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NOTHING BUT AN ANIMAL▼
NOTHING BUT AN ANIMAL

The group didn't know what was quite up with the arise and senator, or where they were both going, but they followed it into the woods. The creatures unique looking. Perhaps the others were hoping that when the arise found what he wanted, they could capture him.

The arise found a makeshift setup in the woods. Two creatures were contained in crudely made cages.

2024-12-17 23:54:25
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"Rise......"

2024-12-17 23:58:46
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"Rrrrr...."

NO-12
"...I heard someone took him out of that house back near the writer stalls, he should be around here shouldn't he-"
NO-12
"Oh. He's right here. ;)"
Draco
"…He is-"
Mx. Paint
*Mx stared at Drac, Unsure why he had dragged them all the way here- They may have had him on a leash but he was mostly pulling them around.*
Lot'br
2024-12-18 02:04:19
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("Hey folks! Over here, help me out.")
Wildfire
("Hm?") The ai looks over to the voice. He had walked over with the arise that had reminded him and his friend of someone who used to hang out with them, someone they missed, but his attention was drawn to this new person.

("What's going on? You need some assistance?")
Stumpios
2024-12-18 02:05:24
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Last edit: 2025-11-16 21:12:48
"...huh- wh-"
Stumpy follows after, peeping from behind Wildfire
Mx. Paint
2024-12-18 02:05:57
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Last edit: 2025-11-16 21:13:06
"… Yes? What do you need? q3"
Mx. adjusts their slouched posture as they address the person
NO-12
"T-there's so many cages! ;)"
NO-12
"I have a bit of a bad feeling about this... ;)"
Draco
"I'm a little afraid but– I hope it'll be alright.."
Z-19939
"You people came back for me after 10 years?"
Z-19939
"You.....idiots...."
Draco
"Yeah.. We did- The guilt ate at me even after so long."
NO-12
"..."
Draco
"I know I shouldn't have."
Z-19939
"You have to forget about me, man! It wasn't even your fault!"
Z-19939
"Now you're stuck in Longfur's story...."
NO-12
"...Y-You, You realize how hard it is to give up on someone like that?! A-are you daft?!!?"
NO-12
"I!, I mean, I, we! Know how hard it is to be an animal suddenly! We've been..."
NO-12
"We've been worried about you..."
Z-19939
"I don't......I don't even know who you are!"
Z-19939
"I'm not being daft. I'm being realistic."
NO-12
".......And we don't care about that!! You're not being r-realistic you're being an idiot!"
NO-12
"I just, I just don't get why you told us to leave back then. We could have stayed with you. We could have tried to escape, anything at all. ;)"
Draco
Drac whimpers-
"I- I kept thinking about what could've happened over all those years to you and well- It couldn't have been anything good"
Z-19939
"Well great. I'm sorry, but you came here all for nothing." Zipper turns around. "I'm not turning back."
NO-12
"..."
Draco
"..."
NO-12
"....c-ck! Y-you, you're out of that tailed's home! You're practically free you're literally in the woods! ;))"
Z-19939
"I don't want to remember any of this."
Z-19939
"There's a clone of me out there ready to be made."
Z-19939
"If I come back. I'll just ruin my own life. I'll remember all of this."
NO-12
"...S-so you're..."
NO-12
"..."
NO-12
"You're just giving up?"
Draco
"….Honestly who wouldn't- Ten years.. Stuck like this."
Z-19939
"Stop acting like it's a surprise! I don't want to be rude but, I told you ten years ago to be free. Live your life."
Draco
"I just wanted to see you again."
Z-19939
"And now you made me realise all I did was be a nagging ghost in your lives. Maybe I should have.........."
Z-19939
"-....whatever. At least we can turn you back to people now."
Draco
"….I guess so-"
NO-12
"...But you don't want to come with us? You'd rather remain in this dirty cage in the middle of nowhere, even though you're so close to being free? ;)"
NO-12
"I just... You don't have to continue being the Z class leader. If you've already gotten replaced there's no reason to continue thinking about that. I just don't understand. ;))"
Z-19939
"I don't know you people!!!!!!!"
Z-19939
"I've met you people like 3 times and you've ruined your lives over it!"
Z-19939
"Sorry to be blunt. I would also do a lot for a person. At least, I would have in the past. But this.....This isn't healthy!"
Draco
"Im.. I-"
NO-12
He was painfully aware of this. He was starting to struggle to continue keeping that fire inside him lit, to keep thinking of responses.
Z-19939
"I'm going to help you become people again......."
Z-19939
"But after that....I'm returning to my life as a blort."
Draco
"….I understand."
NO-12
...However, he never came along for his own good. There was someone else who needed closure. Someone he cared for far more than he did for himself.
NO-12
"...I don't. I thought you hated being an animal. I thought you hated it just as much as me! I thought we both hated being animals like nothing else!!!"
Z-19939
"Shut up."
Z-19939
"I hate being a blort, but I hate putting people in fucking danger more!"
Draco
"I-I'm sorry I did this-"
Z-19939
"So take my help to become people again. Or leave me!"
Z-19939
"It's not like I'm going to get tortured again......The O-classes caught me."
NO-12
"Y-You think I'm doing this for you? You think I've been suffering all these years because of you? You, you can't even walk out of your little pen when it's open! We aren't going to leave you alone! Not when we're this far, you, you..."
Draco
"T-Twelve- it's- Its fine… I-I was- This whole time- I was being utterly delusional-"
NO-12
"...It's just not about you being delusional or not. It's never been about that. You turned into an arise to help this guy out. It's so painful to think you did that for no reason. I'm not dumb enough to not realize that if this has been eating you for 10 years it's going to eat you for more. ;)"
Z-19939
"I'm going to be like one of those O-11's. Just someones weird animal roommate."
NO-12
"...T-the what? ;)"
Z-19939
".....................All the O-11 "pets" the ones that suspiously look like O-11? Those are just O-11."
Z-19939
"I'm a notail. Being turned into an animal is a disability. I'll be fine."
Z-19939
"I don't know what's delusional or not. I really don't know. But I do know that this is unhealthy."
NO-12
"...Look I just..."
NO-12
"...You can turn Draco back into a person right? You said you could do that? ;)"
Z-19939
"This whole time, I've been thinking about how glad I am that you two got out."
Z-19939
"I thought about how wonderful lives you must be having. Being free and away from these cages. Sure you would be animals, but you would be free!"
Z-19939
"And now you're telling me, I've made you suffer for 10 years? You're acting like you would have preferred to suffer in a small cage, being turned into couches and twisted into floormats!"
Draco
"If it makes anything any better me and Twelve have been taken care of for most of these years-"
Z-19939
".........................No. I refuse."
Z-19939
"I will not feel sorry for freeing you!"
NO-12
"..."
NO-12
"...Tell me how I can turn Draco back into a person and we'll leave you alone."
Draco
"….I probably would have hated that- If I'm being honest."
Z-19939
"Look, I hate to yell at people. Just know that I do care about both of you, and I'm flattered you did all of this. Just know that I'm getting the help I need."
Z-19939
"I don't want to revert. I don't want to.....remember everything but as a notail. I don't think I could even look at another animal again. I'd be ruined. I'd have to leave leaderhood, and then people who over love their creatures would fill in my place."
Draco
"….I understand- We aren't going to try to turn you back."
Z-19939
"I'm sorry about how you feel. But this isn't just about me. This is about the future of a program I've spent my whole life trying to fix. If I agree that all this care you've put into me is valid.....I'm just being a hypocrite."
Draco
"It's alright– I'm at least glad to know you'll be okay now.."
Z-19939
"If you want to make me happy. Help out your local community. So many people are forgotten, tossed to the way side while pets are praised and helped. I know people are "uglier" than animals. It's easy to see them as "deserving" of their situations, but they deserve more than that. It's what I've always preached.

So......I'm sorry again if I seem ungrateful. This just all feels like a slap in the face. Time wasted on an animal that could have been spent on a 100 people."
Z-19939
"Lets get you fixed. That person over there works with Longfur. She has to know how to turn you back."
NO-12
"...The issue is that we don't see you as just an animal.


I... I understand how you feel. I don't want to understand, and I think you're an idiot for feeling this way, but I do. I get it."
Z-19939
"Well then you're an idiot too."
NO-12
2024-12-19 07:59:50
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"Feed the alien homeless or something on the weekends. It's more rewarding."
NO-12
"I don't think I ever said I wasn't. That's about all I've been hearing my entire life. ;)"
Draco
"Well… There's no point calling each other idiots now-"
Draco
"I'm- I'm ready to change back- And maybe!! Maybe you could turn back too Twelve!"
NO-12
2024-12-19 08:03:35
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"...But you know... While I am an idiot..."
NO-12
"I don't think you want to follow us, and we're not going to force you."
NO-12
"But as an idiot it'd be dumb of me not to atleast try to give you the choice. ;)"
NO-12 tries to slam into the cage.
Draco
"!!!"
NO-12
"Just... If you're really going to stay, just know that we care about you. Alright? I think that helps."
Draco
Drac nods
"I don't think I could stop caring about someone as kind as you- But I'll try my best to help people too…"
Z-19939
"Y-you ruined the best cage I've had in 10 years..........."
Draco
"Sorry-"
Z-19939
"If you want to be friends with me, maybe talk to my futureself.... but please....."
NO-12
"Huh, even an idiot like me can break cages as flimsy as that! Hehehehe...."
NO-12
"...But you know, I'm sure you'll get way better ones in the future."
Z-19939
"..............Please talk to me more than twice before you sacrifice your life for me. Please...."
Z-19939
Zipper holds Draco's arise hands. "I want you to understand, no matter what your friend says. _This isn't healthy._"
Draco
Draco nods, Getting teary eyed once again
"I understand… I promise I'll spend more time before I do anything like this again-"
NO-12
"...You say that, but a part of me thinks you'd have done the same for us."
NO-12
"Let's go free the cthlean and turn you back into a person, alright? Draco?"
Z-19939
Zipper slowly looks over to No-12. "No I wouldn't. I would have started a charity named after you to honor your sacrifice and help others who have been transformed without their consent and escaped their situation." Zipper looks back to Draco.
Z-19939
"Thank you. Now be free. For real this time. ;D"
Draco
"I- I will!!"
NO-12
Oh yeah that does sound more like a him thing to do. Fair enough.
NO-12
He turns around in order to not let Zipper see the tears on his face. He kind of hates this notail.
NO-12
"That sort of sounds like a smarter thing to do, Z class. Let's go Draco. ;)"
Draco
"TO FREEDOM!! TO THUMBS AGAIN!!"
NO-12
"I..."
NO-12
"To thumbs."
Draco
"I miss having thumbs so much like I miss making art-"
Lot'br
2024-12-19 08:10:25
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("Shit those animals are making a lot of noise...")
Wildfire
Wildfire looks over at the arise… he still seems a bit sad, even after that.. conversation? It sounded like a lot of noises, but he was sure there was more meaning to the animals involved.

He put scurry towards the arise, and with a little pat, said "be there for him, he seems like he's been though it."
Lot'br
("Look. I was told this might happen, but I didn't believe it. I've been kidnapped by notails.")
2024-12-19 08:11:48
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"Woah! Don't die! ;)"

Wildfire
("Kidnapped by Notails?? How do they do that? Do they just pick you up and bring your into the woods?")
Stumpios
("Yeah like. Uh. There's?? No notails?")
Draco
"arise!"
Mx. Paint
"…I cannot tell if those are tears of sadness or excitement from you Dragoon- q3"
Stumpios
2024-12-19 08:13:06
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("Look I know you're hungry but I'm outta shrimp")
NO-12
"...Snort."
Wildfire
Wildfire just looks down at the arise, hoping the bug can help him. He hates to see a little dude make such sad little dude noises.
Draco
2024-12-19 08:13:50
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Draco plods over to Lot'br and paws at her
"Arise arise?"
Lot'br
(".............................Is your friend a dude?")
Draco
"A! Arise!!! Arise!"
Lot'br
("I've been running the god machine for awhile. I know when a pet is a man or not.")
Stumpios
("...what")
Wildfire
("…")
Mx. Paint
"I…I have considered that maybe the coincidences with how Dragoon acts was far too familiar to my dear friend of mine q3"
NO-12
"Ghf,!"
T-that's it!
Mx. Paint
"I've been told time and time again that I may have just been projecting that onto the poor animal- q3"
Wildfire
"Oh my god. Stumpy I knew the aesthetics were too similar. Can you help him if he is a guy?"
Stumpios
"Bro look I just thought he was taking forever t- to get back here."
Mx. Paint
"But…If it is true- You can help him right? q3"
Lot'br
("CAN YOU PEOPLE STOP TALKING OUTLOUD?")
Mx. Paint
("…ah apologies- q3")
Wildfire
("Deepest apologies. I plum darn forgot about the Notails. I cannot see them and I have a very short attention span.")
Lot'br
("Look release me, and I think my friend K-13205 can free your friend, she works at the-.")
[Red Mist]
O-8
"I was going to ignore you people......"
O-8
"But you can't keep your voices down. -m-"
Draco
"….ee-"
O-8
"I'll give you to the count of 3 to leave. -m-"
2024-12-19 08:20:33
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YOU HAVE 2 TURNS TO ESCAPE BEFORE O-8 ATTACKS WITH A DEATH CHANCE.

Stumpios
"Shhhhhhiiiitfuckshitshitshit"
Stumpy slooowly scoots away to try and fiddle open the arise cage. Distraction!
Stumpios rolls a 20 sided die. A 6 is rolled.
2024-12-19 08:21:49
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The cage is failing to open!

Mx. Paint
Mx scrambles to grab both arises- A sort of panic washed over them. A kind of panic they hadn't felt in such a long time-
Mx. Paint rolls a 20 sided die. A 1 is rolled.
Wildfire
Wildfire has scurry attempt to assist stumpy in opening the cage!! You can do it little guy, we believe in you!
Wildfire rolls a 20 sided die. A 9 is rolled.
2024-12-19 08:24:04
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THE CAGE IS FAILING TO OPEN

NO-12
Oh nuts.
We're not leaving the cthlean behind now, they're our only lead towards Draco becoming people again! We slam into their cage!
O-8
"I did not say you could free her. -mo"
2024-12-19 08:25:07
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IT'S A CLASH!

NO-12 rolls a 20 sided die with a modifier of +4. A 9 is rolled.
O-8 rolls a 20 sided die. A 9 is rolled.

O-8 are evenly matched!

O-8
"Back.....Back off......now! omo"

O-8 pulls out a needle!

NO-12
"...W-we need the cthlean! I know you don't understand me O-8.... b-But we aren't backing down this far in! We have to s-save them! ;)"
Stumpios
2024-12-19 08:28:59
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("HEY DON'T FUCKING ANTAGONIZE THEM")
Stumpios
2024-12-19 08:29:06
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"(THEY. HAVE. A. NEEDLE.)"
Stumpios
[Stumpy tries again on the arise cage!]
Wildfire
Wildfire asks scurry to encourage his attempt with [Cheerleader] as he attempts to free Lot'br and flee!

"If we do this together, I know we can get out of this!"

It seemed important to the animals and he was going to try his best for his friend!

O-8 intercepts. It's a clash!

NO-12
"N-no you don't!"

DOUBLE INTERCEPTION

NO-12 rolls a 20 sided die with a modifier of +4. A 16 is rolled.
O-8 rolls a 20 sided die. A 1 is rolled.

NO-12 bites into O-8, sending her reeling back. She has dropped her needle.

O-8
"Hhhh.....grrk......."
2024-12-19 11:13:32
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O-8 has become too engaged. Her tranquillizer attempt on herself has failed! She explodes into her true form!

O-8
"SREEEEECCCCHK!!!!"
Wildfire rolls a 20 sided die with a modifier of +3. A 15 is rolled.

Lot'Br is released! O-8 is now focused on Wildfire!

Stumpios rolls a 20 sided die. An 18 is rolled.
2024-12-19 11:16:05
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The arise is released!

O-8
2024-12-19 11:16:56
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O-8 launches herself towards Wildfire!

DEATH CHANCE IS NOW UP. ESCAPE OR RISK DEATH.
Stumpios
2024-12-19 11:17:56
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GRABBING DRACRISE AND BOLTING ADIOS MOTHERFUCKERS.
Draco
"AAARISE!!!–"
Wildfire
2024-12-19 11:18:34
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With both Lot'br and the arise released, Wildfire chooses cowardice as he picks up scurry and runs away. He doesn't want to die and he doesn't want the bug to get hurt.
Mx. Paint
"Well it was horrid meeting you but we will take our leave good bye- q3"
MX. FLEES-
NO-12
"T-that's not O-8, is it ;)?!"
We're running before that thing tries to attack! Good luck Lotbr.
Lot'br
"You broke my cage and are just leaving-" Lot'Br is grabbed.
O-8
"................................"
Lot'br
2024-12-19 11:20:31
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Lot'Br thinks about all the things she could say or do in this situation. She wanted to say "Fuck notails." But she tries to be more sensible and play dead.
Fortuna rolls a 20 sided die. A 5 is rolled.
O-8
Sadly.
O-8 didn't care how fresh the meat was.
O-9
"Dearies, you won't believe what lovely exotic meats they're selling at the bleedary. ^v^"
O-8
"SCREEEKEKEKEKEKE!!!!: O-8 Hurls herself at O-9!
O-9
"Oh dear...."
O-8 rolls a 20 sided die with a modifier of +15. A 32 is rolled.
O-9 rolls a 20 sided die with a modifier of +10. A 25 is rolled.
O-9
O-9 is unable to get away from O-8's rage induced state. She doesn't bother to struggle to minimize as much damage as possible. O-9 attempts to disguise herself! "=)!"
O-8
"Hrrrrr......."
O-9 rolls a 20 sided die with a modifier of +3. A 4 is rolled.
O-9
2024-12-19 11:27:40
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"SEEEEEARK!!!!!"
O-9
"I thought having you around was hilarious, dear, but comedic hubris strikes once again......"
O-9
"Would you prefer to engage in these exotic meats instead of me? Hmmm? ^v^"
O-8
"Hff hff....."
O-9 rolls a 20 sided die with a modifier of +3. A 20 is rolled.

O-9 throws the meat to the side. O-8 drops her to consume the exotic floor platter.

O-9
"What an utter mess....."
O-9
O-9 investigates the area. The arise that was being kept was missing, assumed to be eaten in the eyes of O-9. The blort she was sure was Z-19939 laid rolled up in its broken cage, attempting to pass off as dead. _And then there was Lot'Br....or what remained of her._
O-9
"You know you've made a mess of this, right? We were supposed to interrogate her."
O-8
"Snarfnarf."
O-9
O-9 calls Ox. "Dear. We have a bit of an issue. O-8 has turned and eaten our primary source of information. Can you bring in O-5?"
O-9
"Pretty please?~ ^v^"
O-10
"Nope. c:<"
O-9
"Are you just going to let me die here Ox? How cruel!"
O-10
"We got bigger issues than that O-9. When the crowd entered the event about 6 hours ago, you all disappeared. Are far as we're concerned there is nothing to raid. c:<"
O-9
".........................................................."
O-9
"6 hours ago?"
O-9
"Ox, darling. I've been in here for over 3 weeks..... ^v^"
O-10
"You're engaging in anomalous bullshit O-9. You should have expected this. c:<"
O-9
"Dear........put me onto someone with more tact than you, please. ^v^"
O-10
"Damn, ok. Connecting you to O-5. c:<"
O-5
"What do you need O-9? uvu"
O-9
"Please explain what is happening in the fewest amount of words possible, ^v^"
O-5
"You're in some anomaly's fanfiction. Currently investigating it, but clear as day that the book gate was a net and you all swam right into it. uvu"
O-9
"Joyous! I cannot await for you to read about my demise later. ^v^"
O-9
O-9 peers at O-8. She considers an item she saw being sold at the pet store earlier in the day. "That's all I needed to know, dear. Thank you sssssssso much. Now if you will excuse me...."
O-9
"I have a large saddle to acquire. ^v^"
To Be Continued...
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