Everflame 2 (FINISHED)

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chronin's meditation was interrupted as he felt a rather massive presence suddenly showing up on his new sixth sense. The interruption consisted of him suddenly breathing hard and almost falling off the chair. What... just happened?! the arm rests suddenly came flying from their away positions to his arms as his other half was reacting to the sixth sense with hostility.

[Entaru]

Nero suddenly felt the presence of the half-breeds.  "Bingo...we're here."  Nero steered the ship towards the presence and found himself flying towards the ship.  "They're in the ship..."

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Howl stepped back, staring through the viewscreen to the darkness ahead. "You feel that too?" His ethereal form spread like pollen, slowly dispersing, his body becoming intangible. "We're too late."





The beast in Nero's ship hissed and roared, its body of fire growing, and pushing the walls of the craft. It filled every corner, stopping at Nero's back, with two eyes searching through space, finding the little ship that tore away from the planet.
"Let us out."

[tangletail]

"Right… right..." Leo chanted, picking up his glasses and replacing them back on his face, taking a slight moment to adjust them. Now standing up, sliding his chair in he would walk after the vixen "Mam... all do the respect, but I'm not a soldier, I am a scientist, the thrill of saving the world from who knows what fate, doesn’t interest me. I’m not a hero, I just solve practical problems” he sighed taking a moment to glance out the windows. “Dear me… dear me… what am I supposed to do when I get there?”

[KittKat chunky~]

Annie took the capsules and rolled them between finger and thumb. She glanced down at the rabbit and paused, before swallowing both swiftly...



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The showers where unusually busy for so early in the morning. Tess noted this with an air of indifference, standing under the hot running water, she sighed and proceeded to wash quickly. Showers where on a timer to prevent unneeded waste of water, though the Carrier's entire population could feasibly be sustained on recycled water alone for months, and so the time allotted for a single shower did not allow much more than was necessary for hygiene purposes.

Tess returned to Blaze's bedroom feeling fresh and even more buoyant than before. Blaze, who had been waiting behind the door, pulled her into a tight hug that was accompanied by her squeal of surprise. She wrinkled her nose at the smell that -after her refreshing shower- was prevalent in the room "Are you not gonna shower?" Blaze merely grinned and shook his head, kissing her ferociously and then turning back to the door "Taking a shower would mean less time spent eating breakfast..."

[Entaru]

"Your wish is my command."  Every hatch on the ship blew open as Nero gave the central brain of the ship the pyschic command.  "Lets do this."  Nero melded into the ship and formed on the outside of the ship.  With a single push, he was flying in a crash course with the other craft.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Even though he could see an entity flying right towards him. Normally it wouldn't bother him since the ship wasn't moving, but the thing oozed out of the ship and lept at him. So, it was a good enough reason for him to put his hands on the ground in an attempt to move his ship while he was still in it. He was successful, but he couldn't maintain the power as the ship's sudden movement knocked his back into the chair and lost his balance.

Hopefully he had moved the ship at a speed fast enough to avoid whatever was coming at him...

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

"Calm down," said the vixen, as she marched with a vibrant sway thruogh the corridors, into the hangar bay where a ship lit up and sang in high tones. "All you have to do is stay with them, keep track of them, communicate with them, and most of all keep them away from the Everflame until a decision has been made on it." She patted Leo on the shoulder and pulled him toward her ship.




The forest wind rushed through Annie's nose, filling her mind with the scent of fresh plants and trees, crawling animals and trickling streams. The rabbit gave a smirk as she began to sway, and her eyes unfocused before she fell to the ground.

When she woke up, there was an unnatural, electric light filling the room, showing it bare and cold. Grey walls layered in moss and grime. In front of her was a door without a handle or a control panel, and the walls had no windows.




Reggie dressed, stuffing his datapad and passcard into the pocket of his jeans, then headed out toward the canteen for breakfast.




The beast slipped through the open hatches, out into space, flaring and bursting with life as it stretched out wide across the darkness. Chronin's ship dove out of the way of Nero, but headed into the surrounding wings of the beast, curling around it, closing in.

[tangletail]

The feline sighed shakeing his head as he was pulled to the ship. "I will still go but first, a thought to chew on. A dragon that is the equivilant of a walking supernova, a Hyena that some how has its own gravitational pool, and ability to posses people and finaly ANOTHER dragon who I have no idea of what it can do. Can I at least borrow a weapon of some sort to defend myself with." His eyes would dart tot the side for a moment before returning them slowly to the front when he learned he was gazeing at a illusion potrayed in his mind.

[KittKat chunky~]

Annie pressed two fingers to her temple, blinking away the last effects of the tranquillizer. She stood carefully, taking a moment to compose herself and glance around the room. With a sigh she straightened out her jacket lapels. There was no visible way out, so it was safe to assume that if anyone was to meet her they would have to come in. She sighed again and moved a hand to the inner pocket of her jacket, fingers searching for the slim blaster that she had placed there...



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The canteen was filled with the tumultuous sound of constant chatter, just as any room that housed several hundred people would have been expected to be. Rows of tables filled the cavernous space, Tess and Blaze sat down at the table nearest to the doors. An extra tray and breakfast was set out for Reggie on the table beside them, provided by Tess rather than Blaze, of course.

Blaze leant close to Tess, running a hand down her thigh. She slapped it away and hissed between clenched teeth "Not here." Blaze recoiled, frowning "What d'ya mean by that?" Tess sighed and glanced around at the tables nearest before replying "Your Mechanicus and I'm Engineer. You know how people are about us mixin'. Its like black an' white, motor oil and brake fluid."


Still frowning, Blaze replaced his hand on her leg, this time meeting no resistance "Oh, come on. Dont tell me you're worried about a small thing like that." She turned her head away from him and grimaced "I wish I didnt Blaze. Last night was nice, real nice in fact. But I've got a reputation to think of..." Blaze recoiled again "And what d'ya mean by that then? You rather people dont know we're going out? You rather you keep your rep with the Engineers than admit that we like each other?" he turned back to his breakfast, stabbing angrily with his fork "What is it about me? Why should it matter if I'm Mech... Its stupid, and I thought you didnt care for it..."

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

The ship's doorway slid aside, and the vixen stepped through, heading to the cockpit, where she dropped herself into the seat. She swivelled about, looking back at Leo."Hmm, you're probably right right. This is rather dangerous." She reached to her belt and pulled out a pistol. "Here you go," she said, handing it over. "I'm sure it'll do you a lot of good." With a chuckle and a smile she swivelled back and started up the engines. "These creatures are too powerful for any weapon we have, but one of our agents, the one you're heading toward, picked up a bomb that could hopefully destabilise their forms. If anything goes wrong, we can detonate it."





The door in front of Annie creaked open, shuddering as it dragged against the floor; behind it was all shadow. A figure stepped out, an aging female cat stepped out, dressed in functional black clothes; top and trousers, and a beret leaning to the side. She held no weapons and walked in with calm grace, almost gliding. Looking down at Annie, she leaned against the wall.
"So," she said. "Apparently I owe you a favour. That would be useful if I could remember you."




Reggie marched in, towering over all others. He spotted Blaze and Tess, snapping at eachother, and moved to the free seat beside them. "Trouble in paradise?"

[KittKat chunky~]

Crossing her arms behind her back, Annie returned the gaze. She took a moment to glance over the figure before answering "I cannot say I am all that surprised. It has been quite some time, and I dare say we never knew each other that well." The gaze was broken as Annie glanced down, and then back to the feline "Twenty One years, to be precise, since we last met Tina. Though It would seem you go by another name now." She paused to gauge Tina's reaction.


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Tess glanced up at Reggie and shook her head placidly, suddenly smiling "No, nothing-"  Blaze interjected, making no attempt to smile "You bet." Glaring, Tess sighed pointedly while Blaze merely shrugged "Reggie. If say, two people shouldn't be together, but only because society thinks they shouldn't. If the only basis for society not wanting them to be together is age old prejudice. What should these two people do?" Tess rolled her eyes and flicked her bangs to one side with a despondent huff.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chronin was mildly aware of the situation outside the ship since the feeling, the one he had constantly related to sensing beings like his mother or Howl, had flared up after he finished moving the ship. He tried to get the ship to move up or down, but the incessant growling and screeches in his head kept him from focusing. It quickly got to the point where Chronin was hitting his head into the wall or the edge of the dashboard to alleviate the voice in his head.

The beast's wings could feel resistance that continued to build the closer it got to the ship...

[Entaru]

Nero stopped himself mid-flight as he passed the ship.  He grimaced as he watched the beast envelope the ship.  "Be careful with them....you can't ask a corpse a question and expect an answer!"  Nero floated towards the ship and stood on its hull, leaving black footprints as he left pieces of himself behind to hold the ship in place.  He looked in through the glass of the cockpit and grinned maliciously.  "Come on out, Howl.  I promise not hurt you!"

[tangletail]

Takeing the gun and looking over it the feline took out the cartriage from its power slot, and pulled one from his pocket to compare it. "Well, thanks for deadening any hope left inside me" he said sarcasticaly before reloading it and makeing sure the safety was on. Lifting up his shirt he placed the gun in the, was empty holster now and locked it in place.

He hopped into the cockpit himself and sat down in a seat takeing his glasses off and pocketing them "You want me to try and reason with the maybe unreasonable. Is there something else you wish to inform me of?"