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Post by Leda on Aug 22, 2007 22:17:18 GMT -5
"....At least three, I suppose..." Rouge replied with a frown. "My world is called Mobius, and, if memory serves, yours is Earth... I don't know anything about this 'Blaze's' world..." The bat shifted, apparently debating whether or not to try to get up. "But," she began again, "I was told that Princess Sally is here on this island. I was trying to find her, with the help of the woman that rescued me, but... Well, we got separated."
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Post by Lans on Aug 23, 2007 19:59:27 GMT -5
However this wasn't what he wanted to hear at all. "You mean there's MORE people running around on MY island!?" he asked suddenly.
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Post by Leda on Aug 23, 2007 20:02:24 GMT -5
Rouge flinched sharply at the outburst, her ears ducking behind her head. " That's.... That's what I was told..." she weakly replied. This echidna could be frightening sometimes.
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Post by Lans on Aug 23, 2007 20:48:15 GMT -5
"Great..." He got up, glaring at the other two, though he wasn't mad at them, just pissed about things in general. "You two stay here with her. I'll be back in a bit." he said. Though it was against his better judgement, he needed to bring everyone where he could keep an eye on them until he could figure this out, that meant here, in hidden palace. He moved to go, then halted before half turning back to Rouge, "Um...there's some cloaks in the chest there," he said, gesturing towards a large chest under and behind the hammok, "I use them during winter. They might be a little warm...but you can use them to (*blush*) cover up." he told her, then headed for the exit.
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Post by Sipp on Aug 23, 2007 22:27:47 GMT -5
(I have two characters in this thread, y'know D:) Amy didn't even look up when Knuckles gave her the food. She kept her head down on her lap, still crying. And just as Knuckles was about to exit, a little yellow hedgehog came skittering in-- Crash. Squeak. Ow. Half a minute later found her on the floor in front of him, having bounced off his chest. She rubbed her head, rather disoriented. "S-sorry... M-mister G-guardian..." she cringed, staring at his feet, "I-I k-know y-you d-don't w-want t-to s-see m-me r-right n-now, muu... b-but i-it's v-very i-important... ... s-sorry..."
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Post by Lans on Aug 25, 2007 19:16:59 GMT -5
Knuckles sighed, tryng to keep the fustration out of his voice. "Make it quick, Shortcake, seems we've got more visitors than I thought."
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Post by Leda on Aug 25, 2007 20:53:52 GMT -5
Rouge awkwardly pushed herself into a sitting position, the hammock swinging gently from side to side. To any normal Mobian, the suggestion of covering up might have seemed a little odd. However, Rouge was a person that for some reason was usually chilly, and the idea of a cloak was appealing. Carefully rising to her luckily uninjured feet, the bat investigated the chest in question until finding a deep green cloak, embrazened with many tribal-looking patters along the border. Rouge gratefully wrapped the warm cloth around her shoulders; it smelt of fruit and earth. At least now when people look at me, they won't be so aghast... she thought silently. Meanwhile Ray had finished his small meal and yawned. Seemed the habit of napping after lunch was kicking in even in such a foreign place. Without thinking about it, the little squirrel rested his forehead against Amy Rose's shoulder.
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Post by Sipp on Aug 25, 2007 21:14:24 GMT -5
The food lay discarded in front of her, but the young girl had no interest in it. Her cries had dwindled down to nothing. She leaned into Ray a little when he rested her head on her shoulder, supporting him. "Th-there's a-an i-intruder, M-Mister G-guardian... i-in L-lava R-reef... s-she's a-adamant th-that's w-we're i-in d-danger f-from a-an at-attack fr-from D-doctor Ro-Robotnik, muu... s-she w-wants t-to t-talk t-to y-you, t-to w-warn y-you, muu..."
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Post by Lans on Aug 25, 2007 23:04:46 GMT -5
Knuckles raised an eyebrow. "Really now? Good, cause it just so happens I'd like to talk to her too."
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Post by Leda on Aug 25, 2007 23:13:53 GMT -5
Rouge's sizable ear turned at the mention of Dr. Robotnik, and her heart skipped a beat. As quickly as she could manage, the bat was back on her feet and rushing to Knux's side, taking hold of his arm with her delicate hand. "Wait!... I should come along with you. If it's someone from your world, you'll both need a better understanding of the danger Robotnik poses... and if it's someone from mine, it could be the princess."
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Post by Sipp on Aug 28, 2007 19:43:55 GMT -5
Shortcake stared up at the bat for a moment. "M-miss R-rouge? ... A-are y-you o-okay...?" she blinked. "Y-you l-look d-different, muu.." She remembered why she was there, and bowed low. "Pl-please f-follow m-me..." She skittered off.
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Post by Lans on Aug 28, 2007 20:31:09 GMT -5
"No, what you need to do now is rest," Knuckles said to Rouge forcefully. "You're in no condition to be running around the island!" he added, before escaping her grip and giving her a slight push back towards the hammok. "Besides, someone's got to keep an eye on the kids there." Then he turned and followed Shortcake up the tunnel.
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Post by Leda on Aug 29, 2007 22:25:14 GMT -5
Even with stumbling backwards from the push, Rouge recoiled sharply at the harsh words, and seemed to wilt a bit. " I'm.... I'm sorry..." Her ears again flat to her head, the bat carefully made her way back to the hammock and sat down, swinging gently back and forth. This is his home... It's only fair to play by his rules. But somehow the reminder didn't make her feel any better, and Rouge let out a wistful sigh. " Rob..." Meanwhile, Princess Sally appeared a the mouth of a dark cave, which didn't look particularly inviting. Tekno's energy device let out an obnoxious beep; it may have been annoying, but it seemed to be working. "Well, I guess this is the place," the ground squirrel announced while ignoring the contraption. She then turned back to Dulcy with an understanding smile. "I take it you're going to wait out here?"
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Post by AnT on Sept 3, 2007 20:38:17 GMT -5
Dulcy sighed, "Yeah...closto...erm...corsto...um...oh, I hate underground places is all!" She slowly walked towards a tree to get some sleep, but she dropped her head and kicked a rock. "Aww, I almost had it that time, Sally! It was a PERFECT landing, even over water. But...this island must have SUPER BEES or something! When I tripped over that thing, it felt like a ROCK!" DOOM! DOOM! DOOM!!! And the bee flew away. Sighing, Dulcy pulled out the Dark Legion cloak that Sally wore. "You need this, Sally?"
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Post by Lans on Sept 3, 2007 21:55:53 GMT -5
Knuckles followed Shortcake up the tunnel to where she had left Nicole. He gave the lynx, who stood up as he approached, a brief glance over, thinking that caual clothes and a tattered lab coat were very stange dress for a princess. "Princess Sally, I presume?" "Um...no, but she should be along in a moment, I think. My name is Nicole." ...Ok that explained that. "Shortcake mentioned something about Eggman comming to attack my island?" he asked. "No, not Eggman, the Robotnik of this world, who may be a much more graver threat than our world's Robotnik."
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Post by Leda on Sept 3, 2007 22:14:28 GMT -5
"No, go ahead and hang onto it for now, Dulcy," Sally replied as she began her journey into the cave, in a fatal miscalculation of judgement; though she was back in her home world, the princess forgot to connect the dots with the fact that this island was not from said world -- meaning its inhabitants would expect her to be clothed. Instead, Sally simply continued on her way into the dimness of the cavern under the guidance of Tekno's device. When she began to hear voices up ahead, the ground squirrel quickened her pace. "Hello?"
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Post by Lans on Sept 3, 2007 22:42:16 GMT -5
"Yeah right," Knux scoffed, "besides, Eggman isn't much of a threat these days. Me, Sonic and the gang smash him up just about every other week. ..." he paused as something occured to him. Yeah one Eggman might not be so bad, but two EggMEN? However right then he heard the sounds of another person approaching. Nicole looked over and noticed Sally heading towards them. "Hello again, Princess," she said. However Knux had gone rigid and red at the sight of Sally, who was wearing boots...and nothing else.
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Post by Leda on Sept 3, 2007 23:47:44 GMT -5
"Nicole!" Sally's face quickly brightened as she caught sight of the lynx, jogging to her side. "I'm relieved to have found you again! Dulcy and I thought you were right behind us before. I'm sorry we got separated." The ground squirrel's attention turned toward Knuckles, and her brow furrowed. "Are you oka--" Sally stopped mid-sentence as her oversight dawned on her. Sighing and rubbing her forehead, she lowly mumbled, " Oh brother, not again..."
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Post by Sipp on Sept 5, 2007 18:38:41 GMT -5
Shortcake had been standing behind Knuckles, some feet back, watching nervously, and fidgeting with her hands. She had been debating on where to go - but as there were people she didn't know everywhere, she opted just to stand quietly. Or, she was stand quietly - until she started sinking in the ground. At which point she let out a terrified squeak and started flailing her arms, trying to get hold of something. "M-mister G-guardian!" And then she disappeared. She had exhausted her tears by now, so she opted to try and not think about Knuckles at all. And that meant distractions. The bat girl seemed sad, so naturally, it was Amy to the rescue! She trotted up to Rouge. "Why're you sad?" Subtlety wasn't in her vocabulary. Literally.
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Post by Lans on Sept 5, 2007 22:25:22 GMT -5
Thankfully, this was enough to snap him our of his nearly-naked-ground-squirrel induced stupor. Unfortunatly, he decided to do something. "Shortcake!" he yelled, making a dive for her. "Knuckles, no!" Nicole shouted, but it was too late, he had disapeared too.
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Post by Leda on Sept 5, 2007 22:44:09 GMT -5
The bat's eyes remained settled on the floor as the hammock swayed. When finally she answered the little hedgehog, Rouge whispered, " I'm not feeling well." Meanwhile, the princess' eyes widened in surprise as Shortcake and Knuckles disappeared from sight. Though in her brain she knew exactly what had happened, it was still rather shocking to witness for herself. "Oh no!!" she cried, dashing for the place where the pair had been. Sally turned to Nicole with grim worry written across her face. Now that the guardian had disappeared, what would become of Angel Island?
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Post by Sipp on Sept 6, 2007 16:00:46 GMT -5
"Why not?" Amy seemed curious, "Do you need medishun? I'm a good doctor!" She squinted, "Who're you, anyway, Miss sick lady?"
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Post by Lans on Sept 9, 2007 0:54:01 GMT -5
"..." Nicole was silent for a moment. "...I believe the phrase we're looking for is: 'Oh crap.'"
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Post by Leda on Sept 10, 2007 11:35:03 GMT -5
"I believe you're right," Sally replied with a groan, folding her arms. "Robotnik's forces will probably be here any minute, if they're not already here. Now what do we do?" The princess clenched her jaw and mulled the situation over for a moment, then turned back to the android. "Nicole, how much data do you have on this island? Maybe there's a way we could defend it ourselves, even without the guardian." We have to at least try, she added silently to herself. "My name's Rouge," the bat replied to the young hedgehog, finally glancing at her face. Though she didn't genuinely feel it, she forced herself to give a dim smile, mostly to prevent the little girl from getting upset or frightened. "What's your name?"
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Post by Lans on Sept 13, 2007 21:35:44 GMT -5
"Information on Angel Island is limited mostly due to the anti-social and slightly paranoid nature of its Guardian. The only thing of interest to either Robotnik would be the Master Emerald. A...survey by GUN agent Rouge the Bat revealed that this was kept in some sort of altar structure on the surface...but a more recent sattelite survey showed that it has been moved, most likely to its original...or at least its original resting place as of first contact with the island shortly after Eggman's aborted attempts at conquering South and Westside islands: Hidden Palace."
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Post by Leda on Sept 14, 2007 23:18:35 GMT -5
Listening carefully to the android's story, Sally glanced down at the noisy device in her hand. "I suppose that Master Emerald is what this thing's been tracking. I was asked to get a sample, and as the beeping on this has been getting louder, I presume that means I'm relatively close." The princess let out a weary sigh. "This goes against my better judgement, but... I really should go get that sample before we start aiming for a Plan B. Besides, for all we know, Tekno will be able to use the data against Robotnik in some way." With a slight shake of her head, Sally led Nicole deeper into the caverns. Just once, JUST once... it'd be nice if things could go RIGHT. The bat's ear cocked aside. Footsteps had begun to return toward their chamber. Rouge looked up from the young hedgehog, expecting to see the stern face of Knuckles round the corner. When it was, in fact, a very familiar ground squirrel, Rouge very nearly tripped herself trying to get to her feet. "Pr-Pr-Princess Sally!!" The bat galloped forward a few paces, ignoring the throb of her wounds, and did her customary half-bow greeting. A chill ran down her burned back, and her heart began to thump in her chest anxiously. This was only her second time meeting the princess, and it was no less nerve-wracking than the first. " U-Um... Ah-I'm glad that you're okay..." The ground squirrel stopped sharply in her tracks in surprise; she hadn't expected to find others down the path, let alone anyone she would recognize. Sally blinked at the bat before her as the recognition slowly sank in. "......You're... Rouge, right?" But before she could answer, the princess gasped loudly at the sight of the children. " Ray!! Amy!! What are you two doing here?!" At all of the commotion, the young squirrel whimpered and rolled over as he slowly returned to the waking. When he didn't find himself in his bed, Ray's whimper escalated to a frightened wail.
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Post by Sipp on Sept 23, 2007 22:24:14 GMT -5
"I'm Amy!" she said brightly, but then froze up as people approached... there was someone unfamiliar... and Sally! The little hedgehog threw herself at Sally, hugging Sally tightly around the waist and burying her face into her stomach. "You don't hate me, r-right..?"
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Post by Lans on Sept 24, 2007 0:00:02 GMT -5
Nicole glanced in the direction of the others as she came in behind Sally. "These are your world's versions of Rouge the Bat and Amy Rose? Interesting."
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Post by Leda on Sept 24, 2007 0:22:50 GMT -5
"O-Of course not!!" Sally replied with obvious surprise, kneeling and hugging the little hedgehog tightly. "Are you two okay??" Before Amy could even answer her, the ground squirrel had already begun to quickly examine her condition. Satisfied with her brief findings, she then moved to check on Ray as well. As the princess checked him over, Ray seemed to really finish waking up. Upon finding himself in the custody of one of his central guardians, the squirrel again burst into tears -- this time due to overwhelming relief -- and attached himself to Sally's shoulders. "Shhhhh... You're okay, I'm here. Shhhhhh." Rising to her feet with Ray in her arms, Sally reached down and petted Amy's head with her free hand. The princess's eyes drifted to Rouge, accompanied by a grateful smile. "Thank you so much for watching them." "O-Oh.... I didn't really... well... not for lo-- Ah-auugh!!" That was all Rouge was able to get out before she vanished from view, the victim of a random portal once more. The princess recoiled as yet another member of their party was whisked away. Doing her best to keep the children calm, Sally turned to Nicole and nodded back in the direction they'd come. Tekno would just have to do without her sample; apparently this area was prone to those portals, which made Sally not want to hang around.
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Post by Sipp on Oct 2, 2007 20:39:27 GMT -5
The little hedgehog could no longer hold her composure. She buried her face into Sally's stomach and started crying quietly. "K-knuckles is acting weird!" she hiccuped, "He.. he.. doesn't want.. anything to do with me.. he hates me... what did I do wrong, Miss Sally...?"m
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