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Tripcode Mel (USER WAS TOTALLY AWESOME FOR THIS POST)                 Since: 11-18-05 From: さげMOTHERFUCKER DO YOU SPEAK IT Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| It was in a regal-looking throne room, replete with trumpets, flags, painted portraits, and all sorts of gold stuff, that a man in a business suit with small rectangular sunglasses and a crown sitting at a rakish angle on his head sat with legs draped over the arm of a throne, was approached by a Gim robot, stumbling oddly along the red carpet.
EDGAR: Hey, sweetness. What's up? Edgar made handguns out of his fingers and pointed them at the Gim with a wink. GIM: I ha- Um... *Cough.* The Gim spoke in an unnaturally sounding, slightly shaky deep voice. GIM: I have a question about Danielle Zeal. EDGAR: You mean... You're not the massage therapist? He mock pouted. EDGAR: Shoot. GIM: Why did we capture her? Edgar stretched his arms and legs out wide over the arms of the throne and grinned stupidly. EDGAR: Didn't I tell you guys at the meeting? It's all part of the master plan. The one where we pilfer the Legendary Treasure and use it to crush the world in our iron grip? GIM: Right! T-that master plan. Now I remember. EDGAR: You should get your memory circuits checked out if you're forgetting important stuff like that. Have them look at your voice module, too. It's gettin'... shaky. |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan  I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!!   Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Gim: Ah! Yes! I will go do that now! Thank you, sir.
The Gim robot performed a bow, as much as one could, and left Edgar to wait for the masseuse. The robot walked down the hallway, and when no one was looking, stepped into an empty dressing room. It walked towards a drawn curtain and stepped behind it. There was a slight zipping sound coming behind the curtains. Moments later, Danielle stepped out. Dani - :: snort :: Ugh, that was not fun. I hope Rob heard that. What kind of piece of technology calls itself so smart when it could not even figure out such an obvious thing.... Dani shook her head while she waited for the signal to step out and sneak into the elevator. ------------------------ Meanwhile.. back in Rogueport... Kirby, Melvin, Fem, and the others are stepping out of the Warp Pipe that led to the sewers. It had been a while since they arrived in the city after saying their goodbyes to everyone in the Glitz Pit. Rawk Hawk: Yo, Supa Dreamlander. I decided not to use any more cowardly tactics. I want to train more and become a real champion. I won't lose to you next time. Kirby stared at a piece of parchment. The Star Stone map had shone a new location. A weird house appeared in some gloomy looking land underneath the moon. Kirby: This looks weird to me, yo. I mean.. this looks like one of those creepy "House on a hill" things. You guys know how to take care of any Leatherhead wannabes? |
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JDavis Nintendo Fanboy Local Mod Affected by 'The Golden Power' +    Since: 11-17-05 From: Ada, OK, USA Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6302 days |
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| Jack: I guarowntee!
Fem: Where have you been? Jack: Chicken. Gave me a bad coupon. Long story. |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Meanwhile… over in the Great Boggly Tree.. Mewtwo and Birdo continue their search for Danielle…
Birdo – I’m getting sick of all this monochrome. Mewtwo - ~The entire environment, from the plant life to the creatures, have evolved with only a grayscale… but for what reason..?~ Birdo - What I really like to know is why are you wearing that ridiculous cowboy hat that says Glitzville on it. Mewtwo - ~Enough with that question!~ ???: Stop where you are! Mewtwo and Birdo look around, looking for where the high pitched voice came from. They notice a rustling in some nearby bushes, and suddenly that there’s a tiny village inside of the tree, complete with a book store and a restaurant. Punio and Piki leap out of the bushes, one holding a stick, and the other a chain. Punio: You’ve stepped into our turf. Birdo - Yes, that’s nice. Now tell us where the Star Stone is, or else. Punio: Like we’ll tell you! Punio leapt at Mewtwo, tucking himself into an Acro Circus while holding out a stick. Mewtwo sighed as he leaned to the side, easily dodging the puni. However, it didn’t seem like he moved enough out of the way as his hat split in half, revealing a big, red “L” drawn on his forehead. Birdo – S-Sir? Mewtwo’s glowing eyes dimmed a bit as he turned around and floated towards the exit. Mewtwo - ~I have a feeling we are better off following Kirbynite and his friends.~ Birdo – Whaaa!? You mean the scoobies are on the same adventure? Mewtwo - ~They do not know it, but yes.~ Birdo – How do you know, sir? Mewtwo - ~I just know.~ Mewtwo rubbed his forehead and kept quiet while a confused Birdo quickly tried to keep up. --------------------------------- Kirby: You missed a lot, Jack. I’m sure we can inform you about it wherever we’re going. Um.. Kirby hands Fem the map. Kirby: If you can make sense of where to go.. Megaman.EXE: Kirby! Mail! Kirby: Jolene’s already emailing me? Kirby puts Yami on his head while he pulls out his PET. Kirby: Oh.. it’s from Schala. Megaman.EXE: ”Oh..” ? Kirby: “Dearest Kirbynite, I found out something horrible. It seems they plan to crush the world with the power of the Star Stones and some ‘Legendary Treasure’. I will try to find out more information when I can. Yours Truly, Schala.” Wow.. This doesn’t sound too surprising, really… Megaman.EXE: What’s really surprising is Kirby not overreacting from a message from Schala. Kirby: Shut up, Rock.  |
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JDavis Nintendo Fanboy Local Mod Affected by 'The Golden Power' + Since: 11-17-05 From: Ada, OK, USA Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6302 days |
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| Fem: If the X-Nauts are after the treasure, it's bad news. Some of the legends say that the treasure is what destroyed this town a thousand years ago. *looks at map* If memory serves, the area indicated on here is Twilight Town.
Jack: Ugh, that place? There's a pipe that leads there... Back in the sewers. |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Kirby: Huh..
Kirby puts his PET away and grabs Yami from his head. Kirby: Looks like we've got another mission.. We'll stop them, won't we, Yami-Yami? Yami: Yoshi. 
Kirby turns around and begins walking towards the Warp Pipe. Kirby: What's so bad about Twilight Town? It sounds like some romantic setting or something. He hops into the Warp Pipe and quickly appears back in the sewers. Kirby: Judging where Twilight Town is on the map, I can assume the Warp Pipe is a bit to the west... Uh.. Also assuming it's like how Fungeria was to the east.. |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain  Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Grey pulled out his DS as the conversation went on. He booted up his pictochat hack, and proceeded to drop Jolene a line in stylus.
Grey: "Dear Jolene, Spoiler:
Thanks for the regards, but next time, could you be a little more implicit? If I'm found out this early in the game, we won't have any new material for months... I balked originally when you found out about me, but I guess I've come to accept it at this point. Just keep it under your cap and away from Kirby's. By the way, how is Sig? With everyone gone and Rawk Hawk dethroned that makes him champion of the Glitz Pit now, right? Or is your brother back on top? In any case, I'd like to hear from you. I'm writing you from my DS right now, so I won't be able to give out any updates until we manage to get to a rest area. I'm working on a voice mod for my DS's firmware, too. Once I manage that, I might even be able to give out podcasts! It's good to know I have you on as a contact now. Keep me posted on what's happening at the GP. Stay cool, "Xyger"" Grey tapped the "send" button and shut off his DS, snapping it shut and putting it back in his vest. He caught up to everyone else, and pushed his glasses up his nose. "So... What exactly are we waiting for, then?" (edited by Prinny God of Nature on 10-09-06 03:13 PM) |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Just as Grey spoke, he saw Kirby and Yami pop back out of a red Warp Pipe.
Kirby: It... It rejected me!? Kirby places Yami on his head and climbs off the pipe. Kirby: How does a pipe reject people? The spikey headed lad walks over to a wooden sign, and reads the message. Kirby: "This way to Twilight Town. Due to the location of the pipe, a security measure has been put to keep monsters from entering. Only those with their on names marked on something on hand can enter." .... Well, okay, I guess that makes sense... Thinking quickly, Kirby took off his backpack, and set it on the floor. He takes out a sharpie and writes "Yami" on the bottom of the baby Yoshi's right boot. Kirby: Now that that's taken care of... He then goes back into his backpack and pulls out several stickers saying "Hi, my name is..", and slaps it onto himself and several others. Kirby: As soon as everyone's got their names on, just head on in. (edited by Kirbynite on 10-09-06 03:28 PM) |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Grey: "Are you serious? I'm not wearing this thing."
He took the nametag off almost instantly. Or, rather, he tried to. For some reason, it wouldn't come off. "Hey, what gives? What if some of us want to go incog...  " |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Kirby: It's long lasting, so it's almost impossible to take off in the beginning.
Kirby hands Grey another one of the name stickers, but without it being adhesive. Kirby: If you got a problem with having your name out, then just write it somewhere and put it on ya. I'll meet ya on the other side. Kirby jumped into the pipe, and went through with no trouble. CHAPTER 4 "Through a Pipe, Darkly" Twilight Town. This quiet place was in constant twilight, hence the name. It was the kind of twilight one would see in the morning, with a big ol' full moon looming above. Kirby: Are we even in the same dimension? The environment in Twilight Town has a unique way in dealing with the unusual sky. Most of the flora had low saturation, with all of the tree trunks appearing to be mostly black. There were a lot of trees near the houses without leaves, and many of those trees had large birds perhced on them. It was umistakable. These birds were actually Murkrows. However, these birds were different than most other Murkrows, as they did not react to shiney objects. Murkrow: Caw. There were a few people walking about in the town, conversing with others, or just standing around. Their bodies seem to fit in quite well with the surroundings. Shadows were more thicker on their bodies, their skins were rather dark (ranging from an unusual green to some variety of purple), most of their faces were covered by shadows, and their eyes glowed. Kirby: Dark elves...? Youth: Hey.. It's been a long time since anyone's come from... outside. You've come from far away? Kirby: Pretty much. Youth: Yeah, those clothes of yours... I'm pretty sure you guys must be... adventurers! Right? This is a bad time to arrive... Wait! You're adventurers! Maybe it's the perfect time. |
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Tripcode Mel (USER WAS TOTALLY AWESOME FOR THIS POST) Since: 11-18-05 From: さげMOTHERFUCKER DO YOU SPEAK IT Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| MEL: Seriously. You and your bandanna, Kirb. You're always dragging us into shit! | |||
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Kirby: Well, excuuuuse me. Wait, what? A bad time?
Youth: Oh, gee whiz, I dunno... It's a scary tale to hear. And scary to tell, too. There was a bell ringing in the distance. The entire town seemed to have jumped at the sound of the faraway clanging. The youth began to quiver. Youth: Oh no! The bell rang again! Oh, this is terrible.. Who could it be now? And without warning, the young man that was standing before everyone was covered in purple smoke. The smoke cleared away immediately, revealing a furry little pig. Swinub: Oink oink! Kirby momentarily hopped as the little swinub started to walk around aimlessly. Kirby: Holy cucco! |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Grey: "Holy *&^$%!"
Grey nearly jumped out of his skin at the sight of the piggish Pokemon, and immediately whipped out his DS, taking notes on everything from the smoke that had puffed around the childpig to the dirt on the ground around it. He HAD to write about this! But then something dawned on him. That wasn't just a pig... It was a Swinub. And those weren't just crows... They were Murkrows. He kept his surprise intact and put his DS away. "I get it... Everyone in this town is being turned into Pokemon, right? We're "adventurers", so I guess he figured it would have been our job to figure out what's wrong. How 'bout that." |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Murkrow: Caw caw.
Murkrow2: Caw caw caw. Kirby: Uh.. From what those Murkrow sarcastically said, the crows are real pokemon. Murkrow: Caw! Kirby: That's right, I understand. ???: Oh, badness... Now poor Freh'Dyi got turned into a pig.. An elderly man approahced everyone. His eyebrows were so massive that it even blocked out the light from his illuminating eyes. He was obvious he has trouble walking as he limped his way, hunching over a cane. ???: I am the head of this town. Some call me D'Our. I'm not exactly the sharpest fellow, but I do believe you're adventurers, right? This isn't the place for telling of tales, sadly. Come. I shall speak to you all in my home. The old man turned around and started walking towards a house just north of the warp pipe. Kirby: Judging from Grey and Melvin's words, this quest here might be a bit... uh... typical. Whatever... |
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Tripcode Mel (USER WAS TOTALLY AWESOME FOR THIS POST) Since: 11-18-05 From: さげMOTHERFUCKER DO YOU SPEAK IT Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| And now, for something completely different.
EDGAR: Beldam. Baby. Look at the big picture. Edgar outstretched his hands like a photographer, the pointer and thumb of each of his hands forming a picture frame. He paused for a moment, then looked to Beldam. EDGAR: Are you lookin' at the big picture? Beldam stepped up to Edgar, who stood at the edge of the raised platform his throne was on. She craned her neck and stood on tiptoe to look between his outstretched hands. EDGAR: You see what I see? BELDAM: ? EDGAR: I see Kirbynite. Why is Kirbynite still in my big picture? BELDAM: Oho. Kirbynite and his companions have proven themselves to be more resilient than we originally thought. Edgar: You do understand that we X-Nauts must open the door first, do you not? EDGAR: You're killin' me here, you know that? The X-Nauts have to be the first ones to open that door, no excuses. BELDAM: Mwee hee hee... Rest assured of their demise. We have prepared a weapon that will bring their group to a quick, untimely end, leaving the broken remains for us to clean up. Edgar adjusted his glasses and grinned. BELDAM: Don't you worry about blank. Let me worry about blank. Mwee hee hee hee! EDGAR: Now you're speakin' my language! |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Beldam turns around and looks at the other two Shinobi Sirens. Marilyn had a rather vacant look on her face with her mouth agape, while Vivian looked down and appeared to be rather sheepish.
Beldam: It's time to go, my lovelies! Marilyn! Vivian! The elderly kunoichi in the floral kimono sunk into her own shadow and disappeared. The fat kunoichi in traditional blue ninja garb blinked for a few moments before disappearing into the shadows. Marilyn: Ugghh... guh. The slender kunoichi wearing the straw hat and dark red scarf said nothing as she disappeared into the shadows herself. It was then the masseuse finally appeared... Wearing full astronaut gear. Massuese: Um.... Is it okay to breathe here? It's not really easy to do my job wearing this.... --------------------------- Kirby stepped inside D'our's house. His nose was greeted with a musty smell while his eyes saw a layout that seemed to have belong in some old time country, maybe like Tamriel or something. D'our: My traveling friends... Welcome to Twilight Town. Well, I would LIKE to welcome you.. Kirby: Wait, your town's not friendly with other races? D'our: Oh! Heavens, that's not the case. Quite the contrary, we gladly welcome foreigners! Kirby: Oh.. er.. sorry for second guessing.. D'our: It is alright. As I was saying.. "Welcoming people" is generally a good thing, and it is nothing but bad here. Kirby: You mean.. D'our: As you may have guessed... our town has been cursed. Kirby: Cursed? D'our: Yes, cursed. That is the correct word in your tounge, right? Yes, of course it is. You see.. Beyond town is a forest, and in its heart is an ancient building, the Creepy Steeple. The dark creature who lives there.. Its curse ordains that when the steeple bell rings.. One of the Twilighters living here in the village... becomes a swinub. Oh, will my loved ones become swine? Will I, too, become a furry oinker? I am so worried, I cannot sleep at night. Kirby quirks a brow. D'our: Of course, night and day are pretty similar here... If this keeps up... well.. the village will be one giant pigpen. Kirby turns to Teddylot. Kirby: No, we're not gonna wait for hotdogs. Teddylot's eager face faded as he looked down with sadness. D'our: Let me give you some advice. Leave us! Leave before you, too, get... swinubified! (edited by Kirbynite on 10-11-06 03:29 AM) |
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Tripcode Mel (USER WAS TOTALLY AWESOME FOR THIS POST) Since: 11-18-05 From: さげMOTHERFUCKER DO YOU SPEAK IT Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6304 days |
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| MEL: What are you so whiny about? Swinubs can learn Blizzard. <_>
SMITHY: And Hyper Beam and Toxic if you have the right Technical Machine! MEL: Yeah. You guys should be kicking ass. |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Kirby: Didn't you see Teddylot's hungry look, Mel? A blizzard won't keep a bear at bay. Er.. well, a polar bear, that is.
Kirby shakes his head and then looks at the old man. Kirby: Look, it ain't gonna happen, Gramps. We're looking for something really important. Maybe you've heard of it. It's a star-shaped rock called a Star Stone. D'Our: Ah..... I see... In the Creepy Steeple.. There's a glittery red stone shaped like a star.. Kirby: Hah! It's gotta be the fourth Star Stone! Gotta be! D'our: You... You are't thinking of going to Creepy Steeple, are you..? It is an unthinkable thing..! Kirby: Watch us, Gramps. D'our: My family and friends have all been turned into pigs. That's... not a good thing. This is the village where we all were born, after all. We can't just leave. Kirby: Yeah.. just keep laying it on thick. Kirby steps outside the house and waits for the others. As soon as Melvin steps out.. Kirby: How long has it been since we met a village that sounds so... NPC-like? (edited by Kirbynite on 10-11-06 03:44 AM) |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Grey: "How long has it been since you forced the plot forward so hard? Under any other circumstances that entire exchange would have taken about four weeks."
He rapped on the fourth wall, and while it felt a little fragile, he at least was assured that it wouldn't be breaking any time soon. She had held up under worse. |
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Kirbynite Phan Phan I'm sick of being bogged down by homework!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6315 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| Kirby: Actually, not long. It happened in most of the later half of the previous chapter. But hey, if you like, we can just check this village out. You know, mingle with the folk around here..
"Oinkity oinkity!" "Yoink! Yoink!" "Berrrzoink!" Kirby: Er.. yeah.. Well, how about talking with the head guy? Kirby pointed to D'Our, who could be seen through a window. It was then the faraway bell chimed. It was time for another person to be turned into a swinub, and it happened to be D'Our. Kirby: ... er.. Okay, how about just waking forward at a brisk pace? ;(edited by Kirbynite on 10-11-06 11:07 PM) |
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