Sceldrant's Comet

by Michael Rogers

  Grunt A: *He started to fire off thick golden bullets at the rock, watching it spiral off.* "How?"

  Grunt B: "It's the smoothness and angle-" *He bent his knees and shot a golden bullet at the rock, watching it ricochet off.*

  Grunt C: "It didn't work, argh!"

  Nathan: *He watched Rachael run up to the door, ignoring the sounds of guns go off.* "How did you-?"

  Rachael: "The door, do we walk through it?! Unlock it with a key?! How do we-?!" *She touched the door and instantly faded, leaving a warped ripple in the air.*

  Nathan: *He smiled in accomplishment.* "Yes!" *He touched the door, causing his body to instantly fade into a ripple in the air.*

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  *Luna and Twortz slowly staggered through the eerie mansion, listening to the wind blowing outside, causing it to randomly creak from every direction.*

  Twortz: (This is slightly frightening-) *She looked at Luna, noticing no signs of fear in her face.*

  Luna: *A woman screamed in agony outside the mansion, causing Twortz to twitch in fear.* (That's the seventh scream..)

  Twortz: (It's obvious, whatever is outside, is dangerous..)

  Luna: "Where exactly are we?"

  Twortz: "If it hasn't clicked inside that empty skull of yours, I'm from Earth too.. How would I know?"

  Luna: *Lightning flashed outside, causing light to fill the poorly lit room.* "We're in a dinin' room."

  Twortz: *She started to shiver while keeping a professional composure.* (This is frightening-)

  *Lightning flashed in the room, revealing three wolf-like figures standing against the walls behind Twortz and Luna.*

  Destiny: "Y-Yeup?"

  Luna: "It's OK, there's nothin' to worry about." *She smirked and shuffled into the next room.*

  Man: "H-Help?" *He suddenly lunged at Twortz from the shadows, covered in blood.*

  Twortz: "Hahackee!" *She screamed out a sonic shock wave, blasting the man back into the wall, causing wood to crack.*

  Man: "W-We're not alone..." *He quickly ripped his number, causing him to vanish upwards.*

  Luna: "Nice."

  Twortz: "Nice?! Is this some sort of game to you?!"

  Luna: "Yea? That's wat this is, aye?"

  Twortz: "Tsst." *She rolled her eyes and waddled towards the next room, observing a table full of cutlery.* "The food is still warm."

  Luna: "Looks like they left in a hurry." *She spoke with anticipation, filling Twortz with more fear.*

  *The lightning flashed, revealing a wolf-like creature standing in the doorway the party just walked through a moment ago.*

  Twortz: "It feels like we're being watched.." *She looked behind her, staring at darkness.*

  Luna: "Aha, stop bein' paranoid, aye-" *She looked over her shoulder with her sketch-like vision, seeing an empty room.* "Nothin'."

  Twortz: "How can I rely on your vision?! You apparently can't even see colours!"

  Luna: "Wateva-"

  ?????: "Shngrrrr."

  *A canine growled, causing Twortz to shuffle closer to Luna.*

  Twortz: *She stared at a closed brown door in front of her.* "I-It sounded like it came from the next room!"

  Luna: *She reached over her shoulder, grabbing her bow and several arrows.* "Time to test these bad boys out."

  Twortz: *She reached for the closed door and twisted its silver knob, revealing it was locked.* "It won't open."

  Luna: "I can see that.." *She shuffled forward and attempted to kick the door, causing her and Destiny to grunt in pain.*

  Destiny: "Yeu-Yeu!" *She hissed in pain, as if her leg was hurt too.*

  Luna: "My bad, aye-"

  Twortz: (Stupid-) *She waved her hand, blowing a scattered shock wave into the door, blasting it off its hinges.* "Sonic Rush."

  Luna: "Whoa!"

  ?????: "Gnarl!" *A wolf-like Scoldrant ran on its hind legs directly towards Luna and Twortz, extending its arms out.*

  Luna: *She flicked the string to her bow, firing off an arrow.* "Oh, yea." *She smirked, watching the arrow jab directly into the Scoldrant's forehead, before exploding its head in a boulder of ice.*

  Twortz: *She watched the Scoldrant collapse and slide along the ground to her feet.* "..."

  Luna: "Aha." *She cockily sniffed her finger and walked over the Scoldrant, glancing to each side.*

  Twortz: "Aren't you scared?"

  Luna: "Yea."

  Twortz: "You d-don't act like it-" *A wolf howled in the distance, followed by a man's scream.*

  Luna: *She placed another arrow on the bow and cautiously walked into the next room.* "We're lookin' for a glowin' door, yea?"

  Twortz: "A glowing door frame."

  Luna: *She stepped into another room and noticed brown leaves blow inside from an opened door.* "Well-" *She looked up, noticing two sets of stairs going up to the next storey.*

  Twortz: "Tsst-" *She rudely waddled past Luna and slammed the door shut, locking it in relief.*

  Luna: "Yea, lockin' the door will surely keep them dogs out, aye."

  Twortz: "Well.." *She suddenly frowned in anger to mask her fear.* "Don't talk to me in a condescending manner!"

  Luna: "Wateva hey." *She sighed and started to walk up the stairs, listening to it creak with every footstep.* "Shut up will ya?" *She grunted at the stairs.*

  Twortz: "We have to go through another four after this."

  Luna: "So?" *She grunted with a lack of concentration, as she kept focus on her surroundings.*

  Twortz: *She waddled up the other set of stairs, cautiously looking around in a paranoid-like manner.* "I sincerely hope the others aren't like this."

  Luna: "Yea, well-" *Wolf-like arms suddenly smashed out of the wall next to Luna and grabbed onto her.* "Shit!-"

  Twortz: "Lighten!" *She took a deep breath and stopped in realisation.* (I can't Sonic Roar like this! I might blow her arm off!-)

  Luna: "Gah-?!" *The arms suddenly pulled Luna into the wall, causing Twortz to quickly run up the stairs.*

  *Lezard and Karol watched from the screen, ignoring the excited and angry spectators around them.*

  Karol: "Holy Neurons, Lezard!"

  Lezard: "I know, little one! Can't believe nobody has tried to turn on the lights!"

  Karol: "N-No, Loona!"

  Lezard: "Oh, and that too!"

  Karol: "Peeple have died."

  Lezard: "From the brief experience with Loonz, I'm sure she can handle her own."

  Karol: *He silently nodded his head and focused back to the screen, watching Twortz waddle loudly down a hallway.*

  Twortz: "Hick-Hick-" *She breathed with an unhealthy wheeze, glancing at a table and a set of armour which rested against the wall.*

  *Twortz started to waddle faster, ignoring the sounds of wolves attacking a woman.*

  Twortz: (I didn't get to where I am by looking out for others!-) "Sonic Rush." *She swayed her hand to the side, blasting a hidden wolf into the wall.*

  *Twortz looked at a large wooden door at the end of the hallway, causing her to take a deep breath.*

  Twortz: "Sonic Roar."

  *Twortz continued to quickly waddle down the hallway and screamed out a shock wave, exploding the large wooden door out of its hinges.*

  Twortz: *She watched wood splinter around the hinges allowing her to push through the door with ease.* "Hckee?"

  *Twortz leant over a metallic rail and looked down, noticing a white door with a glowing frame.*

  Twortz: "Hahahackee!" *She laughed in relief.* (Down below! There it is!-)

  *Twortz looked to the side and noticed massive spiral stairs leading down to the level below.*

  Twortz: *She started to waddle down the spiral stairs, ignoring the eerier environment around her.* (Almost there, Twortz. Almost there-)

  *Three wolf-like Scoldrants barged through the door Twortz opened and growled to each side, as if they were hunting.*

  Twortz: *She watched the wooden door spiral past her, crashing into the floor.* "Excuse me?"

 
*Twortz looked up, watching the Scoldrants violently rampage down the spiral stairs.*

  Twortz: *She stopped and formed a triangle with her fingers, queuing her number to start beeping.* "How annoying-"

  *Twortz continued to quickly waddle down the stairs, ignoring the scary growls and barks of the Scoldrants behind her.*

  Twortz: "Now-" *She hopped off the stairs and waddled towards the door.* (With my speed, I won't be able to outrun these animals-)

  Scoldrant: "Gnarl!" *It suddenly jumped off the spiral stairs and dived onto its front legs, allowing it to sprint towards Twortz on all fours.*

  Twortz: "Sacred scores-" *She spun around and formed a triangle with her fingers.* "Sonic Pulsar."

  *Twortz breathed into the spaces in between her fingers, blasting a vortex of sound at the wolf-like Scoldrant.*

  Scoldrant: "Grnarl!-" *It yelped and violently spiralled on its side, cracking its arm out of place as it violently landed at an awkward angle.*

  Twortz: *She slowly waddled on a side to keep an eye on her surroundings, making her way to the door with glowing frames.* "Sonic Rush." *She swayed her arm, blowing a scattered shock wave in front of her trying to intimidate the Scoldrants.*

  Scoldrant: *It sniffed the air around Twortz, causing it to snarl in excitement.* "Grrrrnarl."

  Twortz: (I didn't want to use it now-) *She reached over her shoulder, grabbing hold onto something.*

  *Another two Scoldrants appeared behind Twortz and stood on their hind legs, towering over Twortz.*

  Twortz: "Begone, feral dogs-" *Several growls behind her caught her attention.*

  Scoldrant: *It reached out and violently dug its nails into Twortz's shoulder, causing her to yelp in pain.* "Growlgrrrh!"

  Twortz: *She attempted to sway her hand over her shoulder, trying to release her violin.* (I can't move my arm back with its claws-)

  *Twortz attempted to sway her free arm, causing her body to glow a shade of blue.*

  Twortz: "Sonic Rush-" *She swayed her arm and nothing happened.* "What?!"

  Lezard: *He watched Twortz from the screen with a serious face.* "She's only been practising using the Neurons in her right arm, she merely needs to train in both."

  Karol: "Th-That doesn't make sence."

  Lezard: "If you only practice writing with your right hand, it's hard to write with your left, isn't it?"

  Karol: "Yh-Yheah.." *He looked down.* "That does make sence."

  Twortz: *She watched another three Scoldrants lurk towards her from the shadows.* (I-I'm surrounded?!)

  *Twortz hesitantly reached towards her number, as if she was ready to rip it off.*

  Twortz: (Tsst-)

  *Six arrows suddenly shot through the air and jabbed into each Scoldrants, suddenly exploding into boulders of ice.*

  Luna: *She stood at the bottom of the spiral stairs and kept her shooting pose, taking deep breaths.* "Gah..." *She sniffed and lowered the bow, ignoring three slash marks on the side of her neck.*

  Twortz: "L-Lighten?" *She squirmed as the Scoldrant collapsed to the floor, ripping its claws out of her shoulder.*

  Luna: "You fuckin' bitch!"

  Twortz: (I wasn't expecting her to-)

  Luna: *She stormed up to Twortz and violently slapped her across the face.* "Thanks for savin' me, aye."

  Twortz: "I-..."

  Luna: "Save it, bitch." *She walked over the Scoldrant behind Twortz and touched the door with glowing frames, causing her body to ripple in the air.*

  Twortz: *She slowly turned around and placed her hand on her shoulder, causing blood to run down her arm.* (Despite the blood, no vital veins were punctured-)

  Karol: *He watched Twortz waddle up to the door and disappear in a ripple to the door's touch.* "Loona is alive!" *He sounded relieved.*

  Lezard: "I don't know where we would be without that feisty little one either." *He implied he was relieved that Luna was okay.*

  Karol: "Nee hee."

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  *Trevour hobbled through the forest in an awkward-like jog manner, causing his armour to rattle.*

  Trevour: *He noticed large spider webs in between the enormous trees.* "Just keep a sturdy mind frame. I can get there in the end-"

  ?????: "Hearkct!" *A human-sized spider with long thin black legs, crawled along a path of webs in the treetops.*

  Trevour: *He looked up and spun around so get could get a better look at the Scoldrant.* "Oh dear, how temperamental!-"

  Scoldrant: "Hearkct-" *It shot out a white web-like ball at Trevour.*

  Trevour: "DUST STORM" *He swayed his hands, causing a tornado-like eruption of sand to swirl in front of him.*

  *The web ball melted into the sand causing it to sizzle, as if it acted as acid.*

  Trevour: (Is the sand burning? Maybe it knows fire?) *He quickly turned around and hobbled down the path.*

  *A swarm of spider-like Scoldrants fell off the canopy and landed on the ground, causing it to slightly rumble.*

  Trevour: (I can feel the vibrations-. I don't need to look back-) *He thought to himself in determination and quickly hobbled to the side, watching web-like balls shoot past him.*

  Scoldrants: "Hearkct." *Several hiss-like screeches echoed in the distance.*

  Trevour: "The aurora lights bend and swirl the gravel into liquid, turn to dust and sand, watch it vacuum your sins-" *He clapped his hands and held them, focusing on the ground.*

  Scoldrant: *It swung upside on a thick web, extending its legs towards Trevour's back.* "Hearkct."

  Trevour: "SWIRLING SANDPIT" *He quickly punched the ground and awkwardly ran forward without losing speed.*

  Scoldrant: *It drooled a green liquid, as if it was excited to bite into Trevour.* "Hearkctt-"

  Trevour: "DUST STORM" *He spoke with obvious fear and punched down then upwards, causing a swirling vortex of sand to hit the swinging Scoldrant off its web.*

  *The other Scoldrants stepped into the softening ground and stopped, struggling to raise their legs out of the quicksand.*

  Trevour: *He noticed a door with glowing frames further ahead, causing him to smile with hope.* "Almost-"

  Woman: "Help!" *She screamed at Trevour who ran past her.*

  Trevour: *He looked to his side, noticing the woman entangled in a human-sized web.* "Miss?"