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We're the Enemy?! Battle on the Flooding Night!!
“We’re the Enemy?! Battle on the Flooding Night!!”
Part 4
An
RP between Shirokku-D and eshonen
Marius: What now...?
Annaliese: Um... it's creeping me out...
Claire: *gently grasps Annaliese's hand and smiles at her in a reassuring way*
Ashuro: This place...it reminds me of the time just before Planet Gremyx was destroyed...
Annaliese: Th-Thank you, I'm not quite used to be a leader...
Marius: Gremyx?
Ashuro: It was one of the 64 planets that Pyro destroyed. The sky was just like this at that time...in fact...*looks around the area in greater detail* No way...this...this IS Planet Gremyx!
???: Not exactly...
*Looking ahead, everybody sees a familiar face; Angel Nitori.*
Marius: Angel?? What are you doing here?
Damon: ....Marius, get away from her!
Marius: ...Huh?
Angel: What you see before you is the Planet Gremyx from your memories. Your friends are experiencing the same exact thing right now; each of them are at a location where they have had some of their worse memories.
Ashuro: I remember that things were bad for me when I was here, but this isn't the place where I had my worse memory.
Angel: This was nothing more than an example for explanation purposes *raises her left arm and points at Annaliese* if you want to get to Pyro, you're going to have to go through me first *pointer finger sparks with E-nergy* but before that, let's head to the real battlefield.
*A bolt of E-nergy shoots out of Angel's finger and hits Annaliese directly in her forehead. The moment it does, Annaliese doesn't feel any pain, but she sees many of her memories flashing before her eyes at a rapid pace. After closing her eyes and shaking her head to regain her senses, she slowly opens her eyes and takes a look around. The sky is still very stormy looking but the entire area looks very familiar.*
Claire: *recognizes the area from one of Annaliese's memories that she saw when she first formed a Solnar Unity bond with her* wait, isn't this Ogama City?
Annaliese: ......?!! Is this Boot Camp?!
Claire: ...no, I don't think so...
*Marius, Damon and Unishau each experience a feeling of deja vu; this stormy weather felt incredibly familiar to them. Lightning flashes in the sky as the wind increases in both speed and power. A newspaper that had gotten caught up in the breeze flies right into Annaliese's face; it was a fresh one that looked as if it was printed that very day. The main article was about the very unusual weather that the city was experiencing and talk about a possible evacuation if the conditions continued to worsen. But the biggest clue she saw was the date; this was the day when her situation went from terrible to that of being cursed. This was the day when Ogama City experienced that devastating flood.*
Annaliese: Noo... Nooo!!
Marius: Oooooh, F***! O_O;
Damon: !!
Oriyame: I didn't know it was a flood in this city.
Unishua: We need to get to somewhere high, fast!
*Everybody dashes off in the direction of the mountains but unable to when all of them run into what seemed like an invisible wall.*
Ashuro: What the...! *throws a stretching punch forward that bounces off of an invisible barrier* No way! *uses his scan sight but doesn't see anything that could be preventing them from going forward* Lets see just how strong this barrier is then!
*Ashuro throws a barrage of stretching punches to the invisible barrier with great strength but makes no progress at all. When Claire begins to feel some pain in her head, she looks over at Annaliese and sees that she is thrashing about on the ground in pain with her hands clutching her head; she was suffering from a sudden headache that wasn't showing any signs of stopping. While Ashuro continues to attack the invisible barrier, everybody else worriedly crowds around Annaliese trying to figure out what they can do to ease her pain. After watching her for a few seconds, Claire figures out what was happening.*
Claire: ASHURO, STOP!!
Ashuro: *stops attacking the barrier* what is it? *sees Annaliese on the ground* OoO;; Anna!
*Everybody watches as Annaliese stops thrashing about in pain and then gets up slowly as if nothing had happened at all.*
Angel: It looks as if you've figured it out, huh?
*Everybody looks up and sees Angel standing behind them all.*
Angel: But then again, I'd expect nothing less from one with Solnar blood.
*Marius and Annaliese look at Angel with confusion. Her voice sounded a lot different than before. It was as if another voice had mixed in with her normal one; a familiarly sinister one.*
Annaliese: *dizzy still* Oww... Ms. A-Angel? Are you o-okay?
Marius: Annaliese! Stay Back!
Annaliese: What, it's our friend Angel, right? Right?!
Marius: I see...That she's not what she seemed......
... (Is this what Angel was telling me about last time...?)Angel: ...Oh well, there's no point in dragging this out any longer than I already have.
*They had all definitely heard it that time; the voice they heard no longer belonged to the Angel Nitori they were all friends with. Suddenly, Angel doubles over in agonizing pain and falls to the ground unconscious as a giant amount of corrupted E-nergy leaves her body and takes on the form of their enemy, Pyro Darkesis.*
Pyro: Ta-da!
Well, how was my performance everybody? Ashuro: Pyro!
Pyro: Ah-ah-ah~
I wouldn't be too hasty if I was you~^w^ That is, unless you want your cute little girlfriend there to experience another one of those huge headaches. ^w^Marius: .... Rrr!
Pyro: Heh...
*feels something touching his left ankle and looks down*Angel: Pyro, you monster! *shakes weakly* Where's Lorenzo? What have you done to him you maniac?!
Pyro:
...RRRAAAAAAHH!! *kick Angel hard in her ribs and sends her crashing into the invisible wall, giving Annaliese a second bad headache* You wench... *walks over to Angel and places his foot on the back of her head and grinds the heel of his boot into it* DON'T...YOU...EVER...SAY THAT NAME iN FRONT OF ME EVER AGAiN!! Angel: TT_TT *cries weakly*
Marius: *hits him with the Shirokku-Syber* Leave Angel alone, A** wipe!!
Pyro: GAH!!
Angel: *quickly rolls out from under Pyro's foot*
*Marius holds him by the neck and ready to slice his head off, until...*
Ashuro: Marius, Wait!
*Marius stops but doesn't take his eyes off of Pyro.*
Ashuro: As much as I hate to admit it, you can't kill him just yet. One for the simple fact that this isn't the real Pyro; he's not going to put himself in direct danger like this.
Pyro: That's very true; and would you be so kind as to tell him the OTHER reason why he shouldn't?
Marius: ......
Annaliese: What, why?!
Ashuro: This fake Pyro is our only link back to the real world. If he's destroyed, we'll either be stuck here or we'll die; I don't know which.
Pyro: Bravo! You're absolutely right.
Marius: F***...
Annaliese: T^T *tears well up in her eyes* ...
Oriyame: Be Brave, little one...
Angel: *shakily gets back on her feet*
Pyro: Well, let's get down to business shall we? If you want to get out of here in one piece and waste you're remaining time trying to defeat me, you all must defeat... that which lies within each of you before you get swept away by the coming flood which is due to reach this spot in about...one hour from now. Angel will show you what I mean.
Angel: Grr...if I had the strength I'd see to it that YOU got swept away by this flood, you fox-faced troll! >_<
Pyro: Well the important thing is that "I" have the strength and "YOU" don't...at least not yet. Hope you don't mind if I put you to work while you're here *evaporates back into a cloud of corrupted E-nergy and goes back inside of Angel*
Angel: AAAAAHHHHHHHH!! *struggling to resist being controlled* Marius, oww... Annaliese, you're going to have to either knock me out or make me use up all of this bad E-nergy inside of me. When that happens you'll be able to escape! YEAAAAARGH!! I'm sorry everybody, I can't hold back any longer; whatever happens, stay alive and keep fighting! *stops moving*
Claire: ...Angel...
Angel: ... *a glowing "N" tattoo appears on Angel's face then she takes on a battle stance*
Marius: No...
Annaliese: Angel!! ToT
Marius: C'mon! Fight it! Angel, remember!
*Angel gathers a large amount of E-nergy in her hands and shoots it all into the sky, causing it to rain for only 9 seconds*
Claire:
...okay...Marius: .....?
Annaliese: Angel...T^T
Angel: *raises both of her arms in the air and uses Water E-nergy to pull all of the rain water that had fallen on Annaliese and her team towards her.*
Ashuro: ... *takes on a defensive stance*
*The extracted water turns black in color before taking on the form of eight flesh and blood bodied individuals; they were exact copies of Annaliese, Claire, Marius, Ashuro, Damon, Saturn, Oriyame and Unishau who each had a glowing "N" tattoo on their foreheads.*
Clones: ... *fiercely glares at the group, emanating a very negative aura*
Marius: What the f***?!
Annaliese: ToT Mommy!!
Oriyame: *make a fight stance*
Damon: *ready to fight*
Saturn: What in the--?
N Annaliese: *scoffs* Pathetic.
N Damon: Failure for life...
N Oriyame: ...you're STiLL too weak.
N Claire: Die...just do the world a favor and die.
N Marius: ... *nods at Marius*
N Ashuro: ... *nods at Ashuro*
Ashuro: Oh...so this is the "that which lies within" that Pyro was talking about; the negative part of ourselves.
Annaliese: T^T I'm n-not!
Damon: So you mean yourself as well...?
Oriyame:
...!!Marius: We'll see about that, faker! >: D
N Marius: Faker? You don't seem to fully get it just yet, butthead. I AM you; the same goes for the rest of you as well.
Marius: Fine by me...
Annaliese: T^T
N Annaliese: If you're going to start snivelling like that... *face becomes scary-looking* ...I'll just have to give you something to snivel about.
Ashuro: That face...
*Annaliese looks at her duplicate and is completely speechless; she was seeing exactly what she looked like whenever she entered Snapped Mode.*
Annaliese: ...No...it's my Bad girl side...T^T
N Annaliese: It feels SO good to finally be free. Once I get out of here I'm going to find every single one of those wretched people who ruined my life and make them experience everything they put me through!
...and I'm gonna start with "them." I'll finish the job that your annoying cat friend got in the way of last time! Annaliese: *gasps*
B-but you can't!! And Ashuro is NOT and I mean NOT Annoying!! N Annaliese: Well, your mother...
*Before N Annaliese could finish her insult, Annaliese is suddenly right in front her. She has no time to dodge and is forced to block a powerfully painful punch with her arms.*
N Annaliese: OW!!
Ashuro: That's the bell guys; let's go! *charges towards the group of enemies*
Annaliese: DON'T SAY NOTHING ABOUT MY MOMMY!! *tackle her down*
*N Ashuro tries to attack Annaliese but is stopped by Ashuro when he delivers a stretching punch to his stomach. Seeing that the battle had officially begun, both sides rushed to the center to fight their doubles. Marius dashes to N Marius with a Shirokku Uppercut; N Marius does an uppercut as well, with a laser finger that stabbed right through Marius*
Marius: Uggh!! >_<
Damon: Marius!
Claire: Mint Kiss! *kisses her hand and blows a lips-shaped shot of energy that instantly heals Marius the moment it touches his body* Hehehe, now to g--
N Damon: *aims his gun at Claire and shoots her several times, smirking wickedly*
Claire: AAH! ... *laughs sneakily*
N Damon: O_O what the...?!
*Although the bullets definitely hit Claire, she is unhurt by them as they stick to her body.*
Claire: You know absolutely nothing about Nekofi; our bodies are like rubber, meaning... *inhales* BULLETS DON'T HURT US!
*Claire inflates herself, causing the bullets attached to her body to shoot out and hit N Damon.*
N Damon: ARGH! So the cats are bullet-proof...
Marius: *slashes N Marius*
N Marius: Jackass!!
You can't hurt me... *goes and slashes Claire's pants, exposing her butt, making him heal* Marius: ...Oh! I forgot!
Claire: *thinks for a bit* I know! *channels some E-nergy to her tail* Eclipse! *slaps N Marius in his face with her tail which cause his vision to dim until he can't see anything at all*
N Marius: Why you...! I can't see; what've you done to me?!
Claire: *wiggles her butt if front of him* it worked; go get him Marius!
Marius: *dashes* Yaah! *shirokku syber his head off* *makes a crazy laugh*
N. Marius: ..... ...... *grins*
Marius:
Annaliese: Yaaaaaaaaahhh!!
N Annaliese: Aww, sympathizing with you enemy? *punches Annaliese sending her to the ground* I'd worry more about myself if I were you right now!
N Marius: She's right, you know.
*Marius jumps back in mild surprise when the head of N Marius starts speaking*
N Marius: You buttheads REALLY don't get it! Have you truly realized what you're up against yet?
*Both the head and body of N Marius liquifies back into black water, gathers together then reforms again. N Marius is now whole again and moves around as if nothing had ever happened.*
N Oriyame: Your time is slowly running out; if you haven't figured out just how to defeat us by now then do us all a favor... *draws her sword* and DiE!! *charges at Oriyame*
Marius: ... Damn...
Annaliese: What... What??!
Damon: *notices a way*
*N Oriyame swings her sword wildly at Oriyame who manages to dodge and defend against each swing.*
N Annaliese: *picks Annaliese up by her left arm* some leader you are *points to all of her friends who are fighting their doubles* even after coming all of this way, you're still too afraid and timid to stand up for yourself *squeezes Annaliese's arm tightly* you have to rely on everybody else to fight for you! *grabs Annaliese's right arm and starts squeezing it tightly as well* the only way you could EVER be strong like Kevin and Ashuro is in your dreams! *squeezes Annaliese's arms so tight that they feel like they could break*
Ashuro: Anna-chan! *dashes over to Annaliese*
N Ashuro: *blocks Ashuro's path*
Ashuro: Out of my way! *attacks with a powerful stretching punch*
N Ashuro: *catches the punch, yanks Ashuro towards him and attacks with a powerful stretching kick that sends him flying back a few feet*
Ashuro: OW! ...I never knew I kicked THAT hard. >_O
Annaliese: Waaaaaaaahhh!! TToTT Noooo~! Leave him alone!!
N Annaliese: Kekekeke~! You're a disgrace of your own team!!
Annaliese: MY FRIENDS!! Don't huuuuurt them!! TToTT
N Annaliese: Still making the water works! Your mother and father were wrong about you! You can't EVER be loved!
*After that, Annaliese snapped*
Annaliese: *uses the E-energy that is from Claire, and maybe from Ashuro, and blasts N Annaliese off her* UWAAAAH!!
N Annaliese: ...What?! Uwaaaaaah! *takes critical damage* Guck!
Claire: And that's my cue.
*Claire turns into a shadow to return to Annaliese's body so that she could lend her some aid*
Claire: Alright Annaliese, I'll be here on standby to boost your accuracy. Now prove this faker wrong and show her what you can do!
Annaliese: Okay! *grab her leg, cause of Claire's aid, she can pick her up like she has the power of 10 men* Mugh!
N Annaliese:
What the Hell are yo---! --Oh No.Annaliese: *spin her around and around, kinda like Mario vs. Bowser in Super Mario 64* SO LONG, ANNALIESE CLONE!
N Annaliese: Waaaaaaaaaaah!! *crashes to a wall* ...OWWWWW! That Hurt!! >_<
*An aura of E-nergy radiates off of Annaliese's body; she runs up to N Annaliese and hits her with a stretching punch using an E-nergy that's shaped like an arm that sends her busting through the wall.*
N Annaliese: Waaah! Amazing... >//< No wha--! *got hit by Annaliese* Uwaah!
Annaliese: You'll regret it for mocking my MOMMY!! TToTT *multi-punches her in the face* YOU... BIG...FAT... MEANNY!! TToTT *makes a final blow that sends N Annaliese in the air*
N Annaliese: @_@ Waaaaaaaaah!!!
Ashuro: *looks around the battlefield and sees everybody battling their respective counterparts* this is getting us nowhere; at this rate we won't defeat them all in time.
N Ashuro: ...have you finally figured it out?
Ashuro: Huh?
N Ashuro: There's one and ONLY one way that you can truly defeat us. So do what you do best and you'll figure it out; I'm in no hurry. Wake me up when you figure it out.
*N Ashuro lounges on the ground and goes to sleep.*
Ashuro: Wow, am I really like that? Oh well, at least he isn't kicking me anymore *sits down in his thinking position as the antenna on his head flicks left and right*
Marius: ...? Eh?
N Marius: *looks over at both Ashuro(s)* what the heck are you doing?
N Ashuro: Resting.
N Marius: I can see that, but why aren't you fighting him?
N Ashuro: Don't feel like it; at this rate neither side is going to win.
N Marius: Do you actually WANT to be destroyed?
N Ashuro: No, but in the end we're just being used as tools. Being defeated, running out of time; either way we'll be destroyed in the end.
N Marius:
...believe what you want to believe *looks over at Marius* all that matters to me right now is taking out this guy here for sealing me away inside of himself for all these years! *begins preparing another Shirokku attack*Marius: If that's the case... *sit and wait, and also pulls out a manga, and read it*
Annaliese:
Huh? N Annaliese: *pushes Annaliese off of her and runs away* (Darn it! I can't believe I'm forced to retreat like this...and from HER of all people. )
Annaliese: Get back here! *chases after her*
N Marius: HEY, GET UP; I'M NOT FiNiSHED WiTH YOU, BUTTHEAD!
Marius: ...Can you keep it down? I'm trying to read...
Ashuro: *continues to think*
Marius: Dick. That was my favorite volume of Ganbare Goemon... *pulls out a soda and starts drinking*
N Marius: GRRR!!
N Ashuro: *uses Time Elemental E-nergy to restore Marius' manga back to normal, making it look as new and fresh as it was the day he first bought it, then hands it back to him* Seriously, chill out man; the real fight hasn't even begun yet. It's a waste of energy to fight any further now until they realize what they need to do in order to defeat us.
N Marius: Oh really now? And exactly when will that be?
N Ashuro: When my other half figures it out in less than 3 minutes from now. So just wait for a little while, okay?
N Marius: *grumbles* Okay, fine then! *sits down facing away from them*
Marius: *flips him off* Nyyaaah! *continues to read*
N Marius: ...you are SO gonna get it when the true battle begins...
*Oriyame, Damon and their negative selves collapse to the ground. N Oriyame and N Damon had exhausted themselves while fighting Oriyame and Damon who became exhausted from having to defend themselves by dodging and evading without rest.
N Damon: *pants from exhaustion* I'll give you one thing, you're very good when it comes to running away *chuckles mockingly*
N Oriyame: *pants from exhaustion* You...you won't be able to run away from the truth for much longer. Sooner or later, you're going to have to accept it *struggling to get up*
Damon: ...hmph....
Oriyame: It's not my fault you're weak...
Ashuro: *continues to think* ... *figures it out* I get it now!
N Ashuro: You did huh? *stands up* if you've found the answer then show it to everybody.
Ashuro: *walks over to N Ashuro* ...I'll...I'll never be strong enough to protect EVERYBODY. It's just not possible; I saw that for myself as I watched everybody I cared about disappear one by one before my eyes. But I realize something now that I hadn't thought about just yet. I was able to save six of my friends back then; despite how fast things happened, I was able to save six of them from being captured...and later e-chan was able to save even more of them. I...I need to remember that I'm not alone anymore; that my friends will always be right by my side to help me whenever things get too tough to handle. I'm not alone anymore! *sticks his hand out to N Ashuro for a handshake* "We're" no longer alone.
N Ashuro: ...heh. *shakes Ashuro's hand* so how do you feel?
Ashuro: ...actually, I feel...relieved; that I finally have some peace of mind.
N Ashuro: *chuckles* I knew that you'd figure it out...and it looks like my time is up now; bye.
*The corrupted energy leaves N Ashuro and evaporates into the air like smoke as N Ashuro turns back into water that soaks into the ground.*
Marius: ... (Redeem myself? That's it?) Okay...
Annaliese: What the...?
Ashuro: ...Marius...what is your greatest fear or regret in life? What is it that causes you pain deep down inside of you?
Marius: ... When I'm too late to save anyone...and the one's I care the most. Also...I regret not seeing what Aluma wanted all along...Me.
Ashuro: But you always gave it your all, right? You've never once gave up or even thought about giving up when it came to the one you care about. You'd do anything you had to do to protect them all!
Marius: ....... I Would. I don't care if I had to sacrifice my hard work; I'll do it for My Friends, Family, and Aluma...
Ashuro: Yes! And even if it took some time, the important thing is that you "did" realize how you and Aluma felt for each other. Isn't that a LOT better than never realizing it at all?
Marius: Actually, it Is. *smirks*
*Marius feels as if a huge weight had been taken off of his shoulders. With his guard down, N Marius sucker punches but Marius felt no pain and didn't budge one bit. To N Marius, it felt like he had just punched a solid steel wall.*
N Marius: AAAAAAGH!!! What the heck just happened?! *flaps his hand about, trying to shake out the pain*
Ashuro: Marius is at peace with himself now, which means you can no longer hurt him; you're completely powerless against him now.
Marius: So can I relax, or fight him?
N Marius: *continues to attack Marius with all of his might without resting but he continues to feel nothing at all from them*
Ashuro: -_-; ...it doesn't look like he's gonna stop anytime soon.
*Marius starts to get annoyed by all of the noise that N Marius is making in his futile attempts to hurt him.*
Marius: -_-; .... *punch him far away*
N Marius: WAAAAAAAACK! *crashes into a building* ...Ow.
*Now that they saw how to render their opponent's attacks useless, Damon, Oriyame and Unishau begin thinking hard about just what regrets there are hidden within their hearts. N Annaliese, N Marius, N Damon, N Oriyame and N Unishau all rush over to Angel as fast as they can; once they're close enough all of them aim their arms at her and a stream of energy can be seen getting pulled out of her body, slowly restoring their lost energy.*
Ashuro: Darn it!
*dashes towards Angel in an attempt to rescue her but is blocked by N Saturn and N Claire who fire multiple powerful blasts that force him to dodge by jumping backwards.*N Saturn: You shall not interfere!
N Claire: If you don't want to lose your head, I suggest that you don't come any closer.
Marius: ...S*** -_-
*Both Claire and Saturn confront their negative doubles.*
Claire: Get ready to dance!
Marius: Okay.
Annaliese: "sigh" Okaaay...
*juiced up my Claire's emotions* Lets Go!! Damon: *ready*
Saturn: Now Let's Finish this!
N Claire: ...he-he-he... Cell Buunshin x100!
*100 N Claire cell clones appear on the battle field, all of them ready to fight.*
Ashuro: ...great... *feels some water drops*
Eh?*As the rain starts pouring, Annaliese's team realize that they're running out of time to win this battle.*
Annaliese: 0o0 It's starting!!
To be continued...
Great Discovery! The Ancient Kingdom of Ookamidise!!
“Great Discovery! The Ancient Kingdom of Ookamidise!!”
Part 3
An
RP between kamehamehadude and eshonen
Ashuro: *looks around* this place look familiar to any of you?
Skylar: ......No, I don't think so...
Arashi: Can't say I do...
*The team explores the area further in hopes of finding out where they are. One thing that they quickly discovered was that these ruins had very odd atmospheres. One area had a wide open field filled with flowers and nature while as a cool spring breeze blew by. Another area was a sandy beach with a crystal clear ocean that gave off the feeling of summer; there was even an autumn forest area and a winter resort area. Eventually they all ended up back where they first started.*
Nikki: ...
Jim: ...
Ashuro: ...I think I can honestly say that we're all thinking the exact same thing right now... -_-;
Blitz: You mean that we all know we're just walking around in a big illusion?
Kevin: Eh...I think Ashuro had more in mind than that...
Ashuro: Actually Blitz is half right. We're in a gigantic labyrinth maze. Those areas that we all passed through were just four out of many. And since it was Pyro who sent us here, we're at a huge disadvantage already.
Nikki: ...I think I get what you're talking about. If Pyro sent us here then he must know the layout of this entire place. And all of those multiple corridors to choose from; you go through one of them and at the end of it is another multiple set of corridors.
Ashuro: And remember those times when we backtracked through some of those corridors? When we exited them, we would always end up someplace different. It's like we're inside of a mystery dungeon that changes every time you go down a path instead when you leave it.
Tanya: Sounds like a difficult task to go through this dungeon, then... -.-;
Kevin: Well, at least we have to try. We've been through hardships before.
Jim: *looks around him and sees a shiny green jewel embedded in the rocky wall* what's this? *goes over to the wall to inspect the jewel* this is one of those jewels that I searched for all those years ago *notices a carving just underneath the jewel* Haha!
Looks like some kids etched two funny-looking faces here. *takes an even closer look at the childish carvings of a smiling boy with long ears and a skinny tail standing next to a girl with dog ears and a furry tail* cute.
...wait a minute *notices a familiar looking symbol on the dress that the girl in the carving was wearing* this is...this is your family's symbol, Skylar!Skylar: Huh? Say what?!
Blitz: *takes a closer look* ...It IS our symbol...
Jim: ...now that I think about it... *touches the jewel and a memory plays through his mind* no way...this may be a bit hard to believe, but... *turns to face the Moonshadow siblings* we're on your home planet.
Moonshadow siblings: WHAT?!
Skylar: How is that possible...?
Jim: I don't know how, but we're here; this is one of the places that Tanya and I searched for those jewels years ago. We etched these carvings throughout this entire place so that we'd never get lost.
*Tanya touches the same jewel that Jim had touched earlier and the same memory flashes through her mind to remind her of that time.*
Tanya: Yeah, you're right...I remember it too...
Jim: *activates his guild watch and accesses it's database for some information* I remember doing a little investigation on this place after exploring it all those years back *finds the information that he was looking for* this entire underground area was the kingdom of your ancient Ookami ancestors. I couldn't find information regarding the true name of this place, so archaeologists just called this place "Ookamidise"; basically it's your planet's version of Atlantis.
Kevin: Well, that's cool.
Skylar: *looks around*
Jim: *reads more of the data* this particular place we're in seems to be a giant maze used for warrior training. According to research findings, the ancient Ookami would lead invading monster into this place and let them wander around for a few days before sending several small teams inside, each lead by a seasoned warrior, to destroy them all.
Ashuro: Navigating through unfamiliar surroundings that can change at any moment, running into a monster, falling into a trap, facing multiple dead ends; this sort of place is perfect for all of that.
Kevin: The labyrinth of the Minotaurs...just reversed.
Blitz: Luckily for the monsters we have no intention to hurt them, if they are still here.
Jim: Who knows; that's just another part of the training I suppose.
Nikki: There's one thing that you've got to admit though; the ancient Ookami must've been highly skilled hunters.
Tanya: Yeah, I feel proud. ^w^
Jim: But I wonder why Pyro would send us back in time? We don't even know how far back in Planet Ookami's history we are.
*A very loud BOOM can be felt coming from above them that shakes the entire area!*
Nikki: O.O;; W-What was that?!
Ashuro: It sounded like a giant bomb had went off above us!
Sora: Heck, it sounded like more than that! O_O;
Blitz: *his ears moves wildly about* ...Anyone else picking up a weird noise? Or, a noise you're not familiar with?
Ashuro: *listens closely* it sounds like there's some kind of battle going on.
*A familiar roar sounds from way up above; one that sends a chill down Skylar and Tanya's spines. The last time they heard a roar like that was on "that" nightmarish day.*
Nikki:
Skylar? Tanya? O_o\ Skylar: *swallows* O_O
Tanya: *holds him close*
Sora: Guys, what's wrong?
Ashuro: I've never heard a roar like that before; whatever made it must be a very formidable creature.
Kevin: Not as bad as Trey or my old teacher Sylvia on a bad day...but still very intimidating, I'd say. *looks around, trying to spot the source of the roar*
Arashi: It can be a dragon, and then again, maybe not. Earthia's roar is one thing I rarely heard as a child...she was very calm, along with the other dragons that-
Kevin: Not to be rude and interrupt you, but we don't have time for those childhood memories of yours... -_-;
Arashi: Eh, sorry...
*Nikki and Jim take another look at Skylar and Tanya's faces; what could be going on high up above them that'd make them so scared. Then it dawned on them...*
Nikki & Jim: 0o0 ...Saiyans...
*Blitz, Kevin, Sora and Arashi then suddenly froze up*
Blitz: O_O;; ...how could I forget that...
Kevin: Yet another reason for Goku to come back and help me train: So I can be prepared for things like this.
???: *sinister laughter*
*Everybody is put on high alert when they hear the evil laugh echo throughout the area.*
Skylar: Freaking out! O_O;; *turns into his puppy form and seeks safety in Tanya's arms*
Tanya: *holds him close*
???: Aw, did I scare the widdle puppy?
Ashuro: That voice...ugh, it's him. -_-;;
Skylar: *his ears perk up* Rrrr...
Kevin: ...Show yourself, mister illusion...
Pyro: *appears right next to Kevin* I'm here~ ^3^
*Another Pyro appears next to Jim and gives him a wet-willie in both of his ears*
Pyro: Or am I over here?~ ^3^
*A gust of wind blows by Nikki and Sora as two more Pyro(s) appear in front of them.*
Pyro 1: Maybe here~ ^w^
Pyro 2: Maybe there~ ^w^
*Multiple Pyro(s) appear and surround the group*
Pyro(s): Or perhaps I'm everywhere~ *laughs creepily*
*All of the Pyro(s) accept for the two that appeared in front on Nikki and Sora fade away. Both of the Pyro(s) go over to Skylar and Arashi and hand them each a small gift box.*
Pyro 1: Do not fret~ ^3^
Pyro 2: Those contain no threat~ ^3^
Pyro 1: But what you'll see~ ^3^
Pyro 2: Will be quite a sight, believe me~ ^3^
Both Pyro(s): Ta-ta~ *disappears like the other Pyro(s)*
*Skylar and Arashi cautiously open the gift boxes and look inside of them, looking very puzzled about the contents. In Skylar's box was a violet D-cup bra and inside of Arashi's was a pair of white, frilly teddy bear panties. Nikki and Sora's eyes widen from the sight; a sense of panic sets in as Nikki notices that her chest feels heavier and as Sora feels a cool breeze on previously covered flesh.*
Ashuro: O_O;; Um guys, those are...
Skylar: .....
Arashi: .....
Both: OH SHI-!!! *both of them drops the contents of the boxes and the boxes themself.*
Skylar: O///O; N-Nikki, please tell me this is one of the bras from your closet, and that under THAT shirt, I will not find bare skin staring at me...
*Both Nikki and Sora close their eyes, looking very annoyed and blushing an even deeper red than they were earlier.*
Nikki: ...that stupid, annoying illusionist... I'm SO going to give him a year's worth of nightmares when this is all over!
Sora: I'll cut of his *bleep* and feed it to Shark's pet shark if I'm given the chance....!!
Kevin: >_<; *holding onto his crotch* Sora...that's a very ugly picture for us guys...
Skylar: *shivers at the thought* Indeed... >.<;
Ashuro: I don't even think that I could regenerate...*shivers*
Jim: -_-; ...normally I'd never wish that sort of thing on my worst enemy...but I would make an exception this one time for somebody like Pyro.
Blitz: Urgh... I have to agree with Jim there... -_-; Even if it sounds painful...
Arashi: *helping Sora put on her panties, with his eyes closed.* -//_//-;
Nikki: *turns away from everybody as she hurriedly tries to put her bra back on without taking her shirt off, mumbling to herself in an angry tone*
*Looking at her, Tanya couldn't help but chuckle to herself. She never would've guessed that Sora, THE Sora Sandwind, actually wore childish, frilly teddy bear-print panties.*
Sora: *glares at Tanya* ...What's so funny?
Tanya: Nothing at all. ^w^
Skylar: *steps over to Nikki* Hey Nikki...if you continue to try putting your bra on like that, you might end up ripping it AND your shirt in the process. Trust me; I've seen you when you're angry...
Nikki: *thinks about Skylar's words* ...could you lend me a hand then, please?
Skylar: Sure, sweetie. Just tell me how I should help you. ^w^
Nikki: *partially lifts the back of her shirt up and motions for Skylar to attach the hooks of her bra together*
Skylar: Got it *attaches the hooks*
Nikki: Thank sweetheart ^w^ *whispers into Skylar's ear* I'll make sure to reward you later after all of this is over, okay?
Skylar: I do like rewards~
*kisses her cheek and holds around her**Ashuro's antenna twitches as he frantically looks around; seconds later Skylar, Nikki and Jim begin to do the same. They were sensing 3 frighteningly high E-nergy readings headed right in their direction.*
Nikki: *looking around* this isn't Pyro's E-nergy; there's no way he would be putting out this much power after all that talk about conserving it.
Skylar: ...All I know is that it seems familiar...and then again, it doesn't... Who or what could it be?
*Emerging from two of the entry way were two familiar faces that makes everybody brace themselves for battle; it was Trigger Shigi and Rex Tyrant.*
Kevin: Oh no, you can't be serious...
Arashi: Rrrr...!
*Seeing everybody getting ready to attack actually surprise both Shigi and Rex; just like them, they too were lost and trying to figure out where they were.*
Rex: Whoa! Aggressive, aren't we? *raises an eyebrow*
Shigi: Shouldn't you save energy for something else?
Ashuro: ...relax guys; they're not here to fight.
*Skylar and the others slowly relax themselves but keep their eyes on Rex and Trigger as Ashuro approaches them both.*
Ashuro: ...this place is messed up, isn't it?
Rex: You can say that again...I'm getting bad vibes all over...
Ashuro: Then let me catch you both up to speed. We're all currently several years in the past on the Planet Ookami, inside of a labyrinth used to train hunters within the ancient city of Ookamidise deep underground the planet's surface... *hears explosions up above* ...and it just happens to be the day that the entire planet was destroyed by Saiyans; you guys get all of that?
Rex: That information is easy to follow.
Shigi: Indeed it is.
Kevin: Great, now back to more important things at hand...
Nikki: Yeah...like where is the third person that was with you?
*Rex raises an eyebrow in confusion, looks at Shigi then at Nikki again.*
Nikki: Huh? There wasn't another person with you?
Rex: Was it supposed to be another person with us?
Nikki: I don't know; we all sensed three different power levels coming in our direction. When we saw the two of you, we thought that the third one was another one of your friends.
*Thinking back to a few moments ago, Rex did remember feeling another high power level not too far from him...one that didn't belong to either Skylar or his friends.*
Rex: ...I guess it will worry you if I told you that I felt something too, and it wasn't you guys...
Sora: If you know it will worry us then don't say anything!
Ashuro: ... *senses the power level again* there it is again! *looks over in the direction of the power level* now let's see if I can...what the...it disappeared again!
Jim: *senses the power level that disappears nearly instantly* ... *notices as the power level keeps appearing and disappearing, seemingly warping to different spots in the surrounding area* whoever it is, they're trying to unnerve us...just like a predator chases its prey.
Blitz: ...Even so, it's just 1.....thing.....so I guess we'll be able to take it down if we stick together...right?
Shigi: In theory, you do have a point, Mr. Moonshadow.
Ashuro: I'm sure everything will work out in the end; they usually always... 0o0 *notices something shadowy rising up from the ground behind Skylar* O_O;; d-do...?
*Everybody backs away from Skylar as the dark shadow grows larger and takes on a more sinister looking form. When Skylar sees the alarmed looks on everybody's faces then feels a chill run down his spine, making his body stiffen with fear.*
Skylar: ...T-t-too scared to move...
Blitz: 0o0 W-what to do...guys...?
*The sinister shadow shrinks down until it's the same height as a regular person before fading away; in its place now stands an old man with a long pointed nose, piercing orange eyes and big, white, bushy eyebrows.*
???: *clears his throat* sorry for giving you a fright, lads; old habits die hard it seems...
*smiles sincerely, unintentionally showing off his vampire-like fangs*Skylar: N-no, it's okay. I mean, you just almost gave me a heart attack. No harm done...
*backs away just a little bit*Arashi: That there was a bit frightening...
???: Well it's nice to see that I haven't lost my touch over the years...
Ashuro: Wait...*walks up to the older man to take a good look at him*
S-Sako?!Sako: Hmm, young Kamake? I never thought that I'd meet you again under our current circumstances.
Ashuro: You're still alive? I thought that you...
Sako: Oh, you mean the incident back on Valanatu a few years ago? Oh young Kamake, did you really think I would go down THAT easily?
Ashuro: B-B-But you were crushed by a pile of falling rubble; I saw it with my own eyes!
Sako: Just like you, there's more to this old man here than meets the eye. *looks over at Rex*
(Is it possible that this boy here is...?)Rex: *looking up at the sky with a slightly worried look on his face*
Skylar: What's the matter?
Rex: Just a bit worried about my dinosaurs, that's all...
Arashi: Oh yeah, those. Oh, and don't forget about the un-hatched egg.
Rex: Yeah that too...I want to get away from here as fast as I can, and to do that, it seems like I might need more than myself and Trigger...
Sako: ... *His energy signal and aura are the same as his; this boy very well could be the successor that that old fossil is looking for. I'll have to keep my eye on this one...and hope that I don't have to resort to killing this child in the near future.*
*Rex notices that Count Sako has been looking at him for quite a while*
Rex: What are ya looking at, old man? Never seen a young mastermind before?
Kevin: I think he's focusing on those gloves. They certainly draw attention to you.
Arashi: Kevin got a point there.
Sora: I agree with them.
Rex: OK! My gloves draw attention. We get that now. But I weren't asking you guys...
Sako: ...a word of advice, Sir Tyrant. Whatever it is that you hope to accomplish, terminate those plans; if you continue down this path you'll draw the attention of something that's several times more dangerous than Pyro Darkesis and Crimson Mahiru combined directly to you. Whatever you choose to do with this information is entirely up to you...so choose wisely.
Rex: ... *groans a bit, looking at the ground*
Shigi: Young master, it shall be noted, now that he mentioned it, that you're 1 month away from what you want...
Rex: ...I got a person to put in place...until I've shown HIM what I can do, and what HE has done, I won't ever find peace...
Arashi: ...? *whispers to the others* Seems like he had a REAL objective behind all of his schemes...but, what could it be?
Kevin: I say we let him decide what to do...I see a bit of myself in him, so I'll give him this chance...nothing more.
Sako: *senses something coming but doesn't bother looking around* ...even though it's not the real you I know that you're there. I've been around you long enough to recognize your E-nergy signature by now.
*A illusionary Pyro appears*
Pyro: My-my, sharp as ever, I see; not that I'd expect anything less from the legendary assassin known as the "Creeper"
Blitz: Are we playing Minecraft all of a sudden?
Kevin: *facepalm*
Sako: Would you please care to tell us why you saw it necessary to brings us all here?
Pyro: Why; to play a little game of course. ^3^
Nikki:
...you play WAY too many games.Pyro: So says the Lobinu who transports her friends into a video game when gets too hot in the head~
Nikki: O///O *quickly looks over to Skylar, Kevin and Ashuro*
*Skylar, Kevin and Ashuro immediately looks away Nikki and whistles nonchalantly, pretending that they have no idea about what Pyro was talking about. This only makes everybody else, except for Arashi and Sora due to Skylar telling them about the incident after it happened, look at all four of them with confusion and curiosity.*
Nikki: >///< J-JUST SHUT UP AND KEEP EXLAiNiNG!
Pyro:
*snickers*Skylar: *nudges Nikki and whispers* Calm down... *holds her hand*
Nikki: *pouts as she holds Skylar's hand*
Pyro: Yes, let's all play a little game together, shall we? A game...of hide and seek! MWA-HA-HA-HA!
Skylar: ...Hide...
Blitz: ...and...
Tanya: ...Seek...
All 3: Do we look like 5 year olds to you???
Pyro: You don't like hide and seek?
Well, if that's the case, how about some "Russian Roulette?" Ashuro, Nikki and Jim: 0o0;; HiDE AND SEEK! WE'LL GLADLY PLAY HiDE AND SEEK!!
Skylar: Suddenly changed my mind about Hide and Seek. OwO;
Kevin: *facepalm* These guys can get us killed...
Pyro: Alright, Hide and Seek it is! ^w^ However, the rules to my version of the game are slightly different from the usual.
Nikki: ( ...of course they would have to be different.)
Pyro: First, due to the amount of you here, everybody will split into four teams of three each. You're all free to team up with whoever you'd like...except for dino boy and the two assassins; I've already decided that the three of you are going to be "it."
Rex: *eyes widen and he quickly reaches into his pocket, throwing a little round object to Kevin, who catches it* We never know what might happen, so no matter what, HOLD ONTO THAT!
Kevin: Yes sir...
*looks at the sphere-like object, which looked like...a marble? With a color shape of a purple flame inside it* Interesting little item...Pyro: *shrugs his shoulders, not really caring about the object Rex had just given the others* I'll give the rest of you five minutes to divide up into three teams. Oh yeah, "it" team *points at Rex, Shigi and Sako* look up *points upward*
Sako: *looks up* ...and exactly what is it that we're supposed to see?
Pyro: Oh, nothing really; I thought that you'd rather look at the darkness above instead of what's about to come out of the ground directly underneath you~^3^
*The instant the illusionary Pyro disappears, a gigantic sand worm erupts from the ground and swallows Rex, Shigi and Sako whole before they can react, then goes back down into the hole as it closes up, leaving no trace of ever being there.*
All 9: 0o0;;
Kevin: ...W-what just happened?! 0_0
Arashi: That thing can't be an original part of the planet...!
Nikki: It-it had to be one of Pyro's illusions...right...Ashuro?
Ashuro: *still in shock*
Nikki: *gulps* A-Ashuro?
Ashuro: ...that thing was definitely real...Pyro must've brought it along with him somehow...
Jim: ...and knowing him, that's probably not the only one he brought with him...
*The reality of this new information makes everybody feel like they're hearts had disappeared as a whole new set of worries fill their heads.*
Nikki: I freakin' hate that illusionist...-_-;
Tanya: And I freakin' hate illusions...they're just messing with my head... -.-;
Sora: Guys...you don't think they are...dead, do you? O_O;
Arashi: *shakes his head* you heard Pyro; they are alive. But I have a hunch that something IS wrong here...
Jim: Aside from the fact that we're totally screwed, what else could possibly wrong? -_-;
Tanya: Now, don't think like that... *hugs Jim's head against her breasts* we'll get out of this, in one piece.
Kevin: And to answer the question; Many things can go wrong here.....some of them worth mentioning...some worth forgetting everything of... *sits down*
Jim: O//O...-//w//- *calms down*
Ashuro: So, how should we team up? We've only got about four minutes before Pyro comes back.
Arashi: I would feel comfortable with Sora and Skylar being on my team...but Skylar can go with whoever he wants to go with.
Kevin: Doesn't matter that much to me either. I've lost a bit of my sense of choices during the last few...just pick for me... *turns around and looks up.*
Blitz: I'll go with whoever needs me.
Skylar: You decide, Ashuro. *nods at him*
Ashuro: If that's so...*thinks for a moment* okay then. Arashi, you get your wish; it's time for action, Team Death.
Arashi: Alright; hmm...remind me that we change that name someday...
Skylar: Yeah, it doesn't really fit anymore...does it?
Sora: Not really.
Ashuro: Really? ...how about Team Razor Wind; that sounds like a cool name when you consider how all three of you can use wind to attack or enhance your attacks.
Kevin: Fitting. I remember how that claw attack almost shredded me back then.
Arashi's dragon powers aren't just limited to the earth, it seems.Arashi: Nice of you to notice.
Ashuro: The same thing can be said about Skylar after all of the training the two of us did together.^w^
Nikki: And Sora can use the wind however she wants to when she swings her sword.^w^
Sora: ^w^
Tanya: Okay, with that done, how are we gonna split the rest of us up?
Ashuro: Let's see...Team #2 will be Tanya, Jim and Nikki.
Tanya: Alright~ That sounds good to me. ^^
Jim: I have absolutely NO problem with these arrangements at all. ^///^
Ashuro: Okay; so for the final team it'll be Blitz, Kevin and me...*sees a sad look on Blitz' face, looking as if he's worried about something* ...she'll be okay, Blitz *tugs Blitz' arm lightly* I promise you that iDEAL is safe and sound with the others there to help out.
Blitz: I hope you're right...
Skylar: *nudges against Jim a little bit* Lay one hand on Nikki and you'll find your own face shredded off your head...
Jim: You don't have to worry about something like that happening...especially after your sister explained to me in FULL detail what she would do to me if I ever did something like that...
Skylar: Good. ^w^ You take care of them then. *Skylar smirks and pats Jim on the back*
Jim: ...
*An illusionary Pyro reappears.*
Pyro: Time's up, everybody~ I do hope that you're ready to get started; I know I am~^w^
Kevin: Bring it...I for one can't wait to wipe that smile off of your face.
Pyro: But smiling is so much easier on the face; you should try it before your face freezes in place from all of that scowling and frowning you do so often.
Kevin: Well, sorry if I learned that the world doesn't always smile back at you if you smile at the world...
Let's just get going...Ashuro: Our teams are set as you can see; we're ready to begin anytime.
Pyro: Terrific! Oh, and one more thing before we begin...
*Pyro points the pointer finger of his right hand directly at Ashuro and shoots a flaming, fiery shot at him. Skylar quickly reacts and jumps in front of Ashuro, taking the hit for him. Strangely enough, the attack didn't hurt at all; the only thing that was there was a number 9-shaped flame on Skylar's chest.*
Ashuro: *touches the 9-shaped flame* neat, it feels cool to the touch.
Skylar: *touches as well* W-what is this?
Pyro: It's a countdown clock; it tells the one it's attached to how many of the nine of you are free and haven't been caught.
Skylar: Really? We need something like this? I don't think we're going to get caught, actually...
Pyro: Here's how the game goes: find your way to the exit before all nine of you get caught by the many traps and..."obstacles" of this labyrinth or by my capture squad, the three who were all just taken by one of said "obstacles" to another area down here...Yes, obstacles; there are many more things in here aside from little worm. I brought them all with me to make the game more...exciting.
*The roars of various LARGE monsters echo throughout the area.*
Skylar: Shit...that sounded like a big...something...O_O;;
Pyro: I'm certain it's nothing that natural born hunters like yourselves can't handle *sighs* after all, you DO have the whole home team advantage.
*Whether this was a dream, reality or illusion, the Moonshadow sibling had to admit right now that they were truly back on their home planet Ookami. After letting that fact sink in for a few seconds, the three of them felt refreshed as their planet's natural energy energized them.*
Nikki: Whoa, Skylar...
*Skylar looks at himself and realizes that he had just transformed into his Super Ookami state without using any effort at all. In fact, now that he truly was back on Ookami soil, with a little bit more effort...maybe he could go a little bit further...*
Skylar: The nature...the planet itself...I feel like I can do anything...this feeling is awesome! *closes his eyes, taking a long and deep breath, sucking in all the energy he could in a matter of 10 seconds.*
Pyro: Now here's something important that you might want to memorize but...nah; I'll let you all figure it out on your own. Game start, now, bye-bye!
*Pyro warps everybody to different locations within the labyrinth...and the game of hide and seek begins...*
To be continued...
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