originally posted in:The New Dojo
[u][b]W-What? We a-a-aren't e-even moving...[/b][/u]
*He seems to look even more confused.*
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[b]Fortis looks at Destanius, who returns with a shake of his head. Fortis flys over the wall of the dojo and spots the black creature. He shines a light on it and takes a photo of it. He then flys back to sapphire and Vorim and projects a holographic image of the photo.[/b] "This thing was following you."
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*Both their eyes widen as they look at the photo.* [u][b]Sketch?![/b][/u] [u]This... This is fake right? Right?!?[/u] *In the photo was the shadowy creature which seems to resemble Sketch. It's body is exactly the same shape as Sketch's but it seems to ripple like pitch black liquid, little parts of it floating up and disappearing. It is surrounded by a grey aura as well.* [u][b]How l-long h-has he been f-following us?! I h-haven't l-left my a-a-apartment i-in so long!!![/b][/u]
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[b]Fortis and Destanius are both visible shocked at the image.[/b] "Well, I don't know." Says Destanius.
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[u][b]THAT'S SKETCH!!![/b][/u] *Shouts Vorim, standing up and looking over the wall to try and see him.*
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"This is big news. Let's go out to see him."
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[u][b]Y-Yeah![/b][/u] *Sapphire and Vorim open the gate and start running down the stairs.*
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[b]Fortis and Destanius run after them.[/b]
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*As they are running down the stairs, they turn a corner and are thrown right back at Destanius and Fortis. Both of them twist through the air to land on their feet but it doesn't help with their current flight path.*
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[b]Fortis catches Sapphire, and Destanius catches Vorim.[/b] "What the heck was that?" Said Destanius.
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*Vorim looks stunned.* [u][b]I-It can't be Sk-Sk-Sketch! It can't!!![/b][/u] *Vorim trembles a little. For once, Sapphire looks legitimately terrified. All her fur has puffed up and she claws at fortis, frantically trying to push him away before dashing back up the stairs towards the Dojo.*
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[b]Fortis and Destanius draw there weapons, ready to fight off whatever has attacked Sapphire and Vorim.[/b]
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*Stepping around the corner is the creature from the photo, its large glowing white eyes staring at them.* *Creature "You two should leave. I'm not here to kill you, just Wolfy's brother and that tiger too." *His voice was identical to Sketch's but it seemed corrupted. Vorim had described William talking the same way after coming back to the Dojo from trying to chase him down.*
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"I am afraid that I can't allow you to do that, as Sapphire and Vorim are innocents. Unless, of course, they provoked you or wronged you in some way." Says Fortis. "Also, aren't they your friends, Sketch?" Says Destanius.
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*William "Sketch? Ha! He isn't in control! I'm William! You know, the guy he kidnapped him and has now taken over his mind! And they are far from innocent! They contributed to me becoming this!"
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"Ok, William. How did they wrong you? Also, why don't you let Sketch go so we can here from him too. In order to reach a verdict, we need all sides of the story." Says Fortis.
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*William "He's mine! I can't let him go! And they helped turn me into this!!!"
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"Well since you 'can't' let him go, we will focus on how the turned you into this." Says Fortis. [spoiler]Does Sketch still have the coin I gave him?[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Yeah, why?[/spoiler] *William "I tried to kidnap him. They kept me there until it started raining! The rain nearly killed me!"
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[spoiler]You'll see.[/spoiler] "Wait, so you kidnapped Sketch, and Sapphire and Vorim made you stay until it rained. Why did you kidnap Sketch, how did Sappihire and Vorim make you stay, and how does rain hurt you?"
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*William "I was trying to kidnap him so he could either be executed or sold into slavery. The rain must have destabilized me when I turned into a gaseous state. It hurt like nothing I've ever felt before!"
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'Well, killing people and/or enslaving them is illegal. Also, are you made of liquid? That is pretty cool."
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*William "It's not cool! I have to use Wolfy's body to keep my form stable! And his body is so... Weird... It took me like two days to figure how to walk on these weird a$$ legs!" *He motions to his legs which are digitigrade.* *William "And I've been suppressing his instincts for about a week to keep myself from losing control!"
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"Well how about this. My friend Destanius here knows a lot about liquid life forms. Perhaps he can help stabilize you, and you can return Sketch."
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*William "Not gonna happen!!!"
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"Ok, William. I have tried diplomacy. Which means there is only one option left." [b]The coin that Fortis gave Sketch starts rapidly blinking. Fortis and Destanius jump backward. Then, the coin explodes. After the coin explodes, Fortis starts spraying water over the scene, since William said that he is hurt by water.[/b]