yoshidurempirate
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- Posted: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 18:37:44 +0000
"Oh what do we have here?" The black bunny asked with a wide grin. "Haven't seen you in ages Neko." He continued. "For good reason, Cotton." Neko said with a glare. But fear was definitely there in his voice. The group looked from one to the other. "Well, things sure seem to have gotten interesting." Remmy muttered. "Why are you here Cotton?" Neko questioned the bunny. Cotton let out a chuckle. "Boy, you're voice is shaking like a leaf." His chuckle turned into a laugh. "You always were the weaker one in our little clan." He then rested his blank white eyes on the feline. "But perhaps that's why you left? To get stronger?" He spoke in a dark voice. Neko clenched his paws. "I left because I was tired of being a low life criminal." He stated. Cotton was about to reply but something seemed to grab his attention. "Well, it was nice seeing you again, and we should really catch up sometime ya know!" He spoke in a chipper carefree voice. "Later gators." He said with a salute before sinking into his own shadow, much to the shock of the rest of the group. Neko looked behind everyone in the direction that caught Cottons attention. For a split second, he saw a dark figure before it as well sunk into the shadows. He began to shake. "Neko... are you ok?" Yoshi said as he rested a hand on the felines shoulder. Neko took a moment to calm himself before saying. "Yeah... just never thought my past would come out of its shadows."
~ Ch.2: Past of Shadows
The crew made their way back to The Brewing Storm to inform Dennis of their encounter. "Hmm, so you know those crooks Neko?" Dennis inquired as he was cleaning a few glasses. "Yeah... I used to be a part of their clan." Neko stated with a sulk. "I see. So why'd ya leave?" The bartender asked as he put away the glasses he finished cleaning. "I was tired of it. Tired of living the life of a thief, tired of living in the shadows, tired of being alone." Neko confessed as his voice went quiet near the end. "Guessing the clan wasn't a very close one?" Remmy said. Neko merely nodded before taking a breath to continue. "Being a clan of thieves has many downsides, one of which is it tends to come down to everyone for themselves when things go wrong." He stated to which Dennis let out a huff. "Some group of thieves. If they were merely thieves they would've just taken the black diamond first chance without starting a ruckus of attention." He said crossing his arms. Neko took on a thoughtful look. "You're right. That is how they would've done it. Why draw so much attention with demanding instead of taking?" The feline wondered as he stroked his chin in thought. "How long has it been since you left their clan Neko?" Nina asked. "Oh, it's been years. Almost as long ago as I’ve known this knucklehead." Neko stated with a point at Yoshi. "Heyyy..." The pirate said with a light glare at the cat who just smirked. "So how did you two meet?" Wendy asked with eyes full of curiosity. Neko let out a chuckle as he thought back to that day. "That, is quite a story..."
It was about two months before the animated started appearing. There was talk of a traveler who had a peculiar weapon, a cursed sword that used to belong to a great pirate. The clan guessed that if he had found the pirates weapon, he must have the pirates treasure as well. Turns out they were right, but that's beside the point. Anyway, I was sent out alone to track them down. Trails eventually led me to Downtown Durem where talk of a crimson crusader wielding a sword of stone lived. "Jackpot", was all I thought as I zeroed in on the target's location, a small rundown apartment at the edge of Durem. After sneaking in, I searched the place for any hidden treasure. Nothing. I was about to leave the place when my stomach started growling. It had been awhile since I last ate. Making my way to the kitchen, I didn't hear the sound of footsteps over my stomach. I ransacked the fridge as quietly as I could but... next thing I knew, I had a sword against my neck. "Mind telling me what the hell you're doing in my house." Demanded a not so pleasant voice. I knew if I sunk to the shadows the sword would be faster. It was the first time I had ever been scared for my life. "I umm... heard about a cool pirate in the area... and uh, got curious?" I had stated. "Ever hear of curiosity killing the cat." The one with the sword stated making my blood go cold. I was shocked when the sword on my neck was withdrawn. Despite my fear, and the curiosity quote, I slowly turned as my curiosity of the traveler grew. "Get going, and don't let me ever see you in my house again." He stated causing me to let out a chuckle. "Why let me go?" I asked. "Because..." the man started. "The world's got enough death as it is. And too much has been by my hands already." He said with a look that spoke volumes of regret. With no more discussion, I left through the shadows.
"And that was the first time I met Yoshi. I ran into him a few more times after. But it wasn't till a week after the animated started appearing that I joined him. By then it had been a month since I left the clan." Neko finished his story. A few eyes glanced to Yoshi who just pulled his hat down to let the shadow of it cover his face. "We were both different people back then." Neko stated as he noticed the looks. He knew they were thinking about that last line of his story said by their captain. "Well... looking at you, and with the way Neko described that regret you had... I’m guessing it wasn't exactly your choice. Someone else was calling the shots." Dennis stated. Yoshi jolted up at that. "How could you guess that?" He asked. "Just a strong hunch." The bartender stated with a shrug. "But these shadow walkers, as I said before, they are not acting like some group of thieves but are acting in the open, making threats. And gut instinct tells me they will hold true to those threats. We need a plan to protect the town from them." Dennis stated, steering the conversation to the present situation. "If it weren't for the storm around the island causing interference with Diesel's scanners we could easily see them coming and counter all movement they make." Remmy stated. The bartender nodded with a smile. "Ya'know, I wasn't always a bartender. I used to be an engineer back in the day and still have much of my equipment if you need it."
Without much more talk, Remmy and Diesel were led by Dennis to a backroom of the bar. And the rest of the group made their plans. When night falls, they were gonna keep watch of the town and do all they could if any of the shadow walkers showed themselves.
While working on Diesel's scanners and giving various tweaks, Remmy had the mech go into sleep mode just in case anything needed to be fixed. With the tweaks on the scanners finished as best as they could get, Remmy left Diesel to rest. "If things go south we'll need you at full potential. So get your rest and recharging." Remmy stated to the mech with a chuckle before leaving the room to join the others. A little while later... Diesel stirred in his sleep. Everything was a haze. Only faint outlines of the nearby surroundings where visible. What was this place? Why was it... familiar? A faint program window flickered on one of Diesel's console screens. "System 7, Active." The screen showed as a loading wheel showed 1% before the program window flickered off then back on.