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Creative Arts and Media => Roleplay => Serious RP => Topic started by: Gabag on December 20, 2009, 06:06:03 AM
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Log journal 2055.... Cruise Ship Auria over the Dark Moon, ferrying rich men and women, nobles, intelligent rabble, and other important figures. To me all rubbish, they could go get kidnapped for pirates for all I care, for all their flouting of money and power... makes me as a working man sick. Wait..... an EXPLOSION!? Engine Block A?! HOW DID THIS HAPPEN!? Attention all crew and guests, we've lost an entire engine block, everyone to emergency stations now!
The explosion in turn was caused by one assassin, sent to murder all the important guests and intellectuals on the Auria. As the guests panicked and tried to jump into lifepods, he smiled to himself, because he filled the lifepods with live grenades. Dull bangs resonating throughout the hull indicated someone tried to escape, but ended up with shrapnel instead.
The ship was going down, the explosion too sudden and too powerful to reverse, and the Auria was sent crashing into the Dark Moon.
Many people died that faithful day, including the man who made it happen.
Your role as survivors are to try and survive until a passing ship picks up your distress call, you must survive against the wildlife and possibly each other. The secondary role is to investigate what happened once you have the survival neccesities.
Food, Water, Shelter, weaponry, and fire.
(No guns, no magic, no desert eagles, no katanas or ceremonial anything, definitely no trenchcoats,no being able to assemble guns out of random junk)
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I wanna join! Can you please post a link to the OOC cause I can never find it :$
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"Asia! Asia where are you?!" The servant, Gerren called out, searching over the luxurious furnishings of his and his prince's large bedroom, pulling chairs and bookshelves to the wall, finding the dazzling white fur of Asia Kali. The young rabbit was unconcious, though the servant searched him over and could find no injury or blood. "Oh thank God, thankyou God, thankyou," Gerren said to the sky. He stopped when his brain started running faster, noticing the lack of stars, replaced by blue sky. "Where the hell are we?" He cleared everything off the prince, and held the young bunny close to him, while calling out for help.
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Ross attempted to struggle out of the debris, he was in the canteen his leg was peirced by a large metal shaft "...Helo!" he shouted in desperation "Can anybody here me!"
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"Do Riti! Sprosti V'renoch!" Kitt struggled to his feet amidst the debris of the storage bay, boxes where overturned, supplies strewn across the floor... shelves sat, mangled and twisted beyond recognition... the long lines of cieling lights flickered, and then went out with a blue spark.... SPitting out a mouthfull of blood the feline struggled to the doorway, the ship had obviously landed at a slant... pitiful cries for help issued across the ship.... most wouldnt survive....
He made his way along the dust filled corridors, light fittings sparking, glass and metal crunching under his boots... Kitt tied his blue bandanna round his mouth as he made his way past the Canteen... putting an ear to the buckled door he could hear someone crying for help.... coughing he pulled open the canteen doorway, it resisted for a moment before opening with a loud screech....
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"H, Hello i, is anybody there" said Ross, trying to block out the pain in his leg
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Kitt hauled the door open another couple of inches with a dreadfull screech of buckled metal... "yeah mate, m' here.... hang in there" he pulled himself through the doorway, clambering over to the trapped figure... "hey, names Kitt.... stay calm mate, we'l get ya out of 'ere alright..."
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"Agh... what happened... I think there's metal in my leg"
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Kitt raised an eyebrow dubiously as he looked over the lads expensive looking clothing.... "well... i think i noticed that.... you gotta name by any chance? what'r ya doin here on the ship?" Kitt kept talking, trying to distract the guy while he inspected the wound....
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Gerren lifted the young prince onto his back, kicking the door to open. It slammed against an upturned trolley, spilling food across the carpeted floor. Climbing over it, Gerren averted his gaze from the body of one of the cabin crew.
"Help! HELP! Come on there's gotta be more than just me in here," he cried while walking through the corridors, slanted by the angle the ship had settled in. Constantly, he searched for an exit, though the most he could find was a small window, looking out to the blue sky. Walking up to it, he looked through finding a distant mountain covered in a forest of deep rich purple. They practically glowed, though as he squinted, to focus, the glow may have been birds or insects, thousands of them.
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"My n-name's Ross" he stuttered almost blinded from the searing pain.
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Kitt felt the area around the wound carefully, listening to Ross stuttering.. "Ross? cool name, right if you just look at me okay, okay... this... is gonna hurt.." he pulled on the metal, pressing down hard on the leg above the wound to try and stop the worst of the blood flow while he slid the metal back out...
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"AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!! Agh... sonnuva that hurt like hell.... What happened"
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Kitt threw the piece of metal away across the canteen, tearing a strip of cloth from a nearby dead waiter's tux, tied it firmly above the wound.... "i pulled the metal out, your lucky it didnt hit an artery mate... just.. just lie down a coupla minutes alright? ya dont wanna be walking on that just yet..."
He leant back agaisnt an overturned table, groaning as he stretched out his sprained ankle. He winced as he set to work pulling out any shards of metal that had found their way through his overalls, watching Ross carefully...
"so buddy... whatcha doin on Auria?.... im guessin your not one of the crew by your clothin'..."
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"My dad was a noble on the ship, he was here on diplomatic business." All of a sudden Ross' eyes widened. "Oh my god, my parents! We've got to get to their room now!" He said, getting on his feet, then neeling back down in agony "Agh!!!"
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"hey hey, steady mate.... if its really that important to ya i'l help ya find yer parents... just, take it easy on that leg..." Kitt hauled Ross up, pulling his arm around Kitt's shoulder to help steady him... "alright, just dont lean on that leg too much, n' you tell me where your parents where staying...."
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The rabbit with a prince on his back, clambered over chairs and upturned tables in a large dining room spanning most of the width of the ship. Side corridors had been torn up leaving this as his only route, navigating the furniture, cuttlery and broken wine glasses littering the floor. The floor seemed to bend at a point at the centre of the room. It groaned in a dark and pained noise. The rabbit continued.
"Is anyone there!? anyone?" His voice was faltering. The floor was too, and with one false step of his paw, the carpeted ripped, the floor gave way, the ship roared in pain as the two boys fell, crashing against what fell with them. They slammed again and again against lower floors, broken open from the initial crash. Gerren tried to grab them, grab an overhanging ledge, a beam, anything. They fell, hit the grass below, Gerren's face first so he bled.
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(the reason why I don't post often in this rp, is because i want you the Players to flesh our your own stories without me having to have a set 'go here kill this' plot, when I post it's either cause of a problem, or setting update, or NPC control, this message is for those of you who weren't in the original Hope Dies Slowly)
Near the fallen prince and bodyguard lay the deceased captain, impaled from falling rebar, nearby was the wheel, and the Captain's log data slate. The Data slate is made of touch material, and is still relatively intact. The only new log was recent, only 6 hours ago. The bang made the motion censored device begin to play.
"Captains log, Journal entry 2556.... Ahhhhhhhh ****. The ship Auria has crash landed on some unknown moon, and I have no idea how our engines suddenly failed."
*a coughing and spurting of blood is heard*
"I managed to fire the distress beacon into space before we went down...... so it's only a matter of time...... if someone is listening to this recording..... reach into my left jacket pocket... take what's inside and good speed to you.... hopefully you'll live where I die....."
*more coughing is heard then silence*
"Last Recorded Entry, would you like to record a new one?" asked the automatic response of the data slate.
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The prince slowly came to, in the midst of the wreckage, looking up to a cavern of destruction and luxury. He moved to sit upright, feeling a pain at his back, and across his head. He could move atleast, and could see, looking around to find his servant, Gerren.
Gerren was sitting on his knees, rummaging through the pocket of a dead crewmember while he bled from the nose. There was a lit up data slate at his side.
"Gerren, what are you doing?" The young rabbit asked, tilting his head to get a look at the bleed. The nose was probably broken. As he spoke, the servant paused and turned to his friend, looking him over. A smile quivered upon his lips before he leapt onto the boy with a hug, pushing him flat on his back.
"Oh thank God, I was scared to death," said Gerren, pressing close to the prince.
"Well... err... thanks. I'm glad too, I guess. But could we get up, this dirt is getting in my fur," said the prince.
"Oh right, sorry." The two rabbits sat upon the grass earth, the younger searched around with his eyes in a curious look.
"What happened? Did we crash?" he asked.
"Yup," Gerren replied, "Apparently on some unknown moon. The engines failed for some reason and so the captain said to look in his pocket." He crawled back to the captain and rummaged again, finding a small key. It wasn't ornate or overdesigned like most of the ship, it was just a key.
"Look in his pocket when the engine fails?" The prince asked. His ears tilting around, his fur upon them flowing in the air, a radiance glowing from him.
"No, look in his pocket cus we crashed." Gerren shook his head, still beaming a smile before showing the bunny the key. "This is what was in the pocket."
"How do you know all this?" the prince asked as Gerren grabbed the data slate and stood up, looking for a way out.
"Audio log," he said, holding up the slate.
"We should keep that," the prince replied. "We could use it to document our journey. This is exciting." The bunny smiled. Gerren smiled in return, shaking his head and letting a laugh escape. It broke the dam, and his laughter built and built, roaring out to the ship, almost in tears. He held Asia close to him once more, just for a moment.
"Well try and stay conscious for most of it. We have to find out where this key goes."
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"They were room 503 in the upper first class deck" he spluttered, not yet totally aware of the situation
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"Ross, buddeh.... your parents may be.... ugh, we'l go check alright? first class deck? i only been up there once when a lighting strip got busted...." Kitt helped Ross out of the Canteen, pulling him out of the wrecked doorway... walking up to a floorplan of the ship he wiped off a layer of dust with one paw, with the same paw he traced the route from where they where, up an emergency stairwell, and then down one corridor....
"not too far man, we go find yer parents..."
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"Kay" grunted Ross, limping along at a steady rate
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"So.. your parents... they royalty?... my family never werent much... i left 'em and took a job engineerin' and here i am... helpin' some guy through a crashed ship..." he smirked, kicking away a chunk of torn off metal piping.... "ugh... if ever we get out of this alive.. i swear im goin' back to college"
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"He's here about ending a battle with some planet callled Makar" said Ross
((Makar's the planet Chrono's character's from, right?))
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"mhm" Kitt grunted, lifting Ross up the first step in the stairwell "well... not far now... just up these stairs n' along a corridor..."
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There were several doors knocked down, Ross walked past the door trying to ignore the gore and debris inside each one
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"So what do you think happened?" asked the prince, as they walked along slanted corridors through the higher class levels of the ship.
"I told you, engine failed," Gerren replied, leading the way.
"Yeah but why? With so many important people on board, you'd think they'd get a more reliable ship, or atleast plan for this sort of thing." The prince clambered over a trolley, taking care not to step on the porter. He looked away from the corpse, shook his head and carried on.
"Well something must have gone wrong," Gerren said as he came to a junction, where signs pointed ahead to the main first class dining hall as well as to the right to some stairs leading down to second class quarters. There was no sign pointing left. Gerren looked around for where to go next. "You'd think they'd put a map or something."
"Maybe it was a saboteur," said the prince, causing his guardian to look back with one raised eyebrow, before taking the left route.
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Spike opened his eyes. He struggled to breathe. He couldn't remember where he was or what had happened and worse, he couldn't move. His eyes wandered from left to right. It was dark and quiet. Something heavy was being pressed against his chest. He struggled to move his arms. Sparks flew, lighting up the kitchen in short bursts. He then saw what he was trapped under. He pulled his arms out from under the debris before rolling the body of his co-worker off his own. Spike pulled himself out from under the large cart that was used to hold dishes and stumbled to his feet. He looked around and coughed. The air was filled with the smell of propane as gas leaked from the stoves. He held his breathe and quickly made his way out of the room and into the hallway, slamming against the metal door that was the exit.
"Hello!?...Is anyone there!?"
Spike looked up and down the hallways to the corridor. He decided to turn right to make his way up to the upper decks to see if any passengers were alive and help where he could. He stumbled anlong the railing against the wall. Suddenly, there was a low rumble. Spike looked back and was thrown to the ground by a large explosion that ripped through the walls. Fire had reached the propane tanks that blew a whole through the hull of the ship. The fox lay on the ground for a moment. He coughed twice and looked back at the devestation the blast had caused. Sunlight was shining into the hallway through the smoke and small flames. He dragged himself over to the wall and propped himself up against it. Surely the sound of the explosion would alert someone to come and find him. And so he waited.
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Kitt carried Ross along the corridor until they reached the right door, still closed... "man, you wanna open the door?" Suddenly the ship rumbled, a large explosion rocking the hull, causing it to slip into an even steeper slant, Kitt steadied himself, shafts of light piercing through the smoky air in between the many cracks and fissures in the hull of the ship...
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The two rabbits climbed more stairs, looking through cracked, broken or surprisingly intact windows to the grassland below, spotting the odd animal, including a small herd of herbivores grazing on the larger plants around. The leaves of these plants reached out like great wings to the animals.
"So what do you think happened to him?" asked the prince.
"Who?"
"The saboteur," the prince inquired quite earnestly, looking up to his guardian with large dark eyes.
"We don't even know if there was a saboteur," replied Gerren. "And anyway, if there was one, I doubt he's still here. He'd have left on a shuttle, there's no reason to stay on a doomed ship." They reached the top of the stairwell, finding a door at the end of a corridor, two open archways to the left. Gerren looked through the openings while Asia mulled over the saboteur.
"Looks like we found it." The archways led to the bridge, covered in reinforced metals and computer equipment, laying next to the bodies of the crew. The forward screen was broken, and tree branches had lodged themselves into the computers, or people. Sunlight shone across the floor, lighting up the scene accompanied by birdsong. The birds that sang were tiny and pink, flitting in and out of the bridge. A larger bird, white stained red, with an oversized hooked beak, hopped across the floor, examining the intruders. "Asia, I think you should just stay back there," Gerren said, holding up his arm, reinforcing the point.
"Why?," the prince asked, "I've seen dead people, we passed about five on the way here. I'm fine with it." Gerren looked back to the young prince. There were a million thoughts, a million worries "I'll probably see some more on the way back," the prince said. Gerren couldn't fault the logic. Looking back inside, the large bird had a clump of fur in its beak.
"Yeah you're not coming in here."
"But why?" asked Asia
""Because it's dangerous and disturbing, now stand there and don't move." Following his guardian's orders, the young prince was to some extent relieved.
Gerren stepped through the threshold, to search over the room, avoiding the wildlife and the crew. By the shattered screen, above a large branch, a wallsafe was nestled in the corner. Pulling out the key, he leaned over the log to unlock the safe. Suddenly an almighty boom shot through the ship. Gerren fell backwards to the floor, the birds shrieked and flapped, darting away. The key flew from the rabbit's paws. Asia yelled in surprise as the front end of the ship lurched forward, balancing for a moment before falling forward, uprooting the already mutilated tree that penetrated the screen. The tree fell to the ground and the even more sunlight burst into the heavily slanted room. Asia stood in the archway, staring wide eyed at the event.
"Gerren, you OK?" he asked.
"I'm fine, and I told you to stay back there," Gerren replied as he got to his feet.
"Charming, I came to see if you were OK," said the prince. His fur was practically glowing, as adrenaline pumped through his system. The older rabbit sighed
"Well you're here anyway, you might as well help me find the key."
"What key?" Asia asked.
"The key from before, why do you think we came to the bridge?"
"I don't know, I was just following you," the prince replied.
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Ross cautiosly opened the door, only to find the room impassible and full of debris "No... they can't be..." he said, shocked to the very core by the events that were happening all around him.
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The corridor began to fill with smoke. Spike knew he couldn't stay there much longer, he had to move. He looked down and tried to collect himself. He spotted a shiny object admidst the debris. He reached through and pulled out a knife. His knife, a large butcher's blade, somehow survived and managed to find him. He almost smiled. He put it in his belt and got to his feet. He continued down his original path to the stairwell. He burst open the door and looked at the stairs. The explosion had made the ship slant even further causing the stairs to turn upside down after one flight. He couldn't turn back. He struggled up the near vertical steps to the midplatform. He looked at the predicament that he would have to climb. He would climb up the wraught iron handle supports to the next flight where he would have to repeat. He groaned. He rolled up his sleeves of his chef's uniform and began to climb.
He climbed and climbed until he couldn't go any further. The stairs cracked and buckled making them unstable to put any weight on. He got off on the bridge level. He broke open the doorway and entered the corridor. Spike walked down the hallway, looking into each room. He could only see debris and bodies. Suddenly he stopped. His ears pricked up to the faint sound of voices coming from one of the rooms. "Hello?" He calle out.
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Kitt stood beside the doorway, wincing slightly at the view of the room.... there was no way they could have survived... suddenly he turned, someone was shouting from down the corridor, the sound was muffled from the smoke and dust but still audible....
"Hey!?" he shouted back, whoever it was must be just around the corner of the corridor, Kitt turned back to Ross who was standing, staring at the tangled mess of his parents room... "Ross.. you wait here buddy, i'm gonna go see if that survivor needs help, kay?"
With that he pulled his bandanna around his mouth, coughing, and subconsciously brushed some of the dust and grime off his work uniform, unzipping it to his waist he tied the sleeves around like a belt leaving him wearing a grimey T-shirt underneath... "jeez its gettin' hot in here..." with that he set off down the corridor, dust swirling around his feet...
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Smoke was inside Medical Bay 5, Howl's eyes watered up from it. In a daze, he looked around with wary pupils. What he saw was gruesome, multiple people who were tending to any wounded had died in the explosion, bodies littered the floor, blood everywhere...no sign of life. He called out, "Brother! Brother where are you?!" Racing around madly, he searched through piles of wreckage. When he did find his brother, he was dead. His eyes filled with tears. "Why has this happened, why did it happen to us....to you...." Suddenly, he heard people moving around in the lower areas, so he picked up his brother's body and went to the corridor. With fires still live, the only way out was nearly blocked, but he wasn't going to stop there. Racing through the fire with his brother's body over his right shoulder, he made it to the stairwell. He put down his brother and checked his legs, they were searing with pain. Then and looked down to the stairs. "My god.......it's upside down?! Well, at least I'm going down instead of up." Howl tried to walk down the stairs, but fell down them with his brother's body. From that, his head was hurt pretty badly, yet he still got up with his brother to the main bridge corridor. He saw two figures, but his vision was getting blurry and blood seeped through his hair, still holding onto his brother, Howl called out, "Hey, is anyone there? Hello?!"
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"Well maybe it's in your pocket," Asia suggested.
"It's not in my pocket, I took it out to open the safe and the explosion happened and I dropped it," Gerren replied as the two crawled along the floor, pushing bodies and branches, looking under desks and in chairs, behind cushions.
"You know, we should keep a look out for that saboteur," said Asia.
"There's no saboteur, the explosion probably came from the kitchen or something," Gerren said as he threw a log out of the window.
"You never know. You've no idea what made that explosion."
Gerren sighed with a laugh as he looked to the sky outside.
"Yeah you're right, I dont know, and neither do you," he said as a smile creased upon him. Asia was beaming a grin. "But right now, we need the key."
Suddenly, a voice could be heard,
"Hello?" It was Spike. The rabbits froze, Gerren stood up ready to reply, before Asia jumped in with a whisper and a pull.
"No, we don't know who that is. It could be anyone." he said.
"I know, but frankly in the position we're in, having a friend around wouldn't hurt," Gerren replied.
"Just wait and listen for what he does." They stood motionless for a moment, before hearing other voices, further away replying to the first.
"See, good guy," said Gerren.
"That proves nothing, other than that the people replying to him are probably good guys. You've got to be careful in these situations," Asia replied, leaning to the archway, keeping an ear out for any unusual noises.
"You watch too much TV," said Gerren.
"You don't watch enough," the young prince replied. "Could I have the dataslate? I wanna make the first log in our journal," he asked.
"Find the key, and you can have it," Gerren replied, before going back to all four paws, searching around. Asia rolled his eyes before lazily scanning the room. Suddenly his ears perked up again, there was another voice.
"Can you hear that?"
Gerren wasted no time, "We hear you! Over here in the bridge. Be careful, it isn't pretty." Asia silently flailed his arms to get him to stop.
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Spike looked around. Voices were coming from different directions. He concluded there were atleast three different parties. Someone had replied to his call and were now coming towards his from down the hall. Heavy footsteps were getting louder and louder. The footsteps come from around the corner of the corridor and a cat appeared with a bandana around his face. " Spike was squinting his eyes. Smoke seemed to be getting the better of them but he was able to make out the figure. "Kitt!? Is that you?" Spike asked asking the face which looked so familiar.
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Kitt turned the corner, a fox in smoke blackened chefs uniform, a very familiar fox... "Spike?" Kitt came to a halt, pulling down the bandanna, and coughing a hacking cough from all the smoke.... "Hey Spike man! didnt expect to see you...." he coughed again, leaning against the corridor wall for support... "ugh... you alright?"
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"Yeah, I'm fine." Spike looked around and laughed. "You got one hell of a mess to clean up with maintenance!" Spike looked around again. "But enough joking around. There are other survivors on this level. We got to find them."
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Kitt laughed as well, looking around at the wiring haning from the cieling, spilling sparks across the floor, and the constant swirling smoke... "tell me about it...." he nodded, turning back the way he'd came... "well, long time no see man.... how'd you get into this mess?"
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"Same as you, I took the job!" Spike said and laughed. "Well where did you come from? Are you with any others!?"
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"i was down in the loadin' bay... made my way up to the canteen and helped a guy named Ross up here ta try n' find his parents.... well... we found 'em.... whats left of 'em.." he shuddered, pulling out his wrench and slapping it against his palm, twirling it around and slapping it down again, he often did when he was thinking... which as his superior had said repeatedly.. didnt happen very often...
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Spike raised an eyebrow. "You're still with this...Ross? Where is he?"
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"i left him back down the corridor... it aint far...." Kitt continued to walk down the corridor back in the direction of where he'd left Ross, stepping carfully over metal panelling, and sparking wires...
((Ross is Lone-wolf btw ;) ))
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Howl coughed, his vision getting even more blurred. "Please....show yourself, I can't see through this smoke. If anyone sees me, please, come on out." He took another step, but fell from exhaustion, then thought to himself. "Did I hit my head that badly?"
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Gerren clambered through the bridge, tripping slightly on the navigations officer, before moving into the corridor.
"Oh for goodness sake, you look terrible," he said, pulling Howl through to the bridge where the gaping hole sucked the smoke away.
"I found the key!" beamed Asia, holding the little metal object aloft. "It dropped from that woman you hit when you ran out," he said before noticing the state of their new acquaintance. "what's up with him?"
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Howl grabbed his brother's body and dragged it in the room, then leaned against the wall. "I was in medical bay 5 with my brother before the explosion, but now....you can see he's no longer with us." He slid down the wall with his back to it. "After I found him, I took his body through a hall of flames then fell down the upside-down flight of stairs. Don't go up any higher, it's all fire and wreckage now....." Howl coughed again. "I bumped my head pretty badly when I fell down the steps." Blood seeps down the side of Howl's head.
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"You were in the medi-bay and you left it to come here? There's not much we can do," Gerren said as he looked Howl over, letting him keep hold of his brother. Asia was already unlocking the safe, hearing a distinctly satisfying click. Pulling it open, he found a rather unimpressive thick blanket of greyish brown, wrapped around a clump of items. He took the package out and sat cross legged upon the floor, laying the items by him before unwrapping it. Gerren noticed the blood on Howl's head and ran his paw through the fur, checking the damage. It wasn't terrible and could easily be patched up, if they had anything to patch it with. "What was in the safe?" he asked Asia who's eyes had lit up, admiring a substantial blade.
"Well, we got a knife here, looks pretty mean... err, a compass, a kinda ugly blanket aaaand," Asia trailed off before a broad grin slapped onto his face. "First Aid!" he held up a small red box full of objects thudding against the walls inside.
Gerren shared the smile, "See, told you they wouldn't have no plans for this sort of thing." Asia handed the box over to him, so he could bandage seal the wound, bandaging him up. "I'm not a doctor, but I think you'll be fine for now." Gerren turned to move back into the corridor, but stopped and turned back to Howl. "Since you were in the medibay, are there any doctors around?"
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Howl's expression shifted into a sorrowful one. "Everyone in there was....dead. Some killed by debris, others fell onto syringes. There are other medi-bays, but they are located lower in the ship, and I'm not going to climb down those steps again with these legs." He lifted his scorched jeans to reveal his burn legs, they were in pretty bad shape. "I got them while carrying my brother's body through the burning corridor. Is there anything in the First Aid kit for 2nd to 3rd degree burns?"
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"Yeesh, that don't look good." Gerren looked again through the kit. "I can bandage some of that up, and we have some disinfectant spray and some... gauze pads, I dont know... look I'm not a doctor, I'm just a servant to this kid here," he nodded over to Asia who gave a flicker of a smile. "Your injuries look serious. I dont know what I can do." He ran a paw through his fur, closing his eyes trying to think. "OK, I'll do what I can, but it isn't gonna be enough, and I'm going to have to cut off most of your jeans," he said as he grabbed the scissors, awaiting permission.
Asia sat cross-legged, looking between the two men, filled with questions of what happens next. He looked outside and saw the birds start to return to their perches, hopping around the nearby trees.
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He nodded. "Go ahead, ripped jeans is better then no legs." Howl looked at his brother and muttered, "If I survive this, then I might be able to write the last book of our adventures together, about this ship...."
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Gerren put scissors to denim, cutting away jeans from flesh, peeling it off where it had stuck.
"So you write?" he asked, drawing away Howl's attention as the cloth came off. He started to spray the disinfectant over the wounds. Asia stood up and wandered around the room, examining all the different controls of the ship, some stained with blood. He made sure to divert his eyes from the bodies.
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Spike followed Kitt back down the corridor to where he'd left Ross. He was careful not to step on any of the debris as he followed. "So, Kitt, how do you think we're going to get out of here anyway?" Spike asked as he looked into a room filled with debris, bodies, and to the window that let in sunlight. "...and just where are we anyway?"
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"no idea to all the questions" he smirked, watching Spike, dust and smoke billowing around their legs as they walked... "but... i reckon we need to find anyone else who has survived... two of us aint gonna do a whole lotta good.... HELLO!?" he shouted down the corridor, hoping anyone else still alive would answer, if not... if not then they where on their own...
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The ears of both rabbits perked up at the sound, Gerren moved to call back, but Asia leapt in, covered Gerren's mouth and put a finger to his own lips whispering a shush. The young prince hopped through the archway.
"Get back here," Gerren whispered, but the boy was gone, darting through the corridors until he reached a corner where the sound of the new people were close. He peered round the corner, though his bright fur shimmered through the smoke. There in the corridor, he could see a cat and a fox, listening out for replies.
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Kitt leant against the wall of the corridor, throwing his wrench up in the air so it flipped head over handle twice, before catching it again, and repeating the action.... he kept one ear cocked for a replying shout though none came...
"ugh... guess we really are the only survivors left on this god-forsaken ship...."
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Asia narrowed his eyes, hiding behind his corner, calling out to them,
"You're survivors then?" he asked.
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Kitt jumped at the voice so close, he missed the wrench as it flew its path up and then down, the heavy metal tool landing a painfull blow on his knee instead...
"ow...." he rubbed his knee, looking up at the obscured figure who had spoken out...
"yeah, we're survivors.... you injured?"
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"No," the prince replied, in his most authoritative voice, laced with as much mystery as he could muster. Voice coaches at the palace made sure that if he had to represent the royals, he would do it well. "Though there is one, in a grave circumstance. Why do you ask, are you a doctor?"
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"uhm... no im not a Doctor... i'm just doing by best to help is all... you gonna show yourself or keep hidin'?"
Kitt peered through the smoke at the figure, wrench back in hand, tail swishing curiosuly...
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Suddenly, Asia was pulled to the side. It was Gerren.
"What the hell do you think you're doing? Do you not realise how dangerous that was. Didnt the bodies give any sort of hint?!" he shouted at the boy, who shyed away, his glow diminished. Gerren pulled Asia away, dragging him back towards the bridge. "I've done what I can with Howl, now the best we can do is stick together, do you understand me."
Asia gave out a quiet, defeated "yes."
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Spike narrowed his eyes. "I'ma going to check it out." Spike said to Kitt before turning to follow the source of the voice. Spike removed his white chef's coat and tossed it aside. He walked slowly, listening carefully to anything he heard coming in that direction. Suddenly, he could make out another voice whispering to another. He stopped and listened but heard nothing. He removed his knife from his belt and hid it behind his back. He made it to the corner and quickly peered around the corner before pressing back up against the wall. He saw two rabbits walking away at quite a pace. One seemed quite young and seemed to be being scolded by the other, a lot older looking. They didn't seem too dangerous or threatening but Spike wasn't about to make assumptions. He decided to follow. The fox made his moves quickly and quietly until he finally made his way up to the older rabbit and grabbed him from behind, holding the knife to his throat, and pulling him back from the younger rabbit. "Who are you!? Who's the kid!? And what are you doing playing games with us!?" He demanded.
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Howl raised his hand, limping towards the fox. "Calm down! They were just tending to my wounds was all." His leg and head rappings were extremely noticeable. "Can you please unhand him, I'm quite grateful for their help." Howl was trying to carry his dead brother's body, but struggling.
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Spike looked between the wolf, the young rabbit, and the one he was holding a knife to. He released the rabbit he was threatening and took a step back. he looked at all the individuals that faced him. "...Sorry if I was being extreme. I was only taking precaution. I hope you understand but I don't advise calling out to survivors and then disappearing." He said as he put his knife away and looked at the body the wounded wolf was struggling to carry and looked down. "My name is Spike. I'm glad to see the three of you survived...I'm very sorry about your friend." He said, gesturing the body. "Would you like some help?" He offered.
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Kitt had followed Spike... as usual he was always one for breaking the rule of 'you stay here'.... he stood slightly further apart from the group, throwing his wrench into the air, then catching it again, tightening the sleeves of his overalls around his waist as he did so...
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Howl sighed. "I guess I'm going to need help down those upside-down stairs I had hurt my head on, but that can wait." He looked at the body. "This was my brother, he died in Medical Bay 5 with everyone else on that floor, except for me......don't go up any higher, or you'll have to go through lots of fire, as I did. That's how I got these wounds." He sat down and winced from pain. "I am Howl, writer and musician." He held out his paw for a shake.
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Spike shook Howl's paw. "Nice to meet ya." He looked back. "I left my friend back down the hall. I think he said something about there being another survivor he'd left back as well." Spike's ears picked up footsteps. "As a matter of fact, I think that's him." he said, turning to look back down the hall from which he'd came.
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Kitt ran up to beside Spike, coughing as he leant against the taller fox... "hrrrm... ugh.. stupid smoke... i left Ross just back there... he seems pretty distraut bout' his parents....." he looked up to Howl, holding out a paw to shake as well... "hey, names Kitt... engineer aboard the HMS shipwreck..." he sniggered, flicking his tail...
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He smiled. "Nice to meet you two." He shook both their paws. "Well Kitt, do you have an assessment on how many floors we have left that are usable, because the floor holding Medical Bay 5 is completely torn up."
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Kitt sucked in his a breath... like a backwards whistle, and was in every sector of the galaxy mechanics body language for 'thats gonna cost ya a pretty penny'...
"well.... we grounded pretty deep, so i'd say easily anything thats below the ground level will be completely buckled... about two floors above that will be rather unsafe... in general... just stick to the centre of the corridors... common sense really...."
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Asia flicked between Gerren and spike, then at the knife. He moved over to the blade that was in the safe and wrapped it in the blanket along with the other supplies. Gerren stroked his neck, staring at Spike, unsure of the situation, he moved slowly between him and Asia.
"We could try to get into those trees by the main screen," he said. "They look sturdy enough, though we should keep an eye on some of the larger birds."
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Spike watched as the younger rabbit moved over to the safe to grab a bundle while the older rabbit moved in between them. He narrowed his eyes.
"I don't believe I've had the privilege of learning your names." Spike said, looking between the rabbits then shooting a stare at the younger one.
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"Well our social niceties dont follow the path of knives first, names later," said older rabbit, "but if you must know, I'm Gerren, and that there is my brother, Asia." His expression was calm, he rarely faced such situations but as a companion to an important prince, he had been taught atleast basic guidance on it. Even if they hadnt, he would do everything he could for Asia's safety.
The young prince merely watched the exchange, keeping quiet, keeping back.
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Spike smiled. "Well, Gerren, nevertheless, it is nice to meet your and your brother's acquaintance." He turned to look at Kitt. "Kitt, maybe we should go and pick up Ross since we'll be making our way out of here."
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Another rush of pain went through Howl's legs and he bit his lip, these burns were very bad. "Wait, is there a doctor of some sort on this ship that is still alive? I got my wounds fixed up a bit by Gerren, yet I don't think it will be enough."
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Spike looked at Howl. "I'm afraid not...but maybe I could take a look at it. I've seen some pretty nasty stuff when I was deployed. I ain't no medic but I'll see what I can do." Spike said before walking over to Howl. "Why don't you take a seat and I'll have a look." He paused and looked up at the group. "Umm, I don't suppose anyone would have a first aid kit would they?"
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"Right here," Asia murmured, unloading the pack, pulling out the kit and holding it up. As he passed it over, his eyes never left spike's blade.
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Spike took the first aid kit from Asia. "Thank you." He bent down and began to unwind the bandages. He saw the injury and looked into Howl's eyes. "Jeez, you got burned pretty good." Spike opened the first aid kit and began to rummage through it. He pulled on a latex glove and inspected the burn. "There's blistering, minor bleeding,...Hmm." He pulled out wrappers of disinfectant and tore them open. Before he applied it he spoke. "This might sting a bit." The fox wiped the wound with the alcohol and sanitizer. He pulled out an oitment from the kit and pryed off the cap. He poured some on and then pulled out more guazz before banaging the wound back up. "That should do it for ya." Spike said, pulling off the glove. "Just keep it clean and put this on if your feeling a lot of pain." Spike handed him the ointment. "And make sure you swap out the bangages every so often. The last thing you want is for that thing to get infected. I had more of my men killed from infections than from bullets."
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Kitt pulled a very quiet Ross back to the group, the deaths of his parents seemed still to be on his mind very much...
"this is Ross guys.... and Howl, Spike knows what he's doin' i'd trust him with my life if i had ta..."
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Gerren turned to the window, walked to the edge and looked out towards the wilderness. The sporadic trees by the ship fizzed with life as small birds and insects flickered along its branches, shimmering with the brightest pinks, reds and green, then alternating to the dark and sullen grey. The trees themselves seemed to curl and move as though being caressed by the buzz of life. Below, the grass was dense and lush, spreading wide across the landscape, and overlooking it all, forest covered mountains sat on the horizon, capped with snow at their very peaks.
"So what's the plan on getting out of this deathtrap? Those fires are probably spreading," he asked.
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Howl got up and looked at Spike. "Thank you, this will do just fine." He turned to Gerren. "I don't have much of a clue, perhaps we can get someone to go down to the lower levels to create a way out of here. I can go once I get used to my legs like this." He then looked at Ross. "I am Howl, a pleasure to meet you."
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"no no no.... we cant get out from lower down... thats crazy man.... theres fires down there, you'd die from the smoke within half an hour before you even found a way out, and thats without somthing collapsing on you...."
Kitt made his way to the main viewing window of the bridge, clambering up he tapped the glass lightly with the end of his spanner.... looking back to the group he made a heavy swing with the metal tool, aiming for an already large and growing crack.... with a loud smash the plate of glass shattered into large ragged chunks which Kitt cleared away with several smaller swipes of the spanner....
"i say... we get out through here... into the tree tops, like Asia or Gerren said.... then we either stay in the trees or climb down.... unless anyone has a better idea?"
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Howl shrugged. "I do not see a better way out." He took out his notepad and wrote something, then closed it then looked back up. "Who wants to go first?"
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Kitt was already clambering out when Howl spoke, he looked back over his shoulder and grinned... "looks like im jumpin' first.... and whats that ya writin' in yer notepad?"
he climbed out onto a large branch that had been forced up against the bridge of the ship, it shook and swayed slightly when he first landed on it but only a few vibrant red leaves where dislodged... the feline leant back in through the smashed window, waiting to see if anyone else would follow...
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Howl got up at the window. "Oh, it's material for my book, I'm a writer and musician." He climbed onto the branch the climbed to the main part of the tree then sat. "I was also writing a couple of lyrics to a song." He took out his smoke pack and his lighter. "You don't mind if I have a smoke, you've already dealt with a lot of it from the ship, so this won't be half as bad."
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Kitt nodded, letting Howl pass along the tree branch... he cocked an eyebrow dubiously when he asked to smoke... "why would i say no? free planet..." he leant back in through the smashed window, waiting for the others to either climb out or stay put...
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He chuckled. "Oh, I don't like it when it bothers others." He put the cigarette in his mouth then lite it up. With a deep inhale and exhale, smoke came out. "It's been a bit too long since my last smoke..." Howl took out his notebook and started sketching, waiting for the others.
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Gerren looked to his young ward, Asia, nodding to get him to go first. Asia shook his head in decline before Gerren stood behind him and gently pushed him along to the window. Asia stared at the branch, looking it over.
"You know, rabbits aren't exactly famed for their tree climbing skills," he said before stepping up the the smashed window and grabbing hold of the branch keeping his claws dug in for safety as he clambered onto it, Gerren constantly giving quiet encouragement. Once he was on, Gerren climbed on after him.
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Smiling, Howl raised his head. "Ah, it's ok." He closed his notepad and blew out smoke. "I've spent time around many different planets to develop a good book, and in doing so, I've learned how to climb better than the average being. Though, I'm certainly not a pro at it, just good enough to do certain things."
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Spike climbed out the window after Gerren. He hopped onto the branch with ease. He dug into the wood with his claws upon contact for support. The fox was a great climber as he was trained to be such.
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Kitt watched as the others clambered out, tail swishing to keep his balance he walked across the branch easily further towards the trunk of the tree where the branches became thicker and sturdier... a large green bird sat amongst the vibrant red leaves of the tree, its amber eye watched the survivors with keen interest. Kitt swiped at it with his spanner, the large bird took off with a screech, huge wings flapping fervently...
"bloody parrot..."
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Asia and Gerren followed along, though the prince's pace was less than a crawl, shivering, gripping the tree, staring straight ahead, not daring to look around. Gerren sat behind him, ready to stop him if he fell.
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Spike slowly followed behind Gerren who slowly followed behind Asia. Spike looked down off the branch to the ground below. It was quite a fall...unless one knew how to fall just right. He looked back at the group crawling along. The young rabbit seemed to be holding them up. Spike didn't mind. They weren't in any rush as far as he was concerned. He understood his fear. Spike kept his pace and kept silent as he followed along.
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Howl smiled and looked at Spike, "Your quite the climber! Where did you learn to do that?" He blew out smoke in the opposite direction so it wouldn't get in Spike's face.
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Spike smiled and looked at Howl. "Boot camp." He replied. Spike looked up ahead where Kitt and the rest had finally stopped. Kitt looked like he'd finally reached the main trunk while Asia and Gerren were not far behind. Spike looked down at the lower branch. He released his grip of the branch he held on to and dropped to the lower branch, absorbing the momentum with his knees. He dug his claws back into the wood and as quickly as a squirrel, he made his way across the branch and down the main trunk. He jumped off the wood the last few feet and landed on the ground with a heavy thud. He looked back up the tree at the rest of the group and smiled.
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Kitt rolled his eyes and sniggered "show off" with that he swung down from the branch, dropping down to the second branch, where he promptly slipped and smacked into the ground below with a thunk....
he got up coughing... "uh... i meant'a to that..." <.< >.>
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Ross jumped from the window, grabbing onto a branch of the tree swinging down and sliding down the trunk
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With a struggle, Howl slowly lowered himself down from the branch, using only his hands, he landed softly on the next branch and winced from more pain. While trying to get down with wobbly feet, he managed to get to the last branch. Then Howl grabbed the main trunk and slide down. Limping over to the rest of the group, he smiled. "Hey, not bad for a guy with burnt legs, am I right?"
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Gerren climbed down, hanging off the high branch before letting go, bypassing the lower branch and landing on his feet without a worry. He looked to the others and shrugged,
"Strong legs," he said before looking back up to Asia. The young prince looked down around him, watching everyone else jump down. He was nowhere near as brave. "Come on, jump down, I'll catch you," said Gerren. Asia didnt reply, shuffling around, trying to find the safest way down. He couldn't find any.
"Uhhmm... I'm ok here I think," he said.
"No you're not, come on, it's safe, I've got you," said his guardian who held out his arms for the boy. Eventually, slowly, Asia slid one leg off, then the other, looking below before dropping. His clothes snagged and tore on a branch, causing him to tumble, Gerren barely caught him as he fell face first, toppling over backwards hitting his feet on the dirt. The boys eyes were wide with fear as he shook, and grabbed hold of his guardian. "Ah look at your clothes," said Gerren. "The royal tailor will have a fit when he sees this." The boy was dressed in a rich red shalwar kameez, accented with gold embroidery. The cost of it was astronomical. Gerren wore something similar, though less ornate and more black.
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Kitt was already wandering out from the rest of the group, marvelling at the wierd floral display, all vibrant purples and red, with swirling greens and yellows...
"woooah... seriously trippy man..."
He looked back to the group, brushing some of the dirt off his overalls...
"so... i reckon we need to make shelter... or at least find somewhere safer than here.... i reckon... that we are actually safer higher up... we find somewhere good we could set up in a tree or summin'?"
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Asia did a double take, and marched over to kitt, "But we just got out of a tree! why do we need to go back into one?!" From behind, someone laughed; it was Gerren. "Don't laugh at me," Asia said with a smile, his own chuckle bubbling through, "I could have died just then!" They were both full on grinning.
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Kitt sniggered, the sight of people laughing always made him burst out laughing as well... though he did his best not to...
"yes... we just got out of a tree, but i dont feel safe down here, most predators dont climb... and right now... i dont feel like being prey..."
and with that he burst into laughter, slapping his paw on his thigh...
"hah!... your faces... oooh, sorry... you guys crack me up.."
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Spike managed to contain his laughter but failed to contain his smile. "I don't know about you guys but I'm starving." He looked around the forest at the strange looking vegetation that grew. "God, I could really go for some margaritas right about now." He scanned the woods, listening for any sounds of wildlife other than birds. He looked back towards the crash site where debris lay scattered about on the floor. There were luggage bags, pieces of metal, and even bodies of the fatalities. He walked over and immediately picked up the bag nearest him and tore it open, quickly rummaging through. He pulled out clothes, a camera, and what he was looking for, a cell phone." "HAHA!" He yelled in success. He flipped it open and turned it on. His hope instantly died. "Can you guys believe you can't reception around here?" the fox put the phone in his pocket and gave up looking through the bag. He walked over to the next bag and began to dig through it. He pulled out a pack of cigarettes, a lighter, paper, and a Swiss army knife.
He wiped his face in frustration. He squatted, resting his arms on his knees. He looked around and fixed upon the body of a passenger who seemed to have fallen from the wreckage. He wandered over, knelt down and looked at it. It was a young deer. Blood leaked from it's mouth and all four legs had been broken. Without hesitation, Spike immediately took the body by the legs and began to drag it off back to where the group had been standing. "Look at what I found." Spike said while he pulled out his knife. He stabbed into the carcass and began to cut off the skin.
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With a smile, Howl limped over to where Spike threw the cigarettes, picked up the pack and the extra light, then stuff them in his pocket. Then he struggled back over. "A good idea, sadly we don't have a fire to cook the meat, though I would eat if raw if I had to. The only problem is that Asia and Gerren are royalty, unless they too would be willing to eat raw meat?" He said, blowing out more smoke.
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Spike stopped carving the meat and looked up at Howl. "Well actually that lighter I found that you picked was for the fire." He went back to carving. "We'll use metal off the ship to grill the meat over but right now I need something to burn." He tore off one of the legs and tossed it aside. He looked up at the rabbits. "I hope you don't mind eating meat. It's all there is right now...and can somebody get me some firewood and sheet metal?"
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"yo... i'm on the metal..." Kitt walked over to the ships hull, choosing a small section of the outer sheet metal that was buckled at the edges from the impact.... he stuck his spanner in between two of the bolts, he wrenched against the seam of the section, and with a loud screeching he pulled the metal off the hull....
hefting the steel plate he dragged it over beside Spike, panting... "that... good?"
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Spike looked up from his carving. "Yeah, Kitt, that'll do just great. Thanks." The deer was nearly half carved and Spike had stacked enough meat to last them the next 2 days. He kept the skin aside for later use. "I still need a fire though, guys."
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Asia looked upon the carcass and as Spike began to cut into it, his contorted in digust. Gerren stood beside him, looking between Asia and the meat.
"Well there's not much else to eat," said the servant. Asia held up an arm and pointed to fields around them.
"Look where we are!" said the prince.
"Yeah and they could be poisonous. We know nothing about this planet and there's no way you're gonna get ill because of sheer carelessness," replied Gerren.
The only problem is that Asia and Gerren are royalty,
Gerren held up his hand as Asia dropped his, staring at Spike, repulsed by the act.
"Uh, I'm not royalty," said Gerren. "I'm just his servant, see?" He lifted his head and showed off his collar, swimming with vibrant fluids.
"I am not eating that," Asia murmured, "It is utterly vile and hideous."
"Look just eat it today and then afterwards we can experiment with the stuff round here." Asia looked at Gerren and narrowed his eyes.
"I would rather starve then eat that," he said, pointing to the Deer.
"Well that's your choice, but you're hungry right now, right?" said Gerren.
"Not after looking at that I'm not," Asia replied.
"Well I am, and we have nothing else to eat. It isn't nice but none of this is, ok?"
Asia stood away from the fire, looking around at the multicoloured flora the spread over the land.
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Kitt watched Asia sulk, he walked over uncertainly to the young prince...
"hey.. Asia?.. look, i know im not gonna be able to persuade you ta eat the meat... heck, ive never been able to persuade anyone to do anythin'... but i know how ya feel... well, not exactly... i mean i aint royalty... heck quite the opposite, im just some mechanic trying to scratch a livin'... but i reckon... your, people?... i reckon they wouldnt want their prince to die cos he wouldnt eat when he was stranded.. now would they?"
he gave the prince an encouraging smile...
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"Of course they don't want me to die," Asia murmured, "I'm the last one left." He had a hint of a smile on him as he looked to Kitt, his eyes were lost, and his fur dimmed. "After me, it's all over. My home becomes a republic and the... Legend of Light... ends." He looked up, seeing the ship, torn and broken. "And that looks pretty likely right now." He turned back to Kitt, "I guess things are messed up." The bunny's breathing started to become hoarse. He turned to the tree, leaning against it, facing away from everyone and everything.
Gerren sat by spike, trying to comprehend the resons one would eat a corpse.
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Howl blew out more smoke then walked up to Asia. "Well, if your the last of 'em, then just eat the meat, it's not going to kill you. Plus, your exactly in the position to complain about what type of food you get, rather, you should be complaining about whether we get ANY food or not. We've got to live off of what we have." He patted Asia's shoulder. "When this is all over, you won't have to worry about the crap food you get here, right?" He chuckled then walked over to Spike and looked at the meat. "Man, I'm starving. This meat should do us some good...we should have took salt from the cafeteria! Oh well, this will do just fine."
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Spike had finished carving what meat he could pull off. He looked at Howl, wiping his face with the part of his arm that wasn't covered in blood. "Salt? Who needs salt when Spike is cooking?" Spike asked, a smile crossing his face while he constructed the home made barbeque. He looked at Gerren who sat nearest to him. "How do you take it?" The fox asked, taking a lighter and starting a fire from paper and kindling wood under the sheet metal.
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Asia froze, slowly calming himself, breathing deep, before turning to Howl.
"You don't know it won't kill me. I'll be fine as I am," he said, before muttering under his breath, "it doesn't matter anyway."
Gerren looked to spike, confused.
"I don't know. I've never had meat before. i dont know how it's supposed to be eaten."
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Spike looked at Gerren in disbelief. He looked back at his grill and placed the metal sheet over the flame. "Well uh, you can have your meat bloody, or not bloody." Spike said, making it simple. "Some people like it bloody and some don't. You want it a bit pink?" He asked, throwing a couple pieces on the metal.
Spike's ears twitched. He looked up and out towards the woods. He stood up still keeping his eyes on what was making noise. He began to walk forward while at the same time he pulled out his knife. "Who's there!?" Spike called out into the forest. There was no response. Spike walked into the woods and then there was a low hiss then a sound of a rattle. Spike's eyes went wide. "What the f-" His words were cut off by a large figure lunging at him through the brush. Spike's knife dropped from his hand and landed in the dirt. He wrestled with the huge snake on the ground. They rolled around in the dirt while Spike tried his best to avoid being bitten while the snake tried to keep Spike from breaking its neck. It was a dangerous game that was easily heard through the bushes to the group of survivors. Spike then was able to roll onto the snake's back and pin it to the floor moments later. The snake tapped out and Spike made a face. "I give up! You win!" The snake hissed. Spike finally let the snake go and quickly got to his feet. The rattlesnake stood up and walked away from the fox, stretching his back, and cracking it in several places. "Jeez, Spike!" The snake hissed, "you trying to kill me?" Spike narrowed his eyes and noticed the name patch on the snake's work uniform. His jaw dropped. "Eddie!?" Eddie smiled and held his arms out.
"I haven't seen you in ages! Where did you come from?" Spike asked, standing still stunned. Eddie crossed his arms. "We worked on the same ship, Spike. I saw your name on the roster and I decided to tag along. You can't leave your buddy behind forever." Spike scratched his head. "but how did you-" Eddie cut him off. "Survive? You got me. I woke up out here without a scratch. I smelled someone grilling and I...well you know the rest." Spike laughed. "Well, c'mon, I'll introduce you to the rest of the gang." He said walking back out through the woods. The fox popped out of the woods back into the clearing with the rattlesnake following close behind.
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"Oh don't give me..." Gerren said before spike twitched. As the fox moved away, he sat back, staring into the undergrowth. Suddenly the scuffle and he and Asia rushed in to help, only finding a completely healthy snake, happy as can be. "Ah..." he said. "More carnivores," Gerren rolled his eyes and turned back to the cooking food, as Asia gave a quiver of a smile and stood around, watching everyone. "No blood for me thanks, I'd rather it be as unlifelike as possible. It's already bad enough."
"Then dont eat it," Asia said, his hands on his hips. "You shouldn't eat stuff like that."
"I'd rather have discomfort than starvation," Gerren replied. Asia huffed and turned to the wooded landscape.
"To heck with this, I'm gonna find something to eat."
"What did I tell you about going on your own?" Gerren said, finger pointed. Asia sighed,
"Sorry."
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When the Snake emerged from the undergrowth with Spike, Howl smiled and walked up to him. "Well well, who's this? A friend of yours? I'm Howl, one of the few survivors of the crash, as you would probably guess." He held out his hand for a shake.
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Spike walked over to the grill. "No blood for the bunnies. Got it." He sat down and watched as the steaks fried and sizzled on the metal, flipping them over on occaision with his knife.
Eddie looked at Howl. "Nice to meet you, sir, I'm Eddie." He shook his hand. "I glad to see there are more survivors."
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Kitt hadnt noticed the newcomer, he was far too interested in the sizzling meat.... slapping the heavy head of his wrench in his palm, before holstering it back in the belt of his mechanics work clothes....
"i'l go with n'ything Spike... just glad we got food for now..."
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"You do that a lot, don't you." Asia said, turning to Kitt, "That thing with the wrench."
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Kitt looked up from the frying meat, and then back down to the wrench... "yeah... i guess i do it subconsiouslyfor some reason" he blushed slightly, rubbing the back of his neck...
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"I don't have any weird quirks like that. The only thing special about me is... well, everything." The rabbit smirked before laughing out loud, though his eyes still seemed just so slightly lost.
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Howl nodded. "As am I. Spike, introduce Eddie to the rest of our group."
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Spike looked up from the grill at Howl then at Eddie. He facepalmed. "Oh of course." He turned around to face the rabbits and Kitt. "Guys, this is Eddie." He looked at Eddie. "Eddie, this is Gerren, Asia, and Kitt...There was another one...Ross I think. But I don't know where he is." The fox went back to grilling.
Eddie walked over to the rabbits and cat were sitting. He sat down next to them and crossed his legs. "Hey. Nice to meet you." He said offering his hand to Asia.
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"Hi," Asia mumbled as he shook Eddie's hand. After that the boy was quite quiet. Gerren spoke up instead,
"So Eddie, what's your story?"
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Eddie looked at Gerren. "Well, before the crash, I was on my break from working in the engine room. Suddenly, I was called back in since I was informed that there was a problem with one of the main power cells." He looked down into the sand. "Before I opened the door if felt like the whole bottom half of the ship got torn off. I guess one of the main engines exploded from an issue with the power cells. At that moment, everything went blank. I woke up out here maybe a mile away. I smelled some barbeque and here I am." He said looking up. "What about you guys?"
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Howl sighed. "Well, I had joined my brother on this ship because he was a rich noble, and we were going to write a book together about our adventures across the universe. Yet, one the day of the explosion, my brother and I were apparently taken to medical bay 5. When the ship crashed, however, the whole place was wrecked, only leaving me to live on. The body of who was once my brother is still on that ship, I carried him to the bridge, where I laid him down, there was no way of carrying him any farther. That is how I ended up in this twisted mess." He took out another smoke and lit it up. "But at-least I've got some new people that I can call friends."
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Spike looked over at Howl. A frown crossed his face before he looked down on the sand then turned his attention back to the steaks. He pulled one off the grill. It was bloody and hung from the tip of his knife. "First rare, who wants it?" Spike asked looking to the group.
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Howl raised his hand. "I'll have the rare one, I always like mine juicy."
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Gerren resisted the urge to wretch as he eyed the carcass suspisciously
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Kitt looked up at Eddie, dawning realisation... "uh... hi.... you remember me? I was the guy who blew the power circuits, sections 3 through 12 on my first day.." he rubbed the back of his neck nervously... that first day hadnt been too good...
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Eddie looked at Kitt. "...Kitt? Oh, KITT!" Yeah I remember you!" he laughed. "How could I forget? Hehehe. I'm glad you made it out, Kitt."
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Kitt laughed as well "unsurprisingly, i'm quite glad that i got out too..." he watched Spike in anticipation, waiting for the next available meat, his stomach growled as he watched the sizzling meat...
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Taking a bite out of the meat, Howl smiled. "This is great...thank you, Spike." When he looked at Kitt, he frowned. "Kitt, perhaps you would like a bite of some of my deer, it's mighty tasty."
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Kitt looked at Howl's deer, stomach growling again... "yeah, sure does look it.... but nah i'l wait for the next piece... i aint that hungry.." contrary to his last statement his stomach growled again...
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"No problem, Howl." Spike pulled off a second piece of meat and handed it over to Kitt. He pulled off another and gave it to Eddie. He went back to grilling the next two pieces as they needed to be on longer to drain the blood for the rabbits.
"Thanks, Spike." Eddie looked at his piece before he tossed it into his mouth and swallowing it whole. He looked around at the debris that scattered the area. "Does anyone know if someone's been sent to find us?" He asked, looking at the rest of the group. Spike kept flipping steaks when he answered. "I have no idea but I don't expect to be rescued in the next day or two." He looked up from the meat and continued. "I suggest we set up camp, build shelters, keep the fire going, and maybe try to find more food to last us. Meat does spoil you know." Spike said, glancing at the rabbits for a fraction of a second before looking back at the meat on the grill.
Eddie had caught the action. He stared at the fox before looking down and nodding. "I'll look for more food. I'm in the mood for trying something new...anyone feeling adventurous?" He asked, looking at the group to see if anyone would join him.
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Howl was fiddling with his notepad after finishing his meat, and looked up to Eddie. "Well, Spike is cooking, I've got burnt legs, I'm not to sure that Gerren and Asia would take kindly to hunting, so...that leaves Kitt, that is, once he's done with his meat." He blew out some smoke and went back to drawing, then something occurred to him. "Wait...what's the name of this place again?"
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Kitt finished off what was left of his meat, licking his fingers, purring happily as his tail flicked side to side.... "thanks for the meat Spike..... and i'l come with ya Eddie, not like i got nuthin else ta do..." he stood, brushing off some of the dirt from his overalls and walked up to Eddie...
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"Oh!" said Asia, waving his hand up in the air. "People are coming to find us. We found a datapad off the captain, didn't we Gerren, show them it." Gerren smiled and pulled out the pad and played the message. "I still think we should make an audio journal."
"We'll do that after dinner, ok?" Gerren replied.
"You know what we should call this planet? If it doesn't have a name," said the prince. "We should call it Asialand." Gerren let out a laugh.
"Well we'll see... after dinner."
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Eddie nodded to Kitt. He looked back at Gerren. "You sure you don't want to come to find something you would pefer to eat?"
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Kitt stood beside eddie, arms crossed watching Gerren to see what he would say.... tail swishing anxciously he wanted to get off and do somthing, instead of all this standing around, subconsciously he pulled out his wrench and spun it in one paw with a flick of his wrist. Flipping the heavy metal tool he switched hands, distracted from the rest of the scene, absorbed in what he was doing, spinning and flipping the wrench... he could start a new craze... like juggling, but cooler!... the idea was scratched from his list of things to do when he promptly dropped the wrench on his foot, letting out a sharp mewl of pain... "ow..."
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Asia let out a laugh at Kitt's incompetence as Gerren climbed up off his feet.
"Alright then, we'll go that way. But if I get poisoned, I'm blaming you," he said with a smile, pointing to Eddie.
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Kitt laughed snidely under his breath, muttering a few choice words as he picked up his wrench and tried putting his weight gingerly back onto his foot....
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Eddie put up his hands and smiled. "I will most certainly take full responsibility." With that, he turned and walked into the brush with his tail slithing on the ground behind him.
Spike called out to Gerren before he left. "Hey, you wanna take your steak before you leave? It's a good idea in case you don't find anything." He held up the piece of meat. It was well done. Very well done.
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Gerren visibly squirmed at the thought of eating it, before sighing deep, holding his hand back out to the fox, trying his best not to look at the piece of flesh.
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Kitt watched Gerren take the meat "just swallow it down quick like..." with that he turned and followed Eddie into the scrub, catching up with the taller figure.... "so... any plans? or we just takin' this as it goes?"
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After thinking for a moment, Howl spoke up. "Well, if someone is coming to find us, then we need to stay near the ship, it's the only way the rescue team will spot us well enough." When he was done with his drawing, he gazed off into the distance. Untamed, extravagant wilderness filled with mysterious creatures. A land so wondrous, yet so dangerous, countless adventures to be had, all of this was a vale to the unimaginable fear that would be induced to weary travelers, lost in the darkness, without hope or reassurance of safety...Howl had seen it all before. He had explored many planets, drawing the new beings he had encountered inside his notepad.
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A cold figure with sapphire eyes regarded the newcomers to it's world with little care. However the large object that came with them is a concern, a beacon, of what? The coming fire to this planet?
The figure would have to wait and see, but for now, it spent it's time observing the survivor group unseen from the trees.
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Spike handed Gerren the meat with a smile. He turned his back to the rabbit and went back to taking out Asia's meat from the fire. "I guess I'll hold onto Asia's since you might find something better for him to survive on." Spike pushed the meat across the metal to the cooler end so it wouldn't burn. "You should hurry and catch up with Eddie and Kitt. I think they just left." Spike said to Gerren.
Eddie walked through the brush with Kitt. "I don't have a plan." He replied while looking around. "I more or less sniff something out then kill it." He stopped walking and turned to face Kitt. "Why? Did you have something in mind?"
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Kitt shook his head, following behind Eddie.. "nah, i aint got no plan..." pushing through several large purple bushes he continued to follow in Eddies steps...
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"Have you ever gone hunting before, Kitt?" Eddie asked while pushing through the bushes.
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"no, i have not gone hunting before.... why you ask?... you have been hunting before?" Kitt watched the back of Eddie as he pushed his way through the scrub...
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"No reason. I was just wondering. I have hunted a few times but I don't know if it's the same as hunting at home. The creatures are weird out here." Eddie said as he spotted a small animal in a clearing. It resembled a large rabbit and it was nibbling away at a blue plant. "Maybe we should get Gerren to check out that blue stuff." Eddie whispered to Kitt making a face of disgust seeing as how nasty the plant looked.
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Kitt watched the Rabbit carefully, mimicking Eddies face of disgust when he looked to the blue plant, he whispered back watching the animal nibble... "so..... what now?"
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Gerren nodded to Spike, "thanks.. i guess," he said with a smile as he turned to the forest. "Come on Asia, let's catch up." The two rabbits jogged through the forest, clambering over any obstacles.
"My clothes are getting ruined," Asia said as he looked to himself, Gerren merely laughed and they reached Kitt and Eddie.
"So what's going on?"
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Eddie pointed. "Big bunny eating strange plant. Something for both of us." He crept along the bushes along side of it. Instictively his tail began to rattle once he was close enough. The creature looked up. Too late for a reaction, Eddie already had the animal being crushed between his fangs. It's legs kicked and struggled while Eddie pumped it with venom. Within moments, it was dead. Eddie pulled it from his mouth and held it up. He looked it over before tossing it to Kitt.
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Gerren pulled Asia away, turning from the violence and grimacing at the sound
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Kitt watched Eddie crush the large mammal, catching its now lifeless body and almost falling over with the sudden weight... "christ, s'a big 'un...." dropping the rabbit onto the ground he looked over at Gerren and Asia "you guys alright?"
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Asia began to shiver with fear. Gerren turned to the cat,
"We're fine just... keep that stuff away from us ok?
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"Hey Spike, now that this has happened, I don't think I'll ever be the same after this, ya know? Considering all that's occurred...how about you? Will you ever go back to a normal life, or will this linger inside you?"
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Spike turned to face Howl. "I know what you mean, Howl. To answer your question, I don't think this is anywhere near as bad as what I've been through when I was deployed on Omakron." He shook his head and looked down. "This ship," He pointed to the vessel. "Is a fraction of the size of ships that would literally rain down on my crew and I. I have seen some things, man. Will I ever go back to a normal life? Not since I left college for boot camp." He spat and swirled a stick around in the dirt. He looked up at Howl. "You're a writer aren't you? What is it you write about?"
(meanwhile)
Eddie looked over at Asia and Gerren. "Sorry you guys had to see that. I haven't done that in a long time." His breathing was heavy. He collected himself and walked over to the blue plant the creature was eating. He looked it over and finally plucked upt a few of the leaves. He carried it over to where Gerren and Asia were. "Do you want to try this?"
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Gerren looked at the meat in his hand, flinched and threw it away. Tentatively, he reached out and took the leaves from Eddie, taking a bite out of one of them.
"Thanks," he said, his voice was dulled. The both of them moved away from the rest of the group to eat their leaves, making sure not to look at the corpse. Asia caught a glimpse and wished he hadn't.
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"Don't mention it." Eddie said while watching them back away. He walked over to Kitt and to where his prey had landed. He picked up the heavy body in one hand by its legs and threw it over his shoulder. "Are you guys going somewhere?" Eddie asked the two rabbits as they moved away.
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Gerren didnt dare turn to look at Eddie.
"We're just going to... we'll just be over here," he said, stepping into a little clump of trees and sitting down the the leaves.
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Eddie shrugged. "Okay but don't wander off." He looked at Kitt. "Do you think we should use wood or metal for shelter?" He asked.
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Kitt was watching Gerren and Asia walk off together, before turning back to Eddie "uh... i reckon a mix?... wood support, metal for covering against rain or whatever?"... "we got wood here, n' metal sheets from the ship"...
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"I write about the countless adventures I've been on, exploring different planets around the galaxy and drawing the new creatures I encounter in my notepad." He shows it to Spike, flipping through it showing unique reptilian, mammal and aquatic life. Some had 10 legs. others had 3. One in-particular was a behemoth, covered with scales tougher then most ships, standing on 5 legs and using 8 arms. "That one was a real bugger, almost got me killed."
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Spike laughed. "Sounds like drawing's dangerous business." He scratched his head. "Do you ever go home to see your family or friends?" He tossed another log onto the fire.
(meanwhile)
Eddie nodded in agreement. "Ok, then. We'll pick up some materials on our way back to camp." He looked back. "What do you think their problem is?" He whispered to Kitt, gesturing over at the rabbits.
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He shook his head. "I haven't seen most of my family in many years, and that was exactly why I went on that ship..." Howl nodded his head at the wreckage "...so I could visit my family and write the books with my brother."
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Kitt looked over at Asia and Gerren, shaking his head and whispering back "theyr rabbits aint they? herbivores man... i guess they just dont like seein' so much killin'... the young ones a prince or summin'..."
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Spike looked down and picked up his stick again. He began to draw in the sand. He didn't know what to say to Howl. "Hey...you got an extra smoke?"
(meanwhile)
Eddie looked back to the rabbits over the bushes. "Prince?" He looked back at Kitt then back at the rabbits. "Huh...Good for him. C'mon we gotta get back before light dies." He looked up at the three suns in the sky. "...If it dies." He began to walk away. "Make sure we don't loose the bunnies." He said back to Kitt.
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Kitt turned back to Gerren and Asia "hey guys! dont lag behind!" he turned back to Eddie catching up with him as he walked off... "so.... get wood to make fire and shelter.... we got food.... survive.... sounds like we got a plan.."
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Howl nodded and handed it to him, then threw him his lighter. "You smoke?"
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Ross had been quiet the whole journey and was sitting a few metres away from the group...
((I'm back))
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"Ross, come sit with us! I don't bite." Said Howl, chuckling and blowing out smoke.
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Ross removed his high end jacket and trousers reaveling an entire casual outfit underneath before furtivilly walking over to the campfire
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Spike lit up and tossed Howl the lighter back. "No. I quit when I got back home...But quitting's easy. I've done it a thousand times before." He smiled and blew smoke through his nostrils. He looked up at Ross. "Nice you could join us, Ross. You want something to eat?" He held up the deer meat.
(meanwhile)
Eddie picked up several branches in his free arm. He continued to walk along. "A plan like this will only take us so far, Kitt. I suggest we take it slow and easy. We could be here for some time."
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Asia sighed, his shoulders slumped as they ate and heard kitt's voice.
"Come on, we gotta stay with them," said Gerren as he stood up, with a clump of leaves in his hand.
"Do we really?" Asia asked.
"We wont have a chance," Gerren replied as Asia stood up and they trudged back to the group.
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Eddie appeared back in the clearing where they left Spike, Ross, and Howl. He carried the wood and carcass over to where Spike sat and dropped the supplies down. Spike looked at the rabbit like creature. "Nice catch." Spike commented, blowing out smoke. Eddie nodded and walked over to where large pieces of sheet metal scattered the ground. He began to search and sift through the debris while Spike began to work with the meat.
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Howl smiled. "Ah, good work you guys! Now we might not die in this god-forsaken place." Blowing out smoke, he looked at the meat. "Where did you find this little critter?"
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Eddie knocked over a piece of metal, revealing a body of a crash victim. He grimaced and looked over at Howl. "It was over near some bushes not too far out that way." He looked down at the body and inspected the uniform it was wearing. It was an armed guard for one of the royalties aboard. He looked down at the pistol that was still in the holster. He bent down and pulled it out. He took out the extra clips from the belt and stuffed them in his pocket. He put the weapon in his bent and pulled his shirt over it. He looked back to make sure none of the other's had seen. He was in the clear and continued about his scavenging.
Spike had already began to skin the animal. He'd already kept the fur from the deer and was drying it out in the sun on a rock nearby. He took a quick glance up at Eddie then at Howl then back at the animal. A clear liquid began to drip out of where Eddie had bit. Spike dropped the skin and looked at Eddie. "Eddie you idiot! You pumped this thing with poison!" Eddie looked back. "Yeah so? Suck it out!" Eddie went back to sifting. Spike groaned and picked his knife back up. He began to cut the skin out from where Eddie struck and began to suck on the wound. Several seconds later, Spike spat the venom out off to the side. "Ugh!" Spike said, placing his mouth over the wound again to suck out what was left.
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"Come on, we should really help out with the shelter," said Gerren as he chewed on the last of his leaves. The two of them stood and walked around the campsite, gathering metal and wood when they could. Moving around more and more metal, they found the royal guard laying on the ground, mutilated. Asia was first to find it, letting out a gasp, before pulling Gerren's attention.
"It's Mikah," he said. Gerren looked over the body.
"You sure? He's one of ours but Mikah was bigger. It can't be him so just don't think about it," He said, guiding Asia away. The young prince looked around at nothing, his mind was elsewhere.
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Kitt helped sift through the wreckage, hauling out a sheet of metal hull plating that had been torn off with the impact of the crash, pulling it over to where Spike sat with accompanying grunts and curses he dropped the metal down with a crash... "i reckon this'l be good fer shelter"
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When Spike began to suck out the venom, Howl's face cringed. "Ugh, that's disgusting. Next time, I think we'll use something like a make-shift spear." He got up and walked into the woods, coming back with a long stick and a couple of stones. "Let's see if I remember how to do this..."
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Kitt watched Howl with interest, walking over he sat down opposite him waiting to see how he would go about making the spears "uh... i dont think we really got to know each other proper yet... m' names Kitt" he put out a paw to shake Howl's... "lets see how ya make these then.."
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He smiled, his cigarette still in his mouth. "I'm Howl..." He shook Kitt's hand firmly. "...and right now I need a knife in order to carve the necessary notches on it so I can latch down the rock, perhaps you or someone else has one?"
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Kitt rummaged around in his tool belt "one good thing about bein' a mechanic... ya always got the tools for the job..." he produced his trusty wrench, a screwdriver, several sticks of mint gum and a knife, handing the knife to Howl he chewed on one of the sticks of gum.... "so.." he spoke between chews... "how'd you get in this mess?"
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He stabbed the knife at the end of the stick, hit the end with a rock, and it split just enough to fit a rock inside it. "Well, after I was finished with my exploration of almost 30 planets, which, believe me, took a long time, I was invited to this ship with my rich brother so we could write the book together. He too, had explored many planets, so it would be great to combine our research into one large book. Yet, when the ship wrecked, I was in medical bay 5, everyone in there was dead, including my brother...so I carried his body to the stairs, where my legs were nearly seared." He pointed at his bandaged legs. "Then I got down the stairs, but bumped my head on the way down..." He looked up at his bandaged head, "When I got to the bridge, I left my brother's body there. Then, I met you guys. That's how this all happened. If I do survive, it will make quite the good ending twist to our, I mean, my book...." For a moment, he gazed up to the ship, where his brother's dead body was.
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Spike spat out the last of the venom. He looked over at Eddie who was already constructing a small hut made of sheet metal that was propped up against surrounding trees. "Eddie, has anyone ever told you your venom tastes like pure gasoline?" Spike asked tossing the body down and doing his best to wipe the blood off his face. Eddie looked back. "No, they usually don't live long enough to comment." Spike smirked and rolled his eyes. He stuck his cigarette back in his mouth and picked up his knife and continued to cut the meat into slabs.
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(Is this RP dying or something?)
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(it better not die >:( )
"yo Eddie! how we doin' on shelter man?" kitt hauled on another sheet of metal plating, dragging it over onto a pile of other metal both thin sheets and thicker girder sections....
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Ross wandered off, stopping at a river with a blue fluerescent glow.
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The rattlesnake had already stacked a large sheet of metal over two supporting logs stacked with debris forming a small hut. He looked back at Kitt. "Pretty good from here." he said, walking off to grab a few other pieces of metal. He looked up at the large ship. "What do you think we should do with the ship?" He asked to no one in particular.
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Kitt looked up at the huge ship, the whole thing groaned and creaked every now and then. Stepping back Kitt stroked his imaginary moustache in apparant deep thought...
"well... i was thinking of putting it on the mantlepiece like a souvenier...."
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"Hey, I think somethings moving in the water..."
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Asia's ears perked up, and he looked to the river.
"Let us see," he said as he jogged over.
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After just finishing his spear, Howl got up and used it not just as a weapon, but a walking stick. When he got up to Ross, he raised an eyebrow, looking into the river and seeing the movement as well. "Well, we certainly have something here..."
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All of a sudden a tentacle lurched out of the water and pulled Ross in "Oh god!! Help!" he spluttered
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"Oh no you don't!" Howl raised his spear and stabbed it into the tentacle, pulled it out and grabbed Ross. The tentacle receded, but he new it would be back up with friends, so he threw Ross away from the river bed. "GO! You can move faster than me!" Trying to limp away from the river, more tentacles came up trying to grab Howl. He swung his spear at them furiously, hoping they would back off long enough for him to get help.
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Asia grabbed hold of Howl, whilst kicking away at the tentacles. The creature screeched as the boy fought it with Howl.
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Ross saw a glow in the water, and hurled a rock into it, which turned out to be the creature's eye. The tentacles receded with a deafing screech of pain.
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"Take this you bloody abomination!" Howl threw his spear at the eye of the monster, it impaling itself right in the pupil. With the training of native tribes of many planets across the galaxy, he has mastered the use of many primitive weapons, such as a throwing spear.
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Eddie and Spike stopped what they were doing and listened to all the commotion. They dropped what they were holding and rushed over. "What's the matter?" Eddie asked. Spike tapped on Eddies's shoulder and pointed at the creature under the water. Eddie shrieked and jumped what looked like atleast five feet in the air. Whatever Ross and Howl were doing to it, it seemed to be getting upset. Several tenticals emerged from the water and were quickly making their way over to them. Before Spike had time to react, his ear drums were blown out by the sound of gunshots next to his head. *BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!...BANG!* Eddie stood holding the gun that he'd taken from the royal guard. The tenticals fell to the ground. Spike lay on the ground, his hands over his head. Eddie was frozen in his state of shock, the gun still smoking. "Everyone okay?" Eddie finally asked.
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"What...the hell...was that thing?" Panted Ross
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Gerren ran over behind Spike.
"Asia, are you ok?" he asked. Asia held up his paw.
"Asia is ok," he said with an exhausted smile.
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Howl pulled his spear out of the creature and walked up to the rest of the group. "I'm fine, besides the fact that he grabbed the burnt part of my legs." He was limping even more heavily, his balance was unstable whenever he took a step.
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"Ross sloped down at the nearsest tree clutching a painful wound in his side
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Eddie changed out the clip in the pistol and put it back in his belt. He walked over to the creature in the water with caution. He picked up a stick and poked the one of the tenticals. He poked it a few more times before he looked back at the group. "I think it's dead." Eddie finally concluded.
Spike looked over at Howl and studied his limp. "Howl, are you alright?"
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"Right now I am not of your concern, Ross looks worse." Howl began to limp over to Ross, but fell over and he grabbed his leg. "GAH! Why did the halls have to be on fire?! Ugh, I guess I'm not alright." With the help of his spear, he managed to get back up and slump down next to Ross. "Hmmmm....you guys might want to check out Ross over here."
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"Oh god *pant pant pant* Whys it so hot?" said Ross "Oh god... Im gonna" said Ross before vomiting on a rock
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Kitt hauled Ross back, making sure he wasnt choking on any vomit... "man.... you been poisoned or summin?... look, tell me how ya feel? you feel hot? nauseous?" Pulling Ross into a sitting position he checked his pupils, they where dilated and huge.... "hey Spike! or somone! i think Ross has been poisoned or summin!"
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"Why is everything purple?" said Ross, before vommiting again
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Kitt jumped quickly to the side of Ross, dodging the vomit... "c'mon man, get it all up.... you throw it all up it'l help with the toxin, whatever it is.... "
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"Oh god...My insides are burning!"
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Spike rushed over. He looked into Ross' eyes, checking each one of them over. "Hey! Eddie! Get over here!" Eddie looked over and ran over to Spike and looked down at Ross. "He's been poisoned with something. I sure as hell don't know what it is and if he doesn't get help soon he's gonna be in trouble. He could go into cardiac arrest." He looked up at Eddie as if searching in his eyes for a solution. Eddie looked down at Ross. "...What's he been poisoned by?" He asked. Spike looked over at the tentacles on the ground. "Whatever that thing was I assume." Spike replied. Eddie was silent, Ross seemed to be getting worse and worse by the second. "We could try an anti-venom." Eddie suggested. Spike looked up at Eddie as if he were crazy. "If you don't have the right venom you'll kill him!" Spike intergected. Eddie looked at Spike. "What do we have to lose?"
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"A creature that lives underwater in a completely different planet as you and is yet to be identified would have not the slightest relation with your venom. You'd have to be on something in order to try it out, besides poison." Howl looked at Ross, then back at Eddie. "Yet I suppose he couldn't be better off if we don't give it a try. Well, I'll leave that decision to Ross, right now, I need to find something that can help my legs." After taking a cigarette out, putting it in his mouth and lighting it up, he limped away into the forest. "I do hope you don't die, lad, but seeing as how I cannot be of any aid, I shall tend to my own needs for a moment."
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Ross went silent for a moment, pondering this life or death situation was hard in such a state of shock "Ugh...AGH!...Ugh...." Ross passed out leaving the decision up to Spike. Kitt ,Eddie and Howl
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When Ross collapsed, Howl turned around and looked at him. "Oh, never mind, looks like he could use my help!" Limping as fast as he could, he sat next to Ross and put his ear next to his mouth. "Ross is still breathing, but we need to get rid of that venom fast! Eddie, considering this is our only hope, go ahead and administer your anti-venom, I don't think it'll do him more harm that he's been through. If it doesn't work...well...at least you put him out of his misery."
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Eddie walked over next to Howl and knelt down in front of Ross. He stared at Ross hesitantly. "Okay...here it goes." He clamped down on Ross' neck and began to inject the venom. After a few seconds, he released Ross and stood up, taking a step back to see what would happen.
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Ross convlulsed violently, before vomiting and slowly opening his eyes "What happended?" he spluttered
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"MY GOD! IT WORKED!" Howl hugged Ross very tightly. "I knew you could make it, lad." He then looked at Eddie and smiled. "Well, mate, you just saved someone's life! A job well done, Eddie! If only we had ale to celebrate with."
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Eddie looked down at Howl and Ross. "...Whoa...I didn't think that would have worked. Cool!" Spike looked over. "I think Ross should take it easy for now...So I think the party will have to wait and so will the ale." He smiled.
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"Bah! We'll celebrate once we get out of here, right?" After a while, he looked into the distance, pondering the exotic plant life and mountains. So, Howl decided to draw all the new things he saw, including the weird river creature they had encountered recently, making the sketches as detailed as possible. Blowing out smoke from his mouth every now and then, still having his half used cigarette between his lips. "This place is beautiful, holding tons of unrevealed secrets and life. I wish I could explore this planet, if only I weren't nearly crippled...."
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Spike looked down once Howl had mentioned getting out of there. He wasn't entirely sure how they would be rescued or if they were going to be rescued. He looked up at the ship then out into the distance at the mountains. "You guys don't suppose that there could be civilization on this planet do ya?"
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Howl thought. "Well, they certainly aren't advanced, considering that they would have sent a search party of some sort by now. I don't think we should search for others until Ross recovers."
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Kitt sniggered, chewing on his mint gum... "Civilisation?... sure... we just gonna get rescued by monkeys... well i agree with Howl, we lucky that Ross is even alive....we need this camp up before night..."
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"Sure alls good and well now, but what the hell are we gonna do?"
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"Your asking the wrong people, Ross. As far as I know, we'll have to search for more food, water and possible intelligent life after you've regained some more strength. We can't have another injured and weak person in our group, I've already filled that position." He sighed and blew out more smoke.
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"I wonder if that fluorescent stuff is drinkable..."
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Eddie looked over at what Ross was talking about. "Umm...Where I come from, we were taught not to drink flourescent liquids."
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"do not drink the stuff in glowsticks.... it aint tasty..."
standing up Kitt proceeded to haul more wood over to the group...
"we need a fire ladies and gentlemen"
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Spike looked at Kitt then at the place when he'd been barbequing the meat and seeing that it had died out. His face was strewn with disappointment. "No problem. We got a ton of fuel...and hopefully lighter fluid." Eddie looked up into the sky. "It's getting dark. We should probably finish the shelters as soon as possible. It gets cold at night ya know."
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Nodding, Howl looked to Spike. "Your are right, we will have to use metal parts from the ship in order to create a sturdy frame."
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Eddie looked over at the poor excuse of a shelter that he'd spent the evening constructing. "I think I've just about got that one covered...Do you think we can all fit under that thing?"
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"Maybe we could make a trench to divert and water that falls.
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Eddie looked up. "I don't even know if it rains on this planet."
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"I sa we try drinking the glowing stuff"
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Spike threw up his arms. "Ok fine. Ross, drink the glow stick water."
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"Look, Ross, don't do anything that will get you sick or poisoned. I don't think Eddie's magic anti-venom will work for all situations."
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Eddie looked over. "Heed the man's advice, Ross."
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"Well what the hell are we ment to drink then!?!"
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He sighed. "Find, if you really want to run the risk of nearly dieing again, then I cannot stop you. In fact, I couldn't stop you from doing most things in this condition...wait, hand me some of the liquid, I'll smell it, see if it emits some sort of gas or something."
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Spike and Eddie looked at eachother. "Listen guys, this isn't going to end well. I have an idea. We climb back up and into the ship. We'll look for more supplies. There's bound to be atleast something and a waterbottle wouldn't hurt. Flashlights, food, radio, weapons, anything you can find." Spike said. Eddie looked up at thes hip that looked like it was about to fall to the ground from the angle it was sticking up from. The hull creaked and bent with the weight and pressure. "I think that if we're going to do this then I suggest we do it fast."
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The ship Spike want's to investigate is now home to a few species of wildlife, both big and small.
What they are... he'd have to see for himself.
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"Alright, we'll go inside the ship, but Eddie's right, we've got to hurry." Howl took his spear and used it to support some of his weight so he could walk. He looked at the ship and raised an eyebrow. "So, are we going to find a new entry way or climb up through the window?"
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Eddie looked up at the window they'd escaped from. "It was quite the task getting out. Getting in will be just as hard if not harder." Spike looked up at the ship. "Maybe there's an easier way to get in on the other side." Eddie didn't answer right away. "If there isn't then we lose a ton of time. I think it'd be better if we split up into two groups. One takes one side of the ship and the other takes the other side."
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Ross sighed heavily "If we all die in here, I just want to say, it's everyone else's fault"