3. The Horror!
Warning: For those with a weak stomach, don't read on!
"Is that..?" began Krissy.
"It's not..." said Lisa, trailing off as well.
"He wouldn't," insisted Mikey.
"I think I'm gonna be sick," said Hotohori, turning away. The rest of them were speechless. They simply stood and stared at the stage in front of them.
"To be, or not to be, that is the question," Tomo recited. He was dressed like Hamlet, reciting the speech in the aside manner. His 'feathers' were hanging out of his headdress and had cut multiple holes in the outfit. He seemed to then notice the group was watching him and turned suddenly, dropping the plastic skull on the stage. "Oh! An audience!" he said happily. "What do you think? And tell the truth, now."
"Get him!" shouted Angela, regaining the use of her vocal cords once more.
"I'm not gonna touch him!" said Tasuki.
"Baby," Fay accused.
"You go get him then!" growled Tasuki.
"I'm not one of the heroes! I don't even have a sword!" she yelled back. Hotohori sighed and forced himself to turn around long enough to place the sword in Fay's hands.
"Uh oh," her friends said in unison. Fay marched up to the stage. "Honestly, it stinks," she said, then hit Tomo over the head with the flat of the sword. He collapsed in an ungraceful heap on the stage in front of her. "Baka," Fay said as she ran back to Hotohori, thrusting the sword at him. "Ewe! Take it! It's diseased!" she squealed. Hotohori reluctantly took the sword back and sheathed it. Chichiri went up to Tomo and tied him up with the pull cord to the stage curtain. He took the other one and tied the feathers together.
"All done, no da," said Chichiri as he finished. Nuriko walked over and picked Tomo up, seeming a bit disgusted.
"Now let's get some horses please," said Tasuki.
"Wuss," accused Fay as she walked out in front of them. They bought new horses with the reward money that the received from the town. The townspeople had called Tomo a 'plague' because whoever watched it became sick in some way. Now everyone had their own horse. Hotohori had a new horse, since Angela wouldn't give up Misery. Hotohori lead the way. After a long while of riding, they stopped. "Let's take a break here," said Mitsukake.
"This is where we found you guys," supplied Nuriko. They all got ready to get off their horses when Rebecca fell from the sky. She landed on Tasuki's horse, which gave a loud snort of discomfort.
"Becca!" Angela shrieked.
"Angie! Hi- everyone- huh? Horse?" she said, looking down. Then she looked back. "You!" she yelled.
"You're late," said Angela.
"Nuh uh, I passed a lady your Mom described as Mikey's Mom leaving your house. Who's Mikey?" asked Rebecca.
"I'm right here," Mikey said.
"Hi, nice to meet you," said Rebecca.
"But how...?"
"Remember the time difference between the worlds, Angela," said Lisa.
"Oh yeah!"
"Baka," this from Krissy.
"Well," said Angela, ignoring Krissy, "since you're already there, you can ride with Tasuki!" She giggled and smiled at Krissy who made a shushing motion.
"Hey! Who put you in charge, ya psycho?" demanded Tasuki.
"Well I don't see you taking charge," defended Mikey.
"Oh, come on, Mikey. Don't be so mean." Rebecca chided.
"Let's just go," said Nuriko.
"But I thought we were gonna rest," said Erol.
"Oh fine," said Mitsukake, "but I would really like to get home before dark.
"Fraidy-cat!" Angela mocked as she climbed off of Misery's back. Everyone else followed suit. Angela immediately went to Hotohori's horse. Tomo was tied up to the back of it. She walked up to him, and then poked him, jumping back quickly as one of his restrained feathers lashed out at her. "Tee hee!" she giggled, doing it again.
"Um, Angela, are you sure that's such a good idea?" asked Rebecca.
"Yeah, those feather things are still sharp, even if they are tied up," reminded Krissy.
"Awe, don't worry about me so-" Angela began. She was interrupted with a blank stare, then a scream. "He cut me!" she wailed, sounding a lot like Sailor Moon. Blood, not much, really, just a few small drips, ran down her shins from the bottom of each knee. She ran toward Mitsukake's horse, jumping up and down and wailing.
"Told ya," said Krissy. Mitsukake sighed.
"I can't heal you, I already healed Chiriko today, remember?"
"Oh yeah..." said Angela, wiping the blood from her shins and whining a little as she slung the droplets to the sand.
"Yuck!" said Chiriko.
"Oh, stop whining!" said Fay in frustration. Hotohori handed Angela a cloth to wipe her hands and knees on. Everyone else proceeded to get down and huddle around Tomo, carefully staying out of striking distance of the feathers.
"So why do you have ugly tied up to the back of the horse?" asked Becky.
"I'm no ugly!" said Tomo defensively. "I'm beautiful!"
"Tamahome didn't seem to think so," said Mikey. Everyone giggled.
"Yeah, people didn't seem to be exactly flocking to your theater, either," said Tasuki.
"Theater?" asked Becky. Everyone filled her in quickly while helping Erol understand a little more, too. He was still pretty clueless, though.
"So what're we gonna do with him?" asked Nuriko.
"We have to get rid of him very quickly," said Hotohori.
"Why's that, your majesty?" asked Chichiri.
"I can't stand to look at anything that ugly for much longer," replied Hotohori. Everyone except Angela and Krissy sweatdropped. Tomo pouted.
"Wark! Wark!" came a voice from nearby that made everyone jump.
"Help!" cried Tomo. Everyone looked over at him to see a Chocobo wearing his headdress and feathers. "Give that back or else I'll-"
"Wark! Wark!" interrupted the dark blue bird wearing the headdress. It pecked Tomo in the head. "Wark! Wark!" it said loudly.
"Stop it!" whined Tomo.
"What is that thing? I've never seen a bird like that before!" said Erol curiously.
"Me neither," agreed Angela.
"It's a Chocobo!" said Lisa in amazement.
"Yeah, haven't you guys ever played Final Fantasy?" asked Mikey.
"He's so kawaii!" exclaimed Fay. "Here Mr. Chocobo!" she called. The big strange bird walked over to her.
"Wark! Wark!" said the bird as he leaned down to nuzzle Fay.
"Awe, lok, he likes you, Fay!" said Krissy.
"Can I keep him?" asked Fay?
"Yes!" Everyone exclaimed except Tomo.
"Wark! Wark! Wark! Wark!" said the Chocobo.
A/N nobody kill me... I'm SORRY, I lost my binder that I kept all my stories in and I only just found it. But now, I'm back, be afraid, be very afraid...
Warning: For those with a weak stomach, don't read on!
"Is that..?" began Krissy.
"It's not..." said Lisa, trailing off as well.
"He wouldn't," insisted Mikey.
"I think I'm gonna be sick," said Hotohori, turning away. The rest of them were speechless. They simply stood and stared at the stage in front of them.
"To be, or not to be, that is the question," Tomo recited. He was dressed like Hamlet, reciting the speech in the aside manner. His 'feathers' were hanging out of his headdress and had cut multiple holes in the outfit. He seemed to then notice the group was watching him and turned suddenly, dropping the plastic skull on the stage. "Oh! An audience!" he said happily. "What do you think? And tell the truth, now."
"Get him!" shouted Angela, regaining the use of her vocal cords once more.
"I'm not gonna touch him!" said Tasuki.
"Baby," Fay accused.
"You go get him then!" growled Tasuki.
"I'm not one of the heroes! I don't even have a sword!" she yelled back. Hotohori sighed and forced himself to turn around long enough to place the sword in Fay's hands.
"Uh oh," her friends said in unison. Fay marched up to the stage. "Honestly, it stinks," she said, then hit Tomo over the head with the flat of the sword. He collapsed in an ungraceful heap on the stage in front of her. "Baka," Fay said as she ran back to Hotohori, thrusting the sword at him. "Ewe! Take it! It's diseased!" she squealed. Hotohori reluctantly took the sword back and sheathed it. Chichiri went up to Tomo and tied him up with the pull cord to the stage curtain. He took the other one and tied the feathers together.
"All done, no da," said Chichiri as he finished. Nuriko walked over and picked Tomo up, seeming a bit disgusted.
"Now let's get some horses please," said Tasuki.
"Wuss," accused Fay as she walked out in front of them. They bought new horses with the reward money that the received from the town. The townspeople had called Tomo a 'plague' because whoever watched it became sick in some way. Now everyone had their own horse. Hotohori had a new horse, since Angela wouldn't give up Misery. Hotohori lead the way. After a long while of riding, they stopped. "Let's take a break here," said Mitsukake.
"This is where we found you guys," supplied Nuriko. They all got ready to get off their horses when Rebecca fell from the sky. She landed on Tasuki's horse, which gave a loud snort of discomfort.
"Becca!" Angela shrieked.
"Angie! Hi- everyone- huh? Horse?" she said, looking down. Then she looked back. "You!" she yelled.
"You're late," said Angela.
"Nuh uh, I passed a lady your Mom described as Mikey's Mom leaving your house. Who's Mikey?" asked Rebecca.
"I'm right here," Mikey said.
"Hi, nice to meet you," said Rebecca.
"But how...?"
"Remember the time difference between the worlds, Angela," said Lisa.
"Oh yeah!"
"Baka," this from Krissy.
"Well," said Angela, ignoring Krissy, "since you're already there, you can ride with Tasuki!" She giggled and smiled at Krissy who made a shushing motion.
"Hey! Who put you in charge, ya psycho?" demanded Tasuki.
"Well I don't see you taking charge," defended Mikey.
"Oh, come on, Mikey. Don't be so mean." Rebecca chided.
"Let's just go," said Nuriko.
"But I thought we were gonna rest," said Erol.
"Oh fine," said Mitsukake, "but I would really like to get home before dark.
"Fraidy-cat!" Angela mocked as she climbed off of Misery's back. Everyone else followed suit. Angela immediately went to Hotohori's horse. Tomo was tied up to the back of it. She walked up to him, and then poked him, jumping back quickly as one of his restrained feathers lashed out at her. "Tee hee!" she giggled, doing it again.
"Um, Angela, are you sure that's such a good idea?" asked Rebecca.
"Yeah, those feather things are still sharp, even if they are tied up," reminded Krissy.
"Awe, don't worry about me so-" Angela began. She was interrupted with a blank stare, then a scream. "He cut me!" she wailed, sounding a lot like Sailor Moon. Blood, not much, really, just a few small drips, ran down her shins from the bottom of each knee. She ran toward Mitsukake's horse, jumping up and down and wailing.
"Told ya," said Krissy. Mitsukake sighed.
"I can't heal you, I already healed Chiriko today, remember?"
"Oh yeah..." said Angela, wiping the blood from her shins and whining a little as she slung the droplets to the sand.
"Yuck!" said Chiriko.
"Oh, stop whining!" said Fay in frustration. Hotohori handed Angela a cloth to wipe her hands and knees on. Everyone else proceeded to get down and huddle around Tomo, carefully staying out of striking distance of the feathers.
"So why do you have ugly tied up to the back of the horse?" asked Becky.
"I'm no ugly!" said Tomo defensively. "I'm beautiful!"
"Tamahome didn't seem to think so," said Mikey. Everyone giggled.
"Yeah, people didn't seem to be exactly flocking to your theater, either," said Tasuki.
"Theater?" asked Becky. Everyone filled her in quickly while helping Erol understand a little more, too. He was still pretty clueless, though.
"So what're we gonna do with him?" asked Nuriko.
"We have to get rid of him very quickly," said Hotohori.
"Why's that, your majesty?" asked Chichiri.
"I can't stand to look at anything that ugly for much longer," replied Hotohori. Everyone except Angela and Krissy sweatdropped. Tomo pouted.
"Wark! Wark!" came a voice from nearby that made everyone jump.
"Help!" cried Tomo. Everyone looked over at him to see a Chocobo wearing his headdress and feathers. "Give that back or else I'll-"
"Wark! Wark!" interrupted the dark blue bird wearing the headdress. It pecked Tomo in the head. "Wark! Wark!" it said loudly.
"Stop it!" whined Tomo.
"What is that thing? I've never seen a bird like that before!" said Erol curiously.
"Me neither," agreed Angela.
"It's a Chocobo!" said Lisa in amazement.
"Yeah, haven't you guys ever played Final Fantasy?" asked Mikey.
"He's so kawaii!" exclaimed Fay. "Here Mr. Chocobo!" she called. The big strange bird walked over to her.
"Wark! Wark!" said the bird as he leaned down to nuzzle Fay.
"Awe, lok, he likes you, Fay!" said Krissy.
"Can I keep him?" asked Fay?
"Yes!" Everyone exclaimed except Tomo.
"Wark! Wark! Wark! Wark!" said the Chocobo.
A/N nobody kill me... I'm SORRY, I lost my binder that I kept all my stories in and I only just found it. But now, I'm back, be afraid, be very afraid...