Moving Day
By RichieD.
(A/N: If your gonna leave reviews, do so intelligently. I don't consider a brain dead flame a review, thank you.)
Act 7
Darkness…Total Darkness…Once again fulfilling her surroundings. Not a speck of light anywhere to let her know where she was, eeriness soon creeping up on her as if someone had loosed bugs onto her person.
And then a soft glow directed her attention to it location, a pink glow which seem to be casting out the darkness around her. She took a step to it curiosity getting the better of her as she went closer. The glow getting brighter and soon beginning to take shape the more she near it. Until soon she could finally make out a image from the light, the image of a butterfly like symbol.
"W-Whats that…?" She asked it, apparently hearing a voice from it. "I…don't understand."
She waits some more as she basked in the glow.
"You need me to do what?" She blinked "I can't hear you speak louder….Louder!….YOU'RE BREAKING UP!"
Suddenly the light soon reached blinding proportions and the symbol suddenly got bigger till it seemed like it was rushing for her and then…
"-GASP- HUH W-WHAT?!" The owner of the voice yelled out then looked upward…or rather downward as she found herself freefalling back to Earth!
"OH MY…GAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Her voice echoed all the way down to the area as the wind rushed past her, throwing more fear into as she felt her descend quicken toward her date with concrete.
"Is…is this how it end." She thought to herself despite the screaming she was doing "Was Axel right? After all that danger I put myself into this is what does me in? Is this my…destiny?"
Eventually her lungs couldn't hold her screaming anymore and she clinch her mouth shut. Her eyes soon following suit, bracing herself for the inevitable.
-BOMP-
The ground seemed to come up a long quicker then she anticipated; yet she didn't seem to feel herself go splat. In fact the ground felt…scaly?
"Huh?" Opening her eyes, Shorty found that she indeed hadn't landed on concrete, in fact she was still a few feet away from touchdown. What she had landed on however was the knocked out form of the monster that just tried to take a bite out of her and her friends.
After a bit of hard breathing and a chance to collect herself (as well as thanking the higher powers) she shakingly got to her feet and took a look around, finding that she had landed on the snout of the monster which was currently knocked out against the building from hitting it.
"Where…who…what…" She muttered to herself as she looked around trying to regain her bearings. "I just…feel fell from a….I don't how many feet that is…and I landed on ….what is this?" Shorty got up and tapped the skin a bit. "Feel warm and wet…is this sweat?" She pulled her hand back and indeed found a glop of water on it. "Oh EWWW!"
As she made this exclamation, however the beast began to come to. It eyes opening as it found itself in a haze, its head still spinning. Soon though the marbles clicked back into place and it soon regain it focus…and found a tiny morsel on it person who was presently preoccupied.
"Ugh" Shorty groans wiping away the sweat "Well can't say this day wasn't interesting. But how the heck am I going to get down from here. Hmm maybe I can jump to the stomach and slide down the rest of the way. Doesn't look...too far down." She cringed when she played out the scenario in her head. "Maybe I can wait for that Rowdyruff Boy or maybe find my another way down."
Thus she turned to find such a way…and ran smack into the two open eyes of the beast which to say the least had its pupils fixated on her.
"Uh…h-hi?" Shorty said nervously "Don't suppose you got an e-escalator on you or…anything?"
When the pupils formed into a rather hungry glare, Shorty pretty much had her answer.
"Yeah didn't think so!"
-YOINK- Where she once stood now was nothing but a dust image which quickly dissipated while the real deal made tracks along the monster's snout.
"If I can get a good running distance, I can probably make it to the stomach and use the momentum to skate down it side. As long as it doesn't get up or anything. I might be able to do it without too much injury!" As the jump came up to her though she couldn't help but gulp. "I hope…BANZAI!"
Once she was within edge of the snout, she bended her knees then shot of the side of the monster into the air, making the fall before her even more heighting then it needed to be. Regardless Shorty kept her focus on the stomach and noticed she managed to get a good jump, seeing she was on par with the target.
"AM GONNA MAKE IT!"
-CHOMP-
Suddenly the brightness of the day turn to dark real quick not to mention the surroundings seem to change from the city setting to a rather dank place where the walls seem to be pulsating, formed around what look like sharpen ivory shaped buildings.
"-GASP- W-WHAT GOING ON?!" Shorty yelled on instinct and felt her hitting premature ground which seem rather wet and slimy, in fact she found it was hard to stand or grab onto. Not only due to the wetness but that the ground was…moving?
"GAH W-W-WHOA WHOA WHOA!" She yelled as she slipped and slide along the "ground". "I can't get any tractioooOOOOOON!!!!"
The ground tilted without warning and Shorty found herself fling backward toward what looked like a dark and seemingly bottomless pit the only thing in the way being a bell shaped object hanging over it.
"Wait…I know that shape…THIS IS…!"
Seeing that she was nearing the pit, Shorty quickly reached out and grabbed the "bell" barely managing to hang onto to it.
"Uh-uh pal, am not becoming your lunch today!" She yelled trying to get as much of grip as she could though the "bell" or in this case a uvula aren't exactly known for their grasping quality. However as she continued to do, outside the monster was beginning to become irrated. As it pawed at it throat and swung it head trying to get it food to go down it throat without much success.
"HEY TALL GREEN AND BULKY!" The monster turned at that quip…
-KA-POW-
…And receive a massive smack to the face as an equally green blur rushed by. "TAKE THAT!"
The monster let out a roaring sound as it fell backward and crashed along the street in a painful display.
'YEAH HOW DO YOU LIKE MY KUNCKLE SANDWHICH?!" A girl who seem very similar to the Rowdyruff Boy yelled out, only she was in a green styled dress with the black belt around her waist along with Mary Jane style stocking and shoes, her eyes seemingly matching with dress along with her short brunette hair.
"Ugh Buttercup!" A figure called out to the flying girl prompting her to turn to two similarly dressed and shaped figures as they came up to her. "What do you think you doing?!" One in red called though her hairstyle was that of a red head done a ponyrtail with a bow to complete he ensemble.
"What do you mean what am I doing! Am beating the monster!'
"I can see that but you could've waited for us!"
"Heh hey you snow you lose. Am not gonna wait around all day for you slowpokes!'
"Hey am not slow!" This quip coming from a girl dressed in blue, her hair blonde with tiny pigtails on either side of her head. "Am just not as aerodynamic."
"Yeah whatever" Buttercup told her " Point is it over and done with now. I beat the monster and unless you wanna get some cheap licks in, you might as well cart him back to Monster Isle where he came from.'
'Uh Buttercup?"
"Hmm what no…' POW! A tail swipe suddenly came from out of nowhere and sent her flying into one of the buildings, the monster soon uprighted itself, not looking very pleased at all.
'BUTTERCUP!" Both girls cried out then turn their attention and glares toward the monster. "You'll pay for that Bubbles, Laser Storm!"
"Right!"
The two flew to the side of the beast as they dodged it claw and tail swipes, blasting red colored lasers that started searing it skin. The monster letting out yet another roar indicating that attack was indeed working as it flailed around in a desperate attempt to knock away the assliants.
"WHOA WHHHOOOOA HEY EASY!" Shorty yelled out trying hard to keep her grip on the uvula, which was swinging around wildly. "WHATS GOING ON OUT THERE!"
Outside the laser barrage went on as the girls continued leaving marks on the monster's body. After awhile though the beast had enough then took to the air above them.
"W-Wha?" Bubbles said looking toward the sky "What he doing?"
Her question was soon answered as the beast's shadow fell upon her and the other girl. "-GASP- Blossom LOOK OUT!"
The two girls quickly zipped out of the way as the beast landed with a massive crash. Shaking up the entire area and causing a huge crater to appear in the middle of the street it landed on.
"Huh w-wha? Who put on the fire?' Buttercup asked wearily a shockwave sending her flying into the air. "WHOOA! WHAT THE… OH NOW I REMEMBER!" She blasted off from the spot straight on toward beast. "TORNADO!" She began to spin in air, the wind picking up and swirling around her she soon became a funnel of her namesake that tackled into the beast lifting it off the air. However, it only managed to get it off the ground a bit as the monster was a lot heavier then it looked. The beast then growled and, defying all physics, somehow managed to grab the tornado and push back. Slowing its assault till eventually the wind died down followed by the tornado itself leaving only the spinning Buttercup in its place as she wobbled around the air dazed, though her skin color now matched her outfit
"OooooOOooooh check…please?" She said as her eye spun in her sockets. This ended though when a hand reached up and grabbed her. "AHHH HEY LEMME GO!"
The beast grinned as he was all too happy to oblige to that bringing Buttercup up to it mouth. "Wait! On the ground! On the ground! " She pleaded, but these fell on deaf ears as the monster opened it mouth to throw her in.
"SONIC SCREAM!!!!" The called was followed by an ear piercing echo that resounded through the area, stopping the beastie in it tracks as it covered it ears in a futile attempt to block out the sound attack. As it does so, Bubbles swooped in and whacked the monster hard in the head causing it to cringe more though it held fast to Buttercup.
"Oh my look at those horrible blisters on your tootsie." The red colored girl known as Blosson said "Let me soothe them for you. HEAT BREATH!" Taking a deep breath Bloosom let out on fiery blast that scorched the beast's foot. The monster hopping up and down in pain. To which Blossom took the time to fly head on and fist first into it stomach.
"SOOOOME ONE HELP MEEEE!" Shorty cried out from the inside of the beast, the rumbling outside causing her to lose her grip on the uvula little by little. "Ugh I can't…hang on any longer!" Slowly but surely her grip begin to loosen till finally she let go and fell into the abyss that was the monster's throat…
…However no sooner then she did a rush of hot air blew from underneath her and sent her flying back upward toward the mouth which surprisingly was open at the moment.
"HOLY SHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-FWOOSH-
Shorty found her once again flung high high over the city and the battle that was taking place below, the participants of such oblivious to her plight.
"Did you…hear something?" Blossom asked Bubbles as the two went in for another strike to the monster.
"Yeah thought it sounded like screaming"
"Uh guys A LITTLE HELP HERE!!!!!' Buttercup shouted trying to pry herself from the monster's claw. Blossom and Bubbles look at one another and shrugged before dashing and thwacking the monster with super fast attack, knocking the monster senseless and weakening it enough for Buttercup to finally join in. Together the three charge at the monster in a flash of punches and kicks where till finally it couldn't take anymore and landed in heap on the street, out for good. Mass cheering soon followed from the citizen below as the girls waved to them.
While meanwhile, Shorty continued to sail over the city, gravity soon beginning to take hold and send her plummeting back toward Earth.
"Oh NOT AGAAAAAAAIIIIN!' She yelled out as the ground neared at a rapid pace…and then suddenly stopped just an inch from touching her face. "H-Huh?'
"Whew gotcha!"
Shorty perked up at that familiar voice and turned to see none other then the Rowdyruff Boy holding onto her by the back of her overalls. "Heh a little late but hey better late then never huh?"
"Heh…heheheh…" The bully bounty hunter laughed at that, though from the tone of it, it sounded forced.
"Y-Yeah."
And that was the last thing out of her mouth for the moment as Shorty promptly fainted right then and there.
End of Act 7