The Console Wars 3

((ok, now only Ragnarok needs to finish and we're good. I already sent him a message remembering him))

GDN: Well, how is that even possible? We are constantly going down, I don't remember going up somewhere...
Zim: That is what they want you to think...
They stop for a while to rest. Zim looks upwards. She hears a noise. After taking a peek upstairs, she sees a big rock rolling down the stairs.
Zim: "Heh... Another illusion..."
The ground begins to shake and the noise gets louder. GDN and Zeta stand up.
Zeta: What is that???
GDN looks at the rock coming towards them.
GDN: RUN!!!
Zim: What? Is it real?
GDN grabs Zim's hand and pulls her downstairs, following Zeta who is ahead of them. They keep running for 5 minutes, but the stair is endless and the rock keeps rolling.
Zeta: Guys... Another plan...? This one isn't working...
As GDN keeps running, he notices a pattern. Every moment in a while, there is a big rock on the wall that seems out of place.
GDN: I have another plan... Stay close to me...
As they reach the next rock, GDN pushes it, revealing a secret path. GDN sees that the rock is too close, and pushes the two girls inside it. The rock passes over GDN.
Zim: NO!!!
Zeta: What is it, Zim?
Zim: GDN...
GDN: What are you talking about? I'm here!
Zim glances at her right, and is startled as she sees GDN sitting there.
GDN: Zim?
Zim: I tought that... Well...
GDN: That...?
Zim: That you died...
GDN: Oh, Zim, how?
Zim: I don't know... I'm seeing you die constantly after we got out of the temple...
GDN: Don't worry, Zim, I can take care of myself...
Zim hugs GDN, relieved. He still doesn't understand what's going on.
Zim: It's good to have your back. Thank you, GDN!
Zim's voice echoes in GDN's head. The phrase "thank you, GDN" repeates in GDN's head, shifting from Zim's voice to a demoniac voice. His vision gets bloody red, and he sees Zim with a devious look, Then feels a stab in the back. Zim hid a blade on her sleeve, to stab him when he wasn't expecting.
Zim: What's wrong, GDN?
GDN gets back to reality, and sees Zim still there, with an innocent look. He shakes his head and cleans his eyes.
Zim: You are obviously having illusions too... What are they?
GDN: What...?
Zim: Your illusions. What happens in them?
GDN: I... I don't want to talk about this...
Zim: Oh, come on, I want to know what's happening with you...
GDN: My illusions are way too gruesome for you...
Zim: Ahh... Ok then, when you want to you will tell me!
GDN gets up and looks at Zim, worried. He doesn't want to tell her about his visions of him getting killed... By his best friend.
Zeta: So, are we going to keep going downstairs or shall we explore this new path?
They head throught the path. Zeta still has her torch, so lighting is not an issue. They reach a room that splits the way into two.
Zeta: Good, now which way?
They hear footsteps coming from the path on the left. Out of it comes B3, holding a ball of light.
B3: Oh, hello there!
Zeta: Blue!
Zeta runs to him and hugs him with all her strenght.
B3: Arr... You're suffocating me...
Zeta: Uups... Sorry!
GDN looks at Zim.
GDN: Why won't you hug me like that?
Zim: I will write that suggestion down...
The four reunite at the center of the room and look around.
GDN: Well, we won't get back throught our path... It has no end...
B3: My path hasn't either... Guess there's only one way now...

((Summary: GDN, Zeta and Zim find a new path, Zim tells GDN her illusions of him getting killed, but GDN is afraid to tell Zim about his illusions. They meet up with B3 and are now at a path, hoping to find Ragnarok))
((And I'm hoping for Ragnarok to post soon :kz: ))

Zeta noticed that Blue looked really upset. "What's wrong?" she asked her friend. Blue sighed. "This place. It plays with your mind. It... it took me back. To that day. When I lost Rebecca." Zeta didn't know what to say. She knew of Blue's story, she was the only one he had ever told. She decided to say nothing, and simply put her hand on Blue's shoulder as they walked. It seemed to comfort him a bit, but he still seemed lost in thought. "Zeta... do you think, the past could be changed?" Zeta looked surprised. "What do you mean? No scientist has ever managed time travel." Blue nodded. "Yes. But we're dealing with something more powerful than anything we've seen. If I could go back... but nevermind. It's a crazy idea." The group continued into the passage.

((I take it we're all waiting for Ragnarok now. Anyone nagged him yet? :p))

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Originally Posted by DizzyZebra

((I take it we're all waiting for Ragnarok now. Anyone nagged him yet? :p))

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((GDN sent me a msg with an update [thanks dude!] I will try to give a post in a few minutes, or probably in an hour [I'm doing a final project right now]))

((I really can't do much))
Matthews crouched as he put the finishing touches to his thrust drive, the principle was the same, except his was more compact and efficient and it wad totally self powered by it's Thorium Micro Reactor; He clipped a crude saddle onto it and added the input handles. He turned the key and the machine Rose 3 feet in the air, Matthews swung his legs over and revved the Prototype Thrust Bike.

((someone post already))

((I'm waiting for Ragnarok to post. http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/r/trollfaceplz.gif?6 ))

(( *Imaginary Thanks for GDN*

We can kill off Ragnarok by Wednesday morning, agreed?))

((No killin', let's make this clean :kz: ))

((Can I at least break out the snacks while we wait?

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((gdn: Now when did the rules say that this was "clean"? ;P))
((Continuing from Kernel's post LOONG AGO... in a galaxy far, far away...))

"No, you don't understand," Jack continued, rubbing his temples, "I didn't ask for any of this- really, I didn't!- but Sony's asking for blood... and, my God, I won't stand for it! If I can't negotiate a peaceful resolve with those savages, then war it'll be!"
"Have you even tried contacting them about peace talks?" Elizabeth queried, giving Jack a harsh glare, "After all, YOU'RE head honcho of this joint."
Jack was about to snap back, but something... happened. Suddenly, a sharp drilling pain carved into his skull, agitating the businessman rightfully so. His face began to grimace, his eyelids shutting tigher.
"... Is something the matter?" Elizabeth asked, "You don't look so well..."
"I..." Jack mumbled, moving his head from side to side, "I need a breather..."
In a desperate attempt for relief, Jack quickly rises from his seat and starts to blindly search for the door. Elizabeth quickly rose as well, seizing Jack by the shoulders.
"Sir, what's wrong?!" Elizabeth commanded, "I DEMAND TO KNOW!!"
"GO AWAY!!!" Jack roared, hurling Elizabeth to the other side of the room. His right eye flashed an eerie yellow, and his body began to glitch and discolor. Finally, reaching the doors, Jack wildly barges out and warps, his destination uncertain. Elizabeth quickly turned on her communicator and frequenced it to Frank's communicator.
"FRANK!!" Elizabeth screamed, startling the photographer, "Jack's gone!! And I think he's contracted YLOD!! FIND HIM!!"
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Somewhere, beyond the sea, in the ruined utopia of Rapture, Horatio and his men were hurridly searching about in the old offices of Andrew Ryan.
"Where is IT!?" Horatio yelled, frantically pulling out drawyers and tossing papers around, "Where's that damm PLASMID?!"
"Object located, sir!" one of his men shouted back, looking on at an old tracking device, "It's directly 80 feet... below... us?"
"Ah Christ," Horatio growled, "Andrew sent it down to the middle of a Splicer nest. Arm yourselves, boys... we're heading in face-first."
In a matter of seconds, the men huddled around Horatio closely and formed a tight perimeter. Then, stomping only once, Horatio and his men are sent crashing through the floors, falling about 8 stories directly into... a trap. Seems that it's not Splicers they need to worry about...
Scrambling around from the sudden drop, one of his men tries standing himself up on a column. Oddly, there wasn't any Splicer to attack-
Suddenly, the column moves back and thrusts its drill forward, impaling the officer and grinding his organs to pulp. The others look on as they see their teammate get pureed into a human smoothie by a highly agitated Big Daddy... with more red and yellow lights lighting up in the sheer darkness around them.
"BIG DADDIES!!" Horatio hollered, "TAKE COVER!!"

((uhhmmm... did you mean Frank, like eating a sandwhich in my truck Frank?... hmmm, if that was a while ago this is going to require some skilled posting, aaaafter i eat an ice cream sammy!))

Zeta leads the group with the torch in her hand, their only source of light in the dark, damp passageway. After a few minutes of walking silently, they reach a fork in the path.
"It must be a labyrinth...Great, as if we haven't been through enough already."
GDN approaches it and studies each branching direction.
"I think we should - "
Before he can finish, Zeta's torch suddenly goes out, and the group is surrounded by complete darkness. GDN lets out a long sigh.
"Just what we needed...Blue, can you get us some light?"
Blue attempts to summon a ball of electricity in his hand to light their way, but for some reason he can't create any more than a few sparks.
"I can't...But I think if we feel our way around, we can make it out of here."
He waves his arms out blindly and moves forward until he reaches the wall.
"Ah - I got it. Okay everyone, follow me."
The rest of the group begins to follow the sound of Blue's footsteps, but Zim stops. She starts to feel dizzy and holds her head, looking around, but the only thing visible is darkness. Blinking her eyes several times, she shakes her head and looks back up. Zim suddenly finds herself on the outskirts of a forest, the moon hanging low in the sky. She slowly turns around to see a clearing, a rather small, cozy-looking home sitting in the middle of it, not too far away - upon looking closer, she's struck with shock as she recognizes it as her own. The windows are dark, their shutters drawn. The scene seems eerily familiar.
As Zim is trying to collect her thoughts, she hears the back door creak open, then slam shut a second later. On instinct, she jumps behind a nearby batch of shrubs. Peering out from behind her cover, she sees a silhouette silently run from behind the house and towards the surrounding woods. It stops just before entering the shadowy depths of the forest, then looks back over its shoulder. Zim draws a sharp breath as she recognizes the figure, then quickly turns back around, staring at the ground in disbelief. A few seconds pass, but it seems like hours - It gradually gets darker and darker, until Zim finds herself in utter blackness. She reaches out, then feels the stone wall of the passageway she had been standing in just minutes before.

((too many people aren't posting, and ragnaroks pulled a Thesweet, Can't you just leave him and he can make his own way out on his own))

((We aren't posting 'cause we're waiting for him...Plus it's like 3am lol. But really, maybe we should just go on without him if he doesn't post before someone else does))

((Ragnarok hasn't posted yet?))
((*raises bowie knife*))
((Can't be cleaner that that... :devious: ))

((Then why don't you post now?))

((okay))
((can I control Ragnarok's trials?))

((No. Just go on with our story without him.))

((Okay :( ))

GDN: Zim, what's wrong? Did you have another illusion?
Zim: Yeah... But this time it was different...
GDN: What...
Zeta: Hey guys, look, there's light!
The three took a turn and ran to a source of light at the end of the passage, until they got out of the temple.
B3: Ohh... I haven't seen outside the temple... It's awesome!
Zeta: You must see the view from the top of the temple...
GDN: Hello, guys, we are trying to find our way there...
They walk through a small dirt passage that leads to the big bridge that connects the temple to the rest of the city.
GDN: So, Ragnarok and the console are nowhere to be seen, what about we explore that building?
GDN points at a building at the horizon with a giant tree on top of it. Zim is in doubt.
Zim: Are you sure? Shouldn't we wait here?
GDN: That building has something interesting in it, I can feel it...
Zim: Okay... Let's hope that this bridge holds...
B3: It's pretty strong, will hold!
They cross the bridge without problems. After a bit of walking and climbing, they reach the building. It has a lot of plants surrounding it. It is also surrounded by a deep pool, and there are no bridges or open doors in sight.
Zim: Ok, a building surrounded by water, that means we are not welcome, let's get back!
GDN: Wait Zim... Look, there's a tunnel under the water!
Zim: Ok, if there are two words that shouldn't be in the same sentence, they are "tunnel" and "underwater"!
GDN: Well, if you want you can stay outside while we go check it out...
Zeta: We? Am I going to risk drowning again?
GDN: Again?
Zeta: I mean...
GDN: Listen, there are no door, only that tunnel. That means that someone is supposed to be able to cross it in time.
B3: I don't know, GDN... What if it's a trap?
GDN: Fine, fine, I'll go first to show you how it's safe!
GDN jumps in the water and dissapears inside the tunnel. 2 minutes pass. GDN appears on the surface again.
GDN: Come on guys... It's just 15 meters long... Everyone can do that!
Zim: I can't.
GDN: Oh yeah, I forgot... Well, in this case, I have a plan... Jump in the water!
Zim: What???
GDN: I'll catch you!
Zim: Fine...
Zim jumps in the water and GDN holds her so she won't sink. The others jump too.
Zim: Ok, what now?
GDN: You hold onto me and I carry you to the other side. All you have to do is hold your breath!
Zim: Are you sure this is going to work?
GDN: Trust me.
Zim hugs onto GDN. Zeta and B3 go first, GDN goes right after, pulling Zim. Zeta and B3 look behind them and notice that GDN isn't swimming as fast as them.

((Summary: Without finding Ragnarok, they find a way out of the temple and go to another building, where the only way int is by an underwater tunnel.))