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Post by Tony on Feb 11, 2007 11:44:58 GMT -5
((For all practical purposes, Sonic is following the ravine into Knothole here. Rocksauce.))A lone branch in the forest stuck out more than the rest. A little bit of dew had formed along the top of its leaves. It was quiet, peaceful... None too suspicious at all... That was, of course, until a portal seemed to open up about 500 feet away, and in less than a second, a blue-toned blur rushed forward, and SNAPPED the branch off of the tree it was born on. Bye-Bye, Branch. Hello Sonic the Hedgehog. The Blue Wind was busy trying to get his thoughts in one piece. For a moment, he had been rushing down the street of one Station Square, and the next, he was suddenly dashing through a strange portal that came out of nowhere, which apparently sent him to a place that had yet to bend over backwards for heavy industry to come through and knock everything down. ((In English; Sonic da hedgehog went from a city to a forest in a magikal thing~ :3 [Such in-post sarcasm is meant for humor, and not meant to insult anybody's intelligence. ... Except for Dash's. Hi Dash! :3] )) Of course, rather than be dismayed, the hedgehog wouldn't be bothered with worrying at that instant, and would concern him about it later on. In the meantime, he decided to have fun with his new location, and proceeded to perform a variety of leaps, twists, turns, and jumps through the forest. He may have been going at an excess of 700 MPH at the moment, but being who he was, no obstacle could really get in his way for very long, and whatever did try to get in his way would only be used to the hedgehog's speedy advantage, as simply another way of progressing further. Of course, he had to come to a complete stop the moment his feet touched the forest floor again, because at that moment, he had just zoomed right into the middle of a hidden village. With a loud SCREECH, and an uprooting of plenty of dirt and grass, the hedgehog stood still in his braking stance, glancing around at his new surroundings. He only had one thing to say... "... Hel-loooo....?"
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Post by L on Feb 11, 2007 19:28:18 GMT -5
Unexceptedly, a large iridescent mass fell from above, heading towards Sonic.
[dice=6][rand=90554703414418761082306459294875287990999423413558138699420081322]
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Post by Tony on Feb 11, 2007 19:32:13 GMT -5
And Sonic barely had the time to look up before something came flying RIGHT AT HIM. "What the crap is...?!"[rand=62689715134581887884184301121034551866864173898716602911415815624]
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Post by L on Feb 11, 2007 19:33:46 GMT -5
The mass let out a loud cry as it continued falling towards the blue hedgehog. "MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH." SPLAT. The mass had apparently landed on some spiney and boney cushioning. "... Meh?"
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Post by Tony on Feb 11, 2007 19:35:50 GMT -5
And Sonic was, um, splatted. Of course, reacting instinctively, he treated this mass as if it were some new Eggman device, and tried to spindash enough to get a good Semi-Sonic Wind going. "Get... OFF...!!" [dice=6][rand=2776718191756518719194087494037249276975848098934168436365192348495]
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Post by L on Feb 11, 2007 19:38:30 GMT -5
[dice=6] Whatever Karle hand landed on was attempting to give him an nonconsensual belly massage. "... MEH! MEEEEEEH!" The seal beast cried in a violated panic. He rolled off of the mass in shock. "MEEEEH!!!"[rand=52657742016458410180208588117668520144476060019967041060894990294305]
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Post by Tony on Feb 11, 2007 19:43:16 GMT -5
Sonic stood up, rubbing his head, groaning. Finally whatever that THING was, it got off of him, but.. Sonic STARED at it. "... What the hell -are- you...?"
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Post by L on Feb 11, 2007 19:46:39 GMT -5
Karle paused and looked over at the hedgehog. "Meh meh. MEH MEH MEH." He commented starkly, grabbing a nearby branch and using it to write in the dirt. "I am the result of toxic waste being poured into Emerald Coast in small amounts after being regurgitated by a lobster. My name is Karle."
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Post by Tony on Feb 11, 2007 19:47:59 GMT -5
"Oh. Hi Karle." And after that, everything was good once more. "Uh.. Karle? Mind telling me where I am? And how far I need to go in order to return to Station Square?"
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Post by L on Feb 11, 2007 19:51:38 GMT -5
Karle used his free fin to erase what he'd just written in the dirt, then wrote a new message. "I'd love to, but I have no clue where I am. I'm just as lost as you are."
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Post by Tony on Feb 11, 2007 19:54:30 GMT -5
Well, one thing was for sure. Apparently, this... thing was from Station Square to. That much was obvious. The only thing that they really needed was some sort of a guide... Maybe one lived in the surrounding huts in this village. Sonic jabbed a thumb towards the majority of the cottages. "Maybe we oughta see if anyone's home to give us directions?"
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Post by L on Feb 11, 2007 19:58:47 GMT -5
"Meh meh meh." Karle replied, as if to say "Works for me." The abomination proceeded to flop over to the hut Sonic had pointed to.
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Post by Sipp on Feb 11, 2007 21:52:41 GMT -5
(I never got your answer, Tony. So if this bugs you, I'll delete it) Someone was crying, and the noise was getting closer.
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Post by Tony on Feb 12, 2007 6:43:29 GMT -5
((OOC: Naw, it's totally cool. In fact, the first thing I tried to do when I logged in here was look for that Amy post you mentioned, but I guess I misread ye, cause I couldn't find anything. Everythin's dandy here.)) Sonic blinked. What was that... sound...? Crying?Of course, as 90% of the populace would do so, he, too, turned to take a look towards the source of the sound. "What in th..."
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Post by Sipp on Feb 12, 2007 12:50:37 GMT -5
A little pink hedgehog bumped into him, and she looked up at him with teary eyes. "Sonic...?" she sniffled and hiccuped, then backed away a little.
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Post by L on Feb 12, 2007 15:59:16 GMT -5
Karle turned back and shot the small hedgehog a glance for her comment. "... Meh?"
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Post by Tony on Feb 12, 2007 16:47:34 GMT -5
Sonic blinked at her for a moment. Amy? But... Huh? What is -she- doing here...? The thought of running away before she got too clingy sounded pretty good for a second, but the more he looked at the pitiful sight before him, making a getaway seemed less and less like a good option. Instead, the hedgehog peered into her eyes, and asked, "Um... What's wrong..?" He felt odd; He wasn't all that used to being a part of the counseling gig. Was he asking the right question? Did he fudge it up? Who knew? All he could do was await her answer...
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Post by Sipp on Feb 12, 2007 17:24:04 GMT -5
The child seemed hesitant to approach the blue hedgehog. She inched away a little as she spoke, still crying and trembling to boot. "I.. I.. I had a n-nightmare.. and.. K-knuckles is gone a-and I-I d-don't know where anyone is... I'm all a-alone and-- " she caught sight of Karle, squeaked and then fearfully hid away from them both.
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Post by L on Feb 12, 2007 23:16:02 GMT -5
Karle's reaction to the girl's response could only be described as: "Meh -___-;; "
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Post by Stoney on Feb 14, 2007 12:02:14 GMT -5
And then Blaze stumbled by, struggling mightily to keep her balance as the path in front of her both swam in and out of focus and seemed to multiply itself several times. Hey, that colored blob over there looked familiar...she blinked sluggishly, her legs feeling like they were moving in slow motion as she lurched closer to make out who it was. "...Sonic?!" Blaze's head throbbed, and suddenly her lightheadedness increased tenfold. Her eyes slowly slid shut against her will as the world around her grew dark. "S-Sonic...I..." Blaze lost her balance and staggered first one way, then she overcompensated and staggered the other way, then her legs gave up the fight and refused to move anymore. For one moment she teetered on one foot, desperately reaching a hand out to the out-of-focus image of the blue hedgehog that was both so close and so far away. "Soniiii iiiiungh..." It was too much for her...she toppled over and lay unmoving, her cut slowly drooling blood onto the ground.
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Post by Tony on Feb 14, 2007 22:25:11 GMT -5
((OOC: Presenting a Collab-Post between myself and Sippu. GIVE HER PRAISE.)) So, the tiny little girl zoomed off and hid somewhere at the sight of Karle's large and bulky form. No biggie. ... Well, that was until Sonic actually -snapped- to the reality of the situation, especially about Amy. For one thing, she was the total polar OPPOSITE of her normal self. For another, her outfit was drastically different. And Finally... She was half as tall as HE was. ... ... ... "Yeah. Okay. I'm getting to the bottom of this. Right now." He obviously didn't take his eye from her tiny form as she leaped into her hiding spot, and quickly headed off to where she went. He -screeched- near her shivering form, and walked closer, raising an eyebrow. "... Um. Amy? ... What's going on around here?" That didn't go over too well. His sudden movements only startled her more, causing her to squeak and hiccup. She managed to calm herself a little, and looked up at him blankly. "I-I don't know... everyone's gone but you... I.. I'm scared... I-I wish Knuckles was here..." she suddenly looked up at him hopefully, taking hold of his arm, "Do you know where he i-is, Mister Sonic...?" and then, quieter, "... is the scary monster gone?" Sonic gawked at her. ... This was totally a different person. It -had- to be. There was no mistaking it; This couldn't have been the Amy he knew. Of course... was there also the possibility that such a coincidence existed? Another pink hedgehog by the name of Amy...? That was the only plausible theory, and of course, in Sonic's mind, he could have passed this off as fact. He -has- seen much weirder things. However... The fact that she happened to know who Knuckles was totally threw the wrench in that theory. This was completely... wrong. There was something wrong about this whole thing, but Sonic couldn't place just what it was... Perhaps that portal he saw in Station Square had something to do with it. In any case, as floored as he was, he had to say something. She was really frightened, there was no question about that... he cleared his through, and stopped moving as suddenly as he was. "Um... The monster is just, um... A friend of mine... His name's Karle, he won't hurt. Uh... Amy, can I ask you something? Do you know where Station Square is from here?" Boy, he could only imagine what the answer was going to be. "He is?" she seemed to calm a little "Okay... as long as he's n-not mean... like the robot you... who kidnapped me... he hurt me..." she shivered. "Okay..." she blinked. "No, I don't... W-what's Station Square? Mister Sonic, can I stay with you until we find Knuckles? ...Y-you're going to help me find him, right? she looked up at him with big watery eyes so full of hope that it would be a crime to deny her. ....... Why must the cute ones always look at him with eyes like that. Just... why? Why couldn't they just politely ask so that it would make it that much easier to just say no?Obviousy, Sonic wouldn't be getting such a privilege today. He sighed. The fact that this Amy didn't know of the city pretty much confirmed what he had been suspecting for the past 15 minutes; He was so not in Kansas anymore. "Yeah, sure... You can tag along, but I have no idea where Knux could possibly be right now... He's probably back at the city, or something..." Unexpectedly, he picked her up, and held the tiny thing in his arms, walking away from her hiding spot. "Maybe you can help me out, here. I don't recognize this area at all..." Somehow, in the dank areas of his mind, Sonic pondered whether or not that was actually the best thing in the world to say..."Yay!" The little girl pumped a fist into the air and cheered. "You're nice, Mister Sonic! I don't know why Knuckles doesn't like you..." she then gave him a strange look, "But this is Knothole! How can you not know?" Sonic knew that this little girl was going to say that exact sentence. It was only natural for that particular response. And, of course, Sonic had no idea how to answer it. However, that question would have to be put on hold. The hedgehog looked up at a familiar sight... Blaze the Cat. But... She was injured, and she didn't look very good at all. Sonic immediately forgot about everything, and gently set Amy down (with a "Wait right here...") before rushing over to the fallen feline's side, grabbing her shoulders and gently shaking her. "Blaze? What happened?! Blaze?!" She wasn't responding. Either she was out cold, or... No, Sonic thought to himself. No, the wounds aren't serious enough for that... She's unconcious... And he continued trying to gently reawaken her with the shaking. Funny how, when I wish for something familiar, I get it with strings attached by a -mile-...And he had just run off and left her alone. She frowned, and ran after him. "Are you the real Sonic?" he asked with a small tinge of suspicion. And then she saw Blaze. "Oh!" she ran over to Blaze, frowning. She pawed at the feline's fur a little, letting out a small delighted noise, but stopped short when she realized that the cat wasn't sleeping - she was badly hurt. "She's hurt! What happened to her?" Sonic shook his head. "I have no idea... None at all... It almost looks like something rammed her into a wall..." Unsure of what to do, he continued shaking her shoulders. Maybe she'd get up if he kept at it... If not, he was gonna have to ask about the nearest medical assistance that they could find. And the thought about asking someone who not only recognizes him, but thinks him crazy for not knowing where he was... didn't appeal to him at all.
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Post by L on Feb 14, 2007 22:37:49 GMT -5
Alerted by the two hedgehogs' sudden attention to the cat, Karle made his way over to examine the situation. A young purple cat lay unconscious on the ground, though he was unaware of the cause. "Meh meh meh MEH MEH." He said, gently pushing Sonic and Amy gently out of the way to get a better look. The feline appeared to have a deep wound, allowing a good deal of blood lose. "Meeh... " He muttered. "Meh meh MEH." He wrote a message to Sonic in dirt right beside the cat. "Bring me some sort of linen cloth. She needs bandaging."
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Post by Tony on Feb 18, 2007 19:15:08 GMT -5
Sonic nodded at Karle's message. "Right, Bandages... Back in a flash...!" With that, he dashed off, wondering why exactly he was taking sensible advice from a bloated... mutant... thing... That was before he realized he was running to nowhere. He dashed back, and picked Amy back up. "You; Remind me where the medical supplies are.."
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Post by Sipp on Feb 21, 2007 15:54:22 GMT -5
"My name is Amy, Mister Sonic," she said with a little frown. He wasn't being very nice anymore... "Umm... I don't know, but I think ... it's there." She pointed somewhere. [dice=2] (One right, two wrong)[rand=251364188725191567204885254930009318699390323951337736229000373346]
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Post by Stoney on Feb 21, 2007 23:48:47 GMT -5
AND BLAZE TWITCHED A FINGER.
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Post by Tony on Feb 24, 2007 20:45:42 GMT -5
A few moments later, after being successfully directed to a place containing medical supplies, Sonic rushed back to the scene, and began to get to work doing the best that he could to get Blaze wrapped up and all taken care of. [dice=6] And he actually did moderately well. However, it wasn't the most perfect of jobs. The blood was wiped up, and the neccessary areas were bandaged tightly. However, there was little he could do about the wounds other than get them wrapped up before they could bleed anymore than they already have. All he could hope for now was that Blaze would wake up feeling fine. He turned to Amy and raised an eyebrow. "Isn't there anyone else in this village? I've only seen -you- so far... Where are the other inhabitants..?"[rand=659711192764837747073567369294751837929429986613342382999522628]
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Post by L on Feb 24, 2007 21:18:42 GMT -5
Karle flopped up behind Sonic, intent on listening to what Amy had to say. Seeing how he had no idea where he was, it would probably best for him to receive the same type of information as Sonic.
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Post by Sipp on Feb 25, 2007 1:42:43 GMT -5
Amy fidgeted, she was starting to get upset again. "I don't know... usually there are people here... but there weren't... I don't know where they went... I said that..." Now she was torn. She wanted to go and huddle and cry, but she didn't want to be alone...
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Post by Stoney on Feb 25, 2007 2:31:56 GMT -5
Blaze remained inanimate. A pidgeon roosted on her head. It went "coo".
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Post by Tony on Feb 25, 2007 18:33:24 GMT -5
Sonic was getting frustrated. Here, he had this little girl who was bound to let loose the waterworks any moment now, and in addition, he had this huge mutant thing who wasn't being much help, and a KOed Blaze, who he was worrying enough about as it was. Hoo boy. Sonic threw his hands up in the air in aggravation. "Alright, I get it. You don't know where anyone is. That means that I might as well go looking for them. Karle-thing, keep an eye on her, and... Blaze, please. I'll be back." He crouched, and then took off running, aiming to search the entire village if need be, only to find some sort of assistance. Little did he know just what he was about to get himself into.
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