Memoirs of a RAFian

[Cloak]

Thanks, Blaze.  I've been talking to Noelle, and she's convinced me to stay.  But . . . I can't post a new chapter just yet.  Not up to it, just now (and I'm neglecting some housework that needs to be done).  Maybe tomorrow.

[Noelle]

There's nothing wrong with taking a bit of a break. 

[Gaz]

I would miss you muchly, just sayin. And you've earned a break, been working hard on this. Waiting will be hard. Lol. But we totally understand.

[Sakki]

If you ever leave us, I will hunt you down and personally beg you not to.

[Blazing Angel]

And if you refuse Sakki, we will release the Ko Ko.

[radgeek]

Cloaky, you are a RAFian and, therefore belong on RAF. There is nothing wrong with brakes (we all have lives) but in the end we all end up back here.

[Cloak]

*chuckles.*

Okay, alright.  I will be posting another chapter . . . just as soon as I run and get my notes.  One moment.

BTW, I've planned out the next book, which proves to be more political, in a way, to the others.  Take a look at Marvel universe's "Friends of Humanity" to take a hint.  And I'm also planning Book XII, which may be more of a horror genre . . .

Ah, anyway, here we go.

CHAPTE TWO:
Boom Goes the STB

Cloak was on the edge of Pride Rock-esque cliff.  He was scrambling to get up, while Malice leaned over him.   She smirked.

"Oh, this looks familiar.  Hmmm . . . oh, yes, I remember."

She did not elaborate.  She lashed out, put her claws into Cloak's flesh.  Then she leaned right down close to his ear.

"And now my little secret," she taunted malicously.  "I . . . banned . . . Littlekuriboh and TeamFourStar!*"

"NO!"

Cloak had awoken very suddenly.  The two authors of his favorite YouTube series . . . banned.  What a nightmare.

Cloak stood up, and in a flourishing swirl, donned his cloak.**  He noticed that RAF's birthday was a couple of months away.  Hard to believe that RAF would be only a decade old, and he was here for half that time.  It seemed like RAF was always here.

Cloak went out to the grounds, and noticed a group of twenty or so RAFians clustered around something.  Horse and Faerie were there, and quite alarmed.  Even from this distance, Cloak could hear their complaints.

"Get away from it!  Before it detonates and sends us to different worlds!" Horse warned strenously.

"That doesn't sound too bad," Empress Goose said.

"It IS bad!!" Faerie said, working herself into a state.  "I DON'T WANNA GO BACK TO THE CARE BEARS UNIVERSE!!"

The others looked curiously at her.  Parker looked on stoically though -- although it was difficult to know just what he was feeling as his helmet didn't readily show his face.  Faerie was shuttering.  She nearly lost her sanity -- even though RAFians would joke that they're insane, this was a serious application of the term.  Faerie shuttered at the very thought of it.

Cloak wandered over, his feline curiosity not allowing him to leave.  He saw the group consisted of Horse, Faerie, Parker, Empress Goose, Cornson (a new guy), Blaze, Oceanspray, Blocky, Sakki, Demos, Dino, Blue, Parker, Rocklobster, Terenia, Phoenix, Goku, and Green Lantern Sam also known as crossoverfan.  In the center was black orb, rather like a Bob-omb.

It was at this point Cloak got really concerned.  Not only because he knew what it was, but because it about to blow.

"It's not an interdimensional depth charge," Cloak said quickly, "it's a subspace translocation bomb.  And it's about to -- !"

BOOM!

". . . blow. . . ." Cloak muttered as he faded to unconsciousness.

---
* Makers of the Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged and Dragonball Z Abridged series respectively.

** Remember that Cloak's thread is lined with the same fabric that makes up his cloaks.

[Cloak]

Now, remember, everything I know about the other Lantern Corps comes from Wikipedia.  PM me if I make a mistake, please.  Yes, I forgot about the Star Sapphires.  Oh, well.

CHAPTER THREE:
Seeing Red

Cornson, Blaze and Oceanspray awoke on a dark world.  There seemed to be red light everywhere.  They stood rather shakily, and looked around.  The smell of blood seemed to come from the very soil.  Little did they realize just how much danger they were in.

"Where are we?" Cornson asked.

"Dunno," Blaze said looking around.  Apparently he felt threatened enough to unsheath his sword, absently transforming it into a bo staff, Captain America-esque shield, chain weapon, tonfa, and back again.

"How do you do that?" Cornson asked.

"Oh, it's a property of the sword," Blaze said, distractedly.

"How?"

"Dunno exactly, it was a gift from Cloak."

"Apparently we're in someplace called . . . the Forgotten Zone." Oceanspray said, consulting the RAFian database, adding sarcastically, "That's not forboding, is it?"

Suddenly, they were set upon by beings in red.  The red beings roared and snarled like animals.  It appeared that they were not sentient. . . .* But Blaze could easily sense that they were full of hatred, anger and vile bloodlust.

An energy weapon popped out from Oceanspray's arms, and he opened fire at their attackers.** Blaze fired flaming crescents at their opponents, by slashing with his sword (glowing sunny yellow -- fear) while it was engulfed with flame.  Cornson had no projectile capability, so he dodged their blasts with apparently ease.

But this was all for naught.  They were outnumbered.  No matter how much they fought, they were captured and brought forth to the evil Atrocius, the hideous being and leader of these Red Lanterns.  He stripped Blaze of his sword, and an black box-type device was attached to the back of Oceanspray's head, effectively reprogramming him into a Red Lantern.

"That ain't good," Cornson muttered.

"No kidding," Blaze said.

---
* Wikipedia describes Red Lanterns in the comics as being like little more than feral beasts.

**Oceanspray's species is android, but no specifics, so I'm embelishing this a little.

[Blazing Angel]

Two great chapters.

Remember that Cloak's thread is lined with the same fabric that makes up his cloaks.

...I hope this was a typo.

[Cloak]

Blaze, "threads" also mean the user's living quarters.  It's a term I picked up from Horse.

Now, this one might be tricky -- I don't know the home planet of these corps (or the Reds, either -- I went by the animated series for that).

CHAPTER FOUR:
Mine!  It's Mine!

Blocky, Empress Goose, and Sakki awoke on a strange world.  The sky seemed to be an oppressive sort of orange.  The three checked themselves out to see if they were harmed.  Strangely enough, they were perfectly fine.  They stood up, brushed the dust from themselves, and looked around.

"Uh, where are we?" Sakki asked.

"Your guess is as good as mine." Empress Goose said dully.

"Looks like a desert of some sort . . ." Blocky commented.

Then they saw a bunch of orange light constructs flying around, then surrounding them.  Blocky and Empress Goose only looked mildly surprised, Sakki however was in NO MOOD for this.

"Scram, you transparent transients!" Sakki snarled.

"'Transparent transients'?" Empress Goose mocked coyly.

"Okay, so my banter needs a little work," Sakki snapped, "so sue me."

The orange light constructs attempted to kill the three, but killing three RAFians isn't an easy chore.  It was essentially a battle of attrition, and, as such, a very long battle.  But the reaction to the Marks led to a very interesting effect.

The orange light constructs spawned three blobs of orange light-matter.  Soon the globs of orange light-matter took the shapes of Sakki, Blocky, and Empress Goose!!  Then they flew off to Larfleeze, the head and only biological Orange Lantern.

"Hey!  You can't just steal our identities like that!!" Sakki roared.

"I've heard of identity theft," Block commented, "but this is ridiculous."

"Get your rear in gear, you two," Sakki said.  "I am not gonna let that facisimile ruin my reputation!!"

And she stalked off in the direction that they headed.  Block and Empress Goose looked at each other.  Sakki turned and glared at them.  "ARE YOU COMING OR NOT?!"

Empress Goose began walking towards her, while Blocky hesitated a bit.

"You want to argue with her?" Empress Goose asked.

"Good point," Blocky said, then shouted to Sakki, "Coming!"

[Blazing Angel]

Oh, that makes sense now.

[Sakki]

XD I am such a slave driver. I love it

I love how this includes so many worlds and not just RAF itself.

[TobiasMasonPark]

     Awesome story So far Cloak :p

[Cloak]

Thanks, all.  I finished planning the Book XII last night, and I have ideas for Book XIII, which will delve into Realm Walker mythos, I think.  And explain why Malice was so powerful in "Passing the Torch".  New chapters are coming . . . soonish.

[The Spectre]

What do you think about a book based in the "Tower of babel" DC comics arch?