RPG Project Gamer

[Krillen]

OOC: The creatures not on the wing anymore....it never was..it was just flying by it....and its down behind some trees now....just though I'd say that.
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[COLOR=darkblue]Yoshi and Link walk through the Trees, still cutting down branches and vines along the way. Suddenly, one of the vines evades Links sword. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=blue]Link: Huh?! Did that just?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=blue]Yoshi: Yah, I thought so too.[/color]

[COLOR=darkblue]The vine begins to swirl and move. All of the sudden the vines grow larger, at the end of each vine a whole is seen where poison seems to slowly leak out. The vines in the middle seperate to reveal a large pod that opens up to reveal its internal organs. (If anyone hasnt noticed already, this is the Plant 42 from Resident Evil which has been infected by the T-Virus.)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=blue]Link: Oh crap....Yoshi, what should we do?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=blue]Yoshi: Your asking me?! I dont even know where we are![/COLOR]

[COLOR=darkblue]Suddenly, everything comes to Link and it all makes sense.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=blue]Link: Wait! We're in Raccoon Forest! Yah thats it! Ive seen that Plant before in one of my adventures. I suggest we run...fast![/COLOR]

[COLOR=darkblue]Yoshi and Link try to run form it, but the vine whips at them and knocks a tree down preventing the way(Yah, I know, they could easily jump it), as the Plant starts constructing a gate to prevent their escape, Link and Yoshi run right under the plant and out the other side and escape to saftey while it doesnt notice. As they are about to leave, Yoshi spots a fruit dangling from the Beast/Plant. In a slow motion segment, Yoshi extends his tounge and swipes the Fruit form the Plants backside.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=blue]Yoshi: Yoink![/COLOR]

[COLOR=darkblue]As Link smacks his forehead, Yoshi and him escape with ease, emerging out of the Forest to find the Dark Streets of Raccoon city, demolished and abandoned. A moan is heard in the distance, bushes rustle here and there, and crows fly into the air as Vicious dogs chase after them in a ravenous manner. Link and Yoshi cling to eachother. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=crimson]Are Yoshi and Link really ready for such things?[/COLOR]
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OOC: I love this RPG :).....Oh and Desbreko..I hope you didnt have any plans while you walking through the forest, I guess I kinda just fell upon you and decided where we were going, sorry if I did.

[Break]

[color=green][i]Chris carried on walking down the alley until he came to the exit and walked out onto the dark and gloomy streets. Dimly lit by the few remaining street lights, he managed to pick out objects in the dark, it took him a long time to focus but he saw a body face down across the road, but from where he was standing he couldn't see it too well so he walked across the street.

He instantly recognised it as a Raccoon city Police Officer by the letters on his back on the body armour (R.P.D). But the body armour hadn't seemed to protects the officer, three huge indentations had been made to his back, reaching into the skin and had hollwed through into some of the flesh. It was still bleeding, so it was fresh.

He turned the body over and jumped a little to see that the man had no face, or it was just unrecognisable because of the hollows and scractches that had mangled all features on his face. There seemed to be a bore right through his mouth, out the other side of his head, in fact there was no mouth, just a hollow, seeping with thick blood. Two eyeballs stared out, glossed over and covered in blood, they seemed to stare at Chris, who shuddered. He wondered for a second what had killed this person, he quickly dissmissed the question and looked around the body.

In it's left hand it held a note, covered in little speckles of blood, Chris picked it up and put it in his back pocket. He suddenly noticed a shotgun at the feet of the body, chris picked it up and touched the barrel, it was still warm so it must have been used recently. He looked around for any shells or any other ammunition.

All he found was 11 shotgun cartridges and another full magazine for a pistol the same type as his. He pocketed them both and then took out the note and murmered it to himself:


[FONT=times new roman][QUOTE][i]mors expectat tu, sanguis fluit[/i][/QUOTE][/FONT]

This was scrawled on the damp and bloodied peice of paper, it was latin, but not very good latin. Chris could translated it as "Death waits for you, blood flows" while he was looking puzzled over the confusing note he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end, a small tickle of fear sent ripples down his spine making him shudder slightly.

Hearing a sudden noise, Chris turned around, and what he saw made him gasp a silent gasp of terror. A much bigger version of the mutilated humans that walked the nights here in Raccoon city, it was alot worse though. It red eyes peirced into Chris, making him shudder again. [/i]

[b]Thing:[/b] ... S ..S .. STA.. STA-STARS!

[b]Chris:[/b] STARS? What do you want with them..?

[b]Thing:[/b] ... STARS...

[i]It was obvious that the creature wanted Chris, he knew it. For what purpose, Chris did not know but he didn't think about that now, he just thought about killing this thing. The creature moaned loudly and raised its right hand, suddenly a pink tentacle, covered in blood escaped through a hole in its hand and shot at Chris.

He had a split second to react and roll out the way, still kneeling on the floor, he took out his gun and shot at it three times in the head. It did nothing but enrage it more, Chris thought about using the shotgun, but he wanted to save it for later. Nevertheless he inserted a cartridge into the shotgun, took aim at the creatures knee and fired, the cartridge exploded slightly on contact, mangling the creatures knee even more.

It gave a short howl and started limping faster towards Chris, his heart beat faster, quickly he strapped the shotgun around his back, holstered his gun and started to sprint away from the huge beast. When it was out of site he heard a howl of rage from the creature..[/color][/i]

[Mitch]

[color=red][i] After leaving the bathroom, Megaman proceeded to end Bob's suffering. Bob was still behind his counter mumbling dumbly as Megaman approached him. Megaman held up his X Buster and readied himself to fire.

[b]Megaman X:[/b] May your death be forever held in account, my sullen friend.

With that, Megaman fired. The shot echoed about the quitness of Wal-Mart, peircing it into soundness. After he had put Bob out of his misery, Megaman decided to check out the streets. It was time to get to the bottom of whatever was going on in this humble little hellhole. As he walked outside, he heard a loud howl, and a loud gunshot. Maybe one from a shotgun. The howl sounded like a wolf--only, Megaman knew it wasn't that. It had to be another strange creature. The howl seemed very close, so Megaman followed his hearing toward the creature. He looked over the side of a building and saw the creature. It sure wasn't a zombie. It stood 5 feet tall, its face was a mutilated pile of vicous atrocity. It seemed to have the shape of a human, of what it must have been before it had changed into this merciless creature. Megaman knew he stood no chance against a creature such as this, so he slowly walked away. As he walked in a random direction, he saw a body upon the middle of the street. Walking up, he examined it. It seemed the creature had had a feast indeed. Quite a modest one at that. And as he was about the walk away, he noticed some used bullets laying beside the body. Someone was here, he thought. They couldn't have gone far either. He walked away in another random direction, hoping to find whomever the used bullets had belonged to.[/color][/i]

[Charles]

I'm sorry to interrupt with yet another out of character post, but I would like to inform everyone that I will now award fifty gold to whomever tops 400 points on Pong attack.

Once someone reaches this goal, one must top [I]their[/I] score before fifty gold is awarded again.

[Desbreko]

[size=1]DUDE! Isn't [i]anyone[/i] using the map?! Auron, which was the red thing with the white wings that Link saw in my post, is over around Pallet Town. [i]Not[/i] Raccoon City! Gah! *walks off grumbling about not being able to make up a decent side-story without being dragged over to where the other side-story is taking place* ...That's happened [i]twice[/i] now! :mad:

Okay, there's no way I'm gonna throw away everything me and James have been planning, so I'm going to continue on in the location I had in mind for Link. Link is still running after Auron, just like at the end of my last post. You can join up with me if you want to, Krillen, but I already know where I'm going with Link.

Oh, and I got a high score of 461 on the Pong Attack mini-game. The screen capture is attached. It might take a bit to load, though, since it's 1024x768.[/size]

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[color=indigo][i]Link ran through the woods, chopping down underbrush and vines as he ran with great arcs of his two-handed blade, trying to keep up with whatever it was he saw. Suddenly, he bursts out onto an open hillside, the full sunlight shining down on him. He puts away his Biggoron's Sword and shields his eyes. Then, once his eyes adjust to the brightness, he looks up and sees the thing soaring over him, farther away this time. Link can run fast, considering the amount of stuff he has to carry, but not as fast as something that's flying.[/i]

Link: Dangit, how the heck am I going to get close enough to get a good look at this thing?

[i]Link thinks for a minute, and then it dawns on him. Epona! "If I'm anywhere close to Hyrule, Epona should be able to get here!" he thinks. He stops running and takes out his Fairy Ocarina. On it, he plays six notes. "Up left right, up left right," the notes echo out across the countryside. Then, after a few seconds, off in the distance, Link sees Epona racing towards him. She quickly clears the gap between them, and stops next to Link. She neighs happily at seeing Link again, as he puts away his Ocarina and jumps onto her back. He urges her forward, in the direction the flying thing went, racing as fast as Epona can go.

Epona continues to gallop across the low, rolling hills, until the flying thing is in sight again and getting closer. As he gets close, almost under the thing, he looks up again. It looks almost like a...man?! Link blinks in confusion, wondering how a man could have large, white wings sprouting out of his back. The thing looks to be flying along rather casually, flapping its wings slowly, gliding along through the air. It seems to be unaware of Links presence, galloping across the hills underneath it.[/i][/color]

[Mitch]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Crazy White Boy [/i]
[B]I'm sorry to interrupt with yet another out of character post, but I would like to inform everyone that I will now award fifty gold to whomever tops 400 points on Pong attack.

Once someone reaches this goal, one must top [I]their[/I] score before fifty gold is awarded again. [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=red] Where can you play pong at? The Character select page is my only guess, 'cause [i]I want 50 gold![/i][/color]

[GinnyLyn]

OOC: I'm back, finally! Mom's been using my computer to write this 30 chapter book, O_O And I'm hoping I'm not screwing with what you're doing, Debresko. If I do, I'm really really sorry.

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Link cups one hand around his mouth as he calls up to the flying creature. [color=green]"Hey!"[/color]
He can see the head moving a little, and a small black object falls from it. Given the speed the two are going at, the object quickly falls far behind them; above Link, the winged creature makes a motion for Link to go to it. Curiosity getting the better of him, Link turns Epona around toward the area where the object last fell.
It was Auron's shaded glasses. Somehow, he had managed to attach one of the white feathers to the glasses, and marked a note on it:
[QUOTE]help[/QUOTE]
Link raised an eyebrow. [color=green]"What does that mean? I could take it at its base level, but Auron sure seemed like a weird guy for those few minutes I saw him before Yoshi boy dragged me to Pac Village."[/color] Smirking at the memory, Link suddenly wondered if his green friend was ok.
Then it hit him. [color=green]"Hold up--Auron's got wings?! Since [i]when[/i]?!"[/color]
[i][color=purple]"Since I've been trying to find some way to fix my little problem."[/color][/i]
[color=green]"Whoa!"[/color] Link was a little embarrassed that Auron overheard him, and wondered just how [i]much[/i] Auron had overheard. [color=green]"These are yours?"[/color]
Auron took them back silently, and put them on before Link saw the odd Ditto eyes.
[color=green]"So why do you say you need help? Anyone who has wings has it good."[/color]
[i][color=purple]"Let's just say I'm not...all here."[/color][/i]
Link stifled a snort. [i]You can say that again...[/i]
"Ditto!"
Link blinked. [color=green]"Did you say what I think you just said?"[/color]
Auron shook his head. [i][color=purple]"Actually, what you heard? That would be the only thing helping me stay in this world."[/color][/i]
[color=green]"Huh?!?"[/color]
[i][color=purple]"It's hard enough to work like this, let alone explain it. For now, just know I got a friend with really...[/i]odd[i] powers."[/color][/i]
"Dit!"
Auron spread his wings. [i][color=purple]"Can't stay. I'm searching for a way to fix my problem. Best of luck, Link."[/i][/color]
[color=green]"But what about the missing people?"[/color] Link called to him.
[i][color=purple]"I cannot help them until I can help myself."[/color][/i]

[Break]

[color=green][i]Chris was tired out so he finally stopped sprinting. He thought he must be at least 2 blocks from that monster, he looked around the street he was in now, the houses looked slightly more run-down than the rest of town, graffiti marked many houses along the road, the sidewalk was abundant with litter, trash cans were knocked over and none of the streetlights were on.

He wondered what that monster had wanted with the S.T.A.R.S, maybe it wasn't a monster, a robot programmed to kill all S.T.A.R.S members maybe, Chris was truly puzzled. Then it suddenly hit him, his sister, Claire Redfield had said that she encountered something of that description, it was named "Nemesis" or at least that's what she called it. Maybe it was the same thing that he was running away from now.

A trademark scuffle of feet and low moan told him that there was a monster near, he spun around, unholstering his pistol at the same time and in front of him there was one shuffling towards him slowly, arms outstretched and covered in hideous mutations. He aimed at the creature's head, suddenly its eyes flickered from bloodshot white to their natural color, it gave a pained moan and its eyes turned back to white. Chris pulled the trigger sending a bullet into the forehead of the creature, its head exploded, showering the space around it with purple and black goo. It carried on advancing for about 2 seconds before dropping to its knees and then falling to the ground, face first.

Chris holstered his gun and carried on walking down the street; he heard a sudden clank of metal behind him. Quickly he whipped around, nothing. He carried on walking and heard the clanking following him, something was behind him walking at the same pace. He nervously took out his gun and stroked the trigger with his index finger, itching to just shoot behind him.

His nerves got the better of him and he pointed the gun behind him as he was walking and pulled the trigger, a metal "zing" followed as the bullet ricochet off of something metal behind him. He spun round again and saw a sudden flash of light coming towards him, he dived out of the way and aimed at the blue figure, shooting at it again, another ricochet, Chris gathered that it must be covered in some sort of armor.

Chris aimed the gun at its head and looked sternly into its eyes, all of a sudden it put up a arm, a gun like thing was attached to the end but it folded up into its arm, revealing a hand.[/i]

[b]???:[/b] I am a friend don't shoot, I have seen the terrors of this city as have you.

[i]He held out some used shotgun shells.[/i]

[b]???:[/b] Are these yours?

[b]Chris:[/b] Yes, well.. no. The past owner of this gun fired them.

[i]The blue armored figure stepped towards Chris but he stood up and took aim upon its head again, it stopped and stood for a moment then discarded the shells.[/i]

[b]Chris:[/b] .. Who are you?

[b]???:[/b] Oh, I'm sorry.. the name's Megaman.

[i]Chris holstered his gun and walked towards Megaman, smiling.[/i][/color]

[Mitch]

[color=red][i]

[b]Megaman X:[/b] And what is your name?

[b]Chris:[/b] Chris Redfield's the name.

After they had greeted on another Megaman asked for the answers and Chris gave them:

[b]Megaman X:[/b] What in the hell is going on here, Chris?

[b]Chris:[/b] It has to deal with a pharmecutical company called Umbrella.

[b]Megaman X:[/b] A pharmecutical company did this?

[b]Chris:[/b] Yes, they developed a virus called the T-Virus. The virus mutates an ordinary human into those creatures--the zombies--which you have seen. It is transfered via cuts and wounds.

[b]Megaman X:[/b] Cuts and wounds, eh? Sounds pretty bad to me.

[b]Chris:[/b] That's not even the worst. They also have developed numerous other altered strains of the T-Virus, such as the G-Virus, and various others which we have yet to discover.

[b]Megaman X:[/b] You mean like that thing I ran into earlier, right?

[b]Chris:[/b] Yup, like our old pal Nemesis.

[b]Megaman X:[/b] Well, where are you headed?

[b]Chris:[/b] I thought that I would go to the Raccoon Police Department first, maybe there's some answers as to what is going on here in Raccon.

[b]Megaman X:[/b] Well, I'm in.

With that the two walked away towards their destination.[/i][/color]

[Shy]

[color=darkblue][size=1][i]I continued walking towards the shadowy figures, but before I could see figure out who they were, they left into the darkness. That wasn't enough to stop Pac-Man though, I rushed through the city until I found my target.

After a few minutes I found the two figures standing in front of the Raccoon City police department. They had spotted me, and both of them walked slowly towards me with their weapons drawn. One of them was a tall sack of meat holding one of those "guns" in his hand, and the other looked like a tin can.[/i][/color]

[color=green]"Who are you?"[/color]
[color=darkblue]"I'm... Pac-Man, don't you recognize me?"[/color]
[color=green]"Pac-Man!? I thought you were only a video-game character."[/color]
[color=darkblue]"Many people make that mistake" [i]I polished my forehead lightly[/i] "The video game is based off of my real-life adventures."[/color]
[color=red]"......"[/color]
[color=darkblue]"What are you staring at? It isn't a big deal. I'm just a blue-collared assortment of polygons like everyone else."[/color]
[color=red]"Well, I'm Megaman. You may have heard of me too..."[/color]
[color=darkblue]"Nope, never heard of you before."[/color]
[color=red]"I was also the star of a popular video game.."[/color]
[color=darkblue]"I don't play video games, they are kids stuff."[/color][/size]

[Break]

[color=green][b]Pac-Man:[/b] So what are you two doing here anyways?

[b]Chris:[/b] We're gonna go look in the Police Department..

[i]Chris thumbed at the building behind them.[/i]

[b]Chris:[/b] .. and see what the hell is going on in this town. The zombies seem more violent; already a Licker has ambushed me.

[b]Megaman:[/b] Licker..?

[b]Chris:[/b] I?m sure we'll see one for you.

[i]Chris turned to Pac-Man.[/i]

[b]Chris:[/b] Do you want to come in with us?

[b]Pac-Man:[/b] Well sure, I want to know what's going on as much as anyone else.

[b]Chris:[/b] Doesn't everyone.. heh, it's not the first time that this city has gone down, but that's another story, come on.

[i]Chris signaled towards to Police Department and they all walked up the steps to the big double doors. Chris went to turn the handle of the door and push it, but it felt like something had rammed into the door when he tried to open it. After a while, Megaman got impatient and blasted the door down with a powerful shot from his buster.

The three walked inside and saw what was ramming into the door, strewn 20 feet from the door because of the force of Megaman?s blast, a seemingly normal police officer, but obviously infected with the T-Virus, due to the rotting skin on its face and its white eyes. They looked around the main hall of the police department, it was silent apart from the clank of Megaman walking around.[/i]

[b]Megaman:[/b] Are there any means of communications here?

[b]Chris:[/b] What do you mean?

[b]Megaman:[/b] Radios, something like that.

[b]Chris:[/B] Ah, that'd be in the communications room. Why, what was your idea?

[b]Megaman:[/b] well, I thought we could split up and--

[i]Pac-Man interrupted and looked at Megaman, then turned round to Chris.[/i]

[b]Megaman:[/b] What?

[b]Pac-Man:[/b] I don't want to go on my own, if we go anywhere, I?m going with.. Chris here.

[i]Chris sighed but then smiled at pac-man.[/i]

[b]Chris:[/b] Sure, you come with me then.

[b]Megaman:[/b] Where is the communications room?

[b]Chris:[/b] Just up ahead, through that door in front.

[i]he pointed at a set of large double doors, engraved with the Raccoon Police Department insignia.[/i]

[b]Pac-Man:[/b] okay, let's go then.

[i]They walked towards the door and Megaman kindly 'opened' them, they were again locked. Inside the communications room was a mess, papers and telephones lay shredded and broken on the bloodied floor. Blood was wiped on the walls, bloody handprints were scrawled onto desks and cabinets, only one dead remained in the room, others were probably wandering the department as they looked around. Pac-Man and Chris left Megaman on guard next to one of the desks while they went into a glass room, looking for three-way radios.

Megaman stood by the desk, folding his arms. He turned to look at the dead body that lay slumped across the desk covered with a huge blood pool, he walked closer to it to check what had killed the poor man when it suddenly lifted its bloodied head and made a slow grab for Megaman?s arm, it gave a slow moan and got off of the desk, making its way slowly to Megaman, who remained where he was standing.[/i]

[b]Pac-Man:[/b] Here, I found some!

[i]Pac-Man held up three radios and showed them to Chris.[/i]

[b]Chris:[/b] Yeah, they're the ones. Well done, Pac-Man, now we can get back to Megaman and see how he's doi--

[i]Chris was cut off by a huge explosion from the communications room, followed by putrid zombie entrails splattering the glass windows of the room they were in, they both ran out and looked at Megaman.[/i]

[b]Chris:[/b] You got yourself a bit messy there, Megaman.

[i]He smiled.[/i]

[b]Megaman:[/b] You're not looking to good yourself, heh.

[i]He pointed at Chris' bloodstained and gooey uniform.[/i]

[b]Pac-Man:[/b] Okay, that's all good. Come on Chris let's go.

[b]Megaman:[/b] Heh, why are you so eager to begin the search little Pac-Man? First you need to know where you're going.

[b]Chris:[/b] I?ll mark it out for you..

[i]He pulled out a floor map of the police department and started showing Megaman where to go.[/i][/color]

[Krillen]

Sorry Desbreko....anyways, my computer has died and it wont be up until next week. So im gonna try and use my moms laptop as much as I can. Sorry guys, well..as of Link and Yoshi,Desbreko, you can go where you want with Link, but Im just gonna say that im in Raccoon city. Oh yah...once you print the screen for the Pong Game, how do you save it or uploaad it or whatever?

[Mitch]

[color=red][i] Chris pointed at a room on the map.

[b]Chris:[/b] Well, there's the S.T.A.R.S room. We'll check that out first, that's the place where we'll be able to find some answers. I hope...

[b]Pac-Man:[/b] S.T.A.R.S. hmm...so what, did you work for them?

[b]Chris:[/b] That's a really long story, Paccy. I'll explain it later. First we need to get to that room.

Chris put the map away, and they began approaching the office. They walked into a long hallway, a figure lay in a fetal position in the middle of the hall. They approached the figure, and Chris checked it for any ammo or weapons.

[b]Chris:[/b] Woh, this guy sure got unlucky, he looks like he got eaten pretty damn bad.

Chirs searched one of the pockets of the man.

[b]Chris:[/b] Ah, lady luck sure is shinin'.

He said, as he pulled out two more shotgun shells and a clip for his pistol. As he was slowly standing up, a slight noise rippled through one of the many windows about the hall.

[b]Pac-Man:[/b] Wha..wha...what was that...

The noise echoed through the hall, louder this time.

[b]Chris:[/b] We've got company...stand away from that window.

Chris pointed toward the window where the noise was coming from. He then pulled out his shotgun and loaded the two shells, holding the shotgun at the window as he did.

[b]Chris:[/b] Doesn't soun' like a zombie ta me. Probably a licker.

The noise got louder and louder. The glass began to buckle from the weight of the creature. Cracks began forming in the glass, two cracks, three cracks, five, six, seven. And then the glass finally broke into shards, and a figure looking like a spider flew in in a blurr of motion.[/i][/color]

[Shy]

[color=darkblue][i]The spider creature made a charge at me, and within the blink of an eye I was pinned on the floor against its strengh. Chris, afraid of hitting me with a stray bullet, pulled a knife form his belt and stabbed the monster in the back. That wasn't enough to destroy it, and it immediately dived onto Chris and bit his shoulder.[/i][/color]

[color=green]"Argh, damn!"[/color]
[color=red]"...steady...steady...steady..."[/color]

[color=darkblue][i]I turned my body and noticed that Megaman was holding his hand straight up against the back of the creature. It was glowing brightly, and suddenly the room was filled with a brief flash of light. Once I was able to see agian I saw the spider-monster lying on the ground, decapitated.[/i]

"Wow. How'd you do that Megaman?"[/color]
[color=red]"It is all very technical. You wouldn't understand."[/color]
[color=darkblue]"Grr..."[/color]
[color=green]"Ow.. my shoulder."[/color]

[color=darkblue][i]Chris stood up, and put his hand over the huge gash in his shoulder. Fortunately Megaman knew how to seal the wound using Chris's medical kit, those robots are quite useful. It had been a few hours, and I still haven't found Rick. Maybe my new friends could help me out....[/i][/color]

[Desbreko]

[size=1]If you want to try your hand at the Pong Attack mini-game, go the the Project Gamer site, then click on the link to general store, and then click "Arcade." From there, click one the link to the Pong Attack mini-game, and there you go.

And for taking a screen capture, I just hit the "Prt Scr" (print screen) key, open up IrfanView (an image viewing/editing program), and then hit Ctrl and V to copy the screen capture into IrfanView. Then I just save the file. Just any image program should work for copying the capture into it and then saving it, just don't save it as a bitmap (.bmp) file, because it'll be huge. I save mine as gifs.

And Ginny, that was actually exactly what I had in mind, heh. Just a quick run in with Auron, to get Link wondering what the heck is going on even more. :toothy:[/size]

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[color=indigo][i]Link stands and watches as Auron flies away, quite puzzled by Auron's answers.[/i]

Link: Well that was odd...

[i]He looks about him, gazing at the hills around him, the short grass blowing in the breeze. "It would've been nice if I could've asked him where I am," he thinks. He looks over at Epona standing next to him, grazing. "Well, at least I've got some transportation now." Link jumps back up onto Epona, and rides north, having come inland a ways already and figuring that the storm must have blown him far to the south of wherever he was out in the ocean at the time. It's simply a matter of what continent he's on.

Riding at a slow trot, Link looks about him in the hopes of seeing a familiar landmark. "It seems I'm right in the middle of nowhere," he thinks. "Not a thing in sight." The hills had flattened out after a few miles, and now there was a decently flat plain with a tree here or there next to a small pond or stream. He sighs, starting to lose hope, and trying to figure what he's going to do when it comes time to stop for the night. The sun is getting low in the sky, and it would only be a couple more hours till evening.

Another couple hours pass, and the sun is starting to set. Then, as he turns his head to look over at the sunset, he glimpses something off in the distance. A little to the west of the direction he's heading, Link spots a small house in the distance. "Yes!" he thinks. "Finally!" Link urges Epona into a slow gallop, and changes his course to head for the house. "Maybe they'll even let me stay for the night," he thinks. "A warm bed would be nice after sleeping on that dang boat..."

Finally, Link rides up to the house, and dismounts. He walks up to the house, which looks to be part of a small farm, and knocks on the door. It opens, and he's greeted by a middle-aged Toad.[/i]

NPC1: Why, hello, what can I do you for ya meh boy?

Link: Um, first off, I'd kinda like to know where I am. Second, uh, you wouldn't happen to have a spare bed would you?

NPC1: You're lost? Heh, around here is the southern part of the Mushroom Kingdom, just a few miles from the Hyrule border. And I'll have to check on that bed, but you're welcome to stay the night. Come on in, and you can tell me what you're doing, wandering around lost.

[i]Link breathes a silent sigh of relief, very glad indeed at being in the Mushroom Kingdom.[/i]

Link: Thanks. You wouldn't happen to also have a stable for my horse, would you?

NPC1: Oh, sure, head around the side of the house, ya can't miss it. Just come on in when you've got everything settled.

[i]Link leads Epona around the side of the house and into the stables, where he sees a few empty stalls and a few cows in the other stalls. He leads Epona over to one of the empty ones, and gets her some hay.[/i]

Link: Well, it's certainly been a while since I've ridden you much.

[i]Epona neighs softly, and nuzzles Link's side as he puts the hay in the stall.[/i]

Link: Heh, it's good to see you too.

[i]Link smiles and pats Epona's muzzle, and then heads back around to the front of the house. He opens the door, and walks into the living room of the small house. A couch goes across the right wall, except for in the back corner, where a hallway leads to the bedrooms. Bookshelves and a chair line the left wall, and an archway leading to the kitchen and dining area takes up most of the wall. On the left side of the arch, though, is another chair, and on the right is another bookshelf. A few lamps, standing on the end tables around the couch and chairs light the room, giving it a warm and pleasant atmosphere. Link looks around at the shelves which are lined with books, most of them history books. Then, the Toad comes out of the hallway, and sees Link.[/i]

NPC1: Ah, got everything settled?

[i]Link turns around from his inspection of a shelf, and looks at the Toad. But, before Link can reply, he's cut off by the Toad.[/i]

NPC1: Link?! Link, is it Link?!

Link: ...Yes.

NPC1: Link, I didn't recognize you outside in the dark! Wow, this is amazing. I had heard you were out traveling, but I didn't think you were around here!

[i]Link blinks, both surprised and happy, as the Toad continues.[/i]

NPC1: I've read everything there is on your adventures, and even written some stuff myself! It's a great pleasure to actually meet you!

Link: Uh, thanks, I'm quite flattered.

[i]Link shakes the Toad's hand, and sits down in the chair in the corner when the Toad sits down on the couch and motions him to sit also.[/i][/color]

[Charles]

[color=red][size=5][B]B[/color][/size][/B]lack storm clouds rolled across the sky with ominous foreboding. Thin, blue streaks of lightning streaked across the heavens, while crackling thunder hollered "danger."

The ultimate power of victory consumed those men, whom it had eluded for so long. Standing before the proverbial gates of hell, the four fathers of evil reveled in the realization of their catastrophic deeds.

They would never be close to heaven, or see the gates for that matter. The weight of their own egos had eroded their judgment and clouded their brilliance--transforming them into hapless imps bent on destruction.

Peering through sunglasses whose black sheen rivaled the darkness of the void in his soul, Albert Wesker studied the cryogenically frozen DOOM marine. Caressing the thick outer shell of his containment chamber, Wesker's normally placid face twisted into a devilish grin.

Herds of Yoshi grazed on fruit, zombies marched through the alleys of Raccoon City in sync to one silent beat, and the mushroom people went about their ordinary lives underneath smiling clouds--all unaware of imminent disaster.

Meanwhile, Dr. Wily stood beside Robotnik and Don Luigi on the threshold of hell. This was only the beginning. Tugging at the leash intertwined in his hand violently, Wily chastised the ol' girl.

Dr. Robotnik asked WIly why he hadn't put her to sleep years ago. She was gray, frail, flea-infested and couldn't control her bladder anymore. Worst of all, she refused to go on the newspaper that Wily put down for her. Nonetheless, Wily still had a certain fondness for his mother, who happened to be attached to the leash by a harness.

Because he had to return mother to Skull Castle shortly, after the day's fruitful excursion to the Space Station, he insisted that his nefarious companions speed up the proceedings.

Slowly removing his gloved claw from the marine's pod, the black beast formally of S.T.A.R.S wondered inwardly to himself if his arch nemesis Chris was wandering the streets. Wily's pleas were but a distant garble of jargon. Perhaps the being, who had heaped upon him such fabulous gifts of speed, strength and agility still roamed about.

Sliding the glasses from his pale face, Wesker glanced upon his comrades with serpent esque pupils. The rumblings of ghouls, the wailing of hideous incantations grew louder as the rip between dimensions widened. The process had begun. Appallingly, not a single, solitary hero had attempted to intervene in the dawn of fate. They were to buy--with themselves.

It was icy, bitter cold. The winds raged while resentful chills ran down the back of their spines. There was the shivering bite of winter, yet without the familiar comfort of soft, pillowy snow.

Across the plane, life was so nonexistent, so absent in places like that. But that is what reality is.

Escaping swiftly, the guiltless cohorts escaped swiftly like a band of thieves in the night, leaving behind a trail of destruction--one which would rob the world of its innocence.

[B][color=red]Winner of the Smash Brothers competition: Desbreko.[/b][/color]

I would like to congratulate mostly everyone who participated in that match. The quality was excellent and the decision wasn't easy.

As for the location of the minigames, simply go to the sign up and check the Pong profile or the Pac Man Profile. I'm sure that the link to the arcade is in the General Store as well.

[Zidargh]

*With an an extremely blindening flash, TJ and Earl were teleported into a dark and gloomy alley*
[COLOR=indigo]TJ and Earl: Wha!!!!!!!!!! Ola Ben[/COLOR]
*All of a sudden Earl fell straight through a windscreen into a bloodied car, that seemed to have a resemblance to a police car*

[COLOR=indigo]TJ: Earl u ok man?[/COLOR]
[COLOR=indigo]Earl: Shhhh, I hear something, get in here quick![/COLOR]
[COLOR=darkblue]With a rush, TJ jumped through the windscreen to land on something that made a CRUNCH sound. Reluctantly, Toe Jam squatted to see what he landed on......[/COLOR]
[COLOR=indigo]TJ: WHA! This is a pack of handgun rounds, but there's....[/COLOR]
[COLOR=indigo]Earl: What?[/COLOR]
[COLOR=indigo]TJ: BLOOD ON THEM! Agh, Earl do you hear something...?[/COLOR]
[COLOR=darkblue]Suddenly, a distinctive moaning appeared, with a slow paced squelch. It appeared to be some kind of foot stepping, but the duo were too petrified to see.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=darkblue]*More continuous moaning followed by a shake of the car...... Suddenly, Earl grabbed a jar out of his back ghetto pockets and threw at the abnormal fiend*[/COLOR]
[COLOR=indigo]Earl:HWAGH! *Throws*[/COLOR]
*Suddenly the creature fell aback with a what appeared to be a head tilted to the side*
[COLOR=indigo]TJ: Man I dont think that WOR...........![/COLOR]
*All of a sudden a shudder of a head popped into the former window, the stench was revolting*
[COLOR=indigo]TJ and Earl: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY...... HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/COLOR]
*Awaits reply*
[COLOR=indigo]TJ: Man no one's around, we've gotta get out of here ok!?[/COLOR]
[COLOR=indigo]Earl:Ok here it goes, we're getting out of here, and are going to find some what er, Earthling life forms, how desperate am I?[/COLOR]
[COLOR=darkblue]*With that the duo both jumped out of the windscreen and rushed in their common waut (Shown in TJ and Earl two) to some rusted metal gates*[/COLOR]
[COLOR=indigo]TJ: *Huff, huff, huff* We're surrounded by these creatures, I cant see them but I can smell, something rotten.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=indigo]Earl: *Huff Huff Huff* ARGH! We've gotta get in there, and quick, the streets echoed with moaning and squelches[/COLOR]
*With adrenaline pumping through the duos alienated veins they with all their might... CLIMBED OVER THE FENCE :D (I've gotta add some humor in this) With TJ at the top of the brick ladned wall, Earl tried desperately to scramble while three moaning figures stumbled forwards, one nearly grabbing Earl's leg was slaughtered as TJ threw a brick into its half opened head. Pulling Earl up, TJ led Earl to the front of the building*
[COLOR=indigo]TJ: That was close man, too close *Still out of breath*[/COLOR]
[COLOR=indigo]Earl: Yeah, ya got that right. [/COLOR]
*Mesmerised, the duo looked up towards the building that would be their temporary savior. A tattered flad swung as the moaning and rattling of the gates overwhelmed the silence. The flag read S.T.A.R.S, fighting crime along side law enforcemtn. It seemed the only suttle object with no blood staines and stench existed in the alleys. Rushing towards the great Oak Doors, they opened and slammed them shut as the gate collapsed to the immense amount of creatures. Inside, Earl picked up a snapped broom stick and stuck it between the handles*
[COLOR=indigo]TJ: Silence is with us, why are we here anyway? I only remember being confronted by mushroom people waving their arms, perhaps a spell, but they had no funk![/COLOR]
[COLOR=indigo]Earl: I have no idea but I have a bad feeling staying in this hall. Lets go to those set of doors.[/COLOR]
*Struggling with opening doors, the duo were nearly giving up until they found a door that read 'S.T.A.R.S Office'. Turning the knob, the duo fell into what seemed a group of completely different forms. One claddened in Blue Armor, one guy leaning into a desk for support who appeared to be wounded, and a small but yet suttle yellow figure,the duo fell aback.
[COLOR=indigo]TJ and Earl: Please be friendly[/COLOR]
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[Krillen]

CWB, your banner is X'ed out. And so are all of your links in your sign up thread. That meens that I can't access pong, the general store, the map, and everything else that I need. So the reason I goofed on us showing up in Raccon City rather than Pallet town was because I wasnt sure. So what gives?

[Desbreko]

[size=1]Just go [url=http://www.geocities.com/project_gamer/]here[/url] to access the PG site, and from there you can get to the general store and the Pong Attack and Pac-Man mini-games and whatnot.[/size]

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[color=indigo]Link: So, you're sort of a historian, then?

NPC1: Oh, yes, I love history. ...If you wouldn't mind, could I ask you a few questions?

Link: Sure, why not. What do you want to know?

[i]The two talk for about twenty minutes, Link answering various questions about his adventures, until a voice is heard from the kitchen.[/i]

NPC2: Dinner's ready!

NPC1: Oh, my, I forgot to introduce you to my wife, didn't I? Come, you must meet her, she's a wonderful cook!

[i]The Toad leads Link into the dining area, where a female Toad is laying out dinner on the dining table.[/i]

NPC1: Honey, look who showed up for dinner!

NPC2: Huh?

[i]She turns around, and looks at Link standing next to her husband.[/i]

NPC2: Well I'll be darned, it's Link! What are you doing in these parts?

Link: Actually, I was kind of lost before I got here. I was shipwrecked, and washed up on shore down south of here.

NPC2: My, you look like you haven't eaten in days! Come, sit down, I'll get an extra plate and silverware.

[i]Link sits down, glad for a meal, and a very good meal at that. He didn't carry a lot of food with him, and it had run out the day before the storm. After dinner, the Toads show him to the spare bedroom, which has a small feather bed in it.[/i]

NPC2: You must be tired, after all you've been through in the last couple days.

Link: Yes, thank you for letting me stay here tonight.

[i]Link walks into the room and shuts the door behind him. He wastes no time in unpacking his gear and falling into bed, very glad indeed to again have a soft bed to sleep on. He hadn't slept in a bed since that night at the inn he was staying at, before all of this had started...whatever "this" was.

The next morning he thanked the Toads again, and then headed out to the stable to get Epona. Leading her out of the stable, he jumped on and headed out north and a little west, heading towards the castle. He rides at a good clip, and after about five hours, he sees a town in the distance. "Ah, that must be Donut Plains," he thinks. I wonder if I can find out what's been happening lately. Link rides into town, and looks around. Things look normal, and there are certainly no giant Piranha Flowers roaming about. Looking around, he sees people going about their business, not paying him any attention. He rides over to the train station and dismounts, hoping to find someone from Mushroom Village that has news of the Piranha Flower attack.[/i][/color]

[starlight]

The princess ran along totally unnoticed. She watched the little toads play near the road. As she entered the toad town she knew that Mario wouldn't be there.

Peach: Ok lets see... Places he might go to?

Checking all the usual places, the pizzaria, the inn, the Golf Cource, the Go Kart track, and the Tennis courts. She finnaly gave up. He wasnt in any of these places.

Peach: Thats it I give up!

She went over to a nearby bench and sat down, she doodled on the gravel path with the tip of her parasol.

Peach: Ok I like him but, Why must I be so obsessive about him?! Bowsers gone so... I'm not worried about being kidnapped. Again! Why do I have to worry if hes around or not?



OOC sorry about the short post! I have to get to school *collective scream*

[Boba Fett]

[COLOR=green]Samus stands right outside the train station, silently watching the crowds of near identical toads as they go about their business.

The rest of the town had woken up now, and the once empty streets of the village were filled with vendors who were loudly hawking their wares. Samus had decided to watch the activity at the train station because it was the only way of fast, mass transit that connected to this sleepy town. If there was going to be any suspicious activity, it would probably come through here.

Then, at the edge of the platform he sees, among the virtual sea of toads, a figure dressed in green tying a horse to a pole outside the station. It was Link, from Hyrule. Why was he here? It was worth finding out.

She swiftly strode through the crowd, taking great care not to knock over any small toads. She reached Link seconds later and began to speak?

Samus: "Link, what a surprise to see you here? What brings you to the mushroom kingdom?"

Link: "Samus, it's been a long time. Nice to see you again! Anyway, I came here to investigate the rumors of piranha plants attacking people."

Samus: "So did I. But when I arrived there wasn?t a piranha plant in sight."

Link: "I haven?t seen any either. Hey, look the train has pulled in."

Samus turns and watches as a great long train pulls up to the station platform and passengers begin to pile out onto the already packed platform. Many are toads, but there are some foreigners, a group of Pac people, three or four residents of the Earth Colony, A small man in a red hat and a large woman who wasn?t wearing shoes?

Link: "Hey that's Mario!"

Samus: "So it is. The lady, isn't that Madame Aroma?"

Link: "It is. What could they be doing here?"

Samus: "Let's find out."

She and Link hurry through the crowd and towards Mario and his companion?[/COLOR]

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Desbreko, James, hope its alright with you if Samus, Link and Mario join up... If not PM me and I will delete this post.

[Domon]

[i] Tidus walked along the cobblestoned street towards a beautiful mansion in Luca, the house belonged to him and his wife Yuna. After defeating Sin Tidus had begun to fade but when he had jumped off the Airship he saw his father who still was a faith but as a faith he granted his son the second chance of a lifetime. To live in the real world. He had arrived in Luca just as Yuna had finished her speech and surprised the whole gang when he did his classic blitzball whistls right behind them, Yun had turned around and saw him and her jaw dropped and she ran straight into his arms and they had embraced each other. That was two years ago. Now Tidus and Yuna were married and they had a son which they named Jecht in honor of Tidus' father. But for the past few days Tidus had been getting a feeling that something was amiss, like there was some unexplained evil, strange contients had appeared out of nowhere and Tidus had seen a young man walking around Luca, he had a huge sword and a really perplexed face. Tidus had wanted to speak to him but everytime he tried to he lost sight of the man. Finally on this day Tidus annouced to Yuna that he would be going to those new contienents and see what was going on. Yuna then had gathered everyone and they all decieded they would go together in the Airship and investigate.[/i]

[i]On the Airship[/i]

Tidus: So when we reach the nearest town i'll go and everyone stay on except for Yuna and Kimahari.

Yuna and Kimahri: Right.

[i] The first city they approached was none other than Midgar. As the Airsip landed on the dock Yuna, Tidus, and Kimahri stepped out and were greeted by three people. Their names were Yuffie, Vincent, and Cid.[/i]

Tidus: Hi i'm Tidus. This is my wife Yuna and our family friend Kimahri. We came over here to investigate why you contienent all of a sudden showed up. Oh do you know this man?? [i] Pulls out a picture of Cloud.[/i]

Yuffie: Yeah!! His name is Cloud Strife. Why?

Tidus: Well i've seen him passing through the city i live in and i noticed him because his clothes look a little different and i wanted to ask him where he is from. Could you please introduce me to him???

Cid: Sure just follow us.

[i] The group procceded into the main building on the airstrip. Tidus could feel a little relief coming to him. At least these people knew this guy and they didn't seem like really bad guys, but he shouldn't let his friendlyness get the better of him. He clutched the handle of his Calabalog even tighter.[/i]

[Warlock]

*blows up several things, then builds 'em back up, before blowing 'em up again* Anyway, there's an explanation to why I was away in the Mod Forum for all you Modders. But for you guys who can't go there, I'll give you the quick low down. Lots of things, real busy, and unable to access boards for short time. Everyone happy? Good. Now, what on [I]earth[/I] is going on at the moment?

[Desbreko]

[size=1]It's all right with me if Samus joins up with Link and Mario, and I don't think James would object. Kind of fitting, having Nintendo's three biggest stars team up. :)[/size]

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[color=indigo][i]Link and Samus walk up to Mario and Madam Aroma as they step off the train.[/i]

Link: Hey, Mario!

Mario: Link, what are you doing here?

Samus: Hi.

Mario: Mama-mia, and Samus, too?!

Link: Yeah, we just met up a minute ago, and then we saw you get off the train. Where were you, what happened?

Aroma: I lost my shoes, that's what happened!

Samus: Who's this?

Link: She's Ma--

Aroma: I am Madam Aroma, from the fair land of Termina, and I require some shoes this instant!

Samus: Touché...

Aroma: Why, it's a good thing you're wearing that armor or I'd slap you into next week!

[i]Link sighs, feeling sorry for Mario if he had to deal with that the whole time.[/i]

Link: Look, I'll go buy you some more shoes. Why don't you three go find an inn or something, and when I get back we can exchange stories.

Mario: Link is-a right. Why don't we-a meet over at the Donut Plains Inn and get-a something to eat, eh?

Samus: Fine with me.

Aroma: Oh, thank you, Link!

Link: Right, I'll be back in a few minutes.

[i]Link rolls his eyes as he walks back towards Epona, and unhitches her from the post. He rides around for a few minutes, until he finds a shoe store. He dismounts and hitches Epona to another post, and walks in. After looking around for a couple minutes, he picks out a pair of imported Hylian high heels with lace and tassels on them. "I can't believe I'm actually buying these," he thinks as he walks over to the counter.[/i]

Shopkeeper: Got a special lady, eh?

Link: Um...I guess you could say that...

[i]Link pays for the shoes and then rides over to the Donut Plains Inn, and heads over to the dining room where the others are waiting. He sits down, and hands Madam Aroma the shoes.[/i]

Aroma: Oh, thank you, Link, they're lovely!

[i]She leans over and plants a big kiss on Links cheek. Link winces, and tries to keep a straight face. Aroma puts on the shoes, and seems to be happy for the time being.[/i]

Link: So, where'd you end up when we went through that warp pipe?

[i]Mario and Link exchange their stories, Madam Aroma inserting a few comments while Mario tells his story, while Samus listens with interest.[/i][/color]

[James]

Mario, Link, Samus and Madam Aroma sat on the steps of the train station. They had no idea what to do next.

Madam Aroma reached into her dainty purse and produced a small fan. She carefully opened it and fanned her face as she admired her new shoes.

Mario sat with his chin resting on his hands. The last day had been one of the strangest in his life; maybe even more strange than his capture by King Boo the previous year.

Link was holding his sword and drawing patterns in the dirt. He was stumped. He'd never been to the Mushroom Kingdom before, nor had he fought a Pirahna Plant. Was he losing his touch? He didn't know, but he hoped not.

And finally there was Samus. Unlike the others, she wasn't feeling beaten just yet. She stood up and examined the landscape with her visor. Several yards infront of the train station was what looked like a sign post with various arrows on it.

Samus began walking towards it and motioned to the others to follow her.


[color=teal][b]Samus:[/b] Hey guys...look! There's a sign over there. Let's go and see what it says.[/color]

[color=red][b]Mario:[/b] I hope we can find somewhere to sleep for the night. :nervous: [/color]

[color=coral][b]Madam Aroma:[/b] Hmph, all you ever think about is food and sleep, Mario! We have a job to do![/color]

The entire group turned and stared at Madam Aroma. Her remark was most unexpected...

[color=coral][b]Madam Aroma:[/b] Well it's true! I didn't get this rich by sitting around wondering what to do next. I took initiative and married a rich and influential man! That takes serious effort![/color]

Link looked at the others and rolled his eyes. :rolleyes:

As the group approached the sign, Samus began reading the text on the arrows out loud.

[color=teal][b]Samus:[/b] Hm..it says: "East: Donut Plains Junction"; "West: Karni Koopa's Travel Agency [low, low fares to Isle Delfino]"; "North: Animal Crossing"; "South: Donut Plains Train Station".[/color]

Samus eyed the others inquisitively. Mario furrowed his brow, thinking.

[color=red][b]Mario:[/b] Hmm, I think we should head to the Donut Plains Junction! Surely that'll get us closer to the heart of the Mushroom Kingdom. [/color]

[color=green][b]Link:[/b] I don't know, Mario. Maybe we should head to Karni Koopa's Travel Agency. He might be able to get us a ticket by air...so we can get there faster.[/color]

Within moments, the entire group began debating where they should go next. Samus was pointing in many directions, Mario was waving his arms around excitedly and Link was pointing his sword west and speaking with an insistant tone.

[color=coral][b]Madam Aroma:[/b] STOPP!!!![/color]

The group immediately fell silent and turned around.

[color=coral][b]Madam Aroma:[/b] Tsk tsk...[i]so disorganized![/i] We need a place to stay for the night, correct?[/color]

[color=red][b]Mario:[/b] B-but...you just said...[/color]

[color=orange][b]*WHAP!*[/b][/color]

Madam Aroma slapped Mario in the arm with her purse and scowled at him.

[color=coral][b]Madam Aroma:[/b]Nevermind what I said. It's clear to me that the closest place to rest my poor tired feet is [b]Animal Crossing[/b]. It sounds lovely, don't you think?[/color]

For fear of what Madam Aroma might do if they objected, the entire group nodded their heads in unison.

[color=coral][b]Madam Aroma:[/b] Good. Now, shall we?[/color]

Madam Aroma began walking along the northern path with her nose as high in the air as possible. Mario shrugged and followed close behind. Samus and Link knew it was a waste of time to argue, so they followed close behind Mario.

As they walked, Madam Aroma began humming a tune from her native Termina.

[color=coral][b]Madam Aroma:[/b] You know, on my [i]many, many[/i] travels around the world, I've come to know many interesting people.[/color]

As she walked, Madam Aroma carefully fixed her hair with a gloved hand.

[color=coral][b]Madam Aroma:[/b] And I just happen to know someone at Animal Crossing. His name is Tom Nook -- he owns the local General Store. I'm sure he'll give us a place to stay for the night. [/color]

[color=red][b]Mario:[/b] Never heard of him...[/color]

[color=coral][b]Madam Aroma:[/b] Hmph, that doesn't surprise me! You're always too busy fawning over that silly Princess Toadstool to notice these things, my dear boy.[/color]

After another hour of lectures from Madam Aroma, the group finally saw a large sign in the distance:

[size=4][b][font=times new roman]Welcome to Animal Crossing![/size]
[/b]Population: Growing![/font]