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Dazed, confused, but chugging on.
Right before death claimed them, Lucky found himself seized by Eric, which surprised him to no end. Although he stared at Eric with shock, the explosion consumed them before he could say anything.
First there was light, then there was dark. Then there was a reddish light. Lucky woke up slowly, feeling like his body had been crammed into an oven. After waddling around in the snow for so long, being blasted by heat wasn’t exactly a welcome feeling. It just made him more sluggish. There was, however, a true wake-up-call, who had been waiting above him for his first signs of life...Well, soul-life.
“Hey there, Lucky!”
The rabbit whirled his head around. It couldn’t be him!
Holy fuck, it was. Van Tastic, host of Whacked!, coming to you live from the pits of H-E-Double hockey stick.
“What do you want, you buck-toothed goon?” Lucky asked rhetorically.
In response, the demon explained, “Remember that little contract you signed?” To jog his memory, Van held out that very same contact Lucky had signed a year ago.
Lucky felt his stomach flip upside down as he looked upon his own nub-print, forever stuck on that sheet of crusty paper. In his mania to get the Grand Prize, he didn’t study it enough. That contract stated clearly that his soul would go to Hell upon his death. “A-and I’m dead…” He whimpered.
“As a doornail!” Van bellowed, summoning a laughing crowd of fellow demons. “I’ve been waiting for you, my little toeless star, and now…” He chuckled. “It’s time to play my second favorite game: Your eternal punishment!” The way his voice echoed made Lucky’s spine feel as though it was being splintered. That Van Tastic made everything feel like a game, but Lucky had simply come to its end. And, thanks to all his meddling, his team lost. Everyone died. He wouldn’t get to avenge them. One would think that living for eternity with such knowledge was punishment enough…
“Now, what to do…” Van tapped his chin. “The boss likes irony, you see, and you’ve been a tough book to read. I’ve just been skimming to the parts where you-Oh, of course!”
The demon then snapped his fingers, wiping out all other sounds. It bounced around the stage, and Lucky’s head, for what felt like hours. Not that Lucky wanted the sound to end; He was cowering, standing before Van with dreading eyes.
Suddenly, a jolt of pain went through his left arm, as if someone had just stretched it out like a rubber band. His other arm did the same, and both nubs lost all feeling. The tips became hard, and tore through his bandages. His legs followed suit. Then his legs lost their ability to keep him balanced, and he fell forward. Next came a terrible ache in his spine and head as his vertebrae rapidly changed shape, extending Lucky’s neck. His nose stretched out over his lower jaw. Red fur fell out, reddish-brown fur came in. For the finishing touches, his tail grew out, and his ears turned upwards. As though it was on Van’s command, Lucky released a loud, wheezy “HEEEEEE-HAAAAAAWWW!”
“Pardon me, if this seems a bit unoriginal…” Van walked up to, and leaned against, Lucky the jackass. “But I think this fits you better than a fluffy little bunny. Especially after your shenanigans in Blood Gulch. Right, folks?” There were no words from the crowd, only sinister, satisfied laughter.
“Heee haaaw! Heee haaaw!” Lucky was trying to protest, but his vocabulary was gone. A donkey’s call was the only sound he could make. H-he was helpless! He tried to curl up, but there was no effective defense against his fate. He’d effectively eliminated anyone who was willing to lift a finger to help him. Van would probably be sending him to the obsidian mines, or some demonic circus, or-
“Oh, what do you mean they’re not done with him?”
Lucky uncoiled to see Van angrily talking on the phone.
“It was a ten megaton blast against a goddamn rabbit! He is gone! There is no way we were prematu-Oh. Oooooh. I guess I understand. He doesn’t really deserve to be anywhere else, though? Oh. No, I see. All right, he’s coming.” He put down the phone with a simple click, then shrugged at Lucky. “Apparently, there’s some other afterlife you’re supposed to be at right now. And they really want you. Oh, well, at least I got to carry out some punishment...Good seeing you, Lucky.”
Without even bothering to change him back into a rabbit, Van sent Lucky back to the others, where he greeted them with a weary “Hee”. Not that anyone was gonna recognize him like this. To anyone else, he was but a standard donkey, with nothing distinguishable. (Except for being a bit smaller than the average ass)
He did watch the play, but only stood still. The future. Big whoop. He had no voice. No identity. Not a chance of operating anything. He was completely, utterly worthless now. And nobody else was killed, apparently, just him. Great.
thatguyinthestore @Everybody else (Good luck figuring out where Lucky is)
First there was light, then there was dark. Then there was a reddish light. Lucky woke up slowly, feeling like his body had been crammed into an oven. After waddling around in the snow for so long, being blasted by heat wasn’t exactly a welcome feeling. It just made him more sluggish. There was, however, a true wake-up-call, who had been waiting above him for his first signs of life...Well, soul-life.
“Hey there, Lucky!”
The rabbit whirled his head around. It couldn’t be him!
Holy fuck, it was. Van Tastic, host of Whacked!, coming to you live from the pits of H-E-Double hockey stick.
“What do you want, you buck-toothed goon?” Lucky asked rhetorically.
In response, the demon explained, “Remember that little contract you signed?” To jog his memory, Van held out that very same contact Lucky had signed a year ago.
Lucky felt his stomach flip upside down as he looked upon his own nub-print, forever stuck on that sheet of crusty paper. In his mania to get the Grand Prize, he didn’t study it enough. That contract stated clearly that his soul would go to Hell upon his death. “A-and I’m dead…” He whimpered.
“As a doornail!” Van bellowed, summoning a laughing crowd of fellow demons. “I’ve been waiting for you, my little toeless star, and now…” He chuckled. “It’s time to play my second favorite game: Your eternal punishment!” The way his voice echoed made Lucky’s spine feel as though it was being splintered. That Van Tastic made everything feel like a game, but Lucky had simply come to its end. And, thanks to all his meddling, his team lost. Everyone died. He wouldn’t get to avenge them. One would think that living for eternity with such knowledge was punishment enough…
“Now, what to do…” Van tapped his chin. “The boss likes irony, you see, and you’ve been a tough book to read. I’ve just been skimming to the parts where you-Oh, of course!”
The demon then snapped his fingers, wiping out all other sounds. It bounced around the stage, and Lucky’s head, for what felt like hours. Not that Lucky wanted the sound to end; He was cowering, standing before Van with dreading eyes.
Suddenly, a jolt of pain went through his left arm, as if someone had just stretched it out like a rubber band. His other arm did the same, and both nubs lost all feeling. The tips became hard, and tore through his bandages. His legs followed suit. Then his legs lost their ability to keep him balanced, and he fell forward. Next came a terrible ache in his spine and head as his vertebrae rapidly changed shape, extending Lucky’s neck. His nose stretched out over his lower jaw. Red fur fell out, reddish-brown fur came in. For the finishing touches, his tail grew out, and his ears turned upwards. As though it was on Van’s command, Lucky released a loud, wheezy “HEEEEEE-HAAAAAAWWW!”
“Pardon me, if this seems a bit unoriginal…” Van walked up to, and leaned against, Lucky the jackass. “But I think this fits you better than a fluffy little bunny. Especially after your shenanigans in Blood Gulch. Right, folks?” There were no words from the crowd, only sinister, satisfied laughter.
“Heee haaaw! Heee haaaw!” Lucky was trying to protest, but his vocabulary was gone. A donkey’s call was the only sound he could make. H-he was helpless! He tried to curl up, but there was no effective defense against his fate. He’d effectively eliminated anyone who was willing to lift a finger to help him. Van would probably be sending him to the obsidian mines, or some demonic circus, or-
“Oh, what do you mean they’re not done with him?”
Lucky uncoiled to see Van angrily talking on the phone.
“It was a ten megaton blast against a goddamn rabbit! He is gone! There is no way we were prematu-Oh. Oooooh. I guess I understand. He doesn’t really deserve to be anywhere else, though? Oh. No, I see. All right, he’s coming.” He put down the phone with a simple click, then shrugged at Lucky. “Apparently, there’s some other afterlife you’re supposed to be at right now. And they really want you. Oh, well, at least I got to carry out some punishment...Good seeing you, Lucky.”
Without even bothering to change him back into a rabbit, Van sent Lucky back to the others, where he greeted them with a weary “Hee”. Not that anyone was gonna recognize him like this. To anyone else, he was but a standard donkey, with nothing distinguishable. (Except for being a bit smaller than the average ass)
He did watch the play, but only stood still. The future. Big whoop. He had no voice. No identity. Not a chance of operating anything. He was completely, utterly worthless now. And nobody else was killed, apparently, just him. Great.
thatguyinthestore @Everybody else (Good luck figuring out where Lucky is)
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