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Post by Ember Lee on Jan 29, 2008 3:41:48 GMT
Ammarcie watched as the others went up the stairs. For some reason she thought it would best if she stayed at the bottom of the tower. Digging a book out of the bag she carried with her, she sat down at the bottom stair, and began to read waiting for them to return.
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Post by KC11 on Jan 29, 2008 4:00:07 GMT
Jest was walking about in the Festival. He hummed as he walked, and by and by he noticed the Tower. He looked up in awe, not knowing what it was. He had never been here before, and didn't research it as much as he should have.
"Wow! A tower!" he exclaimed. He leaped up and started walking in it. Having four legs has its advantages when climbing stairs.
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"Drat it." said KC. "I still can't find him."
She turned to Demi.
"You're SURE that you didn't see him on your flight?"
"Positive." said Demi.
"Alright. We'll have to use the orb. You know I hate it."
KC reached into her bag and pulled out an orb. A sort of green gas floated inside it.
"Jest." she said to it.
The orb changed. The green gas dispersed to the sides of the orb and revealed a scene. It showed Jest walking up the stairs of the Tower.
"Oh no. He's in the Tower." said KC, groaning.
Suddenly, the orb started flashing red around the scene. KC stared at it. Then she yelled.
"OH SCHON! OH GAI! OH GAI!" she yelled.
"What?" asked Demi.
"JEST'S IN THE WORST SORT OF DANGER! GAI! GAI!" and with that, KC leaped into the air. As she leaped, she began to transform. It wasn't as big as her normal dragon form, and it was more blue than purple, but KC didn't care about specifics right now. All she cared about was speed.
She sped through the crowd, taking care to not knock over to many people. She was a single blue blur, with Demi's black blur following. And lagging.
"KC...." she panted. "Wait.... up...."
But KC didn't wait. She was now by the Tower. She was now hovering over Jest.
"JEST! GET OUT OF THE WAY!" she yelled, falling to the ground in her human form. She shoved Jest to the side of the wall. Then she was suddenly lifted up by an unseen force. The force was grabbing her throat.
"GAH! HELP! HELP! GEOFF...." but her voice was soon reduced to gaggings as the unseen force choked the life out of her. Demi and Jest watched in horror. They couldn't do anything, as they couldn't see what to attack. They only had one option.
"HELP!" they both yelled. "HELP! URGENTLY!"
(I hope this doesn't upset the main plot too much. I just thought it would be interesting for some unseen thing to be attacking every once in a while. And no, it's not a ghost. In fact, I don't even know what it is right now. Have to think about it....)
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Post by Ember Lee on Jan 29, 2008 4:07:57 GMT
Ammarcie looked up when she saw Jesten run past but just ignored him. But when KC and Demi came in she shrank back into the corner listening to their frantic shouts. When they had disappeared from veiw she closed her book, curious to know what was happening. Slowly she began to climb the stairs, a big task for a small creature. She wasn't even half away up when she heard the cries for help and panic settled in her stomach. "Hang on! I'll be up there in about....nope just keep crying for help."
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Post by Draconorn on Jan 29, 2008 7:46:55 GMT
"Of course I don't like your tower, you need some sunshine in here-" Danny started after Contra stomped into the shadows, but Jak thwacked him on the back of the head. "OW!" Draconorn sighed again and was about to stop Danny leaping at Jak for a play fight when she heard the yells.
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Post by Savverz on Jan 29, 2008 10:53:48 GMT
"What in the name of Sir Reginald Godfrey is going on!?" The Duke yelled, frantically trying to get Contra to release him from her incredibly strong grasp. Of course, with his amazing strength, he could easily stop her, but he wouldn't dare harm a powerful mage like Contra. "I thought I felt something weird about this place." Rein muttered. Contra finally released The Duke and promptly began her way down the stairs, moments after summoning her trusty wooden staff. "Just a sec, I'm coming!" She shouted down the staircase. Her voice echoed through the entire tower, and it seemed like forever before the echoes went away.
(Must... write... more... can't... think...)
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Post by KC11 on Jan 29, 2008 20:23:35 GMT
KC choked. Demi and Jest screamed for help. And suddenly, a voice began to sing. It was a harsh voice with a sing-song tone. The voice sounded like a whisper, yet it could be heard throughout the Tower.
"Little girly, little girly You have wandered far And because you wandered you shall fall hard.
Little girly, don't you know that caves are not safe? When Forfang's playing in the shadows eager to watch you die."
At the final word of die, the force around KC's neck tightened suddenly. She was screaming and crying. The pain. It felt like her neck was going to break. Her lungs felt like they would burst. The world started to spin. Then the world was a blur.
(yay. Finally figured out what the force was. Forfang can be touched by ghosts, but he can only be pushed or pulled by them, not grabbed by them. He is very fast, as he travels under the power of darkness. And he has a myth that goes with him. When/if KC get's saved, the myth will be revealed.)
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Post by Ember Lee on Jan 30, 2008 5:22:44 GMT
Ammarcies struggled up the stairs, panting with the effort when she heard the song. Shivering she continued climbing. Not far for her to go now.
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Post by Draconorn on Jan 30, 2008 7:09:12 GMT
((killed it. I don't know what to post.))
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Post by Ember Lee on Jan 31, 2008 4:09:40 GMT
((Me neither.))
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Post by KC11 on Jan 31, 2008 5:33:28 GMT
((Just....Someone toss a ghost at Frofang before I choke to death! D:))
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Post by Draconorn on Feb 1, 2008 1:33:09 GMT
Draconorn and Jak had rushed down the stairs, heading for a landing they had passed earlier, but Danny got there first. His eyes narrowed dangerously as he saw something only he could see. He lit a burning ball of green energy with a shout of "You'll regret the day you crawled out of your hole!" "Danny!" Draconorn said in shock, thinking that he was talking to the choking KC11, but when Danny threw the ball of energy it collided with something hovering behind the dragon.
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Post by KC11 on Feb 1, 2008 4:35:29 GMT
KC suddenly dropped. Her strength was ebbing, and she was reducing to her lesser form of a blonde human. But she got stuck somewhere in between the forms, and she was now a human with purple hair and blue skin.
She gasped and clutched at her throat. She blinked and looked up.
"Am I dead?" she asked.
"Uh, if you were dead, then why would we be here?" said Demetris.
"Point...." she said. She stood up.
"Frofang." she said, looking up at where she had moments before been chocking to death. "I thought he was a myth. Who threw that energy ball?"
Jesten pointed at Danny. "This guy. Donno how he saw him though. According to the myth, only ghosts can see him, right?"
"And sometimes not even." said Demetris.
"Thank you." said KC to Danny with the greatest amount of gratitude in her voice. "Thank you. I just.... how did you see him?"
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Post by Draconorn on Feb 1, 2008 8:12:27 GMT
"Take a guess. I have white hair and green eyes." Danny said, trying to keep the sour tone out of his voice as he was hit with another wave of nausea. Draconorn sighed and walked over to Danny, putting an arm around Danny's shoulders. "Are you all right?" "I feel like I'm going to be sick." Danny said truthfully, but he shrugged. "I guess that's why you've been crankier than a rusty Tauraunt lately." Jak laughed and hid his smile behind his hand. Both Draconorn and Danny shot him a withering glance. "Quit playing around, this could be very serious." Draconorn scolded and Jak fell slent, but not before rolling his eyes.
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Post by Savverz on Feb 1, 2008 13:19:52 GMT
"Not feeling very well?" Contra asked Danny, somewhat concerned herself. "Maybe you should have stayed in your cof-" The Duke began, but stopped the insant Contra thwacked him upside the face. "You certainly seem familiar, your majesty." She said coldly. Rein's ears twitched a bit before he walked over to the Duke and just stood there, studying his face. "Yeah, you do seem familiar!" He exclaimed.
The Duke stepped back slightly, and chuckled nervously. "What are you talking about?" He asked, his ears lowered nervously. Contra set her hand on her hips and glared at him. "You stubborn fool, Aaron! How many times are you going to get yourself killed!?" She swiped the red skull-shaped mask off of the Duke's face, revealing the somewhat flabbergasted face of Aaron. "How can I start over if my past keeps coming back to haunt me...!?" He shouted before stomping back into the shadows. Rein seemed speechless, he just stood in the same spot for some time, trying to wrap his fuzzy little head around what just happened. "The... The Duke of the Dead is my dad...?"
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Post by KC11 on Feb 1, 2008 16:35:13 GMT
KC stared at the receeding back of Aaron. "Well, uh, that was, uh, unexpected."
"Oh, master of understatment." said Demi, rolling her eyes.
KC looked over to see Danny holding himself awkwardly.
"Uh, I'm sorry if I caused you this much trouble..."
"KC! You aren't supposed to apologise to someone who just saved your life!" yelled Demi. "When are you going to stop doing that? It's not your fault Forfang decided to kill you!"
"Sorry." said KC.
"I said...." but KC talked over Demi.
"So you're a ghost?" asked KC. "Odd. You don't look see through."
"I think he's a Half One." said Jest, peering at Danny closely.
"A Half One?"
"Half ghost, half human." said Jest. "They're rare. But it can happen."
"Hmm." said KC. "Well, I guess we should all be getting home. Nothing to do now that the Duke's, excuse me, Aaron's walked off into the shadows. I've already talked to KC2. And KC10 wanted me to send her a gift for mom. Let's go."
She closed her eyes, and leaped into the air.
The result was not what she expected.
She landed flat on her face. She opened her eyes and stared at her hands to find that they were not covered in scales. She looked at her hair to find it was still there, its blue self. And she had no wings on her back.
"What's wrong?" asked Jest.
"I'm not changing." said KC.
"Uh.... try changing into something simple." said Demi. "Like your human form."
KC closed her eyes and tried. She opened them.
"No. My hair's still blue. My skin's still purple. Nothing's changing!"
"Try a mouse." said Jest.
KC tried.
"Not even a whisker." said KC. "Something's happened to my shapeshifting ablities. What...."
"Frofang." said Jest. "You were changing fine until Frofang attacked you. He must have somehow stolen your abilities."
"But.... he can't do that! It's not in the myth! He can only kill people, not take away their abilities! Oh, without my shapeshifting abilities, I'm just a freak girl who keeps on mentioning dragon lore!"
"KC... calm down..." said Jest. "Abilities can't be destroyed, remember? They can only be transferred. Chances are, Frofang's carrying your shapeshifting abilities in a jar."
"And you can still move and think, can't you?" asked Demi. "You're not entirely worthless!"
"Entirely?" asked KC sourly. "Well that's a comfort."
"You might look like a.... weird human, but you have the intellgence of a dragon! Use it!"
"You're right Demi." said KC, sighing. "Now we have to confront the problem at hand."
"What?" asked Jest.
"Getting the Duke to come out of the shadows." and with that, KC marched into the darkness.
"NO! KC! THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!" yelled Demi, and both Demi and Jest ran after KC.
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Post by Ember Lee on Feb 2, 2008 3:18:06 GMT
Ammarcie finally arrived at the scene to see the Duke run off and KC try to shape shift. "What happened? What's going on?" she asked.
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Post by Draconorn on Feb 2, 2008 4:49:36 GMT
"My name's Danny Fenton. How I got like this, I don't want to explain." Danny said irritably. "Uh.... got a bathroom in here?" Draconorn looked a bit put out. She pulled a crumpled piece of paper and a pencil stub out of her pocket and crossed something off. "Don't need to visit Aaron anymore, he's sulking like he always used to..." Jak was looking over at the shadowed patch where the Duke was hiding. "So much for the great hunter." "How'd he get here? I was there... when he died..." Danny asked, then continued in his search for a bathroom before he made a mess of the carpet.
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Post by KC11 on Feb 2, 2008 5:16:33 GMT
Jesten suddenly came out of the shadows.
"Uh, there's a bathroom down the hall, take a straight left, you can't miss it! In fact, you really shouldn't..."
Suddenly, in the shadows, there was a loud banging noise, followed by a yell of "DEMETRIS LET ME GO!" then there were scratching and snarling sounds, then silence.
Then Demetris dragged KC out of the shadows by her purple hair.
"LET ME GO!" yelled KC. "IF I COULD STILL SHAPESHIFT, YOU WOULD BE DEAD A THOUSAND TIMES OVER!"
"Yeah yeah, big deal, death." said Demetris. "Seeing as I'm immortal..."
"LET ME GO THIS INSTANT!"
"Sorry, no can do." said Demetris. "If I hold on to you, you will get very angry. If I don't, you could die at the hands of an annoyed Aaron. Now, just focus on the ACTUAL goal."
"What is that?" asked KC.
"Finding that stupid less-than-a-ghost creep and getting your powers back." said Demetris.
"How would that help anyone?" asked KC.
"It would help you." said Demetris. "Without your powers, you can't fight as well. Sure, you have intellegence, but you aren't used to this form!'
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Post by Draconorn on Feb 2, 2008 5:39:38 GMT
Danny, looking much greener than normal, raced away to aforementioned bathroom. "Hmm, if the biology of ghosts is so different to a living creature, then any diseases they catch may mutate-" Draconorn started, but Jak cut across her. "Speak understandable English." He snapped. "I'm saying that we might have to put Danny in quarantine!" Draconorn finished, just as tetchily.
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Post by KC11 on Feb 3, 2008 3:52:37 GMT
"Quarantine?" asked KC. "Uh, just out of curiousity, what exactly does he have?"
"Does it even have a name yet?" asked Demi.
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