>A large group of young adult ninjas rush over to the local pub, seemingly very
happy. O.o;
>Cloud looks over at Ryan briefly, wondering at the crowd.
>It seems there's a party being held in the pub. o.o;
>Ryan looks over at Cloud, wondering the same. "...?"
>Cloud shrugs. Seeing as there's nothing else... he heads towards the pub.
>Ryan ponders whether to let Cloud get into trouble by himself, staying safe
where he is... hmm... Ah, screw boredom. The tourist follows.
>When Cloud enters the pub, he's greeted by a large group of ninjas cheering.
Amazingly enough, in the center of the room, is a picture of Yuffie. o_o;
>Cloud says, "... ... ..."
>Ryan, following shortly afterwards, has a similar reaction. "... ... ... ?"
O.o
>The group lets out a cheer as one of the ninjas steps forward to set the
picture on fire. O.o; =.=;;;;
>Ryan . o O ( ... That explains a lot. )
>( One of the ninjas spots Cloud, then grins, stepping forward. "Hey! Are you
here for the celebration too? Heard the Yuffster may not be coming back!" She
lets out a laugh. ^_^ )
>Cloud hmmms? and plays innocent. "Who?"
>Ryan takes photos o.- *click*
>The ninja blinks in surprise. "You don't know Yuffie? You lucky dog!"
>Ryan says, in faux-tourista speak. "Well goll-ee! The folks back at home will
just LOVE to see this'n little photo op!" *click* o.o
>The rest of the ninjas decide *not* to pay attention to Ryan, in hopes of
salvaging their own IQ levels. ^_^; Instead, they break out the drinks and
begin to get the party going. o.o;;;;
>Cloud says, "... Who is Yuffie?"
>The female ninja grins. "Well, she's the Godo's daughter. A real *brat* of a
shinobi... annoying as heck. She thinks she's better then all of us." She
snorts. "Nothing like her brother... heck, she doesn't even have a conscience."
>Cloud says, "... And that's why you're... celebrating."
>The ninja nods. "You got that right, Mister! Godo sent Kigou to get her back,
but from what the rumors say, he's been *very* unsuccessful. Right now, we're
rooting for him!" She grins. "Not to say we really *like* Kigou... he's a bit
of a flake, on the shinobi side.
>Ryan idly comments while noone pays attention, "And I gotta get me one of those
pagoda statuettes for my mantle." *click* o.o
>Cloud says, "... You're rooting for Kigou to bring her back?"
>The ninja shakes her head, quickly. "Heck no! We're rooting for him to *keep*
failing!" ^_^
>Cloud . o O ( ... ... ... maybe I shouldn't ask about the Phoenix materia. >.< )
>Ryan . o O ( Well, maybe the Wutai'ians aren't as stupid as I first thought
o.-; )
>The ninja holds out a mug to Cloud, winking. "Here, even though you don't know
the Yuffster, you should celebrate too!"
>Cloud takes the mug, nodding quietly.
>Cloud . o O ( ... where would the phoenix materia be? )
>Ryan looks around, asking people to pose for the camera ^_^ *click* . o
O ( No sign of those materia thingies... )
>Now there's a life-sized cardboard cut out of Yuffie in the center of the pub.
o.o; Uh oh...
>The room suddenly sparkles as light glints off the two dozen or so daggers now
unsheathed, all held by a shinobi... o_o;
>Cloud backs away fromt he center of the pub, still holding his untouched mug.
>Ryan raises an eyebrow. "Fascinating!" *click*
>*THUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNK* *THUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNK*
*THUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNK* *THUNKTHUNKTHUNKTHUNK*
>Ryan . o O ( And they got good aim, too o.-; )
>The cardboard cutout collapses, riddled with daggers. x.x;
>( One of the shinobi shouts out, happily. "That's for pouring super glue in my
toothpaste container!" )
>Ryan raises an eyebrow, now following Cloud in the backing away thing
>Cloud . o O ( ... ... ... )
>Cloud looks at Ryan, a look saying, "We're not going to get any answers here,
are we?"
>Another shout, "That's for putting explosives in my breakfast!" >.<
>Ryan shakes his head at Cloud ;c.c
>"That's for tricking me into walking naked into class!" 0.0
>"That's for stealing all my materia." =.=
>"That's for calling me a Spice Girl!" 0.0
>Cloud says, "... er, excuse me..." to a nearby bystander.
>The ninja turns to Cloud, having been ready to shout out his own reason. o.o
"Um... yes?"
>Cloud says, "... Do you know where we can find this Godo?"
>Ryan takes a photo of the mauled cut-out *click*
>The ninja blinks, then nods. "Um... yeah... last level of the Pagoda. How
come ya don't know? You new here?"
>Cloud nods. "Just moved in."
>Ryan chuckles. "Well soak my trousers and dip me in pig****. you mean that
there Pagoda's more then just show?"
>Ryan is REALLY hamming it up o.o;
>The ninjas REALLY try ignoring Ryan now, though one of them enters a vegetable
state, his IQ level having been destroyed utterly. x.x;
>Ryan really wants to bust heads, but this's supposed to be a secret mission
o.o Darn the luck.
>Cloud politely nods, and then scans to make sure there's no one that could
remotely look like the chief of ninjas here at the pub.
>Nope, they're all having a party back at the school. ^_^;
>Cloud quietly moves out the pub, waits a bit to make sure nobody notices, and
then heads for the pagoda itself.
>The Pagoda's entrance is guarded by two rather deadly looking shinobi. =.=
>Ryan sneaks out after Cloud, to follow, disposing the roll of film in the
nearest trash receptacle.
>Cloud . o O ( ... damn. )
>Cloud neeeeeeeeds a distraction. Really. This is one time that Ryan could've
come in handy...
>Ryan follows Cloud, as I stated before. He walks up to the guards. "Howdy!"
>Cloud stays quiet, moving aside to almost fade into the background.
>The guard spot Ryan, raising there swords. "Halt...." o.o
>Ryan does so, raising his camera, taking a picture. With that huge flashbulb.
^_^ *click*
>Cloud quietly walks behind the guards, working on sneaking into the pagoda.
>The guards let out startled shouts, rubbing their eyes. >.< "#@$*&(@#$! No
flash photography!"
>Ryan erks. "Sorry guy, but this cheapo film won't work without it..."
>Cloud quietly walks up behind those aforementioned guards, grabs their heads,
and introduce them to each other.
>The guards go down. x.x;
>Ryan hmmphs, slinging the camera over his neck.
>Ryan . o O ( I should use that trick more often =.= c.c )
>Cloud looks over at Ryan, nods, and enters the pagoda.
>Ryan follows, throwing off his shirt and camera. Not gonna be much use in there.
>Dangit. x.x I forgot who the first pagoda master was. o.o
>Cloud quietly climbs the stairs, presumably with Ryan behind.
>Ryan follows, not too closely. He's putting all his ninja skills to good use
now, though. *sneaksneak*
>On the first level of the Pagoda, Gorki sits on his cot, yawning slightly as he
reads a book. =.=
>Ryan . o O ( D'oh. )
>Cloud shhhhs as he waits for Gorki to fall asleep. Hopefully he's reading Gorky
Park.
>Ryan doesn't make a single sound ^_^
>Gorki yawns again, then closes his book, slowly beginning to nod off... x.x
>Cloud waiiiits till he's completely asleep.
>Ryan has a short attention span, but he waits anyway 9.9
>*thump* z.z
>Cloud quietly tiptoeing past Gorky.
>Ryan, being completely silent, will probably make it past, but Cloud...
>Cloud quietly places a foot on the next step.
>On the second level sits Shake, who patiently watches tv. o.o;
>Ryan sneaks up the stairs after Cloud *sneaksneak*
>Shake happens to be watching Pokemon. ^^
>Cloud . o O ( ... TV. x.x )
>Ryan . o O ( Damn, that's bigger'n MY set >.< )
>Cloud waits to see how engrossed Shake is. And preferably sneaks past right
after a commercial.
>Shake doesn't seem that engrossed. In fact, he seems a bit bored. o.o
>Is Shake facing away from the stairs upwards?
>He's facing forward. c.c And that means, you'll have to pass him to get to the
next stairs. ^_^;
>D'oh
>Bum-rush him?
>You mumble, "Methinks we have a problem." to Cloud.
>Ryan mumbles, "..... we ..... ..... ..... .." to Cloud.
>Cloud mumbles, "... we could just tell him we're here to see Godo." to Ryan.
>Cloud mumbles, ".. .. .. ..... could just tell him ..... ..... .....
..... Godo .." to Ryan.
>You mumble, "Worth a shot... we'd probably get into a fight anyway, might as
well ask first." to Cloud.
>Ryan mumbles, "Worth ..... ..... .. .. .. we'd probably get .....
..... fight anyway .. ..... as ..... ask first .." to Cloud.
>Cloud mumbles, "You talk to him." to Ryan.
>Cloud mumbles, "..... ..... to ..... .." to Ryan.
>Ryan peers at Cloud =.= . o O ( Why do I always get this job? )
>Ryan strides forward, waving happily . o O ( Shoulda kept the tourist
disguise. ) "Hiya!"
>Shake blinks, then glances at Ryan. O_o; "... excuse me, but what are you
doing here?"
>Ryan puts his hands on his hips, still smiling. "We're looking for a Mr. Godo.
Y'know if he's in or not?"
>Shake frowns slightly, then shakes his head. "Master Godo's not in the Pagoda
at the moment... he's out at the Statue of Da-Chao.
>Ryan frowns. "Aww..." ;_;
>Cloud . o O ( ... ... ... )
>Ryan waits for Cloud to get a CLUE and sneak by while I have him occupied
>Cloud quietly works his way past Shake.
>Shake glances around Ryan, then frowns slightly. "Hey! Where are you going?"
>Ryan will, as soon as you're outta sight. "So... the Da-Chao's that big thing
up on the mountain, ri- " . o O ( Never mind. )
** People leave, continues later **
Wu-Tai
It's a BIG oriental looking town, filled with pagodas and ninjas and stuff. c.c;
[Exits : none ]
[Players : Cloud, and The Guard(Pup) ]
[Sleepers: Kim ]
[Things : None ]
No one that you are watching for is online.
>Cloud works on getting to the third stairs while Ryan is distracting
whassisface .
>Shake. =.=
>Shake frowns at Ryan. "Tourists are not allowed in here!"
>Ryan frowns. "Well what's the point of that? How do you expect to make any
money?"
>Shake points outside. "The mini-casino outside." =.=
>Cloud tiptoes his way to the next floor. Come on, Ryan, get a move on.
>Ryan is standing right in front of Shake, you doofus. he can't exactly sneak
away.
>Shake crosses his arms, angrily. "What *ARE* you doing here, anyhow?"
>Ryan beams. "Sightseeing! I wanted to talk to Mr. Godo, because the brochure
said he was the tour coordinator..."
>Shake sweatdrops, NOT looking convinced. "... Lord Godo is NOT the tour
coordinator..." =.=
>Ryan blinks, looking genuinely confused. "He's not...?" Pause. "Are you?"
>Shake shakes his head... (damn that sounded horrible o.o )
>Ryan scowls. "Dammit, I want a refund then!" Meanwhile, Clud SNEAKS UPSTAIRS
(hint hint)
>Cloud snuck upstairs already you doorknob!
>Shake growls. =.= "You didn't pay squat!"
>Ryan pulls out his checkbook, flipping through it. He glances up, looking over
Shake's shoulder, going wide-eyed in utter terror. "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?" He
points behind Shake!
>Shake just sits there, his back to the *wall*. "... it's called a seafoam
green... I like the color, so?" =.=
>Ryan curses. =.= "Really? I throught it was more 'bondi blue'."
>Shake just... sweatdrops. =.=; "... get out of here... before I summon the
guards..."
>Ryan frowns. "Would one of THEM know where I'd go to get a refund? You are a
very unhelpful staff member."
>Shake's patience finally wears thin. He stand, growling. "OUT! NOW!"
>*knockknock*
>There's a sound from the stairway.
>Ryan says, "Is this anyway to treat a paying customer!?" >.< He pulls out a
Da-chao statuette, and a miniature pagoda. interesting, because you don't
actually SELL those.
>Ryan blinks. "Uh, I think there's someone at the door, sir."
>Shake GROWLS! >.< "We HAVE no door between stai-what the..." He glances at the
stairway, suspiciously. "... wait a second..."
>Ryan clonks Shake on the back of the noggin' as soon as he turns his head 9.9
>Shake falls forward... then catches himself, palms against the ground. @.x
>Ryan hmms. "Didn't work." =.= he does it again.
>Shake erks, then turns around, shifting forms as he growls. =.= Oh my... you
have something resembling an angry penguin on your case now. @_@
>Ryan takes a step back. "Whoops, I slipped." ^^;
>Shake waddles towards Ryan, bearing his sharp beak. >.<
>Ryan keeps backpedaling ^^; . o O ( Great, death by punk penguin, why me? )
>Cloud peeks around the stairway just a bit to see...
>( Cloud gets to see a small penguin-like creature suddenly CHARGE Ryan,
screaming! >.< )
>Ryan does what he does best. Run like his butt's on fire! o.o
>Cloud hisses, "Ryan! Over here!"
>Ryan runs for Cloud!
>Shake chases, moving rather quickly! 0.0
>Ryan is rather quick himself, seeing as how he's being chased by rabid
antarctic waterfowl o.o
>Cloud draws his sword, waiting till Ryan gets past him. Then he brings the
sword down on the squawking penguin.
>THUNK! x.x "Squak" @.x *UNCONSCIOUS*
>Ryan stops. "Nice tag-team there, Cloud."
>Cloud places the sword back in the scabbard. "... a penguin."
>Ryan says, "... With a mohawk."
>Cloud says, "... what IS this town?"
>Ryan says, "This might explain why Yuffie is so bizarre." =.=
>Cloud says, "... hai. x.x What would her father be like?"
>Ryan shudders o.o
>A voice sounds from upstairs. "Shake? You okay?" Footsteps.
>Ryan looks around for a place to hide. Too bad there isn't any.
>Cloud motions Ryan to get back down to the next floor to ambush the next guy.
>Chekhov walks down from the stairs, frowning slightly. "Shake?"
>Shake lies where he was knocked down, unconscious. x.x
>Ryan begins to back up, just in time for Chekhov to walk in. D'oh.
>Chekhov spots Shake, then frowns, looking about warily. "Who's out there?!"
>Ryan plays like a statue. c.c
>Cloud steps out, drawing attention towards him, silent.
>Chekhov turns to Cloud, then steps forward. "What happened here?"
>Cloud says, "... He appears to have had bad fish."
>Ryan . o O ( Hmm... maybe some of my wit is rubbing off on him. )
>Chekhov blinks. "... Shake would not take his monster form unless he needed
to... "
>Cloud shrugs lightly. "That's a monster?" . o O ( Ryan, what are you waiting
for? )
>Chekhov frowns at Cloud. "... you don't know...?" He reaches behind his back,
growing suspicious. "..."
>Ryan sneaksneaks around, trying to get behind Chekhov. He's a fairly good
sneaker, too.
>Chekhov turns quickly, unsheathing his katana. "Who're you?!"
>Ryan quickly elbows Chekhov in the face. "S'cuse me."
>Each Pagoda Master is stronger then the last. This one is no exception. He
grunts, then slashes out at Ryan, angrily, a fresh flow of blood leaking from
his nose.
>Cloud moves to hit Chekhov from behind with the broad side of his sword.
>Ryan ducks and covers, the blade flying overhead, hopefully giving Cloud enough
time to clonk him
>Chekhov goes flying forward, knocked off his feet by the powerful blow.
>Cloud exclaims, "Upstairs!"
>Cloud bolts for the stairs, hoping to gain enough time to work out a coherent
battle plan by then.
>Ryan quickly backs out of Chekhov's flight path, charging for the stairs
>Chekhov, for the moment, is knocked cold... the next level is empty.
>Ryan catches up with Cloud. "... Thi isn't exactly going according to plan."
>Cloud says, "... when does anything go according to plan? How many floors does
this pagoda have?"
>Ryan says, "Five. I think."
>Cloud says, "... three guardians so far. One more?"
>Ryan says, "If the pattern continues."
>The 3rd floor is empty. c.c
>... Because the 3rd floor guy came downstairs
>Ryan starts up the fourth floor stairs. "..."
>Cloud follows. "..."
>Staniv sits on his cot, meditating.
>Ryan peeks his head around the corner, into the room c.c
>Staniv sits there... meditating. c.c;
>Staniv also wears a cast on his left arm. ^_^; And a bandaged leg.
>Ryan hmms. Meditating, eh? Ryan quietly sneaks towards the 5th floor stairs
>It works. ^_^
>Cloud follows Ryan, being as silent as possible.
>The fifth level is a BIG FAT EMPTY room. o.o;
>Ryan sweatdrops, and looks around for anything that appears valuale, and/or
isn't nailed down o.o;
>There's that nice silk cot. ^_^;
>Ryan grumbles >.<
>And that Ming Vase... c.c
>Ryan looks under the cot. PLEASE let there be something that makes this whole
little episode be worth it! o.o;
>Ryan snatches the vase ^^;
>Cloud says, "... could there be a secret room?"
>You find a picture of Yuffie under the cot. She seems to be a baby in it, held
by a man who might be Godo.
>Ryan looks over at Cloud. "On the fifth floor of a Pagoda?" Tick. Tick. "Worth
a shot."
>It's a Pagoda... imagine a tall, thin building. See any space for an extra
room? ^_^;
>Cloud says, "Check the floors."
>Ryan does
>Unfortunately, Staniv and Chekhov are waiting at the fourth level. =.=
Apparantly, Chekhov was able to come to...
>Ryan looks for a window. He's gotta get some use out of that rop, after all.
>See? A nice window RIGHT there. ^_^
>Ryan looks out it. Not jumping outta windows without looking first, nope. 6.6
>Nothing's outside. Luckily, Staniv hasn't called the Guards yet. ^_^;
>Ryan ties the rope to the windowframe, giving it a quick tug to see if it'll
hold. He looks over at Cloud. "I hope you know how to rappel?"
>Cloud nods. Who first?
>Ryan volunteers, apparently. Carefully keeping the expensive vase under his
arm, he wraps the rope once around his waist, steps out the window, and slowly
lowers himself downward. Hmm, you'd almost swear he's done this before.
>The Mission Impossible theme plays.
>Cloud follows Ryan down, carefully, holding the rope carefully.
>Ryan . o O ( ... Reminds me of the time I had to escape that Chinese prison
after robbing that tomb in Tibet... )
>( Go Go! Before Staniv calls the guards. o.o )
>Ryan lands on the ground with a light *whmp*, stepping aside to give Cloud room.
>Cloud lands on the ground with a thump. He looks back at Ryan. Godo...?
>Ryan says, "... Guess he really wasn't up at that place..."
>( An alarm sounds... )
>Ryan runs like heck o.o
>Cloud . o O ( ... )
>Cloud ZIPS off after Ryan.
>Cloud . o O ( Dammit, I wanna go hoooooooooooooooooome! )
>Ryan . o O ( I have a feeling custom's ain't gonna let me take this through
=.= )
>A large number of guards begin to rush up to the Pagoda as Staniv and Chekhov,
along with a wounded Shake, exit it.
>Ryan is LOOOONNNNG gone. He ain't stupid.
>Cloud manages to catch up to Ryan, waiting till they finally come to a stop...
>Gone where? c.c Kim's still safe, disguised as a student. n.n;
>Ryan went into the woods, towards town.
>After passing all those crumbled leaves and stuff? ;)
>Of course! ... Whoops... forgot to tell Cloud about those c.c
>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
>Ryan looks over his shoulder c.c;
>The guard pokes Cloud with the butt of his rifle, curiously. "... hey... you
okay?" O_o;
>Ryan looks down the hole. . o O ( D'oh. )
>Ryan looks down at the Guard. "Howdy!" ^_^ He then tries to jump on his
head.
>The guard goes unconscious as Ryan pulls a Mario. x.x
>Ryan does a flip, and lands next to Cloud. 100 points!
back at the pagoda! "Hey, uh, Cloud? I presume you know how to climb, right?
>Ryan reaches for his rope, so we can get out of this hole. ... ... Ack! left it
back at the pagoda! "Hey, uh, Cloud? I presume you know how to climb, right?"
>Cloud nods, already climbing.
>Ryan hates it when people get ahead of him. He climbs up about halway, then
stops. "Waitaminute, these tunnels probably go all over town..."
>Got dat right, punk. c.c
>Cloud asks, "So where IS this place?"
>Ryan, following his own suggestion, drops back down to the pit floor. "Uh, I
think it's that big carving in the side of the mountain..."
>Cloud climbs back down, touchdowning next to Ryan. "Lead the way, then."
>Ryan does so. Luckily, he has a compass c.c
>And so the deadly Duo search there way through the tunnels. =.=
>Coming across many guards, they defeat them all soundly. c.c
>Cloud picks up any materia among the way.
>The tunnels fill with the background music from Mario World. o_o;
>You find some stray normal materia, that can be purchased in the stores. ^_^;
Cure, Lightning, etc.
>Hoody-hoo! jackpot!
>Ryan looks down at the compass, pulling out his flashlight when necessary.
"Should be getting close soon..."
>Oh my... big lava flow in front of you now. o.o
>Ryan blinks. "Oh great." How wide?
>Far enough so that you can't just 'jump' across it. ^_^;
>Cloud says, "..." as he takes his sword out. He murmurs quietly, then says,
"Ice 2."
>A chill frigid wind blows over the lava as great gouts of steam fill the room,
ice trying to overcome the incredible heat of the molten rock.
>Cloud tests the lava carefully.
>The lava has cooled, but is quickly heating up again do the the extra flow...
>Ryan scurries across then o.o
>Ryan . o O ( Hot foot! Hot foot! )
>Cloud runs across QUICKLY while it's still solid.
>That's going to burn your shoes RIGHT off and give you serious burns. x.x
>Ryan won't, with his ninja techniques! Really! No worse then firewalking, once
the top is cool... just walk FAST
>What Ryan said.
>Fine fine. x.x;
>Ryan looks down at the compass. "We SHOULD be getting close soon..."
>Cloud asks, "... Where to?"
>Ryan looks around. "Look for another one of those pits and we'll go to ground
here..."
>Cloud does what Ryan suggested, looking for another pit.
** Another break **
>After much searching about, you see a tunnel going up, and in the distance, a
speck of light...
>Ryan starts climbing, of course
>Cloud follows Ryan, of course, since he IS the challenger of the unknown.
>Damn straight.
>Ryan peeks his head over the pit's rim, seeing where they are, and if there's
trouble.
>The pit opens up... through one of the statue's nostrils. o_o;
>Ryan blinks O.o He looks around. "Great." How far to the nearest flat
surface?
>Cloud looks as well, being stuck behind Ryan.
>Somewhere down the mountain slope, a little kid shinobi points at the giant
budda like statue and laughs! "Look Ma! Big nose hairs!"
>Ryan would beat that kid up if he could hear 'im
>It appears safe. No guards in sight... and there's a path just a mere 50 yards
below. ^_^;;;; What a drop. o.o;
>Cloud climbs down carefully towards that path.
>Ryan looks down again. Anything that might make a useable handhold on the way?
>Just a large rocky slope with lotsa cracks...
>Ryan grumbles, and begins climbing -.- A little hard with that vase under
his arms, but Ryan can manage it.
>Suddenly a sea gull begins to circle over Ryan... c.c *caw* *caw*
>Ryan ignores it. . o O ( A seagull? In a jungle? =.= )
>It's an island. ;) Seagulls can go inland... c.c
>The seagull begins to fly closer and closer to Ryan...
>Ryan grasps the rock face tightly and kicks outward
>*SQUAK*
>The seagull splatters against the path in a rather unsavory mess. o.o;
>Ryan keeps climbing down. We there yet?
>Cloud lands at the bottom. This better be there.
>The path leads in to directions, on heading around the statue, and the other
across the collarbone and down the arm...
>Ryan lands on the path, dropping down the last few feet. "Of course, there'd
HAVE to be a fork. Cloud, you head left, I'll go right."
>Cloud nods, taking the left path.
>Left=Arm, Right=Around the Statue.
>Whatever
>Ryan heads around the statue, setting the vase aside in an out-of-the-way
niche, just in case
>While Ryan happens to find an entrance to another cave... Cloud unfortunately
comes across Rapps, who's currently feasting on a mountain goat....
>Cloud asks, "(OOC) Who the hell is Rapps?"
>Ryan heads into the cave! Wouldn't be an archaeologist/treasure hunter if you
don't go into every strange cavern you find, after all.
>The dragon-type thing. o.o
>With a scorpions tail... kinda like a Wyvern.
>Congradulations, Ryan! You have discovered Flaming Cave where the 'steal as
well' materia is hidden! Now did you bring your Leviathan scales?
>Ryan blinks. . o O ( I don't think I can walk through that. ) He promptly
turns around, to go down Cloud's path.
>Cloud just stays behind, watching the wyvern carefully, drawing his sword.
>Rapps raises his muzzle from the grisly remains of his meal, turning to hiss at
Cloud.
>Ryan rounds the corner just in time to get a look at the big wyvernish-dragony
thingy O.o;
>Cloud takes a deep breath, wielding his sword warningly, hoping to tell the
thing to go away.
>Ryan just... um... hangs back for now. He doesn't have a ranged weapon handy.
>Rapps suddenly takes to the air, beating his large, webbed wings as he lets out
a piercing shriek!
>Ryan says, mostly to himself, "I think I'm beginning not to like this place."
>Rapps begins to beat his wings fiercer, suddenly sending out a miniature
tornado at Cloud! Aero3.
>Cloud runs forwards, trying to duck to UNDERNEATH where Rapps is, trying like
hell to get under Rapps before the tornado hits.
>Ryan eeks, and ducks for cover O.O
>Cloud tumbles forward and looks up. Taking a moment to breath, he starts
summoning ICE3 on the Wyvern.
>Ryan prepares to act, he steps forward, arms extended before him in an
offensive stance... he inhales deeply...
>Rapps lets out a pained shriek as titanic shards of ice rain down upon him,
piercing his wings and crushing him towards the ground.
>Ryan doesn't do anything. Kinda got his thunder stolen.
>Cloud curses, as being UNDER the dragon was a bad idea. He tucks and rolls...
>The reptilian creature smacks into the rocky path, with a bone-splintering
*crunch*.
>Ryan drops his guard, taking another step forward. "THAT looked painful."
>Cloud nods. "... Well... I take it you didn't find anything the other way."
>Beyond Rapps meal continues the trail, heading down towards the statue's hand,
where a small cave entrance appears to be.
>Cloud lets Ryan lead the way, as he's the archaeologist expert.
>Ryan shakes his head at Cloud. "Some sort of raging inferno... there might be
something there, but it's impossible to get through." He begins walking up the
trail.
>Cloud nods, following.
>As you near the cave entrance, you notice a man's voice, seeming to chant in
prayer.
>Cloud looks at Ryan. His job.
>Ryan enters the cave, peering around
>Within the cave, a man kneels before an altar, dressed in a ceremonial robe as
he prays.
>Ryan, being an onxious American, coughs to himself, and asks in a calm tone,
"Pardon, would you happen to be Godo?"
** Then I gotta run, end log **
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