[X] Start flying and hope you get away before they wake up.
- [X] Carry Vita yourself and have that clone carry Vivio. Otherwise, you would have to carry the brat yourself.
Part of you wants to just obliterate this one right now, but that would take the whole cavern with it, and you definitely wouldn't survive. And seeing if the helmet works is a possibility - but if it doesn't, or if it's just a trick on the night-demons' part, then you'll be in big trouble. Of course, as the different possibilities start running through your mind, you're already moving. The clones carrying Deed and Schach zoom into the air toward the cavern exit; the one holding the convulsing Vita swoops low to hand her off to you. You squeeze the knight, feeling a strange object pressing against your chest before recalling that the Unison Device is with her along with Graf Eisen. Vivio seems to realize what's going on as you force a wingtip into Vita's mouth to keep her from chewing her tongue off, but of course she misinterprets what's going on.
"D-don't leave me! Please! I-!" Your clone collides with her, knocking the wind from her lungs, and locks its arms around her waist before launching itself into the air after you. Of course, Vivio is in better shape than Vita, so it's free to accelerate more quickly and easily passes you. You don't even bother suppressing a grin at Vivio's terrified expression, despite the situation. Good to know that even holier-than-thou Sankt-Kaisers can be scared of dragons.
Only a few seconds have passed since the dragon's eye opened, and already you're passing out of the cavern and into the fresh air - the cold fresh air, your clones note, and you look around to try finding a landmark apart from one mountain ridge or another. Mountains make such good landmarks, until you're on them and suddenly it's too much to focus on. Vita is doing much better, now that you're away from the dragon and its menacing aura. Then Schach taps the clone carrying her, attracting its - and your - attention. "Fate will be here in a moment," she says, shivering and teeth chattering. Not for the first or last time, you wish you had a lot more control over your aura; you could easily use it to warm up your passengers, but it wouldn't be good to accidentally burn them … or worse, affect their minds. That could land you in deep trouble. Instead, you close up with your clones and keep flying away from the dragon's tomb.
A golden circle flickers into existence, and you fly up to meet with the black-clothed figure floating above it. Fate's right arm looks scorched, and there are definitely bite marks on the gauntlet on her left hand, but she looks mostly fine. "Flandre! We're -!" You spin around as her eyes widen and refocus on something in the distance, and you wince as the sound of the explosion rumbles past you. Even from this distance, you can see the great grey-red dragon's single pair of wings snap out, and it raises its head from the collapsed ruin of its mountain-tomb - what remains of it - to apparently focus on your group. "We're leaving, right now!" The instant everyone is over the magic circle, she mutters something, and all you can see for a moment is golden light. Then it vanishes, leaving you free to settle to the floor of the ship. Men and women with wheeled beds rush to meet you, and you gladly give up your burdens, making sure to fish the Unison Device out so she doesn't get forgotten. Vivio looks around nervously, hugging herself tightly. You give Fate a moment to collect herself, taking the time to recall your clones and dismiss Loki before clearing your throat to attract her attention.
"Fate, I want to find Satsuki." She takes a deep breath and shakes her head.
"I - I know you do, Flandre, but we already have people looking for her, and it would be better if we didn't have to find you in case there are any more surprises." Her voice is strained and tense, and she looks tired enough that bugging her about it probably wouldn't be the best move you could make right now.
"W-Where's Carim? Where's Verossa?" Fate closes her eyes tightly.
"They're in the infirmary," she says, only realizing the magnitude of her mistake when she hears Vivio start breathing rapidly. The Sankt-Kaiser's eyes start tearing up and she sniffles as Fate turns toward her, reaching out her arm to hold the girl's shoulder. "Oh, Vivio, it's -" Vivio starts wailing, finally crying, and her adult transformation vanishes as she stumbles forward to bury her face in Fate's uniform. Fate's own expression is a curious mix of bone-deep exhaustion, a sincere desire to comfort, and exasperation, but her hands reach down to stroke the child's hair and rub her back. "There, there, Vivio."
You sigh tiredly and look around, but now that the wounded are gone the hallway is pretty clear. You're … well, not free, but for the moment you don't appear to have anything to occupy your time. You could probably get someone to teleport you down to where Satsuki was, although given that Fate just told you to stay on board, you would definitely get in trouble for it. Apart from that … there really isn't anything you want to do.
What do you do?
[ ] Get someone to teleport you down to Satsuki's location. You'll get in trouble sooner or later, but you'll finally be able to look for your servant.
[ ] You can be a good girl. Stay on the ship.
- [ ] See if someone in a command center can let you look at what's going on around the planet, particularly the dragon. Maybe you'll learn something useful.
- [ ] No one deserves to be saddled with a crying Vivio, least of all you, but pretty soon you might need to stop Fate from strangling the brat. Take her somewhere quiet and try to entertain her.
- [ ] Fate looks kind of busy, so you'll take Vivio to the infirmary to check on Carim and Verossa, and all the others. Maybe they'll be able to tell you more about what happened with Satsuki.
- - [ ] For that matter, Fate doesn't look too good herself. You'd better make sure she sees a doctor, too - and takes a nap if that's the verdict.
- [ ] Just wait somewhere out of the way until they want you or they bring Satsuki back.
[ ] Other?
