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The Mystery of
The Mystery of the Beast
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The land of Cricket is a lovely and beautiful place, with many lands ranging from Inkwell to Chirp, and often it is a place of peace and serenity, with its inhabitants dwelling and chatting with one another, creative and playful ideas exchanged. The sky is clear and blue at day, dark indigo and sparkling with stars in the night. All is well…
Or at least, all should be well.
Crashing waves lap up against a water-smoothened beach, the sand’s grains small and sifting. Palm trees lined the beach, their fronds spiked and green. Hanging from the branches are stage lights, their bulbs dark in the midday, but once night rolls around they will light up, as if the shoreline is center stage. But now it is noon, and the beach is not where our story begins. It starts off side of the beach, past a cluster of rocks and black sand, to a sturdily put-together house resting in a treetop, the entire structure composed out of leaves and woven vines. Inside the treehouse, in a room packed with various clutter and boxes, someone sat at a computer, his bright violet eyes bored as he flicked through digital pictures on the screen. His darker violet hair was neat and straight beneath the black fedora, which went hand-in-hand with his crisp black suit. “Eck, so blurry,” he muttered, dragging the file to the tiny bin icon in the corner. “Honestly, who takes all these pictures? With that focus on the lens, you’d think it was Vixtion with her paws tied behind her back.”
“What about Vixtion?” someone else said suddenly, entering the room with a mouth half-stuffed full of mango.
“Don’t talk with your mouth full, you heathen,” the first AE said, rolling his eyes and adjusting his lavender-hued tie. “You sound like an animal.”
“Figures,” the newcomer shot back, flicking a gray dog ear as he gulped down the green-orange fruit. “Anyways, what were you saying about Vixtion?” The first AE sighed, shaking his head and opening another blurry file.
“Oh, nothing,” he said, turning slightly so his brother could look over his shoulder. “Just the poor photography skills of whoever snapped this.” The second AE’s sapphire-blue eyes narrowed, his tail curling.
“Alright, in my defense it was—uh, I mean, wow, that’s pretty bad,” he began to defend himself, only catching his words in the middle of the sentence. The first AE’s head turned suspiciously, glaring at the other.
“Oh, come on, 8-Piece!” he complained as 8-Piece’s face broke into a grin. “You wasted all that memory space for these?” 8-Piece shrugged and turned away, tossing the discarded mango peel in the trashcan next to the computer desk, the fruit shell landing atop crumpled papers. 8-Piece paused to look at it for a moment, picking one up with his fingertips as keys clicked behind him. He delicately unfolded it, leaning back against the photo-covered wall and scanned it quickly. In thin, slanting handwriting were cramped notes with scattered questions marks and frantic arrows leading to each other, notes and words smashed in between. 8-Piece looked up at the AE hunched over the computer, a bored and exhausted expression on his face as he sorted through computer files.
“Working out plots again, Mew?” he asked, tossing the scrap paper onto the keyboard. Annoyed, MewFour brushed it away and left it on the floor, snorting at the thought.
“You got it,” he muttered. “But nothing ever seems to work.” Finally he leaned back and rubbed his eyes, stretched out against the swivel. “It’s like nothing I ever think up seems to work, or it’s all just too stupid.” 8-Piece’s eyebrows creased for a moment, but just as he was about to reassure his brother, there was a quiet knock at the door.
“Oh, I’ll get it!” 8-Piece said, stumbling a bit as MewFour waved his hand distractedly at him. Crossing the woven-mat floor quickly, the half-dog AE grasped the wooden knob and pulled, expecting to see perhaps another CBer come to visit Clouded, or maybe it was the newest thread in the mail?
Standing on the slender porch of the treehouse, perched upon the vines as if it were light as a feather, was a dark and hulking shape, its body obscured in shadows. Its head scraped against the roof of the house, and two blinking white eyes glared down at 8-Piece with ferocious intensity.
His legs shaking, 8-Piece let out a quiet sputter, staring up at the beast with wide, seemingly hypnotized eyes, his gaze drawn to its dark head. “MewFour?” 8-Piece called, his voice pitching up in terror, but in that second the beast lunged forwards with a snap of wide jaws, closing around 8-Piece’s body, and then it vanished in a snap of silence.
MewFour’s head jerked up, and he turned, confused. He could have sworn that… but no one was there, only the gaping quiet of the room. Sighing, he turned back to his computer screen and opened a folder titled ‘Summer- 2016’. He had no idea what he’d been thinking—he had been at this chore alone for the past three hours, not even Cloud’s company to break it. Just as he said that, however, there was a loud yawn from the stairwell, and a platinum-blonde girl with a dragging tail slumped down the stairs, her turquoise eyes half-closed. “Heya, Mew,” she said, fumbling for a mug at the sink in the other room.
“Good morning, Cloud,” he said, working to keep a slightly derisive note from his tone. “Did you want something?” Clouded Leopard raised an eyebrow as she sipped from her coffee cup, crashing down in a wicker chair.
“No, why?” she replied, looking at him oddly. MewFour flushed for a moment, feeling foolish, but eventually continued.
“Someone called my name,” he explained. “But when I looked, nobody was there except me. I figured you had needed something.” Clouded Leopard shook her head, and with a sigh MewFour turned back to his computer and opened the next picture. “Hey!” he said, startling Cloud.
“What is it?” she said, wiping coffee from her lips and joining MewFour at the computer. He pointed to an image on the screen, showing three figures posing together, their faces close to the camera. One was Clouded Leopard, her spattered freckles nearly hidden against a tanned face. The one of the opposite end was MewFour, his lavender skin cool as he rolled his eyes at the photographer. But the one in the middle was unknown to either MewFour or Clouded now—a cheerful-looking AE with two floppy gray dog ears and a wide grin set against his dark blue eyes.
“Who’s that?” MewFour murmured, perplexedly staring at the screen. “I’ve never seen him before… maybe he’s a CBer you knew?” Clouded Leopard shook her head no, but she still couldn’t recall why that person was in a picture with both her and Mew.
Neither of them could.
So who could it be?
8-Piece’s eyes blinked open sleepily, staring into a great white expanse of nothingness. He sat up, his hands brushing a cool white floor. Everywhere he looked, nothing but white. White, all white, clear, calm and effervescent white…
“Hello?” he asked.
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Something has gone wrong in the land of CB. Minds are changing, and a mysterious beast seems to be connected to it all. Volunteers to help solve this dilemma have never been more needed. And perhaps you are to the one to do it. So you and one of your AEs—no more than one, although either you with no AE, with one AE, or just your AE alone is permissible. This group cannot grow too large for fear of… something tracking it down. To apply, please fill out the sheet below.
Hurry. We haven’t much time.
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Name:
Age:
Appearance:
Personality:
Special Skills:
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE):
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(This is a solo write, not an RP. Each new part should come out on Sunday or Saturday, but please don’t feel cheated if I can’t post one. Inspiration and motivation are tricky things to catch, but I’m very excited about this and really want to see it to completion. A note- I know that in the past I haven’t been very good at keeping up with my solo writes and RPs, except for the CB Spirit solo write, which was finally finished, to my delight. I promise I’ll try my hardest with this though! ~Clouded Leopard.)
submitted by Clouded Leopard, MewFour, and ?8-Piece?
(May 13, 2017 - 9:00 am)
(May 13, 2017 - 9:00 am)
Delightful.
Name: Leafpool
Age: 11 2/3
Appearance: Long, wavy light brown hair that curls up at the ends. Brown eyes with long eyelashes. (I'm not flattering myself here--it runs in the family.) Short for her age. Wears a lot of fashionable things and necklaces. Has darkish tannish skin--compared to her pastry family.
Personality: Kind of snappy, but tries to be nice to people. Is addicted to reading and writing. Is most happy when she's either with friends, writing, or playing outside. Or on the CB. Is a big Æ drama fangirl.
Special Skills: Gymnasticsy-type things. Is pretty good a mock swordfights.
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE): I don't know...I'm not that outgoing.
Name: Jarnen
Age: 14-ish.
Appearance: Has curly black hair and green eyes, with those black eye-tattoo things from the Mega Anime Avater Creator. Is hardly ever seen without his earbuds and iPod. He's medium height, and kind of lean. Not skinny, but certainly not fat, either.
Personality: Fun-loving and polite--and he's calm in stressful situations. But sometimes he just wants to pull out his watermelon blaster and wreak havoc.
Special Skills: He's good at acting, and like I said--he's calm in stressful situations!
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE): *Groans*
(May 13, 2017 - 9:35 am)
Okay, so just making sure it is for CBers and AEs? If not, just don't count whoever is not allowed on my list.
Name: Ashlee
Age: 16
Appearance: Long, light brown hair half way down my back, wide blue eyes (part blue, green, gray, and hazel, yet usually drooping from lack of sleep); slightly tanned, medium skin tone; tall and slim; dark jeans and blue, gray, black, or white shirts - usually long sleeve; a shark-tooth necklace; large watch and blue paracord bracelet; Microsoft knee-high socks, and men's hiking shoes (big feet xD).
Personality: Just my personality. Umm... Supportive, nice, hardworking, smart, nerdy, etc.
Special Skills: Nada, unless you count watching over two wild AEs, then yes.
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE): No enemies, although not a huge fan of Mew, Princess Icicles, and other rude AEs
Excuse me, Ashlee?
There is no room for further discussion, Quill!
Name: Quill
Age: Ageless, but looks around 15 or 16
Appearance: Similar to mine, with long, brown hair; large, sapphire-blue eyes; a medium, slightly tanned skin tone; black headband holding back all but one bang to the side, the other side of hair tucked behind her ear; a black cord necklace with simple white beads; black t-shirt with a brownish-maroon wrap over that; a black, knee-length skirt; black flats; large blue, feathered wings with black edges on the top; and an occasional sweet smile.
Personality: Most of you know Quill, she dislikes intolerable actions and people; can be easily annoyed by noisy situations; keeps a few close, reasonable friends; shy until you get to know her; and extremely supportive and kind to her friends. Also a massive book nerd and grammar freak, and enjoys civilized discussions with proper AEs.
Special Skills: Nothing special besides her grammar and book knowledge
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE):
Friends: Ashlee, Zeon (being her brother and all), Mew, Arwen, Puck, Halia, Critic A., Feather, and a few others
Enemies (more so people she dislikes): Anyone intolerable, like Jarnen, Devil Owl, Evil Devin, and so forth.
Name: Zeon
Age: #Ageless, but he looks again 15 or 16
Appearance: Most you guys know, but I'll say anyways: half-shaved, green hair, shaved on one side, to his ear on the other with a single bang reaching down above his eye and pushed to the side; elf-like ears; tanned skin tone from the beach; wide cyan eyes with tattoo-like line above and below each eye (it was a super permanent marker when he was younger); small, sharp nose; tall and slender; blue hoodie with silver lining on the inside; usually shorts (beige, tan, or green khakis) but sometimes jeans; shark-tooth necklace on a black cord (like mine), large, black, bat-like wings with silver veins and edges; and a cheesy, laughing smile
Personality: Laid back and patient like a surfer, but competitive and often excited like a gamer; friendly with everyone, a gamer geek and obsessed with Arwen, the ocean, surfing, Youtube, and chips; and overall a friendly, cheerful, kind of hyper AE.
Special Skills: Randomly turns into a small bug, especially when overly excited or scared.
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE):
Friends: Pretty much everyone, Jarnen, Chilly, Arwen, and others. He calls them all his "Bro" or "Dude"
Enemies: No one in particular, he never even gets annoyed by his sister. Like I said, patient. Very, very patient.
(May 13, 2017 - 12:36 pm)
Everyone is allowed, AEs and CBers! Also, I forget to mention this in my first post, but I'm probably going to cap the limit at around 15 people total.
(May 13, 2017 - 1:11 pm)
Oh okay, whew! I am glad I got in early then. I am really looking forward to this! I have yet to get around to reading your solo write that you finished, but I heard it was awesome.
(May 13, 2017 - 10:14 pm)
This is awesome, CL! I'll definitely join!
Name- Rae
Age- 12
Appearance- Long brown hair, light skin, and brown eyes. Always wearing some sort of fandom shirt (Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings/Hobbit, Doctor Who, Star Wars) and/or shoes. For pants, I wear jeans or leggings. Yaaaay for fandoms!
Personality- Very happy all the time, but not completely crazy. Only, like, 75%.
Special Skillz- Making trustworthy friends right when I meet them.
Friends and Enemies within the CB- Friendz with everyone!!!
(May 13, 2017 - 1:26 pm)
Ooh... cool!
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Name: Starseeker
Age: 154 moons
Appearance: tall human female with pale skin, bright purple eyes, and raven black hair. Wears a long inconspicuous black cloak. Wearing an amulet that turns her into a human (she is usually a large black dragon)
Personality: quiet, introverted. Protective and smart. Can think her way out of any situation. A good leader.
Special Skills: can morph into a human at will (because she is a dragon)
Friends and Enemies in the CB: enemy to no one. Friend to all, but especially Poetic Panda and you, Clouded! (I know her irl, I'm not trying to be a suck-up)
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Name: Zoey (AE)
Age: Ageless, but appears about 14.
Appearance: medium height, blue tank top and black leggings. Black all-weather, fireproof, waterproof, basically anything-proof jacket with many pockets. Tall black boots. Long raven-black hair in a braid and piercing, wolfish blue eyes. Large brown wings.
Personality: standoffish and bossy. But bossy in a good way, like a natural leader-ish way. Can be stubborn. Very capable of anything. A good fighter, and the best ally you could ever have.
Special Skills: magic, amazing fighter. Wings, so can fly.
Friends and Enemies: meh. I'm relativey new, so I don't really have many friends or enemies. Based on the last AE ball, though, I know I can trust Lock Kyar, Counter, and Jammira. Those are just the AEs I got to know the best, though I'm certain there are others.
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Question for Clouded Leopard: what happens to an AE if their CBer is taken? Do they just fade away?
(May 13, 2017 - 1:41 pm)
Well, I don't to reveal everything, but if the CBer is taken, then the AE remains the same as they always have been.
(May 13, 2017 - 4:51 pm)
Name: Secret
Age: Looks 15-16 (ageless)
Appearance: Light gray waist-length hair, piercing blue eyes, usually wears a deep red sweatshirt and jeans. (Hates skinny jeans.) Modertely fair skin, 5 inches taller than Cilantro.
Personality: Kind of calm, outgoing and generally friendly. Not one to pick a fight, but when she's really angry, watch out.
Special Skills: Good at fencing.
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE): Doesn't relly like Jarnen, because she's allergic to watermelon, but doesn't really hate him.
Name: Cilantro
Age: Looks 14 (ageless)
Appearance: Deep brown hair, worn loose (for this), sharp green eyes, about 5 inches shorter than Secret. Usually wears darker clothes. Tomboyish.
Personality: Introverted, sarcastic, fierce, troublesome but occasionally sweet.
Special Skills: Polevaulting and fast reading. Logical mind.
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE): Doesn't like Siblium that much.
(May 13, 2017 - 1:51 pm)
I hope there's still spots left!
Name: General Waffleson (or Inspector Waffleson in this case)
Age: -457, but I look about 13-ish
Appearance:I have mid-length brown hair and eyes of gold (sometimes they're green).
I've got a coat of Wafflesteel (basically Kevlar but stronger, and
looks like a waffle) and typically wear jeans. I ALWAYS have a hat,
usually my fez, but soemtimes I'll wear a Fedora or my General hat. I'm
about 5' 2.
Personality: Nerdy, curious, random, a bit stupid at times, but knows how to have fun even when I lose or fail
(which is often). I like to read and draw, and often make obscure (or
not so obscure) references to 80's movies and/or video games and my
fandoms. eople say I have low self-esteem, but I'm not really sure what
it means, so I ignore it. I am also CRAZY!!!
Special Skills: I can dimesion-hop, and summon toasters, and have pyrokinesis.
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE): I'm good freinds with DiamondBright, Ice Wolf, and Autumn Leaves, and on fairly good terms with everyone else. My AE's are my freinds (obviously), but Jamie HAS been getting on my nerves lately.
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Name: Jamie
Age: 13
Appearance: A black bowl-cut, brown eyes, and a small nose. He wears an aviator's jacket, a blue scarf, goggles, and jeans ripped up at the ends.
Personality: Mischevious, but clever. Sarcastic, nerdy, uses fandom curses a lot (eg: frakking). Bashful around Estella, but I don't think she's here. Not too concerned about his dignity, and will do pretty much anything (as long as you pay him at least two bucks).
Special Skills: He can quote WarGames word for word, but I don't think that's too special. He has a photographic memory.
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE): Estella is his Girlfreind (What? she IS), he's on pretty even ground with everyone, EXCEPT for timeless, who he doesn't like at all.
(May 13, 2017 - 4:50 pm)
Name: Spyro
Age: No
Appearance: Dark purple dragon with beige underbelly and red highlights
Personality: Generally pretty moody, sarcastic, snappy, etc. but can very easily get worked up or emotional about something. Not great at socialization and tends to keep to himself.
Special Skills: Speed-eating doughnuts
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB: Tries to keep a neutral status with most people, unless they annoy him excessively. So, none at the moment.
(May 13, 2017 - 4:47 pm)
Name: Danie
Age: 13
Appearance: Ruffled Neon green hair cut in a bob with bangs, light brown eyes. Shortish in height, wears colorful sweatshirts and ripped jeans. Barefoot.
Personality: Bold, has strong opinions, pretty friendly but I can get annoyed quite easily. I would like to say that I'm intelligent, but I can make stupid mistakes when I'm nervous. I like a nice adventure and my head is in the clouds. I can be mean if I want to. Can come off as insane.
Special Skills: Has a raygun that can turn squeak into a unicorn at will. Pretty cringey, but Danie's had this power since the start. Also pretty good with baseball bats and other guns. Atheltic to some extent.
Friends and Enemies: I dunno. Indi and Brookeira have always been nice people :D
Name: Squeak
Age: 13
Appearance: When he's human, he has Neat light gray hair, dark gray eyes. Short, has mouse ears and tail. Light gray shirt with a tie. Black pants. Barefoot. He's usually a gray mouse, or sometimes a purple unicorn when Danie sees fit.
Personality: Intelligent, polite, nervous. Not very brave. Dramatic, egotistical, tries too hard to be cool. Sarcastic, holds grudges, sensitive. Rather shy.
Special Skills: The skill to turn into a mouse and a human. Also can be a purple unicorn if Danie sees fit, and if one can have magical powers or whatnot.
Friends and Enemies: Practically hates every insane AE. Also dislikes Danie.
(May 13, 2017 - 5:51 pm)
Name: elementgirl or EG
Age: 10 2/3
Appearance: 5'1", with long red hair swept up into a complicated braided crown around her head. Green/gray eyes framed by large, purple tortoiseshell glasses. Has huge white angel wings. Usually wears a worn navy blue sweatshirt with a white anchor on it. Has pale skin with freckles.
Personality: Introverted but friendly, shy, smart, nerdy, stubborn, can be courageous. Curious, pretty much like any ten year old in that respect.
Special Skills: Knowing and reciting the entire Periodic Table.
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE): Everyone.
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Name: Anna
Age: Ageless, appears about 14
Appearance: 5'7", with frizzy dark curls held back in a messy ponytail. Dark brown eyes with gold flecks. Tanned skin. Usually wearing full sailing gear, including a lifejacket. Has small red bird wings.
Personality: Extraverted, very loud and bouncy, spunky. A tomboy who loves sailing and the ocean. Friendly and talkative.
Special Skills: Sailing.
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE): Pretty much everyone.
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Name: Lisbeth
Age: Ageless, appears about 15
Appearance: 5'5", with waist-length, straight, silky, golden brown hair and dark brown eyes. Wears dresses all the time.
Personality: Very quiet, introverted, completely book nerdy. Reads all the time, usually big dictionaries.
Special Skills: ?
Friends and enemies with inhabitants of the CB (CBer or AE): Friends with her sister, as well as most of the book nerd AEs, with the exeption of Key.
(May 13, 2017 - 8:00 pm)
Alright, spots are now closed!! The first part should come out sometime next weekend. Also, elementgirl, I don't know if you had seen this but you're only allowed to bring one AE. Choose either Anna or Lisbeth, please. Thanks! ^^
(May 13, 2017 - 10:08 pm)
Okay, can't wait! Also, I didn't see the part about one AE (since I was bringing both) so... Zeon?
Awwww, why can't I come?!
Well, you don't like Mew, so it isn't that bad, right?
*Laughs* I don't mind him, but it's cool. See you dudes later!
Oh brother... At least we will have one person quieter here.
Quill, your brother loves the ocean, he'll be there talking to the waves. Okay, CL, so it will be Quill and I attending if we can only have one AE.
(May 14, 2017 - 1:02 am)
Sorry, I didn't see that! I choose Anna.
(May 14, 2017 - 7:33 am)