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Post by Coal Ashburn on Feb 7, 2013 23:32:58 GMT -6
Crash gritted his teeth, unsure of what to do. His eyes became fixated to his right, seeing sand fly up from some unseen figure. A red hedgehog sprinted towards the engagement and tackled the attacker with the dagger. Crash glanced back at the red hedgehog, "Coal!?" he exclaimed, confused on how he arrived in the zone.
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Post by TheMindsofTheMany on Feb 7, 2013 23:57:48 GMT -6
When he got tackled the second figure threw the hedgehog off and drew a dagger and sword, holding them up ready to fight. While Crash looked away the black orbs would attempt to stick to him and ensnare him.
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Post by Sterling on Feb 8, 2013 1:58:00 GMT -6
With Crash holding off their hooded assailants, Alkira and Arthur were putting distance between themselves and the danger. The bat kept her ears up and alert, listening for anyone else who might come upon them. "How much farther, Arth?" Alkira called over the wind, shielding her face from the elements with one of her wings as the hedgehog pulled her along.
She could feel her body beginning to want to give. The combination of the trek and weather were becoming too much now. Even Zareb's whimpers and fitful, feverish tantrums had died down. However, stumbling and drained, the bat continued despite her body's protests and need for rest.
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Post by Arthur on Feb 8, 2013 2:27:26 GMT -6
"Just a little further" he said as he held his hand up to his face, he wished he wasn't injured and could protect his wife and adoptive child from their pursuers, his eyes moved franticly around them to look for the village, limping alongside Alkira he looked up towards the nearby rock formations, searching for a cave they could hide in or at least rest for a little bit before the home stretch into the village, his limbs felt like they wanted to give out immediately but he forced himself onwards, one step at a time.
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Post by Rafael on Feb 8, 2013 10:08:39 GMT -6
"A little further will get you kill." A voice echo into the ears of both the bat and the white hedgehog. The tone was monotonic which gave the warning a bland meaning. The voice which said that was meters behind them dress in a sandy cloak with two other dressy cloak figures. They basically blend in with the relentless sandstorm, keeping their appearance hidden for the most part.
"Moving onward will result death by quicksand and or sand spikes." Another voice said among the group.
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Post by Sterling on Feb 8, 2013 14:13:27 GMT -6
The bat's ears jerked up at the sound of talking, and quickly she halted her steps and twisted around to view who was addressing them. Forgetting to shield her eyes as she whipped around, Alkira's vision stung with sand and she was forced to squint forward, making her view of the new strangers even more distorted than the sandstorm would have made it.
That voice.. The bat's sensitive ears pivoted briefly as she ran the sound over in her head again and again. So familiar, that monotonous tone. It couldn't be.. Suddenly, as though something snapped together in her head, the bat nearly lunged forward in the sand at them.
"Metallix?!" Her voice rose sharply, almost angrily, enough to likely irritate anyone's hearing if not for the near-deafening wind. "That's you, isn't it?!"
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Post by Arthur on Feb 8, 2013 16:05:24 GMT -6
Arthur's ears pivoted as he heard the voices, trying to pinpoint them "He and someone else, maybe a couple of people with him." he said to Alkira as he looked around with Alkira, almost desperately "Get your butt out here! We have sick and wounded!" he yelled out to the wind falling to one knee as his body couldn't take it anymore, his eyes beginning to black out as tunnel vision came to him, looking up at Alkira the tunnel vision focused on her face.
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Post by Coal Ashburn on Feb 9, 2013 20:29:56 GMT -6
Crash jumped back and slashed a couple of the orbs with his kunais, only to have his right hand and wrist to be ensnared by the black orbs. "dammit!" the bat curses in frustration. "Coal! We gotta cut our losses for now!" Coal nodded as the sound of an engine revving up. The "tailpipes" on his gauntlets started to emit a thick black smoke, adding another layer of blinding aerial debris. The onyx gemstone on his robotocized arm started to glimmer through the smoke and sand. Coal looked up and saw the light, which told him to run towards it and grab Crash's arm and pull him along for the run. The bat and red hedgehog started to head towards the closest landmark, the cave where Arthur and Alkira resided in.
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Post by TheMindsofTheMany on Feb 9, 2013 20:39:28 GMT -6
The two slavers would be able to keep up with them, only slowed by the smoke and storm. But along the way they would simply vanish with the sound of two pained cries then silence. What would follow them later would be a massive group of tribals and injured slaves.
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Post by Coal Ashburn on Feb 9, 2013 20:58:37 GMT -6
The destructive duo arrived in the cave, breathing heavily. "Is...your arm...okay?" The red hedgehog asked Crash as he took his gauntlets off and placed them on a belt latch above his tail. Crash looked at his hand, "It's being compressed a bit, but overall it isn't doing much from what I can tell." Coal sighed and sat down with his legs crossed, "You can thank me later." he teased with a small smile. Crash regained his composure, even with the black orbs on his hand and wrist. "Well we don't have too much time to rest; those attackers aren't gonna accept their 'prey' running away from them, they'll find us again."
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Post by TheMindsofTheMany on Feb 10, 2013 12:18:09 GMT -6
"The two are gone, but there will be more." A voice said from behind them, he just seemed to flow into place. Like sand blowing into place and getting caught in a person shaped bottle. He folded his arms, but his body showed he was prepared for a sudden attack from them. Behind him, the tribal slaves and injured began to gather in, some needing to help others.
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Post by Coal Ashburn on Feb 10, 2013 19:59:13 GMT -6
Coal quickly stood up, his hands behind his back as they slipped in the gauntlets; bringing his fists out he glared at the mobian. "Listen pal, we don't want or need any trouble." As Coal readied himself in a defensive stance, ready to spring. Crash stands up, and looks at the group of mobians arriving, "You're not with the two attackers are you?" the grey bat asked.
This wasn't the time or place to start an engagement, too dark and too dangerous, The bat was at a disadvantage already with one arm ensnared by the black orbs and Coal's gauntlets running out of fuel to be lit on fire.
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Post by TheMindsofTheMany on Feb 10, 2013 23:03:20 GMT -6
"No, those two are no longer with us on this plain." he told them as he wiped blood off the blades of two of his daggers "But there are more, and they will be coming for their slaves, and they will be bringing stronger fighters as well." he informed them "I am Maliken of the Mirage."
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Post by Rafael on Feb 11, 2013 19:09:41 GMT -6
((My Turn Now))
"Yes and no. I'm Aqil here, much to 'my' delight." He shot a cold glare at the other two mobians behind him. He dislike his birth name. It is a memory of the desert he wish not to take with him. Since he is here, his birth name is what the azure hedgehog forcefully go b much due to his annoyance.
"Sand Hill is not the best place to have a honeymoon. Sandstorms, quicksand, the heat. But of course, I'm superior here." This is a shot directed at Alkira. I it wasn't for the garb warp around the scientist head, he hidden his smug smirk after that comment. Moving his azure iris from the bat his attention is now on the white hedgehog.
"Sand and machinery does not bode well. Tell me really hero the reason you came here?" Metallix was real curious why both of them are here.
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Post by Arthur on Feb 12, 2013 14:31:20 GMT -6
"You have a nasty terrorist infestation, I was captured and interrogated but you know how that song and dance goes, I escaped quite injured and well you were the closest doctor, I was willing to risk being dissected to get fixed up" he said before he placed a gentle hand on Alkira's shoulder
"And our child is sick, he needs to be looked over, the fact we chose you shows a sense of trust, the least you can do is humour us." he said as he began to cough loudly, blood being coughed up into his hand "I'm falling apart here as you can see, but my child needs to be looked at first."
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