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Post by Stoney on Apr 1, 2007 22:45:53 GMT -5
"First you BODILY TACKLE ME to keep me away from that city, and now you're volunteering to go back?!" Rush's eyes lit up with the type of crazed fury one might only obtain after a very long and stressful day topped by that single event which sends one over the edge into homicide. And then Metal began laughing. Rush snarled. The blue robot was laughing at him. It was obvious. The corgi shook with excess heat energy, his hands curling into claws. Yes, he was trying to restrain himself for his father's sake. But damn, Metal wasn't making it easy. All Rush needed was one more push, and then he'd -- Bogert spoke up. Rush twitched. The floating orb was once again subject to being snatched out of the air. Rush held him up above his head, prepared to smash Metal's cranium in with it. "I'M GONNA BEAT YOU BOTH UNTIL YOU STOP BEING ANNOYING!" He howled. Aaaaaaand then SHAZAM, an artificial eclipse occured. Rush forgot all about what he'd been about to do as he stared up at the misplaced island, his grip and his jaw going slack. "Holy hell..."
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Post by matrixx on Apr 1, 2007 23:38:30 GMT -5
Resson's laughter stopped immediately. He looked up above him at the giant land mass that just appeared above him; he was so shocked that he actually pulled aside the hair covering his right eye for a better look. "That.. is that the floating island? Perhaps these portals are far more powerful than I assumed..." He immediately tromps back in the direction of his floating platform. "Something is seriously wrong with the fabric of the spacetime... we should go up there and investigate. Luckily I've got my floating platform over here, readily accessib-" It was missing. Along with Dart and Cyro. "......"
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Post by DB on Apr 2, 2007 0:13:45 GMT -5
" THISDROIDISNOTDESIGNEDFORBLUDGEONING!" The metal tenrec gawked in amazement of the giant flying island. Of course, he didn't take it at face value either. Oh no, he thought he was hallucinating. However, he wasn't sure if robots could hallucinate. Maybe he had a computer virus or something? ... Hell if he knew. Of course, everyone else seemed to notice it too. "... so, uhm, what the hell is that?"
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Post by Jamie Lee on Apr 2, 2007 4:20:28 GMT -5
Metal flinched, and for a second played with the idea of retaliating on the android. However, the appearance of the island had taken a strong grip on his attention. After a moment he finally pulled his eyes away. "Angel Island," he stated, answering Dash. "A floating continent from our world that is held aloft by a gemstone of immeasurable power called the Master Emerald. My Liege has been to it several times before, but I have... never seen it in person myself before..." his words trailed off, intrigue and amazement overlapping his utter surprise. He shook his head, regaining his senses. "Agreed," he said in response to Resson. "Though I am sure Knuckles will not be pleased by our trespassing ," Assuming he is even there. He glanced over at Resson when he failed to finish his sentence, noting the look on his face. "Is something wrong?"
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Post by Sipp on Apr 2, 2007 19:02:51 GMT -5
Cyro stumbled into view, looking rather dishevelled and off. "W-what...? ... Dart...?" And he wasn't the only one that did. A small pink hedgehog, looking very upset, had spotted the group and was making her way over to it as quickly as she could. The blue guy in the distance, was it Mister Sonic? In any case, maybe they'd know where Knuckles was... It wasn't until she was rather close that she realized who it was. And then her reddened, teary eyes went very wide and she choked on her scream, instead whimpering. She froze like a deer caught in headlights. "K-knuckles!" she tried to shout, but it came out in a squeak instead. "Y-you..." she said in a tiny, trembling voice, eyes focused on Metal, "Metal S-sonic!"
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Post by Stoney on Apr 4, 2007 2:46:56 GMT -5
Rush had been somewhat shocked out of his single-minded observation of Metal by the appearance of the island, finally paying more attention to his surroundings. He walked over to see what was up with his father...and paused, also noticing that Dart and the platform were absent. Rush slapped his forehead. If the instantaneous portal that'd brought him here was any indication, both his brother and their mode of transportation had just been witness to the same fate. Sighing, he turned to look up in wonder at the gargantuan island again...really, it seemed to him like more of a continent, since it was so huge... His gaze and attention thus averted, Rush was completely caught off-guard by what happened next. Out of the forest she burst, a wailing six-year-old banshee clutching an unconscious chao who had just very nearly bitten a shiny metal ass. Her eyes clouded by tears, she had no knowledge of what was in front of her -- and as a result, promptly slammed into Rush's hard hide. The robocorgi was actually thrown off-balance by the impact, stumbling sideways and looking down in utter surprise at a tiny female rabbit who was clinging to him like he was her mommy. .................. Rush suddenly felt extremely awkward. "Um..." Cream didn't even know what she'd stumbled into...and truth be told she didn't care. Her legs felt too tired to run anymore, so she just held on to the solid object and wept her tears of sorrow and frustration out. All she wanted was to be away from the fighting. ...'Kay, yeah, really uncomfortable now. Rush shot a pleading glance in his father's direction. He neither knew how to deal with this situation nor was he very willing to. Kids were something he hadn't ever had any experience with, and for some reason, something about this obviously pained rabbit female struck a chord with him, making him feel even more out-of-his-element than usual. "I...someone get this kid off me," He finally uttered, struggling to push the child away. He was rather unsuccessful, seeing as she clung to his leg like a tick and refused to budge. Rush's brow furrowed. "Hey, c'mon! Leggo!" He didn't want to resort to brute force -- something about the pitiful sight of the girl's tears sapped his will to use violence, which was extemely unusual seeing as that was his typical solution to everything. Rush shook his head at his own odd behavior, bewildered at himself and what this kid was doing to him. He obviously needed to get away from her. "GET OFF!" He began lifting his leg and shaking it. That got Cream's attention -- she leaped back, noticing for the first time that she'd latched onto a person and not an oddly smooth tree trunk like she'd first thought. Cream trembled, both from exhaustion and fear, looking around herself at all the unfamiliar faces and realizing for the first time that maybe, just maybe, she'd made a mistake in leaving that village behind. She remembered the chao in her arms and hunkered down, shielding him from the stares of those around her. She wouldn't let anyone else harm Cheese, ever again. She let out an unhappy whining sound and closed her eyes, wishing for some sort of guidance. When she opened her eyes again, it was to her surprise that she managed to spot one familiar face among the group. "...A-Amy?" Rush staggered away from the child, hiding himself in the safety of the surrounding trees. He took several deep breaths and then slapped himself. As the pain receded, Rush felt his thoughts sorting themselves back into their usual order. He wondered just what the devil that had been about, but realized that this wasn't the best time to dwell on the matter. So instead he peeked around the tree trunk at the continued goings-on.
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Post by matrixx on Apr 5, 2007 2:18:37 GMT -5
Resson was sort of at a loss as to what to do. Dart was missing, they had a couple of little girls to deal with, and the god damned floating island was right above them. He sighed and rested his eyes in his fingers. "I need a break from reality."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Apr 5, 2007 4:43:16 GMT -5
Metal's eyes widened and mentally he was grimacing so badly it could have been comical when he heard that voice call out his name. Oh no. Those two are here?!His eyes went half-mast in irritation, and quickly he turned around to face the two girls, folding his arms over his chest in the process. "If you think that Eggman is somehow responsible for this, then you ar--" he paused, cutting off mid-sentence and actually recoiling when he looked up and saw the little pink hedgehog, taking in her young appearance with a wave of nostalgia. If he hadn't known better he might have sworn he had traveled back in time! "... Amy? Is that you?!"
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Post by DB on Apr 5, 2007 14:19:49 GMT -5
Alternative universes with bizarrely kind versions of people he hated. Talking volleyball robots. Little girls running around. Suddenly appearing giant FLYING LANDMASSES. Yeah. Dash had enough of this. "I'm... I'm done with this. No more. Bye." And he turned and left, without waiting for a reply. And, having gotten loose from the corgi, the droid hovered over to Resson. "I need to research a few things. I'll send another droid to find you later. I suggest until then you avoid any strange machines." And then the droid darted after the robot tenrec.
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Post by matrixx on Apr 10, 2007 4:22:57 GMT -5
Resson sighs as Bogert and the robian wander off. "All right.. here's what we're going to do. We're going to stay put until Bogert returns. We can get the data we need from him to get back home, and hopefully retrieve Nicole as well. It'd also be helpful if he could get intel on Dart's location, too." He eyes the two little girls. "And you two had best be quiet. Any screaming or crying and I can't say what I might end up doing."
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Post by Stoney on Apr 11, 2007 18:59:47 GMT -5
Cream's eyes were massive and watery in that horribly cute expression that brought adults to their knees. Her lower limp trembled and she hugged Cheese tighter to her chest, knitting her brows together in a worried expression. She shot another glance over at Amy. The pink hedgehog still hadn't responded; the few seconds that had passed in awkward silence felt like over a week to the poor rabbit who was lost, confused, and now seeing alternate versions of her best friends to boot. This canine that was eyeing her and Amy...he had long hair. Cream had once heard that there was a word to define such people, but in her naivety didn't understand its implications. Still, ever-curious for new knowledge, she found herself timidly speaking up at that moment. "Um, excuse me..." She regained some amount of courage as she remembered her manners, standing up and bowing politely to the green canine. "My name is Cream the Rabbit, sir. I was, um..." She hesitated, not really wanting to say how she'd gotten here. But she heard that lying was bad, so...maybe a half-truth? "...I was running through the forest and, um, I'm sorry if I'm intruding, but I think I'm lost..." This last bit trailed off into a mumble as she glanced around suddenly, wondering where that robot she'd bumped into was. She couldn't find him; had he left? "But, um," Cream brightened up as she finally got around to the question she'd been meaning to ask. "I was just wondering, sir...uh, are you a 'Hippie'?" Her entire form exuded innocence as she curiously tilted her head to the side. ". . ." The corgi clapped a hand over his mouth to stifle a sudden wild urge to laugh. Normally he'd kill someone who insulted his father like that on the spot, but in this case he'd already concluded the girl knew no better and as a result, she wound up earning an entirely different reaction from him. Besides, it served his dad right for letting that hair grow after Rush had repeatedly suggested he get a haircut to improve his combat performance. "Mmmph!" The sound was noticeable, yet muffled; Rush's shoulders silently shook in amusement and he leaned heavily against the tree he was hiding behind as he sought desperately to contain himself and avoid attracting his father's wrath.
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Post by Sipp on Apr 16, 2007 17:45:51 GMT -5
There was a minute of stunned silence. and then. "Of course it's me!" she squeaked, "Y-you kidnapped me!" She paused, "W-who's Eggman?" And then the rabbit adressed her. She blinked at Cream - the rabbit was a little bit bigger than her, though she seemed to be younger. The rabbit said her name, and seemed to know her, yet... "W-who are you?" normally she would have accepted and welcomed someone her age, but right now she was frightened and lost. She didn't seem to hear Resson's warning.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Apr 16, 2007 19:29:18 GMT -5
Metal only stared in confusion for a moment longer before reason finally settled back in place. His features hardened and he turned away. "You are not the person I thought you were. I have no interest in you." Of course, now he was wondering about the kidnapping she'd mentioned.
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Post by matrixx on Apr 18, 2007 1:00:52 GMT -5
Resson shot a glare at Rush for his giggling. "I am not a hippie. I am a scientist. Furthermore, I am a scientist with many burdens right now. And unless you know where we are, I cannot take you anywhere, as I do not know either." His eyes turned up again to the floating island. "That seems to me the only even vaguely familiar place. But none of us can fly, so we can't get up there." He glances over at Metal. "Well, maybe not none of us.
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Post by Stoney on Apr 18, 2007 17:23:20 GMT -5
Cream sent a puzzled look in Amy's direction. She showed no memory of Cream or their time together. She was also much younger, shorter, and overall different in appearance from the Amy she knew. That could only mean... "I'm sorry," She bowed in apology, "I had you confused with somebody else I know." This was obviously just another pink hedgehog who happened to have Amy's name; the improbability of such a coincidence never really dawned on the young rabbit. "That seems to me the only even vaguely familiar place. But none of us can fly , so we can't get up there."Cream paused as she heard Resson speak. Looking up, she noticed Angel Island for the first time, and her eyes widened. She remembered that place from the time when Eggman kidnapped her mother; didn't Mister Knuckles live there? Hope blossomed in Cream's chest. Like the others, she was immensely relieved to find someplace familiar around here. Turning back to Resson, she walked up next to him and, standing on her tiptoes, tugged on his shirt sleeve gently but insistently. "Excuse me, Mister Scientist? Um, I can fly..."
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Post by Sipp on Apr 19, 2007 1:13:07 GMT -5
"Good!" squeaked Amy at Metal, "Cause if you do anything to me, Knuckles will.... will beat you up!" her words held a glimmer of uncertainty, but she looked as fierce as she could. She was actually quite scared, and she didn't want to admit it. "It's okay," she responded to Cream, calmer, "I'm Amy! Nice to meet you. ... What do you mean, you can fly?" she seemed to forget all about Metal, and looked genuinely curious.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Apr 19, 2007 2:07:05 GMT -5
Metal's eye flickered slightly at the girl's feeble threat. He had no interest in dealing with these children, especially this little ghost from his past, and besides that, having them linger about was surely only going to cause him strife and slow him down. "Little girl..." he said in a slow and deliberate growl. "I think you need to LEAVE!" He spun around, his eyes exploding into a furious light. It was mostly just a display to scare her off. That done, he turned back around and folded his arms, closing his eyes and shoving his nose up into the air. "I could likely carry at least two of you," he glanced between Resson and Cyro (deliberately ignoring Rush). "However, since you are interested in waiting for Bogert to return, perhaps I should scout ahead? If I am careful I may be able to get information from Knuckles. It will be easier as an individual than as a group." Meanwhile, a frantic voice could be heard repeatedly calling out Cream's name somewhere in the woods.
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Post by matrixx on Apr 24, 2007 23:41:58 GMT -5
Resson thought for a moment. "That may be best... only problem is that if anything happens to you up there, we have no way to get to you." ..There was a sudden growling sound. "...I just realized I haven't eaten today." Resson looked off to the side and adjusted his glasses, possibly in embarrassment.
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Post by Stoney on Apr 25, 2007 18:28:22 GMT -5
Cream perked up. "That's okay! I'm sure Mister Knuckles has plenty for us to eat!" He owned an entire island, after all. Surely there was food growing on it somewhere. She glanced over at the pink hedgehog and smiled. "Like this!" She leaped into the air, flapping her ears like oversized wings as she hovered five feet off the ground. She offered a hand to Resson, keeping Cheese close to her with the other. "I can't fly as far as Tails can, but I think I can lift one or two of you up to the isla--" Aaaaand Metal just about gave her a heart attack. "AAAAA!" She was suddenly hiding behind Resson's legs and peeking out with wide eyes at the big mean robot, not even hearing her mother's desperate voice in her fear. She wondered if he was gonna turn into a big scary dragon again. That wouldn't be good. She'd defeated him before when he was like that, but she had a lot of help at the time, and really, it was the other teams who did the bulk of the work... Cream whimpered and hid herself further behind the canine professor's pants. Rush's eyes narrowed as he saw his rival's mistreatment of their new guests. He emerged from hiding to give Metal a light slap upside the head -- not damaging at all, just meant to get the robot's attention. "Leave the poor kids alone, you jerk," he snapped. "They're scared enough as it is without you threatening to show them your elf shoes."
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Post by Sipp on Apr 30, 2007 12:02:29 GMT -5
Cyro put himself between the girls and Metal. "Yeah!" he added, "Leave them alone! They're just little girls. And they seem to know the guy on the island..." Amy was clapping at Cream when Metal PMSed attempted to scare her off. She screamed and hid behind Resson as well. She then glared out from behind Resson. "I..." she paused, her voice quavering, and then she went on fiercely, "I'm telling Knuckles on you!!" Oh diss. After the two Ressonbots came to her defense, she calmed. "Why is Knuckles on a Floating Island...?" she murmured under her breath.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Apr 30, 2007 14:05:39 GMT -5
Metal blinked, twisting his head around for a quizzical look at the corgi. Quickly glancing between the two androids for his reprimand his eyes dimmed slightly in a defensive gesture. "Do not tell me what to do." For emphasis, he turned and jabbed a finger in the young hedgehog's direction. "That child is Amy Rose, a girl often seen accompanying Sonic in our world. The Amy that I know is now a teenager, however, this child looks absolutely no different than she did seven years ago when I was first built!" He folded his arms indignantly. "There is no way this child could know the guardian of Angel Island! She is obviously a native to this world and is referring to a different version of Knuckles!"
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Post by matrixx on Apr 30, 2007 18:56:33 GMT -5
Resson glanced down with a befuddled expression. "What I find most surprising is how readily children cling to me for protection." He had never quite knew how to deal with children - sure, he had six of his own, but android children weren't like organic children at all. But of course, he couldn't bring himself to abandon them out in the middle fo the forest. "As much as I dislike it.. we should find somewhere we can dispose of these children." He looks down at them. He contemplates his choice of words. "By that, I mean find somewhere safe we can drop them off. Of course." He did wish there was some kind of bin he could deposit them into, though. He folds his arms and looks back toward Metal. "It might be wise for you to scout ahead... you might be able to reason with Knuckles if you explain the situation. If not... perhaps I could speak with him. I do not think I've had any problematic encounters with him as of yet."
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Post by Sipp on May 8, 2007 15:22:07 GMT -5
"He'll listen to me! And Cream, she's nice!" Amy puffed her chest out slightly. She then frowned up at Metal, imitating his glare, his voice and folded arms- rather well, but too cutely to be taken seriously: "There is only one Knuckles!" "Don't threaten little girls," Cyro returned stubbornly, giving said little girls each a small pat on the head.
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Post by Stoney on May 17, 2007 19:56:26 GMT -5
Rush raised a hand. "I vote for the dropping-off," he said quickly. These kids were doing something weird to him and it was scaring the hell out of him (not that he'd ever admit it); even he was beginning to be disturbed by his own odd behavior. Conclusion? He had to separate himself from them as soon as possible. He glanced back in the direction of the robot city, wondering if they'd accept little lost children...no, probably not. He frowned, moving back into what he felt was familiar territory as he began to get annoyed. Wasn't there ANYPLACE on this godforsaken planet that was both civilized and non-hostile? Cream pouted as the number of her allies dwindled to two. In all honesty, it didn't matter if she traveled with this group or not; she could get to the Floating Island by herself under her own power. Still, it would've been nice to have some company for a while...this place was a bit scary all by oneself, after all. Then an idea struck her like a thunderbolt. "Miss Amy!" She turned to the pink hedgehog with a look of hope. "Want to come with me? We can travel to the Island together, just the two of us." And then in an utterly childish gesture, she turned and stuck her tongue out at Metal Sonic. "No Robots Allowed," She added. "That is an excellent idea and I condone it wholeheartedly," Rush loudly declared before his rival could retort. He walked towards the children while making shooing motions with his hands. "Off you go now! Go on! Skedaddle!" Cream stuck her tongue out at him too.
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Post by Jamie Lee on May 17, 2007 20:52:59 GMT -5
Metal's eyes gave an angry flash over Cyro's comment, and when Cream had the nerve to stick her tongue out at him he growled in irritation. Angrily clenching his talons he hissed. "I said DO NOT tell me what to do!" Seeing as everyone wanted to get rid of the little brats anyway, the metallix took it upon himself in his anger to take the quickest possible solution. Not giving anyone else a chance to respond to him, he turned toward the general direction of the girls and fired off his laser--intentionally missing them in the hopes it would frighten them enough to run away. With that he turned and went marching off toward a nearby tree and leaned against the side opposite to what everyone was facing.
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Post by matrixx on May 21, 2007 0:14:17 GMT -5
Resson nodded to the girls. "That sounds like an excellent plan. We're harldy the kind of company-" And then Resson stumbled as he avoided the blast radius of Metal's laser. He glared intensely back at Metal, his teeth bared in a snarl. "IMPULSIVE FOOL!!" he barked, his fists clenched. He immediately glared back towards the little girls. "Go! We are not safe people to be around. Do you value your lives?! GO!" He turned back to Rush and Cyro. "And you two leave Metal alone! He's about as egotistical and tactless as people or robots can get, and any words will just make this more difficult, let him cool off!" He then screamed out to nobody in particular. " AND WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE FIND ME SOMETHING TO EAT!?"
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Post by Sipp on May 28, 2007 22:18:10 GMT -5
Amy tried her best not to shriek as Metal "attacked", but it didn't work. She then glared at him, puffing out her chest. She glanced at Cream when the rabbit spoke. "No miss, please, just Amy is good. And... that's what I said! Let's go!" Cyro folded his arms at Metal, but didn't say anything to him. "Are you girls going to be okay on your own...?"
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Post by Stoney on May 29, 2007 0:32:32 GMT -5
There was no time for either Amy or Cream to respond to Cyro's reply, because the latter screamed and took flight the moment the laser was fired, dragging Amy up with her. Visions of scary blue dragons swarmed through the rabbit's mind as she frantically increased altitude to get herself and Amy out of Metal's attack range. The group on the ground was promptly left behind as they soared up beyond the trees in the direction of the island -- and safety. Oh, that was it. An unprovoked attack? Rush could not think of a clearer indication that their all-too-brief truce had been terminated. At once he felt a rush (lawl puns) of both eagerness and anticipation -- no reason for him to hold back now, especially since Metal no longer had anyplace to run to for repairs. Tonight, this rivalry would end. "HE fired at ME, dad!" Rush snarled, running towards the blue robot and turning the tree he was leaning against into a cloud of splinters via a single punch. "I'LL LET YOU EAT HIS MOTHERBOARD!" [dice=6][rand=3550313438866758171942563617643372866010674838047601111185678774]
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Post by Jamie Lee on May 29, 2007 1:44:06 GMT -5
[dice=6] Metal's eyes widened a bit over the professor's outburst, his mind going blank. A moment later, he found himself laying face down in the dirt. He had never heard Rush, or the girls, or anything else beyond Resson's comment. He just laid there completely motionless. What was this feeling? All of a sudden he felt... empty. Shock, disbelief, anger... all of these swirled around somewhere in the background, but failed to full the now gaping cavity. He had taken many insults over time. Most of the time he was able to simply shrug them off. But no... there was something different about this time... Something about who it had come from. Like a blinding revelation. Ah. Betrayal. That was what it was. Slowly his hands wadded together into tight knots. Even more slowly he pulled himself back up to his feet and staggered away, not even seeming to notice the android who'd just attacked him, and even if it had, he hardly cared. He kept his back turned. " Professor," he hissed quietly. " The next time you say that... Say it in front of a mirror." he turned then to face the canine, and it was revealed that his eyes were scintillating rapidly, with them a cold glare. And then he turned away again, his body shuddering from a sudden rush of energy and fury. "You... all of you... are little more than ungrateful fools. I am done here." His jet ignited, accompanied by a bright, furious glow to his eyes, and he raised himself a foot or so above the forest floor. He held himself there for a moment. "You can all find your own way back home." And then he turned and sped off into the sky, disappearing over the tree tops.[rand=088862922409419493102517627623527073209810110401990392699995669]
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Post by matrixx on May 29, 2007 1:54:52 GMT -5
Resson hung his head and rested the bridge of his nose between his fingers. "Let him go, Rush." After a moment, he looked in the direction Metal rocketed off to. He muttered something to himself under his breath. "Still but children, all of us." He crouches down and begins writing some calculations in the dirt; they looked like utter nonsense, but someone might recognize units of energy such as "joules" and "watts" in the writings, accompanied by a small graph depicting an arc.
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