Redemption

[COLOR=DimGray]Jalena sat back in her chair. [I]I now know why I have been delivered to this world. I am one of these seven assassins that will deliver the world from evil. But it prophecises that I will lead them astray. It cannot be me. I have done nothing wrong.[/I] Jalena felt drained of energy from the toxic gas that she had breathed in hours ago. She watched the others chatter happily. Except for Phelan and Zeddrick. Zeddrick sat by himself away from the group, just as she did. However, every now and again, she noticed that he glanced at her. [I]Probably just watching over for me again. What is his deal? Was it because of my performance with Phelan last mission? The bedroom? No, it couldn't have been. He is smart enough to know that it is a performance.[/I] She glanced over to Magnum. [I]Why didn't he warn us about the gas? He must have warned the others that were scouting and protecting us but he didn't tell us. That is strange. I hope he isn't one of Zerverius's minions.[/I] Jalena sighed, exhausted. She clutched Leonardo's notebook close and fell asleep. Hours later.... The jet's wheels bumped on the tarmac, sending jolts through the cabin. It shook Jalena awake. She peered outside of the small window. The mansion whizzed by. " Home...." she whispered to herself. Once out of the plane and into her bedroom, Jalena collapsed onto the bed to find Luke Noble sitting on the side of it. " What do you want to know?" he asked, sounding defeated and tired from the flight and Jalena's endless questioning. Jalena sat up gingerly. " Everything." [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkOrchid]Hunter looked at the skeletal dog. The words 'infinite HP' rang in her ears. She tapped her knuckle blades. They rang softly, it gave her courage. Hunter looked up at the dog. Its drool dripped slowly from its mouth. " Yuck." She watched Nemesis try and attack it but it didn't seem to be fazed. [I]He's a high level warrior and it didn't even make a scratch! Oh boy![/I] Hunter crouched close to the ground as the dog swiped its paw at her. Bewahren's chanting behind her became distracting. She turned to tell him to be quieter when a huge thump sent her flying into Bewahren. Both of them tumbled and slammed against a stall, making it collapse around them. " HUNTER! BEWAHREN! ARE YOU GUYS OK?" Nemesis shouted, distracting the dog so they could get up. Hunter and Bewahren stood up, removing pieces of streamer and wood off them. " We're ok," Bewahren replied. Hunter nodded. " How are we going to beat this thing?" Hunter asked as she started running to the back of the dog. Bewahren followed her. " Combined attack on sensitive areas. Under the belly, on top of the head and on the side Nemesis already attacked," he replied. " I'll take the head, Nemesis will take the belly, you take the side," Hunter said, sounding like a commander commanding her troops. Bewahren nodded and sprinted around to Nemesis, both of them dodging the numerous attacks from the skeletal dog. Hunter flipped up onto the back of the dog. It whipped around, trying to get her off. She ran very swiftly up to its head and held onto the bony ears with dear life. " NOW!" she screamed. The two got the message. Bewahren ran around to the dog's side and summoned his immense magic. Nemesis ran and skidded underneath the door. In one moment, Nemesis slit the dog's belly open, Bewahren's magic hit its side and Hunter drove her blades into the dog's skull. The dog howled its death scream and collapsed onto the ground, dead. Hunter was flipped off the dog as it collapsed and was caught by Nemesis. " Thanks," she said timidly, her ears twitched back. He smiled. " No problem." Bewahren approached the dog which changed into data and disappeared. Four items were left. A collar for Hunter, a cape for Nemesis and Bewahren and a letter. Hunter ran over to their prizes. As she picked it up, a new feeling of strength appeared in her. [CENTER] Hunter achieved Level 8 [/CENTER] Nemesis and Bewahren smiled as Hunter put her new prize on her neck. " WOW. I like this," she exclaimed excitedly. Nemesis and Bewahren grabbed their capes but didn't advance as they were of a high level than Hunter. Bewahren picked up the letter, opened it and read it out aloud to capture the attention of the talking duo in front of him. [B]Well done warriors. You have passed my first test. I am 'The Hacker', the person that has been creating havoc across 'The World'. You may have passed my first test but there will be others, much harder and much more dangerous than these. You have been warned.[/B] Hunter and Nemesis looked up from their conversation. " Uh oh....." [/COLOR]

[COLOR=Purple]A soft breeze rustled the long green grass. The sound was so soothing. Brielle opened her sky blue eyes. She sighed. Laying in the long green grass in a field near the town of Sargon was Brielle's favourite way to destress. It was a huge field, spanding a few small hills. [I]Its so peaceful. I love not having to train for war. My spirit doesn't grow restless anymore.[/I] A loud thump signalled ScytheWing's return. His large black head covered the sunlight that was shining warmly on Brielle's face. He cocked it to one side. " What are you doing?" he asked. " Just lying here, thinking. Its nice and peaceful here. No need to fight or use magic," Brielle sighed happily. Suddenly a twittering noise echoed above Brielle and Scythe. Brielle sat up. She held out an arm and a falcon handed near her elbow. A piece of parchment was tied to its leg. Scythe looked at the bird curiously. Brielle untied the parchment from the falcon's leg. It took off in a flurry of feathers. Brielle unrolled the parhcment and then sighed heavily. " What is it?" Scythe asked. " Something's wrong at the palace. They want us to go back. I wish I could just roam around with you. Ah well. Suppose we'd better go," Brielle replied as she stood up. Grabbing her leather saddle from a patch of flattened grass, she fitted it to Scythe. With one heave, she hopped into the seat. Scythe swooped his great black leather wings at the ground and soon, they were off, soaring into the sky. OOC: ok. All of you need to get a message from the palace. It doesn't have to be the same way as mine, but you just have to be on your way to the palace. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkOrchid]Hunter was dragged away by Nemesis into the festival. Before Nemesis dragged Hunter off, she grabbed Bewahren's arm. The three of them lost themselves in the festival. Grunties ran around everywhere, tripping people over and generally causing chaos. Hunter looked at one. When it saw she was looking at it, it squealed and sped off in hysterics. Hunter's ears twitched backwards in disappointment. Nemesis noticed this. " What's the matter Hunter?" " Oh nothing," she replied, smiling. They looked at stalls and played games. Hunter and Nemesis were laughing while Bewahren had a cross lok on his face. " What's the matter Bewahren?" Nemesis asked. " You should be looking for the rings when the monsters arrive," Bewahren replied crossly. Hunter's ears perked up. " They're here!" Screams could be heard in the distance. Hunter, Nemesis and Bewahren looked at each other and then ran in the direction of the screams. They had to contend with the crowd. Hunter started to get angry. Her blades started lengthening from her metal knuckles. Finally they came to the monster who was terrorising the festival. It was a high levelled skeletal dog creature. " This looks like its going to be a tough fight." [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Sakura followed Takahiro and Yojimbo to the kitchen, passing Aida and Asaku who were sitting on the couch. " Oooo. Sakura is following Takahiro again!!" Aida started before he was jumped on by Sakura. She covered his mouth so Yojimbo and Takahiro could hear Aida anymore. " Shhhhh Aida!" Sakura whispered, blushing scarlet. Asaku burst out laughing beside them. Sakura covered his mouth too. " Asaku!!!" she whispered, more urgently this time. Then Aida had an idea. He licked the inside of Sakura's hand. She squealed and fell over backwards, allowing both of the boys to laugh at her. Sakura sat up. " Ooo you boys are soo mean!" She stood up and kicked them both in the shins. " OW!" " Ouch!" Sakura poked her tongue at them. " That's for laughing at me!" Aida looked playfully mad. " You're gonna get it Sakura." " Ha ha. Bet you you can't!" At that moment both Aida and Asaku launched themselves at Sakura and started a play fight.[/COLOR]

This RPG will be starting tonight (my time) so watch out for it!

One more person and I'll start the Rpg in the Adventure Square. Thanks for the great sign-ups guys!!!

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Sakura watched Saio flee the room in a rush, leaving behind a book. She sat down and flicked through its pages slowly but curiously. Photographs of a mother and son littered the pages. It then hit Sakura that this was Saio and his mother. She looked closer at the mother. The face of her looked kind of familiar. Yojimbo looked over Sakura's shoulder at the photo album. " So that's Saio's mother? Hmmm....looks kind of familiar doesn't she?" Takahiro joined him, looking at the book. " Yeah she does. Can't think of her name though." Sakura shut the book, causing a dust cloud to appear, making Sakura sneeze. The topic turned to Kitzume who had returned in a bad mood. " Do you know where she went?" Takahiro asked. " No. Bet she ran again," Yojimbo replied. " No. I don't think that's right. I think she was fighting some gargoyles somewhere else," Sakura suggested. " Whatever you reckon Sakura-chan," Yojimbo said, flagging off her excuse. Both he and Takahiro walked off before she could explain further. " Fine then!" Sakura huffed and followed then. Her new mission, annoying Takahiro and Yojimbo. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue][SIZE=3][u]Dragon Riders of Celebrynn[/u][/SIZE] It has been twenty years since the Hundred Year War ceased. Peace finally reigned over the kingdom of Celebrynn and its arch-enemy, the kingdom of Zerveria. The royal family of Celebrynn: King Orion, Queen Lillyana and their twenty-year-old son, Kai, have enjoyed this lasting peace. However, out of the way of the wary ears of the Palace, rumours have been preadig thick and fast about the border towns being attacked by the dark forces of Zerveria's king, Ilthazar. He is renowned for his blood-thirty habits and gruesome likes. But help is on the way. Throughout the Kingdom of Celebrynn, King Orion's elite forc, The Dragon Riders, have been resting and enjoying the peace, like the rest of the populace. These Riders are a special breed of people. They have the ability to speak with their dragons who have been at their side since infancy. Each dragon and rider hold the power of one element of the world, which resides in a jewel hidden in the dragon's heart. The Riders have been the guardians of Celebrynn and now, after the Hundred Year War, they are needed again. Ok. You can play a Dragon Rider or any Dragon Rider that is on the bad guy's side. If you want to play any of the royal family on any side, PM me. -Elements- - Earth - yotska - Plant - Fire - Bink - Water - Ohkami - Ice - Kayin - Thunder & Lightning - Heero Darkangel - Wind - eternity - Light - Takuya - Darkness - Deimos - Sound - Life - Death - Gelgoog Pilot - Spirit/Soul - amgoddess - Magic -Sign-up- *Rider* Name: Age: (21 - 40) Sex: Appearance: Short History: Weapon: (one only) *Dragon* Name: Sex: Appearance: Element: -My Character- *Rider* Name: Brielle Miria Age: 25 Sex: Female Appearance: See attachment Short History: Brielle was left an orphan while she was still a baby as her mother and father were killed in the Hundred Year War. She grew up under the care of Lillyana and Orion and considered them and Kai her family. In a visit to the Hatchery when she was young, her dragon was just born and the two have never been apart since. Weapon: A silver long sword with her name and ScytheWing's engraved into it in Ancient Celebryan smoothly. Handle wrapped in black leather. *Dragon* Name: Scythe Wing Sex: Male Appearance: See attachment Element: Spirit/Soul [/COLOR]

The world kept spinning around her, making her feel sick. Images of her dream faded to and from her mind's eye. Zeddrick's words rolled around her mind, making her worse. She coughed. Phelan looked up from his computer and snapped it shut. " It's done. Lets go." They started walking out when Jalena felt her knees collapse underneath her. Zeddrick and Phelan spun around to see Jalena sprawled across the floor, cursing in an language they couldn't understand. Both of them smiled. Zeddrick went to walk towards her when Phelan thrusted his laptop into his arms. He watched Phelan walk over to Jalena, pick her up effortlessly in his arms and walk out of the room. He watched the expression of Jalena's face as they passed. She intensely disliked being helpless. Zeddrick sniggered. " I should have known...." A few minutes later, Zeddrick and Phelan with Jalena in his arms met the others. Tanya, Leon and Blake were sitting on a wooden bench outside the mansion. Mangum was smoking steadily. They all turned there attention to Phelan and Zeddrick as they apporached. All of them stared wide-eyed at Jalena who was helpless in Phelan's arms. Gently, Phelan let Jalena slide her feet to the ground. She stood tenderly on them, leaning on Phelan for support. " What the hell happened?" Magnum said, saying what everyone else wanted to say. " Fom what I can tell.....and experienced....a deadly gas was released quickly but inconspiously into the ball room, causing what you now see in there. Have you all cleaned your tracks?" Jalena asked very business-like. They all nodded. " Good. Now about this little attack. I assume it was an attack on the church itself since this is the Pope's Palace, however, there still may be the possibilty that the attack was aimed at us." Hours later...... The jet's engines roared to life as the members of AD-0 take a rest on their homeward journey. Jalena flicked through Leonardo's handbook, translating everything it said. Most of it was about his inventions but there was a section which peaked Jalena's interest. She held it closer to her face, squinting at the writing. There was about a paragraph of Greek on the top of the page, following by Latin, most probably notes from Leondardo. She started to decipher it. It read: [i]Έξι δολοφόνοι. Γεννημένος ελεύθερος ο κόσμος από το τρίτο, και ο πιό επικίνδυνος, σκοτάδι. Τα χέρια τους θα λεκιάσουν με το αίμα των ατόμων από την ημέρα η μητέρα που τους γέννησε τους. Να σκοτώσει είναι ένα μέρος της φύσης τους ο ηγέτης τους, κρύο, σκληρός, θα οδηγήσει τους δολοφόνους παραστρατημένους. Η επιθυμία να κυβερνήσει θα οδηγήσει τον ηγέτη τους στην παραφροσύνη και θα τερματίσει τον κόσμο πιό κοντά. Το σκοτάδι τους περιβάλλει. Είναι έμμονο. Αφήστε τα μαύρα χέρια τους να προστατεύσουν τις ζωές του αθώου.[/i] Seven assassins. Born to free the world from the third, and most dangerous, darkness. Their hands will be stained with men?s blood from the day their mother gave birth to them. To kill is a part of their nature Their leader, cold, cruel, will lead the assassins astray. The desire to rule will lead their leader to insanity and bring the world closer to the end. Darkness surrounds them. It is immanent. Let their black hands protect the lives of the innocent. 'Leonardo's notes' Jalena wrote after the Greek. [i]il 26 luglio Recentemente ho ricevuto un ridurre in pani di pietra che proviene dalla Grecia antica. Ho studiato la lingua e la società di questi ancients ed ho concluso che questo ridurre in pani è uno scripture dall'oracolo di Delphic. Ma che cosa è questo? Che cosa è lo scopo di questa parte di scrittura? Tenterò di tradurre questo testo nella speranza di individuazione del qualche cosa di degno della mia attenzione. Per credo che strette di questo scripture un prophecy ha fatto dal priestess del loro dio Apollo e non ha luogo del mio tempo. il 15 ottobre Dopo molto la calcolazione e pensato, Infine ho tradotto il testo. Ingeniously è stato messo e mi dato molto dolore. Ma alla fine, i miei sforzi si sono pagato la volta dieci. La mia credenza era corretta. Il testo inciso su questo ridurre in pani di pietra era effettivamente un prophecy fatto dal priestess di Apollo quella data sostengono due mila anni fa. Predice che il nostro mondo futuro cadrà in una terza era di nerezza. So non delle prime due ere. Prego che questi assassins del ` descritti nel testo trasporteranno il nostro mondo da questa era di nerezza.[/i] 26 July I have recently received a stone tablet that originates from Ancient Greece. I have studied the language and society of these Ancients and have concluded that this tablet is a scripture from the Delphic Oracle. But what is this? What is the purpose of this piece of writing? I will endeavour to translate this text in hope of finding something worthy of my attention. For I believe this scripture holds a prophecy made by the priestess of their god Apollo and is not of my time. 15 October After much calculating and thinking, I have finally translated the text. It was ingeniously encoded and gave me much grief. But in the end, my efforts paid themselves ten fold. My beliefs were correct. The text engraved onto this stone tablet was indeed a prophecy made by the priestess of Apollo that dates back two thousand years ago. It predicts that our future world will fall into a third era of darkness. I know not of the first two eras. I pray that these ?assassins? described in the text will deliver our world from this era of darkness. Jalena sat back in her chair, not believing what she had just read.

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Sakura transported herself and Saio back to an alleyway beside their school. Yojimbo, Meiko, Aida and Takahiro appeared behind them. Students were scattered everywhere. Sakura poked her head around the side of the wall, checking if the coast was clear. She nodded. The others filed out from behind her and joined the student body outside. Very craftily, Sakura followed them, staying close to Yojimbo and Saio. " So this is school?" Saio looked up at the building bewildered. " Yes. Now lets go. Everyone's going back to class. Somehow, I dont think we will since our classroom was destroyed," Sakura replied. Yojimbo nodded in agreement. Their day went on as normal - well as normally as a school day for them could go. -Night - Dormitory - Common Room- Sakura sat in her usual armchair, deeply, but not voluntarily, absorbed in her Physics homework. A sudden snap made her jump and draw a huge line over her page. Takahiro was making something out of wood. " Oh Takahiro! You made me draw a huge linge over my page!!" Sakura whined. Takahiro laughed. " Sorry Sakura, you shouldn't be so aborbed in your homework." " Oh ok. So its ok if I don't pass." " We're only here because Lillyana sent us here." " So? I have to do something otherwise it would drive me mad." The shutting of a door signalled Meiko's entry of the room. " What are you two fighting about now?" she asked as if she had said it a thousand times before. " Look what he did!!" Sakura said, holding up her book in Meiko's face. " Oh Sakura!" " Oh me what!!" Takahiro and Meiko looked at each other and burst out laughing. Sakura looked utterly confused. " What?!?!" OOC: ok just some normal anime high-school stuff. its not all work and no play!![/COLOR]

[COLOR=Purple]Sakura growled to herself as she watched Tom being taken to the hospital wing. She hated how the principal here detested every one of the best fighters, that's why he thought up of this tournament. " Hey wouldn't even stop because a student was injured. How sadistic can a man be?" Her rage cursed through her body like hot mercury. She clenched her fists in anger. Her violet eyes became cat slits. " I warned that man never to mess with me when I came here. Now he messes with my friends. I could kill him with my bare hands." An announcement was shouted over the intercom. " NEXT FIGHT - SAKURA VS AKIO." Sakura stepped into the ring. A boy, older and muscle bound, entered the ring on the other side. He was definitely much more powerful than her. However... Akio charged at Sakura, running fast. The crowd gasped. The principal smiled as Akio landed a huge punch on Sakura's face. She flew backwards, appearing to go out of the ring. Akio stopped and smiled at his victory, or so he thought. Sakura flipped and landed right in the corner. She stood up and looked at Akio with her eyes. He froze in fear. Dark figures started appearing around Sakura as her eyes became bare slits. " I told you not to mess with me..." she growled again and charged faster than the principal's eye could see. The next thing he knew was happening was Akio getting smashed around by a mere girl. Sakura was unleashed. One powerful kick after another landed on Akio's body. Soon he was gasping for breath from his broken ribs. " STOP!! I COMMAND YOU TO STOP SAKURA!!" the principal's voice rang in her ears. She ignored it. " Why should I stop flogging your nephew when you didn't stop the fight for my friend?" she retorted hotly. With one last kick, Akio flew out from the ring and slammed into the brick wall of one of the buildings. The crowd grew silent. Akio slumped at the bottom of the wall, barely alive. Sakura hopped down from the ring. The crowd immediately parted for her, not wishing to share the same fate as Akio. Sakura made her way to the hospital wing, hoping that Tom wouldn't have watched those events unfold.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Sakura smiled at this newcomer's face. " I am Sakura. But we cannot talk here in case we are found. Lets go back to our dormitory. It's safer there." The others nodded in agreement. The newcomer smiled. In an instant, Sakura and Saio were transported to 'The Sanctuary', the dorm where all of the angels lived in. She smiled at him. " Don't worry. The others will come soon. As soon as they clean up. I feel really guilty leaving them to do the dirty work but I sort of have to get to know you before I can really let you in the group. Not like its my decision or anything, its usually a group decision. It's just strange that we've never ever encountered another one of us before on Earth. Maybe Lillyana sent you some other place?" Saio looked confused at first, then recognised the name and nodded. " Yeah. The Queen sent me to a different place to you guys. I don't know why but she did. By the way, I'm Saio." " Oh my god, I feel like such a clutz! Not asking your name!!" Sakura replied, scorning herself playfully. Saio smiled. " Well, another blonde moment, even though my hairs orchid! Yoji is so gonna get me for that." The others appeared at the instant Sakura started her sentence. Yojimbo's face lit up when he heard what Sakura said. " What did she do this time?" he asked, gaining ammunition for taunting Sakura. " She forgot to ask my name," Saio replied. " NO NO NO! Don't tell him that..." but it was too late. Yojimbo was grinning evilly. " Ooo. Sakura, you're gonna get it!" Yojimbo started. Sakura covered her face with her hand. The group laughed. " So what are we going to do now?" Takahiro asked. At that moment, it hit everyone. " CLASS!!!!!" [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkOrchid]Hunter stared at the crimson moon pendant. " You are the creator of these things?" she asked in awe. Bewahren nodded. " These pendants are given to the Chosen Guardians of 'The World'. Have you noticed that when you are angered or in danger, generally in high emotion, a weapon appears that gives you amazing power?" Nemesis nodded and smiled at Hunter who blushed. " Yup. We've noticed." " This is because there has been a recent outbreak of virus enhanced monsters and warriors. These are all minions of 'The Hacker' and 'The World' needs help," Bewahren replied. " But I'm just a newbie..." Hunter replied. " Although you defeated a high level Administrator with the help of a Chosen Weapon." Hunter looked uncertain at what was being asked of her. " I don't know if I can do this..." Nemesis put his arm around Hunter. " Don't worry Hunter. I'm sure Bewahren and I will look after you. And after I saw you defeat Lenka, I'm sure you won't disappoint anyone. Hey, when you're threatened, no one can stand in your way." This lightened Hunter a little. She looked at Bewahren who gave her an encouraging smile. " Ok. Where do we start?" Bewahren stood silent for a second, scanning everything. " I have not told you all you need to know just yet but at the moment, there is a crisis. A festival s being held and 'The Hacker' has just sent a horde of high level monsters there." Hunter's eyes narrowed once again, exactly like when Lenka challenged her to a duel. " Let's go." [/COLOR]

Darkness surrounded Jalena as she walked along a dark path, going towards a spot of light on the horizon. Suddenly gunshots ran out around her. Jalena dropped to the floor, grabbed her guns and shot in the direction of the shots. Nothing happened after that. Jalena got to her feet, utterly confused. She looked at the spot of light on the horizon again. It was growing in size, getting bigger and bigger. Jalena took a step back. [I]This isn't right. I must be in a dream.[/I] The light grew bigger and eventually engulfed her in its warmth. Words flew around her. She tried to make out what they said but they spun around her too fast. Then she realised that they were in another language....Latin......and Greek. Images of the members of AD-0 surrounded her. The words spun around them too. A loud bang behind Jalena made her spin around swiftly. A stone tablet floated in mid-air in front of her. Jalena approached it cautiously. There was something written in Greek engraved into the tablet. Leonardo's face appeared beside it and started gabbering in Latin, too fast for Jalena to translate. Abruptly it all faded and reality came back into focus slowly. Jalena moaned and slowly opened her eyes. Zeddrick's face came into focus above her. " What's happened?"

Name: Athene Evangelina Race: ArchAngel Order: Justice Age: N/A Gender: Female Appearance: [URL=http://www.angelroms.com/anime/Anime%20Girls/Angel/Angel-00013.jpg]Athene[/URL] Weapon: Silver katana with the code of justice engraved smoothly into the blade. Silver alloy staff, light weight and can be maneouvered easily while in flight. Abilities: 1. Soul Dance: Gathers the souls of her ancestors and absorbs their power, making her almost invincible in battle, almost. 2. Justice: A powerful attack using her katana and light.

Ok. I need this sorted out. And I think I may start an arguement here. But I have to ask because I have no idea what's going on. What's the deal with this Dragonn Warrior business? I've seen banners and stuff supporting and not supporting DW buts why is that?

Wow. Sounds like you've got a real problem here. Probably the only thing I can suggest is going and asking her out. If not that, are you friends with her? If you're not, try and make friends so you sorta get the gist of what she likes, dislikes, etc. Other than that, I dunno know. Not a real help am I?

[COLOR=Purple]Chloe looked at the night sky as she made her way to the Arizona hanger. " Well this is going to be a strange reunion. The old Gundam pilots and the new Gundam pilots." She yawned as Athene flew along effortlessly. A digital sound caught her attention. " What's that Athene?" Chloe replied to the beeping. A longer digital sound came this time. " Yes, our friends will be there. Well, I hope they'll be there. I shouldn't have taken that vacation so soon. I feel so guilty." More digital beeping. " Yes I know it wasn't my fault. But still, I feel guilty." Suddenly, Chloe and her mech, Athene were rocked by an overhead source. This made Chloe sit up in her pilot seat. " What the...." A Gundam flew in front of her. She could just make it out. " Well hey there! Nice Gundam," a familiar voice came from the transmission box. Chloe's eyes widened. " Duo??" The Gundam in front of her slowed down and joined her by Athene's side. " The one and only. Long time no see Chloe." " They've got you back to?" " You don't think I was going to turn this down, do you?" Chloe laughed. [I]Nope, never. Just not like him.[/I] " Well lets get going, I'm pretty sure they're getting a little narky right about now," Choe said as she prepared to land. [I]Yup. Imogen is going to be furious.[/I] [/COLOR] OOC: I hope this is ok. Tell me if it isn't.

Jalena held Leonardo Da Vinci's notebook shakily in her hands. [I]Maybe I'll know why I was brought into this world.[/I] Jalena made her way swiftly to the door and walked out. Phelan and Zeddrick looked at each other, scrambled up and followed her. Suddenly, Jalena stopped and dropped the book. It fluttered to the ground. Phelan swept around and scooped up the book. " Jalena what's wrong?" " Something doesn't feel right." In an instant, Jalena ran down the corridor. Zeddrick's eyebrow arched. Something must have spooked her, he thought. Then he realised what had made Jalena run down the corridor. The murmur and music of the crowd downstairs had ceased. Phelan realised this too. They ran down the hall, Phelan clutching the notebook for dear life. Jalena made her way downstairs. The first thing she saw was people, laying on the ground. She crouched down to the nearest person and checked their heartbeat. None. She stood up and realised that every person in this room was dead. She looked around for the reason. A low mist hung over the bodies. Then it hit her. [I]Chemical warfare!!! Its a deadly gas thats killed all these people![/I] Suddenly, Jalena started choking. Quickly she made her way upstairs, coughing and spluttering. She saw Phelan and Zeddrick running towards her as she collapsed to her knees. Both knelt in front of her as her vision started to blur. " Jalena, what's wrong?" Phelan asked urgently as Jalena began to have a fit. " Gas...people dead.......downstairs.....killed by.....gas...be careful......down there," she managed to whisper as darkness came over her.

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]Sakura spun around to see Meiko running towards them. " Hey guys, did I miss anything?" Meiko asked, pulling her staff apart to reveal her twin blades. Sakura dodged an attacking gargoyle. " You're just in time. Kill as many as you can. We have to stop them here. And no wings." Sakura spun around to slice three gargoyles in half. They erupted in flames and vanished. Her eye wandered around, checking for any more oncoming attacks. Something caught her attention. Yojimbo's shoulder was bleeding. A green ooze was on his shoulder. " Oh no. Poison..." Sakura made her way over to him, hacking through the line of gargoyles that prevented her getting to him. She ran over to him, seeing that he was weakening by the minute. His scythe closely shaved her head as he sliced a line of gargoyles in front of him. " Yoji? You're hurt!" Sakura said to him as she turned away from him, now back-to-back. " It's just a scratch, I'm fine." " You're not! It's poison." " I know!" " You know?" " Yeah." Anger rose up in Sakura's throat. " Don't you care if you die?" " Yeah." " But............OH! Never mind!" Sakura flipped over two lines of gargoyles and went to help Meiko. " Hurry up guys, we really need help!" [/COLOR]

GO AUSTRALIA!!! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!! OI OI OI!! Actually I was really disappointed by the Opening Ceremony. Our (australia, sydney) Opening Ceremony was much better. The Athens one was far too abstract for my liking but every person to their own opinion. And I do ancient history and the disappointment was they never dived into their rich history. I mean geez, there are so many good things about Greece. The food, the people, their history, epic battles, etc. It was far too short and too abstract.

I agree with most of the others. 14 is too young to have sex. I'm 17, going on 18 and I had sex with my bf for the first time not long ago. Remember that there are so many implications of having sex. Like the others said, legal, physical and, especially, emotional. You may not realise it but having sex is probably one of the biggest decisions of your life. When you decide to have sex for the first time, you're giving that person something that you will never ever get back. I had sex with my bf because I know that I will stay with him for a very long time. We've been going out for a long time before we made that decision. And we made sure that no one would interrupt us. Sex is something special that you give to your partner. Its not something to be extremely casual about, especially considering the consequences that could happen. Just make sure that your girlfriend is indeed ready. Discuss all possible consequences as they could happen. Make sure that you aren't pressuring her to do it. My bf did for a bit and I told him to back off and didn't talk to him for a couple of days even though he's in my group of friends. Another thing is, would you stay with your gf if she became pregnant or she got HIV/AIDs or any STI which might mean that you could never have sex with her again? Are you ready to take those risks?

Sakura watched Tom train. [I]He's alright. I suppose we won't do too badly. Actually he wasn't too bad himself.[/I] Sakura looked him up and down. She chuckled softly to herself as she exited the room. " Not too bad at all..." Walking down the hallway, she saw Tom leave his dojo. A smile spread across Sakura's face. She started following her partner down the corridor. He was heading to his dormitory. The light from the full moon outside made Sakura's white hair glow ghostly. Like a cat, Sakura followed Tom slyly, keeping to the shadows. Staircase after staircase, corridor after corridor, Sakura followed Tom. Finally he stopped at a door. He fumbled around for a key inside his pocket. This waiting made Sakura impatient. At last, Tom opened his door and entered his room,c losing the door behind him. " Damn, how am I supposed to get in there now?" Sakura whispered to herself. She looked around. A window made itself apparent to her down the hall a bit more. Silently, Sakura opened the window and crawled out onto the ledge. She shut the window and carefully made her way to Tom's window. The ledge was narrow and one wrong move would be the end of her, or so other people would think. Sakura was like a cat, even if she fell from this height, somehow she would manage to land on her feet. Peeping in through the transparent window, Sakura watched Tom read a letter that was their time to fight in the morning. She watched him put down the letter and start getting undressed. Sakura moved so she couldn't see him undressing, even though she would of like to have seen what was under those clothes. Peeping every now and then, Sakura checked if he fully dressed himself. She watched Tom crawl into bed and fall asleep. Much to her pleasure, Tom slept without any shirt on. Carefully, Sakura opened Tom's window and slid into his room. She closed the window and looked around. [I]A typical boy's room. Clothes everywhere. His sword just lying around, ready to be stood on. Books, magazines and pictures everywhere. Oh boy.[/I] Sakura bent over and cleaned his room for a bit, not waking him. After cleaning his room, Sakura made her way over to Tom. He spelt peacefully, not fazed by nightmares. She envied him for this. He slept peacefully while she had an infinite numbers of nightmares every night. Sakura smiled. A warm feeling welled up in her chest. Never had she felt like this before but her instincts told her to be wary of this feeling. Slowly, Sakura lowered her lips onto Tom's, not being able to resist him any further. Since she had came her, she had a soft spot for him and always kept an eye on him. But she never let that interfere with her training or anything else. More than anything, she desired company. Tom's eyes opened. He felt a cool sensation on his lips. A face came into focus above him. It was Sakura. Suddenly, Sakura pulled away as she realised that he had awoken. She scrambled off the bed and made her way to the closed window. " Wait!!" tom said as he scrambled out of his bed, grabbing at Sakura but missed. Before he could try and grab a second time, Sakura had opened the window and jumped out of it. Tom scrambled to the window to see Sakura flying towards the ground and landing perfectly. He was amazed at her agility and grace as she ran to her dormitory. He wanted to go after her and ask her about the kiss but he thought better of it. Lying back down in his bed, Tom thought of Sakura and after a few minutes, drifted off to sleep.

OOC: this post has some sexual references. Jalena could hear French opera coming from inside the building. One of her favourites. Especially when mixed with some modern music. She breathed in deeply, her chest rising with her breath. She let the music surround her so she dived into her own world. Phelan watched Jalena breath in deeply, looking at her chest rising. One of Jalena icy cold eyes flicked open and gave Pehlan a death stare. He withdrew his gaze immediately. Jalena looked the buliding up and down, still letting the music enter her mind. It was soothing and empowering at the same time. For the first time, Jalena was nervous about a mission, excluding the first one. Something about this mission had her spooked, that's why she didn't want to be in any particular group. She'd rather watch over all of them. " Alright Phelan. We're going to have to do something drastic," she said to him. Phelan turned to her. " Like what?" Jalena grabbed his arm and pulled him back into the crowd. She made her way to the staircase, which surprisingly was not guarded. Quickly they made their way upstairs. But as they reached the top, three surly looking guards appeared. Jalena and Phelan stopped. One of the guards approached the two. " No one is allowed up here." Jalena smiled. " But I'm just taking my boyfriend up here so we can....you know," Jalena explained to the guard. Phelan looked at her strangely. " As I said miss, no one can be up here," the guard replied. " Please can we go into a bedroom? Two of you can watch us and join in if you want," Jalena pleaded to the guard, running her hand up the guard's inner thigh. Phelan just stared at Jalena's performance. Then suddenly, he walked up behind Jalena and put his hands on her hips. When Jalena said they could join in, the guards looked Jalena up and down with big grins on their faces. The guard Jalena touched shivered with desire. He turned around and chose one of the guards to stay behind. Jalena smiled at Phelan and then playfully bit his neck as they walked down the corridor to one of the enormous bedrooms. Before entering, Jalena stopped. " Hang on, why keep all the fun to ourselves? I'm going to get a girlfriend of mine and maybe you guys could see some action between us," she said. The two guards licked their lips at the thought and let Jalena go and get her 'girlfriend'. When she came to the bottom of the stairs, Jalena looked around for Zeddrick. She saw him over in the corner of the room, chatting up some chick. A spark of jealousy flitted across her mind for a second before she surpressed it. Making her way over to him, she hiked up her dress just a tad so tht the split in the side showd off her smooth skinned thigh. When Zeddrick saw her approaching him in a seductive sway, his mouth dropped. She quickly grabbed him by the arm and dragged him to the bedroom where the two guards and Phelan was. " What the hell is going on?" Zeddrick whispered to her, not taking his eyes off her exposed thigh. " Shhhh. I'm getting you and Phelan into the vault. Just play along. You're my girlfriend I'm going to make out with," Jalena replied hotly. " What!?!?!" Jalena entered the room. Zeddrick noticed she had a dagger in each of her hands. Zeddrick peeped his head through the door. Phelan was lying on the bed, pretending to wait for Jalena to join him. Anger rose in Zeddrick's throat but he quickly surpressed it, remembering that this was only a peformance. Jalena walked seductively over to Phelan who was laying on the bed. She winked at him, a sure sign that she was going to kill them soon. Slowly, Jalena crawled onto the bed, letting her dress reveal her smooth legs. She could hear the two guards on either side of her and Phelan. When she came face to face with him, she slowly lowered her lips onto his. Suddenly. Jalena flicked her hands to either side. Two loud thuds indicated that the guards were dead. Jalena quickly moved off of Phelan and made her way to the door. Phelan stood up and made his way to the door too, noticing Zeddrick watching them Outside in the corridor, Jalena rearranged her dress so no others would get any ideas. " Alright, I've got you two this far, now go and do your job."