Worlds Apart/Roleplay Page

== Nickel’s Group ==
Things were calm in the afternoon in Cobalt Village. In a hammock was a green-furred hedgefox with orange, spiky fur that seemed like hair on his head but you could see were actually quills on his back. He had lilac-colored eyes, but you wouldn’t be able to tell because he was wearing shades. Dang, Mom really wanted those chores done! If I had the choice, I’d probably just chill for the rest of the day… but I do have to babysit that lil’ cat Josie later, so that’s gonna be fun. Just have to remind her not to pull the quills, and I’ll be all smiles-
“ETHAN!” a voice yelled.
Ethan practically flipped in his hammock, landing on the ground with his quills frizzled and his shades awry. Oh, cool, she’s done…. Already?! How is that even possible?! Dad gave her chores, like, half an hour ago! Is she even Mobian?
Walking forward was a white-furred lynx that had blue hair and blue stripes on her arms and legs. She donned a short-sleeved jean jacket that was open at the bottom and a grey skirt. “Wow, Beta,” Ethan said, smiling. “You never seem to amaze me, y’know that? I swear, you’re as fast as Sonic is.”
“Was your comparison of me to a video game character meant to please me?” asked the genuinely confused Beta. Ethan noogied her.
“So, what’s up? You didn’t just yell my name to say hi, right?” asked Ethan.
“Nickel is returning,” Beta said, showing a smile. “Dimend told me the news. He said that his father had found a ‘world-breaking breakthrough.’” Beta was very much pleased - she remembered how when she first woke up in the river, half-dead and about to drown, Nickel had been the one to take her out and give her hospitality. Oh, the kind scientist was adored by the both of them, but since Nickel preferred to do his research in Platinum City so that he didn’t disturb anyone (and so that no one disturbed him).
“When’s that ol’ fella gonna get here?” asked Ethan. “I mean, if he’s coming back for the first time in a year, I can’t be goin’ to him in my workin’ clothes.”
“He’s already here,” said Beta. “Mr. and Mrs. Windclimb are helping him unpack.”
“Holy- UNPACK?!” Ethan said with glee. “Like, he’s gonna be staying! That’s great! I’ma go get changed. You tell him I say hi, okay?” Ethan began to run to his living quarters, waving to Beta as she went in the opposite direction, anxious to greet the “ol’ fella.”
A purple hedgewolf drove an old brown truck to the outskirts of the village before stopping. He exited the vehicle, and it revealed the rest of his appearance - he had square-like quills on his head that pointed outwards, and though they were mostly purple they had grey tips. He had a dark-orange muzzle, his lavender tail was groomed, and he wore a white lab coat alongside jeans. Nickel Zenjumine wore a smile as he walked into the village.
The first Mobian he encountered was Beta, who he held out his hand to. “Nirvana! It truly is nice to see you again. You’ve definitely aged well.”
Beta waited a few seconds, confused, looking at his hand. She then remembered the form of greeting, giving his palm a firm grip. “I do wish I could replicate that phrase, but your quills have become 34 percent more gray than our last meeting, and your shade of purple is 100 percent more dead.”
Nickel arched an eyelid, and Beta smiled. “Don’t you worry, Nickel, I jest. It is a joke, is it not? Ha ha ha?” She let go of his hand. “Ethan and I have been eagerly waiting for your arrival. I believe he is getting dressed as we speak - I do not believe he would like to interact with you for the first time in a year with wrinkled and dirty clothes.”
“He must’ve really missed me if he’s actually bothering to change,” Nickel said as he and Beta shared a laugh. “I’m glad you and Ethan haven’t forgotten about me.”
“I hope you haven’t forgotten about me, either!” said a voice as a door closed in the truck. On a wheelchair, a bandage-covered silver and black-furred hedgewolf rolled to the duo, with quills that were curly on the sides of his face. “I mean, yeah, having Dad back is great! But having me alive is pretty nice, too!”
“Emphasis on the alive part,” said Nickel, giving his son Dimend a kiss on the cheek and making his child cringe. “I think I’ve made a groundbreaking-”
“I thought you called it world-breaking?” said Beta and Dimend simultaneously.
“I’ll get to that later. I have a map and everything in the trunk,” said Nickel, pointing to the back. “I’ve spent my time in Platinum City engineering, buying, and remodeling cybernetic replacements for Dimend’s limbs. I’ve got titanium, bronze… but I still need to find a power source.” Nickel opened the trunk of the truck, walking to it. “Long story short - I’ve found a power source. I’m going to need some assistance, but I’ll announce it to the rest of the village.” Nickel patted Beta on the head before heading to the village, rolled-up map in his hand. “For now… I’ve got a presentation to prepare.”
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In the center of Cobalt Village, Ethan had created an emerald stage and staircase that Nickel walked onto. Beta and Ethan whistled, trying to get the villagers' attention. "HEAR YE HEAR YE!" Ethan yelled loudly.
That last did get the attention of a good deal more of the villagers than the first attempt had. Included in this larger (though still small) group of villagers was a small ibex trailing after an athletic-looking panther, the latter of whom called back, "Acknowledged. Feel free to say your piece, you now have an audience."
Nickel cleared his throat. "As some of you may know, my name is Nickel Zenjumine the Hedgewolf. I am a curious scientist who has made a few technological advancements, including Niki's arm. However... I am on a mission to do something on a larger scale." Nickel pointed to his son, who waved. "My son's body was ravaged nearly completed in a very unfortunate mishap, and I have the parts I need to replace his failing body parts, but I need a core. Good news - I found one."
Nickel unraveled a brown map. Its directions seemed intricate. "I believe I've found the necessary ingredient. It's referred to as the Calamity Orb, and though it will be hard to find, I know I can do it with enough willpower. I also will not be going alone - accompanying me are my dear friends Ethan and Beta, and Ethan's sister Akura. I ask that anyone who would be willing to help please volunteer."
The panther, Rinnahssiah-3, started to turn to the ibex, saying, "Iris, are you—" then broke into a grin upon discovering that Iris's hand was already up (and, in fact, had been since the last words left Nickel's mouth). "—interested?" she said, turning back to Nickel (and leaving Iris to partially lower her hand, visibly confused at her immediate reaction). "Guess that goes without saying now. Oh yeah, and if she's going, count me in too."
== Meanwhile, in Red Gate Bay ==
To contrast with the village, things were buzzing in the city - after all, it was a warm Saturday morning. However, near the coast, purple lightning began to crackle below the skies, near a sandy area of the coast. Eventually, the lightning stopped, but you’d still be able to hear it before multicolored rifts opened from the sky. Out from them, creatures began to angelically descend.
“WHAT THE HELL?!” yelled a white hedgehog with dyed pink strands of hair, arms flailing. A red fox with orange, long hair began to skydive, trying to find a way to land safely. Alongside her, a yellow ocelot did the same, and a blue hedgehog with two droopy quills floated downwards on a large snowflake.
Yet another trio fell from the sky, awkwardly landing in a totem pole formation. The bottom one resembled a hedgehog, but with glowing tufts atop his ears and a furry muzzle to contrast the normal, flesh-colored one. The middle one had orange fur and looked like... something not quite average, but had the same tufts as the one below him. Topping the tower off was a gray, sleek looking fox. They held the formation for a few moments, then collapsed in a heap.
Next to them, another trio had appeared: a moth with a longsword, a raccoon in what appeared to be riot suppression gear, and a female hedgefox that was dressed like a hippy. They seemed far less concerned about what was currently happening; the hedgefox even looked like she was daydreaming.
”Is the Sundial meant to do that?“ The raccoon asked.
”It’s meant to teleport us between Kiritsu and Earth,” The moth replied, toying with a small stone disk in his hand “It’s not really mentioned how.”
”See!” The raccoon shouted over at the hedgefox. “This is what happens when we let magic take the reigns! I bet we could have built a portal just as effective out of metal!” The hedgefox snapped out of her daydreaming and glared at the raccoon.
”We are not having this argument again...” The moth muttered.
”We’ve let magic take the reigns for over 1000 years!” The hedgefox replied. “Technology is the reason we’re failing!”
”Both of you just get ready to land!“ The moth shouted. The two other Mobians glared at each other before the raccoon disappeared, turning into a shadow. A light green aura surrounded the hedgefox and a tail made of energy appeared behind her. The racoon vanished and appeared safely on the ground, the moth floated down on his wings and the hedgefox leapt between buildings with unearthly grace, managing to mostly curb her momentum.
Scarlet, the red fox, landed on her hands, jumping onto her feet, and Schnee, the white hedgehog, fell onto her face as Terra, the yellow ocelot, landed on her feet and Alexia, the slightly sick-feeling hedgehog, descended to the ground. Scarlet looked around, annoyed and confused as she saw the others begin to fall. "Alright, who're you guys? Did you send my friends and I here?"
The moth shook his head. "We don't even know where here is. Our teleporter is...less than accurate."
He glared at the racoon and the hedgefox to make sure they didn't start arguing again and looked back at Scarlet. "My name is Mammoth. What's yours?"
Scarlet avoided the question, instead asking "So, you don't where we are or how we got here too?"
Schnee looked at the people around them. While Alexia and Terra didn't recognize anyone, Schnee looked at Lee, focusing very intently. Where have I seen that kid before?
"Lee, where did you bring us?" The tallest said, finally upright now.
The Lee in questioned facepalmed. "Link. I don't have any teleportation tech. Dee left, remember?"
While they argued, the third member turned to the other groups and waved. "Hi, people!"
The hedgefox looked over at the new arrival and waved happily. Mammoth and the racoon kept focused on Scarlet. The racoon folded his arms: he wasn't sure he trusted this new girl who kept dodging questions.
"No, we don't," Mammoth continued "And I'm trying to be polite here. What's your name?"
"Aw, don't mind her," Schnee said, walking up to Scarlet and Mammoth and punching Scarlet playfully on the arm. "She's Scarlet, and she's just grumpy 'cuz she was reading one of her books. It's okay, you can read those romance novels when we get back, Scar-"
Scarlet quickly raised her knuckles and knocked Schnee in the nose with them, causing to hedgehog to stagger while covering her face. Scarlet sighed, blushing slightly. "That idiot's Schnee, and those two kids over there?" Scarlet pointed her head in the direction of Terra and Alexia. "The snowball's Alexia, and the cat's Terra."
Schnee, with her eyes closed, began mindlessly walking in Team Traverser's direction, whimpering quietly before getting close enough that Lee'd be able to see her face.
Lee did, during a break in the argument. "Smee? I, uh... Schnee? I think that's it."
Schnee shook her head, regaining her vision. "Ouch... oh, hey, you heard Scar. Haven't I seen a marshmallow like you somewhere before?"
"Um... What?" Lee blinked, confused.
"I could've sworn I saw someone who looked like you when we went against Luna," Schnee clarified, scratching the back of her head.
"...oh. Yeah, we... Did." The bleeding, losing his arm, getting impaled and more flooded back. "Oh jeez."
Link stared at Schnee. "Who are you, exactly?"
"The name's Schnee Ainekas," Schnee told him. "I've seen this guy before when we went against some interdimensional mad bunny."
"So... Trickster, but fluffy?" Link asked, turning to Lee.
"Way, way worse." He replied. "So, what is this time?" He questioned Schnee.
"Actually... I dunno." Schnee looked at Lee's allies. "Who're your buds?"
"That's Link and that's Amber." He pointed to his siblings. "And together, we're team..."
"Traverser! At least until Emmie takes it!" Amber giggled.
Lee scratched his head again. "I guess what she said."
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