The Day The Humor Died, by NachoManLance
Disclaimer: I spent all my cash on Endless Waltz SE, and currently I'm too lazy to find ownership over the T2M clan and DLP group. I think I'll keep the story though...
After a few days of brainstorming, video games and anime, I finally realized that the chapter should be done. Huzzah for short attention spans! ^_^
This chapter will have some humor in it, so all is not lost in the mind of Lance!!
IMPORTANT NOTE: The story is about Lance voluntarily leaving the clan for reasons such as jealousy and loneliness. THESE ARE NOT REAL REASONS! I repeat, THESE ARE NOT REAL REASONS!! I love the clan I'm in and I have no reason whatsoever to leave it, nor do I have the thoughts and feelings shared in this story.
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Another day, another heartbreak
Just the thing I get used to
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Maybe he's right.
He did have a real purpose to leave us. It was a good one, too. But I just wonder...did he want to?
"Talon! We gotta hurry or we'll miss the train!"
The voice of Super Hurricane broke his train of thought as he walked down the steps of the Los Angeles Train Station. He stopped, shook his head to remain focused, and picked up the pace from behind the rest of the clan.
Today would be the day they get to meet and pick up Lance's old friends Mantodea and FerretGirl. They had both traveled a long distance to reach California. Mantodea was from New Jersey, and FerretGirl was all the way across the world in The Netherlands, just to come and find their 'Lill Bro'.
They must really care for him, Talon thought.
The group stopped on the crowded Platform 9, inbound from Denver, Colorado. It would be about five minutes before the train would stop, so the group made no effort to look impatient.
As expected, a long train screeched by and halted. Immediatly the doors were open and people filed out and greeted the people meeting them. The platform suddenly became very crowded.
"How the bloody hell will we find them in this?" Taro cursed, peering over the heads of milling people.
"I told you to get a sign, hunny.." Nueva sighed.
"Just look for two or three people standing in one spot and looking." Lucia suggested. "It's sure to be them."
The rest of the group nodded and tried to look over the swarming masses for a still spot. Rona pointed towards the ticket booth on the far side of the platform. "Is that them?"
A group of three people stood near the ticket booth, all of whom are trying to look into the crowd. The pile of suitcases behind them were presumed to be theirs.
They all headed toward them, trying their best to look as freindly and couterious as possible. The three people sighed with relief and smiled.
"Are you the T2M Clan?" asked the oldest of them, a European accent in her voice.
Taro stepped up to the front and held out his hand. "I'm Howard Wells, or Taro. I'm the leader of the clan, nice to finally meet you."
The girl smiled and shook it. "I'm FerretGirl. This is Mantodea," Taro shook her hand, "And the young one here is Ryan."
Everyone took their time to give their individual greetings, being very polite as they did. Taro, Talon and Super Hurricane offered to take their baggage, and five minutes later boarded the T2M Bus, used for group activities and road trips.
"So have you gotten any word from Lance?" Emerin asked Ryan in the seat next to her, as soon as they were on the road.
Ryan, the 14 year old brown haired teenager from Australia, frowned a bit. "Mantodea got a message on her answering machine from him, just saying that he's no longer going to be within contact. As soon as she knew what happened, she called us up an had us meet here."
"Did he say where he was, or where he was going?" Emerin asked. Ryan frowned a little bit more.
"No. Only that he won't be with the Clan any longer."
::::Half an hour later::::
"And this is your room...Mantodea, was it?"
Talon opened the door to a large guest bedroom on the second floor, which was across the hall from Ryan's room and FerretGirl's room. Behind him was Silver, who was struggling to keep her legs straight from carrying all of her luggage.
"Yes, thank you." Mantodea bowed and walked in, followed by Talon and a slow Silver.
The room had just about everything a guest needed: large bed, dresser, bathroom, T.V set, and even a mini-fridge. Mantodea definetly felt right at home the instant she walked in.
"It's no wonder Lance liked it here," she said, "You guys have just about everything."
"Talon..." Silver muttered under the pile of luggage, legs starting to vibrate violently.
"We made these guest rooms personally for your stay here," Talon said professionaly, "It's always an honor to have guests stay, although I'll have to admit it gets crazy around here sometimes..."
"To be honest, I'm really not in for courtesy." Mantodea said directly.
Talon jumped a little, surprised at the remark. But after a second he stood near her. "I know how you feel. I want to go out there right now and just look for him....."
"Talon..." Silver grunted.
"It was my fault he ran away...."
"Taaalon..."
"If only I talked with him sooner.."
"TALON!!!"
It was too late when Talon turned to see what was the matter. The luggage fell into a large heap as it was before, only Silver was a large piece of said heap. Talon grinned and helped her out.
"Sorry Silv, I wasn't listening."
"It's alright," she dismissed, turning to the door, "I better go see how Lucia is doing with.... Ryan, I think it was."
::::Two Hours Later::::
The Clan had made a decision earlier, and that was to spend individual time with each of their guests and know them a little better. After all, they'll stay there as long as it takes until they find Lance.
During this time, after a tasty lunch, Talon walked on the shores of the Pacific Ocean with Ryan, who had never seen the Pacific before. Talon found it amusing to know that Ryan looked almost like Lance, and just as funny. For the moment, he seemed happy.
"So you're from Australia?" Talon broke the awkward silence between them.
"Yep, Perth." Ryan answered, kicking a rock in front of him.
"A short pause. "How's it like there?"
"It's actually quite warm compared to the weather here," said Ryan, "The States are hard to get used to, if you know what I mean."
Talon nodded. Another pause, and they continued on. A wave came farther than expected, reaching their bare feet and causing a shiver to run up their spines. They retreated farther back on the beach, near the rock cliffs where small drips of water had made an intricate pattern on the rocks, like a miniature Grand Canyon.
"Did he like it here?"
Talon turned to Ryan, surprised at the sudden question.
Ryan looked up and met his eyes. "Did he?"
Talon sighed. "I thought he did. He was the happiest person I knew before he left." He sniffed. "I couldn't believe it only took a day for him to snap."
Ryan nodded and kicked another rock. A Hermit Crab flitted by. "That's how he was before he left Dreamland Park," he said, "Before he was there everyday and making us laugh. Suddenly, he grew mad at one his old friends and left."
Talon nodded sadly, hanging his head.
"But the thing is," Ryan continued, "He came back."
His head jerked up and met Ryan's eyes.
He was smiling.
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I know it took awhile, but I've finally updated. I'm still working on T4M, but if or when I approach a block I'll be working on this story.
R/R please!
Disclaimer: I spent all my cash on Endless Waltz SE, and currently I'm too lazy to find ownership over the T2M clan and DLP group. I think I'll keep the story though...
After a few days of brainstorming, video games and anime, I finally realized that the chapter should be done. Huzzah for short attention spans! ^_^
This chapter will have some humor in it, so all is not lost in the mind of Lance!!
IMPORTANT NOTE: The story is about Lance voluntarily leaving the clan for reasons such as jealousy and loneliness. THESE ARE NOT REAL REASONS! I repeat, THESE ARE NOT REAL REASONS!! I love the clan I'm in and I have no reason whatsoever to leave it, nor do I have the thoughts and feelings shared in this story.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Another day, another heartbreak
Just the thing I get used to
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Maybe he's right.
He did have a real purpose to leave us. It was a good one, too. But I just wonder...did he want to?
"Talon! We gotta hurry or we'll miss the train!"
The voice of Super Hurricane broke his train of thought as he walked down the steps of the Los Angeles Train Station. He stopped, shook his head to remain focused, and picked up the pace from behind the rest of the clan.
Today would be the day they get to meet and pick up Lance's old friends Mantodea and FerretGirl. They had both traveled a long distance to reach California. Mantodea was from New Jersey, and FerretGirl was all the way across the world in The Netherlands, just to come and find their 'Lill Bro'.
They must really care for him, Talon thought.
The group stopped on the crowded Platform 9, inbound from Denver, Colorado. It would be about five minutes before the train would stop, so the group made no effort to look impatient.
As expected, a long train screeched by and halted. Immediatly the doors were open and people filed out and greeted the people meeting them. The platform suddenly became very crowded.
"How the bloody hell will we find them in this?" Taro cursed, peering over the heads of milling people.
"I told you to get a sign, hunny.." Nueva sighed.
"Just look for two or three people standing in one spot and looking." Lucia suggested. "It's sure to be them."
The rest of the group nodded and tried to look over the swarming masses for a still spot. Rona pointed towards the ticket booth on the far side of the platform. "Is that them?"
A group of three people stood near the ticket booth, all of whom are trying to look into the crowd. The pile of suitcases behind them were presumed to be theirs.
They all headed toward them, trying their best to look as freindly and couterious as possible. The three people sighed with relief and smiled.
"Are you the T2M Clan?" asked the oldest of them, a European accent in her voice.
Taro stepped up to the front and held out his hand. "I'm Howard Wells, or Taro. I'm the leader of the clan, nice to finally meet you."
The girl smiled and shook it. "I'm FerretGirl. This is Mantodea," Taro shook her hand, "And the young one here is Ryan."
Everyone took their time to give their individual greetings, being very polite as they did. Taro, Talon and Super Hurricane offered to take their baggage, and five minutes later boarded the T2M Bus, used for group activities and road trips.
"So have you gotten any word from Lance?" Emerin asked Ryan in the seat next to her, as soon as they were on the road.
Ryan, the 14 year old brown haired teenager from Australia, frowned a bit. "Mantodea got a message on her answering machine from him, just saying that he's no longer going to be within contact. As soon as she knew what happened, she called us up an had us meet here."
"Did he say where he was, or where he was going?" Emerin asked. Ryan frowned a little bit more.
"No. Only that he won't be with the Clan any longer."
::::Half an hour later::::
"And this is your room...Mantodea, was it?"
Talon opened the door to a large guest bedroom on the second floor, which was across the hall from Ryan's room and FerretGirl's room. Behind him was Silver, who was struggling to keep her legs straight from carrying all of her luggage.
"Yes, thank you." Mantodea bowed and walked in, followed by Talon and a slow Silver.
The room had just about everything a guest needed: large bed, dresser, bathroom, T.V set, and even a mini-fridge. Mantodea definetly felt right at home the instant she walked in.
"It's no wonder Lance liked it here," she said, "You guys have just about everything."
"Talon..." Silver muttered under the pile of luggage, legs starting to vibrate violently.
"We made these guest rooms personally for your stay here," Talon said professionaly, "It's always an honor to have guests stay, although I'll have to admit it gets crazy around here sometimes..."
"To be honest, I'm really not in for courtesy." Mantodea said directly.
Talon jumped a little, surprised at the remark. But after a second he stood near her. "I know how you feel. I want to go out there right now and just look for him....."
"Talon..." Silver grunted.
"It was my fault he ran away...."
"Taaalon..."
"If only I talked with him sooner.."
"TALON!!!"
It was too late when Talon turned to see what was the matter. The luggage fell into a large heap as it was before, only Silver was a large piece of said heap. Talon grinned and helped her out.
"Sorry Silv, I wasn't listening."
"It's alright," she dismissed, turning to the door, "I better go see how Lucia is doing with.... Ryan, I think it was."
::::Two Hours Later::::
The Clan had made a decision earlier, and that was to spend individual time with each of their guests and know them a little better. After all, they'll stay there as long as it takes until they find Lance.
During this time, after a tasty lunch, Talon walked on the shores of the Pacific Ocean with Ryan, who had never seen the Pacific before. Talon found it amusing to know that Ryan looked almost like Lance, and just as funny. For the moment, he seemed happy.
"So you're from Australia?" Talon broke the awkward silence between them.
"Yep, Perth." Ryan answered, kicking a rock in front of him.
"A short pause. "How's it like there?"
"It's actually quite warm compared to the weather here," said Ryan, "The States are hard to get used to, if you know what I mean."
Talon nodded. Another pause, and they continued on. A wave came farther than expected, reaching their bare feet and causing a shiver to run up their spines. They retreated farther back on the beach, near the rock cliffs where small drips of water had made an intricate pattern on the rocks, like a miniature Grand Canyon.
"Did he like it here?"
Talon turned to Ryan, surprised at the sudden question.
Ryan looked up and met his eyes. "Did he?"
Talon sighed. "I thought he did. He was the happiest person I knew before he left." He sniffed. "I couldn't believe it only took a day for him to snap."
Ryan nodded and kicked another rock. A Hermit Crab flitted by. "That's how he was before he left Dreamland Park," he said, "Before he was there everyday and making us laugh. Suddenly, he grew mad at one his old friends and left."
Talon nodded sadly, hanging his head.
"But the thing is," Ryan continued, "He came back."
His head jerked up and met Ryan's eyes.
He was smiling.
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I know it took awhile, but I've finally updated. I'm still working on T4M, but if or when I approach a block I'll be working on this story.
R/R please!