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LUColt27
The hottest thing since sunburn
Blake looked at Alex and Mathias while gently touching his necklace.
Strength or possibly invincibility, he mused. The strength will definitely come in handy, but since Master Wei is dead, it's probably not the latter. Still, if it does make me stronger, it ought to come in handy fighting the soulless and helping these people out.
Strength or possibly invincibility, he mused. The strength will definitely come in handy, but since Master Wei is dead, it's probably not the latter. Still, if it does make me stronger, it ought to come in handy fighting the soulless and helping these people out.
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Skipper.
When sorrows like sea billows roll...
Lisp
Perplexed, he tapped Will on the shoulder and pointed at the mounds. "Any idea what caused that?"
Will shook his head. "I have no idea," he stated in a mystified tone, "It doesn't look like a natural geological formation. . ." Things around here were certainly different than those of Earth. "but I suppose if we climbed high enough on one of those, we could get a good view of the landscape, and chart our course from there."
A few hours later, the mounds were much closer, looming overhead eerily. They looked difficult to climb -- some sections looked steep, while others seemed to have something carved into them. Steps, perhaps?
Unfortunately, before the pair had reached the mountain-like piles of earth, William halted abruptly. He motioned to Thanatos to be quiet, whispering "Hear that?" A strange, almost musical sound was echoing off the tall trees surrounding them. Will couldn't quite place the sound until. . . "Oh, no. . ." he muttered as he saw the one approaching them.
"That was beautiful... Okay, I have three questions for you. Who are you? How did you get here? And do you know what the freak is going on?!" During the last question she raised her hands in the air dramatically...
Skip raised an eyebrow. . . Well, this was certainly not the greeting he'd expected. In review of the situation, he knew that he'd need someone with some level of sensibility and knowledge of the current situation. He was a tired, hungry amnesiac who'd just walked who-knows-how-many nautical miles, and the only person he could see who could help him was a raving lunatic. . . Great.
Still, he couldn't help but smile. Whoever this was, she was certainly entertaining, and, apparently, she appreciated a well performed face-plant.
"Ah, well, in no particular order," he began, holding out his hand to count via use of his fingers, "Ah don't know. Ah don't know. Thank you -- I've been practicing. An' Skip, Ah think." He held his hand out after the fourth answer. "Hi. . . My turn. What's yore name? Why don't you know what's goin' on? An' whose bright idea was it t'put an 's' in the word 'lisp'?" He learned yet another thing about himself then: he was pretty skilled at keeping a straight face.
Perplexed, he tapped Will on the shoulder and pointed at the mounds. "Any idea what caused that?"
Will shook his head. "I have no idea," he stated in a mystified tone, "It doesn't look like a natural geological formation. . ." Things around here were certainly different than those of Earth. "but I suppose if we climbed high enough on one of those, we could get a good view of the landscape, and chart our course from there."
A few hours later, the mounds were much closer, looming overhead eerily. They looked difficult to climb -- some sections looked steep, while others seemed to have something carved into them. Steps, perhaps?
Unfortunately, before the pair had reached the mountain-like piles of earth, William halted abruptly. He motioned to Thanatos to be quiet, whispering "Hear that?" A strange, almost musical sound was echoing off the tall trees surrounding them. Will couldn't quite place the sound until. . . "Oh, no. . ." he muttered as he saw the one approaching them.
* * *
"That was beautiful... Okay, I have three questions for you. Who are you? How did you get here? And do you know what the freak is going on?!" During the last question she raised her hands in the air dramatically...
Skip raised an eyebrow. . . Well, this was certainly not the greeting he'd expected. In review of the situation, he knew that he'd need someone with some level of sensibility and knowledge of the current situation. He was a tired, hungry amnesiac who'd just walked who-knows-how-many nautical miles, and the only person he could see who could help him was a raving lunatic. . . Great.
Still, he couldn't help but smile. Whoever this was, she was certainly entertaining, and, apparently, she appreciated a well performed face-plant.
"Ah, well, in no particular order," he began, holding out his hand to count via use of his fingers, "Ah don't know. Ah don't know. Thank you -- I've been practicing. An' Skip, Ah think." He held his hand out after the fourth answer. "Hi. . . My turn. What's yore name? Why don't you know what's goin' on? An' whose bright idea was it t'put an 's' in the word 'lisp'?" He learned yet another thing about himself then: he was pretty skilled at keeping a straight face.
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Kangaroo Hopscotch
~Exalted Strong-willed Warrior~
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As they approached the mounds, Thanatos couldn't help but look up at the mounds in sheer awe. As they came ever closer he couldn't help but feel that these mounds were somehow familiar, as if he had seen something exactly like them before. Just as the realization was coming to his mind is was just as quickly banished by William's urgent motioning. "Hear that?" Thanatos tilted his head to one side, and for sure he could hear something. It was... musical, almost. "Oh, no. . ." Looking at William, he quickly followed his gaze to see what he was looking at.
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Shadowseldil
Redeemed Darkness
(((Okay, time to get moving)))
Melody nodded to the two refugees. "Good to meet you. Sorry the circumstances could not be better. I'll get you to safety, though. We--" She paused and held up her hand. Quietly, with her other hand, she raised a finger to her lips. In the stillness, everyone could hear a clattering above them. Keith guessed that the soulless were there. He bit his lower lip.
Melody lowered her mask and put her finger over the mask's mouth to show she wanted silence still. Everyone was motionless. It was a tense couple of minutes; Keith began to sweat, a cold sweat that gave him shivers.
At last, although it was only few minutes since the ordeal started, a female voice came muffled through the ceiling. "Not here either," it said.
"Melissa," Melody breathed, but it was soft enough that maybe no one would have heard. Keith did not.
"Keep looking," the voice said again, "They must be here. Rather odd that Master Wei's old necklace should come online in Master Wei's old dojo, hmm? And with the latest one coming up, too. I wonder if another keeper got here first."
"They're on the ground," Melody whispered to the company, "Let's get moving. Quietly, though, but as quickly as we dare."
She came over and gave a hand to Alex, and was surprised to see Keith doing the same. "What are you doing?" She said a little accusingly.
"I was going to help him, what with his leg and all," Keith said, a little dejected, "but if you don't need me--"
"Get that shoulder," she said to him, although less then in a friendly voice. Keith offered his arm to Alex once more.
Melody nodded to the two refugees. "Good to meet you. Sorry the circumstances could not be better. I'll get you to safety, though. We--" She paused and held up her hand. Quietly, with her other hand, she raised a finger to her lips. In the stillness, everyone could hear a clattering above them. Keith guessed that the soulless were there. He bit his lower lip.
Melody lowered her mask and put her finger over the mask's mouth to show she wanted silence still. Everyone was motionless. It was a tense couple of minutes; Keith began to sweat, a cold sweat that gave him shivers.
At last, although it was only few minutes since the ordeal started, a female voice came muffled through the ceiling. "Not here either," it said.
"Melissa," Melody breathed, but it was soft enough that maybe no one would have heard. Keith did not.
"Keep looking," the voice said again, "They must be here. Rather odd that Master Wei's old necklace should come online in Master Wei's old dojo, hmm? And with the latest one coming up, too. I wonder if another keeper got here first."
"They're on the ground," Melody whispered to the company, "Let's get moving. Quietly, though, but as quickly as we dare."
She came over and gave a hand to Alex, and was surprised to see Keith doing the same. "What are you doing?" She said a little accusingly.
"I was going to help him, what with his leg and all," Keith said, a little dejected, "but if you don't need me--"
"Get that shoulder," she said to him, although less then in a friendly voice. Keith offered his arm to Alex once more.
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Shadowseldil
Redeemed Darkness
(((Mutiny! Hijacking! Good fun!)))
Melody led the group through the tunnel down through dark passages. It was all paved with stones of various shapes, but they were generally even, as if they had been sheered off. It was damp, most of the way, with moss and fungi growing along the walls, in the corners, and even carpeting the floor in some places. Keith noticed some of stones were cracking, and between the crevices dark, rich earth was peeking through. Most of the stones were wet and slippery, and it was not just once that Keith slipped on the stones.
"Watch it," Melody chided as she helped Alex along, "It will be a lot harder if I drop the torch."
"Sorry," Keith said, looking away.
After about ten or fifteen minutes of walking, they came to a waterfall. It was not terribly big, but the even steps of the tunnel ended and the rough terrain of natural rocks began. They had to file out of the tunnel single file, which came difficult to transporting Alex.
"My cruiser is just around the corner," Melody said, "I'm going to go get it. Think you can handle him, boy?"
"I'll be fine," Keith said, adjusting his position to take more of Alex's weight.
"Okay, I'll get it started. It'll be a tight fit, with all of us, but we should all make it." She led the way, moving ahead of the others but not too far. Before long, they saw a small jet-like vehicle. There was something like a green tarpaulin over it. When she uncovered it, it revealed to be was smaller than a jet, with shorter wings and no tail. The cockpit has three seats in it, each as wide as a person. Melody hopped into the front and punched a few buttons. The vehicle made a low pitched whine, and bobbed a few inches off the ground.
"We're all going to fit into that?" Keith asked.
"Hmm, you're right. You wait here for the soulless, the rest of us should be able to fit better without you."
"Okay, point made." Keith had the feeling that Melody did not like him very much.
They all climbed in, uncomfortably, but not painfully. "Alright, hold on," Melody said as the cockpit closed. The cruiser shot in the air quickly. Keith, who was sitting underneath someone, groaned at the sudden gain of weight. Once the vehicle cleared the trees, it shot off at a pace just as rapidly.
"Well everyone," Melody began, "Welco--" She stopped as a shadow fell over the cockpit. It was the large ship that was chasing them!
"Hold on!" She shouted as the ship darted to the left. Several alarms were going off. Something exploded behind them. The ship dipped suddenly. The shaking felt like an earthquake.
"Come on, come on!" Melody shouted as they banked and rolled.
Keith knew this was it. It was one of those moments.
~~~
He had been wandering in the woods now for... a while, who knows how long? Weeks, months, maybe years? He had nothing to do but wander. There was nothing else.
It was dark. It had been dark now for... a while. Weeks, months, no... nights did not last that long. Or did they? It certainly felt like they had.
What did it matter, anyway? Everything was gone: the sheep, the house, his family, everything.
Keith never even heard the howl in the distance.
There was nothing left for him. Nothing left, but wandering.
He did not hear the responding howls, coming ever nearer.
Nothing. No food, no water, nothing. Nothing left. Nothing left.
Keith raised his spinning head as wolves came into sight. A hungry pack of wolves had all but cornered him.
Nothing left. Nothing left.
They approached him ready to pounce.
Nothing. Nothing. Nothing.
An odd light shone from his neck, although to be fair, light is not the right word. It was more anti-light. It shone brightly in the darkness, casting strange colours about him.
Nothing. Nothing. Nothing.
Then, he was gone. So was the forest. Everything was gone. It was a world of blackness. The wolves sniffed about, trying to understand what was happening. The forest, their sense of touch and smell told them, was still there. But their sight and hearing said it had vanished. Swallowed up in darkness and silence.
Keith, however, could see both worlds. He could see the forest, the wolves snuffling about, everything still there, but he could also see the world of nothing, the world he had willed into existence, the world, he surmised, the wolves were sniffing about in.
The shock of it stirred the survival instincts of his mind. This would be the only chance to escape bellies of hungry wolves. He bolted as fast as he could.
The wolves, though, were not long after him. They caught his scent and were pursuing, carefully, but Keith could see them behind him, and he knew that it would take more than darkness to stop the wolves. What would really do was some fire. If he could start a fire...
Suddenly all about him, the woods burst into flames. And yet, he could see that they were still perfectly fine, unchanged.
The wolves, however, did not see that. Understand, from the wolves' perspectives, they were going from being blind and deaf to instantly in the middle of a raging inferno. They yelped and bolted away from the fire. Clearly this meal was not worth the effort.
Keith looked down at the glow, coming from the necklace he was given. It took a little thought, but he soon figured out exactly what had happened.
~~~
Now it was one of those moments. There was nothing left. Nothing but the necklace. He gripped it in his hand the best he could manage. It helped him concentrate.
He wanted there to be another ship. Another ship that would go a different direction. And not this ship. But what would Melody see? She couldn't fly if she couldn't see the plane. No, a world with another ship that would go another direction, but his friends could still see this one. But would that trick whatever radar or whatever else that might be tracking them? Probably not. No, he wanted a world where there would be another ship, with his friends seeing this ship, and all the instruments tracking them would track the other ship as well.
The necklace glowed.
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"Captain Melissa," one of the soldiers watching the terminals said, "It looks like they are landing."
"Maybe they took damage," she said plainly, "Follow them down. I'll handle them myself."
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"They're dropping off," Melody said as she looked at her instruments and pulled the cruiser higher. "I don't-- What the--"
She saw, as she looked out the cockpit window, a second ship, her ship, descending into the plains below them. She checked her instruments. Sure enough, there was another ship, at least that's what her instruments said. But where had it come from, and whose ship was it. She tried to look at it over her shoulder, but noticed Keith, if barely, eyes closed, an odd glow coming from his hand. So, this was his doing. She smirked; maybe he was not worthless after all. He was still a wimp, though.
In a few breathless moments, the massive ship was on the ground. Melody pushed the vehicle harder, and it was not long before they were out of sight. Melody sighed loudly, "We lost them!"
Keith smiled and quickly dropped his necklace.
"Congratulations, everyone," Melody said joyfully, "You've all just survived your first encounter with the Conquerors. You'll learn more about them later. For now, let me be the first to welcome you to the Resistance. You'll learn more about that later too."
It was a relatively quiet rest of the trip, although it was a short trip. Soon they were landing in a mountainous region.
"Welcome to New Canaan," she said as the vehicle landed gently on a landing pad. The cockpit opened and she climbed out, and held out her hands to help the others out. "Hey, General!" she shouted, "Newcomers!"
(((If you object to anything that has happened, like you wanted someone to get left behind, or whatever, let me know and we can edit it in. From this point on, we are all the GMs, so do whatever you want. If someone wants to play the general, feel free. Here's to a good mutiny!)))
Melody led the group through the tunnel down through dark passages. It was all paved with stones of various shapes, but they were generally even, as if they had been sheered off. It was damp, most of the way, with moss and fungi growing along the walls, in the corners, and even carpeting the floor in some places. Keith noticed some of stones were cracking, and between the crevices dark, rich earth was peeking through. Most of the stones were wet and slippery, and it was not just once that Keith slipped on the stones.
"Watch it," Melody chided as she helped Alex along, "It will be a lot harder if I drop the torch."
"Sorry," Keith said, looking away.
After about ten or fifteen minutes of walking, they came to a waterfall. It was not terribly big, but the even steps of the tunnel ended and the rough terrain of natural rocks began. They had to file out of the tunnel single file, which came difficult to transporting Alex.
"My cruiser is just around the corner," Melody said, "I'm going to go get it. Think you can handle him, boy?"
"I'll be fine," Keith said, adjusting his position to take more of Alex's weight.
"Okay, I'll get it started. It'll be a tight fit, with all of us, but we should all make it." She led the way, moving ahead of the others but not too far. Before long, they saw a small jet-like vehicle. There was something like a green tarpaulin over it. When she uncovered it, it revealed to be was smaller than a jet, with shorter wings and no tail. The cockpit has three seats in it, each as wide as a person. Melody hopped into the front and punched a few buttons. The vehicle made a low pitched whine, and bobbed a few inches off the ground.
"We're all going to fit into that?" Keith asked.
"Hmm, you're right. You wait here for the soulless, the rest of us should be able to fit better without you."
"Okay, point made." Keith had the feeling that Melody did not like him very much.
They all climbed in, uncomfortably, but not painfully. "Alright, hold on," Melody said as the cockpit closed. The cruiser shot in the air quickly. Keith, who was sitting underneath someone, groaned at the sudden gain of weight. Once the vehicle cleared the trees, it shot off at a pace just as rapidly.
"Well everyone," Melody began, "Welco--" She stopped as a shadow fell over the cockpit. It was the large ship that was chasing them!
"Hold on!" She shouted as the ship darted to the left. Several alarms were going off. Something exploded behind them. The ship dipped suddenly. The shaking felt like an earthquake.
"Come on, come on!" Melody shouted as they banked and rolled.
Keith knew this was it. It was one of those moments.
~~~
He had been wandering in the woods now for... a while, who knows how long? Weeks, months, maybe years? He had nothing to do but wander. There was nothing else.
It was dark. It had been dark now for... a while. Weeks, months, no... nights did not last that long. Or did they? It certainly felt like they had.
What did it matter, anyway? Everything was gone: the sheep, the house, his family, everything.
Keith never even heard the howl in the distance.
There was nothing left for him. Nothing left, but wandering.
He did not hear the responding howls, coming ever nearer.
Nothing. No food, no water, nothing. Nothing left. Nothing left.
Keith raised his spinning head as wolves came into sight. A hungry pack of wolves had all but cornered him.
Nothing left. Nothing left.
They approached him ready to pounce.
Nothing. Nothing. Nothing.
An odd light shone from his neck, although to be fair, light is not the right word. It was more anti-light. It shone brightly in the darkness, casting strange colours about him.
Nothing. Nothing. Nothing.
Then, he was gone. So was the forest. Everything was gone. It was a world of blackness. The wolves sniffed about, trying to understand what was happening. The forest, their sense of touch and smell told them, was still there. But their sight and hearing said it had vanished. Swallowed up in darkness and silence.
Keith, however, could see both worlds. He could see the forest, the wolves snuffling about, everything still there, but he could also see the world of nothing, the world he had willed into existence, the world, he surmised, the wolves were sniffing about in.
The shock of it stirred the survival instincts of his mind. This would be the only chance to escape bellies of hungry wolves. He bolted as fast as he could.
The wolves, though, were not long after him. They caught his scent and were pursuing, carefully, but Keith could see them behind him, and he knew that it would take more than darkness to stop the wolves. What would really do was some fire. If he could start a fire...
Suddenly all about him, the woods burst into flames. And yet, he could see that they were still perfectly fine, unchanged.
The wolves, however, did not see that. Understand, from the wolves' perspectives, they were going from being blind and deaf to instantly in the middle of a raging inferno. They yelped and bolted away from the fire. Clearly this meal was not worth the effort.
Keith looked down at the glow, coming from the necklace he was given. It took a little thought, but he soon figured out exactly what had happened.
~~~
Now it was one of those moments. There was nothing left. Nothing but the necklace. He gripped it in his hand the best he could manage. It helped him concentrate.
He wanted there to be another ship. Another ship that would go a different direction. And not this ship. But what would Melody see? She couldn't fly if she couldn't see the plane. No, a world with another ship that would go another direction, but his friends could still see this one. But would that trick whatever radar or whatever else that might be tracking them? Probably not. No, he wanted a world where there would be another ship, with his friends seeing this ship, and all the instruments tracking them would track the other ship as well.
The necklace glowed.
---
"Captain Melissa," one of the soldiers watching the terminals said, "It looks like they are landing."
"Maybe they took damage," she said plainly, "Follow them down. I'll handle them myself."
---
"They're dropping off," Melody said as she looked at her instruments and pulled the cruiser higher. "I don't-- What the--"
She saw, as she looked out the cockpit window, a second ship, her ship, descending into the plains below them. She checked her instruments. Sure enough, there was another ship, at least that's what her instruments said. But where had it come from, and whose ship was it. She tried to look at it over her shoulder, but noticed Keith, if barely, eyes closed, an odd glow coming from his hand. So, this was his doing. She smirked; maybe he was not worthless after all. He was still a wimp, though.
In a few breathless moments, the massive ship was on the ground. Melody pushed the vehicle harder, and it was not long before they were out of sight. Melody sighed loudly, "We lost them!"
Keith smiled and quickly dropped his necklace.
"Congratulations, everyone," Melody said joyfully, "You've all just survived your first encounter with the Conquerors. You'll learn more about them later. For now, let me be the first to welcome you to the Resistance. You'll learn more about that later too."
It was a relatively quiet rest of the trip, although it was a short trip. Soon they were landing in a mountainous region.
"Welcome to New Canaan," she said as the vehicle landed gently on a landing pad. The cockpit opened and she climbed out, and held out her hands to help the others out. "Hey, General!" she shouted, "Newcomers!"
(((If you object to anything that has happened, like you wanted someone to get left behind, or whatever, let me know and we can edit it in. From this point on, we are all the GMs, so do whatever you want. If someone wants to play the general, feel free. Here's to a good mutiny!)))
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rawkintheworld
Rocker!
((( Im gonna jump in! I love RPG's and I rock at em!)))
Cory looked around in his little hut.
He and his sister are living inside an old, hut they built out of sticks and weeds.
"Good morning Cory." Sharie, my sister said.
"Mornin."
"Whats for breakfast today?" she asks.
"Lemme check."
Cory picked up his little papyrus tablet.
"Looks like Wolf meat today. I'll be right back with breakfast."
Cory picked up his spear.
He pushed aside the door of leaves, and walked out into the hot sun.
It was about 90 degrees he estimated.
Cory slipped into the mountain trail he had made.
Walking along it, he could hear other animals fighting, and howling.
This was a very savage place he lived in.
He kept wondering if anyone else lived on this world.
He had only been to a couple parts all his life.
His mother had died from Jaguars, and his father dissapeared saying he had some special power or something.
Cory thought his dad went mad.
He finally found two Wolves sleeping.
"Nice, a double package." He whispered.
He was an exellent hunter.
He made sure they were both in range of each other, and, silent as a mouse, he jabbed it through both Wolves, as they let out a yelp.
"Mmmmm tasty." He licked his lips and hauled the carcasses over his back.
Cory looked around in his little hut.
He and his sister are living inside an old, hut they built out of sticks and weeds.
"Good morning Cory." Sharie, my sister said.
"Mornin."
"Whats for breakfast today?" she asks.
"Lemme check."
Cory picked up his little papyrus tablet.
"Looks like Wolf meat today. I'll be right back with breakfast."
Cory picked up his spear.
He pushed aside the door of leaves, and walked out into the hot sun.
It was about 90 degrees he estimated.
Cory slipped into the mountain trail he had made.
Walking along it, he could hear other animals fighting, and howling.
This was a very savage place he lived in.
He kept wondering if anyone else lived on this world.
He had only been to a couple parts all his life.
His mother had died from Jaguars, and his father dissapeared saying he had some special power or something.
Cory thought his dad went mad.
He finally found two Wolves sleeping.
"Nice, a double package." He whispered.
He was an exellent hunter.
He made sure they were both in range of each other, and, silent as a mouse, he jabbed it through both Wolves, as they let out a yelp.
"Mmmmm tasty." He licked his lips and hauled the carcasses over his back.
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Big Al545
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((Here here! Due to school being back in, my posts may be limited, but I shall try.))
After the ordeal with the Conqueror's, Alex and Mathias were in no mood to meet with them anytime soon. Alex was glad to get out of the tightly cramped ship, the pain in his leg was starting to worsen, and he feared that if he didn't get it look at soon, his infection could get serious.
As Mathias helped Alex off the ship, Mathias was thinking about many things in his mind. He pondered how this all started, he questioned why he had to search for the boy near the stream, and he thought about the strange powers some of the others had.
~~~~~~
After everybody had left the ship. Alex limped over towards Melody.
"Hey...Can we talk about something?"
Alex stared at Melody and then spoke quietly.
"I think me and Mathias have two other necklaces..."
After the ordeal with the Conqueror's, Alex and Mathias were in no mood to meet with them anytime soon. Alex was glad to get out of the tightly cramped ship, the pain in his leg was starting to worsen, and he feared that if he didn't get it look at soon, his infection could get serious.
As Mathias helped Alex off the ship, Mathias was thinking about many things in his mind. He pondered how this all started, he questioned why he had to search for the boy near the stream, and he thought about the strange powers some of the others had.
~~~~~~
After everybody had left the ship. Alex limped over towards Melody.
"Hey...Can we talk about something?"
Alex stared at Melody and then spoke quietly.
"I think me and Mathias have two other necklaces..."
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Shadowseldil
Redeemed Darkness
(((Time to work a bit on the villain's side)))
Melody looked at Alex with shock. Then, she regained her controlled demenour, and said, "You can explain later. Right now, we need to get you to a doctor. Hey, Ronnie,"
A portly man who was passing by, wearing plain clothing and a set of headphones, stopped when Melody yelled and came over. "Yeah Melody? Hey, welcome to New Canaan," he added to Alex.
"Later, Ronnie. Get this guy to the infirmary. His leg needs immediate attention."
"Got it. Can you walk alright? It's not far, but I can get a wheelchair for you. We happen to find one about a week ago."
"I'll leave it to you, Ronnie. I'll check on you later, Alex, and you can brief me then."
Coming to Keith, Melody grabbed him roughly by the shirt.
"Hey, wha--" Keith began.
"I don't know what you did back there, boy," Melody growled, "But it was uncalled for. I had it handled. I want an explanation now."
"I just... used my necklace. I didn't know we weren't supposed to."
"It was careless and reckless," Melody chided, "I--"
"Is that how we treat newcomers, em, hey?"
Melody dropped Keith, causing him to fall backward and land on his [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]. She saluted to an older man in a smock. "General, sir. I was just rebuking Keith on his careless use of his necklace."
"Really? What, hm, did he do that was so reckless?"
"Well, he--"
"And since when do you chide someone for being reckless, hey? As I recall, weren't you the one who did, em, that thing with the flagpole?"
Melody visibly blushed. "That was.. that..."
"Was reckless, hm, as I recall."
"Yes, General."
"Now, Keith is it, em, hey? You appear to be injured. Come, I will take you down to the infirmary. Melody, you can, herm, brief me on Keith's, em, 'reckless' behavior later, eh?"
"Yes, sir."
"Good. Now go get some rest. You've had a busy night, and you could use some sleep, hey."
---
"We'll need to report this," Melissa said as she re-boarded the cruiser, "Well played, Melody, well played." She strolled over to a console and raised a transmission frequency.
"Melissa," a calm, relaxing baritone said, "What is there to report?"
"The new necklace escaped. We also found Master Wei's necklace came online, but that one also got away. Melody Bringsley was involved."
"Indeed," the voice replied calmly, "How?"
"We followed her ship, and shot it down, but when we surrounded it, it suddenly vanished."
"It became invisible?"
"No, it just disappeared. It was nowhere on our radar."
"Teleported, maybe?"
"I don't know. It wasn't anywhere on our radars."
"How did it disappear?"
"It sort of just... faded away."
"Like a mirage?"
"Sort of, yeah."
"Hmm... it could be either six or eleven, but it is a pity that Master Wei's escaped us once more. It will be difficult to acquire that one."
"At least we know the weaknesses of it."
"Yes. No matter, we will get them later. Round up the others Conquerors. I will wish to speak with them in person."
"Yes, sir, we'll get their coordinates. Melissa out."
"Get us in the air now," Melissa barked. "If we're not back to base with the commanders in two hours, I will be most unhappy. Anyone who fouls up deals with me personally."
Several crewmen shuddered as the cruiser rose into the air.
Melody looked at Alex with shock. Then, she regained her controlled demenour, and said, "You can explain later. Right now, we need to get you to a doctor. Hey, Ronnie,"
A portly man who was passing by, wearing plain clothing and a set of headphones, stopped when Melody yelled and came over. "Yeah Melody? Hey, welcome to New Canaan," he added to Alex.
"Later, Ronnie. Get this guy to the infirmary. His leg needs immediate attention."
"Got it. Can you walk alright? It's not far, but I can get a wheelchair for you. We happen to find one about a week ago."
"I'll leave it to you, Ronnie. I'll check on you later, Alex, and you can brief me then."
Coming to Keith, Melody grabbed him roughly by the shirt.
"Hey, wha--" Keith began.
"I don't know what you did back there, boy," Melody growled, "But it was uncalled for. I had it handled. I want an explanation now."
"I just... used my necklace. I didn't know we weren't supposed to."
"It was careless and reckless," Melody chided, "I--"
"Is that how we treat newcomers, em, hey?"
Melody dropped Keith, causing him to fall backward and land on his [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]. She saluted to an older man in a smock. "General, sir. I was just rebuking Keith on his careless use of his necklace."
"Really? What, hm, did he do that was so reckless?"
"Well, he--"
"And since when do you chide someone for being reckless, hey? As I recall, weren't you the one who did, em, that thing with the flagpole?"
Melody visibly blushed. "That was.. that..."
"Was reckless, hm, as I recall."
"Yes, General."
"Now, Keith is it, em, hey? You appear to be injured. Come, I will take you down to the infirmary. Melody, you can, herm, brief me on Keith's, em, 'reckless' behavior later, eh?"
"Yes, sir."
"Good. Now go get some rest. You've had a busy night, and you could use some sleep, hey."
---
"We'll need to report this," Melissa said as she re-boarded the cruiser, "Well played, Melody, well played." She strolled over to a console and raised a transmission frequency.
"Melissa," a calm, relaxing baritone said, "What is there to report?"
"The new necklace escaped. We also found Master Wei's necklace came online, but that one also got away. Melody Bringsley was involved."
"Indeed," the voice replied calmly, "How?"
"We followed her ship, and shot it down, but when we surrounded it, it suddenly vanished."
"It became invisible?"
"No, it just disappeared. It was nowhere on our radar."
"Teleported, maybe?"
"I don't know. It wasn't anywhere on our radars."
"How did it disappear?"
"It sort of just... faded away."
"Like a mirage?"
"Sort of, yeah."
"Hmm... it could be either six or eleven, but it is a pity that Master Wei's escaped us once more. It will be difficult to acquire that one."
"At least we know the weaknesses of it."
"Yes. No matter, we will get them later. Round up the others Conquerors. I will wish to speak with them in person."
"Yes, sir, we'll get their coordinates. Melissa out."
"Get us in the air now," Melissa barked. "If we're not back to base with the commanders in two hours, I will be most unhappy. Anyone who fouls up deals with me personally."
Several crewmen shuddered as the cruiser rose into the air.
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Big Al545
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Alex shook his head at Ronnie's request.
"No, no. I can make it."
Alex had never been good at accepting help easily, he always wanted to seem like the stronger man.
"So, your names Ronnie? I'm Alex."
As Alex walked along with Ronnie, he thought about the necklaces.
'Were they even the necklaces?' thought Alex.
"So how did you end up here? My story is a pretty weird one, you might never hear one of them like that again."
~~~~~
Mathias watched as Melody went over to Keith and practically strangled him.
I wonder what he did...Maybe it was something that he said, I hope she doesn't do that to me next.
He noticed that when an older man came over and talked to her, she immediately showed respect.
He must be in charge.
Mathias started walking around the camp. Looking and examining things, he noticed that this looked a lot like a camp that he and Alex would see in old time war movies. The refugee's would make a camp that looked like this and hold their own against the enemies.
He hoped that wouldn't be the case, Mathias was definitely not a fighter, and he didn't want to be. He had tried that many times against Alex. When they were younger they'd wrestle each other until they couldn't move. Alex always won. He was bigger, stronger, and faster than Mathias. Mathias was smarter and a quick thinker, not a fighter.
"No, no. I can make it."
Alex had never been good at accepting help easily, he always wanted to seem like the stronger man.
"So, your names Ronnie? I'm Alex."
As Alex walked along with Ronnie, he thought about the necklaces.
'Were they even the necklaces?' thought Alex.
"So how did you end up here? My story is a pretty weird one, you might never hear one of them like that again."
~~~~~
Mathias watched as Melody went over to Keith and practically strangled him.
I wonder what he did...Maybe it was something that he said, I hope she doesn't do that to me next.
He noticed that when an older man came over and talked to her, she immediately showed respect.
He must be in charge.
Mathias started walking around the camp. Looking and examining things, he noticed that this looked a lot like a camp that he and Alex would see in old time war movies. The refugee's would make a camp that looked like this and hold their own against the enemies.
He hoped that wouldn't be the case, Mathias was definitely not a fighter, and he didn't want to be. He had tried that many times against Alex. When they were younger they'd wrestle each other until they couldn't move. Alex always won. He was bigger, stronger, and faster than Mathias. Mathias was smarter and a quick thinker, not a fighter.
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Amy Jackson had woken up, as she had every day since her fight, Bound and determined to get stronger and stronger until she could defeat the Scientists. Her mornings started out with physical training, which included practice with her bow and dagger. That afternoon she had decided to try long range teleportation, a trick she had discovered while she wished to get away. There were a few places she tried before she accidentally stumbled upon a camp.
She always transported while she was invisible. originally, she couldn't, but her training had allowed her to eventually use her powers simultaneously. She'd arrived with a slight pop. Not knowing who the people she saw in the camp were, she decided to observe them. If they were the scientists, she would just teleport back to the house. Mercifully, as she watched she gathered enough information so that she relaxed. These weren't the scientists. Now she could act like she'd just gotten there and be friendly. She walked far enough so where she couldn't see the camp anymore, and to where she was out of ear shot before stopping and releasing her invisibility before she walked back, acting like she was lost.
She always transported while she was invisible. originally, she couldn't, but her training had allowed her to eventually use her powers simultaneously. She'd arrived with a slight pop. Not knowing who the people she saw in the camp were, she decided to observe them. If they were the scientists, she would just teleport back to the house. Mercifully, as she watched she gathered enough information so that she relaxed. These weren't the scientists. Now she could act like she'd just gotten there and be friendly. She walked far enough so where she couldn't see the camp anymore, and to where she was out of ear shot before stopping and releasing her invisibility before she walked back, acting like she was lost.
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LUColt27
The hottest thing since sunburn
((Wow, I almost forgot about this. Ok, I'll pick up here and try to get back into character.))
Blake looked around after they had arrived back at the camp. He saw no familiar faces beyond his companions', but felt that since they were here, and since Melody obviously knew her way around, he figured that they were reasonably safe. New Canaan, huh? he mused, Well, if nothing else, I can try to figure out how to use this necklace here, though I should probably ask somebody first.
He thought about asking Melody how to use the necklace, but decided against it, seeing her reaction to Keith's ability. Instead, he turned and asked, "Hey, is there a way to get something to eat here? It feels like I haven't eaten in a few days."
Blake looked around after they had arrived back at the camp. He saw no familiar faces beyond his companions', but felt that since they were here, and since Melody obviously knew her way around, he figured that they were reasonably safe. New Canaan, huh? he mused, Well, if nothing else, I can try to figure out how to use this necklace here, though I should probably ask somebody first.
He thought about asking Melody how to use the necklace, but decided against it, seeing her reaction to Keith's ability. Instead, he turned and asked, "Hey, is there a way to get something to eat here? It feels like I haven't eaten in a few days."
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Shadowseldil
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As Melody walked away, a little deflated, the general turned to face Blake as he aided Keith. "Ah, hm, yes," he said to the newcomer, "Follow me, hey. The cafeteria is down, em, this way, herm. What was your name again?"
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LUColt27
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"My name is Blake, sir. I met Melody and Keith at an abandoned training hall where I got this necklace," he said, showing the general the chain with the symbol at the end as they walked towards the cafeteria. "We were somehow located and tracked, and tried to escape, but in any case, Keith got us here."
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Shadowseldil
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Keith looked at Blake. "I think you're mistaken, Blake," Keith said simply. "I didn't do anything. It was Melody that flew us here."
"Now, now, Keith, hey, No need to, hm, hide secrets around here, eh? We're all friends and, em, allies. You wear a necklace, just like Melody, hm. I know very much about them, hey. Come, I will tell you, herm, both more about them."
"Halt!" came a cry from they far end of the camp. "Intruder!" went the alarm.
Ignoring the general's help, Keith rushed toward the commotion. He could see, from where he was, that several people were pointing what appeared to be guns at a person, but he could not see more than that. He could also see that more people were coming.
"Now, now, Keith, hey, No need to, hm, hide secrets around here, eh? We're all friends and, em, allies. You wear a necklace, just like Melody, hm. I know very much about them, hey. Come, I will tell you, herm, both more about them."
"Halt!" came a cry from they far end of the camp. "Intruder!" went the alarm.
Ignoring the general's help, Keith rushed toward the commotion. He could see, from where he was, that several people were pointing what appeared to be guns at a person, but he could not see more than that. He could also see that more people were coming.
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