The Misadventures of Charlie Bombay

inkstep • 5 May 2012 at 7:10 PM

@swimforlife hehehe

"yup! I do!" she scrawled out, maybe she could actually escape? who knew. Following the boy, she rolled her eyes, grinning, she guessed any body could do.
Watching closely, Pixle hesitated, Xavier keeping his hand on her shoulder as a massive creature stepped from the shadows, it looked to stand at 7 feet and was a cross between a rihno and a wolf "crud" he muttered, in one quick second, the white pulsating outline that had been in his grasp, was bolting across the field, static trailing behind her

Deleted • 5 May 2012 at 7:17 PM

@inkstep

The beast stared at Charlie, it appeared to be some cross between a rhino and a wolf. 'I was kidding!' Charlie shouted at it, knowing his words would merely anger it. At least fighting the beast kept his mind off of Pixle. The monster snorted, tossing its horned head into the air. Charlie willed a stream of water up its nostrils. 'Hydro and go!' He exclaimed, as the beast was momentarily stunned. He sprinted through the trees, crashing into long plant stalks as he went.

The Complex faded into view, its metal outcropping were illuminated by florecent lights. His mind wondered back to the rest of the Klaxion citizens. What would they do with their leader being assisinated? Put a price on Charlie's head, most likley. Inching his way around the building, he slipped through the door unseen. Something grabbed his hand and dragged him down a dimly lit corridor.

inkstep • 5 May 2012 at 7:25 PM

Sighing at her missed chance, the demonic outline followed after him.
"Stop!" Xavier snapped, tackling Pixle "one, he can't see you, two, she will end your life here as well, and three, if you mess so much as one CLICK on the lines, you'll fade" he hissed, holding her down
"please jsut let me go!" she snipepd "She's going to kill him! just look at how she acts! he's doomed!!!" static crackled around her as she spoke, everything just felt so messed up
@swimforlife

Deleted • 5 May 2012 at 10:41 PM

@inkstep

The doors seemed to fly by, as Charlie was dragged down the hallway. Each steel door held mysteries and secrets of Klaxion. He desperatley wanted to peer inside, but the unseen hands jerked him foward. At the end of the corridor, Charlie was dragged into a small room. Control panels lit up as he walked in. A faint mechanial hum turned into a grinding sound. A door shifted to the left, revealing a rack of hover boards and a hovercraft. The metalic silver paint was nearly blinding.

Charlie felt drawn to the hovercraft. Striding towards it, he ran his hand over the smooth metal surface. Popping open the door, he slid into the driver's seat. Cracking his knuckles, he fingered the controls. 'So Pix, this is how we get outta here.' He stated, looking a round, unsure of her position.

inkstep • 5 May 2012 at 10:45 PM

@swimforlife You're on a bit late XD

a few sparks circled his hand as if replying 'yes' the demon glared with a grin, this was her ticket to freedom, surely, she could live for once.
"I know" Xavier muttered, sighing "just...dont, alright? dont." he shoved her away, fading, and leaving the girl's spirit alone

Deleted • 5 May 2012 at 10:53 PM

@inkstep Yeah, my parents are out... But I am an insomniac anyways. I'm technaically not supposed to use my PC after 8, because it disrupts sleep patterns/brain function...

Allowing his hand to rest gently on the controls, Charlie smiled, know he would finally get off of Klaxion. His fingers flew across the touch pad, engaging the gears. The vehical hummed and began to float. The steering device was much like a steering wheel, however it was flat. Flipping the switch up, the vehical raised higher into the air.

Waving his hands over the ignition switch, the hover craft roared to life. It shot from the hangar out into the city. Klaxion's city looked much like an Earth city. Skyscrapers and glass paneled building were light up for the night crowd. People in the distance walked along the street for a midnight rendevous. Glancing at the empty seat, Charlie assumed Pixle was 'sitting' there. 'So how do we get out of the atmosphere? Won't we burn up upon exit?' He asked, hoping the spirit realm provided endless information on Klaxion.

inkstep • 5 May 2012 at 10:57 PM

@swimforlife haha, well the higher IQ you have, the later you are able to stay up...I must be a freaking genius XD

"I hope we do" 'she' hissed, taking a form so he could see, though instead of the albino girl, a thin whispy black demon formed next to him, it's long tail wrapped around his neck as it cackled, white eyes blazing like a fire.

Deleted • 5 May 2012 at 10:59 PM

@inkstep
Dang! Parents home, have to be 'asleep'!

inkstep • 5 May 2012 at 11:02 PM

@swimforlife Ooooh try and stay awake, pretending to be asleep, and then get on later tonight! XD jk, I don't figure you're too dishonest =3

Deleted • 6 May 2012 at 12:17 PM

@inkstep I tried, up until three like always, but I woke my parents up when I turned my light on ☹️

'GACK!' Charlie choked as the wispy black tail of the deamon encirled his neck. 'Pixle...?' he stammered, through a short breath. The beings eyes bore deep into his soul. 'Not Pixle' he thought. The stars that plotted the sky dulled and blurred into a colorless smear in the midnight skyline. The stench of burning electrical wire filled Charlie's nose, only making breathing more difficult.

A dribble of spittle formed at the corner of his mouth. There wasn't much he could do. The crisp night air didn;t have enough water vapor for him to conjure a wave. Before he blacked out, three small pinpricks of red light were spattered against the sky. Three red stars.

inkstep • 6 May 2012 at 3:06 PM

@swimforlife aw, that sucks

Snickering, the demon wrapped around him, about to take his form, but something stopped it, an invisible barrier, it coulen't get through to him "Shoot" it hissed, trying again and again. Letting out a hiss before it vanished.
Sighing, Pixle leaned against a tree, trying to think "So all I have to do is find that stupid thing, get it to "take me back" and I can live again?" she asked groggily. apparently dead things could get tired to
"yup!" Xavier replied, poking a bird in it's nest
"like a zombie?"
"Pretty much!"
"That's disgusting and amazing at the same time"
"don't worry, you wont have a brain crave"
"oh haha" she sneered, speaking sarcastically

Deleted • 6 May 2012 at 5:43 PM

@inkstep Brain crave!!

Charlie stuggled to breathe. The deamon cackled, its white eye gleaming in the excitement. Thump! Something prevented the deamon from touching Charlie. Another foce feild, perhaps? 'Shoot!' Charlie could swear he heard the being speak.

---LAAAAAAAMMMMMMEEEEEE--

inkstep • 6 May 2012 at 8:16 PM

@swimforlife hahaha

Hissing in his face and makng a few more attempts before ggiving up, the creature glared at him "You're the whole reason I let her live!? PATHETIC!" it spat, circling him again. "it's a shame.

Deleted • 7 May 2012 at 5:34 PM

@inkstep Well, lookie here! You're on!

'Her live?' Charlie stuttered, mind not resgistering what the entity meant. 'You're her father, aren't you!' he seethed, believeing the demon was the reincarnation of Pixle's adoptive and abusive father. The shadowy figure clawed at the invisible barrier. 'Its a shame' is hissed. Gritting his teeth, Charlie stared into its bottomless eyes. A sudden rush of queasiness lodged in his gut. 'What ever you are doing to me stop!' He spat, thinking it was play a sick mental game with him. Blood seemed to trickle around his eyes, obscuring his vision. 'You killed her. It was you. You _________!' Charlie was caught in a state of passion driven rage.

inkstep • 7 May 2012 at 5:50 PM

@swimforlife =D

The black form snickered a bit, before frowning "Well obviously I can't get to you....Hmm..." it shrugged, slipping out the window and zipping through the shadows, back to the facility.
"This is insane" Pixle muttered under her breath, sitting against a tree and hugging her knees to her chest, she missed being alive, she missed being able to feel everything, more than anything though, she missed Charlie. Lowering her head, she sighed, the only thing she had to do was get her subconscious back and she could live again...right?

Deleted • 7 May 2012 at 6:05 PM

@inkstep

The dark auora vanished, leaving no trace behind. Charlie wondered if the whole scene had been a hullincination in his fragile state of mind. 'Pixle, I failed you. For all the times you save my life, I couldn't even do it once,' Charlie wept, nearly losing control of the hovercraft. The engine stalled, causing him to plummet in a downward spiral.

As the vehical approached the ground, Charlie bailed. The smoldering ruins lay in a heap near a brick cafe. 'Brick Burden' the sign scream in neon orange lights. The aroma of fresh baked goods enticed him. Stomach grumbling, he strode toward the front door. Through the glass he could see various Klaxions enjoying a late night cup of coffee. Wouldn't the recognize him? Running back to the wreckage, he smeared his face and hair with ash. The disguise did little, but he looked ragged and diffrent.

inkstep • 7 May 2012 at 6:11 PM

@swimforlife hehehe, that reminds me of steamstuck XD a steamstuck Charlie
OH! and I'm moving tumblr! no longer on air-3, I'm using Stitched-Stuffs now =D

The black essence zipped through the heavilly wooded area, searching for the glowing white outline that was Pixle. a loud pop filled the air as it collided with her-a complete mistake, originally it meant to suffocate the energy-
"Pix?" Xavier turned sharply, the only thing left after the explosion, was a dark hooded figure, a grin covered his face "Welcome back" he muttered, stepping over to her.
grunting ever so slightly in pain, the girl sat up, looking completely different, there was a black streak at the front of her startch white hair, and her eyes had neon red streaks through them, she was wearing a grey-green scarf, a tan and green jacket, black jeans, and her arm had been updated, gleaming in the dull sun. "gaw what was that.." she muttered, noticing two things, one- she was alive, and two- the voices were gone, leavin her feeling less frightened, less vunerable.
"Welcome back to the living!" Xavier said jokingly "Guess that means I have to go...go find Charlie, alright?" he smiled as he faded from her sight.
"wow" she muttered, rubbing her head a bit before getting to her feet, she /did/ look somewhat different "I'm not even gonna ask" she muttered, running towards the outside world

Deleted • 8 May 2012 at 5:29 PM

@inkstep Hehehehe! I'll make sure to remember you as Stitched-stuffs!

White knuckles clamped around the handle, Charlie hestiated before thrusting the door open. The glare from the city lights obsured his veiw of inside the cafe. The glass plated windows had morphed into a mirror. Behind his ash-laiden face, two blue eyes smoldered. They rearned for revenge, but Brenden was already dead. There was no other way to avenge Pixle's tragic end. Some where, under the knots of human kindness, a stretch of emptiness rooted itself, refusing to budge. Lifeless; the best way to desrcribe his facial expression. Exhaling harshly, Charlie pushed open the door and strolled inside. Head turned as Charlie's nose led him to the delectible aroma of baked bread. Sneering, the man behid the counter turned his nose at Charlie.

'We don't allow the likes of you here, boy. Vagabonds can scrape from our trash bin.' Flabergasted, Charlie stepped back. It seemed every one on Klaxion had woken up on the wrong side of the bed. At a loss for words, Charlie mannaged to stammer a partially true story.
'Excuse me, but I have come with news from...' he coughed, 'Our leader's death. Brenden has been assisainated. I was on my way to deliver the message to the Central State, but my hover-craft nose-dove into the bushes.' The man raised a dark eyebrow. 'You expect me to belive you?!?'

inkstep • 8 May 2012 at 6:25 PM

@swimforlife =3

Limping through the dark part of the city, Pixle twitched a bit, although she had freedom from the voices, she still had the hole and collapsed lungs, but the energgy she could feel pumping through her form was definitely stronger. sighing a bit, she leaned up against the side of a large building, just then realizing this was all hopeless, he was probably long gone by now, perhaps even off the planet, if that was possible. Pushing off the wall, the girl continued to limp through the dark part of the city, a bit of static bounced around her as the rain started to pour. Apparently not even an alien planet had good weather. Lightning cracked in the distance, causing her to jump a bit, but she didn't pay it too much mind.

Deleted • 10 May 2012 at 6:36 AM

@inkstep Hey! I missed you! Posting this before school, won;t be able to respond until later 5 ETC.

Charlie frowned, 'I can't ask ypu to belive me, but its true.' Suddenly, a female voice interejected. The woman with purple dreads looked awfully familiar. Selkma!
'He's not lying. Hekki, is my commanind officer, we were sent to notify the citizens of Klaxion. The assianation could be leverage war. I know about you deal with him,' she growled, indigo eye narrowing. 'Hekki,' she said, turning to Charlie, 'His compliance in necessary. If he does not submit to you, I fill take him by force.' Her 'whisper' was rather loud, ensuring the man behind the counter hear every word she said. Brown eyes glazing over, the man nodded. 'Very well, I will see to it. Help your self to some fresh bread,' he replied, sliding a laof of bread across the counter.

inkstep • 10 May 2012 at 3:57 PM

@swimforlife it's fine ^^ sorry I haven't been on, testing testing testing!!!!

another bolt shot through the sky, drawn towards the girl, it threw her back off of her feet and into the side of the building. She hit with a pain-filled grunt, causing a small crater in the brick. "Hope he's having better luck than I am" she muttered to herself, looking around at the darkness, it was so empty, so lonely. Stumbling through the darkness, she was drawn to the light of a neon sign. "hope they don't still hate me" she thought to herself, pulling down her goggles and lowering her head, her scarf covering part of her mouth as she entered the building, trying not to show she walked with a rather heavy limp, Pixle shoved her hands into her pockets, looking for information, two things on her mind. one: what's the quickest way she could get out of there, and two: what was the state of battle, they weren't just rumors of war now, she could see the fear in people's eyes, they knew something she didn't, and she would find out one way or another.

Deleted • 11 May 2012 at 5:43 PM

@inkstep Well, hey dere! Glad you're done with school! 😊

Nibbling on the corner of a slice of bread, Charlie's eyes darted around. Each shadow seemed ominous, the demon encounter still running through his head. Selkma slipped an arm around his shoulder. 'What's eaten' ya, Bombay?' She asked, voice softening. 'Its...its... Pixle,' he sighed, 'She gone....really gone.'
A confused look washed across the woman's face. 'She baled on you?'
'No, she's... passed on...' Tears began to flow from the corner of his eyes. A pityful Selkma wipped the corner of his eye. 'Look, Charlie, the prophecy...' She began, cutting herself off. 'We've been on the fringes of this was for two decades, Charlie. It stops now, starting with you. If you don't shake this off and step up, innocent lives are going to be destroyed.' Looking up with sorrowful eyes, he caught a glimpse of a person wearing goggles and a scarf.

inkstep • 11 May 2012 at 5:50 PM

Slipping a knife out of her holster, Pixle stepped to the counter, whistling sharply at the griff man, refusing to make eye contact with anyone. Twirling the knife, she jammed it into the counter to get his attention after he didn't look up, she needed to know what people knew, how much had gotten out if anything at all

@swimforlife haaiii! and I'm glad too XD wadup

Deleted • 11 May 2012 at 6:01 PM

@inkstep Ugh! I had a terrible past couple of days. I went to water polo training today, by arms are shaking soooo badly-sorry if any spelling mistakes. I'm going to refer to Pixle as a he, until she takes off the goggles

The sound of metal splitting wood rattled Charlie. The goggle clad person had rammed thier knife into the counter. He seemed to have thier own agenda, so Charlie ignored him. Selkma looked at the man, 'We can't talk here, its no longer safe. I'll be in touch,' she whispers as she walked away. Her wispy figure seemed to fizzle into the night air. Continuing to nibble at the crust, Charlie stared off into the distance. If there was ever a time to cry, it would be now. He pulled himself together and glanced down. A name was carved into the bar stool. Brendon Kyla, it read in scrathcy letter. 'Hmmpf,' he muttered, recalling the man's dying breath that had preceded Pixle's.

inkstep • 11 May 2012 at 6:06 PM

@swimforlife Aww! I'm so sorry =( and haha alright

"Ahem" she snapped, her voice was raspy and weak sounding. "What do you know of the four phases?" she snipped after the man looked up, crossing her arms over her chest, she made sure to keep her exposed hand hidden. "How far into it are they? any news? I come from the outside of town," she lied, glancing over at Charlie, to avoid anny suspicion, she sneered at him, it killed dher on the inside though. "Not much information or talk gets that far" she muttered, looking back at the over weight man.

Deleted • 11 May 2012 at 6:23 PM

@inkstep Sorry, I had to unload some groceries for my mom

The man patted his rather large stomach and raised an eyebrow. 'Them four phases? They're over, them two children are on the run. Word is that Master Brenden has been assinated,' he mumbled, chewing on his toothpick. 'I says that the rumors are untrue, but Commader Hekki of the Gaurd has state that the war is iminent.' The man spoke in half educated, half slang dialect. He looked at the man wearing goggles, 'Can I intrerest you in something, Sir? You look like ya could uses a hot meal.'

Charlie sat back in his stool, the man behind the counter was convinced that he was Commander Hekki. How could he pull the act off? He barely knew about Klaxion, let alone his home planet. He decided to looke occupied, so he played with his bread crust. 'Commander,' the man rasped, saluting to him, 'What is the status of the Pheonix?' Blankly, Charlie gazed at the man. 'I'm unauthorized to inform you,' He replied with confidence.

C

inkstep • 11 May 2012 at 6:31 PM

@swimforlife it's fine ^^

"Hmm" Keeping focused, ignoring everything else, she glared at the man, plucking the knife from the counter and running her hand along the flat. "no I'm fine...But is there any word on /who/ could have assassinated him? If there is anyone on the search? We can't just sit around, waiting for the information to be fed to us, you people aren't helpless." her voice was beginning to sound a bit more feminin as the rasp eased out with volume

Deleted • 11 May 2012 at 6:38 PM

@inkstep

A bowl of something steaming slid across the counter. 'Its our specailty, on the house,' he reploed, thumping his beefy fist on the wood. 'Eat up, you look like you could use a few pounds. Scrawny men like you couldn't even hold a gun.' He snicked at his last comment, his flappy jowls sparing spittle. 'Rumor is them kids did it. But I says he died by his own fault. Got too many of them heck-hounds and beasties. His service men probably left him out to dry.' Charlie wipped the spit from his ashy face. The grey dust now covered his fingers.

Playing up his roles as Commander figured he could remove the target from his back. 'I'm not liable to tell you this, sir, but I feel you have the right to know. The childrem, the were killed as well.' The lie caught in his throat, at least it was half true. 'The girl's cause of death was heart faliure. They say the boy went mad and sacrificed himself to jungle beast.'

inkstep • 11 May 2012 at 6:44 PM

@swimforlife 0_0 My 10 yr old autistic sister, who is scared of everything, is atching a horror movie with me...

She turned towards Charlie "Might I ask from what source you get your information?" she asked calmly, stepping over to him and leaning on the table he was sitting at "Someone feeding it to you? or are you the source?" she quipped, a bit irritated, the sleeve of her coat pulled up, her arm gleaming brightly in the dull light.

Deleted • 11 May 2012 at 6:53 PM

@inkstep Oh, dear! What movie are you watching? How is she handling it?

'I know for a fact the girl died. I was present when it happened. I secured her corpse as well as Brenden's. I only recenlty heard about the boy. What a shame, its tragic that my hands were not the cause of thier death.' Charlie sharply exhaled. 'What value is this information to you, sir? I have disclosed facts beyond my juristiction. I have nothing nothing else to say. Good evening.' He quipped, suggesting the conversation had ended. 'May you see me off to the nearest lodge?' Charlie asked the man behind the counter. 'I will see that the Gaurd takes care of my tab.' The gruff man stood up and led Charlie around the counter. 'I've got a few rooms upstairs, it would be my honnor to host you.' Shaking his head, 'I would perfer to clear my head, the fumes of your kitchen you be highly distracting.' The man eyes saddned, 'Very well. There's a hotel two blocks away. With a quick thanks, Charlie slipped into the chilly night air. It nipped at his nose as he strode toward the hotel