Rumble-rumble...
Echooo!
Echooo!
Echooo!
BOOM.
Rumble...rumble...
Crash!
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"WHO DARES TRESPASS?" the voice repeats furiously.
I wince and hold my ears to my head as best I can with the strange bubble sitting on my head. I don't think I've ever noticed how loud anyone's voice can be.
However, as we glance around and the echoes disappate, we see no one. Nerfe suggests, somewhat fruitlessly, exactly 'who is daring to trespass'.
"Erm...us?" ^^;
Sar nudges him. "Pft, if we can't see him, how can he see us?" xP
"Because I can see everything..." the voice says mysteriously. Yunsi ignores him.
"And, how, exactly, would we know that this voice...thing...is a he?" >.> She looks at Sar pointedly.
"Because it doesn't sound like a she," Des explains. -_-;;
"I'm right here, you know," the voice interjects, annoyed. >.<;
Chibi-bunni pipes in. "Where?" =o
"I mean...I'm a part of this conversation too. No need to talk about me like I'm not here!" >.<!
"It's because you aren't," YYugi says, annoyed. <.<
Fae clears her throat. "Ahem. Perhaps you could introduce yourself?" :
"The suggestion horrifies me! Why, you don't know who I am?" o.o
"Nope." Plain and simple. C:
"I! I am the great, all-powerful and mighty lord of this terrain! Unseen and unheard--"
"We can all hear you rather well, thank you, but carry on." Snickers ensue. The voice harrumphs and continues.
"None dare to speak my name!"
We all exchange glances. What a strange figure indeed. As if by silent agreement, we all advance into the little candy town, poking our busy little noses into every street corner. Exclamations pop up everywhere.
"HOLY COW!!!"
"What?"
"No, really, it's a holy cow!"
"Ugh. It's not edible." x.x
"Duuuuuhh."
"Guh! Don't touch me!" The holy cow shrieks.
We all jump back several meters, suspicious. A talking, walking holy cow, made evident by its advancement towards us.
"I mean, ahem, DON'T TOUCH ME!!!" it booms in the voice we heard earlier.
"You're a cow?" Sar says, skeptically.
"No." It quails, and a pitiful voice echoes, lonely. "Well, yes. I'm...oh, I dunno." :C
"Er, maybe we'll know. Haw haw?"
"Brilliant suggestion!" Fae exclaims. "Show yourself, and we'll identify just what you are!"
The shell of the cow suddenly splits open, and Chibi-bunni, YYugi, and I all peer inside.
"Where'd you go?"
"Oh, I'm right here."
We all blink, confronted by the strangest looking creature. Even the bizzare buildings of waterlogged candy look normal compared to this. It's somewhat transparent skin glows a myraid of pastel colors, and several little tangles of ribbons hang from a softly glowing dome. It floats and flutters anxiously.
"Wow...pretty," says Adri. *0*
Des studies it. "Are you a jellyfish?"
"Ding ding ding!!!" It cries out. "You won!" It pulses several colors of lights, then calms down again.
"Wot's so wrong with being a jellyfish?"
"You don't know?" O.O
"As it seems, there's a lot we don't know. Enlighten us, if you will."
"It's that darned anti-sushi regime, I'll have you know!" it shrieks indignantly. "Chasing me out of house and home to the extent that I have to collect human candy to keep them away! The blighters! Stupid pieces of rice!"
We all glance around, just to make certain that none are floating around, glaring at us. The jellyfish waves a bundle of tentacles, as if to brush away our alarm.
"No need to worry, my stash of candy was just renewed this morning. It'll keep them away for a bit. Why don't you all come into my humble abode?"
We follow the jellyfish, floating along in a decidedly more awkward manner behind the graceful sea creature. What we come upon is exactly a humble abode: a den dug into the sand, just big enough to seat all of us comfortably. If you've never seen a jellyfish sit, this one'll show you how. Kinda like a nest of tentacles, I suppose.
"Now, tell me exactly what you're doing, floating into this candy wasteland. It's not healthy!" If it had glasses, it would look every inch the stern librarian.
"Erm, well, I'm Fae, and this is Snow, and Des and Nerfe and Adri and Yunsi and Chibi-bunni and Sar and YYugi and Rampage."
It's quiet, and Fae takes that as a sign to continue. "Erm, well, we got lost quite awhile ago, and we've kinda just been floating around..."
There's a wet smacking sound from the direction of the jellyfish. "Excellent! I can help you with your problem, and you can help me with mine! Deal?"
We blink at the proferred jellyfish arm.
"Heh, sorry to ask, but...will you sting?"
"Oops, my apologies. I most certainly will. But, a deal is a deal, is it not?"
We all nod vigorously. If we help get rid of the rice, we'll get back home. Perfect!
"Now then, just tell me your story, and we can begin there..."
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Author's notes:
There's a plotline. =O I can't believe we're going home! *cheers*
For once, I'm not at a loss for ideas, but feel free to contribute. C:
SnowPheonix · Sun Mar 04, 2007 @ 10:04pm · 6 Comments |