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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Dec 4, 2018 20:47:44 GMT -5
"You're welcome," Rio whispered back to William, wanting little more in that moment than to give this poor guy a break from this insanity. He spared a quick glance over his shoulder, trusting Cat and Mickey to keep Liderc occupied while simultaneously praying they didn't make another recurring enemy out of him in the process, then he swiftly and silently continued on his way, William and Percy's arms linked with his.
Soon enough, they had covered enough distance for the fight to fall silent behind them and edge of the park to become visible ahead. Where the green fields and network of portals ended, the sprawling city began, traffic passing by as if that harrowing chase in the skies above hadn't occurred.
A run-down silver Honda was pulled over to the side of the road near the park entrance, its two occupants sticking their heads out the windows as they scanned the area.
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Dec 4, 2018 21:03:12 GMT -5
"Sorry, I'm not into bestiality," Liderc snarked at Mickey. "Clearly, your head's not on right. Hold still, let me remove it and screw it-"
THWACK!!
"GHOOAAAAA!!!!!" And then, he went flying in a way that differed from how angels normally flew. "Looks like I'm blasting off again in a ripoff of Pokemon!!"
Ting.
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"... Gah... hah... I owe ya two, man..." Will exhaled heavily, glad to be away from green asshole birdy, his accomplice, and the general fine web of bugfuck insanity. He nodded at Rio, not really noticing certain other people present. "No, really. You saved my bacon back there."
"Hey there, Ryan!" Percy waved to the occupants of the silver Honda. "... Who's your friend? What'd I miss? Man... we got into a fight! It was awesome!"
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Post by ColArana on Dec 6, 2018 18:50:07 GMT -5
Today had been.... a day. Seriously. Ryan hadn't thought the day would spiral like this when it started, but now he was involved in a huge science business war involving shrinking technology, cyborgs, angels and magic. Okay, so maybe his day-to-day life involved cyborgs, but rarely any cyborgs that weren't Ryan himself! And with Will gone.... Well. Ryan was working hard to track Will down now, alongside Max. Catching up with the angel... that was a pain, but by some chance.... Well.... The amount of commotion that had been occurring... True this was the island, but it was as good a lead as any. Ryan had made a beeline after the source. A heck of a battle was raging, and they'd finally swung past the crippled ruin of a vehicle. One Ryan hadn't recognized and initially passed off as simply collateral damage. Until finally.......
"Percy!? THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN MAN!?" Ryan's voice was slightly frantic, betraying his nerves. "Will got captured by an angel, and-- and...." He glanced at Max, barely remembering that Lydia had wanted her condition to be kept on the down low. Ryan swallowed and exhaled. "Ugh... Frig... what the hell is with this day." He shook his head and clapped Percy on the shoulder. "It's good to see you, but don't run off like that again. Please. I can barely handle Will, let alone when he's crazy." He said with a shaky grin at Will, remembering their conversation before. Remembering that Percy didn't know about Lydia for sure. "Will.... are you alright?"
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Post by ThePopcornFairy on Dec 6, 2018 20:38:23 GMT -5
"HA HAAAAA...! I never get tired of that," Mickey laughed as he watched Liderc get propelled across the park by Cat's flyswatter. There was a big, goofy grin on his face as he stared into the horizon, one evident of pure satisfaction. After a rather frustrating day, that impassioned action scene was just what he needed to rise up out of his funk, and seeing his partner launch douchebags into the stratosphere was just the happy ending he needed.
"Well, I've had my daily boner. I'm good to quit while we're ahead if you are." Dusting his paws off, Mickey whistled for Cat as she dashed out of the camper van. "Let's get Vanessa out of the sticks and see if we can't catch up with Rio before Big Bird regains his equilibrium. After that, I'ma introduce you to my good buddy Reaper!"
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Dec 6, 2018 21:13:19 GMT -5
"YEAH, GET WRECKED, GREEN MERCY!" Cat shouted at the sky as she skidded to a halt and pointed Goldenhand in the direction Liderc had disappeared. "Come around here again and I'll swat ya so hard your children won't be around to feel it! YOUR TEARS ARE WHAT I LIVE FOR!"
She then smirked and turned back around, marching back to the camper van with her flyswatter resting on her shoulder. "Well, that happened. Much as I love a good beatdown, I guess we probably should get a move on."
As she stepped into the camper and closed the door behind her and Mickey, Cat coyly added, "By the by, I'm already Reaper."
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"Max! Ryan! Oh, thank God...!"
Lydia wasn't even aware of how tense she was until she saw her Honda out of the corner of William's eye. In that moment, all of her muscles relaxed at once as she slumped back in her seat and let out an enormous sigh of relief, grateful to see their salvation so close and their enemies so far behind.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Dec 6, 2018 22:12:59 GMT -5
"Oh...!" With the coast clear of any adversaries, Rio dropped his invisibility spell the moment Percy addressed the people in the Honda. "Friends of yours? Good. Someone else to carry this load of what the frig."
"WILL!" Max bolted out of the car after Ryan, joining the group of boys with a look of both relief and frantic concern. "Oh my God, are you okay?! What happened?!"
"He was taken hostage by a man with green wings and a man in a suit. Percy, my compatriots and I managed to ward them off and break him out," Rio explained, offering Max an awkward handshake. "Um... Riordan von Felden. Nice to meet you."
With an equal amount of unease, Max returned the gesture. "Maxine Niles. And I... take it this guy over here is Percy. I-Is everyone alright?"
"Excluding the kidnappers, I do believe most of us aren't too worse for wear. I'd recommend laying low if you and your friends want to remain that way." Rio turned to offer William a worried glance. "Though I must ask... do you have any idea what those people wanted from you?"
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Dec 7, 2018 10:29:38 GMT -5
"I'm alright... Okay, I'm still nauseous. I'll get over it. Hopefully," Will said in response to Ryan's inquiry. "Does anyone have any anti-nausea anything?"
"Yep, I'm Percy! Nice to meet ya!" As usual, Percy's tone was way too excited for someone who just got into a life-or-death situation. "As for why they were after Will..." He put a hand under his chin as if trying to think. "I think it was... uh... I dunno. Hey, Will, why was green asshole birdy after you?"
"Either because he's green asshole birdy, revenge by proxy because you probably picked a fight with him-"
"He started it!"
"Wait, you didn't jump into a fight for once? Huh," Will commented, surprised. "Anyways, revenge by proxy because of the fight you got in last night, or because I accidentally ruined some things he was carrying for something. I must've been drunk, because I don't remember that happening..." The way he calmly said such a thing surprised him. "Or... maybe someone's got something out for Lydia and her drinking buddies, including me?"
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Post by ColArana on Dec 8, 2018 1:52:28 GMT -5
So much was going on again, Ryan was having trouble keeping up with things. Human brain was still a human brain, and couldn't process everything fast enough, considering his already stressed-out-as-fuck head from the moment he stepped out of the vehicle. And before then too. But one of them had managed to introduce himself and Ryan walked over. "Ryan Summers. Riordan? Good to meet you." He replied. "I'm guessing you had a huge part to play in this, so thank you very much!" He exclaimed, his breath heavy.
When Rio asked exactly what the kidnappers wanted from them, Ryan's mind jumped to one conclusion and he sighed. Thankfully, Will jumped in first. Ryan looked over. "Yeah.... I think you're right Will. It has to be related. Too soon to be a coincidence. Unless you and Percy have some special kind of bad luck you haven't told me about?"
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Dec 8, 2018 10:31:28 GMT -5
"OH SH*T OH SH*T NO NO NO WILL STOP TALKING ABOUT ME!"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Dec 8, 2018 10:56:59 GMT -5
"Yeah, really..." Max sighed with a weary grin, nodding first to Ryan, then to Rio. "You have no idea what kind of trouble we would've been in if you hadn't lent a hand."
"Well, I'm happy to help, ma'am. It's... nice to meet all of you as well," Rio offered somewhat bashfully, smiling at Max before turning back to William and Percy. "Seriously, if these people want you taken out for any reason, if you feel like you still need protection from them, I'd be willing to offer my services. Somehow, outright kidnapping doesn't sound to me like petty revenge for a brawl or other such mishap."
His eyes flicked between the various members of the assembled party. "Who's Lydia? Why would someone be after her?"
"Um..." Max awkwardly scratched behind her ear. "Well, she's my ex-girlfriend. She's been t-"
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Dec 8, 2018 11:37:53 GMT -5
"I! Am one of her drinking buddies," Will interjected. "So is Ryan. We always told her that she was getting into something dangerous, but she never took it seriously. We, uh, don't know where she is now." He hoped nobody was catching onto how nervous he actually was.
"Wait, you had a-" Poke. Elbow to the stomach for Percy. "... Oh, right! I get it! ... I don't get it."
"Exactly," Will sighed. "Please don't mind Percy. He's nice enough, he's just... a bit stupid." Okay good, Percy didn't completely blow their lie. Only mostly. "So, uh... we're trying to find some leads as to where she is. Anyone got anything?"
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Post by ColArana on Dec 8, 2018 16:24:22 GMT -5
Ryan looked at Will when he asked for leads. "We had one, yeah. Max was planning on taking us to a research lab before you got kidnapped Will. We were planning on heading over as soon as you got back. Then some green dude kidnapped you and everything went to shit." He told Will. "If you guys want to help us out, it'd be appreciated. I think we need as many hands as we can for this job."
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Dec 8, 2018 22:06:35 GMT -5
"NO WE DON'T! RIO CAN'T HELP US! WE HAVE ALL THE HELP WE NEED!"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Dec 8, 2018 22:26:18 GMT -5
Max and –to a lesser degree– Rio were slightly taken aback by William's anxious interruption, not to mention Percy's obvious confusion regarding the situation. While Max eyed William with scrutiny and a bit of irritation, Rio cleared his throat and opted to roll with what he was hearing. "Dangerous? W-What kind of danger are we talking exactly? If she's lost or... even if this is another kidnapping scenario, I could always try another scrying spell like I did to find you, Will."
Hearing this, Max immediately perked up. "Scrying? Like a tracking spell??"
"Basically, yes."
"That's a great idea, actually-!"
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Dec 8, 2018 22:36:21 GMT -5
"I! Just remembered! I have things I need to do!" Will began to wind up the ol' legs. "Stuff that involves, uh, getting ready to fight! Just in case! I need to go, uh... polish my groceries and buy my sword! Sorry for the sudden exit, but, I, uh, seeya! Auf Wiedersehen!" And just like that, he was off.
"Hey, Will! Are you talking to that fever again? ... Okay, I'm more concerned now." With a sheepish grin, Percy turned to Ryan, Rio, and Max. "On my friend's behalf, I am seriously sorry about his behavior. He's not normally like this..." The brunette scratched the back of his head. "Hey, Maxine, yeah? Do you know of any kind of fever native to this place that makes a person think they've got someone else in them and babble to themselves? Because if so, Will caught that..."
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