Yes, it was their time.

Lourdes arrived at the place for those YATI people in level 2. She was also leading her group of ninjas. Weren't they awesome? Although, yes, wearing the ninja suit was weird and obviously didn't look good on her. She'll just pretend that it was her Quidditch robes so that it would feel better... sort of. But this should be an interesting experience.

The department head summoned her employees and flew near the trees with that new broom she bought in Diagon Alley, the Locketbreaker. Well, it was fast. Really fast. Alright... were they ready now or something? Because Lourdes was. Okay.

She flew over the YATI people and threw a water balloon straight at that dude acting as their leader's face (Simon). The leader of the next group of ninjas versus the leader of the YATI. And then before they could do anything, Lourdes had flew away. Nope... there was no hitting her. It was like bludgers on a match and she's had a lot of experience with that.

Her ninja team would follow in a bit. Make sure you're READY, people.

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"That's the point, yeah. Other people get eaten, but you and I will live to laugh about it over very very warm drinks later," Genevieve struggled off the ground and moved behind Aspen to propel the girl forward.

Because now, instead of ninjas, they had to deal with dangerous plants. Which wasn't what Genevieve signed up for. She had her wand out, looking for signs of that plant or ninjas or pirates or zombies or hipsters or anything. She was ready.

"Yeah, Asp, that's the thing. They were rubbish ninjas. Totally took me out of the game," she muttered quietly, sending a blaster into the underbrush where something may have just moved. Possibly.

Aspen hadn't yet decided if having Vi's sense of humor with her during this very, very confusing hour was good or bad, comforting or annoying. Probably both, as Vi tended to always be. Vi was her own Yin and Yang. Aspen was with her though.

She was having a hard time with the idea of following this Simon dude though. Aspen didn't know him. She didn't care what rank or title he carried, she didn't know him, therefore she didn't trust him.

...and just as she was battling Vi to NOT actually go Simon's way, a water balloon came out of nowhere. She didn't at all try to help, but her own shield went up over head.

"Tut, tut," you know. Looks like rain.

At least YATI training was interesting. Odd flying ninjas, memory loss, exercises of trust. It made her hungry.

Simon was glad he had kept some level of shield up as he moved, the water balloon giving him no avenue of escape otherwise as it sailed right at him at full speed, its thrower not far behind. The auror reacted to his attacker's quick movements as the balloon burst against it and only managing to get the top of his head wet. He'd take that over the full drenched look even if he could afford to spend the time drying himself off rather than retaliating.

"Immobulus!" he cast sending the freezing charm after the broom-riding form as he turned to follow its movements as they flew past. Simon was semi-doubtful of his chances hitting however, the flyer zooming past and back away.

"Protego Totalum" the twenty-something added, casting it around the area the group currently resided upon. Seeing as it appeared not much moving away was taking place, they might as well lay protected on site. At least for the moment until he got them moving for safer ground...if that existed at the moment.

Now to see what came next...the auror's wand still at the ready.

Flying fast on her Moontrimmer, Ninja!Mariel followed at a bit of a distance behind her Department Head on her own broom. She felt a bit odd in her ninja costume, but was told it was part of the deal.. besides, she wouldn't get recognized. Where was Lourdes? Merlin, the woman was fast on her broom and her green eyes strained for a moment trying to locate her before giving up. She was probably gone now which was a good thing anyway, meant she didn't get caught, right?

The young woman zoomed forward, flying at a breakneck speed towards the training site, her bag full of vegetables strapped to the back of her broom. The tomatoes had been sitting at her house for far too long and she was just about to vanish the near-rotting vegetables when she had gotten word of this assignment. What a perfect use of the soft and squishy tomatoes.. though she figured she'd let them sit outside on her veranda for a few more days to let them get nice and rotten. Cackle.

She slowed down just a hair as she saw people on the ground just ahead and she reached behind her to grab her bag full of rotting tomatoes. Not aiming for anyone specific, just the group in general, Mariel turned her bag over as she flew, emptying the contents towards the people below. Take that, suckers! Then she accelerated once again, flying faster to get the heck out of there.

Ooooooh man!

The leader-dude of the YATI nearly hit her. Good thing he didn't. Lourdes was totally a ninja in disguise. Except not now because she and her team were wearing the ninja suits in public. Oh... yes. That was a nice shot of there, Mariel. Woop. Did she smell another bump on her salary or something? 'Cause the whole team of G&S ninjas totally were getting a small increase in their salary this month. Believe it or not.Now where were her other two ninjas? They were supposed to follow along. Eh... nevermind.

It wouldn't be a bump on her salary she would be smelling in a while.

Lourdes then sped over nearer to the group of them and threw a BIIIIG stink bomb at them. Oh, that looked like a bad idea. Because the smell was GROSS and spread fast like wildfire. That was part of it though. Defense training, they said.

Take that, YATI.

As he watched his Department Head and a fellow employee take to the sky and begin their barrage on the YATI's of level two, Ellis couldn't help but smile. He had a feeling that his older brother would have loved this little activity.

Recard pulled down his epic ninja mask as he mounted his Moontrimmer 1500. The former Tutshill Tornados Keeper flew to the area above the MLE employees and glance down at them. Those girls down there (Vivi & Aspen) would just love to try and fight off a sexy ninja like him, obviously.

"BONSAI!!!!!" There went a few dungbombs.

Simon was glad he had thought of adding the perimeter shield to their defense, especially as he saw but didn't feel the bombardment of items being thrown their way. One was something reddish brown and obviously stinky as the smell permeated the invisible barrier yet nothing else did. Yuck! Whatever it was.

He turned to Josh and Kennedy, Genevieve and Aspen. "Okay...so I'd say now is as good a time as any to work out a plan or strategy." Not when they were sitting ducks exposed for all to see and potentially be hit. Cue strike two with something stinky hitting the shield and holding true. Or in Josh's case and the plants...caught and dragged away. First things first was deciding on the role of their leader, Emily in the matter. She had gone way to smoothly in his opinion to not be in on the plan.

Next was figuring out if there actually was another destination they were to be heading for or the ambush was the entirety of the situation. That was certainly something to think about as the next flier made its appearance throwing dung bombs their way, or at least in the seeming direction of the two females. Simon in turn raised his wand and strengthened the shield out of precaution. "Any takers...?" Because this was a democracy in the group...they worked together.

And because disapparting back to base and simply running were NOT viable options for aurors. Or auror trainees.

This was getting pretty stupid. Not to be a naysayer, but Genevieve had packed clothes and supplies and a TENT for an actual camping trip, and they were still within the first few hours. They'd been constantly attacked, their leader was gone, it didn't look like they'd ever get to set up camp like normal people, and WHAT WAS IN HER HAIR.

Rotten tomato? They were throwing bad produce at the YATI?

THIS WAS STUPID.

She frowned darkly at Aspen as she wiped tomato off her face. It would be nice to do a proper cleaning spell on her hair and clothing, but since a new slew of ninjas had appeared... it would have to wait. "Protego Maxima," Vivi cast as big a shield as she could manage, sending some of those dungbombs bouncing back the way they'd come.

"We have to establish our own base camp. Right now, we're just standing here taking the onslaught, but we need to be on the offensive instead. The only way to manage that is to pick a spot and set up a defensive perimeter. We're in this until someone tells us it's over."

Everywhere he turned to it smelled. Like, really, really bad. Kennedy didn't do good with bad odor. Give him slimy gunk and he'll tolerate it -- just not on his hair, though. But bad smell...lets just say his sister's cookies weren't settling very well in his stomach.

He heard what Genevieve said. Base camp. Sure. Why not?

"Okay," he nodded. "How about here?" They were already protecting the area, and everywhere they went they were being followed. They'd just be wasting their energy running around.

He aimed his wand at the spot in the sky where dung bombs and other things seem to fall from, and shot repeated stunning spells.

Take that!