Post by Chris Strongheart on Dec 31, 2006 20:43:38 GMT -5
Various segments taken from an old RPG I was in (characters played by me and Lori in these segments). What transpired is that Sky for all intents and purposes snapped due to family pressure and was abusing Christine (before learning she was a she). Brandon and Riven throw out the idea between them to have Sky get cursed as punishment, and after drawing Chris and Arkady into the plot, decide to turn Sky into a dog. And they have the unfortunate luck of hiring the Trix to do it (but they don't know it's the Trix since they were in disguised). Now, that I've bored you - on to the segments:
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Segment1: A Girl and her dog or Memories resurfaced
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris sat curled up under a tree, enjoying the slightly warmish weather. Her jean jacket hung over her shoulders and a white tee shirt was tucked into tight fitting jeans. Prince had his head on her lap and was sleeping peacefully, content to have her gently scratch behind his ears and rub his belly. She hummed softly, running her fingers through his fur, knowing she was spoiling him rotten, and not caring a bit.
She sang softly, trying not to draw attention to her and Prince. "There is a world where Hope and dreams can last for all time a wondrous Place to go... You’ll know it when your heart finds... Hearing our song as old as rhyme. Hold my hand, we’re gonna fly. What a magic ride… And just a kiss away.
If you can dream The wish we’re Making… on a star Is coming true The colors of the Wind will lead My heart right Back to you ‘Cause if you can dream Reflections in a Diamond sky Come shinin’ On through. Romance will always be so new and love will save the day, if you can dream.
Some day my Prince will come. It’s certain as the sunrise One day the slipper fits. Then you see the Love in his eyes It’s a tale as old as time. There’s no mountain we can’t climb, When you’re Finally mine And just a kiss away.
If you can dream The wish we’re Making… on a star Is coming true The colors of the Wind will lead My heart right Back to you ‘Cause if you can dream Reflections in a Diamond sky Come shinin’ On through. Romance will always be so new and love will save the day, if you can dream.
So the story goes Never die the rose There’s a whole new world Waiting there for us, Waiting just for us.
If you can dream The wish we’re Making… on a star Is coming true The colors of the Wind will lead My heart right Back to you ‘Cause if you can dream Reflections in a Diamond sky Come shinin’ On through. Romance will always be so new and love will save the day. Oh, love will save the day if you can dream. You can dream."
She glanced up at the sound of applause and shook her head as she spotted her three partners in crime settling down next to her. "He's asleep so, shhh," she said quietly.
She blew her now slightly longish bangs off her forehead and looked up at Riven. "Going to try to jog his memory?" she asked.
brandon_winx (me again)
Brandon answered first. "I think we should. That way we can make him understand *exactly* why it was done - so he doesn't think we've punished him for no reason." He glanced over at Riven and Arkady. "So, what exactly do we start with?"
riven_winx (Lori)
"Well," Riven began, rubbing his hands together. "First, we've got to make sure he knows who he is before we start with making him remember what he did." He pulled two pictures out of his pocket. One was of a redhead and the other a blonde.
"Bloom and Diaspro?" Brandon asked.
"Yup! Watch this!" Riven knelt before Prince and held up the pictures. "Oh, Sky," he said in a high-pitched voice, wiggling the Diaspro photo. "I'm so happy we're betrothed." Then he waved the Bloom picture. "But you've been seeing me all year long! And what's this about your name being Sky? I thought you were Brandon." Back to Diaspro. "Sky, who is this redheaded tramp? Are you cheating on me?" Bloom. "Cheating on you? He's
with me!" Diaspro. "I'm going to kick your ass!" Bloom. "Oh, yeah?" Diaspro. "Yeah!"
"Riven, this isn't helping."
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris covered her mouth with her hand and laughed behind it, amusement clear in her eyes.
Prince whimpered, lowering his head.
"Actually, I think it is," Chris said, gesturing at Prince's reaction.
riven_winx (Lori)
"Yeah! Woo!" Riven pointed the index fingers of both hands at Brandon. "See, I told you I rock."
Arkady sighed. "Okay, we've made him remember that he's a lousy romantic.
Now what?"
chris_winx (yours truly)
"What about other aspects of who he is? Besides the lousy romantic part," Chris said, getting a gentle nip for that. "Watch it..." she said in a warning tone.
"Hm.." Brandon murmured. "You do have to do the whole switching identity thing," he added.
Prince looked over at Brandon and gave him an irritated look.
"And you got disdained again," Chris said, giggling softly.
arkady_winx (Lori)
"Okay, if he got the Bloom and Diaspro thing and he got the identity switch thing, then he should know who he is," Riven concluded. "I think he made a connection with Lady and the cape last night, too."
"Which leaves us to remind him of his much more recent behavior," Arkady said. "I think you're gonna have to take this one, Chris. We weren't there to see the worst of it."
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris removed her jacket by rolling her shoulders, and it dropped to the ground. The tee shirt was sleeveless so the bruises that still lingered on her arms could be seen clearly.
Brandon drew a breath in a hiss. He hadn't thought things had gotten that bad. He had heard rumors but they were just that - rumors.
"Do you recognize these bruises, Sky?" she asked, quietly. "You gave them to me a week ago in fencing class. Along with the tearing of a new jacket from my uniform..." She wiped her face with a small white cloth, and the bruises reappeared on her face.
"And you gave me these the same time. You took your anger out on me. I was your personal punching bag. You put me through hell, Sky. Bad enough I get hell from the other students for being a half breed." Her voice shook as she spoke, tears streaking down her face.
Prince just stared in shock at the sight of the bruises and the tears.
brandon_winx (me again)
Brandon looked silently over at Riven, guilt settling in the pit of his stomach. He should have known that there had been something wrong with Sky - but he hadn't picked up on it. And now, he was paying witness to the aftermath.
"Riv, we should have done this sooner," he said quietly. "Much sooner. We should have done this when the rumors of his abuse started being whispered about Red Fountain. How could we have been so stupid?"
riven_winx (Lori)
Riven sighed. "I could make up a million excuses, justifications, but none of them would be good enough."
Prince hung his head in shame.
"Perhaps we're getting through to him after all. When he switches back to human, we'll all sit him down and make him tell us what's going on. It's probably what we should have done in the first place."
chris_winx (yours truly)
"Agreed," Brandon said. "And I think we should tell him the truth."
"Why not right now?" Chris asked. "I don't mind telling him the truth. What do you guys think?"
arkady_winx (Lori)
Arkady nodded. "Let's do it."
"Who wants to do the honors?" Riven asked.
chris_winx (yours truly)
"How about me?" Chris asked. "After all, it's my secret." She sighed quietly and looked at Prince. "Sky… you know the girl that was with Riven, Brandon, and Arkady when they found you? That was me," she said quietly.
brandon_winx (me again)
Brandon waited to see how Sky was going to react. Hopefully, once he was human he'd apologize to Chris for being an ass and hurting her.
"Riv? Do you think he understands what she just told him?" he asked quietly.
chris_winx (yours truly)
The dog had a bit of a look of surprise on his features, almost as if he was trying to figure out what was going on.
Chris picked her jacket back up and slipped it back on over her shoulders.
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Segment 2: Fetching the Prince
Chris walked ahead of the others, having drawn on the vision to recall where the now canine Sky was. Her blue eyes darted about the area, trying to find a flash of golden fur. "Prince?" she called. "Prince? Here boy, here Prince," she called. 'Oh, where could he have gotten to?' she thought.
Her blue eyes caught the sight of golden fur and she ran ahead, calling over her shoulder to the others, letting them know where she was going. Her white skirt swished against her legs as she ran.
She pulled up short at the sight of the golden dog, staring at the clothing that was near him. She knelt down in front of him and extended her hand, letting him sniff it.
"Guys, I found Prince," she called.
brandon_winx (me again)
Brandon and the other two males showed up shortly after Chris called them. 'So, that's Sky,' Brandon thought. 'Not bad for a dog.' He glanced over at Riven. A silent look passed between them - the look reading 'Those snipers did good work.'
"Hey, boy," Brandon said quietly. He knelt down to better examine the now canine Sky, who didn't seem to like him.
"I don't think he likes me, Riv."
riven_winx (Lori)
"Hmm, well, dogs do have that heightened sense of smell," Riven joked. "Have you showered today?"
"Riven! You're developing my sense of improperly-timed humor," Arkady said. "Good for you."
Riven rolled his eyes. "Just grab him and let's get back. We'll get in big trouble if anyone notices we're gone."
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris stood up slowly, happy to see that Sky was taking the transformation rather well, until she remembered something. "Shit," she swore. "I'm wearing a skirt," she said, burying her face in her hand.
"So?" Brandon asked, not quite picking up on the problem.
"The problem is that you know who didn't know I was female, and now he does." Chris fussed with the hem of skirt, her blue eyes glancing down at the dog, and scratched behind his ears.
"He seems to like Chris. Odd that," Brandon noted.
arkady_winx (Lori)
"Well, that's only if he actually knows who you are," Arkady pointed out. "He might just be thinking happy doggy thoughts."
Riven heaved a sigh. "Chris, do me a favor. Don't major in Secret Identities."
chris_winx (yours truly)
"Point that," Chris said, looking over at Arkady before turning her attention to Riven.
"My focus is archery. I'd do dragon wrangling but well, I'm not exactly built for it," she said, falling back to her self-mocking humor.
Brandon looked at Riven and nodded over in the direction of an area close to where they were standing. "Is it just me, or does she do a lot of that self-mocking humor?" he asked once they were out of earshot of the trio.
riven_winx (Lori)
Riven smiled. "Kids these days. We'll build up her self-confidence one way or another. I suppose I should quit ribbing her about being a halfbreed."
brandon_winx (me again)
"I think everyone's ribbed her about being a halfbreed," Brandon said. "I can't believe some of our classmates bash her because her mother was from Earth, and her father was from one of the realms of Magix."
Chris just stroked Prince's fur, smiling at the fact that he was enjoying the affection she was awarding him.
riven_winx (Lori)
"Prejudice happens," Riven replied. "With some they're just doing it to show off, others believe what they do because of their parents. I grew up in an anti-halfbreed family, so sometimes it's hard for me not to act that way." He ran a hand through his hair. "But these past few days, she's proven herself as strong. Just as strong as any of us. I think in time her classmates will learn that, too."
brandon_winx (me again)
"Gods, I hope so," Brandon said. "I'd hate to see her quit now. I mean, if she can put up with the shit thrown at her by Sky," he didn't finish the thought, and just chuckled. "She can put up with just about anything.
"It's odd that Sky's trusting of her since his transformation," he said, quietly. "Do you think he's mentally a dog or he just has no clue as to what happened?"
riven_winx (Lori)
"Could go either way," Riven replied. "He might be in dog mode, but he also might be himself. Sky might not recognize Chris as Chris, since he's seeing her as a girl. And knowing how Sky likes the ladies, it makes sense that he'd want the attention from her." He laughed. "But seriously, I really do think he's got the dog mentality. If he were himself, I'd think he would be trying to tell us who he was."
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris removed the scarf around her neck that she had been wearing and tied it around Prince's neck. She smoothed the white silk. "There," she said, tilting her head and smiling.
"Maybe it hasn't fully dawned on him as to what happened. Chris did say he was confused from what she could see," Brandon noted.
arkady_winx (Lori)
"Hey, he's going somewhere," Arkady said, as Prince began moving forward, dragging Chris behind him. "Should we follow him?"
"Why not?" Riven asked. "If he takes us back to Red Fountain, maybe he's really himself."
chris_winx (yours truly)
"Okay, Prince, where are we going?" Chris asked, her tone soft and gentle. She was a bit impressed that he was able to nearly pull her off her feet. "Rather strong."
"Then we will have to be extremely careful with what we say," Brandon said
quietly.
riven_winx (Lori)
"Just until we know if he's only dog or not," Riven added.
The group began walking through Magix, following Prince's lead. He seemed intent on going wherever it was that he was taking them.
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris couldn't help herself, she really couldn't. She started to hum something under her breath, sometimes letting a line or two slip out.
"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz. We hear he's the most wonderful wizard if ever a wiz there was, because, because, because of the wonderful things he's done," she sang quietly, ignoring the looks the three men and the dog were giving her.
"I have to find my amusement somewhere," she said, finally acknowledging the looks. "And that's a sign that I have to show you the earther classic Wizard of Oz. The group going to see the titular wizard consisted of one girl, three men, and a dog."
"Did anyone tell you that you were insane?" Brandon asked.
"Only the people that didn't like me," Chris answered in all honesty. "Now, let's figure out where Prince is going."
riven_winx (Lori)
"Well, he's definitely aiming for school grounds. I'm just not sure if he wants to go to Red Fountain or Alfea. We'll have to see where he turns at the fork."
chris_winx (yours truly)
"And back to school we go," Chris said. She arched a thin eyebrow as Prince pulled in the direction of Red Fountain's path.
"Looks like it's Red Fountain," Brandon said quietly to Riven. "Now what?"
Chris glanced down at Prince. "How much do you remember?" she asked quietly, knowing she wouldn't get an answer.
arkady_winx (Lori)
Arkady twirled a strand of burgundy hair. "Maybe we can hold up a picture
of that princess chick Sky likes and see if he barks or something."
Riven smacked Arkady's arm. "That's lame."
"I don't see you coming up with anything, tough guy."
Riven glowered at him. "I think we should just play it by ear. We should keep silent about certain subjects around him and watch him for signs that he knows who he is. Or if he's really just a dumb dog."
chris_winx (yours truly)
Prince settled that issue by promptly walking over to Riven and relieving himself on Riven's leg. It was almost as if he knew that Riven had just called him a dumb dog.
Chris barely managed to keep a straight face. Barely. "I think he understood you," she said, helpfully.
Riven glowered at her.
riven_winx (Lori)
"Son of a... I just polished these!" Riven exclaimed.
"Okay, that could be taken two ways," Arkady said. "One, he's really Sky and he just took a whiz on you. Two, he's not really Sky mentally and he still took a whiz on you. Dogs sometimes just know when people are being jerks. The question is would Prince Sky pee on someone's leg?"
chris_winx (yours truly)
"Maybe he didn't like being called a dog of less intelligence then most," Chris said, wording it just so so he didn't have issues with what she said.
Prince gave her an odd look as he sat there, processing what she said.
'If you are Sky, I pray you forgive me when this is over,' she thought, pulling a dog treat out of her pocket and giving it to him.
riven_winx (Lori)
Riven crossed his arms over his chest. "Well, let's get a move on. I've got to wash and repolish my boots now." He sighed.
chris_winx (yours truly)
"Well, looks like we have a lot of training for Prince." She grinned slightly. "Are we going to get him fixed?"
"He's not broken though," Arkady said.
Chris choked on her laughter. "When I said fixed, I was using the earther term for, well, making it so the male dogs don't breed."
riven_winx (Lori)
Riven laughed wildly. "Oh, I'm sure Bloom would love that. Hee hee hee!"
Prince cocked his head and regarded both Chris and Riven. He whimpered momentarily, then began leading the way back to school.
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris grinned at Prince. "Don't worry, we won't," she said, stroking behind his ears.
"She's going to spoil him rotten," Brandon said. "She's constantly petting him."
arkady_winx (Lori)
Arkady smirked. "I hope that's not a hard habit to break. It'd be kinda weird after he changes back."
brandon_winx (me again)
Brandon nodded. "I think she just missed having a dog and is making up for it with the spoiling."
chris_winx (yours truly)
"I heard that," Chris said, turning on her heel to glance at Arkady and Brandon. "You're being mean."
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Segment1: A Girl and her dog or Memories resurfaced
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris sat curled up under a tree, enjoying the slightly warmish weather. Her jean jacket hung over her shoulders and a white tee shirt was tucked into tight fitting jeans. Prince had his head on her lap and was sleeping peacefully, content to have her gently scratch behind his ears and rub his belly. She hummed softly, running her fingers through his fur, knowing she was spoiling him rotten, and not caring a bit.
She sang softly, trying not to draw attention to her and Prince. "There is a world where Hope and dreams can last for all time a wondrous Place to go... You’ll know it when your heart finds... Hearing our song as old as rhyme. Hold my hand, we’re gonna fly. What a magic ride… And just a kiss away.
If you can dream The wish we’re Making… on a star Is coming true The colors of the Wind will lead My heart right Back to you ‘Cause if you can dream Reflections in a Diamond sky Come shinin’ On through. Romance will always be so new and love will save the day, if you can dream.
Some day my Prince will come. It’s certain as the sunrise One day the slipper fits. Then you see the Love in his eyes It’s a tale as old as time. There’s no mountain we can’t climb, When you’re Finally mine And just a kiss away.
If you can dream The wish we’re Making… on a star Is coming true The colors of the Wind will lead My heart right Back to you ‘Cause if you can dream Reflections in a Diamond sky Come shinin’ On through. Romance will always be so new and love will save the day, if you can dream.
So the story goes Never die the rose There’s a whole new world Waiting there for us, Waiting just for us.
If you can dream The wish we’re Making… on a star Is coming true The colors of the Wind will lead My heart right Back to you ‘Cause if you can dream Reflections in a Diamond sky Come shinin’ On through. Romance will always be so new and love will save the day. Oh, love will save the day if you can dream. You can dream."
She glanced up at the sound of applause and shook her head as she spotted her three partners in crime settling down next to her. "He's asleep so, shhh," she said quietly.
She blew her now slightly longish bangs off her forehead and looked up at Riven. "Going to try to jog his memory?" she asked.
brandon_winx (me again)
Brandon answered first. "I think we should. That way we can make him understand *exactly* why it was done - so he doesn't think we've punished him for no reason." He glanced over at Riven and Arkady. "So, what exactly do we start with?"
riven_winx (Lori)
"Well," Riven began, rubbing his hands together. "First, we've got to make sure he knows who he is before we start with making him remember what he did." He pulled two pictures out of his pocket. One was of a redhead and the other a blonde.
"Bloom and Diaspro?" Brandon asked.
"Yup! Watch this!" Riven knelt before Prince and held up the pictures. "Oh, Sky," he said in a high-pitched voice, wiggling the Diaspro photo. "I'm so happy we're betrothed." Then he waved the Bloom picture. "But you've been seeing me all year long! And what's this about your name being Sky? I thought you were Brandon." Back to Diaspro. "Sky, who is this redheaded tramp? Are you cheating on me?" Bloom. "Cheating on you? He's
with me!" Diaspro. "I'm going to kick your ass!" Bloom. "Oh, yeah?" Diaspro. "Yeah!"
"Riven, this isn't helping."
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris covered her mouth with her hand and laughed behind it, amusement clear in her eyes.
Prince whimpered, lowering his head.
"Actually, I think it is," Chris said, gesturing at Prince's reaction.
riven_winx (Lori)
"Yeah! Woo!" Riven pointed the index fingers of both hands at Brandon. "See, I told you I rock."
Arkady sighed. "Okay, we've made him remember that he's a lousy romantic.
Now what?"
chris_winx (yours truly)
"What about other aspects of who he is? Besides the lousy romantic part," Chris said, getting a gentle nip for that. "Watch it..." she said in a warning tone.
"Hm.." Brandon murmured. "You do have to do the whole switching identity thing," he added.
Prince looked over at Brandon and gave him an irritated look.
"And you got disdained again," Chris said, giggling softly.
arkady_winx (Lori)
"Okay, if he got the Bloom and Diaspro thing and he got the identity switch thing, then he should know who he is," Riven concluded. "I think he made a connection with Lady and the cape last night, too."
"Which leaves us to remind him of his much more recent behavior," Arkady said. "I think you're gonna have to take this one, Chris. We weren't there to see the worst of it."
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris removed her jacket by rolling her shoulders, and it dropped to the ground. The tee shirt was sleeveless so the bruises that still lingered on her arms could be seen clearly.
Brandon drew a breath in a hiss. He hadn't thought things had gotten that bad. He had heard rumors but they were just that - rumors.
"Do you recognize these bruises, Sky?" she asked, quietly. "You gave them to me a week ago in fencing class. Along with the tearing of a new jacket from my uniform..." She wiped her face with a small white cloth, and the bruises reappeared on her face.
"And you gave me these the same time. You took your anger out on me. I was your personal punching bag. You put me through hell, Sky. Bad enough I get hell from the other students for being a half breed." Her voice shook as she spoke, tears streaking down her face.
Prince just stared in shock at the sight of the bruises and the tears.
brandon_winx (me again)
Brandon looked silently over at Riven, guilt settling in the pit of his stomach. He should have known that there had been something wrong with Sky - but he hadn't picked up on it. And now, he was paying witness to the aftermath.
"Riv, we should have done this sooner," he said quietly. "Much sooner. We should have done this when the rumors of his abuse started being whispered about Red Fountain. How could we have been so stupid?"
riven_winx (Lori)
Riven sighed. "I could make up a million excuses, justifications, but none of them would be good enough."
Prince hung his head in shame.
"Perhaps we're getting through to him after all. When he switches back to human, we'll all sit him down and make him tell us what's going on. It's probably what we should have done in the first place."
chris_winx (yours truly)
"Agreed," Brandon said. "And I think we should tell him the truth."
"Why not right now?" Chris asked. "I don't mind telling him the truth. What do you guys think?"
arkady_winx (Lori)
Arkady nodded. "Let's do it."
"Who wants to do the honors?" Riven asked.
chris_winx (yours truly)
"How about me?" Chris asked. "After all, it's my secret." She sighed quietly and looked at Prince. "Sky… you know the girl that was with Riven, Brandon, and Arkady when they found you? That was me," she said quietly.
brandon_winx (me again)
Brandon waited to see how Sky was going to react. Hopefully, once he was human he'd apologize to Chris for being an ass and hurting her.
"Riv? Do you think he understands what she just told him?" he asked quietly.
chris_winx (yours truly)
The dog had a bit of a look of surprise on his features, almost as if he was trying to figure out what was going on.
Chris picked her jacket back up and slipped it back on over her shoulders.
~~
Segment 2: Fetching the Prince
Chris walked ahead of the others, having drawn on the vision to recall where the now canine Sky was. Her blue eyes darted about the area, trying to find a flash of golden fur. "Prince?" she called. "Prince? Here boy, here Prince," she called. 'Oh, where could he have gotten to?' she thought.
Her blue eyes caught the sight of golden fur and she ran ahead, calling over her shoulder to the others, letting them know where she was going. Her white skirt swished against her legs as she ran.
She pulled up short at the sight of the golden dog, staring at the clothing that was near him. She knelt down in front of him and extended her hand, letting him sniff it.
"Guys, I found Prince," she called.
brandon_winx (me again)
Brandon and the other two males showed up shortly after Chris called them. 'So, that's Sky,' Brandon thought. 'Not bad for a dog.' He glanced over at Riven. A silent look passed between them - the look reading 'Those snipers did good work.'
"Hey, boy," Brandon said quietly. He knelt down to better examine the now canine Sky, who didn't seem to like him.
"I don't think he likes me, Riv."
riven_winx (Lori)
"Hmm, well, dogs do have that heightened sense of smell," Riven joked. "Have you showered today?"
"Riven! You're developing my sense of improperly-timed humor," Arkady said. "Good for you."
Riven rolled his eyes. "Just grab him and let's get back. We'll get in big trouble if anyone notices we're gone."
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris stood up slowly, happy to see that Sky was taking the transformation rather well, until she remembered something. "Shit," she swore. "I'm wearing a skirt," she said, burying her face in her hand.
"So?" Brandon asked, not quite picking up on the problem.
"The problem is that you know who didn't know I was female, and now he does." Chris fussed with the hem of skirt, her blue eyes glancing down at the dog, and scratched behind his ears.
"He seems to like Chris. Odd that," Brandon noted.
arkady_winx (Lori)
"Well, that's only if he actually knows who you are," Arkady pointed out. "He might just be thinking happy doggy thoughts."
Riven heaved a sigh. "Chris, do me a favor. Don't major in Secret Identities."
chris_winx (yours truly)
"Point that," Chris said, looking over at Arkady before turning her attention to Riven.
"My focus is archery. I'd do dragon wrangling but well, I'm not exactly built for it," she said, falling back to her self-mocking humor.
Brandon looked at Riven and nodded over in the direction of an area close to where they were standing. "Is it just me, or does she do a lot of that self-mocking humor?" he asked once they were out of earshot of the trio.
riven_winx (Lori)
Riven smiled. "Kids these days. We'll build up her self-confidence one way or another. I suppose I should quit ribbing her about being a halfbreed."
brandon_winx (me again)
"I think everyone's ribbed her about being a halfbreed," Brandon said. "I can't believe some of our classmates bash her because her mother was from Earth, and her father was from one of the realms of Magix."
Chris just stroked Prince's fur, smiling at the fact that he was enjoying the affection she was awarding him.
riven_winx (Lori)
"Prejudice happens," Riven replied. "With some they're just doing it to show off, others believe what they do because of their parents. I grew up in an anti-halfbreed family, so sometimes it's hard for me not to act that way." He ran a hand through his hair. "But these past few days, she's proven herself as strong. Just as strong as any of us. I think in time her classmates will learn that, too."
brandon_winx (me again)
"Gods, I hope so," Brandon said. "I'd hate to see her quit now. I mean, if she can put up with the shit thrown at her by Sky," he didn't finish the thought, and just chuckled. "She can put up with just about anything.
"It's odd that Sky's trusting of her since his transformation," he said, quietly. "Do you think he's mentally a dog or he just has no clue as to what happened?"
riven_winx (Lori)
"Could go either way," Riven replied. "He might be in dog mode, but he also might be himself. Sky might not recognize Chris as Chris, since he's seeing her as a girl. And knowing how Sky likes the ladies, it makes sense that he'd want the attention from her." He laughed. "But seriously, I really do think he's got the dog mentality. If he were himself, I'd think he would be trying to tell us who he was."
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris removed the scarf around her neck that she had been wearing and tied it around Prince's neck. She smoothed the white silk. "There," she said, tilting her head and smiling.
"Maybe it hasn't fully dawned on him as to what happened. Chris did say he was confused from what she could see," Brandon noted.
arkady_winx (Lori)
"Hey, he's going somewhere," Arkady said, as Prince began moving forward, dragging Chris behind him. "Should we follow him?"
"Why not?" Riven asked. "If he takes us back to Red Fountain, maybe he's really himself."
chris_winx (yours truly)
"Okay, Prince, where are we going?" Chris asked, her tone soft and gentle. She was a bit impressed that he was able to nearly pull her off her feet. "Rather strong."
"Then we will have to be extremely careful with what we say," Brandon said
quietly.
riven_winx (Lori)
"Just until we know if he's only dog or not," Riven added.
The group began walking through Magix, following Prince's lead. He seemed intent on going wherever it was that he was taking them.
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris couldn't help herself, she really couldn't. She started to hum something under her breath, sometimes letting a line or two slip out.
"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz. We hear he's the most wonderful wizard if ever a wiz there was, because, because, because of the wonderful things he's done," she sang quietly, ignoring the looks the three men and the dog were giving her.
"I have to find my amusement somewhere," she said, finally acknowledging the looks. "And that's a sign that I have to show you the earther classic Wizard of Oz. The group going to see the titular wizard consisted of one girl, three men, and a dog."
"Did anyone tell you that you were insane?" Brandon asked.
"Only the people that didn't like me," Chris answered in all honesty. "Now, let's figure out where Prince is going."
riven_winx (Lori)
"Well, he's definitely aiming for school grounds. I'm just not sure if he wants to go to Red Fountain or Alfea. We'll have to see where he turns at the fork."
chris_winx (yours truly)
"And back to school we go," Chris said. She arched a thin eyebrow as Prince pulled in the direction of Red Fountain's path.
"Looks like it's Red Fountain," Brandon said quietly to Riven. "Now what?"
Chris glanced down at Prince. "How much do you remember?" she asked quietly, knowing she wouldn't get an answer.
arkady_winx (Lori)
Arkady twirled a strand of burgundy hair. "Maybe we can hold up a picture
of that princess chick Sky likes and see if he barks or something."
Riven smacked Arkady's arm. "That's lame."
"I don't see you coming up with anything, tough guy."
Riven glowered at him. "I think we should just play it by ear. We should keep silent about certain subjects around him and watch him for signs that he knows who he is. Or if he's really just a dumb dog."
chris_winx (yours truly)
Prince settled that issue by promptly walking over to Riven and relieving himself on Riven's leg. It was almost as if he knew that Riven had just called him a dumb dog.
Chris barely managed to keep a straight face. Barely. "I think he understood you," she said, helpfully.
Riven glowered at her.
riven_winx (Lori)
"Son of a... I just polished these!" Riven exclaimed.
"Okay, that could be taken two ways," Arkady said. "One, he's really Sky and he just took a whiz on you. Two, he's not really Sky mentally and he still took a whiz on you. Dogs sometimes just know when people are being jerks. The question is would Prince Sky pee on someone's leg?"
chris_winx (yours truly)
"Maybe he didn't like being called a dog of less intelligence then most," Chris said, wording it just so so he didn't have issues with what she said.
Prince gave her an odd look as he sat there, processing what she said.
'If you are Sky, I pray you forgive me when this is over,' she thought, pulling a dog treat out of her pocket and giving it to him.
riven_winx (Lori)
Riven crossed his arms over his chest. "Well, let's get a move on. I've got to wash and repolish my boots now." He sighed.
chris_winx (yours truly)
"Well, looks like we have a lot of training for Prince." She grinned slightly. "Are we going to get him fixed?"
"He's not broken though," Arkady said.
Chris choked on her laughter. "When I said fixed, I was using the earther term for, well, making it so the male dogs don't breed."
riven_winx (Lori)
Riven laughed wildly. "Oh, I'm sure Bloom would love that. Hee hee hee!"
Prince cocked his head and regarded both Chris and Riven. He whimpered momentarily, then began leading the way back to school.
chris_winx (yours truly)
Chris grinned at Prince. "Don't worry, we won't," she said, stroking behind his ears.
"She's going to spoil him rotten," Brandon said. "She's constantly petting him."
arkady_winx (Lori)
Arkady smirked. "I hope that's not a hard habit to break. It'd be kinda weird after he changes back."
brandon_winx (me again)
Brandon nodded. "I think she just missed having a dog and is making up for it with the spoiling."
chris_winx (yours truly)
"I heard that," Chris said, turning on her heel to glance at Arkady and Brandon. "You're being mean."