Post by vastrix on Feb 16, 2022 0:49:51 GMT -5
Esmeralda von Krauss: Shall we do a tour of the ship as it takes off?
Voice: Not so fast!
Esmeralda von Krauss: That voice…how?
Esmeralda turns to see that “Zolothach” Tabitha Osborne has boarded the airship while the stairs were still extended. She looks angry that Esmeralda has survived.
Tabitha Osborne: Miss me?
Esmeralda casually lights a new Egyptian cigarette into her foot long holder with a grin.
Esmeralda von Krauss: How did you survive going to Hell?
Tabitha Osborne: None of your business. How did you survive being crushed by the Earth?
Esmeralda flicks ashes onto the floor with a laugh.
Esmeralda von Krauss: It is as you say: none of your business. Have you
Come to finish the job, child?
Armand frowns, puffing at his own Egyptian cigarette.
Armand von Krauss: What job is this?
Esmeralda von Krauss: Oh Zolothach has come to kill me for whatever reason that she has.
Tabitha Osborne: You people kept me as a prisoner in the Krimson Kharnival for months! I have reasons to kill you both!
Esmeralda von Krauss: So, you’re here to kill me then.
Tabitha Osborne: I am!
Tabitha rushes at Esmeralda, who easily deflects the clumsy charge, sending her into the twins. Tabitha tries to slam her shoulder into Hehehe to take him down, but the wicked little clown has a heavy base and it’s brought down easily.
Esmeralda von Krauss: Get us into the air, Armand. Hehehe, hohoho…keep Zolothach contained until we are high enough and then toss her overboard.
Hehehe: Yeah, boss.
Hahaha: We can do that.
Tabitha Osborne: The heck you will!
Armand signals to the control room and the airship begins lifting up into the air for its cruise to Mexico so that Esmeralda von Krauss can be at her next engagement with Reign. Esmeralda flicks ashes onto the deck with a cruel laugh.
Esmeralda von Krauss: You are like my next opponent. All bark and no bite. Sinclair Godfrey thinks that she holds the leash on the admirable Donzig, but I think it’s the other way around. The star struck girl would do anything that Donzig has to say. Weak. Bring her down to your level!
Tabitha hits Hahaha with a spinning back elbow before turning and punt kicking Hehehe in the nuts with everything she has.
Hehehe’s eyes bulge nearly out of his before he falls to his hands and knees, coughing up blood onto the deck.
Tabitha turns back to Hahaha, but gets slammed upside the head with a pair of brass knuckles that read PIE. Tabitha staggers, dropping down to one knee.
Esmeralda von Krauss: You see I am conserving my energy for fighting with Sinclair Godfrey for the plates, dahling. You are low on my priority list. Honestly, I don’t even know why you have waited so long to get your revenge. I have moved on from your capture and fights to the death. You should too.
Tabitha Osborne: I should just get over it?
Tabitha launches herself into the air, Hahaha stunned as she leaps over his head. She plants both heels directly into his forehead, using him as a base to flip through the air and hit the rising Hehehe with an ax kick. Both twins fall to the deck, unconscious.
Esmeralda von Krauss: Thank you.
Tabitha lands on her feet and gives Esmeralda a confused look.
Tabitha Osborne: For what?
Esmeralda von Krauss: Why, for not killing them, dahling. They are idiots, but they are special to me and Armand.
Tabitha Osborne: If you want to get right down to it? I am over it. You don’t see me trying to burn down the asylum where I spent my formative years?
Now it’s Esmeralda’s turn to frown as she flicks ashes onto the deck.
Esmeralda von Krauss: Then, why are you here?
Tabitha looks straight at Esmeralda with a sneer.
Tabitha Osborne: Someone who wants you dead had threatened my friend. I can’t have her find out that you survived and place my friend in danger.
Esmeralda narrows her eyes, flicking her cigarette butt over the side of the ship.
Esmeralda von Krauss: Who is this that wants me dead? What is her name? Is it Alexis Logan? Did she use a blood curse on your friend to get your attention?
Tabitha Osborne: That’s the one. Now, let’s get to you dying.
Tabitha draws a ritual dagger and begins advancing on Esmeralda.
Esmeralda von Krauss: I defeated Alexis and made her vow to leave me alone. You are no longer bound to slay me, Zolothach.
Tabitha just crouches into a fighting stance with her ritual dagger in her hand, ready to strike.
Tabitha Osborne: You’ll have to understand if I call you on your lie. You die today.
Sir Monocle steps in front of Esmeralda, holding out a hand to block the ritual dagger that goes right through the palm of his hand. He grunts in pain as Tabitha rips the blade out of his hand to form a fountain of blood spewing from the wound.
Sir Monocle: I say, that stings quite a bit.
Tabitha Osborne: This will only hurt a little bit!
Tabitha slashes the blade, aiming for the Gentleman clown’s throat. But the nimble clown bounces back away from the slash, bringing down his good hand to knife edge chop her wrist to knock the blade from her hand.
Esmeralda von Krauss: See? You are like Sinclair Godfrey. You are clearly out of your league and yet you don’t seem to know it. You could not have defeated me, but you do not seem to get it.
Tabitha lunges for the knife, but Sir Monocle kicks her in the gut to double her over and then knees her right in the face to send her flying backwards with blood flying in a high arc from her face.
Tabitha is quick to start getting up, but Sir Monocle is quicker in kicking her in the side of the head.
Esmeralda von Krauss: You won’t win the day, Zolothach. Just like Sinclair Godfrey won’t get past me. I will have two of the plates needed to become the top champion of Reign. What will you have?
Sir Monocle runs over while Tabitha is starting to rise and kicks her in the ribcage, rolling her over.
Esmeralda von Krauss: You’ll have a third rate title in a third rate federation that was too cowardly to hire me and my husband after the fall of our employers. And that is if you still have said title after your defense. Don’t worry…we won’t kill you tonight. You’ll just wish that you had died.
Tabitha gets to her knees and laughs, blood pouring from her nose and a gash on the side of her face.
Tabitha Osborne: This has all been fun and games so far. You have not seen my real power yet.
Esmeralda raises an eyebrow.
Esmeralda von Krauss: And you have not felt ours. Tarrasque, dahling. Defeat this troublemaker so that she can be dropped off to a hospital so she can be ready for her defeat.
Tarrasque leaps over the ropes to land by Tabitha on his feet. He grins at her, if he remembers who she is, he doesn’t show it.
Tarrasque: ME AM STRONG!
As if to prove his point, Tarrasque poses for her, showing off his great big muscles.
Tabitha smiles, forming her right hand into a gun and pointing it at him.
Tabitha Osborne: So, you are. You don’t remember me. Do you?
Tarrasque looks hard at Tabitha and though a glimmer of recognition starts to come into play, it’s quickly abolished.
Tarrasque: No. Me no know.
Tabitha Osborne: That’s too bad. I’m sure someone will explain to you in the next life.
Tabitha takes a deep breath.
Tabitha Osborne: Ferrum spectris!