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PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:37 am


The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker

Sniper


( I'll let you guys figure out who is who... XD! )

The dust rolled across the desert as a swift wind storm was staring to kick up. Red sand shifted about in waves and shimmered in the setting sun. The view would have been nice, if nice were not already annoyed with the constant view of red sand all around. Not even a single dune cut into the everlasting flatness of sand and even hard cracked ground in some places.
Blaze was getting tired as well. He constantly groaned and hung his head low and took slow steps.
The pure dullness of the land even put Kagi to sleep on Blaze's back.
Nick was constantly looking at a the scanner for any hint of a town, but nothing popped up...

Dante

Dante drove his HC around the desert towards the next hopeful city. This desert sucked, he could almost set it on autopilot and just go to sleep. He needed an alarm for when another Zoid came up on radar, so he started working on that. Just as he finished he looked around hoping he might be able to test his new system out. It didn't take long before a Gunsniper came into view. The alarm went off without a hitch but it was too quiet, he was going to have to tweak it a little bit. He began to think about different alatms he could hook up to it when he snapped to looking outside at the new Zoid. He didn't know if they were friend or foe so he figured he'd ask.

He flipped the comm switch and looked at the screen and camera, "Hello there, I am Dante Santo. Mind introducing yourself, its been pretty boring walking this desert alone." He looked at the screen with Daiyu on his shoulder who was also looking at the screen. She was cute and just sitting there with her legs under her and her arms in her lap.

Dreamer:

Titus opened a eye lazily partway as the screen popped up, a little annoyed. She had finaly manged to curl he self in the corner of the pit and fall a sleep, but then to be awoken...

Titus didn't move but to the other on the screen she still might look asleep that is if he could see her. She acted as such. Making a slight sigh that could only be audible(loud enough) to Nick, obvious that she had been awoken.

Sniper:

Nick grit her teeth as the voice trailed over the COM-link. A large transport zoid was just coming into view on the radar. It was frustrating that it was not a town they had run into first.
She refused to answer the call with a quick *hmpf*. Blaze knew that was key to jam the COM-Link so that no messages could be shared. The other end would receive nothing but static.
"I had just gotten the pup to fall asleep... I don't have time to deal with this...." Nick grumbled.


Dante:

Dante raised an eyebrow and looked over at Daiyu not getting a response from them. "Well they seem to not be very friendly, I will get Aeris ready for departure if they decide they want to start something." With that he flipped a couple of switches which partially released Aeris and lined her up with the catapult to be launched from the HC if needed. He looked back up at the comm not getting anything back from them he was unsure if they didn't recieve anything or if they were just ignoring him. He decided to try again to talk to them to see if they would respond, "I repeat, my name is Dante Santo, are you in need of assistance or are you just not friendly? I mean no harm and do not intend to fight unless I am attacked. If you wish you can travel with me for now, might be more entertaining with someone than just by yourself."

So he sighed watching and waiting traveling in the straight line he was going in before, perpendicular to them. He was traveling to the town that was still a ways off but down there instead of to the side of where he was. He didn't know there was multiple people there but it didn't matter anyways. The Zoid was from te Republic so he hoped they would be more friendly to an ally but it seemed they werent interested or something.

Dreamer:

Titus raised her head and dropped it agents the side of one of pit.

"nnh...." she grunted somewhat. -....fun...- she thought sarcasticly to her self. They couldn't see the man, but great they could still hear him. She just want to go back to sleep. But she was regretfully up now. Titus let her head drop over to look at the back of Nick. Waiting for her response. Titus would give input, but from what she had learned...Nick had the right of authority to say the least. though at times that didn't stop Titus. And she had the wounds to prove it.


Sniper:

Nick could tell Tidus was annoyed with the other guy, and she was herself. Hours of traveling on the plain desert did nothing for a good mood.
"Yeah, sure..." She flipped the COM-link completely off so she didn't have to hear him anymore. It was now obvious he wasn't hunting anyone.
Now was a good time to switch on the boosters and head around his radar, but when Nick tried to urge Blaze forward he just groaned and continued to move toward the hover cargo.
"No, Blaze.... damn it! "
The zoid ignored all the orders still. He continued to walk slowly toward the Cargo with his head hung low and his feet near dragging on the ground. He was tired and willing to bet the hover cargo would have some nice treats for him to enjoy. Personally he didn't get a bad feeling from the voice on the COM-link, so it seemed like a good idea.

Kagi, meanwhile, still curled up on Blaze's back and enjoyed the rest he was getting.

Dante:

Dante raised an eyebrow at the comm and the Zoid, "Well they aren't very friendly are they Daiyu? Why are they still coming towards us though, and seems like a more direct route towards us?" He didn't like the way this was looking, maybe it was multiple people in there and they were going to try and jump and rob him. So he flipped a couple switches which brought Aeris back inside and down to the cargo area, where he worked on Zoids.

He got up and walked down there making sure that she was alright and strapped down so she wasn't really jostled at all. "Ok Aeris, this is the current situation, there is another Zoid out there, not very friendly or talkative. Yet they are still coming towards us, we are going to need to be ready for anything. I will go back up there and wait for them to reach us before really getting ready for a possible fight. I will be back shortly." At which point he ran back up stairs to the c**k pit watching and waiting for the Zoid to get closer and hopefully the pilot or Zoid show what they were planning on doing. He did not want to be taken by surprise, he wouldn't let them hurt Aeris or Daiyu. They would not lay a hand on either if they were unfriendly, he would defeat any enemies that crossed his path.

(I know this is long and kinda more than one action but its not terribly important actions I don't think...)

Dreamer:

Titus made a relaxing sigh as nick turned of the link. She started to close her eyes once more, But was interrupted but her out burst. They where all tired. It was so menoughtness, to travel such distances. But to say the truth Titus was a bit amused at Blaze's taken action. She wondered if he to would get shot for not listening....

"Ah...we're all tired...." Titus mumbled sleepily as her gaze moved upward. Not necessary agreeing with blaze's actions. As she didn't feel like meeting anyone at that moment. But rather stating the obvious

Dante:

Once Blaze reached the Cargo he pulled a little to the side than flopped down with his chin on the ground. Nick looked back at Tidus and shot her an over the glass look, but only for a moment.
Now they were stuck here in front of this guy and Nick was positive she would not get Blaze to move any further. She would have to deal with this guy... and that was something she did not want to do.

Kagi looked up as Blaze came to a complete stop. He let out a slow draw out growl. Stopping meant Nick was going to get out, and that also meant that Tidus would too. Maybe this time.

Dante:

Dante raised an eyebrow seeing the Zoid stop in front of him, so he stopped the HC and tilted his head. This was all very strange and not anything he expected, they werent playing one way or another, not as bad people but not as good people either. So he reached down and grabbed his gun putting the silencer on it and making sure the 12 inch dagger was on him. He flipped the comm switch and tried to raise them again before going out there to meet them in person. "What are you guys doing? You do not respond yet you block my path? What do you want and what are you doing?"

He sat there waiting for a response, really not expecting one and waiting to have to go outside and see for himself. He reached up and pet Daiyu, she was sitting on his shoulder as he waited for a response. What was going on? Was this an ambush? He looked all over his radar for any other Zoids that mught pop up around him to attack.

Dreamer:


Titus gaze difted over to Nick just in time to see the 'look'. Titus let out a small yawn.

"I'm not getting out..." She protested as she letting her eyes close, making herself confortable not wanting to, just as much, if not more then Nick; to met someone.

Sniper:

Nick opened the cockpit hatch with a growl.
"Bad puppy." She huffed as he shoved Tidus out of Blaze's head. With her other hand she flicked on the COM-Link. She was enable to hear his last transmit ion as she had turned off all communications with the guy.
"It would seem as though my zoid has taken a liking to your transport vehicle. I can assure you that we mean no ill will to you... but let me make this very clear; If you so much as hint hostile action I will not stand for it and you WILL pay the consequences. Do I make myself clear?" Nick spoke in a bold voice. Her words were filled with promise. This woman was extremely serious and sounded as if she were ready to rip any arm off that dare cross her.

Kagi looked over the edge of the Zoid once he say Tidus fall from the cockpit. He growled with delight as he leapt up to the cockpit and perched himself on the edge. Kagi growled in laughter as he looked down at Tidus.

Dante:

Dante outright chuckled not knowing this girl or the zoid plus he didn't care. "What ever you say missy. Ill load your Zoid up and do a tune up on him if you want. I also have food and beverages in here as well as empty rooms if you want to rest. It will be nice having some company for once."

With that he flicked off the comm and turned the HC in a 90 degree turn and openned up the side hatch. He walked down casually putting the saftey back on his gun and putting it in the holster. It wouldnt be too hard to get the Zoid into his HC then he could meet these people and have someone to chat with.

Dreamer:


"....?" Titus opened a eye as she heard the pit open. "Hay wha-dha!" Titus had no chance to defend her shelf as she was shoved from the pit, and fell and hit the ground. Only to hear Kagi laughing at her. She Scrambled to her feet and grabbed a nearby rock and chucked it heavily at the laughing organoid.

"Shud'up!...." Titus growled. Still annoyed with Nick's taken action of kicking her out of the pit.




Sniper:

You will do no such thing. " Nick growled as she turned off the COM-Link.
The voice of Puppy followed by swift thunk caught her attention. It was like something hitting a hollow metal crate.
Great, all she needed now was teh ongoing war between those two.
She shook her head and leapt out of the cockpit and landed next to Tidus.
"Kagi, leave Tidus alone."

( *Gasp* )

Kagi jumped from the cockpit as well. He would have LOVED to land on the enemy, but Nick had commanded other wise. So with an aggravated growl he had to change course and land next to Nick. He stood as close to her as he possibly could.


Blaze was so tempted to climb inside the large cargo, but respected Nick's distrust of the new guy. It was understandable. If anything should happen he would be there... but if he were lucky things would go smoothly and he could be permitted to get a ride.



Dante:

Dante heard what she said barely as he was walking away fromt he cockpit and shrugged. He openned the side of the cargo area revealing his own Zoid sitting inside there. As he walked out he looked over each of the people with a raised eyebrow. "As I said when I first sent a message to you my name is Dante. Its nice to meet you, so you dont want me to tune him up or dont want him in the HC either?" He held out his hand not really expecting a handshake in return.

Daiyu was still sitting on his shoulder just chilling there with her legs curlled under her. She watched what was going on with interest but nothing t say really. From looking inside his HC you could tell he was a mechanic, he had tools laid out, but none were fre. Everything was strapped down to keep it from moving too much during traveling.


Dreamer:

Titus narrowed her eyes to as she looked at Kagi. -Stupid thing....- Boy she wasn't in a good mood, you could say she was kicked out of her bed this morning. Titus say nothing as a dirty glare meant the man as he approached. she looked him over and her eyes rested on his outstretched hand. Titus stood there with her arms crossed. Staring uneventfully at his hand. He expected a hand shake from her! After waking her up.

"Your not that smart are you..." Titus growled coldly and bluntly. Maybe at another time she would have taken the gesture as being friendly, but know in the mood she was in...no.


Sniper:

Nick placed her hands on her hips as she, without realizing it, defensively stepped in front of Tidus. Upon closer look one could see that her cloths were stained with blood on the shoulder and gloves. By now it was so old that it looked black, but that still didn't change what it was.
Nick's eyes were masked by the shades she wore. It added to the intimidation this woman gave off. She had no intention of shaking this man's hand.
"I would never hand my zoid over to anyone I don't trust." She spoke coldly to him.

Kagi roared at the man he approached Nick. No way was he going to let a new thing come in to the picture. His lime green eyes flashed as he roared again. He was stopped before he could attack by Nick's hand placed on his hard forehead. His eyes continued to glow in a rage as he stared angrily at the man. He was so tense and ready to attack if any sudden movements were made that he didn't like, and no hand was going to stop him from ripping that man apart.

Blaze could sense the situation getting tense. He adjusted his position a bit so it would be easy to get up and act if needed.

Dante:

Dante raised his left eyebrow looking over the group of seriously unfriendly people. Maybe he should have just went around them and continued to go. None of them were taking his hands so he looked over his hand to see if it was dirty. "I know I am greasy and dirty from working on Aeris, but I'm not that bad am I?" He looked over himself, he seemed normal, at least to him but these people were not nice that was for sure. "I am a mechanic miss, you can trust me though I understand your concerns. I was just being friendly and trying to help. If you do not wish my help than thats fine, though I do have food and beer inside if you wish to have some."

He looked over at Tidus ignoring her outburst because he honestly had no idea why she was so mean, he didn't do anything to her as far as he knew. He also looked over Nicky, young, his ageish and pretty tall, taller than he was but whatever. She tried to intimidate him but he didn't really care his bicep was about as big as her waist so she didn't bug him. Then there was the little thing next to him that was growing. He looked down at it and shivered, all of a sudden a strange feeling overtook him. Something he wasn't used to and was unnatural. He fought against the feeling trying to keep control of his own emotions and mental state.

Dreamer:

She took a step back as Nick stepped in front of her. Making a slight huff, as she was still a bit annoyied, and then obviously ignored. Or most likely her desired answer was given. This man seemed way to trusting.

Titus moved one of her hands to the bridge of her nose and looked somewhat down closing her eyes, making a slight soft moan. -I don't want to put up with this....- obviously as if to control herself more. She wasn't normally like this...well she sometimes flipped like a coin, if rubbed the wrong way, and for being woken up....that counted.


Sniper:

"It's not your outer appearance that determines how good you are." Nick folded her arms across her chest. Kagi, fortunately, stood still next to his possession when she removed her hand from him.
"And just because you claim to be something does not mean I will put my trust in you... Trust is not built up by appended, but rather actions." She continued with her cold tone. Nothing this guy said seemed logical.
Nick didn't look back at Tidus, but she waited for a response from her as well.

Kagi continued to glare spitefully at Dante. Like Tidus, he wanted that man's head in jaws. Than he wanted to tear him to tines shreds and see how much red stuff this guy had in him. Pain, yes, he wanted to cause so much pain to this man.

Dante:

Dante's eyes broke off of Kagi and looked up at Nicky and Tidus. They were all just so cautious, which he knew was needed but being too cautious meant you didnt have any fun. He really wanted to have people over right now to talk to and seeing as these were the only people htat were around he figured they would be good enough. "Come have a drink and eat some food. Then if you want to leave you can be on your way, I would like the company. And I very well know trust is earned but you have to try and put your trust in someone to see if they are trustworthy."

He shrugged not knowing what they were going to say but he turned proving his point that he would trust them with his back turned. Though he wasn't completely trusting, he set his hand on the handle of his knife as he walked back towards trying to keep an eye on them as best as he could. He also listened for footsteps especially that of the organoid.


Dreamer:

Titus looked up and dropped her hand and watched this guy in unbelief as he turned. She made a smile, not just any smile, but one that held a since of conspiracy. Titus moved over to Nick side that was free off Kagi.

Titus still had that 'look' as she turned her head to look at Kagi.

"Hay, Kagi...." Titus whispered welcoming and warmly to the organoid, obviously up to something.

What she was going to say next was: 'first one to take his head wins'. But that comment may vary well expected by Nick if she saw Titus and the look that she had. Titus waited for Kagi's attention, or that of Nick's before she continued.


Sniper:

Nick growled as Dante turned his back on them. Again she had to place a hand on Kagi to keep him from taking this glorious opportunity to attack. Nick would have let this fly if she had anymore anger toward this guy, but now she felt she had to prove something. With her other hand she withdrew her gun "Peace Maker" and cocked it. The small click seemed to echo over the scene. Now it was time to prove a point.

"And just like that you would be dead. You turn your back on me, my dog ( for a lack of a better title for Tidus), and my Organoid. Can you not feel his will is to tear you to shreds? I have seen him to this to the strongest of generals in my previous alignment. This gun I have in my hand, the blood on my cloths are proof of that. If you wish to gain our trust than you should never turn your back on us. Placing your hand on your weapon isn't a good way either…" Her tone remaind harsh, cold, and yet she was very smoth throught the whole speech.

Kagi leaned his head a little closer to Tidus, his green eyes still focused on Dante should he try anything.
"Gwar?" He responded in question of what she wanted. KagI returned the same tone she gave as best he could.

Dante:

Dante smiled to himself as he put his other hand on the gun and took the safety off hearing the click and knowing what it as. "Wht do I care if your organoid wants to kill me? He wont unless you let him, and I am trying to trust you guys. As for the hand on my knife, though I am trying to trust you I am not stupid. My knife would purely be for the defensive if you attacked me. A gun is more offensive, and I wont pull that unless I am attacked." He now turned his head to look back at Nicky smiling somewhat confidently that he wasn't dead yet.

"Now if your done trying to tell me how to behave and what to do and not to do. Come on in and we can eat and relax some. I have some good food and good beer inside." With that he continued walking towards the inside of his HC looking around his place smiling at it. He liked his home and hopped they would come with him to eat and rest.

Daiyu kept looking at them to see what they were doing and tilted her head at why they were so uptight. There was no reason in her eyes to be that mean, sometimes you just needed to be nice to be treated nice. And if you were always mean than people would be mean back, so be cautious but be nice. Thats what Dante was like and what he believed and it seemed right to her, so it didn't make sense for others to not be that way too.

Dreamer:

First one to take his head wins...." Titus whisper to the kagi as if it was a game to take the guys life. Titus then looked up at Nick hearing her speech, she label the man as good as dead. She smile.

"I was wrong," Titus straightened up and spoke as if it was a surprise that she was. "...your not stupid." She continued, making a shrug. Having a gun at her side as well, though she prefered the silent weapons.

"Your foolish...." She corrected herself, as if she was preparing to make a list on what to call him. Though the tone in her voice was rather unemotional and almost toying, as if it was a common mistake.


Sniper:

Kagi nodded in acceptance of the challenge.
"rawr, grarw. Mmmrarwr." He added as he moved closer to Nick.

Nick took her aim. The behind the knee. It would cripple him and leave more of a mark than the shoulder would. The shot would have taken place than, but a sudden pain burned at her left eye and her left arm begun to tremble.
Nick's right eye begun to water and the left side of her face begun to turn red.
Sweat begun to pour from her forehead.
She let the gun fall to the sand. Taking a shot now wouldn't be a good idea. She couldn't see well or hold steady, might hit a vital area.
"s**t." She mumbled to herself. It had just hit her what she had forgotten to do, her medication.
"Your head is thicker than Kagi's fool." She groaned at Dante, sounding as if the wind had just been knocked out of her.


Dante:

Dante turned around seeing her drop her gun and completely took his hands off his weapons and readied to run over there to catch her if she started to fall. "My head may be thick but at least I can take a blow then." He chuckled to himself as he made a joke at his own expense, "Are you ok though? Need help, or something to eat or drink? I have no idea what is wrong with you but if you need my help I will help where I can."

He watched her carefully and the other two they looked kind of getting ready to run. And the direction they were facing was him, he didn't like that too much, he was a good shot, so Tidus woul go down fast. Kagi would be a serious pain though, he couldnt through him around and the armor meant he couldnt knock it out fast. But he watched Nicky, she acted so tough yet it seemed he was so fragile right now, she was actually semi cute when she wasn't trying to intimidate him.


dreamer:

As the man approached Titus intercepted him, quickly drawing her gun, and knife as she did. She was fast and agility was her speciality, He wouldn't let him get remotely close to Nick, as she didn't trust this man. And knew Nick didn't either. So in a way she was just respecting her wishes. She stopped him from going any further from where he was at, and the movement so sudden. The sharp blade resting at his neck and the gun in his stomach. think of it as a way to have saved his life, from the bloodthirsty organoid.

"...." Titus didn't say a word as she stood ready, it was to say the least a warning; as she seemed to be lighting up about him interrupting her sleep, and gave him a favor; saving his life. As she knew Kagi surely would have taken it. And she wasn't to be taken lightly. That much was shown in the change of gaze she held. It was almost frighting, that it was so sudden and would make one wonder if she was the same person from before.

SNiper:

Nick didn't say a word to stop Tidus. She instead started to stagger toward Blaze. As soon as she could get to her medication the better.
Whatever happened would be his own fault... Kagi seemed to be tame at the moment so she didn't worry about him flipping a nut, and Tidus knew what she was doing.

Kagi followed Tidus. No way was he going to let her win this challenge. He stood on the other side of Dante so he could get a clear shot when it all went down. Kagi was very sure something was going to happen. He was just wanting blood so bad.

Dante:

Dante smirked with a knife at his throat and a gun in his stomach. He knew he should have taken his hands off his weapons, but he didn't want Nicky to get hurt. But it seemed that he might have to fight here, and he wasn't sure if it would be smart to fight or wait for Nicky to tell them to back off. His eyes were almost flickering at this point, she might have been faster but she was easily in his reach and he was fast. The dog girl he could break with one hand but Kagi was the wild card. If he could make the organoid fight tidus instead then it would make his life much easier.

He looked over at Tidus smiling/smirking, almost creepily. "What is the meaning of this...Sry but I don't know your name. I was going to help your friend, but I guess you dont want me to help her. Maybe you hope she will hurt herself or something and then you will be in charge?" He was starting to plant the seed in Kagi's mind that Tidus might not be all what she seems. Hopefully get him to turn on her and maybe then he could get away easily.
PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:41 am


Dreamer:

Titus didn't move from her taken spot, knowing full well the Nick could take care of herself, and if something happened, she had her eye on her. Titus had a feeling, to what was happening, she knew the cause; but not the reason. She was quick to pick things out like that and figure out more things then she let on.

It someone had underestimated her, then they had already fallen in to her given trap, her ploy. As she was so much more then what she let on.

As the man tried to play with Kagi's mind, Titus facial expression or movements didn't change. She was still vary much vigilant, and a trained soldier as hard to believe as it seemed. She figured out his tactic as it was a obvious one, she had used in the 'old' days. Really it was rather pathetic watching him trying to pull it off. As her last life was base off such speculation. And she had learned, even more so now, that actions where stronger and more convincing, then poorly chosen words.

Sniper:

Kagi snorted. Yeah, he was planning on taking Tidus down eventually. But he wasn't going to let that get in the way of a challenge.
"Grrrrrawr." He growled at Dante, obliviously not swayed by this. He was too focused on one thing to change now.
Kagi was sure that no one would get to Tidus before him. HE was the one who was going to rip her to shreds, so in the end this was all going to work out for his favor. This guy first, win the challenge THAN take out Tidus. The perfect plan...

Blaze knew what to do when Nick stood at the base of his chin. He scooted his foot over so that she could easily get inside the cockpit without having to jump too much. Sad to say this happened all the time.
The bottle was in an easy to get to place, so it didn't take long for her to get to them.
For now, she had no intention of stopping Tidus. Nick could tell from the night they stared each other down that there was much more to this "dog". She was a respectable soldier with skill. The only reason she continued to call her Puppy was for the sheer amusement of it. Tidus was no puppy, but a fierce wolf. That Nick was sure of. To what extent? Not even Nick knew that.
"So how long are we going to keep this up?" Nick asked over the speaker from Blaze's cockpit. She had to resist the urge to comment on what he was telling Tidus. It made her laugh and want to slap this guy. Hurt herself? A joke. Tidus knew what this was (At least that's what Nick thought)... Nick had forgotten her meds many times before and has handled it each time.
"Are we going to be here all night at each other’s throats?"
Blaze sighed at the thought of that. It was amusing to watch all these guys, but all night would be a pain. He wanted sleep.
"You are at her mercy, so I would suggest you give a little respect. Maybe than we'd trust you a little."

Dante:

Dante looked at Kagi and shrugged his shoulders, that thing was already fixated on attacking him. And the dog girl was still holding the knife and gun at him. "Well I guess we are here until you tell your minions or underlings to let me go. I know I am at their mercy now, but how do they deserve respect when I was just trying to help? Also respect is earned just like trust, like your going to have to trust me that I won't take revenge for threatening my life. That is something I don't take lightly, and I return all damage done to me 10 fold if I get hurt. Then again that requires me to be alive. So like I said before, its up to you, call them off so we can talk normally."

He didn't flinch or even move not giving an inch or taking any either. He would not show fear or anything to these people, they had not earned anything. In fact they only had proved so far they could not be trusted or respected for the tactics they were using. He just stood there knowing at their discretion he could die. But he did not fear death nor did he fear them, so if that is what they were trying to do it was pointless.

Dreamer:


Titus remind readied, Knowing the conversion and acting as if she didn't hear it. She did a good job as she didn't move. Then she thought it might be alittle amusing to only back down when told to do so; she figured that she could somehow use that later, But mostly the thought came to do so, just to play with his mind.....

SNiper:

Nick hopped out of the cockpit and begun to walk toward the stand off. Her face still stung a little, but the pain was going away quickly. On her way to the three she scooped up her gun "Peace maker" and un-set it. No use shooting the guy now.
"Well, than how do we know that once we let you go you will not return this little stand off ten fold?" She adjusted her shades.
"You have no idea what we have been through... calling them off without your word that you will not harm us? How smart would that be?" The words were still cold. By now she was only a few feet from him, giving Tidus and Kagi enough room to do what they need if that time should come.
"Let me remove all of your weapons and I'll call Kagi off... As for Tidus...." She smiled. "I'll let you ask her nicely yourself."

Kagi was so excited to see Nick coming in. He though that he would get the go ahead soon from her. Oh, it was almost time for a sweet blood bath! ..or so he thought.


Dante:

Dante looked over at Nicky and raised an eyebrow. "Well respect is earned just like trust, and why would i return a standoff at 10fold. I dont feel like standing here with you all night, the only thing you have been here doing is essentially playing with my nuts though I wouldn't mind returning the favor." He chuckled to himself about the connotation he just made.

"But I do things based on how fun they are and right now a stand off is not very fun. I also don't care what you have been through, because I am sure you don't care what I have been through. Now get off me, and when I am shown some curtisy I will return it as such. Till then I cannot trust any of you, you all seem to want me dead." He looked around at all of them waiting for the weapons to go down before he moved an inch. He was well aware she could kill him at any point so he was waiting for her to leave him be so he could go back and eat and drink like he wanted to.

Dreamer:

Fun? Sure, she was having loads of fun listening to this man ramble about nothing.

Titus didn't move, and the only resone she gave him was her gun lowering a little from his stomch, -click-, it was so temping. Titus pulled the trigger her gun Aimed at the hoster of his own hand gun. Disarming him of it, though she was aware that he still had his knife. And she didn't remove her's inface she did the opsite and added more pressure, but not enoght to draw any blood, but if he was to move suddenly it would.

Sniper:


Nick frowned. Her disgust with this man shown with this facial expression. Not even the sound of the gun made her flinch or change the look on her face, not even for a moment. Once Nick frowned Kagi hissed. He could feel it, but could not understand why she wouldn't let him maul the other guy. His gaze burned harder when his anger did. Greed poured from his eyes like the rays of light from the sun.
"What a creative way to put it..." She growled and cocked her gun again and aimed it at his family jewel. "But that doesn’t answer my question. Will you willingly let me disarm you, or do I have to forcefully do it myself?... starting with your most dangerous gun down there...." Nick glared at the man through her shades. Her eyes were completely hidden, but one only had to listen to the sound of her voice to know she was very serious about what she had just said.

Dante:


Dante smiled as she pointed her gun at his lower gun, "Well its not really fair if you disarm me and don't disarm yourself now is it. But if you disarm that lower "gun" what are you going to play with later?" He smirked seeing what kind of reaction he would get out of her with that. But he was going to push this even further to see what she would do. "I don't mind you disarming me of my knife as long as your down there you make it worth my while." He smiled at her and winked at Nicky almost chuckling epecting a good reaction from her.

He looked over at Tidus smiling, "I see you like playing with guns too, maybe there will be some fun for you later as well." He returned his gaze at Nicky sort of trying to see also how Tidus would react to what he said. They were such good soldiers, he bet even keeping all emotion inside themselves. But he bet when confronted with such blatent sexual innuendo they would be shocked and confused, not knowing how to react.

Dreamer:

Titus knew exactly how to react, and she wasn't ordered to not attack. Titus tightened her grip around her weapons, knowing that it was what he wanted; to get reaction from her, and he would get it.

Titus slammed her knee hard at his stomach, and raised and flipped her blade to slash at him deeply across the face, all in one motion. No emotion shown across her face as she did, though her eyes told another story.


Sniper:

Kagi roared as Tidus made her move, but before he could have his blood bath Nick stopped. Nick almost fired, until Tidus struck the guy. Yeah, the comment did make her blush a little, but that wad because that was teh first time anyone has been bold enough to talk to her like that.
Kagi was forced to stand behind Nick as she pushed his nose and added a quick "Stay".


Nick used her arm to press Tidus aside so that she could get inbetween the two. She was a little mad that Tidus had not waited for her to disarm the guy, but now the'll have to see what becomes of this.


Dante:

Dante smiled seeing he had finally gotten to one of them and used this to his advantage. He took a single step back trying to grab the wrist and back of the gun in Tidus's hand and move it to the front of him. Hopefully this way he wouldnt get shot. He barely winced as the knife cut semi deep along his cheek, from his cheek bone to almost the front of his jaw. It began to drip blood, but that didn't bother him, he needed to protect himself. So with the other hand he brought it up to try and grasp Tidus's other hand that held the knife. Which he then tried to put her between him, Kagi and Nicky.

Seeing Nicky step in though he let go and stopped all attempts to disarm Tidus, knowing that this was over. She had stepped in and stopped Kagi as well as Tidus. Though not before he was injured which he brought his hand up and ran it along his cut. His hand was covered in blood as the blood dripped off his chin as well as ran down his neck. He just looked at them with hard and very sharp eyes watching their every movement. He looked completely different as well, not pissed but calculating, far more intelligent than he did a little bit ago. He was also pleased with himself for eliciting the desired response. He had even gotten a blush from Nicky, maybe she wasn't as cold as she let on. Maybe she would be more fun than she also let on, he hoped so.

Dreamer:

the Man manged to get a hold of Titus' gun. Failing to pull the trigger, as he pretty much had control of the gun, and she didn't want to shot any one besides him. Though her hand with the knife remained free as she pulled her hand free from his grasp, and pulled back with her whole body to not be dragged into his grip. As she did this she counter with the knife once again toward; the main artery under his arm the held her held her gun. A kill shot. Readying her other free limbs for a attack, or even defence.

Stepping back and halting the knife in mid-attack from being remotely near the mans arm as Nick stepped between him and her. She completely relaxed and stepped back partly behind Nick. Not making a smile or a hint of satisfaction as she look up at the bleeding man. Though it was rather hard. The assassin in her seemed to be showing even more. As she stood there, next to Nick. The blade almost totally free of blood, showing how fast the attack had been. Her hand relaxed, but still on her gun.

Sniper:

Nick un-set the gun, again, and tossed it aside. It wasn't the smartest move, but if they couldn’t build any trust than they would be at this all night. And all Nick wanted to do was get this over with and rest. It had been a long day.
"Fine, there's your trust." She frowned. "I have no weapon aside my bare hands..." She opened her hands so that Dante could see them. Her blood stained gloves were formed to her hands and arms perfectly, there were no hint of any hidden weapons in them.


Kagi moved forward a little with a growl, but was again told to stay.


Dante:

Dante looked at Tidus as she backed away, he knew he would have probably been dead soon. He was outnumbered so he was happy Nicky was ending this, but he was surprised to see her throw her gun away. But he shrugged as he started to take off his knife, he went to go drop it but he looked at Tidus, almost waiting for her to drop it. He was being very blatent in his intent of wanting her to drop her weapons too. After a minute he dropped his showing his "trust" of them. He reached back up to his wound and felt that it was still bleeding bad, and needed to get it worked on soon. "Lets hurry this along, im hungry and could use a drink. Also I think I should bandage up my face after what your friend did to me."

Dreamer:

Titus slipped her gun back in to the holster, her trust was show with that. as she took her eye's off him and Nick, to reach in to her bag behind her to pull out a cloth and clean off her blade. Seeing her cold unemotional expression in it, she blinked, and shocked her head a little. -Again....- She thought, as she slipped the weapon back in to it's home.

Still not looking up at the man or Nick; she tossed the cloth to him over Nick's soudure. It was clean except for the little smug of his own blood. Letting out a breath she straightened up and looked back up and over at the three. she was back to normal; for the most part.

She didn't make eye contact with Nick, as she was a bit ashamed of herself; but not sorry for what she did. Though, none of this really reflected on her outer being. Except from the stubbornness, of not being sorry for attacking the man or stopping him. She didn't feel any guilt what so ever about that. It was the fact that she had let herself slip into the 'mood' again, so easily. That part of her that wasn't naturally her.

Sniper:

Nick looked at Kagi before turning around to face Tidus. Her left hand she place on Tidu's shoulder while her right removed her shades. She kept a strong grip on Tidus' shoulder, but not enough to cause pain or bruising.
"Are you alright?" She asked in a tone not so cold as she had used with Dante, but one not so friendly either.
Nick focused as best as she could on Tidus' eyes. One of these days she'd have to explain all her scars in better detail... So much was unknown about Tidus, but one thing was for sure, she had a dark side. A dangerous one at that.

Kagi moved much closer to Nick and Dante. He cocked his head to the side as he proceeded to try and stare down Dante. And moment he could get the word to take his head off... any moment, right? He was still very sure he would get the chance to.
Kagi continued to look down at the man. He was now close enough he could quickly n** at him, but only at the word of nick, or if he moved first.

Dante:

Dante raised and eyebrow and looked over at Kagi's chest as he was right next to him. This dude was big and hovering over him. What a pain, and the dog girl didn't even drop her damn weapons yet. This seemed like a first though that Nicky was showing some kind of emotion at least that she cared about the dog girl. He had caught the hankerchief and held it to his would as he bled, he wiped his chin and held it to his cheek. These guys were such a pain, and they even injured him, which was not very cool in his point of view. "You know she still needs to drop her weapons before we go inside."

Dreamer:

Titus looked over at Nick as she was grabbed on the shoulder. At first Not really even making eye contact. Knowing what she did was wrong, but didn't regret it on bit. No remorse; even if she wanted to feel it, it would have come. As she wouldn't fake it. Titus' gaze met Nick's as she removed her glasses; remembering the first time she had done the same, looking over the scars, recalling her first lesson from Nick; but still keeping direct eye contact.

"More or less..." Titus responded in a quite tone but still vary audible, as it sounded a bit frustrated as she looked slightly away. Knowing that the question wasn't about if she was injured. Not answering the man, or even giving him a notion, that she had heard him

Sniper:

Nick put her shades back on as she looked over her shoulder at Dante.
"She put them away, that's as good as throwing them down as you are going to get. I haven't even gotten to get her to throw her weapons away..."
She looked back at Tidus.
"Well, you didn't kill him... just a cut." Nick had to cut herself off before she could get into another 'lesson'. Not infront of a stranger.
Instead she pat her shoulder as a 'I'll discuss this later' gesture and turned completely around to face Dante. She had to place her hand an Kagi to make sure he would remain calm. He was starting to get antsy.


Dante:

Dante didn't like this one bit seeing that she wasn't getting rid of her weapons. "How do I know I can trust her then if she won't go unarmed? She has yet to prove shes trustworthy and dont give me this, she didn't kill me crap. I don't care if she didn't kill me, she almost did and therefore cannot be trusted unless she is weaponless." He looked at her not moving from his position, if she was going to go into his HC armed he was going to take his weapons too. At least so he could protect himself if she decided to go all psycho again. This reaked of possible disaster in the future if she couldn't go without her weapons, if he had his or not, it would probably all end the same way. Bad for him, maybe bad for them, they didn't matter so much as it would be bad for him.




Dreamer:

Didn't kill him.....She would have if she wasn't stopped, At that moment she was reminded of Kagi; was she no better?

Titus let out a silent breath and made a nod after she was patted on the shoulder, it was a silent response for 'okay'. Titus shifted her gaze over to the man, she wouldn't remove her weapons; so it looked as if she would be staying outside. Besides, she was a weapon; so in honestly she couldn't enter anyway.




Sniper:



Nick grabbed Tidus by the shoulder and begun to walk toward her gun. Couldn't leave that behind. She also figured it wasn't a good idea to leave Tidus infront of the guy. At least Kagi could sit.
"Than I guess we are not going to be coming in your Hover Cargo."

Kagi kept his eyes on Dante and waited for the word he knew would come from Nick.


Dante:

Titus moved along with Nick as she was pulled away from the man, It worked for a temporary leash. Titus still reminded silent,

-You haven't seen 'psycho'...-

Titus held back a grunt or growl from his statement. Her thoughts where merely a thought; nothing promised, as it would have been a out load statement. If she didn't feel if she was already in enough of a scolding. And the statement would only make things worst for Nick, so she bit it back.

She was tired, Nick was tired, Blaze was tired, and Kagi was...well Kagi. So Titus gave her mouth a rest.


Sniper:

Nick managed to pick up her gun before the man had said anything. Once he did she froze and handed the gun back to Tidus. She did not want to start this again. She was so close to pointing the gun at him again. Nick also called Kagi back to her side with a simple finger gesture.
"Her actions were defensive. Not Psychotic." She moved in front of Tidus.
"If you are going to do that than there is no chance of us going inside your Hover Cargo." He folded her arms across her chest as she frowned. "You'll have to shoot me before you do to her, and I can assure you I will have Kagi tear you apart before THAT. " He tone was quite defensive and becoming increasingly aggressive.
"So before we repeat what happened a little earlier I suggest we go our own ways."


Kagi sighed as he walked back to Nick. No mauling today? It was sad, but there was stil that litte speck of hope that kept him going. As he walked he looked over his shoulder at Dante, in case.


Dante:

Dante raised an eyebrow, "Defensive? I wasn't doing anything offensive, so her "defensive" move was actually offensive if you think about it. And as long as she doesn't go "defensive" again we wont have a problem. I will not attack either of you unless i get attacked, so we have no problem as long as you guys dont try to hurt me." HE picked up his weapons and put them back on him though his gun was a little bit more difficult. It was shot off so it was broke, so he looked at it and put it into one of his pockets. He shrugged his shoulders at her, when she said they should go seperate ways.

"I'll leave that decision to you, its a long ways till that town, thats the bad thing about a desert. You can see it a long ways before your actually going to reach it. And im sure its not comfortable to sleep inside the Zoid, and by the looks of it he also doesnt want to move. He can come inside for a ride and treats, same with you, but if you want to leave, then by all means." He waved his hand back to their Zoid as he waited with his arms in their pockets. He wanted company but they were a hassle and not very nice people. They seemed to see the worst in people before they even thought about their good qualitities and he didn't like that. He liked looking at the good things first, but to each their own. If they didn't want to stay then he wouldn't stop them.


Dreamer:

Titus' attack was defensive, he had tried to approach Nick and he attacked her morally, with words. That was a defensive movement to her. If she had attacked it would have been to kill, as that is what the second movement was. Luckily for Dante, Nick stopped that from happening. He could call it what he liked, but in truth it was a defensive movement, just propelled by spite and untrusted. As she really wasn't her self; though she wasn't psychotic, It was something more. As she wasn't Crazy.

Titus would fallow Nick lead, she went where she went; unless told other wise. And deiced on not defending her case, it was not worth it. She didn't care what he thought of her. And Words just seemed point less to him at this moment, nothing would change his mind set now. And to tell the truth Titus didn't really care, she was use to it by now; though Nick, she had treated her differently then the others had. Maybe that is why, she hadn't left.

Titus first made a puzzed look as she still took the handed off gun; dropped her hand back to her side with the gun She made a nod, as she understood. She was wanting to shot him baddly. She made a smirk unkowningly, as she got the idea. it was resonable. But it showed Titus something more; self control, and knowing ones weaknesses.


Sniper:

"Maybe not in your mind... But keep in mind we all think differantly and I saw it as being on the defence." Nick gripped her arms tight as she tried to keep her cool. It was odd, she was getting mad and he wasn't even talking about her.
"Her actions were brought on becasue of yours. She was in no way on the offense." She took a deep breath. She was tired, they are were tired, and it wasn't going to make anything better.


Dante:

Dante shook his head, these people were all crazy, he yawned tired of this crap. "Ok here are your choices then, I don't care too much what you want to do. Sleep in your Zoid, maybe talk tomorrow morning, or eat and sleep in the HC. You can bring your weapons and everything, like I said I dont care. But I have beds in there you could use, so its up to you here." He crossed his arms, these people were weird and crazy. They thought helping someone was a motive to kill them, which was royally messed up. Their past must have been full of betrays and backstabbing in order to be this paranoid. He watched them waiting for a response, Tidus wasn't talking much, which was fine but he made sure to keep an eye on her. He didn't need another near death experience.

Dreamer:

Titus let out a sigh, as she crossed her arms Nick's 'Peace Maker' still in hand. She seemed perfecly incontol as if nothing happened. She watched as Nicked seemed to become more tence with each moment. Strange that he seemed perfectly okay with Nick. And she still was still getting upset with him.

It was her(Titus) that he had the problum with; or so it seemed, but then again she did just clipped him across the face. Though she still didn't think anything wrong of it, and it showed. And NIck still defened her, and spoke her case. Still holding her peace, Titus watched the outcome; not finding her place to speak.


Sniper:

"We will sleep outside with my Zoid." Nick calmed down a bit as she spoke. She slowly unfolded her arms and let them drop to her sides.
"If you still feel up to chatting with us, than fine, tomorrow would be a better time to do it..." She sighed as she begun to walk to Blaze.

After they all went back to their zoids Nick thought about what happened throughout the whole night. It was a long night and there was much to think about.
The next morning Nick awoke the next morning with a stiff back. She loved to sleep on Blaze's foot, but did not expect to sleep propped against his leg. Last night's events still played oevr in her head. Nick looked over at the rising sun and sighed.

Dante:

Dante sighed waking up and stretching after a good night sleep in his bed. He got up and dressed in dirty yet clean clothes and put on a new belt for his holster. He then made sure he put on his knife and shook his head as he looked back out the window at the Zoid out there. What a strange group he met yesterday, they were weird and paranoid. He walked out into the kitchen and grabbed some food he made up some eggs, bacon and toast as well as some coffee. He made enough for the others as well fixing them all up a plate and a cup of coffe, maybe the night sleep made them nicer.

He walked outside with the coffee to offer them, he didn't want sand in their food and a cup was fairly safe from rogue sand so he grabbed their 2 coffee cups and his own. As he walked out he noticed Nicky there sitting on the foot of Blaze probably where she slept. "You guys awake over there? I have some hot coffee here and I made some food too. Thats up in the kitchen though, unless you want sand in it. I made eggs, bacon and toast and there are some plates up ther for you guys." He waited there patiently for them to come down and get their cups of coffee.


Dreamer:

Titus was sat awake looking the morning arise with her oakish emeried eyes; she still sat on the edge of Blaze's foot from last night. Her boots clinged partly on the ledge with her leg bent. Her strong but delicate arms rested easily on the knees of her black pants. She was lightly hunched, her thoughts still digesting the little talk from last night. So much had been reviled to her and made light.

Easily hearing the rough thumping in the soft sand, from the known man's boots; Titus remained unmoved until he spoke. Titus let out a soft sigh, cocking over her head over her shoulders, she didn't bother to lean back. As she both had Nick and the Man in her sights.

Sniper:

Nick stood up and looked over in Dante's direction.
"How thoughtful..." She yawned.
So, he decided to bring them coffee... She looked down at Tidus.
"Well." She adjusted her shades. "What do you think?"

Dante:

Dante was unmoved by what seemed to be a sarcastic remark, he was just trying to be nice. Almost everyone drank coffee in the morning, and they didn't have the supplies he did so he figured hed help. Maybe they could trust him now, but who knows with this group. It seemed they jumped at their own shadow basically, and what kind of fun life was that? Well maybe he could relax them some and they could be decent human beings for once. So he stood there waiting for them to come and take the coffee or refuse, he'd prefer the company and to get moving. So if they could trust him some they could get moving towards the closest town and if they wanted to leave then so be it.





Dreamer:
Titus' respone was just a yawn, as she didn't really care, but did take the guesture for Kindness. Strighting out her arms she looked back forward, taking her eyes off the two as she stood up. Rubbing the back of her neck she lazy turned around, her free hand resting easily on her belt.

"Whatever..." She answered softly in one more yawn, removing her hand from her neck to hang on her belt, with a hunch. Her tone was more lazy then anything else.



Sniper:


"The coffee would be nice." She looked over to Dante as she walked toward Tidus. Kagi following closely behind her.
Tidus' remark made her roll her eyes when she stopped right behind the woman. Well, if there was anything Nick had learned from the eagles was how to make a chick fly. With one good shove she sent Tidus over the edge of Blaze's foot. Nick wasn't too worried about her getting hurt. Cats always landed on their feet, and puppies had a good chase of it. Not really, but Nick didn't worry about it.


Dante:

Dante nodded and held out the two cups in his one hand for them to take. "Don't forget I have food upstairs for you gys to eat too if your hungry. Just figured you didnt want sand in them thats why they are still inside." He nodded, smiling seeingt hat they might actually be decent people. He might have to ask why they were so jumpy last night when they are calm and are talking to him civillly. Plus he needed to move slow with these ladies, they were too jumpy to just walk in his HC, they needed to trust him in order to be friends with them. So he stood there sipping his coffee and waited for them to come get their coffee.


Dreamer:



Titus was in Mid yawn when she felt nick's presents Behind her, starting to look back, but couldn't complete the Acton as she felt a shoving sensation and was sent easily over and off of blazes toe.
"Dha!-" was the only thing to escape her mouth as she was shoved it then being fallowed by a muffled Thud, as she hit the ground and in front of The man.

"Alinyaka...." Titus grumble as she started to push her self off of the gound to see Dante's feet.


Sniper:

Nick hopped off of Blaze's toe and landed, on two feet, right next to Tidus. She happily took one of the coffee cup from Dante.
"Thank you." She added as she used her other hand to adjust her shades again. In both regards to the coffee and the consideration of the sand in the food.
Kagi landed on the other side of Nick and Tidus. He nearly landed ON Tidus, but Nick held her hand out over Tidus before adjusting her shades adn kept it there until Kagi had jumped off and was safely on teh ground. He growled at the Man before him and kept his gaze on him, JUST incase any thing should start. Kagi had no trust for anyon ethat may take his possesion away.

Dante:

Dante smirked seeing Tidus fall flat on her face, and looked at Kagi's chest when he landed. That thing seemed very hostile but he just shook it off not caring, maybe he needed a treat too. "You are welcome, if you want to come up you can eat. Then if you want to travel with me for a bit we can load up your Zoid so we can move." He held the one coffee left towards Tidus as he sipped his again.

"What does he eat? I think I have some stuff inside he might like too." He faced Nicky sticking his thumb out towards Kagi. He noticed that if he didn't really look at him directly he didn't get that feeling. He'd have to ask them about that strange sensation that took him over earlier. but for now he just thought of the different treats he had inside for the Zoids. Maybe he would like one of them?

Dreamer:

Titus Got to her feet and took the offered coffie, as she stood up, dusting herself off. Wondering if she hadn't if she would once again be shoved by Nick. Titus made a nod, glancing over to Nick....

"Thanks...." She responed softly and it sounded to be pulled from her mouth as she looked back at the man.

looking at the warm drink at her hand she brought it up a little and lowered her head a bit to sniff it vary lightly while still keeping a eye on the man.

Sniper:

"Well, from what I have seen, human flesh and blood." Nick looked at the coffee and sniffed at it a little. JUST incase there was something extra in the beverage.
"But I don't think they need to eat."
She looked up from the coffee just as Kagi shoved his face at Nick, causing her to drop the cup. All the liquid fell to the sand and was absorbed quickly.
Nick sighed as she pat Kagi's nose. Kagi in turn looked from Tidus to Dante and growled softly in an organoid taunt.


The wind begun to pick up a little as as the sky above slowly became overcast. In the far distance the clouds were as black as oil and slowly heading their way.

Dante:

Dante chuckled seeing the coffee drop to the ground and she lost all the coffee. "Don't worry I have more inside if you want to come in. I need a refill anyways." He tilted his head looking at Kagi's face and eyes feeling the strangeness come over him again. He really wanted them to come in and talk with and hang out. He quickly turned his head away from Kagi not liking feeling all weird,

When he looked away he looked up at the clouds and raised an eyebrow, "Well better get moving. I don't like the look of those clouds." He lookeda t them waiting for their response, they really needed to get moving now. They needed to get to the town into safety from the storm that was coming.


Dreamer:

Titus looked up from the coffee as Kagi made a Taunting Growl, she smiled a little; remibering the changle. hidding her grin behind the cup of joe. She made a slight laugh, at how funny it seemed to her now. Titus didn't take a sip of the coffee, she just looked up to Nick then to Dante.

"What's in it?..." Titus finaly asked bluntly about the coffee. trying to seeming polite about it holding back anoter laugh as she though about the changle; but still held a smile.



Sniper:

Nick looked back at the approaching storm. A cold chill ran up her spine and gave here goose bumps. There was this sudden urge to leave this place. It was a feeling as if someone was tugging at her heart and trying to rip it out of her chest. She knew this feeling and knew to respect its wishes.
"Yes, It would be best to leave no-...." Nick looked back at the Dante, but quickly looked back where the storm was originating. "Hm?" There was something heading there way, and it was coming in fast. Kagi looked back as well with a grunt. He wanted to stay in front of Nick so he couldn’t get a good view of what was going on.
The train of dust was a dull brown, not black, so it couldn't be that demon from before. With her "good" eye Nick could make out it was a white and brown zoid, but it was too far off for any other details.




Thalion:

TURN AROUND FUBAR!" Hugo cried for what must have been the sixteenth time, tugging at the controls to little avail. His voice was almost consumed by the mechanical creaks and groans of the gryphonic zoid as it thundered accross the sand, giving its piolet no aknowlegement to his demands.

Hugo ground his teeth, craning his neck to glare behind him. It was likely a good distance between them -or so Fubar could hope- so it was pointless now. He had a hand on the knife that was ever-present on his side now though against a zoid it would do no good.

"KWEEERREEEEEEE!" The mechanical cry rang out towards the figures down in the sand, a warning that he wasn't planning on stoping.

"FUBAR!" Hugo boomed, looking forward once more. Fubar indeed...appropreately named.




Dante:

Dante chuckled to himself hearing what Titus said, "Nothings in it don't worry." He looked back at the storm and shook his head, they should go and it seemed that Nicky thought the same way. "Want to get your Zoid inside so we can get to the city and hopefully away from that storm?" He looked at her again she was distracted and cut herself off and he looked back down the desert. "See something I haven't yet?"

Once he said that he scanned the desert looking for anything out of the ordinary and that sound caught his attention. A fast approaching Zoid was speeding at them and it didn't seem like they wanted to stop. Well there was no way he could get the TZ out of the way so he backed up slightly so he would be somwhat safer if the Zoid collided with his TZ. He wasn't sure what they should do, that Zoid needed to dodge or stop, that was the only choices right now. He could only watch and wait to see what happened.

Dreamer:

Titus looked up from the drink, as her insides seemed to get a sudden cringe throughout her body, immediately her attention shot to the dark clouds that she had seemed to ignore before. The movement was almost verbatim with the others. Crouching down quickly Titus Set the cup down and Straightened up in one quick motion and quickly made a few steps toward the clouds.

Just as a alert dog would. She clinched her teeth a bit as she on looked the approaching Zoid and clouds, coming in fast. Her back was turned on the others; though she only was a little ways away, just barely above normal speaking distance.

GunSniper
Vice Captain

Blessed Prophet


GunSniper
Vice Captain

Blessed Prophet

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:45 am


Sniper:

Common pup..."
Nick grabbed Tidus by the arm as she begun to run back toward Blaze.
"No time to load, get your zoid and get out of here." She called back to Dante as she headed toward her own zoid. A demonic voice echoed over the flat land like thunder. This is when Nick knew, she knew the demon was there and coming in fast. As for that other Zoid, they had to have been running from it. They were showing no sign of stopping.

Fire shot from the clouds toward Fubar. The wild Gryphon Zoid was too fast to have been hit by the streams, but they cut it close. Only Moments later a large beam shot past the Zoid and illuminated the area with a red, purple, and white light. The beam cut close to the group and made blaze flinch a little, but none of the beam touched any metal. It was an obvious show of danger, and a purpose miss.
This beam caused more black smoke from the back storm approaching them, and the demon's laugh seemed to become more clear.

Thalion:


Fubar let out another loud cry of warning, the last one he'd give. The gryphon zoid began to pick up pace, the jets blazed behind him as he shot through the sand, fanning out the large metalic wings.

"Damnit!" Hugo turned over a shoulder again, gripping the controls so tight his knuckles had began to whiten. "Ohh no...." Hugo's eyes went wide as the gryphon lurched forward, leaping himself up into the air to shoot over the TZ, sending a wave of sand after him in his wake.

"KWREEE!" He shrieked again, kicking his legs to gain altitude.


Dante:

Dante's eyes sort of went wide seeing the dark clouds fire a beam at them and he didn't wait to be told twice. He ran into the TZ looking at Aeris as he ran by. "We need to go and now, so brace yourself this might get bumpy." He ran into the cockpit kicking it into high gear as he took off from the storm as fast as it could accelerate and go. The only bad thing about moving in a TZ is tat it was slow but it was also very strong. So it could take a lot of damage and deal some itself but he knew it probably wasn't enough. He heard the plates crash as they moved forward at full steam towards the town/city and away from the storm.

He flipped on the intercom, "What the hell is that? I can tell you know what it is and know something about it. So tell me what we are dealing with here. Is this why you guys are so jumpy and untrusting all the time?" He had a hard look on his face as he looked into the intercom, he wanted answers and needed them in order to fight appropriately. He knew he would have to contact that one Zoid that almost hit them soon to get more answers but he would stay talking with Nicky for now.


Dreamer:

Titus didn't need to be told twice, She had learned the hard way to take Nick's command, when told. The Sand Whipped up agents her back, from the Running Zoid and it's wake, as Titus kept sprint with Nick if not more, needing not to be lead on, and would fallow her into the Pit.

-Not again!...- Titus thought angrily to her self, not finding words.

Sniper:

Not even the sand stopped Nick from getting into the cockpit of Baze. Nick made sure Tidus was in and Kagi was on Blaze's back before she closed the cockpit and sped off after the gryphon zoid.
This time Nick actually switched on the COM-Link with Dante.
"That's the Demon that's been chasing us. It~" Than the com link fuzzed out. There was more interference as the dark cloud approached.

Now the laughing was clear to all four of them. It was as if it was right behind them.
"There is no escape from fate. You will all meet it. Weather it finds you by will or force." The dark voice spoke to each of them as the cloud surrounded the zoids. It was as if they were now in a thick black fog. The voice became stronger as the fog became thicker.

Thalion:

"Will you let me drive already Fubar!?" Hugo wrenched back on the controls, much to the gryphon's frusteration. Fubar began climbing up higher into the sky, the boosts blazing a stream of red light behind him as his wings pumped harder upwards. The creature was gaining behind them, any closer and they'd have no option but to fight.

"What the..." Hugo glanced down behind them again- others here? One of them was climbing up at them, "Now look what you did! They're gonna shoot us down!"

Dante:

Dante swore as the comm went out, damn this interference. He definately didn't like the sound of that voice and it caused chills down his spine. He tried to push the Hover Cargo even faster, he wanted to get away from this thing. The thought of Fate though kept running through his mind, you cant escape fate...he growled to himself though. Fate didn't exist, you had say over your life you were not predetermined to do something. He would survive this and maybe even beat this thing. He would decide where his life went, not fate and he would determine when he died not this thing.

Adrenaline rushed through veins and his mind clouded as he started running on instinct now. Fear and anger pushed him past reason and into reflexes, he would survive, he would flee or fight what ever needed to be done. He would live and he would succeed.

Dreamer:


Titus made it quickly into the Pit as Nick did, taking her place in the back space behind Nick's chair; as small as it was Titus had learned to call that her home in their adventures....

Growling at the voice; she was constantly reminded of her lost Fate. Her partner, more the just any Zoid. And She was taken by this Demon, that more then threatened to finish the job.

Sniper:

Dante would feel a cold set of claw press lightly on his shoulders. There was a sharp buzzing noise followed by the lights flickering on and off as a demonic voice laughed throughout the HC. It was smooth and eerie.
"Everyone is meant for something... at the end of the road death meets us all." It hissed in his ear. It’s hot breath like a flame near his head.
"But how long that road is up to you... What you do in you life decides what you were made to be. So, what will it be Dante? How long is your road?"

----

Nick grit her teeth as the dark fog took over completely. The COM-Link was fried and there was no communication with the other Zoids caught up in this mess. As she looked back at Tidus, Tidus would see something completely different. Her old mentor, Song Bird, looking back at her.
Within that little moment there was a flash of light and the next second Song bird was limp in the seat, blood trailed from her eyes, nose, and mouth. Her eyes rolled back in her head. Slowly her arm rose and aimed "Peace Maker" At Tidus.

---

"This is pointless...." Nick mumbled as she looked down at the COM-Link than back at the fog ahead of them.
"What now? You sit with an assassin.. a murderer like yourself." A demonic voice chuckled from behind. Nick slowly looked back to see the Judge sitting where Tidus once was. Slowly Nick lifted her gun at the Demon.

---

"Are we still sore about the village Hugo? You know I spared your life... your village was doomed because of their auctions, but you are alive because I found you to be fit to do so." The judge Whispered to Hugo. The voice echoed thought the cockpit.
"Now come back to me... I would so love to meet you in person. I know you have been dying to meet me little boy."


Dante:


Dante shivered from the feeling of the breath and the errie lights and laugh. He spun backing away from it at the same time and aimmed it right at its head. "My road will be long and I will even out live you, you sick freak." He double tapped into the freak, one towards the heart, one towards the head. He wasn't going down without a fight, he watched and waited for it to fall. He was going to end this ******** and move on with his life, he wouldnt let him or her take him.


Dreamer:

Titus looked up from her growl as what she thought would be Nick looking back at her; It wasn't in fact it was....no it couldn't be. Titus' brown eyes widened and she slowly uncrossed her arms. Almost gawking at the sight, mouth ajar
"J-oy?...." Her words where soft and barely made it out of her mouth, stuttering of the end of her tongue. But before even the word left her mouth, the image was replace. A horrifying one at that. It sent shivers escalating though her body, it was the closet thing she ever felt to fear in her life.

-No!No!No!....DO SOMETHING! DO SOMEHING! ANYTHING! YOU STUPID PUP!- Her mind raced as she tried to move her now heavy lead body as she stared at the limp body. She couldn't move! WHY! Her thoughts darted though her mind but yet she couldn't gasp a single one to move her body, let alone look to the vary gun Gun drew Nearer to her.

Ripping her sight from the corpse, she felt her cheeks become moistened as unknowing, silent tears ran from the craves of her eyes. Her eyes glued on to the barrel of the gun, she knew that gun...that Gun, she had carried that Gun,...she had derived it to Nick. Nick!? Where was Nick? She was just...

Titus didn't dare look at the corpse again her eyes remained attached to that vary gun...And it's aimed barrel...

"Gun..." The word slipped out of her mouth, she didn't even know she had even spoken, until the soft hum hit her ears. The word was so slight at it was the only thing that she could resister to say. A failed attempt to say Nick's name.


Thalion:

Hugo hissed under his breath, wrenching the controls back much to the gryphon zoid's displeasure. The large wings screamed as the wind tore through the bladed feathers. Hugo had taken control of his zoid, nearly blinded by rage at the voice filling the cockpit. Fubar screamed in protest but under the hardened fists of his piolet there was little resistance.

"YOU WENCH!" Hugo roared, sending his Zoid into a flip right towards the mass on its tail. He was still unfamilar with the guns but he knew very well of the bladed wings and claws his zoid posessed.

Sniper:

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---
Blood exploded from the dark figure, but it did not cause it to stumble one bit.
It only laughed at his and his attempt to rid himself of the terror.
"Oh, my road ended a long time ago boy. I have found a new one to travel and I can assure you it will never end. " It laughed, fire shooting form its mouth. The mask it wore gradually cracked and chunks begun to fall off and disintegrate as they fell. Being gone before they touched the ground.
Behind the mask was nothing but thick black fog swirling about. Some of it begun to seep through the cracks in the demonic mask, sailing up toward the ceiling.

---

Nick paused as the figure spoke. Tidus, where had the puppy gotten to? All she could hear was the constant buzzing sound in her ears and the laugh of the Judge. Nick hesitated as she begun to tighten the grip on the trigger.
The sound made her right eye cut in and out. The image shifted from Tidus to the Judge in that eye creating a split image.
This caused her grip to loosen a little.
-think about this... this isn't making any sense. -

---

The corps changed faces back to what it was originally. Only this time there was a red glare on her right eye. It shown dimly through her shades. The gun remained in place, but the grip on it loosened slightly.
"You are hopeless... and powerless to do anything. What are you going to do now? Cause the death of yet another? It's too late for that... worthless, murderer and a liar." The demon laughed at Tidus.

---

"Such hateful words for a little child." It mocked. Fubar would find himself heading for a large dark mass, but what the fog did not reveal to him was that he was heading right for the Transport Zoid owned by Dante.
"Such a barbarian." It continued to mock and laugh at Hugo.


Dante:

Dante ducked out of the way of the fire. He must have pissed it off, and he smiled seeing the mask fall to the ground well that did something though it didnt seem to do enough. Maybe its heart and organs were else where, and maybe if he shot the darkness it would kill it. "Oh don't you worry freak, your road will end. Maybe that is my purpose in life is to end your retched road." With that he shot again at the dark mass that was forming. Right through the center of its head and then one more at each of its shoulders. This thing was messed up, how did the mask disintegrate like that and where was this black fog coming from? Things weren't adding up and if he wanted to live through this he needed to know what it all meant. He needed to figure this thing out and end this thing before it killed him.


Dreamer:

Titus' gaze dropped from the Gun to it's owner as she listen the words from the monster; part of her believing it, but another remained to what she was taught by Nick. She did think about raising that gun, and part of her would have done so if not for that talk. -hopeless, murderer, Lier,....no..I....don't...want..too- Titus' hand slowly creeped to her own Gun, as if fighting with herself to not pull the weapon. She could do it...it wouldn't hurt that much would it...she would be left alone again...but,...No! what was she thinking...she was in control...not whatever it was....

She let out a soft annoyed grow as she looked back at nick, her eyes to her's even if the shades blocked the view, she notice the red hue. And she made the choice...Though as hard as it was not to defend her self...no of this was making sense....Joy was dead...and she was in Blades pit; Nick's owner. if she wanted to shoot her...it hadn't stopped her before.

"Do it...." Titus smiled...Maybe she was going crazy...but it amused her in a way, because as she thought about it....and the words that escaped her mouth...if it really was Nick and she heard her She would shot her most likely shoot or get beat for even compromising with death. Maybe that is why she chose such words....


Thalion:

Barbarian..." Hugo hissed under his breath sharply. That word always brought his blood to a boil. His tribe had been a small one, living off the land around them. Just a few small plots of fertile soil that had been worked for generations out of the desert was the food source for the whole village. They lived by hunting, trading their 'exotic' goods to nearby villages. Zoids weren't uncommon to see but none from his village had ever pioleted one- perhaps with his temper and lack of ability behind the controls it was becoming more and more apparent as to just why that was.

"ATTACK IT FUBAR!" Hugo commanded, throwing the controls forward and slamming his thumbs down on the buttons alongside the control sticks. The gryphon's talons burst into a flaming glow, sending themselves right down at the target. "I'll avenge them... Every last one!"


Sniper:

As Dante assaulted the Judge its whole body begun to disintegrate into that black fog.
"You amuse me boy... We'll have to meet again, heh, yes. Some day we will." It laughed as the fog begun to clear.
It was than that her purpose was realized. By now the Gryphon zoid was less than a few seconds away from the Transport Zoid leaving no time to react. The Judge had played them all for one reason, a collision and a distraction.

Nick grunted as she nearly pulled the trigger, but before a shot could be fired, Blaze tripped as his side scrapped the side of the Transport zoid. Nick was thrown off balance and slammed into the eject button. Her seat was thrown from the Zoid along with her. She gasped as she vanished into the rapidly vanishing fog. Kagi could be heard taking off after her, but his noise too vanished along with his frame.
Blaze lat flat on his chin parallel to the HC.

"You, Hugo, are nothing more than that. Nothing. You can't even protect the ones you care about... worthless and weak. Ponder that little boy." And with that the fog was cleared revealing all three zoids as they all faced each other.


Dante:

Dante smiled seeing her retreating form, thats right she better run. He was high on adrenaline and other hormones then smiling at his victory. "Run you freak, next time I see you I'll end you for real. Not just wound your weird a**." He was happy she was gone and holstered the gun, looking at where she just was he noticed the holes in his bridge glass.

"Awww man they went straight through her and through my glass, now I have to fix this too." He walked over to te glass looking at the damage more closely when he felt Blaze scrap his Zoid and jarred him and the TZ. He cursed, they were messing up his damn HC and he didn't like that. HE then saw the other Zoid coming right at him and cursed again, this wasn't good. That freak probably had set this whole thing up, oh he was going to mess her up for that. He dove away from the glass though hoping to get away from te inevitable collission that was about to happen.

Dreamer:

Titus' gaze concentrate hard on the Gun as she watched for the slight movement on trigger. she was unexpectedly jolted to the side as the Zoids collided. Growl of frustration left her mouth only to be linked to a grunt of surpizment, as the pit flung open and Nick's seat rocketed from the pit unexpectedly, almost taking a part of Titus with it. Titus's arm found it's way to cover her face as the pit left, as if to protect it for any dhabi or anything of the sort. Her other hand fell firmly upon the the pit's inner to stable her self and save her from a fall; as Blaze's head dropped.

Thalion:

What!?" Hugo's eyes flew open as the illusion faded and another zoid came into sight. "FUBAR PULL BA---" He had little time to say anything else. The gryphon zoid pulled its claws back just enough to shield itself slightly from the impending collision with the other zoid. The sound of metal slamming agianst metal rung out hard as the gryphon slammed right into his mark, bouncing and rolling itself back into the sand with a trail of sandy clouds and broke bits of rocks in its wake.

"Krwreee......"

Sniper:

The fog vanished revealing no footprint of the Jury. The sand had erased them from existence. Along with the wreckage, in half buried in the sand, was the chair ejected from Blaze. The chair was darker than it had been. A closer look would reveal Nick's shades resting on the chair. Both lenses were heavily cracked with the right side having several pieces missing from it. There was a long stream of blood on the right side with heavy splatters on the left side, as well blood leading to a long blood covered chunk of skin pinned under the sand. It was smoothly cut from the top and curved to the bottom, which was buried under the sand. The skin was that of a right arm, whole. No where was it torn. It was thick as there were all layers there. And to make thinks scramble more out of place, Nick ( and Kagi) was nowhere to be found...

Blaze groaned as he kicked his feet back. His head hurt badly. Not only did that fog mess with his circuits, but is just felt weird from fog he had ran in before.
"Graw?" He called back to Tidus and, whom he did not know was missing, Nick.

The Judge's demonic laugh echoed over the desert like an eerie wind. It mocked at each of the members of that group of persons. Than, like the wind, it was suddenly gone and left the group cold and without answers.


Dante:

Dante cursed to himself, the window shattered on impact from the other Zoid and he got up shaking off all the broken glass on him and in the cockpit. He cleaned himself off and walked over towards the window, pissed off, now he really needed to fix the damn window, at least it didn't matter that he shot it before. He thought he heard a rocket or something just before he was hit but there was no one attacking so he didn't know where it came from.

He walked down and outside to make sure Aeris was still ok and strapped in, and walked outside. "Hey you alive up there? Mind telling me what the f*ck is going on here?" He looked at Blaze and set his hand on his nose and looked over the side of his Zoid and cringed, needed a new paint job on top of everything. F*cking freak wreaked his HC and next time he saw her, she wasn't going to be happy with him. He was going to kill her and then Aeris and her were going to rip her to shreds, especially her Zoid if she had one.

Dreamer:

Titus looked up from the wreckage as blaze let out his grown. Dropping her arm she looked around, where was Nick? Her squinted brown eyes caught the sight of the chair half buried in sand. Without saying a word to Dante and his question, She jumped over the gap where Nick's seat had been, Kicking off of Blaze's 'Nose'. Pasting up Dante and his question, As if she didn't even hear him. She didn't have a answer for him anyway. She didn't know what was going on.

Landing from the kick off, she quickly took off in a dash, chasing after the immobile chair. Like it was going to dissipate any moment. Her mind racing, not gasping a single thing that had happened. Where was Kagi?....He was always where Nick was.

Stopping at the chair Titus looked over the wreckage, noticing the blood and damaged shades. Titus hopped easily over the chair inspecting it, Where was Nick? Her eyes moved from the shades to the trail of blood, to the skin. Crouching down Titus gritted her teeth, as the past images of the Demon shot through her mind. Was she....dead?

A too familiar thick dread dropped in her stomach at the taught. Not again....

Thalion:

Fubar let out a mechanical groan, slowly shifting itself back to all fours though for the moment he remained crouched. His circuts clicked and whirled around- very simular to how a human's headache would have been. The gryphon zoid shook out its head a bit, rattling the driver inside the cockpit.

Hugo hissed as he came to, slowly putting a hand to the side of his head. Thankfully he wasn't bleeding but he was almost certain that he'd done something to his wrist. He bit down on his lip to contain another grunt as he moved his arm back to rest against his chest. He'd twisted it oddly in his attempt to pull back combined with the impact. Thankfully that was the worst of it.

"What happened...?" He groaned, daring to open his eyes and blink against the blurred lights and figures against them.

"Kwreee...." Was Fubar's groggy answer.


Sniper:

Blaze groaned as he got to his feet and took a step toward Tidus. That's really all it took to get right next to her. His Large toe only five feet away from her. Nick has this done to her many times and wasn't scared of being stepped on. Blaze was careful.

"Arrriiissss..."He hissed and looked over the area trying to scan for any sign of Nick.

Dante:

Dante followed over there to the chair at a jog to see what was going on and raised an eyebrow. Where was Nicky? She couldnt have jut disappeared, could she? And that skin thing was nasty, he didn't even want to know who would do that. Then the thought came to him, that freak probably did and took Nick. "Tidus, we have to hurry if we are going to find her. No telling what that freak is doing to her right now." He looked up at Blaze and nodded hoping that he would just go into his Zoid while he talked with Tidus and figured a basic plan for this. This was going to be a pain and they needed a plan and to act fast.


Dreamer:

Titus still looked to the empty chair unmoved by the closeness of Blaze's foot, as the familiar feeling of losing someone, a teacher, a friend, an keeper dropped deeply to her gut. She couldn't be dead. Nick; she was tough, and Kagi he wouldn't let that happen...would he?

Titus straighten up, taking a step, she reached out to pick up, Nick's prized shades. Folding them together she still neglected to look up at Dante.
"And go where?..." Titus responded unemotionally almost harshly, as unknown coldness lined her words.
" We need to take inconsideration of the ones we can help now....That is our first priority" Titus still didn't look up as she slipped the glasses in her side pouch. It had seemed as a soldier like personal took her over.
Titus finally tore her gaze from the chair to Blaze. There was the other to think about, the one they could help out now. As for Nick, She didn't know what to do...And she was the one who wanted to find her the most.

Nick was lost and they had no leads. Where would they go?

Thalion:

The gryphon zoid groaned a bit and started to pull itself up from the sand, shooting sparks out of the joints in his shoulder. The display screens fogged over into a storm of static as the rider, for the moment, struggled to get his barrings.

Everything seemed to have sped up again. During the crash everything had blurred, slowed, and distorted. The shock of everything overwhealmed the biting pain that was soon to make itself known in his arm.

Sniper:


Blaze stepped back enough to lower his head next to Tidus. The cockpit hatch opened slowly as his head lowered creating a soft hissing noise.

(( Guys, go ahead and skip me for a bit ( Skip around Scye... just skip around... ). Not much I can do until Blaze is fixed. ))

Dante:

Dante smiled looking at Tidus, it seemed she did have some kind of feelings and mercy. "Yes it should be but we also need a basic plan in place so we dont lose their trail. I can get these guys fixed in no time as well as my own HC." He started to walk over to the other Zoid and stopped for a second and whistled real loud towards his HC.

Three mini Zoids came running out from inside and ran over to him. There was a reindeer, monkey and a grun mini Zoid that quickly ran to him. He knelt down and picked them up, "Ok boys get to work on the Gun Sniper here, I am going to go take a look at the other Zoid maybe work on it. After your done with him come over to the other Zoid." He set them at the base of Blaze and continued to walk towards the other Zoid. The minis started climbing Blaze and began their work quickly.


Dreamer:

Titus Looked up from the chair and at Dante to see his smile as he spoke, The grin only caused a glare to cross her brown gaze and frozen unemotional face. -Trail?!...What Fricken Tail!-
She yelled angrily in her head, as she looked briefly at the given mess and lack of trail.

"Baka...." Titus she growled under her breath shaking her head, as she moved over to Blaze.-You know nothing....- Placing a foot on the side pit; she hopped into the seat-less pit and crouched down. She then began to Rummage around, as if looking for something.

-Where did she put it....-

"...." Titus let out a sigh as she place a hand on the metal exterior of the still well kept First-aid kit. Grabbing it's handle with a steady hand she hopped out of Blazes head, allowing a hand to slid across his exterior as she marched over to the second Zoid. The touch was so gentle and filled with unspoken remorse of what she felt. Never did it once reflect, but with one wrong word or action it was hard to tell what she would do.


Thalion:

Fubar shook its head out once more, the screens inside began to blip off and on between the static blizzard. Inside, his piolet was being shaken around quite a bit, perhaps for the better. It gave him something else to focus on aside from the sprain in his wrist.

However, the gryphon didn't seem to take too warmly to Titus approaching it. The wings flared out and it gave a loud mechanical roar in his direction as it began slowly stepping back away from it. With everything that had happened, he had earned a bit of a right to being defensive.


Sniper:


Blaze hissed as the Minis begun to crawl around on his metallic face. It was not very pleasant and he would fund a way to get these vermin off of his body before they could do whatever it was they were going to do.
He also had to keep an eye on Tidus as the other zoid did not seem to like her approach. It was a promise he made and intended to keep.

Dante:

Dante kept smiling as she was obviously not very bright on the tracking side. It was one of the things he learned to do, especially just knowing computers and machines. "There is always a trail honey. You just have to look close enough to find one, and usually the lack of a trail, is a trail itself." He nodded, he already had a decent idea how he might be able to go about looking for this thing later. The logs on his HC and Aeris should be enough to give them an general direction.

"Umm you may want to be careful, the Zoid doesn't look too happy. Which is completely understandable with what just happened." He looked up at Fubar as he followed Tidus. Daiyu on his shoulder was definately very nervous and shaking with fear. Everything was happening so fast around them and here Dante was his normal self, not caring at all.

The minis hopped right into the cockpit after Tidus left and went to interface with the Zoid and computer. They were going to do a system check to see what needed fixing. But while in there they tried their best in talking to the Zoid. It was very basic english and very basic communication on through the computer. "No worry, we fix, we make feel better."

Dreamer:

Hearing Blaze growl, Mixed with the Boy's babble and 'Honey'. Titus stopped abruptly as Dante fallowed her, she wasn't stupid, she knew the other Zoid was a bit 'riled' and it was only natural....Titus was feeling the same way and there was a few things you didn't say to her or do to her right now, let alone act as if everything was going to be okay...it only ticked her off more.

One, criticize and insult her judgement. Two; question her actions. Three; and this is the big one, call her a 'pet' name.

Her hand shot quickly to her gun and she flipped abruptly around drawing the gun to aim it right at Dante's head; It shook a little in her grip, reviling her angered emotion as her glare warned him to watch his words. She stood out of his reach and It was that kind of look every woman gives a man, telling him to back off and shut up.

Not saying a word she raised the gun to Blaze's Pit, aiming at the mini's Unexpectedly as she raised the weapon, she fired off the set number of rounds at them as they worked.

"Call them back..." She growled, shooting her glare back to Dante before she turned and marched back toward the other Zoid holding a tight grip on to her gun as it relaxed at her side.

"Stand Down...." Titus spoke loudly holding a authoritative tone, stopping she gave the Zoid reasonable room as she knew not to approach it as such. Finally she even more so seemed to have that soldier look. " I am Titus C. Wolf of the Zoidian Empire. special operative of the Rank: Fenrir. What is your status? I assure you no harm," She spoke ignoring Dante and his reaction as she face the other Zoid a few yards off, holstering her weapon, she stood tall and held her arms respectively to her side. Knowing her words likely meant nothing after what just happened, but it was a obligation and a response

Thalion:

Fubar backed up at the gunshots, the metalic hackles rose up all along it neck and crown. It seemed to have more of a will of its own than a normal zoid should have. Currently it was in a terribly defensive state. With its piolet injured inside, it reacted the way a wild animal would in protecting its young. Even if Titus meant well and was able to help Hugo, he didn't seem to register that.

In response to her demand the zoid only roared, backing up slowly.

Hugo leaned forward, cradling his arm close to his chest. It was swelling up quickly around his wrist, never a good sign. He looked to the screen in front of him, finally catching his bearings. "..uh..." he looked around a bit, smacking a few of the buttons in front of him. Fortunately, the speaker was already on, "D-don't shoot! I'm Hugo! This zoid's just...it's trying to protect me is all." He didn't know the woman's name, or what her rank was, or the empire- any of it...

Quite frankly, compared to many of the cultures his was rather primitive. His garb reflected as much- or what was left of it. He'd never even seen or heard of zoids before the attack on his village, they'd been simple folk living off the land by hunting and farming what they could.

"Status...uh.." He looked around, "...hey my arm's kinda swollen...do you haveanything to splint it in?"
Sniper:

Blaze didn't even flinch as the Mini zoids were shot from his face. It was a small dent and could easily be fixed. He looked up as Tidus spoke to the gryphon zoid. His own his and grunts added to the assurance that the woman would only help the wounded pilot and that he should trust her.

Blaze did, however, say that he should keep an eye on the male figure.
All this was messaged by grunts and signals that only zoids can understand and their closely boned pilots.

Dante:

Dante raised an eyebrow looking at Tidus, here he was trying to help and he gets a gun pointed at his head. He looked back over his shoulder at his minis and snapped his fingers. They knew that meant to quit and come to him. He essentially had enough of this crap and listened to what they were saying before. "I have plenty of stuff to put a splint on that. If you guys need me you can join me in my HC." He turned and walked away towards his Zoid and HC. Screw these guys if they didn't want his help then they weren't getting it. He would try to find Nicky and some information on the enemy. Unless he was asked though he wasn't going to share the information he gathered.

The minis scurried over to him and used him as a body shield between them and the girl and the Zoid. They didn't want to get shot again, they were only trying to help and doing what Dante said. These people weren't nice that was for sure. Once they made it back to the HC they scurried into their little homes and waited for orders.


Dreamer:

Titus from the point, compleatly innored Dante as he walked off the mechniqual scurrys of the minis was asurance enough that he actually did as he was told. She was starting to understand why Nick got so ticked off by dissobencance, It was just Frickn' Annoying!

Letting out a breath, she compsed herself and distached her from her pervious thoughts...well tried to, her strict stance reflected her anger and copping skills to the shock of just having a compainion dissapeer out of nowhere. Itkept runing in her mind, strangly enough: what would Nick do? The answer came simple: 'what she was trained' right? Deal with what you can now...Help what you can now.

She didn't know Nick that well yet, but something told her that is what she would do...Could titus actualy look up to her in a since, besides height?


As The Zoid reacted, Titus stopped in her step and crossed her arms waiting for the pilot to control the zoid or for it to calm down. "I understand, but you have to control your zoid before anything can be done..." she stated the obvious, trying not to sound to crule to the newcomer, but her mindset dealing with everything was another thing right now.
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