Red
Squirrel Sycophantic
Liar
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Stallkid had been
wandering for days (or what seemed to be), and had seen no
sign of Ryudo or the bird - the Mask had almost total control
over him. Where could they be? This mechanical metropolis was
new to Stallkid, and it gave him an eerie feeling. There were
multiple levels to the city, and Ryudo could be on any of
them. Many times Stallkid had almost given up in despair,
thinking that all was lost.
Yet still, one thing
troubled Stallkid: Where were all the other contestants?
Surely they had not been destroyed yet, not all of
them? Stallkid needed to find someone soon – whether friend or
foe, otherwise the Mask’s control would seep deeper into his
psyche, controlling him completely, or close to it. He roamed,
hopelessly searching for someone, something to assure him that
he was still alive. Then, off in the distance, another level
above of him, he heard voices.
"Hey look! I think
there are some other contestants down there!" One said.
“Hmmm... who is down there?” Another replied. Stallkid
recognized the voice – Ryudo!
"I can't tell. We're too
high and I can't see their faces... Could Sky fly down there
and see who they are? My friends may be there..." The first
replied. So the bird’s name was Sky... Stallkid let the Mask
carry him upwards, letting It feel It’s way towards Ryudo and
his companion.
“Ryudo...? RYUDO...?” Stallkid bellowed
through the city. “Where are you?”
“Stallkid?” Ryudo
raced over to a nearby ledge. “Stallkid! We’re up here!”
Stallkid followed his voice up to the ledge. He did not like
what he saw. Beside Ryudo stood a petite blonde woman. She
seemed to glow with a faint yet almost brilliant light. The
Mask began to glow, not in anger, but in fear. She was
everything It was not. Unwillingly, Stallkid clenched his
fists, each crackling with an intense deep-purple energy.
“Who... is... the girl?” Stallkid demanded.
“My name is” the girl started, but Ryudo interrupted
“her name is Marle. And we’re helping her find the rest of her
party.”
Off in the horizon, there came a rumble. “Can
anyone else here that?” Ryudo asked. Seconds later, the rumble
umpteen times louder. Thousands upon thousands of hampsters
were migrating towards Marle, Ryudo and Stallkid.
“STAMPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDE!” Marle cried.
“RUN FOR IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!” The Mask
began to glow it’s normal, hateful red, turning towards the
hamsters, Stallkid released the energy within his hands. For a
brief moment, Stallkid was in full control of the Mask and
It’s powers.
“COME TO ME!” Stallkid yelled over the
rumble, grabbing Marle and Ryudo in an instant, kicking off
high into the air.
Deep bellow, a tiny, chibi-Ryo
squeaked in alarm as he was over-run by thousands of rabid
hamsters.
Out of Character: One vote to
Ryo!
*Hops on bandwagon*
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Last edited by Red Squirrel on
08-07-2001 at 05:14 AM |