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Sept 16, 2007 15:34:24 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 15:34:24 GMT -5
A fiery red-orange glow washed over Terra Atmosia as the sun set behind the horizon. Four figures moved silently through the brush. The Harbingers, Cyclonia's most skilled kill squad, approached their target.
Blaine Hammel, the leader of the Harbingers, held up his hand causing the others to stop. He was the youngest and smallest of the squad, but he was also the best. The boy turned to face the older members. His naturally rosy lips pursed together in a frown. "All right bitches, listen up. We're approaching the target. Cyclonis wants this done fast and silent. We aren't even going to bother with clean up. Its kill and run, got it?"
"What exactly is the target?" asked Amadi Obinna. The one-armed pilot and marksman could barely be seen in the dark lighting due to his rich Bole brown complexion.
“A prophetess. She managed to escape Cyclonia a few years ago. There have been attempts to recapture, but she’s under the protection of a Raptor. Cyclonis doesn’t want to take any chances so we’re taking her out. Obinna and Roth, you two move to the north. You should find your position 91 meters from this point. Stapleton and I have to go west. We will position in 213 meters. Five minutes should be plenty of time. Roth, you have first shot. Once the target has been terminated we will reconvene at the Silent Night. Got it?"
Dieter Roth, the oldest and heaviest of the squad, gave a quick nod. They all saluted and then separated. Blaine and Beck settled into location and quickly found their target. Beck fidgeted slightly in his place on the ground, his fingers tapping the trigger on his gun.
Blaine looked at him and frowned. His blue eyes glinted in annoyance. "Stapleton, cut it out. You're making too much noise," he hissed. A shot was heard and Blaine's attention was brought back to the target. He was less than pleased to see a smoking bullet lodged in the ground rather than in a body. “That fat bitch missed!”
“Let me take her out.” Beck said with one of his skewed grins.
He watched as the Raptor came into view. There was too large of a risk now. “Negative, Stapleton. We have to abort the mission.” It was too late. The trigger happy blonde fired his gun, but his shot missed also as it seemed the Raptor anticipated it. “Shit! They know we’re here!”
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Sept 16, 2007 16:40:38 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 16:40:38 GMT -5
Aella walked through the outskirts of the main city of Atmosia, her satchels packed full with supplies. Her mother had asked her to go and buy some food and supplies for her and their airship, but strangely enough, told her to take her weapons with her and be on her guard. When she asked why, her mother only shook her head and said nothing.
She froze as she heard a tapping noise in the brush and heard a shot, dashing to her right, dodging the bullet. She snarled angrily and gripped her pistol from its holster.
"That fat bitch missed!"
She jumped to her feet and stared into the bush where she had heard the voice. Seeing a glint of metal, she dodged as another bullet zipped by. With a roar, Aella stood and ran at the bush, hacking down the plants with her giant axe, baring her sharp fangs as she towered over the men. "Cyclonians!? Why the fuck are you assholes here?" She cocked her pistol and gripped her weapon tightly. "Someone feel like fucking explaining?"
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Sept 16, 2007 16:58:14 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 16:58:14 GMT -5
Blaine clutched at his bleeding arm, Aella's axe having swiped it in her hacking down of the bush. He tried desperately to keep his Automysophobia under control, but the blood was quickly spreading onto his clothes and skin. They had failed miserably in their mission, but they couldn't get caught. "Run!" he ordered, his voice pitching up and octave making him sound feminine.
The two shooters scrambled to their feet and took off into the cover of the trees. Beck could tell his commander was starting to panic. His slender figure was trembling furiously even has he ran, and sweat was causing his eyeshadow to leave pink trails over his cheeks. The blonde looked over his shoulder and saw the Raptor in hot pursuit, of course. They couldn't really expect to outrun her.
In a desperate move, Beck turned and fired another shot. While Aella was distracted he grabbed Blaine's hand and pulled him off their current path.
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Sept 16, 2007 17:28:58 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 17:28:58 GMT -5
Aella gave a loud roar and dashed after the men, making a sudden stop when the man fired his gun and ran off. She snarled and swung her axe, easily hacking down a tree. "You pathetic bastards! You dare think that you could kill me?! I'll turn you and whatever buddies you've got into eunuchs and kick your asses all the way back to Cyclonia!" She looked down at the ground and noticed a trail of blood from the man's injury. She smirked and bared her fangs, cracking her knuckles. "Heh. Fine then. I'll just follow you both to your little group and hack off your heads." She took off, following the blood, trying to be as quick, but quiet as possible.
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Sept 16, 2007 17:50:50 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 17:50:50 GMT -5
Beck pulled Blaine behind him as the boy started to fall behind. He paused for a moment to try and assess the situation. The Silent Night was at least 10 miles away and he didn't think Blaine would make it that far. He knew Dieter and Amadi had run off the minute Dieter missed his shot. The mission had been compromised by his mistake. Beck quickly realized he'd gotten himself turned around and the chances of meeting up with his companions was slim to none.
"It won't come off!" Blaine suddenly cried. He rubbed at the wound, but this only resulted in smearing the blood and opening the wound up even more. Beck thought his commander might be crying when he saw wetness build up in his wide, horrified eyes.
Once again they were running through the woods. Beck tried to formulate a plan. While in pursuit, the sqauds' number one priority was to protect Blaine. Master Cyclonis had made it very clear that while the other three members were expendable, Blaine was not. The boy's skills were too valuable to the Empire.
He wondered if Aella had really gotten a good look at them or not. They'd escaped capture before by playing up to Blaine's femininity, and he hoped it would work again. People were sometimes sympathetic to females. Beck dove under a bush and dragged Blaine with him. If they could stay hidden here things would be okay, but he doubted it. Beck pulled the boy into his lap. He pulled the band out of Blaine's hair so that it hung at full length and then he tried to fix up his eyeshadow.
When all that was done he put a hand over the other's mouth to keep him quiet, but his whimpers weren't so easily silenced.
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Sept 16, 2007 18:07:32 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 18:07:32 GMT -5
Aella skidded to a stop, staring down at the dirt as the trail of blood suddenly stopped. She snorted, withdrawing her pistol but gripped her axe in her claws. She kicked the ground in frustration. "Grr. Dammit."
As she started walking again, she stopped as she heard something like a muffled whimper coming from the bushes. She hid a smirk and cleared her throat, feigning a look of confusion before she shrugged and walked away into the trees, unknowingly sneaking behind the bushes.
After a moment of silence, she lifted her axe and tore at the bush, tearing off the men's cover. "Heh. Found you."
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Sept 16, 2007 18:27:53 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 18:27:53 GMT -5
Beck's head snapped around to see Aella towering over them. When she lifted her axe again he lifted his hand and shouted. "Wait, stop! Don't, please, don't kill us! My wife..." he began the lie, trying to convince the Raptor otherwise. Beck clutched the smaller, more slender body to his own. Blaine's Falu red hair hung down around his shoulders, and his curved face was pink with heat.
"My wife isn't well. She's pregnant," he said adding to the lie. Sympathy, he needed sympathy. "Only three months, but still. We didn't want to come here, it's not safe for her, but Cyclonis wouldn't listen. We didn't have a choice... You have to understand!"
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Sept 16, 2007 18:38:08 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 18:38:08 GMT -5
Aella raised an eyebrow at the man, looking down at the red-headed human. After a moment, she sighed and lowered her axe, but still kept it in her grasp. "Huh. So, you were brought here by the Cyclonian assholes? Hmph. Look, maybe I could bring you to my house and hide you there or something."
She jumped back onto the dirt path and looked down at the two humans. "Well? You coming or not?" She blinked as she looked down at the suppossed 'woman', sensing something was strange about 'her'.
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Sept 16, 2007 18:52:00 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 18:52:00 GMT -5
"Thank you," he said with a sigh. Beck hoisted both their sniper rifles over his shoulder. When he stood he kept Blaine cradled in his arms. Despite the established alias they were still POWs, prisoners of war. He only hoped that Dieter and Amadi would come for them before things turned worse.
The blonde glanced down at his commanding officer, following behind Aella. "We're going to be fine," he said softly. "We'll be safe... for now."
Blaine's only response was a pained and fearful noise.
"I'm sorry about the attempt on your life," said Beck. "It's not in our nature to kill, but when you're forced into it..."
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Sept 16, 2007 19:04:10 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 19:04:10 GMT -5
Aella shrugged. "Whatever. Cyclonians are nothing but stupid swine who follow orders from a pathetic little bitch. It'd be a relief to all here on Atmosia, especially to my squadron, if they'd all just leave or die." she snarled.
"Aella!" a familiar voice called out from the brush. Aella stopped and blinked. "Feliciana?" The said girl emerged from the bushes, a fearful look on her face. Behind her, the 12-year-old Malandra followed with Miki beside her. "Aella, are you alright? There are Cyclonians here looking for Mother!" Feliciana gasped.
"What?! Where?" the lizard growled, grabbing her pistol. "They're following us right now! I sent Cassiah, Jade and Erone back to the house to help protect Mother."
"Yeah! One Cyclonian was a really big, hairy man and the other one had no arm! It was so creepy!" Malandra blurted. Miki squeaked in agreement.
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Sept 16, 2007 19:26:36 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 19:26:36 GMT -5
"This won't work," Beck mumbled. "She has a squad, they'll overpower us like this." The Harbingers were marksman, not combat soldiers. If all four of them were captured they were pretty much fscked.
Suddenly, Beck heard familiar heavy footsteps and the cocking of a gun. He ran up to Aella and pushed her aside. The fire crystal tipped bullet hit Blaine in the side earning a painful wail. Beck cursed himself, that wasn't what he had planned. "We should run!" he insisted to the Raptor and her siblings. "They have guns! They'll kill us!"
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Sept 16, 2007 19:34:35 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 19:34:35 GMT -5
Aella scoffed and withdrew her pistol, holding up her axe. "Keh! No way! I'll hack these Cyclonian's heads clean off, I'll never run from the likes of them! Malandra, use Feliciana's medic kit and Feliciana, get your arrows ready!"
Feliciana stood beside Aella and strung her bow and aimed her crystal-tpped arrows while the lizard cocked her gun and held her axe high. Malandra and Miki struggled as she searched through Feliciana's pack for her kit.
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Sept 16, 2007 19:50:49 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 19:50:49 GMT -5
Beck was panicking now, nibbling on his lip ring nervously. He had to stop the others somehow. He had to find a way to let them know what had happened. Though it probably wasn't the best idea, he acted on the first one that came into his head. Beck shoved his fingers into the wound on Blaine's side, pushing the bullet in even deeper. At the sound of the boy's scream, the footsteps stopped and he caught the attention of the girls.
He swiftly pulled his fingers out before anyone could realize what he'd done. "My wife needs help!" the blonde male shouted. "Please, there must be a doctor nearby!" There was the sound of footsteps gradually retreating, and then they vanished all together. Beck sighed again. "Please..." The dark circles under his eyes were emphasized by the evening shadows. While he was lying about Blaine's identity, he really was worried about the boy he clutched in his arms.
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Sept 16, 2007 20:08:03 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 20:08:03 GMT -5
Feliciana gasped, dropped her bow and kneeled beside Blaine, grabbing her medic kit from Malandra. "Oh dear, that bullet must have gone in deep. We'll need to get you to Mother, fast." she whispered, pressing a cloth to the wound.
Aella snorted and took off into the bushes, ignoring Miki, who had been tugging on her horns and pointing oddly at Blaine. "Aella! Where are you going?" Malandra cried.
"To catch those damn Cyclonains! What else?!"
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Sept 16, 2007 20:28:40 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 20:28:40 GMT -5
"She was cut by an axe," he told Feliciana. "The one the Raptor is carrying."
Meanwhile, Amadi and Dieter were running through the forest. Things had gone down hill, that much was obvious. Luckily, these two had an easier time keeping ahead of Aella than their companions did. "Cyclonis is going to slaughter us," said Amadi.
"Don't get worked up." Despite his heavy stature, Dieter maintained surprising speed. "She's going to be too busy putting a rescue team together. The kid's her crown jewel for fsck-sake." The deeper into the woods they ran, the more impossible it was becoming to see. "Are you sure you know where the ship is?"
"Don't insult me, of course I do. She's my ship after all. It's right up ahead. We made good time."
"Good, 'cause that Raptor chick is on our tails." The two Cyclonians boarded the Silent Night and the small ship quickly took off into the air. "Yeah," said Dieter as he closed the hanger door. "We're screwed."
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Sept 16, 2007 20:42:12 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 20:42:12 GMT -5
Feliciana helped them to their feet, looking at Beck. "Aella's axe? What in the world did she do that for? Malandra, Miki, let's go." Malandra nodded and ran ahead while Miki sat on Feliciana's head, squeaking angrily at Beck and Blaine. "Miki, stop that!" Feliciana scolded as she walked through the heavy brush. Soon, a small two-story house came into view. A giant airship, shaped like an old Carrack ship, sat just beside the house. Just outside, sat on old woman who looked no more than around 45 years old. Malandra jumped and tugged on her long sleeve. "Mama! There they are!"
Aella tore at the plants and trees, emerging just in time to see the airship beginning to take off. She roared angrily and cocked her pistol, aiming at it's hull and firing. "You damn cowards! I'll hack off your balls and shove them down your throats!!"
(OOC: ...She certainly has a colorful vocabulary. xD)
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Sept 16, 2007 20:59:18 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 20:59:18 GMT -5
(lol. awesome)
"Kick it, Amadi!" The thrusters were engaged on the small ship and it was soon out of sight. For now the Cyclonians were gone, and as for when they would return in greater number, only time would tell.
"Well, we are in Cyclonian uniform, and we sort of... shot at her. I don't blame her for defending herself. I would have done the same thing." Beck looked down at Blaine and then back up at Feliciana. He decided now would be a good time to milk his story. They needed as solid an alias as possible. At least, until they found the truth about Blaine.
"My wife and I would rather not be Cyclonian, but when you're born into the Empire, there's not much choice. As you can imagine, one can't just leave Cyclonia. My wife and I have been marksman for the past five years. We did our job without question. But when we found out she was going to have baby, we asked to not go on missions anymore. I thought it would be too dangerous. I think you know what Cyclonis' answer was."
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Sept 16, 2007 21:18:27 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 21:18:27 GMT -5
Aella growled and kicked at the dirt, walking back towards her home in the forest. "Dammit." she muttered.
Feliciana frowned. "Cyclonis is nothing but a heartless wench. I suppose I can understand your situation." Malandra ran towards them, pulling the old woman with her. "Malandra dear, slow down. I can barely keep up with you in my old age!" the old woman laughed, continuing to walk up to Feliciana. "Felice dear, Malandra has told me what happened. Please, go inside with her and clear our imfirmary."
"Yes, Mother." Feliciana nodded and ran into the house with the young 12 year old. Miki sat on the woman's shoulder, still squeaking madly.
The old woman, known as Sybil, smiled calmly at Beck. "So, I see that you are the Cyclonians I saw coming to take me back to Cyclonia. Are you not, Beck? I also see that one of your men are injured." She nodded toward Blaine.
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Sept 16, 2007 21:32:08 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 21:32:08 GMT -5
"You're the prophetess," he simply said. Beck's paranoia started to creep up from inside. The nature of the woman's powers didn't settle well with the man. Anything of the spiritual sort didn't sit well with him. The blonde laughed briefly, a sure sign he was nervous, but then suppressed it.
"The mission has been aborted," he informed Sybil. "You are no longer the prerogative. There is no threat -" Beck's sentence was broken when another paranoid laugh escaped him. "My only mission now is to protect my commanding officer until he is rescued."
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Sept 16, 2007 21:40:35 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 21:40:35 GMT -5
Sybil smiled at the men. "I do apologize if my spiritual powers make you nervous, Beck. I do not mean to frighten you. We shall aid to Blaine's injuries and give you an Air Skimmer to ride back to Cyclonia." Soon, Feliciana returned. "Mother, the room is ready for them." Sybil patted her daughter's shoulder and nodded. "Thank you, dear. Help me get them to the infirmary and then you take Malandra and wait outside for Aella. And also get a spare Skimmer ready for them." Helping the two men into the house, Sybil took Blaine and placed him on a padded examination table. "You may leave, Feliciana."
"But, Mother, I can help." she said.
Sybil chuckled. "I have everything under control, my children. Go wait for Aella." Feliciana and Malandra did just that.
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Sept 16, 2007 21:57:59 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 21:57:59 GMT -5
He watched the girls leave. His eyes settled on Blaine, but he spoke at the women "You aren't going to tell them?" His voice sounded relieved, but there was still an edge. "Why would you protect us? We came here to kill you..."
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Sept 16, 2007 22:13:09 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 22:13:09 GMT -5
Sybil shook her head and smiled, beginning to tend to Blaine's wounds. "I always tell my children to not kick some one when they're already down. And I am sure they will not take kindly to having two men who were sent to kill me in the house. To be completely honest, I don't really know why I should help you two...I could just expose you both to Aella and let her have her fun. But I know I could never do that; you both are still human after all. And don't worry, Miki just isn't used to strangers. Besides, she can't even speak." Sybil chuckled.
Feliciana drove an Air Skimmer out onto the front yard, its body bare of any symbols or marks. Aella growled and stomped toward the house, raising an eyebrow at her sister. "What are you doing, Felice?" "Mother told me to get a Skimmer ready for the man and woman." she said, turning off the vehicle's engine. "Ah. There's something about that woman that just annoys me, I don't know what it is." She sat back on the grass and held her head in her claw.
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Sept 16, 2007 22:28:58 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 22:28:58 GMT -5
"I suppose I should thank you..." Beck watched as Sybil started to dig the bullet out. Blaine had been conscious all the while, but it seemed he'd been in too much of a haze to say or do anything. However, the fresh spill of blood that came from the bullet wound sent of warning flares in Beck's mind. "You should be careful. He has a thing about -"
Before the sentence could be finished, Blaine was up and taking a furious swing at Sybil. "Blaine, no!" Beck rushed forward and grabbed the boy's arm before he could make contact. Blaine doubled over in pain. He soon found himself covered in blood and dirt, which sent him into a frenzy. The blonde pushed the screaming redhead back onto the table. "Blaine stop it! They're going to hear you!" He looked at the woman. "Can't you do something?" he shouted as Blaine writhed beneath him.
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Sept 16, 2007 22:41:06 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 22:41:06 GMT -5
Sybil watched Blaine carefully. She turned around and quickly lit an oddly-shaped candle, blue smoke quickly rising into the air and filling the room with the strange scent of water and flowers. Turning back to Blaine, she placed a hand on his chest and covered his eyes with her other hand, looking down at him with intense gray eyes. "Blaine, you must relax." A silver crystal shone on the large bracelet on her wrist and wispy tendrils of crystal energy began to sink into Blaine's skin. His movements suddenly froze and, after a moment, his body relaxed. Removing her hand from his eyes, Sybil saw that he had closed his eyes and had fallen asleep. "Hmm. Suppose he didn't have the enrgy to stay awake." she muttered.
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Sept 16, 2007 22:55:36 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 22:55:36 GMT -5
Beck tried to suppress more paranoid laughter. He needed to stay in control. He had to do it for Blaine. Beyond any punishment Cyclonis could submit them to for letting Blaine come to harm, deep down, Beck genuinly cared for the boy. He pushed the kid around and teased him just like the others, but still... Beck felt a kind of connection with the smaller male. Even though he knew Blaine felt nothing in return.
With a trembling hand he set to wiping the blood off Blaine's face. "We're going to die here," he said with a quiver. "Your daughter will find us out and she'll kill us... I'm going to fail him."
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