Rogues and Pets vs. Dolls [closed/starting]

Dante:

I slowly shifted into my animal form groaning in pain, and furious. my mind was all foggy.

-What the hell was Rayden thinking!?!? He had lost it, for a moment he had actually lost his mind!

That was the only way I could reason his actions to a place I could understand- he had momentarily lost his mind. it was reasonable, he was deathly ill. Ill people don't think straight- right?

he had actually used the inferno on Reva, I was shocked. He only used that went he actually meant to kill someone- thank God i had refused to help him! she would have been dead then! still his abilities when I wouldn't help were still impressive, he wasn't dead, yet.

Then I realized I was all foggy, I only got Foggy when Rayden went unconscious. He only went unconscious when he had an attack! I flapped around looking wildly for him, praying he wasn't actually dying on me this time- he didn't have long anyway.

I stopped dead when my eyes fell upon a HUGE pet, it looked like Dasor but many times his size- and it had Rayden in its mouth!

I screeched making a dive at it , the pet looked at me and blinked placidly.

(yay for shortness!)

Katerina

I blinked languidly at the tiny bird pet screeching at me. This is your Master. I stated slowly, sitting down and curling my tail around myself.

What are you doing to him?! Don't eat him! Put him down! The pet screeched at me, coming in for an attack.

I swiped my tail at him and it hit, knocking the small, sick pet to the ground and trapping him there. I do not eat rogues, neither would I hurt an injured. Calm down.

He glared at me from the ground, but I didn't lift my heavy tail. There was no chance that he would get up, I was too big and he was too weak.

Dante/ currently under Katerina's tail:

I was furious.

"let me up!" I screamed fighting to get out from under the pet's huge tail. she had swatted me away like a fly!

"Calm down little one." She said placidly looking at me, Rayden still in her huge jaws. I gulped- her upper fangs were huge! with one slight movement she could bite my rouge in half....

"Please." I said stopping my struggle- it was useless anyway, I was too weak and she too strong. besides, I couldn't release this small form for my bigger without Rayden. "Please don't hurt him, he's very sick."

-I was begging her? My god how sad is this!? I Dante, the pet of the most feared Shepherd in the country, was begging an oversized pussycat!

Her tail flicked slightly.

"I am not an oversized pussycat little one. I am Katerina, my master is Reva."

I stared at her, mouth hanging open.

" And I have no intention of hurting your Master. I helped him for heavens sake, why would I harm him now?"

"Reva already has a pet!" I squawked, squirming unde her tail again. Katerina rollred her huge brown eyes in a dismissing kind of way.

....

(Yay once again for shortness!)

Katerina/ currently trapping Dante

You think I do not know that, small fire pet? I asked, boring into him with my gaze. Darsor is a born pet, bonded to her when she was young and afraid. Not her pet. I am her pet. Do you understand that small fire pet? I asked coldly, tired of explaining it. Was it truly so hard to understand that Reva bonded to Darsor when she was young and as a result stopped me from separating from her? And your fire master will be fine very soon. Once Reva accepts that I am her pet and she is my master she will have the power to stop his illness.

Okay guys, here's what's going on. Razzle gave me permission to her characters and we are going to bring this SB back to life! Let's see if we can get further. I'll start it back up again with Davnick. So, I must apologize because I don't think I'm going to do Davnick as well as Razzle.

Davnick

Everlee wanders off slowly, her head dangling in depression. Skylar waits a moment before he too gets up and leaves, heading in the opposite direction as Everlee. I look over to Seena who has a worried expression on her face.

"I'll be right back," I whisper. I stand up and walk around the, following Everlee out into the woods. I can feel the group's eyes on my back, but I ignore them.

I don't walk long before I reach where Everlee sits with her arms wrapped around her legs and her forehead resting on her arms. I stop and watch her fast breathing for a moment before I crouch down beside her. I rest my hand on her shoulder causing her to bolt her head up.

"Oh," she whispers. "It's you."

"You sound disappointed," I comment. Everlee shakes her head and looks away. I look away too for a moment. The dark night has reached the forest, cascading shadows across the trees. A slight breeze flows through the leaves and brushes pass Everlee's hair. I feel her shiver under my hand.

"You cold?" I aks.

Everlee shakes her head. "I'm fine," she mutters.

I ignore her and wrap my arms around her.

"Wait," Everlee protests.

"It doesn't matter. You're cold," I say without waiting for her to continue. Her body stays tense for a second before she relaxes again.

"Thanks," Everlee whispers.

(Alright guys, we'll start with that! Take it away again. This is two nights before the battle, so don't fast forward too much. Also, if any character wants to come by and happen to see Davnick and Everlee, go for it. If not, I'll just have Seena do it.)

Alec

(Betrayal! =D)

I got up from the group as they began to come to me for my past. It wasn't something I was interested in sharing anyway. They had no right to ask me what I had been through and I had absolutely no intention of telling them. They could have a little heart to heart among themselves.

Reva burst through the trees, tripping over a log and nearly landing in the fire. She rolled over and looked at us, with panic in her expression. "There's a crazy pet over there! We have to go!" She cried out.

Niyah:
She made her way through the trees, leaving everyone and every thing behind. Sometimes, it was nice to walk alone, weaving through the darkness as if you were part of it.
Don't get to attached.Eisen said jockingly. Niyah gave him a mental shove.
Stop being so mean! The sound of footsteps filed the quite, and Niyah quickly ducked out of site, instinct taking over.
"Stupid Davnick. Always acting so high and mighty. The jerk. I'll show him what real royalty is like." Niyah giggled, and Kearadon spun towards her, eyes wide.
"Who's there?" he demanded. Niyah popped into sight, jumping g over to Kearadon's side.
"So, brotherly love with Davnick huh?" she asked him. Kearadon's face flushed.
"We're not brothers anymore. And it's most certainly not love."
'It's brotherly love. You see?" Niyah took his hand and placed it against her head. "Even if you don't feel it in here..." she moved his hand to her heart.
"You feel it here." they stood there like that for a moment, gazing at one another. Before Niyah laughed and spun away, clasping her hands behind her back and smiling at a shocked Kearadon.
"You pretend to act mean, but your really just like the rest of us." And with that she turned and skipped away.
Kearadon stared after the girl with shadow hair and eyes as bright as stars. He didn't know how, why, or when, but somehow emotions he'd never before experienced had snuck up on him. Standing there, in the icy cold of the night, he found himself feeling the bitter air for the first time in an eternity.
And suddenly, he realized that he wanted the girl to come back.

Seena

Davnick gets up and leaves, following Everlee into the trees. I stare after him, a hole rising up in my chest. Without him by my side, I feel lost. The empty feeling I had when I lost Tige returns. Davnick is the only one keeping that feeling at bay.

I know Tige is still there, somewhere. I can feel him in the back of my mind. But he's not, there there. He's somewhere else. I reach down and pick up my cracked weapon.

Tige, I whisper to him. Are you still there?

There's no reaspons. I wait for a few more minutes before I put the weapon back on the ground.

Reva bursts through the trees, screaming something about a pet. I bolt up, panic taking control of my mind. No, not for Reva, but for my brother.

"Where's RayRay?" I ask.

Reva ignores me and continues on about her adventure.

"Reva!" I shout, patience wearing thin. "Is RayRay okay?"

Reva nods but continues her story. She's not telling me something. I look to where she came from, pondering my chances of survival if I brave an unknown pet alone. I need Davnick. I turn and bolt the way he had left, nearly landing on the frightened Sheara.

"Don't worry," I pause to say, before I continue running. I run past the first layer of trees and right into a clearing where two people are sitting cudled up. I pause in shock as Davnick and Everlee turn to look at me. Davnick has his arm wrapped tightly around Everlee while she is curled up by his side.

There's a long shocked silence while the situation sinks deep into my heart. Anger flares up instead of my fear for my brother. I turn and run, ignoring Davnick's calls. I'll go fight the pet myself. I'll save the only person I can trust.

(Surprise!! Sorry guys, so much crap has been going on lately... We're lucky I haven't been committed. Vuzzy, I hope you don't mind if I take my boys back, I haven't had a chance to talk to you about this. I feel horrible for just stopping like that, I just couldn't deal with it. Sorry you guys.)

Davnick

I stare at Seena in horror, a mad blush rising hot in my cheeks. I try to mutter an explanation as I see her misinterpret the situation, but she goes stiff and cold and turns to leave. I jump up, quickly untangling myself from Everlee. "Wait!" I shout, but she's off running into the forest. I shoot an apologetic look at Everlee, who is still staring at where Seena was, and bolt into the forest.

I can feel Seena ahead of me, and I shoot off my radar so I can see more clearly. As I do, a figure pops up dead in my path. I try to slow, but trip over a root and careen right into whoever it is. We fall to the forest floor with a thud, and I feel my wrist go SNAP! The pain makes me cry out, but I sit up to see who I nearly killed. It's Skylar, and he's glaring at me.

"Watch where you're going Tarish!" He snaps. I stare at his tone- I've never done anything to Skylar to earn that. Well, except for crash into him just now, but he seemed to be angry about more than that.

"Sorry..." I mumble, not wanting to start a fight. I stand to go and see if I can still catch Seena, but as I turn Skylar calls out to me.

"You and Everlee were getting pretty comfy over there, weren't you?" He asks, his voice cold. I turn slowly.

"What?" I was him. He sneers.

"You heard me. How long have you two been together?" I short in shock.

"Are you serious? You really think Everlee and I..." I trail off as I think about that. Everlee and I... to my surprise, the thought fills me with a strange warmth. I recognize the feeling, it's similar to how I feel about Seena and I. So similar.

I don't say another word to Skylar and turn and stride away. I wont deal with this now. Seena needs me.

(Hope that's okay Gleek.)

Everlee

"It doesn't matter. You're cold," Davnick urges. He wraps his arm around my shoulder. I relax after a moment, resting my head against him.

"Thanks," I whisper. It's nice to know that I have a friend that I haven't made hate me.

A twig snaps on the side of the clearing. I lift up my head slightly to see Seena staring in shock at me. I try to smile at her, but before I get the chance, I realize what she's seeing. Davnick's arms wrapped around me, her friend. This must seem like betrayal to her. But it's not!

Is it? Darren asks.

Seena turns and bolts away. I think I see the twinkle of light reflecting off a small tear as it falls to the ground where Seena was just standing, but it's gone too fast for me to be sure. Davnick untangles himself from me and stands up. Out of the corner of my eye, I see him look apologetic to me, but he soon follows her and I am once again alone.

No, of course not! I shout, trying to convince myself. It wasn't like that! Davnick was just worried about me! Panic starts to rise in my chest. No! He didn't... he doesn't think of me that way!

Breathe, Darren says calmly. I know, it's okay. He's not acting like he meant to hurt her.

I take in a deep breath.

I should follow them, I think as I stand up.

I'm not sure if that will help, Darren says.

Then you follow them, I order.

I am.

I wait for a moment while Darren sends me images of what's happening. Darren hides behind a bush perfectly to see Davnick trip over someone else; Skylar.

Oh crap, I mutter. Nothing I do is right! I can't get close to Davnick, or I hurt everyone else. And I can't get close to Skylar or we'll both get hurt! I fall back to the ground and put my head in my hands.

What am I going to do? I ask.

Darren pauses before answering. Well, if you're going to die anyway, might as well die happy.

What? I ask. Darren starts to repeat himself, but I interupt him. What does that have to do with anything?

You don't want to hurt Skylar if you die, but that doesn't mean you can't be happy.

Darren, I mutter. I smile and look around. Darren jogs through the trees and runs into me. I wrap my arms around him and rub my face in his fur.

"Thanks," I whisper aloud.

(WHOO HOO!!)

Tess:

Our small group around the fire had dwindled, along with the flames.

I was thinking about that. Maybe I should become a writer? No, Jared would laugh at me. Call me a lady again.

I am NOT a lady. Ladies are small, and frail, and can't do a thing themselves...

Reva bursts from the trees, shouting about a crazy pet.

Sweet. Soundss fun. and Our luck cannot be that bad..crossed through my mind. I jumped up, calling to Nyx as I did, and shouting for people to go find the rest of the group.

"We need to find the rogue." I shouted. Nyx, do you-

There's no rogue.

What?

I told you, the pet belongs to Reva, it says.

I roll my eyes. That's all we need, more complications and trouble. And someone else to eat my muffins.

The sad truth of it almost made me kick a tree.

Nyx, show me the Pet.

Got it. Nyx said, an image flashing behind my eyes.

Wow. It's kind of cute. I mutteered. Okey Dokey Nyx, can you get it

It's a she, by the way.

Okay, get HER into the clearing so we can talk to it.

Right.



Alright people, take it away!

(Wow...Sheara and Poca all but vanished, didn't they?)
-Poca
Oooooooooooooooooooh, SNAP! Some-one's in-trouble! I thought as Davnick bolted after Seena. I kinda felt bad for him a little...he was just trying to help after all. I froze where I stood.
...I must-be going-soft... I realized with horror. Bad things happen when you are soft. VERY bad. Take Sheara for example, anything bad happens and she is cut like warm butter with a hot knife.

Hey! I'm getting better, you know! I'm not a baby! I can take care of myself! Sheara defended.
I realized too late that she was getting better at picking up the thoughts I tried to hide.

Oh, hehe...sorry Sheara. I-didn't realize-that you were-a "big girl" now. I snickered sarcasticly. She ignored the comment and stared after Davnick and Seena.

-Sheara

I watched where Davy had gone, chasing after Seena. I wondered what had happened to make Davy look so scared...well, not scared really...paniced, alarmed, one of those.
I sure hope nothing bad happened... Poca grunted back, then turned and trotted away.

He can...take-care of-himself, right now-I think we have-problems-of our own. I nodded on the outside, but didn't agree on the inside. I had a terrible feeling that this was going to turn into something much much worse.

(okay, I hope that's okay...I really need to post more...sorry everyone!)

(holy moses! sorry bout the long post but I wanted to get ALL that out of the way so Tige can come back soon. Rayden will be back tomorrow, but I ask that no one find him just yet- I have some plans for him, Dante and Katerina- thanks!
I AM SO EXCITED this is back! Also I write this in a rush, sorry if it is horribly rough.)



Tige:

I must have dropped off or something- I'm not sure which. One second I was chained against the wall of the hallway, the next I was in a overgrown garden labyrinth type thing. I woke up slumped against the tall black wrote iron gate of the garden- still chained by my right wrist and neck. Neither chain was terribly tight, they weren't pulling be back or painful- I looked to see where they were going, for both slipped through the gate.

Across from me, across a neatly kept garden walk were two other gates. Behind one was a dead looking garden, it's gate hanging loose, Behind the bright gold gate of the other I could see roses nodding their royally colored blooms.
The rusty chain around my neck went to the dead garden, the one around my wrist to the rose garden.

"Hello handsome." I started violently. The red haired woman was near, sashaying about fixing some wayward sprays of brambles. She looked over her head and smiled coquettishly, I frowned.

"What is this place?" I said and started again- my voice sounded strange, less deep and gravily then it used. the woman tossed her ruddy head and smoothed her full skirt.

"So unkempt," she mused kicking at a layer of last Autumns leaves. "You've neglected your soul Tige- look at this wilderness!" I blinked.

-My soul?

Once again she seemed to read my mind.

"Yes Tige my love, this," she gestured around, "Is your soul- your REAL soul. And it is in dreadful condition!" she reached into her dress bodice and pulled out two keys- one rusty, the other of bright gold.

"What?" I said wryly, "No riddles?" it was her turn to frown.

"I don't have time to play today, neither do you. We both need to get you out of here quickly." she held out the keys.

"I-I can't unlock the chains, I don't have hands, I can't free myself." She smiled again, slyly.

"Oh you can't can you? We'll just have to see about that." She tossed the keys at me. "Try to catch them."

I reached out my hand and they landed lightly in my palm.....palm? hand!?!?

I gasped and stared open mouthed at my hand. My real, human hand, then looked down at the rest of me- a startaling change had taken place.

I had a mans lean torso,and a pair of lanky legs, which were folded beneath me. I looked up at the woman eyes as wide a saucers.

"W-wh-what's happened to me?!" She laughed brightly.

"Welcome to your true form Tige." She turned on her heel calling over her shoulder, "Follow me when you've freed yourself- and do hurry up."

then she was gone.


I stared after her for a moment before taking the keys in my hands to the locks that bound me.
The rusty Key with the rusty lock, the gold key with it's lock. The chains that bound me vanished as soon as the locks fell to the ground, but the gold chain sent a small, unnerving jolt through me.
I stood shakily to my new legs, they seemed to frail and delicate compare to my old ones- but these also felt more agile and somehow stronger. I took a few shaky steps and almost tumbled headlong into a briar patch, but ere long I was walking steadily down the paths after the woman. The brambles caught at me and tore my skin painfully- a down side to this body it seemed.

I found her sitting near a barely running fountain, she stood at my approach.

"Oh good you unlock yourself from them, I was worried you wouldn't want to sever the bond."

"Them?" I asked tripping over my own two feet- again. she laughed brightly and came closer, walking around me and eying my up and down.

"Yes, your Rouges. Those chains were the soul bond between you and they. The rusty chain and the dead garden was Emily, the Gold chain and vivacious garden, Senna. I'm sure you felt the connection to her severed when you unlocked yourself. You are no longer bound to either of them, you are finally living off your own soul, but poor Seena- She can't sense you anymore and I'm sure when you cut the bond she felt it. Even if she didn't when your weapon forms shattered she would have noticed."

She said with so much unconcern I was speechless for a time. When I did find my voice again it came out at a roar.

"What?! oh god, what did you do!?"

"I didn't do anything Tige Watson, you were the one who severed your ties toSeena and," She said grinning slyly "- to your sister."

I stopped dead.

"Wh-what? My s-sister?!"

She smirked again.

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(No one has posted in 24 hours so I am going to double post to try and help get things moving again. )

Rayden/in Katerina's mouth:

I slowly felt myself come back from that black abyss of unconsciousness that was fast becoming a familiar friend. I felt like crap, but surprisingly not at crappy as I had been feeling, I groaned and tried to move- bad Idea, every inch of me screamed in painful, stiff protest. I couldn't account for how I was feeling, sort of off balance, off my kilter.

"Dante?" I muttered groggily, my mouth felt dry and my tongue thick- what the heck?

"Yes?" I heard him huff from somewhere above me, I tried to open my eyes but the sunlight- or moonlight, I couldn't tell which was blinding me.

"Dante," I mumbled again slightly less coherent than before, "Am I drunk?" It was the only way I could intelligently sum up the present state of affairs. I moved slightly- not on my own- and I thought I heard someone chuckle, but it didn't register.

"No Rayden, you're not drunk." I frowned trying to connect the scrambled mess that just so happened to be standing in as my brain.

"Hung over then?" -the next best thing. I heard another chuckle and I moved again. This time it began to register, something was off.

"No You're not hung over either." Dante squawked, "You had and attack, kitty patched you up, Reva ran off, I got stepped on- kitty didn't mean to half squash me, she is still getting used to her physical body, then she kissed me to say sorry and she is now carrying your sorry ass back to camp."

There were some days that Dante would run his sentences together and babble like a brook, this was one of those times. I forced my eyes to open and tried to focus, I was lying on my stomach looking down at the ground- which wasn't close at all. I could see the grass go by and a huge padded paw- like a cats- that every so often came into my field of vision.

I blinked, then again, then calmly asked Dante.

"Dante, I'm I in someones mouth?" There was an uncomfortably long pause.

"Yes. Yes you are" finally came the reply.

There was another uncomfortably long pause- then my brain knitted itself back together enough to comprehend where I was.

"HELLS TEETH!!" I bawled struggling in my toothy prison like a landed whale.

"Not quite."

Came the gentle and decidedly female voice that drifted into my mind.

............