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by **RPGWWer ChronoCatfish** » Mon Sep 16, 2002 7:42 pm

"Alright..." Devon said dubiously, walking up to the door and attempting to unlock it...

by **Kotoki** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 3:54 pm

The door opened easily, into a large section of tunnel filled with empty-looking crates. Two six or seven year old children jumped out from behind them, waving wooden swords.

"Hahahaha you fell into our trap-" started one cheerfully, before he noticed the assortment of weapons on the group. "Oh %$#."

by **Jak Snide** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 4:45 pm

Again, Jak's response was fairly predictable.

"What the f*ck?!"

by **RPGWWer ChronoCatfish** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 9:35 pm

Devon, surprisingly, was the first to react. He smiled indulgently. He remembered having done the same sort of thing himself.
"All right." he said the the assembled children, "You've captured us. Now what are you going to do with us?"
"He's surrendering to children" muttered Ashrem. "This is a sorry sight."

by **Kotoki** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 11:13 am

"You mean it?" asked the little girl gleefully. "Alright!"

The boy thought for a moment. "Got it! You have to get those guys out of our sewer!"

"...Those guys?" asked Alissa, raising an eyebrow.

The little girl nodded. "Those mean guys with weird armour. They're all scary and they try to catch us all the time!" She sniffed. "I told my mommy, but she thinks I'm making it up."

by **Jak Snide** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 2:58 pm

Jak smirked to himself. While normally he'd flip if a kid ordered him around, things had suddenly fallen into place. This pleased him enough to temporarily divert his mind away from matters of wratch, revenge, and other such nasty things.

"So, where are these armored men?"

by **Kotoki** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 5:11 pm

The boy opened his mouth, but before he could get a word out was inturrupted by a loud child's voice from the other side of the garbage heap.

"Den!" yelled the voice. "Teeny! Where're you guys!?"

The little girl eeped. "It's the boss!" she squeaked. "He'll have a fit!"

The apparent leader of the group climbed over the heap and for a moment stood staring blankly at the odd assortment of people. Then his face lit up as his eyes settled on Jak.

"Hey!" he declared triumphantly. "You're the guy with the cool hat!"

Alissa rolled her eyes and took a seat on a box. Whatever was going on, it wasn't going to be over soon enough.

by **Jak Snide** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 5:53 pm

Jak, in a brief moment of recognition, thought vagually remembered the kid. Something about a fair, and said kid stealing his hat.

"Er, yeah, that's me. Say, you that kid from the fairground a while back?"

by **Kotoki** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 6:56 pm

"Yup!" said the boy cheerfully. "I'm Cordroy. This," he said, gesturing to the other boy, "is Denim, and this is Velvetine. We're famous heroes!"

"We sure are!" proclaimed Velvetine happily. "Cordy... we caught these guys and now they're gonna defeat those other guys for us."

by **Jak Snide** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 10:21 pm

IM: "Famous hero's? For f*cks sake.... e.e"

"Alright, but you need to tell us where these people are, so we can go and, er, defeat them."

Not exactely the word he had in mind, but he wagered that if he used a more accurate and explicit one to describe what he was going to do to these soldiers, he may spook the kids.

by **Kotoki** » Fri Sep 20, 2002 11:50 pm

Brandon nodded. "And... do they have any prisoners?"

"They're just down that tunnel," said Cordroy cheerfully. "Dunno about prisoners..."

"Ooh! Ooh!" yelled Velvetine, waving her hand. "I know!"

Denim nodded. "We went to check it out a while ago. They're down over there... A brown haired lady and a blue guy."

by **Molokidan** » Sat Sep 21, 2002 12:21 pm

Molo scratched his head, then poked Velvetine. "errr. . .you guys live down here? in this. . .scary place?"

by **Jak Snide** » Sat Sep 21, 2002 2:02 pm

That was all Jak needed to know. Without saying a word he set of down the tunnel that the kid had indicated, debating which spell to annihilate the wretches with.

by **Kotoki** » Mon Sep 23, 2002 11:49 am

"Wait!" yelled Denim. "We forgot to tell you about the monster...!"

Alissa gave Brandon a push. "I'll wait here until you come back. Be quick about it."

Brandon nodded, gestured for the rest of the group to follow him, and started off after Jak.

by **KraKeN** » Mon Sep 23, 2002 5:13 pm

Kraken followed somewhat dejectedly, he tried to remember one time when he'd been hired for a job and didn't end up going of on a tangent doing something else, he couldn't.

by **RPGWWer ChronoCatfish** » Mon Sep 23, 2002 8:11 pm

Ashrem followed the group.
"That supposed surrender worked surprisingly well." he said. "Had I not met the originator I would assume him to be smarter than he looks."
Devon followed, not having heard Ashrem's sarcastic comment.

by **Kotoki** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 6:11 pm

The group walked down the tube, soon coming to the end. It led out into a sandy cave-like area roughly the size of a large house.

In the middle was a tent, where Kotoki and Midoku were presumably being held. Quite a few soldiers were scattered around the cave, but none of them seemed to have noticed the group.

"Should we sneak in?" asked Brandon in a whisper.

by **Jak Snide** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 6:21 pm

Jak weighed the situation up. On the one hand, blowing the crap out of the guards, the tent, and the entire cavern would be easier. However, that would also result in the deaths of Kotoki and Midoku. The later didn't matter too much at the moment, but the first certainly did. Furthermore, if they found out they were there, they could hold her at swordpoint.

"...We sneak in." he said, calmly, trying to keep his voice as low as possible while still being audible to the group.

by **KraKeN** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 6:57 pm

"Right guvna'", said Kraken cracking his knuckles, "where d'ya want me, seeing a this is my speciality and all".

by **Jak Snide** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 11:39 am

Jak smirked, suddenly glad he'd hired the rogue.

"Sneak in, and check if there's a pair of captives. Kotoki and a blue skinned bloke. If you can make any guards "disappear" without raising a comotion, all the better."

by **KraKeN** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 12:23 pm

Gathering his cloak around him Kraken crept forward towards the nearest guard.

by **Kotoki** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 3:53 pm

Fortunately, said guard was either daydreaming or asleep on his feet. He didn't notice the suspicious cloaked man sneaking towards him.

by **KraKeN** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 5:41 pm

Quick as a flash Kraken produced a knife and partially enveloping the guard in his cloak attempted to slash his throat.

by **Kotoki** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 9:03 pm

The man's eyes flew open and he made a small croaking sound before dying.

"Hey," said someone from the other side of the tent. "Did you hear something just now?"

Another voice grunted. "I dunno. Let's check it out... Camping out here's making me nervous. Especially with that thing other there."

by **KraKeN** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 12:08 pm

Kraken frantically searched the area for somewhere to hide the body.

by **Kotoki** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 4:15 pm

It seemed that the only place to hide the body was within the tent itself.

The men's footsteps were getting louder as they circled around the tent.

by **FF Fanatic 80** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 10:23 pm

While all this was going on, a few may have wondered what had become of the Dark Knight? (Well, those who don't know him that well, anyways ^_^; ) Where had he been all this time, while the life of the one he cherishes more than anything else in the world is at stake?

Well... apparently the children had done a bit more than just put an empty chest inside the sewers. Stephan was painfully aware of this, as he now hung mere inches above the flowing waste by a badly worn rope, part of a rudimentary trap the children had constructed.

6Â¯6;;; >.<;;; "...WILL SOMEONE GET ME THE @#$@#$ DOWN FROM HERE!?!?!" Stephan started to shout from much further down in the tunnel....

***Meanwhile***

<.<? "...did you hear something, Ms. Kotoki?" Midoku asked the Inn-Keeper, quite sure he heard some kind of gurgling noise from outside...

(OOC: Sorry for the lack of postage lately, multiple factors causing it, namely less free time and more stuff I'd like to do during said time >_>;;; If I start to hold up the RP or screw anything up, feel free to BS me out of it Kotoki. I'm sorry about all this v.v;;; )

Edited by: FF Fanatic 80 

at: 9/27/02 2:24:47 am

by **Kotoki** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 11:55 pm

(Don't worry about it.)

Brandon, hearing some sounds from the other end of the tunnel, frowned and followed a different route back to the treasure chest. "Erm." he started quietly. "Do you need some help?"

by **KraKeN** » Fri Sep 27, 2002 12:19 pm

Dragging the guards body Kraken rushed into the tent. There he dropped it to the floor and drawing his hand crossbows peared through the tent flaps.

by **Kotoki** » Fri Sep 27, 2002 6:03 pm

The footsteps stopped. "I don't see anything."

"Me neither. Where's Dylan?"

"Slacker probably went back into the city."

"Not that I'd blame him. This has to be the worst job we've ever been sent on."

"Hey, chin up. At least black ops pays more than army work. Besides, we'll be back home soon."

"Yeah. F*ckers around here can't make a decent cup of coffee."

"Bloody foreigners."

The footsteps started off again, away from the tent.

"Hello," said a rather cheerful voice from behind Kraken. "Mind taking these handcuffs off? Assuming you're here to rescue us."

by **KraKeN** » Fri Sep 27, 2002 8:06 pm

"Maybe yes maybe no, maybe both!", replied Kraken as he flicked out a butterfly knife from his right boot. He then proceeded to cut both Kotoki's and Midoku's bonds.

by **FF Fanatic 80** » Sat Sep 28, 2002 3:31 pm

6\/6 The Dark Knight glared down at the effeminate white mage, numerous choice words and actions running through his mind.

Do *I* need help? Oh, I'll give him a @#$@#ing answer all right... the little @#$#@er... e\/e+++ he thought to himself, as he continued to dangle mere inches away from being covered in the kingdom's filth.

Without wasting another moment, he turned his face down toward Brandon and told him exactly what he wanted to say to him.

"...YES! e\/e+++"

**Meanwhile**

Finding himself free of the bonds, no longer being restrained to the floor against his will, Midoku lost his composure for a moment and glomped their mysterious rescuer.

;_; "Th..thank you... *sniff*..." he half sobbed into the person's chest. A second after saying it though, his composure came crashing back into his head. He immediately pulled away from the man, grabbing his nearby hat and quickly pulling it as far down over his face as he could.

v.v;;; "Th..that is to say...um... we appreciate you helping us..." Midoku stammered, grateful for the hat's shadow obscuring his flushed purple cheeks, "...exactly why ARE you helping us, sir?"

by **Kotoki** » Sat Sep 28, 2002 3:47 pm

Brandon nodded, shirking back slightly. "Alright," he said, "I'll try to think of something..."

Looking at the frayed rope, he played a few experimental notes on the harp and caught Stephan's body as the rope snapped. Which is to say, the short lightweight bard had just proved himself capable of holding x pounds of dark knight.

"Erm," he said quickly, dropping Stephan. "Sorry."

***

Kotoki smiled at Midoku. "Don't worry," she said cheerfully. "I'd bet you anything Jak hired him. Now, sir... could you tell us exactly where we are and how we're getting out of here?"

by **KraKeN** » Sat Sep 28, 2002 4:40 pm

Kraken brushed down his cloak somewhat taken aback, luckily his hood hid the embarrassment he himself was feeling. Turning to Kotoki he whispered, "youâ€™re in the middle of the sewers surrounded by a few guards, so please keep it quiet from now on. They missed the death of their companion here so if we're lucky we should be able to sneak back to where the others are."

by **RPGWWer ChronoCatfish** » Sat Sep 28, 2002 5:00 pm

"I'm bored." said Devon. "Anyone think I should go in there to check what's going on?"

by **Kotoki** » Mon Sep 30, 2002 7:00 pm

Kotoki nodded, peeking out of the tent to find that nobody was within the direct vicinity of the tent. "Let's go."

by **KraKeN** » Tue Oct 01, 2002 9:29 am

"I'm right behind you", replied Kraken pulling out his crossbows.

by **FF Fanatic 80** » Tue Oct 01, 2002 10:31 am

Midoku quickly followed behind the others, hoping the group would not be caught. He had no desire to be in that position again.

**Meanwhile**

Once getting back on his feet, Brandon likely suspected the Dark Knight to flip out toward him. Stephan just stood there for a moment though, dumbfounded and trying to process what had happened.

@_O; ...that little bastard... lifted me up... in all this...? he thought, his face faultering a bit as he looked over his armor, then back up at Brandon.

"Er... uh... w..whatever... let's just get the hell back to the others." Stephan quickly muttered as he turned and started down the tunnel...

by **Kotoki** » Tue Oct 01, 2002 11:12 am

The trio attempted to sneak out to the tunnel. Unfortunately, they were stopped when the two soldiers rounded the corner and saw them.

"The prisoners escaped!"

"Get 'em!"

(Fight!

Kraken
Guard 1
Midoku
Guard 2
Kotoki
Guard 3

Anyone else can join the fight if they wish.)

***

Brandon and Stephen made it back to the group safely, only to find the newly freed prisoners being attacked. "This isn't good." said Brandon worriedly.

by **Jak Snide** » Tue Oct 01, 2002 11:39 am

Jak was overjoyed as he saw her emerge from the tent, taking a step towards her, stopping himself as he remembered that they were trying to sneak out.

As soon as the guards spotted them though, he broke into a run, a murderous scowl on his face.

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