For the longest moment, Tsubomi was trembling. Then, Yuri was telling her to get up... and that man... that horrible man... the one who had killed Cologne...

Tsubomi grit her teeth, and pursed her lips. She stood up, not answering Yuri and glaring at Skeletor with no small degree of fear evident. But still, she spoke with utter conviction, despite the shake in her voice.

"We aren't going to give anything to you!" she cried. "We're going to protect this city... y-you won't come anywhere near the things you want!"