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Post by Mizagium on Jan 31, 2011 16:05:34 GMT -5
"No." Adden grabbed Karl by the shoulders and turned him around. "Knowing Jin, we don't HAVE three days. In fact, I'll be surprise if the entire city isn't on fire when we get there. So please, let's all just get in the superfast car, yes?"
Cedric shrugged and hopped in the back with Yolanda, as did Torran.
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Post by Monika on Apr 20, 2011 11:47:57 GMT -5
"Fine..." Karl growled. "All of you will owe me for this." he added, giving one last annoyed glare at Nick before stepping into the backseat. Although Austin has no control over these two characters, presumably Sofia and Adden made their way to the back as well, the former with a few more objections.
"Well, is it settled, then? Good!" Without waiting for an answer, Nick repositioned his arms around Shadow Ella. "Now, here's how you drive. Step on this pedal...and that's all you need to know." Nick seemed to forget about a few trivial details of the driving process, like adjusting mirrors or turning the wheel or-
"Got it!" Shadow Ella smiled, slamming her foot down hard on the accelerator. Nick's car (the BLUE FALCON) went from 0 to 200 in no seconds flat, and without bothering to make too many turns or stop at too many red lights, they were in New York in record time.
"We're here, everybody! And Good job, Ella!" Nick laughed, mentally noting to add her to his list of future driving buddies.
"Not bad, hmm Karl?" Shadow Ella strode over to Karl, expecting another compliment for her frightening driving abilities.
"We...could have..." Karl shook his head, noticing Cryon looked a little paler than usual and Cid had flown out of the car about half a mile down the road. "Never mind. Where are we supposed to go now?" he asked to no one in particular.
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Post by Mizagium on Apr 20, 2011 12:15:50 GMT -5
Adden and Cedric stumbled out of the racecar. Cedric used his earth magic to get his bearings at once, but Adden bumbled out dizzily, desperately trying not to puke. "How...?" he manged. "How did we...I don't think that - " whatever statement about physics he was about to make was cut short but a torrent of bile that forced itself up through his throat and out his mouth and onto the pavement.
"THAT. WAS. AWESOME!" Yolanda exclaimed. "First were like nuh, and then were like ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM and then we were like wham, and then we were here!" She turned and admired the Blue Falcon. "I want to be a racecar driver."
Her uncle facepalmed hard.
Torran phased out of the vehicle, having not felt a thing because he was a goddamned Shade. "We're here. Let's find Jin before he blows something up...too late."
Oh, and its still storming.
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Tristezza around at the streets. "I think it's this way, Jin." He started off in the direction he thought his Uncle Mario lived.
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Post by Myrdraxxis on Apr 20, 2011 14:41:21 GMT -5
Ethan stumbled out, followed by Ikaros -who looked noticeably paler- and Illya. Ethan groaned. "I could live without ever doing that again." he said wearily. He took a moment to look around. "Well, New York City. It's been a while." he muttered. It was odd to be back in the city where all of this had started.
"It's big." Ikaros noted.
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Markis leaned against the door frame, not really paying attention to the lecture inside. It was well past time for classes to be over for the day, yet the room was full of eager students who were hanging on Qwaser's every word.
The Shade had appeared at the academy two days earlier, seemingly out of nowhere. He marched right into the Dean's office and, ten minutes later, he was a professor of exotic magic. Markis wasn't sure how the shade had done it...but chances are he would learn the trick at some point.
Ever since, they had been holding these little extra curricular lessons. Markis didn't suppose that the other professor's would stand for Qwaser's lessons on Blood magic in broad daylight.
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Across the street from the academy, a figure watched, seated on a street-side bench. "Found you." The Mage of the Beginning whispered.
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Post by Mizagium on Apr 20, 2011 15:05:48 GMT -5
((How close are we to the Empire State Building?))
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Post by Monika on Apr 20, 2011 21:31:34 GMT -5
"Dude, all this rain is not good for the Falcon hair!" Nick stared up at the sky and frowned, clearly annoyed by the dark gray clouds that threatened to deluge the city, as well as his hair and the leathery interior of his car. Why, then, was he looking up at the sky? Whatever the reason, he noticed one cloud in particular that seemed to stand out as ominous when compared to the rest. "Is that cloud...red and black?" he thought aloud, absent mindedly pressing a button on his FALCON KEYCHAIN that pulled his car's roof up.
"Why on earth are you looking at the clouds if you're so worried about your hair?" Karl shook his head in slight confusion or, more accurately, a lack of the desire to even attempt understanding Nick. Karl was caught off guard by that last thing he said, though, and looked up at the sky as well, shivering unnoticeably. "This storm...isn't natural. I can feel it, magic in every droplet. To create an artificial rainstorm this massive would take some potent magic."
"Jin." Shadow Ella shuddered.
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Post by Mizagium on Apr 20, 2011 22:02:16 GMT -5
"Are you people blind?" Torran growled. "Look." He pointed at the Empire State Building. More specifically, he pointed at the gigantic crater at its base. "I think it's safe to assume Jin has been here."
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Post by Monika on Apr 20, 2011 22:11:27 GMT -5
"Pfft, you act like meteors have never fallen in New York before, shadow dude!" Nick laughed, shaking his head in utter disapproval of Torran's remark. "Besides, I can make one of those in my sleep! FALCON PUNCH!" On cue, his right hand burst into flame, a giant fiery falcon appearing around it. Nick thrust his hand into the ground, and upon contact a huge explosion emanated from the impact point. Once the dust had cleared, a large crater was all around them, and the protagonists were now several feet lower in the ground.
"Oooh, he's so strong!" Shadow Ella said in a tone half seductive and half mocking, the latter just to annoy Karl, who was paying her no mind.
"I CAN DO THAT TOO! Watch! Falcon spear!" Cid slammed his spear into the ground, and it shattered immediately. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Let us go quickly, then." Jin smiled, his face showing that he was eager to meet this Uncle Mario character. In reality, however, he just wanted to leave the premises as quickly as possible. He could sense that a few unwanted guests were nearby; Sofia's presence in particular caused his mirror to start flashing.
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Post by Mizagium on Apr 20, 2011 22:40:36 GMT -5
"Um, I don't' think it's a good idea to do that, Mister, uh, Falcon. We're trying not to attract attention to ourselves. You know. Magic, and all that."
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Mario watched the new group of mages with interest. They must be incredibly powerful to avoid getting taken by the Vatican. The Giaccho family had only survived by being secretive. But these people...they must be fearsome.
Something clicked in his mind. Tris! He took off running, heading back towards his flat, hoping to head off his nephew.
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Tristezza's memory of NYC dated back several years. And he had only been a child at the time, but he was pretty confident. "It's uh...this waaaay...yeah. Maybe. Definitely. I think."
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Post by Razgat on Apr 21, 2011 15:49:36 GMT -5
Sofia was the last to climb out of the car. Her eyes seemed to be staring at nothing, and she had an expression of awe. I'm...home. Why am I not happy about this? I'm back! Why do I feel so...frightened?
Sofia shook her head and looked back at the others. "New York is filled with a bunch of freaks. We'll blend in if we don't do anything stupid."
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Post by Mizagium on Apr 21, 2011 20:22:35 GMT -5
Torran stared at Sofia. Hard. "Seriously?"
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Post by Monika on Apr 21, 2011 22:19:51 GMT -5
Jin shook his head, his ever present smirk still on his face for some reason. "You...don't know? That really puts a damper on our plans, doesn't it?" Jin laughed, restraining his mild annoyance before it grew into major annoyance. I could use magic to bring him to us, or to track him down...But I'd rather not go over Soul Magic with Tris around... Jin sighed and shook his head once more. "We'll just have to check everywhere until we find him. Let's start with where he definitely might be!" Jin grabbed Tristezza's arm and started running, eager to dodge Teams Dark Wing and Friendship and meet this Uncle Mario. Perhaps through magic, the duo's speed increased ten fold.
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Post by Razgat on Apr 21, 2011 23:06:04 GMT -5
Sofia nodded. "Surprisingly, yes. People don't really get in to other people's business here. This is a city filled with tons of different people. A lot of them are strange, so we'd be no different. We might get some second glances, but over all New Yorkers tend to ignore each other."
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Post by Monika on Apr 21, 2011 23:12:15 GMT -5
"Sounds like a wonderful place." Shadow Ella scoffed, frowning at the passersby as they ignored her, much as Sofia said they would. "How could anyone ever live here?" she asked. "And, more importantly, how could anyone live at all without noticing me!" A mirror materialized in her hand as she gazed at her reflection.
"I don't know." Cid and Karl answered simultaneously, each one interpreting her statement differently.
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Post by Myrdraxxis on Apr 21, 2011 23:45:55 GMT -5
"In any case," Ethan cut in, eager to get moving. He briefly wondered what had possessed him to allow Team Friendship to go with them. He definitely wouldn't have, before he'd traveled to Mundus Magic with Adden and Sofia.
"Agreed." Ikaros and Illya spoke in unison.
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.....The Mage continued to sit on his bench, staring at the school. "Soon..."
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Post by Mizagium on Apr 22, 2011 10:30:43 GMT -5
Torran Weivyr's face contorted as he struggled to sputter out a series of wordless syllables.
"I think what our Shade friend meant by 'seriously' - he was referring to Captain Falcon...falcon punching the ground beneath us. That's something that's difficult to explain away, Sofia." He spread his arms to indicate the crater they all now stood in.
Cedric snickered. "Don't worry guys, I got this." Using his earth magic, he raised the crater back to ground level like a dent being popped out of a car door.
"Ok," Adden said levelly. "Now I REALLY think we should get moving."
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"If I see it," Tristezza said to Jin. "I'll remember. Uncle Mario doesn't move around that much."
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CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP.
Mario sprinted as fast as his pudgy form would allow him.
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Post by Monika on Apr 22, 2011 11:54:56 GMT -5
"Totally." Nick nodded his head. "We should really pick up the pace before some of my fans notice me."
Not that hunting down the two very dangerous mages should be incentive enough to stop standing around... Karl rolled his eyes.
"Yea, what Karl thought." Shadow Ella agreed.
"What?" Karl wasn't sure whether to be more alarmed that she just interpreted his thoughts or that she was actually eager to complete the mission.
"There's really no time to waste, so lead us away, Magi." she nodded to Cole. "Are we going to start with the Mage of the Beginning or...the necromancer?" Even without saying Jin's name, Shadow Ella still shuddered.
"That's mah girl, so eager to get the job done!" Cid beamed.
Karl and Cryon both stared at Shadow Ella, silent and puzzled.
"There will be time to ogle me later! Let's GO! Solaridisco!" Shadow Ella lifted her hand into the air and, as if she were Krillin (though infinitely more useful), summoned a rather large disc of light energy in the palm of her hand. She then effortlessly tossed it toward the other members of Team Friendship. The disc landed under their feet and started lifting them high into the air. "This way!" she pointed somewhere, running off in a random direction. She had no idea where she was going, but she sensed powerful magic from that direction all the same. As she ran, the disc of light followed closely behind her, the other 3 Friendship members still on it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Should we try for an aerial view?" Jin suggested. Anything to do this quickly.
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Post by Razgat on Apr 22, 2011 22:47:13 GMT -5
Sofia looked around her, trying to see if anyone could see them. "Ok, New Yorkers ignore each other, but they can't ignore a giant flying disk. Stop it!"
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Post by Mizagium on Apr 24, 2011 13:35:18 GMT -5
Torran threw his hands in the air. "I give up. No one listens to me."
"I listen to you," Adden offered.
"Yeah. And look at how much that helped."
Cedric rocked back and forth in a hammock made of rock. "Dude chill. Rest of you idiots: let's get a move on. I'm not getting any younger. If I was, I'd be somewhere much more cool." He hopped down and the hammock crumbled into sand.
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Post by Monika on Apr 24, 2011 14:25:00 GMT -5
Rolling her eyes in exasperation, Shadow Ella snapped her fingers and whispered "Solaroscuro!" Instantaneously, the light around Team Friendship was bent in such a fashion as to render them invisible. "Better, Sofia?" she spoke, her voice full of contempt. "And don't start with me, shade. I haven't heard you do anything besides point out the obvious. If you have anything of importance to say, please don't hesitate to say it." With little more to say, Shadow Ella and her invisible team sped off in the direction she felt Jin was near.
What's gotten into Shadow Ella? Karl thought, unused to and unnerved by this sudden display of diligence.
"Heh heh, I like an action girl!" Nick ran off, following the invisible team somehow.
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