//------------------------------// // Coge un palo y golpear algo // Story: Aria and Sonata Have a Prank War // by Glitch Hooves //------------------------------// Date: 9/15/2013 Nine days and one year until 'Endgame' Sonata was awoken by this strange sense of displacement, like she wasn't somewhere she belonged. Her eyes fluttered open with a drowsy look as her hearing began to clear. She heard murmuring. But it wasn't just one or two people, it sounded like an entire crowd. She was... fairly certain she went to sleep in a bed the previous night. So...? Why was she being strung up by a crane? Covered in cardboard? And decorated like a pinata? And why was she wearing a sombrero? She immediately stiffened once she realized she was a good ten feet off the ground. She doesn't like heights In her drowsy state, it took her a second to realize that her punishment had come into play. There was a crowd surrounding her, watching in curiosity as a blue haired girl was coated in rainbow confetti. And directly in front of her, was Aria. She wore a dastardly smile and was focusing her weight on one hip. "This was a long time coming, dear sister," she said. "Aria?! What's happening!?" she... really doesn't like heights. "Oh nothing special, but look at your belly," she instructed. Sonata tried to look, but the thick cardboard surrounding her neck made it impossible. "I can't see..." "Exactly, and if you were able to see it, you'd notice that it looks a little... chubbier than last time," Aria said. "What's that supposed to mean?" she asked. Aria raised her arms up and made the Jesus pose. "We're gonna get that candy you love to eat out of your system... permanently!" "Where's Dagi?" "Oh, she's not gonna Arlington you out of this one." "I WARNED YOU!" Sonata heard a voice cry out. It sounded like it was coming from behind her. Then she realized it. Adagio was manning the crane. She made sure to lower her to the point where she was at eye level with Aria now. Aria waved her waved her arms in front of her as if signalling something. "RELEASE THE CHILDREN!!" And with that, the crowd behind her seemed to clear. And a deep rumbling began to sound off. Like a thousand pairs of feet running. Sonata had to squint to see what exactly was happening. Her eyes immediately widened when she saw it. It was an army of children. None of them no older than ten. They all had weapons, sticks and paddles. She even saw little girl with an umbrella. They surrounded her like a pack of wolves, her eyes widened with nervous curiosity. They looked like they were waiting for something. And that scared her. "You ready kids?!" Aria shouted from the buzz of the crowd. "YEAH!!!" "Ladies and gentlemen!" Aria yelled, she had her arms raised as the children watched. "It's showtime!" And with that, the children faced Sonata. The crowd of pre-pubescent children surged forwards, weapons at the ready and began to swing mercilessly. Adagio made it a game to lift her up with the crane just out of reach and drop her back down to the ravenous kids. They continued to bat at her sides, most of them showing enough courtesy to avoid her face... most of them. She was lifted to the point where they had to poke at her underside by jumping up. One had managed to get her neck, and one of the sticks broke through the cardboard and hit her in... I'm sure you can guess. Adagio had lowered her nearly to the ground, allowing the kids the put there entire body weight into downward swings. One kid with the stick is fine. When there are about ten of them ,each one with a stick and swinging mercilessly, you got a problem. Aria had even grabbed one of the sticks out of one their hands and started wailing on her with fits of mad laughter. Eventually Adagio managed to lift Sonata high into the air, away from the prying hands and sticks of the insane children... and Aria. Sonata was panting, even the sombrero on her head was battered and torn. "Are we done yet?" she asked. Aria was standing with a finger on her chin, and with a thinking look. "I don't know... I mean, I don't think a bunch of kids can hit nearly as hard enough to get that candy out," she pondered. "Wait? What does that mean?" Sonata asked. "I think it's time we bring in a registered hitter," she cooed in a matter that spat out venom. She looked away from he sister for a moment and did something Sonata never expected her sister to ever do. She howled into the air. "AWOOOOOOOOOOO!" Everyone went silent. Even the rowdy children refused to speak, like they knew what this meant. Sonata had an eyebrow raised. She knew for a fact that she forgot to remember something she forgot. But what was it? The crowd was watching the direction Aria was facing, that smile never leaving her face. Then the silence was broken. "STEP ON BOARD THE AROOOO TRAIN!" The crowd started cheering one name, and one name only. "BEOWULF! BEOWULF!" The amount of hype in the air was enough to fill an average man with absolute madness. But he was no average man, for he is, the one, the only BEOWULF!!! A dark figure jumped over the crowd, a seeming three wulf moon as he flipped over them, landing perfectly in front of them, his back facing Sonata. He rose slowly, his head looking down as to make his entrance even more dramatic. The crowd was watching with bated breath to see his next move. He flipped his head backwards; his wild hair whipping behind. He then cracked his head forward with a confident smile, he took in a large breath right before shouting into the crowd. "CAAAAN YOOOU DIG IT?!" he screamed. Bursting into cheers, the crowd jumped and cried for him. Aria was leaning on his shoulder, that smile still on her face. Wulf grabbed her arm and lifted it up. "And with my new omega by my side! Howl out for: Ms. Snugglebottom!" he announced, the crowd begun to break into fits of laughter now. Sadly it wasn't enough to be considered negative energy. "You're not gonna let that go, are you?" Aria mumbled with a dead-pan voice. "Nope!" And with what had to be planned synchronization, they both turned around to face Sonata who appeared more confused than ever. "You can ask questions now," Aria said. Sonata had flipped her eyes between Aria and Beowulf for a few seconds before speaking. "How'd you get Wulfy all the way here?" "World star wrestler, kid! I travel everywhere!" Beowulf stepped into the conversation. Aria gave a quick chuckle before setting a hand on Beowulf's shoulder. "Care to begin?" the chair from his shoulder, Beowulf made a big deal of slowly approaching Sonata. "Now, Wulf, I know what you're thinking: Should I start beating her up with a chair until candy falls out? And the answer... may surprise you-" "WULFAMANIA RUNNING WILD!!" and with a look of insanity, he took a first swing right to Sonata's side. This effectively flung her away, and now she was spinning around on the string. Every time Sonata would swing back on her pendulum back to Beowulf, he made sure she was sent flying away again. This went on, always ending in Sonata getting farther and farther up the crane. Sonata was screaming, really playing the role of 'Pinata.' This little swing-set went on, Beowulf would even change his game and stop her to let her dizziness wear off. Onl to begin again with the process. After deciding to finish it. Sonata was doing her final arc to Beowulf when he swung his chair for what he knew would be the last time. in this little game. The cardboard stomach popped open, and with Sonata's momentum, forced the candy in her to spill everywhere as she began to wrap around the crane like a tether ball. The children scrambled out of the crowd, making way to the contents of Sonata's armor. Grabbing it by the armfuls and stuffing them into their pockets for later consumption. She was now fully wrapped around the crane, no more string left to tie her. She couldn't move an inch and her cardboard armor was almost gone, leaving the string to dig into her skin. Some spots squeezing out from the pressure. "What's up?" Aria called from the ground? "Let me down! Please!" the crane was another good ten feet off the ground, and considering that Sonata was now attached to it, she could hardly see the children as they were now the size of ants. "Hey kids!" Aria called out, faking an excited voice. The children turned their attention to her, most of the candy already being eaten by them. "Who want;s ice-cream?!" she shouted. The kids started cheering and Aria started to lead them in the other direction "Follow me!" she said as she left the crowd. Beowulf was leading the pack of children, that same look in his eyes as theirs. It was hungry for frozen deserts Sonata could here a door behind her open and close. That means that Adagio had just left the thing. Without setting her down first. "Dagi?" she called. She could only hear footsteps as they got farther and farther. The crowd began to dissipate as well, losing interest fairly quickly. "Hello?" Sonata whispered sadly, seeing the crowd eventually disappear to the point not a soul was near her. "Hello?"