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Post by Felix Falora on Jul 9, 2010 14:12:12 GMT -5
Felix felt somewhat weak after the long and tiring process, but when he saw Edd's smiling face, he began to feel invigorated again. The boy was ok again... his lover was ok again... all better... everything was back to the way it should be. He was so happy that he almost forgot himself. The Ed boy had obviously craved Kyle's embrace more, it seemed, but Felix couldn't help but run over and embrace Edd close to him. "I've missed you," Felix said. "I've missed you so much..." Even if it was a shorter time then Aku could've predicted, each second of Edd's pain had driven Felix more and more insane, but now it was all ok once more. Everything would be fine... or so he thought.
Patchouli floated next to Mr. Copycat. She looked at Felix in what seemed like a glare. Trevor and King didn't notice because they were too busy celebrating. She decided silently to keep her mouth shut... for a moment's notice. But the boy deserved to know the truth about the one he thought was his love. The madness was too much and it might've been time to let him go and throw him away, find another man to be with because Felix was officially dead mentally. But for now... let there be a happy ending. She turned around and floated away.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Jul 9, 2010 15:07:31 GMT -5
For Wally and Kosumu, it was truely a celebration. "YEAH!!! WE DID IT WE DID IT!!!!" He proceeded to dance around, Kosumu joining him and laughing. Kosumu may have been much older then Wally age and mentally speaking, but he preferred acting like a child.
"Double D back!!" The Star Child cheered, pumping his fists into the air.
With Otto, he was out of breath, a bit pained after that torturous process, but seeing the smile on Double D's face, he couldn't help but let a tired smile appear on his face. "Hey, Double D." When the boy turned to Otto, he gave a small salute. "Good to have you back man. Sorry I wasn't there to help ya sooner."
An old hand found itself on his shoulder. "Do not let that concern you boy." Roland nodded. "In the time that Double D needed you, you came to his aid. Better late then never as they say." He then turned to Double D and nodded. "It is great to see you again young man, and to see you back to yourself."
Gantz walked up next, tilting his sunglasses slightly. "No kidding there."
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Post by nintendonut1 on Jul 9, 2010 18:18:02 GMT -5
Double D didn't reply at first, coughing slightly and breathing in deeply, the first clean breaths he had had in a long time. He took a moment to relish everything; his pain-free limbs, his numb skin, enjoying a gradual, gentle clash of the spring's warmth and the cool air against its wet surface, his dulled senses, the sweet, sweet voices of those around him... all sensations he felt were taken for granted before. The sickness was gone from his system. He felt like a newborn child fresh out of the womb.
"Th-thhhh... thank you... thank you... thank you...!" He couldn't have wheezed it out of his grateful lungs enough as he slumped against Felix needingly, . Everyone, everyone around him was expressing joy for his return, god, it was pure bliss....!
"DOUBLE DEEEEEEEE!!!" Naturally, Ed and Eddy were on top of him like a couple of mad things, ruffling his damp, exposed hair, splashing water everywhere, trading floods of excited cries... It was the sweetest music that had ever been brought to his ears! The endless chatter, the scent and feel of his loved one and dear friends beside him, the sight of nothing but wide-eyed smiles, and the memory of his sickness dissolves into peals of joyous laughter.
"MAN, you had us scared for while! DON'T do that again, you hear me!?" Eddy finally drew back, taking a thin trail of fabric with him. He grimaced as pieces of Edd's torn clothing stuck to his own, and he peeled the wet strips off. "..yeesh... talk about a wardrobe malfunction."
"U-uh?" Edd looked down, his still shaky hands tracing along the damp remains of his clothes that still clung to him. "G...ga...good lord..." he got out breathlessly. "What... have I been... doing...?"
"...you, uh... don't remember?" Eddy bit his lip. Before all this, he had dashed Percy home; he sure as heck didn't want the first thing his pal had to wake up to was the fact that he KILLED somebody.... Fletcher and the others had agreed to console him the best they could, and hope for Edd's safe return. Man... that was NOT going to be fun to go home to.
Still, he saved face, shrugging. "Beats the heck out of me. Either way, looks like you need some new threads."
"I... I guess so..." Lacking a certain weight, Edd brought a hand to his head, stroke over nothing but wet hair that dripped just past his shoulders. His hat was gone. "...oh..."
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 10, 2010 2:33:25 GMT -5
Mr. Copycat didn't move as Patchouli flew away. She and him both knew they'd have to tell the others eventually. Slowly, Mr. Copycat closed his eyes. He needed some sleep... someone'd find him out here eventually. For now, he could nap...
Kyle winced as he pulled away from Double D and let the others celebrate. Whatever he'd absorbed... must have done something to him internally. Damn it hurt. But he wasn't too worried... he'd be fine. Besides, as long as Double D was safe...
Crow walked over to where Double D was sitting. "Yeah, your hat got a little shredded when you transformed. Sorry dude. But glad to see you're okay again. Just... be a little more careful, alright? I'd hate to have to go through all that again..."
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Post by Felix Falora on Jul 10, 2010 10:58:32 GMT -5
Felix looked at Edward when the boy expressed a non-rememberence. He managed to keep himself calm and smiled. "Whatever you've been doing, there's nothing to worry about. Everything is fine, a-ok. We've all done our best to help you, Edward, and it's... finally..."
All done our best my ass, Trevor said. After having celebrated with the others a bit, he had went to go mess with Edward a bit, all in good fun of course. He couldn't help but feel a twinge of anger when Felix said though. You only showed up at the last minute after sulking and being a little emo bitch. You don't deserve anything from Edd. I oughta...
"Later," King said, pulling Trevor back. "Leave the two alone for now. We'll... tell Double D later..."
"But it's odd, isn't it? How Felix seems to be getting away with his-?"
"He won't," King said. "But Double D deserves this time to be loved and shown compassion. Drama... can happen another time, ok? We'll explain about Masahiro and Felix another day, but until then..."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Jul 12, 2010 12:26:28 GMT -5
Roland looked to King and Trevor oddly... What were they talking about? After a moment, he just shook them off. Wally and Kosumu meanwhile walked up and smiled down at their newly cured friend. "I guess it makes sense that you lost your clothes given the transformation." He shuddered at the memory of the monster, before clearing his throat. "But don't worry mate. I'll get ya somethin' ta wear for the time being." Smiling widely, the boy walked off.
Kosumu meanwhile, giggled happily. "Good... see you... Cured!"
When Double D noticed his hat was missing, Otto and Gantz looked to each other... After a moment, Gantz nodded to Otto. Otto gave an almost thankful nod, before reaching behind his head...
After a moment, Double D would find what appeared to be a blue bandana dangled in front of him, held by the hand of a familiar friend...
"Here." Otto said with a small smile... And his lower back long hair now apparent. "You need it more then I do."
Gantz shrugged. "Woulda gave you my cap, but Otto really wanted to give you a hand man." He smiled lightly. "He's usually loathe to part with his bandana though, so I was surprised that he'd do as such so easily." Otto rolled his eyes at the observation.
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Post by nintendonut1 on Jul 12, 2010 13:57:58 GMT -5
Double D looked up, blinking in surprise. "...oh... for me? Really?" He flicked most of the moisture off his hands before taking the offering slowly. Feeling it between his fingers, the material was soft, and very similar to his own precious headwear.
"I...don't know what to say, Otto," he breathed, holding it to his chest and looking up at the darkbender meekly. "...e-except thank you, of course....brrr..."
"Geez, let's get you out of all this water..." Ed and Eddy helped their dripping, shivering friend out of the spring. The remains of his clothing clung to his skin, barely covering the essentials. "Man... the Aussie kid better show up with some new clothes soon..."
Without a word, a white robe was drapped over Edd, temporarily. As he pulled it in, they turned around to face Jack, currently robeless. "...y...you're..."
"Allow me... to apologize," he said deeply. "The dark wizard who infected you is from my world. And as the one meant to destroy him... I shoulder some responsibility for what has happened to you."
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 13, 2010 1:38:20 GMT -5
Kyle sat back and let the others handle things with Double D. He'd done his role, and that was enough for now. His chest hurt a lot, but he was doing a pretty good job of hiding it in his opinion. And besides, Double D was safe and sound again... no need for him to interrupt. He'd be fine, anyways...
Crow gave a concerned look toward Kyle for a moment before turning toward Jack.
"Stop being so hard on yourself. If we were going to blame you for anything, we would have done it by now," Crow said. Her voice was firm, but kind.
She looked down toward Double D and the bandanna he was wearing, and then up at her own hat. Maybe she should have thought to give her own hat to him. Oh well, too late now...
Oh, like hell she was passing up this chance. She took off her hat and put it on Double D's head, on top of Otto's bandanna.
"Here, now your head can be extra warm. But I want that back, got it?" Crow stated.
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Post by Felix Falora on Jul 13, 2010 1:49:58 GMT -5
"Fuck that! Apology not accepted!" Trevor said. He looked like an asshole in that moment until he continued on and actually redeemed himself. "I'm not about to accept something unnecessary. It's not like you freed that bastard into the world. It's not like you even knew what was going on to begin with. We tried to do what all heroes try to do and it landed us into this mess. So you haven't got anything to apologize for. Don't even try it."
"There was a... better way to word that, I'm sure," King said. There were just some times the swordsman was too blunt.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Jul 13, 2010 11:22:17 GMT -5
Gantz nodded in agreement. "I'm pretty sure there was too." With that said, he turns to Jack, and bows with a small smile. "By the by, it's a great pleasure to meet you Jack. I used to watch your show all the time. You're something of a role-model to me."
With Otto, he was pulling his hair up into a couple of pony-tails, so it wouldn't constantly be hanging loose. A sigh escaped his lips. "You really don't know how much you need something till you lose it." Looking to Double D though, he shook his head, with a small smile. "Well... I guess it might be coming the time when I'll have to cut my hair anyways..."
Talim looked to Jack and nodded. "I do agree with Trevor though, blunt as he is. It wasn't your fault that this occured, sir. So don't worry about it too much. Besides, we've helped Double D over the sickness, and he's back to normal now."
Kosumu nodded excitedly, as he looked to Double D. "Kinda scared me..." He frowned a little before smiling widely once more. "But okay now!"
At Double D's look, Gantz cleared his throat. "While the you had the sickness, you formed quite the interest in Kosumu, and started chasing him; understandable since the kid is a Star Child and a powerful force for good." He patted Kosumu on the head. "But you have Kosumu to thank for mine, Otto, and Wally's being here. He encountered you in the mountains after you ran off, and immediately reported to me and the others." Kosumu giggled, taking great pride in what Gantz had said.
"Back!"
It was at that line that Wally walked back in with a few clothes in hand held over his shoulder. "Sorry it took so long, ran as fast as I could, with that 'haste spell' of mine." He walked over to where Double D sat and placed the clothes down for him to see. "Hope these do the trick."
Looking at the shirt, Double D would immediately come to the conclusion that Wally really liked Jersey's; this one was a short sleeved jersey made out of a soft looking material similar to Wally's own usual attire, with a light orange color, with purple stripes, light yellow rims, and a big number '1' emblazzoned on the front that was purple in color. The pants was a simple pair of jeans shorts... Or that's what they were now. Wally could tell that the Shorts used to be jeans, at some point, but judging by the rageddy appearance of the ends, it became apparent that Wally either REALLY liked to scuff his knees, or ripped off the ends himself... Possibly both. "Woulda got ya regular jeans, but it is kinda hot out today." Wally said with a grin. "Anyways, whatcha think?"
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Post by nintendonut1 on Jul 14, 2010 18:22:04 GMT -5
Jack listened to everyone's words quietly, slowly nodding. "Thank you all for understanding. Now that I know Aku's dark influence has reached this world as well, I will continue in my quest to destroy him... so that hopefully this will not happen again."
"Yah! You can do it, Jack!" Ed cheered. Always the unwavering hero! So cool! He was SO happy to have met him!
Double D gasped lightly at the clothing presented to him, bringing the material into hand and getting a feel for it. "Oh... Wally, they're perfect--oonf." He blinked as Crow's large hat donned his head, and he got out a chuckle. "Aha, yes, well, thank you too. Ahh, I should really go change..."
"Wait, hang on," Eddy snatched up Wally's offering, gesturing for Edd to stand still. "Don't move." With that, he spun around his friend in a whirling dervish, and when he had stopped, he was now the one holding Jack's robe, and Edd was fully dressed and admiring his new attire. Wally's clothing fit him very well, and the two headwear were better tilted to fit with eachother atop his head.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 22, 2010 15:08:28 GMT -5
Kyle smiled at the scene. He gave another wince of pain, but it was nothing serious in his opinion. He looked toward Double D. "You look good."
"You look more like some white gangster," Crow teased. "Hey, since the gang's all together and stuff... why don't we head back to Bonsai Village? I don't know about you, but I think a certain little girl wants to see her daddy again."
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Post by Felix Falora on Jul 22, 2010 15:15:04 GMT -5
"Oh yes!" Felix said. "Marion's been pretty depressed. She's been calling for you, Edward, we have to go back to her."
... Now you seem concerned about your daughter. You son of a bitch, Trevor thought, looking at Felix before turning away to return home.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Jul 22, 2010 15:29:31 GMT -5
Wally, Gantz and the others looked between each other; they had almost forgotten about Marion. "Awww..! Poor little sheilah!" Wally smiled lightly. "Well it's a good thing we're bringing back her daddy now." He chuckled. "She's going to be so happy."
"Ecstatic is more like it." Gantz really did like kids, as most of the others knew, Wally had got that trait from him. With a light tired stretch, the boy popped a few bones into place. "Well, no need to keep little Marion waiting."
"Wanna see Marion!" Chimed an excited Kosumu, he hadn't got to meet Marion yet, and was looking forward to it.
A chuckle was all Roland could respond with. "Well, best be moving on then, I suppose." He took a few steps till he found himself next to Jack. "Gantz has told me your story once before, Ronin." That likely caught Jack's attention, "Being flung into the distant future by an evil shape-shifting monster, traversing around for a Time Machine... Your's is an interesting story, and forgive an old man for merely being curious... But I had hoped to ask a few questions on what your world was like."
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Post by nintendonut1 on Jul 22, 2010 21:40:21 GMT -5
Double D's smile quickly faded. "Oh.... oh, god, yes... oh, my poor sweet little Marion, has she been alright...?"
"She be just fine when she sees YOU!" Ed, as gleeful as ever, began to pull him along behind the others. "Onward to Bonsai Village!"
Jack watched the laughing group make its way out of the temple. He was most grateful this turned out well; the angel seemed well-loved by his friends and family. He then glanced down when Roland caught his attention, and he nodded, beginning a slow walk. "What do you wish to know?"
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