They tried to find the black liquid they had been told about, as well as the Dark Flower that the searchers had mentioned.
Rio: "...Ughhh..."
Colletta: "Huh. There it is..."
Rosika: "Hmmm..."
Rio: "Come on.. Let's collect some of the liquid. Be careful, don't touch it with your bare hands."
Colletta: "Okay."
They collected it.. and looked at it.
Rio: "Our research team needs to examine this."
Colletta: "Okay."
(Radio!)
Sophie: "Hello?... Hello?... Hello?"
Rio: "Hmmm, Sophie, what is it?"
Sophie: "Listen, Rio…. Whatever you found... get away from there quickly."
Rio: "Hmm?"
Rosika: "Huh?"
Sophie: "You need to leave that place... if you haven't found the flower."
Rio: "We found it."
Sophie: "Ugh…"
Rio: "Why? What's wrong?"
Fiona: "What's wrong? ..It's simple. These roots... are spreading throughout the city."
Rio: "Ugh."
Sophie: "That's why we need to leave here quickly... Did you hear me?... Quickly."
Rio: "Retreat! Quickly!"
They ran.
Rio: "And what about you?"
Sophie: "We're on our way to the meeting point.. I've already informed the Dark Umbrella. They're going to send an aircraft."
Rio: "Okay."
Fiona: "Take care of Rosika..."
Rio: "Yeah... Take care of yourselves too."
(Meanwhile)
Sophie: "Hahh... hahhh... hahh.. Come on.. Come on."
Fiona: "Hahhh…."
Viola: "Fiona, are you alright?"
Sophie: "Huh?"
Viola: "Sophie.. I'll carry Fiona."
Sophie: "Okay, do that."
She carried her on her back.
Viola: "Hold on tight..."
Fiona: "What?"
Sophie: "Huh."
She carried Sophie in her arms.
Sophie: "Huh?"
She started running.
Viola: "Hhhh.... Sophie, please hold the gun."
Sophie: "Oh.. Okay."
She held it.
Viola: "Hahh.."
Her left eye finally revealed itself, and a purple light emerged from it.
Viola: "Shoot."
(Bang!)
Viola: "Hahh... That doesn't work... I guess I'll have to do it myself."
She stopped... and stomped her foot on the ground. A large amount of purple-colored stone appeared and blocked the path behind them.
Viola: "There."
Sophie: "Was that your curse or your arcane ability?"
Viola: "My arcane ability."
She stomped on the ground again. A bridge made of purple-colored stone appeared. It was slippery... and she slipped.
Viola: "Hold on."
(Sssshhhhhhh)
Sophie: "Wooooowwww.."
Fiona: "Ghh."
Viola: "Hahhhh…"
She threw Sophie into the air.
Sophie: "Huh?"
Then she jumped over a lamp and caught her again.
Sophie: "Wooooww."
Fiona: "..(Amazing how skilled she is).."
Sophie: "Hahhh.. Viola, you're so cool!"
Viola: "(Turns red).. Mmm.. thank you."
She landed on the ground.
(Crash!)
Viola: "Hahhh.."
She put Sophie down.
Sophie: "Hmm."
Viola: "Are you alright?"
Sophie: "Yes, I'm fi—"
Viola didn't even let her finish. She checked every part of her.
Viola: "Hahh…. Good."
She put Fiona down.
Viola: "And you, Fiona?"
Fiona: "I'm fine…"
She still checked her anyway.
Viola: "Good…"
Sophie: "Uhm…... Damn, I felt like I was in a movie."
Fiona: "Yeah."
Sophie: "Hmm."
Viola: "Hahhh..."
The light in her eyes disappeared.
Sophie: "...What exactly is your curse ability?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Viola: "I can't show it right now."
Sophie: "Ohh."
Viola: "Maybe later."
Sophie: "Okay."
Rio: "Hey... Is everything alright?"
Rio and the others were there.
Rio: "What happened here?"
Sophie: "Well, it's like this. This flower and its roots started spreading."
Rio: "Ugh."
The entire city was surrounded by them.
(Thirty minutes earlier)
Sophie: "Huh?…. Did you hear that?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "Shhh."
Viola: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "Something... is moving."
Viola: "Hmm... It's coming from the wall."
She broke part of the wall.
Viola: "Ugh."
Sophie: "Huh!"
Fiona: "Roots?!"
Viola: "Yes."
Sophie: "What the hell."
Viola: "Hmm."
Sophie: "Well... Wait a second, it's dark."
Viola: "I guess we shouldn't touch them."
Sophie: "Mhm."
Fiona: "Yeah."
Sophie: "Hmm... Wait….. There's something down there too…"
Viola: "Huh?"
Sophie: "Ugh."
Fiona: "Hmm.. You know what that means, right?"
Sophie: "Yep.. Run away."
Fiona: "Exactly."
Sophie: "Go!"
(Crash!)
(End of flashback)
Sophie: "Hahh…. Without Viola, things would have gotten really difficult... Thank you, Viola."
Viola: "Hahhh... Sure….."
The aircraft arrived.
Sophie: "Let's get inside."
Rio: "Go."
They went inside. Once it took off, they took off their masks.
Sophie: "Hahhh.. My goodness, finally, fresh air."
Siegfried: "Hmm."
Sophie: "That reminds me, Siegfried, why were you so quiet while running?"
Siegfried: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Siegfried: "I didn't want to waste oxygen..."
Sophie: "Oh."
Colletta: "Hahhh.. At least.. we have something."
She showed the liquid in a glass, and they approached her.
Sophie: "Oh. Wow."
Viola: "Is that the liquid?"
Colletta: "Yep."
Sophie: "Oh."
Fiona: "Hmmm... So it wasn't all for nothing."
Rio: "No... hahh.."
Rosika: "Hahh…"
Viola: "Rosika looks exhausted."
Rio: "Yeah... But she did a great job."
Colletta: "Come here, rest against me. Hehe."
She pulled Rosika toward her shoulder.
Colletta: "(Mmmm, she's yawning like a little child).."
Rio: "Now all we have to do is give this to the research team... Ughh."
Sophie: "Huh!"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Siegfried: "Hey... what's happening now?!"
They looked down.. The roots were spreading... and swallowing the city.
Sophie: "Ughh…."
Fiona: "Damn, that's not good at all!"
Rio: "Definitely... We need to get this to the research team quickly…. Whatever happened here... no other city can experience this."
Viola: "Hmmm…"
(A few hours later)
Minerv: "So the research team gave us this thing here..."
Julius: "Excellent work.. truly.. Excellent work... Find John Titor and have him examine it."
Dark Umbrella Member: "Yes, sir."
Minerv: "I have to say... this is really great work."
Julius: "These people risked their lives to help others….. but unfortunately, it's not over yet.."
Minerv: "Yes.. Tell them they should stay in San Guimereas... Give them a hotel, all expenses paid."
Dark Umbrella Member: "Yes, sir."
They left.
Minerv: "Say…. Julius... Which of the Crows do you like the most?"
Julius: "Hmm?... I like Sophie the most.. She's very compassionate…"
Minerv: "I mean in terms of talent as well."
Julius: "That depends.. Sophie is very good at dealing with others, and people trust her a lot... Fiona is very intelligent and has very good instincts.. Marcus is cold, but he's someone who has done a lot.. Rio is very intelligent and Colletta knows how to investigate things…. But as I said, I like Sophie the most."
Minerv: "Hmm."
Julius: "And you?"
Minerv: "Hmm.. If I had to choose.. either Marcus or Fiona…"
Julius: "I see…"
Minerv: "Although personally…. I don't completely trust Fiona.."
Julius: "Hmm?"
Minerv: "I like her... of course…. but….. compared to the others, when it comes to achieving what she wants…. she's willing to disobey orders... She only listens to Meliodas and Ms. Valentine... But she doesn't completely listen to the others... At least not to us.. Not completely…. Sophie, however ... is very close to Fiona... Fiona likes Sophie a lot.. At the moment, she trusts almost only her …. And I don't really like that. What if the two of them decide to do whatever they want? Sophie absolutely wants to help people.. And Fiona also absolutely wants to help people.. although more importantly….. she wants answers... And for that, both of them are willing to disobey orders from time to time."
Julius: "Come on... Don't exaggerate.. Both of them are well-behaved… The two of them have suffered a lot... Although Fiona stayed in Hogwarts longer…. She actually shouldn't even have to listen to us."
Minerv: "You're right.. Don't get me wrong.. I like both of them... Sophie and Fiona are important to me as well…"
Julius: "As long as they do their jobs, honestly, I don't care how they do it.. Neither of them drags innocent people into it…. so .. why."
Minerv: "Hmmm....."
Julius: "I trust both of them very much…."
Minerv: "I'm glad you're here.. They both like you. Maybe you can become their new Meliodas."
Julius: "Hmmhhf... Maybe….."
Minerv: "Hmm... What do you think? How can you get closer to both of them?"
Julius: "Hmm. If you want to get close to Sophie... show her humanity... If you want to get close to Fiona... show her warmth.. Whether you truly mean it or not... Sophie is much more mature than Fiona... even if it looks different... Fiona, on the other hand …. doesn't show it, but she always wants closeness…"
Minerv: "I understand….. I thought the same. Sophie just... really makes some dark humor jokes."
Julius: "Hehe... Maybe."
(Meanwhile)
Sophie: "…Haatschuu!!!!"
Fiona: "(Sweating)…. Ever heard of covering your nose?"
Sophie: "Sorry…. Someone was talking about me... (Achoo!). I've sneezed twice... I need one more.. then it means relationship.. Come on, my nose.. Come on... come on... Ghhhh.. you stupid little bitch…"
Fiona: "(Sweating).. Hahhh."
Sophie: "..Hahh... So... that means we just have to stay here for now... in this car until the orders come. It's so warm.."
They were both wearing their undershirts.
Sophie: "Hahhh…. It's so warm."
Viola: "Here, ice."
Sophie: "Oh ...thanks.."
Viola: "Here, for you."
Fiona: "Thank you very much."
Sophie: "Hmm."
Both of them took it and started eating it.
Sophie: "Hahhh.... Mmm.. so delicious….. Mmm... thank you, Viola."
Viola: "Sure."
Sophie: "Hey.. Fiona, do you want a piece?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "Just open your mouth."
Fiona: "What.. no."
Sophie: "Come on…."
She said it with sparkling eyes. Fiona sighed and ate it.
Sophie: "There we go.. Great.. See, it's easy."
Fiona: "(Turns red)….. Here, try some."
Sophie: "Mmm."
Viola: "You two are really close, aren't you?"
Sophie: "Yes."
Fiona: "Yeah."
Sophie: "Almost like siblings hehehe.."
(Radio!)
Rio: "Hello?"
Sophie: "Hey... Rio.. How are things?"
Rio: "It's warm ... Anyway, Minerv called. She said we should stay in San Guimereas. She even booked hotel rooms for us…. One for Colletta, and one for Viola, Rosika, and Siegfried.. and one for you two.."
Sophie: "Ohh."
Rio: "Food and drinks are on her."
Sophie: "Alright then, let's go hehehe. Free food... I'm.. coming!!"