna have to prove it. Although I do believe that you aren't old, though." Armageddon glared at his sister. She had to be dumb, didn't she. Shouldn't they being doing something worthwhile? Then again, this could be valuable. After all, they were getting to know each other. That would build trust. They'd need to use that later on.

Jade glared at them. "yeah hanging around kids when your twenty something years old isn't creepy at all. And i don't have to prove anything to you guys. Especially not my emotions." The elf said rolling her eyes. This was going to be a long day.

Yang shrugged when Lucien commented on the his idea. "Sorry thats the first thing i thought of when Ying mentioned plants. And besides some old men garden to."

Ying looked up at the sky thoughtfully. Everyone seemed to be talking about nature type things so clearly their name and codes could revolve around that. "We could be 'nature trial blazers'. It's simple, not obvious, goes with our code ideas, and doesn't sound too girly." She thought her idea was pretty lame to but it was better then what the others picked. Plus the point wasn't to be cool, it was just to cover up what they were doing.

"You won't do it voluntarily. You'll reveal it by just talking and acting. It'll be completely natural. We're verry observant." Armageddon looked at his sister like she was insane. She was actually being a bit smart for once. That was peculiar. Normally all she did was throw insults and state the obvious. Perhaps he hadn't been as observant as Ambrosia had seemingly thought he was. Hmmpf. Learn something new everyday.

"That sounds good. It seems to fit well. And Yang, if I were to add gardening to my collection of talents, wouldn't that be a bit... more creepy? The only I have that people distinguish me as a guy with is my voice, when I'm wearing clothes." Lucien smiled and looked around. They needed stuff to practice with, though. Perhaps he'd have to take a little trip to the local smithy... or he could just send someone who wasn't performing very well. He'd rather do it himself, though....

((Do you wanna have a few people branch off and go get the weapons? I have an idea for who the blacksmith might be.))

Jade didn't say anything. The girl had a point with the whole emotion thing. However if she were to just stand there and not say or do anything, then they wouldn't have anything to observe. The elf watched Lucien talk to his 'advisers' wondering what they were planing.

"People already think your a creepy girl so the garden thing wouldn't matter. But yeah it was kind of stupid." Yang replied. So far everyone seemed to be getting along and have not tried to kill each other yet. That was good, but they still needed more people. No matter how good these twenty or so people became they wouldn't stand a chance against an army.

(( sounds good to me. Who should go find the black smith?))

"She's good." Armageddon whispered this to his sister, going along with what she had said. Ambrosia stood there with her arms crossed, looking at the elf studiously. Armageddon took up the more manly pose, his hands on his hips, looking around in other places. He wanted to see what was going on and if he was going to die. If he was inevitably going to die in this stupid thing that could've been prevented by a few firm, simple negotiations. Perhaps the dipolamtic way wasn't the way to go about this, though.

Lucien looked at Yang for a moment. Then he looked to the people. Then he looked at Ying. Then, he looked at his feet. They hurt a bit. Stupid footwear. "Well, I'll take someone with me to go find the blacksmith. Any suggestions who?" They were going to need someone with authority to watch over the group. Perhaps he could put one of the elementals in charge? Armageddon or Jade would probably be the best bet, but... He didn't really care who he took with him, or who stayed to babysit.

Jade was finding standing around doing nothing boring. Wasn't there something more productive they could be doing? Standing around talking to people really wasn't getting them anywhere. Shouldn't they be practicing something? Or getting more supplies and people? The elf could tell this was a last minute decision by how un organized everything was.

"We have no idea who you should take with you. Someone who knows about weapons would probably be your best bet." Ying said shrugging. "But who is going to watch over things here while your gone? It wouldn't look to good if you were to just leave and not have anyone replace you. Maybe you should get someone to be the second in command in case something happens and you can't be there."

"Well then, second in command can be Yang. I'll take the blue elemental with me to get supplies, perhaps even find a few recruits." Lucien walked over to every group independently, giving them something to work on. Mostly it was fisticuffs, but a few had different tasks. To go find other people, to scavenge for supplies. One was to find a better place to hold the meetings. That would be easier with five people. They were told to report to Yang, tell him what they'd found. Most hesitantly agreed.

Ambrosia looked at Armageddon. The leader guy was walking over to them. Huh. Apparently they might be given something to do. "I'm taking Armageddon with me, on a mission. As for you two... do something productive. Practice with each other, or something." Armageddon smiled. He got to leave for a while. There was nothing wrong with that, now was there? Lucien began to walk away and Armageddon followed. This should be rather interesting. Little did he know, it was going to be a bit more than interesting.

"wait a minute do you really mean..." Before the were could finish Lucien walked away. Yang blinked surprised by Luciens decission to make him second in command. He didn't even know what he was suppose to do or how to lead anybody. Good thing for him it seemed Lucien was giving people instructions so he wouldn't have to.

Ying giggled at her bothers reaction and patted his back. "Good for you. I'm sure you'll do great." she smiled and looked around at all the groups. So if Lucien and Yang were the leaders then what was she suppose to do? Maybe she could just join a random group?

The elf was kind of glade when Lucien took one of the people away from the ellemental group. It was one less person she would have to deal with. Though the elf supposed it could be bad since it seemed the one she was stuck with was the most hot headed and annoying of the two. She had to smile to her self though because in some weird way the other girl was like her.

"Since we've been told to practice, I think we should start right away. What would you like me to use? Water?" Amrbosia balanced a little water ball on the tip of one finger, on the next, a small pebbled appeared. "Earth?" A breeze brushed by, blowing her hair. "Wind?" Then, appearing in her palm, was a blazing ball of fire. "Or, my personal favorite, fire? I can also do all the sub-elements, if you'd like." The girl smiled. She had a large arsenal, whereas she figured Jade didn't. This practce bout should be a cinch.

Lucien dragged Armageddon through the woods, toward Fargo's Village. They'd have a blacksmith. They'd have to have. That and he was sure some of the elves would like to help. They were very wise people, who knew what was best for the their race. That was probably the best way to have it. Entering the village unseen - he had wanted it that way - he made his way around the buildings. Armageddon thought this was dumb. For some reason, the idiot wanted the element of surprise. It wasn't like the elves were gunna kick him out or anything.

"You know, stealth isn't needed."
"Well it's wanted, so shut your trap, please." Lucien's voice was serious, whereas he turned around and smiled at the elemental after a moment. It was fun to act like a fool sometimes. Entering a building that had a battleaxe hanging in the window, he saw a man standing behind the counter. He appeared to be polishing a blade, or something of the sort. Without warning, he turned around and flung a dagger at the door, a smile resting on his face.

"I take it you want some weapons?" Oliver smirked, turning around. This technically wasn't his store, but he was looking after it for a 'close friend', rather someone who had paid him to do so. He didn't mind trying to scare people as they walked in, though. It just made the job more fun. "Yeah, we'll take them all."

"Oh, really? And how do you think you're going to do that?"
"Well... do you really want to know? Do you like... gardening?"

Oliver looked at the guy like he was insane. Did he like gardening? No. Why would he? That was weird. Wait a minute... judging by the guy's facial expression, gardening wasn't the literal meaning of the word. "What do you mean by... gardening?" A grin came across his face. This should be good.

(( LOL gardening.))

As Jade watched the girl show off her abilities she had to try and restrain herself. How unfair the girl had control over all the elements. When the girl showed that she had control of fire a look of terror crept across the girls features. Quickly she looked away so the girl wouldn't notice. " You know showing off is really not nice! And since i'm only a water elemental it would probably be good to start with that. Now put your elements away and stop wasting them." The elf didn't care if she was making seance or not she just wanted the girl to quit fooling around.

The twins watched everyone curiously. Some people left to get supplies or the other tasks Lucien assigned, some were practicing, and some were still just talking. They couldn't believe they were really doing this. This group was going to fight against the queens. This was the last hope the kingdom had failure was not an option. Hopefully Lucien would pull off a miracle because they would certainly need one.