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Post by fairlyoddnewyorker on Jun 2, 2006 20:36:57 GMT -5
^__^ While I'm working on the next chapter, here's a little something I put together ... just a wallpaper of Ran, but I'm proud of how it turned out ... www.deviantart.com/view/34198269/
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Post by nauticusvergil on Jun 2, 2006 20:41:12 GMT -5
Hey, very nice touch FONY ^_^
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Post by fairlyoddnewyorker on Jun 2, 2006 20:51:26 GMT -5
^__^ Thank you ;D
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Post by nauticusvergil on Jun 2, 2006 20:54:10 GMT -5
Yeah it's a new pic of Ran from the movie that certainly hasn't been on this website yet ^_^
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Post by fairlyoddnewyorker on Jun 2, 2006 20:57:24 GMT -5
Yeah, I scanned it from my storybook.
Lemme see if I can upload the original pic ...
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Post by nauticusvergil on Jun 2, 2006 21:00:42 GMT -5
Ooo, that'd be cool ^_^
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Post by fairlyoddnewyorker on Jun 2, 2006 21:19:48 GMT -5
Here it is ^^
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Post by nauticusvergil on Jun 2, 2006 21:24:49 GMT -5
Nice shot, gives a clear look on his eyes ^_^
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Post by fairlyoddnewyorker on Jun 2, 2006 22:54:42 GMT -5
^__^ Yeah, I love it.
Okay, since FF.NET's being evil at the moment, I'm posting this next chapter on here for now. Lemme know what you think, for I don't trust the second of two chapters finished in one day. Something's gotta be a miss ...
Chapter 16
Sandra, Randall, Doppler, Audrey, Vitani, and John all filed out into the fresh air. It had gotten drastically darker since they entered the basement, which made Sandra wonder how much time they’d actually spent arguing with Wesley. They headed down the long narrow alleyway in complete silence, following Honest John. Sandra began to wonder why Randall was so quiet until the very end. Maybe it was just because there were too many new toons that he’d never met before ... But she also wondered if it was because he really wasn’t sure about joining this whole revolution thing … She heard shouting as they walked on, and John rushed ahead, “Hey, you brute! Unhand my comrades!” the fox yelled, and Sandra saw Scroop standing there outside the ride entrance, his claw aloft. He held one of the weasels, Smart Guy, up by his neck. Tessa stood by, sword out as John approached. Scroop turned to John and snarled, snapping his free claw menacingly, and the fox recoiled. “Scroop!” Sandra called, the mantavor looked over, and his frown dissipated a bit. “Let him go- they’re on our side … I think.” She muttered the last words, words that only Randall heard. He let out a sigh, and dropped the weasel to the ground. Smart Guy seemed to regain his confidence since Sandra had somewhat of a power over him. Therefore, he stood there, taking time to straighten his pink suit, and he picked up his hat and straightened it out. “Thanks for nothin’, spider psycho!” was all he could muster. Unbeknownst to Smart Guy, Scroop was also called a spider psycho by a mortal enemy of his. Scroop’s eyes gleamed furiously, and he clenched up a fist. Tessa leapt onto his arm, holding onto him as best as she could, “Let it go, come on …” she insisted. He relaxed a bit, but he still stared down Smart Guy with a deadly glare. The weasel avoided his eyes. “You know this … guy?” Honest John asked- he stopped himself from using some smart aleck remark, lest he anger the stranger even more. Sandra nodded, stepping up to the front, “Yeah, he’s part of our … meeting.” “Meeting?” Smart Guy asked and Honest John clonked him on the head. “We’d better get a move on if we’d rather not get caught.” He reminded. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The nearest entrance to the underground passage was not far from ‘It’s A Small World’. In fact, it was right down the street, through a back door of one of the gift shops, not far from the Haunted Mansion attraction. Not even ten rungs down a metal ladder, and they landed on a cobblestone surface. It was pitch dark, and after John came down first, (he wanted to prove he was brave, even though the sight of Scroop unsettled his nerves) the weasels followed, and it wasn’t long until they were cluttered together, yelling at whom was pushing/touching/stepping on/breathing on whom. Eventually Audrey saw fit to light a road flare, one of Vinny’s that she used to help with crowd control a while back. “No electricity,” Vitani said slowly with a smirk, “That means no one’s down here. We shouldn’t have a problem finding a place now.” “Yeah, but you’d better find a light switch before this road flare goes out,” Audrey warned. “Found it,” Randall replied with a smile, and flicked on the lights. Fluorescent lights flickered on down to reveal a long hallway that seemed to go on forever. The toons stood there in shock. “You know …” Tessa said finally, “I heard these existed, but I thought they were just rumors …” “A pirate’s paradise, I suppose.” Doppler remarked. She sneered at him. “Yeah, we can make some easy money through these tunnels, eh Boss?” Smart Guy asked with a mischievous grin. “No,” John replied, shaking his head, “As tempting as it is, we can’t misuse it. It’s too risky- we’re in luck there are no cast members here tonight.” Randall spoke, “I suggest we find a hideout, seal the entrance to this tunnel, and find a different route to reach it.” Scroop nodded, “Sounds like a plan.” Sandra grinned broadly, and held out a hand, “All in favor?” Randall put his hand over hers, and the others piled on, “Aye.” Tessa agreed. Scroop and Smart Guy seemed to be on an unspoken truce, for Scroop had put his claw atop Smart Guy’s without any intention of harm. “This is a time for unity, guys.” Sandra reminded once they took back their hands, “Any disagreements you may have with anyone must be resolved. If you can’t, go ahead and quarrel, but do it after this is over. You’ll have plenty of time for that nonsense afterwards,” she said, and headed down the hall, “Come on.” They walked on and on, and came across several different corridors with entrances, but the rooms they led to were as small as coat closets. After going through at least twenty passages, they finally came across a large room that seemed as if it were made for what they had planned. It was much like a large gymnasium, but it was really an abandoned safe room of some sort. Cobwebs inhabited every corner. The only light from outside came from high windows, unreachable and not made to open for air, but impenetrable. It was bulletproof glass. The room was well circulated though- several air vents were located at the corners of the room. The only furniture inside it was a lone worn out office desk, without a chair. A metal door was directly across from the underground entrance, and Randall opened it to find out that it led directly into the back stage area of the theatrical attraction ‘Disney’s Philar Magic’. Audrey pointed out that the only cast needed for the ride was in the maintenance room or the people who controlled the crowds. Considering the amount of dust that had accumulated on the handle and had covered the room, it was obvious that this room was no longer used. “But is it safe?” Doppler asked, “You don’t know what those air vents are … venting in.” Tessa scoffed as she glanced over at him. She was atop Scroop’s back and was peeking through the high window on her tiptoes, “If it’s letting anything deadly in, I say the more the merrier. We can’t die from it, and it’ll keep those pesky humans out of here …” “She’s got a point.” Audrey agreed. “Well …” Sandra said, “I guess that’s that. Lock up the hatch, will you, Scroop? We’ll head outside … it’ll just look as if we were there for the attraction. No one will suspect a thing.” -=-=-=-
The group separated from one another and socialized with their own groups of toons, just to make it look as if they all didn’t know one another. It would be suspicious for a variety of toons to all just befriend one another … the last thing they wanted was suspicion. All stayed at the park though, except Doctor Doppler, who had to return home to his wife and kids. Randall stayed with Sandra as she watched Clopin’s weekly stage performance in silence from a park bench. She wasn’t really watching it, for most of the time. She was just thinking over all that’s happened to her recently. She never thought she’d be able to gather the courage to call up the toons she did, let alone start a revolution. She often spoke of things, but she never acted upon them. She began to fear if she’d ever get through the mess she brought herself into. A thousand questions ran through her mind. Would she be able to get more toons to join? Would they be caught shortly, and all the plans destroyed? What if the future that lies ahead was meant to be? Were the toons destined to be forever controlled by a senseless megalomaniac? “Sandra?” Randall’s soft voice erased her stressing thoughts. She looked over at him. His emerald eyes bore into hers, “you all right?” he asked concernedly. She nodded slowly, looking away, “I think so …” “What’s the matter?” he pressed on. There was no way she’d let him know she was having doubts about this. Weakness in a leader wasn’t good. At least, if she even was a leader … “It’s nothing,” she insisted, and then to change the subject, “That was really brave what you did in the tunnel. Voicing your opinion like that,” she said with a grin. “It was nothing,” he said with a smile. She hated it when he smiled, because she was beginning to find it … cute. She didn’t want that. Not again. “No, really- it was something,” she complimented, “I’m surprised Scroop agreed to it so quickly- he’s usually the indecisive type.” “Yeah, well … I was just being rational.” “It helps,” she said with a nod, “I’m often irrational.” She admitted with a dry laugh, “I feel like I have too much to say, and not enough time to say it … so when it comes out, it doesn’t make much sense.” “Well you’re not going anywhere,” he reminded, “Toons can’t die.” “I know that, it’s just …” she sighed, “I dunno. I’m just odd that way, I guess.” “I don’t find you odd.” He said truthfully. She blushed slightly, “Well, that’s probably because you don’t know me too well …” she said with a smile, “Which is sometimes for the best …” Their eyes met briefly, and the sound of the fireworks going off brought the two toons to their senses. Everyone in the park began to file out through the gates. “C’mon,” Sandra said, getting up, “Let’s go and find Packard.” -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Just had to add in a little Ran/San interaction at the end ^_^; So shoot me. ;D
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Post by nauticusvergil on Jun 3, 2006 11:41:32 GMT -5
No, no, the interaction at the end was good ^_^
Heheh, two chapters a day isn't a necessarily a bad thing at all ^_^
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Post by RandallBoggs on Jun 3, 2006 12:28:51 GMT -5
Hey! That's the pic I brought in way back when ^_^
Your getting allot more descriptive FONY ^_^
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Post by nauticusvergil on Jun 3, 2006 12:30:05 GMT -5
That she is....I loved the ending scene, I could visualize it so clearly and take my memories of Disney World and see that place again ^_^
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Post by RandallBoggs on Jun 3, 2006 12:31:00 GMT -5
^_^
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Post by fairlyoddnewyorker on Jun 3, 2006 12:41:05 GMT -5
Heheh ^___^ Thanks guys ;D
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Post by RandallBoggs on Jun 3, 2006 12:41:32 GMT -5
^_^
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