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==Story== | ==Story== | ||
Anyone can write the story, inclusion of the main character Vultro is allowed without permission; will be reviewed by me though. '''Please make sure to weave you character into the present story if you join late, remember this story ''starts off'' with 10 adventurers.''' | Anyone can write the story, inclusion of the main character Vultro is allowed without permission; will be reviewed by me though. '''Please make sure to weave you character into the present story if you join late, remember this story ''starts off'' with 10 adventurers.''' | ||
==='''Chapter 1 '''=== | |||
This spaceship was clearly together quickly. Spare wires, loose metal panels, and secondhand radio equipment are scattered all over the rather cramped hunk of metal hurdling through space. | |||
Vultro | Despite the mess, Vultro the Fennec is quite happily sitting at the helm of his ship. He turns his head and yells to the crew. “Alright guys, we should be arriving on Ethos any minute now!” | ||
Wreck looks over at | Wreck the Fox, a jet-black fox at least three times the size of Vultro, looks over at him in annoyance. He then looks over to his girlfriend, Frankie the Bat. “Why exactly are we here again Frankie?” he asks. “It's a surprise! Don't you worry!” Frankie says, smiling. Wreck rolls his eyes and leans back in his chair. | ||
Shift, a yellow hedgecat, walks over to Vultro. She looks out the window of the ship. “Hey Vultro, where are we anyway?” “We should be approaching Eth--” Vultro looks down at the dashboard, and his eyes widen. | |||
Frankie | “What? What's going on?” Frankie asks. Vultro points to the radar scanner. “We're heading straight for an uncharted planet, it's most certainly NOT Ethos!” A red-hot fireball forms around the entire ship as it enters the planet’s atmosphere. | ||
This causes Raven, a menacing grey wolf adorned with heavy armor, to stand up and rush over to Vultro. “Vultro, how did you miss that giant planet? It’s a planet!” Vultro looks up at her. “It wasn’t there a minute ago, Raven! It’s almost like it came out of nowhere!” | |||
Raven pulls out a handful of gemstones from her bag. “I snuck these Sol Emeralds with me. Tell me right now, are we going to crash?” “What?” Vultro yells as he tries to pull the ship up. “Are we going to crash!?” she repeats. Raven notices the ground quickly approaching, and she frantically slots the seven emeralds into her chest plate. | |||
KABOOM! Before either could say any more, the spaceship crash lands in a swampy bog. Thankfully, the ship’s shielding system broke most of the fall, but the force of the impact has sent spaceship parts all over the swamp. Raven is the first to surface from the murky water. | |||
Vultro | “Everyone alright? Anyone that can't swim?” she calls out. Shift surfaces nearby in the form of a dolphin. “Vultro can’t! Where is he?” Vultro breaks the surface, thrashing towards Shift. He scurries frantically onto her back. “Good thing we brought you along, Shift,” Vultro said. “Where'd everyone else go?” | ||
Frankie | A short distance away, Wreck and Frankie submerge from the swamp. “So much for a nice date…” Frankie says under her breath. “This was your idea of a date?” Wreck asks. “Ugh, just forget it. Come on now, let's get over to the group.” Wreck and Frankie swim over to the rest of the group, who continue to surface one by one. | ||
Vultro | “Well guys, we should probably try to find a way out of here. The spaceship is obviously out of the question,” Vultro says. Tracker the Dog suddenly pops up from under the water, flailing around until he reaches a log to stand on. His bloodhound ears are sopping wet, but he shakes himself off. “Oh dear. This is Ethos?” he asks. “I have no idea what this place is,” Vultro says. | ||
Vultro | “Maybe it's a good thing I brought these emeralds with me after all,” Raven adds. “Maybe,” says Vultro. “Jenny, do you know any spells that can freeze over the swamp or get rid of the water? So we don't have to swim?” Jenny, an arctic fox not much larger than Vultro, is wading nearby. “Not without a Chaos Emerald or two,” she says. | ||
Raven looks down at her chest plate, and notices that the silver Sol Emerald is missing. “Where is it?” she yells. “Where’s what?” Wreck asks. “The silver emerald!” She tries to dive under the water, but it’s too murky to see anything. She resurfaces, spinning in circles trying to find it. She yells in frustration. | |||
After a few deep breaths, she swims over to Vultro, and takes out the green emerald. “In case we get split up, I can't afford to lose any more of these. I’m already in big trouble.” Vultro takes the emerald, placing it on his belt. He nods in agreement. “We’ll worry about the other emerald later, first we need to fix the spaceship.” | |||
Vultro | Suddenly, the crew hears a desperate scream in the distance. “HELP!!” “Oh god, what was that?” Vultro asks. “I haven't the foggiest, but was it one of us?” Tracker yells out. “We need to go investigate.” The group starts to move, but Tracker hesitates. “On second thought, I think I'm going to stay with the ship and see if I can repair it,” he says. Vultro nods. “Fair enough. Let's go guys.” | ||
The group heads in the direction of the scream. “Hey look! It's a cave!” Frankie yells. “That must be where the scream came from,” Wreck says. The group enters the cave. | |||
The entrance is faintly illuminated by the sunlight outside, but it's hard to see very far. Vultro climbs off Shift onto dry rocks. “I hate caves…” he mumbles to himself. “Man, this is creepy,” Wreck says. Frankie stops in her tracks. “Something's not right here, we'll be in deep trouble if we're not caref—” She goes silent. “Frankie? Hello? Frankie?” Wreck asks. “She must have been captured!” Tracker says. “Not Frankie! No!!” | |||
In the distance, Raven is being dragged by a mysterious figure, who is hidden in the shadows. | |||
In the distance, | |||
???: Shh, my Sol friend. You will be fine, as will your little pals. | ???: Shh, my Sol friend. You will be fine, as will your little pals. | ||
The figure knocks | The figure knocks Raven over the head, knocking her out. | ||
Vultro: | Vultro: Guys, we need to find everyone RIGHT NOW! Let's split up. Shift, Wreck, come with me. Jenny, Terry, go with Lightning. | ||
==='''Chapter 2 | ==='''Chapter 2 '''=== | ||
RavenCool is tied up in a corner of the cave, and is just beginning to regain consciousness. An unknown figure is standing next to her. | RavenCool is tied up in a corner of the cave, and is just beginning to regain consciousness. An unknown figure is standing next to her. | ||
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Lighting: Guys, we should look for our friends. They could be hurt! RavenCool, please be okay... | Lighting: Guys, we should look for our friends. They could be hurt! RavenCool, please be okay... | ||
==='''Chapter 3 | ==='''Chapter 3 '''=== | ||
RavenCool and Vultro awaken in a small room, with bare walls and only a tiny opening serving as a window. RavenCool starts pounding on the walls furiously. She roars. | RavenCool and Vultro awaken in a small room, with bare walls and only a tiny opening serving as a window. RavenCool starts pounding on the walls furiously. She roars. | ||
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Lunic, Databyte, and Mist each take an emerald from the sash, placing it into the special devices. As they place them in, each one glows and beeps. Metal RavenCool, not needing such a device, puts an emerald directly in her pocket. Solidus takes the rest of the emeralds, the extra devices, and Metal's sash with him, and storms off. | Lunic, Databyte, and Mist each take an emerald from the sash, placing it into the special devices. As they place them in, each one glows and beeps. Metal RavenCool, not needing such a device, puts an emerald directly in her pocket. Solidus takes the rest of the emeralds, the extra devices, and Metal's sash with him, and storms off. | ||
==='''Chapter 4'''=== | |||
Raven and Vultro land in a tree, within visible distance of the crash site. | |||
Raven: Oh my god... it actually worked! And look where we are! | |||
Vultro jumps up in excitement and hugs Raven. | |||
Vultro: Yes! Yes yes yes! Raven, you're AWESOME. Ha ha! | Vultro: Yes! Yes yes yes! Raven, you're AWESOME. Ha ha! | ||
Vultro yells down to Frankie, who is back with Tracker at the crash site. | Vultro stares into Raven's eyes for a moment, smiling. He quickly remembers how much Raven hates that, but it's too late. Before he knew it, Raven swats him down to the ground. | ||
Raven yells down to Frankie, who is back with Tracker at the crash site. | |||
Raven: Hey guys! Up here!! | |||
Frankie hears the call, looking up and smiling when she recognizes them. She flies over to the two. | Frankie hears the call, looking up and smiling when she recognizes them. She flies over to the two. | ||
Frankie: Vultro! | Frankie: Vultro! Raven! Wreck went off. He said he sensed something bad, and wouldn't tell me what. He does that sometimes. I decided to wait here with Tracker. | ||
Vultro: That's Wreck for you, always getting into trouble like me. Listen, guys. That ghost dude took that crystal from me. I think if we can manage to take it back from him, we can stop those villains! The problem is the Sol emeralds are almost all in their possession. | Vultro: That's Wreck for you, always getting into trouble like me. Listen, guys. That ghost dude took that crystal from me. I think if we can manage to take it back from him, we can stop those villains! The problem is the Sol emeralds are almost all in their possession. | ||
Raven: Which is a problem. I don't need Blaze on my tail about those when I get home. | |||
Vultro: Hey, where’s Jenny? | |||
Frankie: Huh? I thought she was with you? | |||
Vultro: Oh no, Jenny… | |||
Suddenly, Wreck's voice echoes from far away. | Suddenly, Wreck's voice echoes from far away. | ||
Wreck: Easy now robot…! Ha ha… oh no! | Wreck: Easy now robot…! Ha ha… oh no! AAAH! | ||
Frankie: WRECK! | Frankie: WRECK! | ||
Raven and Vultro grab on to Frankie, who flies them down towards Wreck's voice. | |||
Metal | Metal Raven has her arms around Wreck's neck. | ||
Metal | Metal Raven: Your connection with the Sol is strong, fox. Stronger than any Mobian I've ever seen. | ||
With | With little effort, he breaks free of the hold. | ||
Wreck: Sol? What are you talking about? Hey wait… I know you... from the cave! | Wreck: Sol? What are you talking about? Hey wait… I know you... from the cave! | ||
Metal | Metal Raven notices Frankie and the crew land nearby, and darts over to Frankie, grabbing her by the arm. | ||
Metal | Metal Raven: If I can't make you surrender, maybe taking your little girlfriend will! Divine... Sol! | ||
Metal | Metal Raven and Frankie disappear in a yellow flash. | ||
Wreck: | Wreck: FRANKIE! NO! | ||
Tracker stumbles out of the nearby bushes | Tracker stumbles out of the nearby bushes. | ||
Vultro: Just when I thought the gang was getting back together. Come on guys, we have to follow them! | Vultro: Just when I thought the gang was getting back together. Come on guys, we have to follow them! | ||
The crew sets off in the direction of the building in which Vultro and | The crew sets off in the direction of the building in which Vultro and Raven were held captive. Along the way, they encounter a red hedgehog and a pink hedgehog, who are holding a gem stone. | ||
Red: I can't believe we found a Sol Emerald! If one is here, maybe the other 6 are too! | Red: I can't believe we found a Sol Emerald! If one is here, maybe the other 6 are too! | ||
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Pink: Lets keep searching. Perhaps there is more life on this planet than just us. | Pink: Lets keep searching. Perhaps there is more life on this planet than just us. | ||
Raven growls very loudly at the two. | |||
Raven: Give me that Sol Emerald right now! | |||
Red: Why should I? I need these emeralds to harness the power of the Sol dimension. | Red: Why should I? I need these emeralds to harness the power of the Sol dimension. Besides, I found it fair and square. | ||
Raven: Sol dimension? I'm the future guardian of the Sol dimension! You want me to tell Blaze you stole them?! Both of us will end up burnt to a crisp! | |||
The pink hedgehog seems taken aback by the statement. She glances at | The pink hedgehog seems taken aback by the statement. She glances at Raven's chest plate and notices the green emerald embedded into it. She pauses for a moment, then smirks as she looks back up at Raven. | ||
Pink: First of all, Shimm didn't steal them, he | Pink: First of all, Shimm didn't steal them, he found them. Aaaand, uh.. we can loan it to you, if we team up to stop the villains to get the rest of the emeralds. Deal? | ||
The pink hedgehog reaches her hand out to shake. | The pink hedgehog reaches her hand out to shake. Raven hesitates, but reluctantly shakes hands with her, realizing she can probably overpower them anyways. | ||
Red: When we need it, you'll give it back. Understand? | Red: When we need it, you'll give it back. Understand? | ||
Raven ignores her. The red hedgehog hands over the red Sol Emerald. Raven then embeds the stone into the her chest plate, next to the green one she took from Vultro. | |||
Pink: | Pink: Well, what now? | ||
Red: Lets follow them. | Red: Lets follow them. | ||
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The pink hedgehog smiles. | The pink hedgehog smiles. | ||
Pink: And I'm Penelope! And we just made a deal with | Pink: And I'm Penelope! And we just made a deal with Raven, so now we're a part of your team!! Right? | ||
Shift: Um. Cool, I'm Shift. | Shift: Um. Cool, I'm Shift. | ||
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Penelope: Hi Vultro! | Penelope: Hi Vultro! | ||
Vultro: We've lost our | Vultro: We've lost our friends, a bat named Frankie and a fox named Jenny, to a bunch of villains. We could really use your help. | ||
Shimmer: I’ll help you guys, but only to get those Emeralds. I got nothing better to do anyways. | |||
Penelope: | Penelope: Don’t worry Vultro, we’ll find your friends. Let’s do this! | ||
==='''Chapter 5'''=== | |||
Penelope: If we're going your friends we have to get a move on! | Penelope: If we're going your friends we have to get a move on! | ||
Shimmer: | Shimmer: Where did you last see them, anyways? | ||
Shift transforms into a Bloodhound, mimicking the appearance of Tracker. | Shift transforms into a Bloodhound, mimicking the appearance of Tracker. She points her snout into the air and begins sniffing. After a moment, she points towards the smell. | ||
Shift: That way! | Shift: That way! | ||
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Penelope: We've been walking for like, FOREVER! When will we get there? | Penelope: We've been walking for like, FOREVER! When will we get there? | ||
Shimm: Yeah, are you sure you know how to use that stinkin’ nose of yours? | |||
Raven: Thats it. I'm leading, we need a trained wolf nose for this. | |||
Tracker: How about you just let THE BLOODY BLOODHOUND handle it? | Tracker: How about you just let THE BLOODY BLOODHOUND handle it? | ||
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Penelope pats Shift on the back encouragingly. | Penelope pats Shift on the back encouragingly. | ||
Penelope: Everyone calm down. It's okay Shift, you're doing great, but let's follow | Penelope: Everyone calm down. It's okay Shift, you're doing great, but let's follow Raven instead for a bit. | ||
Raven begins to nod but stops with her head high in the air. She begins to sniff. | |||
Raven: Shh! It's right on the tip of my nose... | |||
Shift turns the other direction, taking a deep sniff of the air. | Shift turns the other direction, taking a deep sniff of the air. | ||
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Shift: I smell... something evil. Whatever it is, it's NOT a friendly smell. | Shift: I smell... something evil. Whatever it is, it's NOT a friendly smell. | ||
Raven: Well Shift, I smell a fox, which could be Jenny. | |||
Vultro: Shift? What direction is that "bad" smell coming from? | Vultro: Wait. Shift? What direction is that "bad" smell coming from? | ||
Shift: The one I smell is coming from the northeast! | Shift: The one I smell is coming from the northeast! | ||
Raven: Well the one I smell is coming from the west. | |||
Vultro: Let's just split up | Vultro: Let's just split up, okay guys? | ||
Raven heads off to the west, taking Wreck, Vultro, and Terry with her. Tracker, Penelope, and Shimmer follow Shift. | Raven heads off to the west, taking Wreck, Vultro, and Terry with her. Tracker, Penelope, and Shimmer follow Shift. Raven continues sniffing. | ||
Wreck: What ya smellin' this time? A steak with legs? Because I bet you could smell that. | Wreck: What ya smellin' this time? A steak with legs? Because I bet you could smell that. | ||
Raven: Shh... I know it's Mobian, I just can't tell if it's Jenny or Frankie. | |||
Terry: What 'appened to being able to make out a | Terry: What 'appened to being able to make out a fox just by smell? | ||
Raven grits her teeth, clearly annoyed. | Raven grits her teeth, clearly annoyed. “Just shut up.” | ||
Terry: Sorry... | Terry: Sorry... | ||
... | === '''Chapter 6''' === | ||
Shift raises her nose up in the air. “Tracker, do you smell that? What is that?” Tracker sniffs around a few times before he hits a scent that is evidently not pleasant. “Bloody hell! I know that smell too well. It smells of... burning plastic. Pretty common in Techtown, but out here? In the swamps?” “It's horrible! It smells like it's coming from straight ahead,” Shift said. | |||
The group continues on into a small clearing, where they see a pile of what appear to be scorched electronics smoldering. Strangely, the scrap pile is surrounded by frost and ice. | |||
Penny: Why is there frost so close to that fire? How is there even ice in a climate like this!? | |||
Shift | Shift transforms back into her natural form. Suddenly, they notice a figure standing about 20 feet away, who is facing away from them. It appears to have droopy, sideways quills. | ||
Penny: Hey! Did you do all this? | |||
The figure turns around, revealing itself to be a tall blue hedgehog. There is rage in his eyes, and his piercing glance is palpable from all the way across the field. | |||
"Hand over all of your materials," he says, his hands at his sheath, which seems to be holding a rapier. "Or I'll have to take them more forcefully." | |||
Shimm rolls his eyes. "Hey buddy, we don't have anything worth taking! Relax." Shift takes a step forward towards the hedgehog, and puts her hand out in front of Shimm. "Don't listen to him. We don't want any more trouble. It's been a long day for all of us..." she explains. | |||
"Hand | "You think a long day is large enough an excuse to satisfy me? You are not the only troubled ones. Hand me your supplies and materials, or I will result to more brute-like manners." He pulled out a silver rapier. "This is your final warning." | ||
Shimm | Shimm scoffs. "Yeah, right. Penny, come on. Let's show this clown who's boss." Shimm shoves past Shift, and Penny follows somewhat hesitantly. Shift sighs, and then draws her sickle. Shimm jumps up, and goes for a high kick at the blue hedgehog. | ||
As Shimm would hit the hedgehog, he feels his leg suddenly stop-- the hedgehog has turned into ice, which has also encased Shimm's foot. The ice begins to travel up Shimm's body, freezing him in midair. Scoffing at the boy, the hedgehog stabbed his rapier into the ground. Ice spikes rose out of the ground, surrounding the rest of the crew. | |||
"Who are you and what do you want with us?" Penny yells out. "We crashed here, we really do have nothing!" Shift adds. "Well then, you'll tell me what I need and where there are more useful places that can be raided," the hedgehog said. "Unless you don't value life." | |||
Tracker looks down at the scrap pile again and studies it for a moment. He recognizes the circuitry as some sort of gemstone harness device. "Are you after the Sol emeralds...?" | |||
" | "I'm not looking for those worthless trinkets, child," the hedgehog responded. "I'm here... for reasons that don't concern you. Quit the foolishness and tell me where I need to go. I needn't waste my time with children like you." | ||
" | Penny has finally had enough, and snaps at the hedgehog. "How are we supposed to know where you need to go!?" Penny yells out in frustration. "You don't want the emeralds, you don't want us, and we already told you we crash landed here. Leave us alone and go bother someone else!" She clenches her fists tightly. "There's a prison up on the hill a couple miles back where our friends were held hostage. Maybe you can go find some stupid supplies up there!! And another thing, why do you have to be so condescending and pessimistic! We don't deserve to be treated like children, just lighten up a bit! All I've got from you are vague threats and stupid party tricks! Why don't you--" | ||
Tracker | Tracker wonders if Penny is having some sort of mental breakdown. But then, he notices the steam rising up from behind the hedgehog. Moments later, Shimm rises up, sopping wet from the melted ice. | ||
" | "Really? You've repeated this same point several times. Either you're planning a sneak attack, or you're a flat-out idiot - based on first impressions, it could honestly be either. Don't get in my way again." Shimm goes for a kick to the back of the hedgehog's knees, but he doesn't so much as flinch. He turns around. "I'll let you go, but cross me again and I won't be as merciful. Consider yourself blessed by the gods that I'm not killing a nuisance like you." Putting his rapier away, the hedgehog started to run away. | ||
"Sheesh, what a jerk,” Shimm says. He walks back over to the group, the water now evaporating off of him in a flash of steam. “You like it? It's pyrokinesis. I'm able to heat up my body at any time," he says smugly. “I wonder what that dude is looking for?" | |||
"These scraps look like they were some sort of device for harnessing the Sol Emeralds," Tracker said. "He's either lying about the Emeralds, or he had a run in with one of the villains that took our friends. I'll see if I can pick up a scent off of it. | |||
" | Suddenly, a young voice yelled, "Hey, didja say somethin' 'bout the Emeralds?" Electricity began to crackle around the group, and they notice a black figure is stood in the trees. | ||
"I am SO done with surprise guests today!" Shift yelled out. "If you're gonna try to threaten us, just leave us alone already, okay!" | |||
"Or, maybe, you can tell me what you were doin' with that freak," the figure said. "If you have bad plans with 'em, prepare to meet the Blue Thunder." | |||
" | "We were looking for our friends," Penny yelled back. "Yeah, that clown of a hedgehog threatened us about wanting to raid supplies or something, he wouldn't shut up about it! Good thing I was there to protect all of us," Shimm added smugly. Penny rolled her eyes. "Could you just tell us who you are, and who he is?" Shift asked. "I'm tired of not knowing what's going on." | ||
" | "He," the figure started, jumping out of the tree, "Is a freak who attacks people out of nowhere.” The figure revealed itself to be a young, brown-furred tiger wearing a short-sleeved white shirt, jean shorts, and a belt with two guns on it. “He did the same thing to me - just froze my leg and asked not-so-nicely where he could find supplies. I managed to fool him into going... somewhere, I don't know, but he's a creep, and I want to make sure he didn't say anything convincing to you." The tiger didn't seem threatened at all— he was keeping his hands in his pockets the entire time. | ||
" | "Well, our friends were captured and held in some building up in the hills back there, so Penny told him to go find it," said Shift. "To tell you the truth, we're just trying to find the rest of our friends and get out of here." | ||
" | "Hey listen pal. You seem like my kind of cat," Shimm said, stepping in front of Shift. "How about you just tell us what's going on here so we can get on with our lives?" | ||
" | "The name's Mac," he said, smiling and giving them a thumbs-up. "Trust me, if what you say is true, then that creep is gonna be the least of your problems right now. And I've been sent on a mission to gather info about this planet, where apparently some Mobians crash landed. So, yeah, if you could help me find them, I could help you guys with whatever you guys need." | ||
Shimm eyes Tracker and Shift. "Nice to meet ya, Mac! I'm Shimm. As a matter of fact, these two are with a group of Mobians that crashed here. We ran into them when Penny and I found one of the Sol Emeralds. All seven are on the planet, and we're trying to find them!" Penny nudges him, giving him a disapproving look. "Aaand our friends," he added dismissively. | |||
"Oh.... well, looks like I'm as lucky as a ladybug," said Mac grinning. "But there are more of them, right? And you still need to find some Emeralds, sensing the amount of Chaos Energy on this planet. I guess if you still need some help, then I'll help you." | |||
" | "Excellent!" says Shift. "Tracker was going to follow the scent of these broken parts, we think it was a device used to harness the Emeralds. It might lead us right to them." Tracker sniffs the melted plastic and circuit boards, and picks up a scent. He points to the west. "This way, lads!" | ||
=== Chapter X: The Showdown === | === Chapter X: The Showdown === | ||