Nikki: Can you hear my thoughts? Oh. Duh. The only way to distract her is with something she absolutely loves. I'd use Axel if I could. She's hopelessly in love with that videogame character. A total fangirl. XD

Vetis: Look, Seabird! *points to links*

http://www.khinsider.com/gallery/data/m ... Axel_2.jpg
http://www.layoutsparks.com/1/33254/axe ... ntasy.html

Me: *clickies*

XDDDDDD
*squee*
AXEL!!!

XDDDDD

Nikki: Sea?

Me: GO AWAY I'M IN FANGIRL MODE.

Nikki: Okay. Shall we?

(You know Kingdom Hearts? I'm getting Dream Drop Distance when it comes out. I have to get a 3DS first though. Ha! I went red when I saw the pictures. I didn't expect that. XD Now I must watch a walkthrough for Kingdom Hearts 2)

Vetis: While she's gone, I don't need to bother with the tree. *he snaps his fingers. Pure gold bars form out of the ground*


(I know of it. Never played much. I typed 'Axel' into google images.)

Nikki: ... *isn't sure how to take this home* If you can make portals... Can you make one to my apartment?

(Oh. lol)

Vetis: *snaps again, and the gold vanishes* It's stowed safely away in your home. *he smiles* If it runs out, just give me a shout.

Nikki: This will be different. I will undo my mistakes. Finally, I can begin to find the success my parents never ceased to say never existed in me. Now I will show them and they will be proud. Thanks. But... Why did Sea make such an effort to stop me? *shakes thought away*

Vetis: Seabird doesn't trust you. She thinks of you as a child. You're not a child, are you Nikki? You're a responsible young man. You know what you're doing.

Nikki: That's debatable. She doesn't trust most people. But he does have a point. I am older than her.

(True. I have hard-to-gain trust.)

Vetis: You see? You know how to handle yourself. Seabird has no right to lock you down.

Nikki: But she's the author. She has copyright. (lol pun)

Vetis: The point of a good character is to determine your own course. The author just writes it down.

Nikki: That's true. My path shapes the story. She even said that character traits cause certain actions to create results of epic proportion. But what do you mean by she will try to lock me down?

Vetis: You saw. She tried to keep your from getting gold, when all you want is what you deserve.

Nikki: Meaning... She'll only be in the way of what I want- I mean need.

Vetis: *nods* Yes. You know yourself, and what you need, better than she does. She has no right to give you orders.

Nikki: ... Hmm... I see. I think I'll go home. Before Sea stops me from anything else I need. Only... Sea is the only one who can open the Writer's Portal to Rantis. Mind giving a hand?

Vetis: Mind if I join you? I'd love to see your home. *he snaps his fingers, making a portal. Nikki can see his house through it*

Nikki: Sure. No prob. *walks through the portal to his apartment, which is a sea cliff cave* *a pile of gold bars lie on the green carpet in the center of the room*

Vetis: *follows him through. The portal closes* Nice place you have here. *he glances at the gold* Will you be needing a secure, discrete place to store that?

Nikki: *glances at it and wave his hand in an easy-going gesture* I have a good spot already. It's not like anyone knows about it. Theives aren't too big of an issue here.

Meanwhile...

Me: *finally gets up from links* What in the- Where did- Nikki? Vetis? Hellooo! HELOOoooo...! *begins to scrable around thread*

Vetis: I was just concerned about your author.

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Me: *watches you scrable*

Nikki: Yea. She doesn't come here often. But I'll need some help to hid it in the attic. *explains the attic is another, smaller cave above them*

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Me: *rushes over to Nick* Where did they go?

Vetis: *levitates it all up there*

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Me: Nikki's house.

Nikki: I need to pick up my brother from a friend's house. Wanna come with?

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Me: How did-?! Nevermind. *opens Writer's Portal with the wave of a hand* I'll take matters into my own hands.

Vetis: I'd be delighted. *shapeshifts to look like the same race as Nikki, only with a darker color, almost black*

---

Me: *follows*

Nikki: *confused* Wher'd you go Vetis? And who are you? Oh. Duh. Sorry. xD *flies off into the cove*

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Me: *walks into Nikki's cave* He's not here. SHOOT. Where could he have gone? *paces from side to side, ignoring Nick entirely*

Vetis: *chuckles and follows*

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Me: *watching with some amusement*

Nikki: *continues to make way to a higher cave where two draclings are playing* *a red one with light blue eyes glomps Nikki as soon as he sees him* This is Zip!

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Me: *something shakes and a pile of gold lands on Sea* *is crushed*

Vetis: *nods* Hello, Zip.

---

Me: *frees Sea*

Nikki::D

Zip: Who's this?

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Me: Urrg... *rubs head* What's this?

Vetis: My name is Vetis. I'm a friend of Nikki's.

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Me: Not a clue.

Zip: Hi! Why are you blackish? Did you get a bad bruise or something?

Nikki: Nah. How was I supposed to know that?

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Me: This is... Gold? *stands up and brushes off dust* I don't need to think hard to know what's going on here. Hey Nick, have you ever heard of a device called a Shapemeld?

Vetis: *chuckles* This is my natural color. I'm from a different group, from far away.

---

Me: Nope.

Zip: *tilts head* Huh?

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Me: It's something I picked up in the Si-Fi side of Holyworlds. *brings out spacy looking white gun* It can molecularly change the form of one being to another. Observe. *fires ray at herself and turns into a dark blue Valloian with white quills* Doesn't hurt a bit!

Vetis: I'm just different from you, is all.

---

Me: Interesting. I like shapeshifting magic better. *turns into a gold Valloian*

Zip: Where are you from?

Nikki: He asks lots of questions, doesn't he?

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Me: Uh... The color is flattering on you but I'm afraid that the only natural colors of the species is red,blue, or beige. We're trying to blend in. Oh, and here in Nebey, beige ones are unheard of. Sorry to disappoint you.

Vetis: Farther away than you could imagine.

---

Me: *humph* *turns red*

Nikki: Good to know I'm not the only one with patience around here.

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Me: *pokes head out of cave* Hm. *turns back* I can't see them anywhere from here. We're going to have to fly.

Vetis: *small smile and nod* But enough about me. Tell me about yourself, Zip.

---

Me: No problem. *walks out to edge, readying wings*

Zip: I'm nine years old! I'll be ten in the summer!

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Me: *lifts brow* You've flown before?

Vetis: My, my.

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Me: Quite frequently, in fact.

Nikki: Yup. Tell him which day your birthday is Zip.

Zip: It's the first day of summer! Hey, can I show Vetis around?

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Me: Oh. That makes things simpler. *stretches wings* Flying is the best way to get around here. And the fastest. *flaps wings and flies above the cove*

Vetis: I have no objections. *he looks at Nikki*

--

Me: *takes off and follows*

Nikki: Then what are we standing here for? C'mon! *takes off towards the plaza cavern*

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Me: *growls in frustration* My eyesight is no good, even in dragon form. I can't pick him up against all these other Valloians flying everywhere. Let's ask around. Maybe someone's seen Nikki. I'd like to know where he got his stuff. And Vetis has something to do with this or I'm a mouse.

Vetis: *follows*

---

Me: *following Sea*

Vetis: I can make you a mouse, if you wish.

Zip: Can I get something at the marketplace?

Nikki: That's why you wanted to show Vetis around? XD I don't have any money on me so not this time.

---

Me: *stops* Did you hear something? *head swerves back and forth in confusion*

Vetis: No, it's fine. *he gives Zip a few of whatever currency they use* Go ahead.

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Me: I heard a lot of things. And you changed your name.

Nikki: I guess that changes things. Let's go. Zip tends to take a while.

Zip: *Goes to nearest toy store*

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Me: Yes, I changed my name. I think I heard Vetis though. Do you see him?

Vetis: Lead the way.

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Me: Nope. *looking around*