Dionysus was busy checking out the virtual battlefield that Disneyland had become from the rooftops in New Orleans Square. The heart-stopping scream earlier had scared him out of his mind. Onegai, he begged silently. Don't let that have been my Ce-ko. Onegai... onegai. Faintly, he felt a tug in his mind. Ce-ko! She back! He was about to run off towards where his feelings were telling him to go when something slammed right into his back. Dionysus let out a yelp, nearly falling off the roof he was perched on. He held onto his balance and spun around, dropping into a fighting stance, ready to face any threat.

What he found was Orion, lying sprawled on the roof, shaking his head.

"Orion?" He lowered his stance.

The Guardian nodded as he pulled himself up. "Jeeze... watch where you're standing, baka! What are you doing standing on a roof anyway?"

"You should watch where you're going. As for what I'm doing here, I'm looking for Ce-ko. What's your excuse?"

Orion snorted. "I'm looking for Mercy," he mumbled.

Dionysus laughed and motioned for Orion to follow him. As they leapt the roofs, they had some conversation. "So, she ditched you again, huh?"

"You son of a bitch," Orion growled, flushed red in anger. "It's not like I asked her to ditch me, okay!"

"Down boy! You really need to control that temper of yours. It doesn't suit a Guardian."

"Oh yeah, and you're such a shining example? At least I haven't been booted out yet."

Dionysus stopped suddenly and Orion barely pulled up his leap in time to keep from crashing into the silver-haired man again. He watched as Dionysus clenched his fists together and a shadow passed across his features. "I keep telling all of you to stay out of my life," he said flatly, trying not to betray his emotions. "I did what I did and I paid the price for it. End of story. And if you want to know, I'd do it again. And again. Because I don't care what the Council thinks. Besides, I can see what your problem is. You have to forget the past and live in the now."

"Wha--what are you talking about?!" Orion asked defensively. He didn't like the direction this conversation was taking.

"Oh please," Dionysus scoffed. "Don't play dumb with me. I wasn't initiated into the Council yesterday, you know. I know about Felicity. So stop bugging me about what *I* did with my life. I told off Roger too, since he's going down the same path. At least I had the guts to actually stand up to the Council because I loved Ce-ko." Orion opened his mouth to answer but Dionysus cut him off. "If you're going to curse at me, don't waste your breath. I've got centuries of experience on you. Like I said before, you've got to stop harping about what happened before and stay in the now. It'll drive you crazy if you don't stay focused."

Orion turned away, gazing instead at the water around Splash Mountain. He was struggling with his feelings when Dionysus cut in again.

"If you want Mercy, she's with her team. They're somewhere on Main Street. I'm pretty sure you'll— what the hell?!?"

Orion turned and looked at where Dionysus was staring. He could see a small figure hopping the rooftops with ease. As the figure reached Main Street, it leapt down. A second later there was a massive flash of energy and multiple auras lit up in response, before the sounds of Otaku fighting became clearly heard.

"KUSO!!!" Dionysus and Orion yelled at the same time, before racing for Main Street.

TBC...