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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 5, 2011 8:27:03 GMT -8
"How come you're so nervous, Brandon?" Twili asked. "I-I don't know..." Brandon replied. Now I feel like...I really should know her... "Hmm...you're feeling embarrassed at what I said...and you got even more so when Twili accepted that you like her..." Brianna said aloud. "Sis, p-please don't..." Brandon begged. "But, I wouldn't want you to keep it a secret!" Brianna said back with a playful grin. "Keep what a secret?" Twili innocently asked. "Bro...do you have a crush on her?" Brianna politely asked, making Brandon freeze up. "Whoa...didn't know he could answer that fast."
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 5, 2011 11:06:40 GMT -8
The drive home was a ride full of anxiety for the Assassin. She would have to get the rest of the wages exchanged when she took the children shopping, but for now, she'd have to wait and see. The car stopped and the door was opened for Mrs. Iwato, while the trunk was opened.
"Hey, guys. Mommy will be home really soon!" Sakura chirped. "She's home now!" Gingkyo said to her sister. The little girls stood by the door, waiting. Almost immediately, the door opened and Mrs. Iwato stepped inside, along with her bags and the ridiculously huge elephant she bought. Mrs. Keiko Iwato had long black hair with a few grays, blue eyes and a delicate face and frame. Sakura would have greatly resembled her mother when the spell broke. For now, she looked like her mother may have as a child. "Mommy!" Both girls said as they hugged her. "Hello, girls." She smiled. Her eyes went wide for a moment, seeing the toddler version of her eldest once again. Nonetheless, she said "Mommy needs to get up now, all right?" She said as the girls let go. Keiko began to produce many of the toys and candies she got for the children and gave these gifts to the children, before she gave Gingkyo hers. "Sakura, come here for a moment." Sakura did as she was asked. "Here's your elephant." "Wow!" Her eyes went wide, before she hugged her mother again. "Thanks!" She grinned.
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 5, 2011 12:46:32 GMT -8
The sudden gift snapped Brandon out of his frozen state. "Um...th-thanks..." He said, though he couldn't help but to stare at Twili afterwards. "You got these for all of us? Thanks!" Brianna said, smiling at Mrs. Iwato. "Thanks, but...you knew what happened to Sakura?" Twili asked.
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Post by Darth Pichu on Feb 5, 2011 13:56:46 GMT -8
Wyatt's eyes went wide, "Mrs. Iwato!" he cried, rushing up to the woman, tugging on her dress, "Mrs. Iwato! You remember me right! It's me, Wyatt! Listen, something terrible has happened. We made a mistake here! Ratio and I... I don't know.. ye gods you have to help us!"
"Why does he keep doing that?" Horatio frowned, crossing his arms, "And why does he keep calling my Ratio? That's not my name!!"
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 5, 2011 14:15:22 GMT -8
'If that's not your name, then what is it?" Brianna asked.
"Maybe she already knows what happened, Wyatt. She seemed calm when she saw Sakura being really young." Twili told Wyatt.
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 5, 2011 18:07:24 GMT -8
"Hira told me over the phone. I didn't believe it at first, but here we are." Keiko said simply. She looked down, seeing Wyatt tugging at her dress. "Wyatt? You're a child too?" She smiled and knelt down in front of him. "Now, calm down and explain to me what happened, all right? I will help you in any way I can."
Sakura and Gingkyo were playing with their gifts, though she could barely reach the key of her elephant.
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 5, 2011 18:27:23 GMT -8
The trio put away their gifts for now, with Twili walking by Wyatt and the twins running to Sakura and Gingkyo.
"Wow, that's a HUGE elephant toy! Here, I'll wind it up for you, Sakura." Brianna said, helping the de-aged assassin turn the key on the pink elephant. "There you go!"
"Wyatt said that he and his friend Ratio were doing some magic trick to...I think, help some...'timeline' that got messed up, but it made us all de-age to around 4-7 years old. Apparently, we all know each other as grown-ups, but Wyatt was the only person who was de-aged that remembers all of us. I guess Gingkyo was fine because she was almost that young anyway." Twili explained to Mrs. Iwato.
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 5, 2011 19:25:20 GMT -8
Mrs. Iwato nodded. "I see. Well, Gingkyo is nine years old, anyway. Do either of you know the event that they're trying to fix?" She asked.
Sakura smiled. "Thank you." She said, squealing as it began to walk around.
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 5, 2011 19:54:49 GMT -8
"You're welcome, Sakura!" Brianna said, covering her ears at the squeal, as did Brandon. "You love that thing already, don't ya?"
"I'm not sure what they were fixing exactly...do you remember, Wyatt?" Twili replied.
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 5, 2011 20:44:32 GMT -8
Sakura nodded. "Yeah. It's as cool as that dollie daddy got me a week ago." She smiled.
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 6, 2011 8:36:38 GMT -8
"Still, this elephant is awesome! How did your mom find it?" Brianna asked, with Brandon moving back towards Twili.
"H-heya..." Brandon said, still embarrassed about what his sister said. "Hi, Bran. Wyatt and I just want to know if Sakura's and Gingkyo's mom can find a way to help us out." Twili explained. "I'm...sorry if I got nervous from what my sister said..." Brandon said back. "That's alright. I have a feeling I should get used to Brianna acting like that." Twili said back, smiling as well.
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 6, 2011 11:02:08 GMT -8
Sakura shrugged. "I don't know. Mommy and daddy always bring me cool things from when they're away. They have their ways." She said.
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 6, 2011 19:03:50 GMT -8
"You have really cool parents, Sakura." Brianna commented.
"Well...she blurts out everything she says, so it would help to be used to it...I'm still trying to." Brandon said, laughing at himself. "I'm sorry to ask, but...is that last part true? The crush thing?" Twili asked. "Want me to tell the truth?" Brandon asked back. "Sure! Go ahead, I won't mind what you say!" Twili said back. "Okay...well, I do. I do have a bit of a crush on you..." Brandon replied, blushing again. "Hee hee...it's sweet, really." Twili said, giggling a bit. "See, I know I shouldn't have..." Brandon began. "What are you talking about? I said it was sweet. Besides, you're a nice boy here. I like you for that!" Twili replied, the situation at hand almost fading away to the childlike conversation. "R-really?" Brandon asked back, being cheered up already. "Yes, really! Come on, you can help me and Wyatt think of a plan with Sakura's mom!" Twili responded, dragging Brandon over while he smiled back.
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 6, 2011 19:36:31 GMT -8
Sakura smiled at her friends. "Thank you." She grinned.
Keiko smiled at the children. "We will undo this, but in the meantime, go ahead and play. Girls, your father will be home from Kenya in a couple of days. I will take you all shopping in an hour."
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 7, 2011 6:47:16 GMT -8
"Thanks, Mrs. Iwato!" Twili said before Brandon dragged her back to Brianna. "Sis, Sakura's mom said we can play some more before we can return everyone to normal!" Brandon said, with an excited expression. "Really!? AWESOME! What should we do first?" Brianna said, even more excited. "Tag! You're it, Brandon!" Twili said, succumbing to her younger personality once more by tapping Brandon on the shoulder and running. "Wha-aww man! TAG, sis!" Brandon said, doing the same to Brianna. "Why did I see that coming...? Hmm...they're too hard for now, so...aha! Tag!" Brianna said, tapping Sakura's shoulder. "You're it, Sakura!" She told the little assassin, running and laughing like her friends.
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 7, 2011 11:20:48 GMT -8
Sakura giggled and ran around, tapping Gingkyo. "You're it!" She said. Gingkyo ran over and tagged Brandon. "Wait, you're Gingkyo, my sister. Mommy, daddy and the lady with long hair rescued her. You hooked onto the legs of the lady and mommy and daddy adopted you, though daddy thought it was funny you clung to the lady's legs." "Yay!" Gingkyo smiled as she hugged her younger older sister close. Keiko smiled at Twili. "You're welcome, dear. We don't know when you'll be back to normal, so we should make the best of it. I may need Wyatt's help, though. He remembers more." She heard her daughter's realization. "What happened? Why doesn't she remember anything else?" "I don't know, mommy." Gingkyo said quietly. "She remembered Hana when she was playing with her, though." "And she remembered you when you two were playing. Why hasn't she forgotten me?" "Because you're mommy still, I guess. It'll be hard to get her to realize the lady with long hair is her."
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 7, 2011 13:15:39 GMT -8
"Hmm...so the longer we spend time together, the more we'll remember? I guess it's a good thing we're playing with each other now!" Twili said before Brandon tagged her. "You little ninja! I got you-darn!" She said before just missing him. She ended up tagging Brianna instead. "Grr...I'll get my brother for ya!" Brianna said before utterly charging him. Once she got close, she cut him off, just missing before he turned around. "Not so fast, my twin!" She said, running and lunging at him. "CHESTOOOOOOOOOO!" She screamed, despite her having learned that Super Robot Wars battle cry when she was much older. Brandon was soon on the ground, tackled. "I got you, I got you!~" She sang in victory, sitting on top of the boy. "Sis...crushing...my tiny body..." Brandon got out before Brianna got off. "Sorry, bro. Guess I went overboard there!" Brianna said, smirking.
"Either of you two remember something, yet?" Twili asked. "Hmm...hey, I think one thing's coming back. And it has to do with Brandon!" Brianna replied, trying to recall what it was. "Something about...a game? No...a friend of ours? Maybe...wait wait, it is that!" She said, trying very hard to remember exactly what she was thinking of. As soon as it fully came back to her, her eyes went wide. "What was it, sis?" Brandon asked. "Um...n-nothing...nothing important." Brianna said, desperately looking away. "But, if you had to work that hard, it has to be, right?" Twili asked back. "I said it wasn't important!" Brianna said back, walking away and looking a little sad. Brandon and Twili glanced at each other before Brandon decided to find out what's going on. "I'll go see what my sister was thinking of, alright? Have fun with Sakura and Gingkyo for now." "Alright..." Twili replied, then wanting more people to join in. She ran up the Ratio and tapped his shoulder. "Tag! You're it!" She said before running away.
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 7, 2011 13:49:45 GMT -8
Mrs. Iwato smiled. "Children, it's probably safer to play outside. It's beautiful out and the only real concerns are falling into the pond and out of the trees." With that, she picked up Sakura and led Gingkyo by the hand to the back yard.
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 7, 2011 14:16:01 GMT -8
Twili followed Keiko outside and waited for Ratio to continue...if he even knew what tag WAS, at least. The twins came after, with Brianna unwilling to speak.
"Sis? What's the matter? Did...you remember something scary about me?" Brandon asked nervously. "I don't wanna talk about it." Brianna flatly replied. "But, sis-" "How many times do I have to tell you!? It's not important!!" She yelled, frightening her brother. She calmed down immediately afterwards, not wanting to be the cause of his tears. "I'll tell you...I'm not your sister...I'm supposed to be a clone of you." "But...how? You're a girl. You can't be my CLONE if our genders are different." Brandon said back. "I just am, alright!? I'm not a real sister, just a...just a copy!" Brianna shouted back in tears. "Brianna..." Brandon said back, opting to hug her as he didn't have anything to say to help her.
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 7, 2011 14:33:07 GMT -8
Keiko put Sakura down on the grass as she, Gingkyo, the twins and Twili ran around.
Sakura wandered over to the pond. She saw the pretty fish flitting and swimming around and reached a little hand to grab at them. "Not again," Keiko sighed before she went over to Sakura and grabbed the young Assassin from the edge. "No, no. I don't know if you remember being able to swim again. Now, come on." With that, she guided her daughter back to the other children.
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 7, 2011 18:47:07 GMT -8
"Brianna...sis..." Brandon said to Brianna. "I'm not your 'sis'...I'm just some stupid clone! I'm a total accident! A mistake, even!" Brianna said back, still crying. "You're not a mistake...and no matter what, you're my sister. Even if you are a clone!" Brandon replied, almost on the verge of tears as well. "But...you were only having fun cause it was something you already liked...and I made you feel bad in front of Twili! I'm just...I'm a failure of a clone!" Brianna persisted, crying even harder. "Brianna, please! I NEED you! I'd be the shyest boy ever if you weren't around! You're still family to me, and I'll make you see that! Please...be my sister, Brianna..." Brandon said, now with him crying into her shoulder and Brianna holding him. "...Brandon..." Brianna merely said. "You're right. I CAN be your sister...who cares that I'm a clone? As long as I make you happy, I'll be a sister to you! Now...calm down, okay?" She went on, making Brandon calm down and wipe his tears. "Thanks, Brianna..." Brandon said, letting himself be hugged.
"Aww...that's so cute! Now...oh no, don't tell me that Ratio kid doesn't know what Tag is!" Twili commented and wondered.
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Post by Darth Pichu on Feb 7, 2011 19:52:13 GMT -8
Wyatt pouted a little bit, "Honestly, Mrs. Iwato, just because I look like a child doesn't mean you should treat me like one. I only look like I'm four. My mind is nineteen." His words sounded a bit awkward coming out of his four year old mouth. He had a slight lisp at that age. He'd managed to forget that up until now.
He glanced around uneasily, "Listen, what happened was.." he took a deep breath, "Master Ratio and I were trying to set the timelines straight by turning back time, but we ended up turning ourselves back instead. As a side effect, a bunch of people's minds reverted to the way they'd been when they were young, explaining why Ratio's forgotten all his spells and thinks magic is evil and demons are trying to get him." he crossed his arms, "Can you see why this is a problem? We need to do something!"
Ratio looked up, honestly looking a little unsure of himself, "I'm Horatio." he said, looking up at Twili, smiling a little bit. In spite of the obvious malnutrition and lack of sunlight that showed up in his face he had a rather pleasant smile, "I'm sorry for how I acted before. I've... I've never really been outside without Sophronia before." He lifted himself up, wobbling a bit on his tiny legs. He usually had someone to help him, or else he walked with a crutch. It felt strange trying to stand on his own. He faltered a bit.
All of a sudden the girl rushed forwards and tagged him, rushing away as soon as she'd come. he blinked, perplexed. "Wh-... what?" he cocked his head, quizzically.
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 7, 2011 20:09:41 GMT -8
Keiko nodded. "Of course, dear. I know you're only a child physically, but you're just so cute." She smiled. "Besides, some of the others are children, too. Now, come on. There's much more room out here." She held out a hand for Horatio and another for Edward. "You two come, too." She smiled.
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 8, 2011 9:07:52 GMT -8
Twili walked back up to Horatio and dragged him outside. "Guess you don't know that game. You just tag people by tapping them and they become 'it'. Then, they tag someone else. It can go on as long as you want, so just tag someone!" She explained, purposely making herself vulnerable to be tagged.
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Post by Prime Spinosaur on Feb 9, 2011 18:45:43 GMT -8
Edward watched them play Tag, Watterson sitting next to him, the humanoid cat put his hand on Edward's shoulder.
"Do you wanna play with them?" asked Watterson.
"Uhm...will they let me?" asked Edward.
"Can I play?" asked Edward in a quiet voice. The other children just stared at the red eyed boy in shock and horror. Finally one of them children spoke up.
"No! No Muties* allowed!" said him. "Human beings only!"
"But...I'm human...right?" asked Edward. "I...feel human...don't I?"
"No! You're no human!" said the boy, "You're some freak of nature! A monster!"
*Muty/ies, is a racial slur for Transhuman sort of like the N word.
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Post by Darth Pichu on Feb 9, 2011 18:57:01 GMT -8
Horatio frowned a little bit, not seeming to completely understand the concept. After a second he nodded, "Ah.. o-.. okay." he nodded. He took off after Brianna, stumbling a little bit, but his thin little legs wouldn't carry him fast enough to catch her. He turned. Edward wasn't moving much. Surely he could catch him.
"Hah! Got you!" Horatio grinned, tapping Edward on the shoulder, fairly forcefully. He staggered a bit, nearly falling. He liked this game, though it did leave him short of breath. He couldn't remember the last time he'd felt like that, at least, not at a time when he wasn't being possessed. He turned around and ran in the opposite direction, stumbling a little as he did, a smile on his face. He was genuinely enjoying himself.
Wyatt sighed a little bit, "Listen, Mrs. Iwato, this is serious you have to... " he tugged at her dress, saying in a soft voice, "Don't you realize who that Edward kid is? We've got a lot of problems here. Big ones! We need to discuss this."
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 9, 2011 19:04:33 GMT -8
Keiko smiled warmly at Edward. "Come on out, dear." She said gently. "It's really very nice out here and the sun is so warm." She knelt by Wyatt. "I don't quite realize who Edward is supposed to be," She whispered. "But he's not that person now. Now, he's just a child who life hasn't been very kind to. We will talk later."
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Post by Darth Pichu on Feb 9, 2011 19:55:18 GMT -8
Wyatt deadpanned, "Keiko, this is important!" Wyatt cried, his voice squeaking a little bit, "This could have some serious ramifications for the future if we don't do something about it now!"
Horatio stopped, staring back at Edward, confused, "You aren't playing it right!" he called back, "You're supposed to chase me now! Don't just stand there!"
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Post by bluedemonhybrid on Feb 9, 2011 20:08:56 GMT -8
"And what do you suggest we do? As long as he's a child, he won't harm anyone." Keiko whispered. "Do you see his hesitation to join the others? I have seen a look similar to it when Sakura's friend Kyo came to play. Kyo didn't have as much of the hollowness that he has, though. I bet if one person showed him an ounce of compassion, it could turn out differently." She turned to Edward, smiling. "You should chase someone and touch them."
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Post by Brandon Skyblade on Feb 10, 2011 3:54:23 GMT -8
"Come on, Wyatt! It'll be fun! We can't do anything about our normal forms for now, so let's just play!" Twili said, dragging Wyatt outside. "That and you have to get over that fear you have. Eddie's harmless, so just play with him! Come on, Ed! Tag him while I can still hold onto him!" She called out, not noticing the twins watching behind her.
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