Black Ice (continued from ...Time Gate...)

[mugenginga]

A black portal opened up and Magus tumbled out of it. The grace he had possessed when he arrived on the Island was certainly not there. It was quite the ejection, and it didn't look like he landed well.

He pushed himself to his feet. That had hurt like hell. Using his scythe as a support he looked around, jerking to the side as several things from the area he had fled shot out at him.

If he had been in a video game, his "HP" would be flashing from being low.

[warryn]

Fluffy and tony came out of the black portal together, Tony missing the mage by millimeters. Fluffy on the other hand landed on the mages head almost perfectly without meaning to. Tony landed on his back in the snow, wobbling to get up. When he did he couldn't keep his balance right without his 6th leg. Why always me? Why is it always the legs? Tony thought to himself.

Fluffy after a few seconds looked down and said, "You." with as much annoyance as possible. "You know you could of given me hypothermia? Hmm, then what you'd do? Just leave me here to die probably?"

[mugenginga]

Magus fell to the ground from the impact of Tony and the surprise. The ground was freezing cold, but he took it better than he otherwise might. He had spent the first eight or so years of his life in a kingdom floating above an ice age, after all.

He hurt like hell, and was annoyed when he heard Fluffy's voice. He had to change his tactics.

"Look," Magus pushed himself up, "I'm sorry I hurt... Tony. Where I come from, a thrown acorn is an intent to kill."

Magus was on his knees. He looked at the grenade shrapnel sticking out of his chest. The area was cold enough, he could probably pull it out and use the snow to stop the bleeding. But it would be stupid to do so with a hostile furball latched onto his head.

Magus knew what it was like to care for a pet. Alfador had probably been the closest "person" to him aside from his older sister. He had been forced to shoo away the cat when he was flung to his original time period (ironically, that was one of the reasons he hated the himself as an adult when he was a kid. Complex time travel paradox theories applying). And in all honesty, he wouldn't have attacked the rock maliciously if he had not felt threatened. Not that he would have admitted that, but it stood.

[warryn]

Fluffy jumped down from the mans head and landed next to the wobbling Tony. He checked him over and tsked when he saw that he was missing one of his back legs. "Don't worry, it'll come back like all the times before." He patted Tony on the head and stashed him away so he wouldn't be cold.

"Now, the only reason I haven't tried to kill you yet, is because I'm not to good in the cold and your the closest thing I have to a heater." Fluffy gave the man a long look then continued to say, "Now, I've already noticed that your bleeding, so be good and use this." Fluffy threw two rolls of bandages. "And if you count that as an intent to kill, I will so chew off your legs and beat you with them."

[mugenginga]

Should I be grateful?

Some female voice in the back of his head figuratively smacked him and told "Janus" that he most certainly should. Magus had a mixed look of pain and a scowl, but the pain wasn't physical. He sighed.

"Thank you," he muttered as he yanked out the shrapnel and began to wrap around the armor. He wasn't going to take it off around the tiger striped fluffball.

"I meant it when I apologized. I had a pet once too."

Magus was genuinely sorry that he had attacked Tony providing it truly hadn't been trying to harm him. He just wasn't good about showing gratitude, never had been. However, he was only mentioning Alfador in an attempt to calm Fluffy down. He hadn't even told Crono about the violet cat, although he was pretty sure at least Lucca suspected from the way the cat had followed him around.

[warryn]

Yea, yea. Don't mention it again or I'll throw something else at you." Fluffy grumbled. He didn't really care if the guy apologized or not. Just as long as he didn't try it again, if he did, then he would have to worry about being attacked.

Fluffy shivered a bit, she fluffed out his fur a bit and rubbed herself to get warmer. Failing at it, he jumped back onto the man, this time onto his shoulder then to his head. "You know, the bandage won't do much if you don't actually put it on the wound instead of over your armor." He didn't like when when his stuff was wasted, it wasn't like she was trying to be nice or anything..... or was he? She asked herself that question again.

He was already warmer from the heat off of the mans head she was comfortable to.

[mugenginga]

"It'll prevent me from bleeding too much."

Magus was annoyed at the fluffball on his shoulder, but didn't argue it. If anyone showed up and tried to harass him about it, he had a feeling he wouldn't be the only one making them regret it.

He glanced at Tony, "It gonna be okay?"

Was he offering to carry the rock? Why not. Schala would have made him, after all. Probably chew him out over being "rude" to the creature on his shoulder, "My name's Magus." he muttered, more out of the nagging in his head than any real desire.

[warryn]

"He'll be fine, its really hard to kill a rock. Especially a pet rock." Fluffy eyed Magus as he said, "Well, if you've lost alot of blood, I have a blood pill on me. I can't really use it Because I don't think I have blood to begin with." Fluffy scratched his head thinking about it. He shrugged, oh well. I'll find out sooner or later.

Fluffy pulled out a blanket that was much to big for him, but he wrapped a part of it around himself, the rest hung loose off him onto Magus's shoulder. The blanket was made of cotton and had a complicated design of Celtic knots on it (http://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:6xBCW3E-YGC5FM::www.celticsymbol.net/images/celtic_knot.jpg).

[mugenginga]

This would drive you nuts too, Schala. Or you'd find it cute. Knowing you, you'd find it cute,

"I'll be fine," he muttered.

Magus had seen Tony walk, so he turned around and began heading down the mountain without waiting for the rock. He had no idea where he was headed, but had the feeling that the creature on his shoulder would nag at him if he didn't go somewhere. He was pretty sure it was down. The point at the bottom of his scythe helped prevent the chance of slipping.

The mountain actually vaguely reminded him of the one in the far future of his world. He didn't care to remember the name, but it was where Crono's friends had gone to save him. He had considered that a grand waste of time and energy. Stupid people deserved to be dead. It was only Marle's grief that had made him help. He knew what it was like to lose one you cared about, and how one would take any chance they had to save them. He saw those two getting married, even if they would have denied any possibility of it to his face.

All this thinking meant he was totally quiet as he walked.

[warryn]

Fluffy kept his balance on Magus's shoulder easily as they moved down the mountain. He wasn't to happy with his situation, but she wasn't going to sulk about it.

"So..... what are you? I mean, you look like you could be a human whose never seen daylight before...... But I don't think you are.."

((AHHH! writers block!!!!))

[mugenginga]

"I am human. What you see was the way my body twisted from using too much magic as a child."

Why am I telling it this? I didn't tell Crono this... Then again, he never asked.

"What are you? I've never seen a Mystic like you."

Mystic. Magus had used that word as it was given to the monsters of his world. However, the fact that "mystic" and "mage" were often used as synonyms might have made it a bad usage of the word. At least in relation to Fluffy.

[warryn]

"Mystic? Well I might be mystical, but I ain't no mystic......" Fluffy shook of some snow that had fallen on him. "And for What I am.... Well..... I'm Fluffy." He said after thinking about, he wasn't quite sure himself either.

She had never really thought about what he was, not till now though. Dang it! why am I even thinking about this.......

Even though he didn't want to, he did keep thinking it over and got quiet and still as he did so.

[mugenginga]

"Really have landed in another dimension..." Magus said. He wasn't addressing Fluffy, just talking to himself.

Schala could be here... Would that be too much to ask for?

Magus had no problem with Fluffy being quiet. It allowed him to stay inside his own head as well.

(OOC: I want to time lapse it to night, but if you want to do something first, go ahead.)

[warryn]

Fluffy continued to think about what he was, thinking about what he wasn't. He knew he wasn't a natural animal or a machine. He knew he wasn't reptilian or a bird. He didn't think he was amammal exactly, close but not the same.... What was he, he kept asking himself.

Tony had settled down into the snow to wait for his leg to come back to him. It might be days, weeks or even years before found him. But Tony was a rock, who could beat a rock in patience. So he waited, letting the snow cover him up to keep him warm. He thought about what had happened and what might happen. He thought about why he was here and decided it wasn't important, he was here and that was all that mattered. he was still there as night fell.

((Does that work?))

[mugenginga]

Magus had begun looking for a place to camp when evening hit. Fluffy had been remarkably quiet. Magus considered it a blessing. He managed to find an outcropping of rock, but it was covered in snow.

He shifted his eyes to look at Fluffy, "Don't attack me, I'm just clearing out that area," he indicated with his scythe before planting it in the ground and chanting.

"Hi zuno ne kala..."

(OOC: Pausing before finishing the spell in case Fluffy wants to react. And an avalanche won't be a problem, Magus is aiming it at one specific spot. Although there is a chance they might get a little damp from melted water. The spell would finish with a "FIRE2!")