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Post by Teo on Aug 7, 2006 13:45:19 GMT -5
And finally, someone keeled. Hmm... that giant chameleon doesn't look like he's going to make it, and with that, I paced faster towards the chameleon. Oops, it's a she, "Hey uh... you need help?" I said, offering out my arm. I'd probably have to carry her, but with my bag on my back, I could only help her stand up and walk, but it would be better than letting her die here. I'd rid of my bag, but I need it for my own survival. "Come on, you have to keep walking, it's not over yet..."
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Post by Rackinac on Aug 7, 2006 14:02:04 GMT -5
Gem would of smiled, but didn't, she was too sick to. She grabbed his hand and got up. "Thanks, I'm okay though. Just d-dizzy a bit from the;" She took a deep breath in and coughed. "Poisen. And are we almost t-there? I can see the m-moon already."
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Post by Teo on Aug 7, 2006 14:27:38 GMT -5
"No, the moon has been up since yesterday and it still hath not sunk." Did I just say 'Hath'? "I don't know how much longer it is, but if you need me for support, I'd be glad to help out. Come on, you have to try, whether you die or not." Easy to say when you're not the one dying.
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Post by Midnight on Aug 7, 2006 15:41:25 GMT -5
OoC:|| My school starts tomorrow,so I may be gone for a while.
BiC:||Crap.That chameleon-thing was starting to trail into the back.I could always carry someone on my back and fly,but...I didn't want anyone airsick to be back there.And-Wait.I'm being selfish.I might as well strap one of these freaks on my back and get this over with.We're all going to die in a few days anyway,might as well make it fundoofereous.Ignoring my own morbid sense of humor,I decided to ask,
"Does anyone need a ride?I can fly alongside everyone."
I wasn't all that weak,and believe me,they'd all have known if I was.I'm a complainer,with everything from diseases...to clothes shopping.
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Post by Not-Garr on Aug 7, 2006 16:08:08 GMT -5
Vicks stopped for a moment, and turned to his companions, noticing they were in quite the bad way, "We're almost ther, everybody! We can stop and take a break..," he frowned, and looked about, he wasn't too surprised that the monkeys were too logey to attack anyone, but his own companions' plight was disturbing, "The poison isn't usually this strong... Come on! You can do this, everybody! Just a little further to the river, and the crystal pillar!"
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Post by Strangie on Aug 7, 2006 16:36:46 GMT -5
"What do you mean the poison isn't usually this strong? You mean you've had to deal with this crap before?" Strangie asked Vicks. He wondered what Vicks' past with this substance was. Perhaps he had himself been infected with it once before? Maybe he had seen others under the influence in the past?... Maybe he put it there himself!? All of these possibilities flowed through Strangie's mind, but thinking about this gave him a little headache, and with no other alternative at the moment, stuck with the group, hoping to find the cure.
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Post by Chilaquiles on Aug 7, 2006 17:38:39 GMT -5
Blood was still walking alongside Vicks, but he wasn't paying attention to anyone else. He was examining the surrounding area, which was pretty deserted. Either the monkeys had found a place to hide away during their sickness, or something had taken the lot of them from the trees. Blood started to talk to himself.
"I'm surprised the Rhythmn Guys haven't cashed out on this place already. These monkeys would be easy targets for food now that they're so weary. Hmm..." Blood continued to look around him. He looked up in the trees, in nearby bushes, through other thick vegetation. Even with a sickness going around, this place was eerily empty. You'd expect to see sick a lot of monkeys instead of very few monkeys at all.
Blood looked twice at a bush about 100 feet ahead, something in it seemed to sparkle metallically, which was unusual. The first thing that came to Blood's mind was a steel spearhead. But then again, it was still too far off to assume anything. Blood nudged Vicks with his elbow and pointed his finger to the glimmering object ahead.
"I don't think that's a candy wrapper, pal. Maybe we should be on our guard."
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Post by Not-Garr on Aug 7, 2006 17:45:00 GMT -5
Vicks turned his head, then looked in the direction Blood was pointing, "Darn, the group needs rest... Stay here, I'll check it out. Everyone STAY HERE, for security's sake!" and with that, he cautiously walked towards the bushes, his right hand over his shoulder and in his backpack, possibly readying a weapon of some type, the movement causes his backpack to edge up a little, revealing to Blood that...Vicks wears no saddle at all, or even a shell.
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Post by Chilaquiles on Aug 7, 2006 17:56:58 GMT -5
Blood stayed where he was, but said a few things to the group. "Guys, don't move, there could be a trap. All people who are battle ready, I suggest you watch the weaker ones just in case we get ambushed. If that thing over there is what I think it is, the Rythmn Guys could be watching us. Right now. They're all an extremely cunning race."
Blood kept his eyes on Vicks, his jaw dropped a bit when he saw that the small of Vicks' back had nothing on it. Yet, he ignored it. He decided now wasn't the time to think about that, and he would ask when it was convenient. Blood looked around in the surrounding bushes to see if he could spot another metallic shine, but, as far as he could see, there was nothing.
If the group was lucky, the sparkle in the bush was just a spearhead that the Rythmn Tribe may have left behind.
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Post by Lord of the Dance on Aug 7, 2006 18:12:34 GMT -5
(Whee! No homework today, haha.)
I squinted at Vicks' back as he walked towards the shining object. My mind was in a haze; it was like a thick blanket was covering everything in my mind; I could hardly remember what the date was, or even who I was with. My eyes felt clouded, as well, and they didn't want to focus right.
But what I did see, was that Vicks didn't have that blurry pinpoint of red that I knew should be a saddle or shell.
An odd thought passed me right then. I had a suspicion that maybe Vicks wasn't a Yoshi... Then my vision swam upwards, almost in slow-motion.
It took me a few seconds of thought to figure out that I had fallen on my back, not able to hold myself up. I couldn't feel my toes, but my stomach hurt badly, like there was acid in it.
Maybe a nap would help a little... I closed my eyes. I just wanted to rest.
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Post by Strangie on Aug 7, 2006 19:00:40 GMT -5
Strangie, listening to Blood and Vicks, stayed near the group of noncombatants, taking a defensive stance nearby them. If anything flew out of that bush, he'd be ready for it. It was what he trained himself for.
Expect the unexpected.
Prepare for anything.
Be aware of your surroundings...
Strangie took a quick glance around the area. He had a lot of people to protect if the majority of the group were incapable of fighting back. He also had to contend with the poison, which was still bugging him, but not as much as the others...
"This is not going to be easy..."
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Post by Not-Garr on Aug 7, 2006 19:10:56 GMT -5
Vicks dissapeared into the bushes for a moment, then stepped out, holding a spear, "Seems there's just a dead Rythym Guy here. I guess the poison got 'im too," he slipped the spear onto his back, held in place by his backpack, and walked back to the group, "Well, is everyone ready to go yet?"
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Post by Enrique on Aug 7, 2006 19:11:51 GMT -5
Enrique turned very suspicious of Vicks again when the "leader" proclaimed that the poison was not as stromg as those who had to live with the poison had thought. He simply had no other explanation to think of to explain the fact that Vicks had seemingly known everything about this epidemic and not catch it himself. He was even more alarmed when he observed Vicks' backside free of a saddle, thinking that this dude was possibly an extraneous individual. "Man, I can't believe I shook hands with him..."
He stopped walking with Vicks' command; he didn't do this out of the command of Vicks, however; he only listened so that he could be around those that he could trust - the Yoshis, humans, and the levitating cat-thing - for protection, as he barely trusted the red Yoshi, or what he thought was a red Yoshi, anymore. When Vicks asked the group if they were ready to continue again, Enrique kept his mouth shut; the only gesture he gave was a shrug as he tried not to see eye-to-eye with Vicks.
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Post by Not-Garr on Aug 7, 2006 19:30:23 GMT -5
(Since when did I say anyone other than Blood could see Vicks' lack of a saddle? I'll let it slide this time, but next time I'm handing out X's.)
Vicks glanced around the group, and shook his head, "I see... ...None of 'ya trust me anymore, is that it? You think this kinda thing is PLANNED?!" he shouted, he was often prone to a short temper, and he looked genuinely offended, "Is that it!? Why, then, would I lead a group of weak, unhealthy Yoshies and...outsiders, into the jungle? Huh? Unless I actually, gasp, wanted to help." he shook his head, disgusted, and turned his back on them, "I don't need to put up with this kinda crap."
He looked to Blood, then took the spear from his back, "Here." and then thrust it in his hands, "Hope you know how to use it," he gave a glance to the group, "Well, I dunno about you untrusting fools, but I'm going forward! I need to save Wedge... ...And screw ya'll, if you're gonna treat me that way! i know none of you said it, but I can read it offa your faces!" with that he whirled, and started to walk off ahead. "If you're coming, then COME ON!"
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Post by Chilaquiles on Aug 7, 2006 19:37:00 GMT -5
Blood grinned. "Haha, thank you sir! Sweet!" Blood twirled the spear with his hands, and then clutched it in his right hand. He looked around at the group.
"*Sigh* Look, guys, just because you may have seen something suspicious about him doesn't mean he's entirely untrustworthy. These may be our last three days on Earth, what have you got to lose? Without him, none of us would have any leads on where to go and we probably would've all died. I mean, for what other reason would he have lead us here? To KILL us? Come on, that would be pointless. Think about it. I don't know about you guys, but I'm moving on."
Blood jogged after Vicks.
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Post by Rackinac on Aug 7, 2006 19:48:44 GMT -5
'But he just said let's rest. Augg, I was looking forward to taking a short nap.' Gem was completly unshooken by his sudden outburst. She didn't even know what it was about. He was just trying to help. Besides, what other choices do we have? "Hey!" She said weakly. "Wait up..." She attempted to jog but fell over and rolled a bit. "Still coming..." She got up and walked after them. Falling never bothered her, even when she's sick. It happens everyday. Yup, everyday...
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Post by Moot on Aug 7, 2006 19:48:53 GMT -5
Moot decided to voice his opinion on the situation. "Really, I think the last thing anyone needs here is an argument. Looking at some of the people here right now even raising their voice would make them keel over. At least he offered to take us instead of letting everyone stew back the the hotel..."
Getting ready to set off, Moot almost left without the rest of the group, which in their current state would probably be a bad thing. The last thing he wanted was for somebody to ruin his vacation by dropping dead. He chose to hang back until everyone else at least started to shamble on behind Vicks. "At this rate we'll be lucky to have anyone apart from me and Vicks who isn't totally incapacited. Either that, or these people are weak... Taking another look around the groups general area, the was still nothing of any real worth going on, apart from the Yoshi who appeared to have keeled over a few minutes ago. "One of us is probably going to have to carry her, unless she's fit to get up again? Seriously, if the poison 'isn't that bad' I'd sure hate to see us when it starts to take effect for real..."
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Post by Enrique on Aug 7, 2006 19:59:29 GMT -5
Enrique could hear the irritation in Vicks' voice when he mentioned that "the group" thought of him as untrustworthy; Enrique could sense that it was aimed directly at him. Shortly afterward, Blood addressed the group, reminding them that if it wasn't for Vicks, they'd be dead. Realizing that Vicks may be Enrique's only shot at surviving this sickness, Enrique slowly started to follow the rest of the group; however, he still had his suspicions, but tried to hide them from his face after Vicks' tirade. This entire thought process did nothing for Enrique except amplify his headache; he tried to find other things to worry about - apart from the madness that was this hunt for a crystal - in order to dull the pain, such as wanting to be home watching the Weather Channel to catch up on his knowledge of the seasonal tropical activity.
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Post by Chilaquiles on Aug 7, 2006 20:00:29 GMT -5
Blood caught up to Vicks, who was putting a gap between himself and the rest of the group.
"Hey, man. I just want you to know I'm with you all the way." He gave Vicks a friendly, light sock on the arm, and looked ahead again. He spotted more sparkles, bunched up in one spot. Blood thought water, and it looked like it sure enough.
"Is that it? Right up ahead?" A sigh of relief was building in Blood's throat.
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Post by Not-Garr on Aug 7, 2006 20:07:01 GMT -5
Vicks smiles, looking to Blood, "Glad to see there's at least one Yoshi left on this blasted island who still acts like a good ol' Yoshi's Islander..," he turned his head, and grinned, "Yep! That's the stream! We're very close now, in fact..." he pushed through the bushes, "C'mon everyone! The waterfall is just up ahead here!"
Anyone who pushed through the bushes could see Vicks was standing at the foot of the small waterfall already, looking at the oddly purple-tinted water flowing down it, "The crystal pillar isn't purifying the water.." he muttered, and looked at the sky again, noting the moon, which seemed to have gotten larger, "This...makes no sense."
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