The Vampire Earth - Post Apoc/Sci-fi - Main Thread ( Closed/Started)

[Dectomax]

Rourke listened to the conversation, his wolf ears picking up the subtle shift in tone between speech. "Ever'one's got a past, not ever'ones got a future." Rummaging in a pocket he pulled a small pouch of tobacco, rolling up a ball he began to chew.

The day drew on and the sun nested itself high in the sky, the late autumn heat warming the backs of the pack. As the brush and tree's began to disperse and turn into scrub land, the group continued on. Rourke ever vigilant, eye's darting between horizon. As the afternoon drew on, Rourke came to an embankment and upon climbing to the top, the remains on the I35 were visible. Weeds and scrubs had broken through the asphalt and cracks ran down the road like spiderwebs. The occasional car, broken and rusted, the skeletal remains littering the road.

 

[SamtheDeathclaw]

Scathach hopped up on top of the embankment, and gazed at the road.
She whistled. "Boy, and I thought roads in the city were beat up."

 

[Lunar Templar]

Jessica hopped up next to Scathach and looked around nodding "i never get used to seeing this kinda thing" she said as she spotted a four door car, with the remains of a family inside "they have much to answer for"

 

[Ultraman950]

Shizuka kept scanning her eyes over the road, looking for any sign of movement. Granted, she didn't expect to see any because if their enemy knew they were coming, they'd likely already be dead. Still, in this line of work, a healthy amount of paranoia could save your life.

"How much further?" she asked without turning around.

 

[SamtheDeathclaw]

Scathach slid down the hill, landing near the car in question. She glanced inside, and quickly looked away.

"they have much to answer for"
"That's what we're here for. To make them pay."
She sighed, pulled a canteen from her pack and took a drink, before offering it to the others.

 

[Muffin Button]

Regan had been mostly quiet up to now, focusing on the task at hand, but perked up a bit when she heard the comments about vengence.

"Right now, I think the best way of sticking it to the Kurians is to report back from Leon in one piece. I have reason enought to hate these alien freaks as much as you do, but what do you think will help South Com the most? Risking our lives to maybe take out a couple of Reapers or helping South Com actually figure out what's going on in this goddamn war? Leon has probably seen enough death recently, I don't want to let anyone here be added to that list."

Regan sighed. She was calm, but a little worried about how naive some of team were, at least in her opinion.

"Do we have a plan for when we get there?"

 

[SamtheDeathclaw]

"Do we have a plan for when we get there?"
"What's a plan?" Scathach laughed. "We need to find out exactly what is going on there, before trying to make a plan. Presumably, that's why they sent two cats. So once we get an idea of what we're up against exactly, we formulate the attack plan. Trying to plan when we have no intel is just as bad as having no plan at all."

Scathach was not used to having a plan. In the city, running across rooftops, plans had a tendency to collapse in on themselves. Mostly, she had just survived by wits and luck, and even then only by the skin of her teeth. She was also unused to having teammates.
She sighed.

 

[Tortilla the Hun]

"they have much to answer for"

"That's what we're here for. To make them pay."

"Right now, I think the best way of sticking it to the Kurians is to report back from Leon in one piece. I have reason enought to hate these alien freaks as much as you do, but what do you think will help South Com the most? Risking our lives to maybe take out a couple of Reapers or helping South Com actually figure out what's going on in this goddamn war? Leon has probably seen enough death recently, I don't want to let anyone here be added to that list."

"Well, not often does this one speak, I see," Yuriy noted to Jessica and Scathach as he stepped up the embankment. "But she does speak reason. We were not sent to go looking for fights. We must only be ready for when one finds us."

"Do we have a plan for when we get there?"

"I think we should first see if there are any people there," Yuriy announced as he looked northward up the road. "Living or otherwise..."

 

[Ultraman950]

"Want us to scout ahead?" Shizuka said, motioning toward Scathach. "Take a minuet. Maybe two."

 

[Lunar Templar]

"i know that" Jessica said to Yuriy "i just can't get used to sights like this"

 

[Muffin Button]

"i just can't get used to sights like this"
"I don't think anyone ever really does."
She turned to the Cats.
"Couple of minutes you say? After that, I'll assume something's happened to you guys. Unless you want more time to work with before 'calling in the cavalry', so to speak."

 

[Dectomax]

"This close to the free territory, I ain't too bothered 'bout recon. Probably be a few Wolf Patrols around anyhow, but you wanna go on, feel free." His eye's gazed around the cars and to the other embankment. "When we get to Leon, we're to get 'em back in contact or...well, we'll see. For now, we just needa keep going north."

 

[SamtheDeathclaw]

"Give us half an hour. This..." She glanced around. "This would be a nice place for an ambush. And I'm not keen on someone getting the drop on us. Keep on going, but Shizuka and I will look around up ahead."

 

[Ultraman950]

Shizuka nodded and started sprint-crouching forward, surprisingly silent. It was a difficult trick, but she'd long-since mastered it. Her enhanced balance as a Cat certainly helped.

 

[SamtheDeathclaw]

Rather than do anything pointlessly difficult, Scathach just jogged quietly after her. She could move silently like that, but her forté was being fast.
She couldn't see anything suspicious, but she kept an eye out anyways.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Jessica stayed with the bears, there was no need for her to scout with the cats, sides, she was better at traps then she was at scouting

 

[Tortilla the Hun]

It had been awfully quiet between the group, and Yuriy thought it was getting tense. Lifting his cap and scratching his head, he cleared his throat as he prepared to speak.

"So," began the Bear, breaking the silence between those who hadn't scouted ahead. "Am I the only one wondering what is to prevent an ambush from the sides if they are just moving up the road? I may just be underestimating the abilities of a Cat, but I still cannot help to think that there is still chance of a surprise attack."

 

[Lunar Templar]

"i wouldn't worry about them, to much, we're all meant for different things right? scouting unseen is one of those 'cat' things" Jessica said taking her hat off for a moment to re-adjust how it sat. "anyway, we should sorta stick with em instead of standing around here. hanging out by the highway isn't getting the job done after all"

 

[Dectomax]

Rourke nodded agreement and continued walking along the broken interstate. "We're too close to the free territory to get anything major come up, but a stray Reaper ain't unheard of. We'll be relying on your Nose, Jess, as much as the Cats recon" He said with a smile. With a glance to the embankments on either side Rourke turned to the two Bears. "Jus' keep an eye out, none the less 'eh?"

 

[Tortilla the Hun]

"i wouldn't worry about them, to much, we're all meant for different things right? scouting unseen is one of those 'cat' things"

"It is not them I was worried about," Yuriy said softly as he looked down the road behind them. "While I am confident they can avoid detection, I know that there is only so much ground they can cover. And while they are running ahead, who is to say there is not something waiting in those trees for us?"

"anyway, we should sorta stick with em instead of standing around here. hanging out by the highway isn't getting the job done after all"

"While I do agree that we should not be sticking around here much longer, I am afraid it will not be possible for us to 'stick with 'em'," the Bear said, turning himself northward again as he spoke to Jessica. "Us Bears are not exactly made for speed."

"We're too close to the free territory to get anything major come up, but a stray Reaper ain't unheard of. We'll be relying on your Nose, Jess, as much as the Cats recon."

"Well, I suppose there is that," Yuriy muttered to himself as he strode down the road.

"Jus' keep an eye out, none the less 'eh?"

"That will not be a problem, Major," the Bear called back as he scanned the path ahead as best he could.