Kidd cursed again as Jessie vanished, fists clenching as the tarutaru's words echoed in her mind. She parroted them to her own ends. This wasn't what they were meant to mean. Just because one had the power to take a city hostage didn't mean you should. The freedom the creed espoused was to encourage one to act wisely, not with an iron fist.

She stood by, watching the skies, waiting for the Ultima Weapon to rain down fire and death in spite of her words. But the crowd began to form again around them as if the recent disturbance was nothing at all. At least the police weren't bearing down on them.

"Damn her. Damn her to the bottom of all the seas in this world. And those back on Earth as well." She shook her head and turned to the others, "I'm sorry for dragging you all here. It looks like this mission is a failure."