Nova~

Meow meow meow meow. HISSSSSSSS. *captured* HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. 

Aspen~

"Wake up!" Theron says. I sit up groggily and rub my eyes- the fire has gone out, and the forest is eerily quiet. "Something's wrong. Pola and Leo are gone, and Nebula still hasn't returned from going out to find them."

My eyes open wide when he says Pola's name. I had just been having a dream about her; creepy in a way, but I'm not to deny it. We were sitting by the waterhole in Sundrop territory; with Kallik and Chubby drinking nearby. She had said something about a Darkclan, and about a kidnapping, but never who actually got kidnapped. The last thing I'd seen before Theron had woken me up was a blonde dude with black clothing. Who could he be? I don't remember ever seeing him. "Hey, have any of you people ever seen a blond guy with like, really bright blue eyes? Wearing black? Because there was this guy in my dream, and-"

"Aspen. There are a ton of people out there with blond hair and blue eyes. Could you be a little more specific?" Eo remarks. I honestly didn't see him that clearly, but I did notice that he was pretty buff. "He's uh, muscular. Not as much as I am, of course," I say jokingly, flexing my arm muscles. Then I remember that Pola's gone, so I have no reason to show off. "Um. yeah. So, the girls. And Leo. What are we going to do?"

"Find them, obviously. I'm thinking we should split up. Aspen and Alma, search the north and east sections of the forest, Eo and I will take the south and west. DON'T GET CAPTURED. Stay alive. We'll meet back here. Go!" Theron says. He's seems pretty sure of himself, so I do what he says. Alma and I jog side by side into the dark forest.

Soon, I feel a gentle tapping echoing through my body. Yes! I'm finally getting somewhere. It's obviously Pola sending me a signal, so I can find her. "This way," I tell Alma. When I'm going in the right direction, the tapping is louder, and when I take a wrong turn, it fades until I can barely feel it anymore. We are going to find them, I think. Pola will be saved.

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I just had an idea for a plot twist -- what if another Chill who turned into a darkclan person is actually sending Aspen the signal? He would never know... 

Bluebird, that's a GREAT idea! Ethan, maybe?

Oh, and could we pretend that the Darkclan camp is like a military camp? 

Eo doesn't really have anything decent to say right now. I'll post later when I have more ideas.

Hey guys-quick idea for how Leo's related to the Hittits but he still has a none-chill Akumi. How?

Well, my idea is that when you're first born your Akumi is pure, a complete representation of your soul, but your animal is usually an animal belonging to a different world, so, like, you could be Chill but your animal is a lion cub, so over the days it changes into a polar bear, a bear is the closest thing to a lion, right? So when Leo was born, sure, he was a Chill, but his Akumi was a PRAIRIE DOG, so when he got transferred into the sundrop world his soul stayed in its original shape! 

Makes sense? 

Theron~

It's late, and Pola, Leo and Nebula are still missing. Something's not right.

"Wake up!" I say, shaking Aspen. 

"Wha-" he mumbles, rubbing his eyes. 

"Something is wrong. Pola and Leo haven't come back, and Nebula hasn't returned from trying to find them." Aspen's eyes widen when I mention Pola. 

"What? Do you know where they are?" I demand. 

"Have you guys ever seen a blonde haired guys with blue eyes?" he asks. I roll my eyes. That has absolutely nothing to do with finding Nebula. 

"Aspen," Eo starts. "There are a ton of people out there with blonde hair and blue eyes. Be more specific."

"Um, he was muscular. Not as much as I am, of course," he jokes. Neither of us laugh. He seems to suddenly remember that Pola and Nebula are gone, so he doesn't have a reason to show off. He coughs awkwardly, then says. "Um. Yeah. The girls. And Leo. What are we going to do?"

"Find them, of course," I say. "Aspen and Alma, search the north and west, Eo and I will take the south and east. DONT GET CAPTURED. Stay alive. We'll meet back here with whatever news we have. Go!"

Eo and I seach for most of the night, with no avail. Pola and Nebula are nowhere to be found.

"They must have been captured," Eo remarks. 

"I guess so. If they weren't, they would have shown up by now." I mentally kick myself. Of course they were captured. Why didn't we think of that sooner? Darkclan must have them. They'd better not hurt any of them. I contemplate how they were able to find Pola, Nebula and Leo. DO they really just have agents that creep around the forest, snatching unsuspecting victims? It seems unlikely that they would have been out at this time of night, and found all three of them. Maybe they have more agents than we realize. We'll have to be even more careful while we continue our search.  

Leo~

I wake up from a bad dream. But.... it felt so real. But it can't be true. In it I had some sort of lemur, wait, no, a Prairie Dog or something, which is totally ridiculous. I have and have always had my great panther, Tom. I try to pet him but he shies away. Huh. Must be a weird morning. I stand up and do what I've always done as soldier 15b, get up, get dressed, eat some sort of mystery gloop, and then commence with fight training. I see a girl beside me. She agressively throws a spear at the dummy in front. Then the inspector says something about a serum. Wait.... a serum? Something weird happens and I feel like there's something itching at my memory.... something about that girl.... "OY, GET BACK TO FIGHTING!" the inspector yells at me. I ready my spear and throw it. But it wildly misses the dummy. Uh-oh.

The inspector storms up to me. "WHAT WAS THAT? SOME SORT OF FLUKE? IF YOU WANT TO BE A SOLDIER YOU'D BETTER BE BETTER THAN THAT!" He cracks his knuckles and continues. "MAYBE YOU'RE NOT MANLY ENOUGH TO SKEWER THAT DUMMY! I'LL FIX THAT, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO TO THE ANIMAL ROOM! CHOOSE A PRAIRIE DOG AND KILL IT!" He starts to drag me off towards the room, but the girl I saw earlier is in the way. "Stop bullying him!" she said. Huh? Why's she standing up for me? Yet again I feel like I know her... The inspector splutters and is now comepletely red in the face. "THE-THE-THE INSOLENCE! OKAY SOLDER 14b, YOU'RE COMING TOO! GET A POLAR BEAR AND KILL IT!" With that he drags us both to the room, tosses us the keys to the cages, shoves us inside, and slams the door shut.

I look around the room. It's completely white and rows upon rows of cages are in here. All the animals are chained up so that they can't escape when they're taken out to be killed. There's also a weapons rack full of swords to kill the animals. I shiver. It's pretty big too. I glance at the girl and say, "Uh, thanks for standing up for me. I guess we'd better get our animals." I take the keys and search for a Prairie Dog. Wait, what? How do I even know what it looks like? But somehow I recognize it. I unlock the cage and take the animal out. It's looking at me and....it's like it's saying something to me.... I shake the idea off and put the animal on the floor.

I grab a sword from the rack and ready it. The animal's shaking with fear. I hesitate. I don't want to kill it. But... if I don't I'll never be promoted. I square my shoulders and ready the blade. But I can't do it. The animal.... it looks so.... helpless. But I have to do it. The girl is looking at with a concerned expression. I ready the sword again. Now or never. The blade plunges forward, heading towards the animal.... its aim is off, only just cutting the animal. I'm about to aim again when pain shoots through my arm. "AUGH!" I yell and drop the sword. I... I have a cut in the same place the animal does. What? How is that possible? I examine myself for more wounds, then I come across a scar on my arm... it spells......

Finn. Akumi. Leo. Aspen. Pola.

Then it all comes back. Memories tumble through my head, a jumbled mess. Then I remember. "FINN!" I crouch down and hug my Akumi. "I was wondering when it'd get through your thick skull," jokes Finn. I immediately start to unlock his chains when Pola punches me in the face.

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Uh, not too bad? Was it too quick, Leo remembering?

Of course Pola punched him 'cause it's like:

WHAT THE HECK IS HE CRAZY OKAY GOTTA PUNCH HIM.

Heh. =) 

=0 Oooh, hey, Leo and the others have to find a cure for the poison stuff!

(And I somehow have to fit in Leo discovering he's related to the Hittits.)  =)

Apsen~

Pola is close, I just know it. Alma and I have been running for what seems like hours, but now I think we're finally getting somewhere. We crouch in a clump of bushes, spying on some sort of army camp- the training center for the members of Darkclan. We're too far away to pick out any of the soldiers. "Come on," I whisper. "We have to find them."

Alma and I stalk over to the edge of the camp, making sure we are well-hidden at all times. The tapping signals from Pola have stopped completely. As I look around the grounds, I notice a head of light blond hair with soft streaks of color running through it...

"There!" I whisper-shout. She's in a group with five other soldiers. One of them looks like Nebula. "What are they doing? I ask. They seem to be leaving the camp, and Pola seems... well, different. The way she walks seems unnatural and not like her at all, and she's wearing all black clothing. I can't see her face very well from here, but the expression on her face looks like bloodlust. They've brainwashed her, I think. I've only known her for less than a day, but she's one of the most kind and caring people I've ever known. She would not be involved with this group unless they took away her memories. I start to get up, but Alma grabs my arm and says, "Wait."

Then, a twig snaps behind us and we turn around. The boy from my dream stands there, a cold smile on his face, his insanely blue eyes twinkling in the light of the nearby camp. He holds the tip of his dagger against my throat, and with a creepy laugh he says, "So kind of you to join us this evening,"

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Cliffhanger! Sorry I haven't posted in a while.