Feb. 17, 2009 - Wow

I'm REALLY sorry I haven't been writing about what's going on.
Turns out we have to live in this hotel for one to three months, which is VERY fun with three little brothers.
And Selina has had several bad hair days in a row.

And I nearly lost five of my troops.

I really miss my own bed.

The internet connection stinks here, but I'll tey to catch up with everyone's blogs.

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Jan. 19, 2009 - Cat O' Lantern

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Jan. 12, 2009 - The Magic Kingdom

“AAH-CHOO!”

Erika sniffed, then pulled a tissue out of a pouch on her black belt.

She stood in the middle of Tomorrowland Terrence,  a sitting and entertainment area in Disneyland.
When she wore her armor, Erika always landed in Tomorrowland, as not to scare the other denizens of the Magic Kingdom.

“AAaa- choo!” Erika sneezed again. Oh, I need to  find King Mickey soon… I need some R and R.
She had caught a cold the Tuesday before, after running at night in the cold. And even worse, the sickness was progressing into the flu.

Erika walked past Stitch and Wall-e, helmet under her arm, waving a friendly hello to the short Sci-fi characters. Thtwo waved back in reply, then resumed chattering to each other.

Over at the Starcade, ( an arcade by Space Mountain,) Erika changed out of her Beskar’ gam, her armor, in the girls bathroom.

She walked through Tomorrowland, then over Main Street and into Frontierland, dodging Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, and Old Yeller followed by several Indians and Captain John Smith.
 Walking past The Golden Horseshoe, (An old building that used to have a dancing show, but was now an ice cream parlor,) Erika sneezed several more times.

After waving to Jack and Will, Erika finally made it to New Orleans Square, a quite spot with a wonderful view of the lake and Tom Sawyer’s Island.

 Erika sighed as she walked to the front of Gracey Manor. Her parents had been helping clean up the Christmas decorations. Erika walked in through a side door, near the first pet cemetery, and made her wat through the winding pass ways and to the ball room. The Graceys had thrown  a ball to see the
Halloween  Town citizens off. The ghosts and ghoulies were dancing to the organ, and Erika stepped through the waltzing un-deads to her mother, who was presently talking to Madame Leota.

Erika tapped her mom’s shoulder then whispered that she would be at the castle.

“Alright pumpkin, but be home before morning, okay?”

“Yes ma’am, and could you tell daddy that Sora was asking for him? Thanks mom!”

Erika skipped lightly past the joyful dancers, and back out the side door. She stepped over a few gravestones and past the ghosts horse, who whinnied as she flew by.

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In front of the castle, Erika paused. She was about to cross the moat when a familiar voice called her name.

She turned to face two figures. “Oh hi guys!” Max and P.J. walked up, “Hey, what’s up?” asked Max, Goofy’s son.
“Oh nothing, really. King Mickey’s home, right?”

“Yeah, he is. What’d you want to say to him?” said P.J., Pete’s son.

Erika smiled, and lifted her hand. The key blade appeared and the two teenaged toons inhaled.

“No way!” Breathed P.J.
 Max blinked, “ Garwsh, those things just keep popping up, don’t they?”
Erika laughed, “Yeah, guess so.”
“Well, tell your dad’s hi for me, I’ve got to see Mickey before he heads off again.”

The boys waved good-bye, and Erika headed into the castle.

-

Mickey was in his study, bent over some old looking papers.

“Your Majesty?” Erika asked earnestly.

“Hmm? Oh, hello!” Said the King, lifting his head.

Erika smiled, Poor Mickey, still wondering about the Heartless and Nobodies…

She showed the King her blade, and told him about a few months ago, on Halloween.

Mickey smiled kindly, and brought his key blade forth.

“I guess we have another key blader.”

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Back in Tomorrowland, Erika donned her armor once again.
The sun would rise in a few hours, and the Disney citizens would go back to their homes for the day.

Behind Erika, a small, flat figure lurked on the ground. It leapt up, followed by a dozen other.

Erika faced them, key blade flying through them.

Something beeped.

Oh great, who’s calling?

Erika fought off the Heartless and pulled a small disk from a pouch.

“Hello?”

A small blue figure of Ahsoka stood.

“Erika! The Council pulled the reinforcements from Kamino!”

“ What?!”

“They said it was taking up resources. And what are you doing?” Said Ahsoka, glancing at Erika’s movements as she fended off the remaining Heartless.

“That’s nothing. I’ll talk to the Masters later, I have to go.”

“Wait! I forgot to tell you, the Council has given you a clone battalion, they’re waiting for you an Coruscant.”

“Say WHAT?” Erika threw the last Heartless across the plaza.

“You don’t want them?”
“Of course I want them! Why did the JedI Council give me a whole battalion?”

A whole clone battalion contained  five hundred and seventy six men.

Ahsoka shrugged, “I don’t know. Well see you later!”

With that the hologram faded away.

Erika stood in the partial darkness, and shook her head.

“Crazy Masters…” she said a bit fondly.

"AAAH-CHOO!"

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Jan. 7, 2009 - In The Dark: Chap 3

Two sleek figures climbed up the side of a black building in the middle of a city.

Cat Woman used a suction device, and the girl used naught but her bare hands.

When they reached the top floor, Cat Woman pulled a piece of metal out of her belt.
She slid it into the edge of a window pane, and then the girl, covered from head to toe in black, with ears and a tail peeping out, lifted her hands.

The glass floated of the side of the building. Cat Woman and the girl slunk into the office building.

The girl set the glass against a wall under a photograph of the night sky.

Cat Woman picked a name placard off the desk in the middle of the room.
"Lex Luthor, the jerk."

"Do you approve in my choice?" the girl said silkily.

Cat Woman purred in reply.
She then walked to the photo, " How amatuer."

The girl raised her hand, causing the picture and frame to fly off the wall.

Cat Woman picked the lock and purred when the bolt clicked. She pulled out a glowing green crystal, it created a luminous aura in the room.

The Cat put the gem in a pouch, then closed the safe and the girl placed the picture back in place.

Cat Woman proceeded, and leapt head first out of the window, the girl followed, but replaced the pane before jumping.

The two dived into the night, air hitting their faces with a pleasant feeling as they fell.

The girl tossed something up, seconds later, the air and sky was filled with light and noise.
The girl then threw her arms out, and they both slowed progressively. They landed safely and without a sound.

 "What's with the big boom?"

"A little reason for the authorities to snoop around."

The two began descending from roof top to roof top.

Cat Woman paused for a moment.

"Metropolis is nothing like Gotham, right Kitten?"

"In public, could you just say Cat O' Lantern?"

Cat Woman gave a laugh. "Sure thing, Pumpkin."

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Dec. 29, 2008 - In the Dark: Chapter II

 Cat Woman gasped. " What? You've never seen a talking cat?" asked the cat.
Selina Kyle leapt from her bed as the cat grew in stature, features and over all appearance changing.
Where the cat stood micro-seconds before, a young woman was now.
 Kyle growled, " Who are you?"
The girl stepped forward, " Just a cat trying to help another cat."
Selina stared, "You've got to be kidding me.'
The girl purred, and took another step forward.
"Well, do you want my help?"
Cat Woman tried to identify the cat girl, but her face was obscured by the darkness.
"What exactly are you going to help me with?"

"Your true love, he loves you. But as long as you do what he tries to stop, neither of you will get your happily ever after."

Selina glared at the blue eyed girl. "And how are you going to do that?"

"You like, 'borrowing' things, I'm I correct?"
Kyle nodded.

"Batman wants to be with you, and I know it.
 If you steal from crime lords, corrupt politicians, and.. " the girl paused momentarily, " evil minded business men,"  Selina narrowed her eyes.
 " If you give to those in need of money, especially in this 'recession', you will become some what of a modern day Robin Hood."

" So, a vigilante, aye?" said The Cat.
The girl purred in reply.

"And what's in it for you?"

"That's my little secret."

Selina smiled. "Which 'evil minded business man' did you have in mind?"

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Dec. 22, 2008 - In the Dark

 It was snowing in Gotham City.

From a rooftop, two figures clothed in back dueled. One a man, one a woman. The woman fought passionately, kicking, scratching, and with a whip. The man was restrained, apparently not wanting to hurt the woman.

 Nearby, a half grown cat sat, staring at the two. It's blue eyes took in the emotions coming from the woman. She was afraid, heartbroken and deeply in love. As the cat's eyes turned to the man, they reflected red and silver, giving off the impression of fire. The man was sad, and disappointed. He's ducked as the woman cracked her whip. He grabbed it before the woman cloud pull it back. Taken by surprise, the woman was pulled to the man. He held her hand. As she looked into his eyes, a tear dripped of her eyelashes, landing on the man's arm.

 Then the man turned and leapt off the building.

The woman collapsed to her knees, head bent in utter sorrow.

As the woman made her way to an apartment complex, the black cat followed closely behind.
The woman slunk against the buildings icy walls, and went through a window near the top floor.

 The woman went to her door, and picked up a pile of ail of the floor.
 " Bills, bills, paycheck, bills..." she read, then stopped. She pulled a gold foil envelope out of the pile.
She opened it, " 'Selina, Merry Christmas. From a friend'... I wonder..." she said slowly.
Then a scratch came from the window. Selina  jumped. She ran into her room. When she came back out she was no longer in black, but in a gray sweater and jeans.

When she opened the window, she sighed in relief. " Hello, kitty. Where'd you come from?"
 The cat mewled in reply. Selina sighed, " Isn't it interesting how animals come to you when you're in the dumps? " She pulled out a carton of eggnog from the fridge and drank some. " Mew?" She bent down and gave the partly grown kitten some. As the woman stroked the cat, they both began to purr.

Later that night, as Selina Kyle lie in her bed, sobbing to her heart's content. "Don't cry," said a voice. " I'm sure you'll end up together." Cat Woman sat up in bed. " Who said that?" she demanded. Out of the shadows, the sleek black kitten stepped out. " I did. I want to help you."

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Dec. 18, 2008 - Snowy Night

Erika tailed Ironman silently through the clouds. Christmas lights twinkled softly underneath them as they flew over Los Angeles, creating a warm glow on the falling snow.

 Erika glided, steadily watching Ironman. She watched as he had dropped the unconscience Dr. Light off at the L.A. Sheriff's building. She could feel him grasping her Ulna and Radius in his cold metallic hand.
 
 As the snow fell more heavily, Ironman's armor began to frost. He dropped fifty feet in elavation, yelling something at himself while doing so.

 After flying a few more minutes, they flew over Malibu. Erika gasped at the snow on the foot hills.

Ironman flew onward, causing Erika to speed her jet pack up. He landed, at went inside a mansion over looking the ocean. Erika waited in the air. After a few moments, she too landed. She walked to the door, and rang the door bell.

 " Pepper! Can you get that?" Yelled Tony Stark from his work room. "Okay!" yelled back a red headed woman. Peggy Pepper answered the door, but to her surprise, a black cat ran in.

 Erika ran through the house on three legs. Under a couch, over a coffe table and down, down to were her arm was.

 Tony heard a commotion coming from up stairs. Pepper was yelling, and he winced as a crash rang though the house. He walked over to his door. He was about to open it when a voice spoke. " I hope you don't mind," said a metallic voice, " but I summoned the Los Angeles County animal control."  " Why did you do that, Jarvis?" asked the young millionare as he opened the door.

 Erika saw the door open. She leapt. The red headed lady yelled. Tony Stark gasped as a black feline hit him straight on in the chest.

 Erika jumped on the man with a glowing thing in his chest, and landed on a table. "My arm!" she yelled, skidding across the table. The woman gasped when Erika spoke, and Ironman tried to swipe her across the table. Erika's arm lay on the other side of Ironman's armor. Erika leapt, unfortunatly scratching the red and gold super suit as she did. Her heart pounded as her arm re-attached. She scrambled out of the room, and out of the house. She morphed back into a human and flew away, through the clouds and back to her home in the desert.

 Tony and Pepper's faces were red as they cleaned up the broken glass on the floor.
" So you found an arm... and then a three legged cat comes crashing throught the place... and now you're mad because your body arnor is scratched," said Pepper. Tony looked up from stacking paper. " Pretty much, yeah..."
 " I think you should leave floating bady parts slone from now on, okay?"
The door bell sounded.
 Pepper rolled her eyes in exasperation as she opened the door.
" Hello ma'am, we got a call?"

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Dec. 8, 2008 - Stolen Property

 Erika stared, wondering at the man who was talking to himself.
" Ha ha! That creepy teenaged girl can't get me here! " He was walking around inside the electronics warehouse, rubbing his hands together and giggling evilly.
 
  Erika rolled her eyes, getting that Dr. Light was on the West Coast to avoid Raven. Dr. Light moved towards a box, still talking to himself, " And with these Stark weapons, I can finally do something evil!!!!"
 
 Oh great, He's nuts. Erika thought from behind a crate. She looked around the warehouse, noting the security systems that Dr. Light had disabled, and the ones he missed also. What ever security guards this place has, they should be here by now. Dr. Light was piling crates near a door, and Erika thought for a moment. She took the gauntlet, glove, vibro-blade and other small weapons off her hand. Her hand turned into bones, and she detached her arm at the elbow. She used the Force to float her forearm over to Dr. Light, who was preoccupied with a automatic sniper rifle.
 
 She tapped him on the shoulder. He turned and stared at the floating arm. His eyes bulged and Erika laughed silently. Suddenly, something crashed through the ceiling. It was red, gold and looked like C-3PO.

 " I don't think so," it said. Oh great, Ironman. Erika thought. Dr. Light stared at Ironman, the at Erika's arm, and then back to Ironman. He passed out.
 " Well, that went pretty easy," said Ironman. He paused then turned face to hand with Erika's arm. Uh oh... She dropped her hand before Ironman could grab it. It crawled across the floor, dodging Ironman's swipes.
 
 Erika minus forearm, hid motionless, waiting for her hand to crawl to safety. Erika picked up Ironman's feelings. They were confused and fascinated. Oh no you don't. She thought as Ironman tried to blast her hand. The hand turned to Ironman. He cocked his head, and reached out to grab it. Erika breathed in, then out, Force pushing Ironman across the warehouse. Erika watched as he landed with a crash, and winced as she heard him yell. She walked quietly behind boxes and crates, trying to get to her arm.

 She walked pass Dr. Light,  who was coming to. She waved her hand, and he went back into a deep sleep. As she was bent over, Ironman had walked quietly up behind Erika's arm bones. Apparently his focus was entirely on her arm. Erika was busy with Dr. Light. She gasped as she felt Ironman pick her arm up. He looked at it as her arm thrashed violently, Ironman giving off a pleased emotion. Erika ran behind a crate as Ironman sauntered over to Light. He picked him up and left via jets and ceiling.

 My arm, Erika thought. She looked up at the ceiling, staring at the half moon through the hole.
My arm...

To be continued.

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Dec. 1, 2008 - Erika and Keyblade

I drew them, and they're my original work.

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Nov. 26, 2008 - Poetry

A black cat walked through the shaped stones, nearly invisible in the moonless night. Once and awhile, a star peeped through the clouds, casting an eerie pall on the outskirts of the town.

 The cat, silver locket twinkling in the faint starlight. She leapt on top of a cross shaped stone, and sat for a moment before jumping to the next stone.
She finally hopped to the ground and sat. Where did I put that book? She looked behind a stone. There you are! The cat changed, turning into a girl. The girl picked up the book, and dusted her skirt off, and fingering her locket.

 " The Moon's the North Winds cooky. He bites it day by day, Until there's but a rim of scarps. That crumble all away.
 The South Wind is a baker. He kneads clouds in his den, And bakes a crisp new moon that... greedy North... Wind... eats... again! "

 The girl turned the page and read to herself. She read The Raven, by Poe, The Night Before Christmas, by Moore, and The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Lear.  Carrol and Longfellow, Blake and Shakespeare.

 The girl looked at her watch, " Goodness, it's Twelve, " she said. She put the book back behind a stone.
She began walking back. She thought to herself, It was nice of Mr. Gracey to invite mom and dad to a Thanksgiving party. She lifted her hand, and her keyblade materialized in her palm. I have to show King Mickey this some day soon.  She began to spar, cutting through the air and parrying with pretend enemies. She put the blade away. I need to name my blade. She turned back into a cat., but this time with white wings. I love this, she thought, flexing her wings. Then something strange happened. She smiled, well, as a cat smiles, and her wings became bones. She flexed them again, and then turned back into a human. She sighed in contentment.

 I think I'll drop by the Sleeping Beauty Castle soon.

* The Moon's the North Wind's Cooky by Vachel Lindsay

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Nov. 19, 2008 - Stars Fly By

"YAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! " yelled Erika and Ahsoka.
They barrel rolled over the Sep ship, blasting Vulture Droids all the while.
"Nice shot Ahsoka!" laughed Erika.
Ahsoka laughed, " this is FUN! "
They did a corkscrew, and circled back to the Seps.
"Let's sneak inside!" said Ahsoka excitedly.
" Alright! Hold on to your astromech!" Erika replied.
She made a sharp left turn and headed towards the docking bay.
" Uh, won't the droids see us?" Ahsoka said nervously.
" Watch this! " Erika held one hand on the controls, and waved one at the back up Vulture droids coming out of the bay.
They were held motionless in space, and the Jedi girls slipped inside. Erika put her hand down and the droids zoomed away, smashing into each other and other fly droids. They docked in a dark corner, and slipped out of the ship and into the shadows. " And the droids won't see our ship? " said Ahsoka. Erika laughed and said " After all you've seen of these guys, you still think they're capable of that? "
Ahsoka laughed and walked along the bay wall.
They snunk past a squad of Super Battle Droids, and made their way to the engine room.

"Here! Hand me a det!" Whispered Erika. Ahsoka pulled a few out and handed them over. Erika then placed them as close as possible to the engines.
" Now follow me!" They walked softly down a hallway, and stopped outside the door of the command center. They heard battle droids giving commands to those out fighting. They slipped in quietly, and hid behind a chair. There was a battle droid in the chair, he was talking to a another droid, " ... Yeah, the GAR has no way of knowing what the General is up to." " They'll be surprised when we attack Kamino! They'll run back to the  Supreme Chancellor crying!" Ahsoka and Erika gasped, and placed dets under the controls, crawling under droids, and finally sneaking back out. They ran down the hall, stifling back giggles. " Well, we know where Grievous is now! " whispered Ahsoka. " And we know to boost defenses on Kamino! " They got a com from Rex. " Where are you two? " He said, nearly yelling over a sound of an explosion. " Uh... we're sabatoging the Seps. " whispered Erika. " Yeah, and we know where Grievous is!" added Tano. " Well, keep safe! Anakin and I are having a little fun with some droids." He said, still yelling. " You keep safe too!" they answered before hanging up. They began to run down the walk way,but when they turned a corner they tan into patrolling battle droids. " Hey look!" one said, " Jedi! " The others replied with a "Rogder, rodger." The girls rolled their eyes and leapt.
 
 A battle droid walking along heard noise coming from down the hall. He was walking over, but before he could get there, he saw droid parts flying out from around the corner. " AHH!" he yelled.
 
 " Did you hear that?" asked Ahsoka. They ran down the hall and spotted a droid tying to run away. Erika threw her saber. It hit the droid, and Erika Force pulled it back. Ahsoka turned her green saber off, and Erika her silver one. " That was kinda fun." Tano said. " Not as fun as this will be! " snarled a female voice behind them. The girls gasped, Asajj Ventress stood three feet in front of them, red saber staff glowing malevolently. The green and silver saber came on.

 They fought, colors flashing, Ventress swung, Ahsoka ducked, Erika leapt and landed behind Asajj.
Swinging, jumping, a parry here, an offensive there. The girls smiled as they realized they had fought all the way to the hanger bay. They flipped backwards as Ventress swung in a deep, passionate rage. They landed and ran to the ARC-170. " Later! "  yelled Erika as the ship flew out. Asajj was furious. She pushed a droid out of her way as she jumped into a droid star fighter. She followed in pursuit.

  Out in space, the Republic was winning, there were hardly any droids left. A blaster bolt shot out from Rex's ship, hitting Ventress. She yelled, and went into hyperspace. " Thanks Rex! " laughed Erika.
" My pleasure! " he replied. Erika hung up and said to Ahsoka, " Will you push the button? " "Sure! " Ahsoka pushed the button and the Sep ship exploded.

  Back in the GAR cruiser, Erika and Ahsoka told Skywalker and Kenobi about Grievous.
" Well, I guess we know what to do now." Said Obi-wan. Anakin's eyes flamed, and Ahsoka came over and hugged him. He looked down and smiled. " I have to go now, " said Erika, " It was nice meeting you!"
The Generals said good bye, and Ahsoka rushed over to Erika, she said " I'll see you later," Erika replied, " I'll be back in a few days." They looked at each other and hugged. Rex walked up and tapped them. Erika and Ahsoka looked up. They hugged him too. The clones laughed, and Rex said, " Ah, you're just jealous! "

Erika waved one last time, and headed home.

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Nov. 15, 2008 - Dexter

Erika and her mom were on their way back home from shopping. They were in the car, and made a left turn.
The streets in this area were unlit. After making the turn, they saw the people in front of them run over something. They slammed on the brakes, and just in time. The thing was a dog. They pulled over, and got out. Another vehicle was already pulled over, and there was one making a U-turn. "Go get my cell phone!" said Erika's mom. The Caucasian man in the first car was bent over the dog, who was laying on it's right side and the second SUV parked behind them. The first man's wife got out of the car, and cried out in horror. She went back in the car. The Hispanic man in the SUV came over. Erika came back with the phone. Her mom called 911, and the Caucasian man and Erika tried to read the dog tag. The only thing on it was the number for Animal Control and it's license number. They moved the dog off the street.
The dog was a medium sized, gray Schnauzer. He's breathing was shallow and quick. " I ran it over" said the Hispanic. "That means it was run over twice." said the Caucasian. Erika saw the dog was going into shock. She ran to the car and got a picnic blanket out of the back. She put it on the dog and started rubbing it briskly. The adults were talking, and Erika noted the dog's eyes weren't blinking, it's rear was bleeding and blood was coming out of it's mouth. She felt it's ribs, a few were broken. " The 911 people connected me to the Animal Control, they told me the people who own the dog live on 15th street. " said Erika's mom, " he's name is Dexter."  " I'll watch the dog while you go find he's owners," said the Caucasian. " I'll follow you," said the Hispanic. They got in car and drove a few houses down. Erika looked for the street number. " Is that it?" said her mom. "There it is!" cried Erika. The lights in the house were on. They knocked on the door, waited, then rang the door bell. Still nobody answered. " The neighbors are home," said Erika, brushing past the Hispanic. She pointed to the house across the street. They crossed over, avoiding a car. Erika knocked on the door. An elderly lady answered the door. " Do you know the people across the street? " asked Erika's mom. The lady said she knew them vaguely and Erika's mom went on to tell on about Dexter being hit, and how he was in unstable condition. The lady's husband came to the door, and said to bring the dog to them. " He was just running around in our front yard a half hour ago and we put him in their yard," said the old lady. The went back to the car, and backed out of the driveway. They ran over something. " Oh no!" said Erika's mom. "It just a mailbox!" said Erika, looking through the window. They drove back to the dog and parked. They walked over to the dog, then the men and Erika picked up the dog, and stuck him in the SUV. Blood dripped into the trunk. Erika's mom was talking to the Animal Control again. " They said to bring him to the shelter," she said. The Caucasian man had to leave, his wife was hysterical.  "We'll go tell the neighbors," said Erika's mom. " I'll wait here," replied the Hispanic. Erika and her mom drove back and told the couple. They drove back. "Why does he still have the trunk open?" said Erika's mom, "Oh no." The rolled the window down and the Hispanic walked over. " He's dead." Erika ran to the trunk and felt the pulse. She shook her head. He went to close the trunk, and they drove back to the couples house. They knocked on the door. They both answered. They said to put the body in the garage. The Hispanic backed the SUV up to the garage. The man and Erika picked Dexter up, and lied him on an old rug. They were about to drive away, when Erika said, " They're home." The people were home, they were getting out of their car when Erika and her mom walked up. It was an elderly couple with a daughter in her twenties. " You're dog was hit by a car." The girl burst into tears. They explained what happened to the father. They walked away. They were silent the rest of the way home.

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This happened about two hours ago.
Please pray for Dexter's family.

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Nov. 10, 2008 - Girl Force-Power

The battle cruiser was bustling with activity. There were troopers checking defensive artillery, Admiral Yularen discussing war tactics with General Kenobi and Ahsoka with Captain Rex watching the stars fly by.

General Skywalker walked the bridge, followed closely by Erika. Erika held her helmet under her arm, Master Yoda had told her to come the starship to help in the chase for General Grievous, she was helping Lieutenant Prudii track him before. She felt the stares of Clone troopers as she walked by, for they didn't know what to make of her. " Hey look! It' a Mando!" whispered one infantry trooper to another. They made their way to the Admiral and General, Ahsoka was talking to Rex, saying something about a DC-15s. They were greeted by Master Kenobi, " Well, Anakin, so nice of you to join us. And who is this?"  Anakin replied, " This is General Erika..."  " Please, call me by my first name." she said. " Erika, was sent by Master Yoda to help find Grievous," Anakin finished. Admiral Yularen excused himself, and Ahsoka made her way over, eying Erika suspiciously. "Greetings Erika, we will need all the help we can get finding General Grievous," said Kenobi warmly. " Thank you Master Kenobi, I hope to be of some help," Erika replied. Anakin then said, " If you will excuse us, we need to discuss some battleground tactics, while you can meet my padawan." He motioned to Ahsoka.

 The two older Jedi went over to a holochart, and the two teenage girls looked at each other. " Hello, I'm Ahsoka Tano," said the girl Togruta. " I'm Erika, " replied the Mandalorian. Ahsoka asked, " How are you a Jedi already? We're about the same age." Erika explained, " Well, let's just say Mandos are quick learners." 
" And how come you're a..." 
"Mandalorian and a Jedi? My father is a Mando, and my Mother is a Jedi, and I guess it's kind of a weird conbanasion."
Ahsoka nodded, and said " You should meet Captain Rex, he's kinda Mandalorian."
" Yeah, the ARCs and RCs were trained by Mandos."
They talked making their way to Rex, who was busy talking to Admiral Yularen.  "It's nice being able to talk to someone my age. I haven't seen any girls since Senator Amidala was kidnapped by Grievous."
Erika laughed, and the Captain turned to face them. " Ahsoka, General," he saluted. " Hey Rex, this is Erika, she's going to hep us find Grievous," she said. Rex nodded, and Erika commented on his jag eyes on his helmet he was holding. His laughed, and his skin became a darker tone. " Are you blushing? " teased Ahsoka. Rex was about to answer when they heard the Obi-wan and Anakin exclaim.
" Separatist battle cruiser exiting hyperspace near us!" Shouted Kenobi. Anakin rushed out of the command center, heading for his starfighter. The threesome looked at each other, then ran after Skywalker. Erika shouted " I'm driving!" as she clamped her helmet on. Ahsoka yelled " Shotgun!" Rex mumbled " females" under his breath as he also put his helmet on. "We heard that! " laughed Tano.

 The girls jumped over a gonk droid, and dodged clone pilots. They screeched to a halt in front of a ARC-170, " You thinking what I'm thinking?" "Oh yeah!" They grinned and forced jumped to the cockpit.

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To be continued...

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Oct. 30, 2008 - Halloween Happiness

 This is for the Kingdom hearts fans!
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As far as you've dug in the well of Erika, this is probably the deepest.
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"Trick or treat! " sang Sam, Noah, Jeff and Erika. The neighbor dropped candy in the bags. " Thank you!

"Erika was a black cat, Jeff, a pirate, Noah, a jawa and Sam, Count Dooku.

 " Do you have any Reeses? " asked Erika, tail twitching. " Trade you for your Dots." replied Jeff. They switched then walked to the next house and repeated the process.
 
 Erika felt something, she stopped, and was run into by a little boy in a Power Ranger costume.
" Wha...? "
The little boy stuck out his tongue and tried to grab her tail.
" You have a real tail! " he cried, grasping air where the tail was a micro-second before.
She hopped to the side and said, " It's not real! I made it! "
" Yeah right! Lemme touch! "
Erika sighed, then ran. The boy followed, but was weighed down by his candy.
 
She stopped on the opposite side of the  street, in front of her house. That was close, Erika thought, I've got to be more careful!  She sighed again, and sat down on the edge of the sidewalk. She had been born different, with specialties, you might say. They were inherited from her parents and were a gift from God. Erika felt something again, and looked across the street. In front of her house, a small group of kids were gathered. Talking to them, was a red-headed teenaged girl, dressed in a grim reaper costume. She was saying something about the scarecrow in the yard. Erika pricked her ears to pick up the conversation.

 " ... My dad and I made that scarecrow, it took along time..." said the girl.
Erika growled at the lying teen.
 " I've never seen you before, " accused a boy that lived down the street.

The girl's eyes lit up with an evil fire, she took her scythe and swung. The kids that stood in front of her, turned into small, black creatures, with yellow eyes and jerky movements. Erika gasped, " Heartless! "
She had seen them before, when she was seven, and again when she was ten. They had come to her town and created chaos, until Sora came. An evil cackle filled the air and brought Erika back to the present.

 That girl must work with Maleficent! The girl turned to face Erika, " YOU! " she cried. She stood there, with a sneer on her face, " Princess! Poor little Princess! Your daddy isn't here to help you, an neither is that nasty BOY! " she hissed. Erika instinctively reached for her lightsaber, she grabbed something, but it wasn't her saber. Oh! I didn't bring it! But what's this? She looked down and her eyes widened, a keyblade! The heart stealer gasped, then let ear piercing scream. She cried, " NO! NOT ANOTHER ONE" Erika ran straight at the girl, and swung. The girl vanished and the heartless turned back into humans.
The keyblade disappeared as the children looked at Erika. She made her tail stop swishing and told the kids to go to her parents. She wiped their minds, gently, as they walked away.

Erika stood there, in awe. A keyblade? I'm a keyblade holder? Like King Mickey and Sora? She knew there was many keybladers, but this was... amazing.

She summoned the blade again, and studied it. It was long and black, shaped like cat's tail and a bat. The handle was a pumpkin vine, and the key chain a jack o' lantern. The whole thing was bit macabre and Halloweeny, but she fell in love with it immediately. She felt someone coming, and she dismissed the blade. Out of the shadows came her brothers and mother.

" Where'd you go? " asked her mom sternly. " Uh, a Power Ranger was chasing me. "  Jeff rolled his eyes. " Look at all the candy we got! " squealed Noah. " Too bad we only get a handful " said Jeff. Mom said " and only the gluten free ones! " Sam spat a piece out and made a face, " that one had raisins in it!" Mom rolled her eyes and they went for another round of trick or treating.

 "  Your  Majesty, " said the girl. " What? " growled the green queen. " She has... become one." The woman cried in rage, " WHAT? NO! " The girl flinched back. " You have failed me, girl..."

 Erika stared at the moon, it was hidden partially by a dark cloud. Abba? Thank you...

From above, God smiled down on one of His daughters.
 

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Oct. 29, 2008 - 4 Heroes

Lynette, Raynae, Julia and myself, have made a combined blog where we put our joined stories. Our user name is, *drumroll* 4Heroes! Ta-da! o if you see one of us on as 4Heroes, be sure to say hi, or something...

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Oct. 27, 2008 - Four Heros: Part Three

 To see the first and second part of this, see Monster's and SeaChel's blogs.
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Erika flew over the city. It was a quiet night. The moon was bright and the harbor calm.

 This is nice, she thought, I'm glad I could take the night off, no droids, no giant bugs, and no evil dudes.

 She had come this way to see where the Teen Titans lived. She looked at the huge building through her helmet. It looked like the letter "T". I wonder why, she thought facetiously.

 She flew over to the top of the tower, and did a scan of the roof. She laughed to herself. Not very hi-tech, I thought Cyborg and Robin would have a little more than sonic cannons and lasers.

 She landed on the rooftop, careful of pressure sensitive plates, and walked over to the opening leading into the tower. She paused to listen to a wolf howl and wondered why there would be a wolf anywhere near here before climbing down. She walked into the living room, and went to the fridge that was nearby. I'm starving! That shape shifter is supposed to be vegan, I wonder if he has anything I could eat. She went through the fridge, looking for gluten, animal and sugar free food. She found only vegetables and some talking tofu. She sighed, grabbed a carrot and shoved the tofu in the trash can. She put a dollar bill in the vegetable's spot and munched on the carrot as she made her way to the couch.

 She listened to the sound of someone wandering around a few floors up. Then something caught her eye. Hey look, Super Mario Brothers 3! I love that game! She grabbed a controller and was about to turn it on when she heard another wolf howl, or what seemed to be a fairly good impression of one. She turned the game on and beat Cyborg and Beast Boy's high score. She giggled, then stopped. She felt someone through the Force who was not far away. Erika switched the electronics off and waited for that somebody to come out.

 In the shadows, there lurked a figure clothed in black...

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Guess who! Your turn GothamCityNights!

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Oct. 26, 2008 -

 Erika clutched the transport handle. She was making her way to the barracks with a basket of cookies for the clone troops. She was on Coruscant in a CTA (Coruscant Transport Agency) vehicle. The vehicle lurched to a stop, more people (and creatures) got on. Erika got up and got off. The barracks were about a block away, she started out on the platform, humming peacefully. She paused to tie her sneaker, and she spotted two Imperial troopers headed her way.  Oh great. Here come the White Jobs. She stood up, dusted her skirt off and put on her "Happy Citizen Face."
 The troopers sauntered past her and went behind a building. Erika had a good idea what they were doing, so she Force jumped to a balcony on an apartment building nearby. She watched as the troops circled back. They then spoke in bewildered tones, then one said, " I can never find a girl! They all run away when they see us coming. " He looked sad. Stupid but cute, that's a stormtrooper private. She used the Force to turn the troopers helmets around. She giggled and ran off. The troopers fixed helmets and looked at each other. They ran away.
 Erika arrived at the barracks and sighed. "Jate ad'ike." Good lads. She walked in through the gates and to the main building. The public relations, the mess hall, the generals' quarters and the briefing and conference rooms were in this building. Erika snuck past the front desk, where a cranky looking rodian sat, arguing with an even crankier looking trandoshan. She made past General Zey and Captain Maze, who were in deep conversation with a mandalorian that Erika nodded to with a smile. He nodded back and then Maze closed the door.
 Then, she was were she wanted to be, the mess hall. She went to the closest droid and asked him a question, it made a fuss then she put her hand over it's main circuitry. It quieted down and she walked over to a group of infantry soldiers. She smiled and handed the nearest clone the basket. Vode an, burc'ya. They smiled back. " Take care,"  she said. She left, praying to God for their safety.
 The troopers were delighted to eat something sweet. They talked about blowing up droids, joked about the special ops detachments, and hope they didn't die the next day. They have no mother, no father. They only have each other.
 Erika left with another purpose in her heart.

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In case you are wondering, my story doesn't have a time line,  I just throw people in there.
Tell me what you think!

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Oct. 20, 2008 -

FUNNY!!
Watch this, it's funny, It's Luke Force kicking a guy and Boba Fett flying in the back ground!

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Oct. 15, 2008 - Night Time Mischief

 There was a noise. Erika sat up. She listened. There it was again. That sounds like swords. She got up out of bed and looked out her bedroom window. If Erika couldn't feel this major disturbance in the Force, she wouldn't have believed her eyes. There, in her own backyard, four men were fighting. One looked very short, and was wielding a battle ax. The two others had swords and the last had a bow and was shooting like crazy. Erika couldn't tell who the men were, but she knew they were not supposed to be in her family's yard. She grabbed a sweatshirt, put it on over her mis-matched skeleton and rose pajamas, as well as her shoes and grabbed a blaster her belt and her lightsaber, just in case. She sneaked quietly down the stairs and looked out the window, they were still there, and still fighting.
  Erika gasped as she realized who one of the men were, she had met him at Disneyland once when he almost ran into her on Tom Sawyer's Island. It was none other than the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow. With him was his friend Will Turner. Erika went out the front door and jumped over the fence, to sneak up on them.  She was behind the short hairy one, when the blond man looked at her straight in the eyes. He looked confused, and left an impression in the Force as being calm, but dazed. Erika smiled at the strange man, who in turn, smiled back. He turned away to ward off a blow from Turner. Erika looked at Turner, and shook her head in amazement as she realized that the two looked almost exactly the same. She jumped as the short man tried to whack her with his ax. He looked at her, said " She's like Galadriel! " before trying to hit her again. I know who this guy is! Erika exclaimed to herself, It's Gimli! That dwarf in Lord of the Rings! And that's Legolas! She evaded the dwarf and ran towards Sparrow. He was trying to fight Legolas and wasn't doing very well. She jumped over to him, pink rose pj's and all, and grabbed his hand as he raised to swing at the elf. " What are you doing!?!? " he yelled. " Why are you fighting?! " she replied. " I don't know! " he yelled back. " What are you doing?! " yelled Will. " Does your wife know you're out pillaging? " Erika asked in return. " Wha...? How do you know Elizabeth?"  " I met her in Catalina once. Now why are you ighting?" she said as she Force pushed Gimli over to Legolas. Will looked at her for a second, then said " I have no clue. " Erika turned to Legolas, " And what of you? " He replied, " He looks like me, and I thought he was an imposter." Erika rolled her eyes. " Thats it? " Gimli looked up at her and said " Do you know Arwen? " She looked down at him and said, " I never had the pleasure of meeting any non-Christmas elves." Gimli chuckled, and Legolas looked at him funny.
 Erika flinched, there was something causing a huge ripple in the Force. The men, elf and dwarf watched as she ran to fence leapt over it over and was taken aback. Sheelob and the Kracken were fighting each other in thn middle of the street. The guys had followed her to the front, Gimli receiving help from Legolas to get over the fence. They stood amazed. Jack turned to Legolas, " What a fine mess you've gotten us into."  Legolas and Will rolled their eyes in unison. " Are you guys going to help, or not?" Erika yelled from the top of the giant spider. Legolas ran towards the monsters, followed closely by Will and Gimli, last of all come Jack, running in his wild fashion. Jeff looks like that when he runs. Erika said to herself with a laugh. She pulled a tranq out of her belt, " Here you go, big guy!" She stuck the drug in the spider, and waited for it to take affect. After the spider was K.O. , Erika was glad to see the guys had the Kraken out too. She slid down the back of the hairy aracnid. Then the thought hit her, "Uh, how did these get here?"
The guys looked at each other and Will said, " We don't know." Jack spoke up, " Aye mate, but will 'em home." Erika was confused but waved good bye, " Tell Elizabeth hi for me, Will! " " Aye!" Erika went back in the house and watched out the window as the men, elf, dwarf dragged the monsters with the help of skeletal pirates and ghosts and disappeared down the dark street. Erika went back to bed, pondering the past half hour.

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Oct. 12, 2008 -

Do you like this? I made it. It's me in my armor.

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