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Post by Sipp on Jun 14, 2007 12:48:51 GMT -5
By this point Shortcake was completely out of sight and hearing of both Mario and Knuckles, having ran as fast as her little legs would carry her. She kept going, ears flattened back all the way, eyes beginning to well up with tears. "What?" Amy stared blankly at Cream. "No, he doesn't. He lives in Knothole with me... currently.. before we were on Little Planet..." And the scream, distracting her. "That sounds like Ray!" She quickly followed after the rabbit.
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Post by Stoney on Jun 14, 2007 18:15:14 GMT -5
Mario gave Knux a blank look. "But, I--" Unfortunately, the echidna had left before he could finish. Mario frowned as he looked around; neither the squirrel nor that little yellow hedgehog were anywhere in sight, and he had no idea where either of them could be. "...Damn it." The plumber slapped his forehead. "I don't even know their names. How am I supposed to find them like this?" Regardless, he had to do something. He remembered all too well what happened the last time that little yellow hedgehog tried running around the jungle alone. Gritting his teeth, Mario picked a random direction and took off running in it. With any luck he'd stumble upon his charges sooner or later. (DIE ROLL TIME. 1=Mario follows SC, 2=Mario follows Ray, 3=Mario follows neither.) [dice=3] "Wow, you live with Mister Knuckles?" Cream seemed a bit impressed as she shot a quick look back at the hedgehog following her. "I didn't know he stayed anywhere besides on the Island! Does he keep the Master Emerald at this Knothole place too?" Then she blinked. "Wait, who's Ray?" She received her answer as she burst through a couple obscuring bushes and nearly tripped over a young yellow squirrel right in front of her. "Ack!" Changing directions just in time to avoid a collision, Cream slowed to a halt and glanced back at the living obstacle. "I'm so sorry about that! Are you okay, Mister?" [rand=43637692596576154350332934575784678909984521113519815692101490968]
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Post by Lans on Jun 15, 2007 5:03:54 GMT -5
At that moment, the nearby foliage burst aside to reveal a rather irate echidna. "WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE DOING ON MY- ...Oh, it's you, Cream," Knuckles said, "...Still what ARE you doing here?" Then he spotted Amy and did a double take, "...Going for a retro look, Amy?"
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Post by Leda on Jun 15, 2007 11:16:32 GMT -5
Ray let out a loud shriek of fright as Cream nearly barreled into him, but his peril was quickly forgotten as Amy appeared just a second later. Ray's heart leapt into his throat as a powerful rush of relief and various other emotions flooded over him. " A-A-AMY!!!" Before he could manage to say anything else, Ray had latched onto the pink hedgehog and burst into a fresh set of tears, grateful to see another familiar (and much friendlier) face, but at the same time terrified that she might also be acting weird. Ray was so distracted with Amy's appearance that he never even noticed that Knuckles had also reappeared, let alone Cream's question.
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Post by Sipp on Jun 15, 2007 21:45:54 GMT -5
"What's a Master Emerald....?" And Amy was then bowled over. She fell under Ray's weight. "Hey!" With some difficulty, she managed to stand up again, "What's wrong, Ray?" she frowned at him. Seeing as how she was the oldest of the trio, it was up to her to be.. adult... like... ... She puffed out her chest and imitated Knuckles's stance as best she could. "Don't worry, I'll protect you! ... .. that's adult-like, right? I'm being adult-like!" and then she noticed Knuckles, and her eyes lit up, and she tried to run over to him, Ray still attached, but had a great deal of difficulty. "Knuckles! You are here! Metal Sonic was there, he shot at us and stuff... and.. I made a friend... Mister Sonic's been acting weird... ... .. I don't really know what's going on." She looked up at him hopefully, "Do you know?"
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Post by Stoney on Jun 15, 2007 22:21:01 GMT -5
" Mister Knuckles!" Much like Ray's sudden display of clingy-ness, Cream latched onto the echidna and refused to let go. Her relief at seeing a friendly and familiar face was equally as powerful as the yellow squirrel's, perhaps more so due to the vexing day she'd had. "Mister Knuckles, everything is messed up!" The rabbit's worries and confusion began to pour out in a rush of frantic babbling. "I was taking at bath at my house one minute and the next I was in some village in the woods and then I saw Mister Sonic begin fighting himself and my mom started acting all weird like she hadn't seen me in a long time and then I found Metal Sonic with a bunch of other robots in the forest and I met Amy and your island appeared in the sky so we came up to see you because I don't know where else to go!" She paused a moment to take a breath after saying all that, before bursting into tears. " And Cheese is hurt and you have to help him! Please!" She shoved the unconsious chao into Knuckles' arms, her eyes shining with naive hope and utmost confidence that the guardian echidna could make everything better. The chao's head lolled to one side, a line of drool escaping one corner of his tiny mouth. The entire front side of his body was developing a deep bluish-purple bruise from his impact with shiny metal exterior. He did not stir or make any other response to the rough movement. "...Oh, there you are," Mario muttered as he entered the area as well. He was quite relieved to have found one of the kids, even if it was by random chance rather than any real skill at tracking. He did a double-take when he noticed he'd found a lot more than just Ray. "Er, hi Knux. Are these the intruders you were talking about?" He blinked at the two little girls. "They don't seem very threatening..." "Oh!" A tiny lightbulb clicked on above Mario's red cap. "By the way, your little yellow companion ran off before you left. Like some sort of midget ninja...thing. Do you know where she might be? Because I sure don't..."
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Post by Lans on Jun 17, 2007 10:45:49 GMT -5
"Hold it, HOLD IT! One at a TIME!" Knux said as he tried to sort out the barrage of questions and info. Then when he'd finally gotten the gist o everything... "Ok, first, no idea what's going on. Second, Cream, chao garden's in Marble Garden," he told the rabbit, thumbing over his shoulder in the direction of that part of the island. "Third, Mario, go find SC and make sure she's all right, I'll be with you in a sec. And finally...Amy are you shorter than I remember?"
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Post by Leda on Jun 18, 2007 11:00:52 GMT -5
" Amy..." Ray squeaked amidst his sniffles, " Kn-Knuckles *hic* has been a-acting *hic* r-really *hic hic* weird..." The squirrel's eyes began to well up with tears once more as he reflected over the recent events. "Hekeepsactinglikehedoesn'tknowmeoranythingaboutKnotholeand saidhewasgonnasendmeawayandhe'dalreadysentyouawaytoo!!" With that having been said, Ray erupted into a loud wail, longing to just be safe in his room at Knothole.
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Post by Sipp on Jun 21, 2007 13:28:22 GMT -5
And Amy's adult-ness failed her then. She stared up at Knuckles with wide eyes. "You... you... left me behind .... ? .... I was looking for you... you had disappeard.. I..... ... you... you don't want me anymore...?
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Post by Lans on Jun 23, 2007 11:52:51 GMT -5
And that got her a blank look from Knuckles. "...Want you anymore?" he muttered to himself, then said, "Look, Amy, if this is some plot of yours to make Sonic jealous, I'm really not in the mood right now. Besides, he'd probably just think it was a laugh riot anyhow."
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Post by Stoney on Jun 24, 2007 3:38:42 GMT -5
Cream was gone the moment Knux mentioned the words "Chao Garden". Such a place would have healing machines for chao maintenance! Not to mention a kindergarten with a black market. Always a great combination! She didn't exactly know what a Marble Garden was, but she figured that if she simply continued on in the general direction Mister Knuckles had pointed out to her, she'd find it. He wouldn't steer her wrong, after all. Mario, on the other hand, knew darn well that Cream would get lost on her way there, just like all the other tourists newcomers who tried navigating Angel Island without a guide. He looked back and forth from the rabbit to Knux for a few moments before sighing again. "I'll escort her," He announced. "There's just as good a chance of us finding this "SC" on the way there as there is anywhere else." He broke into a run as he followed Cream out of the area. "Hey, miss rabbit! Yeah, you! Wait for me...!"
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Post by Leda on Jun 26, 2007 14:56:53 GMT -5
Ray witnessed one of his fears unravel before his eyes: Knuckles was acting just as strange and resistant around Amy as he had around him. He'd held out hope that even AMY could bring the big scary red man back to his senses... But apparently he was wrong. Letting out a wail that started low and gradually increased in volume, Ray broke into tears for the umpteenth time.
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Post by Sipp on Jun 26, 2007 22:11:01 GMT -5
"W-why... why would I be trying to make M-mister S-sonic jealous?" her voice was starting to quaver, "Y-you're not making any sense.. I... what did I do to make you hate me...? I-I'm s-so sorry, I promise I'll be better...!! I'll be good, I promise, j-just.." her eyes were watering now.
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Post by Lans on Jun 26, 2007 22:27:08 GMT -5
Ray's crying was definatly not helping Knuckles' mood as he growled then said, "Look, I don't know why you'd want to make Sonic jealous, I don't even know what you even see in him since he usually actively avoids you when he's not saving your life. And I DEFINATLY don't know why you seem to be channeling Shortcake and Cream's personalities, but I also, DON'T CARE!" Knux stopped to take a few calming breaths, which only helped a tiny bit, "Now if you don't mind, I'm going to go consult with the Master Emerald so I can figure out where the heck my island's been teleported to!" he said, before turning around and stomping towards the nearest tunnel entrance.
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Post by Leda on Jun 29, 2007 13:00:59 GMT -5
After a long, gaspy struggle to take a fresh inhale, Ray's voice bleated into the air in a deafeningly loud sob, accompanied by the barely-discernable words: "IIIII WWAAAAANT BUNNIEEEEEEEEE!!!"
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Post by Sipp on Jul 13, 2007 13:49:14 GMT -5
And Amy started crying. But that didn't stop her from running after the echidna. "K-knuckles, wait, please! I'm s-sorry, whatever I did I'm sorry, please don't leave me alone here...!"
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Post by Lans on Jul 15, 2007 19:53:26 GMT -5
However Knuckles didn't hear her as he clamped his hands over his ears as Ray started up again, and, still marching towards the tunnels, shouted back, [glow=red,2,300]"SHUT UP!!!"[/glow]
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Post by Leda on Jul 17, 2007 19:55:55 GMT -5
The squirrel continued to bleat as his fright and panic overwhelmed him. With Knuckles and Amy heading off to parts unknown, and Ray terrified of being left behind by himself, he awkwardly jumped to his feet and scrambled after them. " DON'T LEAVE ME HEEEEEERE!![/i]" he cried with another sob.
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Post by Sipp on Jul 26, 2007 22:51:10 GMT -5
Amy kept running after him, being as quiet as possible.
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