Made of...

[Kyrie Blaze]

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. o O ( This thread takes place after Love Is and practically directly after If You Love Something.... Technically this should be a stand-alone, but it is tentatively open, as well. )

"They say everything in the universe
is made of stardust
— even you and me.
We've got stars inside us,
and sooner or later, we'll
find our way
back home."

Kyrie settled herself on the edge of the roof. ...the roof of a skyscraper that had become familiar to her. She was looking up into the night sky. Even with the dim lights of electricity below, the stars she could see, and see clearly. The Perseid Meteors, she figured, were what streaked across the sky, between the Milky Way and the blonde with her small Dragon companion. She lifted her hand as a meteor streaked across, above them, and then settled her hands back on her legs.

The blonde watched the stars in the night sky, feeling utterly small. But with Scarlet on her shoulder, she wasn't alone.

She sighed, rolling a collection of thoughts around in her mind while she still felt the pang of loss, protectiveness, hope, love, fear, sadness...that was simply to name a few. The rest were a deep tangle she couldn't sort through right now. No, she could only feel them. But her thoughts were just as broad, and just as tangled. She needed to go back...'home', to sit and collect herself and visit though there was nothing there - not even a marker - to 'visit'. She needed to scout.

...and...

And David had been searching for his younger brother. That had been quietly chewing at her for a while, now. and given David's mental state, currently...and she didn't know if or when he'd be able to continue... The petite woman blinked, eyes wide as two meteors flashed in rapid succession, a sigh escaping her lips. Kyrie was awed at the beauty of it all. Her mind picked back up, after, and the blonde hummed thoughtfully in the back of her throat. Being that she didn't know if or when David would be able to continue his own search...and she knew enough to know time was of the essence, still, she wanted to see if she could pick up a trail. Clues, at the very least.

Mathew's house...while it was home, it was empty. It wasn't a place she could claim as hers. He and Rai were absent so much, the house felt too large and too empty. Kyrie considered moving. Finding her own place within Dragon Territory - an old-style loft, small but open so she wouldn't feel trapped, with high ceilings? - would allow her to 'own' something she could call her own. Make it her own home, perhaps. It was a nice thought, and no matter that she felt lonely - yet safe - within Mathew's home in Dragon Territory...it wasn't quite so important as her to-do list.

Because as much as she wanted the comfort of company, of her own space, there were other more pressing things to accomplish that would need her entire attention to do so.

Reaching up, she gently brushed her fingers against Scarlet's side, mentally nodding to herself. Three tasks with the latter two ones she could combine. But it would not be two simple trips. She didn't think that for even a moment.

Her thoughts continued, along with quiet conversation with the tiny mechanical Dragon perched on her shoulder. Blue eyes looked up at the sky, and the stars. They were glorious. And while they didn't set her completely at ease...they helped.

After all, they were all connected under the vast sky with its sea of stars.

[Bastille Amtrum]

(can I join in???-----will delete if now)

Stars were a wonder, in their beauty and omnipotence. One could get lost in their vast expanse and forget the earth so very close to their own feet. There were times when Bastille liked to visit the old High school with the indoor pool- not 259 but one in Dragon territory. It had a glass ceiling...yet now that ceiling had crashed in and the glass sat at the bottom of the pool. As long as you didn't touch the bottom you were fine....

Bastille stared at the sky, her eyes watching the blinking and twinkling lights in the sky and quietly she hummed a song about fireflys- since the words she'd long forgotten. It was this same tune she would hum as she walked home, sopping wet and bright eyed. Her crimson hues almost looked blue under the reflective night..... it was a more innocent night, as it was safe to be since she was alone. With Mathew gone all the time, she had fortified herself against the emotions....

But tonight she was allowing herself to just...be, and so the princess was out of the cage and so too was the innocent smile that played on her lips as she walked back slowly- gazing up at the stars. That was of course, until she thought....she noticed someone on top of the building.

For a long while she stared calmly, trying to make it out.

[David B.]

A man landed lightly on the roof next to Kiyr. He wore a black jacket- a SF jacket. He was quiet, and seemed uneasy. But he stepped forward and cleared his throat. Scarlet craned her neck back and growled, baring her sharp, needle-like teeth for the first time in a vicious manner. The man stepped from the shadows and clapped his fist to his heart, unaware of Bastille.

"Kiyr Barrial. My name is Conrad...I've been working with The Storm Dragon....on a covert operation. I...need to find him. We have...an opening. We were closing on him but...he vanished. He needs to be found. Now."

He folded his arms behind his back and waited, Scarlet closing her mouth but staring angrily, now confused.

[Kyrie Blaze]

. o O ( You're all good, Stef. <3 )

The shuffle and movement behind her caused one hand to press against the ledge so the young blonde could spin to her feet. Scarlet, growling and bearing her teeth at the man wearing the Sky Force jacket was surprising. She reaches up and gently touched her side, soothing but on the alert.

Kyrie clasped her fist over her heart and inclined herself forwards, slightly. And then listened with a frown, noting the tiny Dragon's confusion. Had David not told the Sky Force he was leaving?

"I am sorry, Conrad--David departed our lands several hours ago. I doubt you could find him in time and I could not even point you in a better direction than the one I last saw him move in. He will be gone for at least three weeks, and says he is no longer part of the Dragons." Kyrie stared, blue eyes staring and almost boring into his eyes. Searching. With David gone, not to return, whatever window this was was going to close fast. And whatever he had been working on was obviously important. She wasn't entirely comfortable considering David had clipped her wings, but, it would be worse to do nothing. "In his absence, I will offer my aid if you are comfortable letting me into the fold."

The blonde stood, silent and expectant, though she left the choice to Conrad. He would have to choose, and choose now. She didn't need to state it.

[David B.]

OOC: (Hope you don't mind, Stef if we continue- am totally cool with Bastille overhearing this and possibly getting involved.)

The man shook his head.

"We know he's gone. We almost found him two hours ago, on the California- oregon Border. He said...he was proud of us for tracking him so far but it was time for him to disappear. And...he did. There was no way we could track him. It was like he vanished into thin air."

The man would listen a moment as she offered her aid.

"This is....sensitive information. Something off the books. It's about...Davids brother."

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kyrie blinked, slowly, with the barest hint of a nod. It was a testament to the Sky Force's skills that they had managed to track him that far North. And it was no stretch that David could 'disappear' so easily, either.

But the mention of David's brother had her eyes widening.

"I know...that David has been actively seeking his brother out." She didn't divulge how--that was between her and David. To anyone else it would simply seem she was very close to him to know, or had excellent information gathering skills, or both. "What is the word, Conrad?"

There was no hesitation, especially when she had planned to move ahead with her own search.

[David B.]

He let out a breath and glanced around, before returning his gaze to her.

"We found A man- Joshua Stryker. He's a Former Barker Captain who broke ranks just before the bombs fell. He's been photographed with Damien Blaze. These pictures are not more than two weeks old, taken in San Diego. We have been....unable to locate Mr.Stryker, so we were bringing David the info."

He glanced at Scarlet, who was staring hard at him.

"We...have been undercover as well. As spies in Barkers units. Anything to get a lead, which may be the reason for...for your aggression. I am sorry for that."

Scarlet seemed to ease a little, dipping her head in Acceptance.

[Kyrie Blaze]

The blonde continued her silent observations, and gently rubbed beneath the bottom of Scarlet's chin. Of course they would have had to infiltrate. There wasn't much to be done if they couldn't access things directly. She felt no small amount of pride in the Sky Force members--they were doing extremely difficult things, at risk of their own lives and more--though she was no longer part of their ranks. Perhaps temporarily, now.

"Do you have the photos with you, Conrad?" She questioned, gently, but firmly. She needed to see something recent if she was going to have any hopes of finding either of the two men.

[David B.]

Conrad would nod.

"We tried to get them both together, but the photos were blurry and unusable- but as we knew it was him, we tailed them both. We caught Joshua, an eighteen year old, on his way to a Blaze Tech facility. Photographed him mid day, pretending to be new age journalists. He refused to speak with us."

He handed over a photo, the boy in it looking young, and quite unamused with the pictures.

"Damien was harder. We pulled his service record, and got his photo from Barkers advanced science acadamy. This photo is almost a year old...but it's what we have been running on, and what he looked like from our more recent pictures."

He handed over another picture, the young man smirking and seeming quite confident.

"Now, from what we were able to gather, Damien left Barkers unit several months ago. He found out about a planned assassination attempt on a high profile target in California and panicked. Joshua is a rare case- hes protected by old American forces and hops from one agency to the next. He's been on Barkers most wanted list for eight months for his...rather rare talent."

He looked at Scarlet, then back at Kiyr.

"Time travel."

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kyrie nodded, accepting the first photo of Joshua and scanning it over, committing his face and build to memory. Blue eyes flicked up as she accepted Damien's picture. She was only a little disappointed it was a year old, but it was infinitely better than anything she had.

With Joshua's qi being revealed, the blonde stilled and stared for several moments. ...well, good luck catching him. All of the endless possibilities for what one could see and do stretched out before her. And all of the dreadful consequences for meddling with things that were best left to play out as they had thus far happened... Worse, still, was the knowledge of the abuse that having a power like that could bring--and Barker would do much to abuse it. She frowned.

"...do you have other information about either of them? Damien, especially, from his file..? As well, do you know who the target is for the assassination?"

The young Barrial had one guess. From what she knew of the situation from how she found out, there wasn't much of anything that would be able to make the younger Blaze break his cover. It would have to be extremely important to make him panic enough that he would abandon his undercover position within Barker's ranks. Family. And the only family member she knew of that would be considered high-profile within California..?

David.

But that was just her best educated guess.

[Bastille Amtrum]

(not at all, pass me all yall want.)
Bastille eyes narrowed, and innocence was gone. Instead the steady and resigned expression of the knight returned. Quietly, as she could since she was still sopping wet, she moved closer to a better vantage point.

The guy had appeared and it looked like tinkerbell and said oaf were speaking rather...well he was rather frantic. Getting closer Bastilles eyes widened as they caught the conversation by way of lips. Interesting...so David was gone. She'd been too into training and her and Mathew hadn't been talking because of work and separate play times with the girls..........she hadn't even known. Though Kiyr made her feel better when she resigned that it had happened very recently. Bastille was only picking up on some words, but in getting closer she was determined in getting the rest.

Slowly the wet blonde slipped into a near by tall building, not going to the roof but watching from a corner room on the top floor- being careful not to step too close to the gaping hole in the side of the building. Bastille situated herself in a position where she could read their words carefully- she was still too far away to hear, but she could see.

Really, this outfit was not helpful in her current mission. Being wet wasn't...as the wind blew past the hole in the side of the building and she felt her hair rise. Ugh....cold. And what was she to care about David Blaze? Aside from the fact Bastille considered him her property to constantly have for purposes of torture and future maiming.... this was unforgivable- him leaving. "Bloody Sod" Bastille cursed quietly as she read the mans lips, hearing about a brother. She couldn't blame him, she'd searched for Buck for years, and then he'd come back and searched for her except instead of the apology she wanted to give he wanted to kill her. But this all seemed a bit more complicated than her experience. What the hell was happening and- had she read that right? Time travel...

'Right....lets just leave the cool Qi's for the bad guys, Lord, perhaps I was quick to judge your interest as fading in keeping things entertaining here on earth....... or perhaps you really are just ready to destroy us.' She thought to herself quietly.

Crossing her arms over her chest she kept herself cornered in the darkest portion of the room. Her eyes followed with quick flicks, and her brow furrowed irritably.

'slow down oaf, My brain hurts keeping up with you' she thought to herself.

[David B.]

He frowned and opened his mouth to speak- but paused, head and eyes turning in the direction Bastille was standing, but more glazing over it, rather than seeing her directly. He shook his head- it...must be nothing. He would clear his throat and turn back to Kiyr.

"Joshua is still in this time. He's working out of Boise, Idaho. The entire city is on lockdown though....I think Barkers men know he's there. We haven't been able to get in. As for Damien...his files show he refused blood study, so his Qi is unknown. But he's strong...or so they said. His whereabouts are presumed to be south of the border. In Mexico City. Which is...also on lockdown."

[Kyrie Blaze]

There was that slow, creeping sense of being watched. Quite like, Kyrie imagined, what others felt when she was the one watching them. The doll-like blonde looked around as well. But being that she din't have the capability to see in the dark, couldn't do much better than her companion for sussing the other blonde woman out.

She listened...and then frowned. Both places in lockdown. She could have been able to make it to San Diego. It was highly unfortunate that this information was two weeks old. There was no way she could traverse the distance to Mexico City easily. Boise would be closer, but would it really be worth it? Logic stated yes it would be, to keep Joshua's power from Barker's hands. And she could infiltrate. With her qi, she would have fewer difficulties than many others.

But there was still the issue of distance.

"We are one hundred percent positive that Damien is South of the border?" She was making her mind up, here, weighing the options. She couldn't reach either city with her own qi, but...

[David B.]

The man nodded.

"One hundred percent. We still have two men Watching him. We recieved word from them two hours ago."

He would scratch his temple, waiting.

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kyrie nodded. Fair enough. And good--even though it meant there was potentially more people she had to get out - at least make a return trip for, if they couldn't get away - it meant that the information was recent and would be as stable as possible.

"...and your orders given by David for this particular operation are..?"