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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 3, 2016 21:14:28 GMT -5
The camper van cruised over the eastern landscape like it was speeding down an open stretch of highway. It bobbed with the wind as the land rolled by below, filling the atmosphere with the roar of the engine and the fiery smell of Tabasco. On the inside, the cockpit was booming as the radio blasted Tom Petty for all to hear.
Mickey kept one paw on the wheel, tapping away to the beat, steering mostly with his knee while his other arm was resting on the door. All the while, he mouthed along to the song –or maybe he actually was singing; it was hard to tell at this volume– eventually pausing to excitedly shout behind him, "HOW WE LOOKIN' DOWN THERE?!"
"NOTHIN' OUT OF THE ORDINARY YET!" Cat called back from the camper living room. Throughout most of the trip, she had been staring out the window, adamantly searching for the ideal opportunity for adventure. Thus far, they hadn't run into anything interesting, but she was holding out hope.
She pounded a fist into her other palm. "We're gonna have fun, even if we have to make it happen ourselves!"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 3, 2016 21:26:52 GMT -5
Rio was seated semi-comfortably in the arm chair behind Cat, rubbing his temple in exasperation. The noise pollution from Mickey's radio was already doing a number on his head, and Cat's voracious attitude wasn't exactly helping.
"I'm honestly somewhat loath to imagine what we're going to come across on this trip," he sighed. "This island is full of enough weird crap that we're bound to cross paths with something strange eventually... and knowing you, you're not going to stop until we find the most ludicrous obstacle out there. Or at least something cumbrous enough to count as a misadventure in your book."
He turned his attention toward the cockpit. "But hey... For what it's worth, I'll put up with a little revelry. For Yang's sake. And because I'm kind of bored myself."
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Post by DMis on Jun 3, 2016 21:39:29 GMT -5
Yang gave a small smile as she sung along. She had taken up residence on the stairs. The blonde was cleaning her gauntlets once more.
"So what counts as something interesting?" Yang questioned to the trio as the song ended.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 3, 2016 21:50:22 GMT -5
"Oh, y'know. Standard adventure fare," Cat responded with a grin and a shrug. "Giant monsters, high-octane chases..."
"Choice babes!" Mickey cheerfully threw in.
"...treacherous obstacles, enemy butts to kick..."
"Copious amounts of blood!"
"...anything that gets the adrenaline pumping!" Cat gazed out the window again. "And hey, you're not wrong, Rio. There's something worthwhile out there. Something waiting to be punched into next Tuesday. We just gotta find it."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 3, 2016 21:56:01 GMT -5
Rio took a deep breath and stood up. There was a distinct possibility that Cat would ask him for aid in the form of a divination spell, and he wanted to prolong that inevitable request as much as possible. "I'm going to go get something to eat. Holler if you need me."
As he made his way towards the kitchen, Rio paused briefly and cast a confused glance at the window. For a moment there, he thought he saw something pass by...
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Post by DMis on Jun 3, 2016 22:23:53 GMT -5
Yang gave a smile. "We always could stir up some mischief," She offered to the three as her gauntlets went back to being a pair of bracelets.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 3, 2016 22:40:57 GMT -5
"No prob! Bring me an orange fruit!" Cat responded as Rio split from the group. She then gave Yang a smirk and a chuckle. "Yeah, that's always an option. And maybe we oughta, seeing as how it's been three hours and we still haven't-"
"WHOA!" Mickey shouted from the cockpit. "You guys see that?!"
"What??" Cat quickly turned her attention back on the window. "Dang it, I turn around for two seconds and miss the first cool thing on this trip!"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 3, 2016 22:54:43 GMT -5
"Cat, calm down," Rio muttered, though he too moved closer to the opposite window to get a better look. He was almost completely positive that he and Mickey had seen the same thing. What it was, though, he couldn't quite tell. "Let's not jump to conclusions. For all we know, whatever's out there isn't worth our-"
BOOM
A distant noise like thunder rumbled from the ground far below them, shortly followed by an unearthly screech. A screech like the horrid, enraged song of a terrorfiend from the darkest depths of the doom pits.
"Ohh... Um..."
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Post by DMis on Jun 4, 2016 6:37:46 GMT -5
"The heck was that?" Yang questioned as she started to get up from her spot. A bit of an unusual tone of fear showed in the usually calm voice that she had.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 4, 2016 10:30:30 GMT -5
"Rgh... I can't see anything!" Cat griped, pressing her muzzle against the glass as she desperately strained to look down. "Rio, Mickey, can someone tell me what the heck is-?!"
CRASH
Everything lurched upwards as something slammed into the camper van from below, quickly sending the flying vehicle careening out of control.
"GAH!" Cat was thrown off her feet, landing awkwardly on the couch as it slid her way. She leaped off the seat before it hit the wall and leaned against the couch's back, the g-force quickly immobilizing her.
All the while, Mickey was struggling to drift the van into his control, and it was painfully obvious that he was not happy with this turn of events. "NO. NO, NO, NO. NO. YOU. DIDN'T!"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 4, 2016 10:42:43 GMT -5
"!!!" Rio hastily grabbed a staircase railing, bracing himself and gathering his magic as the camper van went into a spiral. He was going to need an especially powerful spell all too soon. He knew what they were up against.
"DRAGON!"
Sure enough, an enormous gold dragon was flying in circles around the out of control van, staring it down with a dangerous glint in its amber eyes. With a piercing roar, it charged at the van, snatching it out of the air and touching back down on land with a thunderous impact.
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Post by DMis on Jun 4, 2016 13:59:48 GMT -5
Yang was thrown about as the dragon toyed with the van.
Her eyes briefly flashed red before she righted herself once more and they returned to their usual lilac shade. "This should be fun," the brawler offered to the trio.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 5, 2016 19:23:39 GMT -5
Cat toppled to the floor, hastily scrambling back onto her feet and casting a surprised glance out the window. Rio wasn't kidding. She really was staring right into the enormous eye of a dragon.
"Ohhhhh mama." Cat smirked and reached into her pockets, pulling out Goldenhand in her left paw and a thermal detonator-looking device in her right. "WE GOT US A LIVE ONE!"
She then charged to the back of the camper and kicked the door open, activating the device and chucking it at the dragon. The little sphere rapidly beeped for three seconds, then burst into a fireworks display, filling the air with blinding flashes of color, ear-piercing pops and crackles, and the near-suffocating stench of gunpowder.
With the dragon properly distracted, Mickey floored the gas pedal and launched the camper van out of its grip, sharply turning back around to stare down their new foe. He could only imagine the extent of the damage his dear Vanessa had taken, but he knew one thing for certain. "Yeah. You dead, son."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 5, 2016 19:46:09 GMT -5
"Cat! Don't j- Ahhh...!" Rio shielded his eyes and ears from Cat's KPBM-Firework-Grenade, further bracing himself from the impending jolt.
The dragon roared in pain from the sensory overload, lunging away and loosening its grip just enough for Mickey to drive out of its reach. As the fireworks dissipated, the dragon shook itself off and snarled at the pests in the camper van, its scales and mouth glowing as it ignited fire in its chest.
"Okay... Okay okay okay..." Rio anxiously sorted out his thoughts, hoping to figure out a plan. "Gold dragon... Looks like a Reaper of some sort... Fire breather... Cold." Green evocation energy gathered around him, generating a chilling, sparkling mist in his palms. "Ice magic..."
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Post by DMis on Jun 6, 2016 9:31:35 GMT -5
Yang steadied herself. "Looks like I get to try that gift from Weiss after all," the brawler offered as she went after cat. A hint of a very pale blue poked out of her hip pouch. The cartridges in the Ember Cecilia were still red as a small hint smoke was starting to escape from the barrels over both of her index fingers.
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