IC:
"...How about this...you get 2/3rds of the captives, I get 2/3rds of the chaos gems. How does that sound, eh?" The bulky, dark-eyed overlander sneered at his rival and begrudging ally.
Undaunted the flame-maned hyena sneered right back. "...Hmm...seems it should be half-and-half both ways, don't it?" He wasn't about to trust this strange creature. There were none like him back where Nimbus had come from, but he sensed the same kind of double-crossing averice in his rival that he himself possesed, and he was sure the hairless one could sense the same from him. Normally the two villains would have never met, but a rift in time and space had fused their two worlds into one. At first they had knocked heads, their two armies decimating each other as they fought over the same thing...the entrance to the mystical cave which was reported to hold great treasure, including the fabled Chaos gems. Seven emeralds, seven diamonds, seven rubies, seven sapphires, seven citrines...and the single Chaos Amethyst, rumored to be more powerful than all the rest. Most of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies, and sapphires had already been found, and one of the citrines, dug up for them by thier captured rebel enemies. Once they had realized they would be better able to find what they both needed if they joined forces, they had ceased fighting each other, and the still-active robots released the captured members of the Nimban Oppression Force. However, each villain still wanted all for himself, and constantly sought a weakness in the other that he could exploit. Each one knew the other to be doing this however, so neither would let down his guard. Both wanted that single, powerful Chaos Amethyst.
Thunder rumbled throughout the cave as a flash of inexplicable lightning illuminated thier surroundings. The gothic-themed fortress rested upon a platform created from inverted rock spires, in the center of the cavern. The pillars decended from the platform into a seemingly-endless pit of blackness, though there were sounds of water deep below, so it wasn't really bottomless. Rain pelted down around the fortress, another inexplicable weather pattern for a cave. Both villains (and their captives) had gotten used to this, however, possibly as a side-effect of so many chaos gems in one place.
The villains also realized that by pooling thier forces, they could force the rebels from BOTH worlds to capitulate. The Mobian Freedom Fighters had a hard time fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, whereas Liberty and her ScAvengers had never seen a robot before in thier lives, and so didn't quite know what to make of them. Therefore, the plan had been simple, The Nimban Oppression force would corner the Mobian Freedom Fighters, while Robotnik's robots would force the ScAvengers to capitulate. It had worked remarkably well, and most of both rebel groups were now slaving away in the cave, forced to dig for the chaos gems.
Some had escaped however. Robotnik had the consolation that the daughter of his nemesis had been captured, and was slaving her life away along with the rest, but Nimbus's nemesis remained free...and she had no decendants that he could torment.
The future of both worlds now sat in the hands of two heroes from different worlds (and any others who had managed to escape), Nimbus's sister Liberty, leader of the ScAvengers...and a certain blue hedgehog...
OOC:
What is this, you ask? Well, it's a crossover, of sorts. Based on a dream I just had, this is a "what if the SatAM world fused with the world of Gaiaterre," a world I have been developing with my own OC's. Therefore, this is sorta world-building...but not exactly, since it's a crossover.
My characters: (supporting cast will be described in the story)
Name: Liberty Hyena
Species: Hyena
Gender: Female
Eye color: Amber
Fur color: Golden-tawny with black spots, fringe of tail and mane are rainbow colored
Age: 17
Team: The Sc-Avengers
Nicknames: Lib, Libby (derogatory name used by her brother and his minions)
Appearance: http://violetwhirlwind.de...-Hyena-In-Color-24345052 (old artwork...but the best color pic I have of her) Liberty is a golden hyena anthro with black spots and rust-brown eyes. She has a mane-like ridge of rainbow colored hair that sticks up along her upper back, neck and head, falling forward in front of her eyes like bangs. She wears a tight-fitting purple one-piece suit with yellow trim. There is a big yellow L on the front of her suit, complemented by two smaller L's on her short, tapering sleeves. Her gloves and boots match her suit. The suit is open in the back up to mid-hip to let her medium-length plumed tail through. A deep plum cape swirls about her majestically.
Personality: Noble and kind-hearted but aloof and somewhat hot-blooded, especially when dealing with her brother. Doesn't tolerate oppression or discrimination of any kind, and will defend her planet to the biter end, fighting both slavery and desecration of the environment.
Abilities: Can commune with the spirit of the planet; minor healing and teleportation across short distances. Though her main powers are plant growing and wind manipulation, there are a few named abilities. True sight: anyone who looks into her eyes when she casts it will see the true social and environmental consequences of their actions. (not to say that they will neccesarily heed them however) Her powerful jaws can bite through chains and metal, sometimes even stone. Thought Binding: Enemies are temporarily immobilized by their own negative thoughts. (doesn't last long however, especially if something breaks her concentration)
Weaknesses: can have something of a temper, especially dealing with her brother or hard-headed people who judge based on appearances or species; can be nieve in that she's quick to give someone the benefit of the doubt (therefore weak to spies); somewhat quick to put her own life on the line for somone she cares about; has little experience with robots, so does not understand how they work or how they can be defeated, is somewhat scared of them because of this, which also causes insecurity in her own adequacy as a hero
Weapons: Teeth and her powers, sometimes her claws
Relatives: Her brother, Nimbus, a dark gray hyena, is the main villain. He seeks to ensnare the entire planet in slavery and oppression. Liberty fights him to preserve her namesake throughout the world.
Brief history: Born into a royal family of hyenas on the distant planet, Gaiaterre. Her original name is unknown, for when she became aware of the misery and pain her family-led by her brother, Nimbus-was inflicting on the planet and it’s citizens, she disowned them, discarding her birth name and all the misery she believed it stood for. She took on the name of Liberty when, in a vision, she discovered her super powers and decided to use them to help the oppressed and downtrodden of the planet. She and her brother have become each other’s nemeses. This was before Gaiaterre and Mobius fused. After her brother joined forces with Robotnik, most of her rebels were captured, though she remains free.
Name: Nimbus Hyena
Species: Hyena
Gender: Male
Eye color: right eye is green with a yellow eye-white, left eye is red and pupil-less with black eye-white; it is made of glass
Fur color: Grey with black spots, fringe of tail and mane are varigated red/orange/yelow (flame colors)
Age: 30
Team: The Nimban Oppression Force
Nicknames: High Overlord Nimbus, Lord Nimbus, Nimby (derogatory name used by Liberty and the ScAvengers)
Appearance: http://violetwhirlwind.de...us-Hyena-134411050 Flame-maned grey and black hyena anthro His right eye is green with a yellow eye-white, left eye is red and pupil-less with black eye-white; it is made of glass due to an injury. Also due to this injury, he has three scars running across that eye. Has bushy black eyebrows, two gold rings in his left ear, and three gold studd-earings in his right (also, all minions must have these (though it doesn't matter which ear they are in) as a sign of loyalty to him), He wears a spiked collar, spiked epaulets, spiked elbow- and knee-guards, spiked bracelets, and spike-studded black leather boots, fingerless gloves, and shorts. He also wears a cape made from the fur of slain enemies, usually lion, as he hates them.
Personality: He has a bit of a Jekle/Hyde personality, meaning he can be charming and debonair one moment, and tearing off heads the next. Do not let his charming side fool you however, he is completely evil, and the 'Jekle' side is just a facade. He is vicious, ruthless, conniving, chauvinistic, and womanizing. He can work alongside other villains...they just better watch out for his double-crossing nature. He is also jelous of some of his sister's powers, as hers are slightly more diverse. He feels it is his given right to do whatever he pleases with his slaves, and he also beleives that females are weaker, and therefore does not allow many of them into his army (there are a few, though)
Abilities: His main abilities are that of Fire and Lightning. A few named abilities: Fire(or Lightning) Cage: what it sounds like, he can make a cage out of fire or lightning...sometimes both at once. Fireball and Lightningbolt: self explanetory...a blast of eather fire or lightning. Lightningball: Same as before, but with a ball of lighting instead of a bolt Firebolt: A combination of both of the first attacks. He can also make temporary shields with both of those.
Weaknesses: His hate can blind him at times, make his attacks more reckless. On the other side of this, his vindictiveness can also oddly enough save the life of a particular enemy, especially if he wants to keep them alive to suffer as long as possible. He would rather have his enemies as slaves to serve him then to do away with them completely. This leaves open the possibility for escape, though it's slim if you are one of his 'prize slaves.'
Weapons: Teeth, claws, his powers, and anything he can get his hands on
Other realatives His sister, Liberty, is his sworn enemy, He slew all other female members of his family, and inducted the males into his army, though he doesn't really contact or confide in them.
Breif history:The firstborn in the royal family of Gaiaterre, his position of heir to the throne was stripped from him when his sister, Liberty (then under a different, unknown, name) was born. At that time, he was 13, and didn't understand why he was now second-best. In his society, the females were given precidence over the males, and he resented it. So he ran away. He returned at the age of 20, sporting a new glass eye and the scars accross that eye, and an absolute hatred of lions. To this day he refuses to talk about what happened. He won his way up through the society politically, making allies of other male 'yenas who felt they had been slighted by the system, until, 2 years later, he sprung the take over, killing all the ruling females that opposed him. He tried to find and kill his, at that time 9-year old sister, but she had fled when she was 7, the same year that he returned. The two are now bitter enemies.
When the two worlds fused, Nimbus first faught Robotnik as a rival who was seeking the same goal he was, but then the two villains saw that they could better tyranize if they joined forces, though each one still seeks to double-cross and subdue the other, claiming the reign of both fused worlds.
This one should be familiar to those who have RP'd with me before:
Name: Princess Serenity Alicia Acorn Hedgehog
Species: Hedgehog
Gender: Female
Eye Color: As blue as her father's fur/spines 
Fur/Spikes: bright violet
Age: 14
Team: Mobian Freedom Fighters
Nicknames: Reni, The Violet Whirlwind
Appearance: http://violetwhirlwind.de...erenity-Colored-15545727 (again, old art) Serenity is the spitting image of her father (evereyone's fav. Blue Blur 
) except for a few things. One she's female. (duh.) Two, she's completely purple. (no tan marks except for her muzzle) One of her spikes faces forward, flopping over her connected eyes, and she has a strange rainbow-colored ring of fur birthmark around her upper left arm (which she's quite proud of, BTW). She wears a yellow midriff-level tank-top and cuttoff jeans shorts. Serenity wears sneakers that are identical to her dads except for their color. Whereas his are red and white, hers are yellow and white. Her shoes even have the same magical quality as her dad's that alows her to go at such high speeds. She is the exact same height as her dad.
Personality: very similar to her dad: cool, witty, cocky, and impatiant. Hedgehog with and attitude! Absolutely HATES being called a rodent.
Abilities: same as her dad. (Increadible speed, Spindash, etc,) She can match her father perfectly in speed, and has actually beaten him in several races. (Gasp! Is it possibe?) She's also very intelligent. Her highest power level is Hyper Serenity. When she is Super Serenity, she is a brilliant, blinding white in color. (her Hyper form is actually her real Super form -- "Super" Serenity is just basically a transitionary form that she BREIFELY enters when going into Hyper form. She never really stays in "Super" form for long, and it doesn't really have much in the way of it's own powers. It's confusing, I know...>.> Also....she has only ever gone Hyper ONCE in IC. It doesn't happen very often.) When Hyper, she flashes all the colors of the rainbow in sequence. Also, her birthmark doesn't change while Super, but when she goes Hyper, the rainbow band changes to purple.
Weapons: Herself
Other relatives: her brother Alcor, lifemate Surge,
Breif History: Born to Sally and Sonic in Knothole. Captured along with most of the rest of the FFs when Robotnik and Nimbus joined forces. Her father remains free. (but for how long....muahahaha!)
Flaws:Impatient...predjudiced against robots, will do anything for pizza, cannot pass up a race, and...she is EXTREMELY unlucky
Catch phrases (not including most of those her father and her both use):
"I'm waiiiiiting!"
"I'm NOT a rodent!"
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You may join as a slave, as a member of the Nimban Oppression force, as one of Robotnik's robot horde, or as a member of the two rebel groups; the Mobian Freedom Fighters or the ScAvengers, but keep in mind, most of these are now also slaves (though that doesn't stop them from still fighting for freedom...though their means are now limited). Only Lib, Sonic, and a few scattered others remain free.
Nimbus's goals are to retreive the chaos gems and enslave everyone. Robotnik's goals are similar: retrieve the chaos gems and robotisize everyone. They both wish to double-cross and subdue the other, though they are allied at the moment.
Yeesh that was long. My IC for the goodguys will be in the next post. EDIT: Fixed formatting errors and changed Reni's age a little. She's younger than usual in this.
ooc: I might have to hop in on this one. Ive always enjoyed your rps. however my style has long since changed. and im a bit rusty so bear with me.
Name: Josh
Species: Human
Gender: male
Eye color (optional, though helpful): blue
hair color: brown
Age: 24
Team (optional): Freedom fighter gone Rogue Likes doing things his way.
Nicknames: spyder, lucky
Appearance: Josh stands at 5 foot 9 inches weighing about 160. Usually wearing a black t shirt and khakis and usually very well armed.
Personality: He doesnt take anything serious. But is there when his friends need him.
Abilities: sure shot and hand to hand. Specializes in recon and search and rescue.
Weaknesses: women.
Weapons: various rifles and sidearms. or what ever he can find. He never carries more than a rifle and a sidearm though.
Other realatives: His Girlfriend tatiana.
Breif history: Josh is not from Gaiaterre or Mobius. He was actually a special forces soldier On earth in the year 2013. He volunteered on a rescue mission to mobius and found himself on the war torn planet stranded with no way back. He found various jobs as a mercenary until he became a gaurd in tatiana's kingdom. He was one of few people that escaped. Thats the cliffs.
Name: Tatiana
Species: Meerkat
Gender: female
Eye color (optional, though helpful): blue/green
Fur color: Brown and tan
Age: 22
Team (optional): Whoever she is with at the time
Nicknames: Tati
Appearance: Tatiana has blonde hair and green eyes. She is about 4 foot 7 inches tall and can usually be seen wearing a white top with jeans.
Personality: caring and compassionate. She is also developing her sarcasm.
Abilities: can usually talk her way out of certain situations along with being very supportive amongst her peers. She has vast medicinal knowledge.
Weaknesses: Not much of a fighter
Weapons: A small knife that she wears hidden along with a small lock pick kit around her kneck
Other realatives: deceased.
Breif history: Tatiana was the princess of a small kingdom outside the acorns realm. Like most it was tragically lost when robotnik took over most of mobius. Her family was publically executed, her body was dumped amongst the others and left for dead. Josh found her still clinging on to life during a FF raid. She has never left his side. Her father is still rumored to be alive as well as his body was never found. a few months later she was captured and sold into slavery to the Nimban opression force.
ic
Spyder sat on a cliffs edge watching an NOF encampment through a set of binoculars. a feeling of rage and anger swept through his body. They had taken everything from him.
An cougar and a couple other sat around a tree stump playing cards for money and captives while the fire flickered in the background
"They say a Human ghost runs these woods."
"Says hes searching for his heart. Him and his fiance where captured. she was sold into slavery infront of him while they brutally tortured then killed him. or so the story goes they cut out his heart and fed it to their dogs."
"they say you can hear him cleaning his sword on a foggy night. ready to take the hearts of those that killed himâ€
"You are so full of bull shiza its not even funny. still humans and overlanders creep me out."
a twig snapped in the breaking the silent night air. They all jumped to their feet and grabbed the blaster rifles that were laying next to the bushes and started scanning the area.
a large sillouhette emerged from the woods wearing a skull mask holding an ak. One NOF soldier hesitated trying to comprehend what stood before him.
"Its the ghost!". he screamed he raised his sabotaged rifle to fire.
He squeezed the trigger igniting the explosive hidden inside. A bright flash eminated throughout the forest. black ash and and flame remained where the NOF soldier had stood. The man in the mask raised his ak firing two three shot burst dropping the other two solders. One dead one wounded.
"Heres the deal. You will hand over your money, captives, and weapons at which point I will let them decide if you get to live.", spyder growled through the mask
"You really are the walking dead my friend. Surely you do not thing you can simply come in here and shoot a couple of us. There are hundreds of us my friend. they will look for you and the captives. They will be executed just for seeing you. and you will be killed", the cougar laughed
Spyder stepped on the gunshot wound on his abdomen. His face more stern. The muzzle of the rifle was now pressing against the cougar's temple
He then pointed it at his legs and fired two shots into his knees.
"THEY WILL KILL YOU FOR THIS", The cougar screamed
Spyder ignored the wounded militants taunts and went to one of the tents to find several mobians chained and staked to the ground. They watched him with fear and moved towards the walls of the tent. He grabbed the keys he had taken off one of the soldiers in the woods and began running them through the locks.
"Its ok. they're dead. as soon as I undo this head northeast the path is clear. stay in the mountains.", spyder instructed the eldest of the group. He took a small bag from his pack.
"Theres several days of food in here. In exchange I just want to know if any of you have seen this girl?", spyder asked.
a old raccoon mobian took the picture and studied it.
"I have at hells halls. she was amongst the first groups to be sold.", The old raccoon explained.
spyder looked at him "What is hells halls?"
"Its a series of caverns and bottomless pits south of here. the cave is located at the bottom of a large gorge. watch your step though. If not it could be your last. most of them go straigh down for thousands of feet. it was formed when the two planets fused", the old raccoon carried on.
"thanks. The bag of food as promised. as for the leader of this small group. You guys can decide what to do with him.", spyder thanked them, grabbed his rifle, and then disappeared back into the woods.
Else where:
A female meerkat amongst the captives stood up. Her knees trembled from fear, hunger, and dehydration. She gathered herself to speak to nimbus and the others.
"excu... excuse me... we need water and food. we're weak. Please. Im not sure how much more of this we can take.", she pleaded with the captors.
She coughed then fell back to her knees.
"Ill do anything just make sure the others get what they need.", she pleaded.
(OOC: nice start. And I like "Hells Halls" That's good. n.n But I guess I should have mentioned something. XD; Before the fusion, there were NO Overlander/humans on Gaiaterre. Therefore, the appearance of such "strange creatures" probably would have (at least) confused any Gaiaterrans. This doesn't mean that overlanders couldn't join the NOF after the fusion, but they might not be commanders right away. The NOF mainly consists of other furs. It's kinda...a civil war, I guess.
I'm not blaming you for anything...it's my fault I forgot to explain that. XD;;;
I may edit in IC in here later, but it's kinda late right now.
In the mean time, have some more pics XP :
http://violetwhirlwind.de...erty-vs-Nimbus-134413638
Most of these guys are captured at this point, though Lib remains free:
http://violetwhirlwind.de...aterran-Heroes-134420581
A few of my main villains:
http://violetwhirlwind.de...erran-Villains-134422211
Anyway...I'll get to IC when it's not so late...also kinda waiting for a few others first)
ooc: edit done. lets get this thing rolling again well started lol
(OOC: Apollogies for not starting yet. I'm about to move, either to a new apartment or back to my parent's state...if the apartment doesn't pan out ( I hope it will though) I WILL get the story up and running here eventually, I have not abandoned it. But I'm also waiting to see if anyone else wants to join first.
That said, there's some more info about the world that I need to add here in the meantime...
NOF members have a special tri-stud ear piercing in one ear to symbolize their loyalty to Nimbus.
Celestial peculiarities:
Gaiaterre has two suns; one is a brown dwarf, and the other is a main-sequence medium-size yellow-orange sun. (binary system) I have no names for them yet. The brown dwarf sun rises approx. 1 hour before and sets approx. 1 hour after the yellow, give or take a few minutes. The brown dwarf also has a slightly skewed orbital path to the yellow, which has a typical east-rise; west-set alignment, if that makes sense. This makes for interesting solar occurrences at different times of the year. There are special cultural meanings and connotations associated with the times of the day when only the dwarf-sun is up (haven't figured them out yet) During that time, the sky is a sort of reddish-tinted partial-dark twilight. When both stars are up, the sky is like that of Earth (or Mobius in this case) during the day, and similar for night when both stars are down. The yellow sun drowns out any light from the brown dwarf. Number of moons is not yet set. (This will be further complicated by the fusion with Mobius.)
I will describe the beginnings of the language I'm working on for them in my next post...)
ooc: Its cool. More people would be a good thing.
(OOC: I better get the rest of the world info in now, as I will be offline for about a week starting tomorrow while I wait for my ISP to set up at my new place.
Anyway...this is from an IM-brainstorming-session with GemmaJin, who will hopefully be joining in a couple weeks or so:
# First up, what's the technology-level of the world you dreamed up? What I mean is this: I know Mobius has some pretty sophisticated tech, and that you mentioned that Libby and her scAvengers have never seen robots before, but is this simply because any culture on her world that did have them was/is pretty reclusive, or was her world in general at sort of a medieval renaissance level, using magic- or some similar sort of powers- more than technology? Hope that's clear enough to understand!
1. Actually I had been thinking about the tech level shortly before you asked your question. I think...it's kind of a mix of magic and tech. Not as much tech as Mobius has....but...like...maybe kind of...they're just starting to develop thier technology, and the tech is also highly reliant on magic. Also, their society tends to be similar to feudalism. So...kind of a...begining-modern/feudalistic society. If that makes any sense. XD;
# Related to that question, were there ever any civilisations on Libby's world- in the distant past say- that did have high levels of advanced tech? Perhaps not unlike Knuckles' people are sometimes portrayed- advanced but ancient and long-vanished, with their tech a mystery to all subsequent civilisations? Or are we dealing with a world that- until fused with Mobius- had never had technology of the kind and calibre found upon Mobius present upon it?
2. I had never even thought about historical and/or ancient civilizations until you brought it up! XD; (again, this is the good thing about brainstorming togeather) But then after reading your question, a thought occurred to me. Not neccesarily about tech, though it may facilitate there being ancient relic-tech....(Again, I fear I'm not making sense XD; ) Anyway...my thought was this...What if...while Gaiaterre had no humans before the fusion....in the distant past, maybe it did. Like...say humans (or better yet, some alien race) had taken life samples from earth and transplanted them onto Gaiaterre, as a sort of...wildlife reffuge...kind of as an insurance policy if Earth were destroyed (or if we end up blowing ourselves up >.>) In which case, the life samples are of regular earth-species (not anthros yet). But then the alien caretakers left Gaiaterre for some reason...and the abandoned transplanted species evolved over time into sentient anthros. *shrug* or something. I dunno. In which case, there very well might be left over tech-relics from the aliens who left. (if that made any sense)
# In keeping with the above question, might it be possible to play a character who was in some way dormant- perhaps through suspended animaton, magically induced sleep, hibernation, or something else- who might have been awakened by the fusion of the two worlds? Or even one who was found by the villains after the fusion and awakened to do their bidding, but has an agenda of their own?
4. Again, fine by me. I don't have a character that is such...but I have a half-hyena/half-dragon character...so mythicals, while rarer, are also welcome. I still haven't worked out whether cross-breeding is a regular (and viable) occurance or not. Part of me wants it, part of me doesn't. But if I decide against it...I'd probably make exception when it comes to mythicals...*thinks for a minute*...y'know, I'm just going to allow it. as there's a possible plot point in the regular story (not my crossover) that involves it, so...cross-breeding is allowed/viable. I can say that generally societies tend to frown on it though. (How I got from your question to that train of thought I dunno XD; )
# Last- but by no means least- you mentioned that a rift in time and space opened which resulted in the fusion of the two worlds. Would it be possible that such a fusion might have created- in past, present, or future- cutures that previously never existed in the history (or future) of either world? Cultures that mingle aspects of both worlds that were spontaneously generated by the time rift and the fusion?
5. Very possible. In fact that cave that was prevalent in my dream and my first post may be an example of such. Also, the Chaos Gems (other than the emeralds...the emeralds exist on Mobius...but the other gems do not...and I really don't think there's any real equivilent on non-fused Gaiaterre) Also, another thought I had was that the heroes would, in adition to freeing the slaves/ending tyrany, also would be seeking a way to safely un-fuse the planets...which may not end up being possible, in which case, they'll try to at least stablilze things so that the inhabitants can learn to coexsist on the resultant Gaiaterre-Mobius fusion without havoc ensuing. Also...the fusuion may have made the planet(s) itself somewhat unstable, hinted at by how unstable the pathways in and out of that cave are.
Gaiaterran Language (some beginnings of it anyway. You don't HAVE to use these...just...sometimes my characters will use them, and I don't want to confuse anyone):
-in : plural suffix
-l- : denotes young age
-mar- : denotes adult age
-maru- : denotes elder age
kray- : male
bay- : female
ter- : person (gender unspecified)
terl: child of unspecified gender (plural: terlin)
krayl: boy-child (plural: kraylin)
bayl: girl-child (plural: baylin)
kralmar(in): teenage male(s)
baylmar(in): teenage female(s)
terlmar(in): teenager(s), gender unspecified or mixed in the case of the plural
termar(in): adult(s), gender unspecified or mixed in the case of the plural
kraymar(in): adult male(s)
baymar(in): adult female(s)
kraymaru(in): elder male(s)
baymaru(in): elder female(s)
termaru(in): elder(s), gender unspecified or mixed in the case of the plural
uayeve (ooh-AY-ev): derogatory term; "beast" often used in reference to slaves; (word is also subject to aformentioned suffixes)
Again, you do not need to use these. They are just for refference for when my characters use them. And this list may grow as time goes by. With that...see you in a week...)
ooc: cool cool. references are always a good thing to have! ^_^
(OOC: Back. Still waiting for more bites, so to speak.
However, some more world-building things came to me that I should probably discuss.
I was talking to another potential join-er, and the question came up...Would it be possible for characters to have fused as well? And my answer is...yes, but it's rare. about 1 in 100 chance. And this would probably cause insanity in the resultant mutants. And there are also probably areas on the planet(s) that are still geologically unstable (including the cave where the slaves are being held...hence the paths that collapse) with like...many earthquakes and natural disasters and such. The mutants also tend to gravitate to these unstable lands.
Another thing that I was thinking of...Gaiaterrans have more prominant muzzles and necks than most mobians. Also, they tend to be relatively taller. Therefore, a gaiaterran hedgehog would be about a head taller than a mobian hedgehog. However, a mobian girraffe, while still shorter than it's gaiaterran counterpart, would still be taller than the gaiaterran hedgehog would be. If that makes sense.
Also, another important thing... While interbreeding between different species of gaiaterrans is as possible as interbreeding between different mobian species, gaiaterrans and mobians are not genetically compatible with each other. This does not prohibit them from falling in love with each other, but...well...nothing will result from such a relationship, if you know what I mean.
I'm getting close to actually starting this, but I WOULD like some more players...)
ooc: cool. still here.
OOC: Staking my claim here as well. I'd like to join, though the main thing I'm waiting for is an IC post that will establish some good opening locations.
This RP is marked as escape and survival - so I'm assuming that at least part of the RP will take place inside the slave caves, whether it's the slaves themselves escaping or if it's a breakout aided by some of the remaining Freedom Fighters/ScAvengers.
ooc: awesome tergs here. Hey man long time no see!
(OOC: Ok...time to start this thing for real. XD; For the first part of my IC post...bare with me. I hope I can make this understandable. I'm sure someone else could explain String Thoery/Multiple-Universes Theory better, as I only half-understand it myself (the only reason I understand it at ALL is because of a TV show I saw on Science Channel once that tried to explain it in layman's terms), but...here goes...(There's a little of my own conjecture here as well.) And hopefully I don't scare everybody away with it...I'll try to make it short. XD;
Also...you might want to get a snack...the rest of my post will probably be really long. I should be job-hunting right now...but I just HAVE to get this going...Ok...time to start...*epic music...ON*)
IC:
Physicists have theorized that there is not one, but multiple universes...and that each consists of a sort of space-time fabric wrapped and warped into a shape generally reminicent of a doughnut or ring. These ring-shaped universes float about in the larger space of the multiverse. Sometimes these doughnut-universes split, causing havoc to the objects within until the split is made complete. Similarly, sometimes the ring-universes colide, in which case, the turmoil is greatest at the point of colision, lessening further out. This is the tale of two unlucky planets that happened to be in the exact point of contact of two coliding universes and the unfortunate inhabitants of both...trapped on two planets that have suddenly become one.
"Gah. This is confusing. Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah...Suddenly, there were places that had never existed before...and people that had never existed before...and the planet obviously doesn't like it any more than I do. Cuz now there's only a few safe places to go. The Zones are unstable...Mobuis-Gaiaterre-(whatever)-quakes shake all but a few places so often, that I'm surprised the planet(s) hasn't shaken itself appart! Not only quakes, but volcanoes, twisters, really BAD storms...sometimes hurricanes and tsu-...tsu-...tidal waves in the coastal areas...and they're WAY more frequent than they used to be...sometimes happenin' all at once! The Great Mountains suddenly changed their structure...now they're all cyrstal and weird!"
"-They're called the Crystal Cliffs, from my world, once the stronghold of my now-shattered team...and you're IN them right now..."
"Yeah well....Who's story is this anyway?" there was an awkward pause, "...As I was sayin...Then there's the mutants. They tend to hang out in the most dangerous areas...Do they have a death-wish or somethin? I mean, I like danger as much as the next hedgehog, but..."
"Some of them might. I can't immagine the pain they must be in...Two minds in one body...which has been horribly twisted and mangled by the fusion...but...go on...it IS your story after all." She grinned sardonically.
"Er...not that I'm saying it's ONLY my story...I mean you have your side of it...but!" he tried to recover awkwardly, "Anyway...enough of the mutants...talk of them creeps me out. I mean, yeah, I pity them...but...they're STILL creepy! Anyway...
"Not only do we have to deal with 'Butt-nik...but now we have this new guy...who almost seems WORSE...Er...no offence, since he's your brother and all..." More awkwardness.
"Nah. There's no love lost between us. I hate what he's doing...always have...even before the fusion...Hold still, this may hurt." She placed her hands on his wounded leg again, and they began to glow green.
He let out a hiss of breath through clenched teeth. Afterward, the wound did seem to have closed somewhat. But not enough. "Uh...no offence, but...is that the BEST you can do? I NEED that!" He pointed to his leg.
His hyena savior grimmaced. "Sorry, but yes. My healing powers only work gradually...at the best of times...and now after the fusion...it's even harder. I have to make contact with Gaiaterre Herself, and since She's busy trying to heal herself and also manage now being one with your Mother Mobius...well..."
"...I get the picture...but...My family's in that hellish cave! My friends...my mate...........my daughter..." His voice went small, as he tried to control his emotions, wanting to appear strong before this new superhero.
"...I know...I have loved ones in there too! I don't have a child, but...I care as much for my lost loved ones as you do for yours...but the fact remains. You are still injured...and it will take time to heal. You're lucky it's a clean break. That tree could have pulverized the bone, and then you would never have been able to use that leg again."
He shuddered at that thought. "Mother Mobuis forbid THAT! I'd rather die..."
"...That's a bit drastic."
"You don't get it...I'm the fastest thing alive!"
"I'll have to take your word for that...stop fidgeting, you'll re-open what I WAS able to close."
He stopped. "Well...anyway...The fusion happened five years ago...but they didn't find us until last year...but...how could we fight against other living beings? We hate killing. Bots I can handle...They're not alive, they don't scream when they're destroyed..." He looked haunted.
Liberty's face was inert. "...You get used to it. We hated it too, but...there was no other way...Then those...what did you call them?"
"Robots."
"Er yeah...those ro-bots...we'd never seen anything like them...Our technology is not at the point that yours is. These robots...they frightened and confused us...there was no way we could fight them...we didn't know how. I was the only one able to escape...and only because I could teleport out...I...i'm not proud of retreating, but..."
"...It had to be done. Yeah...I know..." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "I felt like a coward and deserter too...but...after I killed that one guy...well...I wasn't handling it well...and I panicked...and my family is in chains because of it..." he said in a small voice.
"I don't know if any others escaped." Liberty's eyes took on a far away look. "My Discord...I hope he's safe...He'd better be laying low if he's in there...Nimbus would have him tortured if he knew he was there..."
"T-tortured?!" Sonic squeaked, his mind going back to his lost daughter.
"If you're concerend about your daughter...I'm sure she's fine..."
"There's somethin' you're not tellin' me." It was a statement, not a question.
"It...it doesn't matter. She'll still be alive, I know that. You need to rest and let your body heal right now." She gently pushed him back down on the bed after he'd sat up, alarmed. "DON'T try anything hasty...If you leave now and get yourself killed...I will have to kill you." the gaiaterran hyena glared at him sternly before leaving the room.
"Eh...heh heh...No prob." He'd seen that look before...it was like the look Sally used to give him when she knew he was thinking of doing something increadibly stupid...He sighed and forced himself to lay back down, staring up at the crystaline ceiling. He missed his family.
TBC
(OOC: Whoo. I'll have to get to what's going on with the slaves later...this post kinda tired me out. XD;
EDIT: Also..I just edited Reni's profile a little bit. Had to make a distiction about the "Super forms" That I mentioned in it...and also one thin I want to make clear so that people don't accuse her of being a 'Sue...it doesn't happen very often. >.>;; I've had trouble with people automatically assuming she's a 'Sue before...is the only reason I mention it. <.<;; )
ooc:
OOC: Whoo. I'll have to get to what's going on with the slaves
later...this post kinda tired me out. XD
Cool. Ill join in later I got work in the morning 
(OOC: Ok, here goes the second part. Also, my muse is fickle, and said I should make Reni younger than usual in this. She is now 14. Possibly almost 15. In fact...wait and see...And no, I haven't forgotten about your post, Spyder. This first part is in answer to that. But bare with me...I have never played a blind character before...
Also...I'm debating weather to put Viv and Dom in this one or not...I have more than enough characters in it as is XD; )
IC:
"Psst!" A hushed but urgent voice called out to the young meerkat from the shadows. A hand emerged, beckoning. Once they were both sufficently sheltered by the darkness the figure emerged somewhat, casting a hand about until it found the hand of the meerkat. The figured placed something in the other's hand...half a loaf of hard-tack. "It's all I can spare. I'm sorry. But I couldn't help hearing you about to ruin your life by calling attention to yourself. If you got HIS attention...trust me, you'd regret it. I did." The figure came a little closer. Tatiana could now see that it was a young black-backed-jackal wearing a blindfold accross her face. Her ears were constantly moving as they worked overtime to replace her lost sense in order to percieve the world around her. "He's the reason for this." She pointed to her blindfold, a slight growl in her voice. "My name's Justice. Formerly of the ScAvengers. Now just another pathetic slave...again." She didn't explain what she meant by 'again.' She tensed, her ears going straight forward for a moment, before resuming their motion. "I have to get back to my post before the gaurds suspect something, but...I'll try to scrounge up some more food, though I can't make any promises, sadly. Our only hope lies in the fact that Liberty still seems to be free. I have heard it. I hope that she can find us in time..." With that she slunk back into the darkness, moving with surprising alacrity for someone who could not see. Her ears, whiskers, and hands were telling her where to go.
Elsewhere in the cave, a subdued cellebration was taking place. Voices whispered hushed congratulations, as meager gifts were presented.
"Guys. I really appreciate this but...keep your food. You need it more than I do. I'll get the same as you. Please...you're embarrasing me..." The insides of her purple ears were turning pink, confirming the statement. She rubbed the back of her neck nervously. She stopped when her hand came to the rough spot on her back where her quills were just starting to re-grow. Their captors shaved the quills off her back in order to give the whips and flails more surface to work with.
"Nonsense, Princess. This is YOUR day. We WANT to give you our food! It's quite the accomplishment to survive here even to SEE your next birthday!"
"Uh...thanks...I guess. It's really no big deal though." She looked away, not wanting to meet the gaze of all the scruffy mobians and the gaiaterrran slaves there were their new allies and collieges, as it were. She had failed them...failed to protect them when the two villains had joined forces. Granted, she had tried...but her jinx had just landed her as one of the first ones in chains. At least Daddy got away...I'm sure he'll save us...
She caught a glimpse of herself in a mirror-like crystal in the wall. Like all the rest of the slaves, she wore a simple loincloth, and, since she was female, a chest-wrap. The cloth was faded and grey, ragged and patched in places. Her treasured shoes were gone; Robotnik had taken them as a prize of conquest, and they were now locked away somewhere in a heavily guarded vault. He had replaced her shoes by giving her a high-tech-shock-collar that would thwart attempts at using her inherrited speed...not that she could without her shoes anyway. The gaiaterran slaves had oggled at the collar in fear and awe...they had never seen such things before. But to her it was just another one of Robotnik's technological instrument's of oppression. She gazed sadly at the scars riddling her hide, and the twin-brands of both Robotnik and the new guy, Nimbus, that were emblazened on her right hip. Every slave, gaiaterran and mobian alike had the same brands, and numbers tattooed on thier ears. She gazed out sadly at the assembly, their eyes on her expectantly. Everyone seemed to see her as a symbol of hope...for some STRANGE reason.
She looked down. "If you want me to say something inspiring, I'm sorry to disappoint, but I can't. Not anymore." Not when these walls...they're suffocating me...snuffing out my spirit. Her father was still free, true, but...that didn't give her much hope after Robotnik had explained his plan to use her as bait to lure him in. And she KNEW he'd take that bait, too. It was just a matter of time. Then after all the Chaos Gems were found, they'd both be robotisized, and all would be lost. Her days were numbered.
And she couldn't even live those few weeks or months without fear. So far, she had not been Called, but...She knew Nimbus had his eye on her. The waiting was almost worse than the eventuality. She shuddered. No! Can't think about that! Today of all days! I may be a slave now, but...it IS still my birthday... But still...she couldn't bring herself to accept the offerings. These people needed the food more than she! She had noticed that the guards always gave her just a TINY bit more than they did the others...at least the NOF guards did. When robots served the food it was always EXACTLY the same amount for everybody...down to the last crumb. Why did the NOF guards give her more? She thought she knew....but didn't want to think about it.
"Please...if you want to give me a gift...let it be the fact that you didn't give your only food away needlessly. I'd rather my people eat than I did." She stood up and left the make-shift pedastal the others had insisted she sit on, ignoring their crestfallen glances as she picked up her pickaxe and began half-heartedly hammering at the wall again. The others followed her lead and got back to work before the guards could show up and punish them for slacking.
A hand fell on her shoulder. She flinched at first, but then relaxed when she realized who it was.
"I'm proud of you, honey. You handled that like a true future-queen."
Serenity gave a slight snort of derision. "Yeah right."
"I mean it."
"...Thanks, Mom. I guess." She shrugged, swinging the pick again. She didn't look over at her mother. She didn't want to get any MORE depressed than she already was, and the change that had come over Sally in the past year was almost more than the one that had come over herself. She respected her mother...and idolized her almost as much as she did her father. She hated seeing the tortured anguish in her mother's eyes.
The groundsquirrel seemed to read her mind. "Serenity...something bothering you?"
"...I just hate seeing you humbled like this! You should be the symbol of hope...not me!" She dropped her pickaxe and burried her face in her mother's arms.
TBC
(OOC: Next is time for the villains, I think.)
ooc: crap I checked this way too late at night. Ill post tomorrow when I get the chance.
ooc: ever knew one of those kids you tell not to touch a stove and they do it anyway. Thats sort of how tatiana is XD. Blah couldn’t think of much.
ic:
Tatiana watched as the jackal disappeared back into the darkness. As she turned to go back to the group her foot caught a old blaster rifle laying on the floor. She let out a slight yelp before falling face first into the dirt and dropping the half-loaf of hardtack. It rolled stopping with an obvious thud against Nimbus's calf. Her heart raced as her eyes widened with fear realizing what she had just done. She had just gotten his attention.
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Spyder leaned against a tree, it was the first chance at rest he had had in a couple days. He liked the quiet calm of the forest. the cool breeze blowing through the trees cooling the sweat on his skin. He went through his bag rationing out for several days and checked his gear. The silence was shattered by gun fire in the distance several rounds ripped through the trees one catching spyder in the arm. He grabbed his rifle and fired blindly behind him as he ran. two more rounds tore into him from behind, destroying his radio. He spun and fell to the ground. He rolled onto his back and began firing back at his attackers. His rifle jamming a few rounds into firing. One of the soldiers came up on him from behind kicking spyder's rifle away then pinning him to the ground by stepping on his wounded shoulder. He slowly raised his rifle to spyders temple and started pulling on the trigger....
Spyder jerked awake breathing heavily. He ran his chest and shoulder feeling before realizing he had just had a nightmare. He breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed the scar tissue on his shoulder and back. Wounds he had gotten on earth long before mobius. He picked up his ak and pack and started moving. He wasn’t about to risk staying in one place for too long again.
He came across a long open field. He stopped at the edge of the forest taking a knee and digging into his pack he retrieved a scope with a kill flash(device to keep the sunlight from reflecting off the lense) and attached it to the rifle. He began scanning for any threats before heard rustling down the trail behind him. He ducked into the brush relying on the camo to conceal him while trying to see who was approaching.
OOC: I do have an entry post in mind, but I've run out of time tonight - I'll try to post next Monday if I can before I leave on my trip; if nobody else posts in the meantime, I'll just edit this post with the IC post.
I do have someone in mind to be doing that rustling that Spyder is observing, as well as one of the slaves, perhaps. I'm thinking a cheetah brother-sister pair.
ooc: Look forward to your post monday!
OOC: Hope this works.
IC:
Running and panting along the forest path was a young Mobian cheetah. Chase in all his thirteen years of life had never run for this long, but he also had never tried to outrun robots before on his own. He could hear the two robots behind him, far enough that he couldn't see them, but close enough to hear their heavy stomping footsteps and the crashing of the underbrush as the robots tirelessly, relentlessly, came after him.
They were s'posed to be people guards, not bot guards! Chase thought as he stumbled along the path. Now how am I gonna find Sis? This is bad, but gotta keep going!
He risked a glance over his shoulder, and gasped as he saw a bush crushed under the sturdy metal foot of one of the two robots. His booted foot caught on a gnarled tree root, and he fell to the ground, the dried grass under his body providing no cushion against the hard path that knocked the last bits of breath out of him entirely.
Can't go on...I'm done for! He struggled to get up, but he just didn't have the strength to do it; it took everything he had just to keep breathing. He couldn't even turn over to see the robots as they advanced on their prey...
The princess...she has grown a lot in the past year since I've been here, thought Sicily as she raised her pick-axe and let it crash down against the hard stone, breaking chunks away, and then raised it again. She's only two years older than Chase. I hope he's been okay without me.
Sicily lifted her tool again, balancing it against the stump of her right forearm. We can't stay here forever. It's only a matter of time until that hyena Calls for the princess...and if he does that, then there will be an uproar for certain. He may try to separate her from the rest of us first so we don't suspect it...well, he's not going to fool me. I'm going to keep an eye out for her no matter what.
The crash of her pick-axe against the stone resonated with the blows to the rock from the other workers, many of whom had the hardened looks of slaves who had not given up their loyalty to the crown even under the constant threat of cave-ins...or worse.
Profiles:
Name: Chase Cheetah
Species: Mobian Cheetah
Gender: Male
Eye
color: Green
Fur color: Yellow with black spots
Age: 13
Team: Freedom Fighter/ScAvengers Coalition
Nicknames: Chaser, Chicken (not one of his favorites)
Appearance: Chase is just beginning to grow into his body, the chub of childhood giving way to the lean shape of his species. His fur pattern mostly matches that of the average cheetah, and his short head of hair is blond and spiky. He typically wears only brown leather boots, brown leather gloves, and a brown utility belt, as well as a green scarf. He hasn't gained much height yet, though he's destined for a long and lanky build.
Personality: Chase wants to be treated like a grownup, and is very determined to be a full member of the Coalition forces. He is currently apprenticing as a field scout, and has been in service for about a year. He longs to find his sister again, and he will put most other priorities aside to follow clues that may lead him back to her so he can free her. He's also developed teenage hormones, though these usually manifest in terms of infatuation with any older attractive girl he happens across. Though impulsive and quick to act while slow to think through the consequences of his actions, this has often saved him more than once and he's willing to deal with that. He tends to deal with obstacles in a sideways manner, however; as impulsive as he is, he will rarely take them on head-on, preferring to try surprise tactics or tricks to deceive and confuse his opponents.
Abilities: For short distances, Chaser can run extremely quickly despite his height disadvantage, though he tires out quickly if he runs that fast for more than short bursts. He is also double-jointed and very flexible.
Weaknesses: Chase has developed his dashing ability because he's a coward. It's difficult for him to take direct action against an enemy, something ingrained deeply into him from the time that his sister was captured and he ran away because he was intimidated by the musclebound thugs serving in Nimbus's Oppression Force. He's not very strong at all, either.
Weapons: A scout slingshot with a few different types of ammunition, designed to go off on impact, including flash, smoke, itch and EMP pellets (the lattermost designed to take out robots).
Relatives: Sicily Cheetah (older sister)
Brief history: Chase was eight when the worlds combined, and had to be carried to safety by his sister when their town was nearly crushed and obliterated by the collision. They found refuge in the camps established by a joint Freedom Fighter/ScAvenger Coalition. Four years later, they were traveling in a small caravan that was attacked by the Nimbus Oppression Force and he managed to escape, leaving his sister behind. Wracked with guilt, he quickly joined the Coalition's scout division and started looking for his sister, using his scouting assignments as an excuse to cover his private goals. He's been at it for a year, and he's currently trying to follow a lead he picked up as to where both his sister and Princess Serenity might be.
Name: Sicily Cheetah
Species: Mobian Cheetah
Gender: Female
Eye
color: Green
Fur color: Yellow with black spots
Age: 16
Team: Freedom Fighters/ScAvengers Coalition
Nicknames: Sis, Sissy (she'll only let her lil' bro call her this though)
Appearance: Like her brother Chase, Sicily has fairly common fur markings to ordinary cheetahs. But she's grown into a young woman, and under her limber build are large muscles she's developed in the last year working in the mines. She keeps her blond hair cut short so it is easier to take care of and doesn't get in the way. Her left arm especially has grown strong to compensate for the loss of her right arm's hand and about half of her forearm. She is fairly tall and wasp-waisted, and despite her hard labor wears her slave's rags well. Her back is marked with several scars from whips.
Personality: Sicily is extremely loyal to the crown of the House of Acorn, a trait given to her by her father who served as a knight. She also tries to look out for others, particularly those smaller or weaker than herself, protecting them as much as she can from the cruelty of the guards.
Abilities: Sicily never was as fast as her little brother, but she discovered just how strong she could become when she became a slave and had to work with only one hand. Her strength is not supernatural or superhuman - it's just been developed over a year of hard labor, which hardened her where others have broken or shattered under the pressure. She also has a slight precognitive ability that she is unaware of, but that allows her to predict which way a blow will strike - which is how she has managed to protect many of her fellow slaves from the whips with her own back.
Weaknesses: Sicily lost her right hand in the same raid that she was taken captive. Even though she has adapted well to it, she only has one hand to hold things with and can only use the stub of her forearm to help.
Weapons: When the time comes, she'll use the tools that come closest to hand to overthrowing the tyrants who put her in chains. This will mean a shovel, pick-axe, or hammer, anything that can be used to drive the oppressors back.
Relatives: Chase Cheetah (younger brother)
Brief history: Sicily took her brother Chase with her when they abandoned their town to the destruction caused by the merging of the worlds. When she was fifteen, she was caught in a raid on the caravan her brother and herself were traveling with. Though her brother escaped, she had her hand chopped off when she tried to resist, and the pain was too much for her to resist any longer. She woke up in the slave camps, and though dismayed by the loss of her hand, she showed an exceeding amount of compassion for her fellow slaves and learned to make do with her injured arm. She has become stronger in more ways than one at the camp.
ooc: sorry for the delayed response
ic: see page 2.
(OOC: Ok, I'm back. Had something I had to concentrate on IRL. It's dealt with...for now...)
IC:
"So....this...what did you call it, again?"
"Robotisizer."
"Right...This Rob-ot-izer...it makes slaves completely loyal to you?" Nimbus squinted, examining the device, all the while still keeping a wary eye on the other tyrant.
"Exactly. I can show you how it works if you'd like...just stand in the center...I'll reverse the process afterwards..." Robotnik smirked.
"Uh-huh. Riiiight." The hyena wasn't fooled. "No thanks. I'll take your word for it. But...Why would you want them to lose their free will? They can't cower in fear before you if they have no will!"
"This way, I don't have to deal with the messy details of live slaves. Why feed them when you can robotisize them instead?"
"But you lose the fear factor!"
"Oh I assure you I don't." Robotnik's grin widened. "They are plenty afraid before they enter!"
"...I see." Though he didn't really, he decided not to argue the point further. "Now, back to the matter of who gets what--" At that moment something thudded against his calf. Hackles up, he whirled. "Clumsy slave! What do you think you--" He growled, stopping abruptly when he noticed Tatiana. "Come here." He grinned at she aproached, trembling, looking down at the ground. He extended a claw and tilted her chin upwards. "Say...yer kinna cute." He grinned unpleasantly, and motioned to his guards. "Have this slave taken to harem quarters. I'll...deal...with her later." His grin widened, as he licked his lips. "Now...back to the matter at hand..." He would indeed deal with this new slave later...but he had a...date...with a certain princess first...
(OOC: I DID warn you, Spyder. XP But this gives someone else a chance to help your character in the interim.)
GROOOOWL...
Serenity looked around nervously. That had been suspiciously loud. Her stomach was betraying her. And after she had refused the others' offered food...Her growling stomach was making her feel like a hypocrite. She tried to ignore it as well as she could. Thing was...she DID have a higher metabolism than most of the others...which meant she needed food more often...if not more of it. She noticed a cheetah nearby, and noticed the missing limb, suffering a pang of sympathy. Stop it, Ren...sympathy never helps anyone here...What we need is...I dunno...Oh Daddy I miss you...but stay where you are...You're doomed if you come here... Her thoughts inexorably returned to her father.
Suddenly, a heavy hand fell on her shoulder. "You." The NOF officer said emotionlessly, "Boss wants ya." He grabbed the chain and yanked, the force of it knocking her off her feet. "Come."
Serenity sent a panicked glance toward her mother, who was blocked by two other NOF soldiers.
"Reni!"
Serenity looked at the cave floor, "Mom...I have to. Don't get yerself killed for me. We both knew this was comming sooner or later." Tears were threatening as she was lead away...
(OOC: She has to go through this...Don't worry, it won't be TOO bad. XP)
"Aw...come on! I have to save her! My leg is better now! See?!" Sonic tried to stand, drawing in a gasp of air as the pain lanced through his leg. "...or maybe not. But I HAVE to save her!"
"NOT until your leg is completely healed, hero. Which it OBVIOUSLY isn't. Get back in bed."
He sighed and did as she said. "But...at least tell me why you know she's still alive!"
It was Liberty's turn to sigh. "I can't. And I can't explain why either. Just TRY to relax, ok? I know you're worried about your baylmar, but --"
"My what?"
"...Your daughter." She clarified. "--but you need to relax if you want my healing to work at all."
*Sigh* "...I'll try."
TBC
ooc: You DID warn me ; ). anywho just putting some filler here. Ive debated several ways to respond to that and cant come up with anything so. forgive me if its seems not creative XD. Im also out of town so Im pressed for time as well. Still waiting on terg too! I got a bunch of ideas for further down the RP though!
Ic:
Tatiana gasped as the guards grabbed her. Panic spread through her body, she tried to fight herself free only for a few seconds before the other guard hit her in the stomache with the butt of his rifle. Tears streamed down her face as she winced in pain. She was led from the work camp to the soldiers quarters then to a larger building a sheet metal sign reading Command hanging above the entrance. They dragged her through the doors then down a long narrow dimly lit hallway before reaching a room at the end with large double doors. Once inside the guards chained her to the wall, left and locked the doors behind them.
"Lt. we have a new arrival for (What do Nimbus's subordinates call him?)", One guard picked up his radio.
OOC: Hate to post just for OOC, but the soonest I can post will be Saturday - I'm on one last trip for a while, just want to let you know so that maybe if you guys want to keep pushing a bit, you can.
(OOC: Yuku is being slow/not loading lately. I can't post IC until it is back to normal, as I might lose a post. It works fine on Chrome, but won't let me log in. Firefox I'm logged in, but get slowness/white pages..even on the support forum. Going to try to post my problem there, but with the slowness/not loading, I dunno if I'll be able to. Please bare with me.
EDIT: Augh tripple posts. Can a mod please delete the extras? Thanks)
ooc: cool terg. I can wait. looks like yuku finally wants to work right now!
ooc again: Just curious if terg meant this coming saturday or the one that just passed. anyway. Im gonna go ahead and push on and edit my last ic post a bit. the edited version below.
ic:
Spyder watched as a young came crashing through the brush only to
end up making a tactical faceplant. He sighed then raised out of the
bushes just a few feet in front of the bushes.
"Kid you scared
the ever living crap...", spyders sentence cut short as the following
robots came charging through the brush.
Spyder Raised his rifle
and pulled the trigger *click*
"S%^#!", he exclaimed as he pulled
back on the charging handle, ejecting the old round onto the forest
floor and loading a fresh one into the chamber. He could now see his
reflection in the robots visor. He yanked the trigger. The rifle
sputtered two rounds before jamming. One hitting the closest bot in the
visor and the other a nearby tree.
"STUPID ROMANIAN P.O.S!",
Spyder exclaimed.
The second robot advanced raising its rifle as
the other bumbled around into a tree. Josh frantically tried to pull the
charging handle which was stuck on mangled brass without any results.
The unharmed robot got closer and closer. taking aim at spyder and
pulling the trigger.
A loud bang emanated through the forest.
Josh
looked through squinting eyes to see the robot still in front of him
holding the rifle. A large hole in its chest where it had been hit by
the round that cooked off on the forest floor. He breathed a sigh of
relief before pushing the metal trashcan over.
"Congrats kid you
weren't meant to die today... and neither was I... I guess. Whats your
name?", spyder looked to see that the cheetah had somehow been knocked unconcious during the scuffle.
"Well I would wait for you to wake up but I don't have time.", spyder prodded at the cheetah one final time before picking up his gear and starting to walk away.
OOC: I meant the Saturday that just passed us; I had been too tired to make a post on Saturday so I went to bed early, and the next best chance I had to write a post was just around now. Sorry for the misunderstanding/wait, but if I'd written a post on Saturday it would have been written with less than two hours of sleep during the course of over twenty-eight hours of driving.
ooc:
My bad post re-edited 
OOC: Ok....I should be job searching, but I wanna do this instead. XP Also...New word! tcaitcha (first c is silent; also subject to aformentioned sufixes): 'personal' slave. 'nuff said. I need to think of more words...Anyway...
IC:
Serenity was shoved into a sparse room with a water-filled depression in the cave floor...a built-in tub. The purple hedgehog stared at it aprehensively until several other slaves entered from a door at the other end of the chaimber. They indicated she should get in. "...I don't do water."
One of the other slaves sighed. "Look...you're covered with a year's worth of blood, sweat, and rock-dust. It would hardly do to go into an audience with Lord Nimbus dirty. He'd flay both you AND us. You have no choice, and neither do we...we HAVE to bath you first."
"I don't WANT an audience with him!" She sighed, "But you're right....I don't have a choice..."
About a half an hour later, wrapped in a towel, she was offered a choice of minimal outfits, all of them reminicent of a bikini with sequins, mirrors, and veils attached at the sides. She wasn't fond of any of them, but she glanced at her similarly-clad companions and knew she had no choice; she picked the blue one. They then lead her through the same door they had entered through.
"Welcome to the main tcaitcha quarters, Princess." said one of her guides resignedly. She sighed, "Make your self at home...He'll call for you sooner or later."
The purple hedgehog's jaw dropped. Everywhere she looked was covered with drapery, pillows, sequins and mirrors. "What...the..." She had been expecting more of the starkness from the bath-chamber. Other slave-girls lounged on the draperies here and there, while others attended to young children, many of whom showed at least some hyena traits. She shuddered, trying not to think too hard about that, and sat down on a pillow, curling up self-consciously.
"Your normal chains will be replaced with gold ones after your first audience with Lord Nimbus. Try to relax, you're safe enough in here until your turn comes...he tries to make us as comfortable as possible during our off-hours." Even as she said this however, the other slave still glanced fearfully over her shoulder.
"...Great...." Reni curled even tighter.
TBC
OOC: WHY was that so awkward for me to write? >.>;
Chase awoke nearly a minute later. He groaned as he rolled over onto his back. What am I doing on the ground? And where's my blanket? And pill-
"OW!" he shouted as he bolted upright to his feet, sharply glancing to the left and right to take in the scene. He remembered everything now; he had been chased, and was about to be captured...Judging by the shattered robot bodies nearby, however, it seems that something had happened when he had passed out. There was no way that SWATbots would just self-destruct like that...
Did somebody save me?
The cheetah boy glanced around again, calming down and resorting to his observation and tracking skills to piece together what happened. But to his surprise, he could still see someone moving nearby. An Overlander? he puzzled. He was armed with a rifle, too, by the look of it; and that correlated with the damage done to the robots as well as to the surrounding forest itself.
"Hey, mister!" shouted Chase as he ran after the human. Even though he normally would have been more cautious, the evidence seemed obvious to him that if this guy had wanted to kill him, he could have done it while Chase had been helpless before. It didn't take long to catch up to him. "Thanks for your help, mister - I'm Chase. You a Freedom Fighter? Or just a Rover?"
A firm hand on her shoulder stopped her. "Let her go, Sicily - she won't be harmed."
Sicily yanked away from the hand on her shoulder and whirled around, snarling. "You think so, Bender? Wanna bet your face on that?"
The Gaiaterran bear - though his ears were studded like any of those loyal to Nimbus - kept that look of absolute serenity on his face. "Word's been going around that the other dictator wants her too. Not in the same way, but...still, with such a prize like that, it's unlikely that Robotnik will let her be Nimbus's for long."
"You'd better hope so, bub." Sicily poked Bender in the chest with her stub of an arm. "If she comes back wearing gold chains, I swear to Mother Mobius-"
"Stop it."
Sally Acorn herself approached to intercede. "Sicily, you know Bender has helped us even when it's put him at great risk."
Sicily's temper felt like it had been put in a freezer; her ears folded back as she muttered an apology.
"Good." Sally turned to Bender. "What you said makes sense - I know Robotnik very well, and it's true that Serenity has been a target of his for a long time. I wish she wouldn't be the object of a power-play, but this may give her, and us, some more time."
Bender bowed. It was hard to understand why exactly, but it appeared that he could sense the authority that Sally held even as a slave. "I must go back to guard duty, but I'll keep in touch as soon as I hear anything else about your daughter." And as quickly as he arrived, he vanished into the shadows of the mine.
OOC: Bender is more or less a minor character I'm introducing. He can be used by anyone, and he may have his own motivations to be helping out the slaves, whether they be good or ill.
ic:
"Do you always have to run up on someone like that?", Spyder jumped in the air.
"I'm not a freedom fighter. They don't trust me because I too closely resemble an overlander. I'm not from mobius and I'm def not from this new planet gaiter or something rather. Just a guy with alot of bad luck I guess. But you can call me spyder or lucky. which ever you prefer.", He explained.
He hiked through the brush back towards the clearing brushing vines and various brush out of his way. Night was fast approaching.
"Well I know you got your beauty sleep but I'm gonna take a break til nightfall before crossing this thing. who knows how many NOF might be hiding in that grass. still gotta fix this thing too before we even think about continuing.", spyder sat below a tree taking out the rifle and mounting the scope to it again to start checking out possible paths.
"How did you sleep through that. I mean I know you passed out but that was freakin loud. How about you kid are you a rover or freedom fighter? ", spyder continued on with a puzzled look on his face.
*******
The Lt went and picked up Tatiana from the command room she had been locked in for awhile.
"Its your turn sweety. Alot of good those did you, huh princess... and you were about to be wed too awww that's too bad! looks like we caught you just in time. Maybe we got a good deal and killed him. if hes one of the slaves Ill make extra sure his life will be a living hell or just take it from him.", The Lt mocked taking notice of tatiana's markings
The Lt led tatiana out of the command building back to the caves bathing chambers. She pushed through the double doors dragging the meerkat behind her.
"We've got another. clean her up and take her to the tcaitcha quarters yourself. I'm going back to sleep. I don't want anymore disturbances", The Lt ordered as threw tatiana into the tub.
Tatiana let out a loud yelp as she fell into the the now freezing water.
A few minutes later she also arrived at the tcaichta now wearing a black outfit. She let out a sigh as she was led inside.
ooc: Its always awkward the first time But yeah. I just left it at that.
Chase scratched the back of his head. "Eh, I guess I'm a pretty sound sleeper. I'm a scout for the Coalition, so Freedom Fighter fits the bill."
Even though he had recovered his breath from earlier, he still didn't mind taking a break - best to conserve energy in case some more robots came after those other two that had been destroyed. He sat cross-legged at the base of a nearby tree and watched the human work on his gun.
"I was trying to rescue my sister, see," he began to explain, "but I didn't expect to run into 'bots since it's usually the Oppressors who get left on guard duty. So I ran away, but they kinda chased me down and you know the rest of the story! Say...if you've got a gun, maybe you could help me rescue my sis!" Chase was impulsively warming up to Spyder.
"Yeah I guess I could. depends on if were trying to find the same place though.", spyder answered a bit of sympathy in his voice.
"That should do it", He finished pushing a small pin that had worked itself loose back in then heated it up with a small pocket torch to expand the metal locking it into place.
"We'll start moving in about 2 or 3 hours.", he said as he went from sitting upright to laying on his side crunching the leaves beneath him on the hard dirt floor of the forest.
******
tatiana went further into the tcaitcha. looking down at the ground she passed the gaurds at the entrance as fast as she could. She went to the back corner where she sat down on one of the many large pillows. Shaking, she crossed her arms trying to keep her composure as she looked around trying god forbid to find a familiar face.
ooc: yup. Ill try not to post late at night. edited.
(OOC: Part of me wants to bring in a new minor bad guy (er girl) character...based on my ex-boss...as I think it would be fun to see Reni finally get her revenge on her later...but...another part of me doesn't want to dredge up bad memories. And if I were to bring her in, it would have to be in one of the next posts or so...So I'm still debating with myself on that. Also, a couple things I forgot to mention. Nimbus is speciesist as well as chauvanistic...so while there are some members of other species in his army, the majority of them will be other hyenas, with a few other species being favored (mainly rats and magpies...and I haven't decided whether there are other 'favored' species yet...I need to...) Also, there is one other species that he actualy admires (yet still somewhat looks down on), and would like to have join his army, but they don't feel the same about him and generally chose slavery over being in his army. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I'll get to that in a minute. Also...Surge IS in this...as we will soon find out...XP
However, it's imprtant to note that not all hyenas (or rats...or magpies...or his other "favored" species for that matter) are bad either. (Obviously Lib is good as is her boyfriend, who I will be getting to later as well) Many of them are neutral, and may feel uncomfortable with the awkward position they are in. During the initial forming of the pact with Robotnik, Nimbus insisted that they NOT be enslaved...as long as they don't openly oppose him. (Those that do either end up joining the slaves, or are killed/tortured, depending on the severity of the offense) So those that are "free" do not speak badly about him, even if they think it. It's kind of a "Keep quiet, and I'll let you be." type of deal. Many of the rebels and slaves would look down on the Favored, however...for not standing up against the tyrant, and remaining free while others are oppressed.
Also...if there is a Mobian of a Favored race...they will have more of a chance of being elevated out of slavery...but it's still just a chance. And they'd probably have to bribe Nimbus with either money, or in the case of females....Um...certain favors...although he could take that if he chose anyway. But if you are a Mobian or Gaiaterran of a non-Favored race...forget ever escaping slavery by use of politics and bribery. (I'm making this complicated, I know >.>; ) You'll have to fight for it in that case. It is also possible that with certain Favored races..only the Gaiaterran Favored will be eligible for freedom.
And the NOF have orders to shoot male lions on sight. (Lionesses go immediately to the tciatcha...where they will mostly just be used as punching bags and not for...the other use *cough*, so-to-speak...with one exception which I may or may not get into later (I may save it for the actual story XP ))
Also...another new word: vaitlen(in): traitor; turncoat
Anyway...onward...going to post this seperate from my IC post.)
ooc: sweet. Ive been watching this for days now lol
IC:
The purple hedgehog sat on her pillow, curled tightly and crying softly. She felt very exposed in this outfit, despite her quills. Head down on her arms, she tried to block out the sights and sounds of her new "home." She also felt very alone. She missed her family and friends immensely. She missed her Surge...She didn't even know if he was still alive, as she hadn't seen him since her capture. But most of all...she missed her father. And she didn't know whether he was alive or not either. Though it seemed Robotnik thought he was alive at least...which gave her hope...When Daddy gets here...finds out what they've done to me...they'll be sorry....But... Her mind returned to Robotnik's plan, ...But then...Daddy'll fall right into the trap...and we BOTH will be doomed... She silently willed her father to stay wherever he was. She knew he wouldn't if he WAS alive, but...it was worth a try at least.
Serenity was brought out of her reverie by someone clearing their throat nearby. She lifted her face the tiniest bit from the curl...and immediately re-curled. Dragon! Very...TALL...dragon!
"Um..." The voice was somewhat timid. "Sorry to scare you. Can I sit here?"
The purple hedgehog uncurled somewhat, shrugging noncommitally and staring straight ahead. The dragon was obviously not of the Mobian type. Mobian dragons were stockier. This one was lythe, with long, digitigrade legs. Her wings were about as long as her legs, and her ears were frilled and framed a head that was slenderer than that of a mobian dragon. She had three horn-like bumps on either side of her face, under her ears. Her small, red-violet scales were actually formed of modified fur...like those of a pangolin, her chest and belly had similar, but larger, hair-scales, which were of a lighter pink. The main diffference between her and a mobian dragon was that she had no pouch. Her thin muzzle had a burn-mark across it. Serenity found this somewhat odd...Weren't dragons immune to fire or something? However upon closer inspection, the burn mark seemed vaguely hand-shaped...wider on the top, and thiner on the jaw. She looked away, not wanting to stare at the scar and embarrass her companion.
"It's alright. Everybody here gets burns eventually. If you make him mad...you're lucky if all you get is a burn...If he uses his lightning..." She trailed off. Serenity gulped, and re-curled somewhat. Her companion looked contrite. "I'm sorry."
Serenity waved it off. "S'okay. We're slaves. I'm used to getting hurt." What I'm NOT comfortable with is...well... She shuddered, not wanting to think about it.
The dragon sighed. "They sent me to get you ready. Please come out so I can do your face?" Serenity got the impression that her companion had not meant it to be as much of a question as it had come out.
"...I don't do make up." She sighed. "But I guess I have no choice." She sat there staring forward as the dragoness worked, trying not to get a glimpse of herself in one of the mirror-crystals.
"By the way...you...you're from the rebels right? I mean...orriginally? Did you...I mean did you ever see...I mean did anybody there happen to come across a child...a..h-hybred...of hyena and dragon?"
Serenity hated to dash the hope in her companion's voice, "Sorry...can't say I ever saw one of those..."
"Oh.." The dragoness looked down. After a period of silence, she continued, "She's my daughter. I...sent her with someone who was going to try to escape...that was seven years ago...two years before our planet joined with yours." She started placing golden jewelry in Serenity's quills. "I was hoping maybe your group had met with our rebels and would know if she made it."
"Hate to disappoint, but, not that I know of."
The dragoness's response was so soft, Serenity barely heard it. "That's...alright..." Then, after some more silence, during which time, she finished with the jewelry and started painting the hedgehog's nails, "His Lordship wanted a son...and a full-blood dragon at that that he could induct into his army. He envies us and wants us on his side, but my people refuse. But if he had a son from a slave...we would not be able to stop him from inducting him. My people tend to keep to ourselves...we hide where he can't find us. I was unlucky..."
"I know THAT feeling..." Serenity muttered, her lip twitching breifly. "Wait...what are you doing NOW? Putting nail-polish on my QUILLS?" She raised an eyebrow at this breifly.
"Appologies, but Lord Nimbus commands it."
Serenity sighed Of COARSE. "Sorry. Go on..."
"...But I was only ever able to give him one offspring...a girl...and a hybred at that. He flew into a rage and demanded that she be killed. I...was allowed one day with her...then I had to sneak her out before the guards could come and take her away..." The dragoness was now sobbing. "I never saw her again after that. I don't know what became of her..." she trailed off.
"I'm...sorry..."
"No...I...I don't know why I said all that. Just needed to voice it I guess...There...you're almost done. What I have to do now will hurt a little...I...I have to pierce your ears..."
" 'S fine. Just...get it over with."
"...Several times...and your eyebrows...and..."
"...I get the picture. Just hurry please."
Several minutes later, Serenity had several new peircings...mostly on her ears and eyebrows. At least she didn't have to pierce my nose...or worse...my tounge...
"There. You're all done now."
The dragoness handed her a mirror-crystal. Against her better judgement, Serenity looked...and cringed. "I look like a wh-- oh wait. That's right." She burried her head in her hands.
"Be careful! Don't smear it! Or we'll both be in trouble!" The dragoness sent a hunted look around them.
SIGH. I can't even have a decent cry...I hate my life...
TBC
(OOC: I'm so evil. >:P You don't have to have Tatiana have that much in the way of "prettying" or whatever if you don't want. I may have gone a little over the top myself if I think about it, but...uh. *shrug*)
ooc: still in transit. I copied your post and will be writing my reply in word while on the flight. sorry its taking so long.
IC:
A
Human snuck quietly into the kitchen of a small house. A meerkat girl
stood at the sink washing her hands after cutting some fruit. He
quickly ran up and grabbed her from behind wrapping his arms around
her tightly.
“Your
gonna have to try harder than that to scare me. now let go of me!â€,
she commanded a bit annoyed.
“Never!â€,
the intruder tightened his grip.
“…seriously.
I bet that took you all day to think up. Dork!â€, Tatiana rolled her
eyes spinning around.
“At
least I attempted.“, Lucky smiled looking into her eyes.
“Ok.
let me go I have something to finish.â€, Tatiana turned back to the
cutting board.
“What
are you making?â€, lucky asked peering over her shoulder
“If
you let me go Ill tell youâ€, she answered.
lucky
let go of her stepping back after letting out a defeated, “Fine.â€
Tatiana
giggled as she went back to the sink. She smiled with her back turned
grabbing the sprayer. she quickly spun around dousing lucky with
water.
“Oh
come on that wasn’t even fair.â€, Lucky ducked back around the
doorway.
Lucky
woke up to the sound of thunder and rain falling from above. His
clothing drenched He looked over to the cheetah.
“Hey
nows the time to move if we are going to.â€, Lucky peered at the
area trying to see if the cheetah was awake or conscious. He then
grabbed his bag and rifle and began walking towards the clearing
hoping the storm would provide enough cover from any possible NOF
scouts.
-------
30
Minutes later…
“LT
you are needed in the harem quarters!â€, the radio screeched over
the quietness of the soldiers quarters.
“What…
the… bloody… h@#$ do they need now.â€, The jackal yawned rolling
over grabbing the radio.
“Copy…
@$$!â€, the LT radioed back
“What
was that?â€, The voice yelled back.
“Nothing.
Just radio staticâ€, she replied.
“OUTTA
MY WAY CORPORAL!â€, She made her way down the corridor pushing her
way through the lower ranking soldiers as she went.
She
arrived at the harem quarters pushing the doors wide open where she
was greeted by the captain in charge of overseeing the harem.
“Sir!
You called?â€, she asked
“Yes
LT I need you to make up one of the new girls.â€, He answered
pointing in Tatiana’s direction.
“Why
cant the dragoness do it? Isn’t that why she’s here? I’m going
off literally 3 hours of sleep since the last raid.â€, She
questioned the captain.
“LT
I’ve been awake for 40 hours straight making damn sure Lord nimbus
is happy. Its my ass if he’s not. The dragoness is busy and quit
honestly you were more convenient to reach then any of the other
females in this battalion. Now be a good LT and follow orders or
enjoy being amongst the lower ranking again pushing a mop. Your
call!â€, the captain replied crossing his arms.
“Yes
Sir!â€, she sighed saluting then turning on her heel. She approached
Tatiana who was now sleeping on the pillow.
“You
know going to the darkest corner of the harem isn’t going to hide
you very well NOW GET UP!â€, She yelled kicking at the meerkat.
Tatiana
jerked awake coughing from the kicks to her stomach.
“You
need makeup.“, The LT grabbed her arm jerking her to her feet.
“No
I…â€, Tatiana tried to reply
“You
will speak only when spoken to you little $@%$@“, Letting go of
Tatiana’s arm The LT spun around back handing the meerkat.
Tatiana
fell back to the floor.
“Don’t
worry we have plenty of makeup that can cover black and blue if you
want to continue being insubordinate.â€, the LT barked.
She
again grabbed the meerkats arm again and led her to a chair. Then
left. She came back 15 minutes later carrying a small satchel.
She
pulled up a stool next to Tatiana and began applying make up. She
dyed a few strands of Tatiana’s hair a dark pink. A few minutes
later. She pulled out several piercing laying them on the table next
to her. She dug in the bag a bit more before pulling out a large
needle.
Tatiana’s
eyes widened.
“What’s…
that forâ€, she asked nervously looking at the jackal who was now
smiling.
“Just
need to poke a few holes.â€, the LT answered.
Tatiana
winced as the needle popped through the layers of skin covering her
ears and eyebrows. Tears welled up in her eyes.
“I
swear if you start crying and smear that makeup your not gonna have a
face left for nimbus to enjoy. There all done. Ill be sure to let him
know exactly which corner you were trying to hide in.â€, the jackal
sneered as she picked up the satchel and left.
Tatiana
waited for the jackal to leave. Once she was gone. She broke down in
tears.
(ooc:
Holy crap. I want to frame this post. Its probably one of my better /
longest on this board. And feel free to confront Lucky with soldiers.
Luck only goes so far.
OOC: Ok...time for me to stop procrastinating. I've decided that I WILL put in that villianness-character...at least briefly. Also...new prefix/suffix (It can be at either the front or the back of a word.) -urtiin- : "place of" And I had an idea of a place we may encounter later. It has two names...one old...one new, and that prefix/suffix will be part of the names...I know what the translation of them will be...but I haven't figured out what the actual names are yet. But we probably won't need them for a while anyway, so...and I also have an idea of what Nimbus used to gain power in the first place...I may or may not get to that in this...I may save it for the actual story XP I will say this...For someone like me who hates politics...this story sure is full of it. XD;; I feel like a hypocite. XD;
Anyway...
IC:
Serenity sat curled on the pillow, staring straight ahead and trying not to cry, waiting for the inevitable. He'll probably make me do somthing embarrasing first...like pole-dance or something... She curled tighter. *SIGH* "I miss Surge..."
"Hm? Who?"
Did I say that out loud? "Oh just my boyfriend...I haven't seen him since I was captured...he might be dead...he might have escaped...I don't know..." She trailed off wistfully. "I hope he's alive though..." She shook her head. Get a grip. Even if he is...he can't save me from here...
The dragoness looked at her agitatedly. "Um..."
Serenity looked up. "What?"
"Uh...Y-you already have a boyfriend?!"
"Yeah..."
"Um...Y-you really shouldn't go around talking about him then...if you want to keep him alive that is..."
The purple hedgehog gulped. "...I'm afraid to ask..."
"If His Lordship knew you were in love with someone already...well...He'd find him and...Kxxxt." the other slave made a slashing motion across her throat.
Serenity gulped again.
The dragoness continued, "He'd...find a way to...eliminate...the competition..."
Serenity bit her lip...thinking of her Surge...lying motionless and bloody somewhere dark and forgotten...and shuddered.
"I-if I were you....I'd forget about him...you'll...never be able to see him again...in here..."
"I CAN'T forget him! He may already be d-dead...but...I can't give up hope..."
"Well...uh..." The dragoness trailed off and was silent a while. "Well...then...make sure you NEVER mention him in Lord Nimbus's presance then...and you probably shouldn't mention him in here either...just by talking about him now...you may have already doomed him..."
Serenity gulped again, curling tighter. "Erg...ok-kay..." She said in a small voice. She knew she should forget Surge...for his own good...but talking about him just made her miss him more. She had to conciously force back the tears.
"...He did WHAT??!" A lightning bolt hit the cavern wall, dislodging several rocks and a few small crystals. "I'm gonna FRY that overgrown--"
"Shhh...Don't throw your life away!...Or mine for that matter..." The hooded figure tried to melt further into the shadows. "And you really shouldn't go flaunting that kind of power, either. If he knew there was another electro-mancer here you'd be dead on principal...not to mention the fact that you represent competition for the heart of one of his tcaitcha..."
"...If he harms one quill..." The maroon hedgehog rumbled ominously, pounding a chained fist on the cavern wall.
"Are you even listening to me? You're DEAD if you try to save her...And if you make a scene...I will be too."
Surge stood there fuming for several minutes, clenching and unclenching his fists, small, blue-white bolts running up and down his arms and along his quills. He took several deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down. Several minutes of silence went by before he spoke again, his voice dangerously quiet. "Where is she being kept? No....Scratch that...where is HIS quarters?"
"No! You can't! That's suicide! He'll kill you for sure!"
"Well then...I'll take HIM down with me! He can't be allowed to do that to our princess! It would be treason for me NOT to do something!"
"But...you're a slave! How can you expect to..."
"And you're NOT." Surge glared pointedly at the figure.
"...Because they don't know I'm here! I'd be tortured for sure..."
Surge continued to glare.
"...He HATES me...Ever since I defected..."
"So if you're SCARED...why are you here?" Surge accused pointedly.
"It...It's all I can do...I help the slaves when I can...But I have to stay hidden!"
"Go run and hide somewhere then...I'M going to save my princess. Even if I DIE trying...at least I will have TRIED."
The figure watched the electric 'hog stalk off for a while. I'm really NOT a coward... But the thought-words accused him of lying. He sighed and ran to catch up with the still-sparking Surge. "Hey wait...I...I'll help...but I need some way to disguise myself first" As he said this, he emerged into a dim shaft of light, and his hood dropped. In the brief moment before he replaced it, Surge caught a glimpse of a striped, tawny hide and a blond mohawk. "Names Discord Crocuta" He said in a whisper, "Of the ScAvengers. Only...now we're a bit scattered since the tyrants joined forces. I....I'll help you however I can...but I have to keep my identity a secret...wait...I just blew that didn't I?"
Surge was silent a while. "You're secret's safe with me...if you help." He grinned mischievously.
Discord bit his lip and nodded as they sat down to think of a disguise and a plan...
.
The dragoness looked up sharply, whispering urgently to her downcast companion. "S-She's coming...I h-have to go. Remember what I've said..."
Reni looked up, bewildered. "Who's coming?"
The dragonness looked terrified now. "The...The Scowl. Only don't call her that or she'll bite your head off. Maybe even literally. She's almost worse than His Lordship. She's here to take you to him. I REALLY have to go now...Just say, 'Yes Ma'am.' to whatever she orders you to do and you MIGHT survive. See you later...I hope...and good luck. you'll need it..." With that the dragoness retreated into the background.
Serenity gulped and looked forward, determined to not be afraid. From the doorway to Nimbus's chambers stalked The Scowl, her green scales glinting ominously. Slaves scattered before her, terrified. As she approached, Reni realized why the others called her The Scowl. On her long, crocodillian jaws she wore a constantly disapproving expression. Serenity bit her lip as the crocodile came to a halt right in front of her.
"Um....Hi?" The purple hedgehog ventured.
"Silence." The harsh voice snapped. "Stand."
"Um...Y-yes Ma'am." Serenity stood, hoping she wasn't going to sweat and make her face run. Speaking of running...that's exactly what she wanted to do...but, of coarse...without her shoes she couldn't. And she still had that collar too...
The croc grabbed Serenity's head and forcibly tilted it from side to side, appraising. "It'll do. Come." She turned on her heel and stalked off. Serenity stood there for a moment. "I said COME!" The Scowl snapped.
"Yipe!" The purple hedgehog hurried over.
After several minutes of walking, Serenity realized something. The Scowl wasn't a gaiaterran. "Y-you're a mobian!" She gasped, shocked.
"How observant of you. Now shut up and follow me. You are wanted in Lord Nimbus's chambers."
"But...Why do you betray your people?"
"That is no concern of yours, tcaitcha. COME!" the croc-femme said condescendingly.
Serenity gulped and wisely shut her mouth. ...Traitor...
TBC
OOC: Wowees, can I join? I've finally broken free from my restraints... well, some. Graduated and all so there's some freedom.
I have a fair bit to read but should prove to be entertaining if printed out and I trust very much it will beat Twilight as a night read XD
All looks totally awesome so far.
(OOC: Yay! Another player! Good to see you back! And I'm still trying to take it slow until Gemma can get in a post, so it's not like we're gonna leave you in the dust (and theres' only two pages(edit: three now...with this post >.>; ) so far anyway (at least the way the forum is set up for me)) But anyway...welcome! (btw, were you going to continue the Solianna RP at all?))
OOC: Wowees, can I join? I've finally broken free from my restraints... well, some. Graduated and all so there's some freedom.
I have a fair bit to read but should prove to be entertaining if printed out and I trust very much it will beat Twilight as a night read XD
All looks totally awesome so far.
ooc: anything with words beats twilightSorry I had to. Im taking my time with my post. I feel if I do they will be better than if I try to throw something down.
OOC: Wowees, can I join? I've finally broken free from my restraints... well, some. Graduated and all so there's some freedom.
I have a fair bit to read but should prove to be entertaining if printed out and I trust very much it will beat Twilight as a night read XD
All looks totally awesome so far.
ooc: anything with words beats twilight
(OOC: XD Indeed. And take your time. No rush.
Also...YAAAAAY! I'm better than the writer of a published series! *bricked*)
Lucky
reached the other side of the field entering a mixture of rocky
terrain and the remnants of a forest. He took notice of a small
wooden sign upon closer examination he noticed the ink was dark red,
dried and cracked almost as if written in blood.
“N.O.F.
Territory…â€, He took a knife and pried the sign off the tree
letting it fall to the ground. Looking around he cocked the lever of
his rifle and continued walking. He started taking notice of strange
rock formations and abnormalities in the areas terrain.
“With
all these rocks it shouldn’t be much further to… what did the old
man call that place againâ€, He thought to himself.
“What
tha…â€, His foot slilpped, He fell into a hole catching the edge
with his hand.
He
pulled himself back up onto the ground above. He stood up taking
another look around this time noticing several dozen other holes in
the ground. He looked down the one he almost fell into.
He
popped a glowstick and dropped it in watching disappear into the
blackness.
“holy
sh*tâ€, He muttered under his breath
He
sat back down taking a look at the compass on his watch. The needle
danced in every direction, “You’ve gotta be kidding me.“
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Tatiana
sat on her pillow over hearing the dragoness’s conversation with
the purple hedgehog. She grabbed the locket around her neck with her
and lucky‘s picture, Why the guards hadn’t taken it from her yet
she didn’t know, and took it off from around her neck. She took one
more long look at the picture then lifted a bit of carpet behind her
pillow and stuck it underneath.
“Wait.
Don’t Leave!â€, Tatiana called after the dragoness.
She
lowered her head then spoke in a quieter voice, “I… I want to
know how he usually finds out. She wasn’t the only one who possibly
has someone on the outside. preferably before the scowl returns.â€
(ooc: another short post. got really busy here.)
Chase shuddered in the rain, watching Lucky's compass go crazy. "I've heard of places like this," he said, adjusting the thin poncho he had pulled out of a belt pocket to repel the rain - though it did little against the cold itself. "It's like where the two worlds merged, there was a lot of messed up stuff that happened - holes leading nowhere, people getting stuck together or becoming zombies, that kind of stuff. I even heard one guy say that there was a cave that led into..." And Chase lowered his voice. "The gates of Hell."
"I've heard it too, kid," Lucky said dismissively. "And Hell's Halls, that was it!"
"Hell's Halls?" queried Chase.
But they were interrupted by a nearby growling noise - a feral twisted half-whine. Chase immediately dove for cover behind a nearby rock, with Lucky close behind, and the two of them peeked out to see a creature that seemed like the most twisted combination of a hyena and a lion that ever could have existed - a half-mane, bulging mismatched eyes, a pair of tails that merged at both ends, and a double pair of jaws. The creature sniffed around, giving a cackling laugh before moving onward into the broken trees of the forest.
"That must be one of those mutants," breathed Chase. "Aw man, this is bad. What if it finds us?"
The hyena guard reported to his commander as he gestured to a large pile of rocks. "Cave-in, boss - it's blocking the main route to the rest of the mines."
The commander grunted disdainfully. "Organize a pack of slaves to get to work on it, double-time. I want to be able to go to the mess hall for supper tonight, or else I'll be munching on you tonight - is that clear?"
The hyena gulped. "Y-yeah, crystal!"
The commander left, and the hyena and some of his comrades went to the slave group that Sicily belonged to. "You, One-Arm," the hyena ordered, "come with me. We're going to work you twice as hard tonight, right boys?"
There was sniggering all around the NOF guards as Sicily and some of the other slaves were shoved toward the area where the cave-in had occurred. "Now get to work, you lot, or I'll give you a taste of the lash!"
Sicily couldn't stand the hyenas, especially, out of all the NOF. They were so haughty, but so lazy and inclined to making entertainment of hurting the slaves or tricking them into doing more work than they could handle. She set to work, but their constant jokes and comments were distracting, and in a moment of hesitation she stopped working as hard as the hyenas liked.
CRACK!
She staggered under the whiplash against her back, her ears pinned back to her head to try to block out the mocking laughter of the monsters that called themselves members of the NOF. Sicily pushed herself back up using her shovel as a cane, then bent her back to work again, ignoring the stinging pain as blood leaked into her ragged half-clothes.
I'm sick of choking on dusty air in these caves, working for these lazy imbeciles...if they hit me even one more time, then it's either them or me.
She eyed the shovel as she pulled back on it to toss another pile of rocks and dirt away from the opening. It looked to her like a good whack from it would certainly be enough to do the job of cracking hyena skulls...
ooc: still here. just haven't got a chance to write my reply yet. also waiting on Violet
OOC: XD Twilight really is diabolical ._. the world's been warped into a very horrid fandom. Whatever, each to their own!
Thanks for the welcomes. I better get cracking. Just when I thought I was free, I got bombarded with paperwork. =/
As for Soleanna, I could indeed keep it going. How many people would rejoin it I wonder? then again, I've kept RP's going with just myself and one other in the past so let's see, let's see XD if you still want it going VW then I can certainly try!
Right, I'll read and pose questions once I've done so that I can find an entry of sorts 
ooc: Its not much but itll do for now I guess.
Ic:
“I got an ideaâ€, Lucky produced the knife he had used earlier to take down the sign..
Chase gave him a confused look, “Did you see that thing your gonna need more than a knife!â€
“No no I’m not using this. It was poking me in my side.â€, lucky attached it to his vest, “as long as we stay behind it and downwind we won’t have to worry about it. But most importantly stay quiet. don’t sneeze don’t cough don’t even breathe hard.â€
He began to move down the trail before coming to a stop. He stepped off to the side walking on the edge of the trail. He used his other foot to carefully brush leaves off a trip wire, “Careful this place is probably covered with them.â€
(OOC: I'm still here...just a little distracted by *cough* "That time of the month" So I don't feel quite up to the next part right now. I will get to it soon though.)
