Julia
*From the map provided by Master Mod-Gnik, this Underground Waterway would prove to be a useful entrance into the castle while remaining undetected.*

*The walls were damp, and the floors were covered in ankle-high water. There were a few dry spots to stand on here and there, but the Strom Riders would need to trudge through the water in order to proceed.*

*Had the fighting already started above ground? The muffled sounds explosions and spells blowing up carried through the tunnels as pebbles and loose dirt was shook free from the ceiling.*
Mary
**[Area Effect: Base Speed stat is reduced by 10%]**

*Reminder that HP, AP, MP and Healing Usages carry throughout the entire event. All players can only use TWO elixirs across the ENTIRE event. Form usages, weapon ability usages and other things that have a tag of "Once per battle" Can also be used twice across the entire event.*
Shawn
Furo awakened to the low tone of beeping within his teeny ship. His eyes were a bit bleary and it took him a moment to adjust to what he was hearing. If he was being awoken, then that meant that they had arrived to their destination and it was time to begin the operation. 

Sure enough he could hear the muted sounds of battle outside his vessel, and peering out the cockpit solidified the situation. He could see the second teeny ship that Sapphire should be within. The flight simulation AI, Vespa, proving its ability to pilot the two into position. Then there was the waterway they were suppose to enter. A perfect drop-off and pickup point like they had planned.

The fact they had not been shot down meant that things were proceeding well.

"Thank you, Vespa. Open up and let me out, then return to Mamu."

A string of beeps followed right after as a form of response.

"Yeah, when we're back in space I'll race you for real. Just be on standby for quick pickup."

Another round of beeping and the cockpit opening for both teeny ships signaled operation start in earnest. Furo wanted to be fairly calm about everything, but his guard was completely up as he focused on his senses.

He hopped from the ship into the waterway and quickly tried to get a grasp of the airflow in an attempt to feel out if they had waiting company in this supposed blind spot. The water soaked his shoes and the like, but he ignored it for the most part. All he cared about was if they had been had; and from what he could tell, he was the first of his team to enter.
Delores
From his spot in the shadows, one hand placed against the wall, Icidro pauses to catch his breath; Not out of tiredness, no, but... A deep breath, as the distant sounds of battle rumble throughout the tunnel. Icidro was not one to use the word 'dank,' but it felt fitting to describe the environs. There was never a more dank place.

At the sight of the late arrivals, Icidro appears to relax, just a bit— Everyone made it. No one had been shot down. His friends were safe, if for the moment.

Withdrawing his phone, the caballero triple checks it's silence, before nodding. A look is cast in Furo's direction as he holds a finger to his lips. Softly, Icidro breaks the water as he slides down from the lip of the exterior wall, and begins to wade toward the mouth of the tunnel.

"These tunnels have withstood the tests of time," Icidro murmurs, barely audible as he regards the falling dirt and debris, "So long as we do not take a direct hit, I see no likelihood of collapse; We just have to keep moving."

Icidro seems... Out of it. Or, rather, far too into it. Eager. Nervous. Intensely aware of the situation, as much as he _had no idea the state of this place._ What ruinous calamity had befallen his home? If they were to find a window or grate, would he see naught but rubble and scorched earth? Or, would he see the thick, wretched tendrilling of the Realm of Darkness? Or, worse yet, a writhing mass of Heartless? Icidro would be biting his nails in anticipation, had he not been both wearing gloves and trudging through stagnant water!

A deep breath, and the caballero stands tall. With a softened smile on his face, he waits for his friends to disembark their vehicles.
Joseph
Jumping out of the tenny ship a small splash was heard as she landed in water quickly standing to not soak what part of her outfit was dry. 

"Maybe I should've worn something different." She mentioned to herself as she walked towards Furo and Icidro. She adjusted her outfit and made sure her crown was set in place. This princess of darkness was making sure she was ready mentally if she had to make a run. 

"The ride was very smooth I actually got to read up on some things in my book." She took a look at the tunnel Icidro was mentioning as gulping as her nerves finally caught up to her. She was anxious beyond that actually, she had no real idea what was going on and she agreed to help. She should've stayed back but she couldn't.

"Okay all we're waiting on is Brad correct?" She said in a lowered voice as caution was key for their mission.
Kimberly
"Guys, I'm right 'ere." *Brad's voice came as a shock- both in its existence and in the lack of fanfare that accompanied it. Since their meeting with Mod-gnik- and well, since the Agrabah Incident, honestly, he had been... Different. Not drastically so, but to Icidro and Furo especially, he just seemed muted. Like a blanket had been thrown over his boisterousness. Maybe that was his steeled resolve. The free-wheeling meathead finally taking things seriously. But even that felt like an unsatisfactory explanation.*

*Brad stepped out of the shadows, a half-smirk on his face, Noblesse Oblige slung over his shoulder, glittering with a fresh repair and upgrade- one final slot in its shaft now filled with a glimmering stone. Watching everyone submerge themselves, he took a moment to focus. As one foot hovered over the waterway, glistening blue echoed outward from his heel. A six-foot wide patch of ice formed the first stepping stone, and his next foot followed suit.* "Are we ready ta-"

*He immediately slipped. Thankfully, he restrained his squawk as he hit the water with a noisy PLOOSH! Brad sat below the surface for a few moments, before breaching it with a lopsided look of resignation. Shaking himself out like a dog, he added.* "Worth a shot."
Shawn
Furo looked away from Brad falling into the water. For a moment he was worried that something was wrong, but perhaps he was looking for things to go wrong.

"Glad we are all safe. I hope everyone is ready, because once we get moving there is no turning back." He picked up his feet and felt the drag of the water. They were not getting any quickly in the tunnel. And electricity while they were all in the water was a bad idea.

"Since Icidro is leading the way, Brad do you mind watching our rear?"

Furo immediately grimaced as he realized what he had just asked. He really set himself up for what was about to come out of Brad's mouth. He powered through it though as it was better to just take the lashing and get them moving.

"I'll follow after Icidro and try to help play vanguard if something happens. Being smaller should make it easier for you and Sapphire to see over me."
Kimberly
"Aye." *Brad gave a two finger salute, before awkwardly waddling through the waters to stand at the back of the group. He cast a backward glance, visibly ready. He could hear it- the sounds of battle, Furo's odd grimace before explaining the battle plan, the running water, the sights, the smells. It was all so crystal clear. 

*Was darkness always so... Muffling? He should've got this done sooner.*
Delores
"Ah... The rear." Icidro snickers half to himself, a waiting, expecting smile on his face as he glances toward Brad— Only for him to drop the ball.

That... Didn't seem right. Beyond the cringe that Bradamante's slip induced, Icidro looks to his friend in concern— Perhaps, the stress of the matter was getting to him, too? Lingering his attention on Brad for a moment, Icidro's gaze flicks toward Furo and Sapphire as if to confirm that happened, before he shakes his head. Such low hanging fruit, gone to waste.

"It will be alright. No reason to worry such, amigo." Icidro says instead, in understanding.

"Stick close, there are a few false paths up ahead. Only one leads to the castle." He says, before turning his attention forward, and progressing the party down the waterway.
Shawn
Furo caught Icidro's gaze at the missed opportunity. He was not sure if Brad was okay, as they had been through quite a bit in a short amount of time. Unfortunately, he was not sure whether now was a good time to broach the subject. Icidro was already on the move and Brad was taking up the back of the party without question.

He should not dwell on it at this moment. Brad must have had just as much on his mind to worry about.

"Alright, I'll get moving as well if you don't mind Sapphire."

Furo started his trudge along. Though he left a bit of space in case Sapphire wanted to move ahead of him. He heard the telltale sound of the two teeny ships flying back into orbit behind him.