Futuristic Those That are Hunted

[Verena]

Suddenly Vulcans sensitive, and always hungry nose, catches a scent - fire, smoke, deer. He looks at Piper and nods at her. He assumed she could smell it too. "Let's go." He quickens his gait towards where the direction of the smoke and after a couple of minutes they reach their destination. They couldn't see the structure until they got into the open. It was too well hidden and surrounded by trees. It was an old once grand fort, now slowly falling apart but still standing. It was quite nerve-racking to even look at it. Vulcan scanned the tall tower that was rising high above the ground, probably giving them a good view over the whole area and the grey stone walls, covered in moss and ivy. They had to tread carefully. There were so many places to hide and so many spots where there could be traps laid for them. But they also couldn't separate, the four of them had to move together as not to get lost or trapped. Vulcan looks towards the campfire that was still burning a bit, the wood still red from the heat. Their targets probably had been still in the open mere minutes ago. "So much for that stealthy approach." he murmurs and turns wolf, snorting to clear his lungs and eliminate the smell of smoke and meat. He summons a couple of soul orbs and commands them to look around. They fly towards the building and disappear among the cracks in the walls and small openings. Then he begins sniffing the ground and walking towards one of the entrances. The whole place smelled like the three and that pup and it was hard to orientate which of the many ways they must have gone.

 

[Lioness075]

Piper nodded at Vulcan, her nose catching the same scents. As the group came across the fort, Piper gazed up at it in awe really. She'd never seen such a structure before. Xander raised an eyebrow at the sight, but immediately wondered where the rebels were. Summoning his fire wolf, Xander sent it out to join Vulcan in the attempt to find the scent of where the rebels were currently. Piper took it upon herself to shift into her fox form, her fiery pelt shining under the sunlight. She too, began sniffing around for the scents and location of the rebels. Not too long after this all began, Piper froze and jerked her head upright before saying, "Hey, Vulcan, I think I've got something over here." Xander's fire wolf joined Piper and began eagerly sniffing the area around her while Xander casually walked near Piper. He glanced around and shrugged before saying, "Where would they be hiding? There's countless places to hide around here...They could be anywhere."

 

[Panda_Roleplays]

Toron hears people outside and becomes frantic. He grabs her and half drags half carries her to that second top floor they were on. He lays her down carefully and then sprints over to the bag grabbing a bottle of water. "Oh this better work" mumbling to himself he opens the cap and turns it over water surging onto her face. Gagging and choking her head pops up and she manages to choke out the words "They're coming." As she tries to contain her coughing. After a minute or two she gets her coughing under control and stops. Then sits up and grabs the dog. "We need to hide." She whispers. Toron looks at her like she's crazy. "There is nowhere TO hide!" She sighs and walks over to Hayden sitting down. "I guess all we can do is wait.." She and the dog both whimper.

 

[Verena]

When Vulcan hears Piper call him over he trotted and stood next to her, looking in the direction she was mentioning. It was the entrance to the main building and a large room, covered in dust and stones that had fallen from the ceiling. It too was covered in plants, bushes, weeds. He enters and sniffs around the walls and floor. He was thinking what a magnificent castle this one must had been once. There were sighs of mosaic over the floor and their steps were slightly echoing off the walls. They had to step softly. A staircase led up to the high tower. It seemed there was no way other than that. He shifts as to not risk the staircase collapsing under his weight and climbs to the second floor, greeted by another large hall with doors leading to several smaller rooms. He walks to each one of them, not entering but sniffing around the door frames. He was extremely surprised to see some of the old door still standing. But there seemed to be no trace of the rebels on this floor. He walks back to the staircase and begins walking up, checking some other smaller rooms along the way. The scent from the three was getting stronger the higher he was climbing. A small soul orb appears by his side, vibrating and whispering incomprehensibly. To the naked ear anyways. Vulcan could understand every word the small soul was telling him. Their targets were on the second top floor of the tower. Vulcan smirks and dismisses the orb along with the others that were still circling the area. He then climbs back down and mentions for his partners to follow. When they regroup they form a small circle. "They are on the second top floor. All three of them. We have to get them out of there. The space is too small for any of us to be able to fight. Piper, any ideas? Can you perhaps shake that tower a bit?" he whispers.

 

[Lioness075]

Piper grinned in delight at the idea and whispered back, "I'd be delighted to do so." She then paused and added, "Though, you all would most likely want to be a safe distance away. It wouldn't help us any if the tower were to accidentally collapse and take you all with it. This is all very old architecture after all. I really can't guarantee that shaking the tower won't bring it down entirely." Xander dismissed his fire wolf as he caught up with the group and frowned before whispering, "Then is it wise to try such a thing? I thought we were trying to capture the rebels, not kill them."

 

[Verena]

Vulcan nodded at Piper and ran for the trees, followed by his partners. Only when the agents got away and hid among the first trees did he answer Xanders question. "You really don't know Kytha, do you? Well, yeah, how could you. She would rather die than be taken away. She's seventeen - probably the most rebellious age of all. Besides, she's got a boy with the ability to create force fields at her side. Even if the tower collapses they will be safe in a bubble."

 

[Ch3rryBlossom28]

(been at work all morning and then class right after)


When the fort came into view Amelie was in awe. She tried imagining what it looked like in it prime for it looked beautiful now. She really hoped they would destroy it in the process of capturing the trio. Getting off Vulcan's back she followed the group. Unlike like Xander she didn't summer her wolf. It would leave trails of ice and she didn't want that. As she followed them Amelie watched her step. It looked like it could crumble right below her. Hearing Vulcan say they should try and shake the building Amelie snapped back to reality. "That could destroy the place." She whispered. "And the only one we really care about is Hayden. Getting Kytha and the kid would be a perk." She paused for a moment. "But Hadyen has been very hard to kill." She mostly agreed with Xander but Vulcan had a point on the force fields. "Lets do it." She ran out with them back into the forest. "This better work or we are destroying the building for nothing.

 

[Lioness075]

Piper followed everyone outside, but stopped at the entrance. Once she felt that the agents were out of harm's way, she slowly stepped into the clearing before the building itself. Turning to face the building, Piper then slowly shifted into her dragon form. She snorted, letting out a puff of smoke, before she ambled up to the entrance. She then slowly lifted her front legs, placing her claws on the tower. She slowly walked closer to it until she was nearly vertical with the tower. She then began slowly shifting her weight back and forth, the tower slowly beginning to shake with dust falling everywhere and debris starting to fall down ocassionally.

 

[Panda_Roleplays]

Ky felt the building shake and squealed. "We need to get out now!" Toron pup a bubble around the dog and I will get Hayden into his suit!" She snarled and grabbed the last suit putting it on Hayden.


Toron meanwhile put a small bubble around the dog.


Ky prepared for it to collapse. "No one go anywhere! They want to lure us out!" She herded the group together and shut her eyes waiting to feel a falling sensation. Toron frantically looked around and panic grew in him causing him to mumble and whimper.

 

[Marvinok]

Damion breathed heavily as he heard screams get farther and farther away. A patrol was hunting him as he ran in the forest. He pushed his way past trees and eventually must of outran them, as their screams stopped. He panted as he came to a stop. He saw a group of people as he hid behind a tree. He did not know if they were a patrol, better to come out guns blazing then to die. Damion turned around the tree and put his hands up, aimed at the group. "Show me your power! If you don't have one turn back. I don't want to hurt anyone." Damion said firmly, drawing shadows toward his hand, ready to blast at them, causing possibly casualties or wounds. He did not want to attack, but was ready to.

 

[Ch3rryBlossom28]

As time went on Amelie saw no one come out. "They are going to let the building collapse around them." She mumbled. Hearing movement behind them her ice wolf instantly formed beside her. Hearing him talk Amelie instantly regretting her wolf forming. She didn't quite understand what his gift was. At this moment the best option was to show she wasn't a threat. At least not yet. Her wolf, feeling it's masters thoughts, lowered it's head before laying on the ground. "Who are you?"

 

[Marvinok]

Damion saw the women had a power, and instantly dropped his hands. The shadows returned to normal. "I am Damion. And you are?" Damion said tentatively, being careful to be quiet if the patrol was still coming. Damion glanced side to side nervously, not wanting to be attacked. "What is your gift?" Damion asked nervously.


 
//Well I'm about to pass out. Night.//

 

[Ch3rryBlossom28]

Amelie glanced at Vulcan, not entirely sure what to do in this situation. "It's not always wise to share what our gift is. Though mine is quite obvious." Her wolf shattered. (Goodnight ^.^)

 

[Verena]

Vulcan was too focused at the task at hand to notice the man appearing. But when he started talking he spun around, shifted and growled viciously, a few soul orbs appearing around him, some staying by his side, others pointing at the stranger, ready to strike at any given moment if he decided to act stupidly. However, seeing Amelie calm down he lay in her feet and dismissed the orbs, still quietly growling. He slightly turned his head to look at what Piper was doing, keeping the stranger in his sight with his peripheral vision. The tower was crumbling, still standing, but the rebels were nevertheless insisting on staying inside. "Bring it down!" he roared at her.


(Okay. Some things that I should mention: 1. Vulcan's wolf form is about the size of the wolves from Twilight (great animator work, worse movies and books of the century). 2. Shapeshifters can communicate in their animal forms but people can't understand what they are saying. 3. Those soul orbs are a gift from Death since Vulcan had made a deal with him to kill Hayden - one of the rebels hiding in the tower. Long story. They contain human souls, can deal some serious physical damage and look like this:


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[Marvinok]

Damion glanced to the left, seeing a member of the patrol coming toward them, rifle aimed at them. Damion muttered a curse and got behind a tree quickly. He pulled shadows in front of the tree to act as a shield. Once it solidified he got behind the shield and looked at the group. They were doing something, but Damion didn't care. He formed a spear from the shadows, and sent the dark thing into the patrol member's eye, instantly killing him. The spear dissolved into shadows, along with the wall like shield.

 

[Ch3rryBlossom28]

Amelie didn't move as she watched the scene unfold. Yes the man may have been a grunt but he still worked for the government and killing him was a crime in itself. But we have bigger problems. "Vulcan, should we just let him go?" She whispered. Ice started to spread over her body like a second layer of skin. (It's like gaara's ultimate defense if you've ever watched naruto) Just in case.

 

[Marvinok]

//I am going to start watching Naruto soon, but I know what that is.//


Damion saw the ice and backed away.


"He was going to try and kill us. Please I don't want to fight any of you." Damion said, "Just let me come with you. I am like you." Damion said. Instinctively he drew shadows to his hands, making them form talons that were extremely sharp, just in case. Damion was more offensive in fighting than defensive, which is why he didn't make himself any armor. Damion's breathing had calmed by this point, and he was ready for a fight.

 

[Verena]

Vulcan shot up as he saw the patrol approaching and snarled loudly as he saw one of them being impaled by the man's spear, then tugging slightly on Amelies dress. He shifted and made sure he was standing behind the stranger, tapping on his chest to indicate to the patrol that he was an agent, giving them a warning look. He was just hoping the guys weren't already out of their minds at seeing their partner drop with a huge hole in his skull, follow his advice and back away. He took one of the tranquilized darts out of his pocket that he had taken from his equipment back at the inn, or what was left of it, and hid it behind his back. He would use it on the stranger if he gave him a reason to. Vulcan moved closer to him and carefully put his free hand on his shoulder in a calming manner. "You, whoever you are, have no idea how dangerous the gifted in that tower are. We can use all the help we can get. Government agents don't kill, they capture and contain."

 

[Marvinok]

Damion darted his eyes and jerked his body toward the man.


"Gifted help other gifted." Damion said, "Give me a reason they are dangerous. Give me one reason." Damion said. Damion noticed the hand behind Vulcan, probably holding something. Damion's breathing quickened as he stepped back a bit. Damion made the shadows around him grow into spikes, ready to propel them into the man and fight back.

 

[Verena]

As Vulcan saw the black spikes forming and turning towards him he quickly hid the dart back in his belt and made a step back, bringing both his hands in front of his chest, showing that he had nothing in them to the stranger. They had other, much more serious concerns to worry about at the moment. They couldn't allow themselves to lose the three rebels again. The agents were all tired of the constant cat and mouse chasing game. "Calm down, man. We mean you no harm." This guy had some serious powers up his sleeve and would provide much more use that the simple government soldiers, who Hayden could and would use as a snack to boost up his powers. Besides, after they had done their job they could either let him go and let others deal with him, forgetting they had ever met, or opiate him then and take him in. He would be outnumbered 1 to 4. He would make a fine agent with powers like these.

 

[Marvinok]

Damion let the spikes melt into shadows again.


"I'm sorry. I am on edge. I have nowhere else to be, do you mind if I come with you?" Damion asked, glancing at the man's hands, making sure they really were empty. Damion wondered why the squad had been chasing them. They had many reasons a lot of the time, killing the gifted, capturing them, turning them into agents, many reasons. Damion, above all else, wanted to be turned into an agent. He would be protected, be trained, and would be able to see if the shadows could do one things he always wondered. He wondered if he could kill a gifted and steal a bit of their power.

 

[Verena]

"With us?" Vulcan cocked his head in confusion "We would be very grateful if you were to help us take the three gifted down that are hiding in that tower. They are vicious and dangerous. But no killing. We need them alive." he lowered his hands, still a bit on edge on what the reaction of the stranger would be, following his every movement and keeping a constant distance between the two so he could avoid an attack and still have enough space to shift and counterattack. Still, he was suspecting it wouldn't come to this. The stranger looked like a nice guy.

 

[Marvinok]

Damion knew that once he discovered he had a gift he would be on a downward spiral into darkness. He had already killed many gifted before, but never had enough time to discover if he could take their gift. Damion nodded toward Vulcan.


"Where are they? I can attack in cover of shadows easily." Damion said, keeping a sharp eye on Vulcan. If he ever had the chance he would have to spar Vulcan.

 

[Lioness075]

Xander choose this moment to make his appearance, walking out from the forest beyond. He immediately exclaimed, "Oh, what a relief! I felt like I'd been holding that for days." He then glanced over at his partners to see a new guy in the mix. Raising an eyebrow, Xander saw that his partners weren't attacking so the guy had to be more or less friendly. Nodding at the new guy, Xander said evenly, "Name's Xander, and you are?" He then smiled warmly at the guy, hoping to help keep everyone calm in case someone decided to jump someone else. Mostly referring to Vulcan jumping the new guy. He could be rather compulsive at times so it seemed.


Piper dimly heard someone shouting and focused her hearing so she could hear Vulcan telling her to knock down the tower. Smirking at this, Piper slowly backed up and then got back down on all fours. Turning away from the tower, she unfolded her wings from her sides and then spread them out, an impressive 140-foot wingspan. She then began beating them, slowly gaining altitude. Once highe enough, Piper began flying away from the tower, quickly becoming distant from everything while letting out an ear-piercing roar that echoed throgh the area.


Xander overheard the roar and said, "Oh, and that roar you just heard came from Piper, our lovely, female shapeshifter. She can shift into a dragon along with the usual as far as we're concerned."

 

[Ch3rryBlossom28]

'Well one of them basically killed half the population in a nearby city." Amelie was not expecting this person to be so willing. It was very rare that they got willing gifted to become agents. "And you just killed one of our own. If you wanted to join why did you do that? Piper! How is it going out there?!" Hearing the roar she got her answer. "We need to go search for them. I feel confident they are still alive."