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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 31, 2010 18:17:24 GMT -5
Shantae looked like this had just come to her attention. "Ah right, the mask shop owner." Thinking a moment, she looked to a nearby clock. "Well it's been a little while, he's likely done by now." Taking Clyde in hand, she set the little guy on the ground on got out of her seat. "Hey mac!" The guy at the front desk turned to the half genie with a look of peaked interest. "I'm gonna go out for a bit. I'd like the pay when I get back, sound okay?"
The man shrugged at this, sounded simple enough. With that said, she turned to Clyde and held out her hand to the little guy. "Come on, lets go."
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Post by nintendonut1 on Apr 2, 2010 0:38:31 GMT -5
"Okay!!" Clyde confidently agreed, being led through the city again. The crowds of people didn't bother him anymore; all was alright. Things couldn't get much better than this.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 3, 2010 21:45:16 GMT -5
After a short walk, the two arrived at the Mask Shop, it's almost creepy atmosphere helping it stick out in the little town. After a moment to get over a creeped out shiver, Shantae led the boy inside. The shop had remained unchanged since they had last seen it, "Hey, hello!! Old man! We're here for the mask! You here?!"
[Trust me, not all is right this time around. XD]
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Post by nintendonut1 on Apr 4, 2010 12:09:48 GMT -5
Clyde looked around, finding it strange that the entire store happened to be empty. How... weird.
"H...hello?" he ventured.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 5, 2010 20:54:58 GMT -5
Taking a few moments to look around the shop, Shantae slowly walked through the shop, motioning Clyde to wait at the entrance of the shop. With careful steps, she moved through the shop, trying to ignore the mask’s creepy looks. “Old man! Are you here??”
No answer… …
She didn’t allow Clyde to see her shudder. Something felt wrong here…
Finally she appeared to find a little work-desk with a few tools. Taking a close look, she found Clyde’s mask sitting on the desk. All fixed up, all the cracks mended, and not a thing out of place… As if it had never been broken. It seemed so tempting to take it and just go, this place was REALLY starting to give her the creeps…
But something was up…
The tools were left in disarray, as if they had been dropped in a hurry.
“Old man? Okay, you geezer… Enough is enough! Come out where-ever you are right now!”
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Post by nintendonut1 on Apr 5, 2010 21:19:15 GMT -5
"Sh...Shantae...?" Clyde called from the entrance. He was beginning to grow more and more scared the longer it took to find him. "W-what's going on?"
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 5, 2010 22:31:00 GMT -5
[Don’t worry, Clyde can actually help with this one. XD] “Shantae… Is that you?” Shantae froze in her steps, as she slowly turned to look behind her. Standing there was what appeared to be a withered old man with a white beard, bushy white eyebrows, light blue goggles, yellow eyes, and was a tad bit on the plump side. He was seen to be wearing a dark green jacket, unbuttoned to show a dark brown shirt with a yellow collar, and dark blue sweat pants. The old man looked at the young woman a moment, before smiling a little wider. “Shantae! It is you!” Shantae looked wide-eyed at the man, in complete and total disbelief. “M-Mimic?” It was unsure of she looked tearful, or in disbelief still. “Mimic is… Is it really you?” The old man smiled warmly at the half genie. “Yes, it is… Not sure how I got here myself! When you failed to come back, I followed you to Risky’s Island… Next thing I know, I’m here! Do you know what this place is?” …………………….. From where Clyde was standing, he saw the scene for what it really was, and was likely very confused. It looked like Shantae was happy to see who the person before her… But the vibes he got from the figure frightened him something fierce. Standing where Shantae believed Mimic was, appearing as if out of nowhere was an imposing young woman wearing blue, green, and yellow robes that complimented her well curved form well… But at the same time, her beautiful appearance seemed to belly a darker nature… Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing… What was worse? Shantae’s eyes appeared spaced out, as if she was in some kind of trance. [To be blunt, the monster here is a one-time boss character I’m using for this thread. The creature is in fact the Siren. finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Siren_(Final_Fantasy_V) ] |
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Post by nintendonut1 on Apr 6, 2010 11:55:22 GMT -5
Clyde was at first confused, wondering how a friend of Shantae's got here... and why he was at the mask shop, of all places?
Just then, the man began to change, though Shantae didn't seem to notice. So just to be sure, Clyde gasped hugely and cried out, "Shantae!! Watch out!!!"
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 6, 2010 12:12:24 GMT -5
Shantae took a moment to absorb Clyde's warning... When at last it seemed to reach her brain, she was finally aware that 'Mimic' was making a swipe at her. "What the-?!?" Shantae was quick to backstep, as the hand nabbed at the air she had been standing seconds previously. "Mimic!!! W-what are you-?!"
It took another few seconds for her mind to fully snap out of whatever trance she was in. The creature known as Siren screeched in rage. "DAMN YOU CHILD!!!!" She had turned to face Clyde, whom was likely cowering in fear. "I was that close!!! Gah... No matter, one person's mind is always easily re-entered... I just need to handle you first."
She reached down to the shy-guy... And the child was fully aware that there was a second mouth on the monster's palm, which seemed to hiss sadistically at the thought of a meal...
However, before Siren could get too far, a hand grabbed her by the shoulder. When she turned to look, she saw Shantae, growling at her. "You have got... A LOT OF GALL, thinking you can trick me and attack my friend!!!" She reeled back her foot. "SUCK BOOT, LOSER!!!!!!!!!!"
WHAAAAAAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Across the shop, Siren flew, before crashing into a display which held festival masks and the sortie.
With that done, Shantae turned to Clyde. "Are you okay, Clyde? She didn't hurt you did she?"
[And no, it's not over yet.]
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Post by nintendonut1 on Apr 7, 2010 11:45:02 GMT -5
"Aie!!" Clyde turned away, hardly able to look when Siren made her first attack. After a slight crash, he looked up, sighing in relief. Shantae was okay...
But his fear instantly shot RIGHT back up when the Siren turned her attention his way, boiling with rage.
"N...no! NO!!" Clyde cowered up against the wall as Siren approached, shaking madly at her hungry palm. "Aieee!! AIIIEEEE!!!"
Once again, he turned away in terror. But when he wasn't attacked, and heard Shantae's voice, he slowly, shakily, turned up to look at her, crying typically.
"Y...yeah... I'm okay... I'm okay...!"
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 7, 2010 21:02:39 GMT -5
Shantae nodded at the confirmation. "Okay, that's good." Smiling kindly, she shushed the boy a little. "Shh... Don't cry." Upon saying that, she turned to Siren, an infuriated frown on her face. Said creature was pushing herself off of the floor, and back onto her feet. "I'll handle this creep."
With that, she left Clyde at the door, and was running at fast speeds at Siren. "Hope you like spending the rest of your life eating through a tube, cause that's what I have in mind for you!!!!"
Siren grinned at the threat, before she changed form once more. This time she looked like what appeared to be a young girl with sickly green skin, stitches around the neck, dark blue hair, a purple middriff shirt, and green pants. Shantae recognized the figure as Rottytops, a zombie from Sequin Land, that frequently challenged her to foot-races, and loved messing with her head. "Would you really hit me, Shantae? Sure I've been a bad girl, but I've never been so bad that I deserved that."
PUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Nice try..." Shantae had kicked Siren/Rottytops clean across the room. "But do you really think I'll fall for the same trick TWICE?!?!?!?" She clapped her hands together, before throwing them back out, King-Kong Palm style. "'FLASHBOLT!!!!!'"
With that word, a powerful beam blasted out of Shantae's palms and slammed Siren broadside, sending her rocketing through a nearby wall.
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Post by nintendonut1 on Apr 8, 2010 12:19:39 GMT -5
"Wooo~!" Clyde gaped at the power Shantae had released. Well... of COURSE she could! She was a genie, after all! Only natural!
Once again, as if they were back at the dance club, Clyde cheered, "Yaay! Go Shantae!!"
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 8, 2010 12:40:58 GMT -5
Siren screeched like a banshie as she slammed her way back through the wall and tackled Shantae to the ground. "YOUR A MISERABLE LITTLE PEST!!!!!!" She raised the hand that had the odd looking fanged mouth on the palm, looking sadistically murderous. "I don't know what my master see's in you impudent little half-blood, but I will not question in the face of great rewards." She tried to bring the hand down on Shantae's cheek. "Face death!"
But that was when Shantae suddenly changed form once more. "HUH?!?"
SCREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Before Siren could realize what happened, she was kicked off by a bird like foot ended with razor sharp talons. When the monster regained her bearings she found Shantae lifted off the floor, flying as it were. The form she now took was of a creature with wings replacing arms, feathers covering her chest like her usual harem top, and feathers completely covering her person from the waist down, and feet replaced with bird like feet, ended with talons. "Impudent half-blood? Hah! That's a laugh!!" The Harpy laughed, as she changed form once more.
An elephant's trumpant sounded, before the harpy turned into one with a purple saddle, and slammed her clean through a few display cases, containing dragon remniscent masks. Shantae morphed back into her human form, and seemed to prepare another spell. "I may be half genie, but that doesn't mean I'm not stronger then you!!!"
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Post by nintendonut1 on Apr 9, 2010 0:49:02 GMT -5
"W...wh...WHOA!!!!"
Needless to say, Clyde was impressed! She could change into animals too?? Wow, that was SO cool!!
"Do that again, Shantae! Do that again!!"
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 9, 2010 8:58:30 GMT -5
Shantae grinned at Clyde's cheers; well, why not? Might as well impress the audience a little bit with flair, so far Siren had been no real threat. With a roar, an otherwise livid Siren jumped back into the brawl, but Shantae had been waiting for that; with a fast neck movement, her pony-tail slammed into Siren like a whip. While the monster was dazed, Shantae changed form once more...
Clyde was likely surprised a quick instant to find that Shantae turned herself into a giant spider, with purple hair. "HAH!" While Siren was dazed, Shantae shot out webbing. Within a few seconds, Siren was wrapped up in what appeared to be a webbing cocoon, the only area of her still showing was her head. With that done, the Half Genie transformed back into her human form, and approached the monster in a huff.
"Who sent you?" She demanded, picking the monster up by the threads around her neck, like the scruff of a shirt. "Who is this master you were talking about?"
Siren merely grinned evilly, a sign meaning that she would have better luck trying to break through a solid steel wall.
After a moment, the Half Genie dropped the monster to the floor. With that done, she took Clyde's mask off of the nearby work desk, and walked back to the little guy. With Siren, she was trying in vain to break out of the Spider web threads, only to find herself completely trapped. Spider webs have been known to be tought to break, if not impossible.
Shantae patted the little shy-guy on the head. "Come on Clyde, let's go. We're done here."
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