Hmm, sounds like fun. Will add it to the queue for next month. Also quick reminder to all; 1 week left to send in submissions. Currently only 4 have been submitted.
You have no idea how much that disappointed me :/ I think only me and one other person voted for him.
Supports child labor.
The matters surrounding Belle were seeming to resolve themselves out, but the situation with Gaston would need to be dealt with. "If this Gaston is submitting to the darkness, then hes going to lash out even more to get the beast." Krowley thought about his option before making his suggestion. "We'll try and escort Belle back home as promised, but if you guys hold them off in the meantime, we can try and rendezvous-" "How can you be sure my father is safe?" Belle asked. "These are people you can trust," Krowley stated. He looked to the three of them and then onto the black haired man. He looked shady, but if they were traveling with his allies, then that was enough for him. "At least, I'm pretty sure... Who are you?" he asked the man, "My name is Vincent. I'm just a guide," he quickly replied. "Alright then. Even though Maurice is safe, we'll try and rush back as soon as possible." Belle was not as easily swayed to the condition of her father. "B-but. I saw him! My father was tucked down in a corner. Hiding from some monster." She pulled out the mirror the Beast gave her. "Show me my father!" she pleaded. The mirror glowed a green hue. and revealed onto them the scene that was happening back at her home. Maurice was seen carefully eying outside the window to where Eclipse and Aux were facing each other. The entire scene was viewed from the old man's view from the tiny frame. "Oh no..." Krowley thought aloud. Aux had his arms folded and Eclipse was on her guard. The black coated woman remained calm and vigilant. What do you want from this place... Belle isn't here." Her blindfold remained on, but her eyebrows arched in a way to show her unpleasantness towards the man. "Simply isolating other obstacles.The less there are, the less impatient I need to be. You are like a blockade between me and my objective." A dark hue surrounded him. "So it would be in your best interest to back down and let me continue." Eclipse grinned her mouth to the left side of her face, unveiling a smirk. "Fat chance. You're already in a heap of trouble with a lot of questions you have to answer for. Then you will be judged accordingly." "There is no need for judgement," he spoke. "My actions will speak loud enough for themselves. A small cloud of darkness entered into Marice's contraption, activating it. A dark hue surrounded it before it began to roll by itself into the distance of the castle. Much faster than it looked, it moved as if being carried by horses. "What are you doing?" "Just taking care for some... other obstacles. Now for you..." he began to walk towards her. Shifting the group's view away from the window, Maurice was seen crouched behind it again. "At least wherever Belle is it isn't here... I just hope she's safe..." The mirror evaporated the scene. "Father.." she sighed. He was safe for now, but she still had to go to him. "We have to hurry!" she encouraged. "Belle, didn't you listen? He wants you to be safe. He's guarded by some one powerful, but that man is after you... So the safest place is back at the castle." Belle looked out towards the glow of torches approaching the castle. "Do you really want him to be alone when Gaston comes for him?" Belle thought of Beast and looked into the mirror. It showed him looking at his rose, with his sad face, plopped onto his arms. Mrs. Potts had just appeared, hopping along inside the ballroom from where he sat in the courtyard. "Pardon me, master." "Leave me in peace." But sir, the castle is about to be under attack! What shall we do, master? Still sad and without a love, he watched another petal fall from the glowing rose. "It doesn't matter now... Just let them come." It looked like he had just given up on everything and was now ready to accept the oncoming threat. "Alright..." Belle sighed. "But are you sure she's strong enough to keep him safe?" the poor girl was torn between two people she cared for, each with a threat coming after them. "I hope so," Krowley replied. "Whatever is coming towards the castle will need all of us to keep them back though." Belle has made her decision. With a brave face, she looked up. "The Beast needs our help." ~MISSION RE-DIRECTED!~ (All players return to the castle!) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Madame Mim Boss Battle Cycle 1 Madame Mim > Ananta > Kel > Beuce > Stratos > Goofy Ananta cast Fire! dealt 22 Damage! Kel cast Gravity! Mim was grounded! Dealt 7 Damage! Beuce cast Mine Square on Mim! 8 traps were placed at her feet! Stratos cast Mine Square on Mim! 8 traps were placed at her feet! Goofy shielded Beuce! Madame Mim used Flash! Accuracy decreased by 75% this cycle! Ananta's turn! 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Madame Mim nodded to their creative and agreed upon input. "No brooms, eh? Well that does seem more than fair considering the circumstances." She looked at her broom and twirled it like a baton before leaning on it with her arm. "But a deal's a deal. Guess it's time I destroy the four of you now-" "Five!" Goofy corrected. "I may not have a key or know any magic, but I'm stickin' with these guys whether you like it or not!" He held up his shield and looked onto the old hag with determination. "'Sides, a shield ain't a sword." Mim thought about this for a second, but shrugged. "Dead dog doesn't matter much. The basis of any wizard duel is for the opponents to transform into various creatures and destroy each other. But seeing as how you all are bumb out of that kind of magic I'll make the last rule easy to follow. She kicked up her broom and tucked it under her dress. She nudged the hair infested half of the handle and began to levitate in the air. "Rule #3! Mim makes all the rules! Ahahehehehehe!!" She cackled as she flew in the air and circled the party, preparing to attack. ~MISSION START!~ Madame Mim Boss Battle Cycle 1 Madame Mim > Ananta > Kel > Beuce > Stratos > Goofy Mim zoomed past Beuce. Dealt 14 Damage. Mim zoomed past Kel. Dealt 11 Damage. Mim zoomed past Ananta. Dealt 12 Damage. Ananta's turn. (Airborne) 1,000/1,000 HP ◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘◘ Ananta Beuce Kel Stratos Goofy Group Bonuses Ananta 24/36 HP 4/4 MP 0% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Aero Blizzard Cure Fire Spoiler: ITEMS Ether (x1) Phoenix Down (x1) Mega-Potion (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Break Time: 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS Fairy Godmother Cheshire Cat Spoiler: ABILITIES 0.15 MP Restoration High Jump 19% Dodge Rate +100% Magical Accuracy +30% Combo +55% Aerial Combo Beuce 16/30 HP 3/3 MP 0% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Mine Square Spoiler: ITEMS Hi-Potion (x1) Mega-Potion (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Poison Edge: 5/5 Barrier Surge: 3/3 Reluctancy: 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS Dumbo 3 Caballeros Fairy Godmother Cheshire Cat Spoiler: ABILITIES 0.15 MP Restoration High Jump +30% Combo +35% Aerial Combo Kel 31/42 HP 4/4 MP 0% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Cure Gravity Spoiler: ITEMS Phoenix Down (x2) Hi-Potion (x1) Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS Barrier Surge: 3/3 Fire Strike: 3/3 Reluctancy: 7/7 Spoiler: SUMMONS Mushu Marahute Fairy Godmother Spoiler: ABILITIES 0.15 MP Restoration High Jump Guard 9% Dodge rate +50% Combo +35% Aerial Combo Second Wind Heart's Promise Stratos 34/34 HP 4/4 MP 0% CG Spoiler: MAGIC Blizzard Cure Mine Square Spoiler: ITEMS NONE Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS NONE Spoiler: SUMMONS NONE Spoiler: ABILITIES 0.15 MP Restoration High Jump Guard 9% Dodge rate +50% Combo Goofy 46/46 HP 3/3 MP 0% CG Spoiler: SKILL COMMANDS NONE Spoiler: ABILITIES 0.15 MP Restoration High Jump Guard 9% Dodge rate +50% Combo +5% Luck
Done. HP +8 MP +1.40 ATK+ 8 MAG +7 RES +3.5 Done. Also please tell me what's unequipped before You equip something. Makes things that much more difficult to guess how your stats are modified if you don't tell me what's switched out. Done. Done. Done. HP +10 MP +0.40 ATK +6 SPD +10 DEF +3 MAG +4 RES +2 Done. For reference, please add up and all the stats you modify. Please and thank you. Noted. Time to allocate my own points since everyone's all done now. 5 to Heart (Magic) 6 to Stamina 5 to Intelligence 3 to Power CROWNS 30 to Defense 80 to Magic 6 to AP HP +12 MP +1 ATK +3 DEF +5 MAG +25 RES +2.5 AP +2
~MISSION START!~ As Rapunzel pulled him away, Flynn kept a constant look to see if any guards were roaming. She was occupying herself with some artwork that children were creating on the floor and happily joined in the fun. After all that containment in her tower, it was refreshing to see her playing with others. Flynn on the other hand was still on the lookout. He wasn't a total stranger like the keybladers, but he obviously stood out among the crowd of villagers. Maximus too was on the lookout for any of his fellow horsemen or horse allies. Seems they were more concerned with the capture of Flynn Rider. An arrest he would gladly go through with, did he not promise the blonde haired girl otherwise. An opportunity presented itself as two guards walked up to an apple stand. Maximus' ears perked up at the royal colors of their armor. He looked over by the stand, then back to Flynn and contemplated one of the hardest decisions he would ever have to make in his career as a guard's horse. Flynn arched an eyebrow until he caught on to the connection the stallion had just made. He too looked from the guards back to Maximus. "Don't you do it..." Maximus' eyes once again sped off Flynn and to the stand. "Don't you do it, horse!" h warned once more. Unable to pass the chance. he began to clop along to where the guards were. He also didn't like to be referred to by his species. Yes he was a horse, but he had a name dammit! "Hey!" Flynn yelled, before lowering his voice. "Hey!" He twitched his head to see if anyone heard him, but they were thankfully to busy in the fun. Flynn slowly backed away from the light and into the shadows as Maximus trotted to the stand. The heat was about to be turned out, Flynn thought. He was so close. He had the plan and the crown, and up until he ran into the kids, it was all going so smoothly. "Hey there Maximus!" a guard greeted over by the stand. "Y'know the captain's been looking for ya." Flyyn sighed. He was only after the apples. The horse nodded nonchalantly and put a small bag of coins onto the merchant's table before he swung over a bag of apples onto his back. "Hey wait a minute," Flynn thought from afar. He felt up along his chest and pockets. That was his munny bag! After the hard time he was given, he just got swiftly robbed by a horse. He looked up to see the happy horse eating already nodding at the merchant before pleasantly marching away. With a happy 'neigh,' he returned back to Flynn with a sarcastic grin as he chewed his apple. Flynn looked up at the horse with an unamused expression. Eyes listless and all. "Don't suppose you got any change," he asked. Maximus chewed a few more bites and spit out half an apple core onto his hand. The thief examined his palm, now filled with a chomped fruit and a half litre of horse saliva. "Well that's just lovely. Maximus chuckled before walking past him to see what Rapunzel was up to. Not of course, without a quick smack of his tail to Flynn's humiliated face. While they were doing their own thing, the group had made up their minds to split up and familiarize themselves with the world's cultural surroundings. There were plenty of activities and merchants selling Corona's goods and treats. The most common thing around the festival were purple flags with a bright yellow sun in the center. The village was surrounded by banners, streamers and flags with that very symbol on them. Heck, it was even plastered as yellow frosting on the many delicious sweets that were being sold. Whatever the event, the kingdom was in great joy in the celebration. But what for? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GROUP A Base and Steel were kind enough to oblige to the Beast's wishes without much else to the explanation. Belle approached everyone as she carefully walked down the stairs in dressed attire. She had returned to her normal clothes without the ballgown, and added a purple hood for the harsh cold outside. "I'm... I'm ready now," she announced. She looked up to the Beast and hugged him. This once helpless girl had changed so much for him, and had tamed him back from his beastly ways. It almost made her cry to leave him like this. Beast returned the glance, but he knew it was the right thing to do. He loved her. He would do anything to make sure she would get the life she deserved... even if he wasn't in it. "Here," he handed Belle the enchanted mirror that he revealed to the group earlier. "Take it with you, so you'll always have a way to look back, and remember me." His voiced was so soft and caring from his initial impression. Whenever he was near Belle, he would become humanized again. Maybe that was the point of the spell. To give him sight of the true important things in life outside his wealth and selfishness. Some one he cared for so much, it would counter his own wants and needs. Belle seemed to fit that perfectly, making this tragic goodbye all the more harder to watch. Even his enchanted servants watched in sadness as their master let his love go. They began to talk amongst each other silently. "She's going away?" Chip whispered to his mother. "But he was so close," Lumiere tucked his head in his candle hands in the most exaggerated fashion. "After all this time, he's finally learned to love" she added before softly nudging her son. "That's it, then!" Lumiere perked up. "That should break the spell!" "But it's not enough... She has to love him in return." " And now it's too late, it seems," Cogsworth sighed. "Thank you for understanding how much he needs me," Belle added before releasing him from the hug. She touched her hand to his cheek for one final glimpse before rushing away to the entrance. Out of concern from her father and not making this harder than it had to be. She reached the entrance and looked back to the rest of the keybladers. "I'm ready when you are," she softly stated. ~MISSION START!~ (OOC- BEAST's CASTLE GROUPS: During this time you will reunite with one another as Groups A and B will merge since one is headed towards the castle and one is leaving from it)
Yeah but like... daughter molestation...
I'M SORRY!
Happy 7 years Stardust,
Hey now. I had compiled plenty of evidence. My character may have been a drunk and very unco-operative, but he did so much. He did so much planning and research, analyzing each person's posts and motives against one another. He already had several highly probable suspect listed below; Spoiler I would show you, but I'm dead now.
1K Bonus achieved! Congratulations players of Kingdom Hearts SOS! You have reached another 1,000 replies. All players have been awarded 1,000 Munny for their hard work! GROUP A ~MISSION COMPLETE~ Base leveled up! (20) All stats increased! Learned Second Wind! Learned Gravity Learned Cura! D'daear leveled up! (12) D'daear leveled up! (13) AP +1 Learned Magic Lock-On! Luna leveled up! (20) All stats increased! Learned Gravity! Learned Aerora! Krowley leveled up! (21) AP +1 Learned Thunder! Steel leveled up! (20) All stats increased! Learned Second Wind! Learned Stopra! Everyone seemed to be in good working condition, so at least there was that. "There's obviously a lot I need to tell you... And I promise, once everything here is resolved, you'll get all the answers you deserve." He evaporated his keyblade from his hand and walked down the steps to regroup with the other four. "Hopefully we weren't too loud for-" Before he could finish his sentence, the ballroom doors opened with Belle and the Beast walking out. Belle's expression showed her as concerned, while Beast had a more sorrowful expression. They both held hands on the way out, but not in the lovey-dovey way the group would come to expect. It seemed as if the evening had been cut short by a most unfortunate conclusion. With delicate hands, the Beast slowly let go of Belle's in order to walk down the steps and confront the keyblading group. He seemed very disappointed, and looked to them with pleading eyes. "I... I need you to take her back home to her father." Hikaru's eyes widened behind his visor. "I'm sorry things didn't go as planned," he comforted. He knew it wasn't going to be the most guaranteed chance of success, but he truly was rooting for them. The Beast reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a mirror. "This mirror will show you anything, anything you wish to see. Belle wished to see her father, and well..." Beast turned the small scaled hand mirror to reveal glowing green viewing to where her father was. It showed them a cowering, portly old man hiding underneath his table. "Please oh please let her be alright," he repeated continuously to himself. His eyes were closed tight as he rocked back and forth in a pit of despair. The group knew that Belle traded her own freedom for her father's, but only now did they see what he was currently going through. "I asked her if she was happy here, and she said yes," The Beast continued, lowering the mirror. "And that made me so glad to here... But when she said she was still concerned for her father, I just couldn't bear to see her so worrysome, so I showed her what you've all just seen in my mirror. And that is why... I released her as my prisoner." ----------------------------------------------------------------- "Who knows," Flynn replied. "I haven't been down here since I was in my early teens. Last I recall this tunnel went on for miles, with all sorts of twists and turns that could very well lead us astray." He was trying once again to manipulate them into backing out so he could be on his merry way. "Yup. You know I wouldn't be surprised if it took us hours, DAYS even to get out of this-" "Oh! the exit!" Rapunzel cried running to the beams of sunlight at the end of the dirt road. She scampered across the tunnel with her bare feet and long hair trailing behind her to signal the other to come quickly and join her in the fabulous sights they may or may not have seen. "Or you know... there," Flynn gestured, to the direction of Rapunzel. Upon there exit from the tunnel, the group ended up just a few meters shy off the bridged where Flynn betrayed Etrius, Cat and Glenn. ~MISSION COMPLETE~ Etrius leveled! (19) Glen leveled! (19) Kaida leveled up! (16)
Any pokemon with abilities like "Sturdy." How dare they not let me One hit K.O. them...
GROUP A Hikaru dashed to the remaining heartless gargoyles. His allies had taken out most of them, with only 2 of each kind remaining. Like the Shadows he had encountered in training exercises, there were no emblems on these. Since the heartless seemed to have come from Aux, it made sense that they weren't artificially created, since... well, they came from something organic. He found it odd that only some of them resisted magic, but seeing as how he was out of MP anyways, he didn't bother to question it. First up, he decided to aim for the Gargoyle warriors, as they would be the most heavy threat with their axes. It didn't take a lot to take them out since it was mainly a guard and parry strategy. It got a little difficult to deal with as they simultaneously used their spinning attacks, enough to knock off about a quarter of his health. Thankfully, his initial strategy was enough to keep him in gear, slashing away both statues to release their hearts and have them leave only the crumbling remains. The Gargoyle Knights looked easy enough to deal with. Though quick with the swords, enough patience got through to them, parrying their efforts were destroyed, and hearts released. Their skills were definitely improving, as it took less time and energy to take out the heartless. He turned to his allies and rolled back his shoulders. "Everyone alright?" (Will put mission complete in the next post after tallied Mission Writer EXP) GROUP B "Very well," Vincent replied to Kross. "Hopefully we will beat Gaston in time." Vincent swayed to the right, creating a swirling afterimage of his hair and cape. Almost as if he was underwater. He looked both ways before he began to examine a nearby tree, carefully looking around the bark to find something inscribed. A bit of dusting allowed him to see a small image of an arrow. "Ahh, so they're still here after all this time," he acknowledged. "before I slept, I made markings with my claws to direct the quickest route back to the castle. With any luck, the prince may still be there. He was barely a baby when I first went to sleep, but after some explaining, he might see the light. If he's still there, I mean..." ~MISSION START!~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------
I have with me the last will and testament of a Mr. Cameron "Crooknose" Mathers. It reads; Spoiler WELL DON'T YOU ALL FEEL STUPID?!
ACTUALLY..... Ariel was supposed to be the seventh princess of heart, but due to scheduling and lack of planning, the Atlantica storyline was cut short, and Ariel was replaced by Alice in the roster.
GROUP B Vincent contemplated the requested action. These three had gone out of their way to speak for him, o this was most likely the best chance he could repay them. In any other circumstance, he would have just walked away and let the castle denizens fend for themselves, but from the looks of things, they may just need a bit of help. "If you believe they need our assistance, I shall accompany you." Vincent has joined the Party! "However, this Gaston character doesn't seem to be in much of a listening mood. I overheard the man in the mask say he planned to use something called 'heartless' Unsure as to what those are, but the name implies it must be worse off then them,: he whispered to them, nodding at hiss mention of the mob. "You dare try to top Gadton and his band of men? If you aaren't with us, you're against us? Well, which is it?!" The dark tint around Gaston grew more noticable, surfacing the darkness that was not there at the tavern. "There is great darkness in that man," Vincent added. "Facing him now would only prolongue the help the castle currently needs. If we depart now, we can head them off. I believe I know a shortcut. If it's still there... It's been twenty years after all."
Will try to make this short. So in the past 5 years, I've had 3 relationships in which I felt very strongly for the other. All three of these relationships have more or less ended up in the same way. Relationship One Around the time of my senior year in high school, I asked out a girl from my drama class in the first semester. To my shock, she said yes, and we went on for nearly a month with until the end of the semester. This is one of the more typical ones that I didn't feel as strong about, but she was still my first and only high school girlfriend. We laughed, we went out, typical teen things. The one that really got me here is how it ended. She asked if she could talk to me one day after school, so my being the paranoid person I am, met her at the place she wanted. Firs thing I asked here was "So who's the other guy?" I said it in a sort of joking way, but what she said next was far too ironic. "Actually, you kind of are the other guy..." I just stared blankly for literally a minute, and asked for the whole explanation. Turns out she was really only dating me because her boyfriend never listened to her. (I didn't even realize we weren't a public thing since I liked how we were so private all the time) To make things even weirder. the guy was on my football team. I never told him about it, and according to facebook, they are still together. Yay them? Relationship Two After high school, I thought it best to sort of steer clear of any girl who looked like she could cause me high school sitcom drama. Damn, did I mess that up. I met this girl through a friend of mine who said she just went through a break-up. I talked to her with my similar situation and after some talking, we found out we had things in common and just generally thought alike. This was a cool person. I would have been fine being friends until she asked me if I wanted to go on a date. (First time a girl asked me, so I didn't really want to turn it down) We watched a movie, took a walk, and before the date ended she asked that if we continued, if we wouldn't get too serious. I like to treat a girl right and show her I care, but I respected this. After my last relationship I thought it would be good to keep things a little casual. About every other weekend or so, we'd do something fun or just chat online. Simply ritual that went along for 2 months or so. Entering the third month while just laying on the grass, discussing life, she said that she wanted to get more serious. And we did... for about 2 more weeks. On breakup day, she thanked me for helping her adjust into better relationships since her previous boyfriend said she would get back together with her if she could learn to stop fooling around with people. It made me feel like the whole thing was just a test to her. When I confronted her on if it was, she just bluntly replied; "Well, not like a test, but like, proving I could be with some one for a long time. And you helped me pass!" She hugged me, and that was pretty much the end of that. To this day, I still can't believe that was the end result. I really wish I made this one up. Relationship Three I really had high hopes for this one. We met on a bus stop, (Not exactly a place to hook up, but whatever) while I was looking for work and took buses to new jobs. I found some temporary work and for the first four trips, she was always there, listening to music and/or reading a book. This was just a year after the last relationship ( Winter 2011 now) and she was so beautiful, I could just sing about it. (I didn't of course...) And she looked like the booksmart, shy type, which was different from my last two, and to be frank, I think that just made her more attractive to me. Since it takes me forever to muster up courage to talk to a pretty girl, I eventually just tapped her on the shoulder and stroke up conversation since we usually sat there for about 20 minutes before the bus came. It took about 3 or 4 rides before I actually asked her out. I know I was trying to stay off girls because of the first two, but she just had so much I liked about her. She played videogames, loved Disney, (KH included) she was funny, a talented singer with a soothing voice, and had such soft skin and big brown eyes. We hung out and that blossomed into something serous after 2 months in the spring. This was something I wanted to work since it was the first time it felt like I was getting just as much out of it as she was. She actually got me into writing again, helped me gain confidence, showed me the wonderous world of books. (I already read books, but she increased my library by a ton load) My favorite memories were when we just cuddled and watched Netflix. I didn't want this to end. I wouldn't let this end. Every time I saw her, I would show my appreciation in little, subtle ways, and always go out of my way to show her how much she meant to me. I would find ways to make her smile, and vice versa. This made the ending all the more heartbreaking. Before we could enter a fourth month, she called me over to her apartment. She didn't mention the talk part, but I just took any chance I had to see her. I go in and she tells me all about he camping trip she had with her friends. Her room mate, whom I never paid any mind to as he always was in his room when I was there, proposed to her before they got back home. She showed me the ring and just cried and smiled at me. The words she spoke still burn in my head. "I thought he'd never propose. All these feelings he had for me were still there. I couldn't say no." Her face had a mixture of "tears of joy" and "sorry man." I didn't know how to respond so I just walked away. I didn't reply or talk to her ever again. I was done. Maybe if I listened or asked then I might have gotten a little closure, but for that whole month I didn't want to anything. I gave up on the thought of being in a happy relationship. So as you can see all the story endings seem to have a central theme. While typing this up, I was trying not to make this as an affirmation thread, but more of a "What am I doing wrong?" thread. I've come up with my own theories, such as maybe putting too much, too early, but I'd like to hear other opinions. I feel like I'm the emotional band-aid a girl uses to feel better before I'm ripped off and tossed away when I've served my purpose. Maybe I'm bad at picking them, or just feel too much, but this has really put a strain on my mind lately. I'd like to say these are learning experiences, but it's really shot down my confidence and turned me away from trying to find a significant other. I want to be happy and move on from them, but they're like little ghosts that keep reminding me that I will only be in that state of love filled bliss for the sole reason of the girl's benefit in being with some one else. The really sad thing is I can never recall any of them saying I was their boyfriend. I was just always, "friend" or "insertrealnamehere," when introduced to people. Either way, it was good to cleanse this out of my system.
GROUP A Hikaru lay on the ground, broken, cast aside, and compromised. Everything he worked towards just pushed him back into the floor. How does one recover from that? The painful realization that your best wasn't good enough. Back home when he was still in training, he only knew two ways. One. Take some time off to reflect on it and recuperate your thoughts. And two. Fight it out of your system... And with what Aux just summoned, he was given plenty of targets to choose from. He opened his eyes from crying out the few tears he shed in time for a cure spell from Base to take effect on him. Using his keyblade, to elevate himself off the ground from his still shaken knees into an upright position. Everyone else was fighting against the statues while trying to see if he was alright. He couldn't think of an answer. All he saw were stone heartless slashing away at his allies. Allies who had stuck with him to get back his friend, and now they were fending them off as he recovered. This whole time he concerned himself with the safety of other worlds, when they were assisting with the concern of himself. It was at that moment he remember what he spoke the day he first summoned his keyblade two years ago. "My name is Hikaru... And so long as there's something worth protecting, I'll fight to protect it!" In front of him lay 4 comrades worth protecting, and a whole bunch of heartless who weren't. Whipping back his keyblade, he was ready to cast. "Mine Square!" A field of mines surrounded Base. "Mine Square!" a field of mines surrounded Luna. "Mine Square!" a field of mines surrounded Steel. "Mine Square!" a field of mines surrounded D'daear. Hopefully that MP he used up would be enough to do some damage. GROUP B Vincent began to walk away with Karina. He hadn't been shown such kindness in a very long time. But he still concealed a lot of his feelings in general. He tried to muster up a way to say thank you without overdoing it. "It is appreciated," he nodded, walking with them. There was still a lot he needed answers to, but they were not in the direction of the castle. "Well that's the answer I get from a group where a woman leads," Gaston scoffed, expecting to hear the chuckles of his fellow men. When they did not, he sneered, which was more than enough motivation to get some forced giggling out of them. He was unamused by their co-operation and only wished to see the beast dead. Before it was just a laughable legend that only fools like Maurice spoke of, but he had the sudden urge to kill. And now with the word of his reliable men, he had the opportunity to go forth and seek out this mythical beast. "And this beast is now made real. Look at all this damage!" Gaston pointed to the scorched trees and mangled ground. "No man could do that much damage. It's downright savage..." A dark hue emanated around Gaston, his horse's eyes glowing bright red and the anger in his voice growing louder. "The beast will make off with your children! He'll come after them in the night. We're not safe 'til his head is mounted on my wall!... I say we kill the beast!" He now had the mob's full support as all the men followed him in his journey to the castle. "To the castle!" Vincent stopped and looked at the large following Gaston had assembled. "Shame to those still inside the the castle. That man doesn't seem like he can be reasoned with." His words that there were people still inside may have sparked the interest of these new people he had met. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Aww, I'm flattered you think that's going to happen," Nequa said, feeling the side of her cheek. "But I promised Mim here that she would have the chance, so...." With her hands pulling them back, she pulled the bubbles containing Merlin and Mizu to her side. After which, a magic barrier appeared, to keep them from following. Instead of keygliding off, she took a merry skip as she dragged the bubbles alongside her. Still in the bubble, Merlin shouted back. "Remember lads! Don't let her catch you off guard! A Wizard's duel ends once the other is destroyed!" "Oh shush you!" Mim yelled back. "Why would I destroy them when they look good enough to eat!" This part of the conversation was getting a little uncomfortable. "I can't even remember the last time I had a dog..." she said, grinning at Goofy. "Gawrsh, me neither!" Goofy thought aloud, unaware of what she mean by it. "Hehe, well arent you all a humorous treat! Merlin is too old fashioned and goes by the rules... Speaking of, it's time for the rules of our duel. I'll start. Hmmm..." Mim thought in her head as to what would best disadvantage her opponents. Looking at their keyblades, she smiled as she waved twiddled her fingers and waved her hands. "Rule number one! No swords of any kind! Hahaha!" With a cast of her hand. the keyblades dispersed from their hands. "I know all about swords, see. That's why little miss purple paid me a visit. And since I can't get rid of the keyblade as easily, I've temporarily disabled their use until the end of our duel!" She clapped and hopped at her own devilish deed. "Now it's your turn!" What's your rule?"
Rapunzel nodded to Kaida. "So you see? We aren't so different after all! I hope that one day you all can accomplish your dreams, and maybe even help me accomplish mine." She gave an encouraging smile to the hook handed thug as he puckered his lips, almost as if he were about to cry. "My dream is to live on an isolated island surrounded by wealth and riches," Flynn added, ruining the mood. "But then I walked in here, and now my dream is to leave, unbeaten and unbruised," he continued, still being detained. Hook hand turned around to look at the other thugs, nudging his head toward the girl, signalling them to return the wanted man to guide her. Understanding and without hesitation, they threw him and his limbs back to Rapunzel. Hook hand walked over to the bar, carefully circling around Maximus the horse, not even bothering to ask why he was there in the first place. He walked to the serving side of the bar and looked towards the beverage dispenser. There was one for ale, one for cheap ale, and one with a yellow duckling for a handle. Pulling against the handle with his hook hand, a door propped open, revealing an underground passage through the floorboards. He walked back to Rapunzel and Flynn pushing them both forward. "Go. Live your dream." "I will," Flynn thanked. "Your dream stink. I was talkin' to her." ~MISSION START!~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GROUP B Gaston arrived, riding a black stallion along with a mob worth of angry villagers. The villagers held up lit torches and pitchforks as if some one was going to get lynched bad. Gaston led the crew of men on his horse until he made a full stop in front of the four of them. He arched his eyebrow looking onto each one of them. "You there! Strangely clad villagers! Have you seen the beast?!" Gaston was now a man on a mission to prove his ruthless manliness to the rest of the villagers. Vincent shyly looked onto the others to see their response. (OOC - May post the rest of the groups later today or tomorrow. REALLY occupied this weekend)
