Soleil looked at the shadowy Tempesta, "Y-you look nothing like me!" His turquoise eyes stared into his other self's eyes. Shadow Soleil flashed an arrogant look at him, "Heheh. . . Why would I need to look like you in order to be you, idiot?" Soleil took flew backwards an inch, "But. . . Why are you here?"
Shadow Soleil disappeared, leaving a small black substance floating about. "That was weird. . . I don't know who the heck he thinks he is." He flew back to the hole Kuiper was in.
"Kuiper, I'm back!"
Kuiper looked up at Soleil, "Hmm? Oh. . ." He laid back down, "Did you go see Delphinus?" He asked, his tone brighter. Soleil nodded, "Yep! He said he's doing great!" Kuiper's ears twitched, "Any. . . unusual encounters?" Soleil flinched and started to stutter. "U-uh. Of course not! Hehe!" Kuiper's amber gaze narrowed, "Are you lying to me?" He stood up, looming over Soleil.
"N-no, nope! Not at all!" Soleil started to sweat, his fur fluffing up slightly. "Okay, Soleil." Kuiper stared at the half Tempesta with narrowed eyes before walking outside. Shadow Soleil appeared next to the creamy Tempesta, "You lied to him? The one who adopted you? You lied about me? HAHA!" The shadow laughed maniacally, his tail fluids leaving black puddles on the ground. Soleil panicked, "Can you leave now, please?" He pointed toward the exit of the cave. Shadow Soleil got up, staring straight into Soleil's eyes.
"Oh, I'm not leaving anytime soon. As a matter-of-fact, I'm staying here, forever!"
Soleil growled and turned his body toward his shadow counterpart, "Leave or else I'll make you!" He scraped his talon claws against the ground of the cave. "I wonder how you're going to make me leave, because we're stuck together, you clump of fur! I wasn't kidding when I said I'm stuck with you. I am you! I know you hate me, and I hate you, kid, but we're not gonna part anytime soon." Shadow Soleil explained, leaning against the wall.
Soleil sighed and walked outside, a magical rope was tied to his and Shadow Soleil's neck. Shadow Soleil was dragged along behind Soleil, choking before he got up and walked behind the fiery orange Tempesta.
"Oops, sorry, Shado-"
"Just call me Sole." Sole growled, his eyes narrowed and his head lowered as the two walked. Soleil turned to Sole, "Stop being gloomy! It's not going to help you." Sole growls and looks up, "There's a freaking difference between gloomy and mad!"
Soleil flapped his wings and flew into the air. Sole yelped as he got yanked into the air. A quick flash of black fur passed in front of Soleil and ducked into nearby holes, its masked face looking up at them occasionally. The creamy Tempesta stopped and hovered for a minute, looking down at where the black creature.
"That's a Tempesta, Soleil," Sole started, pointing at the creature's fluids. "Look, it has orange fluids like we do. It's a Sky Tempesta." Soleil opened his mouth to speak, but Sole butted him, "Let's go."
Kuiper walked across the open space of Venus, looking around. He looked up at the sky, nothing to be seen, good. He bounded across the open land, swerving past mini volcanoes and letting his paws take him to wherever. He ran into another Land Tempesta, bowling it over. The brown colored Tempesta nibbled his paws and growled at Kuiper, "Oops, sorry!" Kuiper helped him up, "Uhh. . . This is awkward. Heheh. . . What's your name?" He tried to not look at the Tempesta's half chewed tail and paw.
"Eridani, you are?" Eridani responded, continuing with chewing his paw.
"Oh my, I'm so rude! My name's Kuiper." He shook Eridani's paw, looking straight into his eyes. Kuiper's gaze eventually fell down to Eridani's half chewed paw, "Um. . ."
"Oh, don't mind that, it's a habit. I'm just really hungry and bored." Eridani said as if he could read Kuiper's mind. Kuiper's ears drooped slightly and he bowed his head awkwardly, "Yeah, sorry if it offended you!" Eridani tilted his head to one side and he raised a paw in the same angle, "Yeah, yeah, Kuips. Not a big deal, I get stared at a lot. I'm used to it, I don't care."
Something hit Kuiper on his side and he fell forward, bumping Eridani, but not enough to unbalance the brown Tempesta. "Hey! Watch where you're going, you stupid kitt- AH! What is that?!" The black masked creature helped him up.
"That's Parallax. Don't mind him, it's just a mask."
"B-but why is does he have a mask?"
"I don't know, I don't care."
Parallax stared at Kuiper, seeming annoyed. Kuiper smiled awkwardly, his tail swaying gently. The masked Tempesta spread out his wings and hovered a few inches off of the ground, Kuiper's ears flattened and his eyes widened, "And you never decided to tell me he's a Sky Tempesta, Eridani?"
Eridani shrugged, "I can care less."
Kuiper shook his head and he turned fully to Eridani, "You do know that there is a war going on, right? We can't trust Parallax!"
Eridani shrugged again.
Kuiper let out an exasperated sigh and face pawed, his bunny ears flattening.
Parallax nudged Kuiper up, looking at him with worry. Kuiper took his paw off of his face and looked at the black furred Tempesta, "Nng, I guess I may as well get to know you, Parallax."
Parallax gave a little bounce of joy, squeaking quietly.
"So, where did you come from?" The brown Land Tempesta asked, his ears perking, "Oh, wait, it obvious you came from the Sky Clique, right?"
Parallax nodded, looking up at the sky. He adjusted his collar and looked back at Kuiper.
"Are you going to speak?"
"He can't, stupid!"
Eridani shot a glare at Kuiper before his eyes dulled back to its careless mood. Kuiper's fur bristled and he slowly turned to Eridani, "Yeah, says the cannibal. I know that now, there was no need for that insult."
The striped Tempesta looked up at Kuiper, still chewing on his paw. "Meh, I'm a cannibal. . . So what? I only eat myself."
