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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2010 16:55:39 GMT -5
With everyone in the vehicle, Schala got back in the cabin.
"Yes, we are," she said to the new Xweetok. "She sent a message telling us to hurry and get to the Hall of Heroes."
Mima had strong suspicions about the book and couldn't get it off her mind. She decided to tell the one person she could trust to keep a secret.
"I think that mysterious book with the Eyrie is what Saeryennan is worried about!" she whispered to her sister as quietly as possible.
Schala gasped. She didn't like the look of that book either, but she wasn't dwelling on it until now. Mima could be right, but like her, Schala decided it was best to wait until they met Saeryennan. Then, they could ask about it. In the meantime, she decided to start a conversation with the red Xweetok about aquatic Petpets.
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Post by Dju on Nov 12, 2010 17:16:28 GMT -5
"Oh yes! Aquatic pepets are SO cute! I used to babysit a Ghoti! He was so kind and gentle, I love my Fire Werhond, but he's a bit violent, you see?" Kim said "A bit? He almost bit my tail off! Well, he can't be worse than a red slorg we had once...." Saly complained, she had a teerrible experience with a slorg once!
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Nov 12, 2010 20:03:05 GMT -5
"...Who's Sloth?" Hunter, Vulcan, Tyranno, Miraja and Zarkos had never heard of him. Even Fang thought he was a Sakhmetian myth. After all, there couldn't REALLY be non-Neopian life, right? "Anyway, he can't be as bad as Kass."
(OoC; Let's put it this way: Despite Sloth having built a few dozen death rays, mind control devices, and having been around longer, Kass's deeds easily outclass him, as do Razul, Krawley and Scarblade. This is mainly because Sloth is too much fun to be as much of a complete monster as those four. Meanwhile, Lord Darigan is like if Obi-Wan had become Darth Vader, and lived after redeeming himself and was Obi-Wan again, to put it lightly. He's basically Hunter's mentor.)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2010 21:16:08 GMT -5
"Oh," Mima said. "Well, you see, I read in the Neopedia that Sloth was this mad scientist who wanted to make all the Neopets evil or something but the Space Faerie defeated him. I don't really think about it much, since my only talk about...well...evil...is always about the Darkest Faerie. I have no doubt that even after being told that she was as evil as they say" - she glanced at Fang - "I'll bet my sister still thinks otherwise."
In truth, Schala did still think otherwise, but it wasn't her main focus right now. She was now glancing back at the window whenever Kim was talking, waiting for the mountains that divided Neopia Central and its surrounding lands from Shenkuu and Altador to appear. She was now deeply troubled by Mima's talk of the book, and hoped against hope that it meant nothing.
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Post by Dju on Nov 13, 2010 7:05:32 GMT -5
"Well, I don't think he's as bad at the other guys in Gallery of Evil, but he has some plot....or I should say, had! Sloth failed, and it was epic.' Victor laughed and continued "Many years ago, Virtupets sation was taken over by some sort of blumaroo gang, they were Sloth's minions. That mad scientist was planning on turning the hosts to his side by turning them into mutants..." Victor explained "Ack! That story gives be goosebumps!" Saly complained, she was always scared about mutants and transformations, that's why she hates The tale of Woe comic! "Calm down, Saly...remember that Sloth is made of fail! Anyway, a group of neopets rescued the space station and defeated Sloth. In my opinion, he's a mutated faerie..." Victor said convinced of his theory "Rubbish!" Kim grumbled "I think Krawley is...well, pretty much scary...B-but at least he didn't kicked your idol from a window...Oh thank you Psellia, air faerie, for saving Jeran!" Saly said shaking
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Nov 13, 2010 11:17:11 GMT -5
Hunter walked up to Saly and placed his hand on her shoulder. "I've fought a lot if villains, but Kass... Kass is a monster. If he has... No, never mind." Hunter turned away from Saly.
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Post by Dju on Nov 13, 2010 11:44:28 GMT -5
"Wooooow...he fought Kass!" Saly repeated in admiration "Hey guys, isin't that Altador?" Kim asked, taking a look at the window "I think it is, but...it's so gray..." Victor noticed, the city wasn't sunny as usual...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2010 11:50:54 GMT -5
Schala's eyes widened in shock.
"What has happened to my home...?" she said quietly to herself.
"Stop the vehicle!" Mima commanded.
As soon as this contraption stopped, Schala thought, the first thing she was going to do was go straight to Saeryennan and find out what she foresaw...
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Post by Dju on Nov 13, 2010 15:05:25 GMT -5
The vehicle stopped right on the center of an altadorian park, Kim got out slowly and took a look at a fruit market, it was abandoned, just like the streets, they were empty and a bit foggy "Looks more like Neovia! Are you sure this is Altador, Vulcan?" Kim asked really confused, Altador was usually a place full of life, music, dancing and light, but today it was like a ghost city "Where did all the people go?" Saly asked scared, crawling closer to the heroes and her family "I t-think they're hiding..." Victor said, shaking and pointing at a window, inside there was a pair of blood red eyes, when the creature noticed us it quickly closed the window "I wonder if they goit attacked by something..." Saly suggested "No...I don't think so, all the things seem to be in order...but still, deserted.' Kim observed
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2010 15:54:02 GMT -5
Meanwhile, standing at the window in the Hall of Heroes stood a young Royal Cybunny with golden-brown hair. She wore an exquisite gown of green and gold. This was Saeryennan.
She had foreseen this happening, and yet both the prophecy the actual event had been a blur. Right after she had commanded a young Ixi to drop the message at the Writer's Guild, where she knew Schala would be as she had overheard her talk about it to her sister the day before, the vision had taken place.
What had happened was her mother had run in and told her to get out, so Saeryennan followed her, but just as Queen Kalara had escaped, a pair of suspicious Buzzes had blocked the gate to the city. The young princess couldn't push past them; they were just too strong. She had seen people running and taken refuge in the Hall of Heroes, where she'd cowered in a corner but heard screams.
When all was quiet, she'd looked up, and her kingdom was just...abandoned. There was no sign of attack, but no one was anywhere. She just hoped Schala would be here soon, and was all right...
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Post by Dju on Nov 13, 2010 16:55:44 GMT -5
"Do you think it's a petpet?" Kim asked taking a closer look at the window, inside it was quiet as a grave, Victor chuckled and said "Well, maybe it was just my imagina-" "GRAAARFARSF!" they heard from inside a feral roar "Oh my God..." Kim mumbled in shock "RUN! EEVIL CREATURE!" Victor shouted and grabbed Kim, they ran toward the group "LET'S GO TO THE HALL OF HEROES ALREDY, THIS PLACE FREAKS ME OUT!!!" Victor yelled
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Nov 13, 2010 18:23:46 GMT -5
"No... These are Citadel Neopets..." Hunter grabbed his sword and exited the vehicle. "Under the authority given to me by Lord Darigan, I, Sir Hunter, Knight of Meridell and Ambassador of the Citadel, order you to- URK!" A Darigan Skeith clubbed Hunter in the back of his head, knocking him down!
"Darigan?! HAHAHAHA! That ol' Korbat's locked up in the dunjin wit' all o' ;is loylists, I'll tell ya that, ya grot! The REEL Lord o' th' Citadel's back!" The Skieth then raised his shield, revealing Kass' coat-of-arms.
Even though he still had a concussion, Hunter refused to back down. "Stand your ground, everyone! Tyranno, Zarkos; Hold them back!"
"Finally." Zarkos brandished his hookblade and leaped at a Darigan Kau, using the hook to catch his foe's weapon and pry it out of his hands!
"YEEE-HAWWWWWWWWW!" Tyranno ran right towards a hulking Darigan Elemental, and slammed his axe into the ground as he jumped, sending him above the evil golem, and smashed it into hieces with a mighty blow from his axe!
"Fang, try and take out foes from the shadows!" Hunter's command skills were being put to good use. However, he knew that these were some of the weaker members of the Citadel's army; that Darigan Elemental was much smaller than usual. "Miraja, Vulcan and I will escort the civilians to the Hall of Heroes."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2010 19:14:09 GMT -5
"Follow me!" Schala cried as she raced toward the Hall. She had to Saeryennan, now more than ever!
Saeryennan caught sight of the blue-haired Cybunny running toward her location. SchalaOfSaeryn! Oh, this was wonderful! She was okay!
"Saery!" Schala cried as she swung open the door.
"Oh, Schala," the princess said, "I foresaw this, but only from my point of view. I hid and didn't see a thing happen, although I heard some screams. My mother's all right, she escaped, but I hid. I hid and didn't save Altador like I did when I had visions last time! Oh Schala, why was I such a fool? Why?" She cried into Schalas arms.
"It's okay," Schala said. "Listen, I have to ask you...did you foresee a purple book with an Eyrie on it?"
"N-no," the princess replied. Just after that, she collapsed and grasped her shaking head, her eyes shut tight.
"Saery!" Schala screamed.
Saeryennan opened her eyes.
"No, no, I just had another prophecy...your sister's coming..."
She pulled herself up on a windowsill.
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Post by Dju on Nov 13, 2010 19:54:40 GMT -5
"ACK!" Victor dodged a certain Darigan Hissi claws "Come here, yeh lil' chicken!" the Hissi chuckled "I"M NOT A CHICKEN!" Victor yelled and scratched the neopet's tail "Eyrie pride: Don't mess with it!" Victor laughed, but had to dodge again as the enemy attacked "AH!"Saly squealed, escaping from a Darigan Acara "Come here, baby! My pals will love playin' with you!" it said, Kim grabbed her sister "Saly, please be brave...we must get out of here, but while we don't...use your puppy power!" she said to the lupe "AH, right...puppy power...like Jeran!" Saly repeated and got rid of the xweetok's safe arms, the furry neopet ran toward the acara and bit its paw "Let's get out of here, we're just atracting attention!" Kim, Victor and Saly ran to the tower in the center of the city "B-but we need to help...the heroes!" Saly begged her brothers, but they were alredy too far to come back. The trio entered the tower, but instead of going to the Hall of Heroes, they went to the astronomy room "I bet there's something that will help us here..." Victor mumbled and examined the maps in the desk "Oh really? Like what? These maps are useless, Vick..." Kim sighed "Do not underestimate the stars! They can tell us the future and past..." the eyrie examined the maps "...and in this map it says the Dark Lord returned!" Victor said in shock
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Nov 13, 2010 20:37:53 GMT -5
"Keep moving! I am NOT going to watch any of you kids die!" Miraja used her iron fan to whip up a tornado, sending a battalion of Citadel Warriors flying back. "I just hope the others are okay..."
Vulcan had placed his hammer in his belt. Although it was a useful tool, it wasn't his weapon... "Here goes nothing!" He whipped a boomerang out of a holster on one of his many belts, and threw it at a towering Darigan Draik, only to watch it whiz past his head...
"Bwahahaha! You missed, you half-pint!" The Draik aimed his crossbow at Vulcan, and took aim... *THWACK! The boomerang returned and hit the Darigan Draik on the back of his head, kncoking him out!
"And that's why boomerangs are such good weapons!" He twirled the boomerang in his hand, smirking.
Meanwhile, Zarkos and Tyranno had been cornered by a Citadel War Machine. "Ah think we're dead, Zarkos." Tyranno gripped his axe, but was hoping he was wrong.
"Well..." Zarkos pointed his hookblade at his foe. "If we do die, we die a warrior's death!" Zarkos snarled at his enemy, and leaped at the war machine, burying the hookblade in the wooden sides of the gargantuan chariot! "This is for the people of Maraqua!" Tyranno, on the other hand, was literally butting heads with the gigantic Ownow that pulled the machine.
"We have you cornered, fools! Victory is assured!" The Darigan Tonu commander of the chariot laughed as his blade crossed paths with Zarkos' hook, unaware that there was an enemy lurking in the shadows...
"You've been..." Out of the shadows, Fang rose up, dispatching his foes quickly though his dark magic and his scythe. "DUN DUN DUN! Thunderstruck!" A bolt of dark energy crashed down on the War Machine, reducing the chariot to splinters and knocking out all the enemies. "How's that?"
Tyranno was clapping for his friend, while Zarkos crossed his arms. "Could you NOT have waited until the last second?" The Jetsam said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Fang then slithered up to his friend. "Oh, you're just jealous your silly water powers can't summon eldritch spirits from the beyond."
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