Finetales

Junkyard

Drake Baku said
Driving, do you perhaps remember the other players that were in the rp, like the one that made the race that had those natural armor plates and were good with tech and all, the scavenger I think his characters had as titleI want to invite him again

Haha, that was me.

The junkyard (sci-fic rp)

I'd prefer casual.

Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

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Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

PETA COLLAB 7 x 2 = ???: Science Rules! Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill Bill

Summary: More bantering and puppy-ing.

Carmen openly laughed out loud at Ara's dignity spiel, complete with a throwback of the head and an infectious laugh audible by...pretty much everyone. In between stifled laughter, she responded. "You speak of your dignity while talking to me in a wedding dress covered in paint and foam. That's about the most undignified thing in the entire world for a male," she said as she looked around. But as she did so, she noticed some of the other crossdressing outfits around, like Crash's bunny suit and of course Ryuu's Sailor Mini Moon outfit (not that she knew what that was) and faced Ara again, amending her last comment. "Alright...one of the most undignified things for a male," she said with a chuckle. "In any case you undoubtedly would have retained more dignity if you had stayed at the start - your wedding dress would be pristine! Pristine! I could have taken it for myself afterwards..." she said with almost a whimper.

Upon Ara's noticing of Lily, Carmen continued the verbal assault. "Nothing's unfair for the Fashion Police," she said playfully. "This is Lily," she said, turning and smiling brightly once again to the girl. "She's...well, I met her very recently. As in before and during the race. But she's quite lovely, don't you think?" she finished, looking expectantly at Ara for an answer.

Ryuu slowly crept away from Carmen, attempting to slide out of what could wind him up in an embarrassing conversation.

“Would you like me to give you the usual ‘my eyes are up here’ line?” Kathy asked with a laugh. There was a slight tint of a blush on her face as well again, but not nearly as bad at Crash’s. Besides, his innocent reaction made it harmless and seem more amusing than potentially awkward for her. Now if he had actually stopped to stare… That would have been incredibly embarrassing. Her smile visibly grew quite a bit as Crash agreed to keep the bunny ears on. Temporarily. “Alright, it’s a deal.”

Kathy turned to Darwin for a moment with a bit of relief on her face. Fourth place didn’t seem too bad. “Congratulations!” She smiled at him, glad that his decision to string her along hadn’t ended too badly. "By the way, do you know about how long this will last for?" She asked, pointing to her hair.

Looking at Crash again, she was looking for something to say to cheer him up about his placement when he suddenly sneezed and changed into an adorable little puppy. Kathy laughed as he fell over. Apparently transforming had not given him better coordination. She looked a little troubled for a moment, shifting her weight from one foot to another. 'But he's still Crash and...' After making a slight thoughtful sound, she scooped him up in her arms and gave him a hug, rubbing her cheek against the top of his head. "I offered a hug after the race right?" She laughed. It was an excuse really. She just wanted to hold the puppy, barely managing to keeping her touch gentle instead of squeezing poor Crash to death. "Say, can you stay like this for a bit? You don't need to wear the bunny ears if you do." Kathy looked absolutely delighted about Crash's form as a corgi puppy. The thought that she was technically hugging a boy almost 2 years older than her just didn't seem to register behind how cute he was at the moment.

Ara joined in on Carmen’s laughter. It was hard not to and he himself found the whole situation rather funny as well. “Dignity is not defined by the clothes a man wears.” He smiled, straightening his back and lifting his chin up like he was feeling proud of something and arrogant about it. “And trust me, there are worse things a male can go through. Much worse things.” He made an exaggerated shudder with his last sentence. Worse than just wearing an even more embarrassing costume. "Honestly, between a ruined or pristine wedding dress there's not much of a difference in how awkward it is to be wearing one in the first place." Perhaps it was even less embarrassing if it was covered in paint and the like. It made it seem obvious that the dress was being worn because of some sort of challenge or prank instead of some sort of strange hobby on his part.

"Lily, huh?" He repeated her name with a smile. "Nice to meet you. I'm Ara, if Carmen didn't bother mentioning me to you." But before replying to Carmen's final question, Ara raised a slight brow wondering if this was actually a trick question in disguise. 'Now would it be better to truthfully agree? Brown-nose Carmen? Or be a jerk and say no?' He mused. 'Decisions, decisions...' He decided to go with the first option for now and watch how both girls reacted to it. "Indeed, very lovely. Enough that I can at least see why you'd abandon me at the alter for her instead." Ara joked, still continuing the jest about Carmen running away from him at a wedding.

Cyber was very much shook in how Alistair didn't know about ice cream! He was sure someone must be freaking out about someone not knowing about ice cream (hint hint!) "Wah!? Its a really yummy and sweet treat! its made of milk and cream there is so many flavors!... I wonder where did you come from Onii-chan?" Cyber looked at him but with real curiosity... Now he wondered... where did Alistair came from?...Even though he wasn't at the academy for a while it seemed that Alistair was from a whole new world... 'Well I just have to pay for now... luckily I have a few dollars I saved up...' He sighed from knowing he had to spend some cash...'Does he even have money!?' That though up to his head but he shook the idea and just gave his sweet fake smile. "Hhhmmm Well Onii-chan its time for you experience something truly delicious." He pulled Alistair near the ice cream stand and asked the vendor. "Excuse me but can I get two vanilla and strawberry ice cream please?" The vendor nodded and gave him two ice cream cones with the flavor he choose. Cyber nodded and paid the vendor at least 3 dollars then gave the treat to Alistair. "Here we go! try it! Its really good!" He giggled and smiled again while taking a small bit of the sweet dairy treat.

Alistair looked over at Miss Cyber when she said "Wah!? Its a really yummy and sweet treat! its made of milk and cream there is so many flavors!... I wonder where did you come from Onii-chan?" Alistair stopped to think "i'm not sure" he looked over at her with an amused smile "I've never thought of it, I've been here so long..." his face dropped "i've forgotten where i came from".
He shook the thought from his head and smiled at her "Hhhmmm Well Onii-chan its time for you experience something truly delicious." she said then talked to the man at the stand "Excuse me but can I get two vanilla and strawberry ice cream please?"
"thank you very much, Miss Cyber" Alistair said. he looked at the man putting balls of the 'ice cream' on a triangular prism "fascinating, what is the purpose of the prism? and why is this 'ice cream' in ball shape?" the man held the confections over the stand to them, he wasn't sure what to do so he looked to miss Cyber for direction.

...What?....Cyber was getting weirded out by Alistair in a way... 'He forgot where he came from...what the hell those that mean!??! Is he like a thousand year old guy just looking like that!? Like how Ash Ketchum is still like 10 even though its been what? Fucking 10 years or so!? Then that's so weird!!' He tried to keep those thought in his head and just smiled, acting out his normal innocent girl persona."fascinating, what is the purpose of the prism? and why is this 'ice cream' in ball shape?" ...'Seriously'... " Well I don't know... people don't asks those things really, the prism is called a cone some are edible like this one so you can eat it, it holds up the ice cream so you don't have to eat it with your bare hands. The ball shape is just been like that for a long time so not much is really answered by it..." When he thought about he didn't know the use of the ice cream being circular but he just shook it off and smiled again . "Just try it though Onii-chan I swear to you its really good!" Cyber giggled again and took another bite out of the ice cream.

" Well I don't know... people don't asks those things really, the prism is called a cone some are edible like this one so you can eat it, it holds up the ice cream so you don't have to eat it with your bare hands. The ball shape is just been like that for a long time so not much is really answered by it..." Alistair listened intently as she explained "interesting" he muttered again.
Alistair watched as Miss Cyber took the 'cone' he imitated her. Then she took a tiny bite of it. he blinked, not entirely understanding the gesture.
"Just try it though Onii-chan I swear to you its really good!" she said, taking another tiny bite. Alistair carefully copied the gesture, it was rather good, "this is quite sweet, like the asper pods back home" he smiled at the memory "quite enjoyable" he took another tiny bite, smiling up at her "thank you again Miss Cyber for this treat, it's quite nice of you"

'"Asper pods? What are those Onii-chan?" Cyber was really curious of Alistair....Its like he came form another world... "Well glad you like! But you know ice cream isn't much a celebration treat... I think there should be more though..." He smiled seductively thinking maybe he should go quickly to part 3 of his master plan... "After this we need to get some dinner! or lunch... whatever the time is right now! I say we should try some sushi or maybe a bowl of ramen! Oh those things are just making me feel so hungry!" He said excitedly... he was really getting hungrier and could't wait for probably a free meal. " So Alistair... while we eat, I wan to know more about my Onii-chan! So what do you like and stuff I am really interested!" he faked his interest in him again so time can move a bit more. "Onii-chan are you a student at Athalia academy?" First question he was actually curious of, like before.... where did this guy came from?

he thought about it "asper pods ... are a lot like strawberries, but bigger and juicier" he smiled as that was a reasonably accurate description.
"Well glad you like! But you know ice cream isn't much a celebration treat... I think there should be more though..." Alistair understood her insinuation and he smiled very mischievously at her, he knew it came off almost like her knew something she didn't, she suggested "After this we need to get some dinner! or lunch... whatever the time is right now! I say we should try some sushi or maybe a bowl of ramen! Oh those things are just making me feel so hungry!"
he wanted to ask what those were but he figured his questions would start to annoy her after a while so he just smiled "lead the way"
as they started walking she said " So Alistair... while we eat, I wan to know more about my Onii-chan! So what do you like and stuff I am really interested!"
"there's not a lot to know about me, i don't do much ever, i mainly hang around and feel sorry for myself" he laughed, then she asked if he was a student, he shook his head "no, i live here, well more precisely out there" he gestured towards the forest. As he figured she was probably confused he said "i wasn't born here though, i was ... well taken is the kindest way of saying it, and well, i ... i was left here, this isn't my home" he looked at her "but i have nowhere else to go," he quickly changed the subject to "where do you come from Miss Cyber?"

Cyber was very interested now on where Alistair came from. Even the Asper pods sounds like it came from a new world of some sort...like Saint's Row Four.... that was a weird world. "Left here? Like you were abandon? That is sad Onii-chan.. Well you can stay here, maybe you can even know about yourself here too~." He did feel a little pity for Ailstair yet he didn't really much care for what he says like how he feels sorry for himself. "Hhmm well if you don't know much about yourself then maybe we could both out together? Hang out and unlock to see much more!" Cyber thought he was talking gibberish...well of course when he talks about something it ends up with gibberish and a fight. "Sorry if I am not making myself clear Onii-chan..." He gave a semi-okay joking smile and a lighthearted giggle. He noticed that Alistair quickly wanted to change subjects but he just gave his signature fake innocent happy smile. "I am from little town... Well a very big town, not much has happen in that town...quite boring with lots rumors and myths...but still quite boring..." Cyber made a childish face for remembering how he used to live there. "Plus lots of...creeps who just...ugh..." Now he wanted to change the topic... "Well just enjoy our ice cream! Create new happy memories!" He smiled gleefully as he continue to eat his ice cream with Alistair. Maybe he was enjoying his company after all...

Seven listened carefully while trying to dry himself. 'First place?! Yes!' Seven smiled happily but was so busy licking himself to dry he really didn't care anymore.. "If I was smaller then this would be easier..." He felt a little gloomy from not caring that he won first place but rather keep himself clean. He turned back to his bakeneko form, he was small enough and probably easier to clean only problem he always faces... fur... fur dries slower than skin so bid disadvantage... "gah! Stupid water! God why did I have to get that!?" He moaned as try to lick his fur clean, thinking that he was getting no where and getting lazy he walked towards a small group of people (Crash, Kathy, Darwin, Carmen, I will continue this later) "um excuse me but... need help drying my fur up..." He asked the group hoping to help him.

If it was possible Crash went as red as his hair at Kathy’s question, he looked so flustered he couldn’t even formulate an answer to that, he just kept his hand on the back of his neck and looked to the side giving her a point in the teasing war they seemed to be engaged in. He was also eager to find out how long it would take for her to change back for two reasons now.
Sneezing was a rather haphazard for Crash, where he hadn’t fully learnt how to control his shifting it happened at sporadic times, often controlled by his emotions. He looked up at Kathy with soft crimson eyes, wrinkling his nose as she laughed at him, he poked his tongue out at her, holding the tip out for a moment before his ears flicked back as he watched the troubled look cross her face, his tail thumped against the sand a second time he tilted his head to the side as she shifted her weight from one foot to the other, looking over his shoulder at the changing booth he got to his feet. “Let-“ His voice hung in the air though replaced by a surprised yip as he was suddenly scooped up into her arms he hadn’t expected it. Crash puppy’s reaction to being hugged was to wriggle happily and wag his tail at an alarming speed resisting the urge to lick her hands in its excitement, it was difficult to suppress every animal like reaction when in a shifted form. His tongue lolled out of the side of his mouth as she laughed, he hadn’t forgotten about that he took being crushed as a puppy was as good a hug as any, especially if it was from her, He tilted his head back his front paws resting over her arm as the rest of him hung underneath it, though she was holding tight enough that, he wasn’t about to flop to the floor his tail was still whirling away below him. His ears pricked up as he listened to her request, he noticed how delighted she seemed to be with his puppy form. Really? I get a hug just like that and I don’t need to wear the bunny ears anymore? I’m sensing I should have been using this form a lot more... He thought to himself, puffing out the tops of his jowels as if trying to grin. “Sure!” He answered her happily. “Just ease up on the squeezing hmm? Breathing is a necessity” He added cheekily snuffling her arm as his ears flickered atop his head as he dropped his gaze to the blue haired unicorn beside them. “Where are we going next though?” He asked, his tail still wriggling away. He tilted his head as Seven approached them. “Good race Seven” He barked happily to the bakeneko, his whole body wriggling in response very much like an excited puppy did. In fairness if he hadn’t been in Kathy’s arms he would have been running around like a crazy cracker by now, he was kind of hoping he could stay where he was for a while longer though...

While Kathy knew it had been an 'unfair' question, it was a lot more effective on Crash than she would've imagined. She grinned mischievously, wondering how she could use this to her advantage later. 'Not sure exactly how but... At last I know he's weak against something now.' She thought to herself.

With Crash in her arms in the form of a corgi puppy she laughed again as she noticed how fast his tail was going. "Is that on automatic?" She asked. His little stub of a tail seemed to be on helicopter mode at the speed he was going at. "And hey, doesn't breathing get a little boring at times? Maybe you should take a break." Despite her jokes though, Kathy loosened her grip on him a bit and used one hand to support him under his butt and the other arm remained wrapped around his torso. Basically, Crash was hugged to her body while facing the same direction she was as she support him from below with one hand. Looking around for a moment, she thought about where they should go next. Noticing the pile of crumpled clothes nearby, she chuckled, "I'm thinking the changing booths might be an ideal next destination." Kathy actually wouldn't have minded if he just stayed with her as a puppy for quite a bit longer, but that was probably not really fair for Crash. And also... Unfortunately, she also realized that the pile of clothes on the ground meant he probably wouldn't have any to shift out of... 'Entering a forbidden zone of thought now.' Blushing, she shook her head a bit at the thought, probably confusing anyone that was looking at her with the sudden action.

Clearing her throat, Kathy looked around trying to locate where the newest voice was coming from. There was a purple cat (Seven) nearby, calling out to them for a bit of help. "Oh." She realized with a start, "Are you a shape-shifter as well?" Still keeping Crash held up against her upper body, she leaned down to talk to him. "We can probably use one of the beach towels to help you dry." She lifted her head back up to glance over around the changing booths. Maybe they didn't even need to go very far. There could be a towel or two around the changing area, or if they were particularly lazy they could always use a costume cape or something similar in place of a towel. "By the way," She added with a light chuckle to Crash, "You wouldn't chase a shape-shifting cat would you?"

Seven looked at a red haired puppy... “Good race Seven” ... A puppy... a dog... you looked like he was going to explode out of excitement like a puppy would be.... Seven hissed very loudly, arching his back, tail straight, fangs are showing and ears back. "Get away!" He hissed out as he step back. He had a very bad experience of dogs and hated every single mutt out there. But he ended up being distracted by the voice of a girl (kathy) "Are you a shape-shifter as well?" The girl with rusty red color had said while carrying the mutt. Seven just stop being a sour little cat and nodded "Well not really you say shape shifter... this is my true form quite frankly" he looked at the giants now since he was back to name al' but laughed sarcastically. " But its not important right now..." Seven grumbled a bit as he was getting irritated with the wet fur. "We can probably use one of the beach towels to help you dry." He looked back at her and gave a small smile. "Thank you now please dry me off! I hate the water" He shudders and continue to lick himself to sort of help his situation.

Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

SERIOUSLY, THIS ENTIRE RP IS NOW TAKING PLACE ON AN ETHERPAD Floor 13: Salvation Army Edition

Summary: Some people talked, others bantered, and still others turned into a puppy (ok, just one).

Seven didn't care in what the woman with white hair said he needed to be dry. "Dry..I need to be dry!" He dussed out he continue to lick his skin with his tongue like any cat would. He bent to different position as continuously to lick his skin from the salty sea water. Seven didn't care how weird or odd he looked doing that he just wanted to be dry.

Cyber continued to cheer on for Alistair until the treasure thingy ended, he gave a sigh of relief as everything was already over and he was starving. He walked over to Alistair for doing a good job even though it was not said who won yet. He found it funny that Alistair brought a girl with him for the treasure thing. 'Did he need a girl or something?' He snickered lightly as he was at the finishing line. "That was very cool performance you did out there Onii chan!" He smiled at him happily and giggled bubbly. Cyber latched onto Alistair arm and battered his eyelashes. "I hope you win too!" He smiled again but more kind and warm than his usual fake happy smile. He noticed the girl he brought and gave her a mischievous smile. "Well that was a nice race to watch! Lets celebrate!!" He then kissed Alistair on the cheek.

“Aah, that.” In all honesty, it had annoyed Ara quite a bit during the event and suddenly being pelted with a balloon at the end with the force of a home run in baseball had been quite unpleasant. But it was a little hard to feel hostile or mad at someone that was apologizing about it. Besides, he had already gotten Ryuu back for the last attack. “It was just water balloons, so no real harm done. As for what really happened… That Crash guy is probably the only one that really has the full story. I was just retaliating for the sudden attack from behind.” Ara was half nodding to himself as he spoke. Well, he did have a pretty good idea of where and why that initial attack came in the first place but there was no need to go over such long and tedious details.

Ara then noticed Carmen’s expression as she turned her attention over to him. “Hey, to be fair I completely warned you about this.” He laughed, shrugging his shoulders in a joking manner. In reality, he was actually a bit scared now. Every sensible man knew that there was nothing truly scarier than a woman’s irrational anger. He was just barely managing to keep a joking air about him. “Besides~! You played a pretty big part in ruining the dress yourself didn’t you?”

Darwin's smiley amazing face suddenly froze. "T-there were rules?" He said like someone had just punched him in the stomach. He sighed and put his hand on Kathy's shoulder slowly turning her back to normal. "THANK YOU MISTER CHIBI!" He screamed and went to hug him but then remembered he was too small for hugs. He chuckled and hugged Mercy instead. "THANK YOU MERCY"

Alex blinked, confused by it all. Why had that boy turned Momma blue? Why did he thank him? Alex looked up at Kathy to see that her hair was still blue. He turned back and looked at Darwin again, his eyes narrowed. "Turn it back!" He said with a serious expression on his face, his voice still small and child-like.

Chris got her paper with relative ease and held the paper in her hand. She looked around, trying to find her target. She didn't really... see anyone she knew was an idiot. Who was she supposed to grab? She didn't really even know anyone here. Then a small chuckle escaped her lips and she walked up to the finish line.

"Can I be my own idiot?" She asked, holding up the piece of paper? "I feel like an idiot for joining this." She continued, chuckling.

Alistair smiled at the woman "thank you" he walked out of the way and looked at Little Feather, the mischievous glint still in his eye "thank you for Helping Little Feather, i appreciate it,". Alistair straightened his pinafore with a wink "guess i should get out of this".then something occurred to him, he looked behind her "where's your guardian?", referring to lion. He hadn't been paying close enough attention to remember whether the creature had followed them or not.
Then Miss Cyber walked up "That was very cool performance you did out there Onii chan!" Alistair gave her a thankful nod, and she latched onto his arm and said "I hope you win too!" he patted her hand, then blinked "wait, was 'winning' the point?" then he looked back over at Little Feather "Little Feather, this is Miss Cyber, Miss Cyber this is Little feather"
Miss Cyber said "Well that was a nice race to watch! Lets celebrate!!" and kissed his cheek .
He smiled and said to Little Feather "i'll see you later, Little Feather, thank you again" and started to walk away with Ms. Cyber.

Carmen wanted to laugh at Ara's attempts at excuses and shifting the blame. They were all valid of course, but she could tell he was at least a little bit nervous...anyone could. Somehow managing to keep a straight face, she replied with a continuingly stern tone of voice...at least that's what it sounded like in her head. With a roll of the eyes, she began. "Details, details. We both know that no matter how much evidence you scrounge together I'll still blame it on you," she said, poking his chest. "You should have stayed at the starting line to sacrifice your dignity for the dress...for me!" she continued with a dramatic whipping back of her head, with one hand inverted on her forehead and one hand on her sternum. It was dramatic enough that, although Carmen acted like this anyway, it provided at least a little insight into the inwardly playful nature of her accusations. She hoped he'd catch on at least slightly, although she would be perfectly happy milking it if he didn't.

Mercy grinned at Darwin when he touched Kathy's shoulder and returned her to her normal state well, except for her hair she noticed it had stayed smurf color, she found Crash's reaction rather amusing snickering at his frown. She jumped as Darwin screamed and dived for the small blue haired student on Kathy's shoulder, fearing the chibi wouldn't be up for the glomp she reached towards Darwin opening her mouth to speak when the unicorn spun to face her chuckling before practically enveloping her in his arms thanking her in a loud voice. "Don't mention it honey" She hummed at him with a small chuckle as she patted his back, once he had released her she saluted the small group and wandered back towards the finish line, koop flew past handing her back her phone which she checked quickly as she ground to a halt by the finish line,one arm folded across her chest resting the elbow of her other arm on it she reached her hand to her face, tapping at her lower lip with her index finger. She was waiting for Koop to return to her with the results, though she was sure there was another contestant that needed to cross the finish line...As if to answer her mind's question, an unfamiliar voice pierced the air beside her, she actually jumped in surprise. Be your own idiot? She thought walking over to the 'guy' who was subconsciously testing her perception. "Hmm, I don't know...maybe if you were wearing a jesters costume?" Mercy joked though it was rather 'weak' in its delivery, she tilted her head to the side reading the paper between the 'guy's' fingers. "Sure I'll take that as an item" She smiled warmly at the 'guy'. "The results will be announced shortly so feel free to hang around" She added, though she didn't move away she cast her gaze away from 'him' down to the phone gripped between her fingers, allowing herself to return to her previous thoughts looking positively perplexed.

Little Feather had felt painfully aware of Alistairs hand in hers as he spoke to Mercy, hand holding wasn't something she was accustomed to she felt her cheeks color as Alistair glanced back at her with a mischievous glint in his eye, she lifted her free hand to push a strand of hair behind her ear feeling that same bashful awkwardness that she had before. "It's no problem! I'm just glad I could" She smiled at him, retracting her hand once he had released her she watched him straighten his pinafore with an amused expression. "Perhaps, I don't see anyone else getting changed yet though" She pointed out to him, tilting her head to the side as he asked about her 'guardian' she blinked at him with confused pale green eyes before looking over her shoulder. "You mean Lion?" She queried, her smile returning this time with a sheepish edge to it. "He doesn't accompany me everywhere you know...he's not my guardian, he's a friend" She explained to the winged boy, twirling a lock of her hair between her fingers idly as they stood there. To say she wasn't surprised when another person sidled their way up to Alistair would have been a lie, wiping the surprise quickly from her face she smiled at the newcomer her bashfulness receding as she looked at the other 'girl' she must have known the winged boy before Little Feather had met him. She couldn't help but furrow her brow into a frown for a brief moment as the 'girl' latched onto Alistair's arm assuming it was normal as Alistair didn't seem to react to it she relaxed her expression, shrugging her shoulders at the dark haired boys question. "I'm not sure, I would assume so...most races are about winning. Though maybe this was more for fun?" She offered as an answer, pointing at his attire. She smiled at the 'girl' as they were introduced, waving a small greeting. "Nice to meet you Miss Cyber" She politely added. She was rather shocked when Cyber leant up to Alistair and pecked him on the cheek, saying they should go and celebrate
the young indian girl swallowed a small lump that had formed in her throat, a mixture of guilt and disappointment passing through her as she cast her gaze aside, pulling a small smile onto her face as Alistair bid her farewell. "N-no problem, bye" She stuttered, hugging her torso as she watched the pair disappear. She hadn't realized the winged boy was with someone already, she felt guilty for the way she had been acting...Lion pulled up next to her rubbing his head against her hip. What happened Cub? He grumbled his face wrinkled with concern. "Nothing...I'm just thinking I have a lot to learn" She answered him vaguely, smiling and petting him between the ears.

Crash had noticed Kathy become tense as he approached, he couldn't quite fathom why though...she didn't usually mind him being near her. He watched her prod Darwin's arm and ask to be changed back, his trade mark grin spread across his face as Darwin complied and switched her back to her normal self...well kind of. She still had blue hair, he reached out towards her with his clean hand the other was paint splattered, scooping a small section of her hair between his fingers he frowned at it before letting it fall back to her shoulders. "I'm not so sure blue suits you" He smiled at her his expression laced with amusement. He raised an eyebrow at Alex as he demanded Darwin turn her hair back to its normal color, he had to admit he would like that too Despite the fact she looks beautiful regardless... Wait, had he just thought that? Crash lifted his paint covered hand to the back of his neck, his cheeks flushing pink underneath the streaks of paint currently decorating his face, he averted his eyes deciding to make himself busy instead of getting flustered over his thought process, he wasn't sure why he was getting flustered...he'd thought it before. To distract himself he undone the bow around his head and pulled his bunny ears off. "I'm kind of wishing we'd done the dodge ball second, would of helped wash all of this stuff off" He chuckled, wiping at the paint on his chest as he removed his sock cleavage. "Where are my manners...here have some paint" He grinned cheekily at Kathy dipping his finger in a wet purple splodge on his lower arm he lifted his hand towards Kathy's face a mischievous glint in his eye as he playfully attempted to dab it on the tip of her nose.

Lily had followed Carmen around, unsure as to what she should do. She felt so lost, like a lost puppy trying to find an owner. She didn't know who would actually talk to her and she hated putting herself out there only to be turned down or later on betrayed. She was beginning to wonder if she should even try but then... What would be the point of everything? Without people, she felt so empty and... dead. What was worse? Pain or emptiness? She didn't know. She clutched her arm, her hand on the tattoo as she followed Carmen around.

A small smile formed on her lips at the interaction between Carmen and one of the males, presumably the one she'd dressed. The dress was tattered and worn, muddy from the course. "Shame on you." Lily spoke up, shaking her head slightly in a shy but playful manner. Her voice wasn't really loud and she probably sounded like she was mumbling but... she was trying.

Carmen was surprised to hear another voice agree with her as soon as she finished her berating of Ara. Wheeling around on her heel, she beheld Lily, the shy girl from earlier! She gave her a bright smile of greeting and walked over to her, turning back to Ara while putting on a stern face again, barely able to contain her actually-not-serious-ness. "See? Even she agrees with me! It's clearly obvious that you're the one at fault here."

"This coming from the one that rejected me right before the big event? Hey, I've got no obligations to listen to a mere bridesmaid about how I take care of my own wedding attire." Ara laughed, a cheeky grin replacing the nervous one he had on before. Now he could feel quite a bit more confident that Carmen was just joking with him. “And hey, apparently you have no idea how much my dignity is worth! It’d be enough to fund the entire wedding!”

Then seeing an unfamiliar face approach them he pretended to look horrified. “Two against one? Now that’s just unfair.” Shaking his head, Ara let out a laugh and held his hand out to the girl (Lily). Looking between Carmen and her he greeted, “I’d have remembered if I met you. So who is this equally fashionable friend of yours Carmen?”((Finished the interaction with Carmen + Lily, will probably add more when Ryuu’s post is done.))

Kathy’s face became a bright shade of red as Crash reached out to touch her now-blue hair. Now that her skin tone was back to its normal shade, it was very easy to see how flustered she was from that simple contact. Which was rather… Odd, considering she herself had ruffled Crash’s hair quite frequently. “Y-You’re just not used to it.” She stammered out, running her fingers through her hair and lifting some of the ends up towards her face so she could take a look at it. She had never even considered dying her hair before so it felt a little strange to look at the unfamiliar blue strands. Kathy glanced over at Alex. Blue hair suited him just fine, so maybe it wasn’t bad at all. “Don’t worry, I think it’ll actually resolve itself over time.” She smiled at the small boy on her shoulder reassuringly. “Darwin did say it would take a little longer for my hair to turn back to normal. And think about it this way, now we kind of match don’t you think?” Perhaps both of them rather liked her natural hair colour? It made her feel quite happy to think that way. Between the warm feeling she got from that idea and the fact that Alex seemed to have more than her share of concern about her hair colour, there was just no room for her to feel uneasy about it at anymore.

“Oh, that’s true. Should I ask Mercy to give me a few more water balloons to help you out?” She joked. Though there had been plenty of time to dodge or run away, Kathy just let him dab a bit of paint on her nose. Smiling warmly she asked, “How’s it look?” While waiting for an answer, she reached over and took the bunny ears out of Crash’s hands before placing it back on top of his head. “Say, why don’t you just keep this one on for the rest of the day? It suits you, though not as much as a pair of floppy puppy ears would.” She laughed at her own imagination of Crash walking around the beach in his swimwear and bunny ears.

Cyber just continued to giggle and smile like the good innocent girl. "Oh sorry it just well I played some games Onii-chan like racing games so I usually think that winning is part of i!" He giggled lightly and said in a sweet, frail and kind tone. "Well see you when I can...Little feather..." Cyber mischievously smiled again then walked off beside Alistair. "Hm.. where should we go? There are so many things I want to see!" He fakely said as they both walked around a bit. "maybe you should change Onii chan if you want to... I mean look really cool if you wear that like you are super confident but its up to your choice!" Cyber giggled a bit more and battered his eyelashes, at least trying to be flattering which usually works. "Look! An ice cream cart! Oohhh! Lets go and get some!" he cheekily said as he hugged tighter but not too tight on Alistair's arm. 'Finally! food! and after this... well... let see!' Cyber smiled even bigger as part two was a go!

Crash noticed Kathy's face become a rather impressive shade of red as he reached for her, it made the blush on his own cheeks darken he wasn't quite understanding why it had made her so flustered, he was trying to act normal...He tilted his head to the side as she stammered and ran her own fingers through her hair. He watched the exchange between the two blue haired students, he couldn't hide the glimmer of relief as she told the blue haired boy on her shoulder that her would turn back to normal, he grinned as she mentioned matching with Alex it was true quite the pair they made now. Perhaps this would have bothered him if Alex wasn't an adorable blue chibi at the time. He blinked at Kathy as she mentioned asking Mercy for more water balloons. "Only if you're prepared to get very wet" He grinned at her, the mischievous glint returning to his eyes. He was rather surprised when she simply allowed him to dab the purple paint on her nose, noting the warm smile as he withdrew his hand, chuckling at her question. "Perfect of course" He grinned at her, though for a brief moment he allowed admiration to enter his expression quickly flickering away as she placed the bunny ears back on his head, he gave her his best 'unimpressed' look though he couldn't hold it as she burst out laughing. Feeling a smile tug at his lips he shook his head at her. Floppy puppy ears? Really? He wasn't sure he could get away with those. "Laugh it up but there is nothing you could do to convince me to stay in this outfit for the rest day" He chuckled, running his fingers through his fringe, frowning as he pulled clumps of pink paint from it.

Mine. Alistair could see little feather's face out of the corner of his eye, he did feel a little bad about leaving her on her own like that. "maybe you should change Onii chan if you want to... I mean look really cool if you wear that like you are super confident but its up to your choice!" Miss Cyber said. Alistair patted her hand "it's actually not all that uncomfortable, but i would like to get out of it eventually"
"Hm.. where should we go? There are so many things I want to see!" Miss Cyber said. Alistair smiled "where ever you wish Miss Cyber, i don't know where or what anything is so i trust your judgement"
Then she pointed something out "Look! An ice cream cart! Oohhh! Lets go and get some!"
"what's ice cream?" Alistair asked "some kind of confection?" He followed her over to the 'stand of ice cream'.

Looking at Crash’s face, Kathy realized a vicious cycle was going to start soon if she didn't get a hold of herself. ‘Don’t blush with me! You’re making it worse..!’ Luckily for her, talking with Alex and the joking exchange between her and Crash was helping her calm down and just enjoy the company. "Hey, I'm not the one that needs a wash-down. And besides, I was pretty dry compared to you last game." She grinned back at Crash, feeling rather confident about the potential challenge. Then referring to the paint he dabbed her nose she added, "Matches my swimming top too. Good choice." Smiling broadly she gave him a thumbs up for the colour selection. Watching him tug at his hair though, she gently took his wrist to make him stop. "Hey, just wait and rinse it off. You don't want to pull out some of your hair with it too do you?" Letting go of him, she pretended to pout. The smile on her face made it rather difficult to pull look off though. "Really? Absolutely nothing? And you don't need the rest of the outfit, just keep the bunny ears on."

Mercy grinned as Koop finally flew towards her, waving a bit of paper around in front of him. She held her fingers up gently taking it from his clutching paws. “About time, thank you” She thanked him. Moving back over to the elevated chair she climbed the ladder up for the third and hopefully the final time that day. “Alright! Listen up the results are in!” She called out, her voice echoing across the beach she did have a rather impressive pair of pipes. “In last place, for copping out of the item hunt is Brako” She grinned. “Following close behind in Seventh place is Crash, Sixth place goes to Ara, Fifth to Alistair and Fourth to Darwin” She announced the runners up, avoiding their eyes as she moved on swiftly to the next lot of people. “3rd place goes to Chris who came in only a fraction behind our 2nd place contestant Ryuu, which means 1st goes to Seven! Who managed to complete the course in record time” She announced, clapping her hands as most of the gathered crowd erupted into cheers as if they knew exactly who these people were, congratulations were thrown this way and that to the contestants. “And that wraps up all of the events for now!” Mercy cut across the chatter. “Feel free to continue using the equipment or go about as normal, thanks everyone!” She chimed before descending the chair her phone still in her hand, having had quite enough excitement for the moment she used this opportunity to slip away for a while, she was sure she could catch up with the others later.

Crash chuckled at her as she argued very valid points about the water balloons. “That’s beside the point, if you’re challenging me I can assure you now you won’t be able to say that” He grinned at her, knowing the challenge was unlikely to be taken up but letting her know his thoughts all the same. Of course as she said it ‘matched her swimming top’ his eyes dropped to check which was quite possibly the worst thing he had done, he barely caught the thumbs up as he dropped his gaze to his feet clearing his throat and passing at the ground with his toes his cheeks alight with color. “...thanks” He managed to say with a bashful smile, clearly lacing his fingers into his fringe through a nervous action, he blinked as he felt Kathy’s fingers curl around his wrist gently stopping him from teasing the paint from his hair, impatience apparent in his features it was a small reminder of how bad he was at waiting around like this. Though he seemed to calm down as she gripped his wrist, he smiled apologetically at her reaching up with his other hand to touch the back of his neck. “Sorry, it was just something to do...” He mumbled, rubbing his hands together as she released him, his lip twitching up in mirth as she attempted to pout at him the fact she was smiling as well didn’t help her cause though it was a cute gesture...cue him agreeing to her ridiculous terms. He sighed as he listened to her knowing full well he wouldn’t win this battle...”Fine, I’ll offer you a deal...I’ll wear just the bunny ears until your hair returns to normal” He offered her with a cheeky smile to accompany it. His ears pricked as he heard Mercy beginning to announce something. He remained quiet through her speech feeling rather disappointed at the fact he’d basically been last, he sighed to himself clapping along with everyone else as the winners were announced. “Well done Darwin fourth place” He grinned at the blue haired boy feeling like the odd one out in the group. “So I should.-“ Crash started to s
ay though stopped, his breath hitching as if he were about to sneeze. “Ah cra-achooo!” He lifted one of the socks to his face way before he sneezed but as he did he practically exploded in a puff of purple smoke, the costume he was wearing crumpled to the floor after a few seconds it begun to move as if something was stuck within ita few moments later a little gingery/red puppy head popped out of the material, it wriggled its nose before lurching forward succeeding in face planting the floor before barrelling over and landed on its butt in front of Kathy’s feet. It had to undoubtedly be the red haired shapeshifter in disguise, it lifted its nose looking up at Kathy tiny tail thumping against the sand. Oh fate thou art a cruel deity... Crash thought to himself.

Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

ALL OF THE COLLAB-ING BULKHEAD 12: The Dirty Dozen

Summary: *spoiler* an Athalia student wins. Also, a friendly message from our sponsor, Apophis.

Alistair smiled when she agreed "thanks" he gently took her hand "follow me, i think the finish line is over here" he starting walking, not entirely sure if she was actually going to follow or not. he was pretty sure he was going the right way, there was one of the other contestants washing paint off, he walked up to the lady who seemed to be in charge he held up the paper and gestured to Little Feather "a feather, is that it?"

Ryuu began to make a run for the finish line, gritting his teeth as he did so. He then glanced at Carmen when she surprisingly asked him with a playful manner about whether he was pleased with picking her up. The otaku simply grumbled, averting his gaze away from the particularly playful lady,

"Er... I guess so. I'm surprised you're not trying to slap me like most women did."

The sunglasses-wearing student looked up at the finish line, only to feel disappointed with how there were people ALREADY at the freaking-

"ARE YOU SERIOU- oh my God," Ryuu rolled his eyes in disbelief, unable to comprehend what he was seeing. Not only did he get one of the fastest headstarts among the students AND miraculously lose, but they were men that obviously looked more decent than he did. Still, he attempted to kick his feet up toward them.

"Hold on!" Ryuu shouted to Carmen, clutching her a little tighter to prevent himself from somehow dropping her. He then sprinted as fast as he could. The otaku genuinely hoped that SOMETHING would determine him to rank at least at second place, but then again, luck never ever took his side. Putting as much effort into his run, Ryuu finally entered the finish line.

The otaku panted a little. While his energy had not run out, he never really was the best at running. With that said, he gently put Carmen on her feet, quickly putting his paper down on one of the tables. He then cheekily apologized to Carmen with a disappointed mumble,

"Sorry 'bout... you know, kinda snatching you away from your fun like that."

Ryuu shook his head. He wondered what place he was exactly in, but right at the moment, he felt quite dizzy. After all, his nuts just got hit by a rock a minute ago. He wondered what Carmen had to say, for she sort of did have the right to complain.

With all the guys having moved on to the item hunt, Kathy decided to just stand back and watch the rest of the race, thinking there was nothing more she could do to get involved. “Hm?” Hearing her name being called out, she turned to see Darwin in a burlesque dress. She couldn’t help but laugh. This race was really turning out more like a costume race than simply cross-dressing. She was about to agree to help when… ‘Huh? Blue? Like a smurf?’ She blinked, wondering if she had heard him wrong. “Um… What do you mean by ‘turning me blue’..? You mean literally?” Feeling a little apprehensive at the idea, she held her hand out but didn’t quite grasp his offered hand yet. He had promised it wouldn’t hurt, but nothing else yet. “Er, it’s perfectly safe right? You’re not going to do something that will affect me permanently in any way..?”

Darwin tilted his head and smiled. Oh how people acted around him, he'd have to convince her.....some other way. He laughed like a mad man and began turning her blue. "Don't worry I can just turn you back to normal afterwards.......well it might be a while till your hair changes back though....so..." He began to grin as her skin became blue along with her hair and her clothes. He loved doing this sort of thing...not only did it freak people out but it was good practice.....but it also turned his own hair blue as well. That was the only downside. He stepped back to see the adorable blue girl. "Now come on, I WILL NOT LOSE!" he grabbed her hand and dragged her after him to the finishing line. He arrived and jumped on the finish line. "WE MADE IT!" He laughed and ran over to Ryuu."Oh hey Ryuu!" He said as he changed back and his burlesque outfit somehow stayed in one piece.

"!!!" As Darwin had promised, the actual transformation did not hurt but it she couldn't help but feel worried as she saw her skin turning blue. 'On one hand I'm curious, but on the other I'm not sure if I want to see...' Kathy thought, wondering if it was a good or bad thing she didn't have a mirror on herself at the moment. There was also the slight worry about the fact her hair would remain this shade of colour for a while, but at the moment she was just praying that her skin would return to her normal colour soon. She was pretty sure all the blood had drained from her face from the fright. Under normal circumstances her complexion would've been as white as a sheet now, but she had no idea how that looked with her unnatural shade of skin.

Kathy ran quickly to keep up with Darwin, not wanting to be the one to slow him down after she promised to help out.

Carmen could tell the guy that was carrying her was also extremely competitive - he was acting like he had to make a buzzer-beater or a game-winning touchdown run or something. Her head was certainly very close to the ground as he sprinted, and she certainly very noticed. But, thankfully, the two reached the finished line without Carmen being killed, maimed, or even slightly injured. In an about-face from what just happened, the guy put Carmen on her feet gently, as if trying to make up for the cataclysmic dash that had just occurred. Carmen could tell that he was both disappointed at his apparent result and at least a little disappointed at what he had just done to her, a point made clear with his sheepish apology. She chuckled at him. "Oh, it's quite alright. It was a welcome change from decimating the guys on the bridge...not that that wasn't fun," she replied. "But, thank you for not killing me," she finished with an out-of-place dramatized polite curtsy. "Then I would have been a little upset."

Ryuu gulped, though it was only because he felt tired. With that said, he was glad to hear that Carmen did not feel that offended with him being some sort of princess-snatcher, or whatever the heck could describe what he did. The sunglasses-wearing student responded to Carmen's "polite curtsy" with a confused look.

Alas, he was an idiot. He actually began to wonder on whether she had some sort of revival spell whenever she died, seeing how she talked of death so simply. He then began to wonder if he was just being plain retarded.

The otaku chose the latter, for he realized that he was overestimating his own thinking ability.

"Er, yeah," Ryuu nodded with a nervous, yet tired look. "It would've been problematic if that actually happened..."

He then turned from her momentarily, sighing again. While he did have way more stamina lying within him, the disappointment was sort of killing him. He needed something to punch on. Or slice apart. Something that did not involve having people as his targets. Something that he could pent his frustration upon. After all, he pretty much had a girl (Andromeda) cheer for him for two games, both of which he surely lost in. From what his sister told him, it was best to apologize to people that supported him in whatever he failed at. It was a good practice, though Ryuu was seriously not used to it. Nevertheless, he would try it out if he sees Andromeda.

Still, he felt a little curious about the woman he just picked up. Not only did she not respond with some sort of outburst, but she also did not seem to mind how he literally tossed her around due to his rough running abilities. And not to mention, but he did not expect someone who used a trumpet to simply dismiss something vulgar that happened to them. Maybe he needed to stop using the "stereotypical views" his father accidentally taught him when he was drunk.

"So, uh," the otaku said, diverting his attention from his disappointment, "you're... Carmen, from what I've heard during the race? I saw you use a trumpet several times, though I never actually got to talk to you."

Ryuu would be lying if he cheesily added "I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN, GURL."

The shade guy continued to stumble through conversation, clearly tired from the race. However, he was making conversation with Carmen, and it was somebody she hadn't met yet, so she had no objections. She smiled as he asked about her. "Yes, I'm Carmen. You probably figured that out from that Ara guy yelling at me, huh?" she chuckled. "Not easy to miss. ...anyway yes, I do have a trumpet that I use. It enables my abilities in my human form, you see...although my other form isn't exactly useful at the moment," she said with a slightly dejected tone. "Without my trumpet with me I'm just an ordinary girl really into fashion. And fun," she said, looking a little disappointed at herself for her very lackluster description of her trumpet-less self. She pondered for a moment, and decided to return the favor. "What about you? I've seen you around usually doing something ridiculous but I know nothing about you. What's your name? What's your story?" She was entering into Eternal Questions mode and she knew it, but she figured she would be cut short any moment by the megaphone lady announcing the race results, so she didn't really care.

Ryuu felt a little taken aback by the sudden amount of questions Carmen sent to his direction. He then put up a thoughtful look, quickly forgetting that he had just finished a race right at the moment. After devising a good outline for a short introduction he could use, the otaku gave himself an extremely quick fist-pump. He turned to Carmen again with a bit of his confidence returned.

"So... I'm Ryuu. Just an anime-loving punk, if you put me in a nutshell. I can control plasma and sorta morph it up to make weird stuff... such as flashlights and chef knives. Local city spoilsport fits my background, I guess."

The sunglasses-wearing student blinked, giving Carmen a curious look. Then, a relieved sigh came out of him. Putting some honesty into his next words, Ryuu told Carmen,

"Honestly, ordinary sounds extraordinary in this academy, from what I could tell so far. At least you're talented with something music-related. I only know how to scream 'Barotone' at scary-looking punks..."

Ryuu seemed to grumble out the last part, though he was visibly fascinated by the fact that he just met someone capable of using a trumpet that granted them magical powers. He always enjoyed music, though he never got the chance to actually lay his hands on a single musical instrument after he somehow made his father's car explode just by playing the drums. The otaku did not feel like asking Carmen about her 'other form' simply to not intrude into her privacy.

"You really play that trumpet well, though," Ryuu admitted. "Where'd you learn how to play it?"

Little Feather was rather surprised when Alistair gripped her hand, she felt the blood rush to her face before she could stop it. She followed Alistair as he led her towards the finish line, she thought better of starting up a conversation as they walked to the line after all he was technically still in this race. She lifted her other hand and waved at Mercy as Alistair made his way towards her, she opened her mouth to speak when the winged boy beat her too it she fell silent again waiting for the silver haired woman's reaction.

Mercy had been throwing paint bombs ruthlessly at the contestants aware she probably should have been at the finish line, responsibly waiting for them to finish...but responsibility was the last thing on her mind, she wanted to be a little reckless. She laughed heartily as she managed to catch Crash with a neon pink balloon to his face, pulling back her arm she was about to aim a balloon at another brown haired student (Ara) when she realised what he was wearing, the balloon slipped from her fingers falling onto the sand with a small bounce. She put a hand to her head exhaling when she realized it hadn't exploded everywhere, she didn't particularly fancy being covered in paint...surprisingly. Distraction aside she moved along the assault course grinning as Carmen and Kathy created havoc at the rickety bridge unbeknownst to all of them Koop had been flying around snapping pictures left right and center, catching memorable shots. She made sure she was at the finish first, watching Brako as he looked at the piece of paper listing his item she couldn't help but wonder what he'd got his facial expressions were confusing, she tilted her head to the side as Maria pulled the paper from his hand and read it before bursting into laughter. Although her curiosity was peaked further, she had to turn her attention back to the other contestants who were flooding towards the finish line.

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(Hell - Apophis' Chamber)

There were times when Apophis did not feel well, but today was not one of those times. Lucifer had granted him some free-time, mainly to give him a short moment to cool down. But in all of Apophis' honesty, he never really was mad at anything during his visit on Earth. He simply wanted to give off the impression that he was a foolish, weak demon that could easily get aggravated, though he never suspected that Thane would actually shove a spear through his face. Or neck. Or both at once. It seemed that many people truly believed that he was the foolish, weak demon that he wanted to look like.

Things were going his way. Even now, his plans were progressing smoothly. But there were bound to be mistakes, yet Apophis had prepared plans if he actually made such mistakes. He was a mastermind. A genius. A truly novel piece of intelligence. He was someone who served Lucifer loyally.

For now, that is.

Deep within Apophis' chamber, a shrill cry echoed violently. But as soon as the voice of agony raised its voice, it immediately grew silent. Apophis, the Eater of Souls, put his freshest victim next to the grindstone he just used. He placed the head on top of the inactive, gore-covered stone in a satirically humorous fashion.

He let out a quick "Tsk," wiping off a tear of blood that streaked down one of the victim's eyes.

"A tear of loss," he said, wiping off one tear before wiping yet another with a gentle smile. "A tear of joy."

There were still victims that still had their souls intact, though he simply shoved them all in a single, tight closet. He liked hearing the vibrations of shrill screams reflecting off of brass furniture. It was simply how he worked. Picking up the scattered flesh around him, Apophis immediately headed deeper into his chamber. It was slightly darker in the depths, but it was enough for him to see things. Red water splashed as his feet create paths between them.

"One day, I'd like to path the seas like Moses did," Apophis said to himself with deep thought. "Seas of blood, that is."

The man proceeded to work on... something... for an entire hour. During this time, he did not speak a word, carefully crafting something. Something he could use to test Athalia Academy's courage, mentality, and power. Foot soldiers were out of the question due to how they needed more training. Apophis began grinning by the time he finished crafting a brand-new creation.

"How beautiful," he whispered, his dead eyes sparkling with childish joy.

After he was finished working on the creation for the moment, Apophis returned to the entrance of the chamber again, blood splattered over his entire face. They were his blood, but at last, they had been used to serve for a greater purpose. Apophis honestly did not require blood; they just gave his opponents hope whenever they managed to hit him. His wounds had healed as if nothing happened in the past few months.

Just when he opened his closet filled with people, the chamber's doors were smashed open. Apophis turned to face a familiar, angry face with a ridiculously wide smile.

"Apophis," Thane growled.

"THANE! HE HA HE HA HA!" Apophis screamed with joy, his mouth slightly tearing itself apart again. "Oh, it's really nice to have you around. Want some coffee?"

The Eater of Souls carelessly placed the man on a flat, bloody table, still staring at Thane with an exuberant expression as he picked up a chainsaw. Placing the saw dangerously close next to the man's face, Apophis carelessly gave Thane a salute, sarcastically complimenting the ninja,

"You're good at hitting people with that spear of your's, my man."

Thane's eyes were still furious, though he visibly attempted to calm himself down. It had been several hours since he left one of the interdimensional-warp gates, and he already heard that Apophis had done something drastic. It turned out that Apophis did something else just as drastic as what he did while Thane was missing from Hell.

"Apophis," the ninja growled, "where did you get all of those people? Why didn't you inform the Lord that you were capturing them, anyway?"

The Eater of Souls laughed once, rubbing the bridge of his nose. He then looked at the man he just took out of the closet, who stared at him with a horrified look. A rag had been tied over his mouth to prevent him from speaking audible words. Turning back to Thane, Apophis shrugged.

"I originally went you guys to get some supplies," the flesh-wearing deity said, pointing at the terrified soul.

He then grinned violently, his eyes glowing a little, as he continued,

"So I paid some people... a visit. A fair amount of people, actually. Enough to make me a little satisfied for about... ten minutes."

Thane's face scrunched up, which made Apophis giggle at him.

"Then tell me," the ninja whispered dangerously, "how were you able to meet the Madministrator AND take back the fallen angel? And knowing you, something's wrong with her life being spared."

The Eater of Souls shrugged, suddenly turning on his chainsaw. Before the victim was able to even scream, Apophis cut him up into twelve pieces in a millisecond. Putting aside the bloody cutting tool, Apophis ate yet another soul. He did not need to exactly eat any of the victim's limbs: all he needed to do was to sense the soul and absorb it.

With one task completed, Apophis stood up and took a small, exotic cup from a cupboard, quickly returning to the table. He then used one of the limbs to create a "cup of coffee."

"Here!" Apophis said with a gentle smile. "This cup is yours, my good friend."

"Answer my question, Apophis," Thane said, though this time, he did not act harshly. "I need to know just how you thwarted someone as strong as that man and complete a mission I was supposed to finish."

The one who wore his brother's flesh raised an eyebrow. He slightly shook the cup, motioning for Thane to grab it, though the ninja did not seem interested in drinking blood as if it were a beverage. Apophis shrugged, drinking out of the cup instead, before he told the warrior,

"You see, all you need to know is that I can... trick a lot of people. And I specialize in being tricky. I tricked the Madmin, and I completed that stupid mission. End of story."

Apophis downed all that was left inside the cup, tossing it aside once he was finished with it.

"Thane, tonight, I am going to use my free time productively. I want to have some fun, just for a while. You don't need to mind me all the stinking time, do you?"

The warrior of Hell made a thoughtful look. As much as he hated the flesh-wearing deity, following him around might make him lose his reputation. And he simply did not want to see Apophis in his sight for now. Lucifer had him under control, so even if the deity went out to meet the students again, he would probably not dare to try and kill them. Thane stood up, simply asking Apophis, "Where's the captured target now?"

"Uh," the Eater of Souls thought to himself before answering, "she's probably at the prison at this point. I dunno."

Thane nodded before walking away. Soon enough, he had left Apophis' chamber.

Apophis grinned.

He then made an absolutely mad smile as he quietly questioned Thane, who had left the chamber,

"Do you really think I don't know, my friend?"

---

Just as she turned to move over to Seven another young man whom she didn't recognize (Alistair) approached her her eyebrow twitched up as she noticed he was firstly dressed as a maid which made her lip twitch in mirth and secondly he had Little Feather in tow, she smiled at the pair of them. A surprised look crossing her expression as he held out a piece of paper and asked her a question, she looked at the paper before shifting her golden gaze to Little Feather. "That! Is genius" She giggled looking between the pair with a grin on her face "I hadn't been expecting that, well played" She admitted turning her attention to the winged boy (Alistair) checking his costume over she gave him a thumbs up. "Costume intact so you've passed, hang around a while longer we'll announce the winner and such" She grinned at them before walking over to another contestant.

Moving over to Seven first she danced around the sopping wet bakeneko holding a hand to her mouth to suppress her laughter as she glanced at his piece of paper, nodding her approval. "Ocean water check, nicely done" She grinned at the bakeneko. "And you're still in costume! So you pass, hold tight whilst I check the others and then we'll announce the winner" She told Seven, hoping he heard her over his frenzied cleaning.

After that interesting exchange Mercy hopped her way over to her favourite unicorn, unfortunately not recognizing it was Kathy stood next to him straight away though her eyes were drawn to the smurf colored person. "Wow...I think I can already guess what you got" She grinned at the now blue haired boy, glancing back at the blue person beside him she finally clocked who it was. "Looking good Kathy" She playfully commented to the embarrassed girl. "Don't be embarrassed honey, you have seen what the guys are wearing right?" She placed her hand on Kathy's unoccupied shoulder smiling at her even if she didn't see. Of course at that moment she noticed the rather adorable blue haired chibi on her other shoulder, her response was very tame as she smiled at the boy. "Hey, you're rather cute aren't you?" She murmured to him with a warm smile before she looked back at Darwin. "He is adorable and has blue hair so I'll take it" She grinned at the unicorn. "So are you of course Kathy...but if Darwin was submitting you as his item that would mean he was breaking the rule of not using his powers" She commented to the pair, a small twinkle in her eye. "Hang around I'll announce winners soon" She grinned at them as she moved away from the trio heading towards the sun glass wearing Otaku and the extremely fashionable Carmen who still had a hold of her larger-than-life hat by the looks of it

She was more cautious when approaching the pair, seeing as they were clearly deep in conversation she felt a little intrusive as she walked towards them but she had to check out Ryuu's item..."Hey you two!" She cut in, offering a small wave of her hand as well as a smile. "Excuse me for interrupting but I just need to check out your item" She spoke to Ryuu indicating the paper in his hand as she reached for it. Her golden eyes quickly took in the printed words as she pinched the edge of the paper stretching it just enough that she could read it without taking it from Ryuu. "Fabulous" She smiled at the pair. "Although I'm a little confused as to why your costume looks this way...I can see its a complete costume therefore you have also passed" She admitted to Ryuu. "The results shall be announced in just a moment don't disappear just yet" She explained, taking a step back. "I'll let you get back to what you were doing" She grinned at the pair as she moved over to the paint riddled shapeshifter.

With that it was onto the next contestant...the brown haired student in the rather colorful wedding dress (Ara), Mercy felt her chest tighten but she bounded over to him with enthusiasm once he had crossed the finishing line. "Hey!" She greeted him brightly. "I'm Mercy" She introduced herself with smile. "Lets see what you've got there hmm?" She grinned at him, tugging the crumpled paper from his hand before he could object she smoothed it out between her fingers quickly reading it before she moved closer for a brief moment inspecting the swimsuit. "That's great and you're still in your costume so you passed, if you want to hang around a few more moments I'll announce the winner and such" She grinned at him, offering him back his piece of paper before she moved away from him.

Last but not least Mercy walked over to Crash who was still sat in the sand, with his arm in the air, she snatched the paper from his fingers making him flinch as she came to stand next to him, reading the paper and looking down at him to see he was still wearing the high heels. "You couldn't find a matching pair?" She grinned down at the red haired shapeshifter. "They are a pair!" He grinned at her, chuckling as she whapped him upside the head with her hand. "Sure, you still a bunny under all that paint?" She asked him. Crash reached down and pulled the devil made shoes from his feet exhaling in relief as he did, once they were off he discarded them in the sand and got to his feet lifting a hand to his head to straighten his ears. "Unfortunately I am" Crash sighed at her grumbling something under his breath as she burst out laughing at his paint splattered appearance. "Oh your face!" She grinned at him, reaching up to ruffle his hair between his ears. "On the plus side you passed, so hang around I'll announce the winners in a moment" She told him with an affectionate smile before moving away from him, the shapeshifter waited all of two seconds before he walked over to the blue colored Kathy, tilting his head to the side and raising an eyebrow at her appearance. "What's with the smurf look?" He asked her with a cheeky grin nodding at Darwin.

“Ara, nice meet you.” With a nod of his head, Ara returned Mercy’s greeting. Then looking at her as she offered the paper back he asked, “Do I still need that though?” Regardless of the actual answer she gave him, he accepted it back and decided to wait patiently for the announcement to be made. More importantly (since he knew he wasn’t in first place anyway), for the okay to go back and get the dress off of him. He looked around to see that Carmen was hanging out with someone he recognized but didn’t really know. Going up to join them, he held up a hand in greeting and called out, “Hey.”

They probably didn’t have a very good impression of each other at this point, but since Carmen looked like she was having fun Ara decided to at least go through with a proper introduction to the guy (Ryuu). “Hey, Ara. I recognize you from the water balloon game, but don’t really know your name. Mind telling me what it is?”

Ryuu turned to face a familiar face. A face he sort of wanted to punch, but... it would be bad if this guy somehow got him suspended or something. And giving him a slightly brighter chance for a decent conversation seemed better than having to fight everyone. Giving Ara a curious look, the otaku raised an eyebrow as he held a hand back in greeting.

"Uh... 'sup?" Ryuu said, wondering if he could end some tension as soon as possible. "Name's Ryuu. Sorry about... you know, trying to go all ham on you and stuff at that balloon fight. I didn't really know what was going on, honestly."

Carmen was about to respond to the guy she now knew as Ryuu's compliment and question about her ability when Ara showed up...in a completely ruined wedding dress. As he began to talk to Ryuu, she went through it in her head. Let's see. He had to military crawl underneath his net. Not really his fault. He had to climb up a slippery slope where he may have gotten hit by paint balloon bombs. Not really his fault either. Then he had to cross a rickety bridge where I sort of obliterated him with a foam cannon. Definitely not his fault. He had a 0% chance of getting that dress through unscathed or even decent condition. But am I still going to blame it on him? Absolutely. With her inner thoughts sorted, she waited for a break in the interaction between the two men and interjected simply and curtly, "Nice dress," with a completely deadpan expression that said "I am not amused". Of course it was somewhat in jest, but she didn't want him to know that just yet.

Kathy peeked out between her fingers to look at Mercy when she approached them. “Yes but… This is a little different.” She mumbled as Mercy placed a hand on her shoulder and attempted to console her. Actually, despite the fact she was covering her face, she didn’t feel too embarrassed yet. She was actually dreading something that hadn’t quite happened yet and was covering her face for that reason alone…

Listening to Mercy talk to Darwin, Kathy wondered, ‘Just why was I turned blue again..?’ She lowered her hands and gave the unicorn a sheepish smile. “Ha-ha, I guess I couldn’t be too much help this time. Sorry about that.” Then looking at Alex she commented, "Though you were able to save the day." Then noticing that Crash was approaching them, she visibly stiffened up a bit. Kathy didn’t really want to be seen by him as she was right now, even if he just seemed to find it amusing. Turning to Darwin she gently poked him on the arm and asked, “Can you please just change me back now?” Complete with a slight puppy-eyed look, she seemed quite ready to get back to normal.

The junkyard (sci-fic rp)

:O I was in The Scrapyard!

I remember what happened. El GM godmodded, abusing his GM status and generally overstepping the boundaries. I called him out on it bigtime in the OOC and then the Guild went down forever. The two coincided so perfectly that I thought I had been banned for questioning the GM or something. It was only when I offhand searched a couple months later to see if I was still out that I found out the new Guild had just been launched and in fact I was never banned. But...I (along with everyone else) lost a lot in the Guildfall, including all the work I put into my character for The Scrapyard. His CS was ridiculously long and detailed.

Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

QUANTUM COLLAB SECTOR XI: Ocean's Eleven (minus George Clooney)

Summary: "Boogity boogity boogity! Let's go racin', boys!"

Ryuu gulped when the announcement was made. Mercy announced the rules of the game. With that said, he felt worried about the so-called "item hunt." Just what would he have to hunt? There was the possibility that he would suddenly have to pick up a pencil. How the crap would he find a PENCIL here? How would he find SUNGLASSES here? He totally had no idea how to find pencils and sunglasses...

...That did not belong to him, of course. What would he get? Just what on Earth would he get? A demon charging towards his face again? Or maybe...

Anedine.

Ryuu suddenly let his hands crash against the sides of his head, his face making up an extremely complex expression. With that said, he was quite... red. A little. And that was because of his plasma... right?

The otaku ducked. He took a deep breath. He heard the countdown going "3, 2, 1," but during those three seconds, he felt his adrenaline rise. It was as if someone kicked him in the nuts. Actually, he would have preferred it if someone did kick him. With a powerful dash, Ryuu let his skirt flow across the air, revealing his stinking awesome polka dot boxers, before charging toward the net with a slide. He nearly screamed due to how he felt a conveniently well-placed stone hit his nuts.

Now he really did not like the idea of something kicking his nuts anymore.

Still, Ryuu slid, letting his tears scream through the air. His dress was already getting torn by the sheer weight power he was applying in moving. The otaku found the slippery slope, however, to be a serious pain.

Lily watched as the boy left, her smile fading. So much for that... She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath and walked on, just watching. Her head perked up when she heard Mercy speak, reminding her of her entire purpose for being here. Deciding to try and wait again, she walked up to another girl who was quite obviously prepared to give an onslaught (Carmen) and stood next to her, a calm expression on her face. At this point, she was perfectly fine with just watching.

"Hi..." Lily spoke softly, a bit shy now. She was unsure of whether she wanted to try and make conversation or just stop trying.

Brako stood there, looking up at the course, his eyes trained on it, his expression blank. He heaved a heavy sigh as the others began to race off. He shook his head slowly, and made his way under the net, sliding along as well as he could. He wasn't really putting in all that much effort so it took a bit. His dress kept getting snagged. In the middle of the net, Brako stopped and stared down at the dress that kept causing him so many problems. He blinked before smiling and bending down toward it. With a firm hand, he pulled at the material and ripped some of the dress off. Content with himself, he continued and made it through the net. He glared up at the 'slippery slope.' before finally beginning his accent up it. Because of his slow pace, most of the girls didn't even notice him and he made it up with.. relative ease. He did fall a few times, bruising his knees.

He'd feel that in the morning.

Seven didn't much bother to listen about rules and things to do. The only thing he really card his to make through everything and find the item on the paper. Seven watched as the other students ran well maybe he wasn't sure he was too busy scratching his cat ears with his foot. He wasn't even looking at the right way he was busy looking at a seagull eating something... weird. He wanted to wait first of the other to go, maybe because he might beat them to quickly or that he thinks. "This is to easy..." He said gleefully as he licked his paw...hand thing. He turned around to see some contestants running off, he still waited until he was last... even lying on the sand and napping for a moment. Seven laughed how the image of some students were already getting hit with balloons filled with paint. He stood up and stretched a bit. The weird old guy in a pink dress hasn't moved yet... "...weird old man" he side commented until he sprang to action, but he didn't run like a normal human... he ran like the wild cat he was. All on fours he ran with great cat speed even though wearing that pink belly dance outfit. He noticed the net thing and smiled happily. "Just like hunting..." He crawled down, moving with great speed. Flexibility was a great cat like ability for him to have.

He passed by a guy in the wedding dress, a bunny suit, (more character who are going through the net) Soon enough he was out of the military net and did a back flip until he was doing a hand stand in front of everyone still at the net. His skirt went down due to gravity so his underwear... well... he wasn't wearing any... he was showing his...gender...Seven made a childish face and smirk. 'Thank you Vanessa for giving me this outfit' He had to thank her later for the very movable outfit. "Keep it up guys, you are slow! Like slugs.. see you in five months!" He taunted them until doling one more backflip then continued with the competition. He even reached the slop thing, he smirk as he fixed his position like a lion preying and then started to climb up very quickly.

" Go Alistair!" Cyber cheered out for Alistair very happily but inside he wished to get this over with and get some free grub. He was already mad due to Lily ended up walking and talking to another lady. He just sighed but gave out another fake smile and continue to cheer for Alistair.

Carmen looked on as the competitors began their long and arduous journey through the obstacle course. She wasn't sure who she would root for...she figured Ara would be a logical choice because she dressed him, but as he got into the net and began ripping up the dress she quickly changed her mind and decided to root for nobody. She frowned as he frayed the bottom of the dress, disappointed that that nice dress was about to go to waste. She couldn't really blame him because it would be pretty much impossible to keep something like that dress in pristine condition in an obstacle course, but...she was Carmen and she was going to blame him anyway. She noticed the old man she had dressed climbing the slope and decided not to pelt him with paint balloons...it just didn't seem right. When the cat person from the student center arrived at the slope way ahead of everyone else, Carmen released three balloons in brutal succession straight at him down the slope...at the very least it would give the rest of the guys a chance against the more nimble cat guy. Plus it was fun.

As she finished throwing the balloons, an unfamiliar girl came up to her. She seemed calm and even shy - but she was gorgeous. Carmen wondered if she'd been here the whole time and the two had just never crossed paths or if she was new. In any case, she looked forward to meeting her...and getting her to open up, of course. She was actually surprised when the girl said a soft "Hi" instead of nothing, and was happy to respond. Turning to the girl (as the rest of the boys were still a while off yet), she responded with a bright smile. "Hello! I don't recognize you...have we met? My name's Carmen!" she offered as she extended her hand to offer a handshake.

Lily blinked at the bright smile and the even brighter greeting. She certainly hadn't expected it. A small smile grew on her lips at the girl, getting her hopes up again but what could the angel do? She had to try, right? She watched the girl's hand as it came out to shake hers. With a gentle hand, she reached out and took Carmen's, smiling warmly. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Lily." She spoke, her voice still soft and warm. "I don't think we've met before. I haven't met many people here yet." She continued, sounding like an awfully shy girl. Which, she really wasn't. She was just a bit put off for that day Normally, she was more open and outgoing, if not sarcastic. But, this day had put her in a bit of a bad mood. She wasn't angry, just... put off.

Grumbling to himself the whole time (obviously not being a very good sport), Ara finally made it through the net obstacle. He had kept having to pull the lower half of his dress up because it snagged against a part of the net or just started to trail behind him from moving forward. In fact, it snagged again at the edge of the net as he got up. Clicking his tongue, Ara grabbed the hem and pulled it to the side to get it free. He sighed, looking at the people in front of him. "Tsk. This is why I wanted something easier to move in Carmen." Then noticing the guy who was revealing quite a bit below the belt, he shook his head in wonder. 'Does that even count as having the whole outfit on?' He thought as he ran up to the slippery slope.

Luckily for him, this was actually not too bad to move through. As long as he kept the dress lifted high up, it seemed that he would be able to climb up without too much trouble but... Ara cast a dubious glance towards the sidelines. Something told him that he as probably not going to get away with an easy ride for much longer.

Darwin sped through the rickety bridge not giving a damn as his dress flapped in the wind. It was actually very refreshing. He finally found a table with some weird numbers on it. He really should've listened to the rules.....ah well. He grabbed a piece of paper with the word 9 on it, wait no, it was a NUMBER! He chuckled again and ran off looking for something blue and adorable.wait no.....he was looking for something ADORABLUE.

It appeared as if he would have to work his way up this wall afterwards, as that's what the others were doing. so he quickly skimmed up, having little to no problem, wings fluttering slightly behind him he stopped at the top, realizing he had actually gained a little distance on the others, not much as he was still behind, but he was certainly closer. he came to the bridge, He heard a voice calling out his name and did a quick bow to miss Cyber before heading out on the bridge, again he didn't have much trouble and was quickly catching up with everyone else, as his wings continued to flutter slightly behind his as he walked, keeping him roughly straight most of the way, he stumbled toward the end but managed to regain his footing and got to the other end to the table. he grabbed a paper marked '10', he flipped it over and read 'a feather' he thought for a second and almost laughed at his thought, he put the paper carefully in a pocket of the pinafore.

Ryuu smashed his face with a massive palm, simply grumbling to himself, "Of course my freaking dress would kick my own a-s."

With that said, he stared at the lower portion of his dress. He suddenly got a beautiful idea.

Reaching out for the dress, he gripped it tightly. But he was not going to discard the dress itself. No, he was going to actually IMPROVISE!!! Right at this moment, Ryuu felt like a freaking genius. He wondered why Obama did not recommend this method of running with a dress to all women in his country. Or people with dresses in general.

Ryuu suddenly tore nearly two-thirds of the lower portion of his dress. He then pinched two parts of the cloth before tying it around his neck. And all of a sudden, viola!

Ryuu earned a pink, frilly cape! With a satisfied grin, the otaku literally stormed up the slope, now satisfied with how his dress was affecting him. His polka dot boxers were not something he was embarrassed about. With that said, he screamed like an insane maniac yearning to kill some unforgivable rival. The sunglasses-wearing... student(?) charged out of the slope, paint plastered on his left torso, eager to complete the race as soon as possible.

Chris took in a deep breath as the count down was called. She smiled and booked it for the net, sliding under with ease, well, that is until she collided with someone. Without stopping to see who it was, Chris steady herself again and booked it for the end of the net. Within about a minute, she was out and on the slope, climbing up. She had cuts and a few bruises now but she ignored them, nothing she hadn't had before.

Crash hadn't taken too long to reach the end of the net, after working out a good routine he had begun to move faster literally popping out the other end a few moments after Ara, he scrabbled to his feet completely bypassing the half naked guy as he pegged it for the slippery slope, gripping a rope he tugged it testingly before leaning back a little and beginning his ascent, not even entertaining the thought of looking to the sidelines he had barely got a third of the way up before a balloon collided with his face splattering him in neon pink paint and knocking him spare, he barely kept a hold of the rope as he fell sideways the paint from the balloons flying here there and everywhere was making the slippery slope even more of a pain to get past, hearing Mercy's hysterical laughter he was positive half of the balloons that hit him where from her. He found the only way he could get up this thing was pulling himself up purely by his arms as his feet struggled to get a foothold. He made it over finally practically flopping over the edge like a fish landing on his feet, he wiped paint from his face now sporting neon pink, green, yellow and orange paint he was practically dripping with the stuff. "I really should learn..." He muttered to himself, jogging across to the rickety bridge.

For an old man, it didn't take Brako long at all to get to the table with the pieces of paper. In all honesty, he knew the girls would pity him and not pelt him with anything. His hands hurt from the rope and his... 'princess' dress was in shambles but he didn't care. He made it up here. Time to get his piece of paper, get his item and... leave this game. With a determined expression, Brako reached in the box and pulled out a piece of paper. Slowly, he unfolded it.

Some say they saw Brako's face that day. Some say he was in shock, others say he simply cried. To this day, we still do not know what paper the VP pulled.

As Brako came down from the other side of the tower, Maria stood at the end to watch him. She raised a brow at his expression and grabbed the paper as he walked by. She blinked for a moment before busting out in laughter.

Paint-filled balloons ready in her arms, Kathy basically threw balloons at anyone that wasn't Chris or the vice-principal. After dragging 'him' over to the race, she felt guilty about hitting Chris with anything and Brako was... Well, as tempting as it was, the good student inside of her just didn't seem to let her aim anything at someone that high up on the school ladder. She was clearly playing some favourites here, but that as her choice right? She did aim one or two balloon at Crash, but soon the majority of it became aimed at a certain brown-haired individual in a wedding dress that was nowhere near its original colour anymore.

The wedding dress just seemed to be soaking up the paint like a sponge. Clicking his tongue, Ara momentarily stopped the ascent up the slippery slope to rip the lower half of his dress and tie the ripped portions a bit higher up near his thighs. It looked a little strange, especially since his swimming trunks were now peeking out from underneath too, but at least he could actually move around better. After spitting out some of the paint that had gotten into his mouth, he gritted his teeth and finished with the second obstacle. Going to the rickety bridge, he began to make his way across as he tried to catch up to the others.

Darwin chuckled maniacally again and practically took off from the ground. He knew what he must do. He ran off in his fancy burlesque dress towards the crowd of girls.

he then walked past the desk out onto the beach. he had to look around before he saw what he was looking for. he slowly walked over to the large creature that had tried to kill him earlier "Hello Lion" he then turned to his friend "Hello Little Feather, do you mind if i ask you a favor? I apologize for just leaving you earlier by the way" he smiled, clasping his hands in front of him.

With a mighty leap, Ryuu landed outside of the slope. He then put his all in running like crazy, his eyes screaming "I'm going to kill you all if you get in my way." With that said, Ryuu literally tripped and rolled on the rickety bridge before finally reaching the tables. With that said, he really did not know what was coming up. After what he went through, a demon did not sound like a bad thing to find. That would give him an excuse to actually have his kind of action-packed fun. With anxiety swirling in his head, the otaku snatched his paper, anticipating something he could take on with his fists...

Seven laughed even more as this competitors were going a head o of him, he gave a small smirk and then he climbed even faster passing by the others. Due to his speed he was gladly enough to not get hit by the paint balloons. He was enjoying this game, he loved seeing people suffer in a way, it made him more interested in a lot of....things... Then he ran fast towards the next obstacle of.. playground for him. He sped through the old like bridge, dodging the foam like matrix style...even passing by a weird guy who looked like a homeless super hero... Running like a cat he finally reached to the tables where he notices papers. He grabbed one and opened it.. his eyes were shocked.... his nightmare was getting to him....

Carmen was sure she had heard the name Lily somewhere before, but couldn't put her finger on it. Dismissing it as deja vu, she returned the warm greeting. "That's ok. There's no rush!", she said, responding to Lily saying she hadn't met many people yet. She was about to continue when she glanced back at the slope and saw it being overrun by crossdressing guys. "Um...excuse me a moment?" she said as she wheeled around, noticing that her first onslaught had grazed competitors she hadn't been aiming for. The Kathy girl had arrived on the scene to assist with balloon throwing, so Carmen had to make a quick decision. Turning back around to Carmen with two more balloons in her hand, she outlined her plan of action to Lily. "Somebody needs to operate the foam cannons over at the bridge before the competitors get there...and they're almost there! Feel free to join me...I'll be right back hopefully!" And with that she didn't just run, but sprinted to the foam cannons. The competitors certainly weren't going slow so she couldn't either. Jumping behind the first one, she trained it towards the competitors at the bridge, first finding Crash in a bunny suit, already soaking with paint. Of course that didn't mean "show mercy", as she unloaded the foam cannon as soon as he reached the bridge. Next came her beloved bride in his ruined wedding dress, who she still insisted on blaming him for. As penance, she unloaded on him as well. To her dismay, two of the competitors had already crossed the bridge. There was nothing she could do after that as it was an item hunt, so she maintained her post, unloading at anyone who had the misfortune of reaching her bridge.

Chris grumbled as people, one by one, passed her on the slippery slope and the ladder rope part. She hated heights, she always would. If it weren't for that, she'd up there with the others. Instead, she pulled up the rear, slowly... painfully, making her way up to the top.

Ryuu froze deathly still. His eyes were locked on his paper, for the otaku had accidentally retrieved a forbidden artifact. The hand carrying the paper trembling a little, the sunglasses-wearing student gulped, only letting out a quiet,

"A GIRL...?!"

The otaku suddenly screamed, clutching his head as if the end of the world was nigh. Ryuu- a student who seriously had problems when it came to dealing with three-dimensional women, a brat who only knew how to study and how to fight stuff, an otaku that enjoyed staring at flying women wrecking havoc upon random protagonists- had been chosen to find a good ol' lady and enter the finish line.

With his scream gone and over with, Ryuu calmed himself down, thinking to himself,

Listen up, Ryuu! You must put faith in yourself! Sure, you can't see Andromeda or Anedine anywhere right at the moment, but there's ALWAYS a chance that a woman would actually be generous enough to follow you!

The sunglasses-wearing otaku reminded himself with the one phrase his father constantly told him,

Keep faith in yourself!

Ryuu immediately began to search for a woman. His eyes pulsing small amounts of plasma, making him look like a homeless super villain now, the otaku began to search for a woman he could rely on. Or someone who could just tolerate with running alongside a dude with two-thirds of his skirt being used as a cape.

Lion turned to Alistair lifting an eye ridge at him, as Little Feather gave the boy a warm smile she was about to ask why he had abandoned the race when he spoke before she could. "Hmm? No I don't mind" She assured him. "Don't worry about it, you had a race to get to" She added with a quick shrug. "What do you need from me?" She asked her cheeks coloring ever so slightly now he was back in her presence.

Crash had barely made it up to the start of the bridge when a jet of foam hit him square in the chest knocking him back onto his butt, he spluttered and batted at it with his hands...which didn't help at all. He scrabbled forward onto his hands and knees just able to resist the bubbling stream and barely pulling himself upright as he waited for the foam jet to redirect to someone else as soon as it did he thought himself in the clear and leapt onto the bridge. Agile, quick as a flash...if only Crash's tactic for this obstacle was to crawl along it on his hands and knees, at a ridiculous speed. Like a turbo fueled baby, he luckily still had his bunny ears on...he had to remember to thank her for the ribbon, she'd been right...He hoped keeping low would keep him out of the line of the canons as he neared the end of the obstacle, he was aware Carmen was the one who had hit him in the first place.

His world dropped...his ears drooped, tail not even wagging... on the piece of paper it says... Ocean water ...."Water..." ...."water..." "WATER??!! FUCK THAT GODDAM SHIT!!" He threw the paper on the floor and started to crush it, like a little bug. "NO FUCK THAT SHIT!! OF ALL THE THINGS OCEAN WATER!!? WHO IN THE HELL WROTE THIS?!" He screamed out as his rage was filling him. It was easy to get a feather or a shell but ocean water... 'Who the hell thought of that!!?' It was an easy task to get but one thing though... water. He hissed loudly and wanted to kill something quick. His fangs were even showing but even though he was showing anger and rage he was still very afraid... He looked at the ocean... all he can see was a trap of endless suffering... but one thing he had to do was to win... once he plays a game or a competition he has to win... no matter what. Seven took a deep breath, picked up the paper and charge for the ocean, of course his eyes closed and fear racing after him. As soon enough he was getting lazy and droop down until reaching the shore. His split cat tail was like a dog between his legs and he was shivering.

" I can't do this..." He droop down on the sand and grumbled like he gave up to easily. He looked at ocean and gave a pathetic mewl of defeat... " I hate you..." But then the ocean decided to help him in his little treasure hunt... A GIGANTIC wave came by and like it was smiling sarcastically crushed the sad little bakeneko where he was at. "...Fuck...my....life..." Were his final words until getting smashed by the huge wave. Seven was super lucky to survive oddly but he was drenched in ocean sea water.

Kathy had been busy aiming at quite a few people with the balloons at the slipper slope, so she was a little late in getting to the cannons near the bridge. Luckily for her, she seemed to have made it in time for the main target she was after anyway. Letting Crash go (figuring he probably had enough of a handicap compared to most people with his usual clumsiness), she aimed the cannon at Ara's legs and waved at him with a smile on her face. She wasn't always all that nice to everyone, and a bit of innocent fun like this seemed like just the right way to get back at someone.

Unfortunately for Ara, someone seemed quite happy to aim the foam cannon at him. "Wagh!" Letting out an odd yell in surprise as the foam suddenly clipped him right in the face, he stumbled around for a bit before he pushed the foam away from his eyes and looked around. Carmen. Figures. Dress him up in the worst outfit for the competition, then aim the cannon at him. He yelled over to the sidelines, "I have good memory! I'm going to take revenge on you hat-loving Carmen!!" After giving her a cheeky wave, he continued on along the bridge... Only to be hit by another jet of foam, this one aimed almost strategically at his legs. Tripping down to his knee, he quickly snapped himself out of it and got back up. He looked again at the side lines to see a girl with rusty red hair waving at him with a friendly smile. He rolled his eyes. Yeah, he probably should've seen that one coming too.

Alistair smiled "i need to find as feather" he pulled out the paper to show her, with a grin he asked "would you mind if i used you?" he wasn't aware that that could be taken horribly wrong either.

!KATHEH!" he shouted as he approached her. Darin had only met her once.....and that was during the battle. "I need you for the hunt!" He laughed and jumped up and down. "Come with? I promise to not hurt you...." He chuckled and held out his hand. "I need to turn you blue....like a smurf or something even cuter!"

One of Ryuu's ears grew larger, as Ara, someone he really wanted to punch in the face for not cooperating properly, shouted, "I have good memory! I'm going to take revenge on you, hat-loving Carmen!!"

The otaku immediately thought to himself,

IT MUST BE A GIRL?!!?!?!!!!?!?!?! ZOMG, THIS MIGHT BE EASY-

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...

...Waaaaaait a second. If I recall correctly, she's that one girl with the trumpet, right? That... trump-girl. Yeah. Still, uh... I don't really know her that much, but I don't really have much of a choice right now, either.

Ryuu suddenly jerked his head toward Carmen, his eyes flashing like a freaky monster from Cloverfield- or whatever that thing was called, anyway. The student wearing sunglasses charged toward her, ignoring everything that attempted to distract him for some mean reason. It took him a while to run, but nevertheless, he finally stopped in front of the woman. Thankfully enough, his eyes stopped shining like crazy, though he was panting heavily. Reaching out for the girl, the otaku seethed,

"FORGIVE ME, RANDOM CITIZEN!!!"

With that said, Ryuu grabbed Carmen, roughly putting her in a bridal carry, before beginning to make his way back. The otaku had his paper underneath one of his hands, which did not fall off thanks to Carmen's body.

" Why..." Seven moaned and shivered as he was drenched in cold ocean water from the gigantic wave that hit him. He tried to shake it off, licking even his skin like a cat trying to dry himself. "I have to be dry..." He grumbled out as he tried to dry him self off. But he realized something... ocean water... he has ocean water now well... with him now... He smirked even though he hated what happen to him... " I better get something good out of this..." He grumbled out as he ran back to where the tables were at, still twitching and shivering from the cold water. He was sneezing, hissing and complaining how he hated water but he was so close to winning and maybe after that he can dry himself at the sun. Seven finally reached the table but of course being a sour little kitty cat. " There ocean water!" He shouted as slammed a piece of soggy white paper on the table and he instantly tried to dry himself with his tongue.

Little Feather tilted her head to the side, looking at the piece of paper he showed her. She lifted a hand to her hair reaching for the feather braided into her hair, unsure of how she was supposed to give it to him. Lion's ears pricked up at Alistair's words apparently hearing something entirely different he grumbled loudly though this time not forming any words. "Oh..erm of course, where would you like me?" She asked patting Lion's head and moving over to Alistair so he could take her with him.

Crash stumbled towards the item table grabbing a piece of paper, and peering at it, his expression was barely visible through the gloop on his face. Foam was spewing forth from his sock cleavage and clinging to his hair and side as well. Heels?! Are you kidding me? He spun on the spot looking around wracking his brain for an answer, who would wear heels on a beach...Liightbulb! He pushed off into a run bee-lining for the nearest chest and rummaging through it like a possessed lunatic clothes and accessories flying everywhere until he reappeared with one black stiletto and a completely different pink heeled shoe, not giving a rats ass he leaned on the edge of the chest jamming his feet into them, he went to step forward end up doing a chicken impression as he wobbled dangerously arms flailing he tried to take a step forward though this action provoked a 'bambi on ice' response as his ankles twisted in ways they were not supposed to. "How do they do this?!" He complained, falling forward onto his hands, though this gave him an idea. Holding the paper in his mouth and with a grunt of exertion he flicked his legs up into the air above him so he was doing a handstand, the next step was walking on his hands which was stupidly difficult on the soft ground, he was lucky he only had a short way to go, he walked his way across the line at record speed, falling onto the ground in a crumpled heap the other side he exhaled now covered in sand as well as paint, he held his piece of paper in one hand as he attempted to wipe himself down but only really succeeded in smearing all the colors together.

Finally free of obstructing foam being fired at him, Ara just ran across the rickety bridge and to the item tables. By now the only 'white' left on him was some of the foam still clinging to the side of his face and legs. He wedding dress he wore was dyed in an array of colours and didn't really resemble the formal attire it had original started out as anymore. Grabbing a piece of paper, he raised his brow slightly. 'Guess it is something fairly easy to find at a beach.' He thought. Now an interesting option would've been to grab one of the girls waiting at the sidelines because most of them were in swimwear, but there was an easier option.

Running to the chests from before, he rummaged around for some. He noticed that Crash was also doing the same, which made him curious to know just what the red-haired guy saw on the piece of paper. But getting back to his own task at hand, he found a pair of pink bikinis in the chest. '... Thank goodness Carmen didn't decide to give me this one.' Breathing out a sigh of relief, he grabbed onto the swimwear in the same hand he held the crumpled piece of paper and began running for the finish line.

Carmen was having a grand old time blasting the poor competitors with foam, and all was well. What she did not expect in the slightest was for one of the competitors - one that she had never met - to come running towards her, but as she glanced to her right that's what she saw - the burly tall guy from the dodgeball match running at her with a fetching pink ensemble partially covered in paint. She completely turned to face him in surprise as he ran, and had half a mind to turn the entire cannon towards him as well, but was more curious than anything. As he got closer, and stopped in front of her, Carmen did nothing except raise one eyebrow as usual. When the man made an outburst that sort of...but only somewhat...explained his intentions, Carmen knew that something more was afoot, and soon found herself in the hands of the guy, like a groom holding a bride, and heading down towards the end of the course. In a weird juxtaposition of moods, she didn't even raise her voice in reaction. She let herself fall completely limp in full damsel-in-distress fashion and looked up at the man's face, asking simply and with a hint of playfulness: "I take it this is part of the competition then? Are you pleased with your prize?" With a slight smile she let her head go limp again.

Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

CALL LAB SECTION X: Are you from Tennessee? 'Cause you're the only ten I see.

Summary: Even more crossdrWAIT THE RACE STARTED

Ryuu grumbled as he began to look through the chest filled with... frilly... things. The otaku literally felt the stench of "3-D" coming from some of the clothes. He really did hate some of the clothes women wore. Sure, it was up to the women to decide on whether they'd actually wear anything at all, but that was just him being the generous farmer he always had been. ((still working on this))

Looking back at the small 'boy' (Chris), Kathy smiled and replied, "Yes... But I promise not to pick anything too extravagant or strange if you don't want that sort of thing. Do you want to participate?" Then realizing that she had never even introduced herself, she held her hand out and added, "By the way, I'm Kathy. It's nice to meet you."

Ara’s devious grin grew wider as he watched Crash’s reaction at his words. The guy was fairly good at trying to make light of things, but that hardly mattered because he got proof that the red-head was actually quite bothered by it. ‘If you’re gonna try, you should at least stay strong from beginning to end.’ He thought to himself.

Glad that the trap (Cyber) seemed quite satisfied and occupied with Crash to notice him, Ara was going to focus his attention to making strategies for the course when he saw the small boy (Cyber) whisper something into the redhead’s ear and let out a giggle. Though he hadn’t been able to hear what they were saying, he commented, "Woah, two-timing? Well... I'm not one to judge on orientation, but your tastes don't seem to match between your partners." With his brow raised in question, it was pretty hard to tell if he was being serious or not.

Cyber was really laughing his guts out as he did that to the red head (Crash). He didn't hear anything if the guy said something he was just laughing to much. He turned around as he was at a good amount of distance and watched for the event to start. While looking around as the race thingy wasn't starting yet he grew quickly bored....he wanted to play some GTA 5 yet his PC was still not fixed. "God dammit I am SOOO BORED!" He shouted as he slumped a little...boredom was getting to him as a impatient brat.

Carmen was delighted when the man she had discovered was doing something other than harrumphing. As he walked to the dressing room, she followed cheerfully, saying "Ah, see? I knew you'd start coming around!" She followed him in, immediately walked behind him, and zipped up his dress. "There, see? That looks lovely!" Not one to back down at any point from anything, Carmen looked him over, deciding how she could improve the look. After a few seconds of pondering, she had it. "Hold on," she said as she ran back to the chest, sifting through and finding a shiny tiara. "Ahhh, this is perfect," she said, jogging back to him. She held it out to him, noticing a slight smile on his face. "I think this will make all the difference!" She said, beaming at him.

Chris looked at the hand offered to her and after a few seconds of deliberation, took it. "I'm Chris. Nice to meet you." She replied, her voice rather gruff. She let out a long sigh and sent the girl, Kathy, a smile. "As long as it isn't too revealing or embarrassing, I guess." She told the girl, giving her her best charmer smile. For some reason, Chris enjoyed being male. She didn't like the looks people gave her as a female and she didn't enjoy how they looked down on her. Oh, she's a girl. She can't play football, she can't fix cars. She was tired of it. She just wanted to be Chris.

Little Feather shrugged at Alistair looking apologetic for a moment. 'You're guess is as good as mine..." She grinned at him, smiling broadly as he laughed and straightened out his dress. She tilted her head to the side frowning momentarily as she thought over his question. "A warrior for my people" She answered him with a small smile. "Oh...I don't think there's anything I can do about that" She told him, looking at the back of the costume as he tried to readjust it, but seeing no way of doing so she shrugged, her smile grew as he accepted her offer to walk him over to the start line. Lion blew air out of his nose in a huff, giving Alistair a funny look as he held up the pinafore. Little Feather looked as perplexed as him, so cast a glance at Lion who lifted his eyes to the heavens before grumbling at her. Tie it around his waist with the long bits so the bib at the faces forward he instructed her, she frowned at him but took the pinafore from Alistair and did as Lion said, carefully negotiating her way past his wings as she tied the two long strips of white material behind his back in a double knot. "All done" She grinned at him before he moved off towards the starting line she felt Lion tug at the hem of shirt as she went to follow him. This way cub, no use following him over to the start line...let us find others to stand with whilst we watch He purred to her sliding his head under her hand. "Good idea" She grinned at him, noticing Alistair had already moved off to speak to someone else she followed Lion into the crowd.

Crash was still rather rattled over the 'girls' (Cyber) actions, he huffed his hair out of his face pulling at the ridiculous ribbon tied under his chin but not enough to disrupt it. He turned to face Ara as he heard him speak instantly flushing with guilt as he listened to what he had to say. "What! N-no I wasn't...you must have heard me say I wasn't-" Crash cut himself off, his cheeks flushing with color why was he saying this?! He was single... You idiot...wait tastes? He wrinkled his nose at Ara. "My tastes? What are you on about?" Crash sighed, he couldn't decipher whether Ara was just trying to mess with him or not...though he was rather confused about what he meant.

Brako sighed when he stepped out of the dressing room, blinking when Carmen placed the tiara on his head. "Like that's stay on my head for long." He mumbled. Still, he sent the girl a warm smile and bowed his head at her. "Thank you very much for your help." He told her, curtsying mockingly.

Alex was content on Kathy's shoulder, the dress was a bit uncomfortable but bearable. He heard Kathy talking to someone else and opened his eyes to see another male. Just what he needed, another male talking to her. Still, he didn't make a fuss. He just stayed on her shoulder, enjoying the sun and the warmth he found there.

Lily looked over as another female shouted out something about being bored. Wait... Why was she in a dress? Lily walked over with delicate steps and got closer to the... creature? "Uhm... Weren't guys the ones that were supposed to dress up? I mean, if you want to dress up that's fine but..." She began, her brows raised.

Cyber was so busy mopping about being so bored until a girl with pink hair (Lily) ...like Marluxia in kingdom hearts chain of memories! but of course a girl and wearing a white bikini with a white blouse. "Uhm... Weren't guys the ones that were supposed to dress up? I mean, if you want to dress up that's fine but..." Cyber blinked just wondering why she would ask that but then again...he does look pretty weird dress up like that. "Oh I am just you know i though this was pretty cute dress, it reminded me of a video game character outfit so I wore it..." He sarcastically said to her but not keeping the innocent girl persona but his true personality a rude little bi-polar brat. He looked back at her and sighed. "When will this thingy start!? I am so bored..."

Seven was looking at the starting line, an array of interesting men dressed up. His tail wagged as he was curious how the even will go. Still waiting for Vanessa for the decision of his clothing he yawned as he scratched his ears with his foot. "Maybe I want to wear something a wee bit loose or a bit you know movable...like a .... hmm a Stripper" He joked as he snickered at what he said well isn't he already considered as a stripper? Most of the time when he is human he was naked...

Kathy gave 'him' another smile as her handshake was returned. "Okay then, how about we pick the outfit together?" Pointing to the chests she continued, "Most of the crazy costumes seem to be taken by now anyway. Maybe we can just find a nice summer dress for you to wear."

Looking around, it seemed that a lot of the guys were already dressed and ready to get the event started. "We should probably hurry if you're going to participate. I'm not sure how much more patient Mercy will be with everyone else already ready to go."

Chris looked over at Kathy and then at the chests. "Maybe..." She mumbled. She walked over and began to dig through the chest, looking around with a rather blank expression on her face. She pulled out something blue and pulled it out to show Kathy. "What about this?" In her hands, she held a overall dress. It stopped at her thighs. She pulled out another sweater type thing to go with it. Over all, it was pretty nice. Not too girly but would still satisfy them.

Lily chuckled at a bit at the person. "It is kind of cute. I don't play... video games. So, maybe you could show me sometime." She replied, trying her best to be friendly. She looked out at the others hearing him/her saying something about the game. "I'm not sure I even want to join in." She confided. She was less enthusiastic about this than she wanted to admit. She'd tried but she couldn't bring herself to be happy. She was trying so hard...

Cyber yawned getting even more bored just for waiting. "I just wanna see something happen!!" He crossed his arms together and grumbled, boredom still killing him. He looked at her again and sighed bored. "I just...hate...really hate being so bored, I just want to do something!' He shouted out again, he had his 3ds yet he had a rule to play a new game after playing another one from before so he wouldn't get bored with it so easily. "Sorry if I sound like an immature brat, that's how I really am..." He grumbled out as he just notice he was being...an immature brat.

Again, another chuckle from Lily. For some reason, this person made her laugh.

"You're fine. I can understand. It is rather boring." She replied, smiling at him warmly. "I'm Lily, by the way." She added, turning to face her new friend. Their energy didn't seem bad, just a bit... different. Yeah, different.

"Sometimes being a brat is nice. I wish I could return to that." She continued, turning to look at him/her. "That dress looks really nice on you too." She added on, smiling and laughing a bit.

He looked at her oddly curious of her composure...lots of people would have left him already if he acted like that but oddly the girl or Lily didn't. "Cyber...my name is Cyber..." He grumbled out again so he wouldn't raise his voice again. "Being a brat isn't of course peaches and cream... I hate it when people tell me I am to young or small to do anything...and yet they I act I always end up being called a brat or maybe just maybe getting slap at the face...grown ups are terrible....." He bit his lips as he fixed the bow on his head. Cyber kind of was surprised of what Lily said about him looking nice in the dress he was wearing. "Um...thanks... I guess... but what do you mean like before?" He looked away trying to think a bit more. Cyber looked back at the unlucky souls having to deal with the whole thingy magig... that bunny suit, wedding dress, frilly thing? and a guy wearing a maids outfit with wings. "...Okay....interesting...uh wait Lily I want to know where that guy got his outfit...I want it" He wanted to know where the guy got his costume, it reminded him of an armor...yes an armor from old school game. He started to walk to the starting line and towards the guy in that maids outfit.

Alistair smiled at the man, hands clasped in front of him, the pinafore still there "Hello, are you participating in this competition? it's an interesting practice, this uniform is definitely unique" he pulled at the dress, he looked at the man and the clothes suddenly registered, he wasn't wearing clothes like the rest of the men here "do you mind my asking if you are a boy or a girl?" he smiled as if this was the most innocent question ever, because of course to him it was, it did not occur to him that his question might be taken wrong, and as so he waited calmly for an answer.

Cyber started back at the man with no idea what to say, in his mind he wanted to say is 'Hey where did you get this outfit I want it!' but as he listened more to what the guy said he smiled deviously...inside. "Oh I am girl, lately I am getting a lot of mistakes here from this event thing, it's quite... interesting actually. Guys dress up like this, quite fun...it shows how one guy can panic and be ashamed about it or even stay cool and confident with its.... quite fun. I like to see a cool and confident man in this event...." He giggled as showed his fake interest on the guy like what he did before with the red head. "I feel rude my name is Cyber, what about you Onii-chan?"

Alistair nodded, something about this person didn't seem to fit what he was saying but Alistair also hadn't had much contact with humans so he ignored it "Ah, thank you i was confused," he simply smiled in response to the 'cool and confident man' comment. there was something oddly attractive about the women's giggle, that made him put on his most flirtatious smile "It's very nice to meet you Miss Cyber, I'm Alistair" he took her hand and bent to give it a kiss, it occurred to him that Little Feather might be upset by his interest in this other women, but he just assured himself that he would return his attention to her afterwards, right now he had a women to woo "are you a student? like my new friend Little Feather?" he gestured to the girl as he said it
"i would like to know more about you, if you'd permit me?"

Cyber smiled even more...in the inside. 'Finally a catch!!' After his attempts on that guy at the beach from way earlier to that guy in the wedding dress...well nothing came good after that at all or wasn't planned to. The red head where he just wanted to mess with the guys head but now...this guy...he finally got a bait. He giggled even more, putting on the innocent girl persona, battering his eyelashes and making sure he sounded very kind and cute. "Nice too meet you Alistair but I prefer to call you my Onii-chan if you don't mind" Cyber even faked a blush as Alistair kissed his hand like a gentleman would do. "Oh yes I am very much a student, little feather...what a weird name...are you hanging out with her after this? Because like what you said Onii-chan..." He walked a bit closer making sure that was definitely his...interest on him. "I would like it if you hang out with me later...so you can get to know me a bit more...or even a lot more..." He suggested and battered his eyelashes in a seductive manner, if he had a catch he would go all in for it to stay. 'One more then...achievement unlocked' He smiled as he was ready for the next step of his strategy for his game of catch. "Maybe a little private time together?" It took him years to master his innocent persona and he was glad to use it.

Vanessa gave the bakeneko a large grin before grabbing him by an ear and dragging the floating boy to a costume bow. She let go and dived into it before re emerging with a grin. "So mister kitty, do you know much history." She threw to him a purple belly dancer outfit. It had a short silky skirt along with purple stockings. A pinkish bra for him to put on and a little purple veil. "I believe it's just your taste.....go on then...try it on."

Alistair was not one to let women woo him, but something about this one intrigued him. there was something about that giggle, Alistair smiled. "Nice too meet you Alistair but I prefer to call you my Onii-chan if you don't mind" she blushed, but it was different from when little feather blushed, he wasn't sure why. "you can call me whatever you like, my dear"
"Oh yes I am very much a student, little feather...what a weird name...are you hanging out with her after this? Because like what you said Onii-chan..." she moved closer to him, he also moved closer to her, she was barely taller then him, but he didn't mind, it just made her more attractive in his eyes "I would like it if you hang out with me later...so you can get to know me a bit more...or even a lot more..." he smiled. "i would enjoy that, very much, Miss Cyber"

Seven looked at the interesting outfit that Vanessa had chosen for him....He had seen these outfits before and was very much a curious kitty. He put on each piece clothing from the short skirt to the sort of bra. After he wore it he wanted to see himself yet there was no mirror so he has just to roll with it. "Okay thanks madam now I am off to the next event" Seven bowed to her then did a backflip and some other flips and twist to reach the starting line with a final front flip to reach the starting line like saying lets get this show on the road! He didn't mind wearing the belly dancer outfit, it was quite loose but very movable, a sort of perfect combo for him. One thing though...the short skirt, due to his tail it lightly lifts up the back part of his skirt causing a very small peek of his butt.

Cyber smiled innocently at him... but mischievously in the inside. "Oh that sounds great Onii-chan! how about after this beach thing maybe we can go for a walk or dinner?" He gave another smile and a sweet giggle. "Well then Onii chan, I will be cheering for you, good luck!" with that said he kissed the cheek of Alistair and then skipped off. But Cyber looked back at Alistair just slightly and gave a flirty wink then walked back to Lily. "Okay sorry I am back..." He said dully but inside he was excited for part one of his game of catch to succeed.

"Looks good!" Giving Chris a thumbs-up, Kathy led the way towards one of the changing tents. After asking and checking that the tent was indeed empty, she held it open for Chris to usher 'him' inside. "Just let me know if you need help with any of the clothes. We should really hurry along now though, it seems like almost all the guys are at the starting line now."

Kathy peeked over to the starting line again as she waited for Chris to get changed. Perhaps she had overdone it a little with Crash's costume after all, even though she still found it quite hilarious. 'Good luck.' She thought, not quite feeling up to cheering loudly for such a comedic event.

With Chris fully changed, Kathy led 'him' over to the race's starting line. Giving 'him' a reassuring pat on the back she smiled, "Good luck. Go and have some fun out there." Then she retreated a little away from the course, but at an area where there still seemed to be a good view of the whole event.

Mine! Alistair could see something hidden behind her innocent smile. He wasn't sure what it was so he ignored it. "whatever would make you happiest, Miss Cyber." he looked towards the starting line "the contest should be starting soon, i should get to the line" he felt odd when she said she'd be cheering him on and the peck on his cheek made him go a little red, and then she left, walking over to another girl. He smiled and walked to the line, he noticed that Little Feather and Lion had gone. There were other men at the line, he stood awaiting the start of the contest.

Andromeda liked the sailor outfit idea so she she searched 3 chests till she found one. finally she pulled out a bright pink sailor uniform "Will this work, Ryuu?" she laughed and held it up in front of him, "wow, it might actually fit" she smiled "here, try it on" she handed it to him.

Ryuu blinked.

He wondered if he should smile at how magnificently pink the sailor uniform was. Just when he said that a pink-colored uniform was not in his preferences, Andromeda, the surprisingly pure-hearted girl, suddenly flipped out a hot-pink uniform. The otaku wondered if there was a god that was born to torture him for an eternity.

Still... he needed to wear something. Time was running out. And he definitely did not want to see Maria come back with something more terrifying than what Andromeda picked out. Actually, Ryuu always wanted to try out a sailor uniform.

A sailor uniform that belonged to a man. Not a Sailor Moon uniform.

...There was still that guilty pleasure that allowed him to wear the stupid thing.

Giving Andromeda a somewhat flushed pout, the sunglasses-wearing otaku softly snatched away the uniform, mumbling as his mind began to spin around,

"I'll go... wear this... seifuku. Yeah. This seifuku."

The student vanished into a nearby restroom. It actually took him a lot longer than expected, seeing how there were men staring at him as if he were the sexiest guy in the whole world, but then again, some of them were doing the same thing he was. After taking several good minutes of wearing the uniform, he walked out of the restroom, heading straight to where Andromeda had been.

He felt like good ol' "Sailor Mini." He even had a lightsaber by his hip-

Wait... actually, none of the Sailors ever had a lightsaber, right...?

Needless to say, now that he actually wore it, it felt as if he were wearing some sort of freakish Irish clothes. Except the Irish certainly knew how to dress up better than him. Quickly forgetting that he was cross-dressing, Ryuu stretched his arms to his sides as he exclaimed to Andromeda,

"You know, it scares me how this freaking thing actually fits me!"

Still, he could not help but not get angry at the woman. He could not bring himself to get that angry at women in general... except for his sister, who literally acted like a feminine man.

Mine. Andromeda smiled when he pouted and took it. she waited patiently while he got changed. finally he came out. she held back a laugh, "not bad Ryuu" she smiled, then she straightened it out "not bad at all" she noticed he had a lightsaber at his hip "i think the light saber fits" she looked over at the starting line "you should probably head over there," she looked back with a smile "don't worry, i'll cheer you on again!"

Of course the old man wasn't really appreciative of Carmen's efforts, but she would take what she could get. He seemed to be loosening up ever so slightly. As soon as the exchange was finished, Carmen had her eye on the starting line. "Looks like people are starting to congregate at the starting line...we don't want you to miss your big race! C'mon!" she said to him as she led him back outside and to the starting area. Certainly, the spectacle of someone as old and important as her newest victim would be a sight, but compared to the outfits some of the other victims were wearing, his princess outfit was pretty tame. Carmen's finest handiwork still rested with the lovely bride, Ara.

Ryuu grinned cheekily.

He seemed to wake up shortly after his awkward smile, for he suddenly smashed his face in determination. After assuring that he was in top condition- after all, he was someone who refused to go down even after getting smashed by some demon monster (he took pride in that)- the otaku glared at the starting line, his eyes on fire. He looked as if there was a whole stash of lunch money sitting on the line.

The creepily dangerous smile vanished for a short while. Ryuu simply pumped a fist at what Andromeda's contribution into cheering him with a complex smile. He'd definitely win. Somehow. Or some way. He honestly did not know how he'd win during a race that involved him wearing a pink seifuku that mysteriously matched his body, but he would put his all into at least not look like an absolute loser.

Feeling a little encouraged by Andromeda's presence, the otaku moved over to the starting line. Right at the moment, he looked like a disturbed "Sailor Girl" full of bloodlust. Not that he actually cared about his looks at this point, though. His excited, glowing eyes made him look eviller, if that was even possible.

Brako grumbled as he was pushed along by the girl that had dressed him. He rolled his eyes and took in a deep breath. The things he did for people.

Mercy chuckled as Darwin trotted off to the start line, she turned to Anedine. “Right well I best go and get this started” She smiled at Anedine, saluting at her before she moved off returning to her lifeguard seat. From there she could see most of the unfortunate contestants and their rather interesting attire, a smirk lifted her lip as she lifted her hand to catch Koop’s attention. The small moogle flew to her and landed on the arm of her chair, fiddling with the strap of his messenger bag. “Everything in place?” She asked him, her expression serious for a moment. “Yes, placed perfectly...right to the dotted T, kupo-po” Koop responded keeping his voice monotone and deadly serious even his ‘kupo-po’ was said seriously. Mercy turned slightly to frown at him. “Koop...T’s aren’t dotted” She pointed out to the moogle, rolling her eyes as he adopted a very confused face. She stood up on her chair dropping the previous charade, she quickly scanned the crowd seeing that mostly everyone was there she decided they had all waited long enough. “OK! Times up, lets get this event going while we’re still young” She grinned, trying not to look at Brako. “Aww look at them all lined up there, I have to say some very interesting costumes we’ve got down there...definitely something to be cherished” Mercy spoke loud enough that everyone could hear her, whilst she was speaking however a blinding flash erupted from in front of the starting line, to those who adjusted quickly they saw Koop holding a camera he quickly retreated before he could get zapped. “The rules are the same as the last event” Mercy stated though in her excitement failed to repeat them. “Your objective is simple you need to traverse the obstacle course in front of you, first its under the net then its up the slippery wall, over the rickety bridge and on to the item hunt at the other side. Here’s the tricky part, you must pick up ONE piece of paper from the table, then you have to retrieve whatever it says on it and take it over the finish line with you, you have to make sure you still have the piece of paper with you as well once you finish” Mercy announced. “Now ladies, whilst the guys are running this race we’re going to have a bit of spare time on her hands...so you can either watch and cheer or perhaps” Mercy started with a grin. “You would prefer to be more of a hindrance? There are buckets of paint filled balloon bombs at the slippery slope and foam blasters at the rickety bridge which you are more than welcome to use against our contestants” She finished explaining. “No quitting now guys! “ She told them. “You start in 3...2...1...GO!” Koop pressed the top of a fog horn he had gripped between his paws right behind the guys. And just because he could once the contestants had crossed the start line he pressed play on the music player sat beside him, the tune that blurted out was none other than ‘Shania Twain- Man I feel like a Woman’

Finally, Mercy made the announcement to begin the race, and with it came some information that made Carmen very intrigued. "Paint-filled balloon bombs, huh? I'm all over that," she said as she began to run alongside the course. Claiming a handful of balloon bombs, she prepared to give the guys an unprecedented onslaught of paint...and balloons. Or something. Standing next to the top of the slippery slope, she was at a perfect vantage point to severely hinder their progress...or, with luck and brute force, send them falling back down the slippery slope. "This is going to be fun," she said, her huge sun hat providing a distinctive landmark for the guys to strive towards dread getting closer to.

Ara blinked a bit, momentarily blinded by the camera flash. Then realizing what the light was, he couldn't help but let out a slight groan. Something told him that B would want a copy of that. And hearing the part about the paint filled balloons, he couldn't help but laugh. All that colour was going to show up nicely on the white wedding dress. Unfortunately for Carmen, it was now very obvious that there would be no way to keep the dress preserved in pristine condition.

Taking advantage of the slight confusion people had with the camera flashing, he swung a foot sideways at Crash's shin before sprinting forward. Gathering up the hem of the white dress, he ran to the net and began to crawl under it. "Stupid wedding dress..." Ara grumbled has he tried to continue on under the net using a military crawl. Unfortunately, as he had thought, the dress was snagging everywhere and making it ridiculously difficult to move even just a few inches forward.

Kathy's ears perked up at Mercy's words, realizing she could do more than just sit around and watch the guys race from the sidelines. "Hmm." With a thoughtful sound, she wondered just who she wanted to really pelt down with paint-filled balloons. A smile on her face, she walked over towards the slippery slope to prepare for the guys' arrival.

Crash looked up at Mercy as she began to speak, completely caught unawares by the flash from the camera he blinked a few times to adjust , he grimaced a bit at the idea of being pummeled with paint he still had white specks in front of his eyes as he readied himself to start, he wasn't prepared for Ara's sneaky kick as he attempted to spring forward and it connected with his shin painfully causing him to stumble forward hissing and cursing profanities...for example. "Ah you Donkey Konging, barrel fisher" He grumbled, kicking up sand as he shot after Ara, skidding onto his belly as he threw the net over his head cursing some more as his ears got stuck as he army crawled along having to stop every so often to heave sand out of his sock cleavage before scrabbling further. How do they cope with these things? He wondered, his eyes focused on the ridiculous white skirts not too far ahead of him.

After announcing the start Mercy sprung from her chair practically sprinting towards the paint bombs, picking up one and preparing herself. "It be about time karma paid a visit" She murmured, not to anyone in particular as she waited for the guys to wheedle their way out of the net.

Darwin was too busy fiddling with his iPod to realise the race had started. He knew that the best way to run was with badass amazing music playing. He chuckled as he shoved the headphones into his ears and began running off waving his arms around. Then he remembered that there was rules he had to follow. He began trying to remember the rules, but it was so god damn hard to. He just flailed his arms and ran after Alistair, he looked like he had an idea what to do. Somehow he was pretty agile in his fancy burlesque dress. He dived into the net where he saw Alistair and he chuckled like a madman. He went to grab the boys ankle since there was nothing in the rules that said he couldn't 'hinder' Al. "Hey Al!" He shouted dragging himself forward before one of his shoes got caught in the net. He freed himself and escaped the net and shook off all the sand out of his fabulous purple hair. He set his sights on the big slippery slope and grinned. He jumped and got a good hold on it before slipping and losing a shoe. He reached the top and made a triumphant shout before slipping and falling down the other side.

Alistair was standing there for probably 20 seconds before he realized the loud sound had meant he was supposed to go. so he started walking forward, the others were running so he sped up. But then he found the net and wasn't entirely sure what to do. he saw the others going under so he did being careful not to catch his wings, which were more fragile then you think. unfortunately he still got caught and had to stop and release his wing from it's grasp, at which point the others were ahead of him. his dress was actually really easy to move in. he felt something grab his ankle, he looked back and saw someone who looked oddly familiar and called him 'Al' he pulled his ankle out of his grip, slightly confused and kept going. he barely managed to pull himself out on the other end, relatively unscathed.

Athalia Academy: Season Two - Finding Bael

COLLAB FOR THE AGES IX IRON: The Whole Nine Yards

Summary: More crossdressing than you could shake a stick at. Believe me, I tried.

Alistair he chuckled again as she said “I can imagine it would not be a pleasant experience” he replied with "not particularly".
his face dropped when she said “Y-yes...I oh, I didn’t know anyone lived here! Does your family live here to? I thought it was part of the school."
"no" he replied "they don't live here" he looked back up and forced a smile when she explained “From what I can gather the girls are all dressing up the guys in these strange clothes” then she asked if he was competing "I wouldn't be against it" she held up a dress and saying he'd look good in it, he laughed "you think so?" he smiled, looking her over "if you want me to be your champion i'll surely accept"

Kathy nodded briefly at his response to her offer for a hug. It would probably be better if she didn't try to read very far into it. After all, she had hugged Alex naturally enough, right? Then she became visibly rigid at Carmen’s question, though she quickly forced herself to relax half a second later. A slight blush creeping onto her face again, she glanced over at Crash from the corner of her eyes, wondering how he would respond to that. She clasped her hands together, keeping herself from fidgeting as she tried not to look too interested in what he had to say. To her… Disappointment? Relief? He simply skipped over the question completely and changed topics. She released a small sigh. Perhaps it was for the best? ‘But perfectly natural?’ Kathy thought, repeating Carmen’s words inside of her head. ‘I feel anything but natural around Crash lately.’ It was confusing business. On one hand she did actually know the cause behind it, but on the other she was still busy denying it.

"..." Feeling a strange irritation in the pit of her stomach, she decided to take it out on Crash by poking him on the side again. "By the way, you should probably get over to the starting line so they can get started with the event." Kathy smiled up at him, masking the real reason behind the poke with a plausible reason to grab his attention. "Good luck." Turning to Alex for a moment she asked him, "You're going to participate as well right?"

"Well, I think I've got it all covered now," responded Carmen to Crash explaining his clumsiness. "That's certainly good to know," she said with a devious smile. Carmen distinctly noticed Crash's rapid expression changes, indicating he was attempting to figure out what to say. A small smile crept to her lips as he fumbled to a result, going for the competitive route, starting with "I didn't hurt you did I?" "Of course not, it's only water. And the sand was a nice cushion. If you had hurt me, I'm pretty certain you would have known...like right away," she concluded. She smiled an appreciative smile at his compliment. "Why thank you! Of course you DID still get a couple of good hits on me, even if that shirtless guy I haven't met helped you with one of them. It was a wonderfully enjoyable duel though, so thanks for that. I had forgotten about my competitive streak entirely." She noticed Kathy's attempt to look unaffected by the conversation, as well as her relief when the conversation changed course. Kathy began encouraging Crash to go up to the start line, either to try to get the event going or to get Crash away from Carmen. Carmen felt the latter was more likely, and briefly looked over at Ara to make sure he was still fully dressed and ready to race.

Watching his face drop Little Feather instantly felt guilty for asking such a personal question. “Sorry” She murmured from behind the dress. She visibly exhaled when he seemed to ignore her social blunder, well what she thought was a social blunder. She lowered the dress now her face had returned to its normal dark coloring a smile lifting the corners of her mouth as she held the black and white maids outfit out for him to see. “I’m not sure try it on and we’ll find out” She told him in a soft voice. Lion shook his head and walked over to the chest reaching in he pulled out a head piece, a feather duster and a white pinafore. There we go your ‘champion’ needs accessories Lion grumbled nudging them towards Alistair. Little Feather felt herself blush as Alistair offered himself as her ‘champion’ for the race, it unfortunately brought up an unpleasant memory...it made her falter for a moment, forcing the memory aside she pushed her hair behind her ear for the third time. “Thank you that would be...great” She thanked him with a warm smile. Ask him if he wants a noble steed Lion purred offering Little Feather a lion-ish grin as she turned to look at him. “Not a chance” She poked her tongue out at the lion playfully before returning her attention to Alistair and helping him into his dress. Trying to be helpful she moved to his side opening her mouth to say something when she seemed to hesitate tilting her head to the side as she realized he had very delicate looking wings on his back. "Oh wow..." She breathed tilting her head to the side her hand lifting as if to touch them when she suddenly remembered herself and retracted her hand sharply lifting the dress with a frown. "Well...this is going to need some adjusting" She stated, instinctively reaching for her belt, though as her hand patted her side she blinked and looked down remembering she was wearing different clothes...she didn't have her tools on her. Lion's ears flickered as he watched Little Feather pat hers
elf down apparently at random. You let her take your medicine pouch and knife? Wow I have to say Mercy's persuasive abilities are impressive He purred to the girl another rumbling chuckle passing through his chest. Little Feather raised an eyebrow at him, a small smile tugging at her lips. "Don't worry Alistair I'll make this more comfortable for you!" She assured the boy with a small smile before crouching next to Lion and picking up a large paw applying pressure to his pad she forced a long sharp claw to spring forward. After a few moments there were two slits just big enough for Alistair to squeeze his wings through, Lion however did not look impressed looking pleased with herself Little Feather held the dress out to Alistair with an expectant look on her face.

Crash had purposefully avoided looking at Kathy after Carmen’s question, he thought it best to not do so. He was positive this was the right thing to do, this way she wouldn’t have to get embarrassed. This doesn’t feel right... He felt an internal twist of disappointment with himself mainly. Not the time for this now His expression had remained fixed on a warm smile even though his mind was running rampant and his heart was becoming more determined to burst out of his chest. Setting up a plan in his head Crash was able to concentrate on Carmen as she gave him a devious smile his smile visibly faltered. Oh god...that smile never leads to good things He relaxed when she assured him she wasn’t injured...she had placed a good point making him feel his worry was rather unnecessary. He grinned as she allowed him a small ego boost by admitting he got a few good shots in. “I think his names Ryuu...though I haven’t spoken with him yet” Crash offered with a small shrug. As soon as Kathy poked his side he inhaled sharply and violently twitched away from her hand, his arms clamping down on his sides defensively silently cursing at his obvious reactions. He lifted a hand to the back of his neck momentarily thinking he’d said something wrong but as she smiled he figured he was off the hook “OK, OK I’m going” He grinned at her, lifting his hands in surrender before making his way towards the start line to join Ara and the others.

Alex blinked as Kathy hugged him. A bit unsure as the reason for the hug, but happy to receive it. A soft smile appeared on his lips as he wrapped his arms around her. The warmth of the embrace soothing him. It was as if every worry he'd ever had had disappeared. He shrunk down to his pixie size and flew up to her shoulder where he stayed, snuggling in her warmth. With a small, timid voice he whispered, "Momma..."

Brako huffed a bit, watching as every ignored him. to be fair, they all seemed pretty busy. Wait... Why were the boys in dresses? Brako blinked, looking around rather confused. Things were starting to click and suddenly Brako didn't really know if he wanted to join in at this point. Why were the males being dressed? Would they make him? What were they even doing? Suddenly, the old dragon seems like an old fish out of water.

Chris sat off on the side, particularly resigned now. No one had come up to her to dress her... no one had come up to talk to her at all really. And all of her attempts at trying ended in her being alone. She didn't want to join a big group of people and the smaller groups seemed so tight nit, she didn't want to intrude. She felt like she didn't really belong here. Maybe it was time she just went back to her house. Her dog probably missed her anyway.

As Carmen looked around she noticed two guys sitting off on the side, resigned from everything. "Hold on...no guy here is going to escape this race on my watch. Look over there [motioning at Kathy], there's two guys not participating! We just can't have that, can we? Obviously not! C'mon...!" She began walking...no, jogging...to the two guys. Yelling back at Kathy, she said: "I'll get that guy on the left if you get the guy on the right!" still totally unsure if Kathy would even come or not. Oh well, she'd at least get one of them.

Walking up to the guy she had targeted (Brako), she noticed him basically brooding while being confused. As she got closer she thought she recognized him from both the opening day at the Academy and when they arrived on the island. Ahhh...the speech guy, she thought.

Brako watched, wide eyed, as a female approached him. "Oh... Oh no... nonono...." He said shaking his head at her. "I didn't sign up for this." He sputtered out, clearly rattled.

"HI!" Carmen said as friendly as it was possible to be as she reached the obviously uninterested guy, smiling at him broadly. "You sir look like you could use some cheering up. Why not come and participate? It'll be fun! I'm sure we can find something that'll make you like irresistible!"

Brako's eyes went wide but with a glance from Maria he stopped turning to bolt. "...fine." He replied, resigned to his fate. It was for the kids... right? Yeah... for the kids.

Carmen only kept smiling at his disinterested reaction. This was going to be fun. "Oh do lighten up, this is a holiday! You're not allowed to be grumpy on a holiday, ok? C'mon!" She dragged him along with her to one of the unopened chests. "Let's see..." she said as she began rooting through the chest, clearly dissatisfied with the options until she came upon one particular princessy prom dress, painting a very amused smile on her face as she took it out. She didn't care how important he apparently was for giving all of those speeches and such; there was no way he was getting off easy. "Well, here you go! I think this will look wonderful on you," she said, holding it out for him to take.

Another smile crept onto Kathy’s face upon seeing his reaction. It was quite interesting really. She hadn’t thought that his weakness would be something as easy to poke at, literally, like his side. “Good luck!” She repeated, waving him off.

Apparently Alex was not going to participate, despite the fact he had gone through the trouble of slipping a dress on. Smiling gently at his whisper, she focused on keeping her shoulders straight so that he would not have trouble staying there. Then, Carmen got her attention by motioning her over. “?” Looking where Carmen began to walk, she did a slight double take as she realized that the girl was going up to the vice-principal. ‘A-Amazing…’ Though it would be a funny sight for sure, she didn’t think she would’ve been able to attempt such a thing. Glancing over at the other one, Kathy nodded and began to approach the small boy (Chris – since she didn’t know that Chris was actually a girl).

“Hey,” Approaching Chris slowly so as not to disturb Alex too much, Kathy gave ‘him’ a warm smile. “Do you not have a partner for the event? I could choose something for you to get dressed up in if you’d like.”

Having successfully escaped the crying boy (Cyber), Ara made his way to the starting line. Catching sight of Crash, he made sure to line up right beside him. “Hey,” He greeted with a friendly smile plastered onto his face. A bunny girl costume. That was hilarious. “Like your costume. Did the girl from before help you get dressed?”

Cyber's tears run down his face until the guy said something and let him go from the vice grip. “Dammit, I get it okay, I won’t tell. One minute you’re a twisted brat that doesn’t know how to say please or sorry, and the next you’re crying like a fountain. Geeze you’re busy.” Then the guy walked off saying he wouldn't care if he would join..he wiped the tears on his face and sniffled. He was so used to being called a brat so being called that didn't faze him. he was really liked, a bit bipolar....but then he wondered... Usually if people would find out about his secret they would use him from something like black mail but this guy just let him go...well he threatened him first but still oddly let him go... He looked back at the guy just wondering why... he wanted to ask but then the guy was already at the starting line. He gave a sigh and continue to wipe away his tears then he walked over to his 3ds and see if it was okay and save also...but at the screen...Save wasn't there! "Huh?! Save!! Where are you!?" He panicked again, where was Save? It could be impossible for her to move in the real world...he had seen that yet... He looked around trying to find her. While looking around he notice a chest.

His mind definitely change, first from a crying brat to a worried friend? to a...curious adventurer!! He closed the 3ds to save battery, ran to the chest and opened it. "Wow!~" like an adventurer finding treasure he found a bunch of pretty outfits for girls (and guys like him) to wear. Some are really girly and frilly and some were just to cute! He picked a very frilly yet gothish loli dress. That he recognized it from a video game, project diva arcade, a design for Kagamine Rin! He picked up the cute dress and instantly wanted to wear it even though the sun was shining. He looked around an area to change and found a small little hut, probably a changing room. He ran there, removed all well most of his clothes and started to wear the dress. He came out wearing the girly gothish lolita dress and pretty happy. Now he looked even more girl than before with the dress except he didn't have makeup with him... He walked back to the starting line just to watch the show and maybe have a good laugh. On the way he some people look at him but he didn't mind at all.

Anedine, seeing Mercy's choice of clothing for the fabulous-ish boy, gave an agreeing nod to the lavish dress for Darwin. And as soon as after she made turns on her head as gestures, she helped as Mercy dressed up the man for the contest, and then giving an awed, amazed expression as she saw the final results. The pure white, elegant corset dress, the glittering, shimmering jewels, the fabulous feather trims, and the fit stockings, all of them happened to caught Anedine's eye until Mercy then gave her a question.

"Sorry I didn't mean to take over...erm...Where are my manners, I didn't even catch your name...."

"Oh, sorry there! My name's Anedine, and it's nice to see the two of us working together!"

Mercy smiled as Anedine introduced herself as well as saying it was nice the two of them were working together, she chuckled lightly. "A pleasure to be formally introduced Anedine, and I would agree, doesn't he just look fabulous?" She grinned at the other woman. As Darwin turned she quickly reached over to tighten the corset. "Tell me when you can't breathe and we'll know its tight enough" she joked deliberately tightening it enough to hold it up but not enough that he couldn't breathe after all he had a race to win. She laughed as he complimented their choice, surprisingly she had expected this kind of reaction from him she knew his stylish ways were for the most part exemplary. "I for one love these, though there is little call for them nowadays" She made a small dissatisfied 'Tch' noise to emphasize her displeasure of this fact. "Hmm?" She hummed as Darwin pulled his phone out, the sight of it reminded her she should probably check her own soon..."That's what happens when you call people" She teased the unicorn playfully. "Are they on speaker?" She asked wondering what kind of mischief she could create if they were. Of course it hadn't crossed her mind that someone was actually inside the phone. Mercy reached up to secure the jeweled choker around Darwin's neck before placing the fan in his hand, taking a step back she clapped her hands together grinning happily. "You look fabulous honey" She complimented him. "Best go join the others though, the race will start soon...I'll be rooting for you" She assured him with a bright smile and a quick wink, turning the purple haired boy away from her and patting his butt as if to encourage him along

“Thanks be sure to cheer for me” Crash called back cheekily, winking before he attempted to jog to the start line. Oh boy...major issues He grimaced as he pulled up to the line he caught a glimmer of white out of the corner of his eye causing him to turn towards Ara. “Hey” He replied back with a slight nod of his head, focusing his eyes forward momentarily before he looked back at Ara. “Her names Kathy for the record and yes, yes she did” He admitted with a sigh “Carmen did a great job on you” He smirked at Ara. “You make a great Runaway Bride” He added for good measure he could actually think of more but he decided it best not to. He caught sight of a rather interesting character (Cyber) making their way towards the start line; she seemed to stop on the start line. “Erm...hey, I think you’re in the wrong place” He grinned at who he quite easily mistook as a girl in the clothes ‘he’ was wearing all Crash thought on it was Athalia expect the unexpected It was becoming a regular thing to see peculiar clothing...after all he was stood here in a bunny suit and Ara was in a wedding dress couldn’t get more ‘unexpected’ than that...right?

Darwin was checking himself for any ugly pats as he circled around looking at his amazing, fabulous dress. He personally thought the choker was a bit too muhc, thought, but this wasn't him making the costume. he gripped the fan in hand stunned by the amazingness of it. "Well, you made a very good choice!" He giggled slightly. "YEah its on speaker, I always put people on speaker...but I didn't call anyone." He shrugged this off and fiddled with the ruffles of the corset.He immediately remembered he had to go and race so he grinned back at Mercy and hardly acknowledged the pat as he went speeding to the starting line.

Alistair heard her whisper 'Sorry', and gave her a smile, but didn't say anything.
She then handed him the dress, her face was no longer as red, and said “I’m not sure try it on and we’ll find out” Lion also dug a few items out of the chest and passed them to him, he nodded and looked them over, he had never seen the odd costume before and had no clues as to what it's purpose was. she said “Thank you that would be...great” in response to him offering to be her champion. he smiled but heard something behind that, and realized that perhaps his words had not been the best.
she also then said “Not a chance” in reference to something Lion must have said.
Alistair was looking over the dress curiously when Little Feather got closer, as if to help. then she looked at his back and no doubt saw the pair of fluttery wings he had on his back. "Oh wow..." she whispered, he generally garnered that reaction. She took the dress from him and said "Well...this is going to need some adjusting"
"that would be wise" he said with a smile, wings fluttering slightly as he thought about it "how do you intend to do that?" she went for something that she acted as if should be at her waist but wasn't. he waited patiently as she and lion exchanged words for a minute. then she said to him "Don't worry Alistair I'll make this more comfortable for you!"
"i leave it in your capable hands" he said, clasping his own behind his back. He watched as she used Lion's claws, which Alistair had to admit looked menacing even at human size, to cut slits in the dress. Lion didn't look particularly happy about this but Little Feather appeared proud so Alistair put on a big smile and clapped for a second "imaginative thinking, Little Feather"
she held the dress out for him and her took it carefully, there appeared to be an odd contraption on the back (a zipper) that when he pulled on it the back pulled apart and allowed him to more easily slip it on and to get his wings through the slits more easily. after that however he had no idea how to redo the contraption "little Feather, could you help me?" he turned slightly towards her.

“Oh?” Ara’s brow went up as his grin grew wider. He hadn’t expected Crash to just willingly give him her name. “So her name’s Kathy? I’ll be sure to remember that when I go talk to her.” Not feeling embarrassed about the costume, he laughed, “How’d you know? My partner ran off on me for another. Figures. I’ll trade you mine for yours.” He smiled in a friendly manner at the last comment, keeping his smirk at bay for now.

Catching sight of the boy (Cyber) again, he thought, ‘The hell..?’ The guy seemed so adverse to joining, and now he was coming over to the line in a fancier costume than before? Ara just rolled his eyes and decided to let Crash deal with the troublesome kid on his own. After all, he didn’t want an encore of waterworks if he let the ‘secret’ slip.

Cyber didn't mean to walk the way to the starting line, he just wanted to watch but he guessed he didn't really think where was he going...“Erm...hey, I think you’re in the wrong place” He heard a voice, when looked at the direction of the voice he swear he couldn't keep his laughter in. A red head guy (Crash)..in a bunny girl outfit!! Cyber was dying from the inside trying to hold the roar of laughter. He gave a a broken smile just try to maintain his composure. "Oh! I am!..I just noticed that... I am so lost though, everything is going so fast! But I have to say...Onii-chan~ You look quite...nice...." He smirked as he gave out the innocent girl persona he used on the guy earlier. battering eyelashes, a very girly kind voice, a smile that usually wins over many guy's hearts yet though he didn't want to do anything with that guy. "I am just here to watch Onii-chan, I like wearing clothes likes these they are fun and very cute~ But hey if you are thinking I am not a boy who likes dressing up like this! I am a girl who like to wear this type of clothing" He giggled in a joking manner as he started to walk away from the starting line but before doing that...

"But maybe later Onii-chan we can talk! You look like a very cool and confident man to able to wear something like that!" He made sure he sounded like he was admiring the red head even though he was gladly not. He then walked closer to the red head, tip; toe because he was still small and whispered at his right ear. "I like that~ You are really cool Onii-chan~ And I would like if maybe...we can have a little...alone time together? Maybe for a date?" He giggled again then he looked at his eyes showing his fake interest on the red head. Even though his eyes showed so much interest on the guy he knew he was just messing with him. "Well then...Bye Onii-chan~" With that said he kissed the red head right cheek then skipped off. As he was at a good amount of distance he started to laugh. "Oh my god!! That was so perfect!"

Little Feather merely grinned at Alistair as he asked her how she intended to do that, after proving how resourceful she was a little taken aback as he offered her a big smile and clapped for a second. “Erm...thank you” She murmured feeling the pink tint return to her cheeks, this reaction was becoming a nuisance. She tilted her head to the side watching the dark haired boy get into his dress, her brow furrowed as he pulled it up her putting her hand to her mouth to hide a smile as she resisted the urge to laugh he looked rather amusing yet cute at the same time. “You should let me dress you in normal clothes sometime I think you’d suit them better” She told him, of course her her idea of ‘normal’ clothes were squall clothes. “You’d make a fantastic brave” She murmured, bashfully clasping her hands together rather thankful when he turned slightly towards her and asked for help. “Sure” She smiled as she closed the distance between them, moving between his wings carefully she gently pulled the zipper up for him securing him into the dress. “There you go” She announced stepping away from him. “You’re all set to go...want me to come with you to the starting line?” She asked him, looking over at the other guys who were already lined up.

Crash felt a pang of anxiety...he couldn’t say he liked the idea of the brown haired student hassling Kathy, he was confident she could stand up for herself but the idea of it made a nasty surge of anger seep through him. A frown crossed his face. What are you getting so antsy about...it’s just talking The fact of the matter was he neither trusted or liked Ara it was that simple it didn’t matter that he barely knew the guy. “Apparently I’m more perceptive than I thought” He grinned at Ara with ease, though it did falter a bit as he asked for a trade his mind throwing two possible meanings at him,, the first one he didn’t even entertain the thought of...”Nope, I’d rather not suffer the wrath of Khan for changing costumes” He shook his head, his expression had become very guarded as he spoke. Though that quickly changed as the ‘girl’ (Cyber) he’d spoke to practically cracked up into hysterics, he looked skyward briefly before returning his crimson gaze to the ‘girl’ He obviously fell for the innocent girl facade completely counteracting his claim of being ‘more perceptive’ than he thought he was. He didn’t see through the students disguise. “Erm...thanks I think, I wouldn’t say this was my best look” He chuckled giving a small shrug of his shoulders, though he noticed ‘her’ smile he didn’t give her any signs of falling for her flirtations in true Crash style they flew straight over his head, he did however offer her a warm smile. “So you’re new around he-“ He was cut off as the other student began to speak again, his brow creasing in confusion at what ‘she’ said. “I hadn’t thought you were a participant” He shrugged at her. “You’d be surprised what the students around here like to wear normally” He chuckled thinking of Little Feather and her usual attire, although Mercy had been telling him of her ’plans’ to pull the Indian girl into the 20th century. Maker help her He was pulled out of his thoughts as he heard the ‘girl’ speak to him again, he politely focused back on her.

A very perplexed look crossed his face Cool and confident? He raised an eyebrow at ‘her’ wondering why on earth ‘she’ would throw those...compliments at him, he opened his mouth as if to say something when in the next moment the ‘girl’ had walked closer to him and leaned up to whisper in his ear. His frown deepened he didn’t show it outwardly but inwardly he wasn’t happy with’ her’ sudden proximity to him it actually bothered him...why did it bother him? He listened to ‘her’ words blinking a little in disbelief at what ‘she’ said, was ‘she’ flirting with him? It would explain the compliments...and the strange look ‘she’ had on her face now, however as ‘she’ leaned up and planted a kiss on his cheek he literally froze not looking too dissimilar to a deer stuck in headlights. Red light! Words, Crash use your words! “I’m sorry that wouldn’t be ok” He blurted out, forgetting Ara was stood directly behind him. “Not in that context...I’ll be around if you need a friend but that’s all I can really offer you” He finished, really hoping ‘she’ had heard him as ‘she’ skipped away. “What the hell just happened...” He frowned completely confused by that strange turn of events, at least the blood hadn’t rushed to his face at all...apparently that reaction was especially for Kathy.

Alistair thought Little Feather's blush was rather cute but he wasn't going to say anything about it. She seemed amused by his attempt to get into the dress, which made him smile "am i even doing this right? human clothes are odd" he laughed, pulling at it to try and straighten it as best he could. “You should let me dress you in normal clothes sometime I think you’d suit them better” she said. He smiled again "i might take you up on that offer" then she whispered “You’d make a fantastic brave”. He looked over at her "what's a brave?"
when she put the back together he chuckled and said "it's a little tight" he tried adjusting it some more but it didn't really help. she offered to walk with him to the starting line "i'd like that thank you" he held up the pinafore "by the way, how do i put this on?" as he said this he started to move towards the line, he noticed a man approaching him and stopped, waiting for the man to approach, he nodded to him.

One, if looking closely enough, could see Brako's eyelid visibly twitch when the dress came into view. His eyes shifted over to a very bemused Maria, unable to contain her shock and laughter.

"Yes, yes." He spoke with a measured tone. He knew that by doing this he was helping both Maria and the kids out. And he'd always thought of Maria as his own. So despite her antics, he'd follow along if it meant her happiness. With a deep sigh, he grabbed the dress and motioned for Carmen to follow him to the dressing room.

"Sadly, this is not my first time putting on a dress... So... I know I'll need your help at least zipping the darned thing up." He told Carmen as he walked to the dressing rooms. He stole a glance at Maria, glaring at her, before turning back with a small smile on his face.

Maria honestly couldn't contain herself. Brako, THE Brako, was getting in a dress. It'd been so long since she'd seen this. A real treat for sure. She was both shocked by the girl's choice and unable to contain her laughter. She had to admit, that man was more of a father to her than her's had ever been and he put up with all of her... adventures. She wasn't sure what she would do without the old fart.

Chris looked over at the redhead that had approached her, asking if she needed something to wear. Chris's facial expression changed drastically within the next few seconds. First, she was happy to be noticed. Then, sad because it meant she'd have to put on a dress. Then, angry because she didn't want to admit to being a girl either.

"Do I have to dress up in order to participate?" She asked, her eyes pointed at the redhead's (Kathy).