Thread Five: Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover

[Ma-Ti]

Ma-Ti groaned as he looked around and glanced at his hands to realize the Ring of Heart was gone.

"I must have lost it. Or they took it when they separated us." said Ma-Ti.

Ma-Ti looked overseeing a couple of others were with him.

"Perhaps we should. It may take too long o search this place on our own." said Ma-Ti.
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Casper fell to the ground dusting himself off. He tried to fly and found he couldn't. He was still a ghost but he knows had legs so he could walk.

"That's odd. I never had to walk as a ghost before." said Casper.

He spots Ma-Ti deciding to use the kid for help at least until he found the others or got a way out of here. When the other tow agreed to work together he shrugged.

"Fine. I'il let you tag along. Just don't slow me down." said Casper.

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John paused seeing the ghost and the boy. He'd only come in case anyone was wounded but he couldn't let the two wander around. They both looked quite young and perhaps the ghost boy could still be harmed given the bizarre circumstances that trapped them here.

"Perhaps we should work together." said John.

[Wendy Darling]

"John? Michael? John?! Michael?! Oh for goodness sake's where are you two?!" Wendy's cries were heard in the darkness of the room, the minute she woke up she knew something was wrong. Just her natural instinct she supposed. Her suspicions were confirmed when her brothers were no where to be found. She kept searching then noticed John Watson, a ally of hers. She then rushed to him and began to get even more nervous "Dr. Watson! I believe we're lost, my brothers are gone and I can't find them" Suddenly a rustling wind and some slight noise which sounded similar to moans were heard. In a slight panic she hid behind the adult, frightened a bit "What was that?"
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Max woke with a slight headache and moaned "Ow. I feel like I got hit in the head with a baseball bat" He then noticed Ma-Ti, alongside some of their supposed enemies and then sneered a bit as caspar insulted them "Us slow you down? Please. Your leader is probably the one responsible for this. He's responsible for most crud going on around here anyway" Then suddenly he noticed wendy panic as there was noise heard and decided to calm down mainly for her sake. He replied softly "Hey it's okay sweetie. It's probably just the wind, this place looks old. We just need to find a exit and get out of here"
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"What the hell is going on around here? One minute I'm reading to my heart's content next minute I'm here" Jack awoke also in a confused, annoyed mood and replied to both max and caspar. He then listened as wendy referred to the man as Dr. So Jack replied to john watson's words with a simple nod and agreed "The doc has got a point, being confrontational ain't gonna get us out of... whatever this place is" He then noticed some noise and replied, annoyedly "I don't know about you guys but I want to get away from that noise as much as possible" He then noticed some stairs and replied "I'll check the stairs, Doc you keep an eye on the kids"

[Ma-Ti]

John paused seeing Wendy and smiled.

"I'm glad to see you're alright Wendy. If your brothers are here we'll find them. Although the best option might be finding a way out. Then we could send at least one of us out to get our armies to get help to us." said John.

John smiled at the others trying to help calm Wendy and then he heard the noise too.

"I think Casper is right. None of our powers seem to be working but he's still a ghost." said John.

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Ma-Ti paused seeing Max and smiled.

"You alright? You're not too hurt are you? I'd rather not get on the wrongside of Goofy or Leo." said Ma-Ti.

He saw Wendy looked scared and the others were trying to calm her down.

"It's alright. We'll be out of here in no time." said Ma-Ti.

At John's suggestion he nodded.

"That's a good idea. Especially if we have to make our own way and it's not big enough for all of us to get away." said Ma-Ti.

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Casper paused seeing Jack walk closer and he went with him.

"Wait. Let me go first. I'm a ghost. Nothing can harm me. You're the only one from Ask That Guy's army here. We may have a truce now but who knows how long that will last." said C asper.

He paused walking closer to the stairs at least to back up Jack not wanting him to go alone.

[Wendy Darling]

Wendy felt safe with everyone, John especially. She clinged onto John's jacket, pleased everyone was working together. Despite being the eldest Darling, she was still a child. She nodded meekly to John "Doctor Watson, you don't think my brothers are hurt do you?" She turned to Ma-Ti, smiling softly at him "I certainly hope so. I can't imagine what's happening to everyone else" She jolted in panic as she heard noise, shivering in terror "I am awfully sorry. I am just frightened. I don't know what's going on" She looked around, replying in slight concern "I do hope there's no monster or evil witch here"
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Max watched as Caspar and Jack both went to the stairs, replying firmly "You both be careful! Who knows what's up there?" He then blushed as he saw Wendy get more nervous. Max, wanting to calm her down, assured "No way. Monsters? That's not possible. Even if there was, we'd take care of you, sweetie" He heard noise and shrugged, denying the issue "It's probably old windows or doors. This place seems old as heck" He turned to Ma-Ti, chuckling amusedly as he commented about Leo and his father's overprotective personalities. He replied assuringly "Believe me, if I was hurt you'd know. Besides, they wouldn't blame you for it" Max looked around, replying "I don't think this is a coincidence. Whoever dropped us here might have wanted us all to meet"
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Jack was quite pleased, and shocked, as Caspar's bravery and nobility. The ghost was known to the group as bratty and selfish. But Jack supposed it was a attitude to protect himself. Jack smiled, replying fondly "We'll both go together. I'm not letting anyone, not even a ghost, fight my battles. You're my ally. It's my job to have your back" Jack turned to Ma-Ti, Max and Dr. Watson. He replied to the group "Keep an eye on the little girl, god only knows what will happen if we lose her" Jack then looked around, humming "There's a barrier here. It's oppressing magic. I got plenty of fighting skill so I'm not useless but if something happens to me, you run alright?" Jack followed Caspar up the stairs, hearing noise come from the door "Hm, keep close, something's here"

[Ma-Ti]

John smiled at her.

"Perhaps the others got away and are going back to our camps right now. Personally, I'd rather us call today's battle off and all go home. We can fight another day but not if we're trapped in this place where we can't use our powers or weapons. This is a prison. Whoever trapped us here isn't in any of the armies." replied John.

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Ma-Ti grinned.

"I hope so. I know how protective family can be." replied Ma-Ti.

His parents had died protecting him and the chief of the village had raised him as his own son. So he'd been lucky to have a mother and two fathers before coming to this world.

"You might be right. Then we should keep moving. At least they didn't try to tie us up or lock is us in a jail cell. So maybe we have a chance to escape." said Ma- Ti.

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Casper frowned.

"It might be ghosts. I heard from some of the kids in Ask That Guy's army they wandered into a cave and were attacked by ghosts. Some were captured but they managed to escape and defeat the ghosts. If they came back they might be targeting all of us." replied Casper.

He turned back to Jack.

"Thanks. And I'll have yours. The doctor is right. For now, the truce should last until we all go home. I don't think any of us are in a mood to fight anymore." said Casper.