Rogues and Pets vs. Dolls [closed/starting]

Elise:

When the Tess left to keep watch, it was jus me, Skylar, and Everlee, not countig the animals with us. I examine the room and set my eyes on a wilting plant. I frown, and start making my way over to there, while Everlee and Skylar looked on.

"What is she doing?" Everlee asked with an alarmed tone.

"Shh, just watch," he replied. When I reached the plant, I quickly open the curtains of the window behind the plant.

"What are you doing?! The soldiers might see us!" Everlee said, definitely worried.

"Shut up, I'm trying to help it," I said, annoyed. I close my eyes and hold my palms out. I can hear Skylar apologizing to Everlee for my attitude. A bright, green light slowly revives the plant. I open my eyes and see a fully grown plant, I smile and turn around. "I'm done," I said with a satisfied tone. I take a chair and watch the plant. I can feel Slylar sighing and Everlee looking on with a look.

Note: I'm sorry if she's mean!

Nope, that was fine

Everlee

"I'm sorry," Skylar said again as Elise watched the plant grow. I glared at the window, completely open now.

"I'm done," Elise said, satisfied. She grabbed a chair and sat down. I look back to Skylar who sighed. With the light now coming into the room, I could see his face clearly. I looked away quickly, trying not to blush.

"I apologize to the plant, really" I said as I walked over. "But can we put it outside so we can close the curtains again. The villagers will see." I quickly put the curtains back on the window.

Elise sighed in irritation as the room bacame dark again. I blinked quickly as my eyes adjusted to the blackness. We were quiet for awhile.

"Look," I said, breaking the silence. "I'm sorry if I was rude, but the villagers will see and they will turn us in. Or kill us themselves."

Just then, Tess walked back into the room. "They're leaving," she said quietly.

I nodded. "I'll be right back." I walked over and picked up the rabbit.

"Where are you going?" Skylar asked.

"To the town. I need to pay someone for keeping our secret," I opened the door, but stopped walking. "Anybody coming?"

Skylar:

"I'll be right back," Everlee said.

"Where are you going?" I asked. I was worried about her. Even though we just met, I found out she's a rogue, and rogues die and get killed I can't let any of them die and get killed!

"To the town. I need to pay someone for keeping our secret. Anybody coming?" she replied.

"No wonder you don't have much for yourself. You pay people to keep your secret," Elise scoffed. I cleared my throat. "I'll come. I need to talk to someone too. It's also for money reasons," I said. Everlee nodded.

"Anyone else?" she asked. Tess said she needed to sleep more, and Elise said she would keep watch with Myrtle. Which left me and Everlee on our way to the village.

I have dyslexia so please forgive any spelling or punctuation errors.

Tige

I sit today as I sit everyday, with my head pressed against the thick glass of my prison, my cage, my home. Hoping against hope and yet fearing I will be discovered.

I curse the day I was created. I curse the heavens for dealing me this unjust cruel hand. I curse the government. I curse the rouges, the dolls. That damn clown, but myself most of all for not dying that day. I should have died that day with her.

I curse everything and everyone upon this earth, but not Emily. I could never curse her. She did not deserve the fate that befell her- gunned down in the flower of her days. She was my everything, my reason for living and now that she's gone I have no reason, yet the heavens are not merciful and will not let me die nor fade away. She is gone so so perfect a creature I know has to be dancing in heaven today. I am left to live out my number of days, yet I know I am still here for some reason, there must be a purpose that I still live.

I hear the dolls and the few concealed rouges that come to the zoo talking about a resistance that is growing somewhere. There still hope for the few that remain but I keep none for myself. My Rouge is dead, as far as the rules go I don't exist. Those idiot dolls thought I was one of the circus animals when they attacked and I remember what I heard Emily say.

“Live Tige! Live for the both of us.” Some life I lead! I am an attraction in a town zoo! Stared at by hundreds of people wishing to see what they think is an over sized polar bear.

Stupid creatures. Foolish creatures. Incredibly dear wonderful creatures. Oh! how I miss being loved by someone.

A small girl walks up to my cage, pressing her tiny precious nose to the glass. she can't be more than four. Her mother stands with her pointing at me I can just imagine what she's saying. Telling her little girl all about polar bears, if she only knew. The little girl looks at me fixedly and I dare to touch her mind with my own when her mother steps away for an instant. I do this with some of the younger children who come to the zoo. They can be trusted, and it feels wonderful to be loved by a child, even if it is only for a few moments.

“Hello little one.” I say pressing my face to the glass across from her. Her smile widens and I see the missing front teeth. “My name is Tige, what's yours?”

“Thara” she says out loud. I know she means Sarah, but her missing teeth make her lisp. I smile to myself, such a pure and innocent heart!

“Well Sarah how are you enjoying the zoo? Are you having fun?” she nods vigorously her pigtails flopping about.

“yeth I am! But none of the other animal-th talk like you.” I shrug and place my paw on the glass, she places her tiny fragile hand opposite mine.

“Well not all animals have been loved like I was. If you love something enough a special kind of magic brings it to life little Sarah.”

Her mother comes and takes her hand, taking her away from me. As she goes she turns waving, I wave back. I miss belonging to someone.

I go lay down in the sun on my favorite rock. It is placed so anyone can see me no matter where they stand. I am just drifting off to sleep when I sense it. A Rouge and Pet! I sit bolt upright. It has been weeks since I've sensed one so close.

(I hope this is alright I don't usually write in first person.)

(That was awesome, Shadowlight!)

Everlee

My heart had skipped a beat when Skylar said he would go with me to the town. We walked in silence for a moment; a really awkward moment. It was strange how I trusted Skylar, a doll, more then I trusted Elise, one of my own kind.

"Um, can I ask you a question?" I asked finally.

Skylar looked over at me. "Sure."

"Why do you stay with Elise?" I asked, then shook my head; great, I had already insulted her and I haven't even known her for a day. "No, that's not what I meant." Skylar chuckled. "I mean, why do you stay with a doll? Your life is just at risk as ours is now."

Skylar:

"Why do you stay with Elise?" When Everlee said that, she looked like she regretted it right after. I chuckled. "No that's not what I meant," she said. "I mean, why do you stay with a rogue? Your life is just at l
risk as ours is now," she continued. I've heard this question before, other than Elise being my sister or friend.

"Well, my dad took Elise's mother in, then got money when she got killed. He tried taking Elise, but she's too close to me that I couldn't lose her. So then, I helped her escaped and we lived life normally and Elise started pretending she was a doll," I answered. Everlee looked on as I dropped my head. I can feel her chocolate brown eyes staring at me. It was a sad situation, but I had to have a positive attitude. I instantly lift my head up and start laughing. Everlee looked on.

"It's not a big deal, I mean, I'll do anything to protect the ones I love," I laughed nervously. I see the village approaching as we're walking, and I point. "There's the village," I said happily. I looked at Everlee and smiled.

Tige:

I could sense the Rouge coming closer and closer!

This was the first time in weeks I had sensed one so strongly. Most of the time the rouges that I feel have all but killed their abilities. Which is sad, for it kills us pets as well.

I must have been a sight to the people in the zoo. I was rushing about from one side of my cage to the other trying to figure out where the Rouge was coming from. The east I finally figured out, I stood on that side craning up the side of the concrete wall straining to touch their mind with my own. If I could just make myself be heard to someone other than the children I might have a chance at...what? I didn't know what I wanted, just for the first time in almost a year the stirrings of hope were within me.

“If there is a god, if your real,” I prayed for the first time in months, “Let them hear me! Make them hear me!”

I struggled and strained my mind could feel the rouges but not touch it, not make hear me. I sat down. I would wait until they were closer, I was weak from not being connected to my Rouge for so long and trying to touch someone from such a distance was draining what little reserves had.

I waited for almost an hour. Whoever it was they were taking their time and hiding their powers well. Then I felt a small distance gain between our minds and I knew it was now or never. I closed my eyes and strained with everything I had left.

“Hear me, here I am! Don't leave me alone!” I felt my mind connect with someones but it wasn't the Rouge. A doll? What was happening, how could a doll hear me?!

(I hope this is alright... what I've done)

***heading off to bed, I'll be on again tomorrow night.

Seena
Castle soldier

The troops marched away, leaving me behind. I only had possibly a few hours before they noticed I was missing. And in that time, I needed to find those rogues. They needed to be warned that the troops would be back again tomorrow. I knew they were here, they had to be. I walked through the village roads. Most people were cleaning up after the troops had swept through the town. Tables were overturned, merchandise thrown on the ground and broken, doors ripped off the house, and buildings ransacked. The government was getting percise; even dolls were killed now if they were with a rogue. I frowned as I walked by a small girl crying over a ripped toy doll, probably broken by one of the soldiers.

We had been getting so much more freedom on rampages now. As long as no one was killed innocently, it was fine. And even then, the worst thing that could happen would be a suspension.

I turned the corner to a small zoo. A zoo? I thought to myself. It surprised me that a village this small could have a zoo. I walked into it, somehow feeling a strong power within.

“Hear me, here I am! Don't leave me alone!” I froze at the sound. It hadn't been aloud. Was I going mad?

Who are you? I asked myself. If I had a voice in my head, then at least I should be polite to it, right?

(Hey, I'm not sure which doll you were talking about, so if you want me to change it, I can remove this post)

Everlee
Rebellion leader

Skylar's smile dazzled me. I smiled back for a moment before looking back to the village. I led the way through the tangled mess on the streets. Many people glarred at me as I walked by, but I ignored them. Most people knew what I was, but none of them knew where I was hidding. I turned down one ally and walked about halfway down, knocking on a door on the left. Skylar stopped behind me. A bigger man answered, the only person to know where our hidout was. He was a butcher so he wore the blood covered apron that always made me sick.

"Oh great," he said sarcastically. "More trouble."

I lifted up the dead rabbit, ignoring his statement. "Here's your payment."

He looked at it without taking it. "It's old."

I shook my head once, also looking at it. "I caught it this morning."

"Early this morning," he muttered.

"It's still fresh," I said. "It's either this, or nothing."

He shook his head. "You caused alot of trouble today," he growled.

"There wouldn't have been any trouble if nobody had told," I said pointedly.

"A meager rabbit isn't enough anymore. You're too much trouble," he said, picking up the rabbit.

"This is all I can give you."

The man shrugged. "Then the next time the troops come, I'm telling them where you freaks live," he said, slaming the door.

"Well, that went well," I said sarcastically, turning around. "Where did you need to go?" I asked Skylar.

Skylar:

When Everlee finished her business with ther merchant, I directed her to a blacksmith. "What are we doing here?" she asked. I walked inside and greeted a big man who's bald, except for some orange sideburns.

"Skylar!" he greeted me. I informed Everlee that the man was Angus, and he's a good friend of mine.

"I'm here to pick it up," I said. Angus overturned a table and frowned. "I don't know if it's still at it's best quality," he said. Everlee looked confused. I sighed.

"I'll go in the back to save you trouble," I offered. Angus nodded his head and I took Everlee's hand and dragged her inside. "What exactly are you looking for?" she asked. I looked into her beautiful eyes.

"My baby," I said teasingly. Everlee's sweet laugh echoed in the room we were in.
I start rummaging around in boxes and bags, and come upon teething I was looking for. I take out the sword sheath. "Here it is," I said. I take out the sword to reveal a glimmering blade and silver handle with elaborate carvings.

"Did you buy that?" Everlee asked. I shook my head. "No, I made it. I'm a part time blacksmith," I replied.

(Vuzzy- I didn't know what doll I was talking about myself and it being Seena is just fine and dandy with me! *might be an interesting story arch*)


Tige:

“Who are you?” a voice answered my plea, a woman's voice. I was silent unsure of what to do. I hadn't touched the rouges mind that was for sure, this was a doll who I had connected with. I told her what I was I would be dead in a matter of hours. Killed by the government. My silence must have been long because she asked the question again. “Who are you? Hello?” I decided it was now or never. I had nothing to live for here in the zoo anyway.

“I am Tige.” I said gently tying to choose my next words carefully, but they came out all in a rush. “I am a pet, I lost my rouge-her name was Emily-she was killed by the government when they found her and her family. But I survived, I don't know how. I am trapped in this zoo unable to free myself. Please...please help me.” I waited to see if she would answer. I hoped, half fearing she would.

(Sorry this is so short.)

Tess:

I plopped down on my spot on the floor and sighed. What's your problem?Nyx, my Raven asked. I'm just glad my powers held out and the solders didn't find us. I thought. Yes, that would have been hectic and very annoying. She said sarcastically. I rolled over. What do you think of those two? Elise and Skylar? They seem suspicious. Nyx did a screeching laugh. You say that about everyone! I nodded.True
I touched a spot on the ground and watched as it slowly iced over. I touched it again and it melted.
"So that's your pets ability." I looked up to see Elise staring at me. I sat up quickly. "Hi. I'm Tess and this is Nyx. Nice to meet you." I turned back to my spot on the floor and froze it again. "So, where's your Pet?"

Elise:

"So, where's your pet?" Tess asked. "I sent her out to check on Everlee and Skylar," I replied. I sent er to check on them just in case. Tess nodded.

I rummaged through my bag, a very wide one at that, and removed my katana. Tess look alarmed. "What are you doing?" she asked.

"Calm down, do you have a cloth?" I asked. Tess nodded and got up, she quickly returned with what I wanted. I took the cloth and removed the katana from it's sheath. I begin polishing the blade.

"When do you think they're coming back?" Tess asked. I thought for a minute. Skylar's probably with Angus, and with Everlee he's bound to be distracted. "I'm guessing half and hour later," I replied.

(Hope I portrayed Tess okay!)

(I apparently woke up late this morning )

Everlee

"No, I made it. I'm a part time blacksmith," Skylar said, turning the sword over with his hands.

It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. "It's beautiful," I whispered.

Skylar smiled. "Thanks." We were quiet for a moment. "Do you want to hold it?"

I shook my head. "Oh, no. I... I've never held a sword before..." I said shyly. My pet's powers were in knives, not a sword.

Skylar laughed once. "Then now would be a good time to." He handed me the handle. I took it, nerviously. As soon as Skylar dropped the weight, the tip of the blade fell to the floor. It was heavy! Skylar laughed again. He walked behind my back and grabbed both of my hands that clenched the sword. With his help, the sword lifted off the ground into what I assumed to be ready possition. I tried to focus on the blade, but that was very difficult when I could feel Skylar breathing on my neck.

I cleared my throat and Skylar let go, the sword falling back to the ground. I stepped out of the way and handed Skylar the handle. He picked it up easily with one hand and put it back in the sheith.

Seena
Castle Soldier

I am trapped in this zoo unable to free myself. Please...please help me Tige said. I waited, pondering. Should I help him? I doesn't make much sence. What would I do with a pet. But, at the same time, could I really just leave him here? No. I sighed out loud. This was not going exactly how I wanted my day to go.

Where are you, I asked back.

I could feel both regret and joy coming from Tige, but he told me. I followed hhis directions through the zoo until I reached the other side. There, in a small cage, was the biggest polar bear I had ever seen.

This is you? I asked almost in shock. The polar bear nodded, instead of answering. Great, I thought to myself. I was hoping for something smaller so that i could get him out easier. But no, I got the biggest animal in the zoo. I walked over to the glass. Some visitors stood on the sides, but I ignored them. I pulled out a knife and sliced off the lock the door that the zoo-keepers use to feed Tige. The chains fell to the ground and I pulled open the door.