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"I have work to do on my shield," Bahamut replied. "It's boring. And a single-person affair, I'm afraid." He stepped back toward the doorway.

Bahamut shrugged. "I was thinking of him because of Darkwhite. And the Ultra Stone did the rest." He clicked his tongue. "I'm not going to hold any of it against him. Doppelganger or not, this Esper is his own person. He's not some child that needs babysitting."

"Esper is off doing whatever it is he feels like doing. I don't particularly care," Bahamut said. "His true counterpart was a loudmouth troublemaker until the day he died. I don't intend to rein in his doppelganger."

Chapter 12: Brought Up to Extreme Speed Yuna used the train ride back to Horizon Academy to stumble through an explanation of what happened… sans the stuff with Reshiram. What made it hard for her was the dazed look in Noctum's eyes. He mentioned a blow to the head and the welt between his...

Bahamut snorted. "The fact of the matter is we're fighting a powerful psychic. I do not know how well Diyem can block Joule from reading our intentions." His eyes and core turned yellow. "At times like these, it's best to rely on instinct. If you don't think your attacks over, you do not risk...

"No strategy is going to go one-hundred percent as intended." Bahamut walked up to the stack of paper. "You think any of these fights have proceeded the way the team's wanted? Of course not!" He plucked the writing utensil from Puddle and scribbled a single word on the page. IMPROVISE.

"Tactics? What exactly is wrong with what you've already been doing?" Bahamut said. "Something with coating people in wax." He frowned. "Doesn't sound very hygienic, by the way."

Bahamut was standing in the doorway. "What are you doing?" he said. "The time vacuum will be wearing off shortly. You should be getting ready for the fight."

“Yeah! Let’s get three dozen and run up Maple Syrup’s tab!” Esper whizzed over, carrying the sunglasses with him. <><><>

"I think we can do that, sure." Bahamut looked down. "However, when Eternatus damaged my core, I lost my light in a tremendous explosion. I'm just saying we need to be ready for the possibility he'll explode involuntarily." He turned away. "But at this point... whatever happens happens. I've...

"Is that so?" Bahamut tapped a claw against his armored back. "Her first reaction to seeing Joule in the Reverse World was to attack him." He sighed. "So, I don't know. Like I said, I'm probably paranoid. But I do think we ought to prepare for the possibility that Joule might just try to take...

"Power of this nature can be alluring to those who aren't used to it," Bahamut mused, a spark of light dancing between two of his claws. "Especially when the world is giving everyone ample opportunity to put the powers to work." A pensive pink overtook his eyes and core. "I wonder... if we knock...

Bahamut grunted. “I think some of our allies struggle with moderation. They blow themselves up like they’re fireworks. I admire the tenacity, but I fear this fight is not one where they can get away with suicidal strategies.”

"Only if the shield doesn't actually block anything," Bahamut replied. "If it repels attacks, I can keep using it. Though I don't exactly want to use it too often, since I'm not looking for the shadows to grow too difficult to manage." He looked past Cabot. "I know how much you lot like the...

"It's not a complete solution... but after some experimenting with these shadows, I've fashioned the dark aura into a variation of Wide Guard." Bahamut's two arms tapped their claws together. "The shield isn't good enough to withstand the full attack, but it should be better than nothing." Or...

"I might've made a few too many assumptions in the moment," Bahamut continued. "I'm not used to being surrounded by people who are," he sucked in a sharp breath, "stronger than I am. With what we learned about Maple and Voices of Life, my assumption was that the aggression she displays was...

“My apologies. But in the moment, I didn’t know there was going to be some big strategy meeting.”

He shrugged. “It felt like the most logical course of action. The attack is charged. Trying to knock him out won’t change that. So take the attack and push it somewhere else.”

“I see you found your voice again,” Bahamut said. He sensed Cabot’s entry but didn’t turn to make eye contact. “It looks like we had the same idea for fighting Joule all along.”

After leaving the meeting, Bahamut headed back to the guild. There were things he needed to do to prepare. Items to purchase. Aural tweaks. That kind of stuff. But, frankly, he wasn't sure how the city was functioning. Was anything even open? Arceus might've known, but Bahamut wasn't going to...