"Oh, he will." Matt folded his arms. "Each and every week."
"We gettin' closer, Matt?" Hugo asked.
"Kinda. Let's just keep drivin'."
Topic: An RPG
The ongoing story of the people aboard the S.S. Calmwaters

"Oh, he will." Matt folded his arms. "Each and every week."
"We gettin' closer, Matt?" Hugo asked.
"Kinda. Let's just keep drivin'."
R.D. rolled his eyes. "Thanks for being such a source of relief."
R.D. continued driving, listening to the idle chatter of the three girls in the bed of the truck. After a bit of driving, a thought came to mind, one which he voiced.
"We need to talk to Juno."
===At Kattelox===
After much turmoil, Tomoko finally freed her boat. She shoved it over the sand, down to the waterline. After stepping into it, Tomoko sat down and reached over the side, letting her hand brush the water gently.
The tide instantly came in, picking the small boat up and pulling it into deeper water. Once afloat, the schoolgirl reached into the water again, and a current pushed her boat along, guiding it across the sea towards a small, rocky island just off the coast of Kattelox. Sighing, the girl sat back.
Well, here's to hoping they haven't tried tampering with it, she thought.
"...why in the world do we need to do that?" Matt asked.
"Remember Donovan?" R.D. asked in return, "He'll want to know we've gotten on the bad side of the Seven Beasts him and his band of merry men are after."
"For the record, it wasn't my fault," Matt said.
"But you probably did all you could piss him off," Hugo added.
"I had to!" Matt complained. "He was godmodding all over the place!"
"Didn't say it was your fault," R.D. said, "And I'm not thinking it, either."
Alasea shoved the back window all the way open and leaned her head inside. She had heard the conversation. "Do we even know why they came after us in the first place?" she asked.
"They're dicks, Alasea," Matt explained, spreading his hands. "Pure and simple."
"And they probably want the Omega Core, like EVERYONE else," Hugo said.
"They'd probably think Lumiya would be a nice doorprize, too," R.D. said. Alasea nodded; he had informed them about Ondal and Lumiya the night before.
"So, Matt, you were traveling with Juno before you guys cornered me. Did he ever say where he was going?" he asked.
"If he did I forgot." Matt shrugged. "My memory sucks."
"Didn't this Juno guy save you three using a Reaverbot?" Alasea inquired.
"Is that what it's called?" Matt asked.
"Yeah, he used a Reaverbot," Hugo confirmed. "So?"
"Well, the name 'Juno' doesn't ring any bells for me," Alasea explained, "But I do know there's an island called Kattelox that suffers from a lot of Reaverbots. Why don't we look there for him?"
"What about the gate?" Hugo asked.
Matt rubbed his stubble of a chin. "I guess we should do this first...then maybe we can get some backup if we need it." He nodded. "All right, let's do it. Alasea, tell the others."
Alasea turned to inform Hsien-Ko and Mei-ling of the change in plans.
"Well, somebody check the map for the nearest port," R.D. said, "I thought I saw one on there that's near that city we left."
Just then,X heard footsteps behind him.X quickly swung around and point the Ultima Weapon at the stranger.But the stranger was Roxas.He quickly jumped backwards,"Woah!Sorry that I frightened ya..."Roxas scratched the back of his hair.X sigh and remained calm."What did you take so long?"X asked."WEll....A giant heartless appeared and attacked us..."Roxas explained."Sorry that i left you and The King behind...THE KING!!Where is he?!"X panicked."Meh...He went to look for Xemnas...So what happened when you came here?"Roxas was puzzled."Well...Axel fought me but i won...And Xigbar too but i also won him...."X explained.He did'nt want to tell Roxas about his extinction would be so soon."Well,we could find the Organization while we go buy some Sea-Salt Ice-cream?"Roxas decided."Are you nuts?!We are in the World That Never Was!!There's no Ice-Cream here even!"X reminded him."Hah!Maybe you did'nt noticed that stall at the side!"Roxas pointed at a corner where there was a stall."Come on!"Roxas tugged X sleeve and pulled him along."Hey stop pulling!!"X yelled.Roxas let go and X stumbled,nearly falling.X regained his balance and followed Roxas."Um...they sell free Ice-Cream?"X asked with a curious looked."Yup..."Roxas answered as he took 2.
Juno and company had re-entered the Main Gate, and were simply standing or sitting in the cryo-room. They were waiting, just as Juno had said they should.
Juno was leaning with his back up against a wall, to his left and just a bit above his head was a screen with a map of Kattelox on it.
Kouken was leaned on the opposite wall of Juno, his eyes closed, and his arms folded.
Trigger had fallen asleep in the middle of the floor--he wasn't too good at waiting for so long.
Roll was curled up like a cat in a corner far to Juno's left, sleeping lightly.
"I almost wish that freaky demon-wanna-be was here, simply so I would have something to entertain me." Juno thought out loud.
"Careful, you might get your wish." Kouken said with a sly grin.
Juno let out a sigh of boredom, and then closed his eyes.
Kouken opened his eyes, and glanced around the room. He first saw Juno, half-way drifting to sleep. He then spotted Trigger, sleeping heavily on the floor. Lastly, he saw Roll, sleeping like a kitten in the corner. "Heh." He laughed lightly. He directed his eyes to the video-map, and saw something most odd--someone was heading out to some old ruins that even Juno hadn't been to in over 100-years. "What the devil?" He asked no one particular.
"What is it?" Juno asked, his eyes shooting open.
"Check out the map." Kouken replied.
Juno shoved himself off the wall, looked at the map, and then cocked his head to the left. "Very odd." He said. "You think it is headed to the ruins?" He asked Kouken.
"I do." Kouken answered plainly.
"Most likely a carbon." Juno stated.
"Why would a carbon be headed to those ruins?" Kouken asked.
"Refractors--why else?" Said Juno.
"Should we check it out?"
"Yes. The carbon could be in grave danger, Digger or not." Juno replied. He walked over to Trigger and nudged him with his left foot...nothing. "Trigger." He said trying to wake him. He shoved him with his right foot this time, and harder. "Trigger." He said a bit louder. Still, Trigger didn't wake up. "Dang it Trigger." He said with annoyance in his tone, and then lightly kicked Trigger in his side.
"Ow." Tigger let out in pain.
"Purifier, first-class, MegaMan Trigger, wake up." Juno demanded, and kicked Trigger again.
"Ow!" Tigger exclaimed and then jolted his torso upward. "What was that for?" He asked angrily.
"Watch the Main Gate, and Roll in my absence." Juno replied, and then him and Kouken started toward the door.
"Wait," Tigger said as he rose to his feet and turned to watch the two walk away, "where are you going?" He asked.
"We must check on something." Juno responded and then exited.
~Elsewhere~
The young man in The Vandals shirt had reached the town where Matt and the others once were, and had made himself a bed on the dock. He let out a yawn as he stretched his arms upward. "Man, I gotta remind myself the next time I do something like this to Debo some wheels." He said to himself.
Edited by Juno on October 28, 2006 at 2:02:11.
(OOC: Yay! My friend is here! So guys, can he join our story?)
Demon: You can't destroy someone in their own dream, not in my dreams anyway. Please help me, and I will help you.
Edited by Zane Truesdale on October 27, 2006 at 7:29:45.
Nightmares are dreams that need re-coding.
Morph held his head and sighed. "LOOK, all we need is that Soul Piece you got. We do not wish to harm you, but if you do not give it to us out of free will, you'll leave us little choice." He said firmly to the demon. "So what's it gonna be?!" Morph asked, a little frustrated, pointing at the demon with one of his riters.
Demon: I'll give it to you, but you have to promise me to take me with you when you find a way out of your prison.
Nightmares are dreams that need re-coding.
"What?" Hsien-Ko frowned. "What about the gate?"
"We're just going there to find this Juno person," Mei-ling assured her sister.
The jiganshi folded her arms in a huff. "Well, I don't want to take forever looking for him."
Alasea shrugged apologetically to the two women. "Matt thinks that if we find Juno and tell him about the Seven, we can get some backup if they attack us again, so we'll have an easier time finding the gate."
The teen girl reached through the window and grabbed the map, then opened it up. After some examination and some calculating, she said, "Looks like Matt was leading to it... we keep heading this way for another fifteen miles and we'll reach a port."
===Off the shore of Kattelox===
After a couple minutes, Tomoko reached the rocky island and pulled the boat ashore. After looking around, she made her way up a small path to the entrance of some ruins. Hardly anyone came to these ruins; she often wondered if she was the only one on Kattelox that knew about them. As she made her way through the halls, she was happy to find that the Reaverbots hadn't respawned yet. They did sometimes, but they were only small, weak ones. She'd never had to worry about the more dangerous 'bots coming through here.
In the second basement level, she found her destination. At the end of one hallway, there was a large crack big enough for a human to go through. Tomoko grinned and made her way over to it.
Edited by RisingDragon on October 27, 2006 at 8:20:18.
(OOC: Can my friend please join our story?)
*The demon grabbed Morph's hand and cast a binding spell to make sure he keeps his promise. He then tore a hole into his stomach and took out the fleshy purple jewel. The wound healed quickly.
Demon: You do know that by taking this jewel, and you break your promise, you'd end up back in your prison.
*The demon through the gem to Morph and disapeared with a flash of black lightning. The scene changed to the Nightmare Realm, and they were standing in front of the portal to the Dream Realm as though they never entered it.
Nightmares are dreams that need re-coding.
(OOC: It's kool with me, Zaney-boy )
Ryan was back in his regular human form, his hands in his pockets. He turned his head to Morphman, an expression of slight anger and apathy on his face. "You should've let me kill it. And yes, I do believe you just screwed us pretty bad." He replied bluntly.
~Kattelox~
Juno was in his original form, and was fly to the old ruins with Kouken beside him. The two reached the ruins, and entered. They quickly made their way to the second basement level where they spotted a young school girl. The two looked at each other, a bit shocked and confused. "No way she's a Digger." Said Kouken.
"Indeed." Juno responded.
They looked back to the girl and started toward her. "You there! Halt!" Kouken ordered.
~Elsewhere~
The young man was fast asleep on 'bed', his bag right beside him. He let out a small moan for no reason, really, and then said with great confusion: "Juno?"
Edited by Juno on October 28, 2006 at 2:21:40.
Tomoko flinched when she heard the voice shout at her, causing her to freeze in her tracks.
Of all the damn times to be spotted by a Digger, she thought angrily. She turned around and stared at the pair, concentrating especially on Juno and his floating arms.
"Well crap," she muttered. She stepped back into a fighting stance, and an elegant sword, with a long one-sided blade and a katana's hilt, appeared in her hand. A barrier of pure water formed between Tomoko and the two Ancients.
"So, um," she started, "Who the heck are you people?"
X took one and stared at it."Is it really salty?"X asked."Haha..I dont know why they call it Sea-Salt Ice-cream but it really isen't salty.."Roxas grinned.X licked the Ice-Cream and his face brightened."Hey it tastes...Good!"X smiled."Hah!Glad you like it!"Roxas smiled back."Hey we better get looking for the Organization..."X replied."Yeah...Lets go!"Roxas ran towards a path."Hey wait up!"X called and ran too.
After a last bit of uneventful travelling, the truck neared a small port town. Matt leaned his elbow on the truck door. "Here we go. Let's just hope we can get to Kattelox quickly."
R.D. slowed the vehicle down as they entered. After driving down the road a ways, he sighed. This place was just as abandoned as the rest of the county. At least this place didn't look like it had been attacked.
I could be wrong, though, he thought sourly.
After parking the car near the docks, they all got out and got their packs.
"You four get one of these fishing trawlers ready," R.D. said to Matt, Hugo, Hsien-Ko, and Mei-ling, "Mesia and I will go get some supplies and see if there's anyone left around here."
Alasea frowned as they looked for a store. "We have to steal another boat?" she asked.
"Yeah, why?" R.D. responded.
"If we get attacked by another snake," she stated, "I'm blaming it on you."
R.D. rolled his eyes. "Fine," he said to her as they entered the nearest store.