Fox of Spades

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Green <3 your mmorpg versions of the charas are great! The expression is perfect >w< and I planned to give him light armor, haha. I am totally having him wear armor like the one you drew. Good duskdawn, guys :D how goes the mornight?

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I'd be interested in hearing some of your plots as well ^^

Doodlequest: Single Player

Dervish said
Try to walk around the skeleton and enter the tower while keeping your eyes on both of them. If it's hostile, you'll be ready. If it's not, it probably won't give a shit.

Seconded ^^

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The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Finally finished with everything xD that took a while.

Sorry for the large-ish posts. The second one is a collab between Kathi-chan and I. It'll give you guys info on what's happening in Sol and on what is to come :D

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Collab between Crescendo and Fox

Meanwhile in Sol...

"The Bakery is on fire and king Thaddeus is still at a peace meeting in Aven!"

"Prince Tobias, what if they come back? What will we do? Our walls have been torn down and our soldiers are weary."

Merchants and villagers gathered in the throne room, even the baker with his burnt hat and torn apron was there. Loud muttering and stifled sobs echoed throughout the castle and prince Tobias stood at the center of it all looking terrified. "U-Um, can we barricade the walls?"

"The dragons can fly, prince." One of the soldiers muttered with a salute.

"Can we barricade ourselves in the castle and wait for dad--er, the king?" He winced as the crowd inched closer.

"We need to defend the city and the castle isn't big enough to hold everyone." Another guard stated with a huff. "In the king's absence, you are in charge, prince Tobias. What do you suggest we do?"

He stiffened in place, eyes flitting from person to person. They trusted him! To be honest though, it terrified him. If he messed up...no, no. "I think we may need backup. Our soldiers are tired because of the war with Aven. The king is there trying to talk things out, but a ceasefire hasn't been declared yet and we're low on both soldiers and supplies." The crowd pushed closer and he let out a squeak.

From within a crowd, a voice piped up above all the mumblings of the anxious crowd.

"Back up, you all! You're going to trample our darling prince and then what are we going to do?"

Somehow the owner of the voice managed to squeeze through the crowd, shoving people out of her way before finally popping out besides the prince.

"What a crowd, eh?" The girl laughed, adjusting her feathered cap plopped on top of blond curls. She was clad in the uniform of the royal messengers, and after giving a hearty greeting to the prince she turned to frown at the soldiers. She drew herself up to her full height (which really wasn't much), hands crossed across her chest as she huffed. "How about giving princey a little room to breathe here?" Although she was hardly an imposing figure, the soldiers quicly took notice of the royal messenger. "How pleased do you think the king would be to come back to see footprints all over his son because you guys weren't doing your job?"

With rather sheepish faces the soldiers quickly formed a sort of barrier around the prince, pushing back the crowd enough so the poor boy could finally get some breathing space.

With a satisfied nod, she turned back to her friend with a grin. "Really, Tobias, you're the prince! Can't have people pushing you around, you've gotta take charge sometimes alright?" She gave him a little nudge. "Anyways, did you send for me?"

Before he could be squished a familiar voice echoed throughout the throne room and the prince brightened up.

He could always trust Zephy to get him out of a sticky situation! From between a couple of villagers he waved and in a flash she squeezed through the crowd and wound up beside him. Tobias huffed before straightening up and giving her a very grateful look.

With a comment from the royal messenger, the guards backed up and so did the people. The prince chuckled nervously, "haha, I'll try harder, promise." He gave her a thankful pat on the shoulder before clearing his throat. Now that the guards had formed a sort of barricade around them, he felt less intimidated. "Oh, yes! Thank you for coming and at the right moment too." He looked at the crowd. "Beloved citizens of Sol, we promise to solve this dragon problem soon. Dad will be away for some time, but we can't take much more of the dragons. As you know, we're short on pretty much everything." The citizens gasped and he ducked behind the messenger, who sighed and nudged him back out in front with a reassuring whisper.

"Prince...there's a thing called witholding information." One of the guards commented with a chuckle.

"I was being honest!" He muttered before nodding at Zephy and resuming his little speech. "Well, that's the truth and so we'll be asking for reinforcements from Nowhere's queen. Trust me, we'll solve this dragon problem. Your safety is of utmost importance."

The crowd didn't look very convinced but when all was said and done the guards escorted them out, leaving the prince and messenger in the throne room.

"Oh, before I forget. I called you here to ask a favor. I need you to deliver a message to the queen." Tobias frowned. "You see, she hasn't exactly agreed to sending us reinforcements. In fact, she doesn't know about the dragon problem yet, so I wrote a request letter and you're the best person for the job, Zephy." He gave her a grin. "I can't ask anyone else."

"Gosh, you're making me blush." Zephy laughed, accepting the letter and tucking it securely in her messenger bag before giving a small salute. "I've never failed a delivery and I certainly won't fail this one, even if the dragons came after me themselves! So don't you worry now," She reached up on tiptoes and gave the prince a pat on the head. "I'm not said to be the fastest messenger in Sol for nothing. I'll be back with reinforcement before you know it; you just make sure to keep this place standing until I get back, you hear?"

The royal messenger hopped back a few steps cheerfully, waving the the blue haired prince before turning on her heels and bolting out of the throne room, her smile replaced with a determined grin. Despite her nonchalant demeanor she fully understood the severity of the situation. There was no doubt that if the dragons weren't stopped they would turn to the castle soon, and with their current state there was no way Sol could hold them back.

"Let's see if you can beat your record, Zephy," she mumbled to herself, quickly veering onto the forest path that led out of her kingdom. Be it flying boar hordes or slime troupes, nothing was going to stop her from delivering this message to the Queen.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Bwahaha Lesley, the rainbow wizard xD I look forward to seeing how that goes~! You have me psyched.

Edit: Finished with both the tea party and cake shop posts, now to work on an extra one 8D ahaha.

Edit: Done!

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

It's totally fine Kei-chan ^w^ they won't be leaving the castle till after they get the message. The others are busy this week too, so mostly it's been just chilling and getting interaction done. Best of luck with classes and have a nice day :D!

Andddd as for Lesley hmmm maybe he can manipulate rainbows (rainbow mage)? OTL they can specialize in weird stuff xD or a summoner who summons cutesy animals? Lemme link you to the superpower wiki, it's really useful. They even have candy manipulation xD so it's full of fun stuff and endless possibilities. Though if you wanna go melee you can always give him bedazzled daggers and pick a speedy DPS class that needs running around and skipping? //shot

Here ya go :D Clicky Clicky

Edit: Also, I can totally see Jasper freaking out as well xD and Mado healing the enemy instead. Our party is defo screwed.

Ace: *bleeding* Hey, Jasper! Can I get a spell over here?

Jasper: @__@ *Falls over*

Mado: *Uses spell on Orc* Spell...good.

Harper: *shaking in his boots* ;A;

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

”...I don’t know.”

Silence took a hold of the conversation, and for a moment Harper didn't know what to say or do. There was an awkward pause, but he decided to soldier on and keep the conversation going. The boy let out a soft chuckle before he gave Leila a smile. "Well, it is a confusing place. I'm not quite sure what to think of it either, if that helps." He paused to take a bite out of his strawberry crepe before continuing, "it's a beautiful place too though. Outside, if you look up, you'll be able to see several constellations, and all at once too." The enthusiasm in his voice became clear and Harper's face lit up with a smile. "There's Orion and Andromeda and Big Dipper, if you ever take a peek outside, you should look. Unfortunately, they're clearer when you're at the station. It's a shame Nowhere is so frightening, yes? If it weren't for things like the chaotic star and being separated from home, I think I could actually, maybe, like it here." The boy admitted before letting out a nervous chuckle.

He didn't know what to think of Leila or the other Lost Souls, but knew that they were in this together. Everyone seemed nice enough, and even Hakuren had his moments, though Harper wasn't too fond of the boy's jokes, especially when things were serious.

"Um. Good day to you guys. I hope you're...um, well rested. And...yeah."

The queen nodded in Ace's direction and raised a glass of sparkly blue liquid and floating stars in the girl's direction. "Good duskdawn to you, dear. Please, please, make yourself at home. I ordered most of this from Two-Thirds and the Cakesmith, just for you! I'll have you know they make the best pastries and tea Nowhere has ever seen." She turned to look at Two-Thirds. The nobody stood stiff behind her throne. "Oh my! What are you doing, standing? You should be seated and eating, Two-Thirds." Her eyebrows creased in annoyance before she smiled brightly and motioned for him to take a seat. "Go on, eat, enjoy yourself, but for Celery's sake, don't overwork yourself, darling." And with that said she gave Ace a nod and returned her attention to Skitz and their conversation on which curtains would work best for a masquerade ball.

Harper gave the tea maker a sympathetic glance before looking to Ace with a wave. "Good morning, the day has been, okay...how are you doing?" He tried to brighten up. After everything that had happened in the town of Yonder, he felt closer to some of the Lost Souls and Ace and Jasper specifically were the closest thing to friends he had at the moment, if they saw him as a friend. It was hard to understand where they all stood in terms of relationships, considering they all had to work together or stay in Nowhere for all eternity? He couldn't comprehend how time worked in Nowhere, if time even existed. However, the thought of being stuck worried him and he poked his crepe with his fork in an attempt to distract himself.

"You should try the chocolate donuts, Ace. Oh, and the chocolate syrup surprise is great too." Harper had showed up early and was the first human at the table, so as a result the Queen made him try almost everything and she was the Queen...so he couldn't refuse. He felt sick for a little while after, but was up for another round after a break. The food was tasty and he made it a point to try and make the best of what he had at the moment. He didn't like Nowhere but after encountering the siren, he made it a point to not let Nowhere rob him of happiness or hope. They were all going to go home.

"Oh by the way Miss Queen, your castle looks nice by the way."

"Thank you, dear. Skitz and I always try to make it lovely! Oh, would you prefer the dark blue curtains with glowing star patterns or the flowing lavender ones?" It was clear she took decorations seriously, and that was one of the reasons she and Martini got along swimmingly. The mermaid's taste in designs and decorations was divine! The Queen motioned for them to eat some more before Jasper slowly made her way to the table. "I'm so happy you could make it, now, if only the others would do the same."

Harper stared at his friend and noticed that the usually hungry Jasper didn't want any of the sweets. How odd...

"Hello Jasper," he greeted kindly, "you should try the strawberry crepes, they're good." and after Harper had gotten her attention, he mouthed the words 'are you okay?'

The Queen finally came to a decision, she would go with the red curtains. She tapped a spoon on the rim of her glass and managed to get everyone's attention. "Humans, thank you for gathering here. I called you over so we could have a nice tea party, but that isn't the only reason. I called you here so we could talk about more important matters and so you could ask me questions. Nowhere is a confusing place and I understand, but so far you're all doing spectacular." She gave them a kind smile before rummaging through the quest bag she had them bring along. The queen pulled out two bottles, the first one filled with the now white essence of what once was a chaotic star and the other with musical notes that bounced around inside.

"So far, you have two out of ten items. You've been making good progress, but there's still a long way to go. I heard from the guides about your unfortunate run in with a few criminals. They'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again, but you will all have to be extra careful. Do any of you have questions? If you do, now is the time to ask."

The Cake Shop



"Oh Vincent! Thank you for offering to look after him." The bear finally released his hold on the kind and altruistic man. "I'm sorry about the chair! But thank you." He lifted Vincent up by his hoodie and placed him gently on the couch. Riley laughed at the state Vinny was in, Mr. Cuddles was such an interesting and adorable Nobody! "Also, don't worry about me! I'll do my best and win Ms. Panda's heart!" The eight foot grizzly bear, was pumped and he began stuffing Vincent's and everyone else's bags with an assortment of chocolates and pastries. This batch was full of lovable humans! He liked them very much.

"Lesley! Thank you, I leave him in your hands." Mr. Cuddles gave the pink haired man a pat on the head, but the weight of his paws almost made it seem like a hit, poor Lesley. "All of you are so kind!" Comical tears began streaming from the giant grizzly's eyes and in a fit of emotions he tore Inadi away from Lesley and placed both paws on his assistant's shoulders.

The bear stared deep into his assistant's eyes. "Inadi, there comes a time when a man must leave home! I knew this day would come and I am so proud! One day you'll find someone perfect for you and that person will be the peanut butter to your jelly and you'll want to spend forever with them...life is a journey and I-I can't believe you're growing up so fast." He gave the boy on last, quick hug before wiping away at a tear and looking at Riley. "Watch over these sweet boys."

Riley gave the bear a salute. "You betcha, Mr. Cuddles. I'll make sure they all stay safe...wait stop! Stop!" Before she knew it she was lifted off her feet and given one of the bear's famous, spinning hugs. Riley groaned, her soul being thrown out of her body. "I-I love you too." She squeaked as the bear placed her back on solid ground. If they stayed here any longer...they would die. How was Inadi still alive?

Ding Ding

Mr. Cuddles' ears began twitching and he stood up straight and composed himself. "Oh! That must be Stephen, err, Froggy." He dusted himself off and made his way towards the door. "I'll really miss you, do come to visit okay?"

"Promise, we'll even drag the others along next time." She gave the bear a reassuring grin and he mustered the courage to open the door.

Stephen

"Long time no see Mr. Cuddles! Are the humans here? I got a call from the Queen, she told me to pick them up." The young and cheerful nobody stuck his head through the door and when his eyes landed on the humans he beamed and gave them a cheery wave. "There you guys are! Nice to meet you. You can all call me Froggy!"

Mr. Cuddles laughed. "How's the job, I heard you almost lost two humans and got the Queen upset?"

The nobody blushed several shades of red. "Leon, Ace and I were not lost! I was just giving them the grand tour, y'know?" He puffed out his chest in an attempt to disregard the blow to his pride. "Well, it's good to meet cha! Humans, let's go before I forget the way to the Queen's castle, haha."

"You heard the guide. C'mon Lesley, Vinvin, Inadi! We've got places to see and people to meet!" Riley gave Mr. Cuddles a quick good bye hug then pretty much rocketed out the door to join Stephen. Introductions took place before the guide led them through Nowhere's colorful and bustling town square. Nobodies would stop to stare at times, and some of the friendlier ones would greet the humans.

"Humans! Hey, nice to see you! Send our regards to the Queen."

Froggy kept some of the more nosy nobodies at a distance and plowed through crowded streets with head raised his and fists clenched in determination. Eventually, they passed the square and city gates, approaching a pristine castle of white perched upon a beanstalk. The humans and their guide eventually reached said beanstalk and Stephen gave it a hard knock. Upon knocking a window appeared and a fox in a bellboy suit stuck out his head.

"No ID, no entry. Those are the rules, pal."

Stephen stopped in his tracks and began rummaging through his messenger bag for an ID. "Here ya go, Scotty!" He held out the ID only for the fox to make a face.

"Froggy...your ID is expired." He held out a bowl of star tarts. "Hey humans...you better help yourselves. I'll need to give the Queen a quick call." The animal hopped off his chair and made his way to a phone in his little office inside the beanstalk. He mentioned something about humans and a certain guide's expired ID before ending the call and hitting a red button. "Coast is clear, you're lucky the queen has been expecting you." A door at the base of the beanstalk opened and the guide ushered the humans into the elevator.

He looked at the buttons and smacked the up arrow with his hand. "You might wanna hold on tight."

Before Riley could ask why the elevator rocketed upwards at an astounding speed and the humans found their feet leaving the ground. The girl let out an excited squeal before she reached out for Froggy's hand, the guide having anchored himself to the railing. This continued for a few moments before the elevator halted to a stop and the humans who were in midair fell to the floor with a thud. The doors opened, revealing miles and miles of clouds.

The Queen's castle stood just a few miles away. "Well, we better start walking!"

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Oooh, I knew it looked familiar! Adorable xD and haha, it'll be kinda like bringing Sol back for a bit then. Kathi-chan is gonna use the same NPC she was supposed to use back in Sol too :D

Edit: The tea party scene is up, if anyone has questions for the queen. Now is the chance for your charas to learn stuff and get clues in IC