Changes In Our Blog

As you have may noticed, we've added a "Read More" button, which is used for our longer posts. This way we can save space, and give you a little anticipation. Don't forget to give us any ideas or suggestions on our "Critique, Ideas, Suggestions..." page, or to create a character on our "Create A Character" page. Thanks!

-Kiki

Sebastian

Here's something written by Ketchupman awhile ago, and I forgot to put it up. I took some time to edit parts.. sorry for not notifying you earlier! We were entertaining the idea of a possible one-sided romance between Sebastian and Annik, but Sab cut it down right away... but this part is when we were still thinking about adding it. And if you're wondering where this goes, it goes in an interesting part of the story where somebody betrays the group... Sab forbids me from posting it or talking about it yet. Sorry!

-Kiki

Sebastian stepped back inside the gates of the Organization base for the first time in months, proud and
yet frightened of the events that had occurred over the course of the day. The plan had been executed
perfectly. Everything had gone right. But Annik… still Sebastian could not drive away the memories of
her look of loathing towards him. She was the one he had come to like the most. In fact, he almost
found himself believing that he loved her. Now he knew that there could never be anything between
them.

Liera 3

Sorry I haven't been writing lately... I kinda left Liera in the middle of something! Where was I? Oh yeah, I left it off where Alex hugs Liera... what, did you guys think I was going to let the opportunity slip by for some sort of romance to happen? And besides, it was a lot of fun writing this particular part! We get to see a part of Liera that we normally isn't revealed! Teehee, hope you guys enjoy!


  Liera's heart started pounding, and she froze, uncertain of what to do. She almost pushed him away, but he was holding on too tight, pinning her arms to her side. Liera could feel his heart beating slowly, steadily; and her own heart started to follow that beat.
  Slowly, and carefully, making sure she didn't seem desperate to escape, she tentatively freed her arms and hugged him back. 'Oh,' she thought simply, and it felt like she and Alex were in their own bubble, unattached to anything else in the world.

Liera 2

  "Hey Liera!" shouted a familiar voice, making Yumi's ears prick up. Liera turned around and the pace of her heart quickened. "I was looking for you," said the Puppet. Liera felt the blood rise into her cheeks. 'Please don't see me blush, please don't,' she thought, turning her head back to face the pond.
  He plopped down beside her and brushed the dirty blonde hair out of his eyes. He seemed a little winded, and his face was flushed from running.

Liera 1

Found the file! Yay! I edited it a bit to make it better...


Liera was sitting in the Puppet park, the sun shining brightly on the lake. It reflected and dazzled her eyes, but she just inched back more into the shade. Yumi, her bunny, was hopping around like crazy, trying to get her attention. Liera just ignored her, too deep in thoughts to notice her best friend's mad antics. 

Oh Dear... Sorry!!!

Hello all! I've just looked at my dashboard, and realized the last time we posted was May 25th... sorry for all those readers out there waiting for the next part!
We've been awfully busy lately, and some of us hadn't had the time to sit down and write about Puppetmaster. We're having some exams and waiting for the start of summer, so hopefully we will be able to write soon.
For me, my computer privileges have been quite reduced, and the computer is where I write down all my ideas and stuff. I've been working on transferring my handwritten work onto here, but it's quite tedious.
As for the others? All I know is that Ketchupman has lost his password onto Blogger, Cassandra's been working on her personal blog and Sab is busy with eating, sleeping, drawing and life.
So yeah. I'm going to try to find that old file of Liera's past... hopefully I'll be able to post it by today...
Thanks for sticking with us!
-Kiki

Annik and Nai 2

Hello readers! Sorry we haven't been posting lately, but we're getting back on it! This part was written by Ketchupman, but he had forgotten his password so he can't post :D
Don't forget to check out the authors' other blogs, just click on our names and click on the links.
So here we are!

-Kiki

“Annik, I need to know!”

Nai had been struggling to gather the information from Annik for a week now. She had found the
travelling puppet, and while they had been conversing, Nai managed to find out that Annik had a very
accurate source stating the secrets of many legacies and truths of puppets and humans alike. Annik,
resistant at first to give the information up, kept up her constant travelling. Persistent as she was, Nai
had decided to accompany her.

Alexander Side Character Profile

Alexander is unlike any other side character in Puppetmaster. He is a puppet with no special
power of any kind and with no companion. Alexander grew up with Liera and felt closer to her than
any other girl. Liera soon fell in love with him but never showed it to him, and he felt like she was
his younger sister. They hung out often and Liera’s bond to him grew stronger. He is the type of
person to solve problems naturally and make friends easily. Every girl he comes across, they fall
head over heels for him. He has once not encountered a girl that hasn’t. He isn’t the one to boast
though it would seem like it. Surprisingly, he hasn’t fell in love with a girl once though. He left his
town to join the crew because he wanted to have an adventure.
He is a little taller than the rest- except Sebastian- and a little muscular. He has dirty blonde
hair and brown eyes. His hair reaches his eyes and messy. He normally wears cargos that go to
his knees and a striped and collared white and light blue tee. He has a little pendant of Liera to
have a memory of his little ‘sister’.

- Cassandra

Jamie and Syelina 9

Annik created a water light and held it in her palm, lighting the way. She avoided knotted roots and graves and searched for the door that Nai had told her about.

Mist was still trying to shove itself down her throat, but she was able to open up the door and get inside before she fainted again. Taking a deep breath of musty air, she took a few cautious steps into the dim hallways.

Bad memories were creeping into her head as Annik looked around at the familiar surroundings, but shook them off. “I’ve gotten this far, and I’m not letting my guard down again. It’ll be perfectly fine,” she reassured herself.

Position In The Organization

As you may have read, Kuro is the leader of the 37th section of the Organization. Although that may not seem like a high position, think of it this way:
There are hundreds of lesser sections out there, who have no real power except to capture Puppets and report back to the Head. All of these lesser heads are numbers greater than 50. Any number lower than 50 is considered as a "high position." Of course, this usually leads to conflict about who is worthy of having a high position and prejudice about how a certain group acts (the lower positions think of the higher positions as "snobby" and the higher positions think that those lower than them are "leeches" and a hindrance to the Organization). As well, the lower your number, the more land you have to control over. (Poor 50, stuck in the middle)
So yeah, Kuro's actually pretty well off, considering. I mean, he does give off a "delinquent" feel and is a rebel, but he's in the higher ranks of the Organization.

-Kiki

Jamie and Syelina 8

The plot thickens, tension builds, and Kuro is becoming even more ambitious! What will happen next?

“Hmmmm… I’m sure Syelina will come to her senses soon. She doesn’t seem to want to acknowledge how much power we have together…” Jamie stated to himself, pacing. “I’m sure she realized that since the beginning. But she’s extremely stubborn…”

He stopped walking. Some scuffling and banging could be heard down the hall, as well as a voice cursing. ‘That sounds like-‘

Before he could finish his thought, Syelina stamped towards him, extremely disheveled. She stopped a few paces away from him and pushed a strand of hair out of her face. She then gave him one of her infamous glares.

Annik's Dark Secret

I don't even know where this is supposed to fit in the story, but this is one of Annik's tragedy! (Sabby thought Puppetmaster was getting too "mushy" and should have more action and tragedy) Enjoy! (Or should I really be saying that about something sad?)

“Why did you do it?” she swung her legs back and forth, looking at the stone seven meters below her feet. “Why?” The branch holding her was rough under her fingers, the bark cutting into her hand.

“Annik. They were going to hurt me. How else was I supposed to react? I’m a person!”

“That’s the problem,” she retorted, bitterness staining the air between them. “You’re a human. And a liar.”

“A liar?” he asked, and Annik almost believed he was surprised at the accusation. He ran his hand through his mouse brown hair.

“I saw you. Talking to those people. You were prepared to give me over. You took the money they offered. You promised that I’d either ready to be handed over, or you’d kill me.” Tears started clouding over her vision.

“I’m sorry Annik. I don’t know what came over me at that moment…” She almost softened, but immediately hardened herself against him.

“Yeah right. I’ve also seen you meet them several times after that happened. Including when I had to wait for you to meet me here.”

Jamie and Syelina 7

“Crap. That was crazy,” Syelina muttered, walking into her small, stone cottage. Closing the door behind her, she walked towards her den. She flopped onto her chair, and started to think of what to do next. But for some reason, her thoughts kept on drifting back to Jamie. She stood up and walked around, petting her bats and fixing the gloomy upholstery. Yet whatever she did, she could only think about him.

“Damn it! Why can’t I stop thinking about him?!” she exclaimed, startling all her bats into flight. “We’re enemies, and I’m the one who said working together was a one time only thing. Why did I even think about joining up with him?” She kicked her desk and cursed. “Probably being stuck with that punk for too long. Ugh.”

“But what if you’re wrong?” asked a little voice in her head. “What if-“

“AH! No way…” she screamed, then realized how crazy she sounded, talking to no one real. ‘Pffft. I’m overreacting. But still…”

Jamie and Syelina 6

So so far, Jamie and Syelina were trapped in one cell together by Kuro, and they co-operated (gasp!) to escape. We've focused on the skeleton and the air mistress, but what about that seemingly stupid delinquent behind all this? Here it is, part 6, starring Kuro!

“Hmmmm…” pondered Kuro. “I can’t say I was surprised about this outcome.” He switched off the security camera in the cell, and walked back up the stairs slowly. “It’s quite funny how they never noticed this was part of my plan, considering how conniving and insightful they are. They should’ve been able to see right through this, especially Syelina,” he chuckled to himself. “This story has a very promising beginning.”

“They expect so low of me, and think that I’m just a hard-headed rebel. Won’t they be shocked later when this story comes to an end,” he snickered.

He sat back down at his desk, and checked all of the other security cameras placed around the castle. Unlike the other leaders, he didn’t rely on his servants and Puppets to take care of security around here. He always kept a careful eye on the screens, making sure nothing goes against his plan.

He saw a shadowy figure run across the top of the east wall, and he smiled. Syelina. As he watched her practically glide in the air, he remembered about the other one. He glanced at all the other cameras, but couldn’t find the other main character.

Jamie and Syelina 5

“That was fun,” remarked Syelina. “Remind me to use that trick the next time I get caught. I’m not saying I’m planning to get jailed again anytime soon though, so don’t get any ideas in that skull of yours.”

She stripped the unconscious guard of his weapons, and handed a baton to Jamie, while taking another for herself. “Ready?”

“Wait. Shush!” whispered Jamie, and they could hear the second guard coming down the hallway.

“Lucas? Are you ok? I heard some noise- ACK!” he exclaimed as Jamie and Syelina came at him with weapons raised. He was down for the count in seconds.

“Quick, find the keys!” hissed Jamie, and they both searched Julius’s uniform.

After a few minutes of searching and slowly panicking, they hit the jackpot. “Got it!” crowed Syelina in triumph, taking a ring of keys out of the guard’s pocket. “Now which one is it?”

“The small black one,” replied Jamie, and Syelina gave him a funny look. “What? I’m observant,” he explained, and was met with a shrug.

As they got up, vortex free, Jamie flexed his fingers, and smiled. “Ahhh… power again.”

“Remember. No more partnerships in the future,” reminded Syelina, her air currents flowing around her again.

“Don’t worry. I won’t forget,” retorted Jamie. “Now could you just get us out of here?”

Jamie and Syelina 4

“Guard!” echoed down the stonewalls of the dungeon. Lucas’s head shot up from his dreamless nap. Panicking a little, he thought it was the boss who had caught him not checking on the traitor and the woman, when he realized the voice was coming from one of the cells.

“Pffft,” he muttered under his breath. “No need to worry about him-“

“GUARD!!”

“Ok, ok I’m coming you idiot!” yelled an agitated Lucas, clearly annoyed. As he got to the cell, he saw the traitor standing at the entrance. “What is it?” Lucas growled.

“Oh, nothing, really. I just killed her and the stench is killing me, that’s all. Just bring me to another cell, would you?”

“What? Nothing?” asked Lucas, a little shocked after hearing the news. “I mean she was just brought in here yesterday…” He looked behind Jamie, but he could see nothing.

“I got bored,” grinned Jamie devilishly. “Now please hurry up.”

Lucas nodded slowly, and yelled over at the other guard down the hallway, “Julius, I’m taking him to another cell!”

“It’s cell number 12, right?” called down Julius. Lucas looked at the archway above the door, and found the number.

“Yep! I’ll take him to number 10, ok?”

“Just get on with it, ok?” muttered Jamie. “I can’t stay in here with a corpse forever while you do small chit-chat with your comrade.”

Lucas rolled his eyes as he opened the door. ‘This prisoner is an arrogant-‘ he thought, but that thought was cut off when he noticed the body wasn’t to be found. As he looked at Jamie realization dawning on him, Jamie smiled.

“Look up,” he pointed, and all Lucas saw before he blacked out was the woman mid-fall, right above his head.

-Kiki

Jamie and Syelina 3

“Move it,” growled the soldier, poking Syelina along. She shot him a venomous glare and kept walking. They came to a cell, which glowed a strange green and stopped right in front of it. Syelina’s eyes widened as she saw the green glow.

“Kuro, that bastard… the next time I lay my eyes on him I’ll slowly suffocate him until he dies in pain…” she muttered.

Two soldiers held her arms down and put on a few vortex bracelets, allowing her to move freely without any of her power. They took off the shackles and opened up the cell door.

“Have fun!” jeered the soldiers, and the door slowly locked behind her. She could hear the soldiers yell down the hall, “Hey! Lucas! Keep an eye on this one. She’s feisty.” All of the other soldiers laughed, and their footsteps and jeering faded.

Jamie and Syelina 2

Yay! More posted up... don't worry, there's plenty more where this is coming from (7 typed pages and counting)

Two slow, long weeks passed, and she was happy when the day came. She paced around waiting for the perfect time to approach Kuro with her plan and finish it off once and for all. At 2:00 p.m., she had had enough waiting and knocked on Kuro’s door.

“Come in,” drawled Kuro, and the doors creaked open. Syelina walked in, her head held in a dignified pose. Kuro just kicked his feet up onto his desk, watching her compose her face, though he could feel her anxiousness and excitement. He smiled wolfishly at the air mistress.

“So I hear that you have the King of the Dead in one of your cells,” she said, slightly rocking back and forth on her feet in nervous excitement. “Are you…planning to do anything to get rid of him? He might make trouble for you later…”

Kuro smiled. “You make it too obvious what you want,” he said dryly. Syelina’s face blanched and the calm composure left her. “But very well. One favour in turn for another. What do you have in return?”

It was Syelina’s turn to smile. She leaned in towards Kuro and whispered, “I know where that blue Puppet is.”

Jamie and Syelina

Finally! Here's a bit of the part I wrote about Jamie and Syelina... enjoy!

“Welcome to the Organization. You will be staying with Kuro, leader of the 37^th section,” said the keeper, the man who led newcomers through the rules. He was sitting across from Syelina, who tried to look interested in what the man was saying.

“That is, until you prove yourself worthy to become a leader or have a position likes mine. So rule number one, you must always report and obey the Head, and whatever you do, don’t make the other leaders upset. Once you have power, you may, but right now your position is in a delicate balance.”

Syelina nodded her head, bored. She stifled a yawn and pretended to be listening. The keeper, thankfully wasn’t paying attention if she was even listening or not, so she let her mind wander.

Finished! (Still need to post it up, though)

Yay!! I got Jamie's and Syelina's part done! (I ended up writing the whole thing, but I sent my ideas and progress to ketchupman so he could check it over. He's been busy, so don't blame him!) I can hopefully put it up soon, but I still want to look it over a couple more times for any mistakes. Now I can work more on Annik and Nai, as well as the other characters and get the story going!

Thanks!

Thank you guys for reading our chapters, character profiles and other stuff! We greatly appreciate it, and we now have 508 views! Thanks for being amazing! :D :D :D :D :D :D

-Kiki and Sab

New Page (On The Right)

As you may have noticed, I added a new page just for you guys to give us critiques and ideas. So go ahead, check it out!

Pictures By Sab

These are all links to pictures that Sab drew of some of the characters... check it out!
This is her gallery: Sab's Puppetmaster Art but you can also click on the links below.

Halloween theme
Nai as Devil
Liera as a Ghost
Annik as a Witch
Extreme as a Werewolf
Sebastian as a Serial Killer

Christmas theme
Liera
Annik
Nai
Extreme
Another Extreme
Sebastian

Misc.
Group Picture
Puppets and Vocaloid
Swap!
Puppetmaster Tattoos
Nai's On Red Team!
Sonahara Sisters
Extreme

So yeah.... enjoy!

-Kiki

Annik and Nai 1

   "Uhhhhh," moaned Annik, stirring. "Where the hell am I?"
   The last thing she remembered was being in the burning theatre, and passing out from the fumes. But she was in an old, abandoned building, in a wagon with a bunch of other captured Puppets. As she sat up, she noticed some of the others were awake too, but they were still weak from inhaling smoke. Then Annik saw something interesting.
   There was a Puppet sleeping on the ground, with flaming red hair and very punkish clothes on. As     Annik got up and inched towards her, she saw that the Puppet had no collar on. But then she stepped on a finicky board and made a loud creaking noise. The Puppet's eyes snapped open, and Annik stumbled back in surprise.
   One eye was amber orange and the other blood red.

Nai 3

Warning, may contain some swearing.

Just An Update On What We're Working On

Hi, sorry for not posting anything up lately! Just so you guys know, I'm posting an update so you don't think we've died and left the story unfinished :D

So ketchupman and I are working on Syelina's and Jamie's part after they join the Organization... we have to work out the plot and write down what happens. I have Syelina's part done, and ketchupman just has to create Jamie's and then we have to write their reactions when they meet...

Sab is working on the drawings of your characters (check out the Writing Challenge(?) page if you don't know what I'm talking about) and helping out to create the plot. She's been busy creating nefarious characters and creating trouble for our 5 heroes...

Any comments, suggestions or ideas would help a lot, so feel free to critique and give us ideas!

-Kiki

Annik 7

Dust went up her nose and made her sneeze, while the darkness enveloped her in a heavy, velvety embrace. She seemed to hit a cold, gelatinous patch of air, which made Annik suspicious. All of a sudden, her limbs relaxed completely, and Drake had to literally drag her to their destination.

“Man, I wish they didn’t use this spell. It gets tiring dragging Puppet after Puppet after they get like this,” muttered Drake to himself.

Annik straightened up at the word, “spell,” but immediately fell limp again. Her mind was spinning; any thoughts or reason too muddled up to comprehend.

“Here’s the new one,” said Drake, talking to a man with oversized glasses and salt-and-pepper hair. He seemed kindly enough, but when he smiled, it was full of hunger and iniquity. Annik tried moving away, but couldn’t. A flash of panic went through her mind. It cleared her mind long enough to realize what they did with this spell.

‘Hmph. Foolproof way to make sure the Puppets behave,’ thought Annik, and she closed her eyes as the confusion settled back down in her mind.

She opened her eyes a few minutes later, her head pounding with the after-effects. She was on a stage of some sort, facing a set of heavy, red, velvet curtains. She shook her head slowly, and felt something strange. Looking to either side of her, she saw that her arms and legs were tied separately to see-through ropes that led above her head. Looking up, she could see the strange man with the glasses holding onto the ropes. He flashed her a crooked smile and his face disappeared.

In the background, there were voices whispering, “We still have about an hour before the show starts. Let’s get some drinks before we have to actually do some work.”

‘Crap, an hour?!’ thought Annik to herself. ‘I’m going to be stuck like this for an hour?!’

She could see that he had tied the ropes to the railing of the platform the man was standing on.

Annik tugged on the ropes desperately, but there was absolutely no give or stretch. “Damn, damn, damn, damn!!” she muttered to herself.

And then, to make matters worse, she smelled smoke. Looking around, she noticed tendrils of fire creeping up the velvet curtains in front of her. ‘Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap!’ thought Annik to herself. She tugged even harder on the ropes but to no avail.

‘I’m doomed,’ thought Annik simply, and passed out from the fumes. 

-Kiki

Nai 2

Warning, may contain swearing.

Annik 6

“Katani!” shouted Annik as she approached her. Katani spun around and gave a grin, which turned into a frown as she saw Annik’s expression.

“What is it? They haven’t found out, have they?”

“No, but it’s almost as bad.” Annik quickly explained their predicament.

“Oh man… how are we going to do this now?”

“We’re going have to get out earlier. You’ll have the best chances if you leave right after I do. The thing is, you’ll be in more of a risk of being discovered, but you just have to be careful. Now we have to go tell the others about this. And don’t leave anyone out!”
They ran all over the building, finding the other Puppets. Most of them looked worried, but just gave each other reassured looks. They promised to remind anyone else they see who might not have heard, which gave Annik some reassurance that her crazy plan actually might work. She spent the rest of her time searching for whomever she hasn’t told yet.

The clock struck 11:00 and she ran like all hell was at her heels back to the room. Just in time. As soon as she sat down, Drake opened up the door and told her they were leaving. Thanking her lucky stars she wasn’t caught or late, she walked towards the exit with the two men.

As Annik passed by the other Puppets, she gave them an encouraging smile and a wink. They smiled back, and Annik sighed in relief.

‘At least one thing is going right,’ she thought, and was greeted with the view of an elaborate coach. As the carriage door opened, she could see Kara sitting there, with a sickening smile carved on her face. Annik was seated right across from her, and the door slammed shut. Annik inched right into the corner trying to avoid attracting any attention. Too late.

Annik 5

Annik was up all night, too scared to close her eyes again. She didn’t want to dream again; didn’t want to remember that night. She was tired, which she knew might affect their plans, but she didn’t care at the moment.

She waited for the others to get up, and she didn’t have to wait long. When the clock struck 6, the other Puppets were out of bed so fast that Annik let out a startled yelp. As soon as the hustle-and-bustle settled down, they all faced towards Annik, eager for the plan to work.

“That was… quick,” Annik remarked, unsure of what to make of this.

“We’re supposed to be up and ready everyday at 6:00,” replied Katani. “If we don’t, well, you know…”

“I get the point. So here’s what you have to do. You guys act normal, and stay around the door area as much as possible. As soon as the clock rings 11:45, you exit through the door in groups, with one of each element. The last ones to leave should be the door keepers. Then, just get as far away as possible from this place. Got it?”

Annik 4

Yelling. Screaming. Shouts. Orders. They all overwhelmed Annik’s ears, making her shiver in terror. Her master, her beloved librarian, ushered her into the cellar and motioned for her to be quiet and stay there.

“You’ll be fine,” he whispered, stroking her head. Annik was sobbing, terrified about what might happen to him. “Don’t worry about me. But remember, whatever happens to me, don’t ever mention me to anyone else. Remember everything I taught you.”

And with that he left.

Annik wanted so hard to reach out, yell for him to come back. She knew what would happen if he went upstairs. But it was too late.

Above her head, she could hear the light footsteps of her master’s feet cross the room then stop. She could barely make out what the people were saying above her.

“You know you shouldn’t have gone against the Headmistress,” said a deep voice. “We knew you were stupid, but not that stupid.”

“I stand with my ideas,” said her master, almost robotically.

“Well I guess your ideas were a little bit too much for the Headmistress,” said another voice, a high-pitched and whiny one. “Now where’s the Puppet?”

“She’s not here. She left a month ago,” said her master, and Annik could hear the strain in his voice. She knew how much he hated not telling the truth, yet here he was, lying to keep her safe.

“Whatever. We’ll find her. It’s done now. The Headmistress figured you out, and all of your secrets ain’t secret anymore,” said the whiny one.

“Oh, I have many more secrets that you’ll never figure out.”

Annik could hear heavier footsteps approach where her master was.

“The Organization will find out,” said the deeper voiced man, and then there was silence.

Everything happened at once. As Annik tried getting closer to the low ceiling to hear better, and a loud thump met her ears. She could hear the other two men laughing and congratulating themselves as they walked away from her master’s body.

Annik stuffed her fist into her mouth, stifling a scream. Her heart felt torn in half: the man who had saved her and taught her everything he knew- was gone. Dead.

“No, no, no, no… please, it can’t be happening…”

Nai 1

...Ok just warning you.... This may contain a BIT of Swearing In It.... 'a BIT'...

Annik 3

More... finally.

Annik tried hard not to scream in frustration and helplessness. She paced back and forth, wearing a groove in the floor. Nobody spoke, and all you could hear was the footsteps on the wood floor, clicking and creaking quietly. Finally depleted of any energy to pace, Annik sat down in a corner away from the other Puppets. Lang slithered out of her bag and laid her head carefully on Annik’s neck. The air Puppet came over and put a hand on Annik’s shoulder.

“What’s your name?” she asked.

“Annik,” she replied, and moved away from the weight of her hand. The air Puppet just inched closer and gave Annik a small hug.

“I’m Katani. Katani Oru,” she said, quietly. “I’ve been in here for most of my life.”

Annik just stared in amazement.

“How can you stand this place? It’s awful to be in a building full of hate and fear…” Annik trailed off.

Katani was silent for a moment, then said, “I don’t know any better than this. I haven’t been outside of these walls since I was 3 years old. For me, all of this is normal.”

Kashi Side Character Profile

Kashi's a fire puppet.
He is somewhat like Nai in a way, but they both hate each other. He's the type of guy that likes to pickup fights and take the hard road. He's a tough apponent, almost as stong as Sebastian in an all out brawl- but not when it comes down to using their Elements. He's a real hothead when he's anrgy. So it's best to not bother him. He tries to not hurt kids or women, but only when it's necessary. He swears way to much. Also, even though he is hot (Lol)he tends to scare people away. Kashi likes to work alone when battling and will beat up anyone who gets in his way. He is just as active as Extreme, with exercising and all that work out. Very muscular and tall. He keeps fighting to fulfill a certain persons promise.

Kashi wears a black tank top with lots of chain necklaces, and one looks like a dog tag and another one looks like a collar, and another with a small cross. Has fingerless gloves with spiked bracelets. Earrings, pierced on his left eyebrow and a bandaid on the left side of his cheeks.
Dark blue baggy pants with a chain on the right side and one red suspender hanging lose on the left. He has chunky big white sneakers.
He's got brown hair with a blonde streak on the front.

Kashi's animal is a Porcupine. When turned into a weapon, it's knucklers with spikes. His Porcupine is named Mike. Mike listens to his master only when they are fighting an apponent worthy enough.

Kashi does not like people, and people do not like him. He never backs down on a fight and will never give up. He is always looking for a good fight.


The Fire That Never Lets Down.



-Sab

Sorry...

Hey, sorry if we haven't been posting anything lately, but we're deciding how the heck we're going to synchronize all our characters and chapters into one book. And also, because the grind is getting to us, with all of the tests and projects going on (great...). Another thing is that someone, (cough cough Sabby) has to get in action and start writing about her 15+ characters.

So anyways, this is a tiny bit on Annik's part... enjoy!

As Kara was talking to her master, Annik was being placed in “her” room.

As soon as she stepped inside, she noticed the other Puppets sitting on the floor. They had a haunted, sad look in their eyes, just like the Puppets that watched her being taken to see Kara. Underneath their ragged clothes, she could see the glint of elemental tattoos. ‘Why are they here and haven’t escaped yet?’ Annik thought to herself. Then she saw the collars around their necks.

The collars were quite small and thin, but they glowed different colours. As Annik looked carefully she could see that the colours matched up with whatever element the Puppet had. Then she turned around and saw the two men approach her with Nathaniel holding a blue collar.

She yelped, and tried to run out of the room. The men blocked her way and started their work. While Drake tried to keep her still, Nathaniel snapped the band around her neck and fastened it with a tiny lock. They let her go and left, locking the door behind them.

Annik grabbed at the collar, trying to rip it off her neck. After realizing manual power wasn’t going to work, she tried to use her powers to yank it off.

“I wouldn’t try that if I were you,” said a small, soft voice. “Don’t you think we would’ve escaped by now if we could do that?”

She spun around and saw a girl with brown hair in shabby pigtails and intelligent hazel-green eyes. By the look of her white collar, Annik could tell she was an air Puppet.

“Just let me try,” Annik pleaded. “Maybe I’ll succeed.”

The air Puppet was about to say something, but another one motioned for her to stay quiet and let Annik try. Annik sighed in relief and turned her attention to the collar.

She closed her eyes and tried to extract the water from the damp corners of the room. Usually, the water came to her, but instead, she felt nothing. Slightly shocked, she attempted again, but once again nothing.

“Now you realize?” asked the air Puppet. “We’re stuck here, in these collars. Forever.”

Kiki 

Annik 2

Annik froze and looked straight in front of her. All she could see was a desk with a giant chair with the back facing towards her. She could imagine the face of the person sitting in the chair, and it was not pleasant. She thought of speaking, but remembered what Drake had said.

“Well,” said a velvety voice, and the chair turned around. There was a beautiful woman sitting in the chair, her long fingernails drumming on the arm of the chair.  She looked pretty, but in a very icy way. As she leaned forwards to take a better look at Annik, her eyes glittered with malice and her mouth pulled itself into a self-satisfied smile.

Sai Ethal Side Character Profile

Sai Ethal is another side character of mine.
He is a water Puppet.

Sai Ethal is one heck of a scaredy cat. He is afraid of almost any thing. Including his animal, element, water (his own element), other Puppets, Masters, high places, hyper people (Extreme), scary mean people (Nai?), dark people (Sebastian), The Organization, dark places, sharp weapon (his own weapon?), strong people, fighting, and a lot of other things but it's to much to explain.
Sai is also one to rely on other people, if he has anyone to rely on that is. He is usually alone because he is known as a "Useless Puppet" since he's afraid of a lot of things. But what people don't know is that he is actually a good fighter when he's in deep trouble- but only if there's no one besides him there.
Sai doesn't have any friends, but wants one. Only problem is that he doesn't trust anyone.

Sai wears a big white long sleeve shirt, the sleeves are a bit too long. Along with dark blue pants and 1 cat slipper (and the other foot bare). He's got really messy white hair, with one hair sticking out from the top of his head. His eyes are not really regular eyes, but, it's sort of like white circle eyes, his eyes are always sad looking.

His animal is a cat (Scaredy Cat). He doesn't use his cat that often but only when he feels like it. His cat is white and when turned it to a weapon, it's multiple mini daggers. He's got a great aim but doesn't realize it.


The water that's calming but causes trouble.


-Sab

Piko Organization Side Character

Piko, another Side Character, except that she's part of the Evil Organization.

She is an Earth 'Fuppet'

Piko is a "Fuppet" which is known as a Fake Puppet created by the "Head" of The Organization.
Piko is only 8 years old but is already a highly trained Assassin. She was born and raised in the Organization. Trained day in and day out to be reckless and heartless. But that changes a bit when she meets Extreme.
She has a LITTLE crush on Extreme, but does not let that bother her since 'Missions' is her top priority. Piko does not like being ignored by others. Especially when she's not in a good mood. She doesn't like it when someone doesn't tell her what's going on or when they keep secrets from her.

She wears a big black coat that covers most of her body and black combat boots. She wears black shorts but you can't see it because of the coat. The sleeves are longer that her arms, and the coat covers part of her mouth/chin.
She's got long blond high pigtails held in place by feather like clips. Coal black eyes.

Her animal is still unknown.

The Earth that cracks under you and brings you down to Hell.

-Sab

Annik 1

Adding to the sort of chapter with Annik...

<Annik!> hissed Lang. Annik started, and looked over at Lang, who was coiled at the window. It was just the beginning of dawn, when sunlight starts to creep over the horizon.

“What is it?” Annik asked. “Are we where they’re taking us?”

<I think so> Lang said, and slithered back to Annik. She coiled around her arm and gripped tightly. Most people would think that she was going to hurt them, but to Annik it was comforting to feel her friend’s weight. She huddled herself into the corner and waited for the door to open.

Renita and Piko 2

I walked along the pathway, and came across some footprints. I kneeled on the ground, and examined them closely. They seemed fresh, and I could distinguish 5 different sets of footprints. I smiled slightly and pulled my hood over my head. They were so close! “This is going to be over very soon,” I muttered to Lyenta. She opened one eye, and seemed to grin in response.

I was just about to set off in the trace of the footprints when my amulet started glowing. I cursed under my breath and looked around. No one was near, and I pressed the small button in the back of the amulet.

“Yes, master?” I asked, hoping to be let off soon.

“How far have you gotten?” inquired a voice. I realized it belonged to Kara Violet Hikari, the leader who was in charge of my section of the Organization. I never really liked her, but I respected her. She was a perfect leader for the Organization; she was ruthless, clever, and will take advantage of every situation.

“I found some footprints,” I replied. “They are very close.”

“Good,” snapped Kara. “The Head is getting impatient for that book,” she said, and I could hear the smallest tinge of fear in her voice. I was not surprised, I have heard a lot of rumours about his cruelty.

“I sent Piko the other way,” I said, hoping she wouldn’t blow up at me. “She was getting in my way, and it move around faster without that little Puppet.”

“Fine,” said Kara. “I’ll contact her to tell her that you found the Puppets.”

“Do you have to do that? I really don’t like-“ I said, and was cut off by Kara.

“Now get going!” yelled Kara, and I winced a little. I was about to say, “I was, but you interrupted me,” but I knew better then that.

The amulet went dark in my hands. I knew I had wasted at least 2 minutes talking to Kara, and that’s a lot of time when you’re hunting someone. Every minute is precious when it comes to this mission.

Jogging along side the road, I made sure I didn’t meet up with anyone, or lost sight of the footprints. Lyenta flew off my shoulder and went ahead of me, keeping her sharp eyes out for the group of Puppets.

I don’t need anyone, especially not Piko. If they just let me go by myself, I probably would’ve found them sooner!

I remember something that my trainer had told me the day he set me aside. That was the day that he died, after he faced the Head and told him to help me. He told me these words, to help me remember who I am.

I am a loner. I am the predator, and the others are prey. I’m the snowy owl, dweller of the night. And with those words ringing in my head, I set out to hunt down the Puppets.

Puppetmaster Graveyard and Organization

Puppetmaster Graveyard

 This is a long part, and will be the body of the Puppetmaster story. If you have the time, you can read the whole thing.

Annik had a very uneasy feeling about going into the graveyard. Ever since she sent Lang in there, she felt worried about what could’ve happened to her, and what might happen to all of them. There was something wrong about it that seemed to disturb her. She couldn’t quite place it, but there was just something about it, and it wasn’t just that it might belong to the Organization…

Nai broke her thoughts with a loud “Stop daydreaming and let’s get going!” Nai was always impatient to leave, especially if there was something important to do. “We need to go. NOW!”

Annik stuck her tongue at Nai and started after the rest of the group. Not one of them noticed the figure in black watching them enter the mist-filled graveyard.

The band of Puppets made their way through the maze of deteriorating headstones, constantly trying to avoid tripping over roots that seemed to grab at their shoes. Annik stopped to look at one interesting gravestone. The dirt covering the place where the coffin was buried was recently disturbed, as if something had dug in…. or out, she thought to herself, sending a quick shiver down her spine. She shook off that thought and straightened out. It was only when she looked around when she realized she was left behind.

“Hey, guys, wait up! You forgot me back here!” she yelled, looking around her. “Guys? This isn’t funny!” she exclaimed, trying to make herself heard. “Nai? Extreme? Liera? Sebastian?” she called out, but the only things that responded were the huge black crows sitting in the skeletal trees, cackling and crowing at the sight of a lost Puppet.

Suddenly, the crows went silent. The mist seemed to thicken all around Annik, until she was almost choking on it, barely able to take a breath. She tried to create a water light, but her hands were shaking so much that the light was extinguished. Her heart seemed it would leap out of her chest, and she felt frozen to the ground. ’What is happening?’ she thought to herself.

All she saw before she slipped into oblivion was a rotting face leering at her.

Renita and Piko 1

This is a part right after Renita and Piko are sent out to find the group of Puppets and kill them. Renita is not happy at all about having to work with an eight year old.

“One down, two to go,” I muttered to myself. I was busy practicing a throwing technique in the small courtyard behind the small inn. I had already dispatched one of the dummies and was ready to throw another dagger at the second one when a voice rang in the night air.

“Renita!” shouted Piko, running over to where I had set up the three dummies. She didn’t seem fazed about the one on the ground that was totally mutilated now. I was annoyed; she just messed up my concentration.

“What?!” I growled, and threw a dagger very close to her head. She didn’t even flinch.

“We need to get going,” Piko said, puling her coat closer around her small body. For some reason, everyone found that very cute, and she knew it. It just annoyed me to hell.

“You can’t tell me what to do! I’m 11 years your senior and you’re only freaking eight years old!” I exclaimed, throwing another dagger at her. This time, she caught it just before it hit her arm.

“We have to get going if we’re going to catch up with these goody-two-shoe Puppets. Otherwise, the masters will be very displeased,” Piko insisted.

God, having to work with someone is bad enough, but someone that knows I would do anything to please our masters?

I gave Piko a death stare and said, “Fine. But next time you bother me, I’ll get this dagger right into your little heart.”

She just gave me a cherubic smile and walked through the back door of the inn. I watched her leave, and paused for a moment.

I looked up into the sky and brushed a strand of black and white hair away from my face. There was no moon or stars. Just pure darkness. “Perfect,” I said, and threw my second dagger. It hit the dummy right where the heart would be.

I woke up on the ground with Piko standing over me.

“Get up!” she hissed. “It’s already past 10:00 in the morning!”

I jolted up, and gave her a glare. “What?! Why didn’t you wake me up earlier?” I yelled at her, which woke Lyenta up. She gave me a very unhappy hoot. I scratched her on the head and placed her on my shoulder. She surveyed Piko with her amber eyes and then fell back asleep.

“It doesn’t matter that I didn’t wake you up, but it matters that we have to get going now!” Piko said.

“Ok, but we have to take the country path. No way am I going to go through the town square again!” I said, remembering the day before. I hate other people and Puppets. They’re so bratty, and they don’t know how easy they have it. They don’t have to worry about being threatened with torture, or satisfying masters. They don’t have to do things they don’t want to do. Yet they complain about such stupid things. Once the Organization has taken over, there’ll be no more of that, and I smiled.

“Fine, you can take that path and skulk in the shadows. I’m going through the town,” Piko said and promptly turned towards the busy square. I slipped into the shadows, where I knew I would be unnoticeable. I kept my eyes peeled for my targets. A girly-girl, a nerd, a tomboy, one of our spies and a hyper maniac. What other group would be able to have all of those Puppets in it except for the one I’m looking for? This was going to be too easy. I played with one of my daggers, twirling it and tossing it into the air.

Sooner or later, I’m going to make a kill.

Momo Side Character Profile

Momo is an old buddy of Extreme, one year older though. He is also a fire puppet as well.

Momo was always the one to be bullied about his girly name. But made it look like he never really mind it. Extreme was the only one to understand Momo when they first meet. Which was when they were at least 5 years old. Momo then became his best friend, until they got separated for unknown reasons.

Momo has long brown hair just above his shoulders. A blackish- purple hoodie with the sleeves cut off and fish net along his arms. He has black sweat pants and white and red shoes.
Momo likes to keep his animal features on. Like ears and a tail

His animal is a brown wolf. His name is Rufus. He is a bit bigger than a regular dog. And only listens to Momo and sometimes Extreme. He's got a collar on with a fire symbol on it.
Momo is just as hyper and strong as Extreme but more responsible. The weapon Rufus turns into is big long sharp claws.


The Wild Fire that protects all those who are important to it.

-Sab

Liera Character Profile

Liera is not my character, one of my friends made her, but doesn't have an account. So I'm doing this for her.

Liera is a very bubbly person. She's very innocent and sweet. Likes to smile everyday, making everyone feel warm inside. That is why she is an Air Puppet. She likes to rest on her own little cloud nine.

Liera wears a big light pink dress (She loves pretty things) and a baby blue ribbon on it. A deeper shade of pink for her shoes with high white socks. Also, it may seem weird, but she wears bunny ears on her head. No one knows about it, she just wears it like it's actually a part of her.

Her animal is a pink bunny with a blue ribbon on one of its ear. Her bunny also wears a light pink dress, except it looks like it was made for a doll. The Device it turns into is still unknown to use. So wait until we figure it out.

The Air that lifts you off your feet when you're feeling down.


-Sab

Sebastian Character Profile

Sebastian is one of the rare Dark Puppets.
He's at least 18-19 years old. (Well, that's what he thinks because he doesn't know anything about his past life.)
Sebastian is known as a mute since he doesn't talk at all, not even to his friends. So he uses a tablet to communicate. Sebastian is also known as a loner. He only travels with the other Puppets for unknown reasons.

Sebastian wears a big black cape that covers mostly all of his body. Under the cape is a black baggy tank top, black pants that's a bit rolled up, and black combat boots. He also has black gloves.
Sebastian has coal black hair, and piercing Sapphire blue eyes, but when he turns serious in a battle (but that's a bit rare since he's one of the best fighters and doesn't even crack a sweat while fighting) his eyes turn blood red like a crow.

His animal is a small crow named Tobi. Even though he's small, he turns into a big Scythe. But most of the time Sebastian doesn't even need him since he's fine on his own. Tobi likes to take naps on his owners head.
Silent but most deadly. Sebastian will not lose to anyone in a fight.

Dark as a shadow, but will always stay by your side.


-Sab

Katani Oru and Renita Profiles

Katani Oru and Renita are my two side characters. Some of us (cough cough Sab) made at least six side characters, which is a lot. Quite frankly, I think it's a little too much.

My first side character, Katani Oru, is a good Puppet. She is an air Puppet, and her animal is a butterfly named Klee. In battle-mode, Klee turns into a bladed fan. Katani is the same age as Extreme, but she's pretty much the complete opposite of him. She's very quiet, and likes to stay out of the main action. She's smart with numbers, but she doesn't show off or use that skill very often.
She has light brown hair in pigtails, hazel-green eyes, and usually wears very preppy clothes.

My second side character is Renita. I talked a little about her in the history of the Organization, but here's a little more info. She's a fake Puppet (or as Ketchupman calls them, "fuppets") who's in the Organization. She has no element, but is really trained in fighting with daggers and poisoning. She has a snowy owl named Lyenta who can change into a dagger, but Renita doesn't need her to. Renita has long black hair with white streaks that's usually in a ponytail and pale purple eyes. She usually wears a black hoodie, black pants, combat boots and a belt with a dagger and a pouch. She also has at least one dagger in each boot. She likes to be hidden, and will try to blend in and stalk her victim. She's a loner, but is always eager to please her masters.
With all of the torturing she had to go through, she's very tough and bitter against the good Puppets. Renita always feel like the good Puppets "have it easy" with life, and she wants to end the "goody-two-shoe" Puppetmaster.

Kiki

Extreme Character Profile

Extreme is the Earth Puppet.
Extreme (I know, a very weird name) is a very hyper active guy that loves to fight, run, train, jump, go to high places, exercise, and all sorts of sports.
Extreme has a very bright personality, always smiling and what not. He's always one to make you smile back as well. He also likes to pull pranks on others to get people smiling and laughing, or just for the fun of it. Extreme likes to listen to his music while training, or walking, or when he's got nothing to do. He doesn't really pay attention to people or where he's going when he listens to it though.
He isn't exactly a smart Puppet as well. Kinda stupid, but fun to be around.

Extreme's animal is a Lion/Monkey. Extreme is actually half of both (Not sure how that actually works). His animal takes the form of a small lion when seen, and Extreme takes on some of the monkey form (Monkey ears and tail). His Lion is named Maximum. Maximum turns into a huge hammer with spikes coming out of the ends.

Extreme has short light brown hair. Emerald green eyes, and a band aid with a green star on it. He wears a white tank top with a single red stripe on both sides, baggy black shorts with the tip white, big chunky white and green shoes, a single black and green suspender let lose hanging, green sweat bands on both arms, and a black and green head phones.
Extreme is a person that thinks of others, and likes a challenge.

The Earth that stands its ground and will always be there to catch you.


-Sab

Nai Character Profile

Nai is the fire type of Puppet.
She gets angered very easily, ya know, short tempered. Nai resembles a 'Tsundere'. Tsundere is a Japanese character development process which describes a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing their warm side over time, but she doesn't show her caring side because she thinks it'll get in the way. Sometimes Nai prefers to work alone.
Another thing about her is that she gets lost very easily. She may seem smart at personal stuff but when it comes to things around her, she's hopeless. For example, Maps.
Her animal is a red fox named Kitsune. They often fight a lot but still care about each other. Kitsune turns into a Katana in battle mode, with a fiery, killing, red aura around her.

Nai wears a red shirt with rolled up sleeves, green camouflage shorts, with fish net leggings under it, black combat boots, a big orange- red scarf, and brownish- reddish gloves with the fingers cut off.
Her hair colour is blood red, that reaches about the middle of her back.
Nai has 2 different colored eyes. The right one red, the other amber orange. Almost like phoenix colours.
One more thing is, just don't get on her bad side. You won't know what she'll do to you... probably kill you though.

The Fire that lights up a path for you to follow.

-Sab

The Organization

A little bit about the Organization.
They started about the same time that the Puppetmaster began to put good Puppets into the world. They stole some of the Puppetmaster's notes and used his designs to create their own Puppets for their purposes. So a few of the good Puppets actually have an evil "twin" serving the Organization. Even though the evil Puppets are already under their control, they still torture them to make sure the Puppets will still fear them. Many of the Puppets they send out to do tasks are young, since they are flexible, seem innocent and easy to bend to their will. The Organization keeps in touch with the Puppets they send out using some sort of amulet. It works like a walkie-talkie and a tracking device, which allows the Organization to communicate and keep an eye on the Puppet.
Also, they kidnap good Puppets and turn them evil using some wicked devices. They kidnap them usually by sending out people pretending to look for Puppets, or by offering the desperate Puppets a better life. (So that's what's happening to Annik.)

So in the story, there are a few main Organization people and Puppets we meet. There is the mysterious "Head" of the Organization, whom only a few have ever seen. Kara Violet Hikari is one of the other leaders of the Organization. She seems trustworthy, but only when it's too late will she show her true colours.
Piko is one of the many Puppets to be sent out to stop the five main characters from reaching their destination. She's actually only about 8, and her age is what makes her look innocent. A few things happen though that starts to make it harder for her to kill the group.
Another evil Puppet, Renita, is also trying to stop the Puppets, though she's much more ruthless. She's 19 years old, and hardened by all of the torture and agony she's been through. She'll stop for nothing to get what her masters want.

The Organization has an allure of power that helps it gain many more followers, so the Organization keeps on growing and growing in size and force.


Kiki

Somewhat of a chapter...

This is something I wrote to introduce Annik into the picture. Please tell me what you think!

Annik stepped into the biting cold, pulling the door close behind her. She shivered slightly, trying hard not to cry. It was her 3^rd master this month, and she was running out of places to go.

‘It’s not my fault,’ she thought bitterly. ‘Humans just can’t deal with me having a power while they are helpless without us Puppets.’

She heaved her bag onto her shoulder, trying to avoid squishing Lang underneath her cloak. She searched for the book she had stolen in an act of rebellion. It was so old that the binding was falling apart, and the words almost unreadable. It was one of her former-master’s treasures, and she couldn’t bear the thought of him having such a precious book. Annik found the book with her few worldly possessions, and opened it up to her favourite page. It was an old prophecy, supposedly written by the creator of all Puppets, called the Puppetmaster. She read it out loud to herself, to try to forget her sadness.

“Five Puppets of the elements shall join together, and expel the darkness from the land. Each shall be different, yet the same. Though one shall come from the night, they will produce light from which the time of greatness will rise. Five pieces will bring them together, to form a bond that nothing break.”

Annik sighed, and put the book away. How she wished she could be one of those five legendary Puppets! Then she would never have to worry about being alone or unwanted. She started to trudge towards the nearest inn, knowing that many people who wanted Puppets would hang around there. ‘Please, someone be there!’ she thought to herself, and carefully wrapped the cloak around her and Lang.

She pushed open the door of the inn, and was immediately greeted with some hostile looks. Annik scurried to the nearest wall, expertly avoiding feet trying to trip her or hands shoving her. The lobby that she was in was full of people smoking and drinking, with weary looks on their faces. Many of them were searching the lobby with strange expressions in their eyes, which made Annik retreat into the corner even more. She tried searching for someone who could be a possible master. She finally saw a man that seemed very nice, with a twinkle in his black eyes and messy clothes. ‘He needs someone to take care of his clothes,’ she thought to herself. ‘Which means he’ll probably want a Puppet.’

She got the courage to creep over where the man was and tap him politely on his shoulder. As he spun around to look at her she asked “Are you hiring, sir?”

For a second, his eyes glinted with what seemed like malice, and Annik quickly took a step backwards. His eyes started twinkling again, and he smiled. “Of course I am! Are you looking for a job?”

Annik was about  to roll her eyes at his stupid question, but thought better of it as she remembered that strange glint in his eyes. Lang slithered underneath her cloak and hissed maliciously. Annik knew that her snake didn’t trust this man, but she had to take her chances and ignore Lang. She tried to appear as cheerful as she could and nodded her head.

“Well you look like the right Puppet for me,” he said, grinning. “I’ve got to get going, my friend is picking me up, so follow me!” He bade farewell to his drinking friends and quickly headed out to the door. Annik had to run to try to catch up with his long strides. They got outside to an awaiting carriage, and the man went up to the driver.

“Well, I’ve got another one! I see a raise in my future,” said the man, looking boastful. His friend shook his head. Annik could barely see the driver’s face, but she could see the grimace that he tried to surpress. “Don’t count on it, Drake. But let’s get going, or the master will be very upset at us,” the driver said, then quickly opened the carriage door and tossed Annik in. She hit her head hard on the other side, which knocked her unconscious. She woke a few hours later, and looked around her in bewilderment, then remembered that she was in a carriage driven by people who had kidnapped her.    

She cursed, and Lang gave came out of her hiding spot. Lang tilted her head and stared into Annik’s eyes. Annik knew she was in for a lecture from her snake. She closed her eyes and waited for Lang to start.

<I told you so!> hissed a voice in her mind. <And yet you didn’t believe me until it was too late!>

“But you know how important is was to get employment…”

<You know that isn’t an excuse! And now we have no idea where these men are taking us.> Lang slithered over to the window and peered outside. Annik felt the shame rise up into her face. Her snake was right. She acted foolishly and hasty, and now she had no idea what would happen to them.

Lang seemed to sense her sadness and nuzzled Annik’s hand.

<Don’t worry too much> she said. <We’ll find our way out of whatever trouble comes our way.>

And together, snake and Puppet, waited for the carriage to arrive at their destination.

Kiki

Annik Character Profile

Each of us created at least one character for the story. They tend to reflect on who we are in real life, but sometimes we like to create characters totally opposite from us. Let me tell you a little about my character.
My character's name is Annik, and she's one of the main characters. She's an elemental Puppet, with power over water. She has glasses, ocean-blue eyes, bluish-blackish chin-length hair, and a snake named Lang. Lang turns into whip when needed. She normally wears shorts, a t-shirt and a short poncho. She loves reading and writing and the others rely on her for knowledge from books. Annik is usually calm, but when she loses her temper, she gets very angry.
I hope the others put up their characters' profiles soon.

Kiki

More Details

So let me explain some details about the story.

Puppets are all created by the Puppetmaster. Some Puppets have power over elements (fire, air, earth, water, darkness) and all have animals that represent them and are their constant companions. The animals can turn into weapons or devices that the Puppets use when needed.

Some people also have power over the elements, as well as some various other arts (necromancy for example). The people tend to discriminate against Puppets, as they think of them as "lower" then humans, and so Puppets can only find work as servants or slaves.

The main bad guys are "The Organization," a group that created fake Puppets for their services, and to, of course, help take over the world. They use the elements, but they turn them for dark purposes, so tainting the magic.

The other bad guys are the solo dark people (people who have power over necromancy or the elements). They have their own schedule for world-domination or revenge, but many of them are starting to join "The Organization."

Our five main characters are all Puppets, and they all have secrets they hold. I'll let the others explain their characters.

I hope I cleared up a little bit of your confusion. We'll try to keep you updated with what we're working on.

Kiki

Intro

Hey there, my friends and I had started this awesome story about a fantasy world where Puppets are alive and used as servants, and where evil lurks. I am trying to start posting about various chapters we're working on, and they may not go in direct order from beginning to end. Please give us feedback, because it would help us a lot!
Hope you enjoy Puppetmaster!
Kiki and Sabby