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The Land Before Time - "Dawn"

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Dante stepped in front of Hadrian, claws bared menacingly.
"HoLD IT RiGht TheRe.  YoU EmaNaTe PowEr.  FiGhT Us, So wE mAY taKE ThAT PoWeR FoR oUR OwN!"
He roared, the sankakku posessing him completely...


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Ecco suddenly stopped as he saw, that he was to late. He looked with concern in his eyes at Longtail. Man, mate, what happened to you. Than he went closer to Longtail and knelt down next to him. What do you feel?


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Zaine then noticed Dante run in. "Dante? How the hell..." then he noticed Dante also was very different. He had the same evil aura around him that Longtail had. Oh no, not him too. Why is this happening? "Dante, what's happened to you?"


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Mim and the others walked into the cave.  "There is an interesting type of cave fuzz a bit further in.  You should see some glow on the walls and maybe ceiling.  It is a rare type of cave fuss.  I've only seen it a few times in my & my family's traveling around before we reached the Great Valley." Mim said.

"Fuzz glow?" Petrie asked?  Not sure he believed it.  It did sound pretty fantastic.

"I think it must be a very rare type." Mim said.

"I'd like to see that, I certainly would." Diver said.

"You're not the only one." Mia said.

"As long as it's safe and everyone gets to rest." Rhyn said.

"There is a smallish pool of water ahead and to one side when the cave widens into a larger cave." Mim said.  "Do you folks want to rest here or a bit farther in?" She asked.

(ooc: The luminescent fuzz (moss) isn't magical, it does exist on earth.  But is rare or uncommon I think.)


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Cyrix had to admit...this cave was indeed impressive, as he smiled while begin shown around. He heard Mim's comment and said "Light fuzz...that is most interesting. I would most certainly enjoy seeing that Mim." He then walked up to her and said "Thank you for helping me."


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Dante looked at Zaine, then threw back his head and laughed.
"FoOliSh cHilD!  We ArE nOt DaNtE.  wE Are HiS InnEr DaRkNeSS!  We ArE HiS AnGer, HiS RagE, aNd HiS FeAr.  WE ArE SAnKAkKu!  AnD By OuR HaND, yOu WiLl AlL PeRIsH!"
The creature that was Dante then clutched its head and seemed in agony for a moment, before the dark aura surrounding it dispelled, and Dante himself stood there, eyes pleading.
"Guys... Get...Get away from me!  I can't... can't keep it subdued much longer!  G..."
Then the aura reformed and Dante spoke, again possessed by the madness of the Sankakku.
"YoU CAnNot EscApe Us!  ThIS PlAcE wiLL Be...YouR ToMB!"
From the shadow around his right hand, the Sankakku-controlled Dante formed a scythe of black energy and steel and roared in fury to the sky...



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Mim nodded & smiled, "You're welcome.  It's not to far ahead, near where the water is.  The water is to one side."

"I'd like to see, that does sound interesting." Mia said.

"It certainly does." Diver said.

"Me wait and see." Petrie said.

"Near the water?" Shera asked.

"Sounds like quite a thing to see." Rhyn said.

Mim nods, "It's near the water and more then enough room to rest and get some water if any are thirsty or want to wash off some of your self. Though the pool isn't big enough to dive into.  & it flows very slowly. "


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Quote from: lbt/cty_lover,Aug 7 2008 on  12:34 AM
"Everyone, get behind us! We'll try to shield you for as long as it takes." Argaya said as she and Vylor circled the group. The two began chanting in unison, and a golden line appeared from Vylor that curved around the group on both sides and connected at Argaya.
Okay, I think, anywhere here is to set a line now. Sorry lbt cty lover. But we said, and I guess Gustav meant it, No Magic. And what you are doing there with reading minds, protecting us with a child, that¥s magic.


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Quote from: Nimrod,Aug 7 2008 on  09:47 AM
Quote from: lbt/cty_lover,Aug 7 2008 on  12:34 AM
"Everyone, get behind us! We'll try to shield you for as long as it takes." Argaya said as she and Vylor circled the group. The two began chanting in unison, and a golden line appeared from Vylor that curved around the group on both sides and connected at Argaya.
Okay, I think, anywhere here is to set a line now. Sorry lbt cty lover. But we said, and I guess Gustav meant it, No Magic. And what you are doing there with reading minds, protecting us with a child, that¥s magic.

OCC((Yeah, sorry that it have to come to this, but now I have to call it off.
But, please, take this in the discussion thread! And this time, DO it.
I'll stop the RP untill this is 100 for everyone, cause now I've stated it I don't know how many times.))
Do well. Live well. And dress very well.


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Zaine finally had it. I can't take this anymore! I don't want to see friends like this! I have to get out of here and find help. Zaine slowly backed out of the cave. Another tear rolled down his cheek. "I'm sorry guys. I have to go." With that, he turned around and sprinted towards the Great Valley. I don't know how I'm going to break this to Cyrix.


After sprinting for a while, he finally made it back to the Great Valley, but he couldn't stop. I have to find Longtail's uncle. He has to know what's happened. He started to run through the valley calling out his name.

"Cyrix! Cyrix! Where are you?"


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Hadrian took word again.
"My apologize, but I have to leave now. If you don't mind... it looks like you're all about to leave anyway." he chuckled.
He played some with his fingers, and the dark liquid surrounding Longtail began to carry his body towards Hadrian, who started to walk slowly back into the cave towards the Mysterious Beyond.

Blueberry took a step forward.
"Hey! What are you going to do with Longtail! Why him!?" he shouted.

Hadrian turned around one last time. As he did, his evil yellow eyes flashed.
"Settle down kid, you'll see soon enough..."
With that, Hadrian dissapeared within the darkness that he had emerged from, like curtains covering a window. Longtail had dissapeared with him.
The gang stood where they stood. The wind had now died completely.
The black clouds started to vanish from the sky.
Do well. Live well. And dress very well.


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As the black clouds dissapated, Dante's aura dimmed, and he came back to his senses, looking at his friends.
"Guys...I'm so...Sorry..."
He then collapsed, all his energy drained from the Sankakku possession...


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Aaaah, man. CAN`T TAKE THIIS!!!, Ecco screamed out and ran away. No, this can¥t be, it can¥t be the choise. Longtail is away and I couldn¥t do anything about it. AAAAH. Ecco screamed out for a second time and ran towards a little hill where he climbed on. Tears flew over his cheeks and he sat down on the hill.


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Cyrix at that moment noticed the light at the entrance to the cave beginning to get brighter and as he turned he had to shield his eyes from the glare. He then stepped towards the cave's opening, and asked "Does anyone hear Zaine? He sounds close...I'm going to go look for him."

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Longtail while still covered in the dark mist, began to laugh...and it was at that second Longtail realized that he was officially power hungry...and he loved it.


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Zaine kept running through the valley, but he still couldn't find Cyrix. Come one, where is he? He's the only one that can help Longtail now! "Cyrix? Where are you? We need help!"


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Dante summoned all of his strength, bidding his eyes to open.
"C'mon body...move..."
He murmured, using his arms to drag himself towards the Valley, barely conscious...


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"Quickly! Dante needs help. We need to get him back to the Valley." Argaya said, moving close towards Dante's side. Vylor was following suit and moving to the other side of Dante. "Can someone lift him onto our shoulders? Can someone else take his legs? We don't want to drag him back." Vylor asked.

(OOC: Once again, I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused. I'll try to contain myself until next part.)


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"I'm going with you Cyrix!" Shera said. "I heard him, too..."

"I heard him too, yes yes yes!" Ducky said with still a bit of fear in her voice. "Spike and I are going with Cyrix too, right Spike?" She hopped on his back, almost fell of, but regained her balance and waited for Spike to get moving.


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Mim nodded, "I thought I heard something over there." She said pointing in the direction.  "It sounded like Zaine." Mim said.

"It sound like trouble." Petrie said flying up he looked around then saw him and continued to look in the direction.  "Me see Zaine, he running but me see no one chasing him." Petrie said.

Rhyn flew up as well, "Yes he's over there." She said pointing with her tail, "He does appear very agitated or some other strong emotion." She said.

"We should go and see what is wrong." Mim said.

"Yes, he needs help, he does, he does." Diver said.

"Let's get going and see what the commotion and shouting is all about. " Mia said.