Oct 10 03:52:23 <DamienLunas>	Hope wakes up rather slowly
Oct 10 03:52:47 <Hope>	"Nngh..."
Oct 10 03:52:51 <DamienLunas>	it's nearing sundown, and she feels fairly exhausted as she lies prone on the beach.
Oct 10 03:53:27 	Hope tries rolling over onto her back as she breathes heavily, trying to regain her senses.
Oct 10 03:53:46 <DamienLunas>	"Hoo, hoo~!"
Oct 10 03:54:10 <DamienLunas>	Ribbon flutters next to your face, rubbing up against you with her warm body.
Oct 10 03:54:45 <Hope>	"Ribbon..." she murmurs, weakly reaching up to pet the Ho-Oh.
Oct 10 03:55:04 <Hope>	She then attempts to sit up.
Oct 10 03:55:23 <DamienLunas>	Ribbon cheeps happily and leans into your hand. Your head spins, but you can sit up.
Oct 10 03:55:49 <Hope>	"Ugh... what happened... we were on the boat, and then..."
Oct 10 03:56:01 <Hope>	Her eyes widen as she looks around.
Oct 10 03:56:31 <Hope>	"Saru...? Brix?! Manaphy! Ugh, my head..."
Oct 10 03:56:50 <DamienLunas>	You seem to be alone, however your pokeballs are all there.
Oct 10 03:57:20 <Hope>	She briefly wonders if Brix and Manaphy got back into their pokeballs in time, and ehcks all of her balls.
Oct 10 03:57:51 <DamienLunas>	it looks like they did. However, the beach is devoid of other life, except for a krabby holding a cookie.
Oct 10 03:58:00 <DamienLunas>	There also seems to be a lush tropical jungle further in the island.
Oct 10 03:58:21 <DamienLunas>	Some palm trees dot the beach with fruits that you probably know to be durians and coconuts.
Oct 10 03:58:27 <Hope>	"Was... were we the only survivors...?"
Oct 10 03:58:53 <Hope>	Her eyes start to well up a bit before she shakes her head and wipes them.
Oct 10 03:59:11 <Hope>	"No, I refuse to believe that... Ribbon, everyone... we've got to find..."
Oct 10 03:59:31 <Hope>	She attempts to push herself up, but flops back down on her butt weakly.
Oct 10 03:59:46 <DamienLunas>	However, the sun's going down very soon, and your body is incredibly worn out. The shipwreck combined with your pregnancy makes you feel incredibly weak.
Oct 10 04:00:19 <Hope>	"I think I'm just going... to sleep a little bit before..."
Oct 10 04:00:42 <Hope>	She lays down down in the sand.
Oct 10 04:00:57 <DamienLunas>	Ribbon flutters right in your face and cheeps loudly
Oct 10 04:01:11 <Hope>	"Huh?"
Oct 10 04:01:23 <DamienLunas>	"Cheep cheep cheep!"
Oct 10 04:01:27 <DamienLunas>	roll perception
Oct 10 04:01:31 <Hope>	She opens and closes her eyes several times at Ribbon.
Oct 10 04:01:32 <Hope>	1d20+10
Oct 10 04:01:33 <DiceMaid-9001>	Hope, 1d20+10: 22 [1d20=12]
Oct 10 04:01:49 <DamienLunas>	There appear to be some mightyena leering at you from the forest.
Oct 10 04:02:24 	Hope shakes her head, letting out Nix.
Oct 10 04:02:50 <DamienLunas>	<Hope... are you okay? Hang in there!>
Oct 10 04:03:17 <DamienLunas>	Nix stands in front of you, trying to block their view of you with himself.
Oct 10 04:03:18 <Hope>	"I don't know... I don't think I have extensive injuries, just... so tired..."
Oct 10 04:03:50 <DamienLunas>	They seem to still be interested though, several of them prowling around as if waiting for an opening...
Oct 10 04:03:52 <Hope>	"N-Nix... do you think... you could move me somewhere safer if trouble comes along..."
Oct 10 04:04:31 <Hope>	She breathes in and out, trying to think.
Oct 10 04:04:35 <DamienLunas>	<You've got to stay awake, hope! You can't sleep here now...>
Oct 10 04:04:40 <Hope>	"Thank you for the warning, Ribbon..."
Oct 10 04:04:45 <Hope>	"Nngh..."
Oct 10 04:05:11 <DamienLunas>	They let out low growls as they dart in and out of the brush, moving off to the sides and examining you from all angles...
Oct 10 04:05:20 <DamienLunas>	but suddenly
Oct 10 04:05:22 <Hope>	"I kinda wish I had saved one of gramps' pills..."
Oct 10 04:05:31 <DamienLunas>	you see a styler swirl around one of them.
Oct 10 04:05:48 <Hope>	"...Saru...?"
Oct 10 04:06:06 	Hope opens and closes her eyes, trying to see.
Oct 10 04:06:35 <DamienLunas>	The mightyena looks surprised, as a comforting voice says calmly, "Tell your pack to leave her alone. Hunt somewhere else."
Oct 10 04:07:00 <DamienLunas>	The mightyena whines, but barks out orders at the rest of the pack, and they retreat into the jungle.
Oct 10 04:07:36 <DamienLunas>	A blonde haired man walks forward. Willow? No... it's not. His hair is shorter, and he wears a uniform... one that you know you've seen before.
Oct 10 04:07:39 <DamienLunas>	"Elena..."
Oct 10 04:07:52 	Hope tries to crane her head to see who it is. "You're not Saru, then wh..."
Oct 10 04:07:59 <Hope>	Her eyes widen.
Oct 10 04:08:06 <Hope>	"D-...daddy?"
Oct 10 04:08:13 <DamienLunas>	your dad smiles.
Oct 10 04:08:21 <DamienLunas>	"That's right, Elena."
Oct 10 04:08:35 <Hope>	"But... you..."
Oct 10 04:08:37 <DamienLunas>	"I'm here for you."
Oct 10 04:08:45 <Hope>	"You died... all those years ago..."
Oct 10 04:09:04 <Hope>	She's simultaneously scared and awed.
Oct 10 04:09:06 <DamienLunas>	"Shhh..."
Oct 10 04:09:15 <DamienLunas>	"Just rest for now, Elena."
Oct 10 04:09:22 <Hope>	"I... okay.."
Oct 10 04:09:26 <Hope>	"Thank you..."
Oct 10 04:09:46 <DamienLunas>	you close your eyes for a bit.
Oct 10 04:09:50 <Hope>	She lays her head back down on the sand, tears coming from her eyes now.
Oct 10 04:09:56 <Hope>	"So much I... wanted to..."
Oct 10 04:10:22 <DamienLunas>	"Tell me all about it when you wake up."
Oct 10 04:10:38 <Hope>	She goes still and quiet.
Oct 10 04:11:28 <DamienLunas>	When you wake up, you seem to have been bandaged up. There's a small campfire going on the beach, and nix and ribbon are watching over you while your dad tends to the fire.
Oct 10 04:11:56 	Hope sits up again groggily, staring at the campfire.
Oct 10 04:12:15 <Hope>	"So... it wasn't a dream."
Oct 10 04:12:23 <Hope>	"You... really are here."
Oct 10 04:12:34 <Hope>	"Ugh..."
Oct 10 04:12:45 <Hope>	She still seems a little woozy.
Oct 10 04:12:46 <DamienLunas>	"Don't try to move just yet, sweetie."
Oct 10 04:13:08 <DamienLunas>	"Looks like you nearly drowned... you're lucky to be alive."
Oct 10 04:13:13 <Hope>	She lays back down, staring up at the sky.
Oct 10 04:13:33 <DamienLunas>	The stars are out. It feels so peaceful...
Oct 10 04:13:38 <Hope>	"...I know."
Oct 10 04:13:55 <Hope>	"It's hard to just rest here, though, knowing the others could have made it, too..."
Oct 10 04:14:17 <DamienLunas>	"The others, huh...?"
Oct 10 04:14:30 <Hope>	"Daddy... how are you here? I don't understand what's going on..."
Oct 10 04:16:33 <DamienLunas>	"That's not important now, Elena."
Oct 10 04:16:41 <DamienLunas>	"Tell me about your friends..."
Oct 10 04:16:47 <Hope>	"B-but..."
Oct 10 04:16:58 <DamienLunas>	"I haven't seen you in such a long time. I want to know how you've been."
Oct 10 04:17:01 <Hope>	"Well..."
Oct 10 04:21:16 	Kainnap (DDK@sux-1AEAA65B.jan.bellsouth.net) has joined #mirageisland
Oct 10 04:21:26 *	Kainnap is now known as Hopeonarope
Oct 10 04:21:30 <Hopeonarope>	!dm9001 lastlines #10
Oct 10 04:21:38 <Hopeonarope>	"There's Mira... she's such a shy girl, but very smart. I can't stand to think of her by herself, alone on this island, or..." she swallows a moment. "Poor girl's been wrapped up in too much that isn't her fault... there's Six, he's kind of a jerk but was always looking out for us, always meant the best... Klark, such a sweet and gentle man who would take care of the plants we found, and
Oct 10 04:21:39 <Hopeonarope>	eventually learned to grow them himself... Arthur... Hah. Arthur's such an oddball... there's no way he could have died. He's a jerk too, but I'm convinced he doesn't know how to talk with people at all. Then, there's..."
Oct 10 04:22:25 <Hopeonarope>	"Saru... the leader of the Ribbonwood Immortals, the man I love. It was thanks to him that we finally united Ribbonwood City, ended the gang wars... It's such a great place now, Daddy, you would be so proud..." tears are flowing down her cheeks again. "It's all thanks to him..."
Oct 10 04:23:13 	Hope has quit (Ping timeout)
Oct 10 04:23:41 <DamienLunas>	"Of course I'm proud of you. How could I not be."
Oct 10 04:25:46 <Hopeonarope>	""I'm having his child... I don't know if I could bear the thought of bearing our child without his face there to see our baby..."
Oct 10 04:26:23 <DamienLunas>	"Having a kid, huh?"
Oct 10 04:26:28 <DamienLunas>	"Any ideas on the name?"
Oct 10 04:26:42 <Hopeonarope>	"Saru and I haven't... talked about it yet."
Oct 10 04:27:15 <Hopeonarope>	"But if it's a boy I think Nathan would be such a nice name... after you, daddy."
Oct 10 04:27:40 <DamienLunas>	He smiles. "I'm glad you're still thinking of me."
Oct 10 04:28:04 <DamienLunas>	"You've become such a fine woman, Hope."
Oct 10 04:28:54 <Hopeonarope>	"Of course I am! You weren't there for long, but you gave me so much love, so much knowledge that I couldn't have gotten here without... I miss you so much..."
Oct 10 04:29:20 <DamienLunas>	Your dad puts his arms around you. "I know, sweetie."
Oct 10 04:29:27 <Hopeonarope>	She hugs back.
Oct 10 04:29:41 <Hopeonarope>	"I don't care how you're here, now... I'm just glad I got to see you again, daddy."
Oct 10 04:30:34 <DamienLunas>	After a bit, you hear some rustling in the brush nearby.
Oct 10 04:31:31 	Hopeonarope looks over, nervously.
Oct 10 04:31:51 <DamienLunas>	Your dad chuckles, "It's okay, Hope. It's her."
Oct 10 04:32:03 <Hopeonarope>	"Who...?"
Oct 10 04:32:09 <DamienLunas>	A beautiful blonde haired woman walks towards the camp.
Oct 10 04:32:24 <DamienLunas>	"Elena... I'm so glad I finally have a chance to meet you."
Oct 10 04:32:33 <Hopeonarope>	"It... it can't be... M-mom?"
Oct 10 04:33:14 <DamienLunas>	"That's right hope."
Oct 10 04:33:15 <Hopeonarope>	Here come the tear faucets again as she tries to get up.
Oct 10 04:33:37 <DamienLunas>	She comes over to you and puts her soft hands on yours, lifting you up and giving you a warm embrace.
Oct 10 04:33:49 <Hopeonarope>	She wordlessly just hugs her mother.
Oct 10 04:34:08 <Hopeonarope>	"Mother... I'm so sorry..."
Oct 10 04:34:19 <DamienLunas>	"Shhh, you don't need to apologize to me."
Oct 10 04:34:26 <DamienLunas>	"I'm happy."
Oct 10 04:34:51 <DamienLunas>	"I'm happy because my child grew up to be such a wonderful young lady."
Oct 10 04:35:09 <Hopeonarope>	"M-mom..."
Oct 10 04:35:31 <Hopeonarope>	"Thank you so much..."
Oct 10 04:35:53 <DamienLunas>	"Nathan and I knew it would be dangerous. But to have a child was important to both of us."
Oct 10 04:35:59 <Hopeonarope>	She pulls back a moment, smiling at her and her father.
Oct 10 04:36:12 <Hopeonarope>	She nods.
Oct 10 04:36:13 <DamienLunas>	"We knew the risks. There's no way we would regret them."
Oct 10 04:37:01 <Hopeonarope>	"There's... medical care now... When I have my own child... I think I'll be okay. But even if there wasn't... I'd feel the same way as you..."
Oct 10 04:37:46 <Hopeonarope>	"But... I'm scared now. I'm starting to wonder..."
Oct 10 04:37:53 <Hopeonarope>	"If I didn't survive that crash after all..."
Oct 10 04:38:14 <DamienLunas>	Nathan shakes his head. "No, you're alive, Hope."
Oct 10 04:39:01 <Hopeonarope>	"That's... that's good to know."
Oct 10 04:39:11 <Hopeonarope>	She wipes at her eyes again.
Oct 10 04:39:30 <DamienLunas>	"This is a place where we can be together again."
Oct 10 04:39:33 <Hopeonarope>	"So much I want to say..."
Oct 10 04:39:58 <Hopeonarope>	"Mirage Island..."
Oct 10 04:40:04 <DamienLunas>	"You can say it all, Hope."
Oct 10 04:40:25 <Hopeonarope>	"I... I want to."
Oct 10 04:40:33 <Hopeonarope>	"But I'm so worried about the others..."
Oct 10 04:40:47 <DamienLunas>	"They'll be happy too, Hope."
Oct 10 04:41:05 <DamienLunas>	"Each one of them... they're all just as happy as you."
Oct 10 04:41:35 <Hopeonarope>	"That's good to know... But we can't stay like this forever..."
Oct 10 04:41:45 <DamienLunas>	"We can, if you want."
Oct 10 04:41:56 <Hopeonarope>	She shakes her head, smiling.
Oct 10 04:42:22 <Hopeonarope>	"Mom... dad... it was great seeing you two again. I love you both, so, so much..."
Oct 10 04:42:42 <Hopeonarope>	"But there's an entire world out there we need to bring happiness to as well."
Oct 10 04:43:09 <DamienLunas>	"If you want to leave this paradise... we can't stop you."
Oct 10 04:43:25 <Hopeonarope>	"I have a feeling I won't be able to come back to see you..."
Oct 10 04:43:32 <Hopeonarope>	"The vanishing island..."
Oct 10 04:43:32 <DamienLunas>	"That's right."
Oct 10 04:43:41 <DamienLunas>	"Once you leave, you'll never be able to see us again."
Oct 10 04:43:48 <DamienLunas>	"You could spend an eternity here, with us."
Oct 10 04:43:56 <Hopeonarope>	"I suppose I can stay just a little longer, but... no, not an eternity."
Oct 10 04:44:03 <DamienLunas>	"Or you can leave it all behind."
Oct 10 04:44:14 <DamienLunas>	"If you do... you may not be able to see your friends again."
Oct 10 04:44:22 <DamienLunas>	"They might have chosen to stay."
Oct 10 04:45:05 <Hopeonarope>	"No... I think that they know what's at stake..."
Oct 10 04:45:23 <Hopeonarope>	"I'm sure all of them are very happy. But we all know that living in a paradise while everyone else suffers..."
Oct 10 04:45:38 <Hopeonarope>	"Would be entirely too selfish..."
Oct 10 04:46:02 <DamienLunas>	"We're both very proud of you, Hope."
Oct 10 04:46:14 <Hopeonarope>	She smiles, weakly.
Oct 10 04:46:32 <DamienLunas>	"We may be mirages. But... we're a bit more than that as well."
Oct 10 04:46:45 <DamienLunas>	"Mew's power... it can recreate us perfectly."
Oct 10 04:46:59 <DamienLunas>	"Our minds, our memories, are exactly the same. Only we have yours as well."
Oct 10 04:47:00 <Hopeonarope>	"I had a feeling it was something like that... I'm sorry that I can't stay... I love you both so much."
Oct 10 04:47:14 <DamienLunas>	"We love you too, Hope."
Oct 10 04:47:29 <Hopeonarope>	She goes to hug them one more time.
Oct 10 04:47:38 <DamienLunas>	They both hug you tightly. It feels like it lasts an eternity... and when you let go, feels entirely too short.
Oct 10 04:48:39 <DamienLunas>	Nathan: "You've become an amazing girl, Hope. We're so proud of you. I'm glad I managed to raise you so well."
Oct 10 04:48:54 <Hopeonarope>	"Thank you, Daddy..."
Oct 10 04:49:01 <DamienLunas>	Your mom gives you a kiss on the cheek. "If it's a girl... maybe you could name it Jennifer. After me."
Oct 10 04:49:12 <Hopeonarope>	She smiles again, more tears coming down.
Oct 10 04:49:30 <Hopeonarope>	"I'll t-try keep that in mind..."
Oct 10 04:49:45 <DamienLunas>	Jennifer: "If you truly wish to leave... all you have to do is walk to the center of the island, and never look back."
Oct 10 04:50:10 <Hopeonarope>	"Rest easy, you two... I'll try to keep on as I have been. I'll make you both so proud..."
Oct 10 04:50:36 <Hopeonarope>	"Goodbye." :<
Oct 10 04:50:55 <DamienLunas>	"It's not goodbye, Hope."
Oct 10 04:51:03 <DamienLunas>	"We'll always be right by your side."
Oct 10 04:51:47 <Hopeonarope>	That just makes her burst into half sobs. "D-daddy... Thank you..."
Oct 10 04:52:09 <DamienLunas>	Your mom smiles, "You've already made us more proud than you can know. I know you'll be an amazing mother."
Oct 10 04:52:49 <Hopeonarope>	She nods, weakly.
Oct 10 04:53:50 <Hopeonarope>	"You were an amazing mother too... even if you were just in my life for a few scant moments, it means everything to me."
Oct 10 04:53:53 <Hopeonarope>	She talks a moment to calm down, before, turning. "Nix... Ribbon, you ready? ...Let's go." she wipes her eyes and
Oct 10 04:54:08 <Hopeonarope>	and turns toward the center of the island, beginning to walk.
Oct 10 04:54:20 <DamienLunas>	Ribbon flutters onto your shoulder, and Nix walks alongside you.
Oct 10 04:54:28 <DamienLunas>	You turn your back on your parents...
Oct 10 04:54:47 <DamienLunas>	and walk towards the center of the island slowly, never looking back.
Oct 10 04:55:52 <DamienLunas>	Nix smiles a bit. <I never truly understood how strong you were until now.>
Oct 10 04:56:09 <Hopeonarope>	"Strength comes... in a lot of different forms."
Oct 10 04:56:18 <Hopeonarope>	"But coming from you, Nix... thank you."
Oct 10 04:56:30 <DamienLunas>	and the adventure of life... goes on.
Oct 10 04:56:36 <DamienLunas>	[/mini]
Oct 10 04:56:44 <Hopeonarope>	I cried bitch tears. :3c