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The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Ugh, double post. The site is being wonky.

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*Calls the post after Kei-chan's* Best of luck with work, Danni ^^

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Edit: Posted.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Yep, we have a three day rule so I expect everyone to post at least once every three days. When everyone is done I post again and end the cycle, but so far people haven't been following the three day rule so we're moving things along even though they haven't posted. I hope this clears things up a bit.

Edit: D'awww, Kathi-chan! Kei-chan! That was adorable, awesome posts you guys.

Pirate Age

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Good mornight guys. I hope you're all having a nice day :D! Hey guys, what are your favorite movies?

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

You posted less than three days ago, so it's no problem MUG.

It's a little lengthy, but my post it up. I asked Aki for permission and used Ace a little bit, I also used Leon since Oblivion is busy. Hopefully, he isn't too out of character. Now, let's put an end to this guys.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Tobias shielded his eyes as dust and splinters were sent flying all across the mountain. The wind whipped at his clothes and skin, but none of that mattered now. The amulet was of the utmost importance. This dragon problem, it wasn't just the dragons attacking for no reason. It involved the witches and Tobias had a feeling this whole thing was bigger than all of them, and not just all of them, it was bigger than anything Aven or Sol could imagine.

The witches were part of Nowhere's dark side. The nightmare realm, the place where unwanted beings were banished too. Nightmares, sorrow, grief, the imaginations created by the saddest and angriest of emotions were born there and it was where they stayed for all eternity. It was the way things had always been and Nowhere was divided into a place of dreams and nightmares for a reason. If the witches had crossed over, it meant that something had tipped the scale's off balance...but what?

The last time something like this had happened was long, long ago. A hundred purple moons before now.

Zephy tugged on his sleeve and he turned to see the fleeting outline of a dragon within the clouds. "Zephy, whatever this is...it's big, really, really, big." There was a tremendous force that knocked them over before another cry smothered them in grief and distress. The messenger mentioned the parents and the prince's eyes went wide. Of course...but if that was the case then the witches had already taken the child.

"Everyone!" Tobias looked frantic now. "Don't hurt them, they aren't the enemy."

A bulky man clad in thick armor winced. He was covered is scrapes and bruises, in fact, everyone looked worse for wear. "What do you suggest we do, prince? They've been tearing Sol apart and if we don't fight, we'll die here!"

"It's not them! It's the witches. We'll need to distract them so we can get the amulet on one of their necks. If we do that, we'll get some of the answers we need and maybe put a stop to this madness!" He turned towards the remaining Lost souls. "We'll need all the help we can get, please help us slow them down." His eyes darted around, "now who has the amulet?"

"Sir! It's with them." One of the guards pointed towards Ace, Lesley, Harper and Leon.

Tobias' eyes went wide. "Keep the other dragons away from them then! Archers fire, mages try to slow those dragons down!"



Riley, Inadi, Jasper, Leila, Haku

Riley dusted herself off and watched as Lesley ran off to help the others. She didn't even get the chance to thank him, oh well. The fire mage cupped both hands around her mouth and yelled. "You can do it guys!" Sure, they were up against a dragon but oddly she believed in them.

The girl turned to look at Hakuren and Leila. "C'mon, are you frozen in fear frosty? Let's go help those soldiers, you heard the prince!" She then turned to Inadi and Jasper with a humongous grin and a determined gleam in her ice. "Let's keep those other dragons away from them--oh gosh."

A dark shadow loomed over them and before Riley could say a thing grandma dragon landed smack dab in the middle of the lost soul's rather deformed circle. It let out an angry hiss before it sent both Leila and Hakuren flying with a swish of its tail.

"Crap," Riley had to admit, that was pretty cool. "Uh Jasper! Inadi! Let's avenge them!" She was kind of worried, but dazed soldiers were already approaching the poor ice wizard and archer.

Riley let out a battle cry, charged then leaped towards the dragon. The girl managed to cling to its tail and the dragon started swishing it around in response. She held on tight, but after a few seconds felt the urge to puke. "Inad, Jasper, save meeeee!" The dragon snarled before turning its eyes to the humans who were jumping onto papa rawr. "We need to keep this thing here! Away from the others," she held on for dear life, shrieking her lungs out.



Harper, Ace, Leon, Lesley

Lesley had actually managed to get on the dragon and Ace followed soon after, but not before asking a question.

Leon gaped, was this really the time to ask a question like that. "He's a guy." The wind mage had mumbled. These people, they were weird.

"Leon? Mind giving me a boost?" He asked as he stared at the long drop. If he fell, he'd die for sure. He turned back to see a pale-faced Leon.

"I don't have to jump too right? Blood stains ruin clothes..." The wind mage clung to a giant rock. Clouds had circled the mountain and visibility was low, but luckily Leon managed to get rid of those damp and pesky things with a little bit of his magic.

Harper squeezed his eyes shut as he battled a wave of nausea. "No, you don't have to...but we need all the help we can get."

"I'm doing fine here..." Leon stated before he feigned a smile. Hakuren would never let him hear the end of this.

"Okay!" Harper moved back, charged then leaped. He felt a gust of air propel him upward and then he fell with a thud, right on the dragon's back. He grabbed onto one of the scales and squeezed his eyes shut, a rush of air and clouds whipping at their faces and clothes. "Lesley, hang on tight!"

Harper began crawling towards the dragon's neck. It was a slow and heart-stopping process but eventually he was close enough to offer Lesley a hand. Ace followed after him a little more recklessly and together they pulled Lesley up.

The trio clung to the dragon's neck for what felt like an eternity before Ace took in a deep breath and took the amulet. She leaped for the thing's head then pulled it onto the dragon's neck. The girl succeeded but she would have fallen off if not for Lesley and Harper, grabbing her by the arms. Both boys pulled her back but the dragon wasn't happy and it began flying in crazy and maddening patterns.

They found themselves falling, but luckily it was not to their deaths. The trio landed on a patch of soft clouds. "A-Are we in heaven?" Harper had almost forgotten how to breath and he felt like he would turn into a puddle at any moment.

"I always thought heaven would be more fabulous." They were not too far from the ledge where Leon was standing. He motioned for them to jump and the trio obeyed. A gust of air helped soften their landing and Leon stared at his gem, it was almost empty and he felt so tired.

The trio caught their breath and watched as the dragon above them was thrown into a fit of rage.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Thank you Aki, now we wait for the others.

Orpheus - Present
Crescendo - Present
Kimchi -
John -
Phones -
Aki - Present
Oblivion - (she warned us about being busy, so present)
MUG - Present
Anon -

Now we wait for the others. If something is bothering you guys, please open up on the OOC. This chapter has been dragging along now and Kei-chan, Kathi-chan and I want to know what's up so we can make things better.

My current problem with the RP is that when I ask for suggestions or opinions or start up a discussion no one seems to respond. How can I make it better for you guys if none of you tell me what you like and dislike? Another thing is that some people wait for the last day in a cycle to post, I noticed that it creates a waiting effect. People wait on each other and in the end everyone is waiting on everyone *stares at Phones and Four for this one*

Also, how hard would it be to leave a OOC post when you guys are busy :/ it won't take that long.

I love you guys to bits and pieces but I figured this had to be said. If you guys aren't happy with anything, just say so as well. We'll iron out the kinks and make things as smooth as possible for everyone here.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Thanks for announcing your presence, guys.

No worries MUG, you already posted for this cycle. I'll give Inadi and the people nearby something to react to in my next post.

-waits for more people to state their presence- because sometimes I wonder if my announcements are read

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Announcements

Guys, where are the rest of you? To be honest, I'm disappointed with the lack of posting consistency. What happened to the three day rule? There's almost never a cycle where everyone participates. It's demotivating, and Anon's right, during the past few cycles some of the people have only been reacting to things instead of adding stuff to pull us forward.

Yes, moving stuff along is our job, but the three of us need all the help we can get.

MUG, Aki, you guys have been very consistent and I'd like to thank you for that. It's a breath of fresh air.

I'm sorry for the constant reminders. I don't like having to sound crabby, but it's been quiet. I haven't seen some of you around for a bit and it's taking a toll on the IC. Aside from that, it's frustrating because we've been doing this chapter for three months now.

I'm going to get a Harper and Riley post up. After that, you guys will have two days to react. Then the fight ends and missed opportunities will be missed opportunities. Let's have a roll call. Who here is present and ready to put an end to this Dragon?

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