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Dec 10, 2011
204 Comments:
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That sounds SOOO cool!!! I can't wait for it!!!
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Yay! Whose Idea was that again????????
By the way, Ridley, are you coming to Dallas for KK5? :)
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We can hold our 'conferences' there! :DDD
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oh yeah!...hey Cotom?
I drw this chibi that you NEED to see! but I can't scan it! Because my parents don't know I have a DA and they'd hear me scanning it! grrrrrrrrrrrrr! anyways, I might try to draw one similar on Disney Create. is that a good substitute for DA? ohandmy name on create is averyhappygirl7. :) look me up?
~panda <3s the chibi she just drew and is going to copy on DC
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:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Cool! Tell me when you get it up! :DDDDDDDD
Would your parents mind??
You can ust say that you wanna color it on paint or something...
- Princesa JéssicaLynn said...
Hey! I'm at my grandma and grandpa's house and they have wifi.
That sounds so cool. I found out my friend in the hospital's gonna b okay. And again I'm sorry 4 the whole email thing. My phone has some issues.
The prism concert was so awesome! I had lots of fun and we're gonna do a winter concert on Tuesday. :)
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I came up with that idea! I emailed Ridley!!!!!!! (:O)
Jessi- I have a winter concert on Thursday!! It's for my school band. I play the flute.
- Princesa JéssicaLynn said...
Is that a :O o a doughnut? ;)
Cause u do doughnuts like this. (:o)
And doughnut ninjas like this. (:o)K
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Awesomeness!!!! By then ill have my laptop!
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I need to take a break. I've been on since 2 (post time) and so far I've fully linearted and colored two of the seven dragons in my christmas pic. Not to mention I still have to do the tree and garland -__-
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Yeah. It was a doughnut.
- Princesa JéssicaLynn said...
Okay... Idk how all those mistakes got in there. The u do isn't even supposed 2 b there.
Oh well. I wish I could play an instrument. And I would probably pick the flute. Except there's this really annoying kid who plays the flute. He doesn't mean 2 b, but he is. Oh, and yesterday we found out that Jamaican Noel doesn't go like 'Oh, can you feel the wonder, and the magic, out in the air.' Um, no. It goes like 'Ohcanyoufeelthewonderandthemagicoutintheair!' How am I supposed 2 sing that? I'll sound like I'm in fast forward! ;)
- Princesa JéssicaLynn said...
Let me fix that.
Doughnuts r like this. (:o)
And doughnut ninjas r like this. (:o)K
Lol, Krispy Kreme makes really cute snowman 1s. :)
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I've gotten off the computer with two and a half dragons done. I hate staying on the computer for long periods of time. I feel yucky after. That's rainy day stuff....
Blah now I realize that the Christmas pic will take a while. :/
- Princesa JéssicaLynn said...
That's funny. It is raining here.
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Here there is no rain but, there is snow on the ground. I know for some of you that is a unbelievable concept. :P
- Princesa JéssicaLynn said...
Yeah it was REALLY hot on Wednesday.
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Jessi- I know right! You live in Florida too right? Well it was sooo hot. And it just stopped raining here.
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Hehe yeah me and DGirl gots snow. What I love is the fact that pleasant for us is really cold for you guys xD
Lol watchin So Random
Harry Potter in the Real World!!!!!!! XD lol lol lol rofl
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Cotom- I know. At 60 degrees I need a jacket. When I went to Boston a couple years ago it was like 30 degrees out the first night I got there and i wa in a coat, a jacket under that, longsleeve shirt and sweatpants and I see someone walking around in like a t-shirt and basketball shorts and I was completely confused how they could go out in the snow like that.
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Lol some people in my school wear shorts right now in the snow! Lol 60 degrees right now would be so nice! I wish it would make my walk to the main building so pleasant. I could wear a short sleeve shirt in that weather! ;)
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Well not really we're just sendin a letter so you won't forget about us! ;) Hehe we've been having awesome fun here!!!!!!! Where you ask? WE'RE NOT TELLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why? CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jewl: AND WE JUST ATE TONS OF SUGAR!!!!!
Phoenix: OHMYGAWSH YEA!!!!!!!!!! WOOTLES FOR SUGAR!!!!!!
Jewl: OHMIGOSH WE DON'T HAVE ANY FOOD!!!!!!
Phoenix: Go fish then!
Jewl: ..........I DON'T LIKE FISH!!!
Phoenix: OK!!!!!
What are we doing again?
Jewl: Writing a letter.
Phoenix: Oh yeah! Well, I'm kinda glad we're out since Cotom probably hasn't gotten a new computer yet and BT probably isn't continuing his dn challenges and I doubt Julio's around to tease....
Jewl: .....havent you been checking earlier posts?
Phoenix: huh?
Jewl: .....Uhh....never mind....
Phoenix: No way!,
Anyway, YOU'LL NEVER FIND US!!!! 8D HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Peace outs!
Phoenix & Jewl
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OH NO!!! We have to send a search party of NOW!!! Who knows what they are going to do!???????????????
Jewl and Phoenix: We never forgot about you! Have you noticed a while back we were orgainizing a search party?
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STUPID TYPOS! I meant we have to send a search party out now.
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NO!!!! Phoenix CAN'T look at past posts! She doesn't even know I have a DA yet! Nooo that'd be horrible if she found out! She'd be hounding all you guys and Fanfiction writers! D:
But we should probably send a search party...
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Um....Phoenix just saw a spider and ran into a tree....she's currently unconsiocus but she wanted me to tell you guys this message from the both of us:
Jewl & an unconsiocus Phoenix
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We will find you!!
Cotom- You and I will be the leaders of the search team since they are our OCs. Everyone else can also be a part if they want to.
Anyone have any good KK quotes? I'm thinking of painting one on my wall.
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Um, I have the chapter two of search party xD want me to post it?
watching the smurfs. I swear, the word "smurf" is driving me freaking insane. I hate the smurfs!! but there's only 3% battery on my iPad! well here's search party and possibly goodnight!
"Okay, where to next?" Mal asked, head on BT's shoulder.
"Thanks for joining our search party, Mal," said DGirl.
"It's nothing...," she muttered.
"Okay, so how about Seasons 52?" suggested Jessi.
"Yeah! Okay," said Cotom, the optimist.
"Great, so...let's walk there?" asked Panda, ever so impatient to get her friends' OCs back.
"'Kay," they agreed.
Down the street they walked, to Seasons 52.
When they got there, they gave descriptions of Jewl and Phoenix to people, asking if they had seen them.
"Yeah," one said. "They went toward Shriver Rd."
"Thank you!" Cotom said gratefully.
They walked back to Cotom's house and searched all over.
They searched the pillows, the closets, the attics, the basements, the storage units, the bedrooms, the space...
...And the only place they hadn't checked was....
The ceiling. DGirl looked up as she was stretching her head back out of exhaust onto the barstool chair, eyes half-closed, when she noticed...a sort of shadow. she looked around the ceiling, and sitting there was...
Phoenix and Jewl, smiling. Not moving. Not breathing. Finally, everyone realized they were just cardboard cutouts of the real Phoenix and Jewl, not themselves.
"Noooooooo!!" Peppermint said.
"We were so close!" agreed Mayzie.
"No!" yelled out Panda and Kitkat simultaneously.
"We really need some rest. Let's try again later today. You just need a good nap to forget everything today," said BT exhaustibly.
"Okay," Cotom sniffed. And with that, they went to their homes and rested.
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anyone have any good KK quotes? I want to paint one on my wall
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Night everyone! I may be on more but just in case!
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Ok so I was reading Xoxoroxas' story 'Every Day' and she posted this challenge she found. Try it! When I get my laptop i'll try to! And if you're a kingdom hearts fan, you know roxas. If u r but dont... He's ventus, and a nobody. Weird right? Now this story is actually a bunch of dark/funny/evil oneshots that I love, and is going on everyday. New oneshot everyday for 1 year. Im on ch. 45. Its amazing... If u like roxasXAxel fics... But none the less still great. Wow im rambling... Heres the challenge...
1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like. 2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle. 3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it's over. No lingering afterwards! 4. Do thirteen of these, then post them.
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Oooh that sounds fun. I'm gonna do it in like an hour or two cause I'm at a party! Be back later.
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smurf that smurfing movie...hated it!
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Cool BT! I actually have had a songfic in mind for a while! It's a hopeless romance one lol. I'll think about it and get idea for others! But I'll try in a bit :)
Panda! Cool! Lovin it! Lol tell me if u need anything on Phoenix ;)
DGirl- Yuppers! That sounds good :)
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I finally got to her post from yesterday.... 'Every Day' is over... She quit on me... Saddness...
Btvinyl... And to yhose who cant do it, I called larxene off, cuz she was pissed in the final story...
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... No AkuRoku fics as good as 'Every day'...
Sadness... And even though im not g*y I can still enjoy that type of relationship, especially if it makes them happy. That is a good pairing though... Tired... I think i'll go find mal, and see if shes finished it, and if she has we'll cry ourselves to sleep...
A still sad btvinyl
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Okay heres what I'm doing for the Chalange.
Character: Charlene from kingdom keepers
I don't think I'll do 13 tonight because im tired and have a headache from the party. I'll probably do 5-7. Starting now!
Fly- I am Charlene. 100% athlete. Amazing. On top. I came to win. I can run so fast I can fly. Nobody can stop me. Try to catch me, I can run for hours. I came to win, conquer, prosper in everything I do. The adrenaline I get when being chased by an Overtaker is priceless. I know I will always come out on top when it comes down to it.
Secrets- I am Charlene. Yes, I'm loud. I'm straight-forward. But I have a lot of secrets. Maybe not as many as Amanda or Jess but I have them. Yeah, some arent that big secrets. I'm sure you know some... Like the fact I wake up in Disney every night. I fight an evil group of villains called Overtakers. But let's keep that between you and me.
The one that got away- When I first met Finn, in the DHI recording, I fell for him. His cute brown hair. His deep eyes. His sensitive-serious yet funny attitude. I knew he was for me. We talked and became friends. I thought, almost certain, he liked me too. But then he met her. Amanda. He stopped texting me as much and whenever he saw me, he wouldn't look me in the eye. We wouldn't hang out anymore. I should of fought for him. But he slipped through my fingers, like sand. He truly was the one that got away.
Crawling back to you- I know Finn and Amanda are together. I know they like each other. I told myself to get over it. I'm the queen on the track but I guess that docent apply here. I can't forget him though. I keep going back to him. The memories, the pictures. I told him I was happy for him. But I walked away from him as far as I could, and now, again, Im coming back to him. I knew I would. I just hoped I could get over it.
Live your life- My life isn't necisarilly what most people call normal. Waking up in Disney, fighting Overtakers, looking for clues, that's me living my life. I can't change it. Believe me, I've tried to get out of it the first few days of crossing over. It can't happen. But I'm glad now. Without it, where'd I be? I would never know the keepers as well. I'm used to this lifestyle now. In fact, I'm in love with my life. It's amazing. Not everyone gets to do this. Yeah, I get stuck in life or death situations sometimes but I wouldnt trade it.
Good feeling- You know that feeling you get when you're sneaking around and have a 99.99% chance of getting caught. Your heart pumping, blood rushing, feet can run for miles. Now times that by 10. Yeah, I've been chased by some real loons. One example, one night in epcot, some idiot mimes were trying to find me, Jess, and willa. I distracted them by running. Those fools couldn't even catch up to eat my dust. Now that, knowing youre ahead and all that adrenaline, amazing feeling.
Party rock anthem- Everyday I'm shuffling. Seriously, I can't stop dancing. Last night, party rock anthem, Maybeck's ringtone went off, and now I can't stop shuffling. I think malificent put a spell on me. Just kidding... About the spell anyways. Everyday I'm shuf-fufulin.
Just a dream(Nelly)- Yeah, that what I thought at first. I thought it was real. Finn and I were under Cinderella castle. I asked him where Amanda was. He said he didn't care. I was shocked. They were always together. Next thing I know, he put his arm around me and kissed me. Next thing I know I'm back in my bed. Someone had maybe pressed the button? I reached for My phone and texted Him and asked him what all that was about. He replied 'Charlie, what are you talking about? Philby turned the servers off tonight so we could get a full nights sleep'. Aww it was just a dream.
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Pepper- Cool! Loved it! :)
BT- yea...I just don't enjoy it when ppl act like they're g*y when they're really not and they just want to fit into a certain social group. There are a lot of ppl like that in my school and I hate it =.=
I was gonna do it last night but my iTouch ran out of battery -.-
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Pepper- That was really good!!
I figured out the KK quote I'm putting on my wall! It is
"Hey, if you don't believe in yourself who will?" Maybeck Kingdom Keepers IV
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@peppers: LOL! the other day I finally learned how to shuffle!
my character: also a KK character, Maybeck. :P
song: hate me(blue october) - Oh, boy, to hate me isn't complicated. Being a jerk, being...me. There are many situations where I've lost my head. Fighting OTs? Being at WDW at night? Imaginary. Fiction. You can hate me today, you can hate me tomorrow, you can hate me can finally see what's good for you. It's not me. I'm cold...I'm insecure, I'm so unbelievably no good for you that hating me is the only way to feel about me.
song: cupid shuffle (cupid) - I can do MY dance! I can do it skilled :P By the way, who's Zydanko? Just wondering....Kick? You mean, like, high kick? Regular? Scrawny? I can do it all! Come watch me shuffle over here, Cupid! to the right, to the left, kick, AND WALK IT BY YOURSELF! Now, I know I'm no Cupid, but I can do this dance skillfully, for MILES! Kick it, swing it, turn, turn, rush, down, down, do your dance! C'mon let me see YOU do this too! I love dancing. It's my thing. Besides sarcasm and my bros Finn and Philby.
song: live like we're dying(kris allen) - have you ever thought of life as some depressing crapbag? it's sweet, it's sour, it's amazing. Like sometimes you can portray characters best if they're opposite your gender. It happens. It may be confusing, but that's life. Really, living like you're dying is a good message. Tell your friends and family you love them before you're gone. Because your life could be taken from you any second. Like while I'm writing this. Life is no field of flowers. It's depressing. Really, it is. "You never know a god thing till it's gone" is right! You take things for granted like houses and food and family.
song: the show goes on(lupe fiasco) - Oh, believe me, people treat me like a slave all the time. Just because I'm a different race. It sucks, man. Ghetto things and places are harsh on you When you're of different race. I have to say, I was terrified of the world once, too. And now I'm conquering it, one Overtaker at a time. I'm saving the world. Look out, here I come. Oh boy...I see brown AND green grass here. Yeah, I'm putting my hands up right now.
song: havent met you yet(michael buble) - Man, I have to admit, I'm still looking for that girl. The one that makes my heart stop. Although, I probably won't find one because of the jerk that I am. People think I'm a loser. I still sit with the jocks and stuff, though. But the girls look down on me. I've considered Charlene...but she's too gang-ho and high for my taste. Maybe Jess. She's a little darker and quieter. Maybe I can get her to play soccer. ;) I should talk to her. I know it'll work out. Somehow....
I'll find a way. Promise. I'll change. i'll do whatever it takes to get this girl that I think I'm in love with.
ps I'm putting this is two posts xD
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song: rhythm of love(plain white ts) - Okay, I'm more of a romantic guy than you'd think. I'd go to the end of the world and back for one special girl. But only if she made my heart pump right out of my chest, skipping several beats. I'd sway her, I'd make her mine. I'd hypnotize her. I really would do whatever she wanted. I'd buy her white roses, I'd get her gifts, I'd kiss her 'till the world ended...and when the time came, I'd propose to her. Most likely. I'd so hope very much that she'd say yes. Jezebel, say yes...please?
song: spending all my time(aaron fresh) - This I could do. I cold love her forever. That girl, that girl is so special. I'd never have found her if it weren't for Wayne. Thank you, Wayne. You brought Philby to Willa and Finn to Amanda, and now Me to Jessica Lockhart. I'd be nothing without her. I'd say anything to make her smile. She's all that's in my head, 25 hours a day. We could have a nice life. Just me and her, all the time. I am absolutely and indefinitely in love with this girl. 100%. Nobody can change my mind. Not even the girl herself.
last song!: A Party Song(The Walk Of Shame) (All Time Low) - I got those moves. I am just like the guy singing this song, I turned dark when I stepped on that dance floor. The right side is full of drunk guys with those freestyle moves, man. Imagine what they'd do when they WEREN'T drunk. I'm not like this guy, though, I don't have your heart on my sleeve. No way I come just to watch you leave. I come here to dance, to impress you. So that you'll stay. And talk to me.
~panda thinks thats it. so far.
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ohmigod that took like an hour!!!!!!!!! GAAH! i spent a whole song trying to figure out how to spell rythm -_-
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Well even if you dont do 13, its more of a kh inside joke. Orginazation 13, had 14 members. Best. Games. Ever. Thats all im putting, and im still sad. Im half asleep, cuz mal wouldnt let me sleep, cuz she was angry and when shrs angry, you cant be sleeping...
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Those were really good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't do it cause I don't have an mp3 player or an ipod or anything.
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sorry i had alot of typos in mine but i had a limited time to finish the paragraph!! plus i had to blow my nose a couple of times so i didnt have much time
~panda is going on toontown now (and checking her email :)) so bye ;3
I wish we could make Christmas Cookies today...I'll ask. I'll download Christmas Music to my iPad. I'm in a fetive mood today ;3
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I was just on toontown!! What is your toons name??
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I have alot of names, but they are: Magicpanda ( XD ), Cheeato, Maximum Ride, and I'll get a Kingdom Keepers on there sometime soon :)
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do you have speedchat plus?
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Thanks guys. I did it at like 2 in the morning so there's gotta be some mistakes. I'm gonna go have lunch but I'll be back soon.
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I just thought this was hilarious. (Sing to Jingle Bells):
Jingle Bells, Edward Smells from 50 Miles Away!
Belle Dies! Jacob Cries!
Perry All The Way!!
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Panda: Yeah. Do you?
Cotom: Lol!! I agree with that!
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@dgirl: yes!!! i do!!! :D
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My tooon's name is Dgirl. If you see a Dgirl friend me!
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Where is everybody???????????????????????
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I'm here!!!!? Check out my DA!!! I spent all afternoon coloring it! Yay!
Ahhh well sorry I realize I never did the challenge! But I'm not going to right now cause I just wanna relax. I'm gonna be off the computer fr a while just cause I don't like being on for long periods of time and that pic took me forever! Ahh well it's done now and I'm happy :)
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That's REEEEEEALY cute Cotom!!! I love the Christmas picture.
Anyways guys I was thinking of writing another chapter of the fanfic. But I'm not sure which one I should do. I was thinking about ether:
Mexico pavilion
Carosel of progress
Or Tower of terror
Vote on which you should think I should do!
Oh and one last thing... AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^that was the scream of a girl who WROTE A SONG AND A GUY AT MY CHURCH (who has a recording studio) HEARD ME AND MY FRIEND PLAYING IT ON THE PIANO AND SINGING IT AND WANTS TO RECORD AND PRODUCE IT!!!!!
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Amazing! To both Cotom and peppers! I too, love the fuzzy blue dragon! So cute.
A ninja you know, who's not ninja... Blorg?
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Really, Peppers? That's amazing! Good for you! I'd pay to produce you, heck, I'd pay to go see you perform! :)
The drawing was great, Cotom! So cute!
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cant wait.so piped.
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biiiig news! just finished the hunger games! :) good.night.so.tired.no.sleep.school.night.seven.hours.till.school.
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BT- Thanks! I love the blue one too lol he's my fav.
Pepper- AWWESOME!!!!!!! Thats great! And I think you should do...Mexico Pavillion! If you wanna of course...and thanks :)
Panda- Thas a bunch! And congrats on finishing!
Omigosh guys! All through the walk to the main building, in fifth hour, and apparently in the big building lunch, they were playing the chipmunks Christmas song on an endless loop!!! Ahhhhhhhh it was horrible!!!!!!!!!! I still have that song in my head!!!!!!!! Then when it was done, the PA come on and e lady says, "Alright everyone! Raise 1000 dollars in our fundraiser today and you wint have to listen to that tomorrow!" I was like, really!? They're threading us with the chipmunks!? (I think it might work though)
- Amme Nietsreg said...
wheeeee new site
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Pepper- That's great!! I would SO pay to see you. That means when you become famous do a show in MI and Cotom and I will meet up and come see you. I also think you should do the Mexico pavillion.
Cotom- I think that would work for me too!! Lol! I really like the fuzzy blue dragon too!!! I think you should do a DA picture of you and me laughing at Julio after we played a prank on him and on the bottom put:
That's what happens when you mess with internet Michigan birthday buddies!!
I'm gonna go cause I'm rambling...
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I would love to but I'm so horrible at people! I mean I could do chibis but.........
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It doesn't matter if you're horrible! I just think it would be funny.
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Lol it would! Maybe when I get better at chibis......then I guess I could draw us in chibi form....at leat that's semi cute ya kno?
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Ps... Bagel!
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Aww thanks guys. You guys wouldn't need to pay to see me... Everyone on here would get a free backstage pass. I'm soooo excited about it!!! I just wrote the intro to the song. Now I just need to finish the chorus and a few details and I'm done with my first one (I currently have 2(the second one is almost done too))
Anyways I'll do the Mexico pavilion. I'll try to get on the frost part tonight or tomorrow. Got to go eat dinner. Be back later.
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Slice o_o Okay so I was doing my homework, a powerpoint on the twelve days of christmas remixed, and i did Canines, so i put pictures of them in it, and i had a bunch of tabs open it was crazy xD and in the end when i closed it it said "you are about to close 13 tabs. are you really sure you want to close?" XD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~panda is rambling now and will go finish and post SITS
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Omg Pepper you're so lucky!!!! My dad's cousin has a recording studio, and I'm trying to work something out there. I'm so happy for you!!! I would totally pay to see you too!
I was doing my solo audition for my school play "The Charter Glee Project" and my drama teacher, Ms. Roberts, said she really liked my voice. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IM SO HAPPY!
- kingdomkeepers! said...
BIG NEWS!! ahhh soo excited right now!
soo my school is doign Bye, Bye,Birdie for the spring musical and i auditioned! (hardest thing ive ever done)
and i got Rose Alvarez!!
-Rachel <3
ps: sorry for not posting in a while
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Naw, that's alright, Raech! :D I'm almost done typing the stolen sword :) And then straight to FictionPress it goes! :)
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OMG!! That is like one of the BEST plays I've ever seen! Rose is such a huge part! She has like her own song and everything!!!!! Ever thought of auditioning for America's Got Talent or something?? When you become famous you also have to do a show in MI so Cotom and I can meet up and see you. If any of you get famous don't forget about any of us down here!!!!!!!!!!
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Ohhhhhmyyyyygooooshhhh okay its posted, try to check it out, if you can't it might not have shown up yet, but you'll surely be able to read it tomorrow. I hope it's not all bunched up -_- im so excited and full of anxiety that im basically hyperventilating!!
P.S. My name is PandaFromTheWildRideBlog, just in case you dont know :)
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I probably won't be able to post anymore so, good night!
- kingdomkeepers! said...
@Disneygirl: i know! lol i was completely shocked! and i have lol but i would just like die from nervousness lol :)
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:) the story's up! check it out! called The Golden Sword! :DDD
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I love it Panda! It captures everything in a good story. Can't wait for part 2!!!
The Mexico pavilion story will come out soon. Hopefully I'll get the first part out tomorrow.
I'm probably gonna be off for the night. See ya tomorrow.
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Great story. Only thing I dont like is me jimping under the bench. >:( im not a wimp ):<
Golden blade of death! 13 days... Til hanzaquanzamas!
Btvinyl holding mal cuz she actually did break her ankle earlier... And she just likes it ;)
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oh, sorry about that. it was just played for humor.
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BT- I say merhappy Chrismahanukwanza!!!
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How bout Quanzachristmahanukah
Ps... Bagel bagel bagel bagel bagel
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Ahhhhhhhhhhh... Peppermint wakes up to see. An army of bagels at her bed. She pulls out her sword and slices all in half.
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woo! go peppers! five points! :)
that means that there has to be part 3 of golden sword! for every winner, there's another part of the story. so there was one for me, the second is for DGirl, the third is for peppers! :)
~panda's gotta get her write on!!
verif: hawar. ha war? what's funny about war??
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What website is the fan fiction on?????
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Hey guys. So i had this idea for a story. I have a feeling it will be pretty good. It basically is the story of how we found the candy kingdom, how we got involved in the bagel/donought war, how we met some of the OCs, etc. Unfortunately because of this, Mexico will be postponed. But I think you guys will like it. I have to type it out so expect it on in 30 minutes to an hour.
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I have to block out thoughts of you so I don't lose my head
They crawl in like a cockroach leaving babies in my bed
Dropping little reels of tape to remind me that I'm alone
Playing movies in my head that make a porno feel like home
There's a burning in my pride, a nervous bleeding in my brain
An ounce of peace is all I want for you. Will you never call again?
And will you never say that you love me just to put it in my face?
And will you never try to reach me?
It is I that wanted space
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you
Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you
I'm sober now for 3 whole months it's one accomplishment that you helped me with
The one thing that always tore us apart is the one thing I won't touch again
In a sick way I want to thank you for holding my head up late at night
While I was busy waging wars on myself, you were trying to stop the fight
You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I'll drive so f-ing far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you
Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you
And with a sad heart I say bye to you and wave
Kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that I had made
And like a baby boy I never was a man
Until I saw your blue eyes cry and I held your face in my hand
And then I fell down yelling "Make it go away!"
Just make a smile come back and shine just like it used to be
And then she whispered "How can you do this to me?"
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you
Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you
For you
For you
For you
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Ok! That's ok! Can't wait to read everything!
- said...
Noooooooooooo!!!!!!! T.T
I had a plan... That all circular breakfast treats would live in harmony... And also of the story... And blah... I guess I can read your version... But im still going to write mine.. When I get a laptop
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The Golden Sword was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just finsished. Can't wait to read more parts!
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The eleven bloggers were crowded into Dgirls bedroom. They tried to get together to hangout at least once a month. Currently, They were all taking turns playing Just Dance. Maddymazie, Panda, Dgirl, and Jessi were all dancing when Jessi announced," My controller died,".
"Mine is about to,too," said Maddymazie. Both looked at Dgirl for a solution. Batteries.
"Let me go see if I can find some," said Dgirl, leaving the room. Five minutes passed and she returned. "I couldn't find any," she said, showing her empty hands.
"Now what are we supposed to do?" asked Rachel.
"Oooh let's play a game!" exclaimed Kitkat. Everyone agreed. They searched Dgirls shelf for a good one. Monopoly, Scene it, Yahtzee. None they wanted to play. Soon they had gone through each game and it either wasn't fun enough, or missing pieces. Dgirls shelf was now completely empty. Almost anyways.
"What's that?" said Cotom, pointing to the very top shelf. Sure enough, they had missed one. BTvinyl got a chair to reach it. It was completely covered in dust. After blowing it off, everyone saw it said 'Candyland'.
"Oh! That's my great-grandpa's! It's like super antique. I've never opened it," Dgirl said as if amazed it still existed.
"I could go for a game of candyland," said Peppermint. Everyone else nodded in agreement. BTvinyl carefully opened it. He took out the board. Everyone examined it.
"It doesn't look like a candyland board," said BT.
"More like a map...," said CMM. They stared in amazement
for a moment until Jessi said," Let's get this game started!".
BTvinyl laid it down.
"Wow! Look at the details on this. That kinda looks like me," said Panda, pointing to a character on the board. She leaned in close to look. Too close. Unaware, she put both hands on the board and fell right through.
"WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPENED?!?" everyone screamed in shock. BTvinyl lifted the board off the ground. The floor was there, solid as ever, but Panda wasn't.
"She went like this," said Rachel, copying what Panda did.
"Hey that really does look..." was all she could get out before falling through.
"It's like a portal," assumed Cotom.
"But seriously, look! That looks like us on the board," Pointed out Peppermint. It was true.
"We have to rescue them," said Kitkat. Everyone agreed.
"So how exactly did they fall through?" asked Amme.
"Well, they put they're weight on the board so they fell through is my guess," said Maddymazie. She tried it out. Sure enough, she fell through. One by one everyone fell through. Everyone was falling. Falling through a sky. The air smelled sweet.
"Wheeeere arre weed?" screamed Cotom in attempt to have everyone hear. Surprisingly enough, Panda, the one farthest down but still falling responded," From where I am it looks like we're falling,".
"Haha Panda," Cotom replied, but really relieved she was okay. About two minutes passed. "Heeeeelllllooo!" screamed BTvinyl. Nobody could hear him. Everyone had drifted away from each other. Then BT realized,'the ground was just 200 feet away!' He crashed into the ground and became unconscious.
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Okay I got cut short. So more will be up soon.
BT- oh... Sorry. I didn't know. Oh well
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That's awesome!!
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ooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh! :D nice :D
~panda thought it was reaaaalllly good :D im getting the chills it was so AWESOME!
verif code: mater
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I LOVED EVERYTHING!!!!!! Pepper it was great!!!! I can't wait to read more! Panda! I'm about to check right now! Rachel! That's great! BT! I can't wait to read your version as well!! :DDDDDDD
I've got an idea for the search party. Mind if I post a bit panda?
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PANDA THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Omigosh that was just great!
Just a few things though, Julio can fly, Juliette can't. And Julio is golden not red ;P
But I loved it!!!
Julio: I didnt find that very funny. I DON'T wear platypus pajamas!
Juliette: ....yes you do.....
Julio: *face gets red* STOP SNEAKINGNIN MY ROOM AT NIGHT!!!
Juliette: :)
Cotom: Lol come in Julio! We gotta pull pranks at night! It's more fun!
Oooo! Now I'm gonna go draw a pic of Julio in his PJs! XD
Panda if you need any help with DA please tell me! What do you need help with?
And you didn't have to include Cody, he's just a minor OC I wrote a story for once but never finished ;P he controls electricity.....But thanks anyway! :D
That was so great I loved it!!!!!!!
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I just decided to mention him because he was like, y'know? XD of course you can post an idea! i love getting constructive criticism btw xD :) im gonna check how many reviews I got on it so far! brb!
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BT awoke in a giant, fancy bedroom. He was on a big bed. "Hello?" he said. No answer. "HELLLLOO!" he screamed. The door opened. In walked someone. A green someone.
"Geez, you rang!" she said.
"You... You're malificent! Go away!" BT said, shocked.
"Yeah, that's my birthname genius. I go by Mal. And I'm not going away, this is my job. Now get up and follow me," she said and walked out to the hallway. BTvinyl got up and followed. He asked," Where am I? Where's my friends?".
"You sure do ask a lot of questions. Go in there," said Mal, pointing into a large room. He walked in and Mal said," Wait in here. He will be in shortly," before closing the door.
"Wait! Who's he?" BT asked. No answer. He decided to explore while he waited. He was drawn to a large window. Outside he saw lollipops planted in the ground and gumdrop rocks. As he was gazing, he noticed the door open. He turned to see a donught. It wasn't a dunkin doughnut, it had arms, legs, and a face.
"How was your sleep? That was quite a fall you had," the donught said. Bt's mind flooded with questions. He answered,"I was only out for like a half hour. And who are you?". The doughnut laughed and replied,"Call me Don. And you wern't out for 30 minutes; try a whole day!".
"Okay Don, I have some questions. Where am I? Where are my friends? Are they okay? Why are we here?" BT asked.
"You're in Candy kingdom! More specifically, the Candy Capital. You're friends are fine, my guess waking up around now too. They are in different lands of the Kingdom. You are here, as the donught concil and citizens of the kingdom believe, to fuffill the prophecy," Don explained.
"The prophecy?" asked BTvinyl.
"Yes. Many years ago, a prophecy was foretold that eleven humans would fall from the skies and rule the lands of the kingdom. They would help us,also defeat our longtime enemies, the bagels. They capture and destroy our sweets out of jelousy. They want to take over all the kingdom. You and your friends must stop them once and for all," Don said.
"Oh. I know you said that my friends are in different lands, but where EXACTLY are they? How far away?" BT inquired.
"Well, let's find out," said Don walking to the opposite end of the room.
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oOo! Thats good :D!
Okay, I updated my FictionPress Profile, so there's a pic of me with my dog when i still had braces. the avatar will be up tomorrow; it said that there will have to be a 24-hour passing period before it shows up. check it out tomorrow! :)
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Thanks panda! More to come! It deleted that one TWICE before it let me post it. That's why it took so long.
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Coolio Pepper! Cool panda I'll check it out! And you disabled Anonymous reviews! D: I wanted to review!! Lol!
Tap tap tap
DisneyGirl awoke to the tapping of claw on glass. She sleepily rubbed her eyes and looked out her window. Julio was flying just outside with an annoyed look on his face. Disneygirl carefully got up and creeped to the window, careful not to wake anyone up in the house.
"Geez can you at least be ready!?" Julio said as she opened the window.
"Gosh do you want to wake up the whole house!?" she whispered fiercely climbing onto his back, "You took forever by the way. I didn't think you were coming!" Julio rolled his eyes and started flying, "I was held up by Cotom. She kept insisting we stop for Subway." "Oh, we'll that makes sense!" DisneyGirl said as she took a Subway bag Julio was trying to hand to her, "I was wondering why she asked for everyone's favorite sub on the blog...." Julio nodded, careful not to run into anything as he was flying. One thing he didn't want to do is crash or fall and flying at night can be dangerous. After a while, DisneyGirl asked, "Where are we going? It's taking a while!" Julio looked back before looking straight again, "Florida, Cotom had an idea so we're gonna meet at Disney World." "Cool!" DisneyGirl exclaimed. Eventually, Julio got there, DisneyGirl being the last person to pick up. "Now, if you excuse me I will be going now." Julio said and flew off.
"Ok so we think we have an idea," Peppermint said.
"Phoenix and Jewl may not necessarily be in the US," BTvinyl said.
"Wait, what?" MaddyMayzie asked, who just arrived after DisneyGirl, "You mean we have to travel the world to?"
"No, not exactly..." Rachel said.
"We mean in a different dimension," Cotom said smiling, "Phoenix's dimension!"
"What!? If they're there, how can we get there!?" DisneyGirl exclaimed.
"I'm confused as well...." Panda said.
"Wait! I get it!" Jessi exclaimed, "You can get one of your own OCs to open it right?"
"Or we could just open it...." Cotom said....
"How?" Panda asked.
"Helloooo! Cotom created it! I'm pretty sure she can go to it. And allow whoever she wants to go to it. I mean, we created our OCs didn't we? Then they just run wild....." BTvinyl said, thinking of his many OCs most of whom he didn't know where half were.
"Oh! I get it!" Disneygirl and MaddyMayzie exclaimed!
"Yeppers!" Cotom said happily, "So to make it easier, we can all open it together!" She explained that she'll allow everyone to open the portal. All they gotta do is concentrate and swipe in midair. Everyone did in the same spot and marveled as a blue portal of light opened up in front of them. They stepped through and found themselves in the middle of a dark forest. Several howls could be heard in the distance.
"Errrrr remember what BT said about our how we don't have much control over what we create after we create it?" Cotom said as several things were heard coming close.
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Part 3:
BTvinyl followed Don across the room. There was a couch and Don gestured to BT to sit. Once he did, Don pulled a remote out of his pocket. He pressed a button and a giant TV screen came down from the ceiling. It turned on. It appeared on Panda. She was standing outside a magnificent castle, with colorful, rocky crystal all around the edges. Panda was talking to a doughnut, also.
"Panda! Hey!" yelled BTvinyl.
"She can't hear you. It appears she landed in the Rock Candy Caverns, on the opposite side of the kingdom." Don explained. Panda was surrounded by crystals and rocks made of candy. Don pressed another button and the screen appeared on Cotom. "She's in the Cotton Candy Fields." Don said. Sure enough, Cotom was surrounded by pink, blue, and white whispy cloud looking things. Don pressed another button. Jessi appeared. "She's in the Jellybean Jungle," Don informed. One by one each person appeared on screen. Peppermint landed in Coconut Cove, with powdered sugar sand and a coconut milk sea. Dgirl ended up in Cinnamon City, a city that resembled New York City. Shops and resturaunts galore. Kitkat landed in Caramel Canyon. Maddymazie landed in Fruit Punch Falls. A large stretch of waterfalls, each made out of a different flavor of punch. Rachel fell in the Starburst Savannas, where animal crackers roam free. Amme got the Milky way mountains, with sugary peaks. And CMM fell onto Icebreaker Island, an arctic island in the middle of licorice lake.
After seeing all his friends, BTvinyl felt better knowing they were all safe.
"We must call a meeting. With all eleven of you," said Don.
"Why?" asked BTvinyl.
"There are many things to discuss. Important issues. It needs to happen immediately." Don told BT.
"Okay. Get ahold of them and we can have a meeting but until then, I'm gonna go back to sleep, I have a wicked headache from that fall," BT said.
"Yes, your majesty. Right away!" said Don before he left.
"Your majesty?" whispered BT to himself, before walking back down the hallway to the bedroom where he was before to await the arrival of his friends.
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Thumbs up if you tried swiping! XD!
How do you ENABLE anonymous reviews? ill go search my profile to do so.
that was cool, Cotom!
lol im so excited for you guys to see what i look like xD :)
ooooooHHHHH! It's getting good, Peppers! Lol my sis and my parents r watching Fortune Wheel XD!!! (aka Wheel of Fortune :P)
- kingdomkeepers! said...
@Peppermint: ahhmazing! cant wait to read more!
@Cotom:love love love the cliff hanger!
and thanks! :)
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Ahhhh!!!! I'm in the story!!!! And I <3 Fruit Punch!!!
Daphnne: Calm down sister, you're acting like me on catnip.
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OMG!! You guys!! Those were all awesome! I <3 cinnamon city!
- kingdomkeepers! said...
off for the night!
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Thats like tossing mal chocolate, with fire water inside, if you know what I mean ;) it blows everything else up. My story now looks like jeremy, my head ninja of the vinyl clan, hit it with his Mandolin, long rounder guitar, and finished with his singing ;)
Anywho, btvinyl w/ a word of advice, its the sweeter kingdom, b/c candy kingdom is Adventure Time...
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I might be off for the night!
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Part 4:
About two hours later, Don came to wake up BTvinyl. He said," Your majesty, your friends have arrived. Are you prepared to begin the meeting?".
"They're here?!?" exclaimed BTvinyl, running passed Don. He didn't know where to, the only rooms he had visited so far was the room he met Don and the Bedroom. But still he ran until he heard," Your majesty, why are you going to the dining hall? Your friends are in the meeting room." said a man. He wasn't candy or a doughnut, but a human. He was about to ask him how he had gotten there but Don came around the corner and said "Goodness, Sire, where are you going?" and pulled him to another room. This room had a light blue wall and a giant map on the wall. The one of Candy Kingdom he assumed. There was a long wooden table at the center. Each already seated, was his friends. "BT!" they all screamed and ran to hug him. Don walked in and said," I'm sorry to break your reunion, Your Majesties, but there is important business to attend to. So important, the doughnut consul has come!" exclaimed Don. In the corner were a group of doughnuts. Ten, eleven counting Don. "Have you heard of the prophecy yet?" he asked, addressing the teens. All except BT shook their heads no. Don explained the prophecy, once again. He then said," You see, we," Don started, motioning to the consul," have been governing for years. But we aren't leaders. We hardly even get along. Because of this, nobody has much repect or faith in us. But everyone believes in the prophecy. That's why the consul has agreed to meet in the same room once more, the first time in years.".
"Five years to be exact," said one consul member.
"Four years, 10 months," another said. This resulted in a round of bickering between the doughnuts.
"QUIET!" yelled the Teens. Everyone silence. All throughout the kingdom, even.
"See," Don continued, though blushing through embarrassment."We fight. When we fight, the bagels grow stronger. And when you guys demanded quiet, the kingdom hasn't been so silent in years. You guys are the leaders. The ones in the prophesy.". The teens looked at one another. Could they be? Really? "Now each of you fell in a different land. Did anyone notice something the same about them all?" asked Don.
"They all have Candy?" said Peppermint.
"They are all reeeeally pretty," said Amme.
"They all have castles?" Kitkat said.
"Right, Kitkat!" said a doughnut. "They do,".
"Yes, and you will live in those castles and rule your lands," said Don. The teens talked, amazed how they had gone from typical teens to a king and queens.
"So all of Fruit Punch Falls..." started maddymazie.
"Is yours to rule. And the things that live there are your citizens." said Don.
"I didn't fall in a special land, though. I fell here. In the capital." said BTvinyl, a little bummed.
"My dear boy, you're the ruler of ALL Candy Kingdom. The queens are in charge of their lands affairs. You are in charge of the Kingdoms affairs, such as war." said Don. They all realized the power they now had.
"You're corrinations are tomorrow. Have a safe journey back and see you then, your highnesses," said Don.
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OMG!! That was great!! I am queen of cinnamon city!!!!!!!!!!!!
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rocky crystal...I like it! it's e only unofficial land, unnamed. I have a feeling this is going to be a great story!!
Peppermint, if I edited it, and we made it realllly long, would you consider us being co-writers, and we could turn it into a real book? this idea has potential, but if there are more things that happen in-between, and possibly more descriptive detail, we could make it work. what do you think?
like maybe when they get the new site up, there'll be a private. batting thing. so that way, if it gets published, we'll have the real names of each other without anyone on the open Internet knowing. sorry if I'm asking too much of you.
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Wth! I meant private chatting -_-
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Panda- I'd love it if you did that! If you did that, I would definatly consider you my co-writer!
BTvinyl- oh. I'm sorry if I messed up your story... When you write yours, pretend I never wrote mine. That way you have the freedom to do whatever you want.
Glad everyone is liking it. I'll post another chapter soon!
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Panda- oh I just saw a part of your post. Your land has a name. It's the Rock Candy Caverns. I thought I put it in there... If I forgot it, it was a mistake. Yours definatly has a name! Unless you don't want it to have one...
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oof! pfft I found it xD
I think you have great potential in being an author. you have great ideas, and you put them well. anyone would be foolish not to be jealous of your ideas ;)
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Nah, im saying its better than what I planned. Ps... BGL
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I think that would be great if you were co-writers! You would send all of us signed copies right?? :)
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And I would want to be credited somewhat! Plz
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slice! xD
@dgirl: yes of course! signed copies, if you just sent me your address or something by email once it's finished.
lol so my mom came up with my email name, and it's disneygirl and then the month and the day I was born on at gmail.com! xD! I wanted just Disney, but my mom put Disneygirl there! Looolz!
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@bt: of course you'd be credited! anyone With OCs and even without them will be mentioned in the acknowledgements! I'll give them thank-yous for making their OCs and being part of our lives, &c. again, if I had your first names...but don't give them to us yet xD
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BT- of course you get credit! Heck I'd consider you a co-author. You came up with the idea, after all!
I'd say a lot of people on here could be considered contributors, if not co-authors.
Dgirl- Signed autograph book? No bigy. How bout in the movie! (wouldn't that be fun)
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I <3 Michael buble! :)
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
It doesn't show signs of stopping
And I've brought some corn for popping
The lights are turned way down low
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
When we finally kiss goodnight
How I hate going out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm
The fire is slowly dying
And my dear we're still goodbye-ing
As long as you love me so
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Oh, it doesn't show signs of stopping
And I've brought some corn for popping
and the lights are turned way down low
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
OH... let it snow
All the way home I'll be warm
All the way home I'll be warm
The fire is slowly dying
And my dear I'm still goodbye-ing
As long you love me so
Let it snow, Let it Snow, Let it snow
Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow
Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow
~panda sang Xmas carols at recess today :)
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... I h8 Buble...
On a better note, thanks peppers y panda!
Oh and one, two, seven bagels on the walls!
Victory shot perhaps?
Btvinyl with a crossbow, shooting as many onvaders, with bomb arrows, enchanted by mal, to not harm our side!
Oh and since when I write my side of yhe story, mal will make things difficult, shes asked to not b maleficent or green... She prefers Mal be short For Malory. And shes a dark tan, so dont be confuzzled when I call her by her full name X¤
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Bt w/ stunned faces...
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Jack skelington!
Bt who cant sleep...
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I can't sleep either ; - ;
slice! xD
~panda is writing a book of Christmas carols to sing at the bus stop tomorrow morning
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Part 5:
Everyone made their way back to their lands. It was getting dark outside. Each teen received an Advisor, one of the doughnuts from the doughnut consul. The advisors were giving tour of their new palaces to the soon-to-be royalty. Phil, Cotom's advisor, was currently lecturing her about the history of cotton candy. Cotom grew bored. She wanted adventure, not to sit in a study room being told about what she now ruled.
"As exciting as this is, Phil, I'm tired. Big day tomorrow. Where's my bedroom?" said Cotom while fake yawning.
"But...but so much more history to learn. We haven't even began the hall of paintings yet..." Phil said, pouting. Cotom raised an eyebrow at him. "Your sleeping chambers is down the corridor, third room on the right," said Phil.
"Next time, use English," said Cotom, walking away. "Why did I get stuck with the stick in the mud?" Cotom mumbled to herself. She found her room, the door was open. She figured the maids must've left it open on accident. She entered the marvelous room. It was light purple and very elegant. As she was examining the room, she noticed a large bump on the bed. She walked over to examine it. It was no lup, but a sleeping dragon.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" she screamed before whacking it with her flip flop.
"Ouch! Lunatic! What's your problem?" the dragon asked.
"What are you doing in my room?!?" Cotom demanded.
"Your room! This is the queens room. Nobody's slept in here for years! Oh... Your the new queen. Aren't you." he said.
"Yeah, you gotta problem with that..." Cotom started.
"Julio. The names Julio." Julio told Cotom.
"I'm Cotom. Your a dragon?" Cotom asked.
"Watch this!" said Julio. "You see that candle over there?" Julio said, pointing to a candle on the coffe table in the sitting area. He blew out of his mouth what seemed to be boiling hot sugar. He lit the candle on fire, along with the whole coffe table.
"Someone get some water!" they both yelled. Soon Phil ran in with a fire extinguisher. He sprayed the flames until they died down. Phil turned and said," COTOM!".
"It was Julio's fault." Cotom said pointing at Julio.
"Julio! What are you doing here? I thought you were banned after setting MY BED ON FIRE!" Phil said.
"Phil, nobody likes you." said Julio.
"Sure, Cotom likes me. We were enjoying a wonderful history lesson just before this incident..." Phil started.
"Blah,blah blah Phil. Go get yourself a poptart or something. Me and Cotom were talking," said Julio.
"Cotom and I," corrected Phil.
"Cotom wants nothing to do with you Phil. Go away!" Julio insisted. A pouting Phil walked away. "I just saved your life, Cotom. You would've died if bordom," Julio continued.
"Can you fly," asked Cotom.
"Of course," Julio said, almost boasting.
"Let's go for a ride." Cotom said.
"Why should I take YOU on a ride?"asked Julio.
"I can't exactly promise you won't wake up without marker on your face," Cotom replied.
"Fine, fine. Let's go. Just for a minute," Julio whined.
"Okay!" cheered Cotom. As she was walking towards the window, she bumped into a table with a glass vase. It fell and shattered.
"COTOM!" shouted Phil.
"It was Julio!" insisted Cotom.
"What the- no it wasn't!" said Julio.
"Do you want to know the first law I'm gonna make as queen?'asked Cotom.
"What?" asked Julio.
"Blame everything on Julio," said Cotom smiling.
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Didja read my note @ 9:26? Itsa importanta! Blorg! My friends canadian. Silly canadians north americas for americans! ....and my friends south of the border. And alaska... Texas, which I believe should be its own country again...
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that SO made me smile! x3
~panda's still writing the twelve days of Christmas in her book of carols
ps, peppers, can you please but Cici in there? :P please and thank you
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BT- yeah, sure! I'll change Mal.
Panda- okay! I'll put cici in there! I'll try to put him in soon!
Next chapter is coming on tomorrow, expect action!
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xD sorry about him. he's annoyingly greedy ; - ;
CC: YEAH - wait, what!?
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so oh my gosh
i like haven't been on this site
love you mr person!
so excited for new kk book!!!!
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do..I...I think I might know you, mkg! welcome back!! ;)
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Panda and Pepper- That would be awesome guys! And I know you'd give me credit for my OCs right? Lol JK I kno you guys would! XD
Pepper- I LOVED THAT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!! I loved the whole, me meeting Julio part! And that would totally be me. Cause I would hate just listening to history. It.was.so.perfect.it.was.scary! Lol that was awesome it made me laugh! XDD
Me and Julio are good buds. We fight, but we're buds! Right Julio?
Julio: .....
Cotom: Yeah he totally agrees with me.
Can't wait for more!!!! And hiya MK girl!
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Didja read important note at bottom of my 9:26 post?
Btvinyl and Mal!
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yes Mal is malory! she's dark tan not green! well maybe shes dark green tan! o.o
~panda is sorry to sound so imptiente.
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Can you add Jewl in there? Possibly? If you can't don't worry. :)
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Yeah! I'm planning on putting a lot of OCs in at one point or another.
The next parts coming on soon! Give me like 10 minutes to eat a snack and I'll come right back and type it up.
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Yay!I can't wait to read more!!!!!!!!!!
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Yay!!! Can't wait!
Hey guys, if you can take a minute, I posted Drake development sketches. Any chance you could take a look and tell me which ones you like? You can mix and match if you want! I'm still developing him and I kinda need help. He's harder than Julio and Juliette were for some reason....
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and check out my fic press profile!! QUICK!!
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Cotom- I commented on the Drake sketches
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Yay! Panda that's pretty much exactly how I pictured you!!!!!! 'cept for some reason I always had u wearing glasses....
DGirl- thanks! I'll check right now!
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Hey panda, is there gonna be more of the golden sword? Cause Juliette would be devastated if he really did die.......annnnnd when you get the chance, I just noticed that you had Juliette flying and Julio not. But it's the other way around,,,,lol
Yeah I just re read it ;) cause it was that good!!!
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I imagined you that way to!
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:P!! lol @cotom: um, he is kinda dead ; - ; in the story, anyways. it didnt really happen... I'll look at drake sketches right now! and I'm writing part two! almost done!
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Ugh it reset me >:( anyways I retype it give me a little time. I'll post as many parts as possible but I'm goin to the mall soon. But I'll post more after.
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I like the cloak, reminds me of the orginazation... *sigh* wish I had one... They make travel so much easier (lol kh inside joke) but he looks great. When I first read about them, I pictured big angry-ish dragons, but no. theyre cute dragons! I like them all. And drakes markings remind me of a special ninja suit I designed... Ps i'm giving peoples special junk... Like for cotom, special dragon-like armor.
Pandy panda ninja suit!
Peppers, peppermint ninja suit!
Dgirl... I'll come back to that..
Anyone I forgot, tell me and ill think for you!
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Lol yeah I could draw angry-ish dragons but I like this style better xD
Yeah they are cute lol. But yeah I like the cloak....
And thanks for the armor! Cause I am a dragon person lol! You seen my signature?
Say No to drugs! Say yes to Dragons! XD
Lol. Ahh well That's fine Panda but Juliette would be really sad....she always believed he can still be good....
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Part 6:
The next morning, the advisors had everyone up at the crack of dawn. Panda's advisor, Spring, was rushing her through breakfast.
"Cmon c'mon! We have so many things to take care of before the coronation!" Spring said.
"Let me eat! I'll do whatever you need me to after! But let me relax a minute. Spring grumbled but walked away. Panda returned to her breakfast feast for only a second. Someone barged in the door saying," Cici is in the building,".
"I'm trying to eat in peace here!" said Panda.
"Unenthusiastic! Redo! Well a good present will make up for it," said the boy, with outstretched arms.
"Present for YOU! It's MY coronation today," Panda said.
"Well your at MY surprise party. Any second the rest of the people will jump out of their hiding spots," said the boy expecting. Immediately giggles came from the door. Panda walked over to see three girls. They fell on the floor from laughter. Finally one got up and said,"Oh my gosh! Oh, hey," she caught her breath from laughter and continued,"I'm Jewl. This is Phoenix and that's Mal. And that idiot in there is Cici," Jewl said.
"Hey! You said there was a surprise party for me in there," Cici said.
"Your birthday isn't for 8 months!" said Phoenix.
"Who would stop a party for them?" Cici asked.
"So where you guys from," Panda asked.
"I'm from the capital. Jewl's from cinnamon city, Phoenix is from Cotton candy fields, but your stuck with him," Mal said.
"Oh why are you here?" asked Panda.
"We came to deliver your corrination dress and thought we'd have a little fun," said Phoenix.
"Okay, thankyou," said Panda. She ran to her bedroom to see a dress laid on her bed. It was gorgeous, light green with golden accents and ruffles. Spring came up behind her and said," Do you want to get ready now."
"Sure," said panda.
At 11:30, everyone arrived at the capital. They all walked into a hallway and were told to wait. Everyone was in a dress, except BT who was in a suit.
"Wow, Cotom. I thought you didn't do dresses." said Amme.
"Shut up! I told Phil that. Then he started lecturing me on the history of royal attire, so I just put it on so he would shut up." Cotom said. Don walked into the hallway and went over the procedure of when and how to walk in, where to stand and what to recite when asked certain things. Horns sounded. "That's your cue," Don told them. All eleven of them walked into the ballroom one by one. The room was huge, at least a million people were there. Each person walked slowly down the aisle and onto the stage in front of a throne specifically assigned to their land. Once they all made it to they stage, a priest came out and asked everyone to be seated. He called BTvinyl up to be coronated first. The priest said," BTvinyl, do you swear to watch over Candy Capital? To guard it, make wise decisions for your people, be loving and fair but full of justice?".
"Yes. I swear," BTvinyl said.
"Do you swear to protect the citizen from intruders and most imporantly, bagels," the priest asked.
"I..." started BTvinyl, but he was interrupted by something. A dagger had been thrown straight for his face. He ducked just in time.
"WHAT THE HECK!" he yelled. He looked into the croud and saw, entering the room, was an army of bagels.
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Yay! That was great! And your right Pepper! Lol I don't do dresses! I don't own a single one xD lol youre a really good listener! :D
Yay! You included Phoenix!!!!! :DDDDDDD anything u gotta kno bout her u can tell me ;)
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P.S. u wanna get her really ticked off? Call her by her real name, Vivian. Phoenix is her adopted nickname she gave herself. Barely anyone knows Phoenix isn't her real name though!
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Okay I'll keep that in mind... Glad you liked it. More will come up soon. But I'm going to the mall soon so I don't know if I'll be able to get it on.
BT- oooh! Peppermint suit! Maybe I can use this in the story.
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I'm gonna go write s'more pt two of golden sword. ; - ;
so...bored...and...tired... -_-
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I liked it!! Nice cliffhanger!!!!!!
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I just thought of this! Pepper!!! Please read!
Problem! Phoenix is my OC in my series. So, if you don't mind, just mention that she may hint that she really isn't from that world. That she travels dimensions sometimes (which she does). You can still keep her and still have her part! In fact, this is perfect! You see, I always had it where Phoenix hints that's she's traveled to other dimensions while the others only think there's two. So that's perfect! :D Just if you don't mind, mention that she really doesn't live there. But she won't come right out and say it....er she enjoys being mysterious ya kno? But yea...
You don't have to change anything at all :) just mention that that's all. Thanks bunches! :D
In other news....
I just ate like, half a bowl of frosting and I feel sick :(
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I <3 frosting!! Although I wouldn' teat like half a bowl. I'm gonna go eat egg free safe to eat cookie dough now.
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sorry. I meant to write wouldn't eat like half a bowl.
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I feel sick, but its from being sick... Suburgatory is funny... <======]=¤
Mal: soooooooo...
Bt: yup... So.... How do you like the re-characterization?
Mal: its cool... A squirrel bit me...
Bt: o.O What'd u do?
Mal: What do u mean?
Bt: o.O
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I'll put that in Cotom! I'll write another part soon because I'm going to the mall tomorrow instead now.
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Coolio! Thanks Pepper!
DGirl- errrr yeah it's my bros b-day so we were makin a cake....and....yeah....but cookie dough is good too!! :D
BT- ohh....that stinks...
Mal- O.o
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the stories are absolutely amazing! lol i was wondering if i could write a chapter like Cotom's? cause it doesnt affect the story line, its just extra...
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I might be done for the night. Good night!!
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Of course Rachel!! You're always welcome to! Anyone is :D
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Dn/bn points...
Found the note I wrote...
Cotom: 150
Pandy: 20
Thats all I wrote....
So for all of my bagel cutting champs, 50 pts? And runners up 25? Who won the last one?
Mal: zzzz o_-
Bt: Malory. What kinda chocolate didja eat?
Mal: o_- a box I was sent from germany... They tasted funny though... Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz z_z
Bt: ... Fire watered chocolaté... Yup ill just drag her to her bed...
Shelby: I FOUND MY WAY OUT OF THAT CRAZY DIMENSION!!!!!
Bt: o.o you were gone?
S: YES BUT I FOUND THIS GIANT KEY! And then I found a door, then I was shot through a wall and found myself here....
Bt: O.O
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o_o! Shelby! You're back! Are you okay?? o.o!!
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Shes fine. After they destroyed that walmart she got trapped in it, so she had some exlired food, but electricity tv, video games, which the giant key was in kh as was the door, and she went crazy, and found the civil war section(wierd walmart right?) And blasted herself out of a cannon, then crashed into my castle...
Btvinyl king of sweets!
Ps malory fell off her bed onto mine, and hers is below mine o.o wierd physics! :3 and im too lazy to pick her up, so im sleeping in the east side of my room, and shrs on the west, so the sun dont wake 'er.
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O.o I just realized, u all think the dns are actual doughnuts! Theyre people, protecting the doughnuts from bagels! Omg I shouldve said that 4ever ago! Im sososososo sorry!
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Verif: howmakes
how u makes a doughnut ninja?
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o.o! really? lol! i assumed... xD I figured we were peoples, ya kno, but I thought we were, like, both humans and doughnuts at the same time xD!
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Shrieks filled the audience. The bagels marched in, row by row. By the hundreds. Once the river stopped, there were around 1000. The leader spoke to the audience,"Pathetic,".
He continued walking to the stage. The 11 royals-to-be were already in fighting position on stage. "Calm yourselves, humans. This can be peaceful or violent. Very violent," he said tossing around the club in his hand.
"What do you want here," the priest said.
"Oh, I thought were going to reach an agreement. As in, hand over the kingdom. But then I hear these fools, mysteriously showed up and you're thinking that your 'wonderful prophecy' is coming true." said the bagel.
"The prophecy is unfolding before our very eyes. You know it, Maurice. That's why you came here. Your frightened. You want to see your competition." said the priest.
"Competition! They're just teenagers who landed here not even a week ago. You expect THEM to lead you? They probably don't even have fighting experience." the bagel, apparently Maurice, said to the audience and bagel army.
"Bow down to them! Bow!" he said sarcastically. He kneeled
to the ground, almost completely laying, right in front of Peppermint. She was sick of this freak. She lifted her foot, and stomped on him, in her high heels. He screamed in pain and tried to get up and in pain said ," YOU! You should be punished for that! Stepping on a great bagel lord!".
"Fight me," Peppermint said,
"Fight you?" he turned to the army, who laughed. "Listen here, Blondie, but NOBODY has beaten me or my army,".
"You wanna go? You really wanna go. I will whoop your bagel butt SO hard you will puke cream cheese," she said.
Dgirl took a microphone from a stand and said into it," Listen here, Bagels. Especially you, Maurice. You got your facts wrong. You should've said 'No one has beaten you YET.".Cotom took the mic from there and said,"You haven't fought us yet. It's our specialty,".
"And you're about to get served. Don't worry, it's on the house," said Rachel.
"Well if you didn't notice, we're busy. We'll fight after the coronation," said Maddymazie.
"After we fight, there won't be anyone left to coronate," said Maurice.
"Why do you even want to fight us?" said CMM.
"I was promised that if the prophecy hadn't been fuffiled by today, the kingdom would be mine." maurice said.
"Umm, prophecy going on. Right here,"Jessi said.
"Well, let's fight then. If you want it so bad,"said Panda.
"Fine. We'll fight now." he turned to the army and screamed "ATTACK!". The bagels ran towards the stage, weapons in their hands. The teens took a second to take in what theyhad gotten themselves into. They realized they were weaponless. BTvinyl notice decorative sword all over th e walls. They each ran and grabbed a weapon, just as sharp as a fighting sword. They faced the bagels ready. Eleven versus 1000. "Let's do this," said Cotom. They charged. Sounds of clanking metel rang throughout the ballroom. Dgirl jumped on the chairs and cannon balled into the army,
crushing some. BTvinyl used some karate techniques. Soon the bagels number was going down. The 1000 original turned into 800 in only 30 minutes. CMM, Amme, and Maddymazie tore down a curtain and used it as a slingshot,shooting chairs, microphone stands, and even
bagels toward the army. Cotom, Peppermint, Rachel, and Kitkat lured some into traps, where Panda dropped sound aquippment from the second story balcony overlooking the room. Jessi was pulling odds and ends from her bag. She found a flair gun. She shot it into the army and about 100
fell from it. One got too close so she blew an air horn in his face. After 4 hours of intense fighting, Maurice waved a white flag.
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I just got back from opening night. I want to die. And eat a bagel. Preferably blueberry.
Daphnne: Can I have a bagel?
Me: no, you're allergic to wheat.
Daphnne: but what if it's a soy bagel.
Me: you just ate, Daph.
Daphnne: but I'm really hungry.
Me: well you should've eaten your veggies at dinner.
I love the whole Candy story. It's soooooo ah-mayzing. But I wouldn't be there in a dress. Maybe a skirt. I hate dresses. Phil can argue with me all he wants, but this girl is going in designer bootcuts and blouses!!
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Okay I got cut off on that. I'll post more tomorrow. Night.
BT- Oh. I knda thought they might be people but then just decided to say they were doughnuts since it's the whole candy land theme of the story
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Oooh, I have a slingshot!!! Like Rue from the hunger games!!
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Yes EXACTLY LIKE RUE!! :)
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I like cannonballing into bagels!! :)
BT- I won a bagel cutting contest!
Well, gotta go to icky school. I will be on later but then around 6:25 my time I will have to go to my derpin band concert.
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Ohh that stinks....
Pepper- Loved it! Awesomeness to the max!
I don't think Phil would be happy with my choice of attire....I mean, I've designed my dn look a while ago, red headband, black bandana, gray long sleeve shirt that goes past my hands, and dark flare pants. Oh, and a staff on my back with ninja stars on my sash. But the name Maurice was funny! Lol I loved it! It's also kinda cool ya kno? The king and queens also being the protecters, the dn/bns.
BT- Yeah to be quite honest I always pictured us as people....
Derple purple
So....I drew a chibi version of me as a dn. eh, it's ok. Never happy with my people as you kno. Even of my chibis are different
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Put it on DA! I would love to ser how u picture them!
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K when i get the chance but don't expect much.....my chibis are ok but aren't the best.....
Just saying don't get you hopes up.....
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OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG Pepper you just made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy you put me in the story!!!!!!!!!! It's amazing!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow at a school dance I'm wearing a shirt with mickey and minnie on it and mickey is holding mistletoe over the them!!!! It's so adorable!!!!!!!
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Sigh...alright BT if you go on my page, hit my gallery, you'll see a tab that says scrapbook. I put my crappy chibi sketches in there....
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I'm off to my derpin band concert. Wearing ALL black. I might as well be going to a funeral! I may not have a sense of fashion but, black is so depressing!
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.....sigh....derple purple.....do u not like band?
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My school doesn't have band. :( I wanted to play piano.
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I did choir in middle school...
Now Im doing Art and Tech Design....
And I'm not going to do Tech Design next year...
Where is everyone else?
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I scared you!
Annoyed Yet?
I'ma bored Queen Pirate Doughnut Ninja Dragon Rider
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Either no ones there or you're all ignoring me....
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Hi Cotom!!
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Hola! Like I said, at my band concert. It's not that I don't like band it's just that I have to sit through everyone else's performance and listen to the conductors go on about how great the other bands are.
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Oh....what do you play?
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I play flute. Goodnight for me too probably. I think we need to move posts.
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I play bass!! Let's move to the post before this one
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Blorg. Perhaps ridley will add one tonight or tommarrow. Loved ur chibi ninjas cotom! And the dani pics.
Wheres that pepermint? Shes missing!!! Call an emergency King & Queen meetong!!!! The golden bomb of death was launched into the bagel castle today... It didnt explode... Cuz its solid gold...
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Hey guys in here! I was at the mall for like 6 hours.
Sorry I didnt post any new parts of the story. Like I said, I was shopping and I just got home and need to take a shower. I might post one part after that but if not, I promise i will be on til like 3 o'clock in the morning tomorrow posting more.
Dgirl- oooh I have a friend that plays the flute! I don't really play an instrument (unless you count my voice)
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Errrrr I played saxophone for like, 5 months but I couldn't really get into it...I know the basics of it and the recorder. And I know how to read music bc of choir.
BT- Thanks! I didnt really care for the ninjas myself but some of the Danis were ok....
DGirl- Coolio!
Pepper- Lolz take your time! As long as you don't take a year! ;P lol jk!
MaddyMayzie- Awesome! And we still got one more post after this one!
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11:07am Monday 14th January 2013 in Business News By Lauren Pyrah, Deputy Business Editor
AN engineering firm is helping to nurture a generation of new North-East talent after recruiting four new apprentices at its Teesside factory.
ElringKlinger GB has taken on apprentices Joe Harrison, 17, Liam Beadnall, 19, and Jonathan Langley and Liam Campbell, both 18, as it continues to demonstrate its commitment to helping bridge the engineering skills gap in the region.
Managing director of the Redcar-based company Ian Malcolm said: "The engineering skills shortage in the youth market continues to be a worrying issue and I echo the recent comments made by inventor Sir James Dyson that more must be done to protect the future of manufacturing in Britain - the sector has a lot to offer and is an exciting and rewarding career path.
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- The Reds don't seem to be grasping the concept of HAVOC properly as they hit their 5th grand slam of the spring today. It was Chris Valaika's turn in this one, as his fancy four-run home run broke a 4-4 tie and put the Reds up for good in the 7th inning. As ken said in the game thread, I'm tired of the Reds sitting around waiting for the four-run home run. Let's see some real HAVOC out there!
- Ryan Hanigan is building a nice little case for more playing time so far. He's now batting .429 on the season after going 2-2 today with his first home run of the spring, a 2-run job in the 3rd off of the THE Cole Hamels. I know that Hanigan isn't likely to be an everyday catcher in the Bigs, but I sure hope that he gets a fair shot at some playing time this summer because he might just surprise us.
- Yonder Alonso had his first home run of the spring as well. He's now averaging a Mesoraco for the spring.
- Bronson Arroyo started the game but was only so-so today. He pitche 3.1 innings, allowing 3 hits (2 solo HR), 1 BB, and 2 strikeouts. He only allowed 2 runs, but he didn't make it very far into the game. I'm sure the Reds were hoping he'd go at least 4 innings this start. I hope they pulled him because of pitch count and not because of something more sinister.
- The bullpen was solid for the remaining 5.2 innings of the game with the star definitely being Daniel Ray Herrera who struck out 2 batters in his one inning of work. I really hope he makes the team. How can you not root for a guy like that?
- Josh Roenicke and Sam LeCure each pitched shutout innings. I'd be interested to hear where Dusty stands with Roenicke right now. Outside of the heat he was throwing in batting practice early in spring, we haven't heard much about him this year.
The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game goes to Chris Valaika. Chris receives two tickets for a tour of the Louisville Slugger museum that must be redeemed by the end of May, which is good because he may not be down there much after that.


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In what is sure to be one of the key industry developments this year, the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) has introduced a Code of Conduct, which will be formally adopted on January 1, 1999. The document is a statement that, for the first time in this industry, lays down a specific set of principles to which all ESTA members are expected to adhere. The text of the Code reads:
"The members of the Entertainment Services and Technology Association share a common commitment through this statement of ethical practices to promote the highest possible standards of professional conduct. All members of ESTA pledge the following:
* To abide by all applicable laws, codes, and regulations, and protect the public against fraud and unfair trade practices. * To maintain the highest level of safety for all products and services, and support the development of industry standards and safe practices. * To provide a safe working environment. * To present products and services honestly without misrepresentation. * To be responsive to and available for customers before, during, and after the sale. * To refrain from discriminatory practices in dealing with customers and associates. * To share knowledge, expertise, and skills to advance the industry while respecting the confidentiality of customers and associates. * To recognize the rights of others to compete for business. * To fully disclose common or related ownership of entities involved in any competitive bid process. * To fully disclose the terms and conditions of all agreements or undertakings to all relevant parties. * To follow through and complete any lawful agreement. * To support and honor the association by taking a pro-active role in ESTA activities and promoting the association to the industry."
The text concludes: "This Code of Conduct is a guideline and does not represent the entire scope of good conduct behavior. Acceptance of and adherence to this Code is a condition of membership."
This last statement is not to be taken lightly. As part of an overall goal to raise the quality of members, new membership requirements were adopted. All existing members were asked to reapply for membership under the new guidelines. In addition, as a condition of membership, they must promise to adhere to the Code.
In a position paper by ESTA executive director Lori Rubinstein, titled "Should ESTA Adopt a Code of Ethics?" she wrote that a code "provides members with guidelines for their professional conduct; encourages fair and equitable practices and competition among all engaged in the industry; fosters ethical and professional business practices with customers, employees, and fellow members; helps establish and maintain public confidence in the industry; sets members apart from other suppliers in the industry; makes membership in the association a recognized mark of experience, stability, reliability, integrity, and competence; specifies and sets forth the means to enforce the minimum ethical conduct expected of all members; and serves notice to the government that the association expects its members to abide by all applicable laws and regulations and that the association is concerned about and promotes fair practices."
John McGraw, president of Production Arts and chair of the committee that developed the Code of Conduct for ESTA, notes that the idea for such a code has been around for some time. "The initial bylaws for TDA [Theatrical Dealers Association, the organization that preceded ESTA] stated that it would be a goal of the association," he says. Serious discussion of the topic began in 1997, and ESTA president Paul Vincent appointed the Ethics Committee. Rubinstein notes that the committee studied similar codes for other organizations, including the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), Meeting Planners International (MPI), and International Special Events Society (ISES). A draft of the Code was submitted to the organization's counsel, David Saltiel of Bell, Boyd and Lloyd, particularly with regard to anti-trust issues. The document was then submitted to ESTA's board of directors, which after minor changes unanimously approved it.
Once the Code takes effect, a procedure for filing and processing complaints will be implemented. The key points are these: Initially, only ESTA members will be able to file complaints. Complaints will be sent in writing to the ESTA Ethics Committee. A review panel, consisting of ESTA's president, executive director, and immediate past president (who is also the head of the Ethics Committee) will review the complaint, with ESTA's legal counsel, to determine if it merits further investigation. (The Ethics Committee will not handle cases that are best dealt with in courts of law, such as copyright violations or anti-trust issues.) If the complaint is accepted, the respondent (the subject of the complaint) will be given the opportunity to respond in writing. Once the response is received, the complaint will be referred to a hearing panel, which will consist of four members of the Ethics Committee (the directors of the association and the immediate past president comprise the Ethics Committee). The hearing panel consists of one dealer, one manufacturer, one affiliate director, and the chair. At the hearing, both sides will have a chance to present their cases; the hearing panel will then render a decision by majority vote.
If a respondent is found to be in violation of the Code of Conduct, there are four levels of sanctions that may be taken. Level 1 is a finding of violation transmitted in writing solely to the complainant and respondent, with notice given to the committee. Level 2 is a finding of violation sent to ESTA's membership. Level 3 includes a recommendation to suspend a member's privileges from ESTA for a specific time not to exceed 12 months. Level 4 is a recommendation to the committee for expulsion from ESTA.
These are just the high points of what is meant to be a very formal process. "The nature of the process is meant to ensure that the complaints we receive are well thought-out and documented," says Rubinstein. McGraw adds that the important point is not the complaint process but the existence of the Code. "Our real goal is to set standards, so there won't be any complaints," he says. "The goal of ESTA is to promote ethical and professional conduct."
Rubinstein emphasizes that such codes are standard in many other industries. In fact, all members will be given a laminated version of the Code of Conduct, for display in their places of business. "The Code of Conduct is a way of giving end users a sense of confidence when dealing with our members."
All involved are aware that 1999 will be a transitional year, in which some claims may be filed by ESTA members as a way of defining what it is that makes a complaint actionable under the terms of the Code. Yet everyone involved is clearly proud at this step being taken by the industry. As Rubinstein and ESTA president Paul Vincent wrote in a recent issue of ESTA Protocol, "The members of ESTA and the board of directors feel very strongly that our industry has matured, and the time has come for companies to accept responsibility for their actions and to acknowledge basic standards for ethical conduct." Call 1999 the year ESTA comes of age.


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Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Treatment is a Process
Admitting you have a drinking problem is sometimes more difficult than actually overcoming your alcohol addiction. Once alcohol interferes with any area of a person's life, whether it be his/her job, hiss/her family, either physical or personal, that individual has a drinking problem. Alcoholics can be any age; most often he/she has been a heavy drinker for many years or developed a drinking problem later in life due to a stressful situation. A non 12 Step drug rehab center offers patients an alternative to AA 12 Step programs, and offers patients an individualized treatment program that is effective for their needs. A non 12 Step rehab program provides patients the option to attend or not attend AA meetings during treatment, as as those meetings are more of a support group for aftercare treatment.


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Item: Numerical Modeling of a Slushflow Event
Title: Numerical Modeling of a Slushflow Event
Proceedings: Proceedings of the 2004 International Snow Science Workshop, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
- Peter Gauer [ Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway ]
Date: 2004
Abstract: Slushflows—flowing mixtures of snow and water—constitute a natural hazard especially in higher latitudes, i.e., Norway, Iceland, or Alaska. The combination of high densities and high mobility can make them to a highly destructive force. A slushflow model is presented that regards the slushflow and the ambient air as a two-phase flow with air as continues gas-phase and slush as dispersed multi-component "fluid" consisting of snow clods and water. The rheological model of a non-Newtonian fluid is used to describe the behavior of the slush including visco-plastic and granular effects. The yield strength is assumed to depend on the snow density and the water content. The viscosity of the water and air component is estimate using the Krieger and Doughert expression for a suspension of snow in water and snow in air, respectively. For the turbulent closure the Smagorinsky LES model is used. As case study, the model is run for the slushflow event in Patreksfjörđur, Iceland, on January 22nd, 1983. Comparison between field observations and simulations are in reasonable good agreement.
Language of Article: English
Presenters: Unknown
Keywords: slushflow, numerical modeling, field observation
Subjects: numerical modeling slushflow model natural avalanche hazard
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Imagine a visionary place where tomorrow's technology can stream life and learning from across the world, where students can engage each other and collaborate with their professors in flexible spaces, large or small. Envision a cutting-edge environment with space to dine and enjoy the arts, with space to reflect and perform, with space that responds to changing needs and resources. Picture a place where the entire community can gather to learn and converse. Dream of a place that is sustainable, filled with design elements that can create a learning laboratory.
Now imagine that place situated at the heart of Gonzaga University's campus.
On National Gonzaga Day, January 24, 2013, President Thayne McCulloh introduced the Hemmingson Center to Zag Nation. Watch this quick overview video that highlights some of the major features of this state-of-the-art building.
More than a beautiful new building, the Hemmingson Center is an opportunity for Gonzaga to transform the delivery of a contemporary Jesuit education, one that is relevant and rigorous. Not since College Hall was built has one new facility promised the potential to truly animate the center of Gonzaga's campus, bringing together students, faculty, staff and the community to foster collaboration and activities that support social, academic and spiritual growth.
Throughout the last two decades, the undergraduate enrollment at Gonzaga has doubled while overall enrollment has increased at an even greater rate. And while the COG — Center of Gonzaga — has served the University admirably for nearly 60 years, etching its place in the hearts of students, faculty and staff, it is an antiquated facility that cannot meet the new and demanding needs of a rapidly expanding campus community. Retiring this campus landmark to make way for the new University Center will provide our growing student population with a 21st century cutting-edge environment that will take Gonzaga's integrative Jesuit and Catholic education experience to the next level.