RPG <<<Final Fantastic Survivor>>>

[Desbreko]

[color=red]"From the looks of them,"[/color] said Freya, [color=red]"you'd have to spend the money on the girls."[/color]
[color=darkblue]"Yes,"[/color] agreed Auron, [color=darkblue]"this is a prison after all. You can probably find all manner of unsavory characters here."[/color]
[color=teal]"I say we go back up into the Gold Saucer,"[/color] said Cecil as he sheathed his sword.
[color=orange]"Yeah, fine,"[/color] said Zidane as he threw one last glance at the two girls standing out in front of one of the run down houses. [color=orange]"Too hot out here anyway."[/color]
The group headed back to the elevator, and Sephiroth pulled out the keycard he had gotten up above. He slid it through the slot on the door, and waited... Nothing happened. He tried again; still nothing.
[color=teal]"Don't tell me we're trapped down here."[/color]
[color=purple]"We aren't,"[/color] said Sephiroth as he tossed the keycard away. [color=purple]"It's just a door."[/color]
[color=orange]"Right, but how are we supposed to get through it when it's locked?"[/color]
In response, Sephiroth drew his Masamune and stabbed the blade through the door's lock mechanism before kicking the whole door in. [color=purple]"Like that,"[/color] he said as he stepped through the door and into the elevator. The rest of the group followed, and waited for the elevator to arrive back at the Chocobo racing area.

[Zidargh]

[SIZE=1] As the team that formed Tantalus stared at the actions of Sephiroth, everyone was mesmerised by the strength of this figure. But then again, everyone was quite impressed.

[COLOR=orange][B]''How the hell do you do that?''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=purple][B]''Well it's simple. You get a gigantic sword, use great amounts of strenght and then with some heavy boots, kick the door down.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=indigo][B]''Well there we have it. Sephiroth's manual of door destruction.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=teal][B]''I thought it was quite effective actually. We now have not only a temporary scout, but a door 'destructionist'.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=orange][B]''I think the proper term is, 'Door Downer'.''[/B][/COLOR]

Apart from Freya and Sephiroth, the rest of the team stared at Sephiroth and grinned. Freya, becoming infuriated shouted at Zidane.

[COLOR=crimson][B]''It doesn't even exist!''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=orange][B]''Your point?''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=crimson][B]''My point being, that as a team leader, you cannot just simply make up names that confuse the rest of the team.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=indigo][B]''I wasn't confused actually.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=teal][B]''Yeah, me neither.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=crimson][B]''BAH!''[/B][/COLOR]

Freya stormed through the elevator doors on the other side which led back into the Chocobo Racing Betting Staion.

[COLOR=purple][B]''Hmm, I believe we should decide what we do with the money.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=orange][B]''Sounds good! Look, while we're here, can I make ONE small bet.''[/B][/COLOR]

Zidane took 200 gilders out of the 100,000 gilders and ran to a woman who had an incredibly pretty face.

[B]''Excuse me Sir, can I help you?''[/B]

[COLOR=orange][B]''You sure can! Erm, 200 on Pickles.''[/B][/COLOR]

[B]''Very good sir. Odds are 2/16. Good luck.''[/B]

[COLOR=orange][B] By the way, are you single?[/B][/COLOR]

[B]''By the way, yes.[/B]

[COLOR=orange][B]'' Well that sucks. Okay, thankyou.''[/B][/COLOR]

Zidane ran over to a screen to watch his chosen Chocobo race. Auron and Cecil chuckled, while Sephiroth went over to watch, and Freya walked into a corner.

[COLOR=purple][B]''So, who are you betting on?''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=orange][B]'' You see the green one? That's pickles, he's going to win us 400 Gilders.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=teal][B]'' Hmm, but why didn't you bet on the Golden Chocobo!?''[/B][/COLOR]

So, at this present moment in time, Zidane finally got what he wanted and betted on an old Chocobo who had no chance on winning a race. Not only had the team experienced Sephiroth's strength, but Sephiroth also earned a nickname, as ''The Door Downer''.[/SIZE]

[Desbreko]

[color=teal]"So, you're telling me you bet on the oldest and slowest Chocobo in the race?"[/color]
[color=orange]"Oldest, maybe, but not slowest. Come on, Pickles, you can do it!"[/color]
[color=teal]"Pickles is in last place. And they're coming up on the finish line. Face it, it's over."[/color]
[color=orange]"No, he can do it! Come on, come on, come on!"[/color] At this point, Zidane was practically jumping up and down screaming at the screen showing the race. More than a few people had stopped what they were doing and were just staring at him. Cecil looked around at all the people watching, and then slowly started backing away from Zidane, heading back over towards Auron. A loud yell of anguish came from Zidane as Pickles finished in last place, and at that point Cecil just turned and walked away.
[color=darkblue]"I take it he lost?"[/color] asked Auron.
[color=teal]"He wasn't even close."[/color]
Back over at the counter, Zidane was zelling at the man taking bets. [color=orange]"That race was rigged, I tell you! I want my Gil back!"[/color]
[color=darkblue]"I see..."[/color]
[color=teal]"Hey,"[/color] said Cecil as he looked at a large map of the Gold Saucer on the wall. [color=teal]"This could be interesting,"[/color] he said while pointing to the Battle Square area.

[Domon]

[COLOR=purple]Actually, the Battle Arena is the main attraction here. Many people come to particpate in the battles.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=darkblue]Actually sounds like fun. We just might have to enter. What are the prizes?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=purple]It varies, depending on how well you do in the matches. Its hard to explain, so just follow me.[/COLOR]

[i]The group headed out the door, unfortunately Zidane wasn't too happy about not being able to gamble on the chocobos, but that didn't matter. Sephiroth just grabbed him by the tail and dragged him out. After entering another tube that lead to the battle arena the group entered the building.[/i]

[COLOR=royalblue]Greetings to the Golden Saucer Battle Arena. Here you may enter our competitions to win fabulous prizes or go home with just a complimentary tissue. Who will be participating? We have Single battles, 2 on 2 battles, or we have an all out team battle. Pick your choice..[/COLOR]

[COLOR=darkblue]Which do you want Zidane?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=orange]Hmmm. I know! Let's go back for the choco...[/COLOR]

[i]Just then Freya smacked him upside the head with the back of her hand.[/i]

[COLOR=purple]Let's do a team battle. Ok?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=darkblue]Sounds fine to me.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=purple]We'll be participating in the team battle.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=royalblue]Okay, good luck.[/COLOR]

[i]And with that the doors opened and the team stepped through.[/i]

[Zidargh]

[SIZE=1] From Zidane's frustration by his losses, two men arrived dressed in dark blue suits and black sunglasses, that stood by the clerk at the desk.

[COLOR=orange][B]''But that's not fair, and I'm not leaving until I get my Gilders back!''[/B][/COLOR]

[B]Oh? So I believe these two gentleman will have to escort you out then. Lance! Hertz[/B]

The Clerk beckoned to the two security guards which followed by the two men to pick up Zidane by the arms.

[COLOR=orange][B]''You wouldn't dare.''[/B][/COLOR]

[B]Oh? Wouldn't I?[/B]

The two men grabbed Zidane by both of his arms and using their bustly muscles, they dragged him over to a man in white armour, and a man in a crimson cloak.

[COLOR=orange][B]''NEVER!''[/B][/COLOR]

[B]Gentleman #1:[/B] I believe he belongs to you.

[COLOR=teal][B]''Right.''[/B][/COLOR]

Zidane was thrown into Auron, which followed by Zidane cussing the two men over and over again. This was until Zidane threw a pickle at Zidane's head.

[COLOR=orange][B]''And the point of that was?''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=crimsom][B]''Just... shut up''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=indigo][B] ''Everyone, look at this. I believe our friend Cecil has found something.''[/B][/COLOR]

From Auron's call, Sephiroth and Freya gathered around the map in Cecil's hands.

[COLOR=teal][B]''It says here that the Battle Square is down a tube just below these stairs. Are you up for the challenge?''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=purple][B]''Hmm, a chance for me to fulfill my training.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=indigo][B]''Likewise.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=orange][B]''Okay, last one there has to take the blame for the loss in my gambling.''[/B][/COLOR]

From this, Zidane ran as fast as he could to a tube that had a colourful label with the name ' Battle Square' above it. Everyone raced to try and catch up, while Freya used her spear to jump ahead. with this, Zidane halted staring at the black hole, in which the tube led.

[COLOR=crimson][B] ''What's the matter now?''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=orange][B]'' I am not, and I repeat, I am not going in there!''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=crimson][B]''Indeed you are...''[/B][/COLOR]

With that, Freya pushed Zidane so that he tumbled into the tube. The rest of the team followed the petrified captain while every single member except for Zidane laughed.

[COLOR=orange][B]''What the...!?''[/B][/COLOR]

So it was with that, that the team headed down the tube fromthe central location of The Golden Saucer, only to lead into the Battle Square. Hence the arrival of team Tantalus into the Battle Square. Finally, the team learnt to laugh in syncronization, however, Zidane needs to learn to laugh at himself. What will behold Team Tantalus? [/SIZE]

[GinnyLyn]

OoC: Dang, you guys ARE fast! Sleep for 6 hours, and you nearly make a new page while I was. Oo;
And forgive me if I don't remember [i]exactly[/i] how battles went for each character. And I've dubbed down everyone's strength to give us each a chance to fight.
Team Avalanche, hurry up! :)
~~~~~~~~~
The battle scream of the Malboro rented the air. It flicked a tentacle at Freya, who dodged easily. She twirled her javelin, then performed Dragon Breath. The plant monster shrieked as the scaly head rose from the floor and tore into Malboro.
[color=red]"And yet, it's still standing,"[/color] Freya huffed.
The Malboro gathered its tentacles to its face, as if hiding a nasty grin, its eyes stalks quivering every which way. Then it belched, sending black smoke toward the team of four.
[color=orange]"See?"[/color] Zidane called from his viewing spot of the area, [color=orange]"That's why I'm not down there! Bad Breath, yeesh!"[/color]
[color=darkblue]"I trust we all know some healing spells?"[/color] Auron asked the others gruffly. They nodded in return.
Cecil bent down, looking green. Freya tossed an Antidote to him, then cast Auto-Regen. Auron responded by using Hastega.
Sephiroth took advantage of this by leaping about Malboro furiously, hacking mercilessly. Malboro screamed, severed tentacles wriggling about on the floor amid pools of green acid. It drew its stumps to itself again, then regenerated its arms.
[color=orange]"AUGHH!!!"[/color] Zidane was bouncing up and down in his seat, torn by the excitement. He looked ready to pull his hair out and ran to a nearby attendant.
[color=orange]"I change my mind--put the bet on the Malboro!"[/color]
[b]"Gee thanks!"[/b] the team responded loudly.
[color=teal]"All together now,"[/color] Cecil said. With a nod, he tore at the Malboro; above him, Freya and Sephiroth had jumped into the air and pressed their weight against their weapons as they hit home. Auron gathered momentum to spin about in a circle; as he did, a large tornado formed about him and rushed toward Malboro. Auron threw his sake bottle at the tornado, and it exploded into a massive fireball.
Watching their efforts, the team felt proud of themselves. Until Zidane stepped in. And on the last remaining eyeball of the Malboro.
[color=orange]"Ewwww...are you guys ok? I told the people to let you out and--"[/color]
"Sir?"
Zidane turned around to see an attendant of the Battle Arena. [color=orange]"Yeah?"[/color]
"You just defeated the Malboro. Incredible!"
[b]"What?!"[/b] the rest of the team roared in indignation.
"Yes, he destroyed the last of the Malboro's life by stepping on its eyes. Simply incredible, sir! Here's your prize!"
[color=orange]"MOOOOONEY$$$"[/color]
Freya glared. [color=red]"We should have let the Malboro get us."[/color]
Auron chuckled quietly.

[Braidless Baka]

[QUOTE][i]Humm dee hmm[/i]
Cloud = [color=Indigo]Indigo[/color]
Zack = Black
Zell = [color=orangered]OrangeRed[/color]
Rikku = [color=green]Green[/color]
Rinoa = [color=blue]Blue[/color][/QUOTE]

OOC: Well, after our little escapade, I figured the quicker we got there the better ^_^

IC:
So, with Rikku finally located, the group made the boat at Junon and finally got to Icicle Inn.
[color=orangered]"I don't believe it! Tantalus is probably waaaaaay ahead of us by now!"[/color]
Cloud glanced over at Zell, glaring slightly. [color=Indigo]"And who's fault is that? Exactly?"[/color]
Zell glanced at Rikku but said nothing, suitably ashamed. [color=orangered]"Fine fine,"[/color] he muttered, [color=orangered]"I get the point."[/color]
[color=blue]"Oh cheer up!"[/color] exclaimed Rinoa. [color=blue]"We're not out of this yet!"[/color]
[color=orangered]"Yeah! You're right!"[/color]

[Sandy]

offgame: To be honest, this doesn't look good... seems that I've put all the active ones in one team... :bluesweat Well, since Avalanche was at least GOING to Icicle Inn, I think I can announce the results of the first challenge.
*****

At the Gold Saucer Zidane was turning to the last round of the Chocobo Race in lead.
Freya: "I can't believe he is actually WINNING!"
Auron: "Well, he has the odds in his side..."

At the Battle Arena, Sephiroth was going berserk.
Sephiroth: "Take this, you %##%&, and here's some to you too, #"%&!!!"
Cecil: "Oh, relax a little, will you?"

Suddenly the five of them felt the air twirl around them, and the glorious playgroung for adults changed into the technical interior of Highwind. Team Tantalus saw Team Avalanche appear as well.

Then Cid stepped from the control room.
Cid: "Survivors, the challenge has ended. Now it is time to tell which airship you will ride through this adventure from now on.

But first, let me tell you the catch of the challenge:
The hints were
1) [b]R[/b]ough hike accross this deserted island, at the goal you will find a man with dozen faces and hands, next to a tower of fighters. =Wutai
2) [b]N[/b]othing here but white, still you can find a village here, to where a scientist once fled with his loved one. =Icicle Inn
3) [b]C[/b]an you imagine another place with such glory, joy and richness? Look deeper, and you see that the place is filled with greed and sad stories. =Gold Saucer

The catch is that the KEY is found from the first letter of each hint. So, if either of you had gone to Wutai, you would have received [b]R[/b]agnarok. But instead, [color=red]Tantalus[/color] went to Gold Saucer, so they will ride the [b]C[/b]argo Ship from now on. And since [color=blue]Avalanche[/color] chose Icicle Inn, they didn't receive [b]n[/b]either of the ships DIRECTLY, but they will receive the one that the other team DIDN'T get, which in this case is the mighty Ragnarok.

So, hope everybody's (un)happy now. Teams, you may enter your airships. Tantalus to Cargo Ship, which is currently attached to Highwind's right side, and Avalanche to Ragnarok, which is to the left. You will come to my private ship only during when I have something to say to you, and during the Councils. Now, get your stuff and move them to your new home for the coming weeks.

I will announce the next challenge in few days, so spend this time making connections to your teammates. Until then!"

Then Cid turned on his heels and returned to the control room. The teams stood in their places for a while, until the silence was broken.
Rikku: "Does this mean we won?"

[Braidless Baka]

[QUOTE][i]The thingy again[/i]
Cloud = [color=Indigo]Indigo[/color]
Zack = Black
Zell = [color=orangered]OrangeRed[/color]
Rikku = [color=green]Green[/color]
Rinoa = [color=blue]Blue[/color][/QUOTE]

[color=green]"Does this mean we won?"[/color]
Zell smiled. [color=orangered]"Yeah... somehow, not really sure how... but yeah..."[/color]
[color=blue]"That was a stroke of luck!"[/color] Rinoa was smiling too. After such a bumpy start team Avalanche hadn't come out of it too badly.
"Luck?" cried Zack. "Tantalus started out with 100000 gil!"
[color=orangered]"Yeah, but look what they did with it."[/color]
"I guess that's true," mused Zack to himself.
[color=Indigo]"And we got the Ragnarok,"[/color] pointed out Cloud thoughtfully.
[color=green]"Yeah!"[/color] cried Rikku, hurrying towards the Ragnarok on the left. [color=green]"Let's go!"[/color] Zell was hot on her heels. So was the rest of team Avalanche, keen to explore what they had "unwittingly" managed to obtain.

[Mei]

[size=1]YAY!^^ We won the Ragnorok! Ahh...and it's not that our team is inactive...it's just that we SLEEP.Oo Last night there were only six pages...this morning there are nine.Oo Jeez people, slow down!^^()[/size] [quote]Cloud = [color=indigo]Indigo[/color]
Zack = Black
Zell = [color=orangered]OrangeRed[/color]
Rikku = [color=green]Green[/color]
Rinoa = [color=blue]Blue[/color][/quote]



[color=blue]"Let's go guys, hurry and get on the ship!"[/color]

[color=green]"I can't believe we won, and after all that trouble and being behind."[/color]

[b]Rikku and Rinoa both smiled, and high fived eachother, because for the moment, they had forgotten all about Rikku's little "incident."[/b]

[color=indigo]"Let's hurry everyone, we don't want to fall behind [i]again[/i]."[/color]

[color=orangered]"Right right, c'mon everyone, follow the leader!"[/color]

[b]With this, Cloud walked off to the left of the ship, secretly happy inside with the results of the first challenge. The other's followed quickly behind him.

Zack had run up next to Cloud, while Zell, Rikku, and Rinoa had raced far ahead, already onto the ship.[/b]

"Pretty amazing eh buddy?"

[color=indigo]"I suppose, but let's not expect to get so lucky every time...we need to be cautious."[/color]

"Right right, [i]cautious.[/i]"

[b]Right after Zack finished speaking, the Ragnorok jolted a bit, and Rinoa yelled.[/b]

[color=blue]"Cloud, Zack, HURRY! Rikku's taking control of the ship!"[/color]

[b]With that, Cloud sighed, and raced off with Zack onto the Ragnorok.[/b]

[Domon]

[i]Sephiroth cursed aloud, he couldn't believe he hadn't thought of that. But it was somewhat of a riddle within a riddle. The group headed for the clunky cargo ship. "Peh, perfect, just wonderful." Sephiroth scorned at the ship. There had to be a way for it to at least achieve some decent type of speed.

Just to let his anger be known to the others he took his Masume and hacked off a huge pipe on a wall of the highwind.

Zidane obviously getting the message slowly backed away from the enraged warrior.[/i]

[COLOR=purple]Dammit! A clunky cargo ship!!? How the heck are we even to compete with that Ragonork? It appears to have engines that rival that of the Highwind. Argh![/COLOR]

[i]Sephiroth stormed off into the ship and slumped against a corner, he so wanted to slice open this ship but he knew the rest of the team needed it so..He wouldn't do that. He just had to remain calm and not hack anything to bits.[/i]

[Guest Zeh]

[size=1]Cloud = [color=indigo]Indigo[/color]
Zack = Black
Zell = [color=orangered]rangeRed[/color]
Rikku = [color=green]Green[/color]
Rinoa = [color=blue]Blue[/color]

OOC: Us? Slow? It's just the other team was a LITTLE tooo fast. I mean come on, you pretty much warped to the Gold Saucer, i was actually gonna play the whole thing out, not say i just flew there in a few seconds on a Gold Chocobo o_o;;

I've also never made it this far in FF8, so it's not really my fault if i get a bit wrong about the Ragnorok, lol

~~~~~~~~ IC:

Cloud was secretly overjoyed they had won the better of the two ships, he randomly seclected a room and walked in. He looked around, and there was a bed. He threw everything he didn't need on the floor, and walked off to find a place where he could get something to eat.

I guess his group wasn't too bad after all...[/size]

[GinnyLyn]

OoC: Damn, sage, does that mean my team is permenantly screwed from this point on? That seems a bit unfair. If it's just a temporary thing, then no biggie; that I can easily take with shameless loss.
:)
~~~~~~~~~
Auron snorted in sarcastic laughter. He had once ridden in an Airship that had been submerged for the longest time in the sea. It had seem clunky and antiquated, yet performed far beyond the hopes and expecations of those who used it.
He watched Sephiroth snarl, Zidane pout, and Cecil and Freya calmly fiddle with the controls.
[i]I can only hope this one tries its best to exceed our expectations as well...[/i]
With that thought in mind, he began to explore the tiny ship.

[Mei]

[size=1]Cloud = [color=indigo]Indigo[/color]
Zack = Black
Zell = [color=orangered]OrangeRed[/color]
Rikku = [color=green]Green[/color]
Rinoa = [color=blue]Blue[/color]

Gyah haha...I still can't believe we got it, oh well, it's best not to boast!^^(especially when it's based on pure luck)[/size]

[b]While Zack was taking over the controls alongside Rikku, and Zell explored the ship, Rinoa wandered off after Cloud. Sh followed him to the bunks, where he had obviously claimed his bed.[/b]

[color=blue]"Hey Cloud! What are you up to?"[/color]

[b]Rinoa had walked into the room, and sat down on the bed next to Cloud.[/b]

[color=indigo]"Ha...I'm just thinking. I mean, I still can't believe we got this ship...It's a rather great stroke of luck, and I'm wondering if it will keep up."[/color]

[b]Suddenly, the ship jumped again, and then they noise of the engines roared. The ship had taken off.

Rinoa jumped up and ran over to one of the nearby windows, watching the clouds shoot by in blurs.[/b]

[color=blue]Wow...I barely remember this ship, but no matter what, it's still amazing as ever."[/color]

[b]Suddenly, a voice came on over the speaker of the ship, it was Zell.[/b]

[color=orangered]"Yo! Rinoa, Cloud! Get in the control room. We gotta have a team meeting!"[/color]

[color=indigo]"I guess we better go, hurry up Rinoa."[/color]

[b]Cloud walked out of the room, wandering off towards the control room.[/b]

[color=blue]"This is going to be amazing.."[/color]

[b]With that small phrase, Rinoa took off out the door and after Cloud down the hall.[/b]

[size=1]Heheheh...sorry had to get this in.^^()[/size]

[conpiracymonki]

[size=1]Cloud = [color=indigo]Indigo[/color]
Zack = Black
Zell = [color=orangered]OrangeRed[/color]
Rikku = [color=green]Green[/color]
Rinoa = [color=blue]Blue[/color]
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[b]
'Hmm? Team meeting?'
[color=orangered]'Yep'[/color][/b]

As the sound of that word over the intercom hit Zack's ears, he let out a grudging sigh, and trudged out of the bed in his quarters of the Ragnarok. He was still pretty much worn out from travelling halfway 'round the world, but it wouldn't do any good to lie in bed all day while an important team meeting was going down in the control room.[b]

'Coming! Just.. gimme five minutes!'[/b]

He picked up his Buster off the ground and looked at his reflection on the flat of the blade. He spat on it, and gave it a quick knuckle shine, before carefully resting it against the wall beside his already-messed bed, and walking out of his room.

[b]'Stupid complicated airship.. gimme a cargo ship anyday.. control room, control room...'[/b]

He continued to mutter to himself as he randomly walked around the large ship, checking every door he went past.[/size]

[GinnyLyn]

OoC: Beh, thank you for not boasting. >.< As far as luck goes, it's pretty obvious, now that I look at it. Dang sage! :D :bluesweat
And a constant reminder--I have [i]nothing[/i] against Zidane--he's just a lot of fun to write about, heh!
~~~~

Auron was walking calmly down the center of the airship when a jerk threw him back against the small control room. Freya and Cecil instantly collided with him, and the trio grumbled as they tried to disentangle themselves with as little embarassment as possible.
[color=teal]"Good gods, who's driving this thing? Zidane?!"[/color]
[color=red]"I wouldn't doubt it,"[/color] Freya answered Cecil seriously.
Auron fixated her with a dead look. [color=darkblue]"You have [i]got[/i] to be kidding me..."[/color]
[color=orange]"WHOOOO! Just like the time we outran the Black Waltz, huh, Freya?"[/color] Zidane spun the wheel with a careless, happy motion.
[color=red]"As I recall, you crashed that one!"[/color] Freya half yelped.
Sephiroth was lurking up behind Zidane to grab him and let someone else take control when a control room pipe busted with a smokey white explosion.
[color=teal]"What the--!"[/color]
[color=red]"You don't waste any time, do you?!"[/color] Freya uncharacteristically shrieked.
Sephiroth quickly froze the pipe with Ice3 (Blizzaga for some of you), and breathed the tiniest sigh of relief.
[color=darkblue]"Where are we going and how soon can we get there?"[/color] Auron asked pointedly. The crashing part didn't bother him. It was the airship falling apart before they could get anywhere. Which means Avalanche would beat them to wherever they were supposed to be next.
[color=orange]"Aw, c'mon Aurie, we're gonna be shipmates for a bit, so just relax, get comfy..."[/color]
*Crack*
[color=orange]"...and just ignore the fact that this crappy airship is falling apart. Not to worry--I can get us anywhere we need to be!"[/color]
Two minutes later, Zidane found himself tied up with rope, Sephiroth standing guard over him.
[color=orange]"Hey! Is this any way to treat your captain?!?"[/color]
[color=red]"Get some rest,"[/color] Freya chuckled. [color=red]"You'll be free soon enough."[/color]
Out of everyone's sight, Zidane slipped his hidden dagger into his palm, and began to work on the ropes. [color=orange]"Sooner than you think..."[/color]

[Sakura]

OOC:Yo Sage Please say this is not permenant!!We'll DIE!!!
*Ahem*On with the story!^_^;

[color=red]"Oh yeh...I'll take these!"[/color]Freya said walking back to Zidane and taking his daggers.
[color=orange]"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"[/color]Zidane cried.
Then an idea popped into his head.He started knawg at the ropes hoping to bite through them.
[color=red]"Oh and don't try to bite through them.They're really tough!"[/color]shouted Freya from somewhere up front.
[color=orange]"Damn..."[/color]he muttered.
He just sat there and shouted for freedom.
After a while Sephiroth came over.
[color=orange]"Great!!Sephiroth you've come to free me!!"[/color]Zidane cried happily...until he saw that Sephiroth had more rope.
[color=orange]"NOOOOOO!!!!HEL*mph*"[/color]
Sephiroth had gagged him and walked off to his corner again.
[color=red]"Good one Sephiroth!"[/color]yelled Freya happily.
Zidane sat there staring daggers at anyone that walked past.

OOC:Sorry Zidane.Like Ginny said.It's fun to play with you!:D

[GinnyLyn]

[color=orange]"Fid wmma hurr 'bonn niss!"[/color]
Sephiroth raised a questioning glance at Zidane.
Freya walked over, bent down in front of Zidane, and smiled calmly. [color=red]"'Cid will hear about this', huh? And?"[/color]
[color=orange]"Niss n' moway n'reet dor hapmm!"[/color]
[color=teal]"What?"[/color]
[color=red]"'This is no way to treat your captain,"[/color] Freya translated. She shook her head and chuckled. [color=red]"Don't you ever get tired of saying that?"[/color]
[color=orange]"M' fadf ojgdsf kjed!"[/color]
Sephiroth looked at Freya. [color=purple]"Translation?"[/color]
Freya glared at the rope bound monkey boy. [color=red]"Let me put it this way--he didn't learn that language from me."[/color]
[color=darkblue]"Set him free,"[/color] Auron suddenly commanded. His sharp tone caught everyone's attention.
[color=purple]"Why?"[/color]
Auron pointed with his right arm. [color=darkblue]"Because we have company."[/color]
The monster's battle scream confirmed it.

[Sakura]

Freya nodded and put on a serious face.
She took her javelin and cut through the ropes.
[color=orange]"FINALLY!!Cid will hear about that!"[/color]
[color=red]"Shut up and get ready!"[/color]Freya said throwing him his daggers.They all got into fighting stance and readied to attack the monster.Freya started it off by jumping and putting her weight on the weapon for a jump attack.Everyone else attacked after her.
[color=red]"How did it get in anyways?!"[/color]Freya said while attacking.
[color=darkblue]"Don't know.I just saw it."[/color]Auron replied.

[Domon]

[i]Sephiroth cooly drew his Masume and walked up the creature calmly with the long wicked blade at his side, the monster looked at the silver haired man menacinly and bared its teeth and then lashed out and slashed him across the chest.[/i]

[COLOR=red]Sephiroth!![/COLOR]

[COLOR=purple]I intended to do that. Now for this!![/COLOR]

[i]Sephiroth launched himself at the monster and sliced off one of the legs easily. The monster fell down from the loss of one of its legs.[/i]
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OOC: A little late but what kind of monster is this anyways?

[GinnyLyn]

OoC: I left that open for you all. sage is having us get to know each other better in the teams for a few days (re: he needs a day or two to figure out the next challenge. ;)).

[Desbreko]

After Sephiroth sliced off its leg, Freya leapt forward and thrust her javelin through its heart. The strange, half beast half bird creature screamed in pain, and then slumped to the floor.
[color=teal]"Good job,"[/color] said Cecil, [color=teal]"but if we're all down here in the cargo hold, who's up on deck flying this thing?"[/color] The group looked at each other for a moment, and then Cecil dashed for the ladder leading up to the deck. [color=teal]"I used to command a fleet of airships,"[/color] he yelled back to them as he climbed the ladder. [color=teal]"I know how to fly these things!"[/color] Another moment passed, and as the group started heading towards the ladder, the ship suddenly swerved to the side, throwing everyone against the right wall.
[color=red]"He can fly these things my--"[/color] Freya was cut off by another yell from Cecil.
[color=teal]"Guys, get up here [i]fast![/i] We've got a much bigger problem this time!"[/color] The ship abbruptly swerved again, and a loud roar was heard from outside.
[color=darkblue]"I think I believe him,"[/color] Auron said, and climbed up the ladder as quickly as he could with the others following. As they emerged through the hatch up onto the deck they saw Cecil standing at the wheel, a look of desparate concentration on his face.
[color=orange]"What the heck is going on?!"[/color] screamed Zidane.
[color=teal]"Dragon!"[/color] Cecil yelled back as he spun the wheel hard to the left, jerking the clunky ship out of the way of a large pillar of flame just in time. [color=teal]"Hurry up and kill this thing before we get fried! The ship can't take much more of this!"[/color]
[color=red]"I'll take care of this,"[/color] said Freya as she leapt into the air. Landing on the dragon's back in mid flight, she plunged her javelin deep into the monster's neck before leaping back to the deck of the airship. The huge beast roared in pain but it still continued to circle around for another pass, weakened but not defeated from the wound.
[color=purple]"Lets see how it handles this."[/color] Sephiroth clenched his fists and then made a quick gesture at the dragon, which was now heading straight for them. As he did so a huge bolt of lightning struck, stabbing straight through the dragon, and everyone had to look away from the immense flash of light. The dragon fell from the sky, still flaming, and Cecil just managed to stear clear of the eratic pattern of fire.
[color=purple]"Scratch one dragon,"[/color] said Sephiroth.
[color=darkblue]"It seems we have a rather competent pilot,"[/color] said Auron, and gestured in Cecil's direction.
[color=teal]"But a rather incompetent ship. I thought this thing was going to fall apart.[/color]
[color=orange]"Hmph, I coulda outflown that thing any day,"[/color] said Zidane, and Freya had to choke back a laugh.

[Zidargh]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=darkblue]OOC: Guys will you quit worrying? It's fine, I can take a few jokes ^^;.[/COLOR]

Zidane started to sulk in his continuous rhythm, screaming and shouting that he wants to pilot the ship, either way, when ever Zidane ran for the wheel, Cecil punched him, sending Zidane flying into a wooden wall.

[COLOR=orange][B]''Whoo! I'm flying-- Ouchies! Erm I think Cecil should fly this thing now.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=indigo][B]''Thank summons for that!''[/B][/COLOR]

Auron used his summoning knowledge to create a completely different term, while he crossed it with relief.

[COLOR=teal][B]''So Captain, what do we do now?''[/COLOR]

Zidane pondered, while pacing his steps up and and down the deck, until he came up with a new idea.

[COLOR=orange][B]Hmm well maybe, because this thing's falling apart, maybe we could land it and get to know each other a bit better. While we could also repair this ship. I have experience.[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=crimson][B]''That is the best thing I've heard out of your mouth all day today!''[/B][/COLOR]

Freya jumped in relief and then jumped on top of the Cargo Ship to spot a landing spot.

[COLOR=teal][B]''It might be safer to find a spot that isn't infested with monsters first.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=indigo][B]''That is wise.''[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=orange][B]''Okay, so we've got a plan then. Maybe we should land somewhere with shelter, as I don't want to sleep in the rain.''[/B][/COLOR]

So team Tantalus had finally made an agreement without arguing. Will it prevail? Probably not.[/SIZE]

[Braidless Baka]

[QUOTE]Cloud = [color=Indigo]Indigo[/color]
Zack = Black
Zell = [color=orangered]OrangeRed[/color]
Rikku = [color=green]Green[/color]
Rinoa = [color=blue]Blue[/color][/QUOTE]

OOC: Whoa... yeah... speedy Tantalus O_o()

IC:
"So come on, come on, where's the fire?!"
Rikku started giggling at Zack's half-awake grumbling, Rinoa and Cloud not far behind. Giggling gleefully, Rikku bounced in front of the wheel (is it a wheel?) of the ship, singing something in Al Bhed.
Zell scratched the back of his neck with a nervous chuckle.
[color=orangered]"She dared me..."[/color]
"What!?"
[color=orangered]"She dared me to use the speaker thing, and I wanted to try it out."[/color] He was blushing by this point, the other three members of Avalanche giving him dumbfounded looks.
[color=blue]"Zell... You're an idiot..."[/color]
Zell chuckled at Rinoa's words. [color=orangered]"Yeah, I'm trying hard."[/color]
[color=indigo]"So there is no team meeting?"[/color]
Zell shrugged in response to Cloud's mild question. [color=orangered]"There wasn't going to be, but, oh wonderful leader, if you would like to have one...?"[/color] Zell smirked slightly in teasing as he left the offer open. They'd have to get to know each other sometime... hiding in various parts of the Ragnarok wasn't going to help.

[Sakura]

Freya looked around.She spotted a place with a small hut and no monsters in sight.
[color=red]"Found it!Just down infront!!"[/color]Freya called jumping back to the deck.Cecil saw the site that Freya had indicated and prepared to land.
Once they had landed the members of the Tantalus team got out and stretched.Freya jumped up ontop of the hut and surveyed the area.
She was also acting as a scout for any monsters.
Zidane got to work with his 'fixing skills'.He climbed all over the Cargo Ship inspecting it.Freya looked at him and choked a laugh at his thinking face.She looked down at her other team mates.Cecil was next to Zidane making sure he didn't break the ship even more.Auron was inspecting the hut.And Sephiroth was doing his normal sitting in a corner of the hut.Freya took another glance in case of monsters and jumped down.She picked up her javelin and walked over to Cecil and Zidane.
[color=red]"What's happened so far?"[/color]whispered Freya.
[color=teal]"Absolutely nothing!He's been 'thinking' for 5 minutes!"[/color]Freya chuckled.And they both watched Zidane 'think'.