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Post by inakamoto on Mar 22, 2014 13:08:05 GMT -5
As the cirque members awoke from their slumber, they found themselves in a strange place. It appeared to be a room within a room. The light above them illuminated an area about 500 feet in diameter. Everything beyond that was total darkness. They appeared to be held within a cell with a metal frame and force-fields, though the area was so huge, you'd swear it was made to house a fairly sized battalion. The ground was covered with strange markings that formed a strange magic-circle; it was an alchemists circle, supposedly designed to hinder magical energies within its borders. The only other things present in the cell were two rows of bunk-beds, the frames looked fairly old, but the mattresses seemed new. At the center of the cell was a small glass table, containing a stack of documents.
Just then, a message read by a male computer voice began playing over their heads:
"Good morning. You have been asleep for *9* hours. You are likely suffering from disorientation, and are likely feeling confused in regards to your whereabouts. Rest assured, this prerecorded message has been designed to answer any questions you may have at the moment. If this is your first time here, we would like to take this moment to cordially welcome you to Strato-Form Industries' Scientific Research and Development Facility. If this is a return trip for you, welcome back. The area you are currently occupying is a resting area for those participating in scientific testing and experimentation. Any further questions beyond this point will be addressed by a highly trained Strato-Form Industries associate momentarily. If you are a lower species incapable of understanding human language, or if you are of a different culture that does not comprehend English, please disregard this message. If you are here of your own free will and volition, we would like to thank you for volunteering your time and energies to assist us in our pursuit of scientific knowledge. If you are not here of your own free will and volition, we apologize for the inconvenience, and invite you fill out a complaint form provided for you inside your cell. Your input is important to us, and we would like to hear any concerns and criticisms you may have in regards to our methods. Again, if you have any questions that weren't addressed in this prerecorded message, please wait for a trained Strato-Form Industries associate to assist you. Thank you, and again, welcome to Strato-Form Induestries."
Among the Cirque members, Jing had been fitted with some strange looking restraints. They appeared to be mechanized cuffs and a belt, with strings of energy connecting each other that prevented him from raising their hands any higher than his shoulders. The cuffs also appeared to create force fields that covered both his hands, which prevented him from touching anything around them. He appeared to be the only one fitted with these restraints.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 15:01:31 GMT -5
Kenoko opened her eyes and walked around dazed as the message played. After it finished Kenoko finally realized what was going on. She remembered how she and Raven had been taken and immediately Kenoko looked around for her. As she looked around she saw the only person with restraints and walked up. "Hey I'm new here. What's going on and how did we end up here? Is there a way out? Have you seen my friend Raven? Why do they want us? Is it because I'm a unicorn or because she has magic? I don't want to be here!" Kenoko was in a hysterical state and had started hyperventilating and tears began to stream down her face. She was only a child who knew nothing of the world except for what she had been told and she didn't want to be separated from her friends and family.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 15:58:53 GMT -5
Jing opened his eyes almost as soon as the recording ended, being used to constantly running for most of his life, he hardly ever went into anything deeper than a catnap, and when he did it wasn't for very long. As soon as he'd gotten to the facility he'd steadily gone into his lighter sleep mode, until the message woke him up completely. He'd let himself get oriented before opening his eyes, and groaned when he couldn't use his hands, which had gone straight for his belt. This was more high-tech than at Seventh Heaven, and probably more effective. People had heard of him. However, his legs weren't restrained and he made his way to one of the younger girls, who was hyperventilating. "Hey, hey, it's okay. I guess you could say we're all new here" He gave a strained smile and did his best to comfort her without using his hands. "We're okay right now. I suppose since this is the waiting center your friend is either still asleep or undergoing testing. Probably nothing big, I bet it's a test to make sure she's not sick, or something" No, no he wasn't sure at all. Still, anything to keep the girl calm. "I'm Jing, what's your name?" He was just as confused and scared as she was, where was Hotaru? But it didn't due to panic. Years of training washed over him and he fell into a comfortable area of calm and alertness, just like before he'd "retired"
Jade woke up slowly to the sound of the recording and sprang up, wincing and hopping on an unhurt leg. "Stupid machine! I've got a criticism right now! I don't like being here, we were kidnapped and the room is dreary! You are also terrible at calming people down!" She sat down and curled up into herself, beginning to shake. Now that the adrenaline had worn off, she was beginning to feel fear, something she'd never really experienced. It shook her and made her feel cold and she didn't like it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 20:43:28 GMT -5
Raven groaned as she felt magically and energy drained, her form attempted to hold her head- but she was able to hear, - and yet- she did not seem to move, how ever, she'd scream out a name"KENOKO!?!?!?!" she'd call , her form suddenly awakening to blackness. Raven started thrashing about her own chains, her form growling"She's only a child let her go! AGH!" she'd be shocked and hit the floor again. "Please! I have a complaint- Let the child go!" she'd shout. "Aa..azarath Metrion.>Z! ack!" she'd hss as the magical restraint hit her hard, Raven growled lowly as she looked around the darkened room and eyed the machine her feet, which were dangling - attempting to reach it and kick it in.Raven had another form of restraint- Tight chains wrapping around her hands, a mask seemingly covering her eyes as all she could see was blackness. Her form was kept away from all the cirque members so they might not be seeing her any time soon, though they could hear her."KENOKO! Please RESPOND!" she'd call her form thrashing about on the cealing area.Raven hssed as she tried contacting Gaara in her mind"Gaara- come..Help..please...Kidnapped..save Kenoko." it'd only be transmitted every-other word if anything got threw. ..As Raven thrashed and moved about she'd stop if any-body got near her.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 21:57:51 GMT -5
((Raven, the post says nobody else but Jing has restraints))
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Post by zuyuri on Mar 22, 2014 22:24:16 GMT -5
((inakomoto, YOU ARE METAGAMING. I've warned you about it before. I'll PM you and explain)) Belle stirred to the monotonous, robotic voice above her head. Other members were also stirring with her. What had happened. Last she remembered, there was a big fight in the Main Tent because of some crime-based industry or whatever. The bored HAL 9000 knockoff answered her next inquiry, which made her blood boil. "What the hell kind of crap is this?! 'Scientific research'. More like torture chamber." A complaint form was swiped from the pile and she began scanning the contents for any kind of loophole that would make her captors win. What on earth would a 'research facility' want with her? She was a HUMAN. Nothing special about her at all; except that she was engaged to a half-Kaiju. The pink Agniastrate on her finger glittered, not doubt echoing her indignance. "You can't explain everything with science! You hear me?!"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 22:27:00 GMT -5
(( I Told you before hand Inka that Raven would've and should be tied up._.;' but ok, I'll edit it later.)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 22:41:17 GMT -5
Kenoko slowed her breathing and began to relax. She heard him say his name and processed it but didn't remember meeting anyone like him before. "My name is Kenoko and I came here with a lady named Raven. I've only been alive for a few years but because of my parents I was born as a preteen." Kenoko realized she was rambling again and blushed in embarrassment. "Sorry about that I'm not very good at socializing." Kenoko heard the screams of Raven and desperately began searching around for her. "Raven I'm here, where are you?" Kenoko thought she spotted her and ran over to her. "I think I found her Jing. Over here maybe you can help her."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 23:38:03 GMT -5
Gia's head was very fuzzy, more than usual, and from fur, too smooth, or hair, too course. She blinked, the voice barely echoing in her head as she wasn't even sure where she was let alone what the voice said. It took her a few moments, but she managed to make out where she was, as well as the greeting. One part in particular highlighted, 'been here before.' She remembered a dream, and suddenly this place reminded her of that dream. She looked to the others, then looked down at her hand. She wasn't her human form anymore, but she certainly wasn't a leopard. What was she? Her skin was orange and yellow, and soft as if covered in barely noticeable fur. She felt something on her head, reaching up she noticed she still had ears. She blinked, this was not a form she was used to. She must have changed sometime while she was out, but why? Was it something about this place that triggered the change? She started rubbing her head, her ears flicking back.
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Post by DisneyWinxHeart on Mar 23, 2014 0:05:10 GMT -5
Molly had woken up confused, her mind was fuzzy and she couldn't make sense. Strato-Form Industries? The words made no sense to her. And why were they locked in cells? She wasn't an animal. The little dreamweaver remembered being at the wedding, and then it had all gone to confusion and chaos. And then her powers, she remembered the icicles, it had been a defense tactic but it hadn't worked. She stood up and looked around the cell, there were others from the wedding as well.
"Why are we here?" she asked, no one in particular.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 1:19:01 GMT -5
((I'll fix it in this post.)) Raven looked around as it seemed to only be in her head that she was trapped, due to the magical barrier around her feet- her form panicked. "Please just let her go..''she'd curl up on the ground tears streaming down her cheeks.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 9:16:48 GMT -5
Kenoko ran up to Raven and tapped her shoulder with her hoof. "Her Raven, I'm here I'm ok." Kenoko was still terrified but Raven seemed to be suffering even more than her. "I'll try to break through the wall." Kenoko hadn't realized that all her abilities were blocked including her shifting ability. Kenoko jumped into the air and expected to land on two human legs but instead landed on her face still a unicorn. This worried Kenoko as she looked around to see she was still a unicorn. "I can't shift? How am I supposed to use my strength if I can't shift." Kenoko walked back over to Raven and sat down. "We'll figure something out Raven."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Mar 23, 2014 13:58:02 GMT -5
This was bad. Really bad. Esmeralda honestly couldn't imagine anything worse than this. Her magic was practically gone thanks to the stupid alchemists circle. Jing was already in restraints and Raven was close to losing it. Esmeralda closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm down. She had to be strong for everyone. Her father was the leader of the circus members. She would be the leader for everyone captured here. "Everyone, we need to stay calm and not panic," she said, turning to address everybody. "These people want us to be afraid. Because if we're afraid, then we can't think clearly. And if we can't think clearly, we can't come up with a way to get out of here." She paused for a moment, making sure everyone was listening to her before continuing. Or, almost everybody. It looked like Raven wasn't going to snap out of it anytime soon. "Belle, you should probably check to see if anyone has any injuries need to be treated. I know you've only treated animals in the past, but out of all of us, you probably have the most medical experience." Not to mention, Belle had a way of giving that motherly touch that could calm people down. There were a few kids in here, and Esmeralda didn't want them to start panicking. Esmeralda then turned her attention to Raven, who was curled up on the floor, sobbing. Kenoko was already by her side. "Looks like this alchemists circle is keeping us from using any of our magical abilities," she explained to the little unicorn. "And that includes shifting abilities. Until we get out of this cell, you're going to stay that way. But think of it this way: If any of these creeps try to hurt you, you can poke them with that horn of yours. It may not be able to do magic, but it's still sharp." She gave Kenoko a little smile, hoping that made her feel better. She knelt next to Raven's side, wondering how long the girl had been here. She had noticed that Raven had vanished a while back, but Esmeralda just assumed that she had been taking some time off, getting some rest. She had no idea that these monsters had taken her. "Raven? Raven, can you hear me?" she asked, putting her hand on Raven's shoulder.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 14:13:27 GMT -5
"Nah, it's okay. I used to be like that as a kid" Jing smiled fondly at her and then followed Kenoko with a wry smile to where Raven was, looking down at his hands. "I doubt I can do anything much at this point, kiddo. You know her better than I do, after all" His attention was taken up by seeing Molly and he walked to where she was, as it seemed that Raven was being handled by Kenoko and Molly needed comforting. "Hey Molly" He said softly and sat down beside her. "I don't know where we are, but I know we're not at home. It's fine though, we'll be safe if we keep an eye on each other" He chuckled and nodded.
Once the initial panic was over and Jade had gotten herself together somewhat, she stood up and began looking around for anyone she recognized. She spotted Belle and Esmeralda and limped over to them. "I can't become human, and my leg feels dislocated" She grunted unhappily and nudged Belle with her head. "Are you okay? Do you think they'll let us go soon?" She turned her head to where Jing was. He seemed to be doing extremely well given the circumstances. "I'm really not liking anything but circus members right now...and I want to bite the obnoxious recording" She muttered before sighing. "I'm scared, Belle"
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Post by zuyuri on Mar 23, 2014 15:02:01 GMT -5
If Esmeralda was going to be the leader, Belle would be second in command. After all, a princess never let people fear along with her. She licked her finger and held it outward, testing the area. A,...heaviness was in the atmosphere; something only skilled alchemists could produce. Esmeralda was right. "Looks like this also cancels out healing abilities, too," she chimed in. After giving that report, she spoke up in a tone that was both gentle and demanding at the same time, "Stick with me if you're hurt. I'll do my best to figure out what's wrong. Of course, that's the most I CAN do at this point."
Belle slumped against the wall, her yellow ballgown - tattered and beaten, twisted around like a broken air balloon - making a soft crackling noise. Jade nudged her to report a hurt leg; immediately, the animal trainer felt around the area gently to check for any lodged bones. So far, nothing. "If it helps...I'm scared, too, but right now we need to be brave. We can't let these Strato-Form bullies have the power over us."
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