spadeguy (2013-07-22 17:12:43)

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Yay! ...and stuff...

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MeNobody14 (2013-07-22 17:39:07)

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Duh-duh-da!

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spadeguy (2013-07-24 02:04:01)

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The room, along with the rest of the already beat down hospital began to collapse. A large chunk of ceiling fell creating a huge hole straight down in the center of the room. We must've been on the top floor this whole time. Parts of the ceiling began to crumble, and Red saw. In an instant, we locked eyes and knew neither of us would let the other just leave. I began speaking
"This won't end well for you. Your chainsaw was lost along with that aura sphere... so we're pretty much on the same level."

"Says you!" he replied, "I still have a pokemon. He may have be weak, but he always ready to go!"
"Yeah, that's what she said!" I said laughingly. The Lucario charged at me and began his attempt to fire pulses of energy in me through contact.

Turtwig stumbled to his feet and staggered inches towards Red. Red attempted to run but seeds attached to vines shot at lightning fast speed towards the fleeing trainers back. The seeds penetrated through his back and surges indicated he was being drained of energy. Turtwig began looking better and better!

Looks like Red couldn't escape... heheh

Lucario attempted to stop the Turtwig, but I tackled it to the ground. I picked it up and threw it into the large hole found in the center of the room. I then looked back up at Turtwig and saw Red swinging it like a flail. He threw at an angle and I saw the angle leading to the hole. I backed up a couple of steps, and then ran and dived.

Directly above the hole.

I grabbed the vines with one hand and my chest made it across the gap. The Turtwig looked scared, but if one of us had to go, I'd make sure it was me. Red limped towards us, half conscious.
"Why hello there. What do we have here? Oh yeah... two. Little. Devils. I guess," He lifted a large chunk of fallen ceiling. "You'll be going away now!"

He lifted it above his head, preparing to crush my upper body. I swung Turtwig by the vines, that were barely detaching, and hit him directly in the stomach. I could see his attempts at withstanding it were futile, as he dropped the slab, and staggered backwards. I fully crawled up and saw Turtwig, vines detached, walk forward and lie down. Red was still stumbling, but in his attempt to keep balance, he fell onto a rolling table. I ran towards him, and just before he could roll anywhere dangerous, I stopped him. I couldn't let him die that way.

"W-what're you doing?" He said, Don't you wanna kill me?"

"No" I said, exhaling, "You're strong in my opinion... and..." I turned away.

"When you're strong, you can choose your death."

I walked away and heard him crying desperately. I picked up Turtwig and left. I saw the unconscious Lucario on the ground floor, somewhat unconscious, then looked up and noticed a large hole going straight upwards. The sunlight felt nice, as it was morningtime. I found my way out of there and ended up in a beat down town.

It didn't take long for me to find my way out of town... but I was tired. I immediately collapsed. My tattoos glow bengins brightening, and the wifi mark begins shifting. Soon, I can no longer see due to it's blinding mark. After the strange feat is done, my name appears less average and WAAAY more arcane. While moving my arm, I notice a strange glow on my chest. Soon my arms have lost the will to move. Looks like I'm too tired to move right now. Turtwig wraps a vine around my foot, and drags me along a path leading to the forest. Soon though, a helicopter lands near us. The competitions host with the dapper suit and his boa constrictor exit the helicopter. He begins walking, and Turtwig definitely doesn't appreciate his presence. Leech seeds are shot at the man. He moves his head slightly to the side allowing the vines to pass his head, then grips the root connecting the seeds and the Turtwigs body. Adrenaline courses through me and I get up and stagger.

The roots begin glowing, and Turtwig collapses in pain. I grab the vines but soon I'm forced to the ground by a strange force.
A voice is heard in my head.

"You have no idea what you're doing. Do you plan on keeping pets?

I begin screaming.
"YES! HE SAVED MY LIFE! STOP KILLING HIM!"

"It was televised. The whole fiasco. I am well aware of your victory over the killer Red. Your honorable choice to keep him alive has caught my attention. I'm rooting for you"

The root stops glowing, and then begins glowing bright green. The Turtwig is immediately healed.

"So I don't want you to die."

The host begins smiling and leads us to the copter. It automatically begins flying itself.

I know I'm alive but...
WHERE'S RYAN?!?

What is up with this guy, and how can he do all that stuff?
...and my tattoo... what's up with it?

"I know you have questions, I'm sure of it. For any question you have, I have an answer. So..."

"Fire away..."

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MeNobody14 (2013-07-24 02:33:34)

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Yay! Happy (pre) endings!

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spadeguy (2013-07-24 02:37:43)

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Oh... this is nowhere near a complete series. I'm probably done focusing on User, so I guess I'll keep this one going.

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spadeguy (2013-07-24 02:39:08)

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*fixed strange box error thingy.

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MeNobody14 (2013-07-24 02:41:02)

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YAY.

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spadeguy (2013-07-24 15:39:16)

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"Okay then Aaron, firstly you should know... Zachary and John are both dead. Red wasn't lying about John, and in that hospital... Zachary was killed and his organs were harvested." The host said sadly, then looked at my arm,
"The entire competition is funded by the Special Task Forces. Only it's become a way for them to not do anything at all, as my special tattoos have the unique trait of granting special abilities. You have recieved the Ti-fi tattoo. You may communicate telepathically with others, in their native language, regardless of your language. The others had a chance to gain this tattoo, and some have taken the opportunity. They are on their mission right now."

I nodded, but then the question came back,
"WHERE'S RYAN!?"

"Well, this part is pretty unfortunate... his tattoo didn't really change like yours. His stayed the same, meaning the effect ended when he got back to the mansion... so he was one of the three people to take the challenge... he knows what he got himself into."

"What are you saying? Is he okay?"

"Well their adventure has just started being televised, so I don't know."

This was all too real... I couldn't risk him dying, and the words slipped out.

"I want to compete in this challenge."

"Sorry Aaron, but you've already gained this tattoo... going there would be a huge mistake, as I've rigged these areas to just give the tattoo to anyone with a special name tattoo like yours. I don't know what would happen if you got multiple tattoos..."

I was silent. For the rest of the ride to the mansion. I simply exited the vehicle, and walked towards the mansion.

"You know Aaron, the show should be half over. If you wanna check to see if he's okay so far just go check. You also have a special surprise in your room... just don't like break your neck on one of the safety mats"

I laughed a little harder than I should've. When we got to the mansion, he directed me to the theater. We had to go through a dark cave, but luckily the host, who had revealed his name to be Justin, had tattoos on his palms that he could light up. We found our way through the cave easily. I heard a huge crowd scream and ran ahead through what looked like an average movie theater. I burst open the door and took the horrifying sight on the screen in. A large dragon lifted Ryan up, and prepared to breathe fire onto him. Until a figure in armor appeared, screamed aloud something that I knew all too well.

FUS-RO-DA

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spadeguy (2013-07-24 21:16:04)

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Why thanks! It's always nice to have support! I might get another part in today actually. Try and get out of the cliffhanger and decide some fates...

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spadeguy (2013-07-25 14:29:21)

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The dragon staggered back and Ryan fell to the ground. He ran to the knight and the knight handed him two swords seemingly out of thin air. Ryan charged at the dragon and slashed at it's scaly skin. It clawed at him in return, but he rolled away just in time. The knight just stood there... why?

I made my way across the movie theatre, and sat in an empty row... the only empty row. It appeared all the past winners had been here too, I could see all their tattoos glowing dimly in the room.

I looked back up at the screen, to see Ryan holding a scroll and whispering an incantation. A blue electric orb shot forward and hit the ground, leaving a cool arcane, circular pattern. The dragon attempted to take flight, but Ryan threw a sword piercing the dragons wing. It landed an began a roar leaving a trail of smoke from its mouth. Ryan ran forwards and slashed its leg, causing it to lean down, he jammed a sword in its neck and then ran to the circular arcane pattern he casted earlier. The dragon limped towards him, and he backed away. The dragon stepped directly on the circle, and lightning burst forth from the ground beneath, surging through the metal sword and exploding the dragons neck.

The figure walked towards the dragon and then a strange smoke-like aura exited the dragon and entered the knight. He turned to Ryan, and shook his hand. He then gave Ryan a bag, full of books and papers. Ryan smiled and nodded and said
"The greatest treasure of all... knowledge... F this."

The crowd burst into laughter and the screen turned black.

Everyone exited the theater and a lot of people stayed in the lobby talking. I was approached by several people with comments such as "Oh cool aren't you Aaron! Loved your win against Red" and "Oh I wouldn't mess with you!". All was well until some prick said
"I bet I could've killed him in seconds."
"It wasn't about killing people, it was about escape. My job was done, and he already couldn't move."

He gave me an odd look, then immediately looked back at his group of friends. They looked somewhat sinister. He held his hand towards me and smiled revealing dirty teeth, and said
"Is that a challenge kid."

I assumed he was about to use some cool powers. His palm had a strange tattoo, that glowed with power, but it changed colors from red to white. Then I felt a strange force push me towards the wall. I hit it with a loud bang, drawing attention from the surrounding crowd. I stood up.

Well that wasn't very kind.

I ran at him, and he did the same thing. This time the surrounding crowd laughed. I had to find a way to defeat him. The third try, I was flung against the wall, but I saw in a split second a wave of something fly at me quickly.

"ARE YOU DEAD YET?" The guy screamed, looking at the crowd for laughs. (He got laughs by the way D: )

I charged at him, and this time I anticipated the wave. I rolled under it, and then I sprung upwards over a second. Since I was within reaching distance, I knew I wouldn't be able to dodge this. I grabbed his arm, and held it up to my chest.

This is gonna hurt!

He laughed and then the color and shape of his tattoo changed. It was blue. He sent a pulse of electricity through my body, but I felt nothing. I actually anticipated the power, and placed one hand on his chest.

"Not smart."

I felt an odd discharge as an explosion of lightning seperated me from him. It shot uncontrollably and he flew towards the wall opposite of me, leaving a body shaped imprint.

I suddenly heard a familiar voice say
"THAT WAS SICK!"
I turn around to see Ryan smiling,
"and I fight dragons..."

The entire crowd rushed towards him and began celebrating. He was ecstatic. I turn around for one second and find the man I had antagonized gone, along with his group of friends. Oh well.

I can't wait until I get those powers!

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spadeguy (2013-07-25 14:30:42)

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@EpicWombat Thanks! You actually posted that while I was typing this up!

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ConnorRonnoc (2013-07-25 14:59:51)

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Very good *Claps*

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spadeguy (2013-07-26 17:34:30)

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Why tank you very much.

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spadeguy (2013-07-26 18:17:00)

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Well tank you too!
Butter is like my favorite fatty acid...

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spadeguy (2013-07-26 23:34:16)

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I had returned to my room and found an odd circle with strange markings. I looked a note found next to it.

You have been recognized by the gods. Please accept this weapon as our token of appreciation.

I looked at the orb, then back at the note and the message had changed. I dropped the card and immediately grasped the orb in my hands. I crushed it, and my arms had no definite changes. Then it happened, just as Ryan opened the door.

"Woooah! Wha-"

The entire room was bathed in a nice green light that shifted to white. It died down and my tattoo transitioned back to green.

Ryab: Yours too eh?

Me: Maybe. Well did you get the letter too.

Ryan: Yep. You're going too eh? Hope we're on teams!

Me: We will be. I'm team captain!

We went downstairs immediately, and I passed Turtwig along the way. He seemed to be caught up in his own things, as he was learning to traverse the complicated obstacles of the mansion.

Over large gaps, and through walls that would rebuild as soon as you smash through them, the obstacles were actually an exercise today. We made it down to the main hall and there I...

...fell down the large staircase...

After getting laughed at, Justin our host directed us to get onto a bus.

I sat next to Ryan and before long, a girl appeared and sat alone behind us.

"Hey there Aaron!" she said, "You did pretty good against Red! I was scared you'd die for a moment..."
After a look at her tattoo to get her name, which was Maria, I responded.
"Thanks Maria, but I don't really plan on dying. Besides, I'd hate to miss out on this next challenge!"
"Same here! I can't believe that these games are real!"

Her, Ryan and I had a long conversation about it, then the bus stopped. We all got out, at an old ceremonial site. Justin started talking, and since he was the host I made sure to listen to his every word. Those of us who had received letters stepped forwards.

Justin began,
"Those who have been chosen all have gotten through at least one challenge. As a reward, you have recieved your "Ti-fi" tatoo modification. You shall now be choose teams. As the gods have already chosen, Aaron has his choice!"

I stepped forwards.

"Ryan, and Maria."
"Great! Now you may step forwards and make your way to the altar."

We walked forwards and the ground raised from underneath us. I sat cross legged on mine, as Ryan kneeled, and Maria held forwards a thumbs up. Justin finished,

"Our first competitor is Ryan the Dragonslayer! He's helped several of you obtain your tattoos, and has truly earned this honor!"
Ryan was enshrouded in light as the sound of an angels chorus sounded. The light shot from under his pedestal, and he was gone afterwards.

Next there is Maria, the Marksman! She gained her tattoo as the only survivor of her challenge in the fields of Hyrule, saving even Link!"

Maria disappeared in the same fashion as Ryan.

"Lastly, there's Aaron the Savior! He's the first survivor, and helped in the apprehension of Red the corrupt trainer. He also has a pet Turtwig in the Mansion!"

I was bathed in light and could barely make out the applause above the sound of a choris singing. I arrived in a great palace with a large carpet stretching across a large marble floor. Winged guards led me to a room where I was expecting to see Ryan and Maria, but was instead met by a familiar woman in *cough*GREEK*cough* robes. The guards kneeled with one arm outstretched towards her. I walked forwards and she stood, her long green hair flowing onto her robes. She stood in front of me, and appeared to be blushing.
"I've been waiting for you Aaron. I along with many other gods have been hoping for your arrival. We've watched the competition, and even help the special forces unit of Earth."

She laughed and I smiled a little. I had kinda liked her a little. She looked at my arm, and appeared confused, then proceeded to tell me her name.

"Hello, I'm Palutena!"

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