Luca Valliat's Story

"What are you doing on the floor mister?" she asked in her carefree tone, "were you playing this game? I don't know what it is but sorry if I made you mess up," the tiger girl said. He looked back at Luca, than he looked at the tiger girl. He was dumbfounded for a few moments.

"Hi," Luca said, attempting a smile, but ending up somewhere at a smirk. Ace realized the girl was holding out a hand to help him up.

"We haven't even started yet, so that's okay," Luca said.

Ace ignored her extended hand and helped himself up, "I'm fine..." he saw that she was whipping her tail back and forth. This meant it was most likely real. Ace could almost laugh at the girl in front of him have ears and a tail. The reason being is because he wanted ears like that! A tail too, and just imagining that almost made himself laugh. Ace dusted his hands off his jeans, and said, "Hi," not being able to say much more than Luca. And Ace managed a half smile to tiger girl.

Alpes the Griffin

Alpes stared at Ammut, she had finally shown herself in all her monstrosity. Her presence seemed to have motivated Willow to climb onto Alpes quite well. Now that Willow was safely holding onto Alpes he could attempt an escape but against Ammut he had to be very prudent very fast and have a lot of luck. Ammut was a killing machine she lived onto for the taste of blood and the joy of the hunt but for once Alpes had a motivation to be fast and prudent.
"Sorry Ammut, not this time," Alpes didn't even take the time to make a high pounce into the air so that he could be fast and use his wings to bring him higher.
He didn't waste anytime, he got a bookshelf and pushed with all his might off it so he could bust through the door and come crashing against the pins of a bowling alley. When he stood up he started slipping but then saw Kitty and other humans standing at the other end so he clawed the wood alley digging his claws in to throw himself toward them.
"I suggest we get out of here now!" He yelled at everyone, "No time for introductions, Ammut is behind us."

Luca Valliat

"So what if it's not easy, obviously an unknown ship filled with dangerous creatures is risky but I have a father to take care of," said Luca surprising himself.
Since when did he ever care about his father's health, he had been watching his father break down day by day without doing or caring about it and now he said out loud that he had to care for him. Luca felt a spark of anxiety inside of him bubbling like cold water that had been untouched for so long but now was starting to boil because he was starting to live again.
"We just need to get out of here, and maybe we'll be out before the mean creatures co-" Luca was interrupted by a giant bird intrusion coming through the end the ninth bowling alley where the pins were.
A girl was riding on his back holding on for dear life while the . . . griffin? was clawing the slippery alley where he left deep gashes and sprang toward Luca and the others.

"I suggest we get out of here now!" The griffin yelled at everyone as he approached, "No time for introductions, Ammut is behind us."

"Who is Ammut?" For some reason Luca was curious even though he had a bad feeling that he already knew, he had heard the name before when he had gone to the museum on his own.

Ammut was a little bit too late but not for the door. She jumped onto the shelves and just in time through the door, hungry, and motivated to get Willow. She too crashed into bowling pins and it took her a few minutes before she realized there were other humans. She turned around and got up, stretched her claws, and looking at Alpes. ''Wrong move,'' she growled and looked at the others. She opened her mouth a bit and stepped a bit closer towards Luca. ''Who is Ammut you ask and here I am. Now, stand still than it won't hurt that much,'' she growled, moving towards Luca and the others.

Rosalie took the candy gratefully and ate it. "Thanks." Was all she said before something unexpected happened, a large half bired half lion thing came running down the hall with a girl on his back. She looked at it before it stated saying something along the lines of 'run' and 'Ammut'. Rosalie looked behind them and saw a creature that was in the mix of a lion, crocodile, and hippopotamus. She watched it as it came closer, the fact it wanted to eat her was not sinking in until the very last moment.
"It's...real." The supposed 'Ammut' said something and started towards Luca in a very intimidating fashion. Rosalie gulped and tried to find a way out, when she saw none she silently cursed to herself and ran towards the nearest thing. Which was a very large box that could hide her easily.If there was one thing she learned from her family that was 'if there is a place to hide. Hide in it.' Although the circumstances in which she had to learn that was very pleasant. Unless you find being chased around the house with angry siblings fun, then ya. It would be.

Everything seemed to be happening as this 'Ammut' thing came in. Ace was astounded. He sat there for a few moments. Some weird griffin was telling everyone to run. But the thing is, Ace is still on his violent side, and it would be a good time for him to change back, but he didn't.

"Who do you think you are, telling me to run?!" Ace yelled at the griffin. He looked at Ammut, "WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO THINK THAT YOU ARE THINKING THAT YOU'LL EAT US?!" Ace, was crazy, yelling at a strange monster. But then, at that exact moment, Ace switched personalities. He said softly and nicely, "Didn't your mother tell you to eat your veggies before you eat meat?"

Ace was all nice and kind, "If you want, I can cook you a five course meal, and you'll be all satisfied," Ace smiled gently, and looked at Ammut, "This includes your greens. If you can't eat your greens then you might get nutrition deficit, and die. Oh wait, you aren't human are you... It's okay. I understand, you're a meat eater, so I'll cook you meat,"

In the middle of all the action that was going on.

Ammut watched Rosalie as she decided to hide and rolled her eyes, but her eyes were focused on Luca. She was hungry, and he would be her first meal, until she heard screaming at Alpes. Her attention turned towards Ace as she looked a bit surprised, she hadn't expect anyone to yell at Ace. And than he started to scream at her, bad move. She looked at Luca but shook her head and focused on Ace.

Slowly coming closer, intimidating anyone she could, she opened her jaws slightly so her massive teeth would show through, and her claws were stretched and ready to grab the boy. And then he said all kind and nice about cooking a meal and about greens. She started laughing as she came closer, moving faster towards the boy. ''Ah, meat. Human flesh so nice. I'll rip your heart out and eat it whilst you are still alive!'' she said, now so close that she could jump on the boy, and she was making herself ready to.

She lowered herself, then rose and jumped, aiming her claws for Ace.

Kitty jumped when Alpes came bursting into the room and only had time to say "Uh no..." before Ammut came bursting in after him. She flew as fast as she could and hooked her arms under Luca's shoulders and bringing him up into the air. "What ever you do, don't freak out or i could drop you." she said, her voice suddenly turning stern. She had taken a liking to Luca, especially after learning he had his own hardships to deal with. "Trust me Luca, even if it kills me...We'll get you out." She said, staring a Alpes and hoping he had a plan.

Willow clung to Alpes' neck as he lunged forwards and evaded Ammut, who was just a little too slow. A small smile tugged at her lips, but when she glanced back over her shoulder, she could see the crocodile-hippo-lion experiment was hot on their heels. He managed to get through the door and her senses were invaded by flashing lights and the smell of a bowling alley. Pressing her face against the soft feathers, she peeked up only long enough to see Alpes skidding down the bowling alley, warning a group of humans and other creatures that Ammut was on her way. And seconds later, there she was. Turning on his back, Willow watched as she moved swiftly towards them and proceeded to hunt down a boy that was one minute screaming, the next talking softly. Well apparently Alpes was right about this place.

"Stop it!" She cried to him, her eyes pleading. "Isn't there anything we can do?!" Without waiting for an answer, she slid from his back, her knees buckling slightly. From there, she stood and watched, her eyes wide. "Alpes, help him!"

Ammut lowered herself a bit and took a few steps back, not in defeat though, everything but defeat. She then sprinted forwards, into the direction of Ace, making herself bigger as she came closer, her eyes hungry. She could already smell the blood and taste the flesh and the heart of the human. But she wasn't going exactly for Ace.

If Willow would be dead, Alpes might stop and just go back and mourn for the girl, then Ammut had the free hunt, no one would really disturb her. But she might also be wrong. Alpes could open the hunt on her, but that risk, she would take, he wouldn't be strong enough anyway to defeat her. She could kill Alpes, and she would whenever she had the chance.

As she forced her legs backwards and stretched her front legs she jumped over Ace easily, he wouldn't even be able to touch her. She landed swiftly on all four paws and continued to to run into the direction of Willow. Jaws open as to quickly snap it when she touched the skin of Willow, teeth showing, eyes hungry for flesh, for human flesh, and for human hearts she so longed for.

Luca Valliat

Things were happening so fast, one second the giant crocodile thingy was hunting him and the next he was going after Ace who wasn't helping his cause and actually rendering the situation even worse by taunting the obviously pissed off creature. The girl that had been riding on the back of the griffin started yelling at the bird to help the boy and not her, Luca felt a little sorry for the bird. . . oddly. . .
Since Luca had all of his courage and guts stuck in his throat he just stood there watching all the action go by but he was safe because Kitty had pulled him up into the sky and the second he was above the whole scene he found his way back to speeking.
"Kitty!" Luca choked out a yelp of despair, "Why did you help me? What are we going to do about Ace?"
He was glad that Kitty had saved his sorry ass but now he hoped he could do something to aid Ace and the others.

Alpes the Griffin

Alpes had just gotten out of Ammut's reach when Willow slid off his back and started scolding him for not helping Ace. Alpes didn't know if he had to protest against Willow's scolding or just obediently listen to her, but Ammut was a dangerous predator with no mercy so he was going to have to be prudent and fast. He pushed Willow aside and then placed himself in front of her like a mother wolf would do to protect her cubs.
"I'll do something, but you stay here and try to not attract too much attention," he said softly and started to leave but then turned his head to stare at Willow, "Please."

"I'm not afraid of some overweight of a croco lion hippo thingy, it may look scary, but it might not be as strong as it looks..." that boy was looking for trouble, "So... than... fatty..."

Alpes was a few feet away from Ace keeping an eye on Ammut and Ace, "Hey, kid, for once in your life think about your own safty and not your loud mouth because this big creature is not the one you want to pick on."
Alpes took one step forward and knew that if he had the chance to do what he was planning he wouldn't hesitate.

"You stupid bird!" Ammut growled, watching him go in front of Willow. She was only getting pissed more and more, and no one was going to stop her if she really, really got angry. She stopped a few feet away from Alpes and looked around. She looked at Luca in the sky with Kitty, the yelling Ace, and eventually back at Alpes who was standing before Willow. She narrowed her eyes, then opened her jaws. 'First the boy, then the girl named Willow and then Alpes himself. I'll get him.'

Ammut turned around and looked at Ace. She walked towards him, slow, but ready to jump at him and grab his tiny head to break it. Her jaws open, her eyes full of hatred and hunger. She was going to eat, even if it was Alpes, she was going to eat someone in the room.

She looked up at Kitty and Luca. Luca had seemed like a good snack, then followed by the main meal of Ace and as a desert it would be Willow. But, Luca was out of reach, so she would go for main course first and see if she could get the snack later. She looked at Ace and made speed, jaws opening further, he wasn't going to escape now. She jumped and lunged for the boy.

Ammut was just a second to late with landing but started to run after him, quickly catching up. Once she ran beside him, she opened her jaws and snapped at his feet, in the hope to make him fall. She also swished her tail in the hope to hit him to and to knock him down, but he was going down, even if she had to chase him to the end of the world. She snapped again, just to make sure he would fall, her claws stretched, her eyes hungry and angry, this boy was going to die. She didn't care about Alpes at the second, but was completely focused on the boy. She didn't care about Willow, still focused on the boy, that was going to be her food and fill her empty stomach.

"I'll do something, but you stay here and try to not attract too much attention. Please."

Willow blinked in surprise. Did that just sound like Alpes cared whether or not she got hurt? But he barely knew her. Slowly, she nodded her head. Without a word, she ducked behind a table, watching events unfold. Ammut seemed focused on her prey, which was now that odd boy who had shouted at the creature. Biting her bottom lip hard, she kept her gaze on Ace who was now running away. Well, he was certainly weird. Frowning, she looked up quickly at the flying cat thing and the boy she held in her gaze and then back down to the chase. She couldn't just sit him could she?

Shooting Alpes an apologetic look, she dove from her hiding place and towards Ammut. Catching up with her, she reached out her hands and grabbed the scaly tail that swished furiously. Holding on as tight as she could, she pulled, intending to at least slow her down or get her attention. When she dropped the tail, she backed up a few steps, eyes wide as she waited for what would happen next.

Ammut was surprised to see in the corner of her eye Willow diving for her, but didn't really pay much attention. All of a sudden, she felt hands touch her scaly tail, and she snapped her head to the right to look at the person who had touched her tail, grabbed it, and was surprised to see Willow. She dared to do that, but that would be the final thing she would touch. With jaws wide open, she stopped and turned around, eyes full of hatred, and still very hungry.

''You dare to grab my tail and slow me down? Didn't you listen to your little pet Alpes?'' she growled, stepping towards Willow as Willow stepped back. She narrowed her eyes. Her tail swished furiously, and she stood a bit taller so she looked bigger. She opened her jaws and lunged forward for the girl.

My, my, my looks like ol' Ammut is having a hoot, the look on all the little human's faces is priceless, Jester chuckled to himself, he had been following everyone for quite some time now, watching all the humans react to all this wonderful craziness, but still I want to have some fun with them and I won't be able too if they're all dead as a door nail. So emerging from out of the corner still in his illusion of nothingness, he swaggered through the dissarray to the girl that the overgrown chicken Alpes had called Willow and the boy wgo had just hopped off the grumpy hippo. He extended the illusion to them, creating 'clones' in their place to avoid suspicion. He stood proudly before them, a strange grin across his skeletal face and made an elaborate bow to the two humans. "Why hacen't you humans gotten yourselves into a pickle throwing contest you can't win, tut tut. You should be more careful." He boomed with his low grating voice, his illusion would make sure no one could hear or see them, he had veen using it before and no one seemed to hear his fits of laughter before. "Now don't bother trying to talk to any of these nunptues for the mean time they're under an illusion were they can't hear or see you except your dopplegangers." He chuckled as he pointed his scepter towards the other two.

"Now walk through that door over there before I change my mind and join in with the killing." And with that he walked away from this group and started to float towards the neko and human, extending his illusion also to them and copying them again. "Yes, yes you didn't know I was here now go through the door while you can." Despite his trickster ways he hated having to explain himself more than once, he could hace done the whole room but there was more chance creatures like Alpes abd Ammut would realise something was amiss and tgat would ruin his entire plan. Now that he had warned all the humans he supposed he would have to warn the griffin as well, he casually strolled towards the fighting beasts and leap frogged his way onto the griffins back removing some of his illusion so Alpes could hear him as he whispered to his head (he didn't know where a griffins esrs where so he safely assumed the head) "Now listen you over grown chicken the humans are now safe but you'll have to go against all your pride and instinct and trust a complete lunatic." He couldn't help but to release a loud laugh at himself and did so for seceral miments before pulling himself back together. "Now in a few moments I want you to retreat through that back door there, see? The humans will be in there despite what you may see." After teling him that Jester jumped back off the griffin and skiped his way to the door.

"Thank you," the girl said, "You saved my life back there," Ace said awkwardly, "erm... no problem?" as though the whole situation was just a dream or something. Ace sure hoped it was a dream. "Why hacen't you humans gotten yourselves into a pickle throwing contest you can't win, tut tut. You should be more careful." Ace turned towards the voice... but there was no voice. It seemed to be coming from somewhere, but Ace just didn't know where.

"Now don't bother trying to talk to any of these nunptues for the mean time they're under an illusion were they can't hear or see you except your dopplegangers. Now walk through that door over there before I change my mind and join in with the killing." Ace completely didn't know how to react. What is this nonsense?! What the hell is going on here? another person joined the group? "Yes, yes you didn't know I was here now go through the door while you can." Ace didn't know whether or not to accept this... now go through the door. Whatever. Ace indicated for Willow and Luca to come, he switched personalities again... and slammed the medieval door open with his foot, into a great... big... dinning room with gigantic windows illuminating the tables.

Luca Valliat

His use of the name Osiris had absolutely no effect and now he felt more embarrassed than anything else, he wished so badly that it could have helped but then something happened. Everyone disappeared, the girl Willow and the guy Ace. . . they had vanished into thin air.
Maybe Osiris actually exists and helped me! Thought Luca with so much hope.
Then a freaky clown appeared next to Luca and Kitty who was still holding onto him. Luca almost called out for his mother, if there was anything Luca feared it was when people just popped up next to him and even worse when it was a skull faced joker. . . who spoke, "Yes, yes you didn't know I was here now go through the door while you can."
Luca was more lost than ever but he poked Kitty hoping that she would do something because he had no idea what to do except to get far away from the very creepy lunatic joker.
"Kitty, I think we should listen to. . . um. . ." Luca didn't know how to call him and he wasn't going to know right away because the clown left in long gazelle strides until he landed on the Griffin's back.

Alpes the Griffin

Alpes dug his claws into Ammuts flesh and held on tight until he was flung away by the massif and angry beast. Ammut glared around searching for prey but everyone had disappeared and Alpes had a bad feeling about who made them disappear so suddenly.
Please, not him, pleaded Aples.
"Now listen you over grown chicken the humans are now safe but you'll have to go against all your pride and instinct and trust a complete lunatic," it was him, Jester, "Now in a few moments I want you to retreat through that back door there, see? The humans will be in there despite what you may see."
Alpes knew that Jester was a complete deranged case but he also knew that he didn't really have another choice but to trust him and he couldn't think about it too much because now was his only chance. Ammut had decided to feast on a girl with flowers in her hair, she hadn't been careful and hadn't tried to hide. . . she was Ammut's first meal. . . Aples didn't want to know who was going to be the next.

Practically dancing his way through the door he stopped as he came infront of the humans, he grinned that unnatural skeletal grin of his again at them and made another grand bow to them. "Hehehehe you're safe now.... for the time being, unless I want to play skip rope with your lower intestines then you better run for your dear little lives but I doubt I'll get bored enough for that rather grissly end to happen." His low voice, sounding like the old stone of a mauselium door slamming shut. "For those of you who don't know who I am you can merely call me Jester or Skully McSullster from Skulltown of Skulltonia's second cousin of his mother's side." And let out a long bout of deafening laughter, floating into the air as he did so holding his sides as if there were about to burst, Alpes soon walked into the room much to the fool's pleasure. "Ah so you actually came you big chicken, I thought you're senceless pride would get the better of you." He said as he floated towards the grim looking griffin, his empty socketts staring into those beady eyes Alpes. "How was the dobblegangers death convincing huh? I thought so." And with that he began to wander off dancing and humming a tune to himself before returning to the group. "Now I want what you lot want to get of this ship and I know most of the way so you wee ickle humansies can let me stay with you and help you out or I bring hell to your doorsteps and out pop the intestines." He began to laugh again but stopped suddenly to ask. "So what's it going to be?"