As the arrow flew past and barely grazed him, Ron's smug smirk immediately shifted to a look of confusion and fear as he shot up to his feet.
The shock of the arrow almost striking him, plus its touch, was just enough to finally knock Ron out of his daze, and clue him into the fact that this might not exactly be a dream.
Ron clutched his head with both of his hands and yelled out in a panic, "What in the FLYING FUCK IS GOING ON HERE?!?!"
edited 24th Apr '11 9:39:42 PM by DJBidoof
“'Encapsulate the spirit of melancholy.' Easy. Boom, a sad desk. Boom, sad wall. It’s art. Anything is anything.” - Ron SwansonAll of the talking really seemed to get its attention as it moved towards the group faster, the squeaking speeding up. Soon it got close enough to be seen clearly. Standing in front of the group was a red white and blue bear mascot.
◊ Its eyes seemed to be able to move as he looked over the group. "Whoa! I've never seen so many weird people in this place before." He said in surprise, backing away from the angry looking members of the challengers. Behind him came the sounds of foot steps as several more figures approached.
Jack kept his voice calm and level, which was very odd, considering his appearance. It didn't quite mesh.
"If it is one of the lesser shadows, we will be able to deal with it easily enough. Naoto said nothing of allies in this place, but we should not assume there aren't any. What if it is a friend? We must consider this carefully."
Seeing the strange figure appear out of the fog, Jack bowed slightly, keeping his eyes on them.
"I assure you, it was not our intent to be here at all. In fact, we are looking for a way out. Can you help us?"
edited 24th Apr '11 9:40:27 PM by RedCedar
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. -Lao TzuIcarax joined the group around the new arrival, "your hearing ability seems very incompetent fleashling, even I heard the doctor and I was at the other end of the room".
Icarax paused, wondering if it was worth his breath to explain their situation again.
edited 24th Apr '11 9:44:48 PM by biomechtraveler
The arrow clattered against the far wall.
Getting up, Link walked towards Ron.
I had a feeling this was going to happen...
"Calm down, sir. It's exactly as I just told you. We are in another dimension different from our home worlds. The Nomads have brought us here to fight in Challenges, which take place in different worlds. If you want, you can have a look at the TV over there... it shows the others on a challenge. Just watch out for the mechanical thing. He's quite dangerous."
"Enough!" Kimimaro snapped at Rey, grabbing his wrist and forcing his arm down. "If you're going to let what happened back there turn you into a ruthless monster who can't fathom the idea of a not-hostile, then I swear by the Sage I will lock you in your room once we get back to the Common Room! And I have some pretty powerful seals that would make damn sure you can't bust your way out. Now, if this... thing... attacks us, then by all means go nuts on it and rip it to shreds, but until then stand down."
He punctuated the last bit with a burst of Killing Intent, showing that every word was Serious Business.
'Damn it, he's almost as bad as Juugo's "other" right now.'
edited 24th Apr '11 9:49:14 PM by DKN117
Bendy Slendy in Upendi. Also, check out my ficWhile the others fought for control of Rey, Lux simply tapped him on the shoulder wordlessly as she passed, angling to walk directly in front of her on her way to the strange creature before them. She deactivated her lightstaff as the came to a stop. "Would you by any chance know of a way out of here? We're trapped here and have fought four of ourselves in shadow form already, we're growing battle-weary."
edited 24th Apr '11 9:49:14 PM by SOCR
How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all?Dex-Starr was half-heartedly following the others, still saddened by Naoto's death......
He was too sad to be even afflicted by the negative effects of the haze....but then the teddy bear looking Shadow approached the group.
The cat brightened up immediately. He ran over to the bear creature, leaped up, and landing right on his face, Dex happily digging his claws into what he thought was a giant sized plushie.
DAMMIT MARK, STOP HITTING HELPY!!Ron's attention turns toward the extremely frightening looking mechanical creature that approaches him. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
This, combined with the information Link tells him, is a little too much for him to handle, causing his eyes to roll to the back of his head as he slumps to the ground, passed out.
“'Encapsulate the spirit of melancholy.' Easy. Boom, a sad desk. Boom, sad wall. It’s art. Anything is anything.” - Ron SwansonThe bear flinched away from Rey and covered his heads. "Don't yell at meeee..." He whined. He turned to Jack and said "Thats why we came in here." It rolled around on the ground when Dex-Starr jumped on it and tried to get the cat off. Soon those other foot steps came upon the group as six more people ran up. Several of them wearing uniforms similar to Naoto's.
First was a silver haired boy
◊ with his jacket open, showing his white shirt underneath. Following him was a brown haired boy
◊ with headphones around his neck. Next to him was a bleach blond
◊ boy wearing his jacket over his shoulders and a skull on his black shirt.
On the other side of the silver haired boy was a brown haired girl
◊ wearing a green jacket with a few pins on the front. Next to her was a black haired girl
◊ wearing a red shirt and red headband. Finally the last one was a girl with red hair
◊ pulled up into two pigtails.
The red haired girl blinked in surprise and said "Wow this was a lot morep eople then I though, but....wasn't Naoto with them? I thought I sensed her." The bear, finally free of rage cats, sniffed the air and said "I can definitely smell Naoto-chan on them."
edited 24th Apr '11 9:56:06 PM by Oni-Lord
Lux looked to the ground, a little more hesitation in her voice. "Naoto has... fallen in action. We know where she is though," she looked back up, "She should be safe."
How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all?A flash of annoyance shot through Icarax at Link's coment.
"I want something to do, to keep me entertained until the other champions get back; right now I have a mind to smash something unless the new comer here has anything better to offer".
"Or not". as Ron crumples to the ground.
edited 24th Apr '11 9:57:13 PM by biomechtraveler
"Greetings to all of you."
Spriggan bowed a bit in front of the teenagers, seeing that they were of East Asian origins. "My companions and I were trapped in here. From the look of things, you guys may be familiar."
He sighed. "About Naoto... I'm afraid Naoto didn't make it. I'm sorry."
The TGS agent saw Dex was playing with Teddie. "Dex. Get off him. He's not a scratching post."
edited 24th Apr '11 9:57:00 PM by Ominae
With surprising speed, Link jumped lithely to the side, catching the unconscious Ron before he could hit the ground.
He glared at Icarax. "Look at what you've done. You've scared the man half to death."
Turning to the Doctor, he asked, "Is there a... bed or some rough equivalent down here?"
edited 24th Apr '11 9:58:24 PM by troydenite
Jack looked down, feeling the pain of his failure all the more acutely. If only she had survived, perhaps she could have returned to her own world.
"I am sorry," he said. There wasn't any way to soften the blow, though he did try. "She did not survive our last encounter. She is still alive, due to a stroke of fate, but we cannot reach her from here."
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. -Lao Tzu

Rey shook his head hard, almost snarling. "What if it's one of the things that attacked us before, before any of the shadows started getting personal? We shouldn't give it a chance!"
Easing back into life one step at a time