Interesting Iscribble RP

Todd: *twitches when she touches him, and turns, eyes studying her features, as if making sure she was really there. He struggles a bit, but finally manages to squeeze words out like steam in a pipe* ... wh-what? What is it?

Harry: *leans against the door, flesh-arm crossed with his mechanical one, slowly, gently tapping his foot against the rough carpet. His jaw was locked shut, supporting his tightly pressed mouth. If Todd was losing his mind from this, he wouldn't know what to do*

Key: *She knows there's something wrong with Todd, like something didn't fit back into place when he woke up. He's making her more and more uneasy, and she fears that if he slips, Harry will too --it's already happened once-- and maybe, just maybe, she might too. she slides her hand down his arm and takes his hand, stepping closer to him, keeping her wings folded neatly behind her. she speaks quietly, reassuringly, though she thinks she might be trying to reassure herself as well* Don't let Altodd get to you. We're all here, and we can get through this if we stay together. And not just us, we have Alex, and Claire, and everyone else. Even some of the new "enemies" don't even want to fight us....

Todd: *He responds to her like a child would, in a tiny voice - the voice that belonged to a very scared young man. As stated before, like a child. His features, it seemed, almost seemed to grow smaller, but this was just him hunched over, tensed up like a trapped rodent* ... when'll it be over, Key...? When'll it stop...?

Harry: *keeps very quiet. The answer was probably "never". This was the blunt truth - something that if Todd heard, would mercilessly snap his sanity in two. Bob stated that he was working on trying to free everyone... but the creators had probably silenced him now, just as Stalin had silenced his enemies - by making them "disappear"*

Key: *Doesn't know the answer. She's sure no one else knows for sure either-- though she has a pretty good idea of what some of them might be thinking. She refuses to believe it, she has to believe that they'll get out somehow, someday, maybe even soon... she's trying hard to convince herself of that. she steps closer, releasing Todd's hand, and wraps her arms around Todd's middle. after a moment of hesitation, she unfurls her wings and wraps those around him as well--surprisingly to her, they felt like another set of arms-- trying her best to comfort her distressed lover* ...I don't know the answer to that, Todd, but I promise I'll never, never, leave you again.

Todd: *her words make him break down, sobbing in her embrace. That was a lie - there was no way of knowing. She could die again. She could - that was how it was - NO ONE WAS SAFE. If he lost her again... he might...*

Harry: *looks away from them, not wanting to be looking at Todd while he was crying like that. Todd was used to a (mostly) happy life, with a loving mother back home, and then a college schedule fit to send him to his dream job. But then the Green Flu came, and soon after that, they were sent to this hell. Life was perfectly normal for Harry when HE was sent for the first war, and he came back as a chainsaw wielding psychopath. What would... happen to Todd...?*

Key: *holds him tightly, holding back tears of her own. No, she didn't know if she was going to make it--hell, she might not even make it past tomorrow-- but she sure as hell wasn't going down without a fight, especially when that meant leaving Todd and everything else behind, again. No. Never again. She won't let the creators tear them apart, not again. It hurt all of them enough the first time, and she wasn't going to put them through all that again. she buries her face in his shoulder, and takes a deep breath. no. never again. she keeps her wings wrapped around them, warm, soft, comforting. she'll never let him go again.* ...

Todd: *continues sobbing in her arms*

Harry: ...

*It soon becomes the next day, after everyone settled down and went to bed*

Todd: *felt numb from yesterday*

Harry: *had woken up and immediately started getting ready*

Key: *follows Harry's lead, getting ready rather quickly. she wanted to go out, fight, and get it all over with. yesterday's concern for Todd carried over into today* ...

*The alarm went off, just like every other day, and just like every other day, the teleporter activated - announced, like every other day, by the robotic woman's voice*

Altodd: *catches up with the group as they walked to the teleporter, but mostly focusing on Key* Uh... I'm sorry about yesterday... *berates himself in his mind for talking to her. No - she was temptation, and temptation led to hypocrisy*

Todd: *still numb, he drags his feet, wincing at the alarm*

Harry: ...? *curious about Altodd's sudden change of heart*

Key: *is just as confused as Harry, looking up with a raised eyebrow* do you mean that? :/

Alex: *joins them, and looks over at the two of them* ...

*they enter the teleporter*

Altodd: Yuh... n... maybe. *wants to smack himself across the face*

Todd: *is pretty much acting like an empty shell*

Harry: Focus, guys. FOCUS.

Key: *nods, ignoring Altodd for now* ...

*IN THE BLANK SPACE*

Origini and Canoui: *are there*

THE FISH: *appears in the middle again* OKAY, GUYS, TIME FOR A CHANGE OF PACE. SINCE ALL SIDES HAVE A LYCANTHROPE---

Alex: !!!!!

THE FISH: --WE'LL BE HAVING A NIGHT FIGHT!! HAVE FUN!!

Todd: ...?

Harry: Oh no... oh nooo...

Altodd: Is that a bad thing?

Harry: Yes. *immediately moves toward Claire, instinctively protective of her*

Claire: *notices this, but doesn't say anything. she remembers the blue-haired woman's words--Safety in Numbers. She keeps her gun leveled, ready to defend herself, AND Harry* ....

THE FISH: LET'S GOOOOOO. *waves a fin, and vanishes--the white space turns bkack, with the familiar white circle floating above them*

Alex: NNAARGH frack...!! *drops his gun and collapses to his knees, suddenly feeling extreme pain all over his body. he knew what was happening--he was turning.*

Key: !! *stands in front of the transforming Alex, ready to defend him until he's done making the change... she can hear similar cries of pain from the other sides* .... *realizes that she's doing the same job as Mikenno right now, and almost laughs at the irony*

Aqua: *glances around nervoiusly at the darkness of the space, then looks behind her-- her fears are confirmed*

Red-Eyes: *has taken the form that its named for--its entire body had turned pitch-black, almost darker than the space around it, and the only visible part of it is its pair of glowing red eyes seemingly floating in midair*

*the two sides charge into each other, crashing against one another and smoothing out like waves in an ocean. Blood is spilled, and the bodies soon start to fall*

Todd: *stays with Key, looking around nervously*

Altodd: *ALSO stays with Key* So how do you know THIS furball?

Harry: *sticks with Claire, readying his bat for any threats* ...

Me: *three sides. XD

Key: Alex? He's my ex, and now my friend. :/ *looks back at Alex*

Alex: *is not even halfway transformed yet*

Key: ...might wanna stay back...we don't know how animalistic he'll get...

Claire: *Shoots anything that gets within range* ....

Me: I'm soooo uuusssed to twoooooo... ^^;

Altodd: Well, if he attacks me, I'm killing him. I'm not kidding.

Todd: *still stands near Key, Alex and Altodd, not really hearing anything except the sounds of people dying. He is still twitchy and nervous*

Harry: *still watches for anything, bat raised. He smacks away a zombie that gets too close*

Key: Remember what I said about Todd yesterday? That applies to Alex too. >:(

Alex: *is about 2/3 transformed. it's obvious now that he's turning into a big black wolf* nnnrrrrrrrgggggh!!

Aqua: *runs by, setting an Origini on fire as she passes it, and spots the group* Ah! *calls to them* The monster becomes invisible in the darkness! Watch out for red eyes! *runs ff again to keep fighting*

Claire: Red eyes? nnhh.... *nervously glances around*

Altodd: Pfft - so how long did it take for YOU to betray HIM?

Todd: *glances at Altodd*

Harry: Kinda a silly form of camouflage, if you can see its EYES. I guess we should look out for that, Claire.

Key: *through his teeth* He died. I didn't think it was possible for him to come back.

Alex: *is almost done transforming*

Claire: Right... *looks around for any signs of red eyes. she looks to her left, and barely has time to open her mouth before the beast is on her*

Red-Eyes: *blows past Harry and drives its red claws into her chest, quickly ripping them back out. in them was a glowing orb about the size of a fist. the monster roars in victory*

Claire: *gawks at the glowing object in the monster's claws, then collapses to the ground, eyes blank and lifeless*

Red-Eyes: *turns its eyes towards Harry, almost TAUNTING him to try to take the Heart from him. It could sense the link forming between the two Hearts-- and he knew he could eventually acquire both if he only took one*

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Harry: That's a lot of trust you two are putting into simple words... *he lowers his bat anyway*

Todd: So how do you kill something like that? D:

Altodd: ...

Key: She has a good-guy vibe.

Aqua: *half-smiles, then gets serious again* Right. The key to defeating it is to keep moving. It'll follow you around, but if you keep still, it'll take you down within seconds. Once you're down, it'll... try to steal your Heart.

Claire: ...steal a heart? as in, rip it out of your chest? D:>

Aqua: You're probably not thinking of the same Heart I am. I'm talking about your TRUE heart, where all your emotions and your memories are stored.

Key: ... so it's trying to take out your SOUL?

Aqua: *nods*

Harry: Oh my god - THAT'S what it was trying to do to me?? *is freaked out at the thought of losing his SOUL*

Todd: *becomes very nervous*

Altodd: *is, as opposed to Todd, ANGERED at the thought of that happening* Alright then. We'll kill it when it comes back.

Aqua: *nods again* You have safety in numbers. You'll probably do better than I did. *summons her Keyblade* Take care of each other, okay? *runs off to fight more faceless Origini and Deriviti*

Claire: ...oddly friendly for an enemy.

Key: ...Some of these guys seem rather passive fighters too. Like this lady, and the kid with the glider. And don't forget Sonic and that Doctor guy.

Red-Eyes and Shidako: *are evenly matched*

Harry: They're distracted. Let's move away form them. *does so*

Todd: !! *follows him quickly*

Altodd: ... *does the same*

Claire: *follows them*

Key: *looks around, then follows after them, only to be cut off by Mikenno as he lands directly in front of her* !!!

Mikenno: snrrrrrrrrr.... *looks somewhat perplexed to see her standing there. he was pretty sure she wasn't going to survive that last injury. he looks like he's been in a few fights already--some of his scales are charred black*

Key: *points her guns at him and opens her wings all the way as a form of intimidation* That's right, I'm still around! D:<

Claire: !! *turns back, pointing her gun at Mikenno, ready to assist Key*

Todd: *RAGE* Don't try to kill her - I WILL TEAR YOUR EYEBALLS OUT OF YOUR SKULL. D8<

Harry: *is surprised by Todd's violent threat* >_>;

Altodd: *isn't* Hahaha! You heard 'im, lizard.

Claire: <_<;

Mikenno: *turns to look at the others* Oh no, no, I was just trying to warn you--the Canoui may seem friendly, but they're only trying to get you to let your guard down. lower your expectations.

Key: How can I trust what you say? You're the reason I almost died a second time! While I was already DEAD!

Mikenno: *turns to look back at Key* You can choose not to trust me, but I'll have you know, I have a knack for knowing these things.

Harry: You don't have to tell us, our expectations are low enough. Now get out of our way.

Todd: FFFFFfrackING KILL YOU, GODDAMN LIZARD!! D8<

Harry: Calm down, Todd.

Altodd: Stop that, I LIKE him like that.

Mikenno: *smirks* I'll leave. But you'll eventually have to deal with them. *flicks his tail towards the still-brawling Red-Eyes and Shidako* Try not to enjoy yourselves too much. *takes off, buffeting them with wind from his wings. he decides ro chase after Aang*

Aang: D8

Key: ...tch. *joins the others* NOW what? D:

Harry: We wait until a retreat is called. That seems to be what we ALWAYS do...

Todd: *bitterly watches Mikenno fly away, after the flying boy* stupid lizard...

Altodd: *rubs his cast, underneath his hoodie* ...

Key: *notices Todd's bitterness* .... Todd, are you alright? <:(

Claire: *stays on-guard, watching for enemies, shooting a few that came near*

Todd: *he turns his head to her, his bitter expression turning to distress* Y-Y-You can't die again, Key - NO ONE can die - I gotta MAKE SURE no one dies!

Altodd: Crazy. He's the happier one, and yet, he's the less sane of us.

Harry: That's what you'd like to think. *bashes in the skull of an Origini zombie*

Key: *shoots a glare at Altodd, but speaks to Todd* We're going to be fine, no one's going to die. There's way more of us now than we ever had. Like the blue lady said--we've got strength in numbers.

Claire: *shoots things*

Todd: *nervously nods, silent and wide-eyed. Still twitchy. He chokes out a nervous little laugh* Heh. Aheh.

Altodd: Heh. That's not very reassuring. Just for added effect, you may want to cut the sides of your mouth and give yourself a clown mask. Just saying.

Harry: *SKULLBASHING*

Key: *points a gun at him* Be glad I'm not you, or I would've shot you in the face already. *moves it over slightly and shoots past him, killing an Origini*

Claire: *is staying out of the conversation, and continues shooting things*

Mikenno: *suddenly flies over* RETREAT!

Harry: Well. That's that, I guess. C'mon.

Altodd: ...

Todd: Oh thank god... thank god its over...

Altodd: *gives him a toothy grin* For now.

Todd: Oh no, oh no, what'll happen TOMORROW...??

Altodd: *smirks, feeling accomplished*

*they head to the teleporter*

*in the stronghold*

Key: *pulls Altodd aside* Look, I don't care how much you hate Todd, but constantly tormenting him isn't helping him at all. D:<

Claire: *sees this, and nudges Harry, jerking her head towards the two of them* >_>;

Harry: *turns his head to look at them. His brow furrows. He'll intervene if it gets worse* ...

Altodd: *doesn't stop smirking* Hah, it's fun for me. I don't CARE whether he's getting "helped" or not. *his smirk disappears when he catches himself staring at Key - infatuated by her? No - he had to be better than that! He had to be better, for Sam's sake* ...

Todd: *shivers*

Key: *is too upset to notice his expression change* But the rest of us do, and you should too. He's YOU, and if nothing else, he's your teammate. *grows very serious. she steps closer to him if only to get in his face--her height was a problem, but her oversized wings more than made up for it* If anything happens to him and I find out it was because of you... You're going to wish you were back with the Infected.

Me: Beware the nice ones.

Altodd: *backs away from her* ... Right.

Todd: <_<;

Harry: Are we done now? Can we just stop, and go back to our rooms? Because that would be AWESOME.

Me: lol, no kidding.

Key: It WOULD be awesome. *walks away, refusing to look back at Altodd*

Claire: NNh... I think I'll go to bed too. See you guys tomorrow. :/ *goes to her room*

Altodd: *stands there, silent, watching them leave* ... *quietly to himself* oh my god, I like her...

Todd and Harry: *enters the room with Key*

Todd: *shivering*

Harry: Will he be okay?

Key: I... don't know. *lightly touches Todd's arm* Hey...

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Me: Oh ok. XD

Todd: Mmmnnaauuugh. D8>

Harry: Stop whining.

Todd: But MMMNAAAAUUUUGH! DDD8>

Altodd: *smacks his arm* >:/

Todd: *rubs where he's smacked* Ow... D8>

Dr. Horrible: Where am I? D:

Todd: *shouts over to him* WE HAVE THE SAME VOICE!!

Dr. Horrible: WHAT A CRAZY RANDOM HAPPENSTANCE! D8

Me: Just wanted to throw him in at the last minute. XD

Key: *really feels like smacking Altodd upside the head at the moment* >:/

THE FISH: *reappears* ...WELL? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? FIGHT!

Aqua: ...Each other? D:

Red-Eyes: >8D *raises a giant clawed paw to smush Aqua*

THE FISH: NO, SILLY GIRL, YOUR OPPONENTS! *gestures to the two other factions* THESE GUYS. THE POINT IS TO TRY TO KILL EACH OTHER!

Red-Eyes: rruu... *lets its paw drop*

THE FISH: NOW GO FIGHT!! OR THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES!

Aang: ...When the fish says "fight," does he mean like an exhibition-fight fight? <:D

Lightning: Only one way to find out. *charges forward, gunblade in hand*

Altodd: ... *immediately goes after Lightning, deeming her worthy enough*

Todd: Uh...

Harry: Don't focus on THEM, focus on the Origini. We NEED to take them down first! *goes after the Origini with his bat, bashing skulls as soon as he gets within proximity*

Dr. Horrible: Uh... hey guys, I'm just going to sit this one out - see I'm kind of breakable without my freeze ray, and, uh... *steps aside*

Sonic: But these aren't robots! I'm not going to KILL them!

Francis: Hey, why don't you take those fancy "morals" and shove 'em up your @$$?? *shoots at people*

Louis: Sorry 'bout that - Francis can be a pretty cool guy when you get to know him. ^^

Nick: There's nothing "cool" about some fat Hell's Angels wannabee. *shoots*

Ellis: Hey Nick, I dunno 'bout you, but I think that's pretty cool. HEY, y'know this ONE time, my buddy Kieth met a biker at a cafe on the side of the road, and he STABBED him in the parking lot and took ALL his MONEY... but Keith wasn't killed or nuthin', he just -

Nick: Ellis. Is now the best time?

Ellis: Okay.

Aang: B-But... I don't kill people! D:>

Zuko: *somewhat annoyed* What did the other guy just say? Now's not the time to think about that, just go! *runs at the Origini, lighting his hands on fire as he went*

Aang: D:> .... *shakes his head, then opens up his glider and takes off*

Key: *notices Aang* Looks like they have a flyer too... *looks back at the Origini* ...Mikenno'll take care of him.... *takes off, heeding Harry's advice and going after the Origini first. she needed to have a long talk with Shidako* ...

Lightning: *sees Altodd coming at her with a sword, and stops, taking up her battle stance* I hope you're more of a challenge than PSICOM. >:(

Red-Eyes: *romps around, clawing and charging through both Origini and Deriviti alike*

Minako: *thrusts forward with her naginata and impales an Infected through the chest* This is crazy!! These aren't shadows! D:>

Shinjiro: *elbows an Origini in the FACE, then headbutts it, knocking it to the ground* Well, we still gotta kick their asses, right?

Minako: ...mhmm! *pulls her weapon back, flinching at the squelching sound it made*

Altodd: *practically whispers out his answer through his teeth* You know it... *slices at her, aiming for her throat*

Todd: >:( *pouncing and killing nameless Origini*

Harry: *does the same*

Nick: *noticing Todd* ... is that a Hunter...?

Ellis: *is being rode on by a Jokcey* GEDDIM OFF! GEDDIM OFF!!

Francis: *shoots the Jockey off of Ellis* There's vampires HERE, too??

Louis: They're ZOMBIES, Francis.

Francis: What EVER! They'll be DEAD in a second!

Altair: *KILLS THINGS DEAD*

Ezio: *STABBING IS WHAT ASSASSINS DO BEST*

Key: *shoots at any enemy within range, somewhat pleased at the fact that her guns worked on all enemies again. she takes aim at Zuko, who was shooting fireballs at Skye*

Aang: *spots her* Oh no you don't! *turns his glider into a staff in midair, and swings it at Key, causing a blast of air to shoot at her*

Key: !!! *is buffetted by the sudden gust of wind, and is nearly knocked out of the sky* D8

Zuko: *looks up at Aang gratefully, and goes back to attacking Skye*

Skye: *dodging fireballs* nrrr... why'd I have to inherit the ICE daemon!?

aqua: *is shooting magic at practically anything that moves, freezing, electrocuting and burning random Origini and Deriviti zombies* >:(

Smoker: *shoots its tongue at Aqua* GUHAAAK!

Todd: *ceases his pouncing and killing and runs over to help Key* Hey! You need help with this kid?? D8

Harry: *smacks enemies*

Sonic and Dr. Horrible: *stand away from the fighting* D:

Everyone: *kills and/or beats each other up*

Aqua: AUUGK-- *grabs at the tongue and tries to free herself, then realizes it it a futile effort and shoots a Fira in the direction the tongue is coming from* D8>

Key: *lands, stumbling a bit from her midair tumble* Came out of nowhere... hit me from thirty feet away.... @_@;

Aang: *lightly lands on his feet nearby, and holds his staff with both hands, pointing it at them* I don't want to hurt you, but if you try to hurt my friend again, I'm going to have to! D:<

Key: *recovers from her dizziness* Uff... I think he controls wind...

Lightning: *is having an intense duel with Altodd--she hasn't resorted to magic just yet* nngh... *somersaults backwards and flips her gunblade into gun-mode in the same movement, taking a fewshots at Altodd before landing on her feet nd flipping back to gun-mode*

Smoker: *on fire, and making small choking noises of pain, it continued to drag Aqua over to him, persistent*

Todd: No shoot. D: *cries out at Aang in a Hunter-like fashion, trying to intimidate him* RRYYYEEEE!!

Harry: *continues his bash spree, hoping to be able to avoid Shidako*

Altodd: *dodges most of the bullets, but is hit by one in his leg* NRAUGH! *despite this, he shakes it off - LAUGHING it off, and charges at Lightning, thrusting* Come on - you can do better than THAT! >:)

Aqua: D8> *is being dragged back, still choking. she slices at the tongue, hoping to cut it off, but is jumped by a Hunter before she can do anything, and is knocked to the floor* HHKKK!! D8

Zuko: *shoots the Hunter off with a well-aimed fireball, then pulls out one of his swords and slices the tongue in half* >:(

Aqua: !!! *tears the tongue off her neck, gasping for breath*

Hunter: RYYYYEEEE!! *still on fire, it leaps over Aqua and right at Zuko*

Aqua: !! *shoots a Blizzarra at it, and freezes it in midair*

Zuko: !! *sees the thing flying at him and steps aside, watching it shatter into a million pieces* ...Thanks.

Aqua: *stands up and casts Cure on herself* Now we're even. :) *runs off*

Aang: O____O;;; *is most definitely intimidated and takes a step back, but he doesn't flee* I-I'm not afraid of you!

Key: nnhh... *doesn't want to kill the kid--he reminded her too much of Riolu* ...

Lightning: You'll regret that. *briefly glows blue, indicating a switch from physical attacks to magical ones. her blade becomes coated in fire, and she swings at him*

Altodd: *steps to the side, but feels the heat of the blade* That's cheap, y'know. *stabs at her arm* >:/

Todd: You don't have to be AFRAID of us - just stay AWAY from us! D:<

Harry: *wonders where Claire is in all of this as he bashes people senseless*

Assassins: *kill things*

Survivors: *same*

Lightning: !! *shoots a hasty Fire spell to deflect the blade, and somersaults away from Altodd. she glances at her arm--he has managed to nick her with his blade, and a trickle of blood ran down* ...You asked me to do better, so I did. >:( *goes back into her battle stance*

Aang: *considers Todd's suggestion, then flips open his glider and takes to the air*

Key: ...poor kid. I wish the creators wouldn't drag people so young into this mess....

Claire: *is unloading on Red-Eyes, but is very much confused (and terrified) when the beast keeps coming at her, completely unfazed*

Red-Eyes: *bounds towards her, chains clinking loudly* REAAAAAAAAAAAWR!!

Altodd: *stands there, waiting* I meant with your sword. >:(

Todd: Yeah, well... we already know how cruel they can be.

Harry: !! *runs at Red- Eyes, and smacks it with his bat* D8<

Lightning: You neglected to be specific. *briefly glows red, indicating a switch back to physical attacks* But you don't look like someone who plays by the rules.

Red-Eyes: REAWWRR!! *moves surprisingly fast for a creature of its size, and smacks Harry away* RRRREEEE!!

Claire: HARRY! D:> *keeps shooting at it, but it continues to have no effect on the monster*

Key: yeah... *turns to look in the direction of the loud screech* ....we might want to check that out-- *hears Harry's name be called out* Okay, we're definitely going. D: *runs in that direction, opting against flying the short distance--she didn't want to get knocked out of the sky again*

Altodd: Hey, I didn't know you were a WITCH! Or some sort of ALIEN or anything! Don't blame me for making that mistake! And no - I guess you could say I DON'T really follow any "rules" anymore. >:)

Todd: *runs with Key to the source of the noise* D8

Harry: *had been thrown back a few feet, landing painfully on his back* URNF! *shaking, he stumbles back to his feet, and immediately moves to attack Red-Eyes again, not wanting it to hurt Claire. He swung at it again*

Lightning: L'cie aren't bound by rules either. *puts a hand over her chest* We choose our own fate. *pulls her hand away, revealing a pink, rose-like crystal* I have something to live for. *throws the crystal in the air, then leaps up after it, slashing at it and shattering it as she passes it. a huge, flower-shaped glyph manifested from the crystal, shining brightly. Lightning herself was still reaching the height of her jump, wearing a slight smirk*

Red-Eyes: REEEEEEAWWWWWRR!!! *knocks Harry back again, but this time, pins him down to the floor with a huge paw. It screeches again*

Key: HARRY! *takes a flying leap over the giant Heartless, shoting at it as she passed over it*

Red-Eyes: *seems to notice Key's attack, and looks up at her and snarls. it then digs a claw into Harry's chest, over where his heart should be. it doesn't impale him like one would expect; instead, it seems to stab directly into his soul--it was trying to steal his Heart*

Harry: AHH! AAHH!! WHATSIT DOING?? WHATSIT DOING??

Todd: Oh god - What IS it doing?? D8> *desperately leaps at Red-Eyes, landing on its back, and claws at its head*

Altodd: *he stares, wide-eyed at Lightning's actions, when suddenly, he hears Harry's screaming, and becomes distracted, looking over at where Red-Eyes had pinned Harry down* !!!

Odin: *bursts out of the flower-glyph, and catches Lightning as she falls, letting her down and brandishing his dual-bladed weapon. he blocks Altodd's path to Harry*

Lightning: Cut us a path! *charges at Atodd*

Odin: *does the same*

Red-Eyes: SCREAAAAAAAAAAAWWRR!!! *twists its hear around to bite at Todd, but he's too far away*

Key: *keeps taking shots at the monster's head* Get OFF him, you oversized mutant cat! D8<

Red-Eyes: *is not amused--it digs its claw further into Harry's chest, and it almost squeals in pleasure when it finds Harry's Heart*

Me: no heart steal, don't worry. XD

Me: XP

Altodd: No!! NO!! *he sprints out of the way, shooting Lightning a nasty glare, then runs to Red-Eyes and the others*

Todd: *swipes at Red-Eyes again* OH GOD, STOP IT! STOP IT, YOU MONSTER-THING!! D8>

Harry: *grimaces in pain*

Lightning: ?! ... *finds it dishonorable to attack someone from behind like that, so she orders Odin to attack random Origini and Deriviti*

Odin: *does so*

Red-Eyes: REEEEEEEAA--YIIPE!!

Shidako: *slams into Red-Eyes, throwing Todd off in the process* Toothpick is MINE!!! D8<

Red-Eyes: ?! *snarls at Shidako, and attacks her*

Shidako: *manages to hold her own against the monster* MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!

Claire: !!! *runs to Harry* ARE YOU OKAY?! D8>

Key: *sees Claire run to Harry, so she goes to help Todd up* I can't believe I'm saying this, but I am SO glad to see that dragon right now.

Altodd: *had stopped a few feet away from Harry and the others, and watches from a distance*

Harry: *he was shaking, eyes wide from fear. He speaks in a tiny voice* Y-y-yeah - I-I guess I am NOW... *slowly gets back up* ... what was it trying to do to me...?

Todd: *is twitching nervously, but desperately trying to keep his composure* W-Well, I'm not exactly sure, but th-that dragon thing's t-taking care of it.

Harry: *watches Red-Eyes and Shidako struggle* ... right... because I'm one of her targets...

Red-Eyes and Shidako: *are rather occupied with killing each other at the moment*

Aqua: *had seen the whole incident. she's not fond of the monster (the thing had nearly KILLED her before they got dragged in here!), so she decides to warn the survivors. she approaches them cautiously* ...

Claire: *sees her out of the corner of her eye, and points her gun at her* >:( ....

Key: *does the same with both of hers* ...

Aqua: ! *raises her Keyblade to defend herself, but thinks she'll seem more friendly if she dismisses it, so she does, and holds her hands up* I'm not going to attack you.

Harry: Well, you're SUPPOSED to be attacking us. How do we know this isn't a trick?

Todd: She seems friendly enough. :/

Harry: And looks can be deceiving. >:(

Altodd: Are you related to that one woman with the pink hair?

Aqua: I've never met her before coming here, no. What I DO know is that that monster's tried to kill me once already. I know how to defeat it, and I can tell you if you just listen to me.

Claire: ... I think we can trust her. *lowers her gun*

Key: .... *also lowers hers* ...

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*In their room, Todd and Harry get ready for bed, then climb in under the covers*

Todd: Well then... we're all together again. I feel so much... better. :)

Harry: That's good. Now go to sleep. *tries to go to sleep, himself*

Key: *gets ready for bed as well, and climbs into bed* ...okay, wings are not fun to sleep with. *ends up having to lie on her stomach with her wings on either side of her* mff. g'night, guys... *falls asleep within minutes* ...

Todd: *is the last one to be awake. He whispers out his reply* ... goodnight... *takes his pills, and falls asleep*
Harry: *already asleep*

THE NEXT MORNING

Key: *is totally passed out on her bed* ...zzzz......

Harry: *is the first person awake* Yo. Hey. Wake up, you guys. *gets out of bed and shakes Todd awake*

Todd: *buries his face into his pillow* Mnnngh... nooo... I like SLEEP...

Harry: You want to be in bed when the alarm goes off? >:/

Key: *is still konked out. the end of one of her wings twitches* ...zzz.....

Harry: Todd, don't make me do something drastic. >:/

Todd: *still has his face in the pillow* what'choo do thaz'drastic...?

Harry: *forcefully pulls him out of the bed*

Todd: AAHH! AAAHHH!! NOT COOL, BRO!! D8

Harry: *sits down on Key's bed, next to Key* Don't make me do the same to you too.

Key: mmmmmwhaa...? *still half-asleep. she opens up a wing at tries to push Harry away with it* a'wunna sleep...

Harry: *is only pushed forward from the wing, but keeps his seat on the bed firmly. He pulls Key out of bed as well*

Todd: Aww! D8>

Key: !!! *lands on the ground in heap of feathers* HEY. NOT COOL.

Harry: Remember that alarm? Get ready for it, will ya?

Todd: *grumbles and gets ready and such*

Key: could've been a bit nicer about it... *gets up and gets ready. she wasn't upset at all, really, she was just glad the three of them were back together*

Harry: Shidako's targeted me and Altodd.

Todd: Shidako?

Harry: The dragon thing that killed Key.

Todd: D8< ...

Key: *tenses up, remembering how much pain she went through before she died* ...Why?

Harry: Who knows. She hates swords, though.

Todd: ...

Key: ...I'll keep that in mind.... Let's get out there before the alarm goes off.

Todd: *nods* Yes please! D:

Harry: ...

*they walk out into the main hall*

People: *are starting to come*

Alarm: BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

More People: *come*

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Everyone: *does*

IN THE BLANK SPACE

Altodd: *scoots away from Todd*

Todd: D: ??

Harry: ignore him.

Key: ... *notices a speck in the middle of the field* ...?

THE FISH: OKAY GUYS, LISTEN UP! WE'VE DECIDED TO SPICE THINGS UP A BIT.

Alex: ... *facepalms*

THE FISH: I SAW THAT, ALEX. TO ADD TO THE EXCITEMENT AND DRAMA AND OVERALL AWESOMENESS, WE'VE DECIDED TO BRING IN A THIRD FACTION.

Everyone: DB

THE FISH: YEAH, YOU HEARD ME RIGHT. IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU... THE CANOUI!

The Canoui: *appear off to the side of the Origini and the Deriviti, forming a triangle with that. They are comprised completely of series-canon characters*

Claire: *looks over there* .... Well, that can't be good...

Skye: I think that's a huge understatement. D:

Sonic Well! This is new!

Altair: WHAT SORCERY IS THIS??

Ezio: Che la merda?? What is this??

Francis: Ah, hell. ALRIGHT, MONSTER FREAKS! LOUIS IS THE TASTIEST ONE HERE! I TASTE LIKE shoot, ALRIGHT?

Louis: Hey man - not cool! D:

Nick: Haven't we met you guys before?

Francis: Colonel Sanders. <_<

Nick: ... Grease Monkey. >_>

Ellis: Where's Zoey? D8>

Todd: We have to fight SONIC THE HEDGEHOG?? NOOOO - MY LIFE IS RUIIINNED!

Harry: Focus, Todd - we have to fight against a bunch of pop culture characters. Fighting Sonic the Hedgehog isn't exactly the worst part of this situation.

Altodd: ...

THE FISH: ....I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, I NEED TO GO LAUGH MY TAILFIN OFF. *poofgone*

Lightning: !!! *pulls out her gunblade and flips it to sword-mode* This is definitely not Coccoon....

Aang: D8 OH MY GOSH, I'M HAVING ANOTHER NIGHTMARE!!

Zuko: *smacks Aang upside the head* No you're not, I'm here too! >:/

Aang: *looks at the other Canoui* ...Who are all of them? *notices the Origini and the Deriviti* And who are THEY!? D8

Zuko: *facepalms*

Red-Eyes: RWAAAAAARRRR!

Aqua: What the-- *summons her Keyblade* I thought I dealt with you already!! D:>

Red-Eyes: *stares at Aqua hungrily* rrrrrrrrr.....

Shinjiro: ....Okay, where the hell are we? And where the hell is everyone else!?

Minako: I-I don't know...! I swear we all went up the stairs together...!

Alex: ...well, shoot.

Me: note-Aang and Zuko are post-Zuko-joining-the-Gaang, and Minako is the female player character from P3P.

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Todd: *still hugs her* Yeah... yeah, I missed you too... *kisses her on the cheek, and lets go of her with a warm smile*

Harry: ... Will you be able to fight tomorrow, Todd?

Jacob: <_<

Todd: You know it! >:D

Jacob: ... Well okay... >_>;

Key: *glances at Jacob, then folds her wings back, letting go of Todd as well* Are you sure? :(

Alex: <.<

Me: Canoui the next day? :3

Me: You know it! >:D (lol)

Jacob: Y... yeah. I believe he'll be fine, now. Don't bash that head of yours, though.

Todd: Will do. ^^;

Harry: Oh... Todd.

Todd: Hm? :)

Harry: Uh... you have a... another YOU running around here...

Todd: Pardon? D:

Key: *snorts, and crosses her arms* He's... *shakes her head*

Alex: I don't like him. >:/

Todd: I-is he... me... we... really that bad? D:>

Harry: He's been through a lot. I can tell - he's been on his own for a while. He's acting like I acted towards Key when I first met her.

Jacob: Hmm.

Key: ... *hadn't thought of it that way, but she can see the similarities* He's just... so different from you. :/

Alex: No kidding.

Todd: Well, if he's me, he can't be THAT BAD, right? D:>

Harry: You'd have to meet him. He's... angry at you.

Todd: But we've never really talked to each other - this guy DID come in when I was in a coma, right? D:

Harry: He doesn't like how you got together with Key so soon after Sam died.

Todd: ... Huh? D:

Key: *stares at the floor* ....

Alex: .... The way he said it, he was trying to make it seem like you betrayed her or something.

Todd: Whuh... nuh- no! I didn't BETRAY Sam! D:> Sam's... Sam's gone forever, and... I dunno... *he rubs the back of his neck* I just... don't know.

Harry: I don't think you "betrayed" Sam, Todd. I think it was an unconscious kinda thing. Like, you fell in love with Key because knowing Sam was dead made you desperate to find someone else.

Todd: So what - now I'm SELFISH?? D8>

Harry: No! No! It - just - argh, you're using HIS accusations on YOURSELF!

Alex: *curses under his breath* Come ON, man, it's not like that at all!

Key: *is so used to not talking that she almost forgets she can* Ah-- Todd, I... *thinks about it. If Todd falling in love with her after Sam's death was considered "betrayal," then she was just as guilty, even more so than Todd was--Alex was still ALIVE.* .....

Todd: *looks over at Key, feeling terrible* What...?

Altodd: *suddenly shuffles in, and sees them there, sees Todd AWAKE, there. Yes, he knew Todd was awake, but it was still infuriating to him* ... *he keeps silent, save for sniffling*

Todd: A-a-ah... hello.

Altodd: Awake, are you?

Harry: *flatly, in a low tone* ... yes.

Jacob: Oh dear.

Key: *is not very fond of his behavior at the moment, and steps slightly in front of Todd* Yeah, he's awake. What of it? >:(

Alex: *looks back and forth between Altodd, and Todd and Key* ....this'll be interesting...

Altodd: So... what's it like turning into a zombie?

Todd: *submissively, quietly* U-Uh, I dunno... I can't remember...

Altodd: Are you happy? "Todd"?

Todd: ... Yuh... yes?

Altodd: Lucky son of a dog.

Harry: I know a lot of bad things happened to you, Other-Todd, but -

Altodd: STOP CALLING ME THAT! D8<

Harry: Wuh... that what do you WANT us to call you??

Altodd: By my NAME! D8<

Harry: But that would get confusing!

Altodd: Then at least give me a name that'll stop making me feel like the less-important copy of the same guy! D8<

Key: *is about to say something along the lines of "he was here first," but is stopped by Alex*

Alex: Calm down, Key. *to Altodd* We could call you Jerry. :D

Key: .... *facepalms* Really, Alex? Really?

Alex: I'm kidding. Jeez.

Jacob: Altodd.

Altodd: What? Why??

Jacob: It's a combination of "alternative" and the name "Todd". Does it suit you?

Altodd: ... Yeah. Yeah, that works.

Harry: Alright, problem solved.

Todd: ...

Key: ....

Alex: .... OKAY, so, today's been an interesting day for all of us, how about we all go to bed? <:D

Altodd: Yeah, sure. Goodnight, mutt. *walks out of the room*

Todd: ... "mutt"?

Harry: Alex is a werewolf now, Todd...

Todd: D:> !!

Jacob: Again, science is thrown out the window.

Alex: D: *looks insulted* well, that was RUDE... I haven't even turned into a wolf yet!! *sighs* I'm going to bed. >_<

Key: ... *sighs* I guess we should do the same. It's been a long few days... *is actually looking forward to getting some REAL sleep*

Todd: Hey, Jacob, can I go to my own room, now? D:

Jacob: Yeah, sure.

Todd: Okay, then. :D *he gets out of bed, and stumbles, landing into Harry* Oof! Sorry!

Harry: *props him back up* No, I get it. You haven't walked for a while. C'mon, Todd, Key. Let's go.

Todd: Wait, why does Key have wings? D:

Key: umm... long-story-short, they're a reward for working hard enough to get brought back to life. ^^; I might tell you the whole story someday... but right now, I really need a bed. DX *leaves the med room*

Alex: *after they leave, mostly to himself* ...those wings look good on her...

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Me: I deny that.

C. Eclipse: *looks back at Key* frack! *gets off Mikenno*

Altodd: *When he is slammed back down* NNGH!

Harry: NO! No, don't! D8>

Eclipse: *from far away, he cries out for a retreat*

Altodd: *weakly turns his head in the direction of the call* Oh... hahaha...

Me: I mean in THIS rp.

Shidako: *looks up at the call* Aha... Toothpick and Sword-Man are lucky. *lowers her head towards them, and whispers* But you won't be tomorrow. *picks them both up and slams them into the ground once more, then turns and runs, picking up the cut off piece of her tail as she retreats*

Key: *lays there, unmoving*

Mikenno: ... *grabs Nomines and runs back to te stronghold*

Me: Oh. XD

Harry: *after Shidako leaves, he stumbles to his feet, and runs over to where Key and Eclipse were* KEY!! D8>

Altodd: ... *gets up and brushes himself off, then casually walks over to them*

Eclipse: shoot... shoot...

Harry: She can't be unconscious - she needs to possess someone! D8 ... * hesitantly, he tries to touch Key's shoulder*

Key: *seems to automatically reach up and grab Harry's hand, and she vanishes into him. she's so weakened at this point, that she can't grab ahold of him mind and control his body. she's just THERE. she gives off a vague feeling of accomplishment*

Harry: *stands there, dazed. Key's feeling of accomplishment wafted through his buzzing mind, and he smiled slightly* ... so you did it...?

Altodd: *grabs Harry by the arm, and practically drags him over to the teleporter* C'MON.

Harry: *doesn't even notice*

Eclipse: *walks over to the teleporter*

*IN THE STRONGHOLD*

Altodd: *lets go of Harry there* ...

Harry: *doesn't move* ...

Eclipse: *goes to his room*

Key: *vaguely warns Harry that she's borrowing some of his stamina before she leaves his body, then falls out, catching herself on a wall before she hits the ground, and leaning against it* hhhh... hhh.....

Alex: *passes by, and sees Key and the terrible state she's in* Oh g-god... p-please tell me she finished whatever the frack she had to do, please tell me she doesn't have to go out again!! D8>

THE FISH: SHE MOST DEFINITELY DID. *whirrs the fishing bowl over to her*

Key: *slides down the wall to a sitting position, not even feeling the charred remains of her wings scraping aginst the wall. she weakly looks down at the Fish, waiting* ...hhhh...

Harry: *nearly falls over when Key walks out of him* !

Altodd: *catches him and stands him back up* ... *watches this strange, talking fish. Some animal that seemed powerful enough to do anything* ...

THE FISH: *waves a fin, and the now-green bangle vanishes* YOU'VE DONE WELL, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR REWARD. *waves her fin again*

Key: !!! *holds her head and clenches her teeth in apparent pain*

Alex: D: ....

Harry: Key!! D8

Altodd: There see? I knew it. She's exploding.

Harry: D8< *suddenly punches Altodd in the face*

Altodd: ... *rubs his cheek, chuckling* Nice left hook. You should take up boxing, or something.

Harry: >:/ ... *goes back to watching Key*

Key: *slowly becomes less and less see-through, but her wings remained unchanged. Eventually, when she becomes completely solid, she gasps for breath, a hand gripping her chest, as if she had been holding her breath the entire time* D8!!

Alex: <:D!!!

THE FISH: AND FOR WORKING EXTRA HARD-- *waves again*

Key: *her wings suddenly regrew, much to her surprise* a-ah...!!

THE FISH: CONSIDER THOSE A GIFT. G'BYE NOW. *poofgone*

Harry: Key! God - you - you're alive! You're okay now! <:D

Altodd: ...

Key: I-I... *is speechless. she holds her hands out to Alex and Harry* H-Help me up...!

Alex: *happily obliges, and helps pull her up*

Harry: *puts a hand on her shoulder to help steady her* Hey. Welcome back.

Altodd: *continues being silent, his arms crossed*

Key: .... <:D *pulls Harry and Alex into a tight hug, wrapping her wings around them, on the verge of tears* G-God, I'm glad to be back...

Alex: !! *finds it difficult to hug her back because of her wings, but he manages* Glad to have you back... <:)

Harry: *gives her a one-armed (with his flesh-arm) hug* Same here. You wanna see Todd, Key?

Altodd: H'oh yeah, I'm sure he'd LOVE to see YOU. >:/

Key: *glances at Altodd, and releases Alex and Harry. She turns to face the man* ...I'm not going to deal with you right now. It'd just kill my day. *theend of her wing twitches in slight irritation. she turns to look at Harry* I would love to see Todd.

Alex: .... Wellll, let's go then! :)

*They leave to the medical wing*

Altodd: *doesn't follow, but rather, just stands there and watches them leave, a bitterness in his eyes* ... Why did HE find happiness? >:(

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Todd: *was resting in bed, staring up at the ceiling, board. He had been recently brain-scanned, and it seemed that, though there was still some damage left, Todd was going to be fine* ... doo doo da doo doo...

Harry: *enters the room first* Heya, Todd! :D

Todd: YOU'RE rather cheery. :P

Key: *waits outside, impatient. she just wants to see Todd* >.>

Alex: *goes in after Harry* Well, we brought you something. ^^

Key: mmmph. Just let me through! *pushes past Alex and Harry* ...Hey, Todd. <:)

Todd: *he slowly sits up in the bed, staring at Key in shock* Oh my god... y-y-you're ALIVE! Key! You! Ahaah - this isn't - this isn't a DREAM is it?? :D

Harry: Don't get TOO excited now, you might overwork yourself. ^^;

Todd: I'm not some helpless baby, HARRY. >:P

Jacob: I hate this place. Science is laughed at here. D:

Alex: Science? Who cares!? :D

Key: *runs over to Todd and hugs him tightly* I'm glad to see you up and moving again... <3

Jacob: I... do... D:>

Todd: *hugs her back, just as tightly* Well, same to you! You're not a ghost anymore! You can talk! We can actually be doing this whole HUGGING thing!

Alex: I was just kidding, Doc. ^^;

Key: I know! *hugs him with her wings too, she was so happy to see him--happy to be alive.* I missed you so much...

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Harry: Well, now that you've SAID that, they probably WILL!

Voice: TELEPORTER ACTIVATED, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

*they do*

Altodd: *tightly gripping his sword's handle*

Harry: Let's beat them senseless, shall we?

Altodd: ...

Eclipse: *depressed from yesterday*

Malvagita: Can we kill them yet? I like it when we kill them.

Harry: ... uh...

*they attack*

Key: *takes off, this time going for Mikenno. He was an easier target, much easier to shoot*

Mikenno: *sees her coming and roars, taking off to meet her* REAAAAAAAAAWWRRRRGH!!!

Key: *notices that there's something... off about the dragon, though she can't put her finger on it. she ignores the thought and starts shooting at him as soon as he gets within range* >:C

Mikenno: *swerves out of the way, countering with a stream of fire*

Key: *is pretty sure that feathers and fire don't mix, and dodges the flames*

Shidako: tee hee hee~ *is romping around, ripping zombie heads off* ~♪ Oh? *spots Harry* Toothpick! :D *charges at him*

Harry: >:( *waits for her to come, then smacks the bat right into her face*

Altodd: *feels quite compelled to help Harry, and stabs at Shidako* D8<

C. Eclipse: *kills zombies*

Giant: GROOOAAAAARRR *SMASH*

Girl: ._.;

Shidako: *is smacked by Harry, and she staggers away, barely avoiding gettiing stabbed* GAH! You stupid humans and your-- *sees Altodd and his sword* ...weapons. O_O; *is deathly afraid of swords. she takes a tiny steps back* ...

Mikenno: *snaps at her when she gets too close, managing to pluck a few feathers*

Key: *hisses and backs off, shooting the dragon. now close enough, she can see the difference-- he had started acquiring a few red scales (or was that just blood?)*

Altodd: *points his sword at her* Ohoh... you don't like this, do you? >:)

Harry: -_-; If you're going to stab her, or do something fancy-yet-still-stab-like, then can you just hurry up and DO IT??

C. Eclipse: *slashes zombies*

Shidako: *growls, baring her teeth* I will bite you like I did to Little Girl, Sword-Man! You will burn from the inside!

Key: *continues the battle with Mikenno, casting a glance at the bangle every so often. it was filling up every time she got a hit. determined, she tries to turn the fight in her favor-- she shoots at Mikenno's wings, trying to ground him*

Mikenno: *sees what she's doing, and does not approve. he shoots another stream of fire at her*

Key: !! *barely dodges this one*

C. Eclipse: >:( *shoots his tentacles up at Mikenno*

Altodd: Hahaha! RIGHT! *slashes at her*

Harry: Careful! She's the one that killed Key! D:

Sonezio: *assassinates a guy*

Shidako: *steps back to avoid the slash, then swipes at him as the attack leaves him wide open* Sword-Man wants to play! I will gladly accept, even against the Sword!

Mikenno: !! *sees them in time and swerves to avoid them, but is left wide open*

Key: *uses the distraction and shoots at Mikenno's wings again, this time dealing a decent amount of damage*

Mikenno: *is finding it difficult to stay up with all the holes in his wings, and starts losing altitude. he shoots a stream of fire at Key, then sweeps it in a downward arc towards Eclipse, trying to hit them both on one breath*

Key: D8 *dodges it, but one of her wingtips is caught and starts to burn. she flaps around desperately, trying to put it out*

C. Eclipse: !! *rolls out of the way just in time, then runs over to help put out Key's wing* D:

Altodd: *jerks back, but the swipe catches him across the face. He laughs like a maniac - ENJOYING the pain* HAHAHAHA! THAT'S more like it!

Harry: D8

Me: And please remember that Altodd looks and sounds exactly like Todd.

Mikenno: *hits the ground hard, unable to slow the fall with hs damaged wings, and is disoriented*

Key: *lands nearby, and manages to put the wing out with Eclipse's help. she glances at the bangle-- four-fifths of the way there. (almost there...) she tightens her grip in her guns, ready to take on the dragon* ...ssssssssss.....

Shidako: Sword-Man knows how to play! I like him! >:D *whirls around and sweeps her tail along the ground, trying to knock Altodd off his feet*

Me: ...i know. o_o; there's a trope for these two, i think it's something like Combat Sadomasochist or something like that ._.;

Me: Yup, that's it. Now imagine - both Altodd and Todd were the same before the apocalypse - this means that Todd is capable of becoming something like Altodd.

Eclipse: *to Key* ... don't hurt him TOO much, alright...?

Altodd: *swings his sword downwards at Shidako's tail, a twisted grin on his face*

Harry: *somewhat frozen in horror*

Key: *nods, and shows him the bangle (not much left.)*

Mikenno: *shakes his head vigorousy, snapping back to reality. he snarls at Key and Eclipse, but keeps his gaze mostly fixed on the hedgebat, something like betrayal showing in his eyes* SCREAWWWWRRRRR!

Shidako: *screeches in pain as a good foot and a half of her tail is almost completely sliced off--its still hanging there by a thin piece of flesh. she looks at it, and cackles madly* Sword-Man took my tail! *grins* I will have your head!

Me: ...I want to use these two fighting as an AP project now. holy shoot.

Me: XD

Altodd: Not if I take off yours, first! *thrusts at her neck*

Harry: ... jesus, you can't get too close to her - ! *runs into Shidako and smacks her backside, trying to distract her away from Altodd*

C. Eclipse: *snarls right back at Mikenno*

Shidako: *simultaneously stretches her head back to avoid having it cut off, and swings her broken tail at Harry, finally breaking off the piece at the end* REAAAAAAAAAWRR!!

Mikenno: *breathes a massive stream of fire at them*

Key: *has a plan. she grabs Eclipse and launches herself into the air, then drops him right over Mikenno*

C. Eclipse: AHH!! CRAP!! *lands on Mikenno*

Harry: *is smacked in the stomach, having the wind knocked out of him* Oof! *he stumbles back, and is temporarily stunned*

Altodd: *slashes upwards at Shidako, angry - PROTECTIVE of Harry. Not like last time*

Mikenno: !?!? *rears his head back and tries to bite Eclipse*

Key: *lands on the other side of Mikenno, and shoots at his legs*

Mikenno: *snarls, and shoots another stream of fire at her*

Key: *deftly dodges it*

Shidako: *is sliced up her face, narrowly missing her eye. she lunges forward and puts a paw on Altodd's chest, shoving him down to the ground and pinning him there* I WILL have your head!

C. Eclipse: *claws at the back of Mikenno's neck* D8<

Altodd: *not fazed - he LAUGHS at this* Silly Red Queen! Go back to Wonderland where your ugly face is welcome!

Harry: D8 !! *bashes at Shidako with his bat with as much force as he could*

Mikenno: *tries to twist his head around to get at Eclipse, and is failing miserably. he snarls* I WILL torch you! D8<

Key: *glances at the bangle again--five-sixths (ALMOST there...!) she keeps shooting*

Shidako: *was just about to bite Altodd's head off when Harry hit her. she snarls and looks over her shoulder at him* The Toothpick is a nuisance! *kicks him away with her back leg*

C. Eclipse: Empty words, Mikenno!

Harry: *is kicked away, but gets right back up again, striking her just as hard as before* DON'T TOUCH HIM!

Altodd: Ohohoh... You gonna just IGNORE him, Red Queen?

Mikenno: *opens his mouth to torch Eclipse, when he gets shot in the face* SNRAAARGH, DAMMIT! *turns and torches Key instead*

Key: *goes to move to the side when--*

Nomines: *swings her scythe at her from that side*

Key: *is forced to step back to avoid the scythe--back into the path of the flame. she has no way to avoid it, so she does the only thing she CAN do: she covers herself with her wings, braces herself, and hopes for the best as the flames engulf her*

Shidako: *snarls angrily at Harry, then looks back at Altodd, digging her claws into his chest, lifting him up then slamming him back into the ground* Toothpick will be snapped in TWO when I am finished with you, Sword-Man!

C. Eclipse: KEY!! D8

Altodd: *Hisses in pain when she does this, but instead of laughing from this, he growls at her when she mentions Harry*

Harry: *whacks her again* JESUS CHRIST, GET THE HELL OFF HIM!!

Shidako: *picks up Altodd and twists around, slamming Altodd into Harry, knocking them both to the ground. she keeps a paw on Altodd, holding them both to the ground* Toothpick complains too much! Does he want to be broken first!?

Key: *is on fire. she collapses to her hands and knees and screams in wordless agony as she feels her feathers slowly, painfully, burn away.

Nomines: *backs away, not wanting to be near the ghost as she burned. she wondered whether she should just kill her now, or simply let her burn* ...

Mikenno: *watches Key indifferently, as if he didn't know what to think of the situation* ...

C. Eclipse: D8 ... *looks at Mikenno* D8<

Altodd: *was still desperately holding his sword. His broken arm was throbbing again from the pressure that was being put on it. He enjoyed that pain - EMBRACED it - but he wasn't enjoying Harry being threatened* Rrrgh...

Harry: frack! frack!!

Mikenno: *looks at Eclipse* ...She shot me in the face.

Nomines: *takes pity on the ghost and raises her scythe over her head, ready to end her*

Key: *suddenly lashes out and strikes Nomines with one burning wing, knocking her off-balance, then levels her pistol at her, shooting her once. twice. three times. no regrets. she hoped it was enough*

Nomines: *staggers back, dropping her scythe, a hand covering the wounds on her chest, blood seeping out between her fingers. how could she have let her guard down like that...?*

Key: *drops the pistol and collapses onto her side, the fire on her wings fading away as it ran out of fuel to burn. she glances at the bangle--it turned from red to green. she smiles weakly, then goes completely unconscious*

Shidako: *lifts Altodd up slightly and drags Harry out from under him, pinning him down with her other paw and slamming Altodd back down* Who dies first?? Perhaps Toothpick should watch Sword-Man die from the inside?

Me: ...this is definitely the most graphic fight we've written so far. D8

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Me: Possibly.

Jacob: Well then, someone will need to help her out.

Harry: ... *lightly touches Claire's hand, then steps forward* I'll let her possess me, since Alex did it before. We stay in the same room anyway.

Altodd: ...

Todd: *...*

Alex: *nods gratefully. his leg was really starting to bother him now*

Claire: I'll help you, then. *stays close by to help if needed*

Key: *uses the wall and the bed next to her to stand herself up, then walks into Harry*

Harry: *feels himself get taken over by Key, and is pushed to the back of his own mind*

Jacob: Good luck, Key. *checks Todd over*

Altodd: >_>;

Key: *immediately stumbles forward, but catches herself on the bed. even possessing people felt harder now* hhh...

Claire: ... come on, Key. *puts an arm around her, and takes Key's arm and puts it around her shoulders so she can move the much taller person around. she leads Key out of the med room and back towards the residential area*

Key: *using her image messages, she tries to tell Harry exactly what she's supposed to do, and why*

Alex: *watches them leave, and sighs* life sucks, y'know? *to Jacob* Hey, uh, Doc? Prob'ly not a good time to hear this, but I got bit by a werewolf. D:>

Jacob: Ahaha, I am NOT the person to talk to on that subject - Eclipse was a werewolf once, you'll have to go to HIM.

Altodd: A werewolf??

Todd: *...*

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Harry: *inside his head, he understands what Key is trying to say, and believes that it's possible for her to achieve the requirements needed for her to be reanimated*

Alex: Yeah, a werewolf. Why else would there be a giant moon-shaped thing be in the sky? Don't tell me you missed it, it was huge and freaking ORANGE. D:

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Key: *is grateful for the support, and half-smiles*

Claire: *continues to help her along* You're going to have to tell me which room is yours, because I have no clue.

Key: ... *stops her when they reach their room*

Claire: *opens the door, and helps Key to her bed*

Key: *staggers out of Harry's body, and collapses onto her bed* ...hhh...

Altodd: No, I was too busy defending myself from every OTHER large and oddly-colored monster.

Jacob: Well, let's hope werewolf-you remembers who its allies are, Alex.

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Harry: *nearly trips over his own feet when Key steps out of him* Ah! Oh... *looks at Key with a sad look*

Claire: *lets go of Harry, also giving Key a sad look*

Key: *tries to prop herself up on her elboes to look up at the other two, but the task is made difficult due to the weight of her wings, which were uselessly hanging off the sides of the bed. she manages to give the two a grateful look before letting herself fall back onto the bed again, closing her eyes in an attempt to fall asleep or rest or SOMETHING...*

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Alex: ...Well... could you patch me up, at least? It hurts like a dog. No pun intended.

Jacob: Of course. *begins treating Alex's wounds*

Altodd: *stares at Todd with a look of loathing*

Todd: *...*

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Harry: ... I guess I should try sleeping as well... thank you, Claire.

Alex: *sees this* .... I really don't know why you hate Todd so much. Is it because he's infected? Because he's different than you?

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Claire: *nods* Anytime... See you on the battlefield, Harry. *turns, and leaves the room*

Key: *...*

Jacob: *continues to treat Alex's wounds*

Altodd: *never averts his hateful gaze* He is what I never want to become.

Jacob: Oh, I get it. Other-Todd hates Todd because Todd represents Other-Todd's fears, correct?

Altodd: ... whuh... what?

Jacob: You hate him because your worst fear is turning into a zombie, which is exactly what happened to Todd.

Altodd: ...

Todd: *...*

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Harry: ... *glances at Key again* ... you can make it, Key... *brushes his teeth and such, then climbs into bed*

Alex: Huh. At least Todd isn't as much of an asshole. You coud stand to be a bit more of a team player. >:/ */hypocrite*

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Key: *is as close to sleep as she's going to get in this state, but she hears him. she smiles slightly, but doesn't respond*

Altodd: Hahaha! Oh really? Todd's not an asshole? I'm HIM, you idiot! He would be exactly like ME if the right buttons are pushed!

Jacob: <_<; *finishes bandaging Alex's wound*

Todd: *...*

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Harry: *falls asleep*

Alex: Pushing the right buttons would mean killing everyone he cares about. You wouldn't want to be around if that happened. *to Jacob* Thanks. Now if you'll excuse me... *hops off the bed* I'm going to get some sleep. *limps out of the room*

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Key: *...*

Altodd: Hrmph. He doesn't get it.

Jacob: Well, don't look at ME. I don't know the full story behind you or Todd.

Altodd: If you know one of us, you'll know both of us.

Jacob: ... sure.

Todd: *...*

THE NEXT DAY

Key: *slowly comes out of her half-conscious state. she pushes herself into a sitting position, feeling much better than she had yesterday--though her injuries still burned, and her wings were sore from being stretched out all night* ....ssssshhh...

Harry: Good morning, Key. Ready to be human?

Key: *nods, and gets out of bed. she briefly loses her balance and opens her wings to try to straighten herself out, nearly smacking Harry in the process* o_o; *grins apologetically*

Me: so... Todd's up for this one, right?

Me: No. That would be not good - (see Jacob for details, lolololol)

Harry: *is indeed almost hit by the wings, and snorts* Alright, let's go. I don't think Todd's joining us this time.

Me: lolkay. I'm tempted to let her keep the wings, haha... see how long it takes for her to get sick of them, lol.

Key: *nods. it's better that way... if he saw her like this, there was no telling what he'd do. she folds her wings in and grabs her pistols off the table they had appeared on, and nods to Harry. she was ready*

*as if on cue, the alarm went off*

Alarm: BWEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Harry: AH!! OKAY, LET'S HOPE THAT SOMEONE GAVE TODD HIS EARPLUGS BACK!!

Key: *winces from the noise, and runs out of the room, joining the others in the main hall* ...

Alex: *limps up behind her* Hey, Key. Feeling better?

Key: *nods, and smiles reassuringly. she glances down at his leg*

Alex: Oh, that'll be fine. I just hope they don't do that full moon thing again anytime soon. >.>;

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Jacob: D8 How is that possible? She's a ghost, she - how is that possible?? D8

Altodd: ...

Harry: *stares at Key, worried. He can't look away*

Todd: *...*

Key: *doesn't move, still panting. just standing there hurts. she looks up at Jacob, pain and confusion showing clearly in her face, even in her more monstrous appearances* hhh... hhhh.....

Alex: *continues to watch Key, extremely concerned* ...she doesn't know. she told me--while she was possessing me--she told me she doesn't know how it happened, it just did. Something about the Fish giving her a mission...

Claire: *really feels sorry for Key, and what her and the others had been put through. her heart goes out to her, but she doesn't know what she could possibly do to help*

Jacob: Key - try to lay down on a bed, alright? Just try. I... I don't know how to help you, but you can try not standing there! D:

Harry: *for a second, for some reason that he couldn't explain, he glanced over at Todd* Oh no...

Todd: *shifts around on the bed. He was going to wake up*

Harry: Oh god - Todd's waking up - if he sees Key like this, then...!

Altodd: *looks back and forth between Key and Todd, confused*

Jacob: *blocks Todd's view of Key by standing in front of him* ._.

Key: ...! *sees the problem, and opts to sit against the wall on the opposite side of the bed rather than lie down on it (don't think i can lay down with WINGS, anyway...). she leans against the wall and slides down it, sitting down with a painful 'thump.' She doesn't bother trying to fold her wings in-- she just doesn't have enough energy left to* hhh.... hhhh....

Alex: D:> ....

Claire: ....

Todd: *his eyes flutter open, but he ends up squinting from barely being able to see - why couldn't he really hear anything...?*

Harry: ... Oh... *he walks over and takes the earplugs out of Todd's ears* U-uh... h-hey, Todd...

Todd: What happened...?

Harry: *nervously glances back at Key, still worried about her, but at a loss about what to do to help her* ... er... you were in a coma for a few days... but you're fine, now.

Todd: ...I thought I died again...

Jacob: Almost.

Harry: *Refrains from saying something like "Key's worse"*

Altodd: *Todd disgusts him*

Key: *doesn't move, doesn't make any noise. she doesn't want Todd to see her, not now, no matter how badly she wants to just get up and hug him... she forces herself to stay put* ...

Alex: Well... glad to see you're up, man.

Claire: *glances around nervously, unsure if she should stick around or not* ...

Harry: *puts a heavy hand on her shoulder, his brow furrowing. She was the only reason why he wasn't completely freaking out* ...

Todd: I, uh... heh. I guess I'm glad to be up, too...

Jacob: FFFFF! *suddenly injects Todd with a sedative*

Todd: Wait - what - why did you do that?? D:>

Jacob: YOU NEED TO REST MORE. YUP.

Altodd: ...

Claire: *glances up at Harry* .... *decides to stay, for Harry's sake*

Alex: ... :/

Key: *stays still* ...hhh...

Todd: *could feel his body shutting back down* I... you... goddamned doctor... *blacks out*

Jacob: Okay then... problem solved. *to Key* I don't know how to help you. You're already dead - you shouldn't even HAVE those wounds. And... and why are you so TIRED? And what's with those WINGS??

Harry: *keeps his hand on Claire, but staring off into space* ...

Altodd: ...

Claire: ...I'm not too sure about the wings, but she may have been on an adrenaline rush because of her injuries... maybe she's exhaused because the effects wore off...?

Key: *slowly moves a hand towards her slashed midriff* ...hhhss...

Alex: ...maybe that freaky chick's sword had something to do to with it... I mean... Key could touch her, and she could hurt Key, so....

Me: Ooh, you know what I just realized? All those wounds are gonna scar because of Nomines' weapons. D:

Harry: *still holding on to Claire* ...

Todd: *...*

Jacob: ... so now she's been injured by this person? So what - she must live a nonexistence with those wounds forever??

Altodd: *flatly* Maybe.

Claire: ... *puts a reassuring hand on Harry's*

Alex: *shoots a glare at Altodd* You know, you're really not helping.

Key: ...ssshh... *holds up the wrist with the bangle on it* ...hhh...

Alex: *blinks at it--he had never noticed it* ...What's that?

Harry: *a frown still on his face, he squeezes his eyes tightly shut, his hand sliding off Claire's shoulder. He didn't like seeing his friends get hurt. It was emotionally draining for him*

Jacob: Yes, what IS that?

Altodd: I saw that when she shot the one cloaked woman, that light on her bracelet thing grew.

Todd: *...*

Claire: *frowns when Harry's hand slides out from under hers. she lets her own hand drop, watching him carefully*

Alex: ...The light grows when she attacks people... Ah! Would that be her mission then? She has to fight until the light goes all the way around?

Claire: ...if that's true, then she doesn't really have any opponents to choose from...

Key: *lets her arm drop, and shakes her head slightly*

Harry: *looks downwards, at the floor, silent*

Altodd: But the light's THERE... she has to fight that specific opponent.

Jacob: Then she needs to be careful.

Todd: *...*

Key: *lets her head thunk back against the wall. she doesn't want to fight like this anymore, but she knows she has to--she'll never be brought back otherwise* ...ss....

Claire: ... *puts a hand on Harry's shoulder* We'll keep an eye on her next time she goes out.

Alex: ... *nods*

Harry: *silently looks up at her, and nods gratefully*

Jacob: Whatever'll happen when that bangle is filled up, it'll be important - failure isn't an option.

Altodd: What if it's a trap? What if when the bangle's filled up, Key, I dunno, explodes or something?

Harry: *becomes genuinely upset at that thought, snapping at Altodd* DON'T SAY THAT! DON'T EVER SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT!

Altodd: I'm only sharing a possibility.

Harry: *restrains himself from full-on throwing himself at Altodd, but one could see the fury in his eyes*

Claire: *squeezes Harry's shoulder reassuringly, shooting a glare at Altodd* Whatever it is, I'm sure it's not as terrible as some people may think...

Alex: *also shoots a threatening glare towards Altodd before looking at Key* ...Key, it's a god thing that that light's filling up, right?

Key: *nods* hhh...

Alex: There. See? >:C

Me: lol. everyone hates Altodd right now. XD

Me: lol srsly.

Altodd: *raises his hands defensively* I'm a realist.

Harry: *through his teeth* No you're not.

Altodd: I've been one since you and Sam died. How's that?

Harry: ...

Todd: *...*

Jacob: So... what will we do now? Key can't stay here - we're risking Todd committing suicide if she stays here as she is now.

Alex: ...All we can really do is put her back in her room... I mean... you can't do anything for her, can you?

Claire: *keeps her hand on Harry's shoulder* ...

Key: ....

Me: Todd's totally gonna see her the next day, isn't he?

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Tank: *PAWNCHES upwards*

Harry: <_<; I wonder when we'll actually... be able... to gooo... *is uncomfortable with the situation*

C. Eclipse: UM, THEY KILLED ME LIKE TEN BAJILLION TIMES. Dick.

Altodd: Ffff...! *stabs more peeps*

Claire: Maybe the creators are waiting for something... *shoots an Origini in the head*

Ignis: *yelps as she's punched off the Tank, and lands on her back near Alex*

Alex: O_O; *points his gun at Ignis, backing away from her*

Mikenno: The Fish was always nicer than the Raccoon, I assumed she hadn't changed. Asshole. *looks behind him* oh whoops, Ignis is loose. fun.

Key: *Is still extremely confused by the fact that she's INJURED AND BLEEDING. and it hurts like a dog*

THE FISH: IT SEEMS YOU'VE DISCOVERED THE CATCH. :3

Nomines: *smirks, brandishing her sword, biding her time*

Key: ....sssshhhjjj.... D:>

THE FISH: I BELIEVE YOU NEED ASSISTANCE.

C. Eclipse: frack YOU! *leaps at Mikenno*

Altodd: ? *runs over to Key, confused by her bleeding* Uh... you need help?

Tank: *running at Ignis from far away*

Harry: Well shoot - that's BAD! D8

Ignis: *gets back up. she sees Alex as the most immediate threat, and pounces on him*

Alex: OH, shoot-- *tries to run, but is knocked down, pain shooting through his half-healed ribcage* frack!!

Ignis: SNRAAAAWRGH!! *tries to bite Alex*

Alex: !! *smacks Ignis on the side of the head with the butt of his gun, stunning her temporarily. he tries to crawl out from under her before she comes to, but--*

Ignis: *snaps out of it rather quickly, and clamps her jaws down on Alex's leg*

Alex: !!!?!?!

Key: *glances up at Altodd, looking very confused herself--she still doesn't know how it's possible*

THE FISH: OK, I'M TOTALLY GONNA RIP OFF FFVIII AND GIVE YOU A FEW LEVELS IN BADASS. HOW DOES THAT SOUND? RINOA LIMIT BREAK, GO!

Key: *looks back down at the Fish, even more confused-- then it feels like her back's about to split itself in half* !!!???!?

Nomines: *her smirk fades. she watches Key carefully, unsure of what the Fish is planning* ...

Mikenno: *whirls around and smacks Eclipse out of the air with his tail* >:3

C. Eclipse: !!?? *falls down* Ow. D: DUDE. D:<

Harry: *frustrated and stressed and stuff* WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?? WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO??

Altodd: *stabs at Nomines* >:/

Tank: *STILLA CUMMIN (that's what she said)*

Mikenno: Again. I could have torched you.

Claire: Calm down, and keep doing what we've BEEN doing! D:>

Ignis: ?! *hears the tank still running, and releases Alex, deeming him to be less dangerous at this point, and faces the Tank*

Alex: *forces himself to stand, keeping his weight off his bitten leg* shoot shoot shoot, this is not good...!

Nomines: *is obviously a more experienced swordswoman, and easily deflects his blade, kicking him away*

Key: *collapses to her hands and knees, screaming wordlessly--then suddenly, she feels a strange weight on her back, and a sudden burst of adrenaline. she gets back on her feet, nearly falling backwards, but she spreads her wings out to the sides to regain her bala--(wait. WHAT?!) she looks to the side: she had somehow grown massive white wings*

THE FISH: HAVE FUN! *poofgone*

Tank: *charges at Ignis and throws a fist at her* RAAUUUGH!!

Harry: But - but LOOK! Everyone - AHH!! D8>

Eclipse: True. See? You're so friendly!

Altodd: *falls over, this time ON his broken arm. He bites his tongue in order to keep himself from crying out*

Ignis: *ducks under the punch, then tries to go around it and jump on its back*

Alex: *limps over to Harry and Claire* Uhh, guys? It's bad if you get bitten by a werewolf, right? D:

Claire: From what I know, yes. D:>

Alex: Well, frack.

Key: *runs at Nomines, grabbing her second pistol off the ground, and flaps her wings experimentally, feeling them lift her off the ground slightly* >:D

Nomines: *raises her sword to stab Altodd DEAD*

Key: !!! *puts more force into the flap, and leaps towards Nomines, mercilessly shooting at her* D8<

Nomines: !?!? *is hit by most of the bullets, and staggers away from Altodd, completely caught off-guard by the ghost's appearance* D8

Altodd: *staggers back to his feet* ???

Harry: D8 ... frack. WHY CAN'T WE LEAVE??

Tank: ?? *is too dumb to turn around*

Eclipse: Werewolf?? WEREWOLF?? frack!

Mikenno: Yup. That can't be good. :/ *looks around* ...Does the ghost have WINGS?

Key: *stumbles a bit when she lands, having put a bit too much force into the jump. she faces Nomines and points her guns at her, spreading her new wings out as far as they go, standing between Altodd and the demon hunter. she felt POWERFUL*

Nomines: .... *takes a fighting stance, now unsure whether she would be able to take her down or not--she was slowed down by her injuries*

Ignis: *claws at his head again* RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!

Alex: I don't know, but this needs to be over like, RIGHT NOW.

Altodd: Oh gah - oh GOD... *backs away form them, holding his arm*

Eclipse: We... uh... we need to go, Mikenno. D:

Tank: !!! *dies*

Harry: *still freaking out, having his panic attack*

Mikenno: If you say so. *kneels down to allow Eclipse to get on his back*

Ignis: *jumps off the dead Tank, and runs straight at Alex, Harry and Claire* SNAAAWWRR!!

Alex: !! *starts shooting at her* D8<

Key: ... *brings her wings down and launches herself into the air, continuously flapping to keep herself aloft. she unloads on Nomines, glancing at her bangle-- a little over halfway there* >:D

Nomines: *is forced to dance around to avoid being shot again* nrrr...

Eclipse: *raises a brow at Mikenno* And you're not going to "torch" me?

Altodd: *keeps his sword ready, just in case. Altodd's arm throbbed. He tried to ignore it* ...

Harry: *glances back at Claire again* SOMEONE needs to sound a retreat...

Mikenno: No need. We're still friends, right? Even considering the whole "you're on the wrong side" deal? If I wanted to torch you, I would have.

Key: *is finding it surprisingly easy to stay in the air, almost as if her wings moved automatically. she decides to try something, and lets herself drop, landing on her feet*

Nomines: *is confused as to why she'd give up such an advantageous position, but doesn't complain, and charges, stabbing at her*

Key: *sidesteps her and trips her, then hitting her from behind with her wing*

Nomines: !! *falls forward, dropping her sword. she tries standing, but--*

Key: *puts a foot on her back, pointing a gun at her head* ...

Claire: *notices him looking at her* Do I have to do it? I'm NEW, I still don't know what the hell is going on! D:

Eclipse: *looks back at the others* ... No, Mikenno. I don't think we CAN be friends right now.

Harry: Alrighty then, I guess it's up to me... *yelling out* RETREAT!! RETREAT!!

Eclipse: ... *leaves for the stronghold*

Altodd: What? Retreat?

Mikenno: *watches Eclipse go* ...so be it. *leaps up from his crouched position, and flies off, back to the Origini stronghold*

Key: ?! *looks in the direction of the yell*

Nomines: *takes the opportunity and reaches for her sword, grabbing it, twisting around and swinging at Key*

Key: !! *instinctively steps back, avoiding the blade*

Nomines: *flips back onto her feet, putting the sword away* A worthy opponent indeed. *turns and runs, vanishing into the darkness once more*

Key: D: ..... *turns to Altodd and waves for him to follow, taking to the sky once more (i don't think i'll ever get tired of this...)*

Altodd: ... *follows Key, still clutching his arm*

Harry: *walking to the stronghold with Claire* ... How did Key do that...?

Eclipse: *enters the stronghold*

Claire: I... don't know...

Alex: *is gawking at Key* Whooooa....

Key: *lands near them, stumbling again* ..ssshjjj...!

Alex: *is still gawking* 8O .....

Everyone else: *is going into the stronghold*

IN THE STRONGHOLD

Altodd: ... is it like that every day? Just... weird shoot happens?

Harry: Uh... Key's never done THAT before... D:

Altodd: ...

Eclipse: *sighs, depressed, and goes straight to his room*

Key: *enters the stronghold, and immediately loses all her strength. she collapses to the floor, completely exhausted, pain from her wounds returning*

Alex: AH! *limps over to her, kneeling down next to her* Key? Key!! D:>

Claire: Hey, you need to get to the medical room...!

Alex: Key needs help! D:

Harry: How are we going to get her there? No one can touch her! D8> ... wait... what if she possesses one of us, and we can take her there??

Altodd: Not me.

Harry: *glares at him*

Alex: *glares at Altodd* ...I'll do it. I need to get there anyway. *looks back down at Key* Key, you have to try to possess me, okay? We need to get you down to Jacob... D:>

Key: sssss.... *manages to stagger back to her feet--her wings were more of a hindrance now-- and almost literally falls into Alex*

Alex: !! *almost immediately keels over*

Claire: ! *catches him before he hits the ground* Okay, this is still really weird. *stands him back up, having to put an arm around him to keep him standing* I might need some help here. D:

Harry: I'm too tall. D:

Altodd: *snorts* FINE... *he walks over and puts an arm around Alex, helping Claire*

*in the medical wing, in the room*

Jacob: ALEX?? I told you not to over-do it! D8

Altodd: No, it's Key. Not Alex.

Jacob: ... huh?

Key: *walks out of Alex, and staggers towards a bed, supporting herself on the edge of it. she was so exhausted at this point, her wings were dragging on the ground rather than being folded behind her back* hhh.... hhhh....

Alex: *shakes his head, trying to get rid of the dizziness that comes form being possessed* Gah... *to Altodd and Claire* Thanks... *limps over to another bed, shooting a worried look in Key's direction* ...

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