Excellent chappie. Don't worry, you'll get the airboard working soon enough!
EDIT: I claim teh page!!! *gives page to Copper to help fund teh story*

I'm going to have you kill you for that page acid.

Several instead of few I think is more accurate.

Couple<Few<Several, I think. (2)<(3)<(5?)

EDIT: This open tag and attempt to compile, even with syntax error, annoys me X.x.

If you want to kill him, make it quick and clean, Kaz No messy deaths on my topic.

I'd have more but I don't have time to type it up. So, next time I'm on you'll probably get it.

Originally Posted by Coppertop

If you want to kill him, make it quick and clean, Kaz No messy deaths on my topic.

I'd have more but I don't have time to type it up. So, next time I'm on you'll probably get it.

Arr, too little bridging between writing on paper and typing on paper.

What's the point of a quick death? That's the kindest kind of death ;p. I had something in mind like a morning star stuck inside the pancreas to let acid be consumed by acid. That'd require him to stand extremely still and never steal another page ;D.

< impression>"Make it quick and clean Kaz. There's no violence in this topic." < /impression>

Hmm... I really shouldn't go on the message boards when I've just woke up from 3 hours of sleep.

um, is there something wrong with giving pages to Coppertop? I mean, this is her story. Even if you claimed the page, you would still need to give it up. I think. Right?

Not Kaz.

I said I'd have more, so I do.

"You're sure it's Order Magic," Firefox said finally.
"Well, Order Magic is quite distinctive," Radium said. "And I have some, well, a lot, of experience identifying it."
"I'll bet," Phish said. Radium eyed him oddly, as if he couldn't decide if that was sarcasm or agreement. Apparently he decided it was the latter, as he turned back to Copper.
"Honestly, I don't know why you brought all of these guys up here just hear me talk," he said. Copper shrugged innocently.
"But you do it so well, Rad. Besides, I wanted them to meet Sasha."
"Now?"
"Well, sometime this century would be preferable. If you could arrange it, of course ..."
"Yeah, sure." Radium grimaced. "Down the hall to the left, last door. He was laughing his head off at Spaz last I saw."
"Thanks, Rad. Jack, Firefox, come with me."
"What about us?" Indigo indicated the rest of the Elite Task Force, and Phish.
"I'll leave you in Radium's charming company," she said dryly. "Sasha's not all that friendly."
"Ohh," Indigo and Splitter chorused together. She nodded.
"I thought you'd understand."
Copper and the two Elite Task Force members exited quickly. Copper sighed.
"Well, that was Radium. And this -" she led them to a slightly-ajar door "- is Sasha." She pushed the door open with an air of caution.
The dim room should have been lit by the large, open window in the opposite wall. The only problem was, this side of the castle was in complete shadow. For that matter, the whole castle was. Jack noticed that the dusk that had fallen during his battle had developed into full blown night. Thus, the only light came from a sputtering torch, burning low, next to the door.
A movement caught his eye. The window ledge was not empty as he had previously thought; there was a figure sitting on it, knees drawn up to chest.
"Copper? Jeez, you took long enough," the shape said irritably. "You're lucky I even stuck around."
"Good thing you did. Sasha, this is Jack Flash and Captain Firefox. Guys, Sasha Araspir."
Sasha rose to his feet and stepped out of the shadowy corner. "Well, for once you're right, Copper. It's a good thing I did stick around." He eyed Jack and Firefox curiously. His fur was black as tar, with dark blue streaks running through it. His hair was bleached blond, and his eyes were pale blue flecked with gold, similar to Radium's in that they were glowing faintly, and pupilless. "I guess I'm your air reconnaissance, or part of it, anyway. Hey, has Kaz or Nobody showed up yet?"
"No," Copper said. "Sasha, it's been roughly five minutes since I called them."
"I know. Your point is ...?"
"N0 lives on Mechaius, Sasha. He'll be at least a few hours until he arrives, unless he's still got Tiger with him. And Kaz ..."
As if summoned by the mentioning of his name, a red-feathered bird cannonballed into the wall next to the window. A moment later, Kaz hopped in through the window on one foot, balancing precariously on the window sill before falling directly onto Sasha, who shoved the dazed bird off irritably.
"... is here," Copper finished. Kaz shook his head to clear his vision.
"So I noticed," Sasha said. Jack grinned.
"So, are you a pilot?" Firefox asked Sasha quickly. The black rabbit started.
"What? No," he said incredulously. "You've got to be kidding me. I'm as mechanically inclined as a brick wall."
"We noticed," Copper muttered under her breath. Sasha shot her a glare that she ignored.
Firefox still didn't understand. "If you're not a pilot, how -"
"- do I plan to be your backup," Sasha finished. "Don't worry about that right now, Captain."
Firefox looked like he was about to say something when a silver and black striped rabbit materialized.
"Tiger! What's the matter?"
"A small problem. N0 and I are under attack by a flock of Desekan crows, and a few shockbots. Can I get some help?"
"Where are you?" Jack demanded.
"South end of Taffrith."
"Right," Sasha said, a malicious grin appearing on his dark face. Tiger nodded and phased out.
"Airboards are up one flight, first door on your right," Copper said. Firefox charged out the door, Jack on his heels as Sasha discarded his cloak, spread a large pair of wings, and dove out the window.
Copper shook her head and headed back to chat for a while with Radium and the rest of the Elite Task Force, if they decided to stick around.


I probably won't get on during the weekend, and I'm leaving on Wednesday. How frustrating.

YaY! I hope you get to see me do some damage before everyone else shows up and takes them out!

`N0

Hmm, should write my own story since CT portrays me so well ;p. Oh well, I'm grateful ;D.

Ah, so we won't get to see you until you've nearly left... and the computer probably won't be the last thing to pack.

Kaz is a weirdball.

Hear hear.

*pokes Acid* Write something, foo.

Originally Posted by defalcon

Kaz is a weirdball.

You know you're lying ;p.

Originally Posted by 4I Falcon

*pokes Acid* Write something, foo.

RAWR.

I'm not writing because I don't really have the inspiration yet. I currently have half of the prologue done. If you want to rush me with it, fine with me, but you'll get a much better story if you let me go at my own pace.

*is placated by the fact that Acid's writing something, albeit slowly, and allows him to write whatever, just as long as it's something*

RAWR at you too.

Do not rush inspiration. It's hazardous to other peoples' IQ.

Originally Posted by Coppertop

Kaz, you're not evil, k?

Without modifying his personality, I bet I can make a story where Kaz is evil.


Oh, and (great chapter)x(however long I was gone).

I'm not taking that bet.

Jack grabbed the airboard that Firefox handed him, leapt on it, and flew out the window, Firefox following closely. They headed at top speed towards the small town of Taffrith, which luckily wasn't far.
After a few minutes Jack spotted Sasha's pale wings flashing in the dark sky. They pulled up next to him, and the winged rabbit spun and drew his blade. He grinned when he recognized them.
"Time to shed some blood," he said, before lofting up, hovering, and diving. Jack spiralled down after him, trying to see the Desekans and shockbots in the darkness.
Sasha's blade flashed once, twice, and a loud zap signalled the end of a shockbot. Then Jack found himself in the middle of a flock of crows, and he fired rapidly, taking them by surprise. Several crows fell with loud squawks of surprise and a flurry of feathers before they were even aware of his presence.
Firefox dropped beside him. "I think Sasha, Tiger and Nobody took care of the shockbots," he called. "But swords aren't much use against crows ..."
A blue laser flashed by, dropping a crow and almost blinding Jack. He flew lower, and saw Tiger and Sasha on different rooftops, firing at the Desekans with deadly accuracy. Looking up, he realized that there were few left, and they were getting fewer.
When the last one fell, he landed. Firefox was already on the ground, talking to who Jack assumed was Nobody. Sasha was standing off to the side, inspecting his sword for any new chips. Apparently there were none, for he sheathed it and nodded to Tiger and N0, his manner suddenly cold.
"Well, that was interesting," Jack said. "What are Desekans doing off of Deseka?"
"Beats me," N0 said. "I'm Nobody - yes that IS my name, no cruel jokes please - and you're Jack Flash, right?"
"Yeah. What say we head to the Castle? Copper's expecting you."
"I figured she might be," Tiger said dryly. "My disappearing act just might have warned her."
"I guess so," Firefox said. Jack noticed that Sasha had quietly left.
The world froze and turned grey for a split second. Then, just as suddenly, they were at the Castle.
"Nice trick, that," Jack said appreciatively. Tiger nodded.
Copper came over, Sasha and Kaz trailing behind. Jack wondered how Sasha had gotten there that fast.
"Well, that was quick," she said. "Jack, I've gotta run. I'm sorry."
"That's okay," he said. "We'll manage."
"Defalcon, Acid, Electrik and Ziran should arrive tomorrow. A few others might come along too ... feel free to recruit anyone you need to."
"Sure," he said. "Thanks, Copper."
"Don't thank me yet," she said. "You may end up cursing the day you ever met me."

This is my last chapter for a while. The computer's getting packed tomorrow. Gah.
I'll see you all when I make it to London

Originally Posted by Coppertop

I'll see you all when I make it to London

Theoretically, you'll only actually see people that live in London. Anyway, best wishes, have fun, etc.


Oh, and you know that dragon picture? The really good one you never posted in the Art Forum? Can I make a topic about it? It's been on foxmage.com for months, and you've written two full-length stories while you claimed you didn't have time/were too busy to post it.

Yah, go ahead. I forgot about that Oops.

Yay! Good chappie! I hope the move is good for ya.
And Radium has a very good point, heheh.

Oh, speaking of imminent arrivals, I have a little thing I'd like to add to my character's arsenal. *evil grin*

Like you need more? Go ahead

We'll miss you CT.

... Yeah, I should hug you, but then I'd spread my stupid .

Yes. No. Fine.
*hugs Kaz*

How much do you move around Coppertop? It's almost like everyday! We will miss you....

Moving again?!?

What kind of jobs do your parents have anyways?

If my memory serves me correctly, this is the second time. Maybe third but I'm not sure if she started posting before the second and after the first which would have made it hard to notice.

Originally Posted by Coppertop

Like you need more? Go ahead

Okay. I'll PM it and you can check it when you've moved. We'll miss ya.

*hug*

...mmm.

I came back specifically to tell Coppertop that she has written another spiffutastic chapter. Waits for more.

>.>... so many things wrong here today.

Only reason nothing's going on here is because I can only get on once a week. I have six pages of plot, and we're currently like, six lines from the top of the first page. So there's lots to go.

Originally Posted by Coppertop

I can only get on once a week.

Ouch. What's the reason for such evil that?

I'm living at a campground currently, and can only get on at the public library. *hisses*

Originally Posted by Coppertop

I'm living at a campground currently, and can only get on at the public library. *hisses*

Ooh.. ouch. How can one not find a home in Canada? Isn't that place supposed to be big, empty, and... big?

Good luck.

Originally Posted by Radium

Ooh.. ouch. How can one not find a home in Canada? Isn't that place supposed to be big, empty, and... big?

Good luck.

I should slap you for that. Or for some reason.

I don't know. Maybe I should just slap you.

Originally Posted by 4I Falcon

I should slap you for that. Or for some reason.

I don't know. Maybe I should just slap you.

Hey, we don't learn much about Canada in the US.

Teacher: And the United State's only bordering country to date is Mexico...
Student: What about Canada?
Teacher: Oooh, that place. Billy, there is no Canada.

Who is Billy?!

Derby: Abused content removal. You will receive a subwarning for this.

If I told you than I'd have to find a new random name to use.

Someone's teacher's limbs need to be viciously mauled by a horde of miniature pigs.

No Canada. Psh.

Yeah, really... but you can't find a place to live with no job and no money and no .. whatever.

(Potential Derby edit! Ha-HA, I caught you there, Derby! I beat you to the punch, I did! *laughs maniacally, then goes and takes over the world*)