You're looking for your car, but you're all turned around...

[mansionstaff]

Who: ALL YOU CRAZY KIDS
What: SLENDERVENTURES
Where: DA WOODS.
When: All Halloween night.
Warnings: Spooky stuff.

You're walking in the woods.
There's no one around,
And your phone is dead.
Out of the corner of your eye, you spot him…



Better start running.

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9PM - In the forest clearing

[after_the_flower]

Sophie had seen all the people dressed up, how weird...why were they doing that? And then they were eating candy...?

Sophie didn't even want to inquire, it seemed too weird for her tastes. She'd rather tend to one of her gardens.

It was late at night for that sort of thing, but this was where Sophie felt most like at home. Though thinking of home right now made her still sad...She had to go back and see Asbel.

...But for now, she must check on her flowers. No matter what the implication, flowers always made her feel at least little happy. She hummed to herself as she looked at her flowers and enjoyed the quiet. That was until she felt she wasn't alone anymore.

Oct 31st - some time at night, like 10 or something

[dothelokomotion]

Byrne knew very little about this Halloween holiday. All he knew was that last year he was forced to chaperone a masquerade, forced to wear a ridiculous mask and getup for that evening. But there was no such requirement this year, or at least he hadn't heard of anything. But there were festivities, children in costumes, candy being tossed around, and Byrne cared for none of it.

He escaped to one of his usual secluded areas, the forest. However, there was something different about it tonight. Something eerie. Byrne had dealt with all kinds of enemies before, even nearly having his life ended by a demon lord, so he wasn't terribly scared. Just cautious.

He knew he wasn't alone, though.

A time after meeting up with their teams - They'll get in the woods eventuallyyyy

[rivalrazorleaf]

And so it was that Bulba was a babby and the rest of his team Was Not. That was totally okay, it meant that he had lots of access to dragon slides and warm cuddles and it was good. The fact that Green was suddenly a lady was a little weird, but Bulba had quickly identified the benefits of that as well. As far as weird shit happening on Halloween, this was all something that he could totally live with.

Especially when he wasn't really worried about it. He had the carefree enthusiasm of a toddler and the mentality to match. It didn't really seem like it would be a big deal if he wandered off when the three older boys weren't looking. He wanted to explore and stick his nose in things and find someone to play with that could keep up.

Dear Future Playmate, he was looking for you in the long grass. Though he was not terribly far from some lanterns, because that much remained the same about his mentality.

oops still elusive to his team

[punchtheseeds]

Meanwhile, there was another Bulbasaur in the grass - with less romping, more sneaking. He might've been just a child, but this was still a Bulbasaur with a mission. The only problem was, there was just a bit too much feral blood in him to seek help of the human kind - the answers he needed would surely be found in green groves and the safety of the trees. He wanted his mom. Mom would know what was going on, because she could do anything. She could fix it.

He'd already searched the greenhouse, the courtyard, the fields, and he had investigated the glowing orange gourd display from a distance, but she wasn't there. So now naturally, the only place Celebi would be found was in the wild wood, he reasoned with his baby Bulbsaur mind. That was where he was going.

Rustle rustle rustle.

whoops

[rivalrazorleaf]

Rustle rustle rustle.

Rustle rustle.

POUNCE.

The sneaky Bulbasaur's progress was interrupted by a shiny menace from the side as Bulba unveiled his totally honed and precise predatory skills. (He leapt noisily from the grass besides Vinnie.)

"Ba!"

Boo? Ba.

[punchtheseeds]

"Saugh!" The sudden fright overtook this wild Bulbasaur who, up until now, had been nothing less than masterfully elusive. In his startled state, his kneejerk reaction was to tackle first, ask questions later. This is why you don't sneak up on a secret agent who was keenly focused on his mission. WHAM.

Sorry, Bulba. There they went, the two of them, tumbling forcefully through the grass.

[rivalrazorleaf]

"Saur!"

That tackle had been a little more legit than Bulba had been anticipating, but that was still pretty okay. As far as his brain was translating, this was a Fun Tussle, not a Bad Tussle, even if that sort of smarted. So off they went through the grass, one grumbling and one giggling.

In the middle of this good (?) time, the smaller saur nuzzled his nose up in Vinnie's face with a big grin. There was only one other saur on campus, after all, so there was no doubt in Bulba's mind who this mystery saur he had pounced on was.

[punchtheseeds]

The nuzzle brought the bold Bulbsaur back to his senses, and he blinked to find a familiar smile beaming back at him. He'd never seen him so small though, this shiny Saur was practically just a baby! The wild Seed Pokemon quickly got to his feet again, still blinking in surprise.

"You're tiny, sa! Tinier than tiny!"

10/31 - Late Night - Soryk's 'Fortress'

[tealribbons]

He couldn't understand it. The forest hadn't been so lively at all when he'd arrived. Yet, for one reason or another, the night had been filled with all varieties of footsteps and nonsensical happenings. Even Soryk, the man unstirred by much, had caught himself pausing and looking over his shoulder.

Had he seen something? Was it simply his imagination?

The man had spent more than enough time in forests, and not simply this one either. If he knew anything, it was how to survive. Patting the handles of his daggers at his waist, he found himself staring off into the eerie night accented by shadows, occasional lights, and miscellaneous sounds.

Do bring it on, he thought.

around 10:30PM way in the woods

[duodeca]

Noel's purpose for coming into the forest again was to find a certain friend of hers, though that search seemed to go no where. With that she figured she would leave. After all, it was a bad idea to be out so late on Halloween Night, she thought. With all the people in scary costumes, playing pranks on everyone else and doing who knows what. People seem to get crazy on this night. They're all hellbent on scaring whatever victim they come across.

There was a problem with that, however. She got lost once again. She underestimated how far in her search took her. Not good. Trying to keep her mind clear, she began walking in the opposite direction that she started with. But she couldn't shake the feeling that someone else was there.

Re: around 10:30PM way in the woods

[bluestreaker]

Of course someone else was there. He was a walking ultramarine fur coat with the guns to get, well, G.U.N. gunnin' it.

Sonic lingered in the trees for the most part, but tonight he was on the forest floor, poking his head into the hollow of a tree trunk. He was checking out some squirrel's house to give an opinion. Acorns on the left, or acorns on the right? This was a difficult call and the couple inside was about to duke it out over the matter.

The crunching of dry leaves startled him to the point he smacked the back of his skull on the tree while pulling it out, turning to see exactly what made that sound.

And lookie who!

"Noel?" What was she doing here again? "Noel!" He repeated, louder this time.

[duodeca]

With the unsettling air about and her being on edge as it was, Noel's first instinct was to jump and let out a short scream upon her name being called. Thankfully she recognized the voice (kind of) calling out and tried to calm her breathing before she gave herself a panic attack.

Just the guy she was looking for.

"O-Oh... S-Sonic..." She paused, taking a deep breath and exhaling sharply, then continuing. "I found you..."

[bluestreaker]

Sonic's ears perked at her yelp, but his muscles settled into an ease once she took a chill pill.

He approached with a tilt of his head, a confused expression in play but not before a happy one. "The one 'n only!" He'd been in a considerably better mood since he'd seen some people, got some blankets from Shadow, and gone to check on Blaze, so Noel was offered a bit of a smile. It faded when he asked, "But what're ya doin' way out here?" Sonic had gone pretty deep into the forest tonight. He wasn't expecting visitors.

[duodeca]

At least he looked alright. Well, muscle-fluff aside. Good, that helps Noel to relax a little and manage a small smile.

"I was looking for you... to see how you were doing." She was worried for him, really. But her own smile disappears before adding more truth to that statement.

"But, I g-guess I got lost again." Noel's gaze shifts to the ground and her shoulders slump, ashamed of her screw-up once again. She mentally criticized herself for losing her way again and sighed quietly.

[bluestreaker]

Sonic couldn't help but smile at her misfortune. It was nothing to be ashamed of; this place was enormous, after all. He often got lost himself, but it didn't really matter when he was trying to be missing in the first place.

Approaching Noel, Sonic reached up to pat her back. "But you found me! So you can't be all that lost."

princess slenderventures

[ninjaprincess]

Something was wrong in the forest tonight.

She wasn't sure what it was, yet, but she did know that something felt off. As an RA, her self-imposed duties extended to keeping the students safe, so if something was wrong with the forest, Zelda was going to take it on herself to investigate.

She wasn't defenseless--far from it, in fact, but she seemed wary to enter anyway, lingering at the edge as if waiting for the abnormality to meet her in the middle.

Re: princess slenderventures

[givemeyouranswerdo]

She wasn't alone either. After all, as the old saying went, two princesses were better than one. Daisy was accompanying her on this little adventure, but even she had to admit that something was just off tonight.

"Are you SURE you want to do this?" Daisy whispered.

[ninjaprincess]

Zelda nodded, still facing straight ahead into the forest, which was slowly filling with fog.

"There's something very wrong out there, and I think we'd do well to find out what it is while it's still in the forest."

[givemeyouranswerdo]

"It sure FEELS wrong out here," Daisy replied hesitantly. "It's never felt like this before..."

[ninjaprincess]

She nodded in agreement, shivering a little in the cold.

"There's only one thing to do, I think," Zelda replied after another moment. "Shall we?"

10pm, kind of deep inside.

[iwannacheat]

Kazooie had lost her voice and she was on a search to find the culprit prankster with her best friend Banjo by her side. After a couple of hours on this expedition, the forest was among the final places to check, and there they were.

Re: 10pm, kind of deep inside.

[abirdinthebag]

"Was this place always so spooky?" Banjo asked as they entered the forest together. He forgot for a moment that Kazooie couldn't speak, and apologized. "Well, Mad Monster Mansion was creepier, but still." This kind of thing was old hat to them by now.

Re: 10pm, kind of deep inside.

[iwannacheat]

And Bad Magic Bayou... Oh wait. She couldn't talk. This was so painful.

She shook her head. She's been to this forest a lot of times this month to work on her running flying through obstacles, and it was always... usually peaceful with silly people found left and right.

But it did look spooky tonight. Some forces probably decked it up this way for halloween.

Re: 10pm, kind of deep inside.

[abirdinthebag]

Banjo reached into his backpack and found a flashlight. Just the thing they needed. "Well, let's take a look," he said. He grabbed her hand to make sure he didn't lose her as they went off into the woods together.

Re: 10pm, kind of deep inside.

[iwannacheat]

She held his hand back. This handholding stuff has become a regular thing since living life as a human, but it compensates so well for being unable to dive into his backpack.

As they ventured deeper into the woods, Kazooie saw something odd in the distance. Like a figure of something. Maybe that was the witch she heard earlier?

If not, maybe it knows something. She tapped Banjo's shoulder and pointed in that direction.