(OOC: Sorry about the obnoxiously long post. >.< Tried to figure out a way to get Taz to the fight without just magically showing up for no reason ^^")
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No one seemed to know where Raina and Wildfire had gotten off to, but it was assumed they were together, wherever they were. The others seemed to think they'd be fine as long as they stuck together, but Gaistaz had a funny feeling in her gut. She couldn't quite place it, but something was causing her concern.
"Please excuse me," Taz interjected quietly, "but I'll be right back. Just gonna... go... find the bathroom." She smiled awkwardly as her excuse to slip out of the room came out as anything but smooth. Nevertheless, she slipped out and hurried down the hallway, trying to find somewhere she could focus. And, ironically enough, she actually came across a bathroom. "Wow. How do you like that?" She stepped into the bathroom and closed the door behind her, leaning on the sink and staring into her reflection in the mirror.
She tried to ignore the off-putting burn mark underneath her right eye, as seeing that only amplified the slight panic she felt in her gut. Instead, Gaistaz closed her eyes and gently clasped her hands together. Videsi... she thought, invoking the name of The Presence. With eyes still closed, Taz felt a quiet surge of energy come in touch with her mind's eye, and she tried to locate Raina. After a couple minutes of searching, Gaistaz felt a sudden link -- it was like something just clicked, and she could feel Raina's presence. Though she could not at all see where Raina was or what was going on, Taz could feel the conflict that she was caught up in. Raina was using her powers and fighting back against something... but what? Taz couldn't tell.
Her eyes flew wide open as panic began to overcome her. She had to go tell the others -- Raina and Wildfire were in trouble! But wait... Gaistaz paused, wondering what the trouble might be. What if it's The Company? What if it's them, and they've finally found this place? There was no way of being certain, but Taz decided she attributed that initial feeling of uneasiness in her gut to the chance that Raina's attackers might actually be from Muuzimo... After all, it was only a matter of time until they found her, and she didn't want to drag everyone else into it. She just hoped that this conflict wasn't the time.
Videsi, grant me the sight to see, Gaistaz prayed, the will to move, and the soul to act! At that moment, her normally white irises suddenly glowed icy blue as her powers were activated. Trying to lock back on to Raina's energy, Taz opened a portal and stepped through -- but when she got to the other side, Raina and Wildfire were nowhere to be seen. "Gosh darn it..." Her skills in spirit transport could definitely still use some work.
Instead, Gaistaz had been plopped down somewhere else random in the middle of Jump City, not too far from where the conflict was going on. She could hear the crashes and bangs of a fight going on nearby, and she began sprinting in that direction. Upon arrival at the scene, Taz found she was right. "Raina, Wildfire!" she called out to them, letting them know she was there to help. Taz looked at the three instigators: a large hulk of a man, a pesky child with a robotic backpack, and a slippery girl clad in purple hues. While she remained on her toes at the sight of these unknown villains, Gaistaz breathed a sigh of relief to see that this conflict wasn't at all instigated by The Company. So I'm still okay... she thought. For now.