Chapter 12 - "Azure Fates"
New Cast Appearing:
Storen as TheStoryteller, Yuriko, Blue Dragon Tear, Various NPCs
Lucca as Cody, Whisper the Dragonkitty
Will as Sarina, & an existential Tree ^_^
Session Start: Sun Sep 05 21:34:45 1999
<TheStoryteller> It's been a long time since all of you had a chance to relax, but there's still much to be done...
Horam, Aoiya Restaurant
<TheStoryteller> Morning comes over the quiet town as people begin to wake and start their morning routines.. and go off to train of course. The Aoiya restaurant is no exception. :)
* Scott has been up for hours already...
* Tahn has too, talking to Scott. ^_^
* Leon storms downstairs, looking as in his normal frame of mind.
* Scott sits down at a table, with reading glasses on, studying some papers...
* Lisa is running around the restaurant, cleaning for today's customers.
* Tahn rolls his eyes. "You look bright and cheery as usual, Leon."
<Leon> Go swallow some acid.
<Tahn> Be glad to! ^_^
* Scott looks up at Tahn. "Saloni lied at the trial, you know that."
<Leon> I'm going to finish my training.
<Tahn> Yeah, I know that. But there had to be a reason for him to point it on me...
<Tahn> Otherwise, what would the point have been?
<Scott> that I don't know, but that note was genuine...look at the sheets in front of me.
<Leon> I feel the need to throw something.
* Johnathan is sitting at a table, with a few books in front of him, and various pieces of paper with scrawlings all over them, metholodically writing things on a page, constantly searching through the books.
* Tahn looks back "Good for you, Leon. Call someone whe cares."
* Tahn looks back at the sheets in front of Scott..
* Scott shows Tahn the two papers. "Look at the seals on them....they're identical."
* Leon casually walks over to Tahn and throws him across the room.
<Leon> Now you care.
* Leon turns around and walks out.
<Tahn> ...
<Tahn> One of these days he's gonna fucking pay for the shit he puts me through..
* Tahn gets back up and goes over to Scott. "Anyways, yeah, I noticed that."
<Leon> Call someone who cares
* Leon closes the door behind him
* Ishtar opens her eyes slowly, waking in the bed upstairs..
<Scott> I want to know what you know about their operations, Tahn.
* Jack is still asleep...
<Tahn> I'll tell you when I'm good and ready. Meanwhile, what's this? *points to one of the sheets*
<Tahn> "Astorian"? Isn't that...?
<Scott> It's a note saying that they've got someone special to me, you jackass...
<Tahn> ...
* Lisa knocks softly on Ishtar's door. "Ishtar? I brought up breakfast..."
<Scott> I've held onto this note for a year since it happened.
<Jack> *snort*....Unh...Someone call me?...*snore*...
<Tahn> ...I see. No need to bite my head off for it... I just asked..
<Ishtar> Huh... breakfast.. what..?
* Leon walks back into the room and sits down at a table by himself, "On second thought..I want food."
<Lisa> Bangohan! ^_^
<Scott> That's why I'm asking you to tell me what you know.
<Tahn> And anyways... I don't have any true connections to the Fang any more. I just took a single job for the money... At least, that's what I was told.
* Lisa walks into Ishtar's room and places some food in front of her. ^_^
<Leon> ...what was this single job?
<Lisa> Breakfast, Tomogachi.
* Ishtar looks at the plate, and back up at Lisa.
* Lisa smiles.
* Tahn looks back at Leon "Remember when we first met? That jackass who Lure decided to kill?"
<Lisa> Seeweed Miso Soup, rice, and some hot O-cha.
<Lisa> Eer.....Tea. ^_^
<Leon> So you worked for them recently.
* Scott pulls out a picture from inside ihs dogi and pushes it in front of Tahn. "Look at this, the look me in the eyes and tell me that."
<Leon> You didn't have anything to do with them before that time?
<Ishtar> Oh, I'm sorry.. I must have been passed out... the last thing I remember was the fight..
* Ishtar rises and takes the tea.
* Tahn looks at the picture.
<Lisa> Yes...My brother defeated DarkStar! ^^
<TheStoryteller> Lisa notices her golden wings...
<TheStoryteller> Tahn sees it's a picture of Scott in his current form with a young woman about his age. She has dark hair and dark blue eyes..both are smiling.
* Lisa looks at Ishtar's wings and blinks, but says nothing.
<Ishtar> Defeated.. oh, you're Scott's sister?
<Lisa> ^_^ Yes.
* Johnathan looks up at Scott, Tahn, and Leon, seemingly about to say something, but then looks back down and resumes writing.
<Leon> ..I wonder if Ishtar is OK...I really don't feel like hauling her ass all the way around Lunar.
* Tahn looks back at Scott. "I honestly was with the Fang for a single job. Before I even realized it was the Fang who I was hired by..."
<Ishtar> I'm so sorry I wasn't there for him when he was fighting.. -_-
<Lisa> Oh, it's no problem!
<Lisa> You needed rest. :)
<Scott> Ok...but if you're lying to me, Tahn...our friendship is dissolved and you'll face my katana.
<Ishtar> I'll be alright.. I'm Ishtar, by the way.. and your name, miss..?
<Leon> Actually, you'll be late Scott.
* Scott puts the picture and note back into his dogi's inside pocket.
<Leon> Because I'll blow his fucking head off his shoulders.
<Lisa> Lisa.
<Scott> Leo, you and I have almost similar objectives. Will you at least try to be civil now and then?
<Lisa> Lisa-desu.
<Leon> I don't do "civil."
<Ishtar> Thank you for breakfast, Lisa.. I hope I didn't cause any disturbance with my.. umm.. wings.. :/
<Lisa> Oh! I think they're beautiful. :)
<Scott> Anyway, we've really got to get moving.
<Leon> ...where's breakfast.
<Lisa> You should be proud of them. :)
<Tahn> (m, to Scott) Listen... I've heard horror stories about the Fang.. I wouldn't be involved with them unless I had to be.. and 10,000 silver is something you can't overlook when you're broke and on the brink of death..
<Ishtar> No.. I'm not proud of them.. :(
<Leon> ..but if we have to go..we have to go...
<Leon> I guess I'll go get Ishtar...
<Lisa> :/ Well...they could be used for things that will make you proud.
* Tahn stands up "Yes.. with things out there like Zeio and Virtue... Time is of the essence."
<Leon> ..since none of you weaklings can carry her...
<Lisa> Anyway, I got to feed the others. :) Take care, Ishtar-san!
* Leon stands up.
<Ishtar> But I'm not really important.. is everyone else alright? And Emili too? ^^
* Scott stands up. "John, go collect Ishtar and the others...we're moving out."
<Tahn> Sue me for going down the path of magic, Leon.
<Lisa> Everyone is all right, but..um...one of your friends....what is her name? Aylee...? She's missing...
* Jack is still in Lala land.
<Tahn> Hay...
* Leon heads upstairs to where he left Ishtar.
<Tahn> ...
* Ishtar lets out a deep sigh, and nibbles her toast..
* Lisa walks downstairs to prepare breakfast.
<Ishtar> Haylee... I tried so hard but I couldn't..
* Leon looks in on Ishtar. "I see you're awake..good..I won't have to carry you anymore."
* Ishtar blinks...
* Scott walks over to his sister. "Lisa. I'm about to leave again. You take care of things around here, ok?"
* Johnathan looks up. "Collect.. huh?"
<Ishtar> I'm sorry for being a bother to you all, Leon..
<Leon> ...there's no need to apologize.
* Johnathan looks puzzled for a moment, trying to remember what Scott said to him, but then goes back to his notes.
<Leon> ...Unfortunatly I can't be of much moral help to you. I don't do...symphathy.
* Lisa walks into Jack's room.
<Jack> *snore*...
<Lisa> ^^; Oh, Sorry Scott. Of course I will. :)
<Lisa> Mind helping me get this slug-a-bed up?
* Lisa points to Jack.
* Ishtar finishes her breakfast, and gets out of bed.
* Scott nods..and walks right into Jacks, room, and pokes Jack with the hilt of his sword in the ribs...WAKE UP!
* Lisa giggles! ^_^
<Leon> ...we'll be downstairs waiting, Ishtar.
<Jack> ZZ....*snort*....huh....who...?...
* Leon turns around.
<Ishtar> I'm coming.. just.. very tired..
* Scott keeps poking jack in the ribs with his sword hilt..."Come on, Jack. Wake up."
<Leon> Do you still need me to..carry you?
* Lisa plops Jack's breakfast on the nightstand. "Good morning! Here's your breakfast!"
* Ishtar walks out into the halls behind Leon, a little shaky.
<Jack> Ugh..ow...Alright...I'm awake....
<Leon> ...I guess you don't.
<Ishtar> No.. please don't worry about me..
<Scott> ^_^x
<Jack> ...Ah breakfast!....Thank you Ma'am.
<Leon> ...I'm not worried about you..you know better than that.
* Leon silently walks downstairs.
* Lisa bows. "It's nothing. Have a good day."
* Leon kicks a chair by another table and sits down, awaiting his meal.
* Lisa walks into Bree's room and places her breakfast on the nightstand.
* Jack bows back. "And you too."
<Lisa> Wake up, Bree-Chan! ^_^
* Tahn is already outside the restaurant, leaning against the wall, realizing how fucked he is for going with the Fang for that job..
* Leon examines his new gun.
* Jack chows down.
<Leon> ..Where in the world is my food...
* Lisa walks where Leon is, and hands him his food.
<Lisa> Here sir.
* Scott walks downstairs and starts talking to his grandfather and parents, preparing them for any sort of situation with Zeio and the Rancor's Fang. "If there should arise a need to defend the city, you call Aoshi and his group. They're the best fighters in Horam, ok?"
* Bree rubs her eyes and yawns. "Aaah.. I wanted to sleep longer..." *stretches*
<Leon> ...you don't have to call me sir.
<Leon> I'm no sir...
<Lisa> ^^; But it's polite.
<Lisa> How about Blackfire-san?
<Leon> How about just Leon...
<Grant> I know. The last time we needed them was last year.....when..*shuts up when Scott shoots him a look.*
<Lisa> Leon-san. All right.
* Tree stands stoically on the lawn, his sagely leaves dancing to the tune of the wind, looking intently at Tahn..
<Leon> ..drop the san..I don't need any type of titles of respect.
* Johnathan closes his book and mutters a subdued curse.
<TheStoryteller> Lance and Tira Astorian wonder what Scott and Grant know.
* Leon eats his meal quietly
* Tree offers some fallen leaves in sympathy, nodding one of its younger branches in a dignified manner.
* Bree walks downstairs to find everyone else, rubbing her eyes. "Why didn't anyone wake me up..."
<Scott> Long story..I'll tell you later. No time now.
* Ishtar stares at the tree from Emili's window, noticing how loudly she's snoring..
* Jack finishes his meal, gets up from bed, gets dressed, and decides to check up on everyone....
* Leon eats loads, as always.
* Johnathan packs everything up, and stands. "Are we almost ready to go, everyone?"
* Scott walks up to Ishtar. "Silver for your thoughts?"
<Ishtar> She must have eaten too much.. she is out cold.. I can't blame her though..
* Ishtar blinks, and whirls around, nearly toppling over.
* Scott catches Ishtar. "Easy there. No need to get so excited..it's just me."
<Ishtar> Oh Scott! Is that you? You seem different?
* Lisa gives Scott a hug. "Take care, Brother..."
<Scott> Because I am different..
<Leon> ...if I had an opinion that mattered, I'd say this is rather good food.
* Jack looks in on Ishtar. "Good Morning!....Or did I oversleep? Heh."
* Scott hugs Lisa back. "You too, Sis."
<Scott> Finally got rid of the spirit and I'm..well, the 14th successor to my sword discipline now.
* Bree sweatdrops. "Fine.. ignore me..." *folds her arms, trying to look pouty*
* Ishtar looks around to everyone, smiling faintly.
<Jack> Hey, where's Leo the black-hearted?
<Ishtar> That would be me Jack, I think.. ^^
<Ishtar> I'm very proud of you Scott.. I guess Evol did keep her promise..
<Leon> I'm right here, idiot.
* Scott nods.
<Jack> Oh, Hi, guy. *puts hand on Leon's shoulder*
* Scott sneaks up on Bree and taps her on the shoulder. "Ignore who?"
* Tree looks at Bree silently, nodding with his wizened branches in sympathy, profoundly understanding what being ignored feels like.
* Leon grabs Jack's hand and squeezes it rather tightly. "Do not touch me."
<Jack> Ow....Hey, stop that or Ill punch you out!
* Leon squeezes a little harder. "Hard to do that without a hand."
<Leon> The correct answer is, "Yes, Leon, I won't touch you anymore."
* Bree sighs at Scott. "Me... took a while for anyone to speak to me...."
* Ishtar frowns at the two men...
* Jack uses his other hand and punches Leon squarely in the face.
<Scott> Oh well..I guess we're just busy trying to get ready to leave town.
* Leon snickers at the punch. "Certainly you can put more ass behind your blows than that."
<Jack> Try me!
<Scott> I know that late night walk I took really helped to clear the thoughts..
<Leon> Are you lookin for a fight, little man?
<Lisa> Good luck, everyone!
<Scott> Well, folks, let's get the heck out of here before we all get too used to this place.
<Lisa> ^_^
<Ishtar> I don't think we should be wasting energy like this... what about getting Haylee?
* Johnathan walks over towards Leon and Jack. "ENOUGH! Both of you!"
<Scott> Thanks, Sis. I'll be back as soon as this mission's over.
<Lisa> ^_^ I can't wait!
<Jack> Geez!! You think someone like you would lighten up...Damn...
* Scott turns and starts to walk out of the Aoiya.
* Leon lets go of Jack's hand with a rather stout shove.
<Leon> People..don't..touch me.
* Ishtar brushes Jack off..
<Jack> Thank you Ishtar....Hmph...the nerve of some people...*looks at Leon*
<Scott> Let's go, people...we've got a Haylee to rescue.
<Leon> If you feel froggy, jump.
<Leon> ...you won't like where you land, though.
<Jack> ...I don't get it.
* Bree nods. "Haaai haaai...." *grins and pats Leon on the back a few times to kill his point all together*
* Johnathan closes his eyes, and sighs. "Yes... lets go. We'll never accomplish anything.. if we simply fight amoungst ourselves.."
<Ishtar> I guess Emili will be alright if we let her rest here?
<Scott> She should be.
* Ishtar looks at Lisa...
<Leon> ...you know, Bree, your timing is very bad.
<Lisa> Sure. :) I'll send her to you once she wakes up.
* Bree smiles "I know... I plan it that way..." *grins a bit*
<Ishtar> Actually.. everyone..
<Scott> oro?
* Jack chuckles to himself.
<Ishtar> What are you all doing now?
* Scott turns to Ishtar.
<Scott> We're going to the Blue Dragon Cave, actually.
<Leon> ..I don't see why I haven't tossed your ass by now...
<Leon> ...but I haven't.
<Ishtar> Getting back to Caldor won't be easy with all the ic.. Dragon cave?! o_o
<Ishtar> Why are we heading there?
* Bree sweats. "Oookaaay..." *backs off*
<Johnathan> ..I don't know. I think Caldor should be our destination too..
<Leon> ...I didn't mean it like that.
<Ishtar> Unless maybe the dragon could help us..
<Leon> ...oh nevermind.
<Scott> We got some information from Master Katamari's dojo that something's going on in that area, so we'd better check it out.
<Johnathan> The dragon's supposedly not there anymore...
<Leon> ...I'm just not good at communicating anymore.
<Ishtar> Well, if it's Gregory or the Church... I suppose it's alright... -_-
* Bree blinks, looking lost "No one tells me anything... what's this about a dragon?"
<Scott> Now, let's move.
* Scott starts walking again.
<Jack> Well...I'm curious. Let's go.
* Ishtar rubs her back.. her wings don't appear to be damaged other than a little rusted from the saltwater.
* Tahn follows after Scott.
* Leon grabs a handful of bacon on his way out.
<Leon> ..Do you need my assistance, Ishtar?
* Ishtar shakes her head.
<Leon> Good.
<Jack> With an attitude like your's Leon, I don't think she needs any.
* Bree scarfs down what she can, taking the rest with her. "Wait up! And what's this about a dragon?"
<Leon> You know, Jack, I could fix everything for you so you wouldn't have to worry about it.
<Ishtar> Lisa.. please take care of Emili. If she gets hungry, don't let her eat too much.. ^^
<Jack> Whaddaya mean by that?
<Lisa> Deal! :)
<Lisa> Sayonara, minna!
<Leon> I mean I could rip off your arms and legs and toss your worthless carcass to the Blue Star.
<Scott> Sayonara, Lisa, everyone.
* Ishtar uncharacteristically pulls on Leon's arm away from Jack...
<Leon> ...but I haven't..yet. So don't tempt me.
* Leon eyes Ishtar, "What are you doing...?"
* Bree sighs walking along, eating the breakfast that she could grab. "Fine.. ignore me again..."
<Ishtar> I'm only watching out for you.. I don't want anyone hurt even before we leave..
<Jack> (to self) Right about now I'm looking for a good fight, Leo...
<Scott> Can we quit fighting each other and concentrate on our real opponents, Zeio, the Church, and just about everyone on this world with a reason to want to kill one or all of us?
<Leon> ...I don't need anyone looking out for me...perhaps you should tug on Jack instead.
Training City Horam
* Scott starts to the front gate of the city.
<Leon> ..bah..this is a waste...
* Leon turns away and walks.
<Ishtar> Oh Leon.. everyone deserves to be cared about. Think about that sometime, ok?
* Bree speaks with a mouthful of bacon, "Eh? What's a waste?"
<Leon> Let's not get into that Ishtar. I don't do caring.
<Tahn> Uhm...
<Tahn> Bree... ^^;
* Leon looks at Bree, "Dealing with Jack, is a waste."
<Jack> <m> Geez...You wake up, you think you can say hi to everyone with a happy face, then you got darkheart over there...shee...why does there always have to be a black cloud wherever we walk?...*mumble, mumble*...
<Bree> Eh? Hmm? What'd I miss Tahn?
* Bree blinks, lost.
* Wind Karate Guy hops up behind Tahn. "HEYYYY!"
<Wind Karate Guy> You leave? We miss.
* Tree waves good-bye to the travellers with his freshest leaves, wishing he could tag along but unable to, being tied down in place with business.
* Tahn jumps about 5 feet. :p
<Wind Karate Guy> Wow! White men jump!
<Tahn> Er.. Yeah ^^;
<Wind Karate Guy> You funny! We miss for long time!
* Leon grabs the Wind Karate Guy, "And you're about to fly. Beat it."
* Johnathan looks at the guy. "Who ARE you, anyway?"
<Tahn> (m, to Scott) This town keeps getting weirder and weirder.
<Wind Karate Guy> AHH! Run away, run away!
* Wind Karate Guy runs away! :O
* Scott rests a hand on the hilt of his sword, giving the wind karate guy a reason to practice, in other words, his battou jutsu.
* Leon cracks his knuckles.
* Bree sweats and walks over to Tahn. "What was it you wanted..?"
* Tahn sweatdrops and points above Bree's head.
<Tahn> Those are bound to attract attention.
* Bunny Karate Girl walks down the street, and sees Bree. "Hey!"
* Leon eyes the Bunny Girl.
<Leon> Grrrr...
* Bree smiles. "Oh... those... aren't they cute?"
* Bree giggles and waves to the Bunny Girl. "Hello!"
<Tahn> (to himself) as if on cue...
* Ishtar blinks at the bunny girl, and looks to Bree.
<Bunny Karate Girl> You're leaving so soon?
* Leon glares at the Bunny Girl.
* Jack looks at the Bunny Girl and laughs.... "The Costumes they put on to attract people nowadays..."
<Ishtar> What exactly did I miss..? ^^
<Bunny Karate Girl> Feel free to come by the bunny dojo anytime. ^_^
<Tahn> You don't want to know, Ishy.
* Scott rolls his eyes.. "This town dows have that certain charm..but the bunny dojo...I don't know about."
* Bunny Karate Girl hisses at Jack. "Male. :/"
* Bree shrugs "I guess so.. I just woke up and they're leaving.." *smiles* "Sure, I'll stop in if I'm in town again..."
<Leon> ...I don't think Bree is intersted in learning any martial arts at the dojo.
* Bree waves a finger at Leon. "Never say you dont want to learn... that means you'll never learn anything new..."
<Johnathan> ...this place is so painfully weird.
<Tahn> I agree.
<Johnathan> Even moreso than Vane... and that's saying a lot.
<Leon> I didn't say you didn't want to learn..I just said you'd be interested in something else at the dojo.
<Bunny Karate Girl> Great. :) Take care!
<Tahn> Hey.. Vane isn't weird... unless you consider the crazed psycho that was let to run around for a good 10 years..
* Bunny Karate Girl bows and runs off. :)
<Jack> Hmm...Some people can't take a joke....
* Bree smiles and waves to the Bunny Girl. "I will, you too!!"
<Scott> John, there are some strange dojos here, but there are also some serious disciplines here too, like Grandpa's Kempo, and Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, and the Kodachi Nitou Ryu discipline too...
<Johnathan> Tahn.. Vane, by its very definition, is.. was.. weird.
<Tahn> Is, was, will be. Your point?
<TheStoryteller> As you pass by some of the stores leading to the town's gate, you spy a group of 3 young people mulling around.
* Johnathan glances at Scott. "And then there are those that used to be.. quite serious.. and no longer are... the wind karate dojo, for instance?"
* Bree rubs her head. "I forgot to ask what the bunny dojo taught..."
<Tahn> Anywhere in Lunar is bound to be wierd someh...wait a minute.. Haven't I...?
<Leon> Since when do you care what they teach...
* Scott eyes the youths.
* Tahn notices the 3 people out of the corner of his eye and stops to look at them.
<Jack> Frankly I wouldn't want to know...*Gulp*...
<Bree> Heey... if I can learn something I do care... *folds her arms*
<TheStoryteller> One is a tall headstrong girl in the robes of the Blue Karate Dojo.. she seems to be giggling at a shy boy next to her, as if a sort of private joke.
<Leon> ...I really dislike those bunnies.
<Tahn> Will you get off the bunnies, Leon?
<Scott> another of the serious dojos..the blue karate dojo. they've won a couple of high profile tournaments this year.
<TheStoryteller> The other blue haired girl looks on, testing out her new sword...
<Bree> What's wrong with bunny girls?
*Bree smiles and pulls on her bunny ears. "I dont see anything wrong with them..."
<Leon> I didn't say *you*.
* Cody is almost slashed by Sarina's sword and ducks. -_-;
<Bree> I didn't mean me silly.. I meant to illustrate that I liked them...
* Leon is cut by the sword swing.
<Sarina> Ha! This is good..
<Leon> ....who..did that?
<Scott> Not me...Misogi's still in it's sheath.
<Johnathan> Blue karate.. Blue Dragon?
<Jack> Heh....You should use that sword more often, Miss.
* Bree points at who did it. "They did..."
<Leon> ...I SAID...WHO did that?
<Cody> Sarina! Oh no...
* Sarina wipes some strands of blue hair from her eyes, turning around.
<Scott> I think so, John..they've got the skills for the Blue Dragon Discipline.
<Tahn> My daggers are pocketed. So don't use me as your whipping boy again ^^;
<Sarina> Huh? Who're YOU?
* Leon whirls around, not really even paying attention to the cut, "Who is the dead man?"
* Ishtar looks at the three...
* Sarina pokes Jack in the chest with the tip of her narrow sword.
<Tahn> Uhm..
<Jack> ??
<Scott> Not a katana or a kodachi...what's your discipline, sword girl?
* Cody steps in front of Sarina a bit...blinking at the man. "I think we're in trouble.."
* Bree looks over at Cody and Sarina. "Eh.. dont mind him.. he woke up on the wrong side of the bed is all...." *sweats*
<TheStoryteller> [Blue Karate Girl] Umm.. Sarina.. you sure are a bit over anxious with that..
* Tahn looks at Sarina. "Excuse me miss, but you seem to fancy one of our comrades as a practice dummy."
* Leon storms up to the girl with the sword, "You're rather clumsy to be using a weapon, are you not?"
<Cody> Hey! Leave her alone...!
<Leon> Back off little man.
<Cody> It was just an accident!
<Scott> Leo, back off.
<Sarina> Huh? And you're pretty rude to be in front of me, are you not?
* Bree snickers, "He's a practice dummy..."
<Jack> Woop! Sorry about that.
<Leon> Allow me to extend you the same courtesy.
* Scott turns to Sarina. "I was asking what your sword discipline was."
<TheStoryteller> The karate girl steps between Leon and Sarina.
* Leon starts to go for his gun.
* Sarina nods at the Blue Karate Girl. "Yeah, yeah, I know! But he just got in the way!"
* Bree gets infront of Leon and the karate girl. "Hey.. no hard feelings.. it was an accident.. right?"
<Sarina> Wha!? H-hey, cut that out!
* Tahn sweatdrops
* Cody sighs and adjusts his glasses.
<TheStoryteller> [Blue Karate Girl] Sarina just stop it.. we're not here to pick fights.. we have to find our friend.
<TheStoryteller> She turns to Leon.
<Tahn> Friend?
<Scott> friend
<Sarina> Okay, I know! All right! Time out!
<Cody> Right Yuriko..
* Sarina waves her hands.
<Leon> ...
<Tahn> I agree.. Calm down, sit down, shut up!
<Scott> Yuriko...what happened to your friend, Sarina-dono?
<Jack> Yeah, Um...I'm cofused myself...*Scratches head*...
<Cody> It's not her...it's our friend Whisper.
<Leon> Someone is gonna get shot.
<Leon> Now who is it gonna be?
* Sarina sheathes her sword, putting her hands on her hips.
<Yuriko> Sorry if she hurt you in any way sir. We're all a bit edgy right now.. *to Cody*
* Johnathan rolls his eyes. "If you must shoot someone, shoot me, Leon."
* Yuriko nods.
<Cody> No one will shoot anyone! :/
<Bree> Heey.. if you need help.. I'm for hire... *smiles at the three*
<Scott> Just tell me what happened, Yuriko.
<Leon> ...be more careful from now on..if I cared about my body..you'd be in big trouble right now.
<Sarina> You see, our friend Whisper is missing..
* Cody nods. "We've got to find her."
<Jack> One of your Karate partners?
<Yuriko> Yeah.. she went off near the Dragon cave but hasn't come back..
<Sarina> No.. She's a flying cat.. er.. a White Dragon kitty.
* Leon doesn't make any suddent moves for his gun.
* Tahn blinks.
<Johnathan> ..a young white dragon?
* Yuriko wideyes. o_o
<Tahn> A Nall-kin?
* Leon looks at his arm, "Lovely..another scar will form from that..."
<Scott> A dragon kitty would be easy to spot..since they're not too common...
<Johnathan> Nall's child?
<Yuriko> Sarina, that's suppsoed to be a secret! ^^;;;
* Leon ties a cloth around it.
<Jack> Well...That does add an interesting twist on things, don't it?
<Tahn> Probably not, John...
<Sarina> Is it..? ^^;
* Cody playfully bops Sarina. ^^;
<Sarina> Oh well! Ow!
* Johnathan sighs, looking at the others. "If the blue dragon was taken as well, and this Whisper went there..."
* Bree sweats. "We couldn't help you look unless you told us anyway... right?" *laughs a bit*
<Jack> Well, I never seen a dragon pup before...might prove interesting.
<Tahn> Not all the dragons are related to one another by blood... I just use the name "Nall-kin" To describe any fledgling dragons that may happen to hang around humans.
<Leon> I hate dragons.
* Yuriko tugs her two friends by the collars...
<Bree> You hate everything Leon.. *smiles*
<Cody> Hey...erk! ^^;
<Leon> ...Indeed.
<Yuriko> Let's not waste any more time.. right? ^^
<Cody> Right...let's go. ^^
<Sarina> Ack-k! Yuriko!
* Leon continues tending to his arm for a second.
* Sarina nods! "Right!"
* Cody pushes his messy blonde hair out of his eyes and follows Yuriko.
<Tahn> (m, to Bree) He doesn't hate you... It's more of a mild disliking... *smirks*
<Scott> Oh, ask Master Katamari. I'm sure he'd know someone who can help you.
<Jack> This's gonna be fun! *walks with everyone else*
<Yuriko> Sorry to bother you.. see you later!
* Sarina draws her sword flagrantly, advancing forward quickly.
<Cody> Right...sorry about your arm...here! This will heal it!
<Leon> ..sorry to bother me...really...
<TheStoryteller> The three teenagers run off.
* Cody throws Leon a herb!
* Scott waves.
* Bree pokes Tahn. "<m'd back> Haai.. I've noticed that..."
<Sarina> Anyway, see you people later!
* Leon hands the herb to Bree, "Here, I don't need it."
* Scott starts walking agaiin.
<Ishtar> Leon.. here.. let me do it..
* Tahn chuckles and resumes walking
<Leon> I said I'm fine.
<Scott> this day gets more and more interesting.
* Ishtar murmurs a little litany.. Leon's skin heals up instantly.
* Bree blinks "Eh.. ok.. I'll keep it until you get reckless and need it later..." *smiles*
<Leon> ..I am not reckless...
<Tahn> (to Scott) It's been... "interesting" as you put it since we set foot in Horam..
* Leon eyes Ishtar, "I said I was alright."
* Bree sticks out her toungue at Leon. "Then you won't need it then huh?"
<Ishtar> I guess those three can take care of themselves if even Leon was injured.. ^^
<Leon> ..I wasn't injured.
<Leon> It didn't even hurt.
<Tahn> (m to self) This is like the warrior's Vane.
* Ishtar sighs.
* Leon turns around and pull his shirt up to show a scar on his back, "Now that...that hurt."
<Scott> Well, with all the bullshit disciplines like wind and bunny karate, it's not hard to lose track of the real reason Horam exists..to train yourself to achieve the perfect unity of mind, body and spirit, through practice of the martial arts.
<Jack> And there you were, bitching and asking questions about who slashed you....hm.
<Ishtar> Umm.. Leon.. please... -_-
* Ishtar starts out the large gates..
* Leon pulls his sleeve up to his bicept, "That kinda hurt...I was still young when this happened."
* Bree tries pulling Leon's shirt down. "Now's not the time to strip Leon..." *sweats*
<Johnathan> Hey now, Scott..
<Leon> ..I am not stripping.
<Leon> ...Just showing scars...
<Johnathan> ..Wind Karate used to be an honorable practice.. and maybe it will be again some day.
<Jack> <m> Thank goddess...
<Johnathan> At least, if the old records are to be believed..
* Bree laughs. "Hai hai Leon.. but the people passing by may not think that..."
<Scott> I can only think of one real warrior from that discipline, John....and that was centuries ago.
<Leon> ...since when do I care what others think...?
<Johnathan> Perhaps so... but if it even produced one, it must have been a serious art at that time.
* Bree folds her arms. "Fine fine... I guess trying to cheer you up won't work..."
<Leon> ..I believe you found out last night I don't cheer up...
* Bree nods, "Yeah... I guess so.. but it wont stop me from trying..."
* Tahn just walks, trying to ignore the two freaks arguing behind him.
<Scott> Maybe..but as long as they stay as this joke discipline, they won't be taken seriously as a true art. They've run away in every tournament they join and still claim victory.
* Jack catches up.
<Leon> ...I suggest you not wasting your time.
* Leon walks on.
* Scott goes on toward the gates..obviously still thinking about something that's really bugging him.
<Tahn> They seem to take the phrase "Discretion is the better part of valor" too seriously.
* Johnathan smiles slightly. "If only that one warrior were alive to see them now, huh? It's probably take someone like him to straighten them out..."
* Bree follows everyone. "It's my time to waste... not like anyone else is as much fun to try and cheer up as you..." *honks Tahn's nose and smiles*
* Tahn rolls his eyes.
<Leon> ..fun...it's fun to attempt the impossible?
* Bree sticks out her tongue at Tahn, "It wasn't that bad was it?" *smiles*
Katarina Zone West
<TheStoryteller> The grassy plains spread out before you, framed by mountains and water... a thin strip of land extends to the east, supposedly towards the cave of the Blue Dragon.
* Tahn smirks a little. "I've suffered worse." ^_^
<Jack> Hey, at least she can laugh. *smiles*
* Scott walks on toward the east.
<Leon> ...I don't do laughing.
* Bree smiles and looks out at the scenery. "If I survive this.. I think I'll move here and live..."
* Jack doesn't listen to Leon.
* Emili lands on Jack's shoulders and looks down at his face. "Where you going without me?"
* Emili bats her eyes.
<Jack> Waah!!
* Jack falls backwards.
<Ishtar> Oh.. Emili! ^^
* Johnathan looks in the direction of the blue cave, frowning.
* Ishtar supports Jack before he falls completely over.
* Scott snickers. "You have a real way of scaring people that way, Emmi." ^_^x
* Bree points at them and laughs. "Now that's funny.. an over-sized canary crushing it's master..."
<Jack> Yah.....Whowha...
<Leon> ..looks like two annoying people to me.
* Emili leaps off Jack and folds her wings creating some new, kinky armor around her body. ^_^
<Leon> Well..one annoying person...
<Jack> Hey!! It's Emmi!!
<Leon> And another..annoying..batgirl...
<Ishtar> I guess you weren't that tired after all.. ^^;
<Leon> ...stupid...
<TheStoryteller> In the lead, Scott notices a finely carved stone bridge over the waters that rush south to the Marius Zone.
* Scott heads toward the bridge.
* Bree eyeballs Emili. "Um... that will attract.. alot of attention..." *clears her throat*
<Leon> ..so is Batgirl still a complete retard..or did she develop some IQ points over her time wanting to kill us.
<Tahn> (to Leon) If she did develop some, I still think that her IQ is still in the single digits...
<Jack> Geez Leon, will you leave her alone for once?
<Emili> What's IQ?
<Leon> ...That answers my question.
<Scott> Wait a minute, folks..check out that bridge.
<Johnathan> It's a meaningless number, Emili.. supposedly a measure of intelligence.
* Bree giggles under her breath.
* Johnathan looks to the bridge. "What is it?"
<TheStoryteller> The bridge seems very sturdy. Looking down, you see your reflection in the clear waters.
<Leon> And to answer the question an annoying little man with an axe asked me. In a word, No.
<Scott> Let's go on...this bridge should take us to the cave.
* Scott starts across the bridge.
<TheStoryteller> Across it is a solitary island..
<Emili> Oooh!
<Emili> I wanna go swimming!
* Bree looks at the bridge and waters. "What's so strange about it that we stop to look?" *walks across*
<Emili> ^_^
<Emili> I haven't gone swimming since.....
<Bree> Hey.. you know, swimming is a good idea actually..
<Jack> Hmm
<Leon> It doesn't mater.
* Emili looks up and mutters incoherantly.
<Ishtar> I wish I didn't have these things.. I do enjoy a good swim.. :/
<Tahn> ...
<Leon> ...I wonder if they are gonna stop and swim...
* Bree smiles at Ishtar. "You could always give the wings to me.."
<Tahn> Okay... I hope it's free will that is making you guys want to go swimming..
* Ishtar smiles. ^_^
<Ishtar> If I could, I would, Ms. Bree.. :)
<Tahn> Not that I'd mind if any of the ladies here went... *grins*
<Leon> ...I don't swim.
* Bree smiles. "If you ever can.. look me up."
<Jack> <m> Thank Goddess again...
* Emili wanders over across the bridge and plops down on the edge, letting her feet dangle into the water.
<Johnathan> It's not hard, Leon...
<Emili> Ooh!
<Emili> Nice and warm!
* Scott walks on, hand on the hilt of Misogi.
<Johnathan> ...but now's not the time to stop and swim.
<Tahn> ...
<Leon> ..I didn't say I couldn't swim...I just said I don't.
<TheStoryteller> The island has a few trees surrounding a hill. In the side of which is carved some sort of entrance. But the rocks have a strange tint to them.
<Tahn> I agree with John.. come on, ladies.
* Scott examines the rocks...
<Tahn> As tempting as it would be to see you... *quickly shoves that thought out of his mind*
<TheStoryteller> It's blue... crystalline blue, and very smooth.
<Tahn> Anyways, we have to go in... evil waits for no little swim trips.
<Scott> oro? Guys, I think we've found the cave.
<Leon> ...you'll get all the water you want in the cave.
* Scott heads into the cave.
<Bree> What was your first clue? *smiles*
<Jack> ....I'm thirsty...
<Johnathan> Ah.. my apologies then, Leon.
<TheStoryteller> Scott stops as he hears a sound.
<Scott> Oro?
* Scott is stopped in his tracks.
<TheStoryteller> It's a small muffled voice from outside the cave.
* Bree stops by Scott. "What is it?"
<Scott> A voice...
* Leon stands behind Scott, "Speak Basic for a change."
* Tahn looks at Scott. "That gets somewhat... annoying after a while, Scott-san."
<TheStoryteller> Around the side of the large hole in the earth, one of the surrounding trees has a burlap sack hanging in it. o_o It's moving to and fro like something's trying to get out.
<Scott> Eh?
* Scott cuts down the sack..
* Bree peers inside. "Hello?"
<TheStoryteller> The sack plops down on the ground. A little face peers out. "Hello...?"
<Johnathan> And here we have the little dragon, perhaps?
<Leon> I hope that's not what I think it is...
* Emili wanders over to following Scott
<Jack> Hello? What do we have here?
* Bree waves. "Hello! Looks like you're free now..."
* Ishtar looks down at it...
* Scott sheathes misogi again, but rests his fighting hand on the hilt.
<TheStoryteller> The face peers all the way out and you can see it's white, and feline, with big azure eyes.
<TheStoryteller> [Dragonkitty] Oh thank you thank you thank you! ^_^
<Leon> ...Goddess damn...
<Scott> Our dragon kitty, I presume.
<Leon> It's a damn dragon.
<Jack> Hey....it's cute.
<Ishtar> Oh how cute.. I've never seen a baby dragon in person.. ^_^
<Bree> Welcome welcome welcome! *smiles and pets it*
<Leon> ...I dislike cute.
<TheStoryteller> [Dragon Kitty] Humph! That's WHITE dragon to you...well, in a few years. ^_^ I'll be a full dragon...but I'm just a baby now. I'm Whisper...
<Tahn> ...It looks just like the paintings of the young Nall... almost too sickeningly kawaii for my taste. ^^;
<Emili> Wow!
<Emili> What're you?!
<Bree> You're friends are looking for you.... (to Whisper)
<Leon> Boy I can sense this will be a meeting of the minds...
* Emili grabs Whisper by the wings and smiles at it.
* Whisper wiggles totally out of the sack and she's a completely white kitty, save for the big purple bow on her head.
<Tahn> ...correction... WAY too sickeningly kawaii for my taste.
<Emili> Howdy!
<Ishtar> Nice it meet you, Whisper.. you friends in town were looking for you..
<Whisper> I can't help it, Sirs. :P
<Whisper> I was born this way.
<Emili> Are you a kitty?!
* Bree taptaps the bow. "How cuuute!"
<Leon> ...let's go.
<Tahn> Ugh... I think I'm getting cavities...
<Emili> You're a strange kitty though!
<Whisper> In a few years I'll grow big and large and eat your firstborn. ^_^;
<Emili> Cause you got wings!
<Scott> O_o;
* Tahn chuckles at the "firstborn" comment.
<Whisper> I'm not a kitty! I'm a white dragon! ^_^
* Bree sweats. "I'll never have a first born..."
<Leon> Stuff it, cat.
<Emili> I got wings too!
<Whisper> I'm kidding...kidding. ^^;
<Emili> And so does Ishtar!
<Tahn> I see you have the typical dragonly spunk..
<Scott> Let's go on into the cave..we've got a mission.
* Ishtar flexes a mechanical wing in response..
<Whisper> We inherit it!
<Jack> I like that.
<Emili> We're angels. ^_^
* Whisper flies to Bree's shoulder.
<Whisper> I need your help...have you seen my friends here?
<Johnathan> Hello, young dragon... What, may I ask, were you doing in a sack.. tied to that tree?
<Leon> ...you're an idiot, that's a better descrition of you, Batgirl.
* Bree smiles and petpets Whisper. "Not here.. but back in town we have..."
<Scott> Friends? They're in Horam, looking for you.
* Emili grabs Whisper by the tail and drags her over to herself.
<Whisper> :( That jerk Zlyk put me in there!
<Whisper> Or something...
<Tahn> Figures it had to do with Virtue.
<Scott> Zlyk....figures.
<TheStoryteller> As soon as John utters those words, he spies the remains of a stake, a rope, and a partially gutted fish.. ^^
<Emili> Do you like fish?
<Whisper> ...Yeah...
<Leon> Imagine that Emili, you might be an annoying cat thing.
<Johnathan> ...you were snared by a fish-baited trap?
<Whisper> ...Yeah.
* Emili swings Whisper around by the tail over to the lake and dives in.
<Whisper> I'm pretty smart, but I can't resist fish...
<Whisper> EEAGH! O_o
* Whisper plops in the water. :p
<Ishtar> o_o
<Leon> We are wasting TIME.
<Leon> Let's MOVE.
<Scott> O_Ox;
* Bree sweats. "I think she's a bit large to be one of those Leon..."
* Jack hits his forehead with his hand and sighs...
* Scott goes on into the cave.
<Leon> ..oh fuck this...I'll go on alone.
* Whisper wiggles out, and scurries to John's shoulder instead. :p
* Leon starts off into the cave.
* Tahn follows Leon to get away from the kowai kawaiiness. ^^;
* Whisper shakes her body around and sprays water all around.
* Bree sighs, "No need for rash language..."
<Scott> For once, I'm inclined to agree with Leon.
<Whisper> Oh!
* Emili splashes out of the water with a gigantic trout in her hands.
* Whisper hmms. "Do you guys know a priestess woman named Evol?"
* Johnathan glances at the little cat, smiles sadly, and follows Leon in. "We saw your friends back in Horam... not here, I'm afraid."
<Leon> ...like I fucking need others..
* Emili toddles after the group, eating on the trout.
<Whisper> But they were heading this way, right?
<Tahn> ...
<Whisper> I'm worried about them. :/
<Johnathan> I believe so, yes.
* Bree waits up for Emili and Whisper. "You should actually cook that first... that's nasty..."
Blue Dragon Cave, B1
<TheStoryteller> The cave walls are made up of more of those shiny blue rocks.. if you didn't know better, you'd swear they were sapphires...
<Johnathan> ...they seemed quite fine. I'd offer to take you back there, but we have business here...
<Emili> It tastes better without being cooked.
<Ishtar> But John, what if they got here before us and might be inside?
* Bree wideeyes and tries to pilfer a few from the walls.
<Scott> I know a priestess named Evol, yes, Whisper.
<Whisper> She was with Zlyk...
<Whisper> Isn't she supposed to be good?
<Leon> I don't trust Evol.
* Jack is still on the bridge...."What am I doing here..? Hey Guys! Wait up!!" *Runs into the cave*
<Leon> Hell...I don't trust anyone...
<Scott> Once with the church, always with the church, I guess....it may be that we'll have to fight her.
<Johnathan> If they're here, Ishtar..
<Johnathan> ...then we deal with them.
* Bree walks along with everyone, trying to free some of the stones. "Hey.. slow down.. I want some of these things..."
<Johnathan> You won't be able to free them, Bree.. probably not.
<TheStoryteller> Bree loosens a few small gems..
* Whisper looks at John. "You seem nice...but you seem sad too."
<Whisper> Is something wrong?
* Emili chomps onto a big piece of the trout and smiles.
<TheStoryteller> They don't seem very valueable in the impure form, though. ^^
* Bree waves the few at Johnathan. "You were saying?" *grins*
<Emili> Yum yum yum!
<Leon> Would someone shut that annoying voice up...
* Emili looks around.
<Emili> I don't hear anything!
<Leon> Goddess damn...even Haylee's singing wasn't that annoying..
* Johnathan chuckles. "A few little problems is all, little one... and Bree.. nevermind."
* Bree holds up a pair to her ears as she walks. "I think they'd make nice ear rings..."
<Whisper> Okay...
* Scott keeps a hand on his sword in case of attack.
<TheStoryteller> Twisting around the passages, you pass by a few streams of water running across the floor. They aren't too deep to really be dangerous.
* Tahn pulls out a pair of his daggers.
* Emili toddles along.
<Whisper> Hey...Mister John...is that Leon guy that stupid?
<Whisper> All he does is complain...
* Emili looks at Tahn and Scott and then pulls out her new glaive.
* Bree covers Whisper's mouth. "You shouldn't talk like that about Leon..." *sweats*
<Leon> No..I'm not stupid.
<Whisper> *Muphm*
<Leon> I'm big...I'm mean...and I love to eat cats.
<Johnathan> No.. Leon isn't stupid. He's...
<Bree> Leon's just grumpy is all...
* Whisper turns around to Leon and sticks out her tongue.
<Emili> See? I got a new stick!
<Whisper> That's nice, I'm a white dragon. :D
<Johnathan> ..it may be best to leave Leon alone, really.. and please, don't call me Mister.
<Emili> I call it....
<Whisper> Okay.
<Emili> Snowy Kitties!
<Leon> You're a flying white cat.
<TheStoryteller> Up ahead you see something lying on the ground.
<Johnathan> There's a difference, Leon?
<Scott> Eh?
* Scott checks out the thing on the ground.
<TheStoryteller> It looks like the corpse of a Fatal Hopper.
* Tahn goes up and looks at something that's lying on the ground. "What's this?"
<Leon> I suppose not....I bet they taste the same.
<Emili> See? Neat name, huh?
<TheStoryteller> It's been nearly turned inside out by some huge weapon..
<Whisper> Wow...
* Emili twirls her staff around.
<Whisper> Sarina couldn't do that!
* Tahn facefaults.
<Bree> EEewww... that's sick... *walks way around the corpse*
<Tahn> Whatever did this...
<Scott> Only Zlyk could do that...
<Johnathan> Like chicken, of course. I bet they all ta... whoa.. what happened to..?
<Tahn> Zlyk. Greeeeeat.
<Scott> His axe skills are second to none...
<Ishtar> The poor thing..
<Tahn> Spiffy... yet another way for us to die..
<TheStoryteller> Bree finds some natural steps leading downward..
* Scott stands up.
<Tahn> A rather..disgusting way.
<Whisper> I hope my friends are okay...
<Leon> You all really shouldn't worry.
* Emili skips along, looking at the inside out thing.
* Bree waves at everyone "Hey.. over here!"
* Whisper flies to Bree's shoulder.
<Scott> They're not in here..they're in Horam, Whisper.
* Scott walks over to Bree.
* Bree points at the steps. "Going down?" *smiles and pets Whisper*
<Johnathan> They'll be coming up behind us, Whisper, if they're coming at all.
<Leon> How can anything you find down there be worse than me?
* Emili skips downstairs.
<Whisper> They'll come... :/
* Scott follows everyone downstairs, still keeping his hand on the blade just in case.
<TheStoryteller> Whisper spots something by the steps as everyone walks down. It's shiny and silver.
<Whisper> Hey!
<Johnathan> Then they'll be following us.. we'll run into the trouble first.
<Tahn> Eh?
* Tahn looks back up the stairs.
* Whisper flies to the shiny thing and picks it up with her paws.
<Scott> Huh?
* Bree blinks. "What is it?" *looks at Whisper*
<Johnathan> What did you find?
<TheStoryteller> Whisper notices it's a silver coin..
* Whisper plops it into Bree's hands.
<Whisper> Money!
<TheStoryteller> But it has this odd bent corner. Sort of like the one Cody carries for good luck..
* Bree smiles and wide eyes. "All right! Hey.. I like you even more now Whisper!" *petpets as a reward*
* Emili snatches the item from Bree's hand.
<Emili> Ooh!
* Leon rolls his eyes.
<Emili> Pretty shiny disc stuff!
* Bree snatches it back. "Heeeey! That's mine!"
<Scott> Let's keep moving.
<Emili> Just like my hair! ^_^
* Scott goes on further into the cave.
Blue Dragon Cave, B2
<Jack> Alright Emili, Give the silver back to Bree...
* Emili toddles along.
<Tahn> Emili.. You know you're depriving a villige somewhere of it's idiot?
* Whisper giggles. ^_^
<Whisper> ....hey...
<Whisper> Wait...
<Leon> That's quite amusing Tahn.
<Whisper> Can I see that dime for a moment?
<Leon> If I laughed, I would find it funny.
<Whisper> I think that's a dime...a silver dime...
<Bree> Eh? Sure, sure.. *hands it back*
<Whisper> ....O_o
<Whisper> This is Cody's!
<Whisper> And it wasn't bent like this!
<Scott> They are in here...oh shit.
<Leon> Who the fuck is Cody...
<Whisper> My friend! :/
<Jack> This certainly explains a lot doesn't it?
* Whisper begins to whimper.
<Leon> Sucks to be your friend.
<Ishtar> I think he was that boy we saw.. with the glasses..
* Scott starts further into the cave, at a full run.
* Emili scratches her head.
<Emili> Huh?
* Emili looks at Tahn.
* Bree petpets Whisper. "It's ok.. we'll find and help them out.."
<Leon> Scott, you idiot..slow down...
* Whisper growls at Leon, fur ruffling and almost ready to pounce.
<TheStoryteller> As Scott runs, he feels his feet get heavy through the water. It's rushing quicker underfoot.
* Bree sweats and tries to hold Whisper still. "Just pay no mind to Leon.. he woke up on the wrong side of the bed..."
<Scott> Eh...the water currents..
<Tahn> (m, to Bree) More like he was born on the wrong side...
<Leon> ...I always wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
<TheStoryteller> You feel a slight tremor in the crystal gorund.
<Johnathan> ..I don't like this.
<Emili> Ooh!
<Scott> Not good..
<Emili> That was neat!
<Tahn> Very not good..
* Leon manages to keep his balance.
<Emili> Do it again Scott!
<Leon> Well, it's not the dragon.
* Tahn rolls his eyes. "Shut up, Emili.."
* Whisper calms down. "Cody's kinda frail...he's a good mage though... but he can't take phsycial abuse well. :/"
<Ishtar> That wasn't Scott, Emili..
<Scott> Could be Zlyk...
* Bree wiggles to catch her balance. "I don't think anyone can take abuse well despite their body..."
<Emili> Sneeze?
<Emili> Who's Sneeze?
* Leon looks at Bree oddly, "I believe I'm an exception to that remark."
<Johnathan> Mages.. take physical abuse?
<TheStoryteller> There's two ways to go... left or right.
<Tahn> Emili... Shut up.
* Scott examines the paths...
<Leon> Left.
* Johnathan smiles. "We don't. Not well at all.."
<Whisper> I wanna gut Leon like I gutted that fish...
<Tahn> Right.
* Bree sweats, "Your scars prove that no one takes it well... I meant because it hurts like hell..."
* Bree pets Whisper "Which way do you think?"
<Whisper> Hmm...
<Whisper> I say right. ^_^
<Jack> Suddenly I like that lil' white creature more and more.
* Bree nods. "Right it is then..."
<Leon> ...not really, Bree...it takes a lot to hurt me.
* Bree folds her arms. "Dont pretend to be so strong, Leon..."
* Whisper nods and her oversized bow bobs around.
<Leon> ..there's no pretending to it.
* Bree peers down the right path. "Yeah there is Leon.." *smiles at him*
<TheStoryteller> Down the right path, there's a chest surrounded by many stalactites hanging, all dripping water down to the ground.
<Tahn> Hmm..
<Leon> I am talking about physical pain, not mental pain.
* Tahn twirls a dagger and proceeds to try to pick the chest's lock with it.
* Bree starts down the right path heading for the chest. "Hehehe... prizes, prizes..."
<Leon> You two..
* Leon kicks the chest open.
<Leon> Easy.
<Tahn> Oh, great. And what if it was trapped? What then? Boom time.
<Leon> Can't take a little trap?
<TheStoryteller> As Tahn fiddles with his makeshift lockpick, one of the spikes drop down and nearly impales him and Leon. o_o
<Tahn> Yagh!
<Leon> Damn...it missed.
* Leon doesn't flinch.
<Tahn> My thoughts exactly..
<Jack> Damn...it missed....
<Scott> I think Leo has a death wish...
<Bree> Leave the lock picking to me... *sticks out her tongue*
<Tahn> Next time I'll try to knock it in your direction, Leon.
<Whisper> Whoa!
<Leon> See that you do.
<Whisper> Careful! :/
* Whisper fluffs her wings.
<Tahn> Help yourself, Bree-chan.
<Bree> You two act like you're married. *laughs*
<TheStoryteller> The chest awaits Bree's challenge..
<Leon> ...Unlikes others, I am not attracted to members of my gender, Bree.
* Tahn knees Bree. "Be lucky I didn't say that about you."
<Jack> That's fortunate.
* Bree takes out her things and blushes at what Leon says. "H..hai... right...."
<Ishtar> Excuse me, Leon?
<Johnathan> Wouldn't it be simpler to just blast the lid out of existance?
* Whisper looks at Leon and growls. :P
<Whisper> You're a mean man...
* Bree tries to pick the lock.
* Scott draws the katana from it's sheath just in case it's needed.
<Leon> I didn't mean that in an insulting way.
<Tahn> (to John) I'd think it'd work more to blast the stalactites out of existence.
<Whisper> You shouldn't have said it at all! :/
<Johnathan> That could be arranged.
<TheStoryteller> Bree, unlike Tahn, has the right tools for the job... she opens the chest without incident. ^_^
<Jack> (to Whisper) Now that you know you can hate him all the more. *Smiles*
* Whisper nods to Jack. ^_^
<Tahn> (to John) Can you blast Leon while you're at it? That man is more trouble than sitting on an anthill..
<Jack> (to Whisper) Frankly, I hope you DO claw his eyes out.
* Bree peers inside. "See? Leave it to a pro!"
<Johnathan> Ah.. no, Tahn.
<Johnathan> That might be a little extreme.
<TheStoryteller> Inside the chest it seems very hot... a sharp dagger in in the middle.
<Tahn> Extreme, but useful. ^_^
<Leon> Be careful what you wish for.
<Whisper> I dunno if I could do that...but if he makes fun of Cody again... :/
<TheStoryteller> Bree finds Ash Knife! (AP +25, Fire Effect. :)
<Jack> (to Whisper) I'll give you all the silver I have if you get the chance to hurt Leo. *Smiles*
* Bree waves the knife around. "I think I'll claim this for myself!!" *grins*
<Whisper> ^_^; It
<Whisper> It's a possibility, Jack. We'll see. :)
<Jack> Good. That'll brighten my day. Thanks.
<Leon> Enough of this.
* Leon hurries down the cave, alone.
<TheStoryteller> Nothing else seems out of the ordinary to Leon...
* Emili toddles along.
* Scott starts back...and goes down the left path.
* Bree walks along, admiring the knife. "I'm glad I went right!"
* Bree pets Whisper. "Good choice..."
* Leon continues on alone.
* Whisper purrs a bit. ^_^
<TheStoryteller> Leon trudges through some water currents.. He seems to be.. sinking?!
* Leon keeps moving.
<Scott> Obviously Mr. death wish is looking to get his sorry ass killed...
<TheStoryteller> Suddenly, Leon gets yanked underwater. o_o
<Jack> Hm..Maybe we can forget about killing him, Whisper....Oop, did I say that too loud?
* Leon goes under.
<Scott> LEON!
<Bree> Eh.. Leon... I ACK!! He just dissapeared!
<Whisper> Hey! Maybe it's a whirlpool warp!
* Scott jumps into the water feet first...
<Ishtar> Umm... I hope this is magical water.. -_-
* Bree pats Ishtar ."If it's not.. I'll help you clean your wings..." *smiles*
* Ishtar plops under as well.
* Whisper flies into the warp!
* Bree secures her things and dives in.
* Tahn hopples in.
<Jack> Hey....We get to go swimming after all! *Jumps in*
<TheStoryteller> You all are sucked down under into a swirly tunnel-type thing.. ;)
<Whisper> Ooh! Phsychadelic! :D
<TheStoryteller> Next thing you know, you get spit out into another area. o_o
Blue Dragon Cave, B5
<Scott> Strange..
* Leon however, is not around..obviously he's moved on.
<TheStoryteller> Up ahead you hear a gunshot..
* Whisper flies back to Bree's shoulder.
* Scott looks around for Leon...
<Scott> That has to be him...
<Bree> Looks like we got to swim after all.... *instinctivly pulls her normal weapons*
<Tahn> Great.
* Scott runs at full speed to the source of the sound...
<Tahn> Leon's gone trigger happy again.
<Johnathan> Of course.. come on!
* Tahn dashes after Scott.
<Jack> Typical.
<TheStoryteller> Turning the corner you see Leon blasting a horde of Fatal Hoppers.. o_o
* Jack follows.
<Tahn> ...
* Emili toddles along happily.
* Leon vents a little anger in his shots.
<TheStoryteller> Behind them are two swiling creature made of water.. like dragon heads..
<TheStoryteller> Leon kills several, but they advance towards you regardless...
~~ COMBAT! ~~
<TheStoryteller> >> Combat Round 1!
<TheStoryteller> >> Enemy Front: Fatal Hopper A, B, C, D
<TheStoryteller> >> Enemy Back: Water Elemental A, B
* Scott steps up to the front row..
* Tahn hops to the back of the row.
* Whisper flies off Bree's shoulder and flies aimlessly around!
* Bree has to be front. ^^;
* Tahn starts chanting, a blue glow enveloping him...
<Whisper> Fatal Hoppers....this'll be easy pickin's! ^_^
* Jack pulls out "Barberella". "Let's get it on!"
<Scott> With my sword they will be. ^_^x
* Leon hasn't acknoweldged anyone being around him.
<Bree> Yeah.. but what about the swirly things? *points*
* Emili twirls Snowy Kitties about and smiles.
<Emili> Yay!
<Emili> Fun time!
<Johnathan> Oh, lovely...
<TheStoryteller> >> Bree's turn.
* Whisper looks at Emili. "Do you have a brain eating virus or something?"
* Tahn looks at Whisper. "What brain is there for any virus to eat?"
* Bree slices up Fatal Hopper B.
<Whisper> Ha! :D
* Whisper giggles. ^_^
<TheStoryteller> >> Ash Knife has critical Effect!
<TheStoryteller> >> Attack 1: 76!, 2: 68!, 3: 72! It goes splat... o_o
* Leon seems to give of a red glow of hatred.
* Bree blinks. "Woah... and that thing gave us so much trouble before..."
<Johnathan> Nice, Bree.
<Tahn> The knife is good, apparently, Bree.
<Scott> O_O; Kaiten Kembu....DAMN BREE!
<TheStoryteller> >> Fatal Hopper A gets a little edgy and tries nibbling the thief girl.. ^^
<Tahn> Bree, watch it!
<TheStoryteller> >> Attack 1: Miss!, Attack 2: 29 damage.
* Bree holds where she was damaged. "Ow... Grr!!! That one's my next target!!" *shakes a fist*
<TheStoryteller> >> Fatal Hopper C mixes it up with Scott..
* Scott makes an attempt to dodge.
<TheStoryteller> >> Attack 1: 14!, 2: 11!
<Whisper> Bree! :/
* Whisper flies around Bree.
* Bree looks up at Whisper, holding her side. "What is it?"
<TheStoryteller> >> D tries taking a bite out of crime.. er Leon! ;)
<Whisper> Are you okay? :/
* Leon doesn't even flinch.
* Whisper flies to her shoulder. "Does it hurt much?"
<TheStoryteller> >> Attack 1: 28!, 2: 31!
* Bree smiles, trying to hide the pain. "Hai.. I'm okay.. I hope it doesnt leave a scar... then I'll be really mad..."
<TheStoryteller> >> Johnathan's turn.
* Whisper hmms. :(
* Johnathan closes his eyes briefly, drawing faint lines of power into himself. "Come to me..."
Invalid Spell, Target, or Caster.
<TheStoryteller> >> John's wisdom increases by 90!
<TheStoryteller> >> Tahn's turn.
* Leon has yet to say a word.
<Tahn> Powers of raw Mana, flow through my veins. Streams of time, carry the immutable beat... Quick Litany!
* Tahn casts Quick Litany on himself. The forces of time seem to layer themselves on him, making his speed increase tenfold!
<TheStoryteller> >> Well not quite tenfold... but he is faster by 40! ^^;
* Johnathan grins. "It's nice to see someone else has a little talent with time... basic though it is."
<Whisper> Nice John! ^_^
<TheStoryteller> >> The vague dragons of water begin to morph, and summon magical energy..
* Bree checks out her wounds "<m> They better not leave a scar..."
<Scott> Oh shit..this can't be good.
<Tahn> ...
<Tahn> No good can come of this.
<Bree> What was your first clue? *sweats*
<Jack> Great...Just great....
<TheStoryteller> >> Water Elemental A casts Aqua Pulse on Tahn!
<Tahn> Aw, shit!
* Tahn tries to dodge the spell.
<Leon> ...
<TheStoryteller> >> The concentrated blast of water smashes into him.. 31 damage! ^^
* Tahn drops to one knee
<Tahn> That.. didn't feel pleasant.
* Bree goes over to Tahn. "You ok...?"
<Whisper> Tahn!
<Scott> you ok, Tahn?
* Whisper flies to Tahn.
<Tahn> I'll be fine... provided they don't try that again.
<Johnathan> Ouch.. holding up alright, Tahn?
<TheStoryteller> >> The second beast sends a chilling wave of icy mist at Johnathan...
<Tahn> Yeah.. but I can't take much more.
<Whisper> Everyone be careful!
<Tahn> John! Watch out!
<Leon> ...
<Scott> JOHN!
<Bree> Me either Tahn... me either... *rubs near her wounds*
<TheStoryteller> >> Johnathan resists the Frostbite! :) No Effect!
<TheStoryteller> >> Emili's turn.
* Johnathan grins. "Nice try!"
* Tahn winces as he gets back on his feet. "Medic..." ^^;
* Whisper flies around John and hides in his tunic, then pops out. "Ha ha! *Razzberry!*
<Scott> John, let's see if your reality spells and my blade can make a difference here!
<Johnathan> Mess with things a little? Sounds like a plan, Scott.
* Johnathan looks down at Whisper, and laughs.
<TheStoryteller> >> Emili slices up Fatal Hopper A.. 19 damage!
* Whisper gets caught up in John's bauble necklace. "Ack! This thing is caught around my paw! ;_;"
<TheStoryteller> >> Scott's turn.
* Scott sheathes his sword and assumes a battou jutsu stance, keeping a close eye on his enemies and studying their moves. KIAI SLICE!
<Whisper> Hey...this necklace is kinda cool! Who gave it to you, John?
<TheStoryteller> >> Scott gains counterattacking ability! Hit rises by 31%!
<Johnathan> Who gave it to... we found it.. on Caldor.
<TheStoryteller> >> Jack's turn.
<Whisper> Oh... ^_^
* Jack readies his axe and lunges forward.
<TheStoryteller> >> Ouch! Attack 1: Critical! 128!, 2: 46!
<TheStoryteller> >> Fatal Hopper A falls down, lifeless...
* Whisper hmms. "It looks kinda like an eye."
<Johnathan> ...you have yourself out of that thing, Whisper, or do you need help?
<TheStoryteller> >> Leon's turn.
<Whisper> I'm okay.
* Whisper flies out.
<Whisper> ^-^
* Leon looks at Hopper C and opens fire without speaking a word.
* Whisper flies to Tahn. "Hmm...hey Tahn?" *whisper whisper*
* Bree looks over at Tahn and Whisper whispering. (hehe)
<Whisper> Tahn! ^^;
<Tahn> Oro? ^^;
<TheStoryteller> >> Leon shoots instinctively, striking home! Attack 1: 74!, 2: 73!, 3: Critical! 202!
<Leon> Hmph.
<Whisper> I think John's holding out on me. Who REALLY gave him that necklace?
<TheStoryteller> >> The thing is utterly blasted! o_o
<Jack> @_@ @_@ (Beside myself)
* Leon turns to Hopper D and squeezes off another round.
<Tahn> (w, to ...uh..W)
* Whisper flies back to John
<TheStoryteller> >> Defaulting to D... 4: Critical! 196!
<Whisper> Thanks Tahn. ^_^
<Whisper> Hey John?
<Whisper> Who's Haylee? ;D
* Tahn sweatdrops.
* Leon lowers his gun for reloading.
<TheStoryteller> >> It's barely alive... meeping in pain...
* Johnathan looks sharply at Whisper.
<Johnathan> She's one of our number... one who was taken...
<Whisper> Oh... :/ I'm sorry.
<TheStoryteller> >> Ishtar casts Heal Litany on Leon... he recovers 50 hp! (Now 116)
* Emili toddles over to the Fatal Hopper.
<Emili> Poor thing!
* Leon doesn't really even notice, nor does he acknowledge it.
<Whisper> ^_^ Do you like this Haylee person. I mean like, like?
<Johnathan> Oh.. we'll get her back..
<Emili> I won't let them hurt you any more!
<TheStoryteller> >> Combat Round 2!
<TheStoryteller> >> Enemy Single: Water Elementals A, B
<Johnathan> Like her?
<Whisper> Yeah, you know...
* Johnathan blinks. "Well.. sure. She's one of us, after all."
<Tahn> Oh, god... Emmi's gonna befriend another soon-to-be-dead Hopper..
<Whisper> No no...
* Bree clears her throat, playing with her hair.
<Leon> ...
<Whisper> I mean...LIKE.
<Tahn> Baka...baka baka baka.
<Emili> Can I keep him?
<Scott> hey, John....let's go ahead and try what we've been talkin' about.
<Emili> Please?
<Bree> <m> She means do you like her... in that way...
<TheStoryteller> >> Scott's heal ring glows.. he recovers 8 HP.
<Emili> He's just a little baby.
<Tahn> Baka...
<Tahn> Hai, Just keep it out of sight of Leon, ok, Emmi?
<TheStoryteller> >> Tahn's turn.
<Emili> Kay!
* Johnathan looks at Scott, Bree, and Whisper, trying to keep track of all of them at once.
<Scott> Or just out of Leon's sights.
<Leon> ...
<Tahn> Forces of Aether.. add your powers to our own! Iron Wolf!
* Tahn casts Iron Wolf on Scott! A glowing aura seems to envelop its target, encasing his weapon in an aura of strength!
* Emili takes the little Fatal Hopper and brings it to the party's side.
<Johnathan> Scott.. right. It cab't hurt to try.
* Bree pokes John. "<m> So.. do you?"
<TheStoryteller> >> Scott feels his strength increase.. AP up 54! :)
<Whisper> ^_^ Yes, do you?
<TheStoryteller> >> Bree's turn.
<Scott> Thanks, Tahn.
* Johnathan narrows his eyes in concentration, looking as though he's trying to visualize something difficult. "Huh? Do I what?"
* Tahn glares in John's direction.. "Yes... do tell." -_-
* Bree attacks an elemental then. ^^;;
<TheStoryteller> >> Bree attacks the Elementals, the dagger passing through the mists mostly harmlessly..
<Tahn> Hmm...
<TheStoryteller> >> Ash Dagger has Critical Effect on Elemental A! 1: 4!, 2: 6!, 3: 8!
<Tahn> Maybe an air spell would be just the ticket to showing those things pain..
<Emili> No no!
* Bree sweatdrops. "Well.. I dont think that worked well..."
<Emili> Gotta hurt them with Thunder and Fire Magic only!
<TheStoryteller> >> Johnathan's turn.
<Emili> Cause they're pure magic!
<Tahn> Fire? Who has Fire magic here?
<Ishtar> Scott, what happened to yours?
<Scott> Noone since DarkStar was killed, Tahn.
<Johnathan> I have this little staff here that should.. but that's not the point...
<Bree> What do you think this knife thing does? It's fire enchanted... *sweats*
<Emili> Yeah! But it's a weapon!
<Scott> When I killed DarkStar, it became no more....but I gained some killer blade skills.
* Bree pokes John. "Don't avoid the question... do you?"
* Johnathan slowly forms a little ball of energy, waiting for Scott. "Hold.. steady.."
<Emili> It's not pure magic!
<Tahn> An enchantment is not the same as a spell, Bree.
<Bree> Well it's close.. better than nothing...
<TheStoryteller> >> Johnathan delays...
<Tahn> That's one of the first lessons at the guild..
<Emili> Pure magic can only be hurt by pure magic!
<Tahn> Yes..
* Johnathan solidifies and focuses on holding the ball stable. "Do I?"
<Tahn> Air should have some effect on it... maybe not as much as one of your spells, Emmi..
<TheStoryteller> >> The Elementals look angrily at Bree.. as the first one tries the Forstbite spell out yet again!
<Tahn> Bree! Watch out!!!
<TheStoryteller> >> Bree is Frozen!
<Scott> BREE!
<Scott> This sucks.
* Tahn tries to block the blow for Bree, and fails. ;_;
* Bree goes to poke John. "Do you like...." *gets frozen*
* Johnathan blinks. "Dang."
* Tahn looks at the now Bree-sicle.
<Ishtar> Oh no.. Bree.. o_o
<Johnathan> ...she'll recover.
<Johnathan> I don't mean to sound callous.. but she'll be all right.
<Tahn> Yeah.. but she's pretty much out of commission for this battle.
<Whisper> Bree :/
<TheStoryteller> >> The second Elemental sends a wave of Water upon the front row! Water Wave!
<Scott> This is gonna suck.
<Tahn> Aw, shit!
* Tahn ducks behind the Bree-sicle.
* Leon take the water shot without flinching.
* Emili holds the Hopper close to her to shield it from attacks.
<Jack> Gulp...
* Scott tries to stay on his feet.
* Whisper waahs!
<Tahn> ...
<TheStoryteller> >> The wave crashes into the front..
<TheStoryteller> >> Leon takes 57 damage!
* Bree shields part of the wave with her great-icesicleness! ^^
* Leon takes the water shot full flush, but manages to say on his feet.
<TheStoryteller> >> Bree isn't effected since she is frozen..
<Whisper> So...
<Whisper> Do you like this Haylee person? =)
<TheStoryteller> >> Jack's Kaguya Viel absorbs the spell! He regains 14 HP.. (not like he was hurt) ^^
* Jack smiles.
* Johnathan spares a glance away from the small, glowing sphere of warped space-time in his hands. "Hrm? Like I said... she's one of us."
<TheStoryteller> >> Emili's turn.
<Tahn> Nice excuse, Johnny.
* Whisper giggles.
<TheStoryteller> >> Scott takes 36 damage.
* Johnathan is starting to look a little irritable, trying to keep the little sphere under control. "Excuse for WHAT, Tahn?"
* Emili slaps her hands together as lightning sizzles between them. She then jumps in between the two creatures and slams both her fists down into the ground causing the lightning to split the ground and shoot upward, electrifing them.
* Whisper smiles. "I like you, John. :)"
* Tahn does his best to look innocent and conniving at the same time. "Nothing.."
<TheStoryteller> >> Water Elementals have a weakness to Thunder! Elemental A takes 114 damage! Elemental B takes 110!
<TheStoryteller> >> Scott's turn.
* Scott starts running at his enemies at such a high rate of speed that he disappears. All That is seen is the arc of his blade slicing through the only row of enemies. WIDE SLASH!
<Scott> JOHN NOW!
<TheStoryteller> >> Johnathan can act...
* Johnathan throws the sphere outward, launching it directly at Scott's blade. "To him.. may your sword tear the very fabric of reality itself, Scott..."
<TheStoryteller> >> The ball hits Scott's weapon, as it rips space around the Elementals asunder!
<TheStoryteller> >> Rift Cut! Elemental A takes 200 damage! Slain! Elemental B takes 204! Slain! :)
<Scott> WHOO!
* Tahn whistles. "Niiice."
~~ Victory! 20 xp, and 190 silver gained. ~~
* Leon continues on.
* Leon rushes as well.
* Tahn follows the wierd-boy Leon.
* Johnathan smiles. "Lovely.."
* Whisper yays! :D
* Whisper sprinkles something on Bree and she unfreezes. :D
* Bree falls flat on the ground. "...her?"
* Leon has left the party behind.
* Tahn has as well.
* Emili picks up her new pet and toddles after Leon.
<TheStoryteller> The creatures lay around you, all defeated.. the cave's eerily silent once more, except for the flowing of water..
* Scott follows Leon making sure he doens't do anything supid.
<Whisper> We won Bree....now we have to find my friends!
<Johnathan> Welcome back to the land of the thawed, Bree.
<TheStoryteller> The Hopper in Emili's hand passed out... for good... :/
<TheStoryteller> >> Bree's Freeze status clears.
* Bree rubs her arms, shivering. "T..thanks.... where'd the rest g..go...?"
<Jack> ...
<Johnathan> Most interesting that worked.. hrm.
* Johnathan follows the others.
* Whisper whispers (ha) to Bree. "Think he likes her?"
* Emili tosses the dead hopper into the water.
* Scott turns to John. "Damn, your spell really had an effect on my sword."
* Leon, even though he's bein' followed, is still quite a bit ahead of everyone.
* Bree follows John. "<whispers to wisper ^^;> I dunno... he's not really giving any signs of it though..."
<Whisper> But he keeps avoiding the question...
<Johnathan> It was.. quite an interesting thing, that. I wasn't sure it would work..
* Emili wanders along a little sad.
<TheStoryteller> Scott's sword still throbs with a residual power, but it quickly fades.
* Bree petpets Whisper, seemingly off in thought. "<w> Hai.. he is avoiding it.. so he may like her after all... but, does she like him?"
* Leon is still Lone Wolfing his way through the cave.
<Whisper> I dunno...I don't know her. ^^;
* Tahn is still not that far behind Leon..
<Johnathan> We'll have to file that trick away for later use, Scott.. it might come in handy.
* Scott walks along, Katana in it's sheath.
<TheStoryteller> As you pad along the tunnels, there's another tremor..
<Scott> You got that right, John..
<Scott> Oro?
* Leon pays the tremor no attention.
* Tahn lands on his ass, gets back up, and continues walking.
<TheStoryteller> This time it's followed by a roar...
<Tahn> ....
<Scott> .....
<Whisper> O_o ...Th...the Blue Dragon! Oh no!
* Leon pays the roar no attention either.
<Jack> Do earthquakes Roar?
* Leon just storms off into the unknown.
<Tahn> .oO(Idiot Leon.. he's gonna get his sorry ass eaten by a dragon.)
* Bree stumbles around. "Oh great.. a big dragon.. just what I want after being frozen..."
<TheStoryteller> Leon finds a staircase.
* Emili dashes up the staircase.
* Leon has already gone down the staircase.
* Scott follows the group.
* Tahn has also traversed the stairs. ;p
<Johnathan> The dragon's still here.. good.. maybe we can save it from sharing Nall's fate.... who am I kidding? If a dragon can't...
* Bree follows the rest to the stairs, silently bothered by thoughts.
<Whisper> Don't give up John ;_;...That's my Uncle...
Blue Dragon cave, B6
<TheStoryteller> The first thing you notice about his passage is that the walls are smoothed to be walls.. not just jagged crystals..
* Leon obviously didn't stick around to admire the walls, since he's not there.
<TheStoryteller> There's another roar, almost defeaning. o_O
<Whisper> Eeeek!
* Tahn ditto...
<Scott> Yipes...now that's a major assault on the senses.
* Tahn lands on his ass again, and this time waits for the party to catch up. ^^;
<TheStoryteller> It's follwoed by a loud yell, and an explosion of magic.. you must be close..
* Emili continues in a blurring speed to the lair of the Blue Dragon.
<Tahn> ...
* Bree absently rubs the walls, gritting her teeth at the roars. "You can say that again!"
<Tahn> What the?
* Tahn gets up.
* Leon isn't phased at all from the yell, just continues.
* Scott follows.
* Tahn goes down the hallway, after the now comatose, Tahn-like Leon.
<Bree> Can you get your uncle to not kill us Whisper?
<TheStoryteller> [Voice] Hah... couldn't you put up a better fight than that? It's time to end this..!
<Whisper> Sure! ^_^
* Johnathan continues on, gritting his teeth against the mutli-sense barrage.
<Scott> That voice....
<Tahn> That voice...
<TheStoryteller> It's a bellowing voice, around the corner..
<Whisper> It's him!!
<Tahn> Zlyk!
* Emili teleports into the cavern... and blantly waves to Zlyk.
<Emili> Hello!
* Tahn facefaults.
<Jack> What is it!? Zlyk? What?
<TheStoryteller> Emili walks in on the mother of all battles... o_O
Blue Dragon Cave, Lair of the Dragon
* Bree sweats. "Oh great.. as if my troubles weren't great enough..."
* Emili watches with wide eyes.
* Scott runs around the corner to see what in the hell's going on.
* Whisper flies in! O_o;
* Emili waves to Zlyk.
<Emili> Watcha doing?
<TheStoryteller> There's a towering blue dragon with rainbow wings, cut in several places, and the beastman holding his ground underneath, axe dripping with blood..
<Tahn> ...
<TheStoryteller> To the side you see... Priestess Evol..
<Whisper> UNCLE!!
<Tahn> Evol?!
<Tahn> E tu?
<Scott> Evol.....I see now....
~~ COMBAT! ~~
<TheStoryteller> >> Combat Round 27!!
<TheStoryteller> >> Ally: The Blue Dragon, Tear
<TheStoryteller> >> Enemy Front: Zylk, Captain of the Guard
<TheStoryteller> >> Enemy Back: High Priestess Evol
<Zylk> Hargh.. it's time to.. huh? What the hell is that?
<Johnathan> Hey! Leave the dragon alone, you bastard!
<Tahn> That... is reinforcements.
<Whisper> You! Leave my uncle alone!
* Bree sighs, expression sad. "I guess it's time to fight again..."
* Leon is surprisingly not within anyone's eyesight at all.
<Tear> Please.. help.. he's.. too strong... I'm almost finished...
<Tahn> Leave the dragon alone or We'll send you back to Virtue in bite-sized chunks!
<Evol> Scott?!
<Emili> Hi mister blue dragon!
<Emili> You don't look so good.
<Whisper> Don't die Uncle! :(
<Emili> Are they beating you up?
* Scott narrows his eyes. "Step away from the dragon, Evol. I'd hate to have to fight you... Zlyk, I'd have no qualms with killing."
<Tahn> Emmi! "Mister blue dragon" needs our help!
<TheStoryteller> The sturdy beastman grips his axe...
<Zlyk> It doesn't matter.. you're done for anyway!
<Whisper> Where are my friends....?
<Emili> Okay!
<Emili> I help him!
<Johnathan> What is wrong with you.. how can a pair supposedly devoted to Althena do this to one of her dragons?
<TheStoryteller> >> Zlyk attacks Tear with Dragon Slayer!
<Whisper> No! :/
* Emili draws out Snowy Kitties and takes a battle stance in the front row.
<TheStoryteller> >> Critical Hit! Tear takes 675 dmage!
<Tahn> God damn it!
<Scott> GODDESS DAMMIT...he killed the dragon.
<Whisper> No. ;_;
<Jack> You Bastard!
<Tear> Noo.. how could Virtue do this..........
<TheStoryteller> The blue dragon's form keels over to the side...
* Whisper cries...
<Tahn> ...
<TheStoryteller> >> Tear is Fatally Wounded!
* Scott grips Misogi.
* Tahn pats the baby dragon in consolation.
* Bree pets Whisper, trying to console her. "I'm sorry..."
* Zlyk laughs.....
<Whisper> You're going to die for killing my Dad and uncle! :/
<Tahn> Your.. D..dad?!
<Zlyk> Not even dragons can stand to me..!
<Whisper> ...yeah...
<Tahn> What's happened to Nall?
<Whisper> ... :/
* Whisper doesn't answer.
<Scott> Don't you see what Zeio's doing, Zlyk? We need the dragons to stand up to him.. Why did you just kill the dragon so cold heartedly?
* Emili growls at Zlyk.
<Emili> Fucking bastard!
<Tahn> ...
<Emili> I'll beat you up!
<Zlyk> I'm doing my job... Evol, attach the device while I take care of some pests...
<Scott> as successor to Hiten Misturugi Ryu, ZLYK, I'LL KILL YOU!
* Evol nods, looking a little sad...
<Tahn> Scott, John! You know what to do!!
<Whisper> You're horrible people! :/
<Johnathan> Don't do it, Evol! This is wrong... pure evil! You KNOW that!
<Scott> yeah...let's go, John.
<TheStoryteller> >> Evol advances to the front.. she places a small device on the head of the weakened Tear.. it looks exactly like the one on Nall's..
<Tahn> What?!
* Bree looks down, temporarily trapped in her own sad thoughts.
<Whisper> ....?
<TheStoryteller> There's a bright flash, as a blue aura is sucked from the body and trapped within a crystal sphere..
<Tahn> O_O
* Scott draws the katana from it's sheath and readies himself to strike.
<Tear> Whisper...
<Whisper> Uncle!
<TheStoryteller> Tear's voice fades... his spirit is now trapped in the stone.
<Tahn> Evol... You bitch... I thought you were on our side..
<Evol> I'm.. sorry... -_-
<Evol> But I'm doing this for the betterment of the world..
<Tahn> The betterment?!
<Evol> Please understand.
<Whisper> ...Killing my dad makes my world better?
<Tahn> Don't tell me.. let me guess. Virtue and Zeio are allied, ne?
<Whisper> You're a wicked person...
<Johnathan> The betterment of the world, nothing! Your mad course of action may doom us all, in the light of what is coming!
<Zlyk> Hah.. stupid pup.. I'll take care of him.. :P
<Scott> You sure as hell are, Evol....you see what Zeio's doing, yet you let this beast prick kill the dragons. If it comes down to a battle between you and me, I'll have no qualms about killing you.
<Evol> He's not dead..
<Whisper> He's...not?
<Whisper> But I saw you...
<Evol> His sprit is still alive..
<Whisper> ....
* Bree stares at the ground "<q> I can't take all this..."
<Whisper> And you're gonna hurt my mom too, aren't you?
<Evol> But we need the dragons' auras to power our dream.
<Tahn> John... Scott... I can almost sense it. Virtue and Zeio have some bad goings-on..
* Leon still isn't around. :O
<Scott> I'm beginning to think so too, Tahn...let's kill this bastard and get it over with.
<Johnathan> And you never thought to ask for their cooperation? You're a blind fool, Evol.
<Tahn> Yeah... Want my help with this?
<Evol> They can't understand Johnathan.. it's beyond even the dragon's wisdom...
<Scott> The more the merrier....that Iron wolf of yours was pretty damn effective.
<Whisper> Then how can you understand?
<Johnathan> And you believe YOU can understand?
<TheStoryteller> >> Evol retreats behind Zylk with the crystal.
<Tahn> If it's beyond a dragon's wisdom, how can a human POSSIBLY understand?!
* Emili roars like a dragon, shaking the entire cavern.
<Emili> Shut up!
<Tahn> You're talking nonsense, Evol!
<Evol> I wish you were on our side so I could share it with you, but..
<Emili> All of you are giving me a headache!
* Tahn jumps a little at Emili. O_o
<Emili> Let's fight!
<Scott> We'll kill them....we'll kill them all..
<Whisper> I'll kill you to save my family! ;_;
* Tahn growls "Hai.."
<Zlyk> No wyou're talking my language.. prepare to die, you infidels! :P
<Johnathan> But you can't convince us to come and help you murder dragons for no reason?
<Johnathan> Zlyk.. stand down NOW.. while you CAN.
* Bree rubs the side of her head "<q> ..all this killing.."
<Scott> John, you know what we have to do...
* Whisper nuzzles Bree.
<Tahn> Bree... If you don't like it.. Go look for Leon.
<Evol> ..... -_-
<Tahn> We could use his guns in this fight.
<TheStoryteller> You hear a scream from a side corridor..
<Whisper> ...What was that?
<Tahn> ...Leon?
* Emili swings her glaive around and growls at Zlyk.
<Johnathan> I have a couple other ideas, Scott.. at least one thing I want to try..
<Bree> Hai.. I'll go look for him.. *says so rather sadly and heads off to where the scream came from*
<Scott> What is it? I'll help out.
<Yuriko> Sarina, run for it.. that thing's still chasing us...!
<Whisper> ...Yuriko!!
<Cody> Hurry!
<Scott> Sarina-dono?
<Tahn> Oh, wait.. Guess it's not Leon, Bree. ^^:
<TheStoryteller> The three adventurers appear, being chased by some Water Elementals..
<Sarina> I know!!
<Bree> Guess not... *tries to hurry the three along*
<Whisper> Noo! ^^; Turn back. Bad place!
* Evol turns her head..
* Yuriko stops dead, staring at the dragon. o_o
* Cody stops dead as well. O_o
<Yuriko> By Althena! The.. the blue dragon! o_o
<Sarina> Eeeek!! What's going on!?
<Tahn> Quiet down, Whisper.. With this distraction, we may just get the distraction we need.
<Whisper> They'll be killed! ;_;
<Whisper> Cody: Wh...what have you done...?
<Scott> I won't let that happen.
<Zlyk> What is this, a party? Get out of here!
<Scott> Cody, Sarina, Yuriko..RUN FOR IT!
<Cody> Whisper! You're okay! ^_^
<TheStoryteller> >> Zylk swipes at Yuriko.. me just barely misses cutting her! o_o
* Bree stands over by Cody, Sarina, and Yuriko. "I'll guard them for you, Whisper!"
<Tahn> Yeah... this is a party.. and you're not invited, Sneeze-boy.
<Sarina> Run where!? This place is full of those transparent things!!
<Scott> Whisper, go wtih them..
* Whisper nods, and flies to the others!
<Sarina> Yuriko!
* Emili stamps her feet and roars jumping at Zlyk swinging her glaive.
<Scott> Just get the hll out of here..
<Whisper> Yuri!
* Johnathan stares at Zlyk, his gaze intense, his face set and calm.
<Yuriko> Gah.. hey.. watch where you're swinging that..!
* Whisper lands on Sarina's shoulder.
* Bree steps between them and Zylk. "You three get out of here..."
<Sarina> Whisper! Are you all right?
* Evol's gaze becomes more intense..
<Whisper> I'm fine!
<Tahn> John... Scott... plan TRW...
<Whisper> Why is Evol looking at us like that?
<Scott> TRW?
<Zlyk> Grr...
<Cody> That's Evol?!
<TheStoryteller> She's staring at.. Zlyk..
<Evol> Zylk, stop it.
<TheStoryteller> >> Zylk blocks Emili's attack.. Miss!
<Scott> John, Tahn, let's kill him.
<Zlyk> What, you going soft? These kids are going to tell about this for sure!
* Sarina waves her sword around wobbily in the general direction of Evol, hand trembling a little.
<Cody> YOU killed the dragon? Why?
* Emili whirls about coming around for another attack with the end of her staff.
* Bree turns to the three. "You better get out fast... take Whisper and go!"
<Tahn> Hai.
<Evol> No, let them go.
<Scott> GO ON...WE'LL DEAL WITH THEM.
<Whisper> Maybe we should do what they say...
<Sarina> It sounds easy, but there's tons of transparent things trying to eat us!! Where do you want us to go? ;_;
<Zlyk> Grr...
<Bree> I'll come with you three... we'll go out the way I came in..
<Tahn> Sarina... find the big beefy guy you cut up.. follow him.
<Evol> The children are the future, Zlyk. Strike them down, and we will be working for nothing..
<Sarina> All right! In that case...
<Zlyk> ..... Fine.
<Cody> ...
<Yuriko> I don't get this.. but I don't think I can do much here..
<Scott> You all, get OUT OF HERE...
* Sarina turns around, lifting her right arm determinedly.
* Yuriko backs up, fist ready...
<Whisper> Sarina...?
* Cody raises his quarterstaff and backs up.
* Evol looks at the children..
<Bree> Hey.. you three get out.. don't try and fight him!
<Sarina> Let's get out of here! ^^;
<Evol> Please go. This battle is not yours..
<Whisper> We're trying to ma'am. ^_^;
<Scott> Whisper, Sarina, Yuriko, Cody, GO DAMMIT!
* Yuriko grabs Whisper and backs out..
* Bree rolls her sleeves. "Dont make me force you out..."
* Cody follows Yuriko!
* Sarina backs away as well!
* Evol sighs, bringing up her staff... a tear is in her eye. "...children..."
<Zlyk> Enough of this.. I need some action!
* Bree guards the three's exit.
<Emili> Finally!
<Emili> We get to fight!
* Bree looks around for another way out, trying to figure where Leon went.
<Emili> Yayayay!
<Scott> I'm not all too thrilled about this, but it has to be done....
* Leon hoists Zlyk up over his head and tosses him into the side wall.
<Leon> Hmph.
<TheStoryteller> >> Zylk is taken by surprise and chucked into the nearby wall... o_o
<Zlyk> Woah..!
* Tahn is taken by surprise as wel..
<Scott> Alright, LEO!
<Tahn> Leon! O_O
<Tahn> You go girl!
<Tahn> Er..
<Bree> Heeey.. there's Mr. Grumpy! *waves at Leon*
<Tahn> Boy!
<Ishtar> I don't want to fight these two.. but.... it's inexcusable...
<Leon> Foolish people.
<Leon> Overestimating your dreams...
<TheStoryteller> >> Zlyk takes 20 damage from Leon's bare handed assault.
* Zylk picks himself up...
* Bree runs up behind Leon and baps him in the head twice "<q> Once for running off.. and once for what you said back at the chest..."
<Zlyk> Hah! Well, I won't overestimate you then, will I!
<TheStoryteller> >> Bree's turn.
<Scott> TAHN, Plan RW.
* Leon pulls his gun from his side, "..."
<Bree> Hold that thought... *runs out and slices Zlyk up*
* Leon eyes Evol. "I never trusted you."
<TheStoryteller> >> Bree attacks Zlyk! 1: 3!, 2: Critical! 19, 3: Critcal! 21!, 4: Critical! 17!, 5: 5!, 6: Critical 16!
* Emili plops down on the ground and waits.
* Emili sighs.
<Emili> This is boring...
<TheStoryteller> >> Johnathan's turn.
<Tahn> Gotcha.
* Jack has fallen asleep due to boredom..."*Snore*"...
* Johnathan frowns, still staring at Zlyk. "Hope this works.."
<Zlyk> The girl's got spunk...
<Leon> ...
<Tahn> ...
<Johnathan> Betray him now, time.. remove your blessing from him.. slow yourself to molasses... and let this work..
* Johnathan makes a few gestures, sending a small spinning etheral pattern from himself to Zlyk.
<TheStoryteller> >> Zlyk is caught in a field of space time.. his steel armor and Axe become twice as heavy.. he can only attack every other turn!
<Zlyk> Damn mages.... grrah!
* Bree pokes Leon ."Don't run off like that again... you'll get yourself hurt... or worse..." *frowns a bit*
<Scott> Damn, John.
<TheStoryteller> >> Tahn's turn.
<Leon> ...I don't care.
* Scott prepares his sword to strike.
<Johnathan> Someone's about to have a bad day.
* Tahn starts chanting a spell... waiting for the right moment...
* Bree baps him in the shoulder. "I do... so don't do it..."
<Leon> ..then don't.
<TheStoryteller> >> Tahn delays..
<TheStoryteller> >> Emili's turn.
<Bree> Then don't what?
<Leon> Care.
* Emili floats upward her armor flashes briefly and two silvery metal wings slide out from behind her armor.
* Tahn buh-blinks.
<TheStoryteller> >> Emili spreads her Dragon Wings.. her Dodge and Reaction are doubled! :)
* Emili twirls her glaive fiercely.
* Bree baps him again. "I'm not a switch you can flip on and off.. baka..."
<TheStoryteller> >> Scott's turn.
<TheStoryteller> >> Tahn can act...
* Scott starts running at his enemies at such a high rate of speed that he disappears. All That is seen is the arc of his blade slicing through the only row of enemies. WIDE SLASH!
* Tahn shouts out "Winds of Fury! Aid in the attack! Rushing Breeze!" The aura filters over onto Scott's blade, adding the force of a hurricane to his blow!
<Leon> I don't want anyone to worry or care about me.
* Bree grins "Tough shit..."
<TheStoryteller> >> Scott's blade is now enveloped in a hurricane force, as it cuts a swath...
<Leon> ..perhaps you'd rather me shoot some of those friends of yours.
<TheStoryteller> >> Gale Slicer!
<TheStoryteller> >> Zylk is hit for 75 damage! Evol is unaffected....0 damage.
<Scott> Not as effective without Iron Wolf, Tahn, but works nontheless.
<Bree> Eh? Were you talking to me Leon? *blinks*
<Zlyk> I'm getting tired of being a chew toy for these weaklings..
<Leon> Who else would listen
<TheStoryteller> >> Jack's turn.
* Emili raises her hand.
<Emili> Ooh me!
<Emili> Pick me!
* Leon narrows his eyes at Zlyk, "Throw down your weapon...take me on with your bare hands."
* Bree grumbles. "Why did you say shoot my friends then?"
* Jack in his sleeping state, mutters some sort of incantation under his breath......
<TheStoryteller> >> The earth beneath Evol and Zlyk shudders.. and a wall of earth slams down upon them..
<Leon> I want to shoot them.
<Tahn> O_o
<Bree> Why on earth do you want to do that?!
<TheStoryteller> >> Zlyk takes 4 damage! Evol is unaffected... 0 damage.
<Evol> ....
<TheStoryteller> >> Leon's turn.
<Leon> Because I hate them.
<Scott> Next turn, Tahn, John, let's see if we can make rift cut and Gale slicer work together...
* Leon pulls his rifle to his shoulder and opens fire on Zlyk.
* Jack turns shifts his sleeping position.... "*snort*..Zzzzzz...."
<Tahn> Aye aye..
<TheStoryteller> >> Leon's bullets pierce a plate or two.. Attack 1: 32!, 2: 40!, 3: 37, 4: Critical! 79!
* Bree baps Leon in the arm. "Why... it doesn't make sense..."
<Scott> Way to go, LEO!
<Ishtar> I can't believe I'm doing this...
<Evol> I'm sorry, Ishtar.. -_-
* Leon clicks his rifle open and begins reloading, "You know I hate everything."
* Ishtar rises up, as her wings come to life... suddenly she darts at Zlyk grabbing him!
<Bree> Yeah.. but hate and shoot is two different things... you can hate cheese but not blast it into swiss cheese...
<Scott> Wait a minute....Johnathan, Tahn, I have a plan....Plan TWS.
<Scott> TRS that is..
<Tahn> TRS? Gotcha.
<TheStoryteller> >> Ishtar flies into the cavern cieling, and drops Zlyk into the ground.. Eden's Fall!
<Tahn> O_O
* Tahn facefaults.
<TheStoryteller> >> Zlyk takes 56 damage!
<Leon> Hatred and shooting go hand and hand with me.
<Johnathan> Terse? What?
<TheStoryteller> >> Combat Round 28!
* Bree pokepokes Leon. "Just don't go shooting people on our side..."
<TheStoryteller> >> Evol's turn.
<Leon> ...I don't think there's anyone on my side.
<TheStoryteller> >> Evol lifts a hand, dispelling the time affliction on Zlyk..
<Johnathan> Evol... back away... please. Turn from this path you're on..
<Evol> I can't back away now... I have already set my fate in motion.
<TheStoryteller> You hear a beeping noise..
<Johnathan> It's never too late to turn from evil.. both of you.. come on.
<Zlyk> Not now?!
<Tahn> What the!?
<TheStoryteller> Zlyk touches a small watch-like machine on his wrist... a hologram of a knight appears.
<Tahn> Uh..
<Scott> What the....
<TheStoryteller> [Virtue Knight] Ev..ol.. Zy....lk.. come in! A strange girl has just assualted the Citadel!
<Tahn> Come again?!
Palace of Virtue
<TheStoryteller> Elsewhere, at Virtue's Citadel... a lone woman walks amidst the ranks of the soldiers...
* Girl is cowled and walks the halls confidently.
<TheStoryteller> She has strange markings all over her body that show through the revealing outfit she is wearing, as she sings a black song...
<TheStoryteller> [Virtue Knight] It's her! Stop right there!
* Girl stops in front of two guards....
* Girl stops her song momentarily.
<Girl> Move.
<TheStoryteller> The guards try to charge at the girl!
* Girl raises her hand, and her eyes flash!
<TheStoryteller> The two knights stop where they are, their eyes getting all hazy...
<Girl> May your conciousness leave you...and wander to a better place...
<TheStoryteller> They both fall over, comatose. The golden double doors they were guarding lay bare..
* Girl cuckles darkly, and pushes open the doors.
<TheStoryteller> Beyond the doorway is a velvet carpet leading to a throne of silver and blue crystal... upon it sits the blood red robed Queen Virtue.
<Virtue> So.. you have made it this far...
* Girl curls her black lips into a sneer underneath her hood. "Yes, you know why I am here."
<Virtue> All too well....
* Virtue stands up from her seated position.
<Girl> Do not resist Zeio, Virtue, or this will be more painful for you...
<Girl> ...And I dish out pain VERY well...
<Virtue> Oh.. I will not resist. I don't want to you harming any more people, Haylee.
**
* Girl is now known as Haylee
* Haylee smiles. "I see...then shall we go, Virtue...?"
<TheStoryteller> Virtue walks down the carpeted walkway, the symbol of the Cult prevailent in the fabric..
<Virtue> Answer me one thing.
<Haylee> Yes, what is it?
<Virtue> Do you really know what you are doing here? About your friends at this very moment fighting..?
<Haylee> Friends....ha. Nothing matters as long as Zeio gets what he desires.
* Virtue nods, her blue hair shimmering in the magical torchlight.
* Haylee looks at Virtue with almost dead looking eyes. "Let's go."
<Virtue> If that's the case, you're still a long way from your personal truth..
* Haylee scowls. "What are you talking about, woman?"
<Virtue> You'll see it time.
<TheStoryteller> Virtue follows behind Haylee.. as the two wink out of existence...
Blue Dragon Cave, Lair of the Dragon
<Tahn> ...
<Evol> I don't believe it...
<Leon> ...leave the dragon, and I'll let you go.
<TheStoryteller> [Virtue Guard] It's true.. she just vanished!
<Tahn> O_o
<Tahn> This is..
<Tahn> Whoa.
* Bree pokes Leon "Hey... I'm on your side..."
<Zlyk> Fine.. I can see I have other stuff to deal with then..
* Emili scratches her head, overhearing the story.
<Emili> Ummm... who's Virtue?
<Emili> And ummm.... who's Haylee?
* Tahn facefaults.
<Evol> Emili...
<Tahn> Long story, Emili. Looooong story.
<Scott> You don't remember our friend, Haylee?
* Johnathan closes his eyes, no longer really interested in the battle.
<Evol> She risked her life to save you from Gregory...
* Emili shakes her head.
<Tahn> So...
<Emili> Nope!
<Tahn> Evol..
* Zlyk shuts the communicator off.
* Emili scratches her head again.
<Emili> Who...?
<Tahn> Did this dragon-capturing thing have to do with this newfound alliance with Zeio?
<Zlyk> We've got what we came for.. assemble the corps for an assualt on Caldor!
<Tahn> Nani?
<Scott> Caldor?
<Leon> Who said you were allowed to leave?
<Tahn> Caldor..
<Scott> The Sunken Tower....
<Johnathan> Wait!
<Tahn> Gregory's last known location... probably his base of operations..
<Tahn> Or should I say... Zeio's.
<Evol> We must rescue Virtue... we will settle our difference later it seems.. -_-
<Emili> Hey wait!
<Emili> Umm...
<Scott> And we've gotta rescue Haylee...
<Leon> I say we settle them now.
<Johnathan> If you're going to Caldor.. perhaps we.. or at least I.. should come with you.. for now.. our interests coincide.. for now.
<Emili> I... don't know who this Haylee is...
<Emili> But she sounds nice! ^_^
<Emili> Maybe we can go together!
<Tahn> She was, Emmi.. she was... Key word there.
<Emili> Be friends for a bit?
<Zlyk> I let you guys off easy this time.. I was already hurt.. next time you won't be so lucky!
<TheStoryteller> >> Zlyk teleports out..
<Johnathan> What of it, Evol? A temporary truce?
* Bree lets out a big sigh, off in thought again.
<Tahn> Evol! Can't we at least get an explanation?
<Scott> We've gotta get there before Zlyk does.
<Emili> Yeah!
<Emili> We can help each other out!
<Emili> ^_^
<Emili> It'll be fun!
<Evol> I suppose so.
~~ The battle ends in a draw... ~~
<Tahn> No, Scott... the enemy of my enemy is my friend... always remember that.
<Leon> I need no truce with her.
<Tahn> Ixnay on the angbay angbay, Leon.
* Emili bounces over to Evol.
<Evol> I never really wanted to hurt you, after I saw.. the children..
<Scott> But if he kills Haylee, then what do we do?
<Johnathan> ...If you don't intend to cooperate, Leon, then just stay out of my way.
<Leon> I don't trust you. I never had trusted you. And I never will trust you.
<Tahn> ...Good point, Scott.
<Evol> Trust is such a fragile thing...
<Emili> Why...?
* Johnathan walks towards Evol. "You, of all of them.. I trust you more than the others.. Sinel, Zlyk.."
<Emili> What is trust?
<Johnathan> ...we may need to work together... Zeio seems to be a powerful foe.
<Scott> And in doing this, you've betrayed that trust, Evol. Remember that. I trusted you because of the way you helped me with DarkStar...but.....
<Evol> When you beleive in a person wholeheartedly.. you place your life in their hands..
* Bree pokes Leon. "You don't trust anyone anyway.. right?"
<Leon> ...I might, Bree.
<Evol> I do trust you all, even though we may be enemies in a sense.
<Bree> Only might? *sighs*
<Leon> ...there is one I trust.
<Leon> But Evol is not that person.
<Ishtar> Leon... :/
* Evol looks at the dragon... and to the crystal in her hands..
<Scott> Let's just call a temporary truce till we can get Haylee back.
<Leon> Leave the dragon.
<Tahn> Hai.
<Johnathan> What was done here today was inexcusable, Evol.. at least in my eyes.. and until you see fit to explain what is going on.. I cannot help but condemn your actions... still.. Zeio is our enemy... as well as yours.
<Leon> Prove me wrong.
* Bree smiles and pokes Leon. "I hope it's me you trust.." *wiggles her bunny ears around*
<Evol> I'm afraid it's irreversible.. the spirit is converted to pure energy.
<Evol> Even I can't undo the act...
<Scott> Then we have to wait for a new blue dragon to be born?
<Leon> Then give it to me.
<Evol> It's too late Leon.. the Crystal transmitted the energy to Virtue's Palace...
<Leon> What a foolish woman you are.
<Evol> This is nothing more than a shell now.
<Scott> Why are you capturing the dragons spirits anyway. Tell us that.
* Evol sighs, closing her eyes.
<Evol> We are going to bring back the Goddess..
* Bree blinks "Eh?"
<Johnathan> ...For what purpose? Lunar's survived well without her..
<Leon> What nonsense you speak.
<Tahn> O_o
<Evol
< Johnathan, that's just it.
<Tahn> ...Haylee wouldn't have anything to do with this, would she, Evol?
<Evol> Lunar has surivived.. flourished, without her.
<Evol> But there is something holding us all back from being truly happy..
<Emili> ......
<Leon> Don't you know anything...Althena can only create by the means of destruction.
<Evol> Your friend Haylee, as well as you Johnathan, possess special magic, do you not?
<Johnathan> And what is that?
<Scott> The people of Lunar have survived for over 1000 years without Althena. Ever since Dragonmaster Alex's times, we've been making strides showing that there is true power in humanity. That we don't need a god or goddess manipulating our every ove.
<Johnathan> ...we do... yes.
<Leon> ...hmph..special magic..then why the hell am I involved in this.
<Evol> Just as there are four pillars of the Goddess in the Dragons, so too will pillars of humanity rise up..
<Tahn> What?!
<Scott> As do I, and Elrika, but that's not the point.....
<Bree> I have no special magic either.. so I guess I'm just background decoration...
<Evol> It is these four who can change the world.
<Scott> What four powers are those? Reality, the mind, and what?
* Johnathan stares at Evol, blinking. "..what are you talking about?"
<Scott> Who are these four people, Evol?
<Evol> I can't totally explain. Only Virtue knows the whole truth.. -_-
<Scott> Besides Hay, John and Elrika, who's the last?
<Evol> 'The one who possesses the sword of starlight.'
<Scott> Emili....
* Emili perks up.
* Bree frowns "<w> Gee.. I feel greatly unimportant right now..."
<Evol> There is also another problem..
<Leon> Who cares...it's a fucked up plot.
<Emili> Yeah Scott?
<Johnathan> This is absurd.
<Scott> I wasn't talking to you, I was merely stating that you were one of the four that they're looking for.
<Evol> Virtue has told me the Star Dragon is missing..
<Emili> One of the four?
<Emili> Huh?
<Scott> The Star Dragon is missing too?
<Johnathan> And Scott, you're an idiot. Thanks.
<Emili> Watcha talking about?
<Evol> Yes, for several years now..
<Tahn> Star...Dragon... You don't think that...?
<Scott> Zeio?
* Tahn looks over to Emili.
<Tahn> No..
<Tahn> Not Zeio..
<Evol> Without them, we can't execute the plan.
<Scott> Couldn't be....
<Leon> Fuck your plan.
* Emili sighs heavily.
<Emili> WHAT?!
* Bree rubs her head "<m> I wonder if I'd be happier with the goddess back..."
<Scott> Somehow things are beginning to fit into place now....
<Johnathan> ...why didn't you try TALKING to the dragons? To... to... explaining.. trying to... what have you DONE?
<Evol> If Zeio is responsible for any of this... he can't be allowed to continue..
* Johnathan sighs.
<Leon> I don't care about the plan, the dead Goddess, or the happiness of the world. Everything was going just fine before you idiots decided to screw with the balance of the world.
<Scott> Then we'll kill him....but......
<Leon> Now look what you cultist have caused....Gregory's madness..and who the hell knows what he is?
<Scott> I don't think this plan to revive the Goddess is such a good idea..
<Tahn> The cult had no affect on Zeio's sanity, Blackfire.
<Bree> <distant mumbling> If it makes people happy.. why not? People should be happy...
<Evol> I am a firm beleiver.. I would like to see her someday with my own eyes.. And ask her a burning question.
<Scott> Zeio...he just about reeks of the destroyer tribe...Zophar's tribe.
<Leon> There are a lot of things I would liked to see...but I ain't gonna see 'em. That's called...life.
<Johnathan> Hasn't it occured to you.. that your actions.. have polarized the people who you seem to set such store in against you?
<Evol> ....
<Evol> If you rescue Virtue, perhaps she'll have the answers you seek.. I am only a humble servant of the people..
<Scott> Then it looks like we've got a rescue mission to undertake.
<Leon> You are a complete idiot.
<Tahn> Perhaps she'll also kill us.
<Jack> Rescue? After mister trigger-happy here tried to blast her head off?
<Scott> On two fronts...
* Bree sweats. "Mr. Grumpy..."
<Scott> We've got to rescue Haylee and Virtue...perfect.
<Emili> Hey ummm...
<Emili> Can we go meet this Haylee person and Zeio person now?
<Tahn> Uh.
* Tahn sweatdrops.
<Evol> Yes, if we can make it that far...
<Tahn> Don't ask again, Emili ^^;
<Leon> Fine...if I'm such a hinderence..then I just won't go.
<Tahn> Fine by me.
<Scott> Bring your ass on, Leon. You're handy in a fight...
<Leon> Oh..but there is one thing.
<Evol> Return to the city of Horam. By now Zlyk's probably assembling a fleet of ships.
<Scott> Ok...
<Leon> I'll take your life with me.
<Emili> Umm... okey-dokey!
<Evol> Just please stay away from him.. he his very violent...
<Emili> Can we eat when we get back?
<Johnathan> Hey Leon?
<Emili> Cause I'm starving!
<Leon> ...
<Jack> ...Hmm....So am I....
<Johnathan> Do me a favor.
<Leon> Forget it.
<Scott> We'll stow away on one of the ships...he's probably going to draft the defense group from Horam to fight with them..that means...oh great...
<Johnathan> If you're not going to help.. at least have the courtesy to stay the HELL out of our way.
<Evol> There might be another way..
<Leon> Give me one good reason why I should help.
<Evol> If we could get you to the gate, you could assault his stronghold directly.. but it is dangerous..
<Johnathan> I don't give a DAMN if you help! DON'T, if that makes you happy. But if you won't, don't interfere!
* Bree sighs and rubs her head, slightly aggrivated.
<Leon> Who said anything about me interfering?
<Tahn> YOU DID!
<Leon> Actually, I was just talking to you Tahn.
<Tahn> SO SIT DOWN, SHUT THE FUCK UP AND ENJOY THE RIDE, OR GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE GROUP!
<Johnathan> "I'll take your life with me" were your words.. well, quite frankly, we might, for various reasons, need Tahn when we get there...
<Evol> Everyone, the decision is up to you, but I must rescue my mentor...
* Leon grabs Tahn by the throat and hoists him over his head.
* Leon tosses him over into the side wall.
* Johnathan looks at Evol. "I'll do it. Through the front door, if I must.. I can't speak for anyone else, though."
<Scott> Can you send us to the Sunken Tower where we can go after him before Zlyk gets there?
* Tahn pulls himself up and punches Leon with the same strength he demonstrated in the sunken tower.
<Scott> I'll fight...if only to rescue Haylee....I won't leave a friend behind.
* Leon takes the punch, "That felt pretty good..boy."
<Evol> Hmm...Ishtar?
<Tahn> You do that to me again and you'll find out what it feels like to eat your words... and your gun.
* Bree sits down on the ground "Baah... tired..." *plops her head in a hand and stares*
<Ishtar> Ye..yes?
<Leon> I do not fear you, boy.
<Tahn> I'm fighting on your side, Evol. You may not be trustworthy any more, but the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
<Evol> You have been there to the Tower... if you can cast the Recall spell, I will aid you so you do not exhaust yoruself.
<Tahn> And.. Blackfire... if I had one reason, and one reason alone, to join the Fang... you would be it.
<Leon> All the more reason to hunt the bastards down.
<Ishtar> I can try...
<Scott> ....
* Emili kicks some stones and hums to herself in a small corner.
<Emili> Dum de dum.
<Evol> Do you all wish to go then? You'll have a couple hours on Zlyk...
<Lucca> >> The song Emili is humming reminds her of a song she heard long ago...it's so familar...who taught her it?
<Scott> Let's go...
* Bree mumbles. "I want to go back to town.. and play in that nice field..."
<Scott> Let's get moving.
* Evol overhears Bree, and sighs to herself...
* Ishtar starts chanting....
<Johnathan> Lets get moving indeed...
* Evol holds out her staff, as a ring of power encircles the winged priestess.
* Leon sighs, "You all show too much hatred. Do you really long to be like me?"
<Evol> Hatred isn't the answer.... Zeio will win if you fight with it....
<Tahn> The real question... is if you long to be like us, Leon.
* Bree looks depressed, definatly unlike her normal self. "...gotta have a purpose..."
<Leon> Hatred is my way of life.
<Ishtar> Return to that which used to be.. faster that a ray of light...
<Leon> I feel it when I sleep. I feel it when I eat. I feel it when I talk.
<Scott> And I feel a headache coming on from all this hatred talk...
<Johnathan> If he feeds off our hatred or something... then we'll fight... not to beat him... but to save one of our own.
<Evol> I wish you luck... I'll help however I can when you return...
<Ishtar> ...Recall!
<Scott> Thank you, Evol....now, let's get going.
<Tahn> ...
<Leon> With the exception of a certain boy, all of you have other reasons for existance rather than hatred.
<Bree> We're leaving again?
<TheStoryteller> The whole rooms starts spinning.....
<Jack> Whoa...The Colors.....
<Ishtar> Ugh.. got to...
* Bree swirly eyes, "I dont have a reason.. gyaaaaah..."
<TheStoryteller> You see a distorted Evol blink in a flash of white.. the spinning stops as you all wink out! ^_^
<Leon> ...what is going on here.
* Scott is a getting a bit dizzy.
Caldor Isle, Glacier
<TheStoryteller> When you realize the icy environs where you are, something hits you.
* Scott looks around....
* Tahn gets hit by Leon. "Ow! Hey!"
<TheStoryteller> The huge crater is no longer there.
* Tahn buh-blinks.
<Scott> What the....
<TheStoryteller> And the tower within has now risen in a twisted spire of darkness...
<Leon> I didn't hit you, boy.
<Scott> Let's get moving....inside.
* Scott starts into the tower...
<TheStoryteller> All around the land feels 10x colder...
<Leon> ...I don't recall saying I wanted to come here anyway.
<Johnathan> In the name of the heavens...
<Tahn> ....Too bad. You're here.
* Johnathan follows Scott.
<TheStoryteller> You hear a faint singing from way above you.. Haylee..?
<Leon> Too bad..for you.
* Tahn looks at the tower once more..
<Scott> Don't let fear overcome you, John....remember..we've gotta face this with courage.
<Tahn> In the name of Bahamut... how did I get mixed up in this...?
<TheStoryteller> Scott and John climb the first step...
<Bree> I just want to settle down... I'm getting tired of all this moving around...
* Tahn follows after Scott and John.
~~ SESSION END ~~
Session Close: Mon Sep 06 02:30:34 1999