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originally posted in:The New Dojo
6/1/2017 12:23:46 AM
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Cold weather didn't bother him, but he slowed down ever so slightly and quieted his steps.
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As he did, he found that he had cleared the tree line. Ahead of him, was a landscape that made his eyes go wide. A cliffside. It wasn't some small cliff, it was massive. He saw that it dropped directly into the ocean which was nearly a hundred feet down. There was a thin wooden bridge held together by rope, so that it arced down. At the middle. The sun had begun to rise but the sky was not so bright yet but Cannon could see his target on the bridge. Her long white hair swayed with the wind as her corset stayed tight to her curved form. She stood in the centre of the bridge, and she looked directly at Cannon as he came from the trees. There was four feet of empty space between Cannon and the bridge and hundred of feet that separated him from Diana. The bridge continued on past her, and it was attached to a single massive plateau that stood solitary as a landmass as it was water locked. "CAN!!!" Yelled the familiar little girl. As Cannon looked he saw Bella in front of Diana, a sharpened knife pressed up against the little girls throat as Diana Coldbourne held her hostage.
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Cannon stopped on the bridge, watching them. "Bella, are you hurt?" He called.
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 6/1/2017 12:42:55 AM"N-no!" She clarified. "Not yet, anyways!" Diana yelled at Cannon. "Canny, do me a favour and walk onto the bridge why don't you? I am feeling a little twitchy."
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"If you hurt her I'll rip your arm off." Cannon called as he complied, stepping onto the bridge.
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"Oooooh. For-play. We haven't even begun yet dear Canny!" Diana told him with a sly grin. "That'll be close enough!" She told him as he walked a few steps onto the bridge.
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He stopped, glaring daggers at her as he analyzed the situation for any possible advantages.
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The bridge seemed to limit movement if a battle were to occur on it. The ropes looked like they could be cut easily enough. Besides those points it seemed to be a spot chosen for the dramatic rather then the strategic.
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He mentally cursed as he checked the vridges stability, hopinh it was stronger than it looked at first glance.
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It was stable...probably. "I know you are quiet and all, but this is USUALLY the time we have a bit of a dramatic conversation! Or should we skip that bit and get to the slice and dicey's?" Diana asked Cannon as she tugged on Bella's hair. Her face was full of fear and tears streamed down them,
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"Why did you capture her?" Cannon asked. "Actually, why did you even come here in the first place? What's so important that the Coulbourns want?"
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"Ohhhhh Canny." Diana started. "What do you think this is? A cliche movie where the villain hatches their evil plan before the great final battle?" She asked him. Suddenly she smiled. "That is EXACTLY what it is! Dear Canny. You must think I am here for some GRAND plan where I aim to destroy the world, or some other silly assumptions. It's true, I've caused civil strife in the Tokage clan and use its members as an invisible force to take down the empires threats." She explained. She seemed to love this, talking that was. "In reality...it's just...fun." She then said coldly. A sadistic grin grew on her face as she looked at Cannon.
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"Yep... You're insane." Cannon shook his head and sighed.
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"It doesn't matter WHAT I am dear Canny." She said as she lifted Bella up and held her head up to meet her own pale cold face with her elbow. In this formation Cannon would never be able to make a shot. Bella yelped as Diana held the girl up, her icy dagger up against her small neck. "What matters, is what I am going to do. See, with Bella and my disappearance, I expect Ulfric to be in a rage. He'll blame the grenwalds for killing poor Marzia, and kidnapping his girls! Oh! What a dramatic!" She explained story sarcastic baited breath. "Then, he's going to gather up all his toy soldiers and ride them through the grenwalds door! See, Canny, you made this all possible in the end! Had you not captured those dear innocent grenwalds, none of this could have happened! So thank you, sweets."
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He rolled his eyes, unable to comprehend how stupidly clichè this situation was. "Ok... But why'd you have to make it so painfully clichè? Don't you have any creativity?"
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"It's always fun to enjoy the classics don't you think?" She asked Cannon with a laugh. "Besides...it works."
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He facepalmed. "Well... I can see why Alex never talked about you looney tunes..." He muttered.
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"It's only going to get begged Can! I do love to see you flustered after all." She doted on him. "Now, its rather simple. Drop all of your weapons off the bridge. Then, I will let Bella walk over to you. Then...? We can begin." "What?! CANNY! DON'T DO IT-!" Bella was interrupted as Diana jolted her neck and choked her. "Shut up Bella! You are so...UGH!"
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"How do I know you'll keep your side of the deal?"
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"You don't! That's what makes this fun!" Diana said as she smirked. She let out her soft laugh as Bella's face began to turn red due to the grip around her neck.
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"... Fine." Cannon had no alternative, so he complied. His bow and dagger went over the edge.
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The twirled off and crashed into the rocks and water below. He could not hear the splash. Diana held Bella still with her elbow.
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Edited by Cannon011: 6/2/2017 1:25:09 AMCannon glared at Diana. "Now let her go."
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Diana put her face closer to Bella's so that both of their cheeks touched. She looked at Cannon with her teeth showing in her sadistic smile. Can saw Bella shaking as her eyes darted towards the insane woman who stood beside her. Then, Bella hit the ground of the bridge as Diana released her. "Go to him." Diana told her. Bella sprinted across the bridge towards Cannon and immediately jumped towards him, giving him a very large hug. "T-thank you Can! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry this is happening!" Bella apologized to him as her legs dangled in the air while she embraced him.
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"It's not your fault. Now run back to your father and tell him what happened." He replied gently, hugging her back for a second.
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Bella let him go and looked up at him. "B-but Diana?! You only have your arrows!" She exclaimed with a worried look on her face.
