Realistic or Modern CX-431: Main Thread (Private RP)

[Kalsagnia]

Jerry followed Kim's gaze and glanced at the tank before looking at Alex.


"You know him?" He asked curiously. He didn't know any of these people, and more and more questions were forming in his mind. Questions he didn't have answers for. Questions about themselves and this place they were in. Mostly he wished he knew just what the hell was going on.


Seth slowly rose to his feet. Gen tried to ignore how tall the sloth (and Venom, and pretty much everyone for that matter) was and watched as Seth took a moment to steady himself. The guy looked ready to fall asleep again, but instead he began slowly shuffling over to the others.


"Hello", he said with a tired smile.


(omg YES! That is so Seth xDD)

 

[Roxirin]

Kim turned her head to smile at Seth. "Hi there! I'm Kim. And actually.... wait. How do I know that? Does anyone even remember how we got here?" She posed the question to the group as a whole. Venom heard and shook his head. "I don't remember anything. It's all just.... darkness up until I woke up in that tank. And then I got out, and now I'm here with all you guys. That's all I got." He admitted, shrugging. It was like trying to push past a sheer black wall if he tried to remember further than that. It was bizarre. 

 

[Kalsagnia]

Seth scratched at his hair with one claw and shrugged, looking rather nonchalant about the whole thing.


"No idea", he said, shaking his head (do I really need to say that it was done slowly?)


Gen's brow furrowed as he tried to think, but like Venom he only encountered darkness when he tried to remember anything. It was as though a whole part of memories had been purged or locked away and it was so weird.


"Same here", said Jerry with a sigh. "I was just sleeping and then suddenly here I am. The only thing I know for certain is my name".


(I totally picture Seth with Eeyore's voice, only not so depressed sounding xDD)

 

[Matt Kulex (Alex T.)]

Alex heard the question asked but remained focus on the tank as he answered "Yeah...I do actually. I had a dream before I woke up with him in it. He's my brother." Alex realized how strange that may sound given how everyone else can only seem to remember darkness...though admittedly that's all he could remember from his slumber "Beyond that though...I can only recall my name, and his." Alex felt his legs were sturdy enough and walked to in front of the Tank "Tom..."


(Cliche incoming...)


The White Fox floated in his tank, peacefully asleep until now. He started to slowly open his eyes and upon fully opening, he yawned and stretched out, taking a few moments to realize he was floating in a tank of strange liquid "Huh...what kind of kinky stuff did I wake up to?" Tom asked himself, though from outside the tank you would only see the bubbles rise from his mouth. He didn't seem all that worried as he began looking around and eventually spotted a figure standing in front of his tank. He leaned in closer to try and see better through the glass. Upon doing so he instantly recognized the figure "Hey! Alex!" this was soon followed by a seemingly endless stream of bubbles from his mouth as he tried talking to Alex with a smile on his face, not realizing he couldn't be heard as Alex just stood a bit surprised "Well...he seems to be taking this surprisingly well."


(Wait...there's a badass fox in TMNT? Must find more about him!)

 

[Roxirin]

(Wowow that cliche XDD)


Kim laughed. "You gonna break him out or just leave him in there?" She grinned, coming to stand beside Alex. Her fur was dry(ish) now, and she was constantly pushing her bangs out of her eyes. "Ugh.... I wish someone would invent some item to stop this from happening. It's.... really annoying." 


Venom had been looking into the remaining tanks, his attention drawn to one almost darker than Tom's, with a shimmering purplish tint. "....Empty...." He mused. None of the others seemed to be like this. But that didn't matter now. As far as he could see, no-one else seemed to be stirring. He walked over to where the others were standing and motioned to Tom's tank. "Come on. Let's get him outta there, and us outta here." 


(*her*  Her name's Alopex, she was (pretty sure still is) in the Foot Clan. A mutant raised by Shredder. But she's an A-Grade certified badass. I created a tandem OC to her, actually, a grey wolf named Lorna who is always calling her 'short stuff', and who left the Foot whilst Alopex stayed on. But eh, enough about her. She ain't in this RP!)

 

[Matt Kulex (Alex T.)]

"Oh, right!" Alex gave a small nervous laugh and was then going to motion to Tom to be quiet for moment...but upon looking at the tank again he noticed Tom had stopped talking and instead was staring intently at Kim and then shot a wink at her "Uhhhh...right..." Alex tapped on the glass to get Tom's attention back, he was successful. Alex then made a kicking motion and Tom nodded eagerly and then with one good kick broke out of the Tank.


Tom slumped to the ground coughing up liquid, but he wasn't on the ground long as he stood up and seemingly recovered instantly as he turned to the Cheetah girl ignoring his surroundings completely "Well, hello there beautiful. Name's Tom, what's- Blergh..." with that odd sound, Tom collapsed back to the ground "Stood...up...to...fast..." All Alex could do was shake his head as he helped his brother onto his feet and kept his one arm over his shoulder "Thanks...Bro..." Tom was sort of out of it at the moment and Alex just sighed "Well I got him...the doofus..."


(Ah, I apologize. But in my defense, I had no idea this Alopex existed until just now. Also question, will there be more breakouts in the future?)

 

[Kalsagnia]

Jerry looked around at everyone, taking in the growing size of their group. It was going to be hard getting out of here stealthily with a group this big. He didn't want to be a Doubting Dave but the situation didn't seem too good, especially as none of them even knew where they were or remembered anything besides their names.


"Hey there, name's Gen! Pleased to meet ya!"


Gen suddenly popped up and held his hand out to Tom, grinning. Seth scratched idly at his stomach and glanced at Venom.


"So...what's the plan?" He asked, blinking slowly.

 

[Roxirin]

"Well," Venom nodded, in thought for a moment, before walking to the far end of the room and trying the door. It was locked. He walked back in silence and stood there for a bit, before turning back to Seth. "Well. There goes Plan A. Now then." Upon looking around for another way out, Venom's sight was draw to a large air vent, at the top of the wall. It looked like it might even be big enough for Seth. 


Kim, meanwhile was still grinning (and maybe blushing a little) at Tom's compliment. Actually, now that she thought about it, she was the only female in the room. The more she thought about it, the more awkward it became, until she couldn't quite stand it any longer and went over to Venom to ask about the plan, mostly for the sake of her sanity.


"Well, Kim," The wolf anthro continued, "Up there seems like our best bet." He pointed to the vent. 


"Oh! Okay!" And before Venom could say anything, Kim had unsheathed her claws and leapt athletically into the air, grasping the vent cover firmly in both hands. "If I just.." There was a tinkle and a bolt fell onto the floor, and then another, followed by a screech as the vent cover swung free on its last remaining bolt and the rumblr of denting metal as Kim disappeared into the vent.


Venom watched in stunned silence, at least until Kim popped out again, flipping to one side and sliding down the wall, using her claws for friction. "I can't see the end: it must go on for ages!" She gushed excitedly. Venom nodded. 


"Alright everybody, listen up!" He called, his voice startlingly loud. Kim jumped, figuring it was the wolf in him. "We need to get out of here. Kim has scouted ahead, and that vent seems to be our best option. I'll go first, followed by Kim. Then you two," he pointed to Alex and Tom, "Then Seth, Jerry, and Gen bringing up the rear, alright?"


"Lead on!" Kim made a mock salute, and Venom reached up to grasp the bottom rim of the vent, pulling himself up and moving further in. "Clear!"


(Fair  And yep! Max is still sleeping soundly, and he's not waking up anytime soon, either. Do I get the felling he might be finding himself with a couple of reptiles? XDD ) 

 

[Matt Kulex (Alex T.)]

Tom looked at Gen and took his hand with a smile "Nice to meet you, I'm Tom." after a quick hand shake, Tom felt well enough to stand on his own and gave a quick nod to Alex who cautiously released his brother.


Alex's attention was soon fixiated on Kim as she performed her acrobatic feats and found he couldn't quite look away "Wow..." Of course as soon as Venom started shouting he snapped out of his trance as Tom just chuckled "I totally understand that feeling." Alex was caught off guard by that "Sh-Shut up!" Alex blushed as he decided to go next. He did a small hop to grab the vent and pulled himself in "Huh...it'd be cozy if it wasn't made of metal."


(Yes...and also a wolf.)

 

[Kalsagnia]

Jerry nodded - it was as good a plan as any. He watched the others clamber into the vent and then followed suit, crawling behind Alex.


"I just hope this leads somewhere useful", he muttered dryly.


Gen approached the vent and jumped, fingers grasping and failing to find purchase. He jumped again and again, his irritation becoming clear on his face which each failed attempt to get into the vent.


"Who built this stupid thing so high?!" He demanded angrily.


Seth chuckled and reached out, picking Gen up by the scruff of his neck and holding him up to the vent opening. Gen looked mortified and quickly scrambled inside, praying that nobody had seen that.


"Thanks", he muttered, quickly heading after Jerry.


Seth just laughed and slowly pulled himself into the vent.

 

[Roxirin]

(I kind of love how no one listened to Venom in terms of order of folks going into the vent XDDD Poor kid needs to do some team building and leadership exercises )


Venom checked behind him and was relieved to see Kim, who had gone in immeditely after him, just before Alex. The rest of the line after Alex was a bit of a shambles, but it would have to do. After waiting for Tom, Venom motioned ahead and started leading the way. "Let's go." He found that the vent was just high enough for him to be able to draw his legs under himself and walk that walk rather crawling on hands and knees. It was crude, but his animal side decided it was both natural and comfortable to walk on all fours like this, so he didn't complain.


Kim, who was walking behind him in a similar fashion, seemed to share this sentiment, her tail out behind her for balance. It wasn't for a while that she noticed she was gently brushing Alex's face, and when she did, she curled her tail over her back instead. "Whoops, sorry!" This, unfortunately, wasn't really any better, being rather more revealing than intended, but Kim either didn't notice or didn't mind (most likely the former) and kept walking.

 

[Kalsagnia]

(Hey, if Jerry and Gen had had to wait for Seth to get in first, they'd have been there all day xDD)


There was, finally, an advantage to Gen's small stature, as he found it easy to make his way through the vent after the others. The only problem was the fact that his tail, as thick, fluffy and long as it was, was trailing so far behind him that Seth kept accidentally landing his paws on it. Gen's annoyed yelps of pain accompanied the group as they crawl/walked through the vent, along with Seth's apologies. 


Jerry rolled his eyes and tried to ignore them. He glanced ahead at the others, wondering what would await them on the other end of the vent.

 

[Matt Kulex (Alex T.)]

As much as Alex found a tail rubbing up against his face to be annoying, he'd gladly take it over the view that he had now as he did everything in his power to look anywhere but straight in front of him "look at the walls look at the walls look at the walls" Alex repeated over and over in his head, his face was the same color as a tomato at this point


Tom just followed behind Alex a tad disappointed that he wasn't behind Kim so he could talk to her. He was also very wary, not wanting to see anything that belonged to his brother "Just keep your tail low Alex...I don't want an eye full of your butt...or worse..." 


(Side note: If Tom was behind Kim, he'd act almost the same way as Alex is acting right now.)

 

[Roxirin]

After what seemed like eternity, Venom came to another vent, in the floor of the shaft. Peering through, he could make out the silhouettes of cardboard boxes in the dim light of the room. Looking forwards into the shaft ahead, there didn't seem to be anything of note other than a T-junction to another vertical shaft and then a dead end beyond that. The decision already made, Venom took a firm grip on the vent at his feet and pulled, hard. The metal creaked and bent out of shape, the muscles in his arm bunching as he finally ripped the vent cover clean out of the ceiling and laid it in the tunnel ahead. He turned to the others. "Be cautious." He warned, before sliding his feet forwards and through the hole, dropping into the room among the stacks of boxes.


Kim peered forwards into the room after Venom, and waited for him to move before entering the room herself. "Hmm.." She mused, looking around. Each box was labelled with thick black letters and numbers, codes of some sort. 

 

[Kalsagnia]

Jerry waited for Tom and Alex to vacate the vent and then glanced down. Carefully he swung his legs over the side of the vent and dropped down. Gen peered down after him, a look of intense embarrassment on his face.


"Hey, give us a hand", he said to the husky. "This is bloody high up for someone like me".


Seth chuckled lightly and Gen turned to glare at him. Jerry bit back a chuckle of his own and held up his arms. Gen huffed and dropped down, Jerry catching him with ease and setting him down on the floor. Then the husky padded over to Kim and joined her in looking at the boxes.


"Huh", he said softly, "I wonder what's inside".


Suddenly there was a thud as Seth left the vent and landed heavily, dropping with all the grace of a sack of bricks. He scratched idly at his stomach again and got to his feet, apparently completely none the worse for wear.

 

[Matt Kulex (Alex T.)]

Alex and Tom managed to drop with relative ease from the vent, though Tom added a bit of a flourish to his landing. Alex was just glad to be out of the vent, though he still felt his face burning from what transpired. Tom noticed the slightly flustered look on Alex's face and went to see what was wrong "Hey, Alex? You-" to which Alex immediately jumped from being startled "I swear I didn't look!"  he blurted out but upon realizing it was Tom he let out a small "Oh..." as Tom just stared at him suspiciously "What-" but before Tom could finish that question, Alex interrupted him again "Oh look! Boxes! Let's check them out!" the way Alex said this couldn't sound anymore awkward as he went over to examine the Boxes with the other's, trying to regain his composure. Tom just decided to drop the matter "I'll just assume he's fine..."

 

[Roxirin]

Looking around, Venom started the read the codes on each box, scratching absent-mindedly at the inside of his wrist. ".....CX-872....CX-449.......CX-125....." There was an empty box in the corner which read 'CX-666'. Venom hadn't stopped scratching, and gave a small, irritated growl, taking to his arm with his teeth inside, gnawing at the itch. Did he have an insect bite or- oh. 


Venom's right wrist was branded, in the way a slave's wrist is branded, bumps of skin standing out to form letters and numbers. CX-431. "......" Venom thought about this, and then a box at the edge of his vision caught his eye. It had the same code. Walking over, he picked the box up and shook it, although nothing rattled, and then he set it down and tore it open, peering inside, his curiosity piqued.


Clothes. A pair of black cargo pants, with multiple pockets. Baggy and loose, good for running in. A belt. Underwear. A plain white, sleeveless T-shirt. And a thin, silvery chain, looped through a silver pendant in the shape of a fang. 


Venom took out the boxers and stepped into them. They felt sorta weird. 


Meanwhile, Kim had picked up on what Venom had done, and found her own box, 'CX-986'. Inside was underwear, a sports bra, a black racerback tank tops and a pair of running shorts which reached about mid-thigh. "Cool!" She exclaimed, and proceeded to get dressed. It was something of a relief to be covered with more than just her spots. At the bottom of the box (hidden under the shorts) was a small band. It was stretchy, and Kim nearly managed to ping it into Alex's eye. "Ah! Sorry!" She apologised, going to retrieve it, pushing her bangs out of her eyes for the 80th time and- wait. Aha! In a few moments, Kim's waist-length hair was tied back in an athlete's ponytail. Much better.


(If anyone can guess why Kim's number is '986' I will be A) Incredibly impressed and give you all the kudos, and B) Will do a full coloured and shaded drawing of your character)

 

[Kalsagnia]

(I tried googling but all I can find is a pair of cheetah glasses and something called 'Cheetah Marine'. I'm guessing Kim's number is nothing to do with either of those. Perhaps it's a nod to Chester Cheetah, mascot for Cheetos starting from 1986?)


Jerry observed when Venom and Kim were doing and looked down at his own branding. He ran a finger over it and bit his lip. Branded like some common farm animal. How degrading...


Before long, however, he had located his box. He pulled out a sleeveless red vest with a yellow collar and a pair of matching boots that went right up to his knees. Following suit, Gen was quick to find his own box and he grinned as he pulled out a slightly oversized purple jumper with a star on it, black trousers and purple and white trainers.


"Man it feels good to have some clothes on!" He exclaimed.


Seth shuffled over to the boxes and peered around for his own. There was only one item of clothing in it - a dark red t-shirt emblazoned with a leaf and the word 'earth'.


"Hmm....nice", he murmured as he slipped it on.

 

[Matt Kulex (Alex T.)]

(That actually makes alot of sense. In which case if it is correct I wish I had thought of it first. Also, all of the Alex abuse...why do I enjoy it so?)


Alex's face scrunched and body tensed when the band hit him and he let out a small "Ow...Karma..."  though upon hearing Kim's apology, looked at her and smiled "Don't worry about it."  as soon as Kim put her hair up in the bun though, Alex just couldn't help but stare "That's really cute..." Alex said unconsciously and upon realizing what he said, his face quickly turned red "U-um! What I meant to is say that's a good look for you! It no longer obscures your beautiful eyes!" Alex froze the moment he said that and just slowly turned away as his face got progressively redder "I'm...just gonna go find my box before I embarrass myself any further." As he did Tom just smiled at him "Smooth." Alex just shot a annoyed look at him "Shut up..."


Alex and Tom quickly found their boxes, each marked CX-721 and CX-722. 


In Alex's box was a simple Dark Blue Shirt with a Cartoony looking skull on it, a pair of Brown Cargo pants, gray and orange running shoes, underpants and a sporty looking Wrist watch.


Tom's box contained a hoody that had an Urban Camo color scheme to it,  Gray Jeans that fit rather snuggly, a pair of black sneakers, underpants and Black Head band with a metal plate in the front with the word Ninja carved into it. 


The two quickly got dressed and were relieved to no longer be naked in front of eachother.

 

[Roxirin]

(Very good guesses, but nope! )


(Also.... Tom, why a naruto headband...... whyyyy.... XDD)


Venom, after trying the shirt on and discovering it fitted just a little too snugly over his ripped abs, decided that it would just be easier to go topless. After a few moments of fiddling around with the pendant, he had it around his neck. This wasn't bad gear. "Alright. We all set?" He questioned, looking around to make sure that everyone was at least partially clothed.

 

[Kalsagnia]

(Darn, I'm stumped then! Unless you gave her that number because you really like the Porche Boxter 986 xDD)


Jerry turned to look at Venom and nodded.


"Yeah, I'm ready", he said, running a hand through his hair.


"Me too!" Gen exclaimed.


His tail was poking out the back of his trousers, fluffier than ever now that it was nearly dry. He glanced over at Seth, who was happily patting his t-shirt, and rolled his eyes, looking back to Venom.


"He's ready too", he said, gesturing to the sloth.

 

[Roxirin]

(Well, let's put it this way: It's only fitting that the world's fastest anthro would share a birth year with the world's fastest man  )


(Also: WARNING. LONG POST INCOMING *bwaaaaaahm*)


Since Tom and Alex were both fully dressed, Venom took this as an all clear and moved to the door, testing the handle wearily. 


The door opened.


"Huh. That was.... Surprisingly easy?" Venom was almost suspicious, but didn't want to look a gift horse in the mouth, so he exited the room, finding himself in a long corridor, lit with white-blue light, a few doors either side and a sign at the end, far away enough that he couldn't read it from here. "Alright everyone, let's move out. I don't know where we are or why we're here, but best be careful in case we're not welcome." He cautioned, then began to walk, fairly briskly, towards the far end of the corridor. 


After a a few seconds, a woman appeared from a door on the right, carrying a tray of lab equipment. Venom lowered his head a little and put his ears back in an attempt to seem less intimidating, although 7 feet and 4 inches of anthropomorphic wolf wasn't exactly friendly-looking. 


"Uh...... Hi there, we're looking f-"


"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!" 


The woman screamed and ran, hitting an alarm as she sprinted past, her tray of lab equipment now neatly decorating the floor. A deep siren blared into life, it's rumbling base tone rising higher into a wail and remaining there for almost too long. As the sound dropped again, the lights along the ceiling switched to an unpleasant shade of red and began to flash. "Balls. Well that went well." Venom commented. It had not gone well.


He had barely finished his sentence before a team of guards poured out of the doorway through which the woman had come from, assault rifles at the ready, already aiming at the group of anthros. The leader of the group was shouting, "Alright, put your hands.....paws? in the air and keep em there!" Here was a short pause, and then one of the other guards started barking. "Fred. Stop."


"But I thought you needed translation?"


"There's only like, two dogs, Fred. Look at it." The leader pointed at Venom's confused expression. "It doesn't understand you." 


"Um... If I may inter-" 


"KEEP YOUR HANDS UP THERE, OR WE WILL OPEN FIRE." Came the immediate response, and Venom slowly raised his arms, taking a step forwards. "Hey, we don't want to fight you pal, we ju-" 


The step was obviously a step too far. The leader of the guards opened fire, and a dart with a bright orange end embedded itself into Venom's shoulder. He yelped his pain and then ripped it out, flicking it aside. "Ouch! Dude, we don't-" Three more tranquilliser darts made colourful dots in his chest. Venom had had enough. Pausing to pull out the cause of his pain, he lanced forwards and took a hold of the guard's gun with both hands, attempting to pull it away from him. There was a brief tussle, during which the guard managed to get two more shots into Venom's side, before the gun found itself sailing gracefully through the air over the other guards' heads. There was a deadly pause. In a flash, the man reached for the hand gun at his side and brought it up towards Venom's head.... But it never quite got there. In a reaction faster than should have been possible, Venom had the man's arm locked in his jaws, preventing him from firing by clamping down hard on his wrist, growling loudly. A warning. 


The man was cursing with pain, at least until he realised that the entire region of skin that Venom was biting was turning black, and slowly spreading up his arm. He started screaming, and Venom let go in surprise, scrambling back as the man choked and then fell to the floor, writhing in pain. The other guards were at a loss of what to do, half of them with their rifles still cocked and the other half bending to attempt to help their fallen leader, who was still screaming as inky blackness trickled up his veins, highlighting his figure with black outlines, his body writhing and convulsing on the floor in a horrible dance. Venom looked on, his face a mask of horror. The blackness reached than man's neck, and suddenly he was choking and retching, his screams cut short, replaced with liquid gurgles. A few more terrifying moments, and then stillness as the man's once blue eyes filled out entirely with black, and his tortured body lay still and broken. 


For a while, no-one moved. 

 

[Kalsagnia]

(Oh! It's Usain Bolt! It's HIS birth year!)


Jerry stared at the man in horror, his eyes wide as he watched the terrible convulsions, the blackness that snaked up his body. And then those fear filled eyes drifted to Venom.


Venom had done that.


Venom had done that horrible thing.


His heart was racing, muscles tense as every fiber of his being screamed at him to run. What the fuck was going on here?!


"WHAT THE FUCK?!" It seemed Gen shared his sentiment. "Venom, what the hell did you do?!"


And then the other guards were suddenly moving again, barking commands and barely avoiding panicking as they rushed to defend themselves from further attacks.


"This looks kinda bad, guys", Seth mused from the back of the room.

 

[Matt Kulex (Alex T.)]

(A Naruto headband because...I'm a nerd. B| )


Alex and Tom just both stared in disbelief at what they just saw "What...what just happened?" Tom asked, staring at the body and trying to figure out what happened. Alex however quickly shifted his focus to the rest of the guards "I don't know...but coming to a peaceful resolution probably isn't possible now." Alex scanned the guards and spotted one speaking into his radio "We have a man down! One of the escaped subjects killed him! What are our orders?" Alex focused on that guard and could just barely hear the voice on the radio "Your orders remain the same. Capture the targets alive. We'll send in-" Alex then lost focus at that point "Damn...Well if it's any consolation, they don't plan on killing us." At that moment the guards readied their guns again and took aim "Though they do plan on capturing us." Tom just gulped nervously "Uh, if anyone has a plan I'm all ears."

 

[Roxirin]

Venom wasn't feeling great, but then again taking six times the recommended dose of tranquillisers tended to do that to you. He swayed a little on his feet, struggling to see straight.


That's when Kim darted forwards, balling her fist, and struck the nearest guard clean in the face, a spray of blood staining the wall as she broke his nose. The guard collapsed, unconscious. Kim snarled, and unsheathed her claws. "Fight!" She commanded, and Venom agreed. Well. He agreed with the sentiment, but couldn't follow through because he couldn't feel his legs any more and-


The wolf anthro dropped the the floor, already in a deep sleep.