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 Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:48 pm
It wasn’t often that the ‘mighty’ Gwendolyn Caspian was feeling down, but even frogs had rainy days. At least that’s what Gwen reminded herself in some small chance of cheering herself up- the Muppets were a sure fire way of brightening any day.
Going to the zoo was another.
Being the weekend and already having decided to procrastinating all of her homework until Sunday, Gwen made it to the zoo around noon and had made several rounds already, before finding a bench to rest her feet. This entire week had been one strange occurrence after the other, and for once she was thankful to have some sort of normalcy.
She stopped in front of her favorite exhibit, the tigers, and surprisingly enough they were out and in the open. This gave Gwen the idea to pull out her sketchbook for the first time in a good, long week, and start trying to capture their majestic nature on paper. Gwen wasn’t going to fool herself. She was no artist, but that didn’t stop her from trying, and if anything, it at least gave her something to do. Something to get her mind off of the recent events…
’I thought running away from angry nuns was a hassle… now there are monsters and Power Rangers running around…’ Gwen thought silently to herself, inattentive to the world around her and only looking up every so often to get a better angle of the tiger. She was having some trouble getting the profile done and she whispered to the large cat, seeing his ears flick in her direction but knowing it wouldn’t understand her words. “Look this way, will you? Your face is funny from that angle… I can’t draw it right!”
The tiger’s head moved slightly but it wasn’t in regards to the request. Allowing the king of beasts to have his way, Gwen went back to doodling, ignoring the sketches at the top corner of the page that she had done before her life started to get weird. Her mind began to wonder again to the Chinese girl she met named Anming and her classmate, Arian, hoping that the two of them were alright. She hadn’t seen either of them since that strange monster attacked, and if it wasn’t for those Power Ranger looking people, that monster could done her in. Then her mind moved to the young man she danced with at the rave, and she was still beating herself up over the fact that she hadn’t gotten his name.
Someone moved in her path, and she grumbled below her breath, scooting over on the bench instead of asking the person to move. They had every right to be here that she did, she thought to herself, and she wasn’t in the mood for a confrontation. Not today. “Trying to draw here…”
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:49 pm
"s**t Pippin," she said to her little furry ... friend, her head darting back and forth. "Want to explain to me why we're patrolling at a ZOO again?" She bit her lip worriedly, still looking around. "There are people here- someone could get hurt!"
Yeah, they had decided to head to the zoo for no apparent reason other than Pippin had "had a feeling." Brilliant. This was definitely the last time she was trusting a cat.
Luckily it seemed to be rather late, and most of the visitors were gone. All that was left were a few stragglers, a girl on a bench, and the odd janitorial staff member that would dash by every once in a while.
A growl to her left alerted her. Any normal person might have assumed it was some animal in an exhibit, but Draconis knew better. That was the sound of something unnatural, and inhuman.
Youma.
"Nevermind. Stay here," she ordered, knowing the cat would probably follow her anyways. She dodged left, avoiding the benched girl's eyesight altogether. She seemed rather focused on her drawing anyways. Maybe she wouldn't see any of this.
Behind a thicket of trees, Draconis finally found it. It was a little hard to miss, considering it was covered in mushrooms, moss and ... was that tar? Uck, it looked like a forest gone wrong. It actually looked somewhat like a deer or an antelope ... if it wasn't horribly disfigured and decaying. Either way, Sailor Draconis was glad it was a little smaller than most youma. With her fire-based powers, it probably wouldn't be too hard to take out ...
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:50 pm
Gwen hadn't noticed Talia's arrival at all until she had darted into the bushes, and that was just something that Gwen had not seen often, even with her shenanigans and escapades. She stopped sketching and turned on the bench, glancing over her shoulder as the girl fled into the bushes, and she couldn't help but comment to herself aloud. "Where’s she going in such a hurry? Maybe she’s got to pee and they closed down the restrooms…” She couldn’t help but grin at the thought, and she turned around again, noticing that the tigers in the exhibit seemed anxious all of a sudden. The one that she was sketching was up and prowling back and forth, its tail twitching and its fangs bared. Gwen wasn’t afraid of the sudden change in the beast, but she was now apprehensive, and despite the language barrier she called out to the tiger. “What’s the matter with you?” Gwen followed its gaze and looked back where the girl had run off to, and she looked back at the tiger, not noticing the cat that the girl had left behind, nor the intelligence in that small cat’s eyes. “Something going on in the woods? Then she could be in danger…” The tiger never said anything, nor could it, and Gwen wasted no time, throwing her sketchbook to the side and reaching into her booksack. After the last incident, Maddy had rushed out to get her a weapon, and Gwen had no quorums in using her brand new, handy-dandy taser! “Just wait until I find it! You’re gonna get it, whoever-whatever you are!” ((OOC: She's not going to use the taser... don't worry. XD))
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:11 pm
Pippin walked happily ext to his wonderful dragon. It must of been a odd sight that a little kitty like him was at a zoo but he didn't care because he had a feeling in his gut that someone was here and that someone needed to be found! He had a big feeling and he wasn't going to let it escape. He frown as Draconis ask her question. "Becauseee! I have a feeling! I know something is here and I know it need me! I just Know Draconis!" he said whinning. It didn't take a lot for him to start whining. "I know people could get hurt but you're here!" he said with a childish grin.
He scan around looking for the person that drew him in here and he caught sight on the girl that was drawing and his ears pinned back on his head. It was her! He was sure of it! He could sense her all the way from here! He was so cure of it. "Draconis! It's he...." but before he was able to finish his sentence she darted behind a bush and told him to stay there. As if, he had to tell her that, that girl was a senshi and knew it in his bone. Darting after her, he let out a small giggle. He love breaking the rules, really if was Draconis.
As he watch around the zoo, he noticed two thing. One that the youma was ugly and coming there way soon and two that the girl was getting something out of her bag. Which gave him the perfect idea! It was time to introduce himself. He jumped out of the bush and ran right up to her and smiled."Hi! I'm Pippin! It's soooo nice to meet you!" he said giving her leg a small hug. It seemed like this cat had no fear or was just plain dumb.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:19 pm
"PIPPIN," she bellowed at the cat. Stupid cat! Always running off. He'd probably just spotted something shiny and was looking through the grass for it. Goddammit. She really needed a leash for him!
That wasn't really her focus. The youma had now noticed her and let out a raucous moan, sending its tar everywhere. Great. More youma spit. FUN.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the other girl coming closer, but she didn't have time to pay attention to that. She had a zoo to save people! She ran in towards the youma, swaying slightly to try and get its attention, distracting it from the youma.
She now saw Pippin tackle-hugging the girl who was coming towards them. Seriously? Of all times? Couldn't he recruit someone when she WASN'T busy saving their asses? "Pippin you better hurry up over there, I don't know how long I can hold him!" she said, dodging an odd sort of punch from one of the "deer's" legs. This would be fun.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:40 pm
'I don't know what the hell is going on in this city, but like hell I'm taking it sitting down this time,' Gwen thought to herself, finally finding her taser and whipping it out as though it were a gun, just as she felt something cling onto her leg. She looked down at the small, fluffy cat that had hugged onto her leg, and there was no time to pay attention to just how adorable he was, as it opened its mouth and words, understandable words, came out of its mouth. "Hi! I'm Pippin! It's soooo nice to meet you!" It said. It said… and Gwen understood it. All of her life she spoke to animals, never got an answer back outside of a meow, or a woof, or in the case of her little rat at home, a series of high pitched hiffs and sniffling, and any other moment, she would have killed to have an animal talk to her. But now, when there was someone yelling in the distance and an active taser in her hand, all Gwen could do was shriek, throwing the taser up into the air and losing it somewhere in the underbush as she exclaimed, “Holy mother of god it’s a talking cat!” She fell onto the ground, barely feeling the ground on the way down as all of her attention was on the talking cat. She kept her leg still, not wanting to shake if off on the off chance he still had his claws, and she was so surprised by this phenomenon that she didn’t notice the tar-spewing youma that looked like it was regurgitating in Draconis’ direction. “You talked,” Gwen said to Pippin, demanding he speak again to prove that she wasn’t crazy. “You talked, and I understood you! How…?” "Pippin you better hurry up over there, I don't know how long I can hold him!" said the suited warrior that tackled the “deer”, doing a good job in drawing Gwen’s focus away from the cat for a moment, getting a good look at her and the monster she was fighting. What the hell is going on?
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:29 pm
A lot had happen after this cat had ran over and talked to this girl. Maybe he should of thought this out a little better. Eeh! No second guessing himself anymore, he just have to wing it! He smiled but it quickly turn into a frown as the girl threw the taser and fell to the ground. He held o for dear life until she stop. Moving himself off her, he hear a sound from his lovely dragon. He looked to her and smiled. "I got it Draconis! Don't worry! This girl will be over there helping you in just a second! I know it!" he said with a smile and he turn back to the girl.
"I'm sorry for the rush but Draconis needs your help. I love you much by the way! because you're my wonderful Tiger but I don't have time to gush so please take this pen and say "Tsui Power Make up!" with all the passion you. Please just do this for me and I will tell you everything you want to hear" he said with a smile handing the girl the pen.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:05 pm
Draconis saw Pippin explaining the situation to the girl and couldn't help but feel a bit rushed. She kicked the youma in the deer head once, but that just caused it to gush out tar from its mouth again. Uck.
That left it disoriented for a moment, so she took a moment to reconsider her options. She could go for the back, which was continually spouting tar. There might've been a weak spot under all that. She could use her power on the front end ... but it had a chance of just hardening the tar like the giant youma back up in the surrounding ...
The youma was already stirring again, giving her no time to think. She decided to continue dodging its attacks, but the roaring was getting louder- people would start noticing. They didn't have much time. "Please do as he says!" she shouted, "I know it sounds crazy, but I need you to do it." God she hated sounding so weak. She was supposed to be a captain, not a wimp.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:49 pm
"I've gone mad, haven't I?" There was simply no other explanation for it, as not only was there a talking cat, a tar-spewing whateverthehellthatis, and one of the Power Rangers battling it yelling at her, but now there was a pen in her hand. A sense of urgency swept through Gwen, spurn on by the events around her, and she didn’t even try to comprehend it, not when the fighter yelled at her again, a hint of what Gwen guessed was desperation. "Please do as he says!" she shouted, "I know it sounds crazy, but I need you to do it.” Gwen looked down at the pen, taking only a second to admire the engraving on the tip before muttering beneath her breath. “Crazy doesn’t even cover it…” She rose the pen in the air, and despite how silly it felt, she gave a mighty shout, as though she was shouting to the very heavens themselves. “Tsui Power Make UP!” ((ooc: I suppose I write the whole transformation sequence or do I leave it at the “Tsui Power Make UP!” part? I will continue, just in case… let me know if I need to cut the parts after this out)) Gwen wasn’t sure how to describe the energy that overcame her, except that whatever it was, it was nothing short of raw energy. Lights of black and white surrounded her form in a striped, wild pattern, moving about and shifting until they covered her entire body, and the feelings of tight, but strong metallic rings enclosing around her wrists, ankles and neck had tied everything together, a feral roar of a tiger echoing from within and reaching the ears of those around her. The experience was quick, but Gwen could still feel its effects pulsing through her, running through her veins and almost pulsating through her body. Her strong body. She felt strong. In place of Gwendolyn Caspian was another senshi, one who felt strong, alive, and very, very confused. “The hell is this…” She exclaimed, looking herself over and forgetting about the tar-spewing monstrosity for a moment. “I’m a Power Ranger?!”
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:06 pm
He smiled. There right in front of him was he's lovely tiger. She was prettier then what he could ever image. He smiled again and then frown. Oh yeah, Draconis was fighting a youma and need his help so no need to keep her waiting. "Well actually Tusi more a of sailor senshi then a power ranger, those things are cartoon fake people while we are real!" he said with a small giggle.
It was funny to hear what people thought of the sailor scout, everyone had a different opinion, and never alike it seemed.
"Ok now that your my wonderful little tiger! I would like you to help Draconis, Tusi! I can tell you how to attack and everything! You have very speical power, you see and I need you to use them for Drancois can finish him off! So right now get in there and help my dragon!" he said a little meaner then he wanted to, but it wasn't time to sound nice he needed her to fight.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:41 pm
Gwen, no, Sailor Tsui, Senshi of Tigers, could not ignore the urgency of Pippin's command, but it was hard for her not to want to stare at herself. It was a lot to soak in; never in her wildest dreams did she think that she was one of them, one of the Sailor Senshi, and yet, it somehow felt right. It felt like it was meant for her, and the power and strength she felt pulsing through her the moment she donned her fuku? She liked it. But there was no time to strike a pose or announce the sensation, as the growl she heard from the youma and Pippin's command caused her to look towards the monster that not only threatened Draconis, but the animals and civilians here at the zoo. And if there was something that Tsui did not like, it was a bully! The last youma she encountered was lucky enough to not messed with Tsui, only Gwen, but this one? Not so lucky. And always eager for a fight, Tsui jumped to action, charging towards the the youma and feeling a tingling sensation in her arms as white mist rose from her arms and fists. The words came to her, just as she was upon the youma, and her shout matched that of any great tiger's roar. "Tiger Fist STRIKE!" It was a direct hit, as two, claw shaped fists came crashing down on the youma's side, and it gave a screech as it went flying backwards and landed on its back, exposing its underbelly for the finishing blow. Tsui was surprised by her strength, and she looked at her hands as the energy disappeared, unable to keep her surprise to herself as the youma kicked and squealed helplessly a few feet away. "Woah... how long have I been holding this kind of power in me?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:05 pm
Draconis gave chase to the squealing, kicking youma. Tsui was new at this- she wouldn't know when the fight was over. How would she anyways?
"Lesson One," Draconis said promptly, stomping through the youma, leaving a pile of dust that eventually faded into nothingness. "Never ignore a Youma until it's dusted." She lifted her boot and brushed it off, slightly annoyed that she'd gotten it so dirty. Sure it would clean itself when she powered down, but for now she just had to sit there with dirty boots.
With a shake of her head to brush bangs out of her face, she said, "Sorry about all that. Pippin, would you mind explaining?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:25 am
He sat there and watch. Watch as his wonderful tiger showed her true powers and then showed how inexperience she was, which he of course frown out but quickly smiled as his dragon dusted the vile thing. He happily wagged his tail and smiled. And there it was, his cue to explain everything that has happen and more. He actually enjoyed this part because he was the only one talking and he enjoyed the sound of his voice! "Yes, of course Draconis! You know that I love to talk!" he said in a slight smile.
He turn to look at his tiger and grinned. Skipping over he jumped up to her shoulder and purr. Yes a high jump but something Pippin had gain the skill for after working this job after all the years. "Hi Tsui! So you're probably wondering what the heck is all of this! Well I have the answer! First, you are now a white moon kingdom senshi! Whoo! It's so exciting! Really, it's exciting for me because I love new senshi!" he paused to let out a small giggle and continue. "Your work to stop the negaverse from trying to take the earth away from our wonderful queen, Oh! We're also trying to save her and get her back. She quite nice, I promise! You are the senshi of tigers which means your power comes from tigers, isn't that also exciting! I think that's the most exciting thing because you're one of my animals! Oh and one last thing you go out nighly or however many night you feel to do and patrol and make sure everything is going well in Destiny City! Yippe!" He finish jumping around from shoulder to shlouer.
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:28 pm
Sailor Tsui was still reeling from the recent events, though Draconis was doing a fantastic job as a teacher, as the moment she stomped on the youma and it exploded into dust, she had Tsui's complete and undivided attention. Tsui was not the type of person to be caught speechless, but it seemed that both of them had found a way to accomplish this feat today. And it seemed that the surprises weren't over for Tsui, as the cat that had talked to her was able to jump right onto her shoulders, and Pippin was damn lucky that Tsui had good balance, as she was certain that a normal person would have fallen flat on their butts. And he was quite the wordy cat, but Tsui clung to everything he said, but she wasn't sure if she processed it. Little bit by little bit, Tsui was starting to relax and she waited until he had stopped talking before daring to say anything. She looked back and forth between Pippin and Draconis, trying not to sound like a complete airhead but she figured that since she was just awakened that she had every right to sound like a complete and total noob. "So, I am a warrior of the White Moon Kingdom, who gets her powers from tigers, which are from Earth and are one of your animals... so that would make you my boss so to speak... and my job is to defeat the bad guys, called the Negaverse?" It sounded like one wild dream, and yet, Tsui couldn't help but feel excited about it. Perhaps it was Pippin's excitement fueling her own, but she could not hold any of it in, as she took the cat into her arms and gave him a loving scratch behind the ears. "You're absolutely right. That IS exciting!" As she showered Pippin with affection, she looked towards Draconis, and she secretly admired her attire, but was completely open about her admiration of her strength. "You must be a strong Senshi to take that thing out with a single stomp. You're Draconis?" The believed that's what Pippin had said, and she extended her hand, regardless. "I'm Sailor Tsui, Senshi of Tigers, apparently."
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