Dee Dee wasn't too far from the mission point this time, and her food stand was done it's business for the day so Dee Dee had broken it down into parts as usual and then proceeded to pack it up and head out to the mission location, all her Summons were still energetic as always, maybe her level helped in that? Ether way though they walked with her, well Jimmy didn't he was resting on her head as always, as they walked she made sure to prep for the mission by popping on her I heart Paris T-shirt, some fuzzy pants, and putting on a bandana on her head, all of these would make the coming mission easier, she had a lot of things she could make use of but these were quite handy, though she knew she might need more but for now this would be what she would wear unless needed.

She then made sure her Friends were equipped, Putting the deerstalker hat on Jimmy to keep him hidden from enemies, Giving the Ruby Collar to Kramer so he had some passive regen, and then the Familiars combat armor went to BombDee to help keep him safe since he was always in melee, that made everyone much safer and ready for the fight, as this was obviously going to be one since they needed to deal with Rats of Unusual Size... which she thought were a myth really. and with that reference joke rattling around in her head She turned the corner only to see something distinctly friend shaped.

And it was a friend! it was Mikael! She waved to him as her and her summons walked up to him, and when he asked about the food cart she nodded as the Word bubble popped up "Yes it's doing great! I hope the Beginners Guide I gave you before has been helpful I have a newer version now that ties to my Sub-class I can give you one once we are done here!" the Word bubble showed the Text for her as she looked a round and nodded "We have RoUS' to hunt today I believe" the Text popped up in the Word bubble. the Reference was stuck in her head and she couldn't get rid of it

Mikael

Dee Dee gave a thumbs up to him as BombDee gave a little Salute, Kramer waved and gave a happy little roar, and Jimmy nodded to him, they were all doing well, and that was clear to see in how healthy they looked, after all Dee Dee always made sure to feed them, shelter them, and groom them to make sure they stayed clean, She wanted to make sure friends were well taken care of after all. They where her life line in a lot of cases and her means of never being alone, they were her friends and her companions and they were kind of part of her as well, so she wasn't about to let anything bad happen to them if she could help it!

She was glad her Guidebook had been helpful to him she would have to give him one of her new improved copies now that she had a sub-class connected to it that would give him some extra help and make it auto update, So it would always be useful instead of becoming slightly outdated like the old ones, She would make sure to give him a copy when this mission was over. Thanks to her new subclass it could be quite handy if he got in a tight spot and needed her help since apparently she would be basically summoned to the location if needed.

Looking to the Alleyway Dee Dee nodded a bit it made perfect sense to search for the rats where they tended to hide, that way they wouldn't have to wait for them to come out to deal with them, it would be more efficient and faster, though it would also be a bit more dangerous "Just remember it will be a bit more dangerous to step into their hiding place, out on the street at night we wouldn't run into all of them at once, but in this alley where they all tend to hide we will be dealing with one large swarm!... Also RoUS are also Rodents of Unusual Size.. you know.. giant Rats" she blinked a bit surprised he didn't know the reference then again her parents did like old niche movies so maybe she shouldn't be that surprised? After all a lot of people seemed to have no Clue what a Waddle-dee was considering how many reacted to BombDee.

Mikael

Looking at the man Dee Dee nodded and gave him a thumbs up "Okay then lets get going in and deal with them, I have some AoE skills with me and Kramer, BombDee has one too so we should be fine" the word bubble informed him as she followed him in, as they got into the alleyway it was clear why the rats liked it, the way the place was, the only way light was really getting in during the day was at exactly noon when the sun was overhead, any other time and the Alleyway was shaded and dark, it was also far longer then she expected as it even had a hard turn in it, it seemed likely there might even bee a sewer access here but the only way to know for sure was to press on.

As they continued in Dee Dee kept her eyes open and her friends also continued to look around to make sure nothing was sneaking out of any hidden or small places, but so far there was nothing to worry about and so they continued on, and then one rat jumped down from above, Thankfully Jimmy seen it coming and tapped Dee Dee so she looked up in time and she pulled out her wand and blasted the rat out of the air, easily defeating it "Okay need to keep an eye above as well as below.. didn't think they would climb up" the Word bubble filled in as she had Jimmy watch above for any more surprises.

the rest of the travel down the first part of the Alley was uneventful, but as they turned the corner a group of five of the rodents was there having bene alerted by the sound of Mikael walking down the alley, truth be told Dee Dee wasn't being sneaky nether were her summons, but they were all very small, and Mikael was a lot larger and made a lot more sound then th etiny foot falls of Dee Dee and her friends. Regardless the Rats gave out angry squeaks and charged at Mikael.

Mikael

The attack had started, Mikael missing the rat from before wasn't a bit issue, they didn't consider above so no worries there, but now that the fight had been joined Dee Dee watched the man dive into it, it seemed he was going to be fine here, and Dee Dee just needed to deal with the Rats, that was going to be somewhat easy as she moved forwards a bit, Kramer taking Bombdee and flying into the air over Mikael and dropping BombDee behind the Giant rats. they were to preoccupied with attacking the one guy that they didn't even hear the squeaky toy landing of BombDee.

BombDee made use of their distraction to power punch a Giant Rat strait into the wall taking it out of the fight, Kramer Followed up by Swatting the one that Mikael had struck the two strikes dealing with the rat. Then Dee Dee rushed over having put her shield back in her inventory and taking out a spider fang Dagger in one hand and the wand in the other. and as she got closer she shot one Giant rat with her wand, sending it flying, before she turned to stab another with the dagger, the initnal strike wasn't enough but the poison finished it off, that just left one more Giant Rat and Dee Dee took out a Sunflower dagger and threw it at the Rat from behind nailing it in the head ending it, she then looked up to Mikael and gave him a thumbs up.

She couldn't do that kind of rush all the time granted, but she could do it a few more times, though if needed she had other means of dealing with larger groups of rats but she figured best to save it till they really needed some area clearing done, for now though it was best to save resources "That was some good work, don't push yourself to much though okay? But then again you won't have to worry to much, I have some healing abilities" the word bubble popped up letting him know as she looked around then pointed down the alley "Onwards!"

Mikael

"A good take draws attention, a good partner makes sure that the tank takes as little damage as possible by ending the fight as soon as they can" Dee Dee's Word bubble expressed as she followed along with Mikael, and they continued on deeper into the alleyway, this of course also meant deeper into the danger but that was half the plan after all, Kramer, BombDee, and Jimmy all gathered around Dee Dee once more as she was somewhat of their starting point during a fight so she could direct them.

Turning the corner Dee Dee peeked from behind Mikael and seen the new rats they had to deal with then she backed up a bit to give Mikael room to do his work, but once again he rushed the rats rather then letting them come to him, well being proactive really got their attention so she couldn't complain at all, and he seemed totally safe, he even signaled Dee Dee for when to move in, well she had no reason not to so she pointed to Kramer and BombDee once more and the twoo took off, Kramer Carrying BombDee over the little scuffle and Dropping BombDee down behind the rats before diving at the one that Mikael attacked first since it would make the fight easier. Swatting it and slamming it against the wall dealing with it.

BombDee used a power punch on another as he landed and smashed it into the ground defeating it quickly. making sure it was dealt with so that they didn't have to worry about it, the little Waddle-dee was very careful about it after all their safety was important and it was best to make sure on things like this.

Dee Dee meanwhile moved in with her Dagger and she put the wand away and took out a Sickle instead, and as she rushed by she attacked one of the rats with the Dagger, the poison finishing it, and attacked another with the Sickle dealing with that one. That just left the last remaining Rat, and since Mikael was distracting them Jimmy managed to get behind that one and bit it flames erupting from his mouth as he did so and ending that rat as well.

Jimmy hadn't needed to activate the stealth ability of the hat yet, thanks to Mikael's tanking so he could help in combat for the time being, Dee Dee looked back to Mikael and gave him another thumbs up, that was another group of Five dealt with "Onwards!" he Word bubble cheered as she let him take the lead once more and they continued down the Alley.

Mikael

Dee Dee nodded to Mikael and as they were going forward she was ready, until she seen the size of the rat, she wasn't expecting that... but Mikael rushed in as usual and Dee Dee nodded and followed after him, shooting a ball of energy into Mikael's back and it started to heal him slowly as Kramer and BombDee flew over the fight between Mikael and the even more gianter rat, dropping BombDee behind it as Kramer swooped down as well, blasting the rat with fire first when it took a step back from Mikael to lunge again, it didn't catch on fire but it was clearly in pain, and then BombDee Struck it with a powerpunch making it topple over but it wasn't defeated yet.

Dee Dee put on her Aracnid glasses and seen a good weakness on the creature, she wanted to end this quickly as it was likely tougher and stronger then the previous rats, and so she took out her massive Mallet and activated it's ability, making her shine red as it increased her power, she then activated her skill to boost her stats even more before she rushed in letting her pants ability activate to increase her speed, her boots abilitty to let her run along the wall to more easily get past Mikael and then she leaped into the air and landed next to the Gianter rat.

She then brought her hammer down once in a weak point doing massive damage, before raising the hammer up once more and then bring it back down, she was about to bring another weapon out but when she lifted the hammer it was quite clear that the gianter rant was defeated and she nodded a bit to herself, she did do a great deal of damage with her first attack after all and then she looked over at Mikael and gave a thumbs up, though she was still glowing red for the time being "Well I thought it would be tougher so I think I over did it.. I pumped my strength all the way to A rank for the first attack and then the follow up attack was a B rank strike.. that's not even counting the attacks from you and the other two.." the word bubble informed Mikael as Dee Dee honestly seemed a bit surprised by how that ended.

Mikael

Dee Dee nodded a bit "You will get stronger just stick with it and don't get down hearted, I am strong thanks to the Items I ended up getting, they make up for my lackluster stats, you will likely get stronger then me if you just stick to stats, but don't forget Items can make up for a lot, my current stats sit at C Rank and thanks to my items I am able to raise three of my stats to B rank and one to A rank in an emergency, it's all thanks to some items, so while getting stronger don't forget to maybe take the mystery option sometimes, or to buy Mystery boxes from the shop, maybe even through Jeanne-Marie, and pay kitty a visit too, they have some things that could help, or so I have heard anyway I haven't actually gone down there to see myself but I have added their shop in the guidebook!" the word bubble filled in to inform him.

Then Dee Dee remembered her new subclass "Oh Right! here I got a new subclass so with it I have a new Guidebook, this one Auto updates so it will always have the most up-to-date information! It's also linked to my new Subclass so it will provide other advantages as my subclass improves! I will also Add you to my Guidebook so that your logged in it!" she said through text Via the word bubble as she did just that before giving him a thumbs up.

"Well lets get going we are done here according to to the mission screen, so we just have to hand this in and get our rewards" the Word bubble informed him as Dee Dee started to make her way out of the alley, her summons looking quite phappy to leave and get some food.

[adding Mikael to the Guidebook]

Mikael