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 Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:39 pm
oO*Casey*Oo "Don't mess...." Casey looked up to Thryra, and a playful smile creeped onto her lips. She didn't act on her troublesome ideas, simply poked her tongue out at Thyra. "Your staying on him pretty well aren't you?" she mused, patting the beast's muzzle.
She then turned to the male, a slim eyebrow arched above her vivid blue orbs. "I do...my place is about 2 to 3 miles north-west of the city...its not huge but its enough for all of us to lay low for a while..." she told him, her hand curled through the thick fur of the duneloper beside her. Hooper's tail thumped against the ground, stirring up trouble. "We can make it by dark if we head out now...Thyra, you can stay up there - he'll treat you good," she promised, starting to walk in the right direction. "How's the little one?" she asked, pausing for a second.
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 2:22 pm
 After a few moments, Koko woke with a start, her eyes opening wide. As the last few images of the dream (or was it a memory?) faded from her vision she began to look around herself, taking in where she was & who she was with. Ever so slowly she looked up, conscious that she was being held rather closely by someone. When the girl realised it was Finn she was being held by she pushed against his chest in a rather feeble attempt to get away from him; still weak from her recent exposure to the harsh Ares weather, Koko had barely enough strength to keep her eyes open, let alone push against the grip of a fully grown man. She whimpered a little, tears threatening to spill over.
"I trusted you.... but you were going to give me away... let me go... let me go..."
It wasn't long before the young girl had to give up her struggling, finding that all her body wanted to do was curl up & go to sleep. She was so tired.... But she still felt betrayed by Finn, the man she'd thought she could trust & now believed had been willing to sell her. What if he was taking her to that other man right now? She whimpered again, fear & misery coursing through her like a shot; yet, despite all that, a small part of her seemed to draw her attention to the fact that she still carried that shard of metal & almost seemed to debate how much damage she's be able to do with said shard...
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SCF_Pinstripes Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 3:24 pm
Thyra grinned at Finn's comment.
"Ideas~? Who do you take me for~?"
She chuckled before making a sort of squeaking sound as the Drequine moved to follow Casey.
"Woah, Woah, Woah! Hey! Where are you going?"
Thyra felt like she was about to fall off, but she didn't, luckily. Maybe this wasn't so bad after all.
Thyra wrapped her fluffy coat around herself. A slight breeze had picked up that carried the freezing coldness with it.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:51 am
Finn flipped a small PDA out of his pocket and tapped the screen, it beeped as a satellite image of the sleeper ship appeared on screen, with a map of the streets overlaying it. He tapped it a few more times, zooming in on a small building 2 miles north west of the city.
He placed the PDA back into one of his pockets and held Koko up.
"She's fine for now... If a little cold and grumpy-looking"
He reassured the young girl, who was still upset about what he'd said.
"I wasn't gunna give you to that nasty guy, trust me..."
He looked at the two women, a small smile creeping onto his face.
"I'll meet you two there, I have something to pick up..."
The mercenary held tightly onto the bundle and started running. He climbed onto a nearby roof and continued across the rooftops to avoid being spotted.
He was heading back for the bike he'd stolen from one of the raider gang members that had tried to capture Koko earlier, as walking for miles over a frozen desert wasteland was not something he wanted to be doing, especially during Jaxxyx season.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 11:46 am
Koko blinked slowly as she was held up, her huge (though very tired-looking) eyes seemingly studying Finn's face to see if he was telling the truth. Next thing she knew, both herself & the mercenary were off across the rooftops. She clung to Finn as he ran, burying herself as much a should could to avoid the cold. She thought to herself,
Maybe he wasn't going to give me up...? Was it just a distraction...?
The girl ran through the events at the pub again, remembering that a very scary-sounding man had said he'd wanted 'the girl'.
Why would he have wanted me? I don't belong here....
She shivered a little, wondering briefly where Finn was going & whether or not he'd keep protecting her the way he had done. He didn't have to, yet he had done so from the start; what if her presence made more people come after him? Was she a burden? Koko closed her eyes tightly, still shivering - but not from the cold.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:51 pm
oO*Casey*Oo "Don't mess...." Casey watched as the male left, carrying the small girl with him. She didn't understand that girl. but she felt bad all the same, for thinking that she might not be worth this hassle. Well, she didn't know her, so what she supposed to think? Casey wasn't normally harsh like that, and it frightened her that the thought was even there.
Casey checked on Thyra before clicking her tongue to Hooper. The loper cocked his head at Casey, whom told the canine to run forward, scout out danger. Hooper darted away, his tail flicking like a flag behind him. "So, Thyra, how you holding up?" Casey asked, pushing a hazelnut ponytail behind her shoulder.
It wasn't long before Hooper returned, his tail wagging meant that nothing was up ahead. But, as he sat down, paw raised for a treat, he whimpered and lay flat on the ground, his ears back and hackles raised. Casey winced, wondering what was going on, before looking up where his gaze had settled. Her eyes widened with fear as a huge dark shadow passed over them, probably followed by a good few more.
"Well ****..."
(Ruby gave me hints as to the future~ So, I was allowed to introduce it, increase the fluency wink )
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SCF_Pinstripes Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:30 pm
"Alright."
Thyra watched Finn leave before calling out to him.
"You better not be late!"
She grinned and waved to the both of them as they made their way across the rooftops.
She glanced down at Casey when she spoke.
"Yeah i think I'm alright, as long as this 'ere Drequine don't move to much."
She chuckled and gently patted Admin.
As the shadow passed over them, Thyra gave a gasp.
"Good God. Look how many there are!"
The drequine obviously wasn't liking this situation anymore than she was. It looked like it wanted to run for the hills. Thyra looked down at Casey.
"I think we should get moving round about now."
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 4:04 pm
Finn leapt over an alleyway and landed on the opposite rooftop with a roll, making sure not to crush the young Koko.
He dropped to the street below following the sound of gunfire nearby, hitting the ground running as he neared the previously abandoned motorbike that he'd used to save Koko from the raiders.
The bike itself was in a terrible condition, a pile of rust held together with a few spot-welds and tape, but it would definitely beat walking.
The mercenary climbed onto the bike and started it up, the engine coughed and spluttered as he revved it up and set off through the streets, still holding Koko close to his chest to keep her warm.
He pulled a wheelie as he charged out of one of the city's main gates and onto the open desert between the city and Casey's hideout.
The air around the sleeper ship was filled with tens of thousands of airborne creatures. The two largest and most abundant flying creatures of Ares were the Franargles and the Jaxxyx, which due to their opposing direction of migration, would always meet in different places each Ares winter.
Where their migration paths would meet, they would attack eachother furiously, limiting each of their populations.
This winter's meeting point would take place at the sleeper ship city.
Several shadows fell on Finn and Koko as they sped across the desert, catching the mercenary off guard. He drew his rifle and looked over his shoulder, spotting hundreds of similar shadows.
"I hate these damn things..."
A swarm of Jaxxyx and Franargles descended upon them and gave chase, the dust kicked up by the motorcycle's wheels keeping the flying pursuers back a little way, just far enough for Finn to get a few bullets into the cloud of wings and teeth, killing a few of the smaller ones.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 2:12 pm
Koko jumped a little as the bike's engine roared into life & she clung to Finn as he drove off, remembering how it had been on this very bike that he'd saved her from the raiders when they first met. The little girl couldn't help but shudder at the memory, at how close she'd come to being taken my those men. She wondered what would have happened if she'd gotten out of the ship moments beforehand - what if Finn had never come to save her?
It was only when Finn drew his rifle & stated that he 'hated these damn things' that Koko was jolted out of her thoughts. She peered round & lifted her gaze, seeing the sheer mass of flying creatures that were beginning to surround them. She couldn't help it, after shaking for a while & making small whimpering noises, the girl screamed. This had the effect of drawing the attention of a the following Jaxxyx & Franargle, which now realised there was a smaller, easier target they could go after. One of the pursuing Franargles - having not yet been shot by Finn - banked to the side & came up alongside the motorbike, hissing at Koko & baring it's long fangs at her. For a moment the girl could only stare at the flying creature beside her, looking into it's fanged maw, frozen with fear.
When the Franargle lunged, Koko screamed again & screwed her eyes tight, expecting to feel fangs sinking into her flesh. But when she opened her eyes this was not the case. She now held the shard of metal that had been in her pocket, blood coating her hands where she was holding it out in front of her; the Franargle was now lying in a pool of blood in the sand. Her eyes opened wide & she shook violently, not understanding what had just happened. Before long though, a Jaxxyx flew down in front of the bike, aiming to slice at both Finn & Koko with it's rather large & sharp mouthpiece - only for a Franargle to slam into it from the side, sending them both sprawling. Said Franargle was then surrounded by about 3 more Jaxxyx, all making strange sounds as they got closer. Similar battles were occurring all around, the sounds of hissing & buzzing becoming so loud that it was painful.
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:19 pm
By the time Finn had noticed the Jaxxyx swooping beside the bike, it was too late, the Franargle, which had been tackled by a large Jaxxyx, crashed into the side of the motorbike.
A few very quiet, could moments passed before the mercenary leapt back to his feet, thankfully still holding onto Koko.
He picked his rifle up from the dusty ground and carried on blowing holes in the various flying creatures whenever they approached.
He placed Koko on the floor between his feet and paused to reload the bolt-action rifle when several Jaxxyx swooped in towards them.
Finn allowed the Jaxxyx to get fairly close before he made his move, quickly smashing the butt of his rifle into the first's heavily armoured head, knocking it to the floor to be finished off with his laser-edged combat knife to it's eye.
He pulled the knife back out of the creature as the second Jaxxyx swooped in. He pulled back the bolt of the rifle and fired at the winged creature, sending it tumbling through the air over his head and into the floor behind him.
The cracks of gunfire could hardly be heard over the shrieks and flapping of the Jaxxyx and Franargle.
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 2:16 pm
oO*Casey*Oo This world takes some getting use to..." Casey glanced skywards, seeing the swarm of winged beasts, and instantly looked back at Thyra and Admin. Drequines were one of the prey of these creatures and Admin knew it. He started to back away, head high and eyes rolling. Behind him his tail lashed nervously and his hooves skittered sand in a cloud. He whinnied loudly, swinging his head and horns wildly, before pulling himself onto his hind legs.
That attracted a few of them - not his best idea. Casey yelled at Thyra, "Keep kicking him, move him forward anyway you can, get inside somewhere!!" before she had to duck to avoid a swooping Jaxxyx. A small one fell from the sky, it's wing torn by a Franargle. Hooper snarled and lunged forward, snapping his jaws around the hook like leg of the beast, seeking out it's weakness. The Jaxxyx struggled, but it wasn't long before a Franargle took its chance and dove down. Casey yelled at Hooper, who whined and hurried over to her.
The young prodigy gave chase to Hooper, who had decided to bounce past her and duck into the nearest building. When she entered, she found him whimpering with a cut on his forepaw in the corner under a table. Casey sighed and tutted, moving closer. She only hoped that Thyra and Admin were okay. And what about Finn and Koko?...
{OOC:WOO! 100th Post =D}
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 2:13 pm
Thyra swore loudly as Admin lifted himself up onto his back legs, kicking out his front two.
"Easier said then done, Casey!"
Trying her best, Thyra attempted to get Admin to calm down enough so that he would run away from the beasts that were circling above her, be that Jaxxs' or Franargles.
Admin, thankfully, seemed to listen to her and shot off down the street in search of cover. They found said cover underneath a section of roofing that was jutting out from the building it was covering.
Thyra carefully dismounted the Drequine and patted it's side.
"Shhh...there we go. We'll be alright. Hopefully."
She grimaced and watched the flying creatures with caution. Luckily, they seemed too caught up in their own fighting to notice them.
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SCF_Pinstripes Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 3:08 pm
Koko cowered between Finn's legs, a little shaken from where Finn & herself had taken the tumble. She flinched nearly every time there was a gunshot, but stopped herself from crying out, despite how frightened she was. Every instinct was telling her to run, but part of her seemed to reason that if she did, those things would just pick her off easily. She was just a child, there was no way she'd be able to protect herself...
Rising into a strange kneeling position she looked down at her shaking hands, still covered in the blood from one of those flying creatures. She still couldn't make sense of what had occurred before... surely she couldn't of... killed it? The girl risked a glance up at Finn, watching as he fired off shots from his bolt-action rifle into the hoards of Jaxxyx and Franargles. There were so many of them, it was like a dark cloud had suddenly enveloped the pair. Koko had no idea where Casey & Thrya had gone, what if they had been...? She shook her head sharply, looking down at the sand & trying not to think about it. Closing her eyes tightly the girl curled up even more tightly, wishing it would all be over.
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 4:42 pm
Finn grabbed a small round object from on his belt and tugged it off with a click, quickly tossing it up into the air above their heads.
A few moments later, the small device exploded with a huge blinding flash, overloading the flying creature's senses and causing many of them to fall to the ground.
In the brief moment that the attacking swarm were incapacitated, the mercenary picked up the small girl and ran back to the motorcycle, getting it started and speeding out from the middle of the swarm as several creatures fell to the ground around them.
The motorcycle shot out from the group of Jaxxyx and Franargle, kicking up a trail of dust as they shot across the desert and out of harms way.
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 2:37 pm
oO*Casey*Oo "You'll be alright...."
Casey reached into one of the pouches around her waist, and grabbed a bandage and dressing. She gently cleaned the wound with some water from a tap in another room, before she lay a square of the dressing on the cut, and wrapped the bandage skilfully around the dressing. Hooper whined softly, and licked Casey's hand.
Casey could hear the rows of the Jaxxyx and Franargle above the building, and every so often the thud of a falling beast could be heard. Casey hoped it would all be over soon so she could find Thyra, Admin and the others. She idly wondered how Finn was handling this...what with him being 'awesome' an' all.
{OOC:.}
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