GUN HQ - Situation Deteriorating

[Lans]

The Commander sat in his chait in the main command center, watching as the various images on the giant main monitor on the far side of the room showed images of a world quickly going, quite frankly, down the crapper as things kept slipping back and forth between dimensions.

He glanced at the display on the screen on a console to the right of his chair, currently displaying all known 'objects of power' from THIS dimension. Something was causing this, and they needed to figure out what before it got worse. Right now it was mostly only people and small objects but he had a feeling it wouldn't stay that way. He glanced at a view from the airship hovering next to the enormous portal where Angel Island had been...oh yes, it could definatly get worse.

He pressed a button on the arm of his chair, activating an intercom. "Have the...'visitors' returned yet? I need to speak with them."

[Leedzie]

"Dunno about them, but I've brought you some new additions to your collection," a familiar voice stated as Rouge non-chalantly let herself in. "I somehow managed to accumulate three more in my own home. And it looks like I'm going to hire a maid if this keeps up." With a large smirk, the bat invited herself to sit on the right arm of the commander's chair, folding her legs and purring, "In fact, if I accumulate much more damage from carrying out these instructions, I just may have to ask for a bit more compensation."

[Lans]

"I'm afraid your damages may be a moot point right now Agent Rouge," he told her, barely reacting to her presence on his chair. He glanced at her, not very surprised to see the form of Knuckles the Echidna standing nearby, but slightly surprised to see a pair of echidna females behind him, acompanied by a light blue mouse...the former of whom were dressed in slightly less than fitting versions of Rouge's clothes, and the latter of whome barely had any to speak of.

The Commander's gaze shifted back to Rouge. "Starting a fashion trend?"

[Leedzie]

"Hey, don't look at me!" Rouge grinned widely and glanced back at Knuckles. "He's the one dictating how his harem should dress."


@satamtikal@ Back toward the rear, Tikal's eyes just... sparkled. Despite having been rather intimidated by the bat's shrieking back at the converted club, the young priestess had managed to recover quickly simply out of the sheer excitement of actually being with the GUARDIAN. Tikal trembled with glee, until the dam apparently burst, and she latched onto his left arm. "If the Guardian says to wear echidna pants, then that's what we're going to do!!"


((Lilli post inserted into mine at DB's request since her 'net cut out.))


And likewise on the right side with Lilli. Hey, when someone else does it, it's harder to resist, you know!

"Even if I don't know what echidna pants are really supposed to be!"

[Lans]

"Hey its not my fault! YOU were the one that let them go through your clothes!" Knuckles protests, struggling out of the grips of the two girls.


Lindy, oblivious to the stares she was getting from some of the GUN personell, just stood quietly near the door, eyes darting back and forth cause she was nervous as heck to be here.

[Leedzie]

The bat snickered at her boy toy. "I beg your pardon, Red, but you begged me to let them borrow some of my clothes. You were extremely adamant about it."


@satamtikal@ Does Tikal snuggle? She does now. Observe as she snuggles Knux's arm. "<3 <3 <3 ^_^ <3 <3 <3"

[Raki]

And, monkey see, monkey do.


Or, uh, echidna see, echidna do.

Apparently Knuckles was now trapped in the ever terrifying snuggle pincher formation.

Truly, he was doomed.

[Lans]

"But YOU still let them!" He said in a weak counter argument, strugging forward under the weight of the two girls to point accusingly at Rouge.


By now the commander could feel a vein pulsing on his forehead.

"Enough!" he said loudly, getting to his feet. "Agent Rouge, take your guests down to room with the others. I'll join you there shorty."

[Leedzie]

Rouge snickered and hopped off the commander's chair. "I'll do my best; they seem to listen to Knuckles a LOT more than they do to me." Sauntering past the guardian in question, the bat smirked and called over her shoulder, "C'mon, Red, direct your concubines this way."

[Lans]

"They're NOT my concubines!" Knuckles shouted, shaking his fists at her, as best he could, before following while dragging the girls with him.


Comwell just sighed and turned back to face the various viewscreens. He needed to work so that he could make this developing headache go away.

[Leedzie]

((CONTINUING THE FUN. And by "fun" I mean "Knuckles torture". ))

Rouge led the group down the many corridors of G.U.N., but couldn't keep the deeply amused smirk off her face. This was really far, far, FAR too amusing. And being such, the bat both walked at a slow pace and took an extended, round-about path to the dorm area.


@satamtikal@ Meanwhile, Tikal held her tight hold on Knuckles' arm, staring up at him with adoring, star-struck eyes. "Mr. Guardian, u-um..." A light blush overtook her cheeks. "If there's ever anything you need, I'll happily serve you!! Anything at all!!"


"Hear that, Knux?" Grin of epic proportions. "ANYTHING."

[Raki]

The other echidna nodded in agreement to Tikal's statement, but stopped when she found it only aggravated the dizziness she developed from being attached to the Guardian's flailing arms.

"Me too!'

[Lans]

"Hmmph," Knuckles grunted as he dragged the girls along. "If they really did that they'd gag themselves and tie themselves up in a closet somewhere..." he said sarcastically.

[Leedzie]

@satamtikal@ "......."

Tikal suddenly froze in her tracks, her hands slipping from around Knuckles' arm. Had... Had she done something wrong? Had she been doing something incorrect all this time?? What had been her error?! Regardless of the greviance, she'd displeased the Guardian -- and apparently displeased him greatly, if his tone and body language were any indication.

The priestess's vision blurred, and her muzzle began to tingle. "F-Forgive me, my lord..." Tikal attempted to hide her grief behind her hands, but she'd already begun to cry, and turned away to hide her further shame.


Turning her sharp ear toward the source of the weeping, Rouge glanced back at the broken echidna in surprise. "Geez, Knux, what did you do?!"

[Raki]

Lilli paused, noting her cousin's reaction, then slowly let go of the Guardian's arm, giving him a stern(ish) look and stating simply, and without malice, "That was mean."

That said, she went to console Tikal.

"Maybe he's just having a bad day..."

[Lans]

Although he was greatful to finally have those two off his arms, he was now feeling like he'd been backed into a corner. "Do? I didn't do anything!" he protested.

[Leedzie]

The bat folded her arms and arched an inquisitive brow, standing at Knuckles' side and peering at the two girls just a few feet away. "All evidence to the contrary, Red."


@satamtikal@ "I angered the G-Guardian, Lilli!!" Tikal meanwhile sobbed into her hands. "Ah-I angered A-Astal himself!! Antow-was is going to c-curse me for this!!"

[Raki]

Lilli rubbed her cousin's back, attempting to comfort her. Really, it was the only way she knew how.

"It's okay, Tiki. I made him mad too. And I called him mean. We can be cursed together."

Obviously, this made all the difference. At least, in Lilli's mind.

[Lans]

"Oh come on! I was being sarcastic! Just cause they're kinda annoying doesn't mean I REALLY want them to tie themselves up in a closet!" Knuckles responded.

[Leedzie]

"Miiiight want to tell them that," Rouge replied, covering her mouth with one hand; it was debatable whether it was with concern, or grim amusement. "Those girls have been hanging on your every word. It looks like they take whatever you say as instant law." As a smirk crawled across her lips, the theif gave her flustered companion a nudge. "Go on, then; apologize!"

[Lans]

Knux stumbled forward a bit at her nudge. "All right, all righ!" He turned to the girls, not looking exactly pleased about this. "...I'm sorry."

[Leedzie]

@satamtikal@ Realizing that she'd been spoken to, Tikal whipped around, her eyes wide with panic. Or maybe it was adrenaline. ... No, knowing her, probably panic.

The priestess dropped to her hands and knees and bowed her head to the floor. "M-m-my lord, p-please, I m-mean no d-d-disres-spect!! I-- I-- Iwasj-justso-excitedt-t-toserveyouandg-gotcarriedawaypleaseforgiveme!!!"

....Yeah, definitely panic.

[Raki]

The other echidna looked down at her cousin, then up again at the Guardian, down to her cousin, to the Guardian, to her cousin, to Rouge, to the Guardian, to her cousin, to the Guardian... and then flopped down onto the floor with her cousin in the same sort of position. With literal flopping. It made a whump sound.

[Lans]

"Um...it's all right, really," Knux said, glancing around wildly. The girls were starting to draw attention to themselves from passing GUN personell. "Look, all is forgiven or whatever, ok, just...just stop making a scene..."

[Leedzie]

@satamtikal@ Tikal started to glance upward, then questioned whether or not it'd be improper to make eye contact after having erred as she had. In fact, she'd begun to question basically everything about her behavior. How WAS she supposed to act in this situation?? In all that she'd learned about the Guardian, she'd never actually been told proper behavioral protocol.

I've already angered him once, but I don't even know what -exactly- upset him... What is something I said, or something I did? Or a combination? Or something else all together?? Sure he said it's forgiven, but... What if I do it again? What if I just keep messing up until he runs out of forgiveness?! As she continued to worry herself, Tikal seemed to zone out a bit and just let out a dim whimpery noise.


"Hmm," Rouge hummed shortly, attempting (and probably failing) to hide her amusement. "Well, 'my lord', looks like your subjects are still ill at ease." Giving the male echidna another shove, she added, "Maybe you should bless them!"

[Raki]

"What scene?"

[Lans]

Knux shot Rouge a 'not helping' look.

"Look, I mean it, Im sorry. Why don't you two just...go find a room and wait for me there?"

[Leedzie]

@satamtikal@ Well after an incident like this, Tikal was certainly not going to deliberately disobey a direct order. Springing urgently to her feet, the priestess quickly sputtered, "Y-Yes, my lord!! Right away!!" The echidna grabbed her cousin by the arm, pulling her up as well. "Come on, Lilli!! Before we anger him again!!" Then, just as suddenly, Tikal bolted off down the nearest corridor, dragging Lilli along for the ride.


Rouge's eyes widened, and she reached out to stop the stampeded, but just wasn't quick enough. "Hey, wait a minute!! You can't just-- AURGH!!!" The theif smacked herself in the face and bitterly turned to her companion. "Way to go, Red. We'd better find them before they get themselves into trouble." As her thoughts lingered on a certain green hedgehog, Rouge set off in search of the echidna girls.

[Lans]

"Oh sure, everything's MY fault today!" Knuckles fumed as he followed after her. "Next, I'm sure, someone's gonna find a way to pin this who world jumping mess on me!"