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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Jan 25, 2008 22:09:54 GMT -5
"Ayeyaiyai, Shive, you look like you've been put through a dryer's tumble-dry cycle too much." Solranous commented numbly. The dragon glanced at Kaosu and Great Mazinger, before letting them go and turning to Cynder, who had meekly walked up to the dragon. Solranous bent down to the young wyrmling's height.
"Um... Sorry about my... outburst, earlier..." the dragoness said, glancing at the floor.
"It's alright. Now, why don't you tell me what you truely think is so bad. You don't have to if your too uncomfortable right now, but you can't keep hiding it away." Solranous replied, holding out a claw to lightly bring Cynder's eyes to his own.
"It's... It's hard... to believe that some one... as small as me... could be so... so..." Cynder stopped, shaking her head out of Solranous' grasp and backing away.
"What is so hard to believe?" Solranous' voice asked in her mind.
'That I was so... so... destructive... So many people lost their homes or lives because of me and 'my' army.'
"Be glad you aren't solely responsible fo causing that damage... I... I was controlled, too."
Cynder gasped, surprised. The tears in her eyes from the memories blinked away, she wasn't alone in her misery?
"No, your not alone, Cynder. across the span of eight years, millions of innocents died by my claws, and my claws alone. I have all that innocent blood on my hands, and its taken almost as long to feel redeemed. I've beaten myself up over all those deaths for nearly eight years, all of that time I could have looked for friends who would have excepted me, despite my dark past. I pity you for the pain you've caused yourself, I sympathize with you because I know exactly what happened, but I also envy you, because you have someone who excepted you, where I was shunned by the whole world."
'But... But how can Spyro help me now? We're a whole dimension apart and I doubt he remembers me now.'
"He still remembers, I can tell and show you."
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Cynder found herself looking at an older purple dragon, easily an adult, but those horns told her who he was. A yellow dragonfly buzzed past his face, causing the dragon to look at him.
"What do you want, Sparx?" the purple dragon asked, and his face clearly held a sullen look to it.
"Look, Spyro, give it up, that psycho chick's gone! We searched the entire realms for her and have not found hide nor hair of her. I know you have that whole 'hero side' to you, but this is going to far!" the yellow dragonfly, Sparx, replied.
"I can't just 'give up'! We'll find Cynder if its the last thing we do!" Spyro shouted back, getting up.
"Again with the 'we' thing. For all we know, Cynder could be hatching another plot to kill us!"
"Not that she would want to! Sparx, you know she was just controlled by the Dark Master, but that doesn't mean we should treat her like an outcast. I just... I just wish I knew where she was."
The wyrmling had to resist the urge to shout that she was taken to another dimension, but she had a feeling Spyro wouldn't hear her. Reluctantly, she let Solranous pull her out of this vision.
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"You see? This 'Spyro' person still remembered you, even after the years had passed. Had you not been taken from that dimension, love would certainly have blossomed." Solranous noted, seeing the purple dragon's concern for her.
'...Thanks...' was all Cynder could come up with. She backed away, smiling somewhat.
"And know that you are among friends here." Solranous finished, smiling warmly to the wyrmling.
"Did we miss anything?" two voices Shive recognized asked as Myrr and Xeno-Myrr came back in after leaving O'Malley to his peace.
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Post by Talon on Jan 25, 2008 22:34:36 GMT -5
Shive sighed.
"I'm fine, you two." He muttered to Solranous and Galion.
He clearly wasn't, but he didn't want the others to worry. This was a party, and they should've been worrying about themselves; not him. However, he did brighten up somewhat when Myrr entered the room, and a small smirk crossed his face, but his troubles caught up with him and it vanished. He stared at the floor, leaving the others to theirselves.
I still... can't do it. I've trained for three goddamn days and nights straight, but I've progressed little. I'm a f*cking failure. He thought glumly.
At least Cynder appears to be brightening up... that's good. He added, with a small boost in enthusiasm.
He blinked weakly and brought his knees up, laying his forehead on them.
Just no one... talk to me... He thought.
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The droid still stood in his exact same position; he hadn't moved an inch. He finally pulled his leg off of the ledge, and looked into the sky.
"Sahra... Logan... Raoul... I'm... I'm sorry. I've mistreated the gift you gave me. My AI has indeed, given me a soul, just as you said. I still wish you hadn't sacrificed yourselves to ensure my escape, but I still don't know if you all disagree. As for now, I've made a decision..."
His eyes seemed to glint in the evening starlight, and he stated lowly,
"I will leave the past behind me, and focus on the present. I'm sure you would've told me the same, though I'll never forget the times we had together. If I had a life, I'd owe it to all of you. But as for now, I choose to uphold the rights my soul gives me, and the rights other's souls give them. I still don't fully understand, but the words of my current... dare I say it... 'friends', have swayed my self-destructive ways. I give you all a last thank you, and a fond farewell. I hope you are all doing well in the afterlife... I just wish I could join you."
The droid stared back at the warehouse, and sighed.
I suppose... He thought.
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Off in the starry night, a draconic figure mentally observed Solranous's conversation with Cynder. He brushed at his eyes and muttered sincerely,
"Wow... that was... touching."
It folded its large, scaly arms and swished three blade-tipped tails behind it as it pondered,
"So he's compassionate for the well-being of others... hmph. Glad to know he's not a jerk, as I am."
He turned away and vanished seamlessly into the night...
((Guess who?!))
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Jan 25, 2008 22:55:28 GMT -5
(OOC: Artecaex)
Solranous gave a small frown to the dragonkin, but didn't push the subject any further. He levitated a bottle to Cynder.
"Care for some apple cider?" the dragon asked. Cynder glanced at the bottle and took it in one of her paws, Solranous popped the top off with his telekinesis, letting the dragoness have a sip.
"Wow... This is... pretty good..." she said, blinking her eyes at the bottle, the contents of which she had never tasted before.
"Feel free to keep the whole bottle, I've got plenty more for everyone." (OOC: That Solranous, always preparing for everything, eh?)
"T-Thanks..." Cynder replied, jumping up to one of the chairs which were left unoccupied, taking another sip of the cider.
Kisara, who happened to be sitting next to the wyrmling with her own bottle, said, "You know, I don't blame you for what happened either."
"Glad to know you guys find it so easy to forgive someone," Cynder replied, glancing at the human. She was beginning to wonder if the guardian's of her home dimension would have been so forgiving.
Onyste, meanwhile was merely laying down, snoring away as the party continued, and Kisara sweatdropped.
"Sometimes that False Dragon is too lazy for her own good. I wonder how she can sleep so long and manage to keep from looking bloated..."
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Post by Talon on Jan 25, 2008 23:05:34 GMT -5
Shive let out a small laugh at Kisara's last statement, still lost in thought. He recalled the conversation the Vizard had with him after his 'initiation'...
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"You have a small flaw with your abilities, one that none of us have faced before." A Vizard wearing what appeared to be gray sweatpants and a dark-blue tank top stated.
"Your mind seems... damaged. Whenever you enter the Vizard state, the remainder of your Hollow side's conscious partially takes over, clouding your judgement and giving you an instatiable bloodlust. Therefore, you should only use this ability when it's deemed absoultely nessecary. Also, since you haven't exactly mastered it yet, it will drain you heavily after the mode is disengaged. It shouldn't drain you during the transformation anymore, but you should still keep an eye on it while using it." A Japanese, bespectacled teenage girl stated.
"Now, I suggest you go back to your place and train on it. Just don't go overboard with it, doofus. Not everyone can master their Vizard powers within the first few days. Give it time." A blond, bratty-looking girl with pigtails stated.
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Shive shuddered, running his hands through his hair.
I know what they said is true, but... it's so damn frustrating. He thought.
He leaned the top of his head against the wall, closing his eyes. The door opened, but Shive paid it no heed as the sound of metal clicking against concrete was brought to everyone else's attention...
O'Malley walked through the door, his visor-eye having returned. He paced casually through the center of warehouse, the stopped in the corner and stood there, arms crossed and leaning against both walls.
I really shouldn't be here... He thought, glancing around.
Glad to see you made it. You okay? Spite asked via AI link.
No, not quite, but... I'm 'better' than I was before. I'm still not sure about this, but I'll just have to deal with it. He replied.
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Jan 25, 2008 23:24:02 GMT -5
Solranous glanced at O'Malley, and smiled again.
"Good to see you decided to join, O'Malley." Solranous commented. He really did hope the droid would come.
"Heh, that makes..." Kisara paused to count, "...Seven robots... Interesting." She shrugged, sipping off her own bottle until an idea came to mind.
'Psst, Onyste.'
Said false dragon mumbled something unintelligable which Kisara took to mean 'five more minutes...'
'Wake up you slouch, I think I see Beau' Onyste blinked, getting to her feet and looking around. Realizing she had been played for a fool, the seven-ton behemoth glowered.
'Sorry, had to wake you up some how... Anyways, we need to spice things up, and what better then doing a song?'
'...You just want to impress Solranous, don't you.' Onyste replied, it wasn't a question, for the false dragon saw through the sheet of schemes.
'Aw come on, help me out here, please?' Kisara asked, pouting in their mental connection.
'You know, this'll be the third favor you owe me.' Onyste continued, smirking.
'I'll get around to it, I swear.'
The two of them sneaked off while everyone was distracted. Cynder saw them, but decided not to comment.
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Post by Talon on Jan 25, 2008 23:37:34 GMT -5
((oh great... karioke... I hope they're good...))
Shive lowered his head and glanced around. His spirits fell when he couldn't find Myrr.
"Aww... where'd she go?" He asked himself, lower lip trembling slightly.
He stood up shakily, remembering he hadn't slept in 96 hours. He needed sleep, but not right now. It was a party, and damnit, he'd take part in it! He just wished he knew where Myrr went.
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O'Malley glanced at Solranous and mentally smirked, sighing.
"I suppose I am as well." He replied.
He glanced around, then shrugged.
I hope I know them well enough... He thought.
A clicking noise emanated from his head, and his visor-eye split in half, the two sides sliding into his head. In the original eye's place were the two same eyes the Myrr's had seen earlier. The slid out into place, and O'Malley shifted from foot to foot. Spite laughed out loud, and stated,
"Oh c'mon O'Malley. You know they won't care what you look like."
O'Malley shrugged again.
"I hope so..." He muttered lowly.
The droid glanced at the ground, and walked over to Solranous, wringing his hands, muttering,
"Um... Solranous... I apologize for the way I acted before. I was confused and scared... and, well... I'm still trying to grasp this whole 'soul' thing. If I lash out again, I apologize."
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Jan 25, 2008 23:56:09 GMT -5
((Onyste *translated*: I'm not joining in, I'll break everyones' eardrums, including my own.))
"BOO!" Myrr shouted, glomping the dragonkin.
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Meanwhile, Kisara and Onyste were making the finishing touches.
"Alright, you know your cue?"
The false dragon nodded, "I knew you had something planned, just not this."
Kisara shrugged, "You gotta remember, I don't know this song entirely by heart, but he does. All I can do is hope he takes the hint."
"You'sa crazy woman." Onyste commented.
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"Don't sweat it O'Malley, I understand that this was a surprising development. Who could blame you for acting in such a way?" Solranous replied, leaning back on another unoccupied chair.
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Post by Talon on Jan 26, 2008 12:30:22 GMT -5
Shive let out a surprised groan as he hit the floor, then rolled over. A weak smirk spread across his face as he stated,
"Oh, hi. I wondered where you went. Excuse me if I start to slurr my words, I'm a bit sleepy."
He leaned up until he was sitting, and he hugged Myrr around the legs.
"I was only gone for about a week, but I still missed you!"
He was getting rather... 'woozy' from lack of sleep now.
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O'Malley nodded, taking a seat as well.
"Thank you."
Spite walked up next to O'Malley and sat down, much like a dog would. His tail curled around his forelegs, and O'Malley mentally smirked at him.
So... look's like you've warmed up to them. O'Malley thought to the cyber-dragon.
As are you... Spite replied, narrowing his eyes jokingly at the droid.
O'Malley nodded, and a small droning noise emanated from his upper torso. He was playing a song! He leaned back in the chair as the music quietly sang,
"Looong waaaay dooooown! I don't think I can make it on my owwwwwn!"
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Jan 27, 2008 21:44:52 GMT -5
Myrr laughed a bit, before standing up and hauling the dragonkin back to his feet.
"I'm glad you could make it to the party," she told the dragonkin.
"By the way, about where I went, well, Kisara decided to clue me in on what she's going to do." Taking a quick glance at Solranous to make sure he didn't hear, she leaned up and whispered into Shive's ear,
"She's going to try 'luring' him into a duet song, one that he knows quite well." Myrr stepped back down to her normal height and hugged the dragonkin.
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Meanwhile, Solranous had just realized Kisara was missing.
'Eh? What is she up to?' the dragon pondered, somewhat worried.
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Elsewhere in the warehouse on the second floor, Onyste, who was wearing two pairs of specially made anti-gravity boots (Kisara finally had a use for those besides letting the False Dragon sleep upstaris with her back home...), pushed what appeared to be a turned off search light next to a hole that had been silently cut in the floor. She snickered, wanting to see the look on the dragon's face when he was litterally put in the 'center of attention'.
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In yet another room, Kisara was giving the lines of the song one last run down before she stepped out to spring the trap. She had to get this perfectly, or she'd be embarressing herself infront of everybody, and that's not something she needed.
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Post by Talon on Jan 27, 2008 22:06:05 GMT -5
Shive nodded, smiling a bit as her hugged her back.
"Ah... excellent."
Shive shook his head, trying to keep himself awake.
Must-watch-this... He thought.
I'm fine as long as long as Myrr doesn't ask what I've been doing for the past three days, and as long as I can stay awake through the song... He added.
Shive felt... unusually cold to the touch, but he didn't notice.
*****
O'Malley's song ended, and it changed to another.
"Where did I go wrong-I lost a friend, somewhere along in the bitterness, and I-would have stayed up, with you all night-"
O'Malley then stared at the floor, hands clenching as the next lyrics stabbed into his consciense.
"...had I known, how to save a liiiiife...."
O'Malley's eyes shut, as if the droid was in pain. He abruptly shut the music off.
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Jan 27, 2008 23:20:33 GMT -5
((Kisara: Nice timing) Kisara came back out, carrying a microphone and a stand with one hand, while a stream of mag energy lended to her by Onyste pulled a pair of speakers attached to said microphone, and set where nobody would have to wonder who was setting the performance. 'Ok, now or never...'"Hello there everyone," she said, using the microphone to make sure everyone heard her, but low enough that those close enough to hear her normal voice wouldn't have their eardrums broken out by the sound. (OOC: How she managed that, I'll never know *frowns* And I'm the one writing this stuff...  ) "Well, if anybody's wondering, I'm just trying to spice up this party with a song, mostly directed at the resident emerald dragon," the woman continued, winking up to Onyste, who winked back, catching her cue. The False dragon fired a stream that turned the spotlight on, raining brilliance down to the floor below... Right on top of Solranous. The dragon, who was caught completely off guard by the light, had to raise his hand up over his eyes while the pupils thinned out to block uneeded light and blinked a few times. "What is the meaning of this!?" Solranous managed to yelp, still caught in the lack of train of thought that comes from the 'deer in headlights' situation. "I just need a little help with this, if you would be so kind as to lend that assisstance." Kisara replied smirking. Solranous blinked, before he noted, "I sorry, but I can't, you see, I'm not one for singing in pub-" That's when the beginning instrumental of the song started. 'She didn't... How'd she know this was my favorite song!?' the dragon thought, quickly changing his mind. Lifting a foot up to the seat, the dragon pushed off, bounding over to Kisara's position as she was beginning to sing the first few lines. "You're not alone, together we stand.
I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand.
When it gets cold, and it feels like the end, there's no place to go you know I won't give in...
No, I won't give in."Solranous joined in here, his deeper, bass-like voice making a strange, but comforting mixture with Kisara's more casual tone. "Keep holding on, 'cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Juuust sta-ay strong, 'cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you can say, nothing you can say
Nothing you can do, nothing you can do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keeeep holding on, cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through."The dragon left off here, knowing this part was going to have to be Kisara's solo. However, incase she didn't know them, Solranous led her through by imputting the correct words for her to sing, noticing that he got a 'You're a life-saver' in return. "So far away, I wish you were here
Before its too late, this could all dissappear
Before the doors close, and it comes to an end
With you by my side I will fight and defend
I'll fight and defend. Yeah, Yeah!""Keep holding on, 'cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Juuust sta-ay strong, 'cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you can say, nothing you can say
Nothing you can do, nothing you can do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keeeep holding on, cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through.""Hear me when I say, when I say I believe
Nothing's gonna change, Nothing's gonna change destiny
Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
La da da da
La da da da
La da da da da da da da da""Keep holding on, 'cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Juuust sta-ay strong, 'cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you can say, nothing you can say
Nothing you can do, nothing you can do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keeeep holding on, cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through.
Keep Holding on!
Keep Holding on!
There's nothing you can say, nothing you can say
And nothing you can do, nothing you can do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keeeep keeeep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through..."The final bits of instrumental music died down as the two of them looked each other in the eyes. "Heh, thanks for convicing me to do that with you."'Oh, so the big, tough, 'know-it-all' dragon finally admits when he's wrong to a girl, hmm?'"Please, don't rub it in..." Solranous mentally rolled his eyes, sighing. He did, however, lock her in another kiss, simply unable to contain himself about it any longer. |
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Post by Talon on Jan 28, 2008 19:06:25 GMT -5
Shive smirked, clapping. He then slowly fell over, dead asleep.
I hope Myrr sings as well as her parents... He thought before drifting off completely.
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O'Malley nodded, hacking into the speakers as the two 'on stage' were distracted. An audience appluase-track began playing from the speakers, and O'Malley mentally smirked.
"That was very good, you two." He commented.
Spite nodded as well, attempting to give two thumbs up, but remembering shortly after he didn't have thumbs. He sighed, glaring at O'Malley jokingly.
No thumbs. JERK. He stated to the droid.
O'Malley almost laughed, but caught himself.
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A small feline shape crawled up next to Myrr and started purring, rubbing against her leg.
Hey, Shive wants to know if you can sing too. Calvin told Myrr.
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Jan 28, 2008 19:21:40 GMT -5
'Heh, Father used to say I had a good set of vocal cords, Shive won't be dissappointed.' Myrr responded, leaning down to scratch the feline right behind his ear.
Solranous and Kisara parted lips, and the dragon looked around, before leaning back in.
"I say we take this to a more... private location." he suggested to her.
Kisara nodded, "Yeah, don't want to get too mushy out in front of everyone." she giggled after that, letting Solranous pick her up, before the two of them dissappeared, but not before Solranous made a mental broadcast.
"Anybody who wants do a little Karioke of their own, feel free to do so!"
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Post by Talon on Jan 28, 2008 20:07:14 GMT -5
Reizus and Barias looked at eachother after the word 'karioke' and then narrowed their eyes and burst out of their chairs, wrestling eachother out of the way in an attempt to reah the stage. Sadly, neither could get the upper hand.
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Shive curled into himself somewhat as his sleep deepened, an unconscious smirk on his face. Calvin's tongue poked out slightly as his purrs increased in intesnity.
Oh... that feels sooo good... He stated, sitting down now.
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O'Malley watched Kisara and Solranous exit, and O'Malley closed his eyes, pondering.
Wait a moment... the kiss is a sign of close affection? He thought.
His eyes flared open and his conscience was once again sundered.
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The old O'Malley was standing in a seemingly stone room lit by flurescent lights, accessing a computer. He stopped when the door slid open behind him, and he heard sobbing. He turned to see a human woman about somewhere in her late twenty's, standing approx. 5'10. She was wearing a white labcoat that clung to her form, her shoulder-length, dark-red hair draper loosely over her shoulders and matted with tears. She rubbed at her eyes, then ran over to the droid, who was now standing.
She ran into him and wrapper her arms about the machine as she cried into his steel chest.
"What is it?" He asked.
She contnued sobbing before she looked up and cried,
"Th-they're going to sh-shut you down p-permanantly!"
O'Malley gave her that cold, mechanical stare of hers before she cried into his chest again. The machine's internal proccesses kept his exterior at a pleasnt temperature, almost like that of a human's. She kept sobbing, and O'Mally was confused. He finally decided to do something, and that was to hug her back. He wrapped his metallne arms around her and stated,
"It's alright. They won't shut me down; I'll make sure of it."
Her sobbing temporarily stopped, and she looked up at him, mouth slightly open.
"But... they... you, you mean it?"
O'Malley nodded, and Sara smiled through her tears.
"We'll make a plan to get you out of here. Raoul, Logan and I. As long as you cooperate..." She whispered to him, trying to keep her voice below the 'eyes' that watched them.
O'Malley nodded.
"They may have given me life, but they can't take it away now." He replied lowly.
Sara's tears began anew, but no sobs came with them. She slowly looked up at the droid, her sad smile deepening. Slowly, she reached up and planted her lips on the end of O'Malley's 'muzzle'...
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O'Malley mentally gasped, his 'heart' breaking.
"Oh god... no... sh-she..." He muttered quietly.
He slowly stood up and headed for the door, his visor-eye sliding back into place.
I knew I shouldn't have come... He thought.
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Post by Azure_Ghidorah on Jan 28, 2008 20:45:04 GMT -5
Chiggar, annoyed by the squabbling as much as Solranous was with Kaosu and Great Mazinger, lumbered over and gave both Reizus and Barias a good smack to the forehead with her cannon.
"No body said it was a race! You'll both get your chance if you stop fighting or I'll be making a few holes in the wall!" the beetle yelled, before she lumbered away.
Meanwhile, Myrr had noticed that O'Malley was leaving, and was curious.
'Did something happen here that disturbed him?'
Cynder shrugged, not really bothering to make any attempt for the stage, seeing as how she got the feeling Reizus and Barias would be all over her if she tried, and merely took another sip of apple cider.
Finally in a seperate room, Solranous appeared with Kisara in tow. She looked back to the dragon and smiled, before glancing over and spying a bed nearby.
"Sheer coincidence," Solranous said, predicting her question.
"Oh really?" she asked. Kisara was about to say something more, but was stopped by a kiss from Solranous. She felt something brush against her lips, but she had pretty much guessed what 'it' was, and allowed the dragon to french her, much like Shive loved to do to Myrr.
'Wow... I never really... expected this... from a dragon...' Kisara thought, panting somewhat.
"Those tales of western dragons do not apply to me, as you should have figured out by now." Solranous replied, smirking inbetween their temporarly linked minds.
'No kidding... If anything... you're taking... the role of... the knight... not the... the dragon...' she continued, slowly losing her mind from the numbing feeling Solranous so expertly administered.
"You're looking a bit tired, perhaps we should take advantage of this coincidence, no?" Solranous asked, leading her to the bed and setting her down without breaking their kiss. Had she been in a clearer situation, Kisara might have realized that Solranous was hitting on her and setting a 'trap' at the same time. Of course, her current train of thought couldn't register that. She seemed so entranced that the dragon might as well have casted a spell on her to which the words did not need to be spoken.
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