Umbra Scriptum VS Tien Tri

Artic rose an eyebrow and turned towards Noelle's direction. "Who's the idiot?"

Aiden walked past a room and heard someone pounding on the other side. He rolled his eyes and unlocked the door and opened it. Inside was the President's assistant. "What are you doing in there?"

"Wow... that is amazing. I wonder how that got there." Seth followed the path of the tunnel. "It reaches all the way to the ground!"

Flame lifted herself up a bit to have a better look at the tunnel. Her eyes followed it to the end. "Wanna go find out?"

Ian palmed his face. "Now's really not a good time to fight, you two."

Seren rolled her eyes, quickly ducking as the panther finally jumped at the group.

Noelle ducked as well, quickly skidding out of the panther's path. "Damn, that lion's fast."

Norm sobbed, hugging Aiden gratefully. "I don't know! It feels like I've been in there for months!"

Artic casually moved to the side. "You guys can deal with that. I'm going to go retrieve my stuff." She smiled toward them and walked away.

Aiden rolled his eyes. "How did you get there in the first place? I thought you never leave your desk."

Seth looked down at her. "How can we find out? We're all the way up here."

"We jump," Flame replied simply with a smile on her face.

Ian stepped to the side, already moving away. He said, "I have to report to the leader. You two can deal with the cat."

"H-Hey!" Seren yelled out as she stared after the two, only to stop and stare at the panther when it began to spout wings.

Noelle's eyes widened at the wings. "Oh, wow. No wonder I kept getting the name wrong--if it's got wings, it's a marmoset."

Norm shook his head. "I have no idea! I can't remember a thing. I have a vague feeling that I was doing something important, but then again, there is no unimportant aspect to my career."

Artic turned around and kept walking. "Have fun! I'll meet you guys back at the hideout!"

Aiden sighed. "Why don't you just head back to your office. Tell the President we had some intruders."

"Jump? What if it isn't safe? We don't exactly have a safety net down there." Seth looked out the window. The tunnel stretched for a good distance, but it's made of ice. He's been known to pull reckless stunts, but this is going a bit too far.

Flame tilted her head at him. "Scared?"

Ian sighed, glancing down at his watch while ignoring the commotion around him.

Seren groaned, palming her face slightly. "I think you're enjoying this too much."

Without a sound, the creature attacked.

Noelle dodged again, staring at the creature's feet as she did so. She then inspected its face.

"What kind of intruder?" Norm asked, suddenly looking much less confident.

Artic walked back towards the tree where she hid her bag. She took it out and looked through it. "Everything's in place. Let's head back to the hideout Ian."

Aiden rolled his eyes. "A man and woman who were dressed in our security uniforms. I'm going to report this to the President."

"Of course not! What makes you think I'm scared?" Seth gave a slight pout and turned back towards the window.

"Alright," Ian replied.

Flame grinned and then jumped out of the window, going into the ice tunnel.

Seren spun around, kicking the creature in the stomach. It growled out them as it staggered back before charging at the two once more.

Noelle cracked her knuckles, running perpendicular to the creature and towards a tree.

"I completely agree. I shall accompany you." Norm regained his posture (and composure).

Artic reached into her bag again and pulled out a small book. "You lead the way, Ian. I need to mark this mission down as a success."

Aiden sighed and continued on his way to the President's office. "Norm, did you happen to see a young woman before you were somehow locked in the closet?"

"H-h-hey! Wait up, Flame!" Seth took a deep breath and followed after her.

Flame laughed, grinning as she continued downward.

Ian nodded, taking the lead.

Seren glanced over at Noelle before ducking as the creature pounced on her, aiming a kick at its abdomen to send it flying over in Noelle's direction, hoping her comrade had some sort of plan in mind.

Norm shook his head. "Can't recall. I must say, whoever knocked me out must have been exceptionally strong."

Noelle took out a knife and jumped up, stabbing it into the tree and holding on with her feet raised at least four feet from the ground. When Seren threw the creature towards her, she grabbed the creature between her feet and pounded it against the tree beneath her in a quick series of motions, knocking it unconscious.

"What the hell did this panda want?" She asked, jumping down and landing on the creature. Her knife remained in the tree.