Lumi Bot

IN THE SAFE-HOUSE

Eclipse: *lays Erscuro down on a couch*

Erscuro: *still looks sickly*

Eclipse: Nachturn made a smart move, taking out the zombie expert of this group. It would be irresponsible to just give up now, and make sure Vorace isn't doing anything stupid. Do you think we might have to destroy Nachturn ourselves?

Mikenno: we're probably going to have to do that.... but right now, we need to find a way to cure Erscuro...

Whitney: is hanging out a safe dinstance away... which by her standards is about twenty feet* ......

Erscuro: No... no, I m-must kill him... need... need to avenge my... sister...

Eclipse: If you haven't noticed, you're turning into a zombie. You're in no condition to be doing such things.

Mikenno: we can get rid of Nachturn ater. Do you know ANY possible way to cure this condition??

ME: HEY WHAT HAPPENED TO SHADOW ANDROID?

Me: HE WAS TOTALLY MAKING SURE THE... safe-house... was... secure? Yeah, let's go with that. ^^;

Shadow: *walking downstairs* Woah. What happened while you guys were gone?

Eclipse: Erscuro -

Shadow: No, wait - let me guess - the worst thing possible, apart from anyone dying, has happened, and now you're looking for a solution.

Eclipse: ... Erscuro got bitten by a zombie.

Shadow: *throws his hands up in the air* I knew it!

Erscuro: D-Don't know... ab-bout... cure... N-Nachturn... knows...

Shadow: I'm loving this whole 'hopeless situation' thing going on. It adds on some great drama.

Me: Shadow has become my fourth-wall smashing puppet. Moohahahaha.

Mikenno: Sadow, you're really not helping. *to erscuro* is it possible for the cure o be stored somewhere. is there at least any way to convince Nachturn to give up the cure?

Whitney: *bites her lip*

Me: Lol, "Sadow".

Erscuro: N-nuh-never s-seen... this c-cure... I'm as-s-suming that the c-cure... might be ins-s-side Nachturn...

Eclipse: Like his blood?

Erscuro: m-maybe... you'll j-just h-have t-to... f-f-find out...

Shadow: I don't think Nachuturn will give up any knowledge about this cure if he has us in this kind of position. For all he cares, he has what he wants. Erscuro's going to be a zombie, and he -

Eclipse: Waitaminute! What if we interrogate him? :D

Mikenno: what would we use against him, his life? you know we don't work that way, Eclipse.

Eclipse: Well then, what do YOU propose, hmm?

Nachturn: Gnnff...!

Shadow: ...

Mikenno: ... Erscuro, is there anything Nachturn values? an item, a person, anything??

Erscuro: He has... has a... nhhhgh... a swastika armband... his only one... he wore it last time we met... must've... grff! Lost it...

Eclipse: We could find it, and bargain it for the cure.

Mikenno: sounds like a plan. do you know which direction he would have entered the city from?

Erscuro: S-S-South e-end... n-nearest t-to our... hhhh... hotel... w-wanted to t-turn me... asap... *makes a choking noise*

Eclipse: ??

Shadow: Erscuro??

Whitney: !!!!

Mikenno: Erscuro??

Erscuro: *doesn't respond, just continues making that choking noise. Finally, his eyes roll into his head, and completely relaxes, barely breathing, and unconscious*

Shadow: Oh my god!

Eclipse: well... now we can't talk to him.

Mikenno: ... *sigh* well, the best thing we can do for him right now is go find that armband.... someone needs to stay behind and watch Erscuro.

Shadow: I will. He's been more open to me than you guys, I think, so if there's something wrong, I'm guessing when he's able to, he'll tell me.

Eclipse: wait, what? ._.

Shadow: Just go find that armband.

Eclipse: ok. :/ Come on Mikenno.

Shadow: Wait! You should leave Whitney here with me, instead of dragging her out there with you.

Eclipse: Oh, yeah. Good call.

Whitney: *nods* o-okay.

Mikenno: sounds good. let's get going. *goes outside and goes dragony*

Eclipse: *clambers onto his back* alrighty then.

IN SAFE-HOUSE

Shadow: Ok then, Whitney. Now we just wait for them to come back.

Mikenno: *takes off, headed for the south side of he city*

MEANWIHLE

Whitney: ._____________.

Eclipse: *riding Mikenno lol* So... one little armband in the midst of a zombie hoard. This'll be fun.

meanwhile

Shadow: *can't help but laugh a little at Whitney's face* heheh...

Erscuro: *...*

Mikenno: No kidding..... *Reaches the south end of the city, and starts circling around, trying to find the exact point of entry*

MEANWHILE

Whitney: w-what? D:>

Eclipse: *points to a small area* There, Mikenno.

meanwhile

Shadow: Oh, nothing... you just made an interesting face, is all. :P

Erscuro: *...*

Mikenno: ah. *goes THAT way, and scans for a landing spot*

MEANWHILE

Whitney: oh. o-okay. *looks at Erscuro* w-w-ill he be a-a-alright? <:(

Eclipse: Y'know Mikenno, I bet if you burned some zombies, you'd MAKE a landing spot. >:)

meanwhile

Shadow: eh... *looks over at Erscuro*

Erscuro: *...*

Shadow: Er... yeah. Yeah, he'll be fine, Whitney. The others will make it with that armband.

Mikenno: lovely plan. *FIRE, BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!*

Zombehs: *BUHRN* D8

MEANWHILE

Whitney: ....y-yeah.... *nods to herself* yeah, th-they will...

The zombies: *on fire, and bumping against other zombies who become also on fire* *moooaaan*

Eclipse: once the heat melts their brains, we can land.

*ten minutes later, the zombies start dropping like flies... on fire! :D*

MEANWHILE

Shadow: Yup...

Erscuro: *...*

Mikenno: *makes an 'eww' face* yum... zombie barbecue..... *lands after all the zombies like, die*

meanwhile

Whitney: >.>;

Eclipse: alrighty... *hops off Mikenno, avoiding the still-flaming zombies* now to look for that armband.

meanwhile

Shadow: What? There's nothing to worry about. I know they can make it.

Erscuro: *...*

Mikenno: *turns mobian-y just so he's less noticable, and begins to look around*

meanwhile

Whitney: h-h-how are you so s-sure...?

Eclipse: Oh jeez... a small armband in a huge city...

meanwhile

Shadow: I dunno... these things just always seem to work out.

Erscuro: *...*

Mikenno: *sarcasm* yup, this'll be easy. like finding a piece of grass in a haystack....

meanwhile

Whitney: mmh... *unconvinced*

Eclipse: Let's start looking for it by staring at the ground! >8U

meanwhile

Shadow: ... eyup.

Erscuro: *...*

Me: I feel as if this is going to turn into filler-land. Whaddawe do?? D8

Me: uhm.... we skip to where they find the armband/give up for the day/realize they're never gonna find it? ^^;

Me: j'yus.

*AND SO, THEY MANAGE TO FIND THE ARM-BAND, OR RATHER, THEY FINALLY SPOT IT BUT-*

Big Mofo Zombie: *has man-boobs, but this is not important - what IS important is that it's in the way of the arm-band*

Eclipse: Of course. -_-;

Me: If I were the AI director for Left 4 Dead, I'd be ten times more evil then it could EVER be. Even though it's known for it's "dark sense of humor".

Me: i would do like P4 and stick a bunch of obscure jokes everywhere :3

Mikenno: oh, lovely. should i set him on fire?

Eclipse: That could work

Huge @$$: *spots them* GLLAAAUURRRHHH!!

Me: P4?

Mikenno: *USES FLAMETHROWER, BLAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH*

Me: Persona 4. or do like Persona 3 and make it scary as all of hell.

BMFZ: ASDFGHJKL;!! *is set on fire. While on fire, slowly burning to death, he runs at them*

Eclipse: OH shoot, RUN!!

Me: But what... does that have to do... with being a mean AI director? :/

Whitney: E-Erscurooooo!! D:>

Mikenno: *un-spaces out* i found him. hold on. *banks left*

Erscuro: AWESOME.

Eclipse: *holds on*

Mikenno: *finds the movie theater* i'm landing on the roof. Erscuro, prepare to be dropped.

Erscuro: Cool. *braces himself*

Eclipse: The sooner we get this over with, the sooner we can help Vorace.

Mikenno: *Skims the roof of the theater, and drops Erscuro, looping around to land a bit away*

Whitney: *CLING*

Erscuro: *lands almost as gracefully as a cat, despite his heavy weapons, steel neck-brace, and steel shoulder pads* nf!

Eclipse: *waits for Mikenno to land*

Mikenno: *lands near Erscuro, being careful not to whack him with his wings. he leans forward slightly to bring his passengers closer to the ground*

Whitney: D: *hops off* oof!

Eclipse: *also hops off* Alright... we're going for the sneak attack plan, right?

Erscuro: That's right. I want Nachturn's head on a plate.

Me: where EXACTLY is he?

Mikenno: have fun with that, he's got his "minions" all over the place. *turns back to his hedgieness and starts looking for Nachturn*

Me: backstage.

Erscuro: Where is he?

Eclipse: Mikenno's finding that out.

Mikenno: ...he's backstage. Let's find a way in. *looks around for a roof entrance, and finds it. and opens it* Erscuro, you know how to handle these things batter than we do. you go in first. this hall's clear.

Erscuro: Awesome. *hops down into the hallway, and checks both ends before heading to the backstage area*

Eclipse: And where should WE go, Mikenno? Backing Erscuro up, or clearing the path for when the deed is done? Or will the path even need to be cleared, once the controller of the zombies is gone?

Mikenno: i don't think they'll all just drop dead... I'll know when Erscuro needs us, i say we sit tight for now. *glances at Whitney* don't need to get ourselves into unnecessary danger.

Eclipse: *glances at Whitney as well* ah... right.

meanwhile

Erscuro: *sneaking around* ... *he opens the door of the manager's room a crack, and peeks in*

Nachturn: *sitting at the desk, twiddling his fingers*

Mikenno: ....i think he found him.

Whitney: ._____.

Eclipse: That's good.

meanwhile

Erscuro: *creeping close to the ground, sneaking up on Nachturn*

Nachturn: hello, Erscuro.

Erscuro: !!!!

Nachturn: What, you think I wouldn't expect you here?

Erscuro: Y-y-

Nachturn: Yes, I know. I killed your sister, blah blah blah, and now you want to avenge her, blee. We've only been through this same speech twenty seven times, Erscuro.

Erscuro: WHY?? WY DID YOU DO IT?? WHY DIDN'T YOU KILL ME, INSTEAD??

Nachturn: Because SHE was weak, Erscuro, but YOU... you can make a formidable ally.

A zombie: *is behind Erscuro. It wraps it's arms around the overlander* graahhh...

Erscuro: !!!!

Mikenno: aaaand, now he got caught.

Whitney: D8>

Mikenno, well, looks like it's time to provide backup.

Eclipse: apparently! D:> Who's staying with Whitney?

meanwhile

Erscuro: *being held by the one zombie, another zombie shambles forth* !!

Other zombie: rrrrhhhh...

Nachturn: Do it.

Other zombie: *bites down onto Erscuro's shoulder, which then bleeds a hell of a lot*

Erscuro: NAAAAUUGH!! NOOO!! *struggles*

Mikenno: !! you stay here! *runs the HELL over there!!!! and burst into the room*

The zombies: *still holding Erscuro in place*

Erscuro: *tries to rip himself away from them, his blood, glistening under the dim lighting as it trickles down his shoulder* NNHHGH...!!

Nachturn: Oh. Uh oh. We have ourselves a visitor.

Zombies: *immediately let go of Erscuro, and stare at Mikenno with their blank expressions*

Erscuro: *falls down to the ground* !!

Meanwhile

Eclipse: I hope they're ok...

Mikenno: *merely crosses his arms, not trying to seem threatening* Well, then. If it isn't Nachturn, leader of the Zombie Army. Nice to meet you.

Nachturn: *takes down his reaper mask, revealing his gruesome face* The pleasure is all mine, really.

Erscuro: *twitching* guhhhhh...! Nhhh...!!

Zombies: *at ease*

Mikenno: *glances at Erscuro and gets into a defensive position, concerned* what did you do to him??

Nachturn: *points at Erscuro* See that bite mark on his shoulder, big guy? Do the math yourself.

Erscuro: Hraaaahhgh...!!

Mikenno: *ears fold back* I figured as much. We came here to get rid of you, so i guess i'll have to do it for him.

Me: FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HOWDOWEFIXIT?!

Me: you'll have to see.

Nachturn: Oh, you can't destroy me. I'm the only one who can change him back, once he turns. Not that I'm going to, mind you.

Erscuro: *writhes in pain*

Me: dammit. DX

Mikenno: D:< *is conflicted between killing Nachturn, leader of the zombies and saving his... friend? this is also caused partly out of guilt, that he let Erscuro go alone* ...

Nachturn: Y'know what I'd do, if I was in your position, mobian? I'd take Erscuro, lead him to a river, let him sit down on the grass, tell him a story about how you're gonna own your own farm with him, and tell him about the rabbits... and them shoot him in the back of the head. I won't really let you do this, of course, because I want him on my side.

Erscuro: *still writhing, tears well up in his eyes as he thinks about how hard he has failed*

Mikenno: quoting 'of mice and men' is really not appropriate at the moment. *flexes his fingers, really considering just going big-@$$-dragon on Nochturn's @$$ and ripping his head off*

Me: i get violent and 'wordy' when i'm tired.

Nachturn: Oh, it's quite appropriate in MY eyes. Digressions aside, I do believe I've won.

Erscuro: *writhe*

Mikenno: *snarls*

Nachturn: Leave, if you please. Your life is totally clashing with my dead.

Erscuro: *writhe*

Mikenno: *snorts* if only you knew.

Me: WHADDOWEDONAO?!

Me: I say Mikenno TAKES Erscuro! >:D

Nachutnr: If only I knew?

Erscuro: ghhh...! *writhe*

Mikenno: if only you know. *RAWRRRRRR GOES ALL DRAGONY AND SLAMS THE TWO OTHER ZOMBIES INTO THE WALL WITH HIS TAIL and grabs Erscuro. fortunately, he is just small enough to fit through the hallway*

Nachturn: HEY!! D8<

Zombies: *slammed*

Nachturn: GET HIM!! GET THAT DRAGON... THING!! DB<

Zombies: *run after him*

WITH MIKENNO

Erscuro: WNNGH... Why are you... taking me...??

Mikenno: *as he runs back through the hall to the entrance* I'm not about to let you become that... thing's... slave. we'll find a way to turn you back, we always do!

Me: and thus the lampshade was hung. *needs to stop reading tv tropes*

Me: I think you used that trope incorrectly. :/

Zombies: *give angry, feverish chase*

Erscuro: No... I'll - GGHHHGH - turn into one anyway... I say you take me to the safe-house and - nnnngh - shoot me...

Mikenno: we'll figure it out when we get there! *puts erscuro through the roof entrance, then turns to his mobian form so he can get out, narrowly avoiding getting grabbed my a zombie* ECLIPSE, CLOSE THE DOOR!!

Whitney: *startled by their sudden appearance*

Me: no, half the time they DO find a way to fix things somehow. such as mikki and light's demekarrs, eclipse's almost-complete-posession by condemned when he was stuck in the asylum, to name a few. lampshade hanging is when an in-universe character points it out, no?

Me: blawl.

Eclipse: !!! *slams the roof door shut on a zombie's face*

Face-Slammed-Zombie: *peeved*

Erscuro: *twitching and whimpering in pain*

Eclipse: *notices the HUGE @$$ bite mark on Erscuro's shoulder* !!! I-Is that a zombie bite?? D8

Erscuro: NO shoot, EINSTEIN!! D8<

Eclipse: ._.;

Me: HA

Mikenno: we have to get back to the safe house. NOW! *turns dragony and crouches so Eclipse and Whitney can climb on*

Whitney: D8> *climbs on*

Eclipse: *also climbs on* we're taking HIM with us??

Erscuro: *twitching* grrff...!

Mikenno: *grabs Erscuro and takes off, flying like the wind (no pun intended)* i wasn't about to leave him there, Eclipse.

Whitney: w-wait... so he's a z-z-zombie?! D8

Eclipse: *to Whitney* Not yet.

Erscuro: Takessssafew d-gghhhhnk-ays to become onennnnngh!

Mikenno: We'll find a way to cure him in that time.

Whitney: D:> ......

Eclipse: IS there even a cure...?

Erscuro: KILL ME...!!

Eclipse: That's not an option for us. >:/

Mikenno: *nods, confirming eclipse's statement, and banks right, almost at the safehouse*

*and so, they land*

Erscuro: *stumbles a bit before getting some support from Eclipse. He is now practically paper-white, and pasty-skinned* ghnnnhh...

Eclipse: Don't throw up on me, please.

Whitney: *slides off Mikenno, but stays close to him, now being more frightened of Erscuro, or rather, what he was going to become*

Mikenno: ..... *turns back to normal, and starts nudging Whitney towards the safehouse*

Mikenno: *spaces out and begins to search*

Me: where is Nachturn? unless you wanna make a stop somewhere first?

Me: he be in the abandoned movie theater, and no, no stops are neccessary. ^^

Eclipse: ...

Erscuro: *hums "It's a Small World"*

Me: cool.

Mikenno: *please wait as this page takes some time to load*

Whitney: *gathers up enough courage to look down, but is then freaked out and clings to eclipse for dear life*

Eclipse: you're safe on Mikenno, Whitney. He's never dropped anyone before.

Erscuro: ... I wanna see someone attempt suicide by jumping off him...

Mikenno: *glares at eclipse in the "SHUT THE FiretrUCK UP DON'T SAY STUFF LIKE THAT OR YOU'LL BE IN TROUBLE" way*

Whitney: >.>;

Eclipse: *to Mikenno* >:/

Erscuro: I love it when toons make faces at each other, 'cuz then they make faces that are impossible to recreate as an overlander. ^^

Eclipse: -_-;

Erscuro: Yeah, like that.

Mikenno: ¬_¬;

Whitney: ^^;

Erscuro: Aha, there we go. |:)

Eclipse: *facepalm* So where do we go from here, Erscuro?

Erscuro: 'scuse me?

Eclipse: Well, we can't just sit here, and have the world fall apart around us.

Erscuro: Obviously. What we need to do is deduce where Nachturn will appear next. Which could just be on the streets. So that's where we'll go.

Eclipse: You mean the ZOMBIE-RIDDEN streets? -_-;

Erscuro: EEEExactly.

Mikenno: is that really such a good idea, Erscuro? None of us have the "knowledge" you do.

Whitney: w-we'd get e-eaten D:>

Erscuro: *"pish-posh" hand motion* oh, you'll be fiiiine...

Eclipse: And what about Whitney? She can't exactly fight a throng of zombies. D:<

Erscuro: YOU ARE SOOOOOOO FUNNY.

Eclipse: I'm serious.

Erscuro: Shut up. She can ride on Snake-lizard-dragon's back.

Mikenno: I have a name, Erscuro. :/

Whitney: b-but.... D:

Erscuro: *ignoring Mikenno* If you don't get on Snake-Lizard-Dragon's back, we can't find the leader, meaning we can't stop the zombies.

Eclipse: *reluctantly* which means we also can't save Vorace from himself.

Mikenno: *rolls his eyes*

Whitney: .....o-okay. i-i'll do it.

Erscuro: Get on the not-dirty dragon, then.

Eclipse: Erscuro! She's a child! D8<

Erscuro: She probably doesn't even know what that means.

Me: lol i'm a senior in high school and i don't get it. XD is it a california joke? XDDDD

Whitney: ....?

Mikenno: We're leaving already? :/

Me: to "get on" someone refers to buttsecks.

Eclipse: Alright then. We're heading out, I guess.

Erscuro: We search everywhere, ja? even garbage cans?

Eclipse: Sure. -_-

*they leave*

Zombies: *everywhere*

Me: yeah, over here it is simply "buttsecks" :P

Mikenno: *flying over the city, mobians on his back, Erscuro in his claws* so where do i drop you guys off?

Erscuro: Derp. I dunno. In the MIDDLE -

Eclipse: NO, NOT IN THE MIDDLE! D8<

Erscuro: why not? :/

Eclipse: CHILD! ON! MIKENNO'S! BACK!!

Erscuro: Drop us all off in the middle of the city. |3

Whitney: D8> N-N-NO!!

Mikenno: if you want to get dropped off in the middle, i will LITERALLY drop you off.

Erscuro: I'm fine with that. :/

Eclipse: WE CAN'T LOSE YOU BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO SKY DIVE INTO SOME ZOMBIES!! D8<

Erscuro: Maybe we should clear some zombies.

Mikenno: do you have aereal weapons? :/

Whitney: *clings to Mikenno for dear life*

Erscuro: No. Why would I use BORING weapons? :/

Eclipse: I can't believe this is our expert. BC

Erscuro: Dis me, and I dis back, Toon.

Eclipse: *grumbles*

Mikenno: then i'm not dropping you into a horde of the undead.

Whitney: *CLING*

Erscuro: I've totally done this before.

Eclipse: Lies.

Mikenno: i'm pretty sure you've never been dropped into a mass of zombies by a dragon.

Whitney: ... *cling*

Erscuro: I've JUMPED into a mass of zombies, before. ._.

Eclipse: I don't think you get it.

Erscuro: We need to somehow get to Nachturn, who could be hiding anywhere. We could at least clear his undead traffic jam.

Mikenno: i'm not dropping you, Erscuro.

Whitney: >.>;

Erscuro: Then where do you suggest we start looking for Nachturn?

Eclipse: ...

Mikenno: maybe i can search for the ONE CONSCIOUS MIND aside from us in this city? *raises eyebrow*

Whitney: *cling*

Erscuro: but aren't there still some toons left in this city?

Eclipse: Can you find Nachturn, Mikenno?

Mikenno: *nods* won't be too hard. mobian and human minds are easy to tell apart... i just need someone to steer while i look. ^^;

Eclipse: would I have to holds you horns, and turn you like a motorcycle? XD

Erscuro: I say do it by the ears.

Mikenno: I don't have ears, baldy. Just tap my neck in the correct direction, Eclipse...

Eclipse: Well alrighty then.

Erscuro: Bah!

Eclipse: No, we shouldn't pry, really. Especially since he's our expert. We can't upset him.

Whitney: o-okay, i won't ask.... i just hope he'll be okay soon. :(

Eclipse: He BETTER be okay soon - we NEED him.

Whitney: ... *nod nod*

Erscuro: *comes back down with Mikenno (hopefully)* Nothin'. We got zip. Zero.

Eclipse: That's a good thing, Erscuro. -_-;

Me: lol. hopefully? XD

Mikenno: you know how he is. he needs to keep himself "entertained." :P

Whitney: ...

Eclipse: Oh yeah? How do we know EXACTLY just "how he is"?

Erscuro: Whaddaya mean by that, fuzz-face? D:<

Eclipse: ... nothing. I don't mean anything.

Mikenno: *nods, then silently heads upstairs*

Whitney: *is still rather fearful of Erscuro, so she stays away from him* .....

Eclipse: *does the same, fur bristling with a sense of dread*

Erscuro: *leans on the shop-counter* ...

Whitney: ... *glances at the overlander*

Mikenno: ...... *stops at the top of the stairs* .....

Eclipse: *whispering* why are we stopping?

Erscuro: *whistles a nameless tune*

Mikenno: ....stay here. *continues, and turns the corner*

Whitney: ..... *looks around the room*

*there is a door on the end of the short hall, darkened in the shadows*

Eclipse: *whispering, still* see anything?

Erscuro: *rubs the back of his neck* Y'know what probably sucks? Getting turned into a zombie. That's probably one of the worst things that can happen to you. Like, ever.

Mikenno: .....there's a door here... *slowly approaches it*

Whitney: i-i guess it w-w-would...

Eclipse: ... careful...

Erscuro: I mean, you wouldn't even be YOU, anymore. THAT would suck, huh, easily-scared-toon-child?

Mikenno: ..... *hesitates, then reaches for the knob and turns it, then slowly creaks the door open*

Whitney: h-hey, i-it's not my fault i''m a p-p-possum...! i-i'm naturally n-n-nervous...

Sweaty Mobian in the Corner of the Room: *is bleeding. A lot. He sees Mikenno peering in, and immediately assumes it's another zombie* !!!!!!

Eclipse: !!?? Mikenno, I hear noises, is there something in there??

Erscuro: Well then, you're zombie fodder.

Mikenno: i'm fine, hang on... *just to make sure, he mentally probes the mobian a bit, and after deciding he's not a zombie, he inches through the door* ....are you sane?

Whitney: e-ehhh!! D8> c-c-c-can you help me not be z-zombie f-f-fodder??

Mobian: What kind of question is THAT?? D8>

Eclipse: yes he is.

Mobian: A-are the zombies gone...??

Eclipse: the ones in the shop, yeah.

Mobian: Oh thank you...! Thank you, thank you, thank you...!!

Erscuro: Depends. What'll ya give me?

Mikenno: ...here, come down with us. *opens the door all the way, and gestures toward it* you'll be safe with us.

Whitney: i-i dunno... w-w-what do you want...?

Erscuro: Your spleen.

Mobian: *walks down the stairs* ...

Eclipse: *follows behind him*

Erscuro: *spots the mobian* !!??

Mobian: Wh-what??

Erscuro: *seemingly studying the mobian* ...

Whitney: *at Erscuro* D8

Mikenno: ..... *looks at Erscuro, then at the mobian* ......are you seeing something i'm not, Erscuro?

Erscuro: ... *without a word, he takes a small pistol that lay on the counter, and fires two shots into the mobian's head*

Mobian: !!!!!????!!!!!?????!! *drops, dead*

Eclipse: OMIGODWHATTHEHELL????

Erscuro: calm down, furries -

Eclipse: YOU DON'T JUST RANDOMLY SHOOT PEOPLE WHO NEED HEL - !!

Erscuro: I SAID CALM DOOOWWWWN!!

Eclipse: ._.

Erscuro: The infected are extremely hard to spot if you don't know what to look for. That toon was covering up a bite mark, but he was unable to hide his sickly features.

Eclipse: Wh-wha...? S-so you're saying he was bitten?

Erscuro: He was a coward. He didn't want to get shot by people who knew he was infected, but he also didn't want to turn into a zombie, or, as an alternative, he probably didn't even KNOW he'd turn into one.

Eclipse: ... ... *checks to see if Whitney fainted, or ran*

Whitney: *is hiding in a corner, apparently crying, but is in so much shock she's hyperventilating as well*

Mikenno: *narrows his eyes at Erscuro* you could have at least warned her.

Erscuro: If I warned her, the toon would've ran.

Eclipse: >:C ... *goes to comfort Whitney* hey... hey, don't cry... D:

Mikenno: better than giving her yet ANOTHER mental scar, Erscuro. >:(

Whitney: *unresponsive*

Erscuro: her safety is far more important.

Eclipse: C'mon, Whitney... that could've been worse... I know this is hard for you, but you gotta be brave...

Mikenno: she won't BE safe if you keep scaring her into running off like that.

Whitney: *her rapid breathing slows to shaky sobs*

Erscuro: *quietly, almost to himself* ... not gonna let her get eaten...

Eclipse: Whitney... D:> *puts a hand on her shoulder* I'm so sorry that you got dragged into this...

Mikenno: *ttly heard that, and is debating whether to mention it or not* ......

Whitney: *between sobs* w-w-why... *sob* did-d-d he *sob* k-k-k-kill h-h-h-him? *sob*

Erscuro: *silent*

Eclipse: Well, Whitney, that mobian was infected, and if we tried helping him out, he would've turned into a zombie, and maybe have hurt you, or something... D:> Erscuro wasn't doing to the right thing by doing that do suddenly, though. >:(

Mikenno: ... *decides against it and stays quiet, intent on asking him later*

Whitney: *sob* h-h-h-he.... sssssc-cared me...... *looks at Eclipse, eyes red and full of tears* d-d-d-don't l-let him d-d-do it again... wi-without telling m-me...

Erscuro: ...

Eclipse: *nods* alright, Whitney... I'll make sure he doesn't do that again without telling you, first...

Whitney: th-thank you.... *sniffles. she looks like she's calmed down considerably, though she's still shaking a little bit and looks very shaked*

Eclipse: This is gonna be hard, Whitney, but you NEED to try and be brave... you NEED to...

Erscuro: ...

Whitney: *sniffles, supressing a sob, and nods shakily* i-i-i'll try....

Eclipse: thank you... I bet when all this is over, and your parents have been found, they are gonna be so proud of you. <:)

Erscuro: *grumbles*

Whitney: *manages a smile, and gets up, wiping her eyes*

Mikenno: i'm going to keep checking for any more residents. i'll be back. *leaves*

Eclipse: *to Mikenno* alright then. Do you need Erscuro to go with you? I don't think it would be a good thing to let Whitney be alone with him, if you need a partner.

Erscuro: *still grumbles to himself*

Mikenno: he can come if he wants to. I'm fine on my own, though.

Eclipse: *glances at the overlander* well, I guess you're on your own then...

Erscuro: I never said I wouldn't come...

Eclipse: hm?

Erscuro: I'm going with you, toon.

Mikenno: *nods, then continues on*

Erscuro: *follows Mikenno*

Eclipse: *waits until they're gone* something's bugging Erscuro, Whitney.

Whitney: ? h-how can you t-t-tell?

Eclipse: Because he shut up. He never really does that, Whitney.

Whitney: ....oh.... what d-do you think is w-wrong?

Eclipse: I don't know EXACTLY, but I think it has something to do with you.

Whitney: m-m-m-m-m-ME?! b-but.... w-why would i m-make him ups-set? D:>

Eclipse: Well, I think he's trying his hardest to get us all out of here in ok shape... but... maybe the way you affect him has something to do with his past...

Whitney: So... i-i remind him of s-someone?

Eclipse: Yeah. I'm thinking that that's the case.

Whitney: o-oh..... should we a-ask him? :(

up thar.

Whitney: *remembers a musical she saw* "remember, aim for the h-head..."

Mikenno: ...simple enough. so do we have to kill all of them, or do we just get rid of teir leader?

Erscuro: We go for the brains of the operation, excuse my pun. Nachturn.

Eclipse: so we need to focus on finding him.

Erscuro: It won't take that long to find him. He enjoys taunting me. The only problem is being able to lay a finger on him.

Shadow: he's that heavily guarded?

Erscuro: No, but if you start making threats, he BECOMES heavily guarded. Death is a common thing, which is his advantage.

Mikenno: ....so what you need is an opening, or a sneak-attack.

Erscuro: that's right. All I need to do is get at his head with one of my blades... then he's finished...

Eclipse: alright then. We'll figure out how to deal with the 'how' later.

Shadow: right. We might as well get settled here.

Mikenno: *nods, then looks at Whitney* you stay here, okay? I'm gonna make sure everything's clear.

Whitney: *nodnod* ...

Me: izzit a 2 story house?

Me: yes.

Erscuro: good idea. I'll just stay here. *takes out a washrag and uses it to clean one of his blades*

Eclipse: ... Mikenno, you want an exploration buddy? 'Cuz I'm happy to join you.

Mikenno: sure, why not? *looks around* ...let's go upstairs first.

Eclipse: *nods* alright.

Erscuro: remember to be quiet so that if there are any stragglers, you can get the jump on 'em.

Erscuro: *raises his hand defensively* hey, only sayin'...

Eclipse: this is our haven. Notihng more. Nothing less. We need to focus on driving these... ugh... ZOMBIES out of the city.

Shadow: at least it isn't as bad as the demekarr takeover...

Mikenno: not NEARLY as bad.... so Erscuro, is there an easy way to kill these things?

Whitney: .....

Erscuro: headshots.

Eclipse: oh.

Shadow: I'm good at those.

Mikenno: *nods*

Whintey: *nodnodnod* o_o:

Me: where's shadow?

Me: he blew up.

Shadow: I guess I don't have to worry about getting infected, since I'm a robot...

Eclipse: *nods* this gives us more of an edge.

Erscuro: no, it means we're very slightly less likely to DIE.

Mikenno: could you at least TY being a bit more optimistic? *under his breath* for whitney's sake?

Whitney: ._____.;

Erscuro: You're funny, toon. Try to keep that humor with you when we charge into hordes of the living dead.

Eclipse: when do we plan to do this?

Erscuro: as soon as we find a safe-house.

Whitney: D8>

Mikenno: let's get LOOKING then.

Erscuro: awesome. *walks off*

Eclipse: ! *follows him*

Mikenno: ? *runs up so he's walking next to Eclipse* err... do you have any idea where you're going?

Whitney: !!! *follows them, really not eager on being left behind*

Me: ffffff, this is gonna turn into the beginning of FFXIII. Whitney's gonna get dragged around a lot. ^^;

Me: kaaayy? A little kid getting dragged around a lot happens EVERYWHERE, Mish.

Erscuro: *simply* to a safe-house.

Eclipse: what if we can't find one?

Erscuro: we'll MAKE one.

Mikenno: a zombie-resistant one?

Erscuro: I'm the only zombie resistance you need.

Eclipse: that's a little confident of you to say.

Whitney: a-are you sure y-you can keep us s-s-safe, Erscuro?

Me: eheheh.... you're gonna hate me for this, but you know what i just realized? there's a gym leader named whitney. ^^;;;;;;;

Erscuro: *smirking under his rebreather* damn straight.

Eclipse: fine then. You're responsible for what happens to us. ANY of us.

Erscuro: *raises his hands defensivly, as if to say "I know"*

Me: don't blame me if I start hating your character, because you really didn't have to point that out.

Me: you do know YOU named her, right?

WHitney: .....i have a feeling one of the artists hates me.

Mikenno: no fourth wall breaking, whitney. SO! what's the plan, then?

Me: yeah, I know. DX

Erscuro: weren't you listening?

Eclipse: we need to find a safe-house.

Mikenno: i know, but did you ever specify where we could find one?

Whitney: >.>

Me: lol dont worry, i renamed my machop Eclipse and i kicked that leader's arse with it, so FEEL GOOD. x3

Erscuro: ... ... no...

Eclipse: *snorts*

Erscuro: But I'm a very creative individual, and we will make a safe-house, even if it means building one out of corpses!

WHitney: D8>

Mikenno: *facepalm*

Erscuro: ZOMBIE cor -

Eclipse: alright, if we're going to find some kind of safe-house, we need to look for suitable places.

Erscuro: *doesn't like being interrupted* |:C

Shadow: *points to a small magic shop* what about that one?

Whitney: ? *looks over* .......a magic shop?

Mikenno: *narrows his eyes at it* ...it'll do for now....

Erscuro: *holds one finger up, as if saying "hold on", as he backs away toward the magic shop* I need to check this place out - make sure it's clean.

Eclipse: clean?

Erscuro: don't make me explain. Please don't. *creeps to the closed door of the magic shop*

Closed Door: *is menacingly closed*

Whitney: *averts her eyes to the floor, just in case something freakyly scary comes out of the door*

Mikenno: ....i have a bad feeling about this...

Erscuro: *presses his ear to the door* ... *knocks on the door loudly* ... ... *presses his ear against the door again, then turns to the group* alright guys! It's cl - !

Zombies: *SLAM OUT OF THE DOOR!*
Erscuro: !!!!

Eclipse: !!!!

Whitney: AIIIE!!! D8>

Mikenno: !!! and you call yourself a zombie expert!?

Erscuro: *wrestling a zombie* THEY WERE BEING UNUSUALLY QUIET, STFU! D8< *punches it off, then takes out his scythe-axe, and slams it into the head of the fallen attacker*

Other Zombie: mmrraauuhh... *goes for the others, as in SPRINTS AT THE OTHERS AT TOP SPEED BECAUSE ZOMBIES AIN'T TAKIN' NO shoot ANYMORE*

Mikenno: *is liek, ttly dead already so ha, and runs at the Zombie, going all dragony as he runs, and bashes right into the thing*

Whitney: D8

Me: he should still worry about being bitten.

Other Zombie: *flies backwards a bit, then falls down, and is promptly stabbed in the head by Erscuro*

Erscuro: good work, bird toon!

Eclipse: I-I thought they were s-slow.

Erscuro: What are you, a George Romero junkie?

Me: scales.

Mikenno: i'm not a bird -_-;

Whitney: *sees a zombie ttly going for Erscuro* LOOK OUT!

Mikenno: *epically back-paws the thing, making it stagger severely*

Me: Dragons have soft underbellies. Also, scales don't always work as armor. If something has a strong bite, it WILL pierce the skin.

Erscuro: *axe pwn* nrf. Stupid things are being tactical...

Eclipse: ... D: ...

Me: *facepalm* didn't you see the freaking dragon movie...?

Mikenno: *swings his tail and thwacks another one away* and they usually aren't?

*that was the last zombie hiding in the shop*

Erscuro: NO! They're ZOMBIES!

Eclipse: is it safe to go into the magic shop?

Shadow: *looks in through the door* hmm... it's all clear.

Erscuro: if there's an upstairs door, don't open it.

Me: you mean the one in which dragon behavior is just like a cat's behavior? :P In normal folklore, dragons have soft underbellies. An example is Smaug, from The Hobbit.

Me: unless their bellies have plates. CLICK XP anyways, mikki doesn't, so whatev. i think he's smart enough not to expose his weak spot, though.

Mikenno: *goes back to hedgie-ness* ...

Whitney: O_O;

Me: blargh, ok. If you made Mikki have metal plates, I was going to call him a god-mod for both seeing the future, and being indestructable. And already dead.

*they all enter*

The Shop: *there are two corpses in the shop. One of a fatish cat mobian, and one of his son*

Mikenno: ....can you move those before Whitney comes in?

Whitney: *is too scared of the shop to go in anyway* o__o

Me: actually, i was thinking of toning the clairvoyance down to random/scarce flashes. he can still poke your brain though.

Erscuro: *happily takes both corpses by the arms, swinging them, then chucks them both in the cellar on their last swing* whoop! In ya go!

Eclipse: *eyetwitch*

Mikenno: *winces*

Whitney: ....... >.>; <.<;

Mikenno: come on, whitney. it's safe to go in now.

Erscuro: *wiping the blood on his hands on a wall* Yeah! C'mon in, Fuzzy!

Eclipse: -_-;

Shadow: -_-;

Mikenno: *takes Whitney's hand, and gently pull her towards the building* don't look around too much.

Whitney: *reluctantly goes with him* D:>

Erscuro: yes, curiousity killed the possum thing, afterall.

Eclipse: *disaproves of Erscuro's usual dialogue*

Shadow: *with his eyes, he looks around the interior of the shop* ... hmm... family-owned...

Whitney: *whimpers* D8

Mikenno: Erscuro, stop it.

up thar

Mikenno: *waits until he's about ten feet off the ground, andlets go of Erscuro. now free of the extra weight, he can land more easily, though he has to come to a running halt when he lands* phew.... that's a new record for me...

Whitney: *loosens her grip on his neck as she gets out of her state of terror* th-three mobians a-and an o-overlander?

Mikenno: *nods, trying to regai his breath* get off, please...

Eclipse: *gets off him* Well, good job, Mikenno. *looks over his shoulder, back at Noctis* we have two major problems to deal with... one demekarr mastermind, and one zombie overlord.

Erscuro: Y'know, speaking of priorities, we should deal with this zombie apocolypse before it becomes... um... a zombie apocolypse.

Mikenno: *nods in agreement* yes. Vorace's goal is to destroy condemned... but he can't do this withough condemned. he's going to wait for us. *as soon as whitney clambers off, he turns to his mobian-ness* any ideas, erscuro?

Erscuro: Y'know the scary, blue, talking zombie? Yeah, that's our target. We need to destroy him - or at least send him back to the ruins of New York.

Eclipse: And we need to do this ALONE?

Erscuro: sure - I mean, I used to do this all the time without help.

Mikenno: this should be a piece of cake, then.

Whitney: w-we have to fight ZOMBIES? D:>

Erscuro: not necessarily. I mean, it was only a cakewalk for ME because I'm so badass, I could be related to Chuck Norris.

Eclipse: no, no. You're not fighting zombies, Whitney, just us.

Mikenno: *sighs* we've dealt with threats before, Erscuro, we know how to do these things.

Whitney: o-oh....

Erscuro: have you ever dealt with an organized zombie attack that overtook the entire overlander's military, a.k.a. GUN in New York, where some of the most genius in tactical help fell victim to Piss-Face The Destroyer?

Eclipse: uh... welll...

Mikenno: .... -_-;

Whitney: .____________________.

Eclipse: hooray for zombie experts?

Erscuro: *to Mikenno* dats right, bish, give me three cheers.

Mikenno: i'd rather not. and don't forget there's a minor here.

Whitney: >.>;

Erscuro: WELL THIS IS A WAR, SON, AND IN A WAR, THERE AIN'T NO MINORS! ONLY MEN!

Eclipse: D:| ...

Whitney: i-ima girl! a-and i'm T-TWELVE!! D8

Erscuro: I was talking to the bird, right here. *thumbs to Mikenno*

Eclipse: -_-;

Mikenno: -_-

Whitney: but... but... he said there w-was a minor a-and that's me....!! D:

Erscuro: well, I was talking to the bird.

Eclipse: Demon.

Erscuro: Bird.

Mikenno: Fiend.

Whitney: hedgehog! D:

Mikenno: *facpalms* can we stop debating my species and deal with the matter at hand?

Erscuro: right, right. Please note, n00bs, that when dealing with zombies, make sure none of their blood mixes with yours - so try and refrain from getting any flesh wounds.

Eclipse: ... oh...kaayy...

Whitney: *franticnodnodnod* o.o

Mikenno: *nods*

Erscuro: Go for their heads, if you can - or else you're going to have to cut them up into tiny pieces to finally stop them.

Eclipse: ... *nods*

Mikenno: *sounds slightly strained* e-erscuro, i know you're upset, but PLEASE don't move until i land, or i might drop you. and you don't want to be dropped into a horde of zombies from a hundred feet up. *manages to gain enough altitude to stay clear of most of the buildings, and heads towards the closest edge of the city*

Erscuro: I dunno, I've dealt with a whole lotta (robots) zombies from where I've come from. They aren't a threat to me.

Eclipse: so what, should he drop you?

Erscuro: frack YEAH.

Eclipse: WE HAVE A CHILD WITH US, THANK YOU. D8<

Erscuro: whoops.

Mikenno: *would facepalm but has his hands full. he's nearing the edge of the city, and he starts flying at a slightly lower altitude*

Erscuro: Are you guys NUTS? Haven't you guys ever watched 28 Days Later?? The infection's gonna SPREAD, you zombie-movie-ignorant-furries!

Eclipse: we have something more dangerous to deal with.

Erscuro: MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE ZOMBIE-FREAKIN'-APOCOLYPSE??

Mikenno: Vorace has turned evil.

Whitney: *whimpers at the thought of evil vorace*

Erscuro: Vorwha?

Eclipse: The only GOOD demekarr.

Erscuro: Demewhonow?

Eclipse: *facepalm* OUR FRIEND HAS BEEN TURNED AGAINST US!!

Erscuro: alright, alright, yeesh. ._.

Mikenno: our very strong friend. *reaches the outskirts of the city, and begins descending* brace yourself, Erscuro, i have to drop you if i want to land.

Erscuro: yeah, sure. Not like I haven't gone bungee jumping before, or done this in the military.

Eclipse: ...

Whitney: o-okay...

Me: nAchturn is your character. Noctis was latin for "night," which is why we used it.

Eclipse: it'll be ok, Whitney.

Me: *facepalm* oh. BTW, I'm including Nachturn in these roleplays (if I haven't already told you).

Me: you told me XD

Whitney: *nods, her head pressed against eclipse's back, shielding herself from the wind*
Mikenno: *flies with steady wingbeats*

*they reach Noctis*

Eclipse: do you have any idea where Shadow and Erscuro might be staying, Mikenno?

Mikenno: I could check... *glides over the city, keeping his mind open*

Erscuro and Shadow: *are staying in room 665 of The Friendly Raven Hotel*

Eclipse: *waits*

Mikenno: ......the Friendly Raven.... *angles a bit to the left, headed for the hotel*

Eclipse: heh. What a strange name. Raven's aren't exactly the friendliest creatures - mobians, or not.

Mikenno: *grunts in agreement* it IS ironic, yes.

Whitney: *staring down at the sprawling city below her with awe-- now that she's not asscared, she can actually pay attention to her surroundings* ...wooooooow....

Eclipse: *notices something off* ... Mikenno... what are all these overlanders doing in a mobian-based city??

All These Overlanders: *their minds are blank. They seem to shamble around... but at the same time, seem organized*

Mobians: *none can be seen from a bird's eye view*

Mikenno: hmm...? *notices the blankness* .....now that you mention it..... do you think we should get closer?

Eclipse: ... no. We need to focus on getting to Dad and Erscuro.

Mikenno: *nods, and goes for the hotel* this is gonna be a bumpy landing..... hang on.

Whitney: *clings tightly to eclipse*

Eclipse: *holds onto Mikenno, and braces himself*

Mikenno: *lands on the sixth-floor fire escape, clinging to the bars with his claws* thank you for flying Air Mikenno, please get off now.

Whitney: *giggles at the joke, and clambers off his back onto the fire escape*

Eclipse: mm. Yes. That was cute, Mikenno. *opens the window into the building*

Shadow and Erscuro: *were just about the run OUT of the fire escape* AAHH!!

Eclipse: AAAHH!!

Erscuro: *looks behind him* ffff! WHY ARE YOU TOONS HERE??

Eclipse: What?? Why would you care??

Shadow: trust me - he has EVERY right to care! D8>

Erscuro: quick! Were any of you bitten??

Eclipse: WHAT??

Erscuro: WERE ANY OF YOU BITTEN??

Mikenno: *turns back to normal and heaves himself up onto the fire escape* bitten? what are you talking about, we FLEW here!

Whitney: *is getting scared because of all of the people yelling*

Erscuro: *silent for a few seconds* ... good. Good, then your safe.

Shadow: The overlanders in the city are apparently, zombies. We were going to get out of here, because they're also in this building!

Eclipse: ._. ... ... *can't seem to process what his father had just told them*

Whitney: z-z-z-z-ZOMBIES!??!?!?!?

Mikenno: how did they....? never mind, we have to get moving. *looks at all of them* ......i could probably get us to just outside the city....

Erscuro: If we leave now, the infection will spread!

Shadow: We have to fight it.

Eclipse: WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO FIGHT IT!! D8<

Whitney: h-h-how do we fight an a-army of z-z-zombies?! D8>

Mikenno: do you know the source of this problem?

Erscuro: ... ... I... think I have an idea...

???: And if that idea revolves around a certain zombie overlord - successful, may I add, in completely destroying New York - following YOU, dear Erscuro, here, now able to harm the mobians that reside here, then YOU SIR, are correct...

Erscuro: *when he turns to confirm who he thought said those words, rage flew off him like sparks, and his eyes widened* NO!! NO, YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW ME!!

Everyone: ???

Nachturn: It's nice to see you too, Erscuro, really, always a pleasure.

Mikenno: *reads the overlander, and gets one basic read--- VERY VERY BAD NEWS. he growls at him, placing himself between the overlander and whitney*

Whitney: *is ttly freaked out by Nachturn's height and creepyness* D8

Eclipse: *also finds himself growling at Nachturn*

Nachturn: *noticing Whitney* you brought a little mobian girl here, Erscuro? Was the death of your little sister not enough? *smirks under his reaper mask*

Erscuro: *completely freezes from the unexpected question, and his eyes widen even further with disbelief, and rage* Y-Y-YOU - !!

Zombies: *shamble up behind Nachturn*

Mikenno: *has to force himself not to attack the overlander, but he growls even louder* whitney, get on my back, and hang on. *into the other's heads* we won't be able to fight him off on our own. i'm going to jump and transform. on my signal, jump off the fire escape.

Whitney: *climbs up onto mikenno's back, linking her arms around his neck*

Mikenno: *makes it look like he's just shielding her*

Eclipse: *nods, but just barely enough for Mikenno to notice*

Shadow: *does the same*

Erscuro: *doesn't*

Nachturn: *chuckles to himself*

Zombies: *SPRINT at Erscuro (yes, they are fast zombies)* MMNAAAUUHHH!!

Erscuro: *pulls out his two scythe-axes and almost seems to dance when he shoves the deadly weapons into two of the zombies' heads. He then proceeds to attack the rest* GAAAAAAAAAHHHH!! D8<

The mobians: O_O !!

Whitney: *wasn't fast enough to hide her face, and saw the first atack. she squealed in terror*

Mikenno: hang on, Whitney! *vaults over the edge and transforms as he falls. he swoops around in a fast circle around the building to regain altitude, and as he reaches the fire escape again---* JUMP!!!

Everyone but Erscuro: *jumps*

Shadow: WAIT - WAIT, WHAT ABOUT ERSCURO??

Eclipse: Why didn't he follow us??

meanwhile

Erscuro: *still relentlessly attacking the zombies*

Mikenno: *goes around the building again* him and Nachturn are sworn enemies-- i don't think he'll leave....! *as he nears him* ERSCURO! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!!

Erscuro: *flies out of the window, not because he jumped, but because he was thrown* !!!

Nachturn: *climbs out the window, and stands on the fire escape* GAME OVER! HAHAHAHAA!

Eclipse: !!

Mikenno: !!!! *dives after him, and catches him in his claws* AAAAAAAAGH. *is now struggling to carry all of them* hang on....! *attempts to gain altitude*

Whitney: *still clinging to Mikenno's neck*

Everyone: *HOLDING OOONNN*

Erscuro: D8< ... ...

Mikenno: *knows something's wrong*

Me: ....... ._.

Vorace: *gets off the bed, a dark grin on his face* My father really WAS weak... and Shriku didn't have the intelligence to lead a whole army... but I... I could have led them... I could have glorified our species...

Mikenno: *grits his teeth* Vorace..... now is not the time for this. the demekarrs have been all but wiped out.

Me: and then Shrouding Dark Cloud came on. funny, this is the one that plays when you fight an enemy that's been posessed i think >.>

Vorace: *scoffs* *in a mocking tone* WIPED OUT. There are more of us out there... we travel... we multiply... you think it's over, dear friend... it hasn't even BEGUN... *laughs a bit at this, seemingly finding this amusing*

Mikenno: *ears fold back* you are not my friend. you destroyed the real Vorace.

Vorace: *his evil smile turns into an angry frown* *growling* True, I overcame my mental illness... but that doesn't mean I'm not the real Vorace...

Mikenno: Vorace would never think of hurting anyone, let alone "glorifying" his species. >:(

Me: FFFFFFFF ITUNES AND IT'S PSYCHICNESS! XD

Vorace: well, that's because I was very ill... but now... now I see my purpose. I must first destroy my father... he is... in the way... *BREAKS THE DOOR AND RUNS OUT*

Mikenno: !!! *chases him, but he knows he has no chance of keeping up, so he sends a warning ahead of him* ECLIPSE!! VORACE HAS LOST HIS MIND! HE'S COMING TO KILL YOU!

MEANWHILE

Eclipse: *flinches at the sudden message* wh... what...??

Mikenno: RUN!! GET OUT OF YOUR ROOM, BE ANYWHERE BUT THERE! TAKE WHITNEY WITH YOU! I CAN'T CATCH UP WITH HIM!

Eclipse: r-right...! *to Whitney* C'mon, we gotta get out of here!! D8>

Whitney: what? w-what's going on?? D8>

Eclipse: We don't have time, Whitney - we need to GO!! DDD8>

*the door crashes in*

Vorace: hey "daddy"...

Eclipse: oh ffff...!

Whitney: V-vorace?? D:>

Vorace: *his features soften when he sees Whitney* ... Whitney... *turns his head back to Eclipse, snapping out of his moment of weakness* I know you see me in there, Father... *takes a menacing step forward* I know you can HEAR me... *another step, that same evil grin spreads across his face* I can smell your fear through Eclipse...

Eclipse: *backing away* c-come on, Vorace... you don't need to be like this... you're not an ANIMAL...

Vorace: that's funny coming from YOU, hedgebat... you, who always struggles for self control...

Eclipse: ... *turns into his demon form, ready for a fight*

Me: pause for a second. are you planning to have them get away?

Me: yes.

Me: cool, cuz i have an express escape plan.

Whitney: D8>

Mikenno: eclipse, grab whitney and jump out the window.

C. Eclipse: *thinking WHAT??

Vorace: You aren't going to make the first move? THAT'S a first... >:D

Mikenno: DO IT NOW!!!

C. Eclipse: *grabs Whitney, and smashes out the window* D8 !!!

Vorace: !!!!! D8<

Whitney: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!! *terrified* D8>

D.Mikenno: *flies under them after they've fallen a bit, and they land on his back* GRAB ON! * puts as much distance between them and the window as he can*

C. Eclipse: *turns back to normal, and hangs on* D:>

Vorace: *watches them fly off, a snarl on his face*

Mikenno: *gains altitude, aiming to get past the tops of the taller buildings*

Whitney: *hanging on for dear life*

Eclipse: !! Mikenno, what if he targets the other people in the hotel?? D8>

meanwhile

Vorace: ... *decides to play the role of 'good guy' until the time to strike comes*

Mikenno: *catches the begining of that thought before he gets too far to hear the rest* .....it doesn't seem like it.... i don't think he wants to blow his cover....

Whitney: *clinging tightly to Eclipse* O___O;

Eclipse: *gives Whitney a sympathetic look, then turns back the Mikenno* Blow his cover...? Do you think he's going to try and secretly build another demekarr army? Oh god - what if he goes after the other cities?? D:

Whitney: O____O;

Mikenno: that's what we have to find out.

Eclipse: ... still... I can't believe Vorace turned evil... just like THAT... <:(

Mikenno: he didn't turn evil "just like that." he had a battle in his mind - a power-struggle, if you will - which he lost to his dark side.... the question is... where did that dark side come from?

Me: *restrains herself from making a KH reference*

Eclipse: I'm guessing... that it came from that instinct that he had all along...

Mikenno: *nods, and banks left to turn* that's the most likely cause...

Whitney: *still clinging to Eclipse* D8>

Eclipse: ... *to Whitney, in a whisper* we'll get him back...

Whitney: *hesitates, then nods, still clinging to eclipse*

Mikenno: ....do you want to stay in the city, or do we want to go to a different one?

Eclipse: we might as well head to another city... even if it IS against the rules... we should try Nocturn - I'm sure Erscuro is driving Dad up the wall, anywho.

Mikenno: Noctis it is. *banks left, turning towards the other city*

Whitney: we're... we're not going back.....?

Me: is it Noctis, or Nocturn? I thought it was Nocturn.

Eclipse: *to Whitney* If we're going to face Vorace again, we're going to need help. Erscuro and Dad will be able to provide that. I hope Erscuro can help as well as he can heckle us...

Me: sure. :3

Vorace: *twitching, gnawing, growling, and whimpering*

Me: ":3" usually doesn't mean something good coming from you ._.

Mikenno: ..... *mindjump!*

VOACE'S MIND!

*it's misty in there*

Vorace: *attacks Mikenno, snarling*

Mikenno: !!! *dodges around him, ending up behind him*

Vorace: *snaps his head back at him, snarling angrily* SSSNNAAARRRGH...!!

Mikenno: Vorace, it's ME! MIKENNO! D:>

Vorace: *grins evilly at Mikenno, and stands up, all sophisticated-like* oh I know that... but you're a ALSO threat to my plans - OOF!

ANOTHER Vorace: *has slammed himself into the evil-looking Vorace at top speed, and pinned him to the ground* *to Mikenno* WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?? D8>

Mikenno: trying to figure out what the hell is wrong with you!! D:>

Vorace: you already know what's wrong with me!! D8>

Evil Vorace: *hisses angrily at Vorace, and swipes at him*

Vorace: ! *dodges it*

Mikenno: then i came to help! D:< *turns dragon*

Vorace: Alright then. >:(

Evil Vorace: ssSSSNNAAARRRRHH!!

Mikenno: *toothy giant dragon snarl/roar of dooooom* RRRRWAAAAAAAAAAARGHHH!!!

Evil Vorace: *ZOOMSATHIMATTOPSPEED!!!!*

Vorace: !!!!!!!!

Mikenno: *hurr, is clairvoyant. he spins around and swings his tail, literally batting him away.*

Me: while he's running at top speed? :/

Evil Vorace: *doesn't fly back, he instead just stumbles backwords, and falls down, the wind being knocked out of him*

Vorace: *to the double* Why are you here?? D8<

Evil Vorace: *WHEEEEEZE*

Vorace: oh... perhaps I should wait for him to compose himself...

Me: ne... doo dooooo..doodoodooooodoooooo... *whistles terra's theme WHICH I NOW HAVE, OMFG.)

Mikenno: *stays on alert*

Vorace: Why are you here?? D8<

E. Vorace: This is MY mind... I have every RIGHT to be here.

Vorace: WHAT?? That is not true!! DB<

E. Vorace: and who told you THAT? Your mobian friends? >:)

Mikenno: *faces E.Vorace* this mind belongs to HIM, not you. it always has, ever since it was his to control.

E. Vorace: *hissing* it was mine FIRST... I AM THE REAL VORACE! D8<

Vorace: no you are not! You are nothing more than an animal that I have tamed! D:<

Mikenno: You are nothing but a forgotten animal. you will stay here, and never disturb us! *lunges at E.Vorace*

E. Vorace: *he lunges at Mikenno at the saem time. Him, being quicker than the demon, bit into his throat, and threw him away (his super strength allowing him to do so*

Vorace: D8< !!! *slashes at the evil Vorace*

E. Vorace: *quicksteps away from Vorace, and uppercuts him in the jaw*

Vorace: NRGH!

Mikenno: *having hard scales, he is mostly unaffected by the bite, though the throw caught him off-guard. before E.Vorace can attack again, he attacks him from behind, trying to pin him to the floor*

Me: damnit, red light. gotta get off. goodnight! D:

E.Vorace: !!! *is attacked from behind. He falls down, and lays there, motionless*

Vorace: did you... knock him out...?

Mikenno: *holds him down just to be safe* not sure.... i can't read a mind's mind.

E. Vorace: *still not moving*

Vorace: ... He appeared here only thirty minutes ago...

Mikenno: downstairs, or after you fell asleep?

Vorace: when I fell asleep...

E. Vorace: *not moving*

Mikenno: ....... this isn't good. we should try to get rid of him.

Vorace: you do not have to tell me twice...

E. Vorace: *SUDDENLY SLASHES MIKENNO IN THE FACE* NRAAUUGH!

Mikenno: !! NRAAGH! *squashes e.Vorace against the ground, a drip of blood falls off his face* nrrrr...

E. Vorace: !! Grrnnf! *suddenly throws Mikenno off*

Vorace: D:< You were faking your unconciousness...

Mikenno: *is surprised by his strength, and stubles back a bit* rrrrrr.....

E. Vorace: *grins viciously at him*

Vorace: *charges at his evil double*

E. Vorace: *makes Vorace run into HIS EXTENDED CLAWS*

Vorace: !!!! *roars in pain. The claws portrude out of his back*

Me: don't say the whole "characters no reaction time" thing... Mikenno stumbled, and it was my characters' turn to do stuff. D;

Me: mish knows -_-;

Mikenno: AAH! D:> *regains his footing* Vorace!

Vorace: gnfk... *weakly tries to pull himself out of his double's claws*

E. Vorace: here, allow ME... *quickly rips his claws out PAINFULLY, then punches Vorace down*

Vorace: hhgh... *fades away*

E. Vorace: *can feel himself gaining control* >:)

Mikenno: NRAAAAAAAAGH! *charges at E.Vorace, clawing at him furiously*

E. Vorace: *sidesteps and sends Mikenno out of his mind*

OUTSIDE

Vorace: *now sitting up in bed, he is staring at his clawed hand* ...

Mikenno: *jolts back into his mind, and stands up from his bed, watching Vorace warily, ready to defend himself if need be* .....

Vorace: *whispering to himself* All this time... I've been so foolish...

Me: YES, THE CONTRACTION WAS INTENTIONAL.

Eclipse: ._.

Condemned: ._.

meanwhile

Vorace: *shivering underneath the covers of his new bed*

Mikenno: Vorace?

Vorace: g-g-nnff...! *the grunt was his only response. In reality, he has begun developing thoughts that he doesn't want. Feelings of hatred for things he never thought he could hate*

Mikenno: ..... *sits on the edge of his bed, debating whether to go into Vorace's mind or not.* .......

Vorace: *under the covers, Vorace gnaws at his pillow*

Mikenno: ......

Me: mind-jump?

Whitney: ...... O_O;

Whitney: o-okay then, i w-won't.

Eclipse: also, if you'd like to know, this happens to be Vorace's father.

Condemned: nrf... BC

Whitney: y-yeah, i-i know... you said... ._.

Eclipse: right, right...

Condemned: I saw what happened downstairs... oddly enough... I found it... frightening...

Eclipse: a year ago, you would have cheered. ._.

Whitney: w-weird...

Condemned: *snorts* is it really so odd?? >8C

Eclipse: uhmm... yeah? XD

Whitney: w-well... c-c-considering that you're a d-demekarr, it IS weird....

Condemned: *goes quiet* ...

Eclipse: ... uh.... well, it's a good thing on OUR part... >.>;

Condemned: ...whatever...

Whitney: D:> *feels bad for saying that and just shuts her mouth* ...

Eclipse: *notices* Oh! Whitney! Don't worry about him, he's just experiencing... uh...

Condemned: ...

Eclipse: spiritual mood swings?

Condemned: DB< ... WHAT...?

Whitney: pfft. *catches herself before she laughs and averts her eyes* >.>;

Eclipse: *lightly pats her on the back* I... I dunno. XD

Condemned: Am I only here to be mocked, now? >:/

Eclipse: no, no. Really, Condemned, you've shown us that your a real mobian under those claws and teeth... so maybe we can start fresh? Y'know... like... you could help us out, instead of focusing on completely controlling me?

Condemned: no. >:C

Eclipse: B'awww! Why NOT? D:>

Condemned: because I refuse to be anything other than a feared demekarr. >:C

Whitney: b-but you just said you were scared!

Condemned: If Vorace becomes the most powerful demekarr, he will come after ME... he might even go so far as to try and EAT me to gain more power!

Eclipse: D: ... WHAT??

Whitney: ....... O_O;

Condemned: he has eaten a demekarr before, and gained it's power.

Eclipse: uh... oh yeah...

Eclipse: Vorace is retarded. For a demekarr, he really is sick in the mind...

Whitney: but... that's a good thing! w-well, for a demekarr i mean. h-he's the nicest person i've ever met!

Eclipse: yes... he was certainly more of a mobian than most of us... I hope that trait doesn't fade with time...

Whitney: *catches that "most" and tilts her head* most of us?

Eclipse: ... ... there were a few before him... that were either equal, or greater to him in the goodness of their hearts...

Whitney: ....oh. *decides not to pry* i think everyone could be good if they tried...

Eclipse: ... uh... yeah... I guess you're right...

Whitney: ....

Spirit!Condemned: *comes out* really? You believe that EVERYBODY can be good?

Eclipse: ... uhhh... y... yes...

Whitney: iih! *scoots back* Wh-Who's that? D:

Eclipse: uh... Condemned...

S. Condemned: ah... yes... I forgot that we were alone...

Whitney: u-um.... h-h-hi.

Condemned: *sneers at Whitney* hullo, CHILD...

Eclipse: don't worry about him... he's not a threat anymore.

Condemned: HEY! D8<

Whitney: *is unsure whether to follow eclipse or not, but decides against it and stays right where she was* ...... o_o
Frigitt: <oh.> *pads over to Whitney and does her best at smiling at her* <we're going to be fine, Whitney.> ^^

Vorace: *the sadness drips in his voice* Eclipse is a responsible adult, Whitney... he will keep you safe...

Whitney: *hears the obvious sadness, and looks up* i-i know. i'll be okay, Vorace. j-just... don't be sad <:(

Vorace: *looks at her* ... ... I can try, Whitney.

Me: Whitney TOTALLY reminds me of Hope Kintobor.

Whitney: g-good. :)

Me: OH MY GOSH that wasn't on purpose. but yeah, i see what you mean.

Eclipse: *comes back and hands Vorace his room key* here ya go. Mikenno can show you where the room is. ^^

Vorace: ... ok...

Me: Vorace is to Shadow as Whitney is to Hope.

Mikenno: do you... wanna go up there now? :/

Whitney: :(

Me: ...huh. never saw it that way. not quite Maria/Skye, but.... close enough.

Vorace: ... ... yes...

Eclipse: :( ...

Mikenno: ...okay. come on. *heads up to the room*

Frigitt: *goes to follow mikenno, but waits for Vorace* ...

Whitney: :(

Vorace: *drags his feet, following Mikenno*

Eclipse: *gently pats Whitney's shoulder* things'll get better, Whitney. For ALL of us.

Frigitt: *follows after Vorace*

Whitney: ... *Calls to Vorace before he gets out of earshot* See you soon, Vorace!! D:

Vorace: *turns his head, and smiles weakly at her* ... yes... hopefully... <:) *continues to follow Mikenno*

Eclipse: ... ... so then... shall we head back to the room?

Mikenno: *heading up to the room*

Whitney: hmm? o-oh. yeah. i... guess so...

Eclipse: *nods* alright then... follow me ^^ *walks*

meanwhile

Vorace: *follows Mikenno*

Whitney: o-okay! :)

Frigitt: *pads along next to vorace*
Mikenno: ....vorace... do you have any idea what could've caused that?

Eclipse: *walks to the room*

meanwhile

Vorace: ... ... no... nothing really comes to mind, besides Skye's death... perhaps it is in old age that I revert to the thinking of a normal demekarr...?

Whitney: *follows eclipse*

meanwhilez

Mikenno: ....i hope not....

Vorace: ...I also hope not...

meanwhile

Eclipse: *they arrive at the room. Eclipse gets out the key, unlocks the door, and holds it open for Whitney*

Whitney: *is much less nervous, so her stammering decreases dramatically* thank you ^^

Me: planning anything interesting with mikki and vorace and frigitt?

Me: not at the moment, no.

Eclipse: no problem ^^ *closes it behind him* sooo... we might as well get comfortable.

Whitney: but we just got up..... D:

Eclipse: mmmmyeahhh... but before we do anything, Ijust wanna... settle... after today's adorable little event.

Me: you skipped Wereclipse Ref, and Jacob.

Me:; i didn't SKIP, my emails decided to be backwards.

Whitney: ....well... okay... *plops down face down on her bed* NRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Eclipse: *smirks at this* bored already?

Whitney: *muffled* well, it hasn't really been a very good morning, has it?

Eclipse: *his smirk disappears* ... well, no... but things like this usually work out for the better...

Whitney: *pushes herself into a sitting position* wait-- you mean, th-this's happened before? D:

Eclipse: yeah... sh-STUFF like that always happens to us... I mean, it's usually other people using us... or just trying to make life difficult for us... but... I don't think this has ever really happened to VORACE...

Whitney: .... *sits resting her chin on her knees with her arms wrapped aroud her legs* Vorace is a good person.

Eclipse: ... well yeah... but he was never SUPPOSED to be...

Whitney: because he's a... demekarr?

Eclipse: *nods* ... but he wasn't born with enough demon essence... and because of that, he doesn't think like other demekarrs do...

Whitney: oh.... *understands what eclipse says as "he didn't have enough evil stuff so he isn't evil"*

Comment up thar

Me: XDDDD

Frigitt: D8>
Mikenno: .... that's not good. that's not good at all.
Whitney: w-what do you m-m-mean, "should b-b-be?"

Eclipse: Whitney... do you know the monsters that attacked our city? THOSE are demekarrs.

Vorace: *...*

Me: Buffical reference. >_>;

Whitney: y-y-yeah, i know themmm......

Eclipse: Vorace might end up like thos things. Only smarter.

Vorace: *...*

Whitney: s-smarter?! l-like, not a p-p-pre evolved like the o-others?

Eclipse: *nods* more like Condemned, or Shriku, who was Lightning's demekarr.

Vorace: *...*

Whitney: *still upset by the thought of Lightning being posessed* w-what are we going to d-d-do?! D8>

Eclipse: *shrugs* I really don't know. We're not allowed to leave the city, but we'd HAVE to in order to contain Vorace if he turns dangerous.

Vorace: ...nnrrgh...

Mikenno: i could sneak him out....

Vorace: *opens his eyes a crack* ...

Eclipse: !!

Mikenno: *immediately goes into a defensive stance, unable to clearly read vorace's fractured mind* ...

Whitney: *squeaks in terror and backs away*

Frigitt: *stands protectively in front of her, fur bristling* ......

Vorace: *gingerly rubs his head* ... wh... what happened...?

Eclipse: *sighs in relief*

Mikenno: phew... *relaxes*
Whitney: *is less freaked out but still freaked out* o_o.....
Frigitt: *relaxes*

Vorace: *growls darkly* no one is answering me...

Eclipse: *unnerved by the growl*

Whitney: *starts freaking out again* D8 .....

Frigitt: <Vorace, you..... you lost control. You went berserk...>

Mikenno: ... *nods to confirm this*

Vorace: ... ... What? That... that does not make any sense... I am not like that anymore! D:>

Eclipse: well... apparently it happened...

Whitney: y-y-you were a-all scary.... a-and you tried to hurt eclipse a-and mikken-n-no.....

Vorace: *his expression melts into a sadness* D:> ... ... ... I am... sorry for what I did...

Eclipse: ... well... don't be sorry yet... we don't know what's going on with you exactly... there's a chance that this could happen again...

Whitney: *a scared whimper escapes her mouth. she doesn't want to be in the same room with him if that happens again*

Mikenno: *glances back at Whitney* we'll have to be careful from now on...

Vorace: *notices Whitney's whimper, which makes him even MORE sad than he was before. His ears droop* I do not want to endanger Whitney...

Eclipse: ... a good point...

Whitney: ! *realizes that they all noticed and tries to compose herself, but she's still noticably upset* .......

Mikenno: .....perhaps Vorace and I should switch rooms....

Eclipse: Mikenno, you can read Vorace's mind, and therefore, you'll be able to tell if he loses himself again. I think I should switch rooms with him.

Vorace: ...

Me: I be making Eclipse say this only because you'll be talking to yourself if Mikenno and Vorace switch.

Me: i was hoping you'd say that. i wasn't about to have Mikki start volunteering people XD

Mikenno: ....fair enough.

Whitney: *sliiiightly relieved, until she realizes her new roommate is also a demekarr. and that frigitt was probably leaving too* ._.;

Eclipse: *kinda guesses about what she's thinking about* Don't worry, Whitney, I'm in complete control of Condemned 24/7. There's no way I'll let him hurt you. ^^

Vorace: *sad sigh*

Whitney: a-a-are you s-sure?

Mikenno: *smiles reassuringly* yeah, he's sure.

Whitney: *is not very reassured*
Frigitt: *rubs against her leg, then pads towards Vorace. she sits in front of him, looking up* ...

Eclipse: more than anything, Condemned has become... a bit of a softy... so he wouldn't even BOTHER hurting you, Whitney. :P

Vorace: *looks sadly down at Frigitt* ...

Whitney: o-okay.....

Mikenno: *messes up her hair* you'll be okay ^^

Whitney: D: *fixes her hair*

Frigitt: ..... *hops up on her back legs and lightly licks Vorace on the cheek*

Vorace: *scratches her behind her ear* ... thank you...

Eclipse: ^^ I should head back to our room, get my stuff, and switch keys with Vorace.

Mikenno: you do that....

Frigitt: *nuzzles him* <i'll stay with you, alright?> <:(

Eclipse: *nods* alright. *to Vorace* hey, I need your key to move my stuff, then I'll give you mine.

Vorace: very well... *to Frigitt* thank you <:)

Frigitt: <you're welcome.> <:) *hops back down on all fours* <i think eclipse needs your keys.>

Vorace: right... *hands him the key*

Eclipse: right. Don't worry, you'll get your new one when I'm done. *heads to the room*

Mikenno: *feels eclipse's pain coming off him in waves, and his ears droop as it mingles with his own sadness* ....

Whitney: D:> i-i'm sorry i a-a-asked.....

Eclipse: ... so... uh... happy birthday, Vorace...

Vorace: birthday?

Eclipse: y'know since... you were born when... Luminos was born...

Frigitt: *rubs against Vorace's leg* <happy birthday...>

Whitney: *muttering quietly, because she feels like she's made them feel worse* happy birthday...

Mikenno: *makes a low grunt in response*

Eclipse: *silent agian*

Vorace: *feels REALLY BAAAAD* D:> ... th-thanks...

Me: brb dinner.

Frigitt: ...

Mikenno: *does the whole cross-your-arms-on-the-table-and-rest-your-forehead-against-them thing, sighing*

Whitney: *also feels really bad*

Me: derp. Because Vorace is getting older, he'll start having evil cravings for destruction, and such.

Vorace: <_<;

Eclipse: *siiiigh* I can't visist his graaaave... we're stuck is this frickin' cityyyy...

Mikenno: *slightly muffled* we'll go as soon as we get back. he'll understand....

Frigitt: *notices vorace's shiftyness* ?

Vorace: d-does anyone anyone else feel - ?... ... nevermind...

Eclipse: nrf...

Mikenno: ...
Whitney: ...
Frigitt: <...Vorace......?>

Vorace: just... jussst... uncomfortable...

Eclipse: ...?

Everyone: ?

Frigitt: *remembers his headache and becomes worried again* <vorace, are you sure you're allright?>

Me: brb shower.

Vorace: I am f-fine... fine... *suddenly grimaces in pain, and he clutches his head, growling in pain*

Eclipse: !! What's going on, Vorace??

Frigitt: !!! <he had an episode like this last night!> D:>

Mikenno: *his head snaps back up, and he stands andgoes to Vorace* Vorace, i'm going to go in your head. don't try to stop me. *jumps into voorace's miiiiiiiiiiind*

IN HIS MIND

Vorace: *is standing in the middle of... almost nothing. Terrified*

The area: *has turned from the usual bluish white, to the usual bluish white - with chunks of it peeling, and falling off*

Mikenno: *looks around, appalled* Vorace, what's going on?? D:

Vorace: *shakes his head slowly* ... I do not know...

Mikenno: it's like your mind's falling apart.....!

Vorace: *his fur bristles* ...brrrm... Mikenno... M... M-Mikenno, you mussst leave my mind...

MEANWHILE, OUTSIDE

Vorace: *has become... quiet... in a very creepy way*

Mikenno: *totally knows whats probably about to happen* Vorace.... I'm not leaving until i'm sure you're back to normal....

outside!

Whitney: wh-what's going on? why's M-m-mikenno all q-quiet?? and V-vorace is scaring me... D:>
Frigitt: <i have a very bad feeling... Whitney, get ready to run...>
Whitney: wh-why? D:>

MIND

Vorace: *roaring at him* MIKENNO, IF YOU DO NOT WANT ANYONE KILLED, YOU ARE TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW!!

OUTSIDE

Vorace: *hissing quietly, fur bristling. He suddenly bares his teeth, and growls*

Eclipse: ... oh no... *goes into demon form* looks like Vorace might lose it... I'm not risking anyone getting hurt. *flexes his claws, waiting for something to happen*

Whitney: *jumps when she sees eclipse transform* H-HE'S ONE TOO?? D8>
Frigitt: <calm down, Whitney!! back away!> *tries shoving whitney away*

Mikenno: nrgghh.... *very reluctantly, he leaves his mind*

Vorace: sssnnrrrhhh... *suddenly snarls madly at them, drool leaking from his jaws. He pounces across the table at Eclipse*

C. Eclipse: !!! *catches him, and throws him to the floor*

Whitney: EEEEEEEEEP!!! *was THISCLOSE to fainting but*
Frigitt: *pushes her away* <you have to get out! it's not safe here!!> D:<

Mikenno: *snaps back to the real world, and it takes him a bit to take everything in* ...!!!!!! *immediately joins eclipse and goes into a defensive position* what's he DOING?!

C. Eclipse: I-I don't know! He just suddenly lost himself like this!

Vorace: *gets back up and slashes at Mikenno* RAAAUUUURRGH!! *his face is twisted with rage*

Whitney: *terrified* D8>
Frigitt: *trying to push her to safety*
Whitney: *frozen in place by fear*

Mikenno: *ducks and catches vorace's wrist, then grabs his shoulder and twists his arm behind his back* knock him out, please!! D:<

Everyone in the room save for OUR HEROES (woot): *ran from sheer terror*

C. Eclipse: *smacks Vorace HARD upside the head*

Vorace: rrrh...!

C. Eclipse: *does it again, harder*

Vorace: *loses conciousness* ...rr...

Mikenno: ngh... *puts him down on the chair* ...........

Whitney: D8> w-w-w-what just h-h-happened.....???

C. Eclipse: *turns back to normal* uh... we're not entirely sure... I can only guess, and say that Vorace reverted to his infantile state-of-mind... but... that would make no sense...

Vorace: *...*

Whitney: b-b-but d-doesn't inf-fantile m-mean like... a-a little k-kid? D:>

Frigitt: *nudes vorace lightly with her nose*

Eclipse: more like gibbering baby. It took a long time for Vorace to finally learn to speak. That was when he started... acting like a mobian...

Vorace: *doesn't stir*

Frigitt: <so why is he reverting to an earlier stage??>

Mikenno: his mind... it was like nothing i'd ever seen. it looked likeit was literally falling to pieces....

Eclipse: I have a threory (that it could be bunnies)... that maybe his mind isn't truly falling apart, but rather, reshaping into something new... like... he's finally growing up into what a demekarr SHOULD be...

Vorace: *...*

Frigitt: <only time will tell if they are alive... but yes, i believe they will come.>

Vorace: *nods happily* *to Whitney* Whitney? Are you done yet?

Whitney: *muffled because she's brushing her teeth* AHM COMMIMG!

Frigitt: XD

Vorace: we may have to leave without you. XD

Whitney: NUUUUUU!!1!!!!one!!! *finishes up and dashes out* okimreadyhappynow? ._.

Frigitt: XDDDDD

Vorace: yes. Let us head down ^^

meanwhile, down

Eclipse: *depressed because it's Luminos' birthday*

Me: oh, you've gotta be kidding.

Mikenno: *knows why eclipse seems upset, and is slightly distraught himself* ....

Me: noehp.

Vorace: *comes down (with everyone else, yeah?), and sits down at the table they were sitting at* hullo. ^^

Eclipse: *sigh* ...

Vorace: Eclipse? Are you alright? <:(