Disclaimer: Hmmmm...*looks around room* Nope. Don't own Flint. *unsheaths claws* Yet.
AN: I'm gonna start sounding like a dumbass if I keep apologizing like this.....SORRY! Without furthur ado, Pentacles chapter 2!
The Tarot Time Shifters - chapter 2-Pentacles part 2 by Ly the werewolf
The sudden chirping of birds was what woke the young girl from her sleep. Actually, it wasn't at all sudden; she had just noticed it had gotten louder. Sara Goodman rose from her sleep, and wearily rubbed her tired eyes. She smiled as her boyfriend, Merlock Holmes, pecked her on the cheek. " Mm...Ohaiyo, sweetheart. " she mumbled. Sara didn't seem to mind the look of death Bindi was giving her. If looks could kill, Sara would've died a thousand painful deaths by now. Sara, being a girl with uncanny sense for just about anything, suddenly noticed something. Something was....out of place. Not there, or, not supposed to be there. She strode over to Flint, Rocky and Lupie, who were making idle chit-chat. " Morning, guys." They all mumbled a quick good morning. " Listen, um, I wanted to ask you guys something." They all stopped talking, turning around to listen to her. " Is something missing, here? Usually, something is around that I'm used to...." In the background, Bindi scoffed.
" What about your bratty little brother, Timmy?"
" It's Tony, by the way--Oh my God! She's right!" Sure enough, plain as day, the spot where her younger twin brother slept was completly empty. The young Goodman could feel herself going into 'Protective Sister Mode', and immediatly started calling out his name. " Tony!!" she hollared. " TONY!!! WHERE ARE YOU?!?!" Sara sighed in frustration, a worried edge creeping into her voice. Merlock put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
" Don't worry, Sara," he said. " We'll find him. You just watch. Any minute now, he'll come wandering into camp, apologize for running off, and we can go resume our search for Pentacles!" Sara looked up to the treetops.
" I hope you're right." she whispered.
The time seemed to roll by, with no sign of Tony anywhere. After Sara and Merlock's conversation, she decided it would be best to look for him. The entire group seperated and combed the forest, but he wasn't there. No footprints, no nothing. After about three hours had passed, they all regrouped at their original campsite. Everyone was hard at thought; no one knew what had happened to the young boy. His sister was getting more worried as the minutes passed; she looked terrible. Suddenly, to break the silence, the smallest of the group spoke up. " Hey everyone! I've got an idea!" All eyes turned to a smiling Flint Hammerhead. Satisfied that everyone was listening, he continued. " We can just ask Bindi to change into her master form, fly above the treetops, and try and spot him there! Huh? How 'bout it, guys?" Sara allowed herself a small smile. Flint wasn't exactly a rocket scientist, but he had a heart of gold, and would do anything for a friends' well-being. Although, the thought of asking Bindi, her 'rival', for help, was absolutly revolting for her. The two never really got along. Even after her and Merlock started going out, she tried her best to make amends with the small pink time shifter. The problem? Bindi avoided Sara like the plauge.
When she snapped back into reality, the whole group was turned around, and, sure enough, facing Bindi. The snail-like time shifter had her 'arms' folded across her chest, and her face was turned in an unhappy scowl. Flint had been begging and pleading for her to transform, but she was too stubborn. Anything that made Sara happy, even the act of finding her twin brother for her, was out of the question. " Pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssssssse Bindi?"
" For the last time, NO!" Flint suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. Flint's large, cinnamon eyes wandered up to the smiling face of a bishonen vampire.
" Here Flint," he said. " Let me give it a try. " From afar, Sara watched the situation unfold, mildly aware that Lupie was at her side. Her boyfriend was going to talk to Bindi....' I do NOT like how this is turning out......' she mentally mused.
Bindi opened one eye after hearing Merlock's proposal. Merlock walked up to her small floating form.
" Bindi," he began, stifling a sigh. " Tony is important to us. He's a member of the team, not to mention Sara's twin--"
" Can we PLEASE not bring HER into this?!" Bindi scolded. The vampire blinked.
" Okay.....Anyways, Bindi, back on track here. He's just as important as, well, you! You're my friend, one of the time shifters, not to mention you're powerful in your master form! Please, Bindi?" Merlock turned up the charm.
" For me....?" Bindi tried her best not to look into his beautiful crismon eyes, for fear that she would never regain herself from them.
" Wellllll.........Okay. For you, Merlie-kun!! ^_^ " A bright light surrounded her, as her physical form transformed into a tall, blonde, shapely woman with glimmering faerie wings. A devious smile spread across the time faerie's face. " But...." Sara looked up. ' What could that little witch be up to...?' Merlock raised an eyebrow.
" But what...?" Bindi's facial expression spread into a manical grin.
" You have to kiss me first!" Sara nearly died right then and there. Merlock, along with everyone else, very ungracefully face-faulted. Merlock's eyes were wide with fear and confusion.
" You want me to WHAT??!?" Bindi continued to smile.
" You heard me," she replied casually. " I want a kiss. Full, on the lips." She looked up to the sky. " Or else you can just find another way to look for the other Goodman brat. " Merlock swallowed a lump in his throat. Not that kissing Bindi-master would be umpleasant, it's just that he really feared retaliation from his girlfriend. He's seen her before. Come one, she's a werewolf for God's sake! A large sweatdrop slid down his head. Sighing, he turned to Sara, and cringed from her look. The look she was giving Bindi.....Hoo man....her atoms would've been screaming in pain with the death glare from the older Goodman.
" Sara, dearest," he started, and grabbed her hands. " I'll only do this if you want me to. You can say no; it's okay. We'll just find another way to look for Tony." Sara shook her head, her silky pink hair slightly swaying with her movements.
" No, Merlock, it's okay; really. We've tried, and failed, to find Tony. Right now, Bindi-master is the best bet we've got of successfully finding him in the shortest amount of time. Go ahead, I won't be angry." she gently assured him. Merlock smiled; his lips forming a thin line.
" Well...okay.....Just because you said so. And promise me you won't get mad? Sara? Please? Promise me...?" He gently kissed her tender lips, his young face pleading for her forgiveness. Sara couldn't help but smile.
" Alright. I promise." The young time detective strode over to Bindi-master, who was lazily floating in the air.
" Okay, Bindi. I'm ready." Bindi-master squealed with delight. Her tall, womanly body gently touched the ground. Taking a breath, Merlock leaned in for the kiss. Bindi did so too, her flaxen blonde hair framing her face. Sara clenched her hands into fists. She didn't care how hard she did; even when five little trickles of blood ran down her fingers. She wanted more than anything to throttle that 'Little Miss Muffet' right then and there, but she didn't want to cause a scene. The young teen couldn't help but gasp in horror as she saw Bindi-master, and what she was doing to Merlock. HER Merlock. The time shifter's slender hands had wrapped around Merlock's neck, and was forcing open-mouth with the surprised vampire. Bindi smiled as she was challenging Merlock to a little game of 'tonsil hockey'; she loved watching the Goodman girl squirm. Sara couldn't take it anymore. With a heaving sob, she turned on her heel and ran into the forest, the only thing left was her sparkling tears as they shone in the noonday sun.
Out of the corner of his eye, Merlock Holmes could see his obviously upset girlfriend run into the forest. Mustering up all his strength, the handsome young vampire pulled his mouth from Bindi-master's. " Merlie-kun? What's wrong?" asked the female time shifter, her sweet, melodic voice feigning innocence. Merlock started a jog, but slowed down to a stop a few feet from the expectant time faerie. " Bindi...." he breathed.
" Yes, Merlie-kun?" He bowed his head down, his long violet bangs hanging in his eyes.
" Go and search for Tony, please. I did what you asked of me; now please. Keep you side of the bargin." With that, he ran off after Sara, Lupie right at his heels.
Her lungs burned, her hands were bloody, and tears streamed down her face in endless streams of anger and sorrow. Her legs hurt; her weary body demanded rest. Finally, after running for what seemed like forever, Sara Goodman leaned against an old, mossy tree, and slowly sunk to the ground. " Sara!!" Her sea-green eyes darted upwards to the source of the sound: Merlock. She barely noticed her gaurdian time shifter, Lupie, at his heels.
" Sara..." he breathed, his muscular chest heaving with each breath. Sara turned away, her obvious anger boiling up to the surface.
" How could you let her...?" came her whispered reply. Merlock's face reflected confusion.
" How could I let her? What? Sara, dearest, you're not making any sense." She turned around sharply to face him.
" Of course I'm making sense, you baka! You allowed her to play hide-and-seek in your mouth!! Why didn't you stop the kiss?! The little bitch got what she wanted, didn't she?! I didn't say you could make out with her or anything!!!" she screamed, near hysterics. Hot tears rolled down her face; her entire body shuddering with each ragged breath she took. A surprised and hurt Merlock blinked innocently, his crimson eyes glossing over with unshed tears.
" Sara....I....I didn't mean...."
" Both of you stop it! Right now!!" Both pairs of eyes fell upon a tiny, foot-high wolf. " You two are acting childish! Stop this at once!!" Lupie's lips were turned back in a snarl; the tiny hairs on his back standing on end.
" You two are much too high above all of this rubbish! You really love eachother, yet you fight like there's no tomorrow! Ugh! Humans! Honestly! You're my disciple, Sara, and you, Merlock, her protector! Why on Chikyuu would.....you.....fight........" Both teens had a puzzled expression on their faces as the canine time shifter pointed his short snout into the air, his nose wiggling furiously.
" What is it, Lupie?" Sara inquired. He continued to sniff while answering her.
" I...*sniff sniff* I think I've picked up a scent.....*sniff sniff* and.... *sniff* it belongs to.....* sniff sniff sniff* Tony!" Sara's eyes went wide with shock and excitment.
" Really....? It's really him?! Oh, Lupie! I love you! Thank you so much!!!" Lupie was quite taken aback when his friend and student swept him up in her arms, and gave him a huge hug.
" Oh, um, Sara....." the time shifter squeaked. She released him, and he gracefully lept to the ground. " Call the others, along with Bindi-master. I have his trail; we should get on it as soon as possible, before it gets cold." Not missing a heartbeat, Sara and Merlock ran off full tilt back to the campsite, hand in hand.
Within minutes, the entire group of people, young and old alike, were following a now-transformed Lupie-master. Bindi decided to remain in her master form, thinking it could get her some more attention from Merlock. Flint ran up ahead with Lupie-master. " Hey....You're right....I do smell him....*sniff sniff*" Lupie-master never took his eyes off the ground.
" Then could you help me out? I'd ask Sara-san, but she's too busy with Merlock...-_-;;;"
The walk seemed to drag on for hours on end. Everyone was getting sick of everyone else's constant complaining. Lupie, who had now reverted back to his smaller 'rookie' form, because the trail was now a lot more fresh. " Don't lose heart, everyone," he would call out. " The trail is much stronger. We'll find him." This time, he was right. Flint looked back at one member of the group who had suddenly stopped in their tracks.
" Cups? What's the matter?"
" It's Pentacles," she replied, a hateful scowl on her cat-like face. " He's near. I can feel it."
" Hmmm...." Flint's gaze fell back onto the miniature wolf.
" What?"
" So the Tarot Time Shifter, Pentacles, is the other scent. Well, now we know for sure who he's with. Pentacles has got Tony with him." Tony's older twin looked like she was going to explode.
" Well, what are we waiting for?! Christmas!? Let's go find Pentacles and my brother to boot!"
Flint-tachi soon arrived in a small, dingy-looking village. The citizens were drab, and unhappy, their clothes torn, muddy and frequently resewed. The whole town seemed to radiate unhappiness. That is, until Get-A-Long made a very important observation. " Wow!" she squeaked from up in the air. " Look at that!" The group followed her lead until they came to what she saw.
" Tony!!"
" Pentacles!!" It looked like nearly half the village was around these two beings. Although, this time, they seemed....happy. Almost. Everyone was rifling through the linch mob in order to get their hands on a bunch of tiny, useless, and not to mention tacky knick-knacks. Sara, not heeding the calls of the others, ran ahead to retrieve her once lost brother.
" Tony! What on Chikyuu are you doing here?! Come on, the others are waiting for us. You have got a lot of explaining to do here, mister!" She grabbed his hand and attempted to pull him along with her. The young teen raised a questioning eyebrow when her brother refused to move, much less acknowledge her. " Tony...?" It seemed like he wasn't at all there.
" Come one, come all, to the Magical Time Faeries' Shop! Open 24/7! Come one, come all..." Tony continued to drone on the same phrase over and over again. His usual cinnamon brown eyes were dull; completely devoid of life. His personality was that of a rock.
" Tony...? What are you doing? Answer me, please! Tony!"
" Come one, come all, to the Magical Time......" Sara felt a tug at her cargo pants. Her eyes followed the source: Lupie.
" Sara-san, look at the other people. Watch their eyes and movements." The young Goodman did as she was told. She watched one woman pick up an item off the table. Almost instantly, her eyes glazed over, void of life. She joined an already-growing group of people, and began to chant:
" Come one, come all, to the Magical Time Faeries' Shop! Open 24/7! Come one, come all...." Everyone exchanged glances, all of them sheer horror.
" What do we do...?"
" Tony....."
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*wipes sweat out of fur* whew! Longer than the others, I hope.....I've recently devised a new method for writing fanfiction, so hopefully, in the future, parts should come out faster. That is, if I'm not suffering writer's block.....^_^
Ja ne~
Ly the werewolf )O(
AN: I'm gonna start sounding like a dumbass if I keep apologizing like this.....SORRY! Without furthur ado, Pentacles chapter 2!
The Tarot Time Shifters - chapter 2-Pentacles part 2 by Ly the werewolf
The sudden chirping of birds was what woke the young girl from her sleep. Actually, it wasn't at all sudden; she had just noticed it had gotten louder. Sara Goodman rose from her sleep, and wearily rubbed her tired eyes. She smiled as her boyfriend, Merlock Holmes, pecked her on the cheek. " Mm...Ohaiyo, sweetheart. " she mumbled. Sara didn't seem to mind the look of death Bindi was giving her. If looks could kill, Sara would've died a thousand painful deaths by now. Sara, being a girl with uncanny sense for just about anything, suddenly noticed something. Something was....out of place. Not there, or, not supposed to be there. She strode over to Flint, Rocky and Lupie, who were making idle chit-chat. " Morning, guys." They all mumbled a quick good morning. " Listen, um, I wanted to ask you guys something." They all stopped talking, turning around to listen to her. " Is something missing, here? Usually, something is around that I'm used to...." In the background, Bindi scoffed.
" What about your bratty little brother, Timmy?"
" It's Tony, by the way--Oh my God! She's right!" Sure enough, plain as day, the spot where her younger twin brother slept was completly empty. The young Goodman could feel herself going into 'Protective Sister Mode', and immediatly started calling out his name. " Tony!!" she hollared. " TONY!!! WHERE ARE YOU?!?!" Sara sighed in frustration, a worried edge creeping into her voice. Merlock put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
" Don't worry, Sara," he said. " We'll find him. You just watch. Any minute now, he'll come wandering into camp, apologize for running off, and we can go resume our search for Pentacles!" Sara looked up to the treetops.
" I hope you're right." she whispered.
The time seemed to roll by, with no sign of Tony anywhere. After Sara and Merlock's conversation, she decided it would be best to look for him. The entire group seperated and combed the forest, but he wasn't there. No footprints, no nothing. After about three hours had passed, they all regrouped at their original campsite. Everyone was hard at thought; no one knew what had happened to the young boy. His sister was getting more worried as the minutes passed; she looked terrible. Suddenly, to break the silence, the smallest of the group spoke up. " Hey everyone! I've got an idea!" All eyes turned to a smiling Flint Hammerhead. Satisfied that everyone was listening, he continued. " We can just ask Bindi to change into her master form, fly above the treetops, and try and spot him there! Huh? How 'bout it, guys?" Sara allowed herself a small smile. Flint wasn't exactly a rocket scientist, but he had a heart of gold, and would do anything for a friends' well-being. Although, the thought of asking Bindi, her 'rival', for help, was absolutly revolting for her. The two never really got along. Even after her and Merlock started going out, she tried her best to make amends with the small pink time shifter. The problem? Bindi avoided Sara like the plauge.
When she snapped back into reality, the whole group was turned around, and, sure enough, facing Bindi. The snail-like time shifter had her 'arms' folded across her chest, and her face was turned in an unhappy scowl. Flint had been begging and pleading for her to transform, but she was too stubborn. Anything that made Sara happy, even the act of finding her twin brother for her, was out of the question. " Pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssssssse Bindi?"
" For the last time, NO!" Flint suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. Flint's large, cinnamon eyes wandered up to the smiling face of a bishonen vampire.
" Here Flint," he said. " Let me give it a try. " From afar, Sara watched the situation unfold, mildly aware that Lupie was at her side. Her boyfriend was going to talk to Bindi....' I do NOT like how this is turning out......' she mentally mused.
Bindi opened one eye after hearing Merlock's proposal. Merlock walked up to her small floating form.
" Bindi," he began, stifling a sigh. " Tony is important to us. He's a member of the team, not to mention Sara's twin--"
" Can we PLEASE not bring HER into this?!" Bindi scolded. The vampire blinked.
" Okay.....Anyways, Bindi, back on track here. He's just as important as, well, you! You're my friend, one of the time shifters, not to mention you're powerful in your master form! Please, Bindi?" Merlock turned up the charm.
" For me....?" Bindi tried her best not to look into his beautiful crismon eyes, for fear that she would never regain herself from them.
" Wellllll.........Okay. For you, Merlie-kun!! ^_^ " A bright light surrounded her, as her physical form transformed into a tall, blonde, shapely woman with glimmering faerie wings. A devious smile spread across the time faerie's face. " But...." Sara looked up. ' What could that little witch be up to...?' Merlock raised an eyebrow.
" But what...?" Bindi's facial expression spread into a manical grin.
" You have to kiss me first!" Sara nearly died right then and there. Merlock, along with everyone else, very ungracefully face-faulted. Merlock's eyes were wide with fear and confusion.
" You want me to WHAT??!?" Bindi continued to smile.
" You heard me," she replied casually. " I want a kiss. Full, on the lips." She looked up to the sky. " Or else you can just find another way to look for the other Goodman brat. " Merlock swallowed a lump in his throat. Not that kissing Bindi-master would be umpleasant, it's just that he really feared retaliation from his girlfriend. He's seen her before. Come one, she's a werewolf for God's sake! A large sweatdrop slid down his head. Sighing, he turned to Sara, and cringed from her look. The look she was giving Bindi.....Hoo man....her atoms would've been screaming in pain with the death glare from the older Goodman.
" Sara, dearest," he started, and grabbed her hands. " I'll only do this if you want me to. You can say no; it's okay. We'll just find another way to look for Tony." Sara shook her head, her silky pink hair slightly swaying with her movements.
" No, Merlock, it's okay; really. We've tried, and failed, to find Tony. Right now, Bindi-master is the best bet we've got of successfully finding him in the shortest amount of time. Go ahead, I won't be angry." she gently assured him. Merlock smiled; his lips forming a thin line.
" Well...okay.....Just because you said so. And promise me you won't get mad? Sara? Please? Promise me...?" He gently kissed her tender lips, his young face pleading for her forgiveness. Sara couldn't help but smile.
" Alright. I promise." The young time detective strode over to Bindi-master, who was lazily floating in the air.
" Okay, Bindi. I'm ready." Bindi-master squealed with delight. Her tall, womanly body gently touched the ground. Taking a breath, Merlock leaned in for the kiss. Bindi did so too, her flaxen blonde hair framing her face. Sara clenched her hands into fists. She didn't care how hard she did; even when five little trickles of blood ran down her fingers. She wanted more than anything to throttle that 'Little Miss Muffet' right then and there, but she didn't want to cause a scene. The young teen couldn't help but gasp in horror as she saw Bindi-master, and what she was doing to Merlock. HER Merlock. The time shifter's slender hands had wrapped around Merlock's neck, and was forcing open-mouth with the surprised vampire. Bindi smiled as she was challenging Merlock to a little game of 'tonsil hockey'; she loved watching the Goodman girl squirm. Sara couldn't take it anymore. With a heaving sob, she turned on her heel and ran into the forest, the only thing left was her sparkling tears as they shone in the noonday sun.
Out of the corner of his eye, Merlock Holmes could see his obviously upset girlfriend run into the forest. Mustering up all his strength, the handsome young vampire pulled his mouth from Bindi-master's. " Merlie-kun? What's wrong?" asked the female time shifter, her sweet, melodic voice feigning innocence. Merlock started a jog, but slowed down to a stop a few feet from the expectant time faerie. " Bindi...." he breathed.
" Yes, Merlie-kun?" He bowed his head down, his long violet bangs hanging in his eyes.
" Go and search for Tony, please. I did what you asked of me; now please. Keep you side of the bargin." With that, he ran off after Sara, Lupie right at his heels.
Her lungs burned, her hands were bloody, and tears streamed down her face in endless streams of anger and sorrow. Her legs hurt; her weary body demanded rest. Finally, after running for what seemed like forever, Sara Goodman leaned against an old, mossy tree, and slowly sunk to the ground. " Sara!!" Her sea-green eyes darted upwards to the source of the sound: Merlock. She barely noticed her gaurdian time shifter, Lupie, at his heels.
" Sara..." he breathed, his muscular chest heaving with each breath. Sara turned away, her obvious anger boiling up to the surface.
" How could you let her...?" came her whispered reply. Merlock's face reflected confusion.
" How could I let her? What? Sara, dearest, you're not making any sense." She turned around sharply to face him.
" Of course I'm making sense, you baka! You allowed her to play hide-and-seek in your mouth!! Why didn't you stop the kiss?! The little bitch got what she wanted, didn't she?! I didn't say you could make out with her or anything!!!" she screamed, near hysterics. Hot tears rolled down her face; her entire body shuddering with each ragged breath she took. A surprised and hurt Merlock blinked innocently, his crimson eyes glossing over with unshed tears.
" Sara....I....I didn't mean...."
" Both of you stop it! Right now!!" Both pairs of eyes fell upon a tiny, foot-high wolf. " You two are acting childish! Stop this at once!!" Lupie's lips were turned back in a snarl; the tiny hairs on his back standing on end.
" You two are much too high above all of this rubbish! You really love eachother, yet you fight like there's no tomorrow! Ugh! Humans! Honestly! You're my disciple, Sara, and you, Merlock, her protector! Why on Chikyuu would.....you.....fight........" Both teens had a puzzled expression on their faces as the canine time shifter pointed his short snout into the air, his nose wiggling furiously.
" What is it, Lupie?" Sara inquired. He continued to sniff while answering her.
" I...*sniff sniff* I think I've picked up a scent.....*sniff sniff* and.... *sniff* it belongs to.....* sniff sniff sniff* Tony!" Sara's eyes went wide with shock and excitment.
" Really....? It's really him?! Oh, Lupie! I love you! Thank you so much!!!" Lupie was quite taken aback when his friend and student swept him up in her arms, and gave him a huge hug.
" Oh, um, Sara....." the time shifter squeaked. She released him, and he gracefully lept to the ground. " Call the others, along with Bindi-master. I have his trail; we should get on it as soon as possible, before it gets cold." Not missing a heartbeat, Sara and Merlock ran off full tilt back to the campsite, hand in hand.
Within minutes, the entire group of people, young and old alike, were following a now-transformed Lupie-master. Bindi decided to remain in her master form, thinking it could get her some more attention from Merlock. Flint ran up ahead with Lupie-master. " Hey....You're right....I do smell him....*sniff sniff*" Lupie-master never took his eyes off the ground.
" Then could you help me out? I'd ask Sara-san, but she's too busy with Merlock...-_-;;;"
The walk seemed to drag on for hours on end. Everyone was getting sick of everyone else's constant complaining. Lupie, who had now reverted back to his smaller 'rookie' form, because the trail was now a lot more fresh. " Don't lose heart, everyone," he would call out. " The trail is much stronger. We'll find him." This time, he was right. Flint looked back at one member of the group who had suddenly stopped in their tracks.
" Cups? What's the matter?"
" It's Pentacles," she replied, a hateful scowl on her cat-like face. " He's near. I can feel it."
" Hmmm...." Flint's gaze fell back onto the miniature wolf.
" What?"
" So the Tarot Time Shifter, Pentacles, is the other scent. Well, now we know for sure who he's with. Pentacles has got Tony with him." Tony's older twin looked like she was going to explode.
" Well, what are we waiting for?! Christmas!? Let's go find Pentacles and my brother to boot!"
Flint-tachi soon arrived in a small, dingy-looking village. The citizens were drab, and unhappy, their clothes torn, muddy and frequently resewed. The whole town seemed to radiate unhappiness. That is, until Get-A-Long made a very important observation. " Wow!" she squeaked from up in the air. " Look at that!" The group followed her lead until they came to what she saw.
" Tony!!"
" Pentacles!!" It looked like nearly half the village was around these two beings. Although, this time, they seemed....happy. Almost. Everyone was rifling through the linch mob in order to get their hands on a bunch of tiny, useless, and not to mention tacky knick-knacks. Sara, not heeding the calls of the others, ran ahead to retrieve her once lost brother.
" Tony! What on Chikyuu are you doing here?! Come on, the others are waiting for us. You have got a lot of explaining to do here, mister!" She grabbed his hand and attempted to pull him along with her. The young teen raised a questioning eyebrow when her brother refused to move, much less acknowledge her. " Tony...?" It seemed like he wasn't at all there.
" Come one, come all, to the Magical Time Faeries' Shop! Open 24/7! Come one, come all..." Tony continued to drone on the same phrase over and over again. His usual cinnamon brown eyes were dull; completely devoid of life. His personality was that of a rock.
" Tony...? What are you doing? Answer me, please! Tony!"
" Come one, come all, to the Magical Time......" Sara felt a tug at her cargo pants. Her eyes followed the source: Lupie.
" Sara-san, look at the other people. Watch their eyes and movements." The young Goodman did as she was told. She watched one woman pick up an item off the table. Almost instantly, her eyes glazed over, void of life. She joined an already-growing group of people, and began to chant:
" Come one, come all, to the Magical Time Faeries' Shop! Open 24/7! Come one, come all...." Everyone exchanged glances, all of them sheer horror.
" What do we do...?"
" Tony....."
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*wipes sweat out of fur* whew! Longer than the others, I hope.....I've recently devised a new method for writing fanfiction, so hopefully, in the future, parts should come out faster. That is, if I'm not suffering writer's block.....^_^
Ja ne~
Ly the werewolf )O(