20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
"Well we're not going to just stand around and wait for him to wake up" Alexander responded. Taking a quick look around, he found a decently sized stick, unhooking his arms from Brittany's to pick it up, and started using it to poke the giant 'As much as getting my magic excites me, I'm really not looking forward to having my arms shattered. I...I guess I just have to get this over with.'
--- As Bob the bunny was getting petted by a strange girl he had never seen before, he stared at her. As Tim and Dave also began to receive her attention, they joined Bob in staring at her.
20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
Alexander sighed "Well ideally we'd go around or over this place...but I don't think that's much of an option. Burning it down would just give away our position, so that's not an option either. Ugh, now I really wish I asked how this 'don't let your back be seen' thing worked." After taking a few seconds to think about it, he groaned "I think I got an idea. It's really stupid, but it should keep us safe." He turned Brittney around so that her back was facing him, then he turned around himself so that his own back was facing hers. Then, he locks their arms together "There. It'll be really fucking awkward and slow to walk, but this should at least keep us safe." With that settled, the two of them began sideway shuffling through the forest.
"Hey, I don't suppose you have any other trinkets on hand that could help?" he asked, remembering that deal with the troll that they weren't allowed to mention "At this point, I'd even be tempted by a 'Forest Destroyer 9000' or something" His frustration at this whole situation making the idea of senseless and kind of counter productive violence more tempting than normal.
20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
Upset that he still had to make do with his magic blocked, but accepting the excuse, Alexander sighed "Yeah, I can't wait to get my bones broken he cheered with fake enthusiasm. As he made his way down the spiral staircase with Brittney, his mind started to wander 'Fuck, I have zero experience trying to be stealthy without my magic. And then there's that whole 'don't show my back in the Tulgey Wood thing' which is very concerning' Fortunately, he did have the Duchess' sort of coded information on the castle's layout and such, so he wasn't going in blind. He sighed 'I wonder how the Freeloaders are holding up. I hope Lily remembered to feed them'
--- Meanwhile, at the park. Three tiny figures entered right as the lightshow concluded. They looked around at the assembled crowd, before one of them spotted Lily and alerted the other two. They then rushed right at her. Thanks to their diminutive size, no one noticed them until it was too late, and before she knew it, Lily had a mini owl on her head, a small weasel climbing up her to reach her shoulder and a small rabbit, at her feet.
20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
The past few days had both torn away what little patience Alexander had and filled him with a desire to hit something very hard. The discovery that the guards were just an illusion the whole time only made that urge stronger 'Not yet, not yet. My chance will come soon enough' He took a deep breath in an attempt to calm himself down "Yeah, I remember the scroll and the message, don't worry. But as for my questions; who's The Guardian? I can think of a few people that might be. Second-" he held up his still manacle bound hands "-can you do anything about this? And third; what about Brittney? I don't want to leave her here, especially if this queen is as unhinged as she sounds. For all I know, she'll blame her for my escape."
20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
"No kidding, that was way too close" Alexander agreed "Fucking Wonderland. What the hell even is an 'unbirthday'!?" he wondered as he fished the scroll case out of his underwear and looked it over "So what now? Just wait? And what did they even take you for? I mean, I could understand if they were trying to milk us for information, but they didn't bring up the war at all!"
20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
'...The fuck?' Alexander thought. However, he didn't have much time to ponder what was up with that weird girl, since someone else was coming. Thinking quickly, Alexander shoved the scroll case under his underwear 'Ugh, this feels weird' but he was taken out of his thoughts by something that the person he assumed was the Queen of Hearts said "Woah, hold up. What's this about me being a present!?"
20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
When the strange girl started getting closer to him, Alexander was immediately on guard...until
"It’s me, Brittany"
'...huh?' Now that he thought about it, he did recognize her voice. 'So much for a wonderland spy. Unless she's a really good one.' That's when the weird snowflakes started to appear 'Weird...'
"Uhh, Alex?"
"Right, sorry. I got distracted"
"You’re still going to buy the Lightning Stone, right? Or would you like something else? I got other stones too."
His original plan was to grab something and have it checked for any kind of sigh that it was bugged...or something like that. Now however, he was feeling like a paranoid idiot. 'Well, It does actually sound useful, and it's cheap' but before he could say or do anything, the weird snowflakes attacked
"Ahh!"
First, the one he had seen before got Brittney with...something pointy and small. Right as he was about to act, another one got behind him a stuck him too. 'Fuck!' his body became weak and he crumpled to the ground, unable to move. And he slowly slipped into unconsciousness
---
When he woke up an unknown amount of time later, he still felt a little weak "fuck." he groaned as he got to his feet. A quick look around showed him that was stuck in some medieval prison. He also noticed a bared window. Stumbling over to look out at it he saw; "...It's like someone scooped all the nightmarish fever dreams from my brain and smeared them everywhere" Quickly deciding that he wanted none of this shit, he started to transform. The manacles around his wrists started to glow...and nothing else 'Oh...oh that's not good'
"Alex? Are you there?"
He heard Brittney's voice, and went over to the bars of his cell to try and see if he could spot her. When he did, he saw her hands sticking out of the cell next to him in the same state as his. "Yeah...yeah I'm here" he sighed as he stuck his own hands out to show her
"Looks like we got ourselves in quite a pickle, huh?"
"I always knew I'd get behind bars someday, never thought it be like this though" He snarked
"I hear footsteps…Someone’s coming here."
Almost immediately after that, Alexander thought to himself 'I hope Lily remember to feed the freeloaders'
---
Back in the park, Bob, Tim and Dave were huddled around a spot with Bob's nose to the ground, sniffing furiously. After a little bit, he looked up to the others, and nodded. Tim and Dave both tensed up before collecting themselves, and the three of them ran off, with Bob leading the charge.
20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
Justine might have been satisfied, but Alexander's paranoia was far greater than his impatience 'Yeah, I'm not convinced, but how to...ah, that might work.' Looking over the Lightning Stone, he spoke up "That one actually looks useful. I'm always forgetting to charge my phone at night. So how does it work? Do you just hold the stone by appliance or what? Wait, would the phone just use power from the stone, or would the stone refill the phone's battery? And is the stone itself rechargeable?" at one bronze coin, it was about as cheap as something could get, so he wasn't burning too big a hole in his wallet.
20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
Alexander couldn't put his finger on it, but for some reason, the strange girl in front of him greatly unnerved him "If she is, then we should keep her away from the meeting" he whispered back to Justine, doing his best to minimize his lip movement in the off chance that the strange girl could lip read "Well that depends; what does any of this stuff do?" he asked, hoping the explanation would stall her long enough for...something. He hadn't thought his plan out that far 'I just have to hope something comes up. Or maybe that Justine comes up with something' He thought to himself. Alexander know he wasn't really equipped to deal with subterfuge and stuff like that, so stalling for time was really the best he could do 'Or maybe if I buy something from her and get someone to examine it, we'd fine something useful...maybe?'
20/13|Male/Male|Reinforcement, Beast Mystic, Melee|Duplication, Tentacles|Deity Enhanced Sustenance, Awareness, Masculinity, Fated, Sorcery, Gifted, Absolute Direction Paragon, Blessing, Clergy, Mana Fount, Gifted Item Arrogance, Unknown, Loud, Big Brother
'Wait, Penny actively refused to give that ship to Su? I just thought that Su didn't care. That doesn't sound like the Penny I remember' That little nugget of information took Alexander by surprise '...although taking a stranger's word at face value on something like this might not be the smartest thing. Still...I guess it has been a long time since I really talked to Su. I guess we haven't been in contact ever since...'
blood cold clammy flesh magic isn't working WHY ISN'T IT WORKING!?
'...the incident. Not that I can really blame her' Alexander sighed trying to push the unpleasant thoughts from his mind. As he did, he noticed a look of surprise on Justine before she excused herself. Normally, he would have just brushed it off. However, given the current situation, as well as his inability to contribute to the current discussion, he did something else. "Hey, I'll be back in a bit. I'm not going to be any help hashing out a deal with the Mint, and there's something I want to look into for a bit." with that said, he went after Justine
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