The Misadventures of Charlie Bombay

inkstep • 23 April 2012 at 6:42 PM

@swimforlife haha, yay for an evil subconscious!!!

The shadow swirled around her again, stopping and warping into a short stubby man, his black and grey hair was slicked back and his suite was well pressed, her adopted father sneered at her. "Time's up Pixle" he hissed, holding out his hand, it detatched at the wrist, the dripping, inky black shadowy substance that shot from the opening, went right through the hole in her chest.
Pixle's limp body jolted, her heart stopping completely and her skin going cold, her eyes slid halfway open, her body dead but her mind and soul still clinging onto life.
The man laughed as Pixle fell against the ground, her white hair aglow, as was the grey and white outfit she was in, a one-size-too-big sweater, it's sleeves hanging over her hands, and grey jeans, then she noticed something, she had both her limbs back. "I'm not paying for another patch for your stupid heart!" something he had said the day she had met Charlie as she had raced out the door "You over did it, You are going to pay the price!" Her eyes widened as she screamed out in pain, the shadowy substance wrapping around her. it actually /hurt/ how could it hurt if it was her subconscious mind. "Stop dreaming Pixle, Face your death! your parents gave you up and yet you live, you need to die!" the man threw her onto the ground, the inky binding begining to crush her feeble body.

Deleted • 23 April 2012 at 6:51 PM

@inkstep Yush, I know... Ink, ink ans more ink!

The glowing woman paused a moment, and looked deeply into Charlie's eyes. 'You haven't got much time, the so much I need to tell you. This will be last time I see you untill...' she refocused herself on the matter at hand. 'Your father and I both agreeded to give you this.' She stuck out her fist and dropped something into Charlie's hand. It was cold and moved under the pressue of his fingers. 'Keep it safe, promise me.' He nodded, 'I promise you,'

'Klaxion and Arretelion(I think I've change the spelling/name...) have be at war with eachother for eons, you and Pixle will set it right. Your father and I deticated our live into protecting and hiding you from Klaxion. Pixle's parents did the same, however the sacrifed more. I want to show you something.' His mother's long blonde hair moved as if it were underwater. With a flick of her wrist, the darkness became lush jungles and seas. 'This was our planet before Klaxion arrived.' Snapping her fingers, a change occured. The trees were cripled and straved. The soil was dry and barren. A few scattered bone covered the land. Mushroom clouds filled the horrizon. Screams rang out accompained by the crying of childern. They need you Charlie. AND Pixle, neither of you could face the hardship alone.' Her glowing body shimmered and faded like a shadow.

inkstep • 23 April 2012 at 7:00 PM

@swimforlife hehe, OOOHHH I found gold paint >=D I'm gonna go prank someone later XD

Pixle panted, her soul form slowly eing crushed to death
"Let me show you something" the man hissed, the shadows wrapped around the glowing white area, the minefield appearing, the orphanage on the orizon, a young woman ran behind a tall lanky figure, they stepped lightly, dodging every one of the mines, a shot rang through the air as the woman fell to the ground, droping the basket, a puddle of blood pooled around her head as the man stopped, horrified, his electric green eyes blazed as he flicked his hand, the powerlines screaming with over load as they snapped, flailing like snakes, one of them hit the being who had shot the dark-haired woman. Pixle screamed again, the scenery changing back to white.
"Aw, too harsh for little pixstix?" he sneered, grabbing her arm "how's this for harsh" he warped into the man, his pale complexion glowing along with his bright green eyes. A searing pain shot up her arm as it slowly disolved into the air.
"I'm going to kill you once and for all" it hissed, warping back into the shadow and wrapping tightly around the girl. Pixle tried to scream, but came short of breath. "Aw boo hoo, little sparks cant speak? too bad, i'm sure you might have wanted to say something to him?" the voice rang through the air, following with a cackle "what a loss" it hissed

Deleted • 23 April 2012 at 7:08 PM

@inkstep

Feeling as if something had plcuked him from his dream, Charlie sat awake. The sun had dipped below the horizon once more, a full day had passes. Clutching his chest, Charlie realized how fast his heart was racing. His mind fluttered through his mothers last words. PIXLE. The five letter name coursed through his mind at lightning speed. Every sence dulled, he scuttered to her side. Body pale and cold, Charlie worried he was too late. Locking his fingers in hers, a salty tear danced to the ground. He had just lost his mother, how could he lose his closest friend and dearest partner in crime? Gently, he brushed his lips against her fridgid ones.

inkstep • 23 April 2012 at 7:24 PM

"oh how precious" it snickered, the scene changed again, looking down on the cave, her stomach lurched as she saw Charlie next to her body, "Poor thing doesn't know you're still alive...heh.not for long though" the pressure increased on her ody, she could feel her ribs cracking and her lungs bursting. "Well such a shame, still" it snickered, dropping her from the cieling, she figured she would hit the ground, a rushing sensation filled her body, a sharp sting, a freeze, and then warmth, her vision faded from blackness, do a dull darkness, just as Charlie pulled back'wait I'm...' she thought, the voice cackled in her mind 'dont try to move, you're mind's alive, your body is still wortless' it hissed, laughing again. Letting her eyes slip shut for a moment, getting to her senses, she took a wuick breath, rolling onto her side and coughing a few times, her arm wrapping around her side as she shuddered, opening her now red eyes, the pain she had felt in her subconscious was still there. "Charlie?" she muttered, not sure if she was dreaming or not.
@swimforlife paint is everywhere! XD

Deleted • 24 April 2012 at 4:00 PM

@inkstep Hope you feel better😊 How did the paint prank go? I wont really be on mcuh today ☹️

Pixle's eyes fluttered open, her voice spoke one word. 'Charlie,' Knowing she was alive, filled Charlie's heart with joy, he smiled and scooped her up. He squeezed her tightly to his chest. 'I thought I lost you. Are you okay?' Gingerly, he placed her on the ground, seeing something wasn't right. Pixle looked slightly diffrent. Her brown hair that was highlight in gold was now snow white. The grey-green of her eyes had morphed into red. Her appearnce change didn't faze him, she was still beautiful. The light seemed to dance on her irises creating an almost fire like glare. 'And I thougt Sir Barks Oddly had luminous red eyes,' he joked, trying to lift the stale air that clung to them. The sun had set once more, creating panes of light that glinted off the crystalline cave. Charlie poked the fire with a stick, the flames dormant. Turning to Pixle he frowned. 'I had this strange appeartion when I passed out. Did you see my mother too?' he asked wondering if she had a similar experince. The cyborg bird crowed twice and lept into the air. It returned minutes later with a rabbit like animal in its tallons. Charlie inspected the animal and deemed it safe to eat.

inkstep • 24 April 2012 at 4:07 PM

@swimforlife haha my brother fell for it XD hope I feel etter too =P and alright, well at least we will be able to throw in a few posts and words today =DD

She shook her head a bit "not your mother" she muttered, sitting up and pulling her knees to her chest, staring at the ground. "We should go, I think we can set out now..." her breathing was still coming short, but aside from her looks changing, nothing else seemed to have made any desicions to be different."the sooner we find that brat, the better" Limping over to the bird, pixle grinned up at it, running her hand along one of it's feathers

Deleted • 25 April 2012 at 7:19 PM

@inkstep Once agian I'm supposed to be studing for massvily hard Bio test, I'll probably only get one post in, before I'm dragged away from my PC. Hopefully you're doing better.

Nodding, Charlie agreed. 'You're right we should leave. Bird-Bot here can give us a birds-eye-view of the jungle without worries land predators. I don't know what's in the skies, but I think were close to the top of the food chain.' Reaching in the pocket of his jumpsuit, Charlie found the gift from his mother. It was a writhing orb of energy, its function was still unkown. Handing it toward Pixle, Chalie spoke. 'My mom gave this to me before I left. She said to keep it away from the wrong hands. Do you have any idea what it is or does? Its some sort of alien technology, centered around a self-propelled energy core.' Pausing for a breif moment, he recalled the orb that powered the space craft they were held prisoner on. 'Its kinda like that heart of Brenden's ship, don't cha think?'

inkstep • 25 April 2012 at 7:44 PM

@swimforlife lol not much, I'm in RUSH HOUR for this, I'm doing Sollux for a cosplay this friday >.< I still have to make the shirt and finish painting horns

"I would think so..." Pixle was now seeming less like herself, (more like Z! XD) she looked over the orb for a moment, before handing it back and climbing onto the bird's upper back

Alright my fingers are covered in paint XD

Deleted • 27 April 2012 at 7:32 PM

@inkstep
Hope your Sollx costume turns out EPIC! *demands to see a picture* Have fun at the cosplay 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊

Blue eyes glistening, Charlie looked out into the jungle. The early morning light glinted off the waxy leaves. Something rustled in the underbrush, causing Charlie to slow his breathing. Each inhale was followed by a rhythmic exhale. A flash of black and white shot across Charlie's feild of view. 'What in the name of Derse?' he muttered under his breath.
Only one word registed in his mind. TROUBLE. Not the situation, but the rat. A gaint one.

inkstep • 27 April 2012 at 9:36 PM

Pixle just kept holding onto the bird, she had a secret, though she didn't want to tell, she couldnt, and she wouldnyt. Not noticing anything below them, she let her eyes slip shut as she held onto the bird, her heart was pounding weakly, and, well it hurt, but there wasn't anything she could do, taking a shaky and painful breath, Pixle sighed, shifting her position a bit
"You were awake before me..." she muttered "did anything happen?"
@swimforlife bluh! haha it was pretty fun, the stares we got were epic

Deleted • 28 April 2012 at 10:06 AM

@inkstep I'm glad you had fun 😊 More secrets! Yayayayayayayayay!

'You looked like a corpse, and I thought you were dead. Nothing happened beside that.' He replied, worried. The tone in her voice was a singal that she was omitting something. The birs eyes shimmered like black diamonds, as it stared at the rat. 'Is something wrong? Did you dream about something?' he asked, with a soothing voice. The rat wrinkeled its nose and release a shrill shreik. 'Touble is trouble,' he muttered, not wanting to hurt anything else. His savage instinct had taken over, be Charlie still clung to his real self. The hand-hold on his true personality was small and his fingers were slipping.

inkstep • 28 April 2012 at 12:14 PM

@swimforlife hahaha, oi how beeg ish trouble? like is he kingsized now? haha

"no I..." she was cut off by the rat's scree, shuddering a bit, she sighed and held on tighter to the bird "sorry" she murmured, her hand began to crackle with static as it shot off in a beam at the rat, boring a hole through it's skull, a dark pink and red liquid quickly covered the back of it's head as the rat collapsed "hmph" she muttered, lowering her head a bit.

Deleted • 28 April 2012 at 2:11 PM

@inkstep Trouble is more than knig sized! He eeesh the size of a lion, give or take 😊 Went to the library and got some cool drawing books! Maybe I will finally draw Charlie, decently! How's your sketch coming?

Charlie watched as the blood pooled on the rat's fur. 'Well, that was quick,' he exclaimed, climbing on the bird's back. The blade were retracted and replaced by soft, downy feathers. With a quick leap, the bird thrust itself into the air. Soon, they were soaring over the jungle. The tick canopy blocked whatever beasts lurking in the trees from view. 'I can't even begin to imagine what's down there' Charlie muttered, under his breath. He turned to Pixle, wondering how her color drained so quickly. He avoided asking, and focused on the buffets of wind.

inkstep • 28 April 2012 at 2:21 PM

@swimforlfie I actually finished, but it's in my book and my scanner is broken =A= can't wait to see a pic of Charlie =D

Pixle sighed, after a while, she figured she should say it "Charlie I died" she muttered "I...I don't even remember much but something killed me back there....it used my defects against me" she muttered, lowering her head until her forehead was touching the bird's neck "I should have told you before, I'm fine wiwth dying, I have a hole in my heart and two collapsed lungs, the only thing keeping me alive is being able to conduct enough electricity to keep my heart going, the day I met you was the day the patch on my heart tore, I shouldn't even be alive..."

Deleted • 28 April 2012 at 2:28 PM

@inkstep Awww, I look foward to seeing it 😊.

'Wh-wh-what?!?' Charlie stammered, not comprehending Pixle's words. The words themselves were simple, but together they stood sor so much more. 'So, I ripped the hole in your heart?' Charlie inquired, dumbly. 'H-h-how, w-w-w-hy. M-m-m-m-m-e? D-d-d-d-de-ead? S---p--ir--rit? Y-y-y-y-y-y-you-you-you?' He sputtered, feeling as if his stomach had dropped to his knees. The light of the morning sun, began to dim in his eyes. Everything seemed to run together like rain-washed chalk on a drive way.

inkstep • 28 April 2012 at 2:41 PM

@swimforlife =D

"no... I mean..." she sighed, part of her wishing she had never said it "You didn't do anything but make my life worth living, honestly...." she sigghed, looking down at her hand, static was rolling up and down her arm, a dull white glow bouncing off of the bird's feathers.

Deleted • 28 April 2012 at 2:46 PM

@inkstep Yesh =3! ^^

The corners of Charlie's mouth cruved into a slight smile. 'You didn't do anything but make my life worth living, honestly...." replayed in his mind. Over. And over. And over. His thoughts were still tangled in the web of confusion. 'A-a-ar-are y-y-y-y-yyou-you d-d-d-ea--dead-dead?' He stammered, sound even less intelligent.

inkstep • 28 April 2012 at 2:52 PM

"no!" she smiled weakly "not yet, I did die for a moment though back there.." why was explaining it so hard? she figured she could have said it and be done, maybe she /should/ ahve ran to school, over working her heart until it burst
@swimforlife ^^

Deleted • 28 April 2012 at 2:58 PM

@inkstep

Charlie smiled, for real. A big toothy smile. 'I promise, nothing will happen to you. Ever.' he said, filled with the excasty of knowing she was alive. Gently, he wrapped his arms around her, careful not to squeeze her lungs. 'When we get outta here, I swear, I will find the best cardiologist in the galaxy and have you patched up, for real.' he replied, letting his mind drift to the future for a moment. For some reason, the future felt more tangible than it did when Phase 4 started.

inkstep • 28 April 2012 at 3:09 PM

Letting out another sigh, she smiled a bit more at the light hug, maybe there /was/ a reason she had forgotten to run to school that day. she blushed a bit as she looked up ag him, still smiling, she nodded a bit "thank you" she muttered sincerely
@swimforlife

Deleted • 28 April 2012 at 3:21 PM

@inkstep

'What do you think will happen, if we survive?' Charlie asked. 'Before my mother passed, she said both of us are needed on Arretlion. Its dying and we are part of the prophecy to revive it. Do you belive in prophecies?' he inquired, still sifting through the previous conversation. The bird beat its wings and flew for miles. 'Where would you hid Brenden's girl?' he thought to himself.

inkstep • 28 April 2012 at 3:26 PM

"I do actually..." she nodded a bit, looking down over the forest far below them "There" she muttered, there was a large clearing, it wouldn't ahve been obvious from foot, but id tipped down into a rocky valley, a large dragon was circling in the rock spires, there was a golden-looking nest with a small being in it "Obviously he wants to make this as hard as he can" she said sarcastically.
@swimforlife

Deleted • 28 April 2012 at 3:34 PM

@inkstep

Charlie followed Pixle's gaze to the dragon, who appeared to be asleep in some sort of nest. 'Alright, then,' he quipped, cracking his knuckles. 'How do we want to do this? Ambush? Airial attack?' The bird seemed to know what was going on, and began to circle the nest. The jagged outcropping of rock would be difficult to cross on foot. 'I think its best if we drop in from above, but how can we do that without crushing your lungs?'

inkstep • 28 April 2012 at 3:47 PM

She nodded, thinking for a moment "I'm not sure... but if you haven't noticed everything we've been doing already, I dn't think you need to worry..." she grinned, falling backwards off the bird, throwing herself through the air with the static, and landing softly by the nest hehe
@swimforlife Pixle you are a psycho idiot

Deleted • 28 April 2012 at 8:45 PM

@inkstep Pixle might need counsling, Charlie does too!^^

Charlie lept through the air and sailed for a moment. Suddenly, his face was pushed into the soft earth. 'Perfect landing' he thought as he was sprawled across the jungle floor. Pixle had landed perfectly poised on her toes. 'Show off,' he muttered. The dragon was coiled, tightly in its nest. Its leathery, golden wings protected something. Charlie wonderd what has behind the shroud of scales. A billow of smoke drifted toward them. 'Any plans, Pixstix?' he whispered.

inkstep • 28 April 2012 at 8:49 PM

@swimforlife haha yup
SPEAKING OF, PIXLE! stop frying flowers! (this is awesome) http://themetapicture.com/media/beautiful-flower-electricity-lights.jpg

She smirked as he face planted, shrugging at his question "I didn't even figure I would land /alive/" she muttered "I'll draw it over here, you go find out what it's guarding...." the dragon shifted a bit, moving it's head under it's wings, the pain tracker burned her for a few moments, the heat covering her body, it was uncomfortable /and/ painful, though it stopped as the dragon pulled it's head out from under it's wing's cover.

Deleted • 28 April 2012 at 8:54 PM

@inkstep Sweetness! I lurves it! Man, I've got to go though...Does Pixle still have the stones on a chain in her bag of tricks?

A pair of massive yellow eyes stared Charlie in the face. A sensation in his arm, stopped him from moving. 'Pain tracker,' he thought, ignoring the flaring of heat in his upper arm. The dragon's horns glinted in the afternoon light. Waiting for Pixle to signal, Charlie crept steathily around the nest. The craggs of the rocks were lined with precious metals and gemstones. 'Pixle,' he hissed, 'Its a mother dragon, carefull not to touch her young!' he whispered in a low hiss.

inkstep • 28 April 2012 at 8:57 PM

@swimforlife I don't think she's got the bag anymore, haha, and AW! I guess I'll talk to ya tomorrow?

Pixle grinned, it took every ounce of energy she had, but the static crackled through the air, forming a large creature, a dragon, it screeched as it blew a few sparks at the creature in the nest, drawing the mother dragon from what she was protecting, Pixle hid in the shadows, still manipulating her creation

Deleted • 29 April 2012 at 2:11 PM

@inkstep

The static dragon mimicked Pixle's movemnts. Charlie watched as the mother dragon stood up from her nest to confront the intruder. Her golden scales shimmered in the sunlight, refracting beams of warm light in every direction. With a quick beat of her leathery wings, the dragon took into the sky. From his position in the underbrush, Charlie sprinted toward the nest. Each step pounded the dust earth. A large golden egg sat in the center of the nest. Eyes widdening, Charlie reached for the golden orb, but a shreik from the dragon cut him off.