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Post by ryocker on Mar 8, 2017 0:20:07 GMT -5
Nora stared out. "BOSS! IT'S DANGEROUS OUT THERE, REMEMBER?!" she screamed, soon shutting the doors before any of the fairies could rush in. Ed stared in absolute terror, his Unibrow quivering in a variety of shapes.
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Post by DMis on Mar 8, 2017 1:07:41 GMT -5
Beth seemed to dodge and weave through the Aflutterfly storm. It almost looked like she had been through similar as she started to open a few vials of DEPS. The crushed crystals acting like glitter as she wove through the storm.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 8, 2017 20:32:01 GMT -5
"Yeah, We need to meet someplace where we can talk at leisure. So please pick out a place. OH! And Also, if you find Rio? GRAB HIM, seal him up in a bottle if you have to. We're GONNA NEED HIM FOR THIS ONE..............." Alex sounded somewhat flummoxed, which was about what Evan had been expecting from someone whom had just dealt with Rainflower. "Anyway, as for the place, I'm personally thinking the El-Grande Mall so we can get whatever we might need... But whatever you might think. Honestly, you're the one in the epicenter of this craziness..."
He let out a breath. "Dammit, they even got Lizzie... Listen Evan, whatever we do however, we have to do it FAST. If this Epidemic leaves Dimensional Island and gets out into other worlds then we'll REALLY be in trouble."
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 9, 2017 10:53:11 GMT -5
"HEY HEY HEY~" Madison greeted with an unnecessarily grandiose hand wave. Her grin got even more painful to look at by the second.
"I WAS TOLD THERE WAS TACOS HERE AND I AM HUNGRY! LETS HAVE A TACO PARTY TOGETHER!!"
At that, the light purple aflutterfly took out a violin from seemingly nowhere.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Mar 9, 2017 11:34:04 GMT -5
"WHOO! TACO SIESTA! DID I SAY THAT RIGHT?!"
It's "fiesta," Patrick, Van sighed. Although, to be fair, a widespread siesta would be greatly appreciated...
Man, this blows! Ray griped. Why do we have to get stuck with Sir Forgets-A-Lot in charge?!
Because if one of us takes over, Patrick will lose focus on our group's protection barriers!
You mean he hasn't already? Look at him! PATRICK, WILL YOU GET OUR A** IN GEAR ALREADY?!
But Patrick paid no mind to the voices at the back of his mind. He was too busy taking in the colors, smells and wonderful music that the purple fairy was playing on her tiny violin. The memes! OH, THE BEAUTIFUL MEMES! "AHH! Holy fridge, I love it!"
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Hey, speaking of holy fridges, let's check in on these guys!
Paul was leaning against the door he was trapped behind, the glass almost completely fogged and smudged as he pressed his face against it. His lips smacked against the glass as he writhed and moaned erotically, his tongue occasionally trailing the prints he made and leaving slobber in its wake. Likewise, on the other side, Kelsey huddled up against the door, wings buzzing with the energy of her rapidly beating heart. She could just barely make out the blue dragon fairy through the haze, but still she pecked at the glass, her passion pouring out of her through her lips in a single, sensual...
You know what? Let's not.
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"Oh...!" Well, crap! Evan hadn't even considered the possibility of these guys escaping the island! And he would've thought he'd be an expert on this by now!
Okay, so Alex had the cure. They were already one step closer to solving this crisis. A place to meet, though... He almost considered suggesting that they avoid the mall, as it was no doubt swarming with aflutterflies too, but between Alex's void powers and Patrick's abjuration magic, they were pretty well protected, he figured. Seemed as appropriate as any other...
Wait... Rio?
Evan slowly turned and looked down the street, completely dumbfounded, searching through the psychedelic cloud for a speck of scarlet. Then he held the phone back up to his ear and politely said, "Hold that thought."
Not a moment later, Evan was charging headlong down the street.
"CAT! CAAAAAAAAAAT! YOU COME BACK HERE! CAAAAAAAAAAT!!!"
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Mar 9, 2017 12:44:23 GMT -5
"Patrick!!!"
A clawed hand grabbed Patrick's shoulder, spinning him around to meet Swift's livid face. "Dude! You can't just run off when we're in the middle of a crisis! We need you on this!"
"We know where Rainflower is, Patrick!" Aether reiterated. "We need you to take us to them, the sooner the better!"
"Seriously, how can you actually have FUN in this insanity?!"
Swift twitched when she felt an aflutterfly land on her hat, a familiar voice accompanying it. "WELL, SHOOT! HERE I WAS THINKING FUN AND INSANITY WERE ONE AND THE SAME!"
"Oh, hush, you!" Swift snapped at the raccoon. "Sorry to spoil the funsanity, but you're gonna be back to normal soon!"
"WAS I EVER NORMAL TO BEGIN WITH...?" Mickey pondered, staring wistfully into space.
Andromeda, meanwhile, was anxiously staring through the window of one of the still-standing shops. The rogue aflutterfly energy was darting about inside like a whirlwind, quickly making a beeline towards... OH GOD!!!
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All the while, Cat hopped through the city, her speed as close to a sprint as she could manage. It was evident from her breathy croaks that she was exhausted, and Rio and the surrounding affluterflies' constant babbling wasn't exactly helping matters. It was tempting to just take Goldenhand out of her mouth and start swatting away, but she knew that if she stopped now, she wouldn't want to start again. She had to get to the hotel, and she had to get there frigging yesterday!
Fix Rio first. Then fix herself. Then she could start breaking heads.
Her ear perked when she heard her name, craning her neck to look behind her. That guy in the sleeveless hoodie was charging after her. What was his name again? Ethan? Screw it, that's what it was as far as Cat was concerned. What did Ethan want now? He already handed over Rio! Problem soon to be solved!
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Post by ryocker on Mar 10, 2017 0:03:48 GMT -5
Ed gasped. "She's fast!"
"So are we!" One woman smiled, shipping the next cart out. "MORE TACOS, YA LOCO GNATS!"
Nora was giggling at their insane displays. "Woohooo! Go boss, GO!"
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Post by DMis on Mar 10, 2017 0:14:16 GMT -5
Beth wove and rolled through the crowd only to be smacked with the rogue energy at a peak point and at full force. The woman started to shrink down as her form warped to that of a brown winged Aflutterfly with the Blood symbol on all her wing segments and pale purple around the outer edges.
"OH WOW! THIS IS A RUSH!!" the newly formed Aflutterfly offered with a voice that sounded like she had gulped down 5 gallons of helium. A trail of rainbow sparkles were left in her wake.
"BETH! WELCOME TO THE PARTY!!" Another offered. This one clad in red and black with blood red wings as they flew close to the windows.
Nora could probably plainly make out the other Aflutterfly with Beth.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Mar 14, 2017 22:57:22 GMT -5
"I-I'm sorry, Swift!" Patrick cowered slightly. He had always been rather scared of Swift when she was angry. "It's not that I'm enjoying this! ...Well, okay, I'm enjoying aspects of it. I-It's just... the last thing I ate was a bowl of Reese's Puffs! I'm hungry, and using magic to make our barriers takes energy, y'know! Sorry for wandering off and all, but somebody told me there were tacos here!"
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"CAT!!!" After spending more time than he would've liked navigating through the swarm (including taking a particularly overenthusiastic aflutterfly to his barrier-covered face), Evan finally spotted the scarlet creature that used to be his character just down the street.
"OH HEY! IT'S THAT GUY AGAIN!" Rio chimed, waving to Evan as he approached. "HIIIII, THAT GUY! YA JOINING THE PARTY WITHIN THE PARTY?! HUH?!"
Ignoring the aflutterfly mage's ramblings, Evan sprinted up to Cat and skidded to a halt in front of her to cut her off. He hardly even allowed himself a moment to catch his breath before cutting to the chase...
"Cat! Sorry! Been a change of plans! Huff... My buddy Alex has the cure for this thing. Huff... Gotta meet him somewhere to get it, but he said to bring Rio. Huff... Guh..."
"OH, MR. BLUE GUY WANTS TO SEE LITTLE OLD ME?" Rio questioned with an excited shimmer in his eyes. "AWWWWW, WELL DON'T THAT BEAT ALL?!"
"Yeah, don't we feel special? J-Just sit still, okay, Cat?" Once he was completely certain that Cat wasn't going to hop off on him, Evan held his phone up to his ear again. "Sorry about that, Alex. Mall sounds good. Once I find Patrick in this mess, I can meet you in the food court in say... two... three minutes? Hopefully."
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Mar 14, 2017 23:21:18 GMT -5
"OH, REALLY?!" Mickey chuckled. "WELL, SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME THE WORLD IS GONNA ROLL ME-!""SHUT UP!!!" Swift hollered as she proceeded to grab Mickey off her hat and fling him away with all her might.  Once the readers finished spacing out in awe of the spectacular dankness of the meme given unto them, Swift turned back to Patrick and continued in a slightly calmer tone, "Pat, I'm sorry, but we REALLY don't have time for all these detours!" "Actually, Swift..." Aether meekly spoke up. "...he brings up a fair point. If Patrick is particularly low on energy, it might be prudent to give him the fuel he needs to stay alert. If he becomes too tired to preserve our barriers-" "Okay, fine! You guys get him some food! I'm gonna find Evan so he knows where we are!" With that, Swift took a whiff of the sugary sweet-smelling air and started chasing after Evan's scent, angrily muttering under her breath all the while. "R-Right then..." Aether's ears flattened slightly. This was not how she expected this day to go. "Onto the tacos, I suppose." No one seemed to notice Andromeda anxiously waving her hand against her throat. Looking through the window, she had seen plenty of disturbing things inside that taco shop, but if the aflutterflies' reaction to the food was anything to go by... ---------- Cat raised an eyebrow as Ethan proceeded to spell out a new course of action. In all fairness, it seemed they were on the same page to some degree, in that they both clearly wanted the same thing and needed Rio to do it. And at least Alex and Yang had apparently acquired the cure from that psychotic fairy. Sure, the venue might have changed, but they were still well on their way to ending this plague. And the new venue was apparently the mall? BONUS!!! God have mercy on these people once she was back to normal. Having decided that she was definitely on board with this plan, Cat decided to take full advantage of the fact that she now had a human partner. If only because she was FRIGGING EXHAUSTED. As such, the bullfrox calmly, expectantly lifted her arms up and let out a pathetic little ribbit-whine.
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Post by ryocker on Mar 14, 2017 23:50:59 GMT -5
Ed's face soured. "Uh oh, she turned.
Nora looked livid. "Aw crap, she turned."
"What? She turned?!"
"Yeah, she turned!"
"Yeah, okay, nobody else leave the dang store!" a woman in the back ordered. "Ed, we're gonna need your help on this one!"
He turned away for a moment, running his way to the back. Chompy was whining outside, the big metal ball seemingly immune to becoming a fairy. And good thing, too, a tiny metal dog that flies around and bites at people's fingers would be freaking terrible.
Blinking, Nora soon meshed her face to the glass. "...No way... RUBY ROSE?!"
"You mean the singer?" one of the trapped patrons asked.
"NO! My friend!" she corrected.
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Post by DMis on Mar 15, 2017 0:26:01 GMT -5
Ruby and Beth both were attempting to 'Boop' Nora through the glass.
"Shove more out there then?" offered a worker.
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Yang sighed. "Just hope that this hasn't hit my sister and friends," she offered looking to Aaron.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 20, 2017 17:55:16 GMT -5
"A plague this wide-spread and this effective? The only hope your sister and her friends would've had is staying indoors and boarding up the windows and vents... And knowing how gung-ho your sister normally is...." ..... Yeah, it wasn't like Yang COULD argue with that logic... "But don't worry, that's why we went to see Rainflower. Either way, now that we have the cure, we can end this madness." As the two ran through the city, they could see more and more of the chaos currently ongoing, the Aflutterflies dancing about in a mad tizzy, laughing giggling, the kind of thing that makes you want to vomit rainbows... Which isn't actually as fun as it might sound. Just ask Shmebulock Jr. And honestly, the more Alex watched this chaos go on, the more he wondered if splitting headaches would really be the only RESULT of all of this. Sure the plague seemed harmless enough from a simplistic perspective... But to really look into it? IT still involved messing with a person's emotions, their body shape, their metabolism, their basically everything... If Rainflower had creatures THIS powerful, he shuddered to think what else that crazy fairy had. "HERE YE, HEAR YE AFLUTTERFLY HOARD~!!!" !! The two looked and found what looked like a very hairy aflutterfly, glowing a bright fiery orange and wearing a... Familiar uniform... In fact now that Alex thought about it, the bug itself looked familiar... "I THINK WE'VE HAD ENOUGH FUN WITH THIS CITY!!!" The moth went on, definitely grinning a blue streak... Unlike the other Aflutterflies, Alex could feel a distinctly malevolent vibe from the being... Maybe it wasn't exactly evil.... But it was definitely a being who's idea of fun was the suffering of others... Or maybe something else entirely. "And you know what I say~ ?
"THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH~!!!! LET'S SPREAD OUR FUN TO THE FAR REACHES OF THE COSMOS~! LET'S SPREAD THIS JOY AND THIS LOVE AS FAR AS WE CAN POSSIBLY REACH~!!!!!""Oh-hohoho~!!! Look who's taking charge!! This is an entirely new you boss man~!!" The green aflutterfly with Dragonfly wings hovering next to the orange one stated, looking impressed. "We've had all kinds of fun today, and who says it has to stop there~""EXACTLY HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"LET'S TAKE OUR PARTY AND TURN IT UNIVERSAL!!!!!!! ALL AFLUTTERFLIES!! TO THE ITS!!! LET'S SPREAD OUR LOVE AND OUR JOY TO THE PEOPLE OF THE MULTIVERSE~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"................... "... Well SHIT." Alex grabs Yang's hand. "COME ON, WE BETTER HURRY." -------------------------------------------------------------- Back at the ITS, it looked like a bunch of Aflutterflies had the same idea Aflutterfly!Sal had and were trying to get into the ITS... However, a Barrier surrounded the building and the portals within, keeping the universe safe... "NNNNG..." Ness grunted as he tried to keep the barrier up... But for how long-? |
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Mar 20, 2017 19:08:15 GMT -5
"So... I can has taco then?!" Patrick cheered. "YAYZ!" Just like that, Patrick charged up to where Ed, Nora and the crew were rolling out more food, snatched a taco, phased it into his shield, and shoved it into his mouth, heedless of any protests. He managed to down the taco in three rapid, consecutive bites, following this up with a content hum and a lick of his lips. Soon thereafter, his smile turned into a wide-eyed, blank stare. It was at this moment Patrick knew... he frigged up. "KYAAAAAAAAAA!!!" The next thing Andromeda and Aether knew, Patrick was charging headlong down the street towards a fountain. "HOT! HOT! HOT! HOT! HOOOOOOOOOOT!!!"Upon reaching the fountain, Patrick immediately fell to his knees, expanded his barrier into a dome, and dunked his head into the water. As he washed out his mouth, gurgling and burping up bubbles all the while, who else would land smack-dab atop his shield than Sam, clearly amused by the mage's predicament. "HEY HEY, WHAT'S GOT YOU IN A JAM, BUCKAROO? FOOD TOO HOT TO HANDLE? YOU KNOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DRINK MILK FOR SPICY FOOD, RIGHT?!""Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh..." Patrick lifted his head back out, his straw blond locks dripping like crazy and his face as mellow as a stoner. "That's better... so much NOT BETTER STILL HOT THAT DIDN'T HELP HOOOOOT!!!" "BRO, DUDE, AMIGO, I'M TELLING YA! MILK!!!" This message brought to you by Goldwyn Holdings and Productions.The taco-induced commotion was quickly forgotten when Sal started making his speech. Patrick watched and listened with wary bewilderment. Sam responded to the proposal of expansion with a wide, open-mouthed smile and a giddy bounce. "YEAH!!! FRIG YEAH!!! LET'S BLOW THIS POP STAND! ADVENTURE HOOOOOOOOOO!!!"As the lion aflutterfly rocketed after the swarm, Patrick scrambled back to his feet, tightened his barrier around his body again and started sprinting back over to the girls. "OHHHHH MOSTLY DARN!!!" --------------------------- "HEY! DIDJA HEAR THAT?!"
"WHAT, YOUR CLIMAX? YEAH, I HEARD IT~!"
"NO, YA GOOF-GOOF!" Kelsey laughed to the dragon aflutterfly behind the glass. "THERE'S A WHOLE CREW GOING EXPLORING OUT THERE! IT SOUNDS FUN!"
"OOH, I LIKE EXPLORING!" Paul squealed. "BUT FIRST I GOTTA GET PERMISSION. HEY KENNYYYYY!"" NH!!!" "KENNY SAYS NO. GO ON WITHOUT ME, MY LOVE!"
"NEVERRRRRRRRRR!!!" Unwilling to leave her darling dragon behind, Kelsey grabbed the handle, fueled by the power of LOVE (or probably just her own super strength), and threw the door open in one swing, releasing Paul from his dairy-based prison. The blue aflutterfly shot out of the milk racks and into the open isle, twirling around with a cry of "FREEDOOOOOM!" He then took Kelsey's hands and shouted, "COME ON, BEAUTIFUL! ADVENTURE AWAITS!""HOORAY!!!" Kelsey leaned in and gave Paul a big kiss on the lips, then the duo made a beeline for the grocery store exit. Soon to follow was Kenny, racing along in a panicked sprint, his eyes –his only visible features– wide with mortification. " S*** S*** S*** S***...!!!" --------------------------- With their location set, Evan quickly hung up and put his phone away. He then looked down at Cat, who clearly expected him to pick her up. Initially, despite recognizing this typical behavior, he only scowled back at her, but... to be fair, she had just hopped all the way here from the caverns. "Yeah, okay, fine." Evan promptly tucked the bullfrox under his arm and grabbed Rio out of her mouth with his other hand. He then took off running while Rio hollered, "OKAY, WE'RE OFF AGAIN! A LESSON IN LIFE I AM SURE I'LL GET!""SWIFT!!!" Soon enough, Evan spotted Swift sprinting his way. Not too far off, Patrick, Andromeda and Aether were regrouping. Finally things were coming back together. Finally they could get down to resolving this mess. "SWIFT, WE GOTTA GET TO THE MALL! ALEX HAS THE CURE!" |
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Mar 20, 2017 19:49:28 GMT -5
Mickey finally landed head-first in a bush, bringing his dank meme to an end. He wiggled his rear in an effort to claw his way out, only to be yanked free by two nearby aflutterflies. "WHOOP-! THANKS, BUDDIES!"
"YOU'RE WELCOME!"
"ANYTIME, HANDSOME!"
After a group hug, Mickey declared, "NOW C'MON! CAN'T BE LETTING THESE DORKS HAVE ALL THE FUNS WITHOUT US!"
"YES SIR! I MEAN NO SIR! I MEAN... POTATOES?"
"POTATOES ARE GOOD!"
"INDEED!" With a beat of his wings, Mickey took off after Sal and his posse. "ONWARD, MY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!"
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"Oh goodness..." Aether murmured with flattened ears while Andromeda fearfully pressed her hands against her mouth. Patrick's pain was one thing, and they were certainly sympathetic about it, but the much more pressing matter at hand was quickly getting worse. They were trying to spread off-island. Now more than ever, time was of the essence.
Wait... Andromeda had an idea.
And upon receiving it through their mental link, Aether perked up with surprise. "That's... Andy, that's brilliant! Why didn't I think of that sooner?"
The alien girls were quick to go after Patrick, meeting him halfway once he had recovered. Then they made a sharp turn, leading him down the street. "Swift went this way! Come on!"
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"Wait, WHAT?!" Swift clearly heard Evan, even at a distance, but did she really hear that right? Alex had the cure? When?! How?! How did he know what was going on?!
Plenty of questions to be asked after the city was turned back to normal.
Upon reuniting with Evan (and... Cat and Rio...? Again, questions for later...) Swift turned right back around and ran back towards the rest of their group. "OKAY, so... we're getting the cure from Alex at the mall then! GREAT! WHY WOULD I EXPECT ANY DIFFERENT AT THIS POINT? ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES, AS THEY SAY!"
It was clear from the demented smile on her face that Swift was but a few minutes away from mauling something.
It was also clear from the smug grin on Cat's face that she was enjoying having an alternative means of transportation.
"HEY PATRICK, WE NEED YA TO SEND EVAN AND ME TO THE MALL!"
"The mall?" Aether questioned. "Why the mall? I thought you were going to find Rainflower in the caverns!"
"Yeah, well, change of plans! Alex has the cure! Meeting him there!"
"Oh...! That's... good to know." Aether blinked up at Andromeda. Andromeda shrugged back. With that established, Aether continued, "Well, while you two-"
"RRCK!" Cat raised a webbed paw as if to simply reiterate her presence.
"Sorry. Three... four... take care of that, perhaps Patrick and I summon some rain! The water just might weigh down the aflutterflies' wings and extinguish the fire before it gets too out of control."
FWOOM
"Too late..." Swift groaned as yet another shop collapsed in on itself in a puff of smoke and embers. "BUT, to be fair, that does sound like a good idea, ladies. You do that."
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