(OOC: Looks like an interesting plot for a story^^ Quick few questions though...firstly, where is the setting? You mentioned Knothole and Robotropolis were both destroyed, but where are the freedom fighters now?

Also, are there any rules to character creation, as to what we can and can't do? Eg: are we allowed official characters? Are Humans allowed? Is it limited to Mobian only, or can we have anything we like, provided it can be explained?)

OOC: Pretty much what Wraith said, and, could you also provide a place to start should anyone decide to join in? I'm not being mean; it would be nice to know. Okay?

OCC: kay, you start in the FF base, which, for now is based in their only stronghold: Angel Island. Shade is preparing to march on the island, and you can be an character from the game or series, or your own fan character. Robotnik was killed early on.. but something strange is descending from the sky. There you go!

CXS was gettin annoyed. If sonic was so fast , he should get here already.

Uh.... yeah. Personally, i don't want to be 'an' character from the game or series if i don't know what game or series you're talking about. also, who is Shade?

For a good RP you have to have a good, descriptive explanation and story line. If I would join it would be more for your benifet that my entertainment. I think every new RPer needs experienced ones to learn off of. Hell, I have Terg, Rick and countless others to thank for my development.

But please describe the Who-What-Where-Why-How's of the story.

OOC: I've been meaning to reply to this thread earlier, so excuse the lateness. But as much good intention as everyone had in wanting more details about the present situation and what kinds of things were allowed or not, I'm starting to wonder whether it's such a good idea to hop onto every RP starter who doesn't write more than a single short paragraph or two and demand more out of them. The Guild's activity has gone down, and it feels almost as if something has changed since I originally found this place - as if we've lost what makes roleplaying fun.

Long story short, he's given enough vague details that you could probably introduce any Sonic-type character - official or fanmade - and get going with it in this situation. Maybe all it'll take to change the quality of this RP is to apply a little imagination to it and try it out to see what happens. We do need to maintain quality, but we should join RPs because they are fun and not because they're novels or famous or the post starter is a cool guy.

Granted, I'm probably taking up a cause that won't be answered or that there may be arguments against. Then bring it on, and let's make something more out of what we're given! But some of the best RPs I've ever been in started out in mediocre beginnings - Evalc's RP started out as a complaint! So until you try it, don't knock it, is what I believe should apply in the RP Guild.

And Shade is: a clone of Shadow. We don't know much more than that, but maybe we'll learn more if we get started with our own characters and work from there.

IC:
Vane Crosby's sensitive bat ears heard the shouts for Sonic easily. Even though the entirety of the planet's Freedom Fighters had assembled themselves onto this hastily-constructed village on Angel Island, and it was a fairly big village at that, Vane could hear the shouting.

"Do y'all hear what I hear, sugah?" asked Bunnie Rabbot, who had been talking with Vane just a moment ago before they heard the shouting.

"Yeah, but...Sonic's not here right now, he went with the princess and the others to the other end of the island to see what the heck dropped down there, didn't he?" Vane asked back in his slightly gravelly voice, scratching his red-furred head. "We'd better let 'im know."

"Maybe something else happened...c'mon, we're wastin' time standin' 'round here."

Vane dashed on ahead, youthful enthusiasm driving every movement in a time when war demanded the most of children and adults alike. Bunnie could not help but smile at his energy - she herself was not much older, but she'd been at war long enough that it sometimes felt like she was much older than she really was. But soon she joined him in his headlong sprint, easily surpassing him with her mechanical limbs, courtesy of Robotnik's roboticization process and the modifications Rotor had made to them over the years.

Bunnie made it to Chaos first, waiting for Vane to catch up before asking, "Where's the fire, Chaos?" asked Bunnie sweetly, her Southern accent richly lilting over Chaos's name as she did so.

"Sonic's, not here," breathed Vane, still catching his breath from the sprint. "Went to the other side of the island...what's going on?"

OOC: Sorry, um... no IC as of yet, but I'll be using my character Hikari for this RP. Another question, though... is Shadow going to be in the story as well?

Yes,Shadow will appear... but not in the way you think.

IC
Chaos was angry, and no doubt about it. " We just lost Green Hill! He didn't send in enough reinforcements, that idiot sonic! I swear I'm going to kill him!!!!"

Hikari just happened to be sitting nearby, listening to Chaos ramble on and on. The white hedgehog pushed her bangs away from her eyes casually and said, "What are you so angry about?"

OOC: Short post. Sorry.

OCC Chaos was enraged. "WHAT AM I ANGRY ABOUT?!? THAT IDIOT SONIC DIDNT SEND IN ENOUGH REINFORCMENTS TO HELP GREEN HILL! AS A RASULT, SHADE TOOK IT DOWN!!! EVERYONE THERE IS...is.." Chaos stopped speaking. He was shaking yet he couldn't stop himself from crying slightly. "Dead." He said, his voice shakely. " There all dead."

Upon Angel island, the distant sound of a humming could be heard, almost as if it resembled a rocket. But, something about was off slightly, perculiar, not quite seeming right.

Within the Marble Garden zone, a figure moved forwards at a rapid and unbelievable pace. Strapped to the cat's back was an odd and awkward piece of machinary that generated a large enough thrust and which propelled him forwards at the rapid pace it did, in short, it looked like a minature version of a rocket.

The orange tabby cat was only able to keep his bangs up slightly due to the worn and muddy goggles that he had placed upon his eyes, in order to protect his vision. The cat wore little in terms of clothing other then a ragged pair of red shorts and a dirty blue shirt, but upon his arms and legs appeared further machinary, technical gauntlets built with various attachments and technlogical devices that would boggle the mind.

The cat was Lereon Esperian Lockheart Gallansbury IV. Or Leon, for short. As it continued to speed on through the ruins within the zone, a thick and wide smile was constantly plastered upon his face. His eyes read data streaming through his goggles, and it was through these that he located other lifeforms near by. Finally! He could show how well his inventions worked to other people!

Hikari stared at Chaos in shock. "No," she said. "This has to be some sick joke, right? Shade couldn't have--"

"He did," Chaos told her. "Boy, that blue hedgehog is gonna get what's coming to him..." He stormed off in a rage, still grumbling to himself.

Hikari was alone in the room, now pacing back and forth. She had been here on Angel Island for some time now, since Shadow had left her here and went off somewhere. She couldn't sense him, though; the two of them had a telepathic connection with one another, and that was what led her to Shadow in the first place. He was an older brother to her, being that they had the same creator, Professor Gerald.

Back then, more than 50 years ago, she had only seen glimpses of Shadow, as she was supposed to have been kept a secret.

But that was then; this is now... it had been months since she had last seen Shadow. She was worried for him...

Very well then, i'm in. I'm using my own character debuting here.

Name: Nobuo Aaron
Nickname: Icecap
Race: Polar Bear
Gender: Male
Age: 21

Nobuo Aaron used to live in Mobius. Then he found his way to earth, circa 2003. he settled down in Japan, where he took on the name Icecap. Three years later, he went back to Mobius, Only to find out that his home planet was being ravaged by war. The only option for him was to fight back. That's when he made a decision: He had to get to Angel Island and find his associate, Espio. What he did not expect was to find a trace of red slime...

OOC: This sounds interesting, 'll give it a shot.

IC:
Checking her equipment her sensitive ears heard Chaos' complaints and she sighed.
What had happened at green hill? She should have been there, she should have collected the necessary data needed to form a battle plan of her own, she needed to know how to fight this enemy...
Amber stowed away her gear, securing her crossbow over her shoulder within easy reach and puutting her pistol in its holster. The rest of her party tricks were in her pack.
As she got up and made sure everything was fixed correctly she manouvered herself in a position where she could see green hill...
She looked out of place in a battle field with a loose soft purple jumper and light baggy beige trousers. Her green eyes glinting in the sunlight, the young red panda stood a little shorter than the average mobian, she was only about 14 and she'd tied her red hair into a loose ponytail, she looke quite harmless. Her secret weapon.

Amber turned away from the scene and looked for a group of people where she could find out what was happening...

"I don't like it," fumed Vane as he and Bunnie stood near the edge of Angel Island, Bunnie looking out toward Green Hill with a pair of binoculars. "Chaos didn't have to freak out like that, it's not Sonic's fault that Shade took down Green Hill!"

"Don't get all itchy in your britches, sugar-Vane," said Bunnie as she adjusted the zoom on the binoculars. "Chaos is just upset 'cause he lost a lot of friends over there."

"We ALL lost friends! Not like we weren't expecting this to happen anyway...just hope he's having better luck over on his side of the island."

Sonic in the meantime had just halted at the edge of a clearing, stopping right next to Espio. "So where's this UFO that touched down, Espio?" asked Sonic, tapping his foot against the ground impatiently.

"Right there, it landed only ten minutes ago," said Espio as he pointed out the small red meteor in a newly-made crater in the middle of the clearing. "I've been watching it since I called back to base. It doesn't seem like a weapon."

"With Shade, you don't know what's going on in that crackpot head of his," said Sonic bitterly as he looked at where Espio was pointing. "Threatened to use some kinda new weapon on Green Hill. Hope he hasn't already launched an assault on Angel Island..."

"Oh mah stars!" exclaimed Bunnie as she jerked back with the binoculars in her hands.

"What is it?" asked a red panda girl that had just walked up to Vane and Bunnie.

"It's Green Hill! It's covered in some kinda jam!"

Vane took the binoculars, careful not to get too close to the edge of the island; he was terrified of heights and though he was okay on Angel Island, he would probably panick if he thought on it too much. "Looks like...Mother of Mobius, looks like Shade bombarded the place with red slime! What kinda weapon is that?"

"Looks like that new weapon that Shade was threatening earlier," said Bunnie.

"Hmm...well, we've got to find out what that stuff is, and figure a way to counter it fast, or else this war is over..."

Sonic and Espio both jumped a step back when the basketball-sized meteor suddenly opened up with a sickening crack, and a crimson ooze started to pour out of it, hissing as it touched the grass and other foliage of the island. "Looks like it's eating it!" said Sonic, grabbing Espio's hand and running away at top speed. "We gotta warn the others before it's too late!"

OOC: Just tying together some elements, like the red slime mentioned earlier, and trying to get some of the teammates together.

IC:
Amber thought back to what she had seen, how could she fight that? Maybe someone else knew, if not she'd have to start experimenting with materials.
As she turned away she spotted a distant glint, light reflecting of something. She couldn't see anyone else arounf from where she was so she headed for it, tail swishing thoughtfully as she jogged towards what she could now see was a bat she'd never met and bunnie rabot, easily discernible by the metalic parts on her body...

OOC: I hope I'm not barging in on something that's going to do just fine without me. I'm really new at this, so give me a warning shot over my head if I mess up . . . BEFORE you really cream me.

If I introduce something that doesn't seem to fit or that someone can't see their way to work with, then E-mail me, and I'll edit this post.

IC: A male keeshond(breed of dog) named Xander Mitty had been caught in the chaos of Green Hill forty-five minutes earlier.

He wasn't an innocent, but he hadn't been able to lift a finger to any cause, before he had been struck with a small projectile of some painful description. He was slowly bleeding to death and was nearing the point of unconsciousness.

He assumed no one would reach him to save him before his end, considering that Shade's forces never spared the mortally wounded and that the hill was completely taken.

Xander had been on his way to join the famed commander of the Oppositionist Forces, Sonic. But now he just lay still, thinking quietly, growing more and more blissfully numb to the pain of his wound.

'Oh, Prizmerl. I suppose I knew Dargo* had succeded, the way he let us get away so easy, but I didn't think he had had enough time; and I was fool enough to think that he couldn't do it. I won't ask how you could, because you are just a machine, and I will never have an answer besides.'

He could have died peacefully, if only the bullet had not come from a gun held by his trusted robot companion.

Eyes closed, Xander wondered vaguely if Dargo had perfected the Moon Control prizm he had dreamed of creating through chemical means, for so many years. 'The Goddesses help the Oppositionists if he has,' he thought with sudden fear. Who else knew of Prizmerl's corruption? The very ones he had sought to help, would welcome Prizmerl with open arms, some would mourn his death, and then they all could die at a few strokes, if he didn't get word to them somehow!

The methods of life hold true even as death looms near; Xander managed to use his X-Tension crossbow to loose a message arrow in the general direction of the Oppositionists. It contained a data vial which Rotor of the old Knothole FFs or Helixia of the disbanded 'Frontliners', would know how to access.

His last thoughts before his blissful sleep began were; 'Sheowti(the Goddess of Regret), let your servant's message be found; my regrets could not be truer, more painfully felt. Stay out of the moonlight, please, Prizmerl, just in case.'

* FN: One of Shade's lesser field operators and a scientist specializing in light refraction and program encoding.

OOC: Whether Xander lives or dies is open, but I want him to die because I do not wish to use him; I created him TO die.

OOC: Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the latest post to this was well over 4 months ago. I'm pretty certain this RP isn't active anymore. :O

OOC: To; Pachamac. Well, as long as I'm here, this Thread is 'Active'. And I question just who Leon is showing exactly what, so I dare not develope him, though I am tempted: he's yours, so it's handsoff for me.

However, I will make a suggestion; he can be the one who finds the message arrow that Xander shot, what with his techno-goggles.

General Comment: I also don't want to touch Bunnie, Vane, Amber, Sonic and Espio, though I would very much like to address the 'red slime'. If anyone wants me to do something with one of their Chars. they will have to direct me.

IC: Prizmerl has a new master now, but he doesn't know it, because he isn't a conscious entity. No heart in his chest, as much as Xander had wished.

He strode through the slimed horror of the struggle that had ended so quickly on Green Hill, dropping the ripper pellet gun he had been given by Dargo to kill his 'master' of almost three years; Prizmerl had never considered the Contact Subject "O83: Xander Mitty" his 'friend', not even for all the times he had refered to the keeshond in that way.

He analyzed his surroundings with dutiful thoroughness, as, at the same time, he considered the new Command Files he had suddenly accessed in himself, thanks to the release of a time/location lock. His first newly programmed command had been to execute Xander with the discreet pellet gun. Now, he acknowledged in his Active History Log that he had completed that task, and was in the process of performing his next Mission ~ to seek out the members of the Oppositionist Command Core and join himself to them . . . for two days. He would complete his Mission after forty-eight hours of close contact with as many of them as possible, with checked significance on a Contact Subject who was as yet unlabeled, but who was supposed to answer to the names "Sonic/Primary, 'Blueboy'/Secondary".

His sub-systems program functions set on his new Mission, Prizmerl crested the highest point of Green Hill, paused, and took time to identify(as far as he was able) three or four Contact Subjects he detected ahead of him several hundred yards.

OOC: I expect Prizmerl will have to be destroyed too.

OOC: Do whatever you want with the character, I'm not involved in this RP anymore.

OOC: Use Amber if you want, normally I would continue but this RP seems pretty much dead and buried.

how do i join

OOC: You don't, 2777; this RP thread is not a likely canidate for 'zombification'. I suggest you chat with a few of the Moderators and get some tips, they're good guys. Also, I'm sure there is a basic tutorial; you just have to find it!