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((Uh huh, thanks. Time to beat a centaur, for the hell of it. razz ))

Guido's finely tuned sense immediately forced his body in to the direction of the centaur. He had been looking forward to having a sensible conversation, and injecting a dose of tranquiliser subtly, but somehow, he supposed the oppourtunity for such a thing was over. A quick roll to the side was all that was necessary to avoid the onrushing creature, but such an action had the side effect of Guido's hat falling off. Which was bothersome, because he really liked that hat. Dusting off his shoulders, he squared up with his taller, and, apparently, more dangerous opponent. And sighed. "I was going to make this painless. But now, undoubtably some pain will be involved. At the very least, if you're going to charge at me like an animal, I can treat you like one. Yes... I think my conscience is clear on this one." Guido pointed to his hat, which was a few yards away from where he was standing. "I really like that hat. So, you understand I want to finish this quickly, lest it warrant some concern." A smile crept upon the scientist turned hunter's face. "I'll have to subdue you and recieve that hat in one movement, I'm afraid.

The stranger's brash cockiness has struck a nerve in the dark, but mighty, centaur, who flung up his body, finding stability with only his hind legs, before letting out a terrific cry and propelling himself towards the intruder. His mighty hooves caused the earth to tremor, like the rumbling advance of a locomotive. Irritatingly, however, the man who had just shown such unproven confidence, furthered his claims by showing no fluctuation at the centaur's powerful charge. The man was standing there, smiling, not a trace of doubt visible. The half human beast clenched his fists, palms sweating. He had taken his opponents words for mere gall, but it appeared he had some spine as well. He had hoped his words had been mere goading, but his actions now spread the traces of fear which had already begun to blossom in his mind. No... as far as he was concerned, this was his forest and he was king here, his flanks were not as powerful, his arms, although not thin, or weedy, were lacking compared to the powerful appendages of the centaur. He laughed a mere flicker away from trampling the pathetic human.

...

Guido had delivered, as always. He was glad to see years of chasing other pursuits had not dulled his killer, or in this case, hunter instict. A sweep of the leg had set the four-legged animal sprawling, and a mere pounce later, a powerful sedative was running through his bloodstream, a homemade concoction Guido had engineered to last about 12 hours, to a human at least. The centaur was likely to wake up in about 10. Not that throwing a leg into the creature's path had allowed the scientist to get off scot-free. His left leg was badly bruised, but that had been part of his plan too. He didn't want to seem too skilled, otherwise he may have seemed more suspicious than he already did. Finally, Guido placed his hat atop his head. Whilst crouching, and forcing a leg into the beast's path, he had reached out for it. By placing it in the final moments, it added to the drama of the scene. It was a pity no-one had been there to watch. Sigh. It was probably for the best. Guido took a look at his watch, and decided, for a little while, to sit, resting his head against his quarry's underbelly. A few minuites or so, to make the scuffle seem more of a struggle, between an untrained scientist, and a majestic beast of the forest. He took a deep breath, and allowed himself to appreciate the finer things in life for moment.

Hm. That leg actually kinda hurt.

((I'll post again in a couple posts, prolly, how long is a few minutes in Gaia time? smile ))

Alek dropped to the floor and rolled underneath Bhaltair, the shotgun having been knocked away by the centaur crossing between him and Angela to stop the charging succubus.
The ancient man stood back up beside Angela and adjusted his tinted glasses, catching a quick glimpse of her name-tag.
"That is hardly the way to greet your superior officer Angela."
He technically was her superior officer, but he had since been removed from his post, he was just hoping that she was one of the majority of workers at the facility that hadn't been informed of his current status as a wanted man.

The imposing facility came into Guido's sight, presenting a stark contrast to the forest which surrounded it. It had taken a while, but he had stumbled back to civilization, using his cane to take weight off the damaged leg. It was ironic, Guido thought, that the item that he had carried around due to having grown a fondness towards it, had finally been used for the precise reason it was created. As he closed on the facility, he flicked a cigarette butt on to the ground, embers still glowing at the tip. Sure, it was a bad habit, but there were always moments, when the scientist found himself needing some escaped.

Finally, he dragged his body through the door, limping as he went. He could walk perfectly, with a wince, but had decided to play up the wounds of his battle. He was battle-hardened, but he didn't particularly want people knowing. In his mind, the less you knew about someone the better, lest some dangerous attachment finds itself throwing you into danger's path. That was Guido's way of survivng anyway. He lifted the GPS type object out of his pocket, and used it to contact Angela. "I managed to take it down. But it might need to be picked up by some of your people. Its still where you told me to go, so... uh..." He hadn't really considered what he would do now. Guido supposed that, if he were to find who he was looking for, in a worst-case scenario, he'd find them captured. It was as good a lead as any. "I've earned your trust now, right? Can I check out the cells in this place. I feel... it would... broaden my horizons."

Guido knew he could turn up down there anyway, he had the authority, but he was hoping his gentlemanly act was coming off. It was nice to be trusted, and it was always good to have another contact. Perhaps the head researcher could help him out in the future too, somehow. He'd think about t at the time...

Adrastos continued to run, neither speeding up or slowing down, as the wyven followed him. He kept his fierce gaze forward as he answered.
"I am going to atempt to gather information."
He continued to run at a level pace, speed was not of the essence here but stealth was. The Gryphon knew he was fast and agile enough to escape and strong enough to fight off whatever the humans had to throw at him so he had no fear of being captured. Although, he was willing to be taken if it gave him a chance to stop what the humans were doing or at least free some of their captives, he was confident he would be able to escape. Adrastos was a noble beast and could not stand the thought of what might be happening to the creatures that had been captured.

Aleksander listened to Angela and shrugged when the woman before him started talking on her walkie-talkie. After Bhaltair spoke, he cleared his throat to get her attention.
"I'm the founder of this corporation. I'm sure you've heard of Aleksander, otherwise known as 'subject Zero'... Are you quite finished with that infernal communications device?"
He pointed to the walkie-talkie/GPS thing disapprovingly.

Adrastos dug his talons into the ground to stop himself as Falixus stopped in front of him. A low growl rippled in his throat as he spoke.
"I want to stop them from taking creatures that differ from others from their homes and doing who knows what to them and I will do whatever it takes to put an end to it!"
His growl increased in volume as the atmoured vehicle came into view. Adrastos came to stand beside the Wyvern and loosed a piercing shriek, flexing his large wings and flicking his tail in anger. His talons gouged at the ground and he tensed ready to leap at the vehicle before them.

Bhaltair nodded to Angela, his deep voice reverberating around the small (well, for him) corridor.
"I will ensure nothing goes wrong miss."
He continued to stand with his arms crossed until the woman disappeared from view, then he turned to Alek.
"Right, let's get you somewhere else, where you might not get into so much trouble."
He glanced at Lilith's cell, where the succubus was now back on her bed, hiding from view behind the curtains. The centaur then turned his attention back to Alek,
"Also, no more going in Lilith's cell."
With that he put one hand on his friend's shoulder & began to lead him away.