Gestalt [IC/Started/Accepting (See for more info)]

[Kyng's Old Account]

Grandisimo could not stand a chance to the sheer might that the Aces squashed him beneath, despite his titanic resilience, as could be witnessed by the efforts of them all: Rosa and Ull, though not Aces themselves, had severely took the Revenant down to size quickly, their efforts ripping the giant down to size. It was to be expected from such a high grade demon like Ull, taking on but a Level B Revenant. He made it look easy, and it's fair to say that Golem Grandisimo had no chance in Hell, coincidentally the very place he was to be banished by the end of things. The funny thing was that, though Shiro was very well aware of Ull’s size and might, it always, always, always sent that little shiver down his spine; whether that be the tendrils, the huge size, everything. Often he found himself doubting Francesco’s judgement in making Rosa an associate to the Gringham House, he was worried why his stepfather had such a large number of demonic associates, but then again he always thought of the other side of the coin: each and every single demon of Francesco’s House were loyal, disregarding the issues between them.

Amai’s grace with the blade was well rivalled with Yoshiko’s blades; though they were distinctively different, Amai the rapier whilst Yoshiko the skates, both were sharp, both were swift, and both were beyond the leagues of the norm; watching Amai’s motions intently, as she easily evaded the Revenant’s remaining attacks out of spite, having a gut feeling that Golem Grandisimo knew it was over; if not by Ull’s rampage, it was certainly with Amai cutting his height down to size, the entirety of the mass from the disembodied leg crashing to the floor in a gooey mess, rendering the giant down on one knee, essentially waiting for it’s inevitable demise. Needless to say, the leather crashing down onto a few tents were inevitable, but much less damage than the possibility of human casualties. Yoshiko, who then took the stage, began to make quick work on freezing the titanic entity with her blades, the frost turning all of the black, sludgy body of the Revenant, both separated as she skated past them and the actual body of it; the icy winds from Kadabra swiftly overpowered Golem Grandisimo’s remaining defence, he was a sitting duck now, being frozen solid as a result of the wondrous work done by the nimble dancer so far.

Shiro then glanced to Katz, knowing that he’d justly deal the finishing blow of justified justice, having made his way to an elevation in order to get more range, a very smart act for the Ace of Spades. Not only did he do so whilst discovering his magic, his fluid motions were instinctive, perfect, the true latent and now flourishing heritage of the heraldic, Gestaltic magic within his entirety. Seeing him do so with expertice brought a smile to Shiro’s usually cold face, and soon Katz had set off the fireworks and shot a volley of ten pellets, all shattering and exploding on contact with the Golem, the ice having easily been broken by the raw force of the blast, and as such very swiftly being able to take the upper hand in this: the fight was done, and the Revenant was dead. Watching from afar, he witnessed Golem Grandisimo slowly being blown away, his form mixing with the ice as he began to dust away into nothingness. It seemed he had not needed to worry about the use of his own attack, just in case; he felt a numinous presence upon him, he felt humbled by it. Shiro had witnessed, first hand, the raw, though inexperienced, and yet unmatched power of the Aces.[hr][right][b][size=2][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93d-V8E8b4Q"]BGM[/url][/size][/b][/right][hr]With the Golem destroyed, Shiro made his way to the Aces with a bright smile, over the moon with the amazing spectacle he had just watched. Glancing up at the top of the ferris wheel, he saw Katz standing there, and though it may have been the angle, but with the subtle breeze, and the roaring crowd of cheers with the demise of the revenant, Katz looked amazingly heroic, with the breeze flowing through his hair, and flickering his clothes just right to make him look just perfect, right there, in that scene: envious of not having a camera, this would be an image he’d keep in his head forever. Then, his attention returned back to the two girls, as he cleared his throat. “What more can I say?” Shiro stated with a soft smile, pointing back subtly to the roaring crowd. “You’re heroes, and they all agree with me when I say that was, certainly, a spectacle to marvel in: bravo, Aces, bravo.” Before giving them a round of applause, Lucian, Abra, and Kadabra also appearing from seemingly nowhere, presumably having watched them in secrecy all along, as they too applauded the heroes, all save Kadabra who’d by then fluttered up to Katz and glomped him down from the top of the ferris wheel to the deflated bouncy castle, to which Lucian snapped his fingers seeing the drop and, like that, the castle inflated again, cushioning their landing.

“Tidying Magic is my specialty.” Lucian stated as he brushed his hands, smiling as he explained it saying “My skills are used to repair and maintain things to their peak potential, like that bouncy castle.”

Abra, to this, snickered softly, his manic eyes shut tight as he held his sides. “Hehehehe! Talk about ct-like reflexes! Y’all impressin’ an’ such.” However, saying this didn’t explain what he found so funny, Shiro shrugging to the act and presuming it was his insanity.

However, a suddenly loud piercing sound from the distance resonated, along with a grunt, and soon, which followed a manic laughing, so sadistic it shook the bones, so blood thirsty it shivered the spine; and, accompanied by this, a bellowed name, the voice coursed with disbelief and horror; it shouted the name Daisuke.

[Hotaru987]

[i]'To think that all of this was actually possible.' [/i]Yoshiko mused as Shiro made his way over to congradulate them on a job well done. She, herself, turned to Kadabra nodding in thanks before turning her head sharply in embarressment. [i]'There is no way I can actively deny all of this now. I have see it with my own eyes, and more than that I have partaken in it. There was an entire nother world that most people probably didn't know about.' [/i]Suddenly, Yoshiko felt a cold chill descend her and her blood seemed to freeze in place. Despit that her heart began pounding double time. Her head whipped towards the tent that she and Shiro exited moments before, her eyes wide in clear surprise. That voice...It was, "Hyde....Th-that didn't s-s-sound g-good." Her voice was trembling, from the sheer sadness and horror of Hyde's yell.

As if her legs had a life of their own, the began moving back towards the tent. She didn't understand why she wanted to go back, because before all she wanted to do was leave. But now she wanted to help him, even if she couldn't do much. Even if she was scared. [i]'I don't understand. What is this feeling?....' [/i]

[Desu the Blue Nerd]

Seeing what had become of the revenant or more specifically what he had done to it Katz felt like he was really some sort of hero. You may even go as far to say that he fely like a hero of justice. Or superhero. Superhero would probably be what a normal person would say based on the fact that he did have super powers now and nobody seriously uses the word justice anymore. Except Katz! Katz says justice! After the explosion had actually finished Katz began to think. "[i]I wonder if it would have looked cooler if I had turned around after firing off those shots and then the explosion could have been behind me like a true hero of justi-wait, why am I even thinking about that?[/i] We actually did it! We beat that revenant!" He uttered a simple woohoo before he jumped for joy.

After actually landing back on the top of the cab Katz remembered that he was on a cab and jumping was a pretty bad idea. The cab shook a bit but he was able to eventually regain his balance but now he had a new problem he'd have to deal with. "Okay, so not to self. Don't jump on the cabs. It says that on some rule board doesn't it? Oh dear, I just broke some rule. In fact, just being here I'm breaking a lot more than a don't jump on the cabs rule. Although it was necessary so I guess I'll have to deal with breaking a few rules...I really hope this doesn't become some sort of habit...dangit, I'm off topic again. I need to think of a way to get off this ferris wheel. This was such a bad idea..." It was then that Alaka appeared in front of him and proceeded to glomp him. "W-what are you doing?!" The two fell and although Alaka seemed far more focused on the enjoyment of the glomp Katz was screaming until they finally landed on the bouncy castle.

Katz was dazed for a while after having landed. He eventually shook his head around and regained his senses. "I-I'm actually alive?!" He looked up to see Lucian who proceeded to explain his abilities to them. "Heh heh. Thanks, my good sir. I suppose I owe you one now, right? And...uhhh...Alaka...why are you still giving me one of those full body hugs...? Although thanks for friguring out a way for me to get off that ferris wheel." He let out a small chuckle and smiled until the scream pierced his ears. Hearing it his face turned to stone. His eyes widened and his smile seemed like nothing but a nice memory long forgotten. He didn't want to think it was true but he knew what must have happened. He slipped out of Alaka's grasp and quickly sprinted towards the tent. "It can't be...is Hyde's brother...did we fail?"

[Kyng's Old Account]

[right][hr][size=2][b]Chapter 5 - Satsui No Hadou[/b][/size][/right]
[hr]He gazed across the room, his eyes trembling, shaking, as Hyde stood there helplessly; he had just seen Oscuridad, a grin on his pale face with eyes driven by mania, his hand upon the sceptre which had driven itself deep inside the stomach of Daisuke. The model, grunting and eyes wide in shock, held the sceptre in disbelief, his body becoming suddenly so weak, so heavy, before resulting in an impending collapse, falling backwards upon his back to the dirt floor; Oscuridad, too, had warped into the distance of the arena, smirking as he would watch the sight he hungered for. He wanted to relish in Hyde’s pain, agony, despair, and so he watched in the distance, giving him his moment with his cherished brother, only to laugh and enjoy his grief before ending his life.

All fell silent for Hyde, all but that horrific and insane laughing, the mockery of what’d just happened: Hyde’s eyes, widened with horror and grief, gazed upon the now fallen body of his brother, Daisuke, the bloodied shirt over his stomach saying enough on its own, as he rushed to his side, eyes beginning to sparkle as they shed tears, tears of the inevitable, tears from the site of death falling upon his own brother, his best friend, his guardian. He could feel his heart breaking, as he knew, rushing to his side, screaming his name, that this new life he’d been thrown into had torn a huge chunk of his life away.

Falling to his knees, tears falling like a subtle rain, Daisuke’s hand, shaking, came to cup his brother’s cheek and wipe a tear from his eye saying “Remember, Hyde… that everything… I’ve done, was for… for you, little brother- AAGH! And… no matter what anyone says… I will always love you… always… ” to which Hyde shook his head, holding upon his hand tightly, squeezing for the plead as he said “W-W-What’re you t-t-talking about? You’re n-not dying on me b-bro! You’re all I’ve g-got left! Please don’t go! Don’t go!!” to which, Daisuke, shaking his head, simply said “You know, Mom always said I was blessed with the looks, but… I think she never knew… never knew… what a great… young man… you’d become… you’d have done her so proud… oh so proud… ”

Slapping his cheeks thrice, tears beginning to form in his eyes, a few raining tenderly upon Daisuke’s feint, yet sincere smile, his throat as if swollen from what he was witnessing before him, and eyes shut he managed to calm his voice enough to say “Remember what you promised me, right? You said that, no matter what, you’d always be there for me; it’s my turn to repay the favour, bro! Stay with me, we’ll get you to a hospital!” to which, Daisuke taking a deep breath, said to his little brother “Hyde, I’ve never left your side…I’ve always been there for you; now, on my death bed…” the word of death making Hyde shake his head in disbelief “…you’re here for me, in my time of need…you be sure…to tell Mom…and Dad…that I’ve passed on, Hyde…”

Cupping Daisuke’s cheeks, the heated flesh turning colder by the second, Hyde smiled and said “Stop talking like this, you’ll be fine-“ to which Daisuke, with the last of his strength, squeezed Hyde’s wrist tightly, shaking his head as he whispered, pulling Hyde’s ear to his lips, “The opening act…it’s over now…I’ve never been the star…that’s always been you; take the stage…it’s your time to shine…so…do…me…prou……”

…

And that was it: the short lived life of the handsome, talented model, and the back bone for his litter brother, had fell silent, despite his cheeks now becoming cold being warmed by the tears of sadness shedding from the grieving brother; Daisuke’s head rolled to the side, motionless, Hyde’s eyes red from the tears he was crying, for the loss of his brother, his role model, perhaps the most cherished person in his life; and with the maniacal laughing behind him, Oscuridad roared with glee “And like that, mortal man has turned into a pathetic corpse! And Fleur’s brother no less; and guess who’s next? Why, it just so happens to be you, little Hyde Kokobun-…” Oscuridad’s rant suddenly came to a halt as Hyde let his brother’s corpse down softly from his hands, him knelled to his brother, the tears softly bracing his cheek, as he clenched his fists, tightly, fuelled with absolute hatred; left hand glowing a purplish hue as he turned to meet the Jester’s eyes with his own, eyes filled, them too fuelled by the hatred that scourged the entirety of his form, as he let out a shriek.

Suddenly, ferocious flames erupted from his hand, bathing the entire limb in a thick, dark blue flame, the fires soon beginning to engulf the entirety of the boy as the shriek turned from Hyde’s own, a shriek of grief, pain, sadness, and intense hatred, to something deeper, distorted, demonic in its own nature as it rumbled throughout the entire tent: soon Hyde himself was encased in a Sphere of this flame, his body invisible to those outside as he began to morph, the demonic shriek soon halting as it muttered, over and over, the same three words: Satsui no Hadou.

And soon, from the flames which busted from the sphere as violent as the very nature of the fires, emerged a tall, dark and long haired entity, eyes darker than darkness itself, marked with a pitch black flared circle in the centre of his chest, all over tattooed with the same hued flames as before, dark trousers with chains; out came from this transformation, Hyde’s Gestalt,[url="http://i.imgur.com/uLrcQ.png"] Xaphan[/url]. [hr]Shiro, who had been concerned as he heard the sounds over the crowd, suddenly clutched his chest as he muttered “My word! What is that… that intense pressure… it’s too much, it’s too strong! It’s coming from…” being fully aware of the Gestalt’s presence, the intense, burning presence his chest was crushed beneath, and as such he made his way to turning towards the tent, eyes wide as he ordered the Aces “Get into the tent now! Something bad is happening!” before making his dash to the tent, in order to find out the source of that intense sheer might, which soon as he made his way inside, he discovered it was Hyde’s Gestalt. Fixed on the spot, he simply looked over to Xaphan, and then glanced across the room and, a tight throat, felt a sharp sense of sorrow hit his heart; he saw Daisuke on the floor, and he knew there and then this was going to be a sight he had to watch, but would wish to never speak of it again.[hr]Eyeing Xaphan, Oscuridad smirked as he said “Ooh, have I made yo-ARGH!!” to soon discover his throat being crushed in the hands of the Gestalt, him gazing into Oscuridad’s eyes blankly before a sadistic, sinister smirk dawned upon his face, the veins inside his left hand glowing as soon did the rest of his hand; to this, Xaphan said “Mad? No, not at all…” Following this, as if it were merely the flick of his hand, Xaphan threw Oscuridad towards a crowd stand...

…He wasn’t finished at all: darting up to speed with Oscuridad, soon overtaking him, he extended his arm allowing the Jester to suffer a lethal clothesline before crashing harshly into the stand, the jester’s skull colliding with the benches as they gave way to the demonic Gestalt’s throw, the sheer pressure having taken its toll upon Oscuridad as his cranium began to bleed from his forehead. Despite this, as Oscuridad soon stood up, staggering to his feet, Xaphan mercilessly darted in a flash towards the Demon Jester, to which with the additional momentum he dealt a severe roundhouse to the skull, launching Oscuridad face first into the centre of the tent, Xaphan evidently enjoying this, as he teleported right in front of the demon jester. “You’ve made me batsh*t insane!”

“Aha! Got you know!” Oscuridad smirked triumphantly as he rammed his sceptre into Xaphan, only to find rather than penetrating the demon’s gut, he’d simply snapped the sceptre into two; in response to this Xaphan chuckled. “You sincerely believe you had a hope of harming me?” he asked rhetorically, eyes driven in a bloodlust like no other, before unleashing a fierce barrage of punches, light speed reaction, each one Oscuridad’s face one way or another, bruises and blood spat from the mouth evident, and with an uppercut to send Oscuridad skywards, Xaphan leaped, grabbed the jester by the throat as he threw him down, only to drive Oscuridad’s skull into the dirt with his foot.

The Jester, somehow alive from the beating, sat up as he gazed into Xaphan’s eyes snarling “Get away from me you sick freak!” However, Shiro felt something very strange, very immense; he muttered the words “Coup de Grâce”. He, alongside the Aces and the associates, were very fortunate to have Lord Gringham from the distance of his home, him having monitored the training session turned emotional battlefield: having quickly, and effectively, warped the Aces, and Shiro, outside the perimeter, upon a nearby skyscraper, removing them as suspects of the whole incident to a degree, Francesco had then forced his hands, his frail yet powerful hands and mind, to force a barrier between the pier and its surroundings, a translucent, though evidently visible barrier to hold in whatever was inside; Shiro watched the tent intensely from the rooftop they were now upon, very close to the coastline yet a short building separated them, their view perfect for the occasion. Suddenly, it happened: the entire tent soon erupted in an intense cylinder of 100 metres in height of pure Hell Fire, the very earth beneath the pier having gave way to allow this eruption to sear, and destroy, the tent, and everything inside it: the remainder of the pier, too, gave way and collapsed into the sea, the cylinder having been sealed by something to keep it from using its full potential.

And before you knew it, the sea rolled in, Xaphan too no longer in sight, as the pier was essentially nothing more than a pile of ruin and rubble, the earth from which the flames erupted pitch black, charred from the ferocity of the fires.[hr]From all the destruction, Shiro suddenly had came to a realization, and as such immediately turned to the others and stated “Everyone, get out of here: go home, and do not be followed.” Afterwards, Shiro had immediately made his leave, dashing down the road which, obviously, leads to the manor: it was up to the others to make their own way home now, hopefully to avoid the remaining of the damned press. If they were sneaky enough, they would get away and get home safely.

[Desu the Blue Nerd]

Arriving at the sight Katz was instantly disgusted by the sight he had seen and his eyes were the widest they have ever been. The first thing that had caught his attention was of the recently "No...god dammit...my hunch was right..." He knew that not only did this mean that even with the destruction of the revenant they had still failed what they came here to do and quite frankly a dead body was something he'd never want anybody to see. Especially Amai and Yoshiko. Of course it's also something he wouldn't want Hyde to say but it's too late for all of it now. They were this deep in it. A mere 24 hours changed everything about their world and this marked the moment in which there was no turning back.

Katz looked around the room searching for Hyde. He was unable to find him anywhere but what he was able to find very easily were two men. "Who are those two guys? One of them looks like a clown so I'll bet he's Oscuridad but that other guy...can it be...?" Things suddenly got heated up between the two men and the whole way through it was essentially just a slaughter of the dark clown. Katz didn't really understand exactly what was happening and the sudden teleportation didn't help clear things up. Ironic that seeing the huge pillar of fire made the situation make a bit of sense for him. When it cleared Shiro had told them to leave. When walking away Katz stopped next to Shiro. "That man with the long hair and purple fire was Hyde, wasn't it? Nevermind, you don't need to answer." He proceeded to walk home without saying a word but in his mind he thought, "[i]Will another madman appear? [/i][i]Will another one of us lose somebody close? Will what happened to Hyde happen to the rest of us?[/i]" Looking up into the empty night sky Katz figured he already knew his answer. "[i]What ridiculous questions. It doesn't even matter if another madman appears. I simply won't allow any more people to die on my watch. I'll use any power I have to prevent any sort of calamity. That's my justice![/i]"

[Elƒie]

As the pillar of fire erupted, Amai was dumbstruck by everything that just happened. Following the event of Golem being destroyed, Hyde's voice was heard, screaming out his brother's name. It was this that scared Amai most and sent chills down her spins, not the laughter. She was frozen in place for a moment, making her the last to get to the tent, just a few seconds before they were teleported away to the skyscraper, having just barely avoided being caught up in the huge inferno which was created by that strange man, she concluded, that was beating up that clown. Snapping out of her current state of mind, Amai barely caught onto Katz's question of that second man being Hyde,[i][color=#008080] 'T-That was Hyde? Is he doing to be alright?! What about Diasuke's body!? Don't tell me it was burnt up in that inferno! No.. I-I don't think Hyde would have let that happen, even if he did transform, or whatever that was..'[/color][/i] Suddenly thinking of her own brother, Amai quickly made her exit from the building and began running down the road, slightly back towards the pier, towards her parent's shop.

After a few minutes, Amai finally reached her parent's clothes shop as Daisuke exited from the front door, locking it up for the night. Running into her brother, she hugged him tightly for moment before starting to drag him to his motorcycle.[color=#8b4513] "A-Amai? What's going on? Why is part of your dress burnt!?"[/color][color=#008080] "Lets just get home, quickly, Karai!" [/color][color=#8b4513]"But Amai, tell me what happened!"[/color][color=#008080] I'll explain when he get home, but for now, lets just get home, quickly!"[/color] As Amai hopped into the side cart, her eyes peeled and on the look out, Karai paused for a moment, wondering if his sister was truly alright. Shrugging at the fact that she won't say anything until they got home, he hopped on his bike and headed off for home, glad to see that Amai was alive and relatively unharmed, especially since a hunch of his told him she was involved with that large fire burst he saw a while back from the shop.

[Hotaru987]

Despite being so high up, it was the last think on Yoshiko's mind as she watched the tent burst into flames from atop the skyscraper. Hyde and Daisuke were still in there! Just what had happened to cause Hyde to cry out like that? An answer came to mind, but Yoshiko didn't want to believe it. She didn't have siblings, and wasn't particularly close to her family, but she knew it was devastating to lose someone you cared about. Luckily she never felt that pain, but she also didn't want anyone else to feel such pain. Shiro told them that they should get home quickly, and as inconspicuously as possible. That snapped Yoshiko out of it, and she saw that the other two were also departing. With one final glance at the tent she followed suit. She took the shortest rout possible to her home, entering the house once she got there.

"Where were you?" Her father boomed his question the moment she stepped inside of the house. Yoshiko didn't know how to answer, so she remained quiet staring at her father as he loomed over her. He completely blocked her way, leaving her backed up against the front door. "I know you've been hanging out with that Kokobunji kid, and those other two. Even that Gringham boy, they are all no good. What did I tell you about others?" His disappointment was potent, his cobalt eyes leering down at her as he waited for an answer. There was a pause as Yoshiko filtered her gaze downward, "They are...Distractions.."

"And?" Kuon pressed, his eyes dangerously narrowing. Yoshiko frowned, "And...I will not partake in petty distractions." His eyes softened, and he placed a hand on Yoshiko's head of purple. "Good. Well will talk more about this disappearing act of yours tonight, but for now go to bed." Yoshiko didn't need to be told twice. On the way she passed her mother, who shook her head disappointment. Once in her room she fell onto the bed, letting sleep take her but not even her dreams let her escape the harsh reality of what just happened; Daisuke was dead.

[Lunar Origins]

She rubbed her head as her consciousness drifted back into place. "Wha..." The young magician tried to recall what had happened the day before, but all she could remember was cold, hard blackness. It was an odd, malevolent feeling. It made her shudder.

"Ull," she said, calling out to that familiar name. "What happened?"

"You performed the Death Summon again."

"Is that so? Wow, I'm still not used to the sensation..." She shook her head. If she had to do that, then it must've been for something important. "Can you run me by what happened? I'm blanking on everything..." Her arms drifted to the bedside table, reaching for a now warm glass of water. "I'm going to have to thank the guy who carried me back here... I wonder who did it." The thought made her giggle as a few options ran through her head, the most notable of them being Shiro. [color=#ffa07a] [/color]"Oh, my sweet Shiro. Did you rescue this damsel in distress?"

[Kyng's Old Account]

[right][hr][size=2][b][url="http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=V4SVUlszGfM"]OVA - Mandatory Beach Episode[/url][/b][/size][/right]
[hr]"YAHOO-HOO! Time to hit the beach!" Hyde cheered, bursting out Gringham Manor in a subtle white t-shirt and some knee-height floral shorts, and of course his signature sandals, darting up to attention to the tall goblin, him with a subtle chuckle as he glanced back at the young Fleur, his beaming smile rivalling the sun in it's brightness, he was evidently up for this break. Hyde chuckled lightly as he glanced over the Manor, the bright blue sky contrasting beautifully with the vibrant hedges, and the only clouds were so much so they would just beautifully decorate the sky with droplets of white; it looked like a wonderful, beautiful, amazing day to hit the beach. Lucian chuckled softly and shook his head again as Hyde turned around, before taking out his notepad and giving it to Hyde, the notes ready like a list, the first being of course to get a photo of all the girls in their swimsuits, the second to build a three story sandcastle (in brackets not to scale of course), and finally to enjoy the perfect ice cream. "I know, it's optimistic, but this day has to count! We only get the one, like Lord Gringham said!" Hyde cheerfully said to the butler. "Thanks for keeping a hold on this again, I'd probably lose it; so, are you and the other associates joining us?"

Following Hyde's chuckle, Lucian nodded and stated "It's not a problem, Master Hyde; I do wish you the best time at the beach." In regards to Hyde's question, Lucian glanced over at the door, spotting it open for Abra, the cat in nothing but speedos as he ran down the stairs and into the limo, and into his kitty bed with a non-stop laughter. "Abra, Kadabra, Alaka, and Zam are all coming. I, however, must ensure that the Manor maintains in it's highest of standards; it is the least I can do in regard to what Lord Gringham has given me; also, I enjoy serving my masters and guests, and a day off would not be as enjoyable as working until I can't work anymore." A gentle smile from Hyde, alongside a nod, lead Lucian to bow from the hip to the fleur, yet Hyde stopped him mid-way and, rather, extended his hand to Lucian who smiled back and exchanged a hand-shake with the boy.

Next coming out was the rest of the associates, the first of them leading to Hyde's nosebleed as he glanced up and down frantically at the very summer-y dressed Kadabra, whom adorned herself a form-fittin halterneck backless blue one piece swimsuit, covered by a tropical light overshirt and some matching shorts, needless to say they were daisy dukes; she glanced over at Hyde and shook her head with a light giggle before watching Alaka run out, her in a simple checked bikini, chest covered by a sleeveless hoody; as for Zam, he was certainly a sight, walking around in nothing beyond his paper. The variance was quite astounding for Hyde, his eyes still focussed on Kadabra's feminine charm, however it'd be short-lived with a soul-shaking slap, sending shivers down the entire anatomy of the boy as the girl growled and glared at him. To this, Kadabra said, with Alaka sitting next to her in the limo, "It is the first year we've had more...attention?"

Alaka shrugged simply as she responded by saying "Yeah, well, Shiro seems to be asexual, so I wouldn't expect much flattery from his direction." with a grunt, Lucian soon after taking his seat in the driver's seat, immediately thrashing the air conditioning on. He had a feeling this wouldn't be a problem for many, but like Kadabra shared an absolute worry over Yoshiko. She knew how she'd react to such a proposition, going to a scorching hot beach. Luckily Kadabra had a parasol, but that would only do so much.

Shiro himself groaned as he opened the door, fluttering past him was Hope and [url="http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/325/9/e/chibi_pegasus_ii_by_natfink93-d4guu9w.jpg"]Peggy[/url], Hyde and Shiro's Familiars, Peggy fretting as she slowly fluttered in the air, Hope of course encouraging her to persist, despite how timid the little Pegasus was. Shiro, himself, was in a skintight wetsuit, covering all but his forearms and hands, as well as his calves and feet. A sleek black with white pinstriping, he glanced up at the sunlight before leaning on the door obviously waiting for Hikari, so much so he called out "Hikari, come on already, you're holding us up; you too, Rosa...in fact, everyone indoors is taking their time..." before falling flat on his face, due to the fact Lord Gringham, himself, was coming out in a pair of speedos like Abra, and he was probably just as damned hairy as Abra was too; Shiro looked away as Lord Gringham adorned a coat, before he glanced down to Shiro, somewhat unaware of the embaressment Shiro felt at the time, as he too made his way into the Limo.

Shiro, afterwards, was dragged down by Hyde whom said "Go in the car, Shiro, I'll get everyone else!" with a cheery smile, Hyde then darting straight to the hallway and calling out "Yo! Kaito! Come on! You've missed a whole lot of god-damn awesome swimsuits!" before clearing his throat, him going off to find the rest of the people whom he was waiting for; unknowing to Hyde, Shiro returned to the door and groaned, waiting for Hikari as the breeze carried his hair lightly, him muttering "Let's just hope it can really be a break for once."

[Super Chaos Sonic]

[I]"Yo! Kaito! Come on! You've missed a whole lot of god-damn awesome swimsuits!"[/I]

There was silence from the room where Kaito Asano had stayed in. [I]5...4...3...2...1![/I] Then without warning, the door bursted open by a very strong wind. "YEEEEEEEEEES!!!!" Kaito yelled as he walked out of his room, pumping his fists in the air.

[I][Url=http://www.youtube.com/#/watch?v=V4SVUlszGfM]Sonic Heroes OST - Ocean Palace[/url][/I]

"Been waiting for this day all school year!" Kaito said, walking down the hallway wearing a huge smile on his face. "Babes in swimsuits...who could ask for more?" He approached the limo and whistled a bit, as he cleaned his Card Gun a bit. "Ventus! If you stay in bed too long, you'll miss playing with the others!" As he put his gun away, he watched as a brown furred leopardwith a few sets of beaded necklaces came walking out of the Manor, jumping up into Kaito's arms. "Morning to you too, Ven." he chuckled as he stroked Ventus' fur. "Oi! Hyde! What's takin' so long? I'm wantin' to see some hot babes in bikinis!" Kaito grinned and chuckled a bit, thinking a bit on the views of the beach, and all those chicks. "Oh yeah~"

[Elƒie]

[color=#008080]"Mak! Just give me that shirt and shorts to wear over this.. [i]swimsuit[/i].. you and brother picked out for me!" [i]'I still can't believe they switched the one I packed for this trip with this!' [/i][/color]Amai thought to herself as she glanced down at the [url="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/280/6/0/swimsuit_for_blanche_by_kawaii_kittyx3-d4c3yki.png"]swimsuit[/url] she was wearing. Mak, who stood at the other side of the room with Amai's trip bag couldn't help but laugh a little, [color=#3399ff]"But lassie, just think of all the boys ye'll be disappointing if ye cover yeself up!"[/color] And as if Kaito was in cahoots with with Mak, could be heard in the hallway saying, [color=#5A5A5A][font=tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3][background=rgb(251, 253, 254)]"Babes in swimsuits...who could ask for more?" [/background][/size][/font][/color]Amai couldn't keep herself from facepalming, [color=#008080]"At least hand me the silk gauze that's in the bag.."[/color] Reaching in the bag, Mak pulled out the silk gauze [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cymberrain/5102822876/"]scarf[/url] and tossed it to her. Putting it on in a loose poncho-like way made her feel a tad bit better about being in the swimsuit. Making her way out of the room, Amai grumbled softly under her breath the whole time walked with Mak behind her, carrying the bag above his head.

Upon stepping outside, Amai came to a sudden stop, seeing how many people were already outside. Mak came to a stop next to Amai, [color=#3399ff]"Strike a pose for the gentlemen, Amai~"[/color] Blushing, Amai quickly snatched the bag from Mak and hugged it to her body, trying to cover as much of her front as she could as she darted to and into the limo, quickly grabbing a seat in the darkest spot she could find, still using the bag to cover up as she grumbled, [color=#008080]"I swear.. Brother and Mak are going to pay for this!"[/color] Mak, still outside with the others couldn't help but chuckled a little bit, [color=#3399ff]"Ye boys don't stare fer too long, ye hear? Or else Amai will most likely slap ye if she catches ye taking a drink of her beauty. And dun forget her brother's warning: Ye can look, but not touch, or else and he doesn't care if ye are magical or not."[/color]

[Hotaru987]

[i]The beach....A place of misery and discomfort...I don't want to go....[/i]

[color=#800080]"Koko-chan, don't look so depressed."[/color] Over her glasses she gazed at the cat like familiar that sat on her beside, gingerly licking its paw before cleaning it's ears. Nyru, a beast familiar that belonged to Yoshiko whom had been dubbed [i]Koko-chan [/i]by said familiar. Despite the cute appearance of the cat Nyru was in fact male. In response to his statement she gave a simple reply, "...The heat..." It was a known fact that Yoshiko hated the heat, she was too sensitive to it and would suffer from heat stroke in a heart beat. Knowing that going to the beach was nothing less of a death trap. [i]'I'll be boiled alive.' [/i]Nyru sighed bounding over until he was on his master's lap, [color=#800080]"Quite moaning, and groaning about the heat. You should use this moment to show your body! Especially these-"[/color] Yoshiko tensed when she realized that Nyru's paws were on her chest groping them. His eyes fell into slits, staring shamelessly and perversely at her chest, [color=#800080]"Yes, I can just imagine them spilling over your bat-"[/color]

He never got the chance to finish as Yoshiko's fist connected cleanly to his head, making him fly to the wall. With a heavy blush, and a shaking fist she shouted, "You stupid Hentai-neko! What have I told you about that!" Normally not one to raise her voice, Yoshiko just couldn't seemed to ever keep herself composed when it came to Nyru. He always seemed to know just how and when to push her buttons. Quickly she walked over to him picked him up - all the while he is protesting - then threw him out the room, "You stay out there while I change." She slammed the door, before sighing. "Why did my familiar have to be such pervert..." Knowing she was probably holding everyone up she quickly changed. When she opened the door she saw Nyru waiting patiently, looking up happily when she exited only to frown and look away uninterested. The reason was answered when he rudely stated, [color=#800080]"You look so boring."[/color]

Yoshiko, being who she was, would never wear something as revealing as a bathing suit. So instead she wore a blue, one piece suit, what one would normally wear for swimming for P.E, a black wrap skirt that came to her knees and made it difficult to see through it. She also who a white t-shirt that completely hid her bathing suit and a white hat to hopefully block the sun. "Like I care if I look boring." She muttered before walking off, Nyru easily hopping onto her shoulder. The cold air emanating from the ice on his back cooled Yoshiko down, which was appreciated once she walked outside and was assaulted by the sun. The moment she stepped outside she wobbled to the side. "...The heat..." She then noticed Kadabra with a parasol. Staring at it for a while, she glanced up at Kadabra, "Is that for me...." Looking off to the side she mumbled an embarrassed thanks, before entering the limo breathing a she felt the air conditioning.

[Jake the Sage]

[i]“Stupid old man telling me I need to take a break,”[/i] Hisashi thought to himself, crossing his arms, and then violently punched into the air while shouting to no one in particular, “He’s the one who should take a break!”

[i]“Awe man if I knew that it would be this boring I’d have never come here,”[/i] he mused a few minutes later looking at the people passing underneath him, his foot hanging from the lamppost mere inches away from everyone’s head; though most didn’t notice him a few people did and when they attempted to speak with him he never responded, causing them to leave. Yawning in the bright daylight his mind wandered to anything . . . literally anything that could be done to entertain him while he was stuck at the beach; other than leaving of course. As his mind wandered from idea to idea a small monkey raced through a small group of coed students, bouncing towards the lamppost and finally climbing it quickly up to sit into his master's lap. Holding up a banana Hisashi took it, peeled it a bit, and handed it back, “There you go Goku, a nice fresh banana from . . .”

“Hey! You!”

Turning to look Hisashi saw that he was being addressed by a large black man, sporting a bandana, and a baseball bat in tow. The man was running towards him shouting that his “pet monkey” had stolen that banana from his market stall and had caused a bunch of other problems; he threatened that if he didn’t pay then he’d be calling the cops for them to arrest him. Sitting up on the lamppost Hisashi gave a simple ‘uh oh’ before leaping to the ground and making a run for it. Hisashi had gotten used to running when he was little, if anything his Grandpa had put him in so many situations were running for your life was mandatory. Looking behind him Hisashi could still see the man chasing after him, swinging his baseball bat now in a blind rage as he shouted at them to stop.

[i]“Gotto give the ol’ guy credit, he don’t quite!”[/i] Cutting through a volleyball game Hisashi dug into his pocket, taking out what looked like notepad paper before slapping one to his forehead. Turning to ensure the man hadn’t caught up he ducked into the girl’s bathroom and, before anyone noticed, he focused his mana on the paper attached to his forehead.

A few minutes later Hisashi walked out of the bathroom, his appearance temporarily changed into that of a busty, perhaps too busty, female. Grinning at the man as he looked around uselessly for the male Hisashi, the real one walked right past him while hardly managing to contain himself . . . err . . . herself. As Hisashi continued walking down the beach he noticed a few of the beach going guys staring at his now feminine chest and one even offered to buy him/her a snow cone. Grinning at the thought of free food, which he never passed up, he muttered to Goku, who had retreated to his backpack, “Goku my little buddy . . . I think I know what we’re going to do today . . .”

[Desu the Blue Nerd]

Katz had finally made his entrance into the OVA via the exit of the mansion. Seeing that nearly everybody else was already in the limbo caused him to let out a long sigh. For his simple attire of just wearing his basic blue swim trunks along with a Lazuli City Police Department t-shirt he had recieved from his dad it had taken him an awefully long time to actually get out. In truth he had been ready for a while. It was the short red crocodile-like creature following behind him that had slowed him down so much. "Dangnabbit, Dundee. Everybody else is already ready. What were you doing in the bathroom that took so long anyway?"

There was a glint in Dundee's sunglasses before he actually gave his answer. "Stuff."

Katz couldn't help but facepalm. "What kind of answer is stuff? That doesn't really answer anything. I need details."

It was clear that Dundee was quickly becoming annoyed. "Hey, I don't ask you what you do in the bathroom."

Katz once again couldn't help but let out a long sigh. "Yes. Yes you do. All the time. You always want to make sure I'm not touching your stuff which is really just that sword of yours. Why do you even keep it in the bathroom anyway?"

"I really don't have to take this from you. You're nothing but a lowly human. One that seriously answers with stuff." Dundee proceeded to jump into the limo.

"I actually gave more details than stuff. Notice how it was a complete sentence?! And way to play the species card! Intolerant lizard!" Katz headed for the door but before he could really enter Dundee popped his head out.

"Coming from the guy that to get me out of the bathroom and start booking it out here said I was taking as long as a girl! Now who's the intolerant lizard?" There was a wide smile on his crocodile face. Quite frankly all his smiles were wide but this one stood out. The reason was that all the girls would be able to hear it.

A large sweat drop inched its way down Katz's face. "W-well it worked on you. Clearly I only said it just to get you out. I didn't really mean it...uhh..maybe I should just get goi-" He was cut off when Dundee grabbed onto the collar of his shirt and dragged him into the vehicle.

[Raine]

A solemn tune flowed through the air, a masterful tune, the echoes of mixed sadness and joy resonating with the heartfelt couples and lonely singles that littered the room. In the dimly lit room, elegent slim fingers struck each key with experience and emotion. The aroma of alcohol and wood polish accented the melody. ALl attention was paid to the sound's master, his back shown, as all focus was paid on the majestic use of the instrument. His arms flailed to each position and agressively hitting such key, reflecting his passion, and the frustrating emotional piece. His prestine white tail coat danced with the motions presenting him more like a man possessed than a pianist. Each and all of the bar listened and watched, until the finale of the composition came. In a final note, his hands hammered and the sound rang. Fading slowly, the audience watched the man dressed in white rise from the bench.

The man shut the cover for the keys, before slowly brushing the black stained wood as something precious. His moves seemed to ignore the swarm of awed eyes that followed him as his pathed himself to the counter. The bar was so quit after the preformance one could hear the loosenedd floorboats creeking under the musicians shined dress shoes. The bartender regained himself as the man gave a graceful smile to him, his voice was light and regal, "[color=#4b0082]Surely, my performance didn't shock you so.[/color]" The employee only nodded before focusing enough to ask, "[color=#800000]W-would ja like a drink?[/color]" he asked his words weak and broken. The pianist's smile only widened at the reaction he had recieved, "[color=#4b0082]Whatever you serve these good people here[/color]," he arm waved over the crowd with no return. His face now grew a bit sour as the clash of glass to wood shocked him slight and a tall pint filled with a yellow liquid sat before him.

The bartender had returned to normal, "[color=#800000]That'a hell of a song[/color]," he was brushing a rag within a dirty glass, a very pop culture relative image of his occupation. A long exagerated sigh escaped the man, "[color=#4b0082]It's not a song, a song is sung. It was a piece but thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.[/color]" He grasped the handle of the mug tightly before taking a deep gulp resulting in a cough and forcing his hand down. The bartender laughed as did slight chuckles from the customers. The fault of the musician seemed to have broke the tension in the air as the customers were beginning to resume their conversations and personal agendas. The bartender assured the man, "[color=#800000]Don't worry, you asked for the strong stuff. I'd alays kid that its strong as er motor oil.[/color]"

The man forced a laugh to match as the taste burned in this mouth. "[color=#800000]Have yer been to the beach?[/color]" the bartender tried to carry the conversation. The man gave him a sceptical glance, "[color=#4b0082]Why would I be attracted to go a beach?[/color]" The bartender was concerned about his sudden increase in hostility, "Well er," the bartender placed his thick brutish hand to scratch his head, "[color=#800000]It's er this town's pride.[/color]" The man gave an expression of childish boredom, "[color=#4b0082]Hmm, sounds dull and peaceful[/color]," the man rose to his feet and began a short streching routine.

"[color=#4b0082]Fine, I'll see if anything fun is going on down there[/color]," he gave a smile back to the bartender and playfully skipped to the door. The bartender tried to catch up to him, "[color=#800000]I never got er name, stranger[/color]." The man paused at the western dual doors, "[color=#4b0082]I'm Koichi[/color]."

[Kyng's Old Account]

Eventually with all the antics sorted, everyone at the Gringham Manor was making their way to the beach; the road trip wasn't that awkward, despite Hope slapping Hyde's cheek every time he had a glance over to the swimsuits on display. Kadabra chuckled and tried to make Yoshiko as comfortable as she could, a soft smile when she also presented her with a sun hat just in case, alongside the parasol of course. It was peculiar, but the associate demoness found Yoshiko to be quite a sweet, young, and misunderstood girl; maybe a mothering instinct? Whatever the case, Abra himself found it to be no bother, the large cat literally purring fast asleep in a oversized cat bed on the floor in the boot of the limo. Katz was, of course, right by Alaka who was simply beaming at him with eyes of adoration, yet Shiro himself managed to find himself next to Amai, needless to say not enjoying the company much. At times like this he'd much rather simply be with his over-sisterly sister Hikari whom had missed the trip due to a business meeting. Kazuo, the lightling lord of the team, would naturally shirk such an event simply because of his nature. In short, the car trip happened.

Of course, a private parking spot in the shade hidden from sight, Lucian opened the doors as he took out a list and, when she was out of the car herself, handed it to Kadabra as he said "Two priorities: make sure little to no magical antics occur, and make sure no-one gets lost, okay?" to which she nodded with a beaming smile. Following this, Lucian would begin to unpack the limo with Abra leaping out and hissing, complaining about the heat; that changed nothing as it ended up being the boys carrying the beach balls, towels, etc. down to the beach with them, save Lord Gringham of course. Rather, he had already gone down to the beach after leaving the vehicle and deemed them their spot, a rather large one. Ironically it was his hair...exterior...which gave him the desired room for their group.

By the time the whole place was set up and ready to go, Kadabra yanked an eager Alaka back and informed her to monitor Lord Gringham for the day, in case his heart acted up of course, which made Alaka furious, unable to follow Katz and make her his! Instead, she ended up disgusted by having to apply sun lotion on that grizzly, elderly back, two streams of tears from her eyes. The company from Abra didn't help either, him coughing up fur balls onto Lord Gringham's towel leading to her having to dispose of it appropriately. The reason, of course, Kadabra herself didn't monitor the head of the house was because she was busy setting up the parasol, the cool spot where Yoshiko would be able to claim her abode for the day. Fortunately due to the demoness' particular choice in swimwear, a couple of hopeful teenagers swiftly got to work on it and had it up in a few seconds. Unfortunately, this did entail the fact that they'd be swarming the spot all day, that was until Zam decided to hush them away, naturally the boys terrified of a mummy, let alone one so obese and smoking a pipe.

Shiro, himself, had immediately wanted to try out his wetsuit, and so leisurely walked into the water and went out for a swim, whereas Hyde himself decided to mingle. "Kaito, come on, we're going to meet and greet the peeps!" Hyde said as he invited the lad to join him. "Katz, you up for it too?" he then offered the Ace of Spades, Hyde slightly relieved Alaka didn't have her claws sunk deep into him for once. Resolving this, Hyde would go straight to the huge hustle and bustle: a row of guys just gawking in the opposite direction of him. Hyde glanced up, and eventually ended up launching backwards with a nosebleed, having caught a glance of a very, very well endowed beach goddess; getting up (haha) and wiping his nose, Hyde'd say to Kaito and Katz, if they were present with him of course, "Okay then guys, get ready to watch and learn: this is how you pick up chicks!" with a wink, before making his way up to Hisashi, unknowingly of his form change, nervous like hell, before sighing and going all in... "Hey there, beautiful, why're you all alone? A nice young thing like you sho-"

It took a glance at the monkey, that familiar monkey, to make Hyde stop in his tracks with shock, as he simply whispered "H-H-H-H-His-s-sash-shi...?"

Whilst all this was going along, Peggy and Hope had rounded all of the familars as Hope said "Alright gang, we've got a whole lot of time here, so let's make the most of it." before turning his head instantly, rather pigeon-like, spotting a waving banner reading "SANDCASTLE KING COMPETITION!!!!!!!" and, needless to say, the idea bloomed in his head, as he turned back to the group saying "Wanna build a sandcastle?"

[Jake the Sage]

Having eaten out . . . < Wait that sounds wrong let me restart >
Having gorged on their . . . < That sounds even [i]worse[/i]! >
Having blown their . . . < Okay really need to stop joking around and actually write (XD) >

Once Hisashi had been asked if he wanted to go with a group of guys for a snow cone he, or rather now she in his disguise, accepted happily. Those two guys were long gone now, having spent all of their cash on food that Hisashi gulped down so quickly it was a surprise that no one thought it odd behavior for a girl; nor the fact he kept eating anything placed in front of him. When he had gotten full Hisashi decided that there was still much to do as long as he had his disguise activated, looking around the group of guys who had began following him like a pack of sad love struck retarded puppies. Snickering under his breath Hisashi would strike a "provocative" pose when pointing to something or make her gutless crew do something completely humiliating. Hisashi had figured out if he pouted a little bit or raised the pitch of his voice just a wee bit it was as if he had hypnotized them into brainless stooges.

After having had fun watching them humiliate themselves and each other for a couple minutes, possibly an hour even, Hisashi had gotten hungry again but now was being carried like a King . . . err Queen I suppose, on a beach chair and laughing at the length the men were going too; though they'd never get anything out of it. [i]"Man if I knew it would be [/i]this[i] easy I would've used this kind of disguise a long time ago,"[/i] he thought to himself as the men went to get his most recent order, chili cheese fries, for him. As he waited for his minions, which is exactly how he saw them, he brushed off the possible new recruits when they approached him; that was the only thing he was having trouble with now, the new guy trying to hit on him.

"Look I'm with my [i]friend[/i]s so if you'd kindly go f*ck yourself," Hisashi snapped sharply at the hundredth person to hit on him today, having had more than enough of those lines that he can stomach, watching the brokenhearted fool trudge away. Turning his head to see what was taking his minions so long with getting the food Goku wiggled out of the backpack and patted Hisashi's fake breasts to get his attention. Turning Hisashi raised his eyebrow and was about to ask Goku what he wanted before hearing someone addressing him, "Hey there, beautiful, why're you all alone? A nice young thing like you sho-"

Looking up at the person, who had his two friends standing off in the distance probably to obverse his "skills", Hisashi could feel his heart stop cold and a lump form in his throat. It was Hyde and the instant both of their eyes locked they knew the truth. Hisashi had been caught red handed while Hyde knew the "girl" he had just hit on was a classmate; Hisashi also had a double whammy knowing he was either going to be accused of crossdressing or his magical powers be revealed. Goku simply looked back and forth between Hyde and Hisashi, the latter unable to speak at all, though Hyde simply whispered, "H-H-H-H-His-s-sash-shi...?"

Acting out of instinct, his mind too shocked to formulate a real plan, Hisashi's leg struck out at Hyde's face to knock him back. Wither he dodged it or was kicked in the face didn't matter, it'd give Hisashi the change he needed to flip onto the top of the beach chair and launch himself to the rafters of the food hut they were in and attempt an escape. However, in his current form, Hisashi hadn't thought that his body now was lighter and promptly hit the beam supporting the food hut. His face crashing into it, dispelling the transformation and reverting his appearance back to normal Hisashi fell back down onto the beach chair.

"O-Ow that hurt like Hell," was all he could mutter out, his eyes swirling from the impact. Shaking his head Hisashi recovered quickly, grabbed Hyde, and bolted from the food court.

A few minutes later female Hisashi's minions arrived with her chili cheese fries, completely confused about where their beach goddess had wandered off too . . .

[Super Chaos Sonic]

"Teach us how to pick up chicks? What now all of the sudden your an expert at that stuff?" Kaito snickered, as Hyde walked off. He made sure to pay attention...knowing something hilarious was going to happen. At just like that, he was right. Kaito watched as he saw the chick launch Hyde into the air by a kick, and watching him hit the ground hard.

[I]Hyde - Picking Up Chicks Attempt! Outcome - REJECTED!!!![/I]

Kaito watched this and busted out laughing, hold his gut a bit. He ran over to help Hyde up, as he continued to snicked. "Oh wow, Hyde...I definitely learned something. How to get rejected!" he laughed as he patted Hyde's back. The laughing subsided as he cleared his throat, motioning for the others to come closer. "Now I got a sure fire way to get the babe of your choice. After all, what's the use of being a magician if ya don't show any tricks?" Kaito smirked as he had a mini tornado swirling in his hand. "Now, I'll use my magic and make a wind so powerful...it'll mess with the ladies very unhappy, at which point, you all walk in and save the day being their quote on quote 'Knights in Shining Armor'."

~~Meanwhile! With Ven and the Familiars!~~

"A sand castle competition?" Ven said, looking at the banner over head. He wasn't exactly what to do, after all, he hadn't know all the other familiars for the longest time. Mainly because he stayed to himself and near Kaito.

[I]Kaito-san did say we came to have fun.[/I] Ventus thought as he looked at the sand on the ground. [I]And that means I gotta start hanging around the other Familiars.[/I]

After a long silence, Ventus nodded and smiled a bit. "Building a sand castle sounds like a good idea, Peggy. So count me in, if you would be so kind!" he said cheerfully. Today, today he knew that he'd be friends with the other Familiars by the day was through. At least that was what this cat was hoping for.

[Elƒie]

Amai couldn't wait until the limo ride was over with. The whole ride was a pain for Amai as Mak constantly tried to take the bag from Amai, wanting her to show off her body, not hide it behind her bag. Every time Mak tried to take the bag, he had his cute-kitty face on and kept saying [color=#3399ff]"C'mooooon.."[/color] with each attempt, annoying Amai to no end. By time the ride came to an end, after Lord Gringham's exit from the vehicle, Amai quickly darted out and to the beach, picking one of the shadiest spots near the group to sit, saving the shadiest spot for Yoshiko.

Unfortunately, the shade only did so much to hide Amai, much to her dismay, as guys from a distance were gawking at her.

Trying her best to ignore the gawking men, Amai began to unpack her bag. It contained a large beach towel to lay on, some tanning lotion, a cooler with thermostats of iced tea and a few books. After setting up her towel, she noticed that the ice in the cooler was already half-way melted, [color=#008080]"I don't wanna leave the shaaaaade.."[/color] Sighing, Amai decided it was for the best if she just went and got the ice now, keeping the tea nice and cool herself and anyone else wanting a cold drink, like Yoshiko, [color=#008080]"Mak, pull out some clothes for me."[/color] Mak, turning from the group of Familiars, stuck his tongue out at Amai before he scampered off to build a sand castle. Amai's left eye twitched for a moment before she let out another sigh and headed out for the food hut with her cooler, now empty except for the thermostats.

[color=#008080]"I'd like this filled with ice please,"[/color] Amai asked the person on the side of the counter as she placed her cooler up on said counter. Nodding, the man took it and began filling the cooler. While Amai waited for her cooler a few males grew the courage to go up to Amai and ask if they could get her a drink or a snap from the food hut. Each time, Amai would politely decline, despite feeling agitated at the feeling that just about every man in the area was staring at her body. "Here ya go ma'am, enjoy the beach," the man said as he placed her cooler on the counter. [color=#008080]"Thank you very much,"[/color] placing some cash on the counter to cover for the ice, Amai took her cooler and began to walk back to the beach when she, and everyone else at the hut, heard a loud thump, a male groaning in a pain. Looking towards the general direction of the noise, they all saw a man jump up, grab Hyde and bolted from the scene. Letting out a sigh, Amai made her way out of the food court and towards Hyde and Hisashi.

Dropping her cooler next to her feet, the ice sounding a nice thump, Amai looked fiercely at the two, mostly Hisashi, [color=#008080]"We haven't even been here for ten minutes and you're already causing trouble! Don't tell me I need to pull you by your ear and keep an eye on you for the whole time, Hisashi? When did you get here anyways? You didn't come with us in the limo.."[/color]

[Hotaru987]

Yoshiko stood behind Kadabra awkwardly as boys from all over rushed over to help set up the area for them to lay. They completely over looked her in favor of Kadabra but it didn't bother her. She was just worried that they would stay in the area due to Kadabra, but thankfully Zam took care of that. "Thank you." Yoshiko nodded, before quickly slipping under the shaded area. She leaned back her face already a bright red despite only being out for a few minutes, "Next time...I vote we go to an indoor pool. Or even an ice ring." Yoshiko suddenly looked around. Where did Nyru go? He was beside her only moments ago. "As long as he stays out of trouble..." Who was she kidding? Knowing Nyru he was probably off bothering some girl, "Stupid hentai-neko."

"If you want to swim you don't have to say here with me. I would hate for you to miss out just because you're watching over me." Yoshiko mumbled, "As long as I stay here I'll be fine." She sat up on her elbows to watch some of the others as they participated in different shenanigans. Amai had also left, but she went out for more ice for the cooler. A nice cold water was sounding good right now. She began fanning herself, her face seemingly becoming redder and her glasses fogging.

With Nyru, just as Yoshiko said he was on his way to find a nice warm bosom to snuggle into when he was dragged over with the other familiars for a sandcastle competition. Even though there were tons of other things he would rather be doing than playing in the sand, Yoshiko was always telling him that he should get to know the other familiars and hang out with them. He licked his paw to wipe his ear, "Meh, why not. Though I do have one question. Does it have to be a castle? Can it be something else more appealing?" Both Amai and Kadabra popped into his head. "Hehehe, oh yeah..."

[Desu the Blue Nerd]

When they had finally arrived at the beach Dundee was one of the very first to jump right out. As always his sword was rested on his shoulder. All bumps were very nearly deadly for Katz who was stuck between him and Alaka as well. His obliviousness to the emotions of a young woman kept him from catching the massive hints...no...they were more like screams at this point. "Woohoo! Finally get to be out of that limbo with all the smelly people and their perverted pets." Dundee looked around at the beach in all its glory and even glanced up at the sun. His sunglasses made this possible without any sort of damage to his eyes. Well he'd be fine without them but they did make him look cooler. "I can already feel my complexion getting better. Didn't think it was even possible."

Katz being the polite young gent he was made sure that everybody else was able to get off before him. When he finally got out Dundee was laying on his sword by the door. "Uhh...Dundee...you're not supposed to tan there. That ground is cement. The beach is still over there. Isn't that super hot? I'd realize that it's fine since you're a magical lizard or something and where you're from it's probably hot based on the color of your skin, stereotypical RPG tropes involving the color of an animal and quite frankly how nature does take its course but you're using your sword as a bed as well. You're going to be deep fried. Well your sword is made of...some sort of metal, right? Why did you even bring it along?"

Dundee sat up on his makeshift seat. "I'm going to ignore the remarks on my WONDERFUL skin color and just say I'd ask you why YOU brought your weapon along but I do have a reason."

A breeze came by showing the outline of Katz's signature airsoft pistol hidden in his shirt. He scaratched his cheek. "Heh heh...you noticed."

Dundee stood up picking up his sword as well. "Well my reason is that quite frankly your group of friends are neanderthals. A bunch of perverted neanderthals with incredible magic potential. Or at least a large chunk of them. Just with my pride as a man...lizard those cat familiars piss me off and I know it's hard for you to tolerate as well. Anyway, stupid crap is literally bound to happen and when it does I don't want to be defenseless and end up with my face damaged. I assume it's pretty much the same reason you brought your pistol." Dundee walked away without saying anything else. It seemed obvious that he seemed to be pretty much right. Or at least his ego made him think he was right just because he had said it.

Katz let out a sigh not because of the conversation but he looked at all the stuff he and the other guys were going to have to carry. "He walked off so he wouldn't have to help, didn't he?" He quickly got over it and helped the others bring all the bags and other various things to the general area in which they would all set up. Now that they were pretty much all set up they were getting around to doing their own thing. Wheras the girls were pretty much just relaxing a few of the guys were going swimming. Katz could not resist the temptations of the water. They were at a beach after all. It seemed...wrong not to swim. He pulled off his shirt and then removed the pistol that he had taped to his chest. He then proceeded to hide it in his bag.

Of course after not even being in the water for more than five minutes the other two guys already wanted to get out of the water and started with their normal antics. "Meet and greet the peeps? Knowing you two I assume that means flirting girls. You guys do know that out of all the guys in our group I am probably the most against such depraving acts. Although since this is a vacation I won't stop you guys but still join you only to make sure you guys don't go too far. Please remember that I could probably break your arms with incredible ease in a hold my dad taught me just so I hopefully don't have to."

Hyde decided to go first and found his target incredibly quickly. Normally he'd have commented to Kaito something that even he could tell that Hyde's introduction was incredibly...well lame but it didn't take him long at all to notice and recognize the monkey. "Uhhh...Hyde..." It was too late though as now Hyde had noticed it. After the initial freakout and Hisashi hitting his head and turning back into a guy Katz let out a simple cough before saying, "It's okay, Hisashi. Some people just don't feel right in the body that they were initially given. I won't judge you." Hisashi had then ran off while dragging Hyde along with him. It wasn't long after that Amai passed right by them.

Katz looked at Kaito who just had a very terrible idea of messing with girls. "I will break both your arms if you try that. I don't want to hurt a friend but it would be just for me to do it." Katz let out a sigh. "Well now that Hyde was taken off by Hisashi and it seems Amai ignored our very existance we just suddenly don't seem as relevant. Would you actually like your turn to 'hit on a chick' as you'd probably put it or should we follow them too?"

-Meanwhile-

A large sweat drop cascaded from the side of Dundee's head. "[i]How'd I end up with these guys?[/i]" He of course was talking about the other familiars. All he remembered was that he was napping on his sword and after waking up to a bonk on the head he was with all of the other familiars. Needless to say he was fairly annoyed that they would dare ruin his beauty sleep. He would have thrashed them all but when Hope came up with the idea of joining the sandcastle king competition he just couldn't refuse. "I'll easily thrash you all. The mere splendidness of my castle will blind your eyes and the jealousy you all have over my sunglasses will grow 10 fold."

[Jake the Sage]

Hisashi kept running, not even caring who was watching or pointing at him. It must've been . . . no it [i]was[/i] a spectacle to see him fleeing the scene with somebody under his arm, flinging off of a tree and making a break for it. After getting far enough away that he felt he could stop Hisashi let Hyde drop to the ground before reflecting what just happened for a moment. That's when it struck him, [i]"Why the Hell did I take[/i] him[i]!?"[/i] Naturally the "him" Hisashi was referring to was Hyde. Sighing he let the Hyde drop to the sandy ground below before leaping up into a tree, hearing Amai suddenly speaking behind him; she had dropped her cooler next to her feet, and was now glaring at him. Turning red a bit out of embarrassment for having freaked out so easily, Hisashi slide from the tree all the way to the ground before answering her, stating he was already causing trouble, which he was already well known for, “Don’t tell me I need to pull you by your ear and keep an eye on you for the whole time, Hisashi?”

“Like you could," he mumbled under his breath, puffing his hair out of his face while crossing his arms. Hisashi then turn too look at Amai, who had asked when he got here, as he hadn’t come with them in the limo. Scratching the back of his head he laughed out loud, "To be honest I just came here to try and find something interesting to do!”

[i]~Meanwhile~[/i]

When Hisashi had slammed his face into the rafter of the food court Goku had leaped away to safety and watched his so called master slam into the ground. Running along the rafter and swinging out onto a tree the small monkey surveyed the beach in front of him, spotting something that caught his eye in the distance and began swinging from tree to tree to get a closer look. When he was close enough, though still hidden in the tree, Goku could see a bunch of other familiars carefully trying to build sandcastles with their tools for a competition. A mischievous gleam appeared in Goku’s eye as he snapped a twig from the tree and quickly tied a rubber band around it. Snickering he waited for them to get so much done, picking ammunition from the tree as he waited for the perfect time to strike. It would be hilarious . . . to him at least . . .

[Super Chaos Sonic]

Kaito gulped a bit, a few sweatdrops appearing on his face, as he nervously chuckled. "It was a suggestion after all...n-no need to get hasty..." he said backing away a few steps from Katz. [I]Jeez...try to hook a dude up, and that happens...[/I] he thought as he finally regained his composure. Kaito quickly cleared his throat and then looked at the few guys that were left. "Alright scratch that first idea. But I know one thing that girls love in a guy, at least from what my uncle keeps telling me." The magician paused for a moment, then moved his hand slightly as a rose appeared in his hand. "A bit of pizzaz*. Impress them, at which point they'll fall for you in no time flat!"

He tossed the rose behind him, as it disappeared in a puff of smoke. "So let me ask you, Katz, how would you impress the babes around here?" Kaito asked Katz, as he turned to face him. "And that glance looks like you got something to say."

(*Wanna think that's how you spell it)

[Raine]

[color=#800080]"How wonderful,"[/color] his eyes glistened in awe of the scene before him. He could only stand, shirtless in fashionable purple trunks, gazing on the crowd of people experiencing simultaneous joy. A single tear rolled down Koichi's cheek, [color=#800080]"The crystalline sea embracing our warm bodies with comfort and purity."[/color] However what was drawing his eye most were the roaming couples who rested upon shaded towels or playful enjoying the shallows, "[color=#800080]Oh, budding romances of the forgotten youth! It is here, the coldness of society comes to an end and dreams come true! Azure droplets grasp to the skin of true maidens and blossoming heroes alike, each consumed in the storms not of cloud but of emotion!,"[/color] Koichi was full on crying tears of joy at this point, in fact his antics and shouting had attracted the attention of more than a few passersby include one girl who was tugging her mom's shirt asking what was wrong with that man. He caught on to this of coarse and wiped his eyes clear, [color=#800080]"I must be off, to grant the fair winds and following seas to the romances of youth!"[/color]

In an escape, Koichi had jumped down a beach cliff which had turned out to be far higher a fall than anticipated and giving a sore landing on his bottom. The passion that swelled in Koichi would die so easily as he lifted himself and sprinted down the sandbar, giving an appearance of, to himself, compassion and urgency and, to others, simply odd. However once sufficiently in then midst of the populated beach, his nose was held high, imitating a sniff such as a tracking hound dog. A twitch of his ear, and his eyes moved to the corner of his vision to a rather content couple where the male was applying suntan lotion to his girlfriend. A dramatic drawn-out pose struck out a finger pointing towards the couple, [color=#800080]"I SENSE THE FOUNDATIONS OF FLORISHING LOVE!"[/color]

This overactive gesture and yell did of coarse draw strange looks from the surrounding, an event he was well used to, however the guy did also notice. He was attempting to his opposite at ease as he approached Koichi curious, [color=#b22222]"You need somethin'?" [/color]hid voice was hostile but in a protective sense. Koichi, of coarse, lit up like a Christmas tree also sensing this tone of voice, [color=#800080]"I see you, guardian. Your fieriness, your heart, your soul; I can see it... no, I can see you."[/color] So as the last word slowly faded, the aggression of the guy did so as well, replaced by a confusion,[color=#b22222] "Wha-" [/color]He was swiftly interrupted, [color=#800080]"You see I am a expert of the hormonal and flaming he-" [/color][color=#b22222]"Flaming?"[/color] Koichi was stopped by a firm hand grasping his shoulder, the man's eyes angry,[color=#b22222] "What you saying, punk?"[/color]

Koichi faked a laugh, [color=#800080]"You didn't let me finis-,"[/color] the grip tightened, [color=#800080]"it hurts..."[/color] The man kept at it, [color=#b22222]"Man, I ain't gotta put up with s*** from whoever you are. I'm tryin' to have a good day. Who the hell do you think I am?"[/color]. [color=#ffffff](Once an RP, I got it) [/color]Koichi was panicking trying to avoid a physical fight or accidentally hurting an civilians, [color=#800080]"You see, I was just-"[/color] [color=#ee82ee]"Is everything okay?"[/color] a light voice asked from behind the man. A swift mumbled swear from Koichi expressed his frustration at being interrupted, [color=#800080]"Listen, I-" [/color]a girl came into Koichi's view, it was aggressor’s significant other. He only watched her stunned for a moment; the way the light graced her wondrous tanned skin, the shape of her body in complimenting white and crimson two-piece, her innocent and kind face matched with emerald eyes bright of the water's reflection on the scorching summer. After a few seconds, the man glanced to his girlfriend, then back to the stunned Koichi, back to the girl, Koichi, the girl.

Legend doesn't recount what exactly caused the freak tidal wave that struck the beach that summer, some have theorized a micro-sized earthquake hit just off the coast, others a small meteor deep at sea, but statements of those who saw it remember seeing a man-sized object launched skyward only to crash down into the water. Scientists agreed with that theory. A cough full of water escaped his lungs, out of breath and bruised, Koichi stood to his feet weakly. Struggling to move each foot in front of the other as he stumbled away from the water. His vision could barely make out a blurry vision that looked remotely like Hyde and the others, though at this point his vision was seeing stars and walking pizza people. His salt-induced mouth mustered one phrase in his stagger, [color=#800080]"I hate romance."[/color]

[Lunar Origins]

While everyone else was at the beach having their 'fun', two unlikely individuals were stuck together in the infirmary ward of the Gringham house; [url="http://i.imgur.com/byzbY.jpg"]Hikari[/url] and [url="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/129/6/e/satori_komeiji_by_happy_mashiro-d4z1jv2.jpg"]Rosa[/url] were both struck with the common cold, and with running noses and lots of coughing, they weren't allowed on the trip.

"MAN! This s-s-stin... ACHOO!" Rosa sneezed so hard that her bed rocked. "...stinks."

"Yeah, you can say that again." Hikari had her eyes closed and had a cigarette in her mouth, though it was unlit. Lord Gringham hadn't allowed her to smoke at all whilst she was in the house. "Damn cold keeping me away from the beach."

Rosa laughed. "Yeah, you look like you could use some sun~!" She mused.

"What was that?"

"Nothing~!" Rosa had began reading a tourist's pamphlet she had picked up earlier that day, before she had been caught trying to sneak out on the beach. "Wow! Hikari! Hikari! HIKARI! This place has tons of stuff that I didn't even know about and oh my god oh my god oh my god there's a whole section about paranormal stuff like ghosts and demons and oh my gosh just look at these pictures of food! Wow, so much food I wanna try it all and eat and omnomnomblahblahblahmemememememe-"

"Rosa, do you ever shut your mouth?" Hikari shook her head and took the pamphlet from here. "Hey, they're at the beach, right? Well, look here." She pointed out a story concerning a haunted ship. "This looks interesting. Instead of running your mouth about nothing, why don't you tell me about this? You told me yourself that you were a ghost afficianado or something like that."

The pink-headed girl tilted her head. "I do know a lot, yeah! Ull made me a little curious about the paranormal world, so I really got into this stuff. You see, I can talk with spirits!"

Ull closed his eyes. "No, you can't."

Rosa slapped him. "How would you know?! Anyways, yes! That's a really awesome ghost ship. Crashed off the coast of Lazuli over a hundred years ago. And jeez, it was awful! Flames, death, rodents, the lot. I kinda feel bad for the pirates-"

"They weren't pirates." Ull interrupted.

"Shut up, I'm telling a story!" She grabbed Ull and put him in her shirt, as if to suffocate him. "Well, yeah! They were pirates I think, so they must've had treasure. A lot of treasure! So much treasure it could fill this room. Lots of shiny gold and coins and stuff. And maybe some food. Food is something to treasure, right?"

"Food rots," Hikari said, her head hanging.

Rosa's eyes widened. "W-wha... You mean no pirate food?!"

"Yes, I mean exactly that."

Ull had lodged himself in between Rosa's flat chest, but he was still audible.

"I have to live with this!"

"Oh, aren't you a saint." Mused Hikari, laughing.