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Post by Nikola Shadows on Jan 11, 2011 15:35:09 GMT -6
Nikola looked around in wonder as the scenario around him changed from the pleasent forest drive to the battlefield destruction. He looked over as Raphael to see him still passed out, dead to the world around him. Bullets rocketed past, and Nikola swerved the car to avoid incoming missiles flying past. He pressed the gas a little more, increasing the speed to a small degree. The battle shocked him. He hadn't known that the world outside had turned so destructive. Nikola sincerely hoped he could get Rahpael and himself out of this alive. With the small amount of driving experience he had, he was worried he would wreck the car and end with them both dead. He looked over at Raphael once more, wishing he would wake so he could take over and leave Nikola safe in the knowledge that the more experienced driver was in control.
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Post by Raphael Reid on Jan 11, 2011 19:06:03 GMT -6
Now Raphael was about to enact his plan. Raphael was going to make this the funnest car ride for Nikola! Raphael was going to play the part of the poor amnesic,"Unnnn.....where am I?" Raphael said, with a dazed look in his eye. He acted as if in shock at all the chaos outside. "What's going on? Where am I!? Who are you!? Why is there a war outside!? Why am I inside!? I should be outside battling!" Raphael said, starting to look around in a panic, he was wildly smiling on the inside, "Answer me now!" Raphael yelled in a serious tone.
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Post by Nikola Shadows on Jan 12, 2011 8:07:21 GMT -6
"What the heck! Raphael, what's going on! How do you not know who I am? Don't do this to me! You should be driving! I'm going to end up getting us killed! I've barely driven on short roads, so how am I supposed to drive here?" Nikola shouted. He was going into shock, his mind numbing, fear coursing through his veins. His hands tightly gripped the wheel, his muscles tensed and rigid.
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Post by Raphael Reid on Jan 12, 2011 17:19:07 GMT -6
Hmm... a twinge of guilt hit Raphael, dang, didn't know he'd freak out so much. But if he ended the charade now Nikola would know that he was messing with him. Hmm...got to make this end on a good note. Ok!, Raphael thought, I'll slowly get my memory back, and then slowly make the battle gone. Yeah...that will totally work, Raphael was proud with himself. "Me drive? If you can't drive then why are you!? Move soldier! who put you in charge of this vehicle!" Raphael said with a sergeant like tone. "Switch with me!" Raphael said, starting to get up in the car, and going over to the drivers set. Raphael watched as a missile zoomed just an inch from the roof of the car. Raphael did want to have just a little fun before he finished this. Soon Raphael had the futuristic war coming on. Giant robots started appearing on the horizon, huge hankering machines, with giant metal claws and lasers coming their eyes. "oh crap," Raphael said pretending to be mortified at gazing upon the giant metal monstrosities.
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Post by Nikola Shadows on Jan 12, 2011 21:41:02 GMT -6
"What the heck! You were out, so I took over! It was all fine, then suddenly this war was here out of nowhere!" Nikola shouted. He was freaked, the scenes around him making his nerves go haywire. The fires around him made memories flash across his mind, but only two stuck, only two mattered.
One was of Nikola in the middle of Greece. He was having a nice time on the beach when a man came up to him, sadness in his eyes. Nikola stopped what he was doing to take in what the man had to say, the news that would change his life from then on out. His family was dead, the house burned with them.
Next, Nikola soon after. He was standing in the ashes of the house, not moved from where they had been left. No one cared to even clean up after the fire. He looked around, his grief plain on his face. He started to cry, heartbreaking sobs that made the people in the town stop and look. He feel to his knees in the ashes, his heart falling to pieces as he saw the ruins of his family, the ruins of all that he cared about. All was gone, what was left for him?
Nikola came back to the present to see the car starting to veer of the road, he quickly righted it and looked to Raphael for direction.
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Post by Raphael Reid on Jan 13, 2011 13:46:00 GMT -6
"Hey! We have a war going on! No time for lolly gagging around in dreamy land!" Raphael said as he was now opening the door. Since Nikola wasn't going to switch, Raphael was going the other way to the drivers seat. "Don't make any sharp turns!" Raphael yelled as he opened the door. Raphael then started to climb out and get on top of the car. Woo! This is fun, though Raphael, car surfing. But if Raphael was going to keep the facade going he was going to have to not make any sound of fun. Raphael climbed to the other side and opened the drivers side door. "So!? You going to move or what!?" Raphael yelled into the car. This is the most fun I've had in a long time thought Raphael.
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Post by Nikola Shadows on Jan 13, 2011 15:57:55 GMT -6
Nikola glanced at Raphael. He was insane. He was completely and utterly insane. That was the only explanation Nikola could think of. He moved over to the passener seat, keeping a hand on the wheel for Raphael so they wouldn't go spinning out or anything.
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Post by Raphael Reid on Jan 13, 2011 16:13:36 GMT -6
Raphael jumped into the drivers seat. "What are you looking at? You're looking at me like I'm crazy?" Raphael said as his hands gripped the steering wheel perfectly. He started swerving all over the road, since he knew where everything was going to be he, could could drive perfectly around everything. He perfectly veered around a giant's foot, did a 360 around a missile, and (this one was tricky) accelerated, turned super sharply, spun into a barrel role, and had missiles going under the car as it went a foot of the ground. Raphael landed effortlessly on all fours, and drove under a falling robot that had been shot down. "So? How you doing so far?" Raphael said looking over at Nikola, with a big grin at how he pulled of the stunts.
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Post by Nikola Shadows on Jan 13, 2011 16:16:19 GMT -6
Nikola stared at Raphael. Yep, he'd gone crazy for sure. What the heck was he doing, pulling stunts in the middle of all this? He shook his head in answer, and looked at the floor of the car, not wishing to see the chaos around him, to see the fires that reminded him of the worst thing that had ever happened to him.
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Post by Raphael Reid on Jan 13, 2011 16:51:36 GMT -6
Aww, Raphael thought, he didn't like my stunts? I must do better! I know a ramp! Raphael thought excitedly. Hmm....I haven't tried this with it working before, but it was worth a try! Raphael's mind was racing at the thought. Making light so concentrated, that it became a solid? It's improbable, impossible! "I've got to try it!" Raphael accidentally yelled, "I mean uh...I'm crazy don't listen to me!" Raphael said, even to add to his crazy act, he bent the light so that it made it look like his face was spinning clockwise. He looked back forward with a concentrated look. He slowly raised his hand, not noticeably high, just high enough to channel his will. He thought, Light gather, light form, nothing will stop us from going air born! He kept chanting this, (just a little spell he made up when he tried this stunt earlier, helps him channel light into a ramp form) Slowly the light gathered, though he made it just look like a bomb had made a crater in the Earth and pushed the dirt up to make a ramp. "This is gonna be good!" Raphael yelled wildly. He now thrust his hand forward, almost touching the windshield. The light formed, becoming concentrated, super concentrated. It started to become solid, super high end plasma. Ok, Raphael thought, this is where I got to last time, just a little more, Raphael's concentration was wanning, his head getting a little throb in the back. "Come on!" Raphael screamed. He had almost forgot that Nikola was in the car, but he pushed that to the back, this was a huge break though! If he could make light solid, this opened a whole new bag of tricks for his theatrical performance! His hand started shaking, his fist clenching, almost, Raphael thought, almost! A renewed energy of excitement ran through him, just enough to put him over the block, I can do it! He screamed in his head. He ripped his fist closed, the light rushed together, and the ramp became a solid! "I've done it!! HA HA HA!!!" Raphael screamed in triumph! He now just had to keep it sustained long enough to jump it! He floored the gas like there was no tomorrow! "Prepare for awesomeness Nikola! This is going to be freakin' amazing!" Raphael flipped up a concealed switch that was hidden behind the steering wheel. "Nitro baby! Can only buy it once a year in a market in Siberia, but this is so worth it!" Raphael yelled, as if showing off a new toy. The rest of the illusions disappeared as all of Raphael's concentration went onto the ramp. The car hit the ramp, the wheels left the jump, and time seemed to slow down for Raphael, a freeze frame for his moment of glory. Soaring through the air, he let the ramp fall, and his concentration went back to what he was doing, he was flying! well, almost. "I've done it Nikola! I've done it!" Raphael laughed! "Hurrah!!!"
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Post by Nikola Shadows on Jan 13, 2011 16:59:09 GMT -6
Nikola looked around in bewilderment. THe bombs, the war, everything was gone. It had disappeared so quickly it was like it wasn't even there. What was going on?!
"What the heck! Where did the war go? WHat happened back there, Raphael?! Answer me right now!" Nikola shouted, angry and confused.
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Post by Raphael Reid on Jan 13, 2011 17:11:22 GMT -6
"Oh.... right...the war..."Raphael's mood started to dwindle, he forgot that in all this he was being a jerk to one of his best pals. Wait, Raphael thought, I could still play the amnesia card, no, Raphael said to himself, it wouldn't be right to mess with him again. I should probably just come clean, Raphael contradicted with himself. Then he would think I'm a jerk, and I can't have that. Maybe I can make him think that the peace is only an illusion. Yeah! If I bring back the war again he'll think it's still going on! "What!? The war isn't gone! See it's still here!" Raphael yelled, making it full fledged war again out of nothing, with explosions, lasers, robots and everything, "See! Everything is still nice and war-like!" Raphael tried to sound convincing but it wasn't working very well.
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Post by Nikola Shadows on Jan 13, 2011 17:18:26 GMT -6
Nikola didn't even look out the window. He just looked at Raphael, a look of hurt and pain clear on his face. His shoulders were slumped, his face ragged, showing the pain of the memories that would not leave.
"...How could you, Raphael? You know what happened... Did you not think the fires of a battle field would bring them back?! Bring all the pain and torment back all over again! I never thought you would do this, Raphael..." Nikola said, betrayal and pain evident in his voice. He dropped his eyes, staring at his lap, shaking his head, tears in his eyes.
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Post by Raphael Reid on Jan 14, 2011 15:29:21 GMT -6
Raphael knew he had done wrong. He looked at the road in shame, feeling like he had just been slapped. "Nikola, I'm sorry." and Raphael really meant it. But now Raphael was concerned for his friend, he must get over his loss, he won't be able to function if every time he sees fire he breaks down. Also, since tribe of night can control fire, Nikola would never be able to fight if attacked by fire. Raphael looked almost as hurt as Nikola, except Raphael wasn't hurt, he was just loaded with shame. Raphael waved his hand, and everything outside disappeared, all the war, fire, death, destruction, everything. Only the grass, trees, and sunshine were left outside. "Nikola, I didn't realize those fires would do that to you, I guess all I was focused on was the fun I was having with messing with you. I... I know that you must be feeling really hurt right now... I'm sorry, I really really am." Raphael said with great sadness in his voice. Raphael paused, then after a long silence, "But, you should really get over what happened, I know that your parents meant a lot to you, the whole world even, but, think now they don't have to deal with sickness, cancer, sadness, or pain anymore. They're free to roam about the spirit world, and I know they were good people, I mean look at yourself, only truly good parents could make such a fine young man as yourself" Raphael added with a smile, "I know they're in heaven looking down on you, and they're smiling." Raphael said, with a caring tone in his voice. "They'd be pleased that you've found such a good life. You have friends, a nice home, and a comfortable life, what more could a person ask for?" Raphael said, just then, he waved his hand again, and he made the illusion of everyone Nikola's come to know and love appear. Along side the road waving at them. "You might have lost one family, but now you have another. All your friends in the tribe, all of them care about you." Raphael drove slower now, so Nikola could see all the people of the camp, every single person. "See," Raphael said, a happy tone in his voice.
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Post by Nikola Shadows on Jan 14, 2011 15:47:16 GMT -6
"Raphael, I know you are sorry, I know you mean that. But it is not just that I lost my parents, they never cared for us much. They doted over me, but they ignored Nikolas. I was all he had. I resented them for that, but they would never listen to me. They didn't care for him. I hadn't visited him in years when that fire happened. Now I am left with the guilt of knowing that he died miserable with those horrible people we called parents. I'm left not even knowing what he was like, what kind of man he was coming to be. I'm left knowing I was never there for him..." Nikola said sadly, his tears winning over and spilling down his cheeks.
"Yes, I have a new family now, but I will never be able to feel as close to them as I did to Nikolas. What happened to Nikolas destroyed me...
"They say it was an accident, but I know how those people are. They hated my family, hated everything about us. They would be glad to be rid of us...I' not so sure it was an accident..." Nikola finished quietly.
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