Em smiled happily, unsheathing both her daggers.
"Who wants to go first?" She asked the others politely.
"Who wants to go first?" She asked the others politely.
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There was a loud metallic crunch from the back of the warehouse, followed by a roar, the man quickly offered "Right, i'll come along silently, can we leave please?"
Savannah was of the opinion that the persistence of the people he was with, everyone in the town, and indeed the Universe itself in wasting his time had just now driven him insane. Putting this concern to one side for the moment, he drew out his pistol, and made it clear to the masked man that he wasn't afraid to use it.
"WHY ARE YOU AIMING AT ME!?" The man screamed "Whatever the boss keeps stored in here has just gotten loose and you're freaking aiming at ME!?"
Hammond raised his hand, gesturing to Savannah to lower his gun. "We can leave... You can't. If this thing is as dangerous as you think it is, we'll need bait." He grinned. "And guess who just drew the short straw?"
"Come on. We have places to be that don't look like this one." He picked up Ari again, slightly annoyed that she had still not had the confidence to walk by herself yet, and set off for the exit.
"Come on. We have places to be that don't look like this one." He picked up Ari again, slightly annoyed that she had still not had the confidence to walk by herself yet, and set off for the exit.
"But...But...I can take you to our leader! C'mon guys! I didn't wanna' do this to you but he he had a sniper trained on me!" the man exclaimed
"He'll be coming after you next! any of your friends or families are as good as dead!" the man screamed, there was a loud scream and a sickening crunch, followed by a roar very, very close behind the group
"Well... boohoo? I guess that puts them in the overlapping region in a Venn diagram of 'Wrong place', 'Wrong time' and 'Heroes who don't give two shits', doesn't it?"
They left quite quickly, hoping that whatever had roared had also been preoccupied with it's new toothpick.
They left quite quickly, hoping that whatever had roared had also been preoccupied with it's new toothpick.
In other news, I want to draw that Venn diagram. It would be funny.
"Us? Heroes? Pfft.." Em laughed at Hammonds words. She looked behind them with unease.
"Although maybe we should at least slow it down? Otherwise there will be no one left to scam." She said thoughtfully.
"Although maybe we should at least slow it down? Otherwise there will be no one left to scam." She said thoughtfully.
Savannah was already making his way out. Perhaps, just perhaps, this was his chance to escape the lunacy about him.
"Good point Alo... But it's only one monster. How hard could it be to run from?" He looked back, as did Aloran, though they shared very different opinions of the situation. Hammond was in no doubt that this monster was nothing to be afraid of. Alo was more cautious.
Hammond ordered Ari to climb onto his back instead, to leave his hands free in case they had to fight and to let him run more freely, and she obeyed. She wrapped her arms around him to hold on as tightly as possible.
"I'll get Ari's stuff from the hospital. The rest of you... Check on Kronos. Make sure these guys haven't gotten to him." He nodded to Alo as the roars began to get louder, and with that he quickly shot off towards the hospital, hoping that he had gone fast enough to exclude himself from the monster's menu.
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Luckily it seemed that as Hammond and Ari went their own way the monster went after Alo, Savannah and Em. Why? He had no idea, but he was thankful for it.
They came to a canter, Hammond breathing deeply to make up for all of his lost breath during the escape. Ari slid off his back, letting him breath entire lungfulls of air again. Yeh, start walking now. That really helps...
Hammond ordered Ari to climb onto his back instead, to leave his hands free in case they had to fight and to let him run more freely, and she obeyed. She wrapped her arms around him to hold on as tightly as possible.
"I'll get Ari's stuff from the hospital. The rest of you... Check on Kronos. Make sure these guys haven't gotten to him." He nodded to Alo as the roars began to get louder, and with that he quickly shot off towards the hospital, hoping that he had gone fast enough to exclude himself from the monster's menu.
OOC note regarding next paragraphs: Because I spent a lot of time on this I'm going to show it off, even though it would make no sense considering the fact that the monster is not as huge or awesome as I was first hoping. But I wrote this and I want to use it somehow. This follows on from the first paragraph.
The roaring behind them grew to a frantic warping of metal and splintering of wood and the building looked like it was about to collapse, evident in the buckling supports. No doubt the creature behind them was angry. More than angry. Fuming. Raging. Literally tearing the house down, plank by cracked plank.
"RUN!" Aloran shouted, though he needn't have bothered. They had already begun long ago, hoping to leave the collapsing building and it's monster behind as fast as they possibly could. The creature bounded after them with an earthshaking roar and several powerful leaps, each one shaking the foundations of the building even more than the roar had.
Hammond couldn't even see where he was going or hear what the others might have been shouting, the adrenalin rush had taken over and his 'fight-or-flight' instinct was in total control. He had swung Ari onto his back, wanting to be able to carry her without having to sacrifice the use of his arms. But now she was digging her nails into his chest to hold on for dear life, if she let go she was monster food. If he stopped running, they both were. He would have complained, but all his mind could think of right now was running.
Another roar and pieces of the roof began to crumble inwards, blocking the way out and forcing them to pursue other means. Hammond spun around, sighting a smashed window that looked promising enough. But could he make it before the building fell down on Ari and himself? Good Gods, he hoped so... He'd come too far to die in a boring old Archaic town now.
The roaring behind them grew to a frantic warping of metal and splintering of wood and the building looked like it was about to collapse, evident in the buckling supports. No doubt the creature behind them was angry. More than angry. Fuming. Raging. Literally tearing the house down, plank by cracked plank.
"RUN!" Aloran shouted, though he needn't have bothered. They had already begun long ago, hoping to leave the collapsing building and it's monster behind as fast as they possibly could. The creature bounded after them with an earthshaking roar and several powerful leaps, each one shaking the foundations of the building even more than the roar had.
Hammond couldn't even see where he was going or hear what the others might have been shouting, the adrenalin rush had taken over and his 'fight-or-flight' instinct was in total control. He had swung Ari onto his back, wanting to be able to carry her without having to sacrifice the use of his arms. But now she was digging her nails into his chest to hold on for dear life, if she let go she was monster food. If he stopped running, they both were. He would have complained, but all his mind could think of right now was running.
Another roar and pieces of the roof began to crumble inwards, blocking the way out and forcing them to pursue other means. Hammond spun around, sighting a smashed window that looked promising enough. But could he make it before the building fell down on Ari and himself? Good Gods, he hoped so... He'd come too far to die in a boring old Archaic town now.
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Luckily it seemed that as Hammond and Ari went their own way the monster went after Alo, Savannah and Em. Why? He had no idea, but he was thankful for it.
They came to a canter, Hammond breathing deeply to make up for all of his lost breath during the escape. Ari slid off his back, letting him breath entire lungfulls of air again. Yeh, start walking now. That really helps...
As Savannah ran from the monster, he threw a look back at it and then opened his briefcase and brought out the pistol. He considered possible strategies. He didn't know how intelligent the creature was.
"I am considering us splitting up, to confuse the creature. However, there may be more of our captors out there. Your thoughts?" He asked in a remarkably calm voice.
"I am considering us splitting up, to confuse the creature. However, there may be more of our captors out there. Your thoughts?" He asked in a remarkably calm voice.
"Fine with me." Em said, as they ran through a door to the streets outside. She darted to the right, unsheathing both her daggers in case she ran into anyone.
"'Are you okay, Hammond?' 'I'm sorry that you had to carry me all the way here.' Are you thinking of saying either of those things at any point today?" Hammond asked aloud, hoping it would cause Ari to say words again. It had been hours since he had heard her, so something was still wrong. He guessed a lack of confidence was the issue.
He stopped, his breathing was back to normal now and he felt a bit better. "Fine, fine. Don't talk. Just give me a nod or something to answer. Are you okay?"
She nodded.
"Oh great. At least that's one of us." He chuckled and turned his attention back to the direction they were going. It seemed that they had reached the hospital far earlier than they expected, apparently he must have run a lot further than he thought.
They entered the hospital's lobby again, stepping into the weird scent of hospital food and supplies that, much to Hammond's annoyance, never seemed to go away. Either way, their trip here would hopefully be a brief one. They stepped up to the counter, a much sunnier individual there than the previous one.
"Hello, yes, my friend here has grown better from her condition and now needs her weapons and equipment returned to her. Her name is Aricla Neree."
"And the items, Miss Neree?" said the receptionist.
Hammond interrupted, "Beam rifle, beam sword, pistol and a bag of microchips. All should be fairly easy to find." He turned to Ari, as the receptionist slinked away to find the items in question. "And you thought I didn't pay attention?"
He stopped, his breathing was back to normal now and he felt a bit better. "Fine, fine. Don't talk. Just give me a nod or something to answer. Are you okay?"
She nodded.
"Oh great. At least that's one of us." He chuckled and turned his attention back to the direction they were going. It seemed that they had reached the hospital far earlier than they expected, apparently he must have run a lot further than he thought.
They entered the hospital's lobby again, stepping into the weird scent of hospital food and supplies that, much to Hammond's annoyance, never seemed to go away. Either way, their trip here would hopefully be a brief one. They stepped up to the counter, a much sunnier individual there than the previous one.
"Hello, yes, my friend here has grown better from her condition and now needs her weapons and equipment returned to her. Her name is Aricla Neree."
"And the items, Miss Neree?" said the receptionist.
Hammond interrupted, "Beam rifle, beam sword, pistol and a bag of microchips. All should be fairly easy to find." He turned to Ari, as the receptionist slinked away to find the items in question. "And you thought I didn't pay attention?"