Leaving an Impression[Open]

It was a warm, sunny, winter's day. Odd, definitely peculiar in this time of the season. It was, after all, December. The odd weather would definitely surprise anyone, but then again, the Earth did like to trick people, didn't it? Lure them into a false sense of security by giving them a few warm spots here and there, and then quickly pulling out the rug from underneath their noses as a freezing blizzard hits. But while it was here now, they might as well be happy about the warmth. For it would stay like this forever.

The animals were rather active today, as the winter's snow started to melt away. The odd warming confused their simple minds. The trees would be blown back and forth by the wind, giving off the illusion that they were shivering. And with each twist and turn of the branch, they would shake lose some snow.

Sparrows would chirp at nearby passerbys. You would occasionally see a rabbit or two. Even lizards and snakes could be seen scurrying across the freshly wet grass, though it was uncommon. The animals wanted to make sure to take advantage of this day, before it was much too late to be taken. Deer could be seen in herds, throughout the forest, their ears perked for any signs of danger.

No one would see any of this beautiful activity in the city, however. And while Liana wasn't technically in a city, she wasn't a forest. Rather, this was a lone village, with a small population. The 'young' she fox had come here in search of a friend of hers. At least, Ben had told her a friend of hers lived here. She would perk her ears, being dragged along by Ben.

"Augh, I don't understand why you made me come to this village!" the she fox would snarl, staring up at him with contemplating eyes. She would much rather be in a wealthier village, ransaking it. Ben simply rolled his eyes at her.

The truth was, Ben was trying to see if he could jog the she fox's memories by showing her the companions of her past, whom, unfortunately, all lost their memories as well. But Ben remembered the incident vividly, and would be able to transfer what he knew into the minds whom had lost it.

But considering how stubborn Liana was being, he was afraid he would never manage to get her to the ones she held dear before she had lost her memories. She would continue groaning, question Ben with a venomous stare. But he didn't much care. Anything to jog her memories - and strength - would be an A in his book.

He really wished he had been able to locate Ryuko Matoi, since she had been a major love interest to Liana, right beside Ben, but alas, his efforts could track her. So, Ben had narrowed his options down. Now, Ben knew Jeff, and all his other proxy friends, and where they lived, but Liana had already been reintroduced to them, and nothing had happened.

He had then had the option of visiting Lelouch and Suzaku. But, unfortunately, while he had managed to find out where they lived, he had not managed to actually find them in person. For it appeared the two of them had left on an important mission that Ben wasn't able to disclose the location of.

Then there was Iaza.... Iaza was someone Ben did not want to spark memories in Liana's mind of. Plus, Ben had no idea if she had been brought back to life. All he knew was that Liana had revived everyone except Dragel, so this could very well mean that she had brought back her psychopathic mother, as well.

So this had left Ben with two options. The Elric brothers or the dragonslayers. Ben did not especially care for Natsu Dragneel or the other slayers. They agitated him. True, Fullmetal agitated him as well, but his brother, Alphonse, was okay. So, ultimately, Ben had decided to take them here. Plus it was closer. And he knew how much Liana hated traveling when she didn't want to.

"Ugh.... I'M BORED!" Liana would growl with agitation, walking behind Ben and placing her hands on her shoulders, resting her head on her hand, and tilting her head some. This was an obvious sign that Liana was about ready to go home. Ben would let out another sigh. So impatient!

Yuuki hopped off of her hoverboard and onto a hill, staring at the small village down below. The hoverboard contracted until it was a small microphone ear piece communication device thing which Yuuki then stuck in her ear. Seika landed right next to her, wings and tail dissolving into flames. "That's the village, huh?" Seika examined the village. "It's tiny. And puny." "And you're not going to destroy it," Yuuki snapped. "Our bills are already skyrocketing enough; I don't need you to add onto it. Let's just go, and get this mission over with."

Seika snorted, and trekked down the hill. "No promises," she called behind her shoulder, flipping Yuuki off. Yuuki sighed in exasperation, but followed the female dragon slayer down the slope and towards the village. They casually walked through the village, Seika pausing every once in a while to look at some of the tasty food they had on sale. Both didn't notice that they had walked past Liana and Ben, both whom Yuuki had fought some time ago.

Hunter was doing something different for once. Instead of flying he was riding his sport bike that he rides every once in a while. The tires he had installed were all terrain. Like dirt bike tires but for a sport bike. He up shifted and accelerated on his Kawasaki Ninja H2r and up-shifted until he was at max speed on the dirt road. He popped a wheelie for a few seconds just cause he could and kept going.

Hunter was wearing his full sport bike riding gear and his hidden blade vambraces on. He was wearing his backpack that had his rifle in a special holster that he had installed on it with both his .45 pistols along with three throwing knives and his two extreme brute knives. He also had his tactical vest on over his sport bike riding suit with all the rifle ammo he could fit in it. He had his lever action pistol with the tomahawk blade in a holster on his right leg.

Hunter was about a few miles away from a turn, so he downshifted to slow down. He leaned the bike over and drifted into the turn. he exited the turn and as soon as he had straightened out he accelerated up-shifting until he reached the highest gear. Hunter was coming up on a small village. Nothing too special.

Hunter was at max speed and sped through the village. He caught and glimpse of the very she fox that had turned into a she-demon and kissed him a few days ago. He also saw Yuuki. His eyes widened once his mind had registered this. He slammed on his bike's brakes, spun his bike around and skidded to a stop.

~Liana, Yuuki, in each of your next posts i need you to hear the H2r's engine in the distance before Hunter comes racing through the village at max speed.~

As Liana was dragged along with Ben, she perked her ears in interest, as suddenly, images began to flash in her mind. This village seemed.... familiar. As if she had been here once before. Liana often got these visions, small images of things that happened in her supposed past. Ben would often regal her in stories that seemed so outlandish. Stories of great battles and fantastic victories. He always talked about the time before Liana had been hit with amnesia, and she would suually laugh at him. The only thing that she remembered from the supposed time she spent was Ben, and even then her memory of him was vague.

As Ben approached their destination, Liana would perk her ears up at a sound. It was the sound of an engine! How peculiar. Ben, however, smelled something, and narrowed his eyes in caution. He then turned his head back to face Liana, talking to her with an authoritative voice.

"Liana, I need you to be cautious around here. For one, we have no idea if you're still wanted after your capture. And secondly, if you are, we have no idea how much your bounty has risen. So please, think before you act. Don't forget what I told you about this town."

"Yeah, yeah, I know. Blah blah, Alchemists, blah blah crazy people." Liana would say with a groan as they continued down their path, making her hand in a mocking talking motion. It was blatantly, and painfully, obvious that Liana didn't care about what Ben was trying to do for her. She then continued, as Ben suspected she would.

With an enthusiastic expression, not yet noticing the girl, Yuuki, from before approaching them with a friend, or the stranger whom she had met merely a few days ago, Liana would pounce in front of Ben, causing him to pause with a look of surprise, "Oh, and you promised me a suit of talking armor, if I don't get that, you're going to be in trouble." she would say with a chuckle. Of course, that. In order to get Liana to come, he had to tempt her with something. So Alphonse would just have to live with the half demon half angel clinging to him for a while.

That was, once they got to the house. Which might be difficult when Ben realized who was in the way. He would push Liana to the side, getting a better look at them. Yep, that girl was the one from the forest alright. He would frown, his body glitching some. This could turn out bad if they recognized them....

Once again, Cicero was bored. And lonely. And kinda scared to go back in civilization, though he knew he shouldn't let the dinosaur-man whom he knew as Gojira know that he was frightened to run across him again. Hey, who can blame the man? Here he was, a jester with a feeble ebony dagger as a weapon, and then there's a giant dinosaur with two rows of teeth. And it all began when Cicero said that Aiko was his daughter. Honestly, Cicero didn't know why Gojira freaked out. Cicero never really cared much about kids (he found them a nuisance; he only liked them when they were dead), and was pissed off when Jira made a big deal about Aiko and stuff. She's just a kid, what's the big deal?

Anyway, Cicero finally had the guts to wander back into a civilization; this time a tiny town. Despite it being winter, it was a rather warm day. The nice weather melted away Cicero's wariness and replaced it with a calm, tranquil emotion he rarely felt. Contentment. All the time, there was something wrong. Too cold, too hot, hungry, nothing to hunt, nobody to speak to; his worries were gone, but only for a minute.

Loud. Loud roaring! Like an engine that Cicero would hear in the Dwemer ruins! Was this a piece of machinery he heard? This would be the first he would see in the Beyond. He turned around a corner in a village to see five people who really stood out. A biker (who was sitting upon the piece of machinery Cicero heard), three girls (one of them seeming to be a Neko like his ex-wife Lily, except this one was fox-based), and an Elf-looking guy. The jester stopped walking for a moment to gaze at them from afar. Then, slowly, he approached.

Hunter stood there sitting on his bike outside the village in slight shock. He then broke out of the trance and drove his bike over to a secluded spot under a tree and shut it off. He unfolded the kickstand and set the bike down on it. Hunter took off his riding gloves and then his helmet. Placed his riding gloves in his backpack he hung his helmet on one of the bike's handlebars. Then taking the keys out of the ignition Hunter dug down and put them in the bottom of his backpack.

He then spread his wings and flapped them experimentally to separate and break any of the last remaining velcro seals. He then smiled as he though about meeting the young she fox again.

Hunter walked back to the village to look for the the girl that amazed him so much. He spotted a jester approaching the village several hundred meters away. But he payed no attention to him as he entered the village.

He looked around for the she fox and finally saw her after a few minutes. He froze. Shaking his head he approached her. There was a guy next to her as well and He was looking around a corner with Liana next to him.

He was going to be honest with himself. He was pretty nervous about meeting her again. So he just walked up to her and stood there. Waiting for the she fox to notice him.

~I hope everyone that is in the is rp can work with this. Especially you Liana.~

From the corner of her eye, she noticed some glitching going on, and she turned fully, her eyes widening when she recognized who it was. Liana and Ben. She had fought them a couple weeks ago, intent on capturing them and their bounty. But another situation had gotten into the way, and she had sent Therzimon, and Sly after them. Looks like they weren't captured.

Seika glanced to the side, her head cocking in confusion. The sound of an engine was heard from the distance, and both girls watched as a biker skidded to a stop in front of them. Yuuki also recognized this person. Hunter. The last, was a male in a jester costume. Yuuki once again.. happened to recognize him. It was Cicero, the one who had drawn a crowd when playing the knife game.

"An interesting turn of events," Yuuki said, crossing her arms. Seika frowned at the newcomers. "Yo, who're they? You know 'em?" Yuuki didn't answer her, but kept staring at the others.

As Liana stood behind Ben, talking to him with an aimless tone, her ears would suddenly perk again. Sounds. Familiar sounds. They passed a tree, and as Liana did so, she paused. Familiar, yet unfamiliar. She swore she had never heard them before, and yet they felt so soothing. As Liana paused, Ben would notice her pausing, and glance behind at her. They were in a clearing of trees, as most of Resembol was, so it was easy to see them. And, Ben hated to say it, but he knew those two would eventually notice them.

But Ben, too, heard the voices. They were the ones he was looking for. And Liana had an expression on her face, too. One that betrayed her amnesia. She seemed to recognize them, but yet didn't. This gave Ben hope. If he could only spark some memories in Liana's brain, then perhaps...

However, whatever memories Liana was receiving immediately dissolved, as a small, black and white dog came running up them, barking loudly. This caught Liana's attention almost instantly, and her eyes became aglow with wonder.

"Oh my god! IT's so cutttteee!" screamed the girl, rushing up to the strange dog and hugging it. Ben would reach out a tentative hand to grab her, but pulled it back. He recognized the dog, though faintly. If Black Hayate was here, it meant Hawkeye was here, as well. And if Hawkeye was here, chances were Mustang was here as well.

While Liana was busy cuddling the dog, Ben would keep a watchful eye on the two girls as they came nearer. He had not yet taken notice to the jester or the half dragon man. How could he?

There were suddenly more voices, and just as Ben had suspected, a blonde female officer approached them, calling for the dog. Black Hayate let out a bark, and would try - and fail - to escape Liana's firm grasp on him.

Ben would sigh, folding his arms. When would Liana ever learn that you can't just pick up stranger's dogs? Believe him, this wasn't the first time Liana had brought home a dog that already had a collar.

Hunter grew impatient as he watched Liana cuddle with the dog and decided to make himself known. "*Ahem* Excuse me, I don't mean to interrupt anything. But haven't I met one of you before?" He asked as his multicolored hair shifted slightly in the breeze.