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OriginalPL2 from Uh...here? Since: Jun, 2012
#1351: Dec 24th 2012 at 8:49:02 AM

Nana did her best to move along with Rock's dance. She'd never danced in her life and it showed. It also didn't help that Rock's strength meant she'd sometimes have to use a second vector to keep an arm from popping off. One moved that involved both arms DID briefly succeed. Fortunately the right arm didn't come out of Nana's sleeve before a vector caught it. The vectors held it in place until they got to the group on the other side of the crowd. Once they were there, Nana wiggled out of Rock's arms to reattach it...wiggling back into the crowd.

This COULD have been bad. Like the Doctor and Wally, a dancer's moves seemed to be trying to strike Nana. A businessman using an umbrella as a prop nearly hooked the metal handle around Nana's neck, but said curved handle suddenly crushed into a ball. The man was also shoved out away from Nana by something. The businessman stumbled into a punch to his shoulder from another dancer. Anyone with very good eyes would have seen the spectral hands Nana had used to defend herself.

Nana then realized her situation and rejoined the group. She got behind everyone and finished clicking the right arm back in place, never letting it fall out of the dress's sleeve.

"I think these people are VERY rude. They don't apologize at all either. We should just go and take the stupid plant so we can leave this rude place. They are not friendly at all."

edited 24th Dec '12 8:57:04 AM by OriginalPL2

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UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#1352: Dec 24th 2012 at 10:13:26 AM

Rock got to the other side along with everyone else. "Well, I think these people can't really help it, this being a musical and all," he said to Nana after putting her down. "Plus I think it may have something to do with them forcing me to not tell you guys......." The Robot Master cautiously looked around. "......what I know," he generalized, not wanting this universe to suddenly throw something else at him from no where to keep him quiet.

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Alleydodger Since: Jan, 2012
#1353: Dec 24th 2012 at 3:31:07 PM

Scott

Scott wasn't going to dance. No way would he be caught dead dancing to such terrible songs. He jumped onto the heads of the dancing hobos, hopping from hobo to hobo until he reached the other side. "See, that's how you do that. Not with some weird homeless dance-off."

North

North was starting to really feel out of place in this world. So much singing and dancing, and to such strange music. Theta was having more fun of it though. He could hear him humming along. North simply pushed through the crowd, any wayward limbs would simply hit his armour and didn't bother him in the slightest.

He noticed Nana seemed uncomfortable with all this close contact. "Hey, Nana. If you want, next time we see a crowd you could sit on my shoulders."

edited 24th Dec '12 3:31:29 PM by Alleydodger

EndarkCuli (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
#1354: Dec 24th 2012 at 10:37:41 PM

"Ah! Expletive!" the little robot cried out in fear, loose bolts and springs flying off of him as he was knocked around like a rag doll and forcibly dragged towards the enemy. His gun-free hand managed to escape its binds and his claw was free to scrape at the ground, but such a flimsy arm couldn't possibly cause enough friction to slow down his tormentors by even an instant. "Somebody save me! CL4P-TP units are easy to repair, but not if there's nothing left TO repair! Please help, little man and pony; I don't want to be scrapped!"

Hazama, upon hearing the commotion, slumped his shoulders and sighed. "I go off of trash-deflection duty for one freakin' second to do some actual damage, and this happens. Just be thankful that I'm a jerk that knows the value of teamwork, and not just the regular kind." The small man then whipped his Ouroboros towards the vines dragging Claptrap to an untimely scrapping; it was risky to unleash his powers at the plants themselves unless someone like the pony gave him another opening (they could dodge, and he could be propelled right between the two overgrown rutabagas), so this was the next logical move.

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#1355: Dec 25th 2012 at 1:36:14 PM

Seeing Claptrap getting pulled in by the vines, she pounced upon the small robot and started to pull him away, ripping off vines with her teeth.

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Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#1356: Dec 26th 2012 at 10:41:20 PM

The Doctor was still wiggling his shoulders to the tune of the song, since it was building up some tempo. "Oh, come on, Nana, don't be so sour. It's just a little dancing contest. Dancing with the Stars." He said, grinning.

"Doctor." Sokka said, glaring at the Time Lord. "Priorities?"

"Oh. Yes. Yes." The Doctor said, raising his finger. "Find the others, reunite, check the information obtained from both missions and work out a plan. Everyone's fine with that?"

{lyrics A and B are sung at the same time}

SEYMOUR (A)
Show me how and I will,
I'll get outa here
I'll start climbin' up hill
and get outa here
Someone tell me I still
could get outa here
Someone tell lady luck
that I'm stuck here

ALL (B)
Downtown
There's no rules for us
Downtown-
Cause it's dangerous
Downtown
Where the rainbow's just a no-show
when you live...


The sound of the plants crying echoed through the halls as their vines were cut by Fluttershy's teeth. While this did give Hazama an opening to finish the fight, it also gave a revelation to Fluttershy: these vines began to release a bunch of small seeds, no bigger than a grain of sand, which immediately turned into rotten seeds after hitting the ground. One of the cut vines fell near the sonic screwdriver, and the light at the top grew brighter: whatever they were searching had to be inside those last two plants, so maybe killing them and turning them into dead miniature versions of themselves wasn't the right idea?

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#1357: Dec 30th 2012 at 5:44:54 AM

After dropping Claptrap, Flutterrush took notice of the Sonic Screwdriver glowing near the downed vine.....

"Wait, wait, don't kill the thing!" the pegasus yelled towards the other two. She picked up the screwdriver. "Just cover me," she warned. The pony then walked towards the clearly defeated monster plant, planning to see if there would more a reaction from the device.....

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Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#1358: Dec 30th 2012 at 11:17:21 PM

The device not only grew brighter, but it started to emit a whirring noise that irritated the plant. It waved its cut vines around, throwing a couple of the seeds at Fluttershy and Claptrap. The seeds not only let out a sticky green liquid, but also smelled like what a stable would smell after the horses had a particularly strong meal.

EndarkCuli (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
#1359: Jan 1st 2013 at 3:44:54 AM

"The hell are you talking about, 'don't' kill the overgrown avocados that revenge against would be COMPLETELY justifiable?" Hazama whined, before he noticed the glow coming from the Doc's device. "...Dammit, did these things EAT the wish?! ...Explains the annoying mutations, at least."

"I'm okay now, by the way," the Claptrap said, flailing on the ground in an attempt to get back onto its wheel. "Just leave me in this puddle and deal with that thing. A puddle of sewer water, which is common to find in a sewer such as this. This particular patch of land certainly was not dry before I oiled myself...did I just say I oiled myself? Because I didn't, and this is just sewer water, that's for sure."

Hazama sighed as Claptrap's flailing led to the robot coating itself with its own oil. If the seeds needed anything to stick to, it would find the metallic pest's exterior quite a bit slipperier than it was seconds before. When Hazama saw the seeds heading towards the flying horse, he tried to launch his Ouroboros towards them, but it was doubtful that he'd get more than a couple considering their size and spread.

Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#1360: Jan 3rd 2013 at 11:29:46 PM

The Ouroboros grabbed a couple of seeds, that immediately died upon contact with anything but the sticky green liquid. The whirring noise being produced by the screwdriver suddenly started to fault as the seeds died, and by now, it looked like the plant was in mortal pain, shaking its vines around and producing a noise that sounded less like screaming and more like crying.


Up in the surface, the Doctor turned to a big building with a neon "HOTEL" sign. "We'll stay there for a moment." He then turned to Nana, getting down on one knee. "Nana, I know you don't like the dancing and the singing, and that's why they're going to go away, but only for a little moment, alright? Now, no need to stay grumpy." He gave her a pat in the shoulder and started to walk towards the Hotel. "Right, the plant has something to do with the Wish, but how do we get to the plant? Only that meek man knows where it is, and I'm not sure he'll tell us out of free will."

Sokka sighed, watching the dancers struggle with the resisting Scott. "You're dragging this on and on, Scott. Just dance already." He mumbled, crossing his arms. "Will it hurt if you smile once in a while?"

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#1361: Jan 4th 2013 at 8:06:12 AM

Flutterrush dodged the seeds and the green gunk. While she was never afraid of getting dirty, years of living in the Everfree forest has taught her never to take chances with the unknown, especially now. She then noticed how the signal the screw driver gave off stuttered as the seeds died and how the strange plant was actually.....crying?

"Hold up!" the pony told Chibizama. "I.....I think this thing is the Wish!" She then thought for a moment. "I think we should leave it alone and let it seed for a bit, then see what happens," she said, pitying the creature.

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EndarkCuli (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
#1362: Jan 4th 2013 at 10:03:59 AM

"See what happens? See what happens?! What's GOING TO HAPPEN is that we will have MORE killer plants! That's what seeds DO! But hey, if you want a re-run of the past ten minutes of our lives, then be my guest!" Hazama spat, his utter lack of pity a sharp contrast to the pony's words.

In fact, the only reason he didn't just go and tear that last plant in half right then and there was because of his deal with The Guest. After all, it would be far easier to stash some green gunk and some seeds in some random bucket than it would be to steal that large rock from the Avatar world without anyone asking any questions. Actually, what was stopping The Guest from taking the rock himself while the whole crew was occupied with this stupid mission? Just P.I.P.B.O.Y.? Hazama made a mental note to ask about this further once he was back on the Votum.

"Um, I have some questions!" Claptrap spoke, one oily claw raised into the air as though he were a kid in a classroom. "Weren't there, like, two Wish signals when we came here? And if a giant plant that want to kill defenseless little robots like me is what our signal led to, then what the heck is Doc dealing with right now? Also, could somebody help me up? This slick patch - which, again, is totally sewer water - makes it really hard to keep a wheel stable."

Serendipital What's a GPS from 6 feet under Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#1363: Jan 4th 2013 at 1:31:15 PM

"Maybe if we serenade him, he'll give it to us," Wally joked.

Zuko scowled. "Maybe we should rest first? It's getting late, isn't it? And we don't really know where he lives."

edited 4th Jan '13 1:32:02 PM by Serendipital

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#1364: Jan 4th 2013 at 1:48:20 PM

"He actually lives right inside the flower shop," Rock blurted out, "in the basement to be exact." He then looked around nervously, as if expecting something happen.

edited 4th Jan '13 1:51:13 PM by UdtheImp

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OriginalPL2 from Uh...here? Since: Jun, 2012
#1365: Jan 4th 2013 at 5:52:43 PM

The pink haired girl gave the Doctor a stubborn glare in response, "Nana doesn't mind songs and dances. Those are nice at festivals. People there are friendly and nice. But THESE people are being very very rude! They hit people and don't even apologize." She stamped her foot as she finished.

Then she heard what Mr Rock had said. "And if the man is in the basement, then we shoudl got there and get the stupid plant. Do basements have windows? We should go check. Nana coud reach in to get the plant if they do." Nana started to move past the Doctor before stopping and realizing something rather important. She then walked backwards to return to her spot by the wall, "Um, maybe we can wait until after the rude people stop singing?"

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Alleydodger Since: Jan, 2012
#1366: Jan 5th 2013 at 5:38:26 AM

Scott deadpanned at the Doctor. "Yes, yes it would. Even if I wanted to dance, I wouldn't to whatever this is. What kind of strange alternate universe creates this music? It's like Bizarro world."

edited 6th Jan '13 12:06:06 AM by Alleydodger

Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#1367: Jan 5th 2013 at 8:17:58 AM

Red Arrow rolled his eyes, but kept listening alongside Wally.

Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#1368: Jan 5th 2013 at 9:45:14 PM

"I doubt they'll stop singing soon." The Doctor said, staring at the dancing crowd, but after they hit one particularly long note on the "skid row" part, the song ended and everyone went back to their normal lives. "Well, what do you know, that actually happened." He said, scratching his hair, and not noticing a woman opening her window and dropping a bucket filled with water on top of Rock's head.

"I agree with the others, Doctor." Sokka said. "This would be over much quickly if we just stole the plant from that man!"

"Alright, first of all, we're not stealing a thing." The Doctor said, raising his finger. "We're buying it. You see how this world happens? It kicks you in the gut if you don't go along with the plot and the songs. And I think sooner or later this field is going to affect us. How can you be sure that stealing the plant won't lead us to another long dance number that ends up with the plant back in that man's hands? And we don't know what the people on the sewers are doing, so they may have found something that gives us reasons not to steal the plant."

He sighed, massaging his forehead. "Listen, we're all tired, we've just been forced to dance, and I'm pretty sure that there'll be another music number sooner or later. We should find a place to rest, collect our thoughts and find out what we should do. After a night of rest and maybe even a meal or two, we'll move forward with our plans, get the plant and get out of this world before we're stuck doing pirouettes. Everyone alright with that?"

Sokka opened his mouth to say something, but he ended up closing it after a moment of thought. "Rest and possibly food seems good. And who knows, maybe us staying away from this area will save us from listening to any more of these songs?"


The plant noticed Flutterush's reaction, as it seeds stopped coming out of its vines, it slowly crawled its way towards the pony. It's skin was losing color, and Fluterrush could see it was slowly dying. The plant opened its mouth, letting out a few squeals, before uttering two words.

"Feed... me...". The plant's vines poked Flutterush's feet, as the creature continued to cry, even going as far as to bow down to the pony. "Feed me... please..." The creature looked up, sniffing. "I'm... dying!" It's voice was high-pitched, like it had just learned how to talk by simply listening to the conversation between its enemies. "Family... dead! Feed me... please!"

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#1369: Jan 7th 2013 at 12:14:27 PM

Though it could not be seen, Rock had an annoyed look on his face under the bucket. "I was kinda expecting some thing like this," he said, his voice echoing from within the bucket. He took it off. "At least it didn't land on me bottom first." He tossed away the bucket. "I agree with the Doctor, I think its best to find away to get the plant legitimately. If we try to steal it, it might tamper with the plot and might have severe consequences that I am not curious to find out."

-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-

Flutterrush approached the dieing plant, but still wary of any attacks it may launch......

"Feed you what?" the pony asked. She knew the answer, but she wanted to be sure.....

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OriginalPL2 from Uh...here? Since: Jun, 2012
#1370: Jan 8th 2013 at 5:23:56 PM

Nana didn't want to stay in the weird singing place anymore then necessary. Stealing was wrong, yes...but this place was not nice. And the Doctor was forgetting about the others he sent into the sewers! Nana huffed, puffing herself out with a pout and pointed at the Doctor. "You forgot about the others. I won't going to sleep in a bed with them down in the sewers. That isn't fair. If we aren't getting the stupid plant then we should go help them since the singing has stopped." She nodded to herself, as if certain this was the only correct course of action. "I am going to do that. If the doctor twisted neck string wants to go to bed he can, but Nana will help Mr Clapperton."

With that she stomped past the Doctor (aka 'the doctor twisted neck string') over to the manhole the others had entered by and looked down. There was one minor problem with this plan. "Um, does someone have a light or know how to find the others down there?"

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EndarkCuli (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
#1371: Jan 8th 2013 at 9:43:54 PM

"Feed you w...did you seriously just ask that?!" Hazama stammered, as he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to help the robot. It was going to be disgusting, but as the only other upright member of this group didn't have thumbs or fingers, he was the only schmuck that could do this. "The answer's more obvious than Litchi's bust...long story, don't ask. And while you certainly don't seem like an idiot, there's only one other reason to ask such a thing, and what kind of clarification do you expect to get from a barely comprehensible...the plant can talk. I'm so riled up after what we just went through, I almost didn't notice that. This universe blows, and I can't wait to get back on the Votum."

"Miss Flutters?" the Claptrap uttered, his flailing coming to an immediate halt when he saw Hazama approaching (wouldn't want to ruin that nice suit of his, after all). "We're in a sewer under a bad part of town. If you really want to risk reviving a creature that almost scrapped us, I suggest keeping your eyes on the ground, for a rat or two is bound to scurry past your hooves any second."

Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#1372: Jan 8th 2013 at 10:41:50 PM

"It's a bowtie!" The Doctor complained, frowning as he took offense not to Nana accusing him of leaving his teammates behind, but to Nana calling his precious accessory a neck string. "And they are very cool for your information. Now, Nana, of course I wasn't going to leave them behind." He said, reaching for something inside his jacket. "Because with my sonic screwdriver, I'll just track them— wait. Where's my sonic?" He started to pat down his entire body.

"You gave it to them, Doctor." Sokka said, glaring at the Time Lord.

"Oh, yes. Right. Uhm, I'll go with you, Nana. I have a natural light. In my eyes." He said, walking over to the manhole. "Rock, take them to that hotel, get us a nice room and get us settled down, alright?" He said, snapping his fingers and entering the manhole without thinking more about the idea.

Sokka waited for a moment. Once he heard the thud sound that indicated the Doctor had landed safely, he turned to Rock with a raised eyebrow. "Are you really going to do it as that madman says? If we just take the blasted plant, we'll be out of here within minutes."


And just like Claptrap said, some rats scurried by Fluttershy, going over to the oil that Claptrap spilled and smelling it, checking to see if it was water. The plant tried to wave its cut vines towards them, trying to grab the rats, but after failing, it continued to cry, begging for Fluterrush to feed it. "Please!... I don't... want to die!"

edited 8th Jan '13 10:42:17 PM by Stratofarius

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#1373: Jan 9th 2013 at 9:40:16 AM

"I'm not going to take the plant just because he says so," Rock responded to Sokka referring to the Doctor. "Its because I truly believe taking it now would be a very bad idea. Look, I'll explain it in more detail once we're inside. I don't think this universe would go so far as to bring down an entire building on us so it can keep my mouth shut."

With that, Rock led the group inside the Hotel. The robot master then spoke with the person at the front desk. "Excuse me sir, me and my friends wish to stay here tonight. How much per night?" he politely asked.

-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-

Flutterrush saw the rats coming around Claptrap. She saw the plant reaching for them. She sighed. The pegasus went over to one of the rats, picked it up by its back with her teeth, and brought it over to the plant.

edited 9th Jan '13 9:51:40 AM by UdtheImp

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Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#1374: Jan 9th 2013 at 6:32:29 PM

The plant didn't even wait, and once just a tiny bit of the rat was near its mouth, it started to viciously devour it, grabbing it from Fluterrush's teeth with its cut vines. It chowed down on the rat, although it wasn't a gory vision- in fact, it was very very clean- and once the plant was done, the sound of something stretching could be heard as the plant started to grow. Initially, it was in the size of a rock, but now, it was the same size as Flutterrush. It's vines regenerated, and it grinned, grabbing Fluterrush and hugging her. "Thank you!"

After the plant grew, the signal coming from the sonic screwdriver started to glow a bit more. The sound of the Doctor landing not far away could be heard, and to confirm who it was, he yelled "Come on Nana! We've got lots of smelly old sewers to explore!"


The old man behind the counter raised an eyebrow. The hotel wasn't the cleanest place in the world, but compared to Skid Row outside, it was a palace. The walls were clean (apart from a stain or two), but the carpet was very old and the ceiling was a bit dusty. Calm, soothing music played in the background as the old man scratched his chin. "30$ for a room with two single beds and 25$ for a room with one king-sized bed. What will it be?"


Back in the Votum, P.I.P.B.O.Y was in the middle of a pong game with himself, orbiting silently around the world the crew members were in when the bridge started to shake, as all of the lights and alarms started playing, filling the area with colorful mayhem. "What's going on?!" PIPBOY asked himself as his worried face appeared on the green-tinted screen. Right in front of him, multiple forms began to appear, just like before. "But my teleporters are frizzled! How is this happening?!"

New crew members begin to appear on the ship, and just like before, they would wake up in a different place with no recollection of how they got here, or how they joined the chase for the Wish.

Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#1375: Jan 9th 2013 at 6:35:37 PM

Red Arrow wondered about the plant and the idea of getting it away "in the right way".

He never thought about it since he always does it the sneaky way when he fought bad guys as a vigilante.

This'll be hard to do.


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