The Colored Version and the Winners!

First... The winner!! In my hand is the envelope holding the name of the winner of the "Guess Those People" contest! *holds up envelope* Now, the winner is... *drum roll* *dramatic pause* 

*opens envelope*

*gasp!*

I don't believe it (actually, I do believe it)! We have a tie! The first person to answer correctly was Liv--I mean, Anonymous! Congrats, Anonymous, you've won yourself FIVE MII POINTS*!! The next winner is only because I'm feeling generous. My Friendly Stalker, even though you cheated, you at least tried, so I'm giving you two and a half Mii points. Congrats, Stalker. Now, our third winner is Booklover181! Booklover181, you've won five Mii points! Congratulations, one and all, and thanks for playing! Be sure to tune in next time and you too could win big! Take us away, Bill!

*theme music plays and audience cheers as the show comes to a close*

Okay, now that that's done... Onto the real fun! Here's the colored version! 

This, my friends, is history. It's my first time ever coloring a hand-drawn picture on the computer. The shading is kind of iffy in parts, but I really like them.

Tucker looks stinkin' adorable, as does Danny (although I think he looks a bit young...). I tried to draw Tucker with an expression kind of like Sam's, but I thought it just didn't look right on him. So he got a big happy smile instead. =P (But did I mention he looks stinkin' adorable??) Oh, and I want Sam's skirt. And leggings. And boots. And ponytail. Okay, I basically want her outfit...just with a longer shirt. =P (My dad saw Sam and he was like "She has a bellybutton." and I was like "Yes, yes she does." and my brother said something along the lines of "Everyone has a bellybutton..." and my dad went on to say something like "But you're such a modest girl..." and I said "Dad, that's the outfit she wears in the show." and then he's like "Oh, okay." =P I love my father. =) ) 

The outlining was tedious, but not that hard, and coloring was super easy (Ya know, after I figured out the right color...) It was really hard to get the right shades for Tucker's clothes and skin. You really wouldn't think it's that hard, but brown is really hard to find. O.o The other colors were all fairly easy to find, though. Then came the background... >.<>

Lots of thanks to my brother for his help with this. He's the one that does the coloring on the computer, so he told me how to do it and stuff. Plus he was very helpful with the shading, so thanks to him for that as well. =)

Okay, well, I've rambled on for long enough about this. Now you must comment and tell me what you like and what could use improvement. But be gentle, I really do like this...

*Mii points are not remembered or counted by Mii Maker and are not valid for exchange for any legal tender. Mii points are also not valid in the state of Utah. Sorry, Utah.

MR fanfic (MPOV) Chapter 34

We rushed down the sidewalk and I became my old, paranoid self again, scanning faces, watching every dark crevice between buildings, counting heads every two minutes... Yeah, paranoid Max. Good fun. My thoughts were interrupted by Nudge, who brought me back down to planet Earth.

"Max, where are we going?" she asked, looking up at me. I sighed and thought quickly.

"North, to get her back to her family." I replied, jabbing my head in Jazz's direction. I saw Jazz roll her eyes out of the corner of my eye and smiled. Suddenly, Kalie stopped dead in her tracks, frozen. Sam was the first one to stop and actually notice she wasn't moving. We all gradually stopped and looked at her, wondering why she had suddenly become Statue-Girl.

"Uh, Sam...did Kalie get hit by a ice beam or something?" Gazzy asked, walking towards her. He got really close to her, looking into her eyes, when Sam suddenly pulled him away.

"Don't get too close." Sam hissed. He glanced around frantically and I wondered what was up. Suddenly, Kalie's head rolled back and her breathing started coming in gasps. Thing 1 and Thing 2 ran behind Sam, letting out small screams.

"Older kids make a human barrier around her, younger ones on the outside!" Sam ordered. Usually, I'm not one to follow directions, but this didn't seem like the time to argue. I stood next to Fang and Iggy and we held hands. Nudge grabbed Fang's other hand then grabbed Sam's hand, leaving Jazz to stand between him and Iggy.

"What's going on?" I asked Sam in almost a yell. I could feel Angel and Gazzy holding onto the back of my shirt.

"I'm not sure. She goes into these weird trances and gets kinda-" Sam was suddenly cut off when Kalie's head snapped back down so fast I thought it might fly off her shoulders. Her eyes were now a weird shade of turquoise and were glowing freakishly. Like, more freakish than a mutant birdkid should be... She slowly turned and looked at the group, a glare plastered on her face. Her fists were clenching and unclenching like she was either nervous or angry. The whole death-glare thing made me think she was angry.

"Max...what's happening to her?" Angel asked from behind me. She sounded scared.

"I don't know...what's she thinking?" I asked in a whisper. There was a pause as I assumed Angel read Kalie's mind.

"She's not thinking anything." Angel answered, sounding more confused then scared this time.

"What?" I wondered how someone could think nothing yet look like they're out to kill. I didn't have time to wonder long, though, because Kalie suddenly locked her eyes on Sam and snarled. She lunged at him and he released his hold on Nudge and Jazz's hands then was quickly tackled to the ground. Fang dashed over and tried to pull Kalie off of Sam but ended up getting an elbow to the chin. Jazz and I ran over as Fang fell back and grabbed Kalie's arms, which were now trying to strangle the life out of Sam. Thankfully, Sam was stronger than Kalie and still appeared to be breathing. Unthankfully, Kalie had turned into some super-strong who-knows-what and was almost stronger than me and Jazz put together. Fang hopped back up and aided me and Jazz in prying Kalie off of Sam.

"What in the world is going on?" Jazz screamed as she, me, and Fang all tried to keep Kalie down. Sam gasped a couple times then jumped up and ran over.

"She's having an attack," he said. As you can guess, that explained absolutely NOTHING. "I don't know why it's happening but it's happened before." I glanced up and noticed there was a crowd gathering around us.

"Well, it'd better STOP happening soon!" I yelled as Kalie fought against us. I heard people begin to whisper and mumble.

"Should we call an ambulance?" I heard someone ask.

"No, no ambulance. She'll be fine." Sam called out to the audience that had gathered. "Please just go on with your business." I heard Nudge and Iggy try to start ushering people away, but they were just too intrigued with what was going on here to vamoose.

Suddenly, it all stopped. Just as fast as it had started. Kalie's body suddenly went limp and her eyes closed. We stared at her for a minute, all of us breathing like we had just been in a fight. Which, come to think of it, we had. Sam pushed us aside and gently picked Kalie up. Fang, Jazz, and I all exchanged a glance.

"Sam, what was tha-"

"I'll explain someplace else." Sam cut me off and began to slowly jog away, Thing 1 and Thing 2 following after him. I sighed and the Flock turned to look at me (plus Jazz).

"Come on, guys." I made a snap decision and ran after Sam and the others, pushing through the crowd. I felt Angel catch up to me and grab onto the hem of my shirt as we ran. I had to figure this out. But how do you ask someone if they're a traitor when you hope more than anything they're not?

Simple, Max. I heard the voice in my head. You just ask.

HP, Chapter 14, continued

That night went by slowly for Albus. All through the night the werewolves howled, and at one point, Albus could have sworn he heard something yelp out in pain. Whether it was human or not, he couldn't tell. His brain had gotten so tired that all it heard was howls...over and over again... The moon was getting lower on the horizon, and a chill went up Albus's spine. He turned around and saw Derek, Holly, and Peter all squashed onto one of the large chairs with Holly in the middle and the boys on either side of her. They were sleeping softly, the boys using Holly's shoulders as pillows, and Holly, in turn, was using Peter's head as a pillow. Albus looked over at the other chair and noticed that James was sprawled across it with his legs dangling over one of the armrests, sleeping. Albus looked around for Samantha and saw her sitting by the table. She appeared to be reading three things at once...two books and a scroll. Albus was interested, but not enough to pull himself away from the window.

Suddenly, Albus heard the soft sound of a flute. He looked around and saw no one except his friends, and none of them were playing any sort of instrument. The tune was beautiful...soft...sweet. For the first time, Albus felt himself getting tired. He leaned against the wall near the window and rubbed his eyes. He wanted to stay awake, but he just felt that he couldn't keep his eyes open any longer... He felt his back sliding down against the wall then he bumped the floor... Albus opened his eyes for a moment and saw the light from the table where Samantha was reading, then it all went dark as the drifting melody from no where lulled him to sleep...



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"Albus..." Albus looked around, trying to peer through the darkness. A weak voice called out to him in a moan.

"Who's there? Where are you?" Albus asked, wondering where the light had gone.

"Albus...it hurts..." the voice came again. Albus swallowed hard and tried to feel where he was. The only thing he could feel was the ground beneath his feet.

"What hurts?" Albus called out to the voice.

"EVERYTHING!" It yelled, and Albus jumped awake. He looked around at the Common room and sighed. It had all been a dream... No one was in the Common room, but the chairs were still where they had been last night - right by the window. Albus stood up and stretched then looked out the window. It was late morning, by the looks of it. Suddenly, the door to the Common room burst open and Derek ran in.

"Albus! You're awake!" He said with a small smile. He ran up and grabbed Albus's arm. "Come on! We're going to be late for class! You slept past breakfast, but I got you a muffin." Derek said, pulling a blueberry muffin out of his book bag. The muffin was rather squashed.

"Thanks..." Albus said slowly, looking at the muffin hesitantly.

"No time now! We've got to GO!" Derek said, dragging Albus back to the door.

"But I don't have my books!" Albus said, pulling his arm free from Derek's grasp.

"Then go get them!" Derek yelled, running back to the door and opening it. "I'll meet you in transfiguration!" Albus ran up to his room as Derek ran out the door. In a minute, Albus had all of the books he needed in his book bag and was dashing out the Common room door. He sped down the hall past a few other late students (most of them first years) and a few ghosts. Peeves flew right in front of him, and Albus didn't turn fast enough to avoid running through Peeves. If Albus wasn't awake before that, he was certainly awake afterwards. He felt as if he'd just ran through an icy waterfall. Albus turned a corner and dashed through the door into the transfiguration classroom. He ran over to sit next to Peter, just as Professor McGonagal walked in from the back. Peter looked Albus over and made a face.

"Didn't you wake up soon enough to change your clothes?" Peter hissed. Albus shook his head. "I suppose it's safe to assume you didn't brush your hair, either, then?" Peter raised an eyebrow and gave Albus a look. Albus licked one of his hands and tried to pat his hair down. It was only then that he realized how messed up the back of his hair must have been. He heard a giggle and turned around to see a Ravenclaw girl giggling at him. Albus moaned softly and turned back to the front. He decided then and there that today was probably going to be a bad day.

Fireworks, movies, a commercial, and something you wouldn't expect to glow...

Wow...that's a long title. Okay, first part of this post is...FIREWORKS! (And not that bad imitation that I did in the "Independence!" post) Aren't they cool! But wait, there's more!

This is a video of some of the fireworks. I have more, but I don't wanna put them all up right now. Maybe later. Now, onto the next subject of this topic!

Movies: Mii's top pics for the moment: Wall-E, totally cute, and very sweet. And even though the characters don't talk very much, there are still some funny lines. Definitely a good movie. Nanny McPhee: AWESOME! Sure, she looks really creepy, but it's a really great movie none the less. Chronicles of Narnia and Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: Both very good, sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat movies. If you want a romantic, relaxing movie, DO NOT SEE THESE ONES. These are the action movies, definitely get your adrenaline going. (DON'T WATCH THEM BEFORE BED!!! BAD MISTAKE!! [we saw it at the drive in...not good for going to sleep to...]) Mii's LEAST FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME: And the winner is....*drum roll* Happy Feet! That is the worst movie ever. Bad environmental message, and not even a cute enough movie to forget that stuff! I wanted to watch NEWS afterwards to cheer me up. It was that bad. But, next subject!

Commercial: It's really bad, and it's not my fault. but can you guess which one is mii? :P it totally stinks, even to the point of sucky. But, hey, I'M ON A COMMERCIAL! :P (It won't come up one here, so I'll put it...somewhere else.

And last, but not least, what wouldn't you expect to glow? Come on, think hard now, I'll give you a hint: It's a common, everyday object, and you use it everyday. (or at least you should) Any more guesses? Here's the answer. (brace yourselves) A toilet seat. Yep, I saw one that was lit up, and the lights in it were blue. IT WAS SO WEIRD!!! Well, that's all for now.