Disclaimer: If you're not smart enough to get the hint, that I don't own the Teen Titans that you're not old enough to be reading this rated M story. So beat it or I'll sick Cerberus on you.
A/N: I have been DIEING to use this title since I first got the idea, but I wanted it to come in at the right time … and guess what … this chapter IS the right time! HAH! Well … enough of my blathering, time to get on with the story and for those of you that seem confused, I already told you things will be going kind a fast from chapter … what was it? 21? I think … ANYWAY … on with the story!
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Your Turn To Bleed
Light Lavender eyes darkened to deadly violet as well as her suppose blond hair darkened and shortened to a deep silky purple, her drone like face turned up to a snarl and Raven screamed, "ROBIN! NOW!"
The door was blown open and the infamous vigilant came out with his team behind him ready to take on their challenge. Glaring, scowling domino mask eyed the Queen and the leader screamed with a pointed finger, "TITANS! GO!"
X sat up on his knees, "What the fuck?"
The guards behind him ran passed to protect their Queen that was threatened by a glowing green alien, Starfire screamed as she fired constantly at the elf. Though forced to fly away in order to dodge the attack, leaving Kenneth in the crossfire, reacting on pure instant the thief rolled to the side and stayed crouched on the ground. What's going on!
"Kenneth!" Behind him Rorek, dressed in Ryrule City Guard Uniform ran up and shot up a shield to block another attack by Cyborg, which once again misfired and swooped by his head. X cringed when the sonic cannon came so close to hitting him, but grunted when Rorek grabbed his arm and pulled him away from the battlefield, "Let's go! You're not armed!"
"But how the hell did the Titans get here?" Kenneth screamed in utter confusion, trying to keep up with Rorek's smooth swift steps. The poor thief always got lost as he was pulled off to the side and practically thrown up against the wall then the Queen had thrown a deadly rapid fire energy swarm.
Rorek got up from ducking down and dusted his arms clean from the debris she kicked up, his ice-blue eyes coming through from a dark blue disguise, "It's a rather long story …"
X growled, glaring at not only Rorek, but the fighters all going up against either the Queen or her duel guards, "I don't give a fuck! Just tell me what the hell is going on!"
"Well …" Rorek smoothed back his silver white hair and shook off the rest of the falling concealment spell, his blue eyes shinning with amusement and mischief, "it's simple really, we – as in Miss Raven, Malchior, and myself – had come to rescue you by ourselves disguised as Islasmursa's guards, though in the Study Room we were dreadfully out matched and all seemed bleak … however, we were blessed with a miracle and out of the blue Robin, his team and Gale-gard saved us from certain doom."
"So …" X looked at the three dead bodies on the roof that were being dodged and jumped over during the exchanged blows from the Titans, Malchior, Gale-gard, and Raven, the Guards and the Queen. Putting the pieces together, X raised a brow and narrowed his eyes in thought, " … you kept three guards alive and …"
Rorek nodded with a sneaky smile that could very much match Malchior's, " … switched places with them, keeping the original idea, yes. However this time around we hid the Titans and Gale-gard so when the right time came, we'll strike. Cyborg had already taken out all of the Palace's security alarms, Gale-gard, Malchior, Raven, and myself had blocked all mind alarms through the Queen and her two guards. Oh! And before I forget –" in lightening fast moves that could put X to shame Rorek lashed out and slapped him upside the head with an irked scowl, " – we're going to have a long talk about your little decision once we get back to the surface."
X whined and rubbed the back of his head, "Oow."
"I happen to think you deserve much more then that," Rorek sneered and pulled out his Red X Chaos Belt, "now here."
"Bastard," X growled and snatched his belt back, clipping it on he looked up to Rorek to say a bit more, but found the wizard had vanished and joined in the fray. With duel blades in either hand the ruthless fighter came down from behind an unguarded elf, with the intent of killing the man. The elf ducked down to dodge both Beast Boy's swooping eagle form and Rorek's sneak attack.
Back on his feet the guard brought up his double sided staff and blocked Rorek's downward thrust, fighting him off, the elf kicked Rorek back and launched himself at the wizard. Though once Rorek corrected his stance he twirled one blade so it was parallel to his elbow and charged with a threatening battle cry. Beast Boy backed off the two and tumbled away glancing at the flash of silver and sparks of harshly abused weapons. It was a deadly dance that was so beautiful it was hypnotic to the changeling.
Though, when he saw Rorek swipe around with a smooth dodge while locking the staff in place, the second weapon in his hand went up and with out hesitation stabbed up the guard's back. The point of blade coming through to his chest, Beast Boy cringed and looked away, having complete second thoughts on the wizard that seemed like such a nice guy.
With a screech he transformed into a pterodactyl and went down to get the second elf what was occupying himself with Cyborg and Starfire. His large double-sided scythe making it impossible for the two Titans to come into close contact with him Beast Boy came down to snatch the man from the back and pick him up into the air. However he twirled the scythe high up over his head to shoo him away, then stabbed one of the pointed curled blades into the concrete where Starfire had dared to fly close.
Literally getting the "point" Starfire flew off and huffed, "There is just no way of getting close to him …" she thought aloud, though little to her knowledge the sneaky thief that X was snuck up to the elf and engaged in combat after Cyborg tried to once more blast him with his sonic cannon.
With his spinning X blades floating at his palms, the elf jerked back and blocked every one of X's sudden swift, deadly, and aggressive attacks. Every one that connected unhesitant with the double-ended scythe shook the elf's grip and nearly numbed his hands. Obviously enough X wasn't going away without at least laying one hit, then … suddenly … without warning, the thief pulled back!
Confused, the elf twirled the scythe and stood at the ready as X grinned and winked, "Clueless."
With a press of the red X on his belt, the elf never knew what hit him until he heard the familiar rapid beeping noise of a bomb set to blow. Feeling like a fool when he looked down to see a brightly glowing X bomb he gritted his teeth and barely had enough time to get out of the way when it went off. Flung into air, the elf couldn't correct his flight pattern when Starfire blasted him non-stop, practically impaling him in the roof.
Cyborg and X both looked over the indent and the clearly KOed elf then whistled, "Good one."
Starfire gaped in shock and uncertainty, "Was I too harsh?"
"MOVE!" Cyborg and X looked up and dodged quickly when Malchior came running through trying to escape more of the Queen's deadly rampage, in the process kicked up the fallen double-ended scythe and skidded to a stop going backwards to block the Queen's aura blade that nearly loped off his head. Growling with eyes tinting a threatening pink he snarled when Islasmursa grinned and pushed down harder.
"You're only prolonging your death young hatchling."
"Well I don't see you winning neither," Malchior roared and pushed the Queen off, adjusting his fighting style to the scythe as Raven shot up from the ground beside the Queen and lashed out with her dark powers. Islasmursa flipped away and crouched low to avoid one of her dark tentacles from grabbing her neck, then rolled away from even more, and finally raced towards the sorceress to take her out. However much to her great shock Gale-gard slid into the picture and slashed a sharp dagger at her exposed stomach.
With a late block, Gale-gard locked her aura blade with the Shadow Dagger, over powered her and swung a roundhouse kick to the side of her head. Knocked towards the ground, Islasmursa corrected her stumble and brought her aura-blade to lash out at Gale-gard. However the drow had already vanished and she ended up blocking a counter block from Malchior. Throwing her off balance Malchior kicked her in the chest with a charged energy bomb at his heel exploding on impact it sent her skidding across the ground until her head slammed into the wall the door into the Palace was located.
A hard hit that even had Robin cringing ever so slightly in pity for the Queen, she was still a woman after all, and how Malchior could hit with no remorse was a mystery still to the young detective. Yet figured it must have been past rage within the dragon, which – by the way – he still didn't very much trust to be on his side. Malchior raced towards the Queen in order to finish and settle his score, yet she was still conscious enough to keep him away and shot out a good dose of rapid fired ice crystals that could skewer a normal human being. Malchior sucked in a deep breath and like his dragon form shot out a stream of fire from his lungs.
Starfire being the closest to the conflicting attacks had to fly higher in order to flee the blazing inferno that was Malchior's dragon breath. The Queen gasped and ignored all pain to move from being torched as her ice-crystals were destroyed and her Palace wall was blown to bits! Rorek on the side next to the gaping Beast Boy sneered and scoffed, "Over doing it, as always."
Islasmursa got back to her feet, and mocked as she huffed and got to her stance, "Aiming rather lame Malchior?"
Malchior growled and panted, the last attack having taken much from him the dragon snorted out a puff of smoke from his nose and bared his fangs, "Unless her majesty wishes, I'll make sure not to miss the next time."
"There won't be a next time," she shot back and charged, Malchior followed after faster then even the elf earlier to wield the double-ended scythe Malchior moved swiftly and gracefully. As if he had been practicing with the particular weapon for ages – which he might as well have – it was a wonder how he was having trouble with getting the Queen in the first place. Locked into what looked like a perfected choreographed battle that went too fast for the human eye to realize there had even been a connection with the weapons. It was a wonder when in a sudden flash Malchior and Islasmursa pushed away from one another, with Malchior holding his chest, loosing his breath he growled and gritted his teeth trying everything in his power to stay strong.
His body betrayed him and his stance swayed, the Queen grinned, even though she was in no better condition herself, "So I suppose it is true … fire magic for dragon's in human form are too much for you to handle … you're no exception."
"It doesn't mean … mean anything …" Malchior panted with a grunt and gulped, No … I can't hold up … X and Robin on the side noticed the same thing with everyone else, though the duo were the ones with a plan of action about it. However, Raven was faster to react when Malchior suddenly dropped to his knees in the process of dropping the heavy scythe.
The sorceress phased through the ground and came up behind the dragon to see the Queen coming to taking him out. She wrapped Malchior in darkness then fazed him away from harm at the same time X and Robin from either side of the Queen came into the picture and fly kicked her back. Dropping to their feet in the same stance, as she Queen stumbled away from shock and lost balance. The two looked at each other and raised a brow, each questioning the other's motives, but paid attention to the matter at hand when Islasmursa recovered, with an annoyed huff, "What's this? An intermission? Or an interruption."
"Either way you see it Mommy-Dearest," X scowled, "you're about to get fucked up!"
Robin sneered at the thief's "slang", "Cursing is unnecessary."
X scoffed and looked back at Robin, "Hell no am I going to let you fuck this up with your corny lines! Besides, you don't even know the half of the shit that bitch put me through!"
"Let's not be selfish now Kenneth," Rorek called from the side with Raven and the weakening Malchior, "we were with you all the way till now."
The thief turned and glared at the wizard, "Keep running your mouth Rorek and you'll see, you're mouth will me running away from me when I beat the shit out of it!"
Islasmursa gave the group a dry look; did they just suddenly forget the trouble they were in? Time to bring them back to reality, she thought and went in for the kill. Starfire panicked, "AH! BEHIND YOU!"
As if the bickering was all a planned distraction of her concentration, X and Robin separated and from either side of her they flung bird-a-rangs and X blades at her. Yet, the two-way attack, turned into a four-way when Starfire and Cyborg fired from all angles. Trapped, the only way to go for her was up, leaping high into the air to escape the perfect aimed attacks that exploded on impact with one another, she may have thought she was saved. But Beast Boy proved her wrong as a pterodactyl came down on her and snatched her within his clawed feet. Screaming in outrage the Queen made a move to stab the creature to let her go.
Yet Beast Boy distracted her with a sudden sharp dive towards the roof transforming into a T-Rex. Robin, X, Cybrog, and Starfire cleared the way while Raven hugged Malchior close to shield him from the coming collision and Rorek braced when the Palace shuttered and shook under the dive. However, surprisingly the roof stayed intact! X noticed and looked at the crack Beast Boy made in the structure as the green changeling jumped away from the Queen back in his human form, "Damn! What the hell is this place made of?"
Islasmursa … having erected a shield to soften her impact to the roof emerged from the crack in the roof and swayed holding her head, Robin gritted his teeth, "Doesn't she ever quit!"
"She shall now!" Starfire charged a powerful eye laser and shot it at the Queen at the same time firing her starbolts, Cyborg charged his sonic cannon and shot at the same time when Islasmursa was thrown across the roof from Starfire's ruthless attack.
The blue power stream hit dead on and slammed her into the Palace wall once more, though the assault wasn't over X was going to make sure she'd never be a problem ever again. Racing to close the gap between her and him, Gale-gard felt his motives and called out to the thief, "Aftaka!"
The Shadow Dagger was sent cutting through the air towards the thief that was so close to the Queen who was just now coming through from all the attacks, though just as her blue eyes cracked open. It was enough to see Kenneth snatch the dagger and slid up to her body twirling it skillfully in his fingers, it was all over when blazing amber met tired blue hues and the sharp tip of the point dagger was lodged into her heart with little hesitation. With a gasp she hunched over and spat out blood when the pain shot through her frail form.
Kenneth watched her suffer and shoved the dagger even deeper, even if it was already to the hilt; he just wanted her to feel unbearable pain. She gasped and chocked on her blood again, coughing it out and splattering a bit of it on his shirt dripping onto his hands. She fell over even further and would have hit the ground if it weren't for the dagger to be holding her up. So much pain … just so much … it was beginning to numb her entire body. Yet … it wasn't the dagger itself that numbed her wounded heart … it was Kenneth's words.
It was in that moment … she could have swore it was her own son speaking to her as he whispered harshly into her ear … "Now it's End Story."
He twisted the dagger and that was it … it was all she could take … death's cold fingers wrapped around her soul and jerked her from her body. Kenneth yanked the blade out of her heart and stepped back when she dropped to the ground in a bloody heap. Never caring that he was covered in her blood he glared cold-heartedly at the dead Queen and snorted when she went up in a brilliant display of black smoke and purple static.
Malchior, still with Raven and slowly recovering from over exerting himself noticed the way she disappeared and frowned … Only drows and … and Shadow Dragons loose their souls in such a way … could she have been so spoiled to the very core of her heart that she had been destined for hell from the start? Sighing tiredly he closed his eyes, even thinking was becoming an effort for him. Instead he concentrated on Raven. With his head lying on her lap he wondered if she had noticed she had been petting and smoothing back his messy hair with such a soft soothing touch.
It was enough to loll him to sleep.
Rorek looked down at the dragon noticing his aura suddenly dropped drastically, succumbing to sleep, maybe even might have finally passed out. Just then the world around him suddenly spin out. The ground he stood on tilted and he found himself plopping down next to Raven holding his head, Raven looked to him with concern, "What's wrong?"
Malchior passed out … that's what's wrong! He snapped in his head, but shook it and opened his mouth to reply politely, yet the only thing that came out was a breathless sigh as he leaned on her shoulder and fell asleep.
Raven yelped at the weight, and called to the wizard's name hoping that he had not done what she thought he did, "Rorek!"
Gale-gard, more closer to her took notice of her situation and chuckled, "Having a bit of a problem there sorceress."
Raven glared at the drow, "Malchior and Rorek share half the same heart, so since Malchior passed out Rorek isn't strong enough to fight Malchior's state by himself. So, you better lay off."
The drow held up his hands to signal that he was harmless, "Take it easy Raven, the Queen's dead, so we're hardly considered enemies anymore. It was mostly because of her that Furthen'hawl and Ryrule City hardly interacted with one another."
"Ecstatic," she shot back dryly with no emotion what so ever, "but since the Queen is dead … we have a problem. The balance of order on Ryrule and … your city has been disturbed … there is no government … unless X decides to take the throne, which we all know he won't."
Beast Boy's elfish ears twerked and he eyed Raven disbelievingly, "So, you mean to tell us that Red X really IS the Prince of this place! But I look more like an elf than he does!"
"That is because as the Gale-gard has said prior to our arrival friend Beast Boy," Starfire floated to the ground joining in on the conversation as Robin with Cyborg walked into the gathering. X following close behind trying to clean off as much of the blood as he could from his black shirt and dark blue pants along with his returned dagger. He looked up Raven then Starfire as she continued to talk, "the Red X's bloodline has been carefully bred into nothing but pure human blood to over power his elfin heritage till there was not a trace left. Which would leave him human now."
"Yeah I know," Beast Boy scoffed and looked to X skeptically, "but come on … he's hardly prince material!"
X raised a brow then sneered, "Gee, thanks for caring, at least I don't look like anything a bulimic threw up."
Beast Boy growled, "Yeah, but I'd rather look like vomit then to look like an over used tampon."
Referring to his bloody appearance X narrowed his amber eyes dangerously at the abnormal green mutant eyes and pointed the tip of the dagger at the changeling, "Just try me kid, I DARE you."
Beast Boy gulped and shrank back behind Robin, who defended the changeling and glared equally threatening at the murderous thief, "Try anything thing funny X and I'll count you down for man-slaughter, reckless endangerment, and illegal inter-dimensional travel without a black-card."
X jerked his head back in disbelief, "Shit, there's such a thing?"
"Now there is," Robin scowled and shook his head turning back to Raven, "anyway, besides you, what are we going to do about the government around here?"
"Let me handle it," Gale-gard stepped up.
Silence. So quiet in fact that in any cartoon a cricket would have chirped in the background.
The drow rolled his eyes, "Oh for crying out loud, I'm not going to do anything evil! I'm a drow, not an imp! I know a legitimate group of drows and elves alike wanting nothing more then to have a fair government. With the Queen gone, they can finally act on it without the fear of having to be massacred for going against nobility."
"Does it involve me?" X asked suddenly, "Or Rorek?"
Gale-gard shook his head, "Not you, and not Rorek either because the Queen gave a fake – but very convincing story that Rorek had abandoned his place as the replacement."
"Well that explains why he lives on the surface and not the Palace," X shrugged happy that he wasn't involved with government official crap, "by the way, how is it that you came to be with Titans, and how the hell'd you guys know where to find us?"
"It doesn't take much to follow outsiders," Gale-gard chuckled, "especially when rumor travels quick that they are the four that'll save them from their hell and for how I came to be with the Teen Titans … well …"
"The Opera House," Robin answered, "we were following Raven's emergency signal through her communicator. Met up with Gale-gard and took him into custody."
"However …" Starfire sided sadly, " … I am sadden to be the bearing of the bad news … but I'm afraid the Red Sapphire that was to be returned to the land of Azalon for power had been lost. It had fallen into a crack in the Earth and is impossible to retrieve."
Raven gaped, "What?"
X scoffed and shook his head, "Well that's just swell … there goes a good 20 mill down the drain. Waste a money."
BOOM!
Everyone cringed at the sudden loud bellowing thunder that exploded in the dawning sky, yet dark covered clouds.
Lightening crashed.
Rain was coming.
Gale-gard frowned, "We better get back into the Palace before it starts to rain."
"Yeah …" X glared at the sky, "while we're at it, let's just get our asses off this stupid dimension. Cause I don't know about you guys, but I'm getting sick-a all this drama, I feel like I should be in a damn soap opera."
"Aftaka is right," Gale-gard informed, "I'll hurry you all to the portal in the Palace, but after that you have to go through on your own. You'll just have to trust that I'll take care of everything here."
"But what about the power source for Azalon," Cyborg asked, concerned, "the Red Sapphire was lost and you still need something to sustain you guys' world right?"
"Sadly yes," Gale-gard sighed dejectedly, "but we can save that for some other time, Azalon still has much time on its hands. Right now it's not safe for you all to be here, too many outsider's knowing our location tends to make the locals … uneasy."
X snorted, "Say it straight man, we get it, you don't want us around, not complaining. Get me to the damn portal, jeez."
"Alright," Robin nodded summarizing the situation, "plans straight, we go back home, Gale-gard stays, Red X, Malchior, and Rorek will be in lockdown mode at the Tower until further notice and that's that."
X jerked his head back at the leader, "No hold up –"
Robin snapped a: "I'm-not-playing-with-you" look to X and growled, "That's that."
There was no room for discussion. X sneered, "Fine. By. Me."
"Oh!" Gale-gard exclaimed, "Before I forget, X, before I came up to the roof with the Titans I ran into a wounded young white nightstalker that had your aura signature on her. I don't know if she belongs to you, but I told her to wait in the portal room if you do own her."
X raised a brow, "Francesca?"
"Would that be her name?" the drow asked curiously, "Odd thing to name a nightstalker."
"It wasn't me, it was Rorek, the stupid idiot bought it and it cozies up to me," X scowled, "you should have just left it there."
Raven glared, "Be grateful X, she did save your life and helped out more then you did during the night."
The thief shrugged, "Maybe … man I'm tired, I don't care where we go right now, let's just get there so I can crash."
Gale-gard nodded, "Alright then … next stop, Earth."
"Sounds good to me." Cyborg and Beast Boy smiled.
Thunder boomed once more and lightening lit the already dawning sky, droplets fell and soon enough it was a downpour, rushing the passed out dragon and wizard into the Palace. Gale-gard led the Titans through the castle maze to the portal where Gale-gard was true to his word about Francesca. She was waiting in the Protal Room much to X's great irritation, yet a strange contentment for the little thing being okay settled. Yet X refused to believe he was actually beginning to like the creature around.
In no time at all Gale-gard got the portal running and with final good-byes and sketic questioning – coming from Robin of course – the Titans, Kenneth, Francesca, Malchior, and Rorek were gone through the portal. Gone from Azalon and back on their home dimension, it was evident enough that something ominous had befallen upon the death littered castle.
Whether it was from the rain or from a feeling in his gut, Gale-gard shivered.
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In the rain perched on the tallest points of the Palace in Ryrule City, Ellris'malchron let not a single drop of the falling rain disturb his thoughts. If anything … it helped him … there was just something about the rain that calmed him … even if he was dragon that favored the heat of the fire … rain was just one of those few exceptions. Tilting his head … he thought while looking at his palm … She's gone … my little puppet broke … maybe I was a little too harsh … disappointing my champion had not finished her off … yet … I think it is most fitting she was to die at Sun'shane's blade by her son's descendent. Cruel irony in fact. However … the Jewel of Chaos was lost … that is not something I can allow to happen without punishment … most irksome after everything I went through to put my puzzle together … only to have it scattered because of some clumsy child. Most pressing indeed.
Not all liking the change in circumstances Ellris snorted and jumped off the Palace, sliding along the wet walls and leaping impossible bounds to get to the ground. He landed in the back of an alleyway where a little girl (to his eyes anyway, she was actually an elf in her early human twenties) ran through to get back home and out of the rain after a long night of hard work. She was so caught up in trying to get out of the rain that she failed to notice Ellris standing in front of her and ran right into him.
"Oh dear … I am terribly sorry sir!" she exclaimed, looking up into cold dark black eyes her eyes widened when she saw his hooked wings around his shoulders, he was a dragon!
Ellris smiled chillingly and leaned down to her height to come eye to eye with the elf, she gulped and backed up, never having faced a dragon before yet heard the frightening stories. She debated whether or not to run and call for help … but stood stalk still when he spoke … he sounded so … sweet, "You shouldn't be taking short cuts home, you never know what kind of monsters could be lurking about at this early hour. Would you like me to make sure you are safely returned home?"
She couldn't speak, what could she say to a dragon that seemed so charming. Shouldn't she fear him? Why did she trust him so much? She shouldn't be here … no matter how sweet he was … he was still a dragon … and she was alone. Backing up even more when he held out a hand for her to take. The girl shook her head and declined politely, "I-I'm sor-sorry sir … but I mus-must decline … I fe-fear I have been gone to-too long … thank you for your generous offer though."
"Of course." Ellris bowed politely and turned his back to her when she took off running, looking over his shoulder and grinned and chuckled amusingly, Silly girl … now I'm sure she'll have such a story to tell once she returns home … if she returns home. Letting the thought linger and float at that, the dragon strolled down the alleyway in the rain. Drenching himself and never caring about illnesses, Ellris took a deep breath and closed his eyes Azalon still needs a Power Jewel … where would you find a Power Jewel with enough energy to restore Azalon … heh … heh … well of course its sister dimension … eyes slowly opening his dark cold black-holes gazed at nothing, but everything as the obvious popped into his ticking head … Azarath …
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(The Pink Panther theme beat comes in as Ellris exists the stage)
Me: Creepy … I don't think I've every made a character so … creepy.
X: Looked in the mirror lately? I'm just glad I'm out of that stupid dimension. Next time someone tells me that the world ain't big enough for the both of us, I'm gonna' go right a head and kill that son of –
Rorek: I think we get it. Whew! For a second there, I thought I really WAS a goner … damn thief, can't live with'em, can't live without … actually … you know what … I think you CAN live with out a thief.
X: No, cause then who's going to be the guy to make you good law bitters look like the cream of he crop.
Me: He's got a point.
Francesca: Mew!
X: (sticks his tongue out childishly)
Rorek: (sneers and looks away)
Me: Anyway … well … I guess the story doesn't look like it'll end anytime soon. Lucky you that I decided to stretch it all the way to … you know what … I'm going to make you guys figure it out.
L8er daez!
Rorek: Hold on! Malchior and Raven are still missing!
X: Who gives a care? The chapters over, let's move on with our damn –
(Door behind the three – and Francesca – bumps, startling the trio – and Francesca.)
Me: What the hell was that?
X: (glares suspiciously at the already suspiciously placed door) I don't know … Rorek, go open it.
Rorek: What? Why me?
Me/X: Because we say so.
Francesca: Mew!
Rorek: Then I'm not going to do it, you do it!
Me: (sighs tiredly, but jumps when the door bumps again) Ah … heh … looks like the mystery of the door will haven to wait till next chapter … until then … um … heh … see ya guys later.
X: Rorek, stop being a damn coward and open the damn door!
Rorek: You're closer!
X: Who says?
Rorek: Me, and I'm not opening that door!
Francesca: Mew!
Rorek: Who's side are you on!
Francesca: Mew!
Rorek: (sweat-drops) No ... seriously ... who's side ARE you on?
Francesca: Mew!
Me: Isn't she just adorable!
