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Post by Lord of the Dance on May 11, 2010 18:36:18 GMT -5
Champ glanced over his shoulder at the rest of the group, all paranoid with their weapons out, and simply smiled after a moment of thought. "If you guys are that chicken, I know a shortcut..."
He turned his attention back to the front and shuddered. "Just follow me," He turned off the path and headed off into the trees. The rain was still lightly sprinkling, but the thicker trees provided better shelter against the water. It quickly grew dark though as the trees obscured the bright midday sky.
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Post by Strangie on May 11, 2010 18:53:11 GMT -5
"As long as ye don't lead us into a mess..." Karth said. He made sure everybody was heading down the new path before continuing his rear guard pattern.
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Post by nitrostraggler on May 11, 2010 19:24:43 GMT -5
"I highly doubt that he would do that, as he needs us to hunt down Mr. Magikoopa. Most likely, he doesn't wanna go up against him, so he's using others to do his dirty work."
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Post by Teal on May 11, 2010 19:39:01 GMT -5
Sighed a little realizing he was ignored. Staying with the group he glanced at everyone seeing how most of them got their weapons out. "..." He remained calm and appeared as though he didn't realize the dangers, if any were around him. He was focused more on the book than his surroundings but made sure he wouldn't bump into anyone.
He turned the pages in the book to a section about Yoshis. He kept reading until he finished the section about their abilities. He closed the book and held it under his left arm. After being briefly lost in thought he aimed his snout at a gap between Champ and Syleena. He opened his mouth and his tongue whipped out and came back smacking his own face getting spit on a few random members of the group. "Whoa!...uh.....heh heh....sorry......about....that..." He embarrassedly scratched the back of his head with his right hand.
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Post by YoshiAgent on May 11, 2010 21:56:20 GMT -5
Greg kept up with the group. He wasn't tense though. No, he was relaxed. If this magikoopa thing was going to appear, one of the others would most likely spot him first. All he had to do was think and stay calm. He would be more helpful that way.
A spray of saliva met his face as he was thinking of this. He looked over at the source. It was the teal colored Yoshi. Greg shook his head.
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Post by nitrostraggler on May 11, 2010 22:02:48 GMT -5
I am gonna assume that Syleena wasn't hit with the saliva. "You might wanna stop that or else you might tick a few people off."
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Post by Lord of the Dance on May 12, 2010 16:43:06 GMT -5
Champ turned to shoot a glare at Teal before facing forward again. "Stop that." He flicked his ears and his scowl deepened. Moot would be able to hear twigs snapping faintly around the group, but everyone else's ears were likely not as refined. It was likely the sound of an animal. Or, rather, a pack of animals.
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Post by Teal on May 12, 2010 18:30:35 GMT -5
Teal felt the group's glaring eyes pierce at him. He lowered his head a bit and went back to reading the book still not paying attention to any dangers around him.
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Post by Strangie on May 12, 2010 19:45:35 GMT -5
"Gods, ye ARE a mental defective. Maybe we'll put you in a mental house when we get there," Karth says to Teal, shaking his head.
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Post by nitrostraggler on May 12, 2010 21:58:22 GMT -5
Syleena just looked at Teal and nodded her head. "Looks like you're too late now that everybody is pissed at you." she murmured.
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Post by Teal on May 13, 2010 0:15:36 GMT -5
Teal looked at Syleena, "True..." He looked at the people who shook their head at him and glared at Karth. "You need to chill out, it's just a little spit. At least I didn't eat someone and put them in an egg." He crossed his arms.
He looked at the ones who had been mostly quiet. "Besides...you guys are too serious. Relax a little!" Right after he finished that sentence he got a BAD FEELING that something was going to happen.
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Post by nitrostraggler on May 13, 2010 14:57:28 GMT -5
Syleena turned around and snapped at him. "How the hell can we relax when we have to hunt down someone who is psychotic before he kills someone!? We have to be on guard!"
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Post by Strangie on May 13, 2010 15:28:06 GMT -5
"Tellin' a penguin to chill out. Ye think yer a comedian now or somethin'? Bah... a long time ago, ye wanna know what happened to a co-worker who told me to relax?"
Karth adjusted his vest. "Fell asleep on watch. Gone when we woke up and chased our attackers off. Oh, we found 'em again... in four different places. Whether this kid we're chasing is dangerous or not, ye can't afford to take chances, because that's how they get ya - when ye least expect it."
He frowned, glancing away from Teal and the others. "Now stop botherin' me. I can't keep on watch with ye talkin' to me all the time."
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Post by Moot on May 13, 2010 17:44:13 GMT -5
Moot drifted along at the front of the group, trying to tune out the petty squabbling going on between everybody. After a few yards he stopped dead after hearing... something.
With some degree of urgency, he interrupted whoever was currently speaking: "Hey hey OK people just shut up for a minute will you--" He tilted his head toward the general direction the noise came from, trying to figure out exactly what the sound was. "Anybody else catch that? I can hear something..." He held a hand up to his ear, craning his neck around trying to get a bead on where the sound - no wait, sounds - were coming from. Whether or not the addition of a hand made any difference was anybody's guess.
"Scratch that... I can hear somethings."
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Post by Lord of the Dance on May 13, 2010 18:28:06 GMT -5
Champ rolled his eyes. "I don't think they're listening to you." The crackles and snaps grew audible to the quieter members soon enough, though, and Champ decided to hang back right near Teal. He stared around at the trees, his eyes narrowed and shoulders squared.
Then Karth had the misfortune of shuffling over a trap. A net snapped closed around the penguin and pulled up to a tree branch a good twelve feet off the ground.
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Post by Strangie on May 13, 2010 18:58:35 GMT -5
"Ach!" Karth was yanked up into the net. "What the bloody crap!? See what happens when ye distract me! How'd none of you morons notice this freakin' thing and I'm all behind ya! Dang, freakin' stubby little legs of mine..." He puts his dagger to use here. "Not a problem, though, nobody keeps me balled up like this..." He tries to cut the net loose with his knife, preparing himself for the inevitable drop.
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Post by Teal on May 13, 2010 19:06:19 GMT -5
Teal looked up at the captured Karth. "Uh oh that can't be good..." He looked at the net and his eyes followed the rope that was holding it up. The rope trailed along the branch toward a tree.
"I said relax a little! Not go to sleep. When you are all tensed up you focus on looking for this bad guy and nothing else. Look what happened, we failed to see this trap on the floor. You also get fatigued when you keep your guard up endlessly."
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Post by Strangie on May 13, 2010 19:55:43 GMT -5
Karth said nothing, though the look in his eyes at Teal let him know he didn't like that response very much, and he made a note to himself to chew him out later.
He cut himself free with his dagger. He knew it'd be a long drop, but he was prepared. The moment he hit the ground he rolled to absorb the shock, rolling forward and getting his feet under him, planting one fin on the ground, dagger in the other. He quickly looked around the area, muttering to himself. "Oof, hadn't had to do tha' one in a while..."
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Post by YoshiAgent on May 13, 2010 20:06:26 GMT -5
Greg walked forth and offered Karth a hand. At the same time, he looked into the surrounding darkness, and the noises of imminent surprise. What an interesting concept, though Greg. Imminent surprise. They fully knew something was coming, yet they were probably going to be surprised when it showed up anyways.
Greg pulled out a handful of arrows, and readied himself.
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Post by Teal on May 13, 2010 20:36:10 GMT -5
"Eh whatever." What in the world am I doing?? If I get on their bad side I may never reach the capital! He took this time to look around and examine their surroundings. At least he knew that triggering such a trap would alert the creators.
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