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Your Missing Period Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:03 am
  "hal! Hal!" Malcom cried, clinging to the rope before giving a scream as something leapt up for him. The android was quick to tackle it and take it down, going back to help the wolf. That was already three down, just three more to go. Malcom clung to Momo for dear life, whimpering and trying to burrow into his clothes before scurrying away to safety. The android gave a yell of pain as nails dug into where he had fallen, turning and grabbing the face before twisting it with a loud snap, pulling the one off of the maned-wolf and doing the same. The last one snarled at them, growling before backing and running away. After a moment of waiting and scanning he looked at the beast. He was still growling, and aside from looking ruffled and a bit bloody he looked fine. "Good. Good boy." and kissed the top of his head before looking up. "Momo? Malcom? Are you two okay?!"
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:08 am
 Almost as quickly as it started, it was over. "y-yeah," he breathed, his voice shaky. "just grab the damned rope so i can pull you and and we can get out of here." Hal had screamed in a way he'd never heard before, scaring him more than the attack had. "hurry," he urged, pulling the Hals up once Hal got a good grip on the rope. "god, what the hell was that?" he was shaking by the time they got the dog and android to the roof, shock setting. "i mean, what the hell? they were human?" he looked at Hal in disbelief, "how is that possible?" he looked down and felt like he was going to be sick. more had gathered around the bodies and they were- "oh god," Momo turned his head away, hand covering his mouth. they were eating them. "let's go. we need to get out of here."
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Your Missing Period Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:15 am
Hal grabbed the long-limbed beast and grabbed the rope, hearing movement, shuffling. His grip on the mammal tightened as it began growling again, however this time the things weren't distracted on them, but the bodies. He watched cracked lips open to reveal crooked, broken and missing teeth. The dog was pushed up, Hal climbing the rest of the way before watching them down below. They were biting at their dead? No.... "Cannibals." he murmured, turning away and looking at the two, shaking his head. "Too long underground I suppose." he glanced back down, "They all have similar features so I can only guess inbreeding." He stood, back flaring up in protest but he ignored it, gently picking up the trembling child. "I'm scared." he heard him cry, "It's all right, Malcom. We're safe now. Let's go. Momo would you like to carry Malcom? I may need to carry Cujo for a bit while I check him out."
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:18 am
Momo nodded, "comm'er sweety," he said softly as he took Malcom into his arms and held him close. he snuggled the boy under his chin and let him cling as he moved around the hole. "ok, but when we get away from this place i'm checking you out as well." he was still shaken by that sound he'd made. "you are going to have to tell me where it is safe to walk, no more falling down any holes, ok?"
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Your Missing Period Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:11 am
Malcom turned and reached for Momo, shifting and clinging tightly to the human warmth, sniffling and trying not to loudly cry. "My systems are all fine, Monoki." He picked up the wolf, running his fingers through his fur to feel at his back before walking. "I'll lead, stay behind me." Hal walked carefully before finding a straight line of flat between the hills. This must have been the road. They could follow this. "A-Are they beneath us? The people with the white eyes?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:57 am
Momo gently rubbed his back, "we can't be sure, but even if they are, they won't be coming up after us. their eyes are white, which means they live in the darkness. the sun would hurt their eyes and most likely their bodies as well. we are safe so long as we stay on the surface." at least he hoped so. however, comforting Malcom was most important and if he felt safer because they were on the surface, then why would he shake that by adding doubt? "how's hal-cujo?"
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Your Missing Period Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:14 am
Hal nodded in agreement. "They probably smelled and heard us instead of seeing us. Unfortunately this means we'll be out in the heat." He shifted the dog, feeling his lower back now. "Hal-Cujo seems fine. He's a little bruised but he's tough. They didn't seem to bite him. I don't think they knew what he was. That was good." Malcom nodded, "good. I don't want to go back down."
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:24 am
Momo breathed a sigh of relief, "good." at least the dog was safe, no one had been seriously hurt, or so it seemed. he still was worried about Hal's back, but he seemed to be moving fine. "you don't have to go back down, i'm sorry i lowered you into a dangerous situation, Malcom. if i had known i would have never-" he shook his head, "we'll find shelter above the surface, that should be safe." but what about nightfall? did they come out from their tunnels to hunt? he prayed not, they needed to get out of the area quickly. but that lead to the question of how far those tunnels spread. was in just in this subdivision or did it span the entire area for miles and miles? how many of them were there? he shook his head, forcing himself to stop thinking. it was only going to drive him insane.
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Your Missing Period Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:31 am
"Where are we going to find shelter?" the boy asked softly, "Hal said there's nothing around for miles. And the people are under us." he whimpered, "I don't want hem to come up and eat us." "They shouldn't come out." Hal said, shifting the dog once more to feel his under belly and ribs. "It's daytime right now and daytime hurts them. At night I'll stay on to guard us." "But doesn't he need to sleep?" Malcom whispered to Momo, "Like last night?"
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:39 am
Momo shook his head, "he doesn't have to sleep. when he has a task he needs to do, Hal doesn't sleep. it'll be ok, both Hals will protect us, ok?" he stroked Malcom's back, worried about the boy. he was probably going to have a hard time with the dark for a while to come now, but at least they had been their to protect him. he shuddered to think what might have happened if Malcom and Hal-cujo had happened upon those people on their own.
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Your Missing Period Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:42 am
"He was supposed to cook last night, but he was asleep when we woke up." Malcom said worriedly, "is he broken?" Hal could hear everything the two were whispering about but chose to ignore it. The throbbing in his lower back was worse now with the nails and the walking, but he had to ignore it. They had to find shelter as soon as possible, but the shelter beneath them was filled with blind cannibals, and the town was still so distant. If they camped outside he would have to keep watch.
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:52 am
Momo knew the boy was just being a child, but he honestly wished he'd shut up and stop asking the questions already raging trough his own mind. "he cooked the meat and then went into seep mode, it's not uncommon you know." he smiled at Malcom, "now, that's enough, ok? we are safe and we will find shelter where we can rest and take a little while to relax from what happened. soon this town will be behind us and we will forget all about it." he saw a slight change in the way Hal was holding the dog and frowned, "he should be able to walk by himself, right? he will stay near, so you don't have to carry him, Hal."
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Your Missing Period Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:59 am
"So he does sleep?" but he shushed when ordered, continuing to cling, looking over at Hal as Momo spoke to him. "He's a little startled, I don't want him walking until he's calmed down." the robot explained, "Maybe during our next break I'll let him walk on his own."
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 12:05 pm
Momo frowned, but accepted Hal's decision. he couldn't make the android do anything and if Hal wanted to carry the dog, he'd carry the damned dog. "alright, but don't push yourself." he looked around, trying to find a place they could stop. even a place with a tiny bit of shade would do at that moment. unfortunately, the nearest thing in sight were the buildings in the far of distance. too far away, it would be dark before they reached them, possibly longer. "if you need to switch, we can. Malcom weighs less."
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Your Missing Period Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 12:57 pm
"I don't tired out as easily, Momo." Hal responded. And they walked past the heat of the sun to the coolness of the night, and Malcom only grew more terrified, not wanting to let go of Momo at all. "We have maybe a few more hours left." Hal pointed out, finally setting the dog down who shook and stretched. "Should we continue or stop for the night?" "I don't want to go in." the boy whimpered, shaking his head. "It's too dark." "I guess we're camping, then." An Hal set down the backpack, pulling out the food. "Let's eat."
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