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Post by Barrel on Jan 13, 2008 1:09:22 GMT -8
"Lady, you have five seconds to let the girl go. If you do not, I shoot," Riffraff warned. He'd do it, too. He could always claim temporary insanity or something if asked about it. Or he could say he "slipped". Lovett ignored both SN and Riffraff. Since when did she do something somebody asked her to do? She pulled her hand away from Brianna's mouth, and hesitated. What could she do to make the girl just shut up? The woman thought for a moment, then made a face. But she knelt down and gave Brianna a quick hug before holding on to her tightly again.
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Post by Shock on Jan 13, 2008 1:21:58 GMT -8
"Pika!" Pikachu agreed, sparks still flying from its small yellow body. The little mouse was infuriated by the fact that it could not attack. Frustration could have driven it to just attacking, but the scared look in Brianna's eerily blank eyes kept it at bay. "Lovett," Sweeney growled, approaching dangerously, "Let her go." His eyes were darker than usual. He was getting images he didn't want, images that had haunted him for years, images formed only in his imagination about how his daughter could have been tormented as a young child, in his head, and he didn't like it. Brianna was surprised by the hug, but then continued to try to pull away in fear. She'd heard Sweeney approach, and let's face it, Sweeney's voice isn't the most comforting sound in the world if you aren't a fangirl.
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Post by Barrel on Jan 13, 2008 8:53:33 GMT -8
"One..." Riffraff began his count. This was Lovett. There was no way she make things easy by obeying. She hissed at Sweeney, dragging Brianna backwards. If they all wanted her to release the girl, well... She decided that she wouldn't, just to be difficult. "Two..." Freddy began to whimper softly again. Hearing all of this and not knowing what was going on was scaring him. He slowly uncurled and reached out with trembling hands, trying to figure out where Cura was so he could hold on to her. He needed something familiar to hold on to.
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Post by Shock on Jan 13, 2008 10:36:43 GMT -8
"Pika pi!" Pikachu warned, taking a step forward on all four paws. It's tail stood straight up, and its fur was on end. SN glared at Lovett. Yes, she was her favorite character, no, that doesn't mean she doesn't make her mad sometimes. Sweeney snapped is razor open. "I would think it'd be in your best interest to let her go," he growled in a low, menacing voice. Brianna whimpered in terror, wide, frightened eyes staring blankly infront of her. She was shaking, but still struggling to try to free herself. Finally, she made herself a deadweight, letting herself go completely limp, like a ragdoll or something. Cura was scared too, and decided to give Freddy a hug, for his benifit and her own. So, she wrapped her arms around him, but was unable to take her bright green eyes off the scene in front of her.
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Post by Barrel on Jan 13, 2008 11:05:15 GMT -8
Freddy hugged Cura back tightly, much like she was a security blanket or something. "What's going on?" he asked her softly, not realizing how tightly he was holding on to her. Lovett pulled out her knife and held it at Brianna's throat. "I'd 'preciate it if you di'n't come close with that knife o' yours, Mr. Todd," she snapped. She had accused Sweeney of being mad once or twice, but SHE was the mad one. Those fifteen years of little business and solitude and whatnot had definitely changed her. She had once been a nice woman- but now she was just a heartless one. She could care less if she or Brianna died. "Three..." Riffraff didn't bother to lower his gun. He was pretty sure he could get Lovett from where he stood. Besides, if he did shoot her, she'd die too quickly to kill the girl.
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Post by Shock on Jan 13, 2008 11:16:27 GMT -8
Sweeney stopped in his tracks. He didn't want Brianna to get hurt. Half of is mind was telling him he was crazy to even care, but he couldn't help it. He snapped his razor shut. "Pika pi...pika chu..." Pikachu muttered to itself, taking a step back. The fur standing on end on its back fell, because it was now more concerned than angry. Brianna froze when she felt the cold metal against her throat, not daring to move. She whimpered, squirming very slightly to try to scoot backward, away from the knife. "That lady with the red hair is threatening that little girl," Cura muttered. She didn't mind that he was clinging to her tightly. She wasn't all that fragile really. She was just easily scared, especially by evil.
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Post by Barrel on Jan 13, 2008 14:38:55 GMT -8
Freddy gave Cura a blank look. He had no idea who she was talking about. He hadn't met that many people that hung around the Treehouse. Probably because he had to be kept away from villains or he'd end up getting himself into trouble. "Who?" he asked, obviously confused. "Two!" Why wasn't the woman letting the girl go? Riffraff didn't understand. Didn't she know how easily he could kill her? He didn't like people who weren't nice to younger people. He'd had enough of that when Frank was alive. Lovett wasn't going to let Brianna go. She couldn't. If Sweeney wanted her to, she wouldn't. She was angry with him for caring about his wife and daughter more than he did her.
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Post by Shock on Jan 13, 2008 14:53:35 GMT -8
"Lovett, you don't get it! You gave up any chance you two might have had together when you lied about his wife!" SN snarled, but didn't move. Pikachu was standing stock-still, except for the little sparks of electricity coursing around its tiny body. It wanted to help somehow, but if it moved, there was no way it'd be able to get Brianna out of the way in time, even with a Quick Attack. "There's this redhead that doesn't look too friendly, and she's threatening that little girl that was also in the fire that I healed," Cura explained. Brianna whimpered, swallowing. Sweeney's eyes narrowed. Then, he smiled. It was a false smile, but it looked real enough to pass as real. "Come now, love, you don't really want to hurt her," he said smoothly. He knew that, with Lovett, being nice DEFINITELY worked better than threats. The only plus to her liking him.
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Post by Barrel on Jan 13, 2008 15:09:45 GMT -8
"Yes I do!" Lovett snapped almost immediately, glaring at first SN, then at Sweeney. Besides, it was good practice for when she finally got rid of Johanna. She pressed down on the knife just enough to draw blood, but not enough to kill or seriously injure Brianna. "ONE!" Riff wasn't going to wait any longer. He aimed carefully, then pulled the trigger on his gun. Lovett was laughing insanely. "You think I'm gonna do wot you tell me to, Mr. Todd? You 'aven't cared before, why now?" Her laughter stopped abruptly once a triple-beam of reddish light that looked oddly like obviously fake special effects hit her in the chest. Her grip on Brianna loosened as Lovett collapsed, insane grin frozen on her face.
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Post by Shock on Jan 13, 2008 15:36:50 GMT -8
"Pika!" Pikachu dashed over with its Quick attack speed, stopping next to a shaking Brianna. Brianna felt fur and immediately backed away, still frightened. But then she bumped into Lovett's body, and backed away from that. Now that the little girl was out of danger for the moment, Sweeney returned to being cold and distant, retaking his protective stance in front of Johanna. "Pika pi," Pikachu gently touched Brianna's elbow to get her attention. The girl jumped, but then realized how small the little fuzzy creature was, and latched onto it, grabbing it gently around the middle and hugging it to her. Pikachu didn't protest, but her grip was a little too tight for it. "Wow. Bad effects," SN muttered. She couldn't help it. Besides, Lovett'd probably come back. Not that that was a good thing.
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Post by Barrel on Jan 13, 2008 16:12:29 GMT -8
"Now what's happening?" Freddy wanted to know, letting his grip on Cura loosen a little. From the sound of things, it had calmed down a little bit. Riffraff lowered his gun. "I warned her," he said calmly as he carefully set the gun down and walked over to make sure Lovett wasn't just faking. He bent down next to the woman and shook her getting no reaction. "Definitely got her." He grinned a little, then turned his attention to Brianna. "Well, hello. Why was that woman not letting you go?" he wanted to know.
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Post by Shock on Jan 13, 2008 16:18:52 GMT -8
Brianna jumped a little. She was trying to get used to relying more on sound than sight, but it wasn't working out too well. It was still easy to sneak up or startle her. "I dunno..." she murmered quietly, grip on Pikachu tightening slightly. Pikachu made a small choking noise, and Brianna loosened her grip very slightly. "The little girl's still alive, but the lady that was threatening her's dead," Cura muttered, eyes still huge in fear. She couldn't help that she was so skiddish. It was in her nature.
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Post by Barrel on Jan 13, 2008 16:35:11 GMT -8
"Hmm." Riffraff eyed Brianna for a moment, thinking. "Maybe you were one of the Transylvanians that man was talking about." He still had no idea that what Orin had told him was a complete lie. He slowly reached out to gently grab Brianna by the arms. "How about you come with me. Have you ever wanted to fly?" he asked softly, trying not to scare the girl. He had to get her to trust him so he could get her onto the ship without her freaking out and possibly escaping. "D-dead?" Freddy asked, face paling. "How?" Even though he knew he shouldn't ask, he was a curious man.
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Post by Shock on Jan 13, 2008 16:46:59 GMT -8
Pikachu started growling and bristling again, though it was very carefull to keep its thunder under control. Brianna pulled back automatically. She was going to have problems trusting anyone at all for a while. Pikachu leaned over and bit Riff on the hand angrilly. What? Just cause it's a thunder mouse doesn't mean it can't bite! "I-I'm not sure," Cura admitted. She couldn't tell how Lovett had died. SN's eyes narrowed, hand drifting to her pokeballs again. Pikachu wasn't the only pokemon with a fierce bite. Figuratively, I mean.
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Post by Barrel on Jan 13, 2008 16:57:04 GMT -8
Riffraff almost immediately let go of Brianna. "OKAY! Okay! I'll just leave you alone!" he snapped angrily, glaring at Pikachu and baring his own teeth. "Do that again, little yellow rat thing, and I'll bite back," he warned. Freddy shuddered, a small trickle of blood beginning to drip from his nose. "That's okay, I don't really have to know," he said shakily. Then he stiffened. "Oh my God, Lloyd's gonna kill me if I don't show up! GARRY!" "What?" Garry snapped, back to his usual self. Then: "Oh. OH. Lloyd's gonna... my God." He jumped to his feet and raced away, already having forgotten that Fred had lost his sight so couldn't follow that easily.
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