"So I've been looking around a bunch of books and stuff back in that room and they had a lot of pictures of some cool looking characters playing drums and stuff," Segno said while walking beside G-Clef.
"They might have been famous percussionists or something," G-Clef said. He looked around his surroundings, nothing still looked familiar. They have probably been lost for about an hour or so.
"Maybe, that's cool I guess. Heh, of course, they probably weren't as cool as me," Segno said pointing to himself.
Fermata crossed her arms and growled in pure irritation. Why wouldn't this guy shut up about himself?
"Hey, I also noticed that the guys in the pictures liked to wear sunglasses. I guess percussionists like to wear those. I bet you that I would look even cooler with a pair of shades,"
Fermata began to twitch.
"And you know what else would make me cool? A hat, perhaps one of those flat-ish black ones. I think they're called berets or something like that. Yeah, I would look totally cool in one of those…"
The red-haired stitch punk just about had enough. She raised a fist and aimed it above Segno's head and slammed it down, dead center.
"OW! What the hell?" Segno shouted, rubbing his injured head.
Fermata then began breathing heavy with anger. "Would…you…just…shut up already!". She shouted as G-Clef grabbed her shoulders, attempting to keep her from striking Segno again.
"Fermata, calm down…" G-Clef said calmly.
"Oh sure, I'll calm down…as soon as Inflated Ego here can shut his mouth!" Fermata pointed a finger at the striped stitch punk.
Segno growled and got into a fighting stance. "You wanna go pepper face?"
"Don't mind if I do, I'll have you down in less than a minute!" Fermata said lifting her fists
"Well we'll see about that!"
G-Clef fiddled with his fingers watching the arguing rag dolls. "Oh dear, things are getting out of hand. What should I do?" he said to himself. "Um, hey you two, stop it now. Is this really necessary?"
The other two just kept staring each other down, ready to fight, until the sound of something heavy falling on the floor interrupted them. All three jumped at the noise.
"W-what was that?" Segno asked fearfully. Fermata could help but laugh at this.
"What's wrong Mr. Cool? Do loud noises scare you?" Fermata laughed.
"Sh-shut up!"
"How about the both of you shut it?" G-Clef said sternly, making the others quiet down. "This noise was coming from that room over there," He said, pointing at an open door. "We're probably not alone,"
The blonde stitch punk began walking towards the door, his guitar at hand. He wasn't too fond of the idea of using his instrument as a weapon, but it was all he had at the moment. The two other followed behind him, Fermata ready to fight whatever was in the dim room and Segno was trembling slightly, hoping that nobody would notice.
"Hello?" G-Clef called out, hearing noting but his echoing voice.
A shuffling sound was suddenly heard. All three jumped and turned towards the source. Segno was now completely shaking in fear, wrapping his arms around himself. Fermata saw this and just smirked and rolled her optics.
"I-is someone there?" G-Clef called out again.
"Stop it man," Segno whispered. "Do want them to find us and do who knows what?"
"Yes, I want to find out what's in here so that we can take care of it now. That way it won't be a bother in the future,"
"Aw, are you scared?" Fermata said to Segno mockingly.
"For the last time…" Segno began to say. As he was objecting G-Clef began to notice a shadowy figure looming behind the other two, his optics widened and he couldn't find his voice to warn them with.
"I'm…not…" Segno's annoyed expression changed into fear as he felt a unknown presence behind him and the female. Fermata noticed too and the both turned to the tall shadow. All three pairs of optics widened further as the figure's arms lifted upwards, looking like it was about to strike. At this, Segno screamed in a high pitched voice and stumbled backwards into the others, making all of them fall down.
Segno curled into a ball and shivered in fear as the shadow moved closer while the other two just stared, wanting to know what the mysterious figure was. Just then, the shadow stopped and then it was now…laughing? G-Clef and Fermata stared in confusion and Segno slowly began to uncurl and stare.
The shadow the stepped into the lighter part of the room, still laughing. The light revealed the shadow to be, to everyone's surprise, another stitchpunk, a female judging by her voice. She hand long black hair hanging down and she had dark gray cloth sewn onto her torso in a way that made it look like she was wearing a vest. There were even three tiny buttons on the area. The thing that stood out with her though was that she was tall, taller than the other three in the room.
The new stitchpunk was still laughing, her arms wrapped around her stomach. She attempted to speak between giggles. "Hahaha! That was sooo funny! The way he screamed! It was…hahahahaha!". She then fell on the floor, rolling around.
Fermata just stared at the laughing stitchpunk then at G-Clef. "What just happened?"
"Perhaps she was just trying to scare us for the fun of it,"
The tall stitchpunk immediately stopped laughing and sat up on the floor. "Yup yup! I was just having some fun! Although I am sad I didn't get much of a scare out of you two," she said, pointing at G-Clef and Fermata. She then pointed at Segno with a smile. "But he was funny so I'm not sad anymore!" she said, giggling again.
Segno slowly sat up, now completely back to normal, and scowled at the tall female. "How was I funny? You made me lose my cool!," he moved his head in a way that made his hair whip around and he crossed his arms. "And that is definitely not a cool thing to do, especially to the epitome of awesomeness!"
"Aw, is Stripy grumpy?" the tall rag doll asked.
"No, just annoyed!"
"Sounds like someone needs a hug!"
Sego's optics widened. "What? No! I don't do hugs, hugs aren't cool at all…ack!" before he could finish, he was lifted off the ground in was now being cuddled by the tall female. "Let me go! Your infecting me with un-coolness!"
"Come on, you know you like it!"
"Nooo!"
G-Clef and Fermata couldn't help but laugh at the scene before them.
"No! It's not funny, stop it! Put me down!" Segno yelled.
"Oh, ok!" the tall rag doll said, dropping Segno and making him land on his backside. He growled as he stood up and brushed himself off.
Now that things were settled down, G-Clef thought the time was appropriate for introductions. "Well now, um…my name is G-Clef," he said pointing to himself, then he pointed at the other two. "And that's Fermata and Segno. Do you have a name?"
The tall female nodded. "Mmhm! I have a name!"
"What is it?"
"I don't know," she shrugged. "I had one but I think I lost it somewhere in this room,"
"Well I know where I can find it. Can you turn around?"
"Ok!" The tall rag doll then spun around, facing her back towards the blonde.
G-Clef gazed upon her back, and upon it was another music symbol. It was a circle with a cross over it.
"Your name is D.S. Al Coda," G-Clef said.
"D.S. what? That's too long for me to remember!"
"Fine, your name is Coda. Is that better?"
The newly named Coda nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, it's much better. I like my name!" Coda said before laughed and skipping around the room. "Coda Coda Coda! Hehehe!".
Coda then stopped skipping and faced the other three, swinging her arms around. "Soooo, whatcha doing here?".
G-Clef answered her. "Well, we were trying to find our way back to a certain room, but…"
"We got lost," Fermata finished. "Actually, he got us lost,"
"Hey!"
"What? But it's true!"
"Oooo, where are you going?" Coda asked, clasping her hands together.
"Blondie here is supposed to teach us some music, Giggle Box" Segno said, pointing to G-Clef.
"Oh, I wanna learn to play music!" Coda said, jumping up and down. "If you can show me about music too, I'll help you find your way back,"
Segno just laughed. "You? Show us the way? That's a good joke there,"
"No really! Stay here," Coda said before running back into the room. She came running back holding a folded piece of paper. She unfolded it and spread it out in front of the others.
G-Clef knelt down to take a look at the paper. His optics widened in surprise. "It's a map of the place!"
"What? No way," Segno said, looking at the paper.
"Yeah it is. See?" G-Clef said, pointing to a spot on the map that said 'Percussion Room'. "This is where we met you," he then pointed to a spot that said 'Record Storage'. "And that's where I met Fermata. So if I start there then…" his finger trailed the opposite from where he left the record room the stopped at the words 'Sheet Music Storage'. "That's where we need to go, I believe," he then folded up the map. "Thank you Coda, this was very helpful,"
Coda just smiled and giggled in response.
"Does this mean you can teach us music now?" Fermata asked.
"Yes indeed," G-Clef said, exiting the room along with the others. He opened up the map to see where to go from where they were. "Now then from here we go…. that way!" G-Clef said, pointing to the left.
G-Clef folded up the map and gave it to Coda to hold until he needed it again. He held his guitar since he wanted to play some music while he lead the three others, whom happily danced to the music in their own ways as they followed.