Vincent, Giselle, and Yuna all, along with the rest of the contestants, were heading the same way.  Vincent got there just as Emma and Erizen did, but he didn't hesitate to run right by them as he ran up the cliff, his gun going off as more tentacle arms came out to grab at the fast moving red blur.  Several neat holes appeared and seven arms of the unseen beast in the side of the mountain fell limp as he passed by the two women, reaching the top just as they did just as Giselle, Yuna, and their ride dropped out of the sky with a thunderous boom.  Nodding silently to the group, the gunslinger among them held up his metallic hand and turned towards the mansion, his red eyes narrowing as he aimed Death Penalty at the creature that stood before their destination.  "I don't care about who you are or where you came from, but right now that thing is between us and where we're going if we're all here for the same thing."  Vincent called out just as Giselle and Yuna nodded, Yuna sending Bahamut to take care of the thing before them.<br/><br/>The monster in question was a giant sand worm, but instead of the standard fare that Yuna had seen on Bakinal Island, this one had two heads connected to the same body.  Dozens of sharp teeth lined their mouths, and it seemed it had learned a measure of cooperation since they moved together perfectly to get at their prey much like a snake moved on its belly.  Acidic drool fell from the two heads, sending up small plumes of smoke wherever a drop hit the ground which melted away the ground it came into contact with.  This could be a problem if one of them got swallowed up.  The black dragon got on all fours, dug his hands into the ground to brace himself, and Giselle knew instinctively that standing in front of him wouldn't be very wise as she got beside Yuna, prepared to get in front of the two headed giant worm in case whatever she had in mind didn't go off in time.  Energy gathered as the golden ring on Bahamut's back spun faster and faster, and the stored energy gathered in his mouth which was opened wide.  Pointed with her staff at the intended target, Yuna watched as Bahamut's Mega Flare tore free of his open mouth, a concentrated beam of blue energy shooting forth.  The two headed worm had a trick up its sleeve though as it opened its own mouth and the Mega Flare was sucked right down its gullet and out the other end right back at its source.  Giselle and Yuna barely had enough time to get out of the way as the beam got bigger before it was suddenly interrupted with Bahamut's untimely demise.<br/><br/>"That...never happen before Yuna?"  Giselle asked, unable to get up after being blasted by several small boulders that had been kicked up by the Mega Flare, having cracked several ribs in the process despite her mithril armor protecting her.  Yuna groaned but shook her head weakly, not being in the best of shape either after that near miss as she lay on her back, staring at the sky in a bit of a daze.  "I don't...think I'm gonna be getting up after that.....damn it!  I...didn't come this far...to lose now...and to a damn...two headed...WORM!"  It hurt to breath, let alone stand, but Giselle's brown eyes narrowed as she slowly got to her feet, using Icingdeath as a makeshift cane which she stuck into the ground before her, weakly raising her right hand as she tried to call upon one last spell she hadn't tried yet.  The worm was in bad shape despite having effectually turned back Bahamut's ultimate technique, most of its throat and all of its teeth badly burned or missing completely, but it would still take a ton of damage before it was down for the count.  Giselle never got the chance as she collapsed to the dirt, shaking like a leaf from exhaustion.  She...couldn't fall...now....