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Rouge stared at the Emerald in her hands. The suns light hit it at just the right angle to cause a rainbow of indigo shades on her gloves. Such a beautiful gem, and for it and its brothers to have caused so much strife it seemed truly a shame
Mephiles felt the ache in his head subside some, and was reminded painfully of his shoulder injury. Had he had teeth, he would have gritted them. He made a mental note that if he lived through this; he was going to alter his look a bit, as he had actually grown used to the concept of teeth, tongue and mouth when he had managed to possess Shadow, and wondered vaguely, as his stomach gave a uncomfortable twist when his shoulder twinged with pain from Shadows strike earlier . What would have happened if he felt the need to vomit?
He looked up at Rouge, waiting for her to make her move. She hesitated, and then looked down at him questioningly.
Chaos Emeralds transform thought into power He answered
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A light was shining in his eyes, waving back and forth. He didn't know what was going on, and only thought of squeezing his eyes shut when he realized the light was deliberately shining in them.
Groaning in annoyance, he reached a hand up weakly to shove it away, having a great displeasure for anything that agitated his photophobia (sensitivity to light).
His head hurt. What else was new? The side he was laying on ached dully, as if he might have struck it from a fall.
Oh, joy...
At least he was on something soft. And from what he could tell, no restraints were on him either. Something about that calmed him a little, and he stretched a bit before curling up again, intending on enjoying it for as long as he could.
Sensing that the light thing was gone, he opened one eye slowly to look at where he was and was greeted by only blurred shapes, his eyes still extremely out of focus.
... Wonder what happened..? He asked himself, only vaguely aware of anything at the m
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"He's got a likely chance to pull through... But for now, he's in a comatose state, and we don't know how long to expect..." Dr. Thizon reported, thumbing through the small packet of paper. "We've located the source of the internal bleeding and stitched that up, as well as his tail appears to be dislocated, his brain shows signs of a concussion, but no indication of swelling, and he may need a transfusion to compensate for the amount of blood he's lost..."
"What about his eye..?" Shadow asked nervously.
"Well, the good news is that there's no sign of damage to the part the actually sees, so I'm sure he won't be blind there..." Thizon smiled slightly only to let it fade as quickly as it came. "The bad news is that we don't know if there will be a lasting mark, because it's quite deep, and we don't know to what extent his ability can correct it... So we're not sure if it's going to be a scar or not..."
"What about Dark..?" Rouge added. "... He wasn't in good shape when we found him, eith
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Mephiles was gazing out the window of Rouges house, amusing himself by trying count how many birds hung around on the telephone wires. Every time he got to what he thought would be the last number more birds would come, and several would leave in a flurry of feathers, causing him to lose track of his number, and have to restart again.
It had been several months since Mephiles had tried to gain possession of a Chaos Emerald to further help his plans to cast this world in to a land of fire and darkness, hoping that the silver hedgehog he had convinced to try to kill the blue hedgehog known as Sonic the Hedgehog, to cause his own human sister, Princess Elise of Soleanna, to shed a tear or two, and release the seal that kept his fiery brother, Iblis, locked away from the world, and inside the Princess.
After he did get his hands on an Emerald, he was promptly beaten into submission by Shadow the Hedgehog, who was not related to the blue hedgehog, but bor
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'You let people control too much about you...'
Dark's eyes snapped open, surveying the dark room.
Perhaps I'm just hearing things again... He told himself, a little annoyed, as he had actually managed to fall asleep at a reasonable hour. This wasn't something he welcomed too well.
'You know something? You're a pretty intelligent individual...' The voice added.
And you must be Dark Gaia's influence, trying to corrupt me... Dark responded in a hostel way, rolling on his side and pulling a pillow over his head. Go away...
'Not really too much needing to be done, anyway...' The voice said, making Dark's body go stiff. 'Pretty impressive work, there... Shame you gave it up...'
I found more important things. Better things. Dark tried to brush it off. Things you probably lack the ability to grasp...
'Useless, really...' The voice scoffed. 'I've taken a look into your life, and I can't help but notice how much weaker you
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Dark was panting, not reacting too well to the rather warm environment. His sore body was quivering, fur wet with sweat, his insides burned, and his stomach was full of discomfort and nausea.
He stood up from the floor with difficulty, but was nevertheless determined. He melted into his most purest form, intending on squeezing into every edge and corner to find a weakness and see if he could slip out...
Ignoring Shu's sound of awe at this ability, he pressed against the edge where the clear cell wall met the floor, sliding along the base slowly, finding no way to breach it. He moved to the corner, pressing up along the edge where the walls met, getting more and more sluggish in movement.
Then, without warning, his body changed back, leaving him standing there, eyes half open in confusion as he trembled and sweat profusely, pale face flushed red, breathing much too fast, each inhale sounding like loud gasps. His features lost any sign of life, as his eyes rolled back and he collapsed, l
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... I'm so bored... Dark told himself, staring out the window idly. I've already solved the puzzle book Mephy got me twice over and I can't even talk to him, or he'll get airsick if he's awake...
Dark looked back at Mephiles, who was sleeping fitfully in the seat next to him, pale face having gained a sick tone from the movement of the aircraft.
The shadow then looked back out the window, eyes flashing a bit from the small amount of light outside, allowing him to see fairly clear in the night.
This sucks... I'm bored, it's cramped in here, and I have the distinct feeling it's only going to get worse from here... Dark leaned back in the seat, bringing both hands to his head and dragging them down in frustration.
How right he was. Because Dark was now on a non stop flight to-
Dark's eyes snapped open at the sudden narration, startling him like no tomorrow. He spun around to look over the back of the seat, quickly finding the source of it.
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"... I don't know about this..." Dark mumbled as he shook his head slowly.
Mephiles had managed to convince him to actually leave the house, even more so that they were in town, and more surprisingly... Shadow wasn't following them to keep an eye on Dark, probably because of yesterday's incident.
Mephiles looked at him innocently, noticing that Dark had taken up a timid nature all of a sudden, perhaps due to being out of his comfort zone. Every time someone passed by them, Dark quickly looked at the ground as if hoping that would make him unnoticeable. He also kept shifting on what part of the sidewalk he was on, as if he couldn't decide that it was better to be closer to the cars, or closer to the doors of the buildings, as he kept retreating to the side with the least movement when either a car or a person moved passed.
"You're probably just nervous because you haven't been out in a long time..." Mephiles said in a half questioning, half suggesting tone, a little perplexed at
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Dark had hardly gotten two chapters into the fourth book before he fell asleep, many hours later (Dark is fast at silent reading, but fairly moderate in reading aloud, with very few word stumbles, which he had been doing so to keep from letting the room fall silent.).
He had been laying on his back, holding the particularly large volume upright on his chest to make it easier to hold it open with his uninjured hand, which was starting to not react so much to pressure, now. The book fell page side down on his face, which he didn't bother to move because he was already asleep by the time in fell over.
Iblis glanced at the clock. It was half past midnight, so it was no wonder the younger one was tired from reading out loud for as long as he had.
Well, he does seem to enjoy the story... The flame mused to himself, reaching over and picking up the book and sliding the folded paper, with the picture of Mephiles, in it as a bookmark, before closing it and setting it on the side table on
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... It's very bizarre that something like this exists here, when most of the inhabitants around here are robots... Dark thought to himself, examining the adjoining bathroom to the ward-like room more closely than he had before now. ... I can let the basics slide, considering there's supposed to be at least one actual living being living here at all times... But why on Mobius would there be a need for a bathtub..? Who has the time around here to just sit when a shower is more efficient..?
Then he wondered if the shock collar was water resistant. His fur had been starting to feel sticky and grimy, and one of the reasons stopping him from doing much about it was whether or not he was in danger of getting fried from the electrical current passing through water.
... I should ask next chance I get... Preferably the Human, since that robot seems to have it out for me...
Examining his reflection in the mirror carefully, he sighed heavily, pulling down on a darkened lower e
Brothers Part 4Iblis finished up the dessert he had been given while the others ate appetizers. He had only wanted the dessert while the other royals and guests that the queen had invited had real food.Brothers Part 4 in General Fiction More Like This
He wiped his mouth, trying to show that he actually had manners.
One of the guests started to speak after finishing their food. "So has anyone happened to hear of the Chaos Emeralds?" The blue hedgehog started.
Iblis blinked. He shook his head as the rest did. The blue hedgehog seemed to grin but kept his straight face. "Some say they're magical gems that can grant your every wish., especially those for power. They are said to be shaped like diamonds and resemble some kind of rainbow type color scheme. There are supposed to be seven when you get all seven of them, your every dream will come true." The hedgehog said.
The room was silent for a bit before the queen spoke. "Nonsense, there's no power in the universe like that." She said.
Iblis was thinking about what the hedgehog had said. "Diam
Brothers Part 2The following hours after the prince had made his speech, the royal family was preparing for their dinner out.Brothers Part 2 in General Fiction More Like This
Iblis stood in front of a full body mirror, fixing his tie. He heard his mother call for him as he brought a dark blue tuxedo over the white shirt and tie.
He smiled, running out of his room. He passed a few of the robots that his mother had bought to help out around the oversized mansion. He noticed one that seemed to stare at him. It was blue and had piercing red 'eyes' in the middle of the black lens on both sides.
It moved its gaze from the weasel to the floor, beginning to mop the floor where a pile of dirt had been dumped.
Iblis stopped, seeing one of the expensive vases smashed.
Along with a gray hedgehog who was picking up pieces from the floor.
He blinked then growled. "What did you do, Runt?!" He grabbed the other by his quills. The hedgehog winced but blinked. "It was an accident!" He said in a low voice. "Accident, huh? Let's see what mom will think of that! That w
Brothers Part 3Iblis sat in a chair, watching his mother wrapping the bite wound on his shoulder. He grit his teeth when the female weasel set her hand over the bandages to hold it there while she tied the ends together.Brothers Part 3 in General Fiction More Like This
"Now get a new tuxedo from that closet and after dinner I'll get one of the robots to fix this one that you're wearing now." The queen said, walking out of the room.
Iblis sighed, and then smirked. "Finally, I got him out!" He mentally cheered.
He walked over to the closet his mom had said to look through for a tux, opening the door. He rummaged through the suits that hung on clothes hangers, looking for one that was at least similar to the ones he preferred.
He saw one that was blue then started to remove the tux that he was wearing. The orange weasel's fur was a bit messy from him taking it off.
He proceeded to dress himself in the blue tux he found, walking over to the full body mirror to make sure he tied the tie right when he needed to.
He noticed a blue robot standing in the do
Brothers Part 13Mephiles had dozed off while laying on Iblis's arm, drooling a bit on the red fur.Brothers Part 13 in General Fiction More Like This
Iblis blinked but smiled a bit. He ran his free hand over the other's quills and removed a bit of the clumps that occasionally appeared.
Mephiles subconsciously tilted his head to the feel of Iblis's hand, tail twitching. Iblis smiled a bit more then heard footsteps.
A white hedgehog stood in the middle of the room with a little white cat in his arms. He walked over to a crib, smiling.
Iblis glared at him for a second then simply closed his eyes and rested his head against the back of the couch, moving his hand to his side.
Silver looked over at him for a second before setting Topaz in the crib. He sighed a bit then walked out of the room. Iblis opened his eyes, glaring past the walls at Silver.
He looked at Mephiles, sighing. He closed his eyes again, eventually falling asleep.
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Brothers Part 5Mephiles sat against the base of a tree, looking out over the field that was located right in the backyard of the royal mansion that the gray hedgehog was lucky to call his home.Brothers Part 5 in General Fiction More Like This
He thought of how he was technically that orange weasel's brother now. He smiled a bit, glad to actually have a family again.
He pulled a green gem out of the clump of quills that made up his 'hair'. He stared at it, blinking. He'd never forget his real parents.
He heard someone walking over to the tree. He quickly hid the gem back in his quills, turning to see who was outside with him.
He saw the same orange weasel that was son of the queen and smiled.
"So What's your name, hedgehog?" The weasel asked, smiling. Mephiles blinked. "My name is Mephiles You're Iblis right?" He responded. The weasel nodded, sitting next to the gray one.
" Why were you going through our garbage?" Iblis asked, laughing a bit. Mephiles blinked. "Uhm I was looking for things to sell and stuff like that
Brothers 9Amy stared in disbelief at Iblis for a moment, then growled to herself. "Fine you can keep it. It was our only picture of Shadow so don't be digging through for anymore." She said to Mephiles. Mephiles blinked but nodded, stuffing the photo into his quills.Brothers 9 in General Fiction More Like This
Amy shook her head, walking into the kitchen. She gazed at whatever the yellow fox had put onto the table, then dug around in the cupboards for something to eat.
Mephiles walked over to Iblis, wrapping his arms around the rocky weasel. Iblis blinked. "Thank you..." The hedgehog said, letting the other free. Iblis smiled. "It's your father, you have the right to keep it."
Mephiles nodded, smiling. He blinked then looked at Iblis. "Did you have any pictures of your dad...?" He asked, blinking. Iblis thought a bit. "I don't think I did...it doesn't matter anyways, Mom said he was a traitor to Soleanna and exiled him." Mephiles blinked. "He was a prince from some other land...eh don't remember maybe they're in the scrolls...which were b
Brothers Part 14The dark gray and red striped hedgehog inspected the rocky weasel, his son watching from where he was standing. Iblis blinked as he was looked at, his ears twitching. "What… what are you doing?" He asked, staring at the hedgehog. Shadow sighed. "I'm just checking your Chaos Energy. As I said, someone wanted power, and guess what? They got it." He answered.Brothers Part 14 in General Fiction More Like This
Iblis blinked, then sighed. "What are you talking about? The only thing that really changed is the fact that my tail now has a permanent flame on its tip and these… rocks on my body. Don't forget the slight color change too, can't forget that." He responded. "Are you sure you know about this stu-" "Put your hands out in front of you." Shadow ordered, receiving a weird look in return from the weasel. The weasel hesitated but set his hands in front of him, wondering what the other was going on about.
He widened his eyes a bit when Shadow's
Brothers Part 7Mephiles walked behind Sonic and Tails on the sidewalk, looking around to make sure no one was following them.Brothers Part 7 in General Fiction More Like This
He heard someone yell his name, turning to look.
Seeing the queen.
He widened his eyes a bit, turning back to see the other two looking back as well.
They stopped walking, standing to face the queen.
"You " The queen started.
Mephiles looked at the ground after seeing the rest of the royals that were in the mansion during the dinner crowding behind Solaris.
"You did something to Iblis with that bite " She said, walking closer. Sonic pulled Mephiles back a bit. Tails blinked, twitching his tails.
"Some kind of poison or potion of some sort .to kill him or change him into .into that thing He can never be accepted into the royal family anymore..."
"What?" Mephiles blinked.
"Don't play dumb! It was only after that you bit him that he started looking like that!"
Mephiles looked at the queen, widening his eyes. "Are you kidding? I don't have rabies or anythi
Brothers - Meeting~A gray hedgehog hid behind a wall, looking around the corner to make sure that the guards weren't approaching his hiding place. He sighed a bit in relief at not seeing them then rushed over to a large container of some sort.Brothers - Meeting~ in General Fiction More Like This
His shirt didn't blend in very well with the container, it being white while the container was a dark green color. His pants at least were darker than his shirt but were blue.
He looked around again before pushing the teal bangs out of his eyes, the effort wasted when they just fell back into place. He didn't mind them though.
He pulled out a green emerald, looking at it for a second then stuffing it back into his quills where it fit snugly between the clumps.
He bit his lip a bit then grabbed onto the edge of the container and lifting himself up a little bit. He got a foothold and hoisted himself over the edge and onto a pile of trash. He shook off a bit of gunk and looked around.
He started burrowing through a spot, occasionally look
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The morning came as it always did.
Cold. Dark. Grey.
Kuro began to wonder if she would ever see a day that wasn't like this. Ever since the epidemic that had overtaken the mobians 20 years ago, life had seemed to turn from vibrant Technicolor to ashen monotone. As if life had been drained from every living thing...
20 years ago...oh the day had been horrid.
A mobian hedgehog infected with some kind of mind altering disease had been administered to a hospital in hopes of treatment for his violent, homicidal behavior. Instead his bites and scratches infected the staff and soon the entire hospital, soon after that the entire area...
Then the entire town.
Apparently , the Mobian government had actually responded very fast to this, weeding out the Infected from the Uninfected and placing them in safe zones, later called quarantine zones (or Q-Zones for the acronym literate). They had done their best at literally every possible angle that they could... but when even scie
Manic pt 1Dusty Desert, Ro-ZoneManic pt 1 in Profiles More Like This
Desert Sky condominiums
Manic jerked awake clutching his chest; a cold sweat broke out over his body. For a fleeting moment he thought he was back at the thieves' guild, in his hammock, but when his eyes finally adjusted he realized he was in his room. Manic wiped his forehead, sweat collecting on his wrist from his brow. He got up off his bed, knowing already he'd never get back to sleep, and slid his door open.
The Japanese style house he found himself wandering through had been his home for the past few months. Its owner, a monotone deadpan wolf named Doc, also happened to be up and was in the kitchen drinking coffee when Manic wandered in yawning. Without looking up he said, ""You look like you've seen a ghost." Manic scratched his back and gave Doc a funny look. "Uh...what makes you say that?" He asked. Doc, still scanning something he had on the table, said. "You're pale. Either you've seen a ghost, which I doubt or you've just woken up from
Traces of Darkness: The Beggining"Morpheus~!"Traces of Darkness: The Beggining in Profiles More Like This
Why did I think my name sounded sweeter when she said it? I smiled when I turned to her. "Raven, you only say my name like that when you want something." I was teasing her, and she knew it. That's why she pinched my arm. "Don't be that way love." She said and kissed my cheek.
"Father wants to see you, I am not sure what it is he wants." I saw a look of worry flick across her face for an instant. It made me curious. "Are you feeling well?" I asked, and pressed the back of my hand to her forehead. She smiled up at me. "I'm fine, its nothing."
I drop my hand to the side of her face, smoothing my thumb along her cheek. "Do you have any idea how hard it is for me not to want to hold you?" I said resting my forehead on hers. She smiles softly. How I love that smile. "I know, but don't worry, it'll be over soon."
I pull away and nod, knowing if her mother sees us she will use it as an excuse to keep us apart. After going through that for the past 2 years, I did not want to be put
:PROFILE: Earth:PROFILE: Earth in Profiles More Like This
Earth echidnafox
Age: 16
Gander: Male
Eye color: gold
Hair color: brown with black tips
Fur color: brown
Species: echidnafox
-(NORMAL) long sleeved grey turtle neck, dark red pants with grey markings, brown boots and thick leather gloves
-(TEAM NATURA) long sleeved green shirt, dark brown vest, denim shorts, steel toed black shoes and heavy leather fingerless gloves.
Family; Marissa (mom) Shannon (Dad) Momo (Sister)
Preferred Nickname; none
Theme: Reliant K - Be my escape
Earth was born in the not so unfamiliar city of Florence, Oregon, to Marissa Echidna and Shannon Foxx. His father was a fire bender, and his mother had power over plant life. As such, he was born with a very unusual power, the ability to create sickness.
He was unaware of these powers until, while on an expedition to the beach with his sister, he felt an odd pulsating sensation in his hands. Confused, he was about to ask his little sister what she thought when he saw she was about to fall
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New Mobotropolis terminal
Sonia tapped her foot in annoyance.
Sonic could be such a pain.
She'd been waiting at the terminal for 30 minutes AFTER Sonic had promised he'd meet her. He had yet to show and it was starting to tick her off. Bernie, her mother, put a hand on her shoulder. "Sonia, he'll be here, don't worry."
Sonia blew a piece of her purple/pink hair out of her face. "He ALWAYS does this mom, he's the fastest thing alive and he can't be on time to something like this?" Sonia crossed her arms. "Doesn't family matter to him anymore ?"
Bernie was about to say something when the man over the loudspeaker made an announcement. "Ladies and Gentleman, shuttle #4 from Earth is about to make its landing at gate #1. For all of those picking up passengers, please stay inside the gate until the shuttle has been brought to a full and complete stop. Thank you."
Bernie had a quizzical expression. "Why on earth do people want to get in the gate?" She pondered alou
:PROFILE: MorpheusName: Morpheus Yuung:PROFILE: Morpheus in Profiles More Like This
Age: *physically, 25*
Gender: Male
Eye color: red
Hair color: brown with white tips
Fur color: brown
Species: hedgehog
-back in the ye ol' days, Morpheus wore a tunic/cloak with a belt inlaid with a black stone, black pants and dark boots.
-now he wears black jeans, a too big for his frame button up and a long jacket with black boots.
Serious, deadpan. And slightly crazy.
Well he DID live out in the wilderness on whatever he could catch, but has since then been moved into an apartment with the help of Kuro.
Preferred nickname;
Morphy (though he wont admit it)
Current Occupation;
Weilder of the Sacred Sword, currently looking for its missing shards.
(for back then) Hero/Paperkut mashup-Linkin Park/Skillet
(current) Until the Day I die - Story of the year
Morpheus is a dark brown hedgehog who was born in the "ye old age" of dragons and knights, kings and queens, and a very special princess.
He never knew his fam
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Dusty Desert, Ro-Zone
Desert Plain-Training ground
"Heads up kid!!"
The warning came a bit too late for Manic to comprehend
As it finally clicked that that meant he was supposed to duck,he was hit full in the face with a sheet of earth and throtteled back 50 feet. His trainer, a dark orange colored tiger with dark red hair named Cliff, sighed and shook his head. Manic recovered from the blow and stood in his defensive stance, still a bit taken aback. Cliff waved a hand. "Never mind it kid. Your heads obviously up in the clouds today, call it rest." Manic sighed and dropped his arms trotting back over to Cliff. "Sorry man i just.." Cliff tossed him a water bottle. "Forget it kid. its all right." He said sitting down biting into an apple. manic plopped next to him. "Never seen ya so out of it kid, whats up?" manic sighed and slumped back against a rock. "I dunno, tired I guess."
"What from? Dontcha sleep?" Cliff asked.
"Yeah..just not very wel
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Dusty Desert
Desert Sky Condos
2 weeks had gone by so fast.
He couldn't even really remember what had happened.
He'd gone on a walkabout with Cliff, gone out with Ariya a few more times (oh what fun that was~!) he'd even helped Doc with a surgery on a broken leg. How much cooler could a last 2 weeks get right? Unfortunately, no matter how good those last 2 weeks were .
The facts were still the same.
And it was time to go home.
Manic sat dejectedly on top of his suitcase, Doc was standing behind him leaning against the outside of his house. Winter was on its way, Doc could tell by the occasional icy winds that cut through the usually dry, hot, humid desert. He scratched at a bite on his neck and sighed.
Doc would never admit when he liked someone. Especially, if it was a rejected green furred hedgehog with a rebellious streak behind his shy skittish nature. Doc would miss him, sorely, he knew, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything. He wished Cliff were here, he ALWA
Moonstruck - 1Moonstruck: unable to act or think normally, especially because of being in love.Moonstruck - 1 in Fan Fiction More Like This
Because it was believed that the moon could affect the mind.
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The media didn't help his situation at all.
It was like the world was out to get him or something -- as if trying to pry his thoughts away from the lovely rosette wasn't hard enough, every magazine he picked up had her face plastered across it's front page. When had Amy Rose gone from Sonic's number one fan to "Hottest Girl in Station Square (2011 Edition)"?!
Simply seeing her beaming face gracing the cover of a magazine made Sonic want to pick up the article and search it for another chance to glance at a different angle. He had known Amy for as long as he could remember and yet he couldn't remember her ever looking this exquisitely stunning before. He hadn't thought it possible to look so pretty while laughing. When he took pictures laughing he looked like a croaking horse, but not Amy
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In Season
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Sonic the Hedgehog was playing footsies with Amy Rose.
The date was only to distract her long enough for Tails and Cream to prepare the beach for her party. That's what he was telling himself, anyways. He couldn't exactly tell her that, though; not if it was a surprise party, which it was. She had to remain in the dark over the entire situation if the party was going to have the effect he wanted it to. She had to believe he was really taking her out on a date.
And so, it was because he couldn't really say no that he was stuck sitting across from the rosette with her foot prodding against his. The tip of her foot pressed against his and she blushed, the vibrant pinkness incandescent across her nose. His foot pushed back, and then hers dove back in for the count. He was thankful that they were sitting in her kitchen and not out in the open; surely citizens would think he was sweet on her. They'd assume they were an item when they weren't - he was just taking one f
MarriageHe knew that she was definitely excited. She was probably dancing around her dressing room, her hair styled perfectly and framing her small face. Her dress was probably twirling and swishing against her slender legs. She was probably humming merrily as Rouge tried to slow her down so she could finish doing her makeup. Blaze was probably trying to straighten out her train because she had been twirling too much and it had gotten twisted. Sonia was probably lecturing her on messing up her hair. And Cream? Well, Cream was probably taking pictures.Marriage in Fan Fiction More Like This
After all, she had been dreaming about this day since she was a little girl- then again, didn't all little girls dream about their wedding day?- and she was probably ecstatic. When they had been planning and arranging the wedding, she had known exactly what she wanted. She did, in all, let him voice his opinion, but he knew that she had dreamed about this day for years and just let her have her way. He reminded himself that the sole reason why he
Recipe for fluffThe sun dripped down across the green fields. He went the wind smash against him pleasantly as he pressed forward. His original intention was only to be going for a short jog, but he was enjoying himself far more then he had expected. Was it so bad to be addicted to a recreational activity? He was good at it; almost too good, he rationalized, but chose to ignore it and continued running. His red sneakers smashed down upon the ground as he threw himself forward further more. His pace quickened, as did his thrill. What could possibly match this feeling?Recipe for fluff in Fan Fiction More Like This
He blasted right back the little house he had visited so many times. His ears perked up as he did a complete 360 turn and dashed back to the area. He stopped and tapped his foot impatiently, in thought. He hadn't seen Amy in a while, and he knew that she never complained when he stopped by for a visit. Why would she? Should he knock? What if she was busy and couldn't come to the door? He could always burst in, but then there wa
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Knuckles could still remember the first time he met Rouge. Some things about her had never changed; Rouge aged nicely. She still looked fantastic - not that she was old or anything, because he'd called her old once and she'd clubbed him over the head with a heel. One year his senior, Rouge the Bat was sassy, vindictive, brilliant and secretive. Above everything, however, that blasted batgirl was infuriatingly contagious.
Rad red grumbled and took another sip of grape juice. The last thing he was expecting when Sonic invited him to this shindig was to sit across from Rouge. He literally could not remember a time when they were on good terms for more than an hour. Being around her brought forth an unreasonable bundle of sentiment and exasperation. Being around Rouge the Bat was often strenuous of the mind and heart. Looking at her caused things to bubble up, caused his tongue to swell up in defense against sharp words and disdainful phrases. She was not to be t
: f l u f f : d u m p :She pulled the blankets closer to her body as she exhaled slowly; her soft, warm breath contrasting greatly with the cold air that enclosed her. Part of her wanted to raise herself to her feet and close the window- the winter air was leaking into her bedroom- but another part of her wanted to remain where she was. She feared that if she moved he would be gone when she returned to her bed. She shivered lightly and felt his arms pull her tighter to his body.: f l u f f : d u m p : in Fan Fiction More Like This
His warm arms were wrapped around her small waist, just below her chest. She could feel his warm breath brushing against her neck slightly, her cheeks pinkening along with every breath he emitted. He legs curved and bent along with hers. A few years ago she would have dreamed of this situation; it would be one of her girlish day dreams. She had always wanted to be with him- romantically, of course- but during the past few months she never thought she'd be able to get to the point where he would hold h
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But I can't come home right now
Me and the boys are playing
And we just can't find the sound
"You're leaving again?"
Sonic willed himself to avoid her eyes; looking at her directly would make everything that much harder. Just judging by her tone suggested that she was already growing steadily more upset by his confession. He had grown to know her tones; when her voice trembled and when it's pitch heightened typically meant that the girl was upset -- dangerously upset, at that.
"Amy..." he started, awkwardly. What was he supposed to say?
Out of the corner of his eyes he saw her stand there, crestfallen. Her head had bowed over.
"...you knew I wasn't going to stay long, Ames." he said quitely. She jerked her head just slightly; a form of nodding, he percieved.
She emitted a tiny gasp. He allowed himself to gaze at her, look her in the eyes. They were glazed over and it was clear that tears were threatning to fall, if it wasn't for the fierce lip bitting sh
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"Being evil is easy, being good is a challenge worth taking."
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Genesis 1:31
God saw all that he had made, and it was all very good
There's something moist rubbing against my face.
I said "Oh, c'mon Tucker dog. Let me sleep longer."
The moist rubbing continued and I heard a loud grunt.
Then I thought 'That is not Tucker, nor a dog'
I opened my eyes and saw with my own eyes: A tongue coming from a HUGE parrot-like beak.
"AHHHHH!!!!!" I yelled, quickly crab-walking backwards. Then, I saw what the beak belonged to:
A Triceratops-like creature.
I was in awe of this, which gave me a funny look.
Then, it laughed and said (yes, it laughed and said) "What's a matter silly? No need for fear."
I thought to myself 'Okay, I'm talking to a english-speaking dinosaur. This is crazy, but it feels too real'
I replied to the Triceratops "Hello friend, where am I? Dinotopia?"
It (or he) said "No, silly. You are in God's Gard
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I've been thinking about a few things and this just came to me:
What is important?
Faith or Religion?
Now that I think of it, I would say that Faith's important. Religion is just a Earthly classification, just a title. People can be called Christians, but they put their Faith only on their own power.
I may be called a Christian and some of my friends may be called Catholics, Baptists, or Evangelists. And we would get into arguments about different ideas and such, but we both have the same Faith and it is this:
"And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God." I John 4: 14-15
In short, I am not "just a Christian", I am a "Follower of Christ".
The next you ask someone what their religion is, ask what is their Faith instead.
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Romans 14:1-23
"Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgement on disputable matters.
One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.
The man who eats everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him.
Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord.
He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to the Lord; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone.
If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we bel
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I can't believe it.
I'm seeing Him.
I'm seeing Jesus Christ.
It was sometime after His Glorious Appearing and finishing off Nicole Carpathia's army, Jesus was sitting on his throne while all us believers just looked at him in awe.
Suddenly, He looked at me, straight at me.
Then, He said to me in english "Poncho, come to me, my son."
My eyes grew and I was drop dead nervous.
He knows my name!!
I looked to my left and right and asked Him "Me?"
Jesus nodded and said "Yes my son, come forth."
I was breathing pretty fast and struggle to walk towards Him.
As I approach him, I felt his glory. I mean, it felt so . . . . .
I mean, TOO good for a guy such as me. I felt so unworthy.
As I approach Him, I was reminded of all of my sins and felt that I shouldn't even look at him. Tears were slowly rolling down my eyes 'cause of that.
"No no Poncho." He said gently "Come closer, please."
Then, when I got very clos
My Passionate Love of . . . .My Passionate Love of . . . . in Philosophical More Like This
I have a passionate love of my religion, which is Christianity. Although I was exposed to other religions, Christianity is the religion I have grown up in, and I would not turn away from it. Other religions do have some similarities to Christianity but they are not the same as Christianity and I don't believe that other religions can fill that "gap" every human has. My religion has taught me a lot of things about living.
My religion is based on salvation. In other religions, you must do good deeds in order to receive salvation. But in Christianity, no amount of good deeds can bring you true salvation. Only through accepting Jesus' sacrifice will one truly have salvation, with no strings attached. As a result of His sacrifice, Christians don't stress out about doing anything to receive salvation. You are just simply happy and have a big "sigh" of relief. Salvation makes you truly free, a true trait of being a C
Ebony and Ivory Chapter 11Author's Notes: I have a couple of side projects going on/brewing, but I think for the moment I'd like to refocus a bit of my energy on my two primary goals, which are Ebony and Ivory and Crimson Twilight (the latter of which is at the moment, an FFN exclusive.) I feel that the exploration I've been undertaking into recent smaller endeavors has been good, but that at the same time, I need to finish some of my initial ideas before I get too incredibly distracted. I hope to update EaI sequentially for some time now.Ebony and Ivory Chapter 11 in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
So I have been dropping off teasers for an upcoming AU called "Kingdom of Dawn" which will feature Shadow as a medieval style soldier (not a knight) in a fantasy style environment. For those of you who think this sounds interesting, I hope you'll be able to trade it for more frequent updates to EaI for now.
Chapter 11- Shadow Gets Some Dating Advice
To the mind that functions much akin to a computer, nothing is more strange nothing more dually conf
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Shuddering and rocking all the way through the Earth's atmosphere, the rusting space shuttle seemed to fall apart as is descended, as if it would become immaterial at any given moment and vanish. Flames licked at the cockpit exterior from the immense heat generated by the friction and gravity acting conversely on the vessel.
Shadow had once survived a free-fall from ARK, so while not exactly fearful as far as safety and survival was concerned, he was gripping the handles tightly and frowning in concentration as he tried without success to keep the craft mostly level.
As he hurtled down entrapped in a shell of shattered steel, the shuttle pierced the clouds, snapping and writhing as metal warped and engine burned. It tilted slightly as it made its final descent, before finally crashing down in a shower of dirt and eviscerated steel, red hot with the searing fire of the journey down.
Plumes of smoke rose in swirling cylinders from the smashed wreckage of
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Your dark intentions, your feelings for me
Fallen angel, tell me why
What is the reason, the thorn in your eye
Fallen Angel
Soft clicks echoed through the empty, dank, dark streets of the nameless city she'd been sent to as her heeled boots met the clumsily constructed street. Keen of her surroundings, her eyes scanned every alley, every corner, every balcony for any sign of danger. She had been trained this way, as one of GUN's top field agents. A solo artist, a cunning warrior, a perfect assassin. A light rain dotted against the beige hood she had drawn over her head, a part of her attire which consisted of a black cat suite covered with a heavy robe for weather like this.
Keeping her eyes moving constantly, she lifted her left arm, exposing it to nature's tears, and raised it to her shadow-blanketed face. Her deliciously full red lips parted to speak into the small wrist communicator she was wearing.
"No sign of the rogue agent."
A buzz of st
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Hollow steel passages stretched cold and blank to the horizon in both directions, making Shadow feel as if he'd somehow been sealed on the inside of a tin can. When they struck the floor, his shoes made a dull clanking noise that rang out lonely and resonating in the corridor.
Turning to the left, he was met with a high security door. Standing comically on his tiptoes to peer into the iris scanner to the right of the door, he muttered under his breath as it ran over his ruby orbs. "User data matched. Proceed inside, Agent Shadow," the machine chirped in a synthetic, female voice.
"I swear I'm going to make GUN replace all of those with ones lower to the ground or something," he growled. "When did I lose the entirety of my dignity?"
'When you were laying senseless in Rouge's fluffy, pink, heart-adorned bed,' his voice responded dryly from within his skull. A slight smirk curved the corner of his lips for a spli
Ebony and Ivory Chapter 9Chapter 9: Shadow Gets a JobEbony and Ivory Chapter 9 in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
Tick tock went the clock, all the day long. The minute passed, the long hand turned, and began its cycle again.
It was a new day, and once again Rouge had gone to work, leaving him alone in her apartment with hours to burn. He hardly knew what to do with himself when she was not around; she was effectively his definition of occupation, and while she was gone he found himself painfully bored.
His former hobby of experimentation on his prototype milkshakes had lost its lure, as he'd effectively discovered the long lost secret to creating the Ultimate Milkshake. Now that the process of discovery was complete, it could occupy him for mere moments, not hours.
The clock continued to tick in its maddening, never ending rhythm, as he wracked his brain for something, anything to do to pass the time without Rouge. To his dismay, still nothing came to mind, and soon enough, he found himself sitting on the couch, twiddling his thumbs and counting down the second
TD Hospital Tapes and NotesPatient InterviewTD Hospital Tapes and Notes in General Fiction More Like This
Subject: Dark
Date: May 31, 2007
Dr. Leah: Good morning, Dark. Did you sleep well?
Dark: ... Do I look like I slept well?
Dr. Leah: Well, what do you think would help you sleep better at night?
Dark: Not being here.
Dr. Leah: You know we can't do that...
Dark: And the fact that you refuse to tell me why isn't making you any friends.
Dr. Leah: ... Do you recognize these people? [takes out a picture and shows it to him]
Dark: Of course I do! That's Mephy! And Iblis!
Dr. Leah: Do you know what happened to them?
Dark: [snarls] No, because no one will tell me!
Dr. Leah: ... You wouldn't believe us if we told you. That's why you have to remember on your own.
Dark: ... Memory loss? [sounds a bit worried]
Teaching Darkness Infection Chapter 5Date: June 9, 2007Teaching Darkness Infection Chapter 5 in General Fiction More Like This
Time: 6:10 PM
Location: Dark's Mindplace, Therapist's Room
"Well... here's a room I haven't seen in a very long time..."
Standing in the center of the old therapist's room that his mind had conjured up when he was so deeply in need of help all those months ago, Dark took a moment to look around to see what, if anything, had changed. To his surprise, most of the changes had been made to the bookshelf. The books stored on it had changed to reflect all he had learned since the last time he had been there, and it made him smile a bit to see how much he'd grown.
Everything was back in its place. The light tan walls were unbroken and the paint was flawless. The carpet was thick, soft, and all in one piece. The furniture pieces were whole, and all the things that may have rested on top of them were just as they had been before that very first rage fit after Mephiles's first
Teaching Darkness Infection Chapter 6Date: June 11, 2007Teaching Darkness Infection Chapter 6 in General Fiction More Like This
Time: 1:09 AM
Location: Westopolis, 35, West 26 Street
Hurts... what happened...?
Head got bashed... by who...?
Hurts... everything hurts...
Something's wrong... very, very wrong...
Get up... I have to get up...
Wh-why is the floor wet?
Is that... b-blood!?
Wh-what happened heM-MEPHY!
H-he won't wake up... MEPHY, PLEASE! YOU CAN'T DIE!
...Why...? Why this...? Why...?
...We were finally a family...
Despite the cries and sleeptalkingmore like sleepshouting, reallyno one came running to see what was wrong. Though his frightened voice pierced through the silence that should be present at one in the morning, the Mobian occupants of the house merely shut their bedroom door and went back to sleep. Since their cha
Teaching Darkness Infection Chapter 7Date: June 11, 2007Teaching Darkness Infection Chapter 7 in General Fiction More Like This
Time: 5:59 PM
Location: Westopolis, Hope's Hospital for the Mentally Ill, Room 263
".... Stupid kid... always causing problems... if anyone deserves this nuthouse, he does..."
The hot pink mink glanced in disgust at the young shade sitting at his desk chair, giggling like someone high on laughing gas. He was gnawing on one of the pencils from the pencil cup, and had chewed it almost completely through. The rest of the room was a disaster area; Dark's toys were strewn all around the room, the table with the chest set was knocked over, with the pieces scattered across the floor, and the lamp had been knocked over. Nothing had been broken beyond repair other than the curtains, which were cut into different, whimsical shapes.
"They don't pay me enough for this job..."
Grabbing hold of the shade's arm, she swabbed it with rubbing alcohol and prepared to insert the needle. A shot of what s
Teaching Darkness Infection Chapter 4June 6, 2007Teaching Darkness Infection Chapter 4 in General Fiction More Like This
Dear Diary,
Since Dr. Leah gave me this thing, the least I can do is write in it. She told me to write whatever came to mind, and promised she wouldn't read it, so seeing as I have nothing else to do at the moment, I suppose it couldn't hurt to put my thoughts down on paper.
I don't understand her. She appears quite kind, but is it genuine? After all, she's the only person here who has bothered to even consider how I feel, even though I've done nothing to warrant it. Also, she's been extremely generous. The only people who have ever treated me in this way are Mephy and Iblis, and that is because they understand me and they love me. She knows nothing about me, and so has no such reason to want to make me happy.
And speaking of my brothers, why won't anyone tell me about them? Krad's "hint" the night before last was less than subtle and it makes my insides churn. Surely he's messing with
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Late July sunshine poured out from the sun onto the world below, baking the rooftops, feeding the trees that were soaking up the rays, reflecting like magic on the surface of a lake, and burning the beige skin of a cobalt hedgehog. His jade eyes were alert, scouring the hills that he was racing over in search of something very precious. Sonic would call this his ritual if he didn't hate the word and concept so much.
He chuckled a little to himself as he continued searching. Yes, this had become something he'd done many, many times, and all for the same reason... yet every time he went searching for a beautiful flower to give to Amy to start out their date, the experience was different. He'd look through different parts of the world, in dense woods or open meadows, in foggy marshes or steamy rainforests, for different colors or sizes or shapes of flowers. He was after just anything beautiful to make Amy smile. He knew that she loved it when he did this for her, and it wa
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(Set after Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood)
One major downside to traveling across dimensions in a super cool spaceship was that Sonic found himself unable to ever get away from everyone and get some simple privacy. Sure, when they'd stopped at the different planetoids he'd been able stretch his legs and do some running and exploring, but the traveling times? He was literally stuck in the same "boat", squished up close with 9 other people. While most of them were his friends and he didn't mind them, spending a long time with his odd, mismatched companions was wearing everyone thin. Whether is was Big's oblivious blurted out comments or Shadow's sarcastic ones, Omega's computerized monotone or Rouge flirting with everyone having a Y chromosome. Atleast Eggman had decided to stay back home, so they were spared from his hideously brilliant comments. But oddly enough, among the 10 very different passengers aboard the Cyclone, there was one thing in agreem
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She was headed to finally meet up with her long-distance boyfriend. They'd met online, through a dating website, and had really hit it off. They'd become closer and finally had decided to meet up in real life, get to know each other better
No. No. In this day and age, it was too cliché. As much as Hazel liked clichés . She also liked to put a unique twist on them. A more romantic twist. So how could she play this up?
She was headed to meet up with her long distance boyfriend. Okay and they'd met in college? Boring. On a cruise? No, that had to do with summer flings. In an airport?
No that, if anything, was too cliché. So why would she be on this flight? She HAD to be able to come up with a good reason, to distract herself and entertain her mind while she waited for the plane to arrive at her destination. It was all just entertainment Hazel could be whoever she wanted to be, in any situation
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Chapter 1
Introduction: Amy's Birthday
Amy Rose sat hunched over her desk, biting her tongue, and tapping her favorite pink pen on her notebook as she looked back over her checklist. It looked like everything was going according to plan: soon all of her friends would be over to celebrate her 13th birthday. It was weird to think that just yesterday, she'd been 12, and today, she was 13. Growing up was a gradual thing, yet it was celebrated as if it was an overnight transformation. She really didn't feel any older, and it wasn't likely she would be treated any different, either.
Amy exchanged papers and sighed at seeing the name at the very top of her guestlist. Thoughts of what Sonic would get her had dominated her daydreams all week, ranging from him professing his love and kissing her to him forgetting to come altogether or being a wet blanket throughout the party.
Sonic was as unpredictable as a box of chocolates - you never knew what you w
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Chapter 1: Pity
Passion, noun.
1. Strong emotion.
2. Ardent love/lust.
3. Intense suffering.
"SONIC the Hedgehog! You can run but you can't hide!"
A high-pitched yet rage-saturated voice echoed through Station Square, and eventually reached the ears of the famous royal blue hedgehog in question. Sonic sighed and swallowed the last bite of his chili dog. He hadn't been looking forward to this. In fact, all afternoon, guilt had been crashing through his heart as the echoes of his missed promise from yesterday bounced through his head...
...xxx... Flashback ....xxx...
At the sound of his name, Sonic opened one eye casually, although it wasn't really necessary to see who had been calling him, as he knew her lovely voice like the back of his hand. But this guy would take any excuse to be able to rest his eyes on her.
"Hi Amy."
She came to a halt right in front of the dozing hedgehog. He was in the typical Sonic pose, with his hands
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This odd room was different than any of the others they had visited this night. It was brightly lit and terribly cluttered much like Vexen's room, but this was not from books and research notes, this room was far more dirty. It almost seemed like some sort of animal lived in this dank smelly den. There were also the odd decorations scattered through out the room: Unique guns in cases, music CDs of strange rock bands such as Aerosmith scattered from one end of the room to the other, and the occasional tacky poster of some magazine chick pinned slightly crooked to the walls. And there, strategically placed in the middle of the room, was a hideous green couch that sat right in front of an expensive looking flat plasma screen tv on the wall. Said couch was the exact location of the next target.
Axel and Roxas stepped in unison over the cans that cluttered the floor near the doorway, obviously
Pain in the Axel: Ch 6The lights of the castle were slowly starting to illuminate the darkness, simulating the breaking dawn in this world that was eternally cast in night. The hallway that was once alive with the loud disturbance of an enraged nymph was now silent and still. Larxene was sitting on the cold marble floor, staring blankly in the direction Axel and Roxas had escaped. A strange sort of breeze seemed to pick up from behind her, sending a chill down her back, her gaze then fell to the floor close to her; small pink petals were lightly drifting past her before they finally settled near her knee.Pain in the Axel: Ch 6 in Fan Fiction More Like This
The gentle sound of bare feet across the cold stone floor drew closer to the woman that remained strangely calm and quiet. The steps stopped just a few feet away, suddenly replaced by a quiet male voice, "And so another falls before their vengeance So what did you do to them?" the voice was icy, yet laced with a sick humor, "or should I ask What hav
Pain in the Axel: Ch 7Axel and Roxas stood quietly for some time before a large door just like all the others in the castle, except that this particular door was locked tight. Neither said a word, just stared at the entry as though sheer will power would open it. Roxas finally sighed glancing over at Axel who was thoughtfully rubbing his chin. "It's locked " Roxas stated calmly.Pain in the Axel: Ch 7 in Fan Fiction More Like This
"Thank you captain obvious I can see that." Axel grunted sarcastically at his little companion.
"Well does he always keep it locked? Cause you look just a smidget stumped there " Roxas pinched the air, giving a visual to his words.
"I never get stumped." Axel snapped, glancing to his right, away from Roxas. "I figured it would be locked this time."
"So that means you've snuck in here before " Roxas snickered.
"Yeah," Axel chuckled at the memory, "I guess he was working on something highly flammable "
"Figures." Roxas snorted and then leaned against the door, "So now what? Obviously you've got a pl
Pain in the Axel ch. 4Meanwhile, in the darkest shadowed pit known as the Kitchen of the Castle residing in the World that Never Was, there was yet another Nobody wide awake and aware of some disturbance in the once peaceful atmosphere.Pain in the Axel ch. 4 in Fan Fiction More Like This
A silver-blue haired man with a cross-shaped scar across his forehead leaned back in his chair at the small table, folding his newspaper that had once been hiding his face and laying it down before him. His eye twitched for a brief second before his expression settled back to nothingness. He stared across the room at the entity that had caused the shift in the peace, and so rudely disturbed his early morning alone time.
Demyx stood wide-eyed like a deer in the headlights of an on coming semi truck. The incriminating evidence in his sweating gloved hands. He was frozen in place, unmoving except for his quivering lip. Trying to explain himself but unable to grasp the words from the fog in his mind.
"Demyx...." Saix stared coldly into the cerulean eyes of the Melodious Noct
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It was dark; that deep void that can only come from the late hours of the night. Nobody could have seen in that kind of darkened veil that had fallen over the castle. And nobody in his or her right mind would have wanted to. One would normally think grim darkness of the World that Never Was would remain a constant through out the hours, but this was not true. Only the inhabitants of such a world could understand what true darkness the night held in such a place. It's icy fingers reached into every inch of the land shadowing everything it touched in a sort of abyss that would make one feel like they'd never see the light again. This was the true reason the castle had halls of white marble. The pale moon of Kingdom Hearts would give off just the slightest reflected light on these cold corridors; it was the only thing keeping one from tripping over their own feet on the way to the bathroom.
The hour was very late; most had gone to sleep hours be
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I ran through the ARK hallways, clutching Maria's hand in mine. "We're going to make it. Don't worry Maria" I was sure of it. This was a battle I was'nt going to lose.
Maria was hypervenilating behind me. We had been running for a while now, but we could'nt stop for fear of the G.U.N. soldiers getting us. "Shadow?" Maria's bell-like voice came from behind me, filled with worry. "My grandfather...? Are we just going to leave him?"
"I don't know what's going to happen now, Maria" Then we ran into the room at the end of the hall. G.U.N. had shut off all the power so there was no way to close the door. I walked in the direction of the space capsules, thinking of what we could do now. I am the ultimate lifeform. I could fight them, but Maria might get hurt. What can I do?
Just then Maria grabbed me and pushed me in the capsule and slammed it shut. "Maria?!"
"Shadow? Promise me you will protect the people on that planet"
"Promise me!" she shot me a des
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Rouge looked around Shadow's "room." It was cold, dead. She held his ring in her hand. She stared at it for an immeasurable amount of time. She could feel the tears swelling at the edges of her eyes.
"Rouge?" Bokun's high-pitched voice came from behind her. "You 'kay?" His voice concerned.
She wiped her eyes quickly. "I'm perfectly fine" She lied, still facing away from him.
"It's s'okay to cry ya' know" He said coming closer. "I'm sad to"
"I'm not sad!" She ripped around her head so she was yelling directly in his face, tears streaming down her own.
Bokun left, sobbing. Rouge felt a wave of sadness coming over her. She went over and laid on Shadow's bed. She hid under the covers, attempting to get warm. She would've left and went to her own room, but she couldn't bring herself to leave, so she stayed on the bed, sobbing, until she finally fell asleep.
She witnessed
The Cliff on the Water Pt. 6You could see the sudden fear that came into his eyes when he saw Rouge looking down on him. He didn't like it when people saw him sleeping. It was a place of weakness for him. He usually looked rather innocent in sleep, and that's the obvious opposite of what he wanted. He wanted to be feared, and to feel dominance, but with her looking at him like he was the custest damn thing she'd ever seen really wasn't helping him.The Cliff on the Water Pt. 6 in Short Stories More Like This
He shot up straight and then stood, so he was looking down on her. She looked up, and suprised turned to sadness and she looked down then turned bright red. Rouge had noticed the first 5 buttons of her shirt were undone, revealing her lacey white Victoria's Secret bra. Shadow flushed a deep red and stared at her for a moment, then adverted his eyes. Rouge buttoned her top quickly and looked up worriedly to Shadow.
"Did you...?" She couldn't finish.
"No... I was going to...well no I wasn't but... I don't know." Shadow continued to stand, while Rouge continued to sit. Th
Art Trade with JKNJRouge jumped back and felt the blood rush to her face. "What the hell are you doing?!"Art Trade with JKNJ in Short Stories More Like This
Shadow titlted his head to the side and sadness made the hard, fiery crimson of his eyes melt into a desperate scarlett. His head dropped. He then looked up and his eyes were a dark ruby, filled with hatred, pain, and rejection. "I was trying to give you the best damn thing in the whole world but I guess your just not good enough." He pulled the blue Chaos Emerald from behind him and held it up. "Chaos COntrol." He whispered. Rouge jumped at him but he disapeared before she could get to him.
He appeard on the ARK. He growled in anger and turned a chucked the Chaos Emerald across the room and into the metal wall where it shattered and dented the wall. Shadow just stared at it, not quite sure what to do. He went over and stared at it. He sighed and picked up the small peices, cutting himself several times. He put them in a container and went into the next room. The red Chaos Emerald lay on his desk whe
The Cliff on the Water Pt. 10Shadow took the bear from Rouge's hands. He didn't want to do this, but he thought it would please Rouge so he did. He tookt he bear, and instead of taking it over to the table calmly, he threw it and it hit the wall with a thump and the bear landed sitting up straight ontop of the CD player. Rouge smiled anf pulled Shadow in for a deeper kiss. The continued this until they were both gasping for air and Shadow moved his lips down to Rouge's neck and kissed her gently. He then pulled back slightly and gave her neck a weird look.The Cliff on the Water Pt. 10 in Short Stories More Like This
"What's wrong?" Shadow didn't answer her question. He sniffed her hand and gave it to her. She looked confused but sniffed herself. Her eyes went wide. She smelt just like Mephiles. She threw her hand away from herself and just stared at it in fear. That whole night hit her again and she watched it in her head repeatedly.
Shadow waved his hand infront of her face, trying to get her attention. She was frozen. Shadow shook her slightly and still got no response. H
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The plot of the Enron scandal thickens. Yesterday, Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm accused of bungling EnronCorporation's audit, fired its partner in charge of reviewing the company's books. Anderson said it had ordered thedestruction of thousands of documents and e-mail messages after learning that the Securities and Exchange Commissionhad begun an investigation of Enron's accounting.
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After years of pressure from women's rights activists in the US and around the world, the White House has finallypaid lip service to the plight of women in Afghanistan-when it is politically expedient to do so. And now we turn toanother country that the US and its transnational corporations have major oil interests in. In a case that could beas damaging to Nigeria as the hanging of writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, a Nigerian woman has beensentenced to death by stoning for the supposed crime of adultery. If her appeal does not go through, she will beburied to her waist in the sand and killed by public stoning with stones as big as fists.
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The U.S. economy will muddle through the next year without a recession, but growth will be too weak to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate, forecasters believe.
In their latest outlook, top forecasters with the National Association for Business Economics predicted the economy would grow 2.4 percent in 2012, only a slight improvement from the 1.8 percent growth they expect for all of 2011.
Both estimates were a slight 0.1 percentage point higher than the group's September forecast but would still leave the economy growing far below the pace needed to significantly lower the high unemployment rate of 9 percent.
The new survey, released Monday, is in line with other private economists, who are slightly less worried about the country slipping into a recession than they were in the late summer.
"Despite a relatively subdued outlook, the panel estimates that the odds of a second recession remain low," said Shawn DuBravac, the chief economist for the Consumer Electronics Association and the chairman of the NABE forecasting panel.
Only two of 42 NABE forecasters on the panel predicted that the U.S. economy would suffer a decline over the near-term. But 72 percent of the panel members characterized the economic outlook as either "somewhat" or "much" more uncertain than usual. That figure, while high, was down from 86 percent who characterized the outlook that way in the September survey.
Europe is one of the biggest downside risks facing the United States currently, said Mark Zandi, one of the panel members and chief economist at Moody's Analytics.
He said another threat is that Congress is unable to resolve big differences over taxes and spending. The impasse could result in Congress failing to extend a 2 percentage point cut in the Social Security payroll tax that is due to expire at the end of this year.
If the payroll tax cut, which Congress first approved a year ago, is not extended, it would be the equivalent of a $120 billion tax hike that would trim economic growth by a half-percentage point next year, Zandi said
"A tax hike of that magnitude would be tough for the economy to digest," especially when it's already facing cuts by state and local governments and the loss of emergency unemployment benefits, he said.
The new forecasts for economic growth this year and next are still well below the 3 percent growth in 2010. They also fall short of expectations at the beginning of 2011 that the economy would match or surpass last year's growth.
Those expectations were upended after the economy got hit in the spring and early summer by a series of disruptions: gasoline spiked to nearly $4 a gallon, factories slowed after Japan's earthquake disrupted parts shipments, America's debt got downgraded for the first time, and Europe's own debt problems flared up. That slowed growth to an anemic 0.9 percent rate in the first six months of this year.
It rebounded to growth of 2.5 percent in the July-September quarter. The NABE forecasters believe that the economy will grow at the same 2.5 percent rate in the October-December period and would turn in 2.4 percent growth for all 2012.
That would be far below the 4 percent to 5 percent growth needed to ease the unemployment rate. For that reason, the NABE forecasters expect the unemployment rate of 9 percent to show little improvement next year, averaging 8.9 percent for the whole year. Unemployment has been stuck at 9 percent for higher for all but two months since June 2009.
The economists believe that inflation will rise 2 percent in 2012, down from the 3.4 percent rise they expect for all of this year because of higher energy and food costs
Because inflation will be moderating and the unemployment rate will remain high, the NABE forecasters expect the Federal Reserve to keep a key interest rate at a record low level near zero for all next year. That will help keep other rates low as well and continue to make borrowing money easier for some consumers and companies.
The NABE forecasters predicted that Treasury's benchmark 10-year note, around a super-low 2 percent currently, will be only slightly higher at 2.7 percent at the end of 2012.
The NABE forecasters predicted that oil prices, which finished on Friday at $97.41 per barrel, will be even lower at $94.80 per barrel at the end of next year, another factor helping hold down inflation.
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