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Post by Yoyti on Oct 18, 2011 19:51:39 GMT -5
Tannhauser was suspicious. It wasn't like gypsies to be so hospitable. Particularly to him, Ichabod Tannhauser. Tannhauser was a supernaturalist detective, and he had exposed many a supernatural phenomena to be a gypsy ploy.
The he overheard someone, speaking angrily.
"You told her about your powers?"
Tannhauser made a mental note of this. He couldn't discern properly the neopets speaking, for it was dark (is the Haunted Woods ever bright?), and they were costumed. But they mentioned mysterious powers, and that could only mean mystery. But Dr. Tannhauser couldn't be bothered today. Not when there was still work to be done.
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Post by selmette on Oct 18, 2011 20:48:38 GMT -5
ooc think i'll just go with three of my neopets. heh, i don't like roleplaying canon characters.
bic "Parry look! It's the gypsy festival I told you about! Can we go? Please?" The green Lenny pleaded, gripping her identical older brother's feathers tightly. She adjusted the paint-splattered beret resting on her head.
"Cally, I was under the impression taking a left at Haunted Oak would distance us from the Gypsy Camp," Parry said quietly to the Faerie Lenny on his right.
"Well, that's what I said," the Faerie replied with a mischievous glint in her eyes. She winked from behind her goggles. "Oh, come on, Parry. It's Halloween. Let Loura have a bit of fun."
"Exactly," Parry said, fiddling with his plastic horns. "Visiting the Gypsies is generally a horrid idea, but on Halloween? That's downright idiotic. We could lose all our neopoints, valuable possessions, and even our identities in a matter of minutes. Ridiculously crafty, those gypsies."
"Well, as the eldest here--"
"By one week," Parry muttered under his breath.
"--as the eldest here, tradition dictates I decide where we do or do not go. And I declare the Gypsy Camp to be our next destination."
Loura shrieked with joy and wrapped her arms around her sister. "Ohh thank you thank you thank you! I promise to be SUPER-DUPER CAREFUL!" She sprinted toward the camp with a trail of paint behind her, smock fluttering in the wind.
"Don't go too far, Loura. Wait for us to cat-- LOURA!" Parry sighed. Cally chuckled at his dismay.
"I suppose you find humour in that whatever horrible thing which will surely happen to us tonight, is purely your fault." He pushed his glasses back and folded his arms.
She laughed again. "Unrustle your feathers, dear brother. We'll be fine."
Loura made herself comfortable on one of the logs.
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Post by krimzon on Oct 19, 2011 16:41:01 GMT -5
((*sigh* I take that back. I'm too tired to join an RP.))
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Post by Yoyti on Oct 19, 2011 18:20:00 GMT -5
Tannhauser glared at the three Lenny's entering the camp. It was getting busy. More people would be showing up, no doubt. "These are popular gypsies," he murmured. The Scorchio glanced off towards the forest. He had work to do. His knee started shaking, as it always did when he became anxious. He lifted his briefcase into his lap, and involuntarily started tracing shapes on it with his finger.
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xiphoniii
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Post by xiphoniii on Oct 20, 2011 9:34:13 GMT -5
((Just gonna play as my pet....))
A young Korbat flitted between the trees. He flapped quickly into the gypsy camp, entranced by the dancing lights and the sound of music. Patting his trusty cog belt, and making sure his Darigan mask was firmly in place, Battevoire nodded in satisfaction. Landing softly, he looked around, trying to find something to do or someone to entertain him.
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Oct 20, 2011 10:40:44 GMT -5
((Hmmmm, who should I join as...?))
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Post by Dju on Oct 20, 2011 18:12:41 GMT -5
(Oh great, bad writing skills ahead. I suck at writing...prepare yourselves, this is baaaad. >.<)
"Well, enjoy the show then!" The wocky looked away from the neopets and joined the other gypsies on their dance around the fire while many petpets sneaked behind the visitants to steal food and coins! They gracefully danced a well rehearsed choreography, their movements wasn't exactly soft since gypsies were famous for being quick and agile, but suddenly screams of horror came from the woods! A huge snow beast came running into the camp, crashing wagons and trees on the way!
"What? A Snow beast in Haunted Woods? It's not possible!" The wocky screamed in horror while the creature charged toward the visitors! Some of the gypsies were familiar with beasts and tried getting it's attention with fire and whips, but right when the situation was almost under control...he appeared!
"Well, the party was just starting and you already want to end my fun?!" A mysterious voice coming from the Snow Beast's shadow said, sounding offended. "You are so ungrateful, after all the trouble I had finding someone dressed scary enough to curse you ruin everything!" The shadow twisted and morphed into and slowly rose from the floor, it was the Shadow Usul! "Well, stupid circus skills will not stop it!" He hissed angrily, and when he said so the beast lost control again!
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Post by Yoyti on Oct 20, 2011 18:23:27 GMT -5
Tannhauser lept to his feet, before sitting immediately back down. He rummaged quickly through his briefcase. "Is that it? The apparition?" he gasped, under his breath. There would be no time for this. Tannhauser closed his briefcase, jumped up and ran off into the forest, carrying the case with him. Hopefully, the forest would grant him enough cover for the time he needed to collect himself. He had only a vague idea of what was going on, and that even was mostly on guesswork. He was no good at combat. If he was going to help, he'd need to know the situation.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2011 18:31:21 GMT -5
"What the - "
Xandra immediately stood up and prepared to send a magical blast at the Snow Beast. And that Shadow Usul...Xandra had heard she was very evil, but exactly...how?
Saeryennan also stood up - then sat back down. She had no weapons. Nothing. How was she going to protect all these gypsies and her family?
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Post by Dju on Oct 20, 2011 18:59:03 GMT -5
"Nah nah nah! I wouldn't do that if I were you!" The Usul approached Xandra with a malicious smile in his face, the neopet's texture was similar to smoke, twisting how much he wanted, making him even more scary. "You see, I was minding my own business earlier in the woods when a little aisha girl dressed as a snow beast walked by! So I thought to myself," The usul's head turned upside down, the creepy grin still in his face. "Wouldn't it be great if she was really a snow beast?"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2011 7:23:45 GMT -5
Immediately Xandra stopped casting her spell.
"You...what?!" she snarled. "How could you?! There must be some way to reverse it..."
Well, she couldn't find that out now. She had to protect the poor little girl!
"HEY!" she shouted. "Don't attack the Snow Beast! It's a little girl under a spell!" She then pointed at the Shadow Usul, shouting "He did it!"
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Oct 21, 2011 9:07:52 GMT -5
"Then I suppose one of us should break that spell." A Darigan Aisha appeared from a floating rune, and then pointed her staff at the Snow Beast. She began chanting ancient words... But to no effect. "I didn't realize the Shadow Usul had such strong magic..."
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Post by Dju on Oct 21, 2011 11:29:14 GMT -5
"Well, life is a box full of surprises! I'm not in the ancient books for no reason, but I am afraid I can't take all credit for myself..." The Usul's shadow tentacles surrounded the aisha, "You see, every Halloween a lonely ixi witch I know prepares potions to keep unwanted visitors away! But she is so closed minded, her spells have so much potential and yet she refuses to use them for their original purposes!" she hissed, frustrated.
"Those spells were created to cause fear and chaos, they are meant to be used to reach power, to gain respect!" The Shadow Usul laughed. "And that's why I'm here, neopians! Now that I can have my own monster army, I am strong enough to become Neopia's new leader!"
"And how convenient," The usul's arms stretched into a beam of shadow, turning some of the neopet's into their costumes! The new werelupes, vampires and dark faeries grouped with the Snow Beast. "the more I use the spell, the more powerful I get!" she laughed.
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Post by selmette on Oct 21, 2011 11:50:38 GMT -5
Loura whimpered and Cally stepped in front of her protectively. "I'm so sorry, Parry, I should have known you were right. We have to leave before one of us gets hurt. Parry? Parry!"
Parry squinted through his glasses. "Loura, this would be the very same Shadow Usul that caused your nightmares as a child! What a magnificent monster. She can summon large cyclones at will and conjure winds of up to 110 miles per hour! Why, she can suck the moisture out of everything in a six-mile radius. Isn't that ama--"
"Parry, I don't care, I just want us all to get home safely," Loura said desperately.
"Now what is she going on about? What kind of black magic is at work here? That kind of instant transformation requires a steady stream of power from a readily available source..."
Cally lunged at her brother. "Shut up and back away! You're going to attract its attention," she whispered harshly.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2011 11:58:12 GMT -5
Saeryennan shuddered. She was actually scared. What would happen if she became Princess Amira? She would forget her family, possibly forever. She hugged her mother and cried.
And what if her mother turned into Isca, or Xandra into Caylis?
It was time to call Nyvenne again.
"Thank goodness you're here!" Xandra said to the Aisha - before the Usul grabbed her with his - were those...shadow spectre tendrils?!
Xandra began to cast another spell, this time at the Usul. She'd been able to defeat spectres before, hopefully she could now...
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