DCW...IRL?

[Aeyra 260]

Don't ask me! D:

...

*meh*....

[hopes 237]

*looks at above posts* XD

[Misaki-chan 164]

Guess I'll continued......

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Misaki sat there, numb, as she blankly staring into space. Her tears had stopped, but her emotions and thoughts still remained. What snapped her out of her was a gunshot. Her eyes widen in surprise at the noise and jumped up before looking out the window. She saw two people, though one disappeared a second later. The second person looked tall, but that was all she could see since the sun was to his back. A minute later, the figure left the roof, leaving the first person there. Her gut told her that the figure had killed the first person, with the gunshot and such. She turned her back to the window and threaded her hand through her dark hair. A sigh escaped her lips as she leaned against the wall once more. Her other hand slipped into her pocket and was reminded of the ointment that Mark gave her. Slowly, she gripped the small jar and popped it open. She removed her shirt and her bandages before dipping two fingers into it and gently rubbed it into her wound. The cool ointment soothed her wound and for the first time, her shoulder didn't hurt. Well, it did, but she didn't pay attention to it. After applying it, she put the lid back on and redressed the wound before putting on her shirt. After taking a deep breath, her mind wondered. She felt lost and so confused about what to do. She didn't know. Who to trust and who not to. What was the truth and was a lie. Everything was so mixed up and strange. Nothing made sense at all. Nothing.

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Chelsea looked at her watch nervously before saying, "She's been gone for a while. Maybe we should check up on her..."

Kaichou glanced at her and reminded, "She needs to think. Give her time."

"But she's been gone for 20 minutes!"

"She probably has a lot to think about. No surprise, considering what we've gone through."

"I'm going."

"But Chelsea-"

"I'll come with you."

Legend began to follow Chelsea, who had just walked out of the room towards the direction of the bathroom. She opened the door and said, "Misaki~? Are you here~?"

Misaki heard her voice and responded a moment later, "Yeah, I am."

She walked towards the stall she heard her voice from and knocked on the door before asking, "Can I come in?"

This time, she answered right away. "No."

"How come?"

"Pride. I don't like people seeing me cry."

"Are you ok?"

She chuckled, "What do you think?"

"I'll take that as a yes."

"Well, wrong choice."

"What's wrong?"

"Everything."

"Because of what we've gone through these past few days?"

"That, with a few other things."

She heard footsteps coming before someone (who she identified as Legend) asked, "How is she?"

Misaki responded for herself, "I'll be fine."

After taking a deep breath, she opened to door and smiled, "Lets go back. I've been gone for a while, haven't I?" before beginning to walk towards the exit. Chelsea grabbed her arm before asking, "Are you sure?"

Another smile came onto face and reassured, "I'm fine!"

The girl looked at her for a second before letting go. She continue to walk, out the exit and down the hallway and entering the room, her Poker Face safely back in place.

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I wrote a lot again....

[tengaku squared 291]

And I found it! :grin: If you need it just ask, it's in my pocket...

Okay, I'll try something... Wish me luck.

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Tsukiko heard a gunshot and looked to the direction it had come. Up to cieling of a house nearby. The sun was shining brightly and made her to cover her eyes.

"What was that just now?" She pondered when she saw two figures on the house. But the other one fell on its knees and disappeared from Tsukiko's field of vision. The other one which had been taller too turned a bit and stared at her for a while but left then.

"Uh, who was that? And what a earth happened?" Tsukiko shook her head and continued her way to the hotel she was staying.

She opened the door of her hotel room and looked around. Everything was like she had left two days ago.(I assume now is Tuesday or Wednesday.) She went to the bath room and took a nice warm shower. She put clean clothes on and opened the television.

"Tsk, nothing interesting... I already know everything they are talking right now..." She swiched the TV off and threw the remote control to the sofa opposite the TV. "I wonder what is happening now... I heard something that we are heading to Canada. IU's friend C has some useful connections... 'Nokia, Connecting People'..." Tsukiko laughed to her though and jumped on her bed. It was so relaxing just laugh. Especially after all those happenings.

There was a knock on the door. Tsukiko went to open it. There was a teenage boy, much older than Tsukiko herself, standing at the other side of the door.

"Ah, who are you?" She asked.

"It doesn't matter, I need to talk. May I come in?" The boy answered.

"Umm, okay." Tsukiko let the boy in and closed the door behind. "Before telling anything, why you wanna talk with me and how did you found me?"

"I heard from Rod that you were also here, in New Jersey." The boy answered as he sat on the sofa. "Don't worry, he and his team mates think you died in that explosion." He continued when he saw Tsukiko's shocked face.

"So, you are Mark?"

"That's the name I'm called." Mark admitted. "Now, can I tell my-"

"You didn't answer my second question." Tsukiko held her hand on the door knob.

"You had written the name of your hotel to your status update a week ago. I asked from the reception a Finnish girl who is staying here on her own."

"But why me? Why you didn't go to talk with IU? She truly misses you, I believe." Tsukiko implied back.

"I have no extra time right now, so could I tell now what I came here to tell?"

"Fine then..."

"But this information I'm telling you, you must not tell this to anyone. Not even to your friends. Okay?"

"...Okay."

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Okay, kind of cliffhanger. But there is a one problem with it... I don't know what Mark wants to tell...

"Hmmph. You seem too agreeable. But if I can't trust you," the man said with a sigh, "then who can I trust?" His hand reached out for Tsukiko's face, and pulled it. Of course, Tsukiko didn't like this, but she understood the action once the man said, "Not a mask, huh? OK."

He relaxed against the wall, and said, "Well, it seems I can trust you." He stretched his arms out, then returned them to his pockets. "Like I said before, you can't tell this to anyone. You will die if you do." He looked around warily.

"This information I'm about to tell you is the syndicate's most protected secret. It is the heart, it's motive to live. The syndicate is a group of bright teenagers close to my age, led by a criminal mastermind. The syndicate has ears everywhere, in every country, and silently pulls the strings. And the members are sworn to secrecy on pain of death." He pulled down his shirt collar, revealing a scar on his neck. "They implant trackers into us to monitor us at all times. They also function as bugs, allowing the syndicate to literally have ears everywhere. Of course, I removed mine during the plane crash."

"But enough background. Here's the heart of the syndicate. The goal of the syndicate is world domination, as you may have suspected, but the method it intends to do that is far more sinister then people can dream of. They plan..." and he paused there, staring at the door. After a few seconds, he resumed, "They plan to anger nations, and turn them against each other in complete world war. Once the war ends and the survivors are badly scarred, they plan to take over and siege the world in their iron claw." He studied Tsukiko's face for a little while, then said, "There is a reason why I sworn you to secrecy. By learning this, you have most certainly placed yourself in grave danger. And if you tell anyone, and I mean ANYONE this, the syndicate will find you, erase you and any connections you have from the books. You will merely hasten destruction, as the syndicate's operations will quicken once they learn an outsider knows of this. And you will bring no good to anybody. In fact...there's a spy within your midst right now."

Tsukiko's eyes were wide. "Who?"

Mark glanced around suspiciously again, then said, "That is not for me to say. But I will give you a hint." He paused for a moment, then whispered, "Have you heard...of the hanging tree?" And with that, he vanished.

[Tsukiko 73]

"Hmmph. You seem too agreeable. But if I can't trust you," the man said with a sigh, "then who can I trust?" His hand reached out for Tsukiko's face, and pulled it. Of course, Tsukiko didn't like this, but she understood the action once the man said, "Not a mask, huh? OK."

He relaxed against the wall, and said, "Well, it seems I can trust you." He stretched his arms out, then returned them to his pockets. "Like I said before, you can't tell this to anyone. You will die if you do." He looked around warily.

"This information I'm about to tell you is the syndicate's most protected secret. It is the heart, it's motive to live. The syndicate is a group of bright teenagers close to my age, led by a criminal mastermind. The syndicate has ears everywhere, in every country, and silently pulls the strings. And the members are sworn to secrecy on pain of death." He pulled down his shirt collar, revealing a scar on his neck. "They implant trackers into us to monitor us at all times. They also function as bugs, allowing the syndicate to literally have ears everywhere. Of course, I removed mine during the plane crash."

"But enough background. Here's the heart of the syndicate. The goal of the syndicate is world domination, as you may have suspected, but the method it intends to do that is far more sinister then people can dream of. They plan..." and he paused there, staring at the door. After a few seconds, he resumed, "They plan to anger nations, and turn them against each other in complete world war. Once the war ends and the survivors are badly scarred, they plan to take over and siege the world in their iron claw." He studied Tsukiko's face for a little while, then said, "There is a reason why I sworn you to secrecy. By learning this, you have most certainly placed yourself in grave danger. And if you tell anyone, and I mean ANYONE this, the syndicate will find you, erase you and any connections you have from the books. You will merely hasten destruction, as the syndicate's operations will quicken once they learn an outsider knows of this. And you will bring no good to anybody. In fact...there's a spy within your midst right now."

Tsukiko's eyes were wide. "Who?"

Mark glanced around suspiciously again, then said, "That is not for me to say. But I will give you a hint." He paused for a moment, then whispered, "Have you heard...of the hanging tree?" And with that, he vanished.

This is an übershort continuation... Blame my mum... Anyway, I'll be off the next three/four days and be back on Wednesday. I have a camp.

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Tsukiko stared at the place Mark has stood a seconds ago and sighed."'Hanging tree'? What an earth is that? Man, I barely know the language and he should know it but he still gives me a weird hint...in English."

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Gotta go!

[Monsi 51]

At the airport, IU noticed that Monsi is not getting his things from his bus. Out of curiosity, she asked him, "Hey, aren't you going to come with us or what? We have to book for our flights now."

Monsi answered, "Well, I'm afraid I won't, because I would be driving myself going there. Besides, I would have to leave some of my stuff at my aunt's house in New York."

"Hmmm...well, if that's the case, I guess we should get going, then. Just contact anyone of us as soon as you have arrived."

"I will." Then, Monsi looked at everyone else and said, "Have a safe trip, guys!"

"Same to you. Bye!", they replied in unison.

"Bye, guys!", Monsi finally said, before he finally drove away.

When, he arrived at his aunt's house in New York, he noticed a mail addressed to him.

Hmmm...wait, this is from the office! Oh, no, I've completely forgotten about it! I hope I'm not doomed yet.

The letter says:

Dear Monsi,

Sorry for the late notice but you won't be reporting for work yet. It seems that there had been some numerous consecutive crimes happening in New Jersey, and some of our softwares were allegedly involved in committing them. Because of that, FBI has issued an order to temporarily stop our operation for investigation. I deeply apologize for this, since you came all the way from the Philippines for work and you would see this. Don't worry, I'll inform you right away if you have to report to work. For now, enjoy your stay and explore New York.

Yours truly,

Mr. HR Manager

HR Manager, The International Software Company

After reading the letter, instead of being disappointed, Monsi was very thankful since he can still help his fellow DCW friends. After leaving some of his stuff and getting a map of going to Canada, Monsi continued his trip going to Canada.

After 1 hour of driving, he got bored of hearing nothing but the sound of the air conditioner and the engine of the bus, so he turned on the radio to hear some music. However, instead of music, he heard the news about a plane that has been hit by a rocket at the US-Canada border. According to the news, there are only three survivors--two female passengers and one stewardess. Monsi even heard that an Asian boy had strapped a parachute to the two female passengers, thus saving them, but not the boy. It was also mentioned that that Asian boy was identified as "Mark". After hearing the news...

AEYRA AND CHELSEA ARE ON BOARD THAT PLANE WITH MARK??? Could it be that the passengers who had been saved by Mark are Aeyra and Chelsea? That's impossible. And...DAMN I HAVE TO GET THERE QUICK!!!

Then, Monsi switched on the headlights in "high" and the hazard lights (to signify "emergency"... ), and steps on the accelerator very hard, making him reach the speed of 100 miles/hour. When he has already entered Canada, he turned off the headlights and the hazard lights, then he reduced his speed to 50 miles/hour. After a while, Monsi saw someone wearing a T-shirt with the words "In Mourning" printed on it. Furthermore, that person looks the same as Mark. So, he decided to pull over and approach the guy to ask him some questions, but as a safety precaution, he brought his gun along.

Then, when Monsi saw the guy's face, he blurted out, "MARK??"

Instead of answering Monsi's question, that man handed something over to him and told him, "You'll find them there."

Monsi looked at it and said, "What is this?". But when Monsi looked up again, that man was gone.

Damn, he's gone already? I'd better call Pyre.

After Monsi got back to his bus and continued driving, he takes his cellphone and called Pyre...

"Hello Monsi? Where are you know?"

"I just entered Canada and am on my way there. By the way, are you guys really at CCCC Hospital at Room 1?"

"Y...y...yeah...how did you know?"

"Well...you wouldn't believe this but...I think I saw Mark and he gave me this paper containing the name of the hospital and the room that you're staying at, and the directions how to get there. But then he's already gone in an instant."

"What?! Really? You think you saw him? But that can't be- he's dead. He died on the plane crash!"

"I know, I couldn't believe it myself, too. But that person I saw really looks the same as Mark, but he has some cuts and bruises in his body."

"..."

"Pyre? Pyre? Are you still there?"

"H-h-how m-m-many minutes u-until you w-will arrive here?"

"About 20-25 minutes, I think..."

"O-okay then...bye."

After that conversation, Monsi continued driving with this thought in his mind: "Is Mark really alive? If he wasn't, then how could I get this paper containing info on the whereabouts of the girls and how to get there?"

When he arrived at CCCC Hospital, he went straight to the room where the girls are.

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Good night, guys!

[Aeyra 260]

"Hey, Misaki," greeted Aeyra as the girl walked back into the room, her usual smile in place. "You took a while- are you alright?"

"I'm..." she hesitated, trying to find the correct way to describe it. "I'm not fine, but I'm not really upset either. You probably know how I feel, seeing only people trapped in situations like this would get it."

"Yeah, the 'I'm safe for now but who knows when I'll die' kind of thing. I'd always thought about how I could die from like- a passing car or whatever, but I just shrugged it off. This is different. This is more real. We haven't lost anyone yet, but it couldn't happen any day now. Right now, I'm confused about Mark. He is still alive, or is he a fake? Is he on our side, or the other side?"

"About Mark," started Misaki, looking nervous, "I think I might have saw him again. He shot someone. At least, the person I saw shot someone."

"What?" asked Aeyra, looking stunned.

[Misaki-chan 164]

Actually, knowing me, I'd just say I was fine, even if I wasn't.

[Aeyra 260]

Actually, knowing me, I'd just say I was fine, even if I wasn't.

Oh. It's hard to write other people... XD Oh well, that's me as well. But we need to get somewhere...

[tengaku squared 291]

Oh. It's hard to write other people... XD Oh well, that's me as well. But we need to get somewhere...

I'm waiting for someone else to continue the story. Remember what I said to Tsukiko has to get to you somehow within the story.

[Misaki-chan 164]

Misaki continued, "Well, you see, while I was in the bathroom, I heard a gunshot. When I looked out the window, there were two people on a roof of a nearby building. One of the figures disappeared a second later though and the other figure stood there for a minute before leaving. And for some reason, I just kinda am getting this feeling that it was Mark..."

Aeyra instructed, "Take us to that building."

She nodded and took off, though made sure not to go too fast, and led the other outside the hospital and to the building that she saw. It turned out to be a hotel, so they took the elevator to the roof. Upon arriving, the stared at horror of what they saw. It was a girl, maybe in her teens, with pigtails and a sniper gun lying there. She took a deep breath before slowly walking up the body and check her pulse. "She's dead," she stated, "The body's still warm, so it might have been within the last half hour. So this is probably the person who had disappeared out of my view a second after the gunshot."

Kaichou also walked up to the body and looked across the street at the hospital. She asked, "Hey Misaki-chan, can you point at the window you saw the this girl and the killer in?"

She nodded and stood next to her and quickly looked at all the windows before pointing to one and saying, "That window. I'm sure of it."

She examined the angle from the girl's position and the window that Misaki was before looking at the sniper gun. She then stated, "Well, it looks like the killer of this girl saved your life."

"Eh?"

"Look at the angle from where this girl is and where you were. It's a pretty good angle to snipe someone with, and the fact that she has a sniper gun just strengthens that fact. From what we know and from what we can guess, I think she was a sniper sent to kill you. Most likely from Mark's old organization."

She looked at the angle and saw what she was talking about. She muttered, "You're right...."

Kaichou continued, "So it probably was Mark, since he's now helping us."

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Someone wanna continue?

[tengaku squared 291]

Someone wanna continue?

I will, but not now.

[Misaki-chan 164]

Fine, works with me.

[Lia. 45]

uh... what happened when I was gone?

[Misaki-chan 164]

I believe we now are in Canada.

[Lia. 45]

Canada...? How did we get there?

[Misaki-chan 164]

Plane. But the plane Chelsea and Aeyra were on (for some reason they were on a different plane than us) got bombed by some guy named Zach, who was after Moho's life. Moho saved the two and somehow ended up living too. As for Monsi, he came by bullet-proof bus.

[IdentityUnknown 216]

Mark glanced around suspiciously again, then said, "That is not for me to say. But I will give you a hint." He paused for a moment, then whispered, "Have you heard...of the hanging tree?" And with that, he vanished.

...Have you been reading the Hunger Games again? I memorized that song.

Are you, are you

Coming to the tree

Where they strung up a man they say murdered three.

Strange things did happen here

No stranger would it be

If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.

Are you, are you

Coming to the tree

Where the dead man called out for his love to flee.

Strange things did happen here

No stranger would it be

If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.

Are you, are you

Coming to the tree

Where I told you to run, so we’d both be free.

Strange things did happen here

No stranger would it be

If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.

Are you, are you

Coming to the tree

Wear a necklace of rope, side by side with me.

Strange things did happen here

No stranger would it be

If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.

[tengaku squared 291]

...Have you been reading the Hunger Games again? I memorized that song.

Nope. It's just a clue.

That song is rather easy to memorize.

[IdentityUnknown 216]

Nope. It's just a clue.

That song is rather easy to memorize.

*shrugs* It's rather repetitive.

[BK201 31]

BK201 hurriedly went inside her room and slammed it shut. She leaned his back against the door and was panting heavily, beads of sweat are visible in her forehead.

"I can't believe it... He's... alive..." She stammered with fear in her eyes. She slowly walked to her bed and sat down when her phone suddenly rang. She looked at the screen and saw an unknown number calling her. She hesitated before she answered.

"He-hello?"

"Hey, BK! Did you miss me?" a cold familiar voice asked.

"You!?" she exclaimed with rage.

"Oh! You seem really happy upon hearing my voice."

"How dare you! You killed Cherry!"

"She knows too much. And you're next, if you don't hurry and come back here..."

"I'm never going back!"

"Then I have no other choice but to kill you. You and your 'heroic' friends..." the voice sneered.

"Don't drag them to this! They don't know anything!"

"As if you don't know me... I'll kill everyone who gets involved in this, whether you like it or not... So choose wisely, before you regret anything..."

"SHUT UP!" she shouted as she threw the phone out of the window.

She covered her face with her hands and cried silently.

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Sorry if it sucked...

[Monsi 51]

Where exactly is everyone at the moment? I've lost track.

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

I believe we were at the hospital before... Having a meeting...

[Misaki-chan 164]

Im not sure about Monsi, but you, me, Chelsea, Aeyra, kaichou and Neechan are on a roof looking at a dead body.

[Aeyra 260]

We are? *confused*