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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 26, 2012 12:14:00 GMT -5
Mizuno's keen ears picked up Jaron and Lucas' surprised tones, causing him to turn and see what was up...
And when he saw Jaron walking towards some odd ball of light, floating in mid-air, he REALLY wasn't sure what to think. "What... What is that?"
Shantotto looked herself to the glowing light, unsure what to make of it... Which was a surprise for her since she was very good at discerning what an object was by feeling it's energy signature...
She looked the light carefully, her magical sensers carefully taking in the light.
"My my my, what ever do we have here? A new discovery! What a great way to endear..."
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Post by doctorzero on Mar 26, 2012 23:53:12 GMT -5
Jaron was feeling a thousand things at once.
Surprise, apprehension, excitement... loneliness?
His fingers brushed against the sphere, which seemed to glow brigher--"
"SON OF A BITCH!!!
A Cross Cannon blast impacted where the orb had been. "WHA--" Jaron stumbled backward and fell on his backside.
"Zero?!" Lucas had turned to see that the man had started firing at the sphere with a look of panic on his face.
The sphere in question erratically dodged the blasts and flew out of the crater. "No, WAIT--" Jaron scrambled after it, several questions in his head. No, NO, I know what that was, I can't let it--
The thing was gone by the time he got out of the crater.
Zero lowered his arm, his eyes still wide. "H-holy fuck..."
He hadn't been expecting that. Not here, not now. He was DONE with that thing, dammit, why did it keep following--
His thoughts were interrupted by Lucas yelling at him in outrage. "Why did you do that?! It wasn't doing anything! It was just floating there! How could you--"
"That THING has been fucking with my head all day, so shut the hell up," he said irritably. He wasn't in the mood to argue with the halfpint.
"What do you mean that--"
He was cut off as Jaron slid back down into the crater. The teenager said nothing as he quietly walked over to Zero and looked him in the face.
He then grabbed him by the collar, brought him close and said, in the quietest, calmest voice possible, said, "Why."
It is very, very difficult to get Jaron genuinely angry. Lucas has seen him as such only a few times. This was one of them.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 27, 2012 0:28:22 GMT -5
Mizuno watched in wide-eyed awe as Jaron took in the sphere, it seeming to shine brightly upon him... And promptly jumped two feet into the air when Zero shot at the sphere, it flying away quickly as this happened. "H-hey!! Wh-what did you shoot at it for?!?" Confusion was readily apparent on his face.
Shantotto meanwhile pouted at the lost oppurtunity. Her magic sensers turned up even less about the sphere then she had hoped........
Oh well, there was always next time.
When Jaron grabbed Zero, each character had their own reactions to this. Mizuno looked like he was shying away from the two, fearing that a confrontation was going to happen very very soon... And if there was one thing Mizuno hated and feared, it was confrontation. Especially between friends.
Shantotto didn't even pretend to be interested, as her eyes wandered to where she saw the glowing sphere exit the crater, rubbing her chin thoughtfully... Truely an interesting day this has been... So many new things to study...
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Post by doctorzero on Mar 30, 2012 16:52:04 GMT -5
Jaron and Zero stared into each other's eyes--Jaron in carefully concealed yet obvious anger, and Zero in annoyance.
"...none of your business. Now let go of me."
Jaron didn't relinquish his grip. "Why."
Zero was slowly becoming unnerved, though he didn't show it. "I said let go of me."
"Tell me why first, Zero." Jaron's voice was eerily calm. "It wasn't doing anything wrong. It was just floating there, it wasn't doing us or you harm. Why did you attack it?"
"I don't need to tell you, alright? Now let GO!"
"Not until you give me a straight answer."
"Jaron?"
Jaron broke off his staring contest with Zero to turn to Lucas, who was looking rather apprehensive. "I'm sorry to interrupt, but I...well..." He tapped his ComSet. "I just got a message from that black text guy."
Jaron released Zero immediately. "Seriously? What does it say?"
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 2, 2012 12:22:50 GMT -5
Shantotto took immediate notice when she heard that the man with the black text had returned. Apparently her last conversation with him was well in mind... Well... If one could really CALL it a conversation since he didn't even try responding to her.
Mizuno meanwhile perked his ears up in curiosity. This was the first he had heard of such a figure after all. "Huh? Who are you talking about?"
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Post by doctorzero on Apr 3, 2012 0:20:09 GMT -5
Jaron proceeded to explain to Mizuno as Lucas responded on his ComSet.
I don't know which is worse, watching you people argue or watching you people waste valuable time that would be better spent finding the Gospel. You can see us? Wait, are you calling us just to get us to hurry up? Are those trick questions? Now before I say anything else, I have a suggestion. Ditch Zero. He's too dangerous around you. What?! Hey, I know he's a complete jerk, but he would not hesitate to slaughter you if he thinks you're with Kavma. The man is paranoid beyond belief. I'm surprised he hasn't stabbed one of you by now.
Lucas frowned. How'd he interrupt me?
You make it sound like you know him personally. Are you friends or something? We've met, if that's what you're asking. Who are you? Just a mutual friend.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 5, 2012 0:22:46 GMT -5
An imperative question one might say For such a mysterious figure of allegiance gray, Do tell oh man of so many great mysteries Would you tell us who you are and perhaps your histories?
The man didn't need to look at the text to know that Shantotto had figured out how Lucas' reciever worked and talked into it, before he could say much else.
With Mizuno, he watched in wide-eyed fascination, as he awaited whatever this mystery figure was going to do next.
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Post by doctorzero on Apr 5, 2012 2:07:57 GMT -5
The reply came before Lucas could react to Shantotto effectively hijacking his ComSet.
It was swift, precise, and without remorse.
There was once a maid named Shantotto, who was born in the bottom of a grotto, she never got married, so she ought to be pitied, but she comforts herself with gelato.
Lucas stared at the message with some confusion. "Er..."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 6, 2012 12:51:20 GMT -5
.....................................
Shantotto just stared at the rhyme the man had put in, her eyes wide with little more than sheer disbelief. She stammered a bit, her expression growing pretty angry.
"He... He... He... HOW DARE HE-?! He cannot simply make me a mockery!"
Her energy was flashing, and she looked MORE then a little upset.
"I am a respected official of the Windurst academy for the gifted! I will not stand by and let this nothing get away with my problems lifted!"
No-one had ever seen Shantotto THIS riled up before. In fact, it looked like she might actually destroy something right then and there.
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Post by doctorzero on Apr 8, 2012 23:35:15 GMT -5
Jaron and Lucas slowly backed away from Shantotto. "Professor, I'm sure he didn't mean it--" Jaron started.
Feel free to let him know I meant every word. You're not helping! Not my fault she's easily insulted. Can you at least apologize?!
"For crying out loud."
Zero swiped the ComSet ("Hey!") and spoke into it. "Okay, first off, last thing I need is for the Lollipop Guild Representative to explode, so lay off the insults."
This coming from you, of all people.
Zero refused to think about how he had a point. "Just tell me who you are and what you want," he muttered, moving aside as Lucas tried to grab the ComSet.
What I want is for them to hurry up. I'm surprised you're sticking around with them, anyway. What gives?
"None of your business." Jaron tapped him on the shoulder. "Zero--" Zero held up a finger. "Quiet. Mysterious informant imparting unnecessary knowledge."
That's what you said to me last time. Zero paused. "...last time?"
What, you don't remember me?
"Who are you?!"
Do you know the muffin man?
If there is a sentence that is more effective at confusing people, I would love to hear it. "I...what?" Obviously, you don't know your nursery rhymes.
"WILL YOU CUT THE BULLSHIT?!"
No. This is getting silly.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 8, 2012 23:57:15 GMT -5
Shantotto looked like she was about to start blowing shit up, but seeing what the man was typing next helped her to calm down. It was nice knowing that she wasn't the ONLY person this man was starting to annoy. She was still angry of course, but it still helped.
"The Muffin Man? What is he talking about?" Mizuno was probably the most confused out of everyone. "I know about the nursery rhyme, but this doesn't make any s-sense..."
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Post by doctorzero on Apr 9, 2012 22:36:24 GMT -5
Zero facepalmed. "Just...stop screwing around. Tell me who you are before--"
Before what? Even if I was right in front of you, nothing you could do would effect me. Need I remind you of the Beravel incident?
Zero turned pale.
There were only a few people who knew of the details of that incident.
"What are you talking about?" he said quietly.
"Zero?" Jaron asked. He didn't understand why he looked so startled. What had the man said to him?
What, you forgot the time where your captain attacked you? I went out of my way to save you that time. The least you could do is say thank you.
That sentence was more than enough to convince Zero who the person was.
The result? Total freakout.
He grabbed the ComSet and threw it away, shoving Jaron aside as he ran.
"Zero?!"
Jaron moved to stop him, but Zero turned and pointed Soul Edge at him, a look of fear on his face.
"For the love of all that is sacred stay the fuck away from me, all of you!"
Jaron couldn't understand what got Zero so startled. "Zero, what did he say to OOF!"
Zero had kicked him away, pointing his gear at Lucas as he did so. "Stay where you are, yellowhead. As for YOU--" he nodded towards Shantotto and Mizuno. "Don't try to follow me. Any of you."
He reached into his pocket and produced a yellow ring, which he threw into the air. The ring grew large enough for him to fit into.
Jaron got to his feet, baffled. "Zero, what has gotten into--"
"Will you SHUT UP?!" Zero yelled. "I'm getting sick of you talking! Just stop it! Now leave me alone, ALL OF YOU!!!"
Zero stepped backwards toward the floating ring, still pointing his sword. He couldn't trust any of them, not after what he had just found out--they probably were spies or were leading him into a trap. He didn't want to hear any excuses--there was just too much risk.
Jaron, on the other hand, had no idea what was going on in Zero's head. He couldn't understand why Zero was acting this way. What had that guy on the ComSet say to him? "Zero, wait--"
Zero stepped into the ring-portal and vanished. "HOLD ON!" Jaron ran forward in an attempt to follow him.
"Jaron--" Lucas followed suit.
BAM!
"OW!"
Unfortunately, they wound up crashing into each other. By the time they recovered, the ring had crumbled to dust, with Zero nowhere in sight, before either they, Shantotto or Mizuno could follow.
"What..." Lucas started. "What was that all about?"
Jaron turned to the ComSet. "One way to find out." He picked up the device and put it on.
What did you say to him? He just ran off in a panic! He ran because he realized who I was. We don't have the most pleasant history. Who are you, anyway? Why would you do that? For heaven's sake, give me an answer!!! From what I understand, he was being a complete jerk to you all. Are you saying you're not glad he's gone?
He had a point, Jaron realized. Zero HAD been a jerk to them all, he couldn't deny that...but...
That doesn't give you the excuse toThere's also the fact that he was dangerous. Did you seriously think he trusted you? Or even liked you? What he said about you just now should be proof of that. That's...I... Please, just try not to argue. You're not going to win. Now, about the Gospel...
This was the point where Jaron put his foot down.
Okay, you know what?! I have HAD IT!!! Ever since I woke up almost everyone has been either badmouthing me or trying to kill me in one way or another, and I've had to put up with it! NOT ANYMORE!!! You just come out of nowhere, demand that we find some object we know jack squat about, and then send one of us running just because you don't like him?! I don't even have any reason to trust you! Well, guess what! GO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO GET YOUR STUPID GOSPEL!!!
Jaron shut down the ComSet and threw it to the ground, breathing heavily. That was the first time since he woke up that he had blown up like that.
Even so, he felt he was perfectly justified saying all of that to the man. He was sick and tired of it all, and he just wanted a moment to breathe properly.
"Jaron?"
"WHAT?!" he yelled, turning to the person to spoke, only to sag when he saw it was Lucas, who looked rather frightened at Jaron's outburst. He felt somewhat ashamed of himself for yelling at him--he didn't deserve to get yelled at because someone had ticked him off.
"Sorry, Lucas," he mumbled, looking at his feet. "It's just...this day I've been having. I'm getting tired of it."
Lucas shook his head. "I don't blame you," he said. "Hey, even I would probably get annoyed if I was in your position." He stepped forward and grabbed him in a hug. "Everything will be fine, I know it. I'm here to help."
Jaron was surprised by the hug, but after a moment he returned it. "I swear, you're too forgiving sometimes."
"Hey, so are you!" Lucas retorted.
They both chuckled and separated. Jaron turned to Mizuno and Shantotto. "I'm really sorry about that, guys. But what do you think we should do now?"
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 9, 2012 23:24:46 GMT -5
Shantotto looked like she was about to say something rhythmic and profound...
ZEEOO!!
"Hmmm? Whatever is that mysterious sound? And my senses are prickling, how strangely unbound!"
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Thud!
Climber was the first one to land, squeaking a bit as he did. "Ugh... Good thing I don't feel pai-"
THUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was followed by the entire group...........
"........ OW."
Gene was the first to regain his senses, quickly looking around to try and get a sense of where they were... Before he could do THAT however, he felt a shiver pass his senses. "What the- BRRR!! Where are we the far north?!?" IT only made sense that that would be his response. The void portals caught him in his usual night clothes...
And he wasn't the only one. Lilia had the same treatment, wearing a simple robe, and her hair let down. "J-JESUS F-F-F-F-FUCK!" She shivered a bit before she focused her energy a bit... After a moment, her natural heat abilities kicked in, covering herself and Gene. "This is friggen ridiculous! What happened?!?!?"
Looking aroung quickly, Gantz looked unsure himself. "I... I don't know, this is-"
"G-GANTZ!!!!"
Before the young man could respond, Mizuno tackled him to the ground, tearing up a great deal.
"Wh-WHAT?!?! MIZUNO!?! What are you-?!?!"
"Where in tarnation are we mates?!?" Wally looked just as confused as everyone else. "Are we in the northern reegions of Dimensional Island? How'd we get here?"
There was a loud groan as Otto went to comfort Rin who was not as used to this randomness as they were. "I have no idea. We've seen some weird shit, but that back there took the cake."
There was a bit of a clanking sound as Metal stood back up, looking a bit disoriented... Which was saying something given he was a robot. "How about we all calm down and try to figure this out huh? We're not getting anywhere stating the obvious-"
"But how did we get here?! Why are we here?!" ...... Metal looked to find Climber stuck to his spines... "..... Uh... Hi." Metal near had a spasm attack and quickly pulled the poor guy off of him, being sure not to damage the mannequin anymore then he already had.
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Post by doctorzero on Apr 11, 2012 1:31:54 GMT -5
A.J. pried himself off of the ground, groaning. "Ow...okay, it's official, I HATE portals..."
And that's when he noticed Shantotto and the rest. "Uh..."
It took a few moments for Jaron and Lucas to comprehend what just happened.
"Gantz?!"
"Jaron?!"
"A.J.?!"
"Lucas?!"
Much shouting and confusion ensued until--
BAMF! "QUIET!!!"
Lucas had released a large PK Fire into the air, grabbing everyone's attention.
"Thanks, Lucas," said Jaron. "Okay, first off: What's going on, why did you all fall from the sky, why are Gene and Lilia in their pajamas, and who are you guys?"
That last bit was directed at Wally, Otto and Rin. They would've responded if Lucas hadn't done a double take.
"Wally? Otto?"
Lucas was nearly about to glomp one of them when A.J. grabbed him by the back of his shirt.
"Hey, lemme go!"
"Uh, Lucas, about those two..." he muttered something into his ear. Lucas looked at him incredulously, then back at Wally and Otto.
They looked just like them. They even sounded like them. But then again, if what A.J. said was true...
He felt depressed now. He would've liked to have seen those two again, after all they've done for him.
But now that he thought about it, that shouldn't change his attitude towards these two, even if they weren't the ones he knew.
He held out a hand to them. "My name's Lucas. Sorry, I thought you guys were someone I knew."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 11, 2012 13:18:19 GMT -5
Otto and Wally looked to Lucas with a curious expression but quickly enough figured out what Lucas was about to glomp them about. "And we're sorry we couldn't be those guys." Otto held out his hand. "Don't worry kid, your definately not the first person to make that mistake." Wally nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, it's starting to get a bit annoying in fact mate..."
Gantz regained himself after being glomped by Mizuno, with Rosaline quickly regaining consciousness. "Huh? What happened?"
"Rose! Look who it is!"
She shook herself awake more when before turning to Gantz... and Mizuno? "Mizuno?" She could scarcely believe her eyes, she had heard from Gantz that he sent him through a portal to protect him from the Dark Insects. He knew he was alright since portals seemed to have been opening up to Dimensional Island at the time anyway but...
"Rose!"
"Mizuno!"
This was a special case. Mizuno did look at Rose like an older sister after all. Rosaline hugged Mizuno with a little smile on her face, looking happy to see him, Mizuno meanwhile was tearing up as he held her. "I'm so glad your safe..." He whispered as he did this. Rose only smiled a little more.
With Gene and Lilia, they did their best to stay warm considering their current postition. "In case you haven't noticed, the sun's starting to go down... And if you were back at our place with us, you'd be making yourself comfortable too."
Noting Jaron's confused look, she sighed. "What he means to say Yana, is that Kavma tried to lock us up in Gantz's place. For some reason something broke us out."
"Yeah! It was scary!" The now filled with holes Climber exclaimed as Metal fixed him up. "I was just sitting around minding my own business when this portal opened up in my room and swallowed me up! Now here we are here!"
Metal let out a metallic sigh, this emoticon showing in his eye screens ' -_-; ' "Those portals apparently got all of us..."
Misty was equally annoyed. "Jesus, no kidding... I think those things spread through entire house..."
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